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The Mount Joy Bulletin
VOLUME XXVI NO. 7
Two Valuations
On Nissly Firm
MEMBERS OF COMPANY DE-
CLARES BOOK VALUES
WERE IGNORED IN RE-
PORT FOR' CREDITORS
A new valuation was placed on
the assets of E. L. Nissly and Sons,
of Florin, when members of the firm
were preparing their statement for
creditors. H. Roy Nissly declared
Wednesday during a hearing in
bankruptcy before Redmond Conyg-
ham in Court Room No. 2.
Nissly said the statement given to
banks in November contained as-
sets as listed on the company’s
books, but denied there had been
any attempt to create a false im-
pression velative to the company’s
financial condition. Book values.
he said, were ignored in drawing up
the final statement.
witness further revealed
that the firm's books had been con-
sulted in making out the income
tax, and that those returns might
have been incorrect.
The books showed the merchan-
dise of the firm worth $240,000, a
difference of $140,000 from the
statement given the creditors. The
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MR. JOSEPH SHEAFFER
MAKES NARROW ESCAPE
While driving toward town last
Tuesday evening Joe Shaeffer a
resident of this borough, had a nar-
row escape from what might have
been instant death.
Driving at a moderate rate of
speed a few hundred feet west
of the Florin arch the wind
blew a large tree branch on
the concrete. Unable to stop Joe
turned his car to the right to avoid
hitting the obstruction and discov-
ered that a high tension wire had
been tore from one of the poles and
was hanging across his path. Upon
hitting the wire, it tore it in two
showering the car with sparks which
< good contact. Lucky for
spe as there was no damage done ex-
cept where thénwire burnt the p™.
off the car. The hood, radis® Sw
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lights and fenders show marks .
the wire.
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General News for
Quick Reading
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
FROM ALL OVER THE COUN.
TRY FOR THE BENEFIT
OF BUSY PEOPLE
The employes of the Grey Iron
Casting Co. enjoyed a vacation last
week.
Mr. Harry Rahm became quite
ill Sunday but is improved at this
writing.
The wheat harvest is on in ear-
nest thruout this section at pre-
sent.
Mr. Harry Hagenberger, west of
town, who was quite ill, is slightly
improved.
Mr. Chas. Ricksecker is erecting
a garage on the rear of his lot to
accommodate three cars.
Christ Nissley, a farmer of near
East Petersburg, was badly injured
when tramped upon by horses.
Francis Hoffer, of Manheim, ran
his auto into a telegraph pole at
Sporting Hill, slightly injuring the
occupants.
A man claiming to be a constable
appeared at the home of Geo. Hog
entogler, in Paradise twp., and
took a trunk full of clothes.
A. W. Eyman, of Manheim, upset
his car rather than drive on the
railroad track in front of a train.
The auto upset but no one was hurt.
A tornado hit 101 Ranch Circus
at Erie, killed 1, injured 20 and
nearly ruined the outfit at Erie.
This show exhibited at Lancaster
recently.
The Methodist churched thruout
the United States are planning to
boycott the Sesqui-Centennial 'be-
cause the exposition is open Sun-
days.
Because her lover jilted her,
Miss Elmina Gertler, aged 22, of
Lancaster, shot herself in the tem-
ple at the Comfort Station at
Lancaster She died instantly.
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KEESEY FAMILY HELD
A REUNION ON SATURDAY
A reunion of the Keesey family
was held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Runkle, in Mount Joy
township, and attended by the
following guests: Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Keesey and family, R. L.
Keesey and son, Robert, of Mar-
tinsburg, West Virginia; Mr. and
Mrs. Webster Keesey and daugh-
ter, Grace, Mr. and Mrs. John
Hershner and children, Wilson and
Clara, Mrs. Norman Gemfill, of
Philadelphia; Misses Anna Keesey,
Clara Keesey, Laura Hyson, Mrs.
J. G. Wallace, Edgar Keesey, Mr.
and Mrg. Homer Zellers, Mr. and
Mrs. R.YRunkle and children, Sara
Margareff, Ruth, Marshall and Rod-
ney.
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13 They were attended by Dr.
