VOL. VIII. NO. 4 THE BULLETINS CIRCULATION Persons That Were Visiting Since Our Last Issue—Read Their Whereabout. Dr. F L. Richards spent yester- day at Harrisburg. Al Martin is spending eeks at Lancaster. several Mrs, Mary Night of Lancaster is] the guest of Mrs. Joseph Detwiler. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wealand of | Palmyra, visited friends in town on | Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heilig of | Palmyra are guests in the family of | R. G. Heilig. Mrs. H. S. Witmer of Manheim | was the guest of Mrs. D. R. Wag-| ner on Monday. W. M. Hollowbush, Esq., attend- | ed to professional business at Phila delphia yesterday. Miss Elizabeth guest of her aunt Mrs. L sr. for a few days. Miss Elsie Hoffer returned Shippensburg Monday after a ten days’ sojourn here with her parents. Bleyer is the P. Heilig to Reist returned Chambersburg Miss Florence from Penn Hall, on Thursday on her Easter vaca- tion. Chas. Bentzel Katie, and cousin Edward Lehr of | York, visited in the home of E. W. Bentzel last Sunday. and sister Miss Charles Hemperly of this place, has quit his position at York and has excepted a more responsible position in Washington, D. C. Miss Avis Grove who had been teaching in Blair County, returned | to her home, to enter Millersville State Normal School last week. Rev. Grove. on Monday went to Altoona on business in connection with the General Eldership to be held at Fort Scott, Kansas, in May. F. H. Baker attended the Mar-| tin-Demme wedding at Philadel- phia last week. The newly mar- ried couple stopped off here on Monday to see Mr. Baker on their way home from an extensive wed- ding trip. ns Big Clothing Display C. M. Kennedy, who is very well | this vicinity, will be in charge of Foster & display of the newest known in Cochran’s | of Spring clothing for men, young men | and boys at the Red Lion Hotel, | Mt. Joy on Wednesday April 7 and | at Washington House Maytown on Monday April 5. Men who ciate the value of being stylishly | clothed should come and this display. A to | every caller, so be sure to remember | styles appre- see useful souvenir the day and place. Two Good Sales The public sale of farm s and implements of J. Avery Eng in East Donegal township on I; foek ME Dal urday was one of the largest hel in this section the past season. His 1 on M naay sale of household good atterded and good prices were realized Both called by C. H. Zelier of this place. y fa leon “ A Lemon Sociai The Mite Society of the Metho- | dist church will hold a lemon socia- ble Tuesday. April 13th at the | home of Dr. E. W. Garber on Mar- | A cordial invitation | was also well were | jetta street. is extended to the public and each one will be expeeted to bring lemon with them. Ri. runigstof Health officel L. of Elizabethtown, fumigated the | Florin Primary and Secondary schools in Mount Joy township on Thursday afternoon, occasioned by several cases of scarlet fever in lorin. The schools closed at noon hursday and opened Monday. a e Schools D. Rutherford Brought $56 a Share t agig public sale of stocks at on Monday twenty shares gn and Florin Rail- sold at $56 a share. of Florin purchased 3 {and meeting with abundant | ed Indian Queen Snowfoot. doctor takes a very active part | ter united | The | They removed and the sale | evening when | her young | | home and enjoyed a | evening. v) e) [S Prospects are Promising It looks as though Mount Joy will be among the foremost in base ball this Recently two season. minstrel shows were given whereby | $200 was cleared for the benefit of the team and a committee of three | composed of Messrs. B. W. Brown, C. Owen Brandt and Jno. E. Schroll, are soliciting subscriptions | suc= cess. A public meeting will be held in Mount Joy hall next Mon- day evening, April 5 when a per- manent organization will be effect- eb, directors and manager elected | and the team will start the season with about $250 in the treasury. Nearly all of last season’s players will be found on the team. -— Dog Poisoners at Work That dog poisoners are again at work is verified by the fact that | within the past week there are sev- eral dogs less in this place. Jacob Garber’s valuable rabbit hound died, a dog was found dead on Henry street this week, and | several others were reported since. The pet cat of Mrs. Dierolf has al- so passed to the great beyond after showing symptoms of having been poisoned. Some rascal laid poison for some purpose or other and it was eaten by Rex, the fine pet dog at M. A. Spickler’s Washington House. Af- | ter adminstering the proper medi- cal aid, Rex recovered. Baker-Leffly At the home of Rev. C. Grove on East Main street Thursday evening Irvin M. Baker, a popular young barber of this place and Miss Effie Leffley of Florinel were united