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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1928
Page
5
Moravian church led by Rev E. 8. Crosland holds regular service at 10:30 after a 9:15 Sunday School and a 7 P. M. Travelogue sermon on Galilee. St Pauls Lutheran with Rev W. R. Sammel hosts 9:15 S. S. and 10:30 worship, plus an evening sermon and pension campaign talk by A. H. Durborn.
Rev F A Weichsel was remembered with gifts from Penryn Brickerville Akron and Rothsville. St Pauls Choir to sing four numbers at Akron Community Service Sunday January 8 at 2 PM. Rev Dr Kreiter of Lebanon to speak. Miss Marion Bremsderfer of Millersville to address Young People’s Council Monday evening. Lititz Moravian Congregation annual meeting Wednesday January 11 at 7:30. Moravian Church Council Monday evening at 7:30. W T C U prayer meeting at headquarters Monday 2:30 PM.
Representatives from Lititz Lutheran congregation plan to attend a Lancaster gathering to learn details about the Poor Mil Dollar Ministerial Pension Fund initiative raised by the United Lutheran Church of America. Rev W Raymond Sammel and Dr L N Moyer lead the Lititz delegation.
On Sunday evening January 8 Rev HE Crostand will deliver a travelogue sermon titled Galilee. The talk invites all interested in Biblical topics as it covers the land where Jesus lived and conducted much of his ministry.
Three obituary notices from Lititz and surrounding townships report Mrs Lizzie B Bané 62 of 12 South Broad Lititz died Dec 23 heart trouble after brief illness. She was born Feb 19 1865. survived by husband Samuel G Bare son Leroy step-brother William Essig. Funeral from home Dec 27 with Evangelical cemetery burial. Also Mrs Susan Habecker 79 of Brunnerville died Dec 28 of complications. survived by two sons, one grandchild and one great grandchild, two brothers. funeral at Brunnerville A B church Dec 30, Hess cemetery. Addison B Firestone five years old of Lexington died Dec 26 of complications. survived by wife Bertha Haldeman Firestone and two children Leroy and Martin. parents Lennis and Anne Firestone. sister Minnie Schaeffer Manheim. services Dec 30 at home and Longenecker's. interment in adjoining cemetery.
Hiram Hollinger aged 60 died Sunday December 24 at 4 45 pm at his home after four days illness of pneumonia. Born in Hittig he lived most of his life there. A cigar maker by trade he belonged to the Moravian trombone choir and played in the Sunday School orchestra. He was twice married to his second wife Therese Wolfert. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Rudolph Neudorf of Eden and Mrs Clarence Raymond of Lancaster, a son Charles of Lititz, six grandchildren and two sisters Mrs Amelia Smith of Lancaster and Mrs Louis Himmelberger Kissel Hill and James of Lititz. Funeral services were held at the late home Thursday afternoon December 29 with Moravian church burial.
Clayton L Kreider formerly of Lancaster county died at his Springfield Indiana home after a career with the Pennsylvania Railroad for 20 years He was wife Jennie Kreider and three sons survive Also Anna West of Lincoln died at 78 at her son in law Harry Shirk s home Eph rata Funeral services were in Ephrata Mennonite church burial in Lincoln cemetery
Andrew Bollinger aged 60 died shortly before noon Friday at his home on West High Street Manheim from complications. He is survived by his wife Lizzie Nauman prior to marriage and children Harry John Wise and Mabel of Middlecreek plus brothers John of Derlock and Benjamin of Middle.
Mrs Mary Frantz and Mrs Fannie Frantz of Lincoln are named in the obituaries along with burial details. Caroline A Grosh aged 83 formerly of Lititz died in Atlantic City after eight months of illness. She leaves sons T Stevens Grosh Luke and Harvey and daughter Mrs Ralph Jones. Service occurred in Lititz Moravian churches with burial in the Moravian cemetery.
Mrs Annie 8 Lupold wife of Harrison D Lupold of Lititz died Tuesday from complications. She was 66 and a daughter of Henry and Martha Hooker of Gordonville. Survived by children Mrs William A Greiner of Lititz Clarence D of Lancaster brothers Daniel George Harry of Philadelphia John and Abraham of Iowa William and Benjamin of Lancaster. Funeral Friday at 2 PM from H L C Rote’s funeral parlors South Queen Street Lancaster burial Woodward Hill Cemetery.
Rev Henry B Tongenecker 74 a Mennonite minister died at his Landisville home on Sunday of neuralgia of the heart after a brief illness. He served the Chestnut Mill Mennonite Church for 48 years. Survived by wife Katherine Bomberger and sons Samuel Middletown John Friday Abram Elizabethtown. two sisters Fannie Burkholder Newville and Annie Landis Florin. Funeral held at home and Mennonite Church in Saimea with burial in the adjacent cemetery.
Mrs. Luella M. Gibble, 28, of 2 Hoffman Terrace Lancaster, died Friday afternoon December 28 at 1 o'clock in Lancaster General Hospital after a three week illness. She was born in Lexington Lancaster County daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Firestone. She resided in Lancaster seven years previously in Lititz where she was a member of the Evangelical church. Survived by husband Dallas L. Gibble a daughter Ruth Arline 9 years old her parents near Lancaster and brothers and sisters Lillian Philadelphia Harry in the United States Navy Dora John James Earl and Clair all at home Funeral services were held Monday afternoon December 26 in the Evangelical church Lititz burial in Evangelical cemetery. John Armelin Shone 73 formerly of Lititz died Tuesday morning at the County home of complications. He had headquarters at the Park View Hotel for a number of years mending umbrellas and was a friend of the Revedolls of Philadelphia. He is survived by three sons George and Henry both of Lancaster and one daughter Elizabeth wife of Albert Bruner of Philadelphia Funeral services Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with interment in the Mennonite cemetery at Millersville.
Classified ad notes a seven room house for rent with all conveniences and possession starting April 1. Applicant should contact F. S. Brighton at 3 West Orange Street for details.
On Wednesday March 14 horses six cows hogs fat and stock bulls chickens a tractor hay loader and other farm implements will be sold by Levi Brubaker northeast of Brunnerville along Hammer Creek. On Saturday January 1 at Lititz Springs Hotel sale of real estate located on Broad Street by Edward W Hite at 7 30 PM.
A historical notice describes Roy Himmelberger, a sale clerk, asking the public for a share of patronage. Harry B. Workman, writing clerk, and Bell Phone are referenced in the notice as part of the contact or affiliation.
Second-hand paper and twine for baling leaf tobacco offered for sale at low price. Apply Walter Bare at 8 Main Street Lititz Pennsylvania. January 5 edition.
Bondholders warned that all first mortgage 50 percent 20 year sinking fund bonds issued under the 1911 indenture are called for redemption. Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Company will pay 105 percent of principal plus accrued interest at Lancaster Trust Company, Lancaster Pennsylvania, by March 22, 1928, after which interest ceases. Redemption details include bond numbers and the Brewster-Ideal Chocolate Company transition with Albert E. Brewster as president of the trustee Lancaster Trust Co.
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