Locusts, fairs, and railway changes in Lititz area
Local notes report the first locust sightings, upcoming harvest season plans, and a note that Warwick House bazaars resume Saturday July 19. Jacob Jeisey moves from the Lititz to the Manheim trolley line. Fourth of July closures affect mail carriers and banks. Bullfrogs emerge for market, and a flag pole will symbolize Gettysburg’s fiftieth anniversary. Morris McCloud moves to a Firemen’s Convention delegation. trolley service resumes on schedule. Power from McCall’s Ferry dam is now available on the Susquehanna. A child’s sandal found at Broad and Orange is claimed. Brubaker post office service shifts to Lexington rural route. Dr. Rupp’s practice is reassigned to Dr. John J. Helm. Ash-throwing ordinance violations persist, and a horse tied with nails on a street is reported. Phares Bollinger is succeeded by Harvey Reifender on the star mail route. Imhoff’s patent concrete railroad ties attract inquiries. a copper snake sighting spurs quick action. Miriam Hepp is surprised with kitchen gifts. her bridal party gathers at Main Street. The Hagen-Hepp wedding is set for Moravian Church with a post-ceremony gathering for close friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
Satur
Acob Jeisey
Iititz
Manheim
Teday
Kisse 1
Gettysburg
Morris McCloud
Chester
Lititz Fire Co
Re and
Lancaster
McCall’s Ferry
Susquehanna River
Broad
Orange Streets
Wilson Ibel
West Orange Street
Brubaker
Brickerville Star
Lexington
Martin
Rupp
Providence
John Jm
J. D. Helm
Nilson Imhoff
Rader
Eis
Imhoff
O’brien Miller
Miriam Hepp
Main Street
Trolley Car Crash Narrows Escape For Herr Family
Mrs R G Herr and her son Landis of South Broad street narrowly escaped serious injury when their Imperial touring car was struck by a trolley car at the Kissel Hill crossing near Andrew Dunlap’s store. The auto suffered front-axle and mud-guard damage but the engine remained intact. the occupants were uninjured aside from fright. Motorman Fisher operated the trolley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Herr
Landis
Son Landis
South Broad Street
Andrew Dunlap
Kissel Flill
Young Herr
Lititz
J. F. Longenecker
Death of Mrs Elien Delp Widow of Ulysses Delp
Mrs Elien Delp aged 39 years 3 months 8 days died at home on Front Street this borough from tuberculosis after years of illness bedfast one month. Daughter of Abram H and the late Harriet Huber born in Warwick township married to Ulysses Delp in 1898. Survived by husband son Robert H sister and brother. Funeral at home 1 30 pm and Warwick Mennonite meeting house 2 pm with interment Hess cemetery. Bishop Noah Landis and Rev John Lefevre officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elien
Delp
Ulysses
Front Street
Abram H
Harriet Huber
Warwick Township
Mennonite Church
Robert H
Mary
H. H. Bomberger
Abram S. Huber
Warwick Mennonite Meeting House
Hess’ Cemetery
Noah Landis
John Lefevre
Rev Samuel Frey Dies at 87 in Rothsville
Reverend Samuel Frey long time Evangelical minister died Monday at his son Eli Frey home in Rothsville. He was eighty seven and died from old age infirmities. Survived by Emanuel Frey of Rothsville Mrs Aaron Johnson of Mt Joy and Eli Frey of Rothsville. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm with interment in Zion's cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Frey
Evangelical Church
Eli
Rothsville
Frey
Emanuel
Aaron Johnson
Mt. Joy
Rothaville
Zion’s Cemetery
Mrs. Ella Bear Dies in Lancaster in 51st Year
Mrs. Ella Bear wife of Isaac A. Bear died Monday at her Lancaster home from general debility in her fifty first year after a year of illness. Born at Rothsville to Mrs. Evelyn Graver Eshleman and the late Henry B. Eshleman, she lived most of her life in Lancaster. She belonged to Bethany United Evangelical church and Lancaster Circle No. 50 Lady Foresters. Survived by her husband and children Minnie Hammond Akron Otto Hect Lancaster Ada and Harry at home Elsie Showers Warren and her mother at Rothsville. Brothers and sisters include Aaron E. Eshleman Lititz Harry H. Eshleman Montgomery Co. Jacob E. Eshleman Lititz Edwin M. Eshleman Akron William G. Eshleman Lititz Aldus F. Eshleman Washington D. C. Mrs. Emma Snavely Lancaster Mrs. Robert Pfautz Lititz. Funeral held today at 2 o'clock with interment at Greenwood Cemetery Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Bear
Isaac A. Bear
Lancaster
Rothsville
Evelyn Graver Eshleman
Henry B. Eshleman
Neffsville
Lady Foresters of America
Minnie
John F. Hammond
Akron
Anne
Otto Hect
Ada
Harry
Elsie
Edward Showers
Warren
Aaron E. Eshleman
Lititz
Harry H. Eshleman
Montgomery County
Jacob E. Eshleman
Lit
Doora
Paul Evans
Philadelphia
LaRue Warner
New York
Esther Buch
Allen Boyd
Charles Pfautz
Paul Lacy
Covington
Stephen Kissinger
John Stulz
Marietta
F. B. Buch
May Spackman
Coatesville
C. N. Derr
Elsie Huber
Joseph Wolfe
J. E Keene
Reading
Theodore
L. K. Grosh
Mt. Gretna
Harry Rudy
Middletown
Rudy
Addie Laughlin
Baltimore
Springs Hotel
Samuel Berlin
Berwick
Columbia County
A. H. Godenaur
H. A. Musselman
Paul
Isaac Steh
Landisville
G. Harry Miksch
Loysville
J. A. Miksch
Harry Foltz
Henry Sturgis
Paul Smith
Lebanon
Reuben Diechm
South Broad Street
Osville Oswald
Trenton
N. J
Warren S. Buch
D. G. Keller
Keller
