New Oxford Item Subscription Terms and Ad Rates
New Oxford Item lists 81.00 per year in advance cash due. Nonpayment may cause suspension until arrears are cleared. Out of county subscribers pay 1.50 annually in advance or 2.00 if not paid within the year. Ads printed at reasonable rates with yearly advertisers receiving liberal reductions. Printing includes cards, labels and posters. Advertising rep is American Press Association. Entered as second class mail matter at New Oxford Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
American Press Association
New Oxford
Adams County Briefs Rail Quiet and Busy In Late December
Local reports note William Davis tearing down part of his home for major improvements including a hot water system. A donation party in Latimore raised $40 cash and meats for Daniel Noffman. An Overland car from Harrisburg damaged after leaving the Littlestown road. no injuries. Eisenhart mill near York Springs resumes after three months’ closure. Neighborhood residents relocate as Warren and Mary Wengert move to Harrisburg with return planned April first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Davis
York Springs
Edward Prosser
George Holler
Annie V. Jacobs
Latimore
Daniel Noffman
Harrisburg
Littlestown
Gettysburg
Eisenhart Mill
Warren Wengert
Mary Jane
Harry C. Spertzel
Huntington Township
Raymond Miller
Spertzel
George C. Miller
Upper
Huntington
Emmanuel Reformed Church
Abbottstown
St. Paul's Reformed Church
E G. Kline
Frank Bremer
Hanover
H. D. Houtz
East Berlin
Adams County
Adams
Gettysburg Furniture
Hanover Cabinet Company
M. C. Jones
Chicago
American Furniture Hart
Julia Mehring
Charles Stavely
Department of Redeemer’s Reformed
Charles H. Fissel
Gettysburg-Mummasburg Road
Mervin Bboyd
Mt. Joy Township
State Highway Department
A. R. Knipple
Knipple
Adams County Firemen’s Association
Court House
Businesa
Center Square
Maryland
Kansas
Bushman
York
Market
F. H. Strayer
R. D
Axe
Burgess M. W. Mundis
Adams county in deep cold as first skating joy returns
The region shares the cold wave with northern states with temperatures near eight above zero and a light snow on the ground. Local court orders trustees to file accounts for the S. L. Johns estate by Jan 23 and post a $16,000 bond within 10 days. Various local real estate changes, licenses, theft reports, and community notices fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Henry
C. J. Delone
H. N. Gitt
Hanover
S. L. Johns
Supreme Courts
Amos H. Butt
Highland Township
Charles B. Harper
Middletown
Pennsylvania
George A. Haar
Abbottstown
Irving Deer Camp
William C. Wagner
York City Hall
Central Market House
George Metzger
Paradise Protectory Band
George Worley
Germany Township
Warren McKean
York Springs
Harold Smith
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
York
Lancaster
Adams
Franklin
Church Council of
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Littlestown
Margaret A. Hemler
Caroline Bender
Mount Pleasant Township
F. W. Topper
Bender
Harry J. Smith
Hemler
John A. Hale
Everett
Fred V. Baker
Pleasant
C. L. Bubb
Jeanette
Abottstown
Harry Berkheimer
H. M. Raubenstine
West Side Sanitarium
Herbert Shriver
A. D. Shields
Gettysburg
Chambersburg
Quincy Township
Franklin County
Shields
I M. Nicholas
Raymond Flickin
Strik
Inmates Celebrate Christmas Across Adams County Institutions
Inmates at Adams county three institutions the Annie M Warter hospital the county home and the county jail enjoyed a festive Christmas. The county home served a noon dinner with turkey mince pie and other dishes for seventy five men and women received treats from Gettys burg lodge Elks while beds were adorned with stockings and trees. The hospital held gift exchanges and a large turkey dinner for able patients. The county jail hosted a turkey dinner for fourteen inmates as the day featured decorations and holiday food across sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Annie M. Warter
Gettysburg Lodge of Elks
Widor Hospital
Brenne Machine Grinding Company Rebrands To G Auto Parts
