Local Happenings and Notices in New Oxford Item
Local notes report P S Orner starting a planing mill and barrel factory in Arendtsville. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Eckenrode of near Bonneauville. Gettysburg School Board plans a new high school building. George Kale of Sells Station killed a 490 pound hog. Sealed road-deck proposals sought for 11 666 feet of road from Biglerville to Arendtsville. Jonathan Harper whiskey advertised by C T Hersh. H Hershey of York Springs loses a horse to spinal meningitis blamed on mouldy corn. Farmers report moulding corn. some remove damaged ears from the crib. Charles Sheads, WM freight brakeman, now on crutches after leg injury. Teachers Institute for District No 4 set for Hamp ton Jan 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. S. Orner
Arendtaville
Joseph Eckenrode
Bonneauville
Gettysburg School Board
George Kale
Sells Station
Eliza Diehl
Pitt Street
Red Men
Hampton
State Highway Department
Harrisburg
Biglerville
Arendtsville
H. H. Hershey
York Springs
Adams County Records Capture 1907 Licenses and Credit Realizations
In the Warren bankruptcy, creditors at York Springs received checks as ninety point nine percent of the value. Adams County issued 233 marriage licenses in 1907 under Clerk Walters, with 107 couples under twenty one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Warren
York Springs
Adams County
Walters
Pipeline expansion near East Berlin and Porto Rico cigar contract
A new pipeline will run alongside existing Standard Oil lines near East Berlin. Last week advance bess arranged pipe distribution. A million cigar contract totaling 100 cases of 10,000 cigars each was awarded Tuesday to the Porto Rico factory Red Lion for a New York firm, with a large workforce needed to meet the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Co
East Berlin
Bess
Porto Rico
Red Lion
New York
Idaville cruelty case ends with most acquitted
Judge Squire Straley handed down the decision in the Idaville cruelty cases discharging all defendants except Charles Orner. Orner remained held for court on three charges for kicking and beating his horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Straley
Idaville
Charles Orner
Mr. Orner
Woodsman Hurt by Tree Fall Near West Point
Mr. Chas. Addlesperger of Menallen region, working in the woods, was badly hurt when a tree fell or sprang back. He sustained a dislocated shoulder and back injuries, with the incident witnessed by the local health officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Addlesperger
Menallen
West Point
Local medical notes and community notices from Arendtsville area
Dr H 8 Crouse and Dr S B Weaver amputated two fingers of W Grove Lawyer near Littlestown. Old gold spectacles sought for exchange at Eagle Hotel New Oxford January 27. Arendtsville National Bank stock fully subscribed. Lutheran Ladies Aid supper February 14 and 15 at Miller's Hall. Rev L E Brown corrected as nervous prostration, not melancholia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. 8. Crouse
S B. Weaver
W. Grove Lawyer
Littlestown
Ladies Aid Society
First Lutheran Church
Miller’s Hall
Td. Com
Ladies' Coat Sale at Half Price by Nacey & Co.
