Democratic candidates tour Lititz under heavy party support
Three leading Democratic candidates Hon A Mitchell Palmer, Hon Vance McCormick, and William N McNair spoke in Lititz, denouncing Republicans and rallying voters. The event began at the Springs hotel veranda with a luncheon and a later mass meeting in Lancaster courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lititz
Manheim
A. Mitchell Palmer
Vance C. McCormick
Washington
William N. McNair
Penrose
Springs
Ephrata
Court House
Lancaster
Fall and Winter Clothing Display at Springs Hotel
Frank K. Hacker of Donovan & Co. presents a men and boys apparel display at Springs Hotel this Friday afternoon and evening with Victor Victrola music. The Donovan firm is Victor Talking Machine Co. headquarters for Lancaster county. Also filed is the charter for Penn Lime Stone and Cement Co with G. G. Diehm John W. Brubaker J B Herr as incorporators and directors capital stock $5,000 treasurer Diehm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank K. Hacker
Springs Hotel
Donovan & Company
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden
N. J
Lancaster County
Lancaster
Victor
Penn Lime, Stone and Cement Company
Court House
G. G. Diehm
John W. Brubaker
J.B. Herr
Lititz
Mr. Diehm
Widow Brenneman Lived Much Of Life In Lititz
Mrs. Mary Ann Brenneman widow of John M. Brenneman died at her daughter Mrs William Brock's home in Lancaster from general debility. She was 78, born near Lexington, lived in Warwick and Lititz, and later Lancaster. Funeral services will be held at the Brock home then Lititz Moravian church. One sister survives. Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Martin Brumbaugh to speak at Linden Hall gym tonight, escorted by a party arriving from Lancaster. Lititz organizers meet to support Brumbaugh with officers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Brenneman
John M. Brenneman
William ©. Brock
West Lemon Street
Lancaster
Wm. Brock
George H. Howard
Toledo
Caroline Grosh
Prince
William Brock
Lititz Moravian Church
E. S
Hagen
Chas. Nagle
Linden Hall
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Brumbaugh
Dr. Brumbaugh
Lititz
Graybill G. Diehm
H. C. Miller
Harry Eby
James Breitegan
Amos H. Bomberger
John M. Miller
Elam Hahecker
Death of 11 year old Wilmer Leed Akron Family
Wilmer Leed died Sunday afternoon at 4 from convulsions after a two day illness. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Phares Leed of Akron and survived by siblings Melba Minerva Elsie Sherman Roxford Aril len Walter and LeRoy. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 at the Lutheran church in Rothaville with interment in the adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Leed
Phares Leed
Akron
Melba
Minerva
Elsie
Sherman
Roxford
Alilen
Walter
LeRoy
Rothaville
Death of Samuel D Miller in Manheim at 82
Samuel D Miller a Manheim resident died at 10am Monday at the home of his son in law John Gantz from a complication of diseases. A house painter by trade he was the last of nine siblings and is survived by his wife and one daughter Mrs Gantz. He belonged to St Pauls Reformed Church Manheim. The funeral will be held from his home today at 2 PM with burial in Fairview Cemetery Manheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel D. Miller
Manheim
John Gantz
Gantz
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
Fairview Cemetery
Little Girl Dies in Mill Accident at Kinport’s Church Street
Elsie Lippus seven years old of Ephrata was playing with mill watchman John Halbach’s children when a timber truck toppled from its upright position. The child was pinned beneath the heavy load, suffering a skull fracture. Halbach found her and rushed to Dr Mentzer but she died before arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Alfred Lippus
