4 X | THE MOUNT JOY BULLETIN VOL. XI. NO. 4¢6 MOUNT JOY, PENNA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1914 $100 A YEA] Council Will Oil All Our Streets; Our Tax Rate Is Only 4 Mills; Who Wouldn't Live in Mount Joy’ Presbytery Will Meet Here Will Hold a Three Days’ Session in the Presbyterian Church Next Week evening April Wed- Presbytery York meet Strasburg and on Rev. Geo. Wednesday Wells Eby of Co- Commencing Monday 13th nesday ing by lumbia. On Tuesday afternoon at 2:50 an address will be delivered by the Rev. Sherman H, Doyle D. D., of Philadel- phia, in the interest of an endown- ment fund lafayette College. The service Tuesday evening will be of a will consist of special Presbyterian choir Beck of Lititz and addresses by Frank B. Everitt Allentown, Pa., Rev. Wilson Cochran D. of Philadelphia. The Tuesday will be of special in- although al] the presbytery to and continuing until noon, the of Westminster, comprising and counties will in the Church. came 14 years, arranged Lancaster Presbyterian This event church once in churches being Presbytery. The exercises opening sermon by the Rev. T. G. Baxtor of York County, Pa, the the Presbytery, the roll and the introduction moderator Rev. R. L the local the order of the to for on by popular music by the will consist of an moderator, Pine Grove, of the of and D., evening organizing Joseph calling of of the Clark of new service Lan- terest to the publie, easter. sessions of are open On Tuesday and Wednesd th every one The OW officers Mod ¢ sessions will be mostly resbyter eharacte: The devotiona morning a ] ducted Rev YESTERDAY'S RUNAWAY Was Night Aged Daniel Eshleman, Thrown From a Wagon, Then Dragged, Makes Miraculous Escape Mrs. Maggie Snyder Unfortunate Sunday ™ Very r Mrs East very Maggie Snyder, an aged lady with Sunday of Donegal wasn't Killed is a mystery | 5 that many cannot solve who saw the! two horse team of Mr, Daniel Eshle- man go out North Barbara street yes- terday afternoon. Mr. Eshleman township. met That he painful accident on evening, She is a step-mother of Mrs. uel H. Tressler of East Donegal, whom she makes her home. Recently | lives midway be |she went to the home of Mrs. Engle! tween Florin and Rheems on the nr. on a visit and Sunday even- Ser Roo Roo om ao ing a member of the Tressler family purchased along the Harrisburg pike. | Accompanied by his son they came to Joslin kind herd x yosteTaay Nn steps in the yard when her heel : 2 > : caught and she fell, although not | street the horses frightened at an more than the height of four steps. | Fuiomobile and started to n, The bone of her right hip was| _— Pham Ag Ld ns fractured and she wag Hen back n fort to stop the team while his father i oss She will Toman | was on the wagon hanging to the, As oc fe Sixty lines. The team ran about half a stont : weighing 240 pounds. it will #quare when the younger Fshleman : 2 - ald was thrown to the ground, turning take some time before the Tracure| several somersaults but escaped with 11 mend. : or a few bruises. Dr. F. L. Richards of this place, i On sped the horses and Mr. Dante} “''ending her. Eshleman made a vain effort to stop SY them. They ran out Barbara street and in making the turn at the cover- - ed bridge, the wagon upset, throwing Passed Thru Here Saturday on Their him out. The harness was torn and ~ Trip Around the World i the horses, being freed from the wag- SR on, continued on their run thru the bridge, dragging Mr. Eshleman as he '¢l ahead of them arrived here Sat: |, clung to the lines. At the east eng U'day afternoon and attracted gener- of the bridge the horses stopped and #! attention. They are Italians and witnesses went to his assistance, are rolling the barrel the entire way Mr. Eshleman made a most mirac. OF a Wager they are given twelve | ulous escape, sustaining only a few Years to do it, and thus far have cuts and bruises. The wagon was Consumed five of them, and are not | broken and the harness