Local events column highlights community actions in Lititz and Lancaster
A busy local column notes found items at Wayne Longenecker’s restaurant for pickup, a handkerchief surprise for Miss Annie Meek, and many Lititz origins. It covers the 4th of July Springs Committee meeting, dairy farmer Andrew Bruckhart’s new route, and bass and pike season opening June 15. It also mentions Isaac Walton followers organizing fishing gear, a joint Kings Daughters meeting, and real estate moves by L. S. Reedy. Additional items include Lititz teacher certs, a dentist starting practice, found hunting case watch, hay making, a Lancaster horse show, business associations, street dust control, and charity drives via Flower Mission and a Cherry Festival to aid the needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Longenecker
Annie Meek
Ephrata
Lititz
Council Chamber
Andrew Bruckhart
Rome
Isaac Walton
Circles of
King’s Daughters
Daniel Fleisher
BR. Posey
Lancaster General Hospital
Louisa Graver
S. Broad Street
Brunnerville
Zartman’s Mill
Gro. Strauss
R. D
Lancaster
Sara Jenkins
Lancaster Hospitals
Mary Guiles
Night Watchman Clarence Kreider Hired by Town Businessmen
Clarence Kreider is employed as a night watchman by several town businessmen. He began duty Wednesday night and makes rounds at short intervals. He is well armed and warns that thieves will face strong opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Kreider
Thieves Strike Herron & Co’s Again in Juniper Alley
Thieves disrupted Herron & Co clothing store at Juniper alley and Broad street early Tuesday, forcing lock failures with a jimmy. Floyd Stark alerted authorities after the alarm awakened him. no merchandise was stolen and tracks point to a vehicle, possibly the same group thwarted on May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herron & Co
Juniper Alley
Broad Street
Floyd Stark
Stark
Springs
Mr. Herron
Jimmy
Herron
Public sale to wind up Lititz National Bank affairs
The securities of the defunct Lititz National Bank will be sold at public auction at the Springs hotel in Lititz on Friday evening June 28 at 7 oclock. Items range from $10 to $11,000 in face value. Bank affairs will close soon after the sale and shareholders may receive a small dividend from proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz National Bank
Springs
A Dog's Devotion at Grave of Master in Moravian Cemetery
Ginger the Pomeranian, owned by the late H S Kauffman, wandered from home after the funeral and was found at Kauffman's grave, proving remarkable devotion. Also, Charles Dimler lost the forefinger of his left hand after an accident at Lithograph factory. Dr J C Jenkins amputated at the second joint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Kauffman
Mr. Kauffman
Charles Dimler
Jacob Keener
J. C. Jenkins
Lutherans of Eastern Pennsylvania Set for Wednesday Reunion
A large crowd is expected at the Spring grounds for the annual Lutherans of Eastern Pennsylvania reunion next Wednesday. The program includes German and English addresses, Beck's Concert Band will provide music, and Reading railroad will run special trains for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern
Pennsylvania
Beck
Reading
Night Raisers: Bruckart Patch Raids Continue in Lititz
J W Bruckart reports several night raids on his Lititz strawberry patch. On Tuesday Albert Bruckart chased two youths and captured one. the youth settled after his identity was revealed. Names are withheld for family reasons. others cited may face prosecution if they do not pay for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bruckart
Lititz
Mr. Bruckart
Albert
Linden Hall 117th Commencement Highlights
Linden Hall marks the 117th commencement with sermon by Rev C D Kreider and an array of programs. Graduates, alumnae and the broader Linden Hall community reflect on decades of higher education for women, with Hagen as the incoming principal and Kreider delivering the sermon from St Paul’s text Then cometh the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall
Chas. D. Kreider
EB. S. Hagen
C. D. Kreider
Norman Hertzler
Erla Garber
Hertzler
Deaths of Lizzie Grayhill and Benjamin Kegerreise noted
Lizzie Grayhill wife of Joseph Grayhill died at 8 p m Saturday at age 69 2 18 from two weeks illness. Survived by husband and daughter Mary Catharine Landis. sisters Mrs Benjamin K Miller Mountville and Mrs Elias Bomberger Manheim. Funeral from her home with Revs John Bucher Noah Landis at Hammer Creek Mennonite, burial in adjacent cemetery. Benjamin H Kegerreise of Denver died Monday at 74 11 1 from stroke, survived by wife Amanda and sister Polly Ruth of Reinholds. A longtime coal lumber businessman, he helped found Denver National Bank and served on borough council and as water superintendent. Funeral Friday at 9 30 a m from his home, with Rev W W Fridinger officiating, burial at Fairview cemetery Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie
