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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
1
Local events note a July Fourth prize drill in Lititz with many readers, plus daily life items. Kenneth Witmyer learns jewelry trade. various notices cover tax payment, weather, blooms, new homes, social events, and local incidents.
Lutherans from this and nearby counties met Wednesday for their annual reunion on the Spring grounds. Despite light drizzle, crowds arrived by special trains and autos, with 2000 attendees by 2 PM. Events included hymns, sermons by Rev. G. W. Nicely, and performances by Emanuel church junior choir and Beck's concert band. Proceeds from upcoming Rudy's Hall cherry festival will aid a worthy cause. Bass fishing opened with anglers reporting catches despite rain and murky water, including N. D. Sturgis and Robert Furlow with four fish and 17 inch bass weighed at 2 pounds.
A group of eight travelers leaves on Sunday afternoon in two cars for the east. Harry F. Eby and wife, A. R. Bomberger and wife, H. J. Pierson and wife, and W. H. Muth and wife plan a two week journey through Vermont and most eastern states, passing New Jersey and New York, on a pleasant excursion.
A six day Chautauqua program comes to town starting Tuesday with 12 000 seated tent on the school grounds Rain or shine performances include lectures by Dr Jesse H Holmes and Captain Richmond Hobson concerts by Ciricillos Italian band Walter Bentley Ball Concert Co and others The week features 81 events with 35 cent admissions and season tickets at 2 00 for adults and 1 00 for children Notable speakers include Hon William H Berry and Mrs George E Pickett Also highlights the Fall of Troy film and a Sunday talk by Mrs Pickett CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
Death notices from Lancaster area towns report Isaac Dillman of Farmersville near Lexington and his daughter’s home near Rothsville dies at age 80. Also noted are Elizabeth Brubaker of East Petersburg and Henry K Shiffer of Manheim, with funeral details and church affiliations.
Miss Harriet Heishu of Lancaster died at her home on Saturday afternoon from paralysis after long invalid years. She had spent summers at Linden Hall and was faithfully nursed by Miss Emily Eschbach formerly of the borough. A man claiming Brooklyn, New York as home and named Charles Morgan was arrested for vagrancy and disorderly conduct by Constable Greek. He was intoxicated and mentally unsettled, jailed by Squire Derr for 30 days after custody at the lockup. Constable Hacker moved him to the bastile.
At the Lutheran reunion crowds waited for a single drinking cup at the head end, leaving in disgust as someone failed to supply enough cups. William L. Groh of Speedwell farms in Elizabeth township is reported seriously ill after last winter surgery for an intestinal condition at Lancaster hospital.
A long list of local visits and social calls is followed by a dramatic tragedy in Ephrata where David Brackbill shot his wife Alice Brackbill and then killed himself. The couple, once residents of Manheim, had separated recently. their bodies were removed for private funeral services in Brickerville.
The Lititz school board last week elected the remaining teaching staff including first assistant principal Miss Anna K. Miller of Millersville, second assistant Miss Katharine G. Aumiller of Elizabethtown, grammar Mrs. Elizabeth Sahm, and director of chart and music Paul E. Beck.
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