THE MOUNT JOY BULLETIN

X11. NO. 4

MOUNT JOY, PENNA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1915
on 1
$100 A YEAL.

although one
This route extends a
of Presbyterianism
Lancaster county, Donegal Presbyte-
wag thirty-six years old when
their independ
nce( weg on Thursday the scene of
athering, the occasion be-
enth annual reunion of
© congregation,
played an imp

gh in the councils of the denomina-
should meet

shed churchmen,
acted many historians of note.
the reunion at-
ICE TAKES BIG DROP
When Stauffer’s Two Horse Team
Ran Away Last Thursday
There was a very exciting runa-
way here last Thursday noon when
the two horse team of Messrs,
& Bro. frightened
North Market street and ran away.
gtreet toward the Farmers’ Cream-
ery. At the top of the hill near the |
the 10 Rs.
wagon jumped off and fortunate that|An American cent
The horses ran down the hill and |president of the United States,
they | penny
wagon, | 'givas II Britania of 1734 and one of
of the running!'1730.
completely demolished. One side and the head of a king on
thrown, one on. ‘he other, the
and being 151.
dashed into a
with the exception
scratched and the harness torn, , :
frightened the horses other old coins, the above being only
Seems a mystery as these animals
have been driven on our streets for |
time and are always very
nt A A AI
THESE FELLOWS WERE FOOLED

Didn't Know Door Was Sheeted With

An uynsuccessfu] attempt was made
furnishing store of Mr. D. H. Mar
tin on West Main street last Friday
night. A number of holes were bored
into a door in the rear of the store
but the robbers were obliged o stop

working is lined on the
inside with sheet iron and while the
auger easily passed
it went no farther than the iron. The
discovered until the
next morning when one of the clerks
Mr. Clyde Eshleman, noticed it when
he opened the
left no clue whatever,
rom
Finger Tip Amputated
Clarence Nissley,
caught in a machine at
the New Standard Hardware Works
while at work on Monday.
of the index finger of hig right hand
was slightly crushed and Dr. A. F.
thru the wood,
theft wag not

Route No. 4 Will
be Discontinued

rostmnaster J. Fred Fenstermacher Noti-
fied to That Effect Today
Sam {is practicing
economy relative to the rural
delivery service thruout the country christ’s Mill
evidenced here today
when Postmaster J. Fred Fenster-
macher was notified to discontinue fielq school house,
Route No. 4 from this place after and back to the post office,
next Wednesday, June 80th,
This will be quite a surprise to
many as no one had any inkling of
this action whatever,
route was discontinued at Marietta
It rung east on the Lancaster
tree Dike, thence winds around to Sie-
over to the Marietta
pike and back to Moore’s Mill, then
| east toward Salunga, thence back
to Moore’s mill and then to the Gar- |
| Mr. Fenstermacher’s
cluded in Route
this
post office department.
Reunion in Cradle
of Presbyterianism
Members Gathered From Far and Near
to Take Part in Ceremonies

{1n this vicinity in

| ployment and he is
{to know just where to locate
Chickieg creek |
order stated
that commencing July 1st, the terri-
tory supplied by Route 4 will be in-|
2, as rearranged,
of which Mr. A. B. Hoffer is the
carrier and Mr. J. BE. Longenecker |
route are now being served by car-| hig assistant.
riers from Columbia and this place. The patrong on the route to be |
Mr. John A. Zahn is the regular | discontinued will be notified by Mr. |
his as- | Fenstermacher as to
Mr. Frank E. Hershey. | plated change.
Discontinueing sald route means a
nearly twenty-one miles and is as|saving of $1,032 per annum to the
contem- |
|
on
ts Herr, on West Main street, on
Saturday afternoon and evening, Jume |
26.
| served: Chicken salad, ham ang let
| tuce sandwiches, ice cream and cake, |
ow is the Time to Give the Calendar Quest
WHO KNOWS HER?
Max Vetzel is Seeking Lydia Her-
shey of Mount Joy, Pa.

