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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1885
Page
2
The Lancaster region reports a New York regatta host inviting workers and families aboard with refreshments and music, amid debate over a new sworn tax law affecting lenders and borrowers. Public school systems in multiple cities face overcrowding, with Lancaster schools constrained by space and boards seeking solutions.
Local notices report community happenings in Shaerferstown. Items include church activities, property transactions in Main Street and Front Street, store purchases on Locust Street, and a public sale at Akron. Also described are social events, sermons, Sunday school remarks, and April tenancy changes. An Ardor salve advertisement closes the page.
At the Baltimore and Potomac Railway station a sudden death followed a dispute over pay. Mr. P. W. Forney, a wellknown auditor, collapsed at the desk after asking for month end wages not yet due. The incident is described as a sad event tied to a longer sequence of crime in the area.
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