or 1 BRIEF, Orted by Our k list. ton wa Steelton on . Wedn Frank Widman of Lancaster, was in town over Sunday. In base ball as in cookery, the best batter takes the cake. C. A. Wiley was at Lancaeter on Monday on business. Robert Menaugh is home this week nursing a sore finger. Postmistress Emma Grosh at Middletown yesterday. was T. N. Hostetter received a car load of ice on Wednesday. Claud Keener will leave on Monday for Williamson school. All men are not homeless but some are home less than others. David Barnhart of near town started cutting tobacco yesterday. Miss Bertha Vogel of Lancaster, wag a visitor to town this week, Mrs. Lavina Rineer of Elizabethtown visited her parents this week. H. E. Trout of Clearfield, paid our citizens a short visit this week. Gertie Eshleman was at Elizabeth- town on Saturday and Sunday. Several good whiskey barrels can be bought cheap at the Florin Hotel. Gharles E. Bailey of Coatesville, vis- ited ticket agent Good on Sunday. Frank Nissley and wife of Maytown, were in town on Saturday evening. Misses Tillie Widman and Annie Shank were at Hillsdale on Sunday. Norman Menaugh of Norristown was the guest of his parents last Sunday. Harold Buller is visiting his cousin Le Roy Stokes at Hanover, York Co. Mrs. Amelia Metzroth was Wild Cat visitor on Wednesday afternoon. . a Sixty-four tickets were sold from this place to Mount Gretna on Thursday. H. B. Nisley i$ saving his new barn inted. ‘mlin Buller lias the contract. Don’t forget the sociable at § resi- dence of Samuel Shank, this evening. Born—To Ed. Crodel and wife, at Elizabethtown, on Wednesday, a girl. E. H. Reider has already booked orders for nine new sets of harness this 11. Charles Dierolf and wife and Mrs. J. Carmany were at Salunga on Thurs- . Carmany and Ephraim Heiner d a sale at Landisville on Thurs- day. : Victor Haldemam goi a thorough ducking while returning from Hillsdale last Sunday. Samuel Dunkin and wife of Steelton, were the guests of J. D. Easton and wife on Sunday. Watches and clocks repaired prompt- ly by Harry Peopple, Mt. Joy, and all work guaranteed. Misses Benjamina and Emma Craw- ford, of Atglen, visited Charles Good and wife on Sunday. LosT—A valuable gold lead pencil at the festival in Florin. Reward for its’ return to this office. Ms. Howard Buller was a welcome visitor «'t the residence of William Bul- ler and we this week. Miss Annie’ Stambaugh of Lancaster, was the guest or” Miss Mary Shires for several days this week. Charles Dierolf and wife of Philadel- phia, are the guests of the family of J. S. Carmany for a week. Two new lights were placed at the P.R.R. depot recently. The depot was alco fitted with new office furniture. Our hustling fruit grower H. B. Nis- sley, was selling peaches on our streets this week. Hen says they can’t be beat. H. H. Reider, the photographer of Manheim, while enroute to Eliizabeth- town, stopped off in town Wednesday. In another column of this the BurLLeTIN may be found the adver- tisement of the Empire Bakery in this place. The foundation for shed on the farm of J. 8. Carmany near town, is completed and is ready for the a new tobacco carpenters. « Painter Emlin Bullerthas just finished a contract in Dauphin cpunty in which he used 4,600 pounds of whitelead and 170 gallons of oil. \ George S. Vogel, as may be seen by the advertisement in another column, will devote much of his time hereafter to the calling of sales. L. N. Hostetter, wife and daughter of Chicago, visited the former’s broth- |: er T. N. Hostetter and family several days this week. Howard M. Musselman, assistant bag gage agent at Rosemont, spent Satur- day and Sunday in town with his par- ents H. S. Musselman and wife. Harry Musselman and daughter Mar- garet of Berwyn, on Thursday made a few hours stop. in town with his parents H. S. Musselman and wife on their way home from Harrisburg. David Koser of near town, met with a mishap on Sunday. The breast strap of the harness tore which caused him to stop the horse and a team which