Local Happenings and Events Around Gettysburg Area
Biglerville to build a town hall this season and repairs on the West High street railroad bridge are underway. The bass and sunfish season opened June 15 while Gettysburg school tax rose to 10 mills. Various local deaths, illnesses, accidents, and community notices fill the page, including a large cyst removed from a child’s eye, a head injury from a fall, a typhoid fever case in East Berlin, and a nighttime burglary at J. I. Fox & Son's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
William D. Sowers
Reading Township
West High Street
Mr Harry J Smith moves to West High Street home
Mr Harry J Smith has moved from Miss Elizabeth Pfeiffer's Berlin Avenue residence to Mrs W H Dechert's West High Street home where the editor and son will reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Smith
Elizabeth Pfeiffer
Berlin Ave
W. H. Dechert
West High Street
Local News and Health Updates in York Region
Edward Biddle of East Berlin has returned to work as an engineer for the B B R R Co and reports better health. Samuel G. Ziegler, salutatorian of York Collegiate Institute class of 1908, delivered Our Country's Need. Mrs. Samuel A. Nagle and son George of Abbottstown suffer on diphtheria treatment under Dr. T O Miller as the Board of Health quarantines. Potato raisers report more potato bugs this season necessitating a second spraying of paris green and other mixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Biddle
East Berlin
Samuel G. Ziegler
Daniel Ziegler
Midway
York Collegiate Institute
York
Samuel A. Nagle
George
Abbottstown
T. O. Miller
Board of Health
Remnants sale at Nace Son Co in Hanover
Mrs L H Hoffacker of Hanover scalded her right arm above the wrist while boiling starch last week. H V Rahn and family of Abbottstown were away when thieves entered, fled with five hogs and lard in broad daylight. Arthur Cashman, son of Mr and Mrs Cashman of Hanover Street, recently...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Hoffacker
Hanover
H. V. Rahn
Abbottstown
Arthur Cashman
Mrs . H. Cashman
Hanover Street
Muslin Underwear Sale at Tattum Company
Tattum Company of that city offers muslin undergarments including chemises drawers gowns corset covers and children's underwear at specially low prices for this week. Located at 11 18 Carlisle Street Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nace, Son & Co
Carlisle St
Hanover
Poultry Profits In Three Spring Months For Henry Hart
Henry Hart of near Biglerville reports strong profits from poultry. From 240 hens during March April and May he gathered 758 dozens of eggs, with 218 dozen in March 287 in April and 253 in May.
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Henry Hart
Biglerville
Local farmer sufers horse mishap after colic
Mr. Adam Long and his mother Mrs. Lewis Long near Myers mill report another misfortune as a valuable horse dies from colic and a week earlier a large bull hanged itself in the stable.
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Adam Long
Lewis Long
Myers’ Mill
Long
Citizens Band Concert Draws Large Oxford Audience
The Citizens Band gave an open air concert on Center Square Saturday evening to a large attentive crowd. The band performed unusually fine selections, earning high praise from local residents who commend this musical group for its quality.
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Citizens Band
Center Square
New Oxford
Injuries After Fall at Peter Culp Property Gettysburg
Miss Flora Beard tripped on a board on the Peter Culp property in Gettysburg and was thrown to the pavement. She sustained a badly bruised arm and side, received bandages, and is enduring substantial pain while recovering as well as can be expected.
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Peter Culp
Gettysburg
Flora Beard
Hen and brood stolen from premises recover without coop
A hen and her brood were stolen from Theodore Eisenberg in Hanover last Sunday night. The hen returned home Wednesday morning and later the chicks were found with her. The thief clipped the hen’s tail feathers, and the coop has not been brought back.
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Theodore Eisenberg
Hanover
Conductor Suffered Head Wound From Falling Brick
Oscar Britcher of Hanover a W M Railroad conductor assisting in shifting cars at the power house during remodeling was struck on the head by two bricks falling from the top of the building. The injury required seven stitches.
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Oscar Britcher
Hanover
W. M
Penn Milling Co official injured by revolving fan incident
Burgess H. G. Schriver Penn Milling Co Hanover business manager was helping install machinery on the mill’s second floor when his left leg was caught by a nut on a large revolving fan shaft. The accident drew his leg into the machine causing painful lacerations though not serious. he will be unable to work for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess H. G. Schriver
Penn Milling Co
Hanover
Plowing Mishap In Cashtown Involves Howard Martz
Last week while plowing potatoes for John C. Stover of Cashtown, Howard Martz was aided by a mule that became a focal point of a local farming incident.
