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1: 1: 1: 1 1 1 1 1 A A 1 SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSTHE DAILY NEWS- Has a larger Circulation Has a larger Circulation Lebanon Daily Netos than all other Semi- Week. than all the other Dailies lies and Weeklies in Lob. in the City. anon County. LEBANON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1909.

PRICE ONE CENT VOL. XXXVI, NO. 321. LAD DROWNED WHILE BATHING Miles Boughter Found at Bottom of Penna. Steel Company Reservoir WAS UNABLE TO SWIM Body.

Recovered by Divers Hershberger and' William Patschke Miles Boughter, the only con of Mr. and Mrs. John U. Boughter, of North Twelfth street. met a sad fate; 'on Sunday afternoon.

in the little reservoir north of the new cinder bank of thie Pennsylvania Stcel company, on Maple street, and not fur from the Webster school house, in Independ-1 ent. District. lad, who was little more than years of age, left His home about 1 o'clock on the afsternnon, and scarcely an hour later his parents. were notified of his death. The -entire family is overcome with grief.

COULD NOT SWIM. When young Boughter left his home: "he made a remark to his father as to his. purposes, bout. il was unintelligible to the parent. and the latter therefore; knew nothing of his whereabouts ter' he -fefr.

liome. As the boy left, Mr. Poughier warned him not to walk inio the country. owing to the awful: dust. As later, events showed, young Miles went to the little water supply dam; and ivaded about the place for several He was then to another part of the dam.

where. lie got on a crude raft made of hoirds; He seemed to. be enjoying the pathing suddenly he lost his plare and dropped into the wa-' 1er: He could not swim and went after giving vent 10 a feeble cry for help. A number of boys who were playing on the banks of the could offer no assistance, and when they saw that the body did not come to the surface they started for the. city to notify Boughter's par- cn1s.

BOYS INFORM MOTHER. br made of he Ea: and a Ho I- 3 and Several of the boys kuew him by sight, but did not correctly remember his name and Mrs. Bonghter mother of the unfortunate lad was apprised of the creamstance before the songers arrived at the house. Mrs. Roughter heard them inquiring for porcone of a name similar to Bough-1 ler, and a mother's keen intuition warned her that it was sho who was being sought.

The lads were asked their mission. and then told in 18. gentle way as they knew how what: had happened. FATHER AT SCENE. Mr.

Boughter the father of the boy made his way 10 the dam just as he could cover the dis-: quickly 08 tance. the place heing scarcely more and his misgis- than a mile distant. Ings as to the identity of the drown-! ed hoy faded as soon as he reached: the spot. for there lying on the bank the clothes of his own son. and were his worst fears were realized.

BODY RECOVERED. A man named Hershherger teered to dive tor the body and he' lorated it. William Patschke, 50011 expert. diver. also Joined in the an search.

He brought the body 10 shore after Hershberger had toll him exartly where it was located. The tressed father then summoned U'nder-! taker Steiner who took charge of the body and later took it to home. PROMISING LAD. The unfortunate lad. nearly 1 year took a position as boy ago, the ollice of the American Iron and Steel manntactoring company.

Later take barge or he was appointed to mimeographing machine, in which the work he was engaged an tin his death. He lately he of new company of Boss Bibb Bricade: organized in 11:0 city. He was al40 at member of Trinity Brochurch and Sunday Hi- 3 who endea: pleasant lad his associates by his 4 meanor and kindly disposition. Thu is dl regret over his ly and mast ending 1-3: 120 vi. in: Mabel and Ether Bough.

the 8 of their hog Tar in! will vision pea lishment OD Ninth: Mar: An 0. sadior 90:3 a pension when there isn't a thins matter with his back. REPAIRING BRIDGE Force of Socal P. R. Carpenters at Center Mills.

A corps of carpenters from the local Philadelphia and Reading rail-! road yards wore at Center Mills, al point on the Gettysburg eleven miles from Gettysburg, repairing tomporarily, a broken One of the cars of a freight train: was derailed on Saturday, smashing; the side rails and eleven cars plunged Into the creek. LEFT FOR READING Clayton Rank Accepts Position as ('lerk in Dewey Cafe. Clayton Rank, who for the past four years occupied the position as bar clerk at the Keystone hotel. left! today for Reading, where he has accopted a position in the Dewey on Penn street. DEATH CLAIMS HENRY MAULFAIR DIED AT HIS HOME IN ANNVILLE OF HEART FAILCRE.

