Lititz Record

              THE LITITZ RECORD.
An Independent Family Newspaper, Devoted to Literature, Agriculture, Local and General Intelligence.
VOL XXXVI LITITZ, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21,1913. NO. 49
ENTS COHGISELY TOLD
•RESTING THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN
TOWN AND VICINITY. !
WILL BE THREE-CORNERED FIGHT.
is of Minor Mention, So to Speak
it of Interest to t h e Average Reader
Home and Abroad.
bunch of keys found in front of the
; office await the owner at the P. 0.
ltz & Schramm will give a (free)
onstration in Pfautz Bros, store on
irday.
r. W. M. Kissinger and family en-id
an outing to Sheibley's grove,
• Oregon on Tuesday.
raybill Bitzer has broken ground and
•ecting a bungalow on a lot on South
ad street south of C. H. Bomberger's
ience.
le reported shortage of the corn
) in the big western corn belts has
sed that commodity to jump up to 85
cs a bushel, which is higher than it
been for over a year,
xtremely hot weather prevailed the
er part of last week as well as on
iday and Monday of this week. Tues-there
was a decided change and it
; cool and comfortable since then,
he Denlinger family held its fourtn
ual reunion at the Spring grounds
, Thursday. It was the largest and
it successful reunion held in the four
rs and proved most satisfactory and
oyable.
[arrison Sheaffer and wife moved
n Ephrata to New street, Warwick,
hough the couple are married only
ut a year, this is the eighth time
Y have changed quarters, which is
)g some.
he Mothers Association will meet at
Spring grounds on Thursday after-
3 of next week. Subject for discus-lion-
-Amusements for small children
[s the influence of picture shows
3? If not, why n o t ?"
le second annual reunion of the
;enbine and Michael families in Am-a
will be held in Reist's grove, near
port, on Saturday, August 30. An
silent morning and afternoon pro-m
has been arranged.
io. F. Longenecker recently sold a
I Imperial automobile to Rev. Abram
r of New Danville. The machine is
ne one, is a "34" model and has all
latest improvements, including an
trie starter and electric lights,
ev. E. S. Hagen officiates at the
sral of Mrs. H. C. Demuth at Lan-der
this afternoon. Mrs. Demuthwas
, prominent Lancaster family and
; 78 years old. She was a member
he Lancaster Moravian church,
no. F. Longenecker is exhibiting hay
Hers and gasoline engines at the
lanon fair this week. With the hay
oading apparatus he guarantees to
Dad a wagon of hay in eight minutes,
s certainly an improvement over the
way.
lilton Weitzel received a carload of
:s, numbering about 20,000, which
1 be sorted and repaired at his bag
tory in the rear of his home on Main
set. He is equipped with up-to-date
chines for sewing bags and has built
quite a nice industry,
ohn H. Long framed a lot of Con-erate
bank notes which were issued
Richmond, Va., during the war but
now worthless. The notes are in
, $20, $10 and $5 notes and represent
>gether $180. The curiosity will be
lging on the wall of the headquarters
Stevens Post No. 517 G. A. R.
'hirty-six persons from this place ac-npanied
the Reading railroad com-ly's
one-day excursion to Atlantic
y on Sunday. They report having
d a fine time, many of them enjoying
>ath in the surf. The train arrived
re at one o'clock Monday morning,
ere were also thirty-three from here
the Hudson last Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Grosh of Warwick cele-ated
her 86th birthday on Tuesday
t. In honor of the event there was a
lily gathering, at which four genera-is
were represented. Mrs. Grosh
still very active and on Sunday at-ded
services in the Moravian church.
l surprise party was held for Agnes,
ighter of Jacob Bachman, residing on
w street on Saturday evening. It
/as in honor of the young lady's birth-ay
anniversary and about 40 of her
riends attended. She received numer-
<us presents. An excellent luncheon
?as served, the table decorations being
i feature.
D. W. Withers and P. B. Bucher each
eceived a carload of peaches at the
ailroad freight yards on Monday. For
time it looked as though the respective
irties would have a peach war in order
dispose of them. Nevertheless the
¡iTiand proved equal to the supply and
e;y were all sold, the majority at
: basket.
