Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-09
MiddietOWn
Car Works Brakeman
Loses Both His Legs

Highspire, employed as a brake
man on a shifter at the local a
works had both legs cut off by
falling off of the train on which ne
was working. DIR. w. P. Evans and
DR.. H. H. Rhodes were summoned
and removed him to the Harrisburg
hospital. He is reported to be in a
serious condition. The accident oc-
Cured yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Catharine Nauss, who moved
to Falmouth several months ago.
will return to town again as soon as
she can secure a home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Sites, and
two children, who spent the past
several weeks in town as the guests
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elijah McCreary, Ann Street, re-
turned to their home at Grinnell,
Iowa, making the trip by automo-
bile.
Samuel N. Nay, aged SO years,
and a well-known resident of Royal
ton, died at his home in Burd
street, Royalton, yesterday morning
from a complication of diseases. He
was a member of the Royalton
United Brethren Church, and was
one of the founders of the church,
| serving as a trustee for forty years.
| and was the leader of the church
choir for many years. He was agent
for the State Capital Building and
Loan Association for a number of
years. He is survived by his wife,
two sons David Ney, Philadelphia;
| John c. Ney, of Royalton, and
daughter, Mrs. Willis Bergstresser,
at home; two brothers, George Ney,
Philadelphia; John W. Ney, Harris
burg; four sisters, Mrs. Emma
Thrush; Mrs. Ella Lively, of Harris
burg; Mrs. Joseph Long, Royalton,
and Mrs. Joseph Wolfe, Steelton.
The funeral service will be held on
Friday afternoon at 100 O'Clock at
his late home in Burd street, Roy
alton. The Rev. C. r. Bethel, pas
tor of the Royalton United Brethren
Church will officiate, assisted by the
Rev. William Beach, a former pas
tor. Burial will be made in the Mid
dletown cemetery.
The local school board met in
special session on Monday evening
in the High School building for re-
organization, and John P. Alderman
was elected secretary, and M. H.
Gingrich, treasurer. The board then
adjourned and met for special bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hendricks,
of Royalton, left this morning for
Adams county, where they will visit
relatives for a week.
Paul Nipple, who was a member
of the U. S. Hospital Train, No. 81,
and who spent eighteen months
overseas, travelled $4,000 miles from
the time he arrived at Liverpool,
England. He left the United States
from New York on September 8,
arriving at Liverpool, England, two
weeks later and in his travels was
in Switzerland, Germany and France
This does not include the mileage
from New York to Liverpool, Eng
land.
w. j. Roop, who recently returned
from Keyser, w. Va, where he at
tended the Cumberland Valley Vol
unteer Firemen's Association Con-
vention, was reelected vice-presh
dent of the association.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Shroy have
received word from their son, Priv
ate Adam Shroy, that he arrived in
New York. He was a member of the
61st Infantry NJ. G.. Co., of the 9Th
Division, a part of the Army OF Oc-
cupation. He spent one year on
foreign soil. Shroy expects to ar
rive home the latter part of the
week.
An automobile driven by a Mr..
Long of Harrisburg. collided with a
truck owned by the Fink Brewing
Company, at Union and Water
Streets, yesterday afternoon. The
truck came down Union Street hill
and the auto came in Water Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kendig, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Rakestraw and son,
Edward, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Fackler,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rewalt, DR.. Rob-
ert Rewalt, H.. o. Keener and son,
Joseph. have returned to their homes
after a reunion at the home of Mrs.
j. W. Rewalt.
Miss Sibina Fletcher, of Philadel-
phia, is spending some time in town
as the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Jas.
Nagle, of Ann Street.
The Central Cigar Company. Will
son and Wood Streets will start
operation Monday morning with a
force of about fifty hands.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bopp. of Sus-
uuehanna Street have returned to
their home after spending a few.
days at New York City the guests
of the formers parents.
Miss Blanche Thompson. of Pine
Street, a clerk in Seider's Grocery
Store is off duty for several days
being confined to her home with a
sprained ankle.
Mrs. Ward Keever and sons. Clar-
ence and Ward, of Philadelphia, are
visiting the Misses Keever.. OF Spring
and High Streets for several days.