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Bulletin
VOLUME xv NO. 32
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Mount Joy, Penna., Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1926
$1.50 a Year in Ad
Former Resident
Killed by Tran
HARRY M. KLEEMAN, PENNA.
FREIGHT CQNDUCTOR, HAD
HIS HEAD CRUSHED AT
MIDDLETOWN
accident occurred
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, a
short distance west of the overhead
railroad bridge atthe western lim-
its of Middletown, cbout 4 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon when Harry
M. Kleeman, aged 56 years, was
struck and instantly killed by an
east bound passenger train.
Kleeman, a resident of No. 510
West James street, Lancaster, was
employed as conductor on a shift-
er that works out of Royalton,
and it was while in the course of
his duty, that a draft of newly
completed repair cars were being
drawn out of the yard at the
main plant of the Middletown Car
Company, that the aecident occur-
red.
According to members of the
shifter crew, Kleeman had gone to
the west bound freight track on
the main line, opposite the
works and was signaling to
engineer to draw the cars west-
ward. At this time an east bound
freight train drawn by two engines
approached, and itis believed, that
while Kleeman was performing his
duty, the sound of the approach
ing passenger train on the next
track was not heard. The passen-
ger train, it is said was a few
minutes late arriving at the local
station, and was running very fast
to make up the lost time.
It appears that Kleeman evi-
dently had attempted to step across
the tracks when he was struck
due to the fact that he was hurl-
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A distressing
CINDERELLA INN AT
LANDISVILLE ROBBED
The “Cinderella Inn” on the
Harrisburg pike near Landisville.
“Ttzky” Miller, proprietor, was rob
car |
the |
OUR TOBACCO GROWERS
WILL HOLD A SHOW
The regular monthly meeting of
the Lancaster County Tobacco
Growers’ Association will be held
in the Farm Bureau rooms, Wool-
worth Building, Lancaster, Pa., on
Monday, January 11th, at 2 P. M.
Annual Dues and Election of
Officers.
The Tobzeco Show
also beheld at this meeting.
for Groups 8, C1, and C2, are re-
el $500, $3.00 and $2.00,
and for Group X, $3.00, $2.00 and
$1.00.
Procure Description of Samples
and Score Card from the Farm
Bureau or from the secretary. The
same regulations will be in force
at the Harrisburg Show.
Bring your samples for the Lan-
caster Show at 10 o'clock, Monday
1aorning, January 11th.
ED En
will
Frizes
Final Meeting
of Boro Council
| RETIRING OFFICIALS TRANS-
ACTED THEIR REMAINING
BUSINESS AT A SPECIAL
MEETING WEDNES-
DAY NIGHT
Mount Joy Boro’s Council held
its final meeting in the Council
Chamber last Wednesday evening
with these members present: Chair-
man E. W, Garber, S. H. Miller, E.
M. Barto, S. F. Eshleman and Geo.
B. Zeller. Also Burgess Jno. A.
Bachman and Clerk Jac. H. Zeller.
Councilman Ross F. Eshleman was
absent.
The agreement between the Edi-
son Electric Company and the Boro
for the operation of our electric
traffic signals was received and ac-
cepted.
The report of Burgess Bachman
showed collections during the month
as follows: Licenses, $4.50;
Telephone Company, pole tax for
1923-24-25-26, $138.50; Columbia
Telephone Company, pole tax for
bed last week, and the state police
from Manheitn are now secking
the thieves. Candy, cigars, bed
clothing and a cash register with |
out any cash in it were stolen.
Miller changed the name of
place after the state police raided
it three times while it was known |
as the “Tumble Inn.”
his |
Injured at Manheim
Wednesday, Harvey Ressler
an employee of the
COL ay odes (Company, |
at Manheim, had the muscles of
his right side badly contnsed, when
he fell from a ladder, while ad-
justing a belt. When the ladder
broke, Ressler fell to the floor, a
distance of about fifteen feet. No
bones were broken.
