Former Leitz Woman Files Equity Suit for Funds
Mrs Sallie Templeton of 57 Marietta Avenue Lancaster sues her husband William Templeton and the Union Trust Co claiming she deposited 540 dollars of her garb age for his account but he diverted it to his own credit. Judge Hassler grants a preliminary injunction restraining the trust company from paying the funds until a hearing. Templeton, a former cigar factory foreman, fears desertion and future remarriage, while Templeton native Sallie Weidman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Templeton
Marietta Avenue
Lancaster
Equity In Common , Pleas Court
William T. Templeton
Union Trust Co
Hassler
Union Trast Co
States of Affairs
Husgier
Trust Company
Mrs. Templeton
Lilita
Sallie Weidman
Lost gunners in Furnace Hills retrace dog aided trek
A group of Lititz gunners wandered at night in Furnace Hills after buying a dog to track its trail. They carried a lantern, got lost for hours, crossed streams fifteen times, trudged through mud and brush, kicked the dog once, and finally followed a cow path to civilization, narrowly avoiding a longer ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Furnace Hills
Three Lititz Ministers Work as Carpenters at Linden Hall
Three Lititz ministers Rev. Jacob Hershey Mennonite Rev. W K Fleck St Pauls Lutheran and Rev PF W Stengel Moravian and school principal were on a Linden Hall carpentry project last week. They worked in overalls with no theological discussions during working hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall
Jacob Hershey
W. K. Fleck
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
PF. W. Stengel
Bucks Sail to Honolulu on Sachem for Family Visit
J Frank Buck and his wife, while touring the west, booked passage from San Francisco aboard the steamer Sachem to Honolulu to visit their son Theodore Buck. The trip, unexpected yet welcome, followed prior hopes of travel being dashed by strike conditions among workers and limited steamship service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air
J. Frank Buck
West
San Francisco
Sachem
Honolulu
Theodore Buck
Lnad
Unihe
Isis
Married Day Following Visit Here Announcement
Announcement reports the wedding of Miss Bla Dyer of Brunswick XN J and Mr Rudd of Boterpy Ashery Park, held recently in Philadelphia. The bride, daughter of John Dyer and former resident here, had visited her grandparents here before the ceremony, a surprise to relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bla Dyer
Brunswick
Rudd
Boterpy
Ashery Park
Philadelphia
John Dyer
Aml
Child injured as horse kicks girl near Bishong’s Mi
Soxie Kicked Girl Kiruna, a S year old child of John McCreary living near Bishong's Mi, was kicked by a horse on Sunday while playing in 4 agld. She sustained a fracture of the right arm near the shoulder and a dislocated shoulder. Dr. N. & Reeser reduced the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiruna
John McCreary
Bishong
Ways of the Transgressor are Hard in Six Lititz Cases
Six Lititz youths faced Squire GN. Derr on Tuesday evenings for stealing watermelons from George Miller near Kissel Hill. Four melons were taken and the fines plus costs totaled 46 cents per person. Other raids included a Mundorf cantaloupe patch and a peach tree with fruit picked in the owner Mary L Steiner’s absence on Main Street. Constable Kreider pursued leads as arrests followed in Lexington and Lancaster involving Mrs Martha Evans, her grandson Charles Hack, and Laura Kemp of Baltimore. Shields and nonpayment issues tied to local residents and returning soldiers added to the string of cases and public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
GN. Derr
George Miller
Kissel Hill
Miller
Clayton Mundorf
Mary L. Steiner
Main Street
PoNnsman Kreider
Lexington
Steigersvalt
Lancaster
Martha Evans
Charles Hack
Laura Kemp
Baltimore
Wthal Enck
Kirs. Enck
Evans
Hack
Litta
Kreider
Lancaster Offcer
Securine Pail
Nok
Army
Linden Hall to See Record Attendance As Additions Rise
