2 THE NEW ERA- -LANCASTER, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1907. NEWS OF THE COUNTY EVENTS OF INTEREST FROM VARIOUS POINTS Measles Prevalent Among Akron School Children-Mt. Joy Man's Peculiar Accident--News From Other Parts of the County. Akron, March are SO prevalent in town at present that less than a dozen pupils are in attendance in the secondary school, while ail the other schools are affected, not so seriously, however, as the secondary. All the cases mild in will be in about a week or ten days.
Under the auspices of the Akron Y. M. C. A. the Akron Dramatic Company will on Friday and Saturday evening, April 5 and 6, render the drama entitled "The Village Belle," founded on real facts taken from a scene and happenings among the hills of Old New Hampshire.
Violet Temple, No. 135, Ladies of the Golden Eagle, will give an oyster supper in the Usner House Hall, on Saturday evening, March 23. There will be music by the Akron 1 Cornet Band. The Lutheran Sunday-school is busy rehearsing its Easter programme. The Akron Band fair will open Saturday, March 16, in the Usner House Hall.
Music for the opening night will be furnished by the Cadet Band of Reading. 3usses will be run to the 7, 8 and 9 o'clock trolley cars on that evening. Miss Lizzie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
P. Raezer, was tendered a post card surprise on Saturday, receiving fully 100 cards and a number of kerchiefs from Akron, Eparata, Lititz, Reamstown, Lancaster, Denver, Brickerville and Camden. The board of auditors of the Borough met Saturday and audited the accounts, Anding that fully $200 remained in the treasury, with all bills paid to date. D. F.
Albright returned home from two days' session of the Blue Lable League of Pennsylvania held at Harrisburg. Mr Albright represented the local union. Revs. N. L.
Bechtel and S. P. Erisman on Sunday forenoon and cvening preached their introductory sermons to their respective congregations here, Evangelical and United Evangelical Churches, both of which were fairly well atended, considering the inclemency of the weather. The outgoing pastors, Revs. Manning and Heffner, moved their families and household goods to their new fields of labor at Annvile and Boyertown and the newly appointed pastors took possession of the parsonages here and at Brownstown.
Akron Council, No. 906, Jr. O. U. A.
has purchased a new degree staff outfit which will be shipped in a few days. The Council is in a flourishing condition and bids fair to continue in this prosporous way. as members are being taken in almost weekly. The K. G.
E. will hold a boom session this Friday evening when a class of candidates will be initiated into the mysteries -of the order. Messrs. John W. and Elmer Hess, of this place, will in the near future sell at public sale their household goods and go to Ohio, where they will take up instructions relative to missionary work preparatory to going to India in the interests of the Mennonite Church.
The Hess' at present are employes of the Akron shoe factory. Mr. Smith, the trapper, for a day's work in that line succeeded in bagging four skunks, twenty- even muskrats and one groundhog. Mr. Smith has a monster goose egg 8 by 11 inches and weighing nine ounces.
On Saturday the Akron Cornet Band will give a public serenade throughout the entire town. D. H. Dissinger purchased a fine driving horse from an Ephrata party on private terms. Dr.
J. D. Albright and mother, of Philadelphia, during the week paid a visit to Mrs. Eliza Horting, who is seriously ill at the Dissinger residence. Mrs.
Albright is an only sister of Mrs. Horting. I. B. Zwally, who was confined to the house for several weeks, is again following his usual occupation at the shoe factory.
L. Z. Miller, contractor, is confined to the house with a severe attack of la grippe. Carpenter Zwally and family spent Sunday with relatives in Lititz. Wm.
Stover, of Reading, spent part of the with his sister, Mrs. Hiram Evans, and family of near town, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gibbel and son spent Saturday and Sunday with G. A.
Kemper and family, visiting Mr. Gibble's grandfather, David Hartman, who 16 ill in the Kemper household. Our town is overrun with tramps, who go begging from door to door. People are beginning to complain, and the nuisance should be abated at once. Messrs.
