Jury verdict halves costs in West Fairview assault case
In Carlisle a Cumberland county jury found J. R. Wilson not guilty of assault and battery but ordered him to pay half the costs, with H. J. Morrow bearing the other half. The case followed a backyard fight over Mrs. Wilson and a new housekeeper. witnesses testified to shoving, a shovel, and an ax thrown during the altercation. Separate sentences for other crimes were handed down in Mechanicsburg and Lemoyne, including prison terms for car theft and burglaries. The civic club in Marysville met without its president and set a date for the next gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Cumberland County
J. R. Wilson
West Fairview
H. J. Morrow
Wilson
Morrow
Sadler
Earl Green
Philadelphia
Miller
Mechanicsburg
Thomas Reilly
Baltimore
Thomas Moore
Pad” Mickey
Huntingdon Reformatory
William Raustin
Lemoyne
Eli Garrett
Charles D. Jackson
Jennie Miller
Motor Mail Service For Waynesboro District
Waynesboro Pa December 3 arrangements completed for daily motor truck mail service. The route starts in Gettysburg at 10 am, passes Two Taverns Emmitsburg St Marys Thurmont Lewistown Harmony Grove to Frederick at 1 30 pm. After a 1 50 pm departure from Frederick the trip goes Braddock Heights Middletown Boonsboro Benevola Funkstown Hagerstown then Leitersburg to Waynesboro at 4 35 pm. From Waynesboro the truck visits Quincy Mont Alto Sanatorium Caledonia Park Cashtown McKnights Town and Seven Stars, returning to Gettysburg by 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesboro
Gettysburg
Emmittsburs
St. Marys
Thurmont
Lewistown
Harmony Grove
Frederick
Braddock Heights
Middletown
Boonsboro
Benevola
Funkstown
Hmagerstown
Hagerstown
Leitersburg
Quincy
Mont Alto
Sanatorium
Caledonia Park
Cashtown
McKnightstown
Seven Stars
American Spike Company to Have Maryland Branch
Hagerstown Maryland reports that a branch plant of the American Spike Company will be located at Security near the city. Henry J. Stewart, a Pittsburgh contractor, said his firm holds the contract to erect about forty buildings for the plant which will employ eleven hundred men. The site has been purchased and construction will start soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Henry J. Stewart
Pittsburgh
American Spike Company
Security
Stewart
School Boards Reorganize Seats and Officers
West Fairview New Cumberland and Wormleysburg boards reorganize after elections Follows changes in officers at each district Camp Hill to convene Friday for reorganization Officers named at New Cumberland Roy Lechthaler T F Carver M A Hoff G B Osler Committees formed West Fairview H W Koppenhaver president Oliver Fisher vice president L S Hatfield treasurer to July Wormleysburg Rev Ebner Vance president Horace Rhinehart secretary J G Garvin Edward Baum to July Lemoyne reelects Whitney Mumma L F Baker W J Bushey new member William Ettrow retires Officers set L F Baker president Whitney Mumma vice president W A Bair secretary C L Eby treasurer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Fairview
New Cumberland
Wormleysburg
Camp Hill
Roy Lechthaler
Samuel Straub
Parker V. Minter
J. F. Good
T. F. Carver
M. A. Hoff
G. B. Osler
T. V. Minter
T. I’. Garver
H. W. Koppenhaver
Oliver Fisher
L. 8. Hatfield
Ralph G. Knier
Mr. Baum
J. G. Garvin
Ralph Brown
Morris Rhinehart
Lemoyne
Whitney Mumma
L. F. Baker
W. J. Bushey
Williamettrow
At 84 Joseph Nalley Still Hogs After Hogs
In Hagerstown Maryland Joseph Nalley aged 84 is the region's champion hog killer. He ground meat for sausage from five hogs weighing 2300 pounds at a Keedysville area butcher yesterday and has helped kill hogs for seventy years. He has made about a hundred thousand feet of sausage and processed ten tons of bacon along with thirty tons of other pork meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Joseph Nalley
Cumberland Valley
Nalley
Keedysville
Camp Hill Lutherans Hear Report of Society
The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society met in Camp Hill PA with Miss Margary Lilly of Mechanicsburg as guest of honor. She reported on the Synodical Society meeting in York, detailing activities and insights from the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Hill
Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Margary Lilly
Mechanicsburg
Synodical Society
York
Mentho Laxene Endorsed For Cold Relief By Blackburn Co
Fear of medicines for colds is unfounded says The Blackburn Products Co of Dayton Ohio. Mentho-Laxene uses Wild Cherry Tolu Cascara Grindelia Menthol Ammonium Chloride and alcohol to preserve it. It is taken in term drops and can be made into syrup with sugar for a home cold remedy. the firm guarantees satisfaction or money back. Sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn Products Co
Dayton
Ohio
Short Sunbury Court Ends Quickly in Northumberland County
In Sunbury on December 3 Judge Moser wound up a brisk criminal term. Several indictments were ignored and many cases continued. Frank Howdy of Shamokin was acquitted of horse theft tied to a Pittsburgh arrest. The silk mill case involving Josephine Bottomstone stalled to February. Nicholas Sturgeonis avoided grand jury action after a domestic assault claim. Dr. J S Hammer examined Julius Padutti found to be a paroniac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbury
Northumberland County
Moser
Frank Howdy
Shamokin
George R. Reigel
Howdy
Pittsburgh
Sunbury Silk Mill
Josephine Bottomstone
Florence Rice
Grace Herrold
Helen Bower
New York
Nicholas Sturgeonis
J.S. Hammer
Danville State Hospital For
Julius Padutti
Mount Carmel
John Marionell
Padutti
West Fairview Hunter Bags Huge Buck in Deer Camp Report
West Fairview Pa Dec 3 reports from a deer camp near Centerville in the South Mountains say Earl Davis, a local hunter, shot a large buck. Six bucks were shot, but only one dropped as ten men participated in the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Fairview
Centerville
South Mountains
Earl Davis
Injured men in auto crash regain, improve at Lewistown
Lewistown Pennsylvania December 3 William Ettinger of Burnham one of a party run down by an auto near Milroy has regained consciousness at the Lewistown hospital. Samuel Kinslee with a bullet wound in the left lung is improving and hopes for recovery are held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
William Ettinger
Burnham
Milroy
Lewistown Hospital
Samuel Kinslee
STATE TOWNS TO BE ON LEE ROAD
Hagerstown Maryland December 3. The Lee Highway will traverse the city as part of a vast road system linking Gettysburg Waynesboro Hagerstown Williamsport Martinsburg Winchester and on through Virginia Tennessee and to New Orleans. Chamber of Commerce officials Simms Jamieson and George A Reed travel to Roanoke Virginia for a Lee Highway Association meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Chamber of Commerce
Cumberland Valley
Gettysburg
Waynesboro
Williamsport
Martinsburg
Winchester
Neighbors Bag 177-Pound Dry Run Buck
Lykens Pennsylvania December reports that Arthur Ferree and Harry Shreffler, neighbors on Pine street, brought home a 177 pound five pronged buck from Dry Run. Ferree first fired a heart shot after Shreffler’s initial shot. the deer was later hit through the heart on the second attempt and will be mounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lykens
Dee
Arthur Ferree
Harry Shreffler
Pine Street
Ferree
Shreffler
Furnace Banks Fire When Coal Supply Ends
Bethlehem Steel at North Lebanon plant banks Furnace A due to coal shortages. If additional shipments do not arrive soon the furnace will suspend operations entirely affecting many employees. Federal authorities are assisting to secure more coal to prevent wider suspensions nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Bethlehem Steel Company
North Lebanon
Local briefs from Perry county and nearby areas
Health officer chosen in Chambersburg and multiple deer hunting incidents reported across nearby towns. Duncannon gains new News Agency head Charles J. Wagner, while licenses total 2506 for Perry county hunters. Diphtheria outbreak closes Center Township school. several deer shots noted at Caledonia and Mount Holly. various local appointments and incidents including obituaries and property contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambersburg
Walter Fahnestock
New Germantown
Duncannon
Charles J. Wagner
New Bloomfield
