Fruit Growers Hold Good Convention in Adams County
The fourth annual Adams County Fruit Growers' Association convention opened in Fruit Growers Hall, Bendersville. Speakers from New Jersey and Ohio discussed peach and apple growing, forestry relations, spraying and fertilizing, with emphasis on packing, delivery, and market challenges. Members welcomed include E Rinehart, Cushman, and Wolff. sessions featured Miss Grace E. Gilbert and the Gettysburg College quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruit Growers’ Association of
Adams County
Fruit Growers’ Hall
Bendersville
J. B. Peters
Robert M. Elden
Aspers
Elden
William H. Black
Flora Dale
Black
Hugh P. Baker
State College
United States Division of Forestry
Joseph Barton
Marlton
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
ES. Rinehart
Mercersburg
G. R.Cushman
Baltimore
H. E. Wolff
Grace E. Gilbert
National School of Oratory
Philadelphia
Gettysburg College
Horace Roberts
Catchpole
North Rose
New York
Fruit Growers’ Association
A. T.Cox
Proctorville
Ohio
Ohio State Horticultural Association
Cox
John P. Stewart
Jacobsky
C. P. Rothwell
International Apple Shippers’ Association
E. C. Tyson
Eldon
McKay
Wilson
Adame County Fruit Growers’ Association
Local Residents and Visitors Over Holidays in Mercersburg Area
A series of social notices lists Prof. John Gilbert visiting family in Mercersburg, several residents returning from college or other cities for holidays, and multiple relatives visiting at homes on Carlisle and Chambersburg streets. Other items include a Loyal Temperance Legion meeting, hog weights for butchers, and shipments from Myers and Co to Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John &. Gilbert
Mercereburg
Mion
Margaret Koser
Sweet Briar College
Biglerville
J. H. Tyoner
Washington
George W. Schriver
Chambersburg street
Edwin Johnson
Elisabeth
Pittsburg
Laura Spangler
Carlisle street
York
Adams Express Company
George Fissel
Myers and Co
Baltimore
Dreamland fundraiser earns $112.52 for library and decor
The Dreamland event raised $112.52, slightly less than last year due to halftime issues. Proceeds fund new library books and decorations for the new building. Senior physics exam occurred, with Class of ’11 taking classic and algebra tests. Absent students listed. Christmas vacation planned from December 24 to January 4, marking the season’s last break before five months of study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreamland
Pike
Gilbert Dickson
Leo McClean
Effie Noel
Kathryn Sachs
Nelle Eicholtz
Blaine Widder
Merchants Agree to Early Closing Weekdays in Winter
Clothing and gentlemen's furnishings shops in town will close at six each weekday evening, excluding Saturdays, during January February and March. Participating firms include M. K. Eckert Seligman and Brehm O. H. Lestz Lewis E. Kirssin D. J. Riele Company C. B. Kitzmiller Davis and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K.Eckert
Seligman and Brehm
O. H. Lestz
Lewis E. Kirssin
D. J. Riele & Co
C. B. Kitzmiller
Davia and Co
Orchard yields and pasturing show hogs best in trees
The speaker presented charts on the yield of a cultivated orchard and an orchard in seeding, noting the cultivated orchard led in production. A chart on pasturing orchards was shown, with hogs described as the best animals for orchard pasture. Another chart covered spraying results, followed by Q&A that closed the morning session.
Gas leak alarms Mechanicburg family escape
Family in Mechanicburg narrowly escapes death when a rubber tube detaches from a gas stove, filling rooms with gas at dawn. Mr Quier woke, opened windows, and with Dr Mowery’s help counteracted the gas effects on his wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ihechanicaburg
HK. Coovner
Mechaniceburg
penlly
Quier
Mowery
Cooke Asks for Money From Grandmother in Elopement Case
Jere Knoile Cooke the unfrocked pastor who eloped with Floretta Whaley prompts requests for funds from Floretta's Hempstead grandmother Mrs Keziah Whaley. William Baxerson of Hartford urges payment claiming Floretta is entitled to a share of her father’s estate settled after the flight. The grandmother refuses to send money to Cooke but would send funds to allow Floretta to return home. she will not admit Cooke. Under the will $5,000 was left to Floretta but its use was limited to her grandmother during her lifetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jere Knoile Cooke
Floretta Whaley
William Baxerson
Hartford
Lawmaker Moves to Regulate Egg Labeling
Representative Lafean proposes a bill to compel proper marking of eggs sold to the public. He objects to dealers labeling eggs as fresh laid country eggs when they have been in cold storage for an indefinite period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafean
Lincoln Memorial Highway debated in Gettysburg letters
Gettysburg residents debate a Lincoln Memorial Highway from Washington to Gettysburg. Tawney says the road is impractical now due to national deficits and war costs. Gettysburg town meeting endorses the project, calls for congressional action, and plans celebrations and petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
J. A. Tawney
Washington, D. C
Lafean
Washington
Gettysburg Times
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Court House
Burgess Slaybaugh
William H. Tipton
Wm. Arch McClean
Tip
D. F. Lafean
House of Representatives
White House
District of Columbia
P. C. Knox
United States
Senate
Laian
Benator Knox
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln
jana
Congress of the United States
James T. McCreary
J. A. Gulden
Boise Penrosa
George D. McCreary
House
Capitol graft trials yield two year terms for four men
Four men convicted in the Capitol graft cases received the maximum penalty of two years in prison and a $500 fine each. The article notes the court’s strict sentence as part of the Capital graft trials. Warner's offers are mentioned with half price on sewing stands and work baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Warner's
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HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
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J. XS. Weikert
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Berlisle
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