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The occasion proved a very success- ful event throughout, even though the late afternoon and evening were marred by a heavy storm. abethtown, Rheems Gise, Coventry High school; Helen H. school: Scores of prominent people were present. The program was a most delightful one and varied in its fea- tures. Re-elect Officers rr W. W. ter, was re-elected head of the Done- afternoon when he nard J. Myers was also corresponding secretary, becca J. Slaymaker, recording secre- | who purchased tary, and B. S. Ingram, Miss Clark presided over the business | in ps: session, with Miss Slaymaker per- | the forming the duties of secretary. Re-'and bearing the signature of Amos dent of East Donegal town ports showed the organization is ina | Ccble, of Bellaire. The merchant, ?! his home in Dover, : flourishing condition, and looking | thinking that the check was g i in Trom gangrene. of forward with enthusiasm to the cele- cave the necessary charge. h gigh year and Ava bration next year of the 200th anni- presented the check at the bank and ond olde \n In thal, sec ve v of the establishment of Done- was told that the signature was not Sk, } farmer and ga 1gregation. uine. He then went to see Mr. siderabl tobacco, 2 sv A request was presented by the © who told } hat he had |the most succ rowers of this American Forestry Association for civer no supeh che nor did not|V He I a wife and ra the use of a photograph of the giant no iy pe th ne to : : YoT oak “Witn Tree” (standing in whom it v made o1 Martha [25 0 1 Felaty IZyivin front of Dc ral Church) in a series Steinard, was the 1e on the check, {11 Lane: gounty. of pictures f famous American fohn Mills, a world war veteran, Su i trees to be published in a periodical. and his wife, were arrested at Cone- Mrs. Ma This series will also include the .big woo yesterday and she confessed Mrs. Mary oy 0 tree at Pequea Presbyterian church. her euilt. gp the wile ou mime? Myory, of Certificates of honor to the three ‘ bethtown, and a native of that plac young men of the Donegal Society— | P: ‘nt Shop Moved V [dled a2 h he ne, ak i pnonus Benjamin Hiestand, Robert Rogers Y iin) Yovald reining ormng, Agel } years and Daniel Keller—who made the ~ wie eid PAUUNE jonth resulting from asphyxiation. Company rovea from ast Main Tally found the woman in the supreme sacrifice in the World War and for whom memorial trees were planted last year, were received from Tumbia Ave this association. It was decided to ina sire secure photos of each of these young ia Sure soldiers, if possible, and have the street into pictures grouped with the certificates | “2% a — — emer in a frame and have ‘the memento ) placed in Donegal church. A National Delegate » The securing of a charter for] Mr. Benj Groif represented the lo- Donegal Society during the present cal American year was given into the hands of a convention at committee consisting of Hon. H. While there he was Burd Cassel, Bernard J. Myers and to attend the nat H. Frank Eshleman. It is hoped to Which convenes in Cleveland, Ohio, in Landis, at secure this in time for formal September. sentation at the bi-centennial of Donegal church next year. Rev. George Israel Browne, who has al- ways taken a prominent pre- shown a great interest in the Done-|dence on South Market street during and is survived by the following chil- gal Society efforts, was unanimously Thursday evening’s elected to life membership of the so- cherries were nearly rive and it only risburg; Mrs. B until the took a few hours impression was ‘“skutched” the tree. ciety. A very pleasing made by Lady Herbert, whose sub- ject was “Gleanings of Glasgow,! Scotland.” Though a resident of) Glasgow at present, a daugher of Col. Thomas Collins. historical circles, read part of a] chapter of a book on “Pennsylvania” | she is now writing. Her subject was | “Washington in Western ing volume from her pen. [11% inches. . .. Gireat Future of Phillippines ; the rattlers. af} a interesting historical = and | ,ent-day picture of our Pacific is- | “The Philippines” was pre-' ; by Col. D. Brainard Case, of Will close its « Marietta, who was an officer in the Saturday evening. inland group. [ 2. hope