Local events list highlights September happenings and registrations
Last Days to Register. Local dealers expect oysters after September 12. H C Miller at Springs Hotel and Andrew Shissler at Warwick House will register party affiliation on September 6 and 7 from 10am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm. Primary election scheduled for Tuesday September. Health clinic for babies on September 20 at 3pm in Moravian S. S. chapel. Boys High School Band played at Cleona Firemen’s picnic. Elser Oberlin reunion at Lititz Springs Park on September 3. Robert Pfautz taken to Lancaster General Hospital for minor operation. St Paul’s Lutheran choir held corn dog roast at Snavely’s bungalow. P B Bucher sold peaches from Delaware County around town. Ellis Kauffman sold Liberty Street home to Henry Pfautz. bought Lincoln Avenue double from John Yerger. Frances Willard Y P B meets Monday at 7:30 with songs and readings. Dr Harry J Herr osteopath opened office on North Broad Street and moved living rooms. Harmony Orchestra to play Saturday for open air concert. High School Band engagement cancelled due to poor weather. Martin Muth spoke to Rotary on Lititz Garden Club and juvenile outreach. Moravian love feast tickets on sale at I H Doster and Pfantz Bros stores. Farm Women No. 1 entertained executives at Springs with corn dog roast. twenty four attended. A business meeting at Mrs M W Hess’s home next Wednesday at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Miller
Springs Hotel
Andrew Shissler
Warwick House
Moravian S. 8
Society of Farm Women, No. 1
M. W. Hess
Peaches Brought Good Prices at Warwick House Sale
Fruit sold well at the Warwick House sale on Saturday. Jersey peaches moved 2.00 to 2.40 per bushel, bananas 1.10 to 1.60 a bushel, cantaloupes 1.25 per crate, oranges 0.20 a dozen, apples 0.35 to 0.75 per basket, potatoes 0.95 to 1.00 a bushel, 56 pigs 3.70 to 8.00 each, potato sorter 3.00, bologna 0.28 a pound, boys suits 1.75 to 1.80, toweling 0.45, dress goods 0.50 to 1.50, underwear 0.60 to 1.75 a suit, stockings 0.12 to 0.24 a pair, cigars 1.00 a box, brooms 0.50 to 0.55, bushel baskets 1.25 to 2.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
Bowers Family Acts on Lititz Visit to Lancaster Area
Missouri resident Mrs R A Bywaters and three sons extend two week stay with Mr and Mrs Graybill East Petersburg and Mr and Mrs Paul F Brunner Lancaster after visiting Lititz Monday. This marks Mrs Bywaters first trip home in seven years to Lititz where she lived with late parents Peter and Mrs Brunner. Her brother Peter Brunner of Burlington Washington joined this summer after a seventeen year absence. They plan to return to Camden Point by car in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Bowers
GC. A
Lititz
Camden Point
Peter Brunner
North Broad Street
Burlington
Washington
Week End Hunting Camp Trip Near Mifflin County
Dr and Mrs D A Long and twenty-one Lancaster residents toured Mifflin County staying at the Lancaster Hunting Camp Circle A. Some left Friday some Saturday returning Sunday. They saw two fawns and a wild cat near the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Long
Harry Plautz
Rufus
M. W. Hess
Harry Spade
Elmer Frederick
Lancaster
Mifflin County
Circle A
Lititz School opens with 945 pupils and 31 teachers
Lititz Public Schools began the 1927 28 term on August 29 with 945 pupils enrolled, 581 in grades 1 6 and 364 in grades 7 12, an increase of 58 from last year. The faculty includes supervising principal M C Demmy and 30 other teachers. New teachers listed for each grade and department. James G Starr named athletic coach and history teacher, a Leb Val graduate and former four year quarterback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Public
M. C. Demmy
Maude Bearinger
Mary Tschudy
Elizabeth Workman
E. Carrie Tschudy
Mary E. Longenecker
Grace Leyman
Miriam Girvin
Laura Rudy
Agnes Hensel
Frances McGinnis
Margie Arndtz
Grace Hassler
Lillian Frantz
William Grosh
Margie Buck
Hazel
James G. Starr
Lebanon Valley College
Quilt with 18 412 patches stuns readers of West Main
Mrs John Hehnan of West Main Street displays a quilt made forty five years ago. It contains 18 412 patches with 200 distinct designs. Squares 3x3 inches show 75 colors, 129 pieces. 8x8 inch blocks hold 927 and 1 112 pieces. The work took a year and a half with one pair of scissors and two needles. Who can beat this quilt?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hehnan
West Main St
Former Lititz Boy Becomes Pittsburgh Attorney
