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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Thomas Kissinger hosted a Sunday birthday dinner for their daughter Mary. Attendees included Dr and Mrs Ira Hiestand Mrs Mary Trout of Lancaster and Miss Jennie Workman of Lititz. Friends arranged a package surprise and presented many beautiful and useful gifts.
Tickets for the Men’s Missionary Society lovefeast at the Moravian church Sunday afternoon are on sale through Friday at Gingrich's harness shop, available to any person. Rev. D. C. Minert of Bethlehem will preach at the lovefeast and at the morning and evening services.
No 1 a bay mare six years old broken single and double and a heavy worker. No 2 a bay pacing horse six years old with style and spirit, tame enough for any driver. Nos 3 and 4 black mare mules, 2600 lbs, well tempered and strong workers. Nos 5 and 6 light bay horse mules five years old, well mated and tame, one a line reader. Nos 7 and 8 bay mules six years old, tame and good workers, one a single line loader.
A spring sale offers a large Pure Bred and Grade cattle herd including heifers nearly all in calf to King Legis Champion, a show bull with strong butter yields. Also listed are calves from this sire, bulls ready for service, Berkshire hogs 50 head with brood sows and sucklings, some registrable, plus 10 Cheviot sheep beaded by a pure bred ram.
An advertisement from Lititz Clothing and Shoe Store lists numerous farming implements in good condition including wagons a four and six horse wagon hay flat three horse wagon Swab top wagon manure spreader 6 ft Milwaukee binder two 5 ft Milwaukee mowers Mountville and Ohio riding cultivator walking and riding weeders harrows land rollers and harness gear plus bags scrap iron and other items. Also features clothing discounts sweaters hose underwear and a sales pitch urging sharing with friends.
Lititz High Boys beat Myerstown High 33 32 in overtime after a tight game. Myerstown led by weight advantage and tied the score late, then Lititz pulled ahead with key plays by Bachman and Hershey, sealing the win as Myerstown fouled and missed chances.
Printing orders announce sale dates for Elizabethtown area farms and households. Listings include Morris Brumbach Peninville to Hammer Creek, Frank Bentz Brunersville, Anna Carper Penn Township, Ella Grabill Lititz, Harvey Kofrath, Katie Enck, Warwick House, M B Ober Manheim, Mellimer Brunnerville, G yer Bricker, Jerome Ober, H T Hackey Auctioneer, Jos eph Gales Weidman, Samuel Bauman Lititz, and Allen Hacker Lititz. Dates span Feb 26 to Mar 27 with livestock, implements, vehicles, and household goods.
Lititz High will play Rothsville Saturday evening at an unnamed site with a banner crowd expected. The Lititz team has stopped playing due to illness and injuries to Keith and other players. Earlier, Mrs. Irvin Showers plans a public sale of household goods on Front Street at 1 pm featuring coal stoves gas range furniture carpets grafanola pictures and a gun.
A grand spelling bee will be held at Mastersonville Saturday evening February 28 1920. Teacher Elser Gerhart will present a program with recitations dialogues special music and a package sale. Bee will buzz promptly at 730 p m If weather is unfavorable the event moves to the following Tuesday evening.
Miss Minnie E Weidler of New Castle Wyoming is named daughter of I M Weidler of Rothsville with headquarters at Rothsville from December 24 1919 to February 3 1920. The Record erred last week claiming she was daughter of Squire Weidler of Akron.
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