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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
4
Readers argue that state fishing laws are overly complex and urge repeal of current statutes to allow a trial period with no fishing. They propose publishing accessible legal guides and posting rules in public places to prevent illegal fishing and promote fishery replenishment.
A satirical take argues a plan would aid a class of young men and please editors and merchants alike. The country editor advocates supporting local institutions while merchants mock the idea by sending work elsewhere and using odd paper to place orders.
Two horses and harness were stolen from Jacob Eaby near Salisbury. A carriage was taken from James Parmer. A memorandum and a warning letter to Carson Lowry were found. Local officers traced the thieves through Philadelphia and Carlisle, locating the stolen team about fifteen miles south of Carlisle. the horses bore evidence of hard usage.
Last Saturday a pleasant day was spent among relatives and friends at the home of sane B. Shirk two miles south of this bore. Forty six were present including Abram Wanner and family Akron Mrs John Hainer and children Strasburg Oliver Mull and family Maccot Horace Buffmyre and family Voganville Ida Taylor Epbrata Peter Plank and wife Intercourse and son Park Philadelphia Daniel Geist and family A Y Geist and wife Jacob Myer and family Jacob Geist and family New Holland Samuel Shirk and family near New Holland and Miss Humme Green Bank. The day featured social chat music and amusements followed by a sumptuous dinner beneath willow trees.
Jonathan Fisher of the borough plans a three month trip starting Tuesday night from New York aboard the Adriatic to Cherbourg. He will tour France Switzerland Germany and the Netherlands visiting plain people including Amish communities and other sects, and write letters about his experiences for The Clarion.
Holy Communion will be administered at Trinity Lutheran Church during the morning service tomorrow. The confessional service precedes the communion at 10 o clock. Members urged to attend. Special offering requested on communion days will be collected. Choir to sing an anthem Alas and Did My Saviour Bleed. All invited to morning and evening services.
A man fearing thunder hides in a hollow log for safety as a storm rages. The log swells and traps him until he remembers he forgot to pay his newspaper subscription, and this realization frees him.
Delia Rudy aged sixteen, daughter of John Rudy of Parkesburg, died at General Hospital Lancaster from severe burns suffered at home Monday afternoon. Her clothing ignited while she worked near the kitchen stove and she was enveloped in flames, most of her garments destroyed and burns covering head to feet.
Coming events listing notes a band festival to be held in New Holland on Saturday September 5. Details include time and exact venue to be announced.
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as a great kidney remedy. It claims kidneys affect all body organs, urges use for sick readers, and notes sample bottles by mail from Binghamton New York with prices in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes.
Fawin L. Kern and Miss Kathryn Sei frit were united in marriage by Rev. B. G. Welder in Bowmansville on Wednesday evening August 26. J. B. Musselman remains ill. Tobacco farmers begin housing crop. crop outlook poor. Nathan Coldren of Reading visited his mother. Mary Trahert left for Lebanon to stay with her brother Dr. Trabert. School opened for seven months with Sure Showalter and Annie Godennar teaching. Funeral of Noah Steffy attended at Heller's Church. Amos Good family and Mrs A. S. Harting visited Sinking Springs.
Mrs Amos B Hoover hosted a small group on Wednesday with visitors from Savannah Georgia and Philadelphia plus locals. The piece praises her entertaining and notes the pew bank nearing completion and its attractive location. The bank aims to open October 1 for business.
Constable Summers arrested Oliver Green J Alfred Boots and Harry and Caroline Green on charges of stealing chickens and receiving the stolen fowls. Prosecutor Jason E. Rutter directed the hearings before Squire H B Slack in Intercourse. Harry and Caroline posted bail for trial. the others were remanded to jail.
The fall meeting of the Lancaster Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church will be held at Zion Church in Mechanicsburg on September 20 and 30. Rev. A. M. Mehrkam of Columbia serves as president and Rev. P. George Sieger of Lancaster is secretary.
A festival will be held in Graybill's field at Groffdale on Saturday evening September 12. The Lancaster Orchestra will furnish music and the committee promises popular amusements and a good time for all attendees.
Residents of Spring Grove watched a chicken hawk snatch a weasel in midair on Saturday. After a desperate struggle the two creatures plummeted to the ground and died.
Wright & Bro report Mothers' Bread remains the top seller since its market debut. Customers increasingly prefer this loaf, with many choosing it over others. The firm notes strong sales and growing demand despite competing brands.
Benjamin and Elmer Wolaver of Edinburg Illinois were found dead by drowning in the Sangamon River. Local belief ties the deaths to Elmer's financial reverses and possible involvement in the brothers' horse dealing losses.
Jacob E Mumma of Lancaster reports 3200 tomato plants on half an acre yielded $350 so far with ongoing harvests. He has sold produce at Lancaster markets, once picking thirty bushels in a day. Local notes recount trolley plans from Mt Joy to Lancaster and Elizabethtown with hourly and half hour schedules, plus a Monitor survivor death and local swindle warnings.
On Wednesday Harry M. Stauffer, a coal and lumber merchant in Leola, was using a circular saw when he cut three fingers of his right hand. The injury was painful but his physician expects no finger amputation.
Thursday auctioneer George M. Leicey sold the Stoltzfus farm along the road from the Western schoolhouse to the Five Points. John B. Smucker bought the sixty two acre property at 165.30 dollars per acre, noting the land’s good quality and improvements.
H. E. Rutter & Bro. announce a new line of drugs and proprietary medicines. They plan to attach a rear extension to their store this fall to gain additional room for the expanded goods offerings.
A meeting is set at the Styer House on Saturday at 8 o clock to organize a Taft and Sherman club. Special invitation is extended to all Republicans from New Holland Earl Township and adjoining areas.
Dr Anna Weaver has returned from Boston and will see patients again at the Styer House on the usual days, starting Tuesdays. Consultation hours are noted with a distinct schedule and days.
Labor Day prompts holiday hours at the local post office and rural carrier offices. Carriers will have a day off while post office services operate on an observed schedule.
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