THE MOUNT JOY BU VOI. X1.. NU. 34 LLET] / MOUNT JOY. PENNA. WEDNESDAY. JAN. 14. 1914 CIRCULATION ALWAYS COUNIS—OUUR ADS BRI NG Abin heen a L0CI1 Pacers Are Nol In ( Huy 10 Buy This Year REPORTS GIVE THE SEED LEAF MARKET UNUSUALLY DULL Many of the Packers in This County Are Waiting for Developments of Kimbrough Proposition With Far- rners—Rul ng Price Looks Like Ten Cents The buying of the 1913 seed leaf not been active. A few hundred acres have been contracted for by local packers at prices rang- ing from § to 11 cents. The advent into the county of a stranger who promised prices the 1913 erop has stopped active buying. Many of the local packers ‘have decided to stay out of the market for the present and they say they cannot affcrd to ay the high lev<l r has fixed upon as crop has higher for the dco. They say there is no { after the crop, and there of when romiseq th Ly few far- tobacco a the tobacco s stranger | 3 need If | ne weomer | uation, money, dealers | usiness 1 it fact L willing that shall 3 | this un-| NEARLY 50 PER CENT REDUCTION Some of the Express Ra‘es Will be Lower Than Parcel Pcst J. H. Stoll, agent of the Adams Ex- press Co., here hag received notice of radical reductions in rates to take effect on Februiry 1. The new rates are greatly reduced on all classes of express and particula-ly on packages weighing over 50 pounds. In many instances the reductions will amount to nearly 50 per cent. As an ‘example on Monday Mr. Stoll shipped a package weighing twenty pounds to Westport, Conn, which cost, 70 cents by Adams Ex- press. After February first the rate will be 39 cents. The present rate to Chicago on a twenty pound package is $1/97 while the new rate will be only a little bet. ter than half that amount or 59 cents, Many of the distance rates even lower than the parcel charges. Another are Phst important factor is that the new rates will include insyrgnce on a package valued up te $50.00 without extra charge. ————_— — - Mass Meeting Sunday A mass meeting will be held in the Trinity Lutheran church on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, When the pur- pose, nature and impQrtance of ob that thts Kentucky | value | and urgently to conceal | ©f the chu contract for all| teria serving Sunday, February 1st ag “Ev- erybody in church presented. . All the pastors ang members of the congregations in this place are Yery. cordially invited lest hy wttend this for a Sunday” will be neeting. wil] /be consider&d induce every peXSeR~who to attend one or both h services on that day in campaign to possibly car the inaividual’s choice. of mgeting is called by the Minis- is 1 Mgnday Asfsociation which met —— EXPECT DROP IN SUGAR Mount Joy Housewives May Shortly v Be Paying Low Price It is expected that sugar will drop to four cents a pound here in a few The retail price dropped to four cents a pound in Philadelphia on Saturday and ought to reach here to-morrow or the next day. By March 1st it is expected that four-cent sugar | i lays. (ney Jom Hi Jin Died i Butler, Po THE ROAD WHICH WE ALL MUST TRAVEL SOONER OR LATER will go into effect and a reduction in duty of 25 cents per hundred pounds for 96 grade will be made. A prominent wholesale grocer Lancaster stated on Sunday that the people of that city wonld paying the lowest price for sugar in his experience. He said that the Some Well Known People From Our | price is now 41% and 5 cents, but Neighboi hood Have Passed to the |that a reduction would he made short- Great Beyond Since Our Last Issue | ly. Gone to Their Reward With the proposed drop in force, John C. Forry, a well known re- tired farmer of Columbia, died aged 75 years. George H. Tait of Philadelphia, a guest at the Masonic Home, Eliza | bethtown, died on Saturday. Samuel] B. McCulough, a former of Marietta, died Monday at Pittsburgh. He was