VOL VI. NO. 37 THE CIRCULATION OF THE FEBRUARY MEETING Refused to Accept Fellenbaum’s Bond— Electric Light Bill Paid. The regular meeting of Council was held Monday evening with all the members present except Mr. Detwiler, who was ill, A communication signed by all the property owners on Frank street was received, asking Council to ma- cadamize said street. No action, Collector of water taxes, R. Fel- lenbaum, presented and read his bond for $4,000, signed by Jacob M. DM. Brubaker, Mr. Zeller raised the point that Mr. Fellenbaum was never appointed or elected collector for 1907 and there- fore his bond was K. Nissley and not accepted. Mr, Fellenbaum said he would not be an applicant for clerk this year. Council moved that the present bond | Mr, successor is elected, The members of the Water com- mittee will sit to hold good until Fellenbaum’s hear appeals in the Council Chamber this evening Burgess Jaceb W. Shrite reported that he collected $82.87 the past month and turned same over to the treasurer. Mr. Hamaker reported that spoke to Mr. Brubaker about a deed Good Stock at Par | Among our new advertisements this week will be noticed that the | Conesto Real Estate Improvement Company, a corporation composed largely of local capital, and which weare informed is doing 2 success- | ful Real Estate buisness iu Greater | New York. | The President of the Company is John M, Miller of Laundisville, Pa., who is well known as a conservative real estate man, I has long borre the reputation as a careful and com- petent Surveyor and Conveyance r, and is now President of the Miller- Kendig Real Estate Company whose stock is also held by Lancas- ter County people and which Com- pany earned during the year 1906 45 per cent. net on 1ts capital stock. The Vice-President of the Com- pany is Willis G. Kendig, Attor- ney-at-Law of Lancaster ’a., who 13 President of the Kessler Wagon Works Philadelphia running without intermission since 1851, an Vice-President of the Miller-Ken® ig Real Estate Company. of in the law office of Mr. Kendig. Charles D. Root President of the for Walnut street and that the lat—| Also that | the land has since been sold, ter would prepare one. bach reported that he had the water duplicate a few days but not long enough to do much work. ‘ . > | Water Superintendent John Bom- | | | The treasurer’s report showed a | balance of $1,904.86 in the Borough account and the Water account is | overdrawn $827.85, Upon motion the deed for New street will be accepted if in the opin | ion of the Solicitor, it is all right, The Auditors’ report was read and upon motion of Mr. Brown, the Clerk was instructed to have advertised in the Herald, Attorney Moore of Launcaster,who conditionally purchased a tract 1 | same | { | ofl | land from the Hoffman estate, was before Council with drawings of the plot. to know if plot, as laid out, was satisfactory to Council and whether or not that honorable body would accept decds for streets which were to be laid out or extended and do-! nated. This met with Council’s ap- proval and the Clerk was ordered | to notify the trolley company to or- der octagonal poles and flat rails to be used from South alley down to Engle’s lane. preliminary | He wanted | A number of bills were then paid among which was the electric light bill of last month that had been re- turned to the company for tion. The bill was paid same amount as it was at correc— for the the last meeting, but twelve hights being deducted for the past three months. Last Chance for Appjes. i debate i would be an advantage to the Unit | ed States to annex Mexico and Can- ada.” Here is an opportunity if you want apples. C. S. Frank has 200 bush- els of Baldwin apples at the old P, R. R. depot which he offers at 60c, 75, and $1 a bushel for commencing one week today. Open and all day Also sweet cider and bage, ever) Saturday. Danish cab- After Wednesday, Feb. 13, the above will be for sale at his resi dence near town, forenoon r Almost Snowbound, The deepest snow that has fallen in recent years fell Monday after- noon and night, over a foot in depth, Many roads are drifted, P.R. R, late and trolley service was crippled until one o'clock