for the future of the inlands, goes to Lititz. spoke of their great mineral wealth | —including an entire mountain of | excellent coal that can be blasted off the side like rock without need of used as our fire alarm system, was|Mary Snyder, sinking any shaft—and gold in cer- | placed in position in the belfry of the|Sara Shireman, near Elizabethtown; fire heuse on Saturday morning. It!Mrs. Angelina Rohrer, tain places also. He told of the rapid progress the native made in the score of years America | for use. has been their instructor and pro- tector. He showed, however, that it would be a grave error for them to be given their independence now, in the formative period of their civiliza- tion. He pointed out the eye of envy at Manheim 625 teams, 20 bicycles Among the class are from this locality, who have already been elected as teachers of schools at Frances R. Beatty, of teacher in the Harrisburg schools; Anna Brubaker, Manheim, will teach in the Mt. Joy High School; Anna Foreman, of Eliz- NORMAL GRADUATES WILL GO TO TEACHING ||, JR ii "RTUARY Normal will graduate a class of eighty-six at exercises today. of Elizabethtown, county school; Grace A. Henderson, of Maytown, Mount Joy High School; | ~ Dorothy Johnson, of Manheim, North school; Mumma, of Landisville, Snavely, of Man- heim, Denver school; John K. Trayer, of Landisville, principal Fulton High ere GB Cr Mrs. STEALS PLAIN GARB TO AID IN SWINDLE yreenblatt, an Miss Martha B. Clark, of Lancas-|town merchant, was swindled Friday e gal Society in the afternoon; Ber- for $32, which proved to be bogus. re-elected | The check was given Mr. Greenblatt Miss Re- by a woman dressed in plain garb, merchandise treasurer. | amount .of $2.95 for which she gave | nent a check for $32 drawn on| tional Bank, of Elizabethtown | new building erected for the purpose on the alley south of Co- g ue at the intersection of (1. ons stove onen 1 » dee 5 3 3 . 1° : P. Frank Schock re- y,,q Harry Le: ndis, died three weeks centlv purchased the Legion Allentown elected a delegate the late Jacob Hostetter, died at the ional eee see ~~ GEE ree Picked in a Jiffy ! A large cherry tree blew down on for about two part and the lawn of the A. S. Flowers resi- member of the Old Mennonite church een GI Is Robust and Healthy. y J Dr. F. L. Richards, of Huntingdon, funeral services were held from the she is a native spent a few hours in town on Friday. home of her . of Southern Lancaster county, being He was first assistant at the hospital Landis, on Saturday afternoon at 2 | there for some time but a few months o'clock. Miss Anna M. Wharton, of Phila- ago he hung out his shingle and is Eberle ce.netery, Mount Joy. delphia, an authgr of prominence’ in inow practicing in that city, 2 Killed a Rattlesnake. C. M. Hiestand, scoutmaster of the R Pennsyl- | Boy Scouts at Elizabethtown, while vania.”” Lancaster county will figure out on a hike recently killed a rat- in prominent form in the forthcom- tlesnake that measured 7 feet and He is now exhibiting eel ee Closes on Saturday The Lease Amusement Company',nq held other offices of trust. He engagement The Elizabeth-' 4 home, and United States Army stationed in the town Concert Band will be here for |pmaurice R. He expressed great the closing. From here the company ang Mrs. Albert Ebersole, near Bain- ~ - _ |bridge. Three brothers and four ~ \ sisters also survives, as follows: Now in Position B. Aaron, Plainfield, Ohio; Samuel, The large new siren which will be |Blainsburg; Thomas, Hilldale; Mrs. Philadelphia; Mrs. Filipinos have will now be wired and soon be ready emm——- {cesar res That Pike Must Pay The Sunday of the Feast of Roses | TRAIN STRIKES AUTO automobiles, 70 cycles passed through the tollgate that Japan casts upon us for possess- | west of that boro on ing this Pacific key to the Orient and how easily it would be for Japs to get hold of the Philippines in the present not yet highly advanced state of the native, should America with- draw and even retain a protectorate over them. He scored the Demo- mathematics at the Normal School, as setting free these inlanders now. Bird Life of Donegal Prof. Herbert H. Beck, of Frank- lin & Marshall College, delighted his hearers with an