Lititz Record

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YOL. XXXIII.
For New Year
J O U have undoubtedly been thinking of a
• • New Year Gift for your husband, son or
beau, and it comes to you almost like a
dilema to decide what to buy. We will
help you and suggest just some of the
things that will please arid at the same time be
useful. We h i v e not the place to go into detail,
but the following are a few of the many suggestive
articles :
Suits, Overcoats
Raincoats, Trousers, Knit Jackets
Sweater Coats, Underwear, Shirts, Ties
Collars, Handkerchiefs, Suspenders
Umbrellas, Gloves, Half Hose
Mufflers, Hats
and Caps
and in fact we think we are better able to give you
an idea of what we carry if you will come and make
an inspection of the line and you can depend on it
that our prices are right.
W. H. BUCH
CLOTHIER and GENTS' FURNISHER
Record Building, LITITZ, PA.
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NEW YEAR and Gloves
of Every Description
GIFTS FOR
Men and Boys
WINGERT & HAAS,
(Successors to H. L. Boas) .
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O O O O Q O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Q Q O O C
Rubbers Every Man. Woman and Child should
have a pair of Rubbers at this season
of the year Wet Feet always travel
the road that ends in the Hospital, and
it's usually a short trip,
We've the Best Rubbers made we sell no other sort—lor poor Rubbers
are worse than no Rubbers at all.
From the Little " T o t " to the Head ol the Family, there's a pair of Good
Rubbers here tor all.
Mother wants Comfort, Sister wants Style, Father wants Durability, while
the Younger Feet want Protection. We are showing e^ery desirable St>le
Our Rubbers I?it perfectly, and our Prices are as low as the quality will allow
STORE CLOSED SATURDAY, JANUARY ist
WE G i y E GREEN STAMPS
eHftS- H, PREY
T H E S H Q E MAN
3 and 5 East King St. ? = Lancaster, Pa.
U a n e a s t e r T r u s t Co,
Nos, N. Qugep St., Lancaster, Pa.
C A P I T A L p a i d i n
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Acts as Executor, Administrator. Guardian, Reoeiyer 01' Trustee.
Solicits the Accounts of Individuals, Firms and Corporations.
Allows Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit.
Issues Letters of Credit and Travelers Checks' available throughout the world.
Wills Receipted For and Safely Kept Without Charge.
Assumes Entire Charge of Real Estate.
OFFICERS:
JOHN HERTZLER, President.
S. M. MYERS, Vice President.
JOS. T. BEENEMAN, Treasurer.
HERBERT C. MILLED, Assistant Treasurer
JOHN S. GRAYBILL., Real Estate Officer
HON. W. U. HENSEL, Solicitor
HON. J HAY BROWN
GRABILL B. LONG
JOHN D. SKI LES
DIRECTORS:
H. W. HARTMAN
S. M. MYERS
JOH-ÇT HERTZ^ER
OLIVER ROLAND. M.D
JPHN A NAUMAN ''
J T. BREGMA!}? '
A. H. KREIDER
Cfr§njte and Marble Works.
9 to 13 W- VINE ST., Lancaster
LEADER IN
$tjle, Qualitjj and Workmanship.
LQW PRICES AND GOOD WORK,
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RECORD OFFICE,
Lititz. Lane. Co., Pa,
/ Weak Throat—Weak Longs
Cold after cold; cough after cough! Troubled with this
taking-cold habit? Better break it up. We have great
confidence in Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for this work. No
medicine like it for weak throats and weak lungs. Ask
your doctor for his opinion. He knows all about it.
His approval is valuable. Follow his advice at all times.
No alcohol in this cough medicine. /. C. A yer Co., Lowell, Mass. I
Always keep a good laxative in the house. Takeadosewhen yourcoldfirstcomeson. What
is the best laxative for this? Ayer's Pills. Ask your doctor his opinion. Let him decide.
Girls! Girls!