Wolf and Hackman during last week received large lots of tobacco at their warehouse, recently purchased from John Sahm, and have a force of men at work packing it. Mr. A. N. Wolf, cigar manufacturer, is also busy with a force of men in packing tobacco at.
his warehouse, on East Main street. On Friday some twelve or fifteen tank builders of the oil company were sent to Kane, where they will be engaged in putting un quite a few tanks, after which they will return to build quite a number here, surveys of which have already been made. MT. JOY BOROUGH AFFAIRS. Henry G.
Shellenberger Meets With Peculiar Accident--Church Services. Mt. Joy, March G. Shel ley, who' resides at the western bor ough limits, met with a most remark able accident. Several days ago he had sale, when he sold a pair of horses to a party at Annville.
While in the act of delivering these horses, and while leading one of them with a rope halter, he passed a team, the horse became frightened at the noise made by the vehicle, breaking through the ice and jerked the rope end of the halter through Mr. Shelley's hand. He felt a sharp pain and on removing the glove, he found that the end of the third finger of his right hand had been torn off at the first joint and rethe glove. He continued his journey to Mastersonville, where Dr. Becker dressed the wound.
The Presbyterian cottage prayer meeting was held at the resident of Mrs. Addie Strickler, last Tuesday evening. The Morphet Smith Company, the last of the Mount Joy Star. Course of entertainments, will be given In Mt. Joy Hall, this evening.
The Brethren in Christ denomination held prayer meeting services last evening at the home of Mary Ann Obendorff. Rey. S. R. Smith, of Harrisburg, will conduct services in Mount Joy Hall, next Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, under the auspices of the Brethren in Christ denomination.
Mrs. John Wilson was tendered a handkerchief surprise on Wednesday. High Constable Eli Williams will move into the newly remodeled house of Dr. Samuel Lytle, on West Main street. The Washington School of Florin, will give an entertainment in Mount Joy Hall on Saturday evening.
The men's union. prayer meeting will be held at its regular place this evening. John Greenwalt succeeded Monroe Frank as. janitor of the Reformed Mennonite. Church.
H. E. Newcomer. is serving as a juror in the United States Court at Philadelphia this week. Rev.
J. Boehm, a retired Methodist minister, occupied the pulpit in the United Evangelical Church, last Sunday morning and evening. Mrs. J. G.
Metzger attended the funeral of her brother, Harry Greiner, at Lebanon, last Wednesday. The Brethren in Christ denomination will have preaching services at the Mount Pleasant Church, a north of town, next Sunday morning. On Saturday evening there will be prayer meeting at the residence of E. B. Wolgemuth, near there.
Rev. R. L. Clark, pastor of the Bethany Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, will occupy the pulpit of the Mt. Joy Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning and evening.
In the afternoon he will preach in the Donegal Presbyterian Church. Rev. 'A. A. Long, who spent the past two weeks in Schuylkill county, has again returned and will his pulpit in the United Evangelical Church, next Sunday morning and evening.
NEWS FROM DENVER. Borough Industries Badly in Need of Hands--K. G. E. Boom Session.
Denver, March shoe factory, as well as nearly all the other factories, in in need badly of more hands. Quite a number of new houses are required to induce employes to locate here. Mr. Adam J. Afflebach was married to Miss Lizzie Swigert last Saturday evening at the Lutheran parsonage by Rev.
D. L. Fogleman. Mr. Chas.
S. Hicks, of Akron, was married on Sunday to Miss Erna Irene Kline, of near this borough, at the Trinity U. B. parsonage by Rev. S.
G. Kauffman. The spelling bee held in the fire company's hall last Saturday evening for the benefit of the Denver base ball club was a grand success. The K. G.
E. of this borough will hold a boom session in their hall on Friday evening, March 22. The Reformed Missionary Society rendered a good programme on Monday. night. St.
John's Union Sunday-school is rehearsing at present twice a week for their Easter programme. The Denver Band will open a fair in the Fireman's Hall on Saturday evening, March 23. Notes From Marietta. Marietta, March dition to- the moving of the ice yesterday came plenty of evidence of the near approach of spring in the form of wild ducks and geese, robins, blackbirds, blue birds and blue jays. S.
