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The Mount Joy Bulleti

VOLUME XXVI NO. 34
You Can’t Live Without Eating; A Car Won’t Run Without Gas;
Seviral Raids
By State Police Mr. and Mrs. John Shank. on West

HOME OF ELI RANDLER IN MT.
JOY TWP. AND THE FARM-
ERS’ INN HERE WERE
VISITED.
A battle with a huge police dog
guarding a supply of moonshine fea
tured raids staged by the state po-
lice from Manheim amidst a swir-
ling snow storm in Mt. Joy township
at 8 o'clock Saturday morning.
The contest with the dog occur-
red at the home of Eli Rahdler, 45
years old, Mt. Joy township, north
of town.
Corporal Davis and Constable
Rodgers arrived at the place with
the search warrants and started ir
to look for the liquor. They soon
discovered two gallons of moonshin
in the kitchen of the house,
but when they went for it a large
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GUARDSMAN JAILED
FOR MISSING DRILLS
Constable P. J. Bauer Wednesday
afternoon arrested Robert Singleton
of this boro. He was
for being absent without leave from
drills of Battery E, 213th Coast Ar-
tillery, Harry Shank, commander.
Singleton
later courtmartialed and given the
above sentence. He evaded the
officers until Wednesday.
Seeks $7,000 Alleged Due
Zimmerman, Myers and Kready,
attorneys for the Keystone National
Bank, Manheim, have brought a suit |
in Common Pleas Court against J.
B. Beamesderfer, of this place, to
recover $7,000 alleged to be due on
a promisory note.
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A Tragedy Victim
The body of John J. Shaw,
56, of Felton, R. 1, York, was
found badly mutilated from expos-
ure and frozen in the ice on the
Susquehanna river near York Hav-
en by two skaters.
si sii
Republican Women’s Leadey
Miss Maude Haldeman, of Mari-
etta, was elected president of the
Women’s Republican Club of Lan-
caster county at the annual banuaet
at Hotel Brunswick Thursday cven-
ng.

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Stole His Coal
Mr. Raymond Rahn who resides
near the borough pumping station
had a ton of coal stolen from his |
coal shed several days ago.
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Mr. and Mus. Myers
Given A Shower
WERE THE RECIPIENTS OF
MANY GIFTS—VERY LARGE
NUMBER OF THEIR
FRIENDS PRESENT.

A miscellaneous shower was held
Monday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Irvin Geistweit, W. Main
street, in honor of their daughter,
Mildred, who was married to Paul
Myers on Christmas Day. Mr. and
Mrs. Myers spenft the earlier part
of the evening at the home of a
friend and on returning home found
over eighty friends assembled. Mrs.
Myers received many gifts, includ-
ing silver, linens, aluminumware
and china. Refreshments were
served to the following: B. Irene
Wise, Ada Bower, Freda Snyder,
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Landisville Man Arrested
Charles Garber, of Landisville,
was arrested Thursday by Consta-
ble Harman on a charge of malici-
ous mischief and surety of the
peace, preferred by Christian Geo-
rge, of Landisvillee The accused
was held for a hearing before Ald-
erman Burkhart. ‘Garber is charg-
ed with breaking into the stable of
George a few days ago.
rere) leer.
Granted a Divorce
The Court on Saturday granted
Florence Shearer a divorce from
Harry Shearer, charging cruel treat-
ment, The family formerly" resided
here,

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Visited Marietta Lodge
Two auto loads of members of
Casiphia Lodge of this place, jour-
neyed to Marietta Monday evening
where they paid the Masons of that
boro a visit,
A rere
Sues to Obtain $378
John G. Grove, of Elizabethtown,
has entered suit in Common Pleas
Court against the Sinclair Oil Com-
pany to recover $378.47 alleged to
be due in commissions.
A Mice
Hand May Be Fractured
John. Kopp, 28, of East Peters-
burg, sustained a possible fracture
of the right hand in cranking an
automobile.
Mr

