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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1922
Page
1
American Legion plans a Lincoln birthday program at Legion headquarters on Thursday February 16 with all members and guests invited. Banks to close Monday February 13 for the holiday and Lincoln's birthday is noted as Sunday February 12 with celebrations to follow.
Muhlenberg College Glee Club will present a varied program at the High School auditorium on Saturday evening. The event includes quartets, a piano solo, a jazz trio novelty, and a one act farce, with advance ticket sales strong. The performance is sponsored by Garden Spot Post No. 56 American Legion and follows last year’s well received show.
A Lincoln birthday mass meeting for men will be held February 1 at 3 PM in the Moravian S S Chapel. Speakers are Hon John Landis and Prof Gaige of Millersville. Includes male quartet music and a Silver offering. all men urged to attend.
A twelve pound baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Myers last week. Mr and Mrs Elmer Hammond announce the birth of a baby girl in their family.
Faithful Railroad Engineer Mr. Jeff Groff, long served the R. & C. branch of the P. & R. R. R., has been pensioned and retired after many years on the road and now enjoys life at his home in Lancaster.
E. F. Carpenter of Neffsville sold four fat hogs weighing 807 859 and 9 pounds each. Zacharias Minnich of Neffs ville reports two fat porkers weighing 442 and 507 pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bollinger of Broad street mark sixty years since their marriage. He will be 84 in April and she 81, with a long history in the area including a Lebanon county wedding trip and years on a farm. The couple recall early days, sales activity, and a notable dispute with Standard Oil over a pipeline.
A Bible conference on Christian fundamentals will be held in Lititz from February 26 to March 5 under the Lititz Ministerial Association. The eight day session, in the Moravian chapel, is hosted by the Philadelphia School of the Bible and is undenominational with prominent Bible scholars and pastors leading sessions each evening and Sunday.
At the Warwick House sale last Saturday sleigh bells sold for 5.75 while stoves ranged from 1.00 to 13.00. A goose brought 2. Pigs sold 2.50 to 15.00 and chickens brought 0.70 to 0.80. Fruits and vegetables priced from 0.15 to 1.50 per unit and other items included shoes from .25 to 2.00 and pianos noted as slightly used.
Morris Cohen, a Broad Street merchant, vanished last Friday after locking his store and taking a trolley toward Lancaster. He faced allegations from William H. Smith over Eva, Cohen’s 18 year old employee, with warrants citing trading under a fictitious name and a pending bankruptcy as creditors seek claims totaling at least $172. Cohen owned multiple properties and has a family ties to J. H. Harris. he is believed abroad with unclear finances and no concrete return date.
The Ideal Chocolate factory runs day and night with orders exceeding capacity and expects this through spring. Keystone and Meldorf entering mills seek female help as business surges. The Animal Trap Factory requires thirteen hour days. Pretzel bakeries and Eby sho a factory report brisk trade with some workers staying for evening shifts.
February birthdays light up the town with dates for George Frederick, H. Meiskey, J. W. G. Hershey, and Miss Fredericka Kling at the Moravian Home. E L Garber and P B Bucher also schedule milestone celebrations on February 11 and 12 respectively.
New Castle minister Rev Raymond Sammel resigns and is accepted as pastor for both Lititz and Kissel Hill Lutheran churches. Sammel preached here weeks ago and impressed audiences with fluent speech. In his thirties, he has a wife and child and will begin his work in early March.
The United Evangelical Sunday School class of nine young men hosted their first annual banquet in the upper room above Workman's Halter Factory. Clarence Dillman led as teacher with Everette Mathers as president and Dithman as toastmaster. Attendees included Dillman and Dillman families, Workman and Lane relatives, and many others from Reading.
The Verdi Theatre in Henderson Minnesota hosted a high school debate won by St. Peter's team. Prof. J. W. Kauffman of Lititz guided the winners, praised for diligence in coaching and delivering the arguments. Henderson teams had dominated for three years.
The Roy Roland farm sale near Brunnerville Tuesday drew a big crowd. Farm implements sold well but livestock prices fell steeply, costing the owner about a thousand dollars on his livestock. A cow once offered at 253 last spring sold for 53.
Peter Killian, who left here weeks ago, is named as a head man in a new knitting mill started at Potts town. It will be incorporated soon. Two candidates will take the introductory degree in the local Odd Fellows lodge Monday evening.
A game and fish protective association is organized in Rothsville with 53 members to protect game. Landowners become honorary members to improve farmer gunner relations. Monthly meetings discuss issues, a dollar yearly fee funds stock and state quotas, and a local warden is being considered. Five new members joined at the last meeting.
John Richardson, a member of a Canadian millionaire's band formerly with Rothsville and Sousa, visited in town last week to check on his ailing old friend Phares Beck. He plays the double bass horn. The note also lists local residents recovering from illness or injury, including D R Buch Frank Roland Nathaniel Brubaker Abram Huber Harry Yerger and Benjamin Fass with varied ailments.
On Sunday evening a handle flew off while cranking an Oakland automobile and struck Frank Hess between the eyes. He suffered a deep gash with profuse bleeding. Dr. N B Reeser treated and sewed several stitches. Hess is the son of Christ Hess near Lititz.
The town contemplates future water needs as wells for the standpipe run low and the spring beneath the site may become compromised. Considerations include a costly Hammer Creek option with pumping, reservoir, and mill damages.
The Lancaster County Farm Sales Agency reports last week’s transfers in Lititz and surrounding townships. Properties include a brick house and Gibbes candy factory on East Main sold to Lyman Hornley and Arlingon FP Hackman, Hershey's mill on East Front Street to Charles Rosenberg, a 183 acre Brecknock farm to Samuel C. Wasser, a brick house on East New Street to George Shreiner, another brick house on East New Street to Harry Stark, and a 10314 acre zero farm in Leacock Township sold to James A. Buckwalter for 7700 dollars.
Miss May Smith of Newport and Miss Ruth Buckwalter visited relatives in Lancaster. Philadelphia visitor Elmer Kauffman returned to his old Lititz home. Many locals hosted travelers or sailed for travels to New York Florida Cuba and the Orient. A WCTU gathering and a Spencer Corsets event were noted along with local school and church social news.
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