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THE WEEKLY BULLETIN
VOL. VIII. NO. 1
THE BULLETINS CIRCULATION
| Obituary Notes
THE ROAD WHICH WE ALL MUST
TRAVEL SOONER OR LATER
Some Well Known People From Our
Neighborhood Have Passed to the
Great Beyond Since Our Last Issue

IS
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE
Held in the Church of God
Here Next Thursday

Will be
On Thursday, September 16th, an
| all day Missionary Conference will he
[held in the Church of God, in this
‘place, under the auspices of the Wom
{an's Missionary Society of the Rast
) { Pennsylvania Eldership
ay Wildey Wikel died: ut herd The societies of Elizabethtown,
home LF Marietta on Sunday, Mayvtown, Bainbridge, Columbia,
Benjamin F. Deetz of Strasburg, | vo chinston Borough. | Landisvitle.
fell off a tobacco rcaffold and Qled | pn nrerstown, and Lancaster will be
Instantly | represented. Addresses will be
Fobias K. Denlinger was found | made by visiting brethren and sisters
dead at his home at Rohrerstown, | In the evening Miss Forney of Har-
having died from heart trouble oged | shure, will deliver an illustrated
54 years, | lecture on Child Life in India. She
Mrs. Nelson Nallie died on Sunday [ will have children dressed in India
at the Church of the Brethren home | costume, and will illustrate an India
hear Manheim from internal cancer. | | arriage and other customs among
De: d was 74 years old. India’s children. The public are in-
| vited.
Daniel Nye | he following program will be ren-
Daniel Nye who lived at Bainbriage dered next Thursday:
for a number of years, died at his |
home at Royalton, last Monday even-
heart trouble. He
seventy-seven vears old.
ning from was
U. Grant Crist
U. Grant Crist, a prominent merch-
ant of Marietta, died at his home last
Thursday aged 45 years. Two years
ago Mr. Crist had a cold blister on
his lower ip which poison-
ous from smoking a pipe.
became
Mrs. Amos Musselman
Lizzie H., wife of Amos B. Mussel-
man of Sporting Hill, died Friday af-
ternoon at 2.30 o’clock. Deceased
was in her sixty-sixth year. She is
survived by her husband, one son,
Harry L., and one grandson. The fu-
neral was held on Monday afternoon
at Sporting Hill Union church, while
interment was made in the Fairview
Manheim.

cemetery near
Solomon Scholl
The death of Solomon Scholl occur-
red yesterday at the home of his dau-
ghter, Mrs. Sarah A. Long, at Lancas-
ter, from infirmities due to old age.
Mr. Scholl was in his eighty-ninth
year. He was a.native of East Pet-
and formerly lived
resided at Lancaster since
His and four children
Nine grandchildren and
great grandchildren sur-
ersbhurg here.
He has
1882. wife
survive,
eight also
vive.
Samuel W. Wenger
Samuel W. Wenger, an aged re-
tired farmer, died at his home a mile
and a half east of Mastersonville, in
Rapho township, on Friday evening.
The cause of his demise was old age.
He was a member of the Church of
the Brethren for many years. He is
survived by two sons and a daughter,
as follows: Amos G. Wenger of Brit-
ton, Oklahoma, but who is at the
present time visiting friends in' this
W. Wenger, who
lives on the homestead farm, and Ma-
ry, wife of Nathan Z. Witmer, of Man
heim borough. The funeral was held
county: Samuel
Monday afternoon with services at
Chickies meeting house and inter-
ment in the burial grounds adjoin-
ing the church.
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Lawrence Kramer
Kramer, aged and
resident of this place,
died at the home of his daughter Mrs.
George Sillers, on North Market St.;
early on Tuesday morning from chron
ic diarrhoea and rupture trouble, aged
seventy-eight years.
Lawrence an
well known
1
He is survived
by the following children, his wife
having died some time ago: Monroe,
Joseph, Daniel, Barbara, Tillie, EI-
la, John and Jennie, all of this place;
Frank H., of Dickson, I1l.: and Henry
of Milten Grove. Deceased was a
staunch Democrat in politics and was
born in Baden, Germany. He was |
a resident of this place for the past
55 years. Twenty-six: grandchildren
” { one great grandchild survive.
The funeral will be held from the |
home of his daughter where he died
on Friday forenoon at 8.30 and at
9.30 in Mary's Catholic church,
with interment in the Mount Joy
cemetery.
High Mast will be held at 9.30 by
Father Melker.
St.
Fine Lot of Heifers
Sol Rosenthal, the extensive cattle
dealer of Columbia, will offer sixty
head of heifers and some young bulls
at public sale at the Farmers’ Inn
stock yards in this place, on Saturday,
September 11th, 1909. These young
cattle are all celebrated Holsteins
and are as fine as they grow. There
was never a finer lot of young cattle
offered at a public sale in this section
than these. A number of the hei-
fers will come in in the Winter and
early Spring. Some of. them
are registered.
Auctioneer Charles H. Zeller, of
this place, will call the sale.
ee tee
Discovered the Pole
The North Pole is discovered, but
At 9.30 A. M.
Devotional, President Mount
Society: Music; Address of Welcome,
{ Miss Edith Myers; Music;
What Our Women are Doing, Miss
Lilli¢ Hershey; Music; Address, In-
stilling Missionary Zeal, Rev. George
Hoverter; General ad-
journment.
Joy

