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MANY LOCAL NOTES.
Happenings of the Week Told in a Brief
Yet iteresting Mannner.
Don’t forget that Friday a weck
is Christmas,
Mrs. Michael Brandt is illat her
home on Mount Joy street.
Miss Fanny Mateer is geriously
ill at her home with an attack of
typhoid fever.
Charles Eby is home to spend the
holidays here with his parents C.
Eby and wife,
Miss Fanny Stoler will leave for
York on Saturday where she will
spend a few days.
Evangelists Jobnson and Hem-
minger, now at Manheim, were 1n
our midst yesterday.
Clayton Hendrix will go to house-
keeping in the Eberle property on
East Main street.
The ticket office at the P. FP. R.
passenger depot, was thoroughly
cleaned on Monday.
Harry Zeller, who is assisting
Evangelist Johnson at Manheim, {
was in town on Menday.
Henry Mooney had his barroom
painted one day last week which
presents a fine appearance.
Last week Howard E. Ebersole
was the John Wanamaker of Mount
Joy. This week he has a partaer.
Rey. Dr. J. G. Bickerton, P. E.,
of Philadelphia, will occupy the
pulpit in the Methodist church this
evening. a
C. Hoffsommer has vented the
west side of Wm. Scholing’s new
double house on West Main street
and will occupy it in the very near
future. 4
John, son of Wm. Dillinger and
wife was baptized at the home of B.
S. Dillinger by Rev. Dr. Hassler
on Sunday.
Miller Brothers finished pw
a slate roof on A. B. Root’s
dwelling on South Market sb
this week.
Wm. Shires moved from Wes
Main street to the new double
brick house on Columbia avenue,
last week.
A reception wae held at the home
of Miss Mary E. Hoffer last evening
. for Rey. and Mrs. 1. E. Ruak by
V members of the United Dreth-
ren church.
Drs. J. L. and J. P. Ziegler and
J.J. Newpher attended the annual
banquet of the Columbia College
of Physicians and Surgeousgat Co
lumbia to-day.
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Struck by a Passenge
Joshua Ioffe
town’s
posc named.

Death of Rebeoca Hershey.
Meeting House, Rapho "township,
where she had her home, at nine
o'clock on Wednesday evening, aged
sixty-five years and nine dgys. Her
deathjwas due to pneumonia, from
whiclf she was sick less than a week.
sed was a member of the Zion
ren denomination and prior
ifzhteen months ago resided in
heim. Seven children suryive,
as follows: Malinda, wife of Philip
Snyder, residing in “Mount Joy
to / ship ; Ida, wife of Daniel
Breitegam, in Rapho township;
Monroe, in Donegal township; John
j= Clitoral; Maria, wife of John
Boyer, at Mt. Hope; Annie, wife of
fred Mowery, in Rapho township
Amanda, wife of John Baker,
ellaire. The funeral was beld
Sunday morning a 9 o'clock at
house, and at 9:30 at Pleasant
View meeting house, where inter
m¢nt was made.
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Charged With Illegal Fishing.
Lea Warden John W. Cresswell,
of Steelton, entered suit against a
hufnber of prominent residents of
this section, charged with illegal
-feding. The accused are Simon R.
Snyder, Samuel Shrite, Samuel
Gibble, Aaron Heisey, Samuel A.
si ly, Eli Ginder and Amos Shear-
Squire Ricker heard the cases.
Shellys and Aaron Heisey have
ed the cases agaist them by
inga fine of $25 and costs.

earer is charged with fishing with
net; Snyder and Shrite for using
fish basket and the others for gigg-
g. The accused are all farmers
d law-abiding citizens who did
ot violate the law intentionally,
ut they were not familiar with the
sw fish laws.
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An Enjoyable Event.
