VOL. X1. NO. 49 MOUNT. JOY, PENNA. WED? iSDAY, APRIL 29, 1914 $1.00 A YEAR If You Want a Greater Mount Joy, Put You John Hancock on That Petition When It Comes Around Rev. Galle nl N Dean Wos Very Sudden on Unexmecled PREACHED A FUNERAL SERMON AT READING YESTERDAY Mrs. Gabel Was Horrified to Find Her Husband Dead in Bed at Their Home at Eight O’clock This Fore- noon—Was Fifty-Three Years Old This community was shocked this forenoon to learn of the very sudden and unexpected death of Rev. H. S. Gabel, pastor of the United Brethren Church. Gabel went Reading day where he preached a funeral ser- mon, returning home He retired in good spirits eight o'clock this morning M called to him. Getting no she investigated and found dead, having expired a previous. Deputy Coroner S. Dillinger and his physician Dr. J. Newpher held an investigation and found death was due to De- ceased fifty-three F Gabe] born He entered the ministry ago,during siding elder served as Church years, He tober, local Rev, tu yester- last evening. aug at . Gabel response, was time ne short B J. cerebral hemorrhages. years old. at Lebanon. thirty years pre- and General eight 0. in was ev. was which time he was eleven of the Board for Dayton, Dayton for years secretary Ere with ni¢ tion offices at here frc Oc- c m 1913 and served the succeeding Rev. J.. T. at Harrisburg. Rev. pastorate who will sudden de- has since charg Spangler, now brief riends Cabel, during his made many to learn of hi here, regret mise, Besides widow he leaves these children: Mrs. J. J. Reiderer, Holton, Kansas; Dr. Paul Gabel and Mrs. Amy DePriest, Dayton, Ohio, and Miss Sue E. at home. These brothers and sisters also survive: Mr. Irvin Gabel, Mr. Milton Gabel and Mrs. Kate Meck, Holton, Kansas; Mrs. Corletis Allard. Albequerque, New Mexico, and Mr. William Gabel, Ok- lahoma. The funeral will afternoon at 1:30 Brethren Church. ton, Ohio. , ee eC Cows! Cows! Messrs. J. B. Keller Will Receive From a New Section for Their Next Sale d be held Friday in the United Interment at Day- cows! f in this community will be shown cows from an entirely new & their May 8. head "111 € Keller fessrs. J. B. their next publi ards here on stock The lot consists of Ce COWS fresh, springers and b SUC The few ek bulls and a few be sold shoats useful need cow should not miss sale. vou Cm Enjoyed a Walk Sunday ladies proved them The selves following good pedestrians as be of can seen by the route their walk on in search of wild fiowers Sunday From Mt Horst's Joy Hill, to Mill, home vie over Cemetery to Sharp's Corner re- Milton Miller's These ladies Mrs. Alexander daughters, 1 N on road. turning the Run composed the Kramer and Mary, Miss Goldie Rebecca Hellman, Miss Mrs. Pauline Bube. rer RRs Back party: Sarah Miss Bube, two Sheaffer, Tekla and and Married Forty-five Years Mrs. Maxwell Hipple, re- on Chestnut street, Marietta, Sunday were married forty-five years. Both are enjoying good health. Mr. Hipple is 77 vears old, and his wife is a few vears younger. He works every day, and says he feels younger now than he did twenty-five years ago. George children. re A Gr Ge Politicians Were Here A number of politicians who are stumping the county, touring about in automobiles, took dinner at the Exchange Hotel today. After dinner several of them addressed the crowd that gathered. Among the politicians were McCormick, a candidate for Governor; United States Senator palmer and Ex-State Treasurer Berry. | a . i Mr. siding and Sargen and several grand- Souble green tradlpegstamy an’'s They have one daughter, Mrs. | Real Estate Transfers been filed in as follows: to perches Deeds have the Re- corder’s office H. {2 acres Rapho, E. E property E. C. Boozer 44 acres and perches West Donegal, $3,000. Fannie 8. Kaylor to E. E. Sharer, 100 acres and 78 perches of land in E. of Tyson, land Brandt Isaac and 157 $6,500. Sharer to in West K. in P. C Donegal, to J. A. Miller, mill $8,000. Armstrong, of land in DC o Jonoy, $5,050. S. B. Landis to Joshua W. Kaylor, | property in Elizabethtown, $2,3 M. G. Gibble’s administrator to E.