1.15
—Call or send orders for peaches at
snger's drug store, Ephrata.
Republicans, Democrats and Bull Moos-ers
to Nominate Boro Officers.
There'll be a hot time in the local
I political arena at the election to be held
| Tuesday, November 4. Lititz borough
will choose a chief burgess, four council-men,
two school directors, tax collector,
two auditors, one judge and two in-spectors
of election. Three political
parties, namely. Republicans, Demo-crats
and Bull Moose, will have tickets
in the field and the most discriminating
voter should therefore have enough
choice.
On Tuesday, September 16, according
to the act passed by the recent Legisla-ture,
the Primary election will be held
all over the State, when candidates for
borough, township and county offices
will be named. The regular election
will be held Tuesday, November 4th,
but whoever wishes to be a candidate
at the November election on any party,
must be voted for at the Primary elec-tion,
on Tuesday, September 16, and
whoever desires to have his name on the
ticket at the primary election of his
party, must present a petition to the
County Commissioners on or before
Tuesday, August 26th.
In order that the necessary petition
of the various candidates, can be signed
and properly filed, persons desiring to
be candidates, should announce them-selves
to the committeemen of their
party, thus giving ample time to get the
necessary papers in shape.
Although the general opinion is that
this borough must elect a controller,
such is not the case. In the law recent-ly
enacted regarding controllers, is a
section which states that the borough
council can pass an ordinance making
the election of a controller necessary.
This will not be done, however, in which
case two auditors will be elected, which
will save the borough money.
The Democrats of town held a meet-ing
on Tuesday evening and decided on
the following candidates to be placed in
the field for nomination at the primary
election on Tuesday, September 16:
Burgess, Ohas. Loerchei; councilmen,
D. D. Graul, F. A. Masser; school di-rector,
Rev. J. W. Bittner; auditor, L.
N. Moyer; judge of election, Frank
Runk; inspector, Atwood Kreider.
Farmer Painfully Injured.
William Mease, residing on Rev.
Cyrus Gibble's f a rm near Clay, was the
victim of a painful accident on last Thurs-day.
He was standing on the wheel of
a two-horse wagon receiving bags of
grain from his son when, as he had a
bag on his shoulder, his foot slipped and
the bag fell. This caused Mease to lose
his balance and he started downward.
He clung to the brake at the side of the
wagon, but could not stop his descent
before part of the brake entered his
mouth and penetrated the palate there-of.
Had he not held on to the brake
it might have penetrated into the skull.
As it was he was seriously injured and
Dr. H. A. Long, of Brickerville, convey-ed
the unfortunate man to the Lancas-ter
General Hospital, where the-injury
was treated. Three stitches were re-quired
to close the wound, after which
Mr. Mease was taken to his home,
where he is recovering as f a s t as can be
expected.
Two Toes Crushed.
Mrs. Mary Tshudy, wife of Walter
Tshudy, received a letter last week from
her husband, who is employed in Marion,
Ohio, stating that he had two toes
crushed while working. He was in a
hospital for several days, but is again
at a boarding house and will come home
as soon as possible. Tshudy did not
state how the accident happened.
Rev. and Mrs. I. E. Deer's Reception.
Rev. and Mrs. I. E. Deer, who re-turned
from their wedding trip, were
given an informal reception in the
Moravian church on Wednesday even
ing. They were conducted to the front
of the church by Rev. and Mrs. E. S.
Hagen while a wedding march was
played on the church organ. Rev. E. S.
Hagen made a few introductory re-marks,
after which all present passed
along the front and congratulated the
very happy-looking couple. After that
part of the program Rev. Deer was
called upon and delivered a brief ad-dress,
thanking the contributors for the
presents which awaited the couple on
their return. The day was also the
birthday anniversary of the bride and
Rev. Hagen announced the event and
called on the audience to sing an appro-priate
birthday hymn from the Mora-vian
hymn book. Miss Bessie Gingrich
followed with two solos, beautifully ren-dered,
after which all were invited
into the old S. S. chapel, where light
refreshments were served. It was a
most enjoyable event and one which
Rev. and Mrs. Deer will have occasion
to long remember.
