Monster Knights and Local Happenings in Lititz
A column of local events notes a July parade and various notices. Found items await owner at Ritchies restaurant Hershey & Gibbes enlarging office Judy's gloves goldrim spectacles at Rec ord office and a Fire Co meeting next Thursday. Community notes on mergers, moves, road work, meetings, home builds, a kitchen shower, mushroom foraging, and local accidents. An Ascension Day observance is planned and Moravian Home Association to elect managers. Mrs. Elizabeth Carper suffered a stroke at Hess meeting house. age 71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritchie’s
Hershey & Gibbes
Judy
Fire Co
Lititz Assembly
Naomi Knights
Mystic
Lancaster Assembly
Harvey Singer
S. L. Delbo
Bismark
Lebanon County
Elwood Furlow
Spruce Street
Martin Loose
E. Main Street
Fisher’s
W. H. Muth & Co
Rome
B. F. Ritter
Page Literary Society
Millersville State Normal School
Sylvia Gilbert
Linden Hall
Mary Behmer
Owl Hill
Joe Sheckard
William K. Mathers
Clarence
Homer Sturgis
Moravian Home Association
Elizabeth Carper
Fast Main Street
John Hess
Hess’ Meeting House
W. H. Enck
Hess
Cigar Trade Slumps Through April 1911
Output of over four million cigars less in April than March signals dull leaf trade. Manufacturers hope for a bottom pass and gradual improvement, but May shows no signs yet. Farmers hold 1911 tobacco at not less than 12 cents, packers refuse that price, and preparations begin for a 1912 season with expected large acreage.
Chautauqua at Lititz Dates Set for June 25 to 30
The Chautauqua Association of Pennsylvania fixed the Lititz event dates from Tuesday June 25 to Sunday June 30. Each afternoon and evening in a tent with 2000 capacity will feature lectures at 2 pm and musical programs at 3 pm and 7:45 pm, plus moving pictures nightly. Notable speakers include Captain Hobson, Henry W. Wilbur, Wm. T. Ellis, Paul Pearson, Wm. H. Berry and Mrs. Pickett. A Sunday religious service will close the series with noted divine guests and local ministers taking part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua Association of Pennsylvania
Lititz
Captain Hobson
Henry W. Wilbur
Wm. T. Ellis
Paul Pearson
Wm. H. Berry
Mrs. Pickett
Manure shipments from Brubaker reach one hundred tons
Spring freight yards odor stems from fifty carloads of manure received by E. K. Brubaker & Son. Each car averages 22 tons, totaling about 100 tons from New York Jersey City and Philadelphia livery stables. Farmers buy it for fertilizing fields, praised for long lasting soil richness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Brubaker & Son
New York
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Messrs. Brubaker
Longenegker Drives Imperial Endurance Run in New Jersey
Mr. John F. Longenegker traveled to Woodstown New Jersey last Thursday to pilot an Imperial endurance run. Eighteen cars started on a 110 mile south Jersey course returning in good condition. He praised the roads and plans another Imperial run across Lancaster County later this month starting here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Longenegker
Woodstown
N. J
South Jersey
Loweenecker
Jarsey
Lancaster County
Longenecker
Mother's Day Observances Across Local Churches
Sunday mother’s day services will be held at several local churches with special exercises. The white carnation remains the symbol and the aim is to honor the best woman ever lived your mother. The piece urges recognition of mothers amid busy times and notes a future focus on honoring men who died for home flag and nation and women who sent their sons to serve.
