Lititz Record

              LITITZ RECORD.
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VOL. XXXV LITITZ, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2,1911. NO. 7
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HAPPENINGS ABOUT THE TOWN AND
VICINITY.
Short and Snappy Paragraphs of Inter-est
to Every Reader.
Farmers are busy husking corn and
some few are seeding'. It is a little late
for this work owing to the late tobaCco
crop,
James H. Breitegan, cashier of the
Farmers National Bank, was confined
to the house for several days, owing to
a sore hand.
There were some rabbit potpies on
the tables of some of our good citizens
to-day. At least that was the odor
that permeated the air.
A two-yard long black silk veil was
lost along Main street on Thursday, 26th
ult. The finder will confer a favor by
returning it to Pfautz Brothers store.
We have now entered upon the elev-enth
month of the year—November.
Two legal holidays are in it. Election
day next Tuesday, and Thanksgiving
day on the 30th.
A Mothers' Meeting will be held in
the W. C. T. U. rooms on Nov. 9th at
2.30, at which time Rev. George D.
Clarke will deliver an address. All
mothers are cordially invited.
Cool weather does not interfere with
the nightly games of croquet on the
court in the rear of Ritchie's restaurant,
and the rivalry is becoming so hot that
it dispenses the cool atmosphere.
All members of Stevens Post No 517
G. A. R- are requested to be present at
headquarters on Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock, at which time the inspection of
the Post will be made by A. K. Spurrier.
Improvements are being made on N.
Locust street, from Main to the P. & R.
railroad. The street is being widened
several feet on the east side and con-crete
pavements are also being put
down.
The Greenleaf Male Trio of this place
furnished music at the Lincoln fair on
Saturday evening. It has appeared at
that place on numerous occasions which
is sufficient evidence as to the ability
of the singers.
A good rubber shoe mat, evidently
thrown there by some boy on Tuesday
night, was found in Thos. Marks' gar-den.
The owner can get it by calling
at Marks' house, corner Orange and
Spruce streets.
If you missed a gate or stoop when
you got up Wednesday morning, didn't
you smile inwardly and cuss outwardly
and think of the days when you played
the same tricks on your neighbors.
Honest now, didn't you?
Joe, son of Mr. I. H. Doster, gave a
party to fifteen of his young boy friends
on Monday evening in honor of his tenth
birthday. The boys surely did have a
good jolly time, which put their appe-tites
in fine shape for the fine luncheon
which was served to them.
Coachmaker C. W. Grosh has com-pleted
a milk wagon for J. Clayton
Brubaker which is attracting consider-able
attention as it passes over the milk
route. It is very prettily painted and
lettered and shows what a brush will do
when in the hands of an artist.
The sweeping brigade was out in full
force on Wednesday morning, for be-sides
the autumn leaves which fell dur-ing
the previous night, there was corn
and confetti a plenty on the pavements
as a result of Hallowe'en. Many a
chicken was fed on corn that was swept
up.
An oyster supper will be held in
Rudy's hall on Saturday afternoon and
evening, Nov. 4, for the benefit of the
Moravian Home for Aged Women.
Home-made candies, cakes, sugar cake,
coffee, ice cream and the like will be
served. A cordial invitation to be pre-sent
is extended to all.
Sunday and Mouday mornings were
the coldest thus far this fall and some
thermometers registered slightly below
32 degrees, the freezing point. Ice
was found on small, stagnant pools of
water at various places. Everything
appeared almost as white as snow,
owing to the heavy frost.
The penalty for trespassing on lands
upon which printed notices are posted
announcing that it is private property
and warning all persons from entering
upon it under the penalty of the act of
the legislature, approved by the gover-nor
on April 14, 1905, is $10 fine, togeth-er
with the costs of prosecution.
At Monday night's meeting of the
borough council ten more water bonds
were ordered redeemed. This makes a
total redemption thus far of 93 bonds, .or
$18,600. The total issue of the bonds
was $38,600, or 193 bonds. Thus almost
half of the bonds, which were issued in
1906, are redeemed, and the citizens
can feel assured that the purchasing of
the water works by the borough was a
good move.
