Adams County News (Newspaper) - January 6, 1912, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania County NeWs VOLUME GETTYSBURG PA SATURDAY JANUARY 6 NUMBER 7 WOULD PROVIDE DECENT BURIAL Hanson W Taylor Offers to Start Fund for Christian Burial of Un fortunate Residents who Die at the County Home An unusual offer was made at the accompanied meeting of the Boaid of Poor Directors burg oo Tuesday by Hanson W Taylor a retiring member who made a donation of the interest and principal if necessary to be used for the j tian burial of persons who die qt the County Home and have relatives who are financially unable to give them burial Mr Taylor makes the gift as a memorial to bis mother and hopes that if it is accepted it will be replenished as it diminishes by some who agrees with bis spirit in the donation TAKEN TO HOSPITAL C Stallsmith who fell from the root of the John Meals house on Carlisle street Tuesday morning was taken to the Harrisburg Hospital day afternoon where the right arm was permanently set The left arm fracture had been reduced in the ing right arm WHS broken both at the elbow and about an inch and a above and was given temporary treatment here The hospital surgeons have hopes of restoring the member to its full use Dr H fll Hartman the patient to HEALTH BOARD THOSE TAKEN BY MR GARVIN OUT OF DANGER Madison Buford street who has been under treatment at the Homeopathic Hospital Philadelphia tor acute eczema is reported out of danger Conductor Garvin had been in a condition for three weeks Under the provisions of the law the body of a deceased inmate of an alms bouse can be claimed by a relative provided the claimant pays the es of burial Otherwise it is ed A lodge or church can claim a body for burial while all bodies of soldiers and travelers who die denly though a traveler may be a vagrant are excepted from this law and must be buried at public expense Mr Taylor in making the gift tells a particularly pathetic incident which occurred at the County Home before he was a member of the Board ot Poor Directors A husband and wife bad been forced to seek at the institution and the husband died there Tbe wife was entirely without funds and was unable to prevent the body being sent to the State Anatomical Society for use for scientific purposes Another instance was in the death of an aged sister cot so long ago who died for a Christian burial It is to meet such cases that the offer of the gift was made Whether or it can be accepted and put to such use legally is now being investigated and if it can the Directors will de- vote it to the purpose intended At present the ordinary tramp who meets mdden death fares better than a dent of the county whose are not financially able to claim the body Even when no Christian burial is to be given Mr Taylor would have part of the fund go to a vice in the chapel of tbe home before an unclaimed body is are shipped away He explains the meager amount given by the fact that the larger he had intended to give was the expanses of his legal fight for tbe last year ot his term which he was particularly anxious WON PRIZES Fred entered three of his game chickens at tbe Baltimore try Show capturing and one third two first prizes PREPARING FOR AMATEUR PLAY Gettysburg High School Alumni Working Hard for Presentation of Esmeralda Cast is Announced Many Practices MAKES REPORT Will Advise People in the Future Concerning Laws Governing Con- Diseases Medical In- spector Council Proceedings HAND OF DEATH County Residents and those Who Formerly Lived Here Answer Final Summons Those who vive and the Funerals At the regular January meeting of the town council on Tuesday evening the Board of Health presented its an report for the past year A de- of was reported for the year and an appropriation of for the work of the coming year was asked MRS LOUISA SHANK is taken from a yette Indiana paper Mrs Louisa Shank for many years a resident of Lafayette died Saturday afternoon December 1.45 o'clock at her home North Sixth street Council met the deficit and granted j Her death was caused by organic heart Practice for the play to be given by the Gettysburg High School Alumni Association has been going on for some time and the play promises to be one of the best which has ever been the local association Esmeralda is a comedy drama by Frances Hodgson Burnett and liam H Gillette and ran for an entire season in New York City R number of years ago The plot is one tnat is full of life from the start to finish Tbe scenes are laid in North Carolina and Paris at the present time and the pro blem of international marriage is the chief characteristic throughout the en- tire The personnel of the is as Mr Elbert Rogers John Blocher Mrs Lydia Ann Rogers Mrs R H Bushman Miss Esmeralda Rogeis Amy Swops Dave Hardy Calvin Hartman Mr Edgar Miller Mr Jack Dasmond Clyde Bream Miss Nora Desmond Verna Kate Desmond Reba Miller