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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1915
Page
1
Mary Shenk of a mile west of town found eight month old Susan F. dead in bed on Wednesday at 4 30 am. Deputy coroner A B Reidenbach and Dr E E Evans ruled convulsions. Funeral services in-house at 1 pm and at Erb's meeting house at 2 pm Friday. interment in adjacent cemetery.
Daniel R Brackbill aged 60 years 5 months 6 days died at his West Barl Hotel home Wednesday after a two day illness apoplexy He left five children Bertha Lititz Lizzie Weidmanville Stella Lititz Granville East Petersburg Susan Lititz and seven grandchildren Also survived by brother Harry Lancaster and sister Emma Millway He owned the West Earl Hotel for over thirty years Funeral from his home Saturday at 9 am with interment Landis Valley at 10 am Relatives and friends invited to attend.
Mrs. Catharine Beard aged 86 died after a paralytic stroke at Mt Penn near Reading last Friday. She was the daughter of Henry and ? Shiffer and widow of James Beard who died 14 years ago. She lived with her son William M. Beard and was a Lutheran.
Mrs Mary Meiskey aged eighty four died early last Friday at her daughter’s home in Ephrata from old age. She leaves two daughters Mrs Elias Hornberger of Brownstown and Mrs Jacob Sharp who resided with her. Two sisters Mrs Moses Sharp and Mrs Lydia Mumma of Springville survive. Funeral was held Tuesday morning with interment in Hahnstown cemetery.
Henry E. Carson long known in Lancaster as a genial, hard working printer for the Lancaster Intelligencer was found dead in his hotel room on West King Street Friday afternoon. The 75 year old former job room foreman died of a cerebral hemorrhage after a period of rheumatism and declining health. He was remembered for his cheerful manner and wide circle of friends.
Retired farmer Jacob C. Cooper died at his daughter Mrs. Lota Gingrich home in Ephrata on Saturday night after pneumonia. He was 80. Survived by daughters Mrs. Samuel Frankford Mrs. Jola Gingrich and Mrs. William Hull all of Ephrata and Seaman of Akron. Funeral Wednesday at 9 30 a m with burial in Akron Eryan felical cemetery.
Prospect of the Dile Motor Co remaining in Reading or moving to Lititz hinges on a $25,000 local stock drive. Remington orders total 1500 touring and roadster cars, with 1000 Remington touring cars and 500 Dile roadsters, boosting Lititz’s investment appeal.
Residents of Wissler's row woke to rapid gunfire last week sparking rumors of a German army raid or Zeppelin attack. A local man suspected infidelity, confronted his wife, and fired five shots at an intruder, though no injuries were reported. Prof. Beck visits Pittsburg for a music supervisors convention as the school system notes progress.
Travelers near and far fill the column with names and movements. Mr. and Mrs Harvey Retten spent last Sabbath at Akron while Miss Sue Furlow visited Read ing relatives and many others are listed as visiting, traveling, or staying with local families. The piece records community mobility and social ties across Lancaster and neighboring towns.
More than 500 residents from Lititz attended the Stough tabernacle revival in Lancaster on Wednesday night aided by special trolley service. The Lititz delegation, led by the Lutz family band and Moravian banner carriers, filled the church as Prof. Spooner directed a chorus of over a thousand. Dr. Stough delivered a forceful sermon from Prepare to Meet Thy God, and many in the audience responded at the close.
Our townsman John Carpenter observed the fiftieth anniversary of his Civil War experiences last Friday the nineteenth. He recalls the Bentonville battle in North Carolina when wounded below the neck, a finger severed, captured and imprisoned at Andersonville, all in one day. He marked the memory by hanging a flag and recounting the event with neighbors.
Work of art by Mrs J L Grosh from Front street enhances a chinaware punch bowl in the window of Geo L Hepp jeweler drawing much attention. The Lan caster party purchased the bowl and praised its grape dominated design and hand painting.
Excitement arose Saturday morning when Henry Snavely's auto from Elizabeth township struck John Yerger Sr.'s vehicle at the Cedar and Main intersection. A horse was restrained near the scene, Yerger suffered minor bruises, and one wagon wheel was damaged.
The Funeral Benefit association of the United States sues Lititz Springs Council No 137 to compel payment of an assessment on two deaths. The national officers seek an assessment against the local council. Separately Pneumatic Scale Corp sues Ideal Cocoa & Chocolate Co of Lititz in Common Pleas to recover 100 dollars for a weighing machine rent the defendant disputes.
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