A sociable was held at the home
of I. D. Stehman and wife on South
Market street, Thursday eyering,
and an enjoyable event it was, in-
deed. The following program was
very ably vendered : Chorus, Choir,
p.olifl solo, Benjamin Haverstick;
focal Solo, Mrs. Gifford DeLong;
rnet Solo, Wesley Waltemyer;
ocal Solo, Miss Mary Stoll; Vocal
net, Miss Gertrudz Metzger and
W. Garber; Violin Solo, Benja-
in Haverstick: Recitatior, Rev.
ptz; Instrumental Solo, |
rertrude Metzgar and Grace
ling; Instrumental Solo, Miss
Mary Kellor.
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Road Viewers Appointed.
The Court has appointed the
foilowing road viewers for the pur-
Israel Carpenter, W. 8. Smithand
Eli G. Reist, re viewers of a road
leading from Florin to the Marietta
nd Mt. Joy turnpike,
John M. Miller, John G. Reist,
Tobias H. Hershey, viewers to lay
out a public road from a point in
the road running from Columbia to
Mrg Rebecca Hershey, widow of
John\lIershey, died at the residence
of Franklin Swanger, near Hossler’s
HERE AND THERE.
Brief Items of All Sorts Throughout
This Section.
Lancaster City will havea perma-
nent base ball team next summer.
A daughter was born to John
McCurdy and wife, near Maytown,
last week.
A shooting match for turkeys and
geese was held at Kauffman’s hotel,
at Ironville, on Saturday.

John B. Morrison, proyrietor of
the Eagle Hotel at Marietta, will
hold a tox chase next Wednesday,
Dec. 16.
William R. Bork, of Indiana,
and Miss Dora D. Hershey, of
Landisville, were married Wednes—
day afternoon.
The largest bull ever raised in
York county was killed at Plank
Road last week, It weighed 2,675
pounds cleaned.
The active members of the
Wrightsville fire company, petition-
ed their town council for a salary of
$24.00 a year each.
J. B. Livingston, president judge
of the courts of Lancaster counly
was taken to Burnbrae, a sanitarium
in Delaware county, cn Friday.
The Lancaster Inquirer of Satur-
day says that ¢S. 8. Stacks & Co.
have commenced work on the shirt
factory at Mount Joy.” This we
know nothing of.
Senator Galinger introduced a
bill providing that after March 4th,
1904, salaries of senators, represent-
atives and delegates in congress
shall be $7,700, per annum,
EAE an
Liberty Was Brief.
Albert Mooney, who was released
from the county jail on Tuesday,
returned to his home, in Mount Joy
and was again arrested on Thurs-
day evening for assault and battery,
the charge being prefered by his
brother, Henry Mooney. He was
placed in the borough lockup and
given a hearing before *Squire C. B.
Hershey. He was committed to
jail for trial at Court.
It is alleced that Mooney went
into his brother Henry’s restaurant
on Thursday and asked for a drink.
Upon being refused he went behind
the counter and sssaultel the pro-
prictor, beating him into insensi-
bility. B. IF. Gochenour, of the
Red Lion Hotel, parted the men.
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Aged Citizen Dies.
John Haines, an aged and highly
respected citizen of this place, died
at his home on I'riday morning,
death being due to infirmities due
to old age. Deceased was 84 years,
1 month and 26 days old and leaves
a wife and the following children:
George, Abram, Emma, Maggie,
Mrs. Sue Derr and Mrs. Rachael
Givens, of this place. Nehemiah and
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BUG BLVHIIGIBBSEIDBED
Postmaster Frank G. Pennell sr,,
died at his home on Mount Joy
street, this borough, at 10.45 on
Monday aight, death resulting from
a complication of diseases, after an
ailment of about a year. He was
postmaster in this place for over
four years. Deceased is survived
by his wife and the following child-
ren : Frank jr, and Misses Emma
and Bertie, all at home. Mr. Pen-
nell was a silver-plater by trade but
for quite a number of years has been
conducting the Landis coach works
in this place.
Deceased was aged 63 years, 4
months and 14 days. He served a

P@@master F. G. Pennell Passes Away.
Claims Another Victim — Died Monday Ni
a Long pnd Lingering Illness.
