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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1926
Page
4
Ledger of Adams County area news with financial reports from Pepper-Fisher committee receipts and expenditures, property sale notices, church events at First Lutheran in Abbottstown, local car trades and accidents, social gatherings, and upcoming community activities across New Oxford Irishtown and surrounding towns.
A crowded Sunday sees many residents of Hanover and nearby towns visiting Luray Caverns via the W M R R. Numerous families from Lincolnway and surrounding streets host relatives from York, Baltimore, Ashland, and Philadelphia, while others attend church services and visits to friends in Hanover and York Springs.
Stork news reports multiple births: a son for Mr and Mrs Monroe Shearer near Spring Grove. a daughter for Mrs D M Diehl of Kohlers. a daughter for Mr and Mrs Claude L Auchey Pine Run. a daughter for Mr and Mrs Curyin Altland Abbottstown. a son for Mr and Mrs Chas Smith Straban township. a daughter for Mr and Mrs William Wentz Hanover. a daughter for Mr and Mrs Fern Houck Hanover. a son for Mr and Mrs Raymond Ul Geiselman Hanover at Warner Hospital. a son for Mr and Mrs Floyd Kraut Hanover. a child for Mrs Bessie Herma res. with Raymond Cranmer Hanover. and note Mrs Herman’s husband Ralph Hernan of New Oxford died several months ago.
Miss Hope Bream of Carlisle returns home after a successful operation at West Side sanitorium York. Willis A. Sterner of Gettysburg admitted to Warner Hospital with pneumonia. his first wife died there last September from typhoid fever. Clyde Miller of Abbottstown underwent appendectomy at Warner Hospital, doing well. Alice Miller of Gettysburg examined at Warner. Mrs Har ry Stonesifer of Hanover operated for appendicitis. Mrs Francis Shaum of Taneytown operated for appendicitis at Mercy Hospital Baltimore and is recovering. Isabelle Miller of Abbottstown home and improving after earlier York M Hospital surgery. Mrs C B Gardner of York Springs convalescing from Carlisle hospital operation. Mrs James Topper of Gettysburg admitted to Warner. Miss Lucretia Delap discharged from Aspers RD. Mrs J L Emilet of Hanover admitted to Church Home Hospital Baltimore for tumor operation.
Gettysburg activist R M Lott emerges as leading candidate for the Democratic county committee chair, with Roy P Funkhouser out of the race. At the Strand Theatre meeting Saturday at 9 30 am 89 committeemen will choose a successor to Robert D Bream.
Women members of the Quaker Valley Country Club won four foursomes against a Hanover Country Club team on the Quaker Valley links on Tuesday. Mrs William Himes New Oxford led the visitors with a score of 55. Wilbur Shearer Spring Grove was arrested for reckless driving and given notice by Squire Myers. A F McCadden started a new residence on Kerlin Street with carpenters 1 Brown and Herman. Chas Hamm purchased a Star touring car from Guy A Staub. St Pauls Reformed holds its annual picnic at Arendtsville July 5. Alma Myers Lincolnway West hosted a gathering of girls and boys recently.
Nowhere, under cover. On view Saturday at 3 p.m. Come and look, it at Stokes' Garage located at 32 Baltimore Street.
The East Berlin Oxford Abbottstown and Hampton Sunday schools gather in New Oxford for a district convention with an afternoon and evening program. The event features services, reports, elections, solos, addresses by Rev. Houtz and Rev. Glatfelter, a chorus selection, officer installation, and a box lunch plus fellowship.
A series of wedding announcements from York and nearby towns lists Roy Eicholtz and Florence Hoke marrying in York, Gladys Urban and Edward Criswell at the bride’s home, Miriam Weaver and Arthur Jones of Gettysburg, Hilda Merkle and Jules Staub in Hanover, Kathrine Bussman and Jacob Spangler in Baltimore, Helene Sheads and Robert Schubauer, and Daisy Stonesifer and Chester Cornwell in Orrtanna and Berryville.