RECEIVED LAST SUMMONS
NUMEROUS PERSONS CALLED TO THE
GREAT BEYOND. .
Mrs. Frederick Kling.
The death of Mrs. Catharine Kling,
wife of Frederick Kling, occurred on
Monday morning at 2.30 o'clock, at her
home on South Spruce street, this bor-ough.
Death was due to the effects of
internal injuries which deceased receiv-ed
when she fell down a flight of stairs
on July 28. Her age was 83 years, 7
months and 1 day. Mrs. Kling, whose
maiden name was Heckel, was born at
Baden, Germany. At the age of 22
years she left the fatherland with her
mother and three sisters for the
United States. Rev. Robert de Schwei-nitz,
pastor at that time of the Mora-vian
church at this place, met them at
New York and brought them to Linden
Hall Seminary, where the girls worked.
On March 18, 1860, Mr. and Mrs. Kling
were united in marriage by Rev. Strine
at Lancaster. With the exception of
two years, when she resided at Emaus,
Mrs. Kling lived here since her arrival
in this country. She was a member of
the Moravian church ard had a large
circle of friends, especially among the
older residents. Her husdand survives,
as does one child, Fredericka, who has
faithfully labored and provided for the
maintenance and comfort of her aged
parents in their declining years. Four
children preceded the mother in death.
Three sisters also survive: Mrs Gert-rude
Buck, of Warwick; Mrs. Rosina
Kriebel, of Lancaster, and Mrs. Daniel
U. Oehme, of East Earl. The funeral
was held on Wendesday afternoon, with
services at the house at 2.00 o'clock, and
interment in the Moravian cemetery.
Rev. E. S. Hagen officiated, assisted by
Rev. Charles Nagle, of Lancaster.
Mr. Kling and daughter request the
RECORD to extend their thanks to the
neighbors and friends for the many
kindnesses shown during the time of Mrs.
Kling's suffering- and during the hours
of their bereavement.
Tickets to Hershey on Sale.
Jacob Herzog, foreman of the Kin-ports
cigar factory at this place, on
Tuesday received the tickets for the
joint excursion of the Kinports employes
of their various factories to Hershey
Park. The excursion will be held on
Saturday, August 30, and everybody is
invited. Lititz will be largely represent-ed.
All those who desire to go should
secure their tickets as soon as possible
from Mr. Herzog, in order that ample
accommodations can be supplied for all.
The round trip fare will be $1.00 for
adults and 50 cents for children.
TRAVELERS NEAR AND FAR
THOSE WHO GO AND COME DURING
THE SUMMER SEASON.
Visited Son in Army.
Mr. and Mrs. William Nelson, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Petry, Mr. Israel Lane
and Miss Leah Fry made a trip to Win
Chester, Va., on Saturday and Sunday.
They went for the purpose of visiting
the former's son, William, who is a pri-vate
in M Troop, 15th Cavalry, U. S. A.,
since May. The young man recently
came to Winchester from Illinois and
the visitors were anxious to see the
routine of army life.
Thomas Keath Dead.
Thomas Keath, a retired merchant of
Penryn, Penn township, one of the most
widely known men in that section of the
county, died at his home in that village
on Friday morning, after a ten months'
illness of Bright's disease. His age
was seventy years. He was a member
of the Penryn Reformed church and for
many years conducted a general store
in that village. He is survived by his
wife and the following children: Addi-son
Y. Keath, Harvey Y. Keath, Lydia,
wife of Wm. Sharp, all of Penryn; Ella,
wife of Thomas Marks, Lititz; Frank
Y. Keath, of Elstonville, and Minnie,
wife of Jacob Kauffman; also two broth-ers,
Michael and Samuel, of Lititz. The
funeral was held Monday morning.
Mrs. John Ruth.
Mrs. Emma Ruth, wife of John Ruth,
a well-known resident of Hopeland, Clay
township, died shortly before midnight
on Wednesday, Aug. 13, from the results
of a stroke of apoplexy sustained over a
year ago. The deceased was sixty-four
years of age. Her husband sur-vives.
