Five Young Women Graduate From Local High School
The class of 1908 at New Holland Borough High School held commencement in Hess Hall to a crowded audience. Five graduates performed in music, recitations, and oratory while Hon. Henry Houck delivered the annual address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Houck
New
Holland Boro High School
Hess Hall
Thorban
M. Mountz
Stults
Samuel C. Shank
Clarissa R. Numbers
Katie E. Moore
Mary Musselman
Ethel M. Zell
Elizabeth Munsel- Man
A. W. Snader
A. R.wissler
S. M. Mouitz
Local Nine Beats Lancaster in Rossmere Slugfest
New Holland tops Lancaster with ten strikeouts by Ziegler and Thatcher showing power and errors galore. Stolen bases by Reinhold Gries and Rhoads highlight a 1 to 7 New Holland hit spread as Lancaster misplays and New Holland scores 7 in their half.
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Kalved
Lancaster
Reinhold
Gries
Rhoads
Goodnauer
D. Thatcher
Thatcher
Glasser
Ziegler
New Holland
Bair
Showalter
Plummer
Inter-County League Schedule Noted
Morgine Lititz at New Holland Marietta Lancaster Elizabethtown Columbia Afternoon Columbia Elizabethtown Lancaster Marietta
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-County League
Lititz
New Holland
Marietta
Lancaster
Elizabethtown
Columbia
Lancaster Waeenee
Columbia Marietta Vere
Locals Shine In Field As Thatcher Breaks Tight Hole
The locals staged a fast fielding game with Glasser Showalter and the entire infield turning in solid work. Thatcher escaped a jam in the third as Weaver Glasser and Ziegler missed safe hits with bases loaded. Showalter snagged Myers liner in the third and Lutz fouled one to right in the sixth. If they play today like last Saturday, a win over Lititz is possible. Morning game at 10 and afternoon game at 4 expected to draw over a thousand fans.
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Rossmere
Buckins
Tessera
Ziegler
Marietta
D. Thatcher
Lancaster
Lutz
Glasser
Showalter
Thatcher
Weaver
Myers
Lititz
Will
Biggest Memorial Day Pageant In Our Town History
The town anticipates the largest crowd in its near 200 year history for a Memorial Day event. A morning baseball game Lititz vs New Holland opens at 10, a 1 PM parade through Franklin and Grant streets leads to memorial exercises near Trinity Lutheran Church, followed by an evening baseball festival. Vendors must obtain permits. no licenses, no gaming devices.
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Franklin and
Grant Streets
Fast Main
Brimmer Avenue
Main Street
Main
Brubaker Avenue
Trinity Lutheran Church
Burgess Showalter
State Constabulary
Fonts of Grammar
New Holland Society
New Holland Hook and Ladder Company
Mechaneicsburg Band
Business
Doata
R. F. D. Carriera
Conestoga Traction Co
New Holland
Memorial Day to Be Big Event in New Holland
A crowd in Lancaster last Saturday was slim with many New Holland fans. Judge A B Hasaler, Councilman Geo A Wallace and Ex Recorder Jacob H Hooker attended from the grand stand. The Mechanicsburg Band will perform this afternoon and a festival will be held in Ebys orchard this evening. Extensive preparations are underway for large crowds and amusement offerings. The boys are collecting cakes and other donations this morning. The committee thanks all contributors. Memorial Day is planned as New Holland's biggest event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
New Holland
A. B. Hasaler
Geo
A. Wallace
Jacob H. Hooker
Mechanicsburg
Eby's
Coal price increase not planned without wage cut says operators
A statement from anthracite operators says no wage terms were discussed before April 1 1909 and no coal price increase contemplated despite higher mining costs from exhausted veins timber costs electric haulage and safety devices. Rumors of selling coal directly to retail are false.
Personal visits and trips from Lancaster County residents
A string of social notes details Miss Bessie May Groff from Sevilla and Esther Sheaffer visiting A. B. Shiffer. Others include H. Q. Irwin on vacation in Philadelphia and returning to root for New Holland. John H. Martin returns from Goshen Indiana after eight days visiting Lancaster natives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie May Groff
Sevilla
Esther Sheaffer
Farmeraville
A. B. Shiffer
H. Q. Irwin
Philadelphia
New Holland Club
John H. Martin
Farmers National Bank
Goshen
Inal
Morris Smith
Lancaster
Wednegeday
Anna Weaver
Fetterville
Marcus Leed
Large stock sale at Blue Ball nets good prices
At Blue Ball a large sale of Geo. C. Diller live stock and estate goods drew a record crowd. On Thursday this week over 200 head were sold along with blankets and wagon gear, with strong bids and solid prices reported. A sale is planned for next Thursday. Fue ture sales will be advertised by newspapers only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. K. Diller
Blue Ball
Geo. C. Diller
Fueture
Mr. Diller
Newge
Denver horse dealer Witmer forged papers for twenty thousand
A warrant was issued for John L. Witmer a Terre Hill horse dealer accused of forging eight thousand miles or 20 000 dollars in documents in a case connected to Squire Bard of Denver. John Marks Swartzville reports Witmer fled west after being in New Holland last week leaving his team at the New Holland House. Memorial Day is mentioned without further context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Bard
Denver
Terre Hill
W. Mileler
John Marks
Swartzville
Witmer
New Holland
New Holland House
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Hesl Hall
Boro
Katie Moore
Katie FE. Moore
A. Marie Bowers
NEW Holland Ts OK
Renninger
Wier
I Ziegler
Ween
Owl
Abs
G. Thatcher
Seitz
McMichael
Gochnauer
Bree
Fox
Diamond
Pastoral Association
Lancaster Pastoral Association
Mountz
Rex
C. BE. Haupt
D. D
Weichsel
C. J. Smith
Ancaster
Trinity. ‘Church
New York City
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