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VOL. XXIX, No. 33
HISTORIC NEWS
OF 80 YEARS AGO
T. J. DYSART WAS POSTMAS-
TER HERE AT THAT TIME—
CEDAR HILL WAS IN ITS
PRIME
Certain that many of our read-
ers are interested in local “by-
gones” we present the following:
Councilman Howard B. Arntz, on
of
copy
Directory
Mount Joy street, has a
Pennsylvania Business
published at Philadelphia in 1850,
just eighty years ago. It contains IN THE CO COURTS
considerable information and from °
its pages we have taken the follow-
ing of local interest: |
The Cedar Hill
Among the advertisements is one
of considerable interest—“The Ce-
dar Hill Female Seminary, near Mt.
Joy, Lancaster county, Pa. Ses-
sions—The School year is divided
into two Semi-annual Sessions, each
consisting of five calendar months.
The Summer Session commences
the first week in November and ter-
minates the last week in March.
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E’'TOWN WILL OPPOSE
RURAL ROUTE MERGING
rural
of
Plans for merging four
mail delivery routes going out
the boro into three being con-
templated by the U. 8S. Postal De-
partment are not meeting with
local favor.
According to Postmaster Am-
brose S. Plummer, the plan is not
feasible because the change would
because the change would make
each route at least forty miles
long which would delay the mail
deliveries to too great an extent.
The change has been considered
because of the recent resignation
of George W. Hoffer, 103 West
High street, retired because of
age, which leaves vacant Route 2,
which is 28 miles in length. Mr.
Plummer states that he will re-
commend that the change be not
made.
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PRESBYTERIAN TRUSTEES
ELECT THEIR OFFICERS | Mild
"A meeting of the trustees of the "Mrs. Wm. D. Batzel; Assistants, Miss
First Presbyterian church was held
for the purpose of electing officers
for 1930; Albert Seiler, president; |
John Keener, vice president; Frank
Brian, secretary; Martha Stauffer, |
treasurer. The other members are
Martin Bowman, Harry Eshleman
and Harvey Sumpman.
BURIALS MADE |
DURING THE YEAR
COMPLETE LIST OF THOSE IN-
TERRED IN TWO LOCAL |
CEMETERIES DURING
1929
Mount Joy Cemetery
April 4, Warren Sheaffer, age
36; April 6, John Elias Sampson,
age 45; April 10, Fanny Eshleman
Shank, age 83; April 18, Annie
Shickley, age 68; May 2, Wil-
helmina Dierolf, age 72; June 6,
Doris Ann Eshleman, age 4; July
5, Samuel Rock Shirk, age 72; |
September 9, Kenneth A. Frey, !
age 7; September 10, Scott W.
Swords, age 56; September 12,
Milton Benjamin Mishey, age 64;
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LADIES MET PLANNING
THE YEAR'S PROGRAMME
Mrs, J. Lehman Swarr, of near
town, Mrs. Luther Ulrich, of Iron-
ville; Mrs. Benjamin E. Forrey
and Mrs. A. R. Brooks met at the
home of Mrs. Frank Nolt, of Silver
Spring, Tuesday evening, to plan
the year’s program for the Society
of Farm Women No. 4.
The January meeting will be
held Saturday, the 25th, at the
home of Mrs. Landis Charles,
near Mount Joy.
BR...
Will Quit Farming
S. S. Greider, who has farmed
the H. N. Kehler farms at Locust
Grove for thirteen years has pur-
chased the David B. Charles pro-
perty at Doanerville along the
Lincoln Highway at private sale
and on private terms and will
move there in the spring. ’
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Still Hold Beer
Federal agents who last week seiz-
ed a carload of beer, valued at $6,000
at Manheim, were still endeavoring
to find out from where it was ship-
ped. The cargo was consigned to
Pennsboro and authorities were of
the belief that it had been shipped
from Lancaster.
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Williams—Wilt
‘Daniel H. Williams of West Fair-
v.w and Miss Stella Wilt of Blaine,
.a., a former resident of this place,
were united in marriage at the Luth-
eran parsonage by Rev. George A.
