Local Happenings in New Oxford Area
Rev. Paul M. Spangler of East Berlin convalesces slowly from illness. A garden seed planting window arrives with patience. W horse suffocation incident at Jacks Mountain. Dr. Foreman removes a fatty head tumor from Henry Menges. Auker's Drug Store promotes discounted toiletries. Hanover Agricultural Society fixes fair dates September 11 12 12 and 14 1906. Mrs. Howard Troetie breaks ankle after a fall. A 5 year old daughter bitten by a shepherd dog in Union Township. Vaccination concerns cited for teachers. no compulsory law. Real estate ad for Berlin Ave property. Mrs. Simon buys Plymire restaurant in Gettysburg. Charles Rinehart dislocates wrist at Spring Grove YMCA gym. Oil evidences found in Adams County South Mountain Hamiltonban township. Carpet and window shade ads by Weyrz Bros. & Frey. W. M. Railroad derailment west of Jefferson due to track spread. D. B. Alleman seeks hospital treatment in Baltimore. Dr. J L Smerz seeks reliable horse handler. Commentary on country newspapers as big trust. Harry Robert sustains finger injury from wagons. Spring dress goods advertised by Wentworth Bros. & Frey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Troetie
Straban Township
Wm. H. Bair
Union Township
Reno
Berlin Ave
J. H. H. Marer
New Oxford
Simon
Chambersburg
Plymire
Gettysburg
Fanwus Blue Ribbon Build Factory Buggies Now Here
Bono and Co in New Oxford advertise a new line of Fanwus Blue Ribbon Build factory buggies. Prices promoted as low as anywhere with an invitation to see and compare before purchasing elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bono & Co
New Oxford
Lo-Mo-Io Tablets for Indigestion Intro Price Ad
Lo-Mo-Io Tablets for indigestion and dyspepsia. Introductory price 25c, regular price 50c and $1.00. At Auker's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auker’s
Alore
Town Council Considers Center Square Ball Playing Ordinance
The town council debates enforcement of a nuisance ordinance restricting ball playing on Center Square and surrounding streets. A franchise for the Pennsylvania Telephone Co is approved to lay lines on borough streets. April finances show Farmers & Merchants Bank handling over $30,000 more than prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Square
Pennsylvania Telephone Co
Frmm
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Gettysburg man suffers fall at home
John Homan of Gettysburg fell down a full flight of stairs early Saturday morning after mistaking a door for another. He sustained a badly bruised head and a dislocated wrist.
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John Homan
Gettysburg
Easter Service The Stone is Rolled Away at First Lutheran
The Sunday School of First Lutheran Church will render the Easter program The Stone is Rolled Away this coming Sunday evening April 8 at 7 o clock The program features children and is part of Holy Week services to be held each evening at the same church.
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First Lutheran Church
Bridge Contract Awarded for Swift Run Crossing
The County Commissioners awarded the contract for a concrete bridge across Swift Run in Straban township on the old pike to Nelson Construction Co. of Chambersburg as the lowest bidder. The two bids were Nelson Construction Co. 2700 dollars and York Bridge Co. 3040 dollars.
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Swift Run
Straban Township
Old Pike
Nelson Construction
Chambersburg
Nelson Construction Co
York Bridge Co
Injured man suffers hand fracture at Littlestown railroad yard
While unloading freight at the N. C. R. R. warehouse in Littlestown on Thursday afternoon, Chas Gettier dislocated his left thumb and broke several small bones on the back of his hand. A slipping grip while moving a wagon body caused the iron lever to strike his hand.
