Fourth of July Program for Hummelstown Seeks Bigger Event
Special to The Telegraph Hummelstown plans a larger second annual Fourth of July celebration with a full day of sports parades contests and events. The schedule lists morning blasts a fantastic parade shooting match marathon races tennis baseball dinner field events civic parade a band concert and fireworks. Local funds were raised by subscription and a Tag Day by the Busy Bees.
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Hummelstown
Araides
Nerve Aid Tablets Promise Quick Boost for Run Down People
An advertisement from Begy Medicine Co promotes Beggy's Nerve Aid Tablets claiming to restore ambition confidence and energy in nervous rundown individuals. It touts a 50 cent box with a three day trial for 10 cents and guarantees money back. The copy cites Begy as the maker of Begy's Mustazine and lists Rochester New York as the address.
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Begg
Begy
Begy Medicine Co
Begy Bldg
Rochester, N. Y
Cumberland and York County Historical Societies Officers Elected
Mechanicsburg Pa June 1 At a business meeting after the annual trip Cumberland and York counties officers were elected for the ensuing year President George E Lloyd of Mechanicsburg secretary John D Faller also of Mechanicsburg and treasurer W H McCrea of Newville were chosen The Cumberland county men enjoyed the automobile run Thursday with McCall s Ferry as the objective point and listed were numerous participants from Carlisle Shippensburg New Kingston and Mechanicsburg including J S Omwake J Het rick and John Ritter among others.
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Mechanicsburg
Cumberland and
York County Historical Societies
George E. Lloyd
John D. Faller
W. H. McCrea
Newville
Cumberland County
McCall's Ferry
Fillmore Maust
John M. Rhey
Don Fuller
John R. Miller
C. A. Bryan
J. W. Eckels
Gilbert Beetem
E. E. Wagner
W. W. Fletcher
S. M. Stuart
C. M. Liggett
J. Harvey Line
W. F. Gardner
A. Gehring
R. W. Peffer
Thomas Vale
William Black
D. W. Sunday
James W. Dougherty
J. D. Hemminger
Frank Weakley
A. A. Line
C. J. Weary
Carlisle
J.S. Omwake
Shippensburg
Charles Hetrick
John Hetrick
John Ritter
New Kingston
M. M. Dougherty
Linn H. Lamb
Harry H. Lamb
Murray L. Dick
John J. Milleisen
John Reeser
George EB. Lloyd
John D. Fuller
F. K. Ployer
Samuel E. Bashore
R. Byron Schroeder
John M. Underwood
Recent Deaths in Central Pennsylvania
Susan Wagner of Shippensburg died on Saturday afternoon. Funeral will be held tomorrow. In Rohrerstown William Henry Daniels, aged 88, one of the oldest residents of Lancaster County, died last night. He is survived by two sons.
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Shippensburg
Susan Wagner
Rohrerstown
William Henry Daniels
Lancaster County
Camp Hill Voters to Consider Paying Loan Question
Camp Hill voters will meet at the firehouse Friday evening to discuss the proposed paying loan to be voted on June 19. The burgess has called the public meeting and speakers will address attendees.
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Camp Hill
Death of Herman R Palmer in Mechanicsburg
Herman R Palmer 35 of Allentown died yesterday at his brothers East Main street home after tuberculosis illness. Traveling salesman for Scotten and Dillon Tobacco Co of Detroit. Survived by wife and three Mechanicsburg brothers. Funeral tomorrow 7 30 p m Rev Charles F Raach Church of God. Burial Thursday in Allentown.
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Mechanicsburg
Herman R. Palmer
Allentown
Merle D
Arch M. Palmer
East Main Street
Scotten and Dillon Tobacco Company
Detroit
Mich
Charles K. Palmer
Merle D. Palmer
Charles F. Raach
Church of God
Hummelstown Minister to Preach Sermon Series
Rev. Robert A. Bausch of the Hummelstown Reformed Church will preach six sermons starting next Sunday evening. The topics map to major poetic works. The first on June 6 is The Love That Never Fails from Alfred Tennyson's Enoch Arden.