Kercher on Saturday evening.
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Don’t miss Dollar Day at Mount
Joy, Friday, Jan. 31.
EXCEPTIONALLY FINE CATTLE
TO G
credited Apyreshire cattle in
section of the state, will be offered at
5. He ‘has eight cows, ten
and three sires, all registered and by
some of the best bred stock in the
country. All will be disposed of as
Mr. Williams will quit farming. He
tenants one of the J. D. Cameron Es-
tate farms.
CASES SETTLED
ELIZABETHTOWN STUDENT GIV-
EN ANOTHER CHANCE—ROAD
HOUSE PROPRIETORS ARE
FINED.
Final disposition of liquor, deser-
tion, bad check and other cases was
made by the county court this week.
These are of local interest:
Home Made Wine
Home made wine won a temporary
victory when Harry Rohrer, Elst
Petersburg, said the three gallons of
liquor found in his cellar was home
made grape wine. Action on the case
was postponed for further investiga-
tion.
Given Another Chance
William Schneitman, Elizabethtown
| former Temple university student, was
given one more chance to make good.
He pleaded guilty to using a bad
check for some high financing that
he found necessary to purchase a
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LUTHERAN BIBLE SCHOOL
ELECTS ITS 1930 OFFICERS
|
The following officers were elected
by Trinity Lutheran Bible School to
serve for: 1930. They were officially
installed by the pastor, Rev. George
|A. Kercher at the session of the
school last Sunday morning.
Superintendent, David E.
Secretary, James H. Metzler;
[tant Secy., C. Raymond Gilbert;
{ Treasurer, William E. Hendrix; Li-
brarian, William D. Batzel; Assistant,
Howard Musselman, Jr.; Pianist,
Miss Anna Hinkle; Assistants, Miss
red Zink and Miss Fannie Dilling-
School,
Lutz;
Assis-
er; Superintendent Primary
Mary [Charles and Miss Elsie
fever.
Le-
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5200 FAMILIES GET
ASSISTANCE FUNDS
More than 5200 families were
receiving help from the Mothers’
Assistance Fund on December 1 in
all but ten counties of the State,
according to a report made public
to-day by Mrs. E. S. H. McCauley,
State Secretary of Welfare.
The report also shows that in
this number of families receiving
aid, 17,237 children are benefiting.
The average grant per family was
$37.88 and the average number of
children to a family was 3.25. The
report was submitted by Miss
Blanche Stauffer, State supervisor
of the Mothers’ Assistance Fund.
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Deeds to be Recorded
Benjamin H. Burkholder,
Jacob P. Prescott and wife,
Conoy township.
Elmira Stump’s heirs to J. P.
Prescott, lot in the village of Bain-
bridge, Conoy township, for the
consideration of $171.
Executors of Cyrus L. Engle,
deceased, to Jacob Prescott and
wife, two and one-half story brick
dwelling and two story frame
dwelling and lot in the village of
Bainbridge, Conoy township, for
the consideration of $4,300,
a
to
lot in
Baked Ham Supper
The American Legion Auxiliary will |
hold a baked ham supper at the Leg-
ion Home on Saturday, Jan. 25 from
5 to 9 p. m. Price 50c. The money
derived therefrom will enable them
to carry on their work in behalf of
the ex-service men in the hospitals
and their families.
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Real Winter Weather 7
Saturday this section had nearly
a foot, of snow, that night the wind
drifted many of the roads, the ther-
mometer registered below zero. The
cold spell lasted several days. This]
is real winter weather.
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A Lot of Bologna v
Irvin Smith, the country butcher,
slaughtered a bull for Harry Emen-
heiser, near Rheems, that weighed
1140 lbs. dressed. It yielded 750
Ibs. of bologna besides other meat
products. rf
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Accompanied Tour Vv
Mrs. E. L. Nissly, of Florin and
Mrs. Jno. G. Eberle of this place,
left yesterday on the O. H. Shenk
tour to Florida. They will return
February 5th.
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They Will Stay Put
If the rubbers have become stretch-
ed and are inclined to slip off the
heels of your shoes, glue a band of
felt around the inside top of each rub-
ber. This will make them stay put.
