VOLUME XVIII NO. 48 Mount Joy, Penna., Wednesday, April 30, 1919 N Everybody Should Assis [ount Joy to go Over the Top With the Victory Liberty Loan MT. JOY'S PART IN THE VICORY LOAN civ in tie THIS BORO’'S QUOTA IS $82,300 AND A GREAT EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO GO “OVER THE TOP” For the purpose of doing its share in the Victory Liberty Loan, a meet- ing of our citizens was held here on Thursday evening and as a result we have thoroughly organized to put the borough “over the top.” The com- plete organization is appended: Chairman-—Thos. J. Brown. Secretary—H. M. Stauffer. Team No. 1—Ladies—Miss Mary R. Detwiler, Captain; Miss Martha Stauffer, and Miss Marie Klugh, as- sistants. Men—H. N. Nissly, Cap- tain; B. W. Brown, Wm. Tyndall and Jacob H. Zeller, assistants. Team No. 2—Ladies Myers, Captain, and Miss Ethel Myers, assistant. Men— Clayton Hoff- man, Captain; J. J. Newpher, U. E. Hoffer and O. M. Donaven, assistants. Team No. 3—Ladies—Mrs. H. N. Nissly, Captain; Miss Fanny Strick- ler, Miss Elizabeth Glatfelter and Mrs. E. W. Garber, assistants. Men— J. Fred Fenstermacher, Captain; J. S. Carmany and Clarence Schock, as- sistants. Team No. 4—Ladies—Mrs. A. K. Manning, Captainy and Miss Mary Newpher, assistant. Men—H. S. New- Miss Edith comer, Captain; Jno. W. Eshleman, |ternoon, made the turn where M. C. Bowman, Howard Arntz and | cross the creek, but he miscalculated Arthur P. Mylin, assistants. | his speed and the car ran up on the Team No. 5—Ladies—Mrs. P. E.|wall, and, for a moment, was not Getz, Captain; Mrs. Chas Good and H. E. Hauer, Captain; Frank B. | the right side of his new Overland Stoll, Samuel Eshleman and Chas.|were wrecked and he had to be Carson, assistants. [towed home. Hard luck only. He Team No. 6—Ladies—Mrs. J. L.|was not injured. His pocketbook Shearer, Captain, and Mrs. W. P.|suffered somewhat, however. Singer, assistant. Men—R. Fellen- | baum, Captain; E. W. Bentzel, Jno. | G. Reist and O. G. Longenecker, as- sistants. | Team No. 7-—Ladies—Mrs. Jos. R. | Charles, Captain; Mrs. Fred Farmer, | Mrs. Clinton Longenecker and Mrs. Jacob H. Zeller, assistants. Men— Fred A. Farmer, Captain; E. W. Gar- ber, S. B. Bernhart, H. G. Longen- ecker and Ralph Eshleman, assistants. As in all former campaigns a com- plete house to house canvass will be! made and Mt. Joy will respond wil-| ingly nd freely. In nearly all of the distriets the ladies are making the first eanvass. Active work started Tuesday and early reports are very encouraging. iG ee | “BEANY” SHIRK BITES A SOLDIER’S EAR OFF On Saturday evening, Eugene Shirk, of Elizabethtown, and Etter Houser, of Middletown, got into a heated argument which resulted dis- astrously for Houser. They came to blows and in the fight Houser had a part of his right ear bitten off, after which Shirk beat a hasty retreat. Necessary medical assistance was given by Dr. Blough, after which the young man left for his home. Houser has been recently discharged from the army, and had come to Elizabeth- town for the evening. —— EI ¥ Vulcanizing Establishment Mr. John Tyson of this place, has rented the large store room until re- cently occupied by H. E. Sager and last week purchased by Mr. R. J. Myers, and will open a vulcanizing establishment about May 1st. He will install modern machinery and in addition will carry a complete line of auto supplies and accessories. ee ll A Aer Keller & Bros. Next Sale Messrs. J. B. Keller & Bro., will hold their next public sale of live stock at their yards at the Farmers Inn, in this place, on Friday, May Oth, at 1:25 sharp new time. They will have 50 head of Lancaster and York county cows and bulls. Don't forget the date, May 9. 