enlightening address, “The Birds of Donegal.” general talk of very profitable char- acter to those who heard this local authority on bird lore. He brought in many things about the bird life of Donegal. He dwelt in very in- forming manner upon the prominent Lancaster countain, Dr. Samuel Stehman; Haldeman, scientist whose home was a splendid mansion at the base of Chickies Rock near Marietta. Prof. Beck told . how his father, Abram R. Beck, had spoken with Dr. Haldeman on the subject of Darwinism, and that Haldeman was one of the few Ameri- (Continued on page 5) April 1. meat market there. and Sporting Hill Turnpike. EE I Principal of Marietta Schools Robert M. Walter, now teacher olihed stopped at the station west of the West Chester, has|and was warning passengers. Mr. se been elected principal crats for entertaining such a thought |etta public schools, to succeed Geo.|of the train, did not notice a rapidly E. Lee, who served last year. ———- GE me Meat Market For Florin C. A. Wiley sold his property at he noticed the latter train. Mr. Root Florin to Geo. S. Vogle, of that place. | jumped, thereby escaping injury. The It was a |The purchaser. will take possession!Ford was knocked off the rails and He contemplates opening a the front of it was badly damaged. re A QE et A Thing of the Past The Klein Brothers, of Elizabeth- dragged along town, tied a can on every player and |track for quite a distance. Manager Brackwridge on Monday the eminent | and that wonderful base ball team is now a thing of the past. Working in Philadelphia Mrs. Anna Millard left Sunday for| Wednesday at the Yates Philadelphia, where she accepted a'Lancaster, with the purpose of study- position at the P. R. R. Office. She ing for the ministry of the Episcopal was the clerk at Chas. Wealand’s church. He will leave for New York west end grocery here. ny my school RE CORDINS © 248 LF LANA MANY WELL KNOWN PEOPLE HAVE PASSED TO THE GREAT BEYOND Mrs. Leah Lefevre Good, formerly | of Bainbridge, died at Goldsboro Sat- | urday, aged 92 years. the following school; Ruth 3 Mrs. Elizabeth Andes, widow of | Dauphin the late Frederick H. Andes, died at | East Petersburg from apoplexy aged | 15 years. L. . ors ! Ephraim Lawrence, aged 66 years, | i died at the home of Abram Hacker, near Neffsville on Friday evening | from pneumonia. | TL. A Helen Harrisburg John Appley Mrs. Mary Appley, wife of John Appley, residing at Marietta. 4 ed at an early hour on Wednesday morn- Elizabeth: | ing; after suffering for several | [months with a complication of dis- leases. She was forty-four years of ashed a check a Orey. ; vd was born in German, coming to America when a child. She had esided in Marietta the greater part of her life. to the| Peter H. Strayer y Peter H Strayer, a former resi kitchen of her home, prostrate on the with one burner of Her second hus- floor, dead, and building va- ,.q A sister, Miss Ida Bryan, lives at Elizabethtown. The body was taken to Elizabethtown and interred in Mt. Bethel cemetery. at the state last week. Mrs. Barbara Hostetter Mrs. Barbara Hostetter, widow of convention home of her daughter, Mrs. David H. Florin, last Wednesday morning, of heart trouble, in the 80th year of her age. She had been ailing for some time and was bedfast weeks. She was a 1 The dren: Mrs. George M. Stoll, of Har- Musser and kiddies Mrs. Edwin 1, of Elizabethtown; Mr. Andrew Hostetter, of Millers- ville; Mrs. Dr. Bryson, of Lancaster; Mrs. David Landis, of Florin. The storm. Jenjamin daughter, Mrs. David "™mterment in the Henry Christian S. Manning Christian S. Manning, one of the best-known retired farmers of near ainbridge, died from a complication of diseasese after a long illness in his sixty-first year, at his home along the Falmouth Pike. Deceased was a number of years the road supervisor ‘of Upper Lancaster county, and was ‘president of the Bainbridge National | Bank at the time of its organizaton, here on-|.,ves his widow and one son, Samuel two daughters, Mrs. Metzger, Middletown, Washington; Mrs. William Ulrich, Middletown. ,| Six grandchildren also survive. He was buried in the Geyer cemetery. eo RO hors AT FLORIN CROSSING q Train No. 29 west, struck the auto- the Manheim | mobile of