Local Notes Smoothly Cover Stork, Saints, and Spring
Stork visits Theodore Wolfe family bringing a daughter. Painters busy as homes brighten, and Horace Keller ships sixty sheep and lambs to Philadelphia from Jacob Snyder's Penn township farm. Bank closures Memorial Day. tax deadline approaches next Monday. Prof. Rockwood lectures on temperance. neighbors move houses. dandelion stems show odd blooms. Rudy's dam sees improvements. Reading railway schedule shifts small. rhododendrons bloom near Moravian church. first band concert postponed due to weather. Lititz Lodge confers third degree. fruit year forecast looks strong. D Wal Evans tree laden with peaches. Carl Swart, Lititz High School graduate, tops alumnus child graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Wolfe
Lucky Ted
Horace Keller
Philadelphia
Jacob Snyder
Penn Township
Prof
Rockwood
U. B
New York
James Sesseman
H. Reist Landis
Jine
Jacob Herzog
Harry Regennas
Rudy
A. R. Bomberger &I .’S
Wilson Gibbel
Lancaster
Reading
Moravian Church Square
Seminary
Henry Heiserman
Beck
Lititz Lodge No. 19507
D. Wal Evans
Carl Swart
Lititz High School
Barton Swart
Lititz
Lititz High School Holds Baccalaureate Sermon and Class Day
Eighteen graduates and the full school gathered at Moravian church for Rev. E S Hagen’s baccalaureate sermon from Isaiah Learn to do well. He urged discipline and Christian education with historical examples as students prepared for class day exercises and public showings of term work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Moravian Church
E.S. Hagen
Jesus ‘Christ
Hagen
Good Roads Day A Success in Warwick Township
About sixty men gathered Wednesday for Good Roads Day along the road near Goch enner's ice dam east of Kissel Hill toward Landis Valley. Supervisors Noah Hess and Monroe Gable directed five teams and scoops as residents from Lititz and nearby businesses shovelled earth, lifting two feet at spots to grade the hill for improved access and daily use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick Township
Goch‘enner
Kissel Hill
Landis Valley
Ward
Lititz
Noah Hess
Monroe Gable
Tenth anniversary dinner and community gatherings
Mr and Mrs John F Schleith celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary with ten friends at dinner. Rey and Mrs J W G Hershey entertained thirty guests at a roast goose dinner last Sunday. Mrs Guy Bomberger hosted sewing circle members their husbands and friends at her parents home. The town public schools faculty and directors toured Cornwall and Poplar Run by auto, a pleasant outing arranged by H R Gibbes J W Hershey Elam Risser John Miller and E E Eby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Schleith
Rey
J. W. G. Hershey
Guy Bomberger
Sewing Circle
A. B. Long
Cornwall
Poplar
H. R. Gibbes
J. W. Hershey
Elam Risser
John Miller
E. E. Eby
Last Summons and Local Happenings in Lancaster County
Johnny Pennell died of a stroke in the county hospital on May 21 at age 78. his only surviving relative is step-brother Harry Mullen of Columbia. Pennell, a known northern Lancaster County character, hosted at the Clay hotel and carried an accordion. His remains were buried in Potter's Field, Lancaster. Separately, Jesse Groff of Lancaster died of heart failure at Neffsville after visiting his daughter. He was 81 and a Covenant United Brethren member. H. H. Holtzhouse plans a summer move for his moving picture theater to a rear pavilion behind Gingrich’s harness store, with main street entrance and 5 cent admission. The reporter notes current movie censorship by a state committee and urges patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pennell
Harry Mullen
Columbia
Pennell
Lancaster County
Clay
Potter’s Field
Lancaster
Neffsville
Jesse Groff
Groff
Monroe B. Miller
Louis Nolty
Er. H. Witmer
Govenant United Brethren Chore
H. H. Holtzhouse
Gingrich
Springs Hotel
Mr. Holtzhouse
Jacob Yerger
Newark
N.Y