born at Marietta will interred sugar since January 1. It is estimat- { the County will be more than $250- 000 per year on their sugar alone eee Ree Signed His Contract \/ Saturday Mr. Elson G. Hauen- of this place, signed his contract and forwarded it to president of the San Antonio base ball club of the Texas League. This will be good news to this popular man’s many friends thruout On resident stein and: his remains be there today. Ephraim Glatfe.iter Dead Word at Marietta on Sunday the death at Ephraim Glatfelter, well-known this of close young this locality. Last summer Mr. by a National was received announcing in the ‘recommended while Stoverstown of Hauenstein known pitcher now in the He procured a with the above was who was section relatives in well and has a number League. and nearly a game for contract esiding in i.ancaster county . nag A 4 oun'y. furlough played month, consecutive = club for \ v.~.- _Urie J. Bossler Urie J. ; C.-.B home in every sixteen Bosslel, a of the late Bossler of Reading, died at his son 3 : ; a days. His at a fancy salary best evidence that he made He for is the Md., on Sunday, ars I'he sident good. will leave here March season early deceased 3 : training and begins April Ei- Spring 01 about Landigville, 1st 1ST, i i | will be the rule or probably 31%, as p [ll ‘ O1Mer BS} ';n March 1st, when the new tariff of soon be it will be the third reduction made in! ed that the saving to the people of 1914] the | Army | catching in | the Pl Happenngy fans of Our Mary Re- Jorers: ne Past Week fHE WHEREABOUTS OF OUR FRIENDS THE PAST WEEK fl what Our Able Corps of Reporters round in the Card Basket About Yourself, Your Fr.ends and Your Acquaintances Mr. S. H. Miller was phia yesterday. Mr. J. N. Hunt of Lancaster, was a Saturday visitor here. Mr. Jacob Souder of Lancaster, was 4 week end visitor here, Mr. F. E. Dennis of Harrisburg, was a Monday visitor here, Mr. Edward Eshleman of Master, Pa., spent yesterday in town, Mr. C. D. Artman of Philadelphia, last Thursday in town. H. R. Palmer of Allentown, last Wednesday in town. Messrs. John Rowe and B. F. Shaub of York, spent Tuesday in town. Mr, Harry Bartch of York, was the last week. spent at Philadel- spent Mr. spent friends here G. Harrisburg on R. Cassel of town a visit on Saturday. st ot Mr. iy at John Reist last Fri- business. Mr, G. Hummelstown, our J. Koebel of New York City, | i soon as the judges start work no one on our sireets of on Saturday. Saturday. L.. Bachman Lebanon, here friends | iums re CORN AND TOBACCO SHOW Will Be Held at Lancaster Monday February 9 At a meeting of the County Tobac- co Growers’ Association at Lancaster on Monday, it was decided to hold the annual tobacco show atthe Brink- man Building on Monday, February 9, afternoon and evening. A corn show will be held at the same time under the auspices of the Laneaster County Farm Bureau. Cards, ribbons and tables were authorized to be got. The specifications for the show are as follows: Seed Leaf A—Best hand of Pennsylvania seed leaf for filler tobacco. B—Best hand of Pennsylvania seed leaf for binder tobacco. C—The best hand of Pennsylvania seed leaf wrapper tobacco grown in Lancaster county. D—A hand to consist of 14 leaves and tied with a leaf, the butt end of the hand not to be cut. E—A grower can make but one {entry in a class. F—First, second will be ribbons. % G—The tobacco must be 1913 crop and be unsweated. H—The tobacco must be delivered to the exhibition room at Brinkman Hall, East Orange street, before 10 a. m. on the day of the show. —Any grower not a member of the Lancaster County Tobacco Growers’ exhibit by paying a and given. third prem- Prizes will be of the Association can dollar and becoming a member of the | association Havana of Havana be exhibited. Two classes tobacco will A—WTrappers. association TRe