2t eins A New Undertaker Mr. M. B. Krum, a well known young man of Bethel, Pa., who is in the undertaking business in that place, has purchased the business of the late “Bob” Hoke of this place. Mr. Krum will move here within the next month and be ready for busi- ness. This new-comer comes here well recommended. reel eee Gave a Good Show A company of young men from | Lancaster gave a very creditable min. | some stock bulls, Holstein heifers at strel show in Mount Joy Hall Satur- | day evening and highly pleased a| $67.00 crowd. | eee tll eee Hotel Under Sheriff's Hammer The Greenawalt Hotel, Sigel town was sold Saturday morning by | Sheriff C. G. Garber, at the Court| House. The place was down to B. J. Myers, Esq., for $110. {Tock rt Qe Y New Garage Opened { Mr. Ed. Ream opened his new | garage on Monday and is now pre-| paged to do all kinds of auto work. | | M®¢ Harvey Hawthorne is his me- The Bulletin comes to you this chanie. Y | week a twelve page paper, due to the So large amount of advertising, es- {pecially Victory Liberty Loan. Read Another Oil Tank | Mr. Clarence Schock will install aj curb oil pump in front of Jacob Brown's restaurant, corner of Main | and Manheim street. reel Ieee. | BORN Mr. and Mrs. Fred Snook announce the birth of a daughter, Emma Cath- arine on Saturday. | | certain Mrs. Wm. Hendrix, assistants. Men— | the top or not. movie, “The Price of Peace,” at the ly missed a great treat. There was a fairly good sized crowd present and not one regrets the visit drove to Columbia, tieing the horse in front of Herr’s hardware When they returned the team was gone. of Ironville, doned near his home. i tel Enocked beautiful Stutz {are not made any better and as to SILVER MEDAL CONTEST oss mega EST eeu NEW PIPE ORGAN medal contest United Brethren church |on Thursday evening, May 1st, at | o'clock, by the Y. P. B. There will be a number of reciters from the Manheim and Mount Joy High schools and between recitations there will be musical numbers. No admission will ibe charged but a silver offering will Ibe taken. The following program | will be rendered: Singing; Invoca- tion; Tenor Solo, H. Russell Stauffer; | Recitation No. 1; Double Quartette, Mount Joy Y. P. B.; Recitation, No. 2; Violin Solo, Willoughby Litzen- { berger; Recitation, No. 3; Boys’ | Quartette; Recitation, No. 4; Violin Solo, Harold Harmon; Recitation, No. | 5; Piano Solo, Marie Detwiler; Reci- | tation, No. 6; Judges Decision; Pre- | sentation of Medal, Reverend Richard [S. Quigley; Singing; Benediction. The |reciters for the evening are Mae Hostetter, Anna ‘Arndt, Marion | Vogel, Lura Hertzog, Mary Moyer {and Grace Forrey. | wesc lll lie - AUTOIST HAD A NARROW | ESCAPE AT DONEGAL | Alex J. Schwall, superintendent at | the storage yards, near Rowenna, | knew there was a sharp turn in the jroad at Donegal Springs, where the | Colebrook and Maytown roads inter- I sect, and that there was a stone wall | right at the turn where you cross the | creek, but was hurrying too fast to (meet a train at Mt. Joy Saturday af- you whether he was going over Both the wheels on OLD MAN DIES ATTEMPT- ING TO START JOURNEY Anthony A. John, apparently about 75 years of age, was found dead in Rapho township at 6:45 o’clock Thursday morning and taken to the Lancaster County Hospital. The man who took him to the hospital said he had been located in Lebanon county several years ago. . Deputy Coroner J. B. Stroh, jus- tice of the peace of Manheim town- ship, and Dr. J. S. Beamesderfer, of Manheim, knew nothing of him. The coroner’s verdict was that his death was due to valvular heart trouble. He was last seen alive by Henry D. Shearer, of near Mastersonville, at whose home he was given some- thing to eat and a night’s lodging on Tuesday. That morning he attempted to start on his way. ——- Eee BIG LIVE BIRD SHOOT AT MOUNT JOY ON MAY 8 There will be a big live bird shoot in this place on Thursday, May 8th, when many of the best shots in the country will attend including several ex-state champions and also the pres- ent title holder, Mr. Raymond Wolfs- kill, of Denver, Pa. There will be several sweepstakes events, a miss and out and as a special attraction, Jno. E. Schroll, of this place, will shoot a match race of twenty-five birds against Mr. Wolfskill, the pres- ent live bird champion of Pennsyl- vania. Complete details of the shoot