was closely following him, dashed into the buggy and broke the top. np —— Post Office Robbed. An attempt was made to rob the post office in this place on Tuesday night which proved very suceessful in enterinig the | building but not so in securing plunder It is supposed the robbers first entered the wash house at the residence of Peter Kray-| bill, when they scured a pair of pincers, some apples, a pair of stockings and a key which exactaly fit and unlocked the side door at the post office. All the drawers in the building were ‘touched’ and all they se- cured for their trouble was sixty cents that Postmaster Widman had left in the money drawer as change for the following day. As far as is known not even a letter was dis- turbed. Abram Weaver who resides next door, happened to close a shutter at his res- € which frightened the raiders ofl, In many burned match-s were found the floor. It is apposed that the parties were acquainted with the place or they would not have gone to Mr. Kraybill’s for a key, idenc the morning the door was open and lying on ti rr Qn Died on Thursday. Miss Mary D. Geiger, daughter of Tobias at her home on Thursday morning at 9 o’clock in the 33 ye: Deceased had been a clerk in the book department of John 1 Wanamaker’s store,at Philadelphia, for the | i past ten years. She had been home with } her parents for the last three months on account of her ill health, Death was due to a paral tic stroke. She is survived by her parents, three brothers, George of Neb. Jacob of Kansas City Kansas, and John of Cleveland Ohio, and one sister, Mrs. Ida] | Good of Ida Grove Towa. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 o’clock with services in the United Brethren church in this place and interment in the Florin cemetery, Rev. H. M, Miller, and Rev. Wayne Channell officiating. Geiger and wife, of this place died « ur of her age, i reer seme re emer Deaths From Dysentery. William H. Hummel, formerly of Mount Joy, but lately an inmate of the county hos- pital, died at that institution on Friday evening from dysentery. The deceased was fifty-five years old. His remains were sent to Mount Joy on Monday and were interred the following day. Services were held in the Methodist church and were conducted by the pastor Rev. Wayne Channell, Edward Collins died on Monday in the county insane asylum from dysentery, the disease which is epidemic in that institu- tion. He was thirty-eight years old and a former resident of Cslumbia. His body was sent to Columbia for interment. rama A) em eeeeeee— Pay Your Sehool Tax. The school tax duplicate of East Donegal township for 1901, has been placed in the hands of H. C. Erb, collector, for collection. On all taxes paid on or before Saturday, October 5. 1901, an abatement of 5 per cent. will be allowed. From October 5, 1901 to Febrnary 2, 1901. the full amount will be charged and after February 5, 1902, 5 per cent will be added. Mr. Erb will sit for that purpose on Saturday, September 28, 1901 at T. N. Hostetter’s office from 9 a. m., to4 p.m, ES — Killed Eight Head of Cattle. Dr. Newcomer on Friday of last week, Houseal, a farmer of near Maytown, and found they were all effected with symptoms of tuberculosus. Three of them were very bad, the other five being but slightly efiect ed. On Saturday morning, Frank Nissley, a butcher of Maytowa, killed and skinned the eight head in three hours. This al- most a record that places Frank among the foremost butchers in the State. eee eet is issue of | Farm For Sale. Saturday, September 17—One-fourth mile west of Florin, on the premises of the un- signed, a farm of 87 acres of gravel land with improvements by Fanny Hambright. | Pension Granted { John H. Hegener, of Marietta, has been granted a of $8 and the chiid of Joseph Livingston, of Gap, a pen- pension minor sion of $10, Susquehanna river at Marietta, afternoon, the victim being the eleven-year-old son of Mr, and Simon L. Brandt, who reside on street, in Marietta, borough, ceived men began a search which was recovered about 7.30 on Tuesday | night by John Sultzbach and Canova Fry- berger by means of a grappling iron. body was moved to the home of the parents from which place the funeral was held. ship, and Stella C. Garman, 8 tions of the republic. ney. have a thing to wear.”