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Strong Box Stolen |
At Lester Kaylor’s
Restaurant Here
Chief Park Neiss investigated a
burglarly at the Kaylor Restaurant,
which occurred sometime from
Sunday morning to Monday after-
noon. A box was stolen containing
two watches, 22 silver dollars and
200 Indianhead pennies.
Evelyn Gantz, signed a com=-
plaint against her husband Frank-
lin, but the charges were later
withdrawn and costs paid.
Mabel Carson was arrested on
charges of assault and battery pre-
ferred by a neighbor Ralph Kramer.
Three juveniles from Florin were
arrested on charges brought by
Robert Parker, Florin Water Co. en-
gineer,
Prosecutions for traffic violators
were: Gordon J. Weldon, New
Bloomfield, N. J., 50 mi. per hr. on
Main street; Charles I. McFadden,
Elizabethtown R2, 45 mi. per hour,
driving tractor trailer; James E.
Peris, Lancaster, stop sign: Thebble
Greer, Conestoga R. D. passing
with highway not being free of
traffic; Samuel Berman, Palmyra,
55 mi. per hour on main street.
Above violators will be summon=-
ed for hearings before Justice of the
Peace James Hockenberry, Sr.
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Two Salunga Men
In Auto Mishap;
Walter Peifer Hurt
60 year old Salunga man is
recovering at the Polyclinic Hos-
pital in Harrisburg from in-
juries suffered Sunday when a
car along the West
Shore Highway, near Duncannon
after c¢ with a truck
Walter Peifer, who suffered a
possible broken back, was a pas-
senger in a cor operated by Da-
vid Cooper, 64, of Landisville the
state police said.
Cooper's car, according to vo-
lice, crashed into the rear of the
truck, skidded about 200 feet and
overturned. The truck was dri-
ven by Robert Greisemer, 27, of
Reading.
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Everything That
Happened At
Florin Recently
Mrs. R. W. Roberts and Miss Kulp
of Harrisburg called on Mr. and |
Mrs. N. E. Hershey on Wednesday
morning while on their way to Phil-
adelphia.
John W. Heisey, son of. Alice
Heisey, is undergoing training as
seaman recruit at the Great Lakes,
Ill, Naval Training Center.
Mrs. Charles Anderson is spend-
ing the day with her mother, Mrs. |
David Brehm at Harrisburg.
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VOL. XLIX, NO. 9
Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Afternoon, July 28, 1949
Court Approves
Settlement In Auto
Accident Death
compromise claim in the
a of $2,200 for damages re-
sulting from an automobile death
has been approved by the Lan-
caster County Court.
The estate of Lester R. Hoffman
of Salunga, who was killed in a
truck and auto accident on the
Lincoln Highway West on August
21, 1947, agreed on the settle-
ment with John G. Marshall,
Harrisonburg, Va., and the Mason
Dixon Lines Inc, owners of the
truck which Marshall was then
driving and which collided with
Hoffman's car.
It was stated in the agreement
that the balance after obligations
of the estate had been paid,
would be $1,650 which would go
to Florence Hoffman, mother and
sole heir of the accident victim.
Marshall was acquitted in De-
cember 1947 kv a jury in the
Lancaster County Court on in-
voluntary manslaughter charges
Mrs. Coro Hillyer, of Mount Joy
and Missouri, was a death vic-
tim of the crash. She had been
a passenger in Hoffman's car.
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LEGION CARNIVAL ON P.R.R.
PARKING LOT FRI & SAT.
The chairman of the Carnival
Committee of the Walter S. Eber-
sole Post 185, reports everything
is in readiness for the two-day
carnival, Friday and Saturday of
this week, at the P. R. R. park-
ing lot.
Friday and Saturday enter-
tainment will consist of Joe Kist-
ler and his orchestra, The Sheriff
of Punkin’ Hollow, street danc-
ing ete.
Valuable prizes such as a Cros-
ley Electric Stove, Arhin Dinette
Set and a Kitchen Aid Mixer
will be awarded during the event.
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SIX COWS AND A BULL
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
During last Thursday's electri-
cal storm Mr. Elam Sherer, a
well known farmer north of Mount
Joy, suffered quite a loss.
His live stock was pasturing in
a field and during the storm
took shelter under a tree. A bolt
of lightning struck the tree and
killed six cows and a bull al-
though one cow escaped the bolt.
The loss is partly covered by
insurance.
