A y UV My, the coupler of a car which caused elay, The partnership of E. Sumpman & Bro, has been dissolved by mu- tual consent. ‘The business will hereafter be conducted by Emanu- el Sumpman. Charles H. Dillinger and Minnie M. Baker were united in marriage at the home of the bride by Rev, A. S. Hottenstein of East Peters- burg, last evening at seven o'clock Our best wishes accompany them through life, "Elizabeth, wife of B. C. Portner, died at her home in this borough of consumption, on Thursday, in her 29th year, Deceased was a daughter of Henry Davis and is survived by a husband. The fun- eral was held on Monday afternoon with interment in the Eberle ceme- tery. On Friday afternoon while Benj. Welsh was taking a barrel of iron from the first to the second floor on the elevator, at the Grey Iron, the barrel caught at the second floor and the cables being very strong, they kept the elevator moving up- wards, mashing the barrel and ele- vator into kindling wood betore it could be stopped. Welsh who was on it, jumped off uninjured. w= Grand Holiday Opening. Don’t miss the Holiday Opening. Large -assortment complete, prices low. A handsome 1go2 calendar given away | free to every purchaser, at S. Cohen & I'ro’s. Philadelphia Shoe Store, 247] Locust street, Columbia, Pa. Largest ! shoe sto’ in © county. . N¢ n a a «Whose There?”’ «Its Me”, Albert johns, a moulder at the Bl li rietta Hollowware Works, who lives at] Maytown, received a “‘call” at his! home from an unwelcome visitor at an' early hour Thursday morning. Mr. Johns was awakened about three o'clock | by a noise on the first floor. He heard | steps ascending the stairs and inquired, | “Who there?”’ “It’s me,” replied gruff voice and then the intruder beat a retreat. An investigation showed | that the caller had stolen a box of ci— | pairs | a | gars, some tobacco and serveral of stockings. The residence of Jac Miller, Sr., south of Maytown, on the Vinegar’s Ferry road was visited] during the same night, and a quantity | of food stolen. reer eee AR ements Who Was It? | A man in town was so disgusted at | to] He fedhis chickens| the high price of corn, he resolved try an experiment. on corn meal mixed liberally with saw- i dust to reduce expenses. In the due | course of time eggs laid by hens fed with | this mixture were tested in an inc ubator | out of a dozen, only two| , the remaning ten Dbring- and finally, were abortive ting forth nine woodpeckers and a de- licate check with a wooden leg. That system of feeding has been abandoned, | for fear that results of future tests woukl only be a bunch of toothpicks from each | 88 placed in the incubator. A ——— { The BS . cellent Chr) | Try it, only 3 e: Ride. | | Pool Ta A good second-han iby 8 feet. Also a full i full rack of cues. All to i} | Apply at this office. i a grand Christmas R10, italist, gave the Topek | etery 3 in memory of Mis five children. 3 William Watson and wife willl where they will k ‘Charles Miller over Christmas. A broken bolt caused the leave e next Tuesday for Steelton | Like some e the guests of ton Cuban wheel grower is interested in this matter and “0 UTTWer is is hereby Cc led to meet on December 23, 1901, in the G. AN (hall, North Queen street, Lancaster, 0 action relative to the pro- i posed removal by Congress of the tariff tobacco. tobacco Every to drop off the wind-pump on the there should be a full attendance. Musser farm tenanted by Benjamin | Davip HoLLeENBauGH, B. EZRA HERR, Brubaker, 24 miles southwest of "town. Joe McGarvey sr., who recently | bought the property he occupied of | not to take it and Monday into the Cutler property. Miss Phoebe Risser, teacher of the Pleasant Hill School, will hold entertainment r, December 24. Aduilsdion 10C, on Tuesday evening All are invited. Claylon L. Nissley, administrat- r of Maria R.Risser deceased, will | sell her personal property at public, R.! sale on the premises of Peter issley 21 miles west of town | Thursday, January 2 on The personal property of Jonas E. Hostetter will be sold at 10.30 tomorrow forenoon on the farm ° of Iilam M. Hostetter in Kast Don egal township and that at his resi- dence in this place at 12 o'clock. John E. Nissley, a Florin young man who has become a Kansas cap- their annnal dinner on Thaunksgiv- 'o 113 of his 175 guests he od of clothes f 'corporators of the bridge company Elizabethtown, | | | | | i newsboys Secretary. President. ee New Bridge at Steelion. It is said that a new steel bridge will ob | Williagn Widman jr., has decided (soon be built across the river at Steelton mov ed connecting that town with | | beland. New Cum- The bridge will be constructed for a trolley line and wagon way and the fare will be five cents. The in- are also interested in trolley lines between and Mount Holly; Middletown and Elizabethtown and Womelsdorf and MM yerstowr. Ais A Crash in the Fog. Boiling . Springs Engine No. 134 crashed into the rear of an east-bound Pennsylvania Rail- road freight train at the water tower at about 6:20 a’clock Friday morning, the result being adara- aged and wrecked two cars of 1g. train, track was blocked a short ti a * jorward engine cabosse One The accident was due to the Manheim Enforg€s Vaccination. 