Address,
Conference
At 2.00 P. M.
Devotional, Rev. J. W.
Deshong;
Address, India's Needs, Rev. H. S.
Hershey; Music; Address, The |
Church’s Present Duty, Rev. C. 8.
Rice; Music; Address, Missionary
Fruits, Rev. Howard Cover; Ques-
tion Drawer; Adjournment.
At 7.30 PI’. M.
Devotional Rev. Howard Cover;
Recitation, Miss Cora Leib; Solo, Mr.
Charles Cassell; Address, Child Life
in India, Miss L. A. Forney; Offering;
Benediction.
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The Medical Society {
The regular monthly meeting of
the Lancaster City and County Medi-
cal Society was held on Wednesday
aftarnoon in Malta Temple, on West
Kirg street, Dr. Mary
Reich Bowman of Lancaster, and Dr.
oohn R. S. Martin, of Christiana,
were elected members and interesting
papers were read by Dr, J. R. Lehman
of Mountville and Dr. J. J. Newpher
of this pla
vancaster.

Jurors to Condemn Turnpike
The viewers appointed by Court
to condemn the Maytown and Eliza-
bethtown turnpike met at Maytown
vesterday forenoon. This turnpike
has long been considered a nuisance
and this was a chance to have it
made into a township road. It nev-
er paid the stockholders nor the pub-
lic and the sooner it is gotten rid of
the better.
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Trolley Scares a Horse
At Elizabethtown last Sunday eve-
ning Walter horse scared
at a trolley and ran on the pavement;
running Miss
Kramer's
Ebersole.
Both bones of her left leg were brok-
at the ankle, her
injured and several
over Susan
en shoulder
on diff- |
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was
bruises |
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‘erent parts of her body, was the re-
sult. Walter escaped uninjured.
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A Quiet Wedding
John W. Wogemuth and Miss Mary
Elizabeth Hershey, of Rheems, were
quietly married early on Wednes-
day morning by Bishop Aaron Martin
at his residence in Elizabethtown, af-
ter which they teft on a west-bound
train on their honey-moon trip, which
will extend as far as Kansas. Upon
their return they contemplate aking
up their residence at Eizabhethtown.
et
Rails Were Destroyed
Early Thursday afternoon about
500 rails on the farm of 0. O. Lei-
dig, near East Petersburg, were de-
stroyved by fire. Mr. Leidig was
burning brush and the rails caught
fire. In about thirty minutes the
rails were consumed. The. fire did
not spread, although the barn was
dangerously close.
: ree Jee eee.
Big Ballot Sheet
The form of the sample ballot for
next November has been ‘completed |
by Chief Clerk Thorn, of the state de-
partment. With the state condi- |
dates and the constitutional amend- |
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ments alone, it will be 26 by 22 inch-
es, and the
increase the
various local tickets will
dimensions. :
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A Fine Dog
J. Ellsworth Shrite, son of Ex-Bur-
gess J. W. Shrite, receiveda specially
fine Boston terrier from his uncle,
Ed Strout, at Swampscott, Mass.
The canine is a thoroughbred, is a
dandy and is valued at $50.
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An Immense Melon
Manroe Morgenthal of Bainbridge,
had a water-melon that weighed 47
pounds. It was a whopper and he
chanced it off last Saturday evening.
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that does not change the prices\ of
butter milk or Getz Bros.” all wool
clothes.
‘Boys, you ought to see the new
uits, overcoats and rain coats at Getz
Bros. All guaranteed.

