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THE DAILY NEWS- Has a larger Circulation than all the other Dailies in the City. SEMI WEEKLY Has a larger Circulation than all other lies and Weeklies in Lebanon County, VOL. XXXVII, NO. 32.1. LEBANON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1909.

PBTOE ONE CENT Miles Boughter Found at Bottom of Pomia. Steel Company Reservoir REPAIRING BRIDGE Force of K. Carpenters it( Center Mills. A corps of carpenters from i local Philadelphia and Heading road yards were at Center Mills, a point on Hie Goti.ys.burK division, eleven miles from Ueltysburg, re-i pairing temporarily, a broken bridge. One of the cars of a freight train i was derailed on Saturday, smashing the side rails and eleven ears plunged into the creek.

BROKE HIS LEG -WAS UNABLE TO SWIM, LEFT FOR READING One ol' the Most Brilliant Social Events in the llistorv of (Jretua Admit Sniiki- Meets Accident ilMmlliiiK H'-avy Adam SnoKo. a North Annville township farmer. Friday susliun- eel a broken ieK while at work oil his farm jn-iu Sttvistmvn. He was assistiiif; in placing a heavy box on In when It'slipped and struck i him on the 1'r. lUiiK, ol Auu- i ville, and Dr.

Light, of this city, reduced the fracture. SPENT SUNDAY HERE PEETTY DANCE HELD EXCURSION TO GRETNA by Divcr-s Hersjiberger and' Will Jam Patsehke Miles Boughter. the. only eon of Mr. and John H.

Boughter, of North Twelfth stccct, ii'et a sad fate on Sunday afternoon, in the little reservoir north of the new cinder hank of th'e Pennsylvania Steel company, on Manlo sired, ami not far from the Webster school in Independent District. 'The lad, who was little niore than years of age, left) j.i'is home abou-t I o'clock on the af- and scarcely an hour later liis parents- were notified of his death. I Thij family is overcome with i Clayton Kmik Accepts Position as Clerk in IK-wcy Cafe. Clayton Hank, who for the past four years occupied the position as bar cleric at the Keystone hotel, left today for Heading, where he has accepted a position in the Dewey cafe, on Penn street. Ill AVliicli Many Military Men and Others Participated DEATH CLAIMS HENRY MAULFAIR DIKl) AT HIS HOMK IX ANXVIliMC OF UKAKT FAIIAKK.

Horn on Old Homestead Jk-Ilenrove mid Reached ARC of 71 Years. ut Henry Maulfair, a well known resident, of Annville. died at his homo on Sheridan Avenue, Saturday at o'clock, of heart failure, at the advanced age of 71 1 years. Deceased had been complain' ing for the. past week and on dusi.

As later, events showed, young NV dllC! COiI'LD NOT SWIM. When voting Boughter left his home lie. made a remark to his father as to his.puriHises, but. it was unintelligible to the parnnl. and the latter therefore nothing of bis w-hereabouts af- tcr' he -leff-.

Rome. As the boy left, afternoon Mr. Eoiighfer warned him not. to walk Hie country, owinp; to the became so ill that he Miles wenl to. the little water supply waf his bed.

A I'-, 1 and waded about the place torj tcl hjs dct as rapid. The several minutes. He was then at- cws his deatli was received with 'trncted to another part of the dam. slirlir i sc hero and at Annville, as it where.he got on a eriide raft made of waK unexjieeted, although it was He seemed to be enjoying Known that he was ill, but his con- the jjalhinR suddenly he lost'dltion was riot considered serious. 'and', dropped into the wa- He was born at Bellegrove.

on the Nearly 1(100 From Philadelphia ajid Other Points. The Philadelphia and Reading railroad company run an excursion train to Mt. Gretna Sunday from Reading. I 1'Utslown and Philadelphia. One of the social events in the his-i Nearly 1000 people occupied the lory of Mt.

