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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
14
Local items report C. G. Sheely's face burns from a furnace flare but he stopped the blaze. Gerald Slaybaugh firm to add a 30 ft garage. new watchmen and clubrooms. district church events. fall injuries and sales in New Oxford area. fire truck fund appeals. school and civic notices. and a golden wedding anniversary in Spring Grove.
Personal notices record New Year dinners and visits. Ray Kohler family of Kohler's and Frank Hetrick family of York join Mr and Mrs Spangler Hetrick on New Year’s at Water Street. Mary Snyder of Carlisle Street visits in Philadelphia. Raymond Bievenour from Elizabeth New Jersey visits Kohlers. H T Brown and wife return from Perth Amboy New Jersey. Florence Myers of Camden spent weekend at Hanover Street home. Gentzler family and Misses Zinn Jacobs Wentz visit Myers home. Agnes Starner returns to Emmitsburg for winter. Lerew home hosts Sunday visitors from York Springs Gettysburg New Chester and more.
A Hampton notes page lists minor injuries from a Ford incident to several illnesses improving. It records goose dinners at Cross Keys and visits by locals to relatives in Bermudian, Hanover, and York, plus church services, school attendance, and local club officers.
The first local institute for New Oxford Borough Oxford Mt Pleasant Conewago and Union townships will meet in the High School auditorium Friday evening January 9 at 8 o'clock Prof Orton Lowe director of English Dept of Public Instruction Harrisburg will be the speaker A business session follows The public is invited C P Keefer Chairman
Etta King of Brush Run hosts friends including Margaret Taughinbaugh Grace Yohe Ethel Weikert Ruth Sponseller Ethel Stock Myrna Raffensperger William Eckert Ray Shetter Wilbur Mehring Ross King Clarence Whorley and Paul Mehring A mothers meeting under Adams County Sunday School Association will be at St Pauls Reformed church Sunday School building this place on Sunday Jan 18 at 2 pm An entertainment will be held at Moritzs school Straban township on Thursday evening Jan 16 at 730 pm Ray Shetter teacher and others are listed
Real estate agent Winand sold the Georgianna Creager property in New Chester to Harry Lough of New Oxford. Harry Lerew of Hunterstown was injured when his spring wagon tipped near New Chester, breaking a rib. Miss Blanche Stauffer won a local Miss Wolf title in York County. A rifle bullet hit Mrs. Annie Bream in York Springs en route by car, with no clear shooter identified. Various church events, births, and local social notes from Pines and surrounding townships are listed, including funerals, reorganizations, and visitors.
A surprise party for Mrs Edith Myers at her Lincomn Way home featured music games and refreshments. Attendees included Edith Myers Helenora Staub Chester Cravatt Harry Noble Jacob Peterman Charles Feiser George Rabine John Fleshman Laura Miller and others. The county poor directors met naming A P Wagner as secretary and reelecting Joseph I Weaver as president. Also, St Pauls Reformed Ladies Mite Society met at Mrs W C Alwine with a large attendance and a sleigh ride. John C Myers West End grocer sent thanks for a calendar.
The East Berlin Brethren Sunday School elects officers led by Superintendent Daniel Bowser and Assistant D E Brandt along with secretaries and librarians. Local property transactions include the Shaffer estate sale to Daniel Mummert for 3800 dollars. Various births deaths marriages and house updates are noted alongside church officer elections at Zwingli Reformed and Lutheran congregations and a wedding trip for Jacob Grove and Esther Hull.
At a reorganization meeting of the New Oxford Chamber of Commerce officers were elected including President J A Cashman and Secretary G M Spangler. The group approved a new canning factory and is pursuing a fire alarm upgrade. A cigar company may locate in town and Dr W R Snyder will seek instruments from Philadelphia after a recent fire.
The January 6, 1925 council meeting approves a $1000 one year loan at 5 percent for Mrs. J C Shriver. They order investigation of damaged dam stones and meter work at Circle Hotel. They plan water needs with the new Canning Co. and authorize moving a tank from Matters. An ordinance package covers fire zones paving requirements and home trade peddler licenses with penalties, adjournment follows.
An application will be made to the Governor on January 30 for the incorporation of New Oxford Canning Co. Ehrehart and Bange are solicitors. The company bought 2 1/2 acres in West End from W A Diehl and will build two modern buildings. Up to date machinery will be installed and a switch laid to the plot. Contracts have closed for output of a large acreage. About 40 persons will be employed. W P Stoner Gentz and others are interested in the venture.
East Berlin residents Chester O Baker of York and Miss Mattie M McMaster of East Berlin wed Monday at Rev George W Enders Jr residence in York. Couple will reside in York. An 8 year old York boy was struck by a car driven by Dr Ju H Fackler formerly of East Berlin. Mike Surat of East Berlin discharged from York hospital. Mrs Fred Dustman died at home near Davidsburg Monday. Funeral for Mrs Muummert of Square Corner postponed to today to allow husband and two children in Florida to attend. Earl Zeigler 2 is very ill. Charles Wallace in Washington Twp with mumps. Russell Sebright left York for Harrisburg P RR job. East Berlin H L Literary Society to host program Friday in P O S of A hall. Mrs Dae Miller elected president of Ladies Aid Society of BE Lutheran Church. Mrs Guy Fissel and Mrs Robi Jacobs welcomed as new members.
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