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BEBBBSEGHSSHBEFSOEHIHBOQ
number of years in the U.S. Navy
and was a member of the following
organizations of this place: Lieut.
D. H. Nissley Post No. 478, G. A.
R.; Mount Joy Lodge No. 277, I
0. 0. F.; Cove Lodge No. 301, K.
of P,; Otsego Tribe No. 59, 1. O.
R. M.; President of Mount Joy Hall
Association and also President of
Friendship Fire Company, No. 1,
of this place. He has resided in
this place for many years and is one
of the most widely known people in
this section.
The funeral will take place on
Friday afternoon at two o'clock
from his late residence, with inter--
ment in the Mount Joy cemetery.

A Short Session.
President B, W. Brown called
Borough Council into #pecial session
on Friday evening for the parpose
of transacting the regular routine
business for “November. Those
present were President Brown Clerk
Fellenbaum, and Councilmen Det—
wiler, Stauffer, Hoffer and Hamaker.
Chairman Stauffer reported some
grading done on Columbia avenue.
Mr. Detwiler reported the feed pipe
at the pumping station changed
from an 8 to a 12.inch one, and part
of the pipes laid on Columbia aven-
ue.
President Brown made mention
of a number of electric lights not
burning and that the company
should have some one located in this
place who would fix them when they
are reported.
The matter of paying off hands
that work for the Borough, every
Saturday evening; was discussed and
the general impression is that ere
long, laborers will get their pay
weekly. This we think is a very
wise move of our Borough Fathers.

Mrs. Rene Fogie of Newtown an
of Lewist
grandchj
grandchild
Mrs. Annie Keim,
Pa.
and two great
survive.
Twenty-four
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Mt, Joy and ending on the ro
leading =m Colpmbia to Chickies. |
Enlarging Their Plant.
On Saturday the Rollman Manu-
facturing Company purchased of
Maria Landis, at private sale, the
old Landis Coach Works, now oc-
capied by F. G. Pennell. The price
paid was $2,200. The building will
be greatly remodeled and occupied
as soon as completed. This is suffi-
cient evidence that those works are
rapidly pushing to. the front and
ere long will be among the leading
industries in the county.
Now For Mince Pies.
Our office force was allowed the
pleasure of sampling John F.
Pyle’s mince pie cider yesterday.
We can vouch for it b.ing O. K.
and any person in need of any can
buy it of Mr. Pyle at his residence
on West Main street.
To Our Subscribers.
We would kindly ask those of our
subscribers, who have forgotten to
send us the money for their sub-
subscription, to do so at once. We
are trying to give you the very best
we can, but we need the money
the same as in any other business.
Please attend to this,
Kinderhook Revival.
Very interesting revival services
are in progress in the Kinderhook
Evangelical church. There have
been 20 penitents thus far, and
others are deciding almost nightly.
The services will be continued every
night during the week.
tenes eas.
Marriage Licenses.
m R. Park and Dora D.

Establish? a School,
ev. E. W. Jordan, an ordained,
minister of the LancasterA. M. E.
church of the Union and Columbia
Circuit, was in to --ay in
the interest of the Afro—Reformers’
Industrial School to be established
in Lancaster City. He received
quite a number of contributions
from our leading business pcople.
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New Industry for Rheems.
W. L. Heisey, of Rheoms, has
succeeded in completing the sub-
scription of a capital of $15,000
among 84 farmers in a radius of 5
miles of Rheems for the erection of
a co-operatiye canning factory.
Building on the plant will be com-
menced in the near future.
Unclaimed Letters.
Following is a list of letters un-
called for at the Mount Joy post
office, Dec. 16, 1903 :
Mrs, Mary Hartranft,
F. G. Pennell, Postmaster
‘Will Make Things Lively.
Two hundred members of F. of
A. Court at Lancaster, will attend
the fair in the Mount Joy Hall on
Saturday evening. They will ap-
pear in their regular consumers and
during their visit here will be enter-
tained in Mount Joy Hall. They
will leaye on the midnight train,

“Is Your Name Printed There?"
