VOLUME XXV NO. 15 Advertising Will Ruin You--If You ‘let Your Competitor Do It All, Writes Interesting Letter from France MISS MARY HERSHEY, FLOR- IN, IS NOW IN ARLES, FRANCE, ON AN EX. TENSIVE TRIP ( The following interesting letter “.as received by Mr. and Mrs. J N. Hershey, of Florin, from their daughter, Miss Mary Hershey, who is now in France: Arles, France. Aug. 12, ’25. Dear Folks: My sketchy notes have not been sufficient to describe my marvelous trip. I'm using my free evening to give you fuller details. Our departure with the usual rush on the pier—newsboys calling extras; late baggage being rushed on deck. stewards laden ‘with flowers, fruit, etc, . unmindful of the hilarious quiet, and sad farwells around them. The last minute messages called from the pier all added to the gala occassion of yours truly— a novice’'s departure for sea. To feel our tug boats pulling us out to sea; to leave behind the surging mass of humanity; to get away from the roar and shriek of whist- les, bells, taxis, and feel the ser- [ LOCAL W. C. T. U. HELD AN INTERESTING MEETING The Mt. Joy W. C. T. U, met with Mrs, I. D. Stehman, Mon- day evening, The President, Miss Florence Wagner presided. Several items of business were transacted. A committee was ap- pointed to arrange having a Fran- ces Williard program in the schools and Sunday Schools on or near, Sept. 28, Miss Williard’s birthday. The year’s work was outlined, Mrs. H. A. Swartz, delegate to County W. C. T. U. convention gave an excellent report. The program for next month t will be in charge of Miss Erla C. Bear, Supt.,, of S. T. I. and Medal Contest. Roll call to be answered by a Bible verse containing the word, “Love.” The meeting adjourned with Miy- pah benediction to meet with Mrs. I. D. Stehman in September. —- Cc JOHN KEMMERLY’S AUTO CRASHES INTO THE COP’S MOTORCYCLE NEAR MARIETTA FRIDAY Highway Patrolman M. H. Snave enity of ship board was a relief. As you know the Berengaria is! manned entirely by Englishmen, ! who indeed make a business of be- | ing servants and in so doing, do their work well. Slow and easy, but they seem to get there as soon as we who rush frantically—Stolid expresses them, and yet that word | carries with it a wealth of ability | to accomplish the required task. | Six days at sea passed all too quickly with promenades, deck sports, many meals per day, and on a sunny afternoon we landed by means of a tender at the old town of Plymouth. England, dear old England, with her small fields hedged in by haw- thorn hedges, looking almost like a checker board in the distance. Her narrow winding lanes, houses built mostly of’ stone and brick, which lended themselves to lovely ; rose andgivy vines. The tile roofs making bright bits of color over the landscape. Some few frame houses with thatched roofs seemed centuries old. The country was oh, so clean, spotless; and each field gave the impression of great care and intense cultivation. The custom of the country to hand down land from father to son has ‘The quiet is not pomp that shows. the ness and ease with which 5 (Turn to page 3) General News for Quick Reading INTERESTING HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE COUN- TRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF BUSY PEOPLE moved his family | John Simmons to near Maytown. Mrs. Freeman Sprout is ill at this’ postmark on a writing. Miss Virgie Geibe is also ill at her home. half The summer holiday pro- Ww gram adopted by the local stores Nissley, Marietta, grandfather of S. Harry Geibe spent . Sunday visiting ! 500 watt radio station now in |on Tues September 29. ended last Thursday. : K. Nissley, and was sent from Lancaster. ‘the course of construction at the [continue until Friday evening, The Men's Federation will be Harrisburg by Jacob Nissley who Mr. Garl Shank and family, of | zir intermediate depot, Middletown, [ober 2. postponed from Sunday, Sept. 13, 54 that time was a member of the | Brooklyn, N. J., are spending a few |is to be placed in operation with- | nce is one of the | pital, | to Sept. 20. The speaker will be | state Legislature. days It town. I the text two weeks, oficiales denomination, and | Maa announced later. | The letter was written with a Miss Iva Shoop visited Miss: ihe depot announced Tuesday its territory all of |goy LOSES FINGER j=, Evan Brubaker, aged 30, Was and is in good condition. | Margaret Roberts at Palmerton for gtation will broadcast on a wave | the churches in Lane ster, Dauphin "IN WASH MACHINE | instantly killed when a tree he Was | Officials at the local post office | several days. | length of 1,000 meters and will | Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Lk a- | oa 1 assisting to cut fell upon him at | ig today that they do not know Charles Rahm, of Columbia, maintain fifteen hour service daily { non, ill, Northuriberlond | ET hae : : his home near Hopeland. | where the letter has lain for the spent Sunday here with his father, weather reports and inter-de- J} and counties, including of Mr. and Mr . Chas, P. Froberger, . 