tn 11. NO. 3. NT JOY BOROUGH. of the Week Told in a Brief Interesting Manner. are fast making their e, Risser of Chicago, is the is father Reuben Risser. ries are the htest around mix Saloon. The Rev. says fine, m Kaston and his the new men are implement ware GG: Moyer. a number of Red Men from ¢ attended Great Council at n last weck. rge delegation from this place party at Milt on on Saturday evening. end the paper wants correspondents ry community within six miles rin, Let us hear from you. Il Shreiner secured employ-— at the Grey Iron and will be on the local base ball team this bn; iss Esther Brown has returned e after spending three weeks in York, Philadelphia and other es. liss Bernice Barr left yesterday Elizabetbville, Dauphin county ere she will spend the summer h' her grandparents. sk yourself the question. ‘Do now a good thing when I see it”? you do you will sabseribe for e Bulletin after reading one copy. f you want to spend an enjoyable yening with good company, go to he, Central Cafe and pool room, asement of the Mount Joy Hall The following officers were in— talled at the Lutheran church on Sunday evening : Lewis Seaman, folder ; William Tyndall, Deacon ; Jacol) Zellers, Trustee. Two local enthusiasts were so de— amined to tell which drove the THE WEEKLY BULLETIN Milton Grove attachment to his barn, Blaine O. Grosh spent the part of the week at Harrisburg. on Saturday evening, P. Hinkle for several days. Mrs. Wm. Merton of Mount Joy, her sister Mrs. Sam’l Hinkle. The Sunday schools at Risser’s, Green Tree, Chiques Hill and Mil- ton Grove, are in active operation, Eli I. Arndt and the funeral of the wife of the latter's brother at Loyalton, York county last Tuesday, Mrs. E. H. Reider of Deodate, was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Edwin Youtz and family for several wife attended days last week. Eli F. Arndt and force of workmen are painting B. I. Groff’s brick house on his farm near Green his Tree meeting house. Joseph Ebersole is having a new house erected on his farm tented by Amos Miller. The bnilding just razed was erected im 1757. The Milton Groye post office has department as a money order office and will become operative July 1st. A petition is circulating praying for the erection of a new bridge across the creek on the Colebrook and Milton Grove road, the residence of M. N. Risser. near Mastersonville Mites Miss Mamie Z. Michael, of Fair- week. Rev. Henry S. Zugattended a love feast in the Jower end of Y ork county on Thursday. fastest LorsTreiat a? v zg they argument on Sunday drove to the out skirts of the bor- ough and “had it”. Sour cherries will be about as abun dant this season as usual and the dry weather had no effect on this crop but blackberries, raspberries ete, will not be as plenty in this section as heretofore. The locals met the Lyceum team of Lancaster on the diamond last Saturday. ‘The game was called in the fourth inning on account of rain Lyceum 8, Mount Joy 4. It will be Lititz on Saturday. If you appreciate good job print- ing patronize this office. We be- lieve in living and letting live. Good work at low prices is our mot- to. Tryus. We print anything from a visiting card to a sale bill. The Rev. W. Penn Barr celebrat ed the 3rd anniversary of his pastor- ate; Sunday morning. Official acts performed during the year are as follows : Baptized 11, confirmed 5 marriages 6, funerals 5, made 929 calls, preached 116 sermons at home and 5 away from home. Number of communicant nmiembers 113. Fam ilies represented 75. The average attendance at Ger- man services was 31 ; Englith morn ing 55 ; evening Services 89 ; gen— eral average 67. There was a loss of 4 at German and 5 at English morning and a gain of 13 at evening and a gain of 5 in general average. Siewly Fading Away. “Ths Mount Joy Board of Health recently had posters piinted in red as a small pox caution. We do not know whether it was so intended but the supposition is that it was (?) that these notices should be’ ever= lasting, and just as gradual as the small pox cases are decreasing in Columbia, so are the faces of the posters fading away, A number were seen throughout the country that were faded to such an extent that they could not be read and ere long the ouly record we will have of them will be the many 1nterest- ing Hewsps, - - rrival ingly, family of B, S. Zug and wife since Saturday. And it is a girl. On account of the Chiques Hill love feast our village had quite a deserted appearance on Daniel Steinmetz opened up his ing for the first time this Spring. George R. Drabenstadt elected teacher of our school, has resigued. There are a number of applicants for the position thus made vacant. A slate roof is being placed on the River Brethern church here. The Miller Bros., of Mount Joy, who have the contract, began work on Tuesday. With a few late additions there are now eighty-four milk producing patrons at the creamery in this place. The average daily receipts now amount to four tons. Making hay while the sun shines is what our farmers commenced doing.