Lititz Record

              An Independent Family Newspaper, Devoted to Literature, Agriculture, Local and General Intelligence.
VOL. XXXV LITITZ, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 27,1912. ISO. 41
Don't Miss Seeing the Great Competitive Prize Drill at Lititz, July the Fourth
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HAPPENINGS ABOUT THE TOWN AND
VICINITY.
Short and Snappy Paragraphs of Inter
est to Every Reader.
New potatoes are turning out nice and
large, but not so many to the vine.
Lost somewhere about town a gold
cuff link button with the initial M. there^
on. If found please bring it to the
RECORD office.
All past commanders of Lititz Castle
No. 19 A. O. K. of M. C. are requested
to attend Saturday night's meeting.
There will not be a semi-monthly sale
at the Warwick House on Saturday,
July 6, owing to the fact that the date
is so near July 4. The next sale will be
held July 20.
It looks as if there would be a prolific
crop of raspberries and blackberries,
With berries and vegetables a-plenty
we needn't worry much about high
prices of meat.
The growing wheat is browning. We
notice some fields showing rust, caused
by too much rainy weather. One far-mer
discovered a small worm playing
havoc to his crop.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the St.
Paul's Lutheran church will hold a lawn
festival at home of Mrs. John Helter on
Orange street, Warwick, on Saturday
afternoon and evening.
The Spring grounds are now the at-tractive
point for our people whenever
they have leisure time. Strangers com-ing
here often make expressions wishing
they had such a recreation spot near
their homes.
Prof. John A. Uhland, a former Lititz
boy,, who has been principal of the pub
lie schools of Cressona for the past five
years, has been elected principal of the
High School at Ashland, at a salary of
$1,200 per year.
As the 4th of July comes on Thursday,
our publication day, we will print the
RECORD one day earlier next week. All
correspondents and advertisers will
therefore be a little earlier than usual
in order to insure insertion.
Rèv. Chas. D. Kreider, who has been
principal of Linden Hall Seminary for
the past fifteen years, will leave with his
family for Schoeneck, Northampton
Co., this week, where he will assume
his duties as pastor of the Moravian
church. Rev. E. S. Hagen will take
charge of the Seminary at once.
The legal season for catching frogs
opens on Monday, and a number of
young men of town are contemplating
leaving for the Hammer creek on Sun-day
evening, so as to be on hand when
the midnight hour arrives. The frogs
are reported plentiful. They make an
excellent dish and command good prices.
Mrs. E. S. Young returned to town
on Wednesday and is a guest at the
Moravian Home. She recently returned
north from the Southern states where
she resided for the past two years and
where her husband died last winter.
Mrs. Young was accompanied here by
her daughter, Mrs. J. C. Staley, of New
York, who will spend a few days here.
Mrs. Fred. Wheeler, a guest of the
Hotel Sturgis, entertained a dozen
young ladies of town last Friday evening
in honor of her birthday. The tablé was
handsomely decorated and looked charm-ing.
Refreshments were liberally dis-pensed
and each guest was given a
souvenir. Mrs. Wheeler certainly
knows how to entertain young folks.
A resident of near East Petersburg
who drove to Lititz the other eyening
had quite a job getting home. About
midnight he appeared at the fountain
with more tanglefoot in his system than
was good for him, and said, "Show me
the way to go home." He was in-structed
by several men who were
there at the time and he started off.
About a half hour later the man turned
up again. He apparently missed the
right road and after again inquiring as
t o the road home started off and it is
presumed arrived home safely.
State Road.
Thus far Warwick township is with-out
a state road. There has been plenty
of talk but no action. However, a
movement is now on foot to have a state
road built from Rothsville to the cross-roads
at Brubaker's, near Lititz, to be
abandoned there and resumed from the
borough limits on the lower Manheim
road and passing D. R. Buch's farm via
Longenecker's meeting house to Man-heim
borough. Such a road would
prove a grand thing. Get busy and get
the movement on a footing. Warwick
should be stirring, same as most other
townships.