We Never Stop a Day
THE LITITZ SHIRT FACTORY OFEKRS TO GIRLS
above fourteen years of age, light, pleasant, and well
paying work. The factory has all improvements, is
well located and delightful to work in. We also teach begin-ners
free of charge. Courteous attention is assured to all.
Call or write to the Lititz S h i r t F a c t o r y , Lititz, Pa.
Work at Home To such women
who have spare
time who wish
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some light, pleasant and well paying work at home, will find
same by applying at the Shirt Factory, Lititz, Pa.
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INVESTMENTS AND
HOMES IN LITITZ
Two-Story Frame House, newly re-modeled
and repaired, hot air on first-floor,
hot-water on second, two cisterns,
six rooms and out kitchen. I,ot 33^x200
ft., So. Spruce St., $2500.
Double Two-Story Frame House, new,
six rooms to each house. Good invest-ment.
Center st., $3000.
Two-Story Frame House, well built,
eight rooms, lot 40x150 ft., 1$. Front st.,
Warwick, $2400.
Two-Story Frame House, nine rooms,
corner Orange and Cedar sts., centrally
located and convenient to all parts of
town. $2100.
Other properties in different parts of
the town up to $9000.
We have inquiries for first mortgage
loans in sums ranging from $800 to $2500.
Buclt & Hassler
Lititz, Pa.
IND. PHONE 17X.
W. S. Bucta, Attorney at Law
_ S. C. Hassler, Auet.
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Pleasant View Bakery
GEO. B. GISH, Prop.
Qraers laft ͻt the o face of 0. N. Derr will receive
prompt attention.
Choice Bread
Rolls, Buns
and Cakes
All orders promptly filled.
Few Equal—None Excel
US IN A FULL LINE OF ;
Florida Oranges and Tan- ;
g e r l n e s , J a m a i c a Banan-as,
Almeria and Basket
Grapes, Cabbage, Celery
("Paper Shell Almonds
NUTS ^ English Walnuts
Cream and Pecan Nuts
Full Line of Candy
Maurice River Cove OYSTERS
direct from the beds. Give
them a |rìal.
Ground Oyster Shells
always on haiicf—65c per 100 lbs.
j£. C. RITCHIE
Railroad Restaurali', Lititz.
Infl. Rhone No. if
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Bershey & Gibbel
Scriveners,
a n ö IReal e s t a t e art?)
i n s u r a n c e a g e n ts
Deeds, Wills, Mortgages and a) I.Legal
Papers promptly and c a r e f u l ly
drawn. A-lso Clerking of Sales.
Special attention given to the Set-tlement
of Decedents' Estates. Mod-erate
charges for all services. Our
rates of
f i r e "(Insurance
guaranteed as low as any
Office hours from 6 to 9 P. M. at
In Tel. 147 LITITZ, Pa
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BREAD QUALITY
WE EMPLOY expert bakers
and use the highest q uality
01 material. Our goods can be de-pended
upon to be goo;l.
W. D. FICHTHORN
Branch Store Formerly Bow-
Rudy's Me^t man's Bakery
Market
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Leading Farmers' Hotel in the City
Centrally Located.
Sorrel Horse Hotel,
A. B. ADAMS, Prop'r.
m S F K S R , a s C E N T S.
4 5 W King St,, Lancaster, Pa
¡—•The old Reliable1
Brunnerville Store
Delighted!
It delights us to show the new-good
things to eat and wear. We
want you to feel at perfect liberty
to shop here, whether you want
anything or not.
When you don't know just what
to eat, or want something different,
just look over our stock.
About 2 5 0 Pair of Shoes at a nd
B e l ow Cost-S h o e s to 'fit Men,
Women and Children.
Children's Stockings, a few sizes
of good wool at 5c a pair.
Extra Good Boys'. Overshirts at
. 25c each.
Handkerchiefs 2 for 5c, worth
IOC each.
New Orleans Molasses, 15c qt.
