Lutz Brass Quartet Plays at Mishler Reunion in Ephrata
The Mishler reunion hosts a concert by the Lutz brass quartet in Ephrata on Sunday accompanied by an afternoon Luitz band performance at a picnic and festival in Adamstown on Saturday. Community notes include early apples for 25 cents per half peck, a Lititz paving plan, a sore throat epidemic, school tax at 5 mills, a church vacancy in Brickerville, and local happenings from births to construction and meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luitz
Adamstown
Lititz
Elizabeth Township
Church School
Brickerville
Henry Heiserman
Penn Township
Harry Reidenbach
South Spruce Street
Louis Hepp
State Board
Harrisburg
Samuel Steffy
North Alley
Huckleberries and Blackberries Plentiful at Furnace Hills
Huckleberries are abundant in the Furnace Hills with five varieties detected and many locals making frequent picking trips. Some fear moonshine tales and a recent hold up near Lebanon pumping station, though berries remain plentiful. Wild blackberries are also in prime, never more abundant in memory of hill residents. Newly-Elected Lititz Schools Head M. C. Demmy elected supervising principal of Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furnace Hills
Blue Mountains
Lebanon
Building Put Up In Quick Time For George Corte
A house on E Front Street is rising unusually fast for George Corte. One week after digging the first trench the cellar is walled, eight carpenters raised the framework, rafters, and laths for plastering. It was roofed on Tuesday and plastering will begin, with painting to follow. Kershey Seaman Co. holds the contract. The 26 by 48 foot building will feature a stucco exterior and a large porch, promising a neat appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Corte
E. Front Street
Kershey-Seaman Co
Lititz youth tours New England on bicycle trip
A former Lititz boy, now a visitor in town, is on a bicycle tour to the New England states with Emerson Andrews, a Lititz classmate from F and M College. They reported reaching Portland, Missouri, and were en route home. Frank Rader attended the funeral of his aunt Mrs. Frank Roether of Robeson ia, 85, married sixty five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
New
A. J. Hinsey
Akron
Tlinsey
Town
Ilis
Lititz High School
New England States
Emerson Andrews
F. and
M. College
Portland
Frank Rader
Frank Roether
Robesenia
Mr. Rader
Reading
Ready to Ship Cantaloupes Arrives in August
F H Becker of Harrington Delaware ships cantaloupes to Lititz by parcel post. First shipment set for about August 1. Services in the picnic woods on Sunday July 23 with Rev Curry at 10 a m and several speakers in the afternoon. Bring lunch and enjoy the grove. Attendees invited. Bert Sturgis of Nazareth visited Lititz Wednesday.
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F. H. Becker
Harrington
Del
Picnic Woods
Rev. Curry
Circus to Visit Lititz With Daybreak Arrival Parade
The Campbell-Bailey-Hutchinson Combined Circus and Wild West sails into Lititz at daybreak on Saturday July 29 with a noonday parade and two performances at 2 and 8 pm Doors open an hour before showtime The program features Davenport Family of Riders Azuki troupe Rochetta the head walker trained seals and multiple acts plus a Wild West exhibition with riders ropers and performers including Orville Gillam Cheyenne Charlie Oklahoma Bill Prairie May and more The event travels from Middletown and visits one other county site in addition to Lititz It will be staged in Christ Verger s field near West Orange Street by the Evangelical cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell-Baley-Hutchinson
Wild West
Lititz
Davenport
Azuki
Campbell-Bailey-Hutchinson
Captain Dunbar
Campbell
Arlington Sisters
Texas Joe
Orville Gillam
Cheyenne Charlie
Oklahoma Bill
Prairie May
Dolly Vernon
Middletown
Christ Yerger’s Field
West Orange Street
Evangelical Cemetery
Extra Room Needed to Store Tobacco Locally
Farmers fear insufficient space for large heavy tobacco crops as sheds and additions are planned before summer. Iliram Longenecker near Lititz has twenty acres planted and has topped portions. U. S. Delp has topped part of his crop. Tobacco will be ready for cutting about a month after topping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iliram Longenecker
Jititz
U. S. Delp
Jokes and Trade Talk on a Train Trip and Local Goods
Rev I W Bobst shares a tale about turning the war upside down guiding a stranger in a joke on a smoking car. A Lancaster buyer eyeing $2.85 muleskin shoes learns the ugliness of the red leather. Washington cherries ship to a Lancaster grocer sell fast. Pretzel makers shift to tin cans to keep them crisp year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khown
Washington
Lancaster
Eleven Coaches Bring Picnickers to Springs
A large picnic event drew the season’s biggest crowd as eleven train coaches carried Sunday School groups from Columbia and Washington Boro. The Cookman M E, First Methodist, Evangelical and Church of God Sunday Schools joined, plus Lutheran and Church of God groups. An orchestra provided music but afternoon rain interrupted activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Washington Boro
