Fifth annual Community Show draws crowds in Lititz
Big crowds expected Friday and Saturday for the fifth annual Community Show in Lititz with exhibits from nine surrounding townships. Co sponsored by the Grange Farm Women and Farm Bureau, displays cover autos, farm machinery, poultry, fruit vegetables canned goods dairy and more with cash prizes sponsored by local banks and merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
The
Grange
Farm Women
Farm Bureau
North Broad’ Street
Brobst
S. Broad Street
Burkholder
East Main Street
Brunswick Orchestra
Longenecker’s
Spring's Bank
Farmer's Bank
Seaman & Seed
Pfantz Bros
C. 8. Zartman
J. C. Brubaker
J. W. Bruckart
C. D. Haverstick
W. W. Gibbel
Abram
Bomberger
B. I. Miller
M. W. Hess
Elsie Sturgis
P. F. Snyder
John L. Peiffer
Local sales and events in Warwick area features
A Warwick area notices column lists a Saturday sale at the Warwick House with good furniture from two parties. Betsy Buch celebrates her 70th birthday. Missionary league events and Halloween notes appear with store ticket sales and local contests. Exca vation kicks off for six adjacent West Second Avenue houses. Republican mass meeting planned October 31 at Penryn Hotel. J. Albert Hall to open Malta street confectionery and continue express business. Reductions at W H Buch Friday and Saturday advertised.
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Warwick House
W. Buch
Kissel Hil
Farmers’ National Bank
Hepp’s
Doster’s
Pfantz Bros
E. K. Singer
Kissel Hill
Ross Heiler
Frantz Bros
Hershey-Seaman Co
West Second Avenue
J. Albert Hall
Malta
Main Street
Philadelphia
Odd Fellow
Special Furniture Sale at Warwick House
Mrs. Addie Hacker offers her household goods at public sale at Warwick House on Saturday Nov 1 at 1 o clock. Items include a Columbian Palace range in good condition used 2 years dressers beds chairs china closet buffet rugs tables dishes refrigerator and other items.
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Addie Hacker
Warwick House
Bank Director Dr J Paul Roebuck Elected in Lancaster
Dr J Paul Roebuck of Lancaster has been elected a director of the Agricultural Trust and Savings Company of Lancaster. He is a former resident of the city and is well known locally.
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J. Paul Roebuck
Lancaster
The
Agricultural Trust and Savings Company
Dr. Roebuck
Diehm Seeks Re election to Harrisburg from Lititz
In Lititz a quiet county campaign centers on G. G. Diehm who seeks a fourth term as representative to the General Assembly. Voters are urged to turnout for the best interest of the country and Diehm’s long ground experience is highlighted. Also, Miss Bob White musical extravaganza at Lititz High School is promoted for November 6 and 7 with a strong local cast and John B. Rogers Producing Company providing scenery.
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Lititz
G. G. Diehin
General Assembly
Harrisburg
Millersville
Diehm
Bob White
Lititz High School
John B. Roger
Auto Trip of Nearly 15000 Miles by Mr. and Mrs. Stoner
The Lititz couple Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Stoner completed a coast to coast auto journey starting June 8 from Akron. They traveled via Hagerstown Wheeling Columbus and Dayton to St. Louis then west through Kansas City to Colorado Springs visiting Pikes Peak Cave of the Winds Garden of the Gods and Crystal Park. The trip featured numerous fords of streams in Missouri and awe at the High Drive route above Bear Creek Canyon and Cheyenne mountain Broadmoor hotel district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Stoner
Lititz
Ephrata
Akron
Pacific Coast
Hagerstown
Wheeling W. Va
Columbus
Dayton
Ohio
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Ind
St. Louis
Kansas City
Jefferson City
Kansas
Topeka
Eldorado
Wichita
Syracuse
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak
Cave of the Winds
Garden of the Gods
Crystal Park
Cheyenne Canyon
Seven Falls
Bear Creek Canyon
Cheyenne Mountain
Broadmoor
Trolley Collides With Car Near Kissel Hill
An automobile driven by Luther Sharp of Lititz was struck broadside by the Lancaster and Lititz trolley at Kis sel Hill last Friday evening. The car was pushed about 15 yards along the track. No injuries and only minor damage to the car were reported.
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Luther Sharp
Lititz
Lancaster and Lititz
Kissel Hill
Wild Irishman Detained After Quarries Incident
A drunken Irishman from Lime Rock quarries roamed the eastern town end on Monday during borough water line work. Police placed him in custody. Constable Singley checked on him at 2 AM noting talk of past exploits and a claim of Atlantic City fame. He told the magistrate education was his route if charged again.
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Kreider
Singley
Atlantic City
Squire Derr
Peskier Fly Paper Ties Up Local Habits In Heated Homes
Fly Paper Tie flies invade homes as heated houses drive them indoors. A hairless ore man endures a persistent fly in a barber shop while a barber swats and the insect flees. Local store reports sold out of sticky fly paper with a spike in sales over the past two weeks, boosting Trimmer's weekend table decorations to 400 pieces.
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Ore
Hat Misadventures And Local Notices In A Quiet Town
A local man buys a five cent cigar with a $100 bill in a shop and quietly leaves, later returning with change found odd by the proprietor who laughs. The page notes humorous quips about lost hats, mentions Rabold as Lititz’s first high wheeler owner in 1881, and reports on moves, Grange degrees, a large potato yield, Warwick House sale items, and local events with names and places like Rothsville, South Broad street, Eli Barr's mill, and Hess's meeting house.