torn. yet half way ‘round. The barrel they roll is eight feet | long and five feet wide. It is manu-| factured of light wood and is badly | battered. The men left Lancaster on | Cantata to Be Rendered Here by the Friday morning and arrived at Lan- | Local Choral Society disville that® evening where they | spent the night. Next day they came here. i While in town they procured the Sam- with | | { | | home. { descending the | years old and quite | THE BARREL ROLLERS Two men pushing a monstrous bar- i DAVID, THE SHEPHERD BOY The Mount Joy Choral Society will render the cantata, David, the Shep- herd Boy, in Mt. Joy Hall on Thurs- signature of Burgess Geo. H. Brown day evening, Apri] 23, Prof. Paul E./and sold a lot of post cards. They Beck of Lititz, will be conductor and | went as far as Elizabethtown on Sat- Miss Miriam Engle will preside at urday. the piano, Undoubtedly the best soloists in the town have expressed a willing- ness to take part, —ell- OG Too Bad, Squire The many friends of Squire Frank which includes the Grosh at Milton rGove, will regret to best vocalists in our various church learn of his recent misfortune. He choirs. The personnel of the rendi- went to the garret at his home Satur tion is appended: day evening to procure some books Abigail—Miss Mary B. Detwiler; and in ascending the steps he trip- Michal—Miss Emma Brown: David— ped and fell, fracturing his collar Mr. P. Frank Schock; Jesse—Mr. bone. He was also cut and bruised Ray Engle; Samuel—Dr. W. R. Hei about the body. Hg; Saul—Mr. Eli W. Bentzel: Jona- i than—Dr. E. W. Garber. Myers’ orchestra of Lancaster will be in attendance and all seats will| If be reserved. Admission. 35 cents. | Thursday, The chart opens at Garber’s Apr, 20 °n the G. Moyer at noon. demonstration on Seed Sowing Demonstration weather conditions are favorable April 9, Mr. Amos Stauffer, farm, will give a sowing clover seed with a 20-disc clover seed drill from 9a m tod p.m Everybody In- terested is invited to see the demon- stration. Mr. G. Mover of this, place, these drills eet eee HAND IN CIRCULAR SAW Martin Seachrist Has Back of His Hand Badly Cut Mr 11 sells — eel Shoot Next Monday A number of local gunners will hold a live bird shoot here next Monday afternoon. The place has | not yet been decided upon but the| painful accident gunners will leave the Exchange ho-| tel at one o'clock. , It was while he wag sawing the : last piece of wood that he met with the misfortune. The back of his Cut Off Tip of Thump right hand came in contact with the While auiting wood ou Saturday, rapidly revolving circular saw, and Mr. John Garman, of this it was badly cut from the wrist to, off the tip of his thumb. the fingers. Several leaders were. aT TIA severed and the hand was so badly, Letters Granted torn that it required stitching. Frank E. Hershey, of Mt. Joy bor: Dr. F. I. Richards, of this place ough, executor of Aquilla Hershey, attended the unfortunate man. late of Mt. Joy borough. While sawing wood at his son-in-law Mr. ser, two miles last Friday evening, Mr. Seachrist met with a bad the Benjamin southwest home of 0. Mus- of town Martin and very morn- | i like getting the { think they cided character and | in charge of Prof. | Rev. | 100 Rul Foved of our Mil jing for an | recommended | recommended. lon the alleys after lor they will be compelled to remove| made same as last year, four ‘at concreting. { : . stated that the fence between the|ccker reported that he could pur War, and afterwards enlisted in the place cut | | the fence This committee THE LYCEUM COURSE Shippensburg Man Wants to Locate ” A Crackerjack Arranged for the Sea- son of 1914-15 A CARPET FACTORY | oi ene 4 N in Mount Joy Commit- | { Our certainly its list | ideal one for industries or we would of 1914-| (10 receive so many requests from fl I! NE looking for locations. If we icould only land onefourth of all we would | Prin The local Lyceum Course town be met recently and selected of attractions