Lititz Notes and Local Happenings Highlight Town Life
A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Paul Seaber on Monday. Homer and Lewis Sturgis reported eight bass from the Susquehanna on Saturday. Lititz borough school tax due by end of next week and Mrs Carrie Downey recuperating from typhoid fever. Corn and tobacco crops prosper, some late varieties risk frost. Several shots were heard near the western town, shooter unknown. Picnics and concerts fill weekends with Becks concert band performing. Photographs honor Moravian church members. local auctions sell gear for camping along Conestoga creek. Court viewers meet to appraise damages on E Main street widening. Reading Railroad outhouse issue prompts health concerns. Millersville faculty praised for school strength and standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Seaber
Homer
Lewis Sturgis
Susquehanna River
Lititz
Carrie Downey
Mary Zariman
Meiskey
Charles A. Pfautz
Baker S. C. Hassler
Lebanon
Jacob Grabill
D. A. Long
Broad Street
Lititzborough
Uncle Sam
Akron
Beck
Philadelphia Inquirer
C. Wm. Grosk
Phares Koser
Warwick House
Abram Geibof
Manheim
Conestoga Creek
Court of Common Pleas
B. M. Brook
Warwick Autoists Unfortunate Collision Causes Damaged Cars
John F. Longenecker narrowly escaped injury when his new Imperial roadster mounted a trolley track near Neffsville, grazing a pole and suffering major damage. D H Snavely of Warwick and companions were struck by a Rossmere belt line trolley at Plum street and New Holland avenue, causing rear fender damage, bent axle, and a shattered windshield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Longenecker
Dr. H. Snavely
N. Broad Street
Lancaster and
Lititz
Grove Locher
Neffsville
Longenecker
Imperial
Locher
Sacher
D. H. Snavely
Warwick
Menno Brubaker
Aaron Kaylor
Israel Huber
Reo
Plum Street
New Holland Avenue
Lancaster
Rossmere
Brubaker
Band Concert Tonight at Springgrounds Pavilion
Beck's concert band performs tonight at the Springgrounds pavilion starting at 7 30. A collection will be taken. A large audience is expected to hear the popular group render the latest selections in its inimitable style with a strong program promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Springgrounds
Automobile Ride Draws 300 Plus With Benzine Buggies
The Ladies Aid Society of St Pauls Lutheran church organized a Tuesday evening automobile ride. Eleven autos and more than 300 riders created a busy ran about town. A small fee netted $26.05 and gratitude was extended to car owners and helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Harry Long
Many Went Up the Hudson Excursion to West Point
The third and final P R railroad trip to Jersey City and then by boat up the Hudson to West Point carried 100 passengers on Saturday. They boarded at 8 55 A M and spent about an hour at West Point before returning near two o clock Sunday morning. Fare was 3 80 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Hudson River
West Point
Moravian Church Reopens with Rebuilt Organ Dedication
Large congregations attended the Moravian church last Sunday for the reopening after interior repainting, organ rebuild, and carpeted floor. The day marked the 125th anniversary of the church, featuring a morning prayer service, a second bishop led service, a lovefeast, and a German and English communion. The organ by M. P. Moller has 17 stops and 914 pipes, costing about $2,000, with total improvements around $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Hagen
Irwin K. Deer
Lititz
C. S. Loeffler
the Christ
Hagen
Moench
Charles Nagle
Lancaster
I. E. Deer
J. E. Keene
J. W. Woehrie
Wilbur Meiskey
Harvey Gast
Stokes & McNulty
Nies & Ronk
Ladies' Sewing Society
W. H. Muth
M. P. Moller
Hagerstown
Local Saturday Market Buys Fair Provisions
Our Market reports a buoyant Saturday market with many farmers offering provisions. Green corn brings 8 to 15 cents a dozen ears, celery 8 cents a bunch, tomatoes 8 cents a box, egg plants 5 to 8 cents each, lima beans 7 to 10 cents a pint, string beans 6 cents a half peck, soup beans 12 cents a quart, potatoes 10 cents a half peck, eggs 21 cents a dozen, butter 82 cents a pound, chickens 45 to 65 cents each, and apples 10 to 15 cents a half peck depending on variety.
