VOL. X. NO.4Y
MOUNT JOY, PENNA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1912
$1.00 A YEAR
The Stores in Mount Joy Will Close Every Evening at 6 O'clock Beginning May 6thfand Continuing Until Monday Evening, October 7th
THE W. M. 5. CONVENTION
»
* A Three Days Session Is
Now Being Held Here
The Thirty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the East Pennsylvania |«
‘Branch of the Woman’s Missionary Society Is Now
in Session in the United Brethren Church Here.
the
the
now
A interesting session of
East
Woman's Missionary
being held in the United
Church in this place and at noon to-
day there were
dred
tendance
The
by members of the congr
their The
very
Pennsylvania Branch of
Society is
Brethren
upwards of two hun-
delegates and friends in at--
visitors are being cared for
and
eg
ation
friends. Sunday School
room of the church has been convert
dining
the delegates are ebeing entertained.
ed into a large room where
best attended
the
This is one of the
conventions held in history of
The
had a
the Society inclement weather
vesterday tendency to dimin-
ish with the
weather of today there is every like-
the attendance but fine
lihood of delegates arriving
The
many
convention opened yesterday
SATE ut rw
Which
BT VSI CE SE. PS IEMA
three lock when this
rendered:
Consec
afternoon oc
program was
Service «
Reports «
teports of
Announcements.
Period
at 7
follows
Mt. Joy
DeWitt
Fellowship
Last
rendered
evening 30 the program
was as
Choir
Har-
Song,
Mrs.
Service of
Devotions Fry,
risburg, Pa.
Mt. Joy's Welcome,
Bentzel, Mt Pa.
East Pennsylvania's
Mrs. C. M. Annville,
Music.
Junior
Miss Edith
Joy,
Response,
Coover Pa.
Hour, Mrs. B. F. Neuman,
Pa.
Frontier,
Harrisburg,
On the
king, Deaconess North
ence.
Worship in
Appointment
follows:
Nominating
er, Mrs. Stella
Gallagher, Miss
Robert Ceesey.
Con: mittee on Resolutions-—Mrs.
H. B. Spayd, Miss Ella Bemhauer,
Miss Alberta Loos, Mrs. E. S. Poor-
man, Mrs. Hiram Overly.
Committee en Junior
Mrs. J. A. Keiper, Mrs. B.
man and Mrs. W. G. Bossler.
This morning at 8.30 there was a
good attendance at the rendi-
program:
Mrs. H.
Miss Mellie Per-
Texas Confer-
xiving.
of Committees as
Detwil-
James
Mrs.
Mrs. Jennie
Miller, Mrs.
Lillian Gable,
Work
F. Neu-
very
tion the
Devotions,
kens, Pa
Evangel, Mrs. B.
Lebanon, Pa
How We Have Read,
Balsbaugh.
General Secretary's Letter.
Porto Rico’s Message, Bishop Mat-
v Chicago, Ill
Memorial Hour, Mrs.
baker, New Holland, Pa.
Holy Communion, Directed by Dr.
J. T. Spangler, Mt. Joy.
At the time of our going to press
this programme was being rendered,
ol
S. Kiefer, Ly-
F. Daugherty,
Miss Susan
Frank Bru-
starting at 1.15:
Devotions, Miss Lottie Gross, Eph
rata, Pa.
Report of Nominating Committee
Young Women’s Hour, Miss Nel-
lie Buffington, Elizabethville, Pa.
Message, Miss Harper,
Dayton, Ohio.
China, Miss Belle Myers, Canton,
China.
How We Have Journeyed, Mrs. J.
A. Keiper, Philadelphia, Pa.
Geneva
Convention
n . ¥
Mount Joy
is being held
amie i —————————————————————————————————
Prese
giver
rvice oir.
orship Prayer.
Music.
Addres Alva
and
Mrs mant.
General Secretary Treasurer
Ohio.
to Help
Davton
A
Tomorrow,
chance
Thursday morning at
rendered:
Bliza-
S.20, this program will be
Devotions, Mrs. J. H
bhethtown, Pa.
Roll Call.
