Lititz Borough appoints Weidman to high constable post
In a local court appointment, From the Past Mitten Weidman is named to serve the unexpired term of George Butzer as high constable of Lititz borough after Butzer’s resignation. The report names Edgar Sturgis as the injured sleigh victim and notes Dr M T I Yoder as attending physician. Several social events and town notes follow, including plans for an exclusive oyster house, birthday gatherings, a cagey steer incident, and various visits and trips. The piece also mentions a Moravian parsonage marriage, a store site, dancing, a new directory from American Union Telephone, a college game result, a large stocking gift, a business dissolution, and a death of Ephrata’s oldest citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitten Weidman
Lititz
George Butzer
Edgar Sturgis
Rome Bretzel Baker
Andrew Goedenauer
M. TI. Yoder
Hiram Longenecker
Rudy
Longenecker
Chester Spickler
al. Akron
W. Hs Muth
Lancaster
Ideal
Baker, Landes & Mumma
Ephrata
Jerre Mohler
American Union Telephone Company
Temple College
Philadelphia
Linden Hall Seminary
Michael Adams
J. F. Seachrist
Joseph B. Wigsler
South Broad Street
Private mule sale and station plans stir 19th century town
A fragment from a 19th century paper notes T Frank Vans awaiting young mules for private sale and a forthcoming mule trade. References to Ed Star fee, Burkholder’s Dam, and H Snider’s fish business fuse with Moravian Church approval for a Reading Railroad station on park grounds. Jobo Sharp boasts 22 pounds, while local events include Hepp’s boys’ Lancaster trip and Old Maids’ seaside excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Frank Vans
Mr. Evang
Ed Star
Burkholder
H. Snider
Smith
Moravian Church and Springs Committee
Reading Railroad
Jobo Sharp
Brickery
Hepp
Lancaster
van Ice
Delphian Chapter Meets at Miss Kuidenbach Home
Delphian Chapter met Friday evening at Miss Mary Kuidenbach's home. Mrs. McMullen spoke on Ita panle City of Cafes Conversation and Celebrities. Several members presented papers on art, politics, and international topics. The next meeting is set for February 2 at Miss Bricker's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taititz Delphian
Mary Kuidenbach
Rh. McMullen
Myrtle Ecker
Dengate
Carl Workman
Russia
Val Ebrobst
Anna KR. Miller
Musolini
Hiller
Kemal
Sophie Bricker
Hitler
Florence Gibbel
W. T. Muth
Bricker
Mission Play and Music Recital At Moravian College
The Mission Study class of Moravian College Bethlehem presented the play Ba Thane in the Mora vian Sunday School building on Thursday evening under the Women's Missionary Society. The program also featured three violin solos by Dorothy Evans and a saxophone solo by Paul Longenecker and Mary Rentley.
Personal notices of residents and visitors in town
Mr and Mrs William Klonk and family spent Sunday at Lancaster at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Engar. Mrs Mary Dengate and Miss Marie McPohland went to St Marys for Miss McPohlands aunts funeral. Several locals hosted ducks dinners and farm show visits while others travelled to Philadelphia Reading Martinsburg and German Town for events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Klonk
Lancaster
Harry Engar
Mary Dengate
Marie McPohland
St. Marys
McPohland
William Snavely
Howard Bollinger
Town
Nathan Ruhl
White Oak
Henry Snavely
Lincoln
Verna Hetzler
Philadelphia
Jefferson Hospital
C. Mugene Long
South Broad Street
Clayton Smavely
Martisburg
H. C. Miller
Paul Diener
Reading
Henry Sturgis
Sherman Macker
H. H. Beck
Mary Focht
Germantown
Morris McCloud
J. K. Mathers
Starrisburg
William, Stoncack
Waston
Willis Gowdenauey
George Tfolman
Glenn
Anna Koprenhaver
Harrida
H. W. Spacht
William Moyer
Manheim
Henry Habecker
Edward Yeagley
Myeradain
J. T. Weber
Uarry Malchee
Frank Malchee
George Teuhland, Childeen
Lititz
Robert Garner
Widward Landis
Mildred Well
Penryn
Ada Steinman
Frank Beard
Mary Dicshin
Amos Ober
Vandisville
Anna Ober
Minion
Samuel Pryard Con
Hattville
Norman Ober
Ellsworth Shenk
Lloyd Shank
Joy
Harry Shank
Josephine Shank
Mes
Robert Tiom, Storfer
Mary Dichm
Christ Iloover
Gyras Dohner
James McMoullen
Visied
Joan Long
Rexmont
Isaae Moyer
Biemesderfer
Jacob Moyer
John Biemesderfer
Raymond Raiahe
Elen
George Bomberger
Futans
Mssc Bomberger
Lize Stockdar
Robert Biemesderfer
Charles Hiesler
Honey Brook
Paul Galebach
Gladys
Mary Bishop
Russel Bishop
Brunnerville
Accompanied by the former and Doro Longenecker
The report notes that accompanied the former and Doro Longenecker, the latter. The Society cleared 28.60 dollars from ticket sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothey Longenecker
Open Safe Works to Open in Tipbrata Factory
Local businessmen organize a Tipbrata company led by W. D. Leed Ira Fasnacht and Harry Gorton to manufacture safes and metal office furniture on the Fasnacht farm on South State Street. Gorton will manage a plant that will soon install equipment and hire about twenty workers, formerly at Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipbrata
W. D. Leed
Ira FB
Fasnacht
Harry Gorton
Gorton
South State Street
Stiffel-Freeman Sate
Lititz
Penryn Children Lead Candlelight Birthday Program
In Jerusalem Reformed S. primary department twenty one attendees observed a candle light birthday program for Letty Lesher on January 21. The report details numerous visits by local families from Lititz Manheim Ephrata and Vandalia including Grosh Beards Weachter Zell Malchee Ober Shenk and others during a Sunday gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem Reformed S. 5
Letty Lesher
Edward Grosh
Lititz
Sally Keoffman
Samuel Beard
Robert Beard
Belmont
William Weachter
John Showalter
Ephrata
Edward Zell
Tlenry Keath
Emo Murrie
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William Sturgis
Fasstadt
Broad Street
David Fass
J. A. Miksch
Watkins
Pari View
Godenauer
Kassel Hill
Birty
Delphian
Patricia Ann Burke
Mahanoy City
Mia
Maurice Ivy
Centre Street
Benjamin Hershey
Mary
Thorace L. Eschbach
Emily Eschbach
Lemon Street
Benjamin Mitchell
Baltimore
Carrie Porter
Wibbie Buch
Ella Stocker
Luther Weiland
Phoenixville
Monroe Phillipps
W. Orange Sureel
Alice Worley
Canadien National Bathways
Misa Doris Dow
Sporting IL
Henry Keath
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