County News Briefs Show War Effort and Local Deals
In Marietta a silk mill for government use nears completion as machinery is installed. A Columbia man killed 40 copperhead snakes in his war garden and felled a three foot one. Lancaster blacksmith John J. Martin handmade 145 nickel plated horseshoes of 145 styles. Dr. Jacob W. Royer and Dr. M. M. Denlinger reported for military duty at Fort Oglethorpe on September 21, both captains. District Attorney C. N. Berntheizel, with Pershing's army in France, is now lieutenant colonel, having started as a second lieutenant in Columbia. A model of the Lancaster courthouse built for Liberty Loan work rises in Centre Square. Capt. KB Guilford of Lancaster earns a third promotion to major after training at Plattsburg. The Quarryville Shoe Company will run a twice daily auto bus to Georgetown to recruit factory workers. Harry M. Musser bought the Beyer store property on North Queen Street Lancaster for 25,625 cash and assumed a 75,000 mortgage with 1,875 interest due. The Cassel marriage to a Philadelphia executive of charities in Marietta is noted as a county interest, with plans to reside at the old Cassel homestead. County women urged to visit fruit and vegetable canning demonstrations, and a note on 653 Woolworth Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Joseph A. Greer
Columbia
Raee
John J. Martin
Lancaster
Jacob W. Royer
Terre Hill
M. M. Denlinger
Robberstown
Fort Oglethorpe
C. N. Berntheizel
Pershing
France
Lancaster Court House
Centre Square
Liberty Loan
KB. Guilford
Plattsburg
Quarryville Shoe Company
Georgetown
Harry M. Musser
Beyer
North Queen Street
W. T. Grant & Co
Tie
Lancaster County
Burd Cassel
Philadelphia
Old Cassel Homestead
Ithec
Woolworth
Scranton area notes draft, fires, and local incidents
State records show 1152 motorists skipped gasless Sundays in Uniontown while Scranton fire department’s 180 members see 160 registered for the draft. Read ing’s Marion Fire Company will get a 9500 dollar triple pumping engine, and Washing ton company a 2400 dollar motor chassis. Richard Suessenguth of Scranton sought a name change to Seasongood and was granted it. First female enlistment inquiry reached Harrisburg from Wilkes-Barre, though 46 police vacancies remain. Arbor Day proclaimed by Dr Sheaffer with appeal to plant trees. Painter Charles McGinley died at an electric tower after contact with 22 000 volts. a widow and four children survive. West Chester resident Jacob Voltz recalls Strasburg spire from boyhood and Paris wartime residence. L T Arthur of Philadelphia jailed in West Chester on tire theft and related robberies at Knickerbocker quarries. Ambler’s curb market to curb profiteering, open Tuesday and Friday. council to repeal vendor licensing to favor farmers and ban house-to-house hucksters during market hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Scranton Fire Department
Marion Fire Company
Reading
Washington Company
Richard Suessenguth
Scranton
Harrisburg
Wilkes-Barre
Nathan C. Sheaffer
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Pennsylvania
Charles McGinley
Danville
Fie
Jacob Voltz
West Chester
Strasburo
Strasburg
Paris
L. T. Arthur
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Knickerbocker
Chester Valley
Ambler
Eort
Tonall Endorsement From Mary Fritz Of Lititz Pa
Mary Fritz of Stobnton Berks County Pa testifies that Tonall rebuilt her weak system and restored her to health. She heard of Tonall from a friend and saw newspapers reports of others helped. She endorses Tonall as beneficial to others and plans to continue use until strong. Sold at J E Charles Drug Store Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fritz
Stobnton
Berks County
J. E. Charles’ Drug Store
Lititz
Thunder and Guns Echo Distances Across Disturbed Skies
A London Chronicle excerpt compares thunder to man made noise and explains why thunder from storms and artillery can travel unevenly. It notes gunfire from Flanders reaching London, Vimy mine blasts possibly heard far away, and a Richmond thunderstorm heard only locally, with lightning at Lostwithiel causing a distant roar unheard 30 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
London
Richmond
Lostwithiel
Women Handle Big Shells In English Factory War Effort
A Liverpool area shell factory run largely by daughters of professionals and business people used mainly young girls and the wives of sailors for heavy shell production. The women, including a young mother who lifts a shell, prove they can handle the weight, replying to German attacks after Lusitania sinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Liverpool
Cunard
Rip Van Noah at First Twilight Game Celebrates War Draft Joke
A local ball park twilight game features a wag named Rip Van Noah sharing a joke about the Chillicothe draft and his son in the national army. The scene blends a playful quip with a crowd reaction as a Wheeling-made cigar smolders nearby. A separate ad touts safe, staged money lending and debt protection through banks or trust companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rip van Noah
Bors
National Army
Chillicothe
Wheeling
Pop
Tere
Jimmy
Old Tavern Razed Watertown’s Dorcothy Coolidge Inn
Watertown near Galen street sees the Dorcothy Coolidge tavern torn down to widen the entrance for the Boston elevated railway. Built in 1740 by William Williams, later owned by Nathaniel Coolidge, it hosted Washington in 1775 and fed volunteers before Lexington. The building’s proximity to tracks caused danger, hastening its demolition amid local preservation efforts.