A Neat Sum Remains
There is a balance of $25,811.17
for distribution in the estate of
Susanna S. Brandt, late of East
committed |
to the county jail to serve 20 days |
had been absent and was |
MISS ETHEL SHANK
OUR COMMUNITY NURSE

Miss Ethel Shank. daughter of
Main street, has received the ap-
pointment as Community Nurse for
Mount Joy.
Miss Shank attended our Public
Schools and was a member of the
graduating class of 1925 of the
Nurses’ Training School of the
Lancaster General Hospital, Lancas-
ter.
She is highly capable and efficient
as a nurse and her vast host of
friends wish her unlimited success
in her appointment.
E'town Corn Show
Was A Sucess
LANCASTER COUNTY WON CUP
BY DEFAULT—MUCH FRO-
ZEN CORN FOUND A-
MONG ENTRIES.

Good, buyable seed corn will be
more limited in Lancaster county
{ this year than in many years, ac-
cording to F. S. Bucher, County a-
| gent of the Farm Bureau, who an-
| nounced winners in the corn show
held at Elizabethtown on Saturday.
According to Mr. Bucher, owing
©o the extremely bad weather there
{ was a small attendance at the show,
| but so far as the type and variety
goes, the exhibits at the show were
better ‘than ever before. A large
number of samples were thrown out
because of fiozen ears. The per-
centage of frozen ears this year
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MISS GLADYS ZINK
GIVEN BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Zink, on
Mount Joy street held a birthday
party on Saturday aflernoon in hon-
or of their daughter, Gladys, who

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| versary.
Dora Walker, Caroline Schneider,
| Ethel Myers, Ruth Heilig, Beulah
worth of
two living brothers, each being over
celebrated her Ninth birthday anni-
The following {ots were present:
Smith, Thelma and Mildred and
Janice Zink, Ruth Good.
She received many remembranc-
es from her little friends.
Refreshments were served to the
little folks. «

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35 BABIES AND 27 MOTHERS
ATTEND BABY CLINIC
The Baby Clinic met Tuesday af-
ternoon at the Legion Home.
There were 35 babies present and
27- mothers. Total registration 301.
One visitor Mrs. J. J. Newpher.
The hostesses were: Mrs. O. J. Longs
enecker, Mrs. E. W. Garber. Miss
Hauck, state nurse was in charge
and Dr. A. F. Snyder was the physi-
cian in attendance. Mrs. C. B
Knickle acted as secretary.
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Fell Down Stairs
Mrs. M. M. Leib met with a pain-
ful accident on Saturday forenoon
at her home on. West Donegal
street. She had gone up stairs and
on the way down slipped and fell to
the bottom. When picked up she
was unconscious. An examination
showed that her right arm is
sprained and possibly fractured,
and her. right shoulder,
cussion; Recitation, M
le; Music, Institute; What Can We |
Do to Improve the Local
pended:
man; Mabel
his property but
son-in-law Roy
parties living on the same premises,
of five, they
old and dressed 1889 pounds to be
exact The largest weighed 550 |
pounds,
hanna river at
frozen over.
Thursday
teams and autos around
Mount Joy, Papa, Wednesday, January 19th, 1927
| Institute Here
~ Next Saturday
WILL BE HELD IN MOUNT Joy Church. Mr.
HIGH SCHOOL—GOOD PRO-
GRAM WILL BE REN-
DERED
A local teachers’
prising the teachers and
Mount Joy townships,
Saturday, January 29.
be a morning session at 9:30 A. M.,
and an afternoon session at 1 P. M.!
complete pro-
Following is the
gram to be rendered:
Forenoon Session
Opening Exercises,
cult Problem in School This
Rufus Eby, Cora Kraybill,
Henderson. Ruth Kraybill,
Cawley, Martha Swartz; Open Dis-
Term
* What Can Take Its Place?
Business Sessi on.
Afternoon Session
To What Extent Is the School Re-!
sponsible for
sion Opened by E. E. Sloat;
Solo, Sarah Poorman;
P. M.
Citizenship?
Harbold; Adjournment.
Officers
The officers of the association are:
President. Grover C. Bair; V.
dent, Mervin W.
Katie O. Miller;
Martin,
Brandt;
Treasurer,
Committee
The committee in
Marion Hambright,
HOGS WERE LARGER
THAN WE STATED
Last week we published a news
item concerning hogs that were kill-
ed by Christian Lease, of near town.
Mri. Lease says the hogs were not
Lindemuth, both!
There were but “four hogs instead
were 14% months
tl Gp en
Driving On the River
Due to the cold spell, the Susque-
Washingtonboro is
Wednesday and
were driving
a the ice.
people