Jacob Trimmer, former near New Oxford leader of the Trimmer Stores chain, plans a new East Berlin outlet. The Lau and Reynolds building has been leased with possession due September first, as Lou and Reynolds clear stock for the move. The East Berlin store becomes the thirteenth in the chain, which already operates in Gettysburg Carlisle Shippensburg Newville Mechanicsburg Annville Dillsburg York Springs and other towns.
Jos H Himes of Washington DC donated two 10 by 19 foot flags for use on the square. The Iten extends the community’s thanks to Mr Himes. Leo Robinson Pleasant sr endured a painful facial boil requiring surgery. Mrs Aler Himes's Lincolnway W residence is being repainted by Hanover John E Kepner and force.
Long obituary list from Hampton Gettysburg Littlestown and York details deaths from illness accidents and natural causes. Names include Enma BE Thomas Margaret L Stonesifer Catherine E Kunkle Ann M Sheely Harry Fink G A Hoover Andrew Rudisill James W Hines and George A Grove with survivors and funeral plans noted.
A community drive in New Oxford seeks funds for a 125000 Eddie Plank Memorial Gymnasium at Gettysburg College. The project honors Major League pitcher Eddie Plank and mirrors the Christy Mathewson Memorial. Contributions from towns including Waynesboro York Cleveland and Hanover show broad support.
The Hafer mill property along Conewago Creek in Hamilton township is being torn down and recycled into a summer resort. Owners Elmer Eisenhart and Emory Hersh, joined by H. M. Sterner Roy Stokes and W. P. Stoner, plan eleven acres plus an additional tract into a pleasure ground with a bath house on the mill foundation. The dam will be reinforced and the premises cleaned up, with boating from the dam to the Carlisle Pike bridge once the breast is raised about fourteen inches.
The sick list includes Chas Haar center square with asthma and Mrs Geo Haverstick Carlisle street. An infant son of Herman Myers Bitingers recovers from bron chal pneumonia. The Harner Littlestown home is quarantined as Mrs Harner has scarlet fever. Mrs John Hoff Locust Lane improved after serious illness. Mrs P Kuhn Locust Lane visited Hanover son Charles Kuhn who was serious. Shaffer family in Hanover area reported as improved.
Guy Klingel urges Rabine & Ceo to adopt new uniforms matching the renovated Rabine barber shop. The New Oxford Chamber of Commerce thanks the borough council for Center Square lighting and town street improvements. William C. Alwine moves into a new Linwood Way residence as Percy Alwine claims the vacated house. Farmers begin hauling teas to the New Oxford Canning Co factory.
First Evangelical Lutheran reports 307 in church school 316 communed and eight new members added, totaling 34 net members since the New Year and 49 in 15 months of the present pastorate. Four children were baptized in an afternoon service, with offerings near 100 dollars to an orphan home.
The Metropolitan Edison Electric Light Power Company purchased James O Swartz land near Hanover consisting of 108 acres with a 22 story brick dwelling and farm buildings for 12040.60 with Swartz retaining crop rights. The site will host high tension lines and transformer switches to supply Hanover and York Haven, enabling the Hanover plant's closure and shifting all power to York Haven in coming months.
A fire from a cooling kiln about 9:00 am Sunday at the Alwine Brick company plant in Berlin Junction caused about 1600 dollars in damage. The roofs of two kilns burned and a hard roof was damaged. no bricks were lost. Leo J. Staub reported the fire and the New Oxford Fire Company helped extinguish it. No insurance was held.
New Oxford edged Biglerville 8 7 in a wild see saw game on Saturday. Bones Smith and Diamond Moul hit threes and Chet Carbaugh contributed a timely score to seal the rug makirng win for New Oxford.
The hearing for Chester Richolt of New Oxford on charges of operating while under influence of liquor and assault was held Thursday. Warrants served by Officer William, stemming from an accident Sunday along the Li Highway west of West Yurabor, resulted in the case being dismissed.
Jules E F Staub and Hilda C Me Hanover receive marriage licenses. Warren H Williams and A Brown both of Hanover also obtain licenses.
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