Gietna the opening i special, which was composed of I'our- on Saturday evening of the teen coaches. Hotel Conewago. Thmdretis of distinguished military men arid civilians participated, and plaudits were heard on every hand for the prognsssivo spirit which made the building of such a magnificent summer hotel possible. The detailed discription of the estab- lisliment was publishd in the "News" several days ago. But all attempts to describe its dignilied inter-! ior.

and tlie. inviting attractions its big verandas and imposing faded into its reality cd guests. And the reception was held, too, at i Hie expense of much labor and incon-i vcnicncc. At I o'clock in Ihe after-! Died on Sunday at the Home' of His Son at AHoona FORMER LEBANONIAN arpenter by Trade and Erected Many Ihvellhmgs in This City Cull on Number of jjchinion families. Mrs.

Kluabeth Klshliifi mid Mrs. Klmcr Oxeiirelder and child, of North Fifth street, Hearting, spent Sunday heio visiUnn Ml 1 and Mrs. Peter of North Klevonth street, and Mr. mid Mrs. A.

Irvln Jones, of Oanul street. They also spr-nt a portion of the I linn at Ml. where the hitter's husband is encamped with Co. I. Arrived Early This Morning and Witnessed Inspection of Troops ADAM BODENHORN DIES AT ANKVILLE I CAItltlAGIC TKIM.MlUi ANSt YIOAK.S OF oblivion as compared lo as viewed by the not swim and went old Maulfair farm, and spent many his He.

eo-ulii after slvins vent to a feeble cry for help. A number of boys who playing on the years grove there. While still at Beile- he married Miss Mary Boger. the banks of assistance, and when they saw that the body did not come to Hie surface they started for the. city to notify Boughler's parents.

BOYS INFORM MOTHER. Several of tho boys knew him by sight, but did not correctly remember his name and Mrs. Boughter mother of Hie unfortunate lad was apprised of tho circumstance before the messengers arrived at the house. Mrs. Boughter heard them inquiring for F-omeonp of a name similar lo Pon.ch- Icr, and a mother's keen intuition warned her thai it was she who was being sought.

The la'ls were asked their mission, and thru told jn Ro.nl le way as they knew how had happened. FATIIIOR AT SCKN'K. Mr. Boiigbler the fattier of the boy made his way to Ihe dam just as his misgiv the drown; lie reached on the bank and i ns what than a mile distant, and ings as tn the identity of rcl boy faded as soon as the spot, for there lying were the clothes of his own son. his worst fears were realized.

BODY R10COVKKKD. He conducted general stores at Ono, Newmarket Forge, the Hod Store at Lionsvillc, near Bindnagle's, and at Annville. During this time the Union canal was in operation and his out-of-town business passed through that route of travel. After retiring from Hie store business he entered the butchering business and for twenty years wa.s the leading butcher at Annville. lie was assisted for a firm: by his son-in-law, Rossi Kline.

He has been retired for the 1 past six years. During the period of retirement he busied himself with bees and had at the time of his death thirty-live or forty colonies. Last year his bees produced iiii.l'e than a ton of honey. He was nn active member of the Lebanon county bee-keepers association. Mr.

Maulfair was a member for the pnst forty years of the Knights of Pythias and Quiltapahilla Lodge. No. I. O. O.

of Annville. being a past officer in both. He was a.n active member of Ihe I'nitod Brethren church at. Annville. In politics Mr.

Maulfair was staunch Republican. The survivors are one son, George of Forge street, this icily: Mrs. wife of llariiei i Wood, of Sheridan avenue, ivillc: Mrs. Cora, wife of Rosi: Kline. noon, the lobby was (still in a slate of chaos, the floors being piled with piaster scrapings and lal.hs.

and other material, all of which, however, was i swept out. clean by evening, making the place most attractive, even though not nearly finished. i The long line of steps loading from i the main entrance of the hotel to thej lake was hunk with Japanese terns for Hie evening, making a pretty sifib.1 indeed. MA'NY SPECIAL GUESTS. It was well toward o'clock before the first of tho special guests of tho evening arrived, and from that timo on (hero was a constant stream of pie.

They came from Ihe and camp meeting grounds, and also from Ihe military grounds. The hundred or more comfortable- chairs on Hie porch were soon tilled and thoue lucky enough to get a seat held it down for the evnning. taking in the cool breezes from the lake, and viewing tho sights which are always possible there at a groat vat ion. MemlM'r of Camp HT nnil Brother of Cdiiiily Superintendent of Schools. Adam Boilenhorn, of Annvillo, died this morning at a complication of rheumatism Kidney trouble, lie had been ill for about, ten mouths.

