Lititz area notes range of events and people
Rev J W G Hershey owns a bantam rooster aged fifteen. Mrs Maria Sweigart celebrates eightieth birthday on Monday July 6. A child’s shoe found at Spring Grounds. Bear’s almanac predicts cooler weather Friday. Joseph Reed taken to Lancaster General Hospital after an operation. Singing at Longenecker’s Meeting House Saturday at 7:30. Albert Schenk sells 65 head of cattle at a farm west of Lititz. Jacob Ruhl hospitalized for mouth trouble. x-ray taken. Local youths camp two weeks at Fishing Creek. Evangelical Union picnic brings in ten coaches. Ground hogs caught for the table near Rothsville. Gen John A Sutter remains anniversary noted. H C Reedy to lead two weeks of singing at Ruhl’s church. Lititz auto tourists in Naperville awaiting work. Santa Barbara earthquake earlier. New Yorker Waldeman Muller visits Lititz. cocoa bean importer. Stewart Cooper of Hereford show cattle visits. Clayton Bomberger and family from Ontario, Canada in Lititz. J H Breitigan leaves for Kansas City for bankers convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. G. Hershey
Maria Sweigart
East Main Street
Mounday
Bear's Almanac
Joseph Reed
Liberty Street
General Hospital
Lancaster
Longenecker
Lititz
Velock
Albert Schenk
Jacob Ruhl
H. C. Reedy
Ruhl’s
Manheim
State Street
Harrisburg
Naperville
Ill
Santa Barbara
Young
Mohn
E. S. Crosland
Moravian Church
Tri Mu’s
Strasburg
Fourth of July storm truncates Lititz crowd and receipts
A heavy 9 o'clock rain halted the town celebration as fireworks fired rapidly yet drew fewer attendees. The Ringgold and Lititz bands drew praise, gate receipts lagged last year at 1935.65 dollars, and auto crowds kept the town lit until the rain cooled the night. The day saw extensive car and street activity with few accidents and renewed home celebrations after the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringgold
Lititz
Hiram McCauley Drowns While Canoeing on Schuylkill
Hiram L. McCauley aged 21 of West Reading drowned Sunday evening while canoeing on the Schuylkill River. His body was recovered Monday noon below Waine's Lock. Believed to have slept as his canoe went over the dam breast. He was born in Reading, son of Walter Y and Stella Kauffman McCauley. Surviving siblings May and Dora. Funeral set for 10 a.m. today with relatives traveling from Lititz and Reading locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylkill River
Hiram L. McCauley
West Reading
Waine
Young McCauley
Reading
Walter Y
Stella (Kauffman) McCauley
Lititz
Hiram McCauley
Steelton
Society of Farm Women to Meet at Mrs Hess Home
Society of Farm Women No 1 will meet at Mrs Mechen Hess east of Lititz on Saturday July 11 at 1 30 pm Mr L K Wolf of Brownstown will give an aluminum demonstration All members urged to attend this meeting to plan for the county convention of Farm Women in Rothsville Saturday July 25 1925
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Farm Women No. 1
Mechen Hess
Lititz
L. K. Wolf
Brownstown
Farm Women
Rothsville
Policeman Finds Eight Hounds From One Litter
Policeman Kreider, caring for a rabbit hound with a Berks county tag, discovered seven pups in addition to the mother. He seeks the owner and questions his rights to the offspring. Numerous applicants already seek the pups while Kreider notes more surprises in his zone where a skunk family was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kreider
Berks County
Fourth of July Mishap Injures Lloyd Weitzel
Lloyd Weitzel was injured Friday when a shooting cracker in a bottle exploded. Glass cut his breast and arm. Mrs Hertz, in Dr Hertz absence, removed the fragments and dressed the wounds. Injury not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Weitzel
Dr. Hertz
Canal Boatman Arias Scholl Visits Strausstown Home
Arias Scholl of Strausstown Berks county a former canal boatman visited the home of J Frank Buch on the Fourth. In his younger days when swales were in vogue he ran a canal boat with Wilson Baum often accompanying him on the boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arias Scholl
Strausstown
Berks County
J. Frank Buch
Swales
Mr. Scholl
Wilson Baum
Right Little Skunks Inhabit East Main Street Yard
Eight orphan skunks take shelter under a shed between Dr. C. E. Lane’s house and the Malta building on East Main street. They feed on milk and bread provided by Dr Lane and have become tame. A trap captured the mother. the young ones appeared and drank milk from a dish. Dr Lane plans releasing them in the mountains when grown. Miss Margie Reinicke, long in Lititz, visited the Beck relatives after Moravian services in Bethlehem. her 82 year old mother, Mrs. Reinicke, lives in Dover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Lane
Malta
East Main Street
E. Lane
Paris Neidermyer
Lane
Margie Reinicke
Dover, O
Bethlehem
Beck
Lititz
Clement Reinicke
Reinicke
Locke couple arrives from Florida for stay in Wildwood