B. Harner, the stone-cutter, was the frst to announce the arrival of the birds. On Wednesday little Masters Michael and Buddy Shellenberger entertained their fellow members of Miss McNeal's Kindergarten school, near Watts Station. Of course, the boys' mother was the prime factor in the entertaining, but the little fellows were happy none the less. Miss Kathryn L.
Herr, a trained nurse, who spent several months at Burnham this winter, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kaylor, at Rowenna. Miss Herr is taking a much needed This week.
Prof. A. A. Knoch, the musician, removed with his family to a larger field of labor at York. The professor is director of the York City Band and has many pupils in that city.
He will continue to come to Marietta once a Landisville Happenings. Landisville, March C. L. Hershey was 8 given a birthday dinner by Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Newcomer, of Mountville, which was attended by the following persons: Rev. and Mrs. Harvey S.
Hershey, Mrs.ft Susan Hershey, Mrs. H. C. Greider, Mrs. Hershey, Miss Mary Swarr, Miss Anna Hershey, Mrs.
Lizzie Denham, Miss Hazel Denham, Miss Alberta Denham, all of Landisville, and Mrs. Martin G. Peifer, of Lancaster. Henry Herr and wife spent Sunday at Strasburg. J.
M. Rutt was at Harrisburg on Tuesday. Pupils of the Landisville High School, won seven prizes at the Centreville spelling bee, last Saturday evening, the winners being as follows: Emma Nissley, Edna Wolf, Grace Aungst, Margaret Aungst and Mary Baker each one, and Paul. Baker two. The Monitor Steam Heating Company employes are now.
having Saturday half holidays. Prayer, meeting services evening will at the be held Wednesday home of Mrs. Watson. Christian H. Newcomer was at Harrisburg on Tuesday.
David M. Long spent Sunday at Silver Spring with John Wasser. The Landisville High school Literary Society will give an entertainment in the school house this evening. There will also be a debate, the subject for discussion being, "Resolved, That foreign Immigration should be abolished." The speakers for the affirmative side will be Miss Ethel Steinkomph and Amos Aungst and the negative, Miss Grace Aungst and Walter NEWS. OF CHRISTIANA.
New Borough Council Organized--Per sonal Affairs. Christiana, March new borough council organized on Monday night as follows: President, Eslie Keen; Clerk, Oscar Moore; Street Commissioner, Samuel Fougel; Borough Solicitor, W. U. Hensel. Thomas McGowan has sold his double brick dwelling house on Broad street to Mrs.
Sarah A. Ferguson on private terms. Charles Sheeler, of Philadelphia, son of David Sheeler, was in town on Tuesday. He will move to Boston in a few weeks, which will hereafter be his future home. Mr.
Sheeler is engaged in the concrete brick business. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Coates had a very genuine and happy surprise OR Monday, the occasion of the tenth anniversary of their marriage. About twenty-five of their intimate friends were present.
Koons, plumber and tinsmith, has opened a store on Gay street, in the rooms formerly occupied as Townsley's Cafe. Mr. William Pennock is fast converting his new building on Bridge street into handsome shaving parlors. Mrs. Eslie Irwin, a former resident of this place, arrived here from Indiana on Thursday.
She will make this her future home. Mr. Samuel Rea, of Atglen, has moved into the house formerly occupied by Samuel A. Keen, on Slokom avenue. Mr.
William Sproul, of Chester, was is town on Wednesday looking after his property interests in this vicinity. The pupils of the Grammar School will grapple on Friday next with the question, "Resolved, That steam is more useful than electricity." These debates are proving very interesting and beneficial to the pupils of that grade. Rumor has with a strong semblance of truth, that the long-delayed enlargement of our machine shops is to take place this summer, the railroad company having promised to give them a siding into the ground where they propose to build. Mr. and Mrs.
Ross A. Turner, of Millersburg, Illinois, have been visiting Mrs. Brinton Walter and other friends. Mr. Turner is a native of Colerain.