He was born sixty years ago, a son of John A. and Klixa- zolli Berry Bodcnliorn, at. Annvlllc. where he lived all his life. Ho was a carriage trimmer by trade and one of the charter members of Camp NT, O.

S. of A. Tie was also a member of Christ Reformed church. His wife, a brother, A. Bodon- horn, of Shonaiidoah: and two sisters, Mrs.

George Felly, of this city, and Mrs. Klias Gingrich, of Harrisburg, survive. He was a brother of the late County Superintendent William B. Hodenhorn, of Annville. The Heath oi' Sunday claimed David Wallers, a former resident of this city, at AltQona, where he lived for tins past two years.

Three months ago he was stricken with paralysis and lie subsequently suffered two! He lapsed into uncoil-j selottsncss three days before his: death. The funeral will be hold tomorrow afternoon from the homo of his son. Howard Walter, at AHoona, with burial at Rose Hill cemetery. VICTKRAN OF CIVIL WAR. Mr.

Walter was born at Reading ion Nov. lit, I SIM. lie learned the i carpenter's trade and on July -I, enlisted as a corporal of Cnpt. A. It.

Ooughtor's company K. Forty cCightl' S. M. and was enrolled an o'clock of a carpenter on the const ruction and corps. He was honorably discharged on Aug.

Mr. Walton; came to Lebanon in Ihe early fifties and was married to Miss Surah 10. MolIliiBcr In ISfiS. Two children were born to them, Howard and Ida Mary, wife of Clinton B. Shay, both of AHoona.

KRI'XTIOD MANY DWIOLL1NCS. During his residence here of more than a half century Mr. Walter gave his attention to building and many of I he most substantial homes and business places, not to mention several church edifices, stand as monuments lo his labor. A man of unusual avoirdupois, Mr. Walter found It necessary to retire from the Imsl- VISITED PARENTS Operator Hiavkins Sunday Here and at UreUm.

Claude Harklmj, an operator nt Iks UciullriK olllce of tho Postal Tele- Kraph was here Sunday vitiitliiK his pnreijtR, Mr. and Mrs. William liarUins, of Forge street, lie spent portion of the time Sunday at Ml. Grelna, SABBATH WAS BIG DAY HENRY YEAGLEY CALLED HENCE IUKS AT HIS HOMK IN BAN IIA- FAKL, ('AU lie hold on July I'onn hotel sales Mstponod in'ieuniic- word hero Ihis will be unable i of horses in lime Oiviiif; lo Flood CMII Not Ife Shipped, All the while, the eager guests Oll )m heavy Hoods in I ho pawed through the spacious rooms on orc damage has been tho ground floor, inspecting the din-j (ln ne to ra ro Hie sale of western ing room, and passed through the lln-j by R. Simpson, which had ished pan of Hie upstairs.

1)( nll ulvr ip DANCK. at the William At II o'clock (here was a dance in i stables, has be.n i the bali room, and Ibis was the' fea-i ly. Mr. jure of Hie evening. Many young; morning thai ladies and gentlemen from the resi- make (lie donfial sections of the resort, and owing lo the soldiers and their wives and ladies! railroads, participated.

CORDIALLY Yv KLCOMIO-D. II. W. Mills, manager of the hold, was present ir, glory of a pro-j giessivo and up-to-date bonifaee. Ho; Sparks From was perturbed in mind, of at.

(in thfi delay in completing tlie hotel, fro he kept, that all pretty well hidden lie-- ()l( a n( hind liis bland smile, and ho gave (() cordial welcome to all funeral will he held on Thursday af-: KS of building contractor in the icrnoon with in charge of nineties and thereafter he con- Rev. W. F. pastor of Christ! fined his labors more lo Reformed clum-h. interment will repair work, as he could not entirely cease hlfi activities.

In October, ills- posing of the homestead at 1U8 South Sixth street, this city. Mr. Waiter was possessed of sound judgment, in business and earned a reputation for honesty and inlegrlly which he retained at all limes. lie low in Hie Annville cemetery. SALE POSTPONED Horses enjoyed the respect arid esteem of neighbors and all those who learned to know him during the years of life spent hero, nnd there is genuine regret over his deal h.