—Israel G. Gibble was the first to cut grass in a general way on Monday morning, and others are following. Our village needs a bank, bakery, tailor, seamstress , bucher, and if we had these we could boast of hav- ing a country village capable of handing all the business necessary within our scope. a ee He is Now a Man. The following article appeared in Wednesday's issue of the Columbia Daily News, in reference to our former townsman : ¢‘Eph. Morton, employed in Har- vey Fritz’s tonsorial parlor, reached his majority on Monday. Last eve ning:s complimentary supper was tendered bim ut his boarding house No. 16 North Fourth street.” tn——————————— Opening at Mount Joy. Charles Willer, proprietor of the Washington House at Mount Joy, will hold a grand opening Wednes- day evening, June 18. Everybody is invited to come andspend an enjoyable evening. Clarence IY, Ginder is building an fore An evening party is advertised to be held at Samuel PP. Hinkle's hotel Mrs, Fannie Shellenberger of Mar ietta, is the guest of her brother, S. is spending a week as the guest of beea designated by the Post Office | land spent a few days at home this | “heme in Kansas after Sp: “al weeks in this vicinity. | Jacob Ebersole, who is employed “by J. H. Haldeman, our produce Tuesday. | dealer is on the sick list. ice cream parlors on Saturday even— Pa, spent seyeral days in town the latter part of last week. MANY LOCAL NOTES. | What Transpired in Our Busy Village Since the L:st Issue, Mrs. Peter Kraybill was at Lan- caster yesterday. John Shue moved into the Stick ler property last week. George Resh, of Marietta, was in town on Snnday evening. Elmer Stacks and wife of Harris- burg are the guests of Eli Menaugh. H. E. Miller and wife, of Eliza bethtown, spent Sunday in the vill- ago, Mrs. Simon Menaugh, of Mount Joy, is spending several days in town. W. H. Schutte and daughter Miss Ida were at Mount Gretna the past week. William Fendrich and wife, Marietta, spent Sunday at Hotel Ilorin. Mrs. H. H. Baer and daughter Miriam of Harrisburg, were in town ‘Saturday. Prayer meeting was held at | home of Aaron Breneman on Satur- | day evening. i J. G. Beatty our restauranter, has 1d improved Wonder of the put in a new ai | soda fountain, R. Carroll Engle, wife,and daugh- | ter of Marrietta spent Sunday with | William Schutte. | 1. F. Stoler has a new trotter since Sunday. Itis the picture of its mother Tom says: Miss Annie Stambaugh of Harris- burg, was the guests of Miss Mary { Shires over Sunday. Martin Weltmer left on Saturday for his home at Palmyra where he is spending several days. Wilbur Rank’s smiling conten— | ance was seen on our streets Sunday | He lives at Lancaster. | J. H. Menaugh and Richard Griff : ith of Philadelphia spent scveral days in town last week. | Miss Mary Garber Prof. H. E. Trout of Clearfield S. S. Gingrich and family spent Sunday at Millersville as the guests of R. L. Herr and family. Watches and - clocks repaired promptly by Harry Peopple, Mount Joy,and all work guaranteed. Miss Alina Newcomer of New- burg, Iowa, was the guest of Mrs. Amos Hambright on Satarday. Barbira Kern and niece of Indian apolis, Ind., came to town on Sat- urday and will spend a week here; Simon Mengugh attended the meeting of the Democratic Courty Committee at Lancaster on Monday. The frame work of Mr. Herr’s new house is already in position and before long it will be completed. The new store of W. H. Schutte in this place is still progressing, and did more business last week than any week since its opening. Mrs. A. F. Shramusky and two children, of New Holland, spent Saturday and Sunday with the for— mer’s parents H. P. Baer aud wife. Salunga Notes. The Children’s services were grand success last Sunday evening. a Mr, Norris of York county, will teach school at this place next sea- son. Amos Brathbill, of Chiques, has another horse on