THREE OCCUPANTS PINNED BENEATH
IT, BUT ESCAPED LUCKILY.
Two Tramps Rescued the Party—Steer-ing
Wheel Failed to Work and Auto
Ran Up a Bank, Crashed Into a Trol-ley
Pole and Upset.
Graybill Diehm and John Crall, of
this place, and Noah Eshleman, of Pen-ryn,
narrowly escaped with their lives
late Friday afternoon, when the for-mer's
automobile in which the three
were riding, ran up an embankment,
crashed into a telephone pole and
landed on its top, on the Lititz and
Lancaster pike a few hundred yards
south of the Church of the Brethren
home, pinning the occupants beneath it.
Mr. Diehm was returning to this
place from Lancaster when Mr. Eshle-man
hailed him in front of Grove Loch-er's
residence, a couple of miles from
Lancaster, and asked whether he would
not take Mr. Crall and himself, who
were painting at Locher's, along to
Lititz. Receiving an affirmative an-swer
the men took the; rear seat. Mr.
Diehm paid close attention to his ma-chine
on account of the condition of the
road, and near the scene of the acci-dent
he turned the machine to the side
of the road, on accout of stone having
recently been put down along the mid-dle.
When he wanted to turn to the
other side again the steering gear did
not respond, and the ear which was
traveling at the rate of about 25 miles
an hour, ran up a three-foot embank-ment
on the east side of the pike and
after running for several feet, struck
a trolley pole. The impact threw the
machine over on the turnpike, bottom
up. It happened so suddenly that none
of the three occupants could jump out.
The three were caught beneath the
machine and were helpless to extricate
themselves. The machinery of the car
was still in motion, and Mr. Diehm,
with great presence of mind, managed
to stop it with his foot. They shouted
for help,but it was not until two tramps
whom they had passed, reached them,
that they were released.
They had been under the car about
twelve minutes, when the tramps pried
up the machine with fence rails and
they were soon free. Mr. Crall had
become unconscious. In a short time
many persons had gathered at the place.
Crall appeared to be in a precarious
condition and Dr. E. H. Witmer of
Neffsville was summoned. He was
brought to his home by Elmer Landis,
of Lancaster, who came along in an
automobile, and Diehm, who apparent-ly
was none the worse for the accident,
accompanied them.
Eshleman, who did not appear to be
badly injured, was helped aboard the
Lititz trolley which arrives here at 5.45.
He was taken to his home in a convey-ance
by Isaac Lorah, where medical at-tention
was given him.
The accident happened about 5.20
o'clock and it was not yet dark. Had
the gas lights of the auto been burning,
the car undoubtedly would have ignited,
and there would ha.ve been no escape for
the men.
The news of the accident was first
brought to town by the Lititzites on the
trolley car who were returning from
Lancaster. Most of them belieyed at
the time that Mr. Crall would not sur-vive
his injuries and news of the affair
spread like wild fire. Many persons
went ,to view the wrecked auto during
the evening.
The machine was badly demolished.
The top was entirely ruined, two front
springs and steering gear were broken,
and the wind shield and mud guards
smashed, besides other minor damages.
The mechanism, strange to say, as well
as the lights, were intact. The car
was towed to town by two horses on
Saturday and is now at the garage,
where it will be repaired.
The occupants of the car were fortu-nate
indeed, none of them sustaining
anything more serious than bruises,
and they are now up and about, although
feeling pretty sore and stiff.
The tramps who rescued the men
from their perilous position were in
town on Monday, and Mr. Diehm show-ed
his appreciation for their services by
giving them a "tip." By evening they
were none the richer, as they spent
all their cash for the foamy lager.
THOSE WHO RECEIVED THEIR LAST
SUMMONS.
Death of Joseph J. R. Zerfass.
Joseph J. R. Zerfass, a well-known
resident of Ephrata, died at the Cloister,
in that borough last Friday morning,
death resulting f i om congestion of the
lungs, after an illness of almost a year.