in the holy bonds of matrimony in the presence of a few friends. After the ceremony the happy couple went to the home of the groom’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baker Delta street, where a sumptuous wedding dinner They will reside in Jaker con- on was served. this place, where Mr. ducts a tonsorial parlor on Main street. Tei A Real Indian Gift Dr. John J. Newpher piace, recently received a which he prizes very highly, from Mrs. Isabella Harry, formerly of of present | place but now a resident of Holton | Kan. {dian anklets made by the celebrat- | As the in Redmanship, being a past state of- | | ficer, the gift is all the more appre— | ciated, Hoffman-Baker Rev. Dr. C. E. in Walter H. township, and of East Grace Luth- marriage Hoffman, of Donegal Mrs. D. Donegal township, at oF Baker, Harriet | eran parsonage Thursday afternoon unattended. couple will . + 1 I 1 5 will reside in Donegal town- ship. HEEL ; Watering Mitk Now Punishable Governor Stuart last evening ap- including of milk proved fourteen bills, those to punish by a fine from $20 to $50, the sale of to which water has been added or fat of ice cream cent. with containing less than six per butter fat chemicals. rv preserved eee Miss Carpenter Entertains A surprise party wa s held for Miss Lydia Carpenter on Thursday 1 large number of ady friends met at her very pleasant Games and refreshment | 1 . . { were the mode of entertainment. These Farmers Are Awake Farmers in Mt. Joy township are erecting a telephone line which will of estab- have 13 patrons. A number other lines of this kind lished and it will be but a short time until all prominent farmers will be able to enjoy the telephone system. are A re Unlucky Number Lucky The examination for the entrance of the Central High School of Mt. Joy township was held last Satur- day. There was a class of thirteen all of whom passed creditably. West | this | It was a pair of genuine In- Haupt of Lanecas- | MOUNT JOY, PENNA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1909 MORE THAN Local Doings | | tems of Local and General Inter- est That Occurred Since Our Last Week's Issue. | | | Irvin Walters is ill but is recover- |ing at this writing. Mrs. Albert Campbell is recover- [ing from an attack of grip. Mifflin Ressler quit his job as teamster for Geo. Brown Sons. Mrs. Mary | the past week but is was ill ime Hollowbush much | proved. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Herzog in this place on Saturday. Frank Good was confined to the { house the past ten days on account { of sickness. Dr. O. Gi. Longenecker is laying a concrete gutter in front of his place of business. A bouncing baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roads in this place on Sunday. household effects at public ‘sale on Friday afternoon. J B. Keller’s sale of live stock in this place on Friday afternoon was well attended. Emanuel Hendrix moved from Florin into the Eckhart armory on West Main street last week. Isaac Bradley of Columbia, is | prepared to clean cesspools with his | fine new outfit on short notice 3t. | Found—A mouse colored glove {in front of the residence of James { Glatfelter. Owner will call at this | office. | The parents of Rev. IF. G | sert will move here from New Jer- [sey and occupy the Presbyterian | manse. | H. S. Newcomer was confined to his bed last week due to an attack At present he is im- Bos - | of sickness. | proved. Wanted at once—A night watch- | nian. Apply immediately at the | Rollman Manufacturing Company, Mount Joy. Frank Peffer quit his job at the Industrial Works and accepted a | position at the Gery Iron Works on Monday. W. R. Heilig moved Donegal from the Bopp property on street to the John Hamaker residence on Delta street. James Glatfelter the old iron fence { lawn which gives it a better gener- has removed in front of hig al appearance Mrs. Mary H Hoffman moved her household effects to Lancaster last week. M. A. Rollman is into her Marietta street property. moving John Haas of Florin, was taken ill very suddenly at the Cotton mill on Monday. He was taken to his home and at this writing is- better. The held | prayer-meeting of Fzra Zercher distance south of town on Sunday evening. Christ the short in at a & Brethren home For Sale—A No. 7 range with res condition. Also a Both ‘will be Apply to M. ervoir in good large double heater. sold very reasonable. A. Rollman. A number of show windows in town have exceptionally Easter decorations and those es- pecially fine are H. E. Harry Sheaffer's and Simon Men- al oh Ss. Ebersole’s Advice For Farmers When the agricultural train stop- ped here last Tuesday one of the speakers “tried to impress. upon farmers that corn should be graded before planting so as to.insure a more regular growth. In another