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| The Call of July 6, 1917 PICNIC IN BOWEN'S GROVE At a meeting of the representatives of the several Sunday Schools of town on Monday evening last, it was decided to hold the Union picnic on July 18th at Bowen's Grove. Eiler's band has been engaged for the occasion. A refreshment stand will be erected. Provisions have been made to take both the children and elderly persons to the grove and to carry the baskets both to and from the grove. The time and place of leaving the baskets will be announced later on. At present a committee is at work preparing a program of sports and entertainments. HARVESTING FROM FARM PLOTS The harvesting from the hundred or more farm plots about the town has already started. Each young farmer has been provided with a stock sheet on which they are asked to keep an accurate account of all vegetables taken from the plots. It is really surprising the amount of green truck that has already been raised and the amount that remains to be harvested. During the past week, two prizes were awarded of one dollar each, for the persons raising the largest radishes. These prizes were distributed to Miss Alva Heim and Franklin Schumacher. The list of prizes as awarded will be published in The Call. FIGHT YESTERDAY MORNING Five o'clock yesterday morning the residents living near the Pennsylvania arch were aroused from their slumbers as a result of a fight. It is understood that a well known Spring Garden resident became engaged in the fistic encounter with two Pottsville residents, because the former refused to buy the two men a drink. The local man was badly used up. YOUTH STABBED IN ARM Homer Ribkee is suffering as a result of a stab wound from a pen knife. Ribkee was standing near the old dock with a number of companions when it is alleged that someone pushed another overboard. As soon as the victim got out of the water, he accused Ribkee of the offense and then assaulted him with the knife, stabbing him in the arm. The wound is not deep and not serious. No arrests have been made. NO WONDER THE PHILLIES LOST Spring Garden residents could not understand why the Phillies lost the afternoon Fourth of July game to the weak team like Boston. Here's the reason. Messrs. Abe Maberry, William Hinkle, Earl Seitzinger, Leroy Edling, George Shelly and Howard Seitzinger witnessed the two games of ball in Philadelphia on Wednesday. A SPOOK WITH A LANTERN A spook with a red lantern is disturbing the quietude of the residents of this locality. For the past several weeks he has been making his appearance on the cemetery, walking from there to the Lehigh Valley railroad and then disappearing as if by magic. His antics have been witnessed by no less than half the residents along Center and Garfield Avenues. Just what the significance of the red light means has not been explained. Somewhere it is recorded that his Satanic Majesty carries a red light and it is just possible that one of his imps has fallen from grace and come to Mother Earth and he was here, believing he came to the right place. The Call of July 13, 1917 AUTOS COLLIDE ON STATE ROAD As the result of a collision between two Ford autos on Sunday night at a point near the old Boyer mill, both machines were badly wrecked and the occupants had narrow escapes from serious injury. The one car was occupied by John and Richard Koch, Norman Mimm, Helen Moyer and Esther Scheipe, residing below Orwigsburg. The other car was owned and driven by Rudy Fritz of Auburn and was occupied by Miss Mae Fehr, of Landingville, Miss Henrietta Lee of Springfield, Massachusetts and Elmer Drumheller of Orwigsburg. Norman Mimm sustained a fractured arm; Miss Scheipe was cut about the face and a bracelet which she wore about her wrist was bent so badly that it penetrated the flesh. The Koch machine was coming towards Schuylkill Haven and the Fritz machine towards Orwigsburg when the accident occurred. Less than five minutes after the accident no less than a score of other machines were lined up along the road. Ralph Deibert of Orwigsburg conveyed the injured to the former county seat, where they were attended to by Dr. Harry Dechert. The Koch auto turned turtle as a result of the collision. ASSUMED CHARGE OF CLOTHING STORE George A. Berger, the well known Dock Street grocery man, in the interest of the creditors, assumed the temporary managership of the E. G. Underwood clothing and gents furnishing store on Thursday morning. His many friends have not been slow to visit him at his new quarters and to wish him well. The Call of July 20, 1917 WANT LOCAL RAILROADERS TO GO TO FRANCE The Reading Railroad Company is now making a canvass of all employees who are registered and are subject to draft. It takes in all those in the train service, shops and offices. A local Reading Railroad engineer stated that he was called into the office of the company and asked his age, the number of dependents upon him under sixteen years of age and if married or not. He was then asked the question whether he would be willing to go to France and run a train there. It is understood that railroads will put forth efforts to procure men for railroad service abroad. Several of the higher officials of the Reading road recently visited Schuylkill haven and made mention of the fact that nearly fifty telegraph operators would be taken from the Reading road alone and sent to France. INJURED IN LEAP FROM SPEEDING AUTO Miss Jennie Davis, of Pottsville, and Miss Anna Brennan, a cousin from Philadelphia, were brought to the office of Dr. Heim on Friday night last, suffering with slight injuries which they claim were sustained in leaping from a speeding auto. The one woman sustained a slight bruise above the eye and the other a slight injury to her knee. It was stated that the two women were enroute to Schuylkill Haven to visit friends and were just leaving their home when an auto came along and the driver volunteered to bring the women to Schuylkill Haven, being enroute to Hamburg. When he got to Liberty Street, the women claim he refused to stop and put on full speed. With the auto going at this rate, they leaped out unto the road with the above result, being fortunate not to have been seriously injured. It is said that they were brought to the office of Dr. Heim by a party named Bautsch, who found them walking to town. The identity of the driver of the car is unknown. ATE HIS WAY INTO THE ARMY Frequently one hears what is known as twentieth century wonders, but it remained for Mason E. Mease, of town, to go one better, when he actually ate his way into the army. Mease was several pounds underweight when he applied for admittance to the ranks of Company C Engineers of Pottsville. He was given several hours in which to bring up his weight. Procuring a number of bananas, he devoured them and then drank a quantity of water. At the appointed time he returned to the examining surgeon and was found to be nearly four pounds over the required weight. He was passed. This shows the "stuff" of which the Schuylkill Haven boys are composed of and will stand them good when they get into action abroad. MERCHANT HOY SUSTAINS BURNED HAND Merchant P. T. Hoy sustained painful burns of the right hand and had a most miraculous escape from serious injury last evening when fumes from a gasoline hose became ignited in a mysterious manner. The end of the hose was placed in the auto in which was located a lantern. Suddenly the end of the hose blew out, broke the globe on the lantern and flaming, wound itself about the leg of Mr. Hoy. F. B. Keller was nearby and pulling off his coat, threw it around Mr. Hoy, extinguishing the flames. No other damage was done. The auto belonged to a party residing in the Tumbling Run valley. Two small children jumped from the auto and escaped being burned. The Call of July 27, 1917 YOUTH RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS William Berger, aged ten years, son of John A. Berger of Coal Street, was rendered unconscious in a fall on Wednesday evening. The Berger boy was playing with a number of companions some years his senior when he was picked up and thrown over their heads. He landed with considerable force upon a rock. Dr. Lessig was summoned and restored him yo consciousness. The child had a miraculous escape from sustaining a fractured skull or concussion of the brain. ARRESTED AS COMMON NUISANCE A well known woman of this locality was placed under arrest this week by Constable Butz on the charge of being a common nuisance. She was taken before Squire Kline where she paid the costs and fine. Complaint was made against the woman by neighbors. A REGULAR PALM BEACH The Killian Dams have been christened the Palm Beach of Schuylkill Haven. Nightly, scores of both male and female can be seen bathing in the cool waters of the dams. The ladies have been granted the privilege of using a home nearby to robe and disrobe, which is a great convenience. A large number of persons are taking advantage of the opportunity and are learning to swim. |
| ADS FROM THE 1917 |