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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
12
New Oxford toms, published weekly by H. J. Smith, offers teens at $1.00 per year in advance with $1.50 due if unpaid within the year. Subscriptions not discontinued unless by publisher option after all arrearages are paid. Advertisements at reasonable rates with yearly discounts. Printing services for labels cards and posters.
Second Lieutenant Charles Edwin Benton of Council Bluffs Iowa in Company C 303d Battalion Heavy Tanks died when his runabout crashed into a guard rail near Deardorff's Mill two miles beyond York Springs. He was 22. Miss Lillian Kissinger of Gettysburg survived with minor injuries.
Nine Adams County men left Saturday for Columbus Barracks as the latest county contingent. Names include Worth Kissinger Gettysburg Raymond E. Miller Gardners Nevin P Mehring Littlestown Claire A Rebert McKnightstown Paul M Rohrbaugh Fairfield Dorsey L Rebert McKnights town Isaac F Metz Iron Springs Robert P Smith MecSherrystown William T F Kepner Iron Springs. Two brothers, sons of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Robert of McKnightstown, among the group. State draft HQ announced a call for 9000 to Camp Lee starting June 24, 3000 to Fort Oglethorpe starting June 24, and 5000 colored men to Camp Sherman starting June 19. Men must be fit for general service. county quotas not yet set.
Bishop Philip R. McDevitt will lead a field mass and patriotic service June 16 at Paradise church near Abbottstown with Knights of Columbus participation. Morning mass at 10 and afternoon exercises will include school children and the blessing of Stars and Stripes and a service banner. Father Brennan will be assisted by visiting priests.
A series of weddings unfolds from Germantown to Gettysburg with Bair and Bell unions in Union township, Elmer Bush and Mary Barnes tying in Llanover, Fair and Redding in Gettysburg, Beers and Bream in Cashtown, Ward and Hake in Gettysburg, McCullough and Jacobs in Orlando Florida, Page and Sheads in Gettysburg, Myers and Marks in Elkton Maryland, Olinger and Mock in Gettysburg, Bixler and Junker in Hanover, and Yeager and Kuhn in Lancaster all noted this week.
Hospital updates show Charles J D Feiser of East Berlin discharged after surgery at York hospital. Lena Maurath of Hanover taken by her father to Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore for treatment. Mrs Ervin Heagy near Abbottstown hospitalized at York hospital Friday for operation. Mrs I K Hafer and daughter of Abbottstown visit Polyclinic hospital Philadelphia where Madge Hafer receives care and is reported to be doing well.
James W. Barnitz as executor sold a double frame house on Pleasant Street to H. C Stock of the New Oxford Milling Company for 925 dollars. A double brick house in Hanover sold to L. L. Bittinger for 2670 dollars. A lot in Hanover was bought by Mrs. Carolyn Baum for the Barnitz heirs for 265 dollars.
A retailer notes about five thousand yards of Wash Dress stock in two distinct kinds and patterns. They ask if any customer can be suited and mention every yard has been contracted at today’s advance prices.
Mr and Mrs William A Staub of Washington DC welcomed a son. Mrs Staub’s family includes Gregory I Smith and George Yealy of Littlestown. On Sunday Mr and Mrs Charles Groft near town welcomed a daughter.
The Rev. Walter J. Garrett wrapped up his pastorate at the New Oxford Charge with a Wednesday service at St. Paul’s Reform. statistics show 203 sermons plus weekly mid week addresses, 82 additions, 39 infant baptisms, 53 funerals, 21 marriages, 1,027 pastoral visits, and combined charges totaling $6,575 current expenses with benevolences $2,318.77 and improvements $500.49. The charge lists 461 members across New Oxford 259 and Abbottstown 202.
Mrs J Thomas Flickinger aged ninety celebrated her birthday on Sunday at home with her daughter Mrs John J Baker near Hanover. She has been bedbound by infirmities since October. Chief Culp arrested W H Tipton of Gettysburg on Saturday for not displaying a license tag on his jitney. he paid costs after taking out a license before Squire Appler.
Bishop McDevitt announces priest transfers and new assignments including Joseph Whelen to St Marys York and Iseach Schmidt to St Patricks Carlisle. Other moves include Richard MacLaughlin to St Patricks York Michael J O Flynn to St Marys McSherrystown P J Enright to Our Lady of Mt Carmel Mt Carmel P J Phelan to Cathedral Harrisburg and Timothy Hanrahan to St Josephs Locust Gap. Newly ordained priests Jeremiah Tangrey and John Stanton receive posts at St Ignatius Centria and St Josephs Lancaster respectively.
Dr Morris Swartz superintendent of the Central Pennsylvania conference will preach at the M E church next Sunday at 10 o clock Rev Brunstetter pastor has been on the sick list and is improving Claude Belz of McSherrystown underwent a successful abscess operation performed by Dr A L Rice
Tom Amprates of Gettysburg was sentenced after pleading nolle contendere to keeping a bawdy house. The court imposed one year in jail and 500 dollars in fines with suspension if 100 dollars was donated to the Second Red Cross War Fund and the defendant left the jurisdiction by six this evening and never returned. Amprazes chose the banishment option and cannot return. The article also notes Albert R. Jacobs’s wartime service and a recent update from E M Wolfe about Jacobs being well and located Over There.
Burtus Eisenhart of East Berlin is having an acetylene light plant installed in his house, reflecting early 20th century home lighting efforts.
Charles Stock, now with W. M. Ry. in Hagerstown, will move his family from a Dick's house on North Peters Street to that city this Thursday. Mrs. Paul Sponseller and children leave North Peters Street to join husband in a coal mine job at Houtzdale. they will occupy a furnished home. John Deatrich resigns from Lingg's mill work and joins New Oxford Foundry & Mfg. Co., moving his family to the M. D. Feiser house on West High Street. John Gardner moves from Lingg to York Springs after living near town last spring.
James Forsythe of near Hanover sustained a severe laceration to his right hand while closing a door at the Hanover wallpaper factory. He required several stitches to close the wound and remain under care.
Miss Mary Stambaugh of Hanover suffers a lengthwise nail injury through the flesh of her hand while splitting kindling. She receives care but the incident highlights hazard in domestic wood cutting.
John Peters of near York Springs ill at his son in laws Lemoyne home but improving. Mrs. Amanda Deilone of York formerly Hanover is bedfast and serious. Miss Mary Sneeringer near Bonneauville improved from heart trouble. Thomas E. Bower of Berlin Avenue improving at age near ninety. Mrs. Mary Jane Iubus of McSherrystown in critical condition. Mrs. Benjamin Reinecker near Abbottstown seriously ill with pulmonary trouble. Third District Sunday School Association of Adams County held annual convention at St Pauls Lutheran McSherrystown with an interesting program.
Jacob Wagner of Hanover was arrested Saturday for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He handed Chief Crabbs $5 but failed to appear for a hearing, with the money later turned over to the borough treasurer.
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