Lititz Fire Co to nominate officers and local notes
The Lititz Fire Company will nominate officers on Wednesday November 30. William Miller bought 122 New Street from B F Grosh on private terms. Mr and Mrs John Brubaker hosted friends at cards last Thursday. Deed: F H Alleman to Samuel F Dunkie for property in Lititz valued at $1. The Solotone plant is connected to local business. A comedy drama The Scout Master and an acrobatic act by Lititz Boy Scouts will be shown Thursday evening at the High School Auditorium. David Habecker began baking at his South Broad Street bakery again this week. Mrs Laura Grossman, yarn demonstrator, is in Lancaster at Hager Store promoting Minerva yarns. Halloween celebrations were lively with masquerading and little tots in uniform. Twenty locals visited Mt Gretna for Halloween at the Stoner cottage enjoying games, stories, and refreshments with a large group including G L Hepp, W Grube, L H Doster, M Hess, C Loeffler, H Diehm, L Moyer, D Witmyer, E Habecker, F Bi Buch, and Mr Stoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Fire Co
William Miller
New Street
B. F. Grosh
Lititz Boy Scouts
Hallowe'en
Mt. Gretna
J. F. Stoner
Hallowe’en
G. L. Hepp
W. Grube
L H. Doster
M. Hess
C. Loeffler
H. Diehm
L. Moyer
D. Witmyer
E. Habecker
Frank Bi Buch
Stoner
No Money in Corn for Tenant Farmer
Farmers report bigger corn crops and good quality but tenants face scant returns. Advice covers seed saving and curing, drying, storage, and protecting seed from mice. Local prices: Quarryville and Christiana corn at 27 cents a bushel delivered within nine miles. Labor costs for shocking and husking cut profits, leaving little money for tenants after share with landowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quarryville
Christiana
Twenty Women Gamners Adundant Licensing Rush
More than twenty women applied for hunting licenses at the county treasurer office over the weekend. On Saturday the treasurer and clerks issued 1,600 licenses and a long line formed into the corridor on Monday morning as the final day to obtain licenses before the hunting season opened. The total licenses issued surpassed 14,090.
Reverend Fleck Accepts Camden Call From Trinity Church
Rev. W. K. Fleck resigned from St Pauls Lititz and Salem Kissel Hill to accept a call from Holy Trinity Church in Camden New Jersey. During his tenure 166 members joined St Pauls and 23 joined Salem while church finances were strengthened paying off over $10000 of debt. He has served twelve years since graduation from Gettysburg in 1909 and will leave St Pauls after services November 27 to relocate with his family to Camden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Fleck
the Holy Trinity Church
Camden
N. J
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Lititz
Salem
Kissel Hill
Salem Church
Fleck
Littlestown
Adams County
Fairfield
Gettysburg Theological Seminary
St. Pauls
Camden, I
Hallowe'en Events Across Lititz in Festive Weekend
A string of Hallowe'en activities lit up Lititz with a senior Lititz High School party at Meadow Lawn hosted by Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Grosh for 22 seniors, Edna Longenecker’s North Broad street gathering, Dorothy Eby’s Saturday games, Linden Hall’s autumn decor and fortune telling, and a Bluebird Club party at Miss Mary Sturgis’s East Main home with 13 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe’en
Lititz High School
Hallowe'en
Meadow Lawn
B. F. Grosh
Edna Longenecker
North Broad Street
Dorothy Eby
Harry Eby
Linden Hall
Bluebird Club
Mary Sturgis
East Main Street
N. D. Sturgis
Winners Announced at Community Show Prizes
M Cohen announces prize-winners from his store contest at the community show. Contest No 1 awards first Milton II Landis Liita R D, second Myron Rohrer Manheim R D 1, third Mrs George L Evans Brickerville. Contest No 2 first Mrs Emila Vaneeile Terre Hill dress, second T W Steffy Lititz shoes, third Mrs Walters Rothsville bed blanket. Winners urged to call for prizes. A mounted American Eagle in Cohen window, shot by Abram Hess at Kissel Hill years ago, once thought a chicken hawk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Cohen
Milton II. Landis
Liita
R. D
Myron Rohrer
Manheim
George L. Evans
Brickerville
Emila Vaneeile
Terre Hill
T. W. Steffy
Lititz
Warwick House Sale: Auction at 1 o'clock sharp
Announcement states sales will be held at 1 o'clock sharp. Saturday saw about 58 participants with 500 sales items including pigs, chickens, ducks, potatoes, turnips, beets, cabbage, squash, ironing boards, hose, stoves, brooms, and a gun among items sold privately or publicly with prices listed.