After purchasing the stock of Coats of 8. F. and D. Coat Manufacturers of New York the firm offers ladies coats at 50 cents on the dollar. G B Nacey son & Co advertise the sale from 11-13 Carlisle Street in Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. & D. Coat Manufacturers of
New York
G B.nacey, Son & Co
Carlisle Street
Hanover
Land sale near Schwartz’s school house in Conewago township
Broker Bastinn sold 11 acres of land with a house barn and outbuildings, Ephraim Miller property, near Schwartz’s school house in Conewago township, to Daniel A. Worley of Midway for 1050 dollars. Possession set for April 1, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastinn
Schwartz
Conewago Township
Ephraim
Prison term and fines for man in holiday fracas stabbing
Herman Kappes was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail and to pay the costs of prosecution after a holiday incident in which he chased his wife with a butcher knife and cut her waist at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Kappes
Adams County School Directors elect four delegates at Gettysburg
At the 17th annual convention of the School Directors Association of Adams county in Gettysburg, Mr Z. H. Cashman was chosen as one of four delegates to the State convention in Harrisburg in February, with W. H. Emmert named as the alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Directors’ Association of
Adams County
Gettysburg
Z. H. Cashman
Hartisburg
W. H. Emmert
Roan Mare From Slaybaugh Family Euthanized at 27
The roan mare that had long belonged to Mrs. I. P. Slaybaugh of Cedar Ridge and now on West High street was killed last week due to age. The animal, 27 years old, never ate feed when away from home, a noted peculiarity of the faithful old horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. P. Slaybaugh
Cedar Ridge
West High Street
Thief Steals Fourteen Pound Roast From Yeager Home
A fourteen pound roast of beef disappeared from the back porch of C. K. Yeager on Pitt Street last week. The meat was left cooling between two tubs, and the tubs were undisturbed when the owner returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. K. Yeager
Eeq
Pitt Street
Mrs Agnes Strausbaugh FalI Suffer Vertigo in McSherrystown
Mrs Agnes Strausbaugh 84 living with her daughter Mrs William S Bunty in McSherrystown suffered a vertigo attack Tuesday night at about 9 o clock. She fell striking her face causing nosebleed. Dr A C Rice treated her and she is greatly improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Strausbaugh
William S. Bunty
McSherrystown
A. C. Rice
Gettysburg Student Burned in Lab Accident
Victor B. Hausknecht, a Gettysburg College junior, suffered severe facial and hand burns from fumes of hot nitric acid in the chemistry lab Wednesday afternoon. He reportedly boiled acid in a bottle with a cork tied on, which was removed, releasing the fumes onto his hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor B. Hausknecht
Gettysburg College
Death of Adolphus Marcoe in Altoona Train Incident
Joseph Wilhelm of the Exchange Hotel reports the death of Adolphus Marcoe known as Doc. He was killed by a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Altoona on Monday night January 13. Marcoe, about 50, long employed as a hostler at Hanover by N. B. Carver and Davis Garber, moved to Hanover from Gettysburg years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wilhelm
Exchange Hotel
Adolphus Marcoe
Hanover
Altoona
Marcoe
N. B. Carver
Davis Garber
Gettysburg
Licenses Granted Except One By County Court
County court granted most liquor licenses Friday with one held over for January 27 at Gettysburg City Hotel. The current license expires January 24, prohibiting sale after that date. Applications by Elmer K. Jacobs at Biglerville and C. T. Lerew at York Springs were withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hotel
Gettysburg
Elmer KE. Jacobs
Biglerville
C. T. Lerew
York Springs
Goose Disappears Amid Prank at Squire Straley’s Home
A practical joke at Squire Straley’s residence sparks outrage as a goose is stolen from Bob’s yard during a Tuesday hoax staged by local youths with Big Chief Win Hensil. The fowl resurfaces in time for a Sunday feast after the doctor and Squire had prepared goose dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Straley
