Princeton Students Spend Christmas With Encks In New Jersey
Local notes report Princeton students Warren Enck and Lewis Hillier visiting the Enck family during Christmas vacation. Several elderly residents, Hettie Shelly and Christian Hornley, are ill but not seriously. Other items include family visits, merchant C B Dillman offering double stamps, and the disposal of condemned weights at Lancaster. A sequence of humorous paired proverbs closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Enck
Lewis Hillier
Princeton
N. J
H. Enck
Hettie Shelly
Christian Hornley
Harry Enck
Akron
Quinton Enck
Lititz
Edwin Enck
Armless Teacher Takes Post at Prospect Hill School
A. B. Myers, the armless fishing man turned teacher from Millersville, fills the Prospect Hill school post in Manor township. Pupils and elders note he wields the birch with skill, quelling mischief as with any arm crowned educator. The RECORD invites sale date notices for upcoming public auctions to appear in the sale register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Myers
Millersville
Prospect Hill
Manor Township
Myers
Manor
Christmas Cantatas Highlight Neffs ville Holiday News
Alvin K Forney returns home after a Rainelle season as a lumber company bookkeeper. Neffsville churches announce Christmas programs with cantatas Santa Claus at Grandma's and The Holy One From Israel. Local visitors include Walter Leipold and family. Hospitalized residents are recovering well and Miss Huber and Roy Hiestand plan to resume school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin K. Forney
Near Here
Rainelle
West Virginia
Lutheran Church
Santa Claus
Grandma’s
United Brethren
Holy One
Israel
Walter Leipold
Buffalo
N. Y
J. N. Redman
Evans
Song
Rothsville Social Round Up and Local Notes
Rothsville notes report a dinner honoring Nora and Elam Kready with a large guest list including Hess Reitz and Mumma families. Visitors include Lottie Shirker from Akron. Entertainment lined up with Keystone Hall fair crowds and a Rothsville orchestra on December 27, plus a Christmas program by Lutheran Sunday school. Local moves cite land sale by Wayne B Weidler to C S Fassnacht and community visits to Erbdale, Middle Creek, and Reading. Heavy porkers headline Brunnerville with Shuitz and Irwin weighing 418, 501, and 404 pounds totaling 905 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Kready
Nora
Elam
Anna Hess
Carrie Hess
Fannie Weist
Emma Weist
Mamie Frankfort
Anna Reitz
Minnie Raezer
Messrs
Harvey Hess
Emory Shimp
Lloyd Bomberger
Namaan Hershey
Chester Reitz
Joseph Balmer
Cletus Balmer
Jefferson Musser
Reuben Erb
Lottie Shirker
Akron
R. L. Keith
C. M. Althouse
Erbdale
Mr. Althouse
Simon R. Meek
Lititz
Oscar Spayd
U. B
Wm. H. Smith
Near Millway
Fianna Smith
J. V. Roth
F. B. Bentz
J. R. Althouse
Middle Creek
Brunnerville
A. F. Shuitz
R. Irwin
Akron Notes and Community Happenings
The Akron National bank distributed its first full year Christmas fund checks totaling nearly $6,000. Revival meetings at Mt. Zion Evangelical Church on North Eleventh Street, led by Rev. W. A. C. Eby, draw good attendance. Harvey C. Wolf moves his household to Akron station from his father's house. The Akron Literary Society of the High School presented a strong program at Firemen's Hall. A child's necklace found by David 8. Leib will be returned to the owner if claimed. Frank Miley plans farming next spring on the Elam Noir farm near Diamond Station after purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron National Bank
Mt. Zion Evangelical Church
North Eleventh Street
W. A. C. Eby
Harvey C. Wolf
Reading
Akron Station
Akron Literary Society
David
Leib
Frank
Miley
Seasonal Appeal for Subscriptions and Dues
The publisher asks readers during the Christmas season to settle outstanding subscriptions or small owed amounts. The note urges payment without gifts, explaining that many customers owing a dollar or two could add up to a sizable sum.
