Village Events and Local Notices in Lancaster Area
A roundup of small-town happenings from Lancaster County includes a public sale in North Broad Street home of the late A. R. Bear, a strawberry festival by the Dorcas Circle of Kings Daughters at a Lutheran church basement, and a moving medicine show drawing crowds. Other items note Banquet attendance by J Albert Tall and George Sheridan for American Express in Reading, Pomona Grange meeting at YWCA Lan caster on May 12, Lititz society teas and Moravian church receptions, local complaints about late-night bootleg activity in alleys, and upcoming Ideal Chocolate Company displays at the National Confectioners Association convention in Chicago. A notable accident involved Miss Ella Buch’s fall in Lancaster, and a barn fire on East Front Street attributed to spontaneous combustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Bear
North Broad Street
Lutheran Church
Dorcas Circle of Kings Daughters
Local fruit crop largely spared from cold frost risk
Report notes blossoms largely undamaged by recent cold nights after a warm spell. J W Bruckhart’s low ground orchard worries about frost but trees remain safe so far. Peaches and apples are weeks late in budding though pears and cherries are in full bloom. Warm spell increased blossom tenderness, with frost possible disaster.
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J. W. Bruckhart
Musicale at St Pauls Lutheran Church in May
The Dorcas Circle of St Pauls Lutheran Sunday School hosts a musicale on Thursday evening May 13 in the church basement. The program features solos by Mrs Sammel Mrs Peacock Mrs Norman Brubaker Miss Gochenaur Mr H Weaver chorus by the class quartets violin solos by Rev Sammel and Lester Sesseman reading by Maude Bearinger piano trio by the Gochenaur girls Maurice Baker and others with a silver offering. all welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas
St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday School
Raymond Sammel
Wm. Peacock
Norman, Brubaker
Mast Petersburg
Paul Seaber
Maurice Baker
Properties Sold in Lancaster County Farm Sales Agency Report
Lancaster and Lititz reports sales thru the agency for John K. Greiner of Penn Township, a 63 acre farm. Raymond R. Galebach of Penn Township takes possession April 1, 1927. George H. Taylor of Lititz sells a brick dwelling on East Front streets to Lester R. Miller, who becomes Lititz gas company superintendent. George Y. Korte of Lititz sells a modern dwelling on South Cedar Street to August C. Fleckenstein, with possession April 1. Elmira Grabill and S. Beeker von Grabill sell a 50 acre Warwick Township farm along the Lititz Rothsville highway to Clayton E. Adams of Lititz. William Spackman of Conestoga Township sells a 24 1/4 acre fruit and poultry farm near Conestoga Centre to Mylin E. Eckman of Lancaster, possession May 15, 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Lester R. Miller
Warwick Township
Taylor
West Chester
George Y. Korte
Lititz
Cedar Street
First
Second Avenues
August C. Fleckenstein
Fleckenstein
John Stauffer Injured In Auto Mishap Near Lititz
John Stanifer of four miles northeast of Lititz was hospitalized in Lebanon in serious condition with a broken collarbone multiple ribs and facial and hand lacerations after a car struck a tree following a crowding incident on the Brickerville Cornwall road. Other injured: Mr and Mrs Harvey Heberling and Isaac Brumbaugh with lacerations. Brumbaugh also suffered a hand wound. The uninjured fifth occupant was John Moyer. The unknown driver of the second car fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stanifer
Lititz
Hammer Creek
Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon
Brickerville-Cornwall Road
Harvey Heberling
Lititz R. D
Isaac Brumbaugh
Rothsville
Cornwall
Stauffer
Lebanon Hospital
H. A. Long
Brickerville
Lititz Musicians Heard as Far as Chicago
B F Late and three sons with local musicians performed at Troupe's Music House Lancaster on Sunday for broadcasting. They played sacred music, trombone selections and novelty numbers with the musical sans. Harry Kepple contributed a corner solo and the group earned praise and a future booking. Earlier the same afternoon they played for the Evangelical church cornerstone laying at Ephrata. Henry Lutz will assist in broadcasting on the saw at Lancaster in an all boy program to be broadcast soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Late
Music House
Lancaster
Harry Kepple
Ephrata
