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VOL. 41. PERSONALS. Mrs. Daniel Staub, of near town, visited her son Bernard Staub at Philadelphia, last wek.

Jacob Brown, of Abilene, Kansas, is visiting his sister, Mrs. H. W. Swartz, Lincoln Way, East, and his brother and sister, Rev. C.

C. Brown and Mrs. H. B. Dicks, at Round Hill.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carbaugh and Mr. and Mrs. William Carbaugh, of Berlin Junction, made an auto trip to Philadelphia, last week.

Misses Merna Lingg and Lucy Brashshears, of near town, spent a few days with friends at Emmitsburg. Joseph A. Noel, wife and family of Jacksonville, former residents of New Oxford, are spending sometime with friends here and at Gettysburg. Miss Treva Wagner, of Boiling NEHf 0XF0RB, THURSDAY. JUNE 26.

1919. NO. 12. PLAN WELCOME COUNTY MEN. Gettysburg, June representatives of varous fraternal organizations present from practically every town and village in Adams county, a meeting was held in the Odd Fellows Hall here this evening, to make preparations for the county's great Welcome Home celebration to be staged later in the summer for the BUGLE NOTES.

Chaplain Mark E. Stock, former rector of the Immaculate Conception church hei-3. who recently returned from overseas now stationed at Camp Dix, spent a few days furlough with his mother at Gettysburg, and with former parishioners and friends in town. Father Stock is looking exceedingly well and his host of friends returned soldiers and sailors. A per- sure were glad to greet him.

manent organization was effected and Pvt. John Wolf, son of Mr. and Mrs. committees appointed to secure speakers, to arrange for the parade, and a possible evening demonstration. The whole affair will, be a one-day event and the communities sent for this evening's meeting enough members to provide adequate representation on the sub-committees appointed.

The Milton Wolf, of Mt. Pleasant township, who recently arrived from overseas, has received his honorable discharge and returned to his home. Pvt. Wolf was employed by the P. R.

R. company at Harrisburg when he entered the service. S. Lavere Burgard, firteman 2nd- uest of Miss Elizabeth Diehl, Lin- fi Way, West. will be announced as soon as it class, off of U.

S. S. So. Carolina, now pas been definitely determined mg off of Old Point Comfort. is spending an eight-day furlough with his parents, Mr.

and -Mrs. John Harry J. C. Dunn, of Philadelphia, is to tfce effect that a four day celebration starting on spent the past week at the home of his father, F. J.

Dunn, Cedar Ridge. Miss Vergie Diehl, Lincoln Way, West, visited friends at East Berlin. Thomas McGaughy, of near Cashtown, a former resident of New Oxford, spent Thursday with friends in this place. Miss Sadie Smith, trained nurse, recently returned from overseas, now- stationed at Norfolk, spending a 30-day furlough at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. S. A. Smith, South Orange street. Miss Agnes Melhorn, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. John A. Melhorn, of Altoona, formerly of New Oxford, is spending some time with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Melhorn, near town, and other relatives in this vicinity.

Charles Gibb and Earl Hassler, of York Springs, left on Thursday for Lake Fairlee, Vt. where they will spend the summer. Rev. Fr. J.

B. Shanahan, rector of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, attended the fiftieth anniversary or golden jubilee of the ordination of the Rev. Fr. Cole into the priesthood. Sister Angelus, who had charge of the parochial schools here the past and three other Sisters, who re assistants, have returned to the Sister convent at Harrisburg for the summer.

The schools have been closed. Harry E. Hartzell, of Fairfield, has gone to Washington. D. where he received an appointment in the War Risk Insurance Bureau.

Arthur J. Cashman, wife and daughter, of Columbus, Ohio, are spending some time with Mr. Cashman's sisters, Miss Lottie Cashman and Mrs. Maude Deal, Hanover street. W.

N. Huiick, wife and son, of Carlisle street, are spending some time at the home of their daughter. Mrs. W. Earl Cashman and family, near New Chester.

David L. Baker. St. Louis, is spending sometime at Abbottstown, with his father, the Rev. David Baker, and other relatives.

