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VOL. XXXIX LITITZ, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 27,1916 NO. 32
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 Homeahd Abroad.
Mr. Clarence Grosh has purchased a
6-30 Chalmers auto.
F. E. Schnerer, Esq., has a number
of town houses for rent.
E. P. Althouse sold a double house on
East Main s t r e e t to Jacob Graybill for
$2100.
A bunch of keys was lost somewhere
about town, and the loser will appreciate
their r e t u r n to this office.
There will be a singing service in
Longenecker's meeting house beginning
a t 7.15 on Saturday evening.
Local painters and paperhangers are
extremely busy at present, and some of
t h em are even working indoor work in
t h e evenings.
The Roebuck memorial fountain was
put into operation on Wednesday by
Caretaker Samuel Steffy, much to the
delight of the town in general.
At the Warwick House semi-monthly
sale on Saturday, May 6, Monroe Shue
will sell a carload of cows, f r e s h and
springers, and some calves.
At last Monday's meeting of the
Farmers National Bank a semi-annual
dividend of 2J per cent, was declared
payable on and a f t e r Monday, May 1.
P. B. Bucher erected a ten-ton scale
f o r E. K. Brubaker at his quarry north
of town and also a five-ton scale for
Seth Lorah in Eastern Warwick town-ship.
Four of our citizens, Messrs. F. E.
Schnerer, F. B. Buch, A. R. Bear and
Stephen B. Kissinger served as jurors
in common pleas court a t Lancaster this
week.
A lady's Masonic pin was lost, pre-sumably
between Spruce s t r e e t and the
railroad depot on Saturday. Finder
will confer a favor by returning to this
office.
Mr. Samuel C. Seaber, one of our best
known and most respected citizens, at-tained
his 78th birthday last Saturday.
Hope, to see him reach many more
birthdays. """ '"f
" G e o r g e , " Israel Doster's faithful
horse for so many years, and who was
26 y e a r s old, was shot and removed by
Lamparter of Lancaster yesterday.
The best of friends must part sooner or
l a t e r.
Willis Gochnauer, local implement
dealer, delivered a Mogul 87I6 t r a c t o r to
Grove Locher, along the Lancaster and
Lititz turnpike, last Saturday. Mr.
Locher has two t r a c t o r s on his f a rm and
does most of the work with them.
Charles Furlow, who has been confin-ed
to bed for months, was fittingly re-membered
on Easter by his host of
friends. He was the recipient of many
flowers and other gifts, all of which
were greatly appreciated by the young
man.
The sisters and nieces of the late Rose
V. Weltmer, who died last week, re-quest
the RECORD to thank all neighbors
and friends for their kindly assistance
and sympathy during their sad bereave-ment.
They highly appreciate every
little act done in their behalf.
The cool weather prevalent this week
has given the budding trees a setback.
Last Friday was unusually warm and the
leaves began bursting f o r t h in all their
glory. A f ew days of similar warmth
would have worked wonders and many
t r e e s would have been covered with
leaves.
L i t i t z is not f o r t u n a t e enough to have
a public library, but this f a c t is not so
u n f o r t u n a t e a f t e r all, for according to
reports all the public libraries through-out
the country will be quarantined.
Someone has made the discovery that
t h e r e is smallpox in the dictionary.
Come again !
Over three weeks ago one single ad-vance
guard of blue martins appeared
a t John Bausman's barn at Kissel Hill,
where they have hiad nice hatching quar-t
e r s for years. The bird, however, dis-appeared,
but in a week or so turned up
with about a dozen more and a week
later came with another colony.
The will of John Z. Burkholder, who
died at this place on Tuesday of last
week, was probated at Lancaster on
Monday. In the will he bequeathed $100
to the Landis Valley Mennonite meeting
house for the upkeep of his, his parents
and sisters graves. H. Lot Evans, with
whom Mr. Burkholder resided, is named
as the executor.
Never before in the history of the
town was there such a generous display
of flowers as on this Easter. Few
homes there were indeed that did not
have beautiful lilies, hyacinths, daffo-dils,
sweet peas or some other variety
of flowers within their walls. Florists
Loeffler and Spinner supplied most of
them, and their supply was all but ex-hausted
by the demand.
