Trolley Car Collides With Meat Wagon on Broad Street
A trolley car leaving at 8:45 Saturday morning collided with Milton D. Bender’s meat wagon in front of W. H. Bucha’s Broad Street residence. Bender, in the wagon, was dragged about forty feet, with a cut forehead and hand injuries, while the wagon was badly damaged and the horse escaped largely unharmed. Witnesses say the car traveled too fast in foggy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hisenberg
Jacob Heisey
Milton D. Bender
W. H. Buch
Broad Street
Bender
Market Report Shows Scarce Provisions At Local Sale
A number of tables were unoccupied at last Saturday's market as provisions were scarce. Dressed poultry sold quickly. Apples ranged 20 to 23 cents per half peck, sweet potatoes 12 to 15 cents, white potatoes at standard prices, eggs 27 cents, and butter 35 cents per pound.
Blue Ribbon Club Holds Chase At Birdseye Point Farm
The Blue Ribbon Club fox hunters hosted a post hunt gathering at Birdseye Point Farm, Elam Althouse’s home. Master Hiram Holtzhouse released the fox for a lively chase watched by twenty two hounds and riders, with Forge Hill Bam and Theodore Keener’s mounts among the leading finishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ribbon Club
Birdseye Point Farm
Elam Althouse
Hiram Holtzhouse
Reynard
Bemberger
Box
Hill Bam
North End
Theodore Keener
Eckert
Birdseye
This Young Man Was Unemployed
A local unemployed man received a phone call offering work at a farmhouse five miles west of town. He dressed for labor and walked through mud to the farmhouse, only to be met with laughter as the farmer revealed the call was a joke by a friend. The man accepted the prank good naturedly and noted one trick is worth another.
Death record of Gertrude Keller in Moravian church
Gertrude Keller a lifelong borough resident died last Saturday at 4 10 PM after a two year illness She was 49 years 10 months and 4 days born March 16 1861 in Lititz She is survived by sister Grace and brothers William of Holmesburg PA and Eugene of Lancaster Funeral services were held in the Moravian church with interment in the adjacent cemetery Rev H E Hagen delivered the sermon noting her Christian life and service as a devoted neighbor and friend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Keller
Christian
Grace
Edward
Maria Wolle) Keller
Lititz
William
Holmesburg
Philadelphia
Eugene
Lancaster
Hagen
Mrs Ezra Habecker Dead in Borough Home
The obituary notes the death of Sarah Habecker wife of Ezra Habecker at age 44 years 6 months 2 days from Brights disease and dropsy after a ten day bed confinement. She was a longtime seamstress born in Clay Township and a Moravian church member. Survived by husband siblings and step-relations. funeral Saturday at 2 PM from the late home with Moravian church services at 2 30 PM conducted by Rev. I S Hagen. burial in Moravian cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah
Ezra Habecker
Babecker
Mary Kissinger
Lizzie Sweigart
Upland
Cal
William Bingaman
Catawba
Ohio
Mary Bingaman
Medway
Howard Bingaman
Des Moines
Iowa
Hagen
Mrs Brubaker of Ephrata Passes After Illness
Mrs. Mary Ann Brubaker wife of Christian Brubaker died at her home near Lexington Sunday at 4 a.m. after a week of heart trouble aged 61 4 45. She was born Springville Ephrata township daughter of George and Mary Keller member of the Church of the Brethren married in 1868. Survived by husband six children Annie Jacob George Amanda Mary Lizzie Christ and brothers and sisters Levi Israel Jacob Adam Keller Priscilla Snyder and Mrs Ebon Eberly. Funeral Wednesday at home and Graybill meeting house Pennville with Revs Israel Graybill and A H Hotlenstein officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Brubaker
Christian Brubaker
Lexington
George and Mary Keller
Springville
Ephrata Township
Church of the Brethren
Annie
Jacob Stehman
Ephrata
George
Pennville
Amanda
Sylvester Buch
Lititz
Mary
Clayton Appel
Lizzie
Christ
Levi
Israel
Jacob
Adam Keller
Priscilla Snyder
Reading
Ebon Eberly
Lincoln
Graybill
Israel Graybill
A. H. Hotlenstein
Death of Mrs Mary Landis Reported in Notice
