New Oxford Item highlights local births and incidents
June 1916 notices report C A Warrich purchasing two reoroasters, a birth to Arthur Roth on Poplar Street, injuries to George W Howe from a bicycle collision, and nine Littlestown graduates. Also listed are church installs, school moves, theft attempts, and community events across Adams County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Warrich
Near East Berlin
Arthur Roth
Poplar Street
George W. Howe
York Springs
Bruce Lentz
Littlestown High School
St. Aloysius Hall
J. W. Gitt Company
Hanover
David Pitzer
Bonneauville
Fie
Pennnsylvania Catholic Beneficial League
St. Francis “Xavier Church
Gettysburg
Jerry Starner
Benjamin Starner
William Shank Kills Eight-Foot Blacksnake
William Shank of New Cheater reports killing a blacksnake on Friday that measured eight feet in length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shank
New Cheater
Little Bobby Seaks Fatally Injured by Broken Bottle Fragment
Three year old Bobby Seaks of Lincoln Way West was severely injured when he slipped onto jagged glass fragments at the rear of his home. Doctors treated his abdomen and stomach covering, and an operation followed to repair the wound. Despite initial danger, his condition improved and hope remained for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Pontius
Divinity Reformed Church
Gettysburg
T. J. Barkley
M. &. H. Unger
Berkley Schools
New York City
Littlestown
Carroll County
A. H. Rodgers
H. J. March
Reading Township
Calvin Filickinger
Near Hanover
Bert Hamme
McSherrystown
Jacob Bowers
Midway
Hamme
Eugene Stump
Hanover
Joseph Kuhn
Edith Burkee
Robert Seaks
Bobby” Sesake
George H. Seaks
Lincoln’ Way
West
John
Richard Livingston
Bobby
Elgin
Berlin
Meisenhelder
York
May Lose Sight of Eye After Lime Injury
Mrs. Wm Hoffnagle of near Brush Run schoolhouse Mt Pleasant township has suffered four weeks from a lime accident while whitewashing a kitchen ceiling. A quantity of lime splashed into her eye. Local and York specialists say the eye is now sightless with little chance of improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Hoffnagle
Brush Run
Mt. Pleasant Township
Kicked by Horse Wounds Hart Man Youth
Lloyd Hart, son of Mr and Mrs J R Hartman of Hamilton Roller Mills Hamilton township, was kicked by a horse in a stable. The horse had not been worked recently and struck him on the back of his left leg below the knee, causing a bad flesh wound. He is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd
J. R. Hartman
Hamilton Roller Mills
Hamilton Township
William S. Gilbert
New Canaan
Gilbert
Mt. Joy Township
Adams County
J. McG. Gilbert
Center Square
Charles W. Gilbert
Gettysburg
Oscar , Gilbert
Westminster
Sarah Colestock
Near Swift Run
Mt. Pleasant Township
Young Raymond Noel Injured in Farm Cog Wheel Accident
Five year old Raymond Noel visiting Waldheim area lost two fingers when his left hand fingers were caught in a corn shelter cog wheels. He suffered complete index finger crushing and serious middle finger laceration. a local doctor treated the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Noel
John Sxuhn
West High Street
Iad
John Glass
Waldheim
Splinter Injures Young Sanders at Farm Near Guldens Station
Oros Sanders, 10, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Sanders of the Young farm near Guldens Station, tripped while running and a timber splinter 1 1/4 inches long penetrated the left hand. The splinter was removed and the wound treated at a local physician’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oros Sanders
Robert Sanders
Guldens Station
Arm Injury in Farm Accident at New Chester
David Kime, living on his father's farm near New Chester, sustained painful injuries Friday when a colt he led by the halter chain bolted, throwing him against a door-frame and bruising his right arm. A local physician attended him and he will be off duty for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kime
New Chester
Man Falls From Scaffold Near Abbottstown
Henry Fleming of New Chester fell from a scaffold at a barn beyond Abbottstown on Friday afternoon and sustained a bad bruise to his right arm. A focal physician treated him before he returned home and he will be off duty for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Fleming
New Chester
Abbottstown
Henry Mann
Cold Springs
David and
Mary (Heist) Mann
Toe Mash Incident In Straban Township
Harry Lerew of Straban township sustained a badly mashed great toe on his right foot when a team stepped on it while at work Friday. The other part of the foot was not badly injured. A local physician provided care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsworth Gardner
Carlisle
Frog and Switch Works
Tyrone Township
Harry Lerew
Chester
Straban
Lerew
Why the Rush on New Oxford Peddler Ordinance
The town council of New Oxford faces questions over a peddlers ordinance rushed to publication. Citizens and taxpayers wonder why advertising was moved to Gettysburg, with delays and omissions in the local paper. The piece questions motives, timing, and the role of officials in the publication process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oxford
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Tue Irs
Gettysburg
Park Square
Narrow Escape When Horses Ran Away in Storm
Mark Smith son of Mr and Mrs Harry J Smith on Conewago Chapel farm near a thunderstorm faced a runaway pair of horses. He had partly unhooked them from a roller when the storm hit and a thunderbolt spooked the animals. Mr Smith leaped onto the roller frame taking a bruise when struck but escaped serious injury as the partly hooked harness broke and the horses were caught shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark
Harry J. Smith
Conewago Chapel
Mr. Smith
Runaway buggy derailment near Markle hill injures Storm family
Mrs Mary Storm her daughter Bernardine and grandson Donald Brady of McSherrys town were hurled from a buggy on Markle hill near Mt Misery when the horse ran away and struck a telephone pole. They suffered severe bruises and cuts and were tended by Drs Gee and L Rice and A C Rice on return home. The horse belonged to Frank Wilt and was captured at Leivelsberger shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Storm
Bernardine Storm
Donald Brady
McSherrystown
Irishtown
Markle Hill
Mt. Misery
Drs. Gee, L
A.C. Rice
Frank Wilt
Leivelsberger
Death notices span local families across York Springs area
Obituaries report Sophia E. Crist of Heidlersburg and many relatives in York Springs, Gettysburg, and Taneytown. Listed deaths include Phineas B. Miller of Diller Nebraska, A. W. Shindledecker of Gladstone NL, Craig B. Shields of Gettysburg, and several locals from Hanover, Mt. Joy, and surrounding towns.
