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Newspaper

Harrisburg Telegraph

Location

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1917

Page

4

Christmas Program At Zion Lutheran Church

Zion Lutheran Church hosts morning and evening services with sermons on Waiting for the Coming of the Christ and Different Methods of Observing Christ's Birthday. A Christmas program by the Board of Education features gifts to children in need and a 6 AM Christmas Day service titled The Birthday of Love.

Zion Lutheran Church Winfield Herman William Garman Board of Education Little Friends of the Children's Industrial Home Loysville Harrisburg D. M. Gilbert

Sacred Cantatas At Four Churches Sunday Evening

A Christmas cantata titled While Shepherds Watched will be presented tomorrow evening at the Fourth Street Church of God with a large cast. Other cantatas and programs by Bethel A. M. E., Paxton Presbyterian, St. Stephen's Episcopal, and First United Brethren complete a combined Christmas night of choral works and organ recitals across the city.

State Street U. B Deene Fourth Street Church of Mary Bethlehem Miriam Old Judea Manger ST. Stephen's Episcopal Benedicite Hall Benedictus Elvey Woodward Magnificat Kettle Nuone Dimittis Round Woodman Allaerts Steane Parker Ambrose Matthews Faulkes Harker Muller Guilmant Barnby Dinelli Hawley Gigout

Carol Service at Market Square Presbyterian Church

The Christmas carol service at Market Square Presbyterian Church will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock with a twenty minute organ prelude. The choir includes Mrs Ed win J Decevee soprano Mrs Robert B Reeves contralto Miss Mary E Seaman contralto Miss Margaret Vaughn harpist and Dr John C Reed violinist. The program features ancient carols unaccompanied and selections from historic manuscripts including the Musette from the Gevaert Collection. The morning service offers a varied program with preludes cantatas and hymns. Next Sunday December 30 features the cantata Christmas Five by Gade with Miss Middaugh as soloist.

Stevens M. FE Mendelssohn Handel Rogers Merkel Adams William H. Boyer Herald Angels Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Dressler Ert B. Reeves Mary E. Seaman Margaret Vaughn John C. Reed Gevaert Manning Beebe Gade Miss Middaugh Weiss Dethier Mailly Shryock Tryste Noel Bullard Decevee Harris Reeves Miss Seaman Jesus Barrington Angelicus Franck Bethlehem Mrs. Harris Babe Hayti Benediction Noel Thayer

Packing trust had effect on Chicago land

The Chicago Stockyards Company share redistribution began as soon as the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation opened. Testimony shows 34,480 shares were split into seventeen warrants to conceal ownership by meat-packing interests. Armour & Company and other packers held influence on board seats and real estate through Chicago Junction Railways and related entities, with a wide network of holdings across several states and cities.

I. H. Prince and Company Loston Frank R. Pegram Abby Norman Prince Prince and Company Pegram Heney Armour and Company Chicago Junction Railways Company Chicago Frederick W. Croll Armour & Company Spoor, Thayer and Fitzgerald Chi Cago

Average Catch Expected Amid War Time Prices Doubled

In St Johns Newfoundland on December 22 a winter herring fishery outlook says catches should match the seasonal average while prices are doubled due to war conditions. About forty American and forty Canadian boats are active on the west coast, with earlier seasons requiring some to leave early to avoid being icebound. Storms have hindered work but there has been no intense cold, and the fleet has not been troubled by ice.

