Woodside schoolhouse homecoming in Straban Township
Community events fill the week with a Woodside schoolhouse homecoming on Saturday August 15. Readers, teachers, directors and friends are invited to share a dinner and enjoy a day at Woodside.
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
8
Community events fill the week with a Woodside schoolhouse homecoming on Saturday August 15. Readers, teachers, directors and friends are invited to share a dinner and enjoy a day at Woodside.
Local items report Jacob Myers Jr near New Oxford waking from sleep after his Ford touring hit two posts in Hampton square. A festival is planned at Round Hill with music by York Springs band. Reports include illness of Mrs Mary Ann Miller, a birth in Bert Sterner's family, schools in Reading township opening Aug 24, and a N O Firemen’s Picnic coming Saturday.
Seven year old Harry Kuhn suffered a deep cut to his left leg when a wagon collided with frightened horses on the way from his home in Mr Pleasant township to Guldens Station. His brother Eugene, nine, helped control the team as a wheel came off the wagon. Harry received four stitches at Gettysburg hospital.
In East Berlin the viewers postponed ruling on C. W. Brown's private road through Pine Hill land to the borough land and the Hammes after proof showed a public road still exists. A court hearing is set for late this month to decide. Also notes include a family gathering in Farmers Grove, cattle killed by lightning, John L. Bosserman’s eye removal, and local salvage from an aviator’s plane rides last Sunday.
Ernestine McCleaf, 13, of Gulden Station, nearly lost sight of her left eye after tripping and a wire pierced the lid. William Timmins removed the wire with care, an eye specialist ruled the eye not blind, and anti-toxin was given to prevent blood poisoning.
Hope to save Philip A. Hartman who killed Trooper Francis L. Haley last October is abandoned. Governor Pinchot would have to act on his own to commute the sentence. Hartman, 26, shows no nerves and remains jovial with fellow prisoners as his fate in the electric chair looms.
Firemen's Hall session dated Aug 5 1925 records minutes read and approved. Siren committee reports progress while the subscriptions committee has no report. Dues deadline Aug 8 set to drop nonpayers. receipts $8.60. 18 members present. F B Sellers secretary.
The contract to furnish between 1 000 000 and 3 500 000 bricks for new buildings at St. Joseph’s colleges in Emmitsburg Maryland has been awarded to the Alwine Bros Brick Company of Berlin Junction. The firm has started the brickwork and hauling. It is also supplying about 9 000 bricks for two new schools at Long Island City New Jersey with orders to keep the plant running indefinitely.
Miss Lydia Miller of Tulsa visits her miller relatives as Dr. William Snyder and family plan a August 14 departure for Essex Junction Vermont to visit Col. H. P. Snyder. Many local residents host or visit relatives in Atlantic City Washington DC Philadelphia Detroit and Harrisburg during weekends and vacations.
Old Home Day at Pines church drew about 275 guests with a free dinner hosted by the ladies. The Rev J Harold Little and committee led activities for all ages including marshmallow contests, races, cock and rooster games, tug of war, and a baseball win by single boys over married men. An evening festival featured music by the Pleasant Hill band and speakers and recitals from multiple locals. Attendees included families from Jansdowne Baltimore and York Road.
A Hudson car owned by G K Van Gundin of York was stolen in front of the Hippodrome theater and found abandoned three hours later near the W A Diehl residence. Two youths were seen fleeing toward the Western Maryland tracks. Police traced the vehicle to deterrence efforts by Strato Trooper Freudenberger and County Detective Wilson. Maryland tags had replaced Pennsylvania ones to mislead authorities. The car was returned to its owner. In Wilmington hospital Mrs Harry Daniels, wife of a former York area pastor, suffers severe facial cuts and possible jaw fracture after a collision where the other driver fled. Daniels escaped with a badly cut hand and returned home to Mechanicsburg.
Carvin Lynch and Iran Klepper escaped serious harm when their Gray touring car rolled near York Springs. Pascersky lifted the car and freed Klepper. Lynch sustained only bruises. The damaged vehicle was towed to Central garage, New Oxford. E. J. Treiber, Hanover, injured by a horse kick, remains in York Hospital but not critically. Leo Noel injured eye while carpentry. eye damage seen as serious with limited chance of saving sight.
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