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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1883
Page
3
Wu reports a local funeral notice from Littix on Main Street. The item names an Undertaker and references exes in a brief civic notice style.
Local intelligence lists Moravian children meetings and Sunday services at Syuitayat Bethany and New Haven. Other denominations hold prayers and mission meetings at Graybill Mobler Nettville and Pennville areas. Wagon and rail excursions note October trips to Lebanon and Lititz with round trip prices.
A dead tree yielded bees and honey after being felled by Henry Lessey near John Bollinger. A Sturgis House meeting Friday plans to hear a fire committee report and discuss fire apparatus. Also notes migrations, a cow death, unclaimed letters, Luther anniversary events, and local curios.
Summary of Lititz items: tobacco sales and prices in Philadelphia. orchard yields. theft of a nickel-plated chain from Dr. Brobst’s harness. letters on local street life and misers. Wrightsville to Lititz baseball game. cigar factory opening. Lititz post office stamp sales. Alderney calves from New York. Reading and Columbia Railroad coal deliveries. upcoming wedding invitations. real estate transactions in Rapho, Leacock, and Penn townships. church growth under Rev. Tobias. advertising column note. Horace Shelly opens butcher shop. remedies advertised for indigestion and blood issues.
A man who frequents a local dining spot stayed for breakfast when invited by elderly hosts, then lingered at the front gate for another hour as a prank. A young man also visits Rucker's Celebrated English Remedy for coughs colds and consumption, sold with a guarantee.
Lancaster area notes report Fr Prof Keffer to organize an Columbia orchestra. Dauphin county lists 19062 voters. Bees yield 2000 pounds for Jacob Hershey Mount Joy. Hammelstown bass caught in Swatara. Mount Joy sues Penn Rail for train speeds. Local schools reopen with substitutes. A Lancaster lawyer Peter Hershey disappears amid financial trouble. A swarm disrupts Sheetz candy shop. Slander case in Mount Joy arbitration awards $50. Ephrata U S church conference set for October. A boarding house keeps an alligator for the hoard bill. A pious dog in Columbia and various personal notes and weddings are recorded.
In Elizabeth township the History of Lancaster County is critiqued for shady contracts by Swartz the canvasser. Citizens like Rev. Fernster, Dr. Seiling, Mr. Sharp, and Mr. Brubaker sign for inflated prices, then protest or tear out names as the book proves faulty. The piece condemns poor spelling, misprints, and omitted local details, noting moved residents, shopkeepers, and a pastor’s subscription mixups while calling book agents dishonorable.
The Cornwall and Lebanon and Colebrook Valley railroads opened with a public ceremony in Lebanon. 850 excursionists from Lancaster Elizabethtown Middletown Mount Joy Harrisburg and others arrived by train greeted by the Perseverance band and a 50 member committee led by Marshal C. K. Lantz. After a welcome address by Col J. P. S. Gobin and remarks by Rev J. N. Pennypacker the visitors lunched at local hotels. Special trains ran from Lebanon to Conewago and back with multiple carriages from Reading and Pennsylvania railroads alongside the new lines. The Cornwall and Lebanon spans six miles and Colebrook Valley sixteen miles with five stations Lebanon Cold Spring Gretna Lane Bellair Conewago. Groundbreaking occurred in 1881 and 1882 respectively. tracks are single and built with high quality rails and ballast of limestone and slag.
A pair of Lititz youths went to visit local girls on a Saturday night. While they were away, rivals moved their buggy and horses. Early Friday morning a fire destroyed Evans & Bear’s stable on the lumber yard, destroying gear and two mules, with $1000 loss and $350 insurance. origin unknown. The report then lists local notes and notices on community life, weather, and small ads.
Cotton flannels bleached and unbleached priced from cents to 25 cents per yard All wool flannels in all colors and qualities Comforts from 1 dollar up Heavy cottonades and jeans for fall wear Fruit jars in abundance Library lamps from 2.50 to 10 dollars Glassware Queensware paints oils and glass on hand New mackerel arrived It’s astonishing how much sold this season Our 10 cent syrup and 8 cent sugar bargains especially the 7 cent grade Trade segars for goods if you have them
Marriage notices record Ed at ARI Lititz in 1883 and Spickler-Demmy in 1888 with Rev. Nagel and Rev. Tobias officiating, plus Minnich and Hershey deaths in 1888 in Lancaster County. Stock quotes and Philadelphia market reports show DeHaven Townsend bankers. flour, oats, corn, rye, and cattle prices varying. public sale announced for October 13 1888 at Sturgis House Warwick township with a notable town lot description and outbuildings.
TSHUDY'S STORE lists new stock including New Corn Meal Wenger Best Grade Flour Bethlehem Roller Snyder's Brubaker's best Family Flour and assorted groceries. Also cranberries Jersey sweet potatoes New Valencia raisins bright sugar varieties fresh coffees plain and covered hams dried beef Ferry's smoked beef lye for soap jerseys gowns jackets comforts and requests for country soap butter eggs Segars for exchange and delivery options.
The assignee of Milas Buch and wife offers two Lititz properties at public sale at the Sturgis House. Lot 1 fronts Main street with a large two story brick house, a frame kitchen, a frame shop, and fruit trees, suitable for business or dwelling. Lot 2 fronts South Spruce and Lemon streets with a wood frame house and outbuildings. Sale set for 2 PM with viewing arranged through Elias Buch. terms announced by H. E. Miller, Assignee.
On Thursday October 11 1833 Carispian R Nershey will publicly sell the premises of tenant John Weiland in Penn Township Lancaster County along Manheim and Littis Turnpike Road about three miles east of Mannheim two miles west of Lititz one mile south of Halfville and 12 mile north of Lime Rock Station adjoining Louderville. A tract of limestone land with two story log framed dwelling house barn wagon shed corn crib yard and outbuildings immenses quarries on site, six acres timber, high state of cultivation, thickly settled community near church school mill store and blacksmith. Sale begins 1 PM viewing by the undersigned in Lititz or by tenant John Weiland. CARISPIAN R NERSHEY. On Saturday October 13 1833 executors of Charles A Grosh will sell at the Sturgis House Lititz the following described valuable real estate.
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