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Body of Young Man Buried 44
Years Found Well Preserved
Placed in Metal Casket at Ti me of Death in Missouri and
Brought to Mennonite Graveyard at Ringgold
Special to The telegraph
Waynesboro. Pa., May 19.—The Tele
graph last week told of the removal
of bodies from the Mennonite grave
yard at Ringgold to the Green Hill
Cemetery, Waynesboro. Among the
bodies removed were those of the
parents and brother of B. Frank Barr,
of thi« place. The body of the brother,
Abraham Barr. Jr.. was found in a re
markable state of preservation. Young
Barr died in Mexico, lid., forty-four
years ago. when he was 18 years old.
His death was due to cramps and was
very sudden. His body was enclosed
in a heavy metal casket and sent east
for burial. In February. 1870, it was
buried in the graveyard at Ringgold.
B. Frank Barr was present when the
casket was taken out of its grave and
expressed a wish to see the body.
With some difficulty the metal lid was
removed from the casket and the glass
Captain Sigmund E. Wisner,
Civil War Veteran, Dies
Special to The Telegraph
Marietta, Pa., May 19. —Captain Sig
mund E. Wisner, one of the most
prominent men of northern Lancaster
county, died yesterday afternoon after
an illness of several months. He was
born in Marietta, the son of Jacob
Wisner. one of the pioneer cigar manu
facturers of the county. His edu
cation was received in the schools of
the borough and after graduation he
taught a number of years. He served
two enlistments in the Civil War, the
first for three months under Captain
Haines, in the Tenth Regiment, Penn
sylvania Volunteers, and the second
for three years in 'he Seventy-ninth.
He participated in the battles of
Chickamauga, Chattanooga and other
••ngagements and in one of the battles
the company to which he belonged lost
more than half its men in the tight.
Brethren in Christ Hold
Big Conference Near Lebanon
Special to The Telegraph
Lebanon, May 19.—Four hundred
delegates and lay members, represent
ing nearly every state of the Union
and most of the provinces of Canada,
are in attendance at the Annual Gen
eral Conference of the Brethren in
Christ of the United States and Can
ada, at Fairland, three miles west of
Lebanon.
MISS POTTER S RECITAL
Special to The Telegraph
Mechanicsburg, Pa., May 19. —Be-
fore a crowded house with every inch
of available space taken Miss Doris
Adeline Potter gave an elocution re
cital for graduation in Columbian
Hall, Irving College, on Saturday even
ing, assisted by Miss May Elizabeth
Singiser. soprano. Vigorous applause
followed each reading of Miss Potter,
who held the audience from start to
linish of the varied program, which in
cluded: "Capelle (Who Calls)," Gil
bert Parker. Miss Potter: "Song of a
Shepherd," J. Bertram Fox; "Shen a
Van." Mrs. 11. 11. A. Beach. Miss
Singiser: "The Lie," Annie H. Donnell:
"Japanese Lullaby," "Little Bov Blue,"
Eugene Field: "Somebody Did," James
W. Foley, Miss Potter; "MammV's
Song." Harriet Ware; "The Invitation."
AVilliam S. Johnson, Miss Singiser;
"Polly of the Circus" (adapted), Mar
garet Mayo. Miss Potter. Gifts of
beautiful roses, sweet peas, carnations,
snap dragons and valley lilies deco
rated the stage.
RETIRED CONDUCTOR ROBBED
Special to The Telegraph
Sunbury, Pa., May 19. Daniel'
Fletcher, a retired Pennsylvania Rail
road conductor, came from Harris
burg, his home, to get his railroad
pension check, ssl. After he had it
cashed he mingled among the crowd
on the station platform and when he
got on hie train found his pocketbook
missing. It was later found in the
lavatory of a nearby hotel. The money
was gone, but other papers and his
railroad pass were not touched.