Mis? Dnssa Kissel, a trained nurse, of Harrisburg, recently returned with a hospital unit from overseas duty, spent a few days with her friend, Miss Clara B. Feiser, Lincoln Way, East. Mrs. Hugo Leibe, of Baltimore and Mrs. Alice Emmons and son, Washington, D.

spent the week relatives in town and vicinity. Mrs. Leibe is a sister of John A. Melhorn, of near town. Messrs.

Conrad and Henry Ludwig, Edward Shellenberger, John Morgan and Guy Davis, motored from Wheel- Sunday, August 31, and ending on September 3, will be held in honor of the home coming soldiers, sailors and marines. On Sunday preceding Labor Day all churches will be asked to hold Thanksgiving services for the safe return of the members of their congregations who participated in the L. Burgard. at East Berlin. He is doing transport service to Brest.

France and has made a number of round trips since he entered the service last fall. Howard A. Miller and bride, nee Miss Violet Payton, arrived at the parental home near Gettysburg, on a few days furlough last week. Mr. KILLED BY TRAIN.

John F. Lawrence, a freight conductor of the P. who lived in Harrisburg. was killed by express train late Sunday night. John F.

Lawrence, who is over 50 years of age and has been working on the Pennsylvania railroad since he was 18, was watching the rear of his train near Thompsontown, on the Middle Division of the Pennsylvania, when it is believed he stepped from one track out of the way of a westbound train and directly in front of an eastbound express. Conductor Lawrence was roled under the wheels and his legs and right arm crushed. He was taken to Harrisburg, rushed to the hospital where he died soon afterwards. John F. Lawrence was a son of Mrs.

George W. Lawrence, of Mt. Joy township, and is survived by his wife and two sons. Charles and George, of Harrisburg. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs.

James Jeffcoat. of Mt. Joy township; Mrs. L. C.

Stich, of Altoona, and four brothers. George and James, of Mt. Joy township, Viir- cent.and Joseph, of Gettysburg. His son George recently returned from overseas where he served in the lOSth Field Artillery- World War. On Labor Day there will Miller is a sailor in the service of be the main celebration of parade and speakers and on the two remaining days there will be entertainment and athletics.

Although Welcome Home celebration will last four days, it is to be understod that Labor Day will the time of the principal festivities when everyone in Adams County is expected to come to Gettysburg while nothing very elaborate is expected to be planned for September 2 and 3. Martin B. Wildasin, a resident of near Hanover, died suddenly at 11:15 a. m. Tuesday from the effects of a paralytic stroke, aged 63 years, 1 month and 21 days.

He was a son of the late Peter Wildasin and wife. On October' 9, 1881, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Meckley, who survives with the following children: Mrs. N. Cromer, of near Hanover Horatio Garrett, of Brushtown; Mrs.

William Schriver of cross- pikes Wildasin and Oscar Winters, of near Hanover, and several brothers and sisters. Uncle Sam and enlisted for a perod of four years, two of which he has already served. His wife is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.

J. Payton, of Manchester, England. They were married March 25, 1919, in England. The young sailor arrived on the U. S.

Destroyer "Shaw'', and his wife came over on a passenger boat, arriving at about the same time. His wife being much impressed with the United States, will remain here for the remainder of his term of enlistmeint and after his discharge, which may come soon, they will locate at Hano- STORK XE1VS. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Baker, of Berwick township, on Friday, a son.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Alwine. of near Abbottstown, on Saturday, a daughter. The stork was very kind to Mr.

and Mrs. Glenn Reese, of near Brush Run Station. last week when he presented then with two girls. Mr. and Mrs.

John Lawver. of Biglerville, a son. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Grot't.

of Mc- on Sunday, a son. Three new buildings will be erected at the Hoffman orphanage near Littlestown. at once. They are a cottage to ba erected by the congregation of Emmanuel Reformed church, Hanover, the foundation for which has already been laid, a cottage to be erected by Zicn classis, comprising the Reformed churches in the vicinity of York, and a schoolhouse to be built by Maryland classis. St.