About a week ago a German by
the name of Max Vetzel, who came |
here direct from Germany, arrived |
response to a|
letter which he received from Lydia |
Hershey, Mr. Vetzel inquired at our
local post office, of the various farm |
ers he met, called at numerous post |
offices near here and thus far has|
been unable to locate this lady. Nei- |
ther has he met any one who.knows
her. He carries a letter from id
saying that she will give him em-|
now at a Joss |
the |
writer, If there is any person in |
the community that can give us any |
information regarding the where- |
| abouts of this lady, they will confer |
w great favor. !
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Filled the Vacancy
At a special meeting of the Mount |
Joy Borough School Board held on;
| Saturday evening, the vacancy caus- |
ed by the resignation of Miss Kath- |
ryn Aumiller, as teacher of the Jun- |
ior High School in this place, was |
filled. Mr. Henry Osmond O’Neill of |
Norristown, was elected, Miss Au
miller resigned on account of hav- |
| ing secured a better paying position |
"in the schools at Middletown. >
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Sociable on Saturday
The Sisterhood Class of the United
Brethren Church will hold a sociable |
the lawn at the late home of
The following menu will be
coffee, etc. In case of inclement
| weather the sociable will be held in
the house.
—
Festival at Newtown
! On Saturday evening a festival
Threatening weather did not put| Will be held on the lawn at the
1 damper on the ardor of those who | new United Brethren Church at New
bad planned to actend, and trolley | town, when chicken noodle soup,
and railtoad carried hundreds of peo- ice cream, cake and other good
ple to Reems, Marietta and this things to eat will be served. Mvery-
place, from which they were driven | body Is welcome.
tc the grounds in automobiles,
bers,
Notable Guests
Notable among
Rev. Dr. John B. Laird of
tord; Rev. Dr. David S.
Rev. Dr. W, Beatty Jennings
(Continued on page 3)
MORE OLD COINS »
Mr. Jacob Habecker of Landisville,
Also Has Many Rare Specimens

One day last.week while a repre-
sentative of the Bulletin was at Lan-
. disville, his attention was called to a
number of old coins in possession~of
Mr. Jacob Habecker, of that place.
One coin bears this inscription: L.
|A. G. De Dios, D. G. Fa. Et. N. Tc.
Por. On the other side: Resellado,
The date on the coin is 1824.
dated 1797, the
[last year George Washington was
A
with the inscription: Geo-
Another coin with a harp on
only figures visible
Mr. Habecker has: quite a few
{a partial list of them. Several of the
above are very valuable.
1,000 Tons of Stone Required
Mr. Ezra Engle, the extensive
dealer in gtone south of town, has
been awarded the contract to furnish
the stone for the building of the
Bachman Chocolate Manufacturing
Company which is now in course of
erection west of town. The founda
tion walls and the three floors will
be of concrete while the side walls
will be of concrete blocks. Mr. Engle
will be obliged to deliver about
1,000 tons of crushed stone for this
job. Mr. J. Y. Kline, of Florin, is
doing the concrete work.
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About the Sick
Mr. W. W. Cassell, our local
freight agent, is recovering from his
recent spell of sickness,
Mr. George H. Delong, who met
with an accident at his home here
last Wednesday morning and has
since been at the hospital, ig re-
covering and will be brought home
in a few days. His many friends will
be pleased to learn of hig recovery.
Ein os
Erecting a Garage i
Dr. A. F. Snyder ig era ting a
spacious garage in the rear of his
property. The floor and part of the
lside walls are of concrete while the
| remainder of the building is frame.
Results—Try ® Mr. P. R. Greiner ig the contractor.
The |
countryside turned out in great num- |
the guests were: |
Frank: |
Kennedy,
| editor of the Presbyterian; Rev. Dr.
| William J, Erdman of Germantown;
of
GITIStonT. Shenk, Well Known
| after

Wiconisco, Dauphin county, on Tues-
day of erysipelas
resides at Elizabethtown.
Jacob Gable, who formerly lived near
Maytown, died at her home in York,
on Tuesday
stroke of. paralysis
tives residing at Maytown.
John
Mrs. Wm. Tyndall of this place, died
at the home of her son in Annville
on Friday. Fueral was held there on
Monday afternoon.
trouble,
children: Minnie,
Flory, of Union Square; John of Bast
Lampeter; Bessie at home. She was
a member of the Mennonite church.
Funera] services were held on Satur-
day, 9:30 at the house and 10 o'clock
at the Mennonite church,
was made In the adjoining cemetery.