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Galen Street
Watertown
Boston
Boston Globe
Dorothy Coolidge
William Williams
Nathaniel Coolidge
Coolidge Theavern
Dorothy Whitney Coolidge
Washington
Lexington
Whitney
Massachuetts
Safety Committee
the Havern
George WT
George Washington
Boston Elevated Railway
Prso
Waterstown Historical Society
Uniontown man fatally shoots himself after family disturbance
Hugh R. Hardin, eight-year-old daughter away for school, told his wife he planned to kill himself. He then went to an upstairs room at his Uniontown home and blew out his brains, with his wife initially thinking he was joking before hearing the gunshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh R. Hardin
Uniontown
Public Sale of Hackman Estate in Lancaster County 1918
Orphans Court order directs trustees to sell John S Hackman estate at public auction near Brumerville Warwick Twp along Bravenville road. Described property includes a two story frame dwelling a three story frame house and outbuildings with fruit trees and water well. Viewing by Sarah Hackman. Sale at 2 pm Saturday October 12 1918 with terms announced by Snavely and Seackman trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court of
Lancaster County
John 'S. Hackman
Brumerville
Warwick Township
Lexington
Prank Roland
Clarence Diliuai
Ananda Brackbill
Fiuit Trees
Parsons
Sarah Hackman
Tlte, Snavely
Oscar Seacikman
The Tehoes Residence Sale in Lititz October 1818
Saturday October 5 1818 the desirable residence known as The Tehoes in Lititz borough at Brent and Gak corner. The stucco building 36 by 46 feet with stone foundation and well lighted interior. First floor has hall living room dining room pantry kitchen esohery bath and iso bedrooms. Large iron porch enclosed back porch open stair to second floor with balcony bath and two extra bedrooms. Hot water heat perpetual awalet nadoaule and hardwood floors. Garage 12 lit Ienhouse with cement footing on a lot 217 by 10 and a half feet. Seven hundred six year old grape vines on steel poles and fruit trees on premises. Viewing Friday October 5 at o'clock PM. T J Grosih owner Keystone Realty Co agents Redman Ber Apetioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALY
Banakad GS
Ienhouse
Executor's Sale to Be Held September 28 1918
The executor of Cecilia BL Corrad late of Warwick township Lancaster County Pa will sell at public sale on the premi situated in Rothsville village a tract of land containing 1 acre and eleven perches with a one story frame dwelling a frame ground barn and other outbuildings. The property features a well with pump and is well suited for residential use. Sale starts at 2 oclock P M attendance and terms will be made known by the executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecilia BL Corrad
Warwick Township
Lancast County
Premi
Rothsville
Wits
Christian G. Usner
Charles 5
Martin
Chester al
Dale
Coming Events October Lancaster and York County Fairs
Lancaster County Fair scheduled for October 14 at Lancaster. York County Fair set for October 14 at York, listing events and venue details for local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Fair
Lancaster
York County Fair
York
ADD COLOR TO THE GARDEN
A New York Sun note describes the American goldfinch a familiar garden bird. It highlights its bright yellow body black wings and tail and its canary like song. The male fades to a dull coat in winter while the birds feed among garden flowers and nest in small communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Moving Pictures for the Home
Popular Mechanics describes a compact moving-picture camera and projector for amateurs. Weighing under 3.5 pounds excluding its tripod, it uses standard film and functions like a simple still camera. Its daylight magazines hold twenty feet, yielding forty feet of film at eight pictures per second for action scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics
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America
W. H. Buch
THE
Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
the County
Tonall
Liberty
Caucas
Snow Ridge
Hurypesia
Caucasus
Transcaucasian Isteppe
Dage Fhestan
Mtzkhet
Maynard Owen Williams
Tin Christian Herald
I Mitzkhet
New England
Atlantic
Savannah
Nader
Fairsouth
East Indies
Europe
Great Western
Cunard Line
Halifax
Bill
Pearsen
J. Grosih
Keystone Realty CO
Redman & Ber
Apetioneers
Weidle
Cecilia B. Conrad
Mohr
Lebanon County
Gieo
Demmy
West End
Moutiauicsburg
Jorest
Lore
1Rolstein
Chadd Mock
AU Gizes
Sale
M.M. Houch H
Wingert & Haas Hat
John A. Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, FA
Frey’s
Packer
Chas. H. Frey
East King St
Lancaster, Pa
W. A
W. W. Appel & Son
Eweep OT & Ofticiant
North
Queen Street
Larigaster
Brunnerville, PA
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