W.C.T.U. Held
Regular Meeting
NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD
TUESDAY, JAN. 25, AT THE
HOME OF MRS. EBY IN
THIS BORO
ga st
Lis place,
The Mt. Joy W. C. T. U. met
with Mrs. 1. D. Stehman last
Tuesday evening with six members
present. The meeting was -opened
by the president reading - second
chapter of Luke and offered pray
er. After singing, the roll call
was responded to with a Christ-
mas thought, The secretary and
treasurer’s reports were then
heard and accepted. Several vis-
its had been made to the sick and
shut-ins.
~The Law Enforcement Fund was
then discussed and it was decided
to ask the churches of the town
for an offering. The business men
will also be visited. This is a very
important work as we all know
that nothing can be accomplished
without money. Governor Pinchot
stated at the county conventign
this past summer that his hands
would have been had it not
been for the help of the W. C. T.
U. women and their friends. Money
they donate has to be made go as
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THE EVANGELICAL S. S.
ELECTS ITS NEW OFFICERS
On Wednesday evening Sunday
School officers in the Evangelical
church were elected for the year
1926 as follows: Superintendent,
S. F. Eshleman; assistant superin-
tendent, Earl Kaylor. secretary,
Miss Nedra Kaylor; assistant sec-
retary, Miss Mildred Way; treas-
urer, Mrs. Joseph Weber; pianist,
Miss. Florence Kaylor; assistant
pianist, Miss Mildred Geistweit; li-
brarians, Russel Kramer and How-
ard Kaylor. primary superintendent
Mrs. Ralph Bornman; assistant
superintendent, Mrs. Paul Peiffer:
superintendent of Home depart
ment, Mrs. Ralph Bornman; super
intendent of Cradle Roll, Miss
Katie Eshleman.
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Entertained Friends
Mr. and Mrs. Will Christ, of
near Hossler’s Church, entertained
the following: Mr. and Mrs
Henry Zerphy and son, Harvey;
Miss Vidd Hershey, of Mt. Joy;
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zerphy, of
Stauffertown. Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Zerphy, of Sharp’s Corner; Albert
Haldeman, Lititz; George Shearer,
of Manheim. :
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Rothsville Tonight
punt Joy A .A. will play
Bville Big Five in the high
m 3 8 P. M. tonight.
| ance com InLee
| signals and same
{ passed.
1923-24-25, $111.25; Fines, $50.
Mr. Barto. of the Street commit-
tee, reporte rubbish and ashes
hauled and that the water main
sprung a le on Marietta street.
Mr. S. F. Eshleman, of the Ordin- |
read the
erection of
was unanimously |
relative to the
laying out a
to Walnut
New street,
The ordinance
wide street from Market
street, to be known
then d third and final reading
and was unanimously passed.
The ordinance laying out a 40-ft.
wide from Barbara street to
Longeneccker’s road thru lands of
Clavton Hoffman,» the Grey Iron
Castine Company and Simon R.
Snyder was then brought . before
Coun for third and final passage.
There was a lengthy discussion on
the ordinance and. the vote which
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THF STATE POLICE TAKE
ELIZABETHTOWN ROBBERS
as
street
f the gang of eight men, who
made two attempts to rob the jew-
store of John Shookers dur-
ing the fall at Elizabethtown, six
‘have been arrested from time tr
time. The State police have been
working on the case, and are close
on the trail of the other two men.
From two attempts at robbing
the store, the thieves got $10 the
first time, and nothing the second.
The members of the gang whe
were arrested have given informa-
tion concerning the other two who
are said to be out of the State
at present, although their location
is known.
elry
HOOL BOY SUSTAINS
SC A DEEP SCALP WOUND
A deep scalp wound was recelv-
ed by John Henry Mumma, 11
year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mill-
jard Mumma, of Elizabethtown,
when he was struck by an automo-
bile in charge of J. L. Dawson, of
Steclton, in front of a school west
of Elizabethtown. He was playing
ball with several other lads and
ran out in the road to recover the
ball. The lad was taken to St.
Joseph's hospital where an X-Ray
was taken to determine if he re
ceived other injuries.
