Local notices brighten Lititz weekly page
Roy Meiskey travels to Garfield New Jersey to work in a paper mill. Various small items note a Moravian church sleigh ride, Lincoln's birthday holiday, a post office employee Vera Habecker, a lost pin from a local restaurant, pheasant escape rewards, newborns, a KGE bylaws revision, and upcoming Shrove Tuesday spelling prizes.
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Roy Meiskey
Garfield
N. J
Kreider’s
John F. Longenecker
Amos Longenecker
Akron
Moravian Church
Ephrata
Lincoln
Vera Habecker
E. C. Ritchie
F. B. Buch
Amherst
Stork
Charles Plauty
Paris Nissley
Linden Hall Seminary
Isaac Sarah
Warwick House
John D
Bear
Blue Ball
Garfield Castle No. 76
Charles A. Brobst
Franklin and Marshall College
Springs Hotel
Lititz High School Literary Society
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Bretzel Bakeries
Harry H. McCloud
Philadelphia
Port Antonio
Jamaica
McCloud
W. W. Griest
Washington, D. C
Lititz
Broad Street
W. H. Boon
Court appoints viewers for Lititz and Rothsville turnpike
A. W. Snader of New Holland Wm. B. Bishop of Strasburg and Joseph Miller of Marietta were appointed viewers in the Lititz and Rothsville turnpike case and set February 15 for the first meeting. Earlier a petition asked the court to condemn the pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Snader
New Holland
Wm. B. Bishop
Strasburg
Joseph Miller
Marietta
Lititz
Rothsville
Very Big Public Sale Of Peter Burkholder Personal Property
A large crowd gathered at the late Peter E. Burkholder’s home for a public sale Tuesday afternoon starting at 1. Auctioneer H H Snavely oversaw bids on antiques including homaspun linen, chairs, and a 100 year old four wheeled baby coach shipped to California for a museum. Dishes and Steigel ware sold well as the total proceeds reached 800.
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Peter E. Burkholder
H. H
Pottsville
California
Real Estate Deals by Hershey & Gibbes This Week
Hershey and Gibbes report transactions this week including a two story brick dwelling on South Broad street sold to John Boyd on private terms for Mrs. Katie Sonon, two two story frame houses on South Broad street in the borough sold to Dr. D Alonzo Long, and a two story frame house and lot on New street Warwick sold to Wilson G Oberlin for 1250 dollars.
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Hershey & Gibbes
Katie Sonon
South Broad Street
John Boyd
Lydia A. Duster
D. Alonzo Long
Allen B. Keller
New Street
Warwick
Wilson G. Oberlin
Paying Investment for Local Tobacco Warehouse
The writer argues for a Lititz tobacco warehouse and a local corporation to buy, pack, and ship tobacco in town. They claim large dealers profit from shipping crops out, and a local facility could keep the value, offering a fair profit to investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
New Restaurant Opens On East Main Street
Harry H. Snavely formally opens a new full course restaurant in the former Mumma building on East Main Street. The grand opening is planned for Saturday with promises of fresh goods including direct oysters and Marrow’s ice cream. Snavely, son of Mrs. Laura Snavely, hails from Philadelphia and ran Anderson's famous cafe there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Snavely
Wm. M. Mumma
E. Main Street
Marrow
Mr. Snavely
Laura Snavely
Philadelphia
Anderson
Quaker City
California Cars Exhibit At Rail Station Display
Two exhibit cars from North of Bay Counties, California, arrived from Ephrata and will be open to the public all day and evening until Friday. The first car shows California products in glass-front exhibits valued at $25,000. The museum car features deep sea wonders including a 36 foot elephant shark weighing 10,383 pounds aged 460 with a two foot throat diameter. Souvenirs are given to attendees and the cars have their own electric light plant. Admission costs 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Counties
California
Ephrata
Death Record of a WerK in Lititz Area
Third death in a single household within nine months notes Mrs. Elizabeth Gibble 70 dies after three weeks illness at South Broad street Lititz borough widow of Rev Hiram Gibble Church of the Brethren born Minnich near Lititz maiden name Minnich. Survived by five children and four sisters. Funeral held at Longenecker's with interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Gibble
Hiram Gibble
Church of the Brethren
Maria Pfantz
South Broad Street
Minnich
Lititz
Aaron Swarr
East Hempfield Township
White Oak
Manheim
Gibble
Isaac Pfantz
Pfantz
Amanda
Sarah Swart
East Petersburg
Henry Sonon
Mechanicsville
Longenecker’s
Death of a Child Rosie Felker 10 Dies in Warwick
Rosie K Felker aged 10 dies at home of grandparents Mr and Mrs J C Felker Broad and Orange streets Warwick after five days of tonsillitis. Survived by her mother Mary Felker. Funeral Friday at 9 at home then Middle Creek meeting house about 10 30. Interment in adjoining cemetery with Revs J E Keene and I W Taylor officiating.