Notice! This «tore will be
closed after 9.30 A.M.
Christmas Day. Also after 11.30
A.M. on New Year's Day.
E. G. GEYER
"SAVORY"
Seamless
ROASTER
It is self-basting—Concave
bottom collects the natural
-juices of the meat, cooking it
through and through the roast
and basting it.
Self-browning—It browns the
roast beautifully.
Leave covered and it comes
out highly-flavord and tender.
C . H . K r e i d e r 's
Hardware Store
19 Main St., Lititz
Highest Prices Paid for
CHICKEN^ MEONS
DU^KS, EGGS, ETC,
Extra Good Prices Paid for -
HOMER SQUABS
Calves Wanted
C. E LONG
0(!e square North qf Warwick House
LlTlTg, Pa, Ind. Phone 124L
R«dy Special Trunk |
Canvass eoyered, brass trimmed, $
2 straps, fibre bound, 28 inch, ® p"ce, $5.50. §
Cow hide Suit Case, linen lined, g
steel frame, $5 00. 2
Goods delivered free in Lancaster Co. Z
No charge for Initials. J»
PHILIP RUDY'S I
| Harness and Trunk Store |
(S S-45 N Queen Street, LANCASTER 0
S Established 1876 Both Phones H
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Delicious
Bread, Buns, Cakes
Tbe most central and
handiest bakery in Lititz
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A. R. KELLER
Rear of the Rucjy Building
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THE JANSSEN
High Grade
PIANOS
Musical
Instruments
Century
Sheet ilusic
ioc per copy
J. B YOUNG & SON,
38 E. Orange st., Lititz
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TREE GROWING IS CONSIDERED A
MOST PROFITABLE INDUSTRY.
A Lancaster Countian Gives
Views a n d T h i n k s i t is the
T h i n g to Do.
His
DENVER, Col., Dec. 20, 1909.
BD. RECORD :
Thinking that many of the RECORD
readers would like to read about in
dustries of the great west, I shall try
and give a few of my ideas of com-mercial
life. Perhaps not more than
thirty years ago men rushed west in
search for gold, thinking that
fortune was awaiting them, without
very much exertion on their part.
Many people have gained their desires
and many have gained their fortunes
in a different way than by prospecting
for the valuable ore. In the pioneer
days irrigation was not known which
caused very much trouble in getting a
livelihood, because farming was con-sidered
a failure in the arid lands ; be-sides
that they had to content them-selves
with rough experiences among
the Indians and outlaws.
To-day those conditions do not
exist. The pioneer days are past;
the cowboys are of a natural disposi
tion ; many Indians are good farmers
and most are self supporting although
the government still does have places
where they give food every month and
give wagons, etc , to them. No white
man is allowed to earn his living on
an Indian reservation, unless he mar-ries
a squaw. Half breeds may take
up land.
Many people think that it is hard to
earn a living in the west and "think
that the chances of making a small
fortune was only in the early days
Well, I do think that it is pretty hard
to get work in the west from what I
see and even had ^the experience.
When people get out of a job in a city
they often go to an other large city,
which usually may be 800 miles in
either direction. I have done that
myself, but usually enjoy a trip.
Factories in the western cities are
more scarce than in the eastern cities
and along some lines of trades and
professions money is earned easier
here, but living is higher here, many
people living in small apartments of
one to three rooms ; but country life is
more profitable than ever before. Fai-mers
are getting independent and
have advantages over the city man in
many ways.
In Denver and the small towns
buildings are erected and sky scrapers
are under construction while a few
more are in contemplation ; plans are
also being laid for a civic centre. But
to write more how people make a liv-ing,
I can see where many men go
west with but a few hundred dollars
and buy lands and it usually brings
them a better income than factories,
stocks or bonds.
The government free homestead land
is going very fast; that of course is
only one crop of land and never will
be any other, but the homestead law
and country work often sctres the
city man.