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Dollar Day at Mount Joy, Fri-
AT PUBLIC SALE
One of the finest herds of fully ac-
this
public sale by Mr. J. E. Williams, at
Donegal Springs, Wednesday, March
heifers
Mount Joy Bulletin
MOUNT JOY,
DOLLAR DAY HERE
MERCHANTS OF
UNITE IN OFFERING BAR-
GAINS IN MANY, MANY
LINES
Friday, Jan. 31 will be
the biggest bargain days
offered by the merchants
town because they are
unite in holding one
est sales days the
section have seen in years.
Not only one merchant
offer something special at his,
or their place of business,
her
for only a dollar.
ing this for two reasons:
giving you more than a dollar's
worth for only a dollar.
Complete details of this
Dollar Day Affair will be
in next week’s Bulletin.
fail to read it. There will be no
circulars, therefore if you want
the particulars concerning this big
event, don’t fail to get a copy of
the Bulletin. If you are not a
subscriber, phone us and we wil]
send you a copy free,
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Gerberich Home Ransacked
big
given
Don’t
The home of Mr. Grant Ger-
berich, on West Main street, was
entered by a thief or thieves one
night recently. The place was
completely ransacked, articles were
strewn about but nothing is miss-
ing. Evidently the theives did not
find what they were looking for.
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New Guard Uniforms
The new issue of the Melton
uniform for the National Guard
has been received at the State
arsenal and is being furnished to
units on requisition.
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Firemen Will Eat
Friendship Fire Company will hold
a sauer kraut supper Thursday even-
ing, Feb. 6. Cards have been sent
to each member to that effect.
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Open Friday Nights ¥
Beginning this week Breneman &
Son will have their store open every
Friday evening until eight o'clock.
LOCAL DOINGS
AROUND LORIN
ALL THE UP-TO-DATE HAPPEN
INGS FROM THAT THRIVING
AND BUSY VILLAGE
THE PAST WEEK
Mr. Jacob Rider spent Saturday at
Lancaster.
Mr. John Griffin spent Monday at
Harrisburg.
Mrs. Eli Nissly is spending several
days at Florida.
Miss Dorothy Musselman
Saturday at Lancaster.
Mr. Harry K. Stauffer is spending
several days at Pittsburgh.
Miss Mary Sheaffer of Harrisburg,
spent the week-end with her mother.
Mr. Frank Weidman of Wilmington
Del., spent the week-end with his
mother.
Mr. Paris Wolgemuth has vacated
the Strickler property on Chocolate
Avenue.
Mr. Harold Buller and his force are
painting the interior of the addition
to the Shoe Factory at Mount Joy.
Mr. Harry R. Stoner moved his
family and household effects into the
property vacated by Paris Wolge-
muth.
Mr. Lawrence Dodkey moved from
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spent
MOUNT JOY GRIDDERS
r HELD TURKEY BANQUET
Last Friday evening th€ Mount
Joy foot ball team of 1929 held their
annual banquet at May’s Place near
Rothsville.
The banquet hall was beautifully
decorated with the team’s colors of
black and gold. Covers were laid for
fifty-eight players and a few invited
guests. Turkey and all the necess-
ary trimmings were served.
Coach George Brown acted as toast-
master. A number of interesting
speeches were made by players and
guests.
All new members of the 1929 team
received a beautiful gold foot ball
with their name engraved thereon.
A three-piece orchestra of Hummels-
town furnished music for the occasion.
The team had a very successful sea-
son both in winning games and
financially. They have a neat sum
in the treasury for next season. Man-
ager George Groff and Coach George
Brown wish to thank all those who
supported the team in any way.
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Don’t miss Dollar Day at Mount
Joy, Friday, Jan. 31.
A rer
Columbia’s tax rate was made
day, Jan. 31.
15 mills for this year.
FRIDAY, JAN. 31
TOWN WILL
one of
ever
of this
going to
of the great-
people of this
will
but all
will have something special on sale
Each of these participating mer-
PENNA., WEDNESDAY, JAN
TWENTY-SIX BABIES AT
The regular weekly clinic
held at our American Legion Home
here vesterday afternoon with
twenty-six babies and twenty-
three mothers and four children
The latter received the
diphtheria toxin antitoxin innocul-
ation. The hostesses were Mrs. E.
