Minor local items from Lititz and vicinity few facts
Caught a basa at Safe Harbor on Saturday. A door key found on the Spring grounds on Tuesday awaits the loser at the office. A Junior Chautauqua pin was found on South Broad street and may be claimed there by Rev. Geo Raezer. Stores reopen after Moravian Picnic. Pocket pen lost near the Chautauqua tent. Candy makers Regenvas deliver by Ford one ton truck. Early peaches ripen and offered by J W Bruckart & Son. Vermont Miley injured his right hand catching in a Red Cross game. Six snapper turtles weighed 9 to 14 pounds each. Sweet corn appears with rising supply and price. Henry Lutz Jr celebrated sixth birthday with friends. Mammoth beans gifted by Ida Rudy. Lemons arrived from California for Miss Fanny Light. Floyd Bender left for Spring City to work in underwear mill. Swimming in Owl Hill dam prohibited to protect property. Pfantz Bros to hold seventh anniversary sale. M Cohen to purchase Edward Kessler store stock for Lititz. Beginning July 22 Lancaster hotels and eateries may sell beef at midday only. other meats unrestricted. Manheim band concert praised. Ephrata band to perform next. Eiderwise cottage occupied by several residents. Paul Beck family and others there. John T Witmyer, aged 70, in good health and active in threshing and hay-making. Stitfel & Freeman Co sold its Philadelphia building to Brewer Brothers for 40000 dollars. stockholders to meet August 15 to approve sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Homer Sturgis
Lewis Haines
Safe Harbor
South Broad Street
Geo. B. Raezer
Pinder
C. Fred Regenvas & Sons
J. W. Bruckart & Son
Fruitland Farms
Vermont
Miley
Red Cross
Messrs
Linn Kemper
Clayton Keller
Henry
B. F. Lutz, Jr
Ida
Phares Rudy
Kissel Hill
Rudys
John Gibbes
California
Fanny Light
Pasadena
D. H. Light
Floyd Bender
Spring City
Keystone Underwear Mills
Owl Hill
Rudy's Dam
D. VP
Bricker
Lititz
Lancaster County
Manheim
Completing Government Order for Perryville Homes
The Keath Planing Mill Company finished a government contract this week for trim and porch work on 25 homes in Perryville Maryland built for munition workers. Nora Hottenstein, head bookkeeper at a local chocolate factory, will join the Y M C A unit overseas service, with sister Carrie to handle canteen duties. The town endures a heat wave near 100 degrees as tarvia dust control is applied to streets. more tarvia may be used and cold patching will repair several streets. Water storage is at a multi year low, urging citizens to conserve and fix leaks promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keath Planing Mill Company
Perryville
Nora
Carrie Hottenstein
Sara Jenkins
Nora Hottenstein
Taught School Here Long Ago Mrs M H Mowat Visit Lititz
Mrs Mowat of Ashland Oregon, formerly Miss Jeanette Fobes, taught in Lititz from 1885 to 1890. Now visiting for a few weeks with Mr and Mrs M M Souders, she notes Lititz’s improvements since her last stay in 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Mowat
Ashland
Oregon
Lititz
M. M. Souders
Picnic Brings Joy Despite Threatening Weather
The Mouravian Sunday-school picnic on Spring grounds Wednesday drew praise for a pleasant day amid threat of rain. A local band provided music as guests enjoyed supper and coffee. Mr and Mrs Newton Buch of New York visited here three weeks with Mrs Buchs mother Mrs JG Usner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Buch
New York City
Buch
J.G. Usner
Air Nitrating Company
U.S
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Toledo
Ohio
Fairmont
W. Va
Akron
Retail Merchants Meet Discuss Evening Concerts
Retail Merchants Met Merchants Association held at the Young Men's Business League on Tuesday evening with strong attendance despite heat. They urged hard concert organizers to start at 7 30 to allow merchants to close earlier. Pfautz Bros. store owner Robert Pfautz to represent Lititz merchants at the state convention in Pittsburgh August 6 to 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants Association
Young Men’s Business League
Robert Ptautz
Pfautz Bros
Lititz
Pittsburgh
Baseball Guests Spickler and Mearig Attend Philadelphia Games
Messrs Frank Spickler and Israel Mearig spent Saturday and Sunday in Philadelphia and were among those present at the Athletics and Cleveland games on Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Spickler
Israel Mearig
Philadelphia
Athletics
Cleveland
Fasnacht Family Tenth Reunion At Lititz Springs
The Fasnacht family's tenth annual reunion is set for Saturday at Lititz Springs with morning and afternoon sessions and well developed programs. The event draws many family members and is expected to attract a large attendance again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fasnacht
Lititz Springs
Death of Mrs Mary Ann Ditzler in Brickerville
Mary Ann Ditzler widow of Harrison Ditzler died at her Front Street home after a paralytic stroke on July 10. She was 57 years old, born Mary Deemer in Waldeck Lebanon County. Survived by four children Ailen, Sadie, and Harry, plus a sister. Funeral held Tuesday at Emanuel's Lutheran Church Brickerville with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Fleck and Rev. Raezer officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Ditzler
Harrison Ditzler
Front Street
Waldeck
Lebanon County
Deemer
Ditzler
Ailen
Richland
Julius Keller
Philadelphia
Sadie
P.B. Furlow
Harry
Daniel Boyer
