Local Happenings and Notices From New Oxford 1912
Potato crop outlook good for area. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Taughinbaugh on West High Street. St James Lutheran Gettysburg to be dedicated Sept 15. Weaver Warehouse to close July 4. Postmaster Emmett York Springs buys a Flanders auto. Seventeen orphans at Hoffman orphanage Littlestown. Potatoes sell for 1.50 a bushel. C G Chronister installs acetylene light at Abbottstown Lutheran. C W Hykes named as justice. Federal building contract due Aug 1 with completion target June 1, 1913. Hanover men eye Turnpike purchase for auto travel Hanover to Hampton. Farmers & Merchants Bank declares 3.4% semi annual dividend. Rev Charles P Wiles declines Gettysburg call. Clifford Laughman injures arms from hay load. Dr T C Miller attends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Taughinbaugh
West High Street
St. James Lutheran Church
Gettysburg
Weaver Warehouse
Hanover St
Emmett
York Springs
Severe Storm Passes Over Gettysburg Area
A heavy thunderstorm on Sunday afternoon brought almost four inches of rain to Gettysburg and surrounding county. Lightning struck homes of Dr. J. W. Tudor and Harry Geiselman, causing damage, while livestock suffered losses. Numerous local incidents include bursting chimneys, fallen trees, and damaged property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
J. W. Tudor
Harry Geiselman
Samuel Shue
Mummaeburg
Benjamin F. Kepner
Hammers’ Hall
Squire
Gulden
Jacob F. Thomas
Pines
F. J. Howe
Thomas
Dr. Lindaman
Bonneauville
Death Doings in Hanover and East Berlin
Mrs Lillie M Liick of Vancouver widow of Chas L Liick was found dead in bed Wednesday morning from heart trouble. She was 45 with four brothers and three sisters and six children alive. Funeral at 8 am Wednesday with Rev W H Miller at Reformed Church East Berlin. Interment Spring Grove cemetery. Mrs Emma J Carr wife of Charles E Carr died at home in Hanover Sunday after six months illness aged 46 4 23. She leaves a husband five daughters and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Trimmer
B. S. Miller
Huntington Township
Gibson Trimmer
Andrew
Benjamin S. Miller
C. C. Trimmer
Topeka
Kan
D. W. Trimmer
Springfield
C.S. Shultz
East Berlin
Lewis Trimmer
Mt. Holly
Sarah Madila
John T. McIntire
New Chester
Jefferson
Peter McIntire
Ammon
Conewago Township
James McIntire
David Philips
Ralph Copeman
Hamilton Township
Harry Little
Bonneauville
Oscar
John
Alma
Jacob A
George F. Trimmer
Charles Trimmer
New Oxford
William Shank
Harry Miller
Agnes Flohr
Carlisle
St. John Reformed Church
Dr. Korn
E. E. Dietterich
Charlotte
Jerome Noel
McSherrystown
John Hagerman
Edw. Leonard
Hanover
Reuben Weaver
White Hall
J. S. A. Smith
Mary Noel
Charles Noel
David Noel
Square Corner
St. Mary’s Church
Conewago
Lillie M. Liick
Vancover
Chas. L. Liick
Baltimore County
W. H. Miller
the Reformed Church
Spring Grove Cemetery
Emma J. Carr
Charles E. Carr
Waynesboro Man Buys Two Lots From Mowery Estate
M. J. Settle of Waynesboro purchases two Mowery estate lots at Biglerville and plans a new house there soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Settle
Waynesboro
Mowery
Biglerville
Local Transfers, Illness, and Farm Incidents in Franklin Area
Runk and Peckman sold 72 acre Franklin township farm to J Herman Bream for private terms with plans for extensive fruit planting. Ella Shultz away tending ill father George Deardorff. Rats killed seven White Wyandott chicks at Charles Olinger yard. Bucks and a doe seen on Mrs Large’s Orrtanna farm then fled. Henry Waltman bought a new five passenger touring car near town. Mary Emmert assisted Homer F Robert in a Lancaster recital at Franklin and Marshall commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runk and Peckman
Wm. F. Lady
Franklin Township
J. Herman Bream
Mr. Bream
Ella Shultz
Eagle Hotel
Round Hill
George Deardorff
Mary G. Emmert
Homer F. Robert
Littlestown
Franklin & Marehall
Lancaster
Quarantine Lifts as Diptheria Affects Littlestown Family
The quarantine on the Edw. King home in Littlestown was lifted last week after several occupants contracted diphtheria. Paul, the eldest son, has fully recovered. Virginia Weaver, a 4 year old child who also was afflicted, died Monday morning June 17 from the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Littlestown
Paul
Virginia Weaver
Thief Breaks Into Out Kitchen Near Bermudian
Last Tuesday night a theft drained meat bread lard corn starch and other items from Theodore Detter’s out kitchen near Bermudian. The prior night fourteen small turkeys were stolen and the thief was seen running. At the Harrisburg District Epworth League convention Wm Schmucker Littles Town was re elected President Miss Clara Yount Littlestown 3rd Vice President and Milton R Remmel Gettysburg became Treasurer. F X Billman sold a 1 acre 56 perches tract near Irishtown to Geo H Lawrence on private terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Detter
