Lititz Notes: births illnesses sales trips and meetings
Local items report Paul Madlem ill with pneumonia and James Sturgis ill with dropsy. A baby girl arrives for Mr and Mrs Harry Sesseman. Car purchases by James Breitegan Israel Doster and A Landis Brubaker. Executors plan sale of a bay horse. Fire Co meeting urged and W C T A to discuss The Press and Outdoor Advertising. Sprinkler work to close water mains at Keystone knitting mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
John Madlem
David Shenk
Harry Sesseman
Julius Sturgis
James Breitegan
Israel Doster
D. W. Withers
New Hampshire
Henry Seather
Lititz Fire Co
J. C. Rhode
Philadelphia
Wills’ Eye Hospital
A. Landis Brubaker
Vernon Kline
Andrew L. Lane
Warwick House
James O. Sturgis
East Main Street
E. E. Evans
Davis
Lancaster
Myrtle Eckert
Wm. H. Keller
Grace Copelin
Linden Hall
Lititz
Gem Novelty Co
Edna Irvin
Mary Keller
J. G. Andreas
Monroe Evans
Ghas. R. Eiscaddin
Roy Shirk
Amos Metzler
Lancaster General Hospital
Charles Hammer
Pine Hill
Alvin Hartranft
Brunnerville
U. S. Navy
William Scott
Frank Crawford
Lebanon
Harrisburg
Frank
Keystone
Moravian Home Association Annual Meeting
The Moravian Home Association invites Lititz women to its annual meeting on Friday May 12 at 7 40 in the Bible classroom. Members may join by paying the annual due and fee as the institution seeks wider participation in its growing work. Love makes the world go round, but it does not match the market basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian Home Association
Bible
Lititz
Lancaster County Poulty Association
Rudy’s Hall
F. W. Corey
Ossining
N. Y
Cornman
Trolley Line to Rothsville Sparks Community Boost
Enthusiastic Rothsville Lititz gathering backs a Lancaster and Lititz branch line seeking land rights and fair offers. Directors named J. C. Brobst president P. B. Kofroth secretary W. M. Plautz treasurer. next meeting May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothsville
Lititz
Lancaster and
Litiiz
J. C. Brobst
P. B. Kofroth
W. M. Plautz
Borough Council of
Deaths of Mrs Clarence Beck and Frank Stahl in Lincoln
Two obituary notices from Ephrata and Lincoln report the deaths of Annie Beck age 28 and Frank Stahl age 72. Annie Beck of Ephrata died Monday after a month long illness. she leaves husband Clarence and children Catharine E Louise, J Clarence, Richard and Frances, plus siblings Lille Lititz and George of Reading. Funeral Friday at 9 30 at home and 10 at United Brethren Church Ephrata. Interment Mt Zion Cemetery. Rev J M Walters officiating. Frank Stahl, born in Baden Germany, died Saturday morning at Lincoln after eight years of invalidism. Civil War veteran and former toll keeper, he was a stone mason by trade and member of Lincoln Lutheran Church G A R Major Ricksecker post I C O Lodge 915. His wife survives and funeral was held Monday at Lincoln Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie
Clarence Beck
Ephrata
Millway
George Butter
Mr. Beck
Catharine
J. Clarence
Richard
Frances
Lille
Lititz
George
Reading
United Brethren Church
Mt. Zion
J. M. Walters
Frank Stahl
Lincoln
Baden
Germany
America
Lutheran Church
Ricksecker Post
Lodge 915
Lincoln Lutheran Church
Death of German laborer at Brethren Home near Neffsville
John Goldbright an inmate of the Brethren Home for eight years died at the institution near Neffsville on Thursday aged 75. He was a native of Germany and a laborer. No relatives survive. Funeral services were held at the home on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Goldbright
Brethren Home
Neffsville
Germany
Levi E. Miller of Manheim Dies After Illness
Levi E. Miller of Manheim died at his home after a three week pneumonia illness. The Civil War veteran, 67, belonged to the Church of the Brethren and is survived by his wife and numerous children and siblings. Funeral Tuesday at Kreider's meeting house with Rev. Nathan Fahnestock and Rev. Hiram Gibble officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi E. Miller
Manheim
Church of the Brethren
J. Levi Miller
Harvey
Zeno Miller
Lizzie
Daniel Fry
Penn Township
Olivia
Henry E. Long
Mary
Wm. Jurell
Bessie
Ivan Bushong
Warwick Township
David E. Miller
Edward BE. Miller
Canton
Ohio
Benjamin
Wyoming
Issac Shelly
Samuel Bradley
Sporting Hill
Kreider’s Meeting
White Carnations Honor Mother's Day Observance
The annual Mother's Day observance on Sunday May 14 calls for wearers to honor their mothers with a white carnation. The custom invites all who wish to pay tribute to their mothers.