Spring Committee Meetings Lead July Celebration Prep
A Spring Committee meeting Tuesday discussed Fourth of July plans and Borough Police Wm. H. Greek was appointed to oversee grounds this summer. Another Fourth of July Springs Committee session is set for next Wednesday at 7 45 in the council chamber. all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Greek
Bowling Night at Hotel Rossmere Draws Local Enthusiasts
Thirteen bowlers from Rossmere area gathered at the Hotel Rossmere near Lancaster on Tuesday evening to burn up the alleys. Nat Wolfe scored 208, Dr. M. H. Yoder 191 to place second, and Yoder’s team totaled 904 for one game. The group included J J Huebener, William Scott, John Lansing Jr, Huber, Wolfe, Sturgis, Haisch, and others after a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossmere
Lancaster
Sturgis
Linden Hall
Nat. Wolfe
M. H. Yoder
Dr. Yoder
J. J. Huebener
Haisch
Yoder
William Scott
John Lansing, Jr
M. Huber
H. E. Sturgis
William
Arthur Bruckart
Ralph Gross
H. J. Pierson
Thomas Haisch
R. E. Buch
Linden Hall Trustees Meet. Hagen Named Successor
The Linden Hall Seminary trustees met in the old Moravian Sunday-school chapel on Wednesday. President Rev. E. S. Wolfe and secretary Louis Eysenbach led business including Principal Kreider’s resignation acceptance and Rev. E. S. Hagen’s appointment as successor, effective July 1. The board also ratified Irvin E. Neer as Hagen’s assistant. Neer, 23, from Indianapolis, a Moravian College graduate, is now student secretary for Pennsylvania YMC A with Harrisburg headquarters and may relocate here in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall Seminary
E. 8. Wolfe
Louis Eysenbach, Jr
Philadelphia
M. W. Leibert
D.D
New York
Chas. L. Moench
Paul de Schweinitz
Bethlehem
Wm. D. Vreeland
Philada
H. CG. Seldomridge
Geo. L. Hepp
D. P. Bricker
Frank Buch
Kreider
E. S. Hagen
Irvin E. Neer
TE. S. Hagen
Deer
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Indianapolis
Ind
Moravian College
Market Opens Early and Sells Varied Produce
Market opened last Saturday at 6 o'clock instead of 7 catching many by surprise. Early garden sass on sale included rhubarb, asparagus, spinach, onion sprouts, cabbage, tomato and pepper plants. Asparagus was scarce and sold quickly at 10 cents a bunch. Dressed poultry was scarce and high. Eggs went for 19 cents a dozen, butter 84 and 35 cents a pound.
Death of Prof Keeny Leaves Lancaster County Music World
Prof W D Keeny a renowned musician and conductor died suddenly May 2 in a Lebanon sanitarium after heart trouble. Born in Shrewsbury York County he lived in Brickerville Manheim and led numerous choir groups, sung at county teachers institutes and chaired local gas companies. Survived by wife and daughter Dorothy, he planned a Brunnerville class but passed away before leading it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Keeny
Lancaster County
Lebanon
Shrewsbury
York County
Brickerville
Manheim
Lancaster
Dauphin Counties
Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute
Zion Lutheran Church
Lititz, Manheim and Ephrata Gas Company
Dorothy
Keeny
Brunnerville
Death of a Child in Warwick Township
The 14 months old child of Mr and Mrs John Hess near Hess meeting house Warwick township died Saturday evening from congestion of the bowels. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Hess meeting-house with interment in the adjoining cemetery officiated by Bishop Noah Landis and Rev Jacob Hershey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Paul Hess
John Hess
Hess’ Meeting House
Warwick Township
Hess
Noah Landis
Jacob Hershey
Death of Mrs Fanny Eitnier at 79 in Manheim area
Mrs Fanny Eitnier widow of Urian died after a long illness at home on the road from Brunnerville to B H Snavelys mill aged 79 years 5 months 26 days She was born in Manheim township and lived there in marriage Her husband died November 10 1906 She leaves one son Thomas J Eitmier of Brunnerville eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren Funeral Friday at 930 am at the house and 10 am at Brunnerville U B church Interment in the adjacent cemetery Rev Geo B Raezer of Lititz to officiate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny
Roger) Eitnier
Urian Eitnier
Brunnerville
B. H. Snavely's Mill
Manheim Township
Thomas J. Eitmier
Brunnerville U. B
Geo. B. Raezer
Lititz
Death of Infant Katie Demmy in Brickerville
Katie, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Darius Demmy of Brickerville, died Sunday from brain fever at seven months old. Funeral held Tuesday afternoon at Imanuel Lutheran Church with Rev J W Bittner of Lititz officiating. interment in adjacent cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie
Darius Demmy
Brickerville
Imanuel Lutheran Church
J. W. Bittner
Lititz
Death of Mrs William Shepp at East Petersburg
