Weachter Engagement Reported As Elizabeth M Weachter Betrothal
Engagement announced for Elizabeth M Weachter to Henry B Bowers of Lititz. Also notes a canceled concert due to lack of band, Mt Gretna trip, a newborn baby girl, discharge of Albert Hornberger, a party hosted by Esther Getz, illnesses at the Ideal factory, two youths stealing a melon, and local social events at Spring Grounds with Hackman’s orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Weachter
Elizabeth M. Weachter
Henry B. Bowers
Lititz
G. G. Diehm
Mt. Gretna
Yerger
Noah Slommg
Horning
William A. Sturgis
Albert Hornberger
Camp Pike
Arkansas
Esther Getz
Samuel Getz
East Front Street
Lancaster
Rothsville
Manhein
Charles Diehm
Ideal Factory
N. B. Reeser
Tie
Kreider
Young Missionary Society of the Evangelical Church
Lebanon
Malta
Hackman
Spring Grounds
John Longenecker
Wilkesbarre
Longenecker
Reading
Knights of Malta
Pretzel Foundry At Lititz Shown In Local Picture House
Long awaited moving picture about the pretzel industry at Lititz featured at the local theater Saturday. The main heading read The Pratzel Foundry at Lititz and claimed Prohibition cannot halt the flouring industry. A caption Joyless, Rootless Days accompanied the footage shot at N. D. Sturgis bakery, with Lititz Springs shown in the finish. The film, praised as good, is traveling widely in theaters here and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Whitty
Pratzel Foundry
Rooteless
N. D. Sturgis
Lititz Springs
Bass Are Biting Along the Conestoga River
Bass are biting with N. C. Sturgis catching three along the Conestoga. Lancaster men near McGranf's had sixteen bass and a pike. John Wommert, Civil War veteran, landed the heaviest bass of the week at two ounces shy of three pounds. Several others report good catches at Kerbach's Lake and Conestoga spots with multiple fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Leed
Lancaster
Louis Haines
Homer Sturgis
Howard Bollinger
Record Bass Fisherman Dr Herbert Cooper Leads Season
Dr Herbert Cooper tops town bass fishing this season. Last Thursday he booked five fish totaling four and a half pounds along the Conestoga near Brownstown. Two fish weighed a pound and a quarter each. His wife joined him for the outing. Doe was born near the creek and knows the fishing art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Cooper
Brownstown
Cooper
Doe
Rebuilt Breast at Brubaker's Dam
The dam breast at EH K Zartman's nill along Hammer Creek is being rebuilt with concrete by Thomas Steffy and a force of workmen. The dam is about 200 feet long and eight feet high. The low water level made Saturday a good fishing day with several Lititz residents and Manheim visitors reporting large catches of carp catfish sunnies and other fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EH. K
George
Dancing Horse Leg Kicks Lead to Fatal Dispatch
A twenty one year old dancing horse owned by Milton Bender kicked an eighteen year old rival, breaking its leg badly and prompting Bender to euthanize the animal. The black horse, famed in Lancaster parades and meat wagon appearances, had been sold by John Gall to Dr. Chapman for 400 dollars before Bender owned it eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Bender
Lancaster
Bender
John Gall
Outings and Picnics Across Lititz Area Weekend Gatherings
The Lititz Band will perform at Hopeland park for the White Star Commandery Knights of Malta. The first annual Bernen as candy factory employee picnic was held at Hershey with ten in the party traveling by truck and Rudolf Herr’s auto. The Princes of Bagdad Maltas will picnic here tomorrow. The Merchant’s Association left by auto for Mt. Gretna. stores close all day. Millport celebration at Reist’s grove on Aug. 14 with speakers and Lititz Band music and free supper. Penryn Reformed Sunday School holds annual picnic August 7. Schaefferstown band to provide music. Attendees listed include Ella Buch and several Misses from local clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Hopeland Park
White Star Commandery
Knights of Malta
Berennas Candy Factory
Hershey
Rudolf Herr
Candy Company
Princes of Bagdad
Maltas
Mt. Greta
Millport
Reist’s Grove
Penryn Reformed Sunday School
Schaefferstown Band
Benjamin Badorf
Camp Upton
N. Y
Frank Badorf
Monroe Reedy
Philadelphia
FA. Fisher
Kathryn Kauffman
Louise Kelschner
Fleetwood
Howard Young
Margaret Eaton
Grottoes
Virginia
Charles Regennas
Hiram Weachter
Lansdale
John Helman
Hopeland
Howard Miller
Clayton Hunsecker
Catherine Miller
Collegeville
Charles, Regennas
Lydia McQuate
Martin Lenhart
Osborne
Henry Nlesserman
Ryan
Gedar Rapids
Iowa
Carrie
Linzie Zoller
George H. Zoller
Sturgis Tlonge
Samuel S. Beal
Mr. Beal
Beal
J.D. Wond
Lancaster
Justus
Justus Yerger
Virgie
Horace Yerger
N. G. Yerger
Clement Badorf
Landisville
D. D. Graut
Marty Rady
Ray W. Link
Fisenlohr
Toms Brook
Ray
Louis N. Moyer
Amanda Wenrich
Hilda
Dorothy
Lebanon
George Ritter
Annie Weatherhold
Cathryn
Ruth
Earl Mathers
Holtwood
Willow Grove
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Wilson Hacker
Theodore
Harvey Buffenmeyer
Buffalo
Eva Farrington
Lolo Hilbert
Menno Carpenter
Lemon Street
Martha Carpenter
Bible Class Trip to Falnestock’s Mill
Members of the U B Sunday School Bible Class spent last Thursday afternoon at Falnestock’s mill. Games included dog and groundhog with a youth crawling into a hollow tree. His trousers ripped but a replacement pair saved him. A roadside spread followed as farmers joined the outing by auto truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. B
Falnestock’s Mill
Grandfather’s Cooking Out Outfit Used by Mrs Bollinger
Mrs. Troward Bollinger gathered 35 children for an outing to Keller’s mountains on a Wednesday. A camp fire for cooking featured a tripod and skillets from her camping gear once used by her grandfather Snavely, famed for outdoor life. Bollinger baked pancakes that pleased the youngsters, her third such excursion with the group.
