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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1878
Page
3
Trains going south toward Columbia Leakcaster and connections depart Liniz at Ode 62 1259 and 7322 pa. Trains going north toward Reading and others depart Ditiz at 00 am 20 and 29 pm.
Religious notices list German and EVANGELICAL services with times, plus local personages and a marriage report. Social items note visits by State Senator Amos Mylin, a death of Dr. C. F. Groff, a burglary at John Greiner's near Warwick, baseball scores Litiz Acad emy 1 and Millersville 21, weather and market anecdotes, a Lost gold ring find, Mill spot gossip about Henry Oehme and Hannah Shertzer, and the Sunday school trip by Miss Lizzie Keller's class to the Springs.
Richard Tshudy, born February 18, 1835 in Litiz, died after six months of chronic gastritis. A former student of Litiz Academy and Nazareth Hall, he worked as a civil engineer in Ohio helping locate railroads before returning to Pennsylvania. He was a Democratic leader, school director, and justice of the peace in a Republican district, briefly a State Senate candidate in 1874, later a brewer and malt maker, founder of the Litiz Bank, and manager of the Lancaster and Litiz Turnpike. He was a member of Lamberton Lodge 476 AYM and Lodge 253 KP. He died amid health troubles and sympathy poured from the community.
A garbled early 20th century item mixes short phrases on picnics, June days, markets, weather, fashion, sports, industry, and local curiosities. It mentions cricket and croquet games, tobacco production, horses, shoes, watches, and a family note about printing. Traces of Erie camps, Sturgis House meals, and Berks county shoes appear among scattered observations.
Eighteen members will be confirmed by Rev. L F Shantz of Myerstown Pa at Brickerville Lutheran Church on Sunday June 16 with the Lord’s Supper to follow. Services begin at 9 A M all welcome.
On Wednesday evening last week the last meeting of the old board and the first meeting of the new School Board were held with all members present. The board reorganized with Dr. O. J. Huebener re-elected president, J. G. Welimer secretary, and FH A. Tshudy treasurer.
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