Letters to the Editor

What is ‘Flitting Day’?

To the Editor:

I enjoy reading your Opinion Page, which includes news clips from as far back as 125 years. On April 9, 1920, your clip said: “Thursday of last week was moving day …” As I read on, it seemed to indicate that the Herald had moved that day.

It reminded me of something I learned a while back about April 1, or the first week of April, being “Flitting Day.” Do you know what that is?

I asked my elderly uncle about it and he said he remembered his grandmother (my great-grandmother) commenting as a horse and wagon full of furniture went down the road near Rockhil...