29 Jul 1905
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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1905
Page
1
An obituary note reports Levi Robert and a deceased widow with age details. Services will be at Grove Charity and interment follows at the adjoining cemetery. The event references the Mill Creeks area and local burial customs.
A Salvation Army camp at Rutland Park faced a disorderly night with a violent scuffle. Adjutant Handicott was missing after locals chased him, then fled into the mountains as officers restored order. Duffin Crider assume charge and promise safe family access. Police protection reported.
Fragmentary notes describe references to peat and Hessian terms amid a debate about dam safety. The readable text hints at early warnings and recommendations, but crucial context and specifics are missing.
The column lists numerous residents visiting relatives and changing locations for the season. Names include Annte M Brubaker Eugene Oehme Mrs Levi Plank Mrs J A Hoffman and others, with movements between Quarryville Lititz Paradise Intercourse Gap and Philadelphia noted alongside sporadic family visits and hosting.
The article describes new statutes allowing lay outward fishing outlines with owner tags and limits on hooks in trout waters. It also bans loose hunting dogs until August 31 and ends the hunting season, aiming to reduce spring rabies risks and protect fields, with enforcement measures and penalties.
The piece argues that being served by genuinely pleased, accommodating staff creates a homey, comfortable impression for travelers. It claims this charm broad appeal and benefits staff promotion, noting the importance of pleasant, good-natured service in travel experiences.
The report notes the Mull family at 822 North Queen Street Linneas were in danger on Monday while the motorman was away. Friends indicate concern for the family’s safety and well being amid the incident.
Fragmentary OCR text references a Lancaster church notice involving Miss TM Mary Gerhi and a mission. Details are unclear but indicates a church event or appointment.
A wireless history of town notes: Wrights bake oven foreman Phil Carroll leaves for Joliet. Graf & Weaver add to their smithing department with another forge and blacksmith. The school board adopts Rice’s spelling series and papers four additions. A new east end park opens with evening target practice at Well Showalter's alley, attracting prominent locals. Toll gate dispute ends with Alderman Spurrier hearing. Jacobs and wife drop assault charges after witness testimony.
Thieves forced entry at John H. Weaver's cigar factory in the west end of the soro, taking 500 cigars, 100 pounds of scrap, ten dollars worth of imported tobacco, and ten new cigar moulds. Weaver reported the break in to Constable Gerlach of Lancaster who is investigating.
Miss Gerkte aged twenty of Reading was hurt when crossing a fence on Martin O Weaver's farm near Fetterville. She jumped to the ground on the third rail and sustained a fracture of both bones in the left leg between the ankle and knee. She is in the home of Mr Hoffman.
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund sends hundreds of poor children from tenement districts to the country for a two week stay each year. John W. Weaver of Spring Grove champions the effort after visiting homes in New York. This week 1340 children are sent and many more booked. inquiries to Weaver before July 31 to host one or more children aged three to twelve.
The Mennonite Sunday School Mission held its regular quarterly meeting at Paradise on Wednesday with large attendance. Several hundred failed to gain admission. B F Book chaired. Rev Sanford Landis preached the harvest home sermon and J M Hershey spoke on Obeying When Obedience is Hard. Amos Hoover and J B Senger led the afternoon sermons. Daniel Kauff Tennu of Versailles Missouri attended and spoke Setting the Captive Free.
Last week at the Roof Garden Lancaster Manager Peoples posted the largest business of the year with a top vaudeville bill. The coming week promises even stronger acts including The Italian Trio Niblo & Reilly Johnson & Wells and others plus moving pictures.
The Christian and Missionary Alliance meeting at Rocky Springs ends after a July 1 start. About 10,000 attend Sunday on the grounds. The Traction Company runs twelve cars, with many country visitors arriving by team. The annual missionary collection totals about $45,000 in cash and pledges, with large city subscriptions including Philadelphia 7,700 Pittsburgh 87,700 Scranton 91,600 Baltimore 32,500 Washington 21,600 Bradford 81,700 Lancaster 31,200 New Castle 7205 and Mennonite Churches 2,500.
The alumni banquet hosted by the department’s defeated party could not be held outdoors last Saturday due to inclement weather. Attendees planned to gather indoors but activities were constrained by the weather and the society’s southern section displayed limited vigor.
Joiné Plonic invites all to attend the Zion Sunday school gathering. The cordial event aims to welcome every reader to participate and share in the fellowship.
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