MORE THAN
i cle Jim says to be sure and haul out
MOUNT JOY, PENNA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8, 1909
Farmers’ Column |

TRIPLE
THAT
LOCAL DOING
S

Minor Happenings as Reported by
} ‘un . Our Repotorial Staff
SOME USEFUL INFORMATION FOR .
FARMERS—READ 11 Baker Harry Garber has disposed
" » of his trotter.
A Combination of Crops That Pay
* Big—Feed the Crops at Home—

+lart, Shaffner and Marx all wool
L~ 3
clothing at
Getz Bros

Spraying of Trees Rills Bird ue G. Samuel Sheaffer handed in
Curing Gapes—Get Rid of Mice. resignttion aa J i Bube's beer
i team.
Mississippi boasts of one county in Wednesday, Septem 15. is desig
Which every white boy of school nye nated on the Jewish calendar as New
is working a piece of ground with his Yir's Dav.
own hands as a part of his ducation. The regular monthly meeting of
If more boys were mixing some of the School Board was held on Mon-
this work in the soil with what they day evening.
get from books, they would develop ANTED-—Fifty feather beds:
into more wholesome and useful best prices Renovating Co.. Box
members of society 92, Mount Joy, P
\ Wisconsin poultryman recoms- ev. J. B. Rit ; le ap ,
mends placing chickens afflicted with | |

the opening of Elizabethtown

aress at
gapes in a barrel i ‘hich a.quantity |
gapes in a barrel in which a. q . | College on Monday.
4 Jacke i » has re SCE re ’
of slacked lime has been sc tiered Rev.W. H. Egg lectured in
: . 2. dn ino a i its ef- . 3 " i
his contentiofi being that, in its Bridgeville last Thursdgy evening to
forts to fly out, the chicken will stir
ing by midwinter had they been left
undisturbed.
A large amount of circumstantial
evidence seems to justify the assump-
OV
in
I bi Killed : gon the product of Wm. Schutte's
ion that birds are killed by spraying
h on ras 4 , : 5 Sp bi f ® | west end coach works.
‘ees with Senice insecticides for tas cv i
tre 2 X a isecticid ; Presiding Elder Lowry held quar-
the purpose of killing insects. ast : : 4 Yo:
he pur p 2 F terly conference services in the Unit-
year many birds were found dead 3 : Tian
Bi ed Brethren church here on Friday!
where trees were sprayed, and an in- . : ee zl
toatl } 3 y evening, Communion services were
vestigation was begun to determine . ;
> ; Te 5 Billed bv U held on Sunday morning.
whether the birds were killed by the av ir 5 T
EN wi 1d > Yi The entire plant of the Prizer
spraying. 1e evidence recured was : : .
Tn ; g ainter Stove Company, near Read-
not conclusive enough to clear up the |. } i}
full It i 3 : ing, was destroyed by fire on Mor
matter fully. Is now time to be-}, ~ % 3 nm
Bids } v b Sind The loss is about $40,000. Fhe or-
gin spraying for the gypsy moth anc : ; A :
® Draying Borasy igin of the fire is unknown.
elm-leaf beetle. Dead birds usual- ; 2 :
S Ten * We have been asked to give our
ly may be found within two or three : tat Er React
3 it . I i : serious opinion on the peach basket
ays after spraying has been done. ; mi
ipdid I aying hi : i hat. Well we must confess that we
“Keep the farm crops on the farm ; ’ : : .
3 do not like ‘em, but if there is a real
and ship the meat and the butter and ’ 1} ol ; '
3 3 ss peach beneath ’'em, we will not
the milk and the cheese,” is the com- : :
: ag - kick about the hat.
mon sense advice of Secretary Wil- ~ E 23 a
Mic i : sas ~ Simon R. Snyder built a ne coal
son. This insures soil fertility. Ev-| : :
: : : shed 100 feet long at the A. B. Cling
ery ton of corn shipped to the mar- : !
. , os coal yar It, is covered with gal-
ket loses the farm 33 pounds of nit- . A a : |
: : . vanized roofing as a fire protection,
rogen, 12 pounds oi phosphoric acid | | + +1 ;
: 4 + | it being close to the railroad and was
and seven pounds of Yotash. Figure ‘ :
: . : destroyed by fire a short time ago
this out on the basis of the printed
prune ——0
analyses on the fertilizer bags and !
see how much the farm loses with A Word to the Wise
each corn sale. If fed, eighty or Stop Grumbling and laugh a little
90 per cent of the constituents 80 | If you have that tired fee ave’
into the manure. Jy the way, Un- |g, bad attack of the blues or even if
and spread your manure as fast as in
made. ch
The first five or six years in the

