YL. XI. NO. 27 MOUNT JOY,
PENNA.
WEDNESDAY, NOV
1913
26,
$1.00 A YEAR
'ROULATION ALWAYS COUNTS—OUR
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THANKSGIVING DAY
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ADS BRING
Great National Holiday Will be Appropriately
Observed Tomorrow.
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‘Long Ab ut Thanksgivin’ Time That Thanksgivin Turkey
Ain't it splendid to be living,’ 'long mother, an the
about this time o'year,
around about Thanksgivin’, with
the mornings crisp and clear;
With the children’s cheeks a-glowing’
with the future lookin’ bright,
And the shops and mills a-goin’ like
red blazes, day and night!
Bring on the turkey,
fixin's one an’ all.
‘em high upon the table for the
big an’ fur the
It is time to set
time to set us down.
my appertite, I reckon,
biggest thing in town.
Just Pile
small.
the dinner,
An’ is the
Bring on the sass an’ dressin.’ Don’t
leave anything behind.
today we want to sample,
mother, each an’ every kind.
don’t furgit the puddin’,
please don’t furgit the pie.
Today’s Thanksgivin’, mother, an’
we're goin’ to travel high.
Ain't it bracing’, ain’t it cheerin,
when the colts kick up their heels
To approach the corn crib, hearin’
turkeys gobblin’ for their meals?
Don’t it make a fellow kinda satis-
fied with life and glad,
When it's got so hard to find a thing
that's goin’ to the bad?
Cuz
So an’
Ain’t it fine to feel the nippir’ of the Ain't
brisk breeze at your nose.
When the old dead leaves go zippin’
down the lames in scraggly rows,
When you've hay to feed the cattle,
when you love your fellow men,
And you've money you can rattle in
trousers, now and then!
See! an’
this
your
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Ain't it fine to wake from dreamin’
of the home your boyhood knew
And to find the glad sun beamin’
Just the way it used to do,
Long ago, about Thanksgivin’ when
you'd energy to spare,
When your pa and ma were livin’
and the days were always fair.
Ain't
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THE ANNUAL SERMON
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and Miss Eliza-
were at Lancaster Satur-
Kramer
with his
of Harrisburg,
parents over
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meeting of the Hospi-'
will be held at the!
H. N. Nissley, North'
it, on Thursday after-|
ht 3 o'clock. | We Jope |
Closed Tomorrow
| In order that all our employes
may better enjoy their Thanksgiv-
ing turkey, this office will be closed
, tomorrow, Thursday.
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Home From the Hospital
At the| yw. Morris Ressler was brought
E the home from the hospital at Lancas-
te; i gy greatly improved.
e Hospital
was removed to
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Ain't thet turkey jest a daisy?
he juicy, plump an’ brown?
Don’t he make you hungry, mother?
Ain’t he fit fur any crown?
His glossy skin is bustin’,
the stuffin’s runnin’ out.
Oh, Itell you, mother, children,
is heaven, jest about!
Draw your chairs around the table;
loosen buttons where you Kin;
You don’t want your highest collars
interferin’ with your chin.
Now I'm goin’ to carve the turkey.
Pass your plates, you youngsters
five.
Today’s Thanksgivin’, mother.
it good to be alive?
A BIG SOCIAL EVENT | )
| Miss: Schocks Entertains in Honor of | | ()
Miss Cassel and Mrs. Hedges | \ (1
A very pleasant social event took | -
j piace at the home of County Treasur- |
ler H. C. Schock last Thursday after- |
noon when his daughter Miss Mary |
Schock gave a party in honor of her |
guests Miss Cassel of Hummelstown |
{and Mrs. Dr. Jno. Hedges of German-,
| town.
: i There were forty-four guests pres-; pg: jg:
Will L Held Il If LIE [in ent from Harrisburg, Lancaster, Ma-| ndings 0l wn - :
rietta and this place. There was |
} voted and instrumental music, while |
Chueh T0momow | cards predominated. Torte ors fie 16 Pt P| We ek
The prize winners were: Mis.
| Montgomery, first; Mrs. 8. B. Bern-|
A. BARR WILL PREACH part, second; Miss Best, third; Mrs. THE WHEREABOUTS OF OUR
| Hedges, fourth; Miss Brandt, fifth.| FRIENDS THE PAST WEEK
| Miss Bertha Missemer of this place, | —
Complete Program to be Rendered ig! won the booby prize. What Our Able Corps of Reporters
Appended—All the Local pastors| A fine luncheon terminated one of Found in the Card Basket About
Will Assist at the Services—Luth- ; the most successful social events ev- Yourself, Your Friends and Your
eran Choir Will Sing jer given in this place. Acquaintances
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As has bekn tne custard here for a A Good Sale Mr. Harry L. Boyce spent Sunday
Ab of years, the churches in| The personal property of the late in Marietta.
