Odd News From Punxsutawney and Harrisburg
A Punxsutawney man owns a Plymouth Rock hen whose egg weighs 4 1/2 ounces and spans over eight inches long and six and a quarter inches wide. Herman Beyer, who died at Harrisburg Hospital, left more than $1,000 in his pockets. John Hollenbach of Lebanon landed a three-foot eel after diving to a stream to rescue it. A Bellefonte boy briefly tickled a horse with a dollar bill and watched it gulp the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rock
A. Maloney
Punxsutawney
Herman Beyer
Harrisburg
Steelton
John Hollenbach
Lebanon
Local boy nets seven foot three inch eagle
A 15 year old, Haines Jamison Jr. of near Fairmount, Little Britain, shot a seven feet three inch eagle, said to be the finest in the township and third of its kind in five years. The mounted bird is sent to Chester County. In another item, Edmund Billion of Uniontown faced desertion and non support charges from wife Minnie Billion. after hearing, he agreed to reunite and provide for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haines Jamison, Jr
Fairmount
Little Britain
Chester County
Billion
Minnie Billion
Uniontown
Edmund
Pig killed by copperhead bite in Treverton woods
John Mahon and Frank Bitting spotted a pig being bitten by a copperhead near Treverton. The snake repeatedly struck the pig, which died within ten minutes. Three fang marks were found on the body. The incident is noted alongside a Silver City Enterprise opinion praising the hen as national bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mahon
Frank Bitting
Treverton
August Rainy Spell Sparks Grass Haymaking Across County
Countywide reports note Clover and timothy fields thick with grass prompting a second hay harvest. In Elizabethtown Henry A. Coble, 80, works six days weekly at Buch foundry where he has labored since 1877. A large parade with eight bands and five fraternal groups is planned for Saturday at 2 15 P M. Mt Joy's new shoe factory near completion expects operation mid month. Henry Hess and Walter Sheaffer fight at Kreider Shoe Co left Sheaffer with a fractured jaw and Hess facing a civil suit. At Landisville Mrs Fannie Stehman 96 Mrs Elizabeth Hershey 95 and Mrs Susan Hershey 86 shared memories while knitting. Geo W Bollman found guilty of polluting Muddy Creek waters by dyes from his Adamstown hat factory. case set for Sept 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Coble
Buch Foundry
Elizabethtown
Adamstown
Geo
W. Bollman
Cylinder in Threshing Machine Breaks Man in Hospital
Guy McIntyre aged 22 of near Highmount opposite Marietta was badly injured when the revolving threshing machine cylinders burst. Jaw fractured and torn, nose broken, limbs lacerated, machine damaged, fragments scattered as he suffered the crushing injuries. Separately Prof. H D Weller found a valuable diamond ring while digging potatoes on Virginia Avenue Lancaster, near a former circus ground, believing the ring was lost during a circus performance years ago. Prof. Weller is known here for refereeing Lititz High School games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy McIntyre
Highmount
Marietta
H. D. Weller
Lancaster High School
Weller
Virginia Avenue
Lancaster
Lititz
Sad Homecoming in Pitch Pine Ends in Gunshot Incident
Mrs Aney Elliot visiting her parents in Venango County from Oklahoma was shot in the face when MelIntyre fired at a squirrel in front of the house. He carried her inside as police investigated the accidental shooting. The scene occurred as a tense, chaotic family visit unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitch Pine
Venango County
Oklahoma
Charles McIntyre
Aney Elliot
MelIntyre
Milk Plant Move Aimed At Sanitary Manheim Borough
A movement seeks the establishment of a sanitary milk plant in Manheim borough. When completed milk will be served by approved sanitary methods and at savings to the consumer. Denver will host a fire company carnival on September 12, 14, 15, 16 and 18 with band concerts each evening. Ringgold band of Reading plays September 11, Mohnton on 14, Sheridan on 15, and Ephrata on 18.
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Manheim
Denver
Ringgold Band of
Reading
Mohnton
Sheridan
Ephrata
Death of Rev Hartzler former U E Church bishop
The Rev Dr H B Hartzler aged 80 died Sept 3 at Harrisburg after months of illness. Former bishop and editor of the Evangelical, he taught with Moody schools, served Carlisle Milton Evangelical churches, edited the Evangelical Messenger, and wrote hymns and theological works. He was active in church circles in the US and England and once edited the church paper at his death.
