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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
1
Citizens hear about stamps sales water charges and weather. Local residents celebrate birthdays, family trips, and a reunion while work and church activities fill the week. A storm impacts crops and a Gettysburg relief effort outlines meals and staffing.
Barbara Shreiner of Kissel Hill dies at 69 from a stroke after a illness. She leaves seven children and is buried at East Petersburg Mennonite church. Also reported are deaths of Sarah B. March and Emanuel Schaeffer of Rothsville, Major Sydedham E. Ancona of Reading, and upcoming Beck's band concert. Millersville Normal graduates detailed with valedictorian John F. Merrick.
Lititz residents suffer several injuries from cherry picking with broken limbs reported. I. L. Buckwalter fell from a step ladder and broke his right arm while harvesting cherries. Hiram Buckwalter’s mother broke a bone in her right foot after a ladder fall. Buckwalter family ties linked to the Lititz case of a broken arm after picking cherries.
Miss Ella Risser daughter of Mrs Susan Risser of Brunnerville fell about four feet at the barn Monday evening and broke her left arm near the wrist. Dr J L Herts reduced the fracture.
Mrs Edwin White of Brunnerville fell from a cherry tree while picking fruit. Her right knee was dislocated. Dr M H Yoder attended.
Mrs. Hiram Meek of N Broad Street Warwick fell near John Badorf's home while walking to the Lutheran reunion at the Spring grounds last week. Dr J L Hertz examined her and found a broken bone in her left ankle.
Matthias Young of Pleasant View near town suffered severe head and hand injuries after falling from scaffolding while removing it from a barn to store hay. He was treated by Dr. J L Hertz and survived the 20 foot drop onto a plow.
A bolt struck H. J. Reita’s 24 by 40 foot frame barn at about 7 30 p.m. causing a blaze that destroyed the structure. A hundred volunteers formed bucket brigades to save nearby property. horses were rescued. Loss estimated at 1000 to 1200 dollars with 900 dollars of Penn Mutual Fire Insurance coverage.
The Parcel Post Regulations gain a new Sec 66 effective July 1 1913. It allows the sender of a prepaid parcel to have the article price and charges collected from the addressee for a ten cent fee if the amount to be collected does not exceed $100. Such parcels are insured against loss for their actual value up to $20 at no extra charge.
A survey of visits and travel around Lititz, Reading, Philadelphia, Gettysburg, Millersville, Germantown, and other towns. Residents and visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Stedman, Miss Woodruff, Dr. and Mrs. Cuppy, Mr. Lohr, and many local families enjoying summer getaways and events.
William Henry Greek celebrated his sixty fourth birthday on Sunday. Though older than many think, he is active in patrolling the Spring grounds daily in summer and works with Nightwatchman Kreider to maintain public safety alongside rival seeker William Burns.
M. W. Keller will be succeeded as general manager of the Oneida Community trap factory by Lester Eacheson around August 1. Keller will move to Oneida New York to manage silverware manufacturing for the same firm. Eacheson has long experience in the plant and will be followed by George Keller of Lancaster.
Town rumor alleges Beatrice Huff of Lititz was killed by a Black man in Hot Springs Arkansas last Thursday. The Philadelphia item cited a Garland Huff murder and a lynching of the alleged assailant. Huff’s mother and siblings had recent ties to Missouri and Lancaster, with family tragedy connected to a constabulary shooting.
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