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Mrs. Martin Hovis and family return to York Springs
Mrs. Martin Hovis and daughter Betty Jane come back to York Springs after weeks at Blue Ridge where the child was seriously ill. The family stays with Mr. and Mrs. EB Keefer while their new house is built.
Westminster Jail Breakers Captured Near Westminster Maryland
Four men escaped from Carroll County jail in Westminster on Wednesday afternoon and were found hiding in woods near Harney after signals from Adams county deputies. William and Herman Smith Thomas Smith and Harry Rhinehart were captured by Sheriff Shealer and deputies with Maryland authorities taking custody back to Westminster.
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Alloways Creek
Harney
Gettysburg
Carroll County
Westminster
Shealer
Adams County
Mervin Spangler
Littlestown
Blain Bixler
Spangler Farm
Clarence Stoner
Walter Hood
Shearer
Bixler
William
Herman Smith
Thomas Smith
Harry Rhinehart
Phillips
Carrall County
Brown
Harner Farm
Maryland
Philips
Personal visits mark week around Irishtown and Harrisburg
Misses Agnes and Catharine Lawrence of Irishtown visited Sears Roebuck plant in Philadelphia with Mildred Palmer. Kohlers spent the week with sister Mrs Wilmer Hankey in Gettysburg. Nurses Mabel Lingg and Ethel Roye are in training in Baltimore and York respectively while families hosted in Lancaster and Camp Hill.
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Agnes
Catharine Lawrence
Irishtown
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Philadelphia
Mildred Palmer
Kohlers
Wilmer Hankey
Gettysburg
Mabel Lingg
Mercy Hospital
Baltimore
John Corbin
Westminster
Lingg
Poplar Street
WE. Preston
Pear Dicks
Roanoke
Nora Michael
Hanover
Merle Diehl
Lincolnway
E. J. Diehl
Lancaster
David Stouffer
Helen York
M. D. Diehl
Helen Whisler
West Side Sanitorium
York
Galdens
Ethel Roye
Columbia
H. J. Smith
Carlisle St
G. A. Klingel
Wmn. H. Hoffman
T &. Warner
Hanover St
Stanley Lawrence
Trishtown
Harrisburg
Edw. Shanahan
Albert Whisler
Guldens
Guyon A. Smith
Guyon
Reading
W. L. Dowhouer
Camp Hill
F. S. Smith
Hanover Street
Marriages Licenses and Local Community News Told
Charles V Kuhn of Littlestown and Laura C Marquet of Hanover wed publicly announced licenses. A vandalism incident at Cline's church near Giardners left chicken feathers and entrails after fowling, found by Chase Group. Paradise Protectory Band set to perform for MecSherrystown opening game festival. Mrs Amanda Menges moved to Pine Run with daughter Mrs H F Stambaneh. Isaac Wilson leaves Bigherville to live with son Edward in Baltimore, former minister at Friends meeting house. T T Newman's Two Taverns house frame work under carpenters. Paradise Protectory boys retreat opened and closed with first holy communion. Gyp sy Lad musical by St Rose of Lima school at protectory drew approx 400 attendees. 35 piece orchestra provided music. Abbottstown season opener scheduled Saturday at 2 pm vs McClarin Heel and Innersole of Hanover. Abbottstown Senior class presented Brown-eyed Betty with strong audience and $105 press receipts.