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Howard Martz
John C. Stover
Cashtown
Mule Attempted Jump Over Fence Incident
A rider tried to stop a mule by driving it toward a pailing fence. The animal instead leapt and landed on top, driving a fence paling into its side about six inches. The damaged paling had to be removed to free the animal.
Fiveyearold Edna Crone Dies After Lockjaw Tragedy
Edna May Crone five dies from lockjaw after stepping on glass in Straban township near Hunterstown. Wound appeared to heal but tongue swelling caused jaw lock and partial tongue severing. Dr G E Spotz Hampton treated her but she died early Sunday. Funeral held Tuesday at Pines Church.
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Edna May
Albert Crone
Wim. B. McIlhenny
Straban Township
Hunterstown
Hampton
the Pines Church
Dietterich
Boy Dragged by Mule in Knoxlyn Field Accident
Lawrence Trostle and his father Harry Trostle were injured when a mule dragged the boy across a field and bit the father after the animal attempted a ditch jump. Both received medical care. the boy sustained bruises and possible internal injuries feared but not found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Trostle
Harry Trostle
Knoxlyn
Mr. Trostle
Child Severely Scalded In Family Accident
Four year old Cyril M. Weaver son of Mr F L Weaver of North Peters street was burned when he toppled a cup of hot coffee onto his face neck and hands at noon Saturday. Dr Sheetz provided care and the child is rapidly improving.
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Cyril M
F. L. Weaver
North Peters Street
Found Dead in Stable At Abbottstown
John Wilson an itinerant umbrella mender about 40 years old, said to be from Carlisle, died at the Altland House Abbottstown Thursday morning around 6 o clock after a hearty supper. It is reported he drank a quart of whiskey before retiring. The coroner declined an inquest and death was given as heart trouble. The body was taken to the County Alms House as Wilson had no known relatives and Carlisle did not claim the remains.
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John Wilson
Carlisle
Altland House
Abbottstown
Wilson
Man Falls From Tree While Picking Cherries
Dill Henry of Cashtown fell about 30 feet from a cherry tree, striking a paling fence. He suffered a severe shock and serious injuries with two jagged wounds inside his left arm and a badly cut chin. Dr Elderdice attends him at home.
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Dill Henry
Cashtown
Elderdice
Mr. Henry
Father Brady Advanced to Loyola College Presidency
Rev. F. X. Brady pastor of St. Ignatius Church Baltimore is named president of Loyola College Baltimore succeeding Rev. W. G. Read Mullen who is seriously ill at St Agnes Hospital Brady born near Gettysburg in 1857 the son of Samuel K and ...
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F. X. Brady
St. Ignatius Catholic Church
Baltimore
Loyola College
W. G. Read Mullen
J. Agnes Hospital
Brady
Gettyeburg
Samuel K. and
Noted Baltimore priest praised for learning and humility
The Baltimore Sun lauds Father Brady for unassuming manners, democratic spirit, and real learning, noting his early education in Gettysburg and subsequent study at a nonsectarian school in Conewago, Adams County.
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Gettysburg
Conesago
Adams County
Baltimore
Father Brady
Baltimore Sun
Obituary notices for Ditzler and Keeny families in Hanover area
Death notices from New Oxford detail the 82 year old Sarah Ditzler's death from paralysis at Berlin Ave after two strokes. Survivors include six sons, five daughters, a brother and two sisters with 13 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Funeral at 10 a.m. Friday with interment in New Oxford Cemetery and church services to follow. Also noted are the typhoid death of 3 year old Edward Beck and Solomon Keeny of Hamilton township after a yearlong cancer illness with services at Mummert's Meeting House.
