Local Events Column Highlights Community Happenings
A Neffsville church entertainment slated for this evening at 7 45. Transfer of house sale on Orange Street Warwick to John Brian for 1550. Notable visits and hospital updates at Lancaster General Hospital. Lititz building boom forecast and population gains. Theft appeal for fur collar. Births and birthdays noted, plus local marriages and anniversaries. Public notices include uncalled letters and a 96 year old birthday. Prizes awarded at Warwick sale and a drunkenness arrest. School inspections in Wicktown Township followed up by directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. B
Neffsville
Hershey& Gibbel
J. C. Felker
Orange Street
Warwick
John Brian
George Roland
New Holland
Roland
Laura Shenk
Horace E. Sturgis
James QO. Sturgis
S. & H. Green
Pfantz Bros
Elizabeth Metzger
Lancaster General Hospital
Thursdday
Stevens Grosh
Lititz
Haydn Badort
Walter Tshudy
Kilmer Rudy
Hiram Meek
Bowlers gather at Hotel Rossmere for a social night
Twenty three of the town's leading gentlemen bowled at the Hotel Rossmere Tan caster on Tuesday evening. They enjoyed knocking down pins and a fine luncheon. The list includes Herbert Beck David Bricker Norman Badort John Brubaker Graybill Diehm and others. On Saturday Linden Hall Seminary Seniors stage The Girls of 1776 in the gymnasium with help from other pupils. The annual senior play was moved from June to avoid graduation crowding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossmere
Tancaster
Herbert Beck
David Bricker
Norman Badort
John Brubaker
Graybill Diehm
Ir. HE
Eby
Martin Eby
W. E. Fasnacht
J. J. Huebener
M. W. Keller
Walter Light
Ray Meiskey
C. Z. Meiskey
L. N. Moyer
W. H. Muth
Chas
A. Pfautz
H. J. Pierson
Msnagely
Walter Scott
Raymond Wetherhold
Harry Workman
Nathan Wolfe
M. H. Yoder
Linden Hall Seminary
Was It a Thief In Spangler Home On S Broad Street
Monday night intruder forced a second story window at the Spangler residence in the Rudy meat store building on S Broad Street. John Fleishman and family heard footsteps in the attic as a child cried, the thief rifled a chest but no theft confirmed as owners are away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Spangler
Rudy Meat
S. Broad Street
John Fleishman
Spangler
Runaway Horse Destroys Carriage Near Wolfe Store
Theodore Wolfe prepared to hitch a horse to a carriage when the animal bolted. It ran toward Linden Hall Seminary, shedding parts of the carriage along the way. The fracas ended with the horse captured at the Bricker home in Warwick. The carriage sustained severe damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfe
Theodore Wolfe
Linden Hall Seminary
Bricker
Warwick
Pleasant View man buys Lexington hotel from Ricker Co
HE P Althouse of Pleasant View purchases the Lexington hotel property from the Ricker Brewing Company of Lancaster. The current occupant, Mr Norman Steffy, who has lived there for the past two years, will remain for at least one more year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HE. P. Althouse
Pleasant View
Lexington Hotel
Ricker Brewing Company of
Lancaster
Norman Steffy
Mrs. Samuel C. Seaber Celebrates 67th Birthday
Mrs. Samuel C. Seaber marked her 67th birthday on Tuesday with a dimmer in her honor. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Morris Seaber and child from Philadelphia, Mrs. Nathan Seaber and children and sister from Harrisburg, and Mrs. Cuvier Grube of Jan caster, plus numerous neighbors and friends visiting throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel C. Seaber
Morris Seaber
Philadelphia
Nathan Seaber
Harrisburg
Cuvier Grube
Jancaster
Parents Day Agenda At Borough Public School
Thursday afternoon next week is set as parents day in the borough public school. Students will follow their normal routines with no special exercises. Parents relatives and friends are invited to visit freely and view the pupils' progress by moving between rooms at their convenience.
