Local events and fairs listed for September and October
Several community happenings appear across Lancaster and surrounding towns. The Ludwig family reunion at Lititz, Lancaster County Fair, Allentown Allen town fair, Fourth annual Convention of King's Daughters at Lan caster Moravian church, Millport Union S. picnic in Reist's grove, and a Brickerville Lutheran church convention at St. James church Lititz are scheduled with dates in September and October.
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Ludwig
Lititz
Lancaster
Allentown
King’s Daughters
Lancaster Moravian Church
Millport Union S
Reist’s Grove
Brickerville Charge of
Lutheran Church
St. James Church
Potatoes Grow as a Major Local Crop and Seed Practices
The article notes a shift from family subsistence to commercial potato farming in the county. Crown & Greenleaf shipped up to 182000 bushels in a year, Leander Shoemaker sells about 4000 annually, and 10 to 15 acre crops are common on farms. Seed selection has improved with single-variety planting to secure market prices.
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Crown & Greenleaf
Leander Shoemaker
Fulton Township
Drumore
G. J. P. Raub
Scotland
Giant snapper under Andrew Bridge amazes locals
A noted snapping turtle lives under the Andrew bridge on the Octoraro, straddling Lancaster and Chester counties. Descriptions vary on weight from 25 to 100 pounds and size from a peach basket to a large tab, with many plans proposed for capture. Read the Recorrd, $1.00 a year.
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Andrew
Lancaster County
Chester County
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Irich
Allinen
Conestoga
Bell
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TD Metal’ “Shingles
S. M. Huber
Lititz, Or
F. M. Bowman
Rothsville
A & Rexall
Lewis N. Moyer
Oxfords
Packards
Bostonians
LaFrance Oxfords
W. M. Grube
Lititz, PA
Ss. M. Huber
John D. Bair
Blue Ball
Long & CO
Spruce Villa Dairy J
Brubaker Proprietor
Kreider’s Hardware Store
Main St
Lancaster’s
Spirella
May Hissinger
Corsetiere
S. Spruce St
H. P. Gingrich & Co
E. Main St
Hershey, Leaman & Co
Mapes
W.h.muth & Co, Coal, Lumber and Cement
Penn'a
Rexall
Moyer’s Drug Store
Thomas W. Steffey
C. E. Myer
W. D. Fichthorn
A. R. Keller Lititz
Penna
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