will be given later. —_— You Missed a Treat. All those who did not take advan- tage of witnessing that wonderful Garden Theatre last evening, certain- This film was produeed by the U. S. Government at a great expense and was worth a doz- en times the ordinary movie picture. to the theatre on this particular occa- sion. —- Stolen Team Found On Thursday evening John Schock and wife of near Washingtonboro store. Next morning Samuel Kahler, found the team aban- It was later returned to the owner. et erereeerrene. Frank & Bros. Next Sale On Friday, May 2, C. S. Frank & Bro. will sell a lot of extra good cows, public sale at the stock yards at Ho- McGinnis, in this place. They make particular mention of a regis- tered young Holstein bull. Mr. Jonas Minnich will call the sale. 2t > ——————— Bought a Stutz Dr. W. M. Thome is about with a roadster since last He has the distinction of own- ing the first Stutz in this town. Autos speed—ask the Doctor ——- 0 Twelve Pages This Week all of these ads careiully and then “open your heart.” tl Just What He Deserved It took a jury just fifteen minutes to find John K. Ssndoe guilty of murder in the first degree for the atrocious killing of four-year-old Anna Mary Hershey. 45 DEDICATED SUNDAY THE BETHEL OF THE CHURCH OF GOD HERE INSTALLED A VERY BEAUTIFUL IN. STRUMENT The second pipe organ to be in stalled in a church in Mount Joy fell to the lot of the congregation of the Bethel of the Church of God, Rev I. A. MacDannald, pastor. The dedi cation and reopening services were held Sunday with morning, afternoon and evening exercises. At 9:30 a. m. the Sabbath School, with Superintendent John S. Ham- aker in charge, rendered the follow- ing program: Song, School; Prayer; Song, School; Reading Lesson; Song, School; Class Exercise; Song, School; Address, Rev. J. 1. Updegraph; Re son; Hymn, 16; Prayer; Response; Hymn, 657; Announcements, An- them, “Bless The Lord;” Sermon, Rev. J. L. Updegraph, Field Secre- tary, Churches of God; Prayer; Solo, “Just For Today,” Mr. H. S. Mae- Dannald; Statement by Pastor; Of- fertory, “Twilight Song,” Shackley; Hymn, 366; Benediction; Postlude, Festival March, Tellman. The afternoon meeting opened with a platform meeting at 2:30 when this program was well ren- dered: Organ Prelude; Anthem, Choir, “God is Love;” Prayer, Dr. Quigley; Song; Address, Rev. Swei- gert; Violin Solo, Mr. Ralph Eshle- man; Address, Rev. Roberts; Duet, Messrs. Brunner and Mumma; Ad- dress, Dr. Quigley; Vocal Solo, Miss Rupp; Address, Rev. Snavely; Ad- dress, Rev. Miller; Offertory, “Lead Kindly Light,” Chimes; Benediction; Postlude. A crowded house was present at the evening exercises that started at 7:30. This program was rendered: Organ Prelude, Matins, Graham; Praise God; Invocation; Solo, Mr. H. S. MacDannald; Lesson; Hymn, 223; Prayer; Response; Announcements; Anthem, “I Will Exalt Thee,” Choir; Sermon, Rev. Updegraph; Prayer; Solo, Mr. H. C. Brunner; Offertory, “Nearer My God,” Chimes; Hymn, 127; Benediction; Postlude. The organist Mrs. Jacob K. Stauf- fer presided and handled the new in- strument with great ability. Rev. Updegraph, of Findlay College, Ohio, delivered two excellent and impres- sive sermons. Mr. H. C. Brunner spared neither time nor expense in decorating the interior of the church for the occasion. Six dozen calla- lilies, carnations, ferns, palms, ete. were used to beautify and this work could not have been improved upon. The organ is a two Manuel Pipe Organ made by the Mohler Organ Company, of Hagerstown, Md., and costs $3,000. Mr. H. C. Brunner do- nated $1,260. Mr. Edwin Bookmyer, of Overbrook, Pa. $500 and the Chimes were donated by Mr. M. B. Hiestand and wife at a cost of $510. The balance was donated by mem- bers of the congregation. The organ is finished in golden oak and the pipes are gold with blue decorations. A beautiful copper plate thereon state these facts and contains the names of all the contributors. The decorating of the room was done by Mr. Fred Breen, of Carl- isle, Pa., and makes it one of the