; a ld a union {Jacob N. Brubaker was sold at pub-| Mr. Amos K. Waser of Manheim
ows wi : uxite ang ko j He sale Sin afternoon by Auc- was in town last Thursday.
DE wt | tioneer ©. H. Zeller, There were ov-| Mr. Wm, Edward Hillard of Middle-
The union services will be bald} Sy i fie] tows. shont Monday ig town
tomorrow (Thursday) morning in; er people present and the’ n spe ay n town.
. Rev. N. | Clerks had recorded over 600 sales. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baker spent
Trinity Lutheran Se E py. pn | Dishes brought big prices, as did Sunday with friends at Manheim,
4, Barr, pasior of the CAUTER | come of the furniture. Mr. J. Harvey Raymond has gone
will preach the igi ; ; wl Foi i a to Philadelphia on a visit to friends.
ter oii nd Sein. Has Apples Galore = iss Haile Witmer Teurned home
sorvices. : | Mr. C. S. Ponies 9 Tessie ig after spending some time in
“3 : sna. | carload of choice barreled apples an :
ons or. Togs hn a carload of bulk apples, all | Mr. and Mrs. M. 0 Leib have
Scripture Reading, Rev. Gable; Solo, | leading varieties, which he is selling Sone to Glen Loch over Thanksgiv-
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os aa Ms ye able prices from the old P. R. R. de-| . Mey © J. Dieter
Prayer, Rev. Johnson; Anthem, “The PO! here. Soy ioter
Barth is the Lord’s” Lutheran SE A | = Owes
Choir; Offering; Hymn; Benediction. A Change in Date a )
All are welcome, Forget not the We have been requested to A ome
art of President Wilson's Proclama- Bounce that the date of the Rapho Susy. Katheti "
tion which says: “Now therefore, I,| Township Teachers’ Institute to be be eh 2 erine Kauffman and
Woodrow Wilson, President of the asi at Spore Hi Jes in PN ingrich spent Saturday at
changed from ecember o Satur-,
ey go De ay, Nov. 20. f Mim Grace A Hollany of Sporting
November next, as wo day of thanks: Nr oe ore BE among friends
: New Collars
Gein EE Just arrived a large line of the! Messrs. H. C. Supplee and Wm. F.
POD © E ted ti and in DEW collars and Bows, in Lace Chif- | Loose of Philadelphia, were in town
BE a ns of fon and Velvet also a new open on business last week.
imesh scarf. See display in west| Mrs. Irvin Geistweit attended the
worship render thanks to Almighty) ' . ." op Bernhart. | tuneral of Miss Lizzie Funk at Eliza-
God.” ct i ——— bethtown on Tuesday.
Mrs. J. H. Zeller spent Thursday at
Elizabethtown, the guest of her sis-
ter, Mrs. John Ebersole.
Mrs. Isaiah Sumpman and daugh-
ter Miss Laura spent Saturday at
Lancaster visiting friends.
Mr. Irvin Geistweit and family
spent Sunday as guests of Mr. Adam
Gelstwelt, at Pleasant Hill.
Mr. D. L. Hauenstein left Friday
afternoon for Masillon, Ohio, where
he will spend several weeks.
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OUR LYCEUM COURSE
Season Will Open
| Peter MacQueen
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The Lyceum season of 1913-14 ol
Mount Joy will open on Thursday
evening, Dec. 4, in Mount Joy Hall, |
with Dr. Peter MacQueen as the at-
traction.
He wil] give travalogues in color!
of New South America, including
Panama, Balkans, Russia and Egypt. |
He has 1756 views which treat of hig
journey into the Latin Republics
Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, |
tine and Brazil. The peoples, the
great white Andes, the fields and ve-|
and towns, cit-|
customs and history.
Lima, and the
gas, pampas rivers,
railroads,
Callao,
Visits to
civilization of
Peru; Pizarro and the
Conquerors; the long
Bolivar,
the
South
of Span-
reign of
Martin,
the
the
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San
libe
America;
night; Simon
Dom Pedro, rators;
day in
for
the
Americans; mighty
the
Coast
engineering of Yankees in
Andes.
Chile:
aiso.
