Local items note varied town happenings and openings
The piece lists minor events from the week including a shift to Labor Day closures, new hires at Lancaster Sanitary Milk Co, a large key found near Dr D C Martins, a private sale of Miss Rosanna Kreiter's home, and I H Doster adding a Victor agency. It mentions milk price stability, a public sale, a bank hiring trend toward women, a farm christened Twist Oaks Farm, fire damage cost estimates, and local plant output rising at Verger Manufacturing with a war crate contract. It also covers measurable incidents such as a boy injuring his wrist playing baseball and various community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.C Martin
Nora Hottenstein
Lancaster Sanitary , Milk Co
J. Fred Essie
Springs Park
Lancaster
J. Pierson
Rosanna Kreiter
South Broad Street
I. H. Doster
Victor Talking Machine and
Milton Bender
Samuel Foltz
Arthur
E. B. Evans
Mary L. Miksch
Ate
Haydn N. Miksch
East Main Street
Chas. R. Miller
Broad
Orange Streets
Miller
California
Susie Diehm
Farmers National Bank
C. B. Risser
Jacob
Twis Oaks
Anna Habecker
Eliza van Vleck
GC. B. Siegel
May's Landing
N. J
Levi H. Yerger
Yerger
Delaware
Verger Manufacturing Company
Huebener Nominated for Lititz Postmaster
James J. Huebener of South Spruce street was nominated by President Wilson last Thursday for the Lititz postmaster position. The nomination awaits Senate action. Local Democrats oppose the high civil service score that favors his appointment. Mexico’s Finance Secretary L. Cabrera visited Lititz to inspect Linden Hall Seminary for potential enrollment. John Wommert on South Broad street suffered a rare accident, a nail piercing his right hand and pinning fingers together during a helper task with a counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Huebener
South
Spruce Street
Wilson
Lititz
Washington
Huebener
L. Cabrera
Cabrera
Mexico City
Washington, D. C
Linden Hall Seminary
States
Linden Hall
John Wommert
South Broad Street
Keath Planing Mill Adds Large Addition at Keath Mill
The Keath Planing Mill Company has received bricks for a big addition to their mill. The progressive firm has many orders and cannot supply demand, so the expansion will greatly increase output of their millwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keath Planing Mill Company
Lititz Opens New $98,000 School Building on Opening Day
The Lititz public schools began a nine month term with 620 pupils enrolled including 94 beginners in a new $98,000 school building. The celebration featured a Scripture reading, prayers, and patriotic songs as Miss Anna K. Miller and the faculty welcomed students to modern rooms. The town approved a $93,000 loan for the project and French replaces German. chemical and physical labs are to be readied soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
America
Anna K. Miller
Board of Education
Tme
Registration drive seals future workforce for war effort
United States 18 to 45 year olds must register September 12 under the new man power act signed last week. Authorities urge prompt compliance at Lititz Springs Hotel with registration hours from 7 AM to 9 PM, warning of arrest and punishment for evasion as generals pledge a four to five million strong force to defeat Germany. A separate note recounts candy sent to a British soldier, confirming goodwill and morale across fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Army
Navy
America
Staiff
Peyton C. March
Germany
March
Lititz
Lititz Springs
Monthly Meeting of Society of Farm Women
The monthly meeting of the Society of Farm Women will be held at the home of Mrs. John Peters near Erb's lime kilns about two miles southwest of Lititz on Saturday at 1 30 PM. A surprise program will be rendered known to few members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Farm Women
John Peters
Erb’s Limekilns
Lititz
Merchants Outing a Success at Mt Gretna Picnic
Members of the Retail Merchants Association and their families attended the first association picnic at Mt Gretna last Thursday. About 150 people enjoyed varied cars, games, and a large supper with peaches and ice cream, followed by a Rearmue scramble and kid activities by the lake. The event ended with return trips to Lititz around 9 pm, praised as a welcome break from daily routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants Association