| G. Gremer, property in Rapho, $2,020. | J. H. Young to Isaac S. Gibble, | property in Mt. Joy township, $1,600. Cecelia A. Culp’s executor to S. Sheaffer, property in Mt. | borough, $800. Jacob W. Keener to O. U. Ruhl, property in Rapho, $600. Elizabeth Simons to John BEB. Baker, in East Donegal, 1A | J. | George Joy property a ¢ Ho 500, J. East to H. in Hinkle, Donegal, Barr tract Spangler of land Addie firove, R in to Sarah A. $1.00. Margaret $3,750. Harlan Marietta, Kauffman lot to Marietta, K of property in G. and Kopp to Clara Low, 100 perches land $2.800. to R. Fellen- Mount Bennett, trustee, guardian, Jot in Joy, mes McClure to Roy Dupes, property in Maytown, $1,: — ee etl Victim of Blood Poisoning B. O. Musser, of the Creamery s taken to pital Lancaster by Dr. suffering with blood poisoning. few days ago he scratched his hand | and no attention paid to the] matter as it did not even hurt him. | to itch and then| became greatly swollen. Medical at- | tention was given it but no avail ana it thought best to take him to the hospital the hope of saving his hand. er UD Ee ee Farmers’ the hos- Snyder, | Co., w at was Recently it began was with The Marietta Commencement The annual commencement of the Marietta High School will be held in Hall, that borough, on Fri- day night. There are four graduates. The address will be delivered by Dr. Hull, of the Millersville State Normal School. The commencement exer- of the High School will be held to-night in the band hall. The numbers eighteen. The address will be delivered by Mayor Frank B. Mc Clain of Lancaster. A Si mn Central cises Maytown Ciass Chicken Corn Soup Supper A chicken corn soup supper will be held in the basement of St Luke's >arish House on Saturday evening, May 2nd. The menu will of chicken corn soup, ham sandwiches, cream, cake and coffee. Supper will be ready for serving at 4 o'clock. Please this notice an present. consist ice consid- er invitation to be as rm res lH HA Exclusive Electric Power we installed electric week an our large cylinder motor This at replaces a is the sixth motor the Bulletin office, every piece of machinery requiring power having its individual motor. re Dug a Sink Mr. Wm, H. Gantz of Florin, has| i ng a sink for] Works. specialty of dig-| be pleased to| of his digg completed New just, Standard Hardware makes a and wil] anyone ging si hear rom in need services. — f Al, SD { bo t Nill [appenney Ings of Our Many Re- JOrirs [ne Past Week HE WHEREABOUTS OF OUR FRIENDS THE PAST WEEK What Our Able Corps of Reporters Found in the Card Basket About Yourself, Your Friends and Your Acquaintances Mrs. Frank Sprout spent Saturday Elizabethtown. Mr. S. H. Miller spent Friday and Saturday in Philadelphia. Mr. Melvin Peffer of Harrisburg, spent Sunday here with parents. Dr. W. D. Chandler spent Sunday afternoon with H. C. Cooper at Lan- at caster, Mr. ne yesterday Love on aul E. ( business. Mrs. Sylvester Anna Dearbeck Lancaster, Mr. Alvin College, Getz .spent n of Brotherly Dearbeck and Miss spent Saturday at Lebanon Val- with his pa- Shonk of was home Sunday. Hinkle rents over Mr and lady friend Monday Ed. Ream. Helam of few days with Weber and family. Mae Weaver and friend Mr. Landis of Lancaster Ir. and Mrs. Joseph Weber Paris Lancaster, Mrs. S of were guests and Avoca, Co. spent a Mr. Joseph Miss \ were guests of N Sunday. Mr. John K. Kover of Lime Rock, a former resident of this place, visit- ed friends in town Monday and yes- terday. Jerome Felker of the U., S. army, spending a two months’ furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Felker, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weber and daughter Annie attended the funeral of Mr. H. L. Stager at Lancaster Monday. Master Rouse Burns has returned to Philadelphia after spending some time here with the Hallowell. Miss Pearl Weidle and Mrs. Wm Bottomley of Williamstown, were the of Mrs. Rev. N. A. Barr from Saturday to Tuesday. Mr. Edgar Hagenberger to Atlantic City yesterday spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. G. guests returned after rents, H. Hagen- berger. Dr. W. D. Chandler and A. ( Séhwenker were mustered into ramp by Lieut. D. H. Nissley Camp, No. Veterans, last Tuesday y x. 74, Song of evening. Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Mr. and Mrs. Walter turned home Sunday of Greiner and Greiner re evening after a visit with relatives at severa] S Annville. Mr. Mrs. days S. M. allowell of adi W, and *hiladelphia, of Harris- Mr. Joe Dowardt Sunday with and Hallowell. E. spent John H. ntinel Manheim Kieffer, Co., the E. Electrie a Trout of Mr. BF. Edison and Qf id Manhei this office formerly he th made pleasant Wednesday. of call at Mr. m, last formerly Charles Althouse, foreman of the plating department of he Grey Iron Casting Company, but now employed by the Wincroft Stove Annual Convention The annual convention of the Sun- | day Schools and Christian Endeavor | Societies of the Church of God will be held in Mechanicsburg, Cumber- land County, May 26-28. a At Milton This Week C. S. Kitchen ‘left morning for Milton, Pa. has charge of the mission this week. He is of St. Luke's Parish House Monday where he Rev. rector here. th — At Hospita] for Treatment Mrs. D. F. Gabel was taken to the General Hospital, Lancaster, by Dr. W. M. Thome Wednesday afternoon. She underwent an operation for ap- pendicitis. —— pr Learn to laugh. A good laugh is better than medicine. Learn how to tell a story. A well told story is as welcome as a sunbeam in a sick room. Broke a Leg Paul Nagle, aged seven, a son of no. Nagle, fell out of a wagon and ke his leg. | Works of Middletown, in town last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs, F. Eshleman, the Misses Ella and Mary Eshleman and Mr. D. S. Shonk and daughter Anna autoed to Maytown where they tended the funeral of Mr. Henry Fletcher Sunday. attics visited f S. Baccalaureate Sermon The baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of the Conoy town- ship high school was preached Sun- day night in the Methodist Episcopal church at Bainbridge. The Rev. W. E. Edel, the new pastor, preached to them. He occupied the pulpit for the first time succeeding the Rev. William Reeves, who left for a charge near Philadelphia. The choir rendered a number of special selec- tions. ED Ane Our Home Markets Butter, ‘per Ib, .ioiiiiy cine avid Hees, per doz... cai WT Lard, ‘per 1b. ...... oi. i000 18% Potatoes, per bu. .. SER. | Oats, per bu. ye Wheat, per bu. Corn, per bu. / | family of John | his pa- | iends | at- | FAIR PREMIUMS WILL BE INCREASED | b Prizes in All Branches of Exhibition Will be Made Worth While Premiums will take a decided crease this coming fall at the Lan- caster County Fair. At & meeting or the executive board of the Fair As- sociation last evening in the Fair rooms it was decided to increase ma- terially the premiums for the cattle exhibit, Numerous raisers of cattle had appeared before the executive board and urged them to increase the prizes so as to make an exhibit worth while. Raisers of fancy stock likewise urged the increasing of the premiums. An amicable was entered whereby the requests were acceded to and the money of- fered for exhibits will be the highest in the history of the fair. in- agreement Hiry Horns Former Burgess H. 1 Siog- Or, Died a1 Lancaster THE ROAD WHICH WE ALL MUST TRAVEL SOONER OR LATER 20me Weil Known People From OQur Neighborhood Have Passed to the The purse of the horse races will also be increased, making it worth while for the best horses in the East- | ern section of the