. my Grandfathers, "by my Grandmother during the PAGE FOUR Historic Sketch And Reminiscenses of Mt. Joy And Vicinity From Its Earliest Settlement to July 4, 1876 tit i (Continued from last week) - The Donegal folks were excited. “Drums, colors, rusty halberds and «guns were brought forth and fixed “up for the coming contest. At this old Church on a certain Sabbath morning, after the ser- mon, and before the congregation separated for their respective homes, all old and young, except the Pastor, formed themselves into circle around that tree, joined hands, impelled them to exert themselves to the utmost, to secure freedom to the country, which thhy solemly pledged to do, or die in the attempt. The tree encircled was their witness to the vow. How well " was that solemn pledge kept, the men went forth to battle such as could bear arms, the old men, and the women and children labored at home, to support themselves and raise provisions for the army. Coats, shirts, stockings, and every- thing that they could make, they _took pleasure is making for the soldiers. And now BEER for other incidents connected with this old settlement: The old Tavern House, on the Lancaster and Middletown Turn- pike at the west end of the Bridge, where it crosses the Big Chique- salunga creek, and always known as the Big Chiques Tavern, was and was kept . whole time of the Revolution for Em EW Ow Wm my Grandfather Hugh Peden was an officer and with the army. This Tavern was on the old Continental Highway over which the mail was then carried on a horse and there semi-monthly did the Post Man stop to deliver letters on his western trip. During the war, he was anxiously looked for, and the day on which he was expected to pass made it quite a busy place. Old men, women and children, from the country around, far and near would be there to get the news and read their letters to each other, which was generally of a sorrowful kind, for their let- ters told, who had fallen in battle, who were wounded and who were taken prisoners. Ah! How often were hearts made sad, and bright hopes crushed, for many of the men who went from this neighborhood and never returned. Their bones lay long, bleaching on many a battle field. That old Tavern was the head- quarters and stopping place for the army officers. After the battle of Brandywine and massacre of Paoli, a part of General Mayne’s army came this way, and encamp- ed very near our town, on the banks of our Little Chiques and on the North side of the road. Rupp in his history, makes the encapment North of Elizabethtown. This I know to be wrong for my grandmother pointed out the place to me, said she was often on the ground to visit the poor suffering soldiers, and assisted in supplying the army with provisions, clothing, and other comforts. The place was selected because there was plenty of water, beautiful springs, and no lack of wood, and but a little distance from a smith shop, where guns were taken and fixed up for the army. The blacksmith shop was on the Manheim road and about one hundred yards west of the creek. During the time the army re- mained here, General Washington visited it, and with a number of the officers, held a meeting in the ‘Big Chiques Tavern’ It was a secret one, the minutes were care- fully sealed up, placed in my grandmothers hands for safe keep- ing, and sometime after my grand- fathers return from the army, he placed them in a cavity, of the partition of one of the rooms, where it was completely enclosed by the laths and the plastering. The owner of this Tavern when repairing the house some years ago, tore down the partition and found the papers. They were sent to a Masonic Lodge in Lancaster. In old revolutinary times they were very strict in the military a member of @ company paid fine and costs for three days, fifty-two pounds ten shillings. This | lines. : . {Little Chiques creek and met one _ I have in my possession a receipt time that tried men souls. Say what you please about ‘womens rights’, and what they should do; we generally find that they get on the right side, and do right. Their general character is to do good. They, like our Fathers were aroused to resent what was con- sidered as insults to their rights; they would not tamely submit to the galling yoke the mother country determined to impose, and to prevent it, peacably as they generally are, they argued that it was right in these terrible times to draw the sword for Liberty and their Country. the men. Their cry was ‘To Arms! To Arms! We will do what we can in the glorious cause. We will remain at home to do the work, and help so far as we can to sup- port those who are suffering in the common cause. They did raise