W. Garber, Mrs. O. G. Longen-
ecker and Miss Esther Henry. Miss
Ethel Kersey R. N. was in charge.
Next week’s clinic will be held
from 2 to 4 P. M. Diphtheria toxin
antitoxin will be given.
'| GENERAL NEWS
FOR BUSY FOLKS
INTERESTING
chants will give the biggest dollars HAPPENINGS
worth on their specials that have FROM ALL OVER 71:.Z COUN-
ever been given to customers in TRY FOR THE E&NEFIT
this section. They contemplate do- OF BUSY PEOPLE
Dollar Day at Mount | Joy, Fri-
First—They want to make your
acquaintance. day, Jan. 31.
Second—They want to show 31,500 lives were taken by
their appreciation of your visit by | autos during 1929, .
Don’t miss Dollar Day at Mount
Joy, Friday, Jan. 31.
Two men at Hazleton were
$600 for trapping beavers.
Over 6,000 dogs have already
been licensed in Lancaster Co.
There was a $625,000 fire at Way-
neshoro last week. An entire block
of business property was destroyed.
Five cows owned by Daniel F. Pet-
ersheim, a Leacock farmer, fell into
an abandoned silo pit. Three had to
be killed.
Motorists in Penna. paid $107,-
801, 017.52 gas tax in the past
eight years. That will surely build
a lot of roads.
Lancaster dealers will receive with-
in the next few days, a solid train
load, thirty-eight cars, of A B C
washing machines.
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FOUR PERSONS INJURED,
fined
Four persons were injured,
seriously, when two automobiles
collided in a heavy fog on a steep
hill near Mt. Gretna the other
night. !
Mr. and Mrs, Cyril Felty, of
Columbia, who wete moving from
Lebanon to their new residence,
were both hurt when their car and
a machine operated by Ira Wolge-
muth, of Colebrook, collided. Mrs.
Felty was treated by Dr. Troy M.
Thompson, Elizabethtown, for a
laceration on the face which re-
quired six stitches, and other cuts
and bruises, Others requiring medi-
cal attention included Mr. Felty,
Wolgemuth and his sister, whose
name could not be learned. The
accident occured near the home of
Isaac Zerphey.
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Makes Restitution
William Krodel, of Elizabeth-
town, arrested recently on a charge
of issuing fraudulent checks to Mr.
George Reinoehl, of Elizabethtown,
appeared before Squire Elwood S.
Grimm, and made restitution for
the amount of the checks and costs,
after which charges were dropped
by the prosecutor.
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Attorney Kinzer Chose
The Republican County Committee
unanimously decided on J. Roland
Kinzer, Lancaster attorney, as their
choice for the Congressional va-
cancy. |
His only opposition will be the !
Democratic nominee George W. Hen-
sel Jr, of Quarryville.
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Mr. Wakely Spoke
Our Rotary Club here was favored
yesterday by an excellent address by
Mr. F. W., Wakely on the subject, “Is
Business, Business.”
Tuesday evening, Feb. 25, the Ro-
tary Club will hold a joint meeting
with the Boosters Club at the Garden
Spot restaurant at 6 o'clock.
aS aoe
: Release Rabbits
Taking advantage of the mild
weather in early January, the
YESTERDAY'S CLINIC HERE
was
ONE QUITE SERIOUSLY
one |
| doors.
i cur in our state during the
UARY 22, 1930
5 COUNTY TOWNS
ARE
OF GETTING NEW POST
OFFICE BUILDINGS
Federal building program.
The towns which are considered
running well over $100,000.
Coatesville expected
share in the appropriation,
$100,000 allotted to it. Kennett
Square is another one of a score
or more Pennsylvania cities and
towns mentioned for recognition in
the building program already un-
der way.