yes- terday. Weather is confortable and sleighing good. mmm mmnsnssss lf ————— trains are Women’s Auxiliary The regular monthly meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Lan- caster General Hospital will be held at the home of Mrs, A. K. Mann- ing, Thursday, Feb. 7th at 3 o'clock A full attendance 18 requested as this is the annual election, sre I nse: Male Chorus of 23. The Y. P. 8. C, KE. of the Church of God is arranging for an enter- tainment to be given in this place in the near future by » male chorus of the Y. M. C. A, of York, Pa,, con- | ded to sell the plant including Hamilton Watch Company of Lan- caster, Pa., which we are informed | carns 40 per cent. for its stockhold- ers, is Chairman of the Board of Auditors; which Board is designed to assist the Executive department i, . {in the transaction of the important business of the Compiny. The officers of the Company are men of large experience in New York real transactions and with conservatism they are krown to of their business we venture to predict estate exercise in the transaction a successful career for the Company. ERR ene A Big Debate at Florin. ¥ The Florin Literary Society held a joint debate with the Bowmans- ville Literary Society, on Friday evening, in the Washington Schocl House, at Florin, for the tri-county league contest. The subject of the That it was, ‘Resolved; Florin side of the question and the speak- took the affirmative ers were Amos Shelly, Audrew Martin ana C. A. Wiley. ville, for the negative, was rej resen ted by Edwin Eshleman, Messner and Ralph Eshleman. Bowmans- Jacob The judges decided in favor of the nega- tive by a vote of two to cne. . Local Paper at Pubiic Sale. © The Herald, a local paper pube lished by U. E. and J. E. Hoffer, will be sold at public sale on Tues. day, Feb. 12, 1907, It will remembered that about a year ago H. C. Schock was 2ppointed trustec in bankruptey. be The creditors al- lowed the managers to coutinne a year but as they could not make a gain financially, Mr. Schock deci- the subscription list, advertising con- for tracts, ete. The paper has been in existence for fifty three years. Twenty Fifth Anniversary. On Sunday Dr. and Mrs, John J. Newpher celebrated their twenty- fifth wedding anmiversary by enter- taining a number of their friends at a grand turkey dinner. The cccas- ion was a very enjoyful one, Those present were Chas, Bowman, wife and son Henry, Harry Myers, wife and two sons, Krank and Robert of Lancaster, Authur Clay of Norfolk, Va. — - Million Dollar Fire. The privting plant of the Phelps Publishing Company, publishers of Good Housekeeping, American Ag- riculturist, Farm and Home, and sev eral other journals, was totally de- stroyed by fire Moaday, Th is at Springfield, Mass, plant Their Presence Requested The members of David I, Nissley Post No. 478 and the Sons of Vet— erans are requested (0 attend servi- ces in the Evangelical ¢Lureh day at 10 a, m. Meet a. the hall a 9.30, Rev. A, A, DeLong Sun will issting of twenty-three persons, preach a special sermon, William K'. Seitz the Treasurer of | { the Company is a native of Mount— | ville, Pa., and has served four years he | MOUNT JOY, PENNA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1907 LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Yet Iteresting Mannner. Dr. J. P. Ziegler is suffering from grippe. Lizzie Shires has a slight attack of pneumonia. The Denver Star ued last week. was Read the county finances on page 2 of this issue. Philip Schmuelzle is confined to the house with la grippe, G. Moyer will have his big annual {im plement sale Febraary 26, The class of 07 school last Tuesday afternoon, J. Willis Freed, the able book- keeper at the Grey Iron, 1s ill. John W. McGinnis of Hotel Me- Ginnis, is installing a pool table, tlarry W. Garber, the baker at Scholing’s, J. 4, brick dwelling at Lancaster for 3300 18 ill the past few days. Metzgar of town sold bis For Sale—A good buggy to be sold cheap, to Christ Shirk and wife on East Maio street Friday. A daughter was born There will be preaching next Sun- Church of God. sented with a bouncing baby girl last Wednesday Ralph Eshleman, the clerk at