Lititz Record weekly publication details
The Lititz Record notes its Friday morning publication schedule with J B Boon and Buiter credited as proprietors.
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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1884
Page
2
The Lititz Record notes its Friday morning publication schedule with J B Boon and Buiter credited as proprietors.
The Baltimore gathering of a socialist labor group denounces Herr Most and calls for a federal council replacing President Vice President and Congress. It urges universal suffrage and reordering labor influence while criticizing ideological calls as empty and visionary. The piece also notes Lancaster school board concerns about teacher salaries and staffing, urging better pay to attract talent.
The article discusses General Hancock as a potential presidential candidate, noting he would likely refuse nomination and that the Democratic convention will not nominate him. It also covers agricultural estimates for 1883 showing abundant potatoes and oats but a decline in corn, with seed-corn acclimatization issues across northern states. It lists local meetings and elections for various insurers and the Lititz Turnpike and Manheim Mutuals, noting re-elections and officer appointments.
A fight at the Columbia station house between brothers William and Frank Wittig ended with serious injuries. Frank, a notorious local troublemaker, fought police officer William and both quarrelled near a cell. A doctor treated William after Frank attacked him with a heavy iron-embedded bucket, causing severe facial cuts and almost lethal injuries.
This week County Superintendent J Brecht visited the district and praised the schools. He ranked the district among the foremost in the county and offered encouragement to teachers scholars and directors. Prof Brecht congratulated the directors on their interest.
Snowy scenes and winter mood frame a local sale note as Shult Hat Store cuts prices on winter caps gloves fur collars and seal caps to meet pocketbooks. A lyceum meeting at Unionville discusses whiskey versus tobacco with plans for music essays and road surveys. An accident near Unionville kills Emanuel G Sativa Jr and a turkey shipment updates.
A sprawling sale lists steep reductions across fabrics, silks, laces, and garments. Major fits include All-Wool Serge and Lupin Lupin cashmeres cut to fractions, Ottoman silks and damases slashed, broadcloths and cloakings priced to clear. Also offered are trims, embroideries, lace, hosiery, gloves, and ready made coats and suits with deep markdowns.
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