Fishermen Take Notice
Harry Kissinger, one of Man-
heim’s greatest fisherman, has kept
an account of the number of fish
which he caught during the year
1925. The record shows 144 cat-
fish, 11 carp 6 bass, 11 pike, 17
eels, the largest one weighing two
and one-half pounds; and 15 suck-
ers.
eet) CE.
Bankruptcy Petition
Henry E. Demuth, laborer, of
Bainbridge filed a voluntary veti-
tion in bankruptcy on Saturday in
the U. S. District Court at Phila-
delphia- before Judge Dickinson.
He placed his liabilities at $2,225
and his assets at $4. Redmond
Conyingham is referee.
Received a Certificate
The first certificate from the U.
S. Department of Agriculture, Bu-
reau of Animal Industry, from
Harrisburg, to be issued to a
farmer in East Donegal, for hav
ing a tuberculosis-free herd of
cattle, has just been received by
Mr. A. H. Martin.
Sell)
Will Repeat
In order to accomodate and
comply with the request of those
unable to gain entrance to = the
entertainment at the Evangelical
church last Sabbath, the program
§8lon 2) cents,
will be repeated this Sunday a’
7:30.
Who Will Suggest the Best Method of Disposing of $186.50 to Some Wort
M. G. Alumni Will
Present a Play
WILL BE GIVEN IN MILTON
GROVE HIGH SCHOOL AUDI-
TORIUM, JAN. 7 AND 9
The Alumnae of the Milton
Grove High School will present in
the High School auditorium on
Thursday and Saturday nights,
January 7th and 9th, a comedy-
drama entitled “The Road to The
City.” It is. an annual feat of
the Alumni vo give to the com-
munity some good wholesome re-
creation in the form of a comedy.
The Alumni, being yet in its in-
finey, is putting on its third play.
This play promises to excel the
former ones, namely, “In Plum
Valley” and “The Path Across the
Hill.” It will start the audience
off smiling at 7:30 and send them
home with aching sides from the
tornado of fun at 10:00.
The play is being rehearsed
daily under the direction of an
able coach, Harry G. Shonk, ’25.
Cast of characters: Robert Dar-
nell, A. Country Physician, Paul
Eshleman ’22, Richard James, A
man from the city, Walter Eshel-
man ’'23; Jud Judkins, A young
farmer, Jacob Forry ’22; John
James Richard’s invalid father,
Adam Steager ’24; Duke, A man
of mystery, Lloyd Risser ’22; Jet
Sanderson, Atthe Crossroads, Mary
Young ’23; Toto Lee, Her cousin,
Edith Risser ’'23. Lilly Morton, A
girl from the city, Louise Thome
'21; Mrs. Sanderson, Jet’s mother,
Anna Ober ’24; Marie, A lady’s
maid, Ruth Fisher ’20;_ Place, The
country, and the city, at opposite
ends of the road; Time, the pre-
sent; Time of playing, two hours.
Officers at present are: Presi-
lent, Paul Eshelmad ’22. v.-presi-
dent, Jacob Forry ’22; secretary,
Edith Risser ’23; assistant secre-
ary, Walter Eshelman ’23; treas-
Bell |
ordinance | ally
nS vise
traffic | prise
40-ft. | Where they
urer, Christian Stern ’20; play di-
vector, Harry G. Shonk '25.
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BURGESS JNO. A. BACHMAN
ENTERTAINS COUNCILMEN
After the special meeting of
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Boro Council last Wednesday eve-
Jurgess . Jno. A.
all present to ac-
company him as he had a little
for them.
The following were then taken
o the Hamilton Club, at Lancaster
were royally enter-
W. Garber, Ed. M.
Miller, S.F. Eshleman
B. Zeller, Jacob H. Zeller
Jno. A. Bachman, and
Schroll,
were a number
ting remarks by those
An excellent menu
and all spent several
pleasantly at the
Bachman’s expense.
Young Folks Are
Jomed in Wedlock
NUMBER OF VERY WELL KNOWN
YOUNG FOLKS ARE JOINED
IN THE HOLY BONDS
OF MATRIMONY
ning, retiring
Bachman invited
Dr. E.
S.H.
tained :
Barto,
George
Burgscs
no. E.
There of inter-
present.
was served
hours very
Club, at Mr.