Dr. Leake
Squire
Bonneauville
Bob
Fisher
Doctors Yard
Gettysburg
Mare Dies of Hydrophobia Near New Chester Road
Mr Aaron Brown of Oxford township loses a bay mare to hydrophobia after a mad dog bit a Kaiser family son nearby on December 17. The mare showed lip wounds misattributed to a nail, then worsened to rabies despite veterinary treatment, ending in death Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Brown
New Chester Road
Oxford Township
Henry Kaiser
Brown
Rabid dog bites two canines and is destroyed
The dog of Mr Geo Shelleman near the Brown residence, previously bitten by the same animal, went on a rampage the same day. It later contracted rabies and was killed after the illness fully developed on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Shelleman
Brown
Encouragement Needed to Support Band Rehearsals
The Citizens Band of New Oxford calls on residents to avoid events that pull members from Tuesday and Friday rehearsals. It urges careful date planning for social functions to prevent vacant chairs and preserve the band's quality and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Band of
New Oxford
Blacksmith In Custody After Fatal Porch Intruder Blow
Charles Bireley of Blue Ridge Summit held after Robert Moorhead dies of a crushed skull from an ax blow during a nighttime intruder incident. Moorhead of Sabillasville, 26, died Wednesday after being found unconscious near Bireley shop. Bireley surrendered to Justice Martin in Waynesboro and was jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bireley
Waynesboro
Birely
Blue Ridge Summit
Bireley
Robert Moorhead
Moorhead
Justice Martin
Sabillasville
New Poplar street opens amid Lingg land sale
In a newly opened addition extending South Orange street past Pleasant street and Eicholtz addition, a street named Poplar runs to N. Lingg’s Littlestown road home. Surveying finished Monday and several building lots have already sold. inquiries to J. C. Geiselman or Spangler Herrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Lingg
South Orange Street
Pleasant Street
Eicholtz
J. C. Geiselman
Spangler
Death Doings. Isaac Lewin Bender of Martinsburg Dies
Isaac Lewin Bender, a Martinsburg, West Virginia resident, died at 2 15 o clock Wednesday morning in Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore at age 57. Cause reported as myocarditis. He was the third son of Solomon Bender and born on his father's farm near Benders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Lewin
Bender
Martinsburg
W. Va
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Ile
Mr. Bender
Solomon Bender
Bendersville
Mrs Sallie E Grant Dies After Week Long Pneumonia
Mrs Sallie E Grant dies at home in Bendersville Station after a week long illness of pneumonia. She leaves her husband and three children William Annie and Heber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie E. Grant
Bendersville Station
William
Annie
Heber
Mrs Mary A Culp 66 Dies After Stroke At Home McSherrystown
Mrs Mary A Culp wife of John Culp died at her Main street home in McSherrystown at 5 15 am Thursday after a stroke of apoplexy Tuesday afternoon she was 66 years old. She was a daughter of the late Samuel Smith Conewago and married to John Culp of Gettysburg about 38 years ago. Survived by husband a daughter Mrs Bert Hamm an only son Lewis S Culp both of McSherrystown and a sister Miss Louisa Smith of McSherrystown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Culp
John Culp
Main Street
McSherrystown
Culp
Samuel Smith
Conewago Township
Gettysburg
Bert Hamm
Lewis S. Culp
Louisa Smith
Caroline C. Sanders
John Kuhn
McSherryetown
Joseph Sanders
Forney Dies in New York at 72
Mathias N Forney distinguished mechanical engineer author and editor died in New York City Wednesday morning of apoplexy in his seventy third year. He was born in Hanover York county son of Mathias and Amanda Nace Forney and member of the York County Historical Society. He recently married Mrs Spear of Baltimore whom he knew in his boyhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathias N. Forney
New York City
Hanover
York County
Mathias
Amanda Nace Forney
Death of Melville Zinn in Gettysburg at 44
