WEEKLY BULLETIN
2)
VOL VII. NO.
Council Convenes
New Light Ordinance Passes Second
Reading — Routine Business
convened in
regular session Monday evening at
8.40 with all members present ex-
Borough Council
cept Mr. Greider who is ill.
The clerk read a communication
from David H. Nissley Post. No.
478, asking for an appropriation to
defray part of the Memorial Day
expense.
The ordinance of the Elizabeth-
town and Marietta Electric Light
Company was read. Init are em-
bodied clauses to the effect that
said line must be completed within
No action.
eight months, that said company
shall charge no more for light than
is charged at Marietta, Elizabeth-
town, Manheim and other places
the company shall give a bond
of $5,000, for carrying out the con-
tract to the letter, ete.
A motion to suspend the rules
for final passage of the above ordi-
nance was made but fell by the
wayside. Messrs. Hamaker and
Mumma voting against and Messrs.
Longenecker, Zeller and Tyndall
for. Motion lost as it required a
two-third vote.
Burgess Shrite’s showed
turned
report
that he had collected and
over $1 the past month.
The Street committee reported
ashes and rubbish partly hauled
but as the weather was not favor-
able, asked for an extension of time
to June 8. Same was granted.
The Apple Tree Alley matter
was reported as still being in the
hands of the Solicitor.
Upon motion the Street
mittee was instructed
com-
not to re-
move oyster shells, clay, ete., here-
after when hauling ashes and rub-
bish. The Street committee was
ordered to purchase enough cross-
ing plates to supply the demand.
Also ordered to place Delta and
Donegal streets in proper shape at
the expense of the trolley company,
according to section 2 of their or-
dinance.
Mr. Hamaker of the Water com-
mittee reported the purchase of a
fire plug for the west end and pre-
sented a ferrule taken from the
feed pipe at the Rollman Mfg. Co’s.
gasoline engine.
Messrs, Hamaker and Tyndall
went to that company’s plant and
Mr. Schock took the ferrule out
in their presence. The ferrule is :
brass stop, inserted into a pipe
that feeds water for cooling pur-
poses on the engine. In the fer-
rule is a sixteenth hole through
which the water passes. Water
superintendent Martin Hiestand
stated that it was impossible to
run such a large engine with such
a feed to keep it cool and that en-
gine would get hot in short order.
He also said if ferrule showed was
used, the water passed on outside.
There was a long discussion relative
thereto.
Mr. Zeller reported that interior
of house at pumping station will
be repaired and fences painted this
month.
Mr. Hiestand stated that subside
should be cleaned, all manufactur
ers should have water meters, reser-
voir cleaned, engine tested and
same was all right, fire hydrants
flushed, and all necessary tools
purchased for pumping engineer.
Mr. Shatz, pumping engineer, re-
ported spouting on house in bad
shape and house sank about two
inches at one corner. Also that
water is clearer in race than sub-
side and that he can only pump
about three hours at a time at
present with turbine then he must
lay off four hours.
Also that the borough consumes
more water at present than he ean
pump into the reservoir by pump-
ing 24 hours a day with turbine.
Mr. Hoffer of the Board of
Health reported the sanitary con-
dition of the borough good, sever-
al cases of measles and no com-
plaints.
The treasurer’s report showed a
balance of $2,568.31 in the Bor-
ough account and $1,789.24 in the
Water account. This does not
include the hotel license money
which is almost $1,000. With the
latter money the borough will have
over $5,000 to its credit.
J. N. Stauffer and Bro. asked
Council’s permission to lay a pipe
from their pond to the race for the
purpose of draining same. This
was left in the hands of the Water
committee.
Some repairs were ordered at the
pumping station, bills were paid
and council adjourned.
of the Ocean,” choir; oration Hon.
“America,”
J. Newpher, Great Guard
Otsego Tribe, will
Great Council for several days.
as follows:
out Orange to Charlotte, to
Fine Observance.