2594 27 2 {past 75 yours nor from where it | Mr. George Rahm. { partmental messages in the th rd | three n Philadelphia and | olin. 1 | well known athlete of Lancaster, | has been resurrected. (Turn to Page 4) army corps area. jone in Baltimore, Md. The follow- | is (Turn to page 8.) i Mi ing statistics are tbraced in its Albright—Kline WILL SHOW EDUCATIONAL | * Large Dirigible Wrecked territory: Number of organ ROLLMAN MFG. CO. Rev. George S. Albright, pastor FILMS ON SATURDAY | Fourteen of the crew were kill-| (Turn to Page 8) RECEIVES ITS CHARTER | of the Kinderhook M. E. church Ls ON fof ey | ind mt ass and Miss ; 1a° Kline, of East The Farm Bureau Projector will | when the ’ re dir- | FRIENDSHIP FIRE CO. | The charter of the Rollman Man- Prospect, York county, were mar- show U. 8. Department of Agricul- | the ke in | HOLDS REGULAR MEETING ufacturing Company, of this boro, | ried in Harrisburg on Friday by|iure Educational films on the | =r ond at | i was received at the office of the | the Rev, C. H. Mengel, presiding {lawn of the Union National Bank. | Caldwell, 3 - | | Recorder of Deeds on Friday. The |elder of the Harrisburg district i Saturday eveing, September 12, the big air | incorporators are Clarence Schock, | of the United Evangelical church. | 1 at 7:30 o'clock. The show- Gibb H. M. Stauffer and C. Walters. The | They were attended by Miss Helen of these films will be in} 4. f | [] A new company will make, buy and | M. Albright, daughter of he | charge of Assistant County Agent! 5 s her H. sell . hardware, machinery, house-| groom and Paul A, Goss. 3 Zug. cause for the ing. 1 | hold tools, implements and special- | couple left oa a trip thru intment two weeks ago was 3 { ties and noveltie The’ capital it of the non-arrival of Q 5 | stock of the company is $30,000. Auto Reported Stolen \ jan a sn gs : Norman F. .Heisey Masterson- ET sa | Choir Held Picnic » reported to police that his nken Drivers Score \ : The choir of the Evangelical omobile had been stolen from e of a motorist arrest- s. H church held a picnic on Saturday at > Grove park between 8 and fed for ing intoxicated while I ox Maple Grove. The following attend- o'clock Monday night. It is a operating his car cannot be revok- Mur ty ed: Mr. and Mrs. Harry r and | 1925 model coupe, bearing License ed by the State Highway Depart- } I { daughters, Dorothy >, Earl | No. 866-347 and having balloon | ment unless there is a conviction { Washing Kaylor and daughters, uth | tires and the clerk of the courts has | S g azel; Mr and 3 R. L Esh- SE certified this fact to the depare-| Prof. Brinser Resigns |all, £ leman, Mrs. Clyde Eshleman, Mil- Lawn Fete ment, Prof. PD. E. Brins resid EE av dred Geistweit, Katherine Seaman, The Ladies of the Methodist >? near. Gover church, was TI my partie. Alta Gingrich, Anna W shet, Nedra § ohyyeh will give a lawn fete on Sues to Recover $1,200 cently elected prinei ompany oot at | Diffenderfer, Mrs. Ralph Ms HB the church lawn on Friday eve- Attorney Jom M. - ‘Groff, : schools. has tende | Arlene Hinkle, Mr ond Cer Id jing, Sept. They will sell Friday, entered "suit for A. to the Board of Edu to Lancaster Arntz and sons, Robert and. eral. | chicken corn soup, sandwiches po- | Martin, of this boro, to recover cation for acceptance. Prof. Brin- the Red Men his ; tato salad, ice cream, cake, etc.