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Martin Hovis
Betty Jane
York Springs
Blue Ridge
Hovis
EB. C. Keefer
Rebecca Meckley
Abbottstown
C. O. Yohe
Hanover
Littlestown
Joe” Kennedy
theBiglerville
Sidney Smith
Hawthorne
A. H. Smith
Hoffman
York Springs High School
Lloyd Gibb
Louise Snyder
Dorothy Neely
Ruth Gardner
Mary Berger
Mt. Pleasant Toownship
the Register and Recorder
Peter Berger
Eanst Calvin Fiseel
White Church
Gettysburo
Virginia Harner
Square Corner
Harvey Herman
York
Ida Mundorff
Locust Lane
Joseph Kuhn
Valley School
Tocust Lane
Inzia Bridge
Paul Gladfelter
Gladfelter
Aaron Bzlfinger
St. Luke's Aid Society
Aleman
Liliiestown
Isaac Laughman
Isaac Laughman, Moved From the Home of Mrs. Laughman
Joseph Hoke
Mr. Laughman
Cornelius Langhman
Menges Mills
Solomon. Rupp
White Hall
State Library
Harrisburg
Wiest
Aspers
Berwick
Hamilton
Paradise
Annie M. Warner Hospital
Rock Chapel
Upper
Huntington Township
Walter Miller
Hugh Linak
Norman Herman
Curtis Bosserman
Wilson Hummelbaugh
H. A. Miller
Miller
Cline's Church
Giardners
Chase Group
Paradise Protectory
Haseen
MecSherrystown
Amanda Menges
H. F. Stambaneh Pine
Isaac Wilson
Bigherville
Edward C. Wilson
Baltimore
Wilson
Friends’ Meeting
Carpenters
T. T. Newman
Thomas Dowling
O. M. Cap
Dublin
Treland
John A Hale
Adams county court opens as grand jury returns multiple true bills
April term begins with light criminal civil calendars. Calvin Grass faces three assault and mutiny indictments involving Gettysburg girls. Cross on parole may return to Glenn Tills for parole violation. Bills also against Bessie Linn Ernest Doelva J. H. Wagner and W. H. Knusely. Miller placed on parole after larceny charge. Five constables report. Zercher named foreman. Jury tours jail and county home findings report good condition.
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Adams County
Calvin Grass
Gettyssburg
Cross
Glenn Tills
Bessie Linn
J. H. Wagner
Ernest Doelva
W. H. Knnsely
Irwin Miller
Joseph F. Brown
Carroll County
Miller
H. V. Klunk
Mt. Pleasant
Harvey Cluck
Menallen
Charles S. Gartman
Latimore
C. Ralph Hart
Butler Township
David Witherow
Freedom Township
H. B. Zercher
Littlestown
Butt
McPherson
Harry Baumgardner
Commonwealth
Steve Bradley
Bradley
Ira Baugher
N. C. Thomas
Frank H. Cramer
Samuel F. Jones
Charles Geister
C. J. Hoffman
F. R. Mitler
W. E. Orner
J. L. Lerew
Harry Hantz
J. C. Linard
H. R. Knaub
Tiestown
Theodore Shildt
Germany Township
Holman R- Sell
Brot
Shildt
Sell 'Foyt
Hanover Street
Gettysburg
J. Donald Swane
Charles H. Auber
Gettyshure
Philadelphia
Swope
Huber
Highway Committee of Council
Louis Wagaman
Nolle
Wiliam H. Garland
McConnellshburg
Jacob L. Butt
Hospital Patients and Local School Plans Update
William Josman of McSherrystown remains unimproved at Johns Hopkins Baltimore. George Bollinger of Littlestown is to have an appendix operation at West Side sanitorium York. Mary Topper near McSherrystown to St Joseph's Lancaster for care. Mrs. William B. Councilman of Asners admitted to Baltimore Church Home Hospital. Reverend Fr. Charles Koch improves after toe operation at St Agnes Baltimore. Gettysburg plans high school on Kuntz tract with $90,000 cost and about $108,810 on hand. Nevin Smith returns from Philadelphia to Hoffmann Orphanage Littlestown.
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William Josman
McSherrystown
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Losman
David Weikert
New Oxford
George Bollinger
Littlestown
West Side
York
Mary Topper
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lancaster
Hanover
William B. Councilman
Asners
Church Home Hospital
Richard Smith
Charles Koch
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Cgonewaro
St. Agnes’ Hospital
B. E. Starr
Harrisburg
Gettysburg
Kuntz Tract
Nevin Smith
State Highway Department
Philadelphia
A. A. Smith
Hoffman Orphanage
Deaths in Straban and Hanover Areas Highlighted Obits
Mrs J G Hockey aged 64 of Straban township died Monday from a stroke. Survived by husband, brother Jacob Rumer Harrisburg, sister Mrs John Groscost New Oxford, and adopted son Cyrus. Funeral Thursday at 1830 from home with services at Bender's. Several other obituaries follow including Mary A Bowers 68, domineering notes of cause hemorrhage lungs. Jacob T Ferry 85. Mendis Bangem 70. Mrs Cora Richard 89. Mrs Mary Alice Rortner 68. A Water Morelock 84 musician and band leader. Elizabeth C McSherry 70. Christian Range 92. Mrs Cecilia Bollinger 37. Charles H Miller 67. John Goodermuth 82. Alice M Dutterer 7. Continuous notices list survivors and funeral details.