The Borough School report fo
the past mouth may be seen in
another column. Parents glance over!
the names and see if your children
were present every day and if not
ask yourself the question, Why?
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Two Executions.
The Shomaker Coal Mining Com-
5 issued two executions
After the payment of a number
Council gdjourned.
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Jurors’ for 1904.
Among the jurors drawn to serve
in the Jauuary and February courts
are the following.
Grand Jurors January 18—Joseph
R. Shearer, Fred Baker, Rapho;
Leopold Wickenheiser, Mount Jey
township; John M. Brandt, Mount
Joy Borough; Henry S. Ober, West
Donegal; John L. Book East Done-
gal.
Common Pleas, January 25--
Michael H. Grove, East Donegal:
Monroe Sheaffer, John H. Garman
and John Farmer, Mount Joy towr-
ship.
Common Pleas, February 8—
Edw. Campbell, East Donagal;
Samuel Donaven, Mount Joy Bor-
ough; Abram K. Brubaker, Raphc.
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Pnrchased the Pool Room.
Harry W. Sheaffer purchased the
eatire stock and fixtures of the pool
room and restaurant in the basement
of Mount Joy Hall of J. E. Schroll on
Monday. Mr. Sheaffer is preparcd
to accommodate the public at his
place of business and solicits a con—
tinuance of the patronage which that
well known stand enjoys.
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Christmas Entertainments.
An entertainment will be held in
the United Brethren church at Flor-
in on the evening of December 25.
An entertainment will also be
held in the Methodist church at
CJorin, on Saturday evemng, Dec.
th.
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SCHOOL REPORT.
The Regular Attendants at Our Public
Schools Last Month.
Report of Mount Joy Borough Schools for
the month ending December 8, 1903.
Present number enrolled, male 183, fe-
male 192, total 375. Total number enrolled
during month, male 186, female 191, total
377. Number who have attended every
day 191. Per cent. of attendance for month,
male 92, female 92, total average 92. Per
cent. of attendance during term to date,
male 94, female 94, total average 94. Num-
ber of cases of trnancy 0. Number of
pupils attending over 15 years old 43.
Number of visits during month 17. Direc-
tors Moyer and Brubaker.
High School, S. P. Rohrer, Teacher.
Mary Bear Anna Relist,
Anna Bowman Bertha Webb
Martha Breneman Harvey Curgan
Mary Detwiler George Heiserman
Wilma Eaton Levi Hoffman
Maria Engle Albert Longenecker
Carrie Frank Hershey Longenecker
Barbara Frey Lloyd Martin
Eva Greider Paul Murphy
Gladys Harter Charles Nissley
Maude Hershey Levi Sheetz
Mabel Hoffer Ivan Shellenberger
Grace Houlwager Oliver Snyder
Estella Metzler Christ Weidman
Irene Nixdorf.
Grammar School,
Katie Campbell
Lulu Greiner, Teacher.
Hilda Earnshaw
Natha Good Margaret Rahm
Marian Shrite May Zeller
Edgar Hagenberger Murrell Stoler
Intermediate School, Carrie Druckenmiller,
Teacher,
Joseph Breneman Annie Dearbeck
Albert Dierolf Mary Hoffer
Harry Royer Martha Stauffer
Edward Whiteleather Gertrude Greenawalt
Haman Cunningham Mary Phelan
Oliver Funk Elsie Mateer
Walter Root Elva Webb
Paul Greider Alice Klugh
Arthur Hoffer Annie Myers
Charles Wagner Hattie Witmer.
Secondary School, Ada S. Moyer, Teacher.
John Frank Mary Dyer
Bysshe Hellig Annie Ebersole
Earl Miller Cora Jackson
Arthur Schock Edna Good
Frank Germer Ame lia Peopples
Smiley Greenawalt Goldie Shaffer
Clyde Fenstemacher Violo Baker
Walter Eby Clarence Gochnauer.
