¢ Mount Joy Bulletin $1.50 a Year in Advance VOLUME XXII NO. 44 Mount Joy, Penna., April 11th, 1923 You Can See Who the Real Live [lerchants Are by Glancing Over Our Advertising Columns | AN ELECTRIC CLOCK AT FIRST NATIONAL A MAGNIFICENT ILLUMINATED TIME PIECE A GREAT CON- VENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC HAS 4 LARGE DIALS. \ The First National bank, corner of West Main and Market streets, has erected a magnificent electric illumi- nated clock in front of its banking house. The time piece has four large dials facing as many different direc- tions, and: will not only add materi- ally to the business section of this | borough, but will prove to be a great convenience to the general publie. The most distinctive feature of the lock, other than its unusually artist- ir appearance and the perfection of ruction and mechanism, is lete set of Westminster which it is equipped every quarter hour and may far the clock be heard practically as may be seen. The big clocks are electricity from a Maste side the bufding, in the main bank- ing This is an especially structure of Oak anc plate glass construction, as operated by r Clock in room. handsome with a 12 P inch dial, and guaranteed to keep practically perfect time. Every hands of the big clocks are sent ahead one minute by el- ectricity governed by the Master Clock vithin, the connection be ween the two being instruments insuring c« erfeet and on the large clocks on the well as on the M r The cl is attac ¢ fro 0 b bank 1} a 50 t el on to be plainl; il rom ] r £f th 11 { neh 1 no < A : A ) 1 { of Art gl 1 cal 1 a no 1 you -0] Yih} 1 tr erviceable and successful banking | nouse “Years of prosperous banking have been made possible only by your pport. We wanted {to show our a eciation in a substantial way 3 pave, therefore, purchased of the manufacturers, the 0. B} Me- Clintock Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota, including the exclusive rights for this city, a large hand- some clock combined with a set of the softest and most beautiful chimes ever heard in any the city of old (Continued on page 4) at Spelling Bee a Success The spelling bee held in Mount Joy Hall last Thursday evening for the benefit of the Shining Stars of the United Brethren church was a success. A good program was ren- dered. The prize winners in the various classes were: General infor- mation class, Eli Engle, Witmer Eberly, Amos Nissley; second spell- ing, Witmer Eberle, Eli Engle, Don Mumma, Ruth Kaylor, Donald Arntz. EE NA Another Reunion This Year Tentative plans for the Perry county reunion to be hel. this year are under way. It is the object of the committee to make it a larger affair than ever, and secure some noted speakers for the day. It will be held in Cassel’s Park, north of Marietta. There will also be a band of musie and amuse- ment for everybody. Meeting Postponed Again Mount Joy Boro Council was called into special session Monday evening for the transaction of the regular April business but the meeting was postponed until Thursday evening ow- ing to the absence of Clerk Jacob H. Zeller, who was ill . RE id Spelling Bee and Play The Camp Fire Girls here will hold a spelling bee and play in Mount Joy Hall on Friday evening, April 13. The title of the play will be “The Call of Wohelo.” In addition there will be three spelling classes with three prizes to each class. erent CI cere Removing Back Building Mr. Harry Nissley has workmen busy razing a frame building in the rear of his property opposite the Bul letin office, and recently vacated by Dr. W. M. Workman. — Pe. de.| WEEKS MOUNT JOY WON DEBATE FROM LANDISVILLE The Literary Society met on Fri- day evening in the High school as- sembly room and rendered the fol- lowing program: The meeting was called to order and the critic ap- pointed, C. A. Miller, of F. & M. College, a substitute teacher for Miss Lefever. The program follows: Selection by School orchestra; read- ing of minutes by seeretary, Miss Esther Garber; essay, Charles Hab | ecker; vocal solo, “Perfect Day,” ! Erla Baer: reading, “Mustard Plas- ter,” Pholbe Rupp; songs by school; debate, Resolved That the Invasion of the Ruhr by the French is Justi- fiable; affirmative, Landisville: Mes { Dombach and Nissley and Stauffer; ! | | | neg Joy: Me tive, Mt. sears. Frank { Tyndall, John Eshleman and Virgin- {ia Newcomer; loes decided in fav- | or of the negati essay, “Spring- ‘Theme,” James Krall; impromptu speeches were given by Frances Gar- ber, Mildred Geistweit, Witmer Eb- erle, Witmer Shank and Iva Shoop; “Smiles,” 1, Margaret Krall;; selection, orchestra; adjourn ment. A large audience was present to encourage the work of society. school 1 ED THE NEW BRETHREN | WILL BE DEDICATED IN A FEW . -VERY MODERN IN SPECT—HAS AT. ¥ 0 1 1 vf April Ie h y nt i 1 > of 1 { Y ( r 1 h l e o A T n h f rived \ Tr ] 1 dl t i, ee AD ein ™ s Trouble | At one time there | but a National Base >. yall ° I I nd from it a number of those dis- six club county base ball league was started. ! did not show enough class and Thursday night another county league was started by New Holland, Adamstown, Denver and Terre Hill. ha clubs a — Senator [i-msher Here Senator John G. Homsher, Strasburg w office on Monday afternoon. In dition to representing his Cong sional distric er and publisher of the Strasburg News. Our Iatch-string is always out to you, Senator. ——eetl OE Killed in Auto Mishap Walter Young, aged 18, was kill ed and three others were injured Sunday on the Willow Street pike, south of Lancaster, when their auto upset. Young was a graduate of the Rohrerstown Grammar school and lived at Ridgeway. —— Gere of ad- Gave a Good Entertainment The DeMoss Concert Company gave an entertainment of musie, song and story in Mount Joy Hall on Mon- day evening for the benefit of the Evangelical church. The attendance was not very good. \ Now Stationed at York Rev. I. E. Johnson, former Evan- gelical pastor here, after serving the charge at Manheim, and then at Columbia, has been appointed to a charge at York to which place he moved last week. Tn etl es Remodeling a House Mr. Clayton Metzler is now busy remodeling the house he moved back on his lot, and expects to have it ready for occupancy ere long. He is digging the cellar at the present time. et A. Hospital Meeting The regular meeting of the Hos- pital Auxiliary will be held at the home of Mrs. T. M. Breneman to- morrow, Thursday, afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Everybody welcome. ———— In ee. The Band Was Out. Leader Milton Wittle and his East End band was out serenading our citizens on Friday evening. The When the people in a town don’t get along, neither does the town. ( l \ music was greatly .enjoyed by all time,”” Elva Strickler; violin duet, | Dwi Landis and Mecrl Hoffer; | Earl Shaffer; essay, this | CHURCH. MAYTOWN OUR WEEKLY PERSONAL MENTION ABOUT THE MANY COMERS AND GOERS IN THIS LOCALITY Burgess J. A. Bachman New York City on Friday. Benjamin Flory, of Pequea, relatives here for some time. tld Visit- ed erine Morton at Florin on Thursday. Mr. Clayton yantz attended a { dance at Columbia one night last week. Mr. Russell Sumpman an. son i Russell spent Sunday in Elizabeth- town. Mr. and Mrs. announce the, birth of a son on| | Thursday.. { Mr. Reuben Shellenberger spent 7 at Lancaster with Mr. Rich- 101, lta Gingrich and Sunday here C. S. Gingrich. Mr. Fred ployed by the Pen in town on Mr. and with Mr. and Mrs. Stretch, formerly . R. BR. here, Mond Mrs. Bernstein of Mr. and Mrs. P. Getz. Mrs. Nathan Zink and Miss Fannie, Saturday at { Harrisburg relatives. daughter, spent visiting Miss Clara Habecker and Mr. Mil- ler, of Landisville, visited with rela tives and friends here Saturday. and children re- Mrs. R. R. Lauer turned to home at today after a two weeks’ visit to her rent Mi Geistweit and Dor oth i th R A 1 y 1 . 3 W ind d } W tied I; y Vv n / Ol i M T 1 P n \ pir 1 en in the e T Ha +1 ] Ad 1 l 1 V 4 n Frank techer, Mrs. Howar . man, Helen Barnhart, Caroline Kei i st started the American | Y AY » hic 1 + a +1} L . Now this county has the same ailment. One month ago a caller at the Bulletin | so ably, he is the own- ser, Mrs. Jay Eicherly, Mrs. C. C. Keiser, Miss Gertrude Frances, Mil- dred Engle, Josephine Eshler, Mary Keiser, Mrs. North Loucks, Helen Harter, Louise Clepper, Mary Mec- Curdy, Mr. C. C. Keiser, was Prof. Makeover and Lawrence Barnhart, assistant. 