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Littlestown
Chas, Gettier
Local Birth Announcements From Area Families
A series of birth notices lists newborns born to area families. Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Livingston on Pitt Street welcomed a son. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Baugher on West High Street welcomed a son. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Staub of Berlin Junction welcomed a son. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Noel of Mountpleasant Township welcomed a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Uriah Stock of Mountpleasant Township welcomed a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. 0. Livingston
Pitt Street
R. M. Baugher
West High Street
L. J. Staub
Berlin Junction
Henry Noel
Mountpleasant Township
Uriah Stock
Changes in town fittings relocate multiple residents
Notices report E. J. Treiber moving into rooms in Mrs. Josephine Smith house on Hanover road and John Aulabaugh relocating to Hanover after abandoning Carlisle street Steffy home. E M Neely leaves Tyrone township for Carlisle street property vacated by E E Freed. Emanuel Reed moves from Bonneauville area farm to Lough home on Church street. M J Ehehrhart moves from Straban township farm to Qualityville home bought from Willis A. Witter, who now occupies his new house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Treiber
W. A. Himes
High Street
Josephine Smith
Hanover Road
John Aulabaugh
Steffy
Carlisle Street
Hanover
E. M. Neely
Tyrone Township
E. E. Freed
Emanuel Reed
Bonneauville
Lough
Church Street
M. J. Ehrehart
Straban Township
Qualityville
Town
Willis A. Witter
Witter
Reverend Eberly Sells Half Interest in Bittinger Farm
Rev. Dr. Daniel Eberly of Hanover sells his one half of the Bittinger farm and limestone quarries at Hendrix Station to Hon. John R. Bittinger. The $15000 cash transaction transfers the 129 acre 27 perch estate long held by the Bittinger family since 1768 with a rich limestone supply considered nearly inexhaustible.
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Daniel Eberly
Hanover
Bittinger
Hendrix Station
Oxford Township
John R. Bittinger
Died Suddenly at Gulden's Station on the Railroad
John Barthold of Cedar Ridge in Nountpleasant township died suddenly at Gulden's Station on the W M railroad Saturday morning. A heart case, he hurried to catch the 10 o clock train, collapsed at the station and died. He was 67, survived by his third wife two sons and one daughter. Funeral moved to York with internment in York on Tuesday. Former Hagerman farm owner and Gilberts & Son worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barthold
Cedar Ridge
Nountpleasant Township
Gulden’s Station
W. M
Barthold
Gettysburg
York
York County
Hagerman
Gilbert & Son
Jezekiah Keefer
Grangeville
Hanover
George Keefer
Littlestown
Emma Weant
Samuel Weant
Geo. Keefer
York Springs
Death of a Well Known Hotel Man
Reuben Altland Sr proprietor of the Altland House in Abbottstown died Sunday morning at 10 30 from neuralgia of the heart after a brief illness He died on his 65th birthday He owned the Abbottstown hotel for 26 years and was a former farmer He is survived by his wife Amanda Leib three sons Reuben Charles and Harry Altland two brothers and four sisters Funeral services were held Wednesday at his house and Emmanuel Reformed church Abbottstown with interment in the Reformed cemetery Rev Mauger and Rev Clare officiating
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Reuben Altland
Altland House
Abbottstown
Altland
East Berlin
Peter Altland
Paradise Township
Amanda Leib
Michael Leib
Reuben
Charles
Harry Altland
Emmanuel Reformed Church
S. P. Mauger
R. H. Clare
Amanda
John F. Adams
Heidlersburg
Adams
York Hospital
Albert
Knoxton
Idaville
Harry
Jennie Shindledecker
York
Raymond
Edith
Church of the Immaculate Conception
J. C. Thompson
Catharine Patterson
John Patterson
Andrew Trimmer
Bigmount
Willis
Hastings
Neb
Otis and Schollas
Harrisburg
John
Hanover
Helen Trimmer
Peter
Harvey Wehler
Hamilton Township
Rebecca Mummert
Margaret Weigle
Maria Wehler
Patterson
Jacob Wehler
Old Reformed
Smoke House and Meat Burned on Pitt Street
Fire destroyed the smoke house of W A Diehl on Pitt Street Sunday morning discovered by neighbor A C Diehl at about 2 o clock. Six hog meat and beef perished as the building could not be saved though nearby structures were spared due to snow soaked conditions.
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W. A. Diehl
Pitt Street
A. C. Diehl
Child Overdose of Soothing Syrup Saved
A two year old boy of Mr and Mrs Samuel Cashman near Pinetun Hamilton township drank a large amount of Hodnetts soothing syrup unknown to his mother. The family physician was summoned and the child was revived from a deathly stupor with great effort.