for 15. With the committee the past course, must an tee the season encouragement accorded the final number of the members felt very ‘best. possible following “ numbers, have a list of attractions that should more than please. The dates have not as yet been de- upon hut are the the at {those making inquiry weeks. Mr. Peter prietor of the facturing Co., at | Writes as follows : ‘Would you kindly suitable building in your town, | THE WHEREABOUTS OF OUR | (peg not need large, say! FRIENDS THE PAST WEEK about four ordinary | er rooms, leased for a | What Our Able Corps of Reporters want to Found in the Card Basket About house I manufacture Yourself, Your Friends and Your | carpet only, Acquaintances customers of the nearer to we Smith, and pro- Valley Carpet Manu- Shippensburg, Pa., and in the owner Findings i Ww ay fe JOrers fhe Past Week here attrac- advise if there tions: is a The Boston Lyrics. The Royal Raconteurs, Brush, the Great Magician. Dr. T. Alexander Cairus, Lecturer; Subject, Humbugs and Mossbacks. Return of the Thomas Jubilee Sing: request, be very the size of that factory. could be carpet Also rent a for my family, wholesale All my southeastern and sel] to dealers, at ers hy popular selling committee in the state decide up- are as It due The will soon part the progresses Mr. College, is home, Dr. H, G. Smoke: vesterday on dates, prices, ete. and Bysshe Heilig of State and desirous to locate with due details, them is my only reason for wanting ill appear in these columns, of Columbia, was Among my customers is in town Mr. and Mis ~aturday Mr, aster spen Harry York, spent ast Wednesday in Mr, John Hoss! Oxford last sit buildings have above should Smith. Hr 1314 ALL THE PRINCIPLE STREETSIN| TOWN WILL BE OILED was Our Boro Dads, every one of them, also Burgess Brown, assembled at eight bells Monday evening and held one of the longest sessions for months and there was something do-| ing every minute, too. A communication was | from Friendship Fire Company appropriation. pany was given $50 by imous vote of Council, Burgess Brown reported collec- ‘ions for license for selling fish and|" ! green goods, post office rent and pole tax to the amount of $71.80 during March. Mr. Barto of the Street committee, reported all streets kept clean and fs ¢ | Some Well Known People From OQur | Neighborhood Have Passed to the of | Great Beyond Since Our Last issue Gone to Their Reward t received ask- The com- the unan- a retired farmer |e last Wednesday hauling as who K. at ( ' Pa 1s in town V W 4 ; { ’ Mrs. Philip Pyle of Pittsburg, vi Aneto 4 iY ed friends here on Saturday. =i fra | ! | Mr. J. A. Aldinger of Middletown Gistries was a Thursday visitor here. Parsons that Mr. D. FF. Greiner of Elizabethtown for the spent last Thursday in town. with Mr. Mr. E. E. Hammond of Philadel- phia was a Friday visitor here. Mr. Wm. M. Koons of Harrisburg, | f : spent last Friday in the borough. { i eid Mr. J. M. Daugherty of Harrisburg | |¥ ( was sojourning in town recently. ir Mr, Charles H. Fair of Palmyra, | the guest of friends here last week. ; ’ | \ Mr, and Mrs. B. F. Kauffman and : Clarence Schock Gets Street Oiling | daughter Blanche visited relatives at (| bh Contract and J. N. Stauffer & Bro. | Manheim Sunday. “i Get Stone Contract—Boro willl Mrs. Laura Rettew of Ironville, ET Haul Ashes This Month, Giving was a Sunday guest of George Hoft- : Each Ward a Week to Get Them|'@Ster and family. I Young i 0 Ham ell: Out Mr. Winfield Fenstermacher was a | visitor to friends and relatives here i on Saturday and Sunday. 8 Died loday Miss Minnie Kraybill of Columbia, is spending passion week visiting) {among friends in town. THE ROAD WHICH WE ALL MUST Migs Naomi Engle, of Bainbridge, TRAVEL SOONER OR LATER i is spending a week with her sister! ee Mrs. W. M. Thome and family. Rev. I. H., Kern was called Mohnton on Monday on account the serious illness of his mether, W. W. Crowell of the Crowell Lehnhart Co, New York city, was| john p. Ripper died at Columbia a guest of the Grey lron Casting. |; Monday aged 71 years. Miss Lizzie Long of New Haven | Frederick Hogman, a former resi- street enjoyed a ten day’s visit to her | gent of Columbia, died at Philadel- sister Mrs. Hein in Elizabethtown. | phia, Miss Esther Reist has returned t0| John W. Wenger, Wilson College, Chambersburg, after of Manheim, died lie fo1.