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Postal Law« require . that subscriptions be \paid promptly. A blue • pencil mark in this »circle means your sub-ascription is due, and we will thank you for a prompt remittance '7\ Of all forms of advertising known to man—nothing has yet been found as space in the home paper. VOL. X L Y I LITITZ, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1923 NO. 38 EVEMTS CONCISELY TOLD INTERESTING THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN TOWN AND VICINITY. KLING REUNION v HELD SUNDAY Mrs. Eliza Kling Surrounded by Her Thirteen Children Don't forget flag day today. The men's class of the United Brethren Sunday School will picnic on Saturday afternoon, ^leaving the church at 12:30. The date of the Brunnerville U. B. Sunday School picnic has been set for Saturday, July 28. The Ephrata band will furnish the music. The Manheim band has been en-gaged to give a concert here this Saturday evening. They will be lo-cated aside of Gochenour's implement house. John Helman made a cement walk on the west side of his home. This is a great benefit to the workers at the General Cigar factory and also improved the place. Fifty-one persons from Lititz ac-companied the excursion to New York City or up the Hudson on Sunday, 48 going up the Hudson to Newburgh and three to New York City. John Painter, the Lititz milkman, bought out the' milk route of Garber's creamery. He will handle pastorized milk as well as other milk, so that persons can have their choice. Mrs. Joseph Dreifus, who became ill while visiting her sister at Or-wigsburg, was brought home this week by auto by her husband, and is confined to bed since her arrival here. A farmer walked about two miles to come to Lititz last Saturday even-ing and then was disappointed be-cause the Ephrata band failed to put in its appearance. Try it again, "Wayne. A porch 35 to 12 feet has been built along the side of Ritchie's candy shop to be used as an ice cream gar-den. It is decorated with Japanese lanterns and is screened. The porch addition will be opened on Saturday evening. John Longenecker with a number of local persons brought twelve Chev-rolet cars from Tarrytown, N. Y., this week. He received a shipment of twelve ears by rail and expects two carloads to arrive at the end of the week. Jean Eleanor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Ritchie, and John Went-worth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Putt, were baptized in the primary department of St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday School on Sunday morning by Rev. W. R. Sammel, at the Lutheran parsonage. Miss Mary Pierson while driving a Ford sedan near the Neffsville Home on Sunday was struck on the side of the car by a machine coming from a side road. Her car was turned in the opposite direction from which she was going, but the only damage was bent fenders. A large crowd in our town last Saturday evening was sorely disap-pointed because of the failure of the Ephrata band in not giving the peo-ple of Lititz the concert as per en-gagement. It seems the band took part in a parade at Richland, Leba-non county, and could not get away in time to reach Lititz. Many people have overlooked the borough ordinance regulating the constructian of new or reconstruction of old buildings. No building shall be constructed or reconstructed with-out first submitting the plans and specifications thereof to the building committee of the town council and obtain a building permit. Any per-son violating this is subject to the payment of a penalty of $100. One hundred and fifty persons at-tended the first Kling reunion held on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs? Adam Showers, along the Har-risburg pike, close to Landisville. Relatives were present from Lititz, Lancaster, Shaefferstown, Lebanon, and other places. There was no program but com-mittees were appointed for, next year for a more elaborate meeting. Phares Koser was present and took a group picture. A bridal couple were pre-sent, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hoover. The oldest person present was Mrs. Eliza Kling, aged 82 years, and her thirteen sons and daughters were also present, as follows: Mrs. Michael Adams, Mrs. Addie Miller, Mrs. Au-gustus Steiner, Mrs. Charles Detter-line, Mrs. Minnie Roth, Mrs. Harry Herr, Mrs. Adam Showers, Mrs. Harry Showers, Mrs. Theodore Keen-er, George, Robert, Albert and Jacob Kling. % The following officers were elected: George Kling, president; Roy Weav-er, vice president; John Heiserman, secretary and historian; Linnaeus Roth, treasurer. Social Committee— Lawrence Kling, Melvin Hoover, Ellis Kauffman, John Schnoop, Paul Bausher. Lunch—Mr. and Mrs. Adam Showers, Mrs. Linnaeus Roth. Music—Harry Showers, Wilson Gib-ble, Maurice Fry. OF BETSY ROSS FLAG Held Many Years by the Wm. Mathers Family HOME SPUN MATERIA] A GODLY MAN OF PRAYER There was a man in our town, A godly man of prayer, Who went at twilight to the groves And preached the gospel there. Sometimes he stood alone among The silent, sinless trees, Again a tramp or two were there To hear his earnest pleas. • ^ R J l l i l S B S I l Secured Second Aeroplane Robert Behrner, who bought a gov-ernment aeroplane several months ago, secured another plane of the same type, making the trip from Trenton, N. J., in two hours on Sun-day. The planes have a wing spread of 46 ft. and 220 H. P. motors. The machines are kept on the Lancaster gunning club grounds near Oregon. The pilots are Ralph Haies, who has nine years experience and during the workl war served in the British army, and Bradford H. Tyre, better known as Dusty. Tyre was with commercial flyers who came through this section last summer, and was the stunt mas, walking on the wings and crawling all over the machine while it was in the air. Harry Stark,- a resident of Lititz for many ysars, who died at age of over 90 years But whether few or none were there To hear what he might say, We heard him pray and preach and sing A half a mile away. We never knew which he was at, The echo didn't tell, But this we knew, a man of God Was ringing mercy's bell. He warned the unrepentant hearts Of Judgment's awful day, And told them of the Lord who died To wash their sins away. The wanderers upon the earth, Without a home below, He pointed to the mansions fair, Where joys -immortal flow. He's gone, that man, to meet his King, Beyond the shadows dark, But all are better who recall Our faithful Harry Stark. —Joe Baker. In connection, with Flag Day the interesting information comes