The PLUME XXIII NO. 8 Mount J oy Bulletin Mount Joy, Penna., July 25th, 1923 $1.50 a Year in Advance ERYBODY SHOULD ACCOMPANY oul BIG UNION PICNIC TO ROCKY SPRINGS TOMORROW PARMERS CLUB HOLDS ~~ NONTHLY MEETING NY INTERESTING SUBJECTS JISCUSSED AT THE HOME OF JOHN MUMMA ON THURSDAY EVENING J THE CONTINUED DROUGHT CAUSES MANY FIRE th grass an The continued drought over section has dried up the weeds to such an extend that fir caused by sparks from engines ar quite numerous along the railroads. An entire wheat field near Dono ville, was burned over on Saturday. Sparks from an engine on the P. R| R. set fire to wheat ficlds on th farms of Joseph Cooper, Sal lunga and Amos Herr, Landisville, at about the same time early Sunday after noon. Neighbors extinguished the fire on the Herr farm just before it reached the barn. The Landisville fire company was instrumental in preventing the spread of the blaze on the Cooper farm. — mee TROLLEY JUMPS TRACK, CRASHES INTO AN AUT: A discussion of the advantages of threshing wheat in the fields as com- pared to threshing it in the barn featured the meeting of the East Donegal Farmers’ Club at the month- ly meeting Thursday evening. The meeting was held at the home of John Mumma with about 50 mem- bers present. George Endslow, the newly elected president, presiding for the first time, expressed the opinion that as much is gained by the members from the sociability of the club as from the discussions in view of the fact that here they meet and talk with neigh- bors whom they otherwise would not see for months at a time. Mrs. Clayton Sweigart was elected secretary to serve for the next six months. Speaking of Threshing Samuel Iressler said that in Perry county, where he formerly resided, it is the custom to thresh twice in the barn, once in August and again in Novem- ber, but he has found that by one tareshing in the field he attains just ag good results. He recently thresh- ~—~{Continued on page 6) etl Qn A portion of the pavement anc gutter was torn up, a telegraph pold and tree broken off, a porch damage and the fender and head lights of an automobile mashed when a trolley car ran off the tracks at Marietta Sunday afternoon. No one was in- jured. The wrecking crew replaced it. INDIANS SOLD PENN LAND 24 YEARS AG ANCIENT DEED OF 1682 LISTS PETTY GOODS, MERCHAN- DISE AND UTENSILS IN EXCHANGE MRS. CYRUS FOREMAN CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY i Mrs. Cyrus Foreman was agree- ably surprised on Thursday evening her home on David street in this place, when a crowd of her friends fathered to help her celebrate her pth birthday anniversary. A dainty nchéon was served and Mrs. Fore- an was remembered with many iutiful gifts. Those present were: s. Barnhart, Mrs. Emma Shaeffer | rs. Elmer Witmer, and daughter, ella; Mrs. John Sumpman, Mrs. rthur Hershey and son, Pau!; Mrs mbs Bertzfield, Mr. and Mrs. Harry hn, Mr. and Mrs. John Emerie, 5. Ex ma Easton, Mrs. Earl Kaylor and) Mrs. John Sillers, Mrs. enty White, Mr. and MN Loremon, Misses Neder Diffenderfor and Aleida _Barnh t, and Mr. and ¥ Cyrus Foren, All had a very oyab! e evening Harrisburg, Pa.— -Saturday marke the 241st anniversary of the pur- chase for ¢ goods, merchandise tira utensils” of “lands near D:laware Falls” from the Indians b/ William Penn through William Mz-kham, De puty Governor, who came to America with Penn in 1682. The story of the transaction is told in the oldest deed on file in the office of the Secretary of Internal Affairs, one so valued that it has been taken from the de- partnient’s archives and placed in the gree office safe for security. The deed is written with on parchment. The writing, somewhat faded, is legible. "The top edge of the deed is serrated. as a means of proving its genuine- ness. The deed which the Indians received fitted into the edges of Penn’s document, so that together they made a perfect rectangle. Style Quaint Old English A verbatim copy of the document. written in old English style, has been made by James F. Woodward, Secre- tary of Internal Affairs. Beginning with the usual preamble, it sets forth that the transaction took place ‘be- tween Idquahon Icquottowe, Idquo- quequon Schoppe for himself and Alkonickon, Merkekowon, Oreckton a quill BIRTHDAY HON PARTY IN DR OF CHAS. SLOAD birthday, pn last of Mr. Ys a surprise party was uesday evening at the and Mrs, Charles Sload. * street, in honor of Mr. bithday anniversary. The very decided surprise