MORE DOES VALUE FOR IAN —BIGGEST 50C WORTH IN ~ IIE ( C A VOI VY. NO. 12. ANY OTHER PAPER OUNTY © 2 } YOUR ~ THE WEEKLY BULLET MOUNT JOY, PENNA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1906 Tar ProrrLr’s F ADVERTISING MED TION—THE PATRONA 50 CENTS A THE CIRCULATION OF THE WEEKLY BULLETIN EXCEEDS THAT OF ANY OTHER MOUNT JOY NEWSPAPER BY HU FELL OVER DEAD “Butch” Myers, a Laborer, Died very Sud denly Yesterday. Abram E., familiarly known here as“Buatch” Myers, died very suddenly | yesterday noon. bj and was unloading prandt & S tenman VL CAY of coal. W. Bentzel, another employe at mill, who was working on second floor, first saw Myers lying | inthe car. The men about the mil sinvestigated and found Myers dead. Deputy corner Benj. was S was notified and with Dr, Jno. J. Newpher, held vestigation. They found that death an in- was due to apoplexy superinduce i by over exertion. Deceased 1s 58 years old 1 Y survived by one son larry WW, one sister, Mrs. Samuel Sickles at New- town and three brothers as follows: Samuel at Newtown, Ephrain York and Fred {rom Steelton, Four years ago Myers took policy in the Prudential Life Insu out a ance Co. and his heirs well receive an amount that will more fray the funeral expense. A gold watch and $15 in money were at hi home. The body was re H. establi moved to Brunner’s uudertaking ment where it wes for prepared be win Lomorrow, burial. The remains will in- terred at Newt —— ee Rheem Sunday-School Closad, The Rheen school, whicl 18 Union Sunday tad been in successful April the operation SDC Sunday, 8, closed on Sunday for All the expenses were promply met and the si |fcason ging books remaining on to the hand 1 be The Sunday-school was wil distributed members. in charge of Superi Smith, who labored nntiringly dur- | ing the summer, and he was ably assisted by Ezra Sounders, Assistant Saperintendent John B. Henry, Mary G. Nissely served a and Miss protion and teacher, Secretary. of the term as orgawnst, The aver=- age attendance for the summer was Wilson, of town, delivered the closing address, and at the the beautiful seripture motto cards were fourty—ct Rev, close of exercises given to each member, ae A Rare Spot. At Landisville the great Methodist campmecting was in pro- where of belonging to three different denomi- nations, ress, there are places worship, adjoining each other. There are few if any other similiar place in the State, Adjoining to the Methodist camp the north, is the Mennonite church and adjoining to that is the Church of God. grounds on Adjoining these three places of worship is the public school buil- ding of the town and a private bur— ial ground which makes a combinations that are heard of, Rr of ever row rarely Arnts-Drabenstadt Norman IF, Jacob Arnts and wife, of and Miss Ella married at their newly furnished home at 31 West Vine street, Lancaster, last evening by Rev, J, W. Kline, pas- tor of the Pearl street Evangelical church. son of tow, Drabenstadt were quietly The groom is head book- keeper in the Lancaster County Na- tional Bank and the bride is a well known society lady of our borough, Both haye many friends here who join us in wishing them a long and happy wedded life, apie Birthday Surprise At Rheems. Assistaant Postmasier Arthur IB, Heisey, of Rheems, was tendered a surprise at his home on Saturday evening, in honor of his About friends twentieth thirty were birthday. young of his and spent the tvening in the most enjoy- able man, kinds were indulged present Games of various and there was music on the piano by some of the ladies. Refreshments servedero all present. nn sn ee — Did You Hear It? Lancaster Inquirer Says ; eg is rumored that, owing to trolley commission, the P, R., R, Co, 18 going to cut rates between Mt, Joy and Christiana,’ in were of | than de- | utendent John C, | Ile was employed | pio} at their mill | Dilling: r | his physician | and 1s] | 1 | “DER ALT Ludwig Wext, Aged 92 Years, AF Ludwig Wext, an old German, better known by three generations 1 { | ter county, and some | a | | | i. { | { as ‘Der Alt Luddy,” died at Lancaster County almshouse last Saturday night. His name, which ‘| is known here since 1857, has be- "| come a household word in Lancas- of his ex- pressions are handed from gener— ation. He traveled from place to In| 1865 he had saved %600, earnings place, working for the farmers. on the construction of the Pennsyl- | v A brother of this. ania Railroad. his fleeced him of all His will= ingness to lend a helping had en- . eared him to many households. Prominent men and women of to- 3 r wh nv Te aay, whno are 1n caring passed the half-century mark, were carried aboutin their infancy by | “Old Luddy.’ In old age he would pump and carry water for the women, carry wood and like chores. His con- stant pipe was his never-failing | friend. light it would outen d It was amusing to see him again for it | conversa- | tion. Messrs. B. F. and N. R. Hoffman had the corpse brought to Bainbri Ut ig and again, hig uring iis dge by 1dertaker Harry | the | West { they will | Rev, { came from { Ot | his ILUTTY” amiliar Figure Through the County | Hawthorne. Here they procured, for him a nice casket and shrouded Christian They bought a lot in the Donegal where him, giving him a nice, burial. cenietery, also erect tombstones. Dr. ducted appropriate Tyler, of Maytown, con- services at the grave. ‘Luddy’ reached his g2nd milestone. This picture was tak- en by the writer about 10 years ago He was Dunkard Ie Men score, at Geyer’s campmeeting. a regular attendant at campmeetings. Jaden, Germany. t who have passed the three tell of the fun they had with Luddy. a Sunday he would bathe. Then some of the boys, at times, 1e le his clothes. still quoted, agose would hic This say- > > incident: in from this “Wan ich nur mein hempt het.” Anothér expression | concerning tobacco-worm hunting: aver du that the “Yah, ich seh dich wull, huckst mir gut.” We hope soul has embarked on pearly beeches of immortality. We are indebted to the Middle~ town Journal for the use of the ac- companying illustration. Five carloads of 60-ft. rails ar- Trolley Notes | | rived here last week. They consist and curved rails, ~ which | puts tl sal trolley line in a posi- tion to complete the line through ol Work laying them will commence soon. | In the New Era’s annual report | our borough. on p \ . | of the Lancaster County Railway | and Light Co., it has the following to say. The Rohrerstown, Landisville and | Mount Joy Street Railway has been | in operation for months and | bids fair to become a prosperous | It a fertile district of the county and is oxceed- The road between Mt. Joy and Elizabethtown | some road, runs through ingly well-constructed. al-| have been | is now being arranged for and, thongh many difficulties met in securing rights of seems as if this link will way ib] be com-| pleted during the next year.” — ie Someone Evidently Likes Chicken Chicken thieves were operating in The Ezra Nye this place last week. victims were Simon R. Snyder, chickens. both losing a lot of fine The thicves are have who had Hill all week, but disappeared the morning supposed to been a gang of tramps been harboring at Cedar following the stealing of the chick- ens. At Jacob Stehman’s they dug up almost an entire row of potatoes and carried them away, Ta, — Guess It's Just Talk Vv Elizabethtown Chroniale It is rumored that a trolley line will be run from Mount Joy to Milton Groye, The! Says | Mastersonville Well known Mount Joy and an and Mount Gretna, business men of t orchard, at Rheems, is reported {dropping before Lseems to be the Milton Grove and vicinity the project, are in > - There will be a reunion of the Gish family on Thursday next, August 16th on the premises of Ezra Gish, near Rheems, Light Peach The peach crop at the large Reist Crop. to be a very light one, owing to fruit This general condition maturity. of the in Lancaster county, many of the trees peach crop being affected with the yellows,” and various other diseases, The peach crop in Lancaster county has been deteriorating more each year for the five years or more, na«t rr , a The Broom War L As a leader, our merchants are certain articles big reduction it continually selling below cost at their At brooms, Yoffe sells good brooms at 14 cents each and 8. B. DBernhart & Co, put out good brooms at 1214 cents each, sales, present is Our merchants are certainly hustlers and like rabbits—they never sleep. rd s———— ———— Still Drilling For Water The Rheems Water Company is continuing to drill for a sufficient supply of water for its residents on the If the supply is large reservoir to the well, which is a high point, giving it Levi llersey farm. there, a will be built at once, close suflicient force to send the water to the housetops in the village. - Recovered His Team About a stolen for Jacob Charles near Lobata, On Friday he team in a barnyard near Hummels— It thought some one took