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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
4
Prominent speakers will address a Liberty Loan meeting at Rothaville next Tuesday at 8 pm. Clayton Brubaker chairs Warwick township workers urging every American to contribute, stressing individual effort as crucial to war victory and urging prompt opening day participation.
The piece observes late summer signals as goldenrods and asters linger along roads and woods while ragweed and thistles thrive. Birds like the oriole and kingbird prepare for migration, and wood thrushes move south with hermits lingering into October as Jack Frost nears.
In Rothsville schools an army of thrift is formed to aid the wartime effort by saving money and purchasing war saving stamps. Members pledge to forego non essentials and sell stamps while earning insignia for amount sold. The Senior Class held a class meeting on September 19 with wartime refreshments and group games.
Lexington locals report guests including Mr. and Mrs. J W Roth of Brunnera and Miss Hattie Long of Lititz at Elmer Todd and family. A G Fahnestock and wife visited Philadelphia for fall and winter goods. Mrs Samuel Plauty spent time with Henry Mease and family. Daughters meet Miss Mae Witmier next Tuesday at 7:30. Hirsmaalberger spent Sunday with relatives. A G Pahnestock visiting Rev and wife in Monroeville.
Mr and Mrs Harry Miller and Emma Brackbill of Lititz spent last Thursday at Amanda E Brackbill s home. Raymond Buch visiting his parents at Voganville. Wayne Hartranft of Lititz and Susan Elser of this place dined with J W Roths. Mrs Alice Young again confined to bed with nervous ailments. Kathryn Irwin suffers a sore great toe from an old injury. Dr M Sk Yoder attends. Rev A Dornbach of Columbia and Mr and Mrs Henry Shreiner of Hartville were Sunday guests of S Landid and family. The King s Daughters Good Cheer Circle of Lexington Brunnerville and vicinity re electing officers Olive Rickert president Elizabeth Sheaffer treasurer J W Roth secretary. Next meeting at Mae Eitnier and Lillian Him melberger on the eve of Dec 1.
Reports show land transfers including half acre by Himanuel Dichm bax and 9 acre farm sale to Jacob Steinman. Home sales by I B Koehler to Irwin Smith and private terms for others. Families—Grahs, Bambergers, Nestleroths—visited in Sunday gatherings. Singer to leave Lancaster Business College for army training. Mrs Kuebler at home after shift at Midvale Ordnance. Tiarry Bart underwent appendicitis surgery in Lancaster hospital. J W Singer and S K Bomberger attended Lancaster Lutheran Conference opening at Mt Joy.
We pay from two to eighty six dollars per set whether broken or not. We also offer actual value for diamonds, old gold, silver and bridge-work. Send by parcel post and receive cash by return mail. We will return your goods if our price is unsatisfactory. Mazer's Tooth Specialty Dept. X.2007 So, Sth St, Philadelphia, Pa.
A Monday evening gathering at the U K M church in Browntown and vicinity promoted the Fourth Liberty Loan. Speakers included Frank Aber a Dardanelles veteran Dr Viester Dr Appel and a Lancaster attorney with Dr A V Walter presiding. Also noted were a infant death in the Hostetter family typhoid fever in Clayton Gamber and a car crash involving S H Wolf and Lee Klopp. Pfantz Bros reports new Columbia records and war songs.
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