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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
6
Local notices report Mrs. Samuel Knox of Gettysburg with typhoid fever and Louise Duttera a scarlet fever patient. Picnics set for Conewargo July 31 and St Marys July 17 at Witmer Park. Various community events, births, illnesses, and local business updates follow, including theater, railways, and sports notes.
Battlefield commission announces the Virginia memorial on Confederate avenue will be dedicated with appropriate ceremonies in October.
Money was taken from an open cash drawer in the Strasbaugh restaurant on Center Square after closing time. A total of 38.77 vanished from the register while $2 was rung up earlier, with no sign of entry or motive. Proprieter Guy Strasbaugh, away at the time, and employees John Rinehart and Joseph Miller reported the loss.
Charles Harney of Two Taverns reports his cattle and hogs drank bright red paint left accessible while he painted a barn near Hoffman Orphanage. The cow, a valuable animal, is dead, one hog died, and the remaining hogs have slim recovery chances. Loss is substantial.
Harry Stevens a Heidlersburg horse dealer was acquitted in Dauphin county court on Friday of receiving stolen goods a horse from a Harrisburg man. He pleaded not guilty and brought the horse to court to prove the animal was not worth fifty cents.
T J Herman unearthed a bright uncirculated silver ten cent piece dated 1829 in a lot near his Lincoln Way West home. The coin bears an eagle on the front and shows the inscription 10 cc on the reverse, larger than a modern dime, likely exposed by recent heavy rains after years of burial.
Miss Ida E. Feiser, who taught the intermediate school here for three terms and was elected for 1915-16, has resigned from the School Board. She has accepted a position as teacher of 2 grade school at Steelton, Pennsylvania.
Highway crews begin oiling the State road from Gettysburg to New Oxford using naptha oil and pressure tanks. A fine stone surfacing is applied after the oil layer to finish the surface.
Adams and York counties approved the Beaver Creek bridge linking Hamilton township Adams county and Paradise township York county. The bridge cost 2138.20 with equal share from both counties. Erected by A G and F M Wagaman of Dallastown the bid 1984 was accepted by the commissioners.
Elmer Butt’s horse broke a leg after an alleged colic episode at the rear of the Re formed church in Abbottstown on Saturday night and was euthanized on Sunday. James Stoneselfer and three friends were nearly thrown from a buggy when a cracker tossed from Lieberlick’s Pool Room in Midway spooked their horse, causing a crash but no injuries. The buggy was damaged in the incident.
LeRoy Rife and family narrowly escaped death when their Reo auto was struck on Carlisle street by a Gettysburg engine. Mrs Rife and two younger children Edgar and Florence suffered serious injuries from cuts and bruises. Clarence was bruised, while Mr Rife escaped unharmed. The car was badly damaged and the children received surgical care at Dr. J H Bittinger’s office.
Mrs. Charles Strasbaugh, a night nurse in the insane department of the county home, cut her throat with a razor around 1 pm on Tuesday. She stitched the wound herself and was found by her husband four hours later in a pool of blood. the injury required nine stitches but was deemed not serious.
The Western Maryland railroad updates take effect June 20. Changes include New Oxford arrivals shifting to 10:01 a.m. eastbound from Highfield to York, daily except Sunday. Baltimore to Highfield westbound arrives at 9:48 a.m. rather than 9:49 a.m. The 4:07 p.m. Highfield to Baltimore becomes 6:12 p.m. and York to New Oxford trains reach 6:29 p.m. daily except Sunday. Pittsburgh express remains, with eastbound 6:05 a.m. and westbound 10:59 p.m. schedules. Two Baltimore Highfield trains each way. one York Highfield train each way.
The Western Maryland Railway Company will print The Mason and Dixon Line on all materials and add it to the road name on signs. The future title becomes The Western Maryland Railway Company The Mason and Dixon Line due to crossing the Mason and Dixon Line. Littlestown rural route changes faced disapproval as Route 3 is discontinued and patrons shift to a Hanover route serving Adams County from White Hall to Centennial.
Multiple death notices and obituaries from Gettysburg and surrounding towns recount the passing of Mrs. Margaret Chronister at 71, Mrs. Lucy Heindel at 75, Mrs. Emma Wime at 64, Miss Alice Heilman at 57, and others including John Weir and infant deaths. The records note ages, causes such as cancer and gangrene, survivors, funeral arrangements, and local reactions. Also included are memorial verses for a deceased mother and notices of local incidents, property for sale, and community events in Adams County.
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