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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
5
Fire alarm code explained for those unfamiliar with taps. The list assigns taps to locations such as Hose House No 2 with two taps and Fisher's store No 4 with four taps. Other entries include Linden, Cudar, Frontsts, 4s store, Post Office, and streets Spruce, Graze, Broad, and Lemon with varying tap counts.
Moravian Pastor Rev E S Hagen and Ass't Rev J E Deer lead English and German services with Sunday school at 1 30. Evangelical Rev J W Woehrle and Rev Geo D Clarke schedule services and Sunday school. Lutheran Rev J W Bittner preaches English and German services. Lititz and Akron events noted. Brethren Rev James E Keene class meeting and services. Reformed Rev Geo B Raezer and Heidelberg catechism jubilee noted. Church events include Moravian council meeting, five accessions to St Pauls Lutheran, and Brunnerville officers. Weather changes described. Brunnerville Sunday school elected officers. Real estate sale in Manheim and Brunnerville notices. Also Philadelphia Record announces a January 12 1913 Sunday issue with a children’s magazine insert.
The Colonial Theatre in Lancaster offers a strong vaudeville bill led by Aggie and her lions, praised for fearless handling of a dramatic act amid three other acts and three films. County officials report a county treasury balance of 193648.94 on January 1, 1918, with a 2 mill tax rate approved by commissioners. The January tobacco growers meeting and officer election are set for January 13 in Lancaster. A transmission line project is planned from Holtwood to Engleside, to be completed by May 1, using 140 steel towers over about fifteen miles. Reports from Bradenton note warm weather delaying lettuce heading and discuss Florida fruit quality plus local tobacco buying dynamics.
A series of marriages occurred on January 2 at multiple homes. Rev George B Raezer united Jacob Eberly of Warwick to Alice Wagner at Broad and Orange streets, and Elder A S Hottenstein wed Charles Netzley of Elim to Fannie B Sipling of Sporting Hill. Additional weddings followed in Frederick Maryland and Akron Ohio with notable attendees and extended wedding tours.
A $50,000 fire destroyed I. P. Reese hardware in central Lancaster, engulfing a four story building spanning nearly half a block. Flames raged for hours, with water damage to nearby properties. Stock loss $50,000 insured. building valued at $40,000 badly damaged.
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