to light that several pieces of bonting, rem-nants of the first American flag made by Betsy Ross, in Philadelphia, were kept at Lititz for many years. The mother of William Mathers, Sr., was raised in a French family in Phila-delphia. The French woman was a girlhood friend of Betsy Ross. Tak-ing a keen interest in the splendid new flag which her companion was making for General Washington and believing the event would become historical, this lady had collected and preserved some of the cast off scraps of red, white and blue bunting, which were lying about the floor of the sewing room. Years afterward they came into the possession of the Wtn. Mathers family. Recently they were given to the Harvey Rettew family, at Springfield, Mass., for safekeeping, Mrs. Rettew being a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mathers. These remnants are of home spun ^material and the colors are of a beauty and brilliance not usually at-tained by modern dyers. A paper accompanied the bunting, recording the authenticity of their early history Mr. P. E. Beck, formerly of Lititz, now connected with the State Normal School at Clarion, Pa., investigated the facts some years ago, and says in a letter to the Record, "I firmly believe that these scraps were actual-ly a part of the material used in the first flag and as such they are ex-tremely valuable." Mr. Beck report-ed the fact to the secretary of the Betsy Ross Chapter, Daughter of the American Revolution, with headquar-ters in'Philadelphia. A Trick That Failed A _ Lititz man who intended being' married quietly, especially to keep the arrangements from the men with whom he worked, arranged to meet his prospective wife by auto on the outskirts of town. The would be ruse seemed all right, the woman was there at the appointed time with her traveling bags. As he stopped his auto, another machine that had followed close behind his car also came to a standstill. He took one look and discovered a co-worker, the very fellow whom he moWt desired should not learn of the marriage in advance. The game was up and all had a good laugh as the man and woman continued to Lan-cster- to secure the license, and the other driver turned around for Lititz with the information he desired. Recent High School Graduates on Trip to Washington Twenty-eight students who gradu-ated this year from the Lititz High School left early this morning on the Pennsylvania railroad on a educa-tional tour to Washington, D. C., to remain three days. Graduates of other schools going at the same time are Ephrata, Manheim and Roths-ville. Principal M. C. Demmy will accompany the Lititz party. The en-tire cost of the trip, comprising car-fare, lodging, meals, guides and transportation in Washington, will be $15.92. Children Start Fire at Kothsrille Home Children of Monroe Carvell playing with matches when they were sup-posed to be taking- their afternoon sleep Tuesday, caused fire which threatened to destroy the home occu-pied by the Carvell family and the family of George Pipgress. The Rothsville Fire Company was summoned and confined the flames to the bed room. The children were frightened by what they had done and were removed from the room with difficulty. The bed and bedding "were destroyed. Lititz Visitor Hale and Hearty at 91 Frederick Peiffer, of near Klein-feltersvifle, arrived here last Satur-day to spend a week with his son Michael Peiffer, on New street. The visitor will be 91 years old in Sep-tember. He is'«stil.l active for one of his age and walked two miles to the trolley line to get here via the Leba-non and Ephrata trolley line. Shall the Kiddies Have a Municipal Pool? Our fellow townsman, Mr. B. F. Lutz, has offered the "Lutz Swimming Pool" to the Borough of Lititz, with the provision that the pool must be used as a municipal pool or recreation place for the children, otherwise it re-verts back to the owner. Council is desirous of ex-pressions from the citizens of Lititz for or against the proposition before taking final action. Address your communications to the Sec-retary of Borough Council. The Record will gladly publish any communications regarding the ac-quiring of the Lutz swimming pool as a recreation centre for the children. During the warm days any parent knows how the children enjoy play-ing in the water. Mr. Lutz will turn over the ground absolutely free. In giving your views sign your name. Borough Council is taking the right method by trying to find out how the sentiment of the town stands. A Southern Auto Trip Daniel Withers, with his seven-passenger Cadillac touring car, con-veyed P. B. Bu&her, S. E. Lane and J. F. Buch on a pleasure trip of two days last week to York, Baltimore, Washington and Frederick, Md., thence home via Gettysburg and Har-risburg, stopping at most of these places, spending a night at Frederick, the historic town with its many old landmarks yet up-to-date in its pres-ent progressive spirit. At Biglerville, which is about six miles north of Gettysburg, the tour-ists spent a brief time with Warren Enck and his happy family of a wife and three lively children. I£tick has a five-acre tract of bearing apple trees besides several acres of peach trees also in promising condition in a few years. Mr. Enck is a native of Lexington and a son of Mr. and Mrs." 'John H. Enck, residing on Front street. Not many years ago he held the position of shipping clerk in the Ideal chocolate factory. He seems content with his fruit growing and farm life and bids fair to becoming more successful in the near future. Lived at Pine Hill Years Ago Thomas Townsend and sister Sallie, and Charles Conroy and sister Katie called on Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Stef-fy this week. Mr. Conroy was a former resident of Pine Hill, but was not here for twenty-five years. He left this section for New York but is now a resident of Reading. Mr. Townsend used to visit the Conroys when a boy, spending the summer vacation with them. His father was principal of the Reading High Scheol at that time. He had been working in Texas as a linotype operator for many years but lately came to New York. College Boy Made Good Mr. Ira Zartman, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Zartman, near Lititz, will receive the degree of Bachelor of Science from Muhlenberg College, Al-lentown, Thursday, June 14th. Mr. Zartman graduated from the- Lititz High School with the class of 1918 and entered Muhlenberg in Sep-tember, 1919. While at college he was active in class and school affairs, being president of his class, a mem-ber of Student Council for two