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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
20
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A roundup of deaths and incidents: John Z Norton 55 of Newton Hamilton Pa found dead in bed. Mrs George Bliem of Boyertown dies from staircase fall. J Lester Hamilton of Allegheny killed by freight car. Philip Hoffman 68 Braddock dies reading Bible to son. Caleb J Miller 65 Brownsville commits suicide amid dementia. Stranger on Lehigh Valley tracks near Philipsburg dies after train collision. Theodore and Frank Reidel two and four of Reading burn. younger likely to die. Mrs Samuel Conway Jr of Dallas town dies on trolley. Robert Steel of Paterson N J burned crawling under furnace. Arbor York County haunted by nightly ghost visits. Oscar H Miller Kelxtown uninjured when wagon struck by train. Mrs Mary Ramsey Wood of Bristol Va dies aged 120, possibly oldest in U S. Thomas Houlhon dies in Gilberts fire. Thomas Horan fatally burned. Horace Strickhouser York County dies of hemorrhage. Mrs Mary Malloy Latrobe dies after accidental gun discharge by her son. Schuylkill County licenses rise to 1227. New Philadelphia shows 33 licenses. Trinity United Evangelical Church bell tolls for Mrs Conway. New Oxford postmaster urges rural patrons to use stamps and keep change ready. suggests cups in boxes for coins.
In Hobart on Thursday afternoon a falling tree limb struck John Trone on the back of the head while he, Samuel Hoffacker and Edward Utz cut timber. Trone suffered a concussion and was carried home unconscious. In York County oil is reported struck two miles north of York by H A Gentzel who drilled after acquiring leased land two miles north of the city.
Harry Myers an 18 year old of Wellsville lay unconscious for four days after a fight and a mud throwing quarrel. He regained consciousness but is paralyzed in speech with vocal cords likely damaged. His assailant William Hunter struck him with a board. Myers struck back.
Thousands watched as Lew Sadler's chattels sold after his insanity drove him to Massillon state hospital. Charles Whitmore bought a grain bag for 10 cents and found three jars with coins totaling 2175 dollars inside. The guardian received the money. rest of fortune believed hidden on the farm.
A nearly hundred year old man Jacob Collins was found dead in a Susquehanna cabin near Columbia after a week, rats discovered among the ruin. The body bore severe decomposition. N Edward Orff, a theology student from Reading, was struck and killed by a Reading Railway train at Maidencreek Station while walking to class. Emma Witte dreamed her brother James H Wittle was dead and learned he had suddenly died in Reading, where he had gone a week prior as a cigarmaker.
Wil Reinbold of Bethlehem, aged 24, shot himself with a shotgun today. He placed the gun between his knees and pulled the trigger with his foot in his fiancee's mother's house, after a recent objection to his attentions. He had recently lost his position and suffered a severe grip, contributing to his melancholy.
Coroner White of Doylestown ruled Mrs. Benjamin E. Selner’s death a self-inflicted gunshot. Despondent state led to the act. initial belief of accidental shooting was set aside.
For County Commissioner candidates include J Andrew Kane of Straban township. For Director of the Poor, J F Rider of Cumberland township and Isaac C Thomas of Hamilton township are listed as candidates.
The Philadelphia Press one year and White House Cook Book offered together for $3.50. The cook book is a durable 600 page enameled bound volume with fine illustrations, ship free to your home, value of both items listed as $5.00 separately.
Henry 3 and Marshal T G R Thompson act as auctioneers with A IL as the clerk public sale announced.
Subject to the decision of the Republican Primaries on April 11 1908 J Edward Reiling of the Second Ward Gettysburg formerly of Cumberland two
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