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YOL. 11. NO. 4.
MOUNT JOY ITEMS.
Ihe News of our Neighboring Borough in
a Condensed Form.
D. W. Kramer had his delivery
wagon remodeled.
William D. Swords is nursing a
badly lacerated wrist.
A party was held in the Mount
Joy hall on Saturday evening.
A baby girl was born to George
Snyder and wife on Sunday morn-
ing.
Clarence Schock shipped a car-
load of baled shavings on Satur-
day.
Keller & Co. will sell 20 head of
cows at McGirl's stock yards on
Friday.
Mary Patterson sold her house
adjoining the Cotton Mill, to Jos.
Welfly for $1,300.
J. E. Longenecker, tobacco mer-
chant, shipped a carload of seed-
leaf wrappers on Saturday.
A spelling bee will {be held at
the Fairview school hofuise, in Mt.
Joy township, on Satyrday even-
ing. 3
The Mount Joy Eledtric Light,
Heat and Power Co., with a capital
of $15,000, has been granted a
charter.
J. Harry Hiestand, brother of
B. E. Hiestand, of this place, died
at Little Rock, Arkansas, of ty-
phoid fever.
Janies Rankin, a P. R. R. passen
ger brakeman and Miss Lulu Ow-
ens of this place, will be married
next Tuesday.
A turkey supper will be given in
the hall on the 13 and 14th for the
_Jsenefit of the organ fund of the
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Lutheran church.
J. R. Grissinger will sell a lot of
lumber and cord wood at Gish’s
mill, 3 miles south of Elizabeth-
town, ou Friday.
Over seven hundred articles were
sold by Auctioneer Zeller at the
Elizabeth Owens sale in this place
on Monday afternoon.
John S. Wagner, aged 40 years,
dropped dead last Tuesday noon
Main street, while carrying din-
o his wife, an employe at the
g He is suryigg
THE WEEKLY
Conductor Killed.
George Himes, a freight conductor
on the Pennsylvania Railroad between
| Harrisburg and Philadelphia, and who
resided in the former city, was fatally |
“injured on the railroad at the tower,
in this place about 2 o'clock on Satur-
| day morning. He was struck Dy an |
engine of an eastbound freight and died :
| from his injuries shortly after the acci- |
dent.
Himes was in charge of train drawn
‘by engine No. 1852, and stopped here
for the purpose of putting off a disabled |
car. The latter was being run into a]
‘siding and conductor Himes was stand- |
‘ing on the south track. He failed to |
to notice the approach of an east bound
freight drawn by engine No. 1934 and |
was struck and hurled from the track.
When found by one of his crew he
muttered, ‘turn me over.” The body |
was taken to the station and upon
amination showed that he received ser-
ious internal injuried and was cut about
the head and side of the body. ‘The
remains were taken to Mount Joy,
where they were prepared for burial,
and later in the day were sent to the
home of the deceased in Harrisburg.
Himes had been in the employ
the company over twenty years
was a well-known and popular railroad-
Before moving to Harrisburg he
Deceased was
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and
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resided in Columbia.
about 45 years old and is survived by
a widow and one son.
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Three of a Kind.
by the
Watt's
Decem-
A spelling bee will be held
Mount Pleasant school, near
station, on Saturday eyening,
ber 14.
S. BB. Landis, teacher of the Wash—
ington school in East Donegal town-
ship, will hold a spelling bee on Satur-
day evening, December 21. There
will be four classes and in addition to
these, comic and dramatic dialogues,
recitations and plays will be interesting
features of the evening.
A spelling bee will be held for the
benefit of the Cornet band of Newtown
in the hall in that village, on Saturday
evening, December 14. In addition
to four classes there will be music by
the band, recitations and comic songs.
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Death of a Daughter.
Lizzie, only daughter of Levi and
Annie Kraybill, died at the home of
her pagents. in East Donegal township,

FLORIN, PENNA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1901.
NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF,
Local Happenings as Reported by Our
Many Reporters.
J. S. Carmany’s store has donned
| its holiday apparel.