received many useful (Continued on page 8) eee A DALLASTOWN LAD IS e friends assembled ut twenty in num- played and a hall helped to Thomas Jeffries, aged 16 years, of Dallastown, was drowned in the Sus- quehanna River about a mile below Accomac Friday morning, while swimming with a boy of about the same age. The river was dynamited and the body recovered. The parents of the boy and a number of other families are spending some time in a cottaga of the Accomac colony. = et EP eee IIE Held Prayer Meeting e United Zion Children of Eliz- own held a prayer meeting on DROWNED NEAR ACCOMAC | | FOURTH ANNUAL REUNION WAS evening at the home of Mrs. Uhultz of this place, which rely attended. {3 Powerful | ! were preached and enjoyed | he speakers were Rev. rinser and Rev. John Brin- Elizabethtown. et — hkes Near Newtowh Weaver, of this place, | man Kraybill, Arthur S. Kraybill, Mr | Peter Greenawalt, farm, kil led Zabeth KK ahich 1M Mis se | | Mr i { Henry [TWO DEEP SEA DIVERS RESIDE AT MARIETTA | Employment of a deep-sea diver in a search for the body of Paul Mar- ple, victim of the recent Lake Grubb | tragedy, has brought to light the fact {that there are two former divers of experience who have retired from that work and are now livi ing in this | f section, | | The former divers are George Bow | ere, of West Front street, Marietta, i Iw ho put down the last water line of | ithe Marietta Gravity pany. The other is Fred Orth, a brother of former superintendent of | the Marietta Water worked four years for the company, and also assisted in the coffer dam work of the P. R. R. bridge at | Schock’s Mills, across hanna river. rr r—— i esoin MILES NEW ROAD PROMISED THIS COUNTY | f - | 141 —— ! Fourteen and a half miles of State | highway, included in two stretches— | one of six miles on the old Philadel- | hia pike from the foot of Potts’ | Iill to Paradise—and the other an | ight and a quarter mile from just elow Quarryville, will be built in .ancaster county during the next ‘ear. ROAD WE ALL MUST TRAVEL SOMETINE | MANY WELL KNOWN PEOPLE | HAVE PASSED TO THE | GREAT BEYOND 1 D. Eichelberges died ad aged 3 years. | | Mrs. Anna GG. Miller, aged 86 | | year 3, formerly of Columbia, died | at Phiadephia. Lester U. E. BIBLE CLASS HOLDS | Neffsville ITS MONTHLY MEETING The Ladies Bible Class, of the U.| E. church, held their monthiy meet ing on Thursday at the home of Mrs. ; Alex Fron on Fairview street.| RCV Thomas H. is cl After a business session games were pasior of the Trinity Baptist Chur 2: played and a luncheon served. Those, at Columbia, died at Marion, Ohio. as a iid Andrew R. Byerly died in ya man, Mrs. Irvin Geistweit, Mrs. Har- township, aged “60. yess t i ry Kaylor, daughters, Dorothy and Byerly, of Bainbridge, is a brother | Baiee, urs Sabhis Doviswer, Mi Miss Alice Welsh, a prominent vo- Mi: Alow Kramer. Nr. and Mra? D. calist and musician of Columbia, | W. Strayer, sons Billie and Gwynn; died Deceased was a sister to Miss | Mrs. Malinda Shaeffer, Miss Mary 1+ Anna Welsh, Kramer, Calvin-and Russel Kramer of this place; Mr. and Mrs. C. A.' Swisher and daughter, Dorris, Lancaster; Miss Bernice Trager, of Oaklyn, N. J, and Mrs. Gallister. The class decided to hold a class piec- nic at Donegal Springs on Thursday, August 23rd. All the church mem- bers are invited to this affair. rere tt A OW NISSLEY DESCEND- | ANTS NET NEAR TOWN | McAfee, a former | | in | Mrs. Fred Moenkemoeller, Sr. of formerly of Columbia, died from the | results of a fall at her home Peoria, Hl. She was 59 years old. F. P. D. Miller Franklin P. D. Miller, one of Co- ilumbia’s best known merchants and | | Democratic politicians, died, aged 70 | He was born at Manheim. | | | | years. Martin Yohn wrtin Yohn died at the home of a I Mrs. Frank Thoms, at] Ore ville, aged 82 ye ars. He was born | Columbia. Mary, wife of Guy Ac- | SR of Sporting Hill, is a daugh- | > i HELD AT THE HOME OF |°% WILLIAM H. STRICKLER | Mrs. Charles Hinkle Mrs. Catharine Clark Hinkle, of Charles Hinkle, widow of the Harry W. Sheaffer and daughter of the late Joseph W. Clark, formerly | ' of Columbia, died Monday night in a | "hospital at Council! Bluff, Iowa where she had been undergoing | treatment. ! co | The Fourth Reunion of the de- Wife; scendants of Peter Nissley and Fan- | nie Snyder was held at the home of W. H. Strickler, “Hillside Farm” near Mount Joy The following persons attended: Kraybill Strickler, Mr. and Mrs. Mar- tin Strickler, Mr. and Mrs. W. Henry | Strickler, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Esh-| an, Robert Eshleman, Mr. and . Earl Myers, Warren Strickler | : pve, an Nor: Lavra and) Li oe RE Mrs Daniel G. Tr : ad randt at 25 Jest Hen aie Da, 7 Death resulted from meningitis after | ae > : 1€ N-lan illness of two weeks. She was ema ay Daun y Rraybill, born in East Donegal township and | Mrs. TPoter S. Kraybill, Elizabeth al way i hep thiviennily year, For the past three years she was a resident Ew) Rraybin Mr and Mrs. B, Leh-| > this boro. She was a member of the United fivangeelical Sunday { School, a pupil in the Fifth grade of! our public schools. The funeral will | | be I held private from the home of her | {orandparents Friday afternoon at ! 1:45 with public services in the Don- ral street Mennonite church. Inter- nt in Kraybill’s cemetery in East egal township. She was 52 years of age ! Rosy B. Ruhl i Ruhl died at 6:30%esterday Rosy B. at the home of her grand- morning St and Mrs. Amos L. Kraybill, Miss Eli- | and Edward K. Kraybill. | and Mrs. Irvin L. Rayo k s Selena and Exp : A ito this | urer’s office had William Swan Villiam Swan a native of Fal- | 1th, died at the Soldiers’ Home, imore. Only last Sunday Mr. Mc hy at Marietta, called the roll of ex-prisoners of war of Marietta Mr. Swan and Mr. McElroy were members. This leaves Mr. he sole survivor. Mr. Swan inued on Pape 8.) EN SHE GOT THERE STALKS WERE BARE” sence Divitt, on West Don- had decided to have R's for dinner the other day she went to the garden to R some mean thief had paid ‘ing the night and stripped | coal and | street. | the car was locked they were | to get away with it, although | Florin, | music. I abethtown, {a son, James Warren, at St. Main street ! att ‘cut and 3500 ORTH OF AUTO T1RES STOLEN HERE GARAGE OF ENOS ENOS B. ROHRER WAS ENTERED WEDNESDAY NIGHT—ATTEMPTS MADE AT OTHER PLACES A thief or gang of thieves operat- | entered three places in getting away with and a quantity of gasoline. A side door of the garage of E. B. { Rohrer, New Haven and Henry Sts., tires stolen. opening the door morning. One new tire just outside the door, which was car- ried out but evidently overlooked. At the garage of E. H. Zercher feed merchant, a quantity of gasoline was taken. An unsuccessful attempt automobile was made at the ear Mrs. Ella Bear, on Henry An automobile, owned by Miss Ada Shelly, was kept here but as | was found to take an age of had broken the lock and entered the | garage. | Company, who | worth of automobile tire at one place |the road. the Susque- | was broken and about $500 worth of | street. A large chisel used in [leave next | their way by trolley. was found | that | | BIGGEST FESTIVAL EVER M HELD IN THE cot The Millersville fire conipanyo their annual festival on Satu night, staged the biggest events o N | kind ever held in the county. FP! estimated that a crowd of at Ii 18,000 persons thronged the vill'y to participate in the carnival eve and to witness the display of fi" works which came as a fitting clim® to the evening. About 45 acres of space had bel Water Com- | ing in the boro last Wednesday night [reserved for parking machines. Ear| and succeesed |in the evening this space was fille about $500 | making it necessary to park along By the time the festival was well under way the line of ma- | chines extended from the carnival grounds to the city limits on Manor Persons were forced to their machines and continue It is estimated between 5,000 and 6,000 ma- {chines were parked in and about the grounds. In order to accomodate the crowds 25 trolleys were put on by the Cone- stoga Traction company, making it [necessary to use the portable rotary to furnish power. Fifty-six carloads {of people were carried to the village, unable | they | a total of more than 5,000 fares | being recorded. Refreshments on sale on the grounds were all bought up by 8:3( o'clock. Between 200 and 300 cakes 750 gallons of ice cream, 200 cases There is no clue té the identity oti soft drinks and about 100 water. | the thieves but it is supposed it was the same gang which entered the three places. Suspicion rests upon a gang of gypsies who were encamped near the | pumping station for some time. were there Wednesday evening but department sometime during the night of the above thefts. O-G THE FESTIVAL AT FLORIN WAS A GRAND SUCCESS A large crowd attended t val of the Florin Hall Assoc on Saturday They ht iz vat evening last, jand a number of prizes were