|$1,200 on stock bought by Mr. ser has secured a position 5 requested by Will It Ever Stop? Don’t forget the date. Martin in a printing company own- |teacher in the Elizabethtown High ht for reh 0 The prices of basic building ma- ———ta— ed by D. W. Nolt, of Laneaster. School 3 terials is now about 70 per cent a- Is Quite INI A > = . bove the 1915 fo Ts The many friends of Washine- Next Community Sale Will Hold a Supper Man Flan by Blast : the wr ir Building [ton S. Hershey, now living with| The next Community Sale at] The Needle Guild of the Lu- A Large One rock hurled high into the air than mn the p are reported as pre- his daughter, Mrs. Charles Staley, | Florin Hall will be held on Satur-jtheran Church will hold a sauer Masterson- warry blast at the Andrew ale demands for higher | at Florin, will be sorry to learn of |day, Sept. 19th at 12:30 o'clock. | kraut and baked bean supper, 7 large er quarry, Manheim, struck paring January 1, 1926. his serious illness, and that little | They will sell live stock, imple- | Thursday, September 17, on the pounds Mishler, of Manheim, R. 4, Thic applies particularly to the hope is entertained for his recov- | ments, household goods, ete. Don’t lawn of Mr. William Sheaffer, on a in width urad his right leg abova Eastern sections of the country. ery. forget the time and place. West Main street. 281% inches in cycle toward Marietta in the formance of his duties, was driving in the opposite tion. Snavely and witnesses declare not Kemmerly was FAREWELL PARTY FOR L for the YOUNG MAN IN MAYTOWN mount was { was discharged. Paul Trone, the home of his Mrs. Harvey Trone, of Near Mar- \ ietta. Stoner, William Rutt, all.of 1925 class. Engle, Ethel Stoner, Caroline Keiser, Kathryn Eshleman, | Lillian { Mary Heisey, Ruth McNally, Ethel | Cte Messrs Harold Engle, Charles Felty, Joseph C. Hicks, { worth Trone, Ephraim Z. Hoffman, ! Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Trone, Theo- dore Trone, Russel Trone, Florence { Trone and Helen Trone. The letter was addressed to Peter ly was severly injured when an al- |p leged intoxicated automobile driver, |p whose license was revoked two vears ago for the same condition, near Marietta at 2:30 o’clock Fri- day afternoon. John Kemmerly, Columbia R. D. 1, was given a few hours rest in the city lock-up and is now fined to the county jail on charges of driving an automobile toxicated, aggravated battery reckless driving, drunken- Driving on Left Side Ww Snavely was driving his motor- per- operating his (Turn to Page 4) A atu } A farewell tendered | evening, at | parents, Mr. and party was Tuesday Mr. Trone leaves Thursday, Smith and Martin | 2" Misses Lillian Fletcher, Beulah Mary Keiser, Sload, Anna C. Haines, Henderson, Christian Charles Beshler, Ells- Boro Council Met Last Evening PURCHASED ONE THOUSAND Mount Joy Boro Council in the Council Chamber last even- ing with all members except S. F. Eshleman, the Burgess and that the Company has only about 1,000 feet of good hose and recommended the HARVEY REIGEL “IN DUTCH” | from Alderman Hicks’ office, May- ! enn A town, charging him with passing a | road, shortly after 7 o'clock Monday crashed into the officer's motorcycle | worthless check. story given out, Maytown; about two purchased store of J. C. DeHoff, and in pay- con- | ment drawn on the Farmers Trust Com- while in- | pany, assault and | the and in ness and disorderly conduct. Reigle received $10.75. bank for payment, but when it re- | turned to Middletown, it could not Kemmerly be honored, direc- | an car «cover the costs tion to STATE HIGHWAY FROM Picked From Our Weekly Card Basket PERSONAL MENTION ABOUT week at Central Manor camp. Mount Joy, Penna., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1925 FEET OF FIRE HOSE FOR FRIENDSHIP FIRE CO.— OTHER BUSINESS The regular monthly ary present. Street Committee Mr. Barto reported rubbish hauled supervisor was busy oncreting. Mr. Garber sewer used on East He also reported that there of complaints about (Turn to Page 5) a —™ as i... THRU WORTHLESS CHECK Harvey Reigle, residing above almouth, was arrested by State olice, Friday on a warrant issued According to the Reigle while in months ago, some gasoline at the gave a check for $12.50 Middletown. The bill for gasoline amounted to $1.25, exchange for his check The check Maytown as presented to the although Reigle had account at the bank, he did provide a sufficient fund to amount of the check. fter a hearing Alderman imposed amounting to $10 in addi- making the $12.50 good check. The necessary a- made up and Reigle ’ MANHEIM TO GRETNA made the estates dwindle so that for Dallas, Texas, where he will be poe Be Deparment each field seems now to be only a employed by the F. W. Woolworth eventually be a first class hichwa garden