LITITZ YOUNG MAN A FORGER
John Gohn Taken Into Custody at Lan-caster
on Saturday Morning. Said to
Have Confessed
John Gohn, of this place, who recent-ly
joined the National Guards at Lan-caster,
has been captured. Not by an
opponent during a military encounter,
however, but by the iron hand of the
law. On Saturday, April 16, Gohn was
successful in having a bogus check cash-ed,
and this success was his undoing,
for he endeavored to have another bogus
check cashed last Saturday morning,
which led to his arrest.
Gohn, who is about 23 years of age,
went into the Walkover shoe store at
Lancaster on April 16 and a f t e r inspect-ing
a number of pairs of shoes selected
a pair costing $5.00. In payment for
the footwear he tendered a check, made
out in the name of Morris Weaver and
signed by William Shaub, for ten dol-lars.
The young man received the shoes
and $5.00 in change. The check was on
the Union Trust Company, but when
Howard Ensor, the manager of the shoe
store, subsequently inquired at the t r u st
company he learned t h a t the check was
a forgery.
Last Saturday morning Gohn appear-ed
at the Union Trust Company and at-tempted
to have a check cashed for
$12.00, made payable to Walter Miller
and endorsed by Walter Shaub. The
handwriting on the check was recogniz-ed
as it appeared on the check cashed at
the shoe store the week previous. Con-sequently
Gohn was detained and later
taken to the police station by the mes-senger
of the bank. In his possession
was found another check to the amount
of $12 and payable to Walter Norton and
endorsed by the Hubley Manufacturing
Company. Suit was entered against
him before Alderman Rauch. Accord-ing
to the police the young man has made
a full confession of his attempts to se-cure
money fraudulently. In his room
at Lancaster was found a full National
Guard equipment. Gohn is now in jail
awaiting trial.
Great was the surprise when the news
became known here of Gohn's actions.
He is an innocent sort of a chap, and
persons by whom he has been employed
s t a t e that he knew nothing whatever
abouc check transactions, v I t is.the gen-eral
opinion that he was being used as a
tool by persons who took advantage of
his ignorance, although he implicated no
one else in his confession.
Social Events
Miss Erla Garber entertained sixteen
young men and women a t a house party
on Saturday and Sunday, most of the
guests present being f r om out-of-town.
I t was a most enjoyable affair and the
well-known hospitality of the Garbers
was very much in evidence.
The Dorcas Circle of King's Daugh-ters,
Mrs. D. P. Bricker, leader, held a
sociable in the Moravian S. S. chapel
building on Tuesday evening. Refresh-ments
were served and a general happy
time prevailed.
The Touring Club of this place gave a
farewell luncheon to Rev. and Mrs. E.
S. Hagen at the Hotel Brunswick at
Lancaster on Tuesday evening. The
guests of honor were also presented with
an automobile luncheon set.
Sugar Going Up
Housewives are beginning to wonder
when there will be a cessation in the ad-vance
of the price of sugar. At present
granulated sugar is selling a t 8J cents a
pound, one of the highest prices in
years. Local merchants s t a t e t h a t there
are poor prospects of a drop in price for
some time to come. In f a c t one repre-sentative
of a large refinery who called
on our merchants the other day said
t h a t i t may advance to as high as 12
cents per pound by the time the preserv-ing
season arrives. We remain strictly
neutral as to suggesting t h a t housewives
buy their sugar now for f u t u r e use in
preference to waiting with the hope
that the price takes a tumble, but many
of the women are buying large quan-tities.
White Mice
Some time ago Harold Weidman re-ceived
a pair of white mice f r om Barton
Swarr of Philadelphia and in a surpris-ingly
short time they have become the
progenitors of a numerous family. Mr.
Swarr, who is a former Lititzite, has
800 of the little animals and makes a
business of breeding them. Besides
selling them for pets, he supplies zoo-logical
gardens, the mice being used
for snake food, and there is also a
market for them in experimental work
in medical schools. He receives an
average of twenty-five cents apiece for
them.
F i f t e e n or more years ago white mice
were all the rage among the boys in
town. One pair of mice was responsible
and they multiplied by leaps and bounds
until the town was overrun with them.
