Middletown sleighing party's lively Monday outing
A Middletown sleighing party arrived about 9 PM with four horses and two darkies drivers. They planned at Hershey Cafe with supper, enjoying a night of merriment. The party included C F Beard Agnes V Markley Florence Beard Mary Fuhrman Lena Chittenden Reba Hendrickson Miriam Beck Clara Beck Caroline Fisher James Wallace F Frank Park Jr Cameron Conrad David Wallace Oliver Swartz E O Hendrickson Jr Walter Shellenkeger Karl Koppenour Karl Bowers.
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Middletown
C.F. Beard
Agnes Vv. Markley
Florence. Beard
Lost in Hershey on a Pennsylvanian road misdirection
A late evening incident near Reading Rail road station features two Black men arguing about which path leads to the Haeffner House. A passerby asks directions while a sleigh with four horses appears in the background. An exchange includes taunting and a resistant return to the road.
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Reading
Darkies
Darkey
de Haeffer
Notable Theft Reported in Haeffner House Drift
In a fragmentary note, the sleigh party warned of someone’s approach with a threat to bite in the ear. They fled, and authorities cannot confirm if the suspects reached the Haeffner House or Sand Beach, though they believe they did.
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Haeffner
Sand Beach
How Deep Was the Snow
An old time reader recalls the heavy snowstorm of the past week with varied depth reports. Local officials and residents from Reading to Palmyra debate inches, noting fifteen to twenty inches in places and sharing anecdotes of buried streets, disrupted travel, and survival tales.
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Stuckey
Reading Railroad
Haverstick
Gardner
Harry Moyer
Derry Church
Derry
Church
Union Deposit
Sand Beach
Kreider
Bockersville
Campbelltown
Ray Arnold
Adam Knocker
Palmyra
Hummelstown
Adam Knocker Claims YMA Misrouted Reforms
Adam Knocker writes claiming the YMCA is not run properly and argues he should have been on the board of directors. He implies he would govern righteously if given a chance and signs as Adam Knocker.
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Camelion
Adam Knocker
Kickersville News Briefs From Camelton Area
Billy Kicker reports on Kickersville near Camelton and Adam Knocker. Snow clogged roads last Friday hindering travel. The mail carrier failed to deliver. Wickter Yengst went to market with a wagon. Adam Hemperly, 79, longtime blacksmith, buried Friday at Bindnaugles Church after dying Thursday morning. Harry Behring and Wesly Sartzer connected to Hershey routes and Harrisburg jury duty. Dr. Lite and son checked a sick horse from Palmyra. More rural travel, rain delayed sleigh and road conditions. others moved about the countryside despite poor roads.
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Kickersville
Camelton
Adam Knocker
Adam Hemperly
Bindnaugles
Harry Behring
Hersheys- Milch
Wesly Sartzer
Harrisburg
Deer arrival expected at Hershey Park this week
Three deer are anticipated to arrive at Hershey Park with windows for the arrival set for Thursday evening or Friday morning. Local officials await placement and confirmation of the decorative animals for the park’s seasonal display.
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Hershey Park
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A. Sleighing
Hershey
Guessed Jr
Adam
Lershey Cafe
Central
Pennsylvania
Billy Kicker
Dr. Lite and Son
Kuntry
Mister Young
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