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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
4
A scattered column riffs on a rice trust forming in New Oxford and a Kansas man promoting an anti kissing league. It cites wheat crop forecasts for 1901 and compares harvest histories, noting yields and market implications while mixing quips on unions, weddings, and local exchanges.
Mos R Peeples of Dilworth Cigar Co Lancaster Pa registered at Central hotel Hanover to finalize transfer of the Johns cigar plant. Schmuck Bros shipment of lumber to Mt Wolf for a Johns factory. L Johns of McSherrystown bought the Centennial Adams County plant with all rights and trade marks from T J Smith Co. transfer by Sept 1.
State Department in Harrisburg granted a charter to the Baltimore, Westminster and Gettysburg street railway company with a capital of 750000. The project plans a 168 mile trolley line with rights of way in Maryland and Pennsylvania, extending from Reisterstown to Westminster and Gettysburg, looping back via Harrisburg and Shippensburg to Carlisle.
The legislature and Governor Stone enacted a road law aiding farmers in Adams County. It credits one fourth of the road tax to those who affidavit using yearlong hauling roads of 2000 pounds or more on public roads with wagons having tires at least four inches wide. A five dollar penalty applies for each offense hauling 10 000 pounds with tires under four inches.
Governor Stone has signed a new licensing act for hawkers and peddlers in boroughs and townships. County treasurers may issue licenses for ten dollars for foot sales and forty dollars if a conveyance is used. The law excludes sellers of goods made by themselves and soldiers license holders. Penalty for violation is at least three months in jail. Refusal to show license on demand carries a twenty dollar fine.
An old advert claims a single day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee. The box bears the signature of E. W. Gyov and is priced at 2 cents.
On Wednesday July 21 the Adams County Christian Endeavorer Union will hold its annual open air meeting at Tipton's Park. Rev C E Eberman president of the Pennsylvania C E Union will deliver an address on Christian Patriotism. Rev Dr Enders of York will speak on I Promise Him. Prof and Mrs J J Lowe of Philadelphia will supervise music and present illustrated song services in the evening.
Not alarmed, cigar makers say rumors of moving factories away from McSkerrystown would endanger operations as workers could not be obtained. A Union Advocate letter states union agents have visited York and Lancaster Counties and learned that every effort will be made to inform cigarmakers across the line.
In Fulton County McConnellsburg the jail holds Peter Wright for refusing to pay school tax, marking the first such detention in recollection. Constable Emanuel Keefer took Wright to jail on Tuesday after his vote was rejected. The text notes that short confinement does not clear the claim and that court action must be sought to show inability to pay, potentially extending imprisonment.
President McKinley advised Congressman Lewis of York he will appoint Adam F. Strayer a one armed soldier postmaster of York Air. Strayer backed by the Republican County Convention last summer is an anti-Quay candidate. Senators Quay and Penrose oppose him and may block the appointment.
The Western Maryland Railroad announces holiday excursion tickets for July 24 3d and 4th between all stations at a fare and a third round trip. Tickets good on regular trains and valid to return through Friday July 5. Minimum 15 cents. Low rates to encourage social and patriotic greetings along the railroad.
New Chester reports weekly community notes. Children’s exercises were held last Tuesday evening in the Reformed church with good attendance. Rev. Miller preached in the Lutheran church on Sunday. Geo F Witter has completed the foundation for his new house. W B Hoffheins spent Sunday with friends in Abbottstown. Reformed church services were held Sunday at 2 pm. Rev. Bender, new pastor of the Weatheran charge, moved his family into the parsonage this week. Farmers expect to harvest grain this week.
W C Williams of Amherst Virginia reports over a year of lumbago pain relieved entirely by Chamberlain’s Pain Balm after other remedies failed. Sold by all druggists.
A notice by Recorder H G Wen er warns that all deeds executed after the 1808 Act must be recorded within ninety days to avoid fraud. Unrecorded deeds risk losing validity against later purchasers. Separately, an electric storm caused a fatal lightning strike at Greensburg home of John Wizhork and another bolt burned the Pleasant City town hall.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered numbers and codes including years, page references, and monetary tokens. No coherent event or identifiable entities emerge to form a factual summary or headline.
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