Dr. Diller Luther returned to his Reading home On This Day in 1880 after bringing suit in
The defendants lived in Ephrata, which was described as a
Dunkard village. The main accused was a man named Spangler. Dunkard simply is a
term for members of the Church of the Brethren.
The article states “the fight is for the possession of the
old property that was originally established by the brethren and sisters of the
cloister.” The article then describes the dress, lodging, and history of the
Cloister. The Cloister, even in 1880, dated back several hundred years.
Allegedly, the accused consulted an “old witch woman named
Fisher” from nearby Reinholdsville about the lost land records.
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This Day is a prompt I started this month to further explore historical events.
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Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2015
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