Local items note elections banks closures and parish events
Election day banks will close next Tuesday. Moravian Home Association netted 51 dollars from a festival at Rudy's Hall last Saturday. Farmers National Bank declares a 2 percent semiannual dividend payable after November 3. Local news covers a football dispute between B B C and Lafayette, a seed leaf sale to H. S. Meiskey, lectures by Rev. James B. McClure, a new Buick delivery truck for Lititz bretzels, Halloween window decor at Chas. R. Miller’s, and excursion to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian Home Association
Rudy’s Hall
John Mellinger
Kissel Hill
Farmers’ National Bank
Jas. B. McClure
Kissel, Hill
Lititz
Nellsville
J. J. Huebener
Hallowe'en
Chas. R. Miller
Reading Railway Company
Washington, D. C
Jacob Palmer
Rome
Columbia
John Wike
Mercy
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Lela Yeiser
Ohio
Neidermyer Bros
Conshohocken
Montgomery County
Coatesville
F. B. Buch
Hackman
J. C. Felker
Broad
Orange
Warwick
B. Frank
Felker
H. C. Miller
Broadstreet
Frank
Cntage
New Store Ambition for Lititz Seeks Market House Floor
Trimmer Bros of Carlisle, operating seven 5 and 10 cent stores, seek to lease the first floor of Rudy's market house in Lititz. The poultry show plans could be dropped if the store begins after New Year. Mrs. Lillie Rudy must decide, with the town possibly losing a market house if not approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimmer Bros
Carlisle
Cumberland Valley
Rudy
Lillie Rudy
Poultry Association
The
Lititz
Hunters Ready for Saturday Season Opens for Rabbits Partridges
The county braces for the rabbit and partridge hunting season with about 3000 licensed gunners preparing to start at dawn Saturday. Farmers restrict access to protect game, sparking tension over a $1 license and daily limits of ten rabbits and ten partridges, with weekly and seasonal caps. The article also notes a local bakery modernizing with new equipment, a wedding reception, and a Sunday market report with prices for pork, sausage, produce, and dairy products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutter
Brethren Home and Orphanage at Neffsville
Church of the Brethren Home near Neffsville built for 65 thousand dollars by denomination members stands as a tribute to hospitality. Since 1910 Elder I W Taylor has managed it with seventy one inmates enjoying the surroundings. The new orphanage, completed last summer, was dedicated October 16 and houses about forty orphans and friendless children with seventeen currently being cared for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reidenbach
Church of the Brethren Home and Orphanage
Neffsville
Church of the Brethren
I. W. Taylor
Peter Hagey
Fi’ Cieres
Death Notices and Funerals in Warwick and Reading
The death of Lizzie M. Bomberger, 58, occurred at her Broad Street home in Warwick from apoplexy after illness since last week. Funeral at her home and Eric's meeting house with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Hess, Lefevre, Hershey officiated. Also Lizzie Ida Saylor of Reading, 83, died of pleuro pneumonia. Surviving husband, children, and many relatives noted. funeral in Reading with later interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie M. Bomberger
John H. Bomberger
Broad Street
Warwick
Christian Stern
Mt. Joy Township
Bomberger
Warwick Township
Lititz
Eric
Jonas Hess
John Lefevre
Jacob Hershey
Mrs Abraham Bollinger dies near Denver at 73
Mrs Abraham Bollinger wife of Abraham Bollinger died at the home of her son in law Monroe F Longenecker near Denver on Saturday October 25 aged 73 years 8 months and 6 days She is survived by her husband two daughters El mira wife of Monroe F Longenecker and Mrs Tazzie Myers of Rathsville Two surviving sisters Mrs Eby of Pine Hill and Mrs Samuel Pfautz of Ephrats The family resided at Rathsville for years later moving to Ephrats The funeral was held from the Longenecker home and at Middle Creek meeting house with Elders John Schlosser and David Kilhefner officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Ida Saylor
Stohler
John D. Saylor
Reading
L. B. Hilton
Geo. Rebboltz
Lulu
Meade
Louisa
Wm. H. Spangler
Ephrata
John Stohler
Speedwell Farms
George Stohler
Elizabeth Farms
Hiram Stohler
Schoeneck
Clayton Mellinger
Lebanon
Emma Brubaker
Schaefferstown
Harvey Stohler
Kleinfeltersville
Thomas Seachrist
Weidmanville
Machpelah Cemetery
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Leah
Abraham Bollinger
Monroe F. Longenecker
Denver
Elmira
Tazzie Myers
Rathsville
Eby
Pine Hill
Samuel Pfautz
Ephrats
Bollinger
Longenecker
Middle Creek Meeting House
John Schlosser
David Kilhefrer
J. C. Jenkins
Philadelphia
Agnes Adams
Alvin Rachel
Akron
F. B. Buch
Marietta
Harry Rohrer
Lancaster
Jacob Walter
Gus. Samuels
Orwigsburg
Jos
Dreifus
Georgia Bishop
Bethlehem
Margie Kautz
Francesa M. Seymour
Boston
Mass
W. R. Stephens
Jacob Neff
Geo. D. Shreiner
Jennie Grosh
Coatesville
George Wesner
Kutztown
B. F
Isaac Yost
L. B. Neis
William Nies
E. B. Barr
Raymond
Caroline Grosh
I. J. Pfleiger
York
Bicholtz
Rothsville
John Chronister
Front Street
Adam Brubaker
Abram Brubaker
Francis Thome
John
Buenos Ayres
Argentine Republic
S. A
Emma Roebuck
Joseph Graul
Lwernersville
Leonard Taubert
Graul
Daniel
Frank Roland