trial this time, as he lost two in three weeks, Our new butcher has just opened anew route to Mountville and 1s doing an excellent business. An unsuccessful fisheaman is Jac. Ww. week and as yet has caught none. Newcomer—been fishing all On Sunday morning a slight hold- up was created by the breaking of a cut on a rod of a locomotive at this place. A pretty home wedding took place last Tuesday evening, when Miss Nora Hertzler became the wife of Mr, Irwins, of Lancaster. Joseph Bender, residing at Beu= der’s mill, a blind man, drove fifty— two stakes to support tomato stalks without missing a stroke or a stalk. A few nights ago thieves broke in Simon IHiestand’s store but were frightened away before they secured any plunder. While Milton Willer was hauling water for a tobacce planter, his horse scared at a land roller and ran a few hundred yards but no damage was effected. Florin Gets a Boost. Funny, isit not? A village re—¢ joicing in the name of Mount Joy, located somewhere in this county, has placed Columbia in quarantine, by action of its wise men in Council The noticz appeared in the Lancaster papers, and it excited the curiosity of a great many people, and the where Mount information = of wonder grew as to Joy was. [or the the people we locate it for them. It is a gubarb of IFloriu, (Thanks j rick.) did is noted chiefly wh that oneé had a Solders’ a big The Railroad man School, with great scandal attachment. formerly passed through the town but now runs around it, and that is the reason it is not well known, Cloumbia can get along without Mount Joy, and in fact, never did have any use for it. Bro. Grier, however, is mistaken when he says the railroad does not pass through Mount Joy. It does pass through the town in a cut, and there are seven over-head bridges over which streets of the town cross inside half a mile. The passenger station, too, is nearly in the geo- graphical centre of the town. Donegal Springs \ What's the matter with a grocery store at. Donegal. Harry Martin sold a fine horse on Thursday for $135. A. C. Rutherford left Saturday on a business trip to New York. Frogs, crickets and locusts have choir practice in this community almost every evening. Harry Martin and friend and KE. F. Ruhl and friend visited Mr. Ruhl’s parents on Sunday. David Garber had the misfortune of falling off a ladder on Saturday evening and breaking a leg. Sarah Schroll hasa pair of jay Mrs. Catharine I. Herzog, of Lancaster, died on Sunday evening aged 78 years. Mrs. Amelia Metz- roth of this place, is a daughter of "much attention as would z%shild, birds in which she takes a great deal of interest. They receive as A certain resident of this ¢om-- the deceased. Mrs. George Whitecamp has re— | turued home after spending two months very pleasantly with friends at West Chester, Philadelphia and other eastern cities. In our item last week stating that Mr. Shutte bought the Myers prop- ecty in this place, we should haye said thathe bought it of John Miller instead of C.H. Zeller. Mrs. Fanny Hambright left yester- day for Annville where she will at— tend the commencement exercises of Lebanon Valley College of whic ker 'to Motint Joy is built but not before son John is a student. \ munity is seriously considering the erection of a summer resort in this community. Thigis a good idea and would be an attraction after the proposed trolly line from Maytown ———————l Public Notice. Mt. Joy, Pa., June 11, 1902. I wish to announce that I will not pay for anything bought or contract-: ed for by my wife, Mrs. Rhoda Frank, and any person selling to her can not look to me for payment of same. W. P. Frank. near Pleasant Hill, KU towerand did business at the machine shop last Monday. a helping hand, jellies, the new barn and when completed, they will be as fine build FLORIN, PENNA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18. 