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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
14
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a safe tonic to improve blood quality and nerve strength. It argues against tonics with iron or cod liver oil and offers the Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser book for sale. It also touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a superior constipation remedy.
A parade of visitors and brief trips described from Wilmington to York Springs. Edward Shriner and wife and Mrs Tevl ersay visit J. McC Gilbert's. H. Cashman and wife stay near Dillsburg. J Mervin Bender and family visit Mrs B Leiversperger in Pitt Street. A A Lough and wife visit Frederick. Emma Shane and granddaughter guest in town. several locals and guests travel for visits, church activities, and a Fire Co appearance at Hagerstown. Rev Mauger and family plan return from Allentown and Bangor. Rev Roth visited Hanover parsonage.
Harrisburg June 3 Keefer a Bangor medicine agent was drugged and robbed of 58 dollars near New Cumberland while en route to Hanover to care for a dying wife. After crossing the bridge a driver gave him a drink and he lost his money hat and clothing, awakening on the roadside. He reached his home in Grangeville Saturday night.
Mrs. Michael Lookabaugh of Rouzerville Franklin county became the local snake slayer after killing two huge black snakes in her cellar with a hoe. One measured six and a half feet and the other seven feet, the largest killed in the vicinity this season.
Personal property sale of Peter Mummert deceased in Jackson township York county reported a bed cover selling for 100 dollars.
Rev. G M Larned of the M E church in Littlestown was found dead in bed at about 10 am by Prof Burgoon and Abia Smucker. Death was due to heart failure, believed to have occurred about twelve hours earlier after he retired last night. He was about 72, survived by a son and two daughters.
Joseph Hemler joins Louis Eline at Hotel Columbus after leaving Union Hotel. Roger Hipp injures palm on cinders. Dr Melsheimer treats wound. Annie Smith and Burton Staub wed at St Marys Church. Mrs Culp and child suffer gash after wagon accident near Brushtown. husband stops horse. John Strawsbaugh, 10 months, dies from bronchial croup.
The item records several marriages including Mrs. 8. W. Geiselman and Mr. H. W. Frey on May 17 1905 at the Murray Hill Hotel New York City with Rev R S McArthur officiating. Other unions include John H. Deardorff with Annie B. Slusser May 27 in Menallen township and Mary Sponseller with Elmer Snyder at the Silver Run Reform church parsonage. The piece notes a White Lilly washing machine ad from Carlisle street and describes Western Maryland trainmen summer uniforms and wages dispute amid a pending strike.
Wm. Taughinbaugh of Hunterstown reports a fine heifer missing after she fell through an overjet on his property several days ago.
Mr. Frank Myers, formerly of the general store later called Storms store near Johns mill in Mount Pleasant township, died in Pittsburg on Sunday and was buried at St. Luke church near White Hall in this county on Tuesday.
Mrs. John Stevenson Washington and Mr. Minor on High streets have been reported by their attending physician to the Board of Health as having smallpox. Dr. Geo. L. Rice visited parties on Monday and concurred in calling disease by same name. Houses have been quarantined.
A Montrose California dispatch reports five men killed and two seriously hurt by a collapsing mine tunnel at the Gunnison reclamation mine. Twenty one uninjured workers were rescued exhausted. Among the deceased was Edward Schuler of Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
Daniel Sheeler of Gettysburg saw his barn burn down last week. While cleaning debris, he ran a piece of wire into his palm, causing blood poisoning. His condition is not serious but he endures significant pain.
J EH Plank and Rev P W Group of Tyrone township and P B Orner of Menallen, appointed by the court to view the old Pike bridge at Ditch's Mill, near this place, performed their duties on Saturday and reported in favor of the county taking the bridge and keeping it in proper repair.
Mrs Harriet Hartman aged about 75 died last week at the home of her daughter Mrs Margaret Keffer in Mayersville Dauphin county after a long illness from paralysis. She had lived many years in Adams county. Her husband died 23 years ago. Funeral services will be held at Mummert's Meeting House conducted by Rev Levi Mohler.
Mr Randolph Wehler sold his entire stock of the New Oxford drug store to Mr E T Auker of Mifflin Pa. Auker will continue the drug business in the same building and arrive mid July. Wehler will run the business for him until then and may relocate afterward seeking new openings in southern cities.
Harrisburg dispatch reports farmer John Tittle 55 and son James 17 were instantly killed as they crossed the stone arch Pennsylvania Railroad bridge between Mexico and Port Royal on a Sunday home from Fort Royal. Bertha 13 was fatally injured. the noise from a fast freight on the opposite track prevented them from hearing the express approaching.
Sigma Phi Society and American Bankers conventions head the week with plans in Geneva and Washington. Notable deaths include Rev J B Brooks and Major John M Carson. Promotions and appointments touch Commerce and Labor, Internal Revenue, and immigration. Bank closures, indictments, and a rail tragedy also appear among state and national items.
A Pennsylvania railway train set new records by fast traveling 897 miles from New York to Chicago in 17 hours. Two special trains completed segments with New York to Pittsburgh in 8 hours 50 minutes and Pittsburgh to Chicago in 7 hours 10 minutes.
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