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CONGRATULATIONS TO
THE CLASS OF ’75
Lester P. Eshelman
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Vol, 75 No, 21
SUSQUEHANNA BULLETIN
& The Mount Joy Bulletin
Box 75A, R. D. 1, Marietta, Pa. 17547
Published weekly on Wednesday except 4th of July and
Christmas week (50 issues per year)
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May 28, 1975
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Cheri Gerber, Maytown May Queen
Cheri Gerber, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles N.
‘Gerber, 9 S. River St.,
Maytown, was winner of the
May Queen contest, spon-
sored by Cub Scout Pack 53
of Maytown.
First runner-up was Pat
Mann, second runner-up,
Angie Fry, third, Tammy
Mohr, and fourth, Michele
Smith.
Fourteen third and fourth
The queen and her court
grade girls entered the
contest: Cheri Johnson, Jill
Kerschner, Angie Fry,
Cheri Gerber, Jennifer Wil-
son, Laura Heagy, Michele
Smith, Kim Keck.
Suzy Smoker, Wendy
Riley, Tammy Mohr, Patty
Mann, Stephanie Barnitz,
and Gretchen Leonard.
Voting, at a penny a vote,
was carried out at Houseal’s
and Shank’s stores in
Main door, Reformed Church
by Rev. Paul Marsteller
Maytown Reformed
I Church on Sunday morning,
| June 1, will celebrate 210
years of life and service to
i .God, His Church, and the
| community. Guest preacher
for the morning worship
service at 10:45 will be the
Reverend W. Miller Price,
minister emeritus of Christ
i Reformed Church, Annville,
who has selected as sermon
title, “Living up to our
Heritage’’. The Reverend
Price is an outstanding
preacher who continues
being busy in retirement
with the writing of poetry
and presentation of poetry
and music programs with
his wife (an accomplished
pianist) along with frequent
supplying of vacant pulpits.
Founded by early German
and Swiss settlers, the
Maytown.
The Queen received a $10
prize. She and her court
were escorted on a float in
the Maytown parade by:
Michael Gibble, Eugene
Wagner, Jerry Embley,
Mike O’Donald, and Mike
Ferguson.
The Cub Scouts have
expressed their thanks to all
participants and voters in
the contest, and to the
stores which cooperated.
church dates officially from
1763, for on July 13 of that
year the first recorded event
took place: the baptism of
George ‘Alinger (born May
23, 1765S). Since then,
almost complete records
exist.
The first minister was the
Reverend John Conrad
Bucher, a Swiss-born circuit
rider who at one time served
as high as 35 congregations.
In 1769 the church people
instructed their trustees to
purchase land upon which to
erect a church building--
which was done: a log
building and the first church
inMaytown This served until
1805, when plans were
begun for a new church
“‘because the old log church
was delapidated.”” The con-
gregation was small and
unable to raise the needed
amount; therefore, Henry
Hained, a member of the
congregation and also a
member of the state legisla-
ture, had an act passed
authorizing a lottery ‘for
building a German Reform-
ed Church in Maytown.”
The prize of $1,000 was won
by John Graybill, who
promptly donated the entire
amount to the church.
On August 21, 1808, the
new building (and the
present one save for a
hallway and belfry) was
dedicated, having cost a
grand total of $2,292.76,
including an organ and two
bells. It consisted of one
floor plus a gallery at the
May 28, 1975
Letters to
Editor
Dear Editor:
As a former subscriber of
The Mount Joy Bulletin, |
want to say I like the new
format very much.
However, I have a com.
plaint. Could your proof.
readers please learn to spell
correctly?
In your May 14, 1975
issue on page 11 was ap
item on Mrs. Baley’s (not
Bailey) kindergarten class,
At the end of the write-up
there is a Donna with no last
name-which should be
PEKAREK.
Then on page 12 there is
an item-Elementary Spring
Concert, May 20. In the last
column under cornets is a
name reading TOM PEKA-
RO. Since this is not the
first time this has happened,
I think he would like to see
his name correctly spelled!
That is PEKAREK.
Thank you
Ruth E. Pekarek
west end reached by two
flights of steps; and in the
center of the south wall was
a wren’s-nest pulpit six feet
above the floor approached
by two circular narrow
banistered stairs. Overhead
was a top-shaped sounding
board and in front a
baptismal font. In the
center: the stove.
In 1859 the church was
remodeled The west gallery
was made into a second
floor, the main floor becom-
ing the Sunday School room.
In 1893, the old white spire
was removed and a brick
tower and hallway were
added to the original build-
ing. The church was dam-
aged by fire in 1916, and
during repairs the brick
tower was replaced by the
present steeple.
In recent years, the
present membership have
repainted the interior of the
church themselves, repairs
have been made to the
steeple and the - Gabriel
weathervane that dates from
1807, and several needed
items have been presented
as memorials.
anniversary service on Sun-
day a memorial
handcrafted by Ross Trego
of Elizabethtown, will be
dedicated.
During the
case,
Former members and all
friends are invited to rejoice
with the congregation of
Maytown Reformed Church
this Sunday at both morning
services and the luncheon
immediately following.