One of the best farming chances
that appeals to my tqiqd is -tl^e euca-lyptus.
This I suppo.se is an entirely
new business ^nd new name (o most
of the eastern people, and no,t much
known atnong the Rocky mountain
people, on account of the climatic con-dition-
It, hqwever, qnly grows where
citrus fruit grows, which is mostly
limited in certain localities in South-ern
California, This is a hard wood
timber and grows to commercial size
in ten years.
The eucalyptus tree is a native of
Australia ; it is the fastest gtowing
tree known ; was first brought to this
country about 60 years ago by a tourist
who admired the tree very much in
Australia. A 23-year old tree is known
to grow 27 feet in circumference.
These trees are known to grow 450
feet high, which tells us that the
Mareposa tree (red bark tree) in Cali-fornia
is not the only big tree. This
tree will grow over one inch in diam-eter
in one year and as high as 150
feet in ten years," while it takes
from 50 to 100 years for other hard
wood trees to grow to the same size
The tap-root is known to go do wn
250 feet. Another•• peculiar feature is
that some species of eucalyptus trees
shed their bark every winter, but it is
an evergreen tree. There are about
240 different species of eucalyptus
trees, but only, about 10 species plant-ed
for commercial purposes. This
business can never have an over pro-duction,
because every working day
witnesses the cutting of 100,000 acres
of timber in the United States. This
nation consumes twenty-five billion
feet ot harwood timber in a year. The
United States forestry society states
that in fifteen years the present sup-plies
will be gone.
These trees always will sprout from
the stump after being cut, and the
second growth will grow to the same
size in from two-thirds to four-fifth of
the time required for the first crop.
Eucalyptus wood is suitable for the
interior finish of residences, public
buildings, railway coaches, etc. Here
are named a few difterent species used
for that purpose: globulous, citrio-dora,
reisinferia, rostrada and botryoi.
des. These woods are very hard aod
heavy and are susceptible of a very
high piano finish. The durability of
this wood is great.
A few years ago eucalyptus was not
planted strictly for commercial use.
Today large nurseries are devoted to
its growing. Farmers, when taking
up land, usually planted these trees
for shade and for fuel, because coal is
high in price in California. In Los
Angeles coal is $11 a ton. Eucalyptus
is considered superior over the orange
or fruit orchards, principally because
the fruit business is more or less an
uncertainty, while the timber prop-osition
has less danger. A heavy rain
during the blooming season of the
fruit checks fertilization, a small crop
being the result, while the more, rain
for the eucalyptus the better results
obtained. The harvesting of the fruit
period is only a few weeks, while the
cutting of. trees extends over any
period of the year. Dividends grow
all the time, besides the labor of an
orchard is yery much more than a
forest of trees.
In California some of the best land
is used for planting the eucalyptus
globulous wood for the market, be-sides
being profitable. Railroad com-panies
are planting large tracts for
their use. This, however, is consider-ed
the best industry in the Golden
State and is just growing out of its
infancy. Many different medicines
are made from the oil of the tree, and
the tree makes a fine shade, which
gives a fragrant atmosphere, but the
pepper trees are superior for a shade
tree, which resembles a weeping wil-low.
California has discovered in the
various species of eucalyptus a rich
new treasure and may displace the
hickory, walnut, oak and ash and
gives a beautiful mahogany color. An
acre of eucalyptus is worth $2500 in
10 years. HARRY B. LENHERT.
Well Booked on Names.
Do you realize," said a visitor a
few days ago, to the Ann Arbor,
Mich. "Times" man "that in state of
Pennsylvania there are few men who
are as well acquainted with the names
of the old German families as Eugene
K Frueaufi of Ann Arbor, Mich?"
