Local notes and notices from Lancaster area items
Miss Mabel Herr at St Josephs hospital Lancaster. green silk girdle and pearl horseshoe pin lost with returns requested. Sunshine Circle picnic July 31 at Spring grounds. Reamstown Fire Co festival July 24 with Newmanstown band. Meeting of Young Men's Business League this evening. Lutz Family band to perform at Parkesburg for park fund. Hot day with 90 degree heat followed by cooler conditions after a storm. Blossoms Hill peaches to Leaman Leed grocers through Oct. Oct 87th birthday for Mrs Charlotte Hacker. Red squirrel sighting near fountain. Sunday schools union picnic at Spring grounds with large turnout. Paul Neidermyer knocked down by milk wagon. minor injuries. Nightwatchman reports Great Blue Heron captured and died next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Herr
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lancaster
Sunshine Circle of
King’s Daughters
David H. Kreider
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Reamstown
The
Reamstown Fire Co
Newmanstown
Young Men’s Business League
Lutz
Harry Keppel
Parkesburg
Park Association
Mr. Lutz
P. B. Kofroth
A. B. Vogel
Blossom Hill Fruit Farms
Neffsville
Leaman & Leed
Blossom Hill
Charlotte Hacker
W. M. Grube
Paul
Paris Neidermyer
Front Street
Clarence Kreider
Miller’s
Atwood
Atwood Kreider
Lititz Industry Drive for Stiffel-Freeman Plant at $55,000 Goal
The Young Men's Business League pushes to attract the Stiffel Freeman Company to Lititz, aiming to raise 55000 to establish a safe and vault manufacturing site. Subscriptions urged, with bank officers already pledging, promising job creation and economic growth for local merchants, hotels, and residents. Also reports Albert Shenk sold 59 cattle last week for 8500 dollars averaging 1404 pounds each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Young Men’s Business League
Stiffel-Freeman Company
R. R. Smith
Record
Mr. Smith
Smith
League
Albert Shenk
Ward division plans discussed for borough elections
The article notes plans to divide the enlarged borough into at least two wards, with a petition to the Court of Quarter Sessions awaiting action. Voting for fall elections will occur at the Springs hotel, the current polling place deemed provisional until court approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick
Springs Hotel
Court of Quarter Sessions
Death notices and obituaries from Rothsville and Brownstown
Mrs. Anna Lowery died at 6 a.m. at 80 years, 11 months, 16 days, from a hemorrhage in Rothsville. Survived by two children Leah Habecker and Emma. two stepchildren Jonathan and Louisa. sisters Susanna Kindig and Mary Treisch. brother Henry Powell. Funeral held Wednesday at home and Rothsville Lutheran Church. Interment in adjacent cemetery. Rev. F. A. Weichsel officiated. Josiah Adams died July 14 in Brownstown at 68. long-time road supervisor and Evangelical church trustee. Survived by numerous children and spouses. Funeral from home to Brownstown Evangelical Church. interment there. He was a respected figure in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanna Lowery
John Lowery
Rothsville
Lowery
Emanuel
Leah Powell
Emma
Jonathan
Lexington
Louisa
Susanna
Abram Kindig
Mary
Levi Treisch
Mt. Airy
Henry B. Powell
Lancaster
F. A. Weichsel
Josiah Adams
Brownstown
West Marl Township
Evangelical Church
Clayton
Lititz
Anna
Henry Dixon
Talmage
Rebecca
George Brown
Lottie
Samuel Webster
Philadelphia
William
Akron
Clare Cutler
Trenton
N. J
Ralph
Mabel
Viola
Charles
Brownstown Evangelical Church
D. G. Witmyer
Lincoln
Emma Stark
Reading
Mary Fritz
Middletown
H. Fisher
D. A. Cohick
Nazareth
Laura Haches
Lester Haches
A. O. Sturgis
Bert
Item
William Mathers
Joe Sheckard
Columbia
Herbert Marks
Pittsburgh
Frank Marks
Samuel Aubrecht
Kempton
Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Co
C. E. Beckler
Pierce Lesher
Reamstown
William Shiffer
Manheim
S. D. Schreiner
C. F. Hess
Hess
Herman E. Hoch
Springs Hotel
McCully
Frances Hoke
Helena Hoke
Bethlehem
Lydia McCully
Mary A. Ditzler
Harry Ditzler
P. B. Furlow
Addison Harding
Stevens
Hagen
Bessie
E. L. Garber
Wildwood Crest
Annetta Lutz
Bromall
Edna Brenneman
Elmer Shelly
East Petersburg
Agnes Adams
Alvin Kochel
Parke
York County
Ralph Diehm
Morris Mearig
Chicago
Phillies
Isaac Hershey
Olathe
Kan
Jacob R. Hershey
Front Street
George Bashore
Baltimore
Mary Kissinger
Kissinger
Bashore
Samuel E. Lane
Samuel
P. B. Bucher
Frederick
Washington, D.C
Virginia
Gettysburg
Alice Zeigler
P. F. Snyder
Salem
Henry C. Musser
Infant son of Bradbill family dies at four days
Richard Calvin Bradbill, infant son of Mr and Mrs Fred Bradbill of East Main street, died Monday evening aged four days. Funeral services were held Tuesday with burial in United Evangelical cemetery. Rev P T Brocious officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Calvin
Fred. Bradbill
East Main Street
United Evangelical Cemetery
P. T. Brocious
Numerous Borough Officers to be Elected in the Fall