UNDERWENT REMARKABLE OPERATION.
Noted Physician Came to Lancaster
From Missouri to Aid Lititz Girl.
Irene, the ten-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Levi H. Erb, residing on
Spruce street, underwent a remarkable
operation at St. Joseph's hospital, on
Sunday morning, to which place she was
taken by Dr. N. L. Swift on Saturday.
Since birth the giri has been a cripple,
suffering with dislocation of the hips,
and it was difficult for her to walk. Dr.
Swift recently became interested in the
case and decided to endeavor to procure
Dr. George Lawson, of Kirksville, Mo.,
one of the most noted physicians of the
middle west and one of the greatest ex-ponents
of the famous Dr. Lorenz
system of osteology in the United
States, to preform the operation. Dr.
Swift was successful, having consider-able
influence at the institution where
the famous physician is at home, as he
is a graduate of that school. Dr. Law-son
arrived at Lancaster on Saturday
and came purposely for the operation,
leaving for the west immediately after
its completion.
The operation was a very painful one
and required great skill. The girl will
be obliged to have parts of her body in
a plaster paris cast for two or three
months, at the end of which time she
will likely be sound of limb.
Big Time at Lititz on July 4th.
Monster Knights of Golden Eagle Parade, Competi-tive
Prize Drill, Two Great Games of Base Ball,
Grand Illumination, Fireworks Display.
The Pretty Trout
It is a pleasure to walk along the
stream on the Spring grounds at the
present time and view the beautiful
trout which appear to be more numerous
than for years. The writer counted 115
of the speckled beauties the other day
within the confines of the grounds. Of
course there are many more which were
concealed under the walls, bridges and
moss. Why they are so numerous at
present is not known, although it was
reported last week that a number of
Lancaster men put nice-sized trout in
the stream one evening. However, this
report could not be confirmed.
All signboards along the roads for miles around will point towards Lititz next
Thursday, July 4, and from present indications one of the greatest crowds ever
seen in this borough will be here to help celebrate the nation's birthday. A fine
program has been arranged which will afford amusement for old and young from
early morning until late at night. The distinct feature of the day will be the
parade at 1.30 P. M., consisting of Knights of Golden Eagle. Commanderies
from this, Berks and Columbia counties, have already made arrangements, with
a strong likelihood of a number of other castles coming. The Ladies of the
Golden Eagle will also participate in the parade.
The military manoeuvers of the commanderies will be worth going many miles
to see. Judges from Philadelphia and Doylestown will award the $400 in prizes,
A number of beautiful floats will also be in the parade.
The illumination of the Spring grounds will as usual attract thousands of
people, as it cannot be equalled anywhere because of the natural advantages of
the park. An exhibition of fireworks that will surpass any ever shown here
will be a beautiful sight never to be forgotten.
Six members of the State constabulary will be in town to preserve order.
They will also head the parade. Citizens should help make the event a grand
success by liberally decorating their homes and places of business.
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LOCAL RESIDENTS GOING
PLACES.
TO OTHER
MONTHLY MEETING OF COUNCIL.
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GREATES f ENTERTAINMENTS EVER OF-FERED
HERE.
Fire Company Doings.
Lititz Fire Company No. 1 held its
regular monthly meeting on Wednesday
evening. Fire Chief Horace Sturgis
resigned owing to his physical condi-tion,
and John Leicy was elected to fill
the unexpired term as chief. Mr. Stur-gis
served ice cream to the fire laddies
present, in honor of his retirement.
It was decided that the company, ac-companied
by a band, will participate
in the parade to be held in connection
with the State convention at Lebanon
in September. Horace Sturgis was
elected as delegate to the said conven-tion.
Rendered Unconscious by Base Ball.
Le Roy Hacker, the fast centre fielder
of the local base ball team, was render-ed
unconscious in a peculiar manner on
Monday evening. He was taking bat-ting
practice at the diamond and in en-deavoring
to bunt a speedy ball that
Stark pitched the ball glanced off the
bat and hit him on the temple. Hack-er
was knocked unconscious and instant-ly
collapsed in a heap on the ground.