General News for
Quick Reading!
INTERESTING
HAPPENINGS
FROM ALL OVER THE COUN.
TRY FOR THE BENEFIT
OF BUSY PEOPLE
Miss Laura Hamilton has started JURY ACQUITS SHELLY
badly | Work at the Le Blanc Co.
Miss Martha Gibbons has discon-
temple and tinued her work at the Le Blane Co.
right eye badly bruised. Her neck The Lancaster General Hespital is
is also strained. An X-ray will be | considering a $500,000 building pro-
taken of her right arm. ject.
et eee
STARTED REMODELING FQR- [have
5,000 dog
the county to
Approximately
been issued in
MER MAGNESIA BUILDING | date.
brick building owned by H. S. New- $40,000 High
and which was for-| Friday.
comer & Son
mérly the Mt. Joy Magnesia plant.
It will be converted into a modern
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Money Loaned by Farmers
Last year the Lancaster county
Farm Loan Association loaned $118,
000 to farmers of Lancaster county.
This makes a total of $665,000
mortgages this concern
now carries with our farmers.
Been
Reported Road Bad
At Court Monday, Constable Geo.
S. Vogel, Mount Joy township, re-
ported the road leading from Ridge
Road to College avenue, in Eliza-
bethtown, as being in bad condition.
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Sert to Reformatory
Thomas E. Goddard and
Simonson, who assaulted Lois
comer, aged 13, on an island in the
Susquehanna river, were sentenced
to the Huntingdon Reformatory.
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Opened Branch Here
poration opened a branch receiving
station here on Saturday.
be quite a
many patrons around here,
Pe envio
A Ripe Old Age
Dona Petra Mora died at
ona, Cal, aged 122 years. She has

100 years old.
Case of Scarlet Fever
Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nor- | Colonel James Duffy in East Done-
is quarantined for scar-|gal near Marietta, was slightly dam-
man Miller,
North Barbara street, is quarantined
with Chicken pox.
the sick list, he is a student at Eliz-
abethtown college.
moved into the De'wiler homestead
on East Main street. :
bara street has
Grey Iron Casting Co.
town, has
berich-Payne Shoe Co.
clerk at Hauer’s
has resigned her
Carlton | carrier
New- | Bysshe Heilig is substituting.
and Mrs.
to her home with chicken pox.
t gal street, has
The Lancaster Sanitary Milk cor- |New Standard Hardware Works.
This will | Sam
convenience for their | Geo.
was dissolved by the Court on Sat-
urday.
Pom- [of business.