Deputy County Clerk Frueaufi was
born in the good old county of Lan-caster
in Pennsylvania, of the third
generation in this country on the pa-ternal
side, his mother having been
born, however, in Saxony. He was
born in the same house at Lititz in
which his father first saw light and
was the great great grandson of a man
who lived in Salem, North Carolina,
and as his descendant expresses it,
"was called Friderick von Marshall
Herrn Gosserstadt but had the good
-ense to call himself plain "Marshall."
Brat to go back to the story. It is
said that when a traveling man or a
student from Pennsylvania happens in
town and strikes FrueaufF he imme-diately
finds a friend, for no matter
from what part of the state he hails
the deputy will start in with a ques-tion
in regard to some member of the
third or fourth generation, and will
then trace out his parents on his
father's side and his maternal aunts
and uncles until the homesick Key-stoner
thinks he is right at home.
Then it will develop that Frueaufi
never knew any of the family, but he
does know their genealogy to the Nth
degree.
Frueauft speaks German like a na-tive
and can eat in any of the dialects
peculiar to the Pennsylvania Germans.
He is a graduate of the law depart-ment
of the University ot Michigan
with the class of '75 and is the man
who hands out the glad hand and the
marriage licenses in the office to the
would be-benedicts, whom he always
encourages with a little paternal ad-vice,
more often in thé German lang-uage
than otherwise.
Sharp Dog.
The Savannah News has been trying
its hand at a big story, and has suc-ceeded
fairly well. The story in ques-tion
concerns a wonderful dog. Its
name we are told, was Ananias, but
that is probably a printer's error. If
any dependence is to be placed upon
internal evidence it could hardly have
been the dog which bore that dishon-orable
appellation.
The owner af the dog was an en-thusiastic
sportsman, and pretty soon
discovered that his young pointer
was one of a thousand. His special
gift—the dog's that is—was the hunt-ing
of partridges, which he could scent
at a truly amazing distance. The
very word partridge threw him into
excitement, so keen was his enjoy-ment
of the chase.
One day his owner drove to a neigh-boring
town and took the dog along
On the main street, the pointer, who
was running on ahead, suddenly came
to a dead point in the middle of the
road. It was clear that there could be
no covey of partridges—the Southern
partridge is the Northern quail—in
such a place, and the man was entire-ly
at a loss how to explain the curious
proceeding.
He got out of his wagon, stepped
forward and gave the dog the word to
"go on." Slowly and steadily the
dog charged in front of a shop. Then
his behavior was explained. There,
over the door, was this sign :
J . C . PARTRIDGE,
Dry Goods and Notions.
WITHIN THE COUNTY.
B. Frank McCIain is a Republican
condidate for the nomination of mayor
in Lancaster. Mr. McCIain would be
the right man for the honor.
OTitus White, a young farmer residing
at Fairland, Penn township, shot a
large chicken hawk which had been
feasting on poultry in the neighbor-hood.
The bird measured forty-six
inches from tip to tip of wings.
The Farmers' Trust Company, of
Lancaster, has sent out invitations to
the officers, directors and clerks of all
the banks and trust companies in Lan-caster
county for a reception op Satur-day,
January 1, 1910 (New Year's day)
in celebration of the one hundreth an-niversary
of the founding of the insti-tution.
The freight warehouse at East Earl,
along the Downingtown and Lancaster
Railroad, was burned last Thursday
night, entailing a heavy loss. All the
railroad records and books were de-stroyed.
The fire threatened for a
time to sweep every building at the
station. A carload of live stock and two
carloads of other freight were standing
in front of the burning structure, and
as there was no engine handy, a num-ber
of men managed to pull them out
of danger. The loss is about $3500.
OVER THE STATE.
DOWNINGTOWN'S GREAT FIRE.
Sensational I n c i d e n t s i n B u r n i n g of
t h e B i c k i n g P a p e r Mill.
The fire which destroyed the paper
mill of the S A. Bicking Co., a* Down-ingtown,
on Thursday morning, was
marked by several sensational inci-dents.
One young man was killed,
many volunteer firemen injured and
more than thirty employes had nar-row
escapes from death. Francis R.
