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I i i GETTYSBURG COMPILER, WEDNESDAY, JUNE :0. 1919. SNAPPING LIFE'S STRINGS INFANTS OF TENDER AGE TO THOSE OVER FOUR SCORE. Some Residents in the County and Others are Well Known Here Join the Majority. MRS.

MARGARET O. THOMAS, widow of the late William Thomas, died in Strabau township, on Thursday, June 16th, aged 79 yeare, 4 months and 1 day. The funeral took place on Monday of last week with interment at Pines church. Her husband died 25 vears ago and she leaves one daughter, Mrs. J.

I. Staley of bear Hunterstown, with whom she lived. She is survived by two brothers. Rev. W.

W. Van Oradel of Great Falls, Montana, and Fletcher Van Orsdel, of the same State. The former has been prominently connected with Montana Methodism for the past 40 years, and recently visited friends in this county. MRS. ANNA MARY STRAUSBAUGH, wite of John C.

Strausbaugb, died 10 Union townsbip on June 21st, of dropsy, after a seven week's illness, aged 54 years, 3 months and 25 days. She was born in York county. lived a number of years in Hanover and ten years ago moved to Union township. The funeral was held last Friday, interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Hanover.

She leaves besides her husband ten children, Mrs. Elmer King, Mre. F. A. Shindledecker and Francis Hanover, Mrs.

Vincent Weaver and Augustus of C'uion townsbip, John G. of Baltimore, Ambrose of Parkville, Mary, Anna and Joseph at home. MRS. ANNIE SHANEFELTER, wife of Clinton Shavefelter, died near Littlestown on last Wednesday after a year's illness from chronic peritonitis. aged I 40 years.

The funeral was held Friday, interment in Catholic Cemetery, Littlestown. She is survived by her husband, three children and several brothers and sisters. SARAH MATILDA BEECHER, widow of Samuel Beecher, died at Altoona on June 20th of exhaustion, aged 85 yrs. 1 month and 10 days. She formerly lived at Beechersville, this county.

DENNIS WEIGLE, oldest sou of Mr. and Mrs. W. C'. Weigle, of near Biglerville, died June 10th 10 Denver.

after a two years illness of tuberculosis, aged about 26 years. He had lived in Colorado for about six years. The body was brought to Biglerville and! funeral held an June 17th, interwent in Biglerville cemetery, He is survived by his parents, five sisters and four brothers, Mrs. Johu Bream, of near Biglerville, Mrs. Milton Bream, of York Springs, Grace, Edith.

Ruth. Harry, Walter, Freeman and Paul at home. DRS. KATHERINE B. BEARD.

wife of M. L. Beard, pastor of the Luther. an church at Thurmont, died June of Brights disease, aged 50 years. Her' death was comparatively sudden.

Although she had not been in good health for the past several months her condition was not considered serious until a day or two before her death. The funeral services were conducted by Dr. Chas. E. Reinewald, of Em-! mitsburg, interment at Middletown.

She leaves besides her husband five daughters and two sons, among former Mrs. Carl Mumford, of Littlestown. She is survived by her mother, three brothers and one sister, Rev. Geo. Bowers, of Winchester, and Rev.

John C. Bowers, of Baltimore, graduates of Gettysburg College and Seminary here, Dr. Pascal Bowers of Philadelphia and Mrs. Leila Groves, wife of Dr. Charles Groves of the Col- umbia University, N.

Y. MRS. ELMIRA S. HULL, widow of Jeremiah H. Hull, of Harrisburg, formerly of Idaville, died on June 11th, in Woman's Hospital, Philadelphia.

The body was taken to Harrisburg and interment made in Mt. Zion C'emtery, Goodyear, Pa. She was thought to be recovering when an unlooked for coudition set in and proved fatal. MOSES DEARDORFF died in Wash-' ington township, York county on June 17th, aged about 80 years. Interment was made in the Barrens cemetery.

He leaves a wife, sister of Lewis Detter, of East Berlin. EMANUEL OVERHOLTZER died at his home pear Taneytown on Juue 17, aged 83 years, 1 month and 23 days. one of the oldest citizens of his com-: munity. He had been paralyzed since April 12th. The funeral was on Mouday of last week, intermeut in Taneytown Lutheran cemetery.

