Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-04
MiddtetOUn
Prohibit Junk Yards
Within Borough Limits

At a special meeting of the borough
council Wednesday evening. several CIT
liens residing on East Evans street
were present and wanted council TO con-
slider a petition presented in reference
TO a junk yard which was to be located
on Evans by Samuel Shapiro. An
ordinance was passed on second reading
prohibiting any person or persons OF
operating or maintaining any junk yard
or other like establishment in the bor-
ought limits. The third reading Of ;he
ordinance will be held over until the
next regular meeting of the council.
Mrs. Mary Hckerwell. who spent the
E. past several months at Williamsburg with
her son. Joseph Hickerwell, has return
ed to town.
B. F. Henry will leave Saturday for
Chambersburg where he will spend some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Crull of North
Spring street, received word from their
son, e. T.. Crull. who had been in
France for the past year, had arrived
in New York city and is at present sta
toned at Camp Mills, y. y. and eX-
poets to be mustered out within the
next two weeks.
The Mothers Congress Circle will
meet at the home of Mrs. u. L. Dea-
trick. North Union street.
4 meeting of the Middletown Tennis
club was held at the home of Harry
:
and work on fixing up the tennis court
on the old fair grounds will be started
shortly.
Mrs. Annie Houck. of Race street
entertained a number of friends at her
home on Wednesday evening in honor
of the birthday of Mr.. Houck and Mrs
Mary Baker. After social hour had
been spent and various games played
Refreshments We're served.
An amusing time was caused on Hof-
fer's Extension by Mrs. John Gish, who
closed up Adelia street because the bor-
Cugh did not make alleged necessary
repairs One evening last week she
dug six holes and planted six posts.
Someone notified the burgess that the
street was closed by the woman and
he ordered her to remove them. She
defied him TO have them removed so
Constable Houser and Supervisor Fish
burn removed the posts Monday. That
same evening Mrs Gish replaced the
posts again. The burgess notified her
to have them removed by Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Gish had the posts re-
moved.
Frank Houser. who is employed in
the butchershop of 2. II. Hallman. cut
the end of one of his fingers off yes
terday with knife which slipped
J. q. Rogers has purchased the house
now occupied by Aaron Parson on Ann
street. Mr.. Parson will move to the
saul property on North Spring street
Brownstone Castle. No 45G. knights
OF the Golden Eagle. celebrated the
eighteenth anniversary of the lodge
Wednesday evening The speaker of
the evening was j. VI. Shappell. of
Philadelphia. president of the commit
Tee in charge of the Golden Eagle home
AZ Davis Grove. Montgomery county
Within the past month fifty new mem
bers We're taken in.
Joseph Brady received word yester-
day that his brother Levi Brady. aged
- years. died at his home in Palmyra
from complication OF disease. He is
survived by his wife and two sons
Harry and Paul Brady, one sister. Mrs
augustine Conrad, Royalton. and three
brothers. Joseph Brady of this CITY !:
Jerry Brady. Round Top. and John
Brady, Royalton. Funeral services were
held this afternoon with burial in the
hummelstown cemetery.
The annual stockholders meeting of
the Middletown Cemetery Association
viii be held at the residence of s q
Young North Union street, next Tues.
uay evening.
Mrs. Sherman Hawthorne OF Harris-
burg; was the guest of the Social Circle
which was entertained by Mrs Web
ster Weaver at her home. North T-nior
street. yesterday afternoon