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HERSHEY TRUST SHARES PAR VALUE $50 Correction as to the Par Value of the Shares of the Hershey Trust Company j We desire to correct the statement published in the "Press" April 4th, 1912, as it appeared in connection with tlie article referring to the sale of the securities of the late Dr. B- W. Stauf-fer, relative to the par value of the shares of stock of the Hershey Trust Company, of Hershey, Pa. The par value of this stock is $50.00 per share and hot $100.00 as published. We make this correction in justice to the management of the Trust Com-pany, as the sale of this stock at $200.50 per share, indicates the stock has a market value equal to four times the par-value, or a gain of 400 per cent in a little over six years. POPULATION OF HERSHEY IS 934 DERRY CHURCH HAS 217—FIG-URES FOR OTHER TOWNS The directory that has been gotten up by the "Press" and. that is just ready for distribution presents inter-esting, figures regarding the popula-tion of the different towns around Hershey. In Hershey proper there are 934 people living; Among the names the name Hershey is found the most frequently as there are 30 per-sons living in the town that claim that name. In Derry Church there are ten more making a total of 40 Hersheys that live in this immediate vicinity. At the Hershey Industrial School there are 26 persons. On the Her-shey farms including the Industrial School farms and the Demonstration farms there are 217 persons. In Derry Church there are the same number, 217. The combined population of Hershey and Derry Church is 1151. Swatara Station has a population of 125. Hockersville has 30 residents and when it is noted that 13 of these answer to the name Rocker we under-stand why the place gets its name. In Sand Beach there are 73. In Union Deposit 354. Here the name Grpff appears 18 -times while , . the names Landis, Long and Miller each appear 17 times. Campbelltown has a population of 365, the largest of any of the towns that appears in the direc-tory next- to Hershey. The name Miller appears here 27 times. In the whole directory there are 2341 names. The name Miller ap-pears 48 times in the directory, more than any other name. —— .». . A LIBRARY FOR HERSHEY WILL BE PLACED IN THE Y. M. C. A. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC , Hershey is to have a public library. The start in the collection of books is to be made by bringing one of the traveling library at Harrisburg here. . This library will con-tain fifty volumes and will re-main for six months when a new set of fifty will be secured. The order for these books has been sent to the State librarian and the books are expected to arrive soon. While the books are to be kept at the Y; W. C. A., the library is to be controlled by a joint committee from both the Y. M-C. A. and Y. W. C. A. and is to be used by the men as well as the women of the town. The library "will be open each Wednesday evening from six ,to eight o'clock and on'Saturday, after-noons from two to five. In order to secure books that will go to make up a permanent public library for the town a book social will be" held in the iiear future. This social will be arranged by a joint committee representing both the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. The plan will be for each person attending the social to bring a book to be placed in the library. THE LEAP YEAR SOCIAL A delightful evening was -spent at the social given by the gymnasium girls in the Y. W. C. A. rooms, on Monday evening. They had a cleverly arranged program, in which each in-dividual participated. Even the most sedate , and dignified guests were obliged to pay the penalty for smil-ing at the stunts performed. The grand drill was a treat and a surprise. The class was organized just a short., time ago. The girls have been faithful workers, under the able supervision of Miss Elder, The class yell voiced the sentiment of the young women for Mr. M. S. Hershey's generosity. NAMED "BOB" AND "MAGGIE" FOR THE PAIR THAT FOR-MERLY OCCUPIED THE PIT Last week two bear cubs were re-ceived at Hershey to be placed in the .pit in the Park that has been empty ''since the-, death of "Bob" several weeks ago. The cubs are. less than a year old, their birthday being in July. They were shipped here' from St. Paul, Minnesota, where they were raised. On their arrival Mr. Zinner took them out to see the town. Hold-ing them by their chains he took them fnto the store where they created some excitement in their attemps to .climb the iron posts and mount the candy tables. In their pit they are attracting at-tention every day, as they run in and out of their den in their play. They