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Postal Laws require that subscriptions be paid promptly. A blue pencil mark in this circle means your sub-scription is due, and we will thank you for a prompt remittance D O I T W E L L What is worth doing at ail is worth doing well. Not giving your whole, individual at-tention to the task in which you have in-vested your life and money mean that you are wasting your own precious time and that of others, Whatever you do, do it with all your heart and mind. It takes nearly all of a man's time to perfect an undertaking. YOL. XXXIX LITITZ, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY IT,1916 NO. 22 EVENTS CONCISELY TOLD INTERESTING THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN TOWN AND VICINITY. Items of Minor Mention, So to Speak but of Interest to the Average Reader at Home and Abroad. Linden Hall pupils took a sleigh ride on Wednesday afternoon, Aaron Shue, residing on New street, slaughtered a fine porker the other day which tipped the beam at 426 pounds dressed. The Rothsville mill property was sold at public sale yesterday by Samuel Longenecker, trustee for John Zook, to Ivan Bushong for $2345. Isaac Lorah yesterday morning deliv ered 10 horses and 4 mules to John D. Bear at Blue Ball. They were bought from farmers hereabouts. Dr. D. A. Long states that he would greatly appreciate if the hunter who borrowed his gun during the past hunt-ing season would return the same. Lititz Lodge No. 1050 I. 0 . 0. F. con-tinues to grow. On Monday evening the initiatory degree will be conferred upon .three candidates. AH members are urged to be present. Thomas Steffy, who recently assumed the agency for the Reo auto and truck, has sold a three-ton truck to Eugene Brubaker, who will use the same in con-nection with his stone quarry. There will be an important meeting of the Lititz High School Alumni Associa-tion in the High school auditorium on Friday evening at 8 o'clock. All mem-bers of the association are urged to at-tend. Dr. Charles Rosenberg, who assumed the management of the local moving picture theatre 'last Thursday, appears to be meeting with success. The movies are of high-class and good crowds are attending. Warren S. Buch, Esq., who assumed charge of the local post office on Wed-nesday, will continue his law practice, and this promising young attorney will be pleased to serve his friends and clients as heretofore. The personal property of Louisa Graver was sold at public sale last Sat-urday. THE NEW SCHOOL PROPOSITION Citizens are Discussing the Matter Pro and Con Prior to the Election on the 7th of March One of the chief topics of discussion among the residents of town these days is the proposed new school building, for which it is planned to increase the in-debtedness of the Lititz school district $95,000. The election will be held on Tuesday, March 7, and in the meantime the voters have ample opportunity to study conditions under which our chil-dren are being instructed at the present time. We have previously stated that Lititz needs a new school building and believe that any one who thoroughly in-vestigates the subject will agree to this. As planned by the directors the new building • would contain an auditorium and a gymnasium. This feature does not appear to meet with the approval of some of the voters. Yet we believe that if the building were constructed without these features it would only be a few years until even the citizens who oppose a gymnasium and auditorium would regret that the building does not include them. The gymnasium in par-ticular is a necessity. The New YorkMedical Journal of recent issue says, "If there is to be real inter-est in preparing the rising generation to be useful citizens it is about time that more attention be paid to its physical well being." In a certain sense the school directors are responsible for the condition of the children while at school and it does not seem just to withhold support from them when they are mak-ing efforts to secure conditions which will alleviate much of the objectionable features of our present inefficient school buildings. Pennsylvania Cigars and Socks in Hawaii This old world is pretty small after all. * Theodore B. Buch, of Kauai, the most northern of the Hawaiian Islands, in writing to his parents at this place, said he was recently presented with a box of cigars and to his surprise he dis-covered that they were manufactured in the Ninth Internal Revenue District. Investigation proved that they came from York county. The young man NUMEROUS PERSONS CALLED TO THE GREAT BEYOND. Harry While some time was given several pairs of So.tne rare old dishes sold at big i socks as.a Christmas gif t from a Chinese prices while the other goods also said good in general. The real estate was also offered but was withdrawn at $5200. Henry C. Sturgis and family request the RECORD to extend their heartfelt thanks to the many neighbors and friends for their kindness and help dur-ing the time of their bereavement caus-ed by the death of Mr. Sturgis' son Har-ry- Pfautz B.ros., the enterprising pro prietors of the department store bear-ing their name, on Wednesday secured a handsome Bell auto truck, which they will use for delivery purposes among their constantly increasing patrons in Lititz and locality. Tuesday next will be the 184th anrii-versary of the birth of the immortal George Washington, the father of our country. The day is a legal holiday and consequently the banks will be closed while the usual holiday hours will pre-vail at the post office. It is also one of the few days each year that the rural route mail carriers are given a vacation, Thomas Wagner, the popular foreman of the packing room of the Kinport cigar factory, was agreeably surprised the other day by the packers. The lat-ter arranged a feed and the spread took place in the packing room, much to the delight of Mr. Wagner and all those who participated. Chicken corn soup was the main dish. While cleaning the basement of the Wentworth & Hess garage the other day, Howard Bollinger discovered an old trunk which contained parts of news-papers published a century ago. One of the papers was dated 1812. The trunk itself is quite a relic, and was covered with hide, the hinges also being made of the same material. The young man contemplates sending the trunk to a museum at Philadelphia. Last Friday Joseph Harnish, who lives near Mechanicsburg, brought a valuable horse to Morris Frederick's blacksmith shop at this place to be shod. While in the shop the animal was over-come with a kidney stroke and lay there for 24 hours. He was finally removed on a sled and strange to say he overcame the illness and is again in an apparently healthy condition. The cold weather prevalent this week has dealt the grip a solar plexus, com-monly called a knock-out, blow. Al-though there are still numerous of our citizens who are confined with the dis-ease, many have recovered. Physicians state that this cold wave has been a blessing in more ways than one. More persons have suffered with the grip dur-ing the present winter than for many years, but let us look at the matter optomistically, and be glad that it was not worse. storekeeper which bore the trademark of Reading, Pa. Postmaster W. S. Buch on the Job Warren S. Buch, Esq., whose appoint-ment as postmaster of the Lititz office was confirmed by the Senate on Janu-ary 6 last, but whose commission was somewhat delayed, received the same last Saturday, and assumed charge of the local post office on Wednesday morn-ing. Mr. Buch succeeds A. T. Litch, who held the office for the past four years and one month and was appointed during the Taft administration. As has been the custom for the past few years the office