Mr. Alvin Root, the elec- trician at Florin, when he was on his way home from work last Wed- nesday evening. Train No. 622 east West Chester crossing. The watchman was out of the Mari- Root, thinking he could cross ahead approaching west bound train until it was too late. The front wheels of his car were on the track before At this same place the evening pre- vious the rigging under the engine of this same train "became loose, and damaged the ——— ee Will Study for Ministry J. Thomas Hiestand, son of Mr. \/ and Mrs. Oliver Heistand, of Eliza- bethtown, took an examination on school at shortly to enter college. TEACHERS IN WEST HEMPFIELD NEXT TERM The Board of Directors of the West Hempfield school distriet met at Salunga and elected teachers for the term of 1920-1921. The salaries were increased and now range from $90 to $110 per month. The tax rate was fixed at six mills, an increase of one-half mill. The occupation tax was increased from $1 to $2. The schools will open on September 6 for a term of seven months. The teachers are: Maple Grove, Mrs. John Esbenshade; Airy Dale, Florence Way; Musser’s vacant; Silver Spring primary, A Elizabeth Long; Silver |¢ Spring secondary, Minerva Brackbill; Fairview, Ruth = Youtz; primary, Melba Wierman; Ironville secondary, Fannie Kneisley; Keh- ler's Ida Minnich; Kline; Kinderhook primary, Ethel Keesey; Kinderhook secondary, Edna Gram, and Sterling's, Mrs. Musser. ee ol peters I ( iran a - (, ee oo JUINED IN WEDLOCK | Gingrich—Fry. | ¢ Joseph N. Gingrich, son of Mrs. | Katie Gingrich, of Florin, and Mi Elizabeth Fry, daughter of Mr. and | Mrs, Sam Fry of Elizabethtown, | were N& i Thurs ay morning | Noah Risser, at his home at 4 si d on | Are 1 njoying an exter led w | ing trip and after their return will| reside on South Market street, in| this place. The groom is a very pop- | ular young man here. ated with his father, Mr. omer, in the har | < | cn | | Y I ware, implement | nd automobile business. The groom s a world war veteran. The newly lded couple have the hest wishes of a host of friends. Peterson—Zook On Friday at 9:00 A. M. a very pretty wedding was solomnized un- der the Witness Tree, at the Done- gal Presbyterian Church, when Miss Katharine Zook, daughter of Mr. and cob H. Donegal wedlock to of South Mrs. J Zook, of Springs, was united in Mr. Thoralf RohPetersen, Bethlehem, Pa., by lev. Frank G. Bossert, of Roxborough. The ring ceremony of the church was used. The bride, who given away by her father, was attended by a close friend, Miss Helen Danehower, of Noriistown, Pa., while the groom was attended by Mr. Grover Detweiler, also ¢f Norristown. The bride was attired in a beautiful gown of white crepe meteor. After an extended ¥ Mrs. Petersen, honeymoon Mr. and will reside in South Bethlehem. OG MISS ANNA STAUFFER ENTERTAINS MANY FRIENDS On Saturday afternoon, Miss Anna G. Stauffer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris N. Stauffer, residing near town, entertained a large num- ber of her friends. The afternoon was spent in social chatting and sing- ing. Refreshments were served. The following were present: Messrs. C. N. Hostetter, Jr., Henry Hostetter, Roy H. Mann, Henry Heisey, Jacob Lutz, Emma G. Lutz, Fannie Heisey, all of near Washington Boro; Edna Stauf- fer, Landisville; Stella and Mamie Snavely, Anna Heisey, Martha Lawer, Wayne Peters, Jacob Lehman all of near Manheim; Edith Miller, from Nebraska; Emanuel Haas, of Enterprise, Kansas; Mary Sentz, Harrisburg; John Metzler, Ephrata; Harry J. Fishburn, Hummelstown; The Misses Mary Hess, Esther Stauf- fer, Katie Shearer, Anna, Stella and Mary Witmer, Amanda Ginder, Anna Koser, Harry Landis, of East Peters- burg; Hettie Mumma, Eva Brubaker, Anna Kuhns, Ruth Nolt, Beulah Zercher, Grace Engle, Rhoda G. and Mary Wolgemuth, Messrs. Nissley Greider, Clay Stauffer, John K. Wolgemuth, Daniel Ginder, Elam Shearer, Albert Nissley, Mrs. Harry Stauffer and children Almeda and Helen, Mrs. Hattie Clay, Fannie Mumma, Sue Hummel, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Shery, Helen Brought, Dolly Page, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Stauffer all of near Mount Joy. ree Aeneas Get Your Jars and Glasses All persons wanting their fruit jars and jelly glasses, returned for refilling, from the General Hospital, will please call on Mrs. T. M. Brene- man to whom they were sent for dis- tribution. re eet Arner: Every Farmer Can Do This Along the fence on one side of one of his fields, a Warwick township farmer has 400 feet of trellis covered with grape vines. He sold bushels of fine fruit last fall. C—O Qe cee—— Granted a Divorce The Court on Saturday granted a divorce to Mary M. Brosey, of Lan- caster, from Elmer C. Brosey, of this place, on the grounds of desertion. INTERESTING HAPPENINGS] Ironville | hotels. 