Emanuel Trout of Manheim,was
in town on Sunday.
Christian Miller is laying a stone!
i walk at his residence.
A. B. Eicherly has already fin-
ished stripping tobacco.
Wilbur Rank of Lancaster, was
"among friends in town on Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Charles is recover-
ing from a severe spell of sickness.
H. E. Trout of Clearfield, spent
several days in town last week.
A. G. Hostetter of Scranton,
spent Sunday in town with friends.
Ed. Gish and wife of Elizabeth—
town, were in the viliage on Sun-
day.
Owen Bricker of Lancaster, was
in our midst on business on Satur-
day.
A. L. Yellets is prepared to fur
nish Christmas trees at reasonable
prices.
Mrs. Jacob Zeller is confined to
her home with a severe attack of
quinsy.
William Beamesderfer of Iancas
ter, was the guest of C. A. Wiley
on Sunday.
Miss Ella Easton of Lancaster, is
home on account of the illness of
her mother.
Max Neatwig has good
ready for stove use which
Pers for sale.
Mrs. Harry Baer of near town, is
clerk in the Racket store just
opened in town.
wood
he of-
Five new members were taken
into the United Brethren church on
Sunday evening.
The glass for the large front
windows in the Racket store, ar-
rived on Monday.
Watches and clocks repaired prompt-
ly by Harry Peopple, Mount Joy, and
all work guaranteed.
Mrs. Henry Keener and Miss
Mary Easton were at Elizabeth-
town on Saturday.
Miss Nellie Welker was a Sune

baa T0SUILI NG
day visitor to town.
| Mueller Brothers have opened
'a racket store in the Schutte build-’
[ing with a full line of all kinds of
goods, especially for the holidays
at low prices. Give them a call.
H. B. Nissley sold two of his
lots on the south side of Square
street and industrial works will be
erected thereon. The structure
will be a two-story frame building
ground for which was already
broken.
The Florin hotel was offered at
public sale on Saturday and * was
withdrawn at $8,250. Among the
bidders were William Able of near
Marietta and Benjamin Clarkson,
proprietor of the Washington House
at Mount Joy.
Mrs. Amelia Metzroth had a fine
monument erected in the Mount
Joy cemetery in memory of her
husband. The structure was erect-
ed by H. U. Coble of Elizabethtown
and is six feet high and four feet
square at the base and weighs
2,800 pounds.
Linnaeus Brandt, formerly of
this place, who went forth into
Kansas some years ago and lives at
Hope, in the county of Dickinson,
(where scores and scores of other
former Lancaster countians now
dwell,) is back at his boyhood
home for a stay of several months.
W. U. Hensel, attorney for the
First National Bank, of Mount
Joy, on Saturday afternoon issued
an execution for $9,550 against T.
N. Hostetter, a local coal, flour and
feed merchant of this place. The
posters announce that the sale will
be held on the premises on Friday
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Work of the Register.
Daisy E. B. Grubb administrator d
b. n. of Henry ates Grubb, late of
Rapho township.
Joseph Gi. Shearer of Mt. Joy towi—
ship, executor of Michael Rendler, late
of Mount Joy toanship.
Amelia H. Shearer and Joseph
Shearer, administrators of Clinton
Shearer, late of Mount Joy township.
B.
S.
Unser Shtodt.
Ich mane es ware net ous em wake fer a
wenich blopera waech unser shtodt. War-
eyer drous wore do yets ovets wu es graig-
ert hut heta se blenty ous fina kena. Ich
bin tzo de posht office gonga un es wore so
ferdult dunkle es ich my hont net tzana hop

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BULLETIN
SCHOOL REPORTS. |
The Regular Attendants of Our Various
Township Schools.
Report of Donegal School. The
month of school closed on Monday Dec.
