Lititz News Roundup Highlights Local Events and Changes
John Helter and Oliver Reed auto trip to Rhode Island from Sunday to Tuesday. Walter M Scott Jr born to Mr and Mrs Walter Scott on Sunday. J Alvin Enck buys a Lititz house at public sale from Israel W Bender estate. Swarthmore Chautauqua in Lititz begins June 18 for five days. Mrs Michael Peiffer improving at General Hospital after railroad engine accident. Easter foreign missions offering 703.55 dollars to general fund. Rev Rufus Bishop on furlough spoke. Benj Lutz and son John perform unique program at Advent Lutheran in Lancaster. Ninth District Sunday School Assn executors meeting sets convention June 6 at Eden. Lititz hospital records 104 patients from area. 35k annual subscriptions needed. Tulip beds at Moravian church square display varied colors and prime blooms. Lititz Band practice at Fire House led by Harry Kepple. summer dates booked. Social Purity meeting at Evangelical church Sunday 3 pm with Dr Howard Witmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Helter
Oliver Reed
Rhode Island
Helter
Walter Scott
Walter M. Scott
J. Alvin Enck
South Alley
Borough of
Lititz
Israel W. Bender
The
Swarthmore Chautauqua
Michael Peiffer
General Hospital
Moravian Church
General Foreign Mission Fund
Foreign Fund
Rufus Bishop
Benj. Lutz
John
Advent Lutheran Church
Lancaster
Mr. Lutz
Ninth District Sunday School Association
H. C. Seldomridge
South Broad St
Eden
Lancaster General Hospital
Ephrata
Manheim
Moravian Church Square
Eugene Kreider
R. O. Melzer Heads Chocolate Plant in Hoboken
R. O. Melzer, longtime head at Ideal Chocolate, will take control of Melzer Chocolate Mills Inc in Hoboken New York. The Hoboken plant makes a general line of chocolate products and Melzer is optimistic about the business prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Melzer Heads Chocolate
Hoboken
R. O. Melzer
N. Y
Melzer Chocolate Mills, Inc
New Lighting Plan Aimed at Lititz Main Streets
A petition with signers from merchants and citizens seeks to fund new street light standards in Lititz. At 40 signers the annual cost per person would be 15 dollars for five years to cover installation and payment of fixtures. The plan covers Broad Street from the fountain to Orange Street and Front Street, Main Street to Cedar, and possibly West Main Street, using 400 candle power lamps.
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Lititz
Broad Street
Orange Street
Broad
Front Street
Main Street
Cedar Street
Blough Found Not Guilty in Burkholder Boarding Case
Judge Hassler directed a verdict of not guilty for Frank L. Burkholder against Christ E. Blough in a Lancaster Civil Court case alleging boarding house fraud. The jury placed costs on the prosecutor Mrs Burkholder whom the husband had charged Blough with owing 108 dollars. Five witnesses spoke to Bloughs character Johnstown and Lititz men testified for Blough Blough had left town and worked as a wash machine agent. The case will be resumed next week with legal instruction on the boarding house fraud statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Burkholder
Christ E. Blough
Hassler
Lancaster Court
Burkholder
Blough
Johnstown
Lititz
Fortieth Anniversary and Mortgage Burning at St Pauls Lutheran Church
The St Pauls Lutheran Church in Saint Pauls marked its 40th anniversary with a Thursday service attended by about 400. Rev Joseph B Baker of Indiana Pa preached on Burning Your Bridges Behind You and recalled old members. A charter member reception honored 14 of 23 living founders and 27 deceased members were remembered with carnations and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Joseph B. Baker
Indiana
God
Christ Jesus
Baker
Mary Longenecker
Charter
F. B. Buck
J. M. Baker
Sallie A. Baker
Wim. M. Amer
J. H. Maurer
H. H. Holtzhouse
Sarah Stormfeltz
James Sesseman
D. A. Cohick
Wm. H. Buck
Sallie B. Bollinger
Salilie B. Bollinger
Lititz Readers Exchange Moravian ties and Surinam interest