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Sarah Ditzler
David Ditzler
New Oxford
Berlin Ave
Jacob
Abbottstown
John
Heidlersburg
David
Dixon
Amos
Charlee
Lancaster County
William
Hanover
Jacob Menges
Harry Tieman
Near Town
David Lehigh
Melvina
Alna
Henry Stock
Tena Diehl
George Yohe
New Oxford Cemetery
First Lutheran Church
Geo. N. Lauffer
Solomon Keeny
Hamilton Township
Mr. Keeny
Milton and
Pius Keeny
Wm. Wolf
York
C. Hafer
N. P. Allewell
Mummert’s Meeting House
Charles Baker
Local fishing season opens with few catches on Conewago
Dr Wm R Snyder of Carlisle Street lands 14 nice fish as bags season begins. Edward Hemler of Fishtown injures on Hanover Street when his motorcycle loses control at West High Street crossing. Harry Shank injured aiding a butcher near Lewis Bosserman farm after a dog attack. Ursinus scholarship for Hanover HS graduate awarded to Charles H Wehler. Marks Bream collapes unconscious en route to his son's home in York Springs. C Ray Rupp and Milton Bender suffer minor injuries in Gettsyburg wagon accident. Father M J Reddin named Chaplain at St Josephs Hospital Lancaster and missions at Quarryville and McCall's Ferry.
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Conewago
Wm. R. Snyder
Carlisle Street
Edward Hemler
Fishtown
Hanover Street
West High Street
Mr. Hemler
Harry Shank
East Berlin
Butcher Decter
Lewis Bosserman
Mr. Shank
Hanover High School
Charles H. Wehler
Jacob M. Wehler
Hanover
Wehler
Marks Bream
York Springs
Iagt
E. K. Heikes
Huntington Township
Bream
H. B. Bender
Gettysburg
C. Ray Rupp
Mr. Bender
Milton
Mr. Rupp
Milton Bender
M. J. Reddin
St. Francis Xavier’s Church
McSherrystown
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lancaster
Quarryville
McCall’s Ferry
Father Reddin
Deaths of Augustus Britcher and Kate Tate in Straban
Augustus Britcher died suddenly at his Hanover home at 2 80 p m on Monday from old age and heart trouble. He was 80 near 81, Civil War veteran and pensioner, survived by two daughters. Kate Tate widow of Yen ry Tate died suddenly at her Straban township home Sunday morning, survived by three children.
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Augustus Britcher
Hanover
Mr. Britcher
James Zartman
Britcher
Jacob Britcher
Mary A. Miller
New Oxford
FE. Gitt
Phila. Street
George Kuhn
Jacksonville Fla
C. Hively
Manchester, Md
Kate Tate
Yenry Tate
Straban Township
Becker Child Dies From Spinal Meningitis At 7
Charles Emanuel Becker son of Chas F Becker and wife Midway died Friday of spinal meningitis at age 7 years 3 months 25 days. Burial plans not listed.
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Charles Emanuel Becker
Chas. F. Becker
Midway
Deaths of Stanley Flickinger and Mrs Senft in local area
Stanley Flickinger of Frederick died at 17 from dropsy and was buried in Mt. Carmel cemetery Littlestown with burial in Littlestown. He is survived by his parents and five sisters. Mrs. Charles Senft of Hamilton township died last week and was buried in New Oxford Cemetery after services at St Paul Reformed Church. She is survived by two brothers and three sisters.
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Littlestown
Stanley L. Flickinger
Levi Flickinger
Frederick
Mt. Carmel
Charles Senft
Hamilton Township
New Oxford
St. Paul Reformed Church
Korn
Senft
Emanuel Reed
Levi Reed
McSherrystown
M. Hoke
Jere. Weaver
Hanover
Henry Hartman
Smith's Station
Mrs Vertie Mumert of Bendersville Dies at 44
Mrs Vertie Mumert wife of George Mumert of Bendersville died at Todd Hospital Carlisle at 5 20 PM Friday after a two week stay and a surgery She was 44 and is survived by her husband and several sisters Remains were taken to Bendersville for interment.
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Vertie
George Mummert
Bendersville
Todd Hospital
Carlisle
Obituary fragment notes survivor details and age
The deceased was about 40 years old. Mrs. Sidesinger is survived by her husband three daughters and one son. She is also survived by her parents Mr and Mrs David Miller and four brothers. Hilda May a young daughter of Mr
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Sidesinger
David Miller
New Oxford A A Defeats Spring Grove 8 to 3 in Snappy Ball
In a Saturday game New Oxford A A beat Spring Grove 8 to 3. Kesick pitched well with 13 strikeouts and solid fielding by Lawrence behind the plate aided by Hensel’s heavy hitting. Several errors in the sixth inning kept Spring Grove from a bigger score.
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New Oxford A. A
Spring Grove
Kesick
Essick
Lawrence
Hensel
Pick Struck Foot Injures Geo Staub Again
Mr Geo Staub son of Mr and Mrs A V Staub of Hamilton township met a painful accident while at work in Berlin Junction. After a prior deep spout wound from an oil can he resumed work but a fellow worker's pick struck the same foot causing a bad wound and renewed pain.
