Local events note excavations and poultry trades in Lititz area
Charles Regennas began excavations for a new house on West Lemon Street while Levi Landis plans a Neffsville home with Hershey Seaman Co as contractor. John H Peiffer started the butcher season in Second Ward by slaughtering a 343 pound hog. A duck shooting match is set for Nov 19 at Millport hotel using twelve gauge guns and No 6 shot. Local revival meetings are reported, with Hiram Reedy leading singing. Senior class in L H 8 plans a benefit entertainment on Nov 16 featuring Davis the Master Magician. tickets on sale now. David H H Snavely bought over 100 white Leghorn chickens near Myerstown for late month delivery.
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Charles Regennas
West Lemon Street
John L. Peiffer
Michigan
Levi Landis
Neffsville
Hershey-Seaman Co
John H. Peiffer
York County
Millport
Tl. H. 8
Davis
Neilson Lycecum Go
Pittsburgh
Scott’s
David HH. Snavely
Myerstown
Lebanon County
Snavely
Mr. Snavely
Front Street
Scout Play This Thursday at High School Auditorium
The Little Boy Scouts present The Scout Master a rural comedy in three acts this Thursday evening at o o clock in the High School Auditorium. The program includes Gav Tinkle as Eagle Hotel owner and the Hackman brothers for acrobatic stunts followed by a ghost scene a minstrel show and a prodigal bon act with several named characters and a call to stay for the acrobatics.
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Little Boy Scouts
Hackman Brothers
Gav Tinkle
Eagle Hotel
Howard Hackman
Issacher
Homer Hackman
Rooster Jackson
Fred Nabecker
Teddy Sullivan
Joe Grosh
Mr. Meredith
Alfred L. Doeaple
Freddy Nutter
John Grosh
Slivers Tammerhead
Howard Hack- 2
Simon Trimmer
Lawrt
Feney Muth
Billy Piper
Charles Kling
Hefty Mull
Charles Landes
Haeckman Brothers
Local items and oddities from Lititz area
A Lititz woman asks for ten cents of suckers but the shopkeeper believes she wants fish and sends mackerel. Hymn books in a borough church are torn and worn, prompting suggestions to bind and replace pages. Train fireman falls from engine near Stevens with minor injuries, amid a possible gunshot report. Rabbits and hunters feature in farm tales with funny twists, including shock corn work before shooting. A boy named Heck allegedly shoots at a rabbit and hits none, while the real rabbit remains unfazed.
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Lititz
Quarryville
Legion Boys Hold Armistice Day Smoker at Hertz Building
Legion post 56 announces a smoker and gathering on Armistice Day November 11 at 7 PM in the new Hertz building headquarters Deputy District Commander Col John M Groff will attend The Women’s Auxiliary is invited to join the event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Spot Post No. 56
Hertz Building
John M. Groff
Women’s Auxiliary
John Carvell Accused of Stealing in Wogansville
John Carvell of Wogansville was arrested Monday morning on a burglary charge by Alice Houck. She identified a lamp shade as her property taken Saturday evening from her home. He was sent to jail for trial at court by Squire Ranch of Farmersville after former imprisonments noted.
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John Carvell
Wogansville
Alice Houck
Carvell
Lancaster Mayoral Victory Ends 25 Year Republican Rule
Frank C. Musser and the coalition ticket swept Lancaster city defeating the machine Republicans for the first decisive victory in twenty five years. Lancaster and Lititz residents celebrated late into the night as results showed Republicans winning in most offices. Warwick townships also reported quiet elections with Republicans prevailing in multiple posts. turkeys promise to be plentiful at about 50 cents a pound amid market and farming notes.
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Lancaster
Lancaster City
Frank C. Musser
Coalition
Lititz
Burgess Norman Bader
Harry Workman
J. Pierson
H. J. Pierson
Division Movement Proposes East and West Warwick Townships
A movement to divide Warwick township into East and West Warwick townships faces objections and a potential court decision. East end farmers and others object to proposed boundary lines, with the east side described as the agitators.
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Warwick
East
West Warwick
East End
Building lots and farms sold by Lancaster County firm
The Lancaster County Farm Sales Agency reports multiple sales including N B Leaman Lititz private terms for a Broad St building lot. Tobias Wenger 62 acre Brecknock Twp farm to James Weidler for 8900. Samuel Ringer 17 acre woodland in Clay Twp to Tillman Shenk. Joseph F Singley 244 story brick mansion York to James C Williams for 9500. Benj Grosh new brick house on East New St Lititz to William Miller. Charles Steinmetz double frame on Liberty St to Nathaniel Eckert for 3259. Harry Regen building lot West Lemon St 50 by 150 ft to Seldomridge.
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Lancaster County Farm Sales Agency
N. S. Myers, Prop
N B. Leaman
Lititz
S. Lititz
Broad St
Samuel H. Schreiber
Tobias S. Wenger
Brecknock Twp
James §. Weidler
Elizabethtown
Samuel Ringer
Tillman Shenk
Lebanon
Joseph F. Singley
York
James C. Williams
Altoona
Benj. Grosh
East New St
William Miller
Charles Steinmetz
Liberty Street
Nathaniel Eckert and Son
North Broad Street
Harry Regen
H. ©. Seldomridge
West Lemon Street
Lititz Women Prove Good Bakers At Local Contest
The Mother Hubbard Flour baking contest at Miller & Habecker’s store on Nov 5 awarded five dollar prize to Mrs. McKee Weaver for best loaf, three dollars to Miss Sarah Storm Feltz for best biscuits, and two dollars split between Mrs. Charles A Pfautz and Mrs. Aaron Brubaker for best cake. Judges were S Hassler and A B Keller. Moravian and Zion Home guests praised the products, and Mother Hubbard Flour was sold at the store.
