Local notes bring patchwork of town life and events
Lost Yale key with short chain. Reward offered. Days lengthen. sunset now 30 minutes later than a month ago. Wilson Shhenberger takes over Ezra Haberbacker broad route. Moravian Ushers meet Thursday at 7 44 p m with a fine program. February births noted. Miss M French at Moyer’s drug store offering skin care advice. Auto collision near fountain injures vehicles but no one hurt. Peter Killian improves from pleuro-pneumonia. Mrs Killian also improving at home. A 25 year old Lemon Meily horse dies. Bertha Diehm serves as first Lititz woman juror. Local market steady with eggs 40c, butter 40c, celery 8-10c. four inches snow, sleighing good. Coasting popular on Evans hill. Kreider halts coasting during hours. Gochenaur auto hits telephone pole. two others injured. Batzer head wound and Hollinger finger injury. car wrecked in rut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. French
Moyer's
C. S. Loeffler
Cooper
Bertha Diehm
Common Pleas Court
Lancaster
Lititz
Miss Diehm
Ideal Chocolate Factory
Andrew Gochenaur
Lexington
Mr. Gochenaur
George Batzer
Elmer Hollinger
Mr. Godenaur
Lititz Bible Conference Sets Feb 4 to 14
The Lititz Bible Conference will run February 4 through 14 at the Moravian Sunday School Chapel under Lititz church auspices. Speakers include Dean W L Pettingill Rev George Boddis FH D Rev George McNeely Carey S Thomas of the Philadelphia School of the Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian Sunday School
Lititz
Dean W.L. Pettingill
George Boddis
George McNeely
Carey S. Thomas
Philadelphia School of the Bible
Borough finances show 3356 dollar water plant earnings
Finances posted include expenditures over 29000 across departments and 26848.68 for streets with 5901.72 for tar. Water department spent 3856.78 over costs and 5000 paid on loans. Sinking fund for Lititz bonds above 3900. February 14 Valentine notes from Scott's Book Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Water Department
Lititz
Local Gas Co Raises Rates On March 3 1923
The Lititz Gas Company filed a new tariff with the Public Service Commission to raise gas rates citing old pricing from 1918 and new investments. Minimum charges rise and higher usage scales apply, effective March 3 1923, with customers reacting with surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Gas CO
The
Lititz Gas Company
Public Service Commission
Grimm
Local Health Updates Roundup From Springtown
Among the sick Mrs. Valentine Brobst is at St. Joseph's Hospital since last Thursday undergoing a slight operation. She is improving nicely. Wayne Gantz is again able to be out of doors after being confined to the house with an attack of the flu. Mrs. Gantz and daughter Catherine are confined to the house at present with sickness. Mrs. Sarah Zartman of Spruce Street was taken ill with nervous breakdown. Mrs. Elizabeth Doster also on the sick list. Mrs. P. B. Kofroth is seriously ill from apoplexy. A daughter Mrs. J. M. Walsh of Atlantic City came home for her mother's condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine Brobst
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Wayne Gantz
Gantz
Catherine
Sarah Zartman
Spruce Street
Elizabeth Doster
P. B. Kofroth
J. M. Walsh
Atlantic City
Three Held After Lexington Hotel Disturbance Riot
State police arrested Harvey Straus, Jacob Hackman, and Paul Heberling after a Saturday night disturbance at the Lexington Hotel in Lexington. The trio faced fines of 10, 5, and 5 dollars respectively at a Monday hearing. two others, Stephen Demmy and Irvin Dull, eluded capture but were expected to be taken later as damage to property included broken furniture and cut telephone wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Troop E
David L. Kirk
Mulluenkopf
Gahlstron
Hunter
Goucher
Davis
Harvey Straus
Paul Heberling
Brickerville
Jacob Hackman
Brunnerville
Cain
Lititz
Doebler
Paul Haberling
Stephen Demmy
Irvin Dull
Clcaped
Coal Oil Stove Explosion Damages Home and Chimney
An explosion of a coal oil stove at Jack Heath's Broad Street home Friday at 9 30 pm caused minor damage and upstairs smoke staining. Mrs Heath, upstairs, called her husband who doused the flames. firemen arrived, used a hand chemical apparatus, and forced the stove outside. M r Heath suffered a burned hand. Later, Lititz firemen responded to a chimney fire at M W Hess's Rome home, extinguishing a closet-fire and chimney blaze with a chemical stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Heath
Broad Street
Lowell
Mgr. Heath
M. W. Hess
Rome
Lititz Fire Company
Beer Confiscation and Milk Truck Seizure Near Lebanon