As is the usual custom, Memorial
er occasions by the members of
Lieutenant D. H. Nissley post, No.
478, G. A. R., Lieutenant D.
Nissley camp, No. 74, S. of V., the
the borough, with visitine organiza-
tions from other places.
In the morning detachments of
the local organizations visited
Mill (Florin) cemeteries,
burial grounds at Donegal
and Kreybill’s meeting
decorating the graves of their de - |
parted comrades, to
and
returning
services to be held in the borough |
ing at 1:30 o’clock. The parade |
formed Market street, right |
resting on Main in the following |
order: Borough council, Foresters’ |
band; Elizabethtown G. A. R., |
Boys’ Brigade, Maytown band, |
Elizabethtown S. of V., Mount Joy; |
S.ofV,P S.of A. Salunga |
band, Sagwa and Otsego tribe of J
I. 0. R.M,, of Florin and Mount
The following |
is the route of parade viz: West |
on Main street to Manheim street, |
to street, to Market
street, to West Donegal street,
New Haven street, to ISast
street, to Chestnut street and
countermarch to Jacob street, to
Mount Joy street, to North Barbara
street, to park and dismiss.
Here the programme as arranged
by the committee of the S Y.
was rendered as follows: Overture
Maytown band; “Star Spangled
Banner,” choir; A Selection by the
Forester's band; invocation,
on
Joy, respectively.
Railroad
to
Main
of
Rev.
A. A. Delong; “Columbia, The Gem
Q. O. Reitzel; selection, Salunga
band; Battle Hymn of the Republic,
choir; recitation, Miss Cora J. Leib;
audience; selection
massed bands.
re pn
Red Men at Lancaster.
Next Wednesday, June 12, will
be the big day for the Red Men at
Lancaster. Great Sachem Dr. Jno.
of the
Forest George Cunningham and
Representative Charles Dillinger of
be at
On
Wednesday afternoon there will be
a parade. It is expected there will
be over 7,000 marchers in line, and
there will be forty bands
number of drum corps.
The route of parade
I'orm at corner
Prince and Orange streets.
present
and "a
fixed
of
Move
West
King, to Prince, to German,
South Queen, to Centre Square
North Queen, to Chestnut, to
Dwce, to Lemon, to Lime, to East
King, to Broad, countermarch to
Centre Square and dismiss.
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was
to
to
A Nurse’s Turn to be Nursed
Nellie Hays of Maytown, a grad-
uate nurse of the Columbia hospit-
al, and for several years a nurse in
a hospital at Ithaca, N. Y., recent-
ly underwent a serious operation in
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Lancaster.
Her condition is improved and
hopes for her early recovery are
entertained. Her sister, Rossella
Hays, also a nurse, of Rochester,
N. Y,, is with her.
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"Coldest June Day in 46 Years
Sunday, June 2, 1907, was the
coldest June day we have had in
the past forty-six At ten
o'clock m. the thermometer
registered 46 degrees. On June 12,
1842, the thermometer stood at 45
degrees and fields were white with
frost. June 2, 1843, 32
and ice formed on street
June 15, 1884, 47 degrees.
years.
a.
degrees
pools.
ll re
Postmasters Get Increase.
The Postoffice Department
Washington, D. C, yesterday
at
an-
nounced an increase in the salaries
of many Postmasters in Pennsyl-
vania. Following are the increases
in this section: Marietta, $1,800
$1,700; Mt. Joy, $1,700 to $1,800;
| Elizabethtown, $1,700 to $1,800
to $2,000; Manheim, $1,500 to
H. |
| Butcher Harry
secret and civic organizations of | proved that he is now able to be
: the | since the latter's accident.
Mount Joy, the Lincoln, the Camp |
the |
church |
house, |
| V David U.
i trees with a
MOUNT JOY, PENNA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1907
Local Notes
{ Yet Iteresting Mannner.
Dr. E. W. Garber took ill
{ sudden yesterday.