Perry
Lykens
William Matter
New Oxford
A. E. Buckminster
Mahlon Zeigler
F. Augustus Foreman
Franklin County
Hallam
C. F. Floto
Perry County
Mount Wolf
Henry Wolf
Mount Wolf School Board
Jacob Markel
Newport
Catherine Markel
Iykens
Cardella Griener
Harry C. Buchanan
Philadelphia
William Griener
Fayetteville
Charles Miner
Steelton
Snaggy Ridge
Caledonia
Mont Alto
New Blomefield
Center Township
Center
Waynesboro
Parker
Lebanon
Miles Spangler
Goodyear
Cumberland County
Rank
York
Zion's View
Carlisle
Charles Yohe
Spring Grove
Mount Holly Springs
Dayetteville
Turin
Chambersburg Hospital
United States
New Cmberland
Lawrence Setrow
Cly
Stranger Seeks Life of Gettysburg Citizen
Gettysburg Pa December 3 an attempt to kill Herman Bream resident of this town was made a stranger stood in the dark near Eberhart s garage and declared he would get that guy then drew a revolver and began to load Officers were notified but the man was not found Later a telephone inquiry asked for Bream s whereabouts and it is believed to be the same man The incident unsettled residents but no injury occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Herman Bream
Bream
Eberhart
Mr. Bream
Town Cuts Down Its Lighting to Save Coal
Chambersburg Pa December 3 With only a twenty days supply of coal on hand the town council authorized the light committee to cut off the lower cluster of lights on the white way standards to conserve fuel Manager of Utilities Mowrey says this would save 500 pounds of coal per night The arc lights will be turned off only as a last resort If this is done more than 3000 pounds of coal can be saved each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambersburg
Mowrey
Picture and Show for Firemen in Lewistown
A benefit program titled Under Four Flags was staged at the Temple Theater last night for Fame Fire Company. The Lewistown fire department paraded main streets with its auto fire fighting apparatus during the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Fame Fire Company
Temple Theater
Woman Misses Court Order and Shoots Self in Maryland Home
In Hagerstown Maryland on December 3 Daisy Baker aged 36 refused to leave the home of Wade H Wolfe near Wolfsville after being placed under arrest. She went upstairs and shot herself through the heart with an 82 caliber pistol dying about twenty minutes later. Wolfe had tried to eject her as she refused to depart and began breaking dishes and furniture. He telephoned for help after she threatened to shoot him and herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Wade H. Wolfe
Wolfsville
Daisy Baker
Wolfe
Mystery Deepens Over Missing Young Man in Columbia
George Carl Webster, 19, son of George F Webster, missing from Columbia since last Wednesday night, with theories ranging from drowning in the river to wandering away alive. A trackwalker near State Harbor reported spotting a man matching his description with a grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
George Carl Webster
George F. Webster
Pennsylvania
Webster
Sate Harbor
Personal and Social News from Towns on West Shore
Mr and Mrs Harry Johnson of Third street New Cumberland visited Newport Sunday. Mr and Mrs Clinton Reiff and daughter Mary of Lewisberry spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Paul Reiff at New Cumberland. Mrs Ned Davidson and daughter Sara of New Cumberland visiting relatives in Newville. Mrs Wilson Boyer of Highspire was guest of Silas Glimes of West Fairview. Mr Glimes is Mrs Boyers uncle. Jacob Stauffer formerly an undertaker at Camp Hill visited friends at West Fairview. Mrs Charles Disney of West Fairview visiting in Philadelphia this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Johnson
Third Street
New Cumberland
Newport
Clinton Reiff
Mary
Lewisberry
Paul Reiff
Ned Davidson
Sara
Newville
Wilson Boyer
Highspire
Silas Glimes
West Fairview
Glimes
Jacob Stauffer
Camp Hill
Charles ©. Disney
Philadelphia
Fulton County Man on Trial for Manslaughter
