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NEWS TIMES AND TELEGRAM Morning ALL THE NEWS, ALL THE TIME Evening FLEETWOOD WANTS CLEAN ALLEYS Board of Health; to Take Steps Against the Defective Thoroughfares FLEETWOOD, June 13. The Board of Health met in monthly session In the council chamber with President Aliiah Schlegel in the chair and Secretary Chas. H. Daily, recorded the minutes. All members were present except Dr.

Mat tern, who was unable to attend. A number of complaints as to a few alleys not up to the standard the secretary was notified to call the attention of the offenders. The expenditures for the evening amounted to $14.50 and receipts $25, which was appropriated by council. The various tennis which will conduct the campaign for the sale of tickets for the chautauqua which will be held in town beginning bat urdav. June 22 to 26.

met in the of fi'ce of the Fleetwood Metal Body Works and formulated plans fo: the conduction of the campaign. The town was divided into sec tions and these together with out lying territory and town will bi thoroughly canvassed. The booster! have made all arrangements to cover the outside districts in auto mobiles and will be accompanied by a band of fifteen men. when they will distribute, literature and make short stops at different pjaces en fnDtc and make short addresses. Th ticket sellers will sell tickets while the band plays.

This body of men will move promptly at 2 p. m. from the Hotel Fleetwood. The adult ticket sell at $2, plus 20 cents war tax. There will be big features in music, amotis them being the famous Kilties Band of Canada, the Fisher Sniff Concert Company.

Mr. and Mrs. Winters unrl the Hawaiian singers and play ers. The lectures are especially strong men. as Ralph Farlette, Wallace Bruce Omsbary, J.

Franklin t. 'a very will deliver them. Dr. Albert, Wiggain will be the principal war lecturer, speaking on "Over Here and Over There." Personals Miss Ella Fink, of near town, is spending 'a week with 1he family of Mr. and Mrs.

Morris Fink, at Frush Valley. The Fleetwood Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 held a special meeting on Tuesday evening at their hall, with President C. A.

Miller "In the chair and C. H. Adam acted as secretary in place of L. M. Scheiry, who was engaged at the meeting of the Board of Health.

The meeting was called on account of the floor which gave way where the chemical truck is located. The Siren electric Are alRrm will be given a test every Saturday at 12 noon. BOWMANSVILLE ROWMAXSVILLE, June 13. Het tie Annnee Hornberger), wife of John Trostle, died at 9.05 p. m.

at her home near this place. She had been ill a long time with liver trou ble. Her age was 55. Besides the husband, these children rematn: Elmer, Wayne and Annie, all at home. The surviving brothers and sisters are Miller Hornberger, near Bow mansville; William Hornberger, Gei gertown; Frank Hornberger, Fogels ville; Mrs.

Emma Hoshour, Adams town. Funeral, Saturday. SCHUBERT SCHUBERT, June 18. The following were Jocal visitors to Fairelde, a. village located in liaJ mile east of this place: Mr.

and iMrs. Adam Faust and sons Raymond and Van en, of Fairview; Mr. and Mrs. Adam Wagner, of Garfield; Mr. and Mri.

Cyrus C. Hlester, of Mt, Aetna; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fix and son Robert, of Reading: Mr. and Mrs.

George Wagner, of Mfflhrsvllle. Wallace again secured employment In the factory. Hiram Wagner, X. D. Keher and wife, Monroe and BernJce Baiter, Mr.

and lire. McKinley Baiter attended the conference of the i.Miureh of the Brethren at Hershey. Fred Wagner, who fa stationed at Camp Meade, paid a ahort visit to the family of iis parents, Mr. arxl Mrs. Tliram Wagner.

This was the tltird visit he made here since stationed at the camp. W. P. Brown killed a rattlesnake having 13 rattles. Jamee A.

Marburger and family. Eiia." Swauas and family visited the fa.mllv of Vt. F. Snyder, who resides on the Christ'man (farm in Upper Tulpehocken, Ella K. Strauss received a letter from ilils son Oscar, who is in the army, stationed somewhere in England.

EnLwIn O. Marburger arod family, of Rp.hr ersburg, Mr. and Mrs. Norton Krick of. Four Points.

Wallace Emerich and family, Mrs. Kmerich, Thomas Heninger, Earl Mcjrgs and Cora Heagy visited the family of C. Hennlnger. Howard C. Heagy was at Womelsdorf registering on age.