The deceased, who was seventy-five
years of age, was a native of Lancaster
county. In 1859 he married Miss Maria
Young, who preceded him in death about
five years ago. For fifty-two years he
was a member of the German Seventh-
Day Baptist denomination, and for
forty-seven years a Trustee of the Eph-rata
church. For a considerable period
he was constable of Ephrata township.
He always took an active interest
any public affairs of interest in his home
community. He is survived by the fol-lowing
children: Rev. Samuel G., an
Ephrata township school teacher; Willi-am
Y., of Ephrata; Mrs. Reuben Kachel,
living at the Cloister.
Mrs. Mary Ann Wiest.
Mrs. Mary Ann Wiest, widow of Dr.
S. S. Wiest, of Schoeneck, died on Sat-urday
at her home, aged eighty-one
years. Deceased was a member of the
United Brethren church. Her nearest
relative is Miss Lillian Shannon, a niece,
of Millersville. The funeral took place
on Tuesday, with services in the West
Memorial chapel and interment in Stein-metz's
burying ground.
Death of an Infant.
A nine-weeks-old infant daughter of
Franklin M. and Florence Bowman, of
Rothsville, died on Saturday afternoon
and was buried on Monday afternoon in
the Rothsville Lutheran cemetery.
Services were held at the house by Rev.
J. W. Bittner, of Lititz.
Death of Nathan H. Lutz.
Nathan H. Lutz, son of John W. and
the late Lizzie (Rettew) Lutz, died on
Thursday afternoon at his home at Lan-caster
from a complication of diseases,
in his thirty-third year. He was born
in Penn township, and had been a resi-dent
of Lancaster for two years. He
had been employed with the Adams Ex-press
Company until his last illness.
He had been a resident of Neffsville
before going to that city. He was a
member of Grace Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Bertha Gast, and an infant child;
also, his father, residing in Lancaster,
and a sister, Mrs. Mary Malschnee, of
Lititz. The funeral took place on Mon-day;
interment in the Neffsville Ceme-tery.
Kindly Remembered on 70th Birthday.
Mrs. Mary Ely, residing on E. Orange
street, celebrated her seventieth birth-day
on Monday, at which time she re-ceived
numerous donations from her
many friends. Mrs. Ely is employed at
the Keystone Knitting mill, and her
fellow-employees donated her two tons
of coal and a neat sum of money. The
lady expresses her heartfelt gratitute
to all who so kindly remembered her on
this occasion.
Henry F. Hostetter Dead.
Henry F. Hostetter, a well-known re-tired
farmer of Manheim township, died
at his home about two miles from Pet-ersburg
at an early hour Monday morn-ing
in his seventieth year, death result-ing
from consumption. The deceased
was a native of Manheim township,
where he had resided all his life. His
wife survives. He was a member of
the Mennonite Church, took an active
interest therein and had been a trustee
for many years. The funeral was held
from his late home on Thursday at the
East Petersburg Mennonite church.
Samuel McQuate of Ephrata.
During Friday night Samuel McQuate,
of Ephrata, died from hemorrhages of
the lungs, after a long illness. He was
forty-five years of age. Fourteen years
ago Mr. McQuate was injured internally
and he never fully recovered. Deceas-ed
was a native of Ephrata township,
he being a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
McQuate, of near Stevens. For many
years deceased had one of the Cloister
farms. Deceased is survived by his
wife, who was Mary Mohler before her
marriage, and three children, as follows:
Martha, Samuel and Alvin, all residing
at home. The following are brothers
and sisters: Mrs. S. G. Usner, Schoe-neck;
Mrs. Levi Young, Ephrata; Peter,
Meadow Valley; Agnes, Amanda and
Lemon, residing with their parents,
near Stevens. The funeral was held on
Wednesday morning with interment in
Mohler's cemetery, near Ephrata.
LIEI OBSERVED.
HUNDREDS OF LITTLE FOLKS MARCH
THE STREETS.
Henry S. Snavely Dead.
The death of Henry S. Snavely, a
member of the board of directors of the
Conestoga National Bank of Lancaster
city, occurred unexpectedly last Thurs-day
morning at his home at Lancaster
Junction after a brief illness. Mr.