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J. G. Hockey
Straban Township
Jacob Rumer
Harrisburg
John Groscost
New Oxford
Cyrus
Bender
Mary A
Harry Emig
Berlin
Chidren
Emig
E. Mabel Bowers
New York
Eugene Bowers
Detroit
Mich
Noah Sell
East Berlin
George Watters
David Suchman
Hamesport
N. J
Charles Nichman
Lemoyne
Augustus Boeckel
York
J. S. Ditzler
Sunnyside
York Springs
Jacob T. Ferry
Fatnia Wildasin
Elizabeth Trone
Mendis
Matl
C. Bangem
Ceres Ganlaghman
Wiliam Kyreitzer
William Frederick
Green- Impaint
Near New Oxford
Hanover
Mary Alice Rortner
Mar
Rortner
Morelock
Westminster
Gettysburg
Taittlestown
United States Army
Wentz Brothers & Frey
Elizabeth C. McSherry
James McSherry
John McSherry
Litlestown
Charles Cromer
Littlestown
Gervase McSherry
Cecilia Bollinger
Chas. Bollinger
York City
Edward
Sarah King
Charles Bollinger
Paul King
John King
Thomas Dehoff
Hellen King
Tmindie
Charles H. Miller
John Goodermuth
Orrtanna
Germany
Alice M. Dutterer
John Dutterer
Silver Run
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Warner Hospital
Johns Hopkins
Local marriages across Lancaster and surrounding towns
A series of recent weddings is listed: Levere Burgard and Anna Cromwell wed at St. Andrew Reformed Church in Lancaster, then toured to Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Emma Slavbaugh tied to Cyrus J. Keefer at Gasrns ey. Crowl and Cummings wed in Hanover. Miss Blanche Hollabaugh and James Hawr married in Frederick. Others include George Snyder and Ellen Smith in York. Edith Guteli as and Samuel Fox in Lew isburg. plus unions in McSherrystown and Westminster Md.
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Levere Burgard
John Burgerd
East Berlin
Anna Cromwell
Harry Cromwell
York
J.C. Rezer
St. Andrew 3 Reformed Church
Lancaster
Burgard
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
East Lyerhin
A. B. ¢Church
Alderman Owen
Lis
Blanche Hollabaugh
Jacob T Hollahaush
Biglerville
James Hawr
Cettysberg
Frederick
TS. G. Bern
Lewisburg
FL Babcock
Samuel Fox
Litthestown
Edith Gutelias
Mifflinbure
Pox
Weatherly
Chimbersburg
Grate Cornbower
Pleasant Ale
Charles H
Illnesses and Recoveries Dot Abbottstown and Nearby Towns
The column lists residents across Abbottstown and surrounding areas recovering from or suffering with illnesses such as bronchitis tonsillitis neuritis indigestion typhoid fever rheumatism and asthma. Names include Mrs Amos Sponseller Grace Rickrode Jas Staub Edna Hershey William Hoffheins Henry Moopert and others with notes on recent improvements and confinements.
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Amos Sponseller
W. High St
Brain
S . Sponseller and
Wooster
Ohio
Grace
J. S. Rickrode
Hanover St
Jas
Staub
New Oxford 1
Hamm
Guldens
Henry Moopert
Litmare Township
Ger
Locust Lane
Joseph Small
McSherrystown
Joseph McCanny
Agnes Fink
Gettysburg College
Ar. C. Ll. Myers
Yors
Bernard Nao
Robert P. Miller
John Frey
Hamilton Township
Real Estate Deeds and Transfers in Conewago and Surrounding Townships
Real estate transfers include Henry A Sell and wife to Raber C Sell 197 acres in Conewago township. Raber C Sell to Henry A Sell and wife 107 acres. Henry J Sunday and wife to Abraham Z Leiblot in East Berlin and to Charles E Pearson in Mast Berlin. W Harry Brown to Grace B Brown 94 acres in Butler township. Grace B Brown and husband to Pani r Rhodes 94 acres in Butler. Henry Ferry of Hanover sold four McSherrystown building lots with possession. F W Topper & Co arranged. C E Naylor estate sold at public auction. TL R Gerber of Franklintown purchased for 5100. Gerber family moved last week.