Percent of attendance for the month, male
01, female 95. lhe following pupils have
attended every day during the month,
Minnie Witmer, Fsther Hersh, Dora Winter-
myer, Flla toner, (arrvie Hemsley, Llsie
Lutz, Ethel Uemsley, Florence Sharer, |
Katie Hersh, Alice Nissley, 'oward . isser
Elmer Witmer, I avid Witmer, John Niss-
ley, Henry Lutz, Roy Schroll, Willis Bersh, *
Chester Livengood, Joseph Witmer, Albert
Walters and Hiram Nissley. Total number
of pupils enrolled 46.
John M. Erb, teacher.
third
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The following is the report of the Ilorin
Primary School, for the month ending Tec.
2, 1991 Whole nu mber in attendance dur-
ing month boys 19, girls 14, total 33. Aver- |
age attendance durning month boys 17, girls
13 total 30. Percent of attendance boys 98,
girls 97, total 9714. Percent of attendance
durning term till date boys 97, girls 97
Papils present every day. Boys Amos |
Bricker, Frank Dyer, Grover i ichler, Albert ;
Frank, Daniel Elowers, Arthur Ishler, Harry
Kline, Ray Vogle, tingh McGarvey Will- !
iam Mc arvey, Alvin Sides. Oscar Young,
Girls Ada Brenneman, Edna irenneman,
Naomi tricker, Minerva Dyer, Fsther Flow-
ers, Mary Flowers, Mirimmn Guhl, Sadie
Ishler, Fannie Kline, Esther Miller, Katie
Stauffer, Rosie Flowers. The visitors
were ; Director Harry H. Myers, Rev. H.
M. Miller, Irvin B. Krayhill, Mrs. Morris
Stauffer, Misses Kate Ibach, alice Stanffer
Stella Vogle, Minnie Young, Stella Ishler,
“ora Ishler, Bertha Mrs. Beisey, |
Abram Fichler.
Heisey,
4nna May oover, teacher,
eis
General News.
Daniel [ouer, of Elizabethtown,
116 bushels of corn per acre the past season ;
Dr. J. L. Ziegler has healed the ills of
people in and about Mt. Joy for nearly 358
years.
raised
Elias N. Stoner of Bainbridge, aud Clara
L. Sweigart of Rowenna, were granted a
marriage license.
I ebanon up to date has had 139 cases of
small pox, fourteen of which developed !
during last week.
John XK. Weaver of Elizabethtown and!
Frances S. Kready ot Fapho, were granted !
a marriage license,
Jacob N. Newcomer sold his farm in Fast
lonegal township, about forty-six acres to
Harry B. Hossler for $5000,
I'rancis G. Neideigh, of Lancaster, and
Mable M. Inners of Fast Donegal, were.
granted a marriage certificate.
The Citizens’ band, of Maytown, will
continue its fair on Tuesday, Thursday and |
faturday evenings of this week.
(harles C. Madeira, agent will offer his]
entire coachmakers’ outfit at public sale in |
Milton Grove on taturday December 21.
Lenry F. Eby of East Hempfield town-
ship delivered in one month to the Farmers |
Creamer pdagg ills, the product of}
fif
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! me seand’lous.
70 CENTS A YEAR
Comic Column. |
Learning the DBDusiness, |
Strong—1I was sorry to hear that you
hid lost your job. What are you do- |
ing now?
Weeks
carving.
Strong-——Ilave you a position in view
after learning the art?
Weeks—Yes. My wife
open a boarding house.~—Chicago Dai
News.
-Taking lessons in wood |
is going to
ly
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Uncle Eben's Philosophy, |
“De reason some of us doesn't git!
along,” said Uncle Eben, *is dat we
sits Jown dreamin’ of automobles |
when we orter be pushin’ a wheel-
barrer.”—Washington Star.
Satisfaciory Explanation,
He (who has been refused a kiss)—
It used to be an easy matter to kiss
you. What has come over you?
She—>My doctor told me 1 must take
more exercise.—Smart Set.
He Hind Been Married,
Mrs. Jones—I1 have to ask my lus-
band for every dollar 1 want.
Old Mr. Brown--Dear me! Are you
so sound a siecjer as that? —Judge.
What More,
Clara—TI thought you said Sadie was
up on ancient literature.
