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Illness befalls Rev. J W G Hershey while S E Bushong installs Bell telephone at Lititz Mills. Harry Heck relocates near Fritztown. William Leiser resumes broom manufacturing behind Rader's cigar store. Miss Gardner of New York to demo Instant Postum at Pfantz Bros. Two hoisting engines and a concrete mixer arrive for the chocolate factory. Masons attend Grand Hall dedication at Elizabethtown. Thousands expected for the Feast of Roses in Manheim. Lititz Fourth of July celebration urged for community success. Farmers’ excursion to State College lists local riders. Strawberry and early cherry crops arrive with price notes. Sunday weather described as typical early summer. motor traffic dusty. Comley’s Pet Jersey cow and calf arrive for KISSEL Manor farm via Louis C. Jones. Dr L N Moyer thanks friends for flowers. wife ill with pneumonia. Boys swim at the dam near Huber’s woods. safe use urged. Mrs Catharine Reinhold celebrates 88th birthday with family reunion planned. N K Brubaker on ten-day trip to Washington, La. Miss Ella Hess returns to Washington. boarding house plan. Senate in Harrisburg backs a five-cent per ton tax on anthracite coal, likely raising prices and reducing demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. G. Hershey
S. E. Bushong
Lititz Mills
Bell
Harry Heck
Millway
Fritztown
William Leiser
Rader
Miss Gardner
New York
Pfantz Bros
Masonic Home
Elizabethtown
Manheim
Lititz
State College
Pennsylvania Railroad
M. H. Shenk
Samuel
Christ
Charles, Graybill
Hiram Minnich
Amos Snyder
Comley
Express
Philadelphia
American Jersey Cattle Club
Kissel Manor
Town
Louis C. Jones
L. N. Moyer
Moyer
Lizzie Shreiner
Hallville
Huber’s Woods
Catharine Reinhold
South Cedar Street
Ella Hess
Washington
Amanda
Reading
Anna
Landisville
Senate
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Lititz High alumni banquet recalls bygone days in Linden Hall
The Lititz High School alumni association held its annual banquet in Linden Hall gymnasium last Friday evening with about 12 attendees including former students spouses and guests. The event featured a meal organized by caterer Charles B. Dussinger and an after dinner program with toasts class histories and songs concluding with Auld Lang Syne. Members read class histories from 1888 1893 1898 1903 and 1908 and performers included Miss Laura Buch Miss Anna Meiskey and Mr Louis Huebener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall Gymnasium
Lititz High School Alumni Association
Charles B. Dussinger
Manhattan
C. B. Snavely
Anna Meiskey
Laura Buch
the Guy
Louis Huebener
Dr. Krebs
Emma Grosh
Mary Tschudy
A. S. Longenecker
Warren Buch
Jacob Landis
David Bricker
Roy Hassler
C. G. Spickler
Arthur Bruckart
M the
Guy
Beck's Band Delights Spring Grounds Concert
Beck's band performed an unannounced concert on the Spring grounds Saturday evening. A large crowd followed the procession to the resort and enjoyed two hours of music with near universal encores. Byron Ibach's cornet solo from Ephrata drew special praise and was repeated, with many wishing for a third rendition. The ensemble's reputation for quality music was affirmed as the night’s performance impressed under electric lights, prompting calls for more such events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Byron Ibach
Ephrata
Bull Attacks Rider on Motorcycle Near Huber's Woods
John Adams of Warwick faced a furious bull on a road near Huber's woods while riding a motorcycle. The animal charged as Adams attempted to pass, horns piercing the front wheel and throwing him to the roadside. A driver with a stout club drove the bull away. Adams escaped injury though the cycle suffered minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
Warwick
Huber’s Woods
Adams
Lititz Borough School Board Elects Teachers and Staff
Lititz borough school board elected teachers for multiple grades with several vacancies. Primary teachers include Mary Tshudy and E. Car tie Tshudy, Charlotte Duchman. A secondary Mabel Herr. Intermediate Cora Reidenbach. first assistant Anna K. Miller. principal A S Longenecker. music and art by P H Beck. janitor John F McCloud also elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Borough
Mary Tshudy
E. Cartie Tshudy
Charlotte Duchman
Meta Zercher
Mabel Herr
Cora Reidenbach
Anna K. Miller
A.S. Longenecker
P. H. Beck
John F. McCloud
Warwick township fills school vacancies and hires teachers