THE WHEREABOUTS OF OUR
FRIENDS THE PAST WEEK
Findings 0 Our Mary Re-
DOITEIS (Le Past Week
What Our Able Corps of Reporters
Found in the Card Basket About
Yourself Your Friends and Your
Acquaintances

Mr, John G. Reist spent
Harrisburg.
Mr. J. J. Maibeck of Philadelphia,
was a Saturday visitor here,
Mr. P. P. Heiss of Harrisburg,
cailed in the boro on Friday.
Mr,
burg, spent Tuesday in town.
at
Mr. C. M. Bohanan of Philadel-
phia, wag a visitor to town yester-
day.
Mr. Frank Hogendobler of Phila-
delphia, spent Saturday in town with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs.
spent Sunday with friends at Eliza- |
bethtown.
Mr. Solon V, Barr of
spent Sunday here with his brother, |
Homer A. Barr,
Mr. A. D. Altland of Dillshurg,
spent last Friday
Pa.
in the borough cal-
ling on friends.
Mrs,
spent a few days
friends last week.
Messrs. Rufus Long and William
Donnoger of Lebanon, spent Monday
in town with friends.
in town with
Mr. E. S. Ritier of Minneapolis,
Minn., was seen about town the lat-
ter part of last week.
Mr. Eugene Long and family of
| Lititz, spent Sunday here ag guests
of Mr. Eli H. Engle.
Mr, W. B. Bender ig visiting his
| daughter, Mrs. Warren E. Hoffman,
|at Schenectady, N. Y.
Recon
TRAVEL SOONER OR LATER !
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Here bmi Jlicloe
Mrs, Fannie Culp and Miss Laura
Culp spent Saturday and Sunday
With friends at Ephrata,
Miss Mulam Hemperly
was Lloe gues
of Harris
vurg, Miss Christ
10
l-le Moyer tor several days,
Mrs, Elam Jones of Fhiladelphia,
THE ROAD WHICH WE ALL MUST |spent several days in town with her
daughter, Mrs. Wm. Tyndall,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Weldon of
Rheems, were Sunday guests of Mr
and Mrs, G. Samuel Sheaffer,
Mrs, Jas. Glatfelter arrived home
spending some time visiting
friends thiuout York county,
Clarence
Messrs, Newcomer, Jos-
|eph Breneman and J. Walter Frey
Some Well Known People From Our!
Neighborhood Have Passed to the |
Great Beyond Since Our Last issue
Gone to Their Reward |
Christian B., four-week-old child of |
Her son, William,
Barbara Gable
Gable, widow
Mrs.
Mrs. Barbara of
the effects of a
There are rela-
from
Mrs. John Boehm
Mrs. John Boehm, wife of Rev.
Boehm and grandmother of

Mrs. Annie B. Good
Mrs. Annie B. Good, widow of the
She is survived by three
wife of Henry N.
Interment

Mrs. Anna Hershey
The death of Mrs. Anna Hershey,
(Continued on page §)

this place, has gone to the expense
of having a
the crank handle slipped out of his
hand and struck him on the mouth.
Since then he is nursing a badly cut !
and bruised lip.
Mount Gretna.
Marie Patton of Fort Lou-
spent Sunday at
Miss
don, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
M. K. Grove on West Main street.
Mr. J. A. MacNicholl of Merchang-
ville, N. J., spent the week-end in
Elmer L. Esbenshade of near East | town with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stoll
Petersburg, died Saturday. | Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Kramer and
Elizabeth, wife of Taylor Weaver, |... nddaughter spent Sunday visit-
lie é Tr D i 3 i S - : :
died at her home in Columbia Sae ing friends at Bellaire and vicinity.
urday from tuberculosis, aged 28 | The Misses Margaret and Eliza.
years. ) beth Glatfelter spent several days
= with friends at Manchester and
Mrs. Mary Morgan York
Yrs Maw Jjorgan; 2380 S0VRtY:! Mr. snd Mrs Ba Willielm of Riz
one years, died at her home in
abethtown, spent Sunday here with
the family of Mr, and Mrs. F. B.
| Gro,
Mrs. George Hoffmaster has re-
turned home after spending several
days with relatives
town.
in Elizabeth.
Mr, Ed Ream, our extensive lo
(Continued on pags 5)
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A Church Directory
The Men's Christian Federation of
number of large cards
printed which will be posted in con- |
spicuous places.
printed a directory
in every church in town.
we feel sure, will be
ciated
On these cardg is |
of the services
This work, |
greatly appre- |
by the public.
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Crank Struck His Mouth
late Joseph E. Good, died at her! While Mr. Samuel Erb, who re
home in Rast Petersburg. Wednes- |Sides several miles south of this |
day evening at 7:30, of kidney |Place, was cranking his automobile, |