Then the fad died out and not a single
white mouse was to be found in town.
NUMEROUS PERSONS CALLED TO THE
GREAT BEYOND.
Death of Mrs. Rose V. Weltmer
The sudden passing away of Rose V.,
widow of the late Dr. J . G. Weltmer,
which occurred at the Lancaster Gen-eral
Hospital at 6.30 A. M. last Friday,
came as a surprise to most people. On
Thursday morning, April 20, she walked
into her yard, soon a f t e r which she took
seriously ill. On the same afternoon
she was taken to the hospital to be
operated upon for internal troubles, but
already her case had become so serious
t h a t it was deemed best not to operate.
Surrounded by her sister, Mrs. Mary
Keller, and her niece, Mrs. G. D. Bitzer,
she passed away at the hour above
named. Her age was 65 years and 4
months. Mrs. Weltmer was a daughter
of the lateDr. William and Tamar Shelly,
born in the village of Warwick. She
attended the Lititz public schools and
l a t e r Linden Hall Seminary. She be-came
the wife of Dr. Weltmer, a well-known
dentist, and together they lived
here until his death in the year 1900.
Two children were born to the couple,
but both haye died. A granddaughter,
Miriam Weltmer, who lived with the
deceased, survives; two sisters, Mrs.
Mary Keller, of this borough, and Ellen,
wife of T. J. Stewart, of Trenton, N.
J . , also survive. Mrs. Weltmer was a
member of the Moravian church for
many years. The funeral took place
Monday afternoon f r om the home of her
niece, Mrs. Bitzer, with services in the
Moravian church and interment in the
Moravian cemetery. Rev. E. S. Hagen
delivered a splendid funeral discourse;
Rev. H. R. Gibbel read an appropriate
t e x t and Rev. Nagle, of Lancaster, eulo-gized
on the life of the deceased. The
remains were a t t i r ed in a black shroud,
covered with an eiderdown blanket and
reposed in a black cloth-c.overed casket
with extension bar handles and name
plate. There were many beautiful floral
tributes.
Death of an Infant
Vernon- M i i t e r ^ f e i d n f a i ' i t son of Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Sturgis,of this borough,
died on Friday afternoon a t the home of
his parents, from convulsions, aged 12
days. Funeral services took place from
the parents' home on Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock and interment was made in
the Moravian cemetery.
Mrs. Mary L. Leed
Mary L. Leed, widow of Jacob Leed,
who died on t h e 22nd of March, followed
her husband into rest at her home on
Lincoln Avenue, in. this borough, on
Sunday at 3 P. M., at t h e age of nearly
forty-three years. Tuberculosis and a
general nervous breakdown caused her
untimely death. Mrs. Leed's maiden
name was Bender and she was born in
Columbia. For some years she resided
with her husband in Rothsville, where
she was united with the Lutheran
church. Fifteen years ago the couple
became residents of this place. She
leaves four children : Ralph, Edna,
Mary and Elwood, all at home. Two
sisters, Miss Lizzie Bender and Mrs.
William Neidermyer, both of Rothsville;
her mother, Mrs. Rose Uhlig, of Roths-ville,
and these step-brothers survive:
H. G. Uhlig and William Uhlig, of Roths-ville,
and Frederick Uhlig, of Lancas-ter.
The funeral services were held at
her late home on Wednesday morning
at 8.30 o'clock in the Rothsville Luther-an
church at 9.30 o'clock. Interment
was made in the adjoining cemetery.
Rev. Weicksel officiated.
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j Another Great Serial Story
Spring is here and the circus is com-ing
to town. When ? Beginning next
week in the RECORD, we will publish
the great serial story, "Polly of the
Circus." This serial will delight all of
our readers, young and old, and there is
a pleasing romance throughout that
makes you fall in love with " P o l l y " and
others connected with this tale of the
sawdust ring.
Local Autoist Acquitted
In court at Lancaster this week Nor-man
Brubaker, of this place, was award-ed
a verdict in a suit brought against
him by Frances B. Kofroth. The plain-tiff
and her husband were driving on the
Lititz turnpike when their team was
struck by Brubaker's auto. Mrs. Kaf-roth
alleged she was thrown out and in-jured
and no signal was given by the
auto. The defense claimed the collision
was unavoidable.
