Pierson and Homsher Endorsed for Re Election in Lancaster County
The Republican organization endorsed Senator H J Pierson of Lititz for a second four year term and also endorsed State Senator John Homsher of Strasburg Representative Norman Wood of Peach Bottom and Representative Harry E Trout of Manheim. Pierson is noted as popular and effective and the party expects strong support in the Lancaster Lebanon district at the April polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Pierson
Town
Pennsylvania
Senate
Republican
Chin
G. Graybill Diehm
John Homsher
Strasburg
Norman Wood
Peach Bottom
Harry E .Trout
Manheim
Pierson
Lititz
Lancaster- Lebanon
Hamsher
Lancaster County
Snow removal duty in town debated on Main Street
Readers question whether Borough should clear streets or leave snow to property owners. They note traffic congestion on East Main Street over weeks and reference no ordinance requiring street clearance. An existing sidewalk snow removal statute exists, but not for streets, prompting calls for shared responsibility among businesses.
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E. Main Street
East Main Street
Main Street
Council
Snow Hauling Boosts Local Business Yet Streets Slow
Businesses report snow removal costs rising as this winter brings heavy, persistent snowfall. Street congestion grows despite waiting warmer weather, with drivers using ruts to park and blocking through traffic on East Main Street.
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East Main Street
Community Notes From Califoria Lancaster Mennonite Area
Philip Bachman convalesces in St. Josephs Hospital Lancaster after mastoid operation last Wednesday. Mrs. Bachman and Barbara reside with Mr and Mrs Wayne Longenecker. Janet Wilmer Eby and Marie Ferry return from Eastern Mennonite School Harrisonburg VA after six weeks. Local gatherings include dinners and a Valentine party with neighbors and relatives in town and on Front Street New Street and Cedar Street.
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Philip Bachman
Harvey Bachman
California
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lancaster
Bachman
Barbara
Wayne Longenecker
Janet
Wilmer Eby
Marie Ferry
Eastern Mennonite School
Harrisonburg
Emma Hunt
Oroville
N. B. Seaman
Front Street
Enos Huber
Evelyn
Ruth
Landis Valley
Dimmer
Huber
Susan Shreiner
A. M. Shissler
North Cedar St
Guy Snyder
Henry Keener
New Street
Harry Wonder
James Stopani
H. Holliner
Victor Carpenter
William Albert
Wallery Steely
Arthur Johannsen
Howard Hollinger
Samuel Leicey
Lititz Marked Washingtons Birthday Celebrations Banner
The February 26 1886 issue notes Lititz closed all schools and the bank for Washingtons Birthday. Citizens wore holiday attire, Linden Hall girls hosted an oyster supper, and the Lititz sextette serenaded streets. Other items include a dam break near Oregon, local church vote on female vestry voting, start of candle collections, two cigar factories opening in New Haven, high scores by Harry Workman and Scott, and a St Andrews Church concert in Lancaster.
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Washington
Lititz
Linden Hall
Oregon
Messrs
W. H. Buch
Addison Plautz
Reading
Talmage
New York
Moravian Church Council
Moravian Church
New Haven
Malschnee
Samuel Buch
Harry Eby
Walter Scott
Harry Workman
Scott
St. Andrew's Reformed Church
Lancaster
St. Luke’s Reformed Church
Town
Myra Brookmyer
Druggis Lewis N. Moyer
East Main
Twenty-Five Years Ago Brightens Lancaster Items
February 23 1911 report from Lancaster notes Mrs Reuben Diehm suffers a knee fracture after a fall at home. Sale of Harvey Singer home and property set for March 11 before move to Thermal California. Reuben B Baker dies at 64 after snow shoveling at his tobacco warehouse. David I Kemper dies near Lititz. Mrs James Sesseman dies on Spruce Street. Twenty one young men go to Hotel Rossmere for a trolley-bowl game at Lancaster with two teams chosen.
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Reuben Diehm
South Broad Street
Evans
Harvey Singer
East Orange Street
Thermal
Calif
S. L. Delbo
David I. Kemper
Lancaster County
Lititz
James Sesseman
Spruce Street
Rossmere
Lancaster
Spring hats spark inner resolve in a quiet plea
A reflective poem states a small plea for strength when faced with new spring hats on display. The speaker asks not for perfection or great power but for the will to close eyes or look away.
Easter and spring musings cross calendar notes
A reflective piece on Easter arrival and weather while noting robin sightings and late frosts. It wryly compares world as a stage to the audience, and recalls birthdays Lent and spring. The author hints at spring delays like stalled cars and teases human foibles through brief maxims.
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George
Germany's Black Forest Length and Width Summary
The Black Forest in Germany stretches about 100 miles from north to south and varies in width from 15 to 40 miles, forming a broad mountainous region along the western edge of the country.
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Germany
USINESS OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK SAYS ACTIVITY LARGELY UP
The Department of Commerce notes cold wave effects but overall activity compares favorably to last year. Wholesale markets show spring buying, steel demand rises, construction leads, railroads and coal mines benefit from fuel demand. New York retail is uneven, Philadelphia softer but year over year gains remain. Chicago sees sporadic buying, Western and Southern cities lag. Farmers’ cash receipts rise 12 percent year over year.
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Father and Son of Presidents John Scott Harrison
John Scott Harrison, son of William Henry Harrison, ninth U S president, and father of Benjamin Harrison, the twenty third president. Born in Vincennes Indiana in 1804 he studied medicine then became a farmer. From 1853 to 1857 he was a Whig congressman from Ohio and died in 1878 on Point Farm near North Bend Ohio where Benjamin Harrison was born.
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John Scott Harrison
William Henry Harrison
United States
Benjamin Harrison
Vincennes
Ind
Congress
Ohio
Point Farm
North Bend
Benjamin Flarrison
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D. Fubweiler
R. Johnson
Landis Brubaker
Kissel Hill
Y.M.C.A
Millersville Normal
Mohnton
Stauffer
Trinity United Evangelical Church
Department of Commerce
Virginia
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