will be kept open each evening until 9 o'clock for the convenience of those who have lock boxes. The ap-pointment of a new postmaster does not effect the force as it did years ago, for all of the clerks are under civil service. E. Sturgis Falls Dead Walking on the Street About 8 o'clock on Thursday morning, February 10, Harry Eugene Sturgis fell dead while walking near the toll gate along the Lititz and Rothsville turnpike. He was going eastward and when near the toll gate he was seen to fall over by Mrs. Monroe Whitcraft, who lives near-by, and also by Frank Christ, who oc-cupies the Rome hotel. Mr. Christ and Mr. Whitcraft ran to the man's aid, but when they reached him he was breath-ing his last. He was removed to the Whitcraft home, a f t e r which Dr. M. H. Yoder and Deputy Coroner Frank E. Schnerer were notified, who soon made their appearance. The physician pro-nounced it a case of acute cordiac dic-tation. The body was at once removed to the home of his father Henry C. Sturgis. The deceased had not been working for some days previous to his death. He was a bretzel baker by trade and was an unusually good and willing worker. He was employed by his brother Edgar. The young man was born and resided here all his lifetime. He was a member of Garfield Castle No. 76 K. G. E. His age was 31 years, 1 month and 14 days. His father and these brothers survive: Edgar, James, and Otis, all of this borough, and also a sister, Mrs. Sherman Hacker, of Lin-coln. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, services being held in the Moravian church, conducted by Rev. E. S. Hagen, who spoke in a most earnest manner in no uncertain words. The re-mains were interred in the Moravian cemetery. The funeral was an unusual-ly sad one, made so owing to the circum-stances under which the young man passed away so suddenly. A Murder in Penn Township Horace Shaud Fatally Shot by Companion When He Declared His Patriotism for America Young Men's Business Home League Bought The Young Men's Business League, which, since its orgpnization less than two years ago, has been quartered in the rooms above Moyer's drug store, has purchased a home. On Saturday evening Mr. G. G. Diehm, the president of the organization, closed a deal where-by the league purchased the home of Louisa Graver for $5500." Situated as it is in the very center of the town, this building will make an ideal home for this progressive organization which num-bers 60 members, including many of the town's leading citizens. The league will at once begin remodelling the resi-dence and when completed it will be one of the finest of its kind to be found in a town of this size. The deal was made through Hershey & Gibbel, real estate agents. Among the Sick and Injured John Helter, one of the town's well-known business men, was operated upon for internal troubles at the Lancaster General hospital on Monday. Mr. Harvey Herr, carpenter, is quite ill with pneumonia and pleurisy. Frank B. Bentz, proprietor of the Brunnerville foundry, is serionsly ill at his home at that place. Mrs. Samuel Bare, residing on South Broad street, who had been in ill health since last November as the result of a fall, and who was confined to bed for many weeks, has recovered to such an extent that she is able to be about the house again. She requests the RECORD to extend her heartfelt thanks to the King's Daughters and the many neigh-bors and friends who have so kindly re-membered her. Michael Adams, employed at W. H. Muth & Co. 's coal and lumber yard, fell off a coal shute on Wednesday morning and injured himself in the spinal cord. Death of Mary Blanche Risser Mary Blanche Risser, daughter of Elam H. and Mary (Eby) Risser, died at the home of her parents, on North Cedar street, this borough, on Tuesday even-ing at 9.30 o'clock, aged 5 years, 5 month^ qijd 27 days. Death was caused by a complication of diseases, with which the child had been ailing for some time, and had been confined to bed for almost two weeks. Deceased was the youngest of the family and besides the parents, two sisters, Anna and Miriam, and one brother, Martin, survive. The funeral will be held from the home of the parents on Saturday afternoon at 1.00 o'clock and in the Lititz Mennonite church at 1.30 o'clock. Interment will be in the Hess' meeting house cemetery, east of town. Mrs. Fanny Groff, of New Providence Mrs. Fanny Groff, one of the best-known women of the southern end of the county, the widow of Adam Groff, passed away at her home in New Pro-vidence on Friday night, in her seventy-ninth year. Death was caused by a complication of diseases. Deceased was familiarly known to a great circle of friends as "Aunt Fanny," and through her well-known hospitality and unfailing good humor she was deeply endeared to everyone. She was an occasional visitor to her daughter in this borough. She was the daughter of the late David Mowrer and was born at Camargo. The following children survive: Col. John M. Groff, ex-District Attorney, of Lancas-ter; Jefferson, master carpenter on the Pennsylvania.Railroad located at Phila-delphia; Mrs. Warren S. Buch, of Lititz, and Mrs. Cora E. Hoffman, of Harris-burg. She also leaves a brother, David Mowrer, of Camargo, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Groff, of the same place. The funeral was held from the Mennonite church at New Providence, of which the deceased was a devout member, on Tuesday afternoon, with interment in the adjoining cemetery. As a result of a heated argument about the European war Lancaster county is confronted with another mur-der case. The tragedy occurred late Saturday afternoon in the shed at Gray-bill's meeting house near Elm, Penn township. The victim is Horace Shaud, whose death was caused by his being shot in the neck by one Albert Wey nacht. He succumbed to the wound at the Lancaster General hospital on Tues day evening at 6.30 o'clock. Weynacht and Fred. Mann, the latter also one of those in the argument, are lodged in the county jail, while a fourth man, whose name is unknown, but who is claimed to have been present, is at large. Possibly remembering that the day was Lincoln's birthday, the four men, all of whom might be called hoboes, al-though they worked among farmers and others, started to talk about Lincoln's patriotic qualities and the like. This no doubt led to their getting into an argu-ment about the war. Weynacht is claimed to have defended the allies while Mann no doubt favored Germany. Shaud, who was to be the main sufferer a little while thereafter, did not take much part in the argument. He walked to the end of the shed and when he re-turned said, "Well, America is good enough for me." He had hardly uttered the words, when Weynacht, apparently enraged, pulled out a revolver and fired at Shaud. His aim was true and the bullet entered Shaud's neck, and Shaud fell to the ground. Mann claims that Weynacht then turned the revolver upon him and fired four shots, but in this case his aim was faulty, and none of the shots intended to hit Mann took effect. Leaving their comrade lying helpless the three men hastily separated. Mann, however, went to the home of Benjamin Graybill nearby and notified Mr. Gray-bill of the affair. They returned to the scene of the shooting and the wounded man was taken to the Graybill home. Dr. Seiling, of White Oak, was called but seeing that the case was a pretty serious one ordered tpe man to be tak*. en to the hospital. Dr. D. C. Martin of this place was then summoned and requested that they bring Shaud toward Lititz and he would meet them on the way. Accordingly Shaud was placed in a vehicle and brought toward town. When at the home of Henry H. Hershey, a short distance west of the Lititz and Lexington turnpike toll