125. street. NO1N€ Vv QUICK READING . FROM ALL OVER THE COUN. TRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF BUSY PEOPLE | This state paid out $113,802 in|. younties the past year. 1 poor one, closed on Saturday. The Zion Lutheran church at Mari- | stta, will purchase a pipe organ. “Lebanon county has 50 licensed | Several years ago there were | |e Jacob M. Schroll had a new porch | Norwood, Esther erected at his residence on Cherry | Greider; Spirit of the Brook, Folk | Song, “Du Yeggs blew open a safe at Witmer | | ne night last week, only to find it} was empty. ly There is an embargo on freight to | yardmen | E i ING FOLKS ARE Philadelphia, because the | SUING i there struck on Saturday. | The W. C. T. U. will meet at the | y of Mrs. N. J. | lay evening, June 28, at 7:45. I “Miller & Koser, surveyors of Lan-|y lisville, have just completed a survey | of the Florin Water system. |g Inte MM H i nd pp sey, Route 3 ount | a the executor of the estate of | y MM Rei 1 I. He ey, late of East Don il Mr. John Baer, who was em- loyed on the state highway , in Dauphin county, re- ned on Saturday. i \ ¥ Y work Halifa was operated on at 3] and Ber 5 ¢ t re ablaze for ive hours Thursday, causing the de-| ruction of $60,000 worth of prop- | STORMS LAST W 0 lichael M. Davis moved his| ; Vou , nily and household effects to town | ihe Xe We ke ; Bumper 0 bai] ang ~ : v | ra storms thr t this sectic on Thursday, occupying the Metho- oo eruont ni 4 cts | dist parsonage on South Market|, ant Fast, Tran ed acco, ete. suffered. In some of Rapho township hail fell : Ed . " 1s hig cherries on Thursday eve 0 ED. MORRISEY DIES Hundreds of trees were uprooted | FROM HIS INJURIES thruout entire neig! od. | vi : The storm quite severe in the vi f Keener Mill a h sey, an employe of |’, 3 5} Ke ner Mil nd the Green Hills. Thru the meadow along iy Department, was ly injured Friday evening when he jumped from the auto truck i on the road between Elizabethtown and Rheems. That evening at quit- ting time, about twelve men boarded an auto truck, which was driven by Henry Taylor. The truck was being backed down a steep hill and gained so much speed in the descent that it got beyond control and struck an ly laid, when Morrisey jumped. He was removed to St. Joseph’s Hospital where he died next morning. ren QF Arn Deeds Recorded. Michael G. Myers to S. Nissley Gingrich, property in Florin, $3,400. Eli L. Nissly to Nissly Swiss Choc- olate Company, tract of land in Flor- in, $4,000. John W. Wolgemuth to Mary R. Wolgemuth, one-half interest in a pioperty in West Donegal, $1. Jacob B. Shearer to Andrew G. Reed, 53 acres and 144 perches of land in Mount Joy township, $3,500. Sarah E. Hershey and Mary R. Wolgemuth to John W. Wolgemuth, 86 acres and 49 perches in West Don- egal, $10,000. Big But Scarce The strawberry crop around Bain- pridge is the smallest for many years. One grower, John H. Finley, living near there, has some extra large berries, having carried water daily to freshen them. Among the lot picked yesterday were several which measured six inches in circumfer- ence, and were very luscious. rr el A Elizabethtown Pastor Chosen At the closing session of the East Pennsylvania Conference Christian Endeavor convention, the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Rev. I. N. Seldom- ridge, of Elizabethtown; vice-presi- dent, Rev. I. M. Hershey, of May- town; recording secretary, Rev. C. E. Rettew, of New Holland. eee CR — Mt. Gretna Campmeetinng. The Mount Gretna United Breth- ren Campmeeting and Bible confer- ence will be held from August 3 to 12 this year. The association has secured