Nissley—Shue.
Roy M. Nissley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Nissley, of Sporting Hill
and Miss Catharine M. Shue, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Shue, of
Manheim, were married on Sunday
Shelly—Gast
Pszul K. Shelly, son of Mr.
Mrs. Clayton 8. Shelly, of Man-
heim, and Miss Helen Gast, of
Lancaster, were married Thursda
in Philadelphia by Rev. David E.
Yourg, pastor of a United Breth-
ren church.
Brandt—Ebersole
Ebersole, retired farmer,
southeast of Falmouth
the marriage of his
daugiter, Miss Anna M. Ebersole
and A. F. Brandt, residing nea:
Geyer church, that took place De-
cember 24, at the parsonage of
the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
church at York, the Rev. Dr. A.
D. Gramley, officiating.
and
Ji L.
residng
annoinced
AGE LIMIT REDUCED
FOR FISHING PERMITS
Resident fishermen’s license be-
ginning January may be issued
to persons sixteen years of age
under provisions of fish code pass
ed by the 1925 legislature. The
code becomes effective January 1.
The reduction in the age limit
from 18 to 16 years is one of the
most important changes in the fish
laws. Others include restriction of
fishing devices, the elimination of
permits for special devices, the
changing of daily limits on cer-
tain catches and the making _ of
the non-resident fisherman’s li
censes reciprocal with other states
and fixing the minimum of this li-
cense fee at $2.50.
EG I re
Meetings Begin Jan. 17
. A series of meetings will begin
in the Mennonite Church on Done-
gal’ Springs road in this place, on
Sunday, January 17. They will
be in charge of Rev. A. A. Landis.
of Ephrata. Song service every
evening at 645 and services at 7.
Everybody is linvited.
Water Damages Home
Mr. and:Mps. P. E. Getz were
away over Cjristmas during which
time the wate pipes at their home
froze ' and |pursted. When they
returned hom} and made fire, and.
before the tfater could be shut
off, there wag] ccnsiderable damage
to the prop Vy /by water.
REPORT OF THE NEWTOWN
SCHOOL FOR DECEMBER
Total « enrollment, 40; Percent of
attendance, Males 98, Females 97.
Names of pupils who attended every
day: Carcena Engle, Helen Forrey,
Marie Forrey, Viclet Forrey, Kath-
ryn Frank, Edith Gamber, Elizabeth
Gamber, Mae Geltmacher, Marie
Mumma, Alma Shell, Florence Shell,
Stuart Derr, Lloyd Derr, Edward
Fogie, Harry Fogie, Lester Fogie,
Harry Frank, Robert Frank, David
Greenly, Harold Greenly, John
Greenly, Paul Greenly, John Mel-
linger, Frank Moore, Herbert Mum-
ma, Clayton Shell, Irvin Witmer.
Amount deposited in Saving Fund,
$14.33; withdrawn, $4.26. Books
from the Herr Smith Library were
circulated thru the Reading Club.
The American Legion Post of Mount
Joy presented the school with a flag
pole on December 19 at 2:30 P.~-M.
The school rendered a Christmas
program on Wednesday evening,
December 23rd. Miss Alice Strick-
ler is the teacher.
What Shall Be Done
With the Money?
EX-BURGESS BACHMAN DO-
NATES ALL COST MONEY
HE COLLECTED WHILE
IN OFFICE TO A
WORTHY CAUSE
Bachman was
When John A. oe
elected Burgess of Mount Joy,
decided to repay his friends by
doing the very best he knew how
as tne boro's chief executive. Was
ne successful? We'll say he was.
Many will remember his crusade
against the speed maniacs several
years ago and a number were of-
tended, when fined, to such an ex-
_ent that they made some very
ancomplimentary remarks about
what he intended doing with the
money he collected as his share of
the costs and to which he was en-
titled.
Mr. Bachman has done something
that not one Burgess inthe history
of Mount Joy boro has ever done.
He kept a separate bank account
of every cent of costs collected
during his entire term In’ office.
These costs amounted to $186.50
and he has informed the editor of
the Bulletin that he will contrib-
ute this entire amount toward any
worthy cause in this town.