Last Summons Harrison Dissinger Dies at 70 in Akron
Harrison Dissinger, a respected Akron citizen, died Friday noon at his son Harrys home after about six weeks illness from indigestion heart trouble and dropsy. He was 70. Surviving children include Daniel Ephrata John Mrs. David Leib Jacob Charles Harry and Roy all of Akron. Wife Rebecca died April 19 1910. He was last of the Dissinger line, with sisters also deceased. Former farmer railroader cigarmaker and carpenter in Wechter cigar box factory. Civil War veteran and charter member of Akron Council Jr O U A M now Knights of Malta. Active Republican. registry assessor for Akron Ephrata township district. Funeral Monday at Harrys home with services and interment at Mount Zion Evangelical church and cemetery. Rev Stephen Schweitzer officiated. His six sons served as pallbearers at both his and his mothers funerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Dissinger
Akron
Harry
Daniel
Ephrata
John
David Leib
Jacob
Charles
Roy
Rebecca
Dissinger
Daniel Harting
Martin Albright
Wechter
Akron Council, Jr
Knights of Malta
Ephrata Township
Mount Zion Evangelical Church
Stephen Schweitzer
First Reformed Church of
Death of Rev Benjamin Eby in Manheim
Rev Benjamin Eby died last Saturday from arsenic poisoning at age 78. He had served nine years as a preacher with the Old Order of Dunkards. Survived by wife and two daughters, Mrs David Baker and Mrs William Ulrich, both of Manheim. Brothers and sister: Jacob Eby of Reading and Mrs Mary Ginder of Rapho township. Funeral Tuesday at his house with interment in Kreider's cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Eby
Manheim
Old Order of Dunkards
David Baker
William Ulrich
Jacob Eby
Reading
Mary Ginder
Raphol Township
Kreider’s
Death of Elizabeth Douple in Stricklerstown area
Elizabeth Douple, aged 68, wife of Jacob Douple, died Friday December 19 after a lingering illness and a stroke. She had been married twice, her first husband Martin Blantz. Susan Seather of Lititz is a daughter from the first marriage. Surviving are five daughters and two sons with the second husband. Funeral was held today at St. John's Lutheran Church Brickerville with interment in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Jacob Douple
Stricklerstown
Lebanon County
Kieinfeltersville
Newmanstown
Douple
Martin Blantz
Susan
Harvey Seather
Lititz
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Brickerville
Mrs Anna Wittel Dies at Brethren Home Neffsville
Mrs Anna Wittel died on Monday at the Brethren Home in Neffsville from paralysis. She was in her last year and had lived as a guest there for eleven years. Surviving are her husband and a daughter Mrs George Eckert of Neffsville. Funeral from the Home Friday at 9 30 a m with interment in Brethren cemetery Neffsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Wittel
Brethren Home
Neffsville
George Eckert
Brethren
Lutz Family Band Delights 900 at Shippensburg Concert
The Lutz family band drew an audience of about 900 Monday evening in Shippensburg. The youth ensemble, including a 12 year old daughter and two young sons plus an 11 year old nephew, performed nearly two hours of music in the Lutheran chapel. On leaving, the players visited the Soldiers' Orphans Home at Scotland where the Mearig nephews study and performed additional selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutz
Shippensburg
Scotland
Mearig
Gap Merchant Gone Receivers Named In Involuntary Bankruptcy
Gap hardware merchant H Warren Sweigart has disappeared since December 14 and on Friday was declared involuntarily bankrupt. George T Sellers appointed receiver. creditors include Sellers 140 Shertz 374 and Kauffman 400. Sweigart, single, ran hardware implements and fertilizer business in Gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Warren Sweigart
The
Gap
United States
George T. Sellers
Sweigart
Cyrus M. Shertz
John E. Kauffman
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Rudy’s Hall
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E.S. Hagen
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Harrisburg
P. R. RY
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Leinbach
Lancaster
Court House
Neffsville News
Rothsville Notes
Mamie Mumma
Elam Royer
Paul Frymyer
J. A. Frymyer
Wayne B. Weidler
C. 5. Fassnacht
Akron Notes
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Lancaster County
Morris Levy
United Cigar Manufacturing Company
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Leinbach&6
North Queen St
Lancaster Penna
Harry R. Wertsch
Lititz, Pa
Ollie
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Corner Square
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