9 re etl OU ome COUNTY =CHOOLS TO VGTE ON FLOWER Schools of Lancaster County this week will vote upon a flower as their | for the State flower of Penn- | choice sylvania. The result of the voting will be sent to County Superinten- | dent Arthur P. Mylin, who will for- ward them to the State Department { at Harrisburg, where the results of the different Pennsylvania counties will be compiled and the state flower adopted according to the majority vote. sr nel QU rr BOY STRUCK BY AUTO HAD FOOT INJURED There was an auto mishap a very short distance west of town last even- ing. Mr. E. S. Weaver, of Florin, a sun of Henry Keener of Florin, was walking. The machine struck Keener, fracturing a bone in his foot. When Mr. Weaver, who ran off the concrete when he struck the boy, backed on the road again, a Ford also traveling west, ran into the rear of the Weaver car. No one else was injured. eel Eee TREE PLANTING WEEK TO BE OBSERVED HERE Tree planting week will be observ- ed here from April 13 to April 20. All local clubs and civic organiza- tions are urged to plant something during the week. ————eetlD eee. See What We Save. Lancaster county will save $744. 28 yearly since the pas age of the prohibition enforcement bill abolish- ing the licensed saloon by eliminat- ing constable’s visits to all taverns, inns or saloons holding a liquor li- cense. ee st Cece. An Auto Mishap. Two boys from Lancaster, while intoxicated, ran into the culvert near Bacon’s Mill, east of here yesterday, wrecked their car and injured both of who heard it. - mn CARD BASKET was in Mrs. Harry Leib visited Miss Cath- | Henry Brubaker | spent Saturday |’ Port | , Allegheny, Pa., are here on a visit to | Harrisburg | T. U. E. BIBLE CLASS MET THURSDAY EVENING The Ladies’ Bible Class of Trinity Evangelical Sunday School held its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Chas. Johnson, on West Main street. Mrs. Chas. Sheaffer led the devotions and Mrs. Earl Kaylor read the minutes of the previous meeting. The elec- tion of officers then took place and resulted as follows: President, Murs. lry Kaylor; Assistant, Mrs. Earl Kay- {lor; Treasurer, Mrs. H. G. Walters: | Teacher, Mrs. Chas. Sheafl: Yr; AS | sistant, Mrs. J. L. the business session, sandwiches, cake The Mrs. Ei “ rerguson. and ice cream were served. ine fol- nma Mrs Dowhow- were present: Fer, Mrs. Charles Sheaffo Earl Kaylor and son, Mrs r, Anna Weber, Mrs. Ella Herr and daughter Bertha Aman Ir Chas. Morton, Mrs. Alex 1 aa, Kramer, J. L. Ferguson, Mrs. Simon Men- | { y Mrs.. H. M. Seaman and her | { daughter Helen, Minnie Heiscrman, Mrs. Leiberher and son Fred, Murs. | H. G. ers and children Junior ‘a Anne, 1 Gerald, ers, S. F. Eshle son George man, F Pe Vii Hamilton and Mr. and Mus. | Charles Johnson and children How ard, Norman and Sabina. After the to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry | meeting urned, the crov went | Kaylor, who were married Thur da; fand tendered them a s renade, TI | serenaders were given a neat sum { of Y, which will be put in the treasury of the class. : —— a MANY DOINGS Alex. Kramer; Vice President, Mrs. | H. M. Seaman; Secretary, Mrs. Har- | After! Mrs. H B.!} IN REAL FQTATR UY REAL iA i a A CHIC { > A ST V S L An early morning fire occurred on the Frank Heistand farm, nanted | by Roy Brubaker, near Hossler’s | i church yesterday morning. A brood- ler set fire to the poultry house and {it was completely destroyed | with which t0gether included its contents, 1300 hens and a lot of chicks. A large | | straw stack nearby, ignited and wa i also destroyed. {the Friendship Fire Company, Thru the efforts of of | | this place, the barn, which was very | close, was saved. ——D- OE SIXTY-TWO YEARS OLD; HEALTHY AND HAPPY Mrs. Elizabeth “Mammy” Mateer, {who lives with her son-in-law, Mr. H { A. Darrenkamp, we xty-two years told and in honor of the event she en- | tertained a number of her friends at la fine dinner on Sunday. | joying excellent health. | | She is en- ————— eee Donegal Farmers’ Club The next meeting of the Donceal | Farmers’ Club will be held in the Rock Point school house, this even- {ing, at 7.30 o'clock. The school house is one mile north of Marietta and lo one interested in farming is wel- ranging a very good this meeting. At