WERE ENTERTAINED
ON CEDAR HILL FARM
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lehman Swarr,
on Cedar Hill Farm, entertained
on Sunday the following guests:
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton H. Rohrer,
and daughter, Miss Catherine; Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver B. Rohrer, son,
Rufus, of Manheim; Mrs. Phares
Nolt and daughter, Miss Fannie
Nolt, and son, Martin Nolt, Miss
Lizzie Nolt, Henry B. Rohrer, of
Mountville; Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Rohrer, and children, Levi, Edith,
Vera and Clinton, of Lititz; Mr.
and Mrs. Mark Breneman and
children, Mabel, Robert, of Mt.
Joy; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer H.
Swarr and children, Alvin, Miriam,
of Millersville; Mr. and Mrs. Nor-
man Stauffer and children, Henry,
Wayne, Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Kauf-
man Herr and daughter, Elva, of
near Rheems. All enjoyed the day.
Man Badly Hurt
MR. MORRIS GAINOR THROWN
OFF A MOTORCYCLE AND
IS NOW IN THE HOSPIT-
MAY HAVE
i FRACTURED
SKULL
Unconscious and fitally
hurt, Mr. Morris Gainor, aged 25,
of Bridgeport, just east of the boro,
is in the Gencral ilospital .at T.an-
caster the vietim of an accident.
Mr. Gainor with his brother Why-
ett, were on their way home irom
Manheim where they are employed.
They were on a motorcycle, Morris
riding in the side car. Traveling
along at a fair rate of speed, an
auto came around the corner at the
intersection of the Back Run road
just east of the concrete bridge ate
Stauffertown. The two collided.
Probable Fractured Skull
Gainor suffers a probable fracture
of the skull and cuts apd brui
His condition critical.
thrown 40 feet from
persons who arrived
of the crash later say.
Whyett suffers cuts
knee and left side.
about.
is
0 scene
hand,
to be
in his
He is able
A. TL
Snyder, the seriously injured man
being taken to the hospital in the
ambulance.
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RAPHO TWP. DIRECTORS
MET LAST SATURDAY
A meeting of the Rapho Township
School Directors was held on Satur-
day . evening at the Office of the
Directors; in Sporting Hill
Harvey Rettew was elected Treas
urer and J. W. Moyer, the Secretary
will assume the duties of Attendance
Officer, The school tax was fixed
at 5 mills, with $1.00 per capita
tax.
The Board purchased Civic Books
which subject will be taught in the
7th and 8th grades when school op-
ens in the fall
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THE HERTZLER REUNION
AT GRETNA JULY 24
The third reunion of the Hertzler
clan will he held at Mount Gretna
Saturday July 24th.
Registration will be from ten to
one o’clock and dinner will be served
at 12 o’clock.
A program will be given in the
auditorium on the Campmeeting As-
sembly ground from 1:30 to 2:30.
C. H. Hertzler of Lancaster, is
president, and Ezra Zercher, this
place, secretary.
meet etl Creer
Seeks Automobile.
Willis G. Kendig, attorney for
Martin G. Musser, by his father,
Martin H. Musser, of West Hemp-
field township, has entered a suit in
Common Pleas Court against P.
Frank Schock, of this place, to re-
cover an automgbile., It is alleged
that Martin Musser, a minor, 'pur-
chased a car valued at $1258 giving
one in trade worth $1,100. Accesso-
ries to the new car brought its cose
to $1,500 and it is alleged Schock
refused to give title to Musser.
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Sold Building Lot
Realtor Jno. E. Schroll has s
a 50-ft. building lot on the ast
side of North Barbara street fof Mr.
Harry W. Hoffman, of Christiana.
It was purchased by Mr. Isaac Ress-
ler of this place. The terms were
private.
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Kiddies Arrive Thursday
The Fresh Air Children will ar-
rive here on Thusday at 2.43 by
train. Persons taking the children
will please be at the station to re-
ceive them. Dr. E. W. Garber and
John M. Booth will have charge of
the kiddies.
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Two Cars Collide
The touring car of Mr. Charles
Thomas and the ice truck of Heilig
& "Hallgren collided on the Marietta
street bridge Monday morning. No
one was hurt but both machines
were damaged.
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Fractured Leg
Abram Musser, residing near Eliz-
abethtown, fell from a cherry tree
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on Tuesday and fractured his leg.