money—furnished clothing and pro- visions, and all they could to assist in securing our liberty. Yes they scorned to be slaves. They held their ‘Tea Parties’ but that kind of Tea, that England wanted them to pay tax for, they would not use. These meetings generally wound up with a song composed by one of the women. I feel sorry that I can give you only the last two I heard my grandmother, my mother and aunts sing it when I was but a little boy, the lines are. Fine Dittany our woods adorn The girls shall cut and dry it. And now for something about our own Mount Joy. Though not an old place but at the west end of our Borough there stood an old Tavern house, which was burned down some years ago. It was there in Revolutionary times, on the Old Continental Highway. It was known as a great place ail over the country, and in good ‘Auld Ireland’ too. That house from time immemorial was kept as a Public house. There was always a ‘Cross Roads there and still known by that name. It was the stopping place of the Irish Emigrants on their way to the Donegal settlement. Their usual enquiry on their way, was for the place they called the “Three Crosses”, “The Cross Roads” “Cross Keys”, & “Cross Land Leddy.” At that place tor a very long time, the military trainings were held. At one of these trainings, during the Whiskey rebellion sev- eral persons spoke loudly in favor of the insurgents, declaring them- selves ready to go to their assis- tance, and urged all to join them. A few days after, these men were arrested, and taken to Lancaster, but had the matter quieted by pleading that they were on a ‘Spree’, that had they been sober their conduct would have been different. In that old house there was many a jolly frolic dance and fight. The eastern part of the town was laid out in 1812 by Jacob Rohrer, who was long a justice of the Peace in this place. The lots were disposed of by Lottery, and called Mount Joy, but called Kohrerstown for a long time. Richland, in the westend of our Borough, was laid out, in a few years after, and disposed of in the same way, and the intervening ground at intervalsince, and all now comprises the Borough of Mount Joy. It was a small place when 1 first came here but child as I then was, I remember it very well all the houses, the woods and frog ponds in the plot of ground now comprising the Borough. There were but twenty houses two tav- erns, one at each end of town, two blacksmith shops, one store, one tailor and one shoemaker shop but neither schoolhouse nor church. The only place where public worship was held occasionally, was in a house put up by the ‘Leders’ from the Presbyterian Church, and called Log Hall, It stood near the bank of the hundred yards from the Turnpike bridge where it crosses the creek. It* was “also. our school house. After the last war with Great Britian, when Peace was proclaimed, we had a jolly time here. Every house in town, F nt and Back bring to the front something to FC show what the women of this|nursing visits were made to 417 neighborhood did during the patients. 1185 visits were made to They held Public meetings, and were as patriotic as sight. This town and neighborhood, ANNUAL REPORT OF VISITING This Visiting Nurse District is a branch of the Lancaster Associa- tion which is a participating agency of the Welfare Federation. This District covers East Petersburg, Manheim, Elizabethtown, Mount Joy, Salunga, Landisville, and ad- joining areas. During the last calendar year ending December 31st, 1937, 1970 Metropolitan Life Insurance pa- tients, 76 to John Hancock Lifer In- surance patients and 709 to Com- munity patients, of which 281 visits were free. $297.75 was col- lected in fees. Calls for Nursing Service are received daily by Mrs. Unkle at Ruhl’'s Drug Store at Manheim, Garber’s Drug Store at Mount Joy, and Dierolf’s Drug Store at Elizabethtown. The Visiting Nurse Association wishes to take this opportunity of expressing their sincere apprecia- tion to these Druggists who have given of their time and effort in helping to extend this service t the community. Local Oil Men Protest Flood Of Legislation Emphatically protesting against the burdensome taxes placed upon the oil industry and its customers, fully 175 oil men held an enthu- siastic meeting at Odd Fellows’ Hall, Lancaster and formed a per- manent organization to be known as the Lancaster County Division of the Associated Petroleum In- dustries of Pennsylvania. The membership of the newly formed organization is composed exclusively of those who derive their living in whole or in part from the petroleum industry, ex- ecutives ‘and laborers, alike, being eligible. The oil industry and its custo- mers have been the target for