The Hershey Press 1923-02-15

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John Hershey, who has charge of the
Hershey Implement department of the
Hershey Department Store states that it
always pays to buy the best seed. Whether
it be clover, alsyke, timothy or alfalfa, sow
Quaker seed and you will always obtain
the best results. Quaker seeds are selected
by laboratory test and recleaned in Phila-delphia,
in the largest seed cleaning plant
in Pennsylvania , (treat care and con-scientious
effort ar e put forth to secure for
this grade seed adapted to conditions in
nearby Eastern states. Purity and germ-ination
exceed the requirements of the pure
seed laws.
Ed. Harkins , business manager of the
•Hersjiey:
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¦ Harmony. Broadcasters ^HaSi a' jj8s3£!'w8er&y^*' focal organization:- can
' toake ieyieral Bunar ed-dollars. -- ;-if'.,:6»ter-
^^ rM^.H|u|anS and he tfffl be' glad vto"glvelyoB* full details. The plan is*all
right, and should go big.
,A« W. Snavely has organized a radio
dub; with headquarters at Palmyra , with a
membership of about twenty-five. Parke
Cassad y-ist he instructor of the club. An
invitation is extended to everyone inter-ested
in radio to join the club. For further
particulars , see Mr. Snavely.
William Hyland was on the sick list last
week, laid up with lumbago. . ^—_
Mrs. Clarke. Bare entertained -at cards
and luncheon at her home on Arriba street
on Thursda y.afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Henny were week-end
visitors at Lancaster.
A marria ge license was issued on Satur-day
to Edward M. Hainley, of Campbell-town,
and Blanche M. Gordon , of Hershey.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stable visited the
former's parents and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Noah Stable and Mrs. Frank Miller, at
SheUsville on Thursda y.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gerberich and Miss
Lizzie Uhrich , of Grantville , visited the
former 's sister, Mrs. Maria Zuver on
Thursday.
•Mr. and Mrs. John F. Leese, of town,
and Mr. John Ziegler, of Lebanon , visited
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stable and Mrs .
Maria Zuver on Sunday.
A large American eagle was received at
the Hershey Zoo last week. This eagle
was caught in a chicken house, at Mead-ville,
and was sent to the Hersh ey Zoo by
its captor. When we looked at the size of
the eagle, and 'its wicked claws and beak,
we pictured ourself trying to capture it. We
would have left George do it.
The Third annual Washington 's Birth-day
dance of the local American Legion
Post," NoiT 386, will be held on Thur dsay
evening, February 22nd, in the Hershe y
Winter Dance Hall. The Banjo-Saxo
orchestra , of Harrisburg, will furnish the
music. Cakes, candy, ice cream and
cigars will be on sale. There will also be a
"500" card party. This will be the gala
event of the season.
The movies at Hershey Central Theatre
on Saturda y and Tuesday evenings are
well patronized. On Saturda y evening
the theatre had a capacity house. Excel-lent
pictures are being shown, and the
price of admission is most reasonable.
Mr ; and Mrs. Thomas Rogers announce
the birth of a son, on Friday, Feb. 9th.
Mrs. Mar y Strine had the misfortune of
falling on Satur day evening, slipping on
the icy pavement on Java avenue, sprain-ing
her wrist slightly.
We note that there were no flags floating
on Lincoln's Birthday, excepting at the
factory and school. Even the American
Legion forgot about "Honest Abe." Next
week is Washin gton's Birthday, so let 's see
a few Old Glorya flying in the breeze.
Some of our townspeople should get out
their snow shovels and do a little heaving .
It is an outrage that people have to slop
through slush, also risking the breaking of a
leg Or arm through icy pavements. The
pavements on Chocolate and Cocoa Ave-nues
have been the limit, especially around
the Hershe y Central Theatre. The little
kiddies on their way to school and kinder-garten
have had a hard time of it this
winter. Let 's all of us, not a few of us,
drink a little Civic Spirit , and think of the
other fellow.
