Circu~ other Paper. iE WEEKLY BULLETIN All the News of the Community That is Fit to Print. IT. NO. 18. MOUNT JOY, PENNA. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 , 1903. 5 6 CENTS A YEAR NGS CLOSED. ssful Union Revival in ount Joy. ing’s service termin- successful union re- eyer held this meetings 80 heretofore as on s the attendance en and in were seventeen p services were in pro- two weeks and were bv. Johnson and vo- nger who were sup- pastors and congre— Methodist, Bethel, , Evangelical and ches. held three times without a doubt that ood was manoisfested All told two twenty-nine conver- esult. yening the following were made from the ings, of the Evangelical nnounced that eld in the church every veek té which all were vited. nes of the Presbyterian ed services services in the ening during R of the United Breth-' the the unced services in y evening during sh all are welcome, of the Methodist services in the and Wednesday eLz ek. he Church of God he x in the church ednesday evenings also that Baptis- 1 communion will tunday. Everybody kn publicly thanked » aided in making bs “a and | SC papers of our, Sllecess ere Messrs, Johnson Marietta t | | went to sh them abundan a complete list of the this i made du ring meetings in err Mrs, Hatt nyder, Mrs, Haryey B baker, Enum . Forman Lizzie Haverstick, Laura Afateer, Anuie Sipling, Ella Florry, J. B.Ocker, Mrs. Peffer, Mrs! Jas, Shoop, Christ Shatz, Helen Zumbram, Mary Haines, Jno, Arndt, Katie Florry, 4 we. larry Miller, Samuel Geib, _Maime Fenstermacher J. R. Grissinger, siiriam Hendrix, John Hass, Jno, Campbell, Henry Longe, Elsie Mumma, Rhoda Webb, Chas. Mrs. Jacob Fissel, Frank fxantz, Mary Arndt, KatiefEby, CarrielBow man, Ralph fiibbon, Christ L. Eby, Sara Forry, Mrs, Grissinger, Levi N. Stauffer, Mary Hoffer, Sadie Nissley, Geo. Fryer, Mrs, Nettie Carpenter. Wm. Gardner, Lizzie Yingst, Reuben Fellenbaum, Samuel Maloney, Margie Eisenberger, Harry Zeller, Lizzie Gantz, Ella Drabenstadt, Wm. Snyder, Elmer Heisey, Benj. Heistand, Nathan Shank, Mrs, Heiselmai, Ella Zink, Mrs. Julia Smith, Annie Shellenberger, Jacob Fissel, samuel Rinehart, Christ Herr, Warren Hoffman, . Harvey Kauffman, Mary Garber, Clara Hanson, Mrs. Andy Weidman, Miss Hallie Hesslet, Miss Annie Arndt, Hettie Gall, Willie Conrad, Cameron Stoner, Ww. H. Lockard, samuel Wilson, Walter Ebersole, Cyrus Staufier, Walter Easton, Al. Hershey. a Nauman, ridt, iller, ens, , Ginaer, 100], Poff, fe Rickerd, h Dieter, Al Longe, Lizzie Boyce, Abram Welsh, Walter Keller, Gifford Delong, Elizabeth Dieter, ie Geib, J fman, BE W ils ~ win Henry, hrtin Heistand, rtrude Sprout, avid Zerphy, Aunie Staaffer, Esther Bowman, Alice Fenstermacher, Annie Shookers. Geo. Drabenstadt, Lillian Gordner, Bess Bowman, Samuel Thuma, Chas. Carpenter, Paul Murphy, Hiram Walker, Clara Arndt, Mrs, Halnes, Linnie Breneman, Joe Heisey, M. S. Groff, Juno. Engle, Bessie Wagner, Mrs. Amos Kaylor, Mary Kroll, Clarence Reist, Franeis Graybill, Mrs. A. Coolige, Mrs. Herr, Henry M. Stauffer, Henry Heisey, Mary Koch, Jas. Hollenbaugh, Bertha Helsey, iss Lillie Shue, Heisey, Cassel, Mr, Jacob Greiner, John Mvrs, Jacob Greiner, Bently Mary Conley, Mi: Anmnle Hoffmaster, Mr. Mrs, Charles Greider, Sarah Fen Elmer Brown, Howard Lo! Mrs. H. Longenecker, Hilda Ritter, ! Ruth Hoffman, Harrison Stauffer | Eddie Hoffmaster, Mrs. Frank Connard, Mrs, Curt Mateer, John Sprout, John Easton, Mr. Frank Hershey, Elias Zerphy, Mrs. Amelia Myers, Sarah Stauffer, Henry G. Hoffman, Rufus Ressler, Ada Conley, Isaac Hollenbach, teuben Nye, Blanch Rhodes, Mrs. Ezra Newcomer, Ezra W. Newcomer, Mrs. John Stauffer, Mr. John Stauffer, Gertrude Haverstick, Peter Weidman, Chas. Macame, Mrs, Harry Sheaffer, Benj. Dillinger, Lizzie Waters, Harry Sheaffer, Morris Ressler, Jas. Smith, Mrs. Kroll, Iharry