Krall has
{ abput the house.
\J I'rank Good has charge of Buteh-
er Harry
Krall’s delivery wagon
A new brick pavement was put
down in front of Dr. S. P. Lytle’s
double house on West Main street.
D. C. Reist and his men are
busy painting the residence of J. |
Miss Martha Heisey was tendered
in the afternoon, the parade form- |a post card surprise in honor of |
her 5th birthday on Saturday.
| She received 65 beautiful cards.
Amos Shickley and his force are
busy painting the interior and ex-
terior of B. \E.
Hiestand’s brick
hopse west of the borough limits. |
be
Although in his 82nd
year, he marched over the entire
Stoner is to
gratulated.
route with the parade on Memorial
Day.
In the will of Anna ILehman,
Mt. Joy township, is a bequest of
$50 to Risser’s church, $50 to Stauft-
er’'s church and $25 to Mt.
Cemetery Association.
Tunnel
west of
Marietta, was on a ladder trimming
hatchet
John Lease, a farmer
when
It required five stitches to
the wound.
On Friday Hugo Denker and his
little brother of Marietta, were dig-
ging worms to go The
smaller boy reached for a worm
unknown by his brother who ran a
prong of the fork the
young lad’s palm.
A —
fishing.
through
FLORIN
Elmer Bailey of
Sunday in the village.
Work
Brethren
York,
spent
on the United
commenced
razing
church was
this week.
Mr. Mrs. Ammon Fry. of
Elizabethtown, spent Sunday here
with friends.
Oliver
and
of Williamson
School, was the guest of his parents
for a few days.
Snyder
»
Mrs. Henry Young and son Os-
car, spent Saturday and Sunday at
lancaster with friends.
Albert, Roth sold a large camera
to Mr. week who
will establish a rural photograph
gallery.
Harry 8. Stoll and family and
John Menaugh and wife were guests
of Harry Singer’s at Ephrata over
Sunday.
Troutwine last
services were ob-
served in the Methodist church on
Sunday. Rev. Deacon of Mount
Joy had charge.
Mrs. K. Dunlap of Philadelphia,
and Miss Anna E. Eckert of Col-
umbia, are visiting at the home of
Mrs. John Shoemaker.
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Clark—Graybill
Thomas Clark and
Communion
Mrs. Rose
Kraybill, both of Harrisburg, were
united in marriage on Saturday
afternoon in that city. They are
now off on a wedding tour to Wash-
ington, D. C., and Atlantic City.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Seeman of our borough.
He's a Busy Man V
A M. Martin busy laying
concrete pavements for the School
Board and Amos Bender on Market
street. Mr. Martin also has the
contract to build a number of con-
crete bridges in Mount Joy and
Rapho townships.
is
Italians Will Hang.
The four Italians recentiy con-
victed of killing Plato Albanese at
Gap, will now be hanged. The
supreme court affirmed the decision
of the local court on Monday.
Governor Stuart will now fix a day
for the execution
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On Thursday eveninga four-year-
old daughter of Levi Heisey,
ing on the Jacob
liv-
Brubaker farm,
in East Donegal township, was run |
gover by a four horse team and
seriously injured,
very |
im- |
con- |
of |
}¢
| of Mrs. I. B. N. Hoffer this week.
he cut |
into the fleshy part of his hand. |
close |
PERSONALS.
Rev. Deacon spent yesterday at
Day was observed here as on form- | Happenings of the Week Told in a Brief | Reading.
| Clara Bailey of Media, Pa., is
visiting in town.
James Gladfelter transacted busi-
ness at Harrisburg on Monday.
Walter Keller, of the Williamson
{ Trade School,
paaents.
Mrs.
Pa.,
A
was visiting his
James Ray, of Newville,
visited the family of A.
lanning. :
Mrs. Wolf Yoffe and daughter
| Ethel have gone to Baltimore for
| a few days.
KK.
