Grace Cohick seeks divorce for desertion from Pearl Cohick
Local report notes Grace Cohick filed for divorce from Pearl Cohick on desertion grounds. The piece also mentions a Ladies Aid bazaar, a church convention, a concert by Beck's band, and various community happenings at the Spring grounds and town venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace H. Cohick
Pearl Cohick
Marguerite Long
Ladies Aid Society
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Hillis Rutter
Lancaster General Hospital
Ludwig
Richard M. Stockton
Ann
Beck
Spring Grounds
Levi Yerger
Allentown Fair
Philadelphia
Reading
Willow Grove
Sousa
Brickerville
St. James Lutheran Church
New Industry Preparing to Move Here
Attorneys for Stiffel and Freeman Co and the Young Men's Business League work on a trust agreement to move the Philadelphia plant to Lititz. The plan includes two weeks for first subscriptions and rapid construction after approval, with operations expected before snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiffel and Freeman Co
Young Men’s Business League
R. R. Smith
Stiffel and Freeman Company
Philadelphia
Lititz
Smith
Couple Weds at St Andrews Cathedral Honolulu
On August 13 7 30 P M Frank Allen Dollar and Elsie Huber were married by Rev Canon William Ault in Honolulu Territory of Hawaii The bride is sister to Mr S M Huber Mrs H E Grosh and others in Lititz She left Lititz a year ago to teach in Honolulu Other local students depart for colleges including Albert O Bruckart at Penna State College Ernest Souder to Carnegie Technical Institute Roy Wissler to Mercersburg Academy and others enroll at Franklin and Marshall college main point is a local wedding and area students resuming studies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Honolulu
Territory of Hawaii
Frank Allen Dollar
Elsie Huber
William Ault
Indiana
5. M. Huber
H. E. Grosh
Lititz
Albert O
J. W. Bruckart
Penna State College
Luther Grossman
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove
Ernest Souder
Carnegie Technical Institute
Pittsburgh
Roy Wissler
Mercersburg Academy
W. H. Muth
Eleanor
Boston
Simmons’ College
Guy Brubaker
Martin Muth
Edwin Bear
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster
Prices and accident at Warwick House Sale report
The Warwick House sale last Saturday offered shoats and pigs with prices from 1.25 to 1.75 for pigs and 4.50 to 8.0 for shoats. Potatoes brought 42 to 45 cents per bushel, apples sold 20 to 25 cents per bag, with cullings at 22 to 20 cents. Local carrier John Singer’s horse was badly injured when his vehicle was struck by an unidentified automobile near the old Huber schoolhouse. the car fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
John Singer
Route 1
Huber
Helman’s Row
Singer
Two Baseball Benefit Games Set For Fire Co. Benefit
The East vs West End game at 1:30 features Spickler for East and Mac McCloud for West End, followed by a rubber match between Single and Married Men at 3:80. Admission is 15 cents for men and 10 cents for women, proceeds aid the Fire Company.
Death of Martin H Hess of Warwick township
Martin H Hess died last Monday morning at his Kissel Hill area farm in Warwick township at age 82 years 4 months and 8 days after three years of declining health and two paralytic strokes. He was born near Lititz, survived by wife Mary Hershey presumed deceased, son Reuben, brother Rev Jonas Hess, and many friends. Funeral and interment at Hess meeting house east of Lititz with Reus Christian Lefevre Frank Kreider Noah Landis and John Lefevre participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin H. Hess
Kissel Hill
Warwick Township
Mr. Hess
Lititz
Henry
Catharine Hess
Mary Hershey
Reuben
Jonas Hess
Hess’ Meeting House
Reus
Christian Lefevre
Frank Kreider
Noah Landis
John Lefevre
Death of John D Whitcraft in Lititz Borough
John D Whitcraft died at 7 p m Tuesday at the home of his stepdaughter Mrs Benjamin Fralich on West Marion street Lititz Borough after a lingering illness He was 66 years two weeks and died 1 day after taking to bed He was born near Lime Rock in Pen township and was married to Ellen Long of Lititz His wife died in March 1913 He lived with the Fralichs and was a member of the Lititz Reformed Church Surviving siblings are Daniel near Neffsville William Reamstown Mrs David H Kreider Lititz and Mrs Isaac Singer Penryn The funeral is set for Friday at 180 p m from the Fralich home with interment at Machpelah Cemetery and church services by Rev George B Raezer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Whitcraft
Benjamin Fralch
Marion Street
Mr. Whitcraft
John Whitcraft
Penn Township
Lime Rock
Ellen Long
Lititz
Reading
Warren. Buch
New Providence
Tillie Myers
Bertha Hartranft
Lebanon
J. W. Bruckart
Nazareth
Jeanette Stark
Harry Smith
Edwin Enck
Lexington
Sarah Beckler
Mrs. Gregg
Drumore Township
Edith Keller
Philadelphia
Grace Keller