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Samuel Cashman
Pinetun
Hamilton Township
Hodnett
Engineer Jacob Gulden Injured After Train Fall Near West York
Jacob M. Gulden an engineer with the Western Maryland Railroad living at 318 West North Street York was slightly hurt Wednesday evening when he fell from a moving train near West York station. He sustained minor bruises and cuts and was sent home after treatment. Guiden formerly resided in the area.
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Jacob M. Gulden
West North Street
York
Western Maryland Railroad
West York
Mr. Guiden
Deaths in Perry County Area Deaths from March 28 to March 31
Obituaries report the deaths of John Emlet of Loysville Emanuel Kissinger Amanda Adams Jezekiah Keefer Catharine Patterson Annie Doll infant son Hart and Marion Hankey. Ages range from 21 to 76 with survivors including spouses children and siblings. Burials occur in Abbottstown York Cemetery Gettysburg and local church grounds with multiple High Masses and religious rites recorded.
Injured Foreman Led Car Penters After Scaffold Collapse
Mr G H Roth of Pitt Street, newly appointed Harrisburg foreman, was in a fall from a scaffold about 20 feet, struck a timber, and suffered a dislocated shoulder and bruises. He returns home unable to work for weeks. the other worker escaped. Geo OC Sheely Sr of Sheely Bros. suffers a rheumatism attack at home.
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G. H. Roth
Pitt Street
Harrisburg
Roth
Geo. OC. Sheely
Sheely Bros
Philadelphia
Church Streets
Public sale of Kentucky and Virginia horses at Bollinger stables
Mr E M Bollinger announces a public case of one carload of Kentucky and Virginia horses at his stables in this place on Saturday April 7. Miss Hattie Dodge remains in Medico-Chi hospital Philadelphia with a spinal injury and is reported to be growing weaker according to updates from her father J F Dodge Hanover.
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E. M. Bollinger
Kentucky
Virginia
Hattie Dodge
Medico-Chi Hospital
Philadelphia
J. F. Dodge
Hanover
Devoe paint claims true measure and value in trade
A letter to David Fink extols Devoe paints as uniquely full measure, warning against higher priced rivals and noting other brands lack true consistency. The message defends the Devoe name as representing paint that uses fewer gallons and lasts longer, with endorsements from Samuel Shirk & Son and local merchants. Other items include whiskey promotion and new silk arrivals.
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Devoe
All Run Down HIS Is a Common Expres
The fragment suggests a discussion of a common expression or label. No clear event or entities are identifiable for a full news item.
Scott's Emulsion Promises Strength and Nourishment
An advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion builds strength for the weakened and emaciated, nourishes delicate children and pale anaemic girls, and offers a free sample. The copy urges trial when other foods fail.
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Aran
Paul M. Spangler
Win
Keyser
Jacks Mountain
Henry Menges
Auker’s Drug Store
Wm. B. Hammond
Nmotice
Maggie Snyder
Southern Homeopathic Hospital
Baltimore
Mulford
Auker
The
Hanover Agricultural Society
Abraham Rinehart
Spring Grove
Y. M. C. A. Gynasium
Adams County
South Mountain
Hamiltonian
Weyrz Bros. & Frey
Balto
Jefferson
D. B. Alleman
Littlesdown Independent
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Wantrp
rCall
J. L. Smerz
Harry Robert
Lithestown
Wentd Bros. & Frey
Baltu. St
John Jay Hill
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Edward E. Blunt
Theo. C. Crouse
Walter H
Alexander O’neal
James Tate
Mr. Tate
John B. Trimmer
Trimmer
John Emlet
Loysville
Perry County
George Sheely
Cashtown
McSherrystown
Adam Slagle
Emanuel Kissinger
Annie Doll
Glen Rock
Wm. Hart
Marion Hankey
Dent Schriver
Cumberland Township
Chicago
Miss Hankey
David Fink
F. W. Devor & Co
Samuel Shirk & Son
Nanoyet
S. W. Harper
C. T. Hersx
Just
Wentz Bros. & Frey
Balto. St., Hanover
tNew
Oxford Ae Z.H. Cashman Ee Witont
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
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