column may be found the adver- tisement of M. L. Greider & Co. for the Planter patent seep corn grad- | er, just the thing for that purpose. i lat Sd Sei? | 15 Eggs—16 Peeps | A man on Marietta street set a | hen with fifteen eggs and three weeks thereafter he had sixteen peeps. Strange as this may seem lit is true as the “cluck” laid the sixteenth egg. TRIPLE Mrs. Mary Heiserman sold her! beautiful | THAT OBITUARY NOTES Abrarn Bradley died at Manheim Thursday aged 73 years. Weller—Mrs. Matilda Weller, wife of Henry Weller, of Ironville, | died suddenly at her home on Sun- day afternoon. She was ill only two days. She was in her eighty- second year. Death due to the infirmities of age. vived by her husband, one daughter sons. A brother also was and three survives, MeFadden—Rev. Dr. R. A. Me- Fadden, a grand-son of the late | Robert McFadden, died at Danvers, Mass., Monday night. Dr. Mec- Fadden was pastor of the Maple Street Congregational church at Danvers. He was born at Harris- burg May 2, 1864, and was well known in this place, where he often visited his grandfather years ago. Elizabeth Ram~ 1 Ramsey —Mrs. sey, widow of the late Martin Ran sey, died Wednesday night at the home of her son-in-law, Charles Peweck, at Ramsey’s toll gate, about a mile above Maytown. She was 78 years old and had been sick about a week with heart di- sease. She is survived by the fol- lowing children: J. Wesley, of Reading; Abraham G. Marietta; Samuel, Lancaster; Martin, York, and Mrs. Chas. Peweck, of Ram- !tetter. The funeral was| j,h, Myers and wife of Lebanon, | sev’s toll gate. held on Sunday morning at Reich’s meeting house. : Musser—Mrs. Mary Musser, an aged and respected old lady of this place, died at her home on West Main street on Sunday evening af- ter a long and lingering illness death resulting from infirmities due to old agc. She was 79 years, 6 months and 24 days old and was the widow of the late Jacob Mus- ser, who was a soldier in the Civil war, was captured and died in An- dersonville prison August 30, 1864. Deceased was a member of the Church of God of this place. is survived by two sons, Jacob of this place and William Chester. The funeral was held from late home this forenoon at o’clock with Revs. Grove and Ren- Interment gier officiating. made in the Mount Joy cemetery. | Souders—Anna H. Souders, wid- ow of the late Jacob DD Souders, died at the home of her son Mich- ael M. Souders Friday after a short | She is sur- | She | of West | her | ten | was | OF THE OTHER LOCAL PAPER. 50 CENTS A YEAR COME AND SEE IT PRINTED Doings at Florin | | | { Those That Come and Go—The | Happenings of Our Hustling Little Village. Henry Young made a business trip to Columbia on Saturday. Mrs. Annie Kline moved into the | | J. S. Carmany property on Monday. A daughter was born to Mr. and | | Mrs. Schwanger in this place on | Sunday. | { Albert Haines moved into the | Jacob Stigler property on Market | street. | the Yellets property which he re- | cently purchased. { Mrs. Eli Smeltzer of Mount Joy, | was the guest of Mrs. C. S. Wach- | | stetter on Sunday. | | | Elmer Schlegelmilch moved into | | | Elmer Bailey, who was home on {a furlough, left on Monday for | Fort Niagara, N. Y. Mr. | | | | | Lefever moved into the | Jacob Hostetter property vacated | by Emanuel Hendrix Misses Mary and Ruth Bailey of | | Lancaster, spent Sunday in town as | | the guests of their mother. | Miss Myrtle Sprout of Landis- | { ville, spent Sunday here as the! | guest of the family of C. S. Wachs- | | were the guests of Henry P. Baer | and wife on Sunday. Mr. Myers is | | an uncle of Mr. Baer’s. | The boy preacher, who was so popular at Elizabethtown a short | | tine ago, will preachin the United | ! Brethren church here on April 11.! | Rev. Steinspring of Quincy, Pa., | | preached two very able sermons in | the United Brethren church in this | place on Sunday to large congrega- tions. Preaching services will be held at Eby’s church on Sunday fore- noon with Harry Kottler in charge | and also in the U. B. church here in the forenoon in charge of Rev. Linebaugh. Tomorrow the Florin mills will change hands. J. N. Hershey, who owned and operated the mills for several years, will retire from | the milling business and engage in | the leaf tobacco and creamery busi ness. I. S. Moore, of Milway, who purchased the mills, will con- duct them in the future, a spell of sickness aged 83 years, 3 | months, and 17 days. She leaves the following children: Jacob M. Souders of this place, Amos Soud- | ers of near Lancaster, Annie Hersh | ey of near Mechanicsville; Michael | Benjamin | town, and Souders of Florin, Jacob M. Miller of Maytown also The funeral Souders of survives. was from forenoon at 9 o’clock at the and at 1 30 p. m. at the Millersville | Mennonite church. Sale of Bank Stock Yesterday afternoon at the Red | Lion Hotel Auctioneer C. H. Zel- ler sold the following bank stock at public sale : Five shares First National $166 per share. Five shares of same to C. K. Bennett at $165.95 per share. to A. Musser at $165.60 per share. N. Five shares of same Five shares same to C. K. Ben- nett at $165.70 per share. Four shares of same to John H. Buohl at $166.05 per share. Sa on eri Moves Up Higher I'. Morris Brown will close tinsmithing West ward in a few days. He will finish the contracts he has on hand, but will not accept any new ones. On Monday he will take a position with the M. A. Rollman Manufac- turing Company. Mr. Brown came here a stranger from Glen Rock several years ago and has made many friends. We bespeak for him success in his new venture as he has talents of no mean order. Wanted at once—A Night watch- mon. Apply immediately at the Rollman Manufacturing Company, Mount Joy. One brother, held | her late home on Monday |! house | Mt. | Joy bank stock to A. N. Musser at | his | establishment in the | Program for Next Tuesday The following program will | rendered by the Florin Literary So- ciety next Tuesday evening: Singing by the Society. Recitations by" Misses Estella Vogle, Car rie Frank and Lottie Tressler. Select Readings, Misses Tillie Weidman and Catharine Gingrich. Solo, Miss Sue H, Brandt ahd Christian Fair, : Referred Wonders Tressler. When and by whom was the first treaty made between the United States and Chi- [ na? D. B. Landis. Who was the Mill Boy of the Slashes? |! Miss Jane Zeller, Question for debate, Resolved That Flor | in Should be Incorporated, to be discussed by four capable speakers. be Questions, Name the Seven of the World, Miss Florence aaa I. 0. 0. F. Officers [ ‘The following officers were elect- | ed by the I O. O. F. last evening: | Noble Grand, B. W. Brown; Vice | Grand, Elmer F. Ruhi; Recording Martin A. H. Brown. present Spickler; The | for { Secretary, i Trustee, Geo. | Past Grands | Grand Lodge officers at this meet- jing. D.-D.-G. M. P. G. Henry L. | Stager will install the officers elect voted next Tuesday evening. Cheap Farms { In another column will be found | | the advertisement of some cheap ! | farms on the Eastern Shore of | | Maryland. An investor that wants | to make money, or a young farmer | with a small awount to invest | might find it to their respective in- terests to investigate these bargains. | To Chester in an Auto P. Frank Schock aecompanied his brother Arthur Schock and Jos- eph Breneman to Chester yester- day where the latter two are stu- dents at the Military Academy. | They made the trip by auto = | heretofore conducted by Wolf Yoffe { clothing business {and keep in repair for two years, any | tisement appears on another page | to tell you. (ry everything to be found in a first "each class. 33 years, will retire Bube wishes to friends | Henry Engle, who will conduct the | | Tribe No. 59, Imp. O. R. Successful Star Course The Pierces. the fifth and last at- traction of the local Star Course, appeared in the hall here Thursday evening before a large audience and gave a very creditable entertain- ment. A Star Course has been in existence in this place for the past five years but up until three years ago, when the present committee Our Churches : Week Will Fittingly Observed in the Evangelical Church Next Week. Passion be REFORMED MENNONITE Reformed Mennonites will in their church on Sunday evening, April 4, at 7.30. Levi H. Weaver will preach. All are invited, The have services took charge it was a financial fail- ure. Since that time a neat sum was cleared every season. This year there is a bonus of between $50 and $60 with which to start the course of 1909-10. The committee in charge is Messrs, H, C. Brunner, Rev. J. E. Deacon, Dr. E. W. Gar- ber and Dr. Jno. J. Newpher. Owing to a misunderstanding the ushers failed gather up the pledges for a Star Course. and in order to ascertain the wish of the course their | officers. METHODIST Sunday-School at 9.30 a. m. Preaching at 10.30 a. m, and 7.30 p. m. Young people’s meeting at 6.15 p. m. Junior League at 2 p. m. Saturday. Prayer-Meeting this evening at 7.30. CHURCH OF GOD Preaching services 10.30 a. w. and 7.30 p. m. The morning ser- vice followed by election of Church Sunday School at 9.3 of thela, m. Sunday School Rally Day, April 11, at 10.00 a. m. Junior Endeavor at 6.00 p. m. Senior Endeavor at 6.30 p. m. to desiring please hand member leave them at people, tickets pledges to above committee or persons will any Garber’s drug store. tte tf mn itt— Qur New Clothiers Getz Brothers, the popular cloth. ing dealers at Ephrata, will take clothing store LUTHERAN At the morning service on Palm Sunday new members will be re- ceived into