Herbert Pilgrim of Pittsburgh now serves as an attorney for the Carnegie Steel Company. He visited the Rotary Meeting with his brother Rev. Robert Pilgrim of Lancaster. The Pilgrims, former Lititz residents, once lived with their late parents in this area. Their father led Lutheran parishes nearby, and Herbert spent weeks with his brother at Mt. Gretna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Pilgrim
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Steel Company
Robert Pilgrim
Lancaster
Pilgrim
Herbert
Mt. Gretna
No Opposition For G G Diehm On Party Ticket
F E Engle of Ephrata, who filed a petition as candidate for County Commissioner, has withdrawn. This assures the nomination of G G Diehm, as there is no opposition on the party ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Engle
Ephrata
G. G. Diehm
Millway Family Home After South Bend Trip
Mr and Mrs Jacob E Martin and daughter Elsie of Millway plus grandson Jacob Musser of Rothsville traveled to South Bend Indiana for the Sheetz and Shreiner reunion via Cleveland visiting Bremen Elkhart and South Bend venues including Studebaker and South Bend Watch plants. They returned by Linco Highway to Pittsburgh then Wim Penn Highway to Harrisburg covering 1743 miles with a single puncture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob E. Martin
Elsie
Millway
Jacob Musser
Rothsville
South Bend
Ind
Sheetz and Shreiner
Cleveland
Ohio
Bremen
Elkhart
Studebaker
Linco
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
G G Diehm Honored by Special Appointment
Hon G G Diehm was notified by the Speaker of the House in Harrisburg of his appointment to the seven member York Sesqui Centen nial celebration committee. Thomas Brown of Lancaster is named as a fellow member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Diehm
House of Representatives
Harrisburg
City of
York
Thomas Brown
Lancaster
Shisslers Enjoy Ohio Indiana trip with relatives and cavern visit
Mr and Mrs William Shissler of Delaware Ohio and their son Frank spent Sunday with Andrew Shissler and his mother Mrs Louise Shissler. Andrew Shissler and his mother returned from a trip visiting Ohio and Indiana. They called on Josephus Wallace and Monroe Shenk families near Goshen Indiana, former county residents. Lititz party toured a newly found Ohio cavern with a mile long underground passage over a hundred feet deep and some unintended rooms, completing the weeklong excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shissler
Frank
Delaware
Ohio
Andrew Shissler
Louise Shissler
Indiana
Goshen
Josephus Wallace
Monroe Shenk
Lititz
Ohio Caverns
Girls Host House-Party at Mt Gretna Cottage
Mrs G L Calvert and Mrs Willis Gochenaur chaperoned the St Pauls Lutheran Church Sunday School class on a house-party at the Out-Door-Inn cottage in Mt Gretna from Wednesday to Sunday last week. Attending were Dorothy Spacht Ma belle Smith Frances Koffroth Esther Aubrecht Dorothy Roth Mildred Hoover Helen Adams Kathryn Lehn Laura Eshleman Mildred Bigler Elsie Engle Beulah Stauffer Beatrice Gochenaur Elizabeth Gochenaur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Calvert
Willis Godhenaur
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Mt. Gretna
Dorothy Spacht
Elsie Engle
Beulah Stauffer
Beatrice Gochenaur
Elizabeth Gochenaur
Around ur Town On teeth and schoolteachers in America and beyond
A Chicago dentists meeting cites only twenty sets of perfect natural teeth in America and England faces worse dental issues. The piece notes a South Sea Islander showing flawless teeth, guides on dental care, and how schoolteachers shift roles and appearances as turnover and life events change the school landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Chicago
England
Bucks County
Funeral for Samuel A. Urich in Ephrata
Samuel A. Urich died at Eph rata last week weighing 325 pounds and with the leaden casket over 500 pounds required a dozen men to lift the corpse and casket and extra straps to lower the remains. The casket, 00 wide, was the second largest made at Boyertown factory. Lititz residents attended the funeral. He was a charter member and longtime leader of the old Ephrata Band and later directed the Gouglersville and Denver Bands, with several summer concerts in Lititz with the Denver band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Urich
Ephrata
Boyertown
Old
Gouglersville
Denver
Lititz
Labor Day Closing Schedule for Town Businesses
Banks and all stores will be closed Monday September 5 Labor Day. Chain stores observe Thursday afternoon holiday for last time this week while other stores keep half holiday through September. Post office closed on Labor Day with hours 715 to 900 A M. No town or rural delivery though mail will be sent. Barbers open until 10 A M on Labor Day.
