Short snappy column items from Lititz and vicinity
Column notes from Lititz area covering local people and events. Mr Irvin Baker works with barber shop owner W B Ochme. Dr E Evans receives a Buick runabout from Lancaster. Bank of Esquire candidates to be conferred by Lititz Lodge No 253 K of P. Buffalo Bill show crowds trek to Lancaster. Rat traps shipped to Hong Kong. Benjamin Lutz buys land on Water and Locust streets. Kinport factory slow, only three days. Luther Grossman moves from Renova to Hanover. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Albert Mans in Hazelton. Wallace Meiskey becomes a grandpa. Frank Crawford buys Harley motorcycle. A Scotch collie disappears. reward offered. John Seather’s 50th birthday in Columbia, S.C. J C Rhode buys shad in Havre de Grace. Herbert West arrives from Riverside, Cal. Mt Joy Union Bank opens to bankers. Lititz locals attend. Trout season opens. rivers high, Lititz creek poor fishing. best catch Robert Furlow 16, George Evans 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Baker
Mount Joy
WB. Ochme
E. Evans
Lancaster
Lititz Lodge No. 253
K. of P
Bank of Esquire
Oneida
Hong Kong
China
Benjamin F. Lutz
Warwick
N. B. Seaman
Kinport
Luther Grossman
Renova
Hanover
Albert Mans
Hazelton
Wallace Meiskey
Frank Crawford
W. H. Bollinger
Frank
LS. Bueckwalter
John Seather
Columbia
8. C
Lititz
J.C. Rhode
Havre de Grate
Rhode
Herbert West
Riverside
Cal
California
Clayton Wagaman
Rob Witmyer
Mt. Joy
H. H. Gingrich
Harry
James Breitigan
Paul Bomberger
H. R. Gibbel
E. L. Garber
Robert Furlow
George Evans
Mule Kick Wounds East Main Man in Stable Incident
Jacob Keener of East Main street was kicked in the eye by a mule as he entered his stable last Saturday. The injury caused him significant pain and several days of suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Keener
East Main Street
Market Attendance Declines as Farmers Fade Away
Our Market reports strong patronage from the public last Saturday but notes farmers were missing. Without fresh incentives the market may die out as fewer farmers attend. Eggs sold at 16 cents a dozen and butter at 28 cents a pound, with prices generally favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Arrest in Schoeneck assault case sparks Lancaster arrest
Lancaster constable nabbed 18 year old Guy Longenecker on a warrant for assault with intent to kill after a home invasion near Schoeneck. The incident began April 11 when a masked intruder threatened Samuel Root and fired, but fled as villagers pursued him. Roots and detectives linked Longenecker to the crime scene with a red handkerchief and footprints matching his shoes. Bail was posted for a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Price
Lancaster
Guy Longenecker
William Longenecker
Alderman Stauffer
Samuel Root
Mary Royer
Schoeneck
Cocalico
Mr. Root
Young Longenecker
Root
Longenecker
Guy
Ephrata
Girl Severely Scalded At Warwick Wash Boiler Incident
Anna Brunner, 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Brunner of Broad Street Warwick, was badly scalded when a wash boiler on the stove tilted and spill its hot contents on her legs. Dr Bricker provided medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Peter Brunner
Broad Street
Warwick
Bricker
Window Display Attracts Attention On Main Street
William Kreider opened a cigar store on Main Street near Moyer's pharmacy and features a window display of over two hundred Indian arrowheads and relics. The collection includes spearheads and battle-axes from the Blue Mountains and Spring Grounds areas, crafted from flint felspar and basalt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kreider
Moyer’s Pharmacy
Main Street
Death Notice of Helen Irene Grossman 25 in Borough
Helen Irene Grossman daughter of Jacob and Laura Grossman of the borough died Sunday at 1 30 PM at age 25 years 7 months 14 days after a four year tuberculosis illness. She lived near Kissel Hill and was active in St Pauls Ev Lutheran Church and the Young Women's Christian Temperance Union. Survived by her parents and two brothers Luther and Charles. Funeral held at St Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev George D Clarke. interred Moravian cemetery. Bearers Misses Emme Graul Esther Grosh Janet Zeller Sue Spickler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Irene
Jacob
Laura Grossmans
White Haven
Mount Alto
Miss Grossman
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
George D. Clarke
Misses Emme Graul
Esther Grosh
Janet Zeller
Sue Spickler
Death of a Child in Rothsville
Mae Luella Miller, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Miller, died in Rothsville Monday evening at age 1 year 11 months 15 days from scarlet fever. Private interment followed Tuesday in Rothsville with Rev J W Bittner of Lititz officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Luella
Charles and
Anna Miller
Rothsville
J. W. Bittner
Lititz
Death of Joseph Kreisher in Hopeland
Joseph Kreisher a German native and cigarmaker of Hopeland Clay township died Saturday after a week long illness at age forty eight years three months and fourteen days He is survived by his wife a son Victor a daughter Edna his mother one brother and two sisters in Germany Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at Hopeland with Rev Breneman in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Kreisher
Germany
Hopeland
Clay Township
Victor
Edna
Breneman
Former Warwick resident Charles W Fetter dies at 60
Charles W Fetter aged 60 died at his home near Kleinfeltersville Lebanon county after a brief typhoid fever illness. He was a son of H R Fetter of Warwick and married Barbara Young of Kissel Hill. Survived by widow and six children and by several brothers and sisters. funeral held at Millbach with his 82 year old father in attendance. Deceased recently visited his father and called at the RECORD office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Fetter
Kleinfeltersville
Lebanon County
H. R. Fetter
Front Street
Warwick
Henry B. Buch
Kissel Hil
Barbara Young
Kissel Hill
John Smith
Schaefferstown
Reuben Gensemer
Prescott
Harry Eberly
Womelsdorf
Isaac Kurtz
Cocalico
Harry
Buffalo
Clayton
Samuel
Elizabethtown
Hiram
White Oak
David
Reading
Emma
Samuel Hoffer
Brunnerville
Death of Oliver P Bard former Lincoln resident dies in St Louis
Oliver P Bard 54 a former Lincoln resident and son of the late Reuben W Bard died Tuesday at his St Louis home after a thirteen day illness from pneumonia. He leaves a widow a brother Hillis F Bard of Lancaster and a sister Mrs Anna J Kemper of Chicago. Bard worked as a newspaper man in Chicago Memphis and St Louis for thirty years and held roles with the Memphis Avalanche the Memphis Social Times and the St Louis Republic. He later worked in St Louis street department for four years following partial blindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver P. Bard
Lincoln
Reuben W. Bard
St. Louis
Hillis F. Bard
Lancaster
Anna J. Kemper
Chicago
Memphis
Inquirer
Memphis “Avalanche
Memphis ‘ ‘Social Times
Street Department of
Personal visitors and Easter gatherings in Lititz area
The column lists numerous town and nearby residents visiting relatives and attending Eastertide events. Names include Irene Kreider D H Kreider D A Cohick Nazareth Philadelphia Reading Manheim Myerstown Bethlehem Lancaster and others visiting Lititz families and attending Moravian church services.