ject bv Rev.

a very large audience,
[up and breathe in enough lime dust here is some talk of abolishing
to kill the gape worm which may be the $2 note. Why not? The fives
then sneezed out. Care should be are much more userol.
used that the chickens treated are Adam Alberts has resumed his du-
not less than half grown. : ties at R. G. Heilig’s bakery after
The number of mice which will be an absence of some time.
on hand to threaten orchard trees Dr. O. G. Longenecker, the east end
When the Winter snows are deep may dentist, has greatly remodeled the in-
be materially reduced if piles of terior of his dental parlors.
mulch, hay or other litler are remov- FOR SALE—A very desirable 7-
ed about this time. Many of these room house on West Main St., Mount
piles of litter will be found to con- Joy. For particulars call at tois
tain nests of from five to eight little office.
naked, squirming mice which are The season for which fish bask-
very easily dispatched, The writer ets are permitted by law opened on
remembers removing some ten or August 15 and does not close until
mere cocks of grass from the orchard December dst
about the time mentioned and in al- The warehouse of Reilly Bros. &
mast every pile there Were jist such Raub, hardware merchants of I
a bunch of little mice, which would caster, was gutted by fire early on |
have been able to do a world ofgnaw-- Sunday morning and the loss will be
er $50,000. !
Charles Dill-
a new
Green

« groceryman
ger is sporting delivery

You are feeling in tip top shape, drop
and hear the lecture in the M. E
urch at Florin, the above
W. H. Egge. Rev. |
on

life of an orchard may be counted up-{ ge is an orator of rare al 11 of
on as well nigh unproductive, To | genuine wit and he aims to convey
overcome this some grow a cover truth as well as produce laughte)
crop in sections where the winters are
cold, which being a secondary consid-
and seeks to make
He is a most entertaining and hum
everybody
OF THE
OTHER
LOCAL PAPER.
50 CENTS
COME AND
A YEAR

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Our Card Basket
WHEREABOUTS OF OUR
S THE PAST WEEK
THE
FRIENI

