Final Rites for George Pawling and Others
Obituaries note George Pawling of near Honey Brook died September 3 at 3 30 AM in Lancaster hospital after a 12 week illness aged 36. Survived by daughter Anta 2 and his father John Pawling plus siblings Elmer Lizzie Minnie Ethel Emma Sarah and Frank. Funeral at his father’s home and Honey Brook Cemetery. Also Susie P Reitz 61 died in Terre Hill after cancer with niece Verna Cake and siblings listed. Services held at home and Evangelical church. Interment in local cemetery. Exton Witmer Irwin Pa died at home September 3 aged elderly. survived by wife and children including Mrs Samuel Lichty Lancaster Charles Gussy Irwin and Frank Obdo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pawling
Honey Brook
St. Joseph's ‘Hospital
Lancaster
Anta
John Pawling
Elmer
Elverson
Lizzie
William ‘Woodward
Downingtown
Minnie
Peter Summers
Gap
Ethel
Frank Houck
Emma
Llewellyn Marshall
Romansville
Sarah
William Campman
Frank
Honey Brook M. BE
Susie P. Reitz
Verna I. Cake
Terre Hill
Evangelical Church
William B. Miller
Reading
Anna Decake
Samuel ‘L. Landis
Kahsag City
Exton Witmer
Irwin
Paradise
Adam Witmer
Samuel Lichty
Charles
Miss Gussy
Springfield
Opening of Our Public Schools in New Holland
The New Holland public schools opened last Monday with all teachers on duty and a strong pupil turnout. Enrollment across grades totals 266, up from last year and 1918, with notable growth in grammar and high school sections. The building received a thorough renovation during vacation, making rooms fresh and home like for the new term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Holland Boro
ayThe
Maria Benders
Marie ‘Smith
Anne
R. Barton
Denlinger Kurtz Wedding at Lancaster Home
The ceremony held at 4 PM Thursday September 2 at Rev. P. L. Carpenter’s home East Ross Street Lancaster joined Margaret Ruth Denlinger daughter of Daniel H Denlinger of Gap and Ay Carl Kurtz of Spring Garden. Attendants were local young ladies with the bride a Salisbury High School graduate and former Gap Primary teacher. The groom formerly served in US cavalry and works at Midvale Steel Co Coatesville. They plan home on Main Street Coatesville after September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Carpenter
East Ross
Lancaster
Margaret
Ruth
Daniel H
Evelyn Bride
Salisbury High School
Hag
Gap
Cavalry
United States
Midvale Steel Company
Coatesville
Main Street
Printer's Home Damaged by Fire in Ephrata
A fire at the home of linotype operator Harry E. Ressler in Ephrata damaged the interior including the lower floor ceiling and roof. Furniture escaped major damage and neighbors alerted by a neighbor helped prevent further loss. the cause is a suspected short circuit with an estimated damage of about $800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Ressler
Linotype
Clarion Printery
Ephrata
Jerry Werner
Feed Machines Co
Baseball Players Suffer Minor Collision After Labor Day Game
A. D. Geist and Charles Rachel of the borough and Ephraim Weaver northeast of town were returning home from a Gordonville base ball game when their car crashed near Lea cock Presbyterian church. Rain reduced visibility and the vehicle was knocked out of commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Geist
Charles Rachel
Boro
Ephraim Weaver
Gordonville
Old Ladies Lead In Voter Spirit For November Ballot
Voters Assedsors report women, beaming with duty, heed the privilege of voting. Notable age figures include Mrs. Sarah Miller aged 103 at Brethren Home Neffsville, Mrs. Barbara Milter 99 Lancaster, Mrs. J R Brenner 85 Marietta, and Mrs. Henry Elson 50th wedding anniversary Lancaster city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Miller
Brethren Home
Neffsville
Barbara Milter
Lancaster City
Harding
J. R. Brenner
Marietta
Henry Elson
Hershey Brubaker Family Reunion Draws Huge Lancaster County Crowd
The Hershey Brubaker family reunion drew about 1000 people from Lancaster county plus Harrisburg Philadelphia and Virginia. Held Saturday on Levi H Brubaker’s Marietta pike farm tents hosted the event with speeches recitations singing and sketches. Next year the two clans will meet separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey-Brubaker
Levi H. Brubaker
Marietta Pike
Lancaster County
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Virginia
Change at theatre barber shop
Frank Raezer sold his barber shop equipment in Harner's Theatre barber shop to Eugene Knecht from San Francisco formerly of Lancaster. The change takes place on Monday with Eugene Weiler and John Lockard taking chairs in the establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Raezer
Harner
Eugene Knecht
San Francisco
Calif
Lancaster
Eugene Weiler
John Lockard
Visits to former home after long absence
Roland D. Koffroth of McGuffey Hardin county Ohio visits relatives and friends at the great onion field on the Sciota Marsh for three weeks. He last visited in 1859 sixty one years ago and notes many changes during that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland D. Koffroth
McGuffey
Hardin County
Ohio
Sciota Marsh
Cedar Grove Ladies Aid Market Saturday Afternoon
