2 a 4 4 VOL. XII. NO. 1 MOUNT JOY, PENNA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1914 A Big Spectacular Parade, Band Concerts, Base Ball, Boxin MEMORIAL DAY The Big Annual Event Will Be Appropriately Observed In. Mount Joy Again This Year There will certainly be something 1.0 ON doing here on Saturday, Decoration pj n Ebe Day. There will be a ball game in / the mol A parade will be held on 1 at 2:30, after which there will be an- « { of other game of ball and in the even /. of a big boxing show will be held in y. IQ Tonvoneeker. will : Mt. Joy Hall. That should be enter- of . { Marshal and will be assiste tainment enough for everybody so | : M ih oH. 7 OT don’t fail to come to Mt. Joy that {oo rei Toni . Ee 2 : icob Brown, Prof. C. E. Roudabush, gay 3 A : : } Wharvell, H. S, Newcomer, N. Rev. E. A. Bawden, pastor of the le Foo Yeany hn Rahm Duke Street Methodist Church at an-| ys 5 ed Beam ond ny caster, nt. heen Angas “to Gelivs JC. N. Mumma, Dr. H. H. Bear, B. W. the Memorial Day address here. Af Browng Henry J. Engle. is one of the most popular 4 ¥ Route of Parade in that city and is a very abl i 1 ‘orm at Main and Market streets: nove west on Main to end of town; Yocorg inp gra f countermarch to Manheim, to Railroad the Florin, street, to Market, to Donegal, to New Lincoln, and Mt. Joy Cemeteries. Haven, to Marietta, to East Main, to Pers: er. 9:00 A. M. comrades and services in KELLER & BROS. NEXT SALE Be Held at Their Yards Here on Will | Friday, June 5 = | _- ' Any person in need of a good Ly- ( A 1v qi y kens Valley or Lancaster County cow, 3 the kind that produce milk, should 1 tl Il \ A not miss J. B. Keller & Bros. sale / i = ~ here on Friday, June 5 head of fresh sifers and a few They will offer 56 and springing cows i 1 backward cows consisting of Hol- Findings Il Or Hany Re- steins, Durhams, Jerseys and Brind- les. t t it i Th will also offer a lot of fine DOTS 8 Pag Wek nn nd atter will be sold k. 2t. A — THE WHEREABOUTS OF OUR Cut With a Hatchet FRIENDS THE PAST WEEK A very peculiar accident occurred =r on the Horst farm, tenanted by Mr. What Our Able Corps of Reporters ji.ol, Ober, several miles north of Found in the Card Basket About {,yy Mr. Ober was standing on a Yourself, Your Friends and Your phapow that was being drawn by sev- Acquaintances hand he held a to the horses did not under- ‘eral horses. In his hatchet, In speaking Mr, Robert Entswiler of York, was to turn they evidently in town last stand him and instead of turning Mr. J. H. Roberts of Slatington, Pa., they made a sudden stop. Mr. Ober spent Saturday in town. fel] forward and throwing up his Mr. Samuel F. Foultz was a visitor hand in which he held the hatchet to from protect himself, he cut a very deep Clarence B. Hershey of Lancaster, gash in one of the horses hind legs was in town on Monday. is in bad shape and may Mr. Will H. Yost of York, on vur streets Thursday. week. Columbia Thursday. The animal was seen have to be killed. nD A =e spent Thursday at Hershey. Mr. BE. J. Hersh of York town on business yesterday. Mr. J. C. Hollenburg of Maryland, Saturday visitor here. John L seen in was in was a Mr. Amspach of Womels- dorf, town yesterday. Mr. Charles Beamesderfer of Lan- caster, paid us a visit on Thursday. Mr. S. K. Cramp of Hanover, circulating in these parts last week. Mr. and Mrs, B. F. Groff visited friends at Elizabethtown on Sunday. Mr. Charles P. Oliver of Philadel- phia, spent last Wednesday in town. Mr. Geo. L.Pyleof the Smoky City, paid his father here a visit on Thurs- day. Mr. Zerphey, the contractor, 1s painting the exterior of the Farmers’ Inn. Miss Bessie Eby of Lemoyne, spent was was several days here with relatives and