Poem Remembering Derry Church and Its Scotch Irish Builders
Old Derry Church tribute recalls a pioneer congregation on Dauphin plains with Brainerd Bertram Roan Snowden Williams Adair Boggs Mitchell Anderson Evans and other ministers. The verse honors prayer, rifles in war, and mossy stone slabs bearing Christian mothers while voices from the past seem to return.
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Derry
Brainerd
Bertram
Roan
Elder
Snowden
Williams
Adair
Sheron
Boggs
Mitchell
Anderson
Evans
Wallace
Wilson
Sitington
Sacred Ground and Honors for Fallen Heroes
Poetic meditation on graves and heroism, praising those who left names on deeds and pages. The verse lauds sacred ground, graves, and durable memory along the avenue of ages, with imagery of tablets and spring leaves bearing lasting glory.
Hull's Tavern License Renewal Granted by Lebanon County Court
The Lebanon County Court grants a renewal of the license for Hull's Tavern owned by William F. Hull. The historic inn, built in 1812 as Koch's Tavern, straddles Lebanon and Lancaster counties with the bar in Lebanon, dining rooms in Lancaster, and stables and garage in Lebanon.
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Lebanon County
Wm. F. Hull
Hull
South Mountain
Hull’s
Koch
Frederick Koch
Lancaster County
Lancaster County Court
Lancaster
Dauphin
Levi Hummer
Lawn School House Raid Sparks Felony Entry Case
Jerome Longenecker aged 20 near Campbelltown faces felonious entry charges after a Wednesday night raid on Lawn school house. He and two accomplices, said to be at a revival service, allegedly drank beforehand and caused extensive damage including torn desks floors ripped furniture broken windows and a vandalized Bible and organ. Teacher Thomas Donmayer of Lebanon identified Longenecker. police search the others as officials pursue prosecutions for hundreds of dollars in damages.
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Jerome Longenecker
Campbelltown
Longenecker
Thomas Donmayer
Lebanon
Lawn
Philadelphia and Reading Train Schedule Fragments
The timetable lists trains from Hershey East and Hershey West with several listed departure times. Some figures appear garbled or inconsistent, including 8.99, 31.94, 4415, and repeated entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey—East
Hershey—West
Optician R B Peffer Earns Patient Praise in Lebanon
An 81 year old veteran testifies that after visits to multiple opticians he found clear vision with glasses from R B Peffer in 1907. Frederick Kampman of Lebanon endorses Peffer and notes offered prices for gold filled and solid gold frames with free eye examinations at 125 N Railroad St and Palmyra PA.
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Lebanon
R. B. Peffer
Frederick Kampman
S. 8Th St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old Derry Church
Dauphin’s Plains
Lawn School
Hershey Laundry Co
Bell
E. E. Arnold
Campbelltown, Pa
R. B. Peffer, Optician
N. Railroad St
Palmyra, PA
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