He has asked the writer
the opinions of our well
people as to just what he
do with this money.
We . hereby solicit suggestions
from our citizens, male or female,
and sincerely hope they will write
us their views on the subject. In
nest week’s Bulletin we will pub-
lish all the suggestions and the
Burgess will then select the one
that in his opinion is the best.
In addition the editor will give a
year’s subscription free to the
person whose suggestion is selected
as being the best. This offer is
open to any one. If you are al-
ready a subscriber you will be
given a year’s credit.
Let’s all help to make final dis
position of this money since Mr.
Bachman is so very generous.
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to get
thinking
should
LOCAL POOL SHARKS
HOLD A TOURNAMENT
A number of our pocket billiard
experts are now engaged in a tourn-
ament at Ben Groff’s pool parlors.
There are two classes, A and B, par-
ticipating. Mr. Groff has offered a
prize to the winner in each class and
in addition from the high scorers in
Class A will be selected a team to
go ‘to Elizabethtown to compete with
a team of select artists there.
The scores of Monday night are:
Class B—Hendrix 108, R. Metzler
80.
Class A—Showalter 110, N. Ma-
teer 75, winner’s high run 13.
G. Brown 100, Shelly 88, winner's
high run 14.
J. Newcomer 100,
Loser’s high run 13.
H. Brown 100, A¢ Laskewitz 87,
each high run 8.
C. Engle 96,
General News for
Quick Reading
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
FROM ALL OVER THE COUN.-
TRY FOR THE BENEFIT
OF BUSY PEOPLE
A counterfeit $10 bill put in its
appearance at Lititz.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hockenberry
announce the birth of a daughter.
Our boro schools reopened Mon-
day after the Christmas vacation.
Six autoists were arrested at
Lancaster Friday for using last
year’s license tags.
Mrs. Yetta Bernstein, of York,
was killed at Columbia Thursday
night in an auto accident.
Undertaker Roy B. Sheetz left
this morning for Union county,
where he is condueting a funeral.
The residence of H. M. North, Jr.,
of Columbia, was damaged by fire
to the amount of $5,000 on Monday.
Thieves stole $200 worth of ar-
ticles from Renninger’s hardware
store, at New Holland, Thursday
night. {
William {Stauffer aged 30, of
Adamstown, | attempted suicide by
cutting his throat. He wasn’t sue-
cessful.
The largdst still ever found in
this county { was seized atthe home
of Harry Clampbell, near Rothsville
by State Pqlice. It had a capacity
of 150 galljons.
New Counal’s
Organization
MR. GEO. B. ZELLER ELECTED
PRESIDENT—ALL SALARIES
SAME EXCEPT “SUPER-
VISOR’S WHICH WAS
INCREASED
Mount Joy Boro’s Councilmen
met for organization Monday eve-
ning. Prior to the meeting the
new councilmen elect, Messrs. H.
F. Hawthorne, J. C. Witmer and
John L. Murphy were administered
the oath of office by Burgess élect
Mr. H. H. Engle. Mr. Engle pre-
sided and the following organiza-
tion was then effected:
President—Geo. B. Zeller.
Secretary—Jacob H. Zeller.
Collector of Water Rents—Jacob
H. Zeller.
Treasurer—S. H. Miller.
Depository—Union Nat. Bank.
Solicitor—Jno. A. Coyle.
Supervisor—Henry W. Smeltzer
Pumping Fngineer—George W.
Schatz.
Janitor—Jno. J. Pennell.
President Zeller then took his
chair and after brief remarks, ap-
pointed these standing committees
for the year:
Street—S. H. Miller,- J. C. Wit-
mer and Geo. B. Zeller.
Water—H. F. Hawthorne, H.
Ross Eshleman and Jno. L. Murphy
Property—H. Ross Eshleman, S.
H. Miller and H. F. Hawthorne.
Finance—J. C. Witmer, Jno. L.
Murphy and Geo. B. Zeller.
Light—S. H. Miller, H. F. Haw
thorne and J. C. Witmer.
Ordinance—Jno. L. Murphy, H.
