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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
4
The notice states Wew Oxford is published weekly by A J Smith with a yearly subscription rate of 81.00 in advance. It warns that unpaid arrearages trigger a new engagement if not discontinued by the publisher and advertises reasonable rates for various advertisement sizes from labels to posters.
The Adams County Price Fixing Committee adds bread butter and eggs to price controls. They report butter payments as low as 30 cents a pound and 40 to 42 cents in other areas, with a sliding scale for this week. Creamery butter wholesale 48 cents retail 52. Eggs wholesale 32 cents retail 37. Bread wrapped cost 5 cents per loaf selling 10 cents. unwrapped 9 cents. Graham flour fixed like wheat and rye at wholesale 10 per barrel and retail 1.35 per eighth sack seven cents per pound.
Paul Laughman of Pigeon Slills faces seven warrants for felonious entry or larceny in Adams County bringing meat and wheat theft charges. Bail set at 500 dollars, Laughman jailed in York awaiting hearing. Widespread alleged thefts span Penn West Manheim and Paradise townships including Bittingers Station. Additional witnesses include Claude Mummert and John R. Kessler. Provisions include army reclassification efforts and notes on local draft reporting.
The Adams County board starts sending out questionnaires to the 21-year-old registrants, distributing 25 percent daily until the full list is completed. Lawyers offer free services to assist with filling papers, and July is expected for classification. Cumberland County prepares for additional training schools and Thursday’s contingent of 48 men to Camp Lee, including Elmer G. Myers of Mechanicsburg, a former York Springs resident who pitched for the Philadelphia Athletics.
Miss Nina R Rudiaill daughter of Mr and Mrs D Calvin Rudiaill of Two Taverns married Second Lieutenant Lewis N Snyder of Harrisburg now stationed at Camp Jackson Columbia USC at Gettysburg. Rev J Bo Baker officiated at 9 am on Thursday. Mrs Snyder a Penn College Gettysburg graduate taught in Littlestown schools. Snyder a Penn College Gettysburg graduate taught at the academy for one year.
George P. Miller and Elizabeth Cousins wed in Baltimore with Miller from East Berlin. Mabel J. Wallick and George P. Robinson married in Littlestown at the Wallick home. Wilbert J. Sowers and Mary H. Eisenhart tied the knot near Abbottstown and East Berlin respectively, in York County.
John Bowser of York and Della I. Smith of West York wed at 8 p.m. at Rev. Daniel Bowser’s residence. The bridegroom is son of Andrew Bowser of East Berlin and the bride daughter of Martin Smith of West York. Ray Weaver and Della Shepard married at the New Chester parsonage. Jacob M. Wehler and Hattie Bushey married at Rev. Abner S. Dechant’s summer home. no attendants. The Weblers headed to Philadelphia and Atlantic City for a honeymoon before settling in Hanover.
Adams County boys at Camp Meade rise at 545 each morning instead of 615 to shorten the rest period before reveille. The Thursday ruling adds a half hour to the work day to speed up intensive training for future duties. The change enforces an old Army practice of early rising during the summer.
The Rev. H. Clay Bergstresser of Salona was elected pastor of St. Pauls Lutheran Church Littlestown on Sunday. A 26 year old Susquehanna University graduate with three children, he previously served only at Salona. Calvin Nitchman of Reading township suffered a deep left arm wound requiring 17 stitches after a limb cut while on a cultivator. I V Topper of McSherrystown was chosen as director of the Hanover Building and Loan to replace Roger A. Smith who enlisted.
Sergeant Campbell of the Pennsylvania State Police, now in Gettysburg, arrested Frank Chase of Hanover on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Chase allegedly tailed soldiers from Camp Colt in Hanover, offering to secure liquor for sums of 350 to 400 dollars, then vanished with the money. After undercover work with military police, Chase reappeared, offered a half quart of whiskey for two dollars, but fled and was tracked down, brought back to Gettysburg, and jailed.
At a special meeting held Friday evening June 2, 1918, council members Raffensberger Plymire Wagner Hoffman and Taughinbaugh attended. The secretary was instructed to order a new cylinder and piston for the pumping station engine from Chas. White Gas Engine Co. of Baltimore. Adjourned. B.
Mrs. Joseph Topper of McSherrystown was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore for scrofula treatment. Mrs. Annie Wolf of McSherrystown was admitted to Westside Sanatorium York for treatment. Mrs. Joseph Chrismer of Bonneauville had a serious operation at Westside Sanatorium York and was brought home Sunday. Dr Ed Auker and wife brought their son Edgar to West Side Sanatorium York for adenoids and tonsils removal. he returned home Tuesday. Miss Anna Wolf of East Berlin returning home Saturday after treatment at West Side Sanitarium.
Mr and Mrs William Wallack of McSherrystown welcomed a daughter. Mr and Mrs O E Kreider of East Berlin welcomed a daughter. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Winand of Reading township welcomed a son. Mr and Mrs John J Weaver of Hanover welcomed a daughter. Mrs Weaver is daughter of Mr and Mrs Thos E Bower of Bersin Ave. Mr and Mrs John Little of McSherrystown welcomed a son.
The item lists several residents in Bonneauville Reading township Hamp ton Slantington Brushtown Two Taverns Mummasburg and Abbottstown, including Jerome Golden and Miss Mary Sneeringer both ill with cancer and heart trouble respectively, constable Jacob Shank recovering from an infected wound, Samuel A Noel with a severe fellow on a finger, Ethel Toddes slowly improving from pneumonia, Algie Lawrence returning from Camp Meade after service, Alexander Whorley seriously ill, Mrs Charles Shultz seriously ill, and C A Diehl suffering rheumatism.
Elmerie Freed of York and New Oxford, listed in a signed sale, withdrew the farm at a bid of 7900 dollars. It will be offered again on August 18. The Abbottstown store and residence sold to Grant M Freed for 1850 dollars. John Fissel of Berwick township sold a 44 acre farm two miles south of Abbottstown on the Hanover Pike to Jonny Hildebrand near Hanover for 4900 dollars.
Clarence Anno moves his family from Littlestown to Dover New Jersey. Samuel Noel returns from Hanover to Abbottstown and back to Adams County. Jacob Sheely and family shift from White Hall to Hanover. Registrants must notify Adams County local board of present occupation employer and employment duration with order number.
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