Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-25
FIRECAUSE OF
HEAVY LOSSES
Families Forced to Flee in
Night Clothes During
& Blaze at Tyrone
PLAN FOR Y. NJ. C. A. DRIVE
John Clark and Miss Mildred
McClintock Married Dur
ing the Week

Tyrone, Pa. Jan. 25.-A $4,000
fire in the heart of the business sec
ton here early Monday morning re-
suited in eight families being arous-
ed and forced to flee in their night
robes. Stores underneath and small
tenants above were the. occupants
of the three buildings which were
swept by the flames. Very few
of the residents carried insurance on
their household effects and their loss
was heavy. Charitable citizens pro-
vided homes for those forced out in
to the streets.-Several movings of
the business places here have chang
ed tho addresses of the streets and
made a new business directory neces-
sary.-Arrangement are completed
for a big Y. NJ. c. A. drive for Tyrone
and vicinity. during the last week
of this month. Tyrone with Y. Nj.
c. A. second to few in the state, de-
sires to keep up the reputation that
was gained overseas and maintain
the high standard here at home.
Membership is the goal and the
motto is "a membership in every
home in Tyrone" Judging by the
support afforded by the town to, the
Y. NJ c.. A. in the past, little DIM
Guilty is expected over obtaining the
full quota.-The wedding of John
Clark and Miss Mildred McClintock
was the social feature of the week
Clark has been discharged from the
Navy, and was married IN his uni
form.-The strike at the paper mill
is now under arbitration. The firm
met the union organization with
counter contracts and arranged for
the bonus system which will enable
the employees to make more wages
than under the union scale. Hence
the men are offered the opportunity
of signing up with the firm on this
basis.-The railroad has all the en-
ployes down to a rock bottom basis
of eight hours per day. The paper
mill has been required to close down
it's BLACK plant on account OF
lack of orders.-Mrs. II. S. Nelly,
Jr, left this week for Philadelphia,
where she joined her husband, VINO
was recently discharged from the
Navy. with the rank OF ensign, and
where they will make their home
Don d. Blyth. of New Castle. OF the
United States Army Engineers, visit
ed friends in town this week.-Ser-
geant James McConahy. of Camp
Dix. y. j., was home for the week
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
c. McConahy. McConahy was
wounded in France in the Argone
woods, and was one of the hrst
Americans wounded to be forward
saNT ~
the American arms in the great
drive is highly interesting.-William
Edward Brindle was business visi-
DOR in Pittsburgh this week.-Alrs.
IT. Il. Shuman left this week for
Pittsburgh where she will make an
extended visit with relatives.-Mrs.
Harry II. High. of Philadelphia, is
the guest for the week of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. L. High.-Mrs. James Duck.
of Williamsburg. Pa. Is the guest Tor
the weekend of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Laurie.-B. c. Everinghln, sec
retary of the local Chamber Of Com
,merce, is enjoying. a vacation this
week, spent with his family in Bal
timore, Md.-Mr. and Mrs. d. P.
Ray, residents of Tyrone, 20 years
ago, are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
J. *. Raw. Z. hewitt and A. G..
Morris were recent visitors in Har-
risburg-Mrs. w. c. Little has gone
TO Detroit, Mich, where she Will
spend considerable time with rela-
tives.-Mrs Hattie Baker. of Stuben-
VILE. Ohio. and Mrs. Jennie Wiling
er. of Williamsport, are guests of IL.
/. Budd and family.-Mrs. c. B.
Wingate left this week for Denver,
Col, where she will make an extend
ed visit with her sister.-Mrs. i. a.
Haupt. Jr., and niece, Miss Miriam
Haupt, have returned from a visit
OF several days with relatives in
Philadelphia.-AIr. and Mrs. George
c. Wilson and children Adelaide and
George, Jr., departed last week for
Florida where they will spend the
balance of the winter months.-Dr.
Richard Fl. Gilbert, Of Berwick, Pa,
visited with his father here during
the past week, and took q prominent
part in the evangelical meetings at
the Methodist Church. where he
once served five years of pastorate.
ELIAS Richardson. of Philadelphia,
is the guest for an indefinite period
with his daughter, Mrs. L. c. Spiker.
Mrs. Harry Hagg, of Bellefonte,
is spending several weeks as the
guest of her son Phillip.-M. c. ELL
way, of Driftwood, was a caller up
on friends during the week.-Mrs..
Ross Billetts spent several days this
week as the guest of her brother in
Philadelphia Abe Epstein, Camp
Lee, Va, spent short furlough with
his parents during the week.-P. j.
Downes. G. T. Simler, P. ]. Mccain
ley and Miss Genevieve Hoyt, OF
Philipsburg, were guests of friends
at social gathering during the
week.-Mrs.. Henrietta McCloskey
who has been teacher in the grade
schools here, has resigned her posi-
ton and with her son Hewett will
remove to Philipsburg.-The Rev. c.
w. Karns, of Carlisle, a prominent
Methodist divine, visited in town dur
ing the early part of the week. -
Misses Bess Roseberry, Elsie Rose.
berry. Francis Geppart and James
Hickok were Pennsylvania railroad
representatives, who were in towT
during the wcek.-Ralph Eyer. OF
the ordnance department of the
United States Army, stationed al
Hammonton, N. j., spent a week,
furlough with his parents here thi:
week.-The Rev. F. L. Bergstresser
of Montgomery, a former pastor oi
the Lutheran church, was in towr
this week, disposing of some rea
estate holdings of his.