gate, the doc-tor encountered the party with Shaud, and there Dr. Martin gave first aid, a f t e r which the man was brought to the Park View hotel and later taken to the hospital. The local authorities were notified of the shooting and Squire C. N. Derr in-terviewed Shaud before he was taken to Lancaster. The man was in a weak ened condition but stated that he had been shot by Weynacht after making the remark that "America was good enough for him." Saturday evening Constable Allen Hacker and a few armed citizens went to the vicinity of Elm and found Weynacht quartered in Harry Shreiner's barn. He did not resist being arrested but claimed that he did not shoot Shaud. No revolver was found on his person at the time of his arrest. The charge against him was felonious shooting. On Sunday morning Mann was also arrested, he being found in the shed of Jonas Hartman's hotel, and he was brought to the local lockup. Later in the day Constable Hacker took both men to the county jail. At that time it was not known by the authorities that a fourth man was in the party and con sequently he had plenty of time to make a get away from the locality. The man is claimed to be of small stature and well advanced in years. It is believed that he passed through town in an east-erly direction. AH efforts will now be made to apprehend him. Shaud was in a precarious condition. The bullet entered his neck to the right of the center and is believed to be im-bedded near the vertebrae. Almost his entire body was paralyzed and his chances for recovery were far from bright. Shaud was well known by many of our residents. A year or more ago he was employed at the local gas plant as a watchman. He is about 60 years of age and his home is said to be in Lancaster, but like Weynacht and Mann is a victim of the wanderlust. Now that Shaud has succumbed to the wound the charge against Weynacht has been changed from felonious shoot-ing to manslaughter and murder. Un-less the unknown man is taken into cus-tody Mann will be the only witness. Weynacht, who denied shooting Shaud when he was arrested, later confessed to Assistant District Attorney S. V. Hosterman. He claims that he acted in self-defense as the other men threatened to break his neck. Weynacht also claims that he fired but one shot and that simply to frighten the other men away from him. But the fact that Shaud was possibly 20 feet from Weynacht when he was shot does not seem to substan-tiate Weynacht's story. All of the men were under the influence of liquor when the shooting took place. Weynacht will likely be given a hearing early part of TRAVELERS HEAR AND FAR A COLUMN TO KEEP YOU IN TOUC WITH OLD AND NEW NAMES The Whereabouts of Your and Our Friends as Thev Move To and Fro. next week. Aged Pair Die from Illness of Grippe Following his wife in death after a bereavement of but two days, Henry Landis, a well-known resident of Owl Hill, Warwick township, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry Adams, at Ephrata, on Sunday morning. Both were victims of the grip. Mrs. Landis suffered for over a week, and passed away on Friday evening at her daughter's home, at the age of eighty. The husband, who was eighty-four years of age, also suffered from grip and was blind. Mr. Landis was a butcher and had lived at Owl Hill until he took up his residence with his daughter last fall. Both were members of the United Zion's Children church, and are survived by the following children: Mary, wife of Samuel Bahmer, Altoona; Laura, wife of Henry Adams, Ephrata; Emma, wife of Reuben Fry, Rothsville; John, Lititz; Christian, Brunnerville; Henry, Mill- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) Birthdays Mr. Tobias D. Martin, residing on Front street, will celebrate his 79th birthday on Saturday. How active and well preserved he is for one of that age Here's to your continued good heath and many more years, Tobe. Mr. Frederick Kling, a Spruce street resident, on Saturday becomes 83 years of age. Mr, Kling goes out of doors very little, but appreciates visits from his many friends. Mr. E. L. Garber, of "Purity" ice cream fame, became 52 years of age last Friday and celebrated the event by being busy as usual. Mr. P. B. Bucher, a resident of our borough for a good many years, reached the 61st milestone of his travel through life last Saturday. At any rate he is a good traveler and can tell you a whole lot about it. The editor of t h e RECORD celebrated his birthday yesterday. In honor of the occasion he was the recipient of a large bunch of pretty snap dragons of many tints from his friends Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Loeffler, and also a dozen pink car-nations from a friend, which of course we appreciate. We believe in flowers for the living and advocate it. He Did Well, Indeed Rev. E. G. Diehm, of Juniata College, who was ordained as a minister of the Church of the Brethren some months ago, delivered his initial sermon at this place on Sunday evening, when he occu-pied the pulpit of St. Paul's Lutheran church. A large audience was present to hear Rev. Diehm and it is a safe as-sertion that never before did a young man starting out in the ministry make a more favorable impression on his hear-ers. Rev. Diehm spoke oi) "The Un-seen Powers" and the manner in which he portrayed the greatest of all unseen powers, the love of Jesus Christ, held the audience spell-bound. The young man has gained honors as an orator in the past, and we predict many added laurels for him in the greatest of all earthly vocations—the ministry of Jesus Christ. What the Hens are Doing Emanuel Hall, a Spruce street resi-dent, has 16 chickens. The other week they laid 74 eggs and last week 68. Very good indeed. Ralph Downey, residing on East Main street, has a Plymouth Rock hen that was certainly working overtime last week. On four successive days the hen laid double-yoked eggs. An unusual feat, indeed. If all hens performed their duty as the White Leghorn flock of Thomas Steffy, residing on. North Broad street, eggs would probably sell at the rate of about a cent each. During the pastfour weeks Mr. Steffy's flock of 127 hens laid on an average of 42 dozens per week. Ap-parently Mr. Steffy knows how to mix chicken mash as well as concrete. Lititz Borough's Share is $21.80 Lititz borough will get $21.80 fire in-surance tax, according to the auditor general's tabulation of the returns of the state tax on fire insurance prem-iums written by foreign companies do-ing business in this state. One half of the tax imposed on these foreign com-panies by the state is retured to the dis-tricts where it was collected and this borough's share is the above-mentioned amount. The amount returned to the entire county is $2,448.31, of which some of the northern end boroughs receive the following: Manheim, $55.23; Ephrata, 19.01; Akron, $4.45; Denver, $9.48. Warwick Combination Sale The inclemency of the weather did not seem to have any effect on the combina-tion sale at the Warwick house on Sat-urday afternoon. There was a good variety of articles for sale and the buy-ers were also there in goodly numbers. Among the articles put under the ham-mer was a lot of merchandise from a party in Lebanon county. Suckling pigs brought $1.85 each and shotes sold at from $3.50 to $7.50. Two geese were disposed of at $1.30 each. Choice white potatoes brought 80 and 88 cents a bushel and culls sold at from 45 to 54 cents for the same quantity. Mrs. Minnie Badorf spent a week in Philadelphia and Media. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ditzler spent Sat-urday and Sunday at Lebanon. Rev. E. S. Hagen and wife spent sev eral days this week in New York city. Mr. Hiram E. Steinmetz of Ephrata was a caller a t t h e RECORD office a f ew days ago. Mrs. Harvey Buffenmoyer spent from Friday to Sunday with her sister at Ephrata. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dommy of Lan-caster were Sunday visitors with Lititz relatives. Miss Gladys Thome has gone to Spring-field, Mass., to spend several weeks with friends. Mr. D. A. Cohick, employed at Naz-areth, spent Saturday and Sunday here with his family. Mrs. Joseph Dreifus has gone to Phil-adelphia to spend about two weeks with her many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Badorf, of Eph-rata, were the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Badorf, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Keller, of South Bethlehem, spent a few days in town with her mother, Mrs. Mary A. Ditzler. Mrs. Morris McCloud and two children and Miss Carrie McCloud spent Saturday and Sunday at Brownstown and Eph-rata. Mr. William Sturgis, of Tatamy, Penna., spent several days in town with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace E. Sturgis. Ray, Tirzah and Ruth, children of Rev. F. A. Weicksel, spent Sunday with their brother Donald Weicksel at Green-field station. Mrs. Elmer Snyder and son, and Mrs. Newton Morley and son, of Reading, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Buch on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sturgis spent from Saturday to Tuesday at Highspire with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. E. R; Möhler. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wentworth and two children, of West Lawn, Berks county, spent Sunday here with his father, John Wentworth. Mr. Albert O. Sturgis and son Bert, Mrs. J. O. Sturgis, of Nazareth, came here to attend the funeral of Henry E. Sturgis last Sunday. Clayton Rudy is spending some time at Schaefferstown conducting the butch-ering business for his brother Elmer, during the latter's illness due to appendi-citis. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bassler, of Chi-cago, 111., visited Lititz relatives and friends last week. Mr. Bassler is linotype operator on an adless daily newspaper. Miss Gertrude Kilgore, of Woodbine, York county, was the guest of Miss Mary Hagen Saturday and Sunday. She was graduated from Linden Hall in the class of 1915. Mrs. Wm. Wise and two children, of Red Lion, York county, spent a week here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bisker. Mr. Wise was also here over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob L. Grosh have re-turned from a two months' visit with Mr. and Mrs. David Grosh in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Grosh is prominent in musical circles in Kansas City, as director of the David Grosh Institute of Vocal Art and conductor of the Kansas City Oratorio and Choral Society. While there Mr. and Mrs. Grosh heard a per-formance of Handel's "Messiah" by the above-mentioned society, which was pronounced by musical critics as the best of its kind ever given there. WELL-KNOWN CITIZEN 50 YEARS OLD Frank E. Schnerer Will Have Open House in Honor of the Event on Friday Eve-ning Mr. Frank E. Schnerer, one of Lititz borough's highly respected and progres-sive citizens, on Friday, February 18th, will celebrate his fiftieth birthday anni-versary. Mr. Schnerer was born February 18, 1866, in Clay township, about one-half mile southeast of the village of Clay, his parents, Edward and Rebecca O. Schnerer (nee Elser), at that time re-siding on the farm known as "Elser's saw mill." When Frank was five years old his parents moved to what was then FRANK E. SCHNERER known as the " Johannes Elser " farm, also in Clay township, at the present time occupied by Zach Forry. In 1878 his father bought the Schnerer home-stead, in the village of Brickerville, in Elizabeth township, and thither they moved in March, 1879, where the youth grew up to manhood, in the meantime assisting his father on the farm. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) BEAUTIFUL WINTER WEATHER Auto Truck Moving from Philadelphia Levi Yerger made a trip to Philadel-phia with his auto truck this week, where he secured the furniture of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Roth and brought it to Lititz. Mr. Roth is a native Lititz boy, but was employed in the Quaker city for many years. He has secured a position in the office of Stiffel & Freeman indus-try and moved into Jacob Bomberger's house on Lincoln avenue. Mr. Yerger l e f t here on Monday night and returned with the furniture on Tuesday night. He made good time enroute and reports the roads being in good condition. Ice Dealers Happy No doubt all of our icemen are sure of at least a partial crop this winter. The cold snap this week has made it possible for the Spring Lake Ice Co. to begin harvesting on their dam near Owl Hill and fine ice between 6 and 7 inches is being housed. The Gochenauers have about 6 inches on their dam southeast of Kissel Hill and may begin cutting the latter part of the week. Ice, Sun and Snow Form Pretty Pictures While Skating and Sleighing Furnish Sport Following in the wake of an almost Constant rain on Saturday this section this week again experienced a siege of genuine winter weather. The rain turn-ed to snow sometime during Sunday morning and by daybreak the ground was covered with snow, which continu-ed throughout the morning and part of the afternoon until several inches of the beautiful covered terra firma. The winter scene which was apparent on every hand on Sunday and Monday was glorious. Everywhere boughs of trees were covered with a crystal-like coat of ice and the sun and moon shining there-on made a glittering picture that defies description. Wires were also heavily laden, but fortunately little or no dam-age occurred as there was no high wind prevalent. Some limbs of trees could not withstand the weight of the elements and broke off and a good-sized tree on the Spring grounds was uprooted. Some of the coldest weather of the winter prevailed Monday and Tuesday. On both of these mornings the thermom-eter registered near zero, although it moderated considerably as the sun ap-peared higher in the • skies. A coat of ice of sufficient thickness to allow skat-ing again formed on the dams and the skaters have been out in force, some of them going to Zartman's dam near Lex-ington in Yerger's auto truck in the eve-nings. The rain which fell and froze made an ideal foundation for sleighing and enough snow fell to make good sleighing and coasting. The children have been taking advantage of the coast-ing and many sleighs have been out for the first time this winter. A few sleighing parties passed through town. If a few inches more of snow would have fallen it would have made the best sleighing in years. Funeral of Christian B. Gochnauer The funeral of Christian B. Gochnauer, a well-known implement dealer of this place, whose death occurred on last Thursday morning, an account of which appeared in our last week's issue, was held on Monday afternoon. Services were conducted at the house by Rev. George D. Clarke, followed by services in St. Paul's Lutheran church, of which deceased was a devout member. Rev. Clarke was assisted at the church by Rev. George Diffenderfer, of Carlisle, a very intimate friend of the deceased. Interment was in the Machpelah ceme-tery. The corpse was attired in a suit of black and rested in a beautiful solid walnut casket with silver bar handles and name plate. The bearers were Messrs. W. M. Amer, C. B. Dussinger, C. Wal. Souders, Frank Marks, Michael Bear, Charles Landis. There were numerous beautiful floral tributes and the funeral was very largely attended. The family extend their heartfelt thanks to all for their kindnesses during Mr. Gochenour's illness and after his. death.