A. M. Sarpsel
United Evangelical Church
Howard Studenroth
Front Street
Warwick
Palmyra
Lebaron County
O. E. Reidenbach
Lake Mills
Wis
Elmer
Winston-Salem
N. C
Herbert Cohick
Victor Hacker
Chas, Clewell
Nazareth
Herman Hoch
McCully
Dayton
Ohio
John K. Wissler
Leah Wissler
Utica
N. Y
William L. Wissler
Michael Ober Dies after Runaway Injury at Manheim
Michael Ober of Mastersonville died Tuesday morning at his granddaughter’s home in Manheim. He had been seriously hurt on June 4 when thrown from a wagon during a runaway near Lititz and never regained consciousness. The 77 year old retired farmer belonged to the Church of the Brethren and is survived by his wife and children Mrs A H Brubaker Harrison Allen Prof Henry K Ober and Mrs A W Wolgemuth. The funeral will be held at his Mastersonville home Friday at 9 am with services at Chickies Church at 10 am and burial nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Ober
Mastersonville
Oscar H. Fisher
Manheim
Ober
Church of the Brethren
A. H. Brubaker
Rapho
Harrison
Lititz
Allen
Rheems
Henry K. Ober
Elizabethtown College
A. W. Wolgemuth
Chickies Church
Teenager John Shaffner Dies of Tuberculosis in Manheim
John Shaffner aged 18, son of Samuel Shaffner, died Monday evening at his father's Manheim home after a long tuberculosis illness. His mother died earlier. he leaves one sister Mary at home. Funeral held Tuesday from the home. burial in White Oak cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shaffner
Samuel Shaffner
Manheim
Mary
White Oak
Two Hoboes Fight in Public Turmoil
Two hoboes Barthold and Hufford fought violently near a willow along the railroad east of the trap factory on Wednesday morning. Barthold, from Myerstown, attacked Hufford who was born in Philadelphia and employed locally. Hufford fled to a drug store for dressings after being arrested. Barthold lay severely injured, both men later placed in custody. Doctors said Barthold’s nose and left ear were badly damaged but both should recover. The melee drew bystanders and left a gruesome scene before authorities intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barthold
Hufford
Myerstown
Philadelphia
H P. Fry
Greek
B. E. Evans
Burgess Steiner
Evans
Gala Independence Day Celebration Planned With Special Trains
Read ing and Lancaster trains run as part of a gala Fourth of July program with readings by E G Diehm on the band stand at 2 30 p m. Fireworks soothe safety reminders as old residents return and the town hopes for fair weather. Special trains depart at morning and evening times with updated schedule details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transportation Committee
Reading
Lancaster
Farmers Busy With Haymaking and Wheat Harvest
Farmers are in haymaking with Timothy hay reported excellent. Weather has been favorable for drying once cut. Work starts at daybreak and continues until darkness. Saturday evening finds many still in fields. some harvest wheat now ripe. Demand for labor is rising as haying and harvesting run parallel. Oats are maturing quickly but straw yield may be short.
Travelers Near and Far Visit Moravian Town Headlines
Residents report a busy social season with visitors from Philadelphia New York Covington and Reading spending time with local families. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Paul Evans Miss LaRue Warner and Rev J E Keene among others as Gettysburg area hosts readies for seasonal gatherings.
Bell Telephones Abound in Lititz Area as Growth Surges
The Lititz community has expanded Bell telephone connections to 120 in town and 120 rural subscribers, totaling 4230 on the Lancaster switchboard. Excavation for a chocolate factory addition nears completion with heavy equipment in use and a concrete foundation underway. Thieves raided Peter Hess’s summer house two miles northeast during Friday night, stealing edible items. the Hesses suspect hungry tramps, unaware of the culprits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Litits
Lancaster
Peter Hess
Mr. Hess
Lititz Bretzels and the Selinsgrove Guards
Luther Grossman a Susquehanna University student in Selinsgrove sells Lititz bretzels to National Guards encamped there. James Heubener shipped 45 cages about 1620 pounds to Luther and his partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Grossman
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove
Snyder County
Bretzel
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Edgar Sturg
Phares Bollinger
Brickerville
Harvey Reif
Phares
United States Department Agriculture
W. W. Griest
John Francis Hagen
Presbyterian Church
Anceford
York County
Mir
Hepp
Chautauqua Committee
Miss Hershey
Chautauqua Association
A. S. Longenecker
N. L. Swift
J. C. Brobst
A. H. Bomberger
C.S. Leeffler
H. R
H. J. Pierson
J. Frank Buch
Geo. L. Hepp
Elmer Eby
E. Magdelena Bricker
Nora M. Hottenstein
M. S. Hess
Harry Gingrich
P. H. Bomberger
Chautauqua
M. M. Sanders
A. V. Grosh
W. M. Grube
David Doster
James Weber
Owl Hill
Lizzie Leeking
Martha Thuma
Ideal Chocolate Factory
Bell
Abraham Balmer
Eln
Andrew Frantz
Balmer
Beat
Lancaster County
C. E. Groh
Schaefferstown
Lebanon County
Groh
Isaac Phillips
Reissville
Fairbanks
Hawaii
Theodore Buch
New York Society
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