years. He was a member of the college foot-ball, basketball, and track teams and during his Senior year was manager of the basketball team. Fraternally, Mr. Zartman is a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. He will take up graduate work in Physics at New York University next year, having been awarded a fellowship to that institution. Lititz Persons Married at Reading Frank Runk and Mrs. Anna B. Hol-linger, of Lititz, were married on Saturday afternoon by Rev. J. S. Harper, pastor of the United Evan-gelical church at Reading, at his par-sonage. Mr. and Mr«. Runk return-ed on Sunday after visiting Mrs. Runk's sister at Rheems. They are residing in Mr. Runk's home on Cen-tre street. Two Lititz Young Men Graduated at State College Among the students who graduated at State College on Tuesday are Frank Longenecker, in natural science, and Charles Kreider, in com-merce and finance. Their respective mothers, Mrs. Mary Longenecker and Mrs. D. H. Kreider were present to witness the graduation exercises. There were 540 graduates, of whom twelve were from this county. Rev. Stengel to Leave for Washing-ton State Rev. F. W. Stengel will leave on Saturday for the state of Washing-ton, where he has a large apple or-chard which was started several years ago. His son James left on May 30 to work his way by boat to Los Angeles. A son Charles is em-ployed in that city, having previously been working in his father's orchard. Eggs Down to Twenty Cents Eggs took a drop this week to 20 cents, the price paid by the local stores. This is the lowest they have been for a number of years. Cer-tainly tbere are more chickens around the county than ever before, and more attention is paid to egg production, increasing the egg laid per hen. It may be that the chicken business is being overdone. Many persons are taking advan-tage of the low prices and laying eggs away in lime water and water glass. O m c m Fan wheels seen in the yards in the country are common. Near the long swamp, near the Clay town-ship line, north of here, a resident has a new stunt. He has a real aeroplane propeller erected on a post, the wind keeping it spin-ning. A natural novelty in the long swamp is a variety of tree known as the pin oak. This is the only place in the United States where this variety can .be found and how it started to grow here is a mystery. The tree is a native of Ireland. The long swamp extends from north of Clay to Rein-holds. Harry Wertsch caught a strange looking fish at the river last week. It had a slim body, about the thick-ness of an eel, with a sharp beak-like extension of the jaw, several inches long, like a bird's beak. This fish is known as the gar fish, and while somewhat rare in the Susquehanna is common to the Ohio river. A fish in tne southern rivers, attain-ing a weight of as much as 180 pounds, is the alligator gar. It has a head similar to an alligator, with sharp needle-like teeth and a heavy coat of scale that the average rifle will not pierce. Mr. Wertsch caught another strange fish on the same fl. tiip, jwhich, according to his description, was a buffalo catfish. It also has a long upper jaw, looking some-thing like a duck's bill, with a short under jaw. This is a food fish and common in the Mississippi and its tribu-taries. Several years ago this specie was transplanted in the eastern waters. Casper Walker died at the United Zion Home, on June 5, aged 84. Where is the person in town twenty-fi^e and more years ago who doesn't remember Casper Walker, who bought up rags, bones and old iron. Always with a white horse and a bell attached to the top of the horse's collar his approach was known to the house-wives and the boys. To the "ragman's" credit it must be said that his horse was fat and well-groomed and he had a reputation of being Square to the penny. Casper's ap-pearance in town meant many a penny to the boys when pennies, were not pick-ed up as easily as nowadays. The town was scoured for old bones and iron by the boys and held for Walker. He was a friend of the juve-niles and always had a pleasant word for them which went a long way among the youngsters. To the boys he was a more im-portant factor and certainly better known than the mayor of Lancaster. How the boys would closely watch Walker as he reached in his pocket and took out his money bag, carefully untying it, count-ing out the amount and handing it out with a smile. The boys would whisper among themselves, "They say he is rich, owns homes in Lancaster." He may have occupied a humble pos-ition in life, but if we may moralize, the world was a little better for his example of honesty and good cheer. He never corrupted any boy's morals, because his language was clean. He was a church worker and helped to organize a lodge in Lititz. He was happy in his work and no doubt in his last days of ease his mind dwelt on the time when his white horse carried him around the country among the people who greeted him pleasantly because he was always pleasant to them. UNION VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IN LITITZ To Open June 19 and Continue Until Friday, June 29 The Union Daily Vacation Bible School will open Tuesday next, June 19th, at 8:30 a. m., lasting nine days until Friday, June 29th, with sessions each day of 2Vz hours excepting Sat-urday and Sunday. Parents will do well to take advantage of this sys-tematic Bible study, and see to it that their children attend, register-i n g if possible at one of the five churches named below not later than Sunday, June 17th. The school will be divided into three departments, viz: Beginners, Primary, Junior. Beginners and Primary children will be placed in three churches and the town will be divided thus: All chil-dren under 9 years of age who live on the south side of E. Main street and the east side of S. Broad street and in that section will attend the school at the United Brethren church. All living on the north side of E. Main street and east side of N. Broad street and in that section will attend the school at the United Brethren church. All living on the west side of north and south Broad street and west of this street will attend the school at the Reformed chSrch. AH girls, no matter where they live, jun-ior age, nine years and over, will at-tend the school at the Moravian S. S. Chapel, while all the boys nine years and over will attend the school at the Lutheran church. Children are re-quested to bring Bibles, lead pencils and crayons, other material will be supplied. Left on Long Auto Trips Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Muth, son