Obituary of Mrs. Katie Gibble of Philadelphia
Mrs. Katie Gibble fifty nine wife of Adam Gibble died of complications at her Philadelphia home. A native of Sporting Hill in this county she was formerly Miss Metzler. She lived in Philadelphia twenty years and in Manheim earlier. Survived by husband four children and three sisters Mrs Charles Shadell Mrs Charles Wenditz of Lancaster and Mrs David Rooger of East Petersburg. Funeral services were held from the home Monday at two in the afternoon. Burial was in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Gibble
Adam Gibble
Philadelphia
Sporting Hill
County
Miss Metzler
Manheim
Charles Shadell
Charles Wenditz
Lancaster
David Rooger
East Petersburg
Mrs Maggie Hornberger obituary in Manheim area
Maggie Hornberger seventy seven widow of Andrew Hornberger died Sunday at noon at her daughter’s home in Manheim of complications. She belonged to Salem United Brethren church. Survived by children David Mrs Howard Buch Mrs William Bryan Benjamin Elias all of Manheim and two step children Mrs George Foltz East Petersburg and Harry Hornberger Akron Ohio. Private funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 PM with private burial in Fairview cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Hornberger
Andrew Hornberger
Howard Buch
Charlotte Street
Manheim
Salem United Brethren Church
David
William Bryan
Benjamin
Elias
George Foltz
East Petersburg
Harry Hornberger
Akron
Ohio
Fairview Cemetery
Funeral services for Samuel Engle held at Brickerville cemetery
Samuel Engle dies at county hospital. Funeral services set in Brickerville cemetery. Surviving relatives include two sisters Mrs. Isaac Weitzel and Mrs. John Berry of Hopeland and a daughter Mrs. Amanda Moore of Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Engle
Brickerville
Isaac Weitzel
John Berry
Hopeland
Amanda Moore
Pittsburgh
Death notices and turnpike auction in Lancaster area
Louis Worley Sr., 76, died at home in Lancaster. Survived by wife Mary Jane Walters and children Laura Hogarth, Harry, Charles, Margaret Stauffer, Raymond, Mary, William, and 18 grandchildren. Funeral at home, burial Mt. Bethel, Columbia. Also, two toll houses on Lancaster and Fruitville Turnpike sold for 2155 dollars at public auction in Lancaster. A. B. Hess bought a building near the railroad bridge for 1502.50 and Abram Landis bought the Fruitville house for 652.50. Auction conducted by I N Redman and Joseph Wissler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Worley, Sr
North
Franklin St
Lancaster
Louis
Mary Miller Worley
Mary Jane Walters
Laura Hogarth
Harry
Charles
Mechanicsburg
Margaret Stauffer
Strasburg Road
Raymond
Lititz
Mary
William
Mt. Bethel Cemetery
Columbia
Lancaster and Fruitville
Joseph EB. Wissler
Traditional song "Auld Lang Syne" origins debated
The authorship of Auld Lang Syne remains unsettled. The verse is often linked to Robert Burns, who in turn credited an old minstrel, with songs bearing the same title sung since the Seventeenth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Burns
Social Roundup of Visits Around Hallville Area
Local families from Hallville Lititz and Lebanon Valley College hosts hosted many Sunday and weekend gatherings. Guests included Mr and Mrs Henry Mease Mr and Mrs Addison Meiley and families and numerous relatives from Tower City Lititz Willow Street Brunnerville Ephrata Neffsville and Manheim with multiple extended visits and Sunday entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mease Sr
Hallville
John Fleishman
Lititz
Jacob Shultz
Henry Mease
Wilson Spangler
Harold and
Ray
Ben Spangler
Manheim
Pauline Carpenter
Eleanor Keith
Pine Hill
Gordon Bechtel
Stewart and
Geraldine
Tower City
Addison Meiley
Charles Getz
Myrtle
Pearl
Ethel
Wogansville
Christ Zook
Russel Bechtel
Lebanon Valley College
Loretta Bechtel
Eva Shissler
Irvin Firestone
Harvey Ober
Brunnerville
Phares Zartman
Fireman Becker
Near Ephrata
Abram Metzler
Phares Kreider
Willow Street
Isaac Keller
Neffsville
Harry Hichelberger
Melvin
J.ititz
Phares Keller
David Beckert
Herma
Verona
Jean
Donerville
Harry Stark
Wilbur
Richard
Paul Stark
Carl
Myre
John Flory
Janet
Near Brunnerville
Ivan Grube
Miriam
Bessie
Ruth Stark
Tilden Meiley
Mabel
Amanda
Ephrata
Ammon Ulrich
Margaret, Russel and Bruce
Zartmans Mill
Adam Shelly
Lebanon
John Barch
Theda
Edwin Wenger
Bird
Elizabeth Fahnestock
Emma
S. M. Fahnestock
Sammel Keller
Helen
Grace
Isaac Weidman
Esther Markley
Amy Balmer
