Lititz Notes and Local Happenings This Week
Lloyd Smith marks his 35th birthday this Friday. P B Bucher sells peaches at about 1.25 a basket. The Lititz Band to play at Black Barren Springs Fair on Saturday. Moravian Sewing Society hosts a corn roast next Tuesday. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Charles Krick at Lancaster General Hospital Tuesday evening. J Albert Hall announces no express pickup or delivery on Labor Day. Mrs Mary Ann Brubaker fractures her left forearm after a fall. Linden Hall Seminary opens its 181st year September 1. Grace Hassler leads a public school near Wakefield. Charles Weaver buys an apartment from Herman Fisher on South Locust. Rev F S Crosland to Bethlehem church on option. stays in Lititz. A kitchen shower for Mr and Mrs Henry Burkhart at Rome. thirty five guests. Howard B Richardson Jr baptized at grandparents’ home. Cider days bring Snavely Brothers’ fresh press cider. The Mr Joy band plays Saturday. Denver band gave a concert Saturday. Sweet corn abundant with quirks of street offerings. John B Kauffman to sell home and goods September 4 including a 1923 Chevrolet touring car. Kauffmans to Pasadena by auto with Reuben Hollinger party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Kauffman
Kauffman
Pasdlena
Calif
Mgr
Reuben Hollinger
Martin Kurtz
Former Lititz Resident Dies in Illinois at 60
Mrs. Salome Ejichelberger McCreary, a former Lititz resident, died at her Naperville Illinois home on August 26 after a long illness at age 60. She was born in Harrisburg daughter of John and Hichelberger and married to Walter McCreary forty years ago. Survived by husband son Raymond of Naperville sister Amanda Long of Chicago. Funeral services and interment were held in Naperville. Her husband has two brothers in Rothsville John and Frank and is a brother to Erama Simmers of Lititz and Sallie Matzer of Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salome Ejichelberger McCreary
Lititz
Naperville
Harrisburg
John Hichelberger
Walter McCreary
Raymond
Amanda Long
Chicago
McCreary
Rothsville
John
Frank
Erama Simmers
Sallie Matzer
Oregon
Team of Horses Dropped into Sink Hole on Farm
On the Elizabeth Bollinger farm along Middle Creek in Clay township two horses fell into a sink hole while Benjamin Bollinger Jr. plowed with three horses. One horse died, another was saved after neighbors dug a trench, and about fifty neighbors aided in rescue efforts. The trapped horse valued at $175. Heavy rains likely softened lime stone soil causing the collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Bollinger
Middle Creek
Clay Township
Benjamin Bollinger, Jr
Benjamin Bollinger
Memorial tower for Mennonites in Waterloo Ontario dedication
Menonites of Pennsylvania who settled in Waterloo county Ontario were honored when a 75 foot memorial tower was dedicated there on August 28. Speakers included A G Seyfert Lancaster representing the Historical Society and John S Martin Canada agriculture minister. The Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Association erected the tower facing Pennsylvania. inscribed names recall Lancaster County residents. Mr and Mrs Ralph Downey of Lancaster visited relatives and planned a five day Adirondacks Niagara Falls trip with Mr and Mrs Albert Boetiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Pennsylvania
Waterloo County
Ontario
Can
A. G. Seyfert
Lancaster
Historical Society
John S. Martin
Agriculture
Seyfert
Upper Canada
Mar
Prestor
Pennnsylvania
Waterloo Co. (Canada) Pioneers’ Memorial Association
Ralph Downey
Town
Bequest Left to Moravian Home and Seminary
Miss Emily Tietze died at the Moravian Home last week leaving an estate appraised just over 1200 dollars. She bequeathed the funds to the Moravian Home and Tanden Hall Seminary on a fifty fifty basis. After taxes and expenses, each institution likely receives under 400 dollars. The deceased was a longtime teacher at the Seminary. Rev. M. F. Orter of Tuscarawas Ohio named executor. Will probated last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Tietze
Tanden Hall Seminary
M. F. Ocrter
Tuscarawas
Ohio
Double House Sold At Lititz Public Sale For 4020
Catherine Sammet of Lititz bought the double two story frame dwelling on New street at public sale for 4020. The estate belonged to Samuel C. Shaeffer of Lititz. Auctioneer H. T. Snavely and clerk George L. Keith handled the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Sammet
Lititz
New Street
Samuel C. Shaeffer
H. T. Snavely
