Prof Paul Beck Advances to State Music and Art Supervisor
Prof Paul Eugene Beck, a leading local educator and conductor, is appointed State Supervisor of Music and Art for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction. He will move to Harrisburg on July 1, oversee public school music and art programs, conduct supervisor examinations, and continues ties to the Lititz band and local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Eugene Beck
Pennsylvania State Department of Public Instruction
Nathan C. Schaeffer
Beck
Harrisburg
Abram R. Beck
John Beck
Ephrata
Manheim
Elizabethtown
Mount Joy
Moravian Church
Lititz Springs
State College
Pennsylvania
John Douple Killed In Runaway Farm Accident
John Douple a 30 year old farmer of Penn township near Hallville died after a pair of frighted mules pulling a tank wagon crushed him then a wheel passed over his head and body as he was rushed to Lancaster General hospital. He leaves a wife Mary Hess and four children Angus Grace Clarence and Louisa. Funeral services were held at his home and Hess meeting house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douple
John Douple
Penn Township
Hallville
Alfred Douple
Wayne Hess
Lancaster General Hospital
H. Bomberger
Lancaster
Mr. Douple
Hospital
Alfred
Louisa
Lexington
Mary Hess
Lancaster Junction
Hess
Angus
Grace
Clarence
Jacob
Washington State
Isaac
Manheim
Christ
Lydia
Cyrus Bomberger
Hess’ Meeting House
Noah Lanjais
Jacob Hershey
Christ, Lefevre
Runaway Horse Wrecks Wagon in Lexington Mishap
A horse owned by Reuben Kiehl of Lexington bolted from a wagon at the railroad freight yards on a Wednesday morning frightening movement near Broad and Front streets. Kiehl was thrown and injured, with a cut to the head treated by Dr. M. H. Yoder. The wagon collided near Frederick's smith shop, front wheel smashed, and the horse continued toward Front street. Dr. Yoder also assisted John K. Carper, whose left-hand finger was amputated at Lancaster General Hospital after a prior injury from a needle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Kiehl
Lexington
Broad Street
Seaman & Leed
Kiehl
Front Street
Frederick’s
Smith Shop
Kieh
M. H. Yoder
John K. Carper
Lancaster General Hospital
Carpenter Injured in 20 Feet Fall Near Church
William B. Reidenbach a Hershey Seaman carpenter working on houses by W B Oehme near the United Brethren church walked onto a floor joist that gave way plunging about 20 feet to the cellar He suffered a broken bone in the right foot and multiple bruises Doctor H E Evans treated him and he was taken home by Rev Jacob Hershey
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Reidenbach
Hershey- Seaman Company
W. B. Oehme
United Brethren Church
Reidenbach
West Orange Street
Jacob Hershey
H. E. Evans
Death of Silas K Zell in Rothsville area
Silas K Zell aged 70 years 9 months and 23 days died of a stroke this morning at 12 30 at his son Martin Zell’s home on N Broad street He was born in Reamstown and lived near Rothsville for years later moving to the borough His wife predeceased him One sister Miss Sophia Zell of Reamstown survives He was a member of Rothsville Lutheran Church The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the house and 3 pm at Rothsville Lutheran Church Interment in the adjoining cemetery Rev F A Weicksel to officiate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Furlow
Lemon B. Furlow
Orange Street
St. Luke’s
Lloyd
Esther
Kathryn
Anna
Ellwood
Robert
Charles
Lemon
Thomas
Paul
Lititz
Lester
Spring City
St. Luke’s Reformed Church
Machpelah
George B. Raezer
Silas K. Zell
Martin Zell
N. Broad Street
Reamstown
Rothsville
Sophia Zell
Rothsville Lutheran Church
F. A. Weicksel
Lancaster Delegation Heads to National Editorial Meeting
Miss Mabel Leib Miss Mary Graeff and Miss Tilda Musselman with Mr and Mrs W A Ensminger of Lancaster depart for Chicago to join National Editorial Association members en route to the Los Angeles convention. Traveling via Santa Fe stops include Topeka Hutchinson Colorado Springs Denver Trinidad New Mexico Albuquerque and Santa Fe then San Diego Exposition Tia Juana and Chula Vista in Mexico before returning via San Francisco Santa Cruz and other Northern California stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Leib
This
Mary Graeff J
Tilda Musselman
Lancaster
W. A. Ensminger
Manheim
Denver
Trinidad
Cal
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Grand Canyon
New Mexico
Los Angeles
San Diego Exposition
Tia Juana
Chula Vista
Old Mexico
Santa Cruz
San Jose