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4-H CLOTHING CLUB MET
AT THE BRENEMAN HOME
The Mount Joy 4-H Clothing
| Club met at the home of Janice
Mrs. Emma Peifer spent Sunday | and Jeanette Breneman, Mount
at Marietta the guest of Mr. and |
Mrs. Engle.
Joy R2. Miss Geraldine Hinde-
noch was leader. Janice Brene-
Mrs. B. F. Kauffman spent Tues- man presided at the business
day at Lancaster visiting Mr. and |
Mrs. Nelson Felty.
Mrs. Richard Bingeman of Eliz-
abethtown, visited relatives in town
Tuesday.
Mrs. Zelda Miller returned home
meeting. The members sewed
cn skirts and dresses.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. J. Roy Breneman The
next meeting will be held Aug.
4 at 1:30 p. m. at the home of
from the General hospital Sunday. | Jean Will, Mt. Joy R2.
Mrs. Darwin Loraw returned
home from St. Joseph's hospital on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Welfley and |
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FIRE CO. AUXILIARY PICNIC
SATURDAY. AUGUST 6
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Friend-
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wittle spent | ship Fire Company have been invit-
y vy |
several days at New York visiting
relatives
ed to attend the Rheems Auxiliary
meeting on Tuesday evening, at 8
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hershey, while | o'clock.
spending their vacation here and
Columbia, held a picnic at Hershey
last Thursday for their neices, Phil- |
On Saturday, August 6th, the an-
nual picnic of the Auxiliary will be
held at the Cove, beginning at one
lis and Linda Groff and Elenor Ba- | o'clock. |
ker and Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Groff .and Mrs. David Baker also
accompanied them
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mumper Sr.
Mr. A. D. Garber, Mr. and Mrs.
James Berrier and Mr. Jno. E.
Schroll spent several days at Buck
Ridge Camp. Mr. and Mrs. Mumper
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BOY HIT BY A TRACTOR
John L. Ebersole, fourteen, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lester L. Ebersole,
Elizabethtown R3, escaped appar-
ent injury Wednesday night when
he was accidentally struck and run
over by a tractor.
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29TH HOFFER REUNION
The twenty-ninth annual Hoffer
reunion will be held at Middletown
Sunday, July 31. An excellent all-
day program has been arranged for
Members are invited to attend
both these events.
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BOB KUNKLE PURCHASED
DR. SHOOP PROPERTY
Mr. Robert Kunkle, local oil
distributor, 36 W. Main St, has
purchased the Dr. W. L. Shoop
property, corner cof Columbia
Ave. and Pinkerton Road, at pri-
vate sale and private terms.
Possession will be given about
November 1st.
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GAS COMPANY CHANGE
For many years the patrons of
cur local gas company paid their
bills at the office of the Penna.
Power and Light Co. On and after
August 1 all gas bills must be paid
at the Gas Company's office, at
Lancaster or at the First National
Bank and Trust Company here,
GARBER. FAMILY'S, REUNION
AT LITITZ JULY 30
The fifth reunion of the Garber
family will be held Saturday, |
July 30th at 12:30 p. m. in the
Lititz Springs Park, Lititz.
This year's reunion will start
with a Luck Lunch. Each fam-
ily is to bring two things for the
lunch. Plates, cups, coffee and
ice cream will be provided by
the reunion program = committee.
Each family are to bring their
own spoons etc.
Mr. Paul Garber, Elizabeth-
town, is President and Miss Hel-
en Garber, Elizabethtown RD1 is
secretary of the Garber organization
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Mount Joy Man's
Car Kills Widow
Crossing Road
Mrs. Alma Rickert, 54, widow of
William Rickert, was injured fatally
Tuesday afternoon when struck by
2 car while crossing the highway to
her mail box at Center Hall.
She died 10 minutes after the ac-
cident of a broken neck and com-
pound fractures of both legs. She
was attended by Dr. Charles H.
Light.
Pvt. Victor Bell of the State Po-
lice Rockview detail, said the driver
was Paul A. Martin, a contractor
here. He was released on his own
recognizance. Coroner Charles
Sheckler said an inquest would be
held.
Martin told police Mrs. Rickert
appeared to be safely across the
road when she apparently was
startled by his horn and wandered
back into the car’s path. The vie-
tim had been injured about four
months ago when the car she was
driving went over an embankment
on the Loganton - Centre-Hall
mountain road.
ERECTING A 1,000 GALLON
WATER TOWER AT MAYTOWN
Work was begun Thursday on
the erecticn of the water tower
for Maytown.