Henry, and daughter Sara, have gone on a three weeks' motor trip through Canada. They will stop off at Sar-anac Lake, N. Y., on their way home and bring another daughter, Mrs. John Hayes, with them to spend some time. Mr. and Mrs!' NV B. Leaman and sons Frank and Albert left on Mon-day for Goshen, Ind., by automobile, to be gone about ten days. They will bring home with them their twin daughters, Esther and Ruth, who at-tended the Mennonite College there. Miss Martha Leaman, who is taking a course as nurse in osteopathy at Kirkville, Mo., will meet her parents at Goshen. They will stop off at Scottdale, Pa., Akron, O., South Bend, Ind., and other places. Aged Woman Visiting in Lititz Mrs. Deliah Small of Reading, aged 94 years, is visiting Mrs. Wayne Sel-dornridge and other relatives in town. She was brought here by automobile and will remain for the Sweigart re-union at the Spring Grounds on Sat-urday. Mrs. Small is enjoying good health and looks considerably young-er than she is. Her eyesight is good and she enjoys working on a sewing machine, and in an endurance test would tire out many a vouger per-so. Her maiden name was Eitnier and she was born at Brunnerville. She is the mother of sixteen children, three of whom are living. Warwick House ftales One thousand and sixty-seven sales were made at the Warwick House on Saturday, a large crowd being pres-ent. Thirty-three cows were sold, the highest bringing $130 and $120. Other sales were as follows: One hundred and eighty-four pigs, $2.90 to $12.50; 20 small roosters, 25e; 142 bushels potatoes, 45c to $1.50; 20« pounds soap, 7c; 264 pair ladies hose, 25c to 30c; 288 pair men's hose, 7c to 8c; 140 pair children's hose, 10c; 40 cans paint, $1.25 to $1.40; 6 ironing boards, $1.25 to $1.40; 3 bicycles, $8.00 to $10.50; 3 tables, $1.40 to $2.75; 2800 cigars, $2.00 to $2.20 per hundred; hand cultivator, $4.25, and a buggy at $9.00. Here From Old Virginia Mr. John Huber and daughter Mrs. W. O. McNeal, and husband, and their adopted daughter motored here from Dendron, Va., spending several days in town and leaving for home yesterday. Mr. Huber was formerly connected with his brother Samuel Huber in the plumbing business here. Over twenty years age he bought an old plantation in Virginia, cultivating some of the ground and letting the rest grow into timber. Several years ago he realized a small fortune b5' selling the timber rights. Peanuts is the principal crop and part of the crop is used in fattening pigs. Mr. Huber says that peanuts are so com-mon there that the people seldom eat them. TRAVELERS M AMD FAR COLUMN TO KEEP YOU IN TOUCH WITH OLD AND NEW NAMES Mrs. Ella Lacy has gone to Balti-more to visit her sister-in-law. Miss Jennie Miller, of Reading', visited her sister, Mrs. Christ Imhoff, on Sunday. Mrs. Alice Wolle has gone to near Perryville, Md., to spend three weeks with her friends, the Silver family. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Eberly and Mr. and Mrs. Ira Eberly took a trip to Marietta by auto on Sunday to visit relatives. Mrs. Albert Manns and two chil-dren, of Shenandoah, is here visiting her mother, Mrs. Wallace Meiskey, who is ill. Miss Grace Hassler returned home this week after spending ten days with her brother Prof. Roy Hassler at Bethlehem. Abram Hershey, who returned home from Juniatta College for the summer, will leave for Atlantic City tomorrow to look for work. Miss Caro Crosland, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. E. S. Crosland, return-ed home on Tuesday from Bethle-hem, where she attended college. Dr. J. L. Hertz and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Getz motored to Promised Land, Pike county, and Newfound-land, Wayne county, over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. John Heineman vis-ited their son Elmer in New York on Sunday, and took an eighty mile trip to the lake which supplies that city with water. Miss Jean Russell, a student nurse at the University Hospital, Philadel-phia, is spending a two-weeks' vaca-tion with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Russell. , Mr.&:and : B t e f J. F. • Longenecker and daughters ¿^yffiSrgarefc took a trip up the Hudson* on Sunday, and spent from Monday to Wednes-day in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hacker, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Deward and son, of Lebanon, and Mr. Evans and wife, of Reading, visited James Sturgis and family on Sunday. Lloyd Ritchie, with several friends, of Ashland, spent Saturday and Sun-day here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ritchie, and with Mr. and Mrs. Norman Arntz at Florin. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sturgis and John Arehart were on a long aut® trip on Sunday, through Pine Grove ,nd almost to Schuylkill Haven. They enjoyed the mountain scenery greatly. Mrs. Ralph Kauffman and two children left on Saturday to spend a week with her parents at Hoboken, N. J. Miss Margie Smith, who ac-companied her, returned home - on Monday. Miss Annie Staley, of Shaeffers-town, is a guest at the home of Mrs. Mary Longenecker on Spruce street. Years ago Miss Staley resided here with her brother-in-law, Ex-post-master Jacob Gable. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hefley, of Lebanon, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Herr. Mrs. M. J. Zellers, who resides here, accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Hefley to Lebanon to spend some time with them. Louis Huebener and sister Mary-accompanied William Henry from this place to his home at Nazareth by auto on Saturday and returned by train. Mr. Henry came here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Agnes Hammer. Rev. and Mrs. J. W. G. Hershey left on a six weeks' trip on Sunday evening, to attend the annual meet-ig of the Church of the Brethren at Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and from there will continue their journey to California, taking in some of the na-tional parks and natural wonders, as outlined several weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heiserman are entertaining the following guests this week, they having attended the F. & M. graduating exercises: Mr. and Mrs. Asher Bartholomew, daugh-ter Ruth, and sons Paul and Ralph, the latter graduating at the college; Russel Balmer and Miss Mary Teet-er, all of Str®udsburg, Monroe ceu«- ty. They made the trip by automo-bile.
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Title | Lititz Record |
Masthead | Lititz Record 1923-06-14 |
Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
