Local Events Highlight Community Happenings
Short snappy notes cover births, jobs, relocations, finds, and civic life. From a Warwick family announcing a son to a Lancaster printing job, church work, a hotel move, livestock shipments, a found watch, a lost bill, and new laundry plans. Memorial and Ascension Day closures, local projects, and a temperance prize feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Verger
Warwick
Lloyd Smith
Lancaster Morning News
Wm. M. Huber
Sturgis
Lancaster
Isaac Larah
John D.bear
Blue Ball
Henry Heiserman
East Main Street
Laura Hershey
John H. Wike
Springs Hotel
Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Co
W. H. Muth
T. Asher Hess
Renown
Reading
Stevens
George B. Raezer
Reformed Church
L. Hepp
Virginia Grosh
Rhea Shenk
Hiram Hollinger
Serious hospital cases loom over Lancaster
Lancaster reports several injuries and a medical operation. Eleven year old Clyde Earl Brian fell while roller skating and suffered a skull fracture with brain concussion. he underwent skull removal in surgery and is improving. Clayton Schmuck underwent chest growth surgery successfully. Mrs. L. S. Murr is hospitalized with gangrene risking foot amputation. A runaway horse on East Main street caused damage but riders escaped serious harm. accident narrowly avoided a crowd near the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Earl
David Brian
Front Street
Lancaster General Hospital
Euphemia Fassnacht
M. H. Yoder
Brian
Clayton B. Schmuck
J. L. Hertz
East Main Street
Jacob Bender
H. P. Fry
Springs Hotel
Inventor of hollow steel railroad tie seeks patent
Wilson Imhoff of the place has developed a hollow steel railroad tie with a dove tailed middle and two springs to cushion trains. He expects letters patent from Washington this week, claiming improvements over prior devices patented since 1876 after two years of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Imhoff
Washington, D. C
Burglaries in Limit Halt Thieves in Herron & Co. Store
Two break ins halted by vigilant citizens and a quick response. At Herron & Co. South Broad street a gang cut a glass pane and stole forty suits before fleeing. local pursuit yielded five bags of clothing but none escaped, saving about four hundred dollars in value. A separate warehouse theft at the corn starch factory led to valve losses of about one hundred dollars, discovered by Lancaster buyer D F Buchmiller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herron & Co
South Broad Street
D. F. Buehmiller
Lancaster
Sheriff
Buchmiller
Herron & Co.’s
G. Graybill Diehm
Charles H. Brobst
Diehm
John F. Longenecker
E. H. Grube
Broad and
West
Longenecker
Dewey
Manilla Bay
Juniper Alley
Main Street
Orange Street
I. H. Doser
Clayton Stormfettz
Death notices for Mrs. Elizabeth Carper and Mrs. Catharine Heiserman
Deaths reported for Elizabeth Carper 71 of Lititz after stroke at home on May 5. service held at St. Pauls Lutheran church with burial at Kissel Hill. Also obituary for Catharine Heiserman 77 of East Main street Lancaster County, died suddenly after a walk. funeral at Moravian church with interment in Moravian cemetery. Both include surviving children and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Carper
Elizabeth
Mohn) Carper
Samuel Carper
East Main Street
John Hess
Hess’ Meeting House
East Petersburg
W. H. Enck
Daniel M
Kissel Hill
Addison
Henry Mohn
Dillerville
Matilda Mohn
Lancaster
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Geo. D. Clarke
Daniel Carper
Catharine D. Heiserman
Germany
Kling
John George Heiserman
John J
Henry
Latitz
Frederick
Jacob
Lititz
Christopher
George Russ
Anthony Hoerhamer
Emaus
Hagen
Death notices for Christian B and Harriet Lanois wied
Christian B aged 25 years 4 months 18 days died Monday after a hemorrhage having been an inmate at the county hospital for over a year. Funeral from his home at 8 30 to Mennonite church East Petersburg at 9 30 with interment. Harriet Lanois wied born Habecker died Rothsville May 9 at 6 P M after six weeks illness dropsy. Funeral Sunday at house then church interment. Rev J W Bittner officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian B