Melville Zinn died Friday afternoon at 1 o clock in Gettysburg after a brief illness from blood poisoning caused by a boil. He was 44 and survived by his wife, two sons Roy and John, his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Zinn, a brother Harry and two sisters Mrs. Bender and Mrs. Harbaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
John Zinn
Harrisburg
Table Rock
Biglerville
Hotel
Zinn
Hunterstown
Odd Fellows
Lodge of Elks
Farmers Grange of
Roy
John
Harry
Altoona
M. Bender
Rs. Harbaugh
Obituary Notes for Pierce Blettner Sanders in Pennsylvania
Obituaries record William Pierce dying at the Soldiers Home in Hampton Roads Virginia at 66 years. Ada Jane Blettner dies near Hanover aged 31. Caroline Sanders passes away in McSherrystown aged about 82. Pierce served in the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry and later worked for the Census Department in Washington. Blettner leaves husband Henry and three children. Sanders leaves brother John Kuhn of Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Pierce
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Gettysburg
James
Margaret McCurdy Pierce
15Th
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Pierce
Washington
Soldiers’ Home
Death of Mrs. Catharine W. Stoner in East Berlin
Mrs. Catharine W. Stoner died at her East Berlin home on Wednesday evening after a ten day illness. She had been in poor health over a year and was the widow of A. K. Stoner. She is survived by four sons and one daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catharine W. Stoner
East Berlin
Notable Survivors Listed In Obituary
The obituary notes the deceased is survived by sons Dr. Geo. W. Stoner of New York City and Dr. James B. Stoner of Evansville Indiana, ex-Sheriff Newton Stoner of East Berlin, and Mrs L Diller of East Berlin plus a sister Mrs Elizabeth Hildebrand of Indiana Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er, Esq
Gettysburg
Newton Stoner
East Berlin
Geo. W. Stoner
New York City
James B. Stoner
Evansville
Indiana
L. Diller
Elizabeth Hildebrand
Obituary notices for Bowman Morrison and Roland in Hanover York County
George W. Bowman died at his daughter’s home in Hanover at 9:15 a.m. Sunday January 19 from paralysis, age 68 years 11 months 5 days. W. Scott Morrison died suddenly of heart failure in Menallen township between 4 and 6 a.m. Monday, age 59. He served as a Menallen school director and had been up for re election. He left a wife, three sons and seven daughters. Oliver Roland of Berlin died in York last Thursday evening from grip and pleurisy after attending a funeral for a grandson. He left one daughter, Mrs Anthony, near Franklin town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Bowman
FE. R. Shafer
Hanover
W. Scott Morrison
Menallen Township
Morrison
Mr. Morrison
Oliver Roland
Berlin
York
Sle
Anthony
Franklintown
York County
Kimmel and Stifler Wed in Latimore Township Ceremony
George S. Kimmel and Elsie Stifler were married January 12 at the groom's parents home in Latimore township. Rev. W. A. Weisley officiated. the couple hails from York and East Berlin respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Kimmel
Latimore Township
George S. Kimmel
Elsie Stifler
York
W. A. Weisley
East Berlin
Two Weddings Tie Brysonia Pairings at Arendtsville
Mr. David Orner and Miss Mary Funt joined in marriage at Arendtsville with Rev. D. T. Koser officiating. Charles Haner and Miss Annie Funt wed at the same town and service. The couples departed for trips to Waynesboro and Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brysonia
David Orner
Mary Funt
Solomon Funt
Arendtsville
D. T. Koser
Charles Haner
Round Top
Annie Funt
Koser
Waynesboro
Hanover
Local Couple Wed at St Pauls Lutheran Parsonage
Miss Annie M. Wehler of Littlestown and Chas Stambaugh of Union Township married Thursday evening at St Pauls Lutheran Parsonage Littlestown by Rev J Jay Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie M. Wehler
Littlestown
Chas. Stambaugh
Union Township
St. Paul’s Lutheran Parsonage
J. Jay Hill
Marriages of James Bostler and Amond Kempfer
