———— VOL III. NO. JOY, PEN N A, WEDN ESD MOUN T OBITUARY NOTES _ A Number of Well Known People Pass : Away. The year-and-a-half old son Abram Fry and wife, who reside in the Detwiler property near town, died on Friday afternoon. The funeral was held yesterday with in- terment in the Florin cemetery. of * Harvey H. Eby, son of Emanuel Eby, of this borough died Saturday morning at the county hospital. He was twenty-seven years of age. The body was shipped to Idount' Joy where the funeral was held on Tuesday. Joha Shertzler, an old resident of this place di:d i‘riday morning at He was ninety three years old. was a weaver by trade and worked at it until he was compelled to quit owing to his age, His wife lives in the West and Le has Joseph,in Philadelphia. was brought to this place and eh) in charge by Undertaker H. Bruner. The funeral was er “Mr. “Pruners _undertiking | establishment on Monday forenoon. a Mrs. Fanny Becker, wife of Asron G. Becker, a well-known farmer in Rapho township, died early Satur day morning at her home, near Back Run, aged thirty-eight years. Death was caused by kidney trouble after a brief illness. The husband and several children Tu survive. Deceased was a member of the Gefman Baptist church. She is survived by these sisters: Alice, wife of Amos E. Heisey, Rapho; Maria, wife of Frank Heazy,-noar Lancas- tery Catherine, wife of Harrison Ober near Neffsville; Annie, wife of John B. Buch, Manheim, and Emma, wife of Hiram G. Gibble, near White Oak. The funeral was held yester- day. Reuben W. Kreiner, a contractor and builder of Philad«-lphia, died at his home in that city Sunday moin- ing from troubles incident ts oi : > CE —— g— E7ALr. Kremer was il his seven- | r-second year and was a native of 118 borough, where he resided until is removal to Philadelphia about nty years agc. He was twice ied, his second wife, who is a bter of David Boyce, of this gh surviving. The following cn also survive : Mrs. Frank iter of Lancaster ; Percy and f Philadelphia. Mrs. H. H. r and Miss Henrietta Kreiner , are sisters of the deceased, ly was brought 1 ere today funcral will be held this af- with services in the Metho- ch. Deceased was a char— pmber of Casiphja Lodge No. this place, which will turn p body. —— His Neck Was Broken. Kupp m-t with a serious ac- bar Milton Grove on Friday avely farm tenanted by hman, the workmen were ading hay with two hor- ok. Those familiar with pow that a long rope is he horses were pulling up hay and Mr. Kupp was hearby when suddenly the e tore and struck him on He was picked up in an s condition and remained e until Saturday, when ecensed was about 70 e. The funeral was held 10gieit 8 o'clock from idfnce and at 9 at Chick house with interme: t in | g bu-ial grounds. — ake Warning. year ago a daughter down by of r was run a ho was violating the bor- nce, riding on the pave- unber of young men from hol florin are again mak- ice of riding on the pave ters’ residence and are idly asked to discontinue scratch. ‘were broken at the vehicle. the county hospital from old age. | Hel son, Lites north of town The body L ‘ Main street, has a number i . penters at work on the erection of a A Driving Aceident. Deputy Coroner Benjamin S. Dillinger, wife and grandson Joha, took a drive into the country Sunday When a short distance east of town they met Dr, 0. G. Longenecker with hiv automo- bile. This frightened the horse and it turned around upsetting the jenny lind, throwing the occupants out, The horse ran off and was afterward captured. We are very glad to say (all escaped serious injury which was averted by the tearing of a trace Mrs. Dillinger has a stoven thumb on evening. and Benjamin has several bruises { while Little John escaped without a One wheel and three posts A Peculiar Team, Jacob Geib. who formerly resided in this place but who now lives on {the Joseph Nissley property two recently pur- chased a goat for his son Clayton. The young mau has Nanny trained C.lto perfection and he built a cart for held | | the the purpose of taking pleasure |drives. Giving the neighbors boys in that community a ride furnishes no end of amusement to cverybody. Jurors Drawn, Grand Jurors, Sept. 7—Henry F. Engle, East Donegal; David L. Moyer and Wesley S. Shank, Rapho Quarter Sept. 7T—J. Burd Shields, East Donegal ; Amos C. Friday, West Donegal ; Henry Hamilton and Joseph Wickenheiser, Rapho. Common Pleas, Sept 28—Daniel E. Miller, S ssions, Mount Joy township. te Two of a Kind. Ezra Nye, of near town, conveyed a number “of young folks to Eliza bethtown, Thursday on straw wagon which was greatly en— joyed by all. evening a A straw ride to Landisville Saturday evening, was arranged by cotton mill hut on account of the on a number of the em-— ploy rainy weather it vous postponed. - a au A New Line. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany has distributed poles alocg the tracks through here and now has a gacg of sixteen men ‘busy erecting them. The idea in this is to a telegraph line and when completed lease it to the Postal Company. erect Telegraph te Died From Exhau-tion. Aarcn D. Stauffer, son of the late Samuel Stauffer, of Kast Donegal township, died at the County hos- pital on Wednesday agec. sixty-two years. He is suryived by his wife and two sons. The funeral was held at Bossler’s meeting house on Saturday forenoon. Honoring The Dead. Tombstones were erected in honor of Mary Grogg, wife of Henry Eberle, and one for David Leib in {the Eberle cemetery. Also at the grave of Susan Gipple in the burial grounds at Eby’s meeting house by | James Glatfelter tbe past week. Erecting a New Stable. A. Ricker on West of car- Squire F'. large new stable to take the place of the one recently torn down. It is meaiTRegpleted : : rr MR. The Work is Progressing. The work on the post office ex— tension is progressing very rapidly. t Yesterday morning the north end of the old building was moved as a whole and the floor, sides and roof will soon be in position. —a Marriage Licenses Issued. Nathaniel Gibbons and Elizabeth Campbell, both of Rapho township. Norman R. Nissley and Mazie M. Brandt, both of West Hempfield township. ‘ MANY LOCAL NOTES. Happenings of the Week Told in a Brief Yet Iteresting Mannner. Amos Kaylor has registered on the sick list, Fred Belser, the haudy hunting a job. man, is Harry Nissley’s concrete pave- ment is completed. Clayton Hendrix has accepted a job at paiuting with Elmer Givens. Don’t forget the festival for the benefit of the base ball team in the hall this evening. One of the large window panes which was recently broken in Mount Joy Hall, was replaced yesterday. Henry Peopple lost two fine large hogs within the past few weeks. They weighed about 150 pounds each. Elmer givens and his force are painting the property occupied by Charles Witmer near the passenger depot. The Republican County Conimit- tee will meet in Lancaster on Mon- day, Aagust 3, to effect an zation, organi- C. N. Mumma bought seven head of steers this week that average 1380 pounds. They were raised by B. Hoffman near Lobata. Christ Ieib was assisting at B. F Bookman’s carpet weayiug establish- ment when he had one of his fingers mashed in the cogs. Some one was kind enough to “lift” a number of fine young chick- ens off John F. Pyle’s back yard fence on Sunday night. A grand festival will be held at Florin, Saturday evening, August 8. Refreshments will be served and a band will furnish music. Mrs. agreeably Irvin Geistweit was very surprised on Saturday when a number of her friends called in a body to celebrate her birthday. Refreshments were served and all spent a pleasant even- evening, ng, er bs emaaeas Ball Notes. Rain prevented the game of ball here on Saturday between the loeals and Red Lion. Don’t Forget the game this after- noon in this place between Ephrata and Mount Joy. The Red Lion hase ball team that was to play here last Saturday, will be here this Saturday. A game of ball was played on Sunday afternoon between a team of country boys and a picked nine from town. The former was victorious to the tune of 7-2 A game cf ball was played yes- terday afternoon on Engle’s field, between the Grey Iron Works and the Fire Company. ¢Fretchem’s” team won 16 to 10. The local management arranged a game of ball with the Y. M. C. A. team of Steelton, agreeing to come here on Saturday. Yesterday we were informed that they would not come. Do they smell defeat? If 80 So are next to Penn Park and . A.C. Mount Joy will remem- 14 Steelton in arranging a future game, Bull Caused Trouble. Several boys were “driving” bull south of town several days ago and the animal ran into Henry Derrs potato patch. Mr. Derr brought the animal to town and has it at C. K. Bennett's cattle yards. When the owner W. H. Strickler came fer the bull he was asked to pay dama- ges and the consequences were the animal is yet in this place. a Will Picnic in Heisey’s Park. | A picnic will be held by the Sue— day Schools of the United Brethren church in town and the United Brethren Church at Florin, in Hei- sey’s Park, near Rheems on Satur- day, August 1st. Should the; weather prove favorable good | ji nen may be expacted. | Personal Mention. Richard Sillers and wife of Yq are visiting friends in this place John H. Stoll and son spent § day at Florin with Harry Stoll family. Will Ricker of spent Thursday in town parents. Mrs H. E. Ekersole and son Ber- nard are spending a few days at Manheim, W. B. Barnhart of Harrisburg, visited his father Israel Barnhart, last weck. Wilkesbar with | Harry Eckhardt stopped off in town on Friday on his way to Mount Gretna, Philip J. Dieter the well known | paperhanger is spendnig two weeks at Baltimore, Md. Mrs, James Pell and son Elmer have returned from a trip to Dauph- in and Lebanon counties, Prof. W. W. Moore, President of Madame Cotta College, Lancaster, was circulating among friends in! town. P. J. Dieter left Monday for Baltimore, Md., where he is spend- | ing the week w ith his-brother and! sisters, Amaziah Good, wife, daughter | Jennie visited Adam Geistwite and family north of