the team to make the trip home, L Graybill Succeeds oresstitk John Graybill has purchased, the route and outfit of the Chiques Dairy Co. and took charge on Mon- day. “Iloney’ has had some ex- perience in that business and will be pleased to serve his many friends week ago a team was located his entire town 1n good condition, 18 —— sn sea with the best possible, J) PERSONALS. Mrs. Jacob Kelly of Columbia, was in town on Sunday. Samuel Wilson is home from Phil adelphia for a few days. Miss Carrie Dennis of near Get- tysburg, is here on a visit. J. N. Hostetter business in is transacting Virginia this week. John Givens has accepted a clerk Paoli, W. A. Andrews of Philadelphia, was visiting friends in town Sunday. over Mrs. Wm. Kratzer from Reading is visiting her parents, D. U. Stoner ind ‘wife, Miss Harriet C. Aller of Trenton, N. J., 18 the guest of her sister Mrs, M. M. Leib. Rev, I. E. Rank is attending Mt. Gretna and Mt. Lebanon campmeet- ings this week. James L, Pell and _family spent Sunday with friends at Columbia acd Wrightsyille. Edgar Bentzel and sister Miss Edith were visiting at York and vi- cimty this week. Harry C. Barnhart and of York, spent Sunday with the family of J. S. Hamaker, wife Miss Ruth Wagner of Columbia, is spending some time i of H. E. Ebersole, Thos. Arnold, wife and son John of Lancaster, spent © the family Sunday at the Washington House. Prof. G. KE. among friends in the borough, hav- Mark is sojourning ing arrived yesterday noon, Mrs. Rev, Chas. little son Robert, EF. Reit zel are visiting parents at Martinsburg, Pa. and her Chas. KE. Bowman, wife and of Lancaster, spent Sunday with the family of Dr. Jno. J. Newpher, s0n John Dayis of Rohrerstown Chas. Wagner of Lancaster entertained by M. A. Sunday. and were Spickler on Mrs, Marian to Annville Weltmer and has gone Palmyra, she will spend some time visiting relatives, Messrs, .Chas. Dillinger and Geo. Cunningham represented the local tribe I. O. R. M. at Lancaster Mon. day evening. Irvin Shiffer, of Elizabethtown who will soon embark in the journ- alistic ranks, made a call at this office yesterday. Charles B. Shank, who taught the High School in this place last win- ter, accepted a ward school principal- ship at Lock Haven, Eli Shickley and Sunday at Derry family spent church. Mr, Shickley’s two daughters will re- main there for a few days. Chas. A. Greider and family and Miss Lillie Nissley will on Friday for New York where they will spend a week with friends. Mrs. Mary G. Miller returned home after attending the summer sessicn of Prang’s Drawing School at Chicago and a visit to Detroit Mich, and Buffalo, N, Y, Daniel Hoffman, representing the leave Mt, Airy Granite Quarrying Co., at Mt. Airy. N. C.,, stopped off here Sunday while on kis way to Ohio in the interest of the company. I. D. Beneman proprietor of the Mt. Joy Bargain store, left Mon=- day for Philadelphia and New York purchasing his fall and winter stock. Among the trolley visitors to town on Sunday were M, G. Shindle wife and daughter Mable of Mount- ville, Miss Sdphin Lambrecht and Mre, George Griffing and of Philadelphia. All were tained by B, 8, Dillinger and wife, daughter - Nominations At a meeting of the lot holders of the Mount Joy Cemetery Associa- tion Monday evening, the following persons were named and will be voted for at an election to be held the second Tuesday in Sept. of Managers, M. S. Bowman, John W. Eshleman, A, K. Manning, G. Moyer, Dr, Jno, J, Newpher, Treas,, M, M. Brubaker, Secretary, Samuel Donayen, ship in the office of the I’. R, R. at where | where he will spend a week or more | enter- | Board | FLORIN NOTES. Our Community Wm Winters arrived here Pittsburg yesterday. Mrs. Bert Fisher of Lancaster, spent Sunday in town. with friends at Middletown. concrete step at his residence. Harry Wittle attended the U. B. camp at Mt. Gretna on Sunday. J. G. Zeller and daughter Jennie spent Sunday at Mount Gretna. Emanuel Miller of near Manheim spent a few days in town this week Miss Lizzie Fair and brother Ir- | vin are visiting at Strasburg since Saturday. Miss Myra Booth was the of Miss Sue Brandt west on Sunday. guast of town Miss Cora Stover of Philadel- phia, is spending some time in town and vicinity. Misses Mary Reist and Hilda Ritter spent Saturday and Sunday at Lancaster. Miss Bess Wittle returned Sun- day after spending a week or days at Dillsburg. P. G. Shelly and John and Al- bert Roth spent Saturday at Stover dale taking