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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1913
Page
5
Fire alarm taps listed for safety drills including numbers 2 through 24 with locations. Also notes preaching and evangelistic services for Ey Lutheran and Mennonite churches. Frances Willard Memorial meeting at St Pauls Lutheran with Mrs Cora E Seberry as speaker. glowing bio included.
Rev. J. W. Bobst marked ten years at St. Mark's Lutheran church in Trenton New Jersey with special services and a gold purse presented by parishioners led by the C E society. The church has grown by 450 members, debt reduced and property improved during his decade. He formerly led St. Paul's in Lititz from 1890 to 1908 and remains a frequent visitor. Mr and Mrs Anthony Hoerhammer celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary with a dinner marking their 1866 marriage by Rev Kampman.
Pleasant View Literary Society meets Friday February 7 at 1 30 PM with readings debates and music followed by a long list of recitations and autographs. The article shifts to the season for farm stock sales with widespread attendance, goods auctioned and profits running to thousands of dollars.
Lititz team defeats Manheim in the third of a box ball series at the market house alleys, winning three of five games. The score totals list players Hall Sturgis Ile Butzer Nixon Zartman Habecker Wentling C Wentling Tise Collins with Manheim players led by Hess Wentling Col lins and others. Groundhog day discussed with weather beliefs. local civic notes include canceled Stevens Trade School game and legal cases in Lancaster courts.
The article notes Shrove Tuesday in Lititz and surrounding areas where bakeries sold about 18 000 fastnacht doughnuts, with many families baking their own and shaping them in various forms for children. It also recalls fastnacht’s evolution from simple flour and water to a milk egg yeast dough fried in lard and served with molasses or jam.
William E. Gantz of Manheim wed Mabel A. Buchmoyer of Lebanon at United Brethren services with no guests then settled into housekeeping. Elmer E. Whitcraft of Rome and Edna F. Weaver of Warwick twinned vows at Warwick parish with no attendants. Congress W W Griest of Lancaster proposes use of ordinary stamps on parcel post packages to replace specialized parcels post stamps. Wide 10c and 15c Hair Ribbons at Miller's store. Axa UD WANTED A BRETZEL ROLLER AT ONCE applied to Wu M. Kissinger N Cedar St Suite
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