Death claims Breshtown boy after long illness
Robert E. Warner 40 limitson died at York Hospital Monday evening after months of suffering from a leg injury and bone disease following a buggy accident near McSherrystown in August 1912. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Warner of Breshtown. Funeral services will be at his home then Bart's meeting house Union Township with Rev S A Crabill officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Warner
Harvey Warner
Breshtown
York hospital
Charles H. Eyster
McSherrystown
Bart's meetinghouse
Union township
S. A. Crabill
United Brethren church
Hanover
Francis X. Smith Rites Set In Conewago Chapel
Francis Xavier Smith aged 73 died at his daughter’s home in Oxford township after a long illness. He farmed in Mt. Pleasant township before moving two years ago. Survived by one son William and two daughters Mrs. Frank Hemler and Mrs. Harry Smith. Funeral Wednesday February 26 with high mass at Conewago Chapel. Interment in chapel cemetery. Ephraim Sanders died at his daughter’s home in Fountain Dale aged 67 years with five brothers and one sister surviving. Funeral Saturday at noon from the house and service at Fountain Dale Methodist Church, interment in Union Cemetery Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Xavier Smith
Adams county
Harry Smith
Oxford township
Mt. Pleasant township
Mary Klunk
Hanover
William Smith
Mt. Rock
Frank Hemler
EPHRAIM SANDERS
Carroll Martin
Fountain Dale
Hamiltonban
John Sanders
Waynesboro
Ambrose
James
Howard Sanders
Harry Sanders
Liberty township
Charles McIntire
Hamiltonian
Union cemetery
Fairfield
Bruce Ross Delp Obituary Notice Near Pine's School House Cum berland County
Bruce Ross Delp aged 2 years 11 months 6 days died at his parents home near Pine's School House Cumberland County at 2 30 p m Tuesday He is survived by his parents a sister Mildred two grandfathers Frank Delp Uriah and William Slaybaugh York Springs Funeral Friday with a 10 o'clock gathering at home and services and interment at Ground Oak church to follow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Ross Delp
Earl Delp
Pine’s School House
Cumberland County
Mildred
Frank Delp
Uriah
William Slaybaugh
York Springs
Ground Oak church
Gilliland and Clapper Die After Pneumonia Illness
Samuel Alexander Gilliland aged 78 years 8 months 22 days died at his son W F Gilliland's Gettysburg home after a brief pneumonia illness. He was born in Straban township and attended Great Conewago Presbyterian Church. Survived by a son in Gettysburg and a daughter in Straban. funeral at Galliland home interment in River Green cemetery. Mrs Miles Clapper of Huntington township died after a week with pneumonia at age 30 years 11 months. She leaves a husband and two children and her parents Mr and Mrs Barney Kemper Bermudian. Funeral from the house with burial at Lower Bermudian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Alexander Gilliland
W. F. Gilliland
Carlisle street
Mr. Gilliland
Straban township
Great Conewago Presbyterian church
Margaret McKnight
Gettysburg
R. K. Major
Gilliland
fivergreen
MILES CLAPPER
Wierman’s Mill
Huntington township
Barney Kemper
Bermudian
Lower Bermudian church
Paul Glatfelter
Reverend J N Currens Dies in Traer Iowa
Reverend J N Currens born in Gettysburg in 1856 died February 12 in Traer Iowa from pneumonia. He moved with parents to Illinois at age four and later entered ministry after working in business. He spent most of his life in Iowa and had many relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. CURRENS
Gettysburg
Traer
Iowa
Ilinois
George W. Young Dies After Civil War Service
George W. Young a Gettysburg native died February 2 in Shelley Idaho at age 96. Born in 1845 he served in the Civil War and planned to attend the Gettysburg celebration in July. He moved to Iowa in 1878 and in 1911 went to Shelley to live with a daughter. his body was taken to Clarinda Iowa for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Young
Gettysburg
Shelley
Idaho
Iowa
Clarinda
Mrs William Sheaffer Dies at Home on South Mountain
Mrs William Sheaffer died at her home along the South Mountain on Friday evening. She is survived by her husband two daughters Mrs Annie Bear and Mrs Elsie Yohn and four sons George John Lewis Sheaffer and Charles all residents of Franklin township. The funeral was held at Gardner's United Brethren church at Latimore Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WILLIAM SHEAFFER
South Mountain
Annie Bear
Elsie Yohn