Herman Fisher
Hphrata
Thomas Mavinny
Chester Powl
B. F. Grosh
F. W. Stengel
E. S. Hagen
York
Ezra Hartranft
Hartranft
John H. Wike
Atlantic City
N. J
Wike
John H. Pardy
W. M. Amer
P. T. Brocious
Mary. Kissinger
Cressona
Susan
John Diehm
Michael Adams
Lloyd Ritchie
Ashland
BE. C. Ritchie
H. S. Dissinger
Henry Michael
Sweigart
Palmyra
Campbelltown
Elmer Ritchie
William Smith
Jacob Stark
Louisa Vetter
H.Y. Yocum
J. Bern
Amelia Renninger
Catherine Smith
Wilson Grube
Charlotte Hacker
Harry Musselman
Kutztown
Morris Frederick
E. A. Sturgis
Levi Rudy
Elmer Brenneman
H. J. Steckelbeck
M. A. Gherst
Gherst
Berks County Trust Company
B. Seaman
Houston
Texas
New York
Niagara Falls
Canada
Detroit
Chicago
Lancaster County
Amos Baker of Neffsville Dies Suddenly at 79
Amos Baker of Neffsville died suddenly Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at neighbor Sam Houck's residence from a stroke. He was in his eighties and had lived in Neffsville ten years. He formerly ran a store in Millersville and Neffsville. The funeral is set for Saturday at 9.39 with interment in the Church of the Brethren cemetery at Neffsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Baker
Sam’ Houck
Neffsville
Millersville
Church of the Brethren
Auto Club Run to Washington D C From Lancaster
John F Longenecker accompanied by John S Badorf Abram Lipp and Milton Cassel joined Lancaster county Auto Club for a Washington D C run. 38 cars in the convoy with pilot Imperial 4 driven by L F McAllister. The group traveled via Quarryville and Baltimore, viewed sights, and returned home after lunch near Riggsville Md where three silver cups were awarded to lucky ticket holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Longenecker
John S. Badorf
Abram Lipp
Milton Cassel
Lancaster County Auto Club
Washington, D. C
L. F. McAllister
Quarryville
Lancaster
Baltimore
Washington
Riggsville
Child Narrow Escape From Nitrate of Soda
A three year old child of Walter Norton in Helman’s row borough swallowed a solution of nitrate of soda. The parents had been advised to keep such medicine out of reach. The bottle was found inaccessible but the child drank a small amount. A physician treated the child and recovery is expected though more could have been fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Norton
Helman’s Row
Norton
Linden Hall to Open Next Week in Lititz
Linden Hall Seminary plans opening exercises on September 22 marking the 170th school year. Chapel at 10 A M will begin term with Rev. F W Stengel inviting Lititz residents to attend and enroll daughters for regular or special study before February 1 1916 at the old $80 rate. News notes also report local business changes including Frank L Heiser selling store stock to Jacob Meissner and William M Kissinger selling the bretzel bakery to William A Sturgis and Toward Evans with Sturgis family ties noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Ite
Linden Hall Seminary
F. W. Stengel
United States
Linden Hall
Frank L. Heiser
Rothsville
Jacob Meesner
Ephrata
William M. Kissinger
William A. Sturgis
Evans
Mr. Sturgis
Julius F. Sturgis
Sturgis & Co
N. D. Sturgis
Messrs. Sturgis and Evans
Kissinger
Wilkesbarre
Birthday Celebrations Highlight Local Names and Cards
Mr B B Seaman marked his 79th birthday with a surprise of 51 cards and a large dinner for 51 in a brick warehouse behind his home. Miss Caroline Seather, Moravian Home resident, turned three and was remembered by relatives. Erla Garber hosted a poverty party for young women with a stylish touch amid a playful poverty theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Seaman
Caroline Seather
Erla Garber
Chicken Corn Pie Supper For Lititz Male Chorus
Lititz male chorus members enjoyed a market house supper last Thursday prepared by caterer C. B. Dassinger with chickens donated by James Seather. Chef Duss inger made chicken corn pie and a variety of eats fed the singers well. Afterward several selections were sung for ill local citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
C. B. Dassinger
James Seather
Dussinger
Hoys
Illnesses Reported in Owl Hill and Cedar Street
Among the sick, John Wagner of Cedar street with brain fever shows fragile recovery prospects. Aaron Buch of Owl Hill suffers dropsy and other ailments. Joseph Ritter of Owl Hill, son of Ben L Ritter, is down with typhoid fever. Mr. Thomas Marks lies bedridden since last week with illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wagner
Cedar Street
Aaron Buch
Owl Hill
Joseph
Ben. L. Ritter
Thomas Marks
Travelers Near and Far The Whereabouts of Friends
A litany of local movements and visits as residents travel to towns such as New Providence Lebanon Nazareth Reading Atlantic City and Philadelphia. Notables include J W Bruckart as Nazareth fair judge Mary Kissinger at Cressona and families from Lititz Nazareth and Houston Texas visiting relatives and friends.