this planting will be one discussed. riences. AA Bens WORK IS PROGRESSING ON NEW U. B. CHURCH program for time early ! Contractors Delsen and Stephenson | of Harrisburg, are busy excavating for the new United Brethren church building. When the auditorium is completed it will seat between 1,000 and 1,200 people and will be one of the most modern in this section. i — Supervisors on the Job. Messrs. H. G. Hauenstein, John K. Breneman and H. Roy Nissly, super- visors of East Donegal township, have just received $1,300.00 as an appropriation from the State High- way Department, having taken ad- vantage of the State Reward Act for the improvement of township roads. —— 0 CR —— { 108 Years Old and Works. Mrs. Sally Gold, of Brooklyn, N. Y., celebrated her 108th birthday clerking in her son’s candy and no- tion store. She came to the United States from Austria 52 years ago and can read newspapers without her of the subjects | aged 68 years. She was a member of St. Paul’s Re 1 cl heim Beside | husl r i b 0 ( I'¢ eph iriflith I Phat Manheim [ur , ue | on Tuesday n . ’ \ 1 M4 y ( M | I hich the heroine | nr f hl 1 , a grand climax | Ch s—Sep 1s Gry book t and 1 by R a by R 1, 4 CO 0 h y strine, bv Walter Eshle Y, M plots, by Mary Young; Juli { Bean, the boarding house mistress, | m ief, the heorine, by E Risser | {| by ; Jud 1 i 'h the 1 or Ju | El by Ruth Coble, | This play is exceedingly | life and interest. Admission ¢ In | ease of very unfavorable weather th play will be rendered the following Tuesday night. | A SP RC | i Deeds Recorded i record at the | OUR MORTUARY | [MANY WELL KNOWN PEOPLE HAVE PASSED TO THE GREAT BEYOND Jacob B. Kratzert died at | bia, aged 74 years. Colum- Rev. Dr. Wesley M. Stanford, re- | tired bishop of the former United Evangelical church, died at aged 77 years. burg, Mary C., widow of Joseph Detz, ] ’ I was found dead at the home of her n-in-law Andrew Kehoe, at Colum bia. Sh s 69 years old and died from heart trouble. iz Samuel Kesselring. Samuel W. Kesselring, one of the oldest residents of Marietta, fell over dead while lo the Edwin Miley farm, in t gal yester- day, death having ited from heart trouble. He was 79 vears old. Thomas Kesselring, employed at Ed Ream’s garage here, is a son | Mrs. Adam Snyder Mrs rah Snyder, wife of Adam Snyder, died in h home on West I stiegel street, Manheim, on Sunday, The following deeds were left for Recorder's office at | Lancaster: was fraveling west and John Keener |-ome. The program committee is ar- | glasses. them but not seriously. ~. A ge 3 Bertha Nissley Kraybill to N. Stauffer, land in East township, $325. Benjamin U. Gantz to M. B. Hos sler, property in Mt. Joy and Rapho townships, $5,176. Legates Forney to erty in Rapho, $ ,251. Mt. Joy Development Compary to John Tryon, property on West Dore- gal street, Mt. Joy, $4068. Laura and Anna Keller, heirs of Abraham B. Keller, to Eli G. Reist, land in East Donegal, $1.00. Elias G. Strickler to Amelia T Weidman, property on Harisburg pike, East Hempfield township, $i —retll em Amos Special Speaker at Evensong The Gideons are holding a field day in Mount Joy and Elizabeth- town next Sunday, and a representa- tive from headquarters will give an address and details of their work in St. Luke's church on Sunday evening next. Evensong begins at 7.30 and it is hoped to have a large congre- gation to hear about this interesting work. eee tl eee BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Bennett, of Portland, Oregon, announce the birth of a son, Thomas Edward, on Saturday, March 17, 1923. Mr. and Mrs. George Paxton, of Carlisle, announce the birth of a daughter. Mrs. Paxton was former- ly of this place and will be remem- bered as Miss Ruth Brown. RECORDINGS |... stcznen, pevner 0 Harris- | Donegal | and Devisees of David R | George H, Summy, prop- | jTARMER HAD TWO ACCI- DENTS IN ONE DAY Mr. Stephen Devner, for a num- Hill moved Is- land, opposite Middletown, equipment to the old John G. { Engle farm, in East Donegal town | ship, west of Marietta, and {twenty-four hours met with tw his |eidents. On his way to the farm his left foot stuck in the and the wheels of a heavy wagon passed over it, badly contusing and bruising it.. He managed to get along