Donegal township.
let fever.
aged by fire Sunday evening.
Mr. Charles Good has recently |
On Monday employes of John .G. started work at Geoige Brown's
Wickersham, contractor of Lancas | Mills. : ;
ter, slarted remodeling the large Bart township dedicated its new
school
Mr. Harry Brubaker, of
The family of Sam Miller on
Mr. Eli Engle of Newtown is on
Mr. M. S. Potter and family have
Mr. Christ Sherk on North Bar-
started work at
Miss Esther Stauffer, of Stauffer-
started work at the Ger-
Miss Lillian Felker, a former
Department store,
position.
Mr. Frank Germer, East ward
, is off duty with grippe. Mr.
Goldie Mumma, daughter of Mr.
John Mumma, is confined
Mr. Abram Waltz, on West Done-
s'larted work at the
Miss Fanny Hoerner and Mrs
Flowers have started work at
Brown’s Sons Cotton Mills.
The Rowenna Farrus Company
This concern has gone out
A prayer meeting service will be
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Damaged ® Fire
River View Mansion, the home of
Rev. C. B.
Segelken; What is Your Most Diffi-
Grace ENGINE ON TRAIN NO 20 WAS
Florence i
srtha C. Eng- |
Institute.
Irvin |
R: est and Katharine MeC ulloch; Op- hold its annual banquet at Kee
en Discussion;
Discus-
Piano
Address, Dr.
Presi-
Secretary,
Edna
charge is ap-|
Chair- |
Hackenberger, Martha
Zercher, and Clara Bolster.
were raised by his |
LOCAL PASTOR WILL
SPEAK AT WASHINGTON
National Crusade, which is
held throughout the
| Washington, the
! Washington D. C.
church, there are only
, for this important mission.

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Local Doings
Around Florin
BROKEN HERE SATURDAY
| MORNING—OTHER NEWS
NOTES
Will Hold Banquet
The Florin Foot Ball team will
ner’s
| Park, near Elizabethtown, on Fri-
| day evening at 8 o’clock.
Engine Was Broken
The engine on train No. 20, St,
Louis to New York was badly brok-
en at Florin, Saturday about 10 A.
{ M. The engine was broken down on
jboth sides and delayed about one
hour and thirty minutes. Another
engine was sent to Fiorin to pull the
| train Jo New York. No one was
hurt and there was no damage to
| the track.
Railroaders Injured
Mr. Na ‘han M. Greiner, aged 56
years, of Elizabethtown, was injur-
led while working on the P. R. R.
| tracks near the station here. He
| was assisting in laying a modern
type switch a,ong the tracks at the
plant of the Florin Foundry and
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| THE MEN'S FEDERATION
| ELECTS ITS OFFICERS

The Men's Federation of this
place, held a meeting on Sunday
which was the beginning of many
i
{more in the future. The feature
of the meeting was not only men,
| but women, were invited.
Rev. Regass, of Coiumbia, gave
a very inleresting address to a fine
audience.
At election of officers was held
wit¥ the following results.
{ Pres. Ralph Eshleman, Vice Pres.
Dr. E. W. Garber, Secretary, Lester
| Brubaker; Treasurer, H. N. Nissly.
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{ COUNTY SETS ASIDE
$2,000 FOR BRIDGE
The county commissioners ap-
propriated $2,000 to Raphe town-
ship and $2,000 to West Hempfield
township, on account of the con-
struction of the inter-township
biidge over the Chiques creck at
Newcomer's Mill. The bridge was
bui:t under the State Reward pian,
with the state, county and town hips
entering the project.
Oe
IN HIS LIQUOR CASE
The jury in the case of William

| with violating
licenses |
| er: ated Ee entire afternoon and in-
building on
slaughtered a hog that dressed 635
warehouse. Mr. Wm, Miller, of this | Pounds.
place, has charge of the work.
| evening.

Shelly, of near Marie'ta charged
the liquor law re-
| turned a verdict of not guilty. The
costs Wee imposed on State Troop-
er W, Jergonn. The jury delib-
to the night before reaching an a
greement,

