Lancaster Fruit Growers Hold March Meeting at Farm Bureau
The Lancaster County Fruit Growers Association will meet Monday March 5 at 1 p.m. in Farm Bureau Rooms Lancaster with two illustrated talks by J F Adams and Professor C H Hadley from State College on common orchard diseases and orchard insects. Attendance was thin in February due to cold weather. members are urged to attend and thank the speakers, signed E C Bowers President East Petersburg Pa.
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Lancaster County Fruit Growers’ Association
Farm Bureau Rooms
East Orange Street
Lancaster
J. F. Adams
State College
C. H. Hadley
E. C. Bowers
East Petersburg
United Evangelical Appointments in Lancaster County
At the annual session of the Pennsylvania Conference of the United Evangelical church in Philadelphia the year’s appointments were decided. In Lancaster county Akron H P Hagner Columbia G B Gensemer Cresswell H F Miller Lancaster Bethany H Schlegel Gace P T Brocious Manheim I E Johnson Milleraville S L Weist Mount Joy A W Sweigart Adamstown L O Weist Bridgeville Roy Sinclair Pequea H D Geist Reamstown Ephrata I G Reitz Terre Hill M J Glick.
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Pennsylvania
the United Evangelical Church
Philadelphia
Lancaster County
Akron
H. P. Hagner
Columbia
G. B. Gensemer
Cresswell
H. F. Miller
Lancaster
Bethany
H. Schlegel
Gace
P.T. Brocious
Manheim
I. E. Johnson
Milleraville
S. L. Weist
Mount Joy
Adamstown
L. O. Weist
Bridgeville
Roy Sinclair
Pequea
H. D. Geist
Reamstown
Ephrata
I. G. Reitz
Terre Hill
Reward Offered for Arrest of Incendiaries in County
County Commissioners announce a 300 reward for arrest and conviction of anyone feloniously setting fire to a building in the past three months. Fire spree in central and southern areas has caused at least seven blazes with total losses near 150000 since early December.
Birthday Surprise for Miss Anna M. Sensenig
Miss Anna M. Sensenig of New Holland Rural Route 3 celebrated her birthday last Monday February 26. She was surprised by a large number of packages by mail containing many useful articles and expressed thanks through the Clarion col umnus for the thoughtful remembrance by friends.
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Anna M. Sensenig
New Holland
Misa Sensenig
Clarion
Evangelical Appointments Listed for East Pennsylvania Conference
During the annual session at Lansdale the East Pennsylvania Conference of the Evangelical Church announced appointments for the county. Brownstown J L Boyer and Cresswell Milton Grove. Conewago C Speicher. Ephrata B C Krapp. Lancaster W L Keltner. Terre Hill E R Seip.
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Wade
East Pennsylvania
Women Missionary Meeting Slogan Leads Local Event
A fragmented notice notes an annual meeting of the Woman’s Missionary Society at Ranck’s or nearby in October. The brief item highlights business sessions and community participation by local church members.
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Achmiebary Scotetyr
Ranck’s
Successful Fair under New Holland Athletic Association
The final night of the New Holland Athletic Association fair last Saturday drew the largest crowd yet, with lively Blue Ball orchestra music, food, games, and prizes. Guy Hall won the Turkish rocker and Martin Mellinger claimed the library table, and the association expects a solid nest egg for a stronger town baseball team. Members urged to attend a March 6 meeting at 8 p.m. in the Diller Hardware Fire Company's room for important business.
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New Holland Athletic Association
Blue Ball Orchestra
Guy Hall
Martin Mellinger
Diller Hardware Company
New Holland Horse Sales Booming at Styer House Stables
Weekly public horse sales at Styer House sale and exchange stables under Harry L. Stauffer are booming with extra fine stock and rising prices. Recent carload consignments from Whitmore & Hiershh of Harrisonburg Virginia and B F Langdon of Charlestown West Virginia illustrated strong demand, with Kentucky horses from W H Whaley of Paris Kentucky to be offered next Friday.
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Styer House
Harry L. Stauffer
Virginia
Whitmore & Hiershh
Harrisonburg
West Virginia
B. F. Langdon
Charlestown
W. Va
Kentucky
Blue Grass
W. H. Whaley
Paris
Whitmore & Hiersh
Trinity Church Notes Highlight Lent Class and Services
The catechetical class meets Friday evenings and welcome others to join at once. Lent is upon us and every member is urged to fulfill duties. Special services are set for Wednesday evenings and Friday at 4 PM. The Friday service lasts about a half hour. Easter offering pyramids will be distributed next Sunday.