All Sunda y School workers among
children, from Cradle Roll up to and
Including J uniors, are asked to attend if at
all possible the annual Regional Children 's
Division Institute of the Dauphin County
Sunda y School Association which will be
held oh Frida y, February 16th, afternoon
and evening, in the United Brethren
Church at Highspire, which will be con-ducted
by Miss Emma G. Lcmcn, State
Chlldren'i Division Super intendent.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Clark announce
the birth of a nine-pound baby girl, Betty
Louise May Clark , on Frida y, Februar y
9th, Jim,says "It's no cinch to become a
dad. "
MIm Charlotte Freysinger, of Harris-bur
g, was the guest of Helena Allison at
her home on , Caracas Avenue over the
week-end,
Mr. and Mrs, J , E, Snyder, Mr. and Mrs ,
Wm. F. R, Murrie , Mr. and Mrs. Ezra F.
Hershey, Me. and' Mrs, W. Rosa Esben-ehad
*,'Mcan d Mrs. H. N, Herr , Mr. and
Mrs. Chance Phillips and Mr , and Mrs. A,
Bowman Snavely attended the danc e at
the Lebanon Qjimty Club on Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs , Irvin Gordon and Misa
Bert ha Trump, Miss Carrie Clark , Mr ,
and Mrs. Henry Fitskce and Mr , and Mrs.
William Miller spent Sunday the guest of
Miw Iren e Umberger, of Lebanon.
F, B. Snavely and A. B, Shenk are on
the program as speakers durin g the Dau-
S
hin Count y Farm session that will bo
eld In tht V. M. C. A. building, Harris-bur
g, on Thursda y mornin g and afternoon.
. Mrs , Ell Rhine is on the sick list with
pneumonia.
Mr * JQhn Gajlag her and ' daughter
Lillian returned from peefoMU, N. Yi, on
T*W»Wv ¦.; .
It-Was a Splendid
Show on Monday
On Monday evening "The Minister 's
Wife's New Bonnet" was presented by. the
H. O. A. Bible Class of the Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church at the Hershey Central
Theatre. The theatre was taxed to its
utmost capacity, nearly 700 persons, and
we believe it was the largest audience ever
assembled within those walls. And judg-ing
from the applause and . the comments,
it more than pleased. Our personal
opinion of the production is that it was one
of the best ever been put on in Hershe y.
Robert Aumen was "Rev. Grund y", the
minister , and he made an ideal parson. We
believe that if Bob should at any time be-'
come tired of selling neckties, collars, shirts ,
etc.* , and if he .ever took up rninisterial
work,: he would be one grand> ' success—-
judging from his work on Monday night
Miss Maude . Klugh, as "Hepsibah
Grundy ", was a very charming minister 's
wife indeed. She has a most pleasing
stage presence, and she enacted her role in
a ver y capable manner.
Miss Ruth Shultz as "Sam antha Slick" ,
president of the Sewing Circle, was very
slick, and she had little or no trouble in
keeping the CU cle in bounds.
Miss Elizabeth Copenhaver , as "No-danna
Simpkins ", who was supposed to be
always asleep, but if she was we failed to
see it—she seemed to be right on the job,
telling others her mind at every opportunity
Miss Kathr yn Leithiser as "Penelope
Perkins", so precise, was clever. Her
mannerisms were ver y humorous, and by
so doing helped make the play go big.
Miss Goldie Habaker as- "Agatha
Squalls", the blusterer , handled her part in
a most creditable manner. She flew in and
she flew out—just like the rooster she
sang to us about—and when she was on
the stage everybod y knew it, especially
the ladies of the Sewing Circle.
Miss Alma Drescher as "Cayenne Pep-per",
who stutters , had the comedy role,
and she made the most of it. Sis Hopkins
hadn 't anything on Miss Drescher.
Owing to the autom obile accident Miss
Margaret Bomgardner was unable to take
her part as "Dephe Hardahear ", and Mrs.
E. K. Cowan acted as her substitute. When
one takes into consideration that Mrs.
Cowan had never taken part in a rehearsal
as this character , it was a most remarkable
demonstration of her ability. If it had
never been announ ced, one might never
had known of the substitution.
