Roving miscellany and local notices from a 19th century page
A jumble of items includes social commentary on a Windsor Castle carpet of vast weave, a New York bachelor plastering bank notes on walls, state trends in labor and education funding, and legal notes on contracts. It also notes dog liability cases, a Prohibition County Convention, and delegates named for a Harrisburg state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor Castle
New York
Kansas
Wyoming
Pitzer
Priests Transferred in Diocese Shakeup
Bishop Shanahan makes multiple clergy moves across the diocese. Rev F C Noel leaves Corpus Christi Chambersburg for Lewistown and Rev G J Breckel arrives from Milton to Chambersburg. Eugene Haistemyer shifts from Waynesboro and Fairfield to Middletown, supplanted by Father Herzog of New Freedom. Rev W C Walsh from Philadelphia becomes Chambersburg Corpus Christi curate. Rev McManus moves from St Mary's Lancaster to Marietta. Rev Brady, newly ordained, succeeds him. Rev John Melchoir becomes assistant at St Anthony's Lancaster replacing Rev Koch who goes to Dallas town to replace Father Reucher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanahan
F.C. Noel
Corpus Christi Church
Chambersburg
Lewistown
G. J. Breckel
Milton
Eugene Haistemyer
Waynesboro
Fairfield
Middletown
Father Herzog
New Freedom
W. C. Walsh
Philadelphia
Corpus Christi
Father McManus
St. Mary’s Church
Lancaster
Marietta
Father Brady
McManus
John Melchoir
St. Anthony's Church
Chas. Koch
Dallastown
Father Reucher
Factory Removal from McSherrystown to Lancaster
Samuel L. Johns, famed McSherrystown cigar maker, relocates his seven story Lancaster factory for a five year lease. Foreman Gregory F. Smith of Mount Rock to oversee operations, with leaf tobacco branch remaining in McSherrystown. Johns cites price increases as reason for move. Dilworth Bros. factory previously used this site, producing 12,000,000 cigars last year at about $1.37 per thousand. Johns and partners began inventory and removal planned within the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel L. Johns
McSherrystown
Lancaster
Johns
MecSherrystown
Gregory F
Monat Rock
L. Johns
Lancaster City
Messrs. Johns
T. I
Gregory Smith
School Boards Elect Teachers Across Townships
Reading township selects J O Gerber as president H B Dicks as secretary and K W Rickrode as treasurer. Teachers named include Aaron Jacobs Elsie Leas Maude Miller and John Myers among others. Hamilton township elects Isaac C Thomas president J G Decker secretary E R Chronister treasurer and hires Hartman Ernest Wolf E E Jacobs Gussie Hoffheins John Wisler. Mountpleasant township sets seven month terms at $27 monthly with Sept 16 start for White Hall Pine Run Conewago Kilpatrick and others. Mt Vernon and Sweet Home await appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading Township School District
J. O. Gerber
Sec’s
H. B. Dicks
K. W. Rickrode
Stouffer’s
Aaron Jacobs
Bollinger
Elsie Leas
Baker
John Myers
Hoover
Alice Bosser Nan
Germany
Elsie
Round Sill
Nettie Dicks
Oakwood
Maude Miller
Hampton
John Slothan
Conewaro
Katie Gulden
Hamilton Township
Isaac C. Thomas
J. G. Decker
E. R. Chronister
Hartman
Ernest Wolf
Pine Run
E. E. Jacobs
Green Ridge
Gussie Hoffheins
John Wisler
Mountpleasant Township
White Hall
Luther Yone Valley
Charles A. Fromyer
Brush Run
Jerome EB. Hemler
Conewago
Daniel March
Kilpatrick
Clarence Mackley
Myrtle Swope
Kobbler
Frank C. Hemler
Met
Rock
Harry V. Hemler
Swift Run
Chales Kinneman
Mt. Vernon
Sweet Home
Plank The Pitcher Reigns In Philly Baseball Buzz
A Philadelphia Evening Telegraph piece hails Plank as a standout pitcher and limelight magnet, praising his health, work ethic from a pretzel factory past, and dismissing rivals like Mathewson. It blends fan praise with a believer’s view of Plank’s secret to success and personal character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Telegraph
Philadelphia
Plank
Mathewson
New York Baseball Daily
Hudson
Mattie
Connie Mack
Gettysburg
Abduction Charge Arrests In Hanover District
Detective Charters of Harrisburg with Hanover Chief McKinney arrested an Italian man and two women near Abbottstown on abduction charges. They allegedly lured a 16 year old girl on a country tour with a street piano and delivered the box to their master. The trio, now in custody, include the man about 20, an elder woman about 25, and the two American women. The music box remains with Officer McKinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charters
Harrisburg
Abbottstown
Hanover
McKinney
Tiallian
Hartisburg
Unclear Text Fragment From Historical Source
Fragmentary OCR shows numbers and codes such as Wi su59 582.48 12.00 and 05-Ws-19103 with references to sums and purposes, but no complete readable event or names to confirm a clear news item.
Freak of Lightning Strikes Black Sheep on Virginia Farm
A freak of lightning struck a tree during a storm on Harold Cobb’s Frederick County farm. A flock of 60 sheep sheltered beneath the tree. three black sheep were killed while the rest of the flock, including the white sheep, were unharmed. The three dead blacks were found up to 20 feet apart in different parts of the flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Cobb
Frederick County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fes Izem
John Bull
Uncle Sem
John
Lermoyer
Gail
United States
Earth
Heaven
Stove
Plank the Pitcher
Lexpace
W. C. Williams
Amherst, Va
Chamberlain
Financial Statement
New Oxford Borough School
W. F. Sheely
New Oxford School Board
Treas
N.C. Miller Old Books
Total
New Oxford
New Oxford Borough
Dittenhafer
Ditzler
vAuditors
J. Wolf
PISO
Intime
N. H. Kriassin
Carlisle Street
York County
E. E. Freed
C. E. Diehl
Carlisle St
W. W. Wog
S. George St. York
West Va
Patridge
Robin
Quayle
Robbins
G. P. Weaver
Eve, Esk & Trroat SrEcravist
Gettysburg“pike
Farmers & Merchants of
Adams County
State of
Pennsylvania
Adams
I. Jas. W. Barnitz
Jas
W. Barnitz
J. L. Sheetz
D. Sutra
W.a. Himes
E. W. Gray
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