Election of
Mrs
Stern,
Officers,
Japan, A. T. Howard, Tokyo
Japan.
Philippine
Steelton,
Symposium,
Harrisburg. Pa.
Federation.
Deaconess.
Mission Study.
Thursday afternoon at 1
to be rendered
Islands, Mrs. J. K. Hea
gy. Pa,
Mrs. S. K. Robinson,
15,
as
the
program is fol-
lows:
Devotions.
Africa, Mrs. J.
West Africa.
Recognition
Report on
Closing Hour, Mrs. Z. A. Weidler,
Coatesville, Pa.
All the delegates, as they
must register and herewith
pended a complete list up to
clock today:
R. King, Freetown,
Service.
Resolutions.
arrive,
ap-
eg
is
Delegates—Mrs. Laverty, Harris-
burg; Miss Mary Painter, Miss Lillie
Garman, Hershey; Mrs. E. S. Poor-
Miss Rama Grunden, Mrs. J.
Highspire Mrs. B. M.
Mrs. H. W. Kissinger,
Mrs. Geo. Grove, Mrs.
Miss Elizazbeth Meck-
man,
E. Keeper,
Breneman,
Hopeland:
Geo. Hoffer,
ley, Miss Bertha
town: Miss Elsie Diem, Mrs. W.
Mylin, Mrs. Elmer Denlinger, Inter-
course; Mrs. G. D. Batdorf, Miss Er-
el Grabill, Miss Ellen Witmer, Miss
Lillie Gable, Mrs. Elverta Shopp,
Mrs. S. I. Rhoades, Miss Leah Trout,
Miss Hallie Hilton, Lancaster; Mrs.
John Sholley, Mrs. B. F. Daugherty,
Mrs. H. E. Maulfair, Mrs. Geo.
Feather, Miss I.aura Kohr, Mrs. A.
|G. Nye, Miss Bertha Long, Miss
| Elizabeth Kercher, Miss Lulu Deit-
|rich, Miss Jessie Lenker, Mrs. Aman
{da Strohman, Mrs. Annie Witman,
| Miss Lillian Lengel, Miss Sallie Hel-
one o’-!
Wise, Hummels- |
Fi
Pa.; Miss
Bertha Gundrum,
Mildred Matter,
Jennie Detwiler, Mrs
Miss Eva Blecker,
Middletown,
ler,
Miss
Miss
Mrs
L.ebanon
Pa.;
Pa.;
Lititz,
LLykens,
M. G
Miss Hope
Mrs. Sallie
sler,
Reun, a. ;
Epler, Mrs
Carmel, Pa
Mary Bletz
Mountville,
Daniel Stutzman,
Miss Alice
Mrs J.
Pa.; Mrs
Pa.; Mrs
Frank Brubaker,
Mrs. J. D Miss Anna
Miss Anna Bear, New Hol
Mrs. C. E. Boughter, Mis
Pa.; Mrs
I.izzie Hocker,
Miss
Miss
Sheaffer
Mrs
Seitz, Miss
F. Charles
Lizzie Spayd,
David
Mrs
Gockley
H. R
Myerstown,
Mrs. J
Overly,
Wright,
land, Pa.;
Ella Bernham,
Edward Stoppel
Miss
Usner,
Oberlin
Miss
Alma Gir
Charlotte
Kreider
Pa.;
Kathi
Minnie
grich, Palm)
Ziegler, Miss
Marguerite
ra,
yn Miss
affer, Packer,
Mrs. Knupp, Penbrook
Willig, Mis k
phia, Pa Mrs
B. Light,
W. El
Mi A
her, Miss
(‘oldren,
vorta
Hele
Mis
Centerville
bright, Mrs H,
hethtown
Mis
Showalter,
Pa Mrs. 1.
[Lottie Gross, Miss
Ephrata,
Mrs, B. U
Pa., Mrs. E. A. Smith,
Mrs. I. W. Geesey, Mrs. G. A. Rit-
Miss Edith Wilson, Mrs. J. A.
Miss Mary Walmer, Mrs.
