Delbo Succumbs to Injuries in Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster resident Samuel L. Delbo, a longtime Lititz shoe-maker, died Saturday morning after a broken ankle and exposure left him weak in Lancaster General Hospital. He was found along Spring Creek last Wednesday and rescued by Samuel Steffy. He was 70, survived by wife Martha Sturgis and children Harry, Arthur, and Ida, with a funeral at Lititz Moravian church.
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Samuel L. Delbo
Lititz
Spring Creek
Lancaster General Hospital
Mr. Delbo
Samuel Steffy
Francis
Susan Grosh Delbo
West Hempfield
Delbo
Lancaster
Martha Sturgis
Harry
Ohio
Arthur
California
Ida
Harvey Singer
Darius Detbo
Amanda Haughman
Lititz Moravian Church
Rev. Hagen
Nagel
D. W. Pfautz
Wagaman
Pfaute
Pfautz
Mr. Pfantz
Deibo
Harriet S
Isaac B. Eshenshade
Manheim Township
Landis Valley Mennonite Church
Martin G
Bertha
Milton B. Landis
East Lampeter
Laura
A. L. Lefevre
Leyi S. Gross
East. Petersburg
Salinda Hess
Manheim
Lititz Lodge 1050 to Host Second Annual Turkey Banquet
Lititz Lodge No 1050 S C QO F plans a turkey banquet at Linden Hall auditorium gymnasium on Tuesday evening December 28. Members and their partners have sent back acceptance cards, signaling attendance and appetites to devour King Turk. The committee promises a first rate event.
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Lititz Lodge No
Linden Hall Auditorium
Turk
Last summons for Reuben Beck and local obituaries
Obituary notices detail the deaths of Reuben Beck 81 in Ephrata and others in Lancaster area. Surviving spouses and children named. Funeral arrangements described alongside Mennonite and church affiliations. Additional notices include Edna S. Rhoads death in Philadelphia and Lydia Breneiser pleurisy passing in Manheim. Funeral details and interments noted.
Clay farmer killed by trolley near Weidmansville
Solomon Eberly a 72 year old farmer of Clay township was instantly killed on a Monday morning when his horse dashed toward a lane and the trolley car from Ephrata and Lebanon struck his wagon. Coroner’s inquest found no fault with the trolley company. He left a large family and was a longtime St. John's Lutheran and Clay Lodge member. Funeral services were set for Saturday.
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Solomon Eberly
Samuel Nissley
Weidmansville
Clay
Clay Township
Eberly
Lincoln
Ephrata and
Lebanon
Miller
Ephrata
Traction Company
Samuel
Katherine Eberly
Martin
Zacharias
Wabash Mills
Christian F. Wissler
Jerome Herzog
Reamstown
Monroe Holstein
Richland
Lebanon County
Frank Kepner
William Parson
Shillington
E. E. Shantz
Schaefferstown
School Board Organized in Lititz Borough Meeting
The Lititz borough school board met on Monday afternoon in Hershey and Gibbel’s office and elected E. E. Eby as president Rev H R Gibbel as vice president E. E. Habecker was named secretary and H R Seldomridge treasurer, all appointed last July. The Ushers Association of the Moravian church held its first annual banquet with wives and friends, toastmaster S C Hassler, speeches on social athletic and religious work, a fine feed. David Spickler will offer a line of Christmas trees Saturday or Monday at reasonable prices.
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Simon Goldberg
Lancaster
George Shear
Crescent Tea Company
East Main Street
J. F. Stoner
Harry Foltz
Mr. Foltz
Front Street
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Pfantz Bros
Mack
Heinz
W. B. Heinicke
South
East End
Traction Company
Lititz
Linden Hall
Thompson Photo Co
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Linden Hall Seminary
Johm Carpenter
Amer
Janes Sturgis
Neusnal
John
Sam
Lincoln Gable
Stroh Avenue
Kissinger-Andrews
Kissinger
Mr. Andrews
Edna S. Rhoads
B. ©. Rhoads
Philadelphia
R. C. Seldomridge
Leacock
Raymond Meiskey
Joseph Binnex
United Zion Home
I. H. Kauffman
Charles
C. Camil Houston
George C. Dorwart
Roxboro
Philada
Horne
Ladies Aid Society
Moravian Church
Reading
I. E. Deer
A. R. Bomberger
W. H. Muth
James Huebener
J. B. Leib
Mariel
Viola
Anna Stark
Libbie Buch
Caroline Grosh
Estella
Lititz Borough
Hershey & Gibbel
E. E. Eby
H. R. Gibbel
E. E. Habecker
H. R. Seldomridge
Ushers’ Association of the
8. C. Hassler
David Spickler
Travelers Near and Far Move To and Fro
A stream of visitors and travelers is chronicled from Lititz to Philadelphia. Names include Mrs. Benj Grosh, Dr L N Moyer, Mr and Mrs Paul Mohler, Miss Else Rulon, Rev Samuel Kirk, Mr and Mrs Sherman Chronister, and many others visiting relatives, attending funerals, or traveling between Lancaster, Milton Grove, Ephrata, Wyomissing, and beyond during the week.