Lutz Says He Has Only Started Fighting
The Lititz school dispute widens with Lutz demanding access to the school auditorium to address residents about education conditions. Letters from Rev J B Baker and others defend Lutz and urge action while the newspaper notes its policy on signed letters and editorial balance. Evangelistic singer I C Reedy led Rally Day singing and outlines future evangelistic meetings in Ephrata Mountville and Reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Reedy
Evangelical Church
Gap
Mr. Reedy
Ephrata
Mountville
Reading
Longenecker homestead sale in Enn township
The 99 acre homestead farm of the late Albert B. Longenecker near Lime Rock was sold at public sale by executors last Saturday to Abram Longenecker for 244 dollars per acre. Abram Longenecker is currently a tenant farmer for John Bomberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert B. Longenecker
L’enn Township
Lime Rock
Abram Longenecker
Longenecker
John Bomberger
Rural spins and farm finds in Lancaster area notes
A reader laments heavy political coverage before election day and looks forward to fruit season. A partridge joins a flock of young turkeys on Harry Pfautz’s farm, with tame behavior. CG Klaus buys machinery to convert used tires into caterpillar tread tires, sold by Harry Marks across four states. A Broad Street farmer keeps two undersized mules from a western coal mine, joked about as jackrabbits by a local farrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Pfautz
North Broad Street
Pennsylvania
Birthday Party Honors Miller at Zartman Home
A birthday party celebrated Miller's 49th birthday Sunday evening at E. K. Zartman's Lexington area home. Guests included numerous Zartman family members and relatives, sharing an elegant supper arranged by Mrs. Zartman and daughter Edna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Zartman
Lexington
Edna
BE. Ferry
Martin Zartman
Wayne Zartman
Roy
John
Katherine
Phares Zartman
Elsie
Florence
Abram Metzler
Elva
Clyde
Israel Zartman
Mildred
Mary
Clara Weidman
Kathryn
Wayne Kline
Laura
George Shreiner
Henry Risser
Alma
Landis Huber
Elizabeth
Elmer
Willis
Landis
Frank Diehm
Mary and
Lois
Samuel Ferry
Zach Ferry
Joe Berry
Anna E Young
Dav. Frankfort
Wilson Spangler
Elmer H. Romberger
Zartman
Lexington Hotel Sold In Court Sale To Mrs Elam P Althouse
Mrs Elam P Althouse of Lexington bought the hotel property at Lexington for 4661 dollars and a small farm along the Lititz and Lexington turnpike for 7900 dollars. A small tract of unimproved land from Lexington to Lititz was sold to Harvey S Miller of Lititz for 435 dollars. This real estate was part of the estate of the late Elam P Althouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elam P. Althouse
Lexington
Orphan's Court
Lititz
Harvey S. Miller
Rabbits Rule Opening Rabbit Season Draws Hunters
Local hunters left Lititz on opening day of rabbit season amid damp weather and reports of many bags. Names from Quarryville to Lebanon county show varied success with many limits, several multi-bird hauls, and a few misses. Major groups hunted near Mount Airy Waldeck and Blue Mountains, with totals ranging from single digits to thirty five for one party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Peter Rabbit
Harry Fisher
Chester Ritchie
Quarryville
Graybill Diehm
Grabe
Brutus
Noah Myers
Kissel Hill
John Helter
Tsaae
Norman Graybill
Robert Behmer
Mount Airy
Death by Own Action in Lancaster County Hospital Ward
Frank Rentschier of Lititz, 69, died Sunday night by hanging himself in the insanity ward of Lancaster County hospital. He had grown demented after summer admission. Survived by wife Princilla Long, an adopted daughter Katie Ditzler, five brothers and two sisters. Funeral private, at Mrs Ditzler’s home, interment United Evangelical cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rentschier
Lititz
Lancaster County Hospital
Rentschier
Bear & Long
Bernville
Ditzler
United Evangelical Cemetery
Lancaster tobacco dealer struck by trolley on Duke Street
Walter S. Bare of 227 North Duke Street Lancaster a leaf tobacco dealer who operates at Lititz was seriously injured Monday morning around 7 o clock when a one man Duke Street trolley car driven by Andrew Houck hit him as he crossed near his home He was knocked down and taken home then to Lancaster General Hospital where doctors found chest injuries possible rib fractures facial and knee lacerations and severe nervous shock witnessed the accident and aided him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeaf
Duke Street
Walter S. Bare
North Duke Street
Lancaster
Lititz
Andrew Houck
Bare
Atlee
Lancaster General Hospital
Apple shipments from New York state and Washington prompt talk
Jacob Leed, of Leaman & Leed, returned from Albion New York after eight weeks among orchards. He shipped seventeen car loads of apples, eight to Lititz, with 1500 barrels in cold storage. He bought two carloads of fancy Washington apples. A gasoline stove sparked a small fire at Arthur Rosenberg's Steidan apartment on Main Street causing excitement but little damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Leed
Leaman & Leed
Albion
N. Y
Lititz
Leed
Washington State
Rochester
New York State
Washington
Arthur Rosenberg
Stehidan
Main Street
Election Day Set For Tuesday After First Monday
Election officials announce the annual election will be held Tuesday next week after the first Monday. Voters will choose county city town and township officers and several judges of the highest courts will also be elected.