James Lutheran church, Gettysburg, is making arrangements to take care of a large number of fresh-air children from New York city during the hot snmmer months. Families have agreed to take tiie children singly in -pairs, and others, who are not so situated that they can take the children into their own homes, are making up a purse to pay for the little boys and girls. Many of the priests of the Harrisburg diocese are on their annual retreat at Mt. St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg, this week.

Others will go on their retreat next week. Pennsylvania Tuesday became the seventh state to ratify the Woman's Suffrage Amendment. The House of representatives adopted the resolution by a vote of 153-44. The Senate adopted it last week 32-6. ins Va to the vicinity of New Ox- ence of the Y.

M. C. A. The confer- j.j. 1 1 A ford last week, to visit friends and transact business.

Misses Meriem and Ruth Diehl, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Diehl, of Lingg's mill, near town, are spending some time with relatives ana friends at York and Philadelphia.

Charles Diller, Philadelphia, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Diller, Lincoln Way, East. Mr. and Mrs.

George Osborne and children, Westminster, spent Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Schnell, Hanover street.

Mrs. Annie Gross and two children, of Hanover, spent Sunday here with her mother, Mrs. Catharine Straley, Lincoln Way, East. Miss Sarah Lau, East erlin, is visiting her brothers, the Rev. I.

M. Lau and family and Dr. E. T. Lau and family, at Littlestown.

Pvt. Elton S. Ruth, recently returned from overseas, after spending ten days at the home of his mother, Mrs. M. D.

Feiser, Lincoln Way, East, accompanied by his lady friend, left on Sunday for Philadelphia, from which city he entered the service, to resume his position as a pharmacist. Miss Prances Hollinger, of Abbottstown, who taught in the public school in Hamburg, is home to spend the summer vacation. On Tuesday, June 19, John W. Myers, son of Mr. and Mrs.

W. D. Myers, of near town, left for East Northcfleld, as a representative of Ursinus ence is attended by college and university students of thirteen Eastern states and twenty- eight distinct nationalities of foreign students are also in attendance. The conference extends over a period of ten days and on the return he and his companions will spend some time in Boston, Prov- dence, and New York city. James Sadler, a sailor on the U.

S. S. Maumee, and who saw service overseas, for several months, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sadler, of Palmyra, formerly of near town, is visiting relatives and friends in town and vicinity.

The Rev. Fred C. Sternat, Z. E. Craumer and W.

W. Hafer. of Abbottstown, spent several Jays 4t State college last week. Guyon A. Smith, a student at Lafayette College, Easton, returned on Tuesday to spend some time at the home of his mother, Mrs.

F. S. Smith, Hanover street. Misses Ruth Kinneman and Mary Elder, of Abbottstown, left on Saturday for West Chester, -where they will attend the summer session at thte State Normal school. Corp.

Chauncey Colestock, of Hanover street, recently returned from overseas, the week-end with, his aunt, Mrs. C. B. Qeatrick, and family, at Biglerville. Reynolds Weaver, wife and son, and Dale Winand, of Hanover, spent the week-end with Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Mass, as a ui ---College, at. the Intercollegiate confer- near church, ver. Sergeant Edmund E. Power, son of Mrs.

Mary Power, has returned to his home in Gettysburg. Sergeant Power was a member of the 23d Engineers and spent fourteen months in France. Miss Sabina Landis, daughter of Prof. Charles Landis, of Fairfield, who spent a year in France with the University of Pennsylvania Hospital unit, will leave Fairfield in a few days for Cleveland, where she has been elected head operating nurse in a hospital there. During her period of service in France, Miss Landis spent six months near the front lines as a member of an operating team.

She was on the Toul and Chateau-Thierry sectors and assisted in the operating work for stretches of thirty hours at a time. Edgar Bixler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bixler, of Hanover, left Friday morning for the officers training camp at Camp Lee, where he will go in training for Second Lieutenant: Merl Blocher, a member of Co. 320th Infantry, 80th division and who saw service of twelve months overseas, received his discharge at Camp Sherman.

Ohio, recently and is now visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Blocher, at Littlestown.