The Warwick township board filled existing school vacancies on Saturday naming Cecelia Charles Kissel Hill Howard E Studernath and Miss Hess for grammar and primary posts. The Penn Township School Board appointed Airy Dale B F Greider J K Miller Mabel Weaver Alvin Hartman Sun Hill Dora Kauffman Lime Rock Ida Duffy Pleasant View Mary Weber Chiques James Keefer Histonville Barbara G Kreider White Oak Isaac Singer Locust Grove Callie Bomberger Airy Hill Hiram W Diehm. The term is seven months and the tax rate three mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Township School Board
Airy Dale
B. F. Greider
West Park
J. K. Miller
East Park
Mabel Weaver
Fairland
Alvin Hartman
Sun Hill
A. Dora Kauffman
Lime Rock
Ida Duffy
Pleasant View
Mary Weber
Chiques
James Keefer
Histonville
Barbara G. Kreider
White Oak
Isaac Singer
Locust Grove
Callie Bomberger
Airy Hill
Hiram W. Diehm
Manheim Borough Names Teachers and Salary Schedule
The Manheim Borough School Board elected teachers for the coming year with B F Heiges as principal at 110 dollars monthly and several assistants at 60 or 50 dollars per month. Grammar and primary staff include Cora M Kapp Leona H Gingrich Edith Weidler Ruth Young Elizabeth McGinnis Laura Bard Lydia M Lawrence Marie Newcomer Lillian Hummer. General term eight months High School nine months and a five mill tax rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manheim Borough
B. F. Heiges
Princinal
Cora M. Kapp
Leona H. Gingrich
Florence Hohenshilt
Grammar
Edith Weidler
Ruth Young
Elizabeth McGinnis
Laura Bard
Lydia M. Lawrence
Marie Newcomer
Lillian Hummer
Akron
J. F. Seiverling
Anna, Evans
Earl LeFever
Rebecca O. Buch
Olive G. Albright
Manheim Township Teachers Elected by Board
A Saturday meeting of the Manheim Township School Board in Neffsville elected teachers for multiple schools including Oregon secondary Samuel M. Mohler and Neffs ville primary Edna Tryus. Other posts cover Eden, Diller ville, Rossmere, Roseville, Lititz, and Summit Level assignments with several vacancies noted. Akron Borough School Board set monthly salaries for principal J F Seiverling and staff, plus an 8 mill tax rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manheim Township
Neffsville
Oregon
Samuel M. Mohler
Edna
George W. Gamble
Rossmere
Mary E. Powers
Roseville
Maud V. Kreiter
Fruitville
Emma LeFevre
Oakland
Bertha Hollinger
Frick’s
Lillie Bark
Lititz Pike
Mabel L. Hackman
Weidler’s
Hazel Neida~ Myer
Florence Eckert
Came Home With Bride. Jacob Weidner News
Jacob Weidner of Warwick returns with his bride of a week and settles in Philadelphia where he works at the navy yard after years of service. The borough praises its fire department and urges support as it prepares for a Saturday straw berry festival at Rudy's Hall featuring Hackman's orchestra and a variety of foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Weidner
Ben. Weidner
Warwick
Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Weidner
Navy
Quaker City
Rudy's Hall
Hackman
Linden Hall Commencement for Nine Graduates Next Week
Linden Hall Seminary gears up for a week of exercises from Sunday to Wednesday featuring nine graduating young women led by valedictorian Miss Landis and salutatorian Miss Goudy. Highlights include a sermon, class day, piano recitals, alumnae events, and the commencement address by Rt.Rev. Bishop Evelyn R. Hasse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Historic Seminary
Linden Hall Seminary
Attelia Theodore Daub
Pittsburg
Esther Delphine Eckert
Gertrude Elizabeth Garber
Mary Anna Kautz
Lititz
Jessie MacDonald Fraser
Simons
Kentucky
Halcyon Wells Goudy
Indianapolis
Ind
Laura Nancy Kemper
Bethlehem
Anna Mary Landis
East Petersburg
Hlizabeth W. Rotz
Pottstown
Miss Landis
Miss Goudy
Miss Garber
Miss Danb
H. M. J. Klein
Franklin and Marshall College
Katharine Brobst Bricker
Mary Louise Hagen
Lois Gertrude Lingerfield
William W.eichler
Mary Dixon
Evelyn R. Hasse
London
England
Auto Crashed Into Porch Post In County Incident
On Saturday afternoon Clayton Groff novice driver of a Ford, standing in front of J. W. G. Hershey's residence, started the engine and turned, grazing a hitching post in front of Wolfe's residence. In a panic he accelerated, sending the car onto the pavement and into a large post at Wolfe’s, bending the front and wrecking the steering. It was towed to Longenecker's garage for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Groff
Groff
J. W. G. Hershey
Wolfe
Travelers Near and Far In Foremost Outdoor Season
Yearend notices of social travel show Mr. Elmer Badorf of York and many others visiting relatives across Lancaster and neighboring towns. Travelers include Miss Lottie Mohler from Ephrata, Mrs. Ella Sturgis from Manheim, and Mrs. J. A. Miksch visiting Philadelphia relatives. Residents and guests journey to Lebanon Harrisburg Philadelphia and Lehigh county for weekends, visits, and college events.
