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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1923
Page
4
Advertisers and others are asked to press communications regularly each Thursday morning as late insertions may not be guaranteed after Wednesday afternoon. Inquiries must be authenticated by writer name and address, not limited to public notices, serving as a guarantee of good faith.
A divided public weighs whether boxing bouts like Dempsey Firpo should be banned or kept. Pulpit voices debate moral fitness versus self-defense, citing Sampson and modern rivals, with critics like Arthur Brisbane at odds with supporters. The piece notes free speech and divergent views.
County fairs and community shows are major events. Former city residents mocked rural attendees as pumpkin fairgoers, but now country people dress well and appear as sensible and knowledgeable as urban crowds under the bright lights.
Exhibits of fruits and vegetables and growers display vibrant colors, rivaling any artist's brush. Barkers chatter continuously, a spectacle that could propel them into politics if motivation shifts. This year the agricultural displays promise exceptional quality.
The writer argues the new year should start in fall or spring, noting fall is ideal for civic and community work as schools and businesses resume after vacations. If the year begins in September, it aligns with planning and execution of programs across organizations. Hope remains for progress and real achievement among Lititz forces.
A nostalgic tale recalls a friendly clothing store clerk in Lititz who drew large trade from the countryside before cars dominated travel. Customers spoke of trading there by the clerk’s name, valuing cordiality and going the extra mile to please, a model for local sales success.
A German town crier in Rhine settlements proclaims orders from French forces, notes a new supply of cheap women’s wear, records a dollar value at 415 500 marks, reports German casualties near Essen, and announces a birth at Herm Cortzen’s home, as bells ring through narrow streets.
Last Tuesday 13 members of the Good Cheer Circle of the Kings Daughters of Lexington and Brunnerville traveled to Akron to honor Mrs. Helen Leed with a kitchen shower at Frank Adams home. Leed received 15 useful gifts and Mrs J B Shirker of Akron attended. Chauffeurs were J J Smith Harry Godenaur and Galen Balmer. Mr and Mrs Leed will reside in Reading. Sunday visitors included John Zimmerman and family of 17 at R Hess home. Monroe Eckert and wife visited Leyi Eckert in Lexington. A call at Mrs Av Br on Sunday brought Mrs Martin and Mrs Bucher of Lititz, Landis Truber and wife near Brickerville, and Mrs Ellen Musser and son Clarence of Lancaster. Willard, son of Mr and Mrs Albert R Roth, was mentioned. The Run Chester county residents visited Mrs Alice Young on Sunday. M S Sheaffer, wife and daughter spent Sunday at Denver with Menno Shirk. J V Roth and wife hosted Clarence H Smith and family of Middle Creek and Agnes Dulabohn J 4 Smith and wife of Beonn Ile. Mrs J V Roth entertained Mrs Sarah Coldver of Zion's Home on Monday.
A brownstown news item details sermon at the TV church, funeral services for J L Mumma of Lancaster, quarterly conference at Akron, Rev M Mumma preaching in Hegeins, Harry Killian visiting his sister Mrs Arthur Klopp with a poll parrot, two nurse students from St Joseph's Hospital visiting home, local residents at school, and a quiet primary election at the local poll.
Sunday events at the United Evangelical church include Harvest Tome and W M S hosting Mrs. Carrie Neitz of Reading as speaker. Earlier services featured communion in the Hyvangelical church with Rev. Monroe of Schugskit county presiding. Several local families are listed as attendees and guests across the day.
Residents spent Sunday visiting neighbors and relatives across the area. R.8. Ludwig Ellwood Davidson and Harry Frymeyer fished at Bowers Beach. William Teed and Frank Adams families joined Marion Teed with Henry Risser at Hammer Creek. Albright, Mohn families hosted gatherings in Mannheim and Elstonville with Rudy and Fahnestock families. Wayne Bender and sons toured Landis Valley.
ROTHSVILLE hosts a Grand Festival Saturday evening along State road to Tatito with music by the Lititz concert band. Local residents including Norman Kline family and Miss Anna Kready visited town or friends in nearby areas. Several families attended gatherings in Alleghenyville Reading and Durlach, with others returning from visits to Denver and Lin den Hall. Jacob Myers will enter F and M Academy this term. The note lists numerous Sunday visits and weekend trips among neighbors.
Four hundred ninety two sales were recorded at the Warwick House on Saturday with livestock leading the bids. Forty two cows yeld with top prices of 116, 116 and 115 dollars. other items included twenty pigs from 2.70 to 4.05, four rabbits at 25 to 49 cents, 149 chickens 20 to 90 cents, 60 bushels of potatoes at 2.40, twelve pecks of apples, 60 cents to Toc, 500 pair hose from 1 to 15 cents, a chicken feeder 3.75, a step ladder 2.0, a stove 4.00 and cigars at 2.20 per hundred.
The Witmer clan gathered on the Spring grounds despite cool weather for a robust reunion with a program of historical notes. Origins trace back to three Swiss brothers around 1716, one settling near Lancaster and another in Lebanon County. Notables include Benjamin, who naturalized in 1739 and whose farm has stayed in the family. Prof. Lightner Witmer of the University of Pennsylvania. and Enos Witmer of Witmer Station. Officers elected: President Dr. Howard Witmer, Secretary RFizza Feitz, Treasurer Clayton Witmer. The group plans to meet next year in Lititz on the third Thursday in August.
The note discusses painting a roof to keep it watertight for ten years, stressing the need for a reasonably strong roof and using reasonable reasoning. It implies a guaranteed paint will perform its function when applied under proper conditions, and suggests consulting for proper guidance.
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