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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1912
Page
15
The Highspire baseball team defeated Susquehanna A C of Harrisburg in the season opener with 700 in attendance. A parade and band concert kicked off the day before the game.
The service for the late Mrs. David Wenger, held at the Wenger home near Jonestown on Sunday at 10 a.m., drew over 1200 relatives and friends. Mourners were driven to the Wenger Meeting House and cemetery by 260 omni buses and cars, with Harrison Seidel from the Buck Hotel serving dinner to 416 people and feeding 160 horses, while other hotels hosted many more.
Annville organizes its baseball team for the season by electing officers: President C. G. Dotter Vice President Harry Taylor Secretary and Manager P. H. Meyer Treasurer E. A. Henry. The squad will include seasoned county league players and promising younger talent.
The contract for the new postoffice at Steelton is awarded to John G. Ankefer and Company of Minerva Ohio. Bid price is 49172 dollars with completion set for July 1 1913.
A playful exchange centers on age as a woman insists she stays youthful. She jokes about not revealing her real age while others discuss the idea of being forty one, keeping the suspense light and humorous.
During a Monday storm the gang played horse and pepper at the Fire House. When lights went out neighbor bid four, lanterns were used from the ladder truck, and the game continued until the electric lights returned.
A reflective piece extols a dog as the sole unconditional friend of a man, capable of steadfast loyalty while human relations may falter. It highlights how wealth, honors, and fam ily can fail, yet a canine companion remains beside the master in fortune and misfortune.
A dog endures wind and snow to stay near his master. He kisses hands that cannot feed him and licks the wounds of his master. Loyal beyond wealth and fame, he guards and follows to the end, watching over the grave with sorrowful, steadfast devotion.
A famous Virginia congressman left a letter unmailed at his house one morning. That afternoon he recalled it and hurried home but found no sign of the letter. His servant Zeke said he mailed it, noting there was no name or address on the envelope and guessing it was one of the anonymous letters he had received.
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