Revival of Christmas Carols Ties Past to Present
An old time custom of groups singing Christmas carols door to door is revived in many communities. The piece discusses the tradition, the candle in front windows, and enduring songs like Holy Night and Hail to the Happy Morn. It notes a new biography The Lad Godey s Sarah Jose Hale by Ruth E Finley, praising Hale s role in American Christmas verse and the origin of the Christmas hymn.
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America
Bethlehem
Lad Godey
Sarah Jose Hale
J. B. Lippine Company
Ruth E. Finley
Godey
Citiren
Boston
Sarah Hale
Mary
Brunnerville Church Plans Sunday Services and Revival
Rev H M Tobias lists Sunday program with Sunday school at 9 and Christmas program at 7 titled To Bethlehem. Revival starts Thursday December 31 with a watchnight service. Numerous local families and residents are noted as guests and visitors across Brunnerville and surrounding areas.
Social Visits Create a Busy Weekend Layout
Janet Flory visited Jean Kreider at Lexington on Sunday. Mr and Mrs C G Landis and family hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Harvey Miller at Schoeneck and Mr and Mrs Isaac Oberholtzer with relatives from Elm Hallville and Brickerville. The community also noted visits by Mr and Mrs Monroe Greenly Lincoln Catherine Myers Mannheim Delma Fair Lincoln and William Titus McCoy Akron to Morris Hebert. Clayton Webber and son of Lititz visited C G Landis on Tuesday.
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John Heisey
Lincoln
Abraham Strickler
Jonas Bucher
Lexington
Frank Hershey
John Smith
Mrs. Jones
Reading
Kreider
Charles Myers
Manheim
Clinton Myer
Samuel Martin
Clayton Myers
Kate Weachter
Hopeland
Albert Roth
Pine Hill
Morris Eckert
Maniae Eckert
Israel Oberholtzer
Elm
Ruth Bridley
Isaac Oberholtzer
Milton White
John White
Aaron Burkholder
Jules Ruth
Aaron Ruhl
Emanuel Harley
William Steiger
Lancaster
William Zobler
Minerva
Fratville
Benjamin
Mervin A
Elmer
Litz
Jacob Schultz
Lexngton
Frank Detterlne
Reamstown
Esther Detter Ina
Cheago
Reuben L. Keth
Ralph Keith
Janet Flory
Jean Kreider
C. G. Landis
Harvey Miller
Schoeneck
Annie Wuber
Christ Iernley
Huber Oberholtzer
Hallville
Charles Shirk
Brickerville
Monroe Greenly
Catherine Myers
Delma Fair
William and Titus McCoy
Akron
Morris Hebert
Clayton. Webber and Son
Lititz
Community Social Roundups in Brickerville and Nearby Towns
Local households report Sunday dinners and visits across Brickerville Pentyn Erbdale Lititz Reamstown Manheim Wernersville and South Charlotte Street including Evans Fetter Loose Waltz Snyder Bell and other families. Township supervisors settled year 1931 accounts at Wayne Weidman public house.
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Harry Oberholtzer
Harvey Steffy
Ray Hertzler
Ivan Eberly
Reamstown
Elmer Schroader
Wernersville
Zacharias Eberly
Joseph Gaus, Jr
John E. Graybill
Charlotte Street
Manheim
Gareline Steiner
Harvey
Local Residents Host Multiple Gatherings and News
Wednesday guests in James Enck home include ville visitors with Frank Carl and Fasnacht families also visiting local households. Henry Zartman age 57 of Dornsife dies in Northumberland County announcement. Ducks dinner hosted by Wayne Elser features Elser Fetter Deemer Petticoffer and others. Several Strauss family visits and butcherings noted including Rothsville Kissel Hill and Elizabeth Farms connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hoffman
Ed Sheetz
Haknstown
Suunday
David Strauss
A. Z. Weidman
Henry Zartman
Dornsife
Northumberland County
Zartman
Wayne Elser
John Elser
Hopeland
William Fetter
Dorothy
Elsie
Penryn
Kate Deemer
Lime Rock
Barton Petticoffer
Henry
Henry Strauss
Warren
Local Socials Note From Salunga and Surrounding Homes
Sunday visitors in Salunga include residents and neighbors. On Thursday George Lausch of Lititz and George Strauss of Brubaker Valley helped David Strauss with a butcher gathering. Wednesday saw Mrs Adam Hackman and daughter Mabel in the same home. Daniel Whitcraft hosted and was joined by Elm Rock and family in Lane Valley.
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Man
Mabel
Daniel Whitcraft
Elm Rock
Lane Valley
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Harvey Snavely
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General Sutter Hotel
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