Open air concerts and town notes at Lititz
Long list of local happenings in Lititz and vicinity. Hackman's Orchestra will perform on the Spring Grounds July 27. Various births, baptisms, and civic events noted. wildcat sighting near Elizabeth Town. lights and parades at Moravian and Sunday School events. Band engagements and excursions by local businesses, with frequent references to venues, shops, and committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Buch
William Stauffer
Plymouth Rock
Hackman
E. K. Zartman
Lexington
Robert Brennecke
Lancaster
Linden Hall
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Albert Longenecker
Manheim
Willys-Knight
Burkholder Bros
Raymond Myers
Diehm
Nore
Lititz
Ephrata
Brunnerville A. B
Hess’ Grove
Reading Knights of Malta
St. Swithin’s
Moravian Sunday School of
Drunk man ejected after disturbance at Park View Hotel
A man drinking raisin jack caused a scene on a Monday train stop. At Park View Hotel he insulted Hiram Holtzhouse then swore in Holtzhouse’s store. Holtzhouse struck him with a broomstick after warnings. Policeman Kreider arrested him, seized two bottles of liquor, and he was fined and sent to the trolley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park View
Hiram Holtzhouse
Holtzhouse
Kreider
Local Nuptials Tie Hollinger Wert in Dover New Jersey
Howard H. Hollinger of this place wed Miss Gertrude Mae Wert daughter of Mr and Mrs John H Wert of Sieney Prook Chester County on July 12 in Dover New Jersey. Rev George Whitehead officiated at the First Methodist Church parsonage. The couple will reside with Hollinger’s parents in Lititz. Hollinger, a printer at the Lititz Paper Box Factory, is an ex serviceman who saw action in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard H. Hollinger
Gertrude Mae Wert
John H. Wert
Sieney Prook
Chester County
Dover
N. J
George Whitehead
First Methodist Church
J. W. Nauffis
New York
Lititz
Fremont Hollinger
France
Show by Cook Bros Draws Crowd in Ephrata
The Cook Bros show drew 400 to 700 spectators who paid 55 cents admission. The performance was short but acceptable and nearly kept the act afloat. Owner Barton, an old showman, bought the outfit from Cock Bros two weeks ago. An Ephrata girl is among the troupe traveling by team and auto truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook Bros
Barton
Cock Bros
Remark About Lititz Pretzels Echoed in Atlantic City
Mr. Lester Eaches and his wife, spending a week at Atlantic City, overheard a remark on the boardwalk about moving pictures showing pretzel making in Lititz. The jest drew smiles from the Lititz visitors nearby as they listened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Lester Eaches
Lititz
Pool Incident Claimed by Cramp at Lutas Pool
Benjamin Lutz Jr a 16 year old boy was seized by a cramp at Lutas swimming pool last night he became unconscious and was rushed to the shore where he was helped by fellow swimmers Dr DG Martin was summoned and the boy was taken home regaining consciousness about ninety minutes later the episode followed several days of illness with the cramp caused by indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Lutz, Jr
Luta
D. OG. Martin
The Proposed Invasion of the Lititz Spring Grounds
Editorial attacking eminent domain use to convert Lititz Springs Park into a freight station. Questions legality and public good, urging citizens to study Invading Company history and call before the Pennsylvania Public Service Commission on Feb. 16, 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Spring Grounds
Lititz Springs
United States
Lititz Spring
Lititz Springs Park
Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania
Fishermen’s brush with rapids ends with soggy trip
In Safe Harbor on a fishing trip last Thursday a party from Lititz hired a river man to cross the Conestoga above its confluence with the Susquehanna. The boat struck a rock and overturned but all four men escaped to a rock. they lost gear and lunch, were drenched, and returned home fishless after storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safe Harbor
Lititz
H. BR. Wertsch
Roy Myers
Herbert Cooper
Allen Putt
Conestoga
Susquehanna
Clayton Groff Visit Highlights Farm Recovery After Crash
Clayton Groff of White Rock visited Sunday with his sister Mrs. J W G Hershey. A year ago he survived a severe automobile crash that killed two and injured nine, losing a foot and later receiving an artificial limb. He now works daily on his farm with a labor saving tractor. Also, J Carpenter has moved from Milway to Broad Street and is building a blacksmith shop to open in about four weeks, well known for his previous Milway trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Groff
White Rock
J. W. G. Hershey
J. ©. Carpenter
Millway
Katie Enck
S. Broad Street
Mr.Carpenter
Milway
Travelers Hear and Far In a Lititz social notes spread
A long list of weekend and visiting mentions from Lititz and surrounding towns. Residents and guests travel to Atlantic City Havre de Grace Hopeland Mount Gretna Ocean City Niagara Falls Toronto and more with family friends and local hosts sharing stories and plans.
