Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-14
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Firemen's Association
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The regular monthly meeting of
the Ffremen's Relief Association was
held Sunday afternoon at the Liberty
engine house and newly elected off,
has a membership of $50. and the
income for the past year was S27S.32.
The following is the report for the
year. Receipts, S27S.50; expenditures,
S192.06; balance. sS6.26; assests. $2.-
652.31. III. E. Moore is the treasurer
and Charles Flemming. Charles Nor
ton and George Myers are auditors.
The Rev. Joseph Werlich, of Pike
street is assisting at the revival
services. being held at the Stover-
dale United Brethren Church.
Sidney Leggore. of Wilson street,
Is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
The funeral of the late Henry L.
Poorman, who died suddenly at his
home In West Ann street, Friday,
was held this afternoon with services
at o'clock, the Rev. James Cunning
ham, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. officiating. Burial
was made in the Middletown Gene
terry. The pa1lbearers were William
Leonard, Samuel Irely. John Irley,
Melvin Leonard, w. s. Sides and
c. c. Hoffman.
East End restaurant. Main and Race
street, have sold Ii to Jacob Blecher.
of town, who took possession yester-
day morning. Mr.. Blecher had pur-
chased the building some time ago.
Edward Wise, of Pike street, Is
confined to his home with rheuma-
tism.
The Ministerial Association held
their regular monthly meeting at
the United Brethren parsonage. The
Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, pastor of
the st. Peters Lutheran Church,
read an excellent paper, after which
important business was transacted.
Francis Dugan, member of the
Aviation Depot. died at the camp
hospital on Sunday night from pneu-
monia. after being Ill for few days.
His body was taken to the undertake
Ing establishment of II. S. Roth,
South Union street, where 1t was
was prepared for burial and sent to
his home at Bigerville last evening.
Mrs. Gladys johnson Sciscoe, of
town, has started divorce proceed
ings against her husband, who is q
members of the Aviation Depot, west
of the borough. They were married
February, 1918, and ten months later
separated. Her charges are infidel-
ity and cruel treatment.
John Hawk, of Royalton, took
quite Ill from ptomaine poisoning
from eating canned baked beans. His
wife had prepared his dinner and
sent 1t out to his work at the local
car plant and with it sent the beans,
which he ate and when he returned
home in the evening he became i'll.
The Jitney Club, which held
dance lately for the benefit of the
Red Cross in the Luna rink. turned
over to G. s. Few, treasurer, $500
which was realized.
Mrs. George Seltzer, of Pine street,
was given birthday surprise at her
home on Saturday evening in honor
of her seventy-second birthday. The
evening was very pleasantly spent by
the guests. who were present from
Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Bing-
hamton, New York; Harrisburg and
town. She was the recipient of many
beautiful and useful gifts.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Farmers Bank
held yesterday, the following direc-
tors were reelected: ]. s. Longe-
necker, II. II. Rhodes. s. C. Peters.
NJ. r. Metzgar, E. s. Gerberich and
B. f. Brandt.
Charles Beard, son of T. K. Beard,
of South Catherine street, cut O deep
cash in his head Sunday afternoon,
wsile coasting dow nthe old canal,
South Union street, with several 9TH
er boys. striking an iron culvert
pipe. y
William Campbell, of Witherspoon
avenue, was given q hearing before
Squire c. E. Bowers. Swatara street,
charged with assault and battery by
j. A. Klinger. He was held under
bail for court. Bail was furnished by
campbell.
II. Bruce Berry, of Shippensburg,
spent Sunday in town as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Roth, North
Spring street.
The Ladies' Bible class of the
Church of God Sunday school, taught
by ]. b. Martin. will meet in the
church this evening at 7.15 o'clock.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Royalton Borough Council has
been postponed from Monday even
ing until this evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
United Brethren Church, will meet at
the home of Mrs. Jennie Detweiler,
Nissley street, on Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
The Missionary Society of the st.
Peters Lutheran Church will meet
in the parish house this evening.