Kliss Elma Wiley as "Vivian Walker ",
the city milliner , ,'{yas a most petite milliner ,
and no wonder Billy Butcher went all the
way to the city to get her to trim the
minister 's wife's new bonnet. That is
where Billy, who was none other than Wm.
Belser, showed that he had good judgment.
And when he put the ring on Vivian 's
finger , after she had sung "Oh Love, Dear
Love,. True Love", he did it as though he
had had considerable practide , and be-lieved
everything she had sang. And
Vivian, blushin gly, left him do it.
Edwin S. Schwenk as "Always Knoxit ,
as his name implies, did knock things. In
fact, he was the Adam Knocker of the play.
Edward seemed to be unabashed , and went
right to it in the same'spirit and fire that
he does in the American Legion meetings.
His songs "Toll the Old , Old Bell", and
"She Calls Herself Boss with a Capital B",
went big. Ther e is no doubt about it, Ed.
certainl y has talent.
Joh n Henr y Bomgardner aa "Hugh
Howler ", the countr y sport , with his um-brella
, was the big surprise of the evening.
He drawl ed his lines out so humorously
that every one of them brought a big laugh.
Jo hn F. Snavely as "Professor High-voice",
the choirmaster , had the audience
with him as soon as he made his entrance.
At first the audience thou ght that "My
Dear Gaston" had popped out of the
comics, so superbly French was his make-up,
but when he spoke—well, they knew it
was "Professor Highvoice". It seemed to
us that he must have witnessed Sousa or
Creatore in his time, so effectively did he
maneuver his baton. And my, how the
choir did respond to hla efforts! The so-norous
tones , as sung by Mart in Stable , E.
LeRoy Stable , J ulius Belser, Thomas
Drescher and Paul Shults , still ring in our
ears, especially when they sang "Who
Wants to Sleep In a Hay Mow,"
The sopranos of the Choir were Miss
Minni e Whit tle, Miss Carrie B, Muth ,
Miss Erma Myers, Mr s, E. K. Cowan, Mrs
Clcon Kieiler, Misa Anna LelbschiU , Mies
Edna Deckert , Miss Elsie Lingle, Mr s.
Warfel and Miss Edith McCatferty—
whose work , with the sonorous tones of the
men—was creditabl e and deserved the
enthusiastic applause which its perfor-mance
elicited.
Mrs. E. K. Cowan 's solo number was
enjoyable. Mr s, Cowan possesses a voice
of rare beauty, na tural )n production and a
perfectly even scale ofample ran ge,
To Mrs. J ohn E. Snavely deserves con-siderable
of the credit of making "The
Minister 's Wife's New Bonnet" the suc-cess
that it was, There wasn't much fuss
made while the rehearsals were' under way,
and some of us were beginning to think
tha t the production was going to bo a very
ordinar y nature—but when ,the cur tain
rolled up, there was another story to tell,
Everythin g reeled off in splendid style, and
there wasn't any flickers or any breaks in
the reel . So its all the more credit to Mr s.
Snavel y as dlrectoress.
Mrs , Myrl Smith was the , pianist , al-though
she was handica pped With a dish-pan
pla.no which was nlao out of tune (we
wonder when It was tuned the last time),
site was equal to the task in hand .
As an overture n piano and , violin boIcc-tlon
wae rendered by Mr. and Mrs, Myrl
Smith.
' Wo wish to congratulat e every member
who partici pa ted In "The Minister 's Wife 's
New Bonnet" , and wo, hope sometime in
near future to again have the pleasure of
seeing them acrow the footlights,
Hershey To Start
Baseball League
Efforts are being made to have a strong
baseball team in Hershey this season. We
had a splendid team last year , and we
believe with a few additions , that Hershey
could have a winning team.