Henry Lutz
Former Linden Hall Girl in the Movies
Lois Moran of Pittsburgh, a former Linden Hall pupil, is in the movies. A leading role with Richard Barthiemes was shown at the Capitol Theatre in Lancaster last week. Moran is about 16 years old. her mother Gladys Evans and the mother's sister were Linden Hall students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Moran
Pittsburgh
Linden Hall
Richard Barthiemes
Capitol Theatre
Lancaster
Miss Moran
Gladys Evans
Linden Tall
Silas Keller of Cornwall Fatally Hurt
Silas B. Keller aged 28 died after injuries from a motorcycle accident Monday afternoon near Cornwall. He owned Keller's Garage at Cornwall and resided there with his wife Amy and three children Ada Ruth Naomi. Survivors include his father Monroe Keller six brothers and one sister. He had purchased the garage a year ago after working on his father’s farm. He was nephew of Fred Keller of Lime Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Keller
Cornwall
Silas B. Keller
Mr. Keller
Keller
Lebanon
Good Samaritan
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ada
Ruth
Naomi
Amy
Monroe Keller
Tona
Wayne
Millbach
Mark
Paul
Buffalo Springs
Christian
Iona
Ammon
Titus
Midway
Abraham Zeigler
Richland
Fred Keller
Lime Rock
Aged man wanderer found near Lititz linked to Lebanon
An 83 year old man Samuel Schaeffer from Lebanon was found wandering at Lititz last Wednesday night. He traveled on foot from Lebanon, stayed briefly in Lititz, then boarded a train home after being placed in lockup. A communications mixup with Reading police created confusion about his custody and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front St
Lititz
Kreider
Samuel Shaeffer
Lebanon
Edward Schaefer
Edward Schaeffer
Reading
Samuel Schaeffer
Reading Eagle
Sergt. DeHart
Old Geitner tannery wall removed for improvements
The last stone building of the former Geitner tannery, now owned by the paper mill corporation, was torn down after about 150 years. The wall remains useful and will be moved elsewhere. The site was once used to tan hides by Clement Geitner and earlier by his father who later moved to Hickory North Carolina. The building later served as a slaughter house after tannery operations ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geitner
The
Paper Mill Corporation
Clement Geitner
Hickory N. C
Primary Election May 18 Sets Light Discussion Theme
The spring primary election will be held on May 18. Voters have largely formed opinions, with a large slate of candidates this year. Jacob Dissinger, who recently returned from Rockford Illinois where he worked as a boss carpenter on a bank interior, was connected to local construction by Mr Parkes who led the Farmers Bank project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Ill
Jacob Dissinger
Rockford
Parkes
Farmers Bank
Florida band at Manheim on May 11 in Market Square
Roy D. Smiths Royal Highlander s Band of St Petersburg Florida will perform two concerts on Market Square at 3 PM and 7 PM Tuesday May 11 under the auspices of the Manheim Fire Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Manheim
Roy D. Smith
Royal Scotch Highlander
St. Petersburg
Market Square
Manheim Fire Company
Second Victim Dies After Clay County Auto Crash
Norman Geist, 35, of 228 North Thirteenth Street Reading, died Saturday in Lancaster General Hospital from injuries in an auto wreck that also killed his sister Mrs Alexander F Heinly of Millport near Clay. Geist survived by his widow and parents, with brothers Ivan Manheim, Lloyd Lancaster, and sisters Bertha Gable Lancaster and Mrs Claude Fry Martindale. He was returning from his grandmother’s funeral when the car turned turtle on a Clay hill. another brother died in a garage fire about a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Geist
North Thirteenth Street
Reading
Lancaster General Hospital
Alexander F. Heinly
Millport
Clay
Emily Frantz
John Geist
Lancaster
Ivan
Manheim
Claude Fry
Martindale
Liloyd
Bertha Gable
Brunnerville
Tulips Bloom in Moravian Church Yard Beds
Over 700 tulips brighten Moravian church Square with 3800 variegated red and yellow blooms in one bed and 400 mixed color tulips in another. Mrs. Eugene Kreider tended the beds fifteen years, inspired by Mother Hepp, saving bulbs annually to expand the displays despite some losses. A Cocoa bolting machine rebuilt after a fire at Ideal Chocolate Factory now features enhanced fire safety like sprinklers, fire-proof insulation, and water-proof floors to protect goods.