Rev. Deacon will go to ,Girard-
Mount Joy preparatory to the H. Dulabohn on West Main street. | ville tomorrow where he will preach
| a funeral sermon.
Samuel Wilson of Philadelphia
| was the gnest of his parents from
| Thursday to Monday.
| Mrs. Jonas N. Hostetter and two
| nieces, have gone to Gap on a visit
| to friends and relatives.
Mrs. Sarah A. Schroll of Donegal
Springs, spent
several days here
with her son Jacob Schroll.
NJ In Mt. Joy township dwell two
people who are past 90 and thirteen
who are past 80 years of age.
Mrs. Win. I. Donoghue and two
laughters of Christiana, are guests
Mr. and Mrs.
spent
John G. Snyder
Saturday and Sunday
guests of Elias Risser near Risser’s
church.
as
Miss Carrie Manning,
of music in the schools
Va., the
vacation.
Mrs. J. H. Miller of Altoona,
spent several days in town as the
guest of Mrs. D.C. Reist on Mar-
ket street.
supervisor
f Marion,
is home for summer
the
at
Thursday here
W. A. Martin, manager of
Franklin Tea Company’s store
Harrisburg, spent
with his father.
Mrs. J. Howard Taylor of West
Chester, arrived here yesterday on
a visit to her sister Mrs. H. G.
Stoler, who is ill.
Walter Eby, a former typo of
this office, now a resident of Mid-
dletown, spent several days in the
borough last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Snyder on
North Barbara were home with her
parents, John Forrey’s, near Silver
Springs on Sunday.
Harry K. Miller, Mrs. ¥. B. N.
Hoffer and Mrs. W. E. Donoghue
of Christiana, visited relatives in
Pleasant Valley today, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Greiner and
daughter Elizabeth, attended the
funeral of the former’s uncle, Rich-
ard S. Gates
Monday.
F. B. N. Hoffer
yesterday that
Homestead had
treatment at a
much improved.
at Lancaster on
word
at
undergone
received
his
just
hospital and is
brother
Wm. Peoples and wife of Phila-
delphia, S. F. Fry and ‘wife of
Marietta were pleasantly enter-
tained at the home of 1B. N. lLeh-
man and wife on Sunday.
Henry S. Brubaker, who resides
near Strickler’s meeting house, left
this morning to attend the York
near Scottdale, Franklin County.
Mlle
These Families are Happy.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Krall on Saturday.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs,
Paris Shelly near town, last week
A son was
| George Snyder and wife last week.
Harry Emaheiser and wife at
Rheems are happy on account of
| the arrival of a baby.
May 17—To Jacob and Clara Lo-
[ raw, at Florin—a daughter.
| May 20—To Howard and Flor-
ence I'ihrman, in Rapho township
a son.
May 28—To Daniel and
Geltmacher, at Newtown—a son.
May 30—To John and
Widman at Florin—a son.
May 31—To Irvin and Naomi
{ Musser, of East Donegal—a son.
June 2—To Christ and Annie
“Snyder, of Mount Joy township—
a son.
Annie
Louisa
Teachers Elected.
School Boards Organize and Elect Offi-
cers and Teachers.
The School Board held its
lar meeting last evening
regu-
all
Mr.
the
with
the members present
Leib, who was elected
except
to fill
unexpired term of Mr. Runk.
The Board organized as
M. M. Brubaker;
Newcomer; Treas., First Nationa]
Bank. The Board will meet
first Monday of each month
p- m. The
eight months and will
2nd.
follows:
Pres., Sec., H. 8,
the
at 8
school term will be
open Sept.
The schools will close for the
holiday season Friday, Dee. 20 and
re-open Monday. Dec. 30.
rate was reduced one mill,
The tax
making
it 7 mills this year instead of eight.
Salaries were fixed last
year: Principal $90, Assistant $55,
and teachers $45 per
same as
n onth.
