Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
FLOOD STRIKES
WILLIAMS GROVE
Break of Floodgates in Dams
Brings Rush of Water Down
Yellow BreecheS Greek

Williams Grove, Pa, July "a
When the ioodgates at Mount Holly
and Laurel dams broke and left an
abundance of water down the Vel
low Breeches creek during Tues
day night, Williams Grove campers
had the worst flood IN the history OF
the grove. The campers had to get
out of the cottages in boats and
canoes and in many cases in auto
mobiles. The flood reached hero
about o'clock in the morning and
before s o'clock the entire grove
was covered with water. The creeh
kept rising until about l o'clock
and then started to fall slowly.
Dorothy Weaver, of Pittsburgh, Is
spending several weeks at the Sci
dom Inn" cottage as the guest OF
her aunt, Mrs. G. b. Osler.
Lauretta Sweigart or New Cum
berland, has returned to her home
after spending a week at Seldom
Inn" cottage as the guest of Annie
Osler.
Mrs. Crabbe and Wendell p.
Crabbe, Jr., of "Dudrop1n" cottage
left to spend the week at Lykens.
The first annual MASQUERADE
dance of the Williams Grove camp
ers will be held Saturday night,
July &c, at Williams Grove dancing
pavilion. Gardner's jazz orchestra
will play for the dancing and the
usual prizes will be awarded.
Special services will be held at
Williams Grove on Sunday evening
when the grove will demobilize its
service flag. This will be an i'm
pressive service. A speaker will be
here from Harrisburg and there Will
be special music by an orchestra
from New Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Bentz and
children, Anna, Inza and Richard,
of Lemoyne, are spending two weeks
at This Way In cottage.
Celia Mountz, of Harrisburg, spent
Sunday as the guest of her mother
at "Ezylife" cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Finton and
daughter, Marie, have returned to
Harrisburg after spending several
days at their cottage.
Alex Mac Kerr. of Washington,
spent the weekend at camp "Rest-a-
While" as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Koser.
lIinnie Hummel is spending sew
eral weeks as the guest of Mary
Hoover at their cottage.
The Rev. and Mrs. David S. Mar
tin, a Lutheran minister of New
Cumberland. has opened his cottage
at Williams Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dosh, OF
Carlisle, spent Wednesday at their
cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. May and son
spent Wednesday evening at their
cottage, "Yamac Inn"
Helen Smith, of Harrisburg, re-
turned home after spending ten
days as the guest of Minerva Bern
hardt, at Springside cottage.
Mrs. Carrie Messenger, of Pitts
burgh, has returned home after
spending a weeks vacation as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Koscr
at Camp Rest-a-While."
Miss Edna Lands, of Harrisburg
is spending her vacation as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Koser at
their cottage, Camp Rest-a-While." I"
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Martin and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fitting, of Pax
tang, are spending a week as the
guests of Mrs. Ezra Cassell at Gas
sell Castle"
II. l.. Hut, of Cleveland, Ohio,
was guest of his aunt, Mrs. ]. W.
Finton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Houck, Mrs.
Linard and Mrs. Warren Schless-
man, of Enhaut, and B. f. G.. Otstot,
of Harrisburg, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. r. d. Teavitz.
Miss Ted Scheaffer, of Carlisle,
returned home Monday after spend.
ing three weeks as the guest OF
Lydia Totten. at "Ruffet Lodge"
Mrs. Harry Weidemyer, of Har-
risburg, spent the weekend with
Miss Ruth Fritz, at Tumble Inn"
cottage.
John Beck and Marion Bum
gardner, of Harrisburg, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Smith at "Orfole" cottage.
Charles Deitch and family. of Car
Isle, were weekend guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Koser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Smith and
daughters, Sara and Dorothy, of
Harrisburg, have returned home
after spending several weeks at their
cottage, The OrioIe."
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lytle and
sons, Stewart and James, and
daughter, Anna Martha Lytle, have
returned to their cottage, Welcome
Inn," to spend the summer.
Mrs. A. M. Colsher, of Harris
burg, spent Wednesday evening as
the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Lytle, at her cottage, "Wel-
come Inn"
Laura Powley, of Philadelphia,
| and Isabelle Beckenbaugh, of Half
way, Md, have returned home after
spending two weeks as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. e. l.. Faber at
their cottage, yankee Camp"
Mary Kepner is visiting her aunt
Mrs. e. w. Kepner, at her cottage,
'Kepsonia."
Miss Cora Gilbert, of Harrisburg
| returned home after spending a
weekend as the guest of Miss Sara
Hess at her cottage, Idyle Hour"