friends. Mr. Melvin Peffer of Harrisburg, spent several days in town with his parents. Mr. Wm. F. Loose of Philadelphia, wag the guest of friends here Thursday. Mrs. Jennie Witmer of Manheim is [and 2% miles northeast last | Mr. Geo. H. Hewitt of Camden, N. some Show Town, This J., spent Monday in town. That Mount Joy is some show town Miss Anna Zerphey and friend must surely be handed us now. Last week the J. L. Dramatie Company held the boards in Mt. Jo¥ Tempest Hall and the net receipts for the week were $320. Mr. Tempest said that was more business than he done several times the last time at Columbia, (a town the population of ours,) there. i ————— It Didn't Look Good Mr. William Thompson Dantz, a well known newspaper man of near Chester, was in town last week, he being in the market for a newspa- per, He came here at the solicita- tion of the Star and News, which is being offered for sale, but after a | visit to that office said, there was no- thing doing as the proposition didn’t iook good to him, ee , \ Lovefeast June 4 and 5 | The Zion children will hold a love- feast at the home of Mr. Harry Bru- baker, near Strickler’'s Meeting house of this place, on Thursday and Friday, June 4 and (5. Patch Pocket, Mystic Stripe Suits are all the go now. We are o Mount Joy, to Barbara, to lismiss Order of Marching ion: Chief Marshal, Dr. ).: GR. genecker and Aids; Forest- B - Lieut. D. H. Nissley Pos 47 GA 1 visiting com eal Ministerial Ass f S Borough oun Ge Miles Camp No. 26, S. \ i ut. D Nissley Camp, No. 74.8. of V Second Division: East Petersburg Band: Court Mt Joy, No. 228, F. of \.;: Gen. Cameron Council, No. 851, F. P. X.; Friendship Fire Co., No. 1. Third Division: The Spring Garden Band; Schools, Marching; School Board: Schools, on Wagons: Horse- back Riders. mj \! [ETH 3 : } - RIG b ‘ | {Inn on Sxiurday. 1t. | aga | : 3 | ( : [. D. Beneiran's store will close at I {noon on Decoratioi Day. | pI [8 Fiori Im Wai Be (0ered Soon i -OCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION OF THE WEEK Vhat Has Transpired in hat Thriy ng and Industrious Village a Shor West of Mount Joy as by Our Reportorial Staf! Distance Gathered The Florin reservoir was cleaned on Monday. Mrs, J. H. Dukeman was a Satur- day visitor to Lancaster. Mr, Charles Carson visited friends at Lancaster on Sunday. Mr, Claude Keener visited friends Program in Park Immediately after the parade the ollowing program will De rendered n the park: Mirtnary Recordmos MIS. Maragred D elirges Buried Y esi THE ROAD WHICH WE ALL MUST TRAVEL SOONER OR LATER Ww Some Well Known People From Our Neighborhood Have Passed to the Great Beyond Since Our Last Issue Gone to Their Reward Abram L. Abel died at Columbia on Monday aged 51 years. Mrs. Mary Foss died at Columbia on Saturday aged 90 years, Henry Stehman of near Manheim, g Show, All on Decoration Day. Struck By a Train Martin S. Seachrist of Near Town, The Victim DR. MUNYON; THERE'S HOPE Board of Trade Now in Direct Com: munication With Shoe Co. Every body is undoubtedly anxious to know what is being done relative to the Greenberg-Miller' shoe factory. While no rapid progress can be made in the matter, the Board of Trade is “keeping after” both the Pennsyl- vania Railroad officials and the owners of the factory, On Monday Dr. J.J Newpher, secre- tary of the Board of Trade, was in- formed by Mr. W. J. Rose of the P. R.R. that Mr. Greenberg having been died Friday aged 73 years. absent for gape time, accounts for Margaret, wife of S. S. Klair of Co- |S not from him. Mr. Rose lumbia, died Saturday aged 73 years, | further o% at he has suggested Chester W. Shaub, aged 22 years, Mt. Joy as a Wer nitable location died from tuberculosis