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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
3
Terms for New Oxford Item include $1.060 per annum in advance or $1.50 if unpaid within the year. Subscriptions not discontinued unless by publisher until arrears are paid. Out-of-county rate is $1.50 in advance or $2.90 if not paid within the year. Advertisements priced reasonably with liberal yearly reductions. printing of all kinds offered.
Local items report church services and picnics at Hanover area sites including St Mark's Two Taverns and Lower Bermudian Lutheran. Community members celebrate anniversaries, reunions, and a Bollinger family gathering.
A Paradise procession is planned for Sunday in Littlestown with I O O F members observing their 25th anniversary on June 11. Adams County Christian Endeavor holds its annual convention in Biglerville on June 22 at St Pauls Lutheran church.
NEW CHESTER HEIDLERSBUNG Over 326 dollars was realized at the festival held at the Pines Saturday evening. Numerous residents visited relatives in Carlisle and nearby towns while many others spent Sunday with friends across Adams County. Preaching at St. John’s Reformed and a district Sunday school convention at the Pines marked weekend events.
Retired Hilltown merchant and farmer Mc Clean J. Miller shot himself in the right temple with a small calibre revolver in a cashtown outbuilding. Granddaughter Miriam Miller found the body about 30 minutes later. he was in failing health, wife ill 14 weeks, aged 75 or 76. He operated a Hilltown general store for 55 years before retiring three years ago and moving to Cashtown. He leaves a widow and son Ernest G. Miller and was a longtime member of Fischr's Lutheran church.
The American Fruit Growers purchased three Tyson acreage holdings Meadow brook Ridgewood and Mapleton along with Edwin Tyson residence for about 70 000. The sale at the Adams county courthouse settled mortgages liens and taxes with proceeds to satisfy claims. Edwin C Tyson and Mary W Tyson mortgagors lose the properties and move to Chester Tyson property while Chester Tyson relocates near Idaville.
Mrs. M. O. Smith of Hanover, once a fifteen year old on Gettysburg’s speaker platform with President Lincoln, sat on the same platform with President Coolidge. Now eighty, she remains active in Major Jenkins Post No 99 of the Grand Army of the Republic, where her late husband was a longtime commander. She recalls Lincoln’s visit vividly and was honored by Coolidge’s handshake.
Elam C. Rice of York walked nearly two miles with an empty baby carriage after swapping Mrs. Rice’s carriage for Mrs. Young’s while his wife shopped. He returned the mislaid carriage to Mrs. Young and apologized. The mix-up involved no children.
Farm agent Adam s county underwood reports coccidiosis in about three quarters of visited Adams flocks. Affects 3 to 12 week old chickens with pale beaks and sleepy chicks. Treatment removes scratch and mash feeds and adds a mix of powdered milk yellow corn meal reground oats and bran with constant fresh water. Brooder houses cleaned daily for four days then every other day until recovery in about ten days.
Frank A. Weikert and Sarah E. Eck of Fairfield. Raymond D. Mummert and Ethel L. Troustle of Hanover. Mildred M. Grove 22 formerly of Hanover now in New York to wed Thomas M. Weatherford 26 New York.
In a bulletin by George H. Ashley state geologist the highest point in Adams County is Big Flat on the western edge of the South Mountain at 2060 feet above sea level. The next highest are in the Valley uplands 500 to 700 feet lower.
The summer Bell Telephone directory arrives for subscribers across nine counties and about one hundred exchanges. It features a new front cover with an emergency guide, an out-of-town names page, a map of Station-to-Station rates, a public information index, and expanded rate and calls lists across pages 1 to 14.
Mrs Margaret Yeatts 91 died at Warner hospital following a kitchen fall at her daughter Mrs B F Gise home in Gettysburg. The widow of Peter Yeatts she heard Lincoln’s address as a young woman and baked bread for Confederate soldiers during the war. Survived by daughter and sister Annie Hankey of Bethlehem. Services at the Gise home then Heidlersburg Jr Lutheran Church with interment beside the church.
York District Attorney Herrmann orders inquiry into Charles C. Utermahlen death in Hanover's Mansion House after he was found unconscious with injuries. Coroner Zech and doctors see potential foul play. brain autopsy cites septic meningitis from head trauma. coroner's jury to hear more evidence.
Charles Gulden, 64, of Hanover, collapsed at his work bench about 7:30 Monday at the Hanover Cabinet company plant. He died instantly from a complication of diseases. Surviving are his son Charles Gulden and several brothers and sisters. Funeral services set for Thursday afternoon.
St Marys High School McSherrys town will graduate twelve seniors at exercises in St Marys Hall on Sunday June 17. A class play is planned as part of the annual ceremony reflecting the school spirit.
Flying instructor Paul Charles at Gettysburg landing field crawled from cockpit five times to reach the landing gear and repair a broken strut amid a 35 mile wind after a repair drop by pilot-authorized materials. C C Moller, a student, held controls during the repairs to ensure a safe landing.
Commencement services at St Josephs Academy in McSherrystown will be held on June 14.
The Gettysburg Chamber of Commerce reduces annual membership from $25 to $10 because officers have agreed to serve without pay, cutting costs for members.
Franklin Hutton an auto salesman and former hotelman, committed suicide Sunday on the third floor of his Red Lion home. He shot himself in the temple and hanged himself with a rope after planning the death for some time. The family kept a private funeral and refused to release a letter's contents.
John Mahrado known as The Aviator confessed to stealing clothing and a diamond stickpin from Chas Fiscel in Strahan township last month. He allegedly sold items for 4.50 and was arrested in Harrisburg before being returned to Gettysburg to face larceny charges. He had previously fled after an airport propeller theft years earlier.
In May 241 cows across 26 herds tested by Adams county tester Robt Cobb only three were unprofitable and the group sold. Eighty eight cows produced over 1,000 pounds of milk and 45 over 1,200 pounds. The ten best cows owners include R M Spangler Edgar H Leer Millard Basehoar Paul Zepp Elmer A Bubb H B Brown and R A Weaner with respective milk and butterfat outputs.
Forest Park in Hanover becomes reunion hub with bookings this summer. July holds Landis Moul Rudisill Halter Knipple Beck Weiser Markle Nickey Miller Burns Palmer Kessler Freed reunions. September features Hertzel Beck Reaver Stein Swartz gatherings. Free facilities include dance floor covered Band Shell and pianos for meetings or exercises.
McSherrystown beat Bayonneche 18 to 5 on Sunday at Nikgers Town. The mismatch in scoring highlighted McSherrystown’s offense while Bayonneche struggled to respond.
A survey of 100 county spans shows one fourth require repairs, ranging from minor fixes to near total rebuilds. The Eliza Ann Warren bridge over Possum Creek in Menallen Township is among the worst, with sunken approaches and missing flooring and piers. Work will begin immediately.
Littlestown beat Arenadtsville 6 to 4 Saturday afternoon in the mountain town. A return game will be played at Littlestown next Saturday at 2 30 o clock.
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