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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1914
Page
5
Stoverdale notes detail a busy weekend of visitors and guests at Idylewyld cottage and nearby estates. Harrisburg families including the Runkles, W. S. Craig, the Musser and Knisely households, plus numerous young guests attended gatherings at Pine View Pine Lodge and related cottages.
Four horses perished in a barn fire on a farm one mile west of Hummelstown owned by Willard Young of Harrisburg. The barn, grain, and some farm machinery were destroyed. The Tweedy-tenanted property suffered about $5,000 in losses, partly insured.
In Waynesboro Pa on June 22 Mrs D M Ditch reports nightly thefts of young chickens from coops. A mink killed thirty seven birds by biting necks and sucking blood, tunneling through the coop floor. Fred Gallion saw the mink with nine kits near the Rock reservoir and plans to use dynamite to destroy their den.
Marietta Pa June 22. A 25 inch rattlesnake, southern variety, was killed by George Bowers after a struggle near a fountain in Harry Dugan's pigeon yard. The snake may have arrived in a railcar load of railroad ties. In nearby Dillsburg ministers plan union services from July 5 to August 30 across nine churches with rotating pastors and venues.
In Hagerstown Maryland Judge M L Leedy granted bail to Harvey B Hertzler after habeas corpus proceedings. Hertzler is charged with killing Roger M Hemphill on June 9 following a fight sparked by a joking exchange. Physicians say Hemphill died from shock.
J Miller Martin chief burgess of Ephrata aged 45 died Saturday after a long illness from a complication of diseases. He was a longtime coachmaker and served on the board of health and in the United Brethren Church, with ties to several secret organizations. Survived by his widow and daughter Miss Helen Martin.
Rapho township reports 1,444 horses and 1,686 cattle, 28,535 acres cleared, and 312 male dogs, the highest counts for a district of its size in the state. Lancaster county totals 7,432 dogs at present.
Roscoe Hammond, a Keedysville merchant, was arrested at his home by State Fire Marshal George E. Myers on a charge of attempting to burn his store where four people were sleeping above the premises in Hagerstown Maryland on June 22.
Dillsburg Pa June 22 Two years ago yesterday Mrs Joseph Harvick of Warrington township fell from a cherry tree on Ira C Myers farm breaking her back near the hips and she is still living though a helpless invalid. She was taken to Harrisburg Hospital after the accident and sent home when nothing could be done. An invalid chair was purchased for her after a subscription raised several months ago. She remains in fair health with paralysis in the lower body but no pain.
The Rev J G Stauffer of Trinity Lutheran Sunbury resigned to take effect immediately He will assume the pastorate of a Lutheran church in York Haven and relocate accordingly
Sunbury Pa June 22 Ernest Wilson 14 was dragged by a runaway horse yesterday sustaining torn ligaments above the right knee and probable fatal internal injuries.
Miscellany from Le Moyne and nearby towns on June 22 includes a miscellaneous shower for Miss Claire Reese at her Hummel Avenue home in honor of an upcoming marriage with gifts received. town notices in New Cumberland bar squibs and firearms, and an outing of box factory workers in Paxtang. a Duncannon arm injury and church choir recital at Lewisberry. birth of Bertha Irene Grissinger. and a marriage in Strasburg of Sophia Groff to Henry Schroeder with a Paradise church ceremony.
In Hagerstown Pa on June 22 three Pennsylvania couples wed. Edna L. Shaver of Cove and Frank L. Mountz of Mechanicsburg were married at the First Baptist Church Parsonage by Rev B K Thomas. Nettie Myers of Goodyear and Oliver D. Cline of Idaville wed at the same church with Rev E K Thomas officiating. May Jarrett and Charles TM Coutner of Lewistown were united at Trinity Lutheran Church Parsonage by Rev Dr J S Simon.
Survivors of Conrad Kresge who died 115 years ago awarded the contract for a commemorative monument. It will depict the father with an ax at a tree and the Indian in ambush. Erection planned at Effort, Pa, at the next Kresge reunion.
Funeral services were held for Palmer Stevenson 27 at his father Frank Stevenson’s North Market Street home after a lingering tuberculosis illness. He moved from Harrisburg with his parents a year ago. Mrs Henry Kulp aged 152 died on her birthday after a long Mennonite Church fellowship. Charles B Moyer 78 died of heart trouble while visiting his son Harry in Selinsgrove, survived by three sons and a daughter-in-law.
Mechanicsburg Pa hosts a summer Chautauqua July 16 to 22 with Mrs Emily Farrow Gregory as superintendent Russell Haltom leads the tent crew and Marie S Bender is junior leader Lectures concerts and motion pictures occupy daily program including topics on Dixie Dunbar and the New National Conscience and notable speakers Rabbi Wise and William Squire Kenyon Local civic and cultural figures participate in the week long series of lectures readings and performances
Lewistown Pa June 22 The first annual Mifflin county convention of the Patriotic Order Sons of America drew members from Lewistown Yeagertown Belleville and McVeytown. J Harry Saxton gave welcome. B K Scott and District Attorney Aikens spoke after the parade in the courthouse.
Walter Bower a 10 year old of Sunbury sustained a broken arm when a routine rescue of a baby sparrow from cats went wrong. He was climbing a tree near his home in Sunbury on June 22 to place the sparrow in safety.
Sunbury Pennsylvania reports Raymond F. London and Ruth Saunders eloped to Hagerstown Maryland and were married there. Ruth Saunders is the daughter of Mr and Mrs H F Saunders of Northumberland.
Weak digestion can cause stomach fermentation and gas that presses the heart leading to fear of heart trouble. Dr Williams Pink Pills tonify digestion and build up blood and nerve force, improving appetite and vigor. Free books offered. pills sold in drug stores.
Many big friends are among our small depositors with accounts started at a dollar and grown through weekly small sums. The East End Bank at Thirteenth and Howard streets promotes thrift through regular saving, while Schmidt Florist at 813 Market Street showcases fresh flowers, corsages, and blooming plants ordered quickly.
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