Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-16
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA NEWS
FARM HELPER IS
KILLED BY AUTO
Driver of Machine Tried to
Avoid Injuring Samuel
Bear in Cumberland

-zecnanicsburG, Pa. Aug 16.-,Mine
vost Robertson, of the National Ho-
Al. has returned from a vislt -
ms daughter, Mrs. Andrew Black, at
FoXburs, Clarion county.-An Il to-
-obile accident occurred near New
..T.Ngston on Tuesday evening. re-
sulting in the death of Samuel Bear,
a helper on the farm of S. G. Eshel-
san. Bear was crossing the pike at
the Eshelman home, for the purpose
of starting the gasoline engine to
pump water for the cattle. Driving
down the pike came L. A. Snyder, of
Dauphin county, and when he came
Nose to Bear he stopped his car
while Bear also came to a standstill.
When Snyder saw that Bear had
stopped as though waiting for him
90 pass. he started the car and when
he had gone n short distance he was
surprised to see Bear deliberately
walk in front of the car. Snyder
made eVe-y effort to stop his car,
but he was too close and Bear was
knocked down. One of the front
wheels passed over his body, crush
Ing several ribs directly over his
heart, crushing out his life. The
body was taken in charge by those
present. thS coroner notified, and he
Immediately went l. the scene "c the
unfortunate affair and after hearing
the statements of the several eye
witnesses he decided that the acCi-
dent was wholly due to Mr.. Bears
own fault. The coroner eXonoratcd
snyder fror all blame, in which he
vas sustained by those who witness
ed tho unfortunate affair. Mr.. Bear
wcS highly respected man and was
of industrious habits. Mrs. rra1Ii
kutz, WHO recently broke her left
arm, near the shoulder, by falling
down .rairs. is getting along nicely.
-NrE. Rider. OF Waynesboru, is 4
guest at the home of the Rev. George
fulton. South High street. Miss
Francis Fulton and Mrs. Rider were
sChoolInates at WaNnesDoro.-Jacob
Bailets and Grandma" Bailcts, J. y.
Sprcnk!a and wtce, # New Cumber-
land, "eTe the guests OF Mrs. j. y.
Ntsbit. TtSt Sim 1snn street, Tuesday.
Captain Olin Bale, of Topeka, Kan,
who was in France the past -
months. was the guest the past week
of his cousin, Mrs. ". J. Stambaugh,
West CooVcr strcat-E. Z. Gardner.
the local editor of the Daily Journal,
was a delegate to the p. O. 5. of \.
convention at Shippensburg, Tues
day.-Miss Edith Bishop, of WASH
irgton Heights, returned to her home
afte- visiting Miss Josephine SponSler,
South Market .te"t. - Miss lillian
Fought and Miss Janet Eckels left
on Monday for Atlantic City.-Lieut.
NJ. II. Spahr, of the United States
heavy artillery, after Is months in
France and Germany, arrived home
Monday night and rs royalty rcceiv-
ed by his many friends.-The Rev.
and Mrs. Charles Barnes, of MilIeIs-
town, are guests of M"chanicsburg
frends-N1rs. II. H. Mercer, Mrs. Kate
Eberly. Mrs. L. c. Gardner and daugh-
ter, Miss Grace, and Miss Emma
Beistline attended the Trindle Springs
picnic at Boiling Springs, Thursday.
Miss Doris Wilcox, East Main street,
is entertaining Miss Ritter, of Phila-
delphia, during the month of August.
Mrs. Carrie Williamson and daugh-
ter, Miss Maudc, are spending the
week in Altoona, the guests of Mrs.
McCommons. the niece of Mrs. Will
hanson.