Local Accidents and Tragic Deaths Across Lancaster Area
A planning mill fire in York destroys the plant with 225000 in losses. Francis Stokes 12 dies after being struck by a pitched ball in Westtown. Burglars steal gloves from Marietta homes. A Pennsylvanian railroad wreck at Kin ger damages ten freight cars and injures two. Multiple injuries from falls in Lancaster include Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs. Wagner, and others. An unknown man’s body is found near Columbia on the Susquehanna River. A barber Theodore Beck suffers a fractured skull after a street fight. A Franklin Marshall student suffers a knee injury on Embankment. Mrs. Grothe dies from lamp fire injuries in York. Leah Withers dies walking near South Water street. Annie Withers found dead in a yard. Mrs. Kieper injured after horse bolts on Duke street bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David W. Paules
Abram Musselman
Marietta
Pennsylvanian Railroad
Kineger
Concord Street
Lancaster
John W. Jacobs
M.L. Chadman
West Vine Street
Albert Wagner
Charles Weimer
Joseph ET. Weimer
Weimer
Camargo
Susquehanna River
Columbia
Theodore Beck
West
King Street
General Hospital
Pat. Rice
Beck
Leah Withers
Water Street
Lancaste
Duke Street
Kieper
We Ace
Tragic Double Death Reported in Martic Township
The notice describes two young men killed in separate incidents. One, a 22 year old unmarried man, died after being crushed at a locomotive pit. The other, George Cramer aged 21, son of Supervisor Daniel Cramer, died by suicide with a shotgun near his Martic township home en route to the Susquehanna River. No cause is given for the latter act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gine
George Cramer
Daniel Cramer
Martic Township
Bethesda
McCall's Ferry
Susquehanna River
Beartown Brevities Personal Notes and Local Updates
Beartown notes include George Katz visiting Philadelphia and Anna Stauffer with Elsie Weaver in Terre Hill. Juror Walter Sensénieh had milk routed by Harry Berstler after a wagon tongue struck him, breaking his ankle in two places. Dr. Winters attends him as others assist with milk. Daniel Thomas returns to Kaolin mines after rheumatism. David Gehman plastering a new roof. Beartown school grading discussed amid growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Katz
Philadelphia
Anna Stauffer
Elsie Weaver
Terre Hill
Walter Sensénieh
Lancaster
Harry Berstler
Here
Blue Ball Creamery
Berstler
Tie
Bom. Winters
Daniel Thomas
David Gehman
Beartown
IMSLETOWN Notes Celebrate Memorial Day In Town
Memorial Day was observed by the people in town. Harvey Willworth spent a few days in Reading taking in the sights of Decoration. Mrs Horace Snyder and George W Fair and wife visited Morgantown to see their brother Samuel Fair. Mr and Mrs Clayton Slant of Akron visited relatives Sunday. Mrs Louis Sheaffer is on the sick list but convalescing. Our baseball team will play New Howland on Saturday June 6. It is to be a grand affair. Come one come all. People were busy planting tobacco due to fine weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Willworth
Reading
Horace Snyder
George W. Fair
Morgantown
Samuel Fair
Clayton Slant
Akron
Louis Sheaffer
Howland
Church Services-Improvements Pere sonai Old Railroad Talk Revived
Regular preaching services announced for Sunday afternoon. The community notes painters finishing J W Buchs house and starting I G Reedys house with two coats of paint. Church services planned at Old Mennonite church Saturday morning. Local residents attended Bergstrasse communion. visitors from Philadelphia and Terre Hill mentioned. Farming community excited over possible Delaware River and Reading railroad link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Buch
I. G. Reedy
Bergstrasse
Old Mennonite
Samuel Zinn
Anna
Frances
Lancaster
Walter
W. H. Martin
Albert Sunders
Terre Till
Suie Gehman
Vera Killian
Minnie Strohm
Blahnstown
Samuel Bute
Delaware River & Lipeaster
Local Spring Garden Notes Record Community Happenings
Miss Mary Petersheim visited her parents in Morgan town while Grace Miller Clara Diller and others attended the Millersville Page anniversary. Edward Mentzer and Amy Baxter spent time with relatives. Samuel Martin lost three cows. Rev Hershey preached at the United Evangelical church. painters completed a large saleable project by AS B. Groff New Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Petersheim
Morgantown
Mry
Daniel Petersheim
Grace Miller
Clara Diller
Dan Worst
Millersville
Willian Robinson
John Kellenberger
Millwood
Esther Clark
Milltown
Peter Clark
John Reeser
Martin's Corner
Patton
K. Is
B. Groff
New Holland
Samuel Martin
Feiphriam Hershey
Uni
Ted
Children’s Day Observances and Local School Appointments
Sunday evening services will observe Children’s Day with a suitable program. Hammond school gains a new teacher Miss Fry and Green Bank school adds Miss Oberholser. Rural New York schools average twenty seven pupils per class, raising teaching costs while U S leads global vent production with Britain and Germany following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
In Memoriam Clyde Brimmer
In memoriam a line for poetry recalls Clyde Brimmer who departed life in 1894 to 1895. The verse laments his absence from home and family and marks a shadow over their lives. Parents sister and brother express sorrow and loving remembrance.