Elizabethtown Sunday. on Mrs. C. N. Mumma will leave on Monday for Locust Grove where she will spend the weck with her broth- EF. Hoffman. Harry Ebersole, cornetist and clarinetist, who was traveling with Byron Spaun Comedy Company,has returned to our town, Mrs. Nettie Holines of Galesburg Ill, Mrs, Chas. E. Bowman and son of Millersville, were guests of Dr. and Mrs, J. J. Newpher on Friday. Miss Mary E. Haines and Miss Mary Newpher will leave tomorrow for Virginia Beach, Va., where they will be the guests of their aunt Mrs. Alfred Clay. er B. or, J. P. Ziegler attended a meet- ing of the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons at Wild Cat Falls on Wednesday afternoon. Mr, Ziegler is president of this society. | Among Sunday visitors to Mount Joy were Martin Nissley of Eliza— bethtown and Martin N. Brady of Saginaw, Mich. Mr. Brady is a son of the late Christian and Maria Brady of this place, and was known to his early asscoiates as “Bob” He is now postmaster of Saginaw, and is interested in a number of large business ventures in that city. —— Forty Hours Devotion. Devotional services were held in St. Mary’s Catholic church, conduct- ed by the Rev. Wm. A. Martin of Elizabethtown. Services began at seven o'clock on Sunday morning and continued until last evening. Monday evening Rev. Kopf, of Lan- caster, had charge of the services. He preached his*sermon in the Ger— man language. Rev. Foster Resigns, Rev. Dr. Bert. Foster, rector of St. John’s Episcopal church at Mar— ietta for the past five years, and who established St. Luke’s in this place, has resigned. A special meeting of the vestry of the former charge, was held last evering for the purpose of receiving the resig— , nation. mission Deeds Transferred. Margaret Bopp to J. R. Missemer property on West Main street, this borough, consideration $1,500. mmm Gn, Real Estate Transferred. Hiram B. Jacobs to Clinton M- Curdy, property in Maytown, $700, eo bra and hi¥ off. At four o’cl0 ing Bowman Bros, We by a loud crash. Upon ex® they found that a brick had b thrown through the large glass the east window at their store and another hole was broken into the glass at the end of the window. Mrs. Sourbeer heard the and got to a front window in time to see some one run up Marietta street, but who it was she was unable to say. Nothing was taken from the store aud there is no clue as to who the robbers may have been. of noise North West Rapho Echoes. Apple dumplings. John Ulrich shot a fine weasel on Saturday. Frank Shenk is busy threshing in this section, John McAllister, found a pocket book containing some money. Owner can have same by proving property. On the premises of U. Z. Geib is a grapevine, of the Concord variety thirty—four feet in length, and with its additional vines covers a trellis eight feet broad. It contains oyer a thousand good sized bunches of a! Keener’s mill grapes. Last Satarday a burly Irishman passed through this section. Iis After eat- of noodle and still appetite was immense. in an apple pie, a bowl soup, two slices of meat, bread a quarter pound of butter, asked for more. he A — Mount Joy Man implicated. A despatch from Baltimore states that depuiy sheriffs, policeman and clubbed, kicked, beaten and seriously injured in a riot at the Democratic primaries in the Fifth district of Anne, Arundel county, Md., on Saturday night. Among those arrested the name of Joseph Schaum, with Mt, Jcy, Pa, as his residence, He charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. No one by that name is known in this place. The trouble was caused by an ugly feel- ing between the Regular and Inde- pendent factions, each side charging the other with repeat’'ng. 2 DONEGAL SPRINGS. Elmer Rul} and friend were White Oak camp on Sunday. politicians were is given. is at David Snyder was so unfortunate as to fall off a load of barrels last week. He was not seriously injured. Cyrus Schroll, wife and son Roy, were guest of Jacob Campbell and family, near Elizabethtown on Sun- day. The Sunday Schools of the Pres— byterian church here and at Mount | Joy, wilt hold a picnic at the Don- egal Springs on Friday. There is a man in Donegal that has an ideal apple mouth. He brings them from his neighbors’ orchard in a two-bushel bag. Si Bitten by a Dog. Ned Pennell was bitten by a dog on Sunday afternoon and is nursing a painful wound. He went to the McNamee home and wh he was in the yard a dog bit Aim in the fleshy part of the high. now -o What to do Until the Doctor Arrives. If it is a case of colic or cholera morbus give Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera apd Di- arrhoea remedy and you will have no need of a doctor. For sale by J. 8S. Carmany Florin Pa. and all Mount Joy druggists. ‘John Shank on Sunday. (Ala story br ick Str time Chief of the Fire Depart B. W. Brown was busy instructing Tose! were coupled until they reached | from No. 2 mill to the burning building which took 2,200 feet and] soon the water played the flames. Within ten after the water was turned on the flames were