Was Born on Old Homestead at Bellegrave and Reached Age of 71 Years. Henry Maulfair, a well known resident of Annville. died al his home on Sheridan Avenue, Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, of heart failure, at the advanced ago of 711 years. Deceased had been Ing for the past week Wednesday became 50 Ill that he! was compelled to take his hod. After that his decline was rapid.

The news of his death was received with surprise here and at Annville, as it was unexpected. although il. was known that he was ill, but his condition was not considered serious. He was born at Bellegrove. on the old Maulfair farm, and spent many there.

While still at Bellegrove he married Miss Mary Boger. He conducted general stores at Ono, Newmarket Forge, the Red Store at Lionsville, nour Bindnagle's, and at Anuville. During this time the Union canal was in operation and his out-of-town business passed through that route of travel. After retiring from the store business he entered the butchering business and for twenty years was the leading butcher at Annville. lie was assist-1 ed for a time by his son-in-law.

Ross! Kline. He has been retired for the, 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 more than a ton of honey. He was an active member of the Lebanon county bee-keepers 2550- ciation.

Mr. Manlfair was a member for! the past forty soars of the Knights of Pythias and Quittapahilla No. 335. I. 0.

0. of Annville. be. ing a past officer in both. Ho was an active member of the U'nited! Brethren church at Annville.

In! politics Mr. Maulfair was staunch Republican. The survivors are one son. George Manifair, of 12:1 Porgo stropt. this city: Airs.

Elizabeth. wife of Daniel W. Wond. of Sheridan avenue, Ann-! ville: Mrs. Cora.

wife of Ross Kline. I of Steubenville, 0.. and Mra. Ida: who resides iLl home, There are twenty-four and one great-grand child. His wife also survives him.

GOVERNOR AND STAFF Guests at Dinner Today at Now Hotel Conewage, Governor and staff. who are attending the National Guard rampmont 21 were goral: today F1 dinner bs pocial invitation: of the management of the Now Hotel: Conewago, TRINITY LUTHERAN Rev. of (loretand. (Mi- dinted at Sunday Service, Roy. Gutter Ma'thews.

of Closeland. 0.. at both vices in: Trinity Lutheran church on 10. 2 fine. enter and :1 21 lience.

OFF FOR EXPOSITION. V. I' Kline. 1.: That 'h i ho wit' the A 1: PREACHED IN QUAKER CITY. Rev.

Dippel. poplar 3:. Lack 1.: n'4 Goral br pulpi: of bi.t the church. HOTEL OPENING GRAND AFFAIR One of the Most Brilliant Social Events in the llistory of Gretna PRETTY DANCE HELD In Which Many Military; Men and Others Par1 ticipated One of the social events in the history of Mt. Gretna the opening i Gil Saturday evening of the newt Hotel Conewago.

of dis-! linguished military men and civilians! participated, and plandits were heard, (11 every hand for the progressive; spirit which made the building of such aL magniticent summer hotel The detailed discription of the estah-: lishmeut was publiand in the several days ago. But all attenupts to adequately describe its dignified inter-! ior. and the inviting attractions of; its big verandas and imposing rooms, faded into oblivion as compared to: its reality as viewed by the ed guests, And the reception was held, too, at the expeuse of much labor and incon-! venience. At 1 o'clock in the after-: noon, the lobby was still in a state of chans, the floors being piled with! plaster scrapings and laths. and other material, all of which, however, swept out.

clean by evening, making: the place most attractive, even though: not nearly finished. The long line of steps leading from the main entrance of the botel to the lake was bunk with Japanese lanterns for the evening, making a very pretty sight Indeed. MANY SPECIAL GUESTS. It was well toward 8 o'clock before the first of the special guests of the evening arrived, and from that tImo on there was a consiant stream of peg-! ple. They came from the Chantanqua and camp taccting grounds.

and also from the military grounds. The hundred or more comfortable rucking 1 chairs on the porch were soon filled and those lucky enongh to get a seat held it down for the evening. taking in the cool breezes from the lake, and viewing the sights which are alwars possible There al a great elevation. All the while, the eager guests! passed through the spacions rooms on the ground floor. inspecting the dining room, and passed through the Ginished part of the upstairs.

PRETTY DANCE. At 9 o'clock there was a dance in' the ball room. and this was the fea-: ture of the evening. Many young: ladies and gentlemen from the rest-, dential sections of the resorl. and soldiers and their wives and ladies' participated.

CORDIALLY WELCOMED. H. W. Mills, manager of the hotel. was present in all the glory of a progressive and ny-lo-date honiface.

He was perturbed in mind. of course, al the delay in completing the hotel, but. he kept that all pretty well hidden be-! hind his bland smile, and he gave 110 cordial welcome to all there. He says that two weeks will see the plare entirely completed. Today work, on l'ago RESCHED HIS DUTIES.

