The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-07-28
Leitersburg News

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their daughter and her husband, Lit
and Mrs Barber at Roseville, Cal.
The Hartle family left here early
in July and stopped enroute to
Wheeling, w. Va, Hannibal, Nc,
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Colorado
Springs where they visited cousins
of Mrs Hartle. The cousins were
Emma and Virginia Spessard, daugh-
erS of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Spessard. Emma, who is now Mrs.
Albert Lowman, left here a number
of years ago on account of poor
health. Her sister, Virginia, went
with her and married a druggist
from Colorado Springs.
Commenting about their journey
across the sand desert, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hartle said it reminded them of the
Maryland sand. They spent day
at Reno, New, where they dined at
Christmas Tree Inn and commented
on the delicious steaks at the inn.
This week they expect to spend
in Los Angeles and Hollywood. They
plan to return home late in August
in time for Mr. Hartle to assume his
duties as teacher in mathematics in
the Boonsboro High School, where
he has taught since he resigned as
principal of the Smithsburg High
School, where he found the duties
too strenuous for his age.
Miss Poe also received a letter
the past week from friends in Chi
cago, Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell Dwight
Matthews, telling of the death of
mutual friend, Dr. Robert A. Mac
Arthur.
Mrs. Macarthur died a number of
years ago while vacationing at At
lantic City. Miss Poe and her sis
ter, the late Ruth Poe, visited the
MacArthurs on a number of occa-
sions, the last time in 1884
Mrs. Virginia Potter, Waynesboro,
is spending week with her sister,
Mrs. Mary Stoner. Mrs. Brondell
Potter and Mr. and Mrs. Stoner
Price, all were guests of Mrs. Ston-
er on Wednesday. Mrs. Brown, a
niece from Hagerstown, also paid
her visit.
The members of the Berean Bible
Class of the First Brethren Church.
Hagerstown, were recently enter
tanned at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Johns, west of town. The
husbands of the members were
guests of honor for the occasion.
Mrs. William Palmer, east of
Leitersburg, and Mrs. Walter Stoner,
of Leitersburg, were co-hostesses
with Mrs. Johns. They served buff
fet picnic supper on the lawn, which
was beautifully decorated with
brightly colored lanterns.
Earl Over, of Hagerstown, form
er teacher in the Leitersburg School,
acted the hero's part at a picnic
held at Cold Springs Park by the
st. Johns Lutheran Sunday School.
Mr.. Over rescued a four-year-old
child from drowning, with the as
SiStance of CT from Texas. Ar
tiflcial respiration was used to re-
vive the child.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Beer and fam
lily are journeying to California, and
they were in Texas the past week.
They expect to return home the
middle of August.
Miss Mary Poe attended the Kerr
Hesson wedding in the Reformed
Church at Westminster. Md, on
Saturday, July %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher, who pur-
chased a new home in Hagerstown,
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completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lannassan.
accompanied by Mr.. Lannassan's
parents, all from Syracuse, N. Y,
flew to Washington, D. c., on Fri
day, where they were met by rela-
tives from Leitersburg. While here
they will visit with Mrs. Lannas-
sans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Morningstar along the Little An
tietam Creek east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Stockslager
attended the covered dish supper
given at Keedysville the past week
by members of the Washington
County Farm Bureau. Mr.. Stocks
lager is the president Of the local
bureau.
The Leitersburg Lutheran Sunday
School will hold thar ovo,,oI ,>;o,;o