Clay
Louise Pfautz
Rothsville
Chester Adair
Margarerite
Lightning Strikes Farms Causing Two Big Barn Fires
A storm across Rapho and East Donegal townships sparked two lightning fires destroying a barn on Elam Gantz’s Rapho farm and a second barn on Eli Reist’s East Donegal farm. Gantz survived after his wife dragged him away as the blaze spread to farm machinery autos and livestock. Damage ran into thousands with unroofed barns, toppled sheds, and uprooted trees along rural routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapho
East Donegal
Mastersonville
Elizabethtown
Elam Gantz
Rapho Township
Midway School
Gantz
Tobacco Growers Meet in Mt Joy May 14
The Lancaster County Tobacco Growers Association holds its regular meeting at the Fire Hall Mt Joy on Tuesday May 14 at 7 30. Principal speakers include Thomas J Brown and Dr W S Beach who will discuss tobacco diseases. A committee reporting on Washington travel for lower wrapper tobacco duties will present its findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Tobacco Growers Association
Mt. Joy
Thomas J. Brown
W. S. Beach
Washington
Y P Conference at Lancaster Kicks Off This Week
The 12th annual Y P Division conference of Lancaster County Sunday School Association will be held at St. Pauls Church in Lancaster on Friday and Saturday. Officers named include Miss Ella Stauffer as President and Casper Kreider as Treasurer. Speakers include Rev E H Bonsall Jr and Dr H M J Klein with leaders Rev Charles Spotts and Prof Paul Limnbert. Topics cover Youths Quest for World Peace Reading Bible as Literature Worship and Life. Delegates are invited from county Sunday Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples Division
Lancaster County Sunday School Association
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
South Queen and
Farnum Streets
Lancaster
Ella Stauffer
Lititz
Martin Ruess
Leola
Anna Mary Hinkle
Casper Kreider
E. H. Bonsall, Jr
Young Peoples
Adelle Sterret
State Sunday School Association
Walter W. van Kirk
World Fellowship
Federal Council of Churches In Christ In America
H. M. J. Klein
Department of History
F. and
M. College
Charles D. Spotts
Paul M. Limnbert
Sarah Bitner
Sameul Wiley
Organs and Horse Sales in Moravian Church Notices
The Moravian Church board contracted with Hook and Hastings of Boston for a new organ at 2425 dollars. A public horse sale was listed at Miller and Bollinger's stables. Dunkard meeting at Lexington Meeting house baptized twelve by immersion. G Plantz shipped two carloads of Lancaster County horses to New York. Horace Hull suffered a fractured cheek bone and a black eye after a fall at the Lititz malt house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Moravian Church
Hook and Hastings
Boston
Miller and Bollinger
Dunkard
Lexington
G Plantz
Lancaster County
New York
Horace Hull
Lititz
Mansion planned at Spruce and Lemon by Clayton Z Meiskey
Twenty five years ago Clayton Z Meiskey planned a handsome black mansion at the Spruce and Lemon Streets corner. Miss Maggie Bricker hosted twenty friends at her Warwick home. John Yerger found a large sink hole under his back porch on N Cedar Street. Theodore Forney fractured a right ankle when a trestle broke and he fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Z. Meiskey
Spruce and
Lemon Streets
Maggie Bricker
Warwick
John Yerger
N. Cedar Street
Theodore Forney
Keller Waltman Wedding in Moravian Church Lititz
Philip D Keller of Lancaster married Elsie Margaret Waltman of Ephrata in a Lititz Moravian church ceremony. Rev E Crosland conducted the ring service after an organ recital by Miriam and Laura Hacker of Lincoln. Pearl Waltman and Emmanuel Keinert served as attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip D. Keller
Thomas H. Keller
Lancaster
Elsie Margaret Waltman
Phares M. Waltman
Ephata
Moravian Church
Lititz
E. §. Crosland
Miriam Hacker
Laura Hacker
Lincoln
Pearl Waltman
Emmanuel Keinert
Secret of Successful Range Brooding for Healthy Pullets
A New Jersey extension poultry expert says range brooding is key to healthy pullets and long-term flocks. Rotating ranges or leaving them fallow a year or more helps prevent disease contamination while sun exposure aids disinfection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Black
New Jersey
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Mrs. Adam Gibble
Mrs
Lang Syne
Lexington News
Y. P
Keller—Waltman
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