Local Religious Notices and Community News
Local intelligence lists Moravius English and other services on Sunday and Saturday. Prayer meetings Friday and preparatory meetings Saturday. various churches including Kreidery Millport and White Oak plan sessions. A new Evangelical Chapel rises at Petersburg, with protracted meetings to begin Sunday. Chestnut gathering at Chestnutting and local notes on strawberries and a big bass caught in the Susquehanna. Mr. T. J. Bueh reaches his fiftieth birthday amid well wishes.
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Moravius
Lennegan
New Haven
OA. M
Grkaan Baprisy
Kreidery
Millport
Byasgsniwal
Banday
White Oak
Italy
Brickerville
Suraeran
H. E. Semmel
New Evangelical
Petersburg
Lititz
The Migratory Birds Readiness for Winter
The article notes birds migrating to the sunny South for winter. Birds follow road rules of travel, some migrate by night, others by day. Day travelers seek safety in numbers and swift flight as swallows catch insects in flight. A pilot bird is usually discussed.
Wheelbarrow Ride After Olio Election Bet Shocks Lititz
Town celebrates Friday evening as Geo Shaffner wheels Moses Knisely through streets on a wheelbarrow after an Olio election bet. Knisely wears a black silk hat and carries a pipe while boys shout and drum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Shaffner
Moses Knisely
Olio
Shiaffner
Knisely
Lititz Springs
British Guiana lecture described by J A Thorn
J A Thorn educated in Barbadoes and West Indies lectured at Moravian Sunday School chapel on British Guiana. He described the country people government religion progress and current condition with vivid language and animal imitations. Audience showed appreciation through generous contributions at the lecture. Also mentions lodging and legal notices in Lancaster and Philadelphia sections with hotel rates and attorney visits.
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J. A. Thorn
Barbadoes
West Indies
British Guiana
Whippowil
Mocking Bird
Chicago Craze Reaches Luits with Rentals and Rented Hotel
Notices from Lancaster area papers describe Martin K. Tracker renting Lexington Hotel, plans for April 1, and a mix of local happenings. A small cash find at Railroad Restaurant is offered to rightful owner, while new partnerships form in horse business and local social events spark talk of rain, sleet, and free concerts.
Cheap Goods at Lititz Drug Store in 1900s Ad
Lititz Drug Store advertises cheap goods including starch soda white lime and canned items, Pure Chocolate and Digestible Cocoa, various foods, soaps, salts, and horse powders. It highlights toys, rubber items, toothbrushes, combs, and a toilet item sold at cost, urging readers to visit the drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Mishler
London
Hart Named Special Agent for Northwestern Mutual
Mr P Hart appointed special agent for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company headquartered in Lititz. He has written policies totaling $11,000 in the past ten days.
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P. Hart
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Lititz
Hart
Savings From Shaefferstown Gur Public Schools Open
Shaefferstown Gur public schools opened on Monday for a term of five months. The Grammar School is taught by John Stewart, the Secondary by Misa Light, of Lebanon and the Primary by Miss Hithernell of Annville. These three constitute an excellent corps of instructors. Wa. Waller, sr., sold a big farm in Clay township Lancaster county to his son Jacob at 75 dollars per acre. The farm contains over 130 acres. Miss Anna D. Krall will visit Philadelphia this week to purchase books for the library of St. Pauls Reformed Sunday school. The Sunday school allocated 50 dollars for the purpose. I. Fetter, proprietor of the Shaferstown hotel, had a load of potatoes consigned to him last week by Westmoreland county parties, sold at 65 cents per bushel. Home raised potatoes have been selling for 15 to 20 cents more per bushel. Wim. M. Weigley filed a damages claim against the Standard Oil Company for a pipeline across his land. A three-referee panel was chosen for a hearing but adjourned due to urgent duties. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered at St. Pauls Reformed church on Sunday morning to a very large congregation.
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Gur
John Stewart
Misa Light
Lebanon
Hithernell
Annville
Wa. Waller
Clay Township
Lancaster County
Jacob
Anna D. Krall
Philadelphia
St. Paul's Reformed Sunday School
Fetter
Shafferstown Hotel
Westmoreland County
Wim. M. Weigley
Standard Oil Company
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
Returned Friends Tell of Baltimore Visit
Returned Mr Amos Bomberger and bride visited Baltimore Philadelphia and elsewhere praising hospitality of Will Meles in Baltimore. He remains jovial and enjoys hunting but cares for friends who call.