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Mother Hubbard
Miller & Habecker
Messrs. S. ©. Hassler
A. BR. Keller
McKee Weaver
East Front Street
Sarah Stormfeltz
Spruce Street
Charles A. Pfautz
East Main Street
Aaron Brubaker
Moravian
Zion Home
Soldier Sergeant Miller Returns on 30 Day Furlough
Sergeant Joseph Miller, a Lititz native and 18 year army veteran, returned to Lancaster on a thirty day furlough. He served in the First Division during World War I, spent time with the American Army of Occupation in Germany, and recently was at Fort Slocum, New York. His brother Harry died in 1918 at the Argonne. Miller is at his mother Mrs. Susan F. Miller’s home and attended Lititz schools. Also elected at the Lancaster and Lititz turnpike company meeting were D. M. Graybill as president, Warren S. Rehm as secretary treasurer, and board members including J. M. Miller.
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Joseph Miller
Lititz
Lancaster
Susan F. Miller
South Christian Street
Germany
United States
Fort Slocum
New York
America
Harry Miller
Argonne
Lancaster and
New Blacksmith Shop Opens Near Millport and Rothsville
H. 8. Sheaffer, general blacksmith, bought property midway between Millport and Rothsville and built a shop. He will open for business on Monday November 14 and invites the public to give him a trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheaffer
Millport
Rothsville
Shaeffer
Collision at Spruce and Orange Streets Involving Chevrolet
A Chevrolet driven by Daniel Landis collided with B. B. Snagelys mill truck at Spruce and Orange streets. The radiator of the Chevrolet was demolished. No one was hurt.
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Daniel Landis
B. B. Snagely
Spruce and
Orange Streets
Travelers Near and Far in Lititz Social Roundup
Miss Anna Meiskey spent Saturday and Sunday in Philadelphia. Many local residents visited friends and relatives in nearby towns and cities, with notes on gatherings, travel, and church events. Several Lititz residents visited Linden Hall, Moravian College, and the Berks area, while a Love Feast at the Church of the Brethren drew attendees from multiple congregations.
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Anna Meiskey
Philadelphia
Nora Hottenstein
East Petersburg
Elizabeth High
Pottstown
F. W. Stengel
Church of the Brethren
Willow Street
Leininger
Mechanicsburg
Cumberland County
A. Hottenstein
Hast. Petersburg
John Brubaker
N. Fahnestock
Fairview
Cyrus Gibbes
Brunnerville
Eshleman
H. Eberly
Henry Gibbel
Lititz
Knights of Malta Smoker and Luncheon
The Knights of Malta will hold a smoker and luncheon in their rooms for members on Thursday evening November 17. The committee urges full attendance and promises a good time.
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Knights of Malta
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U. B
Ephrata
Hiram Reedy
Norman Bomberger
Lexington
Columbia
Wilson Grube
Alice (Stormfeltz) Maurer
Hannah Oechme
M. HH. Yoder
Pennsylvania
Benjamin Lutz
Lutitz
Herman Fisher
Larry
O'brian Miller
Hoy Scout
P. & R. Railroad
Stevens
Reading
Owl Hill
Clayton Fry
Heck
Mr. Fry
Legion Boys
Home
Bill
Sohnsons
Borrow
Cedar Street
Eby’s Mill
Hersheys
State of Washington
J. W. G. Hershey and
Abram and
Newton
Washington
FB. W. Shultz
Wenatchee
Ershey Brothers
Union
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
J. M. Walters
Lancaster General Hospital
Lititz Council
Wm. E. Munima
George Shiffer
South
KE. S. Crosland
North Carolina
Mary Miksch
Frank Baird
Harry S. Neidermyer
Edgar B. Weber
Arville Burkholder
Warwick Township
J. H Enck
East Warwick
Aaron Weidman
Harry W. Carvell
Warwick Roy Hoffer
Samuel Kline
Warwick Harvey Koehler
Wilmer Adams
Warwick Simon Graybill
Chester N. Adams
Harry
Kauffman
HE. Warwick
J. H. Musser
E. Warwick
Harry Y. Adams
Frank E. Knox
A, L. Zook
BR. Warwick
Oscar Z. Young
George S. Grube
E.aris
N. Myers
N. P
Harry R. Pfautz
E Warwick
Sheafferd
Grayhill
BE. Warwick
Abram
Huber
Burgess Norman Badorf
B. P. Snyder
John G. Zook
T. S. Grosh
Fibabsiques
Borough
Clarence Regennas R
W. S. Dichm
Eladhy
Justice of the Peace
Ns Derk
Asec Teafege i
N. Derr
Frank E. Schnerer
Frank E. Schmerer
Paul H. Bornberg
Europe
Charles Miller
Simon Miller
Laura Grossman
Charles
M. Kauffman
Norman Arntz
Florin
Elmer Ritchie
Mary Smith
Linden Hall
M. 8. Hess
C. Schmucker
Allentown
Emma Hoch
Moravian College For Women
Bethlehem
H. Oehme
Salunga
Grace Keller
Bell Telephone Company
Harrisburg
Jacob Royer
D. F. Royer
Frank Sturgis
Pullman
N. D. Sturgis
Victor Sturgis
Florence Buch
Haddon Hall
Atlantic City
N. J
Buck
Robert Risk
Mr. Ritchie
Bob
Chestnut Level
Ed. Yeich
Lovefeast
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