T
VOL.
XJ NO. 16
MOUNT .JOY,
PENNA. WEDN
(SDAY,
SEPT 9, 1914
I. D.
2 $35, 000 BE re
Beneman’s Store and
stroyed--Hotel McGinnis Ruin
SUund
clo toning at
Beneman
of .F G
MEG
nave 10
ert
work
Kauff
in
noticed flames
{f the Beneman
1 notified
chan
then ran
At 3:45
3:50 the
er
ing
ges
wat
one of the best rego
Rev.
inal
Roads Church,
and
KELLER'S NEXT SA¥:
} i 99 Head at Their Yards
or
Messrs.
bold
yards he
when they will offer 99 head of Erie
County
cows,
mostly
lot of
~—tattle
This
good lot
Sp
the raisers hy us and farmers should
to/fattend this sale.
not fail
lot extra
feeding ca
ay
was «
gasoline fire engine
er
their next
and
Holsteins,
stock . bulls,
for
WV
and most de-
occurred
has
00k
morning wben
1d furnishing store
dnd the
Couch
pnoLogr
desu oyed
i T
of Mr. J
that i
ng
cutted and a rear
of the bu
door
burst
nus
side
When the
flames
be torn down.
M. when Mr. Rob
sed on his to
bakery at Florin. He
the extreme rear
store. He immedi-
both telephone ex-
spread alarm and
up Main street yelling fire.
the alarm sounded and at
borough's big 50-horsepow-
began pump-
blaze. This
is made by
3:40 was
man p
the
Several
ot
flames
a forth.
way
played on that
but
way
streams were
the building
found their
everything was
the
att ree AST
SO, ;98 to
dowly
Beneman |
Hotel "Ma!
soon
to the
kept closed
draught the fire
found its pfvay across the
attie, communicating to
Ginnis on the attic.
Finally the flames burst forth from |
was the se( ood
the 4) 3
in
to the avoid a
windows the
on page
laree mn
on the large on
(Continued
Elected a Bishop
L. O. Musser Succeeds the Late
Bishop Aaron Martin
town,
of
successive Sundays the of Rev.
the East Done- one of that
denomination
R East
been holding an
Distri
Donegs
p, Elizabeth-
York County.
with appropri:
Roads Church
Don
West
towns
: i he
Bishop to succeed the *1¢
13 prises
Eliza-
and
Aaron Martin of
Conoy
town Borough and
He be
ate services at
election was held at rad
C
morning
will neq
west of town on ross
resulted in the election next Sunday
/
Week
vaudeville
the
Monday,
evenings.
Vaudeville Show Next
The Barbeau
company of ten
in Mt
Tuesday and
The company carries own band,
gives five vaudeville acts nightly, and
act tabloid. They
carry the smallest band leader before
the public and give a free concert in
front of the hall nightly. They will
have a complete change of program
nightly and will play at popular
cg Family,
people, will hold
Hall next
Wednesday
its
Hex hoards Joy
SA
Keller
sale
Friday,
J.B.
Bro. will
stock
13,
&
at their
re on Sept. a one musical
New York State fresh
ringers- and backward cows,
Durhams, Ete. A
stock steers and
beeves.
ill! be anofher exceptionally
of ‘stock, bought direct from
prices. ,
BE NS
Reopening [Exercises
The Methodist Episcopal Church at
Salunga, will hold reopening exer
cises all day on Sunday, Sept. 13. Dr.
Griffith, of Philadelphia, will preach
in the morning at 10:30. Dr Bauden!
of the First M. E. Church, Lancaster
will preach in the afternoon at
o'clock and in the evening at 7:30
Rev. Dunkle of Lancaster, will
preach. All are invited to attend.
There will be special music.
———- © eee
Will Reopen Tomorrow |
The representatives of the other |
insurance company were here to
see Mr. J. W, McGinnis today and!
made their adjustment. The hotel]
will be opened for business again to
morrow and Mr. McGinnis will begin |
iat once to make temporary altera- |
tions,
Also 2
finle shoats. Also stock and
te at private sale.