Harrisburg, Pa
Mrs, F M Broomall
E. A. G. Bossler, Mrs N Kurk
holder, Mrs Wm. Breckinridge, Mrs.
J. H~ Reitzel, Miss Clara Hummel,
Mrs H. B. Slack, Miss Annie Bair,
Miss Mary Baer Miss Florence
Wright, Miss Annie M. Brubaker,
Mr. Earle Rettew, Mr. Isaac Brubak-
jer, Mr. Allen Hammond, Mr. Gerald
| Brubaker, Mrs Elizabeth Myers,
[ Ms. E. H. Mowery, Mrs. Hannah
| Hitsman, Miss Sarah Binkley, Mrs.
|W. H. Richwine, Mrs. C. I. B. Brane,
| Miss I.izzie Garber, Miss Alma Hoff-
{man, Miss Anna Reider, Miss Myrtle
| Charles Mrs. Fannie Hostetter,
| Mrs. A. C. Martin, Mrs. C. A. Parthe-
Mrs. Anna Nissley, Mrs.
Nissley Mrs. Mary Edwards,
Verna Grunden, Rev. H. MM.
Mrs. Aungst, Mrs. Meckley,
{Mrs. J. R. Engle, Mrs. Martha Mil-
ler, Mrs. J. Lantz, Mrs. C. Wise,
Mrs. H. Jones, Mrs. Mary Erb, Mrs.
| Mary Liter, Mrs. E. 8. Troup, Mrs.
J. P. Burkholder, Miss Florence Mil-
ler, Miss Edith Miss Miriam
King, Miss Kathryn Beck, Mrs. Wm.
Mrs. J. M. Bordner, Mrs. J.
Cassnitz, Miss Carrie Severling, Mr.
Harvey Bechtel, Miss Sue E. Lint-
inor, Mrs. Jacob Fridy.
A Menino
Ar-
iminta
Mrs
Gantz, Florin,
Henrietta Gish,
ter,
Lyter,
Goudy,
Visitors
Rev S
|emore,
| Mary
| Mrs.
Miller,
Yeager,
Aungst,
Imperial Autos
i Mr J PF. Longenecker of Lititz
Iwas in town last week demonstrat-
|ing with his Imperial Autos. Mr.
I.ongenecker recently received three
carloads of these autos among which
were six roadsters and three touring
cars. All of these cars have been
sold. Mr. Longenecker expects to
be in Mount Joy for one week in the
very near future with a demonstrat-
or.
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The High School base ball team
defeated the second team this fore-
noon by a score of 3 to 2
&.
Bos |
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| Wire jump
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Emma Smith |
Local Notes
SHORT NEWS (ITEMS
GENERAL INTEREST
ANY Oi
Brief Local Happenings Gathered as
hey Occur With the
World for Quick
Past Few Days.
Reading Within
the
Marietta has organized a base ball
team
Lunch at the Farmers’ Inn on Sat-
irday evening,
For
A.D
Don’t
in dry gods call
Pa
early
big bargains
Garber’'s, Florin,
the
movement goes into effect next Mon-
it
forget closing
aa)
The Literary Society held a very
interesting meeting. on Saturday
evening
The Colonial Theatre of Lancas
of
has gone into ,the hand:
creditors,
B. Bernhart
every
& Co
of Child's
Iree
S are giving
with pair shoes a
rope
Wanted A girl, between
and 14
Apply
Institute
young
vears of age, for
office
Dramatic
on da
arm at this
The
tion
Mount
My
Associa-
pleased a large audience in
Hall last Thursday
G
Joy night.
