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VOLUME XXVI NO. 16
Merchants, If You Want to Brighten Up Your Business Toward Fall, Wake Up and Advertise,
Mount Joy, Penna., Wednesday, September 15, 1926
$1.50 a Year in Advance
Appraisers Fix
Hoffmans’ Assets
THEY ESTIMATE THAT ACTUAL
VALUATION IS $700,000 LESS
THAN THE SCHEDULE
FILED
John E. Longenecker, of this
boro, Benn E. Mann, Manor town-
ship, and T. Roberts Appel, of Lan-
caster, appraisers in the bankrupt
estate of the Hoffman Leaf Tobac-
co Company, and M. R. Hoffman,
Sr., M. R. Hoffman Jr., and Guy S.
Hoffman, filed their report with re-
feree in Bankruptcy Redmond Con-
yngham. It showed a total volua-
tion of their property in this State
and Ohio, of $566,679.42,
This is less than half their sched-
ule of assets filed when they went
into bankruptcy, the figures given
being $1,281,568.43.
When the petition in bankruptey
was filed, it showed total liabilities
of $1,332,883.52, divided as fol-
lows: Hoffman Leaf Tobacco Co.
$1,207,004.71; M. R. Hoffman Sr.,
$9,500; M: R. Hoffman Jr., $104,-
875; Guy S. Hoffman, $11,503.81.
Their schedule of assets was as fol-
lows: Hoffman Leaf Tobacco Com-
pany, $632,028.99; M. R. Hoffman
Sr., $602,464.44; M. R. Hoffman Jr
$33,175; Guy S. Hoffman $3,900.
The report filed with the referee
is lengthy, and goes into detail of
all real estate and personal proper-
ty of whatsoever kind in possession
of the tobacco company or the in-
dividuals.
In the appraisement, the property
of the Hoffman Leaf Tobacco Com-
pany is listed at $147,236.51, which |
includes miscellaneous articles val-
ued at $8,919.14; notes receivable,
$4,800; book accounts receivable,
$3,256.83; office furniture and fix-
tures, $732; tobacco in warehouses
in Maytown, Marietta, Wrightsville
and Locust Grove, $130,528.54.
The appraisement of the individuals
is listed as follows: M. R. Hoffman
St., miscellaneous articles, $16,186.
50; stocks~and securities, $4,225.22
crops, stock and farm equipment,
$20,242.50; real estate in Pennsyl-
vania, $181,100, a total of $221,
754.32.
M. R. Hoffman Jr., had miscellan
eous articles appraised at $75,
while his brother, Gus S. Hoffman,
had real estate worth $12,000; mis-
cellaneous articles valued at $275;
stocks and securities, $1,750, mak-
ing a total of $14,025.
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Young Folks Are
Joined in Wedlock
NUMBER OF VERY WELL KNOWN
YOUNG FOLKS ARE JOINED
IN THE HOLY BONDS
OF MATRIMONY
Warner—Nentwig
Elizabeth Warmer, Washington
boro, and Ralph Nentwig, Florin
were married Saturday evening at
the Florin United Brethren parson-
age, by Rev. H. M. Miller.
Cover—Fitzpatrick
Alice E. Cover, daughter of John
Cover, Mount Joy and Hugh Fitz-
patrick, Elizabethtown, were mar-
ried Saturday evening at the Mt.
Joy Church of God parsonage by
Rev. I. A. MacDannald. They will
reside at the home of the bride's
parents, 211 West Donegal street,
Mount Joy.
Snyder—Steffy
Miss Ada Steffy, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Steffy, of
Bainbridge, and Lucian Snyder, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Snyder, of
Elizabethtown, were married on Sat
urday, at Hagerstown, Md. The
ring ceremony was used. The coup
le were unattended. Mr. and Mrs.
Snyder will reside in Elizabethtown
Gainer—Fauby
On Saturday, September 11, at
7:00 P. M., Mr. Clarence Gainer,
of town, and Miss Mary Fauby, of
this place, were married at the par-
sonage of St. Mark’s U. B. Church,
by the pastor, Rev. H. S. Kiefer.
The ring ceremony was used. The
couple were unattended. They will
reside for the present at the home
of the groom. May our best wishes
go with them.
Held a Roast
The Sunday school class of Mrs.