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Date | 1923-06-14 |
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Full Text | Postal Law« require . that subscriptions be \paid promptly. A blue • pencil mark in this »circle means your sub-ascription is due, and we will thank you for a prompt remittance '7\ Of all forms of advertising known to man—nothing has yet been found as space in the home paper. VOL. X L Y I LITITZ, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1923 NO. 38 EVEMTS CONCISELY TOLD INTERESTING THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN TOWN AND VICINITY. KLING REUNION v HELD SUNDAY Mrs. Eliza Kling Surrounded by Her Thirteen Children Don't forget flag day today. The men's class of the United Brethren Sunday School will picnic on Saturday afternoon, ^leaving the church at 12:30. The date of the Brunnerville U. B. Sunday School picnic has been set for Saturday, July 28. The Ephrata band will furnish the music. The Manheim band has been en-gaged to give a concert here this Saturday evening. They will be lo-cated aside of Gochenour's implement house. John Helman made a cement walk on the west side of his home. This is a great benefit to the workers at the General Cigar factory and also improved the place. Fifty-one persons from Lititz ac-companied the excursion to New York City or up the Hudson on Sunday, 48 going up the Hudson to Newburgh and three to New York City. John Painter, the Lititz milkman, bought out the' milk route of Garber's creamery. He will handle pastorized milk as well as other milk, so that persons can have their choice. Mrs. Joseph Dreifus, who became ill while visiting her sister at Or-wigsburg, was brought home this week by auto by her husband, and is confined to bed since her arrival here. A farmer walked about two miles to come to Lititz last Saturday even-ing and then was disappointed be-cause the Ephrata band failed to put in its appearance. Try it again, "Wayne. A porch 35 to 12 feet has been built along the side of Ritchie's candy shop to be used as an ice cream gar-den. It is decorated with Japanese lanterns and is screened. The porch addition will be opened on Saturday evening. John Longenecker with a number of local persons brought twelve Chev-rolet cars from Tarrytown, N. Y., this week. He received a shipment of twelve ears by rail and expects two carloads to arrive at the end of the week. Jean Eleanor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Ritchie, and John Went-worth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Putt, were baptized in the primary department of St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday School on Sunday morning by Rev. W. R. Sammel, at the Lutheran parsonage. Miss Mary Pierson while driving a Ford sedan near the Neffsville Home on Sunday was struck on the side of the car by a machine coming from a side road. Her car was turned in the opposite direction from which she was going, but the only damage was bent fenders. A large crowd in our town last Saturday evening was sorely disap-pointed because of the failure of the Ephrata band in not giving the peo-ple of Lititz the concert as per en-gagement. It seems the band took part in a parade at Richland, Leba-non county, and could not get away in time to reach Lititz. Many people have overlooked the borough ordinance regulating the constructian of new or reconstruction of old buildings. No building shall be constructed or reconstructed with-out first submitting the plans and specifications thereof to the building committee of the town council and obtain a building permit. Any per-son violating this is subject to the payment of a penalty of $100. One hundred and fifty persons at-tended the first Kling reunion held on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs? Adam Showers, along the Har-risburg pike, close to Landisville. Relatives were present from Lititz, Lancaster, Shaefferstown, Lebanon, and other places. There was no program but com-mittees were appointed for, next year for a more elaborate meeting. Phares Koser was present and took a group picture. A bridal couple were pre-sent, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hoover. The oldest person present was Mrs. Eliza Kling, aged 82 years, and her thirteen sons and daughters were also present, as follows: Mrs. Michael Adams, Mrs. Addie Miller, Mrs. Au-gustus Steiner, Mrs. Charles Detter-line, Mrs. Minnie Roth, Mrs. Harry Herr, Mrs. Adam Showers, Mrs. Harry Showers, Mrs. Theodore Keen-er, George, Robert, Albert and Jacob Kling. % The following officers were elected: George Kling, president; Roy Weav-er, vice president; John Heiserman, secretary and historian; Linnaeus Roth, treasurer. Social Committee— Lawrence Kling, Melvin Hoover, Ellis Kauffman, John Schnoop, Paul Bausher. Lunch—Mr. and Mrs. Adam Showers, Mrs. Linnaeus Roth. Music—Harry Showers, Wilson Gib-ble, Maurice Fry. OF BETSY ROSS FLAG Held Many Years by the Wm. Mathers Family HOME SPUN MATERIA] A GODLY MAN OF PRAYER There was a man in our town, A godly man of prayer, Who went at twilight to the groves And preached the gospel there. Sometimes he stood alone among The silent, sinless trees, Again a tramp or two were there To hear his earnest pleas. • ^ R J l l i l S B S I l Secured Second Aeroplane Robert Behrner, who bought a gov-ernment aeroplane several months ago, secured another plane of the same type, making the trip from Trenton, N. J., in two hours on Sun-day. The planes have a wing spread of 46 ft. and 220 H. P. motors. The machines are kept on the Lancaster gunning club grounds near Oregon. The pilots are Ralph Haies, who has nine years experience and during the workl war served in the British army, and Bradford H. Tyre, better known as Dusty. Tyre was with commercial flyers who came through this section last summer, and was the stunt mas, walking on the wings and crawling all over the machine while it was in the air. Harry Stark,- a resident of Lititz for many ysars, who died at age of over 90 years But whether few or none were there To hear what he might say, We heard him pray and preach and sing A half a mile away. We never knew which he was at, The echo didn't tell, But this we knew, a man of God Was ringing mercy's bell. He warned the unrepentant hearts Of Judgment's awful day, And told them of the Lord who died To wash their sins away. The wanderers upon the earth, Without a home below, He pointed to the mansions fair, Where joys -immortal flow. He's gone, that man, to meet his King, Beyond the shadows dark, But all are better who recall