Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-11
MiddtetOUn
Dry Borough Causes
No Work For Constables

Since the Wartime. Prohibition
went into effect July /, the town has
been very quiet No arrests nave
been made by John Noon and DAVID
Stager, two special police, ana the
borough council have laid both OF
ahem off A few of the saloons have
remained opened. One proprietor
claims that since the law has gone
1n effect il does not pay him TO keep
open to sell beer and contemplates
closing.
The Middletown Garage, situated
on Mill Street and owned by j. w.
Brinser ard Son, was entered by rob-
bers early Thursday morning, gain
ing an entrance through one of the
windows in the office and from there
into the garage getting away with
tires, tubes. and automobile acces-
sories to the value of 5000. Mr.
Brinser and Son had been IN the
garage as late as one o'clock. and IT
is believed that they took the goods
away by automobile. He offers a
reward of 500 for any information.
Paul Tetti of West Main street,
was given a hearing before Burgess
s. B. Gingrich, charged with not
blowing his horn ard speeding. The
charge was made by High Constable,
Charles Houser. Tetti pleaded
guilty, and a fine of $40 and 81 costs
was imposed which he paid and was
given sixty days to allow him to
drive his car properly.
The Sunday School class of Mrs
]. r. Brinser, of the First United
Brethren church picnicked at Pax
tang Park on Wednesday.
At the congregational meeting OF
pf ODD hald NNAdnaqday
evening il was decided to make some
repairs to the church and a personal
canvass will he made amongst the
members of the church to provide
funds for same.
Sergeant Earl Rogers. who was a
member of the 3rd Air Pack, for
merly the 250th Air Service, A. f. f.,
and who spent the past year over
seas, was mustered out of service at
Garden City, y. Y. on Wednesday,
and returned to the home OF his
mother, Mrs. Celia Rogers, Ann
street.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Middletown auto club was held
at the office of A. II. Luckenbill, n.
Unior street, last evening.
Miss Zoe Houser is spending a
month at Penhrook with relatives
relatives at Harrisburg, for a month,
Donald McNair. has returned home
from a weeks visit TO Mr.. ard Mrs.
r. c. Garman, at Reading
The funeral OF the late Samuel
Ney. was held from his late home
Burd street. Royalton, this after
noon with services at 2 o'clock. The
Rev. c. r. Buttel. pastor of the Roy
alton United Brethren church as
sisted by the Rev. W. w. Beach. ard
the Rev. T. c. McCarrell, OF the Pres
byterian church, ofiiciated. Burial
was made in the Middletown ceme-
terry.
Fletcher Miles who spent the past
year overseas and was a member OF
the Ambulance Corps was mustered
out OF service at Newport News.
and returned 10 town. ard with his
wife will make their home with the
latters parents. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin
Beard. Wilson street.
Mrs. Mabel Holstein and SON Jaw.
who spent the mast week in town
with relatives, returned to their
home az Chester.
Mrs. A. p, Cressler, has returned
home from week visit to friends
at Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Charles Condran. of Loraln
Ohio, Is spending som etime In town
Mrs. Arthur King. left to-day for
Goldsboro. where she will spend sew
eral weeks on her farm.
Miss Rachel Engle. of Lancaster.
Is spending sometime In town as the
guest OF Miss Ethel Metzgar, Pine
street.