Local notes on horses, fuel, and town doings in Lititz area
Isase Lorah shipped draft horses to John D. Bair at Blue Ball. An auto was purchased to aid Paul Bushong's daily territory work. The Moravian church tulips attract attention for varied colors. One west-born horse died at Kissel Manor. Initiation at Lititz Lodge No. 1050 I. O. O. F. Monday. Coal prices rise with monthly 10 cent increases. Otis Sturgis receives handkerchiefs for 30th birthday. Street scraping employee efforts continue. The Eckert family moved to a trap factory area tenant house. Farmers National Bank declares 2% semiannual dividend. Umbrella mender arrested amid hoards. Peach orchard blossoms draw visitors. Roebuck fountain repainted, colors sparking debate. Trolley schedules frustrate riders between Lititz and Lancaster. Local mourners thank neighbors for sympathy. Warwick House sale draws strong turnout with pigs and potatoes selling well. Lancaster mayor urges yard cleanup ahead of summer. Ida Simmons severely scalded. Dr. Evans attends. Schnerer estate transfers completed to M. W. Shenk. Hershey couple suffer carriage wreck near Brunnerville. Wetherhold and Pierson move rentals. Shott tenancy shifts. Weather turns sunny after seven rainy days. Wilson fires Weather Bureau chief Moore for irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isase Lorah
Warwick House
John D. Bair
Blue Ball
Paul Bushong
Moravian Church Square
Kissel Manor
Kissel Hill
Lititz Lodge
Otis Sturgis
Redcorp
Monroe Eckert
Newark
N. J
Farmers National Bank
J. W. Bruckart
Roebuck
Here
Lancaster
John Putt
McClain
Lititz
Ida Simmons
David Spiekler
Spruce Street
E. E. Evans
E. E. Sehnerer
Cyrus Schnerer
Brickerville
M. W. Shenk
Brunnerville
Wilson
Weather Bureau
Moore
Meeting of Hershey Traders Pushes Early Closing Plan
A meeting led by secretary W H Muth at Hershey & Gibbes discussed a local merchants early closing movement. A committee of W H Muth John R Gibben and F B Buch will seek agreement from merchants to close three evenings weekly May through September. Street improvements and asphalt paving were also urged with Muth offering to fund a test block on South Broad Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade and Citizens
W. H. Muth
Hershey & Gibbes
W. Heath
John R. Gibben
F. B. Buch
Hershey
Dauphin County
Math
Chautauqua Plans Discussed For Lititz Event
Dr A E Turner of the Swarthmore Chautauqua Association visited Lititz to brief the local committee on the July 30 to August 7 program. The event will travel to 102 towns, with a broader entertainment lineup than last year. Due to William Jennings Bryan becoming Secretary of State, he cannot attend. senators and governors may appear instead. The gathering site is a Moravian Sunday School Chapel lot at Juniper Valley recently bought by Dr E B Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Turner
Swarthmore Chautauqua Association
Lititz
Virginia
William Jennings Bryan
Gore
Hadley
Missouri
Moravain Sunday School Chapel
Juniper Ailey
E. B. Evans
Public meeting on chemical engine at market house
A public meeting will be held in the market house Friday evening at 8 o clock under the fire company. A York speaker will discuss the advantages of a chemical engine during fires. Citizens are urged to attend amid agitation for purchasing a chemical engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Company
York
Silk Dress Goods Gift Sent From Sea Voyages
Mrs Amanda Grazer of East Main Street received a valuable 15 yard piece of black silk crepe dress goods from her son John a machinist aboard the steamship Minnesota. John bought the fabric in Hong Kong and mailed it from Seattle. A salesman offered $50 for the gift, which Mrs Grazer declined. John sails toward Maine after the Minnesota left Seattle on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda
Michael Grazer
East Main Street
John
Minnesota
Seattle
Wash
Hong Kong
China
Students Give Recital At Local High School
A large audience attended a piano recital by Mrs J K Mathers pupils in the High School room last Friday evening. Mrs Mathers teaches 36 pupils who all participated with creditable performances. Ada Leaman sang solos and Marguerite Long played violin. Mrs Mathers played piano duets with Meta Zercher and Anna Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Mathers
Mathers
Ada Leaman
Marguerite Long
Meta Zercher
Anna Adams
Chocolate factory expansion planned with new 60 by 130 foot building
Lititz will see the Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Company and Puritan Pure Food Company enlarge their facilities with a brick five story storage complex to house cocoa beans and shipment goods. John K. Melver of Baltimore secured the contract for construction due August 15, amid a push to source local materials and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Company