Mrs Kate Shepp died Sunday at her home near East Petersburg from a complication of diseases in her 57th year. She leaves husband William and children Lizzie Wise, Frank Bamford, Samuel Lime Rock, Fannie Clara and Harrison at home. Funeral was held Wednesday at ten o'clock at Hast Petersburg Mennonite church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Shepp
William Shepp
East Petersburg
Lizzie
Frank Wise
Bamford
Samuel
Lime Rock
Fannie
Clara
Harrison
Hast Petersburg Mennonite Church
Death of John Forry at Ninety Six in Manheim Township
John Forry a retired farmer died on Sunday morning from uraemia at ninety six. He was born near Habecker s in Manheim township and lived many years in Rapho township with a farm along Chickies creek. A very successful farmer he retired about eighteen years ago. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Forry
Uraemia
Habecker’s
Manheim Township
Rapho Township
Chickies Creek
Personal notices of Reading area visitors and travels
A string of social items notes visits and trips by residents and guests around Reading Lancaster and nearby towns. Names include Paul Schmuck Earl Erb Edgar Sturgis F E Schnerer John Sesseman George D Clarke Myra Ferry and many more with journeys to Union Square Ephrata Woodstown Philadelphia and Horton Kan. Several seniors and students are mentioned along with a 79th birthday and a move to Allentown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Schmuck
Earl Erb
Reading
Edgar A. Sturgis
Union Square
F. E. Schnerer
Ephrata
John Sesseman
Brubaker
Geo. D. Clarke
Donald
Philadelphia
John F. Longenecker
Woodstown
N. J
Henry Keiler
Lewis Oehme
Manheim
Joseph Sheckard
William Mathers
Roy Meiskey
Garfield
Lewis N. Moyer
Grace
Rebesonia
Brumn
New York City
B. H. Janssen
J. B. Young & Son
Lottie Werntz
Minerva Good
Lancaster
Harry Ditzler
Jacob Howard
Addison Harting
Murrell
Wessner
B. Frank Druckermiller
Allentown
Oliver Sturgis
Sturgis
Lititz
Herbert Marks
Frank Marks
Pittsburg
Westinghouse Electric Co
Irene Kreider
Akron
Benjamin Shultz
Albert Hostetter
Mazie Shu
South Dakota
Mary Huebener
Mabel Seldomridge
King’s Daughters
Newcastle
Lititz High School
Manheim High School
Thrace Livingood
Elsie Mauser
Womelsdorf
Linden Hall Seminary
Unclaimed Letters At Lititz Post Office
Uncalled letters addressed to Mrs. Levi Bard Mrs. Katie Landis Mr. Clarence Shelley Mr. John B Swartz and Mr C E Wagner remain in the Lititz post office awaiting pickup. The notice lists names and indicates their unclaimed status at the local mail depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Bard
Katie Landis
Clarence Shelley
John B. Swartz
C. E., Wagner
Lititz P. U
Hold Up Attempt Near Keller's Mountain Leaves Man Bloodied
Galen Shreiner of Spruce Street reports two men jumped him at Keller's Mountain along the Lititz and Rothsville turnpike Saturday night at about nine. He struck one assailant with a blow and was struck in the head with a club, drawing blood, before fleeing. Vision was poor. one man was about six feet, the other medium. two strangers seen nearby earlier were described as hobos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galen Shreiner
Keller’s Mountain
Spruce Street
Keller's Mountain
Lititz
Rothsville
Shreiner
Owl Hill
Chinese Laundry to Open in Lititz by Wertsch Property
Yip Lee plans a laundry at the former Wertsch jeweler site near Ritchies restaurant and will take possession in a few days. J W Bruckart farms an acre northeast of town with asparagus. two thirds in bearing and 100 to 150 bunches harvested daily, peaking at about 200 daily later. The crop fetches about half locally in Lititz and the remainder in Lancaster, with culling from May 1 to June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yip Lee
H. R. Wertsch
Ritchie
J. W. Bruckart
Bruckart
Local farmer boasts record egg lay from White Leghorns
Spruce Street resident Dietrich Bupp keeps White Leghorns and reports 63 hens laid 1482 eggs in April, averaging about 49 eggs per day. March produced 1442 eggs from 65 hens, netting $16. April profits rose to $22. He started with a dozen, expanded to a fine flock and hatched 150 chicks for next year. Can anyone beat his record?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dietrich Bupp
Spruce Street
Mr. Bupp
Hopkins's Pretzels Market Expands in Lancaster
Lewis P Hopkins, formerly of Slat ington, now runs Golden Harvest Pretzels of the Lititz Standard in Lancaster. Circulars claim 60,000 to 70,000 pretzels daily, topping local demand as Lancastrians develop a fondness for bretsels. The Lititz Moravian Lititz standard is linked to 1758 Litita name origin per Count Zin Zen aore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis P. Hopkins
Slatington
Lancaster
Reading Eagle
Red Rose
Hopkins
Springwater
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monster Knights of Golden Eagle
Cigar Business Dail
Dietrich Rupp
Chocolate Factory
Rupp
John Habecker
Raspberry Alley
Alva Leigh
East Main Street
Jacob Shoemaker
East Front Street
Warwick
Hopeland
Lincoln
Kisse] Hill
New Jersey
Linden Hall Trustees
Prof
Fanny Eitnier
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