Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
Midd[etOUn

e. S. Gerberich attended a meeting
of the Board of Trade at Mt Joy,
where he will head the new shoe
factory. The members of the Board
of Trade guaranteed that they would
take S150,000 in preferred stock and
the newly organized company would
provide s150,000 of common stock.
Mr.. Gerberich had been head man
ager of the Kreidler Shoe factory
here.
T. C. Smith has been appointed
notary public by Governor Sproul.
George Rehrer who has been
working at Greenville, Indiana. for
the past eighteen months, has re-
turned.
Mrs. Harry Baker and son, Will
liam, of York, are guests of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Schentz, Catherine street.
Miss Carrie Schiefer, of Philadel-
phia, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
n. C. Fuhrman. Swatara street
The local shoe factory resumed
operation this morning, after being
shut down for several days on ac-
count of making repairs to the steam
boiler.
Samuel Robinson, has returned
home from six weeks visit to his
son, Harry Robinson, at Camden, n.
| J.
Mrs. Harold Kaufman, nee Miss
lrma Lutz, was given a surprise
shower at the home of Miss Ruth
| McNair, corner Union and Emaus
| streets, Tuesday evening. Mrs.
Kaufman who was recently married
was the recipient of many beautiful
gifts. Those present were: Mrs.
! David Wallace, Mrs. A. B. Cressler,
! y Do
1 KEEPER, Miss Erma Brenneman, Miss
Nellie Seltzer, Miss Martha Swartz.
| Miss Romaine Kinnard, Mrs. Harold
Kaufman, Mrs. c. Lloyd Lindemuth,
| Mechanicsburg; and Mrs. Edward
Marx, Altoona.
The Jitney Club Girls. have dom
ated s5 to the Auto Truck Fund of
J the Rescue Hose Company.
! George W. Keener, who is en-
| ployed by the local car company. will
leave August for France in the
interest of the company. Mr.. Keener
has spent over year in France
Tor the company. He will be ac-
| companied by his wife and son.
Ebie Werlich, Jr., six-months-
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ebie Werlich,
died at the parents home in State
street, Tuesday evening from bron
| ical pneumonia. Funeral services
Nwere held this afternoon at 2
J O'Clock. The Rev James Cunning
| ham, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, officiating. Burial was
made in the Middletown Cemetery,
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Evans and
sister, Miss Beatrice Evans, of Pitts
burgh, are the guests of the formers
brother.
William Holland, of Royalton. has
| left on a months trim 70
Toronto and Buffalo.
Mrs. G. E. Benson and daughter.
Jean, have returned home from a.
months visit to the formers mother
: Mrs. M. NJ. Fairman and his sister
Mrs. j. L. Hickernell.
The Wincroft Stove Works pre-
sented the Rescue Hose COMPANY
with fine gas range, which the
boys will chance off for the benefit
of the Auto Truck Fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wagner and
| two children, have returned home
| from a two-weeks' visit to relatives
! at New York City.
The Middletown Baseball team.
played Central Iron and Steel Com
pany team of Harrisburg in a twi-
light game last evening, on the fair
grounds and this evening thew will
play the old Y. NJ. C. A. team and
a good game is looked for. On Fri
| day evening they will play the Com
monwealth team of Harrisburg and
on Saturday afternoon at O'clock
will cross bats with the Lebanon
I Independent team. Thus far the
home team has only lost three
| games. The home team played the
| Hershey team at Hershey on Mon
| day evening and after playing eight
innings resulted in a tie 3-3.