Edward Murray. local 02 pRonOur for the Addams Express company. this mormng VAS alto 10 rest hijdaties after au enforeed id ness 1118 of i.t wok. A heavy hos fell 011 1:2 foot at. Conowago.

braising it badis el to compel him LO quit for the wok. AMERICAS HOUSE. .1 on Harto. Mr. and Many What.

Mr. and Wheel Teresa. Gertrude :1311 Clara r. ail of Pimerove, the American hense. at Gretma.

Andito. is ht Laddie at Music by archer IN PIANOS 1. BOUGHT WAS hot: 6. 8: HI price, water a than Sort wold But. be VA: 4 rat' to 1: 1 1.

Ate late 1'P THE BrUSON. We- P'oint Wal- A 1:. 1: Amarillo rate. $: 30. lo.

80.19. BROKE HIS LEG Adam Smoke Meets With Accident While Handling Heavy Bor. Adam Smoke. a North Anurille township farmer. on Friday sustained il broken leg while at Work (2 his farmi Streistown.

Ito was assisting in placing heavy box on a wagon. when it slipped and struck him on the leg. Pr. Rank, of Auntville, and Dr. John Light.

of this city. reduced the fracture. EXCURSION TO GRETNA Nearly 1000 People From phia and other Points, The Philadelphia and Reading railroad company run an excursion train to Mt. Gretna Sunday from Reading. Pottstown and Philadelphia.

Nearly 1000 people occupied the special, which was composed of fourteen conches. ADAM BODENHORN DIES AT ANNVILLE WAS CARRIAGE TRIMMER AND 60 YEARS OF AGE. Charter Mentor of Comp 87 andion Brother of Late County Superintendent. of Schools. Adam B.

Bodenborn, of died this morning at 1:10. o'clock of a complication of rheumatism and kidney trouble. lie had been ill about ten months. lie was born sixty years ago, a son of John A. and Eliza-1 zell: Berry Bodeuhorn, at Annville, where he lived all his life.

He was a carriage trimmer by trade and one of the charter members of Camp ST. 1'. 0. 5. of A.

Fle was also a member of Christ Reformed church. His wife. a brother. John A. Boden-1 horn, of Shenandoah: and Iwo sle.

ters, Mrs. George Felly, of this city, and Mrs. Ellas Gingrich, of Harrisbury. survive. He was a brother of the late County Superintendent Wil-1 liam B.

Bodenhom, of Aunville. The funeral will be held 011 Thursday afternoon with in charge of Rev. W. F. Delong.

pastor of Christ! Reformed church. Interment will follow in the Annville cemetery. SALE POSTPONED Owing (0 Flood Simpson's Horses (m Not Be Shipped, On account of heavy floods in the west, where much damage has been done to railroads. the sale of western horses by It. Simpson, which had been advertised to he held on July 20 at.

the William Peen hotel sales stables, has :1 postponed indonito. ly. Mfr. Simpson cont word bore this I morning that ho will be unable to! make the shipment of horses in time owing to the crappled condition of the railroads. FIELDS ON FIRE Sparks From Passing Engine Grass :1 (Icona.

Sparks from a passing engine 493: the Reading taiway 011 Sunday tire 1:3 the in the tield: of Ezra Kroider. Kroider aml J. If. Long tad at. It in efforts of :1 force required of thin's of the Immediate vinnity serious arr.

4111 time threatened to 1 07:130 0 Imilding: on Kreider farm. PLANER RETURNS, well known plater. ha: -d from 19 h. at we Borks Ming bi: r. i 3 Framris me Kevat: parter.

TRANSFER. SO: 10, perk: 801 11. I 40: FU STEAL. 1, Kline. of Sat tai he 113 SUF 1: .1 pol: vi be el.

PURE SOFT SPRING WATER 3 Gallons for 25c--1 Gallon 10c. Boger's Drug Store DAVID WALTER IS SUMMONED: Died oil Sunday at the Home of Ilis Son at Altoona FORMER LEBANONIAN Carpenter by Trade and Erected Many Dwellings in This City Ponth 01 Sunday claimed David Wallers, a former resident or this city, al. Altoona, where he Bred for 1.he past two years. Three montes ago be was stricken with paralysis and he subsequently suffered two! seizures. He lapsed Into uncousciousness three days before his death.

The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from the home of his son. Howard Watter, at Altoona, with burial at Rose Hill cemetery. VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR. Mr. Walter was born at Reading Nor.