photos. ten Misses Gertie Miller a and Katie spending days at Wm. Watson's. of Steelton, are few Wm. Leibfred and family, spent Saturday and Sunday at Lancaster and Columbia with friends. Mrs, T. N, Hostetter, daughters | i | | Emma and Miriam and son Geo. of Lancaster, are visiting here. Aaron Bender of Royalton, a for- mer resident of town, is spending a few days here with Andrew Stoll Mattie Cottrell spent yesterday afternoon with Mrs.Henry Witmer at Donegal Mrs. Henry Young and Harry Musselman and family re- turned to H Harrisbt after spending several Thursday ire days with | his parents. Miss Bernice Newton, of Phila- delphia, and Walter Cassell of Mar ietta, were guests of Wiltle on Sunday. Miss Emma Jacob H. Young is building add to Young's a large two story ition dwelling. Ie lives near school, northeast of town. Frank Fair sr., wife and daugh- ters Mary and Fanny, Frank Fair guests of Mr. Kauffman at Mount Joy, Sunday. jr. and wite were After spending two weeks here with her parents, Mrs. H. H. Baer and two children of Harrisburg, have gone to New Holland on visit to Mrs. E. W. Mrs, Ed B. Stoll, son Ray and daughter Riith of Edgewood Park, arrived in t a Numbers. ywn Thursday and will her A. B the part of remain with Winters until September. How About This? On Saturlay evening the Florin Hall Association will hold a festival at Florin and the will furnish the musie. parents, latter Foresters’ Band The fol lowing committee will have charge: C. A. Wiley, chairman; J. S. Car- many, J. Harvey Raymond, Harry S. Stoll, Jacob Hershey, Kli L. Nis- sley, H. Hl. Myers, E, F. Heiner, Joseph Welfly, Wm, Weidman S. 8. Stacks, G. Winters, Peter ST. A. Geyer, A. B. Keaybill, W. W, Shires, John Frymier, Eli Menaugh | Phares Kravbill, John Keener, J. | G. Zeller, Jacob Snyder, J. M. Ray- [ mond, C, 5, Good, Harry Mussel- | man, Jacob Hostetter, John Ritter, | John Masterson, Simon Gish, Chas, | Carson, Eo” Ve Mount their infested The vines drop off, although, the pota- es are not more May Damage the Crop [Farmers 1m northern that are Joy township complain sweet potato patches with some strange discase, | | | than half matured, a» Suit on A Note The N. &. G. Taylor company , has sued I. K. Nissely, formerly in business here, to recover $400 due on a promisory note, Many Brief Items of Interest Throughout | from | Mrs. Alice Morton spent Sunday | Peter Kraybill put down a large | his | Base Ball Notes The Manheim picked nine team defeated a here on Wednesday | evening by a score of 5 to 3. Frank Drabenstadt held the indi- the Columbia-Cordelia | game Saturday and proved a worthy official, | If nothing occurs to the contrary { the | | { | cator over | Junior team from will Washing- ton Borough, oppose Harry Stoler’s Juniors here on Saturday. A very interesting game of hall { was played here last evening when | the “professionals” defeated Con- rad’s aggregation by the close score of 3 to 2. A large crowd of en- thusiastic rooters were present and that many nourished cold suppers so as not to you can rest assured wiss the game, Mount Joy defeated the Jolly Rovers in one of the best games of the season here on Saturday, The score: Jolly Rovers P. Kepner, center field, Ream, left field E. Hauck, pitcher, L.. Hauck, shortstop A. Kepner, first base Kieffer, third base Snyder, second base Milley, catcher Klinger, center field Totals, Mount Joy Hoffman, left field, Givens, shortstop, Snyder, second base Springer, first base Brown, center field, Hauenstein, third base Greenawnlt, right field, Conrad, catcher, Schroll, pitcher, / 00O0 | Jolly Rovers I Mount Joy O11 O00 2—4 00103001 X—) Ilorin had Newtown as their op- | ponents and succeeded in putting it all over the boys from that village 10 to | Florin put up an excellent article ball at the bat and in the field. ho oO on Saturday by a score of of Florin r Weidman, cf Kraybill, Hambright, ss Hershey, p I 0 Schlegelmilch, rf Jarnhart, c ank, If Bover, 1b >} - 2D 3 I Biemesderfer, 3b Totals Newtown Kemmerly, ss Geltmacher, 2b Mumma, 3b Divet, ¢ Witmer, rf Fogie, cf Derr, p Wittle, 1b Weaver, If Totals, Florin Newtown Keep Your Dog Tied Young rabbits are reported as be- ing unusually plentiful throughout the county this year, but beagles running at large are said to be thinning them out. Residents of West Doregal township complain especially of dogs running about killing the young rabbits, and the owners of the hounds are warned to keep the dogs in their kennels. ie