County News Briefs From Lewistown and Vicinity
Community notes list church services and meetings, school reports, and local visits. Obituaries and arrivals mark life events while agriculture and road work are described, with towns including Walkersville, Lewistown, Bethel, Ridgeville, and Kemp. Local clergy, residents, and visiting relatives feature in ongoing district updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Easterday
Bertha Storr
Mattie Zimmerman
Long Branch
Virgie Palmer
Hansonville
Hiram Zimmerman
Montgomery County
L. C. Holtz
Austin Harper
Clara Wachter
Lewistown
Post Office on Wheels Novel Experiment County
A civil experiment titled A Post Office on Wheels to be tried in Carroll County. Mr Edwin Shriver of Westminster, contracted with the Washington post office authorities for a free trial. The plan aims to bring postal service directly to rural residents, testing feasibility and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles House
Gittlestown
Washington County
John W. Bisor
Zula May
Wa. Blank
High Kunoh
Rocky Springs
Philhower
Hezekiah Patman
Barshinger
Julius Crockett
Graceham
Jeremish Martin
M. A. Loy
H. C. Lohr
Mary Troxel
Tiarmoct
Katherine Ohier
Ohio
Frederick Mort
Carroll County
Edwin §.Shriver
Westminster
Washington
P.m
Odie
Post Office on Wheels Described With Gliding Comfort
A detailed 19th century concept envisions a mobile post office coach eight feet long and six hundred pounds. It seats the postmaster on a revolving chair with pigeonholes, a cash drawer, and a gun for protection. The vehicle includes safes, weatherproofing, and wire screens to guard mail during jolts, promising efficient rural delivery but raising security concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patago Dudowa
Adide
U.S. Mui
Mil
Mystery of a Pious Jury Wheel Drawing
The Philadelphia Press notes a drawing for the November term of a United States circuit court juror panel. It cites coroner Heber McDowell and John G. Reading Jr as names once placed in the wheel years ago. The wheel reportedly holds twenty jurors, with many names recurring from prior selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Pittsburg
Teasis
Phidelphis Press
A Sad Night Between Carlyle and Hunt at a Party
A fragment from a late 19th centurycolumn recounts Carlyle and Leigh Hunt debating hope and pessimism at a small gathering. Hunt’s bright outlook clashes with Carlyle’s heavy, skeptical interruptions as guests applaud the exchange beneath a starry sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Leigh Mant
Leigh Hunt
Hunt
Thera
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New Jerk
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Cora Shaw
J. L. Lough
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Ord
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Smith’s
Julia King
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Washrenn
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Godfrey Saider
Howard
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Pepe King’s Valley Band
Genoa King
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Sea
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Joshua Zimmerman
Edward Zimmerman
Pleasant Hill
Irvin Miller
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Ayrheart
Ruth
Jean Ligelow
Catarrh
James Murdock
Harrisburg
Catatthal Womder
Appleason
Agnew
Bert L, Pearre
Frederick, Md
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Johnny
Jewelers
OF India
Ape
India
Baskatwan
Philadelphia Record
Allcock
the Buffalo Restaurant
Somerset Clik
Vere Fineard Mopper
Mars Lad
Wimare Farmer
Alinmant
King’s Rye
Rey West
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Caeiz
Chas. N. Hauer
W. Patrick St. Frederick
Anna Gierine
Jenty
Wm, S. Miller & CO
Rice & Haller
Somerset Club
Maryland
Rand Dixon Brothers
Edward B .Aruce
Baltimore
Gail Borde Eagle Brand
Condensed Milic Co
New. York
M. E. Daniels
N. Market St
Central Hardware Company
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W. Patrick Sr
Grover Graham
Steiner Bros
C. E. Spahr
ST. York
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Olgoth
UBC
Jennie Bullard Waterbury
Paris
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