In Auto Collision
Mount Joy, Penna., Wednesday, July 14, 1926
Co. May Collect
Tolls on Bridge
ONE OBSTACLE WAS REMOVED
WHEN COMMISSIONERS
WERE GRANTED PER-
MISSION BY HIGH-
WAY DEPT.
Commissioners of Lancaster and
York counties have been granted
permission by Acting Secretary of
the State Highway ® Department
William H. Connell, to collect tolls
The permit authorizes the count-
ies to collect tolls under the Act of
Assembly of June 25, 1923, in a-
mount sufficient to pay the interest
sinking fund charges on bonds
proposed to be issued by the two
counties to the amount of $3,000,
000.
This announcement was made re-
ently in a letter received from Con-
inell by Walter B. Hays, solicitor of
! York county.
The granting of the
collect tolls
stacles in the plan of the counties
of York and Lancaster to build the
bridge under the Act of 1923.
The status of the bridge project
in Lancaster county is at a stand-
still pending the decision of the lo-
privilege to
instituted by two
against the building of
ings
protesting
the bridge under
on the grounds that this act is un- |
constitutional.
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Festival, Aug. 21
Friendship Fire Company No. 1
will hold a festival on Jacob G.
Brown's ‘Athletic field, west of town,
Saturday, Aug. 21. All kinds of
refreshments will be served and
there will be amusements for every
body. A band will furnish music |
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\/ Truck Driver Resigned
Mr. Melvin Weaver, who has
been driving a truck for drayman
Chas. Derr for some time, resigned
Saturday and has accepted a posi-
tion at Mr. Howard Garber’s, at
Lancaster.
Local Doings
Around Florin
ALL THE UP-TO-DATE HAPPEN.- |
INGS FROM THAT THRIVING |
AND BUSY VILLAGE
THE PAST WEEK :
Mr. and Mrs. Abram Hess visited
Almos Earhart’s on Sunday |
Dr. Dale Garber of Philadelphia, |
is here on a visit to his friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Johnston an-
nounce the birth of a baby on Tues-
day. |
Mrs. E. F. Heiner attended thei
funeral of Mr. Risser at Lawn, yes-'
Mr. Leo Kobkb and family of Eliz-
abethtown, spent Sunday here with
friends. =
terday. |
mr. H. Musselman and family ox!
Harrisburg, spent Sunday here with i
friends. }
Mr. J. Horst, wife and family of
Harrisburg, spent Sunday in Florin |
with friends. |
Miss Ruth Kraybill spent last week |
at Bainbridge as the guest of Miss
Dorothy Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Wachstetter |
spent Sunday at Mt. Joy with the'
family of Eli Smeltzer.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Eshleman
and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fike and
daughter Evelyn spent Sunday at
Hershey. |
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hottenstein, '
daughter Elizabeth of Elizabeth-
town, spent Sunday here with the
family of Mr. Almos Earhart.
Mrs. John Simons of this place,
was removed to the St. Joseph’s
hospital at Lancaster last Wednes-,
day and operated on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Garber and’
daughters and Mr. Paul Diffender-
fer of Mount Joy spent several
days at. Camp Ream in Perry Co.
+» Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hottenstein |
and Ms/and Mrs. Almos Earhart of
this pice visited Miss Marie Hack-
man at Neffsville Sunday afternoon.
Mr. McElroy,
Florin Hotel, has rented th¢ hotel
and entire equipment to a man-from
Lancaster who will take "charge
August 1st.
William, James and Grace i
nett left Monday for their home in
Altoona after spending a few days |
here with their grandparents, Mr,
and Mrs. G. A. Geyer. |
Miss Kathryn Peters of Columbia
Mr. and Mrs. Abram Kreider of R.
D. Mount Joy, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra
Wolgemuth and daughter Elizabeth
spent Sunday here with Mr. and |
Mrs. Miller Wolgemuth. i
The following persons visited in
the home of John B. Brubaker on
Sunday: Mildred Hackman, of |
Myerstown; Mary Hoffer, of Leb-
on, Evelyn Werner, of Broad-
at Mary and Barbara Sauders, |
of Florin; Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Ginder, of Central Rapho; and Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Brandt, of Man-
heim.
i
at
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on the proposed bridge over the
Susquehanna between Columbia |
and Wrightsville.
removes one of the ob-'
cal court on the injunction proceed-'
tax-payers |
the Act of 1923, |
they did to
proprietor J the. 4
OUR SCHOOL BOARD
MET MONDAY NIGHT
I The regular monthly meeting of
the Mount Joy Boro School Board
was held Monday evening.
| The Board did not meet at the
regular time because the first Mon-
day of the month was a holiday.
| Every member was present at
ithis meeting. The auditors
‘and after auditing the school
counts, reported them correct.