Darning Club Outing At Mount Gretna
The Darning Club journeyed by auto truck to Mount Gretna last Thursday and stayed at Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Stengel’s cottage. They enjoyed a fine luncheon at 12 20 p.m. on the porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Gretna
F. W. Stengel
Fancy Poultry Shipment From D G Witmyer
D G Witmyer plans to ship about sixty fancy bred chickens and bantams today to G Archie Turner of Horsehead New York. The shipment includes Buff Minorcas and birds from Witmyer stock. Turner, a longtime poultry buyer and leading fancier in New York State, has relied on Witmyer for selections over thirteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Witmyer
G. Archie Turner
Horsehead
N.Y
Mr. Witmyer
Turner
Witmyer
Mr. Turner
New York State
Residents Protest South Broad Street Garage Plan
Residents along South Broad Street oppose a proposed garage project with court action likely. A Harrisburg court decision favored locals. Judge V. Henry of Lebanon County presided in the Dauphin County case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Broad Street
Harrisburg
V. Henry
Lebanon County
Ideal Outing for Steal Chocolate Factory Workers at Willow Grove
An excursion by nine train coaches carried 268 people from the Steal Chocolate factory to Willow Grove on Tuesday. After a picnic dinner at the Casino, participants enjoyed games such as a peanut scramble a rooster race a guinea race tug of war ball throwing nail diving and three legged races with prizes and honors awarded to top performers. The return train left at 9 15 turning a three hour trip home with expenses covered by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steal Chocolate Factory
Willow Grove
Park
Arlie Rader
Miss Brown
Warren White
Marie Miller
Claud Myers
Sarah Muth
John Fasnacht
Clyde Keller
John Muth
Charles Dussinger
Miss Reinhold
Annie Leslie
Levi Dulabohn
Jacob Hertzler
Pearl Hoffman
Sixty-One Sparrows Shot in Family Orchard
Former Corporal Paul Badorf led a squad of his father John, brother Norman, and John Carpenter to shoot sixty-one sparrows after they roosted in a tree near the Badorf home. The act, done under borough ordinances, scattered the rest but birds soon returned in numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Badorf
John Badorf
Norman
John Carpenter
Badorf
Obituaries and Deaths in Ephrata Area
Last summons reports William Mull of Ephrata who died at Lancaster General Hospital after a stroke. He was 76, Civil War veteran, survived by son Jeremiah and siblings. Funeral at Berestrasse Evangelical Lutheran church. Also Barbara B Arnold of Manheim died at 62 after a stroke. survivors include children and stepdaughter. funeral at Church of the Brethren with burial at Fairview cemetery. Milton Buckwalter dies at 74 at Brethren home Neffsville. survived by daughter Addie Groff. private funeral and Church of the Brethren services followed by Middle Creek cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mull
Ephrata
Lancaster General Hospital
Spring Garden Street
79Th Regiment
Pennsylvania
Jeremiah
Reading
Abraham Mull
Louisa
Farmersville
Barbara Deibler
Ohio
Berestrasse Jiutheran Church
Barbara
Arnold
Peter C. Arnold
Hast High Street
Manheim
Church of the Brethren
Harry
Samuel
Charles
Peter
Amos Weidman
Samuel Martin
Palmyra
Elizabeth Grayhill
Samuel Wolgemuth
Mt. Joy
Fairview Cemetery
Milton Buckwalter
Brethren Home
Neffsville
Addie Groff
L. ¥. Eitnier
Middle Creek Church
Death of Farmer David K Habecker near Brunnerville
David K Habecker, 78, farmer and Mennonite member, died at his daughter Mrs. Katie Frederick’s home near Brunnerville Friday at 6:15 PM after seven weeks of illness from dropsy. Survived by two brothers William and Levi Habecker and sister Mrs Saltie Shultz, plus three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at the house and United Brethren church Brunnerville with interment in Brunnville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David K. Habecker
Katie Frederick
Brunnerville
Mennonite Church
Moses and
Mary Habecker
William Habeecker
Lexington
Levi Habecker
Saltie Shultz
United Brethren Church
Brunnerville Cemetery
Mrs. Peters Dies in Lancaster at 58