Plans are being made to form a league—
of course this will depend entirely upon
what support this plan is given by the
people of town and also how Palmyra,
Hummelstown and Middletown feel about
it. We believe it would be a splendid
thing to do, and we sincerely wish that it
would be done
John F. Snavely. secret ary of the Men's
Club , has sent out letters this week, with
this thou ght in mind , which is as follows:
Dear Friend :—
We expect to send the Hershey Baseball
team to the Sunny South in the very near
future , about March 1st, so that they will
be in the ver y best of condition in order to
start the season RIGHT against Hummels-town,
Palmyra and Middletown.
Possibly this is the first inkling that you
have had that we were going to go up
against our old rivals for baseball prowess.
Yes, we have this bee in our bonnet , and
we are endeavorin g to form a league, con-sisting
of Her shey, Palmyra , Hummels-town
and Middletown. It will make us
feel as thou gh we were doing something.
Whether or not we have this League will
depend entir ely upon the people of Her-shey,
and how much enthusiasm we will be
able to creat e. We should have no trouble
on this score, as we look at it. But we
want to know how you feel and think about
it?
Come out on Monday evening , February
19th , at the Hershey Men's Club , at which
time we will have an open meeting of all
the believers in baseball. We are sending
you a special invitation to be there , and we
want to hear from you. W !ut say you?
We are looking for some good sugges-tions,
and we know you can help us start
the ball arollin g. We want to elect a
manager on Monday evening, and we want
one that knows the game and will give us a
winning team. We also want to draw up
plans to enable the raisin g of some money,
for as you know , it takes money to run a
baseball team , There will be lots to dis-cuss.
We are bankin g on you to be there on
Monday evening, and we will be disap-pointed
If you fail us.«
Sincerely yours ,
HERSHEY MEN'S CLUB.
Let's have a rou sing meeting on Monday
evening. This will be an open meeting,
and YOU are cordially invited to be
present. Let's all of us get back of the
Her shey baseball team thla year—It will
do us all good.
J. R. Hoffman
Enter tain at Card s
Mr. and Mrs, J. R. Hoffman entertained
at cards on Tuesda y evenin g. The "U tcl-em
Lodge" trio, composed of E. W,
Schwenk, Pau l Shul tz and William Curtis
enlivened the evening by singing a number
of their camp-fire songs. There was also
dancin g, Refreshments were served to the
following; Mr , and Mm, A. M. Hlnkle, Mr.
and Mrs. E, W. Schwenk, Mr , and Mrs.
Grover Schccknr t, Mr. and Mrs . Mark .
Albert, Mr. and Mrs. J , R, Hoffman , Miss
Elizabeth 'IIi gl), Mlea Nellie Rich , Miss
Florence Dershclm er, Mlsa J essie Dershcl-mcr,
Miss . Kathryn Erford , Miss Collate
DHler, Miss Gre gg Dnrr ow, Miss Ethel
Henr y, Mlsa Blanche , Levezy, Robert
Musselman , Paul Shultz ,, Ed, Lewis, Mcr-vin
Holland and Wm, Curtis.
"The Valley of
Silent Men "
One of the very best pictures of the
season will be shown at the Hershey Cen-tral
Theatre on Saturday evening, Feb.
17th, when "The Valley of Silent Men"
will be shown.
This is a Paramount picture , and the
story is by James Oliver Curwood. It is
directed by Frank Borzage , and created by
the Cosmopolitan productions.
The story is by the author of 'The
River 's End" , and is even better than that
one. It is unquestionably one of the great-est
stories of the Northwest that has ever
been shown.
The cast includes Alma Rubens , Lew
Cody, Joe King, George Nash and other
prominent and popular favorites.
The Hershey Central Theatre should be
taxed to its utmost capacity on Satu rday
evening.
There will be an added attraction , a
Christie Comedy, "Fresh from the Farm. "
' I l .M
"Follow the Old
Yosemite Trail "
This historic trail winds through a land
of world famed beaut y. The Yosemite is
a valley lying between granite walla that
rise from 3,000 to 6,000 feet above the level
plain. The rock reflects the rays of the
sun at dawn and takes on the appearance
of a giant master piece painte d by the brush
of the gods, Every thing that looms before
the eye of man is massive, magnificient.
