Fruitland Farms to Ship 4000 Baskets of Peaches
J. W. Bruckart & Sons plan to secure about 4000 baskets from their eastern borough orchard with the first ripe by early next week. A new wagon carries 40 baskets at a time, bearing the farm name. Also noted, John Hess reports 1066 bushels from 30 acres and 65 tons of straw after threshing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bruckart & Sons
Fruitland Farms
Theeastern
Brackarts
John Hess
Warwick Township
Hess’ Meeting House
Obituary notices from Ephrata and Manheim area deaths
Multiple death notices and funerals from Ephrata Manheim and Farmville regions. Veterans like Geo W Fahnestock noted with Civil War service. M rs M G Miller, Elizabeth Buchen, Harry H Bryan and others mourned. Market notes report green corn prices 18 cents a dozen and fruit vegetables with varied prices.
Supposed Horse Thief In Town
A county horse theft pattern prompts Lititz notes about a stranger who used the alias George Hicks from York. He rented from Hertzler, traveled to Denver with a livery team, and vanished after claiming to be a binder salesman. Despite checks, no lead confirms his whereabouts or fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Sturgis House
Samuel Hertzler
George Hicks
York
Mr. Hertzler
Carlisle
Hicks
Denver
Frank Badorf
Merchants’ Hotel
W. J. Mellinger
Mellinger
Hertzler
Zartman Buys Motor Truck For Brubaker Mills
E K Zartman proprietor of Brubaker roller mills near Hammer Creek visited Philadelphia on Tuesday and bought a G M C motor truck through J F Longenecker. The ton and a half capacity vehicle was shipped to Lancaster then to Columbia for a body. Zartman will use it for delivery work connected with his mill and expects it to be a great and speedy convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Zartman
Brubaker Roller Mills
Hammer Creek
Philadelphia
G. M.C
J. F. Longenecker
Lancaster
Columbia
Campmeeting Opens at Millway Wolf's Grove Harrisburg District
The thirteenth Harrisburg District campmeeting of the United Evangelical church opened in Wolf's Grove at Millway on Wednesday. Thousands are expected to visit before it closes Thursday. Sunday may bring the largest crowd if weather cooperates with Lititz participants. Rev. P. T. Brocious will give the missionary sermon Tuesday afternoon and lead Lititzites to camp. Rev. J. S. Harper and Rev. G. B. Gensemer direct evangelistic and children's hour activities. A Sunday chorus will feature locals and neighbors led by H. C. Reedy with many tents and local families listed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Eby
Lititz Borough
Chautauqua
Plantz Bros
Atlantic City
Philadelphia and Reading
Charles Rosenberg
Mt. Gretna
Linden Hall
E. S. Hagen
Wildwood Crest
N. J
Longenecker
Stormfeltz
Spruce Street
John Wentworth
Mine Lamotte
W. H. Muth
Sheibley
Oregon
Lititz Castle
M. C
S. G. Kline
Coatesville
Saturday Evening Post
Minnie Good
Manheim
Mary Brecht Pulver
M. J. Brecht
Conestoga Creek
Hunsecker’s Mill
Paul Hassler
Guy Hershey
Carl and
Roy Workman
Edwin Wissler
Ralph Hoffman
Victor Wagner
Ralph Gonder
Barton Swarr
Post Office Department
Levi Yerger
Millway Cramp
Yerger
Monroe Melly
Brunnerville
Meily
A. B. Sunday School
Hess’ Grove
Beck
Lititz
Esther Flory
Anna Hitnner
Amos Martin
Harrisburg
United Evangelical Church
Wolf’s Grove
Millway
P. T. Brocious
U. B
Hassler elected assistant instructor at Moravian College
Roy D. Hassler of Lititz has been elected assistant instructor of science at Moravian College and Theological Seminary in Bethlehem. The move, aligning with Dr. A. Shultze, increases science periods to seven for chemistry and seven for physics. Hassler, Moravian graduate, captained the 1914-15 Bethlehem baseball team and is son of Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler C. Hassler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy D. Hassler