KILLED BALI) EAGLE
Special to The Telegraph
Sunbury, Pa.. May 19—While work,
lag on a lumber tract in Sugar Valley
llenry Shalter. of White Deer, killed
(i bald eagle that measured seven feet i
from tip to tip of its wings.
The Fra Says—
"When you toll me or your wonderful invention and
want to sell ine stock in your company, just bring me a
snap-shot of the man who Is going: to manage your con
cern. as well as a list of wlwt he cats and drinks, the
hours he sleeps, and how he exercises both his body and
Sky-piece, Then 111 talk with you." ,
It requires healthy men—with clear thinkers and strong
bodies to build a prosperous business.
\
Food Plays a Big Part
Grape-Nuts, made of whole wheat and malted barley,
is a delicious food, and contains the elements required by
Nature for the up-keep of body, brain and nerves.
A ration of
Grape-Nuts
AND CREAM
with regular meals, helps many a man to manage successfully.
"There's a Reason"
TUESDAY EVENING,
covering was sufficiently cleaned to
permit of seeing through it. The face
and upper portion of the body were
viewed and were found in'excellent
condition. There was the undisturbed
fullness of cheeks and face and all
the clothing was as when it was put
in the casket more than forty-four
years ago.
A little of the hair was missing from
the forepart of the head and the
mouth was slightly opened. The upper
teeth could be seen, but the lower
ones had apparently dropped out. The
necktie and other dress of the youth
were In very good condition. The
bosom of the short was adorned with
some colored embroidered flowers and
these were still very distinct.
Some people who knew the young
man when he lived here saw his re
mains in the casket and recognized the
features.
TO CONFIRM SIX
ill OHEV SHOLQM
Special Service at Temple Sunday
May 31; Music to Be
Feature
A Class of six will
• be conlirmed at Oliev
Sliolom Temple Sun
day. May 31. Mrs.
William K. Bumbaugh,
• "i Sherman Allen, Miss
/' tsCT Mary Worley and
'III.. George Sutton will
-I ylMBa sing. The class and
Welcome, a b b i
I prayer, Julius Kams
* i rarr'.T 'V ky; floral offering,
Marion Strouse; significance of the
day, Sylvia Claster; the Ten Com
mandments, class; crowning of the
scroll, Rita Buxbaum; address to par
ents, Jcaneite Nachman; address.
Rabbi Freund; closing prayer, Leonore
Rosenthal.
■•Boys'' Meet. —Seventy-five former
members of the Boys' Club and the
Boys' Brigade of Messiah Lutheran
Church attended the annual reunion
last night in the social hall. A num
ber of the "boys" were accompanied
by their wives. Samuel Kunkel made
the address of the evening on saving
money. Charles Jones performed
magic and the Rev. H. W. A. Hanson
talked on "Grit." Dr. J. H. • Fager,
who organized the club fourteen years
ago and who sponsored this reunion,
was assisted by several ladies in serv
ing peanuts, pretzels and lemonade.
Oppose Dane* Pavilion. —Opposition
to the contemplated erection of a
dancing pavilion at Riverside, devel
oped yesterday from Methodist and
Lutheran ministers. The Methodist
Ministerial Association resolutions pro
testing against the erection of a danc
ing pavilion said: "To introduce the ]
dance in the presence of people who
are greatly opposed to such diversions
is to greatly mar their enjoyment.
Representing as we do more than
5,000 Methodists of this city, we here
and now present our respectful but
emphatic protest against the move
ment."
Class Entertained. —Members of the
adult Bible class of the Holy Com
munion Lutheran Church were enter
tained last night at the home of Mrs.
A. 11. Landls, 142 3 State street.
To Lecture on Japan. —Mrs. E. C.
Cronk, of Charleston, S. C., a noted
mission worker in the Lutheran
Church, will speak to-night at
St. Michael's Lutheran Church, State
and Adams streets. The subject will
be "The Work in Japan."
