Local interests mix of sales and notices in Lititz area
A Lititz column surveys private home sale to J G Zouk on Spruce street and a public sale offer for the old Evangelical Lutheran Church building. It notes civic updates including Erb elected treasurer of Prison Inspectors, Reist appointed to Conestoga centre school, a kitchen shower for Mrs Burkholder, and a Knights of Mystic Chain meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Graut
Spruce Street
J. G. Zouk
Thomas H. Erb
Penn Township
Nathan E. Reist
Warwick
Conestoga Centre
Frank Burkholder
South Broad Street
Knights of Mystic Chain
Walter Miller
Edna
Springs Hotel
Isaac Fritz
Wissler’s Mill
L. H
Fritz
Lancaster
Order of Reindeers
Linden Hall
Moravian College
Bethlehem
Jenking
N.D. Sturgis
Egan, Lutheran Church
Henry
Lutz
Benjamin Lutz
Millersville
Washington, D. C
Warwick High School
Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Emma Long
Levi G. Miller
Miller
Lititz
Cyrus Bomberger
Near Halfville
Phares Bomberger
Elm
Alfred Douple
Evlyn Landis
Brubaker
John Douple
Agnes
Grace
Clarence
Annie Fry
Kissel Hill
John, Hiam
Lizzie Bomberger
Issac
Alfred
Christian Douple
Carrie Young
Pear Lititz
Annual district institute held in local high school
The twenty eighth annual institute for teachers and directors of Lititz Elizabeth Manheim and Warwick townships met at the borough high school with morning and afternoon sessions. Speakers discussed accuracy moral atmosphere and value of stories while music and a piano solo entertained attendees. The program included talks on the high school influence on the community and home school cooperation. County Superintendent Fleisher closed the meeting with remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Manheim
Warwick
Geo. B. Raezer
A. S. Longenecker
Mary Hershey
Maude Kreiter
Luke Beamesderfer
Emily Hartman
Mary Newpher
Florence Miller
Victor Victrola
Paul E. Beck
Anna Miller
Clayton Brubaker
M. Zercher
Gertrude Dietrich
Arthur Mylin
Rothsville
Henry R. Gibbel
Kathryn Aumiller
H. F. Dillworth
Department of English
Millersville Normal School
Fleisher
Arthur Greenleaf
Kathryn Hertzler
Mabel Adair
Clayton Zartman
Death Record of Mrs Mary A Zahm
Mrs Mary A Zahm widow of Albert M Zahm died at her home on Fast Main street Sunday at 5 15 PM after a brief illness of pleurisy and uraemic poisoning She was 62 years 11 months and 9 days old A lifelong Lititz resident she taught at Linden Hall Seminary and in local schools and sang in the Moravian church choir She leaves two sons and several stepchildren with funeral services at her house and Moravian church this afternoon Interment in Moravian graveyard Rev S Hagen officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Zahm
Albert M. Zahm
Philharmonic Society
Moravian Church
Lancaster
Hagnaeg
Avtrom
Joseph D
Charles D
Los Angeles
Cal
Frank B
Schenectady
N. Y
C. Frederick
William H
Clarence E
Tititz
S. Hagen
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Floy dies in Warwick
Florence infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Floy of East Front Street Warwick died Tuesday morning from pulmonary congestion aged 18 days. Funeral held Wednesday afternoon with interment in cemetery beside Hess meeting house Rev Jacob Hershey officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Frank Floy
East Front Street
Warwick
Hess’ Meeting House
Jacob Hershey
Woman Dies at Home Leaves Suit to Recover 1800
Mrs Isabella Caulwell of Ephrata died suddenly from heart disease while alone in her home. Neighbors found her chair bound body with a six year old child present. Harvey Hackman reported the death and family survivors span Ephrata Reading New Holland and Maytown. Sylvester K Buch sues his father David R Buch over an $1800 estate interest tied to a Warwick township farm and its sale proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Caulwell
