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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
14
The notice outlines that Oxforditess is published each Thursday by H J Smith with a yearly subscription of 1.00 paid in advance. arrearages keep the engagement alive and discontinuance requires payment. Advertisements priced reasonably with yearly discounts. Printing services offered for all descriptions from labels to posters.
John W. Delap, about 32, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Amos Delap of Gettysburg, died after a rock collapse at a Kendall Montana gold mine. He left Gettysburg two years ago, located at Kendall, and left behind a wife and four children. His body was sent East for burial. The mining concern had a deadly cavein last week, killing 12 workers.
Mrs J Rowe Stewart of Germantown driving a touring car struck and killed Harold Sheldon a 20 year old Philadelphia bicyclist on Monday night at Gettysburg. Stewart was arrested then cleared after the coroner heard testimony. Sheldon aspired to be a famed bicycle rider and had boasted of success or death in striving.
Woman named Lydia Altland reports being assaulted by tenant Harry Bender on the Rupp farm near East Berlin after returning from a store. She says Bender choked her, threw her against a fence, and threatened to kill her, blocking the road and leaving her unconscious for several minutes. Constable Henry Kling arrested Bender on the charge.
June 15 1916 council meeting approves 80 year franchise for Hanover Light Heat Power Co to erect maintain and operate electric lighting in New Oxford with 300 kilowatt hours free for council room and engine house per year agency to print and sign the ordinance and contract at a cost of 18 50 per year for four 250 watt lights and thirty 50 watt lights burning from dusk to midnight subject to Public Service Commission ratification and a six month construction deadline followed by public examinations of teachers and graduates in Adams County events and local figures noted.
Dr. A R Wentz of Gettysburg comments on his article The War and Christianity first published in the Lutheran Quarterly. The piece, quoted in this Literary Digest issue, has attracted notable attention among readers and scholars.
Milton Baublitz aged 12 of East Berlin area is in serious condition with internal injuries after falling from hay into a corn cutter while jumping from various heights in the straw at the Smyser farm barn on Saturday afternoon. He is said to have punctured lungs.
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