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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1911
Page
1
A collage of village notes reports a car purchase, found items awaiting owners, a 1908 Lititz High pin recovery, a purse, and a large oyster market. It also covers a bakery fire that destroyed Elam Althouse's bread shop, a split of local properties, town improvements, a new basketball team plan, and community events around Lititz and nearby towns.
The Lititz Agricultural Mutual Fire Insurance Company levied 173 cents per hundred insurance for 1911. The Northern Mutual Fire Insurance Company imposed a 5 percent assessment on premium notes. The Penn Township Mutual Fire Insurance Company levied an annual 20 cents per hundred insurance assessment.
Obituaries and notices report the deaths of Mrs. Susanna Hartranft of Brickerville aged seventy two with a large family surviving. Michael Keller of Ephrata dies at ninety one after a long life on a Springville farm. Funeral details given for both, with locations in Brickerville and Ephrata. Also note William Young of Brunnerville planning a foot trip to Ohio at age over sixty for a sibling visit.
A Sunday night and Monday dawn brought three severe storms with thunder and lightning, heavy rain, and high winds across the area. A large willow on Spring grounds fell, several rural fields suffered hail damage, two cows near Millway were killed by lightning, and houses including those of David Fass and Eli Hacker and the Lutheran church were struck without major injuries.
Juror Wm H Muth and juror Harry Rudy served this week in Lancaster. Harry Rudy became the twelfth juror for the murder trial of Antonio Romezzo, an Italian convicted of murder near Neffsville on June 6, 1610, during road construction. The jury found Romezzo guilty in the first degree on Tuesday evening.
Samuel Shue, a 32 year old tenant farmer, tried to cut his throat with a razor in Lancaster County Jail after a failed reconciliation with his wife. Fellow prisoner Wm. McGrady and two doctors saved him. he survives with a severed windpipe and throat gash. Shue faced assault and battery charges and was jailed. authorities report his violence linked to intoxication, with reconciliation reached after hospitalization.
Nathaniel K Brubaker of Lititz Township was kicked by a mule Sunday evening while placing a horse in a stable after dark. The blow fractured two ribs on his left side and sprained his shoulder. Dr J L Hertz attended. The item lists local social visits and moving about from Lititz area, naming residents and guests visiting relatives in Berks and Lebanon counties, Philadelphia, Reading and beyond, with brief notes on travel to fairs and weddings.
In Wednes day afternoon court Morris Frederick of this place faced charges of assault and battery over an incident at the Rothsville track on June 5. The prosecution said Frederick struck Rettew with an umbrella, first as he passed and then across face and head, breaking his hat and injuring his eye. Frederick denied striking, saying spectators waved umbrellas. Rettew testified Frederick admitted striking accidentally. The jury found Frederick guilty but recommended mercy. a $20 fine plus costs was imposed.
The ninth annual Elser Oberlin reunion occurred on a rainy Saturday with about a hundred attendees from Ohio and nearby counties. J W Gerhart presided, Adam Oberlin gave an address, and officers were re-elected. Secretary F E Schnerer reported 1100 to 1200 Elser descendants, detailing Peter Elser’s lineage and historic homestead. Next gathering set for the second Saturday in September with location to be chosen by the committee.
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