TD Een.
Celebrated Birthdays
Mrs. Rachael Givens had a birth-
Mr. Clayton Sprecher had a birth-
day the past week.
Master Clarence Wagner had a
birthday on Saturday.
Mrs. Philip Greiner celebrated her
birthday the past week.
Mrs. Harry Wintermyer celebrat-
ed her birthday anniversary on Mon-
day.
a
Visited by the Stork
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Nolt, Landis-
ville, announce the birth of a son at
St. Jeseph’s hospital,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schaeffer,
on Old Market street, announce the
birth of a daughter, at the
ter General hospital, on
Lancas-
Saturday
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25 Converts Thus Far
The revival services at Shank’s
Church are continuing into their
fourth week. The meetings are ve ry
well attended. On Sunday evening,
the house was filled to capacity and
many were turned away. Rev. W.
J. Myers, of Ohio, is the able speak-
er. About twenty-five converts are
reported.
—— OE een.
Calvin Gets Package Surprise
A package surprise was given
Calvin Kramer, a clerk at the local
post office on Thursday, when he
celebrated his birthday, and he wish-
es to thank all who sent him birth-
day greetings. His wife also enter-
tained a few friends at their home
on Lumber street,
in his honor.
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Thursday evening
Rev. C. E. Knickle has been se-
cted as one of the speakers on the
being
Episcopal
Knickle will conduct
his mission at the Epipheny Church,
Jargest ‘church in
He will leave
[on Saturday and will be away for a
institute, com- week.
directors
of Mount Joy and Elizabethtown be chosen as
boroughs and West Ronegal and
will be held and out of the
in the High school building here of Episcopal
There will about 150 selected as the preachers
Mr. Knickle is highly honored to
there are only one or
two men from each state or diocese,
6000 clergy of tha
and was
children, East
were await
ages for land taken in the re-loca-
tion of State Highway No. 280. thrulyy,
the Schlegelmileh property, in a re-|
had his
working at Kaylor's garage
On Monday evening the Big Five
will oppose the Rialto Five of L oh
caster. As a preliminary the
A Business Won't Prosper Without Advertising
Road We Must All
Travel Sometime
MANY WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
HAVE PASSED TO THE
GREAT BEYOND

Margaret, wife of John C. Con-
nelly, died at Columbia, aged 51
vears.
Fred Joost
Fred Joost, 57, of Landisville,
died in the Lancaster General hos-
pital Monday night, at 11:15 o’clock,
of pneumonia. He had been admit-
ted that morning.
Jean Marie Hendrix
Jean Marie Hendrix, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Hendrix of this place, died of in
fant troubles.
Funeral services were held Sat.
afternoon at 2 o’clock at the house
Interment was made in Mt. Joy
cemetery.
Isaac B. Brubaker
Isaac B. Brubaker died at hi
home, at Elizabethtown, on Thurs-
day evening, at 9 o'clock, from
complication of diseases, aged 76!

vears. He is survived by his - wife:
Annie, and the following children:
Walter, Robert and Anna, at home, |
and Nelson, of South Dakota. Ser-
vices were held on Monday
noon at the
in Mt,
after-
home, with interment
Tunnel cemetery.
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Lemon Leisey
Lemon Leiscy, proprietor of Mil-
ler’'s Hotel, at Wernersville, and
one of the most prominent men in|
Berks county, both in the hotel bus-
incss and in the Democratic party,
died at his home. He was sixty-six.
On several occasions he was a candi-
date for prison inspector. He served
on the borough council some years
ago. Deceased is very well known
here, as he conducted the hotel ut]
Florin for some time.
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LITERARY SOCIETY |
MEETS AT NEWTOWN |

The Newtown Literary Society |
rendered its program Friday even-
ing. An interesting debate was
given: “Resolved: Tha: Reading is
Better than Travel.’ - The affirma-
tive. will be upheld by C. Nissley
Greider and Lester Divet, and John
R. Brinser, Jr., and Eli M. Engle, |
the negative. Music was given by
the Collegian Four from Elizabeth-
town college.
A business meeting was held re-
cently at which time Earl Shell
was elected
Miss Alice
signed.
The following
so appointed.
(
treasurer to succeed
Strickler, who has re-
committee were
Lester Divet, Clara
Bolster, Kathryn Nissley on the pro-
gram commiitee; J. Avery Engle
and Alice Strickler, constitutional
committee; and Irene Forrey, and
Paul Engle, membership committee.
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MISS LAVERNA GARBER

