Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22
MiddletOWn
State Police Arrest
Man For Robbing Garage

Two State Police arrested Glen
Billet at Bowmansdale, through the
confession of Eyra Shennabrook, OF
the same place, in robbing the gar
age of ]. r. Bunser and Son. Mill
street, on the night of July 8. He
was taken to the Harrisburg jail.
Part of the goods stolen from the
garage has been recovered. Billet
refused to tell what he did with the
remainder. Billet was given a near
ing before Alderman Fritz Kraeme,
Harrisburg, and pleaded guilty and
was put under $1,000 bail. Blllett
was recently discharged from the
penitentiary, after serving three
year sentence for same offense.
Brinser and Son bad offered a re-
ward of 500 for any information.
The Rescue Hose Company auto
truck committee will hold a dance
on Wednesday evening, instead OF
SATURDAY, evening, on account of the
Liberty Fire Company holding So
cial next Saturday evening.
There will be benefit game of
baseball Thursday evening between
the Middletown baseball team and
the old Y. NJ. c. A. team on the fair
grounds for the benefit Of the Auto
Truck Fund of the Reserve Hose
Company. Jacob Deckard. an old
Middletown player, will umpire the
games
The General cigar factory started
work yesterday with seventy-five
hands and new ones will be added
as they can be secured.
The bridge crossing the Swatara
creek at Keystone avenue has been
closed on the sidewalk by the coun-
ty commissioner, owing to some re-
pairs that have to be made.
]. Tothers, of Reading. spent the
past several days in town. Mr..
Tothers is the newly-elected assis-
tant of the High School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Noggle,
who recently purchased the late
Mrs. Annie Pearson property, corner
of Susquehanna and Wood streets,
have moved into it.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has closed the Ann street
crossing since the new overhead
bridge which crosses the track near
the car company grounds. The Ann
street crossing has been in use for
many years and had been used more
the past two years since the aviation
depot has been built. 1t does away
with a dangerous crossing. Many
accidents have occurred at this
place. The new bridge which was
recently completed by the borough
Is used by quite a number who live
below the railroad.
The Middletown Praying Rand
will meet at the home of W. Mes
singer. Wilson street, this evening at
7.30 o'clock.
The picnic Of the Royalton Junior
League, that was to be held in Hof-
fer Park, last Saturday. was post
poned on account Of rain.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Hoffer are
spending a month at Mount Gretna.
Carl Wagner and Harold Dasher
are spending the week at Atlantic
City.
Harry Cohen, who spent the past
week in town as the guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Israel Cohen.
Water street, returned to Baltimore,
Md.
Jacob Eisenhart has gone to Bal
timore, Md. where he has secured
a position with the Calvert House as
elevator manager.
DIR. D. P. Deatrick, wife and King
Clark have returned home from q
weekend visit to the formers moth
er at Gettysburg.
Albert krauss, OF Detroit, Mich,
is spending some time in town as
the guest of his mother, on Ann
street.
Miss Jennie Bailey. of Philadel-
phia, is spending some time in town
as the guest of her sister, Mrs. A.
B. Croll, Center square.
Miss Carrie Zimmerman, who
spent the weekend in town as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Norton,
Ann street, returned to her home
at Reading.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Etnoyer
left to-day for a weeks trip to Can
ada.
The Middletown baseball team
played the Hershey team at Hershey
last evening.
At a recent meeting of Washing
ton Camp, No. 371, P. o. s. of A.
the following officers were installed
by District President Homer Strick-
Ter, of Hummelstown: Past presi-
dent, Charles Neiman; president.
Clarence G. Rife; vicepresident. Rob
ert w. Kipp: master of forms. A. L.
Wagner; conductor, D. H. Herr. in
side guard. George Plott; trustee.
George Plott; chaplain, A L. war-
ner; delegates, H. e. Moore; D. II
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