most beautiful rooms in the county. The platform was enlarged and is finished in quartered oak to match the quartered oak in the new organ. The wood work was neatly varnished. A new baptistry made of concrete, was installed to take the place of the old wooden one. A new Bible was presented by Mr. M. C. Barnhart, of York, Pa., in memory of his father and mother, Israel and Lydia Barnhart. A new plush curtain on rods and posts of beautiful brass surrounds the choir platform. The fine purple silk marker for the Bible and the plush cover for the same are the gift of Mr. B. W. Brown. The marker was made to or- der in Philadelphia. The beautiful painting on the wall of the Church at the door as you en- ter the main auditorium is “Christ port of Secretary; Song; Benediction. Immediately after the above ex- ercises the following program was! rendered at the morning service: Or- gan Prelude, Finale March, Udden; Holy! Holy! Holy!; Invocation; Les- I'HE BEST WAY TO SETTLE THESE CASES | called to of using fraudulent prosecutor Solomon Elizabethtown. that he bought from Ebersole on December 28, turkey, which was to have 121% pounds dressed, at pound. {and weighed only 10% Iibersole charge the tein, of testified At Court was 1 Edel being last, weighe« pounds. Wit ness tried unsuccessfully to see Mr. Ebersole to have the matter ad [justed. Court directed that the de | fendant could not be convicted, bu | ordered the jury to dispose of the costs The jury divided the costs | equally between the prosecutor and | the defendant. cies eset lilies SCHOOL BOARD THREE VACANCIES EXIST— PROF. ARTHUR P. MYLIN ELECTED PRINCIPAL SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT. 1st A special meeting of the School | for the purpose of electing teachers and transacting such other as may come before the Board. The school term was fixed at nine months for the High School and 81% months for the Grades. The schools will open on Monday, Sept. 1st. The following teachers were then elected: Principal, Prof. Arthur P. Mylin. Assistants—Miss Edna P. Martin, Miss Grace Kinard and Miss Helen Keller. This leaves two vacancies in the High school. The position held by Prof. Mylin and the vacancy caused by Miss Lefevre not being an applicant. Sixth Grade-—Vacant. Fifth Grade—Miss Kathryn Me- Cullough. Fourth Grade-—Miss Mabel Fer- guson. Third Grade—Miss Cathrine Shank. Second Grade—Miss Ruth Stoll. First Grade—Mary Garber Miller. —— ere RED MEN MEET AT HARRISBURG IN JUNE Extensive plans are under way for the seventieth annual convention of the Pennsylvania Tribes of the Im- proved Order of Red Men, which will be held in Harrisburg, June 9, 10 and 11. On Monday, June 9, the past sachenis of various tribes will be admitted to the Great Council. Governor Sproul, Lieutenant-Gov- ernor Beidleman and Mayor Kiester are scheduled to deliver addresses of welcome on Tuesday, June 10. Re- sponses will be made by the great chiefs of the great council. On Tues- day evening a memorial serivece will be held at the Penn-Harris. Excep- tionally elaborate liberty badges are being prepared for all the delegates and the new deléffates will receive the degree of past sa¢hem on Monday evening. One of the main features of the convention will be a parade, for which Harrisburg tribes are making great preparations. rere QQ A Birthday Party A party was held in honor of the eleventh birthday of Miss Mae Haw- thorne at-her home on the evening of April 25. Games were played in which every one took part, after which dainty refreshments were served. Those who were present were: Hazel Webb, Mildred Lindemuth, Hazel Pennell, Iva Shoop, Elsie Lo- raw, Marguerite Shickley, Carcena Engle, Violet Hilt, Margaret Charles, Rachael Hoffer, Anna Mae Dabler, Dorothy Loraw, LaVerna Garber, Mary Peoples. Dorothy Schroll, Lydia Shank, Ruth Hawthorne. weasel) Gems Greiner Property Sold On Saturday afternoon auctioneer Geo. S. Vogle, of Florin, sold the real estate and personal property of the late Emanuel Greiner. The brick dwelling, corner of