1909. RHEEMS STATION, What Transpires in the Busy Village West of Here The excavation for the engine house at the warehouse is completed Mr. Jacoby of Elizabethtown, is the new book keeper for the Iligh C Lime and Stone company. Mrs. Leander Groff and son, and Miss Lydia Groff of this place spent a day in Lancaster last week. E. R. Douggerty attended the re- publican State Convention at Harris. burg, Tuesday and Wedngsday. » Will S. Shiffer of Mil Grove, has taken the agency for lhe IPied- mont-Mt-Airy Fertilizer Co. Carpenter Aaron Groff and gang are makiug improvements on the J. IK, Lehman farm at Anchortown, J. IK. Lehman, who deales in horses extensively purchased a fine bay horse from Ephraim Hernly last week. John McBride, delegate of West Donegal township, attended the Democratic County Convention last week at Lancaster. Samuel Felker’s horse, while tied at the warehouse, became frightened and broke the bridle, but was caught before it got away. John Friday, a prominent farmer was a visitor at Elias Wolgemuth and Elmer Engle hauled screenings with their four horse teams last week from the crusher in this place to the Cross Roads church. Ne A Handsome Structure. Elam Myers, residing near the Cross Roads m&ing_house, raised his large new barn on Thursday. The structure is 68x48 feet and has a substantial brick foundation as The of well as an elevated location, material used in its erection the best, which the many present at the raising will testify, who gave a The work is under Contractor Eli A splendid present to is the direction of Menanugh of this place. dinner awaited those which all did ample justice and con- sisted of roast beef, cold boiled ham pickles, slaw, mashed potatoes,corn honey, canned peaches, prunes, bananas, cheese, crackers, cakes, pies, coffee, lemonade, cigars ind ice cream, the latter being sup- plied by C. H. Zeller of Mount Joy. When the barn is completed, the house which Mr. Myers occupies will be torn down aud rebuilt near both are ings as beautify any farm in the county. i Harry White Drowned. On Saturday evening, Harry White, and Samuel Baker and two sons went fishing in the Back Run Creek. They set a number of out- lines and later in the evening lifted them. When White tried to pull in an outline, he slipped and fell into about four feet of water head foremost and was drowned in the presence of his companions. The young man was in his twenty-second year and is survived by his parents Peter White and wife two sisters Alice and Lydia and two brothers, John and Frank. The accident oc— curred near the home of Mr. Eby, about 3 miles from here. Th: fun— eral was held yesterday afternoon with services in the Fairyiew church and irterment ia “the adjoining cemetery. Bakery Removed. The undersigned wishes to an- nounce to the public that he took charge of the Gunzenhauser bakery in Mount Joy, located in the Miller property on West Main street, and removed it to 59 West Main street, next to the Lutheran church, where he is ready to accommodate any and all customers. Delivery wagon through town and country same as heretofore. D. W. Kautz, Proposition Accepted Mount Joy Borough Council was called into special session on Fri- day evening for the purpose of con sidering and" taking action on a communication froin W. U. Hensel, in reference to the pavement on KE. Donegal strect and the grading and laying of water pipes on Columbia Avenue, The commuuication contained proposition from the Pennsylvania Railroad Companyy that they agree if the Borough abandons its claim forany charges for the laying of the pavement on E. Donegal street, they will take away the old Lnther— an church and release all damages against the borough for the opening of the street. The Burgess was in- structed to see the Borough Solicitor and accept the proposition which was made to him as per his commun- ication of June 9 to Burgess Harry. The Street committee wis instruct ed to properly grade Columbia Av- enue as soon as matters are satisfac— torily adjusted, and the old church church is torn down and cleared away, and the Water Committee was instructed to lay water pipes a {and put in water plugs wherever ne— cessary, the work to be done the same time that the street is being graded. ———— General Notes. July 4th is due in three wecks. Cherries are ripe; too many wormy ones. Fish Warden Smeltzer destroyed gill nets in the river below Colum-— bia last week. Columbia will have filter beds for its drinking water; expects them ready by September 1. Harry H. Herr, a former resident of near Mount Joy, is now employed in a mining camp in California, 25 miles from Carters Tuolumne county the nearest post office, Traveling on horseback to Cali- fornia, carrying with him his bed, is John Myers, at Mount Joy man of 25. He left home in the spring of 99 and is now in Iowa. He works as he goes, earning what he needs, and expects to get home next year by way of the Southern states. tl mente Hertzler’s Opening Day. E. C. Hertzler, of Lancaster, as we stated heretofore, has purchased the stock