He went West when a boy and had not been in the neighborhood for seventeen years. Affairs In Florin. Florin, March Florin Literary Society will hold a joint debate this evening with the Nestor Club, Manhelm, in the Washington 'School House. "Resolved, That the death penalty be abolished for wilful murder," will be the question for debate. Florin has the affirmative side and Amos Shelley, A.
Missemer Martin and D. N. Noll are the speakers. Roth Brothers, the photographers, on Wednesday moved their gallery into the Levi Sheetz property. Norman Mennaugh, of Pittsburg, spent several days with his father, Ell Mennaugh.
The Brethren in Christ. demomination will hold prayer meeting services next Tuesday evening, at the home of Henry Sheetz. The Zion children will hold services in the Methodist Church next Sunday morning. The Brethren in Christ will organize a Sunday-school, on Sunday, March 24. Mountville News.
Mountville, March following services will be held in the churches of the borough on Sunday: United Brethren-Sunday-school at preaching at ReformedSunday-school at preaching at 10:30 and 7:45. Charles Kauffman is moving his household goods to his residence, along the Lancaster turnpike. The ladies of the Mountville Fire Company will hold an oyster supper in their hall on Thursday evening. The Young Men's League held their annual banquet last evening, and were entertained royally by the committee. Miss Sarah Marks has returned from a visit to Philadelphia with Mr.
and Mrs. W. N. Ramsey. Spelling Bee at Roseville.
A spelling bee will be held in the Roseville School House on Saturday evening, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. There will be four classes, as follows: All children twelve years of age and under; all public school children spelling, open to all; general information class, open to all. Four prizes will be awarded in each class. An entertainment will be given by the school. The public in invited to come, rain or shine.
Increase of Pension. The pension of Henry Decter, Rossmere, has been increased from $10 to $17 per month under the general law, through the agency of M. V. Kilburn. STOCK OWNERSHIP CASE THE DEFENSE OFFERS LITTLE TESTIMONY Brown Does Not Take Stand in Equity Case Instituted by P.
B. Shaw to Try Ownership of Railway and Light Stock. In Court Friday morning before both Judges, the hearing in the equity case of: Philip B. Shaw against James Brown was resumed, the taking of testimony not having been completed last week. The issue is to determine the ownership of five hundred shares of the preferred stock of the Lancaster County Railway and Light Company, which is claimed by both parties.
The stock stands on the company's books in Brown's name, and he claims he was at all times its Shaw avers that, although the stock vas issued in Brown's name, it was really owned by himself and W. W. Griest, who secured Brown's consent to act as an undisclosed principal in the organization of the railway and light company. At the hearing on last Thursday the plaintiff's side of the case was presented, and one witness for the defense, Mr. Rufus Shipley, examined for the defense.
The same attorneys appeared in Court this morning, Hon. W. U. Hensel and Frank Pritchard, for the plaintiff, and ex-Judge Beitler, John Dickey, and Wm. R.
Brinton, for the delense. Before offering anything to the Court the counsel indulged in a lengthy conference in order to agree on certain points to facilitate matters. Judge Beitler then stated to the Court that by mutual agreement Mr. William B. Given was not asked to come here from New York to-day to testify, but a note was placed on the record that he would be asked the same questions and make similar answers as did Mr.
Shipley. The latter testified that all four gentlemen, Messrs. Shaw, Griest, Shipley and Given, at the former's request, agreed that Mr. Brown should be given a fifth interest in the stock, in consideration of his assistance in the preliminaries. It was admitted by the plaintiff that up to the time of the bringing of this suit, the dividends the disputed stock were paid to Brown.
The $32,000 note given by Shaw to C. A. Furbush at the time the plaintiff delivered the stock to Brown was then offered in evidence. Much t. the surprise of those who are following the case, the defense then announced that it rested, Mr.
Brown not being placed on the stand. Counsel for the plaintiff then retired and consulted at length. The Court was then informed that the plaintiff had no evidence In rebuttal to offer, and the testimony on both sides closed. Next Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock was fixed as the time for arguing the case. Divorces Granted.