Fall elections loom as many borough terms expire and petitions remain unfiled. Incumbents may be reelected but a number of offices could see contests. Officers listed include High Constable W H Greek Constable Allen Hacker Judge of Election S M Huber two inspectors W G Eshleman Atwood Kreider Auditor H A Musselman two justices C N Derr A B Reidenbach Assessor J B Young two school directors E E Habecker J B Fasnacht three councilmen H N Miksch H S Neidermyer F E Sehnerer. Mrs Matilda Bear celebrated her 65th birthday with around 28 relatives and friends at the Butzer home on Cedar Street with gifts and festive decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Greek
Allen Hacker
M. Huber
W. G. Eshleman
Atwood Kreider
H. A. Musselman
C. N. Derr
A. B. Reidenbach
J. B. Young
E. E. Habecker
J. B. Fasnacht
H. N. Miksch
H. 8. Neidermyer
F. E. Sehnerer
Matilda Bear
Ellis Butzer
Cedar Street
Snake eats catfish near Rudy's dam by Owl Hill
While Frank Rader and A. Delp hunted bait at Rudy's dam near Owl Hill they found a snake with a large catfish in its mouth on the bank. The snake fled when it saw them, leaving the fish behind. The catfish, tossed back into the stream, swam away vigorously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rader
A. §. Delp
Rudy’s Dam
Owl Hill
Rothsville butchers disappearance sparks village alarm
Rothsville residents confront a mystery as Clayton Hertzler the local butcher vanishes with partner H Kissinger touring Lancaster to sell a horse. His wife Marie Weidman also leaves, raising rumor of a joint elopement. A warrant for desertion is issued and a Philadelphia postmark letter hints he will not return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothaville
Clayton Hertzler
Marie Weidman
Hertzler
Ij Kissinger
Rothsville
Lancaster
Kissinger
Hertzier
Weidman
Philadelphia
Altoona
Slertgler
Woman Suffrage Talk Draws County Crowd
Miss Potter of Brooklyn spoke from an automobile at the fountain for about 45 minutes to a crowd of several hundred listeners. She electrified the audience with a forceful, earnest plea for women’s suffrage and argued that home remains central to a woman’s life despite voting rights. A lively half hour debate followed, then the event ended without a declared winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Potter
Brooklyn
N. Y
Merchants Agree to Help With Subscriptions
A Retail Merchants Association meeting in the High School room Tuesday evening had small attendance and no major business. Mr. R. R. Smith of Stiffel & Freeman Co. spoke on the locating proposal and impressed the group to support subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants Association
R. R. Smith
Stiffel & Freeman Co
Travel paths of friends visit readers near and far
Names and destinations fill a local column as residents visit relatives in Lincoln Reading Nazareth and Bethlehem while others plan trips to Wildwood Crest Philadelphia and Baltimore. A mix of family gatherings and short excursions shows busy social ties across the region as editor notes ongoing travel and notable arrivals.
Moravian S S Picnic Draws Record Crowd at Springs Grounds
The Moravian Sunday school annual picnic on the Springs grounds drew a large out of town contingent despite morning rain. Beck's concert band played from noon to 8 pm, a novelty shop entertained, and events included traveling contests nail driving races and a grand Sparklers parade to close. Amos Burkholder and assistants brewed a record 33 pounds of coffee yielding about 2000 cups with 28 quarts cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian Sunday School
Beck
Nannar
Amos Burkholder
Freemont Hollinger
Albert Gochnauer
Warwick Combination Sale Posts Strong Weekend Turnout
The Warwick House combination sale resumed after a one month break due to farmers busy in hay making and harvest. Eleven cows averaged 61 dollars with a top price of 98 dollars. Pigs sold from 1 60 to 6 dollars. Potatoes on hand included about 50 bushels of new tubers and 50 bushels of old tubers selling as low as 5 to 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
L. D. Himmelberger
Thieves Enter Lititz Rail Station And Home On Saturday
Thieves visited Lititz on Saturday night entering the Philadelphia and Reading railroad station by forcing a window with a jimmy and removing a grate. They also entered Paris Neidermyer’s home at the town’s eastern end, leaving only a pound of butter and a jug of home made wine. Police Greek and Hacker searched for clues but found none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Philadelphia and Reading
Brenneman
Paris Neidermyer
Greek
Hacker
Coincidental Clergy Names Spark Letter Between Parishes
Rev Geo D Clarke of St Pauls Lutheran in this place finds a Wichita church dedication with pastor Rev Gen Clarke. He writes to the western pastor in a surprising coincidence and opens correspondence. Also note Grosh's carriage works claim of no cheap paints or varnish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. D. Clarke
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Wichita
Kansas
Gen. Clarke
Clarke
West
Grosh
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