Weidman, Curt Mateer, Mrs. Harry Res Esther Ebersole] Elsie fonry, Willie Koch, Amos Kaylor, Mrs. Buller, Anna Campbell, Harry Brubaker, Mrs, Ed. Henry, Samuel Myers, Simon Menaugh, Mrs. Alec Cramer, Howard McNamee, Charlotte Stoner, Harry Ressler, Ester Hageuberger, Jacob Kauffman, Mrs, Leadem, Stanley Bates, Mrs, Harry Shaeffer, Miss Barbara Fry, J. W. Nissley, May Zeller, Annie Boozer, Marian Engle, William Hay. —iei lf a ———— Personal Mention, Miss Lottie Brandt is the gulpst of friends in town. Dr. T. F. McElligott sp:nt eral days in Philadelphia last v Stanley Fortenbaugh and Wm. Dillinger is nursing a {burn on bis right foot which is v | NOTE. { Christian N. spent yesterday at Manheim Gerber and { friends. Miss Fanny E. Nissley of t place is spending several days Philadelphia. Michael Engle of Elizabethtowdn, called on M. S. Groff on Doneg street, Sunday. Mys. Willard Foltz and child Elizabethtown, spent Sunday i town with her parents. Mrs. J. J. Newpher left yesterda for Millersville, where she wiljl spend a week cr ten days. Mrs. John B. and Margaret Gant} returr ed home on Thursday afte spending the summer at Asburyf{! Park, Levi Dillinger, Walter Loraw, and the Misses Rahm, were guests of Jacob Geib and family near town | on Sunday. Simon Nissley, Nissley’s lunch rooms at Lancast proprietor was the guest of Reuben Fell baum over Sunday. og ere Gallagher left Moncay | for her home in Philadelphia after | spending several days with Mrs, T. i I. McElligott. Meredith Hollenbaugh of Pitts— burg and Miss Gertrude Fisher of Tamaqua are guest at the Ilollen- baugh home near town. Samuel Shaeffer anl Wm, Schol- ing jr, went to Paradise, York Co., {on Saturday where they spent Sun— {day making the trip on a tandem. C. G. Rohrer of this place left for Yerk City, where he will matriculate at the New York American Veterinary College. Grandmother Thatcher, of New- town, although 85 years old, walked a mile and helped to unload tobacco one day last week. We doubt whether this can be equalled by any person her age. Mrs. Mary Willard, a nicce of Mrs. Elizabeth Ricksecker, of this place, died at Dayton, Ohio, last Thursday and was buried on Satur— day. Deceased owned the property occupied by J. R. Davis and B. I. Bookman on West Main street. vesterday New An Old Lady's Feat. “Mother” Lehman, who resides with her daughter, Murs. David Brady, on Marietta street, is past ninety-nine years old and quite sprightly. On Sunday afternoon she walked from her home to the tent services and return. —— A Serious Fall. Zacharias Barnhart was probably fatally injured on Monday afternoon at the barn of Cube Spangler, about a mile north of Maytown. Barnhart was on an elevation about twenty-five feet from the floor, gaged in putting away tobacco. He was seized with vertigo and plunged forward, falling jheadfirst down a hay shaft. His condition is serious, en- Monday B ing the present week. MANY LOCAL NOTES. Happenings of the Week Told in a Brief Yet Iteresting Mannner. ~ Kor additional local notes read fourth Page. Wanted-<A good second-hand cook stove. Apply at this office. Railway earnings are a million dollars a week greater this year than last. Albert Bradley is the new em- ploye at Hon. J. D. Cameron's stock farms. Keidy and Jake figured in a run- away on Sunday. Ask them about the Nanny Gcat, Mrs. Samuel Myers died at Man. heim on Thursday night aged seventy—one years. A foot ball team from Columbia will be here on Saturday and try conclusion with the locals, Wm. Eberly, colored aged 42 years died at Marietta Friday even- ing of neuralgia of the heart. Dr. A. B. Kauffman, of Sporting Ifill, has registered as a physician and will practice in Lancaster City Judge Smith in Orphans’ Court filed adjudications in the estates of Mary S. Newcomer late of Kast Donegal. Joseph