I. O. Nissley, of Middletown, held
a corn, weenie and marshmallow
roast at the Samuel Tressler farm,
near Marietta last Tuesday evening
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Electric Light Sale
The next Community Sale at
the Florin Hall will be held on
Friday, Sept. 17th, at 6:30 o’clock
P. M. They will sell live stock, im-
plements, household goods, ete.
Don’t forget the time and place.
En.
Will Soon Be Ready
The School Board is rushing the
work of equipping the laboratory
in the new High school building und
expect to have it ready in a few
days.
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SALUNGA MAN ACCUSES
HIS WIFE OF BIGAMY
Mrs. Anna Poe Young, 32, of 230
ed late Wednesday afternoon at her
of Lancaster, on a charge of big-
amy preferred by her husband, Em-
erson Young, of Salunga.
The charges were brought by
Young before Alderman Burkhart.
In default of $1,000 bail Mrs. Young
was committed to the Lancaster
county jail to await a hearing be-
fore the alderman.
Young alleges that his wife left
him some time ago and had never
returned.
Last week it is declared Mrs.
Young and Amos Warfel, of Co-
lumbia, were married in Lancaster,
Young then made the charges
against his wife.
General News for
Quick Reading
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
FROM ALL OVER THE COUN.
TRY FOR THE BENEFIT
OF BUSY PEOPLE
Today is the final straw hat day.
Read C. S. Frank & Bros ad
on another page.
Don’t fail to-read the ad of the
S. B. Bernhart Estate this week.
St. Joseph’s Hospital treated 435
patients during the past month.
Rev. Stough will open his Evan-
gelistic campaign at Lancaster on
October 3.
Miss Barbara Fellenbaum was in-
jured by falling, wrenching her
arm badly.
N. N. Baer, of Salunga, and S.
R. Zug were judges at the Black
Barren fair last week.
Lloyd Steffy, of East Petersburg,
was arrested for refusing to pay a
board bill at Lancaster.
It is conservatively estimated
that 20,800 county children re-
sumed school work on Monday.
The first meeting of the Lancas-
ter County Principals’ Association
was held today at New Holland.
Mr. Frank Stearbach moved
from the Detwiler Apartments, on
North Barbara street, to Lancaster.
Aaron Newswanger, a Salisbury
township farmer, was badly man-
gled when he was drawn into a hay
baler.
Walter Loraw, is nursing a very
sore hand, which he injured, when
a piece of lumber he was sawing
struck him.
Liquor men pulled a neat one at
Pittshurg on Federal agents. They
bought six barrels of seized liquor
from the agents for which they
paid $800 but the money was coun-
terfeit.
The King's Daughters’ Bible class
held their monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. Abr. Hoffer. The meet
ing opened with a devotional, pray-
ers followed. The class song was
sung by the guests and the secre-
tary report was given by Mrs. Har-
vey Dillman. After the meeting, a
luncheon was served to the follow-
Mrs. Mary Wertz, Mrs. Frank
ing:
Hershey, Mrs. George Althouse,
Miss Linnie -Greiner, Miss Minnie
Kraybill, Mrs. Christ Charles, Mrs.
Hoffman, Mrs. Eli Smeltzer, Mrs.
Mary Spickler, Mrs. Harry Leib,
Mrs. Dennison, Mrs. Harvey Haw-
thorne, Miss Betty Charles, Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Hoffer and daugh-
ters, Anna and Rachael, Mrs. H. S.
McDannald and Mrs. Samuel Den-
nison.
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$30,000 IS WILLED TO
THE MASONIC HOMES
The Masonic Homes at Elizabeth-
town have been bequeathed $30,-
000 by the terms of the will of Fred
erick M. Wells, club man and manu
facturer, who died at the Hotel
Chelsea, Atlantic City, August 2,
He left an estate of $50,000 and
upward. In accordance with the
terms of the will his wife, Ida T.
Wells, is to have a life interest in
the bequest which is set aside for
Masonic Homes.
stent Beenie
Will Hold a Festival
The Degree Team of the Frat-
ernal Patriotic Americans will hold
a festival in the park here on Sat-
urday, Sept. 25. There will be lots
of good eats and amusements for
all. 2t
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Marietta Man Acquitted
After pleading guilty to a charge
of | gambling, Mbrris [Danneman,
Marietta, was acquitted by a jury.
on charges of illegally possessing
and selling intoxicating liquor at
his board house in Marietta.