Dr. E. E. Evans was hurriedly sum-moned
and succeeded in restoring the
young man to consciousness after con-siderable
difficulty. He was conveyed
to his home and was all right the next
day.
County Publishers to Gather Here.
At a meeting of the executive com-mittee
of the Lancaster County Publish-ers
Association held at Lancaster on
Monday, it was decided to hold an outing
at the Spring grounds, this place, on
Monday, July 8. Dinner will be had at
the Springs hotel. Let all members of
the clan lay down their pens for the day
and enjoy themselves here.
Ankle Broken When Disc Harrow Upset
John Lane, youngest son of Abram E.
Lane, of Clay, had a narrow escape
from death early on Tuesday morning.
He was seated on a disc harrow drawn
by three horses in a field, when for some
unknown reason the horses made a sud-den
turn, upsetting the harrow, which
landed on the boy. The pin which cou-pled
the triple tree to the harrow drop-ped
out, when the implement upset and
the horses were set free and started on
a run for Mr. Lane's stable. Persons in
the vicinity of the accident saw the
horses running and the harrow upset,
whereupon they hastened to it and found
young Lane pinned beneath it. He was
not unconscious, but helpless. He was
taken to his home. Dr. J. L. Hertz, of
this place, was hurriedly summoned,
and Robert Russel, securing his auto,
conveyed the doctor from Lititz to Clay
in ten minutes. Upon examination it
was found that both bones of the boy's
ankle were broken, but otherwise he es-caped
with only slight bruises.
Being Held on Spring Grounds Instead
of Public School Grounds, the Latter
Place Being too Small.
Whatever doubt any person of Lititz
may have entertained as to the quality
of the entertainments which make up
the program of the Chautauqua, has
surely been dispelled since the first
program was rendered on Tuesday
afternoon. The advance guard of the
Chautauqua, consisting of the men who
erect the large tent, arrived here on
Monday morning. Upon examining the
public school ground they found it too
small on which to put up the tent, and
consequently the event is being held in
the new pavilion on the Spring grounds,
which is enclosed around the sides with
canvas. It is an ideal place and 700
comfortable chairs have been placed in
position.
Dr. Jesse H. Holmes, a professor at
Swarthmore College, has charge of the
Chautauqua during its short stay here.
He also is the series lecturer and opens
each afternoon session with a talk on
"Old-Time Prophets to New-Time
Men." About 200 persons attended the
opening session on Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock and all were highly pleased
with the program. Dr. Holmes opened
the session by making known several
rules observed at all places where the
Chautauqua is held. He ^then spoke
on the above-named subject. His talk
was of a religious nature, brimful of
good thoughts than can not help but be
an uplift to all who hear him. He is a
fluent speaker and has already made
many friends in town.
The first afternoon's program con-cluded
with a concert by Ciricillo's Ital-ian
band of twenty-five men. From the
minute that Signor Ciricillo, the direct-or,
lifted his baton and the band started
the concert, until the closing number,
which was' 'The Star Spangled Banner,''
the audience had the pleasure of hear-ing
the greatest band that ever came
into this locality. The audience simply
went wild and demanded an encore of
each number. The "sextette from
Lucia," and Rossini's "William Tell,"-
were excellently rendered and in the
evening these two popular selections
were repeated by request. Signor Cir-icillo
directs the band in a quiet and
dignified manner, but from the first
beat of his baton there is a perfect
whirlwind of musical sound. Their con-certs
are characterized by an irresis-tible
rhythm and are of a daring, dash-ing
character quite impossible to mu-sicians
of the cooler Anglo-Saxon races.
The news of the good band spread
rapidly after the first performance and
an immense crowd turned out for the
concert in the evening, despite showers
of rain. The entertainment was con-cluded
in the evening with motion pic-tures,
which were of a high order.
