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.
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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-
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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
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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.
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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.
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Powerful | !
were preached and enjoyed |
he speakers were Rev.
rinser and Rev. John Brin-
Elizabethtown.
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hkes Near Newtowh
Weaver, of this place, | man Kraybill, Arthur S. Kraybill, Mr |
Peter Greenawalt,
farm, kil led Zabeth KK
ahich 1M
Mis se
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| Mr
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{ 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.
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MILES NEW ROAD
PROMISED THIS COUNTY |
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141
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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.
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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- |
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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
|
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.