Choice Wheat No 2 Rye Data Corn The Ma
Local grain listing shows prices and names for corn rye and wheat futures. Trading notes indicate fluctuations across cereal markets with buyers and sellers monitoring supply trends and demand signals amid harvest season.
Obituary notices from York area deaths and survivors
In York and nearby towns several residents died after illnesses. Jerry S Jacobs and Mrs Bollinger mourn extended families in York. Rebecca Sterner died in Gettysburg at age 92 after indigestion. Fannie Newcomer died in Hanover aged 39 after pneumonia. Mary Magdaline Horwedel died in McSherrystown at 83 after long illness. Sarah Jane Bender died in Hanover aged 79 after four months of disease. George I P Sunday died in Labott at 72 after cancer. Funeral attendances noted for relatives in Hanover and East Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia E. Crist
Albert Crist
Heidlersburg
Levi Stallsmith
Tara Shelley
Willis Crist
Wm. Sheppard
Dan Weahler
Dillsburg
Samuel Wiley
Jonathan Reynolds
Charles E. Caldwell
Hanover
John
Sarah Caldwell
Susan Krug
Littles+ town
Urry Caldwell
York
Leo
Uml Maurice
Gettysburg
Geo, Roelke
Frederick
Charles Baublita
Gertrude Calwell
Jerry S. Jacobs
Mrs. Bollinger
Baltimore
Rebecca Sterner
David Sterner
Chas Sterner
Sterner
Rebecca Sheely
Fannie
Newcomer
John W. Newcmmer
Carroll
David
Annie
George Althouse
Barlow
Samuel
Harry Althouse
Littlestown
John W. Kiser
Ella Triaamer
John Harner
Harvey Ott
Taneytown
Mary Magdaline Horwedel
Edward Horwedel
McSherrystown
Valentine and
Mariah Shuntz
France
P. X. Worwedel
Holy Cross
Wooster
Mass
Pius Hormwedel
Ball’s Mill
Edward Horwelel
Holy Cross Mission
Alaska
Mery Michael Adams
Josephine Kinder
Jus. W. Slare
Sarah Jane Bender
John E. Bender
Mr. Bender
Willian Bender
Alvin A. Bender
George I
Labott
York County
J. W. Sunday
East Berlin
Volteschwam
Mpd. Weiser
CT. Lershi
Boy Dragged by Mules Near Abbottstown
Lloyd Kuhn aged 21 suffered a severe leg injury when his mule drawn cultivator dragged him across a field. He was freed by his brothers, treated at home, then moved to York Hospital where doctors attempted to save the limb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Kuhn
Abbottstown
Frank Kuhn
Hollinger
York Hospital
Bacon
Fall Injures Mrs. Kate Philips in Abbotts Town
Mrs. Kate Philips of Abbotts Town tripped on a pavement Friday morning and fell hard, cutting a four inch gash at her right elbow. Dr. T C Miller attended the injury. Wanstep a girl with experience for general housework advertises at 192 Stock Street Hanover Bell phone No 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Philips
Abbottstown
Wanstep
Stock Street Hanover
Bell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Turnepar
Loral
Albert Sneeringer
Pigeon Hills
Berwick Township
M. Livigg
Near Town
Lydia E Hartman
Missy Hartman
Immaculate Conception
North Peters Street
Helena
Kendig
C. Walter Kendig
William Melhorn
A. H. Melhorn
S. Ferry Laucks
Andrew R. Brodbeck
Samuel K. McCall
Russel Arnold
Lizzie Arnold
Roy Groft
C. D. Groft
Chas. Rang
Henry Rang
Navy
Norfolk
Simon Kime
Jacob A. Appler
Dem
Congressional Campaign Committee
Anna Camp
Berlin Ave
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lancaster
Leain
John Yingling
Hanover Street
Jas. R. Weaver
Mr. Yingling
Adv
Valentines Shoenberger
U. S. Post Office Department
L. H. Spahr
Wai, Deardorff
Christopher Kauffman
Reading
George @Kelleman
Wisler Bros
New Chester Road
Mr. Pleasant Township
Geo. Gangwisch
Wabash
Adams County Sabbath School Association
United Brethren Church
Roy D. Knouse
A. W. Cole
Buchanan Valley
George McKenrick
Mr. McKenrick
John N. Swope
Littles
Phineas B. Miller
Diller
Neb
David Miller
Winchester
Donohue
Iowa
Miller
George W. Miller
A. W. Shindledecker
Gladstone
Mr. Shindledecker
Tigram
Wayne Heights
Madison
Fairfield
Craig B. Shields
Gettysburg High Street
Shields
Mr. Shields
George Shields
Ife
Zora
George
Bessie Shields
Jane Shields
Harrisburg
Edna Shields
White Hall
N. Y
George Fritch
Amsterdam
Alice Shields
Mt. Holly Springs
Mary Josephine
Eugene Schiller
Hhe
Mary J. Green
Minerva Harman
George M. Fogle
Catharine Reck
Samuel D. Reck
Francis
Hannah Allison
Mr. Reck
William Reck
Harney
Daniel Beaver
Anna Reck
Wm. Lightner
Samuel Allison
Mary D. Bollinger
M. B. Bollinger
New Osford
J J. H. Duttera
Ree
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