on one foot with the aid « cane, when the next day aft € (flitting while standing in the kitch talking to his wife, an oil e uj 8 t, the contents a kettl cald ing water burning hi r foo The bruised foot wa ned too but the bandag ved it fro erious injury.. It will be som re he r Mr. Devner in lerahl 4 ierapie toba quantities of watermelo — ~~ Ga YOUNG FOLKS AR NUMBER OF VERY WELL KNOWN YOUNG FOLKS ARE JOINED IN THE HOLY BONDS OF MATRIMONY Alexande { \um 1 G1] Alc er, Wwe marri 1 it El | 1 Myers--Keener. are married in | W I 0 { \Y can | | ed It ¥en | 1 1 h n : 1 ( rt [ 1 eake r th fterno ser If the } ( il in se- 1 1 1. A 1 \ ( ( 1 Y hich bh } t t th i h I i e ul, it 11 increase tl 1 tad A nittec started t | 1 ah 1¢ 4 | vit 01 to th | one f ite. In ran event bigger and better o make th than ever, cams atl li eessesinsia AUTO HITS A BRIDGE; OCCUPANT IN HOSPITA! Ira Tschudy, 25 years old of Eli | zabethtown, recovering toda 1 { the General Hospital, ancaster from laceration and bruises i when an automobile in he was riding struck a coneret | brid near that borough on the { Harrisburg pike Saturday night. John Kaylor 21 years old, driver | of the car escaped with slight in- juries. | The machine, driven by Kaylor | was said to be traveling at a high rate of speed and it is thought t the driver lost control. The car was overturned and completely de- molished and both men pinned under the wreckage. Drs. Ulrich and Fearne were called by a passing motorist and first aid given. Tschudy was uncon- scious when picked up and was tak- en to the hospital. His condition last evening was said to be slightly im- proved. Kaylor, although badly was able to walk to his home. ee a Aree High Defeats Alumni. The Mount Joy High Boys easily defeated the Mt. Joy Alumni Five in the local gym last Thursday even- ing by a score of 27 to 16. Follow- ing was the lineup of the teams: Mount Joy High—Rollman, Linde- muth, Mumma, Laskewitz and Shank. Alumni — Bennett, Fellenbaum, Myers, Eshleman and Thome. bruised ~ | iy - GENERAL NEWS FOR QUICK READING INTERESTING HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE COUN TRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF BUSY PEOPLE Lancaster County's share of gas i tax for February is $236,074. Nat Gibble, late JOINED IN WEDLOCK There were 116,080 Ford cars sold ing the month of February. higher sugar prices rise the harder they fall—on the customer. The Phil: delphia & Reading Rail- way Company was 90 years old last week. Mr. Nelso Hauenstein has accepted a position at moulding at the Grey Iron Works. Dr. Cook, former Arctic al ed in a round-up of One good thing about the poor, can always be depended on for lation. Isaac S. Gibble, Lawn, Lebanon ounty is the executor of Samuel S. of Rapho. It seems that “Babe” ake as many ‘home runs’ last could have made. George Althouse, local ticket for the P. R. R., after a two weeks’ Ruth didn’t year he Ar agent n duty again n the Second Ward at ry unpleasant Showers that he r made it so vi ia brew bakery TY,” at Colu given 1 a pital Alumnae — —g 2'S VESTRY THE COMING YEAR At the annual meeting of the con- the n Vr. Dr church elected: Brown, followed e cials were Accounti Warden, Mr. ner Brown; Secretary, Mr. Geo. B. eller; Delegate to Convention, Mr. Walter Brown; Iternate, Mr. Geo. B. Zeller; Auditing Committee, agsrs. G. H. Brown, Jr., T. 3. Brown, Jr, Elmer Brown. The Rector appointed Mr. Walter Brown as his Warden. ie Sale of Work and Supper The sale of work and supper in the basement of St. Luke’s church will open at 5 o'clock on Saturday next, April 14th. St. Mary’s Guild are in charge of the supper and they say that everything will be up to their usual standard. The menu is as follows: Mock turtle soup, baked beans, sandwiches, potato salad, ice cream, cake and coffee. During the evening there will be a sale of several kinds of fane work; some of it very fancy indee and some, of course, not so intricat but all of it well worth the price. Kellers’ Next Sale : Messrs. J. B. Keller & Bro. v hold their next sale at their st: vards here on Friday, April 13 w they will sell 60 head of choice ec heifers, stock bulls and a few she who formerly /
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