The case of Landis J . Kofroth against
Brubaker to recover the value of the
horse, which was injured in the collision,
was non-suited, as the suit was improp-erly
brought before a magistrate, f r om
which an appeal was taken.
PROPOSED SILK MILL FOR LITITZ
Company Wants to Come Here from
Newark and Asks Little Financial Aid
A promoter, representing a Newark,
N. J . , silk mill company, was in town
Saturday making inquiries as to the
selling price and adaptability of several
buildings with the contemplation of in-stalling
a silk mill. He will take up the
issue in the near future with Town
Council and the Young Men's. Business
League, bringing a representation of
the officials of the Newark mill here for
a conference. Little if any local capi-tal
would be required.
I t is the same company t h a t considered
locating here some years ago. It is the
intention to install the latest silk weav-ing
machinery and pay sufficient wages
to a t t r a c t working people here. The
old trap factory building is one of the
locations being considered,
MISS EMMA SIIENEBERGER IMPROVING
Bullet Which Lodged in Her Back Has
Been Removed and She is Gaining
Strength Daily.
Miss Emma D. Sheneberger, who was
the victim of a murderous a t t a c k by her
disappointed lover, John P. Singley, Mon-day
evening, April 17, a t the home of her
parents in this borough, appears to be
on a f a i r way to recovery. Singley, It
will be recalled, committed suicide a f t er
firing two shots into Miss Sheneberger's
body. The one bullet emerged at her
jaw, but the one which entered her l e ft
breast was imbedded in her back. Ow-ing
to the young lady's weakened con-dition
Dr. E. E. Evans, the attending
physician, did not deem it advisable to
remove the bullet for several days. It
was extracted on Friday evening. Miss
Sheneberger is daily gaining more
strength and from present indications
will soon be in good health.
Double Tragedy Occurred 20 Years Ago
I t is a singular coincidence that the
terrible tragedy a t this place on Mon-day,
April 17. when John P. Singley
committed suicide a f t e r making an un-successful
attempt to murder Miss
Emma Sheneberger, occurred j u s t twen-ty
years a f t e r Joseph Dougherty fatally
shot himself and wife at the home of
.,her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Car-penter,
at what was then Centre street,
Warwick. Many of our readers well
remember the occasion, which was the
first of its kind to occur in this locality.
School Tax Rate Fixed at 10 Mills
The school t a x r a t e for Lititz borough
during the ensuing year will be 10 mills.
This r a t e was levied at the meeting of
the school board last week, and it was
decided t h a t of the 10 mills tax, 6 mills
should be used for general purposes and
4 mills for building purposes. At the
present time the school tax r a t e is 7
mills, while the total taxation is 15J
mills. With the additional school t a x it
will of course be 18J mills. This amount
is only one mill in excess of the total
taxation of Lititz during the years 1906-
07-08 or thereabouts. •
Old Lititz Boy Turns Up
Forty-two years ago Henry Holl l e ft
these p a r t s and finally drifted to Char-leston,
S. C., where he has been living
for many years. He was born and rais-ed
in the house on the corner of East
Orange street and Raspberry alley, now
owned by Joseph Bollinger. Last Sat-urday
he came here and is spending a
week among relatives at Lancaster and
friends a t Lititz. He was deeply inter-ested
in the Moravian church Easter
exercises, having been a Moravian Sun-day-
school scholar in his boyhood days.
Six years ago he was here on a brief
visit. He is master painter for the trac-tion
company at Charleston. Of course
he enjoys being here and meeting his
old friends, such as are still remaining.
602 Water Taps in Borough
Few persons have any knowledge of
how many homes and places of business
t h e r e are in Lititz that are connected
with the borough water system. On
Wednesday Water Superintendent Wal-t
e r Miller made the 600th connection
with the water mains. He also, made
two other taps later in the day, and
thus there are 602 places with this con-venience.
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will merit a pleasant relationship with
these new patrons for many years to
come.
—Ladies', men's and children's sum-mer
underwear now on sale at Diss-inger's.
TRAVELERS NEAR AND FAB
A COLUMN TO KEEP YOU IN TOUCH
WITH OLD AND NEW NAMES
The Whereabouts of Your and Our
Friends as Thev Move To and Fro.