decided that as else shall he will in the room. The judges be requested by the association | spent RESULTS—THATS WHY MERCHANTS USE THIg ADVERTISIN CB fog Son 1 Mr. Jim Duk Died LOCAL AND PERSONA OF THE WEEK what Has Transpired in Th ing and Industiious Village Distance West of Mount Gathered by Our Report Mr, H. S. Musselman spent Lancaster. Mr. Nissley Gingrich was a Si day visitor to Lancaster. Mr. Mart:n Force of Middleto called on friends in town Sunday. Mr. Claude Keener of Harrisbur, is here on a visit to his parents. The P. R. R. pay car passed through this place on Tuesday morning. Mr. George Bruckhart of Philadel- phia, made a trip to town Monday. Mr. Harvey Rupp of Reading’ was & pleasant caller to our town Sunday. Mr. Henry Greider of Lancaster, made a pusiness trip to town Monday Mr. and Mrs. J sxe ot tonR El zabethtown, v friends in town Sunday ) at called Misses Carre May Keller of town : 1nd pel. M visiting friey(ds Miss Marvy waster, day in Shires has accepted sition at the First National Ban po at Mount Joy. David Eshbach of TF town A (STO EL 2 several approved by the 0 explain why the tobacco won the present: 1 the county. They will| and hegirtily ing removed to Baltimore about | i | B—Binders. | | { | | Tn i | having : 95 d ” 1 ir. E. F. Eby of Ephrata, called on |! : ston is but 22 years old, a natura Wednesday. | prizes. The idea is to be benefited | Rev, H. W. Min ciends in our was | PY the show, so that the kind of leaf | weelic Ile and see whether Pastors ift Mrs boro last Presbyterian; Rev. I. H. nic spending se hav : ball player and there is little doubt| : ave agreed to hold | sert, h of Langdisville, is a s pall player 2 : Bennett of Harrisburg, vy Cou ret. the a States | nounce in- | any | the | | tob Ct other, is ne wre ’€ been vey busy the | i alers. towrds ,. have busier tle the conditions bev past, the of a little | time sart the | however, | dealer { ippafinted ap- | for indoubitedly 1912 goods. ceptignally abl less cent s Day 25. Men's Day will United Brethren 4fternoo® and afté¢ noon he ‘ning, In the -f of Lancaster, will e. Full yarticulars these next columns Blame Therpd! req the broai smile e been wearing since 2 1't Man peedr e is tru you e of yl hal Down ( a CM. A. that years, price he | Luthffe cur- | Brefthren; Rev. C. February i Cling this | at Rev. H. S. Gabel, URite Johnston, Metho- N. A. Barr, Unit: D. Rishel, ran B. Apis Rev id Evangelical and Rev. C hurch af God. - : All pastors are kindly asked to an- this meeting and the one for 1st at their services. ree A Me ee The Ladies’ Auxiliary The regular monthly meeting of the Auxiliary of the Lancaster Hospital held Thursday the Mrs. A. B. follo ofiicers were during this year: S. Eby; first vice president, Mrs. J. M, Brandt; sec- Mrs, J. E. Longen- yresident, Mrs. Lou Miss Malinda H. Niss- J easuier, Mis. A. B Ladies’ General was ernoon at home of The Lo wing elected serve resident, Mrs. John ond vice president, third ‘rank; secre assistant, An appropriation of was for repairs to the Mt. Joy room hospital - o Horses, Colts and Mules I Ed Ream, cur ¢ local Xtensive will open his 1914 season with mules in 24 eptionally big sale of horses, colts and his stables on Marietta street, this place, on Saturday, January will offer an ex He has t head of acclimated horses and a exceptionally good sell every horse under full if they are not when he fine lot of stock. venty-five few drivers, He will protection svt What C. 2t and as he rep them, will return your money. cculd he do that would be fairer? H. Zeller will cali the sale. gr Lodge Installs Officers Gen. Cameron Council, No 851 Fraternal Patriotic Americans, instal led the following officers on Friday George Harry Leib; Councilor, councilor, evening: Carpen- ter; vice as- sistant recording secretary, Benjamin Kauffman; warden, Roy