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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1924
Page
5
A community church notes listing multiple churches with Sunday services morning and evening across Lincoln, Lititz, Mount Joy, and surrounding towns. Denominational services include Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, United Brethren, Mennonite, Church of the Brethren, Kieravian, and St. Luke’s style congregations with times for Sunday School worship and midweek meetings.
The Moravian Church will collect the annual Bohemian Missions offering at Sunday morning and evening services. The Moravian catechetical class meets Sunday Evening School chapel at 7:30 PM. At St Pauls Lutheran the pastor continues a sermon series Invitations of Jesus. Last week’s sermon To Be Yoke Fellows contrasted saved and unsaved. Next Sunday’s will be To Come Without Doubts. The illuminated cross will be used at prayer time and Mrs Sammel will sing after the sermon.
Christian QO Grube and Mada W Lausch, both of Lititz, wed at the Tuteran parsonage with Rev Roy F A Weichsel Haines and Irene Heuber also tying vows nearby. The groom works for Edison Electrical Co and post wedding residence will be Murrell. Miller Habecker advertise scarce black dates with seeds, on sale now.
Jom Ruth, a longtime Hopeland resident in Clay township, died at his home on Friday afternoon at two o clock aged 72 years 10 months and 18 days. Death resulted from a complication of diseases. His wife died 11 years ago. He belonged to the United Brethren Church at Hopeland and Washington Camp No 701 P S of A. Survived by two brothers Samuel of Hopeland and William of Lititz. Funeral from his home Wednesday morning with services at Hopeland U B Church. Interment in the adjoining cemetery.
John C Hoffman died Sunday afternoon of pneumonia at age 52 at his home on the Fred A Achey near Maple Grove where he had lived the last two years. He leaves a wife and children Mabel R Amos R Jona RB and Mary Catharine at home, his mother Mrs Catharine H Hoffman of Hast Petersburg, and many siblings including Frank Harry Christian Charles Mrs B S Kauffman Mrs J W Rohrer Mrs K K Herz and Mrs A F Fisher and Mrs Ira D Landis. Funeral held at his late home then East Petersburg Mennonite Church with interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Annie Werner wife of John W Werner of 223 West Franklin Street Ephrata died Sunday at 5 30 PM Survived by husband one daughter Mrs Roy Martin Krata eleven grandchildren one brother Isaac Habaker Kansas two sisters Mrs Catherine Buck Lincoln Miss Susan Habaker Pine Hill Funeral Thursday at 9 30 AM from home with services at Hess Meeting House Lititz Interment in adjoining cemetery
Mrs Joanna Hildebrandt Flory of near Stevens died Monday at 4 am from complications of diseases after a two week illness. She is survived by her husband, Evan, and children Evan at home Mrs George Showalter Stevens Mrs James Keith Tincoln Mrs Henry Shirker Akron and a daughter-in-law wife of the late Lemon Flory at home. Eleven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren also survive. Private services will be held Saturday at 9 30 am from the home with further services from the Reformed church Lincoln at 10 am. Interment will be
Susan Ritter aged 53 died at her sister Mrs Levi Zartman home on South Main Street Mannheim on Sunday morning from pneumonia after a week long illness. She was daughter of the late Mrs Catharine Ritter and sister Sara wife of Levi Zartman survives. She belonged to St Pauls Episcopal church. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at her home with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Nathan L Snyder aged 48 died Sunday at 1 a m at his Lititz home from heart disease after six weeks of illness. Born on the Snyder homestead near Lititz he was a retired farmer and Mennonite. Survived by his mother wife Emma Brubaker and children Edna Sue Abram Helen. One sister Mrs Jacob B Wissler and brother Jacob L Snyder. Private funeral at his home then Lititz Mennonite church with interment in Longenecker cemetery. Ad insert notes red salmon brand sale at Pfantz Bros Store.
Milipert School held a spelling bee Saturday evening with four classes and four prizes per class. Winners included Madaline Fashold and Wilson Carvel from Rothsville, Dora Whitcraft and others from Millport, plus El sie Myers and Irvin Sheneberger among Rothsville and Millport competitors. A general information class honored Sheneberger, Young, Long, and Hayden Schaeffer. The notice also urges buying onions now before price increases at Miller & Habecker's.
Mrs Mary M Keller thanks friends for cards gifts and greetings on her birthday. Also advertises selling off 50 pairs of men and women shoes at first cost. Lincoln Ave listing included.
To home seekers in Lititz interested in buying a house or a well located building lot at reasonable prices, contact me promptly. I have strong bargains for quick buyers and terms can be arranged.
Local notices advertise a baby coach for sale at 15 West Main Street Lititz Pa and seek cigar makers at EK Kleiner Co Inc Job openings include administrators notices for Elizabeth L Bueckwalter and John B Nolt with executors and attorneys named plus a tollgate keeper posting at Lititz and Lexington Turnpike. Also included are rent details at Moravian Home and carpet rags ad with 20 percent paid, along with mortgage and produce market price notes.
South Broad Street listings show 9 room and 7 room brick houses with garages, modern conveniences, and early possession. Each property is priced right for quick buyers, with April 1st possession for several entries and strong business-stand locations in central areas.
The note sets office hours from 6 30 to 9 P M each weekday evening and all Saturday afternoons and evenings, inviting calls to arrange appointments for other times. It specifies phone contact for scheduling outside the listed hours.
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