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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1913
Page
5
Details of fire alarm bell taps for local buildings followed by varied church schedules. Lists locations such as Fisher's store Shelley's store and the Post Office with tap counts. Then outlines Sunday services for English United Evangelical UnniveD Brethren Lutheran and Reformed churches with pastors and service times.
Local preacher Rev Samuel Fry of Rothsville will offer a German language sermon next Sabbath at 10 A. M. at Trinity United Evangelical Church. The issue also notes annual missionary entertainment by church groups, a China mission collection, and several church officers elected for the Moravian, United Evangelical, and United Brethren Sunday schools, along with Lititz Lodge K of P officers.
The article lists numerous premiums and sponsors for a poultry show, detailing best cock, hen, cockerel and pullet across classes such as Cochin bantams, Sebright bantams, White Leghorn, Rhode Island Red, Orpingtons, and Barred Rocks. Prizes range from $1 to $3, with sponsors including Hess Bros, Dr. E. H. Witmer & Son, W. Fasnacht, J. K. Brokaw, Lititz Springs Poultry Yards, and others across Lancaster and nearby towns.
A compact 1913 dated collection of verse and quips about New Year customs. It blends seasonal imagery with aphorisms and light humor. Notable lines reference resolutions, calendars, ice, and everyday foibles, delivered in a newspaper preface style of the era.
A series of December weddings in Lancaster County includes Herman E. Stark and Annetta Weachter at Lititz on December 29 with no attendants. Harry S. Nagel and Alice Stauffer wed December 26 at Ester parsonage. Amanda Landis and John Gockley married December 26 at Weaverland. Mabel Ruth Seltzer and Ralph W. Alexander wed December 28 at the Seltzer home in Ephrata with Rev. Kilhefner presiding. The couples left for a trip after their ceremonies.
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