Entrekin, the youth killed, was not a
member of any of the fire companies,
but offered to aid the men fighting the
flames. He was directing a hose on
some ¡blazing barrels of a resinous
substance, used in the manufacture of
paper, near a wall of the building
when the guy ropes holding a huge
iron chimney parted and the heavy
mass crashed upon him, crushing his
head and killing him instantly.
The spreading flames soon commu-nicated
with properties in the vicinity
of the mill. Three times the Method-ist
Church caught, but each time the
firemen, turning their attention to
this structure, succeeded in extinguish-ing
the fire before it had gained dan-erous
headway. At one time the
roofs of ten surrounding buildings
were burning at the same time, and
only the hardest kind of work on the
part of the firemen kept them from
being destroyed.
A policeman from Coatesville seve-ral
miles distant saw the glare of the
fire and sounded an alarm in that
town, while the fire campanies there
hastened to Downingtown with aid.
Hundreds of farmers joined the volun-teer
firemen when they learned of the
blaze, and before the fire was checked
about five hundred men were fighting
the flames. Water was drawn from
the Brandywine Creek near by.
Big Mummers' Parade.
The arrangements for the big mum-mer's
parade at Lancaster to take
place on New Year's eve, are about
completed and new organizations are
reporting daily that they will partici-pate.
While this is held in the city,
every indication points to a" very suc-cessful
one. Fred F. Groff is chief
marshall and he has appointed fifty
representative men from the city and
county as aids. A battalion of moun-ed
policemen will open the way in
lead of the parade which will be head-ed
by trumpeters and a band of 30
pieces. Clubs will be present from
Philadelphia as well as from nearby
cities and towns. There will be a di-vision
for floats and the manufactur-ers
and merchants will turn out in
great numbers. Large posters have
been distributed all over this and ad-joining
counties advertising the event
and with fine weather the city will see
one of the largest crowds it entertain-ed
for many a day.
One night last week a rat carried off
a peck of winter pears from the dining
room of Mrs. Harry Fields' home in
Danville and hid them in the back of
the cabinet organ.
Somebody has discovered] that the
automobile will be vastly improved
within the next five years. It is hoped
that a corresponding reform will have
been accomplished in the chauffeur,
remarks The Waynesboro Evening
Herald.
Three Bellefonte ministers learned
the printer's trade before they entered
their theological studies. They are
Rev. Dr. Platts, of the Presbyterian
church ; Rev. Dr. Wilcox, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, a m í Rev.
Fred Barry, of the Lutheran church.
Wounded feminine affection is sub-jected
to a 90 per cent, discount by Lu-zerne
county juries. In a breach of
promise suit of Miss Mamie Cunius, of
White Haven, against James Lough-ran,
of Hazel ton, for $20,000, the jury
after being out several hours, returned
verdict for $200.
For the violation of an old Blue Law,
for years on the statute books of the
municipality of Pittsburg, Joseph
Halvea was sentenced to 30 days in the
work-house for desecration of the Sab-bath.
According to the testimony of
the prosecuting officers, the man made -
unseemly noises on Sunday.
J. F. Horstick, a Paxtang on trucker,
Friday brought suit against the county
of Dauphin for $2000 damages, the re-sult
of the construction of the State
road in Swatara township past his
home. The statement filed claims that
the-road was lowered about five feet,
making it dangerous for him to walk
to and from his house, and also that
the grading had changed the flow of
water in his garden and caused him
considerable loss. «
Keeping children from school on ac-count
of sickness, without giving no-tice
to the teacher, is a violation of the
compulsory education law. On these
grounds Justiee W. P. Clark, of Con-nellsville,
fined Jonathan Moore $2
and the costs of prosecution for not
sending his son, Clement, to school.
Moore's defense on the sickness phase
was not very strong, but it would have
let him out had he notified the teacher
that Clement was ill.