George Sheaffer
John Sheaffer
Lewis Sheaffer
Charles Sheaffer
Franklin township
Gardner's
United Brethren church
Latimore
Births and death of Lewis Lerew at Bermudian to Portis Kansas
Lewis Lerew born Bermudian 1832 son of Isaac and Elizabeth Pentz Lerew. Died at Portis Kansas February 2. Went west in 1854. Married Lydia Jane Walker. survived by one son and four daughters. Member of Brethren church and served as minister and elder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LEWIS LEREW
Isaac
Elizabeth Pentz Lerew
Bermudian
Portis
Kansas
Lydia Jane Walker
Brethren church
Infant Walter Schurman Dies at Eight Months
Walter Schurman age eight months, son of Mr and Mrs Samuel B Schurman of Conewago township near Indian Run, died Monday evening from capillary bronchitis. Funeral Thursday February 27 from the house at 9 o clock with services and interment at St Pauls Dubs church conducted by Rev D B Lau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Samuel B. Schurman
Conewago township
Indian Run
St. Paul’s
Dubs
D. B. Lau
Miss Valeria Forney Dies in Mount Joy Township At About 30
Miss Valeria Forney died at her father Edward Forney's home in Mount Joy township on Tuesday at about age 30. A former Adams County schoolteacher she leaves her father and several brothers and sisters. Funeral on Thursday at 10 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VALORIA FORNEY
Valeria Forney
Edward Forney
Mount Joy township
Adams County
Harman Meals Dies After Prolonged Illness at 66
Harman Meals died after a lingering illness at his daughter Mrs. Emmett Weaver’s home in Mechanicsburg on Monday evening about 8 30 o’clock. He was aged 66 years and 8 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HARMAN
Emmett Weaver
Mechanicsburg
General Wagner Refuses to Commit on Resignation Rumor
General Louis Wagner, chairman of the Gettysburg Fifty Anniversary Commission, declines to confirm or deny reports of his impending resignation. He states he remains chairman through Friday when a meeting at the Union League is scheduled and notes dissension within the group and opposition from some local parties as possible factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumer
Louis Wagner
Wagner
Union League
iit
Gettysburg
Gettysburg College Edges Franklin and Marshall In Tight Win
Gettysburg College basketball won a thrilling game against Franklin and Marshall 25 to 23 after a score tied 20 apiece at full time required a five minute overtime. Mahaffie delivered the tying foul goal late as both teams played fast and hard throughout with the lead changing hands in the final minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg College
Franklin and Marshall
Mahaffie
Spelling Bee Planned at Rocky Grove School
County notes report a spelling bee at Rocky Grove school Straban township on Tuesday evening March 4. D M Hoffman of Brysonia gathered eleven eggs from ten ducks on Tuesday of this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Grove school
Straban township
D. M. Hoffman
Brysonia
Notable Huntington Resident Remembered
Months and 4 days. He was a former well known resident of Huntington township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington township
Freight Conductor Brenisholtz Killed in Harrisburg Sunday
Charles W. Brenisholtz a Harrisburg freight conductor and former Latimore township resident was killed Sunday. The incident report lists his death and ties to Latimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHAS. W. BRENISHOLTZ
Charles W. Brenisholtz
Harrisburg
Latimore township
Spring Sales Continue Drive High Prices At County Auctions
Reports from multiple farm auctions show cattle topping $60 per head with steady demand. Sawyer Brothers sale in Union township drew about 900 attendees, totaling $8438.62, best horse $242, best cow $52, mules $352, hogs $6 to $48, chickens $500. Other large sales followed, including Joseph Klunk in Mount Pleasant, J. M. Reinecker in Straban, D. E. Schwartz in Mount Joy, J. W. Maring in Cumberland, and Addison Leer in Straban, all posting strong totals and sizable crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawyer Brothers
Union township
John B. Base~hoar
Kline
Bollinger
Joseph Klunk
Mount Pleasant township
Thompson
Storm
Hem
J. M. Reinecker
Straban township
James Caldwell
C. C. Bi
D. E. Schwartz
Mount Joy township
G. R. Thompson
Schwartz
Alcoe Thompson
Parr
Addison Leer
Albert Slaybaugh
Aughinbaugh
Myers
William Cline
William P. Stoner
Conewago township