Buzzards Confer Degree to Eight Candidates at Garfield Castle
After Garfield Castle No. TOK G E regular meeting, the Buzzards side degree was conferred on eight candidates. High Mucky Muck Diehm presided as the well attended event featured a Buzzards band and a luncheon for fifty two attendees with oyster soup, dried beef, cheese, pickles, sugar cake, coffee and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Castle No. Tok
Beck
Death of William H. McCarty at Lititz Home
William H. McCarty, aged 74 years 11 months and 16 days, died of apoplexy Friday at John Harting's home near Lititz after a week of illness. A retired merchant born in Philadelphia of Irish descent, he lived with his daughter Mrs. Harting. Two sons live in the West, one in Seattle. Funeral held Sunday afternoon at four. interment Monday at Selins Grove. Rev. George B. Raezer officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. McCarty
William B. McCarty
John
Harting
Lititz
Philadelphia
West
Seattle
Wash
Selins’ Grove
George B. Raezer
Obituary: John T. Keller Dies at 86 After Long Service
John T. Keller longtime janitor of the Middle Creek Meeting house died at his daughter's home in Millway on Tuesday of last week at age eighty six. He leaves his wife and another daughter, Mrs. Rose Hess. Funeral services were held at his late home and interment followed at the Middle Creek Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Keller
Middle Creek
A. B. Hess
Millway
Rose Hess
Middle Creek Church
Death of Michael Kelly in Mount Airy Clay Township
Michael Kelly died Wednesday of last week at his Mount Airy home from kidney trouble in his eightieth year. An Ireland native who settled in America around age thirty, he was a farmer. Survived by son John W. Kelly and brothers William of Brooklyn Daniel of Philadelphia and Mrs Lancaster of Norris Town. funeral Monday at 1 PM with Bergstrasse Church services and burial nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Kelly
Mount Airy
Clay Township
Ireland
America
John W. Kelly
Wiliam
Brooklyn
Daniel
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Norristown
Bergstrasse
Howard Bollinger
Caroline Grosh
Reading
Selby McKnight
Baltimore
Theodore Zellers
Florida
Lititz
J. B. Leib
Rohrerstown
Mary Huber
H. H. Snavely
Harry Brubaker
Columbia
E. A. Sturgis
H. A. Boyd
Chas. A. Pfantz
Ethel Daugherty
Elizabethtown
Harry Reinhold
Graybill
Bitzer
Martin Shreiney
Neffsville
Selinda Spence
Unida
Towa
Sheaffer
United Zion Home
Susan Bucher
San Carlos
Miami
Cuba
New York
Mr. Waldren
Ideal Chocolate Factory
New Jersey
Alberta
Beatrice Stechert
Jos. Dreifus
Max Stechert
I. Jacoby
Percy Dreifus
Philada
Death of Christian R. Wenger Former Lancaster Countian
Christian R. Wenger of West Hart township Hosston Harvey county Kansas died at home from rheumatism in his sixty first year. He was born in Lancaster county and moved west twenty years ago. Survived by wife two sons David and Monroe and four daughters Ella Susan Mary Sylva. Also surviving are brothers and sisters all in the county Edward R. Wenger Akron Samuel Tr. and A. R. Wenger Brownstown Mrs. Mary Burkholder Rothsville Mrs. Carolina Ranck Leola and Mrs. Elizabeth Gibble Brunnerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian R. Wenger
Christian
Mary Wenger
West Hart Township
Hosston
Harvey County
Kansas
Lancaster County
David
Monroe
Ella
Susan
Mary
Sylva
County
Edward R. Wenger
Akron
Samuel Tr
A. R. Wenger
Brownstown
Mary Burkholder
Rothsville
Carolina Ranck
Leola
Elizabeth Gibble
Brunnerville
Death of Mrs Henry F Hostetter and Mrs Clara L Hostetter
Mrs Henry F Hostetter died Saturday at her Oregon home from pneumonia at age sixty three. She was the eldest daughter of Levi and Anna Reist and a United Brethren member. Survived by husband Henry I Hostetter and daughter Anna Mary. Funeral held Wednesday with Reformed Mennonite services at the house and United Brethren services at Union Church Millport, where burial followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara L. Hostetter
Henry I. Hostetter
Oregon
Levi
Anna Reist
United Brethren Church
Anna Mary
Union Church
Millport
Mrs Alfred N Dyer dies after pneumonia at 76
Amanda Dyer, wife of Alfred N Dyer, died at her Manheim home after a ten day illness of pneumonia aged 76. Her maiden name was Sheaffer, daughter of John and Mrs. Sheafter of Mt Joy. She married Mr Dyer on July 29 1856. they lived in Manheim since 1873. She is survived by sister Mrs Wm Manning of Mt Joy and brother Henry Sheaffer of Jack Haven, Pa. Funeral held today with interment at Fairview Cemetery south of Manheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda
Alfred N. Dyer
Manheim
Sheaffer
John Sheafter
Mt. Joy
Dyer
Wm. Manning
Henry Sheaffer
Jack Haven
Fairview Cemetery
Monster Sink Hole Opens On Rural Road
Heavy rains loosened ground along the Lully and Rothsville turnpike near Hess meeting house. A large sink hole formed Saturday, spanning most of the road, about 20 feet wide and six feet deep, forcing travelers to leave the road and use the fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lully and
Rothsville
Hess’ Meeting House
Veteran John G Carpenter honors flag on 47th yearly display
John G Carpenter of Spruce street unfurled Old Glory for the 47th consecutive year on March 19 to honor his Civil War service. A member of the Bloody 79th Regiment and prisoner at Libby, he recalls Bentonville, Sharpshooter wounds, and exchange before Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Carpenter
Spruce Street
John G. Carpenter Qur Townsman
Bentonville
Libby
Richmond
Virginia
Carpenter
Sons of Veterans
Grand Army
Strictly Personal Items Show Lititz Then Around
A roundup of local residents visiting relatives and traveling. Philadelphia visitors include Mr. Howard Bollinger and Mrs. Sheckard while others spend time in Reading Baltimore and New Jersey. A gospel meeting at the Pennsylvanian Railroad Y M C A drew many. music by S F Lutz and his brass quintet echoed in Lititz and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Young Men’s Christian Association
F. Lutz
Lutitz
Ruth
Carl
Russell
Herbert
Lutz
Generous Donations Aid Lancaster General Hospital Relief
Lititz and Warwick township residents contributed a large stock of fruits vegetables soap eggs and other goods to Lancaster General Hospital with $4.68 in cash. The items were packed at the market house and sent by trolley to the hospital while thanks were offered by the Ladies Auxiliary and local teachers. In a separate case Hiram Shreiner sued Noah K Huber over a rented farm dispute with a verdict for the defendant for $20 damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Warwick
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster Institution
Landis
Hiram Shreiner
Noah
K. Huber
Elizabeth Township
Huber
Former Farm Hand Becomes Engine Expert at Chocolate Plant
Samuel Henny, once a Lititz area farm hand employed by Harry Moore on the Johnson Miller farm, rebuilt the factory engine last week. He later studied in night school, earned licenses for portable and stationary engines, and now travels the East earning 38 a day as he demonstrates notable professional success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Henny
Chocolate Factory
Henny
Harry Moore
Johnson Miller
Lititz
Henry
East
Advertising Career Moves Louis Seaber to N. W. Ayer
Louis Seaber, after four years in journalism, switches to advertising with N. W. Ayer and Son in Philadelphia. Born in Lititz and an 1898 Lititz High School graduate, he began at The Times and later worked for The Press and The North American before joining Frank A. Munsey’s Evening Times as an editorial writer for two and a half years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Sesber
N. W. Ayer and Son
Philadelphia
Mr. Seaber
Lititz
the Times
The
Press
North American
Evening Times
Frank A. Munsey
Market Scene Shows Veggies and Pork Shortage
In the seasonal market farmers offered what they could, pork supplies dwindling with fresh meat scarce. Head lettuce and tropical fruits sold quickly at Jacob Bomberger’s stand while eggs brought 18 to 19 cents a dozen and butter 34 cents a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Bomberger
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. M. Plantar
Root
Baker
Landisville
Barbara Danner
Lawn
Sadie Burkholder
Florence Durr
Anna E. Eberly
Clarence Keath
Mabel, Rohrer
Ella May Romig
P. O
Frederick Kling
Wayne Doster
Frederick Neidermyer
East Main Street
Harry
Front Street
Alice
D. S. Stauffer
Fleetwood
United Evangelical Church
R. R. Shunk
Cedar Street
Greek
Shunk
Fleisher
Warwick Township
Buzzards
Henry F. Hostetter
Por Veteran
David R. Bach
Farmers Bank
Broad Street
Spring Lake Ice Company
East Petersburg
Lold
J. G. Forney
Andrew H. Snavely
Black Horse
William Keyler
Atglen
Mr. Keyler
General Hospital
Exper
Louis Seaber
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