Early Spring Weddings Ring Across Communities
A flurry of weddings last week includes Alta Weidman and Ira Hoober at Cedar Lane with relatives from Pleasantville Philadelphia Harrisburg Lancaster and Reading. Verna Martin marries Edgar Taylor at Honeybrook with family present and plans to reside in Malvern. Additional ceremonies unite Edgar M Sheaffer and Margaret Hammond near New Holland and Charles Vollertsen and Minnie Spade at Mechanicsburg with postnup plans in Lititz. Clarence Spotts of Gap weds Annie Sandoe of New Holland at East Earl Cedar Grove Manse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoober-Weidman
Weidman
Cedar Lane
Altan
Ira E
John Hoober
Pear New Holland
I. H. Albright
Elizabeth R. Weaver
Pleasantville
N. J
Effie T. Rutter
Intercourse
Mary C. Hooker
Lancaster
Hooker
New York
Luthern Church
Mechanicsburg
Charles G. Vollertsen
Bareville
Minnie Spade
Brownstown
Lititz
Cedar Grove Manse
East Earl
W. J. Hoar
Clarence Ll. Spotts
Gap
Annie Sandoe
New Holland
Farewell party and local notes in East Earl area
Neighbors held a farewell for Geo Oberhausen. Lydia Morrow shows slow recovery. Allen and Barton Morrow visited their mother. Haddie Ringwall visits Coatesville and Lancaster. Two local youths bicycled to Lancaster and back, one predicting it may be their last trip. Smoketown scholars report mumps and a well attended spelling bee at Churchtown primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Oberhausen
Lydia Morrow
Allen
Barton Morrow
Haddie
Ringwall
Coatesville
Lancaster
Algo
Smoketown
Churchtown Primary
Apparent Fragment Signals Appointments in Local Notice
Fragmentary OCR text hints at an appointment of individuals to follow up on unspecified duties. Names, dates, and agencies are unreadable, but the context suggests a formal local action.
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Illness
Mrs Lucetta Clark and granddaughter Mae visited her son Harry at Green Bank on Saturday. Mrs Christian Diem went to the hospital Tuesday seeking relief. Mr and Mrs Michael Wade of New Holland spent Sunday with sister Mrs T B Sandoe. Jacob Baby and wife and James Palmer on the sick list. John Sandos of Philadelphia visiting his parents for a few weeks. Miss Mattie Hershey visited Mrs Mary Patton on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucetta Clark
Mae
Harry
Green Bank
Christian Diem
Michael“Wade
New Holland
Sandoe
Jacob Baby
James Palmer
John Sandos
Philadelphia
Mattie Hershey
Mary. Patton
Farm sale draws large crowd at Amos Hess farm near Buyerstown
A Wednesday sale at Amos Hess’s farm drew many buyers as most lots fetched strong prices. A sixteen year old brood mare sold for 258 dollars, a five year old brood mare for 887 dollars, a two year old brood mare for 201 dollars, and a yearling for 170 dollars. The auction implied raising colts could be more profitable than growing tobacco under current prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hess
Buyerstown
Philadelphia Conference notes ordainments and plans for church property
The 128th Philadelphia Annual Conference met at St Peter’s Church Reading March 16 22 with Bishop Luther B Wilson presiding. Highlights included a move to convert Arch St M E Church property into an office building with chapel and halls, greetings from the Ministerial Association, admissions to full connection, an evangelism institute by Bishop Berry, and notable anniversaries. Appointments in New Holland and nearby towns were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Christ Church
Arch St
Robert M. Blackburn
First Presbyterian Church
John F
Episcopal
George D. Dillworth
Harry P. Boughey
Harry H. Poicher
Warren H. Fairbanks
Wm. L. McKinney
S. B. Groff, Jr
Roy N. Keiser
Wm. H
Bishop Berry
Buffalo
Philadelphia Conference Tract Society
John D. Fox
D. D
Trenton
Tingely
Southern Education and
Friedman’s Aid Society
Mazon
Academy of Music
St. Peter
Wilson
C. M
Beartown social notes and local moves listed
Beartown reports a string of visits and family gatherings with residents from Lancaster Paradise Morgantown Lititz Honeybrook and Wagontown. It notes Easter plans and several Sunday movements among residents including Harsh Zimmerman Stauffer and Barton Stauffer relocating to neighboring farms.