Invitations Are Out
Invitations are out for the mar-
riage of Miss Mary Dierolf and Hi-
mer C. Brosey, both of this place,
on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. |
Rev. I. H Kern will perform the ' #bethtown
ceremony at the bride’s home,
Donegal street. |
Tuesday
|
Charles H. Edris of Harris- |

John Beamesderfer |
Steelton,
Mary Eberle of Harrisburg !
called on
Joy on Sunday.
risburg, visited J.
family on Monday.
| wag a Sunday
Mrs, A. B. Winters,
view Stundayed in town.
APPRECIATE OUR EFFORTS
Belgian Commission for Relief Heart-
ily Thank Us for Assistance

The following
received a few days ago from the |
Commission for the Relief in Bel-
gium, expressing their appreciation
for the efforts of the people of Mount |
After Sunday We Will be Minus Some
Joy and vicinity:
June 5, 1915.
Mount Joy Belgian Relief Committee
Mount Joy, Pa.,
Dear Friends:—The
for Relief in Belgium
press its appreciation of your sym-
pathy and co-operation in its work of
providing an unfortunate people with
the necessities of life, and as a token
thereof, begs to enclose herewith a
Commission
formal certificate of acknowledge-
ment, made possible through the
generosity of the engravers. who
have given the plate.
Yours very truly,
LINDON W. BATES,
Vice-Chairman.
Under date of June
duplicate of the above letter was re-
ceived by the Mount Joy Bulletin. Ac-
companying each of these letters was
a handsome certificate which may be
seen in our window.
The Local
Scouts, of Mount Joy, is the third to
receive a handsome certificate which
is also on display at this office.
en A eee.
Yost to Succeed Shatto

It will be remembered that recent-
ly High Constable Frank Shatto re-
signed, which took effect June 15th.
| Since that time Burgess George H.
! Brown has been on the lookout for
good man to succeed Mr. Shatto
{and by all indications he has found
[one in the person of Mr. Frank Yost.
’ | On Saturday Mr Yost’s name will
be vresented to Court for its official
OR.
ee I ie
Many Were at Manheim
A large number of members ac-
companied the class of twenty-two to
Manheim last ay evening when
Selah T.odge conferred the second
and third degrees in the I. O. O. F.
A banqu followed the initiatory
work which wag the best seen in
many years
.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION
OF THE WEEK
Holler Festi in Ie Pu
ould, Juy dre
What Has Transpired in That Thriy-
ing and Industrious Village a Short
Distance West of Mount Joy as
Gathered by our Repo:torial Staff
Mr, and Mrs. Frank Reheard am-
nounce the birth of a daughter.
Mrs. John Wachstetter visited
friends at the Capital City Sunday,
Mr, W. H. Thornton of New York
spent Monday and Tuesday here.
Mr. L. W., Mummau, jr., on Tues-
day placed a metal roof on J. W.
Heisey’s barn,
Mr. and Mrs. C. 8S.
Amos
Wachstetter
Shickley’'s at Mount
Mr. Fred Roth and family of near
Elizabethtown, spent Sunday at his
parental home.
Mr. Irvin Landis of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with the family of
Jefferson Bishop.
Mr. and Mrs, Harry Lutz of Har-
M. Keener and
Mrs. David Cooper of Landisville
guest of her sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Gantz visit
ed the family of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Springer on Sunday.
The Misses Elizabeth and Anna
Musser of Marietta, visited friends
in town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm Able of Mari-!
| etta, were week-end guests of Mr. |
and Mrs, Wm. Gantz.
Mr. Lewis Straw of West Fair
|
|
|
communication was |
11, an exact] Lancaster and Harrisburg,
Chapter American Boy |