Near Brunnerville
Samuel Nissley
Lancaster Junction
Emanuel Bomberger
Penn Township
Joseph Dreifus
Wm. Zellers
Theodore Zellers
William
Nevada
Mary Hershey
Elizabethtown College
Grace Moyer
Souderton
Helen Oellig
Waynesboro
Henry Balmer
S. G. Young
George
Millport
N. Root
Landisville
E. 8. Young
Er. Petersburg
Emma Young
Los Angeles
California
Gj. D. Schreiner
Death of Mrs Amanda Huber at Lickdale ages 85
Mrs Amanda Huber wife of Noah K. Huber died at her home in Lickdale Lebanon county Saturday night aged 85 years and 14 days after an illness of one day Dropsy was the cause of death She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hummer Continued on page 5
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Huber
Noah K. Huber
Lickdale
Lebanon County
John Hummer
Farmer's Sudden Death on Neffsville Farm
John B. Grube 45 a tenant on G. B. Long's farm near Neffsville died suddenly at noon while astride a mule. He had hauled a gasoline engine and saw with his son Elias, and after stopping for a meal he fell unconscious and died from a heart blood clot before leaving the mule. Survived by wife and seven children, two brothers, service held at Rothsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Grube
G. B. Long
Neffsville
Elias
Frank Kopp
Mr. Witmer
E. H. Witmer
Rothsville
Long Farm
Brethren Church
Andrew
Harry
Jacob
John
Mary
Martin
Oregon
Samuel B. Grube
Denver
Election Day Next Week Across State With Local Races
Tuesday of next week is general election day statewide with polls open 7 AM to 7 PM. Borough voters elect a chief burgess four councilmen two school directors tax collector two auditors, judge and inspector of election, plus five constitutional amendments. The $50,000,000 Road Loan Amendment draws opposition locally. Every voter should cast a ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bull Moose
Ed ward Shippen Van Leer Delights Lititz Audience
An audience packed Linden Hall Seminary music room on Tuesday evening to hear tenor Ed ward Shippen Van Leer. He captivated listeners with selections by renowned composers, his ease and grace likened to Caruso. Brooklyn Congregational Church regular, he was backed by Miss Myrtle Eckert on piano and Miss E W Rulon, his accompanist, both praised for high artistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall Seminary
Lititz
Edward Shippen van Leer
van Teer
Caruso
van Leer
Congregational
Brooklyn
N.Y
Travelers Near and Far in Autumn Travel Notes
A procession of visitors and residents share travel notes and hometown visits. Names include Mrs. J. C. Jenkins in Philadelphia, Agnes Adams with Alvin Rachel in Akron, and Mrs. Francesa Seymour in Boston visiting local families. many others plan or report weekend visits and returning home.
Lititz Boys Describe Narrow Pacific Ocean Collision
Ralph Downey and Aaron Leed recall a frightening near miss aboard the S S Nome City during a fog bound voyage from Seattle to San Francisco. The ship collided with an oil steamer owned by Jon D Rockefeller, sparking panic before both vessels were revealed to be only lightly damaged. The friends later arrived in Frisco praising the city, carnival preparations, and the Panama Pacific Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Downey
Aaron Leed
Lititz
Far West
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Cal
Seattle
Wash
S. S. Nome City
Jon D. Rockefeller
Frisco
Market Street
Golden Gate
California
Aaron
Farmers Bank Shows Strong Surplus and Planned Dividend
The Farmers National Bank reports a surplus and undivided profits of 61 075, exceeding its capital stock by 1 075 and implying value at least double par. In six years it has paid 16 500 in dividends to stockholders. A 24 percent semiannual dividend of 1 500 is scheduled to be paid starting next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ National Bank
Halloween Celebrations Across Town and Linden Hall
Tomorrow marks All Saints Day with many Halloween parties. Young America plans masquerades and noisy antics on the streets, while Linden Hall Seminary students and faculty host an annual gymnasium event to foster pleasant school life for L. H. 8. pupils. organizers urge safe fun and no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Hallowe'en
Linden Hall Seminary
Gymasium
Circus Passes Through Town The Robinson Brothers
The Robinson Brothers circus moved through Lititz on Saturday with about twenty horses and several wagons including some carrying small animals. The tour began in Reading and heads toward Reading again where it will disband. The season was poor and many animals showed signs of neglect. Three Lititz youths, Raymond Weber and two Tshudy brothers, were among the attendants, with one tearful when recognized. The Akron engagement was missed after the town visit. two horses were killed by Humane Society officers at Marietta last week and several others died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson. Brothers
Reading
Raymond Weber
Tshudy
Lititz
Akron
the Humane Society
Marietta
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William Kissinger
Henry Carper
Fruitville
Henry
Haydn Carper
John Carper
John McCloud
Carrie
Morris McCloud
John Troutwine
Orphad
Farmer
Lititz Boys
Ar Od
Farmers Bank
Hallowe’en
Circus
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