Who and Where They Have Visited—
Many Strangers Here Over Sun-
day==Were You Among Them?
Join Kramer spent Monday at Lan
ster,
has enrolled as a stu-
Walter Root
dent at the Elizabethtown College.
Mrs. Mary Eberle of Harrvisburg,
vas the guest of Mrs. C. G. Sherk.
Merchant 1. D. Beneman is spend-
ing a few days in Washington, D. C.
FROST NIPS TOBACCO
Quite Serious Damage in the Eastern
Section of the County
did
able damage to tobacco in
Frost on Sunday night consider
sections of
The
until
the eastern part of the county,
effect fully
morning
was not noticeable
vesterday and growers
could hardly believe their eves when
they saw lowlying portions of their
fields turning black, as they had no
idea the temperature had been low
enough even to cause uneasiness
The scope of territory damaged was
difficult but
it at least extended into parts of Kast
to ascertain yesterday,

, Lampeter, Paradise, Leacock and Sal-
Miss Florence Reist returned to isbury townships The damage in
Penn Hall Seminary, Chambersburg, some fields could he seen half a mile
lay
on Monday. : | away, the tops of the leaves of the
Harry Brunner of New Yory, is plants being the color of ripe chest
isiting his father Jacob Brunner for nuts Such leaves will, of course
a few days. { fall in pieces and be entirely worth
Isaiah Sumpman spent several days joss
at Sporting Hill as the guest of his It was a peculiar frost in that some
irother, Amos. J patches were damaged in spots only
Mrs, C. S. Longenecker and little The freeze, as a rule, was worst in
daughter ar ) § ) ay at ; ; p
laughter Catharine spent Monday a ow grounds, though some of the
Elizabethtown. { higher parts were injured also
Mrs. Dr. S. P. Lytle has gone 0 Places were sea re ) ants
: | Places were seen where the plants
New York City where shes®ill spend | on a clearing up furrow or wash were
several weeks. | ruined whilethose nearby were unin-
Mrs. Harriet Brosey and daughter | 04. In some. places but the top
Eva, spent Friday here as guests of | leaves were nipped; in others both
top -and bottom leaves, while there
Mr. and Mrs. Abram Hoffer visited
his brother-in-law John McClurg and
family on Sunday. |
Frank H. Kramer of Dixon, Ill, |
will arrive here to attend the funeral |
of his father tomorrow. |
" Rev. R. C. Rengier has {
home after spending a month’s vaca- |
tion at Northfield, Mass.
Mrs. Benjamin F. Bleyer, of Steel-
is spending a
Wesley Curgan’s.
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returned
ton, few days here as'
» guest of her sister.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Newcomer have
| gone to Hot Springs, Virginia, where
spending some time.
Margaret Glatfelter returned
home on Saturday after spending ten
they are
Miss
weeks with relatives at York.
Miss Elsie Hoffer left for Shippens- |
burg Normal School on Monday. She |
is a member of the Senior class.
Dr. F. L. Richards left on Saturday
or a his father and sister at
visit to

| the
| ripening and most
were places where but a single leaf
{neither top nor bottom, were frozen
black, the other leaves showing no
bad effects whatever.
Old tobacco growers would not he-
lieve on Monday that there had been
hard enough frost to damage tobacco
but yesterday when they looked over
fields, it apparent that a
great deal of injury had been done in
was
spots
Cutting tobacco is in full swing
now, and there is probably well on
to half of it housed. Farmers would
| take the chances on frost in
jury if the tobacco was maturing
but it is neither growing much or
deterior-
ating every day; so that farmers are
slashing it off at a great rate to keep
it from drying up on the ground and
As it
great
of it is
becoming entirely worthless.
is not a heavy job this year, a

lant of Ephrata, spent Sunday in this
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Florin Affairs
HAPPENINGS IN THE mn sy Vil-