Harry Snyder Charles Funk
Ruth Groff Lottie Loraw
Eva Strickler Anna Campbell
Fourth Primary School, Lou Kuhns, Te cher
Mary Cunningham Lottie Good
Ruth Boyce Pauline Germer
Esther Ebersole Katie Zerphy
Maragaret McCurdy Ray Keller
Theda Metzler Newpher Garber
Anna Witmer Russell Myers
Gertrude Baughman Edwin Rye
Esther Frank Roy Pennell
Miriam Greider Willie Roberts
Maud Hinkle Nathan Stark
Clara Rahm Reuben Shellenberger
Ethel Shaeffer ‘Willis Greenawalt
Mary Webb Roy Shaeffer
Esther Hagenberger Willie Phelan
Third Primary School, Elizabeth Brubaker,
Teacher.
Anna Zerphey
Frances Shellenberger
Walter Good
€arson Engle
Clyde Eshleman
Albert Myers
Margaret Dearbeck
Oliver Easton
Clarence Campbell
Irving Kaylor
Harry Geipe
Howard Arnts
Roy Good
Omer Kramer
Muriel Greenawalt
Florence Kaylor
Elsie Brown
Ruth Panabecker
Kate Shire °
Florence Heisey
Ruth Hilt
Minnie Way
Mamie Klugh
Berood Zeller
y —wwihorne
Clarence Newcomer
Harry Carpenter
Charles Bennett
Marie K!uzh
Anna Ressler
Viola Siller
Second Primary School, Zora M. Anderson,
Teacher,
Abram Hawthorne
Harvey Sumpman
Harvey Mumma
Mabel McNamee
Lizzie Wagner
Sara Kramer
Tekla Bube
Esther Reist
Grace Henry
Wilma Frank
Jennie Witmer
John Murphy
Bernard Ebersole
Roy Walters
Bennie Hoffer
Franklin Funk
Samuel Childs |
Bennie Groff
Samuel Kelle
Arthur Nixdd@
Herbert Frank
Raymond Hilf]
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Special programs axe being pre-
ed for both occasio
worth hearing.
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found the
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Helen Wagner
Mary Weldman
Ruth Hinkle
Edna Gamber
John Dyer
Chester Green
Paul Greena
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bol, M. G. Miller, Teacher,
SDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1903.
THE NEWS FROM FLORIN
What Transpired in Our Busy Village
the Past Week.
Mrs. Thomas Yellets is quite ill,
Miss Lizzie Mickey was at Lan-
caster last week,
Harry Dietrich of TPalmyra,
spent Snnday in town with friends.
A daughter was born to Mr. and’
Mrs, Clarence A. Wiley on Satur.
day.
The porch at the P, R. R. depot
in this place, was repaired on
Tuesday.
Amos Meshey moved into the
brick house lately vacated by Mrs.
Christ Wittle. ”
Messrs. Emlin Buller and Albert
Fike went to Harrisburg where
they are painting.
Simon Gish is about again after
an illness of three weeks with
symptoms of typhoid fever.
Tue interior of the new double
house which is being erected by
Eli L. Niscsley was plastered this
week,
Jacob Hostetter recently pur-
chased of A, B, Eicherly the lot
containing one acre, in this place
for $400.
Wm. Sprout of Landisville and
Eli Shickley of Columbia, were the
guests of C.' S. Wachst:tter on
Sunday.
Eli Herr and family of near Mt.
Joy, spent Sunday in town the
guests of Jno. W. Shank and
family.
Harry H. Baer and daughter
Miriam, of Harrisburg, were here
on Saturday to assist his parents at
their sale.
Ed Booth is ill and was off duty
several days. J. E. Hoover was oz
day turn and C, H. Rutt of Cdne-
wago was working at night.
John G. Beatty installed a new
steam heating apparatus which
works to perfection. It was placed
in position by Charles Ricksecker
and John Wharvell.
