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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1911
Page
5
Fire alarm bell taps explained for local landmarks including Hose House Fisher's store opposite Linden Hall and other intersections. Religious services listed for Evangelical Lutheran Brethren Mennonite Reformed and Church of the Brethren with times and locations across Lititz Neffsville Brickerville Petersburg and nearby areas.
Mr I G Snyder a F and M Seminary student will deliver the sermon at St Luke Reformed church Sunday morning. Mrs Herbert Heishu attended Bethlehem convention as a St Luke Reformed church delegate. Miss Mabel Erb elected Lancaster County Sunday school delegate to New Holland convention. Lydia Keener to address children at the convention. Communion at St Johns Brickerville Sunday 10 am with preparatory services Saturday 2 pm. The Young Ladies Bible Class festival at Rudy's Hall had receipts of 60 dollars and net profits 40. About thirty men attended a mass meeting for the Laymen Missionary Movement Convention. Prof Wade Chester Jackson and H B Dickson spoke urging attendance and participation in Lititz and nearby areas. A banquet in Conestoga Traction car barns tonight. 2000 men expected. Several top lecturers will address meetings.
The county Sunday school convention gathers today at New Holland with all local Sabbath schools represented. Moravian and U B Sunday schools report elected delegates including Hess Grosh Miller Hagen Weidman Seaber Carper Buch Bender and Leigh others expected to attend.
Chas. B. Hammer, a sailor about six months in the U S Navy, subscribed to the Record while stationed on the U S 8 in San Francisco, Cal. He says the paper is the only way to get all the home news, and notes he was formerly employed by Wm. Weitzel, the plumber and tinner.
Rev John Schoechert Moravian missionary in Alaska for twenty two years spoke at the Moravian church Linden Hall and the men’s prayer meeting recounting harsh expeditions with Esquimaux, dog sleds and storms. His station now self supporting, he notes his family and wife reside in Watertown Wisconsin.
Lancaster business man Jacob Dommy and Miss May Baker unite in marriage at St James Lutheran Gettysburg with no attendants. The couple to reside at 821 West Lemon Street Lancaster. Additional notices include Jacob R Carper and Edna Naomi Spahr wedding near Manheim and John F Dussinger with Fannie B Shreiner at Reading. Further local ads urged by 8S Myers Co and Maringer Rheumatic Co.
Shakespeare's popular play The Merchant of Venice will be presented by the Ben Greet players in Linden Hall Seminary gymnasium Friday at 8 o'clock. Frank McEntee, partner of Greet in America, leads an eleven man and five woman company. McEntee to play Shylock. Millicent Evison as Nerissa. Tickets 50 75 and 1.00 with school rates reduced. Seats at Habecker's. Bible lecture by C W Snyder Sunday at Rudy's hall at 3 PM free.
A collection of short poetic quips and observations on luck, rain, autumn, and social manners. The pieces mix proverbs about money happiness changing luck and the idiosyncrasies of men and women with seasonal references. Some lines mock publicity stunts and fashion while others note rain from Jupiter Pluvius and the cycle of weather.
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