[t was decided toput single desks
in the Intermediate and
Third and Fourth Primary
Second,
rooms
This
will complete the single desk system
throughout the buiiding.
to replace the double desks.
The tui-
tion fee for outside pupils is same
as last year: High, $3 per month;
Secondary, Intermediate and Gram
mar, $2.50 per month and the re-
maining rooms $2 per month.
Wesley IK. Royer was re-elected
janitor at a salary of $400. A new
office was ereated this year
Mrs. M. G.
ler was elected to that office
in a
Mil-
at a
salary of $10 per month. The prin-
drawing teacher.
cipal and all the teachers except
Miss Maud Ernst, of the Secondary
were re-elected as follows:
cipal, Prof. G. KE. Mark;
Miss Anna Miller; Grammar, Miss
Mary Miss
Carrie Druckenmiller; Secondary,
Prin-
Assistant,
Long; Intermediate,
vacant; Fourth Primary, Miss Lou
Kuhns; Third Primary, Miss Eliza-
beth Brubaker;
Miss Mary Ii. Newpher; Iirst
mary, Mrs. M. Gi. Miller.
President
Second Primary
Pri-
Brubaker appointed
the following committees:
Supply—H. S. Newcomer, E.
Newcomer and M. M. Brubaker.
Repair—G. Moyer, I. W.
zel and M. M. Leib.
M
H. S. Newcomer.
E. W. Bentzel, KE.
Newcomer and M. M. [eib.
Ww.
Bent-
[Emergency M. Brubaker and
Finance W.
East Donegal Township
The
school board
[last Donegal township
met in Central high
school, Maytown Monday after-
noon, and organized by electing M.
R. Hoffman president, Amos Zigler
secretary and Amos I. Eby treas-
urer. The president of the board
was not present, he having not yet
returned from California. The tax
rate was fixed at three mills. The
following were selected:
central high school, A,
teachers
Maytown
County German Baptist love feast |
born to Mr. and Mrs.’
S. Longenecker, principal ; Miss An-
na E. Hershey, assistant; (Miss
Hershey took first honors of the
present at
State normal school);
Miss Susie (.
class the Millersville
grammar,
Beck ; intermediate,
Miss Mary KE. Rice; second primary,
Miss Mary first
primary, Miss Bessie C. Johnstin;
Lincoln Miss Emily
Longenecker; primary, Miss Laura
A. Beek, Miss Mary
Schock, assistant; Iranklin, Miss
Christiana M. Boyer, principal ; Miss
Ivah H. Ziegler, assistant; Fair-
Miss R. Kraybill;
Donegal, Miss Elsie Grove;. Wash-
ington grammar, Charles A. Greid-
er; primary, Miss A. Katie Witmer;
David B. Mt.
» J. Palmer.
Anna Hoover:
grammar,
principal ;
view, Anna
Union, IKraybill ;
Pleasant, (
RAPHO TOWNSHIY,
of Rapho
township met at Sporting Hill
Monday and organized as
R.
Musser;
The school directors
on
follows:
Pres., Joseph Shearer;
Amos N.
Eby.
Nee.,
D.: Bi
The other members of the
board are A. IX. Brubaker, A.
Kirb and H. Gi. Greiner. Iollowing
are the teachers: Newtown
13. Gibble; Newtown
Primary, Alice Strickler; Garfield,
Lineas Farhart; Pike, R. C, Mack=
Treas.,
Sec-
ondary, P.
side, Marie Vogle; Chiques, Emma
C. George; Mastersonville, Charles | ing turkey and pumpkin pies next | 78 years, and his favor
(i, Becker; Sporting Hill Secondary
A
City District, W. W. Griest, H.
H, |
50
Sarah A. Rae; Sporting Hill Pri-
mary, Harriet Brubaker; Maple
Grove. David H. Hernley; Lincoln
Martha R. Zimmerman: McKinley,
H. K. Eby; Chestnut Grove. A. §,
Bowman; Fairview, D. W. Swarr:
Mt. Vernon, Amos P. Geib; Pleas-
ant Place, Emerson Rohrer: Union
Square, Annie Shiffer;
Amos Wasser. The salary
fixed at $50 and schools will
September 2nd.