Herbert Klene, of Hamlin, visited a number of friends here. George Pciffer and family, of Temple, Visited Francis Troutman and sisters OAKBRO0K OAKBHOOK, Jun 13. Mr. nd Mrs. Famuol Clark, of Radlng, vlsite.t the for wr't brother, Charles Clark and family, on Holland avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kurtz, daughters. Mary.

Helen ana Sarah, visited relatives iTKl frieruls at Tuckrton. The strawberry festival which was held liy Calvary Baptist Church at thin plaoe, wan largely attended and a neat sum was realiezd. Mr. and Mr. Edward Giles, eon Edward, r.f Rending, were Mie jrueats of Jasper Hheeier and family, redding on Lancaster avenue Mrs.

Keuher, Royer has returned to hr home at Mauneter. Lancaster County, after spending: wrme time with her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Graybtll, of Iancastnr avenue Mrs. Richard I. Beohtel and daughter, Ma, paid a visit to Benjamin Houser and family, at Reading.

Gneita and family, of Reading tnoved hito a house, on Grace street. Mr. and Mrs. Grsybill, daughter JDorrrthea. and son 'Royer, called on relatives at ShilUlntTUm.

BOWERS BOWERS. June 13. The strawberry and Ice cream festival held by the Trlnltv Lutheran Sunday aobool was a success and Slat was realized. The Free Ha.ll Union Sunday school will hold its neneral strawberry and ice cream festival June 22. The famous Citizens' (Hand, of Tootun, will enliven the occasion, 'fhe aohool will hold its annual picnic August 10 at the Hantsch Pnrk.

Chriet Reformed Sunday school will hold its strawberry festival June A number of local people Paid visits to eoldiera at the Allntown Fair Grounds tntt Sunday. I MANYGIFTS AT A WEDDING Fredericksville Reception Follows the Cambler Hilbert Ceremony FREDERICKS VILLE, June 12. Levi son of Daniel and Emma Gambler, and Minnie, daughter of Frank and Leanda Hilbert, of this place, were married at the 'Lutheran parsonage of Rev. W. H.

Kline, at Topton. A reception was held at homes of both parents and the couple were the recipients of presents from the following; Table cloths, Amandus Reppert, Harvey Lesher, William Gambler, Horace Kaiser, Albert Miller; two "dishes and nursing bottle, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Frey: towels, Greely F.

Rohrbach; pitcher, Albert Miller; pitcher and two dishes, May me Hilbert; half dozen knives and forks, William Reinet; half dozen knives and forks, "Mrs. Horace Kaiser; half dozen glasses, Mrs. Greely F. Rohrbach; half dozen glasses, Edith Rohrbach;" nursing bottle, Bryan dozeji tin pie iel Gambler; half dozen dinner plate, Fianmi S. Hess; two cups, two plates, bowl, Lydia S.

Hess; sugar bowl and cream Jug, Alvin Day; glusswate, Milton Day; clothesline, Henry H. Rohrbach; bureau cover, J. W. platter. Mrs.

Wilson Gambler; pitcher and six glasses, Mrs. Edwin Mengel; two towels, Mrs. Hetty Frey; two towels, Mrs. Orlando F. Rohrbach; two towels, Mrs.

Charles Moyer; two towels, Harry Simkowitz: money, Benjamin F. Rohrbach. The couple were serenaded by a calithumpian band. David Sterner, who will be S9 next month, has moved with his daughter, Mrs. Hetty Bush, from Reading, where he spent the last ten years with his son, Alfred tSerner.

Manns B. Reinert lost a valuable horse by death. The animal was insured. Alvin Kline put up an ornamental wire fence along the road in front of his house, tenanted by his son in law, Albert Miller. House Improvements The house on the farm of Aaron Kline is receiving a coat of cement.

Aaron Kline has the contract. Aaron Schnabel, of Iongswamp, received the contract to plaster the rooms in the new house of Alfred L. Kemp. The partial eclipse of the sun on last Saturday afternoon was ob served by many persons. John H.

Frey, dfrover, held sale of cows and shoats. John Reese sold his household goods at public auction. ELVERSON EL VERS ON, June 13. Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Ackley are entertaining relatives from Allentown. Miss Florence Gable is visiting relatives in Tonghkenamon. Rev. and Mrs. L.