Ross Eshleman and Ges B. Zeller.
Coal Fund—H. H. Engle, Geo
B. Zeller, Jno. L. Murphy, S. H.
Miller.
Special Committee—H. H. Engle
H. F. Hawthorne, Jno. L. Murphy
and H. Ross Eshleman.
The minutes of the
meeting were then read
proved.
The report of pumping engineer
Geo. W. Schatz was then read
During the month of December.
he pumped 3,880,000 gallons of
water in 388 hours by water power.
previous
and ap-
BRIDGE PARTY HELD
+AT. MAYTOWN HOME
On Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock, a bridge party was held at
the home of Mrs. Elmer B. Grove,
Maytown. The guests present were:
Mary Wagner, Spring City. Mar-
garet and Leonora Purple, of Bal-
timore, Md.; Mrs. Thomas Schadt,
of Hellertown; Mrs. Warren Baus-
man, Bausman; Mrs. L. O. Loech-
el, of Columbia; Edna Fultz and
Janet Crest, of Columbia; Mrs.
James Newpher and Mrs. Henry
Carpenter, of Mt. Joy. Mrs. Ray
Withers, of Elizabethtown; Mrs.
Jack Frank, of Maytown; Mrs.
Mary McCloskey, Mrs. George
Miller, Mary McCloskey, Addie and
Anna Reed, Martha Duffy, Miriam
Miller, Margaret Hipple, Ann Shil-
low and Margaret Mueller, all of
Marietta. Prizes were won by Mrs.
L. O. Loechel, Mary Wagoner and
Margaret Purple. Supper was ser-
ved by the hostess, Mrs. E. B.
Grove.
Road We Must All
Travel Sometime
MANY WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
HAVE PASSED TO THE
GREAT BEYOND
John M. Zell, aged 92 years, died
at Columbia.
J. Irvin Lefever, aged 56,
Sunday at Neffsville.
died
John J. Zell, aged 92
died at Columbia Monday.
years,
Miss Claudia Conn died at the
Columbia hospital aged 55 years.
Robert aged 2 years son of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Marley died at Co-
lumbia.
of
Culp, widow
died
Columbia,
Mrs. Cornelia
Henry Culp,
aged 85 years.
of
Jacob Steiner, aged 76, of Wash-
ingtonboro, died in the Columbia
Hospital, of grippe.
Chief of the Fire Department
Levi G. Dillinger reported five fire
calls during December and 19
calls during the past year, 12 of
which were in the boro and 7 in
the surrounding districts.
Board of Health
67
died
Frederick A. Baker, + aged
an iron worker of Columbia,
Saturday from heart disease.
Miss Ella G. Manning
Miss Ella G. Manning died at
her home in Lancaster of pleuvo-
The following report was receiv-
ed from Mr. M. M. Leib, secretary |
of the Board of Health:
45 cases of measles were quar-
antined during December, a total
of 47 since the beginning of the
present epidemic. Two cases of
chicken pox were also reported for
December.
The town had two epidemics
during 1925. The present one of
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Picked From Our
Weekly Card Basket
PERSONAL MENTION ABOUT
THE MANY COMERS AND
GOERS IN THIS LOCALITY
Mr. Reuben Shellenberger spent
Friday at Philadelphia as guest of
Mr. William Brown.
Misses Alberta Snrout, Myrtle
Roth and John Henry Roth spent
last Wednesday at Eliabethtown.
Mr. Arthur P. Schock of Pitts-
burgh, spent several days here with
ki: brother, Mr. P. Franck Schock.
Mrs. Frances Marion and sons, of
Philadelphia, spent several days
here with her sister, Mrs. Mary Kra-
mer.
Misses I.orence Conliins and Es-
ther Newgord returned from a trip
to Baltimore where they visited rel-
atives.
Mr. and Mrs.
entertained Mr. and
Gibble and family at
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Hook, of Har-
1isburg, spent several days here with
the latter’s parents Mr and Mrs.
James Way,
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Frank
spent the week-end at Baltimore as
guests of their son, Mr. and Mrs.
John Frank.
