The Hershey Press 1912-09-19

              Hersh ey Band Makes
Good / Showing
The Lebanon papers award the Hershey Band 'the
highest musical honors both for the number of their
musicians, and the quality of their tuneful product.
Besides having: thirty-five or more, the most men
in line, the Hershey band was also remarked for
showing the biggest bass drum in the parade, with
an able-bodied young fellow to bang it rhythmically
and well. This is the champion Jumbo base drum
in the state.
i Hershey is proud of her melodious Band that un-der
the skilful guidance of Prof. S. J. Feese, who
emphatically knows what's what in all things musi-cal,
has made a reputation for itself of no mean
order.
All Hershey and miles around will surely miss
his evening musicales wherein his well-trained mem-bers,
given nightly; and often in day-time, musical
treats of many kinds, all the way from classic
overtures, sonatas etc. down to the rather more
popular rag-times, "Everybody's"—you all know the
rest—"Somebody Else's Getting It"—just where we
can't say "in the heck" maybe—and so forth;
The young men of this band nearly all live and
Work in Hershey, and are all players of much taste
and skill who deserve unstinted praise for their pains
to give Hershey and the country about, such ex-cellent
music.
We . are glad to report that we. are not- to be
wholly deprived of our musical treats, for Prof.
Feese, and his band Will occasionally thru the
Winter "discourse most excellent music"'for us all.
As for the rest, "Summer flowers will bloom
again,!' arid so too, Prof. Feese and his harmonious
aggregation will be heard again next Spring when
the returning lark and robin are piping their sweet
notes in the Park.
Horse Chestnuts
Jacob Page who has been suffering with rheuma-tism
for the past two weeks is able to be about
again. We felicitate him. We have just received
a new supply of "boss" chestnuts, and will gladly
bestow one—i. e. if he believes in their ¦wonderful
curative powers. We carry ours for corn's, while
our smiling young solicitor has toted his about till
it shines like mirror plate. He says the girls ad-mire
mustachios so, and he hopes his chestnut will
hurry up that rather backward crop on his upper
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Our New Barb er
Growers of hair and whiskers, of downy or barb-wire
variety, no matter, will be glad to know -that a
new "Tonsorial artist" has come to Hershey to look'
after the hirsute adornments of its masculine' 'ptipu-lation.
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We are happy to report that his methods, tho they
will be .barber-like will not be barbarous—-if they:
were, he couldn't barber us!
He is a Mr. T. H. Black, a brother of our Mr. Befct
Black, and comes from Lancaster where he had been
previously engaged in business. He is reputed a
first class shaver, tho he is indeed, no "shaver," and
we bespeak for him a hearty recognition by the^ hair
raising public of Hershey.
Of course, old gentlemen who go "bearded like the
bard," or those who part their scanty locks" with a;
towel, will not be interested in the above item. •
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Bouquets and
Brickbats
The first number of pur journal; under -its new
name of HERSHEY'S WEEKLY has been given- -a
vigorous reception—ho end of bouquets with an ! oc-casional
brickbat to -temper the excess of- our- -jo'yv
We are thankful for both, for we. dodge the bridk-"
bats, and gratefully treasure up the perfume of the
flowers. We will not mind the bats a bit—the ex-ercise
of catching 'em is healthful—if only the bou->
quets will continue to come! " "'
So, friends, whether you all like us or not—we
certainly wish you all might—you all know we're1
about, at any rate, and that's something worth'
while. ' - . . .-:
If a few of our valued friends think we took tip th'ef
cudgels last week a trifle too resolutely in defence
of the aspered public good manners"' of our- Her-shey
folks—and we are gratified to11 hear that" a'
big majority do not think we did—at least, if it were
a fault, it was a venial one, and like those of Gold-smith's
Village schoolmaster—"e'en leaned to'
virtue's side." "' "
' Oite thing more. HERSHEY'S riieahs to ' stand
for Hershey, its people arid its every interest arid",
good, early and late, to the full of its humble' wit
and powers—their warm friend and champion al-ways!
But one thing above all, we wish to be
right, for "thrice is he armed who hath uis quarrel
just." We will try hard to be just and fair to t&~
always so—our motto, Davy Crockett's—"Be ' sure
you're right, then go ahead!" * ~ 'r""
$_ %- * * * * IMrs. Sarah Kauffman
HERSHEY'S regrets to add to its last week's' sad'
bulletin relative to the paralytic stroke suffered by
Mrs: Sarah Kauffman, that early Sunday morning
(at 2.30 o'clock) she suddenly expired. She had
however, previously regained consciousness, tho
from the fact of her advanced age—she would have "
been 88 years old on the 27th of the present month-—
and the grave nature of her attack, no hopes -of her
final recovery had been indulged by her family and
friends!
For a full half century Mrs. Kauffman had been;
a resident of Hershey, and was well known to its
people. ' •'
Her husband died 16 years ago, and she had there-after
lived with her daughter, Mrs. John Rudy and *
Miss Louisa Kauffman, who comprise the sole sur-viving
family^
Funeral services were held, on Wednesday morn-ing
at the Hummelstown Lutheran Church, the Rev.-
Mr. Hocker, of Steelton, and the Rev. , D. Burt
Smith, pastor of the Hummelstown Lutheran
Church, conducting them. Interment Was made in
the Hummelstown cemetery; ' ¦ s
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I Let 's Have a 7
?¦' ¦'• ' Town Clock 1
y Wouldn't it be a fine «thing if to his other ' many X
/ benefactions to Hershey, Mr. M. S. Hershey would /
Y ' add a town clock, like another London "Big «C
I Ben" fellow cheerily speaking the hours out from 7
(, its resounding throat, its mellow voice breaking far : j£
0 and wide over the hills. •" ¦- .; - *i
I . The Factory .whistle does its best thrice daily • ¦ '• ¦/
«j with its morning call to toil, its welcome note of *1
/ noon-day tfest, and at the last, the evening sound, / /
JJ v that cheers the tired workers with visions of home k
V with its "blazing hearth" where the "busy house- y
J wife ply's her evening care," and "children run to ;£
/ lisp their sire's „ return, or climb his knee the envied ;A
*i ' kiss 0to share," but the town clock would be better «1
1 still. / -¦-.. • - . . - -v--- ; • -¦/
Jf Then it's often a convenience to be able to learn ' J\
/ the hour from its musical warnings, even for those .v. ; ' /
C abundantly supplied with watches and clocks—- v
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7 especially at night if one chances to lie awake. Then, 0
r too, for school children and others, it is especially , A
*% . useful, and finally, is, of great-public utility as a ' : «j
I regulator of the clocks and watches of the town and /
Jf vicinage that like their owners sometimes "get a Jf
/ % . . little off." ; . y We knew such a clock that was audible for miles T /C
7 around its town and was the most enjoyed and popu- 0
/ lar thing in the neighborhood. /
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