Local notes highlight fairs, travel, and church events
Mr D G Witmyer now clerking in Doster's store. A Lutheran Sunday-school pin found in town awaits its loser at the office. Banks close for Good Friday. Snavely Bros shipped two dozen cpgs to Porto Rico for breeding. Knights of Pythias inspection at Lititz Lodge No 253 Tonight. A large crew lays new railroad ties between the place and Rothaville. Isaac Larah shipped six horses and a pair of mules to Blue Ball. Jerre Bowman and E T Line purchased a Model 24 Imperial touring car. Infant Sylvia Elizabeth Beck baptized at Moravian church. Court F o A initiation April 10. Pfantz Bros new wagon for deliveries. New silk hosiery knitting mill ready to employ Monday. Haster candy line at Keller's confectionery. Eggs 10 and 15 cents. Maurice Kauffman family moved to Lancaster. Dr Swift takes over here. S M Moore speeding fined $10 or prosecuted. he paid. Spring weather ends with cold snap after Tuesday storm. Parent day in public schools recognized with visitors. RECORD office busy with accounts and subscriptions. Rev and Mrs Clarke thank friends for kindness after death of daughter Agnes RB. Joseph Kofroth signs on Centre street as electrical contractor. Motorcyclists tour York and back, 100 miles. Harry E Reidenbach hosts Lancaster mandolin club. others attend. Afternoon of music followed by snacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Witmyer
Doster
Snavely Bros
Elizabeth Township
Porto Rico
G. A. RB
Bear’s Carriage Works
Guth Candy Company
Baltimore
Keller's
Maurice Kauffman
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Railroad
Swift
Clarke
Agnes
Joseph Kofroth
Centre Street
Recred
William Scott
Nathaniel Shenk
Victor Hacker
Frank Crawford
Lawrence Kling
Jay Sauders
York
Souders
Harry E. Reidenbach
Burger
Charles
Frank Martin
Elmer
George Brinser
Earl Erb
Julius Keller
Easter Church Services Highlight Town Observances
Churches and Sunday schools plan sunrise and morning services for Easter. Moravian and United Evangelical programs feature choirs, orchestras, and special plays like Love Triumphant and The Diadem of Glory. Lutheran and Reformed churches present Life Triumphant and Spring tide Voices with gifts for children.
Large Furniture Sale On Warwick House Lawn
A special sale offers a carload of furniture including thirty five bedroom suites and carpets to be held on the Warwick House lawn Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
Wind Unroofing Storm Hits Warwick Township Damage Report
A fast moving wind storm struck the northern and northwestern end of Warwick township on Tuesday afternoon about 5 30 p m. It unroofed houses damaged sheds up rooted trees and broke windows. No one was hurt and total damage is about 5000 dollars with many outbuildings and fences destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick Township
White Oak
Mother Earth
Levi Miller
Erb
Penn Township
Miller
John, Bamberger
Amos Snyder
Pleasant View
Sheaffer Brubaker
Zion Home Hospital
Harry Firestone
Hallville
Brunnerville
John Roth
Lititit
Fourth of July Parade At Garfield Castle In Lancaster
The Garfield Castle No. 76 Knights of the Golden Eagle prepare a monster street parade on Thursday July 4. Invitations have gone out to Lancaster and nearby counties and several castles from Berks County plan to participate. Prizes rival any in the state and will attract many organizations to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Castle
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Order
Lancaster
Berks
Last summons for infants and elderly mourners in local district
Agnes Elizabeth Clarke infant daughter of Rev. George D. Clarke died at near one year old after two ailments. Funeral held at parents home then Stewartstown York county for interment. Rev Clarke and wife mourn with the community. Mrs Catharine Hassler widow of Amos Hassler died age eighty seven at son A W Haasler’s home near Fahnestock mill Ephrata township. Lutheran church member all life. Survived by three sons Frank B Fred B and A Wayne plus two brothers William and Peter Bergman. Thirty five grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren also survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Elizabeth
George D. Clarke
Stewartstown
York County
Rev. Clarke
Catharine Hassler
Amos Hassler
A. W. Haasler
Fahnestock’s Mill
Ephrata Township
Lutheran Church
Frank B
Ephrata
Fred B
Womelsdorf
A. Wayne
Burkholder Brothers Visit After Ten Year Gap
Mr Addison E Burkholder of Covington Ohio spent a week in town with his brother Christian Burkholder aged 80. Addison is 72 and has lived in Ohio for fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison E. Burkholder
Covington
Ohio
Christian Burkholder
Christian
Hershey Leaman Co Secures Long North Carolina Pine
Hershey Leaman Co received a supply of North Carolina yellow pine timber 50 feet long and 8 by 10 inches thick. The length required two cars for haulage as the firm plans a double dwelling with mansard roof on Marion street and a house for Prof A B Longenecker at Spruce and Marion, excavations begun. They also build a tobacco shed for Jonas Hess in Warwick township and another house for Elias Eby. Thaddeus B Wil bought a lot 50 by 181 feet on Orange street Warwick and plans a double house thereon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey—Leaman Co
North Carolina
Hershey-Leaman Co
Marion Street
Prof
A. 8. Longenecker
Spruce and
Marion Streets
Jonas Hess
Warwick Township
Elias Eby
Thaddeus BE. Wil
H. Reist Landig
Orange Street
Warwick
Will
Personal Notices From Middletown and Nearby Towns
Local society notes list numerous visitors and residents visiting relatives in Middletown, Reading, Lancaster, Bethlehem, Harrisburg, and beyond. Names include Barbara Rudy Martha Derr Joseph Dreifus Charles Rosenberg and many others. Easter vacation travelers and church ministers recount weekend services and miners returning home as strikes loom.
