Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-20
MiddLetOUn
Philip A. Snyder,
Aged II Years, Dies

Philip a. Snyder, aged II years, died
at the home of hi daughter, Mrs. Geo.
SchaGt, Brown street. yesterday
morning at CAS- o'clock from Cardiac
Asthma, being ill for the past year.
lie was born in Adams county, Janu-
airy 3, 1912. and was married to Miss
Sue Whitcomb, also of Adams county.
who died in Middletown % years ago.
Mr.. Snyder resided in town for the
past 80 years. He served in the
capacity OF the borough tax collector
Tor a number of years. He was a
veteran Of the Civil War. being a.
member of Company B, Twenty first
Pennsylvania Cavalry, serving two
enlistmeIY, of three years, taking
part in TIE battle of Gettysburr Ha
was q member of the First UniXd
Brethren church and at one time was
the Sunday school superintendent
He was n member of Pcketo Tribe.
No. 315, o. o. r. NJ, Grand Arirv Of
the Republic, Post No. 5S, and Wash
ington Camp, No. 81, P. o. S. OF A.
He is survived by two daughters.
Mrs. George Schadt of town, with
whom he resided and Mrs. L. r. Bev-
erlin. Harrisburg. Three sisters.
Mrs. Mary Gilbert, Gettysburg; Mrs,
Jacob Kline. Hanover and Mrs. Eta
Wagner, York; two brothers, Charles
Snyder, Gettysburg and William
Snyder, of Littlestown. Fuserai SER
vices will be held on Friday after
noon at o'clock from the home of
his daughter. Brown street. The
Rev. E. A G. Bossler will officiate,
assisted by the Rev. Fuller Berg
stresser, of the st. Peters Lutheran
church. Burial will be made in the
Middletown cemetery.
Miss Lou Frey. of York, is spend
ing sometime in town as the guest
of the Misses Theo and Lydia Lavertv.
North Union street.
Miss Frances Hickernell has re-
turned homo from a months visit
to relatives at Penmar.
Miss Virgie Eby, Of PHILADELPHIA.
is spending sometime in town as the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eby, East Main street
All Spanish American War Veter-
ans. Members of the Philippine Cam
paign, Cuban Campaign and Cuban
Occupation, are urged to meet at
Fox's restaurant, Emaus street, to-
morrow evening to make plans to
take part in the Welcome Home
Celebration parade on Labor Day.
Monday September /.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Young and
daughter Frances Young, of Phila-
delphia, are spending sometime in
town as the guests of the formers
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Young.
North Union street.
Jesse Stipe. who had been visit
ing his brother. Perry Stipe, West
Water street. was called to his home
at Youngstown, o., on account of the
illness of one of his children
Mrs h..
home from a two weeks visit to rela-
tives at Hartford, Nd
Harry Hawk had his tonsils and
adnoids removed at his home, wither-
spoon avenue, by DR.. ]. f. Blecher
AM DR.. o. NJ Swartz, yesterday after
I<oon-
fhe Rev. G. H. Brown, pastor of
5.ne First Zion Baptist church left
yesterday for Swiftford, Va, where
fe will attend the Baptist Associc
'Ron Meeting.
DR. e. t. B. shopc who had his
SAntal parlors in the late, DR.. D. w.
Z. Laverty. property. North Union
street, moved to the McNair. property
on the opposite side OF the street.
yesterday.
Several pigs dropped from a car
that was going west on the Penn
sylvania Railroad on Monday below
Royalton, when the door in some
manner opened up. Several of them
were found dead the next morning
by the track walker.
The home baseball team played the
Bethlehem Electrical team of Steel
ton in the fair grounds last evening.
They were to play the Klein Choco-
late team. of Elizabethtown. but the
game was postponed until Tuesday
evening, August 20. On Saturday
afternoon the home team will COM
bat with the Columbia, A. C. team
on the fair grounds.
The Ladies' Bible class OF the