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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
5
Fire bell taps listed for local addresses and churches followed by a dense schedule of church services. Moravian Evangelical Lutheran and Brethren notices include pastors, service times, Sunday schools, communions, and forthcoming conferences and preface events for June.
St Luke Reformed Church on North Broad Street Warwick will be dedicated next Sunday June 4 with a morning dedication sermon by George W Richards D D and 145 PM Sunday school rally. A week of post dedication services follows with sermons by noted pastors and a Holy Communion service. In Brickerville cemeteries Civil War veterans graves receive flags from three comrades. A festival in the market house Saturday night features an all star orchestra and a fine menu. Mrs Charlotte Bachman aged 92 celebrates her birthday with family and friends.
New Holland defeated Lititz 4 0 in the morning game and Lititz won 2 0 in the afternoon on New Holland grounds. Charlie Miller starred for Lititz, while Doremus left the afternoon game with an ankle injury. Rittenhouse debuted for Lititz with solid batting and fielding as Lititz pulled ahead late.
A man named Christian Risser, about 26, died after leaping from a runaway horse in Manheim on Saturday during a parade celebrating the opening of a baseball park. He was a farmer from Penn township and a member of the New Mennonite church, married to Minnie Hoffer with two children. Deputy Coroner Stroh deemed no inquest necessary. funeral services were held at Hornley’s meeting house. A separate note reports Y M C A board actions, a June 17 strawberry festival, mercantile tax figures for Lititz and Warwick, and various local quips and notices.
Town council in regular session discusses Cedar street macadam, footing new private crossings with brick or concrete, North Locust street widened sidewalks, and opening North Locust street. A trolley franchise favorably discussed. water plant needs aid and new health board members named. Vouchers approved for local services and labor.
A brief catalog note lists dress fabrics including novelty silks batiste lawn ginghams and soisettes as available for selection.
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