Lititz items note frost, moves, and community events
Tuesday morning frost along the creek noted. Sturgis and Haines secured a Dodge truck for their pretzel business now using two trucks. Elmer Hammond broke two ribs at the Lancaster Steel Products plant and cannot work. The Larger Life Campaign in Lititz Moravian Church nears its $40,000 goal at $39,400. Local moves include Frank Trego relocating into a Hershey Seaman home on Front Street and the Binkleys’ former residence now vacated. A Lititz girl Thalia Hershey starred in Juniata College play You Never Can Tell. Springs Committee to meet May 28 at 8 PM in the Moravian Parish House. Suffering residents include William Dichtman with boils and Squire C Nerr with erysipelas. Lititz stores to close Thursday afternoons until October. Male Chorus and Malta Lodge members urged to rehearse at Malta Hall for upcoming dedication services. Y E S Grosland baptized Rohwet and Margaret Posey. John Weidler Bender baptized in Moravian church. Walter Buch and Ea Buch completed another milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgis & Haines
Dodge
Elmer Hammond
Lancaster
Lititz
George Schreiber
Hershey-Seaman and Co
Front Street
Raymond Binkley
Frank Trego
Eitnier
Lexington
Robert Pfautz
Monroe Phillippi
Hast Main Street
Plantz
Grange Street
Juniata College
Huntingdon
Thalia Hershey
Bernard Shaw
Springs Committee
William Dichmn
South Broadstreet
Squire C. Nerr
M. Oliver Smith
Malta
Malta Hall
Wuloch
Y. E. S. Grosland
Rohwet Shirk Posey
Margaret Shirk Posey
R. Posey
John Weidler Bender
Richard Bender
Walter Buch
Ea Buch
Wilestone
Hermit Gustave Melchoir Lived Near Mt Gretna In Simple Hut
The hermit Gustave Melchoir a former German inventor and airplane designer resides alone near Mt Gretna Pennsylvania in a leaf roofed hut with snakes and birds as companions. At 56 he keeps in touch with Germany by letter though he has never received replies and dreams of returning one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt Gretna
Pennsylvania
Gustave Melchoir
Melchoir
Germany
Silesia
United States
Washington
Mt. Gretna
Melchair
America
Melcheir
Lititz High School Commencement Schedule Outlined
The Lititz High School seniors prepare for exams starting May 19 with class day and baccalaureate events set for May 26 to June 1. Dr Leon Cushing Prince will speak at commencement, tickets are available at Scott’s book store, and a lantern memorial costing about $200 is planned for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz High School
Geo. B. Raezer
Leon Cushing Prince
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Scott's
Teachers to be Elected by Elizabeth Township Board
The school directors of Elizabeth township meet at the Lexington Hotel on May 28 to appoint teachers for the 1921 22 term. Applications are received by secretary Frank R Diehm Elm Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Township
Lexington Hotel
Frank R. Diehm
Elm, Pa
Mrs Mary Miksch Travels for Family and Convention
Mrs Mary Miksch spent most of last week with relatives in Manheim. She now attends the King's Daughters convention in New Castle. Miss Mary Hitchener will visit Ohio relatives after the convention, and Mrs Martha Thyma will visit her nephew Lloyd Smith and family in Pittsburgh before returning to Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Miksch
Manheim
New Castle
Mary Hitchener
Ohio
Martha Thyma
Pittsburgh
Lloyd Smith
Lititz
E. Grosh
Anna
Schaefferstown
Elizabeth Sesseman
John’ Fass
Philadelphia
Leila Yeiser
Peter Yeiser
Bethlehem
William Ault
Arizona
Whitmyer
Miller
Albert Sturgis
Daniel Cohick
Nazareth
Sturgis
Cohick
Ushers’ Association cleans church and honors meal gift