—Washington Star. you?” Statesman. you appropriate enough, that’s sure.—Chicago News. dubiously. am afraid the public will fail to re- | gard it as able and profound.”—Wash- FS ORIN, TNA. YOUNG BOY DROW Ralph Brandt, & A drowning adcident happened Marietta, Loses! Susquehanna, Yalph Early in the afternoon wecompanied by Carl and Earl toa point known as Bushman’s young » Zook 1 of about the same age, went up the tow p in search of elderberries, about 3 o'clock and went down to the riv LL gl. E or y Bri They retur: bridg® Young Brandt took off his clothes and wens into the stream for the purpose of bathing] He was unable to swim and getting beyond his depth drowned before his horrified com- panions who had not gone into the water, were able to summon assistance. As soon as news of the drowning was re- rere eee School Tax Duplicate. The tax duplicate for Mount Joy ship for 1901 has been placed in the hands of Collector B. F. He will sit for that purpose at the Florin Hotel on Thursday, October 24, 1901 from 9 On all taxes paid on or be- fore October 26, 1901, an abatement of 5 per From October 26 January 25, 1901 the full amount will be charged and after January 25, 1901, 5 per Garman for col 1. m, to 3 p. m, ent will be allowed. rent will be added. ree rece Because He Was Kind. for the body, The town- lection, to Henry Long, the German who was found sron’s woods, bequeathed by will Sinner MD eerste diies Marriage Licenses Issued. Jacob C. Snyder, of Mt. Joy Willian H. Randler, of Mt, Joy of El ownship, ——e sf rin Mere...” = Conversation, Jones—Y es, shown by you + ha vat women for ro unchecked may sap the fo No, 1 I'm going worshipful the Ei ye home for dinner; nstalled grand knight commander of Gone Up the Flume, Bill—What's become of your who kept the restaurant? Oh, he got tired paying burn- Jill »ills and heitried to economize by no kerosene oil. “Failed, 1 suppose?” “Well, he’s gone up, all Yonkers Statesman. The Old Story. “1 wonder what Eve said dead on the porch of his little home in Cam- all his earthly possessions to Michael 'W. Shearer, a farmer on the Cameron farm at Donegal, who had always been very kind to him. borough, and Carrie A. Snyder, of Lancaster City. town- izabeth infatuation farajgn title Ms appalling, and it allowed to yunda- won't to be sir ninent Nobles of, Thingumbob.—Judge. friend >» coal right,"”"— when she found she had to leave the Garden cf Eden,” said Mr. Grumpin’s wife. “lt was just about what all women She complained that she say when they are starting on a jour- didn’t Throwing Good After Bad, “This hunting up the makers counterfeit money costs a good many \ thousand dollars a year,” said the se- cret service man. of “Well, that’s what you'd call throw- said Her Idea of It, ing good money after bad, wouldn't the taxpayer.—Yonkers He (willing but bashful)—Slow but sure is my motto. She could (almost not one. have selected a You are Mingivings, “That was a very lucid doe you prepared,” said the friend. statesman, | that I | answered the “I made it so lucid “Yes,” ngton Star. Not Hard to Satisfy, “Some men gre easily satisfie : § . marked the Observer of Events examined eight head of cattle for Mr. John Things. “There is the clock: —Yonkers Statesman. Too Quick, Hobb- in Wall street, If you ever make neve Nobb—'Why not? Hobb—She'll spend it for you vou've had a ehance to lese -Judge. ii Yo tell vor w discouraged)—Well, more slow Daily ument d,” re- and naker, for instance; he never gets any extra pay, and yet every day he works over time.” any money vife. before urself, The Leng and Short of it, “I wonder why it takes pay day so long to come around?” “jt only seems long when the shorter you a longer it seems.” —Philadelphia short, and Cause for Drummer H. Klawbaek? Pettyville Postmaster—-No Drummer—Good! fired mg yet!