Local notes and Christmas eve quick items
A Lititz Record round up lists small town happenings from Christmas week. Items include a coal office cell phone, cigar store pipes, Lithograph plant stake changes, oranges to a Pasadena daughter, a Chevrolet sale, a stray pitchfork found, a will leaving all to a wife, a hand injury at the gas plant, a full moon sighting, an early printing day, bowling in Rossmere, Knights of the Golden Eagle meeting, Congress pass reception, a Moravian church sale, Linden Hall students leaving for holidays, a trunk theft recovery, a sick房, local merchants urged to buy home goods, church lyceum, egg prices drop, and a note on butterine for baking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rader’s
C. Brobst
H. Reist ‘Landis
A. M. Kreider
Pasadena
Cal
John F. Longenecker
Christ B. Brubaker
Near East Petersburg
Rossmere
Garfield Castle No
Knights of the Golden Eagle
W. W. Griest
Congress
Washington
Ladies Sewing Society
Moravian Church
Linden Hall
W. G. Layton
East Main Street
Jacob Wissler
C. B. Risser
Warwick
J. H. Breitigan
Farmers National Bank
Thei Christmas Lyceum
Valuable Stone Gift From Colorado Prospecting Bro Brobst
Doctor J. C. Brobst received two mounted beryl stones from his brother-in-law John W. Mohr who has prospected Colorado mines years. Mohr dug the gems at 18 000 feet, sent the stones to Germany for polishing and mounting, and the doctor expressed appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Brobst
John W. Mohr
Colorado
Comic Opera A Treat At Linden Hall Lititz
Comic opera The Little Tycoon presented by local talent in Linden Hall gymnasium last week drew strong praise for singing scenery and costumes. The plot centers on General Knickerbocker Violet Alvin Barry and Lord Dolphin with comic hobgoblins adding mischief. Receipts totaled 210 and period choruses earned acclaim from audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall
Lititz
Europe
Violet
Lord Dolphin
Alvin Barry
Dolly Dimple
Gen. Knockerbocker
Newport
Death and funeral of Clayton Wagaman in Warwick area
The community recalls Clayton K Wagaman aged 22 years 10 months who died at his parents home from pleurisy and heart failure after a brief illness. He was a church and youth group member, worked in shoe trades, and helped run a shop with his brother. Funeral services were held at St Pauls Lutheran church with U S guards in attendance and interment at Machpelah. The notice also covers John P Swarr of Manheim dying after a week’s illness at 61, with details of his career, church and fraternal memberships and surviving family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haydn Frederick
Haydn S. Frederick
Salt Lake City
Utah
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Lancaster
W. H. Euck
George D. Clarke
E. P. Wagner
B G. Wier
Morris Fry
Frank Runk
Willis Gochnauer
Harry Smith
Machpelah
Henry
Frederick
Nevada
Pocatello
Idaho
Lititz
Clayton K.wagaman
Jacob Wagaman
Front Street
Warwick
Cornwall
Harry
Frantz
John
Anna Mary
Lottie
Bertha
Elsie
U. S
Indiana
Warren Souders
Samuel Hoffman
Israel Lane
Joseph Herr
Chester Burkholder
Paul Spangter
John P. Swarr
Manheim
Denner Co
Hager & Bro
Swart & Miller
William W
Rantaul
Kansas
David W
Lincoln
Neb
Phares
East Hempfield
Hiram
Quarryville
Menno
East Petersburg
Reuben
Landisville
D. W. Godenauer
Farmers Bank Introduces School Savings Department
Farmers National Bank launches a school savings program aimed at children. Kids obtain a folder with fifty spaces, buy a one cent stamp for each deposit, and fill the folder to exchange it for fifty cents. No fixed deposit schedule. savings grow as stamps are added, encouraging thrift among young savers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers National Bank
Bruckart Orpingtons Sweep Lebanon Show Wins
J W Bruckart and Son of Fruitland Farms east of town sweep poultry shows with Buff and White Orpingtons winning eight firsts and three seconds at Lebanon plus fifteen specials. Winners to appear at Lititz show next week. Also, a Sturgis Co pretzel delivery team driver was injured when a wagon wheel passed over him near West Chestnut and Water in Lancaster after a frightened horse bolted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bruckart & Son
Fruitland Farms
Bruckarts
Lebanon
