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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1928
Page
5
Church notes list Moravian and United Evangelical services with times, pastors, and Sunday School details. Rev. E Crosland and Rev. A Heisey lead congregations. Union services, revival plans, and catechetical classes noted. small donations mentioned and speeches by Rev. Web from Philadelphia supporting a cause.
Miss Nona C. Brown of Bloomington Indiana will speak on The Challenge to the Wets at a Moravian church union service in Lititz March 4 at 7 PM. A state editor of the National Encor, she has lectured seven years and is noted for debate skill. The Sunday program also featured Rev. H R Eber of Indianapolis at St Pauls Lutheran Church, with choir and offerings for the Lancaster Rescue Mission.
The Sunbeam Class of St Pauls Lutheran held its monthly business meeting Monday evening at Miss Sadie Leitzinger’s Front Street home. Eleven members attended and refreshments followed the social hour. A special sale of violins at four dollars was announced by Young’s Music Store.
Amelia M Phillips aged 82 died Friday at her son William S Phillips Lititz after a illness. Survived by four sons Henry M Dixon Robert W Dixon Charles A Dixon and William S Phillips services at St James Church Lititz then Dalton Pa Amos S Harry 71 died suddenly at East Petersburg home. Survived by wife Sophia Liedenroth and three sons Elmer Walter and Herbert. Funeral services Sunday and burial in Lutheran cemetery.
Milton Royer six died after being admitted to Lancaster General Hospital with diphtheria He had been ill with influenza like symptoms all week His father Norman Royer died a week earlier of a heart attack The family lived with Mrs Royers parents on the lower Manheim pike Lititz The boy survived by his mother and a younger brother and sister
Adam Shealer died Thursday evening at the home of James Berry in Mt. Airy Clay township aged 82 years 1 month 27 days from apoplexy. He is survived by one son Mary Q Shealer Lebanon three grandchildren five great grandchildren and one sister Susan Hberly of Mt Airy. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the Wopeland A. B. Church with Rev. Morgan officiating. Interment followed in the adjoining cemetery.
Mrs. Sarah C. Neely, a well known Gettysburg figure, died at St Annes Hospital Philadelphia last Friday after an operation for acute appendicitis. She hailed from a prominent Gettysburg family, her father a lawyer. Four years earlier she nursed Mrs M Schmucker who died at the Moravian Home. She later lived at the Mason ic Home Elizabethtown and worked with Dr Oneill at Wayne Pa. A brother and sister reside in Gettysburg. A brief notice also reached here of Mrs Morris Oerter of Sharon Ohio. She nursed Miss Emily Tietze, who died at the Moravian Home seven years ago and was a Linden Hall Seminary graduate.
Large attendance at a public sale by Tarvey Haldeman on the Harry Brubaker farm near Snagely's mill on Tuesday. Crowds enjoyed games and laughs as items sold for a total of about $4500. Auctioneer Hacker listed plows, cultivators, driller, and farm equipment with varied prices.
Car listing notes a Willys Knight four passenger sedan for sale in good mechanical condition. Respondents are advised to apply by returning mail with a self addressed stamped envelope to the listing contact WEIDMAN.
A local sale roundup lists stock including cows, mules, horses, chickens, turkeys and corn with prices from 22 to 281 cents per unit. It also covers a March sale calendar of farm stock and equipment, various household goods, and service offers from local businesses and helpers. Card of thanks to church members follows, plus help wanted ads for farm and nursery work.
A local market listing shows current prices for butter eggs lard wheat corn oats and bran at Mill and Market. Prices reflect standard commodity rates with regional variation and daily market shifts.
Dennison crepe paper used in making flowers and costumes is carried in all shades by Scott's Book Store.
Competent courteous service offers prompt radio repair for all makes and A and B socket power units. Tubes tested free and revived at a small cost.
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