Demmy Rites Held For Mrs Anna Mary Demmy
Mrs Anna Mary Demmy died last Saturday morning in her thirtieth year after only a few hours of illness. She was the daughter of Adam H and Christiana Warfel Watson, and wife of Edward Demmy, residing at Overlook Farm near the Lititz turnpike. Brief funeral services were held at the Overlook Farm home and Neffsville Lutheran Church with interment in Neffsville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mary Demmy
Edward Demmy
Adam H
Christiana Warfel Watson
Overlook Farm
Neffsville Lutheran Church
Columbia
Lititz Turnpike
Lancaster
Neftsville
Neftsville Lutheran Cemetery
Elder Meck dies at 74 long-time Steinmetz housekeeper
Miss Annie L. Meek longtime housekeeper for Hiram E. Steinmetz of Ephrata died Monday August 19 at age 74 years 2 months 11 days after apo plexy on August 4 She served the Steinmetz family for 58 years was a charter member of St John's Lutheran Bricker ville and previously Immanuel's Lutheran She is survived by two brothers William Meek Octavia Neb and Samuel Meek Bricker ville and sister Margaret wife of Jacob G Eit mer Hallville Funeral services set for Friday at 9 30 am at her home conducted by Revs E E Shantz Schaefferstown and J W Smith Ephrata with interment in the Steinmetz family plot at Immanuel Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie L. Meck
Hiram E. Steinmetz
Ephrata
Steinmetz
George W. Steinmetz
Hiram E
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Brickerville
Immanuel’s
Mr. Steinmetz
William Meek
Octavia
Neb
Samuel Meek
Margaret
Jacob G. Eitmer
Hallville
E. E. Shantz
Schaefferstown
J. W. Smith
St. John’s Church
Shantz
Immanuel’s Cemetery
Mrs. Edward Kopp of Penryn Dies at 76 in Elizabethtown Visit
Mrs. Edward Kopp of Penryn Penn township died Thursday morning August 15 at her niece Mrs. Jacob N Frey home near Elizabethtown where she had visited eight weeks aged 76 Her husband died nearly six years ago No children survive Her brother Benjamin Ober of Manheim and sister Mrs Elizabeth Haldeman of Elstonville are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kopp
Penryn
Penn Township
Jacob N. Frey
Elizabethtown
Benjamin Ober
Manheim
Elizabeth Haldeman
Elstonville
Death of Catharine Plasterer in Penryn After Long Illness
Catharine wife of Henry S Plasterer died at Penryn Penryn township on Wednesday morning August 14 aged 63 years 15 days after a month long gangrene from a frozen foot last winter She was a member of Penryn Reformed church Survived by husband five children Emma wife of John Pickle Alice wife of Harvey Ober Monroe Mannheim Mame wife of Jacob Rohrer Mr Joy one sister two brothers Jacob Boyer and Miss Sallie Boyer Penryn and Benjamin Boyer of Lititz Funeral held Saturday morning with White Oak church services and burial in adjacent grounds Rev Raezer of Lititz officiated
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catharine
Henry S. Plasterer
Penryn
Penn Township
Joy
Jacob Boyer
Sallie Boyer
Benjamin Boyer
Lititz
White Oak Church
Rev. Raezer
Jos. Dreifus
Ocean City
N. J
Frances Spickler
Philadelphia
Wm. D. Seiverling
Shultz
Geo. M. Shultz
Illinois
Louis Simcox
Kinderbook
Wayne Lenhart
Reading
Homer Nelson
New Holland
Walter Clare
Hopeland
Caroline Grosh
Mary H. Hall
Chicago
W. R. Stephens
Lela Yeiser
Newmanstown
Lebanon
H. R. Gibble
J. W. G. Hershey
Mt. Gretna
Levi Zartman
Manheim
Mary Zartman
A. M. Shissler
Warwick
Mt. Lebanon
H. S. Meiskey
Carl
Mary Frederick
Atlantic City
William A. Smith
George Roland
Mary
Carrie Tshudy
Elam Haldeman
Shillington
Ida
Hazel Hoffman
York Haven
F. A. Masser
William Weaver
Haydn Sesseman
Harrisburg
John Sesseman
Harry
Henry Diehm
Lancaster
George E. Bomberger
Brooklyn
N. Y
Henry Bomberger
Alice Habacker
Leaman
Fort Wayne
Ind
W. Buch
Kissel Hill
Cleveland Hoffman
Middletown
Harry Rudy
Ed. Hipple
Ceredo
W. Va
Jere ‘Hipple
Lloyd Hoff
State Constabulary
Pittsburgh
Walter B. Light
Warren Souders
Floyd Stark
Emory Wagner
Lloyd Smith
Anglesea
Irene
Maud Kreider
Akron
Robert
Denver
P. B. Bucher
Samos
Israel G. Erb
Bucher
W. S. Diehm
Lititz Lodge
Knights of Pythias
James Larson
Telephone Exchange
Rebecca Studebaker
South Bend
Studebaker Bros
Daniel F. Eberly
Candace
Fannie Eberly
Edhohn, Butler Co
Nebraska
Ordained Assistant Rev. Irwin Deer Introduced at Linden Hall
The newly ordained Assistant Rev. Irwin E. Deer was introduced as a newcomer to Lititz after a career path from Monon Indiana to Indianapolis and Pennsylvania. Born January 28 1889 in Monon he studied at Manual Training High School and Moravian College earning an A B in 1910. He then served two years as State Student Secretary of the Y M C A of Pennsylvania before joining Linden Hall as assistant principal and assistant pastor July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin E. Deer
Moravian Church
James Deer
Indianapolis
Ind
Monon
Indiana
Manual Training High
Moravian College
Young Men’s Christian Associations of
Pennsylvania
Lititz
Linden Hall
Personal Ties and Travels Reach Across Towns
STRAIGHT-LOCAL social notes chronicle visits and travels among residents and guests from Reading Philadelphia New Holland Lebanon York Haven Fort Wayne and others. Spouses families and friends from Kinderbook to Shillington join in weekend stays and informal gatherings while others attend camps meetings or state events across Pennsylvania and nearby states.