Snavely had been in Lancaster on Mon-day
attending a meeting of the direc-tors
of the bank and was taken ill, ne-
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Numerous Parties Held in Honor of the
Event and Houses Appropriately Dec-orated.
The streets of our borough presented
an unusually lively appearance on Tues-day
evening, which was Hallowe'en.
Never before has his event had as many
devotees as this year. Whether it is
the mythical origin, the weird observ-ance,
the beautiful myriad-colored aut-umnal
decorations or an admixture of all
these attributes, with their attraction
for young and old, Hallowe'en, with its
reckless abandon, ever will have its
unnumbered friends.
The celebration at this placa began
immediately after night-fall and con-tinued
for several hours. It seemed as
though every child (boy or girl) between
the ages of 5 and 12 years, was masque-raded
in some manner. There were
costumes of every imaginable descrip-tion,
burnt cork, masks, old clothes and
the like being used to good advantage.
Indian make-ups were popular, for both
boys and girls. A bride and groom
make-up was pleasing to the onlookers.
In some incidents groups of children
were accompanied by women, who en-tered
into the joy of the occasion, fully
costumed. There was a veritable
shower of corn and confetti thrown
against window panes, through doors
that chanced to be open and at pedes-trians.
Horns, whistles and other de-vices,
together with the shouts of the
youngsters, made a constant din through-out
the evening. Some of the more
mischievious boys, as usual, carried
porches, gates, shoe mats and anything
else they could move, away, and rang
door bells promiscuously. The major-ity,
however, confined themselves to
having an evening's innocent pleasure,
and a large crowd of onlookers enjoyed
the occasion with them.
A number of parties were held to
celebrate this gala occasion. As always,
the decorations featured these sociables.
Pumpkins with great, glaring eyes and
ragged teeth peeped out from shocks
of corn and long garlands of gaily-col-ored
leaves of every hue.
AT LINDEN HALL.
The celebration of Hallowe'en at
Linden Hall was equal if not superior to
all previous efforts. It was a most
complete affair in honor of the tradition-al
event and proved enjoyable to the
youngest as well as the oldest. The
auditorium of the gymnasium was used
for the purpose. It was decorated most
handsomely and uniquely with pumpkins
cut to conform with the usual ideas of
pumpkin faces, which together with
black cats were suspended from the
ceiling. The side walls contained corn
stalks and ears of corn in the husk, the
background of which contained fancy
papers ornamented with black cats and
bats. The pupils and most of the fac-ulty
were costumed and masked in
grotesque styles, each representing some
popular character, among them being a
bride and groom, a farmer boy, a dude,
Mrs. Goose, or the German woman, a
clown, a witch, queen, etc. All sorts of
games were indulged in for over two
hours. The games included so many
that it is impossible to mention them,
but let it be said they comprised inno-cent
amusement of such a lively order
that the event will be a memorable one
to all who participated. Refreshments
were served to all the young folks as
well as to the invited guests.
FRESHMEN GIRLS HAD MASQUERADE.
Viola Ellis and Annetta Evans ar-ranged
a masquerade party for the girls
of the Freshman High School class, of
which they are members. Fourteen were
present. It was held in the storeroom
lately occupied by Elias Buch on E.
Main street, and the girls had a rollick-ing
good time playing appropriate games
and the like. A luncheon was also a
pleasing feature.
MASQUERADE PARTY AT GARBER'S.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Garber on Broad street was the scene
of a masquerade party arranged by
their daughter Erla, and a number of
young ladies. There were 35 young
persons present. On entering the guests
were greeted in the vestibule by a ghost
and then escorted to the third floor,
where they had their fortunes told, and
where appropriate games were played,
including the time honored apple bob-bing
contest. Prizes were awarded, as
follows: Miss Vera Habecker, prettiest
women's costume; Miss Ethel Holtz-house,
most comical women's costume;
Mr. Charles Seigle, most comical men's
costume; Mr. Atwood Kreider, best
looking men's costume. The party
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LOCAL RESIDENTS GOING TO OTHER
PLACES.