Mrs Mary Landis widow of David Landis died Monday evening at 5 45 o clock at her residence. The notice lists her surviving relatives and the details of the funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Landis
David Landis
Notices of Lancaster Woman’s Death at 74 in Lancaster
obituary notice for a Lancaster woman aged 73 living at 229 East Frederick Street. born in Penn township to Harry and Wilhelmina Ressler. widow for ten years. survived by John R. of Harrisburg and Rae R. at home. brother Harry Ressler of Mount Joy. funeral from her home Friday at 10 with burial at Landis Valley Mennonite Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Street
Lancaster
Penn Township
Harry and
Wilhelmina Hollinger Ressler
Lititz
Marietta
Columbia
John R
Harrisburg
Rae R
Harry Ressler
Mount Joy
Landis Valley
Philip Smith dies after long illness in Elstonville Penn
Philip Smith a retired farmer died at his sister Elizabeth Smiths home in Elstonville Penn township after years of illness in his sixty fourth year. He leaves brother Henry Smith near Lancaster and sister Elizabeth. A Church of the Brethren member he never married. Funeral was Thursday with services at 9 at the house and 10 at Hornleys Church, burial nearby. ministers Hiram G. Gibble and John B. Snagely officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Elstonville
Penn Township
Henry Smith
Lancaster
Church of the Brethren
Hornley’s Church
Manheim
Hiram G. Gibble
John B. Snagely
Rev Issac B Keller Dead in Brethren Church Service
Reverend Isaac B Keller a respected Brethren minister aged 76 died after a four week illness. Born in Springville Ephrata township he spent most of life on a farm and served as a minister for near 29 years. Survived by wife Eliza and children Wayne Ferry Mrs Lane Roger and sister Mrs Weidman. Funeral held Monday with Brethren Church services and interment at Springville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hov
Issac B. Keller
Brethren Church
Mr. Keller
Springville
Ephrata Township
Ephrata
Clay Township
Eliza
Death of Henry Weeber the Lancaster jeweler dies
Henry Weeber well known jeweler and optician died Tuesday at 8 o clock in St Josephs Hospital Lancaster from stomach obstruction He had been ill fifteen months and hospitalized since Saturday He conducted a jewelry store for twenty years at No 7 West King street He is survived by his wife and a daughter Miss Romaine at home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Weeber
City Hall
West King Street
Lancaster
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Weeber
Romaine
Plumber Leonard H. Bachter Dies After Fall at Lancaster Site
Leonard H. Bachter a Lancaster plumber died Monday after a ladder broke sending him headfirst from the third floor to a truck on the first floor of the Reality Company building at 50 North Queen Street He was 57 and survived by his wife and several children Dr J W Kinerd ordered his removal to Lancaster General Hospital but he died upon arrival Hospital examination found a broken neck and leg The Home Theatre moving picture show has relocated to Rudy's Hall second floor on North Broad Street with the first exhibition slated for Saturday night The machine has been overhauled for improved pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Kling
Spruce Street
Aucorn
Buch & Haasler
West Orange Street
C. W. Saunders
Willison Kreider
Bricker
Warwick
Geo. Schoeneberger
Isaac Lorah
John D. Bear
Blue Ball
Warwick House
D. D. Graul
John Heiserman
Jacob Keener
Eugene Kreider
Mary Meiskey
Christian Hardeman
Moyer
Isaac Sarah
Penryn
Bell
Jacob W. Buch
Sinking Spring
J. F. Stoner
North Broad Street
Bers
Lancaster
Columbia
Rossymere
Morris Kauffman
John Brubaker
Harry Firestone
Pleasant View
Emanuel Hall of
Lititz
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Frank MacKinney
Hackman
Hopeland
Clay Hall
N. B. Seaman
Leonard H. Bachter
North Queen Street
J. W. Kinerd
Lancaster General Hospital
Home Theatre
N. Broad Street
Rudy’s
Personal Ties Highlight Winter Visits Across Town