GARDEN PARTY AT IRVING
Mechanicsburg, Pa., May 19. - A
garden party was given by the Eta Nu
Sorority of Irving College on the
campus on Saturday afternoon from
2.30 to 4.30 o'clock to the faculty and
student body. Receiving the guests
were Miss Clara Campbell, Miss Pauline
Orr, Miss Elizabeth Huston, Miss Mar
tha Turner, Miss Martha Schafhirt,
Miss Sara Swartz and Miss Nelle Rim
stidt. Music was furnished by a vic
trola and the time passed quickly In
a social manner. Lilacs and violets
traced small tables where refresh
ments were served.
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I
STONE CRUSHER IS
DINK OFF BUMS
Vagrants Fear That They Will Be
Put to Work and Are Leav
ing the County
nuiuo.n-i), ine announcement that
this action was contemplated has al
ready had its effect on the number of
tramps that ordinarily frequented this
section, according to county officials.
The "bums" are comparatively few
and for between.
The plan for operating the crusher
in connection with the quarries has
not been definitely worked out as yet
by the Poor Directors but it is gener
ally expected that the vagrants and
others who are committed there for
certain periods will be put to work
building and repairing the roads in
and around the poorhouse.
Wants to Bo Detective. —James B.
Kautz, formerly chief of police and re
cently chief officer at the Orpheum
theater.'will iisk the Dauphin county
court Monday, May -5, for a detec
tive's license.
Asks SIO,OOO Damages. —Suit to re
cover SIO,OOO damages was brought
yesterday by Charles Fedrlco against
J. 11. Kelberg. Fedrico claims that he
was run down by an automobile owned
by Kelberg, at Herr and Wallace
streets.
Health Board to Meet. —The ques
tion of instituting suits against half a
dozen or more tenants who have re
moved from premises without cleaning
up, will be considered this evening at
a meeting of the Bureau of Health and
Sanitation.
Appointed Inspector.—John J. Hu
sick has been appointed an inspector
for the third precinct of the Third
ward, Steelton, to succeed George Mor
rett who has removed from the dis
trict.
I WEST SHORE NEWS
j
MarysviHe Civic. Club in
State Federation of Women
MarysviHe, Pa., May 19. —Mrs. L. C.
Wox, president of the MarysviHe Civic
Club, has received notice from the sec
retary of the State Federation of Wo
men that the local civic club has been
admitted to "membership in that body.
The club has announced that they will
conduct a "Swat the Fly" campaign
this summer. A prize of a two and
one-half dollar gold piece will be
awarded to the boy or girl having the
most quarts to their credit this fall.
A second prize of one dollar will be
awarded. Further particulars of the
contest will be announced later.
LARGE RED OF TULIPS.
MarysviHe, Pa., " May 19. E.
Leiby has a large bed of over 400 tu
lips in his yard on Dahlian street,
which are in full bloom at the present
I time and present a gorgeous sight.
HON SOCIAL HELD.
MarysviHe, Pa., May 19.—A box so
cial was held in the Knights of
Pythias Hall, Lincoln street, on Sat
urday evening.
COMEDY TO BE REPEATED
New Cumberland, Pa., May 19.
"Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party," a mu
sical comedy, given under the auspices
of the Su iday school classes of F. N.
Burns and Miss Naylor, of the Meth
odist Sunday school, will be repeated
Tuesday. May 19, at 7.45 in the O. of
I. A. Hall. Several new features will
be introduced.
ATTEND FUNERAL
New Cumberland, Pa., May 19.—Mr.
and Mrs. John Reneker attended the
funeral of Mr. Reneker's aunt, Mrs.
Annie Reneker at Siddonsburg on Sat
urday.
Recent Deaths in
Central Pennsylvania
Sunbury.—Joseph L. Shannon 81
years old, a veteran of the Civil war,
and who was in the meat business in
Danville since 1871, died at his home
at Riverside. He was a school direc
tor, tax collector and for many years
Chief Burgess of Riverside.
Marietta.— Joseph McFarland, G9
years old, of Columbia, veteran of the
Civil war, a member of the Patriotic
Order Sons of America, and an em
ploye of the Marietta Hollow-Urae
many years, died . suddenly of heart
disease.