Pennell; con: ductor, Clyde Eshleman; inside Clarence Campbell; outside Zerphy; chaplain, Oscar Chas. M. Webb; deputy councilor, Harvey Hawthorne. ——— sen- tinel, sen- tinel, John Pennell: trustee, End of Butter Trust The Elgin Butter Board, for 35 years a prominent factor in the tire Middle West, received what is believed to be its death blow today. The resignations of thirty out of its total membership of sixty-seven were announced today and many members are said to Ue considering withdrawing. , A A Coid Spel] Last night was the coldest experi- enced here for some time and fgany places about town the t eT, tered 1 degree —- distriets it wy years of age and besides his parents pro- ‘ duce markets of Chicago and the en-| other | | dent 1 in Mj i on : that he won't make many decease a . é Ngee, sit up and take notice. ny yo --- Michae] Michael Gibble died at Hospital Friday Gibble of near Masterson- Lancaster County of The been an inmate of the for a number of years. years of age, and is sur- vived by three sons and a daughter. The funeral was held Monday morn- ing from home of Mastersonville, On Friday we the 2 wil] be favored by the second number vale, apoplexy. local Lyceum Course in the The ladies of our deceased had ; stabi University Girls company con institution oY oa i sists of six young presenting tie was 69 numbers, vocal quartets, instrumental and cal solos, campus in song story. These girls meet the demand for a high class playing and It is also not alone they excel, tho to orchestral vocal vo- life and the his son, re- : idi : genera. siding in singing company. as an orchestra that their work that line is equal that of the best organizations in the General admission is cents five for The chart opened at Garber’s well taken. Christian Metzer Christian Metzer of near Eliza- bethtown, died on Wednesday from tetanus. The deceased forty in was ar eld. 39 th and cents extra reserved e survive: brothers Henry, following sisters Oliv- home. Reform- The and £ seats. John, David, : : ; x sterday and is pretty er, Annie and Sarah, al] at of Chris Elizabethtown. He was a member ed funera church, of 1 the Done held on Saturday morn- and Ccono held last Friday, w elected. : y Company United Brethren church 33 we directors An . $1,000 \ S hen at Falmouth, iterment in the : 3 lio } and officers as- adjoining cemedlery. s laid sessment of the losses on the F Henry M. Miller died the to pay of the past year. The a tobacco I M fille cr Ad and los letcher farm, where ienry M Viller suddenly on home of his burned, was ad- $525. was pay shed the Su morning at Mrs. nday justed by of daughter, Peter Schlossman, at stroke in ‘his eighty-first year. Mrs. Peter Mrs. Katie Lizzie John- Ironville, from a of apoplexy. : : Will Hold a Sociable Deceased was These children survive: Schlossman, of Ironville; Fry, of Columbia; Mrs. byterian Church will hold a sociable at the residence of J. G. Reist, Mari- Mrs. Bertha Berkey, Mrs. Fran- etta street Thursday evening, Jan. ces Campbell, of Lancaster; Samuel, 22 at 7:30 io Which the congress: of Butler county; Ellsworth of rok cao@d their friends are invited, Refreshments will be sold for the benefit of the Church Fund. A aE ’ 501, ville; Hiram, of Norwood; Harry, of Ironville, and Clayton of Lancaster. Twenty-two grandchildren also sur- of them | The King's Daughters of the Pres- % Member of Safety Committee The many friends of Mr. Harry S.