the
and
ative of

pital, Lancaster,
amputated Friday, and little hope is
held out for his recovery.
leading from the
dence of
street,
was a young
our
on Some Consideration-—-Our line for 1916 Can't be Equaled
Changes in
P. R. R. Schedule
of Our Local Trains
desires to ex-
| on the Pennsylvania
| on Sunday and indications are that
| there will be less trains stop here |
A new schedule
than ever. As far as could be
learned, here are a few of the |
| changes: Train No. 63, due here at|
| 10:05 west, will only run between]
{ Philadelphia and Lancaster
be discontinued entirely

|.

and will |
between |
making |
goes into effect) No, 60, east, due here at 11:34 a,
Railroad here, Will be taken off entirely.
Ne.
270 east, due here at 12:66 Pp. m,
and train No, 278, east, due here at
5:17 p. m., will be taken off entire.
One train will be added instead
of these during week-days. No,
574 will leave Harrisburg at 5 p.
m. and arrive at Lancaster at 6:38
p. m., stopping here around §
o'clock, Sundays, No. 78 east, which
heretofore left Harrisburg at 8:50 &
one less train here. No. 70, east, | m., will eave at 9:10 instead and
'due here at 8:06 A. M., will leave arrive here
twenty minutes later.
| Harrisburg at 8 o'clock and will ar-| This new schedule will go into ef-
"rive here almost an hour later.) fect on Sunday, June 27.
EX-PRISON INMATE SKIPS
Had Been Transferred to the County
! Insane Asylum
Spencer Adam§, who was transfer-
ired to the County Insane Asylum six |
weeks ago after serving four years in
Prison, escaped from the
asylum about 1: yesterday
beating the
spring lock, securing a chain, against
the County
o'clock
aol
morning, presumably by
a bar.
the alarm was
given, and the police authorities were
notified. between twenty-
SiX and twenty-eight years old, five
height,
hair,
face, light complexion and a slightly
He
veral ants and slippers. It
covered his absence
Adams is
eet eleven inches in weighs
pounds, has black
00} 10s€e wore a blue shirt,
is be-
Akron,
ms may turn up at
Florin, where he
1, sweetheart.

S he
chap who stole Sam-

gel horses several years

iy officers Joseph Kra
Adams
Gets Vocational
Paul E. Beck, of
Post
Lititz, a graduate
Institute, Philadel-
appointed
of Spring Garden
phia, was Monday Super-
Bureau of
John P. Do-
for
has
to
commission
visor of Drawing in the

Vocational Education.
honey, Investigator of Accidents
Public Service
been appointed
Commission,
the first examiner
take testimony the
under the He will listen
to evidence at Harvey's Lake.
Prof. Beck taught
in our local schools
vears and his
pleased to learn of his success.
for
Salus law
music and art
the past few
many friends will be

nl Gr
Inspected Fire Hose
A committee from Borough Council
members of Friend-
Company represent-
Packing Com-
a number of
ship Fire met a
the Garl

Frank B

pany, in Mr. Davis relative
to the purchase of hose for Friend-
ship Fire Company. Samples of hose
1 but the matter of
withheld for the
et ———
His Condition is Serious
The condition of Charles Bowers,
of Elizabethtown, who was kicked
by a horse last Saturday while cul-
tivating a potato field, is in a ecrit-
ical condition at St. Joseph's Hos-
The man’s leg was
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Resembled a Geyser
On Friday the water
main to the resi-
on East Main
for a time there
geyser in the midst of
town. Supervisor Welsh immedi-
Mrs.
bursted
Eberle
and

