Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-08
MIDDLETOWN
Mrs. Elizabeth Baumbach,
Aged IA, Dies Suddenly

Mrs. Elizabeth Baumbauch, aged
"a. wife of Adam Baumbach, died
very suddenly at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. w. c. Smith, 81
Cumberland street, Harrisburg, sat
urday morning. She had been Ill
for sometime and was taken TO the
home of her daughter about TWO
weeks ago. She was born NoVem-
ber 6. 1S43. at Baden, Germany, and
came to this country So years ago.
In 1878, she was married to Adam
| Baumbach, coming to Middletown
from Lancaster. She is survived by
her husband and the following chill
I dren. Albert Baumbach, Frederick
! Baumbach, Mrs George Schriener,
Mrs. w. c. Smith, of Harrisburg,
| Mrs. George Hoover, Highspire; one
brother Frederick Hoernel, and one
! sister, Mrs. Christina Schaffer, Lam
caster: thirteen grandchildren and
| five great grandchildren. Funeral
services will be held at home in
Nissley street on Wednesday after
noon at $50 o'clock. The Rev.
Fuller Bergstresser, pastor of the
st. Peters Lutheran Church, of
which she was a member, will Off
| cite. Private burial will be made in
the Middletown Cemetery.
| Ruth Mildred Snyder, the two
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kirk Snyder, South Wood street,
! died Sunday night from pneumonia,
! after an illness of a few days. The
| parents and six sisters. Eva, Carrie,
Mary, Lizzie, Emma and Margaret
! Snyder, all at home, survive. Flu
neral will be held from the home on
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
| The Rev. o. NJ. Kraybill, pastor of
the Church of God will officiate.
Burial will be made in the Middle
town Cemetery.
The project to convert the parish
! house property of the st. Peters Lu-
theran Church, into a religious edu-
cational. social 9nd recreational GEN.
ter is being received with great
favor. The plan is to secure SOC
persons to agree to contribute 10
cents per week for a period of 200
weeks. The reconstruction of the
building will proceed as rapidly as
the funds will permit.
The councilmen elected at the con-
gregational meeting of the st. Pc
ter's Lutheran Church last Monday
evening were installed with special
services and sermon by the pastor
the Rev. Fuller Bergstresser last
evening. They are: Elder, John
Croll; deacops, II. II. Kaufman, j. Fl
Reiger; trustees, j. II. Lands and
NJ. III. Gingrich.
Communion services were observed
in the Methodist Episcopal Church
. 1 10
attended.
Ware Schiefer is another soldier
boy from this borough, who is serv.
ing in the United States Army. He
is a native member of the Three
Hundred and Sixtieth Infantry, sta
toned at Travis, Tex. Word was re.
ceived in town by his brother Bal.
lard Schiefer, of South Union street
to the effect that Ware was selected
with seven other members of hi.
company otravel and at the pres.
ent time he is stationed at CamI
Memphis, Tennessee, where he is
engaged in hospital work. He will
return to Camp Travis, where he
will have charge of ward of one
hundred and fifty cots. Youne
Schiefer was member of the junior
class of the Middletown High school
at the time the United States de.
clared war.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon jackson, Of
Lebanon, spent Sunday in town as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w, +. Myers
South Swatara street.
Mrs. Laura Deibler and children, Of
! philadelphia, spent the past few day.
in town as the guests of the former,
mother, Mrs. Alex Nauss, South Unior
street.
Mrs. Levi Heaegy has returned
home from Chester. where she attend.
ell the funeral of a grandchild, held
| there on Saturday.
Miss Alice Garman has resigned hel
position as forelady at the Romberg.
er hosiery mill and left on Saturday
for her home. at Paoli.
| Mr.. and Mrs. T.. :. Gerberich. oI
| East Main street, have returned from
| Washington, ID. c., where they were
guests of the Rev. S. 7. Nicholas anC
| family.