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Bill Was Ignored
The case of Mary Stark, of this
place, charging Mrs. Wm. Hendrix
Jr., with assault and battery, was
heard before the Grand Jury at
Lancaster, yesterday. The bill was
ignored and the costs imposed upon
Mrs, Hendrix.
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Frank’s Light Sale
Messrs. C. S. Frank & Bro. will
bold their next sale of live stock on
Friday evening, Sept. 24th, on
their premises near town. They
will have for sale cows, stock bulls
steers and home-raised shoats.
Perry street, Columbia, was arrest- |
home by Constable Walter Harman,
Seaboard Petro-
leum Terminal
LOCAL INDEPENDENT CO. WILL
BUILD TIDEWATER TERMI-
NAL AT WILMINGTON,
DEL., TO RECEIVE
PRODUCTS
The following appeared in Fri-
day's issue of Morning News, of
Wilmington, Del.,, concerning the
Independent Oil Company, of this
place, and of which Mr. Clarence
Schock is the head:
City Council last night approved
a lease between the Board of Har-
bor Commissiohers and the -Schock
Independent Oil Company whereby
the latter will be empowered to
construct piers and bulkheads along
the Delaware River adjoining the
Marine Terminal for the purpose of
gaining access to their recently
purchased site of 23 acres where
they will erect a plant valued at
|one-third of a million dollars for
ithe importation and distribution of
petroleum products.
The piers will facilitate the un-
loading of petroleum products from
ithe Pacific Coast and Gulf Coast
{points to this city from where they
will be distributed throughout Penn-
{sylvania, Delaware, Maryland and
other nearby territory.
Construction Starts at Once
Construction will start immediate
ly on the piers, pipe lines and stor-
age tanks and buildings. This op-
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DINNER ON LAWN
AT FAMILY REUNION
The third annual reunion of the
Long clan was held in Manheim on
Sunday. About 56 members of the
family were present and at the
same time helped celebrate the 82
birthday anniversary of N. W. Long
place, and the 11th birthday an-
niversary of his grand nephew, Earl
Long, Dinner was served on the
lawn of the home and a large cake
decorated with 82 candles and bak-
ed by Mr. Long’s grandniece, Mrs.
Walter Hershey of Sporting Hill,
was’ placed on the table. Mrs. Long
also made a cake with 11 candles in
honor of her son’s birthday. Devo-
tions were in charge of Daniel
Bradley. Members of the clan
were present from Ohio, Middle-
town, Eden, Lititz, East Peters-
burg and Manheim.
Road We Must All
Travel Sometime
MANY WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
HAVE PASSED TO THE
GREAT BEYOND
John Westerman died at Colum-
bia on Friday.
Henry A. Zercher died at Colum-
bia and was buried Sunday.
Abram L. Kessler died at Rohr-
erstown, aged 65 years.
Joseph Richter, formerly a well
known resident of Columbia, died
at Sunbury.
Henry A. . Zercher, aged 83, of
Columbia, died from the results of
a broken hip a month ago.
Reuben F. Ruhl
Reuben F. Ruhl, 72, died at his
home, 166 North Charlotte street,
Manheim, of dropsy, after an illness
of one year. He was a retired
farmer and a member of the Breth-
ren church. He is survived by his
wife and one son, Monroe B., of
Rapho township. The following
brothers and sisters also survive:
Mrs. Joseph Heisey and Mrs. Nath-
an Moyer, of Manheim; Harrison of
Manheim R. D 1.; Hiram, of Man-
heim R. D. 6. Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon at 1
o’clock at the late home and at
1:30 o'clock at the Fairview Breth-
ren church. Burial was made in
the Fairview cemetery.
Jonas L. Landis
Jonas L. Landis, of Conoy town-
ship, died at his home Saturday af-
ternoon at 12:30 o’clock from the
effects of a stroke, aged 56 years.
He is survived by his wife, Annie
and the following children: Mrs. R.
Spitler Bertha Landis and Francis,
Landis, all of Elizabethtown. These
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ALL PUPILS UNDER FOURTEEN
MUST ATTEND FULL TERM
The County Superintendent’s of-
fice announces that all pupils up to
the age of 14 are required to at-
tend school for the full nine
months’ term. Only pupils between
the ages of 14 anl 16 are allowed
the 30 per cent time off allowance
which permits later entrance at the
fall sessions.
reset Irene.