—Puck, pe The firm Congratniation, Any mail for me—John you're re the Press. hasn’t o ® RDAY, AUG U ———r—ion —A\r- —————— ST 24, 1901. frre ¢ mmrnn AY PN ee tree IN DISTANT “%, CES. | nigsberg, Prussia, has an amber sum valued at 305,000 marks. nice has a eafe Which has been ® med day and night for 150 years. ~New Zealand das jn its eidelweiss a ‘ant differing hut slightly from the amous Swiss ariety. In 6 per cent. of the north Italian and 18 per cent. of the south Italian villages the streets are still used as sewers, { According to -'the anthropologist, Alfredo Nicrfore, a north Italian dif- aS less¢’from a German than he does bi a Sheiltan, Distilling seems to be profitable in Russia. A Moscow firm, “Widow Popova,” has distributed $1,200,000 rubies as dividends for the year 1900 on a capital of 500,000 rubies. The street-car conductors in Wies- baden are subject to fines for breach of regulations. For driving too fast a fine bf 30 pfennigs (6 cents); for talking'to other employes, 50 pfennigs (11 cenis) and for mot waiting for trailer Yonnection 20 pfennigs (4 cents, Notwithstanding these fines the Wiesbaden street-car service leaves much to be desired. Taxation in Norway is becoming op- pressive, and living expensive in pro- portion. Amn example will illustrate this: Two) banks having the same capital an ding about the same amount of Husiness pay taxes at the rate of 6,000 and 65,000 kroner ($1,440 and $15,740) per annum respectively. The former o] these two institutions is in central Wrope, the latter in Nor- way. 0 HOT WEATHER SENSE, Walk slowly. Carry a sul Ulybrella if it adds to your comfort: Follow the Shady side of the street where possibli- Don’t eat like putting co: of meats—it is I iy the furnace. Don’t hurry. \Thge is more “heat- ing up” in three miQutes of haste than in an hour of ldisurely proceed- ing. : Cut the acquaintance of the ther- mometer. Discourage talk about the weather, and if you must think of it —think of Peary! In torrid weather wr clothing suitable to a torrid clim®te- light and as little as the conventions and 1 a5 circumstances will permit Free perspiration seldom hurts any- one. The pores are natuig’s safety valves. It is “dry heat” on the sud- den checking of the sweat \ that is dangerous. Don’t drink “cool” alcohol bever- ages under the idea that they will re. duce your temperature or that of the atmosphere. You are simply adding fuel to the fire. Paradoxical though it may sound, hot drinks are in the end often more cooling than cold drinks. The new prime minister of Japgn, Viscount Katsura, distinguished him- self in the Chinese war by winning one of the greatest fights, the battl of Kangwasai. The duke of Cornwall, though bor: and bred in England, speaks the lan- guage as decidedly German an accent as does his mother, while the king burrs his r's very oddly. M. Paul Revoil, the of Algeria, is 45 years of age and is a brother of the late George Revoil, the explorer of the Somali country. Originally he was a journalist. Lord Dufferin, who has recently completed his seventy-fifth year, once referred to himself, on account of the numerous offices he has held, as “maid-of-all-work to British govern- ments.” In a lawsuit now pending in Scot- land to determine whether the late Sir W. Cunliffe Brooks, a millionaire was domiciled in England or lawyer testified that in William has with new governor banker, Scotland, a the last few made 200 wills, FACTS FROM FRANCE. years Sir Wine growers in France now send sample bottles of wine by parcels- | post to individuals. A French company has organized a { new steamship line between Antwerp, | Havre, Havana, Mexican ports and New Orleans. France holds the record | of gold. She has coine@ 2,300 tons in | the last 40 years, against 1,400 used { by the English mint, Paris’ population according to the | census just taken is 2,714,068, an in- { crease of 149,104 over the last census. ! Paris is now over 700,000 behind New | York. The largest Mont de Piete, or, as ‘we designate it, pawnshop, in the world is probably that on the Boule- rard Montmartre, Paris, which, it is over 1,000 as a user } - . . i paid, receives in pledge | watches every day. Clivnging (0 2 Good Thing, “My daughter,” said the fathey of | the beautiful girl, “young Milyuns | will very likely propose to-night, and—" ; “Father,” she cried, “Icannot marry him.” “No? Well, put him off for a week. 1 want to borrow another thousand from him.’