Rev. Hunter, of Ephrata, a Former
Resident of this Place, Fills Rev.
Linebaugh's Vacancy Until Confer.
ence Makes the Appointment,
Roth is off duty account
sickness, .
John on
ol
I'he postoflice observed Labor Day
on Monday.
Mrs. A. B. Winters spent last Thur-
day at Harrisburg.
G. A.
day at
Geyer and family spent Sun-
Mount Gretna.
« David Landis is
laying concrete
walks at his residence,
from here
to Columbia one day last week.
Many persons from town attended
campineeting at Rheems on Sunday.
Mrs. E. M.Souder at the hotel in
this place, is quite ill at this writing.
Harry § prominent merch-
Samuel Shank moved
inger, a
place,
Ed Stoll and family have gone to
Philadelphia and Washington for a
few days.
Mrs. Snyder and children
spent Monday with her sister at Eliz-
abethtown.
Ned George of Harrisburg, was a
guest at the home of C. A. Wiley on
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Bertha Hosfeld of L.ebanon,
was the guest of Mrs. Addison Bren-
eman a few days last week.
John Menaugh of Philadelphia,-
spent a few days in town with rela-
tives and friends this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Lefever spent
Saturday Sunday their old
homestead near Intercourse.
Mr. and Mrs. Schutte of
York, were guests of her brother Mrs.
Geise in this place on Sunday.
Charles and lady friend
Miss Annie Shank spent Sunday with
friends at Maytown and Rowenna.
Joseph Berkheimer, and son
Earl, of Lemoyne, were Sunday vis-
itors at Wiley
One of the largest sales held in
for some the cattle
E. M. Monday
Mrs. George Sherbohn of Maviow n,
was the guést of her brother John D.
in Saturday and
Fred
and at
Harvey
Carson
wife
the home of C. A
this
tine
place was

sale of Souder on
Easton town over
Sunday.
John Breneman, of near the Rock
Point school house, was the guest of
his brother, Addison Breneman in the
village on Sunday.
William Winters, son of A. B. Win-
ters in this place, who has been liv-
ing at Wilkinsburg, near Pittsburg,
will move to New York City in the
very near future, where he is em-
ployed.
The schools in this place opened on
Monday with a good atendance, Miss
Brandt, t the Florin Pri-
pupils enrolled
teacher of the
eacher of
has 36
Hoffer,
mary school,
and F. B. N.
i Florin Secondary school, has 18 en-
"rolled.
Asbury Park and Syracuse, N. Y. deal of ground can be cleared in a
Miss Carrie Martin of Philadelphia day and if the weather continues ay
| Spent some time here as the guest at present, the greater majority of |
of he} mother Mrs, Nettie Carpenter. it will be put away this week.
Misses Mame and Cynthony Miller | As to frosts in this immediate vi- |
left for the seashore on Tuesday cinity we have heard of none thus
where they expect to spend some jour:
time. {
Joseph Bowman, an old resident of | ere
this place but now a resident of | Young Family Reunion
Philadelphia, visited in town a few | A family reunion was held at the
lays last week. | Fairview Farm, near Florin, on Sun-'
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Lau, Mr. and | gay, Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Young!
Mrs. E. B. Keller, of Glen Rock, being the host and hostess. The
k County, spent some time here members of the Young family from
visiting friends this week. | out of town included Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Sarah M. Witmer and J. Ells Emanuel YqQung jr., son and daugh-
vorth Shrite returned home on Fri- i ter, Anna and Earl, of York; David
day evening from an extended trip! young of Reading; Mr. and Mrs.
thru the New England states. | Phares R. Young and family, Edna,
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brown and Bessie, Mabel and Clyde: Mr. and
step-daughter spent from Saturday | ypu. Frank Young and family, Rus-
to yesterday as guests of his brother- | ca and Katharyne;#Mr. and Mrs. Ira
n-law George Nevins at Sunbnry. { Young and daughter, Helen of Lan-
Mrs. Minnie Breneman, daughter, caster; Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Miller,con
Miss Catharine and Miss Mame Burtz and daughter, Charles LeRoy ant
returned home from the seashore on Kathryne, Mr. and Mrs. Tillman
Saturday after spending the Summer Gantz, of Elizabethtown; Mr. and
th Mrs. Harry Young and sons Harry
Elizabeth Oxer and Mrs. Hen- 3., jr., and Oscar; Mr. and Mys. S.
ry vitzenl and grandchild, Z. Young, son and daughter, Marie
Che ler of Lancaster are spend | J, and John W.; Mr. and Mrs. Jen j-
ing the week at the Washington amin Brown, son and daughter, E-
House. manuel and Elizabeth, and Miss Min- |

