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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1927
Page
4
The Lititz Record and E Buch, Editor and Proprietor. Entered at Lititz, Pa., Post Office as second class matter.
A fragment discusses William D. Howells and a novel titled April Hopes. It compares spring crops to human plans and suggests droughts and pests ruin hopes, while careful tending like weeding and watering can avert misfortunes. Advertising is likened to watering in business.
Doctors advocate eating more vegetables for nutrition. children should be taught to enjoy them daily. Most locals have land to grow vegetables for family use, saving money, but many now spend spare time driving cars instead of hoeing. Gasoline cannot replace the health benefits of tending a garden.
The Easter Message of optimism reaches Lititz and vicinity. It notes spring’s renewal in nature and argues the human spirit seeks renewal beyond life, insisting there is a way to meet every need.
The article notes spring fever may have been called laziness, as warm days and bright scenes invite rest. It suggests the mood is temporary and after a few days one would wish to resume work.
The passage notes a restless mood in spring reflecting a desire for activity and carefree wandering. It argues people should spend more time outdoors enjoying sunshine and open air pursuits to stay healthy and normal, countering the unrest with healthier habits.
Holy Week services will be held at the Lutheran church led by Rev. F A Weichsel from Tuesday to Friday at 7 30 P M with Holy Communion on Sunday at 10 A M. A cantata will be performed by the Junior Bible Class. Friday services Outreach at Evangelical and Zion Children churches. Loyal Workers Class of the United Evangelical SS met at Mrs A Oberholtzer with many attendees. Several birthday and family visits noted among local residents and visitors from Ephrata Lancaster Reading Philadelphia and other towns.
A string of Sunday visit exchanges centered in Lititz and surrounding towns including Manheim Rothsville Lancaster Leacock Quarryville Cocalico. Families listed include Leid Price Brown Lengle Mohn Albright Roger Hallman Ec onroad McElwee Bomberger Shank Swart Everett Bennetch and others visiting relatives and grandparents for the day.
Alice Hauck, wife of Isaac Hauck, died Saturday at age 58 after complications. Services were held at the home and Rothsville Lutheran church with burial in the cemetery. A Saturday community supper drew four patrons and financial success. menu included chicken and waffles, sandwiches, ice cream, cake, and coffee. The town restaurant reopened Saturday under Paul Spotts after remodeling. Banks closed Friday for a holiday. Local chicken fanciers G. M. Zeist and Landis Bair raise White leghorn chicks. Visitors include Miss Nesther Werner from Reading and trips by Cletus Balmer and the Gamber family, with A. B. Getz hosted by the Weber family.
Clay Cullings and family visited Mr and Mrs Lloyd Ober near Lititz on Sunday. Elmer Rock was bedridden last week with flu. Parts of the Lester Keller family were on the sick list. Omar Futer and Mrs Plants of Lancaster called on Mrs J W Gerhart Friday. Samuel W Elser and son visited Mrs Elser’s parents Weidmanville the Samu el Nissley family Sunday afternoon. Mrs J W Gerhart visited her son and family in Lititz Tuesday. Guests of the J W Gerhart family Sunday included H Arlington Gerhart and daughter Phoebe, Rufus Heisey of Elm, S G Brubaker and daughters Evelyn and Jane of Akron, Paul Brubaker and two daughters of Lititz, Ida Pfautz of Lancaster, Elser Gerhart of Lititz, and Samuel Elser and son Earl. Mrs Martin of Ephrata spent Monday with the C B Snyder family. Schools closed on Wednesday.
Mr Nauman Hershey was hospitalized in Lancaster last Saturday for treatment. Mr and Mrs Amlin Landis visited the Landis home at Neffsville on Sunday. Hayden Brubaker Reuben Brubaker and Fannie Erb of Lititz visited the Bomberger home. J M Bomberger Eli Yocum were at White Horse Sunday with Rev and Mrs Druckenbrod. S H Yorum and Clay Esbenshade visited the Esbenshade home on Sunday. Mrs Emanuel Diehm visited Honey Brook last week to see her son Charles Hosler. Eli Yocum made some /* text cut in original */
Changes and renovations on his home. Mr G L Nestleroth and family visited in the home of Mr and Mrs John Nestleroth at Lancaster on Saturday evening. Mr Nauman Hershey's home is being torn down and preparations are being made to build a new one. The Speedwell school taught by Mrs Rufus Heisey closed its term on Tuesday moon. The following visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Jacob Brubaker on Saturday evening: Mr and Mrs Joe Graybill Mr and Mrs S H Yocum and Mr and Mrs Clay Esbenshade.
Local families visit kin across Lancaster and Rothsville. Easter vacation plans include Shreiner home gatherings. Sunday visits span Todd Habecker Hess Hinkle Frey Engle and Weidler households. Fourth through Sixth grades plan Rothsville school program April 19 with music and plays. Weidler estate sale attracted crowds. electric wiring completed at Witmer farm by Mentzer Electric. Household activity centers on farming plowing and local commerce.
Moves last Saturday and Monday reference families relocating among Spoo, Ehrhart, Kofroth and Long households. A double garage is planned by C G Royer while High School athletic field work continues with baseball diamond leveling and grading. William H Kissinger hosts Varsity basketball team to a chicken supper. several residents visit Denver Leacock and Rothsville. Lillian Carpenter and Lousia Pfautz are noted locals.
W F Sebastian of Marietta, an 80 year old Civil War veteran, has been married four times and seeks a divorce from his current wife who left him over a year ago. He served at the front during the rebellion, runs a junk and antique business, travels frequently to Washington and beyond, and remains active in church work despite aging. He is among the town’s oldest residents and walks daily to check his mail a mile from the post office.
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