The Court has granted the follow. ing divorces: John Rutter, city, from Minnie Rutter, on the ground of desertion; Joseph S. Brientnall from Violette L. Varney Brientnall, desertion; Lillie E. Barr, city, from Chester C.
Barr, desertion. Applications for Divorce. Bessie M. Bardsley, city, has applied for a divorce from Richard H. Bardsley, on the ground of desertion.
Dwight Scott Machey, of Rothsville, applies for a divorce from Allie May Machey, on the ground of desertion. Hotel License Granted. The Court this morning granted hotel license to Andrew G. Miller for the Eagle Hotel, New Holland. This application was passed on the day the other applications were granted.
Supervisor Resigns. The resignation of Jacob N. Rudy, road supervisor of Upper Leaco*ck, was presented to Court Friday morning and the application of Dr. W. W.
Kellar for the vacancy was fled. OBITUARY. Death of Peter Marks. Peter Marks, a well-known resident of Red Run, Brecknock township, died at an early hour on Wednesday morning, of rheumatism, after a protracted illness, aged about seventy-five years. The deceased was a horse dealer by occupation.
His wife died six years ago. The following children survive him: Emma, wife of Samuel Harting, of Swartzville; Kate, wife of Martin Shifter, of Adamstown; John, Swartzville; Joseph, Terre HIll; Frank, Monterey; Jefferson, Vinemont, Berks county; Edward, of near Reading, and Ella, wife of Richard Kern, with whom the deceased had resided. Mr. Marks was a member of the Reformed congregation at Muddy Creek. The funeral will be held on Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the late home at Red Run.
Services and burial at Muddy Creek Church. Rev. S. Schweitzer will conduct the funeral services. Death of Mrs.
Emma Frey Hull. Mrs. Emma Frey Hull, wife of Oscar G. Hull, died at her home, 1239 North Fifty-fifth street, Philadelphia, at 9 o'clock Sunday evening, of pulmonary tuberculosis. The deceased, who was forty-nine years of age, was a native of Lancaster county and spent her girlhood in Marietta.
She is survived by her husband and three children, Ethelbert, of Buffalo, N. Benjamin, of Philadelphia, and Maud, of Philadelphia. Two brothers and two sisters also survive, 8. F. Frey, of Marietta, being one of the brothers.
Funeral services were held at her late home Tuesday evening, and next morning the remains were taken to Mt. Joy, where interment was made. Death of Mrs. Henry Martin. Mrs.
Elizabeth Martin, wife of Henry Martin, of Conestoga Centre, died Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock from apoplexy, in her seventy-first year. She was a member of the Reformed Church. Beside the husband the following children survive: Mrs. Henry H. Shenk, of Lancaster: Mrs.
Barton Herr, of Lancaster; Mrs. William F. Bruner, of Philadelphia; G. W. P.
Martin, of Lancaster; Mrs. Rebecca Wartel, of Millersville; Mrs. H. A. Long, of Lancaster; Mrs.
Charles R. Smith, of Philadelphia. The funeral will be held on Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the house and at 10:30 o'clock at the Reformed Church in Conestoga Centre. Death of Mrs. Richard McCarthy.
Mrs. Richard McCarthy, sixty years of age, of Leaman Place, died Tuesday night from a complication of diseases, which followed A paralytic attack which she had a year ago. She was a Miss Tracy, of Lancaster before marriage, and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, this city. Besides her husband the following children survive: Dennis, a Pennsylvania railroad track foreman; Richard, telegraph operator at Buffalo, N.
Annie, of Lancaster; Thomas, chief clerk in the Superintendent's office of the Pennsylvania railroad at Buffalo; Margaret, a school teacher at Buck, and Alice, at home. A son, the late James A. McCarthy, of Lancaster, was drowned several years ago while bathing in the Conestoga River. The funeral service will be held at ten o'clock Saturday morning at St. Mary's Church, this city.
