1890s: March 2009 Archives

Lewis Miller drawing of a 600 pound York hog.

Shooting matches have been popular in York County for many years. The prizes have changed somewhat--I don't think anyone gives a live big fat pig like they did in the 1892 article below. That would be fun to haul home.

If you are interested in participating in an upcoming clay shoot, it's not too late. As a member of the Board of Directors of the Farm and Natural Lands Trust of York County, I am pleased that the Leadership York 2009 Class is holding a clay shoot fundraiser on April 3 to benefit FNLT. The Leadership York class has extended the registration deadline. Click here for registration information.

See below for the news from the February 13, 1892 York Gazette.

Illustration from York Wood Choppers charter, 1898.

I was recently asked about an 1899 York Press reference to Foresters and Wood Choppers. Sound like people connected to lumbering, right? Not when you consider the popularity of fraternal organizations in that era. Men really seemed to like to get out to the lodge hall once a week. The local city directories abound with Knights, Odd Fellows, Red Men, Eagles, Heptasophs, and, yes, Foresters and Wood Choppers.