Marietta. —Mrs. Mary Ann Haines,
79 years old, died at the home of her
daughter, in Columbia. She was a na
tive of this place and for many years
a member of the Mennonite Church.
Four children, twenty-seven grand
children and sixteen great-grandchil
dren survive.
Sunburf. —Mrs. Taylor Kline, 63
years old, died yesterday afternoon.
These children survive: W. D. Kline,
Wilkes-Barre; Edward Kline, Pitts
burgh, and Miss May Kline, Sunbury.
Pillsburg.—Mrs. Rosanna Gettel, a
well-known aged Franklin
town, died late Friday night at her
home from infirmities due to old age.
She Is survived by one brother, Aaron
Ellicker, of Mechaniesburg, and three
grandchildren. The funeral was held
yesterday morning with services in the
Franklintown United Brethren Church
by the Rev. Mr. Funk, assisted by the
Rev. D. A. Powell.
Ellzabethtown. —Mrs. Esther Arm
strong, 80 years old, died Sunday at
the Masonic Home. She was a native
of Philadelphia. Mrs. Frances DeWltt,
69 years old, died the same day of a
stroke, at the home, being there only a
few months.
Letort.—Mrs. Elvina Henry, 65
years old. died Sunday. Eleven chil
dren, ten grandchildren and £wo broth
ers survive.
Judge Tells Wife Beater
What Should Happen to Him
Sunbury, Pa., May 19.—"You ought
to have someone take a club and
knock your head oft your shoulders,"
declared Jugde Herbert W. Cummings
in the Northumberland county court
to David Waters, of Mount Carmel,
after his wife, the mother of his two
children, testilicd that she had been
given only $5 in a year by her hus
bnnd, and that he had often beaten
her because she did not give him
' money she had earned for scrubbing.
Hum, she said, WHS the cause. Judge
.Cunimlngs sent him to jail until he
can make provisions to earn her sup
port.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
CHHEKE CHAMBER
OK TRIP TOMHOW
Business Men Will Visit Nearby
Cities in Search of New
Ideas
In search of closer relationship with
business men of other cities, sixty-five
members of the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce will leave on a special
train to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock
on a two days' trip. The first stop will
be made at York Haven where the
power plant of the York Haven Elec
trical Company will be inspected.
York will be the next stop. In this
city the Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce members will be given a recep
tion and will put in the best part of
the afternoon in that city. Lancas
ter will be the stopping place over
night. At Lancaster the Chamber of
Commerce and Business Men's Asso
ciation will look after the Harrisburg
visitors.
On Thursday the trip will include
Lebanon und Hershey. At the latter
place the entire afternoon will be
spent Inspecting the chocolate plant.
A dinner will be served at Hershey Inn
during the evening. On this trip the
members going on the trip will include
the following:
'A. W. Andrews, Harrisburg Baking
Company; A. D. Bacon, D. Bacon
Company; William Bennethum, Jr.,
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart; B. F.
Blough, Blougli Manufacturing Co.;
W. R. Blough. Blough Manufacturing
Co.; George W. Bogar, sporting goods;
Charles S. 8011, Union Trust Company;
J. W. Bowman, Bowman & Co.; Harry
M. Bretz, attorney; A. E. Buchanan,
Pennsylvania Railroad Company; C.
W. Burtnett, Evans-Burtnett Co.: H.
C. Claster, jeweler; Joseph Claster,
wholesale notions; C. W. Davis, J.
Horace McFarland Co.; R. W. Dow
dell, Burroughs Adding Machine Co.;
S. S. Eberts, Bell Telephone Company;
S. P. Eby, Harrisburg Bag and Box
Co.; George T. Eldridge, Harrisburg
Gas Company; W. S. Essick, Aetna
Life Insurance Co.; J. G. Farquharson,
Royal Life Insurance Co.; F. 11. Gal
ligher, Blough Manufacturing Co.; G.
