County Events Highlight Borough Sewer Contract Award
Columbia officials awarded Thomas Burke and Company of Philadelphia a contract worth 224552.45 for a new sewer system after bidding from four other firms. The rural area reported a fire at a brooder house on Walter A. Smith’s farm burning 500 chicks, extinguished by Witmer Wire Company. Lancaster hosted Dr. Terbart J. Tily at a banquet. Landisville’s Post Office Department extended a five year loan term and leased premises with required furnishings. Elizabethtown elected Jacob N. Osweiler as chamber president for a fourth term. Lancaster Automobile Club finalized $3000 bail bond service for members and set up a road matters conference with the State Highway Department. J. G. Forney named as road liaison. Charles W. Eaby re-elected solicitor and John L. Hamaker named assistant solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Thomas Burke and Company
Philadelphia
Burke
Witmer
Walter A. Smith
Wwitmer Wire Company
Harry Landis
Elizabethtown
Jacob N. Osweiler
Lancaster
Lancaster Automobile Club
S. Edward Gable
J. G. Forney
State Highway Department
Lewis
Harrisburg
Charles W. Eaby
John L. Hamaker
Local social notes from Marion County families and neighbors
Misses Nora and Mary Graybill and Mr and Mrs Earl Hess and son Carl were Sunday guests of Elam Sensenig in Lime Rock. Elmer Hess and family visited Ella Graybill and J L Graybill in Mannheim. Pierce Landis of Lands Valley visited Katie Landis. Rose Singer of Lutits spent Saturday with I W Singer. I B Kochler and daughter Meda and Jerome Kochler visited Cephas Hostetter in Mannheim. Mary Bruckhart stayed with friends at Liita. Sunday guests of Graybill Burkhart included Henry Stehman and sons, Hary Burkhart and children, and Abram Burkhart and Mary Burkhart. Raymond Galebach and family visited Moses Gibble in Cleona. C L Nestleroth and Jacob Harnish visited East Petersburg. Sallie Farmer of Lancaster and Annie Franklin of Philadelphia visited Sallie Kofroth Tuesday. Isaac Bomberger called at the same place on Monday evening. Jacob Brenner and family visited John Becker on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora
Mary Graybill
Earl Hess
Carl
Elam Sensenig
Lime Rock
Elmer Hess
Ella Graybill
J. L. Graybill
Manheim
Pierce Landis
Landis Valley
Katie Landis
Rose Singer
Lutits
I. W. Singer
I. B. Kochler
Meda
Jerome Kochler
Cephas Hostetter
Mary Bruckhart
Liita
Graybill Burkhart
Henry Stehman
Joy
Penryn Pastors Series Begins April First Week
Rev George B Raezer of Jerusalem Reformed Church Penryn opens a week long series of services starting April 1 with Holy Communion slated for Sunday April 24. Community members, families, and local churches are noted visiting neighbors and attending a Men s Bible Class program at 7 30 PM. Moravian Choir from Lititz to provide music. Various local residents from Penryn and nearby towns were listed as visiting friends and relatives over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Raezer
Jerusalem Reformed Church
Penryn
Oscar Rohrer
Manheim
Carl Weber
Lushwan S. 8
Moravian Church Choir
Lititz
John Pickel
Alvin Shelly
Near Menheim
Mary Garman
Near Elm
Robert Garman
Brownstown Men s Day Observed With Choir and Anniversary
Evangelical 8 observed Brownstown Men s Day Sunday morning with a special program led by Rev M D Simpson of Birdsboro. The Men s Bible Class marked its 20th anniversary Sunday afternoon. A patriotic service is planned next Sunday evening with Prof F T Gaige of Millersville and the Brown Melody Boys to render selections. The P O S A speaker will address Mrs WLP B from the hall. Several health and family notices follow, including local residents recovering from illness and a funeral held for Mrs Sallie Filbert at her daughter s home with interment at Womelsdorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical
M. D. Simpson
Birdsboro
E. O. Sunday School
Church of the Sites
P.O
WLP
J Brown
Jean
A W. Weber
Scarlet Low
A. E. Miller
Paul Spangler
Middle Creek
Emma Duck
William Kuhl
York
H. Wolf
I. Wolf
Sallie Filbert
Ma Brown
Womelsdort
Attendance Noted At Union Chapel Byler Program
Lexington residents attended the Byler family program at Union Chapel on Tuesday evening. The piece lists numerous local residents visiting kin across towns including Ephrata Lititz Bird in Hand and Brunnerville with names such as Rudy Carpenter Mary Enek Morris Carpenter Pauline Miriam Grube Aaron Singer Wilson Gantz Menno Stoner Bruno Eelvite and John Flory among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byler
Union Chapel
Rudy Carpenter
Ephrata
Morris
Mary Enek
Morris Carpenter
Pauline
Miriam Grube
Hayden Hummer
Lincoln
Aaron Singer
Reading
Wilson Gantz
Lititz
John Singer
Brunnerville
Landis Greider
Jean
Sunday Evening Calls Across Local Homes
A cluttered local social log lists Sunday and Saturday visits among area families. Names include the Stark, Shultz, Singer, Weidman, Keller, Galehach, Hof ter, Hernsey, Weidman, Reed, Teffey, Withers, Hartman, and Grider families, plus gatherings at May and Isaac Weidman and others in Clay and surrounding townships. The fragment also mentions a Wood Car School event taught by Esther Markley on April 12 and notes brief remarks on memory research in psychology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wlam Stark
Tarry Tobias
J. F. Shultz
Charles Keith
North Cornwall
Myr
John Singer
Lester Keller
Clay
John Galehach
Entyr
May
Isaac Weidman
Hard Reech
Samuel Hof Ter
Samuel Hernsey
Levi Hernsey
Hallville
Wood Car School
Clay Township
Esther Markley
Lillian Koon
Milton Landis
Pine Hill
Tlarry Lands
Jacob Fanneslock
Rol Li
Amos Lo
Ghter
Helen
Nogyneg Lattile
Samuel Fahnestock
Harry Teffey
Samuel Withers
Akron
Elam Stark
Ray
Bessie
Ruth
John Hartman
Rothsville
Landis Greider
Jean Greider
Janet Flory
Brunnerville
Local visits and church events in Brickerville area
Brickerville residents, including Mr and Mrs Israel Aartman and family and Clayton Adair with Alaw Mae Adair, visited neighbors and friends around Leola Owl II and Lexington. Maria Waltz and Vera Oberholtzer were noted as sick or visiting. Vera joined Good Cheer for shut ins. Kava Zartraan and team Marheim visit St John’s Sunday School. The Women’s Missionary Society of Fumanuet Lutheran Church plans a meeting at Mrs Monroe Zartman’s home on April 19 in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel Aartman
Thomas Enck
Leela
Clayton Adair
Alaw Mae Adair
Owl II
Oscar Walz
Maria Waltz
Vera Oberholtzer
Ruth Bormberger
Lexington
Marietta
Good Cheer
Kava Zartraan
Marheim
St. John’s
Women's Missionary Society of Fumanuet Lutheran Chur
Monroe Zartman
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Hotel Brunswick
Prinual
Dr. Tily
Strawbridge and Clothier
Landisville
Post Office Department
Main Street
Church Street
Reading Railroad
Frank I. Shenek
W.M. Amer
South Broad Street
W. H. Buch
Clothier
Canadian National Railway
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Norman Ober
Isens
Alice Ober
George Lannan
Harvey Ober
Edna Ober
Gon. Charles
Mannheim
John Galebach
Harold and
Trene
George Biemesderfer
Elaine
Maggie Biemesderfer
Norman Kline
Paul Galebach
Gladys
Alvin Fry
Charles Murr
Emma Murr
Lieser
Henry Keath
Sara Long
William Pfautz
Haltville
GRUBE
Brownstown
University of Carter
Well
New Streets
General Electricall‘steel
G. E
Beck Bros
Lititz, PA
Manheim, PA
Brickerville
Steve Chestnut
Pea Tehigh
Lehigh
Valle
Nat Steve
W. H. Muth & Co
Pennsylvania Power & Light
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