George L. Keith
Philadelphia Hospital Student Nurse Family Visit
Mr and Mrs John Uhland and two Pittsburgh daughters visited here with Mr and Mrs Henry Smei. One daughter has been a student nurse at the Woman's Hospital Philadelphia for a year, home for vacation, the other entered as a beginner this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Uhland
Pittsburgh
Henry Smeigerman
Women's Hospital
Philadelphia
Linotype Operators Visit J Hernleys In Philadelphia WeekEnd
Mr and Mrs J R Hernley of Philadelphia spent the week end with his brother J R Hernley and family. The Hernleys work as linotype operators for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Mr and Mrs J R Hernley and Mr and Mrs J C Paul and four children of Scottdate visited in the Hernley home from Friday to Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Hernley
Philadelphia
Minnesotan Letter Describes Big Sunfish and Local Fairs
Emanuel B. Kauffman of Bricker ville writes from Minnesota about bumper crops after recent rain, fishing trips yielding sunfish and pickerel, Usakis lake and nearby lakes, bees, and plans to attend the Minnesota State Fair and Northwest Dairy Show. He asks Lancaster county friends to join him in Minnesota for a big catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel B. Kauffman
Brickerville
J. W. Kauffman
Minnesota
Tony Prairie
R. E. Buch
Lititz Record
Lititz
Lancaster
Usakis
Long Frairie
Weales
Leaf Lake
Olifl
Rush Lakes
Long Prairie
Lancaster County
Vendor Demonstration Attracts Crowd Near Fountain
Saturday evening a street vendor staged a public demonstration of removing corns and calluses using a liquid that supposedly extracts the problem from feet. Five men removed shoes as onlookers watched a table of foreign elements gathered during the procedure. Nearby a hot dog stand owner complained of poor business. Willis Reed Bierly of Harrisburg, a lawyer and author, debated spelling pretzel versus bretzel and criticized the use of Latin terms in German origins.
Lititz Public Schools Open With 816 Pupils
Lititz schools begin the year with a total enrollment of 816. High School has 197 students with 27 seniors 33 juniors 61 sophomores and 76 freshmen. Junior High holds 144 pupils and grades one to six total 466 with 9 special pupils. Two new teachers join the commercial department Miss Brenner and Mr Workman. Football manager elected John Muth and assistant Ben Plants sas. Schedule includes home games Sept 25 versus Palmyra and Oct 2 versus Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Miss Brenner
Workman
John Muth
Athletic Association of the
Ben
Sas
Bill” Peacock
Palmyra High
Columbia High
Former Lititz Boy Returns as Nazareth Justice of the Peace
The note says a Lititz native, M James Fry, who studied in Lititz Public Schools, is living in Nazareth where he serves as a Justice of the Peace. The writer states they and Fry were tors here during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M James Fry
Nazareth
Mr. Fry
Lititz
After Thoughts of the Bamberger Reunion
At the late Bamberger family reunion at Lititz Springs Park Mrs. Frucauff received warm applause for impromptu remarks proposing future gathering ideas. She suggested meeting at the Mennonite meeting house in Lititz if weather turns poor, noting Lititz’s central location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bamberger
Lititz Springs
Frucauff
Lititz
Lucky Escape After Cars Crash Near Rome Pereie Bear Escapes
Pereie Bear of Ephrata escaped with slight injuries after a Sunday evening crash near Martin Hess barn at Rome Pereie Bear reportedly tried to pass a car owned by Charles Young of Manheim. Young's car continued under its own power as a large crowd gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Hess
Rome
Pereie Bear
Ephrata
Bear
Charles Young
Manheim
Young
Fire Prevention Urged At Lancaster Firemen Meeting
Clarence E Regennes of Lititz urged fire prevention at the Lancaster County Firemen Association meeting in Maytown stressing safer handling of smoke gas and burns. Fire marshal Frank E Soule touted training schools while Levi B Mellinger urged farm dams. Fire officials reported 22 county fires, 35 companies and 130 miles traveled with substantial property saved. Fire Prevention Week set for Oct 3 to 9 with school visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence E. Regennes
Lititz
Lancaster County Firemen’s Association
Maytown
Frank E. Soule
Coatesville
Chester County
Levi B. Mellinger
EK. M. Ranck
