Local Notes and Social Happenings in Lititz Area
Mr M M Souders is confined to the house with typhoid like illness. The Retail Merchants of Lititz plan a Mt Gretna picnic on Thursday August 25 leaving by auto at 8 am. Eliza Beck of Owl Hill, over sixty, bedridden after a fall, is blind since age thirteen. Abram Bomberger sold twelve head of fat cattle to Seth Sorah at 9 cents per pound. The Iniquois band of Lancaster to give a concert at the square Saturday at 7 30. Esther Habecker fractured her right arm at Spring Grounds amusement device. A Greek cobbler delaying shop opening at Five Points due to missing machinery. Pfantz Bros lease rumors denied. lease renewed. Leisey, Snavely and Hershey brought home huckleberries from Blue Mountains. Samuel Foltz home on Front street rolled back and remodeled into a larger residence. Becker estate at Lincoln avenue bid to 4600 but withdrawn. rescheduled sale July 30 with personal property. While painting at Eby shoe factory, Sesseman injured and Fry unharmed in scaffold fall. Zahm Regennas and Harry Gingrich auto trip to Lewistown. Regennas later to Altoona. described Lewistown scenery as grand and visited Knights of Malta home at Granville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Souders
Lititz
Mt. Gretna
Eliza Beck
Owl Hill
Abram Bomberger
Seth Sorah
Turkey Hen Raising Three Young Turks and Two Chickens
The dry season favors turkey raising near Hammers Creek where a flock of eighteen poults, about half grown, were seen. Eli Hess farms White Holland turkeys and a turkey hen tends three young turkeys alongside two White Leghorn chicks, a rooster and a hen, in springer age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammers
Eli Hess
Wheat prices fall to 1914 lows for Lancaster County
Lancaster County farmers receive the lowest wheat prices since 1914 with Zartman's mill offering $1.15 per bushel. Last year prices ranged from $2.00 to $2.25. Despite this, the crop is reported as one of the best in years with John Tess threshing 80 bushels of wheat at an average of 31 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Zartman’s
John Tess
Luther Grossman Recalls Maine Canoeing and Fishing
Former Lititz boy Luther Grossman, newly named Director of Physical Education and Athletics at Susquehanna College, Selinsgrove, shares highlights from Camp Kennebeck Maine where he masters the program. He describes long canoe trips across lakes, bass fishing, and paddling adventures on the Penobscot with deer sightings and eyewitness stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Grossman
Lititz
Susquehanna College
Selinsgrove
Camp Kennebeck
Maine
Charles
Kennebeck
Penobscot
Berry crop outlook for the season turns poor
The blackberry crop in the area is expected to be small and bitter with fruit drying on vines. Rain this week will not salvage the yield. Many berries were preserved for winter in past years, and while Furnace Hills offers large quantities and cultivated berries at fair prices, only a few are offered for sale locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furnace
Wolfe to Represent Watkin Produce in Northern Lancaster
Theodore Wolfe, of Akron and formerly of this place, has accepted a position with the Watkin Produce Company as its representative in Northern Lancaster county. He formerly was employed by W. H. Wolf of Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Wolle
Akron
This
The
Watkin Produce Company
Lancaster County
W. H. Wolf
Boy Scouts Return From Camp At Lake Grubb
Lititz Boy Scouts led by Alfred Douple completed a week at Lake Grubb with a strict schedule from 6:15 a.m. to 10 p.m. including swimming, drill, and camp fire. They beat Chestnut Hill All-Stars 4 1 in a Thursday baseball game and two scouts swam the lake again. Bass fishing noted in local streams with several limits reported by Rev Fleck and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Alfred Doupie
Lake Grubb
Chestnut Hill
Howard Hackman
Homer Hackman
Roy Palmer
Ray Reynolds
A. Douple
C. Kling
C. Adair
EH. Reist
R. Melzer
Webster Schupp
Lancaster and
Muth
Habecker
Robert Melzer
Lake Grubb Ans Bath
Treat for the Boys Trip Sets Sail for Baltimore and Washington
Clarence Dillman departs today with nine United Evangelical Sunday School boys on a three day auto journey to Baltimore and Washington. They travel in two cars and plan camping along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Dillman
United Evangelical Sunday School
Baltimore
Washington
Lititz snippets mix fire scare and fumbles on Main Street
A Lititz resident rushing to the fire stops in shock at missing shoes, then homely scenes unfold on Main Street. A politician fumbles into a creek while fishing. rumors hint at a burgess race with a possible woman candidate. A wry catalog of quips about miscommunication, minds wandering, and social quirks closes with a weather note and a garden foresight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Main Street
Cedar Street
Broad Street
Ephrata
Manheira
Chocolate Factory
Bupp Brothers From Mass Make 490 Mile Motorcycle Trip
Robert and William Bupp of Springfield Massachusetts arrived Saturday by motorcycle after a 420 mile day and a half trip despite rain. They followed a guide book through the Delaware Water Gap Milford Reading to reach this town. They plan to visit Gettysburg and other places before returning home, and are sons of Mr and Mrs Dietrich Rupp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