Pineapples Reach Mrs. Buch from Hawaii
Mrs J Frank Buch received a crate of large pineapples from Honolulu, Hawaii. The fruit were in good condition and several weighed 3½ pounds each. They were sent as a gift by her son Theodore Buch and arrived by express after about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Buch
Honolulu
Hawaii
Theodore Buch
Express
Revival Meetings At Hammer Creek Church Begin
Revival meetings opened Sunday evening at the Hammer Creek Mennonite church and will run each night for two weeks. Rev. I. B. Good of Weaverland is in charge and is an able speaker drawing full houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammer Creek
Hammer Creek Mennonite Church
I. B. Good
Weaverland
Hunting Trip Starts in Centre County for Five Weeks
Mr and Mrs Frank Devder depart for Stormstown Centre County to hunt pheasants turkeys rabbits and deer for five weeks Mrs Beuder holds a hunter s license heeding required permit and safety rules
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Devder
Stormstown
Centre County
Travelers Near And Far
Mr Joe Doster celebrated his twentieth birthday last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Charles Miller spent Sunday at Lebanon. Several families and individuals visited towns such as Ephrat a Strasburg Lititz Hershey Gap Nazareth Philadelphia Rexmont Manheim and Lancaster while touring, attending gatherings or visiting relatives. Mrs Sara Pyle attended a funeral and King’s Daughters convention in Nazareth and gave an address before visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Doster
Charles Miller
Lebanon
David Metly
Ephrata
Lexington
Quinton Euck
Sara Pyle
Strasburg
George Hensel
Sarah Beckler
Nazareth
Northampton County
King’s Daughters
Ellen Leib
Mabel
Rexmont
Lebanon County
Viola Leib
Philadelphia
Real Estate Sales Reported by Lancaster Agency
The Lancaster County Farm Sales Agency reports several sales: Daniel H. Loose of Rothsville sold a 2 story double house on an acre to William J. Tebby of Wildwood New Jersey for 1500 with possession soon. N B Leaman Lititz sold a 100 foot building lot on South Lititz edition fronting on South Spruce to a private party. L B Lindell Brecknock township sold a 36 acre farm with improvements to Frank S Kinsey Lancaster for 6300. John M Godenaur Manor township sold a 102 acre farm with improvements to Jacob D Hagen Willow Street for 15500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Farm Sales
N. S. Myers
Daniel H. Loose
Rothsville
Warwick Township
William J. Tebby
Wildwood
N. J
Brecknock Township
Frank S. Kinsey
Lancaster
John M. Godenaur
Manor Township
Jacob D. Hagen
Willow Street
Buried With Military Honors for World War Hero Samuel Clark
Funeral conducted at J. C. Heminger's in New Holland for Samuel M. Clark a World War hero. Interment followed at the adjacent cemetery under Garden Spot Post No. 56. Clark served as a private in Company B 804th Engineers and died after being wounded in the Argonne Forest on November 5, 1918. He left Lancaster May 25, 1918 for Camp Meade training and later served with the Marines. he was born in New Holland and survived by his mother Emma and brother William W. Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel M. Clark
J. C. Heminger
New Holland
Zeltenreich
Lititz
Mr. Clark
Lancaster
Camp Meade
Tie
Argonne Forest
Navy
Emma
Abraham Clark
William W. Clark
18Th Regiment of Marines
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Brubaker
S. Broad Street
Court House
F. H. Alleman
Samuel F. Dunkie
Solotone
David Habecker
South Broad Street
Habecker
Laura Grossman
Hager
Minerva Yarns
Grossman
Hallowe’en Events
Warwick
Lutz
Luitz
Mr. Lutz
Board of Education
J. B. Baker
Rev
Baker
Gettsburg College
Littz
Bart Swart
Ab Connor
Paul Weltmer
Lancaster Daily
Florida
Fruit Trust
Miller
Lexington Hotel
Allen Ditzler
Percy Furlow
Jacob Eberly
Harry Fetter
Waldeck
Delp
Amos Hershey
Samuel E. Lane
Gon Samuel
Blue Mountains
Berks
Frank Rader
Arlie
John Fralich
Wayne Longenecker
Eugene Weid
Jer
Lemon Furlow
Mt. Airy
David Spickler
Sherman Steffy
Clarence
Harry Stormfeltz
Rotheville
Harry Showers
Chauncey
Corell Sturgis
Rank
Chester County
Norman Kline
Linn Kemper
Lincoln Gable
David
Vermont
Ralph
Leon
Floyd Meily
H. H. Beck
Louis
Julius Sturgis
Theodore Weitzel
Harry Long
White Oak
D. A. Long
Eugene Long
George Evans
Hiram Frederick
Frank Buch
Atwood Kreider
Litifz
Miller & Habecker’s
Mother Hubbard
Ize Witters
Big Apple
Margie Kautz
Bethlehem
Mrs
Emil Bishop
Louisa Roth
Hershey
Bertha
Frank Nissley
Mrs. Roth
William Frymeyer
Frank Gantz
Jacob Lof Lititz
Otto Stephan
Welsh Mountains
D. M. Shhollenberger
Robert
Bronx
New York City
A. G. Hammer
C. D. Kreider
Agnes Adams
South Locust Street
Elmer Shelly
Paul Shelly
Hast
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