Local notice on stomach remedies and hotel menu items
Mrs. Sarah W Curtis of Lee Mass praises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for indigestion and sour stomach. Local listings name Geist and Son and other suppliers while A G Millers Ragie hotel restaurant advertises oysters tripe and other foods. Uncle Tom's Cabin shown and Hollands smoking advertised in church notice inviting everyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah W.‘Curtis
Lée Mass
Chamberlain
Geo Sale
Geist & Son
Blue
Ball
BE. M
Wallace
East Ead
W. M
Stauffer
Neweure
Ae T
Rife
Fetterville
Local Hardware and Carpet Seller Promotes Variety
A Philadelphia dealer advertises about fifty carpet varieties including Jute Rag Velvet and Tapestry, plus lawn furniture and stoves at J W Ers Hardware. Geist and Son of Blue Ball, and other merchants, offer Chamberlain's Stomach Tablets to boost appetite and digestion. Sold by Geist & Son and local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henninger
Philadelphia
Geist& Son
Blue Ball
Ms “Walliece
East Barl
W.M. Stauffer
New
Holland
Fettervilles
Vas
Religious Notices for Sunday Services in Local Churches
Religious notices list upcoming services at Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Theo Hoffmeister New Holland and Reform Church with times around 10 to 11 The notices include preaching at Ranck’s and New Holland Young People’s Christian Union details and circuit events in Churchtown area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity “Lutheran
Theo. Hoffmeister
New Holland
Holland Oe
Ranck
Ab Nor Holland
Young Peoples
Union
New
Holland Oigip
Onuron
Vuhurchtown
Fraternal Lodges Meet In Odd Fellows Halls
Reading OCR shows local fraternal groups with meeting nights and officers listed. Hosiety Mestings and Knights of the Golden Eagle gather in Odd Fellows halls with secretaries and masters of records named, including William Grimley and Geo H Ranok, indicating weekly Monday or Thursday sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Holland
Brothers
Sant Lopes
O. F
Odd Fellows
William Grimley
New Hollan Casiiz
Knights
Geo
H. Ranok
Also Mentioned on This Page
Qerman & Blohom
York
Francis Stokes
Westtown
Chester County
Hary, Hartman
Franklin & Marshall College
Tancaster
Gentral Hospital
George Grothe
Imsletown
Martindale Dillings
Peresonai
Upems
WAL
Madras
At &2
Gotton
Scotland
Richelieu
W. King St
Lancaster, Pa
Greenbank Gatherings
Anna Bair
Addison Warner
Dowingtown
Kila M. Fry
Daniel Good
Mira Good
Churchtown
Lizzie
Susie Steffy
Miller
Centerville
Roy and
Harner Burkey
John Gehman
Luther Weidman
Josiah Hummel
Flinn
Fry
Hammond School
Irene Oberholser
Green Bank
Brownstown
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Ini
Clyde Brimmer
A. G. Miller's Ragie Hotel
Uncle Toms Cabin
Hollana
Duthorati
Cor. Penn and 8Th Sts
Levi’ ‘Good's
Monéra
Chamberlain's
H. J. Eighley
Men’s Outfitter
North Queen St
J. R. Foster
East King St
Kenny Lind
A.B. Groft
Herson
New-Holland
Epworth League
Church
Cedar
Grove
W. J. Hoar
Salem
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