The audience on Wednesday afternoon
was much larger than that of the day
previous, clearly illustrating the fact
that our citizens are quick to realize a
good thing. Dr. Holmes opened the ses-sion
with the second lecture and his talk
was again very well received. The
Walter Bently Ball Company followed
Dr. Holmes. Mr. Ball entertained the
audience with folk songs. He has
rich baritone voice and received much
applause. Mrs. Ball presided at the
piano. Mr. Paul M. Pearson also gave
a lecture-recital on "The Poetry of
Life" that greatly pleased.
In the evening Mr. Ball again enter-tained
the audience for a half hour and
then an illustrated lecture on "Seeing
America" was given. The slides were
beautifully colored. Motion pictures
closed the evening's entertainment.
Blanks are being distributed among
the people asking how many want the
Chautauqua here next year and how
many tickets will be subscribed for.
This is done as a feeler in order to find
out whether the people really want it—
at least enough in order to pay the ex-penses
of coming here. There are quite
a number, we learn, who want its re-turn
a year hence.
The Fourth Celebration at
wick House
the War-
The annual Fourth of July celebration
at the Warwick House will be held on
the lawn of that popular hostlery on
Wednesday evening, July 3. Beck's
concert band will render music through-out
the evening and there will be a fine
display of fireworks. The lawn will be
illuminated with Japanese lanterns and
the like and all who attend will undoubt-edly
have an enjoyable time.
A Pleasant Trip.
Last Sunday two automobiles convey-ed
the following party on a tour through
Lebanon and Berks counties: P. B.
Bucher, John Kahler, Wilson Baum, J.
F. Stoner, Horace E. Sturgis, John
Leib, S. E. Lane, Adam Hyde and Dan-iel
W. Withers. They covered a dist-ance
of 83 miles, and passed through
Womelsdorf, Rehrersburg, Straustown,
Bernville, Centreport and Sinking
Spring, besides a number of other vil-lages.
At Bernville they enjoyed a nice
chicken dinner.
Great Lot of Cattle.
Drover Horace Keller, of this place,
on last Friday and Saturday received
thirty head of cattle at the Warwick
House stables, the like of which has not
been seen here for years, quality and
weight considered. Ten head were re-ceived
on Friday and sold to Mr. Mus-ser,
of Lancaster. They averaged 1306
pounds. Twenty head arrived on Sat-urday
and were shipped to Jersey City.
They averaged 1423 pounds. The cattle
were the admiration of all who saw
them. They were fattened by Joseph
Hess, of near Rothsville, w"ho has gain-ed
a reputation for the fine cattle that
he prepares for the market during the
winter. He is a good feeder and takes
a great delight in his cattle, many of
which he has pet names for and they re-ceive
as much attention as a horse, be-ing
curried at regular intervals. Mr.
Hess' secret in producing such fine
stock lies in the fact that he buys none
but the very best stock in the fall of the
year. He receives good interest on his
investment, however, as Mr. Keller paid
him 8J cents per pound, his check for 30
amounting to over $3500. Mr. Hess
purchased 34 cattle in the fall for over
$1800. Four of them were sold prior to
last week, and the aggregate sum re-ceived
for the 34 amounted to about
$4000.
You and Your Friends Who Come
and Go for Business and Pleasure.
Mrs. Lizzie Wissler spent a week in
Philadelphia.
Mr. Albert Killian of Philadelphia
was in Lititz on Tuesday.
Mrs. Samuel Hershey of Philadelphia,
is a guest of the Springs hotel.
Harry Gingrich is confined to the
house with an attack of malaria.
Mr. John H. Purdy of Philadelphia
spent Thursday to Friday in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rudy spent Sun-day
with her parents at Middletown.
Mrs. Martha Huebener was here this
week visiting her son J . J. Huebener.
Mr. Jos. Erb, of New Holland, was a
welcome visitor in Lititz on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marks visited
their son Harry at Columbia on Sunday.
Mrs. Pierce Lesher, of Lancaster,
spent Monday with Mrs. S. C. E. Beck-ler.
Mr. E. Burd Adams is spending a
week with his parents at Burlington,
N. J.
Mrs. George Filbert of Womelsdorf
is spending several days with Lititz rel-atiyes.