Linden Hall Seminary plans a September term start delayed a week due to construction. Sixty nine boarding pupils enrolled though space limits refused applicants. Principal Rev F W Stenge adds sleeping quarters, a two story rear block, a larger dining room with a steel girder, a machine dish washing area and electric fridge. A new one story kitchen 32 by 36 feet and a 22 by 20 feet three story wing with three classrooms underway signals healthy growth for Linden Hall and Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall Seminary
F. W
Linden Hall
Lititz
Two Reunions and a Picnic at Spring Grounds
A picnic and two family reunions were held at the Spring Grounds in Red Lion York County. Ninety two members of Jenny Wade Lindie No 231 Daughters of Rebecca joined at the Bisker home and came with guests Mr and Mrs M I L Bisker and daughters Viola and Violet. Honor guests included Mr and Mrs Norman Habecker and Mr Amos Burkholder of Lutits. The McQuare and Thornberger clans also met for reunions last Saturday with about thirty Hornberger members attending. old officers were retained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Wade Lindie
Rebecca
Red Lion
York County
Bisker
South Broad Street
Mra
L. Bisker
Viola
Violet
Norman Habecker
Amos Burkholder
Lutits
McQuare
Thornberger
Hornberger Clan
Young Men Prepare for College in 1913
Miles Wasnacht and Roy and Carl Workman will enter higher education. Carl plans to depart September 1 for the University of Pennsylvania to study for a certified public accountant course. Roy follows four weeks later to Cornell for a business economics program. Ray Dillman, discharged from the army, returns home to arrange for Mercersburg Academy on the 29th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Wesley University
Roy
Carl
Hiram Workman
University of Pennsylvania
Certified Public Accountant
Cornell
Ray Dillman
Hog Island
Mercersburg Academy
Heeb's Scovelouse Opens Buck's Schond House
Heeb's Scovelouse reopened Buck's schond house west of town on Tuesday morning after a year of closure due to small attendance. Enos yer of Owl Hill serves as teacher. State law passed in the last legislative session will close a school when attendance is too small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck
Mail Clerk Candidate Galen Schoeneberger Reported to Philadelphia Post Office
Will Be Mail Clerk Galen Schoeneberger, who recently took a civil service examination for mail clerk, received a call directing him to report to the Philadelphia post office for further processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galen Schoeneberger
Civil Service
Philadelphia Post Office
Death Notices: Mrs Abbie F Martin and Anthony Wilt
Mrs Abbie F Martin 70 of Christiana died Thursday after a five month illness. She was born in Stewartstown and was active in Memorial Presbyterian Church and a longtime state treasurer of Wattlaw’s Foreign Missionary Society of Pennsylvania. Survived by husband Dr Joseph Martin and five children. Funeral held Sunday afternoon. Anthony Wilt 74 of Lititz died Thursday in the county almshouse after a long life as Havaria, Germany native and veteran of 1870 war. He was a former printer and had lived in the area many years. survived by wife Susan Wilt and his Imhoff name from first marriage. All siblings are dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie F. Martin
Joseph Martin
Christiana
Stewartstown
York Couuty
Memorial Presbyterian Church
W. C, YT
Wattlaw's Foreign Missionary Society of Pennsylvania
Jeansne Jordan
Wiliam Fredeking
Huntingdon
W. Va
Dwight Martin
Lititz
John R. Martin
Robert
Parkesburg
James Binish
Altoona
Anthony Wilt
Susan Wilt
Taberty Avenue
Imhoff
Havaria
Germany
Prussia
Lancaster
Automatic Pop Corn Machine Fronting Lititz Candy Store
An automatic pop corn machine was installed before the Lititz Candy Company on Main Street and will soon operate. Kernels in a top hopper pop and nonpopping kernels are removed. Buttered popcorn collects at the bottom. The machine is glass enclosed with gas heat and an electric motor driving the mechanisms. A peanut roaster is attached. About a dozen Lititz Shirt Factory workers spent Saturday at Ner shey Park by auto. The manager Daniel Keller supplied dinner and supper. women baked five cakes. Morning rain dampened the trip but afternoon sun allowed park viewing, animal feeding, and swimming. Transportation was paid by management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Segrave