John Keener is busy mov-
(ing the building lately occupied by
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Stern, Master Paul |
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cessful
‘divide the United
Ricker's studio to his property
nearby
to see the Green Trad-
splay of premiums at 1
Don't fail
ing stamp di
Bener 1's They are all given
away
—
Richland Club Smoker
Club
night
smoker held
at the Club
a very suc-
the
I'he Richland
Thursday
this
affair
house 1n place was
A large part of
8 well
A
eatures
membership wa present as as
guests bountiful
the even
ociable tin
all The Club
and most
enjoved
debt, hac money ii
men
a
fied
nt De
Dissati
nocrats in
with
satisfied
and Son
ley and
that the;
need
then
is OA
This
some Fence
the fence in
by the
barbed
El
coast,
longest
constructed
will of
from
be
Paso,
dis-
(tend
Texas, Pacific a
000 will
and
Mexico.
tance of ov miles
1 States and
> B-——
Bank
of
Report
both
National
founded
First
Banks
The the
National
report
Union
he
and
in our
fail
of this place may
advertising columns Don’t to
glance over them
Ee
Announced
Bainbridge,
Engagement
L. 'Fitzkee,
fas announced
his daughter,
Bomgardner,
The wedding will take place in
re. eet
of
the
Ruth to George W
Middletown
E.
near
of near
On Memorial Day.
A parade and exercises be
will
Whirl of the |
spread |
Florin News
THE BUSY
HERE
TAPPENINGS IN Vile
\GE WEST OF
Briefs That
Our
Local and Personal
Occurred Since Last Issue in
Our Hustling Wide
Village, Florin
and
Neighbor
Mr Tuesday
Lancaster,
Mr.. H.
day at al.ncaster
Mr Weaver was a Tuesday
visitor
Mr
day at
Mrs
vigitor
Mr
trip
Peter Kraybill spent
at
8S. Musselman spent Mon-
Henry
to Lancaster,
Samuel Flowers spent Sun-
Elizabethtown,
Frank Brown was a Saturday
to Lancaster
E. Moore
Lancaster
S made a business
Tuesday
Della
Langcaster
to
Misses Dora and Wagner
at
Young made a husiness
pent
Mr
trip to
Sunday
Oscar
Lancaster on Saturday
well at-
Eby’s church on Sunday
Nissley
Jaltimore
Preaching services were
at
Jay
to
tended
Mr,
trip
auto
Miss
the
on
business
by
made
last
a
Friday
Lillie
General
Arndt
Hospital
was removed to
at Lancaster
Sunday.
Wagner
the
Miss Lizzie
iat Marietta
es Wagner
Mrs. William
Wm., spent
ey
Sunday
the Mis-
spent
as guest of
son,
Hersh-
and
at
Wagner
days
|
several
Palmyra.
A
same
and
Owner
Mr
terrier
calling
Fair, Florin, Pa.
Elmer Bailey
several
Found fox
can have by on
Samuel
Mr
spending
ig
York
town
of
days in the
guest of his mother.
Mr
the
{large number of fine
The
Disaster,
Pr. P
lowers
embarked in
He
birds
Horace Cox has
pigeon business has a
sale bool containing
Great Sea the sinking
the Titanic Arndt.
Mr George I son
treating
Jlizazbetl
uel the property of
Swords
Mes
rs Syl
inor, John
Ww
illian
sunda
t of cob
Charles Winter
Manheim called o1
Mr
Sunday
Mr. W
taken
rents
S. Kilgore
the
centh
of
charge of Florin
which was re
father
lla Vogel
Saturday
Elizabethtown
Eva Kreider
Messrs
Harvey
Clarence
led
Sunday
and Geyer ca
Eby’s church on
of Cyprus
the UU, B
subject was
gave
chu
“The
Ezqueal
tall
His
the
Rev.
interesting in
on Sunday
Murder of
Armenians by
| Turks.”
| Perr)
engagement of | Lancaster
uly. |
held the same as other years on Me- |
morial the Song of Veter-
fins.
Day, say
ED eee
Potatoes! Potatoes!
GC. S.
tatoes which he is selling very
his ‘residence north of
it
from
Bell phone.
——- ———— —
sonable
town
Not Until Death Parts
Court on Saturday granted a di-.
to Jacob E Kready, Mount
Jovy, from Amanda B
desertion.
vorce
Kready for
rr - @-—
Appointed Assesor
Charles E. Pugh has been appoin-
ed by the commissioners as assessor
of Elizabethtown to succeed J. F.
Alwine, resigned.
rene tl Ali sensi
They Will Wed.
Cards are out announcing the en-
gagement of Mr. Clarence Reist and
Miss Barbara Frey, both of Rapho.