Associated Press St. Johns N. F New Foundland Eet

Two Harrisburg Obituaries For Rittler And Albert

George W. Rittler aged 59 a bricklayer with the Pennsylvania railroad died at his daughter Mrs John R Reed 624 Maclay Street He leaves four sons Charles C Frank T Paul T and Harry C and another daughter Mrs Reed Funeral Monday at 9 AM at St Marys Catholic Church Fifth and Maclay Burial in Mt Calvary Cemetery Lydia H Albert widow of George W Albert died at 333 Boyd Street Friday night aged 56 Survived by sisters Miss Kate Clay and Mrs Harry Dyer Funeral Monday at 2 30 PM at the family home with Rev Edwin Curtis of Westminster Presbyterian Church in charge Interment Harrisburg Cemetery

George W. Rittler Pennsylvania Railroad John R. Reed Maclay Street Charles C Frank T Paul T Harry C Chicago St. Mary's Catholic Church Fifth and Maclay Streets Mt. Calvary Cemetery Lydia H. Albert George W. Albert Boyd Street Harry Dyer Kate Clay Harrisburg Edwin EB. Curtis Westminster Presbyterian Church Albert Mr. Rupp Otterbein U. B. Church Harrisburg Cemetery

Jury Clears Path To Maximum Prison For Six In Conspiracy Case

Detroit scene: Albert Kaltschmidt and four others are convicted on three counts. Kaltschmidt gets four years at Fort Leavenworth and a $20,000 fine, the maximum for the counts. Other defendants receive three years and $15,000 fines, two years and $10,000 each. One defendant, Franz Respa, is acquitted on all three counts but faces two more indictments. The jury verdict followed a 13 hour deliberation. The judge noted the peace time nature of the statute limited penalties.

Ida Neef House of Correction Fritz A. Neef Carl Schmidt Maria Franz Respa Arthur Tuttle Congress Kaltschmidt United States Canada Detroit St. Clairt River Port Huron

Dealers Restrict Coal Sales to Small Lots in Local Yards

City faces continuing coal shortage as dealers report incoming supplies but warn of unprofitable sales. Half ton and quarter ton deliveries limited to conserve stock, with drivers delivering to multiple homes due to snow and short labor. Dealers threaten to drop orders if customers do not cooperate amid the labor squeeze.

Employes Escape Unhurt When Mill Blows Up

Shamokin Pa December 22 Sixteen employes escaped unhurt when the chaser mill of the Shamokin Powder Company two miles north of here blew up following a fire. The plant makes black powder for ammunition and mining. Fire swept the explosion building but workers and firemen kept flames from spreading to other plant buildings. Origin of the blaze is undetermined.

Shamokin Shamokin Powder Company Here

Bank Robbery Blows Open Safe in West Salem

Robbers blew open the Farmers' State bank outer door in West Salem on December 22 and secured between 12,500 and 15,000 dollars in bonds and negotiable paper plus 50 dollars in cash.

Associated Press West Salem Farmers’ State Bank

Saint Matthew’s and Zion Lutherans Fill Day With Carols

Saint Matthew’s Lutheran Church choir and Zion Lutheran Church present a Christmas cantata program with morning services featuring Handel and Mozart works, soloists, choruses, and postludes. Fifth Street and Methodist churches offer a full day of morning and evening concerts of Christmas anthems, cantatas, and organ preludes. A teen, Arthur DeHart, faced a theft charge in court over $60 taken on Thanksgiving from William Perrin, later dropped after repayment assurance.

St. Matthews Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church Corner Green Senseca Streets Fifth Street Lemmens Tours Heinrich Guilmant Neidlinger Martin H. Alexander Matthews Frank Smiley Harder Katharine Jamison Wesley Weaver Robert Bratten Harvey Wagner Thompson Martin Widtor Violette Cassel Arthur DeHart William Perrin Perrin Pittsburgh

Christmas Music at Local Churches Service Recitals

A detailed program of Christmas music across Pine Street and Calvary and Fourth reform churches featuring offertories, anthems, and solos. Highlights include Handel Messiah selections, Adeste Fideles, Gloria in Excelsis, and Christmas Eve pieces with soprano, tenor, contralto, and bass soloists.

Pine Street Presbyterian Grison Shelley C. A. Wells Guilmant Dubois Sicily Handel Roy G. Cox M.D. Hollenbaugh J. G. Sanders George Sutton

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