The tank arrived in Marietta
Thursdoy morning and was truck-
ed to Maytown by workmen of
the Chicago Steel and Bridge Co.
who are dcing the construction
work.
The new tower, part of the
water system that is situated on
East Donegal High School prop-
erty. Work on the tower should
be completed in thirty days, ac-
cording to officials of the com-
pany.
Paul Beshler, secretary of the
East Donegal Twp. Municipal
Authority, has announced that
approximately a mile of the 16,-
000 feet cf water main has al-
ready been laid. The project
should Le finished by Oct. 1st.
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SOLD TWO SCHOOLS IN
WEST HEMPFIELD TWP.
Two West Hempfield Twp.
school houses were sold at an
auction Saturday.
Sylvan Retreat was sold to
Mrs. Emma Rose, 120 Ruby St., |
for $2,600 and Fairview was sold |
to Carlton H. Shindler, Manheim
RD1, for $2650. Llcyd Landva-
ter was auctioneer.
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ANNIVERSARY WEEK AT
LINCOLN RESTAURANT
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During the week of August 1st |
to 6th, the Lincoln Restaurant
and Bowling Alleys will celebrat
their anniversary.
hey will show their apprecia-
tion to their many patrons, old
and new, by serving anniversary | £1
specials during the week.
Announcement was also made
i : to
of the re-opening of the Bowling
Alleys on August 15th.
Read their ad on another page
cf this issue.
CHILD HURT; FELL FROM BED
Kathaleen Workman, three, 128
E. Main St., this boro, suffered a
fractured right clavicle when she
fell out of bed Tuesday morning.
She was treated at St. Joseph's
Hospital and discharged.
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A $400,000 NURSING HOME
Ground breaking ceremonies on
Friday afternoon signaled the
start of a new $400,000 nursing
at the Masonic Homes in
Elizabethtown,
SUSAN HOSTETTER
an excellent likeness of
or, 128 North Barbara street,
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TOWN IS NOW
BROADCASTING
he Ce
Weddings Thruout
Our Community
During Past Week
Anna Mary Hawthorne
» of Miss Anna Mary
«d Bernhard officiating
» social rooms of the
Friendship Fire Co. will hold their
Band will give
cash prizes will be
DEEDS RECORDED
and Elizabeth S. Hies-
tand,
r A. Mueller, Mount Joy,
lot on Wer st Main Street,
‘Winners of Field |
Day Events Held |
On Playgrounds
In the field day events held last
Friday afternoon at the play- |
ground tne events were Run-
ning the bases for speed. Boys
over 12: 1st Ben Clinger; 2nd Bill
Beaston; Boys under 12: 1st Bob
Zeller; 2nd James Craul and John
Bender were tie; Girls over 12:
Ist Carol A. Smith; 2nd Zodie
Markley; Girls under 12, 1st Con-
nie Cartwright; 2nd Judy Frey
end Peggy Zimmerman were tie.
Ball throwing for distance: Older
boys, 1st Ben Brown; 2nd Bill
Beaston: 3rd Ken Engle. , Young |
boys: 1st Bob Zeller; 2nd Harry |
3rd Jack Beaston. Older |
1st Suzanne Sponsler; 2nd!
Carol Ann Smith; 3rd Peggy
Zimmerman. Young girls: 1st
Zodie Markley; 2nd Jackie |
Rahm; 3rd Jane Barninger. In|
the 50 yard dash: Older boys; 1st |
Bob Sherk; 2nd Ken Engle; 3rd |
Ben Clinger and Frank Zimmer- |
men were tie, Younger Boys, |
Ist Jim Crawl; 2nd Herb Coover; |
3rd Harry Frey and Bob Zeller
were tie. Girls, 1st Lois Rutt;
2nd Ruth Frey; 3rd Peggy Zim- |
merman and Carol Ann Smith |
were tie. In the Wi |
Races: Older boys, 1st Ben Brown
and Ken Engle; 2nd Bob Sherk |
and Bill Beaston; 3rd Ben Clinger
and Donald Germer; Younger |
boys: 1st Harry Frey and Jack
Beaston; 2nd John Bender and |
David Halbleib; 3rd James Crowl |
and Ronald Williams. Girls: 1st |
Kay Kear and Lois Ruth; 2nd Car- |
ol Ann Smith and July Frey
3rd Suzanne Schroll and Thelma |
Snavely.