Mr. Blccher will locate Pittsburgh, where he was employed as a watchmaker, prior to entering the army. Private Earl E. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Adam Smith, residing near Hanover, recently of near White Hall, who landed in New York June 6th has received his honorable discharge at Camp Dix, and is now at his home. He was overseas for nine months and was hit in the thigh with a small piece of shrapnel. The wound, however, is healed and he no longer walks lame. His brother, who came home from overseas May 4, gave his mother a souvenir that came from a German officer on No-Man's land and three German rosaries. The following from Fairfield and vicinity have received their honorable discharges from the Army and have arrived home: Earl Hartzell, of the 77th Floyd Sanders, Ray MuBselman, Frank Cluck and Earl Stine.

of the 79th; Earl Weikert and Carroll McCleaf, of the 29th. All of them spent a year overseas. Hon and Mrs. William H. Tipton, of Gettysburg, received a telegram stating that their daughter, Miss Esther Tipton, a Red Cross Nurse in Germany and France for the past 14 months, has arrived in New York.

Mr. and Mrs, Henry Kiser, of Seven Hundred, have received announcement that their son, Pvt. John E. Kiser, of an Aero construction Squadron who saw about 15 months service overseas has arrived in the and expects to receive his discharge from Camp Dix in the near future. Six young men from town, left Tuesday for York to takje the preliminary examination to join the U.

S. Army. Four returned Friday morning as they were unable to pass the test Those who returned were Reginald Rice, Curtis Rider, Alexander Bair, and Howard Pascoe. Rodger Weaver and Charles Toot passed the test Weaver was sent to Columbus Barracks and Toot to Aberdeen, where he was made a member of the 28th Ballon Company. CAR FOUND A I ON FENCE.

Driving at a tremendous rate of speed caused another bad accident about 9:30 o'clock Thursday morning when Lieutenant W. E. Glessner. of Friedens, Somerset County, received lacerations in the right groin as his Crawford touring car skkitleil on level round, turned completely around and up the side of a fence on the lincoln Highway a short distance east the Western Maryland tracks at Seven Stars. Three other occupants scaped injury.

A Gettysburg physi- ian who was summoned to the scene the accident said that Lieutenant rlessner was badly hurt but could not determined at that time whether or ot the injury would result seriously, lieutenant Glessner was removed by rain to the Hagerstown Hospital, lieutenant Glessner. and his brother. A. K. Glessner.

also of Friedens. and wo other men were returning from where they had been at- eiuling' the commencement exercises )f Franklin and Marshall College. When the car turned and was thrown igavnst the fence the rim of the steer- ng wheel was torn off leaving only ugged edges of the steel leading from the steering rod to the Lieut. Tiessner was thrown from the seat beside the driver, against these jan- ged edges and received his injury before he rolled out onto the running WOMAN I IX AUTO CRASH. While rounding the CUTVP toward Gettysburg in the BljjlerviTIe square Sunday evening about 6:00 o'clock, Miss Myrna Sheely, daughter of Emory Sheely, of Arendtsville, lost control of the automobile which she was driving and run into a team driven by John Powell, of Arendtsville.

Powell's horse was killed instantly by the collision. Mrs. Powell's leg was very adly hurt and may be broken, and Ir. Powell was also bruised to some xtent. Miss Sheely was driving at moderate rate of speed when she grazed another automobile proceed- ng north.

In order to bring her nia- hine to a standstill Miss Sheely for the brake with her foot ind is said to have instead touched he accelerator and greatly increas- the speed of her car. According John Powell he was driving along he right hand side of the main street of Biglerville when the Sheely machine ploughed into his team and Iragged it over one hundred feet, dong great damage before the engine finally choked and came to a halt. of the occupants of the Sheely nachine were injured in any manner. Besides Emory Sheely and his daughter, Mrs. Edward Raffensperger.

of Arendtsville. and Mrs. Minnigh. of Gettysburg, were riding in the machine. PROMINENT EDUCATOR TO PREACH The Rev.