Ernest Baker is spending the week at
Gettysburg with his brother Rev. Jos.
Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hess, of Man-heim,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Gantz.
Mrs. Maurice Kauffman and children,
of Lancaster were among Lititz rela-tives
on Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Roland of New Holland is
visiting her nieces, the Misses Mary
and Carrie Tshudy.
Mr. D. W. Dietrich of Warwick is
attending the Democratic national con-vention
at Baltimore.
Miss Carrie Hottenstein, a trained
nurse at Detroit, Mich., is visiting re-latives
at this place.
Rev. J. W. G. Hershey and Mr. H. R.
Gibbel went to Reading in their auto
this morning on business.
Mrs. Rachael Roland, Mrs. Mary A.
Ditzler, Mrs. Allen Ditzler and daughter
Edna spent Tuesday at Hopeland.
Mr. and Mrs. John Good, of near Ak-ron,
spent Sunday here with John and
Jacob Leed, both of whom are ill.
Miss Bertha Diehm, employed in the
Ideal chocolate company's office, is en-joying
a week's vacation at Lancaster.
Mr. and Mrs. Brainerd Miller and
child, of Reading, are visiting her par-ents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Sesseman.
Mr. Louis Sahm and Miss Gertrude
Daugherty, of Philadelphia, spent Sun-day
with Mr. John Clendening and fam-iiy.
Nelson Mearig, who attends the sol-diers'
orphans industrial school at Scott-dale,
Pa., is home for the summer vaca-tion.
Mrs. Harvey Seaber last Saturday
was summoned to the bedside of her sick
mother in Stricklerstown, Lebanon
county.
Mr. Edgar H. Enck of Philadelphia
was in town Sunday as the guest of his
father-in-law Samuel Stark and his
mother Mrs. John Sesseman.
Mrs. John McCloud and daughter Car-rie
went to Philadelphia last Saturday
returning Sunday with the two children
of Harry McCloud of that city.
Miss Leah Kreider, who spent the
past winter and spring with her neph-ews
at Washington, D. C., writes that
she will return to Lititz this week.
Miss Martha J. Derr spent from Fri-day
to Saturday of last week at Womels-dorf
as the guest of Mrs. Elsie Livin-good,
a graduate of Linden Hall in 1884.
Mrs. Harriet Wiegand and daughter,
who left Warwick about four years ago
and lived in Chicago in the meantime,
is here visiting her sister Mrs. Lemon
Zug.
Misses Lillian and Elizabeth Falken-stein,
of Elizabethtown, are spending
the week with Miss Mary Hershey and
are among the many enjoying the Chau-tauqua.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Stehman and
daughter Bertha spent from Friday to
Sunday at Harrisburg taking in the
sights of the capitol building and other
places of interest.
Missi Augusta Brown, of Wall Lake,
Iowa, was the guest of her aunt Mrs.
W. H. Buch from Saturday to Tuesday.
The young lady is engaged in Y. W. C.
A. work with headquarters in New York.
Mr. James Witwer and Mr. George
Wike, of Richland, Lebanon county,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Lititz and
vicinity. The former is a native of
Kissel Hill and enjoys occasional visits
to the old home neighborhood. ,
Four More Water Bonds Redeemed—
Ordinance to Open and Grade East
Main Street, From Locust to Elm,
Passed Finally.
Borough council held its regular
' monthly meeting on Monday evening,
with Chief Burgess Steiner, Borough
Solicitor Schaeffer and Councilmen
Leib, Badorf, Baum, Miksch, Neider-myer
and Schnerer present.
I t was decided to notify proper per-sons
to set curbs and make a sidewalk
on the West side of North Locust street
between E. Main street and North alley,
and over the railroad right of way on
the East side of North Locust street.
The railroad company is also to clean
the creek along the right of way.
The street committee was instructed
to make a foot crossing over North alley
on the East side of North Locust street.
The Water Committee was instructed
to purchase a fire plug and the neces-sary
pipes to extend the water main on
Centre street from Raspberry alley to
Broad street.
