The News-Chronicle from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania • 2

A TWO The nicest courtesy you can show your guests is to have their visits announced on this page. The nicest courtesy you can show your friends is to let them learn of your visit through this page whenever you go away. We will consider it a courtesy whenever you give us an item of any kind. Telephone it to C. V.

81 or Bell 19, or mail it to us. Mr. and Mrs. John Kanaga and J. Alfred and little daughter, visited in the home of Milton Biggs, East King street on Thursday.

Mrs. Martha McCullough, who spent several months with her son and daughter-in-law at Wilkinsburg, has returned to her home 222 East Orange street. Miss Ella Mozingo who has heen confined to bed at her home, corner Prince and Garfield streets for some Notice of Public Service Commission Hearing FILE A.20290-1929 Notice is hereby given that application has been made to the Public Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under the provisions of the Public Service Comlaw by Penn Central Light Power Company and Shippensburg Gas and Electric Company for a certificate of public convenience evidencing the Commission's requisite approval of the sale of all of the property and franchises of Shippensburg Gas and Electric Company to Penn Central Light Power Company. A public hearing upon this application will be held in the Court House at Erie, Pennsylvania, at 9:30 A. M.

on 10th day of April, 1929, when and where all persons in interest may appear and be heard if they so desire. PENN CENTRAL LIGHT POWER COMPANY Altoona, Pennsylvania SHIPPENSBURG GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY ENGLISH, QUINN, LEEMHUIS TAYNTOR, Solicitors Erie Trust Building, Erie, Pennsylvania THE visiting in the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Rummel, West King street.

Mr. and Mrs. James Hykes of Philadelphia are guests in the home of Mr. Hykes' aunt, Mrs. William Hykes, West King street.

Paul Lehman an at Lewistown, was the guest parents, attorneys Dr. and Mrs. Ezra Lehman, College Campus, over the week-end. Mrs. Lee Hale and little daughter, Jean Wright, returned from the Chambersburg hospital to their home, on East King street, Friday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Keefer and sons Richard and Walter, of Mechanicsburg, spent the week-end with Mr. Keefer's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Keefer, West King street. Mrs. Rachel Skinner and daughter Miss Elsie, of South Fayette street, spent Sunday in Harrisburg. J. A.

Mowery of Mowersville, who been ill for some time, is suffering from a relapse. Reuben K. Martin of Walker's Drug Store, is attending a state convention of Rexall dealers in Pittsburg. Word has been received here by W. A.

Nickles, of the death of Mrs. Charles A. Wolfe, at her home in Los Angeles. Cal. Mrs.

Wolfe was a former resident of the community, having moved to California several years ago. She had many friends in this territory. Mrs. Mollie Davis of Harrisburg spent Sunday with Mrs. Flora Witherspoon.

Miss Ruth Duke will arrive on Wednesday from Ardmore to spend her Easter vacation with her aunt, Mrs. Frank Saltzman. Miss Florence Hanna of Baltimore, spent the past week with her uncle, Dr. Schoch, who continues critically ill. John Hosfeld left last Thursday on a short business trip to Texas.

Mrs. J. D. Bashore has returned from New York City, where she has been visiting for two weeks. Miss Ruth McNair motored here from Middletown to spend Sunday with her aunt, Miss Minnie Melhorn.

She was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Crist Long, 111, real estate owner and dealer of Harrisburg, was a recent business visitor in town. Harold Shover, formerly of Ship- for the Easter Parade COATS FROCKS SUITS ENSEMBLES So Distinctive In Stvle Newness The thoughts af fashionable women turn to fashion before Easter! What's more becoming and striking to them than a gay new custome to fit that occasion.

You'll find our selection most complete with new arrivals that embody style masterpieces that will create a sensation on the day of days. We invite your inspection of all that's new. The Coats $6.95 to $29.50 Frocks $5.00 to $15.00 Ensembles $9.95 to $16.50 The next Red Arrow Auction will be divided into two nights, TuesGAME day and Wednesday, April 2 and 3. Teel Crownover Shippensburg, Pa. SHIPPENSBURG, pensburg, but now living in Harrisburg, arrived in Danville, where he will go in training as a pitcher for the St.

Louis Cardinals. Mrs. Arthur Knupp, daughter Miriam, and son Arthur, of Waynesboro were visitors at the home of Mrs. Knupp's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

W. A. Nickles, 317 West King street, on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Anna B.

Paxton, Mowersville, R. D. No. 1, is visiting in the home of her sister, Mrs. Nettie C.

Shoemaker at 114 Herman avenue, Lemoyne. Mrs. J. M. Whitlaw, who has been the guest of Mr.

and Mrs. Elmer Wolfrom, North Morris street, has returned to her home in Johnstown. Richard Wolfrom of East Burd street, was a visitor in Johnstown, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

John Furry and three children, Thelma, Mary Ann and Kathleen, spent Sunday with Mrs. Furry's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Clough of West King street. Rev.

and Mrs. F. H. Foss and son Abbot and Mrs. Florence Allen of Lees Cross Roads, visited at the home of Mrs.