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Benj. F. Grosh
Philadelphia
L. N. Moyer
Robesonia
Paul Mohler
Lancaster
Lititz
B. F. Grosh
Milton Grove
Sherman Chronister
Ephrata
Else Rulon
Linden Hall
Samuel Kirk
Staunton
Simon Miller
William Frymyer
Talmage
Howard
Young
James Stark
Henry W. Stark
E. Main Street
Norman Showers
Manheim
David Fass
Robert Huebener
Graceham
Mary Huebener
Frank Leinbach
Wyomissing
Amelia K. Miller
Record Christmas Number Solves Your What Shall I Give
The Record presents its annual Christmas Number with fourteen pages of news and holiday hints. A colorful cover and extensive merchant ads offer varied holiday goods at fair prices. New Elizabeth Farms manager Henry Rhoads succeeds S. H. Imboden. the Young Men's Business League held a smoker above Moyer's drug store. Caterer C. B. Dussinger served a festive menu including roast pig, tongue, devilled eggs, and coffee.
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Record
Santa Claus
Young Men’s Business League
Moyer’s Drug Store
C. B. Dussinger
Record subscription offer and accident report
The Record offers new subscribers one year for 1.00 and free delivery to any U S address until January 1 1917 as a Christmas gift idea. Mrs Rev Francis Hagen of Woodbine York county was injured in a car collision injuring her right arm while traveling with her husband. she stayed with her parents G L Hepp after the crash.
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United States
Francis Hagen
Woodbine
York County
Local Market Recap Shows Stable Prices With Eggs Dip
Last Saturday’s market reports eggs dropping from 41 to 36 cents a dozen while other items hold near prior levels. Butter remains 36 cents a pound and dressed chickens grow less plentiful as fresh pork and by products gain favor.
Tobacco Farmers in High Spirits as Prices Peak
Tobacco growers report selling at up to 12 cents per pound for the new crop, with prices rising over recent years. Large buyers like American Tobacco Company and Eisenlohrs have contracted most of the crop, while local packers race to secure part of it. Farm remarks suggest rising acreage next year as profitable returns persist.
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American Tobacco Company
Eisenlohrs
Second Day at County Farmers Institute Delights and Thanks
The Second Day's Proceedings of the County Farmers Institute drew much interest with lectures on Commercial Fertilizers Home mixing Feeding for Winter Eggs and Flowers for the Home Lawn. Prizes were awarded for crops and crafts and the closing remarks praised the Lititz event as county banner. Well wishes go to Paul Miller and thanks are extended to local clubs and friends for support during illness. An organ and violin are offered for sale by H C Reedy.
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Farmers Institute
Sheldon W. Funk
Huber
C. M. Barnitz
C. E. Myers
State College
Funk
David Rickert
H. H. Hershey
C. B. Snyder
A. D. Bomberger
J. W. Bruckart
Israel Erb
Penna
H. B. Snavely
Bruckart
Lititz Institute
Paul Miller
Chocolate Factory
United Evangelical Church
John Gingrich
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Ima Delbo
Dobn L
Wentworth
Sprucer Street
Joseph
Clarence Grosh
South Broad Street
Louis Gehme
Church of the Brethren
Julia Lutz
Lititz Springs Hosiery
Lancaster Order of Reindeers
Order
Levi Yerger
Spruce Street
Loger
Michael Adams
Sprace Street
10 the Great
Reuben Beck
Near Dry Tavern
Brecknock Township
Shober's Mill
First Reformed Church
Catharine Becker
Jacob
Harriet Eshenshade
Lydia Breniser
Lydia Breneiser
Eli Barr
Manheim Boro
Isha Gall
Mt. Jay
Adam
Coatesville
Abram
Dixon, IU
Ames Bechtel
Mennonite
Charlotte Hacker
W. M. Grube
E. S. Hagen
Hagen
D. L. Forelman
Denver
Lincoln Church
Lincoln Cemetery
Elizabeth Crude
Elizabeth Crude; Bunch of Chrysanthemums, By Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Loeffier
Emma Roebuck
M. S. Hess
H. N. Miksch
Lavina Hacker
Moravian Kaffee Klatch
Matthew Schmidt
Bethlehem
Mary S. Rauch
Francis and
Louisa Rauch
Henry Sturgis
Henry Graybill
Sherman Hacker
H. D. Longlof Lancaster
Arthur Hoff
John L. Wentworth
Sarah Beckler
King’s Daughters
Warren Souders
Grand Central Terminal
New York
C. W. Souders
J. F. Buch
Esther
Mary Kline
St Bethel
Berks County
Hiram E. Steinmetz
Steinmetz
Harvey Buffmeyer
John Roads
Harvey Roads
Florence Berkheiser
Clara Roads
Shamokin
Michael Noll
Roads
Noll
Buffmeyer
Hazeltine
Pittsburgh
Staten Island
George Dorwart
21St Ward
United Zion
Dorwart
Mr. Binnex
Elizabeth Farms
Henry Rhoads
Fannie B. Coleman
Brickerville
S. H. Imhoden
Masonic Home
Elizabethtown
Rhoads
Imboden
Bunny Mead
Harrisburg
the County Farmers Institute
H. C. Reedy
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