Religious Services and Local News From Lititz Area
Local denominations schedule Sunday services in English German and Lutheran at multiple churches including Moravian Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed. Entertaining notes praise a butter design, a tame pet squirrel, a press mystery, immersion ceremony at Hitter’s mill, and a correction about the tower road wager.
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fEinglish
Lurseraann
Brickerville
M. Ferneler
Dushkanv
White Oak
Manheim
Lutseran
Hi. EF. Semmel
Rothsville
New Haven
L. F. Zinkban
Bethany
Ephrata
Swindlers Entrap Farmers With Three Card Monte
Two strangers registered as Wm John Welsh from Columbia at Springs Hotel. They posed as New York dry goods agents, lured farmers to view samples, then used three card monte to fleece victims, with GuIain losing $14. The swindlers, dressed variably, left next day after hotel bill payment. Local hotelkeeper declined to reveal more. alarms raised as such schemes spread locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Welsh
Columbia
New York
Gucian
Ervous
Vacations at Timden Hall Seminary and Lititz Academy
The Timden Hall Seminary ladies begin vacation on Wednesday the 21st and return January one. A musical soirée is planned and many will leave for holidays. A. BR. Beck's school for boys also closes from the 21st to January 4. Lititz Academy follows a similar vacation. A New Swindle targets farmers with a patent wagon tongue scheme, promising high returns then vanishing. Also noted: Druggist Bardouk Blood Bitters praised. William A. Peiper, Lancaster banker, dies suddenly. a chicken eye wound observed at John Heiser’s tailor shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewood
Timden Hall
Seimnary
A. BR. Beck
Lititz Academy
Christmas Preparations and Community Events in Shaefferstown
A local news summary notes a Saturday accident near the Lutheran church involving Henry Beames Jeffer Solomon and Mrs Seibert's machine, with Beamesdetter injured. It also reports a village literary society forming by about a dozen women, meeting weekly for reading and sewing with fines used to buy books, plus ongoing Christmas preparations by two Sunday schools and church decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literary Society
Henry Beames- Jeffer
Solomon
Mrs. Seibert
Henry
Burns
Daniel Brenne
Isaac Moyer
Young Folke
Ourself
Shaefferstown
A. J. Fadhman
Bachan
U. B
Dopo
Local Notes From iRhesemer to New Haven Sleighs and Fires
iRhesemer, county Maryland, rode to Lillte with two fine ponies bought by Mr. Hollinger of Broad Street House arriving Friday. Springs are deserted till warm days. Lyceum meets with no officers. interest wanes. Mr. Evans builds two story chicken house with upper pigeon roost. Oyster soup and champagne noted. trend toward simple living quips. Sleighs offered by Mr. John Amer of New Haven coach works. Conductor Al Lewis receives a turkey from Dr. Roebuck and A. Danner. Read ing and Columbia Railroad pays lands for November. Christmas prep seen as ladies stay busy. autumn-like weather. Hagker & Bicking sell sauerkraut. heavy rains. earth remains moist. Obituary notes for Henry S. Waterger’s child. Coleman estate appraisal underway. Edward Saunders trial for murder of Mrs. Sémour in progress. Hog disease and pinkeye reported in local livestock. I. N. S. Will to become state commission clerk in Harrisburg. National Bank of New Holland occupies new building. business up. Adamstown school fire destroys building. loss $3,000. rebuilt planned. Prison Inspectors report stock values across departments.
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iRhesemer
Maryland
Lillte
Hollinger
Broad Street
West Spring
Lyceum
John Amer
New Haven
al. Lewis
Reading and Columbia Railroad
Dr. Roebuck and & A. Danner
Hagker & Bicking
Qur
Henry Sviturger
White Oak
Pon
Gibble
Semour
Reoork
Clay
West Joealica
1. N.S. Will
State Department
Harrisburg
Bam Matt Fridy
Lancaster County
National Bank of New Holland
Local residents aid and illness noted in town update
A town report lists residents and visitors with illnesses and recoveries. Jennie Grosh teaches at Clay public school and spent Sunday at home while Mrs. John Loose of Warwick remains ill for over eight weeks. Alice Reidenbach of flying school returns home. Taiia Seaber recovers from typhoid fever. Rev. Browniller from Union Deposit plans to relocate to Ephrata. Harry Grosh suffers a severe sickness attack but recovers quickly. Dana Graham visited town. John Speakman improves and will travel to West Chester. Mrs. Edwin Young visits her ailing father Miles Hallacher. Mr. Hacker plans to introduce Royal Gas lighting, first in town, with hopes others will follow.