The Brenne Machine Grinding Company will rename to G Auto Parts Company 7 and shift focus from age business to large scale auto parts jobbing. It will distribute Plug Fit pistons and for Keasbey and Mattison Antibestos brake lining, expand salesmen coverage across southern Pennsylvania and Maryland, and continue cylinder regrinding for garages. Cyril Sheely leaves to join Stout's Garage in Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenne Machine Grinding Company
Auto Parts Company 7
Andy‘mane
Keasbey and Mattison
Pany
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Cyril Sheely
Stout’s
Hanover
Family reunion held at Hanover home
Sunday gathering at Mrs. Brenry Pressel's Hanover home brought together many Rudisill and Pressel relatives. Attendees included Harvey Rudisill and daughter Laree, Maurice Rudisill and family, Winfred Wildasin and Gladys, Henry Pressel and Lucinda Rudisill, Alphonsus Carbaugh family, Freed families from Philadelphia and New York, and relatives from Gettysburg Spring Grove and Reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenry Pressel
Hanover
Arvey Rudisill
Laree
Luella Rudisill
Maurice Rudisill
Winfred Wildasin
Gladys
Marfix Wildasin
Etel Utz
Henrty Pressel
Ross
Grace
Allen Presel
Lucinda Rudisill
Eli Plickinger
Beatrice
Alphonsus Carbaugh
Ross and Rhert
Mabel Freed
Hannah Schoen
Philadelphia
Warvey Freed
Exina II
Muriel Freeq
Myrtle Bentzel
Newrd
Laura Sterner
Gettysburg
Nathan Rudisill
Dorothy
Raymond Rudisill
Spring Grove
Harry Rudisill
Philip
Romaine
Blooming Grove
Monster hogs on John Bupp farm weigh past a ton
On a Lancaster county farm near Wolfe church John Bupp keeps two Poland China hogs over 700 pounds. One hog exceeds 1,000 pounds and a larger, 44 inch tall two year old weighs about 1 000 pounds. The pair together top roughly 1 200 pounds. A scalding trough was found for the butcher bee set for Tuesday January 5. No special feeding method was used to fatten the hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bupp
Woles Church
Bupp
Poland
China
Lancaster County
Tuegiay
Bus Line Connects Hanover to Baltimore Accounts
A new bus service from Hanover to Baltimore is to start January 1 via the Mahon Transportation Company. The Adams Transit bus links Hanover to the Maryland line, with passengers transferring at Mason-Dixon and Reisterstown for Baltimore connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Baltimore
Land Line
Reisterstown
Flames Destroy Car En Route From Gettysburg to Hunterstown
John Sherman’s touring car caught fire Monday evening while traveling from Gettysburg toward Hunterstown. Short circuits in wires triggered flames rising from the front seat area as smoke appeared mid journey. The gasoline tank ignited heat but did not explode. about fifteen gallons remained in the rear tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sherman
Gettysburg
Hunterstown
Sherman
Harrisburg Road
Carl Hoke Tries Suicide Near New Baltimore
Carl Hoke made a vain attempt to take his own life by slashing his wrist and cutting his forehead in an old shack inside Calvin Overdeer's peach orchard near New Baltimore. He was found by local boys around 3 pm and was treated by Dr. H. M. Alleman. his condition was reported as improving and he is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hoke
Hanover
Calvin Overdeer
New Baltimore
Crabbs
Hoke
H. M. Alleman
Uncle Ed Lerew Faces Mellie Dunham in Adams County Fiddle Clash
The Adams County fiddle world centers on Uncle Ed Lerew of York Springs, praised as the county champion with a hardy pioneer image. Mellie Dunham, famed as a fiddler, is tipped as a rival, with locals claiming a potential showdown could spark a hot town-night challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Adams County
Lenee
Ampion Dier
Ashe Keystone
Mavid
du Ian
Val
Melli
Dunham
America
Collge
Pennsylvania
1009 More Boys Than Girls in County Schools
Adams county census shows elementary schools with 5476 pupils, 2788 boys and 2688 girls, while high schools count 816 total students with 376 boys and 440 girls. The report notes more pupils over age than under age, and 296 boys plus 331 girls in elementary grades are under age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