On Tuesday, July 26th, the
Marietta playground girls came
over for a softball game and de- |
feated our girls by the score of
28-15. Refreshments were then
served to the players after this |
game, |
In the paddle tennis tourney |
held for the boys, Jack Beaston
defeated Vernon to)
get to the finals and Jim raw
defeated Bob Zeller. In a fi-
nals Beaston defeated Crawl 6-1, |
6-0 to win the crown. For the
boys over 12, Ken Engle defeated
Bob Sherk to get to the finals
and Bill Beaston defeated Frank |
Zimmerman. In a well played
the older boys championship.
Don't forget, the playground |
game at Shibe Park next Satur- |
day, August 6th, Any persons |
who could possibly drive or fur-
nish a car for this trip will please |
DR. SMITH WILL PRESIDE
AT QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
Dr. Alexander K. Smith, District
Superintendent. will preside at the
Quarterly Conference of the Mount
Joy-SaJunga Methodist Churches.
,Reports on Church program will be
presented by officials and repre-
sentatives of local church organiza-
tions.
A social time will be conducted
following the Conference.
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PLEASE NOTE CORRECTION!
Readers of the Sales Days Tab-
loid recently distributed, will
please check the H. R. Landvater
advertisement on another page of |
The Bulletin for a correction.
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TEACHING AT BIBLE CAMP
Miss Betty Shelly is teaching at
Summer Bible Camp at Altoona,
which is under the direction of
Rev. Richard Myers formerly of
town,
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WOMEN CONTRIBUTE CLOTHING
Farm Society Women No. 8 con-
tributed fifty-one pounds of used |
clothing for Foreign Relief to the
Mennonite Central Committee at
Akron, Pa.
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LETTERS GRANTED
Emerson Wilhelm, E-town, ad-
Michael J. and
, tract in Bast anda B. Wilhelm, late of Mount
J Joy.
ministrator of the estate of Am-
{ killed and another seriously in-
|| we ll.
| pated in the old fiddlers’ picnic
| at Parkesburg Saturday while
8,000 looked on.
of Central Manor, was carried to
| safety by her two sisters, 65 and 7°
Ken Engle, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 to win]
will take as many children as is | When a hot water tank exploded
possible to the Cleveland A’s|The force cracked the concrete |
blew off a porch and steps
LOCAL FOLKS OFF ON AN
contact Hank Hallgren within the | EXTENSIVE AUTO TRIP
hundred years of service
speaker, Special music.
IN A BALTIMORE HOSPITAL
Mr. Glenn Bickle is a surgical
| patient at St. Elizabeth Hospit: Wess pi Red.
in Baltimore, Md. He was .ac
companied by his daughter, Di-
ane who is visiting with he:
Aunt.
ON DEAN'S LIST
town, 1s on the Dean's list of
students at the University of Del-
| aware for the Spring semester,
Citizens of
Here's group No. 2 of the Bul- | ar
letin's Folks of Tomorrow: Top row,
left to right: Glenn, son of Mr. and |
h
Mrs. Ethel Flowers, Florin; Judith,
['daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Geb-
hart, this place; Donald, son of Mr
Tomorrow
Brief News From The foci News
‘The Dailies For ForThePast Week
| Prodigal”, a sermon in song, by Mrs.
Very Briefly Told |
| way Tyson, Superintendent of the
Quick Reading
|
A craft fair will be held at Mt. |
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f
Gretna Aug. 5-6-7
Many of the big colleges are |
| reducing the price of admission to |,
h
| games this fall.
The question of Sunday movies
for Coatesville will be decided at
the Fall election.
Westinghouse reports a reduc-
tion of from $5 to $200 in the
sale price of radios.
Two Lancaster men are attend-
ing the National Checker Tourn-
ament at Cedar Point, Ohio.
One man from Lebanon was
jured in an auto mishap at Corn-
Six hundred musicians partici-
Mrs. Catharine Hess, ninety-four,
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final match Bill Baston downed | when painters using a blow torch | a
set the house on fire.
Eight persons escaped injury in
a two family home at Red Lion
foundation, bulged the walls and
samara
next week so that final arrange- | Foster Grosh, administrative
(Turn to page 6) | head of the Pa. State College Ex-
a AA AA AI L | tension Centers in Harrisbun
Jean Grosh of Haddon Hall, At- |
lantic City and Merchant and Mrs. |
Blaine Grosh of Miltcn Grove are
on an auto. .trip to Michigan I
Canada, Niagara Falls and othe:
points * of interest. Vie
Mr. Kenneth Grosh of of Eliza- |
betntown, the other member of |
the family has charge of the
Grosh Store during their absence
] 1 for
The store was never closed
any length of time in over one
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YOUNG PEOPLES MEETING id
AT WEST GREEN TREE CHURCH :
The next meeting of the Youn
People of West Green Tree Congre- |
gation will be an outdoor meeting |
to be held at the Green Tree
Church of the Brethren on Sa
day night, August 6 at eight o'clock
Rev. Bill Longenecker will be the
Everyone is welcome.