at Columbia |for the shue fa and re- on Monday. quests th inicate with James H. Brunner of Marietta, | our Board o {died at Palmyra on Saturday from | He furthe 1g ges hat gel in- blood poisoning, aged 64 years. to di i erie Gree Cl ( | Eimer Sinclair h s required of ou v 1s at Elmer Sinclair of Columbia, was Ce nt hem to loc he drowned in the Susquehanna river at | T1 is has been done and we presume | Turkey Island while fish for shad. | make their war Mrs. Arbel Houseal of ytown, is a | kn WY sister of the deceased. | = Pam————— | Ream Had a Good Sale Mrs. Jacob Rogers Ed. ld a big horse Word has been received at Eliza-[in n rnoc bethtown of the death of Mrs, Jacob | ¢ Many Rogers of Wichita, Kan., Prelude, Foresters’ Band; Amerlca, 1 P Rev. N. A. Barr; | 1 1 n Soldiers, Spring | Garden Band; Barbara Fritchie, Miss i yn Forten Oration, Rev. | E. A. Bawd¢ Selection, East Peters- | Band; God Be With You Till We € Agai Audience; Taps; Selec. hy Spring Garden Band The following is the prc Band Concert gram to be ndered by the Spring ( in the park in the March, American Overture, Lustspeil, (Continued on page 4) Republic o'clock: Theilt; LOCAL NOTES |News Items Told in A Brief Yet In teresting Way Li Re =d tie Bulletin Bock beer on tap at the Farmers Mr. B. S. Dillinger wiRhes to thank all who so kindly assisted atwthe fu-|! neral of his mother, Mrs. Mai 2aret ; Dillinger ye Garber en r. and Mrs. Christian iraden Band evening at 7 Keler— Mr, | tertained these guests Sunday: and Mrs. John Gaul, Mr. and Mrs. Ar- hi lershey and Mr. and Mrs. Perry B S 1d son. ’ € C.D and M rs will the sunday and Convention which meets ) Thursday his wee : - eli TP Fell Off an Auto l While Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Derr parents at Florin on Walter climbing into their auto when he fell, striking his forehead on the root of a ee, A deep cut over his ‘e, severing artery. He were visiting her Sanday, their little son was gash was was an t+ Harri > Qo Av Q Yu lg » at Harrisburg Saturday and Sunday, quickly brought here and Dr. W. M. Mr a business t Miller of Lebanon, made ip to town Monday. Mr. Clarence Koehler of Lancaster made a business trip to town Tues- Frank day. Miss Miriam Guhl visited her sis- ter, Mrs. Jno. Forry at Lancaster on Sunday, Mr, Charles Winters and family Manheim spent Sunday at his parent- al home. Miss Bowman of Sunday at the home E. L. Nissly. Preaching services Eby's Church on Sunday tor, Rev. Funk. Lancaster spent of Mr. and Mrs. were held at by the pas- Mrs. Katie B. Gingrich and son Ab-|horough ner visited friends at Lancaster and|cards on trees, poles, ete. | I.eola Sunday. of rendered medical attention. ce eel Girne seen Thome Don’t Fail to Go art work of the pupils of our schools will remain on exhibi- yn on the first floor of the school room until Friday evening. Every- body is invited to call and see the work gs it represents most excellent specimens in art that are worth miles to re ED es eee see. going Corrected Their Error The that distributed tht posters for the ball game here on unintentionally violated a ordinance by young men Saturday, tacking the Burgess their attention to the Brown called Don’t forget to come to the Festival |matier and all were removed. on Saturday evening, June 6th, in the Florin Park. Mr. Samuel Hummer and family of Steelton were town Sunday. Miss Rhoads of Millersburg spent several days in town with the family 93 of Henry Young. Mr. Emlin Buller and force of paint ers are treating the hotel property to a coat of paint. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Landvater vis- ited the former's parents near May- town on Sunday, Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Heisey visited the latter's sister, Mrs. John Groff at visiting her sister, Mrs. Dietz on New |showing a big line in black, blue apf Elizabethtown Sundav. (Coritinued on page 5) \ gray at $12.50 up. Getz Bros. (Continued on page 5) guests of friends in| 4 eel Ieee An Aged Visitor Mr. J. E. Longenecker, town, entertained an aged visitor yes- terday in his aunt, Mrs. John B. Longenecker of East Donegal. She is vears old and lives with Mr. Levi Kraybill's. a cd west of A Band Concert \ The Foresters Band hag been en- render a concert at the Inn Hotel, A. H. Stumpf, proprietor on Saturday evening. gaged to Farmers’ ommmi— lisesi trading Double 8S. & H. f I. D. Beneman’s Friday and stamps at Saturday. abethtown vears and death was monary | west ten years due to pul- Mrs. Rogers went ago. troubles, Emanuel Hershey Emanuel Hershey who was a mem- ber of one of the oldest and best (Continued on page 5) An Early Mail Several months ago we had an ear- ly morning mail train here but it was later off the schedule. Begin- ning Sunday a mew schedule went in- to effect on the taken Pennsylvania Rail- road here. This early mail train was put back on the schedule and arrives here at 6:09 A. M. News Ex- 8s is 1 minutes earlier, 6:49. No. 60, due here at 11:46, is the schedule and Seashore | I east at 12:38 P. M. is two (ninute arlier than heretofore. | ™Naese are the only changes | \ 4 —— i SN Accomasny by | iil Accompany ghe Run | Mr ( om n ¥ ndt left today for | Chambersbure front. which point he vi annual Cl ) hre Iighway. Mr. Brandt are two extra h Holstei with calves. The grade COWS shoats are home raised will and range suckers to some weighing 150 pounds | rere eee eet GR 5A nnn . | | Two Recitals The pianoforte pupils of Miss Anna K. Welsh will give two recitals in| Mt. Joy Hall in the near future. The | senior pupils will demonstrate thei skill on Thursday evening of tl week and the junior pupils on Thurs- day evening June 11. Both programs will start at 7:30. en eae et Woe sos Ne A Peculiar Shaped Egg Mr. Christian Garman, mile west of town, brought us a very peculiarly shaped hen's egg on Satur- day. The egg resembles a banana, has a hard shell and is about three inches long. —————l ee living a Auxiliary Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the General Hospital will be held at the home of Mrs. Minnie Breneman on Thursday, June 4th, at 3 o’clock. 2t tap lb Sms Home From the Hospital Mr. Jacob Ar treatment at the Lancaster fora underwent Hospital at tumor of the Monday. nts. who General stomach, brought home was formerly of | She was aged forty-| WIN S \ Sift yore. of Is ve you be specially fine ones, at fair prices by Anuction- Was Instantly Killed While Driving Over P, R. R. at Brandt's Crossing, Half a Mile West of Florin at Noon on Saturday Struck by a mail train going, it is said, a mile a minute, Martin Sea christ of near this borough, was hurl ed to a fearful] death at noen Satur- day, his body thrown high into the air and fifty feet from the crossing, and his horse carried on the cow- catcher of the train a mile from the scene of the accident, Mr, Seachrist was one of the best known farmers in this section, resid- ing about a mile southwest of here, Saturday morning, shortly before noon he hitched up his team and started away from his home, About a half mile west of Florin, his destination being Welfley’s blacksmith shop, took him across the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. At this point there is a curve in the railroad, but Persons driving ov- er the crossing from the south, have a clear and unobstructed view of the railroad, both east and west, for at mile. It was while crossing the tracks