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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1927
Page
2
County Happenings reports rabbits expected to be plentiful this season with big flocks of pheasants and many quail seen in all sections. Drivers observe young rabbits along roads and there is a rumor cats are killing rabbits. Most birds are protected by farmers.
A two point buck dashed onto the William Penn highway forcing a car driven by Joseph Zannino of Lewistown into oncoming traffic. Both cars sustained damage with no injuries. The deer was killed after striking another vehicle.
The Penn township supervisors began resurfacing the Manheim to Lititz turnpike section from the Pennville road toward the borough. Funding totaling 20160 comes from state county and township shares to complete about two miles with one mile remaining. A Lancaster Automobile Club committee will push to finish the entire through highway this fall connecting Mount Joy Manheim Lititz Ephrata Blue Ball and Philadelphia.
Near Clay Lancaster County hog breeder B Snyder weighed a nine pig litter at 180 days totaling 21301 pounds making it the first ton litter of the year. The sow is pure bred Hampshire from Willow Street and the boar is pure bred Poland China from Mt Jackson Virginia. Snyder, a 30 year breeder, crossed Hampshire with Poland China to improve tonnage and achieved a successful result despite a prior ten pig litter two years earlier yielding 2251 pounds at 150 days.
Mrs Samuel Treitner of Spring Lake New Jersey urges placing bells on privately owned cats to warn birds and stop disturbances. Complaints say 27 cats were seen near Ann May Hospital feeding there and harming birds. Police chief referred the matter without orders to bell the cats.
The State Game Commission reports John Rudy of Coleraine bitten by a groundhog while hunting. Daniel Bender of Lebanon walks South Ninth Street with two nearly 15 pound groundhogs, swelling his yearly total to 53. Frank Bixler of Achron trails at 22 as they compete.
Motorists arriving in Lewistown recount being stopped at the Mifflin Centre county line on the Seven mountain ridge and asked if they carried corn. Officers turning out to be quarantine squad members searching for corn shipments to curb the corn borer.
The accuser is alleged to have acted as an accomplice in a tire robbery at Denver, Lancaster county, about a year ago. Jacob Bernstein of Lebanon was given a hearing before Justice Henry Shimp, who sent the case to the September term after bail was set. Bernstein was arrested after Adam Leitzinger of Lititz confessed and implicated Bernstein and a third suspect still at large. The Denver Supply Company break inspired the charges. Seibinger was jailed in default of bail, and authorities seek the remaining suspect.
The Parker Phoenix of Clarion Pa appeals for marriage among more than fifty widows and several eligible maidens in Parker’s Landing. The plea urges local bachelors to pursue courtship to wed capable women and form homes in the small Pennsylvania city.
Mr. Snyder kept exact feed accounts for this year's ton-litter. Feed cost totaled 168.14 dollars with 5.05 dollars for grinding. Total feed weight reached 7260 pounds including 2700 lbs chop 1025 lbs tankage 700 lbs middlings and 2835 lbs corn. He is also a leading county hog raiser and prominent fruit grower with a ten acre apple orchard and over 400 trees in bearing. Despite a lighter apple crop last year he expects a crop equal to last year if weather holds.
General Zachary Taylor leads about 4000 American soldiers across the Rio Grande on March 28 1846 and establishes Port Brown on Mexican soil, marking the start of the Mexican American War.
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