| “Pending a short vacation at home. | night aged 78 years. lows: Give the citizens in the East | The suiling Zounsenance ot Xe. BR The body of Charles Hafley | Ward from Apr. 13 to 18 inclusive, to] Snavely Of Reading, was vers idied at Norristown, was interred | place all ashes, rubbish, etc. on alloys] Con Shicuons OL Our Sirgeis Monday. | Elizabethtown last week. {and the West Ward from “Apr 20 tol Mr, 20d Wis David Wegne Yeu! | Mrs. Rachael E. Blaine of Colum- oe ik oy it 5 “LC. °7 “|by auto to Manheim on Sunday to pia, dieq yesterday from a complica-| 25 inclusive. Same was ordered a8! visit the latter's sister, Mrs. Witmer. tion of diseases aged 19 yours. Mrs. Kathryn Dieter has returned; pester Roy George, ten year old | Property owners are kindly re-| home after spending a week with her | quested not to place ashes or rubbish | son Paul and other friends in Phila- Sunday from heart superinduced by over-exertion. Milton B. Young died at Johns- { town last Wednesday. He formely ‘|lived at Marietta. E. R. and Gertrude | Villee of Marietta, are cousins of the deceased. Reuben Litch at Mechanicsburg, from paralysis and | heart trouble, aged 65 years. Oliver | Litch, of Mastersonville, of | the deceased. | heim the above dates| delphia, | Mrs. Jacob Wagner and two chil |dren of Harrison, N. J. are here on family Mr. A. H them at their Mr. Barto recommended the of the Boro tax for 1914. Several|Coolidge. Councilmen were of the opinion that| Mrs. Wm. we can easily get along with the | posit, is here om a visit to her rate and upon motion it was | barents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Samuel | Sheaffer on West Main street. Com-| Miss Kathryn Fortenbaugh return- r at| ed to her home at Lancaster after ut fave) spending a week here with her grand- Dr | parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Dieter. ‘| Mrs. Jacob M. Schroll and grand- raeel daughter Miss Pearl Schroll spent valve) Sunday at Mayto—m as guests of the ith former's sister, ‘€s. no. McCurdy. wit Mrs. Elizabeth Roynton and grand- daughter Loretta § Moraine, Wilming- ton, Del, were in the family Mr. H C Myers, on Marietta i street. Mrs. H. B. ters Blanche | Shertzer own expense. laying (a visit to the of Weldon of Union De- died on Wednesday present mills. Mr. Ricksecker of the Water is a son mittee, reported everything O pumping station but arch which should be repaired. Richards suggested the and also that there a leaky in pumping station All ferred to the Water committee power to act. Committee ordered K John Hull John Hull, a former resident Lancaster, died the Masonic | Home at Elizabethtown, early Friday morning 79 years 1 : f cleaning ul is at ! were Or aged Geo. W. Berstler W. Berstler nesday at the Elizabethtown, rhages. He this county were Sun- HA Mr. and | also | for was to buy 50 Ibs. waste guests Wed Masonic Home at from cerebral hemor- was a resident of Cains pumping engineer. Geo died last Dr mittee, : ’ | of Richards of the reported he of bills. The ordinance composed of the members of the F passed final reading printed and com- of a Finance approval he Nissley two daugh- and Oyster at the and Jennie and Miss Point home of number credting a commit- of tee Burgess an {day visitors Mrs. Harry Tyson. Mrs. M. M. Aller and Miss Aller of Loch, Pa., arrived here Satur- on a visit to the formers pyring his career he piloted daughter, Mrs. M. M. Leib on West pa ftc gown the Susquehanna. Donegal street. ibm S David Whitcomb The School David Whitcomb, a former resi- session of the School dent of Bainbridge. died at Prince held Monday evening|ton, Minnesota on Wednesday from routine business was a complication of diseases, aged 68 Secretary H. G. Longen- years. He was a veteran of the Civil Frederick Waller, sr. Frederick Waller, one best known residents Marietta, died on Wednesday. 