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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1909
Page
4
The text muses on President Taft’s labor rights stance and a Georgia Railroad firemen strike. It reflects on patience with newcomers, cautioning against assuming consent to cross others’ land and urging direct talks with authorities to resolve access and rights questions.
Fred Musser of Glen Moore visited relatives and friends on Friday. J W Showalter spent Sunday with Prof H S Matz and family at Shillington. R S Harner returns from Haverford College to spend summer at home and traveling. Elva G Bair attended Nellie Wiley’s wedding in Gatchellville York County. Lizzie Shetzley of Green Bank visited Ida Schnupp at Vicl. Rev G H Ketterer attended Dickinson College commencement in Carlisle. W W Davis gave diplomas to Sterling high school graduates. Mary Seldomridge, daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Seldomridge, graduates at Shippen School for Girls Lancaster. exercises held Tuesday. Elam H Bowers visited Lancaster relatives and attended Milleraville Normal School and F M Commencement. Mary Weidman of Lititz spent days in town visiting relatives. Martha E Bowers attended Shippen School closing in Lancaster with Fanny Stauffer.
Mr and Mrs Henry Eichelberger of Witmer paid a parental visit with their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Elmer Zeithoft. The midweek gathering included extended family and a shared meal at their Witmer home.
Numerous family visits and Sunday gatherings across Lancaster area including Buckwalters, Hurst, and Ranck families. Social calls involve Weavertown, Intercourse, Paradise, Goodville, and Springville with a horse incident near 61d Road. Local sales and sick lists noted, plus strawberry note and tobacco planting activity.
The Rev H H Appel of York was chosen Wednesday as president of Franklin and Marshall College succeeding the late Dr Thomas G Appel and reverend John S Stahr who led the college for almost twenty years The new president studied at Reformed church institutions in Lancaster graduating from college in 1889 and the seminary in 1892.
Next Thursday Geo. K. Diller will hold his regular weekly sale at Blue Ball. This sale will be of extraordinary note due to a fine lot of livestock. It includes about a hundred western and acclimated horses, mules and cows, plus a carload of high class Kansas horses consigned by O. C. Blackburn of St. Francis Kansas.
A W C T U Institute will be held at New Holland U B Church on Saturday June 19 with devotional exercises a reading by Miss Elsie Leber from Ephrata a discussion on What next in Temperance Work and an address by Rev LaPish of Ardmore. Abigail Jackson Lancaster County W C T U president is expected to attend and music will accompany the program Ministers are invited and all welcome.
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