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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
5
A historic ad notes kidney trouble affects both genders and harms mind and vigor. Swamp Root, a remedy by Kilmer & Co., is promoted with sample bottles by mail and a pamphlet detailing cures and testimonials.
Sunday last a family reunion in honor of Lemon Sheaffer was held at Wide Hollow, near Terre Hill, with many Sheaffer relatives and others attending. Notes mention local business activity, road improvements, and a banking project nearing completion, plus several health and farming updates from the area.
In Voganville Tobias Ty Martin, a small sonior living with his father, suffered severe facial injuries when kicked by a horse in the barnyard. Several articles were needed to treat the wounds, as reported by the local teacher Blla Goonnaveen.
Miss Marys E J Davis spends weeks in Philadelphia. Mrs Lucetta Cochran of Waverly New York visits relatives and friends. Marcus Leeds and family Sunday in Chester County. Flossie Brimmer Sunday in Downingtown. J M Groff and Leob Groff in town this week. Albert Dunlap of Chicago visiting cousin Abram L Futer on first east trip. granted thirty day vacation. Rev E M Klinger of Intercourse visited town Thursday. C BR Roseboro family Sunday with Christian Hershey at Paradise. Rev G H Ketterer and Misses Martha Bowers Edith Bair attended Epworth League convention in Philadelphia.
W R Behmer of Eden and Miss Eva B Rettew of this borough were married in Reading on Wednesday. After the ceremony the couple left for a week long honeymoon. Miss Rettew is the daughter of Samuel F Rettew and Mrs Rettew of West Main street and is a popular local worker in New Holland. May their wedded life be happy.
Democrats Patrick O Conner and Republican William H Scheffler of Reading wager a street piano recital from 2 to 9 pm on Saturday November 7 at Penn Square if Bryan or Taft wins. Funds collected go to Reading hospitals. In nearby Farmersville two White brothers were target shooting when a bullet hit James White. Dr. Reemander treated the wound.
Efforts move forward to form a Lancaster County agricultural fair starting next year. Land for a fair ground and race track has been purchased on the Buckwalter farm between the Harrisburg turnpike and Pennsylvania Railroad. A trolley line may be built, a race track laid out, and ground suited well for fair purposes. A meeting in Lancaster raised 213,000 in subscriptions and a solicitor will canvass for more. A committee of H H R Willianes, Charles J Swart, Dr M L L Chadian, James A Miller and JC Arnold oversees until officers are elected by stockholders. The site offers easy passenger access and excellent freight facilities via a large double track siding. Passenger trains can reach the place at short intervals.
Fragmented timetable lists multiple departure times from Lancaster and Terre Hill on Saturday and Sunday. It notes first car from Lancaster at 6 30 a m on Sundays and references east and west routes via New Holland with time offsets after leaving Lancaster or Terre Hill. EBvUGAR TITZEL Supt. Office Third Floor Woolworth Building.
A dinner was hosted last Sunday at the home of C. B. Bhubaker to honor Mrs Numbers on her eighty first birthday. About thirty people attended the gathering at her home with Bhubaker.
J F Brubaker surveyed Brownstown main street this week to widen it as noted in last week's CLARION. Mothers Bread by R H Wright & Bro remains leading seller with strong customer loyalty. W W Davis of Sterling MT marks his birthday by receiving eighty picture postals from former pupils and friends coast to coast. A song service is planned at Eli M Blackbill's residence on Saturday evening November 7.
The W C T U will meet with Mrs E W Hoover next Tuesday at 7 30 PM. A new national bank opens in Millersville this morning. Wood’s Liver Medicine advertised as a quick relief tonic for malaria chills fever and biliousness with a dollar bottle offering more contents than the 60 cent size and first dose relief. Sold by Wm M Stauffer.
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