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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1881
Page
3
A Lancaster Central region page reports a Union Republican Mass Meeting in Ephra town with Gen Silas M Bailey and other speakers set for October 22. It notes church events at Bethany Reformed Ephrata and various sermons, catechumen confirmations, and a deer hunting party leaving Lewistown for two weeks.
The Lititz and Manheim Mission of the Evangelical Church held its Third Quarterly Conference on Sunday with 3000 attendance noted though weather deterred others. Vice Rev. L E Knerr preached morning and evening on becoming new creatures in Christ and living by faith with practical inferences. The report highlights union with Christ, the ark of refuge, and vine imagery, and mentions the Republican Invincibles funeral arrangements and local organ maker J S Henry in Manheim.
In Lititz a storied bretzel plant earns the title of one of the oldest local businesses. Julius F. Sturgis rebuilt the operation at a new site after Rauch’s era, claiming unmatched output and a process that eliminates sea voyage seasickness. The piece extols local enterprise, urges keeping the cotton mill in Lititz, and rounds out with notices of a jaw bone band altercation and local callers.
On Oct 4 near Lincoln Samuel Miller died at 78 and his wife 80 followed him two days later. Her wish to join him in the afterlife was granted as she passed at his funeral, ending fifty years of shared joys and sorrows. Local notes mention whooping cough, hog trade, a new brick house, and other small items.
Local column argues for opening more streets to spur town expansion and improve appearance. Notes improvements in the southern area and urges similar development across all sections. Includes local notices and personal items from Lititz and surrounding areas.
A brief notice shows the Lititz Produce Market corrected weekly by A. Tekucity. The item identifies the market and the person responsible for updates.
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