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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1919
Page
4
In Lititz Pennsylvania the post office suffered an incident described as a sattered Iusite with local authorities investigating the disturbance. Details remain unclear from the fragmentary OCR text. No further names, dates, or organizations are confirmed in the readable portion.
The notice lists the deaths of Jacob Shimp of Stevens and Jacob Greybill of Penn township, with survivors including spouses and numerous children. Shimp’s family details note a Brethren Church connection and multiple relocations in Pennsylvania. Greybill, aged eighty, was a farmer and Brethren Church member with a large extended family. Funeral services were held at local homes and Brethren churches, with interment in nearby cemeteries.
Mrs Isabella Bowman widow of Samuel Bowman died Sunday evening at her home in Ephrata aged 18 years after six weeks with stomach trouble. She was a daughter of Mrs Mary Trego of Hahnstown. Surviving children are Samuel Hinkletown Henry and Apna at home. Also surviving are Mrs Bling beth Miller Lancaster Frank Trego Reametown Fi Ephrata Alvert and Henry Reading. Funeral is Friday at 9:30 a m from the home. Interment Bergstrasse Cemetery.
A community notice details the Tarresine Program for Farm Women at Millway near Elm Belmer, featuring word vocal and instrumental duets, recitations, and cooking baking talks on November 1. The Lancaster society outlines plans for a choral group with officers and regular rehearsals, aiming for two concerts including a sacred cantata Gallia by Gounod.
A long list of residents from Lancaster and surrounding towns visited relatives and attended church services on Sunday. Names include Mary Harting and several family members, Mrs Shram Steify near Derlach, Himer Snyder with the Gerhart family, L B Wiest and family near Pennville, Harry Wealand and Kellar party at Lincoln Reformed Church, Norman Graybill and others at Lincoln, and many others visiting in Lexing ham, Denver, Shenandoah, Weidmanville, Spring Farm, and Lititz. Several residents traveled to Denver and Reading for visits or employment.
Sunday guests gathered at multiple homes including the Balmer and Ruhl families and others from Clay Lincoln Millway Middick Sei Hill and Lititz area. A goose dinner was hosted by Mrs Balmer. Local updates mention Harry Craybill renting a farm near Mechanicsville, Leon Hinmelberger visiting Hartman, WL Singer staying with parents, roadwork concerns on Graybill road, revivals led by Rev Grubs, and various visits and produce yields. Sunday school set for 1:30 at Union Chapel.
Elizabeth Township results show Harrison Shissler loses the assessor race to Monroe Shreiner. Other races include Judge of Election Nathan Fas haght 329 for R, Inspector Henry Shenk 193 for R, Isaac Taman 125 for J P, School Director Tandis Hoover 132, Henry Risser 128, Supervisor Joseph Goss 85. Local roll shows varied party tallies across offices.
Arthur Adams of Akron wed Tillie Shiffer of Brownstown last Thursday in New York City. Rukhl Winters Norman Rubl of Manheim and Mary Winters of Mount Joy were married Friday evening at 50 o clock by Rev. L N Seldomen at St Paul U B church Mizavethtown.
The advertisement highlights many features of the Over land car and its prices. Automobilists are advised to read the N S Myerson advertisement on page 8 for money saving repair tips.
A local notice promotes subscriptions to News-Journal and Intelligencer with mail rates ranging four dollars a year, eight dollars for two, higher town carrier rates, and bonus points for renewals or new subscriptions. It invites letters for credits, extra points for early remittance, and mentions a club add on with The Bypress.
Charles Z Weiss and two others are identified in a patent or invention claim involving Mary Ann Erb Ay K Wass Owen P Breoth. The item lists several individuals connected to the invention, with no further context provided.
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