Ephrata
Joseph Good
Tra Kieth
Edwin
New Holland
Reuben
Mohnton
Henry
Maytown
John
Wilson
Samuel Stephen
Frances Showalter
Amanda Hassler
Kaskey Showalter
William R. Brinton
Reuben Showalter
Lancaster
Sylvester K. Buch
David R. Buch
Warwick Township
David Hoke
Miller’s Row
Harry Myers
Warwick
Hiram Holtzhouse
J. W. G. Hershey
Helen
Theodora Beckler
Henry Heiserman
Harvey Krick
Lancaster General Hospital
P. L. Yeiser
South Broad Street
Charles Rickert
Manheim
John Weidman
New Lutheran Church
Lydia Spera
W. Scott Kauffman
Baltimore
Kauffman
Harry Foltz
Hallie Wiegand
Miss Mary Niess Dies at Brethren Home near Manheim
Miss Mary Niess a former Manheim resident died at Brethren Home near Neffsville on Friday morning after a lingering illness She was nearly seventy years old and had lived at the Home ten years Survived by five brothers and two sisters The funeral was held Sunday at the Brethren Church Manheim with interment at Kreider's cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Niess
Manheim
Brethren Home
Neffsville
Brethren Church
Kreider's
Deaths of Daniel F Shimp And Community Notables
Daniel F Shimp of Ephrata dies at 69 after one day illness. Retired coachmaker and farmer, survived by wife and children Sallie Wayne Hassler Edwin K Shimp William F Shimp Elizabeth Fry. Funeral Saturday at 9:30 at home then 10 to Muddy Creek Church. burial nearby. Also notice: Mrs Jacob S Burkholder of Farmersville dies at 80 after stroke. survivors listed. funeral at Groffdale Sunday. Also Jersey City railroad despatcher Attemuani Yocum dies at 31. Amity Lodge Masons and Knights of the Golden Eagle member. funeral at Zion Lutheran Church. Michael Shilling named capitol folder, Harrisburg. 100 days at $7 daily. repeats previous appointment with party support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel F. Shimp
Ephrata
Shimp
Fahnestock’s Mill
Sallie
Wayne Hassler
Edwin K. Shimp
South Dakota
Wiliam F. Shimp
William Shimp
Academy Hill
Elizabeth
Samuel Fry
Denver
Muddy Creek Church
Tom Biv
Seitine
Wbrcheim
Jersey City
Amity Lodge of Masons
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Manheim
Harold Jerome
Zion Lutherans Church
Fairview Cemetery
Michael Shilling
Samuel Shilling
Spruce Street
Capitol
Michael
Harrisburg
Shilling
Farmers National Bank Directors Elected
Farmers National Bank elected a slate of directors on Tuesday. The list includes S. W. Buch H. B. Meiskey N. B. Seaman C. B. Risser H. H. Reifsnyder C. H. Bomberger J. G. Usner BE. L. Garber J. W. G. Hershey John M. Miller and J. Frank Buch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers National Bank
S. W. Buch
H. 8. Meiskey
N. B. Seaman
C. B. Risser
H. H. Reifsnyder
C.H. Bomberger
J. G. Usner
BE. L. Garber
J. W. G. Hershey
John M. Miller
J. Frank Buch
Eby Shoe Co elects eight directors including Eby family
The Eby Shoe Company announced the election of eight directors last Friday. Named to the board were H. E. Eby, Frank Eby, Elmer Eby, E WN Eby, N. B. Leaman, B. B. Leaman, J. M. Miller, and A. N. Wolf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eby Shoe Company
H. E. Eby
Frank Eby
Elmer Eby
E. WN. Eby
N. B. Leaman
B. B. Leaman
J. M. Miller
A. N. Wolf
Directors elected for Consumers Boxboard and Paper Co
Stockholders chose H. R. Gibbel C. B. Risser B. B. Teaman H. S. Keener H. J. Pierson S. E. Lane J. F. Stoner as directors on Monday. The board then organized with Gibbel as president Lane as vice president Stoner as secretary and Risser as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumers Boxboard and Paper Company
H. R. Gibbel
C. B. Risser
