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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1908

Page

5

Neuralgia Relief Promised by Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills

Personal testimonials from Mrs Katherine Barton and Mrs Ferrila claim rapid neuralgia relief using Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills. They describe headaches and chest pain alleviation with two doses, and note satisfaction with no lasting side effects. The Miles firm offers pharmacist refunds on the first package if unhelpful.

Dr. Miles Katherine Barton Valley St Carthage Miles

Adams County Orphans Court to Hear Estate Accounts

Notice to legatees and concerned parties that final and first accounts of estate administrators and executors in Adams County Pennsylvania will be presented for confirmation on Monday December 7, 1908 at 10 30 o clock a m. Accounts include Charles M Wolfe for Isabelle Carley Henry Miller for Margaret J Miller Alfred H Staley Henry F Miller and Julian Noel.

Orphans’ Court Adams County Chas. M. Wolfe Isabelle Car Hamilton Township Lewis Miller Margaret J. Miller Tyrone Township Dee Howard G. Blocher B. F. Hesson Alfred H. Staley Littlestown John W. F. Miller Ec. T.a Henry F. Miller H. J. Sneeringer Julian Noel Mountpleasant Township

See Your Self in Fine Suits to Please Your Adoring Eyes

Readers are urged to choose a sharp suit from our collection to present a confident image. The line invites customers to evaluate how others perceive their appearance and offers options to enhance it.

Hart Schaffner er Marx Mens Suits at $18 to $27 50

There are no other such clothes in the market with all wool fabrics reliable quality perfect tailoring correct style and fit. See our selection of fine suits in blue serge black Thibet and other fabrics for all occasions with wearers and sizes $18 to $27.50. All clothing pressed and cleaned free.

Local News In Lycoming County And Hanover Marryings

The Savage Rifle Club of Lycoming County bagged a 183 pound buck with a three prong rack and shared the venison with member C. T. Hersh receiving his due share. Miss Gertrude Naomi Thoman wed Maurice C. Nace at 5 30 am with Rev I B Hay officiating. County Poor Directors formed a board for the county home naming Dr H M Hartman secretary Geo Diller treasurer W F Weaver attorney C K Stahle steward Foster Beard day watchman Mr and Mrs Slonaker and Mr and Mrs Strasbaugh named as night watchman and keeper of old men department Mrs Conrad Smith matron of old ladies department. A 15 cent motive led Paul Hurlbert to burn his grandparents home in Lycoming County and he was jailed at Williamsport.

Savage Rifle Club Lycoming County Sturvey Rudy C. T. Hersh R. C Gertrude Naomi Thoman J. W. Thoman Hanover Abbottstown Maurice C. Nace George Nace I. 8. Hay G. B. Nace B. Slonaker Charles B. Strasbaugh Old Men’s Department Frank Sheely Ster Conrad Smith Old Ladies Paul Hurlbert Williamsport

Ambrose Dittenhafer Captured After Harrowing Chase

Detective Wilson led a large posse from Straban township to Dittenhafer home in dense fog. After a five to six hour pursuit through Dr Goldsboroughs thicket the fugitive finally surrendered at gunpoint and was jailed.

Ambrose Dittenhafer Wilson Constable Morrison Straban Township Fred, Kappes Dittenhafer Ditty Dr. Goldsborough

Candidates Expenses Report Filed After Election in Gettysburg

In Gettysburg on November 27, candidates filed itemized expenses per law. Entries include James C. Cole 418.35, Wm. P. Baker 523.89, Henry Osborn 52.60, Jacob A. Appler 279.35, Z. HH. Cashman 130.25, Edward D. Ziegler 126.30, Jacob G. Slonaker 496.73, Wm. K. Weikert 370, Geo. D. Thomas up to 80, Luther S. Slaybaugh up to 80, Edward D. Brame 43.45, John D. Keith 298.02, Ilias Fissel 340, J. A. Kane 270.20, H. C. Shryock 50, Edward H. Oh less than 50, Jacob I. Thomas 312, Edward F. Strausbaugh less than 50, C. H. Wilson 554.25.

Gettysburg James C. Cole General Assembly Wm. P. Baker Henry Osborn Director of the Poor Jacob A. Appler Register and Recorder Z. HH. Cashman Edward D. Ziegler Congress Jacob G. Slonaker Wm. K. Weikert Geo. D. Thomas Luther Slaybaugh Edward D. Brame John D. Keith Ilias Fissel J. A. Kane

Lane boy killed on Philadelphia railroad. Gettysburg kin notified

A Lane family member, colored and former Gettysburg resident, was killed on a Philadelphia railroad line this Monday. The body was sent to Gettysburg on Tuesday. Earlier, near Abbottown and Thomasville, two parties narrowly escaped injury when W Layere Hafer’s Pullman car collided with Joseph D Baker’s Packard in Frederick Md.