R. Dout attended a ministerial meetiitg at Charles town this weke. Mr. and Mrs. Ardelle Boyer, of Reading, visited relatives in this place over Sunday.

Miss Emma Henning is visiting friends in Virginia. The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. Church held a meeting on Wed nesday afternoon. It was opened by the president, Mrs.

J. C. Denglcr. Regular business was transacted fol lowed by the election of officers which resulted in the old officers being unanimously re elected. Meetings will be suspended until September.

GEIGERTOWN GEIGERTOWN, June IS. El wood Mock, who is stationed at Fort Terry, N. was homo on a 11 day furlough, visiting Mr. and Mrs. B.

F. Zeiders, with whom he lived before enlisting. Mr. Mock has been in the service seven months and was confined to a hospital for three months. During his illness his company' was sent to France and he has been transferred to another company.

He likes army life and is enjoying good health since his dis charge from the hospital. THE READING NEWS TWO KILLED BY BOYERTOWN TRAIN Driver of Auto Truck and Companion Hit at New Berlinville Bladen Ernes, driver of S. S. Koons' big truck, and bis. companion, Carl Good, were struck and' killed on the crossing at New Berlinville by passenger train No.

6, one mile north of Boyertown, at 10.45 yesterday. The train was enroute to Boyertown and the truck driven by the former was enroute to Zions ville with a load of empty barrels. Thomas Moyer, living, near the station said he heard the train blow its whistle one mile away. It is supposed that the noise of the engine of the truck prevented the driver from hearing the whistle. The body of young Good was found on the pilot of the engine, with his head and face smashed.

Ernes' body was ground to pieces, his head being severed from his body, parts of his body being strewn along the tracks. The engine was somewhat damaged. The steps were torn away from the tender. The train, it Is said, was late and was running faster than usual. The truck was a 25 horse power, owned by S.

Koons, of Boyertown. Father Was Killed by Auto Truck Carl Good was the son of Hayes Good, who was also killed by a Republic truck, November 26, 1915, at Stonersville. Ernes was 22 years of age, the son of Calvin Ernes, residing on Philadelphia avenue, Boyertown. Good is survived by his mother, Sallie Good. It was reported that the crash was heard a mile away by Morris Johnson, at Johnson's Mill.

L0BACHSV1LLE LOBACHSVILLE, June 13 A dedication for a service flag will be held in St. Paul's Lobachville church on Sunday, June 16, at 2 o'clock. Having boys in U. S. service.

Sunday school will meet at 1 o'clock. The following were guests of William Shade and family: Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Youse and son, Arthur; Mrs. Abraham Reitnauer, all of Friedens burg; Mrs.

John Latshaw, Congo; Mrs. Jacob Bahr, Gabelsville, and Lewis Angstadt. of this place. Mr. and Airs.

William Rohrbach. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Crist and son John, Mis8 Marie Crist, all df Reading, were, entertained by Mr. and Mrs.

D. M. Reinert. S. A.

Brown was in Reading, on business. Isaac Bahr, of the Coal Regions, was here. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, Haas and children, Mrs.

Ed. Trout, all of Pleasantville, were here the guest of Roger Trout and family. Mr. and Mrs. Osurn Heydt and children, Jacob and Paul, took a spin on their brand new motorcycle.

Sallie Weidner, of this place, who was sick is up and about again. The young folks of this place attended the ice cream festival held at Oley. Clarence Yoder, of. Camp Lee, Virginia, was here on a furlough visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Manias Yoder. HENNINGSVILLE HENN IXGSVILLE, June 18. Fred A. Webb, proprietor of the local hotel, held a flag raising. Wilson Sarlg, of Temple, delivered an address.

He seemed to have a message for everylwdy. He told of the real origin and full meaning of the flag. He explained America's entrance into the war and how our American boys are doing their "all," not any more their "bit;" also telling that Alexander, Napoleon and Caesar were sculptured in the walls of the city of Berlin, the threo greatest military leaders that ever lived. He said that the Ka'ser himself has spent much time in studying these men and has been trying to teach all Germany that other nations were jealous of her and that they would have to dominate the while world in order to keep In the line of progress, etc. His address lasted for about an hour and a half.