Miss Bell Brady returned to her
home in Chicago, Saturday after
spending some time with her moth-
er, Mrs. Sara Brady.
Misses Anna Habecker, and An-
na Ruth Swarr of Landisville, spent
the week-end at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Hershey.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pierson
and son, of Lancaster, spent Fri-
day here as the gvests of Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander Kramer.
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. McGann, 1925
N. Fifth street, Harrisburg, spent
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MAY HOLD COMMENCEMENT
IN NEW BUILDING
Webster Gibble
Mrs. John R.
dinner on
At the regular monthly meeting
of our School Board on Monday
evening, it «was reported that the
work on the new High School build-
ing is progressing very nicely. The
Board anticipates holding our com-
mencement exercises there in the
Spring.
Only routine business was trans-
acted at the meeting. It was re-
ported that many pupils in the low"
grades are absent on account of our
measles epidemic,
All usual bills were paid.
el inne
New Mercantile Appraiser
Auditor General Martin on
Monday aanounced the appoint-
ment of William T. Kline, 246 N
Mulberry street, Lancaster, as Mer-
cantile appraiser for Lancaster
pneumonia. She was one of the
teachers of the Landisville schools.
Mrs. Catharine Ann Ensminger,
widow of A. W. Ensminger, of
Marietta, died at Marysville, aged
77 years. Harry Ensminger, of
Marietta, is a son.
Samuel K. Shenk
Samuel K. Shenk died at his home
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YOU SHOULD MAKE A
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
Be it resolved, that all men and
boys of Mgunt Joy and Vicinity
attend the January Meeting of the
Men’s Christian Federation, which
will be held in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Sunday afternoon,
January tenth at two-thirty o’clock.
This meeting will be addressed
by Rev. Louis Bucheimer, pastor
of Mount Calvary Luthergn Church
of Lancaster, Pa. . Rev. Ye
is a speaker of note and isa young
man of sterling quality and is to
man ofsterling quality and is to
be envied as successful pastor.
Do not miss him. You cannot
afford to. Another very special
feature of the service will be the
singing of the Mount Joy Male
Chorus. This Chorus is again at
work and have a number of en-
gagements booked thus far. Sun-
day, Jan. 17, ‘they will sing at the
new Odd Fellows’ Home at Middle-
town, ag will they also sing at the
Lancaster Y. M. C. A. some time
in February. This Chorus sang at
the Firemen’s Memorial Service, a
year ago and -pleased a large aud-
lence. Come and hear them sing.
They will inspire you. Remember
this service. Do not miss hearing
Rev. Bucheimer. Start the new
year right. Let’s make the Feder-
ation bigger and better during the
year of 1926.
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FIRE SCARE IN TOWN
SATURDAY AT NOON
A very unusual incident occur-
red here at noon Saturday. It is
the custom of Friendship Fire Co.
to test its fire siren at twelve
o’clock every Saturday. On this
particular occasion asthe siren was
being blown, word was received
that there was a fire in the wes"
end of town. The fiames spread
mediately followed the test alarm.
Mr. Arndt, section foreman on
he Penna. R. R., was burning
grass along the cut in the west
end of town. The bames spread
ery rapidly and soon the entire
grass field between the trolley
racks and the cut, from the upper
Development Company house west,
vas ablaze.
The firemen, with the use of
the pumper and chemical, extin-
guished the flames but only after
a tract of several acres was burn-
ed over.
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Showing Good Pictures
Mr. Leroy Johnson, who conducts
the movies in Mount Joy Hall, is
certainly showing the best that can
be gotten. Christmas a resident
from town was at Harrisburg and
saw a picture that was shown here
two weeks previous. This week the
Grand at Lancaster is showing
“Souls for Sables”, while that pic-
ture was shown here last week. This
snould be conclusive evidence that
county for 1926.
and Haryisburg.
\
Mount i is ahead of Lancaster
hy Local Caus
Martin Musser’s
Car in Acad
STATE POLICE ARE TR
IMPLICATE HIM IN
HAP AT LANDIS
SUNDAY NIGH
Mr. Martin Musser, a
known young man of Saluf
of Mr. Martin Musser, of f
lage, met with an automobi
dent on the concrete highway
where between here and Sa
Here is the young man’s accoun
the accident.
