Bits from the county district notes and local notices
Ezra M Bowman of Providence township pursues pole cat breeding as old Mrs Cat brings eight kittens from a ground hole. The Hamilton Watch Company in Lancaster to install a wireless station to time clocks from Washington for its factory departments. Elizabethtown set to receive 3750 dollars for street right of way for trolley use. Lancaster tests a crematorium and plans a community mausoleum. Possible Paradise merger with Seaman Place, crossing a railroad and toll gate to reach Paradise from Seaman Place. Pennsylvania Railroad allocates 50000 for a new Elizabethtown passenger station, designed by Medary Zautzinger and Borie. John A Nauman in Lancaster favors white animals. John M McClure near Mine Hill keeps red stock and bay horses and is a Red Man. Habecker triplets Wayne Arthur Dora, two years old, weigh about ninety pounds total and grow healthy. John P Pfautz, 78, of Manheim borough, fractured femur from a barn fall with other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra M. Bowman
Providence Township
Hamilton Watch Company
Lancaster
Washington
Elizabethtown
Paradise
Seaman Place
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Senger
Medary
Zautzinger
Borie
Grand Lodge Hall
John A. Nauman
John Martin McClure
Mine Hill
Rhode Island
Lodge of the Red Men
Habecker
Wayne
Arthur
Dora
Wayne Habecker
Eric
Penn Township
Cement and toad notes and park plans in Lancaster area
The piece explains cement and concrete differences, advocates toad and insect control, previews Agricultural Outlook bulletins and free copies, reports Conestoga amusement park plans from Conestoga Amusement Co. to unite Rocky Springs and Conestoga Park, critiques Government post office profits claims, and notes Covenant United Brethren Church raised $30,000 for a new church site in Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covenant United Brethren Church
Lancaster
Berks County fox outsmarts hunters near Andrew's Bridge
A Colerain fox in Berks County outpaces and eludes lower end hunters for two weeks. The fox, seen near W. A. Hensel’s farm by Andrew’s Bridge, escapes each day, attracting many pursuers and becoming locally famous. Separately, Berks weather prophets meet in Virginsville and predict a severe winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly Fox
Lower End
W. A. Hensel
Andrew
Berks County
Virginsville
Reading
Old Berks
When Servants Were Fired in Historic House Rules
A fragment from London Standard cites rules on servant discipline from over three centuries ago in the Harrington household. Fines for missing prayers, unmade beds, lit fires, uncleaned stairs, and late meals are noted as deductions from quarterly wages, alongside other strict enforcement details and a brief literary collage of quotes and anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filmes
Str J. Harrington
Ariosto
London Standard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mentor Union
W. H. Buch
Record Building
Lititz
John P. Pfautz
Manheim
Knox
Clothid Ww. H. Buch Gents’ Furnisher
Lititz, PA
U. S. Agricultural Department
W. W. Griest
Big Park
Conestoga Amusement Company, Incorporated
Rocky Springs
Peoples Bathing Resort
Conestoga Park
the Berks Co
Weather Prophets
Major Hurst
Major
Talleyrand
Mme
Stel
Mme. Recamier
Wangen
Alsace
Strasburg
Louis XVIII
Westminster Gazette
Cincinnati Enquirer
Farmer's National
Farmers National Bank
Lititz, Penna
North Queen OF Lancaster, PA
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Chas. H. Frey the Shoe Man
King St
W. A
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