The newly elected tax collector
James A. Metzler was present and
presented his bond which the board
met
ac-
accepted.
Mr. Thomas J. Brown was re-
elected treasurer cof the board.
The Board decided on the pur-
chase of three chemical laboratory
tables for the science department.
The new furniture for the new
school building is expected to ar-
rive here the latter part of this
week.
| The grounds of the new building
have been graded and grass was
'sown. The walk was extended
from the building to the street
and pavement was laid in front of
the building to the street. The
borough is row filling up to meet
the grading.
~
nga People
Terror-Stricken
FOUR CURIOUS YOUTHS EX-
PLODE SIXTY STICKS OF
DYNAMITE ON FARM
NEAR THAT VILL-
Salu
AGE
The origin of the terrifie” blast
which shook houses and buildings
in Salunga and vicinity was solved
Manheim
for ex-
from
voung men
when state police
arrested four
iploding about sixty sticks of dyna-
mite on the farm of Howard Peifer
near Salunga.
After their arrest, the
Earl Hess, 23 years old,
Breneman, 22 years old, and
’
Henry
Way, 18 years old, all of Salunga,
and Richard Shuman, 21 years old
Lancaster R. D. 1, plead guilty be
fore Justice of the Peace George
Danner, of Manheim, to charg-
es of malicious mischief.
They were released’ when they
made good the amount of damage
Peifer’s
paid fines and costs.
Last Fridav about the usnal
quietness which pervades the vill-
age of Salunga was rudely shat-
tered by a violent blast,
by the trembling of houses.
The Peifer household, which
already in bed, were thrown
the floor, every window in the
house was broken, the fence
knocked down, and a hole torn in
the field large enough to bury an
ordinary barn.
People living within
also were shocked bv the concus-
sion and many window panes in
the vicinity were broken.
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Road We Must All
Travel Sometime
MANY WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
HAVE PASSED TO THE
GREAT BEYOND
Ward Knight, son of Mrs. Deliah
Knight, of Marietta, died at Gary,
Indiana aged 59 years.
farm and also
was
to
George L. Hepp, a prominent bus
iness man and church worker of
Lititz, died of anemia, aged 62
years.
Mrs. Lizzie Kaylor
Mrs. Lizzie Kaylor, 51, of Eliza-
bethtown R. D. 1, died of complica-
tions in St. Joseph’s hospital at
Lancaster at 6:28 a. m. yesterday.
Mrs. Kaylor was admitted to the in-
stitution July 7.
Mrs. John T. Wilson
Mrs. Sara Jane Wilson, of West
Main street, wife of John T. Wil-
son, died at St. Joseph’s hospital,
aged 79 years.
She is survived by her husband
and the following children: Eliza-
beth, of Lancaster; Samuel S., of
Reading, and Taylor, of Toledo, O.
Four grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held on
Sunday at 2 e’clock at the late
ome. Interment was made in the
Mount Joy cemetery.
Mrs. James Connelly.
Mrs. Emma Connelly, wife of
James Connelly, died at her home,
in Elizabethtown, on Wednesday
aged 26 years. Besides her husband
she is survived by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. David Cover, and the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters: Mrs.
Barbara Pennell, Mrs. Sara Zink
Mrs. Irene Shatz, of Mount Joy, and
Charles, Ralph and George Cover, of
Elizabethtown. Funeral services
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7th Annual Reunion
The seventh annual reunion of
the Churches of God of the East-
ern section of the East Penna. EI
dership will be held
Park tomorrow.
at Hershey
quartet, |
Earl |
followed |
a half mile |
Boro Council In
Monthly Session
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS
TRANSFERRED TO THE
SINKING FUND—OTH-
. ER COUNCILMANIC
MATTERS
Boro council met in special session
Monday evening for the trans-
action of the business of the regular
July meeting. All the members and
Burgess Engle were present.