Mrs. G. Herman Goetz of Harrisburg
spent several days in town.
Mr. E. L. Garber spent l a t t e r part of
last week in New York city.
Mrs. Lewis Simcox of Kinderhook was
here with relatives f o r a f ew days.
Mr. Howard Hollinger of Honeybrook
visited his parents on Saturday and Sun-day.
Mr. Elam Fasnacht of this place is
spending the week with his sister near
Millway.
Mrs. Michael Huber of near Jones-town,
Lebanon county, spent several
days hereabouts.
Mr. Daniel U. Oehme, of East Earl,
visited his sick sister, Mrs. Reuben
Diehm, on Sunday.
Mrs. T. W. Harper, of Christiana,
spent Easter with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. K. Bender.
Miss Leona Gingrich of Manheim was
t h e guest of her aunt, Mrs. Mary C.
Gingrich, on Sunday.
Mr. Allen Putt, employed at Eddy-stone,
near Philadelphia, spent Easter
here with his mother.
Mrs. Homer Nelson, of New Holland,
spent several days in town. Mr. Nelson
also spent Easter here.
. Mr. Lloyd Ritchie of Ashland spent
several days with bis parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer C. Ritchie.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sturgis and
daughter Helen, of Lancaster, visited
Lititz relatives on Sunday.
Mr. J . Edward Buch, a student a t the
State Forest Academy near Mont Alto,
was home for several days.
Mr. Paul Evans, of Philadelphia, spent
Easter here. His wife and son John
spent several days in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Badorf of Eph-r
a t a enjoyed Easter Sunday under the
parental roof in our borough.
Mrs. Anna Fry, of Nazareth, was
among her Lititz relatives and former
friends during the Eastertide.
Mr. Luke Grosh of Philadelphia was
here from Sunday to Monday visiting
his mother, brother and sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Kreider
spent f r om Saturday to Monday with
their daughter at Camden, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Graul and the
f o r m e r ' s brother Harry of Landisville
were Eastertide visitors in town.
Dr. N. L. Swift and wife of Lancaster
enjoyed the pretty Easter services in
the local Moravian church last Sabbath.
Mr. H a r r y Herr, employed in Phila-delphia,
spent from Saturday to Mon-day
with his mother, Mrs. Samuel Wal-ters.
Mr. David Hoke, employed as a d r a f t s -
man in the Bethlehem Steel Co. plant,
Bethlehem, spent Easter at his home
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zook of Camp
Hill, Cumberland county, visited the
f o r m e r ' s parents in town for several
days.
Mr. Owen Hershey, a student in the
business department of the Penna Uni-versity
in Philadelphia, was home for a
week.
Mr. Barton Swarr and two sons, of
Philadelphia, spent a few days in town
with the f o r m e r ' s mother, Mrs. B. B.
Hertzler.
Mr. Clayton H. Bomberger of Phila-delphia
spent Saturday to Monday with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob H.
Bomberger.
Miss Edna Brookmyer, a student
nurse in the German Hospital, Philadel-phia,
spent a f ew days at the home of
her parents.
Mr. Warren Souders, a railway mail
clerk at the New York city terminal,
spent a week here with his f a t h e r C.
Wal. Souders.
Mr. Joseph Ebersole, a bookkeeper at
the McCall's Ferry power plant, was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Trout-wine
on Easter.
Mr. Arthur Smith, of Chester, whose
wife spent last week here, enjoyed
Easter at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Heineman.
Misses Ruth Stockton and Olive Ston-er
and Mr. Roy Workman, State Nor-mal
School pupils at Millersville, were
home f r om last to this week.
Mr. John Schneider, of Baltimore,
Md., spent f r om Friday to Monday with
his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
J . Schmidt, on East Orange street.
Mrs. William P r a t t and son, of Harris-burg,
spent several days in town with
her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Becker.
Mr. P r a t t spent Saturday and Sunday
here.
Mrs. Frank Dengate spent several
days, including Easter, at the home of
her mother at Niagara Falls, N. Y., and
with Mr. Dengate's parents at Elyria,
Ohio.