Tobacco Growers Meet At Harner Theatre In Harsh Weather
A tobacco meeting in Lancaster County was held at Harner Theatre on a snowbound Thursday evening. Kimbrough led a round table discussion on 1916 crop sales and pricing with about half the acreage sold at 15 and 5, 85 percent at 16 and 6, and an eight acre lot at 124 cents after hail. Growers cited fear of lower offers and buyer tactics as reasons for selling early while praising Kimbrough’s organizing campaign for potential 1917 gains and predicted higher banked sums if plans were followed.
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Harner
Kimbrough
Mr. Kimbrough
Amos R. Good
H. M. Martin
Lancaster County Tobacco
Special Temperance Service at United Brethren Church
A special temperance service organized by the W C T U will be held Sunday at 2 30 PM in the United Brethren church. The program includes hymns readings prayers papers on Frances Willard and her memorial fund, solos, and a Bible reading, with all invited to attend.
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United Brethren Church
Frances Willard
Anna M. Boyer
Frances BE. Willard
Alta M. Diller
Rev
O. G. Romig
Degan and Jordan Sell South Dakota Horses at Blue Ball
Degan and Jordan of Iowa conducted a South Dakota horse sale at the Blue Ball sale stables with W. D. Kling as auctioneer. A horse brought 240 dollars. many others exceeded 200. Next Thursday another sale is planned at the same place for Town horses. In 1916 the firm shipped about fifty carloads to Blue Ball and aims to continue regular sales this year, with C. C. Warner maintaining his hog sales. Prospects for the well known live stock mart remain favorable.
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Degan & Jordan
Iowa
South Dakota
Blue Ball
W. D. Kling
C.C. Warner
Live ‘Stock Mart
Eyesight specialist to visit Terre BiMl-All Week
Dr E R Gehman OD renowned eyesight specialist from the City Bye Clinic Philadelphia will be in Terre BiMl all week for consultations. The schedule lists daily visit hours from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m with appointments available August 26.
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E. R. Gehman
City
Philadelphia
Will
Alumni Drama Set for Farm Folks Play Dates
Preparations near completion for the Alumni drama Farm Folks to be staged Thursday and Saturday, March 8 and 10, featuring former cast members from New Holland and surrounding districts. The four act farce runs about two and a half hours with eleven characters, directed by Prof. H. M. Raub of Lancaster, and new scenery by La Pearle. Franklin & Marshall quartette will provide Thursday music and local talent on Saturday, with tickets at 35 cents reserved and 25 cents general. sales begin Monday March 5 at 7:30 p.m. Two complimentary tickets are allotted to each cast member.
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H. M. Raub
Lancaster
New Holland
la Pearle
Franklin & Marshall
New Holland W C T U Sponsors Prohibition Drive
The New Holland W C T U met at Miss Emma Stauffer's home. The group reported church actions on the National Constitutional Prohibition petition and voted to donate 336 for the mile of dimes, send 2 to Frances Willard fund and 1 to Lillian Stevens organizing fund, and planned a speaker. Readings on Mrs. Lillian N. Stevens and the Union Signal followed before adjourning for two weeks.
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New Holland W.C. TU
Emma Stauffer
Mias Boyer
U. B
Mies Landis
Frances Willard
Lillian Stevens
Mias Landis
Lillian N. Stevens
Union Signal
Eliza Diller
No Pictures Next Week at Harner's Theatre
The New Hol land Alumni Associations rent Harner's Theatre next Thursday and Saturday and cancel moving pictures for the coming week. Tonight only one show at 8 pm features The Alibi with Batty Howe and James Morrison, followed by Mr. Jack in Trifles with Frank Daniels. Admission is a dime.
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New Holland
Harner's
Moving Pictures
Batty Howe
James Morrison
Last of the Five Great Sundays at U B Church
The Sunday school session ends with Rev G O Romig delivering a sermon on Otterbein and unveiling the founder of the denomination. Newly elected Sunday school officers will be installed. A special admonition and cordial invitation accompany the events at Ranock's church at seven.