II. IL. Ebersole’s store, is off duty on account of sick:iess. Ten shaves of local trolley stock were sold at public sale at Lancastc: on Monday for $60 per share, Wm. Heisey cut down a larg: chestuut tree Hill Church in which were fifteen fox squirrels. near The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Lutheran able church at the will hold a soci- of Mrs, C, 8. Lor genecker Thursday eyening. home Saturday was Groundhog Day. Ten days later comes Lincoln Day, and still ten days later Washington's Birthday. Vv Samuel Hershey was driving up Donegal str. et Wednesday the vehicle stry and be was thrcwn from the wagon injuring his Lack. /Brandt & Ste ‘8 o 8 of all their employes 12 per It is i: ecedless to say the raise was appreciated. cent. the School Board was held Monday evening with ail the members pres— ent except Mr, Brubaker when rou- tine buisness was transacted, the High scheol, acted as pall bear- ers at the funeral of Jacob Frank pn Friday. \ Mrs. James L. Pell had a very unpleasant experience this morning. She struck a match to light a lamp when a spark set fire to her hair, She smothered. the flames but only after a portion of her head covering was consumed, ER ————— Slow But Shure. According to the Manheim Senti- nel, we are sure to get good light about April 1st, At a meeting of Manheim’s council, a comnmunica- tion was read from the president of the Robert Weterwill and Compauy manufactures of engines, &e, of Chester, Pa, which stated that his company has receiyed a contract un- der date of 14, boilers, en- gine, heaters, pump, etc., from the Manheim and Mount Joy Electric Light Company, December for a complete outfit of to be erected at Manheim on or before three and a- half months from the time of signing the contract. It also stated that boilers, &ec,, as follows: horse power direct connect Wether.- ill corliss engine; two return tub- ular buers; a stack; two feed pumps one heater, and all piping necessary for the machinery, man, our prosper— | / : : | ous millers, hae increased the wa- | The regular monthly meeting of | Misses Mary Bear, Carrie Frank, in Mount Joy was solemnized cn Alice Diliinger and Kathryn Frank, | four members of the Senior class of | Happenings of the Week Told in a Brief discontin- | visited Union | Apyly at this oflice | day morning in the Bethel of the | PERSONALS. James L. Pell made a flying trip to Ilershey Monday afternoon. Charles Cassel of Ardmore spent Sunday here with his parcnts. Thos. Casey an! wife of Phila- delphia, spent a few days in town, Mrs. Sunbary was the guest of her parents sever- al days. Ira Metzgar of Miss Margaret McConanghy of Johnstown, spent a few days in town last week, Miss Carrie Druckemiller, teacher | seyeral days. Frank Baker and wife called on at Manheim Sunday. isburg and Steelton, Mr. and Mrs. Fessler of Reading, I are visiting the latter’s pares, M. Trexler and wife. M. A. Spickler and T. were at the Capital City I ] M. Brown Friday viewng the fire ruins Nathan Brubaker and Clayton | Keller and Irwin Baker spent Sun- | day at Elizabethtown. { The party that lost a bag of san bave same by calling av S, 3ernhart and Co's B. store, Adam Walker and wife were pre- | ; | Henry Buch of Manheim, spent | ; [ several days here with his daughter | { Mrs. Harry Garber last week, Samacl Wilson and Daniel [Schroll of Philadelphia, peut sev- ! I I { eral days in town with their parents. Rev. D. D. Lowery of Harris- | | | | | { { | | caster, burg and Rev. R. Butterwick of Annville, were guests of Rev. KE. 0. Burtner several days last week, TT. M. Brown attended the insti- tution of a new council Jr. O. U, A. M. at Lancaster Saturday. This makes the that city. sixth council for Samuel Haines and wife of Lan— John R. Ebersole and wife of Elizabethtown, and Mrs. Rose when | Kraybill and son Leuis of Harris- 1k the trolley tracks | burg spent Sunday with Lewis See- i man and wife, Abraham Boyer, the expert young body maker, quit his at Works week, job the Safety Buggy last { For the past three mouths he was | making automobile bodies and hav— > ing had considerable experience will go to Philadelphia this week. Hipple-Brown One of the most fashionable