Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-09
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Plan Reception to
Overseas Soldiers

| J. B. Parson, of Port Royal, was
called to town on account of the ILL
ness of his mother, Mrs. Parson, who
lives with her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Overdeer, Race street.
| Mrs. Maggie Brandt, who had been
| janitress for the Methodist church
for number of years, has resigned
and been succeeded by her mother,
Mrs. Annie Plott.
The Mothers Congress Circle, of
town will hold a meeting in the
Council Chamber next Tuesday eve
ming to make plans for a reception
for the Middletown boys who return
ed from overseas. An invitation has
been sent to all secret societies. The
three fire companies and all other
organizations of town are to take
part. This will include the boys
from Middletown and Royalton.
| At a meeting of the Royalton
school board the following teach
ers were elected for a term of eight
months: High school, r. j. Rider;
grammar school. Miss Mary Gard
ner; intermediate school, Mrs. Ma
bel Famous; third grade, Miss Carol
Matthias; second primary, Miss Kath-
ryn Shearer; first primary, Miss
Ruth Kilmer. The tax rate was fixed
at IA mills.
Mrs. Sherman Hawthorne, of Har-
| risburg, was the guest of the So
cial Circle which met at the home
of Mrs. n. G. Thurman, Swatara
street, yesterday afternoon.
Rabbi Horowitz, of Lawrence
street. was relieved of $3.50 early
yesterday morning by young man
who represented himself as a Jew,
and selling railcoats He had been
In f0N fNV- 10,
kindness Rabbi Horowitz took
him in and when he went to call him
for breakfast yesterday morning
found his room empty and the
money gone. He has offered a re-
ward of S25.
The report from all committees
of the Victory Liberty Loan has
reached the mark of $247,650. The
Farmers Bank reported $151, 900 and
the Citizens Bank reported $50, 900.
The local car plant reported a final
total of $4,000. A. r. Kern sold
the largest amount of bonds, $4,000,
to Mrs. Saul, North Spring street.
Philip Muto sold his property in
Lawrence street, to Mrs. Addie
Bloomson, who also purchased a
property in Witherspoon avenue.
II. Q. Keener, of Philadelphia,
sold the double house in North
Union street to Morris Berman,
which is at present occupied by T. B.
Boyd and H. B. Campbell.
Mrs. G. E. Benson, who had been
| i'll for the past several weeks at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Ella Ack-
erman, Pine and Water streets. has
recovered sufficiently and returned
to her home at Pittsburgh. She was
accompanied by her husband.
The Mothers Congress Circle held
it's regular monthly meeting at the
| home of Mrs. d. w. HuntZbereer
North Union street.
| Morris Sites, of Witherspoon ave-
nue., will leave Saturday for Cam
den, n. j., where he will visit rela-
tives for some time and also his fam
lily. who are spending some time
there.
The annual Junior reception for
the members of the senior class of
the High school was held in the
High school building last evening and
a good time was spent by both
classes. Refreshments were served
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Galley, South
Catherine street, announced the
birth of son, May z, 1919.
Edward Wendell, who spent the
past year overseas, was returned to
the United States and sent to Camn
Dix, N. j., where he was mustered
out of service. He is a son of
| Paul Wendell, CT Royalton.