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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1911
Page
10
Derry Presbyterian Church urges Sabbath School attendees to bring offerings for August and notes no evening services due to park union services. Sabbath School starts 1 30 p m with a church walk from M S Hershey’s grounds and the Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 45 p m led next week by C B Gee.
Miss Bessie Hershey died Thursday at 4 AM after years of illness while a patient at St. Joseph's hospital in Lancaster. Burial occurred in Philadelphia on Monday. She was sister to Mrs. J. B. Leithiser. Mr. and Mrs. Leithiser and daughter Miss Margaret Leithiser attended. Hershey's mother in Oberlin could not attend due to delicate health.
Curley Maugans traveled to Franklin County to Conocochee Creek with pole line and his dog aiming to find a fisherman’s paradise. He found luck, catching about twenty seven fish in minutes, ranging from 1 1/2 to 5 pounds, while Bill Koons or Patrick Lappin did not accompany him.
Pastor Frederick C. Krapr presides at Lutheran services in Hershey Park Hall with a 10:80 a.m. sermon on The Christian Church a Communion Through the Holy Spirit. Bible School 1.30 p.m. Weeknight service Friday August 18 at Mrs Painter Spring Creek Road 7:45 p.m. Topic Voices from the Sea. August 25 meeting at Mr G Kline 8 Trinidad Avenue.
U B Church notes list 9 15 Sunday School at Salem Hershey and 10 15 Zion Gravel Hill with C S Gee Hershey Y M C A general secretary speaking on The Awakening of a Soul Christian Endeavor at 7 p m.
Local YMCA juniors gathered in the gym for an old time basketball game amid talk of seasons changing. Visitors include Mr Simons of Harrisburg and W H Kapp of Kingston staying with L P Williams.
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