and finest weddings that has taken place | Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J Brown. Their daughter, Miss Esther Matil- da Brown, was wedded to John Al- fred [ipple, esq., of Marietta, The brides’ father 1s president of the Brown cotton mills and of the Frist First National Bank, The cere- mony was performed by Rev, Jos- eph Sheerin rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal chureh, in the presence of a large number of persons, The maid of honor Annie Whit nes Nock, of Glassboro, N. J., and the best man was Ethelbert Miller, of Marietta, The bride wore a gown imported from Brussels, It was of Duchess lace with pearl trim mings, cut empire style. She wore a veil caught with orange blossoms and carried shower boquet of white roses and lillies of the valley. The dress of the mail of honor was a they are now building the engine | One 225 | of white F'rench mulie and lace ov- cr white taffeta. She carried pink The bride's black embroidered ! black satin, The house was decorated with pink roses and Southern smilax and | the ceremony was performed under a bower of pink roses, At the re- ception which followed, Caterer C, | roses, mother chiffon over and Stork’s orchestra furnished the music. The couple night on a wedding trip South and after March 15 they will be at home in this place. of the Intermediate school, was ill | ber parents Jacob Miller and family | Misses Clara and Emma Schroll | spent Sunday with friends at Hary- fish | wore | W. Fckert of Lancaster city served left Saturday FLORIN NOTES. The Whereabouts of Your Friends For | the Past Few Days Mrs. George Vogle is ill at writing, John Roth confined to the house with sickness. this is Clarence Musselman is confined to the house with an attack of grip Revival services are still in pro- gress in the U. B. church with good results. | | 1 { | { | i | Miss Mary Carmany was home with her parents over Saturday and { Sunday. { Ammon Fry, wife and son of] | Elizabethtown, spent Sunday here with friends. J Chas. Carson succeeds Phares N. Kraybill as manager of Carmany’s store. Success: Miss Margaret Raymond of Mil- lersville, spent Sunday { with her parents. in town | HH. G. Musselman, wife and three children of Harrisburg, were guests of his parents, Saturday. Miss Myrtle Sprout of ILaudis ville, was a guest in the family C. S. Wachstetter on Sunday. ot Ephraim Morton and wife and Mrs. Seibert of Columbia, spent | Thursday in town with friends. On Suaday Jacob Nissley and wife and Reuben Fellenbaum and family of Mount Joy, and Mr. Herr and family of Landisville, were guests in the family of Elam Hos- tetter. County Superintendeut M. J. Brecht is visiting the schools thru- out East Donegal! this week. Yes- !terday he visited the Washington er and Miss A. Katie Witmer, Phares Kraybill has gone to Rheems where he is taking an in- ventory of the store stock of S. P. Engle & Co. As soon as the work is completed Mr. Kray bill will take charge. His many friends here wish him abundant success. A case of diphtheria has devel- oped in our village, David Landis being the unfortunate person. The { School Board of East Donegal town { ship, has placed the house under quarantine. Dr. Thome of Milton Grove is the attending physician, The Democrats of Mount Joy township in this district, met on Saturday evening and settled the following ticket : Judge, Wm. Leib fred; Inspector, Chas. Frank; Reg. Assessor, John Masterson; School | Director, H. I. Stoll; Supervisor, Hiram Enterline; Assessor, Geo. F. Flowers; Township Clerk, Geo. Nauman; Auditor, Samuel Walters rr mn NEWTOWN. Preaching services were held on Sunday evening by the pastor, services will i be held Sunday morning, Feb. 17. The next church Jacob Wolhaefe and family were the guests of Mrs. Priscilla Fogie on Sunday. The River Brethren held their regular services in the church here on Sunday morning. Maurice Wittle and family of Columbia, were visiting at the res— idence of Peter Risser on Sunday. Revival services will commence in the U. B. church at Silver Spring next Sunday evening to be conduct ed by the pastor. The fair of the Cornet band of this place, which has been in pro- gress