Death of John Lewis. John Lewis, son of Joshua D. and Mary A. Lewis, of 340 East Fulton street, died on Wednesday morni.g, aged eighteen years, after an illness of only two days with appendicitis. Deceased was a native of Columbia and was employed by W.
T. Killinger as a stone cutter. His parents and the following brothers and sisters survive: Katie, at home; Anna wife of Chas. Edwards, of West Grove; Albert, Abraham, and Gardner, at home. The funeral will be held on Saturday morning at 8:30 o'clock at the house, with services at Habecker's Mennonite Church, Central Manor.
Death of Jacob Farley. Jacob well-known resident of Lock Haven, father-in-law of Mrs. Eleanor Bressler Farley, of this city, died on Tuesday, aged seventy-seven years, death being due to a complication, of diseases. He had numerous acquaintances in this city. Franklin L.
Eckman Dead. Franklin L. Eckman, of 320 Dauphin street, died on Wednesday, after a brief illness from pneumonia. He was a native of Rawlinsville and was Aftysix years old. His wife and the following children survive: Benjamin, Mrs.
Olive Murr, Horace, Mrs. Clara Buckwalter, George, Kate, David, Walter, Dewey, Mary and John. The funeral will be held on Saturday afternoon; interment in Greenwood cemetery. Died In the West. Chief of Police Bushong has received a telegram informing him of the death of Charles McLaughlin, formerly of: Lancaster, at Goldfield, Nevada, and asking that his relatives be notifled.
The Chief learned that the deceased wag in the railroad service in Lancaster, and was the son of a contractor, but none of the family now resides here. A sister, Miss Mary McLaughlin, is a trained nurse in a Philadelphia Hospital, and a brother, Harry, is in England. There is another brother, Daniel, but his where abouts is unknown. Death of Mrs. Susan Sprout.
Mrs. Susan Sprout, wife of George Sprout, of Bamfordville, died on Tuesday from the effects of a paralytic attack, in her. sixtieth year. She was born at Sporting HIll, Rapho township, and was a Miss George before marriage. She affiliated with the Lutheran Church.
Besides her husband she 19 survived by a son, Monroe, of Cincinnati, and a sister, Mrs. Clayton Bixler, of Philadelphia. Funeral services were be held at the o'clock Friday afternoon, interment being made at Lancaster cemetery, this city. Death of George Zeisert. George Zeisert, a retired farmer, died at 11 a.
m. on Wednesday at the home of his son-in-law, Peter E. Shirk, of Blue Ball, aged seventy-nine years, from pneumonia. The deceased was a member of the Weaverland Mennonite Church. One son, Martin, of Voganville, and two daughters, Mrs.
Peter E. Shirk, Blue Ball, and Annie, at home, survive. The funeral will be held on Sunday at one p. m. at the house and at the Weaverland Mennonite Church at two o'clock.
Death of Mrs. W.m. Schlag. Mrs. Anna E.
Schlag, wife of William Schlag, residing near Eden, died suddenly on Monday night from acute indigestion, aged fifty-two years. Deceased was a daughter of Levi and Eliza Reemsnyder. Her husband and several children survive. The funeral WAS held Thursday afternoon at one o'clock at the house, and at two at the Landis Valley Meeting House. Death of John Knosp.
John Knosp, residing at Hunsecker's Mill, Manheim township, died Tuesday evening from a complication, of diseases, aged years. He was a farmer and at times an auctioneer. His wife and two children survive, the former. having been Miss Anna Lines, of Upper Leaco*ck township, before marriage. Death of Mrs.
Charles C. Baker, Mrs. Mary A. Baker, wife of Chas. C.
Baker, died at her home, in Camden, N. Monday. The deceased was a daughter of the late Henry and Mary Metzger, of this city, and a number of relatives reside here. The funeral was held on Thursday at 2 p. from her late home, No.