under control and had it not been for the Fire Department his able corps of firemen. with | minutes | hayoc the entire dwelling would have been | destroyed. Before the Fire Lom. pany was ready. for action, the situ- | ation was by means favorable | and the entire contents of the house | were removed, The summer house | with its contents was completely | destroyed but the main building | was not damaged to a great extent. ! no i | NEWTOWN. | Mrs. Oscar Myers of Baltimore, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary | Metzgar, in this place. Samuel Lockard and family of Kinderhook, were the guests of The Cornet Band ot this place will furnish music for the picnic to be held by the Evangelical Sunday | School of Kirderhook, at Chickies Park, on Saturday July 25. son of | Elmer, the nine-year-old Mr. and Mrs. Blocker, the farm of Henry Musser place, disappeared last Saturday in a very peculiar manner. At the ap- | proach of a storm the hoy was told: by his mother, to close te shutters He readily complied with her quest and this was the last seen him. All search for him has far proved futile and his parents are greatly alarmed over his sudden dis- | appearance. Any information re- his whereabouts will thankfully received by his stricken parents. residing on near this re= of | thus garding be! SO > grief We were infecrmed this morning | that the young man has turned up. -- MASTERSONVILLE. Mr. E. H. Zug is on the sick List. In six weeks the school term will open here, A. M. Hoffer is busy chopping mill. erecting a The rain on Saturday was a good help to corn and tobacco in this section. Ninty cents per hundred paid by the creamery here for the past month. Mrs. John P. who has been ailing for the past three months, is gradually recovering, was milk Ginder, will be on Harvest home services held at the home of P. C. August 1st. Geib Saturday afternoon, ce —— Granted by the Register. Abram L. Stark, of Altoona, exe cutor of George Stark, late of West Donegal towuship. Jacob W. of West Hempfield tones, administrator of Mary S. Newcomer, late of Kast Donegal townshiv. New comer, -——— Circus For Sale. Welsh Brothers are offering; their sale. Their reason for selling is, they intend to a hotel and theatre in Lancaster City. circus for erect on | Dissinger and and wife visited friends at Salunga on Sunday. Chas. Hallman and wife of Lan— caster visited in town on Sunday. Bert Fisher and wife of Lancaster spent Sunday in town with friends. Mrs. David Wittle is confined to: "her home with an attack of malaria. John Trout and wife of Reich's church, visited at John Shank’s on Sundzy. George K, Hummer of Steelton is spending some time in town with friends. Miss Fannie Sweitzer quit her job | at the shirt factory and has gone to | Steelton, Miss Stella Markley of Steelton visited the family of Elam Hostetter on Sunday. Jacob E. spent last Saturday in { Wm. Watson, Harry Fiowers, who is employed at Frazier, was Wm, with Watson and son town at interlocking home on Sunday. 30x10 RR A large Cremo cigar sign feet was put up near the P. tower on Monday. Harry Lutz and wife of Harris jare guests of the latter’s parents J. IM. Keener and wife, Communion services will be held in the M. E. church on Sunday | evening at 7.30 o’clock. Frank Watson left at 10.18 aon Monday for North Dakota, where he {will reside in the future. left Yor guests Prof. H. E. Trout and wife Monday for Hanover, county, where they-are the tof HM: Stokes. Miss Annie Dissinger, Harry were Martin Summy of Landisville, guests of the | family of Ed Booth on Sunday. Young Brothers are building a fine surrey for butcher C. N. Mum- ma. II. G. Musselman, who has had considerable experience in some of the best shops in this county, will do the trimming. Eli Nissley will move the one- the lot property and-a-half story house off next to Jacob Hershey’s and will erect a large double house mn its stead. Contractor Eli Men- augh will do the carpenter work, eee eee. Safeguard the Children Notwithstanding all that is dome by boards of Health and charitably inclined: persons, the death rate among small chil dren is very high during the hot weather of the summer months in the large cities. There is not probably one case of bowel com- plaint in a hundred, however, that could not be cured by the timely use of Chamber- lains’ Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Mr. Frank Riggs, of Franklinville, D. Y., in speaking of this remedy said: ‘I have found it expedient to have a supply of Chamberlain’s Colic, Bholera aud Diar- rhoea Remedy on hand, It has been a family sareguard and while especially beneficial to children, is equally good in adult cases. I recommend. itcheerfully and: without reservation: Xor sale by J. 8S. Carmany Florin, and all Mount Joy drug- gists. Unclaimed Letters. Following is a list of letters un- called for at the Mount Joy post office, July 22, 1903 : Mrs. Elizabeth Shreiner, J. H. Moore, N. Moore Nagle. F. G. Pennell, Postmaster
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