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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1883
Page
3
A fragment from the Lititz Record dated October 12 1583 shows a street address Mary Street Lititz and a cryptic notice line likely a public notice or local ad. The readable items include names and places but lack a complete action or clear date.
Local notices report Monavran-Germat preaching at 10 am and Huglish at 7 pm with Rev H E Semmel. Several places hold services Sunday while White Oak Brickerville have none as Pastor Tobias attends Synod. Apples from Mackin Francks arrive at the railroad station. various community updates follow including property transactions and local weather notes.
Rothsville reports a Tuesday night burglary spree at J A Heitler’s premises where one store window and the front door were attempted. A dog deterred intruders who left behind a hatchet and iron. McLaughlin’s blacksmith shop was ransacked for tools. Kindig’s hotel saw a pried shutter but no losses. Weidler cigar factory cellar and upper floor yielded about fifteen dollars worth of cigars before the thieves fled. James A Heitler seeks workers, and John A Meiley’s health declines after his wife’s death from consumption.
A mixture of community notes reports a boys door knocking warning, a found girls cap at Kauffman & Beckler lumber yard, and a Warwick House construction update. Real estate sales include Elias Buch properties and other local parcels with prices noted. Lancaster Jail escape detailed with names and sequence of events.
Mary Dixon Memorial Chapel in Lititz dedicates its cornerstone in a Sunday ceremony attended by George W. Dixon, H. A. Brickenstein, Rev. Charles Nagle, and Becker & Hly masons. The address lauds faith, Linden Hall Seminary, and Mary Dixon daughter of the donor, with a consecration prayer and readings from school records.
The Milchsack Reidenbach marriage took place at the bride’s home with Rev. Charles Nagle officiating. Attendants included Ada Reidenbach and others as guests toasted the couple before they departed by train to Philadelphia and Bethlehem. A separate note reports seven powder kegs stolen from a tobacco cellar and later found in a field near Penn township.
Last Saturday a surprise party for Mrs John Denlinger was held in Bareville. About thirty couples attended from the area as weather limited turnout from 200 invitations. The Bareville Orchestra played and dancing continued late. A midnight collision damaged a bogey and broke a spindle on another vehicle.
On Friday October 26 1883 the Rome Hotel in Warwick Township Lancaster County will be sold at public auction. The property includes 2 acres of limestone land a large two story brick dwelling and hotel building a carriage shed and other outbuildings with a never failing well and an orchard. The site fronts the Lititz and Bethel Turnpike and offers building lots with school store and mill nearby. If not sold it will be rented the same day.
WOLLE advertises heavy Comforts and blankets with cotton flannels priced 8 to 25 cents in white unbleached and colored. New Allentown Woolen Goods stock praised for prior satisfaction and Maryland canned goods 50 cases to last season. Also promotes Library Lamps priced from 2.50 and mentions fall purchases and segars for trade.
The notation records the marriage of Jerome M. Baker to Clementine M. Yost at the Lutheran Parsonage in Manheim, with Rev. J. Peter signing the ceremony. It appears alongside market pricing notes for flour, corn, rye, oats, and live stock from Philadelphia markets, including weekly corrections and price ranges.
TsHudys Store announces new corn meal and a variety of flours including Wencer's Dest Grade of Rort ER Flour Bethlehem Roller Flour Snyder's Brubaker's Family Flour and Jersey Sweet Potatoes. It promotes bright yellow sugar in several prices fresh roasted coffees and other grocery items with Jersey knit jackets and comforts. Also seeks country soap butter eggs and sugars in exchange for goods with delivery offered.
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