San Francisco
Supervisor Appoints Snyder to Warwick Township Post
Christian P. Snyder has been appointed supervisor in Warwick township to succeed Henry H. Bomberger, who recently moved from the district to this borough. The article notes no misconduct and mentions a cigar advert for Columbia Straight Havanna sold at Oehme's barber shop for five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian P. Snyder
Warwick Township
Henry H. Bomberger
Oehme
Travelers Near and Far from Lititz Visit Various Cities
A long list of local residents and relatives travel to Akron Reading Allentown Washington D C Harrisburg and other destinations. It notes visits by Miss Margie Rader Miss Mae Erb Miss Viola Leib and many others with family ties to Lititz and Hamburg. The piece mentions planning for Independence Day as families tour and attend weddings and relatives’ gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont Meily
Akron
Margie Rader
Harrisburg
William Pratt
Frank Masser
Dorothy
David Jenkins
Reading
Harry J. Noll
Anna Noll
John F. Ruth
Samuel Snyder
Hamburg
B. F. Grosh
Mae Erb
Boston
Mass
Ida Erb
Anna Erb
Viola Leib
Leah Kreiter
Washington, D. C
Valentine Brobst
Sue Dohner
Mohrsville
Berks County
Percy Kofroth
Philadelphia
P. B. Kofroth
Robert Wetherhold
Salome
L. N. Moyer
Samuel Kite
Frank Druckenmiller
Allentown
Kate Gable
Kate Lutz
Paul Steffy
Canton
Lizzie Shick
Harold
A.H. Buch
Samuel Foltz
Daniel Light
Mount Gretna
John F. Evans
Paul Schultz
Geen
Newfoundland
Wayne County
Charles Pfautz
W. H. Regennas
du Pont Powder Co
Pennsgrove
N. J
Harry Frymyer
Pittsburgh
Clayton Roth
C. E. Helmsteadt
Indianapolis
Ind
Anna Bricker
J.J. Miller
John L. Ruth
Lancaster
South Broad Street
William M. Weitzel
Luetta
A. G. Hershey
Intercourse
John Peters
William McCully
Lydia McCully
McCully
William Kopp
John Kopp
Alice
Oliver Kopp
Lebanon
Annabel Gilbert and
Howard , Strickler
Manheim
Edwina Raymer
Cleveland
Dietrich Bopp
New York
Bopp
Térdiz Diegness
Christiana
Norway
Lititz
Ruth Grosh
Winston-Salem
N. C
Lawrence
H. G. Worrall
Wallace and
Lorna
G. D. Bitzer
Pocketbook Lost on Broad Street and School Fire Threat
Mrs Sophia Stoner missing pocketbook valued at 23 dollars seeks return by Mrs Lydia Mearig and son Morris and Miss Ardell Kissinger who attended the Soldiers Orphans school commencement in Scotland Franklin county where Nelson Mearig won fourth honors among 28 graduates. A Keen, county game warden, warns dog owners to curb hunting dogs as fines apply. A fire at Julius Sturgis house on Seaman street was extinguished after a smoky room, hole in wall, and scorched carpet revealed a defective flue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Stoner
Broad Street
Lydia Mearig
Morris
Ardell Kissinger
Soldiers’ Orphans School
Scotland
Franklin County
A. Keen
Christiana
Julius Sturgis
Seaman Street
Day of Storms Opens Summer With Severe Weather
A Day of Storms on Tuesday brought multiple squalls starting around two in the morning with thunder lightning and heavy rain. Daybreak saw a cloud burst and by afternoon black skies and high winds followed by hail and more rain. In Brickerville hail reached an inch with no accompanying rain or wind before further storms and flooding washed fields and creeks. The hail left a chill in the air by Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Weitzel
Northalley
Bear & Risser
M. H. Hoffman
Maytown
Henry Sturgis
Court Lititz No. 296
Foresters of America
United Brethren
S. G. Haas
Paul E. Beck
Council
L. N. Moyer
L. B. Farlow
United Zion Home
Brumbaugh
Zion
Tom
Dr. E. E. Evans
P. & R. Railroad
West Point
Jersey City
Hudson
Military Academy
Lititz
Brickerville
Greatest Hail Storm Recalled From 1888 May 29
The town recalls the greatest hail storm in history from May 29, 1888, around 7 pm. Hail stones weighed up to four ounces and measured 9 inches in circumference with an 8 inch length hail at Kissel Hill. Ground was blanketed with ice as windows shattered on Linden Hall Seminary and Springs Hotel. Tile roofing on Mary Dixon Memorial chapel and the spire suffered damage, with Linden Hall losses in the hundreds of dollars. Panic and prayer marked the scene as residents faced the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kissel Hill
Linden Hall Seminary
Springs Hotel
Mary Dixon
Also Mentioned on This Page
P. E.beck
G. Archey Turner
Horsehead
N. Y
Turner
D. G. Witmyer
C. Clayton Brubaker
William and Samuel Rapp
Whatglen
Hiram Demmy
Warwick
Warwick House
Grosh’s
California
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