United States to enter the contests. Entrance condi- tions will be changed entrant and Lancaster promised racing, such never witnessed. a rr county is as they have LADIES’ AUXILIARY BENEFIT Local Talent Will Assist Marion Hertha Clarke on May 7 The for the Clarke time ig rapidly approaching appearance of Marion Hertha in Mount Hall, benefit of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Joy for the Lancaster In a making plays General Hospital. ddition her clever, ch artists The ith a selection by a local to merry and aracter readings several local will in open assist the program. program will i orchestra | by the Brown a quartette Detwiler, Mr. and Mrs. render a duet. will Battye and | Schock | Engle P. Frank Following Stoll, will number Misses gram that ) the | pro- be a piano duet by and Shelly. The close with a second | will | | selection by the orchestra. | purchased from | of the Auxiliary | and don’t forget that the chart opens | Tickets be ladies can any of the at Garber’s Drug Store next Monday. | The cents with no | extra charge for reserved seats. — ——- ——— ia. 9 1S 350 admission | THE | | Petition Now Being Circulated Relative to a Borough Extension INITIAL STEP is Mt. circu- | the welfare of heart, in order to procure | those outside the | of proposed ex- A citizen with at lating a petition of would the Joy Borough is now the sentiments that under borough be citizens our town | tensin. A There are about thirty-five persons | : interested in this project and if they are desirous of enjoying borough! privileges, i.e. streets, good | water, excellent fire protection, lower 00d insurance, good schools and advantag they fire with about should other rarious he same taxes, not | ate to sign the petition affirma- nresented to them. person presented ee ee 7 the Sheriff Id by 3 the sold followi Satur- 1 bricl vO-STOT1€e( th house, and other } improvements, This Philips, in was seize and was for This is | Bessie | My "nn attorney $2,750 rs, Florin for {| Hotel fA property. two and one half storied frame | |dwe g house, with kitchen attach-]| and other improvements. Seized C. | ed, belonging Annie RP: Myers, | as to sold to B.| Hencel land Shoemaker, and | J attorney for John | man, of East Donegal, for $365. | ee — Hauling the Ashes Supervisor Engle is busy hauling all ashes and rubbish deposited the alleys in the East Ward. Please remember that nothing will be re- moved by the borough after it has once made a general clean-up. rm rl A No Preaching Sunday Owing to the death of Rev. H. S. Gabel, there will be no preaching services in the U. B. Church Sunday. Sunday School will be held at the usual hour, A AA Jr — \ Air Oakland Six Mr. H. E. Ebersole has purchased a fine five passenger Oakland six touring car. It will be delivered the Jatter part of the week. i er A Inn Hotell License Transferred The license for Hotel Marietta was transferred from Henry S. Drybread in new V to favor the | | Hope; | at | eighty-three years of | Maytown; | was to Shoemaker | | Great Beyond Since Our Last Issue Gone to Their Reward Cyrus Strickler, aged 20 died at Columbia on Friday. George F. the well known Reading Railroad, died Baer, {head of the jon Sunday. Mrs who died buried Marietta William g, officiated West, Anna Bryan, tdays was at H. assisted | Sunday. Rey, Harrisbur LH Dy | | { of J > | Rev, | | Mrs. Elizabeth R. Heisey M Elizabeth R. died at | her home in Mt. Joy on morning, death S. Heisey township being due in her { Friday | Bri 57th leaves these Lo ght’s disease. She was husband, she John, Jacob ; Samuel, her children: ‘and Warren of this Mrs. Harvey, year. Besides place | Manheim; Isaac S. + Cora and Annie, at The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock from her late home and 2 o'clock at the tersonville Church the Brethren. Interment in the adjoining home, at of was made cemetery. Mrs. Anna Lenhardt