She had no children of her own,
but reared her husband's niece, Mrs.
Michael Noll, of Ephrata. One sister
survives, Mrs Allen Bertram, of Read-ing.
The funeral was held on Sunday
morning at ten o'clock at the house,
services following at the Paradise U. B.
church, at Hopeland, by Rev. B. M.
Breneman. Interment in the adjoining
cemetery.
Death of an Infant.
Samuel F., the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hiram Gibble, died on Tuesday at
the home of the parents near White
Oak. Cholera infantum caused the
death. The funeral was held on Thurs-day,
with services at Graybill's meeting
house and interment in the adjoining
cemetery.
Many Took Auto Ride.
More than 200 young and old persons
participated in the auto ride conducted
by the Ladies Aid Society of St. Paul's
Lutheran church on Tuesday evening.
The machines left the fountain and
made a trip about Lititz and vicinity.
Oftimes the cars were packed like a can
of sardines, but everybody appeared to
be having a good time, nevertheless.
The charge was 10 cents for adults and
5 cents for children. The proceeds
amounted to $21.10 and will go towards
defraying the expenses of the new
church. The society extends its thanks
to the gentlemen who so kindly fur-nished
them autos and gave their
services, and to those who participated
in the ride.
Supplying the Philadelphians.
Siverling, the Warwick nurseryman,
shipped a carload of potatoes from this
place to Philadelphia on Tuesday. They
were bought from the farmers herea-bouts
at 60 cents per bushel for the best
and 35 cents for seconds. Mr. Siverling
also shipped some baled hay and straw,
which he bought at $12 and $13 for the
hay and $7 for the straw. He reports
that the cabbage crop raised by the far-mers,
the greater part of which he
bought from them, is about over.
The farmers received $30 per ton for
the early part of the crop, and it is now
down to $20 for the same quantity.
Not Many Bass Being Caught.
Taking them as a whole bass fishermen
are not meeting with much success this
summer. Of course there have been
some of this palatable variety of fish
caught, but not as many as last year.
This condition of affairs is not due to
the scarcity of bass, for they are just as
plentiful as ever, but to the condition
of the streams, Which have not been as
clear as they should be, owing to the
frequent storms. An old bass fisherman
residing near Oregon states that he has
caught only two bass and he has put his
tackling away. But such is not the
ease with most of the bass fishermen,
who have hopes of making good catches
in September, usually a fine time for
bass fishing.
Caught the Thief in t h e Act.
For several weeks Frank Rader, pro-prietor
of the Lititz cigar store, on East
Main street, had suspicion that some-one
was taking money from the drawer
in the rear of his show case. Finally
his suspicions rested on a boy who is em-ployed
nearby. Mr. Rader then decided
to trap him and was successful last Fri-day
afternoon. He concealed himself
back of a door, and the thief, thinking
Mr. Rader was absent, entered the store
from the rear, first removing his shoes.
Just as he had taken about $1 in small
coin, the proprietor appeared from his
hiding place. The boy was caught in
the act and was speechless. For the
sake of his parents Mr. Rader did not
prosecute the boy. The latter's friends
say that he has been spending money
lavishly for some time and no doubt the
majority of it was taken from Mr.
Rader's till. We hope he has learned a
lesson by which he will profit in the
future.
Prominent Visitors.
Hon. James M. Beck, his son James,
J r . , and daughter Beatiice, of New
York, arrived here Tuesday afternoon
and took supper at the Springs Hotel,
after which they called on the former's
uncle, Mr. A. R. Beck, on South Broad
street. They came in an automobile,
accompanied by Mr. Spencer Nauman,
of Lancaster. They are touring the
county. Later they left for Bleak
House, the home of Hon. W. U. Hensel,
near Gap, where they spent the night.
Received Scandalous Letter.
