Local Intelligence and Rural Notices in Lititz 1885
Local intelligence lists church services at Mogavtan and nearby areas with times in English and Lutheran languages. Notes about school director Thomas Brennan of Foster township convicted in Pottsville for taking money to influence a claim payment. Financial update on life insurance payout to widow of M T Huebener. Property sale and tobacco transaction details. Jurors drawn for April to May term with names and townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas HW. Brennan
Foster Township
Seinyskil County
Pottsville
John Burgon
Haytin
Mutual U. S. Aid Society of Lebanon
M.T. Huebener
Ay. Efuetusier
Menmiiu
Tobacco Market Prices and Foreign Labor Row
The report lists M. M. Fry & Co purchasing numerous tobacco lots from several named growers over the past two weeks. It notes a disturbing European labor issue on the Blue Mountains with foreigners reportedly eating watch dogs and leaving the region. An unrelated advertisement promotes music boxes with $1 purchases, a drug store sale, and describes the Arch Street Philadelphia hotel with travel rates and location details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Mountains
March Musings and Local Happenings in Lititz
The column notes a partial solar eclipse on Monday the 15th, a German sermon on temperance, boundary fence rules for barbed wire, and a report of community improvements. It mentions J W Hollinger's release date, a busy printing department, a public sale of 18 head of horses averaging 144 dollars, and various local tradesmen expanding or offering goods. A marriage between Christian G. Frank and Ella M. Witwer is described with ceremony details and postnuptial festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinke
J. W. Hollinger
Jd, W. Baker & Bro
Sry
Fuji
Cornwall
M.D. Roli
Sturgis
Lititz
Leah Sperah
Win
Jerella
I. F. Bomberger
Elmer Kauiz
E[liser
Cash Only at Lititz Cash Store Attracts Shoppers
The Lititz cash store opened last fall promising cash only sales and no bookkeeping or credit risk. Bargains follow as carpets drop to 50 cents from 75 cents, with other goods priced accordingly. Philadelphia agent Charles Weaver, traveling through Lancaster, met a young man on a return trip who rode along and later stole Weaver’s purse containing 37 dollars at a livery stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Charles Weaver
Philadelphia c
Lancaster
Luila
Fear Nefisvyili
North Duke Street
L. R. Brown
Brownstown
West Hart Township
Joel Wenger
New Hotland
Philadelphia
New York
Brussels
Death notices from Lititz and Reading obituaries
Obituaries report the death of John S. Landis formerly of Lititz Springs Hotel at his Ephrata residence with eight surviving children. Also noted are the deaths of an insane book agent at the almshouse and Charles Lichtenthaeler of Reading, son of the Lititz hotel proprietor, both with brief life and burial details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas, Landis
John S. Landis
Lititz Springs
Ephrata
Landis Valley
RB. Butz
Mary Fasig
Penn Street
Alnois House
White Water
Minneapolis
Minn
CG. Henninger & Son
Reading News
Charles Lichtenthaeler
Reading
Samuel Lichtenthaeler
M. T. Huebener
Lititz Moravian
Case of Notes Discounted at Henderson Bank
Testing a point of law over whether notes discounted at the Amos B. Henderson banking house offset deposits by the note makers. The case stated will be argued at the next ten of Argument Court with John D. Skiles as plaintiff administrator of Atos Henderson's estate and R. J. Houston as defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos B. Henderson
John D. Skiles
Atos 5
Henderson
R. J.houston
Infant Burial and Deaths in Oregon Vicinity
Last Saturday an infant son of Levi Rolands was buried at the Oregon Union church with Rev. J. Hackman officiating. The same day the remains of John I. Landis of Ephrata were moved through Oregon for services at Landis Valley. Landis had been ill for months and weighed under a hundred at death. The Oregon school plans an entertainment on March 17 for its large class, with admission 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Levi Rolands
Oregon Union Church
J. Hackman
John I. Landis
Ephrata
Landis Valley
Landis
Oregon School
Henry Hess
Mess
P. Bard
Philadelphia
Unionville
Emanuel Greiner
Devan Breitegam
South Bend
Ind
Henry Weaver, Jr
Benjamin Ober
White Oak Church
Penn
Hiram Diehm
Grayhill's
Franklin County
Penns Pennings Notes Local Moves and Ongoing Happenings
Local items report Samuel Eshleman & Co. selling draft and driving horses to Lancaster buyers from 175 to 250 dollars, blacksmith shifts to Speedwell and Mannheim, and new cabinet shop leadership. Plans show spring improvements in Penn with new houses and barns, and community notices include deaths, schooling, and a free Odd Fellows lecture in Manheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Pennings
Samuel Eshleman & Co
Franklin County
Lancaster
Hiieman
Augustus Reist
Lime Rock
Speedwell
Christ Hartman
Manheim
A. R. Brandt
Penn
Samuel Diehin
Christ. Hartman, Jr
Henry Shiffer
Hmmanuel Bollinger
J. W. Diehm
Henry Weill
New York
Diehm
Local notes from Lititz and surrounding area
A compilation of short notices from Lititz Lancaster and vicinity detailing visits and travel of residents including Mr Henry Stark and family Miss Lou Vetter and others Also reported are illness travel to New York and Hagerstown and a large Emigrants to Kansas event in Elizabethtown plus local advertisements and social notes.