Picnicked at Zercher's The following young ladies of this place, picnicked at Zercher's Landing Friday afternoon: Misses Mary Newpher, Stella Longenecker, Mayme Haines, Elizabeth Bernhart Mae Spera, Clare Manning, Eliza- beth Brubaker, Claribel Ricker and Wynne Cassel. # A Large Wheat Crop- S. H. Tressler, who tenants on the large Cameron farm at Donegal, had the largest wheat crop in Lancaster county. Off of 110 acres he took 3,125 bushels of wheat, Brandt & Stehman of this borough say that was more than they got off of one farm since they are in business S—————— Big Shed Raised The large tobacco shed farm of Ienry Witmer, Donegal, was raised on Thursday, One hundred people took dinner and the raising was one of the most successful that took place fora number of years, ! — \* ‘‘Washey” Was Surprised A handkerchier surprise was ten. dered Harvey Carpenter toduy honor of his birthday, so many bandannas “blow himself” for some time to come. Harvey says he has more friends thau he knew of. cl cts sma on the in Kast in He received that he can Conferred Degrees At the regular meeting of Mount Joy Lodge No. 277, 1, 0. O. F. last evening, degrees were conferred on two candidates, After the work all present were entertained at Hotel MeGirnis, ~- { Sheetz LOCAL HAPPE! Happenings of the Week Yet Iteresting Ma Special sales of soaps & Co's. 9¢ clearance sale Viliss Minnie Miller had a clerkship at Yoffe’s sto Vivan Shellenberger has Wm. Scholing’s delivery » C. L. Eby quit at Scholi ery and is working at Rollni viohn Horstick 18 now en at Mumma & Detwiler’s ice Don’t forget the big horse the Farmers’ Inn on Friday noon. The 9¢ clearance sale at 8S. B. Bernhart & Co’s. continues ten days longer, Isaac Fellenbaum changed posi- tions Monday—from Rollman’s to the Grey Iron, John W. Heisey to D. W. Eyer, one-third interest in property in East Donegal, $2,293.77. The repairs to the Presbyterin church, which were to cost $2,000, have been postponed indefinitely. Warted—DBuffers and polishers, good wages, steady work. Write Keystone Steel Co., Sebring, Ohio. Many people are availing them- selyes of the opportunity to buy at the big 9c clearance sale at DBern- hart & Co’s. Wanted—DBench moulders, grey iron tools. Good wages, steady work. Write Keystone Steel Co., Seibring, Ohio. Hon, H. Burd Cassell has our thanks for a copy of the 1905 Year Book of the Department of Agri- culture, which is on our desk. | Chas, A, Greider was slightly in- jured at Brand & Stehman’s mill His face came in contact with « pulley and a slight bruise was the result. A fellow named James who clains Monnt Joy as hia, was arrested at the circus at Lan-— caster last Tuesday for being drunk and disorderly. John B, Brubaker, of Rapho township, was ordained last Thurs=~ day as a minister of gospel by the (German Baptist denomination at the Fairview meeting house. ——— Are You Having Sale. Last week we printed large pos— ters for real estate sales for Danie! Wolgemuth, Ae ouasty and Walter R. 87°22 TS ——ity Henry Shelley, deceased, ana” =. G. Shear . ‘We print posters as cheap as can any living printer and our work must be right. Call and see us before placing your order else- where. i ies eisai Another New Paper, In a few weeks the Elizabethtown Hearld will be published, Its pro- moters are I. W, Shiffer, of New- ark, N, J., a Milton Grove boy ar” a former typo at Elizabetht. Chronicle who will attend to its management, while Chester C, God- shalk, of Lebanon, will be associa- ted with Mr. Shieffer and will have charge of the editorial department. —————. Hauenstein’s Confectionery =, |/ Daniel Hauestcin, who until last week was a clerk at Yoffe’s store, purchased the stock and fixtures of Mrs. Hershey's store on East Main street and is fitting up the place with an entire new line of confec- He open for business about Satur- tioneries, tobacco, cigars, etc. wil aay. Auxiliary Meets Thursday The Womar's Auxiliary of the Lancaster Hospital will hold their regular monthly meeting at the home of Mars. John J, (General New- pher Thursday, Sept. 6th at 3 p. m, All members to be are requested presen | rome Church Notes. ! UNITED BRETHREN, i Preaching services Sunday at 10 a, m. and 7,30 p, m, by the pastor Sunday Schoo! at 9 a, m, . sein Work is Started 3 avy busy erecting the ils were distributed | | grading vil also be commenced i\soon priogffho faying the tro Men poles, the tracks on stroots of th
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