have been named "Bob" and "Maggie" after the pair of Black bears that for-merly occupied the pit. A neat sign board giving their names has been placed on the wall of the pit. TWO BEAR CUBS PLACED IN PARK Mr. M. S. Hershey, who has been sojourning in Cimiez-Nice, France, during the. winter, with Mrs. Hershey, returned to America on Saturday, ar-riving in New York on Saturday on steamer "America." Mr. Hershey ar-rived in Hershey Sunday afternoon. — . — . »?,» — . - . E S. HERSHEY " RETURNS SUNDAY Plans were received on Wednesday; afternoon for a new "and imposing structure as the ' new home of the Hershey Trust Company. The struc-ture will be two stories, of stone and ... brick, and will be 70x90 feet. The second floor will be used for offices. The building will be erected on the comer of Cocoa and Chocolate avenue. Operations will be begun immediately HERSHEY TRUST TO I BUILD NEW STRUCTURE All pupils who purpose entering , Hershey High school next fall are : requested to present themselves for examination at the High school build-ing on Thursday and Friday, April 25 and 26. This examination-is open to any pupil irrespective of age or residence, who has completed the prescribed course of study in the com-mon school branches. The work covered will be reading, orthography, grammar, arithmetic, political geogra-phy, mental arithmetic, history and physiology. • To those who are suc-cessful in this examination, diplomas will be issued. DIPLOMA EXAMINATION Next" Sunday afternoon at three o'clock there will be a meeting at the Hershey Y. W. C. A. The meeting is • to be addressed by Mrs. Thomas M. Jones. All ladies are invited to be present. SUNDAY AFTERNOON ATY. W. C.A.
Object Description
Title | The Hershey Press 1912-04-11 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | The Hershey Press (alternatively published as "Hershey's Weekly" or "Hershey's The Progressive Weekly") was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Hershey, and surrounding Pennsylvania communities. |
Date | 1912-04-11 |
Location Covered | Hershey (Pa.) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
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Contact | For information on source and images, contact Hershey Community Archives at contact@hersheyarchives.org. |
Contributing Institution | Milton Hershey School |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Description
Title | The Hershey Press 1912-04-11 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | The Hershey Press (alternatively published as "Hershey's Weekly" or "Hershey's The Progressive Weekly") was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Hershey, and surrounding Pennsylvania communities. |
Date | 1912-04-11 |
Location Covered | Hershey (Pa.) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Rights | https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact Hershey Community Archives at contact@hersheyarchives.org. |
Contributing Institution | Milton Hershey School |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text | HERSHEY TRUST SHARES PAR VALUE $50 Correction as to the Par Value of the Shares of the Hershey Trust Company j We desire to correct the statement published in the "Press" April 4th, 1912, as it appeared in connection with tlie article referring to the sale of the securities of the late Dr. B- W. Stauf-fer, relative to the par value of the shares of stock of the Hershey Trust Company, of Hershey, Pa. The par value of this stock is $50.00 per share and hot $100.00 as published. We make this correction in justice to the management of the Trust Com-pany, as the sale of this stock at $200.50 per share, indicates the stock has a market value equal to four times the par-value, or a gain of 400 per cent in a little over six years. POPULATION OF HERSHEY IS 934 DERRY CHURCH HAS 217—FIG-URES FOR OTHER TOWNS The directory that has been gotten up by the "Press" and. that is just ready for distribution presents inter-esting, figures regarding the popula-tion of the different towns around Hershey. In Hershey proper there are 934 people living; Among the names the name Hershey is found the most frequently as there are 30 per-sons living in the town that claim that name. In Derry Church there are ten more making a total of 40 Hersheys that live in this immediate vicinity. At the Hershey Industrial School there are 26 persons. On the Her-shey farms including the Industrial School farms and the Demonstration farms there are 217 persons. In Derry Church there are the same number, 217. The combined population of Hershey and Derry Church is 1151. Swatara Station has a population of 125. Hockersville has 30 residents and when it is noted that 13 of these answer to the name Rocker we under-stand why the place gets its name. In Sand Beach there are 73. In Union Deposit 354. Here the name Grpff appears 18 -times while , . the names Landis, Long and Miller each appear 17 times. Campbelltown has a population of 365, the largest of any of the towns that appears in the direc-tory next- to Hershey. The name Miller appears here 27 times. In the whole directory there are 2341 names. The name Miller ap-pears 48 times in the directory, more than any other name. —— .». . A LIBRARY FOR HERSHEY WILL BE PLACED IN THE Y. M. C. A. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC , Hershey is to have a public library. The start in the collection of books is to be made by bringing one of the traveling library at Harrisburg here. . This library will con-tain fifty volumes and will re-main for six months when a new set of fifty will be secured. The order for these books has been sent to the State librarian and the books are expected to arrive soon. While the books are to be kept at the Y; W. C. A., the library is to be controlled by a joint committee from both the Y. M-C. A. and Y. W. C. A. and is to be used by the men as well as the women of the town. The library "will be open each Wednesday evening from six ,to eight o'clock and on'Saturday, after-noons from two to five. In order to secure books that will go to make up a permanent public library for the town a book social will be" held in the iiear future. This social will be arranged by a joint committee representing both the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. The plan will be for each person attending the social to bring a book to be placed in the library. THE LEAP YEAR SOCIAL A delightful evening was -spent at the social given by the gymnasium girls in the Y. W. C. A. rooms, on Monday evening. They had a cleverly arranged program, in which each in-dividual participated. Even the most sedate , and dignified guests were obliged to pay the penalty for smil-ing at the stunts performed. The grand drill was a treat and a surprise. The class was organized just a short., time ago. The girls have been faithful workers, under the able supervision of Miss Elder, The class yell voiced the sentiment of the young women for Mr. M. S. Hershey's generosity. NAMED "BOB" AND "MAGGIE" FOR THE PAIR THAT FOR-MERLY OCCUPIED THE PIT Last week two bear cubs were re-ceived at Hershey to be placed in the .pit in the Park that has been empty ''since the-, death of "Bob" several weeks ago. The cubs are. less than a year old, their birthday being in July. They were shipped here' from St. Paul, Minnesota, where they were raised. On their arrival Mr. Zinner took them out to see the town. Hold-ing them by their chains he took them fnto the store where they created some excitement in their attemps to .climb the iron posts and mount the candy tables. In their pit they are attracting at-tention every day, as they run in and out of their den in their play. They have been named "Bob" and "Maggie" after the pair of Black bears that for-merly occupied the pit. A neat sign board giving their names has been placed on the wall of the pit. TWO BEAR CUBS PLACED IN PARK Mr. M. S. Hershey, who has been sojourning in Cimiez-Nice, France, during the. winter, with Mrs. Hershey, returned to America on Saturday, ar-riving in New York on Saturday on steamer "America." Mr. Hershey ar-rived in Hershey Sunday afternoon. — . — . »?,» — . - . E S. HERSHEY " RETURNS SUNDAY Plans were received on Wednesday; afternoon for a new "and imposing structure as the ' new home of the Hershey Trust Company. The struc-ture will be two stories, of stone and ... brick, and will be 70x90 feet. The second floor will be used for offices. The building will be erected on the comer of Cocoa and Chocolate avenue. Operations will be begun immediately HERSHEY TRUST TO I BUILD NEW STRUCTURE All pupils who purpose entering , Hershey High school next fall are : requested to present themselves for examination at the High school build-ing on Thursday and Friday, April 25 and 26. This examination-is open to any pupil irrespective of age or residence, who has completed the prescribed course of study in the com-mon school branches. The work covered will be reading, orthography, grammar, arithmetic, political geogra-phy, mental arithmetic, history and physiology. • To those who are suc-cessful in this examination, diplomas will be issued. DIPLOMA EXAMINATION Next" Sunday afternoon at three o'clock there will be a meeting at the Hershey Y. W. C. A. The meeting is • to be addressed by Mrs. Thomas M. Jones. All ladies are invited to be present. SUNDAY AFTERNOON ATY. W. C.A. |