Hoffman Anna {offman died larietta pike, due to She and Mrs. Lenhardt on the Death of I N was her home Friday night. complication a diseases, was age the denomination. the following children: Brubaker of this place; Samuel of and Maria, at home and two in the west. The funeral was held yes- terday morning at 10 o’clock at the Cross Roads Church. Interment was made in the cemetery adjoining. Brethren She member of in is Mrs. Aaron, of Ellen Mrs. Martha Greenleaf Mrs. Martha U. Greenleaf died e home her daughter, Mrs. Ezra in Donegal town- at +1 8 f of Troutwine, East near town and ; a few | Marshall, Shue, Mt. | Mas- | | was a | Christ survived by | Harvey | | | { | ship, early Monday morning aged 66 | years, 5 months and 15 111 + aue days. the effects of 1 died 0 a Her husban sixteen months lea e William Florin; William Greenleaf of E Mrs. Ezr ! ast Donegal and Mrs Columbia: 20. following chil- McGarvey of liza- he Mi S lhe dren; S. of Al- ino Ing Mt. hethtown : a yutwine Joseph follow Amos Bricker of township and Mrs Hoover township son Adam sea- brothe Fletcher son firm name of busi- the carried on a coal and grocery West the dren survive, Ney of Marietta; Marietta and Mrs. H. Levenight, at along Three Mrs. Amos "letcher, of J Marietta, old ness in banks of canal follows: Emlen Belle, wife home There also survive fourteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. One brother, John Fletcher, of East Donegal town- of the family. He was the oldest member of St. John’s Lutheran church at Maytown, con- nec.ing with that denomination more than sixty years ago. His wife, who is past eighty-years of age, survives. The funeral was held on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock from St. John's T.utheran church at Maytown. Rev. Joseph D. Krout, pastor, officiated. Burial was made in the cemetery ad- joining. as ship, is the last Henry L. Stager Helty L. Stager, formerly County to Charles 8. Humer. Tregiurer, dropped dead Thursday 4 Death | stroke. | | | been the ! chil- | | { | | I. D morning from heart trouble, years. . Former County Treasurer Henry Litch Stager, one of the men in the county, died trouble, aged sixty years. was downstairs when noise as of something falling, and upon going upstairs “to investigate she found her husband lying on the bath-room floor. He had probably died instantly. A physician was sum- moned, but he could only pronounce him dead. He had been in ill health some years. Mr. Stager was aged 60 best known from heart His wife she heard a born in this bor- ough being a son of the late Hermry and Elizabeth Stager, For many years he was prominent in all mat- ters affecting the interests of the | borough, and he was at one time our | burgess. In politics: the deceased | Republican, and he took an | interest in our local affairs. | served as Deputy County Treas- | the administration of two treasuruers Jacob Stoner and E. Edgerley, and was County Treasurer | himself one time, during the years | 1906-7-8. For the past eight years Mr. | ( Stager had resided in Lancaster, and | time his at No. 413 College He is sur-| vived by his wife and a son, Henry P. { the was a active He ur er, during | at the present home was avenue, Since retiring from Mr County Stager had been insurance Treasurership in the busi- ness, and he was also in engageq the leaf tobacco trade, though not firm or Mr. Reformed church, in Masonic and under the & Co. the extensively, H. L a member name Stager Stager wa of and Odd was prominent Fellows’ circles. He was a mem- No. 551, Chapter 43, No. 19, * of Casiphia Lodge, M., of this place; Goodwin Council, M.: of Lancaster Eminent Commandery, No. 13, and Lancaster Lodge of Perfection, Fourteenth De- ge, A. S. R. He officer of Mount Encampment, Knights Templar gree, was a member S and Joy Lodge No. 217, 1 was District Master of the North 1.0 0 F, the Golden and the Past Grands Associa-| 0. 