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Jacob Rabold
Thomas Kissinger
Special clothing sale at W H Bueb stage this Friday
Announcement urges readers to take advantage of special clothing sales at W H Bueb's stage this Friday and Saturday. The notice highlights limited-time offers and invites shoppers to attend the event for bargains.
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W. H. Bueb
Big Night at Lititz Odd Fellows Lodge Ladies Night
Lititz Lodge No. 1050 L. O. O. F. held its annual Ladies Night on Monday October 27 at the Malta Temple. About 175 members wives and guests from fourteen lodges attended with Hackman s Orchestra providing music. Rev E Stauffer of Lebanon delivered the evening address and Misses Jeanette Rudy Mildred Yerger Pricilla Shindel sang recitations while Carl Workman and Miss Rudy performed a duet. A tableau by the degree team and prizes for best guesses entertained the crowd along with refreshments served by Mrs Harry Long and helpers.
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Lititz
Malta
Rebeccas
Hackman
C. Hassler
E. Stauffer
Lebanon
Grand Lodge
Mildred Yerger
Pricilla Shindel
L. Howard Rhein
H. C. Reedy
Kenneth Witmyer
Harry Bucher
L. S. Reedy
Harry Long
Arthur K. Reist
Linden Hall Graduate Dies at Gettysburg
Miss Evelyn Trimmer, a Linden Hall graduate of 1919, died at her parents home in Gettysburg last Friday night at age 20 from complications. She was regarded as a model pupil and was the niece of Noah Trimmer who runs a local store. She was engaged to be married.
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Evelyn Trimmer
Linden Hall
Gettysburg
Noah Trimmer
D. M. Graybill
New York State
Pennsylvania
New Organist Elected Professor Beck Joins Nazareth Moravian
Paul E. Beck, longtime music superintendent for Pennsylvania public schools, has been elected organist and choirmaster of Nazareth Moravian church. He has directed school music in East Stroudsburg and Indiana, led bands statewide, and currently heads the Elks band in Stroudsburg with forty five members. He is a son of Abram R. Beck.
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Paul E. Beck
State Normal School
East Stroudsburg
Nazareth Moravian Church
Beck
Public Schools
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Hast Stroudsburg
Forrmmer
Harrisburg
Carlisle
Lititz
Elks
Stroudsburg
Abram R. Beck
Travel notices and visits around Lititz and Lancaster
Elias Eby sought treatment at Lancaster General Hospital while Mrs. Albert Christener spent days in Philadelphia. Local residents visited relatives in Landisville, Cambridge, and Reading, with trips to Atlantic City and Bethlehem. Rev G B Baezer attended the Eastern Synod in Bethlehem as 600 congregations were represented.
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Elias Eby
Lancaster General Hospital
Albert Christener
Philadelphia
B. B. Hertzler
Landisville
Frank Ford and
Cambridge
Chester County
E. G. Broomell
Samuel Martin
Christiana
Wm. H. Zartman
Libbie Buch
Atlantic City
Ralph Jones
Alice Milchsack
Bethlehem
Fiona Reidenbach
Gideon Kzhl
Lancaster
Spencer Leed
Campbellstown
Lebanon County
John Leed
Zook’s Mill
Cocalico Creek
G. B. Baezer
Eastern Synod of the Reformed Church
Laura Kauffman
Lester Eaches
Reading
Lititz
Samuel Aubrecht
Harry Crall
Harry Smith
Lizzie Wagner
Florence Butzer
Victor Wagner
Mary Gundrum
John E. Sheriden
Centre Street
Helen Miller
Anna Heller
Micren Peters
Marguerite Reese
Edna Retten
Anna Smith
Alma Linton
G. W. Harpel
Rochester
George Studenroth
Harpel
Tschudy
I. H. Doster
Harper
G. F. Bomberger
Anderson
Ind
Bomberger
Henry Bomberger
North Broad Street
Agnes Adams
Locust Street
William Leid
Akron
Pfaltzrege Store Faces Double Vote On Shoes and Goods
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a dispute over double voting related to purchases at Pfautzrege Store. Mentions individuals Howard and Young and items including pianos. Details are unclear but suggest an election or accounting irregularity tied to goods.
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Pfautzrege
Bseveral
Howard
Young
Millway Child Burns After House Fire Incident
A three year old girl and her sister ignite a blaze with matches at Millway, badly burning the younger child. H M Huber stopped his wagon, threw a blanket over the victim, and extinguished the flames. The injured girl was taken to Lancaster General Hospital.
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H. M. Huber
Herman McCulley
Millway
Jean McCulley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hallowe’en
Hallowe'en
H. H. Fisher
C. T. Ritchie
Chambersburg
Wm. G. Freeman
John M. Moore
Wm. Noll
W. H. Buch
G. G. Diehm
Trimmer’s
James Sturgis
South Broad Street
Sturgis
Charles Hartman
Benjamin Weir
Albert Godhenour
Mrs. Sturgis
Warwick Grange
Rothsville
Victor D. Heisey
Chester N. Adams
Kathryn Groff
Edward Groff
John Long
Henry Harry
Talmage
Petoskey
Maine
John Hess
Hess
Brunswick Rgdiolg
Howard S. Young
Orange St
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