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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
11
Publication by H. J. Smith announces weekly issues on Thursday. Annual subscription 1.00 with advance 1.00 if unpaid within the year. Discontinuation only by publisher after arrears cleared. Advertisements at reasonable rates with yearly discounts. Printing services for items from labels to large posters.
A Mor e detailed digest notes cattle deaths near Red Lion from unknown disease, James Anderson’s cider linked death, ten year old John Heindel injured in a father’s team accident, and costs for ventilation in the new Capitol. also fatal bakery fire in Frederick County, and Eugene Carr killed by 24000 volts at York Haven plant. A trolley crash near Pen Mar injures eight, a suicide attempt with laudanum and a hospital transfer, and Lancaster Auto Club “ladies run” injuries near Akron.
In Bristol Pennsylvania on August 20 three local boys planned to return to Burlington New Jersey by rowboat on the Delaware river. John Huggs 19 fell in and drowned Elvin Smith 17 dived after him and also drowned. Smiths younger brother Frank was in the boat. Huggs was the sole support of his widowed mother and his family mourned as another member left for New Jersey for the funeral.
Mrs. Dorothy Culp aged 77 fell headlong down a full flight of stairs at her daughter Mrs. Mundorff’s Gettysburg home early Thursday. she sustained severe cuts and bruises with suspected internal injuries. Her daughter and son carried her to her room and Dr. Diehl was summoned.
C G Hays of Bluff, Missouri lauds Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the fastest and surest healer for sores burns wounds and piles. The prescription is guaranteed by druggist En either Avxer. 24c.
In Com vs Herbert White of Llanover Squire Straley dismissed the case on Dr R J Russell report and discharged the defendant. Com vs Pete Haverstock and George Jones of Hanover involved cruelty to animals with Dr Russell and Straley imposing 10 and 20 dollars fines plus costs respectively. Jones also paid 20 dollars and costs. Calvin Laughman of Bittinger arrested on burglary warrant by Constable Wm Hensel on Mary A Miller information. bail default leads to county jail hearing Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Mrs. Sarah Eisenhower 74 moved from York to Paradise to live with her son. Found unconscious at the bottom of cellar stairs with a broken lamp, a three inch forehead gash, and paralysis of the left side. She died without regaining consciousness.
On Saturday August 29 a racing matinee is scheduled at the Conewago Driving Park track near New. The event features harness racing action with local drivers and spectators invited to attend.
A41 year old mining man Morris Bender of Orwin Schuylkill county is found beaten to death along a road with a razor case near by his niece’s husband Ralph Reedy missing after an earlier quarrel. Fire kills a 4 year old and a mother and neighbors rescue the survivor. George Lloyd’s death near Schuylkill Haven is suspected foul play with head crushed and injuries. Base ball injuries and local snake killings accompany a day of Amusements, shopping and Bay views at Biglerville Arendtsville and Danville with malaria blamed on canal mosquitoes.
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