Hear the Brunswick Panatrope at Keller's Barber Shop
Brunswick Panatrope featured at Keller's Barber Shop in this week’s ad. Local readers urged to visit the shop to see and hear the phonograph model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keller’s
Barber Shep. Adv
Leicey Builds Eight Foot Water Wheel At Home
Chester Leicey has erected an eight foot diameter waterwheel at the rear of his log house along the Millport dam road. Water feeds to the overshot wheel through a long trough and the device rapidly revolves. He plans to connect it to a generator to supply power and electric lights from a pure spring water source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Leicey
Millport Dam
Leicey
Erb and Broadwill Plan Large York Ranches After Reunion
Large ranching news from York Nebraska. Mr and Mrs Henry Erb and Mr and Mrs Broadwill visited Dr C E Lane this week. They traveled east to attend the Erb reunion at Boyertown on Saturday. Their ancestors left the county long ago. Each couple will run a thousand acre ranch raising cattle and hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Erb
Broadwill
York, Neb
C. E. Lane
Boyertown
Mr. Erb
Mr. Broadwill
Cold August Brings Record Cold Snap and Snow in York
The report notes August as the coldest since 1871 with heavy rains and unprecedented coolness. York even saw snow last Saturday with a temperature of 48 degrees, contrasting the expected sunny warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Tobacco Crop in Lancaster County in Various Growth Stages
The Lancaster County tobacco harvest is underway with plants in multiple growth stages. Some fields were cut two weeks ago, others are ready, while some need more time or may be frost-damaged. Leaf width varies, and one farmer plans to wilt stalks on scaffolds to drop half the weight before housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Came Long Distance to Visit Old Home
Thomas Townsend and son from Texas, former Pine Hill residents, visited this week to see friends. Mr and Mrs Adam Sharp of Leadville Colorado, longtime relatives in the area, left Friday for their western home. The Sharp family prior lived near Pine Hill and made wooden pumps. The Townsends and Sharps traveled by train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Townsend and Son
Texas
Pine Hill
Adam Sharp
Leadville
Col
Mr. Sharp
John
Townsends
Sharps
Hershey Family Returns From Illinois Visit
Rev and Mrs J W G Hershey returned home after several weeks among relatives in Illinois. They were accompanied by sons Louetta Henry and Abram and Mrs John Barwick with two children. Abram left for Illinois first, making the trip by hop hopping and walking only three miles of the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. G. Hershey
Illinois
Louetta
Henry
Abram
John Barwick
Much Interest in Baseball Series
Weather conditions postponed the Lititz versus Manheim game. It will be played at Manheim on Saturday if possible. Both sides show strong interest. managers strive to keep the sport clean. Neutral umpires satisfy both factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Manheim
Eight Tomatoes on One Stem Variety From California
Charles M. Bare of Spruce Street showed a stem bearing eight fully developed ripe tomatoes. The cluster is described as a California tomato, a new and prolific variety for this area. Bare received three plants from a truck grower who procured the seed in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Bare
Spruce Street
California
Mr. Bare
Visiting the Imperial Valley in Texas travel party
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Leaman Mrs. B. B. Leaman Mr. and Mrs. Henry Keener all of this place and B. H. Herr of Columbia left last Friday for Texas to visit the Imperial Valley. Mr. Leaman has a brother residing at Houston and will spend some time with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B. Leaman
