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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
4
A summary column notes that coronations formalize royal induction, with George V as a prime example. It contrasts British pomp with American views, arguing the pageantry reflects tradition and spectacle, and suggests Americans might view such festivities with mild irony.
The Fourth of July celebration in Lititz will include a patriotic oratorical contest to emphasize Education. Officials say the event will elevate the occasion with speakers of gravitas though the contestants may be youths.
Brethren church members return from St. Joseph Missouri general conference. The group reaffirmed strict simplicity in dress and life, urging women to plain clothing with no adornments and bonnets, men to wear plain collars and black coats. Jewelry forbidden. pastors to enforce. Disobedience to rules to be acted upon as disorderly conduct. Conference opposed sending a representative to the universal peace conference.
Reported Friday night thieves forced entry to H. C. Boyds general store and Gantz s grocery and entered the railroad and trolley stations. They allegedly triggered alarms at two sites and stole about 10 dollars worth of pies cakes and tobacco at the Reist restaurant. In a separate release the state zoologist warned pests threaten wheat and corn crops with the Hessian fly hitting western counties and root feeding worms damaging southern corn.
The first annual Lancaster Horse and Automobile Show opened at the Lancaster County Fair Grounds for a three day run. The ring sits before the enlarged grandstand as entries of horses and autos promise a strong showing. Top prizes went to hackneys from R. P. McGrath and harness horses owned by Amy du Pont of Wilmington. Local exhibitors also displayed well with winners including P. E. B. Slaymaker, Mrs. W. W. Grosh, Mrs. H. Titzel, David Rose, Jett Sheetz, Col. J. M. Groff, and James H. Swain.
The Brownstown Improvement Association plans a July 1 festival in the Conestoga Hosiery Mill lot to raise funds for a fire engine. Beck's concert band of Lititz will provide music. The issue notes local visits, funerals, and community events, including a June 24 festival at Bolinger's grove with cake walks and a scarf drill by sixteen dancers. The Rothsville baseball team traveled to Oregon and won 5 to 4.
Engineer Sharp begins survey work on the Ephrata Lebanon trolley line with construction soon. Denver Ephrata Telephone installs rural line instruments. Local farmers plant tobacco after rains. Miss Lizzie Eberly visits Stark County relatives. Mrs M H Shirk returns from Danbeigh. Amanda Ditzler visits from Harrisburg. Marcus Musser returns from New York. Lincoln Juniors lose 5 to in baseball to Brownstown. Measles reported. Locals host visitors from Lancaster and Blue Ball. Several residents visit each other and families around town.
The community reports multiple funerals with details of the deceased ages and family survivors, church services, and burials. Local events include an ice cream festival for the park, a newborn, and visits from relatives. School appointments, building improvements, a near accident involving a milk wagon, and new equipment at the water plant are noted.
A crowded list of church and community gatherings spans June to mid August. Picnics, Sunday schools, and concerts fill Lititz Springs with numerous groups including Becks Concert Band United Evangelical Lancaster St Marks and more hosting events at Lititz Springs or nearby venues.
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