Gaftin will not play on the foot ball team hereafter on a Satur- day cn account of neglecting his duties at the store. J. L. Mentzer of Epkrata, in se- lecting a team from the county to play Brooklyn, selects Brandt of this place for right field. George Gingrich, of Lawn, for-- mer clerk in the Union National bank of this place will be the teller in the new bank of Palmyra. Rumor is afloat that A. B. who recently sold his property, will erect a handsome dwelling on the lot rear of the house he now oc- Root distributed on co:atinuation Circulars were heralding services in the Evangelical church All are welcome, The First Natioral Bank at Man: tta, has been made a United States {epository, $50,000 of the govern— ment funds having been placed in that Haines I}. Mak practice of law before the Philadel- iustitution. Albriokt een admitted to the tormerly of phia bar, after having passed a very creditable examination. Large shipments of sweet potatoes are being made over the Columbia and Port Deposit railroad. One train passing through: Columbia on Sunday morning had forty carloads. Farmers in the viciuvity of Laund- isvilte are talking about the new record established for a barn raising on the farm of S. N. Mumma. Oue hour and five minutes after the firsi call tc lift was made the last timber was in place. After clection by ballot, Abram Shelly, of Rapho township, was de- clared a minister the United Brethren in Christ of the Rapho district. Mr. Shelly is a son of the late Rev. Benjamin Shelly and has served as deacon for five years. of li Keener-Jessup. From the Cheyenne Tribune: On September 16th a very inter— csting wedding took place at the home of Mr. Cahills, the parlors being beautifully decorated and amidst a large number of guests the Rev. Dunham united 1n marriage W. M, Keener to Miss. Annie Jes— sup. Mr, Keener is a son of contractor John Keener of Florin, and for a number of years has been one of the contractors and builders of the west. The bride one of Cheyenne’s leading society ladies and is well known through the west. Mr. and Mrs. Keener will at present reside in Cheyenne where the groom has a beautiful home fur- nished on Bent street. We join their many friends in wishing them suc- cess, successful is \ : Changes in Ownership. Henry R. Ober recently sold at private sale his farm of 95 acres of land, with impro vements, in Rapho township, near Becker’s smithshop, to Jacob D. Hollinger for $4,000. The heirs of Jacob Keener on Tuesday sold at private sale the farm containing about thirty acres of land in Rapho township, near Hol- linger’s creamery to Benjamin Wenger for $2,700. Auctioneer Charles Zeller last Thursday sold the property of Henry S. Eshleman, decessed, con- sisting of a farm of 51 acres and 151 per¢hes, in Rapho township, to Is- rael G. Nissley, at $117.50 an acre. | John Foreman, in charge of Boss- ler’s Creamery for the firm of Reist, Nissley & Co., of Mount Joy, pur- chased at private sale from Isaac! Grove, of Pheems the residence that joins Leyi Hershey’s farm and | the P. R. R. near Pleasant I[Iill school-house, in Mount Joy Twp. Auctioneer Lohr on Tuesday sold at public for the of Christian K. Brubaker, deceased, No. 1, a tract of six acres of land with improvements, in Rapho town- sale heirs ship, to Herman Snyder, for $1,601; No. 2, a tract of 2 59 perches of land, with improvemer.ts near Old Line, Rapho township, to Elmer Nauman, for $1,000, acres and Lost the First. The foot ball season was opened here on Saturday afternoon when the local team easy mark for Franklin & Marshall Academy team of Lancaster by a score of 16 to 0, Prior to the game many entertaincd that the score would be twice as large but good individual playing made things look different, The first half was very interesting and considering the