Dr. James J. Dean, 0. president of Villa Nova college Villanova, one of the leading Catholic educators in the east, arriv ed Tuesday to deliver the sermon at the funeral of Hugh J. Colgan, which will take place this Wednesday at St.

Mary's church, McSherrystown. A solemn inass of requiem will be celebrated at 10 o'clock by the Rev. Fr. Colgan. O.

S. rector of Tolentine Academy, Villanova, assisted by the Rev. Father O'Flynn of St. Mary's, as deacon, and the Rev. Father Hufnagle, 0.

S. of the Villanova monestary, Villanova, as sub-deacon. A BY DEATH. Following a sickness of Uvo weeks from a complication of diseases, Mosheim W. Krumrine.

died Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family residence, Midway. He was aged 44 yrs. 9 months and 10 days. He was a sor of Isaiah and Amanda (Markle) deceased. Krumrine.

Twenty-two'year? ago he was married to Miss Sadie Cromer. of Two Taverns, who survives with two chidren: Mrs. Dewo Harner, Midway, and Claire, Marcel Ins, Theron and Doris Krumrine. al at home, and the following brother: and sisters: Milton Krumrine, Mrs. Neely Bortner, Riley Krumrine.Mrs.

Charles Rabenstinc, Charles Krumrine, Mrs. Roy Mnsenheimer and his father Isaiah Krumrine. all of Hanover and Midway, and Mrs. Daisy Rauhauser, of York. THE SICK.

Mrs. John Kinneman is seriously sick at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. V.

Rahn, at Abbottstow.n, with a complication of diseases. The East Berlin typhoid fever patients, Miss Sara Leas, and Leonard, the small son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Myers, are improving.

Allen Rudisill, near a drove chapel, was taken sick Sunday, with appendicitis. MtWNG HERE AND THERE. Mr. and Mrs. William INSTALL PASTOR.

The installation of Rev. William L. Smith, as pastor of the Great Conewago and York Springs Presbyterian churches took place at the Conewago church on Tuesday evening at eight o'clock. Rev. J.

J. Glenn, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Huntsdale, and Moderator of Presbytery, presided. Rev. Charles B. Mitchell, pastor of Chartiers United Presbyterian church at Pittsburgh, preached the sermon.

Rev. J. Ritchie Smith D. D. proffessor in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Princeton, delivered the charge to the pastor, and Rev.

F. E. Taylor, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Gettysburg, the charge of the congregations. moved from Gettysburg to Hanover, where wil- i William Timmins is manager of the Hanover Battery Service Company, which is a repair station for general electric equipment owned by C. A.

Timmins, of Gettysburg. Elmer Menges York, moved to East Berlin last week, and will be employed at Lerew's garage, succeeding W. E. Harbold, who has returned to Harrisburg. Harry Raubenstine and family have moved from Hanover to the tenant house on the farm of John Menges, Conewago township.

Closing exercises were held Sunday afternoon by the pupils of St. Mary's parochial school at McSherrystown Thirteen students were graduated from the eighth grade and fourteen from the commercial course. CHILI) INJURED. Donald Starner, the lO-year-oid son of Mr. and Mrs.

Luther Starner, of Gardners, met with a very painful accident on Tuesday while learning to rake hay on his father's farm. The lad was eager to know how to operate the rake like his older brother, and the father undertook to teach him. In dumping the rake the child's foot slipped and was caught in a lever in such a manner as to tear off a portion of the heel which was later stitched on by Dr. Cashman, of York Springs, who was called in attendance. CHILD INTO WELL.

McSherrystown, June street was in a state of excitement at 10:30 a. m. yesterday when the news went out that a child had fallen into a well. Upon investigation, the fact was established. Marie, the 3-year-old daughter of Mrs.

Ruth Keefer, who lives with her grandparents. Mr. aniT Mrs. John Keefer, while playine in the yard, tramped on the trap door over the well which opened, throwing the child a distance of about 15 feet into 8 feet of water. The grandmother hearing the trap-door drop and was shocked to see the child at the bottom, who was holding on to a beam and the pump pipe.