Cigar Makers in Lititz Hit New High Pay Rate
The Rush cigar factory in Lititz set a new high wage at $15 per thousand sticks, up from $5.25 five years ago. The Cortella brand wages remained unchanged to preserve market standing should demand falter, while the company seeks more workers as production grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Lititz Ball Team Heads to New York State
The Lititz team from the Community Associated Clubs will travel to Oneida New York to play a game with Canadian workers and join in the field day events on August 7. An expected crowd of about ten thousand attends the match and travel costs near 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
New York State
Oneida
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Sporting Items of Oneida Community Workers Week Vacation
Brief notes on Oneida Community employees during a vacation week. David Way and family visited Bedford county. Edna Gable and family enjoyed Atlantic City. Elizabeth Sloat Grace Sloat and Elizabeth Webber visited Reading Holtwood. Imhoff visited Reading. Birkenbine Dussinger Wike and Bender camped along the Conestoga. Stark toured Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Wagaman Butzer and Becker attended four Philadelphia baseball games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Way
Mhwer Eberly
Mr. Way
Bedford County
Edna Gable
Atlantic City
Elizabeth Sloat
Grace Sloat
Reading
Elizabeth Webber
Holtwood
Helen Imhoff
John Birkenbine
Charles Dussinger
Lester Wike
Roy Bender
Victor EK. Stark
Philadelphia
John Wagaman
Rube” Butzer
Harry Becker
Visitors and old friends note at Lititz Springs
Anna V Landis of Lititz and Edward Landis of near Manheim hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Roy Hitnier and Jacob Sho walter with children John and Mary from Reinhold's Station. John Elworthy of Waterville in Locust county visited with relatives in Manheim and his wife. Laura Oehme from Talmage on furlough from a China mission spent time with uncle Birney Oehme and two Moravian Philadelphia ladies, the Bassetts, visitors at Lititz Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna V. Landis
Lititz
Victor
Edward Landis
Manheim
Roy Hitnier
Jacob Showalter
John
Mary
Reinhold’s
John Elworthy
Waterville
Locust County
Elworthy
Henry Bomberger
Clausius Gonder
Buch
Ohio
Laura Oehme
Talmage
Birney W. Oehme
Miss Oehme
China
Misses Bassetts
Philadelphia
Lititz Springs
Ochme
Robert Russell
Mirian
Obituary notices for Bingaman and Mentzer deaths
Matilda F. Bingaman widow of Alexander F. Bingaman dies at Brownstown in her 78th year after 42 years of Brethren Church attendance. Survived by Emma Carpenter Henry Bingaman William Eckenroad ten grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. Funeral at Mrs Carpenter’s home and Brethren Church Ephrata with Mohler cemetery interment. Frank Mentzer dies at 60 in Denver after a stroke two weeks earlier. Survived by Edith Wehr Florence and several siblings. Funeral from home and St Johns Reformed Church Denver with Fairview cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda F. Bingaman
Alexander F. Bingaman
A. G. Carpenter
Brownstown
Brethren Church of
Ephrata
Reamstown
Carpenter
Brethren Church
Mohbler's Cemetery
Frank Mentzer
G. A. Wehr
Denver
Philadelphia
Edith
Florence
Boston University of Medicine
Women’s Medical College
Lemon
Daniel
Reading
H. M. Harman
Frenchtown
N. J
L. B. Miller
Lincoln
St. John’s Reformed Church
Fairview Cemetery
Twin Infant Mound Dead in Bed near Lititz
The nine weeks old twin son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Moyer living on Ephraim Eby’s farm north of Lititz was found dead in bed Sunday morning. Deputy Coroner F E Lehnered and Dr M H Yoder investigated and ruled the death due to convulsions. Burial occurred at Brickervills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Clarence Moyer
Ephraim Eby
Lititz
Hood Health
F. E. Lehnered
M. H. Yoder
Brickervills
Death of Jacob Heffner at 79 in Ephrata
Jacob Heffner of Ephrata died at his Lincoln avenue home Friday morning aged 79 years 11 months 20 days He was born at Weaverland His wife died a year ago Funeral services were held from his late home Monday afternoon with services at the Weaverland church at 2 o clock Interment was in the adjoining cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Heffner
Ephrata
Lincoln Avenue
Weaverland
Old Ball Player Harry Graybill Visits Lititz Field
East Petersburg native Harry Graybill a famed Lititz catcher from the 1890s visited Lititz Sunday. He played his last game in 1898, when Lititz beat Mountville 7 to 1 for the county title. He was married that year and received garden tools as a gift. he later became a grandfather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Grayhill
East Petersburg
Lititz
Mountville
Carpenter
Graybill
Harry
Richard
Lititz Man Secures Good Post in Washington
Paul Rapp of Lititz has taken an assistant chemist post in the Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. It is described as a very good position. He is a son of Mr and Mrs William Rapp and a Ferndale and Mission College graduate who studied chemistry under Professor H H Beck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Rapp
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Standards
William Rapp
F.& M. College
H. H. Beck
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alvin R. Keller
Valley Forge
The
Evangelical Sunday School
Richard Bender
Elizabethtown
Kissel Hill
Elizabeth Loraine
Morris Fry
BE. S. Crosland
Cocoa and
Cook
Lititz Merchant's Association
California
Halpern & Walters
Hershey
Joe Halpern
Henry Martin
Mr. Martin
Brubaker
Orchestra of
Lancasta
Burger's
New Jersey
G. G. Diehm
Rapids
Safe
Alice Wolfe
Havre de Grass
Isaac Pfantz
Hopeland
Ada
Amelia Fisher
Robesonia
Lydia
Salinda Hess
Ida Huyett
Graybill G. Bitzer
Esther Eckert
Mt. Gretna
Morris Cohen
Hilda Ackerman
Joseph Dreifus
Percy
Ocean City
May R. Erb
Boston
Ida Erb
Menno Brubaker
Lehigh Valley
Buffalo
Canada
John Weitzel
Isaac Pfautz
Harry Weitzel
Carrola Good
Harold Weidman
Edgar Strohm
Maurice Kauffman
W. F. Greene
Brookside
Joseph B. Wissler
Automobile
Clayton
D. W. Dietrich
Samuel Lecke
Pasadena
Calif
Florida
Petersburg
Shirk Farm
Oregon
Lloyd Roger
Sherman Steffy
Grace
Marriott
Chauncey Sturgis
Rush
Sporting Items of
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Washington
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