Cedar Grove Presbyterian church Ladies Aid will hold a market Saturday from noon to 6 pm at W P DeHaven home on East Main Street New Holland. Fresh bread pies cakes chickens vegetables and fruits will be sold plus fancy work and a silk quilt sewn by the Ladies Aid. The public is invited to patronize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ladies. Aid. Society of. . Cedar
Grove’ Presbyterian Church
W. P. DeHaven and Sisters
New Holland
Avery
Unclear OCR fragment hints at cider mill plans near Red Ran
Fragment describes daily cider production excluding Saturdays and mentions a mill near Red Ran with planning notes for a playground. No clear names or dates available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red
Mills, RD
B.pa
Noble Work for Relief Suffering Circles Aid Russia
Lancaster Mennonite Circles organized two sewing groups to supply warm clothing for destitute children and Moscow region sufferers. Volunteers packed over 2200 pounds of goods including coats underwear and blankets bound for Southern Russia via American Red Cross, with shipments planned after Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Geist
Fatny
Lancaster “Conférence
Vine Street
Lancaster
Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities
Russia
Constantinople
Orie Miller
Akron
American Red Cross
Ezra Mellinger
Vine Street Mission
Mission Board
Lancaster Mission
Labor Day
Earl Township
New Holland
East Earl
Brecknock
Caernarvon
Goodville
Bowmansville
Goodville Meeting House
Aaron H
Hinkletown
Martindale
Noah Hurst
David
Esider
Please Get Married at Harner's Tonight
Viola Dana stars in the Screen Classics Inc. production of the Broadway stage farce Please Get Married. The comedy follows a newlyweds hoaxed into a fake marriage on a honeymoon filled with interruptions. Antrim Short and Margaret Campbell co star under director John Ince with Maxwell Karger supervising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Screen Classics
Inc
Dainty
Viola Dana
Oliver Morosco
James
Cullen
Lewis Allen Browne
Miss Dana
Ferdy
John Ince
Maxwell Karger
Finng Fox
Antrim Short
Margaret Campbell
Harry, Todd
Emmett King
Ralph Bell
Thomas Ricketts
Hugh Fay
Joseph Hazelton
W. K. Mesick
W. F. Moran
Daisy Robinson
Thomas Hadley
Real Estate Sold Amid Charity Efforts in Paradise and Gordonville
W D Kling of Intercourse sold a 135 acre Mine Road farm in Paradise to S M Lefever of Strasburg township and a 16 acre Leacock farm to E L Hershey of Gordonville. The article notes sewing circle driven relief efforts, church groups, and Mennonite contributions totaling over 3500 dollars in cash and clothing for those in distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Kling
Intercourse
John K. Hershey
Paradise Township
S. M. Lefever
Strasburg Township
James B. Miller
Gordonville
Leacock Township
E. L. Hershey
Millions Now Living Will Never Die Declared at Harner's Theatre
W H Pickering of the International Bible Students Association spoke at Harner's Theatre on a Sunday, arguing millions now living will never die. He cited biblical passages to claim the old world ended in 1914, with a coming earthly kingdom to bring peace and will be done on earth as in heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Pickering
International Bible Students Association
Harner'’s Theatre
Tsaiah
Messiah
Jesus
Daniel
Matthew
Social life notes from Parkesburg and area visits
George S Townsley and wife spent the week end at Parkesburg. William Gilfillan and wife of Paterson N J visited. Many residents and guests visited relatives in Philadelphia Harrisburg Akron and Maytown over Labor Day weekend and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Townsley
Parkesburg
William Gilfillan
Paterson, N. J
Gertrude Swope
Missouri Yaung
Philadelphia
Cyrus Huber
Lancaster
I. G. Kockel
Guy Bair
Charles Bair
Major Jere Lemon
Harrisburg
Davis Lemon
Ralph Patterson
Milton Groff
James Robinson
Ruth
Vera
Margaret
Clarence
Israel Bair
Florence Hassell
Trenton
N .J
A. S. Kauffman
Eagle Hotel
Ida V. Townsley
Prkesburg
George Stauffer
Fami
Anna Barton
Annie, Mason
Lillie Rutter
Caroline Sheaffer
Mt. Gretna
George Mearig
Billy
Kathleen
Akron
Ohio
Ralph Roland
Labor Day
Kate Roland
A. Grant Nagle
F. V. Bear
Paul Euldebee
A. H. Bear
Brimmer Avenue
Leroy W. Groff
Donald Washington
Wayne Shaub
Maytown
Hartisburg
New Dentist Opens Office in Town
Dr. Normgfi Gardner of Philadelphia has moved to this borough and opened rooms on the second floor of yners Theatre building to practice dentistry. He has been practicing in the city and expects a good local practice here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normgfi Gardner
Philadelphia
Yners
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arter
Kurtz
Denlinger
Eli M. Good
Isaac S. Good
Churchtown
Blanche Storey
John Storey
United Evangelical Parsonage
Birdsboro
M. D. Simpson
California Church
Clarion
Sauder—Zimmerman
Farmersville
Amos Sauder
Barbara Zimmerman
Noah H. Mack
Uwill. BE. ‘Voters
Cedar Grove Ladies’ Aid
Bishops Weaver
Mack
Weaverland * Conference Mennonites
Hurst and
Burkholder
Weaverland
Spring Grove
Conestoga
Old Order
A. M. Church
Earl
Groffdale
John Sanders
Canada
Eugene M. Rutter
Emily A. Longenecker
Anna R. Barton
Park Geist
Richard
Robert
Ruth Kauffman
William Dumell
Florin
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