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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1902
Page
1
The Clarion Printing House in New Holland Lancaster County Pa calls for five new cash subscribers for one year. The notice offers a delayed start and outlines terms for six or twelve month periods with rates and payment details.
Attorney A. B. Hassler lists office at 80 Grant Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
A vendor touts staples luxuries and delicacies urging customers to buy where the world is their market. The piece highlights the breadth of goods and early availability for households.
Advertises warm underwear before the holidays with a large stock and low prices. Promises broad selection and value across goods on sale.
Protracted Mennonite Brethren in Christ meeting in the town’s west end. A handkerchief surprise honors Miss Mamie Kershner on reaching the fifteenth milestone with fifty handkerchiefs and congratulatory letters from aides in New Holland Lancaster Hahnstown Eph rata Reading Buyersatown Jersey City Philadelphia and local friends. Community events note Christmas plans, lodge degrees conferred on Thankgiving day, and social gatherings at band hall with a cake presented by J J Kershner.
Squire Henninger held a Friday hearing on charges against Milton Wallace and George Ayers arrested November 17 for stealing about 300 pounds of butter from Beiler's Creamery. Portions of the loot were found buried on Wallace property and 200 pounds in a cave at an abandoned house. After witness testimony the defendants were committed to prison in default of bail to await the January quarter sessions court trial.
On Wednesday evening at 6 o clock Marcus G Seldomridge of Coatesville and Emma G Cauller daughter of David Cauller of Banaster were united in marriage by Rev D G Glass pastor of the Reformed church. The couple left for a short wedding trip and will reside in Coatesville. Both are well known in the community with the groom once in the telegraph office here and the bride having long resided with her parents.
Local note shows sparse text about a Saturday gathering at a high school library featuring Amanda and a discussion on penalties. The readable fragments mention turnout and public interest in a school event.
A resident of Upp Leacock township died Sunday afternoon at his home in Mechanicsburg. The report notes the death occurred at the residence with no further details available.
In eighty seventh year, death from natural causes. He was a farmer by trade, retired in recent years, and lived with his daughter Mrs. Bryan after his wife’s death. Survived by Adaline Esbenshade Susan Bard Caroline Bryan Lizzie Burkholder Lewis and John. Funeral held at Salem Reformed Church with interment there.
On Tuesday night last week Con stable Eby and Frank arrested Albert Dunlap at his Mount Airy home on a larceny warrant from Squire Henninger. Wednesday night Milton Fryberger and Friday John Lippincott were also arrested for the same offense. They were jailed to await hearings as authorities investigate the New Holland post office safe robbery on November 11. Fryberger posted bail later, while Dunlap and Lippincott remain jailed for hearings set with Squire Henninger and U S Commissioner Bricker.
Community reminders list revival services in progress at Ranch United Brethren Church and social visits across Lancaster and Paradise areas. Numerous residents, including Warren Correll and the Steffy and Ditler families, are mentioned with weekend visits and gatherings. A spelling bee is scheduled for Hammond School on December 6 with teacher Alla M. Fry.
Miss Mane Bitner of Lancaster spent days in town with Miss Elsie Diller while Miss Lydia Wenger of Philadelphia visited for a week. Several Lancaster Reformed Theological Seminary students were in town over Sunday for the United Brethren church thirtieth anniversary. Annie Mentzer of Philadelphia joined her sister Mrs. Benj Fry, and Mary Hapenscaled of Reading with Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Bowers hosted guests from Aurora Illinois last Friday.
A lecture will be held Thursday evening December 1 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Marietta. The event, by Mr Kuder of Dorouzh, invites attendance with no admission charge and a silver offering to be collected.
Personal notes detail visits among Reading Blue Ball and Greenbank residents with no serious illness noted. The report includes church notices, a large porker harvest, engineering claims by William Hurst, a pig theft misadventure, and a stage driver Coleman Diller recounting a Thanksgiving escape near Simoketown.
A late November snowstorm blanketed the area with white, followed by rain and a blizzard. Snow and ice halted trolley service, delayed trains as telegraph lines went down, and slowed mail delivery. By noon drifts exceed half a foot, with strong northeast winds and worsening travel conditions.
A Sunday oil leak on the Standard Oil line at Harry Musselman’s farm south of town caused a big blaze and dense smoke after repair crews halted flow and replaced a pipe. The fire drew distant watchers thinking a large building was burning. this marks the third leak on the farm.
The regular monthly meeting of the New Holand Ladies Auxiliary to Lancaster General Hospital will be held at Mrs Barriet Wright home next Thursday evening at 610 sharp. The change from Mrs Hersheys home was made to allow an earlier start and to provide members with time to hear an India lecture at the Lutheran church if desired.
A mid 19th century family reunion took place at Mrs. Elizabeth Bowers residence one mile north of the borough. About fifty guests joined in a Thanksgiving dinner and enjoyed the day’s festivities with children and grandchildren present.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a first quarterly communion service by the United Brethren in Christ was held. text suggests continuation next week. Names, dates, and places are unclear due to damaged text.
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