W Raymond Shank
Local Illness Roundup Touches Area Residents
The column lists area residents under the weather and illness. W A Diehl remains about the same in Lincolnway West. Eleanore Miller of Orange Street is recovering from chicken pox. Several infants and adults suffer acute ailments, including enteritis, bronchi tis, lumbago, scarlet fever, quinsy, and digestion issues. Postmaster Guy Heluser returns to Hanover after three weeks ill. Helen Bignusy of Biglerville reported scarlet fever while Miss Helen Bigham of Nixcong NJ faces illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Diehl
Lincolnway W
Eleanore
Chas
F. Miller
Orange At
Jas. Myers
John Kaiser
Gettysburg
Roy Smith
Rock
Anna Sneeringer
Edgegrove
W. N. Hulick
George
Carlisle Sr
Calvin Leer
Elmer Kauffman
Latimore
Karl Miller
York Springs
Samuel Harner
Littlestown
A. G. Miller
Abbottstown
John Smith
Charles Smith
Hickory Point
Quinten Robert
White Hall
Pittsburgh
Clyde Guise
Guy Heluser
Hanover
S. G. Ligtar Biglerville
Helen Bignusy
M. ‘Ristown
N. J
New Chester Heidlersburg Christmas Notes and Visits
A Christmas program at St Mark's Lutheran in Heidlersburg.. community members from New Chester, Gettysburg, Hanover and surrounding areas share holiday visits, greetings, and small-town happenings. Notable items include Mr and Mrs John Groupe welcoming a daughter, Rev JH Little receiving a gift, and local residents spending Christmas with families in New Oxford, Five Points, Hunterstown, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Groupe
New Chester
Margie
Steelton
Five Points
Margie Starry
W. J. Starry
Fariar
Brown
Wedhersburg
Lester Starry
JH. Littl
Kate WeWaver
Tieldlerberg
Aspen
Robert Weaverma Hamper
Hunterstown
John Colestock
Hanover
Palladelphia
Adeline Hoffnagle
R. N
Philadelphia
Bruch Run
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Luther L. Cashman
J. Harold Little
John L. Biesecker
Gettysburg
D. Grant Deatrick
Belmont
Flora Stoner
Mer
Rudistll
Heidlersburg
Link
York
George Oyler
Isabel Ditzler
Biglerville
Joseph Cool and
U. B. Church
Clarence P. Zepp
New York City
Amelia Zepp
Zepp
David Kime
East Berlin
D.H. Sharver
Ralph Fair
John Griest
Abbottstown
Edward Fair
Kmas
J. Proctor Snyder
Wm. Moul
Mary
Robert Weaver
Allen Dennis
Chas. Brown
New Oxford
Cletus Trimmer
Mary Trimmer
C. A. Brame
Annie Brame
Darius Shull
Jas. Messersmith
Jonas Flemming
James Messersmith
J. G. Hoffman
Harvey Dennis
Paul
Calvin
Annie
Grace
Pearl
John Dennis
Matthew Deatrick
Marian
Dorothy
Edward Dennis
William
William Ingle Mears
Noel
I. P. Smith
Evelyn
Kathleen
Geraldine
Reta
Rosina
Bernard
Leo Smith
Mrs. Calvin Smith
Arentta and
Arline Smith
Arthur Forry
Gettysburg to open talk comfort station at courthouse
County commissioners move to establish a public comfort station at the east end of the courthouse with summer and winter staffing. They pledge $1,000 toward installation if the public subscribes to cover the remaining cost. Heating and low construction needs address prior underground station obstacles. A circulation drive targets business people and citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Court House
Down and County
Local notes include town employment and family reunion
George Spertzel of Huntington township has been employed for the Panthea at the vis banks at Toland. Harmo from the former Albert Davis C opts to the farm of George Menrall against Neals and Roads, with 8450 ly for spring farming. A family reunion was held at Mrs. Saraj Prosser's home in Latimore on Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Spertzel
Huntington Township
Panthea
Toland
Harmo
Albert Davis
George Menrall
Neals & Roads
Saraj Prosser
Latimore
Jury Wheel Lists 1926 Petit and Grand Jurors Named
The 1926 jury wheel for North Hanover County outlines grand and petit jurors by township and ward. Names include Abbottstown Jacob J. Wolf Emory S. Alwine and many others across Gettysburg, Franklin and surrounding townships. The system redraws names periodically with leftovers replaced for the next year.
