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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
1
Lititz events unfold with the Union picnic set for Aug 12 on the Spring grounds. Local residents report medical visits, lost items, birthdays, knee injuries, a Masonic charm reward, a Moravian sermon, and a siesta meeting for the Princes of Bagdad. Weather, festivals, local commerce, fishing, property sales, and school-area blooms pepper the town calendar with vivid community detail.
An Apperson seven passenger car with five York men crashed yesterday on the Lititz and Lexington pike near Jacob Bucher’s place when the steering failed. Three men injured include Emanuel Miller with arm and leg injuries and Charles Winters with a scalp wound. Hershey, about 300 pounds, was thrown clear and sprained his back. Charles Winters Jr. drove the car to Dr. D C Martins office for treatment. The wreck left the spindle broken and the axle bent before the party rode the trolley to Lancaster.
State College students Charles Kreider and Frank Leaman hiked home from campus last Friday, traveling via Lewistown and Elizabethtown to Lititz. They logged about thirty miles, met many people, and plan to return next fall by hike with lifts if possible. A Lancaster County College students and alumni banquet will be held at the Hotel Brunswick on June 25 to form a permanent club.
The Brubaker home at North Broad Street hosts a large rose display with 250 bushes in near prime bloom. T S Brubaker and Clarence Brubaker from Philadelphia oversee the arrangements, with fruit trees and attractive landscaping adding to the scene. Visitors are welcome to Old Warwick and other yards noted for June beauty.
The Lititz weekly market, now held in the fire company basement, needs a strong push from the town. Past prominence faded as the market shrank. a dedicated board and an executive head could revive it, attracting farmers and delivering fresh seasonal produce directly from farm to home.
The Marvia for Lititz has arrived and street work began this week. North Front street is being lowered with large sweepers and auto sprinkler. Thomas Steffy and crew lay a new cement walk while Broad street repairs and tarvia coating improve the roadway. Independence Day in Springs will feature Ringgold Band and Lititz Band, baseball games, illuminations, and fireworks.
The Society of Farm Women met at Mrs. Diller Groff’s near Lititz. Miss Clementine Kirsch spoke on sanitary conditions of the home and nursing and will open a free class in Lititz. Many society members plan to join the offered lessons.
Gif for Allentown Delegates of Garden Spot Post No. 56 are leaving today to attend the State convention of the American Legion the second meeting of this body, with 1 500 to 2 000 delegates expected. The convention follows last year’s Harrisburg meeting. Pennsylvania has 550 posts and 2 500 delegates and alternates. Many veterans secured Bethlehem hotels and many will stay in private homes in the city.
At Lancaster's annual Young People's Branch convention five Lititz girls received diplomas for completing a special course. Named were Mary Sturgis Kathryn Sturgis Bertha Eck Catherine Huber and Catherine Grazer. A vocal contest for a silver medal featured Miss Sylvia Pfautz of Lititz.
Harry Stump was arrested by Lititz officers on a bicycle theft charge in front of McVey's restaurant at Ephrata. He was heard at Ephrata, jailed for trial, and had previously been arrested by his wife about a month earlier. Plantz Bros. received 16,000 pounds of sugar this week, offered to customers from one to 100 pounds.
Local notes detail visits and travels of residents and guests from Lebanon and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. James Sturgis, Henry Sturgis, Prof. Roy Hassler, Atlee Burkholder, Amos Burkholder, John K. Carper, Mrs. Paul Smith, Abram Dommy, Sophia Bricker, Elizabeth N. J., Mrs. C. E. Helmstead, Mrs. Harry Gorton, Selina Gorton, B. G. Beckler, James H. Breitigan, Mary Fasnacht, Mrs. Alice Fasnacht, Myr. Young, Prof. Paul E. Beck, Harrisburg, and others. Several trips extend to Old Point Comfort, Newport News, New York, Wildwood, and Canada.
Seventy two hundred trout fry were distributed here last Friday from the State fisheries. Six cans of rainbow trout were sent to Homer Sturgis and six cans of brook trout to David Bricker. One rainbow can was released at Springs due to poor condition, five cans taken to Hammer Creek, two brook trout went to Hammer Creek, remainder at Meiskey's Furnace Hills. Rainbow trout can reach six pounds, brook trout up to three pounds. The distribution, though larger than usual for the area, was driven by deteriorating fish condition and to prevent loss. This marks the largest trout distribution in the area to date.
The Lititz Motor Company bought the Frank Badorf residence lot on South Broad Street to build a modern Ford service station. Plans include a storage department showroom parts shop and a tourist rest room with possession September 1 and roof by cold weather. The Burkholder Brothers aim for a striking convenient design on a 52 by 200 foot lot on the main auto thoroughfare.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rodgers of Plant City Florida paused in Lancaster with Mrs. Rodgers sister and her brother for several days on a coast to coast drive. They reported reaching Jacksonville safely with about 250 miles left. The Rodgers family travels with camping gear and praise the trip.
Dr M H Yoder and wife began a month long western excursion under Rajah Temple A A O N M S of Reading guided by Frank J Boyer. About 400 travelers in two trains visited Chicago St Paul Spokane Seattle Portland San Francisco Santa Barbara Los Angeles and other cities with a Portland conclave planned. The All-Shriner Band led by M A Althouse and 60 drum corps members joined. Travelers wore blue and white uniforms with shrine caps and red white green umbrellas.
Menno S Brubaker aged 37 died Saturday at his home near Lititz Warwick township from dropsy He is survived by his wife Anna Laurance Root and children Anna May Raymond Dorothy Minerva Sarah Emma all at home Funeral services were held Monday at East Petersburg Mennonite church Interment followed in the adjoining cemetery
Sarah Trene Sager aged 17 housekeeper for her father John Sager collapsed while crossing a neighbor’s yard on a self appointed task. She died of heart failure Tuesday morning. Born Willow Street December 6, 1902 she is survived by her father and two brothers Walter and Amos M. Sager. Funeral from the house at 1 pm Friday then Longenecker's church near Lititz with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Funeral director Mr. E. B. Beck. Also reported is the death of Bertha Inshof wife of Warren Inshof and daughter of Willis Hitnier at Browns town aged 25. Survived by husband two children and many relatives. Funeral from her home Saturday at 10 am with services at United Evangelical church and burial at Heller's Reformed cemetery. Elizabeth Andes widow of Frederick H. Andes died at East Petersburg from a stroke aged 65. Survived by two children Samuel of East Petersburg and Mrs. Jacob Bender near Lititz. Funeral from the late home this morning at 10 o'clock with interment at Zion church cemetery.
The Warwick Township Grange met in the Rothsville High School building for a semi monthly gathering. Kiddies Night featured 4 to 12 year olds performing recitations duets tableaux and a chorus. New members were proposed and later plans noted for Women's Night on June 28. Strawberries from Henry Snavely’s Elizabeth Township patch yielded ten bushels in one day and priced around twenty cents a box as ideal weather supported the crop.
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