Marriage Licenses
Ralph M. Nentwig, of Florin, and
Miss A. Elizabeth Warner, Washing
tonboro, R. D. 1.
at whose residence the reunion took |
Christ Say About It? Elder
YOUTH ACCUSED OF
THEFT AND FORGERY
The forging of another man’s
signature brought about the arrest
of Harvey Ressler, 19 years old,
Mount Joy street, in this place, by
Corporal E. J. Brooks and Private
Martin, of the Reading barracks of
the state police. It also led to the
discovery of a theft in the LeBlanc
Company, a local industry.
Two charges have been made
against Ressler, at the office of Al-
derman W. Sherman Doebler, and
he has been committed to jail for a
hearing.
According to Corporal Brooks of
the state police. Ressler broke into
the office of the IeBlanec Company
on the night of September 5, tak-
ing a $1 bill, and a check of $16
made out to J. Willis Freed.
The theft was not discovered un-
til after Ressler forged Freed’s
name and had the check cashed at
a gasoline station near Elizabeth-
town.
When the Union National bank,
here received the check they im-
mediately notified Mr. Freed, who
notified the State Police barracks
at Reading.
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A Big Meeting
at Pleasant View
THE UNITED ZION CHILDREN
WILL HOLD A TWO DAYS’
SESSION THERE SEPT.
25-26
The United Zion Children of the
Pleasant View Church will hold a
Harvest and Ministerial Meeting at
the Pleasant View Church on Sat-
jurday and Sunday, Sept. 25-26. Fol
{lowing is the program: -
Saturday
: 1:30 P. M. Harvest Home
vice. ¢
7:00 P. M. Devotional.
7:15 P. M. Wil 3
Kauffman.
7:45 P. M. Which is More
portant—the Work We Do, or
Spirit in Which We Do It?
Elder Wesley Martin.
Sunday
Im-
Morning Session
9:15 A. M. Devotional, Elder
Daniel Miller.
9:30 A. M. Why are There
the New Testament Suggests but
One? Bishop Solomon Brinser.
10:00 A. M. The Christians
Mark of
(In German) Elder John Light.
10:30 A. M. What is the Person
He Solve My
Me a Life of
Life and How can
Problems and Give
Victory Over Sin?
11:15 A. M. Closing
Bishop John Brinser.
Prayer,
Afternoon Session
1:15 P. M. Devotional, Elder Ir-
win Wenger.
1:30 P. M. Is the Church Go-
ing to Give Serious Attention to
the Problems of War, of Industry,
and of Race Relationship? What is
the Christian Solution of these pres
ent Problems? Elder John L. Weav-
er
are Some
which we
2:15 P. M. What
Christian Principles
ing? Bishop Samuel Fasnacht.
2:45 P. M. “Is this the Church
of Christ?” asked a Stranger. “Yes,
it is.” “Is He at Home?” was the
question. Is He? Bishop Henry G.
Light.
3:30 P. M. Closing Prayer.
Elder John D. Brubaker will be
moderator.
Everybody Welcome.
Your Own Lunch.
nl Aner.
Provide
The 61st Anniversary
The Degree Team of Otsego
Tribe No. 59, Improved Order of
Red Men, will = hold an outing in
Snyder's Woods, east of town, on
Saturday, Sept. 18. Each member
can bring his family or sweet-
heart. This outing will be the
Tribe’s sixty-first anniversary. Re-
freshments will be served.
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Brought $45 a Share
At a sale of stocks and bonds
held at Lancaster last week a num-
ber of shares of Elizabethtown and
Florin and also Rohrerstown, Lan-
disville and Mt. Joy Street Railway
stock were sold at $45 per share.
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Will Build a Bridge
Approval of the application of
the Commissioners of Lancaster Co
to construct a bridge across Chick-
ies Creek, near Manheim, Lancas-
ter County, was announced by the
Water and Power Resources Board.
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Attended The Convention
Mrs. Benj. Brown, Mrs. Uriah
Hoffer, Mrs. Roy Sheetz, Mrs. Jac.
Zellers and Miss Esther Henry at-
tended the Ladies Auxiliary of the
American Legion Convention, that
was held at Stroudsburg, last week.
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Attending Meeting
Prof, Grover C. Bair, supervising
principal of our public schools, is
attending a meeting of the Princi-
pals’ Association of Lancaster coun
ty at New Holland today.