eration, can be counted on for but orous speaker and no one should miss
a slight return. In the west where | the lecture as it will be a genuine
the winters are milder, strawbe rries | treat. [It will take place on Saturday
are grown among the trees and not evening, October 2nd. Admission, |
only serve this purpose where need- ten cents to all.
ed, but give generous returns for the o
useof the land. In the Hood River
valley, famed as an apple and straw- Local Hits a Stone Team
The two horse team of W. L. Gard- |
berry section, the strawberries in the
young orchards net the owners all|Bne
the way from $200 to $700 per acre, | 11
At the end of five years the treeg|da
conie into bearing when the numbers
of rows may be decreased or the plant
entirely removed. Strawberries
be

r, a farmer north of here, figured |
an accident in this place on Mon-
y. Mr. Gardner's hired man was
hauling stone and had a load on the |
wagon as he drove across the railroad
tracks
happened to be coming along at that
on Fairview street. Local

might well grown thus in even 2
much colder sections as the plants |time and struck the wagon with great
and covering required to protect force, throwing it on the pavement
them would catch as much snow ag|in front of the residence of mex
Kre o » were S 1]
would be needed to protect the roots | Krall. The stone were sti 1
of the trees. over the pavement and the wagon was |
oO badly mashed but the horses and!
e woh driver escaped injury.
No More Guessing
The post office department hag
ruled that all guessing contests. such
Colored Folks Celebrate

3 pi: Frank Gantz jr. returned home on
as naming the number of cizars that . y 3 Need \ tf five
: 3 i S ‘day after an absence of five
will be made in a factory; the num- | ~aturdal :
Np faci : years and was tendered a re-
ber of admissions that will be sold ati’ : a Ts
rs ; ception at the home of his rents
a fair, etc., constitute «a lottery and 3 ; i '
on Manheim street in this place.
that a nawspaper that contains any
such guessing contests cannot be cir-Y
culated in the mails.
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Population Increases a
A son Was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Pennell this week.
A bouncing baby was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson Schroll this week.
A daughter came to stay in the
home of Harold Buller at Florin ves-
terday.
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4 Dr. Cook’s Statement
HMhe temperature at the north pole
is 79 degrees below zere but by wear-
ing one of Getz Bros. all wool Hart, }
Shaffner and Marx suits it feels like [4
Summer heat.

when a large

number of his friends
thered and were entertained in a
val Refreshments
maner. were
served and an excellent luncheon was
feature. It was one of the most |
elaborate affairs held in this place for
a longs time.
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BASE BALL
The locals had little difficulty in |
feating the Felton A. C. of Steel- |
1
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|
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|
ton in this place on. Saturday by a
score of 11 to 4.
The strong Middletown Y. M. C. A,
team came here on Monday. and split
even with the locals in a double head-
The visitors won the first game
to 3 and lost the second contest
9 to 7.
| aunt Mrs.
er
| friend
| Jacob
| nessed the firemens’ big parade.
Dale hs
home in Norristown after spending |
Gilmore Ss returned to his

two months here as
the guest of his
Philip Schmaeltzle, on Co-
lumbia Avenue.
Miss Gertrude Sheaffer and broth-
Master Sheaffer of Glen
Rock, spent Saturday and Sunday in
this place as guests of her gentleman |
T. M. Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. William Malehorn!
and three children, Forence, Dorothy |
Lloyd, of Manchester, York Co., |
spent Saturday and Sunday here