Object Description
Title | Lititz Record |
Masthead | Lititz Record 1916-02-17 |
Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
Description | Lititz newspapers 1877-1942 |
Publisher | Record Print. Co.; J. F. Buch |
Date | 1916-02-17 |
Location Covered | United States;Pennsylvania;Lancaster County (Pa.);Lititz (Pa.);Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) |
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Original Format | Newspapers |
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Language | English |
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Title | Page 1 |
Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
Description | |
Location Covered | United States;Pennsylvania;Lancaster County (Pa.);Lititz (Pa.);Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact LancasterHistory, Attn: Library Services, 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster, PA, 17603. Phone: 717-392-4633, ext. 126. Email: research@lancasterhistory.org |
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Full Text | Postal Laws require that subscriptions be paid promptly. A blue pencil mark in this circle means your sub-scription is due, and we will thank you for a prompt remittance D O I T W E L L What is worth doing at ail is worth doing well. Not giving your whole, individual at-tention to the task in which you have in-vested your life and money mean that you are wasting your own precious time and that of others, Whatever you do, do it with all your heart and mind. It takes nearly all of a man's time to perfect an undertaking. YOL. XXXIX LITITZ, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY IT,1916 NO. 22 EVENTS CONCISELY TOLD INTERESTING THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN TOWN AND VICINITY. Items of Minor Mention, So to Speak but of Interest to the Average Reader at Home and Abroad. Linden Hall pupils took a sleigh ride on Wednesday afternoon, Aaron Shue, residing on New street, slaughtered a fine porker the other day which tipped the beam at 426 pounds dressed. The Rothsville mill property was sold at public sale yesterday by Samuel Longenecker, trustee for John Zook, to Ivan Bushong for $2345. Isaac Lorah yesterday morning deliv ered 10 horses and 4 mules to John D. Bear at Blue Ball. They were bought from farmers hereabouts. Dr. D. A. Long states that he would greatly appreciate if the hunter who borrowed his gun during the past hunt-ing season would return the same. Lititz Lodge No. 1050 I. 0 . 0. F. con-tinues to grow. On Monday evening the initiatory degree will be conferred upon .three candidates. AH members are urged to be present. Thomas Steffy, who recently assumed the agency for the Reo auto and truck, has sold a three-ton truck to Eugene Brubaker, who will use the same in con-nection with his stone quarry. There will be an important meeting of the Lititz High School Alumni Associa-tion in the High school auditorium on Friday evening at 8 o'clock. All mem-bers of the association are urged to at-tend. Dr. Charles Rosenberg, who assumed the management of the local moving picture theatre 'last Thursday, appears to be meeting with success. The movies are of high-class and good crowds are attending. Warren S. Buch, Esq., who assumed charge of the local post office on Wed-nesday, will continue his law practice, and this promising young attorney will be pleased to serve his friends and clients as heretofore. The personal property of Louisa Graver was sold at public sale last Sat-urday. THE NEW SCHOOL PROPOSITION Citizens are Discussing the Matter Pro and Con Prior to the Election on the 7th of March One of the chief topics of discussion among the residents of town these days is the proposed new school building, for which it is planned to increase the in-debtedness of the Lititz school district $95,000. The election will be held on Tuesday, March 7, and in the meantime the voters have ample opportunity to study conditions under which our chil-dren are being instructed at the present time. We have previously stated that Lititz needs a new school building and believe that any one who thoroughly in-vestigates the subject will agree to this. As planned by the directors the new building • would contain an auditorium and a gymnasium. This feature does not appear to meet with the approval of some of the voters. Yet we believe that if the building were constructed without these features it would only be a few years until even the citizens who oppose a gymnasium and auditorium would regret that the building does not include them. The gymnasium in par-ticular is a necessity. The New YorkMedical Journal of recent issue says, "If there is to be real inter-est in preparing the rising generation to be useful citizens it is about time that more attention be paid to its physical well being." In a certain sense the school directors are responsible for the condition of the children while at school and it does not seem just to withhold support from them when they are mak-ing efforts to secure conditions which will alleviate much of the objectionable features of our present inefficient school buildings. Pennsylvania Cigars and Socks in Hawaii This old world is pretty small after all. * Theodore B. Buch, of Kauai, the most northern of the Hawaiian Islands, in writing to his parents at this place, said he was recently presented with a box of cigars and to his surprise he dis-covered that they were manufactured in the Ninth Internal Revenue District. Investigation proved that they came from York county. The young man NUMEROUS PERSONS CALLED TO THE GREAT BEYOND. Harry While some time was given several pairs of So.tne rare old dishes sold at big i socks as.a Christmas gif t from a Chinese prices while the other goods also said good in general. The real estate was also offered but was withdrawn at $5200. Henry C. Sturgis and family request the RECORD to extend their heartfelt thanks to the many neighbors and friends for their kindness and help dur-ing the time of their bereavement caus-ed by the death of Mr. Sturgis' son Har-ry- Pfautz B.ros., the enterprising pro prietors of the department store bear-ing their name, on Wednesday secured a handsome Bell auto truck, which they will use for delivery purposes among their constantly increasing patrons in Lititz and locality. Tuesday next will be the 184th anrii-versary of the birth of the immortal George Washington, the father of our country. The day is a legal holiday and consequently the banks will be closed while the usual holiday hours will pre-vail at the post office. It is also one of the few days each year that the rural route mail carriers are given a vacation, Thomas Wagner, the popular foreman of the packing room of the Kinport cigar factory, was agreeably surprised the other day by the packers. The lat-ter arranged a feed and the spread took place in the packing room, much to the delight of Mr. Wagner and all those who participated. Chicken corn soup was the main dish. While cleaning the basement of the Wentworth & Hess garage the other day, Howard Bollinger discovered an old trunk which contained parts of news-papers published a century ago. One of the papers was dated 1812. The trunk itself is quite a relic, and was covered with hide, the hinges also being made of the same material. The young man contemplates sending the trunk to a museum at Philadelphia. Last Friday Joseph Harnish, who lives near Mechanicsburg, brought a valuable horse to Morris Frederick's blacksmith shop at this place to be shod. While in the shop the animal was over-come with a kidney stroke and lay there for 24 hours. He was finally removed on a sled and strange to say he overcame the illness and is again in an apparently healthy condition. The cold weather prevalent this week has dealt the grip a solar plexus, com-monly called a knock-out, blow. Al-though there are still numerous of our citizens who are confined with the dis-ease, many have recovered. Physicians state that this cold wave has been a