T. S. Searle of Harrisburg, last Wednesday. Mrs. J.

R. Shannon and granddaughter, Anna Mae Allen, of Lees Cross Roads, visited a few days in Harrisburg the past week. Harry Flora and family, Elizabeth Henninger, Mr. Mowers and Mrs. Florence Allen, of Leesburg, visited with friends in York on Sunday.

Otto B. Block was a visitor in Chambersburg on Monday. DOYLESBURG Easter Sunday morning, 10:30 o'- clock the Doylesburg Sunday School will present a program of recitations and music. On Thursday night, March 28, a pre-Easter service will be held in the Doylesburg Methodist Church; the pastor will speak upon "The Seven Words from the Cross;" special and attractive music in charge of J. E.

Parker. Food Sale Saturday morning, March 30, 1929, by Middle Spring Grange at E. A. Funk's room on East King street. Cakes, pies, chickens, eggs, all fresh from the farm.

Also chicken noodle soup. Mch 26-29. Committee. TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1929 time is slightly improved. Rev.

Harry E. Crow, a former pastor of the local 1 Methodist church, was reappointed pastor of the Stewartstown Methodist Episcopal church, at the recent session of the Central Pennsylvania Conference held at Clearfield. John B. Kelso who has been living at the Sherman Hotel for several months, has gone to his farm east of Leesburg, where he will remain for the summer. Miss Ethel J.

Powell, a member of the Millersville State College 1 faculty, is spending the Easter vacation at her home on North Earl street. Miss Ione Devers and Miss Mary York, members of the College faculty, motored to their homes at Trotwood, Ohio on Saturday. They were accompanied by Miss Erma Rolar who will be their guest during the Easter vacation. Mr. and Mrs.

George Me. Laidig, Harvey and Brinton Laidig of Lurgan, were called to Hustontown the past week for the funeral of Mr. Laidig's brother, Norman E. Laidig. Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Shipp and daughter Marjorie and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cromer and son Roy, of Hagerstown, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Pague, West Burd street. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hollar have moved into the house at 22 North Spring street, haying sold their house on South Penn street. Mrs.

C. R. Hargleroad, Mrs. Hollar's mother will live with them. Miss Gladys Kermin is spending her Easter vacation at her home in Mt.

Union. Mrs. Philip Willis of Pittsburgh, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoch, Montgomery avenue.

Miss Dorothy Omwake, a student at Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, is spending her spring vacation at the home of her parents, Attorney and Mrs. J. S. Omwake, West King street. George H.

Stewart, spent a few days last week in Philadelphia. Miss Virginia Davis of Harrisburg was the guest of Mrs. William McCarrell Angle, West King street, over the week-end. Mrs. Angle entertained in honor of Miss Davis, Saturday evening.

Wayne Shaeffer, who is a student at Drexel Institute, Philadelphia is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Malcom Shaeffer, West King street. Miss Martha Bender of Carlisle is "GAS" THIEF GOES TO PRISON Judge Biddle Holds Court At. Carlisle On Saturday Morning 4 Divorces Granted Saturday was sentence day in the Cumberland County Court.

Judge Edward M. Biddle, presided. One of the defendants, Russell Myers, of the lower end of the county, drew, sentence of from 15 months to two years in the Eastern Penitentiary, the costs, and a ten dollar fine in a charge of the larceny of gas from automobiles in Mechanicsburg. On a charge of carrying a weapon concealed he was stentenced to pay costs, $25 fine and three months in jail, to begin at the expiration of the penitentiary sentence. Myers' pal, Lester Powers, who was with him in the gas larceny transactions was sentenced to 1 pay costs, a fine of $10 and from ten months to two years in jail.

A siphon was used in stealing the gas. Carl Wasson of Hagerstown, carrying a deadly weapon concealed, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay costs, a fine of $10 and 60 days in jail. Edward J. Deer, operating motor vehicle, while intoxicated, sentenced upon pleading guilty, to pay costs, $200 fine, three months in jail. May be paroled April first.

A case against James A. Luther, illegal possession of intoxicating liquor, was continued. Harry Gruver, who has been in jail three months on a non-support charge or failing to comply with an order of the court, was paroled so he can support his wife, which he cannot do as long as he is in jail. The Court granted divorces as follows: Carl D. Phelabaum VS.

Carrie L. Phelebaum. Evelyn Blain vs. Winfield Blain. Mary H.

Miller vs. Zachary Miller. Harry D. Brownawell vs. Naomi E.

Brownawell. In the estate of Thelma Moyer, upon petition of the guardian a sale of reality was approved. Deaths NORMAN E. LAIDIG Norman E. Laidig, aged 46, died suddenly at his home in Buffalo, N.