12 North Thirty-fourth street, Camden. Death of Harry Good in lowa. C. F. Good, of Ephrata, was ap: I LING 111 of pneumonia 1899-Eight New years ago to -day Rudyard Kipling, whowhad March 16, Find in York, was pronounced convalescent.
a physician. prised Friday of the sudden death at Waterloo, Iowa, Thursday, of his son, Harry Good. Death was caused by heart disease. Death of a Child. Paul, the five-months'-old child of Lemon Witmer, died at Gordonville on Monday.
The funeral held Taursday at 10:30 a. with services and interment at Centre Church. RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN COUNTY CHURCHES ON SUNDAY. Mennonite Church, MillersvilleSunday-school at 8:15 a. preaching at 9:30 a.
m. by Rev. S. G. Shetter.
Mennonite Home, Oreville---Preaching at 2:30 p. m. The Reformed Mennonites will hold services in their church, on East James street, on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock; at Strasburg at 10 a. at Landisville at 9:45 a. and at New Danville at 9:30 a.
m. On March 17, Fifth Sunday in Lent, service will be held at All Saints' Church, Paradise, at 10:15 a. and at Grace Church, Nickel Mines, at 3 p. m. United Brethren Church, ReftonPreaching on Sunday at 7:30 p.
Sunday-school at 9:30 a. m. Centreville-Preaching at 2:30 p. Sunday-school at 1:30 p. m.
Rev. J. C. Pease, pastor. Bird-in-Hand M.
E. Church, Rev. Theo W. Bare, pastor-Sunday-school at 9:15 a. pre: ching at Soudersburg at 10 a.
Gordonville at 3 p. Bird-in-Hand at 7:30 p. m. Mount Nebo Circuit, Rev. W.
C. Skeath, pastor-Services on Sunday as follows: Mount Nebo-Sunday-school at 9 a. preaching at 10 a. Bethesda-preaching at 2:30 p. m.
Raw-Preaching at 7:30 p. m. Subject of sermons, "Amusem*nts Permissible to Christians." Safe Harbor Circuit Preaching at Safe Harbor at 10 a. Conestoga at 3 Clearfield at 7:30 p.m. Rev.
S. P. Erisman will preach on Sunday as follows: 10 a. in the United Evangelical Church, Akron; at Rothsville U. E.
Church at 2 p. and at Brownstown U. E. Church at 7:15 p. m.
United Evangelical churches, Creswell, Rev. Thomas Knecht, pastorCreswell, 10 a. m. preaching; Pittsburg, 2:30 p. m.
preaching; Conestoga, 7:15 p. m. preaching. Church of God, Rev. Harvey S.
Hershey, pastor-Landisville-Sundayschool at a. Junior C. E. at 5:45 p. Senior C.
E. at 6:30 p. and preaching at 7 p. m. RohrerstownSunday-school at 9:30 a.
preaching at 10:30 a. prayer meeting at 7 p. m. Willow Street Charge--Services for Sunday as follows: At Willow Street at 10 a. preaching sermon by Rev.
Charles Rupp, of the Reformed Theological Seminary. Special offering for famine sufferers in China will be taken. Jr. C. E.
at 2 p. m. Salem Reformed Church, Rohrerstown, Rev. T. Derr, pastor--Regular services next Sunday at 10 a.
and 7:15 p. Sunday-school, 9 a. and Catechetical class at 2 p. m. On Palm Sunday, at 7:15 p.
there will be a reunion of all the classes conArmed during Rev. T. Derr's pastorate. The pastor will preach a special sermon on that occasion. Sunday services, Salem Reformed Church, at Heller's--Sunday-school at 9 a.
church service at 10 a. conducted by Dr. W. Richards, of the Theological Seminary, Heidelberg League at 7 p. m.
at the home of Mr. H. P. Reidenbach, at Mascot. FATAL DRINK OF CARBOLIC ACID.
The Victim a Weak-Minded Resident of Ephrata. Harvey 'B. Frantz, thirty-one years of age, son of Dr. F. S.
