Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-31
W iddtetOUn
Deaths in Middletown
Set Record This Year

Cemetery, ten in the colored cemetery
and sixteen in the Catholic cemetery
month OF October. 1918. there was an
average of a burial for each day
October "a there were four burials.
The Red Cross Christmas drive
membership to date numbers 1900
and the captains and lieutenants met
and decided to make recanvass IN
their districts.
is spending sometime in town as the
guest of her brother. Dr. c. b. Bow
ers and family, Swatara street.
Mrs. Ira Springer entertained her
Sunday School class of the Presby-
terian Sunday School at her home,
Spring and Main streets, on Saturday
evening at a turkey supper. Those
/ present were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Michaels, Mr.. and Mrs. James Robson
Mr. and Mrs. William FishDurn, Mrs.
c. II. Hutchison. Mrs. d: G. McMurtle,
and Mrs. d. Il. Little, of Kansas, and
Private William Mckay. San Fran
cisco. Cal, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Springer and Miss Grace keefer.
The funeral of Mrs. William Arnold
was held from her late home in State
street this afternoon with services at
o'clock. The Rev. I. G. McCarrell,
fielated. The pallbearers were M. G.
Whitman, C. B. Erisman, John Wag-
ner, William Wolf. A. W. Wallace and
W. j. Kinnard. BuvEl was made in
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The body of the late John Riser.
RssH hsg%e of his nieces. Tae the f'sq Misses MaPy
and Fannie Detweiler, Harrisburg,
was brought to town and taken to the
home of his nephew. Frank Det-
weller. East Main street, where serv-
ices Will be held on Wednesday ar
ternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial Will be
made in Geyer Cemetery, Hillsdale.
Miss Kathryn Essig is visiting rel
atives at Wrightsville for a week.
Alexander Conley, Jr., who spent
the past week in town as the, guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Fuhrman,
at Philadelphia, to-day.
Daniel Palmer, Jr,, has returned
home from a weeks visit to rela-
tives at .Kimrods Yates Company,
A. L. Kruger is spending the week
at Philadelphia and Atlantic City for
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Myers have
gone to housekeeping in the home at
Pine and Emaus streets, which his
father, Harry Myers remodeled.
Miss Minnie Melhorn, who spent
the past week in town as the guest
of the McNair family, Union and
at Shippensburg.
Miss Mary KcIsch, who spent the
past ten days in Royalton as the
guest Of her mother. Mrs. Jacot
|
Mrs. Frank Adams, who had beer
quite i'll with pneumonia Is some
what improved.
David Hickernell. of Delaware
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Hickernell, Sr., of Royaltotn.
Earl Houser, of Royalton, has as
cepted a position as collector for th'
Prudential Insurance Company IL
town.
Wah Lee. who conducted laundry
in town left to-day for Providence
Middletown Lodge, No. 1892, B. P
o. T.. will hold a turkey supper II
their lodgeroom in the Realty Build
ing, Emaus and Union street, thi!
evening.
William I.utz, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Brad
ley and daughter, who spent the pas
week in town with relatives, return
ed to their homes at Lorain, Ohio.
A. G. Banks spent yesterday
Ephrata on business;
children, of Chambersburg, and Mrs
| Paul Gerber, of Harrisburg, spen
/ yesterday in town as the guests o.
their brother, George Carr, and fam
Mrs. Louise Barnes, aged 72 years
J died at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Barnard Finnegan, Royalton, OF
Sunday night, from complication o
| ulSGdGSSS. on6 ildu btth man ill5 iiG
home with her daughter for TIE las
eighteen years. She has been in il
! health for three years. surviving he
are the following children: William
Barnes, present address unknown
daughters, Mrs. John Weaver Gar
wood, N. j.; Mrs. Bertha Fritz, an(
Mrs. Bernard Finnegan, Royalton
one sister, Mrs. Margaret Knight
; held Wednesday morning from thu
home of her daughter, Mrs. Finnegan
at 8 o'clock. The Rev. c. II. Beiddel
J pastor of the Royalton United
brethren Church will offlciate. Buria
The Daughters of Naomi, No. 25
held their annual banquet in thei
lodgeroom in the Red Mems Hail. il
The Middletown Praying Band will
meet at the home of Mrs. Mar!
Brown, keystone avenue, this even
ing at 7.30 o'clock.
street, announced the birth of {
daughter, December 81, 1918.
Mrs. G. L. p. Russell, who spen
the past week in town as the guest OF
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Peters
North Union street, returned to hel
home at Oakmont, near Pittsburgh.
Mrs. F. w. Myers, who was called
to Landisville on account or the ILL
| ness oil nGT lltII MIS- IIdIlN
Rudy two weeks ago, has returned
home. as Mrs. Rudy is somewhat
improved.
Mrs. Barbara Horst has returned
home from a three months visit to
her niece. Mrs. Edward Mayberry,
Miss Teresa Gallagher is spend
ing some time at Pittsburgh as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
NJ G. Whitman. who closed his
bakery several months ago, will re-
open for business in about q week.
| MIR. Whitman had conducted the bak-
cry business in Ann street for several
| wears. but owing to the scarcity of
help during the period of the war had
| closed down.
At a meeting of the Methodist
Episcopal Sunday School board held
the following officers were elected.
superintendent, John Tritch; assist
ant superintendent, Perry Diehls
secretary of school, Miss Blanche
| Churchman; assistant, Miss Harriet
Swartz; treasurer, II. r. Brinser;
financial secretary, II. A. Mckee;
chorister, r. F.. Matthews; pianist,
Miss Janet Wallace; assistant pianist,
! Miss Kathryn Weaver; librarian, e.
l.. Beck, missionary president, Mrs.
Jennie Slack missionary treasurer,
| MIS-, II. .. INOlus oupSIlilSHucHI VI
primary department, w. j. Kennard,
with power to select assistants.
The official board of the Methodist
church will meet on Wednesday
evening at z o'clock.
Communion services will be OBJ
sesrved in the Methodist church next
Sunday morning at 1890 o'clock.
The Christmas box sent to the
Loysville Orphan Home by the St