Lane Gettysburg Philadelphia Abbottetown Thomasville W. Layere Hafer

Disaster at Marianna Mines Kills 125 in Double Shaft

In Marianna Pennsylvania a catastrophic explosion at the Rachel and Agnes mines of the Pittsburg Buffalo Coal Company hurls mine cages from a 500-foot shaft. Foreman Henry Thompson and two miners died. 124 bodies recovered with more believed buried under slate. Cause remains a mystery with theories of an abandoned gas well or gassy conditions.

Pittsburg Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal Company Marianna Rachel Agnes Henry Louttit Henry Thompson Thompson

Almost Drowned by Big Pike in Egg Harbor River

Atlantic City reports Thomas P. Packer a businessman nearly drowned after a twenty minute struggle with a large pike while trolling on Egg Harbor river. A broken pole, a loose line, and a steep tussle led to a tumble overboard but the shallow water kept him from deeper danger. The pike bit his hand but he subdued the fish and brought it home to prove his tale.

Atlantic City N. J Thomas P. Packer Egg Harbor Packer

Will Build 5 Million Cotton Mill in East Boston

Eugene M. Foss announces immediate start on a 5 million cotton mill project in East Boston after a year of suspension. The facility will employ about 8000 workers across 250000 spindles and 7500 looms on sixty five acres. A separate note reports cheap paper potential from cotton stalks, with a Atlanta company forming to capitalize on this, claiming 15 dollars per ton production costs.

Boston Eugene M. Foss Bureau of Manufacture Atlanta

Local hunting accident and school injury reported in York and Frederick counties

Walter Grove James Lutz and Charles Burk Felton youths narrowly escaped severe injuries when gun in Posey Frey’s hand discharged accidentally. In Emmitsburg a 10 year old boy lost half his scalp after a heavy wagon struck him at school. In Buckhorn George Follmer shoots his son James during a chicken ownership dispute leaving over 100 shot grains in the wound. father arrested.

Walter Grove James Lutz Charles Burk Felton York County Posey Frey Joseph Batts Emmitsburg George Follmer Buckhorn James Follmer

Steamer Finance Sunk Off Sandy Hook in Dense Fog

In fog off Sandy Hook the Panama line steamer Finance was rammed by the freighter Georgic of the White Star line and sank within ten minutes. Three passengers and one crewman died. nineteen women and fourteen children survived with the rest of the crew, rescued by Georgic’s boats. The disaster occurred in the main ship channel as both ships navigated thick mist streaming commerce disruptions.

Sandy Hook Georgie White Star Line Finance Georgic Irene Campbell Charles H. Schweinler Henry Muller Panama William H. Todd

Legalized lynching shocks Tiptonville with hurried trial

In Tiptonville Tennessee a mob hanged three black men Marshall Edward and James Stineback after a rushed mock trial for killing Special Deputy Burruss and wounding Deputy Hall. The execution, staged at a tree near town, followed a night of shooting by the accused.

Tiptonville Tenn Reelfoot Lake Stirling Richard Burruss John Hall Marshall Edward James Stineback Burruss Hall

Rotten eggs used in Philadelphia bakeries exposed

State dairy and food commission investigations reveal widespread use of rotten eggs by bakeries in Philadelphia. Special Agent H. P. Cassidy says more than twenty dealers supply the adulterated eggs, with thousands of dozens sold weekly for bread pies and pastries. About a dozen dealers face immediate charges, with more to follow.

Philadelphia State Dairy and Food Commission H. P. Cassidy

McJunkin to Oppose Penrose in Senate Contest

Representative elect Captain Ira McJunkin of Butler Pennsylvania says a movement will seek to elect State Treasurer John O Sheatz to replace Boss Penrose in the United States senate. He claims the Penrose faction will face an unprecedented upheaval in state politics and says Sheatz is willing to join the challenge.

Penrose Ira McJunkin Butler Pennsylvania John O. Sheatz Boss Penrose United States Senate McJunkin Sheatz

Miners' Demands Clarified by Operators on New Work

A statement issued on behalf of anthracite coal operators explains their position regarding the new work. The document outlines the operators stance and expectations in the ongoing labor discussions.

First Whipping In Eight Years At Hagerstown

Jim Wilson a colored man was whipped by Sheriff George W. Earnshaw for wife beating. He received ten lashes and six months in the house of correction after conviction before Police Justice Hoffman. He refused mercy and squirmed under each lash.