13, 1834. lle learned the carpenter's trade and ou July 4, 1863, enlisted as a corporal of Capt. A. R. Boughter's company K.

Forty Eighth P. 8. M. and was enrolled as a carpenter on the construction corps. He was honorably Ang.

Ci. 1863. Mr. Walters, came to Let.anon in the early Oftles land WILS married to Miss Sarah M. Mollinger In 1808.

Two children were born to them, Howard and Ida Mary, wife or Clinton B. Shay, both of Altoona. ERECTED MANY DWELLINGS. During his residence here of tutore than a half century Mr. Walter gave his attention to bullding and many of the most substantial homes and business places, not to mention seeeral church edifices, stand a8 monumenis to his labor.

A man of unusual avoirdupois, Mr. Walter found it necessary to retire from the baniness of building contractor In the early nineties and thereafter he conOned his labors more particularly to rejalr work, as he could not entirely cease his activitles. In October, dieposing of the homestead al 128 South Sixth alrert, this city. Mr. Waiter was possessed of sound ment.

In business and earned a repu-! tatiou for honesty and integrity which ho rolained at. all times. enjoyed time respect and calvem of neighbors and all those who learned to know him during the years of his life spont. here and there is genuine regret over his death. AT HOTEL WALLACE.

I I. W. Taylor. of Manholm: Nathanhit Minich. Nathaniel Bruhakor, l.ilitz.

H. 8. Gibble, Ephrala: facoh Hengy, this city. and George S. Nor.

heck. of Lancaster, registered today af. the Hotel Wallace. They are Interested in the Ephrata and Lebanon street railway company and this afternoon attended a mooting of those interrated al. Ephrata.

TROPHY FOR i KEYSTONE CLUB The Key ton gun rhab of this city boon offered one of the handsome 1909 1. 1: DuPont. br: conrested for :11 the rape The offer 133 al only a most one, but the trophy one: of the time. over elven: by the DuPont committee Thin; Ken stune club does nos at present have! grounds. be: a committee has been, appointed to locate a now and: .1.

he that trap shooting will he resumed again in the Fall The: DuPont powder. iS 'he bapular of 0 al -port n. and the the company very well 1: 1073. HIKERS' LONG TRIP W. 290 Dency Kreider.

of 1 is Point-, Walked Thirty1; and beet 1: bit- .1 20 3.11. 19:: ning 3. a F. 1, T. The Sugarie SPENT SUNDAY HERE Reading Folks Call on 84 Number of Lebanon Families, Mra.

Elizabeth Kishing and Mrs. Elmer Osenreider and chid, of 1351 North Fifth street. Reading. spent Sunday here visiting Mr. and atra.

Peter Jones. of 139 North Eleventh: street, and Mr. and Mra. A. Irvin Jones, of 409 Canal street.

They also spent a portion of the time at Mt. Greta, where the latter': huaband is encamped with Co. 1. VISITED PARENTS Operator Hawkins Spent. Sunday Here and at Gretas.

Claude Harking, alt operator at 4 the Reading office of the Postal Telegraph company, was here Sunday visiting his porcuts, Mr. and Mrs. William G. Markins, of 10.96 Forge street. He spent a portion of the time Sunday at Mt.

Grotna, HENRY YEAGLEY CALLED HENCE MIES AT HIS HOME IN SAN FAEL CAL Was Aged HI Years and Taft. This County for Gold Fields In 1848, Mrs. Samuel J. Light, of R. F.

D. No. 1. 1s in receipt of a letter apprisIng her of the recent death of hor unelo, the late ileury Yeagley, at San Rafael, of dilation of the heart, at the age of 8: years, He le sorvived by his wife, a son, Frank, daughter. Mathilda, and iL brother.

Samuel Yeagley, of this county, the Tit her of Mra. Samuel Light. Mr. Yeagley way a native al Lehanon county and left for the ('allfornia gold fields in 1814 with a party of eight teams. He first.

located at Placerville and then went. to Sonora county, whore, In 1431. assisted by Jolin Ballin, he built the first house IT Santa Rosa. He participated in numerous battles and led the active life of the carly Immigrant to Callfornia, WEDDED AT ST. PAUL William and Mrs.

Henrietta Boyer, Nee Katzenburg. Cards have been received in this city annonneing the marriage of William Mrs. Henrietta K. Boyer, 011 July 1, at. St.

Paul, Minn. They will he at home after Anguel 2 at. 442 DayIon avenue, St. Paul. The bride was Mias Henrietta Kalzenburg, of this city, prior to her marriage some years 1,0 Waller K.

