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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1915
Page
8
Hershey and surrounding towns feature visits from Anna Mowery, Bertha Leichhart, and many others. Attendees travel to Harrisburg, Reading, and Lebanon for theater, recitals, and Orpheum shows while local meetings and church gatherings draw families to Hershey and Hen ry's Church east of Hershey.
Miss Katie Boltz visited the Flowers at Hershey. Landis Greenawalt completed his course at State College and returned home. Mrs. Mary Ginder of Altoona visited H. Moyer and Mrs. Samuel Moyer hosted over Sunday. Aaron Hamilton ill with rheumatism, Bertha Moyer sick. Emma Vetter visited Mrs. Walters and returned home. Sunday School at 9 and church at 10 with sermon Why I am a Christian. Funeral of Peter Longenecker’s sister Mrs Ebersole at Union Deposit. Several locals attended Mrs. David Yingst’s funeral at Lawn. Samuel Dissinger sick. Mrs. George Peters of Palmyra visited E C Greenawalt.
Reily Shepler and family visited Colebrook while John Uhrich and family spent the weekend with Harry Nye of Campbelltown. Mrs John Uhrich is ill. Funeral services were held for Mrs David Yingst at Lawn. Elmer Reigle bought a horse at Neidig s sale near Campbelltown. The road near Harvey McCorker was repaired by Supervisor Yingst. The crusher was down for days due to a breakdown.
Misa Elizabeth Kasnacht of Union Deposit and Jamon W Brunner wed Saturday in a United Brethren Church Philadelphia ceremony performed by Ray Charles Snagely. Brunner, son of Mr and Mrs John J Brunner of Sehaeffers town, moved to Hershey three years ago, working at Hershey Chocolate. Kasnacht, daughter of Mr and Mrs Uriah Masnacht of Union Deposit, had long been associated with Hershey Chocolate. The couple retired from Philadelphia Sunday evening and settled in Union Deposit.
Miss Mabel Weaver's surprise party was held Saturday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Christian Weaver's Trinidad Avenue home. Friends enjoyed games and refreshments. Martha Keeney played piano with Harry Parker and Roy Lloyd on mandolins. guests included Edith Cooper Blanche Cooper Esther Herr Elizabeth Staley and others from Palmyra.
Horace Gordon hosted a Friday afternoon birthday party at the kindergarten. The event featured attractive decorations and a happy time for the children. Attendees included Marion Heaps Glenn Keiffer Robert McCafferty Carl Galebach Mildred Edwards Richard Black Carla Snavely Bruce Murrie Howard Clark Edwin Hershey Robert Eppley Paul Wirth Marshall Fields George Zimmerman Kathryn Williams Robert Kraft Glenn Stover Margaret Magee Josephine Magee Louis Shay John Shay Grace Gordon Wm Graeff Ruth Clark Miriam Snavely and others.
Harold N. Cool, ex Hershey Industrial School teacher, visited Superintendent Copenhayer this week. He now surveys a new railroad six thousand feet above sea in North Carolina from Crestmont. He praises the mountain country and notes changes at the Industrial School during his absence.
A prominent Canadian railroad official asks to change his newspaper address to his home to avoid missing future issues. He praises the paper for its town coverage and expresses ongoing interest in its growth, development, and social activities.
A jumbled 19th or early 20th century notice column lists missing items and sale offers from Hershey Palmyra Derry Church and Spring Creek avenues. It mentions an unreturned book of 8000 immigrant names, a reward for its return to Dr. Shaffer, and forsale ads for a dwelling on Caracas Avenue a wagon and an apartment with room for six men. Names include R A Riley Wi M Hartz B Cas sindy and Bompardier Aretha Cocoa Avenuas.
Frantz Zinner hosts children during a busy Hershey week and allows them to see and ride ponies. About 150 kids each want a turn or a promise for the next ride, with Frantz already pledging future rides. The ponies spark great interest among young visitors.
General Manager James B. Leithiser has hired A. M. Schaeffer to construct a small frame residence with modern equipment on the street running north of Trinidad Avenue. Construction slated for this spring.
J. R. Kreider, superintendent of Hershey Transit Company, visited Philadelphia to inspect four newly ordered trolley cars from the J. G. Bill Company. Two cars to be shipped this week and two more on April 1. The units are the most modern from the maker and match the Lebanon Hershey line equipment.
At the Thursday week night service the new Vesper setting was used for the first time. Cardboard copies of the setting were distributed to worshippers. Tonight's sermon topic is Herod.
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