RT ld chee
Ten Yesterday
was Miss Pauline Shoop’s
ay anniversary and in
| event she entertained a
er young friends at a
nome on North Barbara
ening. She is the daugh- |
nq. Mrs. James Shoop.
guests Were present:
iy and Laura Penny-
| Brown, Maud Dillinger,
le. Sarah Shutte, Lillian
Brubaker, Marian
Shatto and Iva
bata
abeth
mest —————— |
The Kind, Christ
Herr raised an ex-|
of Elberta peach-|
ne here. They were as
form in size as any we
and were just flavored
favored with a
“Young Man, Go West” |
Mr. John J. Missemer, a
resident of this place, now editor
of a daily paper at Limon, Col,!
has just been appointed receiver of
public moneys in the U. 8S. land of-
fice at Hugo, Col. The position ecar-|
| ries with it a of $2,000 per
{ annum.
an
e Jot
were
=
rm tl AR,
Mr. Chas. Lecture at Landisville
sale De Mr. Aldus Shuman of Lancaster,
and severe will lecture in the Church of God,
Zeller iS |[Landisville, on Thursday evening, '
health and | Sept, 10th, under the auspices of the
fiddle.” | Young Peoples’ Society. The young |
. {people have also prepared special
| music, recitations, ete., for that even-
Everybody is invited.
i ——
4 HimssIf Again
, afternoon
led his fir st
long
Mr
pm 4
e On a Run
oils from Glen Rock, |ing.
of our former |
Brown, passed |
>rn0oon. They |
to see the
Ji€
That Was Some Blast
Recently Mr. J. C. Dupler, proprie-
{tor of the Hershey Stone quarry
|south of town and his able assistant
Mr, Henry Krall made one of the
Close {most successful blasts ever made in
st will close a quarry. They loséened about 3,000
for the SUMIMET tons of stone, i
Church on
11me
will
mn Qe
| Observed Labor Day
The following local industries ob-
nnant | served Labor Day Monday by re-
joe Chureh | maining closed: Grey Iron Works,
pennant t0|Cotton Mills, New Standard Hardware
the Bethel works, Rollman Manufacturing Com-
{pany and Industrial Works,
| —— eg —~
|
ant
em
er Taken to the Hospital
Miss Grace Sh@ffer, who was
a visit was tn tO the
Lancgsig
f Lancas-
is a
y
spent
| vacation.
i Lititz
Bene t was
with Ji contents.
a
com
pletely destroyed by
Addition Assure
School Board Unit in Asking
$10, 000
Loan
of a
last even- pr nt builc
he egular monthly meeting n addition or exten
he School Board was held ing.
g hen business of great import- This is the best big
handed out fron
at this time]
question was befg
a year ago and
see;
This w{
ince
™
1 he
was transacted, could be
room in our especialy
was brought before
that body was un
decision that
school building should be larger and dissatisfied.
be made larger provided the
voters sanction the loan at the No-
question of more
school building same
the board and almost
animous in its our was done,
many
will ;
the sc
begin
they enter
A resolution was unanimously pass-® by the. Boa
to submit to the voters of the hav
| borough at the election Nov. a pupils and t
the
vember election,
1
ed rectors
2
Dy
j I Ik
FInings of Or Mary Re-
DOTS (ne Pes eek
THE WHEREABOUTS OF OUF
FRIENDS THE PAST WEEK
[S|
[3
what Our Able
Found the
orters
Abou’
You
Corps
Card
your Fr
cof Rep
Basket
and
in
Yourself, ends
Acguaintances
Nx
J. H
Harrisburg.
Sweeney
s
day at
Mr.
about
Mr.
AY
F. York,
town this week.
John Murphy
onday at Re
B. F. Turner
Friday visitor
of was
seen
spent inday
ang ing
Mr.
was
of Troy,
here,
James Glatfelter returned from
to friends at York.
Reuben Shellenberger
Lancaster Sunday.
Edith Gingrich
with friends
I. M. Shiffer
part of last
Mr. S.
a week-end visitor in the borough.
Mr. I.. G. Martin of Penbrook,
was a caller at this office yesterday.
Mr. H. Longenecker of Lebanon,
was a guest of friends here on Mon-
day.
Mr. M. B. Mishey visited friends
at Philadelphia Saturday and Sun-
day.
Miss
N.Y,
a
Mrs.
1 visit
Mr.
friends
Miss
days
Mr.
visited
at
spent several
Harrisburg.
