12—Lancaster Farming, Friday, September 19, 1958
75, YEARS AGO. Sep., 1883
Erection of buildings at night
by electric light is becoming quite
popular
The past August has been quite
cool
A new two cent stamp will
have the profile of Washing
ton.
Rev William Latta, a Presby-
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tenan divine, of Waynesburg,
Chester County, died on Wednes
day, Sept. 8, at Philadelphia, aged
74 years
Daniel Havcrstick, Jr., lias
sold his 120 acre farm, near
QuarryvUle, to Frederick
Nete, for $9,000.
The “Village Virgil”, Landis
ville’s newspaper issued every
ten days, sixty-five cents a year—
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Allen H. Matz
Ph. AN 7-6502
Denver
Ph. EM 7-1341
Haverstick Bros.
Lancaster Ph. EX 2-5722
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Ph. ST 6-259'
Ph. EL 4-872 J
is a finely printed, spicy, enter
taining and amusing paper. In
order to introduce the “Virgil”
everywhere, arrangements have
been made to give to each sub
scriber a large silk handkerchief.
The handkerchief alone is worth
the price asked lor the paper
The largest stalks of corn ever
seen in the vicinity of Christiana
are growing on the farm of Dr
Bailey, near Moun Vernon, farm
ed by Gainor Johnson. They mea
sure 14 feet in height.
R S McClure has gone to Balti
more to bring home a drove of
Virginia cattle, which Dr. Martin,
of Georgetown, has purchased.
The Treasury officials are
puzzled over the appearance
of a new counterfeit five-dol-
lar gold piece. It is said to be
the best counterfeit ever
made and is worth about
54.53.
A turtle having the date 1710
cut on its under shell was brought
into the Christiana Ledger office
by Pres. Hannum. It is possible
though that some person put the
figures upon it to deceive.
The Citizens Band of Oxford,
Chester Co., comtemplate an .ex
cursion to Atlantic City.
President Arther and party are
vacationing at Yellowstone Park
Bartville items inform: G.-‘
Truman has started a cream-
ery; N. B. Ferguson intends
to start a creamery this fall.
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FEEDER CALF SALE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1958
OVER 1600 HEAD
ANGUS AND HEREFORDS 350 700 lbs.
All heifers from bangs and T. B. free herds, vaccinated with “Strain
19”, and GUARANTEED OPEN. All calves polled or dehorned, selected
from high quality beef type cows and sired by registered beef bulls. All
calves vaccinated against Black Leg and Hem. Sep. Graded by State
Division of Markets-
T. O. SCOTT, County Agent
Charlottesville, Virginia
good) Seven pounds of rip toma
toes peeled and sliced; three and
one-half pounds of sugar, one
ounce of cinnamon and mace,
mixed, one ounce cloves, one
quart of vinegar. Mix all together
and stew for one hour.
J. D. Harper, Christiana, adver
tises thus Manufactorer of Fine
Carnages and Buggies. Jump
Seat, Phaetons, Village Carts
Built to order and warranted.
Special attention will be given to
very light wagons. Repairing will
be promptly done and at reason
able prices.
William D Mullen, of Delaware
City owns a clock that strikes but
once a year.
The J H. Loughead, Christiana
Market Car, leaves every Thurs
day for Phila., with farm products
-- butter eggs poultry
etc.
5(1 YEARS AGO. SEPT. 1908
The new Mount Joy, Florin
and Elizabethtown trolley
line is practically completed
and will be open for travel in
September. This is an import
ant addition of seven and one
half miles to Lancaster’s al
leady large network of trol-
ley lines.
Taking it on an average all
G-./er the lower end of the county,
tobacco, this year will be a big
crop.
Phares Evans of the Buck,
claims that some of his stalks
are so thick that the tobacco
clippers will not begin to
reach around them, so he
used an axe to cut most of his
tobacco.
Admiral Dewey arrived at New
port on the Dolphin, last Satur
day, after being stormbound three
days
Wakeman Wesley of Elim, has
been visiting the tamers in the
Oak Shade vicinity, inspecting
the herds of cows, place where
milked, the milk cans, also the
milkers
There were 1422 deaths from
For Quality And For Quanity Attend
The 18th Annual Albemarle County
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
AT 1:00 P. M., E. 3. T.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT
STEERS AND HEIFERS
J. B. STEPHENS, Manager
accidents and 6140 injured in
various industries m this state
during 1907, according to the re
port o£ the Bureau ol Industrial
Statistics
Two large bay horses, har
ness, and a couple ot blankets
were stolen last Friday night,
Sept. Ist, from the barn of
Jacob Eaby, near Springville,
Salisbury Township, and a
carriage was stolen from a
neighbor of Mr. Eaby. So far
the thief has made good his'
escape net a trace of him hav
ing been left behind.
The itinerary of William Jen
nings Bryan’s tour of East has
been announced. The late includ
ed Sept. 15, at Wilmington, Dela
ware.
25 TEARS AGO. SEPT. 1953
There will be a meeting of the
Wheat Growers of Bart and Sads
bury townships to be held in the
Christiana High-School building
cn Sept 15th, Friday evening .at
7-.30 o’clock. At this meeting
there will be elected a director
of the Lancaster County Wheat
G v owers Association, also two lo
cal community committees All
farmers are requested to bring
fheir contracts with them.
Carl N. Meyers, soloist, and
John H. Leachey, accompa
nist, of Parkesburg, are heaid
on the air several times each
week through the Harrisburg
and Lancaster radio stations.
Lancaster County’s first home
owned Post Office was opened to
the public for the first tune Sept.
28 A beautiful one-story brick
and tile building, with the most
modern equipment; it is the
culmination of years of effort.
Approved by -the Federal postal
authorities, it replaces an ant’-
quated post office formerly locat
ed in a store building which long
ago became too small for the
needs of the community
It is owned by a group of Para
dise citwens who have a ten year
lease from the Federal Govern
ment In addition to Mr. Lichty,
the postmaster, there are four
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