Our faithful Harry Stark. —Joe Baker. In connection, with Flag Day the interesting information comes to light that several pieces of bonting, rem-nants of the first American flag made by Betsy Ross, in Philadelphia, were kept at Lititz for many years. The mother of William Mathers, Sr., was raised in a French family in Phila-delphia. The French woman was a girlhood friend of Betsy Ross. Tak-ing a keen interest in the splendid new flag which her companion was making for General Washington and believing the event would become historical, this lady had collected and preserved some of the cast off scraps of red, white and blue bunting, which were lying about the floor of the sewing room. Years afterward they came into the possession of the Wtn. Mathers family. Recently they were given to the Harvey Rettew family, at Springfield, Mass., for safekeeping, Mrs. Rettew being a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mathers. These remnants are of home spun ^material and the colors are of a beauty and brilliance not usually at-tained by modern dyers. A paper accompanied the bunting, recording the authenticity of their early history Mr. P. E. Beck, formerly of Lititz, now connected with the State Normal School at Clarion, Pa., investigated the facts some years ago, and says in a letter to the Record, "I firmly believe that these scraps were actual-ly a part of the material used in the first flag and as such they are ex-tremely valuable." Mr. Beck report-ed the fact to the secretary of the Betsy Ross Chapter, Daughter of the American Revolution, with headquar-ters in'Philadelphia. A Trick That Failed A _ Lititz man who intended being' married quietly, especially to keep the arrangements from the men with whom he worked, arranged to meet his prospective wife by auto on the outskirts of town. The would be ruse seemed all right, the woman was there at the appointed time with her traveling bags. As he stopped his auto, another machine that had followed close behind his car also came to a standstill. He took one look and discovered a co-worker, the very fellow whom he moWt desired should not learn of the marriage in advance. The game was up and all had a good laugh as the man and woman continued to Lan-cster- to secure the license, and the other driver turned around for Lititz with the information he desired. Recent High School Graduates on Trip to Washington Twenty-eight students who gradu-ated this year from the Lititz High School left early this morning on the Pennsylvania railroad on a educa-tional tour to Washington, D. C., to remain three days. Graduates of other schools going at the same time are Ephrata, Manheim and Roths-ville. Principal M. C. Demmy will accompany the Lititz party. The en-tire cost of the trip, comprising car-fare, lodging, meals, guides and transportation in Washington, will be $15.92. Children Start Fire at Kothsrille Home Children of Monroe Carvell playing with matches when they were sup-posed to be taking- their afternoon sleep Tuesday, caused fire which threatened to destroy the home occu-pied by the Carvell family and the family of George Pipgress. The Rothsville Fire Company was summoned and confined the flames to the bed room. The children were frightened by what they had done and were removed from the room with difficulty. The bed and bedding "were destroyed. Lititz Visitor Hale and Hearty at 91 Frederick Peiffer, of near Klein-feltersvifle, arrived here last Satur-day to spend a week with his son Michael Peiffer, on New street. The visitor will be 91 years old in Sep-tember. He is'«stil.l active for one of his age and walked two miles to the trolley line to get here via the Leba-non and Ephrata trolley line. Shall the Kiddies Have a Municipal Pool? Our fellow townsman, Mr. B. F. Lutz, has offered the "Lutz Swimming Pool" to the Borough of Lititz, with the provision that the pool must be used as a municipal pool or recreation place for the children, otherwise it re-verts back to the owner. Council is desirous of ex-pressions from the citizens of Lititz for or against the proposition before taking final action. Address your communications to the Sec-retary of Borough Council. The Record will gladly publish any communications regarding the ac-quiring of the Lutz swimming pool as a recreation centre for the children. During the warm days any parent knows how the children enjoy play-ing in the water. Mr. Lutz will turn over the ground absolutely free. In giving your views sign your name. Borough Council is taking the right method by trying to find out how the sentiment of the town stands. A Southern Auto Trip Daniel Withers, with his seven-passenger Cadillac touring car, con-veyed P. B. Bu&her, S. E. Lane and J. F. Buch on a pleasure trip of two days last week to York, Baltimore, Washington and Frederick, Md., thence home via Gettysburg and Har-risburg, stopping at most of these places, spending a night at Frederick, the historic town with its many old landmarks yet up-to-date in its pres-ent progressive spirit. At Biglerville, which is about six miles north of Gettysburg, the tour-ists spent a brief time with Warren Enck and his happy family of a wife and three lively children. I£tick has a five-acre tract of bearing apple trees besides several acres of peach trees also in promising condition in a few years. Mr. Enck is a native of Lexington and a son of Mr. and Mrs." 'John H. Enck, residing on Front street. Not many years ago he held the position of shipping clerk in the Ideal chocolate factory. He seems content with his fruit growing and farm life and bids fair to becoming more successful in the near future. Lived at Pine Hill Years Ago Thomas Townsend and sister Sallie, and Charles Conroy and sister Katie called on Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Stef-fy this week. Mr. Conroy was a former resident of Pine Hill, but was not here for twenty-five years. He left this section for New York but is now a resident of Reading. Mr. Townsend used to visit the Conroys when a boy, spending the summer vacation with them. His father was principal of the Reading High Scheol at that time. He had been working in Texas as a linotype operator for many years but lately came to New York. College Boy Made Good Mr. Ira Zartman, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Zartman, near Lititz, will receive the degree of Bachelor of Science from Muhlenberg College, Al-lentown, Thursday, June 14th. Mr. Zartman graduated from the- Lititz High School with the class of 1918 and entered Muhlenberg in Sep-tember, 1919. While at college he was active