He was 3 native of Adams county and leaves a widow who was Miss Sarah S. Jacobs and eleven children, eight living in Maryland and three in the West. He is survived by these brothers. miah Overnoltzer of Freedom town-: snip, William and Samuel, of Iowa. WILLIAM KENNEDY.

son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy of hear Wiermau's mill, died of scarlet fever, June 19th, aged about 6 years. JOHN LAWRENCE STORM, infant son of Mr. and Mrs.

Cletus Storw, of Dear Irishtown, Oxford towuship, died June 22ud, aged 2 montus and day. REV. DR. ADOLPH SPAETI! one of the most prominent clergymen in this country died suddenly in Philadelphia last Saturday evening in his 72nd year. He was born in Germany and; was graduated from University of Tubingen in 1861 and came to this try at once.

He was the leader of the General Council of the Lutheran, Church in this country having been president of the General Council from 1880 to 1908. He was given his degree of D.D. by University of Pennsylvania in 1875 and the same year LL.D. by Muhlenberg College. He was twice married, his second wife being Harriet Reynolds Krauth.

daughter of the late Dr. C. P. Krauth, a son of Dr. Krauth, president of Gettysburg College and a brother of Miss Sallie Krauth of this place.

Dr. Spaeth is survived by his widow and seven children four by first marriage and three by the last marriage. Fourth of July Victims. Health Commissioner Dixon is planning to fight lives of poor children of Pennsylvania who may be in danger of tetanus by distributing antitetanus serum free of charge to such needy ones as may be injured by plosives on July 4. The danger of tetanus from explosive wounds is very great.

as the appalling sacrifice of lives in the past shows. If promptly after wound is received the injury is treated with the serum the danger of lock-jaw is warded off. Ine serum can be obtained at 42 points on application of a physician certifying that it is for the use of an indigent case. The nearest points to Gettysburg are stores of A. H.

Lafean York. and E. Z. Gross, Harrisburg. Queer Freak of Lightning.

During the late severe electrical storm on Monday of last week the lightning played a queer freak at the property of Hiram J. Reager, Cumberland township. Striking in the ground in front of wagon shed. it went through the shed plowing a deep furrow the entire length of the building. Then turning sharply it came back through the shed and 1 struck the ling pole of a new wagon.

breaking it coupin two and tearing the tongue completely off. Going into the ground again it disappeared. No fire resulted and nothing in the shed was damaged except the new wagon. Mostly Excitement A man was seen to go into barn of Edward Swope, East Middle street last Saturday evening. A neighbor saw the man enter and called to Swope family.

Franklin Swope, the son ran to barn and man ran out and running against the boy knocked him over. Edward Swope got a gun and fired several shots but the man was going as fast as his legs could carry him. Of course the shots and incident created excitement in the neighborhood. Killed on W. M.

R. R. Frank Cumberland aged 25 years, brought to this county when a small bor from a Philadelphia orphan's home, and residing in vicinity of Fairfield, was killed by Western Maryland freight train about midnight Saturday. He was walking from Fairfield to ginia Mills and was intoxicated when he started for the latter place. He horribly mangled.

The body was not found until Sunday morning. An inquest exonerated the railroad. The remains were taken in charge by Steward Sheely of Almshouse and buried in the graveyard there. He had no known relatives. N.

G. P. Visitors On last Thursday officials of the National Guard visited Gettysburg in company with representatives of the Reading Railway Company. In the party were Adjutant General Thomas J. Stewart, Major General Wendall P.

Bowman, General J. C. Corvell, Major L. V. Rausch, Major Frank Waters, and of the Reading officials A.

T. Dice and R. J. Stackhouse. After visiting the N.

G. P. Camp site as also the Regular camp they left the evening of the same dav. Sentence Commuted The Board of Pardons has commut-: ed the sentence of James Pittenturf of eight years from April 20, 1905. so that his commuted term will expire July 29.

1910. The sentence of J. M. Claybaugh for three years from May 2. 1908, is commured and will expire August 22, 1910.

Lawn Fete. The Civic League of Cashtown will give a "Lawn Fete" in Cashtown OD next Saturday evening, July 2. 'There will be ice cream and other good things to eat. The Civic League have been planting trees on school ground and in other ways adding to the beauty of their town. Larger Seminary Course The Lutheran educator in session Harrisburg las- weak passed a roques the Theological Seminary Board- to add another year to the three course in ail seminaries.