—Philadelphia Record, em A se MOUNT JOY ITEMS, The News of our Xoresorive Borough in a Condensed Form. Miss Mae Beatrice Campbell leaves today for Atlantic City, i, 0g ed from their summer outing. Mrs James Heiser and Miss Mazie Carl, of Newport, are visiting here Rev. and Mrs, M J Bieber of Bing- hamton, NY are visiting A, K. Man- ning’s George Pyle and ‘wife of Pittsburg, are being entertained by the family of John Pyle. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs, Nathan 8henk, on New Haven street last Sunday. E. J. Carpenter has disposed of his opera house grocery store, in Colum- bia to A, M. Smith. Two hundred and eighty tickets were sold from this place to Mount Gretna last Thursday. The Mount Joy base ball team will cross bats witn the Columbia team to" morrow afternoon at this place. Dr. Walter Ziegler of Philadelphia has been the guest of his father Dr, Jacob L: Ziegler, the past week. Allen Coble of Mount Joy township; is serving as a juror, in the district court of Philadelphia, this week, Mies Stella Longenecker entertain- ed about thirty of her young friends at a party at her home last night, Passage from Bellaire to Philadel- phia via Mount Joy is cheaper than from the latter place to Philadelphia. A party was given in honor of Mrs, John Dierolf, the proprietress of the La Pierre House, last Monday even- ing. Misses Edna anf Florence Allen of Hiawatha Kansas, are the guests of their uncle, Marsh Trexler, on Mariet- ta street. The Mount Joy band lately secured several new members and expects to be able to furnish superior music in the near future. Mr, and Mrs. Richardson and eon Nelson and Miss Virginia Lawrence of Philadelphia are the guests of Mr. “Don,” Kreamer. The court last Monday appointed William S. McDaniel, guardian of he minor chiidren of Allen Eshleman late of Mount Joy township. Rev. C. H. Forney D.D. of Harris= burg, editor of the Church Advocate, was the guest of Rev. Dr. A, H, Long, on Wednesday of this week. A. B. Culp & Bro., will sell at pub- lic sale, on Saturday, August 24, a large lot of furniture, at the late resi= dence of Mrs. John M_ Culp, deceased. Myre, William Wagner, Mrs. Harry Brandt, Misses Agnes Shoop, Emma Haines, Jennie Gallagher and Kate Shroff, are tenters at the Hillsdale campmeeting. John Monahan of the Post Office Department, Washington, D. C,, who is spending his vacation at Glen Orech- ea Wild Cat, paid us a pleasant call pst Saturday. Joseph Hershey, Frederic Farmer, arles Eby, Christian Newcomer, krry Sumpman, Harry Leedom and ter Sink were at Hillsdale ecaomp- town sfteral days the fore part of the week, altending the Knights of Pyth- ias Stat® Jonvocation, as the represen tative offiJove Lodge. The Mount Joy Band discoursed some fine music at the festival held under the auspices of the Improved Order of R\d Men of Florin, at Florin, 2 Snyder of Mount Joy, A, Snyder, daughter » Snyder of Lancaster unday morning by chliter, pastor of St church. ana Miss of Mrs. E were marr Rev. W. PF) Luke’s Refor e electrical storm n a heavy flash of yt 28 lines at the ne exchange The n the pole and iling and thence The harness being hit across stick eball club was wv, where they on the Frank rounds. The score of 8 to ere the bat- and Henry yesterday aftern lightring burna Mount Joy Tele flash also came jumped to the iro to #¢r Murray's h maker said it felt li the head with a br The Mount Joy at Lancaster, last F pisyed the Lyceum lin and Marshall colle Laneaster boys