Miss Mary Erb, of Lancaster, spent
Sunday with Miss Mabel Erb.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Kissinger
and daughter spent Sunday at Manheim.
Mr. Joseph Dreifus is off on a trip to
Washington, Philadelphia and New
York.
Mr. Paul Evans, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday here with his parents and
friends.
Mrs. Isaac Pfautz, of Ephrata, spent
a week with Mr. and Mrs. John Weitzel
at Rome.
Mr. and Mrs. William Weaver, of
Reading, spent Sunday in town with
his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. William Mumma
spent Sunday among relatives at
Brownstown.
Mr. D. G. Witmyer is employed in the
carpet department of Hager & Bro's
store at Lancaster.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ensminger of
Manheim spent Sunday with Lititz
relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Erb spent Sunday
at West Willow with the latter's aunt
Mrs. Sarah Harnish.
Mrs. J. E. Wagner and Mrs. Emory
Wagner are spending the week with
friends in Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth Evans, a trained nurse
student in the Phoenixville hospital,
was home on Friday last.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Diehm of White
Oak spent Sunday here with their
daughter Mrs. N. W. Keller.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Keller and two
children spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Rohrer at Stevens.
Miss Jestina Dissinger of Campbells-town,
Lebanon county, was the guest
of Miss Margie Ritchie on Sunday.
Mr. H. S. Meiskey is spending the
week in Hartford, Conn., and outlying
districts, in search of leaf tobacco.
Mrs. Herman Fisher spent from Sat-urday
to Tuesday with her daughter,
Mrs. Monroe Reedy, in Philadelphia.
Mr. Horace E. Sturgis has gone to
Nazareth, Northampton county, to
spend a few days with his brother Albert.
Mrs. Paul Witman (nee Dyer) of
Philadelphia, is spending the week with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Sturgis.
Mrs. Clara Binkley and daughter
Lottie, of Coatesville, aré spending the
week with relatives and friends in this
borough.
Rev. Chas. D. Kreider, principal of
Linden Hall, is spending the week in
Philadelphia, New York, Nazareth and
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Miss Bessie Furlow of Lancaster, and
brother Howard of Toledo, O., spent
Sunday here with their aunt Mrs.
Rachel Roland.
Mr. Arthur Guiney returned to Lititz
on Tuesday after spending two months
in New York City. He is employed at
the paper mill.
Mr. Howard Kauffman of Philadelphia
visited his parents here over Sunday.
His wife, who had preceded him, accom-panied
him home.
Mr. J. B. Haag, who teaches school
near Sinking Springs, Berks county,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
family in this borough.
Dr. H. A. Cuppy, president of the
Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Company,
has returned from a four-weeks' busi-ness
trip through the west.
Mr. Harry Smith and family, Messrs.
John and Harry McCreary and families,
and Mr. Henry Wike spent Sunday at
Millport with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
McCreary.
Mrs. D. Wallace Evans, who with her
two children spent nearly three months
here with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. H. Huber, left for her home at
Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday night.
Mr. Chas. H. Brobst and Mr. R. O.
Melzer spent last Thursday in Philadel-phia,
where they witnessed the final
base ball game of the world's series,
which resulted in the downfall of their
favorite—New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. K. Schoeneberger
spent the greater part of last week at
Lebanon, Pine Grove, Hershey and
other places among relatives and friends
and speak highly of the hospitality ex-tended
them everywhere.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Druckermiller
and children, and Mr. George Wessner
spent Saturday at Allentown. On Sun-day
they took in the sights of New York,
witnessing the mobilization of the great
American fleet of warships for presi-dential
review. It was the greatest
gathering of our navy in history and
over 100 ships of various kinds were in
line.
MANY RABBITS ARE NO MORE
OPENING DAY OF SEASON FURNISHED
GOOD SPORT.
Gunners Were Numerous - No Acci-dents
Occurred to Mar the Occasion
—Some of t h e Results.
Wednesday marked the opening of the
legal season for shooting rabbits, pheas-ants,
quail, squirrels and wild turkeys.