80 committee, was ordered inance ST.. of and of aged advertised the Property having purchased a| tool house in course of erection. Mr. Barto said that pipes Post office building too low which accounts for water in the cel-| lar. -Mr. Gable said that some water) accumulates in the llar and sug-|Board was gested filling up with ashes and then|{When only Ordered. Mr. Gable also| transacted. Glen com- |day 8 years. Mr. Sumpman of "0 990 mittee, reported A ton of coal, and are Board A short property is bad|chase $500 worth of school bonds at| regular army. serving on the frontier. | 1s well ag) par and he was ordered to procure | park and the Reed and should be at repaired | the pumping station.|Same. | was ordered to make | Frank M. Weidman Frank M., son of Harry G. and Lu- | icinda Weidman, on North Barbara | died early this morning aged | and seventeen days.) take both these fences Mr. Ricksecker mittee. reported a (Continued . Don’t Forget It | the Light com-| Don’t forget the formal opening of | street, number of lights | the First National Bank on Good Fri-|seven months {day. Everybody is cordially invited. ' The funeral will of Ol on/ page 5) | laverage a new industry every few |for the P. R. R., ing from railroad headquarters a few blood | gentleman attired in | eroned a | town the day of the G. A. R. day at | from is also survived M. Rubi John Israel ceased was an active member of the United Sunday. Brethren Steelton on Tuesday aged sixty-three A. years, plication of diseases ter of | bethtown, | day. | years old, { Martin Ebersole. She of the Mennonite son of Clayton George died at Man- li failure | funeral was held | noon at Good's made | Inn stock yards on Friday, April 10, | exceptionally fine stock. { July 23 to | Lititz on Monday by Dr. John J. New- { place on Fri; Also Want a Location The Bloch Go-Cart Co., of Philadelphia Makes Inquiry Here Mr. J. H. Stoll, local ticket agent received the follow- progressive concern, doing a large ‘business in their Philadelphia facto- ry. They desire to have some com- munity erect for them a one story building approximately 100x200 feet. Siding connections not essential, but would of course be desirable. They employ both men and girls, and while starting in a small way by sending a number of skilled work- men to educate unskilled local labor, they contemplate eventually trams-.’ ferring the scene of operations to the new location They days ago. The letter explains itself and if our Board of Trade or any one else is interested, let them get busy. “The Bloch Go-Cart Co., the princi- if not the largest manufacturer and carriages in the about for anoth- pal of go-carts country, location. Last are casting el they opened a factory at City, N. J, where they out extensively, niged and tisfaction resulted objected to stand- year Egg Harbo expected to branch but the citizens practically 1 400 hands in Philadel- Egg Harbor City. interests your let me know employ phia and If the people their original proposition, and employes on 60 in dissa trouble who proposition ou kindly can be done.” WA Al Flom LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION at from OF THE WEEK was the stout Pre mm——— who chap- What Has Transpired in (hat Thriv more ladies about ing and Industrious Village a Short reunion Distance West of Mount Joy ae ago and will be'remember- Gathered by Our Reportorial Staff among t ron living J. Rose wife. Boi died York He Albert C. poisoning, white dozen or two years ed by many. Mr. ill this Grant Herr is seriously writing, Mr, John Carson spent Saturday at the Capitol City. Dont fail tto see J. K, Freymeyer’s, Kaster specials on another page. Miss Mabel Keller of Lancster wa