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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1883
Page
2
The Lititz Record notes weekly press timing, invites authenticated notices, and ponders Christmas observance across nations. It highlights Christmas symbolism, global customs, a North American cosmopolitan outlook, a comet sighting, and local promotions including a one-dollar yearly subscription. It also mentions Henry Irving and John L. Sullivan and critiques Philadelphia Times on municipal governance.
The Lancaster councils have accepted the Maxim company electric light. Public opposition noted. lights praised for improved brightness over gas lamps yet concerns rise about long term wisdom. The piece also condemns anarchic rhetoric in America and flags unsafe theatre conditions and fire exit inadequacies. News items report deer hunting limits, a Chester county barn fire, a New York letter carrier embezzlement, Dr. Kirkbride’s death, Illinois farmers tax petitions, Maiden Creek Iron Company shutdown, and about 150 workers laid off.
Monday evening friends celebrated Miss Kate Kurtz turning 20 with a pleasant gathering. A. B. Hollinger won a store Christmas tree of 18 feet 9 inches high and 4 feet in diameter, displaying about 50 dollars worth of goods on it. A protracted meeting at the Evangelical church continues with one mourner and five conversions. Rev. Saylor preached a strong English sermon Sunday. Ed Molin was gifted a bouncing boy last week. A large doll at H. T. Yocom’s store to be auctioned after New Year. Each dollar spent earns a ticket. The first sleigh sighting for the season was noted on Tuesday morning.
Maury Doyle and Bridget Powers waived a hearing through attorney E K Martin and posted bail of 100 each for Taquary sessions, after abandoning their babies in Lancaster. A boy injured by a nitro glycerine cap explosion at school had multiple finger amputations. Theft and vandalism cases surfaced in Quarryville with pursued suspects and police tracing. Prison inspections visited several facilities, and the Penn Iron Works shut down, risking permanent layoffs. Local civic notes covered harvest, hiring, and community events with vendors advertising holiday offerings and store promotions.
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