Local notes from Lititz and Kissel Hill
Lynne Stehman repaints his East Main corner house while Kissel Hill residents wire homes for electric light. Clarence Ernst moves from Topton to Lititz to live with brother Walter. Garfield Castle Knights urged to attend next Tuesday meeting. A Pan. license plate found at Kissel Hill. owner to claim at this office. Levi Dall’s theft report lists eight chickens and twenty-two springers stolen from Market Street. Lititz orchestra plans square concert. Ben Wagner to perform jazz. River anglers report bass and salmon catches. Uniontown auto race details noted. Mrs Elizabeth Calvert of Scottdale fractures hip after a fall. hospitalized in Lancaster General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynne Stehman
East Main
Cedar Streets
Kissel Hill
Clarence Ernst
Topton
Lititz
Walter Ernst
Garfield Castle
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Ellen Rothman
Jacob Lebo
Pratte
Kansas
Lebo
John Moore
Front Street
Keystone Oil and Gasoline Service
Charles Weaver
Weaver
Israel Royer
Elizabethtown
Harry, Royer
Willow Street
F. A. Weichsell
D. G. Seiler
Shamokin
Calvert
Tirzab
Rev
Weicksel
Moravian Church
John Lees
Caroline Seather
Reuben ‘Dall
Market Street
Holder to resign as firm name of his b holding
A brief item notes a person will resign from a holding linked to a firm name of his business. Details are fragmentary with no clear dates or locations provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will-Be-Ex
Manheim Carnival Set for Afternoon Series in Hed Iinicaster County
Readable fragments describe a carnival afternoon event in Manheim and a listed 7300 figure. The text references a convention and a series, with focus on local activities and a county setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hed Iinicaster
Manheim St
Pir
Man
Rev Amboden Recovering After Poisoning Sickness
Rev GW Amboden of United Evangelical Lititz long ill from Tosgig poison after infected jaw and eye. He was taken to Bethlehem Sept 4 by Alvin Keller. Doctors saved his life and urged specialist care at St Luke's Bethlehem and Allentown Hospitals. Local friends describe a positive recovery, with a note on Brookside Park visits and Miss Martha Christener’s recent travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GW. Amboden
United Evangelical Church
Lititz
Bethlehem
Alvin Keller
Imboden
Herbert Gooper
N. ‘Br. Keegan
Rev. Amboden
St. Luke’s Hospital
Allentown Hospital
Allen Town
Rev.Amboden
Baltimore Buddy Week notes mention Paul Bomberger
Fragmentary OCR recalls a Baltimore event called Buddy Week with references to Paul Bomberger and a 816th unit. Details are unclear but imply social or community gathering notes from Satur-Mbr in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bomberger
Baltimore
Paul
Butcher's Lancaster Trip to Baltimore Highlights Industry Tour
A Lancaster county butcher group rode a special coach to Baltimore visiting Ottenheimer Refrigerator Plant and Schliderberg & Kurdle Co. packing houses. They observed Hog processing, pork packing, and a large plant with 400 workers, then toured Jones & Laub Co. and maritime views before a seafood supper and praise for sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Baltimore
Lancaster
Ottenheimer
Auto
Wm. Schliderberg & F. J Kurdle Co
Pinta
Ainst
Jones & Laub Co
Chicago
Pig
Dad Schaeffer
Mr. Bennet
Ottenheimer Bros
Ray Link Named Assistant Manager at Eisenlohr Woodware
Ray Link, longtime assistant at the Eisenlohrs tobacco warehouse, promoted to assistant manager of the company’s warehouses in the county and York. He succeeds E. H. Martin, now general manager, and hails from Shenandoah Valley. Link served overseas in World War I as H. H. Snyder, ex-general manager, is missing from his home amid unsettled Eisenlohr matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Link
Hisenlohr
This
York County
Mr. Link
E. H. ‘Martin
Mr Link
Shenan
Doad Valley
H. H. Snyder
Eisenlohrs
Centre Street Man Misses Train After Alarm Malfunction
A Centre Street man set his alarm for an early train but woke with no memory of getting out of bed and failed to meet his fishing trip partner at the depot who had bought two tickets. He claims subconscious interference kept him in bed. Nearby Cedar Street garbage is described as nauseating and a nuisance near a school route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centre Street
Heater
Cedar Street
Ig ‘Eh Board of Health
Ford Brought Visitors From California to Lititz
A Ford expedition from California arrived in Lititz after forty days on the road camping and cooking along the way. Mr and Mrs Eckman and three children traveled with Upton from California leaving June 27 and reaching Lititz without any accidents. They will spend six weeks visiting Ira Eberly and M H Shenk families before continuing home by auto. The Eberly matron from Willow Street also visited during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Lititz
Mra
Eckman
Upton
Galif
Ira Eberly
M. H. Shenk
Eberly
Willow Street
County
Fisherman snares duck while bass fishing at Millway creek
A Lititz young man fishing at Millway Creek on Monday caught a bass and reeled in a duck that had swallowed his live bait. Harry Showers assisted, carefully removing the hook and freeing the duck as it fled back to the flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Sturgis
Sherman’ Steffy
Harry Showers
Ny D. Sturgis
Chauncey
William Sturgis
Cyrus Zartman
Daniel Imhoff
Lemon Farelow
Lititz
Millway