Mrs. Mate E. Peters aged 58 wife of Herman Peters died at home 219 West Lemon Street Lancaster after months of illness. Born July 11 1862 in Warwick she lived in Lancaster most of her life and belonged to St. John s Lutheran Church. Survived by husband daughter Gertrude John D Helter of Lititz and siblings Fannie Buck Emma Irwin Lena Born Clara Mersey Kennett Square Martin Eck and John Eck. Funeral Monday at 2 PM at her home with private burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Peters
Herman Peters
West Lemon Street
Lancaster
Mrs. Peters
Warwick
Lititz
Martin
Gertrude
Hercle Buck
John D. Helter
Fannie Buck
Warwick Township
Emma, Irwin
Brunnerville
Lena Born
Clara Mersey
Kennett Square
Martin Eck
John Eck
Canton
Ohio
Greenwood Cemetery
Death of John F. Getz in Gray Township at 73
John F. Getz died at his home in Gray township near Weidmansville on Saturday morning aged 73 years 11 months and 18 days. Death was due to consumption after a lingering illness. He is survived by his wife Maria nee Stark and children Amos near Schoeneck Abraham Mechanicsburg Harry Red.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Getz
Gray Township
Weidmansville
Maria
Stark
Amos
Schoeneck
Abraham
Mechanicsburg
Harry
Red
Auto crash near Rudy's dam injures Aldrich teen
An evening collision on a rural road left Fred Aldrich eighteen with a broken leg. Raymond Michael and family in a separate car witnessed the event as a Ford stalled on a hill blocked the lane. Michael avoided a direct collision but rammed through a fence and culvert causing extensive damage to his car. Dr. N B Reeser treated the injured youth at home as others sustained minor bruises and lacerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy
Fred
Aldrich
Raymond Michael
Phares Michael
Paul Michael
Ray Aldrich
Ford
Michael
Harry Yerger
N. B. Reeser
Car Collision Near Rev Tess Home Injures No One
Dr Lane Tiad's auto and a Ford driven by Farr Shearer of Christiana and two other men crashed on the state road near Rev John Tess home. Lane turned aside, both cars hit. Lane's axle bent and parts displaced. No injuries. Shearer later arrested for reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farr Shearer
Christiana
C E. Lane
John Tess
Auto Crash Near Wphrata Injures Erhart Family
A machine driven by Nathan Buck collided with a Browns town wagon on a hill near Lauber mill. Mrs Erhart suffered facial cuts, a small child nearly suffocated by tarvia, a second son lacerations needing stitches, and Buck received back strain and facial cuts. Dr A Z Walter treated the injured at Brownstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauber’s Mill
Wphrata
Nathan Buck
Walter Erhart
Phares Brown
Thaddeus Bare
Brownstown
Travia
Reverend Crosland to Tour World for World Sunday School Convention
Reverend E S Crosland pastor of the Moravian church will begin a world tour August 28 to attend the World Sunday School Convention in Tokio Japan. He will travel via Chicago Colorado Springs Denver Salt Lake City and San Francisco aboard the Siberia Maru sailing September 4 with stops at Honolulu and a three week voyage to Japan. After the convention he plans visits to the Holy Land other Asian countries and Europe returning to New York about four months later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Crosland
Moravian Church
Tokio
Japan
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Denver
Col
Salt Lake City
Pacific Mail
San Francisco
Honolulu
T. H
Crosland
Noly Land
Europe
New York
Travelers Near Aad Far
A long list of visitors and travelers spend time in Lititz and nearby areas. People from Philadelphia Nazareth Williamsport Lykens Penryn and more visit relatives attend high schools join family gatherings and travel to places including Harrisburg Camp Upton Osborne Mo and Atlantic City.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pretzel Foundry
Harry Golen
Earl
Ira Good
Kerbach Lake
Columbia
Louis Sturgis
Lester Sesseman
Ben Weir
Brubaker
Penryn
Ella Buch
E. 8. Crosland
Anna
Amelia Miller
Mary
Carrie Tsehudy
Margaret Pots
Sophie Bricker
Noor Romberger
J. J. Huebener
W. H. Muth
Vahnestock's
Darning Club
Mount
Gretna
Ohin County Court
Broad Street
Old Warwick
Willian Mull
Mate E. Peters
Auto
Dr. Lane
Rothsvillers
BE. S. Crosland
Walter H. Buck
Daniel A. Cohick
Nazareth
Clint S. Miller
Williamstown
Zella Brown
Lykens
Curtis Hensel
Sarah Singer
Wilson Gantz
J. Fred Essig
Dauphin
Singersville
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