William Bupp
Springfield
Mass
Gettysburg
Delaware Water Gap
Milford
Dietrich Rupp
Burkholder Bros to Rebuild After Lititz Fire
A devastating fire in Lititz destroyed the Lititz Motor Company garage on North alley along with the frame stable of Hiram Holtzhouse and a warehouse owned by C N Derr, Anna Kreider and Joe Harris. Fire began about 12 45 am and widely damaged several buildings, with over seven hundred gallons of oil aggravating the blaze. Burkholder Bros will rebuild the garage, which was uninsured for most of its value. insurance claims are being adjusted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Motor Company
North Alley
Lititz
Hiram Holtzhouse
C. N. Derr
Anna Kreider
Joe Harris
Frank Burkholder
Northern Mutual
Manor Mutual
Mt. Joy Mutual
Farmers Mutual
Lancaster County Mutual
Old Guard
Philadelphia
Hershey & Gibble
Norman Brubaker
Broad Street
Park View Hotel
Samuel Steffy
Steffy
Holtzhouse
Kreider
L. N Derr
Drive Started for Fire Engine in Lititz
The Lititz drive to raise funds for a new fire engine begins today and should reach the target by week’s end. Last week’s display of up-to-date equipment showed the value of protection, with the town’s response expected to be generous. Hon. G. G. Diehm leads the finance committee with Frank Runk H. J. Pierson Elam Risser and S. C. Hassler assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
G. G. Diehm
Frank Runk
H. J. Pierson
Elam Risser
S. C. Hassler
Vault doors completed for state bank at Paradise
A four inch five ton vault door has been completed at the Stiffel Freeman plant for the new state bank at Paradise. A ten ton door is being furnished by the same company for the bank at Mountville and another for a Harrisburg bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiffel-Freeman
New State Bank
Paradise
Mountville
Harrisburg
Women Tax Obligation Expanded This Year
Tax collector announces women are subject to the same taxes as men this year including poll tax and borough taxes. If the husband is taxed four dollars, his wife and adult daughters face the same charge. Delinquent women may be pursued by a constable and notices will urge payment within 38 days.
Travelers Near and Far in Lititz Notes
Mr and Mrs Martin Hess stay at Eagles Mere and many locals host visiting kin from Reading Dover Chicago Philadelphia and Baltimore. The piece lists numerous relatives and brief travels including business trips by Albert Reber and a departure of Pauline Kreider to Glenmore to visit Nora Eshleman Zook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Hess
Eagles Mere
Eliza Kling
Theodore Keener
Schaefferstown
Harry Kepple
Violet
Manheim
Wm. Young
Philadelphia
Hiram P. Fry
Charles Ensminger
Albert Reber
Fey Barnett Supply Company
New York City
Chicago
South Broad Street
Lititz
Pauline Kreider
Aaron Zook
Glenmore
Chester County
Zook
Nora Eshle
Man
Keystone Oil and Gas Service Station Proposed for Lititz
Local proposal targets a Keystone Oil and Gas Service Company station on Cedar and Front streets next to the auto tire hospital. The plan, tied to a $12,000 bond issue, offers bondholders gasoline and oil discounts, with daily 1 cent per gallon and 5 cent per gallon oil deposits to a bank for monthly distribution. Several bonds already sold. project appears likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar
Front Streets
Auto Tire Hospital
N. B. Leaman
Keystone Oi and Gas Service Company
Queen Street
Lancaster
Steelcraft expands with purchase of Howell, Field & Goddard plant
Steelcraft Corporation of America, parent of Stiffel-Freeman Works in our area, buys a substantial stake in Howell, Field & Goddard, Inc., a leading maker of metal covered doors. The Long Island plant will be enlarged from its current capacity of 200 metal clad doors daily, signaling growth in the metal security industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steelcraft Corporation of America
Stiffel-Freeman
Howell, Field & Goddard, Inc
Long Island
National Safe and Lock Company
Cleveland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iniquois Band of Lancaster
the Square
Esther Habecker
Brunnerville
Eby
Pfantz Bros
Henry Leisey
D. H. Snavely
Amos Hershey
Blue Mountains
Berks County
Samuel Foltz
Front Street
Milton Bender
Frank Becker
Lincoln Avenue
Harry Sesseman
Walter Fry
Sesseman
Mr. Fry
Joseph Zahm
Clarence Regennas
Harry Gingrich
Harry Regennas
Lewistown
Altoona
Knights of Maita
Granville
Turkey
Blackberery
Theodore Wolfe
Produce Company
BOY Scouts
W. K Fleck
Lewis Sturgis
Monroe Smith
Lester Sesseman
Conestoga
John Wagner
Benjamin Weir
Millway
Clyde Keller
Longenecker’s
Faith
Hope
Charity
Bupp Brothers
Thor
Ideal
Miller & Habecker
Burkholder Bros
George Rauch
Paul Zook
Sarah Jenkins
Wayne Longenecker
Brubaker
Paper Mill
Wayne Zartman
Harry Schreiner
Park View
Reamstown
Adamstown
Rothsville
Lemon Furlow
Floyd
Stark
Gilbert Myers
Scious
Leon Meily
Long and Co
Coat and Lumber
U. B
Ira Bucher
Long & Company
Picture Show
L. N. Moyer
Sutter
Clayton Roth
Clayton
Benjamin Franch
Viola Ellis
Reading
Annetta Evans
Levi Bucher
Quarryville
Phares
Benjamin
O. H. Smith
Mason Gilbert
Clifview Avenue
Jacob Keller
Charles Rosenbenrg
Polly Louder
T. A. Hensel
Lykens
Curtis Hensel
Hensel
Ezra Hartranft
Wayne Hartranft
Ed. Grube
Jefferson Hartranft
Lawrence Querter
Dover
Ohio
Mr. Oerter
Messrs. Louis
James Huebener
Mary Huebener
Steelcraft Corporation
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