plot. Our first view of company, Paul is a graduate of between the borough of le this country, was from the English the 1925 class, of the Maytown and Mt Gretna | avons of train which is so different from our High school. His many friends | 4} year ano great American trains. - Wooden - widh im fuceess In his new work. The Highway engineers have be- av compartments holding Tue evening was spent in play= gun operations. at the Mt Verrion eight “people, and about six Ing games and dancing, after school house and are working to- compartments to a coach. Small which refreshments were served. wards Manheim Approximately engines which are tiny in compari- Among those present were: Misses 200 feet of the Youd ha: been fine son to ours and yet as we sped Jean Sload, Esther Nolt, Dorothy ished with the exception of the thru the country at fifty and sixty Ney, Elizabeth Thuma and Messrs. oil application and fly 2 mile miles per hour we realized that all George Straley, Paul Trone, Ralph d one-half has been graded. —- Eee. i i THE MANY COMERS AND GOERS IN THIS LOCALITY meeting of was held and secre- reported having pur- chased 150 feet of 12-inch pipe that was street. are a number pole and tree stumps that are left ewtown dan in the ground at various places thru- out the town and recommended the : passage of an ordinance. No action. Str (oh) State 0p Mr. Garber stated that the Fire Main | are reported from all BAINBRIDGE STAGES HOLIDAY CELEBRATION Labor Day was a Bainbridge, when the annual fes- tivities were held, coupled with a homecoming celebration. Hundreds of people flocked to the river town and all were well repaid for their visit. The fantastic parade in the morning was one of the largest and best ever held, and music was furnished by the Bainbridge band. The town was beautifully decorat- ed. In the afternoon games and races of all kinds occupied the time, and in the evening.the fes- tival and play given by the young men and young ladies was a feat- ure. It was entitled, “Down big day for Railroad Wreck Near Marietta IN THE AIR Three freight trains, two west bound and one east bound, figured in a disastrous collision at the foot of Gay street, Marietta, on the low grade line of the Pennsylvania Rail- morning, which resulted in the de- railment of twenty cars, injury to two members of the crews, and the complete blocking of traffic on the line. A heavy New York train, west- bound, was enroute to the storage yards at Enola, opposite Harrisburg. At Columbia a pilot engine was picked up and in order that the train could make the grade between Columbia and Marietta, another freight train was attached to the (Turn to Page 8) There Are Many Mystery Fires FARMERS SHOULD TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PRECAUTION IN AN EFFURT TO GET AT THE ORIGIN This is the season of the year when barn fires of unknown origin parts of the State and especially southeastern Pennsylvania. A large majority of such fires are caused by spontaneous combustion and while many reports are heard ers should they can do much to remedy this condition with little effort, according to Major C. M. Wilhelm of the Bureau of Fire Protection, Pennsylvania State Po- lice. Such fires at this time of the year are not confined to any one portion of the State, but are reported from all districts and when several fires are reported from any one district it does not follow that a so called arson ring is at work but actual field work has developed the fact that weather conditions, when stor- ing crop and other similar features, play a large fire. ; It is not denied that we have in Mrs. Laura Rhineer spent a Mrs.- George Weber and Mrs. Pernsylvania a certain number of incendiary fires and .in many of Open Radio Station {of of between was Lebanon railroad. East Petersburg day morning, of East hilation by a tr railroad at a rapid rate of and evidently failed to see traveling train until h upon it. chance for high Columbia, citizens there in vessels of all kinds. red at plant last Thursday. ascribing cause to arson ring, farm-| - part in the cause oI | BISHOP BELL SEPARATED FOR YEARS, Hunting Here For Missing Sister BRINGS NEWS OF $60,000 FORTUNE—FORMERLY LIVED IN FLORIN The Bulletin Where the Pine Trees Grow.” The resided at Florin, will be fireworks concluded the day’s fes- appreciated. tivities, There were no accidents Richard Hahn, s of any kind to mar the