Tag Lititz Record Friday February 22 1884
Local page features brief notices and columns from Lititz with community happenings and small items of interest. Readers are asked to note upcoming events and local announcements for the week.
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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1884
Page
3
Local page features brief notices and columns from Lititz with community happenings and small items of interest. Readers are asked to note upcoming events and local announcements for the week.
A compact page notes religious conferences in Lebanon and Lititz, a Moravian synod at Lititz in May, and local deaths including Leah Gerhart of Schoeneck. It reports cattle shipments by Hershey & Hood, political talks and a co operative cigar venture, plus Militia enlistment, new barber chair, and various local notices from Lititz and surrounding towns.
The article extols the New Home sewing machine as simple, quiet, versatile, durable, light, and affordable. It highlights its superior construction and attachments, noting over half a million sold in three years and universal satisfaction. The New Home Sewing Machine Co. offers a free illustrated catalogue and fancy gift set with mailed inquiries.
February 22, a legal holiday observed in Lititz affects closures of the Lititz National Bank and public schools. Local stores will stay open with normal business, and no other observances are noted.
Long column reports Henry Strickler’s Nebraska marriage to Mary Witmeyer, Joe Backenstose wedding tied to Brikerville, a home break in attempt on Jeremiah Steinmetz, church remodeling plans, and local notes from Oregon area. Also mentions sales, farming moves, and small town social life with several sick lists and sales.
The town of Warwick held a calm election last Tuesday with a light voter turnout. Republicans dominated locally with 374 votes to 74 for Democrats and winners listed for judge inspector treasurer and other posts. In nearby cities Pittsburgh Lancaster and Philadelphia Republicans swept mayoral office and city races, with notable margins and historic votes.
Mrs Elizabeth S Griffin Rees, educated at Linden Hall, died January 13 in Minneapolis Kansas aged about 63. She was born 1801 in Smyrna Delaware and moved through Ohio and Pennsylvania, leaving eleven sons and two daughters. The item includes personal memorial notes and local notices from Rothsville and Reading communities.
A big Warwick township Republican gathering followed an eastern end supervisor contest between Arias Lenhart Frank Ressler and Jacob Landis. Landis trailed 132 to Lenhart 259 with 280 votes cast. Other ticket items were approved with minor defections. Community notes include school director results and local updates on telegraph lines oil pipes and school facilities.
The item notes Lent begins on February 27 with Ash Wednesday, lists dates for the first Sunday in Lent Palm Sunday and Easter, mentions Washington's birthday, a band fair in Manheim, local cattle, shad reported in Lancaster, and various local curiosities and advertisements. It cites Hutlta Lodge K of P adding four members and Littlebrand in Philadelphia Penitentiary. It also parodies remedies and jokes about leap year proposals.
Sr. Kimo Horen offers rooms at $2 per day with liberal comforts. Located in the heart of business and amusement districts with easy access to depots and streetcars. Special inducements for visitors. Patronage solicited by Joseph M Freer, Proprietor.
Sale items include canned tomatoes 10¢, corn 10¢, peas 12¢, beans 12½¢, pineapple 25¢, salmon 20¢, peaches 20¢, French prunes two pounds for 25¢, Turkey prunes three pounds for 25¢, prunellas 25¢, figs, dates, currants, Valencia raisins 10¢. Flour 80¢ per 24 lb bag. second grade lower. Blankets and comforts discounted. white blankets 2.75 to 5.00, horse blankets 1.00, comforts 1.00 to 2.35. Men’s gray shirts and drawers 50¢ per suit. anti rheumatic underwear 1.50–1.75. Children’s underwear in all sizes. Prints 5¢. Allentown Hosiery assortment. Segars wanted in trade.
Weekly market corrected by E J Barr and H H Tahudy lists wheat corn oats and flour values, with stock quotations from De Haven Townsend bankers Philadelphia February 20 1834. Prices include U S 2 10034 and various railroad and canal company shares with bids and asks.
California Honey in the comb and extra fine French prunes headline a stock list at Ts Hudys Store. Turkey prunes from the original cask, fresh roasted coffees, coal oil, garden seeds, flour, corn meal, buckwheat, glassware, syrups, oranges lemons bananas peaches, mackerel and canned goods, and trade in of cigars. Prices listed for eggs butter lard and more.
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