Travel over Trans-Andine Railway
to Buenos Ayres; the Christ of
Andes; Paradise of Mendodza;;
sario on the Parama River;
tine Republic: Its Pampas and
Men; Buenos Ayres, the Paris
South Amrica; A vigorous brood
Spaniards, Italians and Germans; a
climate of perpetual spring and the
sonorous language of old Cas-
Santiago de Chile, Valpar-
Ro-
its
of
of
vich,
tile.
Brazil, the
largest of al]
western world;
American “City
fields of Bahia and Santos;
Para; the mighty Amazon,
all rivers: relations of the U.
South America.
Also 150 views of the
of the Panama Canal.
Chart for reserved
next Monday at 12 M. at Dr. E. W.
Garber’s Drug Store. Course tickets,
$1.00; general admission 35 cents.
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Will Wed Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day, at
high noon at the home of the bride's
sister, Mrs. Dr. F. L. Richards, Miss
Caroline Frank, oldest daughter of
Mrs. Anna Frank, and Mr. Christian
Walters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Har-
mon Walters of this place, will be
united in the holy bonds of wedlock
by Rev. C. B. Johnson, pastor of the
Methodist church. Only the immedi-
ate families of the contracting par-
ties will attend. Immediately after
the ceremony they will be enter-
tained by Dr. and Mrs. F. L. Rich-
ards. They will leave that afternoon
for Philadelphia on a visit to friends.
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Portugese Republic;
the countries of the
Rio de Janeiro,
Beautiful.”
S.
seats opens
New P. R. R. Schedule
Next Sunday a new schedule will
go into effect on the Pennsylvania
Railroad but the changes here are
not very important. The new
schedule is appended.
Eastward, weekdays—7:04,
9:58 and 11:46 A. M, 12:38,
5.17, 8:04 and 11.55 P. M. Sunda
9:32 A.M, 4:12 and 7:49 P. M.
Westward, weekdays—6:49, 10:05
and 10:39 A. M, 2.27, 5:42, 6:51 and
7:52 P. M. Sunday—7:21 and 10:39
A.M. 1:51, 5:40 and 7:47 P. M.
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Keller & Bro. Sate
Messrs. J. B.
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Dec. 4 With or
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S—-THATS WHY
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{due to dropsy,
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Keller & Bro. will|
hold their next big live stock sale at
Gantz’s stock
28, when they
fine cattle consisting
springers, backward
steers,
will offer 97
cows, bulls,
prospective buyers
look this sale on
after Thanksgiving.
“Lest Ye Forget”
Some people forget that
ters, too, have occasional
real cold cash. Printers are
and require more than glory
exist. We have a whole lot
Nov. 28, the day
the prin-
use
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due us,
ing our way.
yards on Friday, Nov.|
head of|
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of fresh cows,|
heifers and cattle for beeves. |
This will be a fine lot of stock and |¢
should not over-|:
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for |
human, |
tol
of cash |
and will appreciate its com- |
Christmas, too, is com-|
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ing along and we are told to ‘“shop|
early,” another
ing at this time for what is due.
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Isn't That a Good Price?
Recommending that part of the
Millersville turnpike that lies within
the city limit be made free, the view-
ers appointed by the court declare
that the turnpike owners should be
paid $7500 by the county.
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Sale df Personal Property
On Thursday C. H. Zeller, auction-
eer for H. B. Alexander, of the Cone-
wago Farms, Conewago Station,
sold his personal property. The
amount realized was $4,000.
Ripped in Liberally
old home week
audited
Citizens
The Columbil
mittee’s repo
that $5,343.09
ration.
reason for our ask-|
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Farmers a
Myton
EADECIeA Display al Mstiui
Wil Be Lore
INTERESTING PROGRAM
TO BE RENDERED
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First of the Winter Series in Lancas
ter County Will Be Addressed Fy
Many Experts Agricultu
Problems
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preparations are being made |
annual farmer's institute to |
in the Maytown band hall, |
and Saturday, December 5
All farmers are requested to |
exhibits of vegetables and |
crops especially poultry, |
fruits, vegetables, ete, and |
the ladies are to display fancy work,
drawings, The of exer-
as follows:
December
exercises,
on
Great
the
held
Friday
6.
bring
for
and
ete. order
ciseg is
Friday,
1:30—Devotional
afternoon,
Rev.
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A
orfiary
Frogs
MS. Jeremiah Springer of
Near Town Dead
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
Gone to Their Reward
Ziegler
died aged
Anna Catharine
of Marietta, died
last Wednesday
Miss
lumbia
Mrs.
formerly
delphia
years.
