Faiiaian NUMBER 47. & MOUNT JOY BOROUGH, Happenings of the Week Told in a Brief Yet Interesting Manner. Christian Nissley received a car- load of lumber for his new barn. A daughter was born to Norman Grissinger and wife on Thursday. The Willing Workers’ entertain— ment in the hall was a grand success Frank Groff had a finger mashed at the Farmers’ Creamery the other day. Otsego Tribe No place, purchased a 59, of this new Council brand, . Elmer Garber will open his soda water season at his drug store on Friday. Will we soon have a Sunday mail? The present probabilities are that we will. B. S. Dillinger house which is occupied by his son William. The recent storm removed: part of the roof on C. Seitz’s barn near the borough. Rev. Roth of Elizabethtown, vis- ited Rey. W. Penn Barr and family on Thursday. April 17 the Street committee Will commence removing all ashes placed on the alleys. Amos Kaylor and wife receiyed company the other day that came to stay-—a daughter. The American Tobacco Company shipped nine carloads of tobacco from this place on Thursday. 150 shoats and 15 fresh cows and is painting his Donegal Springs Frank Spidel says he was burning . brush—he singed his whiskers. John Martin and William Winter moyer delivered their tobacco on Monday. Ephraim Shearer lost his pocket book containing a check for 5.00, but found it again. The hum of the thresher was heard in the vicinity of Ephraim Shearer’s on Thursday. The stone crusher was kept busy the fore part of last week crushing stone for the new road. When told he would better get out his straw hat, one of our resi- dents remarked, ¢“I’d sooner have the old black slouch.” The slouch may be all right but if he don’t soon discard it his hair might get mouldy. Rosy Schroll, Clara Handsen, and Elmer Rubl, returned to the Cam- eron homestead here on Saturday after spending the winter with J. D. Cameron at his resort at I'rog— more, Beaufort county, South Caro— lina, They say they all enjoyed the mild breezes of the sunny south during the cold spell here last win— tor and report the at that place in blossom over a month ago. Ex-Senator Don Cimeron is on his way north from his South Car— lina sea island home and it was rumored that he would be in Wash- inton to mest Senator Quay. This is a mistake. Mr. Cameron will ge to New York and then to his home at Donegal Springs. Acgording to a letter receiyed from him, he J . 3 s J trees LY BUL FLORIN, PENNA, WEDN ESDAY, APRIL 16, 19C OBITUARY NOTES. Deaths That Occurrd in This Vicinity During the Past Week. Mrs. Barbara Longenecker, wife of Ira .Longenecker, died at her home, in East Donegal township, from convulsions. She was twenty- eight years of age, and was a daught- er of Jacob Newcomer, of Salunga. Deceased was a member of the old Mennenite Church. David H, Brandt, a prominent farmer of East Donegal, died at his residence, one mile north of Mari- etta, on Wednesday, of progressive paralysis, after an iilness covering one week. The deceased was 75 years of age and was twice married his first wife being Elizabeth Longe- necker, of Dauphin county. His second wife was Mary P. Breneman, of near Mount Joy. The children of the first marriage survive as fol— lows: Simon L. Brandt, of Marrietta Alpheus 8. Brandt, of Salunga, and Tillie, at home, There no children by the second Michael Brandt, of Mount Joy, is a were marriage. brother. Enc General News of the Community. Lancaster may not get the Shep herd engine works after all. The contract for the Columbia Pipe mill is awarded to a Pittsburg firin, Lancaster cotton mills will have Saturday half holidays after Ma 10. : Milton Grove Harvey Wittle has gone to house keeping with his spo use. Our blacksmith, Lia Lehman, is kept very busy at present, Our merchant, E. F. Grosh trans- acted business in Lancaster last Friday. A. S. Sprout, of Lawn, moved to this place on Tuesday, having rent— ed Hiram Stern’s property. The separator and its accoute- ments for the new creamery in this place arrived here last week, Christopher, the youngest son of John H- Martin, 1s seriously sick with a complication of diseases. Mrs. Louisa Gingrich is home af- ter a week’s “sojourn to Seelton, Hummelstown and Harrisburg. Farmers are active in their farm labor—some are hauling manure, some plowing and others sowing oats. The lime stone quarry at Meck— ley’s lime kilns present a hive of ins dustry since operation has been re- sumed. Peter the miller at Keener’s milly the B. Z. Witmer farm near Eliza bethtown. 1. M. Hiestand, of Elm, force of men employed repairing his mill dam which was partly destros by the recent frgaeots >is well-known on Brehm, moved has a MANY LOCAL NO What Transpired in Our Since the Last | John Dunk quit his day. Mrs. Christ Nissley list, Ella Easton left for Saturday. 4, G. Miller is digg Herman Ishler. . Daniel Kieffer o was in town Monda John Long and so was in the village S Wm, Gantz and w, were in town on Mo) A good tinsmith ployment at T. F. St8 John Raymond was on list several days-last weelg John Masterson made appearance here on Sunda, The mason work on property is already con A nearly new piano fq Address box 275, Mou Abbie Walters is feng lots which he purchase Nissley. Eli Menaugh lost knife and would g its retun.
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