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Newspaper

Lititz Record

Location

Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1911

Page

1

Local column reports fall events and notices in Lititz

The column notes Columbus Day closures and various local items. It lists trespass notices, a Moravian roll of honor pin at the RECORD office, and office succession at Ideal chocolate factory. It mentions football at Park Hill, a Hagerstown fair, school visits in Warwick township, Knights of Golden Hagels’ convention, Cheyenne Charlie’s exhibition, park trout and cattle movements, family gatherings, potato and sweet potato prices, a hotel party in Lititz with eighteen couples, and a Lititz post office with unclaimed letters including multiple named residents.

Aecord Luclla Kreider Myra ‘Brookmyer Ideal Chocolate Factory Jack Frost Witters & Seaman D. G. Witmyer W.J. Wirt Knowlesville F. B. Buch Lancaster General Hospital Ada Zeller Pennsylvania Business College Lancaster Lillian Miller Habecker’s Park Hill Eleven Hagerstown W. HL. Muth W. E. Fasnacht Fleisher Warwick Township Messrs Frank Bank Stanley Dichmn Garfield Castle Knights of Golden Hagels New Providence Cheyenne Charlie 101 Ranch Rudy's Hall Arias Adams Martin Carpenter Emma Roilman Lottie W. Bearinger Denver Cora Balmer Manheim Rudy Carpenter Lititz Joshua Rollman John Margie Fry Kissel Hill A. Laughlin Baltimore Springs E.R. Brunyate Mable Feter Jacob F. Keener Anna Lingle Sallie Lowery Ella Preston John Rollman Alice West Luize Cambelini Joseph Donahour Henry Good Robert Gendall Elmer Heisley Ralph Miller Julian Roots Earl Singer Michot Skotski

Rome Rural Telephone Line Project Nears Start

A new two mile Rome Rural Line will connect with the Independent exchange and serve residents east of town. At a Bushong home meeting, temporary officers were elected and more farmers joined the plan, with pole staking already completed and wire stringing soon to begin.

Rome Samuel FE. Bushong Aj Branch American Union S. E H. Bushong John Bruckart Tobias Snavely Michael Hess Harry Pfautz Grayton Frey John Zook S. E. Bushong

Primary Elections Held in Borough and Township

Republicans to nominate officers at Springs hotel from 5 to 7 PM with posts including 3 councilmen 5 school directors 1 borough constable 1 high constable 1 assessor 2 auditors 1 judge 1 inspector Democrats meet at 7 30 PM to nominate the same slate. Warwick Township holds polls at Warwick House and Swan Hotel Rothsville from 3 to 7 PM to nominate judge inspector registry assessor supervisor constable auditor and five school directors.

Springs Hotel Warwick Township Warwick House Swan Hotel Rothsville

Reverend Kreider Congratulated on Bond Exchange

Rev Charles D Kreider, Linden Hall Seminary principal, planned to redeem $30,000 bonds and issue $60,000 new ones with Lancaster Trust Company as trustee. The trust company acknowledged receipt of the plan and noted most bondholders wish to exchange their old bonds for the new.

Chas. D. Kreider Linden Hall Seminary Lancaster Trust

Chestnut Hunters Galore at Furnace Hills Trip

Sunday’s ideal weather drew many chestnut seekers to Furnace Hills with every kind of vehicle. Abundant crops filled the hills but many hunters left empty handed while Lewis Haines bagged 12 quarts and a black lizard. Public school classes also visited on Saturday, making noise on their return.

Furnace Hills Lewis Haines Atwood Kreider

Veterans Goelden Reunion Honors 79th Regiment in Lancaster

John G. Carpenter of Spruce Street attends Lancaster county reunion of the Gallant Seventy Ninth Pennsylvania volunteers led by Gen H A Hambbright. He carries a Bible he took from the field at Bentonville and saw Capt McCaskey after the war. The event marks the fifty year anniversary of departure for the front with many veterans in attendance.