B. B. Leaman
Henry Keener
B. H. Herr
Columbia
Texas
Imperial Valley
Mr. Leaman
Houston
Reduced Borough Bond Indebtedness by $34,780 in Years
Lititz Borough Council met in regular session with Chief Burgess Norman M. Badorf and councilmen. Street work included widening North Cedar Street Bridge where 14 feet added and paving and grading on North Locust Street. A proposed Oak Street realignment and bridge project was tabled due to high costs. The borough reports total bonded debt now $14,220 after sinking fund and notes a seven year reduction of $34,780 from $49,000 in 1920. Light, fire, and water committee actions and signals from Reading Railway noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Norman M. Badorf
H. J. Pierson
Levi H. Rudy
J. D. Helter
Joseph B. Wisslex
North Cedar Street
Juniper Alley
E. Main Street
I. H. Doster
North Water Street
Locust Street
Ray Weidman
B. F. Lutz
H. Hollinger
B. Fralich
E. Front Street
N. Cedar Street
West Main Street
Traiia New Street
E. Lincoln Aenue
Oak Street
E. Main
East Front Streets
Council
Jason Groff
Reading Company
Lititz Creek
Reading
North Broad Street
New
Seaman Streets
Reading Railway Company
Travelers Near and Far Through Lititz Weekend Wanderers
Mr H B Buch spent several days in Franklin County. Miss Sarah Ochme attended a house party at Mt Gretna. Paul Young of Atlantic City visited his parents in Lititz. Families from Florin and Lancaster visited, and trips included Asbury Park and Gettysburg. Several teachers and visitors from Reading Philadelphia and Trenton called on local residents. Continued on Page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Buch
Franklin County
Sarah Ochme
Mt. Gretna
Paul Young
Atlantic City
N. J
Howard S.young
D. E. Young
Harrisburg
Mary Young
Manheim
Louis Oehme
Young
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cleona
Elser-Oberlin
Lititz Springs Park
Robert Pfautz
Lancaster General Hospital
Snavely
P. B. Bucher
Delaware County
Ellis Kauffman
Liberty Street
Henry Pfautz
Owl’ Hill
Mr. Kauffman
Lincoln Avenue
John Yerger
Frances Willard
Harry J. Herr
Mrs. Usner
Harmony Orchestra
Martin Muth
Rotary Club
I. H. Doster and
Pfantz Bros
Missouri
Howard
Nettie Brenner
Henrietta’ Hand
A. R. Bloomquist
Eveline E. Matthews
Harry B. Baughey
H. S
Robert Longenecker
Kenneth Conbett
Helen Eby
Ruth Marble
Herbert Longenecker
Clarence Kissinger
Dorothy Longenecker
Frances Kofroth
Harry Neidermyer
John Good
Janet Huber
Ruth Weaver
Carl Foltz
Clair Weber
Donald May
Romaine Long
Margaret Miller
Lititz Boy
Pittsburg
Ams
C. E. Leicey
Daniel Light
Walter Light
Florin
Benjamin Goodman
Howard Evans
Walter S. Bare
C. L. Snowden
Harry Wissler
Edith Withers
Ocean Grove
Thomas Steffy
Arlene
Florence
Anna
Ruth
Eugene
Gettysburg
Katie Hinkle
Samuel Snyder
Katherine Snyder
Pottstown
B. F. Grosh
Grace
Margaret
Jane
Elmer Eby
Mary
Helen
Asbury Park
N.J
Owen Hershey
Springfield High School
Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia
Marcus Hook
Chester
E. Miller Sutton
Wilmington
Newton Morey
Elmer Snyder
Harold Snyder
W. H. Buch
Morris Kauffman and Son
Bayhead, N. J
Jacob Hershey
Willard Hershey
Levi Yerger
George Korte
Oxford
Chesapeake Bay
Catherine Brough
Hilda Leed
Campbellstown
Mrs. Homer Sturgis
F. B. Buch
John Brubaker
Washington, D. C
National Capitol
H. A. Bailey
Ephrata Mountain House
Frank Broadwell
York, Nebraska
A. M. Kreider
Broadwell
Linden Hall
Norman Leicey
S. J. Leicey
State College
Norman
Osvilla Oswald
Trenton
Oswald
Warren Buch
Lafayette College
Easton
William Weicksel
Betty
Strassburg
Robert Fassbender
F. A. Weicksel
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