four of the best and ablest speakers—men who rank foremost and have appeared to large audiences in all sections of the United States. — De — ’ Will Embark in Business While in town last week on a visit to friends, Mr. Harry E. Getz, for- merly a member of the local clothing firm of Getz Bros. here, informed us that he will embark in the clothing business at Kutztown. He contem- plates opening some time next Fall. meme I ree: Autoist Arrested Paris Garber, a resident of West Donegal was arrested yesterday by a state policeman, for driving an auto- mobile without a license. Garber was fined ten dollars and costs. : - { PIANOFORTE PUPILS GIVE GENERAL NEWS FOR | gave Joy Hall on Friday evening. | participants played well and pleased {a good sized audience. follows: | enstoe; Duet, } pa : | dred and Kathryn Lindemuth; String |, The shad fishing season, which was | _¢ p..y Alico | of Pearls, Alice . |non, Gavotte Gracieuse, Ann (ma; { Marion | Silver Harmon on Mon-| | WE HAD NUMER in which he was riding. Both legs|Stor™. NMany sour cherry trees, were broken and he suffered internal|’ with this season’s crop, were injuries lown down. The rain fall was th : : pi 1 x thn? Golds af Tiv NAA AE wa Morrisey is employed as a hoister|}¢7VY tha lds at. many places were ; hadly washed and in some inst elevation made by some pipes recent-| FORESTERS DEGREE TEAM T = intermediate Anna Welsh Mount All the The primary and rrade pupils of Miss T. a pianoforte recital in The program Trio, Diploma Waltz, Marion Mus- er Jobolink Merry Mil- Longenecker; Mig a Mum- Softly Sings the Brooklet Musser; Hide and Seel Snyder; Moss Rose Waltz Raindrops, Blanche N Little Runaway, Kathryn Jindemuth; Twinkling Stars, Alid lelen omer; Lieber Augustin,” Oliver songenecker; Doll’s Dream, Toffer; Maypole Dance, Jacl ill Polka, Laura Sumpman; Duet, .ehigh Polka, Martha Moyer and ithel Newcomer; Song Wit Vords, Fond Memories, Charles 3randf; March, In Brave ian Backenstoe; Sweet Kiss Polka fildred Lindemuth; March of tl Joys’ Brigade, Karl Engle; Tri se, Op. 110, Miriam Li auline Engle, Dorothy Torning Prayer, Ethel New fountain Belle rs Lady Bird, Playing Tag, Eli | letto vo C; | ng Dew, } song of th Robert He A 1 Array, 1 Schottische, Rondo, hese hills quite a number of ind willow trees were felled by the KOT e new setting of tobacco s carried away with the v I'his necessitated replanting The belfr on the Evangelical hurch was struck by lightning and damaged. - A LEBANON SATURDAY Court Mt. America, Thirty-one members of Toy No. 228, Foresters of went to Lebanon on Saturday even- ing. They made the trip in D. G. Brinser’s big truck in charge of Enos Floyd and Harry Roland of Rheems. Immediately upon their v Lebanon they were tendered : quet. At 7:20 accompanied by the Leba- non Court, they had a parade after which the Mt. Joy degree team gave an exhibition drill inthe square in that city. At 8:30 our degree team initiated a large class for the Leba- non lodge. Another banquet fol- lowed and the “boys” returned home well pleased with their treat- ment and trip. ee GE A Brrr A Lot Out of Nothing There were all kinds of wild rumors about the sudden disappear- ance of John Landis, of Elizabeth- town, who was hired on a West Done- gal farm, near Bossler’s church. When the facts were learned he had only changed places. Several daily papers had lengthy articles on his mysterious disappearance. SALE REGISTEK Saturday, June 26---On the premi es in Mount Joy township, near Baker’s Bridge, large lot of house- hold goods for the estate of Barbara H. Brandt, deceased by D. G. Brandt, administrator. Frank, auct. rm rn EG Mere Graduated at West Chester Miss Vivian O. Chandler, daughter of Dr. W. D. Chandler of this place, was one of the graduates at the State Normal School at West Chester last week. —l © Held Picnic Saturday The employes of the Bachman Chocolate Company held their annual outing and picnic at Lititz on Satur- day and it proved a big success. A game of base ball was a feature. rrr AGU Gm On Shorter Time. V George Brown’s Sons mills here have gone on a four days a week shift for the present. They will on- ly work eight hours a day. BR Marriage Licenses. Abram E. Hershey, East Done- gal