a terrific load of taxation and regu- lations designed to restrict high- way transportation they claim. The very life of the industry is threatened. In organizing, they are duly restricted. Our motorist cus- 3 tomers, If registration fees and state gaso- line tax revenues are considered as a unit, Pennsylvania motorists are paying one of the highest rates of any industrial state. The free use of the highways is being un- duly restrictee. Our motorist cus- fomers are willing to pay their share of taxes, but under present conditions, they are paying more than their share. One-quarter of our state gasoline tax revenues is used for non-highway purposes Every cent of motor funds should be devoted to highway construc- tion and maintenance. Mr. H. E. Garber, local Atlantic dealer, is a member of the Public Relations committee as is also Ira Newcomer, Richfield dealer at El- izabethtown. al) A HIGHWAY LIGHTING TO CUT NIGHT ACCIDENTS According to a report recently issued by L. J. Schrenk, General Superintendent of the Public Light- ing Commission of Detroit, through improved lighting on 31 miles of streets the ratio of night accidents to day accidents in Detroit has been reduced from seven to one, to 125 to one. “These results”. the report states, “show that night traffic accidents can be materially reduced with adequate street light- ing. There is no doubt that a properly designed street or high- way lighting system will provide safety at night equal to that by day while traveling at the same speed.” Adequate illumination along the highways is the only solution to abnormal night accident rates on rural highways, Mr. Schrenk be- down, back and front, all was lit up. To make the illumination com- plete and cap the climax, a scaffold suspended by chains, high up on some trees, very near to where the Presbyterian Church stands. The floor of the scaffold was well graveled and sanded, a large tar barrel with tar in it, placed on it and fired up. It was a beautiful sight, sending its light all over the town. It was the grand center of attraction and place of gather- ing of all the people. A‘ grand gathering it was, for all that could get to town, from far and near, old and young were in to see the furnished their quota of soldiers streets, and wherever there was a window large and small, up and for the army. NURSE, MRS. SANCTA D. UNKLE travelled and hazardous portions of THE MOUNT JOY BULLETIN, MOUNT JOY, LANCASTER CO. PA. heavily and lighting on { highways must be regarded as an ! essential feature of highway con- | | struction. Admittedly, he says,such {lighting costs money, but studies 'by state highway departments and casualty underwriters show that the absence of lighting may cost two or three times as much as the lighting. In addition there is the humanitarian value of the acci- dents prevented by lighting. nl A INSTALLS NEW NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS The newly elected members of the Honor Society were installed by the old members on Friday, during the assembly period at the Fast Donegal High School, May- town. The new members installed officers of the society are: presi- | dent, Anna Sload; vice president, | Helen Brandt; and secretary, Kath- arine Sperla. The sponsor is Mr. Adams, the senior class adviser. The present members were cho- sen from the standpoint of Leader- chip, character, scholarship, and service. mm ——— QF FIRMS REGISTERED Irvin J. Heisey, of Lititz, and Abram J. Heisey, of Florin, trad- ing as New Danville Garage, at New Danville, for the purpose of conducting a general garage and repair shop business. THURSD! \ R&G OWNERS "ATOURING TUDOR Radi SEDAN—Trunk, hair upholstery. Full a smooth performance guipment, including Heater, Test its #nd easy riding and handling. Only (Continued Next Week) “SILVER STREAK” TWO-DOOR SEDAN Like new, Gunmetal Finish. Fine tires, Mo- $585 i With the exception of the heart, the eyes work Harder than any % other organ in yar body. Day ¢ after day they aregconstantly on 4 x i ed stores. Do you give ; ii care they should have? were: Esther Straley, Miriam Tros- tle and Lavina Strawsbaugh. There FEND WORK FORD 2 36 FORDOR SEDAN—Given excellent care by for- # you can’t buy new ones. } was a short ceremony performed OF ALL mer@wner. Looks and runs like a new $ 54 5 Your eyes should be ea ed anger by the old members followed by |g car and at its price is an @gtstanding value. Buy it at only Eat: least once a year. Phon San a short talk by the Rev. William 3 : ’ FIVER INDOW COUPE—In beautiful, gleaming § 0713 i again, Hower of the Maytown Church of | HASSINGER & RISS FORD 36 gunmefal finish, Spotless, luxurious upholstery, i dich God. MOUNT JOY, PA. low