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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1911
Page
4
The piece urges readers to reflect on giving and receiving during Christmas. It argues that individuals control their own share by managing giving and cultivating friends, claiming those with few friends are to blame for a lack of gifts and joy. It concludes that friends are attainable and essential to a joyous season.
A reflective piece urges readers to erase past missteps by starting the new year with a clean sheet. It stresses personal responsibility to seize opportunities, shed bad habits, and pursue a year of constructive effort, hope, and happiness.
Beginning Wednesday afternoon January 8 4 Farmers Institute will be held in Linden Hall gymnasium with sessions Wednesday afternoon and evening and Thursday morning afternoon and evening. State Department of Agriculture sponsors the meetings led by county chairman J Aldus Herr and local committee. An exhibit of farm products will be a leading feature and farmers are urged to bring samples for display. Eggs are down to 26 cents a dozen in local stores.
Dietrich Bupp of this place keeps seventy five white leghorn chickens yielding 42 to 46 eggs daily. Last week’s total was 22 dozen. He credits constant care and cleanliness, uses burlap for fresh air, and adds another curtain at night. Most of his flock began laying around ten months old. अन्य breeders like James Seather and Daniel Groff report similar strong weekly egg outputs, with egg prices ranging 30 to 40 cents per dozen.
H C Reinhold and A B Groff of East Petersburg return from a northern state trip with 16 registered Holsteins to add to their dairy herds. The monster porker raised by W S McCarty of Bareville weighed 9413 pounds dressed at slaughter on December 19. Bertha Wingenroth and John J High guessed within a half pound. United Zion Home north of town reports new inmates and notes donations including a Singer sewing machine from Singer Manufacturing Co and $10 from D B Kieffer of Middletown.
In Manheim on Christmas Day Mr and Mrs Samuel OMiller marked their 56th year of marriage. The couple wed in Hamilton Ohio on Christmas Day 1858 and observed a quiet anniversary at home.
Mrs Mamie Weidman and daughter spent Ymas at Harrisburg visiting friends. Mr A G Uhlig and two children vacation in Philadelphia with friends. Mrs Martha Fry also visits Philadelphia with son Frank Min. Miss Ida Speran spent weekend at Reading visiting relatives. Mr Harry Frankfort, now in Georgia, visits his parents. Miss Anna Butzer of Reading Christmas in town with parents. Bellsnickles on duty Saturday night. Mr Anthony Fauser of White Oak recovering from pneumonia. Tobacco crop reports note continued weed growth and a sturdy crop. Clayton White to move to Speedwell properties. Local hosts Hoke and merchants treated patrons to calendars. Henry Singer’s sons Willard and Harry visited home. Emma returns biweekly from Lititz. Spring road conditions discussed. a Browns Town sprayer served locals. A parasite pests fruit trees, a bug, noted as not extinct.
A festive Halfville recap notes Benj. High and wife visiting their son D. H. High over Christmas. Elmer B. Shreiner of Akron, Ohio visited his parents George and Mrs. Shreiner from Thursday to Saturday after a local lecture at Elizabeth town College. Mrs. Jacob Risser and family and Nora and Sadie Hershey visited Isaac Graybill’s family for Christmas. A new baby boy arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Hilton. Ruth Yocum of Elm visited F. E. Druckenbrod’s family on Christmas. M. G. Schreiner sold a Witwer tobacco press to Israel H. Huber. Rudy Eberly and family visited at Endrata on Christmas. Ralph Todd and family enjoyed a turkey dinner at their son John’s home on Christmas.
Community notes recount belsnickers and merrymakers near the U B church Monday, with three intrusions into services. Justice of the peace to handle legal steps. The new church bell at U B church to be dedicated Sunday January 7 with Rev. Hunter and Rev. Keene expected to speak. Revival meetings by Rev. Hunter closed with no converts but strong interest. Rufus Kline and wife hosted Christmas day family gathering. John W. Hartranft and wife hosted wedding dinner for son Pierce and his wife. Sunday school Christmas program praised. children received candy and an orange. Barry Meiley gave extra bonbons to his class. Sunday January 1 elected S S officers. Rev. G Z Hunter to hold services at 10 A M.
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