Local Notes Highlight March Events And Personal News
Walter Light's home welcomed a baby boy. The Lutz family band to perform at Intercourse U B church on March 11. Miss Miller of Gordenville enrolls at Linden Hall for Easter. Seather couple celebrate 49 years of marriage, hoping for golden anniversary. The editor received strawberries from Staten Island. Ernest Baker and Chester Whittle plan a violin recital at St Pauls on March 14. A signet ring with ruby initials M A P lost near Linden Hall. reward offered. Correction issued on ice price: wholesale should read 25 cents. Moravian church groups sent 130 pounds of supplies to Surinam Leper Home. Rev J W G Hershey’s son born on Lincoln birthday and buried on Washington birthday anniversary. Isolated light plant installed for Rothsville mill. Heinz product demonstration at I H Doster’s store. Harvey Witcraft resigns from United Zion Home to farm near Fruitville. Lithograph factory installs seven motors replacing steam. Elsie Lender lectures on Holy Land at Miss Derr’s Bible class. Moravian features Lititz landmarks in this week’s issue. Warwick Grammar School hosts spelling bee on March 7 for library funds. Raymond Wetherhold leaves trap factory for full-time insurance work with Continental Life. Lancaster office base, remains in Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Light
Lutz
Intercourse U. B
Linden Hall
Staten Island
N. Y
Ernest Baker
Chester Whittle
Columbia
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
King’s Daughters and Junior Endeavor Society
Moravian Church
Bethesd
Sur
Rothsville
Shober
H. J. Heinz
I. H. Doster
Harvey Witcraft
United Zion Home
M. G. Brubaker
Fruitville
Joseph Kofroth
Elsie Lender
Mechanicsburg
Cumberland County
M. J. Derr
Holy Land
Miss Derr
Mary Dixon Chapel
Hagen
Bethlehem
Lititz Moravian
Brothers
Lititz
E. S. Hagen
Warwick Grammar School
Zartman
Raymond Wetherhold
Continental Life Insurance Company
Wilmington
Del
Wetherhold
Lancaster
Remonstrances Filed Over All Borough Hotels
Objections to all hotels in the borough and the Warwick House were filed at Lancaster last week. Remonstrances target Park View hotel and Lititz Springs hotel as unnecessary and allege intoxication and minor issues. Court sessions and cross examinations followed with license decisions pending next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
Lancaster
Lititz
Aaron W. Miller
Park View
Charles H. Brobst
Lititz Springs
John S. Badorf
Perons
Samuel Hertzler
Sturgis House
Hershey & Gibbes
Squire C. N. Derr
John N. Herrich
W. S. Buch
Chas. H. Brobst
M. G. Scheaffer
John Badorf
John Coyle
N. Franklin Hall
Doctor Lane in Florida Tour Plans Fort Myers and Seminole Country
Sojourning in Florida Dr. C. E. Lane, who left Lititz on an extended tour, enjoys the Fort Myers climate on the west coast. He will visit Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades to observe Seminole life and customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Lane
Lititz
Fort Myers
Florida
Great Lake Okeechobee
Everglades
Sons Celebrate Arrival of Shetland Pony From New York
The sons of I H Doster rejoiced Tuesday when a pretty Shetland pony arrived from New York state. For months the boys begged for a pony, and their parents arranged the surprise. The pony came in the morning and the boys were sent to the stable on returning from school, where they discovered the animal and nearly went wild with joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. H. Doster
New York State
Big War wick House sale draws crowds and auctions
The sixteenth annual War wick House sales at the stables will open at noon with auctions by Snavely and Hacker. Thousands are expected as articles are sold from 12 pm until night, drawing attendees from near and far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
Snavely and Hacker
Death notices and obituaries recount Harrisburg area deaths