Unseasonable Heat Keeps Borough Busy and Unclothed
The area endures a stretch of extreme heat with humidity high and temperatures hitting the 90s. Borough public school sessions were shortened on several days due to the heat. Pfantz Brothers announce a Friday and Saturday sale of men’s suits and overcoats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfantz Brothers
Horrors of War Described by Armenian Doctor in Smyrna Escape
Dr O H Yeraman an Armenian native and US citizen who has just fled Turkey spoke at the Church of the Brethren detailing Armenian and Greek persecutions during the war. He described bread shortages and the dangers faced by his family, his escape aided by the American consul, and his intent to return when the fighting ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Yeraman
Smyrna
Turkey
Church of the Brethren
0. H. Yeraman
United States
Yeraman
Veraman
Srayrna
America
Italy
Michigan
Lightning Strikes Warwick Home on Orange Street
A bolt of lightning struck the chimney of Mrs. Frank Becker's house on Orange Street Warwick during a Saturday thunderstorm set around seven. The bolt tore up the first floor hardwood but caused limited damage. Mrs. Becker was affected but unharmed beyond shock. Several roof slates were shattered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Becker
Orange Street
Warwick
Farm sales roundup from the Beames and related properties
Public sales and private sale records list multiple Lancaster County farms changing hands. Horace Beames derfer near Elm sold to John Shreiner at 75 dollars per acre. John Douple estate farm near Hallville sold to Elias Hess at 154 per acre. H C Seldomridge near Brownstown sold to Abram Huber at 164.25 per acre. Nissley farm at Lancaster Junction sold to Andrew Nissley at 160 per acre. Becker homestead near Pine Hill sold to John B. Becker at 188 per acre. second Becker farm withdrawn at 92 per acre. Leah Stauffer property near Brickerville sold privately to Clayton Dull on private terms. Sale conducted by F B E Schnerer of Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Beamesderfer
Elm
John Shreiner
Mary Douple
John Douple
Penn Township
Hallville
Elias Hess
H. C. Seldomridge
West Earl Township
Brownstown
Abram Huber
John Nissley
Lancaster Junction
Andrew Nissley
Becker
Warwick Township
Pine Hill
Frank S. Becker
John B. Becker
Primary Election Coming Next Tuesday Lightslit Lititz Vote
Primary election day next Tuesday will nominate candidates for townships boroughs and counties. Polls run 7 A M to 7 P M with voting at Springs hotel Lititz. Republican contests include high constable Lewis A. Haines versus W H Greek and two Justices of the Peace C N Derr and A B Reidenbach facing Frank E. Schnerer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Springs Hotel
Republican
Lewis A. Haines
W. H. Greek
Miss Myra Brookmyer Named Head Nurse at Greenville Hospital
Miss Myra Brookmyer daughter of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Brookmyer of this borough has accepted the position of head operating room nurse and superintendent of nurses at Greenville Hospital Greenville Tennessee. She will leave for her new post next week. She has been a nurse at the German Hospital Philadelphia for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Brookmyer
Benjamin Brookmyer
Greenville Hospital
Greenville
Tenn
Brookmyer
German Hospital
Philadelphia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Morris K. Sturgis
Pre- Ord
Jack Frost
United Evangelical Sunday School
John Wentworth
Hess
C. E. Lane
Garbver's Creamery
Dissinger
Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad
Benefit of Fire Co
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