Maud—Wzell, isn't she reading last
year's novels?—Detroit Free Press.
Doctor-—My old chum ones writes
me that he wants me tooperate on him
for appendicitis,
Nurse—Will you?
Doctor—Well, I'd hate to cut an old
acquaintance.—Chicago Journal.
A Case In Point,
“I don’t understand it,”
young physician. “The
were the same, and yet you said one |
man hadeolicand the other one had ap-
”
said the
symptoms
pendicitis.
“One was rich and one was poor,”
sald the older doctor.
“What has that to do with it?”
“Circumstances alter cases.’
Brooklyn Life.

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A Bump for the Pharisce,
“TI thank God,” said the Pharisee,
“that I am not as other men.”
“Oh, T don’t know,” replicd the lady.
“You seem to be like a good many of |
them. I saw you occupying a seat in
a car last night when there were lots
of women standing.”—Chicago Rec-
ord-Herald.
Twice as Hlack,
Sam Cole—Miss Yallerby done treat |
She done tole me yis-|
black as
tid’y dat I was de ace 0
spades.
JimCrow-——Dat's on’y half as bad as
she sez 'bout me. She tole me
deuce.—~Cathclic
what
I was black
Standard and Times.
as de
ier Reason, |
The teacher at the kindergarten has |
trouble with Mabel, !
The other day ;
a great deal of
who is four years old.
she had ceeasion to ask:
“Mabel, why did you strike Freddy?”
ause he’s littler ¢an me,” replied |
Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele- |
i lawyer or officer.
{ immediately after the ceranony.
{ Communications
;again and once
[young woman, and longe
{and d
HERE'S A QUEER Cg
Husband Declined to Be Divorced
from Pretty Bride.
Romance Connected with a Matri-
moninl Advertisement Has Set
All the Tongues eof Old
Copenhagen Wagging.
Copenhagen was at startled
awhile ago by an sement that
appeared in the pers columns of
Politiken, the leading newspaper of
the city. It takes a good deal to
startle Copenhagen, but this adver-
tisement succeeded in accomplishing
what many have regarded as an ink
possibility, The advertisement read as
follows:
“Pro forma, in order to be freed from
unhappy relations, a young lady wishes
Ito marry a young or old physician,
A divorce is desired
The
has a fortune of 50,000 kroners,
1ay be addressed to
No. 9,690 at the once of this paper.”
After many weeks of anxious gossip-
ing and the grave discussion of over a
thousand conflicting rumors, the true
story of the affair began to ecrecp
around and Copenhagen breathed free
more resumed its
phlegmatic calm. The young woman
had found a man willing to marry her.
He had married her. The marriage
had effectually relieved her of unpleas-
ant relations because her husband had
kicked them all out of the house.
Like the hero of E. I’. Roe’s novel,
“Ie I'ell in Love with His Wife,” and
refused to be divorced, and the young
woman accepted the situation and the
young couple have settled down, and it
is to be hoped, like the nice young
people in the fairy tales, that they will
live happily ever after.
The young woman had been left an
lady
| orphan at an early age. A fortune of
50,000 kroners ($14,000) had been left
{ her by her father, lobe given her on
| the day of her marriage.
did not wish the 50,000 kroners, which
Her father’
in Copenhagen is considered quite a
snug little fortune, to be dissipated by
some brawling young student or beer-
house lounger, whom his daughter, in
the absence of proper parental guid-
ance, might select for a husband, so he
| carefully stipulated in the will that her
| fortune was only to be given to her cu
condition that she married a “physi-
or, lawyer or officer of the army or
navy.” ;
The young woman lived with her
unele, who had been appointed her
guardian. She Walhan jpdependent
e {me
when shé®Could come into
as she pleased. Her .
and guardian and all her other rela-
tives had arranged themselves into a
committee whose mission in life was
| to secure a husband for the young
woman, and they discharged lawyers,
| doctors and officers at ber head with
the greatest zeal and persistency.
She wanted to be heart free and
{ marry the man of her choice, and she
| didn't care whether he was a law
fic
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