Tuesday visitor to friends in town Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shirk Middletown were Sunday visitors town. Mr. Baha of Harrish home Made a business trip to town was | da ¥. de-;| Mr. She ited at Mrs. Herbert B. Groff A Herbert B. Groff died Thurs- her home at Willow Street a complication of diseases. She by her father, Ezra of Rapho township, and two! prothers and a as follows: a L.. and Henry IL. Ruhl and Mrs. Bender all Rapho. Mrs. Eiiza Eby Mrs. HKliza Eby died at her n Manheim on Sunday. Death jue to infirmities of old age, the being 85 of age. Mrs, sister of James and Mrs, J. K. Freymevyer years relatives at’ Reinhold’s statio Mr. John Rider has accepted a p | sition at Wm. Schutte’s coach wor at Mt. Joy. Samuel Caley Mrs. Luther Wentzel of Harrisbe Samuel Caley died at his home at’ was a Sunday visitor in the family D. Garber. resulting from a com-, Mr. and Mrs, Jacob S. Ichler Mrs. M. Ruth-| Elizabethtown called on friends of Elizabethtown, is a town Sunday. the deceased. Messrs. J. D. Easton, Jacob Ry erford and Walter Welfly spent § day at Marietta. Miss Florence Eschbach has g to Potistown where she will nf her future home. Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Wagonbaug Mountville spent Sunday at the h of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ichler. Mr. and Jr A. S. Ichler Mrs. Harrie Brandt of Lan were a visitors in town. was Mr. Aaron Nissley and sof ence of Mt. Vernon, Iowa, are ing a week with his sister, Mrg B. Gingrich. ; Mr. J. Y. Kline and fg building an addition of 25 fee J. B. Keller & Bro. Will Sell Cows. Vii la the milk stat large stack on Heifers, Bulls and Shoats this Sie next stock sale of J. B, Keller |, "= Mr. and Mrs. Paris Billett $11 Oo! TS’ will be held the Farmers of Rowenna spent severa] da: with the latter's parents, MH Mrs, Jefferson Bishop. >. J >, of ‘© head of _ While train No. tow: was thru town on Tuesday the (¢ and backward h the : ; ead on the engine blew out consisting Holsteins, Dur- Pais detained about an Jerseys and a few good Brin.) v, and Mrs. Nehemiah Gaj io} of fine Holstein ,.. 4 mrs. Harry Shoemak and : Springers with Mrs. Gantz’s parents, marking, and a lot of Amos Bertsficld at Ld bulls and fine shoats Sunday unaa) a - ! Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Nye Harvey, Mrs. Martin Shank Oscar Shank of Maytown ¥ was day visitors at the home o Mrs. C. D. Carson . the Y. M. C. A. The Misses Mary Hoffer, Lau a for the holding of the camp and Anna Hoffmaster an meeting. It will be held the week of | Edward Hoffmaster., Frank August 5. The rest of the and John Sheaffer were gf general routine at dinner at the home of Mrs. Christ Charles near day churen and is survived by wo daughters. death >rford, daugh- Mrs. Amanda Ebersole Amanda Ebersole, of Eliza-! die¢ at her home on Fri Ebersole sixty-four | and she was the widow of was a member church. Deceased! The after- Mrs. Mrs. was Ss survived by eleven children. on Sunday o'clock. Services were held church. Interment Ebersole’s burial grounds. ne Mb li soins NEXT SALE ON APRIL 10 t 9 at 2 in The & Bro at when they will again offer a lot of The fresh COWS lot COWS consists Springers of was hams dles Also a heifers fresh good color ed Mrs on and good stock Landisvilie Camp meeting of the Board of Control Landisville Camp Meeting afternoon the hursday par- date meeting business was Spent T er ee A Ae. Taken to the Home Mrs. Dr. A. M. Hiestand, who was A social. making her home with Mr. WI. | carprise Frank on West Main street, was re- moved to the United Zion Home near and § given in was held |Mr. and Mrs. John Joy street, last {The United Breth sisting of B. S. Blmer Gibbons furnished the {clusion of the program, the gue Mrs. R. R. Strickler the dining room, Mr. C. M. Stauffer ,repast was spre J. Fred Femstermacher, Postmaster [which all did am A Social pher mail leap: Unclaimed Letters Letters to be advertised week end- ing April 8-1914.