Boyer, of this elty. whose death occurred year later. while they were living to the South. AT SOUTH MOUNTAIN Drs. Gutlford and bomberger Attend Meeting.

W. M. Galiford and Dr. 1.. Dr.

of Markel Square, alLemberger. tended the regular monthly meeting of 1.10 Board of Directors of the Instiinto for tire: Insane al South Mountain. DIVORCE PROCEEDING Attorney W'. G. Light Heard Trailmony in Reim Suit.

Farmer District Attorney Warren Light today. at his law officee, sal as commissioner in tho divorce pro cording hiv Mary IL. Kelm against George Kolm. Desertion tel alleged 11. Singrist, reprecents the libellent.

YOUNG LAD'S BAD FALL Brenner Knurks 6 Teeth enri (urs big. Jo: the young 600 of Mr. and! :012 unt 01. placing Third and the Watching on Sauriay afternoon. 4,1 lip and 1: cot MEETS THIS EVENING Common Council Wit fear Calendar at Special Session.

A earl b. the at be of A no GAS. three weeks. COTTAGE. COTTAGE.

(.. 39.1 family. street. on Saturday their cottage at Mi. Greta for GOV.

STUART AT DENITHORNE Arrived Early This Morning and Witnessed Inspection of Troops SABBATH WAS BIG DAY Crowd the Largest Ever at Military Review at Mt. Gretna Mt. Groton. July -The several regiments of infantry, the or's troop of cavalry, and Battery B. artillery, encamped at Camp John Denithorno bore, went through LAte trying ordeal of inapection today.

IR Governor's Day, and the Chief Executive of the slate arrived at 7:46 o'clock to particpate in the. Inspuction. He came to the camp from Conowago In a special tralu, and was escorted to General Dougberty's by the Governor'a Troop In command of Captain Ott. Ag. tho party started for camp there was 3 salute of Reventeen guns Bred by Battery of Phoenixville.

When the Govern-. or arrived nt headquarters he met General Dougherty and the members of his atal lined up Jo front of the tonts and ho was given a most cordial welcome. There wan an delay 19 proreeding to the Inspections. The Twelfth, in command of Colonel C. M.

Ciement, appeared frat, on the fold nt 8 o'clock, and was followed at intervals of two houra by the regiments in the ordor of their lority, viz: the Fourth, commanded by Colonel C. T. O'Neill: the Eighth. Colonel J. B.

Hutchinson; the Thirteenth. Colonel F. W. Stillwell. and the Ninth, Colonel T.

Asher. Miner. The cavalry and artiliery wax Inspected last, all command making no excellent showing. Colonel Sweene ey, Inspector general of the diviaion. had charge of the Inspections, A of peoplo withressed the ceremonies during the day.

BREAKING CHON. On Sunday the largest crowds ever present at Mt. Gretna for a military review were present. They came frown all parts of Penneylvaula, and the camp and other sections of the resort were swarming with people all In the evening about 6 o'clock, when Gun. Dougherty tendered a Brigade review for the benefit of the visitors, the crowd on the parade ground wan so dense that a company of infantry had to be ethplayed to drive the enger penplo buck, and the commander himself.

Inok a hand at one time, but it WILl all less. for even the horses did not. frighten the spectators, and they sidestepped, and kokot. right in the (Continued on Page JOHN SELTZERIMPROVING Little Lad Who Was Burned StIll In Bed. John Seltzer, the grandson of WV1Bam Bitiner, of 15 South Seventh street, who was soveroly burned about, the body by fire crackers which 0X- ploded in bla pockets, is reported to be improving.

The alected parts ate mending slowly and Seltzer is silli conlined to bed. TWO DRUNKS FINED. Two drunks spent Saturday night it city hall. One of them was not only drunk and disorderly, but fought with the officer when the arrest way nude, 116 received a few severe bruises In the scuffe, and will have headache for wenk. In addition that he was fined $5 ny commiting magistran A.

M. Snyder. The other atrolict war fined $2 which he paid and wan discharged. PUBLIC SALE AT HEBRON. Sale of the house and lot of the Jonah.

el Marla F1 Wagner, deceased. at Hebron, was on Saturder for 31103. Tho house. hoid goods were also disposed of. Dork ta the ex.

ct tho state. F. W. Miller is the gov. DINED AT MAGLE.

Gran war. Anna Anna Anna Collier and James Sal. of Am Ron. composed a to party. which dined non al the Eagle hotel.

pro. BELLE MEAD FRESH SWEETS Quality Chocolates BOGER'S DRUG STORE FACTORY AGEFTS.