Their action will be submitted to variots seminary boards for action. Alcohol to Children Ask your doctor how often he prescribes an alcoholic stimulant for children. He will probably say, "Very, very rarely. Children do not need stimulaling." Ask him how fion he prescribe: a tonic for them. He will probably as ver.

Cry, Then ask him about Ayer's a tonic for the young. Follow his advice. 7 fur: Lowell, Mass. The great rule of health "Daly movemenl 0: the Ask your doctor if this is not so. Then ask him about Ayer's Pills.

Sold for nearly sixty years. 3 40 9 MORE JUNE MARRIAGES. 'The two dozen marriages lu our last issue has not exhausted supply of marriages for the mouth weddings. The firet to be recorded however, oue that took place in winter, but after being successfully kept a secret was only announced June. -Prof.

Dale Crunkleton, Principal of the countlestown schools and Miss Anna LeFevre, teacher of the Grammar school in same place, were married Washington, D. January 22ud, the Reformed church which Rev, Dr. John M. Sebick, pastor President Roosevelt was a member. The announcement of the marriage was made last week.

The groom bride had been previously reelected their schools in Littlestown. bride aud groom are vu a honeymoon trip and are visiting Wayuesboro and other cities and expected to returu to Littlestown week where a reception will be dered them. The aunouncement their marriage was a great surprise. The groom is a native of Greencastle and went to Littlestown last September as Principal as the suecessor Prof. W.

A. Burgoon, of Gettysburg. BERG RIDER. MeSherryetown and Hanover was treated last week the escapade of two children who came brides. Two young men, min Berg and Richard Shultz, been playing in a vaudeville circuit Penneylvania and appeared in ver on June 16th, 17th and 18th.

met Miss Stella Mi. Wildasin aged of Hanover and Miss Genevieve daughter Sylvester Rider, of McSberrystown. The were chums the where the young men were performing. Op Saturday night, Juue they attended the last performance and ou Sunday took train for more. Shultz and Miss Wildasin ing married In Annapolis and and Miss Rider in Baltimore.

Mrs. Wildasin receiving a card her daughter announcing her riage, went to Baltimore and Schultz arrested and both parties taken into custody. But charges against the grooms were withdrawn by the parents of both the brides they returned to their homes their grooms. -Oscar G. brecht and Miss Daisy V.

Earp, of Hagerstown. were married on 21st, in Hagerstown, and spent part their honeymoou with the groom's parents at Abbottstown. On June Anna M. Myers of Hanover and M. Gulden.

of Philadelphia. son Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gulden, of ilton township, were married at parsonage of Rev. Geo.

N. Lauffer, Oxford. JONES June alst, Boiling Springs, Charles Jones, Shippensburg and Miss Jennie Brown of Gettysburg. June Hanover, by Rev. Fatber Huber, George Hartman, son of Mrs.

Amanda Hartman, of Sell's Station and A. Katie Myers, daughter of Mr. Mrs. John N. Myers, of Hanover.

-On Monday at over, in DI. E. church, by Rev. George W. Faus, William J.

Stoner, son Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stoner of Sells Station, this county, and Emma J. Herr of Hanover.

were attended by bride's brother wife. Mr. and Mrs. E. S.

Chenoweth Harrisburg. They went on a ding trip to Atlantic City. -There was a demonstration of hot water apparatus at the Gettysburg Gas Co. office last week and Mrs. Rupp won the Humphrey heater was given away.

young shepherd came on Monday of last week to premises of Rev. Wm. Hooper, Confederate Avenue. The owner the dog can obtain him by calling there for him, proving property paying for this advertisement. it a Pinch use Allen's Foot-Ease The autiseptic powder to shake your shoes.

It cures hot, tired, ing, swollen. sweating' feet, makes walking easy. Takes sting out of corns and bunions. Over 30,000 testimonials. Sold everywhere, cts.

Don't accept any substitute. THE MARKETS. Prices at the Gettysburg warehouse corrected weekly by C. M. Wolf.