AKOI! HI Yc-m-H mid Ijeft Thin County for Gold Melds In Mrs. Samuel Light, of H. I). No. 1, Is In receipt of a letter apprising her of the recent death of her iinelB, tlm late Henry Yeaglcy, at San Rafaol, of dilation of the heart, at tho ago of years.

Ho Is survived iiy his wife, a son, Frank, and daughter. Mathlldn. and a brother, Samuel Yeagloy, of this county, the father of Mrs. Samuel Light. Mr.

Yoagley way a native of Lebanon county and loft for the California gold fields In IS IK with a party of eight teams. Ho tlrst. located nt Plaeorvllle and then went, to Sonora county, whore, In assisted by John he built the tlrst homie In Santa Kosa. Ho participated in nmneroiiH battles and led tho active life of tho early Immigrant to California. ML firottm.

July 12. The reKlmenta of Infantry, Urn Uove.rn- OI-'H troop of cavalry, and flattery H. irtlllery, encamped at CKIIIP John Oonithorno hero, went through the ordtmt of Inapoction todtiy. It. liovernor'H Day, and HIM Chief Kx- of tho slate arrived at 45 o'clock to partlcpato in He eamo to the camp from Ccnowngo in a special find was escorted to Oeneriil Douubfirtj'H by the Governor's Troop In eommmid if Captain Ott.

Aa the party ittKi't- ed Cor camp there a of seventeen Runs fired by Ilattery Plioenixvllle. When the Uuvern- )T arrived at (ictniirnl Dougherty and the mnmbcri of his staff lined up In front of Inn tun IB nnd he was given mont cor- welcome. There no doiity iiroceodliiff to the Inspect ioiix. The Twelfth, in commulicl of Colonnl M. C'iomeut, appeared first on I.

lift 'told nt o'clock, and wits followed at Intervals iif two hours by tin. roBlmontti In the order of (heir Hen- orlty, viz: the Fourth, coinniatidcd by Colonel C. T. O'N'pllI: the KlKblh, Colonel J. B.

Mutolilnnoii; the Thirteenth, Colonel F. W. Sttllwell. and the Ninth, Colonel T. Aaher Minor.

Tav cavalry and artiliery was In- last, nil command making nn excellent showing, Colonel py. Inspector of the. division. had charge 'of tho A Urge crowd of people ceromonlPB during tho day. WEDDED AT ST.

PAUL AT MOTKI, W. Taylor, of Maiiheliu; Nnthttn- Minieh, Nathaniel l.ilit/., I lleagy, led condition of the )( )f im (at: Ihe Hole! ilo.cslof: FIELDS ON FIRE (')rona. A man named Herahbcigi-r volun 1 of Sleubenville, and Mrs. for the body and be' Helming, who resides at homo, i There are twenty-four crandchildren and great-grand child. His wife al.so survives him.

leered to dive soon located it. an expert diver, ys that two weeks entirely completed. will see tho Today work William also joined in the, seareh. He brought the body to slmrc alter Ilcrshberger had tohl him ex-; aiily where it was located. The dis- i trer-'sed father then taker St.ein°r who took charg 1 the body and later took it to she liome.

I'KOMISINC LAD. I Tho unfortunate lad, nearly i year! took a position as Ihe otlice of Hie Sl'-cl manutaetiiriiig ccnipany lie was appointed 10 the mimeographing Hire. i.i". 1 work he engaged up of his death. He Iv new company of Hoys Hi' organixod in 1 city.

member of Trinity rni''- cliuich and Sunday s'-'non; lad who associa'os by his kindly disp-x-itinn. T'-i e'iil his uti' i Continued on engine, ay on Sunday in tin- field Kt-i'iib-r and iit Cl'-ona. It 1 efforts of a fore" Of til" i'Mlllediale a serilillS lire. A' II. K.

Cibbh-, Kphrala: Jiicoli Ihi.s city, and (leoige 8. today They are iii the Kphraln anil Lebanon mil way company and Ihlii af- alfended a meeiiim of those teil KpJiratii. TROPHY FOR KEYSTONE CLUB m.s IHTIKS. gun offered one I. 10.