Chambersburg Pa December 3 Michael Zulanko of Karney Fulton county charged with involuntary manslaughter after a collision between an automobile and a motorcycle at the Back creek bridge on the Lincoln highway west of Chambersburg Floyd Devons of Knobsville Fulton county died. Both attorneys challenged a jury that contained 10 members. a former challenge was reconsidered and the jury was filled. The case began yesterday and consumed the day when court opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambersburg
Michael Zulanko
Karney
Fulton County
Back Creek
Lincoln Highway
Floyd Devons
Knobsville
Man Knocks Down Robber After Purse Grab
In Columbia Pennsylvania Raymond Smith a railroad brakeman fought a highwayman in the Enola yards after being robbed of his pocketbook. He struck the thief with a lunch bucket and knocked him down then found the robber and purse gone. Meanwhile a separate item notes the death of Robert M Howe at 72 a Civil War veteran and Narvon merchant with survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Pa
Raymond Smith
Pennsylvania Railroad
Columbia
Enola Yards
Marietta
Robert M. Howe
Narvon
Mount Zion Church
Mrs John Ott Dies At 86 In Shippensburg Area
Mrs John Ott aged 86 died at her son E C Ott near Shippensburg on Monday afternoon. She belonged to the Lutheran church at Scotland and is survived by children E C Ott H W Ott Mrs W H Catron and Mrs George Baughman and sister in law Miss Maggie Ott. Funeral at Scotland home of Mrs George Baughman tomorrow at 10 30 conducted by Rev C S Somerton interment Green Village cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shippensburg
John Ott
E. C. Ott
Bis Place
Lutheran Church At Scotland
Scotland
Maggie Ott
Mechanicsburg
George Baughman
Somenton
Green Village Cemetery
West Shore Councils Close Year Sessions
West Shore councils including New Cumberland and West Fairview held final monthly sessions to settle the year's affairs in preparation for incoming members. Lemoyne Council saw James Pryor elected Cumberland County commissioner resign to take office at year’s start. Wormleysburg and Camp Hill councils planned future meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Cumberland
West Fuairview
Lemoyne
James Pryor
Newry
Cumberland County
Wormleysburg
Camp Hill
Man Who Makes Good in West Host at Party
Lykens Pa December 3 K Earl G Bowman son of Mr and Mrs Henry Bowman hosted a gathering at his parents home Monday evening He arrived November 24 after six years away and is general manager of the Liberty Tire and Repair Company Detroit Mich He returned there yesterday on a ten day vacation Bowman is regarded as a well regarded young man who has made good by local friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lykens
Earl G. Bowman
Henry Bowman
Bowman
Liberty Tire and Repair Company
Detroit
Mich
Man slain and placed in car in Lebanon report doubts Kishbaugh
A Danville Insane Asylum report to State Police deny the burned man in a Lebanon box car last week is Kishbaugh. Kishbaugh is alive at his sister’s home in Milton, Pa. State Police suspect foul play and will renew investigation. the man was believed dead before being placed in the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Danville Insane Asylum
R. Campbell
Robert W. Kishbaugh
Kishbaugh
Milton
Campbell
Two Brothers Bring Home Big Deer in South Mountain
Shippensburg Pa December 3. Jack and Merle Baker sons of former Justice of the Peace Charles B Baker hunted Monday in the South Mountain. Jack Baker brought down a 170 pound buck shortly before noon. Two hours later Merle Baker shot a 151 pound buck. The deer were killed within a half mile of each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shippensburg
Jack
Merle Baker
Charles B. Baker
South Mountain
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Carlisle Jury
Civic Club
Marysville
Motor Mail Service
Maryland
W. Howard Dicks
Adams County
Marysville, Pa
Joseph K. Lightner
Penn State
Lightner
Warner
Safe Remedies CO
Rochester
N.Y
Pe-Ru-Na
Albert Huet
Hackmatack St
Manchester
Conn
Man-A-Lin
Peru
the House of Diamonds
C. Ross Boas
Harrisburg
North Second Street
Penna
West Shore
Ira H. Gelsinger
Dr. Wernet
Wernet Dental Mfg. Co
Beekman St
N. Y
Manhattan
FORRY
Qoni
Hunter
Big Buck
LEE
Stranger
Page
Postum Cerealco
Battle Creek
Michigan
Soa
Car
Milton, Pa
Bellans
North Third Street
Schleisner’s
Georgette
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