Puritan Pure Food Company
John K. Melver
Baltimore
Kline Street
W. H. Muth & Co
Lititz
Melver
McIver
Kendig Chocolate Co
Thomas Wagon Co
Martin & Muth
Broad Street
H. A. Cuppy
Puritan Pure Food Co
Egg prices hit 15 cents at local merchants
Eggs are sold at 15 cents a dozen today, the lowest since spring 1911, with explanations citing open winter, rising chicken numbers, storage fears, and political factors under President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Native of Millport Victim in Grade Crossing Crash
George Fritz 37, a native of Millport and resident of Flint Hill near Coopersburg, died after a trolley collision on the Lehigh Valley Transit Co Philadelphia division at Coopersburg. He and Charles Mary suffered fractured skulls when Fritz drove onto a second car’s path. both were taken to Allentown hospital where he died. Survived by mother Mrs. Sarah A. Fritz, two brothers Norman and Ammon, a wife and two children. Funeral in Ephrata Friday at 1 30 PM and 4 30 PM at Kisse Hill church. Rev. J. W. Smith to officiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fritz
Disston
Warwick Township
Charles Mary
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Transit Co
Coopersburg
Lehigh County
Fritz
Flint Hill
Mary
Allentown Hospital
Sarah A. Fritz
Ephrata
Richard Fritz
Millport
Norman
Ammon
Reading
Kisse Hill
J. W. Smith
Widow Polly Loose Dies at 94 in Clay Township
Mrs. Polly Loose widow of Daniel B. Loose died at her son in law Rev Abraham Brubaker’s home one mile east of Durlach in Clay township early Tuesday morning age ninety four years five months twelve days after a period of illness. Survived by three children Mrs Abraham Brubaker Mrs Jesse Jacoby of Weidmanville and Daniel B. Loose Weidmanville seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The funeral from her late home Saturday at 9 0 4 a m with services and interment at Mellingers Meetinghouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Loose
Daniel B. Loose
Abraham Brubaker
Durlach
Clay Township
Jesse Jacoby
Weidmanville
Mellinger’s
Death of Raymond Wolf 15 in Philadelphia
Raymond Wolf aged 15 son of Mr and Mrs A B Wolf former Lincoln residents died Wednesday evening April 9 in Philadelphia from complications of diseases. He is survived by two brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at his parents home in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Wolf
A. B. Wolf
Lincoln
Philadelphia
Death of Miss Eliza Bechtel in Ephrata
Miss Eliza Bechtel died just before midnight from nervous prostration at 315 North State street Ephrata aged 61 years five months and twenty nine days She resided with her brother William M Bechtel and was born near Schoeneck Daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Bechtel She had lived in Ephrata six years She belonged to the Reformed Church at Reamstown Surviving brothers are Adam of Slatington and William of Ephrata Funeral from her home Friday at 9 30 am with services at the house conducted by Rev Wickert of Reamstown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Bechtel
William M. Bechtel
North State Street
Ephrata
Schoeneck
Joseph and
Elizabeth Bechtel
Reformed Church
Reamstown
Death of Mrs Mary Lesher Reinhold in Lancaster
Mrs Mary Lesher Reinhold widow of Rev Jacob Reinhold died Tuesday at the home of Mr William C Richler from general breakdown due to old age. She was born March 19 1820 in Reamstown and was the last survivor of seven siblings. She married Jacob Reinhold in 1839 and moved to Lancaster in 1846 where she lived until her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lesher Reinhold
Jacob Reinhold
Lancaster
William C. Richler
Reinhold
John
Katharine Miller Lesher
Reamstown
Reinholdsville
Blainsport
Cocalico Township
Jonathan Royer Dies at Shaeffers Own
Jonathan Royer aged about 80 died at the home of his daughter Mrs John Moyer in Shaefferstown Lebanon County He is survived by his daughter Mrs John Moyer and one son Nathan Royer His wife preceded him in death two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Royer
John Moyer
Shaefferstown
Lebanon County
Nathan Royer
Funeral for Henry Frankhouser Held in Brownstown
Henry Frankhouser, who died at the Soldiers' Home in Dayton, was to be buried Thursday at 4 PM but his body arrived late. Services were conducted in the Brownstown Evangelical church and the casket was received by Undertaker Steiger. The interment occurred Friday at 11:30 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Frankhouser
Dayton
Brownstown
Steiger
Personal notes from Lititz residents and visitors