Mr and Mrs Samuel Locke arrived by car from St Petersburg Florida and will spend the summer in Wildwood New Jersey then return to Florida where Mr Locke is in real estate Irene Light, Mrs Locke before marriage, was daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Daniel Light
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Locke
St. Petersburg
Fla
Wildwood
N. J
Florida
Locke
Irene Light
Daniel Light
Descriptive notes on a bluejay and antique carriage bells
A four week old bluejay thrives under Atwood Kreider care eating yolk from hard boiled eggs. The bird’s cap forms as it grows and its antics include mischief toward others’ nests. A double seated carriage drawn by a single horse passes through town drawing comment and nostalgia for antique vehicles. I. H. Snavely sold six horse team bells once used on mill teams to an antiques collector, valued for their tones and as road warning devices. Two personal crisis notices report deaths of a brother and a father in the same Philadelphia area home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwood Kreider
Ford
I. H. Snavely
Doctor Hertz Receives Army Major Promotion
Dr. Z L Hertz was promoted to major in the U S Army reserve and departed for Carlisle on Sunday to spend fifteen days in training with 860 other officers. He had served as a captain in the medical corps during the World War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. L. Hertz
U. S. Army
Carlisle
Dr. Hertz
Vacation Bible School in Progress in Lititz Area
Vacation Bible school has started with fine enrollment across schools. Miss Anna K Miler leads the Junior boys and girls at the Medina church while Mrs Arntz, Mrs J W Funk, and Miss Jennie Grosh oversee primaries at Evangelical United Brethren and Reformed churches respectively. A strong corps of teachers and helpers supports the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Anna K. Miler
Medina
Arntz
Evangelical
J. W. Funk
United Brethren
Jennie Grosh
Reformed
How the Housekeeper Can Save on Gas Bills
By C. Grim Supt of Lititz Gas Co. A guide listing common wasteful habits that drive up gas bills. From using oversized burners to storing food in the oven, the piece urges practical steps to cut consumption and avoid unnecessary costs. Includes advice on proper flame control and evaluating gas saving devices. Home, smoked butts and hams at J. E. Schleith's Meat Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. ©. Grim
Lititz
J. E. Schleith
Lions Club Buys Millway Farm for Under nourished Children
Lancaster County farm sales report shows the Lions Club of Lancaster purchasing a 219 acre Millway area property from Benjamin Eberly for private terms. Plans include recreation facilities and a headquarters for aiding undernourished children with bathing, boating, camping. Other listings include small farms and a Lititz double brick house sold to local buyers on private terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Eberly
Ephrata
Millway
Lions’ Club
Lancaster
Myerstown Band To Play At Local Saturday Concert
The Acme band of Myerstown will furnish music for the Saturday concert led by H. P. Rummel. A soloist and chimes selections are planned. The event is expected to draw a large crowd given the band’s popularity from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme Band
Myerstown
H. P. Rummel
Rain on the Fourth of July Ends Celebration in Springs
A July Fourth rainstorm with north winds halted the Springs celebration twenty-five years ago, causing heavy damage to illumination, windbreakers, and decorations. The surge of wind and rain forced attendees to seek shelter, with limbs broken and grounds muddy, leading the Springs committee to postpone events until the following Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altho
Ideal Picnic at Penryn Park Draws 300 Attendees
The Ideal Chocolate Company picnic at Penryn park last Thursday drew about three hundred people including employees and their families. Attendees enjoyed games such as peanut scrambles, boating, bathing, and dancing with an orchestra from Lititz. Ice cream and coffee were free, meals were served, and transport was by bus or car. Roosters were won by Mrs. Arlie Rader and Miss Brubaker in the free for all. Nail driving winners were Clyde Keller, Harry Myers, Miss Ella Eshleman, and Mrs. Jacob Hertzler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal Chocolate Company
Penryn Park
Lititz
Arlie Rader
Native of Bombay Visitor in Lititz
Mr Parekh of Bombay India visits Lititz during the Fourth showing broad experience from Europe and Columbia University. He will return home to serve as foreign representative for Ideal products while praising Lititz as the cleanest town and country he has seen on his 10 000 mile journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Parekh
Bombay
India
Europe
Columbia University
Ideal Factory
Ideal Products
Parekh
Lititz
Surprise Party Honors Lititz Couple on Birthday and Anniversary