Philadelphia,
week in town
at
of
Lottie Royer visited her
grandparents near Manheim, on Sun-
day.
Miss Carrie Wagner is
two weeks with friends
burg.
Mr. and Mrs.
tended a funeral
spending
in Harris-
Hatfield a
Elizabethtown
Benj
at
, Friday.
Mr. Charles
turned from
friends.
Mr. Ralph Eshleman,
has re-
to Harrisburg
J. Bennett
a visit
clerk at H.
| E, Hauer’s store, is enjoying a week's
Miss Viola J. Baker arrived hmoe
former Monday after a week's visit to friends the home of the
at Reading.
Mr. Isaac Zug and family
Petersburg, spent Sunday
with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. D
family visited Miss
turday.
F. Snyder and
are spending
of East
in town
Shonk and
Shonk at
avid
Mary
Sa
Dr... A,
Bennett
in Lancaster,
Miss IL.aura
here on a visit
James Glatfelter
Mrs. Fred Eckhart
spent yesterday here
Mrs. Frank Baker,
Mr. Philip Hottens
Petersburg, was the
Frank Baker Saturday
Mrs. Joseph E. Kline of J
spent several days at 2
ton House this week
Mr. Reuben Mille wife Jand daugh-
ter of Lancaster Junction, spent Sat-
urday here with friends
Miss Mae Haldeman
phia, is a guest in the
and Mrs. Elmer Brown.
The Misses Susan
mer of Middletown,
with Miss Blsie Shonk]
Mr, and Mrs. Warrgn E. Hoffman
left this morning for @@-henectady, N.
Y., where they will r de.
oth Mate) left Sunday |
e is spend-
Charles J
this afternoon
is
Rentzel
to
of York,
her sister, (Mrs.
f
f Magheim,
sister,
oO
witk
Lancaster,
Washing-
of Philadel-
amily of Mr
d Jennie Ul-
spent Sunday
Fischman of New York, was
.
| illness
1APHO TEACHERS MEETING
| Will Be Held at t Sporting Hill on Sat
urday, Oct. 3, 1914
following will be
by the
nei on
program
teachers of
Saturday Oct.
vbody is
attend:
The
ition of
minutes;
by
the
Music
Correlation
of
officers:
reading
instit
Discussion, 2
with (
Rohrer and
How
reography, Mr
Miss
Study
Spring
rest
Miss
to. keep
thruout
Mi
Recitation,
the pupils
and and
ail Brubaker
stitute: Miss
‘The
Mr
minute's
Vi
A two n te’ talk n
A two
tron’s siting the
sio two
talk on “The Attitude of the
the
a
Towar
Room,” Mi 1; , Music by In
ute
=o HY
ie flings
MIS. EIzaoeih Siler Died
Sly Hong
THE ROAD WHICH WE ALL MUS?
TRAVEL SOONER OR LATER
Some Well Known People From Our |
Neighborhood Have Passec to the
Great Beyond Since Our Last Issue |
Gone to Their Reward
forme
Han- |
tuber-,
Samuel McCollough,
resident of Columbia,
cock, Md., aged 38
culosis,
a
died at
vears from
William
William Harold,
child of William
baugh, died on Tuesday afternoon a
Harold
the four
the home of its, parents on Maytown |
Cholera |
Elizabethtown,
death after an|
days. The funeral
Friday
parents.
Rev. Myer,
road
infantem
near
caused
of five
was held on
were conducted by
Mrs. Eliza Elsenberger
Eliza Elsenberger,
residents of Marijetta,
from the
Mrs
oldest
Friday
arter
fast
infirmities
long she being
several weeks. She
lived nearly her life in|
was
a
for
born and
this section
of
of
a
illness,
was
all
about
husband died
She is
Albert
One
Mari-
and
IWO years Her
a number
survived
Feaster
hrother,
etta
age.
ears ago
by daughte Mrs
resided.