The redwood trees, thirty-five feet in
diameter at the base and more than two
hundred feet high, grow there!
The Yosemite Fall pour s its waters from
a height of 2,600 feet and the Bridal Veil
Fall has a descent of 900 feet, The Vernal
Fall is noted for its afternoon rainbows.
Flowers blossom all year round. Between
these lofty walls nature seems to have
placed its most wondrous splendors for the
sheer delight and admiration of man.
In all this majestic grandeur beauty is
the inspiring keynote. And It was in these
picturesque settings that the Fox produc -
tion , "The Yosemite Trail ," was made. No
better back ground could have been chosen
for this picture starrin g Dustin Farnum ,
who has appeared in many stage and screen
successes. The Hershey Central Theatre
will show "The Yosemite Trail" on Tues-day
evening, February 20th ,
Those who appreciate excellence in
photography will find much to attract
them in the scenes of this phot oplay.
ILLUSTRATED LECTURES AT ST.
JOAN OF ARC CHURCH
On Sunda y next, Feb. 18th , at 4:00 p, m„
and every Sunda y at the same hour unt il
further notice, a series of illustr ated lec-tures
will be given at St. Joan of Arc
Church by the Rev. Father Phclan. The
lectures will embrace such subjects as
Church Hiator y, the Life of Our Lord , St,
Joan of Arc, the Vatican, etc,
These lectures will also be given In part
after the Devotions of the Way of the
Cross every Friday during Lent , commenc-ing
on Frida y 16th, at 7:00 p. m.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POST-PONE
MEETIN G
On account of Washingto n's Bir thday
observance , the regular bi-monthl y meeting
of the Executive Committee of the Sunday
School District No. 3, regular ly scheduled
for Thursda y, Feb. 22nd , will be held on
Friday evening, Februar y 23rd , In the
Lutheran Parish House, Hummelstown, at
7:45 o'clock. , All members of this body
are urged to be pres ent,
Don't Forget the- ^
Dance on Thursda y
Plans for the dance to be held by Her-shey
Post, No. 386, American Legion, on
Washington 's Birthday, February 22nd,
are progressing satisfactoril y. The men
are respondin g enthu siastically to the task
before them and are united in the opinion
that this dance will surpass any function of
a similar nature ever held in this commu-nity..
Tickets are now on sale. They repr e-sent
, in the hands of the holder, one eve-ning
replete with fun and amusement , In-dications
point to a rapid sale and the boys
are alread y anticipating a record crowd.
The Banjo-Saxo orchestra , of Harris-burg,
will furnish the music for the evening.
This.orch estra needs no u^troductipn to the
dancers of Hershe yiijartdi vicinity. ' Th£y
are top-notchers . and always make good.
Other features, distinct ive and interest-ing,
are beingarrang ^d. .', ;'¦„_
Home-made cakes and candies and also
ice cream will be on sale.
The boys of the Hershe y Post, No. 386.
will appreciate in all sincerit y your patr o-nage
on next Thursday evening. Be sure
and get your tickets and pin them to your
calendar.
Y. W. C. A. to
Hold Election
The annual meeting of the Hershey Y.
W. C. A. will be held on Thursda y evening,
February 15th, at 8 o'clock, at which time
an election of seven Board members will be
held. •
The following list has been suggested by
the Nominatin g committe e: Mrs. A. T.
Heilman , Mrs. Wm. Hackman , Mrs. Wil-son
Rhoads , Mrs. Howard Romig, Miss
Mary Painter , Mrs. Jerome Hostetter,
Mrs. Frank Nissley, Miss E. Woomer, Mrs.
Ed. Cassady, Mrs. Irvin Slesser, Mrs.
Clark Bare and Mrs. R. W. G'ace.
There will be a musical entertainment ,
and refreshments will be served.
A large attendance of the members is
requested to be present oh Thursda y eve-ning.
The polls will be open all day on Thurs-day
to give the opportunity to vote to
those who cannot possibly come during the
evening.