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Church Yard
Moravian Church Square
Eugene Kreider
Martha Trepp
Mother Hepp
Chocoate
Birthday celebrations mark many local anniversaries
Daniel Weachter of Pine Hill turns 90 on May 1, with his son Lincoln in borough, while Mrs. Catherine Smith also observed her 92nd birthday on May 1 with 48 callers including son Charles from Manheim and a grandson telegram from Philadelphia. Mrs. F. A. Weicksel’s family gathering for her 62nd birthday included many relatives from Lititz Kirkwood Baltimore and Manheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Weachter
Pine Hill
Lincoln Weachter
Catherine Smith
Charles
Manheim
Wmn. Smith
Philadelphia
George
D. E. Weicksel
Fred
Emma
John
Robert
James
Lucille
Kirkwood
Earl Mathers
Jean
Baltimore, Md
R. A. Weicksel
Arndt and
Betty
Travels and visitors during a Lititz week
Mrs Kate Roland of New Holland visited Lititz last Sabbath. Dr Louis Hepp and wife from New York were in Lititz. Miss Kate Martin of Florin visited sister Mrs W H Muth. Elmer Bender had appendicitis surgery at Lancaster General. Ida Mae Miller visited Swathmore and Philadelphia over the weekend. William Ralph Frank Spickler and others fished in Perry County. Allen Hacker traveled to Philadelphia to visit his daughter Mrs Charles Fry. Mrs Martha Huebener and Mrs Mary Miksch joined a PRR excursion to Washington DC. Paul Young went to Atlantic City to join Chalfonte Saddon Hall. Ella Buch and Mrs Howard Young plan Atlantic City visit. Rev F W Stengel and Linden Hall seniors toured Washington DC. Rev F A Weichsel drove to Baltimore, bringing daughter and family for a weekend visit. Dr C E Lane and Lester Neff ambulated in Perry County mountains, saw wild game. Edwin Enck of Lexington, Civil War veteran, visited Lititz. eyesight improving at 84. Judge James Kennedy of Youngstown, Ohio spent time here with wife. Mr and Mrs E K Fisher and Mr and Mrs J H Blaitz guests of B F Grosh. Mr Blaitz hosiery maker in Kensington. Rev F A Weichsel and Penryn Lutheran delegates attended Lancaster Lutheran Conference in Denver. Miss Evelyn Dennis, St Joseph’s Hospital graduate, to receive diploma May 25. Mrs Robert A Zellers and her Alaska-based husband visiting Lebanon, stopped in Lititz. planned future visit. Husband to travel from Alaska in summer. Zellers formerly from State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Roland
New Holland
Louis Hepp
New York
Lititz
Kate Martin
Florin
W. H. Muth
Elmer Bender
Lancaster General Hospital
Ida Mae Miller
Swathmore
Philadelphia
P. B. Furlow
Millersburg
Martin Bixler
William Worley
Ralph Worley
Frank Spickler
Perry County
Allen Hacker
Charles Fry
Martha Huebener
Mary Miksch
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington, D. C
Paul Young
Atlantic City
N. J
Chalfonte Saddon Hall
Ella Buch
Howard Young
Ferenca Buch
F. W. Stengel
Linden Hall
Washington, D.C
F. A. Weichsel
Baltimore
E. S. Mathers
Jean
C. E. Lane
Lester Neff
Edwin Enck
Lexington
James Kennedy
Youngstown
Ohio
H. S. Young
E. K. Fisher
J. H. Blaitz
B. F. Grosh
Blaitz
Kensington
Quaker City
Penryn
Robert A. Zellers
Ketchikan
Alaska
Mary J. Zellers
Lebanon
U.S. Forestry Service
Zellers
State College
Moravian Church Sister Lovefeast Observed Sunday
The Moravian Church held its annual prayer day for single sisters and older girls. A trombone choir performed before the lovefeast, the pulpit featured cut flowers, Miss Emily Eshbach of Woodstock presented carnations and daisies, and flowers were given by the Sunday School with every young woman receiving a carnation.
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Moravian Church
Trombone
Emily Eshbach
Woodstock
Ill
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Zollers
Herbert Doster
J. Albert Tall
George Sheridan
American Express
Lncaster County
Pomona Grange
Manila Islands
Associaion
Moravian Sunday School
Moravian Home Association
Ideal Chocolate Company
National Confectioners Association
Chicago
Thomas Waddell
G. G. Bitzer
Ideal Booth
Wildwood
Miss Buch
John Adams
East Front Street
Musicale
John Stauffer
Cornwall Road
Brumbaugh
By Tom Dussinger
Ur Town
Robitzer & Company
Reading Clothiers
Pennsylvania
Pete Brunnergress
Genooma
Pete
Pete Tzu
Ike G’sawet
Sellem Loch Greega
Ike Hot
Loch
Gemaindt
Harry Neidermyer
Rothsvile
Fred Uhlig
Walter Souders
Neidermyer
Welfare Federation Office
Fredericksburg
Lebanon County
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