New Haven and Marietta streets, was sold to Harvey Ebersole, who tenants the Cyrus Frey farm east of town, for $4,930.00. The grandfather’s clock brought $82.00 and an old-fashioned writing desk $42.00. The sale was very largely the Consoler,” painted by Downs and is the gift of Mr. H. C. Brunner, in memory of the departed of the con- gregation. The painting, The Baptism of Jesus,” by John, is in memory of Rev. A. H. Long, D.D., a former pas- tor of the church and the “Geth- semane’’ picture on the other front of church is in memory of Rev. C. LL. Brown, D.D., a former pastor and formerly president of Findlay Col- lege. When the installation of this beau- tiful musical instrument was under- taken, the congregation readily realized that the cost, together with changes and improvements to the in- terior of the church would be about $5,000. The organ cost $3,000, which amount was raised by members of the congregation. The improve- ments cost $2,000. Over $1,100 of this amount was contributed by those present at the services Sunday and the balance had been collected prior to that time. This entire amount has already been paid and the congregation and pastor are to be highly complimented. ee eee Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Sager of Ken- nettnett Square, are in town today. attended. emesis A House on Wheels. Mr. W. H. Greiner, the hustling young contractor and builder at Lan- disville, this forenoon thru town with a house 14x32 feet on wheels. He is moving building from Florin to Salunga for Mr. H. M. Baer. A big traction engine was to pull the building. et passed +h tne used New Local Manager Edward Krodel, who has been as- sistant clerk in the American Store at Elizabethtown, has been appointed as manager of the American Store here. iis mini Pennsy Declares Dividend The directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad declared a regular quarterly dividend of 1% per cent. payable May 31 to stockholders of record May 1. RHE SX Second Degree Murder It took a jury twenty-four and a- half hours to find Venus R. Frank- houser guilty of second-degree mur- der for killing Nora F. Heitz, in the local courts last week. ELECTS TEACHERS Board was held on Monday evening business on Monday Jacob L. answer the | weight, p——— : | PERSONAL MENTION, ~~YIT THE | comes effective Edelstein Miss | MANY COMERS ANL . .c«RS a i 10 cents a | The fowl was delivered alive t OUR WEEKLY IN THIS LOCALITY Mr. D. W. Kramer spent Sunday a { Beverly and Bellaire. spending a few days here friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hassler, of Hum | melstown, spent Sunday in town witk friends. Miss Louisa Rhodes spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. Plott at Mid dletown. Mr. Reuben Saturday in Lancaster, John Scott. { Mr. and son Russell relatives at Lancaster. Miss Iva Shoop spent Saturday at Elizabethtown, the guest of her cou- sin, Miss Grace Shoop. Mrs. R. R. Swab and two children Florence and Robert are some time at Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stark spent Sunday with the latter’s nephew and family near Elizabethtown. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wagner and daughter, of Newark, N. J., spent the week-end with the family of Ed. Barto. Our old friend and former towns- man John K. Kover of Lititz, called at this office while in town last Thurs- day. Mr. and Lancaster, mother, Mrs. day. Miss Frances Shellenberger of the St. Joseph Hospital, spent Monday in town the guest of her father, John H. Shellenberger. Miss Ethel Wilt returned home Monday evening after spending sev- eral days in Blaine, Perry County, with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Amos S. Myers re- turned to their home in Philadelphia, after spending a week with his sis- ter, Miss Mary Myers. Misses Mildred Murray and Alberta Brandt of Lancaster, were Sunday visitors of Mr. O. K. Greenawalt and family on Marietta street. Mrs. Polly K. Goodman of 609 Christian street, Lancaster, spent Sunday with her sisters, Mrs. E. M. Shenk and Mrs. Rebecca Goslin. Messrs. John Greiner, Jacob Zeller, Paul Alexander and James Garber of Williamson Trade School were guests of their parents here for several days. Misses Albert Sprout, Vern Mor- ton and Messrs Truman Sprout and Samuel Hinkle spent Sunday at Co- lumbia, the guests of Miss Mary Tome. Miss Belle Brady of Chicago, II- linois, returned home on Saturday, after spending some time here with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Brady on Marietta street. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Myers and children spent the week with friends Shellenberger the Kramer Mrs. Alex Mrs. visited Sarah Charles Brown of the former’s Brown on Sun- and relatives here and Lancaster, af- terward returning to their home at Black Lick, Indiana County. sh SP LOCAL TOBACCO FIRM WINS E. L. Nissly and Sons Given Verdict! in United States District Court a On Saturday afternoon the United States District Court, Philadelphia, rendered a decision in favor of E. L. Nissly & Sons, tobacco packers, with extensive warehouses in Florin, in a case involving approximately $16,000 The plaintiff, Simon Saks, a natural- ized Hollander, now of New York, before going to his native country in the spring of 1916, obtained an op- tion of purchase for 700 cases of seed leaf tobacco cullings from the de- fendant, the option to expire on April 1. On March 31 he sent his accept- CARD BASKET, or Tos Coe Miss Maud Dillinger spent several gestion that they be made known days at Elizabethtown. widely. Mr. Carl Dyer of Lancaster, The schedule of penalties for [ visited friends here Saturday. various violations is as follows: Mr. Earl Miller of Camp Meade, For failure to register still, $500 spent several days here with his penalty, fine of between $100 and father. $1,000 and imprisonments of between Miss Aileen Neidigh of Blaine, is among spent guest of and were Sunday guests of spending The Mount Joy Bulletin | WHAT IT WILL COST TO MAKE BOOZE AT HOME Washington-—Persons who may be | homes after National prohibition be- July 1 are to be | warned by revenue authorities as to | the penalties to which they will be subject. The internal revenue bu- reau has sent to revenue collectors t and agents a summary of laws on the | subject and penalties, with the sug one month and two years; for making liquor in a community where it is | prohibited by local or State laws, tax of $1,000; for violating war-time pro- 1 hibition, $1,000 fine, or both; mash or a one year im- prisonment, or for making a whiskey beer, fine of be- tween $500 and $5,000 and imprison- ment of six months and three years. Beer-making comes with- in the same prohibition. MAKING GREAT PREPA. RATIONS FOR MEMORIAL DAY | between Memorial Day arrangements are gradually assuming definite form. Dr. Thompson W. McKinney, of Coatesville, has been engaged as Ora- tor of the day. Dr. McKinney is a noted speaker and will do credit to the occasion. The committee is in communication with a number of bands and expect to have three and perhaps four. The Fraternal or- ganizations of the town are planning to turn out and one of them expects to have a band of their own and also have with them a sister organization from the city of Lancaster. A special effort is being made to have a splendid representation of the re- turned soldiers and sailors of the late European war participate in the parade and out of their ranks a firing squad, thus to do honor to the heroic dead of our Civil war and late war, the greatest in history. Let the ser- vices of the great rebellion have your hearty support. tll QC Their 8th Anniversary On Saturday evening May 3, the Elizabethtown Moose will celebrate their 8th anniversary by a banquet and concert preceded by a bowling contest with the Lancaster Moose. This will be an exciting contest, as both teams are determined to win this last game between the two teams. The Moose now number over 300 members in good standing and are in a flourishing condition. This in- vitation or request is made