Dnl'oiil. ii a' Hie (tiilv a IIKJ. 1 lil. 1 GOVERNOR AND STAFF (iuests at Dinner Today at Sew Hotel Conewago. Governor and staff, who ar-- atiending the National Cuar.l encampment at Mt.

were gn.Ms ti.ilay a' dinner iiv of i be of the Hotel Murray, local fur the Adams Kxpress company, mnriiing 'vas to resume duties affr an enforced icii'-nes i week. A heavy box fell DM AMKKICAX JIOl'SIO. he Dui'ont a of iri M- n. ami I William untl llcnrletlfl Hoyer, Cards have been Deceived In thin city announcing tho marriage of William and Mrs. Henrietta K.

Boyor. on July at St. Paul, Minn. They will bo at homo lifter Augimt 'i at. 'Ml! Day- ion avenue.

St. 1'nul. The bride was Honrlolta of lhh city, prior lo her inarriage some yearn Hgii to Waller K. Hover, of this city, whose death occurred year later, while tlK-y tvuiv; ilvliiK the South. AT SOUTH MOUNTAIN Mrs.

(iiillfonl mid liCiiilx-rKi-r Attend fir M. (Jnllford and Ur. .1. I', of Mnt'kfil, Siiuaro, nt- i-i'KiilHi' nifitithly meeting of tin- Hoard of Directors of tho In- Mit nte for t.im Insane at South Mountain. DIVORCE PROCEEDING Attorney (i.

Henid TeMl niony Keiii) Hull. Fornior District Atlornoy VV.irj'cn Light today, law as f-omiiiK-'lonor In Hi" divorce tiro- I cording brought bv Mary H. Kolll 1 OOITC KHm. liei-orllon it- alleged jo H. Siegrlsf, rcprc- i.ontu Hie iibell'-nt.

Crowd the Ltu'gcst Kvcr at Military Review at Mt. Gretna On Sunday tho largest crowds ever at Ml. CJrntna for a military rtVyiow were present. They froVn all parts of PfliniEylvfttiln. and the Vamp and other netitIons of the CfiBorK were swarming with people all dajt.

In the evening about Doughnrty tendered Iftrigado review for the benefit of the tho crowd on Iho parade ground wan eo clonBe that a company of fat fan try had to be employed to drfVo tho eager pe.oplo hack, iiiii! commander himself look a hand at. time, but it was all mieics.i, for ovVn the horfiOM did not frighten the and sidestepped, and in tha (Continii Two.) Ultle Who U'ns UiirneVl Still In Bi-d. John the grandBon of William Dinner, of 15 South ScventUi street, who was severely burned about the body by fire croekers which Pi- plotted In hia pocketa, Is reported to improving. Tho affected parts mending glowly and Seltzer ia atlli cotiiliued lo bed, TWO FISIOH. YOUNG LAD'S BAD FALL Ureiinci- Kni.rks Out Twe TRINITY LUTHERAN Key.

limed nl eanor i.J' Cleveland. Sunilay Hariri. Mr. Hany Wli- and Ko I'iert i ud" of Pill! LTOV tlie KLM HIKERS' LONG TRIP Two dninkH npent Saturdiiy night it elty hall. One of th'Tii was only ih link and disorderly, but I'oiinht with tho offlcer when the arrest wna nude.

lie received a few wovern iiruisos In the scufllo. and will hflvo i heiidache for a In addition 'O Him h'- WH-- fined iiy coinmll- ini- magli-triie A. M. Bnydsr, Thfl ith'-r illrelict, wii'i fined $2 which he aad was dkirharsfd. IMHLf AT Clara if I i r.vi;i; i Sale of houue lot of the -vorni i of Maria H.

Wagner. iitiiut i wns effectoil (or Tbo I De'-k la (hi- rf Iv K. W. MIll'T is tile Trini'i i T'V. fllll' MEETS THIS EVENING AT (II I'lANMS Oil MIT -h Oil pi itnv Imh isn't a tiling the Uu cuurct iv CITY.

Tin-: iirMso.v. PURE SOFT SPRING WATER 3 Gallons for Gallon We. Drug Store IK.M oiiiKll Will iilonURi i jtf Spei Ses 4 i 'if "MllU'iIl i tn. I hi. Vning at a'-- i ''nr 1 A nj BELLE MEAD SWEETS Quality Chocolales FACTORT.

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