The Lutheran Ushers' Association at St. Paul’s cleans the church in a busy work session carrying ashes to wagons and dusting ceilings. They served luncheon and presented the Ladies’ Aid Society with silverware for meals in the basement. The group, a lively church force, heard a Salt of the Earth talk by Temple Lutheran's pastor to about 180 attendees including 38 guests from Mannheim Taitheran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashers’ Association
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Ushers’ Association
Ladies’ Aid Society
Temple Lutheran Church
Manheim Taitheran Church
Grange Meeting Seeks Lower Transportation Rates
The 5th Lancaster county Pomona Grange meeting at Rothsville on May 11 1921 drew large crowds from Warwick Fulton Ephrata and other granges. Worthy leaders welcomed guests, lectures covered agriculture and youth, reported memberships, and twenty candidates were initiated in the Patrons of Husbandsry. Warwick provided supper and flowers decorated scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Pomona Grange
Rothsville
Warwick Grange
Henry Walter
Warwick
John A. McSparran
Suiton Grane
W. F. McSparran
Fulton Grange
I. Leslie Bolton
Fultox Grange
Parke Lutz
Ephrata Grange
L. Koppin
Bushong
Lillian Lantz
Bart Grange
Haverstick
Colerain
Ephrata
Husbaundry
B. L. Miller
Lexington House Burned in Lexington Fire Disaster
Elam Stark’s two story frame home in Lexington was destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning. Stark, his son Marty, and daughter were at work, while Mrs Stark tended a coal oil stove that sparked the blaze. Mrs Stark suffered burns while trying to save money and bonds. $200 in cash and valuables were lost. The house, insured for 72 dollars with contents at 300, burned despite quick fire company aid. community donations totaling over 200 dollars were raised for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elam Stark
Lexington
Mr. Stark
Marty
Lititz
Kinport
Stark
Rush Cigar Factory
Ideal Chocolate Factory
Lititz Fire Laddies Demonstrate Seagrave Auto Engine
Lititz fire company showcases a Seagrave auto engine at Richland to help the town decide on purchasing one. The engine’s size matches Richland’s needs and it was tested at fire plugs and a dam to demonstrate lifting power. Thousands enjoyed ideal spring weather with parks, hills, and outdoor life drawing crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grave
Litita Fire Company
Seagrave
Richland
Litita
Marines in Haiti stories disputed say reports exaggerated
Donner Brenner, a former Haiti marine, states the atrocity tales are exaggerated. He recalls being wounded in a 1910s ambush and notes his view aligns with other American soldiers. The Mary Dixon Chapel interior is being remodeled as a Bethlehem memorial by alumnae and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
Washington
Donner Brenner
Mary Dixon
Bethlehem
Inden Hall
Kissel Hill Church to Mark 98th Anniversary With Joint Communion
Kissel Hill Lutheran church celebrates its ninety eight anniversary on Sunday May 28 with a joint communion service shared with Lititz congregation members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kissel Hill
Kissel Hill Lutheran Church
Lititz
Local Deaths of Week Levi Habecker Of Byrannerville
Levi Habecker aged 77 of Byrannerville died Monday night at Lancaster General Hospital after rupture and surgery. Survived by wife, daughter Mrs Jacob Hackman, and two sons Levi and Harry. Funeral set for Friday at 1 45 at home and 2 00 at Brunnerville church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Habecker
Byrannerville
Lancaster General Hospital
Jacob Hackman
Levi
Harry
Brunnerville Church
Miss Ella Vera Bollinger Rites Held In Lincoln
Miss Ella Vera Bollinger died Friday at her parents home in Lincoln age 16 years 6 months 27 days after several months illness. She belonged to the Brethren church and is survived by two sisters Mabel Lehman and Ella Bollinger and maternal grandfather Abraham Fry. Funeral from the Lincoln home Tuesday morning with services at Middle Creek meeting house, interment in the adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Vera Bollinger