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Rosie K. Welker
J. C.felér
Broad
Orange Streets
Warwick
Mary Felker
Middle Creek
J. E. Keene
I. W. Taylor
Death of Infant Adams in Warwick
Infant son of Harry and Lizzie Adams of New Street Warwick died Wednesday at noon from inward convulsions. Aged 1 month 16 days. Funeral Saturday at 1 30 P.M. at the house and 2 at the U B church. Interment in Machpelah Cemetery. Rev J E Keene in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Elwood
Harry
Lizzie Adams
New Street
Warwick
U. B. Church
Machpelah
J. E. Keene
Death of Mrs. Alice R. Fell in Lititz home
Mrs. Alice Rebecca Fell widow of Charles Fell died last Sunday at Zion Church Home near Lititz after a long invalid status. A Lancaster resident for years in her 70s, she was native to Chester County and survived by sons Arthur of Imperial California William D of Little Britain and Francis G of Reading and daughter Mrs Mary Elizabeth Roberts of Kirk's Mills. Funeral was Wednesday at Olivet Baptist Church with interment Greenwood Cemetery. Undertaker Groff transported the body from Lancaster on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Rebecca Fell
Charles Fell
Zion Church
Lititz
Lancaster
Fell
Chester County
Kirk's Mills
Little Britain
Arthur
Imperial
Cal
William D
Francis G
Reading
Mary Elizabeth Roberts
Kirk’s Mills
Groff
Olivet Baptist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Mrs Lavinia Townley Dies in East Petersburg
Mrs Lavinia Townley widow of Harvey Townley died last Friday at her East Petersburg home after years of kidney trouble. Born in Oregon to John and Susan Bare she lived there after marriage before moving to East Petersburg. Aged 75, she left daughters Linda Clara and Hilla at home. Funeral Monday afternoon with interment in East Petersburg Reformed cemetery.
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Lavinia Townley
Harvey Townley
East Petersburg
John
Susan Bare
Oregon
Linda
Clara
Hilla
Reformed
Walter C. Stauffer Dies at Manheim After Illness
Walter C. Stauffer, a 30 year old painter, died at his Manheim home on Thursday night after a long illness from consumption. He is survived by his wife and four children. Funeral details continue on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter CO. Stauffer
Manheim
Moravian organ to be rebuilt for space and repainting
At a Moravian church council meeting, proposals for church improvements were debated. A southward extension was rejected, but a general overhaul and repositioning of the organ were approved to gain space for the organist and choir. Interior repainting, new carpet, and a $4,000 to $5,000 cost were planned, funded by subscriptions. The organ, built by Hook & Hastings for $2,450, features 924 pipes, two manuals, and 88 stops, with exterior design by Theodore Wolfe.
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Moravian Church Council
Hagen
Messrs
Hook & Hastings
Boston
Mass
Theodore Wolfe
Bethlehem
H. A. Brickenstein
We All Want the Trolley Line
A letter from ARTHUR urges Lititz and Rothsville to push the Lititz and Rothsville Electric Railway project. He argues the new ordinance should be acted on now to connect Lititz to Rothsville and eventually Ephrata, calling for citizen involvement this summer to prevent delaying civilization and local access.
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Lititz and
Rothsville
Lititz
Ephrata
Arthur
Improvements at Lan caster sub-station raise voltage
The Edison Electric Company of Lancaster has workers at the railroad sub-station. The power house is torn down and generators replaced by two large transformers. The primary current now 2200 volts from 1100, stabilizing street light voltage and reducing lamp fluctuations for better lighting.
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Edison Eleectric Company of
Lancaster
Lancaster Historians Meet At Smith Free Library
The Lancaster County Historical Society held its monthly meeting at the A Herr Smith free library building with 236 members present. F E Schnerer read a paper titled The Riser Hemp and Saw Mill in Clay Township, prepared for the occasion, which was well received and will be published in Arc-ORD soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Historical Society
A. Herr Smith Free Library
Lancaster
F. E. Schnerer
Clay Township
Winter visitors keep town busy in Littitz area
Local notes show Mr and Mrs Louis Oehme visiting in Manheim while Bertha Sesseman visits her uncle in Altoona. Residents travel for funerals and business, with Hiram McCalla and Samuel Martin spending time in town and as far as Chicago on business. A broken leg, tobacco shipments, and employment plans highlight a busy week in Lititz and surrounding towns.