Ada Bomberger
Millersville
Dietrich Bopp
E. G. Witters
Manheim
F. A. Weichsel
Philadelphia
Lutheran Synod
Harry Foltz
Emory P. Wagner
Reading
Charles Sampsel
Martha Thuma
Pauline Kreiter
Middletown
Ruth Boucher
Anna Bell
Marietta
John Troutwine
Christie Harman
George Harman
George Ochs
Leesport
Berks County
Samuel Locke
Wildwood
N. J
D. BE. Light
William Shiffer
Amos Burkholder
Lydia McGully
Oneida
N. Y
Ella Bomberger
Harry Fegan
Esther
Cleona
Lebanon County
Jacob H. Bomberger
John Brubaker
Paul Badgers
Quaker City
E. Burd Adams
Elizabethtown
Charles H. Kreider
Adams
Jessie Norris
Delta, York Co
Olive Stoner
Millersville Normal School
J. F. Stoner
F. Oliver Sturgis
Edwin Sturgis
Otis E. Reidenbach
Lake Mills
Wis
A. B. Reidenbach
United States
M. J. Landaker
Los Angeles
Cal
Landaker
Lititz
Plantz Bros
Florida
New England
Rocky Mountains
Painter John Sesseman Hips Fall After Ladder Slips
Slipping ladder at Kissel Hill home of Andrew Dunlap caused painter John Sesseman to fall about ten feet onto his left lap injuring a dislocated hip and numerous bruises. Dr. M H Yoder attended and reported the injury as serious but the patient is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sesseman
Sesseman
Andrew Dunlap
Kissel Hill
S. W. Buch
M. H. Yoder
Memorial Day Observance in Lititz
Memorial day events in Lititz include Stevens Post No. 517 G A R decorations at Kissel Hill Machpelah and United Evangelical cemeteries led by Lutz's band. A 5 pm procession to Moravian Cemetery precedes closing exercises with Hon. William Freeman as speaker. Reverend Brocious gives the memorial sermon Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Stevens Post No
Rudy’s Hall
Kissel Hill
Machpelah
United Evangelical
Lutz
Moravian
Wm. CG. Freeman
Lebanon
P. T. Brocious
United Evangelical Church
Stevens Post
Brumbaugh
Local Residents Passengers on Train Which Boys Tried to Wreck
Two local residents were aboard a train near East Stroudsburg when a heavy rail and fish plates blocked the track. Two boys aged 12 and 15 confessed to the attempt, saying their aim was to rob the dead or injured for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Herr
Henry Heiserman
East Stroudsburg
Monroe County
the Odd Fellows
Daughters of
Rebecca
School Board Elects Teachers for Next Term
The School Board elected staff for all grades at this place. Named are Principal Anna K. Miller. first assistant Mary Newpher. second assistant Mary Hershey. grammar Lettie Book. secondary Mabel Adair. B secondary Mary Zeller. fourth primary Fannie Smith. third primary Charlotte Duchman. second primary Carrie Tshudy and A Longenecker. first primary Mary Tshudy. Warwick room Edith Spring. Elizabeth Zahm in 4th with vacancies in intermediate, 1st secondary, 2nd, 4th, and 1st room. Peaches sold per pound at Miller's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna K. Miller
Mary Newpher
Mary Hershey
Lettie Book
Mabel Adair
Mary Zeller
Fannie Smith
Charlotte Duchman
Carrie Tshudy
A. S. Longenecker
Mary Tshudy
Warwick
Edith Spring
Elizabeth Zahm
Travel and movement fill Lititz social diary items
The column lists numerous visits and travels of Lititz residents and guests from Newark to Reading, Philadelphia, Manheim and Nazareth, plus a feature on M J Landaker of Los Angeles touring America by Ford, selling needles and pins. It notes local business meetings, a turtle sighting, injuries at work, and recent sales at Warwick House with 120 shares placed.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Johnny Pennell
Painter
Martin Good
S. Loeffler
Fellon
Sherman Steffy
Garber & Son Creamery
Sherman
Sherm
D. C. Martin
Rothsville
Rothaville
Batrain
Miller’s
NUEJ
Frank
Frank Gantz
Pine Hill
William Weitzel
Hiram Eberly
Chocolate Factory
Martin
David Fass
Martin Hess
Samuel Hoffman
Heath Planning
Merichants
Linden Hall Gymnasium
Wm. Smedley
Smedley
Warwick House
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