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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1918
Page
5
Religious notices list Moravian, United Evangelical, Lutheran, and other church services. Includes Rev. E S Crosland and choir at morning prayer, 10 A M preaching, lovefeast and communion, evening service. Other denominations show Sunday school times, communion, installation sermons, and special programs across Lititz, Manheim, Brickerville, and surrounding areas.
The first quarterly conference at Trinity United Evangelical Church is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 2 30 with Presiding Elder W F Heil to attend and preach Sunday evening. A reception for Rev W K Fleck at St Pauls Lutheran is set for next Thursday at 8. Sunday brings installation day at St Pauls with sermons by Rev Jos B Baker of Gettysburg and Rev S Winfield Herman of Harrisburg. Rev Fleck and Weichsel and Webber from Penryn will be honored. The self denial offering for missions at Trinity earned 71 50 in two Sundays. The Trinity Pastor’s Bible class held a meeting with music, readings and business. The Moravian Church festival includes morning prayer, love feast, and evening lecture on The Prodigal Son by Rev B S Crosland. Miss Bessie Gingrich will sing Calvary. Trinity Sunday School donated 16 for a new large American flag and plans to buy 200 War Savings Stamps. A sales pitch urged instrument installment plans as savings and featured hats at Lititz Clothing & Shoe Store 17 South Broad Street.
Morris Sturgis and William Fichthorn plan a summer potato crop on leased ground from Andrew Godenauer. John A. Castle of Lancaster Junction practices a tobacco wheat hay three crop rotation and keeps one cow. Iva Wenger near Blackbill’s hotel tends sheep and lambs with a bottle fed twin, markets wool and chickens. Mrs. Flora Black to address Farm Women in Kissel Hill. L. K. Hostetter of Landis Valley runs 4.5 million bees across Millport Lexington and home farm, yields honey and wax, and may sell hives. He notes bees’ industry on a two mile radius with a six mile range at times.
Town council approved oiling main streets over tar via past practice and may sprinkle to curb dust. Police enforcement of auto traffic rules authorized. macadam work on New Street paused for curbs and gutters. Water main extension, repairs on North Broad Street and Lincoln Avenue, new foot crossing on East Front Street, and multiple city bills listed.
The court has appointed viewers to assess damages for stockholders due to the county taking the Lancaster and Lititz turnpike to remove tolls. Appointees are Maurice J. Brinton Christiana William J. McCaa Caernarvon Ren E. Mann Manor Kersey Carrigan Quarryville Alfred Wood Fulton. Frank S. Groff named master to take testimony and Charles M. Reilling official stenographer. The viewers will be summoned soon to begin duties.
A fragmentary verse piece describes Mary carrying a large knitting bag that holds helmets, socks, sweaters, yarn, and needles. The text weaves in wartime slogans about bonds and patriotism with seasonal remarks, planting, weather, and daily life hints from May and spring.
John S Hess, a leading truck farmer, plans an unusually large supply this year. He has planted over an acre of peas and as many onions plus red beets. Asparagus, onions, rhubarb, lettuce and parsley are in season and selling. Hess’s teams visit town on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday and phone orders receive prompt attention.
At his Denver home on Thursday evening April 25 Justice of the Peace Evan Dornbach wed Miss Sadie E. Dornbach of Lincoln. Rev. M H Miller of Trinity U B Church Denver performed the ceremony. The groom is a Denver leader and Lancaster Recorder's office transcriber. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Dornbach of Lincoln. Summer data for ladies at Dissinger's.
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