| Stoll, the veteran section foreman of Florin, will be pleased to learn that "he was appointed a member of the | | Pennsylvania Railrbad Safety Com- eighty-four years. For many Janyary 1st. The} was engaged in the live division includes the tracks from] 3 : ockville Ohi N ia. stock business in Lancaster county, Rockville to Ph i and well known to the older resi- ! ? { dents of He one | A Temperance [Meeting i of the oldest members of the A Temperance meeting will be held ip 7 ; aE Cc rsday | Fire Co. of Marietta. Interment will | in the Church of & 4 on Th is be in Mt. Tunpel | afternoog, Jan. 15, ait 2:30. That is hi y ibs ry a av aunchi ‘he campaign | Glizabethtown, on Thurs{sy morning. | the dayffor launchintg the campaig Deceased was a brothyr of the late for Natfonal Martin Ifitdebramg! . vive. John Hildebrandt Hildabrandt, a former resi- died at his on Sunday, John of residence ient this borough, in Butler, Pa,, aged mittee since years he is this section. was Pioneer mace cemetery Ar A 3 tion Ha formerly liv-| 3 : ~He fo utchering | to all persons to atteryd this service. b ring i well known ’ | A New Work |Train | 4 Y Com- kf train on Mount Joy branch op Monday morn- fing in order to have the track in good condition during the cold weath- er, and to be ready for any extra help required. . i ee AE pen 2d hery for Lo our ¢jder and carried on He citizens. many years, was Tae Pennsylvania Stern x E | pad¥ put a new wor House enly ae bn | that may be is = : at Bought an Auto | | - Mr. S. H. Miller of this place jar- b | rived home from Philadelphia with2 Hupmobile that he purchased in tha yesterday. Mr. Ray Keller a nied him. ter a well Risser's Med township, di day night from He wa 3 age and is su life 1] two childre fd Samuel, of vas a me Church at = the fun 1ly sis, I'S Of er Constitutiona] Prohibi- | 4 cordial invitation is extended | | guests | Gingrich, on Saturday. ( the) operator j rents, Mr. and Mrs. James BE isit ‘to friends yesterday. laylor of g tar on our st ye of Andersonburg, I'hursday visitor to friends uch Ww days McGinnis is spending several in Philadelphia this vVeek., Mr. spent Sunday Wilson of in town Samuel Lancaster, with his pa- rents. Messrs. J. A. New Smith and F. V. Smith of Haven, Conn. are visiting here. Mr. Q. J. Ore., Beecham in of Portland, one day last 1 was seen town week. Mrs. P. J. beth Dieter caster. Our 2 of Miss Saturday at Dieter and spent Mr. in Ww. town M. yes- former townsman Lancaster, was Boltz of Annville, was the borough last Wed- P. Margerun of Hlizabeth- yesterday in town on Breneman Lan- of town calling yseph T. caster, spent Sunday in on friends. and H. G. visitors R. Leaman Messis. F. Seifert of Lancaster, were ere yesterday. M Geo. 0. Thompson and W. O. Sheetz of the Capitol City, spent Sunday in town. Miss Mary Sarah McGinnis friends at Middletown. Mrs. H. H. Morton Myers made a business caster last Wednesday. Messrs. R. 8. Herr, H. tin and Ed. Murray of spent Friday about town. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Miller of Lan- caster Junction, spent Sunday with Mr; and Mrs. Frank Baker. Keller and Fred Buch- Philadelphia yesterday attended the automobile eSSrIs., and Miss Sunday with McGinnis spent and Miss Anna trip to Lan- Frank Mar- Lancaster, Messrs. Ray were al where they show Miss Anna Myers entertained. Miss Ida and Messrs. Charles Mor- ton and Walter Greiner at supper last evening. The Misses Elizabeth Gingrich and Martha Tout of Lancaster, were the former's brother, C. S. Bryan of Miss Catherine H. Kauffman, day at the Independent Tele- phone Exchange, left Saturday on a visit to friends at Waynesboro. Mrs. J. W. Kreiner and son Charles of Lancaster, spent Thursday and Fri- day in town with the former's pa- Webb Mr. Ei. A. Engle, the extensive dealer in thorough bred cattle and hogs, of near Newtown, left on Mon- day on a business trip to Syrad Y. 3 (Continued oa an page | may | may | needs Eliza- | Lan- { be grown which will of the meet 1 Ue buyer, News Items Told in A Brief Vet teresting Way Duke, fine pointer owned C. N. Mumma, died on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schroll on Mt. Joy street, announce the birth of a son. While Mussel playing Stauffer eye with a