Former sexton James Bostler wed Miss Lillie Noel in a Thursday ceremony. The couple plans to live in Lancaster County with the groom’s parents. In Hanover Emmanuel Reformed Church at noon Tuesday, Amond S. Kempfer of Philadelphia married Miss Elizabeth Kathryn Tanger of Hanover by Rev Jillis S Hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bostler
St. Joseph’s Church
Lillie Noel
Bonneauville
Burhart
Lancaster County
Emmanuel Reformed Church
Hanover
Jillis S. Hay
Amond S. Kempfer
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Kathryn Tanger
Philadelphia youth captures thief after ransacked home
C N Ziegler of 1437 Christian Street returns lunchtime to find his house ransacked. He and his mother track a coat pledged at 16th and Bainbridge to a pawn shop at 17th and Bainbridge, grab the suspect during a scuffle, and the thief escapes through a storefront window as special officer Cray arrives to arrest him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Ziegler
Christian Street
Ziegler
16Th
Bainbridge Sts
17Th
Bainbridge Streets
Cray
20Th and
Fitzwater Ste
Local Social Notes Include Elections Mention and Visits
Capt Pfeiffer visits sister in Philadelphia street home while Mrs Aumen from York stays with her sister Mrs Smith on Pitt street. Several Hanover and Franklin township residents travel to see families, and Harry M Keller seeks Democratic sheriff nomination again with strong local support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Q. A. Pfeiffer
Washington, D. C
Elizabeth Pfeiffer
Philadelphia Street
Agnes Aumen
York
Mary A. Smith
Pitt Street
Fred. Winand
Philadelphia
J. W. Winand
West High St
C. H. Robinson
Francis
P. G. Breighner
Gettysburg
W. H. Emlet
Lottie Gulden
Lulu Shultz
Hanover
Artie Gulden
Edna Gulden
Pine Run
A. J Gulden
Hanover Strreet
Harry M. Keller
Franklin Township
Alverta Lawrence
Town
F. M. Lingg
Bonneauville
Meriam Lingg
Change in Bank Elects New Assistant Cashier
At the Farmers and Merchants Bank board meeting on Saturday James R Weaver was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Etzler. James W Barnitz remains cashier and Weaver becomes assistant. Etzler retires due to advancing years after helping build several local banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers & Merchants Bank
James R. Weaver
J. S. Weaver
Hanover Street
M. Etzler
Hanover
Jas. W. Barnitz
Weaver
Etzler
Mrs Julian Ann Michael Dies at 94 in Hanover Home
Mrs Julian Ann Michael died at her daughter Mrs Mary Henry’s Hanover home at 7 30 p m on Monday from infirmities of old age. She was aged 94 years 0 months and 14 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Ann Michael
Mary Henry
Hanover
Weaver Organ and Piano Co Advertises Quality Piano
Famous concert pianist Eugene Duffield of Nebraska endorses the Weaver Piano as the best quality for any artistic home. The ad urges readers to request a catalogue from the Weaver Organ and Piano Co of York, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver
Eugene Duffield
Nebraska
Weaver Organ & Piano CO Manufacturers
York
Spring Sales Schedules From Local Townships
Listings show sales and sale dates for farmers and merchants across New Chester New Oxford Hamilton Mt. Pleasant Straban township Irishtown and nearby areas. Names include James Millhimes J V Staub A Kinneman Ilonry Marshall M K Zinn L T Ehehrart J A Herman W H Kohler E Freed George Felty Mary C Eliz Ira Herman Harry Stallsmith Greg F Smith Lawson Hersh with dates from February 18 to March 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Millhimes
New Chester
J. V. Staub
New Oxford
Hdw
Millhimes
Hampton
Alex. Kinneman
Hamilton
A. V. Staub
Hamilton Township
Ilonry Marshall
Mt. Pleasant
M. K. Zinn
Hunterstown
L. T. Ehrehart
J. A. Herman
Mount Pleasant
W. H. Kohler
Oxford Township
E. Freed
Cross Pikes
Oxford
George Felty
Mary C. Eliz
Ira Herman
Straban Township
Harry Stallsmith
Greg
F. Smith
Irishtown
Lawson Hersh
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Oxford Item
J. W. Harper
C. T Hersh
Charles Sheads
Maryland
Teachers’ Institute
Reading Townships
Conewago Independent
G. E. Jacobs
Eagle Hotel
Arendeville National Bank
L. E. Brown
Solomon Brown
Ada Jane Blettner
Henry Blettner
Pennville
Henry Kiebling
Penn Township
Blettner
William Blettner
C. W. Ziegler
Tford
Cashman Heat
Timothy Hay
Scott
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