Fire destroys six buildings and three horses in Gettysburg
Fire early Thursday morning destroyed the barn ice house slaughter house hog pen chicken house and work up house of Mrs. Morgan Mickley on Carlisle street. Three horses owned by Mrs Mickley J B Wineman and Vincent J Eekenrode perished. Loss estimated at 3000 with insurance renewed. Cause unknown. Firefighters faced delays arousing residents and fighting the blaze amid heavy smoke and sparks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Mickley
Carlisle street
Mickley
J. B. Wineman
Centre Square
Vincent J. Eekenrode
Verna Swartz
Samuel Waltman
Wineman
Mr. Mickley
Smith and Henschke Wedding at Conewago Chapel
William Smith of New Oxford and Annie Henschke of near Irishtown wed at Conewago Chapel in a morning nuptial mass. Attendants included Pius Smith, brother of the groom, and Elsie Smith of Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith
New Oxford
Annie Henschke
Irishtown
Conewago Chapel
Shields
Pius Smith
Misa Elsie Smith
Hanover
Monstrous 15 Inch Pepper Gift Noted by Paper
The News thanks Mrs. J. Weaner of route 7 for a remarkable pepper. It measures fifteen inches in one direction and fourteen inches the other with a perfect form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Weaner
route 7
Littlestown Forms Choral Society Under Prof Chase
The Choral Society of Littlestown organized under Prof Charles Haydn Chase, previously directing music at St Pauls Lutheran Church. About seventy five members expected, meetings set for Monday evenings in St Pauls Sunday school room. officers elected include Miss Vinnie Stomesifer President Rev J J Hill Vice President Miss Manola Hartman Secretary and Miss Lillie Harter Treasurer. Chase to organize a secondChoral Society at New Oxford with plans to visit this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlestown
Charles Haydn Chase
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Choral Society of
Arty
St. Paul’s Church
Vinnie Stomesifer
J. J. Hill
Manola Hartman
Lillie Harter
Chase
New Oxford
Busy Fall Life Keeps Adams County Busy
Corn harvest yields in Adams County are about half the average with some reports at three quarters. Apple picking and packing at the upper end of the county thrive as orchards become a model for students at State College. County fairs in York Hanover Carlisle and Hagerstown draw many residents while teachers host entertaining meetings monthly. Chestnut parties and shellbarks draw interest as cooler weather shifts attention to winter activities and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
State College
Winater
York
Hanover
Carlisle
Hagerstown
Driving accident injures child in Cumberland township
An ugly Wednesday evening crash occurred in front of the Washington House when the horse of Harry Sponseller backed onto the pavement and toppled the buggy. Mr and Mrs Sponseller and their young child were thrown out. the child was badly bruised but the parents unhurt. The horse fell, no further damage or serious injuries anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington House
Harry Sponseller
Cumberland township
Store Sold To Roy And John Zinn On Carlisle Street
The grocery business of Wentz and Culp on Carlisle street has been purchased by Roy and John Zinn who took possession this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wentz and Culp
Carlisle street
Roy
John Zinn
Big Catch Nets Two Bushels of Eels For Kralltown Pair
Isaac Hoffman and Charles Gettys of Kralltown hauled two bushels of eels Tuesday night, delivering a haul that included a four pound specimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Hoffman
Charles Gettys
Kralltown
Tramp Nuisance Topic Dominates County Meeting
The twenty third annual convention of county commissioners, solicitors, and clerks of Pennsylvania opened in the Adams County Court House. Speakers pressed a proposed law penalizing tramps and directing county work as part of penalties. Officers were chosen, sessions covered assessment timing, prisoner handling, and care of the poor, with Highway Commissioner Hunter discussing road costs and reinforced concrete bridges. Dr. Louis Weaver visited Gettysburg on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Adama County Court House
Neely
Burgess Holtzworth
Clement Dale
Bellefonte
Centre County
Dale
Wes
Wellsboro
West Chester
P. H. Dewey
Swithin Shortlage
Landenburg
Harry A. Stevenson
Lock Haven
John L. Dunlap
Provberotary
W. A. Taughinbaugh
Ministers Act On Divorce In West Pennsylvania Synod
The eighty fifth annual session of the Lutheran West Pennsylvania Synod met at College Lutheran Church. Elections named Rev. J. B. Wolf president after multiple ballots. The body approved remarriage restrictions for divorced members and heard reports from John Van Ness and Mrs. L. L. Sieber. Ordination and licensing of several ministers followed. The synod covers York, Adams, Franklin and Cumberland with about 33 000 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
Lutheran Church
Lutheran West Pennsylvania
J. B. Wolf
Glen Rock
H. B. Stock
Carlisle
G. M. Diffenderfer
Wolf
Stock
Diffenderfer
West Pennsylvania Synod
College church
General Synod
Richmond
Indiana
Mechanicsburg
E. D. Weigle
John Van Ness
Pennsylvania Bible Society
L. L. Sieber
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Henry Snyder
Baltimore
H. F.Coffelt
Woodstock
Virginia
8. Blank
Pittsburg
M. D. Geesey
Spring Grove
Henry Spangler
Charles Barnette
Brookville
Daniel E. Weigle
Clarence E. Arnold
York
Jacob Diehl
Greenbastle
York, Adams, Franklin
Cumberland
Geneval Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Maryland
Educational Meeting Among Hamilton Township Teachers