Other Towns May Benefit
Additional Lancaster county
towns, besides the five named a-
bove, will be included in the list
slated for new Post Offices, it is
believed, if the Senate passes the
also is
to
with
appropriation bill already passed
by the House, authorizing the ex-
{ penditure of $115,000,000 in add-
| ition to $248,000,000 already
authorized. It was from the latter
| sum that approximately $500,000
was set aside for the construction
of the new Federal Building in
Lancaster.
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SPENDS $4,547,004
TO BAN CROSSINGS
Elimination of 25 grade cross-
ings during 1929 and relocation
of 31 others to make them safer
lis announced by the Pennsylvania
Department of Highways. Re-
location provided better vision to
motorists with a longer view of the
tracks and possible approach of
trains. This and other grade cross-
{ing work cost $4,547,004.11 dur-
ing the year.
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Leaves the Hospital
Paul Witmer, Mt. Joy, R D. 2, who
suffered a broken leg when the motor-
cycle on, which he was riding collided
with the auto of Lloyd Staman, flor-
ist, early this month, was discharged
from Columbia hospital Friday.
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PENNSYLVANIA'S
YEAR ROUND BIRDS
COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE
SPECIES THAT INHABIT OUR
STATE TWELVE MONTHS
OF THE YEAR
Bird-life
feature of
forms an attractive
Pennsylvania’s out-of-
Over two hundred and thir-
ty species, many of them rare, oc-
course
of the year. The most interesting
of them are those which spend the
year round with us, or rear their
young during the summer and re-
turn to their ancestral home furth-
er south with the advent of autumn.
The species which spend entire
year in Pennsylvania are relatively
non-migratory. These are hardy
birds, well equipped with warm
coats for winter weather. The
smaller species subsist on seeds and
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With Henry Sweitzer's
The following were entertained
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry M. Sweitzer and family, of
near Salunga: Mr. and Mrs. Enos
Weidman and children, Clarence,
Vera and John, of near Mount
Joy; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Barn-
hart, Henry Greenawalt, Charles
Game Commission began distribut-
ion of 50,000 rabbits which it]
purchased from commercial grow-
ers.
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Congratulations
Mrs. John Eberly had a birthday
| recently.
| Alpheus
birthday.
Jean Neiss and Clyde Zink also had
a birthday.
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A Bad Fire
A fire of unknown origin almost
completely gutted the interior of
the residence of Mr. John P. Schock
at Marietta, yesterday afternoon,
causing a loss of $5,000.
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Nornhold celebrated his
Meets Tonight
St. Mary’s Guild .of the Episcopal
church will meet with Mrs. Benj.
W. Brown, on East Main street,
this evening at 7.30.
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Births
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Stauffer of
Stauffertown, announce the birth of
a son.
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Dollar Day at Mount Joy, Fri-
day, Jan. 31.
Putt, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kulp
and children, Norman and Mildred;
Sadie Zerphey, all of Donegal;
Mr. Russell Honberger, Salunga;
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Gaul of near
Silver Springs.
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Youth Fined $25
Ralph Heisey, of Colebrook, charg-
ed with permitting John Smith, of
South Market and West Park streets,
Elizabethtown, a minor, to operate
his automobile without a driver's il-
cense, paid a fine of $25 and costs,
when he appeared before Squire Ell-
wood S. Grimm, Monday, and plead-
ed guilty to the charge.
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Fox Had Dog Collar
Stephen Lechman, a trapper, of
Freeland, shot a fox caught in a
trap in the Oley Valley. He found
a collar around the animal's neck
with a 1926 State dceg tax tag on
ihe strap.
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Approves Plans
The State Art Commission has
approved and returned to the ad-
jutant general's officers plans for
seven armory buildings.
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Don’t miss Dollar Day at Mount
Joy, Friday, Jan. 31.