Two highly-respected women residing
on East Main street are greatly incensed
on account of an anonymous letter re-ceived
by them recently. They are
married women and in the letter they
are scandalously accused, the vilest
kind of allegations being made against
them. The women know who wrote the
letter and unless the guilty party re-tracts
will probably have the matter
placed in the hands of the postal autho-rities.
It is a misdemeanor to use the
mails for sending a letter of the above
character.
Among the Sick.
Mr. H. W. Kreibel, residing on West
Orange street, is seriously ill with ty-phoid
fever.
Mr. Harry Regennas, residing on West
Lemon street, is confined to bed with a
sick spell.
Time of the Year When Everybody
Wants to be Out of Doors as Much
as Possible.
Mrs. David P. Bricker is visiting her
brother at Atlantic City.
Miss Mary Swartz of Lancaster visit-ed
Lititz friends on Sunday.
Mr. John Fass is spending the week
at Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Mrs. Caroline Grosh has gone to Read
ing to spend some time with her daugh
ter.
Mrs. Warren S. Buch spent Several
days with her mother at New Provi-dence.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wetherhold
are 'visiting relatives at Reading and
Allentown.
Mr. and Mrs. William Toomer, of
Philadelphia, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
G. D. Bitzer.
Mrs. W. E. Thurber, of San Antonio,
Texas, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. Stephens.
Mr. Charles Loercher and family visit-ed
Reading on Tuesday, making the
trip by trolley.
Miss Neina Seigfried, of Easton, is
spending the week with her sister, Mrs.
C. Wm. Grosh.
Miss Estella Grosh is off on a two
weeks' trip to Atlantic City, Philadel-phia
and Reading.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bomberger and
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Walters spent
Sunday at Ephrata.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lenhert of War-wick
visited their son at Reading on
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Bear spent
Sunday with her sister Mrs. Tobias
Hershey at Sporting Hill.
Miss Annette Evans spent several
days at Mount Gretna as the guest of
John F. Evans and family.
Rev. H. E. Fasnacht and family, of
Reading, are visiting his parents and
other relatives at this place.
Misses Laura Mengle and Luetta C.
Riley, of Reading, spent several days
with Mr. and Mrs. H. Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Myers of Middle-town
visited their daughter Mrs. Harry
Rudy on Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Edna and Erla Vollertsen, of
Lancaster, spent Saturday and Sunday
with William Sturgis and family.
Misses Alice and Laura Sturgis are
spending the week with the former's
sister, Mrs. David Graybill, at York.
Mr. Herman Hoch, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday here with his sister, Mrs.
McCully, matron at the Moravian Home.
Messrs. Paul and Abram Bomberger,
of Warwick township, spent several
days with their sister in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. Christian Hernley, of Scottdale,
Pa., visited his parents here from Thurs-day
of last week to Monday of this
week.
Mrs. Michael Grazer and daughter
Catharine and Miss Jennie Pfautz visit-ed
Mrs. Wm. Weitzel at Reamstown on
Sunday.
Mr. William Gable left on Tuesday
morning for New York city in search of
employment at his trade, which is silk
weaving.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Burd Adams and son
Charles, of Elizabethtown, visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kreiter
over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Stehman and
daughter Bertha spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heagy
at Dillerville.
Mrs. Rev. Rader, of Du Bois, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her old school-mate
Mrs. C. Wm. Grosh, whom she had
not seen for 15 years.
Miss Esther Grosh, of this place, and
her brother Robert, of Philadelphia, are
spending the week with their uncle John
Huber at Dendron, Va.
Mrs. Amelia K. Miller left on Tues-day
to spend a month at Buffalo and
also with her sister, Mrs. Benjamin
Metz, at Clarence Centre, N. Y.
Mrs. Enos Baker returned from a ten-days'
trip to Coatesville. Miss Mary
Raum of Lancaster is spending the
week here with her aunt Mrs. Enos
Baker.
Mr.'Levi Zimmerman, wife and son
Levi, residing near Camp Hill, Cumber-land
county, visited the Buchers and
other relatives hereabouts from Satur-day
to Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kissinger and
two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Stur-gis,
Misses Ida and Elsie Miller, left this
morning on a five-day trip to Tuckahoe,
and Atlantic City, N. J.