blessing in more ways than one. More persons have suffered with the grip dur-ing the present winter than for many years, but let us look at the matter optomistically, and be glad that it was not worse. storekeeper which bore the trademark of Reading, Pa. Postmaster W. S. Buch on the Job Warren S. Buch, Esq., whose appoint-ment as postmaster of the Lititz office was confirmed by the Senate on Janu-ary 6 last, but whose commission was somewhat delayed, received the same last Saturday, and assumed charge of the local post office on Wednesday morn-ing. Mr. Buch succeeds A. T. Litch, who held the office for the past four years and one month and was appointed during the Taft administration. As has been the custom for the past few years the office will be kept open each evening until 9 o'clock for the convenience of those who have lock boxes. The ap-pointment of a new postmaster does not effect the force as it did years ago, for all of the clerks are under civil service. E. Sturgis Falls Dead Walking on the Street About 8 o'clock on Thursday morning, February 10, Harry Eugene Sturgis fell dead while walking near the toll gate along the Lititz and Rothsville turnpike. He was going eastward and when near the toll gate he was seen to fall over by Mrs. Monroe Whitcraft, who lives near-by, and also by Frank Christ, who oc-cupies the Rome hotel. Mr. Christ and Mr. Whitcraft ran to the man's aid, but when they reached him he was breath-ing his last. He was removed to the Whitcraft home, a f t e r which Dr. M. H. Yoder and Deputy Coroner Frank E. Schnerer were notified, who soon made their appearance. The physician pro-nounced it a case of acute cordiac dic-tation. The body was at once removed to the home of his father Henry C. Sturgis. The deceased had not been working for some days previous to his death. He was a bretzel baker by trade and was an unusually good and willing worker. He was employed by his brother Edgar. The young man was born and resided here all his lifetime. He was a member of Garfield Castle No. 76 K. G. E. His age was 31 years, 1 month and 14 days. His father and these brothers survive: Edgar, James, and Otis, all of this borough, and also a sister, Mrs. Sherman Hacker, of Lin-coln. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, services being held in the Moravian church, conducted by Rev. E. S. Hagen, who spoke in a most earnest manner in no uncertain words. The re-mains were interred in the Moravian cemetery. The funeral was an unusual-ly sad one, made so owing to the circum-stances under which the young man passed away so suddenly. A Murder in Penn Township Horace Shaud Fatally Shot by Companion When He Declared His Patriotism for America Young Men's Business Home League Bought The Young Men's Business League, which, since its orgpnization less than two years ago, has been quartered in the rooms above Moyer's drug store, has purchased a home. On Saturday evening Mr. G. G. Diehm, the president of the organization, closed a deal where-by the league purchased the home of Louisa Graver for $5500." Situated as it is in the very center of the town, this building will make an ideal home for this progressive organization which num-bers 60 members, including many of the town's leading citizens. The league will at once begin remodelling the resi-dence and when completed it will be one of the finest of its kind to be found in a town of this size. The deal was made through Hershey & Gibbel, real estate agents. Among the Sick and Injured John Helter, one of the town's well-known business men, was operated upon for internal troubles at the Lancaster General hospital on Monday. Mr. Harvey Herr, carpenter, is quite ill with pneumonia and pleurisy. Frank B. Bentz, proprietor of the Brunnerville foundry, is serionsly ill at his home at that place. Mrs. Samuel Bare, residing on South Broad street, who had been in ill health since last November as the result of a fall, and who was confined to bed for many weeks, has recovered to such an extent that she is able to be about the house again. She requests the RECORD to extend her heartfelt thanks to the King's Daughters and the many neigh-bors and friends who have so kindly re-membered her. Michael Adams, employed at W. H. Muth & Co. 's coal and lumber yard, fell off a coal shute on Wednesday morning and injured himself in the spinal cord. Death of Mary Blanche Risser Mary Blanche Risser, daughter of Elam H. and Mary (Eby) Risser, died at the home of her parents, on North Cedar street, this borough, on Tuesday even-ing at 9.30 o'clock, aged 5 years, 5 month^ qijd 27 days. Death was caused by a complication of diseases, with which the child had been ailing for some time, and had been confined to bed for almost two weeks. Deceased was the youngest of the family and besides the parents, two sisters, Anna and Miriam, and one brother, Martin, survive. The funeral will be held from the home of the parents on Saturday afternoon at 1.00 o'clock and in the Lititz Mennonite church at 1.30 o'clock. Interment will be in the Hess' meeting house cemetery, east of town. Mrs. Fanny Groff, of New Providence Mrs. Fanny Groff, one of the best-known women of the southern end of the county, the widow of Adam Groff, passed away at her home in New Pro-vidence on Friday night, in her seventy-ninth year. Death was caused by a complication of diseases. Deceased was familiarly known to a great circle of friends as "Aunt Fanny," and through her well-known hospitality and unfailing good humor she was deeply endeared to everyone. She was an occasional visitor to her daughter in this borough. She was the daughter of the late David Mowrer and was born at Camargo. The following children survive: Col. John M. Groff, ex-District Attorney, of Lancas-ter; Jefferson, master carpenter on the Pennsylvania.Railroad located at Phila-delphia; Mrs. Warren S. Buch, of Lititz, and Mrs. Cora E. Hoffman, of Harris-burg. She also leaves a brother, David Mowrer, of Camargo, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Groff, of the same place. The funeral was held from the Mennonite church at New Providence, of which the deceased was a devout member, on Tuesday afternoon, with interment in the adjoining cemetery. As a result of a heated argument about the European war Lancaster county is confronted with another mur-der case. The tragedy occurred late Saturday afternoon in the shed at Gray-bill's meeting house near Elm, Penn township. The victim is Horace Shaud, whose death was caused by his being shot in the neck by one Albert Wey nacht. He succumbed to the wound at the Lancaster General hospital on Tues day evening at 6.30 o'clock. Weynacht and Fred. Mann, the latter also one of those in the argument, are lodged in the county jail, while a fourth man, whose name is unknown, but who is claimed to have been present, is at large. Possibly remembering that the day was Lincoln's birthday, the four men, all of whom might be called hoboes, al-though they worked among farmers and others, started to talk about Lincoln's patriotic qualities and the like. This no doubt led to their getting into an argu-ment about the war. Weynacht is claimed to have defended the allies while Mann no doubt favored Germany. Shaud, who was to be the main sufferer a little while thereafter, did not take much part in the argument. He walked to the end of the shed and when he re-turned said, "Well, America is good enough for me." He had hardly uttered the words, when Weynacht, apparently enraged, pulled out a revolver and fired at Shaud. His aim was true and the bullet entered Shaud's neck, and Shaud fell to the ground. Mann claims that Weynacht then turned the revolver upon him and fired four shots, but in this case his aim was faulty, and none of the shots intended to hit Mann took effect. Leaving their comrade lying helpless the three men hastily separated. Mann, however, went to the home of Benjamin Graybill nearby and notified Mr. Gray-bill of the affair. They returned to the scene of the shooting and the