Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-01
VI iddletOWn
Borough Schools to
Reopen Next Monday

The school teachers of town were
notified by Superintendent II. j.
Wickey, to report for duty on Mon
day morning. The schools v been
closed for the past month owing to
the influenza epidemic. All rooms of
the buildings have been fumiSated.
The teachers will be cautioned not
TO allow any child to enter school
for a week where influenza or pneu-
monia exists in the family.
The local car plant is erecting a
uilding to be used as a restroom
by the women who will be employed
at the plant.
Mrs. c. w. Darr is quite i'll at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Sara Drab-
enstadt, East Water street, with
pneumonia and was unable to at
tend the funeral of her husband, {,
w. Darr, held yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Margaret Sheetz, aged IS. died
at her home in Royalton, yesterday,
from pneumonia, after being i'll for
ten days. She is survives by her
husband and six sons, Samuel Kinsay,
John, Uriah, Jr., Charles, George and
ward. one daughter. Mrs. Amanda
Thomas, Harrisburg; three brothers,
George F., F. j. and William w.
Paine, all of Harrisburg; three sis
ters. Mrs. Samuel Ridley, RI alton;
Mrs. William Heaps. Harrisburg; Mrs.
Ida Haen, Marysville. Mrs. Sheetz
has been a resident of Mtddletown
for the past twenty-five years. The
funeral will be held in Sunday after
noon with services at $50 from the
home in Royalton. The Rev. James
Cunningham. pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, will officiate. Bur-
ial will be made in the Middletown
cemetery. The body may be viewed
Saturday evening. 6 to 8 o'clock, and
Sunday morning from 9 to IL o'clock.
Ruth Hevel, four years old, daugh5
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Hevel,
died at her parents home. Market
street, Thursday night, from pneu-
monia, besides the parents, the child
is survived by five b%rothafs, Clarence.
George Russell, Earl and Ralph. at
home. Funeral services will be held
from the home. Market street, on
Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock. h
Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, pastor OF
the st. Peters Lutheran Church, will
oficiate. Burial will be made in the
Middletown cemetery.
The funeral OF Julia Muto. the sec
ond child of Mr.. and Mrs. Muto, who
QlGu IIOIn luluGlLdt was hUAu = E6NGl
day morning from the home with SER
were Anna Negro, Jennie Johnson,
Sarah Johnson, and Veivon Marin
chok. Burial was made in the Catho-
lie cemetery, East Middletown.
DR.. c.. E. Bowers and wife. who
were confined to their home for tEc
past three weeks with Influenza, are
able to. be out again.
The funeral of Charles W. Darr,
who died at the home of his mother
in-law, Mrs. Sarah D~rabenstadt,
Tuesday morning, was held from the
home yesterday afternoon, East Water
street, with services at $50 o'clock.
The Rev. T. c. McCarrell, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church. officiating.
Burial was made in the Middletown
cemetery.
Jerome Palmer, son Of Mrs. Maggie
Palmer, who was wounded in both
knees while in action overseas, was
| brought back to the United States.
william Wentz, who resided in
Royalton for a number of years, has
gone to MELVILLE, Lancaster county,
where he will make his home with
his son, William Wentz.
A wreck occurred at the branch In
terSect10n OF the rail-
road at Royalton. last evening, when
several cars were derailed. The road
was blocked for several hours, the
Harrisburg wreck crew was called
out and soon had the tracks cleared.
Mrs. Maggie Palmer spent yester-
day at York. where she attended the
funeral of Mrs. Amy Horn Palmer
yesterday afternoon
Miss Sue Nissley. a trained nurse
at the Harrisburg Hospital. is spend
ing a few days with her parents on
Race street.
Miss Rachel Post. who spent the
past week in town with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Poist. South Union
street, has returned to her post as
nurse at the Carlisle Hospital.
Clayton Hickernell and John Staub
left yesterday for a several days
hunting trip to Gettysburg.
Mrs. Samuel Shroy. OF Ann street,
received a letter from her son. Daniel
shroy, from overseas. He was gassed
some time ago. but has recovered and
went into service again and while in
action lost several Of his fingers.