Cortland
and
as
guests of his brother-in-law, James
Glatfelter.
Mr.
Sallie
Frank Pennell, Miss
Martin A. Spickler,
Dearbeck, and
and Mrs.
Morton,
reorge Shickley, S.
| Jacob Schroll were among those from |

town that witnessed the big parade at
Reading on Monday.
Messrs.
W.
Mumma,
enecker
Ex-Burgess
CS. 'N.
Long-
Boyer,
Councilman
C. 8.
Abram
Shrite,
Ex-Councilman

and clothing merchant Paul
made an trip to]
Reading on Monday where they wit-|
automobile
E. Getz
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. N. Hoffer enter- |
tained the folowing guests on Sun-|
day: Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Hoffer of |
of
and
Wal-
Misses
Elizabethtown; Martin Mumma,
Middletown; Misses Catharine
Mary Ulrich and Miss Fanny
ters Hummelstown, and
Bertha and Mary Stauffer.
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of
Oyster Season Opens
the first day this season, on
Saturday oysters will be served at
Foster and Cochran’s restaurant, at
Lancaster. The new ones are so de-
licious you'll want to try them.
For
iin
| 2
Railroad, does not annoy the company
nie Young of Florin.
It was the first family reunion of
the Young family, Every son and
daughter was present with the excep-
ter lunch the visitors returned to
, : |
their homes, after spe nding a most |
enjoyable time and hoping to see
| many more reunions spent just as
pleasantly.
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Travels Very Little
John Lawrence, of this place, who
Rev. Hunter of Ephrata, will occu-
py the pulpit in the United Brethren
church in thi: place the coming
month after which time conference
meets and an appointment will then

be made to this char Rev.Hun-
ter is a former resident of this place
and formerly taught the dVashing-
-
ton school.
— ) § —
Voters of the County

The registry assessors of the coun-
ty have completed the fall regisira-
tion of voters. showing that the to-
tal number of citizens eligible to the
franchise is 45,564, of which
reside in Lancaster City.
are
13,152
Following
the numbers in the nearby dis-
| tricts:
| Conoy,
tion of Mrs. Weaver, as well as the
grandchildren and one great grand- |
child. An elaborate dinner was ser- |
ved and an enjoyable time was had
by all. Mr. and Mrs. Young were
| the recipients of a number of pres-
ents, inciuding a purse of money. Af-
| 688; Ephrata, $37;
for the past thirty-two vears has been |
the employ of the Pennsylvania
could
employe
for : transportation, which he
get for the asking, an
as
and
quarter of
than
there
farther
has not
a century.
west Harrisburg,
been for a
far-
ther east than Philadelphia, and was
there only twice, once during the cen-
tennial, and another time a few vears
later, when he was called to the Su-
perintendent’s office on account of a
man who was killed on the railroad.
eee (eee.
He has never been
A Car of Potatoes
On Saturday, September
S. Frank will receive a carload of
choice Pennsylvania raised potatoes,
which he will sell very cheap. Re-
member Pennsylvania raised potatoes
are always worth from 5 to 10 cents
a bushel more than other potatoes.
{ During all his life he has never been |
129: Donegal, East—Lincoln,
| 245; Mavtown, 251 : Springville, 196.
{ Donegal, West, 341: Elizabethtown,

Hempfield, Bast,
Landisville, 350: Petersburg, 330
{ Rohrerstown. 290; Hempfield, West
| —Mountville, 120 Silver Spring
| 285; Manheir 6 Marietta, 65%:
| Mount Toy boroug East Ward, 308:
iw t Ward { Mount Joy town-
| hip pper, 1 Lower, 166; | Mil-
ton Grove, 205; Rapho —Newtown,
1 Spor Hill, 176; Strickler's
Sel Ouse, 229; Union Square,
377 .
{ TTT
Are Safe and Happy
In a communication from Rev. N.
L.. Linebaugh, who left here last
11th, C. |
week, he writes us as follows:
“Here we are all safe and happy
in the beautiful city of Dayton, Ohio.
The trip was a fine one. The scen-
ery grand. Am located within one
block of the Bonebrake Theological
Seminary where I intend to persue
studies the coming three years.”
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No Quorum Present
As only President William Tyndall
and George H. Brown were: present
there was no meeting of Mount Joy
borough coune#l last evening. A
special meeting will new be caliad
within the next few days :