Birthday celebrations mark August social gatherings in Lancaster area
Rev J W Woehrie and three parishioners plus families honor a birthday at Jefferson Wagner home on Orange Street at 6 PM August 20. Other festivities include Catharine Wagner Kissinger Herger celebrating 21st at Owl Hill, a 85th for Mrs Sarah Grosh with family from Lancaster Lititz and Wicke, and a Wick discharge reunion for four Grosh children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Woehrie
Jefferson Wagner
Thomas Kissinger
Roy Pfautz
Orange Street
Victor
May
Anna
J. W. Woehrle
Margaret
Emory Wagner
Hiram Reedy
Catharine
Lancaster
Lititz
Sarah Grosh
North Broad Street
Warwick
John Grosh
A. R. Bear
E. Evans
Agnes Grosh
Paralyzed Oliver Stober Taken to County Hospital
Oliver Stober was taken to the county hospital by Constable Hacker on Tuesday after a paralytic attack last Friday. He remains in a critical condition. Nell is described as aged and infirm, and John Noll was taken to the county almshouse by Constable Allen Hacker on Monday. A man with no home spent much time at Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Stober
Hacker
Tueday
Oliver
Abram Huber
Allen Hacker
John Noll
Nell
Rome
Mice Start Fire at Brunnerville Butcher Shop
A desk fire at M. R. Hess's butcher shop in Brunnerville was stopped before it could become a major blaze. Mice reportedly sparked matches on the desk, and John Nessinger along with Phares Kline found and extinguished the flames just in time. Several window panes were damaged by heat. Hess plans to keep matches away from mice in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Hess
Brunnerville
Hess
John Nessinger
Phares Kline
Old Landmark Removed From Pine Hill Farm
Miss Lusanina Habecker of Pine Hill razed the old est log house on her small farm last week to erect a new one on the site. The 125 year old structure had stone walls and a small cellar. Amos Metzler and his crew are handling the work, with Samuel Habecker of Brunnerville in charge of the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusanina Habecker
Pine Hill
Amos Metzler
Samuel Habecker
Brunnerville
Leaf Tobacco Market Seeks Buyers in Lititz Area
Packers eager for buyers as 1911 crop moves elsewhere. Addison Shrum of East Petersburg sold his 1911 crop to Morris Levy & Co. of Lancaster at 15 cents. A Mountville packer sold to a Paradise dealer at 16 cents. B. F. Good & Co. of Lancaster bought a large packing at Paradise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tereabouts
Lititz
Addison Shrum
East Petersburg
Morris Levy & Co
Lancaster
Mountville
Paradise
B. F. Good & Co
Miss Edith Dietrich Sent From Europe
The REGorD notes Miss Edith Deitrich among the Lancaster Intelligencer’s young ladies touring Europe reports she is enjoying palaces museums and art galleries. She calls the ocean voyage delightful and expects a grand time on the return voyage as she is now aboard the deep blue sea hound heading home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regord
Edith Deitrich
Europe
The
Lancaster Intelligencer
Arm Sliced by Jar Break At Broad Street
John Fleischman of 8 Broad Street suffered a deep cut to his left forearm when a jar shattered while he was tightening its top. He bled heavily until Dr. S R Posey treated him with eleven stitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fleischman
Broad Street
Mr. Fleischman
S.R. Posey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Golan
LOGAL
Reading Railroad Company
Board of Health
Millersville
Millersville State Normal School
Hudson
Edward Demimy
Miss Dietrich
Jar
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