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U. E. Church
H. B. Hartzler
United Evangelical Church
The
Evangelical
Harrisburg
Hartzler
D. L. Moody
Moody
Northfield
Mt. Hermon
Mass
Carlisle
Milton
Evangelical Messenger
Cleveland
England
When Shoes Were Cheap The North Penn Cobbler Trio
A trio of Montgomery county veterans from Lansdale and North Wales, aged 84 to 88, recall prewar prices and daily life. They describe shifts from eight cent whiskey to leather at 1.40 a pound, eggs at a cent, and wages for workers, noting a wartime price surge followed by normalization within six months after the Civil War.
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Montgomery County
Lansdale
North Wales
North Penn
Segars
John Wolf
Andrew Auchey
Joel S. Kriabel
Mr. Auchey
Joel S. Kriebel
Henry Snyder
Farmer and bell joke stuns Yonkers readers
A Yonkers Statesman humor item riffs on a farmer skewering a hired man. The farmer Willi asks why the bell was removed from the cow and the farmer Furrow quips that whenever the cow moved the hired man would hear the bell and knock off for dinner.
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Willi
Yonkers Statesman
Denver Men Plan Toronto Trip After Exhibition Visit
On Saturday morning W Earl Stober Alvin F Hagg Chester Kurtz and H H Bucher of Denver left for Toronto to attend the Canadian National Exhibition. On return they will spend a few days at Niagara Falls and Buffalo. A divorce action is sponsored by Kreider using a $1000 lottery win from a 35 cent ticket. Kreider kept the money two nights before filing suit at Lancaster. Dr H S Dissler of Denver is confined to Lancaster General Hospital with blood poisoning from a spider sting. his hand injury from cranking a car preceded the sting and may have worsened the condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. W. Earl Stober
Alvin F. Hagg
Chester Kurtz
H. H. Bucher
Denver
Toronto
Canada
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
W. M. Kreider
South Waterstreet
Lancaster
Kreider
H. 8. Dissler
General Hospital
Rapid Tobacco Growth on Drumore Farm
Simon Snyder planted an acre of tobacco on his Drumore township farm in Lancaster County on the last day of June and by the fourth of July finished. An experienced tobacco grower, he says this crop grew as rapidly as any he has seen, maturing 60 days after planting and hanging in his shed.
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Simon Snyder
Drumore Township
Lancaster County
A Felicitous Answer Joke Returns From a Parish
A curate suspects his rural audience misunderstood his talk on felicity. He asks Mother Brown if she grasped the meaning and she quips that felicity might be something inside a pig. The London Morning Post notes the line and reflects on public popularity versus home life.
Program for Teachers Training Class Commencement
The Teachers' training class of the Church of the Brethren at Ephrata will hold a commencement program Sunday at 7 30 p m. The program includes devotional exercises led by Elder David Kilhefner an oration The Best for God by J K Mohler a quartette Just for His Sake illustrated by Mildred Kilhefner a class poem What is My Work Today by Helen Kilhefner a class prophecy A Forward Look by Rev Abram W Zuck Pictures of Life by Gertrude Shirk illustrated by Cher Shirk an essay Teaching by Viola M Neff a class song Give of Your Best to the Master a reading Farmer Browns Thoughtlessness by Mildred Kilhefner a history Our Voyage by H F Mentzer and an address by Prof H H Nye of Elizabethtown College.
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Church of the Brethren
Ephrata
David‘ Kilhefner
God
J. K. Mohler
Mildred E. Kilhefner
Helen Kilhefner
Abram W. Zuck
Gertrude Shirk
Cher Shirk
Viola M. Neff
Question on name changes for registered women voters
A registry assessor notes a scenario where a woman who is registered might change her name by marriage between registration and the election. The inquiry asks how such a name change should be handled for voting eligibility and record matching.
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Keystone Exchanges
Seemreo
Bellefonte
Lad
N. M
the County
Clover
Timothy
Mt. Joy Shoe Factory
Almost Com
Mt. Joy
Henry Hess
Walter Sheaffer
Kreider Shoe Co
Hess
Sheaffer
Landisville
Fannie Stehman
Elizabeth Hershey
Susan Hershey
Sweet Ore & Co
W. H. Buch
Lititz Fire House
Sturgis
Clancy Kids
Percy L. Crosby
McClura
Newanane
Syndieste
Rev
Gifford Pinchot
State Department of Forestry
Pennsylvania
Franklin County
Fort Louden
Mont Alto
John Wiest
Herndon
Northumberland County
Wiest
Susquehanna Valley
Adam
Appel & Sors & Optician
Timmie
Obbeadones, Ltda Aed Ak Ae Petit
Ett
Worth
Queen Street
Beecham
WM. M. Amer
Wingert & Haas
Straw
Panama
Wingert & Haas Hat Store
John A. Baas
Queen St. Lancaster, PA
Chas. H. Frey
Shoe Store
East King St
Lancaster, Pa
Heinitsch’s
W. A
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