mileage, like new. Ldoks like a million for { hh Bins Bets ts 2m 1B lo Wise Ve i m8 A or $425 § APPEL & WEB | voy composed of six members. The ‘AEE JOC LANDCRUISER SEDAN—Trunk, ————— a —— —— STUDEBAKER % Radio, Heater, good tires, Hydrau- 40 North Queen Street i lic Brakes. Motor runs Upholstery clean. Equipp- $ 53 5 LANCASTER, PA. Cappy ed with the famous Hill-holder. Only.................. WELDING = be hides 4 one who ’ , x oes FORD ’35 TurEE-w TO REPAIRING | ul ribhin dition. A rare bargain at 3 TIRES : Hol, A rare DAtgalts Al... TTERIES AL Tob CHEVROLET ’34 mMrer “6” coACH—Equipped with INGS Vise atts : 5 Fisher No-draft ventila- nd WHEEL ly femini tion. Looks and runs like new. This car will please you $295 G traffic co) at its ow price Bri a FORD ’34 DELUXE ROADSFER—Rumble scat, New paint, Windin, Reconditioned motgr, New top and upholstery . age ? cars he fi makes it look like a million dollars. rade in your old . ed: Don’ car for the down payment. Cash pri ce isonly.......... $325 and Welding Sh when I h ROCKNE ’33 DELUXE SPORE CABRIOLET—New rub ELIZABETHTOWN 5d ve ber, Top, Moto¥ reconditioned. Has been “I ought painted a beautiful blue. Priced Low fo§ quick sale $235 \ for thirty RE finn te lr a ea a ha ee vin that cop CHEVROLET ’ 33 TWO-DOOR REDAN—Car has been thoroughly gong over to $250 Here's give its new owner many miles of satisfac qy service. with goo ; comes a A pate 1 company : ter from 1937 Ford Panel Deliy Completely renewed, low mileage with you 1936 Ford Closed-Cab PiciUp dg Reconditicned and Painted. Runs and locks lik | oF ¥ | neck, anc 1932 Ford 4-cyl 11, Ton Stake Bod} Truek a button.” Handy truck for small outlay of mency. SAND, CEMENT Charl 4 ; - arley : 1932 Chevrolet Panel Deliver riage the I : $b : Economical Transportation at a low first cost. most hus keeping | 9 GARBER tauffer When . e 903R15 the rifle PHONE 77 Elizabethtown, Pa CONE Manufacture team cay RETE BLOCKS, said: “Nc Al ETT hci AND LINTELS out how No longer is the regular afternoon appeal of hungry, Mother,» Ane - naively € bothersome to mother. In fact she thoroughly it now, because i one thing she joins her active little daughter in a “frozen snack,” : er I pull which always is on hand and is just right to carry t¥gough till dinner i bullet wi time. The reason? The new 1938 Frigidaire with the i Mart. meter-miser makes it surprisingly inexpensive to prefare and have instantly available a wide variety of delicious dishes w ordinarily Every just aren’t desirable without plenty of crispy, unchanging'gold. Deal- | very ers for Frigidaire Division of General Motors now are haging their spring showings of the new refrigerators. i Sunday During t. H. S. Newcomer & Son, | = ° if you e ° ’ n Rockland St., Lancaster) rg MOUNT JOY, PENNA. TELEPHONE LANCASTER 24157 i saying: “ | and get « SC | fair warr oh EE SE SET! mm Sn ms | y, HOW TO SAVE Evo hb 8 was sho Clover And Alfalfa Seed arence Schock He 3 es = t would be difficult to suggest an what is t way seed acid Soft is like seed sown on stony ground. Tn Rey which has advanced Mure “I don’t en the sun beats ogg, it withers away and dies and your money he ysarg: tian elertrlc is lost; no legumes to p nder and following crops poor or buy a \ t Jo bp his application of tinued: © double portion of fertilize replace the loss. y - Yo a where 2 ats ‘iro ingustey your mot deman capable engineers and i ; Johnny i A P PL YX { Gro To this dem we offer an up-to- tell me t WHITE LY Sle Faas 3 fice and a Modern, 1 y Equipp: Shop. 4 - A | We Ask Patronage We Give Service TRIMBLE'S RAGE “Bus GROUND™LIMESTONE > & WELDIN po”. AND STOP THIS LOSS AND WORRY DS ¢ oi Ti : pe ethtown R . Information free Phone 190—ElizabethtoW Exchange LANDIS STONE MEAL COMPA umber a i ee RHEEMS, PA. : looking f ee eee Here's A ————————— that one n/ou Want to Farm Right and Worked ¢ 2 cross-eye Nf = to handic fake Money, Farm with a know. k bet up ick-Deering FARMALL sometime In Three Sizes: Remenibes, pi h ke 5 Smith Brothess Comal De M il ¥ ©! si > case—when you take a Smit! rothers Coug op o . : F-12, F-20 and F-30 (Two kinds—Black or Menthoi—5¢), you get an extra venefit:— ount Joy, side in s .—is 1 taurant, « Smith Bros. Cough Drops are the only drops containing VITAMIN A ~ may ha Pays for Itself This is the vitamin that raises the resistance of the mucous 1 hear an zs Time Saved : . -. in membranes of the nose and throat to cold and cough infections. ; Asthm d (a use caster be Production Costs The ne Fought in 3 Miny hd hear . 3 1 By Jissolving and removing mes ing ee: AMERICA’S fining, Attacks. the doctors ives the of couldn't LEADER AT tener as a radio IR a 4 but hb
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