Prey's Citizen Band, of Kutztown played "The Star Span gled Banner." Lizzie Will and Elda Ieiser were in Reading. Cyrus Webb, of Kutztown visited his brother, Fred Webb and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Blttenbender, of New Berlinville, visited Aaron Rohrbaoh and Ma nonh I.eeser and family.

Dr. Charles R. Fox was graduated from the Jeffoson Medical College, Philadelphia, a few weeks a.o. He will leave for the Allentown Hospital on Friday, where he will he under Dr. Sohaeffer.

Jacob Watson and family, George Funk, John Fonstermacher and a host of others of Heading were in town, recently spending the day in William B. Fox's grove. MIKE AND IKE THEY LOOK ALIKE POTTSTOWN STARTS GARBAGE SYSTEM War Correspondents' League Formed to Write to Soldiers POTTSTOWN, June 13. Potts town Town Council at a meeting arranged for the systematic collection of garbage until January 1, 1920. The contract price is to be $125 per month and the contractor will furnish a bond.

War Correspondents Meet The" "War Correspondents' Lea gue" of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church held si most enjoyable meeting at the home of.Fred H. Keiser, Third and Hanover streets. The is composed of 40 men of the Emmanuel congregation and was formed by Rev. Dr. I.

B. Kurtz, the pastor, for the purpose of writing letters to the boys from Emmanuel Church and Sunday School who are in the army and navy service of their country. Each boy whether in camp or in action receives two letters per month from one of the members of the league. Last evening the various members present read replies to their letters. Needless to state they were very interesting indeed.

Last evening the league had as their guests the ladies. A most enjoyable social time was enjoyed. Attend Woddiiuc of Former Totis tnvn Man. A number of Pottstown persons attended the wedding of Charles Heintz, a former Pottstown man. In WKt.mnnt n.

J. Tlie bride was Miss Stella Carey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Carey. The event took place in the Westmont Grace Baptist Church.

The bridegroom is a son of the late Henry and Mary Heintz, of this borough. Miss Amelia Klink Miss Charlotte Yerger and Mrs. Charles Boyer, of this borough, attended the wedding. Heads Committee Dr. Joseph W.

Cook, a former Pottstown man and son of the late. S. Edgar Cook, of this borough, has been selected by the American Com mittee for Armenian and Syrian Re lief t0 head the Commission, until Dr. Henry Pratt Jusson, president of the University of Chicago, ar rives later. WEST READING WEPT RTTATMXO.

June 13. Children's Dsy observed in Bethany Lutheran Sunday School on Sunday at 2 p. when the service. 'Day of Glndness" wns rendered by the school. Recitations were given by several children of the main and primary departments.

An address was made by the pastor, Rev. W. O. Laub. Austin Shaner presided at the orgnn and Miss Elsie Smith, of the primary department, at the piano.

The decorations consisted of cut flowers and a large sign "Children's Day" spelled out, in daisies. A strawberry and ice cream festival will be held at the church Wednesday evening, June 19, under the auspices of the Ladles' Aid Society. Orson N. Rltzman, of Reading, will deliver a patriotic address at 8.30 p. m.

PINE GROVE PIXEGROVE, June 13. Mrs. Sa lena Sarge (nee Sheidy), daughter of Elmira and the late Daniel Sheidy, died at the family home on North Main stret, following a brief illness of neuralgia of the heart. She was aged 58 years: Two children survive. WORLD'S GREATEST (Continued from First Page.) were grown Up boys, and these seemed quite as excited as the juveniles.

"Haven't missed seeing a circus come in for going on forty years, and don't intend to spoil my record now," said a man whose hair had long since turned gray. "I recollect when we used to go to the edge of town and meet the elephants. That was when all the shows traveled by wagons. Circuses have certainly grown a lot since those days." It is said of Ringling Brothers' "The Circus Has Come to Town, the Go, Mother," Fathers Alibi to fern wkmir 0 wJwkm i If tb circus that it gets bigger with each succeeding season. The vast organ ization which the famous showmen are to exhibit here this afternoon and night Is certainly larger than it was when it last visited this city, two years ago.