composition of the team Mount The seventy yard touchdown proved an ideas Joy did weil. for a The lineup: run was a feature. Positions Centre Right guard Right tackle Right end B. Missemer Heilman Left guard Fenstermacher Hill [Roy] Left tackle Landis Heimez | Engle] Lefo end Martin Quarter-back Stick Tontz F. and nr. Searer Hughes Moss Eberly Mt. Joy. Zeller Stauffer Murray Jarnest McElligott Spickler Gaffin J. Missemer Full back Right half-back Left half-back 2: Heilman, 1; Referee— Time of : Eberly. Kehm. Umpire—D¥abenstade. halves—20 and 15 minu ia Gift for Eyerybody. ° Our job department printed - sev- eral thousand blotters which we are giving away to any person that can use them. Old and young are iu- vited to call for them if you think worth it. ‘The public for they are school scholars who them are invited to call at this oflice rear of Mount Joy Hall, on their way to or from school and they will all be presented with a blotter. When you call we would only be too pleased if you would tell us who your Sunday visitors were or if you have been away visiting. Items of interest respectfully solicited. 1f teachers of the various township desire blotters for their be had at this have use schools pupils they can office for the asking. The Bulletin Mt. Joy, Pa, i a Fine Tobacco Crop. J. C. Murray is harvesting for Clayton Loucks, on the farm of Eli Nissley, near Maytown, two and a half acres of fine seed leaf tobacco. Mr. Murecay, who has had quite a lot of experience in the handling of tobacco, claims this to be the finest crop of tobacco he has handled in twenty years. Le No Sunday Delivery. We desire to notify our patrons, that we will discontinue the delivery and sale of milk on Sunday. Instead of the Sunday: morning delivery we will deliver to all parts of town on Saturday evening. DETWILE B. Mi JOHN RSTICK. BON. TEACHERS CONVENE. Their First Regular Monthly Meeting on Saturday. The teachers of Mount Joy town- ship will held their monthly 1nsti- tute for the first timz this season, at Florin on Saturday, Oct. 3rd. The following program will be given: Recitation, Miss Hoover; Singing; Discussion, Dnties of par— ents to the School, A. M. Hoffer, Miss Edwards, Singing; Discussion, Primary Number Work, Miss End- slow, Miss Brubaker. Singing; Ad- dress, HI. H. Myers, President Board of Directors, . The first monthly meeting of the teachers of Rapho township will be held at Sporting Hill on Saturday, October 3rd. The topics for dis- cussion are Idleness, by E. E. Kready; Primary Geography, by Miss Snyder; Gentle Manners Among the Pupils, by John Uhland The Teacler Out of School, by Ru- fus Hipple; Nature Study, by J. Brubaker. The discussions will be interspersed by music, All teachers are expected to be present at the meeting and take part in the exer- 18€8, ne Ap re RAPHO ECHOES. J. E. Shearer has already husked some of his corn. We had a siight visit from Jack Frost last Saturday morning. All can able- geeure I'arm help is scarce. bodied mer who wish work. Farmers are busy sowing their grain. Corn cutting has aiso been commenced. Nearly everybody would like to learn something new in regard to that horse stealing. Phares Kready, and family of El- stonville, spent Sunday in the family of Abraham Kready. Frank Sheack and his force of men are threshing for J. II. Ruhl John G. Gibbleand J. G. Werner this week. On account of the potatoes rotting some farmers have decided to let them remain in the gronnd for secv- eral weeks yet. Frank Sprout’s house, will move to Mount Joy this Fall. Harry Kramer has leased the house to be vacated hy Mr, Heisey. Tobacco is being hurried into the Jacob Heisey, living in barns. Some parties, however, are taking it easy, as they claim it is still growing nicely and that it is not yet ready to be cut. NEWTOWN. RV: Klingle, who