Mr.. Elmer S. Ebersole com-
plained about his neighbor Mr. Pet-
er Zerphy, turning water on his lot.
Matter was referred to the Street
committee.
The State Highway Department,
thru, a communication, stated that
it charges people $1.00 per square
foot for all street surface that is
broken when pipes of any kind are
dug up, and it requested that inas-
much as it owns 18 ft. on the cen-
ter of our Main street, this same
rule should apply here. Council de-
cided that as we have
necessary.
Public Picnic Grounds
The Boosters Club of this place,
Council's permission to
build the foot log, install benches,
| tables, ete, and make a public picnic |
{ground on the island near the boro
| pumping station for the benefit of
| the citizens of town. The fequest
was granted.
License, Fees Collected
Burgess Engle reported collec-
i tions for license fees to the amoung
{ of $27.00 during the month of June
land same was handed the treasurer.
Stre:t Committee
i Mr. S. H. Miller stated that South
| Market street needed some stone;
| That South Market now extends
1944.4 feet south of the north side of
Ebersole—Deitz
Eli Ebersole and Minnie E. Deitz,
both of this place were married
| Tuesday evening by the Rev. H. S.
ren church, here.
The ceremony was performed at
the home of the bride where the
couple will reside after they return
from their honeymoon.
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Appraisers Report
On Nissly Assets
|MESSRS. CARMANY AND ORTH
| SAY THEY ARE $302,324.77
| NOT INCLUDING NISSLY
SWISS CO.
|
The: total officially appraised as-
of E. L. Nissly, E. Jay Nissly
and H. Roy Nissly, individually and
(as co-partmuers, trading as E. L.
Nissly and Sons, is $302,324.77, ac-
cording to the report of Appraisers
sets
(Jacob S. Carmany, of this place,
| oY
rand Jokn Orth, of Marietta, filed
{vesterday with Referee in Bankrup-
{tey, Redmond Conyngham.
The assets appraised at this
ure do not include the assets of the
| Nissly Chocolate Company.
{ The estate and personal pro-
perty of this company, however,
thave been officially appraised at
$48,812.31, and including this and
any assets that may be discovered
in subsequent examinations and in-
| vestigations of the bankrupts, the
jgrand total of assets will be above
$302,324.77.
In the official appraisement filed
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semper =) essen.
HAD SKULL FRACTURED
DIED IN HOSPITAL
fig-
Swiss
real
William Brosey, of East High
street, Elizabethtown, died yester-
day at St. Joseph's Hospital from
injuries sustained when he fell from
the top rung of a ladder while plac-
ing an awning over a window at the
Hertzler Bros. department store,
where he was employed as janitor
and delivery man, on Monday after-
noon at 4 o'clock. He is survived
by his wife and six children.
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He Wants Compensation
William Chyist, Manheim, R. 3,
wants compensation for injuries
sustained when he fell from a lad-
der while employed by H. H. Zerph
ey, a contracting painter. His
case will be heard by Workmen's
Compensation Referee C. W. Bas-
ler, Thursday.
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Harvest Home Services
Annual harvest home services
will be held by the Church of the
Brethren at the Rheems house, on
July 24th, at 1:30 P. M. A meal
will be served. Singing from 6:30
to 7:30 followed by preaching ser-
vices. Everybody invited to these
services.
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Festival At Florin
The Degree Team of Otsego Tribe
No. 59, Imp. 0. R. M. will hold a
festival in the park at Florin, Sat-
urday evening, July 17. Many good
things to eat will be served. There
will be amusements for all and a
band will furnissh music. 3t
ordinances |
covering the matter, no action was!
re- |
Kiefer, pastor of the United Breth-
MORE VIOLATORS PAY FINES.
AND COSTS TO BURGESS
Burgess H. H. Engle is deter-
(mined to break up the many violat-
ors of our traffic regulations.
It seems as though they will con-
tinue to violate repeatedly, and as
a result the Burgess is making them
pay for their fun.
