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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1902
Page
5
New OxfordA terms published every Friday by HJ Smith. Terms one dollar per year in advance or one fifty if not paid within the year. Subscriptions discontinued only at publisher option until arrearages are paid. Failure to order discontinuance at expiration is a new engagement. Advertisements at reasonable rates with yearly discounts. Job printing of all descriptions.
Local items report births in the Robinson and Staub families near Lown and Berlin Junction, a postmaster salary rise at Emmitsburg, drought and crop prospects in Adams and York counties, hay and peach crops, school and church events, injuries from accidents and sports, and community notices on wallpaper, markets, and sightings of thefts and smallpox cases.
Obituary notices from Littlestown and surrounding towns recount the deaths of William F Keefer aged 70, John W Livers in British Columbia, Calvin J Smith a Hanover horse dealer at 41, and Mrs A B Bolinger of East Berlin at 56. Keefer died after dropsy linked to kidney trouble. Livers died suddenly of pneumonia in Elko. Bolinger’s death followed bronchial illness. services held at home then New Oxford cemetery.
James L. Eby of near Littlestown sold six head of steers and one bull to Wm Worley. The steers bought Oct 14 1901 weighed 4280 lbs and sold at 7290 lbs for a gain of 485 lbs per head. The bull bought at 1920 lbs sold at 1948 lbs for a 28 lb gain.
Robt. Manley of Reading and Miss Anna E. Himes youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Himes were married at 11 Friday morning at the bride’s home Center Square and Pitt street. Rev. Vaughn J. Ree officiated. After the ceremony the couple journeyed to Berlin Junction for a bridal tour to Atlantic City and other places. They will reside in Reading. Distants guests included Mrs. Phelan Hawn of Washington Mr. Horace Manley of Media Miss May Haggenbothen of Philadelphia and Mrs. Keith and family of Gettysburg.
Frank D. Kindig of Union township was severely hurt when his team bolted past a traction engine on the road by Sell's Station. His horses returned home unharmed about a mile away while neighbors found Kindig unconscious in the roadway. He was taken home and regained consciousness but sustained cuts to the head and face, a back injury, and a sprained left ankle.
Adjutant General Stewart plans a division encampment of the National Guard at Gettysburg July 12 to 19. He seeks a battery from the War Department and a cavalry squadron to camp with the troops. Major William P. Duval of Fort Columbus New York attends the encampment. Fourth Battery under Captain Stephen Foote is invited to join and may arrive after a practice march from Fort Alger Virginia. The battery will later move to Mt Gretna for target practice on the Sizte range.
Mr H B Rubin the optician staying at the Eagle Hotel remains until Saturday June 11 due to high demand. He has fitted many Hanover Littlestown East Berlin and New Oxford residents with eyeglasses and spectacles and offers guaranteed satisfaction. On Saturday he will be at the hotel 9am to 12 pm and 1 to 5 pm for fittings or lens changes. The Borough School Board met Tuesday to reorganize electing Z H Cashman president J N Hersh treasurer and Geo T Himes secretary and set a 3 mill school and 1 mill building tax rate. Four teachers were re elected Prof Daniel Ruff Miss Eva Stock Miss Elmyra Ruff and the past year’s staff.
A Elizabeth New Jersey druggist reports a remarkable case where an old man with incurable cancer recovered after using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The ad claims the combination purges poisons and treats blood, skin, ulcers, and eruptions, with Bitters at 60 cents and Salve at 25 cents.
Church notices list services across First Evangelical Lutheran St Pauls Reformed Methodist and Immaculate Conception. Details include Sunday services at 10 a m and 7 p m, Sunday School starting 9 a m, midweek prayer gatherings, and mass times with youth sodality and vespers. Pastors named include Ferdinand Hesse P Hemenn Yateux Roz L Aucust Reprux.
Series of marriage notices dated May and June list couples from Littlestown Hanover East Berlin Gettysburg and McSherrystown. Names include Emma Lost Edw Milchimes Ada Reinecker Alice McGuigan Mary Klemm and Pius Becker among others officiated by ministers Lindeman Heimer Barkler Thompson.
Died. June 2 near Idaville Israel Murtorff aged 87. June 8 in Liberty township Jacob Ejker aged about 6 years.
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