Some Bis Figures. At the railroad yards this morning the "24 hour" agent who, among other duties, has the job of waking the crews on the circus trains and pointing, out the route to the show grounds, gave out some figures as he waited for the incoming sections. These are the statistics as he furnished them: One thousand three hundred and seventy people, 1,009 wild animals, 735 horses, total of 24 tents, including the main exhibition tent, which measures almost 600 feet in the length; two thirds of all the elephants in America headed by "Big Bingo," greatest of all pachyderms; S9 railroad cars all owned by the cir cus; biggest family of giraffes this side of Africa; 22 camels, many broken to harness; herds of ostriches and zebras; $4,000,000,. invested; daily expense of more than $8,000. "Some circus," as one of the youngsters remarked.

But, after all, statistics tell only part of the story and play little or no part in the mysterious "something" that took young and old to the railroad yards this morning and which caused them to gather at the show grounds by the hundreds to watch the tented city spring, up with even greater rapidity than the proverbial mushroom. Nor have facta and figures anything to do with the Copyright 1018, By E. A. Rnmley TIMES VUMw certainty that thousands will line the down town streets to the three mile long parade go by or, later, follow, it to the "lot" to "take the children to the circus." It's the lure of white tops that does that. at 10 This' Morning The parade is scheduled to depart from the circus grounds at 10 o'clock.

It will contain many bands, two calliopes one drawn by camels hitched like horses scores of open dens and such novelties as a company of musicians mounted on prancing horses which they will guide by means of reins attached to the stirrups. Most of the elephants will be in line, hundreds of beautiful horses promise to be a remarkable feature, and there will be blocks of tableau floats carrying people from out of the way corners of the earth, all dressed in their native Barb. The parade will come in Ninth street to Washington, down Wash, ington to Fourth, in Fourth to Penn and up Penn to Tenth and t'lence out to the grounds. Performances at 2 and 8 The performances to be given here will start at 2 mid 8 p. and the doors to the big continent menagerie and connecting main tent open one hour earlier.

First on the program will come the massive production, "In Days of Old," a gorgeous new spectacle of knighthood days which introduces a caste of 1, 250 characters and a ballet of 300 girls and which is enacted on the biggest stage ever built. The spectacle will be followed by two hours of arenic sensations. TWELVE PAGES, 96 COLUMNS READING, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1918. Kids Want to Enjoy It With Them Among the hundreds of performers who will appear will be May Wirth, the greatest of all bareback riders, who will amaze with her forward somersaults from horse to horse and leaps from ground to running steed with baskets on her feet; Lily Leit zel, the most marvelous of all aerial gymnasts; Hillary Long, who will attempt to "leap the gap" with skates attached to his head; the Johannes troupe of Icelandic and Soudaneso champions in feats of strength; Australian wood chopers felling giant tree trunks and throwing axes at great distances; the Tamaki and Ota gawa companies of jiu jitsu marvels; thirty Chinese gymnasts who perform while suspended by the hair of their heads; whole companies of world famous aerialists and high perch performers, including the Clarkonians, the Nelsons, the Mi ranos, Johns and Andresens; 7Q equestrian artists, and scores of arenic' stars In daring tent top and hippodrome achievements. Aside from the men and women artists will be many animal actors, numbering five herds of trick elephants, three troupes of wonderful seals and sea llons, performing and posing equines, including the wonderful horse "Balarini;" whole troupes of Shetlands, collie dogs, pigs, goats and geese; and Toque, the greatest of all trained dogs, who rides, leaps and juggles lfke a man.

Throughout the program wil be the antics of 80 clowns and the wholo be brought to a close with thunder ing chariot laces and jf contests between the fleetest of dogs and prize winning horses. By GOLDBERG iw 'N rteiltf, HlfcG HGUek riboMTSEE lice Kre I rAb OVJR TV Ms ALL OUT KYSETCF AreoM me lixtls ousels Bar' ko fALLBa OVETLSOrXb MUCH use CGALt Lovb LIMS uMTtvOUT HIM LET GO OffTH f. MY" TARGET hOO Boo WOO MY VxJepte LlTTL CWlLReJ AIUOVT Op HARM'S 7 feeETM 3O0 TOPTON IN THE NEWS LIGHT Streets Being Repaired Per onal and Social Items of Interest TOPTON, June IS. rv, and water commissioner, Benjamin itr, nas a numDer of men employed repairing the streets in the borough. Albright and Hackman, dealers in electrical supplies, moved from the Swoyer building on Home avenue to the recently constructed store room of M.