wounded man was taken to the Graybill home. Dr. Seiling, of White Oak, was called but seeing that the case was a pretty serious one ordered tpe man to be tak*. en to the hospital. Dr. D. C. Martin of this place was then summoned and requested that they bring Shaud toward Lititz and he would meet them on the way. Accordingly Shaud was placed in a vehicle and brought toward town. When at the home of Henry H. Hershey, a short distance west of the Lititz and Lexington turnpike toll gate, the doc-tor encountered the party with Shaud, and there Dr. Martin gave first aid, a f t e r which the man was brought to the Park View hotel and later taken to the hospital. The local authorities were notified of the shooting and Squire C. N. Derr in-terviewed Shaud before he was taken to Lancaster. The man was in a weak ened condition but stated that he had been shot by Weynacht after making the remark that "America was good enough for him." Saturday evening Constable Allen Hacker and a few armed citizens went to the vicinity of Elm and found Weynacht quartered in Harry Shreiner's barn. He did not resist being arrested but claimed that he did not shoot Shaud. No revolver was found on his person at the time of his arrest. The charge against him was felonious shooting. On Sunday morning Mann was also arrested, he being found in the shed of Jonas Hartman's hotel, and he was brought to the local lockup. Later in the day Constable Hacker took both men to the county jail. At that time it was not known by the authorities that a fourth man was in the party and con sequently he had plenty of time to make a get away from the locality. The man is claimed to be of small stature and well advanced in years. It is believed that he passed through town in an east-erly direction. AH efforts will now be made to apprehend him. Shaud was in a precarious condition. The bullet entered his neck to the right of the center and is believed to be im-bedded near the vertebrae. Almost his entire body was paralyzed and his chances for recovery were far from bright. Shaud was well known by many of our residents. A year or more ago he was employed at the local gas plant as a watchman. He is about 60 years of age and his home is said to be in Lancaster, but like Weynacht and Mann is a victim of the wanderlust. Now that Shaud has succumbed to the wound the charge against Weynacht has been changed from felonious shoot-ing to manslaughter and murder. Un-less the unknown man is taken into cus-tody Mann will be the only witness. Weynacht, who denied shooting Shaud when he was arrested, later confessed to Assistant District Attorney S. V. Hosterman. He claims that he acted in self-defense as the other men threatened to break his neck. Weynacht also claims that he fired but one shot and that simply to frighten the other men away from him. But the fact that Shaud was possibly 20 feet from Weynacht when he was shot does not seem to substan-tiate Weynacht's story. All of the men were under the influence of liquor when the shooting took place. Weynacht will likely be given a hearing early part of TRAVELERS HEAR AND FAR A COLUMN TO KEEP YOU IN TOUC WITH OLD AND NEW NAMES The Whereabouts of Your and Our Friends as Thev Move To and Fro. next week. Aged Pair Die from Illness of Grippe Following his wife in death after a bereavement of but two days, Henry Landis, a well-known resident of Owl Hill, Warwick township, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry Adams, at Ephrata, on Sunday morning. Both were victims of the grip. Mrs. Landis suffered for over a week, and passed away on Friday evening at her daughter's home, at the age of eighty. The husband, who was eighty-four years of age, also suffered from grip and was blind. Mr. Landis was a butcher and had lived at Owl Hill until he took up his residence with his daughter last fall. Both were members of the United Zion's Children church, and are survived by the following children: Mary, wife of Samuel Bahmer, Altoona; Laura, wife of Henry Adams, Ephrata; Emma, wife of Reuben Fry, Rothsville; John, Lititz; Christian, Brunnerville; Henry, Mill- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) Birthdays Mr. Tobias D. Martin, residing on Front street, will celebrate his 79th birthday on Saturday. How active and well preserved he is for one of that age Here's to your continued good heath and many more years, Tobe. Mr. Frederick Kling, a Spruce street resident, on Saturday becomes 83 years of age. Mr, Kling goes out of doors very little, but appreciates visits from his many friends. Mr. E. L. Garber, of "Purity" ice cream fame, became 52 years of age last Friday and celebrated the event by being busy as usual. Mr. P. B. Bucher, a resident of our borough for a good many years, reached the 61st milestone of his travel through life last Saturday. At any rate he is a good traveler and can tell you a whole lot about it. The editor of t h e RECORD celebrated his birthday yesterday. In honor of the occasion he was the recipient of a large bunch of pretty snap dragons of many tints from his friends Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Loeffler, and also a dozen pink car-nations from a friend, which of course we appreciate. We believe in flowers for the living and advocate it. He Did Well, Indeed Rev. E. G. Diehm, of Juniata College, who was ordained as a minister of the Church of the Brethren some months ago, delivered his initial sermon at this place on Sunday evening, when he occu-pied the pulpit of St. Paul's Lutheran church. A large audience was present to hear Rev. Diehm and it is a safe as-sertion that never before did a young man starting out in the ministry make a more favorable impression on his hear-ers. Rev. Diehm spoke oi) "The Un-seen Powers" and the manner in which he portrayed the greatest of all unseen powers, the love of Jesus Christ, held the audience spell-bound. The young man has gained honors as an orator in the past, and we predict many added laurels for him in the greatest of all earthly vocations—the ministry of Jesus Christ. What the Hens are Doing Emanuel Hall, a Spruce street resi-dent, has 16 chickens. The other week they laid 74 eggs and last week 68. Very good indeed. Ralph Downey, residing on East Main street, has a Plymouth Rock hen that was certainly working overtime last week. On four successive days the hen laid double-yoked eggs. An unusual feat, indeed. If all hens performed their duty as the White Leghorn flock of Thomas Steffy, residing on. North Broad street, eggs would probably sell at the rate of about a cent each. During the pastfour weeks Mr. Steffy's flock of 127 hens laid on an average of 42 dozens per week. Ap-parently Mr. Steffy knows how to mix chicken mash as well as concrete. Lititz Borough's Share is $21.80 Lititz borough will get $21.80 fire in-surance tax, according to the auditor general's tabulation of the returns of the state tax on fire insurance prem-iums written by foreign companies do-ing business in this state. One half of the tax imposed on these foreign com-panies by the state is retured to the dis-tricts where it was collected and this borough's share is the above-mentioned amount. The amount returned to the entire county is $2,448.31, of which some of the northern end boroughs receive the following: Manheim, $55.23; Ephrata, 19.01; Akron, $4.45; Denver, $9.48. Warwick Combination Sale The inclemency of the weather did not seem to have any effect on the combina-tion sale at the Warwick house on Sat-urday afternoon. There was a good variety of articles for sale and the buy-ers were also there in goodly numbers. Among the articles put under the ham-mer was a lot of merchandise from a party in Lebanon county. Suckling pigs brought $1.85 each and shotes sold at from $3.50 to $7.50. Two geese were disposed of at $1.30 each. Choice white potatoes brought 80 and 88 cents a bushel and culls sold at from 45 to 54 cents for the same quantity. Mrs. Minnie Badorf spent a week in Philadelphia and Media. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ditzler spent Sat-urday and Sunday at Lebanon. Rev. E. S. Hagen and wife spent sev eral days this week in New York city. Mr. Hiram E. Steinmetz of Ephrata was a caller a t t h e RECORD office a f ew days ago. Mrs. Harvey Buffenmoyer spent from Friday to Sunday with her sister at Ephrata. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dommy of Lan-caster were Sunday visitors with Lititz relatives. Miss Gladys Thome has gone to Spring-field, Mass., to spend several weeks with friends. Mr. D. A. Cohick, employed at Naz-areth, spent Saturday and Sunday here with his family. Mrs. Joseph Dreifus has gone to Phil-adelphia to spend about two weeks with her many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Badorf, of Eph-rata, were the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Badorf, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Keller, of South Bethlehem, spent a few days in town with her mother, Mrs. Mary A. Ditzler. Mrs. Morris McCloud and two children and Miss Carrie McCloud spent Saturday and Sunday at Brownstown and Eph-rata. Mr. William Sturgis, of Tatamy, Penna., spent several days in town with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace E. Sturgis. Ray, Tirzah and Ruth, children of Rev. F. A. Weicksel, spent Sunday with their brother Donald Weicksel at Green-field station. Mrs. Elmer Snyder and son, and Mrs. Newton Morley and son, of Reading, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Buch on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sturgis spent from Saturday to Tuesday at Highspire with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. E. R; Möhler. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wentworth and two children, of West Lawn, Berks county, spent Sunday here with his father, John Wentworth. Mr. Albert O. Sturgis and son Bert, Mrs. J. O. Sturgis, of Nazareth, came here to attend the funeral of Henry E. Sturgis last Sunday. Clayton Rudy is spending some time at Schaefferstown conducting the butch-ering business for his brother Elmer, during the latter's illness due to appendi-citis. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bassler, of Chi-cago, 111., visited Lititz relatives and friends last week. Mr. Bassler is linotype operator on an adless daily newspaper. Miss Gertrude Kilgore, of Woodbine, York county, was the guest of Miss Mary Hagen Saturday and Sunday. She was graduated from Linden Hall in the class of 1915. Mrs. Wm. Wise and two children, of Red Lion, York county, spent a week here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bisker. Mr. Wise was also here over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob L. Grosh have re-turned from a two months' visit with Mr. and Mrs. David Grosh in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Grosh is prominent in musical circles in Kansas City, as director of the David Grosh Institute of Vocal Art and conductor of the Kansas City Oratorio and Choral Society. While there Mr. and Mrs. Grosh heard a per-formance of Handel's "Messiah" by the above-mentioned society, which was pronounced by musical critics as the best of its kind ever given there. WELL-KNOWN CITIZEN 50 YEARS OLD Frank E. Schnerer Will Have Open House in Honor of the Event on Friday Eve-ning Mr. Frank E. Schnerer, one of Lititz borough's highly respected and progres-sive citizens, on Friday, February 18th, will celebrate his fiftieth birthday anni-versary. Mr. Schnerer was born February 18, 1866, in Clay township, about one-half mile southeast of the village of Clay, his parents, Edward and Rebecca O. Schnerer (nee Elser), at that time re-siding on the farm known as "Elser's saw mill." When Frank was five years old his parents moved to what was then FRANK E. SCHNERER known as the " Johannes Elser " farm, also in Clay township, at the present time occupied by Zach Forry. In 1878 his father bought the Schnerer home-stead, in the village of Brickerville, in Elizabeth township, and thither they moved in March, 1879, where the youth grew up to manhood, in the meantime assisting his father on the farm. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) BEAUTIFUL WINTER WEATHER Auto Truck Moving from Philadelphia Levi Yerger made a trip to Philadel-phia with his auto truck this week, where he secured the furniture of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Roth and brought it to Lititz. Mr. Roth is a native Lititz boy, but was employed in the Quaker city for many years. He has secured a position in the office of Stiffel & Freeman indus-try and moved into Jacob Bomberger's house on Lincoln avenue. Mr. Yerger l e f t here on Monday night and returned with the furniture on Tuesday night. He made good time enroute and reports the roads being in good condition. Ice Dealers Happy No doubt all of our icemen are sure of at least a partial crop this winter. The cold snap this week has made it possible for the Spring Lake Ice Co. to begin harvesting on their dam near Owl Hill and fine ice between 6 and 7 inches is being housed. The Gochenauers have about 6 inches on their dam southeast of Kissel Hill and may begin cutting the latter part of the week. Ice, Sun and Snow Form Pretty Pictures While Skating and Sleighing Furnish Sport Following in the wake of an almost Constant rain on Saturday this section this week again experienced a siege of genuine winter weather. The rain turn-ed to snow sometime during Sunday morning and by daybreak the ground was covered with snow, which continu-ed throughout the morning and part of the afternoon until several inches of the beautiful covered terra firma. The winter scene which was apparent on every hand on Sunday and Monday was glorious. Everywhere boughs of trees were covered with a crystal-like coat of ice and the sun and moon shining there-on made a glittering picture that defies description. Wires were also heavily laden, but fortunately little or no dam-age occurred as there was no high wind prevalent. Some limbs of trees could not withstand the weight of the elements and broke off and a good-sized tree on the Spring grounds was uprooted. Some of the coldest weather of the winter prevailed Monday and Tuesday. On both of these mornings the thermom-eter registered near zero, although it moderated considerably as the sun ap-peared higher in the • skies. A coat of ice of sufficient thickness to allow skat-ing again formed on the dams and the skaters have been out in force, some of them going to Zartman's dam near Lex-ington in Yerger's auto truck in the eve-nings. The rain which fell and froze made an ideal foundation for sleighing and enough snow fell to make good sleighing and coasting. The children have been taking advantage of the coast-ing and many sleighs have been out for the first time this winter. A few sleighing parties passed through town. If a few inches more of snow would have fallen it would have made the best sleighing in years. Funeral of Christian B. Gochnauer The funeral of Christian B. Gochnauer, a well-known implement dealer of this place, whose death occurred on last Thursday morning, an account of which appeared in our last week's issue, was held on Monday afternoon. Services were conducted at the house by Rev. George D. Clarke, followed by services in St. Paul's Lutheran church, of which deceased was a devout member. Rev. Clarke was assisted at the church by Rev. George Diffenderfer, of Carlisle, a very intimate friend of the deceased. Interment was in the Machpelah ceme-tery. The corpse was attired in a suit of black and rested in a beautiful solid walnut casket with silver bar handles and name plate. The bearers were Messrs. W. M. Amer, C. B. Dussinger, C. Wal. Souders, Frank Marks, Michael Bear, Charles Landis. There were numerous beautiful floral tributes and the funeral was very largely attended. The family extend their heartfelt thanks to all for their kindnesses during Mr. Gochenour's illness and after his. death. |
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