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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1949
Page
39
Local items include re election of cemetery directors W F Sheelyn J McC Gilbert G A Klingel H G Wehler and J W Barnitz. Births deaths marriages and personnel moves noted for New Oxford area including church calls, relocations, and military service updates.
Executor of Mary Hoover estate offers at public sale on March 27 1948 a 61 acre farm in Hamilton Township Adams County PA with several buildings and a 15 acre timber tract adjoining properties. The sale begins at noon with the farm and timber tract offered first and personal property auctioned at 1 PM. Lots include a bay horse and mare, farm equipment, household items, and antiques. Auctioneer George A Haar conducts sale with attorney Guy W. Bauge assisting.
Forty years ago Mrs Josephus R Roland 79 Hampton township died Tuesday. James A Lawrence Irishtown granted a pension of 154 dollars monthly. Daniel Straley appointed notary public. Frank Sheely Mount Pleasant township ill about J B Klunk opening a monumental works at McSherrys town. Born to Mrs Daniel M Diehl Mount Pleasant township a daughter. BE M Bollinger Pitt Street leased the Mrs Phill Harruscn farm near Hampton to begin farming. Agnes Sneeringer near Brush Ruin seriously ill. James Sheffer Baltimore purchased property of C A Spahr Reading township. Mr Spahr and family will move to New Oxford. Roy Diehl Mount Pleasant township fell wrestling broke left arm. M Henry Myers formerly of this place died at home near New Chester, convalescent. Felix Ginter Milles and Cashman employes and Marie A Mtummit North Peters street quarried Friday. Calvith Rivel Mt Joy township wed. Welt Mount Pleasant Weehip married March 15. Pin J Miller moved from near Tnehdlomat home along York yoke purchased from Miss Mars Kurtz. Walter Herman to move from farm vacated by Miller. Joseph Peltvanoved from the Gable.
The text notes a transfer from Carlisle street to the home of Mrs. Martin Heltzel on Philadelphia street Wheat priced at 90c per bushel. It reports Mrs Wilbur Bosserman of Round Hill recovering from pneumonia and mentions Emmett Simpson and family.
On March 19 1948 David W McDannell offers at public sale at his farm three miles west of New Oxford and 3/10 mile south of the Lincoln Highway. The listing includes 19 Guernsey cattle 10 milch cows and several heifers and calves plus farm machinery and dairy equipment and 70 White Leghorn hens. Sale starts at one oclock.
Round Hill was relocated to the S B Miller farm and James Simpson and his wife moved into the house vacated by Simpson. The sequence notes a transfer of occupancy and the new household at the Miller farm location.
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