M. E
Methodist
Evangelical
Church of God
Lutheran
Reverend Bobst Visits From Philadelphia on Vacation
Rev I W Bobst longtime pastor of St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church once in charge here spends a month of vacation in town. He is fond of Jiitz and usually vacations here. his wife arrived earlier. Mrs L S Reedy suffers throat trouble and Policeman Clarence Kreider is ill with quinsy. William Zell injures left index finger at a heath planing mill and has throat ailment. An aged Lititz woman Mrs Polly Helter 87 visits Lancaster for two weeks with niece Mrs Lemon Zook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Bobst
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Philadelphia
Bobst
Jiitz
Lititz
Polly Helter
John Helter
Lancaster
Lemon Zook
Warwick Township School Tax Ten Mills
Warwick Township school board set the tax rate at 10 mills for era year, three mills higher than last year. A $3600 state appropriation for closed schools and teachers salaries was received. Miss Mabel Leib was appointed grammar school teacher. Miss Helen Martin resigned. Next board meeting is Saturday July 29. Warwick schools open August 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Township School Board
Mabel Leib
Brownstown
Helen Martin
Warwick Township
Farm Sale Listing Near Rothsville in Warwick Township
The Lancaster County Farm Sales Agency reports a 25 acre farm with improvements in Warwick township near Rothsville sold to Herman Co East of Irvington Virginia on private terms. A separate note advertises Atlas jelly tumblers with patent lid priced 76 cents per dozen by Miller and Habecker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Farm Sales Agency
N. S. Myers, Prop
Lititz
Frank Neidermyer
Warwick Township
Rothsville
Herman Co
Irvington
Virginia
Miller & Habecker
Disturbance on Broad Street In Lancaster Ends With Fines
A quartet of Lancaster youths Heiland Barr Shields and a prohibition officer sparked a loud Sunday party on Broad Street near the square before midnight. Two autos, a chase, a wire run, and a melee drew officers Singley and Burgess Badorf. One was jailed overnight, two appeared before Squire Derr with fines of 18.65 and 5.65 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Heiland
Barr
Shields
Prohibition
Broad Street
J. F. Stoner
George Meily
Lexington
Singley
Burgess Badorf
Squire C. N. Derr
State Highway Department
United States Civil Service Exam at Lititz Aug 5
The Civil Service Commission will hold an open competitive exam on August 5 in Lititz for clerk and carrier positions at the local post office. Salaries range from 1400 to 1800 dollars annually. Applicants must be at least 5 feet 4 inches tall and weigh 125 pounds with no physical defects. Examinations cover spelling penmanship copying from plain copy letter writing and arithmetic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Lititz
Prof Mummert to Teach in Littlestown Adams County
Prof I C Mummert former Littlestown borough schools principal elected grammar school teacher at Littlestown Adams County The town population about 2000 He bought a store property at Two Taverns four miles from the school and will reside with his family It is rumored he may open the store for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C. Mummert
Littis
Littlestown
Adams County
Mummert
Runaway Wife Sought By Ehrhart Family
David Ehrhart and relatives searched for his wife, mother of five, who left their Martinville home with a farm hand last Friday. They checked Lititz and visited sister Mrs Frank Martin on New Street but found no one. Ehrhart carried a warrant and planned to obtain police help to bring her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ehrhart
Martinville
Lititz
Frank Martin
New Street
Swarthmore Chautauqua Opens Next Thursday
Swarthmore Chautauqua opens on July 27 with improved pro glam and strong musical features. The Swarthmore Versatile Six is highlighted for opening day as season tickets at $3.00 cover the entire program through August 2, 1927, with good early ticket sales reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swarthmore Chautauqua
Swarthmore
Maurer Accepts New Lutheran Charge in Mt Holly Pa
Rev J E Maurer former pastor here now takes charge of the Lutheran church at Mt Holly Pa on August 1. The Lititz band performs at a Willow Street festival on Saturday July 29 for the Willow Street Athletic Association fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Maurer
Stoyestown
Mt. Holly
Lititz
Willow Street
Willow Street Athletic Association
Ephrata to Secure Gas From Lititz Plan Details
The Ephrata Chamber of Commerce met with Walter A. Allison to draft plans for a gas distribution system in Ephrata. Lititz Gas Co. has ample capacity to serve 1500 more customers. The local plant is healthy financially with duplicate machinery and a 5 percent dividend recently paid. A line extends six miles to Ephrata outskirts.
