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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
1
A local store advertises men’s summer clothing including shirts underwear and straw hats. The copy promises daily sun friendly warm weather items and continually adds new items for customers with the lowest possible cash prices.
Personal news reports visitors and trips among White Hall near residents. Rev Charles Rebert’s family hosted in St Petersburg Pa while Wm Kohler and kin toured to Lancaster in a touring car. Many locals from Gettysburg Berlin and York joined relatives and friends at homes around Seven Hundred Lingg’s mill and Glen Rock with notes on health and milestones.
A blaze erupted at C. A. Heiges residence in Gettysburg Sunday night when a lit match and gas caused fire in the kitchen. Mrs Heiges retired and turned off the light. minutes later a college student sighted flames and alerted the couple. They found a rapidly burning door, clothing, wall paper, and other inflammables ablaze.
Henry A Meale of near York Springe inherits old fashioned bias trimmed spectacles handed down through four generations from great grandfather Jacob Meals who brought them from Germany to Huntington township. The glasses passed to William, then Jacob Jr., and now Henry in his 76th year.
Ambrose Eline aged 82 of McSherrystown dies after a brief illness. He served as Jury Commissioner and ran harness and paddlery businesses plus cigar box manufacture. Survived by four children and a sister. funeral at Holschwam Church Friday at noon. Also notes the death of Miss Henrietta Ruth, 87, who died in York Springs. she lived with John Chronister.
George J. Knab of Philadelphia marries Mrs Camele M. Weaver near town in a Nuptial Mass at 8 AM. Attendants include Dr and Mrs McNerney. Bride, widow of Dr Geo P Weaver, runs a large Pleasant Fruit Farm near the state road. After breakfast at Hotel Oxford, couple and guests travel to Philadelphia for several days.
J Bailey Kendlehart son of Mr and Mrs J L Kendlehart formerly of Gettysburg and Miss Mary Troxell of Gettysburg were married in Harrisburg on Friday Justice of the Peace Harnish officiated at two marriages in his Gettysburg office on Saturday The contracting parties were John E Currens and Miss Lulu Kump both of Virginia Mills and Grant McKevey and Miss Catharine Crider both of Cumberland county
This week announced the marriage of Robert W. Schnitzer formerly of Gettysburg and Miss Clara G. Stein of Westminster. The ceremony occurred at the home of Rev. George W. Miller in Baltimore.
Local ball games on Saturday saw York A A. defeat New Oxford A A by 10 to 1 in the morning and 12 to 4 in the afternoon. Gettysburg will visit for a big ten inning tilt after beating the locals on Ascension Day 11 to 10.
The Hanover and McSherrystown Street Railway Co settles the last land damages claim from McSherrystown to Littlestown. Samuel Basehoar receives $450 after a six year dispute. committee viewers Cyrus W. Stoner Miley Miller and Hanson Lightner assessed damages and benefits of the extension through Basehoar’s property.
Wm. H. Grim of York, 30, was hurled from a pole after contact with a 3,200 volt line near Windsorborough. He suffered severe injuries while the line man incurred a broken wrist a dislocated toe a cut lip and a contusion to the arm. Separate legal proceedings began in York county court this week to revoke two Dover liquor licenses held by Max Towel and William Myers over alleged sales to minors and intoxicated persons including on Sundays with answers due next Monday.
A mine cage at Maryol colliery five miles west of Tamaqua Pennsylvania plunged from forty feet, flinging five men 700 feet down the shaft. Henry Welker died on the surface after leaping from the cage. two others were injured and a foreign worker had a broken leg. Bodies must be hauled out through long airways to the surface. The dead include Joseph Solinsky Martin Visculas Mike Smith William Petrosky Thomas Novaka and Henry Welker. Officials seek cause, unsure if engineer error or mechanical defect.
Dr Guelpa, a leading Paris physician, argues in La Revue that consumptives should be confined in health compounds and forbidden to lead city life.
Advices to the American commander report a heavy mortality among the Constitutionalists in the garrison at Culla can the Mexican capital of Sinaloa as smallpox spreads among rebel forces.
Five robbers blew open the safe at Busey’s Bank in Mahomet near Champaign Illinois and took 2600 dollars in cash they fled in a motor car. Deputies pursued butlost the trail near Monticello.
The steamship Empress of Ireland was struck amidships by the Swedish collier Storstad in fog twenty miles off Father Point. The ship sank in minutes with 403 survivors and 21 deaths after rescue boats reached the scene. Captain Kendall survived, among others, as lifeboats and wreckage littered the St Lawrence river.
During the Farmers Annual Normal Institute in Stroudsburg Pa a resolution by W Theodore Whitman Mount Gretna Pa was unanimously adopted designating June 1 as Rooster Day in Pennsylvania. On or before that date every rooster in the state is to be killed sold or penned up to curb egg overproduction.
An official inquiry into the Empress of Ireland disaster near Rimouski confronts captains Kendall and Andersen as they deny responsibility for the collision with the Storstad. Both crews are accused by survivors of crowding lifeboats and ignoring cries for help.
In a despondent act Daniel Kessler a 29 year old farmer from near Bowmansville Pennsylvania shot himself in a bedroom of his father's home ending his life. Authorities reported no other persons were harmed.
Justice Voorhees of New Jersey died at his home in New Brunswick. Born in New Brunswick on July 28, 1861, Voorhees served on the state Supreme Court.
Market notes show dull stone coloring and steady flour futures with No 2 white oats and yellow corn steady. Livestock prices mention live poultry and fowls with varying quotes. oil and lead prices appear as listed minor figures.
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