Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-07
SAW OLD MILL
RISE AND FALL
James Y. Robson, Sr., Who
Died Yesterday, Came
With MathesonS

MiddIetown, Oct. flames Y.
Robson, Sr.. whose death occurred
yesterday, was one of the little
group of men who came to Middle
town from McKeesport and started
the old Middletown tube works. He,
with the Mathesons and several
other men, most of whom were
Scotch, had several years before
| came to America and made their
way to McKeesport. When the
Mathesons took over the Middle
town mill, Robson was one of the
men who came with them.
He was a machinist and was en-
ployed in that capacity until 1t was
dismantled in 1907. He was SO years
old and for the past several weeks
had been confined to his bed.
He was born in Jedburgh, Scot
land, June 8, 1880, and came to this
country when seventeen years old.
He was a member of the Presby-
terrain Church for the past thirty
five years, a member of the Odd
Fellows and the Liberty Fire Com
pany. He is survived by the follow
ing children: George Robson.
Elyria, Ohio; Mrs. John Sturn,
Rushville, N. j.; Miss Jane Robson,
of Buffalo, N. Y; Mrs. Joseph Lau-
man, Rochester, n. Y, and James
Y. Robson, Jr., of town, and one sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Lillyce, in Australia.
The annual Red Cross rollcall or
membership campaign for Middle
town will be held from November
to IL. An effort will be made to
reach $500 members for Middle
town and vicinity. A. G. Banks,
chairman, is making out his lists of
captains and lieutenants. They will
be divided up between each pre-
cinct of the three wards and Cone
WACO, Londonderry, Lower Swatara
townships,
The Otterbein Guild of the First
United Brethren Church will hike
to Clifton Thursday night where it
will hold a marshmallow toast.
Charles E. Neagle, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Neagle, of Ann street,
who served two years in the war.
was overseas and recently mustered
out of service, has re-enlisted. He
will be given a lieutenant's commits
sion. He left to-day for San Fran
| cisco, Cal, from where he will be
sent to Russia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Schaeffer.
son, Paul Schaeffer, and wife. have
returned home from a weeks au-
tomobile trip to Syracuse, New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Kaylor, of
East Emaus street, entertained a
number of friends in honor of their
| son, Martin Kaylor, who recently re-
turned from France, and was mus
tered out of service at Camp Dix, N.
j. Refreshme were served to the
following: Samuel Bryan. Balm
bridge: Daniel Bryan, Annville;
Joshua Kaylor, of Pike; Jacob Kay
lor, Mrs. John Myers. Mrs. W. Barn
hart, Elizabethtown; Mrs. Christ
Epler, NConewago; Mrs. William
Kaylor, Harrisburg; Mrs. BENJAMIN
Hoover. Highspire, and Miss Nettie
Cain. of town.
Mrs. Francis o. Bing, aged 63
years, died at the home OF her sis
ter. Mrs. II. H. Kline, at the Kline
House, South Union street. yester-
day morning from a complication of
diseases. being i'll for the past two
years. She was bedfast for the past
several weeks. The deceased came
here from Tyrone on a visit. She is
survived by two sisters. Mrs. H. H.
Kline, of town, and Mrs. W. H.
Daughenbaugh, of Philadelphia. The
| body will be taken to her home at
| Tyrone tomorrow morning where
services will be held. Burial will
be made in the family plot there.
Triune Lodge No. 307, I. o. o. F.,
installed the following officers at
the meeting in their lodge room in
Emaus street on Saturday evening
| by District Deputy Grand Master w.
G. Schriener, assisted by Grand Mar
sEall H. E. Brandt, Grand Warden
II. A. Shireman, Grand Treasurer
Frederick Bauchmoyer, Grand Sec
retary Edwin Treichler and Grand
Guardian ]. S. Brandt. The officers
installed were: Past grand, r. A.
| Shoop; noble grand, John Stotz;
vice-grand, E. L. Croll; financial sec
retary, David Smith; recording sec
retary, M. H. Gilbert; treasurer,
John II. Lands; trustee, W. F. Hip
| pie; representative to Grand Lodge,
| w. G. Schriener; representative to
Orphans Home, T. F. Huff; repre-
sentative to Home for Aged Odd
Fellows, John H. Landis.
The Middletown Praying Band
will meet at the home of Mr.. and
this evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Miss Blanche Yost, one of the
teachers of the public schools. is of
duty on account of illness. Miss
Grace Keefer is substituting in her
place.
The Woman's Missionary Society OF
the Presbyterian Church will hold
its regular monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. Maude Bowman, West
Main street, Wednesday afternoon al
$50 o'clock.
Mrs. Joseph Lauman and SON.
William Lauman, of Rochester, N
Y, are spending some time in town
having been called here on account
of the death of the formers father
the late James Y. Robson, Sr.