Jacob Hostetter purchased the
Blessing farm, near Maytown, at
private sale on Tuesday for $4,500.
It consists of 21 acres with im-
provements.
Hostetter will build a
where the
Jacob
double dwelling house
property occupied by Abram Fry,
now stands. It will be erected this
fall and ready for occupincy next
Spring.
Mrs. George Geyer and Mrs. R.
P. Haines of Royalton, spent Sun-
day with Mrs. Henry Young. Rev.
P. Haines was pastor of the Ger-
maa U. B. church here years ago,
which is now the Methodist charch.
DONEGAL SPRINGS.
Many people in our community
are filling their ice houses this week
C. H. Vanasdaland msde a busi-
ness trip to Harrisburg on Monday.
Amos Weidman and family were
guests of friends at Mourt Hope on
Sunday.
C. H. Vandasland and Jacop
Rockey were visiting friends in
Cumberland county last week.
Martin Nissley and wife and Iot-
fman Garber and friend were guests
of the family of C. L. Nissley on
Sunday.
J. M. Erb and wife were guests
in the families of Benj. Brubaker
and A. B. Lutz, on Saturday and
Sunday.
George W. Snyder and Samuel
Brown of Snyder county, are going
to make a frog pond at the Donegal
creek this week.
NEWTOWN.
A son was born to Mrs.
Gamber of near Sichrist’s mill.
John Witmer just paid a visit to his
family on Saturday and Sunday.
Abraham Bradley killed a porker
which dressed 360 pound», William Fogie
one of 351 pounds.
William Fogie, who has been ill for
some time past, is still confined to the
house bat is slowly recovering.
Maurice Frysinger, son of Daniel R.
Frysinger, returned home after an akb-
sence of several months to stay for the
approaching winter.
There will be preachi::g services on
Wednesday evening at the U. B. church
in this place by the Rev. Breneman, the
pastor in charge when revival services
will commence.
Last week, Miss Alice Strickler, teach-
er of the Primary School of this place,
treated the children of her class to a
sleigh ride to Sporting Hill school. The
trip was enjoyed by the juveniles, and
all returned home safely with thanks
for the teacher for her kindness.
Abraham
Koser--Hawthorne.
At his residence, at East Petg
burg, on Thursday, Rev. A

Hottenstein united in marriage
of Mt. Joy tg
awth
MILTON GROVE.
Merchant E. L. Grosh is distributing
his 1904 Calendars.
At the West Green Tree meeting house
a prot racted meeting will be held in the
very near future.
The Milton Grove caucus enrollment
figures up 32 Republicans, § Democrats
and one lone and loyal Prohibitionist,
John 8. Heisey’s new barn on tract
No. 2, near Keener’s dam, is completed
except the paint work which will be
finished in a few days hence.
Isaac Witman has cancelled his lease
for the Elizabethtown property and has
recently rented a house in Manheim,
thither he wil move next spring.
Samuel Nye will vacate Mrs. Oleweil-
eir’s 1arm next spring and move to Eiiza-
bethtown. The vacancy will besupplied
by €. Brubaker, of Rapho township.
Peter Whi'e who has until recently
dwelt on one of the highest spurs of the
Conewago hill, is now snugly domiciled
in J. S. Staufler’s house on Chigues hill.
The premises of Join &. Enterline at
West Green Tree, which he recently
sold to Tox collector Hiram Enterline,
will be occupied next spring by the lat-
ter’s sou-1n-law, Abraham 8. Risser.
Harvey Wittle, the popular butcher of
this place, is excedingly busy slaughter-
ing steers and iporkers among farmers.
His work carries him all over Mount Joy,
East Donegal and Rapho townships.
Mr and Mrs. Winfield M. Thome of
Byltimore, are visiting the former’s par-
ents, Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Thome, in this
place. The former is completing h's
sargi.al course in the Baltimore Medical
College, and they will both remain in
this locality until January.
LANDISVILLE,
The Monitor Mfg. Co. have discon-
tinned working at night for the present.