Editor and friend share extracts from a reader letter praising the Moravian mission in Surinam and recalling family ties to Linden Hall Seminary Lititz and Moravian history. The note mentions bibliographic ancestors including Rev John Bechtel and references Bethlehem Nazareth Schoeneck and Germantown, with Ethan Allen Weaver of Germantown signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. FE
Surinam
Lititz
South America
Gertrude
Frueauff
Linden Hall Seminary
Linden Hall
Moravian Church
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Schoeneck
West Indies
John Bechtel
German Reformed Church
America
Germantown
Perma
John Frederick Frueauff
University of Heidelberg
Frucauff
Owen Rice
Nazareth Hall
Rice
Former Lititz Couple Donate Cottage for Ravenswood Church
Mrs Fanny Biercoffer Hubbs of Lititz and her husband gave a cottage in Ravenswood Indiana for church work. The federation of Ravenswood’s Federated Church followed a community Sunday school begun November 30. Evangelistic services were held in February and forty seven members signed a charter for the church with plans for a permanent building by March 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Federated Church of
Ravenswood
Wiliam Hubbs
Hubbs
Near Owl Hill
Fanny Biercoffer
County Firemen Meet at Denver
The Lancaster County Firemen's Association will hold its regular meeting at the Palace Theatre in Denver on Friday evening, April 12. The event is open to the public with a cordial invitation to attend. a delegation from Lititz will be present. Mrs. Howard Bollinger of Lititz notes another large shipment of pansy stalks arriving Monday after fast selling previous lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Firemen’s Association
Palace Theatre
Denver
Lititz
Howard Bollinger
Zero Hour Musical Entertainment by Lititz American Legion
The Lititz American Legion veterans, veterans of World War II era service, present an Artists' Revue musical entertainment at 8:15 PM on Wednesday May 6 in the High School Auditorium. It aims to fund Legion efforts and boost town pride with a new show not previously seen in Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Lititz
Legion
Dynamite Blast at Lititz Quarry Unleashes Massive Rock Fall
A ton of dynamite at Elmer G HerShey’s quarry east of Lititz triggered a stunning blast. Fourteen thousand tons of stone loosened, eight holes stacked at fifteen feet, the heaviest charge twelve sticks. Rocks scattered, some three hundred yards away, even blowing parts of the crusher and roof. Quarry workers fled to an orchard two blocks off as heavy rocks rolled and damaged equipment. Repair work will continue for months to reduce stone to usable size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer G. Hershey
Lititz
Past Commanders of Two Counties Here on Saturday
The Past Commanders Association of the Knights of Mystic Chain will meet in the local lodge hall with representatives from Lancaster and Chester counties. Lititz members are urged to attend for an interesting evening with lunch served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Knights of Mystic Chain
Lancaster
Chester Counties
Lititz
Monkey street performer charms Linden Hall crowds
An Italian organ grinder performed in town yesterday with a monkey that doffed its hat and did hand springs. It was the first street musician seen in the area this year and the Linden Hall girls enjoyed the show.
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Linden Hall
Church of the Brethren to Build New Meeting House
Plans are drawn for a Church of the Brethren meeting house on Centre street with 185 feet frontage. The 95 by 40 foot brick or stucco building may start this summer and include auto parking. Building committee members are N A Trimmer Rev J W G Hershey Jo M Miller Graybill Minnich Mahlon Garman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
Centre Street
N. A. Trimmer
Rev. J. W. G. Hershey
Jo. M. Miller
Graybill Minnich
Mahlon Garman
Woman Works Hard Digging Cistern in New House
A couple laboring on a rear cistern dig reveal the wife’s equal stamina to a husband as they toil last Saturday. The piece notes a farmer’s wife’s hard work and adds light satire on local stamps and a miscalled Lititz Park highway claim.