Amos B
Magdalena Brubaker
Lititz
Penn Township
Lancaster
Ephraim
Elizabeth
Noah Rohrer
East Petersburg
Harriet Lanois Wied
Rothsville
Henry Landis
Habecker
Ephrata Township
Wayne
S. W. Buch
Kissel Hill
Fianna Kline
Warwick
Henry Stephan
Lincoln
Rothsville Lutheran Church
J. W. Bittner
Deaths in Landis Valley and Manheim
Lewis Bowman a farm hand at Israel R. Landis near Landis Valley died Thursday night May 9 of pneumonia after about a week’s illness. John Zink aged 92 died at his son William II. Zink’s home in Manheim after a stroke with dropsy. he had lived there 44 years and is survived by three children. Funeral set for Friday at 9:30 am from his home with burial in Lutheran ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landis Valley
Lewis Bowman
Israel R. Landis
Germany
John Zink
Manheim
William II. Zink
Wm. H. Zink
Daniel
Mont Pier
Ind
Kate Workman
Lancaster
Strictly Personal Items From Lititz Area Visitors
A local roundup lists Mr. George K. Scheneberger of Gordonville in Lititz, along with relatives and visitors from Reading Lancaster Lebanon York and beyond. Notices include travels, school and church connections, and a pair of legal executions against Israel Bender. Names include Mrs. Amelia Miller, Mrs. Jacob Firestone, Rev. Geo. D. Clarke, J. Morgan Fry, and D. Milton Bender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George K. Scheneberger
Gordonville
Lititz
Amelia Miller
Wyomissing
Jacob Firestone
Reading
Zachariah Wike
Harry Reidenbach
York
Sarah M. Beckler
Lancaster
Linden Hall
J. Morgan Fry
Temple University
Philadelphia
William Templeton
John Weidman
Eli Hacker
Milton
Myerstown
Sadie Royer
Frank Royer
Geo. D. Clarke
Lutheran Church
Millersburg
Dauphin County
Abbie Yeiser
Newmanstown
Lebanon County
P. L. Yeiser
Daniel Leopold
Nazareth
Carper
Samuel Witters
Lake
Stark County
Ohio
J. D. Witters
Buckeye
Martha ‘‘Human
Katie Smith
J. F. Bueh
Hather
Harry Yocum
Delilah Small
Arias Hitnier
Brunnerville
Small
Annie Frueanff
Laggart
Denver
Col
Franklin and Marshall Academy
Knights of Golden Eagle and Ladies of the Golden Eagle attend Grand sessions
Mr. W. B. Diehm represents Garfield Castle No. 76 Knights of Golden Eagle at the Grand Castle session in Hazelton. Mrs. M. J. Steiner represents Morning Star Temple No. 70 Ladies of the Golden Eagle at the Grand Temple session in Hazelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Diehm
Garfield Castle
Knights of Golden Eagle
Grand Castle
Hazelton
M. J. Steiner
Morning Star Temple
Ladies of the Golden Eagle
Grand Temple
Post Office Improvements Begun In Lititz
Work to enlarge and renovate the Lititz post office is underway after a federal inspector directed expansion. Dr. J C Brobst owns the building and aims to finish by July 1, adding rear extension, more mail boxes, a private postmaster room, new furniture and floors. The front will gain a large double door and the cellar will be removed to widen the space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Post Office
J. C. Brobst
Lititz
Memorial Day Arrangements and G A R Program Details
Memorial Day observances outlined by the G A R focus on commemorations across Kissel Hill Machpelah and Evangelical cemeteries. Stevens Post 517 arranges a 1 pm trolley visit with the Lititz band, 4 pm supper at Rudy's Hall, and 5 15 pm decoratings at Moravian cemetery with a Memorial address by Rev G B Raezer. Local schools veterans and public urged to attend. flowers donated by Lititz ladies hoped. Also notice carnations price reduced to 25 cents per dozen except Decoration Day week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Pennsylvania G. A
John N. Logan
Stevens Post No
Kissel
Sons of Veterans
Lodges
Lititz
J. W. Bruckart
Also Mentioned on This Page
Limet
N. Ph. Walle
J. H. Doster
Ephrata
S. M. Huber
J. K. Carper
I. H. Doster
N. P. Wolfe
Wil Brehabby
A&mputate Fost
P. O. Building
Baseball Grounds
Bethel A. A
Beck
Coyle & Keller
Farmers’ National Bank
Israel Bender
D. Milton Bender
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