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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1914
Page
5
Fire alarm tapping list details locations and taps for emergency signals. The page also lists church services, Sunday schools, and pastors across Lititz area congregations including United Evangelical Lutheran Reformed and Church of the Brethren. It notes Linden Hall entertainment courses and Post 517 G. A. R. muster results with visitor remarks and membership updates.
The B R C eleven defeated the Alerts of Lancaster 19 to 0 in warm weather. Ralph Diehm kicked a goal, with Bingaman, Carpenter, and Keller scoring or contributing by plunges, and several new players bolstering a strong lineup. The team’s prospects look promising as they prepare to face Mt Joy next. Meanwhile Franklin and Marshall College celebrated a 10–0 victory over Penn, its first since 1892, ahead of a home opener against Lebanon Valley College.
Attendees at the Lancaster fair recall a balloon ascent by Jesse Pannebecker, a longtime Lititz resident, who rode a balloon with no parachute. The craft rose hundreds of feet, snagged on a lumber pile, then soared 80 miles before descending after Jesse leapt and clung to a tree limb. He survived but vowed not to attempt another ascent.
Nathaniel P. Wolle son of Mrs. Alice Wolle and the late Robert N. Wolle married Elizabeth H. Kendig of Millersville at Lancaster Moravian Church. They plan an eastern wedding tour and residence in Lititz. Separate notice: Elsie Bucher wed Clayton K. Groff at C. B. Bucher’s home with about sixty guests. The couple left for a western tour and will settle near Lancaster. Additional items include a marriage of Isaac L. Douple and Lizzie Weidman in Neffsville and a Lincoln/Ephrata union of John D. Barringer and Ruth McGallacher.
Improvements recently finished and ongoing at the United Zion Home one mile north of Lititz include a new employee dwelling and a two story building housing an electric light plant. The Kofroth Electric Co. installs the plant and wiring. A night watchman began October 1 using Nanz Watch Clock stations. The Home and hospital add many new inmates and an October forefeast and Sunday services are planned inviting the public.
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