Poultry Show in Movies by Beg As sociation
The Lititz Poultry Record Keepers met at Huber's school house Monday with members, children, and women present. Moving pictures from the state department Lancaster businessmen and International Harvester Co. showed growing chicks laying houses and home farm kitchen conditions. The organization meets monthly and the program was enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Huber
State Department
Lancaster
International Harvester Co
Tree Surgeon Henry Muthler Joins Davey Tree Co
Henry Muthler begins work as a tree surgeon with Davey Tree Expert Co after completing a company home course. He will be dispatched to various locations nationwide with student workers organized under expert leaders. Tree surgeons under 25 years old revive old trees by removing dead limbs and decay, filling with composition, and applying fertilizer while undertaking related tasks. Place porch awning orders with Pfantz Bros. for shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Muthler
Kent
Davey Tree Expert Co
John Hostler to Lead New National Consumers Store
A branch of the National Consumers Stores, Inc. opens Friday in the Hertz building on East Main Street. Carpenters and painters finish alterations as steel shelves and counters are installed. John Hostler of Ephrata, a former resident, will move here to manage the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Consumers Stores, Inc
Hertz
East Main Street
John Hostler
Ephrata
Lititz farmer breaks state egg production record twice
Christ Charles near Lititz set a state egg production record in February with 24.5 eggs per hen and repeated the feat in March. He keeps 146 Leghorn pullets and feeds mostly whole grain and skim milk, a method praised by Poultry Extension Worker L. Steeman as unusual. Charles is in the Lititz poultry record keepers group with 36 members statewide, contributing data to State College for cost and production surveys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Charles
Lititz
Steeman
State College
Charles
Association of Poultry Record Keepers
New Holland
Peques
Extension Department of
Christ J Klaus Dies in Philadelphia Hospital
Christ J Klaus of Spruce street died Wednesday morning at Poly clinic Hospital Philadelphia after eight weeks illness. A Lititz resident for years previously near Neffs ville, he lived in other states. He married three times and is survived by his last wife Bertha Grosh. He belonged to Neffsville Lutheran Church and is survived by children Elmer and Milo of Neffsville Leon and Myra at home and brother Jacob Klaus of Lampeter. Funeral arrangements not yet made while the family is in Philadelphia. Pfautz Bros offers linoleum and window shade service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ J. Klaus
Spruce Street
Polyclinic Hospital
Philadelphia
Lititz
Neffsville
Bertha Grosh
Jacob Klaus
Lampeter
Travelers Near and Far List Local Visits and Pulpit Plans
Indianapolis clergyman Rev C C Webber will preach at Moravian church next Sunday. Several residents from Lititz and nearby towns, including Miss Anna Shepler and Kathryn Smith of Harrisburg, visit relatives, with notes of trips to Atlantic City and Bedf ord. A sudden rainstorm drives townspeople to shelter in homes as social rounds continue. Samuel Walters plans a move to join his son in Cresco Poconos resort area.
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C. C. Webber
Indianapolis
Ind
Moravian Church
John Leed
Campbelltown
Lebanon County
United Brethren Church
Samuel Walters
Lititz
William Walters
Poconos
Cresco
Ill and improving patients among Lancaster residents
Among the sick Mr P B Bucher is slowly improving. Miss Mary Souders daughter of M M Souders had a relapse and entered Lancaster General Hospital. Milton Bender went to Lancaster General Hospital for treatment and no return date is set.
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P. B. Bucher
Mary Souders
M. M. Souders
St. Joseph's
Lancaster
Lancaster General Hospital
Milton Bender
Amended New Fish Code Advances in Pennsylvania
Hon G G Diehm advances amendments to the fish code as a member of the game committee. The bill, passed nearly as introduced, awaits the governor’s signature and would take effect next January. Changes include lowering the age limit for licensing, establishing minimum reciprocal license fees, removing certain specialized devices, adjusting trout and bass seasons, and setting bag limits and licenses for artificial propagation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Diehm
Game Committee
Pennsylvania
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Fire House
Harry Kepple
Evangelical Church
Howard Witmer
Council
Victor
Scott’s
St. Pauls Luthera Church
Ethan Allen Weaver
West Harvey Street
N. B
Weaver
Pennsylvania R.A
Church OF Brethren
Brunswick
Howard
Young
Wilson Bollinger
Wilson
Reading Eagle
Lititz Park
Newcolland
Beg Association
Pfantz Bros
Pfautz Bros
Charlotte Elves
Little Village
Long Island
Herman Johannsen
East Main St
E. Lane
C. E. Lane
Samuel Lane, Jr
Refton
This County
Joseph Brogan
Stater Island
J. Frank Buch
Anna Shepler
Kathryn Smith
Harrisburg
C. Grim
Miss Shepler
Mr. Grim
Ella Houser
Atlantic City
Springs Hotel
Charles Brobst
W. BR. Sammel
C. B. Dussinger
Rev. Sammel
Anthony Sammel
Bedford
Amanda DeHaven
Wilson Appel
Allentown
Laura Kauffman
Harry DeHaven
Lan‘caster
Morris Kauffman
Pinchot
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