1 The ManheipA“school board has de- cided that t e comptilsory law sholi’be entorced in that borough ape’recently eighteen pupils were dis- missed for having failed to become vac of them have since and returned to . Po cinated. Some omplied with the law col. vaccination | as also by ROOn. Only +. J. Snell wanted to attend a part was afraid to do so on account of pai his stomach, weich he feared would “N worse. te says, “I was telling my trouby to a lady friend, who said: ‘chamberlain’s | Colic, « holera and Diarrhoea emedy will | put you in condition for. the party,’ bought a bottle and take pleasure in stating that two deges cured me and enabled me to! Jive a goed time at the party.” Mr. Suell | is a resident of Summer Fill, N. Y. This remedy is for sale by J. S. tarmany Ilorin | Pa. | ee ee GRP ee Two Extremes. Many of our citizens are killing quite | as usual weighty porkers this season and Albert Fike still upholds one end of the list with a pig | pounds while T. vores for the other end with a that Hyped the beam at 66 pounds. . | | that weighed 412 F. Stoler is a strong ‘pig- | By a Noone can reasonably hope for good | health unless his bowels move once cach day. When this is not attended to, dis- orders of the stomach arise, biliousness, headache dyspepsia and piles soon follow. If you wis h to avoid these ailments keep you boy wels regular by taking C hamberlain’s Stomac h and Liver Tablets when required. hey are go easy to take and mild and gen— tle in effect Sold at J. S. Carmany ’S Ilorin, Pa Rp erie Church Chronicle. Methodist Episcopal Church—Preaching every Sunday evening at 7 p. m. by the pas- tor and Rev. John Boehm on alternate eve- nings. Epworth League at 6 p m. bath School at 9 a. m., Amos Risser Super- Class meeting Sunday morning at 10 a. m. Prayer-meeting Thursday 7 m. Rev. Wayne Channell pastor, John Foehm assistant pastor. en eee en A eee? If you would have an appetite and a relish for your meals take lain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. They correct disorders of the stomach and regu- late the liver and bowels. Price, 25 cents. Samples free at J, S, Carmany’s store. Sab- intendent. Rev. 11} 1 like abear Chamber- mere i thcugh it were a banner. ithe er whatever nit Pld write 2* she sald. “It was al a mistake. ¥ have no talent. T am a seribbler. "myself too seriously. Don’t look so woe-begone, Marian. And go on with { your work, both of you. I am going to wrife something after my kind.” And that evening she read them a ii a story at which Xate laughed in a half frightened way, and of which Marian said candidly “It doesn’t sound like you, Madge. , Of course it’s bright and funny, and story; al that—but your last story was beau- | tiful!?” “And didn’t sell,” said Madge. i “What is the use of writing beautiful I have a drawer full of them, | and every one of them has traveled ail | things? over the country. Now I'll try emuse the public instead.” y And less than three wa the reply, Bertram that the story was accepted, to weeks after- rds came inclosing further contributions. I'ifty dollars! h, impossible! It must be five, or, at the most, fifteen. But no—the three heads bent over the i cheek, and there it was, too plain to | | be mistaken | ters embraced one another and cried | fand laughed, and did And then the three sis- more absurd | things than they had ever done since the struggle for a living had begun with them; and Kate ran around the room, waving the slip of paper as But after first gush of gladness was over the | DP. | pale young author sat down and looked et them wistfully. “It is so discouraging,” she said, “to think that all th¢s money has been paid for the lightest and mest incon-~ >ntial thing I ever wrote. “It would be much more discouraging {fit hadn’t been paid at all,” said Kate; ind presently the author was dancing gayly around the room. se{ue I have been taking! notifying Miss | a check for $50 and inviting | ‘ 1€F Clas p lifted a pale He was the editor who h { sent back the beautiful story th | wrote itself. | “What would you do,” she aske | with a thrill in her young voice, * | you were poor, and could not wai [if there were others depending of | you—it anxieties were crushing your | Tory soul-—-2" “Well,” he said, carefully, “there are higher duties, perhaps, than mereg | ly writing what one likes to write, Per, | haps we are too quick to judge what i our lifework. If we only knew, it ma be that our lifework is keeping the p boiling, and paying debts, and aki care of those dependent on us, seems a pity that—that we cannot work out our dreams. You see, ing once established a reputatiox this kind, one becomes its slave insf of its master. I regret that I dig | have the opportunity to examine | of your serious work before you ¢ ed out on this line. There might |been great power in it. I judgg i you would have written with st | —and no doubt with wonderf | 0s”—for he had seen the gle turned on him. “yes,” was the gay reply her voice altogether gay?—a | new tone was thrilling thro | have discovered qt last whe ius lies. I have the most ung | ent for pot-boiling, and fro | on there will be peace be | and the tribe of milkmen, aj | have winter wraps and cool { | summer, and the larder will { full. What are beautiful s write themselves, comp: | that?” | And because Mariag | her, not understand snatch of some mey she folded the ma into its envelopg bey Jifs as it wa
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