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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1915
Page
8
Local notes recount visits and guests across Hershey and nearby towns. Families from Palmyra Harrisburg Lebanon and Dillsburg host relatives, while residents travel to Lancaster Williamsport and Reading for holidays. Community figures include teachers farmers and students with mentions of students’ school activities and a farm project at the Hershey farm.
Rain blessed farmers whose wells were dry as Bindnagle’s Sunday school planned a Christmas afternoon festival. Local residents including Dr Noll, John Jennings, Norman Hetrick, and Theodore Nace visited friends. the Kline child was laid to rest at Steelstown. Services were held Sunday afternoon.
Prof. Harry Forseht principal of Fredericksburg schools spent Saturday with his parents the Forsehts. D A Hetrick plans extensive improvements to Dr Keller property. S I Witmer and H P Peiffer spent Saturday in Harrisburg. The Church of the Brethren conducts nightly services in Hanoverdale during the week and the Lutheran and Reformed Christmas program includes a Sunday school event on Christmas Eve with United Brethren involvement.
The Hershey Trust Company of Hershey Pennsylvania will hold a stockholders meeting at the banking house on Thursday January 6 1916 at 1 oclock for the purpose of electing officers and directors for the ensuing year. Secretary Hershey Pennsylvania December 6 1915.
Experienced pipe fitter's helper needed with good wages and steady work apply at Hershey Employment Bureau Hershey Pa. Two story dwelling house for sale on Trinidad Avenue contact H W Tinney Hershey Pa.
Two adjacent Pennsylvania farms listed near Jonestown road Grantville. Reuben Clemence farm covers 173 acres with a large frame dwelling, bank barn and solid outbuildings in good repair. John TH. Clemence farm spans 178 acres with a brick dwelling, bank barn and required outbuildings in first rate condition.
Five Brown Swiss bulls aged five, TS months. two at sixteen months. one at eleven. all sired by White Hall. Several grade Holstein bulls twelve and thirteen months old, sired by Reg De Kol Bulk One Poland China boar Woodrow dam Black Mouse. Transfer with boar. Call Wershey Farm Company Hershey Trust Company Tershey Pa.
Upright plane with mandolin attachment described as usable as ney. Address for application Central Tote Hunmmelstown Pennsylvania.
Snowbound roads still block some routes while a public schools entertainment is planned for Friday afternoon. The P O S of A Camp here ceased, its furniture sent to Philadelphia. Grammar pupils funded an organ for their room. A shooting match drew a large crowd at Harry Kaylor's public house.
Mrs A C Keeney and two children Eewin and Esther spent Saturday at Sand Beach. Annie Keller visited Hershey and Hummelstown after noon. Edgar Zern of Campbelltown visited his grandparents Levi and Mrs Basehore Saturday and Sunday. Harvey Etter visited his wife's Dauphin parents Saturday and Sunday. Amos Snavely of Palmyra visited the Gipe and Leese families Sunday. David Basehore and family of Palmyra visited his parents Saturday and Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Rupert of Hummels town visited Ralph Leese and H B Gipe family Sunday evening. Mrs Levi Hess and son of Swatara Station were guests of Clayton Wagner Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Harry Peffley on sick list. Jacob Hemperly and family of Rutherford visited A C Keeney and S B Wagner Sunday. Mrs Charles Hetrick seriously ill. H D Peiffer visited Lebanaon Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs John H Lingle of Harrisburg visited Mary Lingle Saturday and Sunday. William Gerberich slaughtered a pig weighing 368 pounds.
The Christmas festival is planned for the United Church on Sunday evening December 26, with entertainment FriNights at Lincoln school. Miss Mabel Ulrich and Miss Irene Albert visited town and Myerstown respectively. Miss Mary Gerberich, Miss Jennie Barnhart, and Mr and Mrs Dorsey Wonder of Lebanon spent time in the area.
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