Midway,
was
open
MT. JOY TOWNSHIP
The Mount Joy township school
board met on Monday at Milton
Grove, and appointed the follow-
ing teachers: Florin Grammar, BEl-
sie Enslow; Florin Primary, Sue H.
Brandt; Milton Grove
Alvin Risser; Milton
mary, Myra Grosh;
Grammar,
Grove Pri-
Joint, Irvin
Kraybill; Fairview, David Singer;
Rockville, Mame Kuhns; Risser’s,
Lillian Risser; Young's, Anna Mor-
ning.
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Saturday's Primary.
In compliance with the provisiong
of the new uniform law,
county of
all parties desiring to place candi-
dates in nomination for offices to
be filled at the November election
and to elect delegates toState Con-
ventions were called upon to make
their selections on Saturday, the
day fixed by the law for the hold=
ing of the primary.
The weather could scarcely have
been more forbidding for this season
of the year, and the result was
anticipated
primary
the voters of Lancaster
as
an exceedingly light
vote especially in the rural districts.
In the borough the vote was light,
as only 56 were polled in the West
ward to 79 in the East ward.
The Republican Ticket.
Following is the ticket nominated
by the Republicans:
County Controller—H. Frank
Eshleman.
Prothonotary
Terre Hill.
District
Foltz,
Samuel F.
Attorney—John ~~ W.
Johnson.
Prison Keeper—H. R. Wenger,
County Surveyor—Alfred Wood
Fulton.
Directors of
Christ,
Rapho.
M. K
Brubaker,
the Poor
Manor: A. S.
Prison Inspector
Quarryville;
Michael Wimer
Richard V. Regar,
last Cocalico.
Delegates to State Convention
B.
Keiper, Horace E. Kennedy
County District—B. F.
Mountville; Clifford Little
Britain; C. N. Berhtheizel, Colum-
bia; William Stohl, Ephrata; H. M.
Adams, Akron; R. Ober-
holtzer, Bowmansville; H. A. Shoe-
maker, New Holland ; Charles W.
J. Rutt,
U. Fritchey, -Lan-
Musser,
Cook,
Davis
Eaby, Paradise; George
Reamstown; J.
caster township.
The Democratic Ticket.
Following is the Demoeratic tick-
et: District Attorney—B. I.
of Lancaster; County Controller—
Willis R. Knox, Leacock; Prothon-
otary— Joseph W. Hoover,. Mount-
ville; Prison Keeper—W. B. Clark,
Strasburg; Prison Inspectors
R. Kob, Conoy; Lewis W.
Eden; Poor Directors—Dr. W. B.
Irwin, Churchtown; John P. Wise,
Brecknock; Delegates to State Con
vention—First or City District,
Fred S. Pyfer and Charles I£. Dow-
ney; County District—W. R. Fie-
ler, &. I. Thamas and Henry Wertz
’ ~
Davis
Jac.
Irwin,
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\ Will Apply for Charter
On Saturday, June 22, an appli-
cation will be made by Rev. Joseph
Sheerin, Thomas J. Brown, Walter
G. Brown, Abram IL. Kolp, George
H. Brown, John A. Hipple,
G. Longenecker, George Brown sr.,
Benj. Earnshaw, Arthur FH. Brown
and Benj, W. Brown, all of this
place, for a charter for an intended
corporation to be called “The Rec-
tor Church Wardens and
men of St. Luke's Protestant
iscopal Church.”