Bermudian
Harrisburg
Epworth League
Wm. Schmucker
Littlestown
Clara Yount
Milton R. Remmel
Gettysburg
F. X. Billman
Hanover Road
Irishtown
Geo. H. Lawrence
Fire injures Hanover woman amid coal oil stove mishap
Mrs. Henrietta Sterner of Hanover ignited by hot coals when wood saturated with coal oil burned on an unattended stove. she escaped with no eye injury. At Adams County Hardware Co in Gettysburg, manager J Oliver Boston handed out 1000 plates to ladies 1000 pennies to men and 1500 pencils to children during the opening event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Sterner
Hanover
Adams County Hardware Co
Gettysburg
J. Oliver Boston
Losses on Main Street York Springs Over Week
The report details several small cash losses in York Springs last week with only partial recoveries. John L. Myers recovered seven of eight dollars, and R L Pearson found his pocketbook containing about fifty five dollars and checks. Amos Baker reported a pocketbook loss of fourteen dollars on the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
York Springs
John L. Myers
R. L. Pearson
Amos Baker
Horse Breaks Loose in Midway Races Through Town
A Bon neauville party horse ran away in Midway last week breaking from its buggy. It dashed up Main Street smashing rockers and breaking through a veranda floor at E B McCann’s house before colliding with the Union Opera House. The horse was finally captured. the owner and vehicle sustained no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonneauville
McSherrystown
Main Street
E. B. McCann
Union Opera House
Fork Tine Pierces Forehead Near Gettysburg
Mr John Spangler near Gettysburg pike suffered a serious injury while helping his son Frank haying. A pitch fork tine, left in a load, penetrated the forehead when he bumped into it later, drawing much blood and causing severe pain. Doctors removed the tine carefully and warned of potential eye or brain injury if luck had changed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Spangler
Gettysburg Pike
Frank
Accident injures mason on way home from school project
Luther Pottorff a New Chester mason on the new public school job was thrown from a spring wagon after a gunshot near the highway. He suffered severe head and arm bruises with neck ligaments torn. Dr. Leh of Hampton treated him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Pottorff
Mason
New Chester
Pottorff
John Staub
Leh
Hampton
Aged Lady Falls Down Stairs in Hanover Street Visit
Mrs. Benjamin Eicholtz fell while descending stairs at Edward Bollinger’s home near Salem A B church on Sunday afternoon. She suffered a facial cut requiring stitches, plus a cut hand a bruised arm and body injuries. She was brought home after the rain storm for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Eicholtz
Hanover Street
Narrow Escape At Reeser Furniture Plant
Harvey Hartman, a Reeser Furniture Co. worker in Gettysburg, crawled into a large dust drum to clear clogged pipes after a dust removal system jam. Operations resumed suddenly, leaving Hartman swirled inside the drum, but he escaped uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeser Furniture Co
Gettysburg
Harvey Hartman
Hartman
Jacobs and Miller Weekly Bargain Special Advertisement
Jacobs and Miller offer a recurring weekly bargain each Friday. Watch their ad for featured prices and deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacobs & Miller
Millar Rites Held for Biglerville Resident Jacob Millar
Jacob B Millar died at his Biglerville home Saturday at 5 p m age 88 years 1 month 10 days He had long lived in Straban township and最近9 years in Biglerville Survived by widow Mia Maria C Millar and four sons Harry P Millar Mechanicsburg Warren H Millar Biglerville Jake Millar Steelton Rev G William Millar Wrightsville Funeral at the Biglerville Lutheran church Tuesday 10 am conducted by Rev C F Floto Interment in Biglerville Cemetery He was brother of the late Peter Miller and Catharine Hartman of this place
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob B. Millar
Biglerville
Straban Township
Mia
Maria C. Millar
Harry P. Millar
Mechanicsburg
Warren H. Millar
Jake Millar
Steelton
G. William Millar
Wrightsville
C. F. Floto
Peter Miller
Catharine Hartman
Illness claims Hanover woman on birthday anniversary
After eight months with tuberculous illness Mrs Irvin Shearer died at her Hanover home at 10 20 am Saturday aged 37. She leaves her husband and one son. Mrs Alice Little of Pine Grove Furnace died at 7 am Thursday aged 41 with an infant son and is survived by her husband, parents, nine children and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