Joseph Grayhill
Clay
Mary Catharine
Graybill G. Landis
Lititz
Benjamin ,K. Miller
Mountville
Elias Bomberger
Manheim
John Bucher
Noah Landis
Hammer Creek
Benjamin H. Kegerreise
Denver
Amanda
Polly “Ruth
Reinholds
Denver National Bank
W. W. Fridinger
U. B
Fairview
Dresses 102 Years Old Presented to Linden Hall
Two dresses made in 1810 were presented to Linden Hall Seminary by Miss Kapp of Northumberland Pa. They remain well preserved in fine lawn fabric with delicate hand embroidery. The dresses were shown in the Domestic Science room and drew praise for their resemblance to modern styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall Seminary
Kapp
Northumberland
Domestic Science Department
Concensus
Man Struck by Lightning Survives After Thunderstorm
Samuel Eby Jr of Elm escaped death after a lightning strike during a heavy storm last week. He was unconscious for about four hours but recovered to near normal. Dorothy Schwartz of Lancaster, age four, died from burns after attempting to light a candy cigar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Eby, Jr
Elm
Mr. Eby
Dorothy Schwartz
Lancaster
Personal notices of visitors and locals in Lititz region
A long list of social visits and transfers notes Misa Hisse Huber of Philadelphia visiting relatives in town and many others from Philadelphia Allentown Reading Nazareth and York County coming and going. The piece mentions Navy Captain Jacob Weidner spending a week with his parents and President George F. Bear traveling to Linden Hall and Franklin and Marshall events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Hisse' Huber
Philadelphia
Paul Evans
B. Frank Druckenmiller
Allentown
A. C. Pfautz
Irvin
Monroe Pfautz
Olean
N. Y
Samuel Berlin
Berwick
Albert Gachenour
Christ. Neff
Elizabethtown
G. D. Shreiner
Henry Stark
Reading
Horace 5
Sturgis
Lititz
Abram ‘Kurtz
Lan
N. Derr
Harry Brubaker
Columbia
Edgar A. Sturgis
Frank Leinbach
Ephrata
Amelia Miller
Dorothy Fry
Nazareth
Abram Newcomer
Landisville
John McCloud
William
Fempleton
Lancaster
John Weidman
Myre
J. A. Mikseh
Charles Siegel
Siegel
Mountville
Howard Hollinger
Honey Brook Graphic
Chester County
Lovi Zimmerman
Camp Hill
York County
Bucher
L. K. Grosh
Mount Gretna
W. E. Fasnacht
Kansas
Texas
Frank Hacker
Charles Swartz
Talmage
Menno Brubaker
Charles Steinmetz
J. F. Stoner
Sheafferstown
Martha Becker
M. H. Taggart
Lock Haven
Linden Hall
Fanny Wenger
Paradise
Mary M. Buch
Kissel Hill
Wenger
Miss Buch
Linden Hall Seminary
Charles Gohn
Wash Walker
Michael Maurey
Wm. Mathers
Jacob Weidner
U. S. Navy
Connecticut
Benjamin Weidner
Warwick
George F. Bear
Reading Railroad
Franklin and Marshall College
Elia Keim
Annapolis
Baltimore
John R. Shirk
Love
South Bend
Ind
Carey
Lopaz
Charles 5. Landis
Shirk
Schoeneck
Jr O U M Convention Parade News From Lancaster County
Lancaster county Jr O U M convention met in Endy building with 400 men in a parade led by the Iroquois band. Lititz Springs Council praised, officers elected, next convention set, and status of state vice councilor nomination noted. A runaway wagon damaged but cigars survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Association of the Jr. O. U. A. M
Lodge
Endy
Lititz Springs
Charles Winower
Lancaster
Burgess M. J. Steiner
H. R. Bickel
Mr. Joy
William Gundaker
State Board of Officers
Iroquois Band of Lancaster
Harry Bender
Aida Morris Frederick
Henry Hess
John Longenecker
John Habecker
Thomas Steffy
Horace Sturgis
Wayne Gantz
Elmer Badorf
Guards of
Millersville
Manor Council
Ita
Two Large Barns Raised In Pennsylvania Fields
On Thursday a 48 by 58 foot frame barn was raised in half a day on Rev. Aaron Wenger’s farm near Erb’s meat house with 85 workers. Milton Nauman of Naumans ville supervised as boss carpenter and a fine dinner followed. On Monday a larger 60 by 10 foot barn with reinforced concrete walls was raised in Penn township on Nathan B. Minnich’s farm in a little over a half day by 125 men. Cyrus Kauffman of Elm led as boss carpenter while ministers Joseph Bell Nathan Fahnestock and Linn B Lodgenecker assisted and helped finish the work. An elegant dinner was served to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Wenger
Erb
Milton Nauman
Naumansville
Nathan B. Minnich
Penn Township
Cyrus Kauffman
Elm
Joseph Bell
Nathan Fahnestock
Linn
Lodgenecker
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Herron & Co's
Lititz Nat
Linden Tall
Valentine Brobst
J. CG. Brobst
Geo. K. Fisher
New York
New Orleans
Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific Railway
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cal
Portland
Oregon
Salt Lake City
St. Louis
Chicago
Front Street
Man
H. Walters
Rothsville
Huebener
Bretzel
Harvey Shoemaker
Kinport
Rothaville
Samuel Steffy
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