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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
16
Terms include one hundred dollars per year in advance with eighty one percent if unpaid within the year. Discontinuance only at the publisher Heher’s option until arrears are paid. Failure to order discontinuance at expiry creates a new engagement. Annual advertisers receive liberal rate reductions. Job printing offered for any description from labels to posters.
Friday June 9 1905 local happenings note wage changes at Littlestown posts and hotel sales in Hanover area. events include Flag Day June 14 128th anniversary of Stars and Stripes adoption. incidents include a drowning near York and a paralysis death near Reading township. Hanover Record updates and a public sale in Church Street property.
The ninety seventh annual commencement at Mt St Marys College near Emmitsburg Maryland will take place on June 15. Cardinal Gibbons will preside and Governor Warfield will deliver the address to the graduates.
William Sneeringer of near New Oxford was arrested Friday morning by Officer Duttera on a warrant issued by Squire Sell. He faced the charge on the oath of Officer Duttera and entered bail for a hearing.
Have your watches, clocks, jewelry repaired by skilled mechanics and at bottom prices. When buying a clock or any jewelry item, visit C. A. Buccissi at 66-08 Center Square, Gettysburg, for the county’s largest and most complete line.
Local note lists Reverend Mauger to preach at New Chester on Sunny at 108. A Children’s Day Service is set for Sunday evening at 7 in the Reformed church with the Sunday School Board program.
Farmers report cut worms damaging corn in this section slicing blades at ground level. Some have replanted as cool weather is blamed for the destruction.
A Wednesday afternoon fire on Paul Krug’s Hanover property destroyed a stable and hog pen with no insurance. Loss about 300 dollars. Five chicks and some hay and straw on G. N. Nickey’s tenant property were consumed. Origin remains a mystery.
Abbotts town auctioneer Geo Colestock plans run for sheriff at the Republican county convention this fall. If nominated he expects strong support across the county and a heavy vote.
Edward Pentz faced a hearing with Squire Sell after Thursday night fire suspicions on Mrs. Eliz beth Culbertson's property in Hanover. Witness examination produced no incriminating evidence and the justice discharged him.
Mrs. Leonard Taylor of Arendtsville fell through a weakened pump bed while drawing water. She grabbed the chain pump and held on until her daughter Mrs. Ellen Wagner arrived to assist, narrowly avoiding a drowning incident in a well with six to eight feet of water.
The New Oxford Post Office reports uncalled letters for Rosa M. Baker Brinton Hays Bigler J Eby John Gise Charles Hartman Conrad Myers A W Miller William Newman Roth John W Riley Mise Alverta Sowers A Smith Mise Aline Wolford J L Wolf. Please state you were advertised if calling. W H Eument P M
A woodshed owned by Mrs. Eliza Culbertson on Baltimore street in Hanover burned about 11 o clock Thursday night. The fire nearly consumed the structure and spread to the adjacent cigar factory of D. McG Newcomer but was checked by firefighters. Newcomer’s loss is about £1500, fully insured.
One 8-day grandfather clock with solid walnut case and in good running order. One 80 hour grandfather clock movement, alone, in good running order. Lot of eight 8-day man tel clocks offered at low price. Call A. L. Brown in New Oxford for details.
Mrs James G Stover returns home from Dr Prices private hospital in Philadelphia much improved Miss Ruth Cashman has birthday and receives a Knabe piano from Dr and Mrs E W Cashman of York Springs Prof Wm A Kepner son of James A Kepner of Gettysburg elected to Raven Society at University of Virginia for scholastic merit as degree candidates next year
In May the clerk of courts issued 18 marriage licenses compared with 15 in May last year and 15 the year before. The oldest groom was 61, marrying a 61 year old woman. The youngest bride was 18. One couple hailed from West Virginia, one from York County, one from Cumberland, and the Lancaster County groom was in one case. The remaining couples were from Adams County.
Mrs A L Meckley of Littlestown suffered severe facial and hand burns after lighting a gasoline stove Saturday morning. A small amount of gasoline had leaked from the packed area during cleaning Friday, igniting instantly and burning for a minute or two, singeing eyebrows and hair.
The safe of Jacob H. Schriver, Hanover livery man, was robbed Friday night of 350 dollars and investment papers not usable by others. The safe appeared unlocked Saturday morning, suggesting an inside job. Four young men who slept in the office deny knowledge, and no suspects have been implicated.
Samuel Kunkle of near Hafer's Mill Hamilton township was arrested Friday by Constable Martin Heltzel on a warrant from Justice R. M. Straley after information from State Fish Warden J. W. Criswell. He pled guilty and paid a total of 28.48 dollars for fishing in Conewago creek with a lay outline between sunrise and sunset and for lacking a proper tag identifying the owner.
Amos Gochenour and Charles Gardner of York Springs were stopped by Fish Warden Cal Criswell near Bermudian Creek with sunfish and gunfish. Gochenour paid a $20 fine to Squire Smith after learning sunfish were game fish, calling it his first fishing in five years. Gardner also paid fines before arrest.
The County Board of Farmers Institute Managers will meet at the County Commissioners office on the second Tuesday of June to arrange for Institute sites. Local State Board members and one representative from each County Agricultural Society, the Pomona Grange and County Alliance form the board. Attendees unable to go should mail requests to the Chairman of Institute Managers, care of the County Commissioners.
Readers are invited to inspect the White Lilly washing machine praised as lightest running and best on the market on display at D. F. Slentz’s, Carlile Street.
A series of obituaries from Reading township and nearby areas notes deaths from Brights disease and old age. Jacob Markle, aged resident of Reading township, died Monday and was buried Thursday in Abbotstown. George W. Day Sr., died Saturday at 83, living his life on the family farm. Genevieve McSherry, 11, died of diphtheria in Littlestown. A newborn twin died and was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Annie J. Eyster, 42, a Conewago teacher and Sunday school leader, died June 3 of cancer, survived by parents and siblings. John Edward Harner, aged three, died Wednesday from tuberculosis of the bowels after three months illness.
New Oxford A A defeated Spring Grove in both games at the diamond. The first game started late after the team arrived by train about 11 o’clock. about 400 fans attended the later game. The Spring Grove players are noted as gentlemen but could not match New Oxford’s play as the scores followed.
Last Friday near Table Rock a three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank H Dellinger narrowly escaped death when a wagon loaded with oats backed from the barn. The child had moved to the rear of the wagon and was run over, breaking two bones in her right foot and sustaining heavy bruises.
Ruth Smith aged thirteen daughter of M J Smith assistant superintendent of Prudential Insurance was injured Tuesday on Locust Street near Second Street while watching a procession to the opera house. She tripped over a projecting gas or water connection at the sidewalk edge dislocating her right elbow and receiving medical attention. Mr M J Smith and family formerly of this place. Mr John Black recently moved his family to the old toll gate property on Pitt Street and works at Gilbert Son chain factory.
Letter to Harry Brown from Hanover firm notes Fair Ground Cobleskill NY painted Devoe saved at least 140 on paint and labor compared with rivals. Compares American House Tannersville NY where Devoe single coat outperformed rival two coats. Concludes depends on paint.
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