for several weeks, closed on Saturday evening. Owing to the scarcity of Demo- cratic voters in this district of Rape ho township, there will be no tick- et put up for the coming election Chas. Zoerger, an employe of the P. R. R., who resides at Altoona, will soon return to Kinderhook where he owns a beautiful resi- dence but will continue his work. ee rm — Two Runaways. Elmer Schlegelmelch’s horse ran off in town yesterday afternoon but was captured before any damage was done. Amos Musser’s two horse team scared on Marietta street Saturday and ran off, Opposite the Exchange | | 18 visiting in these parts, schools, taught by Chas. A. Greid-| | hotel they ran into the fence where | they were captured, gly 50 CENTS A YE Tobacco Experts Here Ou Saturday there was a gather- ing of tobacco experts at M. L. Grei- der & Co's. warerooms when they made a comparative test of Sumatra grown tobacco on the experimert farms at Cocalico and Milton Grove Some of the best known men in the tobacco trade were present and con- siderable interest was taken the meeting. in i SCHOOL REPORT Following is the veport of the Florin Primary school for the fifth month ending Thursday, Jan. 31. Number of pupils enrolled males 17, fe- males 14 total 31. Percentage attendence. males 85, females, 84, Average attendence males, 14 females 12; total 26 Those who have not missed a day during the month are Ruth Shank, Nellie Vogle, Mary McGarvey, Lois Wilay Beulah Lo- raw, Esther Vogle, Edith Forney, Neva Wiley, John Kline, John Booth, John Ri- der, Fred Keener, Earl Walters and Joe Haines. Visitiors—Mrs, Jno. Longenecker, Mary Longenecker, Anna May Longenecker, Stella Wachstetter, Myrtle Sprout, Mr. A. G. Walters, Mr. H. S. Brandt, B. A. Had- sell, Henry Gingrich, Harvey McGarvey Harry Grosh, Ralph Morton, Mrs* Katie Gingrich, Abner Gingrich. Dirs. Aaron Gepfer and Jno. M. Gibble Misses Lulu Groft and Katie Sheaffer. Patrons and friends of education are cordially invited to visit the school. .Sue H, Brandt. Teacher. —— ee RHEEMS’' STATION. Charles Tillman, colored, of Hyner, Pa., Rev. 8. 8. Shearer had a lot of concret- ing done about his property. The Rheems hot house already has many orders for early tomato plants. Joseph Beal, a real estate agent of Coates ville, transacted business in town recently. Jacob Nissley has accepted a position with the Electric Supply company at Lan- caster. Rev. Longenecker of Palmyra, closed the revival here last Tuesday evening with one conversion. Two of Daniel Shenk’s children are down with typhoid fever. This is the family’s third case since October, Phares Kraybill of Florin, who will suc- ceed S. P. Engle and Co. February 5, 1s making extensive improvements and will undoubtedly have one of the finest stores in the county. — MILTON GROVE. John Martin is laid up with grip, Mrs, Rosanna Meshey will soon celebrate her 83 birthday. Red foxes are multiplying rapidly on the Conewago Hills, Samuel Hetrick, a civil war veteran, has gone to Berks county over winter, Jacob Fry and wife spent last Sunday as the gues’s of Monroe Sheaffer near town. Mrs. Sarah Good of Hossler’s corner, has purchased Samuel Baker's property in town for $1000. Mount Joy township will vote to change the system of taxation for road purposes at the February election. The Supervisors of Mount Joy township, held their regular monthly meeting at Ho- tel McGinnis, at Mt, Joy on Saturday. -— MASTERSONVILLE. Abel Hollinger is sick at this writing. N. 8. Zug spent Saturday at Lebanon. Miss Stella Ginder is suffering from ton- silitis, David Fry moved into his new house on Thursday. Mr, Orth of Harrisburg, is harvesting ice at Mount Gretna. Rev. H. 8, Zug is conducting a very suc- cessful series of revival services in Gibble’s church, There are some seekers. John E. Ginder, John Shelly and Harry Bomberger each bought 2 pair of young mules of E. 8, Weaver at Florin, SALUNGA. Levi Shuman, who was ill, is recovering. Tobacco packer Wim. Weller, is nursing the grip. John Morrison is visiting his M. Garber. Miss Kate Stauffer of Washington Bor- ough, spent last week in town. uncle, A. Arthur Diffenderfer and Miss Katie Ha- becker were married at