Aaron
Amanda Bollinger
Lincoln
Brethren Church
Mabel
Sanford Lehman
Neffsville
Ella Bollinger
Abraham Fry
Middle Creek Meeting House
Father of Lititz Man Found Dead With Bullet Hole in Head
Thomas A. Dissinger of Lebanon area was found dead along the railroad near Midway with a bullet hole in his head and a revolver beneath the corpse suggesting suicide. He worked as a wheelwright in Reistville and later Lebanon and leaves six sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Thomas A. Dissinger
Tebanon
Jacob Dussinger
Midway
Reistville
Lebanon
Travelers Near and Far Addendum of Local Visits
A round up of visits and trips among Lititz area residents and guests. Names include Grosh, Sesseman, Yeiser, Royer, Sturgis, Cohick, Crouthamel, Wolf, Gamber, Brookmyer, Heisey, Erb, Bomberger, Adams, Kochel, Hershey, Fack, Hertzler, Hassig, Lacy, Hagen, and others. Mrs. Bomberger toured South America with Cook’s party. Norman Lacy from Atlanta visited Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Crouthamel
Butler, Pa
J. W G. Hershey
Main Street
M. R. Wolf
George Gamber
Landis Valley
J. W. G. Hershey
Lititz
Catherine Bear
Manheim Township
Massey
Myra Brookmyer
W. R. Ritchard
A. V. Zurbrugg
Riverside
N. J
B. M. Brookmyer
George Heisey
Palmyra
Mabel Erb
Llititz
Naomi Bomberger
South America
New York
Cook
Panama
Agnes Adams
Alvin Kochel
Bronnerville
Harry Kochel
Owen Hershey
Indiana
Ralph Gross
Edna Betker
Margie Miller
Ephrata
John Fack
Norman
J. Francis Hagen
Alice
Chaneford
York County
Malta Masonry to Celebrate Temple Dedication Next Week
The Malta temple in the city will be officially dedicated with exercises from Tuesday May 24 to Thursday May 26. Delegates from York Reading Lancaster and other towns will attend. A parade headed by the chief of police will form at 6 p m Tuesday and proceed through several streets before disbanding at the temple. Dedicatory services Tuesday at 8 p m will include prayers speeches and music with solo by Victor Wagner. An entertainment Wednesday at 8 p m features local talent and an address by Rev Clint Miller. Thursday 8 p m hosts degree work by White Grass Commandery No 159 Lancaster and Grand Commander Sterner assisted by Charles G Mohler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Order
York
Reading
Lancaster
American Legion
Malta Band
White Cove Commandery
West Main
Spruce Streets
Marion
South Broad
East Main
Cedar
Front
North Broad
Square
Temple
Malta Temple
Crosland
Victor Wagner
P. m
State of
Pennsylvania
E. J. Sterner
Charles Zartman
Lutz Family
Clint Miller
C. J. Sterner
White Grass
Charles G. Mohler
Robert E. Plaute
C. TH. Regennas
S. C. Hassler
Grand Commandery
Scranton
Trudy's Hall
East Main Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pfantz Bros
Dickinson
Orator
Memorial
Lilite High School Alumni Association
Linden Hall
Anna May Prantz
H. A. Bailey
G. L. Depp
Wilson Grube
Depp
Bethany Moravian Sunday
G. Mac. Shultz
Bethany Church
H. Bailey
Willam
Moravien Church
Lititz Moravian Sewine Society
Locust and
Perry Streets
H.C. Miller
P. B. Kofreth
Esther Grosk
Collin’s
New Jersey
Prederick SY. Schaeberly
Schaeberle
Pate & Pree
Pace & Puey
Frederick M. Schaebreve
Charles Pace
Enny
Springs Hotel
Din Schaeberle
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Pace
Schueberle
Schaehberle
Pace & Pace
Mr. Pace
Florida
B. B. Seaman
Jieaman
Litits
Lutheran Ushers’ Association
Active
Edward Henry
Bolton
Bushkill
Henry
E.T. Kluge
Nazareth Moravian Church
William Henry
Mary Huebener
Abraham Lichtenthaler
Grange
Isaac K. Stoner
East Petersburg
Mennonite Church
Lizzie
Stella
Rohrer
Mountjoy
Daniel
Christ Peifer
Richard
John Getz
Market St., Lititz
United Evangelical Cemetery
Mr. Eschbach
Illinois
Horace Eschbach
Aurora
Ill
Miss Eschbach
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