28 Jan 1905
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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1905
Page
1
A garbled OCR passage references lingering snow, ongoing wind, and a period of intensified weather activity ending Thursday evening. It mentions newspapers, reporting, and local sources with unclear names and scattered phrases.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and positions such as school directors, auditors, township clerk, supervisors, and constable. Entries include Weaver Musselman, Barry, Levi Good, Jacob Burkholder, and R. Lemon with vote tallies and district notes from last Saturday.
The column lists social visits and family connections among residents of North Main including Mrs GQ Sheaffer, Ramsey Alla, Mr. Lanidister, William Bender of Honeybrook and others. It notes Sunday visits to homes and time spent with relatives and friends.
In a disrupted service due to a severe blizzard, the family postpones or alters funeral arrangements. Local officials urge responders to maintain safety and access as family and friends confront travel challenges and venue restrictions.
The House of Worship reopened on Sunday debt free after months of work. Rev. J. G. Bickerton and Rev. A. D. Geist preached with praise from New Holland and Middletown pastors. The 225-seat church features new lighting and a bound Bible, with painting and paving pending warm weather.
A Republican meeting at A G Millers Earle Hotel on Thursday selected J B Seldomvidee as chair and RN Bowers as secretary. Rules favoring primary elections were adopted but no primary will be held. The nominated slate includes judge Pred Awopes despector and several borough offices. The regular election is set for February 22.
The Intercourse Giversry Society held discussions with Mia Keen and Edith Keen as speakers and Bartler Culture Club providing music. Debates covered reform themes including education and national service. list of participants and questions follows. Local election results show 282 votes with specific winners for judge, inspector, directors, supervisors, and constable. Weather notes mention a blizzard paralyzing roads and revival services at the U B Church with a postponed event for Maurice K Welk.
An all day session of the local teachers institute is postponed from last night and today because Blizzard blocked stairs at Roseburg Mall. The event moves to the public school building next Saturday with morning and afternoon sessions. Miss Rether of Harrisburg is unavailable, and an evening session may be added if arrangements allow. Teachers are urged to pay annual assessments to cover expenses.
About 300 head of horses plus ten mule pairs to be sold by Geo Diller & Son next week. First sale at Blue Ball Monday noon. Largest sale in the borough at a central location with stabled lots at Eagle Hotel and New Holland House starting 10 30. Four carloads Western horses one Montgomery county carload forty acclimated horses and ten mule pairs. Buyers from the west have picked top market animals for the all day event.
The Harp Theatre presents The Garper a dazzling display of fabrics faces and poetic works. The Liberty Belles with Miss Mabel Kippis perform next. The Office Boy stars Frank Daniela in a light music comedy. The Cook Church Company debuts a high class repertoire with matinees daily and ticket prices of 10 20 and 30 cents.
Harry Mentzer and Joseph Brauffer, residents of Doron, open a machine shop in Mentzer's Leola building. They will do repairs and handle new machinery, with Montier in pattern making and Starffer in machine work. Both were longtime employees of New Holland Machine Works.
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