Ca of Co |
74 years. |
White,
Phila- |
42 |
thryn C.
Thursday
at
aged
Mrs. Wm. White
remains of Mrs. William
who died in the William
Penn hospital, Philadelphia, were
brought to Marietta and taken to
the home of her mother, Mrs. Sadie
and funeral services held
afternoon in the Bethel
church and largely attended.
The
White,
Mrs. John Horn
Mrs. Hattie Horn died at her home
Highspire on Monday afternoon.
years old and death was
after a short illness.
(Continued on page 4)
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MERCHANTS
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ADVERTISING MEDIUM
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A Few Fine Porkers Klee
This Week
LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION
OF THE WEEK
USK THIS
Cemetery Election
The Henry Eberle Cemetery Asso-
ciation held its annual meeting and
election at the Council Chamber
Saturday eveming. Henry B., Martin
of this place was elected to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of
Trustea Samuel CO. Fissel, Three of
the old trustees were elected for
three years and Samuel S. Fausnacht
was reelected superintendent. The
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President, M. M, Leib; V. Pres,
B., WB. Hiestand; Seeretary, Miss
Irene Eberle; Treas, John G. Eberle.
adie. ®aAea)sA-L-k.
The New Trolley Line Assured
The new trolley between Hershey
ind Hlizabethtown Is an assured
The ordinance was passed
last Tuesday evening by
“lizabethtown’s Council and Mr. J.
Snyder, solicitor for the company,
present and accepted the ordin-
as amended and the terms!
proposed—$3,750. Rights of way will
be secured as speedily as possible |
and every preparation made to be-| f
zin bullding the road.
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What Has Transpired in That Thriv-
ing and Industrious Village a Short
Distance West of Mount Joy as
Gathered by Our Reportorial §ta®
ra.
as
nce,
Miss Jennie Sheaffer was a Sun
lay visitor to Elizabethtown.
Mr. R. S. Kitchen of Steelton wae
la Monday visitor to our town.
Wm. S. Ichler of Lancaster,
a Sunday visitor to town.
Mr. John Weidman visited friends
Elizabethtown, on Sunday.
Mary Shires spent Tuesday
Lancaster, visiting friends.
Frank Stehman of Lancaster,
a business trip to town Tues-
Mr
That Sporting Hill
There
Shoot
indication
things wil} be real lively at Proprie-
tor Al Stumpf’'s Sporting Hill hotel
Thursday, Thanksgiving day. | .;
Aside from an lot ;
of turkeys serve
free meals to gunners and in the ev-' gay
ening a good orchestra will make Mr. Jacob Rutherford is confined
things lively. If you want a day to the house with an attack of sick"
don't miss this event. ne
mn sensations
was
is every that
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all day shoot for a
and geese, he will
of
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Mr
Steelton,
Mrs.
Sunday
Harry Frey of
visitors te
and
The New Passenger Station were
It comes from an
that the sum of
appropriated by
town.
Mrs.
made
authentic source
$50,000 has been
the Pennsylvania
Railroad for the erection
of a new passenger station at Eliza-
bethtown, plans for which have been
drawn by Zautzinger, Borie and
Medary, ' the architects of Grand
Lodge Hall.
ms rete tA Gem emcee
Christ Erb
business trip
of - Lancaster;
a to town Mon-
day.
Mr. George Fertch of Harrisburg,
called on friends in the village om
Tuesday.
Mr. Elmer Beamesderfer of Lan
caster, was a Tuesday visitor to
town. c
Mr. and Mrs. Samue] Eostetter of
near Lawn, called on friends in town
Company
A Nifty Runabout
That Young Bros., the Florin coach
builders, have the ability of doing
all kinds of automobile work was
evidenced by a neat job they just re
cently completed. They used a Ford
chassis, making a tonneau of origin-
Sunday.
Mrs. Julius Ilyus of Neffsville, was
a guest in the family of G. A. Geyer
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Amaziah Good of
{ It must be seen to be appre
Affording Lots of Fun
fine
rags
placed a
stuffed with
in a nest in a field
Roads Church and
for time,
Some one
rabbit hide
sawdust,
the Cr
being
SS
some
have taken a
fourth hit him
victim to shoot
Joseph Charles,
his mistake,
in the nest
dead
inners crack a
nd a with
The
was
last
Mr.
liscovering
who
placed
back for the next
vietim.
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Toe Amputated
toe on his right foot
Mr. Christian Schwab
of this place much trouble and an-
noyance owing to a sore and one
last week he had it amputated.