A roundup of local social activity lists residents and guests in Lititz and nearby towns. Names include W H Muth Reading visitors Milton Weidman and son, Addie Rickert Witmer, Ethel Daugherty Elizabeth town, R G Herr juror in Philadelphia, Jacob Firestone Reading visitors, Rev George D Clarke Stewartsown visitors, Barton Swart Philadelphia visitors, Bertha Sesseman Reading visitors, Mrs William Pratt Morrisburg, S S Ruth Womelsdorf, Warren George Kutztown foreman, Charles Seiger Alonzo Miksch families Mountville, Galen Balmer Lemark returning to Lititz, Charles C Schmidt Philadelphia Baltimore trip, Emily and Sue Henderson Reisterstown, D D Grant, Edwin Sturgis New Brunswick NJ illness in family, W A Caverly Dayton Puritan rep in Lititz, Melver Sparklin Baltimore on plant addition, Edith Woodruff New York guest, Edith tour Northwest Canada California, Edwin Atwell New York Business America editor guest, L B Merwin Bloomington AL guest with Dr Cuppy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Muth
Philadelphia
Milton Weidman and Son
Reading
Addie Rickert
Witmer
Ethel Daugherty
Elizabethtown
R. G. Herr
United States District Court
Jacob Firestone
Lititz
George D. Clarke
Stewartstown
York County
Barton Swart
Bertha Sesseman
William Sesseman
William Pratt
Morrisburg
C. ¥. Becker
S. S. Ruth
Womelsdorf
Warren George
Eby
Kutztown
Charles Seiger
Alonzo Miksch
Mountville
Galen Balmer
Lemark
Ill
Pfantz Bros
Charles C. Schmidt
East Orange Street
Baltimore
Emily and
Sue Henderson
Reisterstown
Eliza Buch
D. D. Grant
Edwin Sturgis
New Brunswick
Edith
John K. Dyer
W. A. Caverly
Dayton
Ohio
Puritan Pure Food Co
New York
Caverly
Messrs
Melver and
Sparklin
Albany Argus
Albany State Daily
L. B. Merwin
Bloomington, AL
H. A. Cuppy
Merwin
Lancaster County
Benton County
United States
Peach Orchards Report Cold Damage Near Fruitville
State officials visiting Adam Vogel's big peach orchard near Fruitville say many buds were frozen by last week’s cold mornings. Local grower J. W. Bruckart doubts the harm, while wet weather may have drowned many blossoming trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Vogel
Fruitville
J. W. Bruckart
Weekend Market Crowded as Early Garden Goods Arrive
The local market opened with crowds pressing through confined aisles caused by a half floor taken by a ten pin alley. Farmers bring in early garden sags with rhubarb lettuce dandelion spinach onions and poke sprouts selling readily. Dressed chickens plentiful while demand and prices were high for ham bacon and butter remained steady with eggs at a few cents per dozen.
Married Fifty Years Clausen Golden Anniversary Remarked
Mr and Mrs Claus Clausen celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on April 12 with a large family gathering at their South Spruce street home. Five of seven children survived attended, plus grandchildren and friends, as neighbors offered tokens of esteem. Claus Clausen, born 1834 in Schleswig Holstein, served in Danish and German conflicts before emigrating to the United States in 1871. Dorothea Clausen, born 1837, shared the same roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claus Clausen
South Spruce Street
Kate Marxen
Brownstown
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Denmark
Frederitz
Austria
Clausen
Landwehr
America
Dorothea
Claus Vollertsen
Gelting
United States
Hoboken
N. J
Kissel Hill
Clause
Mrs
Vickings
Britain
Nicholas
Elizabethtown
Christina
George Hambright
Harriet
Peter Plasterer
Lancaster
Margaret
Harry Jacoby
Hahnstown
Elmer
Nicholas Clausen
Brunnerville Man Sent to Jail for Carrying Concealed Pistol
Justice Keath of Brunnerville ordered Isaac Fritz of Clay township held for trial after a revolver was found on him at Millway following his arrest by Constable Ressler on a charge of carrying a concealed deadly weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Keath
Brunnerville
Isaac Fritz
Clay Township
Millway
Ressler
Cattle Sale Brings $1056.51 After 1300 Pound Steers Sale
At Rev C R Gibble's sale near Brunnerville Horace Keller bought nine steers at 8 51 per hundred pounds for over 1300 pounds each delivering at the Warwick House last Saturday. The cattle averaged 1300 plus pounds and Gibble paid 1056 51 by check. Jacob Weidner marked thirteen years in U S Navy and may re-enlist after serving aboard the Connecticut. He currently in Brooklyn and has traveled globe with earnings about $90 monthly and little expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Gibble
Brunnerville
Horace Keller
Warwick House
Jacob Weidner
Benjamin F. Weidner
Warwick
United States Navy
Weidner
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jacob
Connecticut
Uncle Sam
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Gowan
LOGAL
Board of Trade and
Allentown
Shaeffers
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