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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
1
A digest of small-town activities includes a free demonstration at Pfantz Bros., outings by J W M Kissinger, and Bitzer bungalow groundwork. festivities include reunions, mothers association meeting, and a cenbine Michael families gathering. Local trades feature an Imperial auto sale, hay rack demonstrations, and bag factories.
Lititz borough braces for a three party race with Republicans Democrats and Bull Moose fielding officers including burgess, council, school director and auditors. Primary voting on September 16 follows August 26 filing. November 4 awaits general election with petitions due by August 26. Also report of William Mease injured in wagon accident and hospitalized after a brake fragment penetrated his palate.
Mrs. Mary Tshudy writes that her husband Walter Tshudy, employed in Marion Ohio, had two toes crushed at work and spent days in a hospital before staying at a boarding house and planning to return home soon. Rev and Mrs I E Deer return from their wedding trip to an informal Moravian church reception with songs speeches and birthday wishes.
Mrs. Catharine Kling died at 2 30 AM at her South Spruce Street home from injuries after a fall. The 83 year old German born widow of Frederick Kling is survived by her husband, one daughter Fredericka, three sisters, and four predeceased children. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Moravian cemetery with Revs Hagen and Nagle officiating. The Kling family thanks neighbors for kindness during bereavement.
Thomas Keath a retired Penryn merchant in Penn township died at his home after a ten months illness of Brights disease. He was seventy. Survived by wife and children Addi son Y Keath Harvey Y Keath Lydia wife of Wm Sharp Ella wife of Thomas Marks Frank Y Keath Minnie wife of Jacob Kauffman and two brothers Michael and Samuel. Funeral held Monday morning.
Mrs Emma Ruth wife of John Ruth longtime Hopeland resident in Clay township died shortly before midnight Wednesday August 13 from apoplexy aged sixty four Survived by husband one sister Mrs Allen Bertram Read ing and by husband’s niece Mrs Michael Noll of Ephrata Funeral held Sunday at ten at home then Paradise U B church Hopeland with Rev B M Breneman and interment in adjoining cemetery
Samuel F Gibble infant son of Mr and Mrs Hiram Gibble died Tuesday at home near White Oak from cholera infantum. Funeral held Thursday with services at Graybill's meeting house and burial in the adjoining cemetery.
More than 200 people joined the Ladies Aid Society of St. Pauls Lutheran for an auto ride Tuesday evening. Cars toured Lititz and vicinity, packed like sardines at times. Adults paid 10 cents and children 5 cents, raising $21.10 for church expenses. The group thanks the gentlemen who provided cars and all participants.
Jacob Herzog, Kinports cigar factory foreman, received tickets for a Kinports employes excursion to Hershey Park on Saturday August 30. Round trip fare is 1.00 for adults and 0.50 for children. Lititz is expected to send a large delegation and tickets should be obtained from Herzog promptly for adequate accommodations.
Bass fishermen see limited success this season due to murky streams from frequent storms. Some catches occur but overall numbers lag behind last year. An Oregon-area angler reports only two bass and shelved tackle, though many remain hopeful for September.
Frank Rader proprietor of the Lititz cigar store on Fast Main street trapped a shoplifter, a boy employed nearby, who was taking about $1 in small coins from a rear drawer. The owner chose not to prosecute for the boy’s own sake and to avoid harming his parents. The story also notes visitors Hon. James M. Beck and family’s county tour and a local incident of an anonymous defamatory letter to two East Main street women, with potential police reporting.
Mr. H. W. Kreibel of West Orange street is seriously ill with typhoid fever while Mr. Harry Regennas of West Lemon street is confined to bed with a sick spell.
A community column lists residents visiting Atlantic City Philadelphia Reading and other spots over a period of days. Names include Mrs David P Bricker Miss Mary Swartz John Fass and many others visiting relatives and friends in Reading Allentown York Buffalo and beyond with trips to Tuckahoe Atlantic City and Pottsville among destinations.
John Ely keeps a white feathered dove named Beaver that comes when called and perches on his shoulder in Broad Street addition. Harvey Seaber shudders as a milk snake wriggles from his pant legs. John Farmer escapes the county hospital for the insane and is captured near Rothsville. Lancaster officials pursue him. A portrait of General Sutter, first California gold discoverer, will be presented to the Lancaster County Historical Society alongside a lecture by Prof. J. B. Landis of F and M Academy.
The Akron Sunday-school picnic at our park drew a large crowd of Akron residents and hundreds from Lititz. Beck's band played well, games were enjoyed, and baseball attracted many spectators on a perfect day. A Runaway Horse From Mannheim was captured near Park View Hotel by bystanders. Owner Amos Shenk of Mannheim claimed the horse later. it had escaped a wagon at Mannheim freight yards and traveled to town dragging partially torn harness.
A light yellow wagon built in Columbia for C Fred Regennas & Sons draws interest. It is intended for two horses with gold lettering and a harmony of colors highlighting the Regennas name and business. The firm’s growing quality spurs demand and their team travels the county. Camping grows popular with fifty local youths seeking riverbank spots along the Susquehanna and Conestoga for camping and boating. Republicans plan a Springs Hotel meeting Saturday evening for important business. Peaches by the basket available at Wenger's drug store in Ephrata.
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