Olivets Defeat
Gettysburg Stars
The Hershe y Olivets had easy picking
on Frida y evening when they played the
Gettysburg Stars , defeating them 56 to 18.
The score would have been larger, but
seemingly the ball would not pass through
the basket for a goal, and time after time
rimmed and fell off. Possibly this was due
to the new ball.
The Gettysburg Stars played a good
game, but they are accustomed to playing
intercolle giate rules, so were at a disadvan-tage.
The line-up:
Olivets Gett ysburg
Strine F Shaulin
Clark F Coble
Leithiser C Page
Stover. G Reiter
Zimmerman G Fauber
Substitutions— E. Zimmerman for Leit-hiser;
Elliott for W. Zimmerman.
Field goals— Strine , 8; Clark , 3; Leit-hiser
, 3; Stover , '7; W. Zimmerman, 2;
Elliott , 3; Shaulin , 6;
Fouls—Strine , 1 out of 1; Leithiser , 1
out of 3 j W. Zimmerman , 2 out of 2; Shau-lin,
3 out of 5; Coble, 1 out of 2; Page , 2 out
of 5. Referee—Dissin ger.
To Hold Lyceum
Course Next Season
The John Elder Men 's Bible Class met
on Monda y evening, Februar y 12th, with
R. S. Woomer, 204 Ja va Avenue.
The public devotional meetin g regularly
scheduled for Februar y 26th , will be post-poned
until a later date on account of con-flicting
with plans of another class.
It was decided to place an entertainment
or Lyceum Course in the field for season of
1923-24. The President has been author-ized
to appoint a committee of five to in-vestigate
and report later. These names
will be announced . A representative of
the National Lyceum System presented a
list of their talent for the information of
the class, -
Other items of business were duly dis-posed
of.
Refreshmen ts were served to: S. John
Boyer, Irvin H. Slesser, Paul R. Gingrich ,
George H, Dressier, Ivan L. Mease and
Robert S. Woomer.
Return Missionary
To Give Address
Rev, C. A. Funclt , of Midd letown, a
return missionary from China , has been
secured to deliver an address on Missions
In the First United Brethren Church on
Tuesda y evening, February 20th , at 7:30
c^' clock, Everybody is invited and urged to come
to hear this lecture , Thla means men and
women, young and old, Invite your
friends to come with you. Remember the
date and time. '
Mothers ' Club ^-~
Is No More
The Hershey Mothers ' Club held their
monthly meeting on Tuesday evening with
ten members in att endance.
It was d cided to dissolve the Mothers'
Club, and , if the women of the town show
sufficient interest , to reorgan ize as a club of
Pennsylvania Par ent-Teachers ' Associa-tion.
It was decided to have the Board look
after the kindergarten unti l the end of the
pr esent term.
Olivets Will Play
Lancaster All-Stars • :¦;» • i . .- •..'. _ vv; i1M); V ti!i,j ;!' V'i' ; 1 i-t '-W' -
;' ThejHe ^ey'piiyelts "^play Itn ^Lan-caster
M^fcars i'otf Fr j^eylenujng .,',.*This
team aeTeated ihiSaMtiburg Casino <|{ub
on their own floor , and a good game can.be
expected on Friday evening. The Olivets
haven 't lost a game on their own floor this
season, and they are going fast.
Students Make Skis
During the last two weeks, many of the
Manual Training Students of the Hershey
High School, have taken the opportunity
of making Skis for themselves, consequent-ly
the boys are glad to see more snow upon,
the ground and hills and from the remarks
of some of them—h ope it will stay quite a
long time. ' ¦—¦>
Mr. Wentzel, their Instructor , tells ua
that in all the boys have made about
seventy-five pairs of Skis.
In and Around
Lebanon Valley
Despite the fact that Lancas ter County
is the most fertile and productive agri cul-tural
community in the State , there were
111 carloads of fruits and vegetables, of
the same kind that are grown in the county,
imported during 1922.
Skeptical concerning the accuracy of the
ground hog's prophecy for warm weather ,
a Lancaster Countia n decided to investi-gate.