MAY NOW PROFIT
PRACTICALLY ASSURED
Five Lancaster Count towns Ii
are practically assured of eT Stark, Jane Peifer, Dorothy and Paul-
new Post Office buildings, and |ine Edwards, Gladys, Thelma, Mil
others may be added to the list, it dred and Janice Zink, Leon Childs,
became known several days ago | Naomi Snyder, Mrs. James Childs,
when predictions were freely made Mrs. Jacob Childs,
in Washington that this Congress
would appropriate additional funds hf
to further the nation’s gigantic OUR MORTUARY
RECORDINGS
certain of getting new buildings he
are Paradise, Columbia, Manheim,
Elizabethtown, and Lititz. Each | yaNy WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
has postal receipts in excess of HAVE PASSED TO THE
$20,000 a year, with Paradise
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
THE MERCHANTS OF MOUNT JOY WILL HOLD DOLLAR DAY ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
A CHILDREN'S PARTY
FOR NAOMI SNYDER
A children's party was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Childs,
on Mt. Joy street, Monday evening, in
honor of their granddaughter, Naomi
Snyder.
Games were enjoyed throughout the
evening by the children. The follow-
ing kiddies enjoyed themselves: Elsie
GREAT BEYOND
5
Charles S.
at Columbia
Fannie F.
Hilt, died at
Myers aged 54
vesterday.
Hilth wife of
Mountville.
, died
Franklin
Miss Jane Tomlinson
Miss Jane Tomlinson, eighty-one,
died Saturday afternoon in the Breth-
ren Home, Neffsville, of complica-
tions. She is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Helen Hartman, of Lancaster
city, and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Louis Alexander
Funeral services for Louis Alex-
ander, seventy-three years of age,
a guest of the Masonic Homes at
Elizabethtown for many years,
formerly of Philadelphia, who col-
lapsed in his room. at the institu-
tion Friday morning, and died
shortly afterwards of heart
trouble, were held in the John S.
Sell Memorial Chapel here Monday
morning. Interment was made in
the Masonic Homes cemetery near-
by.
Abraham C. Smith
Abraham C. Smith, seventy-four.
of Falmouth, died at his home at
6:50 A. M. Monday of heart dis-
sase. He was a former resident of
Lancaster, and was retired as track
foreman on the Pennsylvania rail-
road in 1921.
He is survived by his wife, Anna,
and the following children: Joseph
W. Smith, of Lancaster; Mrs. Ed-
ward Deichler, of Harrisburg, and
Charles Smith, of Lancaster.
Funeral services will be held from
the late home Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in the
United Brethren church cemetery at
Falmouth.
Amanda Hershey
Amanda Hershey, 92, widow
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TRINITY LUTHER LEAGUE
ENTERTAINS MANY GUESTS
of
A number of out of town guests
were entertained by the members of
Trinity Luther League on Tuesday
evening, including a delegation of
advent Luther League of Lancaster,
Pa., Mr. Edward Auks of Coatesville
president of the Lancaster district
was also present and presented the
greetings of the District League.
Mrs. Harold Brown presided over
the meeting. The devotional program
was in charge of Mrs. Lee Ellis, the
general subject was “Why Pray for
Others” and members of the visiting
delegations as well as members of
the local League participated in the
discussion which followed. After the
devotional and business meetings a
social session was held and reresh-
ments were served.
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LOCAL MOTORISTS
PAY STATE $756,632
Lancaster county automobile own-
| ers and operators paid $756,632 into
| the Department of Revenue of the
| Bureau of Motor Vehicles in 1929,
| according to a report made public
i by the state today. The county has
[156.404 automobiles and operators
[last year and receipts from Lancaster
| ranked eighth among the sixty-sev-
i en counties of Pennsylvania.
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Parking Violators
Constable Elmer Zerphey made
two arrests here during the week
for violating our parking regula-
tions. They were A. L. Musser, R 2,
Mount Joy, and Joseph Bundel, of
town.
Mr. Irvin Martin was arrested
for not heeding our stop signs.
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Revival Opens Tonight
A series of revival meetings to
continue nightly for two weeks
will open this evening at the Cross
Roads meeting house, west of town,
by the Brethren in Christ. Elder
Henry Schneider, of Merrill, Mich.,
will be in charge. An invitation to
attend is extended to all.
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Licensed to Wed
A marriage license was issued Sat.
urday at Hagerstown, Md., to Chris
tian M. Bretz, tzwenty-four of Eliza-
bethtown, and Miss Marjorie D. Mus-
selman, nineteen, of Florin.