hockey wound This ice the hockey on the was Hit above afternoon butcher Harry H. large pork- Holwager, ling two very rs for Mr. Samuel WI ll A A Big Success held in the day cess and largely at from adjoining vere given in classes and yrimation class y to pupils in the the Central a number of were highly en township. Between scholars of School rendered short sketches whicl joy he ed by the large audience present. used for the fit of the athletic association — © —— Fair Chance for All On Saturday there will be a grand shooting match for a lot of fine tur- keys near the Farmers’ Inn, in this place, Mr. Walter H. Morton,” pro- prietor. This is a match that ev- erybody can attend as you all have an. eqaal chance. Nothing but facto- loaded shells may be used that will be supplied. A grand free dinner to gunners, proceeds will be bene ry will be served Don’t forget the date, Saturday, Jan. 17, beginning at one o'clock all a \ Dislocated His Elbow * John Hershey, who tenants Geo. Rhoads farm, about the two miles west of Maytown, was the victim of. a painful accident on Monday. was helping to take down the crop of tobacco and was several tiers from the ground floor, a distance of about twenty feet, when he lost balance and fel] heavily to the ground. He landed on his right arm, dislocating the elbow. a He Octogenarian Breaks Leg As Mrs, Elizabeth Fry, an inmate of the i Home, at Oreville, was walking,to’ the breakfast table in that institutign a few days ago she tripped and /fell, fracturing her right Dr. J XI. Herr of Landisville, was summoded and set the broken member: espite the fact that the patient is 82 years old, she suffers * and is doing weli under t. leg. by : ball, inflicting a | y LOWnN | south : IN May- | evening Distance, 35 yards. | his | the | ones called ] last week.. Mr, and Mrs. Le Cc ter of Elizabethtown, 's. George Geyer on S Mur. Sunday Irvin Geyer .of Lancastey in town the guest parents, Mr, and Mrs. George Mr. Abram Ichler and fg | Lancaster, spent Sunday in ty guest of Ruther: family. Miss Mr. Jacob Dukeman « severa her bre Rachael is the brook spending of ’ guest { nor, Misses Gertrude friend of Weave; Landisville, spent town the guest of Mrs. Jd Stiglera Elmer Gise moved his family Berwyn, the P ffects to working for g llie Dunbar of Harrisburg, spent from Saturday to Tuesday in t icini friends and calling on Smeltzer two Mount Joy, Mr. and Mrs. on Sunday. The eleven-weeks-old of Mr. Mrs. Dunk of Florin, died and was buried in the family plot in the Florin Cemetery were held at the house, Mrs. Alpheus Morton formerly Florin, but now spending the with her daughter at Palmyra, wa¥ the recipient of a large number of handkerchiefs on Monday, it being her 71st birthday. Mr. John Carson assistant ticket agent at the P. R. R. ston in this place’is confied to the hduse with an Mr! Paul Schlotz- and called on her parents, Jefferson Bishop son and John Services of winteg attack of sickness. i hauer of Landisville,, is working dur- | ing Mr. Carson's absence. Messrs. Claude Keener and Jacob Rutherford ¢rack shots of town sojourned Elizabethtown, on Sat- two to | urday to attend a shooting match but as Mr. Keener's eyesight was a little bad, they ; had return without a turkey to AE A WHY MOUNT JOY MERCHANTS SHOULD ADVERTISE IN THE BULLETIN Abraham Lincoln said: “I do not know !much -about the tariff, but I do know this much; when we buy goods abroad we get the goods and the foreigner gets the money; when we buy goods made at home, we get both the goods and the money.” Those who get the “ lion's share” of Mount Joy business are advertis- erg in the Bulletin ed ie Played at ‘bridge L The Foresters B: ¢ this went to Bainbridge day where it furnished music a iggr which ig being held by 7én’s Band of that place. 4
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