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Louis Oehme
Manheim
Bertha Sesseman
Hiram Sesseman
Altoona
David Shenk
Lizzie Pehlman
Millersville
John Hacker
Lansdale
Hiram McCalla
Steelton
H. A. Cuppy
Ideal Chocolate Factory
R. O. ‘Melzer
New York
Elder A
Hottenstein
East Petersburg
Arcord
Wayne Lenhart
Reading
Martin Lenhart
Warwick
Norman Carpenter
E. C. Ritchie
John Uhler
Harry Miller
Lebanon
J. B. Leib
Key
Eli Hacker
Elsie Lender
Mechanicsburg
Cumberland County
Sarah Beckler
M. J. Derr
Irene Kline
Meyerstown
Miss Derr
Moving Chautauqua to Visit Our Town in June
Swarthmore's J B Virden reports terms for a traveling Chautauqua Association that plans to tour towns in the state for one week per stop. It promises twelve lectures and twelve concerts with clean motion pictures and colored illustrated talks. Each day includes 2 pm and 7 30 pm showings, aiming to bring inspiring lectures, entertainment, and new thoughts to local residents.
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J. B. Virden
Swarthmore
Chautauqua Association
Groundhog Sees Shadow Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter
A groundhog sightings report says six more weeks of winter follow from the forecast. A cold front arrived from the west with a snowstorm dropping about two inches Saturday night and high winds. Temperatures fell to zero at exposed spots on Monday with deep freezes across the region. Streams froze solid and Susquehanna River ice reached over 20 inches.
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Susquehanna River
Illness and surgeries in local area families
Mrs. Allan Ditzler remains in a precarious condition in Lebanon six weeks after illness caused by gall stones. Frank Hacker, son of Eli K. Hacker, was critically ill with peritonitis and operated on at Lancaster General Hospital. Mrs. Elizabeth Huber and Christian May of Brickerville suffer pneumonia, with Mrs. Huber noted as the mother of townsman Wm. H. Huber.
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Allan Ditzler
Lebanon
Frank Hacker
Eli K. Hacker
Talmage
Lancaster General Hospital
Elizabeth Huber
Christian May
Brickerville
Wm. H. Huber
Dickens Centenary Observed At Linden Hall Event
In honor of Charles Dickens centenary a Wednesday evening program at Linden Hall gymnasium featured readings by Principal C. D. Kreider and tableaux by faculty and scholars with local young men. Also noted was news that financier David W. Rothensies, arrested in Reading, allegedly sought to sell Universal Smoke Separating Co. stock in Lititz last fall among town businessmen.
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Charles Dickens
Linden Hall Gymnasium
C. D. Kreider
David W. Rothensies
Reading
Lititz
Universal Smoke Separating Co
The Turkeys Escape From Springs Hotel Yard
Four large turkeys owned by Chas. H. Brobst escaping Monday evening sliced through yard netting and roosted in a tree before taking flight to nearby rooftops. A chase ensued. two gobblers were captured while A. H. Werner, operator of the shooting gallery, shot the remaining two.
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Chas. H. Brobst
Springs Hotel
A. H. Werner
Family Gathering for Justice of the Peace A B Reidenbach
Justice of the Peace A B Reidenbach hosted his annual family gathering and birthday dinner near Lititz to honor his seventy six birthday. Most children attended despite the weekday constraint, with Rev C E Reidenbach absent. Relatives present included Mrs T A Milchsach Bethlehem and her daughter Mildred, Mrs Gideon Kahl Lancaster and her daughters Bessie and Helen, Elmer Philadelphia, Ira Pittsburgh, and Harry and Mary Lititz. The event featured a homecoming meal and expressed hopes for future gatherings. Also advertised are homemade top buggies from Griosk's carriage works.
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Justice of the Peace
A. B. Reidenbach
Lititz
C. E. Reidenbach
Jake Mills
Wis
T. A. Milchsach
Bethlehem
Mildred
Gideon Kahl
Lancaster
Bessie
Helen
Elmer
Philadelphia
Ira
Pittsburgh
Harry
Mary
Reidenbach
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Gowan
Losal Fvenis
WERK
Alice R. Fell
Florence Doster
Lydia A. Doster
South Broad’ Street
Elizabeth Bricker
Miss Doster
W. M. Pfautz
Root & Baker
Landisville
Ground Hog
Dickens
Gri ‘Osh
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