Ephrata
Kinport
Church Street
John Halbach
Halbach
G. F. Mentzer
Obituary of Mrs Priscilla Stoner in Lancaster region
Mrs Priscilla Stoner widow of David L Stoner died Monday afternoon at her niece’s home in Lancaster from old age infirmities. She was 82 or 83, born near Mechanicsburg, daughter of George and Catharine Bear. Resided on the Bear farm near Neffsville. husband died fourteen years ago. A lifelong member of Neffsville Lutheran Church. Funeral at Mennonite Church Landis Valley at 10 30 this morning. interment in adjoining cemetery. Revs George D Clarke and John Lefevre officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Stoner
David L. Stoner
Chaney W
McCauley
Lancaster
Mechanicsburg
George and Catharine Grabill Bear
Old Bear Farm
Neffsville
Neffsville Lutheran Church
Mennonite Church
Landis Valley
George D. Clarke
John Lefevre
Death of Lancaster Attorney Brinton Elicits Mournful Lancaster Bar
William K. Brinton, a prominent Lancaster attorney admitted in 1887, died Wednesday at age 49. He was long a key figure in the local bar, with many years of legal work and service noted. Continued on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Brinton
Lancaster
Real estate sales reported across towns in Lancaster area
Heirs of Harvey M. Retten sold a two story frame house at Rothsville to Edwin R. Leeking for 2900 dollars. William Henry bought a Keystone Realty house on North Grant street Manheim for 2250. Mrs. Susan Nissley’s Sporting Hill property sold to Dr. A. M. Kauffman of Lancaster for 808 dollars. Auctioneers Sold farms and parcels in Penn and Eph rata townships with prices per acre ranging from 144 to 190, and a 20 acre Hoover farm sold for 161.50 per acre to B. K. Zook who also owns adjacent land. Ann G. Kauffman’s South Spruce street home sold to Eugene Reider for 1400. Phares Noir purchased a 154 acre farm near Rehrersburg on private terms. Catherine E. Zug sold land in Elizabeth township to Wayne Zartman for 2390 with improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey M. Retten
Rothsville
Edwin R. Leeking
William Henry
Keystone Realty Company
Grant Street
Manheim
Waser
Susan Nissley
Sporting Hill
A. M. Kauffman
Lancaster
H. H. Snavely
H. K. Landis
Penn Township
Fairland
Henry H. Shhenk
Nathan’ Hostetter
Elam Longenecker
Henry Widmyer
K. Zook
Zook
Hoover Farm
Ann G. Kauffman
South Spruce Street
Eugene Reider
Phares Noir
Clay
Rehrersburg
Levi B. Zug
Elizabeth Township
Wayne Zartman
Rally Day Observed at St Pauls Lutheran Sunday School
The Moravian Sunday school held a large rally day with 500 attendees. An orchestra performed as scholars advanced through classes and received diplomas from Rev. George D. Clarke. Rev. Clarke spoke, a flag drill by eighteen girls wowed the crowd, and new members joined.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran
George D. Clarke
Clarke
Wilson
A. de G. Vogler
Vogler
America
Calif
Bagdad
Travelogue of Local Movers and Shifting Homes
Travel notes list residents and visitors moving between towns and states, detailing weekend visits, business trips, and family gatherings. Names include Bomberger, Buch, Rapp, Grosh, Reidenbach, Sturgis, Redcay, Doster, Shreiner, Wood, Ebersole, Goldthwaite, Bushong, Hedelroth, Bender, Bricker, Bobst, Dussinger, Daily, Adams, Kreider, Withers, Bucher, Eberly, Keener, Herr, Huebener, Haas, Bruckart, Witmyer, and others. Several take trips to Philadelphia, York, Lancaster, Reading, Scranton, or Scranton conventions. several attend church or state fairs. a few secure employment or agency positions. and a sailor from the Missouri visits home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Snavely
Minnesota
Edgar Sturgis
Henry Sturgis
Elstonville
Penryn
Adam Redcay
Lincoln
Herbert Doster
