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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
5
Religious notices list Moravian Evangelical Lutheran and other congregations with pastors. Services include Sunday morning and evening preaching, Sunday schools, and special events at Lititz, Manheim, Petersburg, and surrounding communities. Preparatory services, communion, and patriotic sermons are noted for multiple denominations.
Churches announce a series of patriotic events this weekend. A sermon and illustrated lecture on America head the Lan Choreh service Sunday evening, with patriotic songs. Luke's Reformed observes Rally Day in the morning with Sunday school at 9. An evening sermon and flag service follow at 7 36. A program titled A Winning Fight will be presented. Rev. Miller and N D Sturgis attend the United Brethren conference at Annville later this week. Italy Day is observed in the Moravian Sunday school Sunday at 1 30 with songs, exercises, and roll call. The Jacksonville chorus will perform, and decorations will be patriotic. Communion is scheduled for Sunday at 10 45 in James Coletman Memorial Chapel with preparatory service Saturday afternoon. All followers of Sford are invited to partake.
Mobilization day services drew large crowds at Trinity University Evangelical church last Sunday. Elders J. Bueh and T. Bueh led the Old People's Service with Rev. Harper on the theme A Good Soldier Jesus Christ. A 433-person Sunday-school rally added new scholars to the roll, with H. C. Reedy and Smith singing a duet. Miss Ashleman and John of Manheim provided music and remarks, Supt. W. H. Buch spoke on Honor, and the roll call honored the devotionalists Keep the School fires Burning. Harvest Home Evening featured Rev. Harper on Spiritual Husbandry and a large chorus, with decor praised and committee chair Wr. Pred Brackbill thanked for organizing. Collections totaled 155 for a new cemetery fence at the U. E. church.
Our armies in France look to us here and we must sustain them with strength and courage. The ad urges home support through morale and music, promoting Player Pianos from Decker Jans and Laffargue, inviting Lititz residents to hear selections. It also touts clothing and goods at lower prices, claiming long wear and good taste available locally.
The piece notes a bumper sweet potato crop with unusually large yields from seven vines and broader adoption of the crop on limestone soil. It highlights a strong watermelon season with large producers in Hopeland, and pork prices steady or rising with hog and sausage prices up from prewar levels.
Farmers buy cattle for fattening in winter, but activity is lighter than in prior years. High quality feeders bring record prices while cheaper grades remain near last year. Recent rains improve pasture, boosting expectations for more loaf stocker purchases ahead.
John Bausman reports rich broom corn growth on his Kis se Hill inn property and William Snavely notes two hundred baskets of non sprayed ripening peaches. A Farm Women meeting at Spruce Villa farms will discuss if rural schools meet needs, with David Landis speaking. Local store announces Paramount aluminum utensils to aid food and fuel conservation, urging inquiries at Lititz Clothing and Shoe Store.
A wedding solemnized at high noon Saturday in the Reformed church parsonage in this borough united Spencer B Raezer and Esther Elizabeth Dorworth, both of Berwick. Attendants were Jaco Roland Sheaffer of Farmersville and Blanche Luella Klopp of this place. The bride wore a Jing suit and carried a bouquet. Mrs Raezer Torner of Brownstown taught five years in West Ward township. The groom is employed by the U S government as a sub inspector of ordnance. the bride is noted as one of Berwicks accomplished young ladies.
Reuben Keller spent Sunday at Wphrata while Isaac Stehman visited Manheim. Harvey Gast and family from Lancaster stayed weekend with relatives. Istael Lane and child from Columbia enjoyed time here with kin. Levi Brubaker traveled to Nyack New York on business. Harry McCloud of Philadelphia visited the old hometown. J Frank Bueh called on Berks county relatives last Friday through Sunday. Morris Brumbach near Emmer Creek meeting house spent Sunday in Reading. Edward S. Crosland left for Philadelphia to enter Jefferson Medical College. Rev H Dissinger of Kutztown and family stayed several days with J K Brubaker. Clayton Yost and family Brownstown visited Yost’s sister Mrs Morris McCloud. B E Kautz and wife went to Bethlehem for a week with sister Mrs H J Bishop and husband, while EB Martin, hog Island shipyards carpenter, spent Saturday and Sunday here.
The town council met on Monday with only three of five members in attendance as others engaged in patriotic activities. H. H. Bonsburger M. G. Pruderickh and Dr. S. R. Posey attended, with minor business reported including street and bridge bids awarded to B. F. Fralich. Tax collector Grosh noted borough taxes settled except for 404.19. Fines totaling 2.00 for drunkenness were collected. Numerous vouchers were approved for various services and materials.
Dearest Editor Advise me I cannot sleep I moan and sigh My throat is dry I cannot smoke or drink My grub tastes like ink My heart does not beat Twe got cold feet My head is in a whirl Then why dont you marry the girl Buy BONDS October leaves color Jack Frost arrives Full housecleaning on Roads lead to Lancaster Keep the oil stoves burning Bonds put the dam in Potsdam Rain deer expensive umbrellas Horse grown melons in season The rally day season is marching on Monuments of the Kaiser Everybody likes Lykens Valley coat these days No man ever got religion laying a Stair carpet The man who never rises cant get over the top Alls fair when theres fair weather for fair week Strang ehow many people say they would like to go up in an aeroplane Has a life of reverses The man who tarna somersaults in a vaudeville show
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