lately built quite a large silo on his place near here, is filling the same in view of feeding a number of cattle for the markets. Henry Divet, who lately has been remodeling his home, is now apply- ing a coat of paint, which gives the buildings a very nice appearance. Lewis Resh and Abraham Bradley are doing the work. Mrs. Elijah Gallagher, wife of James Gallagher deceased, who has been a resident of this place for over a half century, in the old homestead now occupied by her son— in-law John Wittle, has been ro- moved to Marietta to the home of her daughter Mrs. Sarah Ilipple. The Rev. Martin Groff preached his farewell sermon on last Svnday evening at the U. B. church in this place from the text in Acts 20-32. The sermon was very instructive and ably handed, and was listened to by a large congregation. The annual Conference of the U. B. in Christ will convene at Annville Lebanon Co. on October 8. S— ————— Rewards for Returns. Lost on Sunday forenoon, on the Donegal road near town, a childs red cape. Return to this office. Lost—Last Sunday, on the Lan- caster pike in the vicinity of TLan- disville, a ladies’ hat trimmed in white. Return to Mrs, C. H. Zel- ler and get your reward, RHEEMS STATION. The foundation for the German Baptist Church will be completed this week if all goes well. Frank Pierce furnishes the lime for the Germrn Baptist Church, He operates the kilns at the Oak Dale Creamery, The last day of Sunday School at Rheems, some lady took the wrong bonnet, leaving a fine silk one for the other lady. The bounet can be exchanged at the school-house. Daniel Shank, tenant farmer on the Abe Forney farm, went to York Co. to purchase additional stock to do his fall seeding. He has also rented the farm of J. G. Stauffer. Mrs, John Weaver, of near Pleas- ant, Hill School, was well represented at the Lancaster fair, She was a- warded 19 first prizes and 6 second on various kinds of cakes and can- ned fruits. P. R. R. lineman passed through this place last Tuesday, equipping the poles with three cross arms for 18 wires, on which the Postal Tele- graph Company will string wires in the near future. Aaron Groff, contractor and builder and his force are building for Benj. Springs. the large smith shop Hersh near Donegal When comvleted it will be the lar- gest in this section. Amos Garber, School Director of W. Donegal Twp. received car-loaded with furnace, boiler and pipes for his heating apparatus for his house, which the Monitor Steam Heat Co., of Landisville have the contract to put in, Clarence Shock, of Mount Joy, is furnishing the new lumber that is required to build the meeting house in this place for the German Baptists, in addition to the lumber from the old distillery building which was torn down and brought a to this place. aD At the Church of Ged. The reception of new members and baptismal services will bz the special features of the services with the Church of God next Sunday. A special invitation is extended to the public, and espccially to the converts of the tent meetings who have expressed the Church of God their preference. After the morning service a congregational meeting will be held for the pur- pose of selecting a minister for the as coming year, Maimed For Life. William C, Myers, seyenteen years of age, a son of Edward Myers, of Salunga, met with an accident on Thursday which maims him for life. He was employed in boring an art— esian well at Chickies furnace, No 2 for the Standard Iron Company, when his right hand was caught in the cog-wheels of the machinery and the thumb and two fingers were terribly crushed and lacerated. ns Rengier Preaches. Richard C. Rengier, of Lancaster a student at Mount Airy Seminary, occupied the pulpit in the Lutheran church on Sunday. Mr. Rengieris expected to preach again next Sun-— day both