United States Mr. Carpenter William §. McCaskey United States Army Los Angeles Cal McCaskey 79Th Mgr. Carpenter Co. B Sherman Sea Carpenter Bentonville N. C Capt. McCaskey Abram Habecker Landis Valley David K. Habecker Pine Hill John Beck David Hollinger

Foresters Plan Parades and Degree Sessions in County

At a Lancaster county meeting six foresters courts arranged boom sessions in each town. All degree teams will tour every court and one visiting team will confer degrees. Parades precede sessions with dates set for Columbia Oct 24 or 27 Mt Joy Oct 30 or Nov 18 Lititz Nov 8 or 29 Eph rata Nov 22 or Dec 13 Lancaster Dec 21. About 130 men will march in Lititz with a band likely. Also noted, Ambrose Malschnee suffered a paralytic stroke at home and spoke again after a day. Dr. J C Brobst attends.

Foresters Lancaster Columbia Mt. Joy Lititz Ephrata

Last Sums On Babies And Adults In Local Obituaries

Ault infant son of Jacob and Mrs. Ault of Kissel Hill died at age one, funeral at Neffsville Lutheran Church conducted by Rev. George D. Clarke, burial in Neffsville cemetery. Mrs. Mary Rush Landis of East Petersburg died from a stroke after kidney trouble, aged sixty four. Survived by husband and five children Elmer, Benjamin, Clara, Lizzie, and Lottie. Funeral at Zion Lutheran Church, burial nearby.

Jacob Ault Kissel Hill Neffsville Lutheran Church Geo. D. Clarke Neffsville Lutheran Cemetery John M. Landis East Petersburg Mary Rush Zion Lutheran Church

Obituary for John Kramer of West Cocalico Township

John Kramer aged seventy died at his home one mile north of Schoeneck after a four year illness. His wife died twenty three years ago. Survived by daughters Mrs John Shirk Mrs Lemon Mishler Mrs Lemon Lied Mrs Lemon Hauck Mrs Amanda Young and Lemon Kramer and sons John Kramer William Kramer and Lemon Kramer. Funeral Tuesday with services and interment at Mellinger's conducted by Rev Schweitzer.

John Kramer West Cocalico Township Schoeneck John Shirk Lemon Mishler Mount Airy Lemon Lied Reading Lemon Hauck William Kramer

Iron girders arrive for Lutheran church roof support

Eight iron girders weighing over a ton each arrived at the railroad freight yards for the new Lutheran church under construction here. Unloading required a derrick to lift the beams from the car and place them on a wagon, a sizable task ahead for positioning at the site.

A Fine Catch of Salmon at Susquehanna River

On Tuesday near McCalls Ferry dam Rev J E Keene N D Sturgis John Wom mert Chas H Kreider Samuel Foltz Wmn Kissinger Clayton Schmuck and George Miller fished the Susquehanna River. The water was good for salmon and they landed twenty two fish among Lititz anglers including a 22 inch specimen by N D Sturgis. The party also caught several water dogs or hellbenders.

McCalls Ferry Susquehanna River J. E. Keene N. D. Sturgis John Wommert Chas H. Kreider Samuel Foltz Wmn. Kissinger Clayton Schmuck George Miller Lititz

Homesick Arthur Returns Home From Nazareth Academy

Dr E E Evans traveled to Nazareth on Tuesday with his youngest son Arthur and brought him back after a brief stay at Nazareth Hall Military Academy. Arthur and brother Raymond had joined the academy the prior Tuesday. Arthur soon suffered homesickness and was sent home, greeted by a huge smile.

Arthur E. E. Evans Nazareth Raymond Nazareth Hall Military Academy

Real Estate Transfers In Hershey and Mastersonville

Real estate actions show Hershey and Gibble selling Walter S Stauffer s Front street two story frame house to C Eugene Long on private terms. Executors of late David Hollinger sell 16 acres with improvements at Pine Hill public sale to Ammon Hollinger for 3600. Administrator of Aaron Frey estate sells North Charlotte street two story frame dwelling to Joseph B Sterner for 2057. Widows and heirs of Benjamin N Leaman sell 80 acres near Mastersonville and 80 acres with improvements to Abram Shank for 9510 per acre.

