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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
8
A long list of Hershey area residents and their movements appears, detailing visits in New York Philadelphia Harrisburg and Lancaster. Family ties include Hershey Company executives employees and guests, with gatherings at homes and cafes and multiple trips for business, social, and postal duties.
Friends report Miss Elder is much better and will soon be able to resume her duties. The update notes improvement and a planned return to work at the Liga executive secretarial position.
The Ladies Aid and Missionary Society elected officers for 1916 with Mrs. H. G. Mumma as president, Mrs. A. T. Heilman as vice president, Mrs. J. F. Leese as secretary, and Mrs. I. L. Deverter as treasurer.
Community notes record a Sunday visit by Rev A Ginder and Mildred Weigle from Carlisle, cattle buying trip by H N Shaffer in New York State, and a public sale of Levi Wolfersberger heirs on January 26 at George Weiman property. Local meetings include catechetical class and Teachers' Training Class. church services listed.
Revival services hosted by Revs Curry and Ginder on Sunday evening. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs HD Peiffer Saturday morning. Paul Basehore attended Bible School at Elizabethtown College. G W Shakespeare on sick list at 89. After three weeks with Mr and Mrs Frank Potterger the Smiths returned home in Progress. Harvey Peffley and family visited Daniel Glotfelter Sunday. Mr and Mrs Elsworth Hetrick visited H D Peiffer and family Sunday. Sale of Harry Longreen held Saturday stock brought good prices and mover to Sand Beach April 1. Mr and Mrs Amos Wagner visited Mr and Mrs Charles Hetrick Friday. Mrs Hetrick recovering. Nathan Royer visited John Hummer and J P Stuckey last Friday. Harry Elsweller had unusual experience last week losing pocketbook then finding it the next morning with no contents missing. Eden Stoner attended Lebanon Shursay funeral of his grandmother.
John Sunck hosted a double wedding dinner Sunday for his daughter Anna who recently married Harvey Hersole of Derry Church and Mr and Mrs William Mountz of Thummelstown. Guests from nearby towns attended including Martha Ibersole and her children, Blanche and Clyde.
Help wanted notices seek girls 17 or older for desirable work with steady employment and good wages at the Hershey Employment Bureau. Men sought for outside labor with good wages and steady work. Also a waiter for dining hall requiring office experience and neat appearance. White American. Attractive place for right man. Apply Hershey Employment Bureau.
For sale two farms near Jonestown road Grantville Pennsylvania. The Reuben Clemence farm offers 173 acres in good cultivation with a large frame dwelling and bank barn and suitable outbuildings. The John H Clemence farm comprises 178 acres with a brick dwelling and bank barn and similar improvements. Prices and terms available.
Extra good Brown Swiss bulls aged 15 to 18 months and grade Holstein bulls 12 to 18 months old, sired by White Hall and a Reg De Kol bull respectively. One Poland China boar sired by Woodrow with dam Black Molla. Transfers available. Call or write Hershey Farm Company Tershey Trust Company Tershey PA.
For Salma single frame dwelling in good condition on Trinidad Avenue with conveniences. Apply to RR I Von Nelda Tershey Pa.
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