given netting the association a splendid amount. The Bainbridge band of twenty-four pieces furnished the J. H. Garber, Junior of Eliz- Pa., was fortunate en- ough to get the Ford Roadster, and showed his appreciation by contrib- ting $25 to the association. oe ee ll Maem aie QUARTERLY CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT NEWTOWN Quarterly Conference was held at the Newtown United Brethren church | of the Columbia Circuit, on Sunday evening, at 7 o'clock and was con- ducted by the Rev. D. E. Long, of Mountville. The attendance was fairly good and all were pleased with Rev. Long's excellent sermon. a Nhl Birth Announcements Mr. and Mrs. John Berrier, of this place, announce the birth of a son. Mr. and Mrs. Galen Rohrer, of | Rapho township, announce the birth of a son on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert this place, announce the Arnold, of birth of a ison at the General Hospital Wednes- | day night. Eshleman birth of Joseph's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. of this place, announce the Hospital at Lancaster ree ee el BRUBAKER REUNION WILL - BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER The annual reunion of the Bru | baker family will be held earig in September in Kitchener, Canada. It is expected that a number of nersons from this section of the country will end the reunion. m= Will Camp on Fair Grounds About five hundred members {the Woodmen of the World re- | presenting Lodges of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecti- the District of Columbia are expected to be encamped at the Lancaster County Fair grounds during the week of August 6 to 11. tal A AO Continue to Get Licenses Those who desire to go fishing, and there are many who spend much time | that way, must have a license. Up morning the county treas- issued 4,867 such licenses. The number of dog licens- es issued up to date number 11,710 wiirmins Swe Gf elm Another Appendicitis Victim Mrs. Ed Ream has gone to Phila- deiphia to visit her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Miller, who became ill very suddenly and was taken to the hos- pital and operated on for appendicitis She is rapidly recovering at this writing. eee Beemer. Letters Granted P. R. Hoffman, East Donegal, ad- of East Donegal township. Fianna L. Brubaker, Elizabeth- Brubaker, late of Elizabethtown. rm me APR eee 11 Phone at P. O. er J. W. Eshleman had a one booth placed in the for the benefit of the s a pay station and wil! rreat convenience. Tomorrg ministrator of Amos R. Hoffman, late town, administratrix of Clement K. of | | PERSONAL MENTION ABOUT THF several days here some time at Harrisburg with friends spent Harrisburg yesterday after her parents here. First National Bank here, a week’s vacation, N Sophia Dowhower. Germantown, Seaman at mother, her summer as the spent several! ing several her daughter, spent Thursday her time cuest of her parents, melons were among the things sold About $9.500 was taken in at the various booths. The display of fire works was a feature. PICKED FROM OUR WEEKLY GARD BASKET Cc ‘ MANY COMERS AND GOERS IN THIS LOCALITY I t Miss Mary Greenawalt Hershey on Saturday. Jenjamin Flory, of Pequea, spent with relatives. is spending visited at © Mrs. Katie Kaylor i of Lancaster, in town with Miss Ruth Stokes, several days a t friends. Murs. returned to a visit to R. R. Lauer bookkeeper at the is enjoying Elmer Young, a p Bernice Krayer, of Oaklyn is the guest of her aunt, Mrs Miss I a Cc c Richard, of H. M. McGivel and son, are guests of and family. Mrs. S. V. Barr spent several days Tremont as the guest of her Mrs. Kehlor. Miss Beatrice Craley is spending vacation at Philadelphia guest of her father. and Mrs. Martin Beamesder- children, of Tower City. days in town. Malinda Mummert days in Columbia Mrs. Chas. Frey. Mrs. H. P. Cooper, of Lancaster. here as the guest of father, Dr. W. D. Chandler. Mrs. David Shonk is spending some in Washington, D. C., as the son, Alvin and family. Greenawalt, of Marcus Sunday here with his and Mrs. O. K. Greena Mrs. b b oO Mr. fer and Mrs. is spend- with 1 Clarence Hook, spent Mr. I walt. Miss Rhoda Shultz of near Lobata, spent Sunday afternoon here with |< parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank] I Shultz. {k Miss spending her Erma Watt, of evera! days here Mr. Mrs. E’town, is with her grandparents, and Samuel Eshleman. Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Snyder left Saturday morning for a trip to the Pocono mountains, near his home, go- ing by auto. Mrs. Fred Lieberher, Freddie | and Kenneth, are spending several weeks at York, as guests of her aunt Mrs. Daisy Rentzel. Mrs. C. L. Zerphey and son, Lloyd, | returned to their Carlisle home after a two weeks visit at Mount Joy visit- ing friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Garger, son Carl, and daughters, Malie and Blanche, and Miss Elizabeth Collins | « | sons [spent Sunday at Mt. Gretna. ! Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watt and! children, of near Elizabethtown. were Sunday guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Eshleman. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beamesderfer and children and My. and Mrs. Wil- liam Beamesderfer, of this place, spent Sunday at Elizabethtown. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Peffer and son, Junior, returned to their home at Mechanicsburg after spending sev- eral weeks here with Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Peffer. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Brown and sons, Arthur and Joe, and Mrs. Brown’s sister, Mrs. Murenna Brown from England, motored to Gettws- burg on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Way, oldie Jackson, William Gantz, Mr. pnd Mrs. Arthur Yellets, -Miss Cora fackson and Mrs. Bessie Berry spent 'hursday at Mount Gretna. Mrs. Jacob Young, Jr. returned st week from the General Hospital Lancaster, where she underweni operation. She is at Present the est of Jacob Young and family on eal street. Miss { | There was special singing. congregation. tival in the will be gocd musi the best start her home by troops at Mt. ( ion August 8. at band will give a Monday evening, in the | from Manhe wedding WOMMUNITY MEETING AT MAYTOWN SUNDAY On Sunday morning a community meeting was held in the Lutheran hurch at Maytown and the subject, ‘Shall the Pinchot Dry Law Be En- forced,” was discussed by Dr. Harry M. Chalfant, Philadelphia, and Hon. Landius, York. In addi- Baker and others spoke. In the vening in the same church, a song ervice, entitled, “The Prodigal’s teturn,” was given by the choir and This was the third of series arranged by the pastor, and hey will be continued. ers et Ieee ee fenry E. ion, Rev. Big Festival Saturday Don’t fail to attend tre big fes- park her: cn Saturday fternoon and evening by the Indee endent bend of this place Thee All kinds of musements for young and old and of eatables such as chicken orn sou. sandwiches, cakes, ice ream, roficshments, ete. They will serving at four o'clock. A eautiful white gold Elgin watch to e given sway, can now be seen in ur window. GENERAL NEWS FOR QUICK READIN NTERESTING HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE COUN. TRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF BUSY PEOPLE Mrs. Haug is confined to illness. You can buy a million narks for $2.50 today. Wrightsville is now waging a war against speeding autoists. Russel Kramer celebrated his birth lay anniversary on Saturday. ! Miss Ann: i virthday ar Governor Frank German We ihe sday annual un- Wednesday will at hol Hershey anheim picnic M: a position Lancaster Carl Garber accepted Groff and Wolf's at yoing on duty Monday. The Loysville Orphans’ Home concert at Manheim August 13. Henry Derr is confined to his home old orphan school, suffering the effects of a stroke. and Mrs. D. A. Kepple, of im, celebrated their fiftieth anniversary last week. Richard Hake, aged 9 years, hang. ed himself to a rafter in his father's barn near Zion View, York Co. A wreck on the Penna. R. R. just East of Lancaster on Thursday night delayed traffic for several hours. To date five women claim to be the wife of the late bandit Villa. Can you blame ’em? He has a good. sized estate. There was a report out Wednesday that two of the convicts who esesned from the Eastern Penitentiary” we seen in a Marietta restauran® Trouble again prevent sieut. Mangham from making his coast to coast flight in a day after he had covered two-thirds of the distance. Mrs. Alexander Kramer entertain. ed the Ladies’ Bible class of the Evangelical church at her home on Fairview street Thursday evening. The State Police, at Lancaster, now have a machine with which they ean almost instantly tell the exact weight of the load of a truck. The Lancaster City School Board has awarded the contract for or 20-room school building that vel $240,534.50. ' Th by tha bg + Mr.