Death records note Christian G. Carpenter aged 71 died at Harrisburg City Hospital after a life in Brownstown Brunnerville and Harrisburg with carpentry and cigar making. Surviving wife Elizabeth Buckwalter daughter Stella Richter and sisters survive. Funeral held at St Pauls Lutheran with Machpelah interment. Also Barbara G Weaver 79 died near Rothsville from grip and pleurisy with large family. funeral from her home and Hess Mennonite Church interment. Isaac A Frymyer 49, plasterer of Ephrata, died of heart disease. survived by wife Lydia Zimmermann and six children. funeral at Brownstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian G. Carpenter
Harrisburg City Hospital
Brownstown
Brunnerville
Harrisburg
M. &. Church
Elizabeth Buckwalter
Stella
John Richter
John Graybill
George Hallacher
Sinking Spring
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Machpelah Cemetery
George D. Clarke
Isaac A. Frymyer
Ephrata
Akron
Isaac
Catharine Frymyer
Frymyer
Lydia Zimmerman
Clarence
Elsie
Ida
Lloyd
Elvin
Albert
Nancy Killian
Bareville
Lavina Steinmetz
Harry
Talmage
Jacob
Rothsville
Zacharias
Lebanon
Infant Found Dead in Bed in Warwick Street Home
One month and seventeen day old Robert M Evans, son of George and Anna Evans, on Broad Street Warwick, died Monday morning around 5 30. Deputy Coroner Reidenbach and Dr E E Evans ruled internal spasms the cause. Funeral held Wednesday afternoon with interment in Moravian cemetery. Rev I H Hagen officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M
George
Anna Evans
Broad Street
Warwick
Reidenbach
E. E. Evans
S. Hagen
George D Miller Dies at 83 in Manheim Borough
George D Miller age 83 and a lifelong Manheim native died Thursday afternoon after a stroke a week earlier at his daughter Mrs John Ensmingers home. He ran a grocery business for years and was a Lutheran church member. Surviving are son Warren daughter Lizzie and granddaughter Mabel D Miller. Funeral services were held Sunday in the Lutheran church with interment in the adjacent cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D'Miller
Manheim
John Ensminger
Lutheran Church
Warren
Lizzie
Mabel D’miller
Death of W S Kauffman of Baltimore
Winfield Scott Kauffman of Baltimore Md died Tuesday at 3 A M after long suffering with an ulcerated stomach. He had been ill since last July and bedfast nearly three months. He was 57, son of the late John and Martha Kauffman, born at Sporting Hill. He moved to Lititz in early manhood to learn cigar making. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Kauffman
Baltimore
Winfield Scott Kauffman
Kauffman
John and
Martha Kauffman
Sporting Hill
Lititz
Sudden Death of Mrs Ada R Ruth in Lititz
Mrs Ada Ruth wife of Notary Public John I Ruth resident of South Broad Street Lititz died suddenly Saturday evening around 6 50 o clock age 50 years 8 months 16 days. She had been in Rothsville and was caught in a hailstorm while returning home. After reaching a fence she fell ill and died from heart failure due to exertion. Survived by husband two stepsons Samuel and John and other relatives. Funeral held Tuesday at Rothsville Lutheran church with burial in the local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara G. Weaver
Martin W. Weaver
Rothsville
Fruitville
Benjamin and
Susanna Reid
Hess Mennonite Church
Lititz
Ada R. Ruth
John I. Ruth
South Broad Street
Elsie Garner
Ruth
John Burkholder
Walter
Roth
Reading
Burkholder
Weidman
Akron
Grippe
Samuel
John
Lancaster Trust Company
Lancaster
David K. Noll
Newmanstown
Charles
Harry Noll
James Noll
Rothsville Lutheran Church
P. Erisman
United Evangelical Sunday School
Fractured Ribs After Fall From Rolling Chair
Mrs. Harvey Seaber toppled from a rolling chair while cleaning at Dr. E. E. Evans home last Thursday. She landed on the chair’s back, suffered severe chest pain, and doctors found two ribs fractured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Seaber
E. E. Evans
Students to Give Recital at Warwick High School