ately made the necessary repairs.
OW re
Council Meets July 6th
, e
Ag July Fourth will be celebrated
on Monday,
July 5th thig year, and
as that is the time for the regular |
monthly
Council,
Tuesday
meeting of Mount Joy Boro
evening, July 6.
um
A Slight Mishap |
David M. Wolgemuth, who works |
Mrs. Emanuel Hendrix of Mount | with J. T. Snyder's gang of ear
| Joy spent Sunday with her parents, | penters,
Mr. and Mrs. Emlin Buller.
Mrs. Samuel Shank and daughters |
Mr. George Sherbohn and family |
of Maytown, were Saturday visitors
of Henry Keener and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Christ Root of Hls-| Bruce Greiner.
spent Sunday with the
on family of Mr. George Kline,
(Continued on page 5)
{ ing some distance from the
nounce the birth of a son,
had the misfortune of fall
rr et AG Ae cms
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Greiner an:
Mr, and Mrs.
on Monday.
As soon as an attendant dis- |
smooth
Hotel,

lose it
reservoir of the
the excursion
: Tolchester Beach on Sunday and am
connection even dozen took advantage of the
dollar trip to the State Capital.
the meeting will be held on be rendered
Church at Landisville on Thursday
evening, to which everybody is most
cordially invited.
LOCAL DOINGS

Brief News That Happened Within
the Past Week

The W. C. T. U. will meet Mon-
day evening, June 28, at the home
of Miss Kern on East Main street.
Prof, Fred W. Gestewitz, our ex
pert local musician, moved his fame
ily and household
bethtown.
Mr. Abram Boyer,
effects to Eliza
demonstrator

for B. F. Futer of Lancaster, has
sold a Maxwell 25 to Mr. Isase
Kunzelman of Bainbridge.
ee ——
it Hailed Yesterday
This place was visiteg by hai] and
rain yves‘erday afternoon about three
o'clock and for a period of about ten
minutes more hail fell than have

1 seen by our oldest citizens.
stones averaged about the

erries although many were
as large as ordin shellbarks and
some citizens say some were the
size of walnuts. PY very
it'le wind during % period that
he hail fell - and as a result there
was no damage. Sbme wheat fields
and only a few of th
© nearby tobacco
patches that are fairlv well advanced,
show signs of hail.
er has a large
Mr. E. H. Zerch-
green house in this
place and strange ag it may seem,
not a single pane of glass was
broken -
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Horse Sale Saturday
On Saturday, June 26, Mr. C. C

an of Lancaster will sell a car
cf Virginia horses at public sale
the stables of the Farmers’ Inn
A. H. Stumpf, proprietor. They
of trotters. general purpose
onsist
nd extra good farm chunks, weigh.
g from 1.000 to 1,300 lbs. and are
from 4 to 6 years old. The horses
can be seen any time after urs.
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May Lose His Only Hand
July 4th, William Hoffmar of
bethtown lost his left hand

hrough an accident. On Sunday last
an insect stung his
blood
right hand, and
cause him to
poisoning may
also.
a ———
Notice to Water Consumers in Florin
The water will be turned off at the
Florin Water Com-
pany between the hours of 11 A. M.
and 6 P. M. Thursday, June 24, for
he purpose of cleaning the reservoir,
1t.
FLORIN WATER CO.
ee ——p

Sunday Excursionists
Twenty-five persons accompanied
from this place to
- ———
Bought a “Henry”
Mr. Samuel Erb, a farmer living
several] miles south of town, yester
day
purchased a Ford touring car
from Mr. Homer Barr the local deal
I.
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Cantata at Landisville
The Eternal City, a cantata, will
in Zions Lutheran
ee eee
Six in the Party
A. H. Hoffman of Landisville, with
new his family, left on Saturday for the
school building here on Wednesday Pacific Coast and the two expositions
of Columbia, were Saturday visitors |and bruised his side considerably,
|now under way in California.
of Harry Ichier and family. | |
Sn ee Ce we—
Bessie Gets Off Easy
At Court on Saturday, Bessie Nol
John an pleaded. guilty to a charge of
malicious mischief at the P. R. R
Norman Nissley of Station at Florin.
near Salunga, announce the birth of |
1 @ SOx
She was fined $5.
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