B. Goodfellow, Patriot; George A. Gor
gas, druggist; H. L. Griffith, F. \V.
Woolworth Co.; D. Hlrsh, Blough
Manufacturing Company; O. N.
Hobbs, Blough Manufacturing Co.; A.
W. Holman, Doutrich & Co.; H. F.
Hope, Bell Telephone Co.; Robert W.
Hoy, Harrisburg Light & Power Co.;
S. G. Jean, Ilanlen Bros.;* C. C. John
ston, Pennsylvania Street Railway Ad
vertising Company, through Lancas
ter; Samuel Kades, Miller-Kades Co.;
C. H. Kehr, Blough Manufacturing
Co.; M. J. Koehner, Bowman & Co.;
Samuel Kunkel, Mechanics' Trust Co.;
Robert MeCreath, McCreath Bros, coal
and wood; J. P. McCullough, Tele
graph Printing Co.; Charles M. Mc-
Naughton, John C. Herman & Co.;
Herman Miller, Miller Bros & Neefe;
Jacob Miller, Miller-Kakes Co.; "Wal
ter L. Montgomery, 36 South Third
street; John S. Musser, Dauphin Elec
trical Supplies Co.; Martin B. Nissly,
Pennsylvania Milk Products Co.; J. H.
Nixon, Pennsylvania Railroad; W. E.
Orth, City Star Laundry; Robert V.
Owen, Ensminger Lumber Co.; Geo.
S. Reinoehl, Bell Telephone Co.; J. F.
Rohrer, real estate and insurance; S.
S. Rutherford, caterer; E. H. Sehell,
Henry Gilbert & Son; Ray S. Shoe
maker, S. W. Shoemaker & Son; John
T. Shirley, Equitable Life Assurance
Society; E. J. Stackpole, Harrisburg
Telegraph; Gus Steinmetz, Harrisburg
Telegraph; H. W. Stone, Harrißburg
Liglit & Power Company; Herman
Tausig, jeweler; Geprge B. Tripp, Har
risburg Light & 'Power Co.; Brook
Trout, Johnson Paper Co.; Robert
Wadsworth, Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce; J. H. Wallazz, R. G. Dun
& Co.; S. Cameron Young. Middle
town; W. H. Zumbro, Harrisburg
Light and Power Co.
Safe Robbers Get
Post Office Funds
Columbia. Pa., May 19. —Early yes
terday morning the warehouse of J. R.
Beitz at Millway, this county, was vis
tied by burglars, who dynamited the
safo and got away with over S3OO In
cash and stamps. They also secured a
number of money orders. The post
office is located in the same building
and they secured the funds that were
in the safe. The explosion awakened
the owners, who live near by, but the
yeggmen had fled before they could
reach the office. Other neighbors
heard the noise and ran to the place,
but could lind no trace of the robbers.
WOMAN' FAINTS IX STREET.
"Waynesboro, Pa., May 19.—Mrs.
Harbaugh, Bouzerville, was taken sudr
denly ill on the public square in
Waynesboro and fainted.
She was carrying a baby In her arms
when she fell. The baby was caught
by Mr. Ilarbaugh before it struck the
brick pavement, and escaped Injury.
Mrs. Harbaugh was carried into the
Strickler residence, and Dr. Croft was
summoned.
MEIWC'AIi SOCIETY MEETS.
Special to The Telegraph
Waynesboro, Pa., May 19.—Many
physicians from Hagerstown, York.
Chambersburg and Shippensburg were
present at the meeting of the Medical
Society of Franklin county, this after
noon at 1.30 o'clock in the Star Mov
ing picture theatre. Dr. Joseph Blood
good, Baltimore, delivered an illus
trated lecture on "Surgery on the
Colon," at the meeting. At the close
of the meeting refreshments were
served. Dr. A. B. Sollenberger,
Waynesboro, is president of the so
ciety."