A number were arrested last
week and paid their fine and costs,
which was $13.50 each. ‘These off-
enders paid fines: Earl Kenneth
Ricker, Elizabethtown ; Melvin
Charles, of Millersville Normal
| Stackhouse, Coatesville; F. H, Fink,
Harrisburg; Harvey Oberholtzer,
IS. CC. Hetrick, Mt. Joy; Charles
Hinkle, Mt. Joy.
| The Burgess will positively not
tolerate the violations and asks
|that all obey our laws. He will ex-
cuse you for the first unwillful
| violation but be on your guard after
| that.
Our Big Annual
| Union Picnic
{WILL BE HELD AT ROCKY
SPRINGS PARK, THURSDAY,
! JULY 29—WILL GO BY
TROLLEY
Thursday, July 29 is the day set
aside for the big annual union pie-
nic of the Sunday Schools, of Mt.
Joy, Florin and the surrounding
community. Many of our Stores
and industries will close that day
and join in an effort/te make it
the most successful ever held.
Messrs. William Tyndall,
J. Brown Jr. of this place, and
Clarsnce Musselman, of Florin will
have charge of the amusements.
Mr. Samuel F. Eshleman will
again have charge of the baskets
and tags. He requests that all bas-
kets be at the Evangelical church
and Schoo! House by 8 o'clock. The
Thos.
car will leave Rocky Springs at
6:45 P. M. and all baskets will be
left at the School House here in
the evening.
The round trip fare from Mount
Joy will be 45 cents and from
Florin 55 cents. All children under
six years will be taken free.
Trolley cars will leave Mount
Joy as follows: 6.46, 7.15, 8.15,
8.45, 9.15; 10.15, and 11.15 A. M.
Returning the cars will leave Rocky
Springs 5.55 P. M. an devery 30
minutes thereafter until 10.55,
which is: the last car.
tets will be sold at Dr. EZ W.
Garber’s and Dr. W. D. Chandler's
drug stores here, and in Florin at
iD. Roy Moose’s_and H. J. Schadt’s
‘stores.
Everbody is most co in
ed to accompany the picy
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KITCHEN SHOWER FOR
MR. AND MRS. J. SHANK
On Saturday evening a kitchen
shower was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Hess in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Jocob Sl]
large number of guests w
ent and Mrs.
ient of many u
Those in ere: Mr.
Mr.
and Mrs. Parke
acob ank, and
Mr.
and
Mrs. 1 Zink,
Ebe and Mrs. Marshal Shel-
ly, The Florence Hershey,
Susan Engle, Mary Hershey, Viola
Reed, Anna Myers, Susan Heisey,
Rhoda Snyder. Sarah Myers, Marie
Messick, Rhoda 'Zercher, Mary Fry
singer, Grace Wolgemuth, Mary
Hess, Sarah Wolgemuth, Elizabeth
Hershey, Alverta Hershey, Miriam
Mummau, Irene Wolgemuth, Alice
| Hoffinan, Ella Hostetter. Martha
{ Wolgemuth, Mary Herst, Katherine
Herst, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hess,
| Mr. and Mrs. Allen Brubaker, Mrs.
' Andrew Zercher, Mrs. Jno. S. Myers,
Miss Grace Dourte, Hess Brubaker,
Paul, Elizabeth and Mary Hess,
Ralph Musser, Paul Musser, Elias
Musser, Paul Hershey, Paul Heisey,
Harry Hess, Jacob Brubaker, Paul
i Fitzkee, Glendon Snider, Ira Wol-
'gemuth, Warren Hess, Charles Rand
ler, Harry Engle, Henry Frank
Paris Wolgemuth, David Greena-
(walt, Eli Wolgemuth, Harold Wol-
gemuth, Abner Wolgemuth. After
{refreshments all left wishing the
happy couple good luck.
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Prof. Ober Spoke
Professor H. K. Ober, of Eliza-
bethtown €ollege, addressed the
ocal Rotarians at their weekly
uncheon yesterday. :
President Bachman appointed An
tony Warta and Jno. E. Schroll a
committee to arrange for the Ro-
itary picnic to be held at Long's
Park, August 26.
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Electric Light Sale
The next Community Sale at
the Florin Hall will be held on
Friday, July 23rd, at 6:30 o'clock
P. M. They will sell live stock, im-
plements, household goods, ete.
Don’t forget the time and place.
| ently
Boosters Going Away
! At the regular meeting of the
Mount Joy Boosters’. Club Monday
it was decided to take the club on
a little trip for its dinner and busi-
ness meeting next Monday evening.