T. Bute, on High street. The strawberry and ice cream festival held by the Lutheran Sunday School in the assembly rooms of the church wag a grand success. A neat sum was realized. Music wa furnished by the Topton orchestra.

C. E. Titlow left for Buffalo. N. He intends bringing a new Ford touring car overland.

While he is away Mrs. Titlow and son Ralph are visiting relatives in Reading. E. M. High received his newly painted Hudson super six from Blehl's carriage works, Reading.

Jacob Rohrbach and E. G. Rohrbach took out administration papers on the estate of the late Wm. II Rohrbach. The two coal dealers in town received each a carload of coal.

They aro busy distributing it to customers. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moyer, Callowhill street, became the parents of a Mr. and Mrs.

Allen Thoma. Callowhill street, beoame the parents of a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. W.

E. Martin, High street, became the proud parents of son: On Saturday afternoon Levi' H. Gambler, son of Mr and Mrs. Daniel Gambler, and Minnie A. Hilbert daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Hilbert. both of Frederfelrsvine, wer united' in marriage by the Wm. H. Kline.

Mr. Gambler is emploved by Arthur Butz as engineer at his av mill and Mrs. Gambler is at home with her parents. A bsaeball pa me is scheduled for Saturday afternoon on the home diamond. "Dad" Moyer, a student at Lafayette College, will pitch for the loc.il team.

Mb Mary E. Diener. BrookviUe Jefferson county, is vlsitin her sister. Tym. Kne and frimjv The Reformed Sunday School w'll bold an ice cream and strawberry festival on the pubnc school ground Saturday evening.

JunelS. The Ttopton band will furnish music. Prof, and Mrs. Albert Smover, of Allentown. spent Sunday with Dr, C.

F. Smith and family. "CLOTSTErT CLOISTER, June 13. Owing tn the pastor having another engagement the services announced fur Sunday evening, June 16, will be held Sunday evening, June 23, instead, at 8 p. m.

Harry Bonier burst hi potato sprayer, by too high pressure of air. Mr. and Mrs. Evan Eishelberger, of Harvey, a suburb of Chicago, spent several days here visiting and Mrs. Samuel Hufford and family.

Reuben Hachel, a Shady Nook farmer, finished planting his tobaeco crop. German Dropped From Chnirh Xame. Rev. S. G.

Zerfoss and Mrs. Tni Mrs. Adam Wade, attended the Seventh Day Baptists' communion and conference at Sriow Hill (Nunnery), Irt anklin county, June to 10, Inclusive. The conference dropped the word German from the church name, which now is Seventh Day Baptists. No German services were held here for the last seven years.

The next conference will probably be held in Ephrata in 1919. The attendance was large and much Interest was shown. Miss Elasta Stover, of Ephrata, called on Miss Minnie Mae Zerfoss at the parsonage. Charles Stamm, of Erbs Corner, suffered a paralytic stroke. Mrs.

D. H. Staller and daughter Pearl called on Mrs. Staller's brother, Herbert Miller, and family, at Erbs Corner. Mr.

And Mrs. Mahlon. Miller, of Lincoln, spent a day with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Miller, here.

Miss EditA Miller, of Lincoln, and Mrs. Harvey Miller, of this place, spent a day In Reading. MOHN'S HILL HILL, June 13. Private Raymond Leininger spent a 24 hour furlough at bis home here. Mrs.

Owen H. Schnader returned to her home after spending tvro weeks at riaingfield, Cumberland county. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moyer and daughters, of Shillington, visited the former's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Jacob Moyer. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott and Mr.

and Mrs. Wm. Scott, of Speedway, near Shlllington: Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Love and daugher Sarah, of Reading, and Mr.

and Mrs. Byron Kauffman, of Mohn's Valley, visited George A. King and family. PERRYVILLE PERRTVIli.E. Jun 18.

Zion'a Tnion Sunday school will celebrate Children' Tay on Sunday at 2 p. m. An interea Jnic prog ram has been prepared consisting mainly of patriotic exercise. The school will be assisted by Rev. Mr.

Meeketroth. Farmers are busy cultivating corn atd potatoes and pre for haying which crop In this vicinity will be about the average. Quite a number local people attended the public aale of Michael W. Hoffman, de ceaed. wrhere many article were offered for sale and hrousfM fair price S.

B. Smith wae the auctioneer..

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