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Amos Bomberger
Bride
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Mr. Bomberger
W. A #ieles
Experien
Will
Prolific Shellbark Region In Lancaster County
Ex County Commissioner Christ Cobb inhabits a region north of Mount Joy township near Elizabeth town. Conewago Creek and Colebrook Valley railroad pass through. nut yield this year is large but shells are small. In two weeks hundreds from Lancaster Lebanon and Dauphin counties seized wagon loads of shellbarks, with fifteen parties at one isolated house in four hours.
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Christ, Cobb
Lancaster County
Mount Joy Township
Elizabethtown
Robert Coleman
Colebrook Valley
Lancaster
Lebanon
Dauphin Counties
Lancaster Inquirer
County Officials Refuse Excess Personnel Pay
County university representatives and County Commissioners met to discuss the Salary Law matter. The Commissioners, citing advice from their attorney and special counsel, declined to reimburse officers for excess funds paid into the County Treasury, arguing the payments were voluntary.
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County Univers
Autumn Leaves Color Linden And Maple In Church Square
Linden and Maple leaves near the church square drew much attention in the last days of the week. Within a day they shifted from pea green to red yellow and gold. A sunny morning revealed a sight worth seeing.
Funeral Obsequies For Abraham Shenk Sr In Oregon
In Oregon origins the sick and dead revival continues with six conversions last week. The funeral of Abraham Shenk Sr was held Tuesday at Lane's meeting house graveyard with Rev. Hostetter and Rev. Bomberger officiating. Shenk died at eighty one after months of confinement. Also noted: Joseph Martin recently stroke, and several local business notes including Nolt and Hostetter mills, Pinetown breads, and a new relief effort in a sister town. A sewing machine fraud affecting Shenk is recounted, plus a vivid accident report of John Leber, age 69, who fell from a railroad bridge near Ephrata and suffered a severe head wound.
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Abraham Shenk
Lane’s Meeting House
Hostetter
Bomberger
Shenk
Joseph Martin
Oregon
U. B
Abram Martin
Nolt
Pinetown
Lancaster
Arcorp
Two Much Profanity in Lititz Sparks Law Talk
A Lititz resident urged enforcing an old English swearing law after Philadelphia fines, claiming street profane language is common. In a separate incident, Cuvier Grube struck his forehead with a hatchet while cutting a log overhead, injuring himself badly.
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Philadelphia
Lititz
Cuvier Grube
Remarkable Escape From Illness Through Electric Bitters
Mrs. Mary A. Daily of Tunkhannock Pa suffered six years from asthma bronchitis and liver complaints. After trying doctors with no relief she began using King’s new discovery Electric Bitters in October. Quick relief followed and she recovered, now healthier. Free trials and guaranteed satisfaction offered by Lititz Drug Store.
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Mary A. Daily
Tunkhannock
King
Lilita Drug Store
Lititz Drug
Personal greetings and travels around Lititz area
Personal visits and travels are noted among Lititz and surrounding towns. Miss Verona Stureis spends two weeks with Philadelphia friends, Cora Delbo visits Lancaster guest of Samuel Delbo, and others from Lancaster Washington D C and Missouri arrive or plan visits or sales. Also local business ads and notices on upcoming fairs, arbor day, and shop promotions.
Lititz Produce Market and Quotations Report
A Philadelphia and Lititz market summary shows corrected weekly produce prices for flour and grain futures, butter, meats, and poultry. The snippet lists wheat, corn, rye, oats, and bakery products, with occasional trader names and local advertisements for cigar makers and butchering services.
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Ploub and Ghaln
E. J
Litite
Lititz
Hy J. Tshudy
Huraca A. Shardy
Philadelphia
Para
Western
Pennsylvania
Western and Pennsylvania
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Knox
Dunlap
Youman
Wilcox & Co
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W. D. Staupier & Co
Shultz
North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA
Bens. Lutz
W.H Appel
Hound Bow
Ast
Waleed
W.H. Appel
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