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MONTHLY MEETING OF BORO COUNCIL
Additional Street Lights to be Placed
and New Foot Crossings Made. Many
Bills Approved
Town council held its regular monthly
meeting oh Monday evening with Chief
Burgess Marks and councilmen Miller,
H. H. Bomberger, J. H. Bomberger,
Haverstick, Masser and Dr. Posey pres-ent.
Geo. L. Hepp, of the Springs Com-mittee,
was present and asked council
to clean the creek under the Broad
s t r e e t bridge, so t h a t the creek in the,
Spring grounds can be cleaned to better
advantage.
P. A. Shaw, civil engineer, of Lancas-ter,
appeared before council and spoke
about making a borough plan with a
view of providing f o r a sewage system
at the same time.
The Street Committee reported pro-gress
in preparing Main, South Broad,
Front and North Cedar streets, for oil.
The same committee was instructed to
make concrete foot crossings over Front
s t r e e t on the east side of Water street,
and over the same street on the east
side of Cedar Street, and to correct the
s t r e e t g u t t e r at the l a t t e r place as soon
as curbs and g u t t e r s have been placed in
position on the North side of said Front
s t r e e t.
The secretary was instructed to notify
all property owners on the north side of
Front s t r e e t who have not yet done so,
to set curbs and make gutters from
Broad s t r e e t eastward.
The Water Committee was instructed
to lay a four-inch water main on North
Broad s t r e e t from Market s t r e e t to the
borough limits.
Instructions were given the Light
Committee to have two street lights
placed on North Cedar street at Hel-man's
row, one on West Lincoln avenue
at the residence of Mrs. Katherine Bear,
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Royal Italian Fireworks for July Fourth
Owing to t h e g r e a t demand f o r powder
and other materials used in the manu-f
a c t u r e of fireworks, there was some
doubt expressed by members of the
Fourth of J u l y Springs Committee as to
whether the high grade of fireworks al-ways
shown here on July 4 could be se-cured.
The committee has been on the
job regarding the m a t t e r and as a result
they have been notified t h a t the famous
RoyalTtalian fireworks can be secured,
although costing somewhat more money.
These fireworks were shown here last
year and one and all s t a t ed that it was
the greatest display in the history of
the town. At a meeting of the Springs
Committee held on Wednesday evening
it was decided to again secure the
Italian fireworks and an order will short-ly
be placed for a display that promises
to eclipse last y e a r ' s pretentious one.
Good news, indeed.
Rheumatism Caused It
For the first time since he became a
member of t h e Moravian trombone choir
ten or more years ago, Mr. Harry Kep-j>
el, the well-known cornetist, was un-able
to accompany the musicians on
their annual tour about the town Easter
morning. Mr. Keppel has been ailing
with rheumatism for the p a s t ten weeks,
and although improving, deemed it best
not to expose himself to the inclement
weather Sunday morning. However,
he was not forgotten by t h e trombonists,
who sent him his portion of the lunch
always given them a f t e r their return
f r om the t r ip about the town.
Wins Another Oratorical Prize
Rev. Edgar G. Diehm, who attends
J u n i a t a College, Huntingdon, and is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Diehm, of
Elm, Penn township, was awarded the
first prize at the sixth annual contest
of the Intercollegiate Oratorical Society
held at Harrisburg last Thursday even-ing.
There were four contestants.
Rev. Diehm took for his subject, "God's
P a t h to Universal Peace" and in con-cluding
his oration said t h a t peace could
only be gained when a nation-wide un-derstanding
of God's peace, love, right-eousness
and brotherhood were estab-lished
throughout the world. The first
prize carried with it a purse of $75.
This is the third year t h a t Rev. Diehm
has participated in the annual debate of
this society, and has been awarded a
prize on each occasion, his first and
second year efforts being rewarded with
second prize. Rev. Diehm spent Easter
here and delivered a s t i r r i ng sermon to
a large audience in the Church of the
Brethren in the evening.
Band Booking Many Engagements
That the L i t i t z band is j u s t as popular
as ever is evidenced by the fact that
Business Manager Lewis Huebener has
already closed contracts for engage-ments
for miles around for almost all
the Saturdays and other days during
July and August. The band will begin
practising j u s t as soon as Prof. Keppel,
t h e leader, who has been suffering with
rheumatism, is able to resume his post.