Miss Barbara Bomberger brings piano and organ recital to Warwick High School on Saturday evening. Pupils from Lititz and nearby areas, both young and old, perform solos duets and trios along with recitations. The program begins at 7 30 with no admission charge, a collection will be taken. Extra fine peaches advertised by fat Doster's at 10 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick High School
Barbara Bomberger
Miss Bomberger
Lititz
Winter Visitors and Local Real Estate Buys in Lititz
Numerous residents enjoy visits with family and friends during the cold spell across Lititz. Local real estate transactions include Paul Kraft purchasing Stephen Steely’s Front street house for 1801 dollars and R O Melzer buying a Broad Marion Street mansion from James Sesseman with possession in April. A E Furlow buys a Broad and Center street lot for 1275 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Steely
Front Street
Lititz
Springs Hotel
Paul Kraft
R. O. Melzer
Ideal Chocolate Company
James Sesseman
Broad and
Marion Streets
Kerchief From President-Elect Wilson’s Wife
Mrs C H Smith of East Orange Street received a linen kerchief and a letter from Mrs Wilson’s secretary after sending a pamphlet for St Paul’s Lutheran church building fund. The handkerchief may be auctioned by the Ladies Aid Society at a future public sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Smith
Orange Street
Woodrow Wilson
Lititz Fire Co. Plans Building Fund for New Engine and Hall
Lititz Fire Co. No. 1 holds a productive meeting to launch a building fund for a new fire hall and a chemical engine. H R Gibbel from the Board of Trade commits $50 to start a fund aimed at an $800 to $600 engine. Donations invited to President Frank Runk and officers. A June 7 festival will raise funds for the building, with committee members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Fire Co. No
H. R. Gibbel
Board of Trade
Gibbel
Frank Runk
J. B. Leib
J. K. Carper
H. A. Musselman
Horace Sturgis
Lititz
Warwick
J. F. Leisey
W. G. Eshleman
Morris McCloud
Harry Musselman
C. §. Zartman
Market Prices and a 1814 Linen Towel at Local Sale
At the local market last Saturday eggs sold 22 cents a dozen and butter 34 cents a pound. Celery and turnips sold low while dried corn and dressed chickens fetched modest prices. Mrs. Alexander Bear of south Broad Street owns an 1814 home spun linen towel and a 1862 colored Easter egg with horse head motifs and family names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Bear
South Broad Street
Chicken thief caught at Lititz farm during night raid
Mrs. Graybill confronted a man as he entered the poultry house on Aaron Graybill’s farm about two miles west of Lititz. The intruder was chased away and is believed to have targeted the place before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Graybill
Lititz
Loyalty at Lititz Baseball Fair Dull Attendance Hopes
Crowds at the baseball fair in the band hall Saturday evening were small though attendance was steady. Hackman’s orchestra played well as organizers plan another fair next Saturday to raise funds for repairing the playing field. The local team mainly comprises townspeople besides one pitcher and faces competition from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackman
New Holland
Terre Hill
Mountville
Lititz
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Council
George D’miller
John F. Ruth
Gladys Thome
Ella Buch
Florrie
Bryn Mawr
J. A. Myers
Huntington
Wm. A. Smith
Paul Smith
D. A. Cohick
Nazareth
Sherman Hacker
Lincoln
Henry Sturgis
Edwin Sturgis
Paul Sturgis
Tuckahoe
N. J
Elmer Badorf
York
J. B. Haag
Berks County
Weidler Bender
Philadelphia
Richard
University of Pennsylvania
Arthur Keller
John Leed
Spencer Leed
Hershey
Ada Herrick
Emma Roebuck
Washington, D. C
Emily Eschbach
I. E. Deer
Linden Hall Seminary
Altoona
Pittsburg
Indianapolis
Ind
Buffalo
John Lansing
Perhasie
Lansing
John Behmer
Ow! ! Hill
George Heck
Joel Herman
Ow! Hill
Christ Witmer
Harry Rudy
Jititz
Ervin Smith
Margie
Elizabeth
Barbara Rudy
Weidler Butzer
Emma Fry
Ella Greenly
Kerchief
Wilson
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