Strictly personal notices recount interactions as Miss May Obetz of Manheim visits relatives in town on Sunday. Many others travel to Akron, Reading, Harrisburg, Allentown, and Lancaster to visit family, attend funerals, or witness events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Obetz
Manheim
Chester Spiekler
Akron
Henry Nies
Reading
Mies Lizzie Imme
York
Hagen
F. B. Buch
Marietta
D. G. Witmyer
Zon John
Denver
Local Teachers Institute Held in Lititz Borough High School
The twenty sixth annual Local Teachers Institute for Lititz borough Warwick Elizabeth and Manheim townships meets Saturday at the High School. Sessions begin 9 A M and 1 30 P M with discussions on timely topics. The High School orchestra will play and Prof L E McGinnia of Steelton will give an address. Officers include President B Winkelbach Vice Pres Willie Gibbel and other officers and committee members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute of Teachers and Directors
Lititzborough
Warwick
Elizabeth
Manheim
L. E. McGinnia
Steelton Public Schools
B. Winkelbach
Willie Gibbel
Carrie Eshleman
Cor
Laura. Buch
Treas
Irvin H. Kauffman
Longenecker
Samuel Hess
Frank Drukenbrod
Wentworth Marries Maggie Hoff at Mine La Motte
John L. Wentworth of Mine La Motte Missouri wed Maggie Hoff on Tuesday after a weekend visit in town. Wentworth supervises local lead mines and a new orderly output forms under his direction as five mines run day and night. Wilson Hacker of Lititz will manage the grocery tied to the mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Wentworth
LaMotte
Wentworth
Maggie Hoff
Mr. Wentworth
Wilson Hacker
Lititz
Harry
Lloyd Hoff
U. S. Army
Narrow escape as bullet pierces chicken house window
Robert Pfautz feeding his chickens in his brother Roy's poultry house narrowly escaped injury when a bullet ripped through a glass pane and whizzed past his head. Investigating revealed a young man shooting sparrows nearby. After a reprimand and paying for the pane, he departed promising better judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pfautz
Roy
Local Socials Mark Milestones for Harry Grant and Muth Couple
Our townsman Harry Grant celebrates his fiftieth birthday with callers and well wishes. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Muth observed their fifteenth wedding anniversary last Saturday with an evening gathering, many friends, and gifts amid refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Grant
W. H. Muth
Ills and recoveries among local residents in Lancaster area
Among the sick residents C H Kreider suffers grippe and an abcess. William Wies on Church Street has a severe rheumatic attack. Harry Showers at Sturgis bretzel bakery has been ill over a week. John Smith, in the old Keller bretzel bakery building, is very ill with heart trouble. Mrs Frank Rader’s operation at Lancaster Hospital last week was successful and she is recovering nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Kreider
William Wies
Church Street
Harry Showers
Sturgi
Bretzel
John Smith
Keller Bretzel
Frank Rader
Lancaster
Two Snakes in Eden Lecture Delivers Moral Message
Dr. Krebs spoke at Linden Hall on a Saturday evening, outlining self study to improve mind and mood. He urged readers to discard harmful thoughts and welcome beneficial ones, delivering a practical, belief-backed lecture. His next talk, February 5, will cover Marvels and Mysteries of Mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krebs
Linden Hall
Garden of Eden
Lititz
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Gowimn
LOGAL
Milton Bender
Chase
Isaac B. Keller
Augusus Nies
Granville Wike
Charles Stargia
Liits
Clarence Clewell
Nazareth
D. A. Cohick
Jacob Kuhl
John K. Tener
Edwin Sturgis
John Dever
Lewis N. Meyer
Ray Wetherhold
Allentown
Harvey Gass
Lancsater
Henry Weaver
A. R. Bomberger
Addie Laughlin
Gussie Lichtenthaeler
Bethlehem
C. D. Kreider
Gussie
James Trego
Hershey
Bernard Marrow
John Shreiner
Nathan Bard
John C. Brenneman
John Fry
D. B. Lefevre
W. A. Eusminger
Manheios
Miss Bricker
E. L. Garber
Jno. F. Longenecker
Rudy Herr
David Snavely
E. E. Evans
Raymond
Joseph Asner
Rothaville
John Huber
J. L. Huber
Sexton
Mies Susie Huber
Local Teachers’ Institute
Delp & Co
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