Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-16
MIDDLETOWN
DEsPoNDENT OVER I'LL HEALTH

William Barnhart, aged 40, who
resided with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Barnhart, at Kings
ton, committed suicide yesterday
afternoon by hanging himself in
the chicken coop. He was found
there by his mother. lie had been
i'll for sometime. He Is survived
by his parents and one sister, Mrs.
John Kinsey, of Kingston. Funeral
will be held from his parents home
on Saturday afternoon at l o'clock,
and will be private. Burial will be
made in. the Geyer Cemetery at
HillSdale.
Thomas Miller, aged so, who is
employed at the Bethlehem Steel
plant, died very suddenly while on
his way home from work last even
ing of heart trouble. He wanted to
board a trolley car at Highspire,
when he fell over. He was removed
to a home nearby, where he died
by his wife. three sons, John, at
home; Earl, Philadelphia, and
Claude who resides in the west,
one daughter, Miss Madge Miller at
home.
Several members % Columbian
Commandery, No. 1872 X. of NJ. at
tended a social given by Star of
America Commandery No. 113 X. of
NJ. of Harrisburg, last evening.
Frank w. Whalen. a member of
the local Aviation Field and Miss
Elizabeth Tracy, of Williamsburg,
Pa, were married yesterday morn
ing in the st. Marys Catholic
Church at II o'clock by the Rev.
Jules Form. Mrs. Whalen will re-
side at the Ringland home.
Claude McNair, who spent the
past two days in town as the guest
of his father. Alvin McNair, has re-
turned to his camp at Camp Lee,
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Stoffer, Pine
street, announced the birth of son
January IA.
At a meeting of the directors Of
the Citizens National Bank held
yesterday morning, the following
officers were elected: President H.,
S. Roth; vice-president, j. ]. Lam
dis; cashier, A. r. Geyer; clerks. Fl.
r. Hoffman and Claude Sohn;
solicitor, j. r. Geyer; notary pub
lie, p. Etter Irwin; janitor, ]. NJ
Philips.
The names of S. C. Peters and ].
S. Longenecker as vice-presidents
of the Farmers bank were not mem
toned in the report of the election.
The following persons who did
not miss any session of the ST
Peters Lutheran Sunday school
during the year 1917 are as follows:
Mrs. Elsie Hoke, John w. Hoke,
Miss Amy Roop, II. Lindley Seltzer,
Mrs. w. j. Roop, Hurl Schwan,
Marion Croll, Sarah Ege, Sarah
Croll, Helen Croll. Marion Kinsey,
Marion Smith, A. A. Hoffman,
George Hevel, Edward Beckey,
Kathryn Weidner, Frank Snavely,
Harold Gilbert, Miss Amanda Helm
niger, Mrs. Sarah Ege, Mrs. T. c.
Laverty, Mrs. A. A. Hoffman, Miss
Sarah e. Fisher, Fl. S. Fisher, Fred
Eshenouer, f. u. Fisher, Paul Fas-
nacht, Ella May Foreman, Leon
Snavely. II. S. Fisher missed two
Sundays in twenty-four years; Fred
Eshenouer missed two Sundays in
twenty-four years; Mrs. w. j. Roop
missed one Sunday in seventeen
years; Sarah Eye missed one Sunday
in five years. Sarah Croll missed no
Sundays in four years. They will
receive gifts for their faithful at
tendance the first Sunday in Feb
ruary.
G. b. Dimeler, of North Catherine
street, who has held the position Of
cost accountant at the Bethlehem
Steel Company, for the past twelve
years, left yesterday for New Bruns-
wick, n. j., where he has accepted
a position with the Wright-Martin
Aircraft Company.
John Deibler has enlisted in the
federal service. of the u. S. govern
ment and left yesterday for Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga.
Mrs. j. Harry Raymond and son,
Joseph, of Cleveland, Ohio, who
have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. b. Croll, left to-day for New
York City, where they will spend q
few weeks before returning to their
home.
Harry Resch spent Sunday at
Mountville, Pa.
The Emergency Aid has finished
its consignment of tape dressings
and will forward them to Philadel-
phia.
The Junior Emergency Aid mot
Wednesday, after school at their
rooms. They have received Il dona-
ton of brown chambray, which they
are making into dresses for children
from 2 to years old.