Menno M. Fry & Bro. are already buying 1881 tobacco.
~ The Lititz Record, 02-Sept-1881, Page 3, Column 4
Items of Interest
The New Era says that a charter was granted on Tuesday to the Stevens Beneficial Association, of Lititz, for the benefit of unmarried persons. The petitioners for the charter were A. B. Reidenbach, F. B. Buch, M. M. Fry, H. H. Tshundy, J. G. Weltmer and J. A. Buch.
~ The Lititz Record, 30-Sept-1881, Page 3, Column 6
Dissolution.
New Firms - New Enterprises.
About five years ago Mr. Menno M. Fry, of Rothsville, removed his cigar factory to this place. His business grew rapidly and orders came in from the Eastern and Western States. Owing to the increasing demand for his goods, he was compelled to enlarge his manufacturing facilities, and a few years ago built the tobacco warehouse and cigar factory on North Broad street, a building familiar to all our citizens. Located in the centre of the richest tobacco-growing section of Lancaster county, he saw the advantages of the leaf tobacco trade, and taking his brother, N. C. Fry, into partnership, they commenced packing and dealing in Pennsylvania leaf.The new firm was successful in the venture, and last year packed about five hundred cases of the much prized ’80 crop. This branch of their business growing so large demanded the entire attention of the senior member of the firm, and in order to give it the attention required, he disposed of his interest in the cigar trade to N. C. Fry, the junior member, and H. H. Miksch, the foreman in this department, who together have had the management of the same for the past year and a half, they continuing the old business under the new firm of Fry & Miksch.
Of the senior member of the new firm nothing need be said, as he is well known to the trade. Mr. Miksch is a young man of strict integrity and good business qualifications, having been successfully engaged in every branch of the tobacco trade from the growing to the manufacture of it.
Many of our citizens are not aware of the business done in the cigar line by the old firm. Their shipments for the last year run up to four millions [sic] of cigars, requiring the handling of from sixty to seventy-five thousand dollars. The new firm will no doubt push ahead in the future as the old one did in the past, and we hope that their trade may grow, and that its brands may become familiar to all lovers of good cigars in the Union, and that its members may wax fat and wealthy.
M. M. Fry has associated himself with another gentleman of this place, in the leaf trade, and we expect to see this branch of the business grow rapidly under the fresh impetus it has secured by the new addition to it. The new firm has already shown its energy in securing two hundred cases of the present crop on the poles. It has been the largest local buyer in this section. We hope it will come into line with the largest packers in the county ere long.
~ The Lititz Record, 07-Oct-1881, Page 3, Column 2
Notice.
The co-partnership heretofore existing between Menno M. Fry and Nathan C. Fry, under the firm name of Menno M. Fry & Bro., is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The business of manufacturing cigars will be continued by Nathan C. Fry and Hayden N. Miksch, late foreman of the manufactory, who have this day entered into a co-partnership, under the name of Fry & Miksch. All liabilities and outstanding accounts due Menno M. Fry & Bro., will be assumed and collected by the new firm of Fry & Miksch.Thanking the trade for their generous patronage in the past, and soliciting a continuance of the same for the new firm, we remain,
Very Respectfully,
Menno M. Fry
Nathan C. Fry.
Lititz, Oct. 1, ’81.~ The Lititz Record, 14-Oct-1881, Page 3, Column 6
Some Local Points.--
James H. Page, cigar dealer of Boston, failed last week. Liabilities $40,000, assets $45,000. Among the losers in this neighborhood are Menno M. Fry, of Lititz, and J. M. Hahn, of Manheim.
~ The Lititz Record, 21-Oct-1881, Page 3, Column 2
Notice.
The co-partnership heretofore existing between Menno M. Fry and Nathan C. Fry, under the firm name of Menno M. Fry & Bro., is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The business of manufacturing cigars will be continued by Nathan C. Fry and Hayden N. Miksch, late foreman of the manufactory, who have this day entered into a co-partnership, under the name of Fry & Miksch. All liabilities and outstanding accounts due Menno M. Fry & Bro., will be assumed and collected by the new firm of Fry & Miksch.
Thanking the trade for their generous patronage in the past, and soliciting a continuance of the same for the new firm, we remain,
Very Respectfully,
Menno M. Fry
Nathan C. Fry.
Lititz, Oct. 1, ’81. ~ The Lititz Record, 21-Oct-1881, Page 3, Column 6
Hail Insurance.--
A meeting of prominent tobacco growers and other citizens was held at the Franklin House, in the city of Lancaster, on Monday afternoon. John H. High was called to the chair, and Johnson Miller chosen secretary. After some discussion in regard to the matter that Lancaster was the largest tobacco-growing county in the State, and the necessity of a company to protect our farmers of this crop from its destruction by hail, which was so serious in some sections of this county during the summer, it was agreed to organize a home company, and the following officers and directors were elected: Peter S. Reist, of Lititz, President; I. A. Stober, of Schoenech, Vice President; Dr. P. J. Roebuck, of Lititz, Treasurer; Johnson Miller, of Lititz, Secretary. Directors-John H. High, of East Earl twp., James Collins, of Colerain twp., Menno M. Fry, of Warwick twp., Daniel Herr, of Pequea twp., Henry S. Eberly, of Clay twp.
The name of the organization will be the Lancaster County Mutual Hail Insurance Company. The business office will be located at Lititz. An application will be made to the Governor for a charter in due time, and books opened to receive applications for insurance. The company will be put in running order as soon as agents for each township in the county have been appointed.
~ The Lititz Record, 28-Oct-1881, Page 3, Column 2
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