Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-28
MT. VERNON HOTEL
At EPHRATA IS SOLD
Old Established Tavern Disposed
of by Executors Of the
Carter Estate
OTTERBEIN GUILD CELEBRATES
Special Services in First Reformed
Church in Memory Of Miss
Emma Ziemer
OTTERBEIN GUILD CELEBRATES
By Special Corrsspo~dsnes

Ephrata, Pa, Feb. $50. G. Hull
and Robert M. Carter, executors OF the
estate of Annie Carter, deceased. have
sold at public sale the Mt. Vernon
Hotel property at Ephrata, to F. F.
Weinhold. The property consists OF a
large brick hotel building with twen-
ty-seven rooms and brick stable. The
price was $1s,5Oo; Mr.. weinhold will
take possession Of the property on. the
first of April next. For number OF
years he has been employed as sales
man head of the dry goods depart
ment in J. r. Potts big department
store, Ephrata. He Is married to one
of the heirs of the Carter estate.-The
Otterbein Guild of the United Breth-
rem Church celebrated its anniversary
with a special program on Sunday
evening last, q large audience being
in attendance. Among the features OF
the program were the reading OF the
scripture lesson by Mrs. ]. M. Walters,
patroness Of the guild; prayer by the
pastor, the Rev. J. M. Walters; vocal
solo by Miss Marie Richwine; read
ings on mission work by Misses Lillian
Mohler and Lottie Gross; duet by Mrs
Levi Beck, Jr, and Miss Florence MIL
ler; anthem by the church choir; two
musical selections by the Akron male
chorus. A liberal offering was re.
ceived which, will be added to the
fund being raised by the guild for the
education of mission girl In one
of the mission schools in China
special service was held in the Firs'
Reformed Church. at Ephrata on Sun
! day evening in memory of Miss EN-
ma Ziemer, formerly of Reading, who
has been engaged in mission work un'
der the direction Of the Reformed
Church in China, and who was acci
dentally drowned several months ago
while going from one part of her worl
to another. Addresses were delivered
by the Rev. 8. Schweitzer and Thomaa
Schweitzer, and DIR. Marcella l.. Sch
weitzer read a memorial address OIL
the life and work of Miss Ziemer.-
Members Of Ephrata Court, No. 500
of Ephrata, to the number of sixty, at
tended the service in Trinity Lutheran
| Church last Sunday evening, when th
pastor, the Rev. j. w. Smith, preached
an appropriate sermon.-Mr. and Mrs
Joseph T. Evans entertained q mum
ber of their friends at their home II
West Main street on Friday evening
last. There were games and othe
|amusements and fine luncheon wa
served.-Mr. and Mrs. Isaac r. Leet
| entertained the following guests a
their home in Church avenue, Eph
rata, on Sunday last: Mr.. and Mrs
IJ. j. Youngblood, Mr.. and Mrs. viii
liam Smith and daughter Charlotte, o
La Belle Inn, Atlantic City, N. j.; E-r
and Mrs. r. c. Lawrence, of Lancas
ter, and Harry C Iced, of Pottsville
The Rev A. S. Kreske and family
formerly of New Providence, Lancas
I ter county, spent several days in visit
ing DR.. and Mrs. C. Reed Cox. of Eph
rata, prior to locating at Hyndman
Bedford county, Pa, where the rev
erend gentleman has accepted cal
as pastor of the Reformed church II
that town.-E. r. Mohler, of High
spire, was Sunday visitor, being tn
guest of his daughter, Miss Lillial
! Mohler.