Religious Services and Schedules in Local Churches
Local Intelligence notes Moravian English preaching Sunday at 10 A M and 7 P M Evangelical prayer meetings Sunday 9 30 A M Sunday school 1 20 P M and prayer meeting 7 P M Nazaran Lutheran New Haven English service Sunday 2 P M German Baptist services Sunday at Longenecker s Warwville and Eden Restoration English service White Oak 9 43 A M Bricker ville 2 P M Lutheran Rev H E Semmel pastor services Sunday Bricker ville 9 30 A M Rothaville 6 15 P M English service
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Moravian
Evanghdicat
Luruasran
New Haven
Gekman Baprist
Longenecker’s
Warlville
Eden
White Oak
Brickerville
Change in R B R fare cuts Lititz Manheim to 14 cents
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad adopts three cent per mile fares across fifty branches. Lititz to Manheim drops to 14 cents, Lititz to Lancaster 48 cents, round trip 62 cents. Philadelphia fare unchanged. A Lyceum Hall festival by the literary corps yields about 35 dollars for instruments, with strong aid from the Littigdram corps and the sewing society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
cAss
Lititz
Manheim
Litita
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Lyceum Hall
Drug Corps
Local notices and crimes mix with village life in Lititz
The item lists a rash of eastern county robberies including Bowmansville jewelry theft of 900 dollars. It notes Buzzard gang arrests after a Welsh mountains run and reports on Christmas decorations, church events, fires, thefts, illness, school attendance and local personalities in Lititz and surrounding townships.
The New Depot Opens With Simple Ceremony
The new depot was opened Monday with little ceremony. D. E. Light of Landisville serves as ticket agent and operator, while J T Sell of Sinking Spring is freight agent. The building features new furniture, stoves, lights, telegraphic instruments and four lanterns under the roofing. Large plate glass windows and finely finished woodwork enhance the structure.
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D. E. Light
Landisville
J T. Sell
Sinking Spring
Accidental Injury From Falling Bucket In Rothville
Jacob Smith was injured when a rope broke during a bucket hoist at an 85 foot well. The falling bucket struck his left arm, breaking a bone, and Dr. Witmer treated him at his Neilsville home. Other local notes mention deer hunting trips, home painting, cigar-makers layoffs, and Mr. George Seltzer's illness.
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Jacob Smith
Smith
Neilsville
N. Bender
George Seltzer
Ho for Holiday Goods at Duvae Store
A colorful early advertising list offers Ladies' Satchels with pocket books, rubber dolls, painted rubber balley, meerschaum es, sewing boxes, cigar cases, horse weights, pepper, sulphur, Glauber salts, Epson salts, a hiking lamp, whiskey, school bags, and cheap shoe polish. Every $1.50 spent earns a chance to win a music box valued at $85.00.
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Blackey
America
Tz Duvae
Outlaw Abe Buzzard Threatens Local Vigilante Action
In Compassy Hills Salisbury township residents of a horse company vow to act against the outlaw Abe Buzzard and his gang due to perceived delays by lawmen. They announce they will work systematically to hand them to county authorities. The notice also cites Thomas W Bowman Rochester NY seeking more salesmen.
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Compassy Hills
Salisbury
Abe Buzzard
Thomas W.bowman
Nurseryman
Rochester, Ny
OTICE
Penn Township Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Israel G
Obituary notices from Shaefferstown newspaper
Obituaries for Albert M. Zahm and Thomas E. Franklin detail Zahm death in Lancaster after typhoid fever at 43, his choir leadership at Moravian church, and surviving wife and three children. Franklin, born 1810, Lancaster judge family, Yale graduate, long Pennsylvanian legal career, dies of paralysis. Also notes on Mrs. Israel Erb, local society meetings, relic sale, Thanksgiving observations, Reformed Missionary Society events, and corrections on local business staffing.
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al. M. Zahm
North Lime Street
Thomas Zahm
Edward J. Zahm
Thomas E. Franklin
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Walter Franklin
Yale
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania
Johnston
Pollock
Clay
Taylor
Lincoln
Qentral
Tragedy in Reading and Ephrata Deaths and Suicide Attempt
A Reading death notes a 57 year old woman died from disease complications after moving from Lancaster to Reading two years ago. Survivors include children in Canton Ohio and Ephrata. Separate incident: Frank Mills of Littlestown attempted suicide in Ephrata, wounded himself in the head after losing family and work, taken to hospital and conscious, carrying note No Money or Friends.
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Ephrata
Phrata
Springs Hotel
Ote
Frank Mills
Littlestown
Adams County
Local Notes On Residents Visiting And Moving About
Misses Laura Stark and Lizzie Sener of Lancaster visited Lititz friends on Saturday. D B Flory of Lancaster recently recovered from illness and was in town Sunday. Misa M J Denlinger of Paradise taught here the past two years and was in town last week. A R Bomberger Miles Hallavher and I G Pixutz went to New York on Tuesday. Mr A Bendamy will not assist A Geyerio after April next, staying in his present post. John Wendling left for Lebanon to make his home. Martha K Tobias visits relatives at Lancaster and Harrisburg for an extended stay. Jacob Blickensderfer of Salem N C is in town. he was born here and is postmaster at Salem. Jerome J Biemesderfer of New Haven married Miss Roger of Lebanon county on Thanksgiving year.