Local residents listed in township and union roll call
A long list of names from Mt. Joy Mt. Pleasant Reading Straban Grant Union and York Springs townships appears, naming numerous residents and local officials such as J. F. Pitzer Charles Little L. Collins M. Pohlman Gregory Lawrence Amos Sponseller Ver ron Rife Sally Warner and others, documenting a community roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Joy Township
J. F. Pitzer
Charles CG. Little
L. A. Collins
Charles C. Collins
8. Miller
John W. Spangler
Mervin G. Boyd
P. W. Epley
Roy
Foulk
S. Allen Swarts
Tle
Mt. Pleasant Township
M. F. Pohlman
Gregory Lawrence
S. H. Klimnefelter
Andrew Halter
Amos
S. Sponseller
D. M
A. M. Robert
J. R. Carbaugh
W. Hafer Miller
Alex. J. Byers
John A. Bollinger
Oxford
Percy Alwine
George D. Sheely
E.iic Eckert
Frank Carbaugh
Earl Colestock
Stan S. Smith
J. C. Geiselman
Four Women Placed In County Jury Wheel In 1926
Four women from Adams County were added to the 1926 jury wheel by commissioners with Judge McPherson and Sheriff Shearer assisting. Names include Ethel Wright Bordersville Fannie Donaldson Hamiltonban township Cora Heller Latimore township and Sally H Warner New Oxford. Grand and petit jurors were drawn for January term opening January 25 due to a murder case and two statutory cases arising from a York Springs automobile accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Coynte
S. H. Crim
W. P. Titewort
Ieee
Naneen W. Taylor
Arendts
Abbottstown
Jacob J. Wolf
Emory
Alwine
Reuben Alitland
John Fitz
Adam County
Ethel Wright
Bordersville
Fannie Donaldson
Hamilton Ban Township
Cora Heller
Latima Township
Sally H. Warner
New Oford
McPherson
Shearer
Hamitonban
Co Heller
Latimore
York Springs
Harry V. Brown
Straban
Guy A. Bish
Gettysburg
E. R. Chronister
Newford
O. W. G. Diller
L. Eckert
Oxford
Mervin E. Fre Franklin
Roy Fry
Hamiltonban
C Heller
Howard Harner
Tysburg
S. F. Keeney
New
George A. Klingel
Hetonban
Russel H. Derr
Cumber
Simon Funt
Menallen
Pottstown
JQ. H. Flickinger
Com
William Frock
Conewago
Roy S. Mt. Joy
Emory Garrick
Germany
M. Gardner
George Hare
Cumberland
George Hensel
Sherrystown
William F. Irvin
Fralin
Harry Kunkle
Jen T. Orner
Franklin
J. F. Pitzer
Joy
Dorsey Robert
Jus S. Resser
East Berlin
William F. Diiig
Lloyd D. Stock
N .Oxford
H. B. Slonaker
Fairfield
N. Stonesifer
William Slagle
Berwick
G. E. Thompson
Gytysburg
A. E. Wagner
Getty
Local Families Welcome Newborn Sons in Hanover and Sherrystown
Store notices report births in Copena township Sherrystown and Hanover. Mr and Mrs John Small announce a son. Mr and Mrs Roy Rudialls announce a son in Sherrystown. Mr and Mrs Lingg announce a son in Hanover Friday at the Lingg home. Mr and Mrs W Zacharias Baf Hanover announce a son. Mr and Mrs Edward A Donnell Hanover announce a son. Mr and Mrs Paul Krepps of Sherrystown announce a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Small
Copena Township
Roy R. Rudialls
Sherrystown
Romanus Lingg
Hanover
Lingg
D. Weikert
Gettysburg
W. Zacharias
Edward A. Donnell
Paul Krepps
Sheirystown
Marriage Licenses Granted in York Springs Area
A list of marriage licenses shows Ethel Hoffmas and West J Levere Grim of Abbottstown, Hivera Senft of Spring Grove, Sterling Brenneman of Grove and Sarah Anthony, Paul Miller and Oneida Sherry of Hanover, H F Reimecker of Union and Eben W Nace of Penn, and Earl Flickinger of Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Y. Hoffmas
West
J. Levere Grim
Abbottstown
Hivera M. Senft
Ppring Grove
Sterling E Brenneman
Grove
Sarah Anthony
Paul R. Miller
Oneida A . Sherry
Hanover
H. F. Reimecker
Union
Eben W. Nace
Penn
Earl A. Flickinger
Minster
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anover
Lerew
Mellie” Dunham
Far North End Watch
Ellie
Ryers Select
Bendersville
Ezra E. Rice
W. W. Detter
W. C. Weaner
Berwick Township
Jeremiah L. Nace
William J. Slagle
Grover C. Sell