Per Good Wheat Corn Rye Oats RETAIL PRICES. Per Wheat Bran $1.20 Corn and Oats Chop Middlings Red Middlings Timothy hay Rye chop Baled straw Cottonseed Meal Per Flour $5.50 Western flour Per Wheat $1.15 Corn Western oats Badger feed 1 Shoemaker Stock feed PRODUCE AT WHOLESALE. Butter firm, good demand, 20c. print; eggs, market firm, fowl, spring chickens 16 alves 6 to 7 cts. PRODUCE AT RETAIL.

Eggs 20e per dozen butter 28c pound Western Maryland R.R. recorded the is, mid- 1u L. LitR. 10 by of ex- and to briated are this teuof to to beBenja- have in They 16 Rider, girls show 18tb, Baltibe- Berg from Dialhad were and with Goboth June of 21st, Chas. of Hamthe at of 16th, Miss and Han- of near Miss They and a that dog the West of and i into and the Bu 90) 70 60 45 100 BARGAINS For This Week.

Men's 50c Dress Shirts 37 1-2c. 25 dozen Men', Dress Shirts, good quality. full size. fast colors. worth bargain 37 1-2c.

Ladies' Low Shoes. worth 51.75. bargain $1.22. Ladies' and Men'. Low Shoe-.

worth 52.00. bargain: $1.44. $2.50 and 52.75 Ladies MenShoes, bargain Men's Low Shoes Goodyear welt. hand sewed. gun mettle.

patent leather and tan. every pair good gratitude. worth $3.50 and 54.00. bargain $2.59. Straw Hat, Greatly Reduced.

IOC kind of Shoe Polish bargain at 7c. Men's Dress and Work Shirts, worth bargain 25c. Lewis E. Kirssin 31 Baltimore Gettysburg, Penna. Trains leave Gettysburg dally Sunday as follows: except 3.05 a.

m. for Baltimore, Hanover and York and all intermediate points. 10.03 a. for Fairfield, Hagerstown Waynesboro. Chambersburg.

Han COCK, Cumberland. Elkins and all points westward. 1 w. for Hanover. York and luter-.

mediate points. 3.10 p.m. tor Baltimore. and all points. Hanover.

York 6 17 p. m. for York, Hanover and intermediate poiute. also Baltimore. 6.43 p.

m. for B. H. Div. Point: to Highfield.

also Hagerstown, Waynes and boro, Hancock Chambersburg, Shippensburg, Sunday trains arrive at Gettysburg at 3.55 a. and 1 at 7 22 York and intermediate points. 6 17 for F. m. at 10.35 a.

m. and leave at 5.40 p. for York and intermediate points. 5.50 p. m.

for New Hanover, Balti. more and intermediate points. 4. Robertson. F.

M. Howell, V. P. Gen. Mgr.

G. P. A.i SHERIFF'S SALE. In pursuance of a writ of fieri suing facias isout Court of Common Pleas of Adam: County, and to we directed, will be exposed public sale on Saturday, the dav of July, 1910. at 2 o'clock 10 the of afternoon Get usburg at the Court House in the Borougb lowing Adams county Pa, the tolreal estate.

V12 A TRACT OF LAND situated in lin township, Adams Pa. county. 03 the old York road. known as the Brough Hotel Peter property. adjoining 03.

Adam Soultz, Brough'; Heirs. M. Miller, Wm Cullison. J. P.

Soner, Harvey Deardortt, and Wash Beesecker, containing 149 1-4 acres of land, more or less, improved with two houses. one being a two-story stone house and one a two-story frame barns 1 hog peu, spring house. 2 house, orchards, running water, well and spring of water. Seized and taken into execution as the property of Harrison Brough, Charlotte Brough, et al. and to be sold by me.

ELIAS FISSEL. Sheriff Ten per cent of the purchase all money upon sales by the sheriff must be paid over immediately after the property is struck the or, upon failure to comply therewith, property will be put again for sale. Sheriff office Gettysburg. Pa. June 17.

'10. STRABAN TWY. ROAD ACCT. W'm. D.

Brown: in account with J. F. March, J. W. Frommeye: ani Ja3 F.