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Mission’ Board
Oo G. Romig
Otterbein
Will. Bain
Ranock’s
Pilgrimage of Life Brought to an End
Obituary notices from a Lancaster area paper detail multiple deaths in February and early March. Catharine E. Marshall died at Mount Airy after a long tuberculosis illness at 1:45 AM, aged 25, with funeral in Reading area. Annie Rauser, 46, died of pneumonia at Bareville. services held at Leola and Mennonite cemetery. Alma Mast, 19, died in Philadelphia while visiting a brother. funeral in Honey Brook. Henry Lutz, 60, proprietor of American Eagle Hotel Adamstown, died after a illness. funeral at Cedar Grove. Henry H. Usner, 72, Civil War veteran from Gordon street Reading. funeral at Schoeneck. Mrs. Anna Sweigart, 74, of Reidenbach’s Store area. funeral at Groffdale Mennonite Church. Numerous relatives listed.
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Catharine E. Marshall
Catharine Oh. Marshall
Israel Marshall
Mount Airy
Pooofeford
St Peters Cemetery
J. C. Hembinger
Annie Rauser
Harry Rauser
Bareville
Harold
Christian
Edith
Jacob Hl. Stauffer
Milo Binkley
Leacock
Leola M. BH
Millersville Mennonite
Alma Mast
Edwin Mast
Cams
Philadelphia
Methodist Church of
Honey Brook
Salisbury Central
Ralph
Lena
Yale
Laura
Henry Lutz
American Eagle
Adamstown
George Coldren
Frank Harnberger
Reading
James Garner
Vera Cruz
County
Jerome Fisher
Jacob Eshleman
Henry H. L. Usner
Henry Harrison Ludwig Usner
Gordon Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lancaster County
Usner
Akron
United Brethren Church
Ella
Elias Stahl
Emma
George Carpenter
Walter Mumma
Lancaster
Lemon
Schoeneck
Anna Sweigart
Chambers Sweigart
Reidenbach
Mennonite Church
Abraham
Morgantown
John
Halenstown
Martin
Jacob
Ochiltree
Tex
Eli
Reuben Sensenig
John Rutt
Denver
John Kilhefner
Lemon Gockley
Near Ephrata
Frank Kilhefner
New Holland
Groffdale
Terre Hall
Owe
Mary Taylor
Readsink
Cyrus Showalter
Terre Hill
Adam
William
Mohnton
Harvey
Henry A
Lantaster
Vare
Verre Halk
Terre Mal
J. Cy Henninger
Abraham Stoner
Molata
Samuel N. Stoner
West Earl Township
Ephrata
Old Mennonite Church
Metzler’s Church
Miss Nott
Samuel Nyoot
Ephrata Mennonite Church
Metzler
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Eugene Rishel
East Main St
Charles Ulrich
New York
Holler
Mann
Totwn
Annie Plank
Peter P. Plank
Brimmer Avenue
Alice Bunder
Bessie
Daniel Geist
Ira. Keiser
Parkesburg
George Keiser
F. R. Detweiler
William Lockard
Elizabeth
York
Peter Plank
Abram Plank
Sarah Grobe
Amos Seldomridge
Main Street
Boro
H. H. Johns
John Seifret
East Earl
C. R. Bair
Francis Bear
Olive
Bear
Retten
Harry Diehl
Jacob Townsley
East Main Street
Cecelia McCreary
Pittsburgh
G. Arthur Fry
George Dank
Levi Brown
Roy Wallace
Christiana
Ida Wallace
James’ Paxson
Ienac. Shader
of .Christiana
A. W. Snader
Hay
Richard Kepple
Gockley
Lauder Bros. Garage
Misa ‘Athryn
Grube
Leola
R. N. Bowerb
Diller. Avenue
Mra
Lillian E. Marr
East Main At
Lancésing
D.G. Weidman
Cedar Lane
Town
Hinkletown
Thureday
Office
Allen Bachmond
Stroudsburg
H. W. Hammond
Daniel R. Groff
Farmersville
Fruit Growers’ Association Meeting
United Evangelical Appointments
Woman's Missionary Meeting
Trinity: Church Notes
R. L. Kimbrough
Harmer
Special Temperance Service
Terre BiMl
Dave Weston
Chas. Mentzer
Thompson
Wilford Stantfer Uz
Amos Goodwin
Stanley Keudhe
Vita Flon
Keller Mentarr
Philip Borleigh
Roy Hoober
Barleigh
Florence Hair
Grace Burlefgh
Flora Goodwin
Mr. Goodwins
Helen Kattede
Mrs. Goodwin
Rebecca Stauffer
Mr. Peastey
Spain
Delia Slain
Goodwin
Esther Henninger
Ww.c.t. U
U.B. Church
Earl Bickel
Charles N. Eberly
Ellen
J. Bitzer Johns
Muddy Creek Church
B. G. Welder
Muddy Creek
Elizabeth Kurtz
Joseph Kurtz
Salisbury Township
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