George Drew Clinton Beard to i Marquis De Erie Diehl serve in order to secure certain action for the good of the County Home GREATEST CORN SHOW Indications point to the greatest corn show ever held in said Mr E S Bayard Secretary of the Pennsylvania Live Stock Breeders Association We have brought onr show within the reach of tbe fanner offering liberal prizes and having no entrance lees and the returns we are getting indicate that the farmers of Pennsylvania appreciate our efforts Cur exhibition in Duquesne Garden January best opportunity ever given the age farmer to show the worth of bis grain The prizes number 75 one of which is a pair of Chester White pigs for thirty ears of corn any variety and they are of a value far beyond tbo money price It is a Chart will open at tbe Peoples Drug Store Tuesday morning Jan nary Sth at 8 o'clock for the year's work to be available at once and the balance as needed hoard asked for of Harry B Bender term had expired The request was granted and Mr Bender chosen for a five year term The report states among other things During the year fourteen of the existence of communicable diseases were investigated by tbe health officer In a certain tion of such cases the judgment of a layman is not competent to warrant action of the Board thereon and to provide for such cases a medical in- spector was elected to serve at lar visit f for work done His vices were needed in two of the fen cases investigated tbe coming year the Board will put unto execution a plan knowledge of what is re- quired by the law in dealing with disease A etting forth the requirements is in of preparation This will be nailed to the head of each household n which contagious disease is id We hope by this means to secure t batter observation of the law at east removing the plea of ignorance of the law in the occasional cases of lagrant disregard of common sense which we frequently run Nine complaints were laid before the Board this year Upon tion two were found to be groundless The balance were abated without the necessity of recourse to legal The morbidity and vital ot the town for the past jear will be stated in a supplemental report to be made during the month The Board is of F Mark dent George E Stock H B Bender Dr Henry Stewart secretary and Dr J P Dalbey medical inspector William is health officer j The matter of securing the services of an engineer for the coming year j was discussed and Messrs Keith Butt and Armor were appointed to look into the matter of the applications received j up to this time and to secure other I available applicants if found able Up to the present time there CLASSES MEET A very pleasant evening spent at tbe hoice of C Wilson by organized Sunday classes of the Union Those present Mr and Mrs Peter Riggeal Peter Mrs C J Wilson Trim mer Mrs Latimer J T Hummer Messrs William Arnold George Ti immer Latimore Rudisill John Mickley Leslie Roy Mackley Howard Deardorff Maurice Irostle William Missei Sadie Hersbey Ruth Riggeal Riggeal Fannie Arnold Mary Bucher 1 Anna Eva Wolfe Lull Roth Lanra Wilson E Deardorff Mary Riggeal Messrs wonderful opportunity forborne faimer james trouble and she bad been a path nt sufferer for many months Mrs Shank was born April 28 1844 near the famous battlefield of Gettysburg and was a woman still living in tbe old home when that bloody battle was fought She remembered many of the thrilling events of that period and in a most intelligent manner related some of the war stories that came under her own observation Mrs Shank was the mother of Flora and Cairie are so well and known to all uf HOT people They are owners of the store at the corner of Main and Fifth streets The sympathy of many friends go out to them in ibis bereavement One sister ot the deceased resides in Kansas City while a brother and sister live near Gettysburg HENRY BARBEHENN Henry a former resident of Gettysburg died in a pital Sunday He leaves a daughter two brothers and two sisters Charles E Barbehenn of street William Barbehenn and Mrs John of South Washington street and Mrs J A lawney of West Middle street The funeral was held from home on South Washington street at half past one Tnes MRS J W SLAYBAUGH Mrs J W Slaybaugh at her home in Huntington township on day noon from neuralgia of the heart aged 53 jears and 8 days The funeral services were held from the late residence of the deceased Thur morning at 9 HO o'clock with inter- ment at the Upper Bermudian church Rev Mr Smith officiating MRS ABNER MARKS Mrs Ahner Marks died suddenly from paralysis at her home in Reading township last Saturday evening aged abont 65 years Surviving are her husband one son and one daughter George ler of Hamilton township is a WORLEY Miss J Masemer and ter B of Latimore ship were married at on Thursday by Ritchie Smith The bride is a daughter of Mr and A.Masenier and the groom is a son of Mrs A wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride on Sunday to a ber of guests including Mr and Mrs H B Pearson of York Springs es Grace and Mary Worley Clarence Powers Mrs Samuel mer Misses Sarah Dora and Delia Masemer and Harry Masemer I RECOVERING FROM BURNS Ruth Leech who sustained painful on Tuesday morning is ing nicely at the home of Mr and Mrs John Ziegler en street As soon as she has recovered sufficiently she will be removed to her borne on West Middle TWO PRISONERS GIVEN HEARINGS and Brannen Given ings on Three Charges and Com- mitted for Trial in All Held at Jail CHURCH Preparatory services will be held at next Saturday and will be followed by Communion services on Sunday ASSEMBLY AND CHAUTAUQUA Arrangements for Joint Sessions of the Two Summer Meetings Made at Conference of Committees here Wednesday The en mm it tees of the burg Assembly and tbe Lutheran Summer Assembly met at tbe Pitzer House on Wednesday after- noon for the purpose of making pre- liminary arrangements tor the joint sessions in Dr T C er Dr John G Scorer and George L Kieffer represented tbe and Dr J A Singmaster Dr W A Granville and Rev S Winfield man the Lutheran Assembly Tbe to furnish ministers for the two Sundays of the period and are allowed the use of the tent whenever not engaged for the Chautauqua sessions The members ot tbe Assembly will pay admission fees to the Chautauqua the same as all CHILD'S DEATH The 12 year old child of to make a start in hogs or to win a reputation by taking one oC the ten ear prizes 1 Wilson son REVIVAL SERVICES Revival services still continue at and the interest as There will be services on Sunday morning and an opportunity to join the church on probation and also for baptism Preaching services at in the evening Re- may NG CLUE TO ROBBERY Not a cine has been found which lead to the of the who tbe safe of the Em- post office early Thursday morning The several inspectors from The postoffice department who were in have concluded their in- and returned to are three applicants W H Forman the present engineer Oscar D Me land wife died at their home in Millan who formerly held tbe j tington township on Monday and Adam E Kobr borough engineer pneumonia at Hanover The matter of the note which lias been carried by tbe Special Fund for some years was discussed and Mr i Codori and Mr Wihle appointed to confer with tbe auditors regarding its origin It was reported that the floor in the engine house under the place for the engine is in bad of putting in a plant to heat the engine bouse and in ter and keep hot water in the engine was also taken up and tbe property committee was instructed to make a thorough inspection of both and of conditions at tbe building in general a report to be made at tbe next Ira Day The funeral service was held Thursday at B o'clock with interment at Mt Victory church ROBERT S SCHRIVER A telegram was received Wed by Mrs Charles announcing tbe sudden death of her brother Robert S Schriver in San Francisco other persons and this is expected to be quite an item in view of the fact that the gathering represents the Lutheran church throughout the entire state It is probable that on special days the tent will be used for Cbau purposes in the morning and then the Assembly will unite Chapel is to be used for the special studies of the Assembly which include various classes on different lines of history missions and other forms of church work James and Joseph nen given hearings before Squire Hill at the county jail on Wednesday and both were committed for trial on charges of breaking jail burglary and assault and being charged with being accessories before tbe fact in tbe last case The fact that a hearing was to be held was kept quiet on account of the large crowd which would doubtless have gathered bad it become generally known In addition to tbe witnesses there were only a few people present and the cases were quickly disposed of District Attorney Wible conducted the cases for tbe Commonwealth and tbe prisoners were not represented The behavior of tbe two men was in striking contrast was completely subdued and gavn no evidence whatever of bravado When asked whether be wished to cross examine any of the witnesses he re- plied have say Brannen OR the other band entered the sheriff's office with a bold swing and when he was given a chance to questions announced with considerable gusto Mo sir not until I come court He with emphasis every time the customary opportunity was given During tbe hearing be puffed vigorously on a cigarette All precautions were taken to pre- vent any trouble from either The front door of the building bad two locks snapped and Sheriff Thompson and Constables Wilson and Shealer conducted the men from and to their cells Z J Peters of Guernsey was the first witness called He told of tbe burglary of his warehouse and of ing a coat a pair of boots and in cash tbe next Tbe coat ne testified be saw on