Emanuel's Lutheran
Brickerville
Deaths of Henry M. Stauffer and Anna R. Martin
Deaths reported of Henry M. Stauffer a Kissell Hill resident age 36 after an appendicitis operation at Lancaster General Hospital. He leaves wife Mary L Behmer and two children Roy and Alta May along with siblings. Funeral at Kissel Hill Lutheran church. Also noted is the death of Mrs Anna R. Martin 57 of Browns town at Pennsylvania Hospital from araemic poisoning. Survived by husband and children Mazie Mabel J Elmer Paul Nora Edna and sister Ida Erb. Burial at Weaverland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Stauffer
Kissell Hill
Lancaster General Hospital
Stauffer
Kissel Hill
Milton M
J. Beaver
Ellen M. Nolt
Emma M. Strohm
Susie Stauffer
David Shretner
Brownstown
Kissel Hill Lutheran Church
W. K. Pleck
Anna R. Martin
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia
Akron
Brethren Church
Mazie
Walter Gish
Alberta
Canada
Mabel
Alvin P. Wenger
J. Elmer
Lancaster
Paul
Pittsburg
Nora
Camp Lewis
Washington
Edna
Ida Erb
Lititz
Bareville Brethren Church
Weaverland
Martin
Samuel W. Martin
Rupp
Local Giant Enlists and Heads Overseas in WWI Draft Roll
The illustration shows Elam Bucher, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Bucher, the tallest in his company, registered when the draft started and now overseas. He had worked in western states for 11 years and is joined by an officer and the smallest man in the group. His brother Ira is in training in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Elam Bucher
P. B. Bucher
Elam
Ira
Texas
Government to stop local Red Cross knitting for training camps
The government orders Red Cross societies to stop sending comfort kits and knitted articles to boys heading to training camps. All such items must be forwarded to national headquarters for distribution to soldiers. Some receive excess gifts while others get nothing, causing distress. The local society will comply but remains sympathetic to the boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Auto Trucks Demonstrate Dependable Service Network
Congested shipping conditions highlight the gato truck's growing usefulness. A truck from Oneida New York delivered a machine to the local trap factory covering about 225 miles in a day and a half, then proceeded to Philadelphia and back to Oneida with supplies. The Brethren Home welcomes Rev. Aaron Hufford of Deodate Dauphin County as new superintendent, succeeding Rev. I W Taylor who resigns to join Elizabethtown College. Hofford will assume duties early August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneids
N. Y
Philadelphia
Oneida
Brethren Home
Aaron Hufford
Deodate
Dauphin County
Church of Therethren
Neffaville
Hufford
I. W. Taylor
Elizabethtown College
Hofford
Buy in Lititz Campaign to Be Launched
Educational Buy in Lititz campaign launches next issue with cooperation from most town merchants. A year long effort will feature cartoons and articles by leading writers to promote patronizing home merchants and counter mail order shopping. The piece argues for local commerce as progress and safety, urging residents to buy at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Recorr
Travelers Hear and Far Many Persons Come and Go
A Lititz page item lists numerous residents and visitors moving through town via train trolley and other conveyances. It notes Mrs. William Diehm and daughter Bertha. Rev. F. W. Stengel. Mr. Harry Gorton. Mrs. Louisa Kalehner of Fleetwood. Mr. Milton Buck and family. Mr. and Mrs. William Mathers. Miss Elizabeth Moyer. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Huber. Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Buch. Miss Hazel Bender. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Souders. Mr. and Mrs. William Leitzinger. Mrs. Ellen Leib and daughter Viola. and many others visiting relatives in Lititz, Philadelphia, Lancaster, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Diehm
Bertha
Philadelphia
F. W. Stengel
Long Island
New York City
Harry Gorton
Stiffel-Preeman Company
Reading
Louisa Kalehner
Fleetwood
Berks County
Howard Young
Milton Buck
John Lesserman
Wiliam Mathers
Enola
Mathers
Joseph Sheckard
Elizabeth Moyer
Robesonia
L. N. Moyer
Frank Huber
Norristown
Belwreck
N. J
Ernest Souders
Washington, D. C
M. M. Souders
William Leitzinger
Pennsburg
Montgomery County
Ellen Leib
Viola
Shamokin
Mabel Leib
Mary Snavely
Lancaster
William Kopp
Wm. Barford
Lloyd C. Staith
Pittsburgh
Horace G. Bushong
Lititz
John Wissler
Christ Longenecker
Amanda Longenecker
Cyrus Gibbel
Brunnerville
Joseph B. Wissler
Manatauk Point
Thousand Isles
Chas. Forry and Son
Millbach
Lebanon County
Allen K. Whitmyer
Carl
T. Stevens Grosh
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem
Barry & Zecher
Samuel Kirk
Staunton
E. G. Platt
Winston-Salem
N.C
Simon Miller
Lester Furlow
Harry Gingrich
Gingrich
L. K. Grosh
William Stoneback
Aston
Stoneback
C. B. Goehnauer
Easton
Fred. Pensinger
Daytona
Florida
G. Herman Goetz
Goetz
George
Mr. Pensinger
David Bomberger
Penn Township
Laverne College
Pasadena
Cal
Larest
Hog Island
Goldthwaite
Department of Standards
Chautauqua Week Ends with Return Contract Signed
Lititz residents cheer as Mr C Loeffler delivers a contract promising next year’s Chautauqua appearance, signed by 76 guarantors, amid a week of lectures, operas, and concerts. Cap tain Leslie Vickers recalls wartime experiences to close the program.