West
with whom
Henry Miller
survives.
she
+
Ol
also
Mrs. Elizabeth Stauffer
Mrs. Elizabeth Stauffer,
Jacob H. Stauffer,
day morning at her
Main street, in her
She was member
nonite Church for
is survived by these
G. R. Risser of Rheems: Mrs
H. Stauffer of Lititz, and Annie at
home. A sister, Mrs. Joseph Gray-
bill of Rheems, and a brother, Chris:
tian Newcomer, of this place, also
survive. The funeral was held ves-
widow
died early Satur-
home on East
seventy-fifth year.
of the Old Men
many years. She
children: Mrs.
a
| terday morning with services at the
hoyse at nine o'clock, and nine-thirty
{ at the Old Mennonite Church on Don-
egal street. Interment was made at
Kraybill’'s Cemetery,
Cornelius Zz
page §)
on]
when
nvited |
Nature
Emerson
Discussion,
among
Hol-
in-
minute's
Children
School
months |
and Katie Diffen-|
morning from |
Services
one of the
died |
of age,
bed- | eC
sev enty- |
of |
Jacob |
the Co- |
v
FIV
2
The! |
|
Elec- |
ute;
I
0 Sally, Sep.
Brubaker;
Pa-
Geib;
‘Intermis-
OF THE WEEK
Nhat Has Transpired
rg and
Distance
West of Moun
Gathered by Our Reportorial Staf
FLORIN
J. C. Snyder of
ends in town.
rank Shelly of
was a Monday visitor here,
Mr. Mrs. George
eral
Mrs.
and
days at
Sites
ending” sev
Mr.
over
Mr
lated among
Irs. Henry
and James
visited
S Ford
K. of
ter, Mrs,
Sunday.
Mr.
circulated
Sunday.
Rey.
of
friends
John Stultz
among
J.B
sek’'s vacation with his
| Bern,
Messrs.
| Palmyra,
Sunday.
Mr. Eli
visited
Ralph and
visited friends
Joy, friends in
| Sunday.
Mr. C.
| spent
A
last
Wiley and
Thursday at
r| | Grove,
Mrs, J. D.
i | Easton were
| easter
| Miss
large
on Sunday.
The Misses
Bertha Eby
ner
Ethel and
| itors in town.
Mr. Harvey
from Juniata
spent the
Messrs.
mon Richie
town on Monday.
Geyer
Monday,
summer.
Harry
Miss Gertie Weaver of Landisville,
grandmother,
Sunday.
her
netta Weaver
Mr. and Mrs
Charlotte Elizabethto
friends in town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
, Harrisburg, Sunday
the former's parental home.
Mr. and Mrs.
visited
on
of,
| ter
were vi
at Elizabethtown Sunday.
Mr. Wm Hamilton and
visited the family of Jacob
Elizabethtown on Sunday
Messrs.
er of Philadelphia
| Florin Hotel on Sunday,
| Mr. and Mrs. James
| son Claude of
| Saturday and Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Harry
| ana daughter of Ephrata,
| family of H. L.
Mr. and Mrs.
| grandson, Roy
several days at
Mr. and Mrs.
ed on their daughter, Mrs.
Smeltzer at Mount Joy
S.
Harry
Stoll are
to Harrisburg, Sunday after
Mr. and Mrs.
{son and Mr. and
ed friends near 1
Rev. Amos Martin of )
cupied the pulpit
(Co
Mrs, Bertsf
sancaster
Keener
FeSI 1 Ing -deason
ll
I.OCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION |
in [hat Thriv
industrious Village a Shor
t Joy
Philadelphia,
Middletown
Geyer
Mt.
Greet
of H
friends here Sunday.
Kansas,
friends in town Sunday.
Keener visited her sis-
Ida Easton at Lancaster on
Harrisburg,
town
in’
Funk is spending atwo
son Ira at
John Shank of
in town
Smelzer and family of Mt.
the village
son Clarence
Williams
Easton and Mrs. Daniel
Tuesday visitors to Lan-
“entertained
number of her friends at wi-
Bertha
t | Quinn of Columbia were Sunday vis-
returned home
where he had
Colestock and Am-
made a business trip to
Mrs.
Leo Cobb and daugh- |
vigit- |
|
WT
sitors
Charles Bishop visit
ed the family of Mr. Edward Souders |
family
Geyer at
Ralph Erne and Bat Sting-|
registered at the
Keller
Downingtown,
in tow
Singer,
visited the
Stoll] Sunday.
Stoll
spending
Atlantic City.
Jefferson Bishop call:
Newpher
Sunday.
Miss Catharine Breseman refurned
n.
vis
friends in the village the past menth.