Lititz
Moravian College and Theoogical Seminary
A. Shultze
Hassler
Moravian College
Bethlehems
Bethlehem Times
Young Hassler
Schuyler C. Hassler
West Main Street
Travelog of Local Friends Visiting Across Town and Nearby States
A parade of visitors and hosts fills the week as townspeople and out of town guests travel to Atlantic City Carlisle Reading York Philadelphia and Mt Gretna. Names include Miss Anna Erb Victor Hacker Ralph Worley Helena Seaman Estella Grosh Maggie Weber Eliza Buch Jesse Kaches Daniel Light A R Witters Robt Brenecke and Lambda Epsilon Sigma Sorority members among others. Several departures and short visits are noted with stays in Carlisle Lititz Reading and Moravian areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Erb
Atlantic City
Victor Hacker
N. J
Ralph Worley
Carlisle
Helena Seaman
Reading
J. F. Buch
Peter Killian
Newville
Lititz
Richard Snyder
York
Walter Sturgis
Estella Grosh
Delaware Water Gap
Maggie Weber
Mechanicsburg
Cumberland County
Eliza Buch
Jesse Kaches
Lester Haches
Daniel Light
Mt. Gretna
John Evans
A. R. Witters
New York City
C. E. Helmsteadt
Indianapolis
Ind
John Eby
Topeka
Kas
W. M. Amer
Chas. Siegel
Philadelphia
Arthur Keller
Edgar A. Sturgis
Paul Sturgis
Tuckahoe
William Scott
Peoria
Walter Scott
P. T. Brocious
Sunbury
T. S. Brubaker
Levi Brubaker
North Broad Street
Samuel Seaber
8. C. Seaber
Ann Kauffman
Jonas Hernley
William S. Smith
Wm. A. Sturgis
Meyerstown
Schaefferstown
Lebanon
Daniel Leopold
Nazareth
Leopold
Aldus Royer
Fulton House
County
Arias Rollman
Rob’t Brenecke
Emaus
Linden Hall
Canal Dover
Ohio
Kenneth Witmyer
J. E. Maurer
Lorettaville
Glen Rock
York County
Jos. D. Andrade
Arthur D. Nitzsche
W. B. Hornberger
D. H. Koeh
Reilly Bachman
Mamie
New Ringgold
William Leiser
Eleanor Leiser
W. 5. Kauffman
Winfield
Baltimore
Gertrude Garber
Gladys Thome
Alice Zook
Hlizabeth Holtzhouse
Janet Buch
Anna Meiskey
Let All Unite to Secure Proposed Industry in Lititz
Lititz residents hear of a Stiffel and Freeman plant poised to relocate, with over $75,000 in secured contracts and $96,000 in property offered. The Young Men's Business League urges merchants and citizens to subscribe promptly to back the project, promising 6 to 10 percent returns and $1.50 per dollar value in two to three years, while warning delays could hinder relocation and future industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiffel
Freeman
Lititz
Stiffel and Freeman
Young Men’s Business League
W. H. Muth
Delp
EB. Lane
M. H. Yoder
R. R. Smith
Philadelphia
Smith
Freeman Co
Local pugilists clash with village blacksmiths
Some visitors from this place went to a nearby village on Saturday evening. After drinking, they became boisterous and fought a quarrel that drew in several locals. A few blacksmiths joined, countering the assault with force and leaving several of the visitors with bruises and colorfully marked faces.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Record Office
A. B. Lane
H. Reist Landis
Eri
Dora Lipp
Abram Lipp
Lipp
Paris Neidermyer
Rothsville
Atwood
Kreider
Associated Press
Geo. W. Fahnestock
Ephrata
Twenty-second
New York Cavalry
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Edward B
Christian Kolb
Elizabeth Burnside
M. G. Miller
Sarah
Moses G. Miller
Mary
Joseph Sherer
Alice
Frank Hoffer
Lizzie
A. S. Trout
Elizabeth Buchen
Samuel Buchen
Farmersville
Mennonite Church
Martin Heller
Meadow Wesley
May
Samuel
Joseph Burkholder
Mary Hoover
Graffdale Mennonite Church
Harry H. Bryan
North Prussian St
Trinity United Evangelical Church of
Spencer
Irene
Elva
Jacob W. Bryan
Erma
Ruth
Frank Wolf
New Holland
U. E
Moravian College At
Bethlehem
Grosh’s
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