to enable all members to meet one another and have a social time as well as to par- ticipate in the feast and general good time. Members are allowed to bring friends with them who are well recommended on Saturday evening only. On Sunday afternoon and evening the Lebanon Moose Concert Co. will give a concert. It is useless to say anything in regards to this company as those who have already heard them, recommend them as one of the best in the state. Don’t forget the dist church, is offered for rent as well as the basement of Mt. Joy Hall. Ada L. Hernley is the executrix of David H. Hernley, late of East Donegal. The legal notice appears other column. he owners put a heat new wire ence around the front at the Dil- linger-Donovan property on East Main street on Saturday. Gregory Psarsos, the Greek, was sentenced to die in the electric chair by Judge Landis on Saturday. He ance of the option by wireless from | ship while returning to this country. | Saks alleged that when tobacco ad- | it before it could be shipped to him. | The original purchaser then entered suit for the difference between his purchase price, 1234 cents per pound and 21 cents, the price obtained from a, the plaintiff —____—_—_——_—_e ee -o Philadelp Youngsters Get an Outing The pupils of the Washington Primary school, twenty in number to- gether with their teacher, Mrs. Sterner, were treated to an outing which was greatly enjoyed by all and will long be remembered. They left Florin last Thursday morning at 8:30 o'clock in Mr. Jacob Rutherford’s auto truck, with the former at the wheel for Elizabethtown, Middletown, Highspire, Steelton and Harrisburg where they crossed the Susquehanna river stopping at Mechanicsburg to visit Miss Bisline’s school, later re- turning home by way of Dillsburg, Denver, York, Wrightsville, Columbia and Marietta, arriving home about 5:30 o'clock vanced in price Nissly & Sons resold BIG PULLMAN AUTOMOBILE the second purchase It was argued for the defendants | that the contract provided for de- livery before June 8, and that the plaintiff was notified that the tobacco | would be resold if orders were not | received for its removal before that |: date. B. F. Myers, represented the defendant; Messrs. Stern, of New York and Fox and Rothschild, of |¢ shot a fellow countryman several months ago. a — 4 DESTROYED BY FIRE WW TT {9 A large five passenger Pullman au- {tomobile belonging to Sload Bros., {who operate a garage in Maytown, | was destroyed by fire about half past twelve o’clock Saturday afternoon. The car was driven by Cleve Sload [ who was accompanied by Frank Hen- , of Maytown. They drove to of John Farmer, the farm in Manor township, | and were on their return when flames from beneath the ma- The men jumped and escaped The body of the machine was | completely consumed. The wheels | were not damaged. Mr. Sload is at loss to know what caused the fire etl eee Harry Has Them Mr. Harry Laskewitz, our local shoe merchant has just returned from a several days’ visit to Philadelphia, where he purchased a large stock of shoes and oxfords for the whole fam- ily which he will put on sale at great- ly reduced prices. Look for the specials in next week’s issue. ee M— Vv Our Town is Healthy. Only one new case of measles was reported to the Board of Health last week. A case of chicken-pox also, was reported, the first since last Sum- mer. on weomer | suddenly shot {inj u Mr. Henry O'Neil spent the week-| One son, Am Manheim, end at Harrisburg. vives, also t! =. Benjami Mr. Robert Lauer is about with a | Rapho tow? reral will bé helassy Saxon roadster since Friday. held Frid at 1 o'clock The large house next to the Metho- | from the th further ser- vices at i the late Christian Leib, died Satur- son-in-law, H. D. Young, Church street, Lancaster, aged 87 years. Death was due to the in- firmities of advanced age. Deceased was a member of the Church of God and resided here. The following chil- dren survive: Harry, Charlotte, Al- $1.50 a Year in Advance — OUR MORTUARY RECORDINGS MANY WELL