Braunen the night of tbe arrest Fissel told of being struck by Gordon first with a milk bottle and he arose with a beer bottle used to hold vinegar The sheriff said HOLIDAY REUNION that Jimmy Butler another prisoner made an to secure the keys and prevent tbe jail delivery but was down by Branneu Gordon unlocked the door and tbe trio left Goidon hhd his clothes in cell John Shealer the next wit ess told of the arrest Hunter's Run by De- Bentley and himself He also told of their appearance and clothing when arrested testifying to Mr Peters identification of the coat Butler a prisoner told of heing struck could not identify his assailant Butler called for Archie Clay and he gave pursuit to the fugitives as told in these columns at the time It was not deemed necessary to hear any more witnesses and the prisoners were committed for trial INTERESTING FLITTING vival services have begun at York and Baltimore and although to he in charge of Rev L M Gardrer when the pastor is not aLle To be present No services at this point on Saturday evening A C Logan pastor PROPERTY SOLD Jacob Stock purchased the Quimby street from D J Terms will continue her millinery business at same location they were very reticent about giving any information abont what they were able to find it is not thought that they have any more information than the general public CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY David Troxell celebrated his sixth at his home on York street Wednesday All of his children were present and a happy time was i spent PASTORATE OF XAVIER CHURCH RESIGNED Fr T W to ed ill and inability to do the parish work resigned about two weeks ago but the resignation was not acted on by Bishop Shanahan until today Un- til spring Father Hayes will reside with bis brother at Emporium then with his family on the old homestead in county No further calculations are made In bis I health is fully recovered he Stake up his clerical work JOHN DOUGLAS John Douglas colored died in at four o'clock Monday afternoon from pneumonia and injuries received in a fall from a window while walking in a condition Mr had ill several days and about 4.30 Monday morning suddenly got out cf bed and walked straight a ing twenty feet to tbe ground below Re was born in New York State hut baa a number of relatives and friends living He H2 years The funeral was held on in Gettysburg with interment in tbe Colored cemetery On Saturday Mr and O Beard Sharetts gave a very pleasant dinner for a of relatives and friends at their home in Cumberland ship At tbe usual hour all in their turn were invited to the dining room The central figure was the big supply of roasted goose Those present Rev and Mrs Mrs O Beard Sharetts Mr and Mrs j A flitting which included twenty John Schwartz Mr and Mrs Jacob j two nne Belgian horses nineteen of Sharetts Mr and Mrs Edwin Benner which were full bred and ten import Mr and Mrs Dallas Plank Mr and Jed passed through Gettysburg Thursda Paul Heaver Jonas on the way from Howard County uel Schwartz Mrs John the John Gilliland farm and Mrs Samuel Weikert Mr an d near town Tbe flitting was that of Mrs Emory Fox John Epley I J B Twining who tbe farm i Misses Emma Maring Fannie I wartz Schwartz Murie Heaver Martha Margaret Weikert Epley Florence Fox Marguerite i Mildred Howard Benner ter Wilbur Weikert j Plank Jacob Weikert Letter heifer John Fox Robert Fox George months ago and will continue to raise the fine stock which was much ad Tired during a half hour's rest in tbe Square Tbe left Mr former home at two o'clock Tuesday morning Glen Rick was the first night's stopping place and Hanover tbe second day's terminal DICK GULP Miss Myrtle Gulp daughter of Mr Mis Charles of Gettysburg and Leo Dick of near town ried in the Catholic church Tuesday morning HEAVY HOG John W Funt ot route 2 ville killed a hog which weighed 509 pounds It was two years old TOOK 14 MILE WALK William Steinwehr avenue 73 years old took a fourteen mile walk on Tuesday his hike covering seven miles into the country and re- turn MEETING FOR MEN ONLY On Sunday morn ing Rev S A Fusick D D superintendent of the District of the Central Pennsylvania Conference will preach in tut Methodist Episcopal church In the 2.00 o'clock he will preach a sermon to men only to which all tbe men of the town are cordially invited In tbe evening the pastor will preach On Monday morning at he will the Fourth terly conference of the Gettysburg and Now Oxford charge CIRCULATING PAPER FOR GILBERT One last determined effort is being made by negro fraternal secret ties in which Leonidas Gilbert or his friends are affiliated to bring the for- mer bellhop's case before the Board of Pardons in the hope of saving the from tbe gallows for i shooting down Daniel Miller former proprietor of the Hotel Gettysburg I A tbe Methodist Episcopal age Thursday Rev L Dow OtC Robert G Trimmer Oxford and Estella May of
