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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1915
Page
5
Details of fire alarm bell taps across local streets and outlets, followed by Sunday services and schedules for multiple churches in Lititz including United Evangelical, Lutheran, and Reformed churches. Community events note a Market sale of house-grown apples, vegetables, fruits, and rising produce, with prices and quantities.
Mountville stole a 7 to 3 win over Lititz amid accusations of biased umpires led by Bill Stong. Spectators from Lititz and nearby towns decried calls, while Stong and his aides faced sharp criticism for alleged unfair tactics and financial backing. The game opened with Lititz taking an early lead before Mountville rallied, aided by controversial umpiring and a mounting controversy over Stong’s methods.
The Lititz Moravian Sunday school picnic will be held at the Spring grounds next Wednesday with a full program of Base Ball contests Moravian vs Union Lititz vs Ephrata a banana parade infant class games and various races plus a grand parade and free coffee served at dinner and supper A wedding reception followed at the Whitmyer home with many relatives present and a long list of local attendees The item ends with a column of light verses and humorous lines about summer, picnics and daily life.
Franklin Witmer Kane wed Miss Irene Adele, daughter of Mrs. Agnes Todd of Lancaster, in a Moravian church ceremony at 10 on Wednesday with immediate relatives present. Other marriages followed at East Petersburg and Millersville, performed by Elders Hottenstein and Sonon.
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