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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1923
Page
4
In Lititz Pa a retailer succeeds by three lines of effort advertising personal effort and superior service. Stores draw in customers from surrounding areas by recognizing faces greeting visitors and training clerks to learn names. Personal relations create loyalty and repeat visits.
Innumerable baseball teams close seasons after intense competition, with outcomes leaving winners and losers. Those who accept umpire decisions with calmness and avoid crooked means gain reputations as gentlemen and civic-minded individuals, learning to ignore crowd jeers and build self-control for life. The ball field remains one of America's greatest schools.
J J Smith and wife called at Clayton W Smith home and J W Roth and wife visited O M Mohler and J H Shirker in Akron on Wednesday evening. Fifteen Brunnerville ladies attended an aluminum demonstration by Mr Erb of New Holland at Mrs Milton R i s. Mrs J W Flory won a prize. Kreider of Lancaster and Mrs Wmn Shiffer of Marion visited Mr Sheaffer on Tuesday. Sarah Coldren of the Zion is spending the week with P W Flory. Roy Tloffer and wife went to the Reading Fair on Tuesday. J J Smith, chauffeur for F B Bentz Foundry, drove exhibits to the Reading Fair on Monday. Several guests were entertained Sunday including Miss Lattie Mess of Lyndon, Morris Sheaffer and family with Jacob Eitnier and family of Hallville, Addison Long and family of Millport, Mrs Hettie Wahl of Lititz, and Elias Eitnier and family of Elim. Roy Eckert of Kleinfeltersville spent the weekend with parents. George M Weachter and family of Tropeland. Mrs Levi Hebert and Miss Kube of Lexington. Mrs A E il were guests of Mr Monroe Eckert. Agnes Dulabohn, J J Smith and wife, and Mrs J W Roth attended the Miley Hartman reunion near Lexington Sunday, rain shortening the affair.
A package surprise was tendered Miss Mildred Steely daughter of Norman and Mabel Steely on Tuesday evening with 106 packages from Lancaster Ephrata Lititz Lincoln Stevens Rothsville Millway Lexington and Brunnerville. F B Bentz attends the Berks County Fair in Reading displaying foundry exhibits. The U B Sunday School reorganized electing officers Supt Andrew M Shissler asst supt Mrs P W Flory sec Miss Lizzie Sheaffer treas Mrs P W Flory organist Miss Mary Hackman asst organists Miss Miller and Mildred Carpenter librarians Harry S Bucher and Esta Flory. The Lord's Supper was celebrated at the U B church. The eclipse was seen by several villas through colored glass. R L Keith wife and sons Ralph and Ilenny motored to Brownstown to visit Mrs Annie Keith and family.
A Sunday gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Jon K. Pfautz hosted friends including John Geib and family, Weikzel of Columbia, Mamie Harting and family, Harold Miller, Louis Beattie, Leroy and Omer Futer of Lancaster, Saml Pleutz and family of Manheim, Lida Mumma of Ephrata, Saml Wiest and Lennon, and Stephen Steely family of Schoeneck. Some attendees also joined the Oberlin reunion at Lititz Springs Park on Saturday.
The Retten family gathered at Warner's Heights Fairmount for a Sunday reunion with around one hundred relatives from Philadelphia Reading Lebanon Ephrata Akron Rothsville Lititz Brownstown and others. A fall from a bicycle injured Raymond Duck requiring stitches. Other local happenings included concrete walks, well drilling at Evangelical parsonage, detours for Stone Road travelers, no Evangelical service due to Akron quarterly conference, Brownstown male chorus led by W S Awally of Akron making a first away engagement at Terre Hill, and a visit by R Bowers family of Lancaster.
The Sunshine Class of Evan gelicaliy School gathered at teacher Weller home with Anna Adams Arline Lam rie Strobl Josephine Aings Loretta and Trene 11. Nine lunches were served. Community church groups met at Stella Grube and Mrs Samuel Teiser homes. Local students entered Lancaster college and Ephrata High School. Wayne Zell and Harry Strohl served as jurors at Lancaster court.
Numerous residents visiting relatives across Lititz Pottstown Ephrata Nphrata New York and Lebanon joined kin in Manheim Notington and Elizabeth Town. Notable mentions include Mr and Mrs Diskin Mr and Mrs Smith Mr and Mrs Landis and many others sharing a Sunday gathering with extended families and friends.
Preparations are underway for the Rothsville Fire Company festival on Saturday evening September 22 on ground along the state road to Lititz. Music will be by the Lititz band and amusements and foods are planned. Various local residents and visitors were noted in town over the weekend and at gatherings with family and friends.
Mrs. Martha Hertzler and son Floyd visited Akron with Mrs. Hertzler’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Smith. Miss Leon Mumma and Miss Florence Musser, nurses from Lancaster General Hospital, met their parents in town. Mrs. Frecht hosted Elmer Frecht’s family from Manheim, and Grant Weachter’s family joined them Sunday. Esther Zwally and Jeffer son Musser served as Lancaster County jurors this week, with Musser serving as Grand Juror. Daniel Eshleman and family from Lititz and Enos Musser and family from Reading were guests of Emma Keiffer’s family Sunday. Marguerite Sheaffer spent the weekend in Manheim with friends.
Spurgeon Inkrote, agent for the BP K Galebach Cigar Co of Winsor York county, was in town Tuesday visiting customers. Gale bach, former White Oak resident, has grown a successful business as owner. Dr A D Vannmer will be in Lititz Tue Thu Sat 8 am to 7 pm for residence calls. Appointments Lititz 981 Manheim 700 Ind. phone. Located at 119 North Broad St in Jacob K Carper home.
A proposed plan states the roof will be repainted to maintain waterproofing for ten years. It notes the roof must be reasonably strong to endure the period and mentions the use of tar or other sealants as part of the guaranteed work. Consult local guidelines for compliance.
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