morning and eyening. The sermons will be in the English language on Sunday. in Assault and Battery Suit. Henry Flowers of Florin, brought suit against Jacob Brown, also of that place, before Squire C. B. Hershey, charging him with assault and battery. Brown was given a hearing on Saturday eyening and left go by paying the costs. ie init Making Improvements. James Glatfelter is improving his property on Marietta street by build- ing a fine porshand Elmer Givens and his gang of painters are busy giving it a coat of pain. Marriage Licentes, Harry B. Garber, of fast Hem field, and Ella H. Bowers, of Raph Jacob R. Miller ang Moyer, both of Mt, Joy} Mary G. THE NEWS FROM FLORIN What Transpired in Our Busy Village the Past Week. Ralph Morton of Aiddletown is home. Dr. E. C. Sample is remodeling his dwelling. Jacob Zeller and wife spent Sunday at Aaron Baker's. Samuel Young was at Columbia on Monday afternoon. Miss Anna Lindsay of Lancaster spent last Tuesday in town. Read what Shank has to say in our advertising columns this week. Mrs. Daniel Moore of Newtown was among friends in town Thursday. Mrs. Samuel Lear of Vandergrift, visited her aunt Mrs, Fanny Booth. Martin Metzgar and Reuben Nen— twig of Newtown, spent Sunday in town. Miss Bertha Kraybill returned home on Friday evening from Asbury Park N. J] Samuel Smith of Kinderhook was the guest of his daughter rs. Al Fike Saturday. Hayden White and wife of near Marietta, spent Sunday in town with J. W. Shank. Miss myra Booth left Friday for mid- dletown where she will spend a week with friends. E. Claude Keener of Phila., spent a few days visiting his parents Jno. M. Keener aud wife in town. Horace Klugh, wife, daughter and son in-law of Maytown, spent Sunday with the family of J. W. Shires. Mrs. Elizabeth Warner of Pikesville, Md., returned home after spending some time in town with her parents. J. S. Carmany attended a meeting of the State Building and Loan Asso- ciation at Lancaster on Monday after- noon. Benjamin Mickey and wife and Annie Good visited the family of Samuel Holwager, two miles north of town Sunday. Rev. John Longenecker and wife, Albert Walters and Levi Sheetz attend- ed a love feast at Philadelphia on Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Christ Mickey and daughter and Mrs. Rodgers of Harrisburg, were the guests of Benjamin Mickey and family one day last week. Jacob Hershey has Contract li Menaugh and his employ . erecting a large feed storage building on the rear of his lot opposite the mill. pur Mrs. Henry P. Baer who was visit. ing her daughter Mrs. A. F. Shra- musky at New Holland, who was very ill a few days last week has returned home. H. B. Lutz and wife of Harrisburg, who were visiting the latter's parents J. M. Keener and wife over Sunday left Monday morning on an extensive trip through New Jersey. Section Boss Harry Stoll put down a new crossing at the railroad east of the tower and is relaying the crossing at the station. The signal poles, switches, etc., were also painted prior to inspection. A daughter was born to Jacob Sides and wife on Thursday morn- Ing. ree Will Goto York. Our job department is busy print- ing a large lot of four page folders for M. L. Greider who will exhibit, the Bemis tobacco planters and Uni. veesal Cultivators with hoeing attachment at the York fair next week. Their Opening. We call the attention of our reads ers to the grand opening of Yoffe & Gaftin Bros., two stores Oct. 8, 9 and 10. They will give a souvenir to every lady. For a full line of anything in their stores they are unsurpassed. i minis Revival at Florin, A series of revival services aro eing held in the United Brethren church at Florin conducted by the pastor Rey. H. M. Miller. They began on Monday evening. Every-
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