in class and school affairs, being president of his class, a mem-ber of Student Council for two years. He was a member of the college foot-ball, basketball, and track teams and during his Senior year was manager of the basketball team. Fraternally, Mr. Zartman is a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. He will take up graduate work in Physics at New York University next year, having been awarded a fellowship to that institution. Lititz Persons Married at Reading Frank Runk and Mrs. Anna B. Hol-linger, of Lititz, were married on Saturday afternoon by Rev. J. S. Harper, pastor of the United Evan-gelical church at Reading, at his par-sonage. Mr. and Mr«. Runk return-ed on Sunday after visiting Mrs. Runk's sister at Rheems. They are residing in Mr. Runk's home on Cen-tre street. Two Lititz Young Men Graduated at State College Among the students who graduated at State College on Tuesday are Frank Longenecker, in natural science, and Charles Kreider, in com-merce and finance. Their respective mothers, Mrs. Mary Longenecker and Mrs. D. H. Kreider were present to witness the graduation exercises. There were 540 graduates, of whom twelve were from this county. Rev. Stengel to Leave for Washing-ton State Rev. F. W. Stengel will leave on Saturday for the state of Washing-ton, where he has a large apple or-chard which was started several years ago. His son James left on May 30 to work his way by boat to Los Angeles. A son Charles is em-ployed in that city, having previously been working in his father's orchard. Eggs Down to Twenty Cents Eggs took a drop this week to 20 cents, the price paid by the local stores. This is the lowest they have been for a number of years. Cer-tainly tbere are more chickens around the county than ever before, and more attention is paid to egg production, increasing the egg laid per hen. It may be that the chicken business is being overdone. Many persons are taking advan-tage of the low prices and laying eggs away in lime water and water glass. O m c m Fan wheels seen in the yards in the country are common. Near the long swamp, near the Clay town-ship line, north of here, a resident has a new stunt. He has a real aeroplane propeller erected on a post, the wind keeping it spin-ning. A natural novelty in the long swamp is a variety of tree known as the pin oak. This is the only place in the United States where this variety can .be found and how it started to grow here is a mystery. The tree is a native of Ireland. The long swamp extends from north of Clay to Rein-holds. Harry Wertsch caught a strange looking fish at the river last week. It had a slim body, about the thick-ness of an eel, with a sharp beak-like extension of the jaw, several inches long, like a bird's beak. This fish is known as the gar fish, and while somewhat rare in the Susquehanna is common to the Ohio river. A fish in tne southern rivers, attain-ing a weight of as much as 180 pounds, is the alligator gar. It has a head similar to an alligator, with sharp needle-like teeth and a heavy coat of scale that the average rifle will not pierce. Mr. Wertsch caught another strange fish on the same fl. tiip, jwhich, according to his description, was a buffalo catfish. It also has a long upper jaw, looking some-thing like a duck's bill, with a short under jaw. This is a food fish and common in the Mississippi and its tribu-taries. Several years ago this specie was transplanted in the eastern waters. Casper Walker died at the United Zion Home, on June 5, aged 84. Where is the person in town twenty-fi^e and more years ago who doesn't remember Casper Walker, who bought up rags, bones and old iron. Always with a white horse and a bell attached to the top of the horse's collar his approach was known to the house-wives and the boys. To the "ragman's" credit it must be said that his horse was fat and well-groomed and he had a reputation of being Square to the penny. Casper's ap-pearance in town meant many a penny to the boys when pennies, were not pick-ed up as easily as nowadays. The town was scoured for old bones and iron by the boys and held for Walker. He was a friend of the juve-niles and always had a pleasant word for them which went a long way among the youngsters. To the boys he was a more im-portant factor and certainly better known than the mayor of Lancaster. How the boys would closely watch Walker as he reached in his pocket and took out his money bag, carefully untying it, count-ing out the amount and handing it out with a smile. The boys would whisper among themselves, "They say he is rich, owns homes in Lancaster." He may have occupied a humble pos-ition in life, but if we may moralize, the world was a little better for his example of honesty and good cheer. He never corrupted any boy's morals, because his language was clean. He was a church worker and helped to organize a lodge in Lititz. He was happy in his work and no doubt in his last days of ease his mind dwelt on the time when his white horse carried him around the country among the people who greeted him pleasantly because he was always pleasant to them. UNION VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IN LITITZ To Open June 19 and Continue Until Friday, June 29 The Union Daily Vacation Bible School will open Tuesday next, June 19th, at 8:30 a. m., lasting nine days until Friday, June 29th, with sessions each day of 2Vz hours excepting Sat-urday and Sunday. Parents will do well to take advantage of this sys-tematic Bible study, and see to it that their children attend, register-i n g if possible at one of the five churches named below not later than Sunday, June 17th. The school will be divided into three departments, viz: Beginners, Primary, Junior. Beginners and Primary children will be placed in three churches and the town will be divided thus: All chil-dren under 9 years of age who live on the south side of E. Main street and the east side of S. Broad street and in that section will attend the school at the United Brethren church. All living on the north side of E. Main street and east side of N. Broad street and in that section will attend the school at the United Brethren church. All living on the west side of north and south Broad street and west of this street will attend the school at the Reformed chSrch. AH girls, no matter where they live, jun-ior age, nine years and over, will at-tend the school at the Moravian S. S. Chapel, while all the boys nine years and over will attend the school at the Lutheran church. Children are re-quested to bring Bibles, lead pencils and crayons, other material will