B. B. Teaman
H. 8. Keener
H. J. Pierson
S. E. Lane
J. F. Stoner
8. E. Lane
J. B. Stoner
Local Bail Team's Fair Opens February First
Local nine hosts a fair in the band hall with a series of Saturday evenings beginning February 1. A valuable list of articles will be disposed of and amusements offered. Hackman's orchestra will provide music for the opening night ensuring a lively musical end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackman
Shoot for Supremacy at the Traps on the Ball Ground
W. E. Fasnacht and G. Graybill Diehm settled a friendly debate on who is the better marksman by shooting 40 targets each at blue rocks. Diehm broke 20 targets, one more than Fasnacht. Several unbroken rocks were marked but not broken, leaving the question of supremacy unresolved for now and likely to be decided later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Fasnacht
G. Graybill Diehm
Diehm
Penna Germans and Lititz Boys Share Italian Dinner in NYC
A small New York gathering brought five Lancaster county German descendants together for an Italian dinner at a prominent cafe. Participants included Charles Pfautz Nat Wolfe Harry Steininger Charles Brown and I Hunsberger all aged Lititz ties. The event felt very Lititz in spirit despite the Italian setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lititz
Messrs
Charles Pfautz
Nat. Wolfe
Harry Steininger
Charles Brown
I. Hunsberger
Horses Sold at Warwick House Stables Auction
A Tuesday sale at Warwick House Stables by John D. Bair of Blue Ball sold 74 horses for 11,681.50 dollars, averaging 156 dollars each. Auctioneers W D Kling and I N Redman oversaw bidding as buyers from Swedesboro and beyond purchased numerous horses, with one heavy draft horse fetching 220 dollars and a pair of blacks 394 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
John D. Bair
Warwick House Sale
Blue Ball
W. D. Kling
I. N. Redman
W. G. Stanton
Swedsboro
N. J
Barr
Champion Porker Rais ed by Michael Huber
Michael Huber, living about two miles northeast of town, raised the season’s champion hog. The slaughtered hog dressed at 758 pounds, drawing many visitors to the Huber home and sparking much speculation about its final weight. Also notes on local school board, sick residents, and a colorful quarry buzzard scene reported by OBSERVER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Huber
Huber
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wayne Doster
Martin Doster
East Main Street
Doster
Ralph Charles
George Doster
Henry Long
Owl Hill
Jacob S. Burkholder
Clayton Rupp
Farmersville
Burkholder
Old Mennonite Church
Groffdale
Milton
Mechanicsburg
Menno Brubaker
Weidler
Leacock
Emma Deen
Intercourse
Annie Suter
William K. Bender
Strasburg
Kinzer Bender
Leola
Grofidale
Farmers National Bank Directors
Eby Shoe Co
Consumers Boxboard and Paper Co
D. A. Tong
Emausg
Granville Wike
Reading
James Stark
J.F. Evans
Jay
J. G. Dommy
R. O. Melzer
J. J. Breitigan
Elizabethtown College
Alice Stark
Meiskey
Joseph Dreifus
Philadelphia
Dreifus
Harry Tshudy
Cincinnati
Mary
Carrie Tshudy
Nora Hottenstein
Chocolate Factory
East Petersburg
Harry
Classau
Lyman
Lambertville
Frank Schnerer
Elizabethtown
Scar California
David Landis
Franklin County
Daniel Eberly
Hadyn Carper
Christ Risser
I. E. Deer
Linden Hall Seminary
Kennett Square
Trenton
Newark
Wilmington
Del
New York City
Banard and
Miles
Gospel Workers
York
W. F. Gibbel
Chester Ritchie
Quaker City
Seaman Motor Co
Lancaster County
John F. Longenecker
Ben Leaman, Jr
P. B. Bucher
Aaron Kahler
David Snavely
Frank Masser
I. H. Doster
A. K. Lipp
W. H. Muth
A. R. Bomberger
P. B. Kofroth
Penna
Porker
John McCloud
Ing
Stehman McCloud
H.S Meiskey
Buch
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