On Saturday evening a Band of colored
minstre!s gave an excellent performance
to a large audience in the Band hall.
Wallace Minnich, night operator at
“KF” tower, left on Tuesday morning
for Pittsburg where he will spend seve: -
al days.
“Mother Geyer” of Elizabethtown,
came to town last week and will spend
the winter ir the families of Daniel
Drace and Geerge Derr.
The Sunday school of the Bethel
church are practicing alinost nightly pre
paratory to their entertainment which
they will hold on Curistmas evening.
Last Wednesday John Mumma moved
his housahold goods fiom Salunga into
the house vacated by Jacob Weidman
and will hereafter have charge of tLe
tool pate at this place.
Jacob Weidman the aged tool gate
keeper, last Wedneaday sold at public
sale his entire household effects and the
same day moved to Harrisburg where he
will make his future home with his
daughter.
Last Sunday morning we noticed some
farmers near here “took down” nearly
their whole crop of tobacco, on account
of the dampness which was due to the
rain of Naturday night. These same
parties evidently failed to atte: d the
Gospel meetings held by Evangelist
Johnson in this neighborhood.
SPORTING HILL.
1904 calenders are floating.
Henry Kreiner, wife and children, of
Lancaster, were guests of S. E. Martin
and family on Sunday.
Miss Ella Gaus, of Silver Spring, spent
Saturday an:l Sunday with her aunt,
Mrs. W. 8S. Machmer, and family.
George Brubaker and wife, of Bru-
baker, spent Sunday in the families of
A. E. Behm and A. D. Frankhouser.
Jacob W. Nissley purchased irom C.
F. Huger, on private terms, the John H.
Mutzrer lot adjoining the school grounds
here.
D. Diseinger, the” merchant, has just
received a large supply of Christmas
candies and will quote low prices, by
the bucket, for schools, &c.
Mrs. Jos. K. Newcomer, of Millers-
ville, formerly of — Central Manor, is
spending a week here with her cousin,
Mrs. Amos E. Wenger, and family.
Fat hogs are coming to such a figure
in price that most any person cau afford
to purchase them, The price paid is
from 5} to 6 cents per pound, dressed.
William Derr will move on the Shenck
farm, at Shenck’s mill, instead of on
Duffy’s Island. About ten days ago he
took a four-horse load of farm imple-
ments to the island and last Friday he
fetched them again.
Last week D, M. Nissley shot a large
chicken hawk. When Dan. went to pick
it up the bird showed fight. The hawk
is still living and is now nicely at home
mm a vacant pigeon house. Only the
point of the bird’s bill was shot off and
this had stunn=2d it so badly that before
it could regain itself it was caught.
Miss Grace Erisman and brother Oscar
of Erie county, N. Y., and Miss Miriam
Erisman, of Marietta, were guests of Mr.
C. Erioman and family last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Graybill, of Clay; E.
H. Bomberger and wife, of Manheim,
and Berj. Miller, wife and children, of
Masonyille, spent Sunday at the same
place.
The Introduction of Wall Shelves.
Shelves built against the wail cont
bute largely to the interest of a roo]
The mantel shelf answers the purpg
in the form l rooms of the house, and
is usually practicable to introd
shelves of some kijz :
The dining rg
shelf _th-
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RHEEMS STATION.
Owing to the inclement weather Groff
and Graybill shut down.
Rheems school opened up in charge
of Miss Mary Taylor last Monday moru-
ing. .
Mrs. B. H. Greider at the time of
this writing is suffering with a severe
cold.
Geo. Vogel, constable of Mt. Joy,
transacted business in this place last
week.
S. G. Graybill was confined to his
house last week with an attack of the
Grippe.
Leander Gantz, the cotton hull agent,
unloaded the 17th car last week for this
Season.
Uriah Spayd was placed in charge of
the stored cars while they were here, as
a guard.
B. H. Greider our Poultry fancier is
still enlarging his chicken houses and
recently purchased more land from Jos.