Harry
Gideon Society Members Distribute Bibles in Atlantic City
Representatives from the Gideon Society of Philadelphia distributed free Bibles. Mr. Warner spoke at the Church of the Brethren, noting 16 000 Bibles distributed in Atlantic City this year. The big auto truck served as camping quarters during the canvass and they camped near Lititz for several days. The group is part of eighty trucks leaving Philadelphia for this mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideon Society of
Philadelphia
Warner
Church of the’ Brethren
Atlantic City
Lititz
Philadel’phiain
Baptist Ghuréh Sunday School
Jon Neff
World War Hero Elmer Wyman Buried at Millersville
The remains of Elmer G. Wyman Lititz war hero who fell in France will be buried Sunday at Millersville with full honors. The service starts 2 PM at his mother’s home and 2:30 PM at Mennonite Church Garden Spot Post 56 will lead the funeral. Marines from Philadelphia will bear the casket while the Lititz chorus and male chorus participate. Wyman enlisted April 25 and lived with his grandmother Dorsthea Clausen. he is survived by his mother stepfather sister and brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer ‘G." Wyman
Lititz
France
Millersville
Mather
George Ham
Bright
Mennonite
Philadelphia
Pliner Wyman
Dorsthea Clausen
Daniel Wyman
Eathan Allen
Mra
H. Erline
Latitz A Brothe
Janie
Autos Needed for Soldiers' Post Trip to Millersville
An unusual plea asks for automobiles to convey soldiers of the Incas post to Millersville on Sunday. Volunteers are sought to help transport personnel in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersville
Body of Monroe Witmer Arrives from France
The body of Monroe K. Witmer arrived at Hoboken New Jersey from France. He is expected to be buried in Lititz shortly. He died on the field in battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Witmer
Monroe
K. Witmer
Hoboken
N. J
France
Standpipe Builder From 1893 Visits Town
Mr. Sands, the man who oversaw the erection of the standpipe in 1893 at Pottstown, visited the town on Sunday. Now over seventy, he greeted old acquaintances from twenty eight years ago and learned some of them had since died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sands
Pottstown
Heirs of Andrew Hold Property in Possession
Fragmentary deed text shows heirs of the late Andrew holding property. It references John Pipee and Richard as party names and notes the item was given to them. The fragment lacks clear dates places or full names to specify the exact transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew
John Pipee
Richard
Real estate sales at Clay and surrounding townships
Real estate sales at Clay and nearby areas reached 61 000 dollars with multiple parcels sold. Properties include farms along Hopeland road, Clay Hinlestown turnpike, and Brickerville assets to buyers such as John Lane and Adan Melinger, with prices ranging from 800 to 18 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lave Abram
Hopeland Road
John W Ane
Clay
Hinletown Turnpike
Leiczester
Lancaster
Au Lane
Adan Melinger
Rotary
A. W. Lane
Ab Clay
Denver Fire Co Carnival Promises Music and Prizes
The Denver Fire Company No. 1 hosts its third annual Carnival with a parade on Saturday at 2 p.m. featuring Bressler’s 40 man band from Schuylkill Haven and the Newmanstown band. Other bands perform Sept 14 15 and 17. A 3225 prize pool and jitney service to Reamstown are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Fire Company
Bressler
Schulykill Haven
Newmanstown
Furnish
Mohnton
Sheridan
Shillington
Ephrata
Denver
Amusementa
Reamstown
Travelers Near AED Fare in Lingering Vacation Notices
A collage of travel and social notes lists visitors and relatives in Lititz and nearby towns. Names include Lizzie Boyd, Eliza Vin Vleck, Charles Beek, Irene Roth, Ber Hays, Albert Bruckart, Henry Eckert, Franke Eulp Jr, Horace Grogh, and others. Community members vacationing, visiting kin, and attending outings are noted with locations such as Philadelphia, Norfolk, Va., Ocean Grove, Luray Cave, and Mont Lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phursday
Hess
L. Weitzel
Ocean
Albert Bruckart
Philadelphia
Fruitta
Ad den
Hall
Henry, Eckert
Rome
Manheim
Dummert
Norman Badorf
Edwin Bear
M “Pipher
Cand
Mi ‘Fisher
Mise May Erb
Ida “Erb
North Broad Street
Erb
Bos
Mass
Quinton Enek
Clayton Zasma
Washington
Richmond
Ericksburg
Luray Cave
Virginia
Annie Eberly
Gon el
Nettie
Elko
Hebe
Thur
Hopeland
A.M. Ler
Samuel Graybill
Agnes Adams
Alvin Kochi
Holtwood
Graybill
Victor Lenker
Madison
Wisconsin
Lititz
Mechanicsburg
Cumberland Ce
Sam’Hauk
Linn’ Lamb
Brown
Bisig Lenker
Anna Elcock
Robert Russell
Port 'Hope
Ontario
Canada
East
Russell
Millway
Helen Kauffman
Morris
Kauffma
Spruce Street
Mont Lawn
Nysek
Christian Herald
Kauffman
Dren
Kathryn Ober
Fp, Ober
Pittsburgh
Also Mentioned on This Page
Howard Evans
Lloyd Bomberger
Robert Behmer
Isaac Graybill
Uniontown
Elizabeth Calvert
Scottdale
Guy Calvert
West Main Street
Lancaster General Hospital
Brookside Park
Edwin ‘Coldren
Charles ‘Bare
Ida Zartman
Brookside
Pick
Meshanié
Christiana
Thy Park
Martha Christener
Albert
Christener Land
New York
Albert Cleratelieg
Butcher
Trip
Dad Sheaffer
Lancaster County Party
Ben Lutz
Ford
Secunia
Elmer Wyman
Eahan Allen
N.S. Myers
Myers
County Farm
Ober
Brickerville
Imnois
Harry Kratz
Tsene
Naffeville
Tildge Long
Mapiheim
Firemen’s Carnival
Opel
Iie
Apo
Rothyville Hall
AED
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