A committee is selecting a place.
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$1.50 a Year in Advance
Don’t Fail to Accompany Our Union Sunday School Picnic to Rocky Springs, Thursday, July 29
Nissly Told To
Return All Funds
NUMEROUS DISCREPANCIES
SHOWN AT HEARING BE-
TWEEN BANK STATE-
MENTS AND BOOKS
The return of stocks and cash
transferred to creditors by members
of ‘the bankrupt Nissly concerns
within four months of the filling of
inveluntary petitions in bankruptcy
is sought by Trustee John Hertzler
for the benefit of all creditors of the
bankrupt estate, in a move made at
the Nissly hearing before Referee
Redmond Conyngham in Court
Room No. 1.
Counsel for the trustee asked the
referee to make an order on cer-
tain creditors preferred by bank-
rupts during the four months prior
to February 23, 1926, to turn over
to the trustee by stocks or cash re-
ceived by them during that period
from the bankrupts, on account of
pre-existing debts.
H. Roy Nissly testifying before
the referee, declared emphatically
that the statement of the Nissly as-
sets and liabilities dated March
28, 1925, which was submitted to
banks for the puropse of obtaining
loans, was a correct statement of
the financial standing of the firms.
When called to the stand he was
questioned concerning discrepancies
in the statement revealed when com-
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42 BABIES ATTEND
LOCAL HEALTH CENTER
The mothers of Mount Joy are
realizing the value of the Baby
Health Centre which is held every
Tuesday afternoon from ofe-thirty
until 4 o’clock. There was a splen-
did attendance this week; there were
42 babies present, 26 mothers and 12
visitors as well as 15 new registra-
tions. Mrs. Manning, Mrs. C. E.
Knickle, and Mrs. Oliver Longe-
necker were the hostesses this week,
with Miss Hauck the nurse in at-
tendance. It is desired that all
children up to 7 years of age whe
are to enter school in September be
brought to the Health Center for
free inspection. The next Health
Center will be next Tuesday after-
P.
noon, July 20,
and 4.00
Picked From Our
Weekly Card Basket
PERSONAL MENTION ABOUT
THE MANY COMERS AND
GOERS IN THIS LOCALITY
anytime between 1.3
M.
Anna Hasslet and Ethel Smith
pent Mon Rocky Springs.
Mr. Sa nd son Joe
spent Sur » York Co.
Miss Ethel B. fer who has
been quite ill » past few weeks is
able to b« yu gai
A. ( Con f yn, was the
ues Mrs. Fred
davs
nd children of
J L 1 Y
ling everal
1e1 ents
Ww 1d fam-
ly sp ¢ 1 Saturday at
Per C 1
r F. B er of Pasa-
, is spending a few
friends here.
Mrz. Irvin Smith, and
re the guests of friends
for several days.
Mrs. Clarence Brubaker
of Harrisburg spending the
month of July with Mrs, Annie L.
Brubaker.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sharp and son
Gordon Patterson, N. J. spent
the week end with Mrs. Annie L.
3rubaker.
Mrs. John Wolfe and sons John,
Ashur and Stanley, of Philadelphia
spent several days with Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Loraw.
Messrs. Wm. Morton, Thomas
Stoler, Leo Smeltzer and Howard
Kaylor made a trip to New York
by automobile last week.
Miss Margaret Stauffer, of Ober-
lin, is spending a week at the
home of her grandparents, Rev.
and Mrs. H. S. Kiefer, East Main St.
Miss Anna Walker, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Walker, return-
ed home last week from the General
hospital, where she was a typhoid
patient.
Mrs. Lucy MacDonald and son of
Merchantville, N. /J.; Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Flaherty and son, of
Sewell, New Jersey; and Mrs. Will-
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ldletown
and
are
of
Frank Property Sold
Mr. George W. Shatz,
of Mrs. Mary Frank, sold at pri-
vate sale and on private terms, the
frame dwelling on = North Market
street. It was purchased by Mrs.
Amos Good, of near Naumanstown
who will move there in the Spring.
Gee
Picked Many Cherries
West end of town, has just finished
harvesting one of the largest crops
of sour cherries he has ever had.
He picked and sold over 20 bushels
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executor -
Mr. Paris G. Shelly, living in the.