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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1916

Page

11

Marriages Report From Gettysburg Area Churches

A series of marriages are recorded: Emory S. Krise and Jessie A. Miller wed in a Nuptial Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception with a reception at the bride’s home. Sarah E. Cashman and Chester Leas announce a 10 am ceremony at St John’s Reformed Church New Chester with a wedding tour to Harrisburg Pottstown and Philadelphia before settling in Orrtanna. Ellen M. Frommeyer and Howard M. Garvin wed at St Francis Xavier rectory Gettysburg then travel to Atlantic City for their honeymoon. Catharine J. Barnard and Perry J. Tawney marry at St Matthew’s Lutheran Parsonage Hanover. Susan Brady and James McKenrick tie the knot at St Ignatius Buchanan Valley.

Emory S. Krise Henry Krise Oxford Township Jessie A. Miller Dairyman Lewis H. Miller Swift Run Mt. Pleasant Township Georgia Miller Sarah E. Cashman Samuel J. Cashman New Chester Chester Leas Walter J. Leas Gettysburg St. John’s Reformed Church I. S. Ditzler Evelyn Mummert Baltimore Arthur Taughinbaugh Harrisburg Pottstown Philadelphia Orrtanna Ellen M. Frommeyer Howard M. Garvin St. Francis Xavier Rectory W. F. Boyle Atlantic City I. N. Frommeyer Madison A. Garvin St. Matthew’s Lutheran Parsonage Hanover Catharine J. Barnard Perry J. Tawney A. M. Heilman J. W. Barnard Frank Tawney Susan Brady Jacob Brady Near Seven Stars James McKenrick Buchanan Valley St Ignatius Church Sullivan

Big crowd at Adams county race matinee at Hunterstown

About 2,000 racing fans attended the Ascension Day program at the Great Conewago track in Hunterstown on Thursday. Small classes limited by sulky shortages. judges were Griest, Leaks, Croek, Rahter with Griest as starter. Next matinee set for July 1 with classes A B C including Riley Boy and Flying Jim. track length 1,000 feet shorter than a mile.

Adams County Conewago Hunterstown Racing Charles Griest York Springs Geo. H. Leaks New Oxford Calvin Croek East Berlin Benjamin Rahter Gettysburg Riley Boy Lewis Bushey Nick A. Eckert Bertha W Harry Detrick Sam Clarence Snyder

Auto Overturns Injuring Kain Family Near York Springs

Mr and Mrs Benjamin Kain living near York Springs were injured when their car overturned on a sharp curve en route to Conewago Creek. Mrs Kain suffered facial gashes and Mr Kain abrasions while two other children escaped unharmed. A physician treated them before returning home.

Benjamin Kain York Springs Kane Conewago Creek

Local residents and visitors schedule in Abbottstown area

Abbottstown and nearby towns show a flurry of travel as residents visit relatives in Baltimore Philadelphia Gettysburg and Kentucky. Notables include Miss Ruth Livingston Miss Dorothy Miller and Henry J Smith with many attending family gatherings school trips and a Lafayette College commencement honor.

Will Embark In Poultry Business

Harvey O. Miller and R. I. Mickley have purchased the Porter place near Granite Station in Straban township. The 20 acre property includes a stone and brick house and outbuildings. They plan extensive poultry and pigeon operations with multiple long buildings and new dwellings to be erected.

Harvey O. Miller Centre Square J. I. Rickrode R. I. Mickley Lancaster John Starner Porter Place Granite Station Straban Mickley Miller Messrs. Mickley

Venerable townsman Joseph Holtz Injured in Fall

Joseph Holtz of Lincoln Way West, 78, was injured Thursday while helping unload a mowing machine at Hoffnagle shops rear West End store. He was thrown from a wagon and treated by a local physician for back and right side injuries. Earlier he fractured several ribs in a fall at his farm near New Chester.

Joseph Holtz Lincoln Way West

Boy Fells Axe in Wood Chopping Accident

Lloyd Reed a 19 year old resident of Fairfield sustained a fractured leg when his axe slipped while chopping wood at his parents home on Saturday afternoon. He was taken to York hospital for treatment as doctors described the wound as ugly and the loss of blood significant.

Lloyd Reed Fairfield York Hospital Charles Reed

Drowned Baltimore Groom and Local Legal Notes

A Baltimore groom Roy Corbett drowns. his body to be buried in Boston per telegram to Gettysburg family. The report mentions marriage to Lottie Culp in 1913 and relocation to Baltimore. Also Judge Ross overrules a non-suit in a $4,400 promissory note case against C J Delone tied to Johns Co. A local abnormal tale warns of negative influences. Instances of alleged abuse by Harry Kinard and property levies on the Johns estate are noted.

James Culp Gettysburg Roy Corbett Baltimore Boston Lottie Culp Ross York First National Bank of Hanover C. J. Delone L. Johns Co Delone Joseph Miller Vernon Wagner Hanover Joe Harry Kinard Wrightsville James Starner McSherrystown George and Emma Frank Midway S. L. Johns

London reports Kitchener and staff drowned on Hampshire

News from London states Lord Kitchener head of the English army and his staff were lost when the British cruiser Hampshire blew up off the West Orkney Islands. It is unclear whether a mine or torpedo caused the disaster.

London Lord Kitchener Hampshire Russia West Orkney Islands

Poison Fumes Send Sanders Couple to Doctor

Mr and Mrs Oliver Sanders living about 114 miles from Fairfield were made seriously ill Friday night by inhaling fumes from a phosphorus rat poison they applied to bread. Physicians Dr Trout and Dr Glenn arrived promptly to treat them and prevent a fatal outcome.

Oliver Sanders Fairfield Trout Glenn Sanders Place

Hospital Patients and Relatives Move for Treatment

Miss Elizabeth Kerrigan of Bonneauville was taken to St Josephs hospital in Lancaster for medical care. Her sister Anna Kerrigan, also of Bonneauville, is visiting another sister in Hanover. Anna Myers of New Chester travels with Dennis Myers and wife to Baltimore for hospital treatment. Mrs John T Bowers of Hanover entered Union Protestant Infirmary in Baltimore for an operation on internal trouble.

Elizabeth Kerrigan Bonneauville St. Joseph’s Hospital Lancaster Anna Kerrigan Joseph Klunk Hanover Anna Myers New Chester Lincoln Way West Dennis Myers Baltimore John T. Bowers Union Protestant Infirmary

Hughes Burton Ticket Emerges From Progressive Negotiations

The piece outlines a Hughes Burton ticket as Roosevelt wanes in the Chicago Republican convention. It details a plan to publicly back Justice Hughes via a broad progressive platform approved by Hughes, with a special steering committee led by George Perkins to negotiate with Republican leaders and manage publicity.

Chicago Republican National Committee Penrose Knox Pennsylvania Iicknox Brumbaugh Charles Evans Hughes Theodore E. Burton Ohio William J. Borah Idaho Roosevelt George W. Perkins Hughes United States George Tener Oliver Perkins Olliver Justice Hughes Progressive National Committee Victor Murdock National Committee New York Hiram Johnson California Horace Wilkinson William Henry Childs Brooklyn N. Y

Verdun Front Death Toll Soars As German Assaults Fail

German offensives east of the Meuse at Verdun falter under French resistance. French infantry counterattacks along the Damloup and Fort Vaux line gain ground after brutal clashes. In the Ypres region Canadians and British fight heavy bombardments, with counterattacks restoring positions along Hill 60 and Sanctuary Wood.

Verdun Front Meuse French War Office Berlin War Office Vaux and Damloup Fort Vaux Douaumont Vosges Verdun Ypres

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