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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1902

Page

8

Proceedings of the August 5 1902 Town Council

The council met in regular session with President Raff presiding and all members present. Bills totaling 40.64 were ordered paid. Street committee reported alleys and later spalls to be addressed, and repairs to the town clock were assigned. The water filter was ordered repaired. A request to stop dumping filthy water into lot 19 was referred to the street committee. A Sunday meeting August 7 was set to inspect the water course. Hoffheins proposed engine placement on Church street with damages to be borne by Hoffheins. Council adjourned. Letters: Champlain’s remedy praised for a child’s colic by F L Wilkins. product sold by Randolph Webler.

Pres. Raff Coleman Miller Steffy Haar McGaughy C. M. Deatrick Ion Council WDB Myers R. Hoffheins Isy Church Street Hoffheins

Items From Noble and Nearby Visits

Local notes report Mrs Ebbie Harman visiting relatives near York and Williams Masson from Baltimore spending time with C G Miller's family. Gettysburg guests include Misses Diehl and Mrs Henry Ogden visiting, plus other local social calls. Salem church set to preach Sunday at 7:30 pm by Rev Rice. Dysentery cured without a doctor by Chamberlain's remedy, praised by T A Pinner. Randolph Weller sells it.

Ebbie Harman York Martin Wentz David Wentz William Masson Baltimore C. G.miller Diehl Gettysburg Shotr Luther Weigle Mary Yours Hanover Samuel Weich Charles Dougherty Gobrecht Salem Church Rice Lis T. A. Pinner Drummond Tent Randolph Weller

Public Sales Announced For Various Estates In Townships

Public notice lists multiple sales by executors and heirs across Aioubt Pleasant Hamilton Tyrone and Bouxeauville townships. Estates include Samuel Stough and Lydia Wolford, with properties such as farms houses and outbuildings to be offered on specific August and September dates along Carlisle Pike and other landmarks.

Public Sale of a 151 Acre Farm in Tyrone Township Pa

The undersigned heirs of George J. Dear seed offer a farm of 151 acres in Tyrone township Adams County near Mezalsen road from Heidlersburg to Biglerville. Adjoining lands include EL HH Troster N Levard S Yeatts and others. Improvements include a weatherboarded dwelling kitchen barn wagon shed hay shed pen spring house and necessary water near the spring. Sale date Tuesday September 9 1992 on the premises.

George J. Dear Seed Sitarie Tyrone Township Adams County Mezalsen Road Heidlersburg Bigierville Heidiersvare EL HH Troster Ilevard S. Yeatts Im FL Emma and Mary Bream Samuel Bexearede Los Bern Hosse

Secret of Health Promises Sprightly Step and Glow

An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a beauty secret boosting skin tone and digestion while preventing headaches. It claims four pounds of calcium in the body and assigns high value to calcium, noting a chemist’s calculation. The pitch sells pills for 25 cents at Randolph Wehbler's and promises dramatic personal benefits.

Dr. King Randolph Wehbler’s

Peetmaster Randall Endorses Kodol For Digestion Cure

R H Randall of Dunlap Is says indigestion caused years of evils and after using Kodol feels better today. He offers affidavit of his improvement and explains Kodol digests food to bolster the system, with EC DeWitt Co Chicago selling the $1 bottle. Webler’s drug store carries the product.

Peetmaster R. H. Randall Dunlap DeWrrt& Co Chicago

Estate Sale of 6 Acre Mountpless Land in Adams County

Executors of Samuel Slough estate offer 6 acre tract near Mountpless ant township Adams County on the old Carlisle road two miles west of New Oxford for public sale at 1 PM. Property includes a two story frame dwelling with out kitchen, well water, barn, outbuildings, orchard, good fencing and first class repairs. Also offered at same time a 27 acre farm in Straban township along New Chester Gettysburg pike one mile west of New Chester adjoining Sam Casbraan and Mrs Jerre Taughinbaugh farms. Viewing by Mrs Stough. Terms by Augustus Stough Lincoln Stough and Charles Stough.

Samuel Stough Aioubt Pleasent Township Rebecca Young Rhesa M. E.c Tyrone Township George J. Deatrick Ty- Tone Township Rhess M. Bieholtz Aituate Adams County New Oxford Carliss New Chester Johin Eicholtz Wm_ Meckley Joseph Long John Kime Wsf Shull Hank Harn J. Fran Etcherz Clayton & Hicuotrz Samuel Slough Lane Mountplessant Township Bt Bss Augustus Stough Lincoln Stough Charles Stough Straban Township Gettysbore Pike Sam’s Casbraan Jerre Taughinbaugh Lydia Wolkford Bonneauville Mountpleasant Township Littlestown Road Jerome Guilden Anon Wentz

Adams County Notices of Executor Accounts and Final Audits

Legatees and others are notified that numerous administration accounts and final settlements will be presented at the Adams County Orphans Court in Farm Confirmation and Allowance on Saturday the 23rd of August at 4:30 a.m. These include first and final accounts for Joseph H. Sheely as administrator of Daniel Sheely. Frank M. Miller as executor of Samuel MecTaggert. John P. Batt as administrator of Elizabeth Rosy. and several others including William Warren Stewart David M. Stewart Dinah Moelave William Yeats Edward Bow ers William Yeats and Edward Bow ers, all in Adams County Pa. The notices cover estates in Mountpleasant, New Oxford, Franklin, Straban, York Springs, and surrounding areas.

Orphans’ Court Adams County Joseph H. Sheely Daniel Sheely Mountpleasant Township Adame County Frank M. Miller Samuel MecTaggert New Oxford John P. Batt Elizabeth Ros Franklin Township William Warren Stewart David M. Stewart Dinah Moelave York Springs Adams Counts Wiliam Veatis N. Mi Wing Waweth Fiexes Ella Yeats Pac Wiliam Yeatis Edwarid Bowers Henry Moisijate Berwick William Yeats Rachael Rachael Siativmisd Tate Straben Lovashin Asi Ted William Fy Havteh Jate

Mesherris Borough Adopts Pavement Ordinance 1902

Ordinance No. 80 enacted by the Mesherris Borough Town Council establishes graded pavement on the southwest and northwest sides of Square and North Street, detailing measurements and fall grades. It repeals inconsistent ordinances and is dated July 9, 1902, with signatures from Jeux Evixe, dos. BGRKEE, James H. Poist.

Coun- Council Mesherristown John Yantis North Street E. A. Bollinger A. D Jeux Evixe Dos Sec James H. Poist Burgess

Unclear OCR snippet from transit officials

Fragmentary line shows names J M Hood B B Griswold and titles General Passenger Superintendent Div Passenger Ast with garbled abbreviations, making event or location identification impossible.

J. M. Hood B. B. Griswold General Marier Gen Po Ag. A. Mesifold

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