township, and Mary R. Horst, of Lebanon county. renee SC Now It’s Summer Summer began on Monday, June 21, which was the longest day. PERSONAL MENTION ABOURS , Esther Lindemuth, Lillian Back-|, Sunday. home Tuesday after spending twos weeks with friends at Baltimore snent Sunday with friends at Enola muel Haas of the Messiah 3ihle Schoo!, Grantham, Pa.; Miss Mabel Hoffmar Hope Kansas} , Vicces Miriam Mallinger and Albartasgs Sorout, of Mt. Joy, we e pleasant-ia 8 rtained at the home of Mr Amos Wolgemn'h near Mt. AF * BARN WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE he loree barn on the farm of Mary Habecker, in East Done= ! townehi one le northeast of Mariet? was comnletely destroyed lay 1 ning, the origin, f which is unknow The loss is es- M lor 1 Stauffer, eon-in-law f Mi Ta or, tenants the farm. A me hofore the fire was dis- covered his six-year-old daughter mn 1 couplp-enter the arn Some time later es were ning from the I e stable. n | wom hs ot reap- = neared. An alarn s § ded, but ] arrived the bul 12 was a nass of flames. All lived . :k in the building. including thre horses, a OUR WEEKLY CARD BASK MANY COMERS AND Dg IN THIS LOCALITY Miss Grace Dietz of Dickinso home for the summer, ma [iss Christine Moyer of Hood Col s home on her summer vaca= Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Arntz and son: friends at Maytoy erald visited Alpheus L. Brandt, ret Misses Viola and Ruth Espenshade f this place, spent last week at Phil- ( ia, with friends and relativ Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Groff and se Sarah Hamaker A ~ ge eorge and Mrs. Mrs. J. ©. Carmany spent las nesday at Elizabethtown, “the of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Die Walter ficheals, of Bainbridge, Tuesday with Mrs. John Dab- | Mrs. Simon F. Snyder and yd Miss Marie Klugh have nt Cretna where they ] two weeks. * Mr. and Mre. J. Harry Miller and lau Miss Elsie spent Saturday Reading and Kutz- r relatives. ! Ephraim Manning Mrs. John Hensleman, reville, spent Sunday with family. : Daniel Shenk and ron Shenk and son abethtown, visited Gingrich and family. Scott Boynton, of spent Saturday as guests of Mr Myers on Marietta lav at and number of nogs, were red to death and solie chickens.» a wagon and forty tons of hay straw, as well as a lot of fodder. » barn, which was 40x20 feet, pig , chicken house, straw shed and a large silo were completely destroyed: The loss is estimated at nearly | ig $8,000, only partly covered by in- surance in the Manor Mutual and Mt. Joy Township Mutual Fire Insurance Companies. The barn was built of timber from the old historic wooden bridge that spanned the Susquehanna River at Columbia, but which was replaced by the present iron structure. It is believed that the two strangers seeking shelter, met death when the structure was destroyed and a search among the ruins will be made today. 3-DAYS’ CHAUTAUQUA IS NOW ON IN FULL The big tent for the Chautauqua here was erected on the school grounds on Monday and yesterday afternoon the Versatilians, a trie of young ladies, gave a very good ren- dition of song and music. In the evening Dr. Poole’s illustrated lec- ture on China packed the big tent, many being obliged to stand. To- © day Brush, the magician and De- Marco entertainers, will, we feel sure, please all who attend. The final and concluding numbers on Thursday will be Dr. Geo. P. Bible’s discourse on “Fads and Extremes” and last but not least, the National Four, an unusual quartet, will close a most successful chautauqua. oe ere ntti A Al—eeeiaerees Case From Landisville Before Alderman Spurrier, at Lan- caster, Stephen Weaver, Thomas Martin and M. H. Donovan are charged with larceny, and were com- mitted for a hearing. The accused, who gave Philadelphia as their home address, were arrested at Landis- ville by Constable Cooper. It is al- leged that they stole money from milk bottles in Landisville and then threw the bottles away. r— I —— Too Big for a Calf. E. W. Hollinger, the East P burg butcher, killed a 30-day- calf last week that weighed 274 This is something never before hes of a calf of this age. The calf raised by Martin Swarr, of Bs and it took on five pounds ea for the last week it lived.