State Police arrested three men near Lebanon on Thursday after seizing fifty beer half-barrels and four Lancaster Sanitary Milk Company trucks. Men named Jack McGarthy William Nixdorf and Samuel Mulholland appeared before U.S. Commissioner Eugene G. Cohen in Morrisburg and are held on $500 bail each. Officials say trucks are leased seasonally and drivers’ identities or other duties are unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Sanitary
Lancaster Sanitary Milk Company
Jack McGarthy
William Nixdorf
Lancaster
Samuel Mulholland
United States
Eugene G. Cohen
Morrisburg
Harrisburg
Sanitary Milk Company
Linden Tall Alumnae Tea Set for Saturday Afternoon
The Linden Tall Alumnae Association hosts a monthly tea Saturday from 2 to 5. Refreshments are organized by Mrs. Fannie Bard and Miss Anna Brubaker, with the program led by Mrs. D. C. Martin and Mrs. Ruth Kofroth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Tall Alumnae Association
Fannie Bard
Anna Brubaker
D. C. Martin
Ruth Kofroth
Sauerkraut pie origin and local tall tales at Lititz convention
At a convention in Atlantic City one delegate noted his wife created a sauerkraut pie using regular dough and seasoning, Mrs. Samuel Bare of Lititz had long made a similar version with egg yolk on the crust. other items mention a firemen smoker, a nosy visitor, profiteering coal traders and local Klansmen in Lititz with cautions about joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Samuel Bare
Lititz
February Victor Records On Sale At Scott's Book Store
Victor Records from February are now available at Scott's Book Store. The sale promotes a selection of popular titles for music lovers in the area. Partners include Scott's Books and Victor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Records
Scott's Book Store
Former Lititz Man Harvey Enck Dies by Suicide in Reading Hotel
Harvey W. Enck, 63, a Lititz native and cigar maker, was found dead at a Reading hotel with a .32 caliber gun. Coroner and detective ruled the death as self-inflicted and related to personal safety concerns. Survived by a daughter in Ohio and sisters Mrs. Withers and Mrs. Kauffman. private funeral services were held at Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krick
Seventh Street
Franklin
Reading
Harvey W. Enck
Rorke
Ench
Enck
Dougherty
Augustus Euck
Lititz
Shultz
Edith
Ohio
Emanuel Withers
Laura Kauffman
Moravian
The
Cigarmakers' Union
J B Young Attended Sunday School 31 Years
United Evangelical Sunday School report shows 875 enrolled with 256 average attendance and 621 visitors. Fifty seven attended every Sunday. long-time attendees include J B Young 31 years and John McCloud among others in the Diehm listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Evangelical Sunday School
W. 8. Diehm
J. B. Young
John McCloud
Cora Miller
William Rapp
John Wike
Franklin Schleith
W. S. Diehm
John Schleith
H. C. Reedy
Wm. Getz
Amos Shreiner
Harry Shreiner
Mildred Wike
Diehm
Helen Diehm
Edith Diehm
Fred Hall
Iva Hall
D. R. Buch
Paul Dillman
Margaret Pfautz
Ralph F Pfautz
Fred Pfautz
Jean Pfautz
Arthur Getz
Kathryn Hall
Lillian Getz
Our Town Makes a Investment in a Legion Home
A reader recalls the January 26 1923 American Legion Weekly feature about Wayland New York where a Legion and community club house was built. The piece urges local members to imitate the project, fuse community support, and prove that a Legion home can be achieved, urging action through their local attorney to start the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Weekly
Legion
Wayland
N. Y
Focal
Rothsville Game and Fish Association Banquet Held
About 35 Rothsville Game and Fish Protective Association members attended a sauer kraut dinner last Friday. Samuel Keen state game protector praised local protection work while Blair of Seaman Place spoke on fish culture and stream pollution. The group recently aided releases of Missouri rabbits and invites new members through the Rothsville committee or Earl Erb of Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothsville
Missouri
Rothsville Association
Rothsville Committee
Earl Erb
Lititz
Lititz Springs Fire Company No 2 Awards Prizes
The Lititz Springs Fire Company No 2 announces winners of the $100 gold draw held Saturday evening January 27. First prize $50 to George Kratzert Neffs ville second prize $25 to M Domart Lancaster third prize $10 to B Zook Mr Joy fourth prize $10 to Joseph B Herr Lititz fifth prize $5 to Phares Shelly Lititz. Ticket sales totaled $181.85 with $31.85 remaining to the fire company. The group thanks participants and the public for support and hopes interest grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Springs
Iwishes
Mrs J C Brubaker Joins State Farm Women Leaders
