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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1908
Page
1
Marietta hosts New Holland in a surprising 2 to 0 win for the locals who held the league champions to a shutout. The Lizzi es quit the league and Lititz also left, leaving New Holland to continue independent play as the schedule shifts.
New Holland 2 Columbia 0 in a tight contest. Rutherford led offense with a two base hit and struck out twice. Miller pitched well with solid support but Lancaster benefited from earned runs and a few walks. Umpire Brennaneman called a close game.
A writer describes a one day excursion starting July 21 from New Holland to Pequea then using the Columbia and Port Deposit line to York Furnace and Peach Bottom. The trip includes a boat ride, dinner at White Hall Hotel hosted by Mrs Sophia G Whitaker, visits to Quarryville and a store tour by I Haines Dickinson, and returns via Lancaster. The author praises scenery historic sites and deems the day inexpensive and not tiresome.
After Monday July 27 I will be ready for dental work of every description. Terms reasonable. Rooms opposite the Eagle Hotel in The Central boarding house. Dr HG Moana.
P M Sharpless of West Chester to move into a 300 foot long palace priced at about two million dollars. The 1000 acre park includes a lake, 65,000 trees, ornate bridges, and an iron fence costing 75,000. Decorators from Philadelphia and New York work inside as roads and furnishings are completed for one of the nation's costliest homes.
Oliver Green Caroline Green Alfred Green Mary Watson and Alice Marshall faced Alderman Herr in Lancaster on charges of assault and battery and pointing a revolver. Caroline and Oliver posted bail for court while the others were discharged. Dennis and Smith were arrested for larceny. Altman reported his henhouse robbed during a thunderstorm.
Stray items from diverse Pennsylvanian towns include a Maytown committee forming a national bank, a Mountville startup handling silica sand, and local injuries. A Denver farm fire destroyed a barn and tobacco shed with substantial losses, while mill accidents and a sick list pass along updates. A Conestoga Valley Park picnic, macadamizing Roberts Avenue, and New Holland festival posters signal upcoming community events and fundraising efforts.
A fire at John Fleas barn near Brownstown was halted Monday afternoon before major damage. The blaze began in rakings on the barn floor. a hired boy and Hess family sister alerted neighbors by phone and bell, with a tank hose from the tobacco shed quickly controlling the flames.
C M Shreiner, a farmer near Talmage, sold a bull to John Myers for 325 dollars. Myers sold the same bull at public sale next day, Shreiner bought it back for 24 dollars, then sold it again for 20 dollars. The profit question stirs neighbors as readers are invited to figure the gain. The Clarion offers an answer and invites local readers to weigh in amid mixed opinions.
Martin, son of Samuel Zimmerman of Weaverland, was injured Friday afternoon while unloading logs from a wagon. A backsliding log struck him, breaking his nose and cutting multiple facial areas, likely disfiguring him for life. Drs. J L Winters and B M Winters treated him. Mr. Zimmerman is about twenty five.
The Delightful Affair of Honeybrook Social Club dined at the Styer House last Friday. Forty guests enjoyed a menu of clams, chicken and waffles, deviled crabs, desserts, and coffee. Fred Talbot presided as toast master as Dieblem’s Orchestra played.
The 46th annual Muddy Creek Church Union Sunday school will be held on August 1 1908 in Hartings grove near Swartzville Pa. Conestoga Traction Co and United Traction Co will run extra service to accommodate attendees. Ringgold Band and Burger’s Band will perform. Between concerts the program includes vocal music and English and German addresses by Rev W Stewart Cramer Rev B G Welder and Rev Stephen Schweitzer.
A rollicking show at the Woolworth Roof Garden in Lancaster features Conroy LeMaire & Company in King For a Night with William Dillon, writer of Every Little Bit Added to What You've Got Makes Just a Little Bit More. Next week to feature Irish comedians Girard & Gardner with Dooley and the Diamond and new Edison moving pictures.
Cyrus Sandoe and Punch Togood from Welsh Mountain are charged with robbing Jacob J. Shirk’s butcher shop at White Horse. Lizzie Watson is accused of receiving the stolen goods. Squire Huts seeker of Gap faces related charges.
Miss Elizabeth Killian of Brownstown died after a stair fall at the Brownstown Hotel while en route to the camp meeting. She suffered a skull base concussion, remained conscious briefly, and died an hour later. She was 60 years old, devout Evangelical, and funeral services were held at Immanuel Evangelical Church. Survivors include brothers David B and Gabriel and sister Susan.
Several local deaths are reported. Jacob Kreider of Gordonville dies after liver and kidney troubles at 68. siblings and church ties noted. Joseph Bach of Lititz, long time tailor, dies aged etc with daughters Ella Laura Florence Horace. Wesley Bair, 27, dies after illness. parents and siblings listed. Elijah Auman of Reading dies at 86. Lottie Trout dies aged 3 months. Dr Sallie Oberholtzer dies at Bareville age 60. Surviving children and church affiliations named. funerals arranged at homes and local churches.
The funeral was held yesterday morning from the late home with services at the house at Adoolock and 2 o'clock at Hess meeting house near Stutz. Interment followed in the adjoining cemetery with Rev J B Kurte and Mennonite ministers officiating. Funeral Director J D Bowers had charge.
Local notices list residents and visitors with brief travel plans and stays. W W Springler spent Sunday and Monday in Philadelphia, Miss Helen Ruvedges in Schuylkill Haven for weeks, Raymond Rutledge vacationing in Harrisburg and Schuylkill Haven, Alfred Diller and wife visiting Philadelphia relatives, and several others visiting Atlantic City, Reading, York, Gettysburg, Pottsville, and Pottsville areas as guests of family or friends. Additional mentions include Galen Hall registration and trips to Atlantic City, York, and Columbia.
The Brownstown campmeeting opened last Saturday with Rev. H. L. Bechtel in charge and T. L. Wentz assisting. A large Sunday crowd gathered though attendance lagged due to extreme dryness and dusty roads. The camp closes tomorrow night and is expected to draw the largest crowd yet.
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