Miss Laversa Garber entertaised
a number of friends at her home
on New Haven street on Friday ev-
ening. The evening was enjoyed by
all in attendance as follows: Mar-
tha Breneman, Elizabeth Lane, Ef-
fie Mowrer of Landisville; Ge
Gamber, Clara Bogue, Kitty Leh-
mas, Mary Schaller, Claresce Gam-
ber all of Lancaster, Dwight Shoop
Nora Gronnall, Erma Reed,

Christian
Peoples,
Kuhn, Ir-
na Brandt of Rheems;
Risser of Hershey, Mary
Laverna Gerber, Walter
win Gerber, Warren Bates, and
Merl Hoffer, all of this place.
—— Or
LOCAL AUTOIST HEARD
ON LAW VIOLATICN
Mr. John H. Siegrisi, of Mt. Joy
R. D., was given a hearing at Squire
Elwood Grimm’s office,
charge of driving a motor vehicle

Sergeant
issued the
when Siegrist was asked to produce
his operators license for inspection,
but was unable to comply wilh tha
request.
He pleaded guilty at his hearing
fined $10 and
were paid and the cas
Thomas, of

Awarded $1,800 Damages
Mrs. Anna Schlegelmilch and
Donegal township,
ded a total of $1800 dam-
ort of a Board of Viewers filed on |
Mond: wy in Court. |
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Had Finger Crushed |
Paul Walker,
Alam Walker, on Mount Joy street,
finger badly crushed while | ©!
on Mar-

ietta street, Dr.
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Two Games Monday Nite

The G. Moyer sale was largely at-
tended Friday afternoon.

Scholas‘ic Girls will play the Y. > JE
C. A. of Lancaster. |

$1 50 a Year in Advance

JOHN 5. FISHER
THIRTIETH GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA
Who Was Inaugurated at Harrisburg

ALL ABOUT THE SICK
AND THE AFFLI

, of Elm Tree
sickness, to he
Sarah Smith, on
attack of pleuro-pneumonia.
hn S. Kiefer, who
his home on account (
“tilled his pulpit at the Un
Potion Church Sunday.
at the
removed to
tion is slightly improved.
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Masterson—Frank
S. Frank & Bro., and Miss Fra
ces Mas
last Elizabethtown,
celemony
Catholic

ge by the priest. LECTURES TO ROTARIANS
a mw? 1
groom’s
they left
ington,
on a wedding trip to Wash-
illustrated by a
will ie f radiogram piclures.
Florin
: bride’s father a
ieee} {ff paceman
" Bachman appoint-
ENTERTAINS HER FRIENDS COUNTY FAIR WILL :
CEASE TO FUNCTION |
{ which pleased.
A An
MR. AND MRS. BROWN'S
TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY
Ce ased

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: gmx evening in their

Eliza- | pass
be'h Metzler, of Elizabethtown: An- | Direct )
aD
AUTO CLUB DIRECTORS
INCREASE THE BENEFIT!

r of the occasion

recipients of
d'rectors doubled > personal acci
FIFTY-THREE MASONS
ATTEND A BANQUET
carried by the organization fo
its
Friday
This means. that
member’s estate
Casiphia Lodge of Masons of

upon the the
$1000,
without a driver s license. in ;

Harrisburg, ber
chaige of complaint, ing

J members were

LCCAL {
BRINGS $240 A SHARE |

Stock to Iss
stock t
at 9

9 shares First

etl eee eee cn:
Board Meeting
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Treated His Help
man,

son of Mr. and Mrs, | S€X
attendec

| Motor
Stoner is attending & ent.
him

We
Banquet This Evening

| Sons
nual
House
mill here will hold their Quarantined For Chicken Pox
The two small f
Elizabethtown
“Oficers will also be Pd

ed for