the church by the rite of confirmation and adult baptism. Morning service beginsat 10 o’clock. There will be services every even- ing throughout Holy Week except Saturday, beginning at 7:45. All are cordially invited to attend these services. The Holy Communion will be administered at the morning service on Easter Sunday. possession of the in Mt. Joy Hall building tomorrow These two young men have had considerable experience in the and come here with three things in view, viz., one price to all, goods must give satis- faction and they will clean, press suit or overcoat they sell. NL ss . ‘ . UNITED BRETHREN This is truely business like and is The choir will render an Easter Cantata entitled “The First Easter” on Good Friday 8 o'clock. This promises fine service. The Easter All lovers of music A silver offering good evidence that they mean to be just and square. Their adver- : evening at to be a story in are will watch will and it will be of interest to this space weekly as they always have something interesting The new firm will car- song. in- vited. lifted. The missinary offering Sunday-School was more than the last quarter. The interest in the school and adult bible classes is increasing. The hour of meeting is 9 o’clock Sunday morning. be ‘the $26 ays in class furnishing store. EE — This B Will bea B A grand spelling bee will be held in the hall at” Llorin on Saturday evening, April 10 under the au- spices of the Florin Literary Soci- ety and according to the present arrangements it will eclipse all for- mer occasions. There will be three classes, two spelling and a general prizes to Preaching services Sunday morn- ing at 10 o’clock and in the even- The pastor’s subject in the evening will be the This series of 10 com- ing at 7.30 o’clock. 6th commandment evening sermons on the with four The prizes will be on information mandments is very instructive and exhibition at J. 8. Carmany’s store | interest is manifested by the well in- | filled house at each service. Y. P.S. C. E. at 6.30 Sunday evening will be lead by Miss Eliza- April 3. The program will be terepersed with dialogues, recita- tions, voealand instrumental musie, Admission 15 beth Greenawalt. duets, quartets, etc. and 20 cents. Chart seats opens at the Ilorin post office April 3. The committee in charge is the Misses Halde- | : : Wittle, Brandt | Services w il Oliver Paris | A W Viley and FE. F.| AB 2 : | the mininister, Rev. W. H. Egge: The Tri- EVANGELICAL for reserved ; with next Jeginning Sunday Passion Week the United Evangelical church and will be observed in on Annie : e held every evening The foll- be treated by : . 11 man, Anna Sue ity and Messrs, Shelly, C. Heiner. Invine the woalk at:'7.2 Snyder, during the week at 7.30. owing subjects will - Palm Sunday, a. m Retires After 33 Years | umphal Entry. Mrs. Pauline Bube, who with | her late husband has had charge of | the Central Hotel here for the past tomorrow and | to her | Mrs. | many and | Sunday, 7 p. m., The Uplifted Christ Attracting the World. Monday A Sorrowful Announcement Tuesday evening, In The Garden oo will serve a farewell lunch Of Gethsemane. Wednesday many friends that evening. thank her evening, The Be~ trayal. Thursday evening, Christ Before : : x Ip . the new proprietor, her son-in-law | Pilate. for trusts that they will continue with past patronage ‘ening Friday evening, { Christ’s Crucifixion. Demanding hotel in the future. This hotel has conducted and { Saturday evening, The Saviour Dead. Sunday m always been well has never had any difficulty in ob- | Mrs. Bube will | continue in the brewing the plant of which has been ing (Easter,) The taining its license. or! Saviour Risen. p- business, much | Sunday, 7 m., Easter Tide improved during the last year. { Lessons. Everybody is heartily invited to tag! Y atte hese 207 vieas “‘Reddies’” New Officers ! attend these services. At the regular meeting of Otsego | M. on ee A Fine Machine H. E. Ebersole, the west end merchant, has just installed one of the finest and economical { cutting machines in the town. It {is an American slicing machine for cutting dried beef, bologna, cheese, ete. in any thickness and when set Friday evening the following offi- | for the ensuing six months: , John E. Schroll; Senior Sagimore, J. Harry Miller; Junior Sagimore. William F. Conrad; Prophet, ,Ed. M. Barto; Chief of Records, Dr. John J. New- | pher; Keeper of Wampum, M. 8. | will always cut the same thickness, Bowman; Trustee, M. M. Brubak-| thus avoiding the many grades er; Auditing Committee, Messrs B, { ually obtained from one cutis S. Dillinger, George Cunningham - Tr aa and J. Hargy Miller: Representa-| H. H. Krall tive to Great Council, Chas. Dill-| market into the i : : %e0) | recedes purch ond cers were elected most Sachem ve