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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1920
Page
4
Curuen New Holland and Zeltenreich churches announce Sunday services with holy communion and varied Sunday school times. Lancaster and Weaverland conferences list preaching plans and regional clergy from Ephrat a to Paradise, with multiple local church activities for children and families.
Anton Schmidt of Boothwyn was repairing a farm pump at Thomas H. Guinn’s property when, seconds after surfacing for washers, the forty foot well collapsed, filling the shaft and causing Schmidt’s death.
Philadelphia markets report quiet winter flour and steady wheat corn oats and poultry values with small shifts. Chicago cattle hogs and lambs show higher beef values and firm egg and butter quotes amid mixed turnout and regional demand.
A fragmented notice lists multiple sales in June at various Lancaster County locations. Items include household goods wagons farming implements harness rabbits cows and horses carloads from several sellers with venues such as Styer House Yards Stines Eagle Hotel Traveler's Rest Hotel Blue Ball Sale and Exchange Stables and West End Hotel Mechanicsburg. Dates range June 12 to June 25 with organizers Hershey Witmer Diller Kling Brubaker Stauffer and Houck Wolf.
Classifieds from New Holland area advertise choice cut firewood, a dump wagon, tobacco and cabbage plants, hay and alfalfa, a threshing machine, a 1916 Ford Touring Car, real estate, boarders, and farm labor notes. Includes hauling offers and local farm activity with names like Daniel W. Brendle Amos Hershey and Abram Horst.
Beartown residents and guests visited relatives across towns including Rossmere Coatesville Reading Cambridge and Lancaster. Commencement at Ephrata saw Grace Thomas graduate as families shared meals and a fishing trip followed by a rain affected Sunday school convention at Bridgeville church.
Reuben Shirk visits Edward Shirk in Bareville with family on Sunday. Lumber for Phil Shirk’s new barn is cut and carpenters begin framing with plans to raise soon. Benjamin Frankhouser stops by Peter Shirk’s Sunday afternoon. Ada and Menno Nolt of Reidenbach visit Christ Sanders on Sunday. C Shirk and wife of Blue Ball visit Jonathan Shirk and daughter Mattie. Jacob Wise spends Saturday night at Christ Sanders. Moses Horning has supper there on Sunday. Menno Nolt stays a few days with brother Samuel and wife. Jacob Nolt and family visit Michael Nolt and wife at New Holland on Sunday.
Local notices list multiple town events including Goodville Fire Company festivals on June 26 and July 3, Ringgold Band concert in Reading, and Children's Day services at Zeltenreich and New Holland United Brethren churches. Additional items feature annual festivals at Martindale and Bareville, plus a district Sunday school convention at Bridgeville.
Miss Lena Shirk visited the Aaron Lied and Christ Sander families. Levi Martin and his children Paul and Lena spent Sunday at 5S G Sweigarts, with Martins from Weaverland visiting John Shirks Jonas Martins and Moses. The Martins also dined with Levi at Martins. Bertha and Emma Sweigart visited New Holland Saturday morning.
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