Miss Sadie Kittel, the faithful night
operator at the Independent telephone
exchange, leaves on Monday for a two-weeks'
vacation at Pottsville, Philadel-phia
and Atlantic City.
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John Has a Tame Pigeon.
John Ely doesn't have a little lamb,
but he has a little dove with feathers
white as snow which has become very
tame. John secured the pigeon when
the parent birds were sold, and rather
than see the little pigeon starve—it was
only two weeks old—he fed it by hand.
John has named the pigeon "Beaver,"
and when he calls its name the bird
comes to him and perches on his shoulder.
Harvey Seaber's Experience.
While seated on the ground doing
some work at his home in Broad Street
addition Harvey Seaber felt something
cold wriggling about on his leg above
the knee. He jumped to his feet, shook
his pantaloons, when lo and behold, a
small snake dropped out. It was what
is known as a milk snake, a poisonous
reptile, but rather too small to mean
any harm, but it made him shiver all
the same.
Escaped But Captured Again.
John Farmer made his escape from
the county hospital for the insane on
Monday last and made his way to Lititz,
where he loitered some time, but later
went to Rothsville. The authorities at
Lancaster were notified. Constable
Lollar of Lancaster was on his trail and
captured Farmer near Rothsville, from
which place he was taken to Lancaster
in a conveyance. Farmer is a native
of Lexington.
Portrait of General Sutter.
The mad rush in 1849 to California for
gold will be brought to mind by the
presentation of a portrait of the late
General Sutter, of Lititz to the Lancas-ter
County Historical Society by the
family of Captain John Bricker, of
Lititz. General Sutter was the first
man to discover gold in California. This
portrait will be presented on the night on
which Prof. J. B. Landis, of F. & M.
Academy, will read a paper on "General
John A. Sutter."
Akron People Turned Out Well.
The joint Akron Sunday-school picnic
to our park last Saturday proved to be
a big turnout not only of Akronites but
hundreds of Lititz people also turned
out to enjoy the day with their neigh-bors.
Beck's band furnished an abun-dance
of its usual good music, which
pleased all hearers. There were some
games played and the game of base ball
interested many others. The day was
an-ideal one and all returned home feel-ing
that it was a day well spent. Come
again.
Runaway Horse Came Here From Man-heim.
A runaway horse who ran on the
pavement at the Park View Hotel, was
caught by bystanders Saturday morning.
The horse was dripping with sweat and
was taken in charge by Liveryman Aaron
Hershey. Later in the day the owner,
Amos Shenk, of Manhein, came to town
and claimed the horse. The animal had
broken loose from a wagon a t the freight
yards at Manheim and from reports had
run the entire distance here. Part of
the harness remained on the horse, and
the lines had tangled around the rear
leg.
Fine Wagon.
A new wagon has been built for C.
Fred. Regennas & Sons, which attracts
more than the usual attention. It was
made at Columbia and is intended for
two horses. The light yellow running
part with deeper colors and shades for
the body are harmonious in color com-bination,
while the lettering in gold
brings out to perfection their names and
business. The firm is building a large
business because of the quality of goods
which they make which creates a demand
for the Regennas brand. Their team is
out nearly every day in the week and
covers practically every section of the
county.
Camping Increasing in Popularity.
More than fifty young folks of this
place have been camping during the
past several weeks and it is evident
that this method of enjoying a respite is
increasing in popularity. Although
many of the campers prefer the banks
of the Susquehanna river for their camp,
there are ideal spots along the Cones-toga
river, which are near to some farm
house where the best of milk and other
numerous supplies can be procured. Ex-cellent
boating is also furnished by the
large dams, which back up the water
for a half-mile at places. Camping is
the ideal means of recuperation and it
is surprising at what little expense it
can be done as compared to what a sight-seeing
tour of a week to some popular
resorts would cost.
Notice.
All Republicans are requested to meet
at the Springs Hotel Saturday evening
at 8 o'clock to transact important busi-ness.
S. C. SEABER,Co. Committeeman.
—Peaches by the basket at Wenger's
drug store, Ephrata.