The day was ideal and an unusually
large number of hunters were on their
way to the fields long before the break
of day; many, who went considerable
distances, leaving on Tuesday. The
cotton tails are what they were after
mostly as the other-varieties of game
are scarce hereabouts. Not for several
years have the rabbits been so plentiful.
Two of the local bretzel bakeries
discontinued the manufacture of their
famous products for a day, and there
were many absentees in the factories.
Not all the gunners go to distant
lands to shoot, as was best evidenced
by the number of shots fired in nearby
fields, the reports of which could be
plainly heard in town throughout the
day. Many of the cottontails were
saved destruction by the large amount
of cover afforded them, by the corn
shocks and even corn stalks which are
not yet cut. This fact is not to be re-gretted,
however, for it will afford
better sport later in the season.
The plentitude of the cottontails is
verified by the following results, which
are but a few of the scores shot by
local nimrods:
Frank Rader and son Arlie, Emory
Wagner, Wm. Fassnacht and Harry
Sesseman shot 26 and 2 woodcocks. Mr.
Rader bagged 10, the limit allowed by
law in one day.
Dr. D. A. Long and George Evans,
7 each.
Lemon Furlow and sons Elwood,
Robert, Charles and Lemon, 14.
Dr. Long and Irwin Huber, of Brick -
erville, 10 each.
Harry Wertch, 7; John Helter, 7;
Wm. Stauffer, 7; Clayton Keller, 8.
James Sturgis and Wilson Sheneber-ger
9, of which the former shot 7.
I. H. Doster, F. B. Buch, J. F.
Stoner, A. B. Long and son Eugene
drove to Conewaga and bagged 20.
They report that gunners occupied al-most
every square foot of ground at
that popular place.
Landis Brubaker, 4 and a fine grey
squirrel.
Harry Ditzler, P. B. Furlow, Ed,
Stoner, Linn. Kemper and Claude Kem-per,
20.
Wm. Kissinger and son Harold, 10;
James Leed, 5; Elmer Whitcraft, 4;
Lincoln Gable and Adam Showers, 6.
Harry Showers, 2; Lewis Sturgis, 2;
Homer Sturgis, 3; Julius Sturgis, 3;
Wm. Sturgis and son Chauncey, 4.
Elmer Bollinger, Howard Bollinger
and Roy Meiskey 7.
H, E. Eby, Elam Risser, Elmer, Nor-man
and Paul Badorf, of this place;
George Naus, of Denver; Howard Smith
and John Rousher, of Philadelphia, went
by auto on a gunning trip to York coun-ty
and bagged 40.
Real Estate Market
In the market house on Saturday
evening Auctioneer H. H. Snavely sold
at public sale for Israel G. Erb, execu-tor
of the estate of the late James W.
Hall, a two-story frame house situated
on E. Main street to Addison Pfautz for
$1300. Also the one-and-a-half story
brick house of the late Emma Hall on
S. Cedar street to William M. Kissinger
for $1400.
Andrew Bruckart, of near Rome,
has sold fifteen acres of land without
improvements, to J. W. Bruckart, the
trucker, at $175 per acre. This tract
is situated in front of the latter's resi-dence,
and a large part of it will be
planted in fruit trees next Spring.
Auto Ran Into a Tree.
While Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Pfautz
were taking an auto ride on Sunday
afternoon they met with an accident
near Mechanicsburg. Mrs. Pfautz's
apparel caught and opened the throttle,
and the machine, which was running
along slowly, made a sudden lerch for-ward
and left the road, running into a
tree, as a result of which the front axle
was broken. Mrs. Pfautz was thrown
from her seat and sustained slight facial
bruises.
Very Interesting Reading.
Our well-known citizen, Mr. Henry J.
Seaber, has compiled a history of the
old buildings of Lititz, their dates of
erection, owners past and present, and
incidents connected with them. It is
interesting, both to the older residents,
to whom it will recall manv forgotten,
facts, and to the younger generation,
who know comparatively nothing about
these buildings. The article appears on
the second page of this week's issue of
the RECORD, and should be read by all.