Samuel D. Shreiner
Philadelphia
Harry Wood
Atlantic City
N. J
Estella Grosh
Jos. Ebersole
Holtwood
Susquehanna
John Troutwine
James Goldthwaite
Amanda Hornberger
I. G. Bushong
Town
Metz Automobile
Paul
Martha Hedelroth
Floyd Bender
Marietta
Milton Bender
I. H. Doster
D. P. Bricker
JL. W. Bobst
Bricker
Chas
B. Dussinger
St. Paul’s
Daniel Eberly
William Keener
R. G. Herr
York
Gettysburg
P. Wellman
Maud Huebener
Lititz
Dorchester
Mass
James Huebener
Mary Huebener
Byron Barton
John Ricksecker
Kissel Hill
West
Columbus
Ohio
Lancaster
Local market offers abundant produce and prices listed
Last Saturday morning the local market displayed plentiful seasonable goods with dressed chickens more common than usual though not very fat. Green corn led with 10 to 12 cents a dozen ears, shell and sugar peas at 10 cents per peck and per box, butter 35 cents a pound, eggs 31 to 32 cents a dozen, lima beans 12 to 15 cents a quart, string beans 8 to 10 cents per half peck, egg plants 4 to 5 cents each, cantaloupes 4 to 5 cents, melons 10 to 25 cents, turnips 8 to 10 cents per half peck, cauliflower 5 to 10 cents a head, crab apples 5 cents a box, peaches 7 cents a box, apples 15 to 18 cents a half peck, potatoes 10 cents a half peck, sweet potatoes 10 to 15 cents a half peck, sauer kraut 8 cents a quart, applebutter 15 cents a pint. Also advertised Moxley Special Butterine sold by John F. Schleith, 25 Spruce Street, Litita. 8Oct-2t.
Ill and recovering. long western journey noted
The column reports Drs. Martin and Appel tending to Joseph Boltinger who grew worse Saturday but improved by evening and is out of danger. Mrs. E. B. Barr of Reading travels to her mother’s home on West Main for recovery. A stranger named Himmelberger from Wernersville is accused of stealing at Park View hotel. landlord Miller seeks his arrest. Ralph Downey and Aaron Leed return home after a 22 state trek across the West, working harvests to earn travel funds, sleeping in tents, with wages of 3.50 to 4 dollars daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Boltinger
South Broad Street
Owl Hill
Charles Birkenbine
Rome
Himmelberger
Wernersville
Miller
O’brien
Ralph Downey
Aaron Leed
Pacific Coast
Downey
Leed
Union
Middle West
John Grazer
Seattle
Wash
Oakland
Cal
Lititz
Sue Burkholder
Meeting Postponed by Tobacco Farmers Movement
The meeting of tobacco farmers interested in the Kimbrough movement, set for Saturday at the Cherry Grove Elizabeth Township schoolhouse, has been postponed to Tuesday November 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimbrough
Cherry Grove
Elizabeth Township
Also Mentioned on This Page
Samuel Rapp
A. R. Bomberger & Co
Charles Zartman
Drybread’s
Emanuel Yall
Marietta Pike
Oyster Point
Samuel Shhreiber
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Lloyd Kauffman
Chester
Joseph Herr
John F. Longenecker
John Badorf
Robert Kling
Lee McAllister
Quarryville
Henry Herr
William Groff
West Willow
Cedar Street
Elmer
Topton
P. & R. Railway
Ritchie's Restaurant
Broad Street
Paul B. Kauffman
Warwick
Record Office
Robert Russell
Peter Yeiser
Pat
Greek
Holtzhouse
Dreamland Theatre
Harrisburg
Moving Picture Houses
F. L. Heiser
Park View
E. C. Reedy
Richland
Lebanon County
Wm. N. McNair
Observer
Springs Committee
Board of Health
Samuel G. Dixon
M. G. Marks
Burgess
Mrs
A. H. Bomberger
Warren S. Buch, Esq
Norristown
Amanda Rapp
Stewartstown
J. L. Grosh
Reading
A. B. Reidenbach
G. Haas
U. B
J. B. Keene
United Brethren Church
I. M. Walters
Hopeland
W. E. Shoop
H. J. Behney
G. Kauffman
Keene
North Queen Street
A. K. Weir
Steelton
Warwick Township
Albert C. Bruckart
J. W. Bruckart & Sons
Albert
Witmyer
Bantams
D. G. Witmyer
Allentown
Lancaster Fair
Dan
John F. Schleith
Spruce Street
Litita
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