HS iE
Its a Much Traveled Road
The Rast Donegal supervisors are
turnpiking the road along the river
from Marietta to Rowenna.
ed by
Mr Mrs. (
Lancaster, Mr
f Reading,
and
Mrs. Charles
Mabel
and
Miss
Sunday
of
Pratt
of
0 Leisey
were visitors
Inn s
Reading,
the Florin
Mr. A.
brother,
family and
of
Comp
H
Mr
county,
Frame and
Baltistir, all
and Mr.
were pleasantly
Mr. and Mrs. A.'D
Sunday.
tained by Gar-
}
er on
Messrs.
and
Guy Shank, Grover Kauf
Weiber, three of
known- horse jock-
head of fine horses
in this vi-
the even-
fman Jacob
Lancaster's well
delivered 17
Mr. Charles Hallman
cinity on Tuesday and in
they were pleasantly
few of our popular young
evs,
for
ing
a
| ladies
Frank has a lot of choice po- |
rea- |
sss fees meme
THE SCHOOLS CLOSED
the
Precaution Against
Diphtheria
Take This
I'resent Trouble.
of the
One pupils of our
with diphtheria and immediately the
Board ordered the
and the school rooms
The schools would
Friday but it was deemed
advisable to close at once and
the pupils ,with the exception
the High School, were dismissed
recess this forenoon.
School
closed fumi-
gated
closed on
of
at
eet A AI —————
Last Meeting
The last meeting of the
Circle for the season was held at
the home Mrs. Estella Bucher on
Monday evening After the meeting
refreshments were Next
the up
of
served
season Circle will take
Homer
Have
\wake
local i
| re
schools is now confined to the house |
Dante |
Obituary
|
the
‘harles Hartinstine |
at
Blaine,
of
enter-
{
|
entertain- |
{ their
{ May
| Members wi
schools |
have |
all
8
L
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| THE ROAD WHICH WE ALL MUS |
TRAVEL SOONER OR LATER
some Well known People From Our
Neighborhood Have Passed to the
Great Beyond Since Our Last Issue |
Conklin, of
in his 62nd year
John §S
died
eleven-year-old son of
hel, of died
his parents on Thurs-
complication of di-
WO Sisters
Earl, the
Elmer E Fis
at the home of
Falmouth,
day, from a
seases His parents and t
survive
NS. Hoffman
Hoffman,
of
town, died on Wednesday from
attack Of »
was
Mrs. C.
Francis widow of
Elizabeth-
Mrs.
Squire (
S. Hoffman
an
She
Marks
Ear]
member of
acute indigestion
a daughte the late
Groff,
township
and was a native of
She was a
sur-
E.
Miss
and is
Mrs, A
and
the Reformed Church,
vived by two children
Jacoby, of Elizabethtown
Emma, at home
K. Brandt.
Brandt v
Mary
Mary K idow of the
late John L.. Brandt formerly of near
Hossler's church, in Rapho township
died he home of her son-in-law
Mr
Square on
at t
rickler, near Union
Monday
hal
Phares
afternoon in her
The
Mennonite church
this
econd vear funeral
held in
I
Donegal
eighty-
will be the
on West street in
Thursday forenoon y-
F'hursda ( 007 (
ill be
grounds
1¢ at 4
place at ten
clock Interment made
Reich burial
Alfred
H
BH. ¢
‘omp.
Alfred
home
morning
from heart trouble
The
LL
Early
ndex
Closing
signed
agree
of)
LNA WE
ontirgne
October!
(0.
on Menaugh
— -O AP——
Auxiliary.
of
will be held
Buch
Hospital
meeting Hos-
the
Eliza-
The the
pital
regula
at
in
afternoon
There should
home of
bethtown on
May 9th, at 3 o’clocl
be a good attendance as there is im-
portant business
—
Attend.
meeting f Friendship
No. 1, will be held ip
Thursday
Please
The stated
Fire (
oO
‘ompan?