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NATIVE OF TOWN
WAS FOUND DEAD
BENJAMIN H. SHANK, SON OF
THE LATE NATHAN SHANK,
FELL OFF A TRACTOR
SATURDAY.
Falling from the seat of a tractor
he was operating on a roadway at
the linoleum plant, Lancaster, Benja-
min H. Shenk, twenty-three, of Eph-
rata, a native of this boro, and an
employe of the Armstrong Cork
Company, was instantly killed early
Saturday morning.
Dr. E. H. Witmer, deputy coroner
i Neifsville, who investigated said
death was accidental and was caused
by a broken neck. Dr. Witmer stated
the body did not show signs of be.
ing crushed as though the tractor
had run over it. It was his opinion,
he said, that Shenk fell from his
seat and was killed when he landed
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FARM SCHOOL OFFERS
BOYS FREE TUITION
Boys who are physically, mentally
and morally fit, and who have complet-
ed at least nine years of schooling
and have an honest desire to follow
some branch of agriculture as their
vocation, are eligible to the free
scholarships announced by the Na-
tional Farm School at Doylestown.
The scholarships are open to boys
between the ages of 16 and 21 and in-
clude a three-years’ training both /
in theoretical work in the class-room
and laboratory, as well as actual
farm practice on the school’s 1200
acres. Board, room, books, laundry
and other necessities, without cost to
the student, are included.
Applications may be addressed to
Herbert D. Allman, president, at 1701
Walnut street, Philadelphia.
TE
WENT WEST ON BICYCLE
RETURNS AFTER 31 YEARS
Thirty-one years ago John Mumma
Charles was an 18-year-old Harris
burg youth with a taste for adventure.
He set out ta see the world on his
bicycle, and pedaled to Seattle, Wash.,
in two months and fourteen days with-
out even a flat tire to bother him.
John came back to the city recent-
ly for the first time since he depart-
ed on his “wheel.”
Extends Acreage
purchase of several ad-
tracts brought the total
of the Game Commission
160,034 acres.
FOUR PESTS HERE
SINCE WORLD WAR
THESE INSECT PESTS HAVE
DESTROYED ORCHARD AND
GARDEN CROPS AS WELL
AS GREENS
Recent
ditional
holdings
to
Four insect pests, which destroy
field, orchard and garden crops and
other greens, have swept over Penn-
sylvania since the World War.
During the last year the State De-
partment of Agriculture has met
with success in checking spread of
the corn borer. Man’s side of the
ledger shows a gain against the bor-
er, but the insect’'s ledger shows
that the Japanese beetle, oriental
fruit moth and Mexican bean beetle
have advanced despite man's effort
to halt them.
The State has been handicapped
by the fact that the four pests in-
vaded the State at approximately the
same time and because all are fore-
eign to this section new methods had
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A Pleasant Surprise :
This community got a surprise
view of the naval dirigible, Los
Angeles, at noon Thursday when
the big craft, carrying forty-four
men on a training cruise, loomed
into sight over a hazy south-
eastern horizon, crossed the Sus-
quehanna river below Washington
Borough and then turned its nose
to follow the Susquehanna north-
ward.
st ian ire.
He Was Disorderly
Last Tuesday night Constable
Elmer Zerphey arrested Harry
McCauley, of this place, on a
charge of drunk and disorderly
conduct. He was taken before
Burgess Chandler after spending
the night in the Boro lockup and
released upon the payment of
$4.75 costs,
Eee
ANNUAL MEETING OF /
FARM PRODUCTS CO
The annual meeting of the Mt.
Joy Farm Products Company will
be held in the Frank Street Ware-
house, on Friday, Jan. 24th, at
1:30 o'clock. Everybody interested
is invited to this meeting.
BE
Warren—Shank
On Monday Raymond M. Warren
and Miss Bessie R. Shank both of
Lancaster, Pa., were married by Rev.
Kercher,
EER —
Dollar Day at Mount
day, Jan. 31.
Joy, Fri-
(Jov, Friday, Jan. 31.
Don’t miss Dollar Day at Mount