The first educational meeting of Hamilton township teachers gathered at Hartmans with all present. Songs recitations and dialogues framed the program. Welcome address by R J Sponseller. H Milton Roth spoke on the value of educational meetings. E E Jacobs and Gertie M Baker contributed addresses and essay. Next meeting set for November 6 at Pine Run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton township
Hartman’s
R. J. Sponseller
H. Milton Roth
E. E. Jacobs
Gertie M. Baker
Cabbage Shortage Threatens Saur Kraut Supply
Drought ruined the cabbage crop across the region this summer leaving only sparse yields. Cashtown to Latimore reports fair stalks, but most areas show near zero production, risking a crunch in sauerkraut and causing potential household grumbling unless groceries import extra carloads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashtown
Latimore
Aspers Woman and Son Arrested on Fugitive Theft Warrant
Mrs Mary Glant and her son Harry Taylor were arrested in Philadelphia on a fugitive warrant charging theft from their Aspers home. Detectives say items including a gold watch and bed linen were taken while Mrs Grant worked as a housekeeper for Jacob Grant, with the case tied to outside Adams county jurisdiction. Police note a wife cannot be convicted for theft from a husband, but arrest was required to honor the fugitive warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspers
Mary Glant
Harry Taylor
Philadelphia
Detectiva Tucker
Adams county
Jacob Grant
Tyler
Reading
Grant
Taylor
Mrs Annie Sneeringer Dies in Harrisburg Home
Mrs Annie Sneeringer aged about 40 died at 9 15 a m Wednesday at the home of her son Roswell Sneeringer in Harrisburg after years of ill health heart disease and dropsy were the immediate causes She was born at East Berlin daughter of John and Nancy Dellone married to Gregory Sneeringer of McSherrystown now deceased She lived with her brother Andrew Dellone in Hanover before moving to Harrisburg nine years ago where Roswell runs a grocery Her death leaves a grieving mother and a family linked to McSherrystown Hanover and East Berlin with relatives Vincent Timmins and Mrs Edward T Smith as sisters-in-law and a niece respectively
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Sneeringer
Roswell Sneeringer
Harrisburg
John
Nancy Dellone
East Berlin
Gregory Sneeringer
Samuel Sneeringer
McSherrystown
Vincent Timmins
Edward T. Smith
Hanover
Man killed crossing railroad tracks near Harrisburg in 1908
Edward Reiling of Water Street Gettysburg was struck and killed by a train in the Pennsylvania yards at Harrisburg Thursday night. The 42 year old, a traveling salesman for harvesting machinery, had visited the Hagers Town Fair and planned to seek work with the International Harvesting Company. He left Gettysburg with friends and boarded a Cumberland Valley train to Harrisburg. No witness to the accident. believed he tried to cross the tracks and was hit. He left a wife and two sisters, and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Battlefield Council 717 and Royal Arcanum. He had run for Sheriff in 1908. His body was taken to Harrisburg Hospital and placed in the care of an Eagle undertaker until relatives were notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edward Reiling
Water street
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Reiling
Hagerstown Fair
Gettysburg
International arresting Company
Cumberland Valley
Solaras
International Harvesting Company
Order of Eagles
Harrisburg aerie
Gettysburg lodge
John Snyder
Fairfield
Samuel Lott
Freedom township
Adam Reiling
Chambersburg street
Washington street
Aerie
Battlefield Council
Order of Independent Americans
the
Royal Artanum
Hall's School Monthly Report From Edna Hartman
Franklin township Edna E Hartman teacher reports first month at Hall's School with 28 enrolled and 18 average attendance. Present every day were Clara Baker Gertrude McKenrick Bruchilda Clapsaddle Gladys Clapsaddle Beulah Wingert Mary Woodward Anna Clapsaddle Ruth Beamer Ruth Baker Charles Clapsaddle Leo Clapsaddle Clyde Hall Lawrence Hall Anna Hall each missed one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Franklin township
Edna E. Hartman
Clara Baker
Gertrude McKenrick
Bruchilda Clapsaddle
Gladys Clapsaddle
Beulah Wingert
Mary Woodward
Anna Clapsaddle
Ruth Beamer
Ruth Baker
Charles Clapsaddle
Leo Clapsaddle
Clyde Hall
Lawrence
Anna Hall
Unclaimed Letters at Gettysburg Post Office 1909
The Gettysburg post office lists unclaimed letters as of October 14 1909 for Mrs E E Bowers Mr J Brenner Mr Isaac C Deckler Mr P W Gibbons John Kelley Mr J Kunkle Mr George N Miller. Recipients must allege advertisement to claim. Wm B McIlhenny P M
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
E. E. Bowers
J. Brenner
Isaac C. Deckler
P. W. , Gibbons
John Kelley
J. Kunkle
George N. Miller
Wm. B. McIlhenny
P. M
Paid benefits for Mrs Weaver from local union fund
In McSherrystown on October 15 the Cigarmakers Union No. 816 paid Mrs. George H. Weaver $550 from the death benefit fund. Weaver was the union’s oldest member with 20 years of activity and service on key committees. Joseph Gatringer, a New York landscape architect, visited town to work on Broadway Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McSherrystown
Cigarmakers’Union No. 816
George H. Weaver
Joseph Gatringer
New York City
Broadway Park
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Worth
John D. Lippy
Mr. Lippy
John W. Brehm
Atlantic Refiring Company
HENSCHKE
BIG
H. E. Zimmerman
Legislature
convention of
Joseph W. Hunter
Crawford County
Hunter
W. Howard Harpster
Blair County
Miley Miller
Louis Weaver
Jacob Glant
MRS
Pennsylvania Railroad
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