( pan
parle n evening
d, 1912, at eight o’clock
11 please attend without
further notice as there is bgisiness te
he atte®rded to that is important
— tl ln
Circus Day Friday
wher
be r-
circus day
Friday will be
baloons, “eircus
will
The big show will exhibit on land of
Mrs Hoffman North
street
d lemonade,
ries,”” (peanuts) be in evidence
on
ee ee etl A en
Attention!
All the memberg of the S. -of
Camp, No. 74, are requésted to
present Tuesday evening, May 7
o’clock as there is special bu
Percy Heilig, Commander
nl A
Members,
at
A Good Horse Sale
Saturday afternoon
Chas. H. Zeller sold 22
of horses and mules at public
Mr. Ed. Re of this place
y were an exceptionally geod
of horses and sold well
Auct-
head
On
ioneer 22
al
Sale
a
for m
The
lot
Columbia, |
1
Personals
WHEREABOUTS
FRIENDS THE PAST
or OUR
WEEK
| Who and Where They Have Visited
Many Here Over Sune
day—Were Among Them?
Strangers
You
Mi Greider of Harris
burg, spent Sunday in town.
Nr family of
Newtown spent Sunday in town with
Christian
Harry Frank and
| relative
Mi Buohl has gone to Day-
where he has secured em-
Paul
ton, Ohio
ployment
Miss Mima
pent Sunday
Marsh
with
of Harrisburg,
Mrs BK.
Manning
Misses Mary J.
Hoffmaster
Anna
Eliza-
Hoffer and
spent Sunday at
bethtown
Mr
and daughter Kathryn
Mrs. C. S. Longenecker
Sunday
ind
spent
at Maytown
C. Schock
spending a
H
alter
County Treasurer
home
the
Mrs. F.
spent Sunday
ington Schaffner and family.
Dr. W. M. Thome and Mr. Edgar
Eshleman spent Sunday with the
brother Milton Grove.
E. Brown was visiting
of J. B. Stambaugh,
D. C one last
has returned
week thruout west
Mr
caster,
S. Groff of Lan-
with G. Wash
and
former's
Mrs
the
Washington,
at
Elmer
lin family
day
week.
Mr
Johnny
1]
family
Mrs
Madi
Evans and
spent
and
Mrs
of
with J
John W,
Intercourse
H Zeller
and
son
sever: days
daughter
visit
H.C.
and
here
Chester Jones
Wis., is
Mh
Of
on
Mrs
on, a
and
er parents,
10ck
Mr
and da
vith John
town
harles Light
Mrs.
Laura,
and Isaiah Sumpman
Sunday
family
ughter spent
Butzer and
Rohrers
H. son Mar-
the week
Mr i
and
incaster, spent
parents
Wm. Kuhn h
plain and
a
re
- —_— —
the Public.
mers and
Notice
ust
to
dealin wi
Bennett
them that
be continues
Main
sell
Tha
will
East
will
meats
streel,
nothi
ne al
ng a
1
nki
try
and vi
customers
1stomers
the with the
having
phone
new
ability Persons
please
0-1, Mt
utche
Bell
Ing ca
phor Joy
Yours truly,
Etta M
Chas. K
Bennett
Bennett
1t
een Germ ee
Two Diphtheria Cases.
has been re
Mr. Jacob
his three
being
ase of diphtheria
of
street
Elizabeth,
e victim
residence of
Christian
outside
Mr
toll-gate
The
\imens, at the just
€ boro
was placarded for
on Monday af.
vear-old
vietim.
case was reported in
Mr. J, W. Eshleman
ten-year-old-son Omar
phtheria
four
12 the
son
Barbara |
Will Give a Recital
1pils of Miss
a in the
Joy ‘Hall on Thursday evern-
They will be assisted
‘Harriet Smith Heineman
foprano: and Mr. James Hinkle,
{Bass and Violinist.
bt —
Ihe pianoforte pt
{Welsh ‘wilh | give recital
Mount
9
Ing. May
by. Mrs
| : Will Manufacture Ice
H. F. Brooks & Co. have rented
manufacturing and cold
re plant Mr. J. H. Detwler
1 will manufacture ice on an ex-
i this summer. They
have cold storage for rent.
of
senle