Mt. Gretna
Pilgrim’s Progress
Israel Doster
E. C. Ritchie
Lititz
Henrys
Lititz Boys Sail Across Atlantic to France on Same Transport
The photo shows Emerson Groff and Benjamin M. Seaman crossing the Atlantic en route to France. They were stationed at different camps but sailed together on the same transport, sharing moments of camaraderie. William Steinringer received the image from his brother in law Mr. Glick, a sailor aboard the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
France
Emerson Groff
Benjamin M. Seaman
William Stein‘inger
Mr. Glick
Messrs
Groff
Seaman
Autoless Sunday notices in local area
The National Fuel Administrator's Sunday auto ban east of the Mississippi was largely observed here with few cars on the road. A few disloyal drivers took trips, and several owners parked to visit with companions, while others returned to horse drawn transport as a war measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fuel Administrator
Mississippi
Garfield
Burgess Diehm
Death Notices From Moravian Home and Local Families
Mary Lizzie Held 67 dies at Moravian Home Bethlehem born mourned by Libbie Buch inquest cites acute gastritis funeral Friday 7 30 PM then Philadelphia interment. Miriam Hall 1 year 2 months dies of whooping cough pneumonia parents Edwin Glora Hall twin Richard surviving. services 2 30 PM Machpelah cemetery. Raymond B Buechter 11 months 12 days dies summer complaint at Rothsville. funeral Hess meeting house interment nearby cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lizzie Held
Libbie Buch
Miss Held
Miss Buch
E. Schnerer
M. H. Yoder
Bethlehem
Philadelphia
Miriam Hall
Edwin
Glora Hall
West Orange Street
Ichard
Fred
Ira
Catherine
Machpelah
Harper
Raymond B
Harry Buechter
Rothsville
Lloyd
Lester
Bila Mae
Alma
Vera
Hess’ Meeting House
E. B. Beck
Drowned Woman Linked To Local Notables In Lancaster
Miss Lydia Woerner, 20, drowned bathing in the Schuylkill River last Thursday. Her sister was Mary Woerner and she was a visitor in Lancaster. Louis Hitchener and Mary attended her funeral in Philadelphia on Monday. Her brother was the late Dr W L Woerner who practiced locally and died in Lancaster hospital years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Hitchener
Mary
Philadelphia
Lydia Woerner
Miss Woerner
Schuylkill River
W. L. Woerner
Lancaster
Travelers Near and Far In Lititz on Train and City Travel
Many residents and visitors are listed as traveling by train trolley and other conveyances. The piece names numerous individuals from Lititz and nearby towns visiting relatives, attending events, or staying with friends in Philadelphia, Reading, Yonkers, and Atlantic City, with several returning from trips to New York and Berks counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
G. Buch
Mary Percer
Danville
Montour County
Mary Garber
J. M. Goldthwait
Hog Island
Ada Freemantle
Philadelphia
Anna Meiskey
Mary Evans
Lancaster
W.C. Evans
Wm. Mathers
Joseph Sheckard
Columbia
E. A. Devine
Reading
Harry Smith
Laura
Susie
Herbert Marks
Pittsburgh
Frank Marks
Joseph Dreifus
Ocean City
N. J
Griffith Shott
Ray Shott
Floyd Stark
Landisville
Harry Rady
William Weaver
Henry Weaver
George Keehn
John and
George
Suet
John Stump
William A. Ditzler
Pottsville
Lititz
Elmer Kauffman
A. R. Laughlin
Baltimore
Springs Hotel
Ray Norton
Margaret
Yonkers
Hudson
Harry Gorton
Cedar Street
Imogene Davis
James M. Goldthwait
Wm. H. Keller
Holmesburg
Grace Keller
Katherine Conrad
Leonard Conrad
Berks County
Many New Scholars Enrolled at Linden Hall
Linden Hall Seminary opens the new term on Wednesday September 18 with principal Rev. F. W. Stengel reporting 25 new students enrolled, a record not seen in years, highlighting active campus development. Also noted are trips of Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Sturgis to Philadelphia to visit Frank and Mrs. Sturgis and observations of Hog Island boatyard details from blueprints, plus a burglary at C. G. Enek & Bro. in Brinkerville where a window was broken and candy and cigars stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ermin Evans
Sadie Evans
Wyomissing
James Sturgis
Helen Gerlitzki
Lancaster
Ward Burkhart
Washington, D. C
Evans
Philadelphia
Lela Yeiser
Ellis Butzer
Gloucester
N. J
Charley Zartman
Thomas Heap
York
Keystone Knitting
Earl Mathers
Williamson Trade School
John K. Mathers