be supplied. Left on Long Auto Trips Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Muth, son Henry, and daughter Sara, have gone on a three weeks' motor trip through Canada. They will stop off at Sar-anac Lake, N. Y., on their way home and bring another daughter, Mrs. John Hayes, with them to spend some time. Mr. and Mrs!' NV B. Leaman and sons Frank and Albert left on Mon-day for Goshen, Ind., by automobile, to be gone about ten days. They will bring home with them their twin daughters, Esther and Ruth, who at-tended the Mennonite College there. Miss Martha Leaman, who is taking a course as nurse in osteopathy at Kirkville, Mo., will meet her parents at Goshen. They will stop off at Scottdale, Pa., Akron, O., South Bend, Ind., and other places. Aged Woman Visiting in Lititz Mrs. Deliah Small of Reading, aged 94 years, is visiting Mrs. Wayne Sel-dornridge and other relatives in town. She was brought here by automobile and will remain for the Sweigart re-union at the Spring Grounds on Sat-urday. Mrs. Small is enjoying good health and looks considerably young-er than she is. Her eyesight is good and she enjoys working on a sewing machine, and in an endurance test would tire out many a vouger per-so. Her maiden name was Eitnier and she was born at Brunnerville. She is the mother of sixteen children, three of whom are living. Warwick House ftales One thousand and sixty-seven sales were made at the Warwick House on Saturday, a large crowd being pres-ent. Thirty-three cows were sold, the highest bringing $130 and $120. Other sales were as follows: One hundred and eighty-four pigs, $2.90 to $12.50; 20 small roosters, 25e; 142 bushels potatoes, 45c to $1.50; 20« pounds soap, 7c; 264 pair ladies hose, 25c to 30c; 288 pair men's hose, 7c to 8c; 140 pair children's hose, 10c; 40 cans paint, $1.25 to $1.40; 6 ironing boards, $1.25 to $1.40; 3 bicycles, $8.00 to $10.50; 3 tables, $1.40 to $2.75; 2800 cigars, $2.00 to $2.20 per hundred; hand cultivator, $4.25, and a buggy at $9.00. Here From Old Virginia Mr. John Huber and daughter Mrs. W. O. McNeal, and husband, and their adopted daughter motored here from Dendron, Va., spending several days in town and leaving for home yesterday. Mr. Huber was formerly connected with his brother Samuel Huber in the plumbing business here. Over twenty years age he bought an old plantation in Virginia, cultivating some of the ground and letting the rest grow into timber. Several years ago he realized a small fortune b5' selling the timber rights. Peanuts is the principal crop and part of the crop is used in fattening pigs. Mr. Huber says that peanuts are so com-mon there that the people seldom eat them. TRAVELERS M AMD FAR COLUMN TO KEEP YOU IN TOUCH WITH OLD AND NEW NAMES Mrs. Ella Lacy has gone to Balti-more to visit her sister-in-law. Miss Jennie Miller, of Reading', visited her sister, Mrs. Christ Imhoff, on Sunday. Mrs. Alice Wolle has gone to near Perryville, Md., to spend three weeks with her friends, the Silver family. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Eberly and Mr. and Mrs. Ira Eberly took a trip to Marietta by auto on Sunday to visit relatives. Mrs. Albert Manns and two chil-dren, of Shenandoah, is here visiting her mother, Mrs. Wallace Meiskey, who is ill. Miss Grace Hassler returned home this week after spending ten days with her brother Prof. Roy Hassler at Bethlehem. Abram Hershey, who returned home from Juniatta College for the summer, will leave for Atlantic City tomorrow to look for work. Miss Caro Crosland, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. E. S. Crosland, return-ed home on Tuesday from Bethle-hem, where she attended college. Dr. J. L. Hertz and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Getz motored to Promised Land, Pike county, and Newfound-land, Wayne county, over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. John Heineman vis-ited their son Elmer in New York on Sunday, and took an eighty mile trip to the lake which supplies that city with water. Miss Jean Russell, a student nurse at the University Hospital, Philadel-phia, is spending a two-weeks' vaca-tion with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Russell. , Mr.&:and : B t e f J. F. • Longenecker and daughters ¿^yffiSrgarefc took a trip up the Hudson* on Sunday, and spent from Monday to Wednes-day in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hacker, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Deward and son, of Lebanon, and Mr. Evans and wife, of Reading, visited James Sturgis and family on Sunday. Lloyd Ritchie, with several friends, of Ashland, spent Saturday and Sun-day here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ritchie, and with Mr. and Mrs. Norman Arntz at Florin. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sturgis and John Arehart were on a long aut® trip on Sunday, through Pine Grove ,nd almost to Schuylkill Haven. They enjoyed the mountain scenery greatly. Mrs. Ralph Kauffman and two children left on Saturday to spend a week with her parents at Hoboken, N. J. Miss Margie Smith, who ac-companied her, returned home - on Monday. Miss Annie Staley, of Shaeffers-town, is a guest at the home of Mrs. Mary Longenecker on Spruce street. Years ago Miss Staley resided here with her brother-in-law, Ex-post-master Jacob Gable. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hefley, of Lebanon, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Herr. Mrs. M. J. Zellers, who resides here, accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Hefley to Lebanon to spend some time with them. Louis Huebener and sister Mary-accompanied William Henry from this place to his home at Nazareth by auto on Saturday and returned by train. Mr. Henry came here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Agnes Hammer. Rev. and Mrs. J. W. G. Hershey left on a six weeks' trip on Sunday evening, to attend the annual meet-ig of the Church of the Brethren at Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and from there will continue their journey to California, taking in some of the na-tional parks and natural wonders, as outlined several weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heiserman are entertaining the following guests this week, they having attended the F. & M. graduating exercises: Mr. and Mrs. Asher Bartholomew, daugh-ter Ruth, and sons Paul and Ralph, the latter graduating at the college; Russel Balmer and Miss Mary Teet-er, all of Str®udsburg, Monroe ceu«- ty. They made the trip by automo-bile. |
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