pleasure taurant-keeper, is still of the day. the long-lost sister who he received a munication from Mr. Richard Hahn 166 Railroad Avenue, N. J. Following is his any person in this community who can give Mr. Hahn any information relative to his sister, who formerly greatly Jersey City, story and Jersey City res- looking for says is to share with him in two legacies $40,000 and $60,000, awaiting them in Germany. Hopeful of locating her in Man- heim or nearby—it was two were separated as small child- Mary born at killed in an there the ren, according to Hahn's story— Hahn has taken quarters at the Washington House, Manheim, and DOUBLE HEADER FREIGHT COM. | intends spending a week looking BINATION HITS TRAIN around for his sister. AHEAD—CARS TOSSED Richard Hahn and his sister, Anna, were the children of Charles Adolphus and and were the family moved to Manheim. On March 19, 1883, the. mother burn- ed to death and in 1900 the father accident on the Smith Hahn Florin. Later Soon after their mother’s death, (Turn to Page 4) NARROWLY ESCAPES COL. LISICN WITH A TRAIN Speeding along the hichway near | at 9 o'clock Mon- a man named Gibble, | Petersburg, escaped anni. | ain at the Reading because he turned from the road and raced the train along the roadbed. a touring car speed, crossing only Gibble was driving He snatched 60 feet. Gibble escape and turned ward Lancaster, running track. it is said,’ the fast- e was nearly his only to- along the He struck a sign beside the track, the machine ly around and th about jured although the automobile was demolished. —_—ta— > turned complete- en slid a distance of was unin- front end of his Beer Flows Freely When prohibition officers dumped power into the the Columbia gutters at caught it This occur- brewery _—ta—————— Buys Sugar Plant interests quired another sugar mill having purchased the men at Jaruco, It is reported that $2,600,000 cash was paid for the mill. The Hershey Conference of UB Cds TO have ac- in Cuba, Central Car- Havana province. | | PRESIDE OVER SESSIONS IN MOUNT | J O Y—PRESENTATION OF REPORTS h will LETTER ARRIVES AFTER A] & these cases the perpetrator is arrest- The one and 78 YEARS TRAVELING | 5,0 270 Js, Josh And) sven | oe may we sappose that Penn: |. iG J yy Russell Kramer. and Witmer ' SVlvania farmers are mote Garey | eylvania Confer United Breth- April 5, 1850 is the date of the | Shaub spent Sunday at Mavle Grove. | il any district as pane. ba tren in be held in the!fi letter that was de-| Miss Esther Denlinger visited others, but ¥ RS NS ©) Mt. Joy arch, Rev. H. S.|2 livered Tuesday to S. K. Nissley, | friends at New Holland over Labor | {Turn to page 6) | Kiefer W. M. Bell | 514 West James street, Lancaster. Day. \ | of will side at I HE com- he Mount Joy Bulletin ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE previous years according to an an- nouncement from the college this morning. Besides numerous increases in students in the three upper classes a record freshman class is expect- ed. According to the dean of the college, Professor R. W. Schlosser, more first year students have al- ready enrolled than there has been the number in attendance in any former year, Workmen have been busy since the close of the summer session putting the entire college equip- ment in the best condition possible for the approaching term. The woodwork of the college buildings has been repainted and this togeth- er with many other improvements puts the local institution in first class condition to accomodate a re- cord enrollment this fall. Recent Local Real THE STEHMAN PROPERTY, ON NORTH MARKET STREET, | WAS WITHDRAWN ON SATURDAY AFTER- | NOON | The Harnish farm of 122 acres, opposite Long's Park, near Lan- caster, was purchased by a realtor and will be developed into home sites. Benjamin K. Brandt, of Sporting drawn as there were no bidders. Hill, sold a 2-story frame dwelling | house, situated on the {P. M,, C. S. Frank & Bro, will 1 a carload of Tioga Co. cows, 5, cattle for beeves and home. ed shoats at public sale at | their yards near Mt. Joy. 2t Our Community Exhibit The committee in charge has se- lected Oct. 22, 23 and 24 for our big annual community exhibit here. This year’s fair will be big ger than ever. —_—— Beaten and Robbed Homer Sturgis, the Lititz el man, pretz- was found unconsci~gg g- long the hichway near Coatesville. He was held up, beaten ang rob. | bed. § ~