, He dug into a ground hog's hole to
find out if the animal retreated February 2
and solved the mystery. He unearthed a
polecat , and he now has a new suit of
clothes.
During the three months ending Jan uary
1,198,513,112 eggs were withdrawn from
Pennsylvania cold storage houses, accord-ing
to the reports of the State Bureau of
Foods, which show 20,003,514 dozen stored
October 1, and only 3,461,588 dozen Jan. 1.
During the same period, cold storage butter
decreased from about 4,000,000 pounds to
1,557,201 pounds , the smallest holding
since 1913. Poultry in storage increased
from 1,572,756 pounds to 4,652,291 pounds
in the same time, and the storage of beef
and fish showed an increase over the same
period of the year before.
While the tobacco crop in York county
has been fairly large, up to this time there
had not been weather conditions to damp-en
it, before takin g it off the poles. Little
effort has been made thus far toward
marketing the 1922 crop. The growers
believe they will eventually receive good
prices. Other crops yielded well, and it ia
said the farmers do not need the money
and are holdin g their tobacco, waiting for
good pr ices.
Federal investigators who compare the
coat of living for the current year with the
cost of previous years, would be interested
in an old newspaper , a copy of the Reading
Chronicle , published nearly a century ago,
It contains a Reading price list of food and
other commodities, compared to the pri ces
for the same articles in Philadelphia, in the
year 1825, 98 years ago.
Beef was six cents a pound in Reading,
five in Philadelphia. Turkeys were a dol-lar
per bird in Philadelphia , 75 cents in
Readin g. Coal from Schuylkill county,
hauled on the Schuylkill Canal , cost 18
cents a bushel in Readin g, 33 cents in
Phi ladelphia.
Whiskey was 22 cents a gallon in Read -
ing, 26 cents a gallon in Philadelphia . But-ter
wa's 10 cents a pound here , 11 and 12
cents in Philadel phia . Eggs brought nine
and ten cents a dozen.
Chickens sold at 25 cents a pair, in this
city and Mi Philadelphia , while- a pair of
ducks coat about 45 cents. Wheat flour
was $3.76 a barrel here, $4,37 in Philadel-phia.
Bad check swindlers seem to be prosper -
ing in Lancaster County. One was caught
last week after fleecing mercha nts in Lan-caster
of $2000. A second one . is work ing
in and around the Borough of Columbia,
He represented himself as a representative
of a Lancaster furniture company, and
sought solicitors, saying it would be necess-ary
to give bond, He char ged $14 for the
bond in each case. A man answerin g the
same description , also said at one place he
was an Income tax adjuster, and after
quickly showing some legal looking papers,
said there was balance duo on the person's
tax. He collected it. ,»
The prospects for wheat in Lancaster
County are mighty poor, and fields never
looked thinner. What ,wheat there ia in
the ground has had the benefit of but little
enow. The waters , however, are showing
improvement and streams ore returning to
normalcy, . . .,¦ .¦' :
famous Banjo-Saxo orchestra , of Harris-burg,
during the afternoon.
The store will be artistically decorated
for this event. The doors , will be open
promptly at 7:30 o'clock in the morning
and the sale will continue up to 8 o'clock in
the evening.
A large crowd should be in attendance
on next Thursday to reap the benefits of
the many "Chopped Down" bargaias.
abounding in every one of the many de-partment
so f this enterprising store.
Don't fail to read the insert , and the big
ads. There never were such bargains
offered at any other previ ous sales.
The Hershey Department Store will
celebrate George Washi ngton 's Birthda y
on Thursda y, February 22nd, by holding a
"Chop-Down Sale", which will be one of
the greatest one-da y sales ever put on in
Central Penns ylvania. Prices are not
merely, reduced , but are chopped to the
limit in orde r that this record day will be
long remembered.
Souvenirs will be given by George and
Martha Washin gton to everybod y that
enters the store on that day. The souve-nir
will be a surprise, and well worth re-ceiving.
A special concert will be given by the
Big Merchandisin g Event of the Season