THIS IS THE TIME TO GE7T GOOD
BOYS
Just a few weeks more of school
and then the boys of Harrisburg have
the whole summer to their disposal.
Many of them want to go to work.
They need the money.
There's no better time than right
now to get the pick of the boya In
Harrisburg.
A Telegraph AVANT AD will bring
their names, addresses and references.
STOPS A THROBBING
HEADACHE AT ONCE
Dr. James' Headache Powders
Give Instant Relief—lo Cents
a Package
When your head aches you simply
must have relief or you will go wild.
It's needless to suffer when you can
take a remedy like Dr. James' Head
ache Powders and relieve the pain and
neuralgia at once. Send someone to
the drug store now for a dime package
'of Dr. James' Headache Poxvders.
I Don't suffer. In a few moments you
I will feel fine —headache gone—no
-Ouoie neuiaJgU eaia.—Advertisement,
Program Prepared For
Commencement Exercises
at Lebanon Valley College
Special to The Telegraph
Annvllle, Pa., May 19.—0n Wednes
day s morning, June 10, tho fo.rty
eighth annual commencement of Leb
anon Valley College will be held. Dr.
Hugh Black, D. D., professor of Sys
tematic Theology at Union Seminary,
New York City, will deliver the ad
dress. May 26, 1 to 4 p. m. and May
27, 2 to 4 p. m., the annual art exhibit
will be held in the art studio of the
college. Saturday, June B, at 8 p. m.
tho address to the graduating class
of Lebanon Valley Academy will J>o
delivered by the Rev. G. D. Batdorf,
Ph.D., pastor of Covenant United
Brethren church at Lancaster. Sun
day morning Bishop W. M. Weekly,
D. D., will preach the baccalaureate
sermon in the United Brethren church.
In the evening at 7 o'clock, the Rev.
Dr. C. W. Recard, D. D., pastor of tho
United Brethren church at Dayton,
Ohio, the largest United Brethren
church in America, will address tho
combined christian associations of the
college. The annual class day exer
cises will be held at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon of June 9 and at 7:45
o'clock the junior oratorical contest
will be heard. Wednesday evening
the commencement exercises will be
brought to a close by the annual
Senior play, Shakespeare's "Much Ado
About Nothing." The graduating
class in music and oratory will be
held Monday evening, June 8, at 8
o'clock.
This year's graduating class in Leb
anon Valley numbers twenty-one In
the classical department with three
Senior graduates in music. John and
Thomas Lyter, sons of the Rev. Mr.
Lyter, pastor of Derry Street United
Brethren church, of Harrisburg, are
members of the out-going Senior
class.
RKDKDIOrVTION OF CHURCH
Shippensburg, Pa., May 19. On
Sunday the Church of the Brethren,,in
Garfield street, was rededicated. Laf-ge
audiences were at both Inorning and
evening services.
COURT ADJOURNS FOR ELECTION
Sunbury, Pa., May 19. —Because the
majority of jurors serving at North
umberland county criminal courts
were on election boards, the sessions
had to be adjourned until Wednesday.
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Unknown Disease Kills
Cattle in Perry County
Special to The Telegraph
Blain, Pa., May 19.—George F.
Stlne, a farmer tenant on the farm of
William W. Woods, lost three valuable
young cattle yesterday which died sud
denly from the effects of an unknown
disease. The state authorities have
been notified and a veterinary is being
sent here.
Several others of his herd of cattle
grazing in the meadow near the farm
buildings showed symptoms of being
siclc, but have recovered.
Theaters Ordered Closed
by State Factory Inspector
Special to The Telegraph
Columbia, Pa., May 19. Deputy
State Factory Inspector McCormick,
of Pittsburgh, paid an official visit to
Columbia and Marietta on Saturday
and after inspecting the Columbia
Opera House and Central Hall, the
latter In Marietta, ordered that both
auditoriums be closed to public assem
blies, as neither was equipped with
safety appliances as required by the
State laws.

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