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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1914
Page
4
One cent a word for first insertion and a half cent for additional insertions for notices of entertainments donations socials or any event from which money is realized Proceeds may go to private church charitable or public benefit Notices printed on request at the newspaper office Watch your date and renew promptly Change of address requires listing old and new addresses Regular post office notices are sent County and state information requested
The notice records mail handled at Lititz Pennsylvania's post office with second class designation. It notes standard an administrative matter affecting mail processing and distribution.
The Record marks its 37th anniversary with gratitude to patrons and advertisers. The editors pledge continued commitment to straight news, uplifting community coverage, and quality job printing while aiming for another profitable year and a stronger Lititz region presence.
Correspondents report visits by Mr and Mrs Harry Shreiner and son Lester to Mr and Mrs John Peters near East Petersburg. Several families from Lititz and Rothsville joined hosts M G Shreiner and others for Sunday gatherings. A man was bitten by a boar during a pen incident. Dr Yoder attended. Elizabeth Shreiner returns from Baltimore and resumes nursing duties. cabbage for sale at M G Shreiner's by the hundred or dozen.
Local notes list residents and visitors connected to Schaefferstown. Miss Dissinger and the Moyers entered nearby normal and college programs. The town hosted a Star Bureau entertainment visit, an Odd Fellows outing, band music, and a church sermon. A private sale saw Lemuel Blecher’s 80 acre farm sell for 2400 to Robert Moyer. William Iba was the auctioneer.
Neffsville residents attended the final night of revival at the United Brethren church. Rev E J Renshaw returned home Saturday. George Kratzert, once with a broken ankle, now moves about with crutch and cane. Julia Lutz of Lititz injured by a needle during quilting. needle tip broke off and was removed. A memorial service for Isaac Long was held in his barn near Landis Valley with many attendees using an auto truck for transport. Harry Ilyus and wife and granddaughter Margaret Ralph from Pittsburgh visited Neffsville. the eight year old sang in Sunday school and revival services.
Brunnerville brieflets note gatherings as Grant Buechter and daughters Sadie Royer and Lizzie Keener visit J. W. Hartranft's with Grace Singley and Mary Meily. Others seen at M. G. Carpenter's, J. W. Roth's, and nearby homes include H. K. Doster with A. K. Reist, and families of Ditzler, Furlow, Weik, and Smith.
Rothsville notes say Camp No 178 P O A will hold a grand festival in the lot beside the Keystone Hotel on Saturday evening Sept 26. Music by the Mt Airy Band. Geo Sheaffer Reading State Secretary of the P O A visited Camp No 178 last Friday. John Nugent and family of Philadelphia also visited. Several locals moved or visited family over the weekend in town and nearby areas.
Harvest home services in Union Sunday school building drew a large crowd with Rev. Geo B Raezer delivering an apt sermon. Fruiting goods were donated to United Zion home at Pleasant View. A surprise event is planned for Saturday Sept 26 at 7 pm at the Sunday school building. Lancaster General Hospital showcases an electric baby incubator during the county fair, with demonstrations by physicians and nurses.
A register of forthcoming sales printed for Lancaster area events includes cows, horses, several land tracts in Warwick and Wick, homes and lots in Warwick and Lititz, farms near Womelsdorf and Akron, and personal property notes. Dates range September through October with multiple auction sites and executors or trustees named.
A fragmentary ledger shows cryptic monetary figures such as 200 00 12 500 00 and 35 345 19 171 08 270 00 252 00, with no clear labels. The OCR lacks context, leaving the meaning of sums and categories indeterminable.
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