Hershey & Gibble Walter S. Stauffer Front Street C. Eugene Long David Hollinger Pine Hill Ammon Hollinger Man Washington House Manheim Aaron Frey Charlotte Street Joseph B. Sterner Rapho Township Benjamin N. Leaman Masterson_ville Abram Shank

Stritly Personal TENS Friends Visit and Travel News

Local notes show Mrs Emma Armel of Lebanon visiting the Sturgis family. Visitors include John Dyer of Tuckahoe New Jersey and John Wilson of Kutztown. Many residents hosted relatives and traveled to Akron Ephrata Denver Parkersville Reading and Philadelphia. A police case links Erisman and others to thefts at two factories with stock stockings recovered in Reading.

Emma Armel Lebanon Henry Sturgis John Dyer Tuckahoe N. J John Wilson Kutztown Addison Ezra Lutz Ephrata Allen Ditzler Edna I. W. Bobst Trenton D. P. Bricker Chester G. Spickler Raymond Akron Geo. Filbert Womelsdorf Lititz John Weitzel William Denver Haydn Carper Ephraim Newcomer Centreville John Hossler Parkersville Chester County Frank ‘Trostle Adamstown Rachael] Roland Warner Massa Warner Philadelphia A. R. Beck Leah Kreiter Washington, D. C Louis Huebener Frank Huber Col’ Hlegeville W. B. Walter Elva S. GC Hassler Blanche Irene Todd Lancaster Lexington D. G. Reinhold Lansdale Catharine Reinhold Harry Hertzler Manheim Jacob Hertzler George Butzer Reading Clarence Beck Christian Snavely New York City H. H John Hiram Markley Detroit Mich Howard Kauffman H. 8. Kauffman Emma Siegfried Frank Fries Chambersburg W. M. Grabe Steigerwalt John Briaman Max Ashe Ashe Bradley Erisman

Trolley Car Accident Near Neffsville Delays Evening Route

A trolley from Lancaster left at 11 pm Sunday collided near Minnich's turnout by Neffsville. The motor dropped, delaying traffic about an hour. The front rail part of the floor broke and the car rode the ties for a stretch before stopping. Twenty five passengers faced risk as some jumped off, others walked to Lititz or rode a replacement car to their destination.

Lancaster Minnich Neffsville Lititz

Linden Hall Trustees Open Term Meeting Held

The Linden Hall Seminary executive committee met Tuesday evening. E. L. Garber was chosen chairman and Miss M. J. Derr secretary. Principal Rev. C. D. Kreider spoke on the school’s past and future, noting several already registered for next year and expected new pupils this term including Rev. Samuel Rock’s daughter from Alaska. Alumni announced summer interior improvements. The semiannual board meeting was set for Thursday October 26 at 2 PM.

Linden Hall Seminary E. L. Garber M. J. Derr C. D. Kreider Samuel Rock Alaska Board of Trustees

Thief Routed at Kreiders Hardware Store

A would be intruder tried to enter Chas. D. Kreider's hardware store on East Main street just after midnight last Friday. Kreider woke, saw the man flee after the thief realized he was detected, and a prior visit by a suspicious man purchasing unusual chewing tobacco is noted as the likely reconnaissance.

Chas. D. Kreider East Main Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Rev. Kreider 79Th Regt Ambrose Malschnee Milton Weidman Spruce Street J. C. Brobst John F. Longenecker R. G. Herr This Place Abram Erb Pittsburg Jackson, Mich Penn and Imperial Machines L. K. Grogh The American Burial Corporation Lafayette Building Fifth and Chestnut Streets Grosh Henry Stoyer Wilson Baum Hamburg Erma Eshleman Slip Duncan Carr Yanko Linden Hall Trustees Kreider
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