and fixtures of S. N. Eby’s store at Mount Joy. A large glass front was put in the store room and the stock of groceries, notions, dry goods,gents’ furnishings, made com plete. The present proprietor has had considerable experience in this line and a call at his store will con— vince you that he is selling goods “way down”. Read the bargains he offers in his ad which appears elsewhere, lt will be of interest to watch this space from week to week. Re Large Barn Burned. During the thunder storm on Sat- urday evening, lightening struck the house of Henry Shepherd, about two miles south of Milton Grove, tearing off part of the roof. A wire clothes line was fastened atthe house and at the barn, and the current ran along this wire and struck the barn, setting it on fire and destroying the building entirely. Nothing but a new set of harness and a load of hay was burned. The barn was a large one and will be rebuilt at once. the dwelling. - Joint and Viciniy. Make hay farmers. The lost is found—Little Willie. Elmer Engle delivered his steers last week, Jacor Newcomer was the guest of Daniel Miller on Sunday. are nearly all done planting tobacco - Elmer Engle had an accident the result of which was a fractured rib. 4 50 CENTS A YEAR Very little damage was effected at | The farmers in this neighborhood | aN nee ; TURNED THE TABLES Mount Joyian Vaccinated by Columbia'é Health Authoritied On June 3rd the Board of Health of Mount Joy issued an edict for- bidding Columbia hucksters, bakers and others to enter the town, and since that time they have driven a number of our people from thay town, not allowing them to dispose of their goods. As one ‘good turn” deserves another Ifealth Officer Paine had concluded to turn, the tables oil Mount Joy citizens, but he is gene rous enough to allow them to dis= pose of their goods within out bor- ough. This is more than Mount Joy allows Columbians to do. Mr. Paine began his crusade thid morning and will continue the same as long as Mount Joy insists on keeping Columbians from their town, This morning when Bube's beér wagon arrived in town Mr. Paiig accosted the driver named She berger and asked whether hj vaccinated: He replied tha been, but not within two “You are frog you must be v. to come into Columbia, : Paine: “I can’t this mofning” replied Shellenberger, ‘as 1 have too much work to do” ““I'hat, cuts no ice here;” replied the health officer. “I will get vaccinated at home,’ said the driv.r. “Well said Mr. Paine, ¢ you have your choice of getting vacci- nated at orice or you will remain in town indefinitely. Shelleaberger found that Mr, Paine meant what he said and accom banied that gentleman to a physi- cian’s office where the operation was performed. Until the Health authorities of Mount Joy come to their senses and remove the restrictions placed on our people eyery person coming from Mount Joy will be vaccinated unless they can show a physician's certificate that they &ave been suc. cessfully vaccinated withtn fae years.—From Saturday’s Columbia Daily News. § -”———— One More OnRecord We are pleased to say that one of our advertisers, Young Bros., of this place turned out another fine job This is a butcher wagon for G. A. Shillow of Columbia. The style of build is ordinary for its purpose and the yellow body with a lighter runn- ing—gear makes a fine wagon, but the beauty of the job is the fine letteritfy and decorating. This part of the work was done by Jack Hen- ry of Columbia, and just as good a mechanic as he is are ail the firm’s other employes, and Mr. Shillow has a good job from paint to core. s - Ee... Old School-Mates Meet. Mrs. Harry Good of Towa daugh- ter of Tobias Geiger and wife of this place, after spending sume time i town, left for New Holland, whey she will visit Mrs. E. W, Numbey school-mate of nineteen years Mrs. Numbers is a datghter ¢ P- Baer and wiferof tov . We printed circulars week advertising a grand festival in the Newtown Park, for the benefit of the Junior Cornet Band, on Satur— | day evening June 21. All are in= vited, | free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach | Liver Tablets. They are an elegantphyjsic, | They also improve the appetite, strengfhen i the digestion and regulate the live bowels. They are easy to take and pléasant in effect. Mrs. Emannel Hendrix a two children of Philadelphia, are the ‘guests of the former's parents, Emlig Buller and wife.
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