York
John Bupp
Otto W. Shaffer
Howard Shaffer
Irvin Shearer
Alice Little
John Little
Pine Grove Furnace
George Trump Dies at 63 in East Berlin Home
George Trump aged about 63 died at the home of his daughter Mrs. Pierce Emig near East Berlin Saturday evening about 7 o'clock. He had been coping with illness and death followed a period of illness. The obituary notes the family details and place of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Trump
Pierce Emig
Near East Berlin
Mr. Trump
Boy Falls From Barn Door In Hamilton Township
Monday forenoon three year old George Krout son of Mr and Mrs Edw Krout near Pine Run school house Hamilton township fell from the barn overshoot to the barnyard about eight feet sustaining a forehead laceration two inches long needing six stitches and other bruises Dr T C Miller of Abbottstown gave care
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Krout
Edw. Krout
Near
Pine Run
Hamilton Township
T. C. Miller
Abbottstown
Lutheran reunion slated for July twenty fifth at Pen Mar
Local notes cover a range of incidents and updates including the 26th Lutheran reunion on July 25 at Pen Mar. Reports mention a mad dog shot by owner Wm Lippy, property transfers in Abbottstown, auto purchases by Geo W Lillich John W Grimm and S K Sowers, a boy injured finger while hair clipping, a mower accident near Bit tinger, dam reconstruction at Conewago creek by Christian Moul, a wagon accident involving D Harry Krug, a birthday thank you note from J. Tavaninipauan, and banana theft warnings near the Eagle hotel with legal action threatened if not settled by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. K. Sowers
Abbottstown
Geo. Hull
Hanover
Geo. W. Lillich
John W. Grimm
Frank Jacobs
Roy Walter
Eugene
Walter
Luther Hull
Carlisle ’Pike
Bittinger
Conewago Creek
Waldheim
Christian Moul
R. B. McKinnon
York
Festival on Center Square to aid church organ fund
The Sunday school class of Mrs. G. C. Sheely plans a July 4 festival on Center Square. Proceeds support the pipe organ fund of St. Paul Reformed Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Sheely
Center Square
Pipe Organ Fund
St. Paul Reformed Church
For Sale House and 50 Foot Lot on Hanover Street
Property listing for sale in New Oxford Pa offering a house and a fifty foot lot on Hanover Street. Interested parties may call or write H 8 Sneers for particulars and arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover Street
Sneers
New Oxford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hoffman
J. R. Weaver & Bro
C. G. Chronister
Abbottstown Lutheran Church
C. W. Hykes
Record Herald
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Charles P. Wiles
Washington, D. C
College Lutheran Church, Gettysburg
Clifford Laughman
Geo. Laughman
Thomasville
Brown
Eseick
Miller Boys
This Place
Spring Grove
Shue
Chas. Ziegler
O. G. Baughman
Gettyburg
Alice M. Houck
Center Mills
John Hanelk
Treslay
Green Springs U. B
Auker’s
Peter Paul Miller
North Peters Street
Arendtsville
Auker
Runk
Peckman
Norman H. Swartz
Round Top
W. E. Smith
Franklin County
Salvation Army
Starry’s Woods
Five Points
C. C. Brown
Heidlernburg
W. L. Forney
Caledonia
Sylvester M. Smith
Baltimore
Elmer Jacobs
James Spangler
C. E. Rice
Guernsey
Ignatius McMaster
Felix Jenkins
Harvey Boose
George Chronister’s
Dr. Spotz
Edgar Yeager
Cashtown
Sons of Veterans
Reading
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Harry Stevens
Heidlersburg
I. B. Kuhn
Mt. Hope Sanitarium
H. A. Smith
J. L. Hill
Charles Robert
Leonard Brophy
Paradise
St. Joseph's Hospital
Roman Wise
Mr. Brophy
Philadelphia Street
Bolton Street
Hotel Oxford
Sue Himes
Pitt Street
Jos. Holtz
Grove
Reformed Sunday School
Wm. A. Sheely
A. M. Sourbeer
Parsons
Kansas
W. F. Sheely
Mr. Sourbeer
Pennsylvania
Young People’s Christian Indeavor Union
United Brethren Church
Fifth United Brethren Church
North York
Merle Chronister
T. E. Warner
Calvin Chronister
York Pike
Dehoff
South Mountain Grange No
John W. McSparren
Lancaster County
Esther Feiser
Lewis Staub
Lewis Durham
Way
New York Giants
Los Angeles
California
A _ J. Meals
Roanoke
R. T. Mumma
Hotick
Montreal
Canada
C. E. Smith
W. W. Meals
Daniel Flickinger
Brown Street
Philadelphia
Daniel
Catharine Flickinger
Jacob Heagy
Butler Township
Mr. Heagy
Latimore
Harry L. Kroh
John Kroh
Charles Olinger
South Peters Street
Henry Waltman
Henry Wolf
Pen- Mar
Wm. Lippy
Mr. Pleasant
Mr. Lippy
D. Harry Krug
D. D. Krug & Son
David
Mr. Krug
Tavaninipauan
J. C. Lapaam
New
Oxford
J. R. Weaver
Bro
Choice Wheat
Timothy Hey
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