Bell, supervisors of Straban the ending March 1910. year OP. Bal. from 1209 $393.88 Hotel license, 2 147.00 Duplicate Rocd. from State 417.55 Loans from bank 300.00 Lous J.

975.00 $4735.36 CP. Labor $1644.03 Material 156.18 Abatement on wagons 20.57 Abatement, water trougas Abt. tax, June 1st, 04.35 rations 15.61 Errors and Snow shoveling Machinery Int. 01 loans Secretary's pay 22.0) Auditors pay L. pay 05.44 Pub.

account 4.50 Outstanding tax 023.2: $3533.72: Due tow 1209.64 $4726.36 We, the undersigned auditors of Straban township, have examined the above accounts and find them correct, WEANER CASHMAN PAUL MASAMORE Auditors. MAY 29th. 1910. PEOPLES' BENEFACTOR The undersigned is doing more for the people than the Carnegies and the Rockefellers. He has bought recently 5 Weaver organs, retail price $60, and has sold them all but one for $25 each.

Bought a number of cases of York Champion shoes, retail everywhere at $2.50 and sold them at $2.10, saved the buyer 40 cents on every pair. Sold 800 lbs. of nice rice 7 lbs. for 25 cents. Bought a new hominy mill for will sell it for $25 cash; this is a snap for some person having an Bought a pair of $12.00 Red Carrier Pigeons and will now sell the young ones at $2 per pair.

White Homers $4 per pair, we will now sell $1 pair. 600 yds nice gingham 5 cts. per yard. We now have 2 case of the new patent 5-gal. cans at $2 Farmers, we will give you one of these! cans filled with oil for $1.75.

cans in sured for many years. Come and see this public benefactor. Any one desiring to buy store building and contents, total valuation $3500 -can be bought for $2000 cash. S. S.

W. HAMMERS PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Cleanars and In 2111 flag the hair. Promotes 3 lox ora int growth. Never Fails to Restore Gray Hor to ata Youth Color. Cure: Acaip 3 falling.

Ac, and $10 0) at Dru Pennsylvania Railroad AEROPLANE RACES AVIATION WEEK AT ATLANTIC CITY It is not a far cry back to "Darius Green and his Ayiu' machine" when aerial navigation was considered impossible. To-day Atlantie City in preparing fo: a great Aviation Meet from July 2 to tr. when three of the greatest flyers of the modern world will demon trate their mastery of the air. Glenn H. Curtis-, the holde: of the world's record for speed fly daily from July 4 to m.

will E. Brookin- who hold, the record for high flying, will give exhibitions from July 7 to I1 in a Wright aeroplaze. is the first contest between the Wright and This Curtiss machines. It is also expected that Charles K. Hamilton, the great long distance aviator, will be present and race from July 7 to Ir.

There will be prize erents each day, including a fifty -mile flight over a five mile circular course, and prize high flying, July 7 to 11. directly over the beach front and ocean. The Pennsylvania Railroad i is the direct route to Atlantic City, and excursion tickets are on sale from all points. Connections are made in Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, with trains over the Delaware River Bridge, all-rail route. THE QUALITY SHOP Where we please with our Tailorings when others fail.

You are sure of having well fitting, snappy garments when you leave your order with us, and at moderate prices. We are selling at COST just now some very nobby Spring Shoes Oxfords Our Spring HABERDASHERY will tempt you. SELIGMAN McILHENNY DO YOU KNOW? If You Don't You Ought to Know, That the Boston Shoe Repair has opened a Shoe Repair Shop in the MISHLER BUILDING, Opp. Eagle Hotel. Have your shoes repaired while you wait.

Old shoes made to look like new. We save you money. Customers shoes shined free. Boston Shoe Repair 46 Chambersburg Opposite Eagle Hotel. 1.50 1.50 1.40) 1.10 1.60 50 1.90 bbl.

at 6.50 bu. FOR SUMMER COMFORT 1 COOK WITH GAS CHEAPEST, SAFEST, CLEANEST, QUICKEST WAY. GETTYSBURG In These Hot Summer Days Why not get rid of the heat, labor and dirt of the hot Stove. The Gas Stove will do the Work for the same money and one can be comfortable about it. Gas Stoves for $8 and upwards can be bought on the Installment Plan $3 down and a month GAS CO.

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