Hagerstown Jim Willson George W. Earnshaw Wilson Hoffman House of Correction

Headquarters for Union Engineers in Cleveland

Warren S. Stone the grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers announced completion of plans for the brotherhoods new headquarters in Cleveland Ohio A twelve story building will be erected in the downtown district Work would begin next March and the project will cost 1 000 000 creating a permanent home for the union

Union Engineers Warren S. Stone The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Brotherhood Cleveland

Lamphere Convicted of Arson in Gunness Case

Ray Lamphere found guilty of arson in Laporte Indiana for the Gunness murders. Judge Richter sentenced him to an indeterminate term of two to twenty one years in Michigan City state penitentiary, plus a $5000 fine and five year disfranchisement.

Lamphere Ray Lamphere Belle Gunness Gunness Laporte Ind Richter Michigan City

Two youths fatally shot during rabbit hunt near Laurys

Frank Koons and Elmer Hoffman of Cementon Pennsylvania were hunting rabbits when Hoffmans gun discharged after snagging in a wire fence. Koons aged sixteen was shot in the abdomen and died within minutes.

Frank Koons Elmer Hoffman Cementon Laurys Koons Hoffman

Edward J Stellwagen Named Chairman of Inaugural Committee

Frank H Hitchcock head of the Republican National Committee announces Edward J Stellwagen as chairman of the inaugural committee. Stellwagen is a leading Washington capitalist and serves as president of the Union Trucking Company.

Frank H. Hitchcock Republican National Committee Edward J. Stellwagen Stellwagen Washington Union Truc

Postmaster General Reports Record Postal Deficit for 1908

In the annual report for the year ended June 30 1908 Postmaster General Meyer shows total receipts of 208 351 886 dollars with a deficit of 16 873 222 dollars the largest in the department history and an additional loss from fire burglary etc 37 056 dollars.

Meyer

Necklace worth twelve thousand dollars missing in New York

O J C Heinze a New York broker reported to Tenderloin police that his wife lost a $12000 necklace consisting of sixty three pearls on Thanksgiving night while attending a beater.

O.jo C. Heinze Tenderloin New York

Contractor Samuel Taylor Dies En Route to Fortune

Samuel EB Taylor of Atlantic City New Jersey collapsed and died in New York moments before he was to receive a $40,000 legacy left by General John A Halderman a former close friend who had died recently.

John A. Halderman Samuel EB. Taylor Atlantic City N. J New York

Blind Bees Produce Superior Honey Discovery

H. R. Latimer of the Maryland School for the Blind in Baltimore announces a discovery that blind bees make the best honey, highlighting a new finding from his mathematical department.

H. R. Latimer Maryland School For the Blind Baltimore

Hitchcock Receives Postmaster General Offer

Frank H. Hitchcock, chairman of the Republican national committee, has been offered and accepted the postmaster general position in the Taft cabinet that is to be.

Hitchcock Frank H. Hitchcock Republican National Committee Taft

Rear Admiral Russell Dies at 84 in Philadelphia

Rear Admiral Alexander Wilson Russell, U S Navy, retired, died at his Philadelphia home at age eighty four from heart failure.

Russell Alexander Wilson Russell United States Navy Philadelphia

Pearl Found in Oyster Nets $200 Sale in New Jersey

John A. Cobine of Trenton New Jersey discovered a pearl in an oyster and sold it to a jeweler for two hundred dollars in cash.

John A. Cobine Trenton N. J

Notable World News and Local Tragedies This Week

A sequence of brief items from late November to early December reports maritime launchings, fatal fires, attempted family killings, drownings and drownings after ice break, sudden deaths of notable figures, baptisms in New Jersey, editor deaths, a woman detective, a large bequest to the American Bible Society, university gifts, rail rebates fines, nitroglycerine accident, bank census calls, inaugural parade appointments, a banker’s suicide, and a deadly rail collision with injuries.

Quotations for Flour and Farm Goods

Philadelphia flour markets show quiet to firm tones for various grades with prices listed. Rye flour wheat oats butter eggs potatoes and corn across regions reflect steady to firm movements, with regional notes on Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia dairy prints and prices.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania City Eastern Shore Southern Sag Bates Maryland Ansylvania Virginia West Virginia Duc

Live Stock Markets at Pittsburg Yards

CATTLE higher with prime prices around $6.50 to $6.75 and lambs at $4.50 to $6.75. HOGS active and higher with prime heavies $6.10 to $6.15 and mediums $6.50 to $6.10. Veal calves quoted at $8.50 to $9.69 and sheep and lambs showing gains across categories.

Pittsburg Union

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