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Office of Register and Recorder
Henry A. Sell
Raber C. Sell
Conewago Township
Henry J. Sunday
Abraham Z. Leiblot
East Berlin
Charles E. Pearson
Lot. Mast Berlin
W. Harry Brown
Grace B. Brown
Butler Township
Pani R. Rhodes
Henry Ferry
Hanover
McSherrystown
Kieran Small
F. W. Topper & Co
C. E. Naylor
TL. R. Gerber
Franklintown
Stork News Announces Multiple Newborns Across Town
Mr and Mrs Turnie Slusser welcome a daughter. Mr Rock reports a daughter. Mr and Mrs Wilmeran key announce a daughter in Gettysburg. Mrs Hankey formerly Miss Marie Palmer of Kohlers. Mr and Mrs Harry Eyster of York greet a son. Mrs Eyster formerly Miss Pauline Julius Littlestown. Mr and Mrs William L Bish of Littleatown announce a son.
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Turnie Slusser
Rock
Wilmerankey
Gettysburg
Hankey
Marie Palmer
Kohlers
Harry Eyster
York
Eyster
Pauline Julius
Littlentown
William L. Bish
Littleatown
May Schedule Pairings For Abbottstown and Fairfield Games
Local schedule shows Oxford facing Abbottstown and Abbottstown meeting Y Springs in May. Fairfield plays E Bertin while Y Springs hosts Fairfield in the same period.
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Peague
B. BR
Oxford
Abbottstown
Y. Springs
Fairfield
E. Bertin
Memorial and church services in New Chester area
Memorial exercises and worship services are planned at the Pines Lutheran church in New Chester for Saturday evening June 6 and Sunday morning June 7 with a sermon themed The Promise. Holy Communion will be offered, and a German service is noted for Sunday afternoon at 2 at the Heidlersburg Lutheran church.
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the Pines Lutheran Church
New Chester
the Pines
Heidé Jersburg Lutheran Church
G. Gra
Scald Liesecker
Gettysburg
D. Grant Dentrick
Reba Shull
York
Wm. F. Shull, Sr
William Shull, Jr
Local Church Schedules in New Oxford and Abe town
Sunday services listed for First Lutheran St Pauls and St Marys in New Oxford with sermon themes and times. Emmanuel Reformed at Abe-hatistown also provides Sunday School and evening sermon times inviting all. Regular worship and Christian Endeavor noted across congregations with mass times at St Marys 7 30 and 10 a m. Vespers at 7 p m and other prayers midweek announced.
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First Lutheran Church
New Oxford
Geo
B. Steer
Christian Endeavor
Wednnesday
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
A. V. Frantz
Mission Rand
Inery
John W. McMorris
A.m. Epworth
St. Mary's Church
Geo. Ll. Rice
Emmanuel Reformed Church
Abehatistown
A. P. Rants
Yis
Wells
Splendid Missionary Program At St Johns Lutheran Tamp ton
The Women’s Missionary Society of St John’s Lutheran Tamp ton held a Sunday program. Dr Snyder and musicians from New Oxford provided music. Dr Sanders of Gettysburg College spoke on sacrifice to spread the gospel. The Light Brigade children presented dialogues. The church was crowded and about $20 was raised for the offering.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Tampton
Snyder
New Oxford
Gettysours College
Brotherhood of Man
Children of the Light Brigade
Used Car Sale Listings in Gettysburg Pennsylvania
Local sale advertises Chevrolet Tourings and Sedans along with Ford Coupes and Tourings. Models range from 1920s era to early 1920s with prices from $50 and up. Contact at 57 York Street, Gettysburg, PA.
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York Street
Gettysburg
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