0. F | funeral held from the Monday at two | New | past of Oo Ridgley 0.5, Deputy Grand Lancaster and District, Eagles tion, L The house was on afternoon o'clock. Interment was made a >rovidence. | ——— _—— — | LOCAL NOTES | 1 Items Told in A Brief teresting Way News boys at it. at | Nobby suits for men and Beneman's. G. Moyer sells choice seed corn per bushel Miss Ethel Mt. Alto Rieker mer’s Miriam the ul Sheaffer has to | treatment. gone for the 1t. | has | Bock Beer on at Inn tap evening. Chandlé¢ I two Fa Saturday who weeks, Miss ill proving, past is im- of good | sale on | town attended former townsman, | on Mon- Mae sprout Church mort times Th Commander | _ |v { Rheems, | on Monday -| guest of | Hamilton. | former's 1 | at Hor G. £. Anniversary Wil Be Hell oundey, May 2nd LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION OF THE WEEK What Has Transpired in hat Thrie ing and Industrious Village a Short Distance West of Mount Joy ae Gathered by Our Reportorial Staff Miss Myrtle Groff of Rheems Sun daved Mr. bed with sickness. in town. John Heisey is confined to his Preaching services were held at Eby’s Church on Sunday. Mr. Shelly of York, friends in village Sunday. Mr. Martin of Middletown called on friends in the village 8 day. James visited the Force in Mr. Lemon Leisey of Pottstown, ide a business trip to town Mor aay. Messrs. George Pierce Tuesday visitors and Harry f Columbia, were tO town. A “ha town, rles visited Middle town on Menaugh of his mother in Sunday. Misses Mary Middletown, Stella Myers of friends the and called on in illage Sunday. Miss Brandt of Middletown, spent town Mi Irene in the Tillie Weidman. Mrs. Jacob Kuhns of near visited former's father, Sunday guest of ir MT. and the Mr. Aaron Kuhns Sunday. M Mrs. were r. and John S. Wagner of Sunday visitors te village. Herr Hospital Dr, F. Harrisburg, friends in the Mr. G the General removed fe Lancaster, Richards. Mrs. John and of Greenland, the guests of Mr. Emanuel Eby on Sun day. Mrs. spending several her rant was at L. Shriner were by Mr. and daughter Geyer of Elizabethtown, ie days the daughter, Wm in town Mrs. Mr. Ira Hess and family Breneman’s School house parents, Mr. Sunday. and Sund: of thei her Smeltzer. of near the Ezra visited and Mrs. Hess Mr. Spent Mrs. at Jefferson Bishop Mount Joy as the daughter, New- guests Mrs. Wm. to Bennett and home and wo sons returned at ] after several the Altoona, spending in village. Funk, weeks Rev. J] United purchased pastor of the this place, Mount- Brethr ation and |” member of that | ess cheer the family. You like be told you 1 0 your Brother, | ¢ hom | | Cattle for Exposition i Graybill of Elizabethtown, shipped to Seattle, Wash. 14 head of extra fine Holstein heifers of his own raising to be placed on exhibi tion at the Panama Pacific Exposi- tion. They were certainly beauties and attracted considerable attention on’ their way to the stock yard for shipment. Ry, Quite a Success Mr. A. H. Stumpf, of the Farmers’ Inn. celebrated his birthday last Thursday evening by entertaining his many friends at a roast pig and sauer kraut supper. rr QF ene, Granted a Pension Mrs. Sarah Jackson, widow of Wil liam Henry Jackson, was granted a widow's pension of $12 per month. of new zabeth M. Groff to t Address M, Groff. enjoy yourself. morn Young even one Lhe Come a 150 HEAD OF LIVE STOCK That's What C. S. Frank will Here on Friday, May 1st Sel! At M. A. Spickler’'s Washington House on Friday, May 1st, Mr. C. 8. Frank will offer a carload of extra fine Lancaster county cows consist. ing of Holsteins and Durhams. Also a few extra good high grade Hol- stein cows. For this sale he has a specially fine lot of home-raised shoats as he will have about 125 ranging from sucking pigs to shoats weighing 125 lbs. Also a few purebred Jersey Red sows subject to register and a few SOWS. A rn a close eye on the