Chester Ritchie
Youngstown
Ohio
Amos H. Leigh
Farmington
Alva Leigh
New Jersey
Willis Haverstick
George Taylor
East Main Street
Anna Williams
Mabel Wetheral
West Chester
Grace
Viola Fleachbaum
Messrs
Pay Workinger
Enos Eberely
Dallastown
York County
Linden Hall Seminary
F. W. Stengel
Stengel
Linden Hall
N. D. Sturgis
Frank
Paul Evans
Hog Island
Way No. 6
C. G. Enek & Bro
Brickerville
Lightning Damages Home of Frank Edwards Near Brickerville
A lightning bolt struck a locust tree near the Brickerville area home of Frank Edwards last Saturday, then entered the house causing broken windows, knocked down plaster, and the ignition of a davenport. The family was present and quickly extinguished the fire. Mrs Edwards was stunned briefly by the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Edwards
Brickerville
Edwards
The Kaiser as I Knew Him for Fourteen Years
Dr Arthur N Davis recounts fourteen years as the Kaiser's dentist and describes his attitude before and after the war. He notes a biting remark the Kaiser made and reflects on Allied response as readers are urged to read the feature. A Lititz Sons of Veterans Camp form moves forward with a meeting scheduled for next Monday at 7 30 p m in the G A R hall. Post Commander Charles F Aument will attend and address the gathering. Veterans' sons and grandsons aim to gather signatures to reach about 100 as part of memorial observances and postwar activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Arthur N. Davis
Sons of Veterans
Lititz
G. A. R. Hall
Charles F. Aument
Camp 19
Lancaster
John G. Carpenter
Patriotic Meeting Promoted by Local Fraternal Group
A patriotic meeting under Garfield Castle No 8 Knights of the Golden Eagle will be held Tuesday at 8 pm in the Rudy Building lodge hall. Speakers include John B Graybill Jos B Wiesler and likely Revs Harper and Fleck with Hackmans orchestra and student recitations. Mothers urged to view Lititz Clothing offers featured in local ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
Rudy Building
Garfield Castle No
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Committee of Public Safety
John B. Graybill
Jos. B. Wies
Army and Haw Notes Pithy Parag raphs From Lititz
Lloyd Keller’s sailor stint with his parents in Lititz. Draftees leave for Camp Greenleaf Ga. and Camp Dix N J for training. Names include Kauffman Gerhart Carper Miller Witmyer Evans Hilbert Burkholder Far and many Lititz area youths. Furloughs and transfers noted along with a local school principal entering service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Keller
Horace Keller
Carl
T. Stevens Grosh
Merchant Marine Service
Moyer’s
Ralph Kauffman
Camp Meade
Camp Greenleaf
Elser Gerhart
Cha
Lititz
Kenneth Witmyer
Texas
Shem
Ken
Henry Marks
Frank Marks
New Jersey
Harry
Camp Lee
Arville Burkholder
Ralph Keith
Brunnerville
Ralph Hvans
Paul Kissinger
Milton Haines
Victor Hallacker
Rothsville
Frank Ford
Quartermaster’s Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Ford
EB. L. Garber & Son
M. Lot Evans
Brickerville
Harvey Burkholder
Shorncliffe
England
France
Canada
Wm. Engle
Ben
Hilbert
Pittsburgh
Jeff. Wagner
East Orange Street
Chataeu- Thierry
111Th Infantry
Laird
Paul Reitz
Samuel Wonder
Allen
Haines
Elmer V. Good
Walter F. Steely
Jos. L. G. Hornley
John M. Gohn
John G. Stockup
Kansas Econroad
R. D
Howard M. Shenk
Sam M. Hoffer
Raymond M. Kramer
Levi R. Edgerly
Neffsville
Camp Dix
N.J
Allen K. Kofroth
Quay E. Enck
Clarence R. Kreider
Harry W. Becker
D. Luke Biemesderfer
Kissel Hill
Harry N. Boucher
Ralph Haines
Millway
Biemesderfer
Christiana High School
Visit to Old French Church From War Letter
Lieutenant Norman Hertzler, son of East Main street residents, writes from a base hospital in France dated August 2 1918. He notes receiving two letters in one mail, praises Red Cross efforts, and mentions limited front details. He also references government mail revisions and hopes for faster delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman B. Hertzler
Jacob B. Hertzler
East Main Street
France
Red Cross
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Huebener
Mexico
Farmers Bank
J. H. Breitigan
Myerstown
Knights of Malta
Patriots
Ideal
Holy Land
Ideal Chocolate Factory
Cold Springs
New York
Jerusalem
Palestine
Diasinger’s
Grof
Moravian
Broad St
U. S
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