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Hummelstown
Robert A. Bausch
Alfred Tennyson
Enoch Arden
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Burns
Cotter
Foss
Gray
Needle in Tower City Woman Buried In Time
Tower City Pennsylvania June 1 Thirty years ago Mrs Edward Kline inserted a needle in her left wrist and could not remove it On Thursday night she felt sharp pain in her right breast and her husband found and pulled out a needle protruding from the breast The needle was nearly threadlike Shiremanstown Pennsylvania June 1 Mr and Mrs Claude Blicker announce the birth of a daughter Sara born Thursday May 27 1915 Mrs Blicker was Miss Clara A Barlup before marriage
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Telegraph Tower City
Edward Kline
Shiremanstown
Claude Blicker
Sara
Alverta Flicker
Veterans Parade Flags Up Memorial Day Spirit at Gettysburg
Gettysburg and nearby towns held Memorial Day observances with veterans and school children taking part. At Gettysburg National Cemetery the parade featured flower scattering while the crowd sang America led by A. A. Dale. Mount Olivet Cemetery in New Cumberland hosted services with a 1.80 start and a G A R hall procession. Thirteen surviving veterans listed across Blain and surrounding areas attended. In Lewistown Logan Guards and First Defenders honored fallen soldiers with blossoms, as P O S of A and Boy Scout bands performed, and ceremonies echoed in Yeagertown and Reedsville.
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Gettysburg
National Cemetery
America
A. A. Dale
Bellefonte
New Cumberland
Mount Olivet
G. A. R. Hall
New Cumberland Band
Grand Army of the Republic
John W. Geary Camp
Sons of Veterans
Highspire
Illiam McCardel
Michael Shanafelser
Jacob Snyder
William Fry
William H. Garber
Alexander G. Mort
J. Marion Waldsmith
Frank A. Gutshall
Samuel G. Smith
John Berrier
David P. McKee
John Eichelberger
John Polk Spohn
Mifflin County
Lewistown
Logan Guards
Eighth Regiment
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Yeagertown
Reedsville
Church Hill
Conney
John P. Taylor
Mercersburg Leader Preaches Graduation Sermon
In Mercersburg Pennsylvania on June 1 a large audience heard Dr William Mann Irvine headmaster deliver a sermon to the Mercersburg Academy graduating class using II Corinthians 8 6 The Spirit governeth life The evening service featured the Young Mens Christian Association with Dr William F Adams medical missionary to Yochow Hunan China visiting on furlough present at the meeting.
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Mercersburg
William Mann Irvine
Mercersburg Academy
Irvine
Young Men's Christian Association
William F. Adams
Yochow
Hunan
China
Academy
Old-Time Festival Held in Dauphin Square
Last evening the town hosted the season's first old-time festival by the Athletic Association. Ice cream cake and soft drinks were sold, while Ring was played to Ringo. A large crowd from Marysville and the town stayed after the afternoon Marysville Dauphin game.
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Dauphin
The
Athletic Association
Marysville
Band Leader Run Over in Hagerstown Parade Incident
Andrew Comrey director of Comrey's Band from Martinsburg West Virginia was seriously injured when a funeral home hackteam fleeing from St Mary's Church struck him as the band marched down Washington Street near the Cumberland Valley depot. He suffered severe scalp wounds and three fractured ribs, narrowly escaping death as the pole and wheels passed over him.
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Hagerstown
Andrew Comrey
Comrey
Martinsburg
W. Va
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Washington Street
Cumberland Valley Depot
Christian Endeavor Rally In New Cumberland Church
On Tuesday evening June 1 a Christian Endeavor rally will be held at the First Church of God on Fourth street New Cumberland Pa Representatives from Christian Endeavor Societies of Harrisburg Penbrook and nearby groups will be in attendance Tiny societies from other churches are invited to be present.
