Lancaster County Notes From Elizabethtown to Harrisburg
Within the county many local milestones are noted. Elizabethtown sees 100000 trees planted on Masonic Home grounds in four years. The 185th anniversary of New Holland Lutheran Church is planned for late May. Postmaster A B Bear of Rohrerstown recalls Lincoln’s funeral 50 years ago. Lancaster counts seven lawyers with 40 years’ practice, led by B C Kready admitted 1863. George R Witmer and Grace Witmer of Caernarvon have never missed a school session since age six. Landis plan aims to boost the Conestoga Park reunion on August 21. East Drumore High School honors a full-blood Sioux valedictorian, J Paul Baldeagle, an athlete. Lancaster attorney William H Keller named First Deputy Attorney General by Francis Shunk Brown, with a salary of 7900 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethtown
New Holland Lutheran Church
A. B. Bear
Rohrerstown
Washington
Lincoln
Lancaster
B. C. Kready
Hugh R. Fulton
David McMullen
B. F. Davis
A. W. Snader
A. F. Shenck
T. B Holohan
George R. Witmer
Caernarvon
Grace
Sorrel Horse
George
Landis
Conestoga Park
East Drnmore
J. Paul Baldeagle
Raw Foods and Safety Advice for Fresh Vegetables
Season of raw foods arrives with lettuce water cress radishes parsley cucumbers and berries. Emphasizes thorough washing to remove dirt and prevent disease from polluted streams and contaminated handling practices before reaching consumers. Bananas should also be washed to avoid transporting dirt.
LITITZ PEOPLE IN COLORADO Now Located in the Fruit Belt
A Lititz couple narrates their migration from Lancaster to Colorado in April 1915. They describe a long train journey through Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Leadville and Glenwood Springs, noting towns like Evergreen Lake, Tennessee Pass, Grand Canyon, Palisade, Grand Junction, and Fruita. They praise the Leadville mining history, a state fish hatchery, and the Hotel Colorado, then arrive in Fruita, where neighbors welcome them and farming remains the main livelihood.
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Fruit Belt
Denver
Frurra
Col
Lirirz
Lancaster
Penna R. R
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Falls
New York Central
Cleveland
Toledo
Chicago
Windy City
Chicago and Northwestern
Omaha
Samuel Rapp
Royal Gorge
Grand Canyon
Grand River
Leadville
California Gulch
Evergreen Lake
U. S
Colorado
Tennessee Pass
Eagle River
Arkansas River
Palisade
Grand Junction
Mesa County
Knights of Pythias
Fruita
The Philadelphia Record and 1915 Teachers' Examinations
A look at The Philadelphia Record as a regional paper for Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland. Announcement of county teacher examinations for 1915 by County Superintendent Daniel Fleisher with dates venues and study recommendations for prospective applicants.
Governor Brumbaugh Proclaims Pennsylvania Good Roads Day
Governor Brumbaugh designates Wednesday May 26 as Pennsylvania first Good Roads Day in a capitol proclamation. It urges residents to improve local highways and reports the State Highway Department will cooperate in road betterment efforts.
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Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Capitol
State Highway Department
Safe Sound and Cheap Fire Insurance Heads
Lancaster County mutual fire insurers report 130 million dollars in force policies. The directors are led by John H. Landis, former Mint Superintendent, heading the organization.
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Mutual Fire Insurance Companies
Lancaster County
Mint
John H. Landis
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
W. H. Buch Clothier
Lititz, Re
Harrisburg
Francis Shunk Brown
William H. Keller
Coyle & Keller
Jesse E H. B. Cunningham
Allegheny County
Keller
Brown
Lewis N, Moyer
Mrs. Willis Gochenaur
Glenwood Springs
United States
Emerson
Frank Burkholder
Lititz
Long & Co
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Billy Penn
City Hall
The
Record
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Sunday Record
Fleisher
Daniel Fleisher
Millersville
Farmers National Bank
Penna
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Walthams
Elgins
Hamiltons
Queen St: Worth
Lancasten
W. A
Boy Scout
Russia
Chas. H. Frey
East King St. Lancaster, Pa
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