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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1925
Page
5
The listing covers United Evangelical Moravian United Brethren St Pauls Lutheran Lutheran Akron Rothsville Neffsville Oregon Mennonite and Brethren Church notices with Christmas services on Dec 24 25 and related New Year observances. It notes times locations and special programs including Midnight Mass at St James Lititz and a Christmas cantata at St Pauls.
The Bible conference begins at 3 o'clock Sunday in the Moravian Chapel. Dr Ruh of the Philadelphia Bible School leads the service, with De Werkheimer as the second speaker. The week of prayer starts Monday evening January 4 at 7:30 in the United Evangelical Church with John McCloud leading.
Neffsville U S Church packed for annual Christmas entertainment last Sunday with many unable to enter. By request the program repeats Friday at 7 36 p m. Junior C E Society gifts included a turkey presented by Emmet Kurtz. Rev Kauffman received gold and silver coins hidden in chocolate. Everyone invited to Friday services.
Mr and Mrs Henry L Shenk of Main Street thank neighbors and friends for beautiful floral tributes and many kindnesses following the death of Mrs Julian Lutz.
D M Weidman and family express gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness during their recent affliction.
Market notes list outsold corn prices and bran and middlings figures. Bran at 2.00, shorts 2.00, middlings 6.00 to 2.50, reflecting mixed price movement in the grain market.
Annie Gundaker died December 17 in Rahway New Jersey at age 84. She spent summers with D Wal Evans for forty years. Jacob M Baker aged 82 died Saturday evening at 435 N Queen Street Lancaster of infirmities of age. Born in Warwick Twp he lived in Lititz and worked in the leaf tobacco business. Survived by four children with first wife Amelia Baer and two children with second wife Annie Remecque plus nine grandchildren and two sisters and a brother. Funeral from his home Tuesday with burial at Machpelah Lititz.
Mrs Lydia M Good 281 New Holland Ave Lancaster died Sunday of complications after several years illness. Survived by husband Martin V Good and children Lydia Rothsville Amos Lancaster Amanda Bowmaneville Elizabeth Lancaster. four grandchildren. four step siblings. Funeral private at home Wednesday followed by services at Weaverland Mennonite Church north of Blue Ball. burial in adjoining cemetery.
Helen M Carpenter 14 of Millway died Friday at St Josephs hospital from complications. Funeral held Tuesday at 1:50 from her home and Rothsville Lutheran Church with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Tobias H Hershey 92 of Sporting Hill died Monday night. survivors include sons J Millon Edward F and J Garfield and eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral from his home Thursday at 1:30 then 2:00 at Union Church Sporting Hill with burial in Kauffmans Cemetery Sporting Mill.
Eugene H Keller junior member of BE HL Keller and Son Lancaster jewelers died Monday morning in St Josephs hospital after a two week illness. He was 66 born in Lititz and survived by wife Lacy Marie and two sons Rev H E Keller of Chambersburg and Eugene Jr. Funeral rites will be held Thursday at St Marys Catholic church at 8 AM with private burial in St Marys cemetery.
Addison S Hershey longtime Lancaster County attorney and secretary of the Greenwood Cemetery Association died at his East Petersburg home. Born October 8 1843 he was educated in Lancaster public schools, graduated from Millersville Normal School and the University of Michigan Law School. He served nearly fifty years with the Lancaster Bar Association.
The obituary notes the death of Hiram Hershey who practiced law in Lancaster. He belonged to Trinity Reformed Church and is survived by his sister Anna and two sisters Emiline Miller and Catharine Burns and brother Hiram S. East Petersburg relatives include eleven nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at his home and burial followed in Petersburg Mennonite Cemetery.
Local advertisement offers a stove length for sale with delivery service. Contact E K Zartman of Lititz Pennsylvania for details and pricing.
Christmas will be celebrated by Lititz churches with music, exercises, and gifts. The Moravian Church presents a Christmas Cantata The Coming of The King on Dec 20 with a full soloist lineup and an evening service. Christmas Eve candle service follows, then the Sunday School programs on Dec 25 and 27 feature varied pageants, carols, and an 18 piece orchestra. St. Pauls Lutheran presents a shadow pageant The Old Old Story on Christmas night with multiple Evangelists and a JapanIndiaMexico tableau.
For rent a six room apartment with hot water heat and all conveniences. Immediate possession. Private heated garages with fire proof burglar proof fool proof. Individual apartments. Dr J L Wertz Main Street. A private garage with heat and water. Possession can be had at once. Apply at
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