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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1883
Page
3
A fragment from Friday December 7 1888 notes an undertaker named Matt Street with mentions of Wa H Exon and Littts Pa. The terse item reads like an obituary or business directory entry with minimal details.
Local intelligence lists Moravian German and English services on Sunday at MWA and Lexing ton Voganville. Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed also hold Sunday services at 2 PM and 10:30 AM respectively. A revival protracted meeting began at the Evangelical church. A false report claimed smallpox in Warwick, but inquiries found little truth. rumors originated in a village with gossip.
A thief entered the Lititz Springs Hotel on Tuesday night by removing glass and forced open the barroom money drawer taking 1] cents and a bottle of Yankee rum. He left in disgust after not finding what he expected as no other liquor was taken. A separate report notes Henry Frank near New Haven at his barnyard scuffle injuring a girl, and a railroad restaurant advertises canned goods and fresh produce for holiday stock.
Rothsville reports Mr. C. Hatyman injured by a bursting gun while shooting a squirrel, and Jerome Bhesfer's gun burst without injuries. George Kofroth killed five hogs totaling 105 pounds. The Rothsville Cornet Band announces its first and second grand annual balls at Keystone Hall on December 26 and January 1. A turkey shooting match is planned at the Keystone Hotel on Saturday, December 16.
Suceak reports a theft in Akron where a man named Ratten, while at Albright's store, borrowed a book and found it stolen from his buggy while he visited others. The note adds harsh moral judgment for the thief and frames the incident in a local historical context. The second item covers tobacco market activity, noting subdued demand, low prices for wrappers and binders, scarce high quality leaf, and industry contraction ahead of the holidays. Lancaster Intelligencer notes quiet trade and inventories heading into the new year.
A roundup of holiday displays restrictions weather and social notes in Lititz includes store windows brightening for the season, a plan to decorate the Moravian church for Christmas, and community reports on the Warwick house new bartender and local trades. The Ladies' Mite Society collects a substantial donation for Rev. Ernest Schwartze of Ephraim Wisconsin, including clothing groceries and household items packed for transport.
Local reports allege heirs of Joseph Hershberger plan to assert ownership to about 600 acres near Stevens Station, including station and nearby parcels. Current owners hold deeds and possession, but the dispute hinges on forthcoming evidence of the heirs and their claims. Ephraita Review notes the unsettled situation and potential actions based on proof. The article also notes rival cigar production feats at Fry & Co and Fry & Miksch shops with Harman and Seaman producing up to 1100 cigars in ten hours, prompting questions of who can top that output.
John Buck son of David Buck died after three weeks of illness described as typhoid fever. He grew worse Wednesday night, jaw and limbs stiffened, and died Friday at 2 pm. Funeral held Monday morning with interment in Evangelical graveyard.
In Lexington woods boys found a cuff from a ball and chain hidden under a store. it was filed off to remove it from the leg. A Sunday fire near Maytown destroyed L. Pecks barn and livestock, with heavy losses and severe burns to the owner.
A London style report notes three men and five bears performing antics to amuse children on Monday. Activists complain about street performances becoming common and argue they seldom pay. some towns ban entry. A call to workers over idle living voices public concern, while an ad touts Acker's Blood Elixir by Dr J. C. Brobst for sale at $1.
Advertises a fashion quarterly featuring 120 pages 1000 illustrations 42 articles on topics for ladies plus a dressmakers page. Describes dry goods priced for mail shoppers and music by W W Gilchrist. Yearly subscription 50 cents six months 25 cents. Fisher's offers robes and blankets amid large stock.
A plea asks subscribers to recruit one or two new readers among neighbors to double the newspaper’s list. It stresses the Record as a potent tool for truth and justice and notes the Azcoko price at $1.90 a year plus Fisher's offers on robes and blankets.
Local notice recalls the fifty year anniversary of the first locomotive run, arguing the engine originally traveled from Philadelphia to Columbia, not vice versa, with witness Mr. Alexander Sturgis noting earlier travel by horse car and a Lititz Band accompaniment. It also lists property sales in Manheim and Rothsville, a praise of Benny Shindle’s pamphlet promoting home patronage, and a short weather and horoscope note. Mr. Ben Bear’s wedding reception at Mechanicsburg is reported with a later home transfer to Faix and a calathumpian band visit.
Reading visitors and residents appear in town notes as typhoid fever cases, sorely affecting families such as Gantz, Delbo, and Goda, with several others traveling to Lancaster, Mountville, or Brannerville for work or hospitality. Local clergy visits are also recorded, including Rev. Hostetter and Rev. Bomberger, amid a string of social mentions.
Attendance up but short of expectations as Laurence Brickenstein is elected librarian and Christian Barr secures financial secretary posts. J R Bricker discusses typhoid fever causes and debates whether newspapers should be read in public schools. No Lyceum meeting next week due to room notice issue. next gathering set for December 13.
The planned union of the Northern and Southern Moravian provinces collapsed after the Visitator Rev. M L Richard advised against the unions. As Legate of the German Moravian Unity he toured American churches last summer and his stance influenced Southern representatives Messrs Right and Roadthaler, ending the effort for unity.
A compilation of humorous, commercial, and public notices including jokes about rabbits and the year 1883, trade ads for Lititz goods, clothing and groceries, a call for advanced subscriptions, and assorted stock quotations and legal notices.
A Barmera creamery report notes strong production with 3000 lbs of milk daily yielding about 100 lbs butter and 260 lbs cheese. Other items include a foreclosure by Joseph and wife Greenwalt, a French Norman stallion purchase in New York, a pneumonia death in Mt Hope, a stabbing in Lancaster, a elopement in Columbia, and forgery charges against Jonas Minnich.
Promo note from T Shuby's Store listing Wen Ger's best quality flour sugar spices and fruits for Christmas cakes and fruit cakes. Stock includes raisins currants citron oranges bananas grapes and party supplies with holiday gift suggestions.
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