Frantz, of Ephrata, formerly of Lancaster, was found unconscious on the floor of his room at the Zook Hygiene Home, about 6 o'clock Thursday evening, and a partially empty bottle of carbolic acid on the table, coupled with the man's looks, told a tale of attempted suicide. It was an eight ounce bottle, out of which about an ounce and a half had been taken. Dr. Henry was hurriedly summoned, and later the victim was removed to the General Hospital, where he died at noon Friday. After an investigation by the Coroner that afternoon the body was removed to Ephrata.
Frantz was employed at the home. He was weak-minded, and of late had been melancholy, complaining that people took less interest in him than formerly, SCHOOL BOY DROWNED MILTON SLAYMAKER FALLS IN CREEK Returning Home From School Near Strasburg, Slips Into Beaver Creek. Accident Viewed by Brother and Sister--Floated Quarter Mile, A very sad accident occurred onWednesday afternoon on the Abram Denlinger farm, in Strasburg township, Milton Slaymaker, the sevenyear-old son of Joseph Slaymaker, being drowned in the Little Beaver. creek. The little fellow was on his way home from the Beaver Valley school, where he was attencing his first term, and in walking along the stream he slipped down a bank and was carried away by the swift current.
Accompanying the boy were an older brother and sister and other schoolmates, but they were powerless to save him. They spread the alarm, but it was not until ten o'clock on Wednesday night that Joseph Shissler found the body lodged against a fence on the Girvin farm, about a quarter of a mile from the point where the accident occurred. Under ordinary circ*mstances the Little Beaver is a diminutive stream, but the rains and melting snow had greatly swollen its usual dimensions, and its current was dangerous. WEDDING BELLS. Stoll-Bowman.
Mr. Clarence Stoll and Miss Carolyn F. Bowman were united in marriage Thursday evening at six o'clock, at the home of the bride's parents, exBurgess and Mrs. Martin S. Bowman, in Mt.
Joy, in the presence of the immediate families of the contracting parties by Rev. Kensey J. Stewart, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. The groom is a son of John H. Stoll, ticket and express agent for the Pennsylvania, railroad at Mt.
Joy. He is a graduate of State College and is an electrical engineer in New York city, The bride is a Mt. Joy High School graduate and has a large circle of in timate friends. They left last night for Chicago, which place will be their! future home, as Mr. Stoll is to conduct a branch business in that city for New York firm.
Aungst-Elsenberger. On Thursday at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John: Eisenberger, Fourteenth street, East Columbia, Miss Susie E. Eisenberger was united in marriage to Elmer R.
Aungst, of Mountville. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. J. Pannebecker, pastor of Trinity Reformed Church, in the presence of the immediate families of the contracting parties.
Prof. Wilmer Highfleld, of Wilmington, presided at the piano and rendered the wedding march from Lohengrin. After 1 the ceremony a wedding dinner was ser ed. The couple left on a wedding trip; to New York, Philadelphia and Wile mington and upon their return will rel side with the bride's parents. Bone-Heidenrich.
At the home of Mr. Harry Heidenrich, 142 North Plum street, on Thursday afternoon at five o'clock, his daughter, Miss Mary, was wedded to Mr. Elmer E. Bone. Rev.
A. G. Flexer, pastor of Grace United Evangelical Cl.urch, officiated and used the ring ceremony. The house was prettily decorated with Southern smilax and palms. The attendants were Miss Mary Bone, sister of the bridegroom, and Mr.
Wm. Heidenrich, brother of the bride. A reception, attended by a number of guests from out of town, followed the ceremony, and later the couple left for Philadelphia, where they will reside. Aged Man Meets With Painful Accle dent. The many friends of Mr.
David Leaman, an aged and respected restdent of Manheim township, will be pained to learn of an accident which occurred to him on Tuesday. He had just returned home, with his son, David, from market, and while in the act of alighting from the wagon made a misstep and fell to the ground, breaking his left collar bone. Dr. E. H.
Witmer, of Neffsville, rendered the necessary medical aid. Sale of Household Furniture. Elias H. Hershey will sell on Thursday afternoon, March 21, at his restdence, near Binkley's Bridge, his entire stock of household and kitchen furniture, consisting of bureaus, sideboards, beds, desks, buffalo robe, etc..
