Iroquois Band Elects Officers and Renames Theatre
At its regular meeting the Iroquois band elected officers for the year including Tri Longenecker as President and Wm Early Jr as Vice President. EB Smaltz was Secretary and Treasurer with Harm Lehman as Assistant Secretary and John Shiffler as Assistant Director. Trustees named were Harry Flickinger Wm Shearer and Seth Gingrich. The group voted to rename the Orpheum Theatre under H H Brandt to Iroquois Theatre to reflect band supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H.’ Brandt
Iroquois Theatre
Sale of Four Houses at Derry Church Brings High Bids
On last Saturday December 16 Israel Moyer held a sale in Derry Church offering four houses and five building lots. Only two houses sold Nos 2 and 3. House No 2 sold to Galen Hetrick Palmyra for 2300 dollars. House No 3 sold to Cyrus Boyer Derry Church for 3164 dollars. Both houses are double on Main street with Nos 2 and 3 each having seven rooms per side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel Moyer
Derry Church
Galen Hetrick
Palmyra
Cyrus Boyér
Derry” Church
Main Street
Rockwood to Speak at Hershey Y M C A Meeting
Hershey hosts Prof Rockwood as the Harrisburg orator addresses the Young Men’s Christian Association on Sunday afternoon December 81. He will show seventy five colored views and an offering will be taken. The talk replaces the regular Sunday meeting with no service on December 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arton L. Rockwood
Harrisburg
Hershey
Young Men’s ‘Christian ‘Association
Prof. Rockwood
Rockwood
Will Bequeaths $1000 to Quincy Charity
The will of Mary A. Weist of West Cocalico township directs $1000 to the Quincy Brethren Orphanage in Franklin County. She was noted for liberal gifts to the poor and charitable works and was among the oldest residents of West Cocalico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Weist
West Cocalico Township
Quincy Brethren Orphanage
Franklin County
West Cocalico
Christmas Dinner Brings Four Generations Together
Union Deposit December 20 report describes a turkey dinner honoring Mrs. Elizabeth Smith for her 80th birthday. Four generations gathered, with attendees including Rev. John A. Landis and spouses, Isaac and Harry Keiffer, Andrew Kreiser and families, and others from Annville Girard and Palmyra. Local notes mention Christmas preparations, school closures, and road conditions as winter holidays approach.
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Union Deposit
Jos X K. Etter
Sand Beach
Andrew Kreiser
Philip Kettering
Annville
Samuel
Patrick
Mary Galoney
Emma Shearer
Girard
Ill
Mother Smith
Abram Fackler
Isaac Keiffer
Isaac Keiffer Accompanied His Sister, Mrs. Shearer
Harrisburg
John Rambler
U.B
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Orpheum ‘Theater
Derry
Hershey Trust Company
Hershey, PA
Quincy
Mrs
Elizabeth Smith
Bessie
Mary Allwine
Bloomsburg
Shippensburg State Normal
Edward Spangler
Harry. .A. Miller
F. P. Schaffer
Lebanon
Omar Hummel Hummelstown
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