Nehemiah Gantz and
id visit:
ay.
earch
cir
spent
| proposition to issue $10,000 worth of action clearly
using as much of this amount It
necessary, for the erection of
bonds, is almos
{Con
Boro Councl
as 1s
| | Citizen
s Wisely Suggest the Ins
of Larger Water Mains
Mount Joy Borough
monthly
the
Council met
Monday
mbers
mediately,
Sunday
was
Also
morning
i. t
n the
| evening
session
me
regular
b ? = ge
with all and pumping continuoug
:lerk present.
A
ternal
Finance Com
Dr. Richards reported
al of all the bills ang
mittee had paid the bil
Kline. The committee’
| sanctioned by Council,
communication relative to an éx-
the
Jasual-
The
pressure
inspection of
works by the
of New York
will ¢ rT) 125
1ch
boiler
Fidelity
was
the at
water
Co
boiler
(
ty ead.
a Ibs. of
o the square with safety.
ae
Burgess’ Report
|
Ordinance Com
of
Mr. Gable reported th
ordinance regulating. th
| tension was not ready
! petition as preparg
Hensel and sugg
gutters culated by Na
mowed
The report Burgess
Geo.
| Brown to
amount
showed
$12.25
collections
the
the
of past month,
Street Committee
arto reported
alleys
rradod
Mr.
cleaned, grass
Sassafras Alles
dressing of ashes
all
and Sane was Oo
are ord <firar oq
Ee
an-
wi
Mr. Sum
Water Committee in good shi
Mr. Ricksecker reported everything heating th
in good shape, the pumps received the Cound
and will placed | in position im- (Co
Real Estate |
Chas. H, Zeller Sells a F
an Acre
cu-
be
The real estate market is moving township,
along gradually hereabouts and the | The
usual high prices are prevailing just 159 perches and
so as to keep im unity with the was purchased
prices of food stuffs, | Staley for $250.00
Yesterday afternoon the farm of | ee Chas. H. Zel
Tobias N. Musser, situated in Rapho| Yesterday Real
township, near formerly Krady's, | Hiestand sold thd
sold at ‘public sale by Auction | short distance wel
eet C. H. Zeller of this place. The Sale to Mr. Abr
farm contains 65 acres and was j ville. The farm
chased by Mr,
$169.00 per acre.
pur- |
Ezra N. Musser at |
On Saturday the fine farm of Mr. |
S. Kepperling, East Donegal
was sol
farm consist
was
a
is tenante
Brown, who wi
A
in
ANOTHER BIG FIRE
$9,500 Went Up in Smoke Here Last
Evening
LOQ
| News Items
{ te
in Mt. |
d here | Mr.
._ | here
up in|
The second destructive
Joy within a few
last night
smoke.
But
this
fire
days occurre
$9,500
Uriah
to Myer
Mrs, Frany
her home
Chicken ¢
Inn Hotel Sg
a plate.
Mr. and
nounce the
Thursday.
Oysters, (
Jno. Gantz’
Saturday
Mr. and
Main streg
daughter
Messrs,
Rinehart
Hallgren’
Mr. H
from Mt.
ler pro:
on North
The
opened:
tendan
charge
next tq
An-
when
\
are
went
that |
and
thereby.
one,
the property was
without of the
effort whatew
much
note
covered
we pleased io
amount fully
moreso, no one
The fire
intentionally,
totally destroyed
witnesses making
to extinguish ther blaze,
vell
was
o is the loser
was started by
and
some
at
any
any
ler less
ing fire
The five school
and then buMed
school bonds.
eee tll Eee
A Wonderful Business
Evidently of the people
town realized that
have fi insurance
here Sunday Mr.
H. Zeller, one of the local
insurance agents, wrote $100,000
worth of insurance on Monday. It
{must be remembered that we have a
number of other insurance men in
0. M. Donaven, J. Willis Freed, Jo-
seph Strickler and others and we
are told they also done their share.
We doubt whether the record of
Mr. Zeller was ever equalled .in this
town. >
directors
£9.500
paid off |
|
worth of
of
they
the
and many
our [4
re after
on
should
| big
Charles
son fire as
and
l
ited
BR iit”ir’”rtr~rrre
Now Boys, Get Busy
All candidates that wish to try
positions on the Mount Joy foot
team are requested to report at
P. R. R. depot this evenin
old