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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1915
Page
6
Fire alarm bell tapping guide lists location incidents and counts for various streets and stores. The article also covers church services at Rev. Hagen Vogler Erdman Clarke Haas and other pastors including Moravian revival notes and local Sunday schedules.
Elizabeth B. Longenecker died January 7 near Lititz leaving a will. Four hundred dollars goes to the Church of the Brethren Home near Neffsville for the poor, interest from five hundred dollars to the Church of the Brethren in the White Oak district, interest from one hundred dollars for upkeep of graves at Longenecker’s meeting house, and the balance shared among eleven nieces and nephews. Executors named are her brother Linn B Longenecker and sisters Mia Susan Snyder and Anna Minnich.
Favorable weather allows progress on the Lebanon to Hiphrata line with overhead installation by March 1 and the first 240 horsepower motor car to run on the new system. Manager Frank C. Hornstein reports acceptance of six passenger cars and an express car from Cincinnati Car Company at a cost exceeding $50,000 after a detailed inspection.
Multiple marriages reported in the Lancaster area include Norman H. Graybill and Fannie B. Weist at the Church of the Brethren parsonage with Rev. H. B. Yoder officiating. Elmer B. Eshleman and Alice H. Frey wed at their Clay township parsonage with Rev. H. B. Yoder. William Zell and Katie Althouse married at Ephrata residence by Rev. S. W. Kulp. both couples reside in Ephrata. Elizabeth Kittel and Frank Townsend wed recently in Philadelphia and will reside in West Philadelphia.
Lititz council met Monday with Chief Burgess Marks and eight members. Water rent collection except for one due to illness. street lamp complaints noted and another lamp to be installed near Front street. An ordinance annexing adjacent lands on north east and south was finally adopted. Several vouchers approved including gutter bonus and treasurer’s salary. various audits filed.
A carload of hogs from Pittsburgh carried aphthous fever into Lancaster stockyards leading to a quarantine. Most animals had been sold to butchers before discovery. Federal inspectors are hunting and killing diseased hogs as found.
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