Mrs. Keefer told the little tot to hold on i she came back, then ran for assistance. Joe Gouker, a neighbor, who happened to be home, immediately answered the call and descended by the wall, took the child by the arm and held her until a ladder was secured, and she was brought to the house. A WITH FORGERY. John Fletcher, colored, of Gettysburg, appeared at a hearing before Justice of the Peace Appier on a charge of forgery, Tuesday morning, and was held for court on $800 bail.

According to men employed in the Citizens Trust Company. John Fletcher appeared at their bank about noon on Monday and presented a check Tor $45.00 made payable by Freeman ton to James Jackson. Harry Snydcr. cashier of the Citizens Trust Company, says that Fletcher represented himself to be James Jackson. When the checks were being posted it was noticed that the signature did not correspond with the original writing of tigation was commenced.

Stanton said that he had never signed the check and knew nothing about the matter. Fletcher denies every accusation made against him and says that he is not guilty of the forgery. Miss Carrie Grove, of Hanover, last week, received word from officials of the steamship company that owned the "Princess Sophia," the ship that sunk last fall in the waters of the North Pacific, that the bo'dy of her brother, Sergeant Harry Kraft Grove, of the U. S. Regular Army, who was a passenger aboard the vessel had been recovered.

Robert Eckenrode, who enlisted the Quartermaster Corps at Camp Colt in the summer of 1917, has returned to his home in Gettysburg, after two years service both in this country and, overseas. Two more Hanover men have enlisted for the Infantry-air service for the A. E. F. They are Curtis A.

Mummert and Roy L. Hershey. Both men were sent to the receiving station at Harrisburg. Norman Wayne King, of the Medical Hospital, Colonia, N. J.

has been promoted to assistant in the surgical department He recently spent a ten- day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. King, near Littlestown.

HOSPITAL PATIENTS. Mrs. George Detter, of East Berlin, who has been undergoing treatment at the York hospital, was discharged from that institution last week and returned to lier home. John Greenholt, of Hanover, was taken to the York hosptal on Wednesday, where he underwent a serious operation. Mrs Paris Pence has returned to her home in Fairfield after undergoing several operations in the York hospital.

Some person or persons are stealing parts of machinery, s-ich springs and shovels from Robert Moul, of near Abbottstown. The parts are taken while the impiuineuts aie standing in or near tho only a few parts are taken at a ti'ne, but the thief or thieves made several nighily visits lately. Sixteen hundred and eighty acres of apple and peach orchards have been purchased during the past few weeks for the American Fruit Growers Corporation by Chester J. Tyson, treasurer and manager of Tyson Brothers, of Flora Dale, in West Virginia and Maryland. Father Hogan, formerly assistant at the Lady of Mt.

Carmel parish, Mt, Carmel, has been appointed assistant in St. Mary's Parish, McSherrystown. He arrived at McSherrystown on Saturday night. A report made by a farmer living near New Oxford that he had discovered a wheat disease that resembled 'foot rot." or "take all," a new wheat enemy which has been found in sections of Illinois and Indiana, caused Farm Agent Hershey to make a careful inspection of the wheat in the eastern sections of the county. While he discovered a small amount of "wheat rust" there was no evidence of the other disease and indications point to a bumper crop.

Quick madicial attention probably saved the life of Kenneth Heiges, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Heiges, of Gettysburg, who drank a quantity of iodine Wednesday morning. Young Heiges was upstairs playing around the medicine chest when he saw the iodine and took a drink from it. As soon as the child had drunk the poison he showed the bottle to his mother who immediately summoned a physician.

A pump was applied to the boy's stomach and the poison was extracted in time to save his life. Mrs. C. C. Collins believes she has raised the record pea crop of the year on her farm at Two Taverns and disputes the claim of high honor made by Squire Appier.

From a three acre field, Mrs. Collins harvested a crop of 9187 pounds of peas. Squire Applor's record was 10,554 pounds from four acres. State Policemen Shaver and Confer, at Gettysburg, have received orders to kill all dogs in the county that are not licensed and to shoot all animals running loose at night. This order was sent at the request of the State Agriculture Department which is inaugurating a campaign to atop sheep killing in Pennsylvania.

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