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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1915
Page
4
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The Commercial’s editor receives a gift box of pretzels from Lititz Pennsylvania’s J Frank Buch and reflects on friendships, travels, and hopes to meet Buch and his wife in 1916. Rountree of Georgetown Texas Commercial is ill and mailed a care package hoping for recovery and a future reunion in Lititz.
A surprise party for Mr and Mrs Adam Hornberger at Landis Valley drew about sixty guests who enjoyed dinner supper and sports. It became the first Hornberger family reunion with officers elected and plans to make it annual. Attendees included multiple Hornberger relatives and spouses such as William Elsie Carrie Milton and many others.
From oer Correspondents The rally day service held in the Evan gelical church last Sunday was well attended. Sneak thieves entered the mill of R. D. Greybill last Thursday and forced the desk open in the office and stole over $14 in money. There is no clue to the culprits. J. F. Getz caught a monster carp the latter part of last week that weighed 14 pounds and 9 ounces. The locals were defeated at Columbia last Saturday in a game of baseball by the score of 4 to 0. Our boys expect to play a game at Denver on Saturday. H. C. Hackman and family of Lititz were guests of A. F. Getz and family on Saturday and Sunday. H. B. Wolf and wife, of Lancaster, were guests of the former's parents on Sunday.
The community notes a new shed at Hotel Penn by Hartman and a porch for S K Bomberger. Local visits include parties at Kleinfeltersville, gatherings at Rev Longeneckers and Denver, and many Sunday guests across several families. A York fair trip and auto truck transport are also mentioned.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Ulrich of Lincoln visited Mrs. Albert Weidman on Sunday. Henry Shoemaker and Walter Hackman hauled coal from Ephrata for local families. The Bingaman couple from Ephrata spent Sunday with friends. John Edwards moved into Harvey Bedgar's house. Henry Haas showed barred rock chickens at the Lancaster fair winning four prizes.
Neffsville notes report a Sunday rally in the Lutheran church with no regular lesson, a special program read by Supt. E R Witmer, a male quartet, solo, piano duet, and addresses by H R Bassler M P Haverstick and L Mae Weaver. Souvenirs were distributed. H K Bank improved store premises while Catherine Reinhold moved to Lancaster to reside with daughter Mrs David Shenk.
Squire and Mrs. Ruth and many locals attended the Evangelical church exercises in Voganville. Eight graduates celebrated the event after a trip in Bochmans auto truck and Fritzs touring car. Visitors included Neidermyer Krafft Shaar Leola Mohn Kinzer Bender and others.
At the Lancaster County Fruit Growers Association meeting rain and sun shortage lowered peach yield and quality. Yet apple crop outlook appears bright with strong demand. E C Bowers notes Western commission men entering PA commerce and stresses quality over quantity. A motion allows members to withhold dues until January 1 1916. A second talk covers post harvest orchard care and spraying. The next meeting will feature papers on commercial apple and peach planting and lesser fruits.
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