Myerstown
ofosev-Oberlin
Tata Park
Wkleek
Lititz
Lewisa Buch
Ela
Akron
Ohio
M Burch
Lititz Candy Company
Main Street
Nlershey Park
Daniel Keller
Stole Auto for Joy Ride Implicates Four Youths
Eluer Weinemad, an employee at the paper mill, was arrested on Tuesday and confessed involvement with three other youths in stealing F. B. 8. Webber’s automobile Sunday night for a joy ride. The machine was driven about sixty miles, with stops at Rocky Springs and other places, and returned by morning. One suspected member had been arrested on a prior charge a year ago, but released on probation. The missing quartet fled town after the theft. The police expect further arrests soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eluer Weinemad
Webber
Rocky Springs
Webber Machine
Lititz honor roll for Sol Dier-Sailor reception return
Mrs Reddecca Stauffer hosted a turkey dinner in Akron for Lloyd Stauffer and R.8. Maxin lately of the navy. Relatives and Lititz friends attended, hearing of his army service in the First Corps Artillery Park across five fronts. Stauffer recalled hardships on Meuse Argonne roads and ammunition convoys amid heavy shellfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Stauffer
Army
Maxin
Navy
Reddecca
Stauffer
Akron
William Sti Tv Mud
Eugene and
Theodors
Snean
Laura Smith
Grace Sood
Litit
Marion
Harry Baderti
Marry Stauffer
Elizabethtown
Adolph Margen
Brownstown
Edward Stauffer
Larry Showalter
Ida. Stauffer
Hackman
Anna
Amos Stauffer
First Corps
Meuse-Arge
Stuffer
Meuse-Argonne
Verdun
Young Stauffer
Family Gatherings Honors Lats Residents During Visit
A Tuesday evening gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kissinger’s home honored Rev. H. Lats and Mrs. Lats as they journeyed from Bethany West Virginia to their new residence in Washington D C. Relatives and friends such as Rev. H. F. Lutz and sons Carl Herbert and Allen, Lieut. Carl Lats, and many local families attended, with war relics shown by the returning serviceman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Kissinger
H. #. Lats
Atethany
West Virginia
Washington, D.C
Hincuts
Carl Lats
H. F. Lutz
France
Carl
Herbert and
Allen
Washington, D
Benj. H. Lutz
Lydia Mearig
Lemon Neidermyer
Ruth
Ada Wilson
Benj. I. Lata
Otis Plautz
Sylvia
Lititz
Larry Brookmyer
Mechanicsburg
Nathan Imber
Ironville
Christ Klaus
Myra
Jyan Brooklepae
Philadelphia
Frank Dietrich and Son
Lancaster
Rufus Brookmyer
Ulmer Klaus
Neffsville
Wm. Butt
Pittsburgh
Welcome Home Surprise at St Pauls Lutheran Church
The Ladies Aid Society and Ushers' Association of St Pauls Lutheran Church hosted Rev W K Fleck with a welcome home program after four weeks away. Rev Weichsel, Mrs J F Stoner and Rev G B Raezer spoke, with Fleck replying. Music, recitals, short addresses, and light refreshments followed in the church basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ushers’ Association of
Frank Zacker Entertains Groff & Wolf Co Staff at Home
Frank Knows How to Entertain Frank Zacker of the Groff and Wolf Company Lancaster last Friday hosted the clothing department office force and sales staff at his Brownstown home. The group traveled by trolley from Brownstown Road and were driven to the residence by teal. The afternoon included games and fishing among the guests. An elegant repast closed the outing. Mr Backer is a longtime resident and familiar figure in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Zacker
Groff & Wolf Co
Lancaster
Brownstown
Mr. Hacker
Mr. Backer
Training tale in navy game ends with risky shot
In a Tuesday evening scene, Wayne faces Longenecker as a parlor tale of a ducking rodent incident interrupts a game. A half inch of a rat’s nose emerged from a ceiling pipe near Wayne’s restau while a quick aim was made with a tile grab. The odd distraction recalls Manila Bay memory, with Wayne seated fifteen feet away and a large plate mirror nearby, risking a costly misstep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe Navy