F. L. Richards, of this place,
Small
The gmall
was causing
{day
|assisted by Dr. Bowers of Lancaster,
performed the operation.
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Come Again, Howard
Our friend and brother editor Mr.
Howard Reynolds, of the Quarryville
{Sun, made a brief but welcome call
at this office while in town last
Wednesday.
eel een:
Tonight's Dance
Mr. O. K. Snyder will hold a
Thanksgiving dance in Mt. Joy Hall
this evening. This promses to be a
large evening for the gliders.
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Christmas Exercises
The U. B. Sunday school will hold
's Christmas exercises on Xmas
ening, Dec. 25.
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al design and it looks quite nifty. Mount alled on friends in the
iated. Contin
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nued on page b)
Hossler’s School A Model
Second Modern Building 1 % Repho Township Was Dedi-
cated With Appropriate Exercises on Saturday
which contain
receptacles for drinks
fine school found cloak
the
On Saturday the new rooms,
yuilding, known lavatories and
building, was dedicate ng water,
For a strictly rural one room house
this building is a model in appear-
ance and in fitness for school pur-
poses, The work on the building re-
flects credit on the contractor. The
not sur- Size 36 by 48 feet and the cost
It isa VS $5,400.
astriet- The exercises
archi- vocation by Rev. Brubaker. P.
tustlv eon- S. Strickler, the president of the
ailing. The Poard, made the opening address of
and at. Welcome. Music followed and after
Bradford 2 recitation by H. A. Merky, the
con. dedicatory H. K. Ober was given.
house~a most Music and a recitation by Irene
The interioris Sheetz followed. The address of the
pine, and the afternoon was Porf. Daniel
pre a the Fleischer, superintendent of school
the ceiling are white, but ‘nis was the closing address of thi
ner win afternoon. The building commit
building of Amos N. Mus
require- Eby. he other
President P. S. SH
president, H. G.
Amos N. Mussg
Eby Cy
cises + were very
every foot of floor
cupied by the patrons
the school. Many
stand in the cloak
space was OC-
and friends of
were compelled to
rooms,
This 13
passed
perhaps
entire
building is
the
building erected in
From an
in state. 5 :
were opened Ly n=
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one room
i B.
rural community.
standpoint
beautiful
walls
ly
tectural it. Is
sidered a
are strong
beautiful
foundation
tractive and the
brick, of which the buil
structed gives the
appearance
with
Ts by
> is :
to
pleasing
finished
floor is of
Georgia made by
reorgia v
maple. At
alls and
or
The
present
so paint
was eomposed
F.
rectors are:
interior
and Levi
y light
vice
admits the
,
ize. 1
are
fair
ibule
and
side yf th ve
man.
A Post Card
daug
Surprise
hter of Mr.
vas very
rday, it be
her fifth birthday. was the
recipient of many post cards, as well
as a number of beautiful presents. A
very singular coincidence is the fact
that Mr. and Mrs. Sumpman, as well
as their daughter, celebrate their
birthdays during the month of Nov-
ember.
Now They Shoe Hi
Mr. John Bombach, the
blacksmith, has secured tH
of Mr. George Showers of
an expert horse-shoer, and
tomorrow that well known sf
make a specialty of good ho
ing. They solicit a share Of
patronage.
ere iI enemies
Miss Laura, and
Isaiah Sumpman
reeably surprised Satu
She
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Accident to a Brakeman
Christian Fair, of Florin, a
on the transfer shifter,
morning at Lancaster, while
the cutting lever on a car
cage the coup! had his
caught between two cars.
Fogers were injuired
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Big Cut on Tires
Landis Bros., the extemsive auto
dealers at Rheems, have made a cut
of 15 per cent on all leading makes
of tires. Persons in need will do
well by getting their prices before
purchasing.
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man
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What's the Matter Wit
Some Cheap Stock Elizabethtown, according
At the sale of Jacob Gipe at Round new P. R. R. schedule,
Top on Tuesday one mule was sold thru train stopping there
for $4.00, another for $14.50 and a after Nov. 30. That
four yearling horse, harness and Philadelphia at 11:35.
buckboard for $26.00. | pe
——— | It Cost Mini
Bought a Reo | For firing a sun 20
Mr. Jacob Hershey of Florin, has streets of Manhei
just purchased a fine 1914 Reo auto-|Shenck prosecute
mobile from the local dealers, Lan-| Squire Suh
dis Bros. at Rbeems. | charged him |
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