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Seemingly so Many Churches, When |
al Relation of Christ to My Own |
Rapho Farmers To
Move Against Test ru that Lancaster county can-
ORGANIZE MONDAY NIGHT TO tween Columbia and Wrightsville,
WITHDRAW APPLICATIONS
FOR TUBERCULIN TEST-
ING
Farmers of Rapho and adjoining
townships Monday night organized
in the Pike school house along the
Harrisburg pike near Mount Joy to
fight the tuberculin testing of cat-
tle. The school building was crowd-
ed to capacity, several hundred per-
sons being in attendance.
Action toward withdrawing all
the applications in the county was
taken and October first set as the
limit of time within which such
withdrawal should be made. This
is the date on which the city ordin-
ance will prevent the sale of milk
from non-tested cows.
It was stated atthe meeting that
more than 500 farmers have with
drawn their applications for the
tests and that 350 more are ex-
pected to act before the above
date.
Lewis Creamer, president of the!
Farmers’ Protective Association, pre
sided at Monday night’s meeting.
W. D. Marburger urged the farm-
ers to stand by their rights and op-
pose any move on the part of the
city to legislate agiinst them.
Jacob Brubaker, secretary of the
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Should Reveal in Our Business Deal at 12:45 A. M.
organization, living at Rohrerstown,
reviewed his efforts of a few years
ago when an effort was made to
prevent threshing machines from
moving on the hard-surfaced high-
ways. Mr. Brubaker is president of
the Threshermen’s association.
John Shank, of New Providence,
opposed the test
farmers
A committee of three
from Rapho township and adjoining :
a Christian‘ territory were
Testify for Christ and What Does the interests of the association snd
Isaac 25 new members were added to the
named to care for
paid-up list.
C. H. Fager, said
of Lampeter,
the that no immediate dates for meet-
Why? ings had been set and that
it was
likely that none would be held un-
[til after the present busy season on
{the farms. Due notice of meetings, | spent the week-end
‘however, will be given, Mr. Fager sister, Mrs. Harry Geibe.
said.
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Property Withdrawn
The Cleon F. Greider property
located at Milton Grove was with-
drawn for want of bidders at pub-
Local Doings
Around Florin
THREE YOUNG MEN NARROW-
LY ESCAPED BEING KILL-
ED BY A SPEEDING
AUTOIST -- OTHER
NEWS
Fortune was certainly smiling
upon Messrs, Gotshall and Jacob
Olweiler, three young men of this
community at an early hour Sun-
day morning.
They were driving across Main
street at the Florin Trust Company
A horse hitched to
a spring wagon was their method of
conveyance. The driver saw an
auto coming west but figured he
could easily cross ahead of him.
The young men were almost across
the concrete highway when Mr. Gib
ble, of near Beverly, came along at
a high rate of speed in his Chev-
rolet sedan.
Gibble’s car struck the spring
wagon on the side, knocking it
clear of the horse. The three pas-
sengers were thrown out, the Got-
shall boys escaping uninjured. Mr.
Olweiler was taken to the office of
Dr. A. F. Snyder at Mt. Joy, where
it was found that he was injured
about the head, shoulders and hip.
The horse was not hurt but the
wagon was completely demolished.
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Chicken Corn Soup Supper
The Epworth League of the Sa-
lunga Methodist Church postponed
their Chicken Corn Soup Supper,
on the lawn at the residence of Dr.
J. S. Kendig, from Saturday, Sep-
tember 11, to Saturday, September
18. Supper will be served begin-
ning at five o'clock. Menu will
consist of chicken corn soup, ice
cream, cake, coffee and home-made
candy.
A New Advertiser
The Florin Garage and
Shop, Mr. T. F. McElroy,
Radio
proprie-
tor, is a new advertiser in this is-
McElroy
Firestone
sue of the Bulletin. Mr.
has a special sale on for
and Qldfield tires just to get ac- Lo Mise Hauck the
quainted. a ent ere
He also handles the Crossly rad- : .
jos.” Don’t Fail to. read his ad this] Yi Attend Council At Nerwoed
WoL.
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Paid For His Fun
Charles Hamilton,
was fined $200 and the costs
toxicated, after
or
and declared he |
Ser- had ‘been clubbed into signing.”
of Salunga, ers
for
operating an automobile while in-
he had pleaded| The
guilty ax Court on Smirday. 4 each month.