The car was brought to Mr!
Franck Schock’s garage here yes
day at about 10:30 a. m. He
he was driving on the concrete h
way a short distance east of
farm of Mr. Ezra Nye when anot
car, the driver of which he te
a road hog, crowded him off
concrete.
Mr. Musser was driving a Cla
land coach with four wheel brak
He tried to stop but could not a
said he ran into the gutter a
against several trees. His car
damaged on the right side as follo
Bumper bent, front axle bent, bo
front and rear fenders mashed a
running board mashed.
The body of the car is not scratel
ed nor is any of the glass broke
After leaving the car at Mr. Shock
garage for repairs Mr. Musser rf
turned to his home at Salunga b
trolley.
Shortly after the car was take
to the garage for repairs, a Statd
Policeman in plain clothes oh
and looked it over carefully/
claimed that there is a posgibility
that this may have been the a that
struck the Dodge east of Landisville
Sunday night when a man was
killed and another badly injured.
The right side of Musser’s car is
damaged and that’s the side of the
passing car that struck the Dodge.
That seems to be the only connec-
tion.
However, the writer saw the week-
ed car and workmen found bark of
a tree imbedded i#®the running
hoard. Furthermore, Mr. Musser
Jdeclares his accident occurred ye
terday forenoon, which is nearly twd
days after the Landisville accidenf
It does not seem probable - thd
this young man was sonnected with
the mishap east of ZLandisville.
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New Garment For Women
The “Izvostochick” is in _ mi-
lady’s wardrobe. ; This unpronounc-
eable garment j§ none other than
the tight waisted Russian coat
which is being worn in accompan-
iment with fhe popular Russian(
boots.
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Boro Files Liens
The boro of Elizabethtown filed
41 liens against properties for un-
paid taxes.
G. W. Gould Killed
HIS CAR ‘WAS SIDESWIPED BY
ANOTHER MACHINE—MAN'’S
NECK WAS BROKEN AND
SKULL FRACTURED
The condition of Claude Clayton
Miller, 38: years old, of 1303 North
Third street, Harrisburg, who was
seriously injured in the automobile
accident on the Fl arrisburg pike near
Landisville Sunday night, in which
his companion, * George W. Gould,
60, also of Harrisburg, was killed,
was reported improved at St. Jos-
eph’s hospital.
Miller was conscious Monday and
was reported suffering from concus-
sion of the brain, injuries to his
head, lacerations and bruises.
Gould, who lived at 1814 Chest-
nut St., Harrisburg, was instantly
killed. Deputy Coroner M. M. Den-
Linecer, of Rohrerstown, declared
Gould died from a broken n
a fractured skull. He p
the death accidental.
State police and the of
this section of the state
looking for the automobi
sideswiped the one Miller »
ing, and which sped away
stopping to render assistan§
Miller and Gould were g
the direction of Harrisburg
near the Cinderella Inn,
car attempted to pass them fr{
the rear. The other car sideswi¥
ed them, knocked off a wheel, u
set the machine, and hurled
against a telegraph pole.
A. S. Gamber, Landisville, heard
the crash and rushed to the scer
of the accident. The only oth
machine he saw on the road
the time, was one speeding in thé
direction of Harrisburg.
Gamber went to the overturned
machine and with ‘the, aid of other
motorists got out the bodies of the
two men. Miller was rushed to
St. Joseph’s hospital in that insti-
tution’s ambulance.
State Trooper, «S. J. Walsh, of
Manheim, also responded and start-
anot}
il
the death machine. The Harris-
burg police were asked to stop all
cars bearing signs of having been
in an accident. The police believe
that a short distance after the
crash the other machine turned off
the main highway.
The men spent Sunday in Landy
caster making arrangements fq
the opening of a new furnit
store there. They were conneg
with the Harrisburg store
were to have become asso,
with the store about to be
in Lancaster.
Boosted One Mi
After a very brief se
terday, the County Cg
boosted the county
mill. Last year it
| but this year it will
Near Landisville
ed at once to throw a dragnet for