Saturday, March 16. He was a son of the late David and Maria Laidig of Hustontown. The body was taken to Hustontown, where funeral services and burial were held from the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. W.

H. Rank. The survivors are his wife, one step daughter, Mrs. Ethel Gilbert of Buffalo, N. and the following brothers and sisters: Geo.

Mc. Laidig of Lurgan, Martin and David of Hustontown, Mrs. Agnes Lyons of Altoona, Miss Eva Laidig of Cleveland, Mrs. W. H.

Rancy of Hustontown, Clinton Laidig, St. Louis and Margaret Laidig of Jeannette. MADELINE 1 E. KELL Madeline Eliza Kell, aged 17, daughter of Prof. Elmer and Matilda Neal Kell, died at the home of her parents, Wednesday, March 12, after several days illness.

Miss Kell was born in Shade Gap. She is survived by her parents and the following brothers and sisters: James of New Alexandria; Mrs. Lella Jefferies, of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Catherine Baldwin, of Burnt Cabins and Mrs. Ruth Galbraith of Orbisonia.

Funeral services were held at the home of the deceased in Shade Gap, Friday, March 15, at 10 A. Rev. J. Alfred Cox, of Mount Union, officiating. Interment at Orbisonia cemetery.

Prof. Kell is a native of this vicinity, and has a number of relatives living in Cumberland and Franklin counties. MRS. WILLIAM BOWERS Mrs. Emma J.

Bowers, aged 69, wife of William Bowers of Newburg, died at her home on Friday morning. She had been ill for some time. The survivors are her husband and these children: Mrs. Mary Deihl of Franklin county; Mrs. Sara Franklin, Mrs.

Velva Chamberlin, and David Executor's Notice In the Estate of William A. Baker, dec'd. Letters testamentary on the Estate of William A. Baker, late of the Borough of Shippensburg, Cumberland County, dec'd, have been granted to the undersigned. All persons knowing themselves to be indehted to said Estate will make payment immediately, and those having claims will present them for settiement to Gordon H.

Baker, Executor. Shippensburg, Pa. J. S. Omwake, Attorney.

Mar. 26, Apr. 2, 9, 16, 28, 30. Bowers of Hopewell; Mrs. Della Wagner of Newville; also two sisters, Mrs.

Mary Bowermaster of Carlisle, Mrs. Elizabeth Finkey in Kansas, and nineteen grand children and three great-grand children. Funeral services were held on Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. George B.

Sprenkle of Newburg officiated at the funeral and burial was made in the Fogelsanger cemetery. MRS. LAURA A. BAIR Mrs. Laura Arminta Bair, aged 69, widow of J.

Mack Bair, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ness Allen at Spring Run. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Spring Run. She is survived by two daughters and one son, Mrs. Martha E.

Crouse of Santa Ann, Mrs. Ness Allen of Spring Run and Charley Bair of Illinois. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church at Spring Run on Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock. HEALTH SURVEY TO BE MADE SOON Entire County Will Be Covered In Interest Of Cripples A meeting of the executive committee of the Cumberland County Health Association was held Tuesday evening in the Carlisle Board of Health rooms, High and Hanover streets. The purpose of the meeting which was called by the president, Carl Gehring, was to talk over the possibilities of conducting a crippled Children's Clinic for the crippled children of Cumberland county, the work to be done in the county.

The need for work of this kind has long since been felt in the county but ways and means have never to date been provided. A complete survey of the county will be made, and at a meeting which will be held some time in April, the returns of this survey will be given the public, the actual facts and needs will be presented. Already the Children's Friend in Carlisle have planned a survey. Mrs. J.

Elder Williams, 371 West South street, reported that at a meeting of the Children's Friend on Friday plans for a very definite survey thru the Children's Friend were well under way. Any crippled child of the town that has not been visited by her committee should be reported to her and the home will be visited. Plans for the county will be released at a later date and the sections of the county not present and therefor not represented at Tuesday night's meeting will be enlisted in the survey and made acquainted with the object of the survey 'as it will be done. Would Change Tag Plan Only the first five low numbered automobile license plates would be reserved under provisions of a bill introduced in the Senate in Harrisburg by Senator Robert Heaton, Schuylkill. They would go to the five elective officers and after that issuance would be in order of receipt of the application.

Dubious The hardest person to convince that there are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught is the girl who has just landed the one she wanted. TYPEWRITERS New, Rebuilt, Rented ADDING MACHINES D. S. CULP 58 Lincoln Way West Chambersburg, Pa. FREE SECURED COLLEGE BUSINESS COURSES WANTED One Hundred Furnace Installations AT A GREAT SAVING IN COST and a year to pay the bill.

Who Will Be The Next? G. F. Walters Son FOR SALE York Lime for white washing or garden use Long locust posts to fix that grape arbor Charles R. McCune Office Phone C.V. 71-X Home Phone C.V.

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