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Jw & Reves
Jennie Grosh
Qlay
Piace
John Loose
Warwick
Alice Reidenbach
Taiia Seaber
Charles Seaber
Browniller
Union Deposit
Dauphin County
Ephrata
Harry Grosh
Dana Graham
Lititz
Mel
John Speakman
West Chester
Edwin 8
Young
Tauberville
Miles Hallacher
Holiday shopping tips and oddities from Bollinger's
A miscellaneous note style item lists holiday gifts at Bollinger's including Christmas cakes payable cash and candy in stock. It mentions Christmas shows and windows, plans for sleigh and toys, and various humorous observations about language honesty and a tree sizes. It also includes local ads for Dr. Voxe's Wild Cherry and Seneka oil and a fall injury curing claim.
Tobacco market outlook and local sales in area
The article notes farmers will handle the 1882 crop more carefully as buyers are few and terms strict, with contracts banning white vein wrappers and exact lengths. It reports M. Mary & Co purchasing 3 acres at 20.8 and 8, receiving 1,198 pounds of the 1881 crop, and 250 cases of 1880 crop ready for sale. Evan Havatt sold the tannery to William Evans for $35. A Spruce Street lot sold for $18, and house construction began. The piece also advertises local goods and a Moravian publishing office outlet at Wolley’s Store Main St.
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Fills Vicinty
M.m.ry & Co
Seminary Farm
Actove
Evan Havatt
Clement Geitner
William Evans
Spruce Street
H. W. Stark
Susanna Pannabecker
Moravian Publication Office
Notin
New Orleans
Wolle’s
Main St
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Undertaker
Main Street
Borrer
Jacob B. Becker
Hdl. Sturgis
Tie Dam St Hitter’s Mill
Congregational Baptist Church
Amos D Becker
Comnechen
L. A.shely
Uiet
Tower Road
Shelly
Tmirb
Swindlers
Cooper Soop Bunnjep
Cooper Shop
Weary Pine‘nan
Lancaster County Mutual Insurance Company
Keaper House
Armishap
Lititz Lodge
Utamachine
Charlee Nagle
Moravino
Prof. Haas
Kemper House
Stevens Beneficial Association
First National Association of Lunearter
Wphvata
Lancaster
Jor Primind
Swindler No
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Nebraska
No. Land
Mir
T’. A. Serateh
Ruthven
Qut
Lititz Deng
Snappen
William A. Peiper
Hancaster County National Bank
Peiper
Lancaster City
John
Heiser
Lexington
Shaeb Paferstown
Soganias
Wepprya
Benjamin Badorf
Malinda Baderl
David H. Erb
West Earl
Jno. Badorf
Broad Streets
Miley
Springs Hotel
Brickervilie Bros
Brunnerville
Frank Huth
William Palm
Palm
J. M. Sharp
Re- Snarkeil Lo Qs
Adamstown
Jeremiah Miller
Northern Mutual Insurance Company
Missinger
Hacker
Manberrg
Hackers
Eters
Litita
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Gil Kersleigh
Hoys
Bollinger’s
Theorld
United States
Bellipece
Bollinger's
Bollinger
Zook
Stockton
Cal
Victoria
Australia
Brooklyn
DeKalb Avenue
Third Avenue
Coxe
Frau Dowy
Albert Anderson
York Street
Buffilo
Dr. Thomas
Wolle
Atock
Prttica
DeHaven & Tern
Phildeirvee
Townsendeks
Philadelphia
Rich Valley RR
Srgiens
Lehigh Goal and Navigation Co
United N. J.B
Rand Canal
Northern Central Kir.co
North Pennsylvania
Ins. Co
North America
B. J. Barr
Barret
Corpnetid
Aggs
Purkeys Juickens
Locher
AL Loouer
King St. Lancaster
Panplée-ly
Lititz National Bank
M. Huppener
Titilz
Naydsh
Tshudy
John Beck
Orile Abraham Tree
John S. Kauffman
Krhithr
Cigarnakers
ATA Eeened Paldiat Steam Bgz
Proad Streat
Lepits
Barts and Shosg
Jd. D. Witters
Carlisle
Lea
Alzo
Allentown
Ain
Nore
Teward
Lalso
Myorlte
J. Dowitters
BROAD
Livirs
Tshudy’s
Snyder's
Brubaker
Bradford County
Hecker
Tsudy
Smiths Confectionery
Lititz, PA
A. Smith
Highday Presents
Gents
Paraisal
Isaac Buch & Son
CaiLand
Timothy
Clover
Bucil & Bro
Litits
Rturgis House
Edward
Sturgis
Columbia House
Johl Hulton
North Broad Street
Masonic Temple
Academy of Pine Arts
Public
Suiianys
Priladbelpria
Babi Ormco
Hiller’s Store
Lipits
Pene A
Rad Ney
Ohv
Suirtin
IKE Incs
Erauseop
Mennenny Sy
Havana
SAUER
Tiacker & Bicking
Hssick
Anda
Cuba
Englea
Germany
LCR
L. Diffenderfer
Simon EF
Frank
Boutie Prussuad
Advenisine Bureau
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