Jonas Flickinger
Butler G. O. Heckenluber
George Beamer
Simon S. Orner
Henry Wagner
James R. Gilbert
John H. Black
Canton E. Rice
William O. Deatrick
Wilmer E. Bream
C. S. Guise
Edward Shaffer
J. F. Keagy
Charles F. Groft
Edward W. Day
Fern Garrett
Samuel EH. Bair
Stan Weaver
Charles M. Little
H. A. Sell
John L. Sneeringer
Cumberland Township
Walter F. Foulk
T. M. Mehring
Frank Felix
Robert Walter
William F. Redding
J. S. Null
Joan F. Dick
Rusell H. Derr
John W. Black
William G. Durborow
Albert C. Swisher
George A. Hare
Justin S. Resser
Nevin C. Brown
Charles M. Wolf
D. P. Wagner
John ®. Gentzler
Oliver Fisel
R. M. Zeigler
BH. B. Lau
R. B. Jacobs
Jacob Spangler
D. A. March Fairfield H. B. Slonaker
E. A. Seabrook
Millard F. Stoner
Howard Sanders
B. B. Wortz
Freedom Township
R. H. Stultz
John H. Waybright
John J. Herr
Charles Wenschhof
Harvey A. Scott
Frankein
David H. Deardorff
J. Edward Hall
William P. Weikert
Abraham Wetzel
A. L. Carbaugh
John M. Linn
Otho D. Carey
Melvin E. Freed
John H. Nary
J. Calvin Lochbaum
Maurice Newman
Ira Sharrah
Allen T.e Orner
Harry Shoemaker
J. W. Ulrich
Wilson Bish
Richard Withers
Charles Kindig
James D. Spalding
H. B. Sefton
C. C. Culp
C. B. Lerew
Edward S. Plank
William M. Musser
C. W. Cook
Samuel C. Fiscel
Ivan Naugle
John Lease
Carl R. Martz
Edward L. Weikert
George Raffensperger
J. Guy Wolf
Charles M. M. Drum
Charles W. Gardner
Bernard Maguire
John M. Zinn
John C. Wright
C. William Troxel
Cletus BE
Pitzer
C. Lloyd Palmer
Willis Eckert
S. F. Lehman
Edward Newman
D. A. Skelly
Dr. A. BE. Wagner
Philip R. Bible
James R. Ross
A. E. Roth
George A. Taylor
Clarence Ott
Harry Koch
J. Ernest Donaldson Dorsey Robert
Luther Kuhlman
Paul Martin
Ward
Carl S. Menchey
Milton V. Fugitt
Allen A. Brown
Guy A. Bishop
John A. Mumper
M. Edward Funt
Edward F. Menchey
J. Milton Bender
J. Ralph Stoner
John J. Thoman
M. W. Stansbury
David Tawney
Robert Caldwell
A. R. Pore
Jacob H. Swisher
Charles Wulp
Hamilton Township
Harry S. Bream
W. D. McGlaughlin
Martin D. Wentz
W. C. Albright
M. D. Rife
Wilson Hartman
Hamilitonian
John O. Musselman
Fannie Ronaldson
Harvey F. Walter
M. K. Stonesifer
D. C. Eyler
John Diehl
John A. Cease
George A. Herring
John Marshall
Harry Trostle
J. H. Scott
John C. Derr
J. H. Beard
G. H. Jacobs
Charles Gross
BE. H. Hikes
M. A. Beamer
Miles A. Clapper
M. J. Myers
P. F. Asper
William Howe
H. R. Kennedy
Sherman Funt
J. D. Gochenour
A. G. Crist
George C. Prosser
Jonas Lobaugh
Paul Lehman
W. D. Jacobs
EK. Gardner
H. C. Bream
J. D. Earnest
HW. L. Anthony
George W. Fickes
Samuel E. Dahlhammer
H. B. Menges
Liberty Township
A. Mackley
Lincoln Stough
D. C. Plank
Walter Crouse
Jacob Bentzel
Charles Zercher
John W. Little
Edward Duttera
H. F. Dodrer
Murray Bish
D. Milton Feeser
Frank Hartlaub
Charles R. Mehring
John W. Shoemaker
H. A. Meachey
A. K. Stock
D. H. Flickinger
David A. Fissel
Simon P. Miller
Rodger Keefer
I. D. Crouse
Pius H Harner
William H. Master
McSherrystown
Aloysius McMaster
Ray G. Miller
James EB. Lawrence
John J. Lawrence
J. Preston Smith
Frank Burkee
Pius I. Wagaman
John H. Menges
William T. Bushey
George F. Felix
Frank J. Yake
Paul A. Smith
J. Wilson Keffer
Herbert S. Warren
Brook F. Yantis
Iam Smith
Harvey Pitser
George P. Myers
Reading Township
John W. Slaybaugh
J. P. Winand
A. Butt
C. W. Brown
G. D. Wagner
R. D. Myers
Melvin Modver
G.svahr
C. T. Wisner
Dale B. March
Harvey V. Brown
Huttera
John Sheets
Charles W. Black
W . W. Neely
R. D. Myere
Alexander Wolf
Calvin Smith
Earl Guise
R. M. Spangler
H. M McGuigan
John Wi
George H. Waltman
Grant D. Deatrick
J. J. Mears
W. F. Shull
Roy Crum Paul B. Zepp
B. W. Wright
Ora C. Seichelberger
Harry Bricker
Union Township
Edward H. Matthias
Legioc
William H. Harger
Harrisoner
Seward Lansinger
David J. Bollinger
Edward P. Litt
Riley
William Hendricks
Rees Co
W G. Diller
John M. Gardner
Yehn Brothers
Bank
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