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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1912
Page
4
The April 18 1912 issue laments the Titanic loss and notes Carpathia rescues while listing 868 survivors. It reflects on death’s universality, then shifts to agriculture with February wheat in Northern Argentina and a potential record corn crop. It argues cheaper bread benefits all and condemns oppressive taxes hindering free food trade.
Rupert Hughes offers a new serial in ArcorD's pages starting this issue. The tale follows four days of fun and frolic aboard a limited train with sixty laughs a minute. A mismatched group of lovers drives a mile-a-minute, nonstop comedy through each chapter.
Farmers in Lancaster county may obtain 5000 American elm trees from Watt & Shand to plant and care for. The firm already distributed 15,000 of 20,000 trees to local schoolchildren. the remaining trees are offered to farmers who plant them. Call at Watt & Shand's store immediately as each tree must be planted by week’s end. Also note straw hats sale at W. H. Buch's.
A drive to raise 60000 by subscription in Lebanon city and county aims to fund the Ephrata and Lebanon street railway. Frank P. Hammar promotes the effort with a prospectus and financials showing about 46000 spent. grading toward Schaefferstown progressed before winter, lowering per mile costs, with completion targeted for next fall and total project cost at 275000.
Communion services will be held at the Reformed Church on April 21 and at Emanuel Lutheran on April 28. Miss Gertrude Reifsnyder of Lancaster visited her parents for several days. Easter exercises at St John Church were well attended. Miss Jennie Reifsnyder is visiting Lancaster this week with her sister and brothers Gertrude and Prof P H Reifsnyder.
Mr and Mrs Gantz visit Mrs Singers mother on Sunday. Lutherans celebrate holy communion with preparatory services the day before. Sale patrons attend a combination sale at Hokes. Painter finish inside Benj H Weber house. Wm Horst razes old stable for new one. Israel B Graybill recovers from horse accident. White Oak road may see summer work. Tobacco shipments from White Oak station. Lizzie Grebill visits sister in West Chester. Eliza Brown returns from Wilmington Del. School drama turnout low due to weather. Rev W A C Eby to preach baccalaureate on April 28. Commencement May 2 in U E church. Stork brings boys to Clayton Wolf and Milton Hunshberger families. Auction by H L Keith at K G E hall Saturday 6 pm. C B Wolf sells livestock at Killian’s hotel Saturday afternoon. Ira Mumma leaves for Cleveland and possibly Kansas City. Co D Brown C S Cooper and H L Keith away on business.
A lightning spark early Tuesday morning sparked a fire in Quarryville that destroyed the grist mill office of E. B. Fritz & Son and three adjacent structures. The blaze damaged the Galen Fritz hotel, William Fisher harness shop, E. B. Fritz’s stable, and two Booker & Bros. warehouses, with total losses near $50,000 and several injuries reported. The Lancaster fire company aided with water from a dammed stream and one fire plug availability. Prof Wertsch and Nathan Shearer were among injured residents, while mail carrier Frank Forbes suffered a nervous collapse.
Albert Wolhafe was found guilty of second degree murder for shooting his wife near City Hall in Lancaster in February. The jury deliberated for about five hours before the verdict. He received a sentence of not less than eighteen years in the Eastern Penitentiary. The rest notes a Lancaster County effort to boost agriculture, including a corn growing contest for county boys, tied to the Lancaster County Fair, highlighting a past county boy who won second prize in a state contest.
Advertisers urge readers to purchase from stock consignors with twenty carloads offered at special prices. They claim nothing better or cheaper, urging early calls to secure bargains.
An American traveler in the Andes describes a condor that, after a hearty meal of a young sheep, defends itself with a strong beak and claws. The huge bird cannot fly while sated, and sustained attempts to capture it failed until one man killed it with a hatchet after guides joined the effort.
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