KNOWN PEOPLE HAVE PASSED TO THE GREAT BEYOND Jerome A. Eck died Thursday at Columbia from a paralytic stroke, ’ aged 79 years. Mrs. John B. Hood, a former resi Tw dent of Columbia, died at St. Joseph’s Hospital, at Lancaster. A. G. Kise of Washingtonboro, died at Easton from pneumonia after a week's illness, aged 34 years. Benj. M. Herr, died at Lancaster, on Friday from paralysis, aged T4 years. His only sister is Mrs. Hannah / Hess of Landisville. Ff David F. Buch died at the home of his daughter at Manheim, last Wed- nesday afternoon from gangrene, af- ter an illness of seven weeks, aged 83 years. Mrs. Walter Heagy Mrs. Walter Heagy, a resident of Manheim, died Thursday evening at 5:30 o’clock in St. Joseph’s Hospital, aged 21 years. Death was due to a complication of diseases. Her hus- band and one small child survives, also one brother, Frank White, in the United States service in France. Miss Sarah Parthemore Word was received in Elizabeth- town on Saturday of the death of a former resident, Miss Sarah Parthe- more, who died at the home of her brother, at Spearville, Kansas, of a complication of diseases, aged eighty years. The deceased spent her en- tire life in and around Elizabeth- town with the exception of 14 years that she resided with her brother. She was well know. The funeral took place at Spearville, Kan. John Gibbs John Gibbs, colored, aged eleven years, died at the home of his uncle John Skipper, on West Donegal street, at 11:15 on Saturday night after a very brief illness. He was a pupil in the Fourth Grade of our public schools and attended school on Monday. Deceased has been living in town the past few years, having come here from Philadelphia. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon in the A. M. E. church. Interment was made in the Lincoln cemetery. William Wentz William Wentz died Friday after- noon at the home of his son, Simon W. Wentz, at Elizabethtown, aged 75 years. Death was due to a complica- tion of diseases after a long illness. Deceased was a former resident of Royalton and for many years was mail carrier at that place. The fol- lowing children survive: Simon, Eliz- abethtown; George, John and Her- man, Royalton and Mrs. Daniel Weneor, Middletown. Interment was made in Good’s cemetery. Mrs. Annie G. Burkhart dates May 3 and 4th. All Moose ex- Bo ATS ne or pected to attend. ternoon at her home VMianheim, T aged 72 years. De due to LOCAL NOTES heart trouble. Deceas was born in Mrs. Wm. T. Diffenderfer is ill at | Rapho township Sep er 30, 1846, this writing. and was a daug} { the late Mp Mr. Christian Herr spent the week- { and Mrs. Michs bbls She end in Philadelphia. a member of Brethren chu m the Brethren church at Ma: Interment in Hernley’s cemetery. Mrs. Sarah Leib Mrs. Sarah Willis Leib, widow of day afternoon at the home of her No. 37 bert and Annie, wife of H. D. g, all of Lancaster; Lillian, wi Frank Little, Harrisburg wife of Charles Kramm, The funeral was held Tud noon at 1 o’clock from thg Interment in the Mt. Jo Frank Hipple, Frank Hipple died Sa noon. at his home in Ma was due to a paralytic two years illness. DeceaS8 of the late Samuel and Ants and was a life long resident @ etta. He was a carpenter and for a number of years WHEE, ployed at the Cassel & Son plaNigP mill. Mr. Hipple was a Demoerat, and served several terms as a mem- ber of council of Marietta borough. He was a member of the Methodist church. He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Anna Gilman. Three children survive: Cyrus, Ches- ter Springs; Annie, wife of Roby Rook, Philadelphia, and B. G. Hipple, Marietta. His second wife was Miss Emma Wisner, who survives as well as the following children. Sigmund, Lancaster; Bessie, wife of Thomas B. Grosh, Marietta; Boyd S., Marietta, and Maud H., at home. Two brothers survive: Maxwell, of Marietta and Samuel, of Lancaster. The funeral 3 was held Tuesday afternoon from the late home. Interment private in the Marietta cemetery. ki o
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