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Miss Jo Anne L. Garber, of
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| INDEPENDENCE
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a son on Sunday at the
Glenn Strickler,
Manheim R2, a son at the General | possession and contemplates mo-
couNTYh HG. Shaub
‘Will “Hang Out
His Shingle” Here
Dr. Howard G. Shaub, M. D., has
leased the Trimmer property (the
former James Gladfelter residence)
on West Main St, and will open
offices for the practice of medicine
| in the near future.
Dr. Shaub is a native of Marietta
and just two months ago separated
| from the U. S. Air Force after sev=-
eral years service. He had been sta=
| tioned at Wright Field, Ohio.
He is a graduate of Jefferson
Medical College and interned at
| Jefferson Hospital.
Extensive improvements are be=
ing made at the doctor's location
| and when these have been complet=
| ed Dr. Shaub will make a formal
announcement of his opening.
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| 79h Campmeeting
At Landisville To
Close Sunday Evg.
| The 79th Campmeeting of the
| Methodist church at Landisville,
will close Sunday evening.
Friday, July 29
9:30 a. m., Morning Devotions;
. | 9:30-11:30 a. m. Vacation School
“| Program: T:45 p. m. Worship: Youth
| Night. Sermon bv Dr. Byron K.
Horne. President of Linden Hall Jr.
College, Lititz. Music bv a young
| chorus. Also Richard A.
Wilson, baritone.
Saturday, July 30
9:30 a. m. Morning Devotions.
0:30-11:30 a. m., Vacation School
Program: 7:45 p. m. Worshin: “The
Elizabeth Walls Blackburn.
Sunday, July 31
11:00 a. m.. Morning Worship:
Sermon by the Rev. Dr. W. Gallo-
South District, Philadelphia Con=
"| ference. Special music by Miss Nel-
| da B. Sutton, soprano; 1:30 p. m.
Children’s Meeting: 2:30 p. m., Mu=
sicale: The East Petersburg Male
| Acappella Chorus, under the direc-
"| tion of Mr. Willis S. Nolt, and a
Concert Orchestra, composed of
members of the Lancaster Sym-
| phony Orchestra, under the direc=
tion of Mr. Leigh E. Wittell.
7:30 p. m. Song Service: Director
"| of Music. Sermon by Bishop Alex-
P. Shaw, Bishop of the Cen=
tral Jurisdiction of the Methodist
Church. Music by the choir of First
Church, Lancaster, and a Brass
Quartet. Official Closing Ceremony.
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Mortuary Record
Throughout This
Entire Locality
Andrew E. McCurdy, seventy=
nine, of Marietta.
Mrs. Martha McCann, sixty-
eight at Columbia.
Mrs. Margaret Haug, fifty-one,
at the Columbia Hospital.
Miss Eliza Jane Hendrix, eighty
nine, in the Columbia Hospital.
Her family at one time operated
| toll gate No. 2 at Chickies on
{he Columbia and Marietta Pike.
Mrs. Sadie B. Fisher, sixty-
nine, wife of John L. Fisher, of
Manheim, following an illness of
four years She was a member
of Zion Lutheran Church. Mrs.
Frank Brosey, Jr, of this boro,
is a daughter.
Mrs. Ellen L. Eshleman, eighty-
| two the widow of Abram W,
Eshleman, at the Oreville Men-
nonite Home Cora L., wife of
Irvin Hostetter, of town is a
daughter Deceased was buried
in the Landisville Cemetery on
Wednesday
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SALUNGA COMMUNITY DAY
The residents. of Salunga and
community will hold a commun-
ity day at Long’s Park’ on Tues-
day, Aug. 2nd.
Bus will leave the Methodist
Church at 12:30 p. m.
Contests will begin at four
o'clock followed by a ball game,
quoits ete, with a band concert
to end up the event.
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DANIEL E. BRUBAKER BOUGHT
THE HARMON PROPERTY
Mr. Daniel E. Brubaker, Mount
Jov Rl, has purchased at private
sale and on private terms the
Margaret and Harold Rarmon dwel-
| ling, No. 19 Poplar Street this boro.
The purchaser took immediate
ving there sometime this Fall,