Calithumpians Serenade Sesseman Home for Cash Gifts
A lively Calithumpian party serenaded Mr. and Mrs. John Sesseman at their home Monday night with Kissel Hill musicians joining in. The newlyweds took it well and handed out cash to the musicians, who donated the proceeds to a common cause after two hours of revelry. A similar serenade occurred at Rome for Michael Hess and bride last Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calithumpians
John Sesseman
Thomas Marks
Horace Keller
Kissel Hill
Michael Hess
Bride
Rome
Mike
Carpenter On The Warpath In Kissel Hill Store
Sherman Carpenter known as Indian living at Kissel Hill caused a disturbance at Andrew Dunlap’s store after drinking. He knocked over a stove and table, assaulted Dunlap and attacked Mrs Dunlap. Constable Hacker arrested him with a warrant for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He was jailed briefly until Wednesday when the case was dismissed and he was freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Carpenter
Kissel Hill
Andrew Dunlap
Sherm
Dunlap
Carpenter
Mr. Dunlap
Universal tobacco machine debuts in town factory
Mr. Walter S. Bare installs the first automatic tobacco stripping machine in his cigar factory. The Universal tobacco machine runs on electricity, doubles output, and cleans leaf with minimal damage while also padding. It handles wrappers binders and fillers and streams the leaf via tapes after feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S. Bare
Five Gypsy Family Gang Suspected of Thefts In Town
A group of five gypsies claimed Cherokee identity and visited several stores last Thursday. The women in bright dresses offered fortunes and used tricks to obtain cash, then helped themselves to goods, raising suspicion among shopkeepers.
Large Poultry Farm Run by Abram Huber Near Town
Abram Huber operates a major poultry farm northeast of town with 650 White Leghorn birds. He gathers 250 to 350 eggs daily, uses mangel wurzel feed for high egg output, sells day old chicks, and has incubators housing 200 eggs. Recent shipments include 500 chicks to a customer and an order for 150 more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram Huber
Haber
Huber
Lititz High Battles Ephrata in Linden Hall Gym
Lititz High School hosts Ephrata High School Monday evening April 8 in Linden Hall gym. The teams recently met at Ephrata with a close 18 to 18 draw and strong Lititz effort. A baseball series between Lititz High and Manheim High is also being arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephrata High School
Linden Hall Gymnasium
Lititz
Ephrata
Lititz High School
Manheim High School
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Goquin
S. Moore of
Fiorin
Iborough
Florence Kingsley
Haydn
United Evangelical
United Evangelical Sunday School
Adam Geibel
BI. Paul's
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
United Brethren
United Brethren Sunday School
SE. James
St. James Lutheran Sunday School
J. W. Bittner
ST. Luke Reformed
St. Luke’s Reformed Church
Mrs. Catharine Hassler
G. Hassler
Grant
Reamstown
John Habecker
Raspberry Alley
Habecker
Marion
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Hitnier
Brannerville
Kitnier
L. D. Himmelberger
Norman Lacy
Ella Lacy
Bell Telephone Company
Atlanta
Georgia
Lacy
Bell Company
Philadelphia
Lehigh University
New York City
Edith Dietrich
The
Ideal Chocolate Company
Lancaster Intelligencer
Luits
Barbara Rudy
Middletown
Martha J. Derr
Bethlehem
Joseph Dreifus
Charles Rosenberg
John F. Evans
M. EB. Hacker
Myerstown
Morgan Fry
Temple University
John Leed
Spencer
Hershey
Dauphin County
William Kline
Leesport
George Ochs
Harry Zook
Camp Hill
Harrisburg
J. G. Zook
Lizzie Burkholder
Reading
George J. Schmidt
David Graybill
Walter Sturgis
Roy Hassler
Moravian College
Harry Dissinger
Campbell‘town
Lebanon County
E. C. Ritchie
Laura Eaches
Lesteraches
E. B. Barr
Raymond
Barr
Caroline Grosh
Elmer Kauffman
Ann Kauffman
Mildred
Alice Stark
Andrew Burrows
Phoenix
N. Y
Harlo Coveh
Frank Muth
Elizabethtown
W. H. Muth
Aaron Brubaker
R Eugene Steiger
Kissel
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