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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1906
Page
1
A church service featured Rev Jacob Fr en delivering a sermon titled Portals of Summer with an anthem and prayers. The event included special cards offered to Manheim and noted the organ and choir participation.
A fragmented notice describes a regular Lancaster growers meeting with discussions about planting and retake measures. No further details available.
The week’s death notice lists Moses Spangler a long time Greenbank resident and church sexton. He died at age around 82 and is survived by two daughters Sabina Weaver and Roxia Weidman. Funeral services are planned at Ranoks Church with burial at Greenbank cemetery.
Local notices detail a string of personal visits and travels. Names include Mrs Amos Rutter, grandchildren Pauline and Emily, Thomas Singer family, Mary Fy Weaver, Clair Warner, Dr Mardelle Schweitzer, Charles E Oehme, Daniel Oehme, J W Showalter, Amos Diller, Annie Kinzer, Henry Roland, Katie Brendle, Simion H Mentzer, H O Bucher, Eugene Herr, Samuel Jacobs, Harry Geist, Stephen Bitter, Nancy Hagier, and others. Individuals travel to Monterey Pequ ed Ephrata Grand Forks Reading and Lancaster areas, attend Democratic County Convention, visit relatives, and conduct social calls.
At the gate of the New Holland silk mill in August 1904 the property was purchased by James A. Gilfillan of Paterson and John A. Ulrich of New York City for 16000. They agreed to convey by April 1, 1910 and pay 1000 annually toward the purchase. Negotiations closed this week and the second mortgage holders may recover about seventy five percent of the dollar after full mortgage payment. The new owners plan to add a one story brick escalate with sixty more looms.
An explosion at the G. R. McCabe dynamite plant near Pequae and Shenk's Ferry, Pittsburgh, killed eleven workers and injured others. About 2500 pounds detonated at 12:80 PM, with debris found in the hollow behind the old grist mill ruins. Survivors described little of the accident. Coroner Witmer filed an inquest and the jury ruled death from accidental dynamite explosion while employed by G. R. McCabe of Pittsburgh.
A large Sunday school meeting was held at Milleraville overseen by 8. H. Musgel man of Blue Ball with fourteen ministers and many Sunday school workers participating. Ministers listed include Bishop Abraham Herr Benjamin Hertzler and others from Cumberland and York counties. Christian Alle bach preached at Weaverland and evangelists Wenger and Hershey began a four month trip to the northwest. They plan meetings in North Dakota Manitoba and Alberta returning by November 1.
The West County Tuberculosis Unit meeting with Miss Annie Brubaker heard reports on L T G and R R departments and a strong Flower Mission update. Bouquets from the New Holland union were sent to hospitals, county home, and prison, spreading cheer to the sick and afflicted. an aunt meeting is planned at Mrs Anna Py Diller’s home.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names Amos Dietrich Groft Weaver and vague timing on a Wednesday. No coherent event or context readable to form a proper news card.
Familiar items fill the column with community news and social notes. Mrs. Sallie Kaley is sick. a bouquet from the WOTU rests on the editor’s desk. A. G. Miller builds a tobacco shed beside his Eagle Hotel stable as B. G. Good buys and ships calves and poultry to Philadelphia markets. Rev S M Moritz preached in Colwin and Chester after Philadelphian Synod meetings. Mrs W J Lewis of Blue Ball sent a box of large, toothsome strawberries. Prof W W Moore of Lancaster College for Girls visited town. the band marched and earned praise for its progress. B F Alderfer’s bird deterrent uses a Butzaman device to guard his cherry tree. Abram Houser and Martin Lutz visited Adamstown, recalling a 70-year-old oak shade tree near a schoolyard, once a sapling under which a boy heard a sermon from Reading ministers.
Cedar Lane items report Kurtz of Muddy Creek visiting D GQ Weidman to see Moses Spangler of Green Bank who has been seriously ill. Herbert Zorn’s son cut his forefinger in a washing machine accident. A new mail carrier to Blue Ball is introduced. Harry Stauffer’s land near Sorrel notes silver ore at 2.00 per ton.
The recently appointed Board of Health met in the council chamber on Wednesday evening to organize. Dr. H. C. W. Showalter was named temporary chairman and J. F. Brubaker temporary secretary. Wayne H. Shaub was elected health officer and a fifty dollar annual appropriation for the board was discussed.
A Hatville column lists visiting relatives from Akron Voganville Gap and Parkesburg and local social events. Episcopal services are set for Christ's Church at 10 15 a m. residents entertained guests including Lillis Mentzer Diller and Lizzie Stauffer while road work continued with Reuben Stoltzfus using a traction engine.
On Monday night forty young chicks were stolen from Baby Saunders and another theft occurred Tuesday. Jacob Witwer mentions the thieves would have been caught if present. Tobacco plants were in demand with Abraham and John Horst supplying buyers. Some farmers finished planting while worms caused replanting. John Weaver found up to twenty worms on a stalk. John Sensenig renovated property with a new paint job on house and outbuildings. Amos Sensenig’s new buildings were painted and completed. Locusts appeared in Turkey Hill area. Rebecca Hollinger visited Chester County with Mrs. David Martin. Mrs. Johnny Brown and daughter Virginia Mae spent Saturday in Lancaster. Cherries will soon be ripe.
On Monday in the west end of town H S Bowers was cultivating corn when one of his horses stepped into a sinkhole. The hole, about as large as the top but wider lower down, was several feet in diameter. The horse thankfully escaped without injury.
Professor Eby, a well known educator with seven terms taught in Upper Teaco township, is elected to lead Newport Perry County schools at a stated salary. He previously served as president of the Joes 1 Institute for the district.
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