Automobile Runaway Injures Man Near Manheim
An auto owned by Wm. Roger of Manheim caused a runaway on the road to Petersburg. Jonas Weigart, wife, Lizzie, and Anna Weigart were riding toward Lititz in a two seated carriage. Weigart jumped clear to steady the horse but was bruised while the horse bolted to the southern part of town and was captured. The auto sped on, drivers unseen by the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger of
Manheim
Peter Burkholder
Petersburg
Jonas Weigart
Lizzie
Anna Weigart
Lititz
Weigart
Lititz Boys to Stand Trial for Store Robbery
Guy Longenecker and Harry Mohn faced a Quarter Sessions hearing after a raid on A R Bomberger & Co in March. Witnesses tied them to theft of revolvers and knives, with corroboration from Wayne Doster Ralph Sauders and Ralph Meiley. Longenecker implicated Souders, who was later discharged after alibi evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Longenecker
Harry Mohn
Lititz
A .R. Bomberger
Broome
Squire CG. N. Derroo
A. R. Bomberger
A. R. Bomberger & Co
Longenether
Wayne Doster
Bomberger
Ralph Sauders
Longenecker
Ralph Meiley
Ralph Souders
Lancaster
Greek
Mohn
Souders
Broom
E. F. Davis
Squire Derr
Ther
Ralph Sonders
Lititz Opens Baseball Season With Local Nine Clash
Lititz begins its baseball season Saturday at three o clock with a nine led by Wagner and Loercher facing Lancaster Straights. Spicer Doremus Carpenter Loercher Wagner Bard Yeager Kreider Spickler play in the field. Admission 15 cents for men, ladies free. Alumni and Fourth of July events also announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner
Loercher
Lititz
Lancaster
Spicer
Doremus
Carpenter
Bard
Yeager
Kreider
Spickler
Lancaster County
Burger
Fourth Regiment Band of
Beck
Amanda Landis
Millersville
Personal items note a flurry of travels this spring
The column lists many residents visiting relatives and friends across cities including Reading New Holland Marietta Denver New York Newark Atlantic City Manheim Harrisburg Reading and Lancaster with details on who traveled where and when during the warm months. It mentions specific people families and their journeys as well as a funeral attendance and a convention attendance in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Shreiner
Reading
E. G. Witters
King’s Daughters
Lititz
Walter Stauffer
Stauffer
Brooksville
Florida
John H. Young
Disston
Pierce Lesher
P. G. Ammon
Nagel
Sallie Sechrist
Yeagley
Edith Diffenderfer
Mazie Shultz
Alice Stark
Wilber Meiskey
Taylor
Lancaster
Shipping Apple Logs to Philadelphia Today
Benj Huber of Neffsville ships a carload of apple logs to Philadelphia for making tool handles and other hard wood items. The shipment departs from Neffsville today for the Philadelphia market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benj. Huber
Neffsville
Philadelphia
Imperial Autos Take A Spin From Town To West Chester
John F. Longenecker led a caravan of Imperial cars from North Broad Street to West Chester with twelve cars in line at peak. The group toured Lancaster Quarryville Kirkwood Oxford Avondale Kennett Square and returned via Downingtown Coatesville and the old Gap road covering 185 miles. The dairy farm near West Chester displayed 100 cows and seven milkers operating rapidly as spectators watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
John F. Longenecker
North Broad Street
Mr. Longenee
J.F. Ruth
Lancaster
Quarryville
L. F. McAllister
Kirkwood
Oxford
Ferguson
Avondale
Kennett Square
Samuel Parks
Downingtown
Coatesville
Old Gap Road
Doings of Secret Societies and Local Crime Notes
Doings of Garfield Castle No 76 K G E initiate three candidates next Tuesday. Fulton Castle of Lan caster will perform the rites. Lititz Lodge 1050 T O O F initiates three candidates next Monday. Morning Star Temple No 70 L G E to conduct bylaw changes next Wednesday. Lititz reports an attempted hold up by a Lititz boy near Huber's woods. Minnie Eitnier narrowly avoids harm as a passerby automobile passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Castle
K. UG. E
Fulton Castle K. G. E. of
Lancaster
Lititz Lodge
Morning Star Temple No
L. G.E
Diehm
Grand Castle
Williamsport
Mary L. Steiner
Star Temple
Grand Temple
Lititz
Minnie Eitnier
Thomas Eitnier
Brunnerville
Huber
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Golum
Poultry Association
Roy Kneer
Roy Meiskey
J. E. Keene
Andrew M
Harrison S. Shissler
Brickerville
Ids
Henry Shreiner
Halfville
Harry Shreiner
Hattie Bomberger
Grosh’ S Carriage Works
Paul Schmuck
Samuel Spickler
New Holland
N.G. Yerger
F. B. Buch
Marietta
Justus Yerger
New York
Newark
Atlantic City
8. G. Hassler
Denver
James Weachter
Clay
J. P. Miller
Warwick
Albert Haines
Charles Rearn
Albert Haines, Jr
Durlach
Harry Herman
Herman
Mabel Buchter
Henry Yeiser
Newmanstown
Lebanon County
P. L. Yeiser
Christian Habecker
Rohrerstown
E. L. Garber
Jennie Grosh
J. Paul Roebuck
Edwin Sturgis
Sophia Mohr
Samuel Berlin
Berwick
Albert Godenour
Ada Zellers
Imperial Autos
Imperial
Messrs. W. P. Lippincott
A. Fitawater
Grant Right
J. F. Ruth
Monto Brubaker
Adam Burkholder
Abram Lipp
R. G. Herr
Dr. M. H. Yoder
H. R
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