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New Cumberland
Christian Endeavor
Children Day Observed at Zion's Lutheran Church
In Blain Pa on Sunday evening Zion's Lutheran Church held Children’s Day with a Sunday school program titled Songs of Our King. A generous offering was taken for Tressler Orphans' Home at Loysville.
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Blain
Zion's Lutheran Church
Tressler
Loysville
Blain Union Picnic Dates Set for August 13 14
Blain Pa June 1 The Blain Picnic Association executive committee decided to hold a two day picnic at Shermans Park near Blain on Friday and Saturday August 13 14. Volunteers were urged to assist in preparations for the event.
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Blain
Blain Picnic Association
Sherman's Park
Whipping Post for Wife Beater at Hagerstown
Charles C. Neal of Hagerstown has been sentenced by Justice D. W. Doub to the whipping post for wife beating. He will receive seven lashes on the bare back as soon as Sheriff O. W. King recovers enough to carry out the sentence. Neal was arrested Sunday on drunkenness and domestic assault charges.
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Hagerstown
Charles C. Neal
D. W. Doub
Neal
O. W. King
Seven Auto Crashes Mar Holiday in Wilkes-Barre
In Wilkes-Barre Pa seven automobile accidents were reported. A touring car from Larksville carrying four men was hit by a Wilkes-Barre Railway Company car returning from a funeral. Samuel Yarish and John Shuman were ejected. Yarish in unconscious condition with skull fracture. Bertha Fenner of Larksville sustained serious chest and back injuries. Paul Block and Paul Nurnberger also collided with autos leaving Block and Nurnberger injured. Also note on same date a Brethren Church in Hagerstown Md to be dedicated. Funeral services for Isaac Lerew held in Dillsburg.
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Wilkes-Barre
Peter Shonk
Larksville
Wilkes-Barre Railway
Comany
Jacksville
Samuel Yarish
John Shuman
Shuman
Bertha Fenner
Paul Block
Paul Nurnberger
Brethren Church
New Stationery Store Opens on Third Street Harrisburg
Latimer Willis, longtime Harrisburg book and stationery figure, opens a new stationery and book store at 1209 North Third Street. He previously worked in Abram Strauss's Brooklyn shop but returns to his hometown to start his own business and rejoin a wide circle of friends.
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Latimer Willis
Harrisburg
North Thir Street
Willis
Abram Strauss
Brooklyn
Man's Jaw Shot Off Injured Italian Railroad Worker
Augusto Barone a 27 year old time keeper for Western MarylandRailroad was shot in a house in Hagerstown and his jaw blown away by fellow Italian Joseph Ivender who escaped and was captured later. Barone died not expected to live and initially refused to name his attacker.
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Hagerstown
Augusto Barone
Western Maryland Railroad Company
Roney
Joseph Lvender
Barone
Baron
Half Head Found on City Dump in Cameron Street
A portion of a man's head, about 40, with a clean crown cut and hatchet-like marks at the base, was found in a croc on the Cameron and Hamilton streets dump. Coroner Eckinger and detectives traced the head to Dr. Frank B. Kahn of Philadelphia, who had purchased it for experiments and had it removed from his yard by a garbage collector.
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Cameron
Hamilton
Eckinger
Walters
Frank B. Kahn
Philadelphia
Hold Lawrence wedding in Abbeville Pennsylvania
Special to The Teles reports Wilbur Hold wed Miss Lawrence daughter of Mrs Anthony Knadsch Lancaster at the bride’s home. Pastor E Meister of St Stephen's Lutheran Church Lancaster officiated.
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Abbeville
Horseman Dies at City Stable in Sudden Death
J. Cramer a well known local horseman aged 65 3 died suddenly at the livery stable of W E Geary where he had gone to look after his horses The death was due to heart disease superinduced by acute indigestion
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Hagerstown
Charles J. Cramer
W. E. Geary
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