Cheap Excursion to New Orleans Ticket Offer
The Next Cheap Excursion To New Orleans set for Tuesday March 24 offers round trip tickets to New Orleans 40 dollars and via Jacksonville 53 dollars. Train leaves Lititz at 4 85 P M for details see circulars at all stations. Remarkable Esca Mrs Mary A Dailey of Tunkhannock Pa suffered six years of asthma and bronchitis before Dr King s New Discovery brought instant relief and full recovery after continued use. Free trial bottles at Lititz Drug Store. Large bottles 1 004
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Elizabethtown
Kansas
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Lititz
Mary A. Dailey
Tunkhannook
Local goods rush at 70 cents per 4 cwt flour sale
The advertisement promotes WOLLE Lewistown Roller Flour at 70 cents per 4 cwt and 16 cents per 1%cwt, claiming superior quality. Also offers Brownstown Flour 60 cents per 1 4 cwt and Michener's Plain Hams and Shoulders with low prices, plus Turkey Prunes and deep discounts on china and dry goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Brownstown
A. Michener
Michener
Lititz Area Executor and Administrator Notices
Public notices from Lititz Pennsylvania include executors for Mary Gensemer and Charles Br Kreiter, with claims, deadlines, and payment requests. Also advertised is the Warwick House hotel for rent with fixtures, stabling, and extensive facilities near the Lititz rail station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles BR. Kreiteh
Warwick Township
Lancaster County
J.M. Kreiter
Harrisburg
P.O. Box
TSHUBY S STORE Akron corn meal and dry goods sale
Akron shop advertises corn meal Hecker s self raising buckwheat flour and fresh meats including hams shoulders and balognas. prominently lists mackerel prunes fresh coffee cigars hats and caps cloths quilts linens seeds rugs and queensware with bottom prices and new lots of tea sets and damask items. HalLet Hook Co Portland Maine promotes agency services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Hecker
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Local Intelligence
MogAvtan
White Oak
Brickerville
Lutheran
New Haven
Martin Loose
Bruckhart
Snarely
Loose
Wm. Evang
Snavely
Samuel Workman
Warwick
C. H. Young
George Sutton
West Earl
Nathan Sturgis
Johnson Miller
L. Erb
Clay
John O. Elser
G. D. Miller
S. K. Hostetter
W.C. Evans
J. W
Tobacco Market
M. M. Fry & Co
J. 8. Young
J. A. Bucher
Reuben Habecker
Benjamin Weidner
Tsaac Nessinger
Peter Althouse
Abram Meisky
Tarael Hoover
Acre
Devan Meiley
Nathaniel West
E. K. Bear
Abram Hoover
John McCloud
Henry Shoemaker
John Bender
John H. Reelly
Lutile
Tyory
Everybody's Friend
Arch Street
Josefh M
Feger
Oerly
Christian G. Frank
Petersburg
Ella M. Witwer
Lizzie S. Witwer
Mary Zitaman
Benjamin Herr
Amos Gingrich
D.C. Fobius
the Dramatic Company's Entertainment
Artemus Ward
Elmer Kautz
W. H. Appel
Kyle
Kautz
Appel
Horace
Eschbach
Mr. Appel
Harry Buch
Sarah Bernhart
Lawrence Brickenstein
Wilson Grube
Charles Bush
Christian Barr
Prof
Zellars
Charles Mackinson
Willie
T. J. Phillips
Cleveland
Iowa
Mackinson
Express
Pittsburg
Brunnerville Bus
Adam Sharp
Jacob R. Hershey
Texington
Jacob H. Shirk
Jacob H
J. R. Hershey
Joseph Rupp
Selah Lodge
C. F
Manheiu
James 3. Nicholson
Henry Stark
Dallas B. Flory
Litiz
Benjamin Lichtenthaeler
Miss Lou
Vetter
Rome
Levi Weaver
Donegal Springs
H. ¥. Yocom
Lincoln
Harry Hall
Emily Eschbach
John Mohr
Mobraville
J. C. Brobst
Laura Buch
PF. B. Buch
Cyrus. Hersh
Florin
Jacob Shirk
Brunnerville
Frank Sweeney
Katy Woodward
M. J. Downey
Joseph Daveler
Curvenaville
Clearfield County
Joe
Yea Marlin
John Eck
Wayne County
Ohio
Charley Miller
John Downey
Hagerstown
Harry W. Stark
J. Monroe Shreiter
Place
Water Front.Grocery Co
Brooklyn
N.Y
Franke
John Imhoff
Lebanon
Warwick House
The
Oregon Reap
Regon
Springs
Ancaster
F. P. Bard’s
Salvation Army
Walt
Connecticut
Wolle
Tien Loox
E. L. Reinhold
Marietta
Daniel M. Moore
Lancaster City
Martic Typ
Co. I
Calvary
Lehman
Haat
Hempie
B. J. Barr
State Steam Mine
H. H. Tehudy
Lititz Cash Store
Lititz, PA
Mary Gensemer
Morace A. Shelly
Litits
Christian Y. Beck
Calves
de Haven & Townsend
BaSoulb
Sereed
Philadelphit
Mar
U.S. 8
G .S
Pennsylvania
A.Q
Fenian Valley
Union Pacific
Western Union West Shore
Louisville & Nashville
Naz 60
Puma
Minnesota
Cate
Purina
Vantida
J. Alonza Mirsch
Sitis
N.E
Jerk Bowrer's Liquor Store
Centre Square
i/South east Angle
Lancaster, PA
Tt Kauffman & Beckler
Hhotel
Dellers
F.G. Carpenter
Métt Ullite
Lititz National Bank
N.S. Wolle
Dey
Phili
Dr. Warner
S. C. Fry
Molin St
Tshuby's Store
Tshudy’s
Hamburg
Jowest
Marseilles
Just
Stump
Hallett Hook CO
Pornland
Maine
Broad Street
Columbia
Saxony
Aurora
John 8
Givler & Co
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