Laneinter
Wayne
Longenecker
Penn
Manila Bay
Alien
Travelers Near and Far by Treii Trolley and Auto
A local column lists a parade of visitors and residents traveling by trolley and auto. Names include Mrs Sarah K Bear and son Doawin, Mrs Elizabeth Saylor of Harrisburg, Mr Abram Brubaker of Philadelphia, and many others visiting Lititz, West Reading, and nearby towns. It notes trips to Manheim, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Bellefonte, and Mt Gretna, with mentions of work at Baldsco locomotive Works, Stiffel Iceman Co, and soldiers' claim department in Washington. The piece closes with a May day of tentative plans and a hint of continued reporting on page a.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah K. Bear
Doawin
Manheim
Elizabeth Saylor
Harrisburg
Henry Weaver
Front Street
Abram Brubaker
Philadelphia
William Gerhart
Lititz
Curtis Hensel
Milton H. Enek
Noble
John Sessamag
Roy Stark
Bald Socomotive Works
Foldystone
Larry Stark
Ella Kleman
Myrtle Gibbel
West Reading
Gobler
Morris
Daniel Powers
Boyertown
Emma Murr
Abram Bucher
Stiffel Iceman Company
Lesan
Emerson Groff
Soldiers’ Claim Department
Washington, D. C
Elam R. Groff
Henry Stroble
Reading
David Fass
France
William 8. Smith
Schaefferstown
Lebanon
Myerstown
Smith
John Meiserman
Mt. Gretna
Samuel Albright
Heiserman
Fred B. Brackhill
Lemon Street
John Gothenour
Ast Petersburg
Joy
Ephrata En Holland
William Butt
Bute & Ith
West. End Printing Co
Pittsburg
William
Record” Office
Jacob B. Hertzler
Loctst Street
Norman
Hertzler
Myr
Harr Hertzler
Lalla
Jacob Hertaler
Mary Vorler
C. A. Kresge
Lehium
Mion
Freszo
Kresge
Lancaster
Harry McCloud
Morris Shieiner
Adele Conley
New York
Christ Hess
Abts
McCrond
Lilitz
Susquebauna
Galmon
An & Howere
Louis Haines
Albert H . William
Chauncey Stur
Feet Stureis
Noah Termine
Dietrich Bupp
Liita
Soldier Boys Home in Third Division Report
Soldiers from the Third Division, including Koy Keller and Victor Fack, have received honorable discharges and returned home. Russel Stambaugh, a Lititz area recruit, re-enlisted in Germany. Albert Hornberger also remains in transit home. The unit has seen hard fighting and ranks highly on many fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koy Keller
Victor Fack
Nunsel| Lititz
Russel Stambaugh
Tie
Germany
Albert Horn-berger
Algo
Unsters Discussed Co operation of City and Country Churches
The Reformed Ministers' Association of the county met Tuesday at Luke's Reformed Church. The main topic was cooperation of city and country churches. Pastor Raezer read a paper on the subject. Rev W S Vernal of East Petersburg reviewed a book. Twelve members were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Ministers’ Association
Luke’s Reformed
Ries Chocolate Company founder in early California era
William Riesener, early superintendent of the Ideal Chocolate Factory and later linked to a San Francisco chocolate operation, started the Ries Chocolate Company. The text praises him as one of the nation’s best chocolate makers and notes his long involvement in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Riesener
Ideal Chocolate Factory
San Francisco
California
Hes
Ries Chocolate Company
Diehm to Lead Fund Drive for Lititz Fire Engine
At a Lititz Fire Company meeting last evening Hon G G Diehm was elected chairman of a committee to raise funds for a new fire engine. The committee will lay plans and Mr Mehm will appoint five assistants. Rothsville promised cooperation with Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diehm
Aise
Lititz
G. G. Diehm
Also Mentioned on This Page
N. B Reeser
Allen Hacker
Sherman Fraclich
County Insane Asylum
Charles
Weaver
Seashore
Reading Railroad
Dladgar Sharers
Conestoza Creek
Siurzis
Sour Krauc
Inisher
Mc.Gretna
J. Max Hark
Hark
West Indies
Hugo
John Carper
Tlingrich
Clayton Schmuck
Sunshine Circle of
King's Daughters
Holiuia
Lieitz
Potls
Frank Buck
Soxie
Charles Enck
Heeb
10 the Great
R. Maxin
Frank
Eagie
Treii
Soldier Boys Home
Unsters
Heemer Lithz
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