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Ephrata
Potatoes Expected To Be Abundant With Prices Near a Dollar
The crop outlook is huge across Lancaster County and neighboring states with yields described as wonderful. A Philadelphia shipper is paying 90 cents per bushel for a carload and last year shipped eight carloads. Harry Zook of Rothsville has contracted his spring delivery at $1.00 per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
New Jersey
Delaware
New York State
Philadephia
Jbe
Philadelphia
Harry Zook
Rothsville
Fishermen Reel Bass on Delaware Trip
Fishermen N. D. Sturgis G. G. Dichm H. R. Wertsch and Roy Myers fished Middletown Delaware late last week and landed sixteen bass the largest 20 inches and 4 1 2 pounds. Dr. H. K. Cooper Eugene Weider and Edwin Bear fished below Dover Delaware and returned with three fish but lost bait to the heat. They plan another try soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. Sturgis
G. G. Dichm
H. R. Wertsch
Roy Myers
Middletown
Del
H. K. Cooper
Eugene Weider
Edwin Bear
Dover
Five-Foot Black Snake Captured by Kemper at Home
Five foot black snake found at Liberty avenue home of Linn Kemper. He roamed Furnace Hills with Milton White while White picked berries. Kemper captured the serpent with a forked stick and kept it, joining his menagerie that includes foxes, squirrels, raccoon and opossum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Kemper
Liberty Avenue
Furnace Hills
Milton White
White
Kemper
Mr H B Buch Visiting Green Castle and Nearby
Mr H B Buch spends the week at Chambersburg Hagerstown Greencastle and Penn Mar while recovering from winter illness. He has painted several automobiles recently and plans further work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. BR. Buch
Green
Bicycle sale at Scott's Book Store Saturday
Buy a bicycle at Scott's Book Store on Saturday and save five dollars. Also available perfumed laundry starch at 15 cents per pack, two packs for 25 cents. Earl Brian at 140 Front Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott’s Book Store
Earl Brian
Front St
Travelers Near and Far Visit Lititz From Many Areas
Mrs Owen Bricker of Lancaster visits Lititz. Moses Coles of Allentown visits his sister. Rev F W Stengel returns from a western trip. Donald Brown of Reading stays with Otis Sturgis. William Ditzler moves to Lititz Burkholder apartment. Blanche Smeltzer visits Capon Virginia. H L Buch and Lena Stowe guests of Louisa Buch. Carl Swart arrives from Philadelphia. Cromer sisters visit Hagerstown area. Joseph Hammer and mother spend time at Moravian Home. Carrie Kreider and daughters visit Wyomissing. Sidney and Alfred Snyder and Mrs Bowman visit Christ Charles family from Elmyra. Wilson Grube travels to Hagerstown. daughter Elizabeth and Mrs Mary Miksch to join later. Arlene Enck vacationing with grandmother in Lititz. Kreiner cared for mother. sister Mary Habecker assists. S M Huber and children visit relatives in Norristown. Winifred joins them. Witters family from New York attended a funeral. Elmer Bender, Walter Smith, and daughter Minerva take auto trip to multiple cities. 450 miles endured with one puncture. Herman McCloud of Clearfield visits father and relatives. also to Philadelphia to see brother Harry. Rose Hill, NY teacher, stays with Anna Bricker. Alice Bricker and Miss Hill taught in NY. Herbert Marks, son of Frank Marks, travels to New York. Mary Bender, Dr Harry Bender’s daughter, celebrates sixth birthday with fourteen friends and a fish pond activity.Continued on page 5.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lutz Brass Quartet
Mishler
Zinzendorf Brotherhood
David Funk
Cornwall
George Kling
Fast Front
New Springs
Peter Buch
Legion
Women’s Auxiliary
Yellow Barn
Leola
Petersburg
Mechanicsburg
Hinkletown
Miller & Hahbecker’s
Philadelphia North American
M. C. Demmy
Front Street
Arthur H. Zimmerman
Mr. Zimmerman
England
Brunnerville
Bert Sturgis
Nazareth
IG Circus
Rev
Real Estate News
Lancaster Fellows
Prof
Adams
Maurer
Owen Bricker
Moses Coles
Allentown
Curtis Hensel
F. W. Stengel
Donald Brown
Otis Sturgis
William Ditzler
Pottstown
Burkholder
Blanche Smeltzer
Capon
H. L. Buch
Lena Stowe
Louisa Buch
Ella
Carl Swart
Ralph Worley
Bernice and
Sallie Cromer
Hagerstown, Md
Herbert Henshu
Kissel Hill
Joseph Hammer
Roxboro
Mr. Hammer
A. L. Hammer
Carrie Kreider
Trene
Maud
Lincoln Avenue
Robert
Wyomissing
Sidney Snyder
Alfred Snyder
Bowman
Elmyra
Canada
Christ Charles and
Wilson Grube
Hagerstown
Elizabeth
Mary Miksch
Arlene Enck
Edgar Enck
Cincinnati
Ohio
Elizabeth Sesseman
Elmer Kautz
Kreiner
Mrs. Kreiner
Mary Habecker
Downingtown
Kautz
8. M. Huber
Frank
Norristown
Mr. Huber
Winifred
A. BR. Witters
New York City
Schaefferstown
Witters
Elmer Bender
Walter Smith
Minerva
Baltimore
Mt. Vernon
Frederick
Gettysburg
Herman McCloud
Clearfield
John McCloud
Harry
Rose Hill
Anna Bricker
Miss Hill
Alice Bricker
New York
Herbert Marks
Frank Marks
Cedar Street
Kate, Jones & Co
Mary Bender
Harry Bender
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