Risser.
Owing to the large amouut of chop-
ping to be done at the Rheems ware-
house 1t necessitates night work to getfit
after.
An unusual scene last Saturday, two:
car-loads Christmas trees went westward
and were loaded on gondola cars as high:
as box cars.
Leander Groff constructed a farmy
wagon in Isaac Grove’s machine shop to
be usd by him next year when he com-
mences to farm, April 1st.
Misses Sadie St auffer, Lillie Wolge—
muth of Elizabethtown, and Lydia Back-
walter of Lancaster, were guests of Miss
Anna Wolgemuth last Sunday.
Sylvester Shank had charge of the
ancient water works to supply the
Rheems warehouse engine with water
last week daring his vacation.
West Donegal school board met last
Saturday and appointed a teacher for the
Rheems school. Miss Mary Taylor, of
Vogansville, Pa , was appointed.
E. L. Heisey, R. F. D. Mail carrier,
Rheems, spent last Saturday and Sunday
visiting his sister Mary at Elizabeth sille
who is teaching school at this place.
There are a number of prominent
merchants considering the establishing
of a general store in this place, which
would beappreciated by tie citizens.
Herry Hoover, the Assistant R. F. D,
Rheems No. 1 route, bad charge of the
route last Saturday and Monday while
E. L. Heisey enjoyed his first vacation.
The cars loaded for Jersey City and
New York that were placed on the —
Rneems East bound siding Nov. 24, were
moved last Sunday morning by 3 en-
gines.
E. E. Coble, Electrician of E'izabeth-
town, has his force of linemen still work-
ing on their line from the pipe at the
Colebrook road to Marietta Via Came-~
ron’s farm.
While Reuben, son of Abe Stauffer,
was coming up the pike last week with
four horses attached to a manure wagon,
a passing team frightened the horses
starting them off on the run near Harry
Brandt's. They came to Rheems where
Arthur B. Nissley stopped them. No
injuries or damage done.
The famous well drillers of Salunga
with their combined machine, the only
one ever seen in this vicimity, drilleg ~
the well at the Germrn Baptis: seife
house in this place to a depth of 11471t.
with a fair supply of water. They left
here the day after it snowed for Eas
Petersburg, where they have a contract.
MASTERSONVILLE,
Mr. W. Murphy, of Philadelphia, an
expert saddler, is working for E. S.
Shonk at present.
Cyrus Behney, of Lawn, has rented A.
M. Hoffer’s shoemaker shop near the
mill, and is now ready to attend to shoe-
making in full style.
Mr. Jacob Risser, wife and family, of
Brunnerville, and Mr. John W. Witmer
and wife were visitors in the family of
Benjamin 8. Zug on Sunday.
Samuel Felker, who was a sufferer
from cancer on the face since last Sum-
mer, died from thay disease on Monday
noon. The funeral was held on Thurs-
day forenoon at the Chianes _.csling-
house.
On Monday of last week Messrs. Har-
vey Kulp, David Kreiner and Johu 8.
Spickler left for the city of New York to
paint the new house for Harry K. Malier,
which was erected by men of this sec-
tion.
The protracted meeting which was in
progress at the Chiques meeting house
for over two weeks closed on Tuesday.
The meeting was in charge of Rav.
Spencer Beaver, of McAllisterville, this
State, and through his earnest pleadings
fifteen converts were brought to confess
that they want to live better lives.
Last Thursday morning when ths
snow was as light as feathers a sleigh
was seen passing through this vicinity,
Indeed it would have been work enough
for the horse to pull the sleigh without
an occupant, and the screeching and
10aring that was produced while going
over the frozen ground was enough to
convince that man to wait for more snow
before he ventures out again to go
sleighing.
Mr. A. M. Kuhp, of Dauphin county,
was in this section on Monday. He is,

t] ) sell the Gemmes
hree of the Eastern,
a grand success
resuits obtained,
ng he sold three.
on Monday, as
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