Oliver
et es GR ve
Seeing is Believing \/
fore time comes to eat Thanksgiv
fall,
Vestry-
Fp-
The Elizabethtown Chronicle an-
ley; Back Run, John B. Brubaker; | nounces that trolley cars will run
Hossler’s Edith I. Dunn; Sunny- | from Elizabethtown to Mt. Joy be-
CENTS A YEAR
THE CIRCULATION OF THE WEEKLY BULLETIN EXCEEDS THAT OF ANY OTHER MOUNT JOY NEWSPAPER BY HUNDREDS
The Death Record
Many of Our Friends Answer Death's
Sad Call
Harry S. Menaugh died at his
home in Columbia City, Indiana.
He was a native of Florin, where
he spent his younger manhood.
JOHN K. ROHRER.
John K. Rohrer died on Tuesday
at the home of his son, Christian
near Sporting Hill, from appoplexy.
He was vears old, a retired
farmer, and a member of the Men~—
nonite church. His children are:
Mrs. Michael Seachrist, Mrs. Hiram
Minnich, John, Clinton H., Chris
tian, Frank, David, Hiram, Paris
Phares, Mrs. Walter Routledge and
Mrs. John Stewart. His funeral
took place on Friday morning, with
interment at Erisman’s
ed
meeting
house.
DAVID H, KREIDER
David H. Kreider, a well known
farmer of Rapho township, died on
the Moses Ober farm, near Ruhl’s
U. B. church, on Wednesday morn-
ing, from the effects of several at-
tacks of appendicitis. Deceased
was a member of the German Bap-
tist church and--was twenty-nine
years of age. Beside his wife and
four children, his father, who re-
sidesin Lititz, survive. The funeral
was held Saturday morning, with
services at the Chiques meeting
house at 9:30 o’clock. Interment
in the adjoining cemetery.
MRS. ANNA MARY DERR,
Mrs. Anna Mary Derr, widow of
George Derr, died Thursday morn-
ing from paralysis, at the
of her daughter, at the
seventy-nine years and
months. She is survived by
following children:
of Mount Joy;
home
age of
three
the
Henry Derr,
Martin Derr, of
Lebanon ; George Derr, of Reading;
Amanda, wife of Wm. Swords of
Mount Joy; Elizabeth, widow of
William Mateer, of Mount Joy;
Ella, wife of Jacob Hoffines, of East
Donegal; Agnes, wife of William
Walters, of Mount Joy, and Mrs’
Catharine Woffler, of Philadelphia.
The funeral was held on Saturday
afternoon. :
a a
Must Show Us.
lish stories are certainly in evi-
dence and the one about the strai-
ghtening of the local trolley line
beats the one Shwilkey Bumblesock
produces in another column. This
morning we telephoned to trolley
headquarters and those interested
there know nothing of the move.
Then again Conductor Groff tells
us that the company just purchased
a strip of land in the vicinity of
Bender’s mill, for a certain pur-
He also told wus that the
rumor is a false one, as surely, the
trolley company would not keep
men busy daily sloping the sides
of the “cuts” at points between
here and Salunga if it intended
putting down the trackssomewhere
else. We presume the author of
this baseless rumor received hig
information from the same source
that he got what the P, R. R.
contemplated about six
months ago.
pose.
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Gantz—Derr. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H, Gantz
have issued announcements of the
marriage ef their daughter Miss
Nora L., to Daniel Herman Derr
on Thursday, June 6th, at the
bride’s home. Rev. R. C. Rengier
will ‘tie the nuptial knot. The
wedding will be private. They will
leave on an extensive tour through
the west and will be at home after
June 15.
en lI ve en weiss
Will Live at Manheim.
John Long, aged 87 years, was
taken to Manheim last Wednesday
by his nephew and niece, who will
care for him the remainder of his
life. Mr long was living at the
Exchange hotel and hag almost
been a lifelong resident of oup
borough.
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Two of a Kind. |
Eclipsing the fame of Henry CG.
Flory of Rapho township, who is
70 years old and drives a horse
aged 28, is the fame of his neighbor
-| Joseph Newguard. He has lived
) ite horse
has lived 30. os
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