The Fasnacht home at North Lime Street Lancaster hosted a surprise party Monday night for Mrs. Fasnacht on her birthday and for the couple's thirteenth wedding anniversary. Guests included Fasnacht's parents and sister Alice of Adamstown, Mrs. Fasnacht's parents Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Fasnacht of Lititz, James B. Dus singer and daughter Mary, Theo T. Dussinger of Lititz, and Roy Evans of Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Spenser Fasnacht
North Lime St
Lancaster
Vasnacht
Suring
Fasnacht
Alice Oof
Adamstown
Familiar Name in Lititz Visitors from West Orange on Fourth
Charles J. Klein and Anna Klein of West Orange New Jersey visited Mr. and Mrs. J F Cyphers on Front Street. Mrs Klein will stay several weeks with her daughter Mrs Cyphers. They learned their name resembles George Klein who granted land for Lititz. Ancestral Moravians emigrated from Germany to this county, with no known family link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Klein
Anna Klein
West Orange
N. J
J. F. Cyphers
Gable Visits Lititz Fourth Celebration After Thirty Years
Mr Paul S Gable of Washington DC returns to Lititz for the first time in thirty years to observe the town Fourth of July celebrations. He is a former Record office graduate now working in the government printing office. Meadow Gold butter is advertised at J F Schleiths Meat Market with emphasis on quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul.s. Gable
Washington, D. C
Lititz
Mr. Gable
Record Office
Uncle Sam
J. F. Schleith
Visitors here on the Fourth bring many guests
Miss Betty Snader returns from a ten day trip to Cleveland. Miss Myrtle Eckert spends three weeks near Havre-de-Grace Maryland. Mrs. Clara Binkley of Coatesville visits with Miss Virginia Grosh. Albert Manns and children from Shenandoah visit Wallace Meiskey. Thomas Evans of Newark New Jersey appears among Fourth crowds. Miles Fassnacht of Greensburg visits his mother Alice Fassnacht. Lester Kaches and child of Reading spend two weeks in town. Leonard Conrad and several children from Reading visit. Mildred Senger of Kinzer spends weekend with Irvin W Snader family. Ray Weatherhold of Reading, former resident, in town for the Fourth. Herman Diehm of Lebanon visits W.S. Diehm. Francis Grosh and Calvin Moyer of Franklin, New Jersey visit Horace Grosh’s parents. J Edward Diehm and wife of Spring City visit on the Fourth. Jacob Snader and daughter Kathleen of Terre Hill spend weekend with Irvin W Snader’s parents. Chester Ruth wife and daughter Helen, John Wonder wife and daughter Dorothy visit Mount Alto. Grace Haas of Duncannon visits Agnes Hensel. William McKern of Montreal spends weekend with Harry Gable and visits an aunt in Steelton. Mrs L C John and sister Mrs Williams Coulster spend weekend with Ellen Leib and daughter Mabel. Rev Ralph Walters and Mrs Ralph Walters with Mr and Mrs Clayton Keith spend July 4 at the Poconos near Cresco with Ralph’s father and brother. (Continued on Page 4)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Snader
Cleveland
Myrtle Eckert
Havre-de-Grace
Clara Binkley
Coatesville
A. Virginia Grosh
Albert Manns
Shenandoah
Wallace Meiskey
Thomas Evans
Newark
N. J
Lititz
Miles Fassnacht
Greensburg
Alice Fassnacht
Lester Kaches
Reading
Leonard Conrad
Mildred Senger
Kinzer
Irvin W. Snader
Ray Weatherhold
Herman’ Diehm
Lebanon
W.S. Diehm
Francis Grosh
Calvin Moyer
Frenton
Horace Grosh
J. Edward Diehm
Spring City
Jacob K. Snader
Kathleen
Terre Hill
Chester Ruth
Helen
John Wonder
Dorothy
Mount Alto
Burrell Imhoff
Grace Haas
Duncannon
Agnes Hensel
Millersville State Normal School
William McKern
Montreal
Harry Gable
Luck Changers For Coast To Coast Hikers
A letter from Lititz recounts two boys who left town and faced rough road conditions from Scranton to West Side Iowa. They found refuge, helped a barn fire, and earned meals and lodging before losing luck and finding work in Nebraska. They near Cheyenne after a week of difficult hiking and thin funds, blaming mud and storms for slow progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Young
Lititz
Scranton
West Side
Iowa
Lincoln Highway
Wood River
Neb
Cheyenne
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New York
Waldeman Muller
Alvin Oehle
Mr. Muller
Stewart Cooper
DuPont
John Zug
Maple Street
Mr. Stewart
Scotland
Canada
Clayton Bomberger
Ontario
Jacob Bomberger
Bankers Convention
J. H. Breitigan
Farmers National Bank
Kansas City
National Banker’s Association
Hershey
Society of Farm Women
John Hertzler
Charles Mohn
Philadelphia
Vacation Bible School
In Progress
Lions Club
Lancaster Co
Lancaster County Farm Sales ' Agency
M. M. Garman, Lancaster and
William Spachman
Conestoga Centre
Lydia Blaise
Vinemont
Henry Rhine
Leb
Anon County
Sheafferstown
Jacob Ober
J. Madison Dietrich, Jr
Sipe
Jacob H. Hershey
Harry B. Fry
Myerstown Band
N. S. Myers
Main Streets
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