Sunday School Tour Aims for Front Line Standard in Lancaster County
The Lancaster County Sunday School Association plans an April county tour led by W D Reel to galvanize all Protestant Evangelical Sunday schools. The Front Line standard requires ten criteria including county organization annual conventions district structure and data reporting with October 1 deadline. Jos B Musser Lititz serves as corresponding secretary for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Sunday School Association
W. D. Reel
Jos. B
Musser
Lititz
County Association
Dr W R Piersol Veterinarian of 1909 Class
A fragmented notice references Dr W R Piersol a veterinarian and mentions the 1909 class from a university or college. The readable text is incomplete but points to a biographical item or alumni note. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R." Piersol
Uni
Obituary notices from a local paper name the deceased
The brief obituary column notes Helen Keiser age 8 5 16 dies after measles at grandparents home with funeral at the grandparents house led by Rev J G Noss and burial at St Stephen Reformed cemetery Henry Witmer a bachelor farmer in Brecknock Township found dead of apoplexy two brothers Benjamin and Jacob survive funeral at Centre Church Isabella dropsy hits Isabella Terre Hill and Brownstown residents Edna Butler 13 dies of heart failure and dropsy funeral at Brownstown Evangelical Church Elizabeth Martin died in Pasadena tuberculosis John Jacob Shirk Ephrat a farmer dies of stomach trouble age 57 Church of the Brethren member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
George Keiser, Jr
George Keiser
J. G. Noss
St. Stephen Reformed Cemetery
Henninger
Henry Witmer
Brecknock Township
Harry Keppel
Good
Witmer
Benjamin
Spring Grove
Jacob
Turkey Hill
Centre Church
Isabella
Cyrus Frankhouser
Terre Hill
Evangelical Church
Martin Troop
Brecknock
Samuel Lessley
Caroline
Lizzie
Edna Butzer
John Jacob Shirk
Ephrata Township
Ephraia
Mr. Shirk
Church of the Brethren
Big sale at Blue Ball horse auction nets large haul
On Thursday I M Kling and Son sold nearly 200 head of horses for Geo K Diller at Blue Ball. The sale totaled $28 740. John Boroughs of the William Penn Bazaar Philadelphia bought carloads shipped yesterday and another to be shipped. Albert Evans of Bull Head Bazaar Philadelphia bought items in the lot. Tyro 18 Pa. purchased a present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Kling & Son
Geo. K. Diller
Blue Ball
John M. Boroughs
Wm. Penn
Phila
Albert Evans
Tyrone Ik
Tyro 18
Personal notices from Reading area social page
Charles S Zwally banker made a business trip to Reading. Cornelius Fassnacht from Zanesville Ohio visits his parents east of the borough and plans to leave for the west. Edgar Taylor and bride dined with H A Showalter and wife with relatives present. Other names include Mrs A W Taylor Terre Hill and Miss Ela Swope Lancaster. Nurses Miss Swope and Miss Shiffer visited. Read ing and Lancaster residents visited Glowner Hooker and Numbers families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Zwally
Farmers National Bank
Reading
Cornelius Fassnacht
Zanesville
Ohio
Samuel H. Fassnacht
Far West
Edgar H. Taylor
Bride
H. A. Showalter
Easter services with sermons and music at local church
The church schedules a 6 o clock Matin service and sermon tomorrow followed by a 10 15 confessional service in the Sunday school room for those absent last evening. At 10 80 the main service features a sermon on The Resurrection from the Dead with Easter music and hymns. Holy Communion is offered at the morning service. In the evening the Sunday school presents The Prince of Life with a special primary department service and student recitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb Simper
T. Edwin Sully
Prince of Life
Schmauk
Birthday surprise for Newton Haller in Vogaville
Newton Haller received many handkerchiefs from Philadelphia Reading Ephrata Akron Martindale Vogenville New Holland Amsterdam among other gifts including stockings cigars and cakes. The town notes local health inspection by Dr Wentz New Holland and several community updates on schools farms and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Haller
Philadelphia
Reading
Ephrata
Akron
Martindale
Voganville
New Holland
Amsterdam
Wentz
State Board of Health
el Smucker
Daniel Martihich
Eli
Allen Burkholder
Charles Petera
Abraham N. Hoover
Our Town
West Earl
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Reformed Church
Edgar M. Sheaffer
Margaret R. Hammond
E. §. Hammond
Dry Hill
Vollertsen
Ammon
Alonzo D. Ammon
Near Gap
Myrtle R. White
Parkesburg
C. E. Haupt
Christiana
Spotts
R. D
Vinola
St. Peter’s Church
Erie
Ave
A. D. Geist
T. W. Bare
Fulton
G. H. Ketterer
Leola
Beartown
George Cicely
Annie L. Stauffer
Elsie M. Weaver
Edward Sloan
Paradise
J. D. Warfel
P. Brubaker
N. P. Everhart
Wagontown
Harry Cicely
Winters Weaver
Adam Overly
Joseph Whitaker
Samuel Hoffman
Morgantown
A. G. Seyfert
John White
Honeybrook
George Kutz
Mifflin Russel
Elizabethtown
Sue Kersey
Bridgeville
Harry Harsh
Fred Fisher
Henry Hoffman
Harry Zimmerman
Mrs. Evan
Barton Stauffer
Helen Keiser
Isabella Frankhouser
Elizabeth Martin
Samuel 8. Martin
Pasadena
California
Miss Martin
East Earl Township
Martin
Lancaster County
Leopard
John J. Shirk
Tinee
W. C. NO. 40
Severn
Rothsville Camp
Washington Camp
No. 40
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Rutter
Churchtown
Rothsville
Parksburg
W. C
No. 559
Rothaville
Parkesburg Commandary
Brthers
J. P. Rutter
New Holland House
D. W. Marshall
J. R. Kenney
Irwin S. Smith
E. S. Geist
Loysville
H. T. Diehl
L. Shearer
Lester D. Glowner
James Witmer
Mr. Glowner
F. L. Wright
Chalmers
Edgar Clark
John Hooker
Harry Bear
Harrisburg
Trinity
Voganville and Vicinity
David Wade
Lydia Sheaffer
John Burkhart
West Harl
Karl
David W. Weber
K. M. Academy
Coe John W. Nolt
Toba
George W. Ream
Tives
John B. Bachman
Ato Rich
Weaver’s
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