at this point, at 11:55, that " No. 13 came along at a terrifie east « St a peed, b solid mail train, and uck the horse broadside. Train Going at High Speed Fhe enginee as evidently making close to ty miles an hour, for the train pped only after it had proceeded nearly a mile, The train could have been stopped. much soon- er, but the engineer wag not aware that he had struck anything until after (Continued on page 8) On Sunday morning at 10.30 o'clock Bethe] of the Church of God D. Rishel will preach the bac- in the Rev. C. calaureate sermon to the graduates of the Mt. Joy High School. The graduates, faculty and directors will attend. The choir will sing an anthum “When I survey the Wondrous Cross.” Class Day exercises will be Mt. Joy Hall next Wednesday e June 3, begining at eight 0’ A very good program has , "Commencement News Prof. C. C. Ellis of Huntingdon, Will Deliver Commencement Address been arranged. twenty-seventh mencement exercises The annual com- of the Mount Joy High School will be held in Mt. Joy Hall on next Thursday evening, June 4th at eight o'clock when thir- teen pupils will receive diplomas. The commencement address will be Prof. C. Professor of delivered by C. Ellis A. M, Philosophy and Juniata Coll at Hunt. Ph.D. ucation at ingdon, Pa, TWELFTH YEAR | We Are Trying to Give You the Best There Is in a Weekly the Bull its existence and the judge as to y ( The only suggestion we v of Mr. Geo. H.| Ke hte a i 1€ paper just as yo | € vart Jr. of Ghambersburg, who|’ Dal to iy ou oat a s j will act as pilot with his fine Cadil-| Kl : ; ya be oy rh weekly with neve {lac. The run starts at Chambers-| 1 8 : ? ? | | } Ev to Ve coum *00 { burg, Thursday at 7:30 [less th twenty-1ve columns of good, | = live, local news, ¢ ine of which 1 |is set in this ft pray na C. S. Frank's Sale | hi N 0 -. 4 readable way and B® Ion X On Friday, May 29, Mr.C.S. Frank! : : c emer : : 4 : Ww € 200( ear will hold his next sale of cows and | 2 q 3 . A i 3 ire ne I © hogs at M. Spickler’'s Washington |, : . ’ : Ry ’ .., | business men in this section afd You House stables in this place. He wil : Sie = : 2 > aso the Bulletin offer a fine lot of cows among which | . | As to our modern a to-da HOTEL CHANGES HANDS Mr. Albert Zaepfe| of Harrisburg, . Buys Out J. M. Backengtoe > iin £ Mr. J. Miles Backenstoe, ro ig in venth year: agipropri of the ange Hotel “im this f@igce, this week sold the business; files. etc. 0 Mr. Albert Zaepfel ots risburg, who expects to take tL e about J 2-1 Zaepfel is an experienced hotel ving conducted a hotel at Marysville, Perry County, and later ribraitar, Berks County, At pres. nt he is living omes here very h by the judge of Pe Mr. Backenstoe’s be sorry to hear of business. For the it is always open for your i main in this pls | spection ang if have a job vate. printing that stic us, you'll’ be 2 | first person to do Patrons, to you we owe our all | may our pleasant business relati continue indefinitely. ———— Will Move to Lancaster h Constable Frank Shatto, on best officials that ever mad ded to me Lancas he contemplates { barking in the painting and dec | ing exteq is holding a p business on a Mr, Shatto sale today more scale, and expects to move about a month. Our citizens certainly regret to learn this as has made a very good constable, a A sii Its Very Appropriate There is a good example ability of Mr. Ralph Eshleman aq place. on display In our window of a bronze cast of the pin of the graduates of the M Hiech School. It is a nea of work and will be presented Class very ea Summer Shirts Are here in all colors, 5 $3.50 A fine selection of sil Bros. 2150 up at Getz
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