JUDGE LANDIS CLAIMS
MONEY MAY BE LACKING
Judge Charles 1. Landis Saturday
inter-county bridge
be-
not build an
across the Susquehanna river,
{by financing the project solely thru
the collection of tolls.
The decision was handed down
jn response to the suit brought
several months ago by John H, My-
'ers et al, who maintained the Com-
! missioners had taken no steps to
liquidate the indebtedness through
the collection of taxes, as provided
in the State Constitution.
Judge Landis also declared the
act of 1923 is constitutional and
‘that the county has the right to
make a contract with York county
under the law.
Picked From Our
Weekly Card Basket
: PERSONAL MENTION ABOUT
{ THE MANY COMERS AND
GOERS IN THIS LOCALITY
Mrs. Leroy Johnson spent a few
days at her home in Carlisle.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hendrix
spent a week at Wildwood, N. J.
Frank Zimmerman spent the week
end at Philadelphia, the guest of his
sister.
Mrs. Earl Bigler and Mrs. Emma
Piefer spent Thursday at \Middle-
town.
Miss Earla Bear has
Philadelphia, where she
school.
gone to |
will teach
The Hoffman Real
Estate To Be Sold
TRUSTEES IN BANKRUPTCY
WILL OFFER TWENTY-NINE
PROPERTIES BEGINNING
OCTOBER 2
John Hertzler, John A. Coyle and
Charles F. Hager, trustees in bank-
ruptcy of the Hoffman Leaf Tobac-
co Company and of M. R. Hoffman
Sr, M. R. Hoffman Jr., and Guy
S. Hoffman, individually, will offer
the property of ihe bankrupts at
public sale by virtue of an order
of Redmond Conyngham, referee in
bankruptcy. There are 29 proper-
ties in Lancaster and York counties
and in Darke county, Ohio, to be
sold and they will be offered at var
ious .times beginning Saturday, Oc-
tober 2.
The Lenhart farm and the West
Donegal farm, both in West Done-
gal township, will be offered at
sale on the Lenhart premises on
Saturday, October 2.
On Mcnday, October . 4, Greider
farm, in Rapho township, which is
impreved, will be sold. There is a
brick dwelling house and other
buildings.
The Bull Moose farm, in East
Donegal township, on which is a
two-story brick dwelling and other
buildings will be sold Tuesday, Oc-
tober 5.
The Forrey farm in East Done-
gal township, will be sold Wednes-
day, October 6. There is a brick
dwelling and other buildings on the
farm.
i Miss Belle Brady, of Chicago, is
| the guest of her mother, Mrs. Sara
Brady.
{
Mrs. Anna Hendrix is i
spending |
two weeks with her daughter, in|
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Anna Webb and daughter, |
Betty Ann, spent the week in West |
Chester, Pa. |
| Monroe Kramer and Mr. and!
{ Mrs. John Taylor spent Sunday in |
' Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Ebersole and
daughter, Geta Fae, were Sunday
visitors at Lemoyne.
Miss Mildred Souders, of Rheems
here with her
~ Mrs. Frank Haug and son, Ray,
{and Misses Laura Kolp and Mae
i Hinkle visited Lancaster, Saturday.
Miss Dorothy Schroll is home
{ from a two weeks’ visit to her sis-
ter, Mrs. R. Lauer, at Harrisburg.
| Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Gable, on N.
{Barbara street, attended the Sesqui
'centennia at Philadelphia Sunday.
Messrs. Frank Hord and Donald
Howard, of Chicago, III, spent
{ Thursday with Mrs. Sarah Brady.
| Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Geistweit vis-
ited the rose gaardens at West
|Grove and also Philadelphia on |
' Monday.
| Mrs. Jacob Grogg and Mrs. Louis
| Brandt spent the week end at Lyn-
dell, as guests of J. Bachman and
family.
Mr. and Mrs Solon V. Barr and
{ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bennett are
spending several days at Wildwood,
{ Mr. and Mrs. John McGinnis and
| daughter spent Sunday in Lancas-
{ter as guests of Mr. McGinnis's sis-
ter, Mrs. Baer.
