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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1884
Page
3
Local Intelligence lists Moravian German preaching and Evangelical Sunday school times, Lutheran and Reformed services, and an upcoming Lancaster County Fair excursion with round-trip tickets. Also notes weather, cemetery safety concerns, corrections about local mill location, and historical house details.
The text urges sellers to advertise valuable real estate with large showy sale bills and county newspaper ads to attract distant buyers and higher prices. It notes printer quality as key and warns against under advertising. Mentions Acker's English Remedy for coughs and Owen P. Brickner, attorney, with Lancaster office at 15 East King Street.
A sprawling Lititz page itemizes a brisk cigar business, a straw hat found on the road, and real estate sales in Warwick. It notes garden cabbages from New Haven, a new wagon for hardware work, and a large Moravian church children’s festival with lanterns. It covers Mt Gretna excursions, railroad timing issues, and a new church clock in Manheim.
The Lincoln Lutheran Sunday school picnic near Durlach featured German and English addresses, music by the Lincoln orchestra, and fundraising refreshments. At White Oak Union, 675 attendees enjoyed a grove gathering with speeches by Reist, Kline, Boyd, and Erb, praising the day. Millway Park excursion praised for favorable weather and full entertainment for 300 plus participants. The column mentions local visits, almanac prep by Ibach, and various community notices from Columbia Herald.
J W Hollinger faced court for selling liquor without license on Sunday and maintaining a nuisance as a grand jury prepares to hear fifteen witnesses. Hartman and Sheef were cited for selling without license. Salome Whitman, a young woman from East Farm township, was indicted for horse stealing and pleaded guilty after a grand jury returned a true bill. She received a lenient sentence of one year and eight months in the county jail. Warwick township supervisors were pressed for neglecting cross road finger boards. The record also recalls peace celebrations in 1815 with speeches, illuminated square, and a wooden cannon built by local youths.
Newton Indiana man reports his wife, plagued by a 25 year cough, was helped by Dr Kings New Discovery. After two bottles she is reportedly cured, claiming thirty years of poor health ended. Trial bottles available free at Lititz Drug Store. Large size priced at 1.00.
Personal notices from Lititz and surrounding areas cover travel to Harrisburg and Canada, speeds of famed horses in Philadelphia, family visits, a Niagara Falls excursion, and a bagage master appointment in Lebanon. Disbandment of the Springs baseball club and school improvements in Lexington are reported, plus a massive 60 by 60 straw stack near Millport and the first large tomato at the Lititz office. A Granger Picnic Excursion to Williams Grove is announced with details.
A collage of short items notes court week, voting registration by September 5, local social events to Atlantic City, blackberry scarcity, and a Philadelphia nurseryman named Waterer. It mentions various ads from real estate to medicines like Emory's Turtle Cathartic Pills and Acker's remedies, with local drugstore mentions.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or money back. Priced at 2 shillings per box and sold at Lititz Drug Store.
WOLLE offers 10¢ straw hats for men and boys as stock clears. Pocket knives and home made overalls sold at reduced prices. Cheese, cream cheese, baking powder gifts, sugar, dried beef, and coffee are featured with various low prices. Cigars and teas offered at discounted rates.
Marriage notices include Robt N Wolle to Lizzie K Shirk at Doncaster on August 17 1835 and Albert B Hicks to Susan K Smith on July 20 1884. Also Milch sack birth notice August 15 1884 in Lititz. Market columns list stock quotations from De Haven Townsend bankers and produce prices in Philadelphia with weekly corrections and local rail schedule details.
A seven acre tract with a large 3 story stone grist and merchant mill and four pair of French burrs. Improvements include a brick house, frame wash house, bank barn, outbuildings, an apple orchard and high cultivation. The property lies near schools churches stores and post offices with water power and storage. Viewing arranged via Henry Pierre. sale begins 1 PM on the sale day. terms to be announced by Epler.
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