Carlisle, Saturday. Misses Fannie Myers and Irene Cover of Mount Joy, spent last Sunday here with friends. SPORTING HILL. There will be many Spring sales in these parts this year. The Democrats nominated a full ticket on Saturday evening. Read the Bulletin—don’t cost a cent week, Try it—=b0c a year. Henry Stauffer and two children of Read ing, visited his parents last week, a ne sre ee tl Let Us Show You. Newspaper advertising is the most powerful and the least expensive trade tonic available to ambitious merchants, Tryour columns and be convinced, £3 wm THE WEEKLY BULLETIN EXCEEDS THAT OF ANY OTHER MOUNT JOY NEWSPAPER BY HUNDREI OBITUARY NOTES Many of Our Friends Answer Death’s Sad Call HENRY RAMBLER. Henry Rambler, an employs on the John G. Reist farm, near Rheems’, in Mount Joy township died on Thursday night from menin- gitis aged about thirty years. The funeral was held on Saturday from the home of his father Henry Ram- bler, near Elizabethtown. DANIEL STAPE. Daniel Stape, one of the oldest residents of Columbia, died Satur— day. He lived under all the admin- istrations of the presidents except three. When a child the deceased’s parents came to Marietta, on a raft, after which they went to Maytown, lle went to Mt. Joy afterwards, and was married to Mary Yost, daughter of George Yost, of Mount Joy, on February 19, 1834, after which moved to Columbia, where he resided since he MRS. WwW, H. MORTON Mrs. W, H. Morton, nee Bertha L. Gantz, daughter of W, II. Gantz and wife of this place, died last eve- ning at 8.25 after a lingering 1llness death re. ulting from tuberculosis in her 28th year. She leaves a Lusband and three children, Allen, Kathryn, and Clara. One sister, Miss Nora Gand, alsosurvives. The funeral will take place Saturday forenoon at 10 o’cleck at the residence of her parents and at 10.30 at the Lutheran church of which the deceased was a member, She was also a member of the Knights and Ladies of Honor at Lancaster. Interment in the Eb- Mrs. Morton was a kind and loving mother and was very well known throughout this entire community, erle cemetery. EE — | C——— Almost Suffocated. Mrs, Fauny Lindemuth, who re- sides a short distance north of the borough, made a narrow escape on Friday. The gentleman that stays about the place, went to Newtown that day and upon returning was unable to gain admittance at the house or barn. He informed Rev. Levi Shank of this place and with Dr. John J. Newpher, an investiga- tion was made, A lock was ree moved from the stable where they secured a digging iron and a ladder, But one shutter remained open, this being on the second story and by prying open this window an entrance was effected. They found no signs of Mrs, Lindemuth in her sleeping apartment but upon further investi. gation found her down stairs eitting in a rocker in semi- congeious condition, being due to es- caping gas from a coal stove, The house was aired and the old lady She is now in the phy- Had she been fouud several hours later, it is quite likely that the result would have been fatal a improved, sicians’ care, i House Passes Bill, The House passed the service pension bill which passed the Sen- ate January 15; increasing the pen- sions of soldiers and sailors of the Civil War and war with Mexico. The bill proyides that persons hav- ing reached the age of sixty-two years shall receive $12 per month seventy years, $16; seveny=five years, $20; the pension to commence from the date of filing the applica tion, The bill now goes to the President, antlers: Groundhog Day Saturday was Groundhog Day and ‘there appeared to be a differ en¢e of opinion as to the groundhog speing his shadow, Some weather prophets say the ammal did not see his shadow between 11 and 12 o'clock at noon and we shall have good weather for the next six weeks, Others say the shadow was seen and that there will be six weeks of win- ter weather, Sale of Stock Persons having stocks of any kind to offer for sale, can have the same offered at public sale on Sat- urday, March 9, at Mount Joy, Pa, For information call on or address, Chas. H. Zeller, real estate and in surance agent, Mount Joy, Pa,
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