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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1923
Page
4
The notice records a subscription price of one dollar fifty cents annually for the publication owned by RE. BUCH, editor and proprietor, with an entering of mails at Lititz Pennsylvania.
Wednesday visitors from Lancaster included Mrs C E Andrew Mrs J Howard Heidel bauch Mrs Leon Ranck Mrs Peter Keener and Maggie Keener plus Master Lester Andrew of Eden Christ H Brackbill and family of East Petersburg called on Amanda Be Blackbill. The section notes absences hospital stays recoveries and multiple funerals including Peter Brunner and Mrs Musser. Local residents attend reunions and send regards across nearby towns.
Eolandus Mull his wife and daughter Katie visited friends at Schoeneck over Sunday. Monroe Zartman his wife and daughter from Lexington and Mr and Mrs Adams and family attended a woods meeting at Elstonville Sunday evening. Otto Pfeffer and family of Lancaster and Mrs James Carpenter and Dorothy Carpenter of Rothsville visited M G Shreiner and family over Sunday.
Akron notes the new school term with Principal A T Behney and staff, announces Miss Esther Singer as assistant, and lists teachers for primary and intermed grades. A Petersburg marriage unites Raymod Wenger and Adna Suns, with plans for Mr and Mrs Wenger to reside in Akron. Miss Kathryn Enck and Harold Gibble announce engagement. Enck is an Akron High School 1929 graduate. Harvest Home planned at Brethren church with Rev H B Yoder from Lancaster preaching. local families Wayne Bender and sons attend a Sunday outing at Frank Bender’s near Rothsville.
The funeral for Mrs. William Smith of Mt Hope was held Wednesday afternoon at Brethren church with interment in the Lutheran cemetery. Many relatives and friends were noted visiting and dining with local families, including Mr and Mrs J B Shirker and others from Reading, Brunnerville, Eph rata, Brownstown, Rothsville, and Mohnton, as well as attendees from Columbia, Lancaster, and Reading.
A Sunday of visits across the Lexington area features families from Snavelys, Martindale, Hallville, Manheim, Brunerville and nearby towns visiting relatives, attending a Brickerville picnic, and taking an Atlantic City excursion. Birth announced for a son at St Joseph's Hospital Lancaster.
Clay Cullings reports Miss Susie Keller traveled with Mr Jno Gate from Penryn to Rochester New York last week to visit friends. Local residents attended brickwork events on Saturday including a firemen parade in Ephrata. Mr J W Gerhart and daughter Margaret visited Manheim with Arlington Gerhart family. Mrs Emma Irvin Flora Lincoln and the E B Bucher family joined the J W Gerharts Sunday visit. Mrs C B Snyder remains on the sick list.
Rothsville schools opened for an eight month term with 296 pupils. Grades listed with teachers and pupil counts include Senior High 54 pupils under Miss Marie McPoland and Miss Marian Biemesderfer, Junior High 40, Grammar 43, Intermediate 6, Secondary 59, Primary 41 with 35 beginners. Prof. Victor Heisey is supervising principal.
Franklin Fry and his son Franklin Jr. return to Philadelphia after visiting his mother Martha Fry and other relatives here. Miss Ruth Royer leaves for Graffdale to resume teaching duties. Miss Anna Levan returns from visiting her aunt Mrs. James Leipold at Ephrata.
The Eberly family reunion will be held at Ephrata Park on Labor Day Monday September 8. An afternoon program includes hymns prayer welcome address by Eberly Paul Burkholder readings by Anna and Kathryn Bard music and remarks by members and a closing hymn. All Eberly relatives are invited.
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