won H 4, Dunn and Fordné€ tery for the Lyceum te and Schock for Mount father of his place, pidence of Christian E. Gingr} Christian 8, Gingrich{ go died on Monday at thas ; \ Rey. and Mrs, Downes have reinr«} ya had 8 child Mrs, H rison, © caster; A The re Mount Jd ing at 11 largely attd The seryices gelical churd officiating. Elias N, N morning, Augud in this borough, after an illness o 57th year. of his age by his wife, one son, on the old homestead {X and daughter Fannie brother, Key. Ephraim living near towniand one Harry Kraybill of Florid vives. Mr. Nissley was farmer and a prominent jl the Old Mennonite church. member of the build gc which erected the Kraybill house, The funeral gervices we on Monday morning at 9 o'cld the house and at 10 o’clock at K bill’s. Thedeath of Mrs, Mary C. Hollin} a former resident of this place, d curred at the residence of her son-il law, Wm. H, Metzger, 1841 Berryhi St., Harrisburg on Friday. Deceased was in her 83rd year and is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Mary Kreybill of Philadelphia, and Mre. William H. Metzger, of Harrisburg. Short ser vices were held on Monday morning at her late residence. The remains were brought to this place on Sea shore Express and faneral services held in the Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. Wayne Channe}}! officiating. Interment was made oh the Mount Joy cemetery, The funeral was largely attended by friends and relatives of the deceased Among those who were in attendance from out of town were Mr. and Mrs, A. H. Comp, Mrs. Ira Fickes, Mrs Scott Linebach and Mrs. Barbara Hollinger and son Charles of Lancas- ter. Mrs. Eleanor Hubley Metzger and wife, William Me and wife, and Harry Metzger Bessie Metzger pf Harrisburg, The Oriental Troubadours ‘Will be in our midst again who so much delighted large audiences last summer. The citizens of this commun ity are delighted to know of them com ing next week for a stay of one week, They will be located in M, M., Brubaker’s lot on W. Donegal street, Mt. Joy. Their engagement will begin Monday, Aug. 26, They have added many new features and some new peo ple. retaining all the old favorites of last year. Their plays are all new, or- iginal, up-to-date, clean and refine. The famous Troubadour Minstrel will grace the initial performancein which the company will be heard in all the latest songs, bright and sparkling com edy. Other performances will be an= nounced nightly from the stage. Sat urday the Grand Exhibition Cake Walk, Sunday a Sacred Concert by the vested choir, a special feature, Admission same as ever 10c to all, The Yonkers Suit. Among the opinions filed by the court last Saturday, is the following: H. H. Yonkers ve. the Pennsylvania railroad company, rule for new trial, rule discharged. Yonkers sued the Pennsylvania railroad company for $10,000 damages for injuries reeeived by being struck by a train at Eliza— bethtown. The jury awarded him $750. One of the reasons assigned for a new trial was that one of the jurors was an employe of the Pennsylvania raiiroad company. The court in the opinion says that when the jury was selected the plaintiff knew that the railroad company had manyfemployes but made no effort tu asecertair whether or not any of its employes were jurors, They selected their jary, asking no questions. tl erm ‘The Republican Primary. The Republican primary last Satur~ day resulted in the nomination of Hon. H, Burd Cassel by a majority of 932. In Mount Joy borough Superin= tendent Brecht carried both wards the vote being as follows: Hast ward, Brecht, 124; Cassel 41. West ward; Brecht 89; Cassel 74. Brecht carried lower Mount Joy (Florin) by {49 to 44), East Donegal (Florin) vy 34 (70 to 36). Rapho (Newtown) by 70 (83 to 13%. Milton Groye by 84 (93 to 9. The vote of the county’ outside of Lancaster city shows a majority for Brecht of over 250, but this was over- come in the city where Cassel’s ma= jority was nearly 1,200.
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