David Herr
Dr. Lindaman
Bonneauville
George Grove
Gettysburg
Berkshire
J. B. Basehear
H. W. Kline
George Strausbaugh
Cumberland township
P. A. Miller
Injury Drives Man to Death by Own Action
Solomon Shearer a 47 year old blacksmith near Abbottstown died by hanging in his barn after years of injury from a horse kick and a Hopkins hospital operation. He left a widow Maggie and eleven children. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm conducted by Rev Dr Adam Stunny at Salem Lutheran Church where he belonged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Shearer
Abbottstown
Johns Hopkins hospital
Baltimore
Frank Myers
Lester Myers
Paradise
Myers
J. C. Kreidler
Shearer
Maggie Shearer
Adam Stunyp
Salem Lutheran church
Robbed aged couple leads to arrest in Maryland
Three men Alf Decker Jim Saville and Chester Holies planned a daylight robbery at the home of Mr and Mrs Levi Smith in Whipp's Cove Fulton County They found 1400 in a bureau drawer and hid the loot Decker Saville and Holies were captured by Officer Heller in Hagerstown The men went toward Pittsburgh to avoid arrest and had spent stolen money including a gold piece and a 20 bill The trio was jailed in Hagerstown after arrests by Officer Heller with Former Sheriff Jere Mason present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Smith
Whipp
Smith
Pittsburgh
Monterey
West Virginia
Heller
Jere Mason
Fulton County
Saville
Hagerstown
Senate considers new Adams Cumberland road bill in state plan
State Senate discusses Hoke of Adams Franklin district bill to let the Highway Department take over a public road in Adams and Cumberland counties. Proposed route runs from Mount Rolly Springs through Hunters Run and Alga to the Cumberland Adams line then to Mount Tabor and Bendersville. Alternate Sproul route would go via Aspers and Idaville. Hoke supported Bigelow's reappointment as state highway commissioner while Collins voted against the Local Option bill, which failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Senate
Hoke
Adams-Franklin
State Highway Department
Adams
Cumberland
Mount Rolly Springs
Hunters Run
Alga
Mount Tabor
Bendersville
Aspers
Idaville
Gettysburg
Meiglerville
Cumberland County
E. M. Bigelow
Collins
Good Neighbors Help Build New Barn Near New Oxford
A large turnout in New Oxford saw neighbors and friends haul lumber by horse and wagon to Emanuel King’s farm for a new barn. Clinton Cashman, of New Oxford, will oversee construction with a carpentry crew after a fire destroyed the previous barn in October. Participants included Emerson Eckert Frank Carbaugh Daniel Krug Harry Slagle Edward Strawsbaugh John Klunk Rickrode Brothers Guy Smith Edgar Sneeringer John Miller Clem Lingg Peter Fleshman Harry Miller Andrew Rudisill and Joseph Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oxford
Emanuel King
Clinton Cashman
Messrs
Emerson Eckert
Frank Carbaugh
Daniel Krug
Harry Slagle
Edward Strawsbaugh
John Klunk
Rickrode
Guy Smith
Edgar Sneeringer
John Miller
Clem Lingg
Peter Fleshman
Harry Miller
Andrew Rudisill
Joseph Smith
Train delayed by fire near Hagerstown upsetting Waynesboro schedule
An accident on the Western Maryland Railroad near Hagerstown Tuesday night delayed the Waynesboro line for three hours. Passengers were unloaded at Edgemont and kept warm as a New Windsor woman fell ill on the way to Waynesboro and needed care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Maryland
Hagerstown
Waynesboro
Edgemont
Waynesboro Bride Miss Maude Hewitt to Wed Rex at M E Church
Invitations issued for the wedding of Miss Maude Hewitt of Waynesboro and George W. Rex of Gettysburg. The ceremony is set for Wednesday afternoon March 5 at 1 o clock in the Methodist Episcopal Church in Waynesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Rex
Miss Hewitt
Waynesboro
Runaway horses injure wagon at McMlhenny home
Two horses owned by King Mc Mhenny bolted on Tuesday throwing Mr McIlhenny from a wagon and crushing the vehicle. They dashed into the fence at the Mc Mhenny home and became badly tangled, but no serious damage resulted beyond the wrecked wagon and tangled animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Mc Mhenny
Mr. Mcllhenny
McThenny
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FRANCIS X. SMITH
Mr. Smith
SAMUEL A. GILLILAND
WALTER SCHURMAN
Philadelphia Public Ledger
George G. Meade Post
Philadelphia
Grand Army
Meade Post
Pennsylvania
The Ledger
Panama Canal
Goon
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