At Harrisburg annual session of the Society for Farm Women of Pennsylvania Mrs J C Brubaker near Lititz was elected to officers. Resolutions urged cutting road signs, preserving wild flowers and forests, and increasing home rose plantings. Mr Brubaker led Lancaster County Farmers Association and was elected state president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For Farm Women of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
J. Brubaker
Lititz
Brubaker
Lancaster County Farmers Association
Local Residents Win Prizes at State Corn Exhibit
At Harrisburg state exhibit J W Bruckart of Lititz won first prizes in both White Dent corn classes. His display was nearly perfect in type. Joseph Bucher Lititz R D took fourth to sixth ribbons in White Cap Yellow Dent. J C Brubaker near Lititz won fourth prize in Sure Crop corn amid strong competition. the variety was developed in Lancaster County and standardized about a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
J. W. Bruckart
Lititz
Tom Furlow Leads Saturday Bird Shooting Contests
Gunner contests held weekly at the base ball diamond feature about a dozen competitors. Tom Furlow, a young shooter, tops scores by hitting nine of ten birds. Murphy Spickler trails closely with a late attempt on the eighth bird ending with a near-miss as the bird toppled inside the boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Furow
Murphy
Boundry
Local Birthdays Mark Community Figures and Dinner Plans
Levi N. Brubaker age 81 and Adam B. Long age 68 celebrate birthdays today in the borough. George Frederick turns 59 on Saturday, same day as sister Mary. Harry S. Meiskey will be 72 Monday, J. W. G. Hershey 56. Burkholder's serves mock turtle soup Saturday and chicken dinner Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi N. Brubaker
Adam B. Long
George Frederick
Mary
Harry S. Meiskey
J. W. G. Hershey
Burkholder’s
Travelers Near and Far in Lititz and Surrounding Area
Henry Keller and daughter Edith visited friends at Ephrata on Sunday. Horace Eschbach left to nurse with an Amish family near New Holland. Laura Bishop of Elizabeth town visits Mrs. Graybill Bitzer. Mrs. Bitzer hosts a gathering for Miss Bishop. Businessmen from Cleveland and Philadelphia visit Acme Metal Products Co. J Hart Welsh buys Game Bantams and other birds for 125 dollars. Hershey and Witmyer tour Atlantic City and Philadelphia for golf gear. Mrs. Carl Swanson fractures hip and arm in Jamestown. Mr. Swanson returns for Acme Metal Products Co. premiums and business. Howard Strickler earns poultry show premiums at Northumberland county show. Warren Souders visits Lititz. he’s with Cutler Hammer in New York and brings radio gear. The Brubakers of Lititz and Hess of Weidenville travel west via Buffalo and Cincinnati to Kansas and California for yearlong trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Swanson
Lititz
Jamestown
N. Y
Acme Metal Products Co
Salinda Brubaker
Anna Hess
Weidmanville
Newton
Kansas
Buffalo
Rev
Gaylord
Brickerville
Cincinatti
Phoenix
Arizona
California
Miss Hess
Miss Brubaker
Christ Brubaker
Broad Street
Daniel Hess
Finist Curing Barn for Lancaster Tobacco Plots
A new tobacco curing barn was completed on experimental plots at Ephrata as part of a cooperative project by the Pennsylvania Experiment Station and the Federal Department of Agriculture. The pipeless furnace will speed curing by artificial heat, with Otto Olson directing the tobacco experiments. Pfantz Bros. offer Armstrong linoleums rugs and window shades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephrata
Pennsylvania Experiment Station
State College
Federal Department of Agriculture
Garden Spot News
Otto Olson
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Yale
Wilson Shhenberger
Ezra Habecker
Ushers’ Association of the Moravian Church
Peter Killian
Pottstown
Lemon Meily
Frank Badorf
Evans’ Hill
Kreider
Bible Conference
Bortargh Water Plant
Ioup
Scott’s Book Store
C. F
God
Joe Baker
Lexington Hotel
Jie
Ke Klux Klan
Stork Trought
Wayne Hackman
Pine Hill
William Cleary
Mr. Cleary
Ideal Chocolate Co
Litiits
Harrison Helman
Lancaster General Hospital
Prominent
Lititz Springs Fire Company No. 2
J.C. Brubaker
Tom Furlow
Henry Keller
Horace Eschbach
New Holland
Laura Bishop
Elizabethtown
Graybill Bitzer
B. Il. Sinks
Hollsworth
Cleveland
Augustus Stiffel
Philadelphia
J. Hart Welsh
Douglaston, N
D. G. Witmyer
Guy Buch
Will Rapp
Guy Hershey
Kenneth Witmyer
Hadden Hall
John Witmyer
Kenneth
Mr. Hershey
Howard H. Strickler
Fruitville Pike
Northumberland County
Warren Souders
Peekskill, N. Y
W. Souders
Linn. Longenecker
Souders
Cutler Hammer Company
New York
Pfantz Bros
Armstrong
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