Easter visitors gather in town for Moravian services
Nyack resident Mr. Levi Brubaker visits his brother and relatives while Misses Baldwin and Grosh stay with Miss Ella Light over Easter. Townspeople from Reading Pottstown Lancaster and Philadelphia join Moravian Easter observances with families and friends including Jacob Weidner and Rev. Chas Kreider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Fiehtborn
Hanover
Curtis Baker
Harry, Gingrich
Tamaqua
John Gingrich
Frank Woodington
Orwigsburg
M. J. Steiner
Barbara Mylin
Lancaster
Mary
Carrie Tshudy
Edgar Stauffer
Myerstown
Stauffer
Augustus Steiner
Lebanon
Jacob Kling
Wilbur Meiskey
Taylor
Meiskey
Joseph Driefus
Philadelphia
Driefus
Ella Sturgis
Manheim
Victor
Reading
N. H. Laxman
EB. K. Fisher
Jennie Kerr
Lititz
Sylva, Nace
Anna Wakefield
Wrightsville
Jacob Keener
Wm. Templeton
Chas. Miller
Wm. Todd
Blanche
Irene
Edna
Daisy Weaver
Bessie
Lillie Shertzer
George Minder
Levi Brubaker
Nyack
N. Y
N. K. Brubaker
Mamie
Violet Baldwin
Pottstown
Ella Grosh
Ella Light
D. E. Light
Elsie Huber
Chas. Hornberger
Norman Lacy
Paul Evans
Thomas Haisch
Theodore Hepp
Brooklyn
Hepp
Frank
Robert Grash
Rheems
Stevens Industrial School
Horace Grosh
E. B. Barr
Caroline Grosh
Warwick
Briny Waters
Herman T. Frueauff
Bethlehem
Frueaufft
Frederick
Chas. D. Kreider
Linden
Delivery Team Runaway on Broad Street Leaves Driver Bruised
D E Light's delivery team driven by L L Zook caused a runaway on Broad street Monday afternoon. Zook was thrown from the wagon after the vehicle struck an implement warehouse and then toppled, sustaining severe bruises to the head and body while the wagon was wrecked and the horse escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Street
L. L. Zook
D. E. Light
Mr. Zook
C. B. Godhenaur
W. H. Muth & Co
Zook
Trout fry received from government hatcheries in Wytheville
D W Dietrich received six cans of trout fry from U S government hatcheries Wytheville Va on Wednesday noon and placed them in local streams. Frank Garrecht of Lancaster received five cans at the same time. Fry averaged about 13 to 21 inches. The exact release sites are not stated as release details are kept quiet by the parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Dietrich
U. S
Wytheville
Frank Garrecht
Lancaster
Lititz
What Will Be Done About Dust on Our Streets
A local critique urges borough leaders and citizens to address persistent street dust from Sunday to Tuesday. It calls for active burgess and constable enforcement to stop motorists from racing through town and creating dirt, warning of a possible uprising if inaction continues.
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Price of
Moravian
God’s Acre
Hagen
Jesus Lives
Vincent
Miriam Hepp
Myers
Frey
Seather
Beck
Whlin
Keppel
Mikseh
Hauser
Beethoven
Conquering
Christ
Dorothy Fleishman
Paul Kreider
Vera Doster
Paul Musselman
Gertrude Stewart
Ruth Hepp
Charles Kreider
St.paul's Lutheran
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Halle
Helen Irene Grossman
Warwick Dead
Irene Kreider
Akron
D. H. Kreider
D. A. Cohick
Nazareth
David Weber
Terre Hill
Sherman Hacker
Henry Sturgis
Harry H. McCloud
D. Graut
Laura Arnold
L. N. Moyer
Walter Trumbar
Annie Grazer
Michael Grazer
H. J. Pierson
Lambertville
N. J
Edwin Smith
Regennas
Monroe Reedy
Elmer E Reidenbach
Hiram Hollinger
Tylersport
Montgomery County
Fred Myers
Ida
Middletown
Fannie Eck
Lizzie Zwally
Homer and
Arlie
Brownstown
Frank Downey
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