Death Roll of a Week Zacharias Groff Akron Carpenter Dies
Zacharias Groff a long time Akron carpenter died after internal injuries from a 27 foot fall while placing rafters on a tobacco shed near Metzler's Meeting House West Earl township. He was sixty four and survived by his wife Sophia McCloud and two daughters Ella Detz of Akron and Lizzie at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zacharias Groff
Akron
Groff
Metzler
West
Earl’ Township
Sophia McCloud
Ella
Abram Detz
Lizzie
Kemper's Wife Dies in Bellingham Washington
Mrs. M M Saunders, of this place, received a telegram Sunday evening from her brother Jacob G Kemper announcing the death of his wife. No further details reached here. Mr Kemper went to the northwest many years ago and married a Washington state resident at least fifteen years ago. There are no children.
Mrs Susan Moore Dies in Lancaster Hospital
Mrs Susan Moore of Akron died Friday night at Lancaster General Hospital from arteriosclerosis at age seventy. She lived in Akron ten years and belonged to the Mennonite church. Survived by son William Snyder of Akron. Funeral services held Tuesday afternoon at the United Evangelical church in Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Moore
Akron
Lancaster General Hospital
Mennonite Church
William Snyder
United Evangelical Church
Barber a Good Hiker Billy Mathers Walks to Columbia
William Mathers of West Main Street proved himself a capable pedestrian on Sunday. He left early to walk to Columbia, aiming to reach the city by Sunday. He traveled via Landisville and Silver Spring, covering about 16 miles in 2 hours 52 minutes with only minor foot blisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mathers
Keath Planing Mill Builds First Two Warwick Houses
The Keath Planing Mill completed its first two frame houses on Front Street in Warwick. One is to be occupied by Robert H. Yerger, the other for sale. Finished in chestnut with heat, light, water and bath, the eight rooms each showcase superior workmanship. The company has contracts for six more dwellings to be erected this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keath Planing Mill
Front Street
Warwick
Robert H. Yerger
Gur Market Prices at Local Market Last Saturday
At the local market last Saturday there was a glut of seasonal produce including radishes and onions sold at 4 to 5 cents a bunch. Strawberries were limited and priced 12 to 15 cents a box. Chickens ranged 55 to 95 cents each, eggs up to 21 cents a dozen, and butter fell from 35 cents to 82 cents a pound, a drop that may not endure. Some apples were offered at 30 cents a half peck.
Observed on Way to Church in 1913
A citizen letter recalls a noisy Sunday morning crowd on a village street near an open store in 1913. The writer notes a public inquiry into saloon sidewalk nuisances and contrasts unfavorably with church council and business leaders present in the gathering. LANTZITE.
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High School
M. W. Keller
Oneida Community, Ltd
Oneida
N. Y
Keller
Bull
Warwick Township
Warwick Grammar
Cecelia Charles
Kissel Hill
Howard E. Studenrath
Brunnerville Primary
Miss Hess
Penn Township
Akron Borough Teachers
Bride
Linden Hall
Lancaster Y. P. B
Parts
John Tshudy
Franklin Maynard
Maynard
Wissler’s Row
Tshudy
Elmer Badorf
York
Walter Sturgis
Lebanon
Lottie Mohler
Robert Yerger
Harry Sesseman
Lincoln
Simon Foreman
Chicago
E. L. Garber
Ella Sturgis
Paul Evans
Jacob Neff
Geo. D. Schreiner
William Glenn
Harry L. McCreary
New Providence
Warren S. Buch
Penryn
Martin Bollinger
Henry Armet
Lancaster
Michael Spangler
William Weitzel
Reamstown
Bertha Stehman
Palmyra
P. G. Ammon
Martha Delbo
Bismark
Tebanon County
C. M. Ford
Ideal Chocolate Co
J. A. Miksch
Arthur Keller
Albert Gochnauer
Katie
Willis Gochnauer
Thomas Kissinger
Lebanon County
Catharine Smith
Spruce Street
Harry
P. B. Bucher
Virginia
Joe Sheckard
Columbia
Frank Snyder
Mohrsville
Brown
Brobst
Messrs
George and
Edward Spangler
Emma Spangler
Harry Herr
Williamson Trade School
Samuel Walters
N. J. Sturgis
H. R. Worth
Clara Lewis
U. B
Quincy
Franklin County
Edna Mitchel
Washington, D. C
Linden Hals
L. R. Hacker
Germantown
Lehigh County
Muhlenburg College
Allentown
John Leed
Homer Sturgis
Spencer Leed
Hershey
McIntyre
Shippen School
H. A. Cuppy
Florida
J. G. Kemper
Bellingham
Ash
Barber
Hiker
Gur
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