Army and Navy Notes Highlight Lititz Boys Abroad
Whitie Obere, a former Lititz catcher, arrived overseas per a Reading card. Other Lititz natives report service updates including Ralph Smith, Frank Foltz chosen as airplane propeller inspector, and Lieuts Brubaker and Graybill serving in France and Camp Upton. Letters from Clarence Nethercott in a Canadian tank unit describe England and war realities. Lititz alumni from Camp Meade have reached overseas, with a list of further servicemen including Bowman Bohler Ritchie Schnerer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitie Obere
Lititz
Reading
Ralph
William Smith
Lancaster
Camp Lee
Frank Foltz
New York
Herbert Weitzel
Capa May
N. J
Milton Weitzel
Hig
Paul Mathers
England
Red Cross
Abrams. Brubaker
Co. 6
Camp Upton
Long Island
Abram Brubaker
Brubaker
Isaac Graybill
North Broad Street
France
Washington
Clarence Nethercott
Emma Nethercott
United States
Suffolk Hills
Camp Meade
Henry Bowers
Paul Bomberger
Galen Balmer
Paul Demmy
Ralph Downey
Thomas Fralich
George Irwin
Raymond Link
William Nelson
Archie Rosenberg
Dry and Hot in Southern France Letter from Pon teux
J Edward Buch of the 10th Engineers writes from Ponteux Landes France describing a small 1200 inhabitant village. He notes streams dry and heat with cool nights after rain. Last week 75 new men joined camp. they left the States in May. dated June 12 with letters up to May 16 arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edward Buch
Co. C. 10Th Engineers
Forest
Ponteux
Landes
France
Dog Bobby Went Missing in Town After Week
A fox terrier named Bobby vanished last week. Owner J F Stoner suspects theft since a name plate with his details was on the collar. The dog’s finder would have notified him if it wandered away. Also noted: Mr Charles E Graeff and his mother from Lancaster visited Mrs Ellen Leib and daughters in town. Graeff, chief machinist mate at Newport Torpedo Station, has served ten years in the U S Navy and spent time in Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
J. F. Stoner
Charles E. Graeff
Lancaster
Ellen Leib
Graef
Newport
R. I
U. S
Atlantic
Panama
Farmer Turns to Physical Culture Under Uncle Sam Drive
Otto A. Stephen, a 67-acre Lititz farmer, works long hours unaided to boost crop production. He stays in shape with home made weight lifting gear of an iron pipe and cement blocks. A 140 pound overhead lift with one hand and a 170 pound lift with two hands are part of his routine. He invites others to test the improvised dumbbells and argues physical culture aids farmers as much as business men in efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Otto A. Stephen
Lititz
Otto
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Eiderwise
Susquehanna River
York County
Marietta
H. H. Beck
John Brubaker
Mary Pierson
Cara Crosland
Elizabeth Meiskey
Emma Miller
Paul E. Beck
Harrisburg
Chas. Bechte
John T. Witmyer
Longenecker’s Meeting House
Witmyer
Stitfel & Freeman Company
Messrs. Brewer Brothers
Comany
Walter Miller
Miller
New Overseas
C. §. Loeffler
Sateliife
Ladder
Sutc
Lancaster Operatic Society
Chautauqua
Batting-Keniston Company
Ethel Batting
Wilhelmina Keniston
Miss Batting
Jean Russell
Junior Town
Sutcliffe
Leslie Vickers
Royal Scotch Fusileers
Lenhard
Vickers
Capt
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