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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
4
May and June graduations turn out thousands of boys and girls who completed school courses. Each is prepared for life through study and association with peers. Lititz communities attend in large numbers, making graduation a community triumph and recognizing graduates as future citizens.
A nostalgic look at rural life notes how agriculture has moved from jokes about farmers to a fashionable, aspirational pursuit. City dwellers seek health and vitality in farming, while farms offer recreation and public spirit. The piece urges urban readers to support rural life and mentions subscription rates for the Record.
Memorial Day was observed in Rothsville with a parade led by Washington Camp No. 1, a Lititz Concert Band and a procession of veterans, Scouts, and school groups. Services followed at multiple cemeteries with sermons by Rev. W. L. Schlichter and addresses by S. M. Keys, ending with a benediction and a community social in the B. S. Mamma’s lot. Numerous townspeople, visitors, and local families are noted in attendance.
Lexington Missesanuie and Winma Buck visited friends in Reading from Thursday to Sunday. Florrie Kline, Jamie, and Emma Nethercott with Miss Mila Sturgis of Lititz called on David Rickert’s family in Lancaster. The King’s P Daughters plan a meeting at David Rickert’s home Wednesday evening. Mrs. Elizabeth Metzler of East Petersburg visited Abram Metzler and family. Phares Kreider joined them Saturday. A Sunday morning Union U S chapel meeting at 4% o'clock aims to reorganize the Sunday School. Ira Zartman of Philadelphia spent several days with his parents. A service is planned at the Church of the Brethren meeting house Sunday evening.
John J Miller aged twenty eight died at the County Hospital after four weeks illness in Lititz. Survived by his father Daniel Miller a brother Elmer and sister Mrs Herman Palmer all of Lititz. Funeral from his father’s home Thursday afternoon at 2 o clock with services at Acker's Meeting House and interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Stehman Kraatz, 63, died Friday night at St Joseph's Hospital from kidney trouble after illness of several weeks. Born May 11, 1866 near Lititz, he lived in Lancaster Haverstown Reading and was a Church of the Brethren member. He was widowed twice and survived by his second wife Mary J Collings and several children and stepchildren, two sisters and a brother. Funeral Tuesday at 9 from his home 42 Fourth Street with interment Mohler's Brethren Cemetery.
Emanuel E Gable dies at home of Thomas Gable in Wast Petersburg on Friday morning from a complication of diseases at age sixty eight. He was a cigarmaker and is survived by brothers and sisters in Rothsville Lancaster Junction Mountville Ohio and Columbus Sollunga. Funeral held Monday at 1 30 from his home and Zion Lutheran Church East Petersburg with interment in the Mennonite Cemetery.
Michael Everly died Monday morning at his Clay home at age six years after a three year rheumatism illness. Surviving children include Alice of Samuel Miller Lititz and Susan wife of Amos Risser Lincoln plus Hisse of Clay and Wherry of Philadelphia. Funeral Sunday at 9 from the home with services at Indiantown Church and interment in adjacent cemetery.
Mr Wd Hess is proud father of a baby girl. Numerous relatives and friends from Ephrata Denver Weidmanville Rexmont Lititz Long’s Park Mt Airy and other local areas visited or joined the family of A T R Snyder over Ascension Day Memorial Day weekend. Various residents spent holidays and days with relatives in Ephrata Richland Lebanon county and elsewhere.
A public meeting at Rothsville High School discussed converting Warwick Township to a vocational school. State Rep A C Wetteroll explained state support and the two-thirds teacher salary aid, with agriculture for boys and domestic science for girls, aiming for a four year program and a well rounded head heart and hand education.
The writer corrects a mistake from last week about the school assignments for Elizabeth Township. Six schools will be assigned on June 7. Board president is Mr. George Schreiner of Hallville, secretary Pratik R. Diehin of Elm, treasurer My. Li Ts. Risser of Lititz Route 5, and director Mr. HH Zartman of Brubaker, Pa, with I, W. S. 8.
The Knights of Malta Hopeland hosts its first picnic in the park this Saturday. Speeches will be given by Hl Miller and MN. Fake of Trope land. Local residents from Lititz expected to attend.
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