Youngstown, one of the oldest
boroughs in Westmoreland county, is
ready to give lessons in municipal
economy. During the last four years
no tax levy was made for borough pur-poses.
Expenses for oil lamps, street
work, salaries of officials, etc., were
met by license fees of two hotels,
amounting to $240, together with oc-casional
fines, and vendors' licenses re-ceived
by the Chief Burgess. The re-port
of financial conditions for the last
year shows there is about $400 balance
in the treasury.
By the death of John C. Steigers, of
Gettysburg, a remarkable trio living in
the same house was broken. Their
ages aggregate 271 years. Mr. Steigers
was aged 86 years; his sister, Mrs. H;
Brinkerhoff, Sr., is aged 88 years,
and her husband 97 years. The three
remarkably preserved people have been
living together at the home of H. J.
Brinkerhoff, Jr.
Shamokin has a house that has been
the birthplace of three sets of twins.
The first family to be the parents of
twins was that of F. G. Crone, the
mother giving birth to a boy and a
girl. They are now grown up and are
among the city's foremost citizens.
Some time later the family removed
and were superseded by P. J. Hepler.
Shortly after another pair of twins was
added to the record of the home, two-girls
being born. Five years ago the
Hepler family sought another residence
and Hajry Rumberger, the mail carrier
to and from the post office and the
Pennsylvania station, took up his
abode there. Only last week Harry be-came
the proud father of another pair
of twins, two girls.
Good Enough.
"A poor local preacher was once in-vited
to a luncheon given by his bish-op
to all the pastors of the diocese.
These pastors were for the most part
eloquent, learned and successful men.
The local preacher felt very humble
among them. "A few minutes after
the beginning of the luncheon the
bishop noticed at the foot of the long
table a subdued commotion. Then a
strange and horrible odor floated to
him. " 'Dear me,' he exclaimed,
wrinkling up his nose, 'there's a very
odd smell in the room, I think.'
"A profound, and awkward silence
ensued. Then in the midst of this si-lence
the local preacher said calmly
and modestly : " 'It is only my egg,
bishop.' "The bishop turned to one
of his servants. " 'Take the gentle-man's
egg away,' he said. 'It is a
bad one.' " 'Oh, no, bishop,' said the
local preacher, continuing to eat on.
'Don't trouble, sir. It is quite good
enough for me.' "
Arrests For Turkey Raffles.
Twenty-eight arrests have been made
in Harrisburg as the result of raids
made by the District Attorney's detec-tive
on turkey raffles. It is said that
other arrests are to be made and all
games of chance have been closed in
Harrisburg. Most of the men arrested
have waived hearings and are under
bail for Court.
FOCHT ON CONRAD WEISER.
Must Bare It.
Our former citizen J . J . Biemesderfer,
of Lewistown, in renewing his sub-s
c r i p t i o n to t h e RECORD, writes :
, "We must have the RECORD to keep
in touch with affairs from our former
home. Enclosed please find, check for
two years." *
Why Penn'a Congressman Offered
B i l l to E r e c t Monument to
Pioneer.
A $30,000 statue of Berks county's
great pioneer, Conrad Weiser, to be
erected in the rotunda of the new
Capitol at Harrisburg, is the purpose
of a bill just introduced in the House
by Congressman Benjamin K. Focht,
of Lewisburg, who has made a long
study of the early history of the State
and especially of the early settler
whose deeds he proposes to commem-orate.
I t is suggested that the location shall
be "on the Capitol grounds or within
the Capitol building," but this word-ing
of the bill, its author hopes, will be
properly interpreted when the statue
comes to be raised and the rotunda site
awarded as the one worthiest of Con-rad
Weiser's achievements for the
Commonwealth. This would place it
in a position of equal prominence with
that of the late Senator Quay.
The bill designates the Pennsylvania
German Society,' which has many
prominent members living in Reading,
as the organization to superintend the
erection of the statue and the expendi-ture
of the federal appropriation.