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Conkabley Dectare
Kaxerite
Denver
Lititz
Anne Hornberger
Brown & Hornberger
Brownstown
Brovwn & Hoover
M. H. Taggart
Main Street
Broad Street
Moravian Church
Henry Long
Owl Hill
Henry Barr
Leacock Township
Joy Herald
Harry Long
Lititz Bretzel
Burkholder’s
Rome
Young Ladies’ Sewing Society
Sturgis Bakery
Solomon Steffy
Spruce Street
Daniel Leopard
Reuben Erb
Warwick
Weinland
Henry Zartman
Bowie
Oiceronian Literary Society
C. Benson
Aung
Margaret Uhrich
Lizzie Horst
Clara
Krall
Brendle
S. Fetter
Benson
Juno M. Krall
Esq
Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
Prankiba
John H. Michael
New Eleareh
Shaefferstown
Reformed Missionary Society
A. J. Bachman
Joe. M. Krall
Clara S. Krall
Jno. L. Schaeffer
Benjamin Mays
Evangelical Lutheran
T. Zerbe & Bro
Eigar
Eli Hacker
Baral Schnearer
John Sehnearer
Brickerville
Lancaster
Dope
County
Laura Stark
Lizzie Sener
D. B. Flory
Misa M. J. Denlinger
Paradise
A. R. Bomberger
Miles ‘Hallavher
I. G. Pixutz
New York
Recordings and notes from the season’s end
Snow last Sunday and Christmas in three weeks set the mood as 1884 nears its end. The wheat fields look well and Havana tobacco yields are said to be under a thousand pounds per acre. Tramps grow more numerous while many speak of hard times and marriages among the young. Nancy Peiffer, 93, is noted as Ephrata Township’s oldest resident. Snyder, a local fruit dealer, shows strong wholesale trade. J. B. Martin & Co. offers fine chinaware near the Stevens House in Lancaster.
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Columbia
Lancaster
Ephrata Township
Nancy Peiffer
Snyder
J. B. Martin & Co
Trancaster
Stevens
Executorship Notice and Local Market Listings
Executors notice for Thomas Sands late of Warwick township with letters testamentary granted to Israel G. HRB. Claims to estate to be presented for settlement. Also miscellaneous goods listings including textiles, flour, carpets, groceries, and local market rates with notices of deaths in 1884 and local milling prices.
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Thomas Sands
Warwick Township
Israel G
Tate
James BH. Miksch
Warwick Twp
Lititz
Bricker
Nathan CL Fry
Alby
Northern Lancaster County Store Ad Promises Bargains
A regional store in the northern part of Lancaster County touts its motto Cash Brings Bargains and advertises all goods marked in plain figures with one price. The ad emphasizes straightforward pricing across merchandise.
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Lancaster County
Dress Goods Department Promotes New Fall Styles
Handsome line of black silks satins velvets velveteens and plaids in the dress goods department. All wool bison cloths 25 cents and broadhead jamestown dress goods 20 or 75 cents. Percales cretonnes calicoes and Hamilton Tycoon reps newly arrived with daily updates.
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Jamestown
Percales
Cretonnes
Hamilton
Lititz Coat Department Promotes Latest Styles at Low Prices
The store showcases full lines of ladies misses and children coats in the newest designs. Prices aim to undercut city shops with items from New Markets Russian Circulars Dolmans Jersey jackets and seal plush cloth options in black brown and gray plus accessories and shawls for all ages.
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Lititz
Philadelphia
New York
Hosiery and Notion Department Offers Wide Selection
Ladies gents and children's hosiery of all kinds and gloves and mitts in kid silk cashmere wool and buckskin. Underwear for all ages in white scarlet gray. wool overshirts. handkerchiefs, linings and laces. Umbrellas ribbons edgings cashmere soaps and Colgates extracts bay rum.
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Zephyr
Colgates
House Keeping Goods Department Bargains Today
Sheeting, Pillows and Shirting Muslins Bleached and Unbleached at low prices unseen in 25 years Tickings Table Linen Napkins Towels and Towels line Linen loaded with Turkey Red Table Linens White Scarlet and Gray Blankets Marseilles and Lancaster quilts Wool and part Wool Coverlets home made comforts and more in Lititz stores.
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Lititz
Marseilles
Lancaster Ruilta
Carpet Department Opens New Line of Wool Carpets
A local store announces a fresh assortment of Ingram and Extra Super All-Wool Carpets with prices from 25 to 90 cents. It highlights home made rag and chain carpets, floor cloths, oil cloths, rugs, cocoa mats, and associated home accessories.
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