Miss Kneer Becomes Student Nurse at Northeastern Hospital
Florence Kneer daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Kneer of Eden entered the Northeastern Hospital Philadelphia as a student nurse on September 1. The family once lived in Lititz where Mr Kneer worked at the paper mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Kneer
Florence
Roy Kneer
Eden
Northeastern Hospital
Philadelphia
Lititz
Kneer
Harvest Meeting at Longenecker's Meeting House
A harvest meeting is announced at Longenecker's meeting house for Saturday September 4 at 1 30 with supper served and evening preaching by Rev Ebersole of Hershey at 7 30. Sunday morning at 9 50 a temperance sermon by Rev Nyhe of Elizabethtown and Rev J W Hershey of Lititz. A long Sunday service starts 1 30 with a children's meeting at 2. Visiting ministers will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longenecker’s
Ebersole
Hershey
Nyhe
Elizabethtown
J. W. Hershey
Lititz
Much Fruit Sold At Warwick Mouse Sale
A Warwick House sale on Saturday moved 627 articles including twenty bushels potatoes and dozens of citrus, melons, oranges, lemons, bananas, pickles and other goods with prices from $0.15 to $2. The event notes a busy market day with varied farm produce and household items sold. Charles Landis later lost $108 at Lancaster fair, believed pickpocketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick Mouse
Warwick House
Auto trip to Oneida New York planned this Friday
A group will leave by automobile for Oneida New York to stay about a week. Participants include Maynard Webster and family Thomas Christ Claude Buchter and family and Mrs Phares Enck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneida
N. Y
Maynard Webster
Thomas Christ
Claude Buchter
Phares Enck
Travellers Visit Lititz From Near and Far
A long list of visitors and travelers is recorded in Lititz as Mr. and Mrs. Roland Good and others from New Holland Reading Manheim and Philadelphia spend weekends here. Several families from New York Cleveland Denver Canton and Washington, D. C., are noted for short trips and extended stays with local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Good
New Holland
Lititz
Lester Eaches
Reading
Amaziah Young
Manheim
Louis Oehme
Christ Imhoff
Russell
Imhoff
Samuel E. Miller
Brickerville
Benjamin Fass
New York City
Spruce Street
William Seaber
Cleveland, O
James Seaber
Messrs
W. G. Fahnestock
G. G. Diehm
James H. Breitigan
New York
A. Virginia Grosh
L. A. Weitzel
Philadelphia
Harry Grazer
Harry
Post Office Hours on Labor Day and Closed Services
On Labor Day the Post Office will open 7 15 to 9 00 in the morning and 6 15 to 7 30 in the evening. There will be no town or rural delivery. Stores and banks will be closed all day.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lloyd Smith
P. B. Bucher
Black Barren Springs Fair
Moravian Sewing Society
Charles Krick
Lancaster General Hospital
J. Albert Hall
Mary Ann Brubaker
Front Street
Linden Hall Seminary
Grace Hassler
Wakefield
Charles Weaver
South Locust Street
Herman Fisher
Crosland
Bethlehem
Henry Burkhart
Howard B. Richardson, Jr
Howard B. Richardson
Maurice Kauffman
Sprites Street
E. §. Crosland
Snavely Brothers
R. D
Bell
Mr. Joy
Denver
Illinois
Adirondack Mountains
Philadelphia Hospital
Brickerviller
West
Yue
Mr. Whitt
Winston- Salem
N. C
Rev. E. S. Crosland
Whill
Rev. Crosland
Winston-Salem
Ely
Willis Reed Bierly
Quarterly Digest of
Pretzel
Bretzel
Department of Agriculture
Leipsie
Germany
U. S
St. Paul
Agricultural Bureau
Mphrata
Martin Brimbach
Singing Brook
Juniata College
Biexly
G. T. Hepp
Smith
Alfred Couple
Lelitz Bible Conference
Lititz Bible Conference
Max Wertheimer
Lucky Escap
C. E. Regennas
Bowers Reacid
Charles Landis
Landis
New York State
William F. Steen
Harry Eckert
Mrs. Steen
Mr. Eckert
Walter Spickler
George
Springfield, Mass
Walter
East Main Street
Bertha
Ella Grosh
Mrs. Wilson Grube
Misses Grosh
John Brubaker
Ruth ‘Linken
Brubaker’s
Norman Bear
Salunga
Mt. Gretna
Charles A. Brobst
Charles Lemp
Canton
Isaac P. Foltz
Myerstown
Charles Brabst
The
Springs Hotel
Arlie Rader
Eugene Weidler
Chester Leicey
Frank Spickler
Oakland Cottage
Gretna
James Dussinger
Mary
Millersburg
Rev
H. E. Fasnacht
Benjamin Musser
Ammon Weidman
Charles
Israel
Amos Dillman
Brownstown
John Dillman
E. S. Crosland
Howard Richardson
Howard, Jr
A. D. Butzer
Butzer
the Springs
Thousand Isles
Mr. Butzer
Rathaville
J. Monroe Kreider
Robert Pattison Kreider
Washington, D. C
Ellen Leib
J. Monrge Kreider