Mr. and Mrs, Walter Flaharty
and son, Ralph, spent the week-end
in Philadelphia, and New Jersey
i with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brennes-
'holtz, of Roselle Park N,. J., spent
‘the week end in town with zrela-
{tives and friends.
| Mrs. H. A. Darrenkamp, Mrs,
Elizabeth Mateer, and Mrs. Geo.
{Neiss spent Friday aa the Pageant
at Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hendrix,
{ Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Goodwin
‘and Miss Sylvia Brown. spent Mon-
day in Philadelphia.
Mr. Raymond G. Nissly returned
to Frostproof, Fla., after spending
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{MORE DEVILMENT AT
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
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Last week the Bulletin made
mention of several windows that
were broken in the new High school
building. Several days ago seven
more of the large windows were
broken by a number of boys who
used them as a target for sling-shot
practice. Fortunately all boys are
known and unless the windows are
replaced they will be arrested for
malicious mischief.
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Health Center News
The Baby Health Center held its
weekly meeting Tuesday afternoon
as usual. There were 24 mothers
in attendance, 62 babies and 14 vis-
itors, total registration 258. The
hostesses were Mrs. Clarence
Schock and Mrs. Annie Brubaker.
Mrs. C. E. Knickle acts as secretary
There was a meeting of the Lad-
ies’ Auxiliary, of the American
Legion, held at the Legion Home,
last evening. Twelve of its memb-
decided to attend the tri-state
council to be held at Norwood on
Tuesday, Sept. 21st.
Auxiliary meets the second
Thursday, Ocotber 7, three pro-
perties will be disposed of The Co-
| noy farm, Conoy Mill property and
the Rhoads farm. There are dwell-
ings and other buildings on each
farm.
Four properties will be offered
on Friday, October 8. They include
the Garber farm in East Donegal
township, with a two-story frame
dwelling and other outbuildings;
the Billet house in the same town-
ship, which contains a 1 1-2 story
frame dwelling; the Boll. Maytown
lot, in the same township, and the
Klugh property in Maytown.
The ‘Drumore farm in Drumore
township, will be sold, Saturday,
October 9. There is a brick dwell-
ing and other buildings on place.
The Huss and Hoak farms in
Martic township, will be
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HELD A CORN AND /
DOGGIE ROAST FRIDAY
The Senior Class of Mount Joy
High school held a corn and doggie
roast, at Engle’s wood on Friday
evening. The class was. chaperoned
by the facuity. The following were
present: Martha Moyer, Mildic.
Lindemuth, Lillian |, Bockenstoe
Alice Longenecker, Naomi Fortin,
Rachael Hoffer, Clara Shatto, John
Meisenberger, Elmer Herman, Paris
Sweigert, Park Shutter, Mariott
Stettler, George Klugh, Paul Hersh
ey, Esther Lindemuth, Miriam Linde
muth, Esther Garber, E beth Eby
Pauline Engle, Anna M a, Elva
Hess, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchel, Prof.
and Mrs. Grover C. Bair and child-
ren, Misses Edna Martin, Anna
Eshleman and Mildred Beitler.
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Were At Stroudsburg
Messrs. [Frank Germer, delegate
and Roy B. Sheetz, alternate, are
home from Stroudsburg where they
attended the American Legion con-
vention,
Mr. Sheetz was appointed Dis-
trict Deputy Commander of this dis
trict.
While there both local Legion-
aires visited Gene Tunney’s camp
and saw him in action preparatory
to his effort to defeat Jack Demp-
sey Sept. 23.
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ARE RUSHING PLANS pr
FOR THE DEDICATION
Plans are being rushed for the
dedication of the new High School
building here on Friday, Oct 1.
The building will be open in the
afternoon for inspection and in
the evening for tre dedication exer-
cises.
Excellent educational speakers
have been engaged and the public
is most cordially invited to attend.
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Food Sale
If it is good food you
come to Mr.
want,
Charlie Ricksecker’s
building, on West Main street,
where the American Legion Auxil-
iary will hold a food sale Saturday,
September 25, from 10 A. M. until
4 P. M.
Do not fail to call on us and
help us help our Legion boys.
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Changed Hands ‘
Mr. P. C. Reardon, an expert
barber, has purchased the business
equipment of the late W. B. Bend-
er, on East Main street. He will
be pleased to have a share of
your patronage.
Earl Kaylor, an employe of the
Herald Printing Company, was
treated at the General Hospital. at
Lancaster' on Monday morning for
three cry” fingers.
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