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Geo. Staub
A. V. Staub
Hamilon Township
George
Berlin Junction
Big undertaking moves St Joseph's Academy building
Alfred A. Kress of Pittsburg with eight men arrived in Hanover and began removing St. Joseph's Academy, a three story brick building measuring 65 by 85 feet, 100 feet from its present site. The task should take about three weeks to complete.
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Alfred A. Kress
Pittsburg
Hanover
McSherrystown
St. Joseph’s Academy
Kreee
Local Families and Visitors Busy Across Town
Mrs 8 G Wiest and her son Fred visit her sister Mrs John A Foose on West High street. Deputy Register Richard Steffy spent weekend with friends. Dr Bender Z Cashman, Johns Hopkins student, travels to Neppono Park Jersey Shore Pa for summer orchestra work. Mrs Maria Shultz 85 and daughter Mary of Hanover visit Mrs Albert Gulden. Gulden slowly improves after three weeks bed rest.
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8. G. Wiest
Fred
Redland
Ohio
John A. Foose
West High Street
Richard Steffy
Bender Z Cashman
Z. H. Cashman
Hanover Street
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Neppono Park
Jersey Shore
Horse Thief Captured Near Hanover After Long Chase
Officer Duttera and Officer Kieer halted a horse thief named Harry Cunningham near New Baltimore after a Friday night theft from Henry Bearance and Lawrence Gemmill. Cunningham confessed under pressure at Squire Sell and was jailed in default of 1000 dollars bail awaiting hearing. He had fled toward Abbottstown before being arrested. the mare and gear were valued in the hundreds, with dealers in Hanover involved in the sale. This outing followed a prior bicycle theft conviction eleven years earlier.
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Duttera
Kieer
Hanover
Harry Cunningham
New Baltimore
Cunningham
Squire Sell
Brogueville
Chanceford Township
York County
Littlestown
Augustus
McHenry Bros
Frederick Horse Dealers
J. H. Sell
McHenry
Mellenry
Squire
Justice Sell
Parochial School Closing Exercises At Church
Closing exercises were held at the church at three o clock Sunday afternoon with six graduates receiving diplomas and awards. The annual school display was open Sunday and Monday in the school building, drawing large crowds to view needlework drawings paintings and other work showing the Sisters patience and praise for the children’s accomplishments.
Businessmen of New Oxford Agree to Seasonal Early Closings
Local merchants including Sheely & Bro J. J. C. Miller Gilbert & Soh John F. Miller C H Emmert and others declare mutual early closing at 6 p m except Mondays and Saturdays from June 16 to September 1. Meat stores Miller & Herman C E Jacobs join with 8 p m closing under the same plan.
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New Oxford
Sheely & Bro
J. J. C. Miller
Gilbert & Soh
John F. Miller
C. H. Emmert
Miller & Herman
The Soul of Music and the Weaver Piano
A detailed pitch for the Weaver Piano praising its soundboard treatment and tone. The copy claims a distinctive, evenly distributed tone with expressiveness for experts and invites readers to request a catalogue from Weaver Organ and Piano Co of York, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver Organ & Piano CO
York, Pa
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St. Joseph’s Church
Bonneauville
John Kellenberger
Oxford Township
Levi Trimmer
Andrew J. Smith
George W. Reed
Harrisburg
John Manherz
Fairfield
Harper B. Winand
E. E. Winand
Scrafford W. Va
Charles Chrismer
George Hykes
Peter Miller
H. S. Crouse
Frank Valentine
Philadelphia Street
Leroy Howe
J. B. Howe
Fair Grounds
John Deardorff
John Quickle
Fast Berlin
Hoeschel
Democratic County Committee
Globe Hotel
S. Miley Miller
W. E. Kapp
Paul Martin
Dan’ D. Bacehoar
W. Roy Starry
Philippine Islands
J. I. Fox & Son
Highfield
I. M. Grumbine
Charles Shank
Carlise St
Tattum Company of
That City
Edward H. Beck
Hilda May
New Oxford Spring Grove
O.A
Hers’ey
Steffy
Fultz
Lawr Ce
Tucker
Vee Wuap
Cash
Kopp
Ol Hensel
Becker
Heltzel
Emig
Miller
C. E. Jacobs
Choice Wheat
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