Four more water bonds were report-ed
redeemed by the Finance Committee.
An ordinance to open and grade E.
Main street the full width of 58 feet,
from Locust to Elm street, passed
finally. The ordinance forbidding post-ing
bills on trees and poles, bon fires,
etc., passed second reading.
Chief Burgess Steiner was instruct-ed
to turn over the Fourth of July li-cense
fees to the parade committee.
Vouchers were ordered drawn in favor
of :
G. D. Shreiner, hauling ; f 30 00
F r a n k McKinney, labor 18 75
Horace E. Sturgis, labor 9 20
John K. Gibbel, concrete gutter bonus... 6 60
John R. Gibbel, stone 91 50
J. B. Haag, concrete gutter bonus 4 20
L. L. Zook, labor 3 00
Andrew Myers, labor 3 00
Jonas Eberly, hauling 125
Albert Kolp, labor 4 50
Solomon WeaVer, labor 21. 45
Lititz Planing Mills, trussels 2 50
National Meter Co.,water works supplies 1 25
Walter Miller, J u n e services 60 00
Harry F. Long, labor 26 78
C. E. Steinmetz, concrete gutter bonus... 3 40
Amos Nolt, labor 3 08
W. H. Greek, June services as high con-stable
and boro police 11 25
Bear & Long, coal, etc, 67 98
W. M. Grube, rubber boots, etc 6 00
P. & R. R. R. Co., steel rails 59 49
Edison Electric Co., May street lighting 147 38
J. C. Brobst, concrete gutter bonus 6 60
King's Daughters' Successful Festival.
The proceeds of the cherry festival
held by the four circles of King's Daugh-ters
in Rudy's Hall on Saturday evening
amounted to $115.96. The net profits
were $80. The circles extend a vote of
thanks to the public for their liberal
patronage. $5 was donated toward a
summer home near Narberth, Pa., and
the balance was equally divided between
the circles to be used for benevolent
purposes in the town.
Miss Heitshu's invalid chair was pre-sented
to the circles of King's Daugh-ters
through the kindness of Miss Emily
Eschbach, of Lancaster, and will be
loaned out for invalid purposes. A new
chair will also be purchased for the same
purposes.
Our Market.
A good market with a plentitude
for all prevailed in the local market
house last Saturday morning. Prices
were as follows: Strawberries 3 and 4
boxes for 25 cents, gooseberries 10 cents
a box, currants 15 cents, sour cherries
6 and 7, sweet cherries 8, shell peas 5
cents a box, sugar peas 10 cents, string
beans 10 cents a box, new potatoes 25
cents per half peck, head lettuce 2 and
3 cents each, cabbage 5 and 6 cents a
head, beets 4 and 5 cents a bunch, onions
5 cents a bunch. Dressed chickens were
scarce. Butter sold at 28 cents a
pound, eggs at 20 cents a dozen.
Well Known Couple Married.
Rev. Warren C. Hess, son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. S. Hess, of near Brunner-ville,
and Miss Grace Enck, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Enck, of Lexing-ton,
were united in marriage this noon
at Sumneytown, Montgomery county,
by Rev. J. L. Rousch. Following the
ceremony the couple left on a wedding
trip to Atlantic City and upon their re-turn
will start housekeeping in their
newly furnished home at 130 East Cum-berland
street, Lebanon.
The bride is a graduate of Millers-ville
State Normal School and Perki-omen
Seminary and has been a popular
school teacher in Warwick township.
Rev. Hess is a graduate of Lititz High
School and the Reformed Theological
Seminary at Lancaster. He was re-cently
ordained as pastor of the Avon
Reformed church, which he now serves.
Both bride and groom are very well
known socially in this vicinity, and the
RECORD joins with their many friends,
in extending congratulations.
A Case for Court.
Frank Crall was arrested on Monday
on a charge of committing assault and
battery on Elmer, son of Jacob Heine-man.
Crall has waved a hearing and
given bail for trial at court.