Mr. Bruckart & Son
Lititz
Sturgis & Co
Lititz Pretzel Bakers
Quarryville
West Chestnut and
Water Streets
Lancaster
Vermont Miley
Sensenig
Christmas Exercises Celebrated in Lititz With Song and Story
Christmas will be celebrated in Lititz with reading song and church events. Moravian services on Christmas Eve include 5 30 and 7 30 pm programs with lighted tapers and Lovefeast. Tickets available from local merchants. Sunday school at 6 80 presents Christmas Classics with an orchestra preluding the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
J. K. Carper
H. P. Gingrich
Saddlery
Broad Street
Gounod
Travel Notes From Lititz Community Nearby Moves
Travelers near and far visit Lititz with a string of relatives and friends from Myerstown Lancaster Philadelphia Reading and beyond. Names like M E Hacker F B Buch H H Gingrich J H Long and many others appear as local residents host guests attend funerals and shop or work in town. The item also notes a local arrest in a pair cutting outrage and a busy hog slaughter season led by Frank G Buch and Zenos Fry with other area butchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Buch
Locust Street
Christian Bacher
Zenos Fry
Hermann Herman
Local chocolate plant worker badly scalded in accident
John Leisey in charge of roasting machines at Ideal Chocolate suffered severe scalding when he turned cold water into a tank of boiling water. The burn on his back and arms caused skin loss and great pain. Dr. Hertz treated the injury. A Hongkong Telegram subscription from China was noted, and Lititz Castle No 19 AOE held a gala with about 60 members, W Hooker of Allentown visiting, and several past commanders honored. Fred Gerlitzki, famed steeplejack, was in town and painted Keystone knitting mills stack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leisey
Ideal Chocolate Factory
Mr. Leisey
J. L. Hertz
Lititz Castle
W. W. Hocker
Allentown
Fred. Gerlitzki
Lancaster
Keystone Knitting Mills
Poultry Show Draws 800 Birds to Lititz Exhibition
The Lancaster County Poultry Pigeon and Pet Stock Association stages its ninth annual show at Rudy's hall Lititz with 800 birds representing most varieties. Barred Rocks Buff Orpingtons and Sebrights feature in large numbers, Mountain Orchard Poultry Farm Narvon among top exhibitors. judging begins Tuesday noon by F G Bean Collegeville. Admission 18 cents, family six admissions 75 cents, season $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Lancaster County Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association
Rudy
Mountain Orchard Poultry Farm
Narvon
Enck Named Advertising Manager At Pittsburgh Store
Edgar H. Enck, formerly of Buffalo New York and now resident in Pittsburgh, has been appointed advertising manager for Kaufmann and Bear's new department store. The position is described as highly responsible and lucrative, reflecting the store's size as Pittsburgh's largest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adv
Edgar H. Enck
Buffalo
N. Y
Pittsburgh
Enck
Kaufmann & Bear
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. H. Muth & Co
Kleith’s
Spruce Street
Home Talent
Clayton K. Wagaman
East Warwick
Warwick Township
Ezra Kline
Board of Supervisors
West Warwick
F. Schreith’s
Farmers Bank
Moravian
M. E. Hacker
Myerstown
Paul Evang
Philadelphia
F. B. Buch
Marietta
Bella Wantz
York
Herman Fisher
Anna M. Muth
W. H. Muth
Martin Miller
Mary Evans
D. G. Keller
Reading
Mabel E. Hackman
H. H. Gingrich
Wilson Scheneberger
Ephrata
Edgar A. Sturg
G. G. Bitzer
Susan Haldeman
Akron
C. G. Spickler
William Gable
Paterson
N. J
John H. Long
Womelsdorf
Harvey
Samuel Seaber
S. C. Seaber
Arthur Guiney
Little Falls
John Bare
Helena Seaman
Brobst
Hagen
Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Hobson
Meade Parry
Pen Argyl
Northampton County
W. B. Hodges
Dallas
Texas
I. H. Dickson
Chicago
Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Co
Central West
Agnes Adams
South Locust Street
Jerre Adams
Samuel Hurst
Rafala Kauffman
Owl Hill
Walter Sturgis
Amanda Hornberger
Ella Lacy
William Schwebel
Abele
Alderman Stauffer
Atwood Krei‘der
Edna Bushong
Sue Long
Christ Imhoff
John S. Zook
Schwebel
China
Hongkong Telegram
Hongkong
John F. Grazer
Michael Grazer
Minnesota
Rudy’s
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