UNFAVORABLE WEATHER FAILED TO
MAR THE FESTIVITIES
Excellent Services in Churches and Sun-day-
school Attended and Enjoyed by
Large Audiences
Undaunted by the fact that nature
failed to lend her enchantment to the
day, the residents of Lititz enjoyed a
most glorious Easter. True, the hoped-for
bright rays of t h e sun which failed
to materialize would have been more in
keeping with the occasion than the chilly
p e n e t r a t i n g air and occasional light rains
which prevailed throughout the entire
day. This condition did not materially e f -
f e c t the observance of the event, for if
the skies were overcast, none of this
cloudiness or lack of color was reflected
inside t h e homes and houses of worship,
as they were gaily bedecked with spring
blooms. Many former' residents and
others came here for t h e Eastertide and
many happy gatherings were in order,
and feasting and joyously celebrating
were much in evidence. While the
weather did mar the customary prom-enade
about town somewhat on this
day, the people did not remain away
f r om the religious services in the
churches and Sunday-schools. Every-where
large audiences were in attend-ance,
and appropriate sermons, exer-cises
and delightful musical programs
were greatly enjoyed. An account; of
the various services of the day follows:
MORAVIAN
Inspiring strains by the trombone
choir as they passed about the town in
an auto truck between the hours of 2
and 4 A. M, heralded the gladsome
Easter day. Many persons did not re-sume
their slumbers a f t e r being awak-ened
by the trombone choir but instead
prepared t o attend the early service in
the church. This was held a t 4.45 o'clock
and was largely attended. After sing-ing
and the reading of part of the
Easter morning litany by Rev. Hagen,
assisted by Revs. Stengel and Herm-staedt,
a procession was formed in the
rear of the church, headed by the trom-bone
choir and the three ministers, when
they marched to the Moravian grave-yard,
where a hollow square was form-ed
and the litany was concluded, con-
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Shell of Grave Digger on Display
Frank Rader has another interesting
exhibit in the window of his store this
week. It consists of the shell-like cov-ering
of an armadillo, arranged into
basket shape, and was received by the
daughter of our townsman Jacob Bach-man
f r om a friend in northern Mexico,
where the animals are plentiful. The
armadillo is a rather hideous looking
animal, and is known in some sections
as a grave digger, owing to its ability
when in danger to use its long, power-ful
claws by which it can bury itself
several f e e t below the surface of the
ground in several minutes.
Received a Censored Letter
The RECORD is in receipt of a letter
f r om Mrs. D. B. Betzner, of Berlin, On-taria,
Canada, which was opened and
censored by the Canadian authorities
and again sealed before being permitted
to take its course to this country. Mrs.
Betzner writes that she has never lost
an issue of the RECORD since she left
home. She also s t a t e s t h a t the weather
there of late is fine, previous to which
it had been raining most of the time.
She f u r t h e r says t h a t she supposes the
people in Lititz and vicinity have been
digging garden, but that they will not
be able to do such work until a few
weeks later.
A Cold Bath
Mr. Albert Gochenour, residing on
Spruce s t r e e t , had an unexpected cold
bath on Thursday evening last. Eman-uel
Hall, the carpenter, went to see Mr.
Gochenour f o r the purpose of consulting
him about an addition to t h e rear of his
house. Mr. Gochenour procured a yard-stick
and s t a r t e d to walk over the bed
covering the cistern to take measure-ment
when the boards gave way and
down he went into the water. Mr. Hall
caught him by the collar and held his
head above the water level until help
came t o extricate him. He wasn't hurt
but remarked that it was awful cold.
No More 30 Cent Shad
One of our citizens displayed a fine
roe shad to several men the other day
and the usual question, "What did it
c o s t " followed, whereupon the owner
of the fish said " T h i r t y cents." One
of the hearers really belieyed him and
asked where. He was told and then he
hurried off to g e t a shad f o r t h i r ty cents.
Ere long he returned to the party of'
men and said, "Thirty cents, nothing,
t h e y ' r e $1.30." Yes, indeed, the days»
of 30-cent roe shad are over.
—A big variety of men's and boys,
sport shirts a t Dissinger's.