Local Happenings From New Oxford Journal 1916
A wealth of small-town notices from Abbottstown to Middleburg details moves births sales enlistees and incidents. Charles Slaybaugh relocates to Emigsville while Edwin Rice buys a Chevrolet, and Clinton Cashman receives a new delivery truck. Several births deaths illnesses and civic notes fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Slaybaugh
Abbottstown
Emigsville
Edwin A. Rice
Arendtsville
Chas. S. Myers
Reading Township
Clinton Cashman
Herbert L. Grimm
Gettysburg
Chambersburg
Mt. Rock
Attempts at Burglary Reported in New Oxford
Within a week two burglary attempts were thwarted by vigilant homeowners in New Oxford. At about midnight Wednesday A A Storm of the Lincolnway Restaurant was awakened by noise at the window near the Duttera warehouse and the intruder fled. Sunday around 1 30 AM Ammon Bubb on Carlisle street heard tampering with a parlor window and a nail kept the latch from rising. he alarmed upstairs and the intruder fled. A suspect with a past is named but not proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oxford
A. A. Storm
Lincolnway
West End
Duttera Warehouse
Ammon Bubb
Carlisle Street
Horse injured after possible untie at Big Conewago
A horse belonging to Roy Taughinbaugh was found badly cut along the Big Conewago near Holtz's mill after being tangled with a barbed wire fence. Driven by Harry Miller and Leslie Hensil on a fishing trip, the horse may have been untied rather than escaping. It was bled heavily, taken to a stable, then moved to a local place as stiffness set in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holtz’s Mill
Roy Taughinbaugh
Sale and Exchange
Harry Miller
Leslie Hensil
Miller
Hensil
Bicycle and Auto Collision on Hanover Street
At about 7 pm Saturday Ira C. Herman of near Cedar Ridge drives on the left side of Hanover street and collides with a bicycle ridden by Earl Cooley of Kling's mill. Cooley is thrown to the street but escapes injury. bicycle front wheel is mashed and handlebars broken. Officials may require Herman to pay damages for the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover Street
Ira C. Herman
Cedar Ridge
Earl Cooley
Kling’s Mill
Town
Klinger
Young Cooley
Boro
Herman
Coal Prices in 1858 Receipts Show Nut Coal Cost
F M Miller of Lincoln Way East showed four 1858 receipts made out to Henry Gitt Per Son for "Bot of Grove Schmuck" Hanover 104% Tons Lykens Valley Nut Coal at 4 dollars per ton between January 2 and March 2 of that year. They compare to 7 dollars per ton in the 1915 16 winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Miller
Lincoln Way
East
Irem
Henry Gitt
Grove & Schmuck
Hanover
Lykens Valley
Erecting Large Pigeon Pen by Carlisle Street Resident
Peter Paul Miller of Carlisle street builds a two story 60 by 14 foot pigeon pen at the rear of his home. When finished the pen will house 600 pairs, becoming the largest in the vicinity. Miller currently owns 100 pairs and plans to market pigeons on a large scale soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Paul Miller
Carlisle Street
Miller
Local Brick Co Worker Suffers Broken Rib At Quarry
John T. Hockensmith of Berlin Junction, an employee of Alwine Brick Co., sustained a broken rib on his right side after slipping and falling while at work in the clay quarry. A local physician treated him and he will be off duty for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Hockensmith
Berlin Junction
Alwine Brick Co
Mr. Hockensmith
Four Mules Lost by Glanders on Mt. Pleasant Farm
Charles Becker of Mt. Pleasant township reports the loss of four fine mules from the Charles Hawk farm south of Brush Run schoolhouse within the last two weeks. A State Veterinarian pronounced the deaths caused by glanders, a heavy toll for Becker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Becker
Charles Hawk
Brush Run
Mt. Pleasant Township
Becker
Mrs Josephine Byer Injured After Fall at Home
Mrs Josephine Byer wife of Levi Byer residing at town edge fell down stairs Monday night sustaining a badly bruised right shoulder and a dislocated index finger. A local physician gave prompt treatment to the injured woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Leppe
Livery
Hanover
Josephine
Levi Byer
Gettysburg man sustains severe finger injury on pulley
Amos Weikert of Gettysburg pulled heavy pieces on a wagon with a tackle when his left middle finger was caught in a pulley. The injury was nearly severed and required medical attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Weikert
Gettysburg
Midnight Shooting Affray Wounds Two Men in Gettysburg Area
Ernest Hansford is jailed on a shooting charge after a late night dispute over horse racing led him to shoot into the air and strike Henry Gastley and John Gastley as they approached his Wolf Hill farm. George Gastley alerted authorities. Hansford admitted firing and fled to his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Hill
Henry Gastley
John Gastley
Ernest Hansford
Weems Black Farm
Gastleys
Hansford
Gettysburg
Gastley
George Gastley
George
Wilson
Hartman
Topper
Fire Damages Blacksmith Shop on Oxford Township Farm
Fire destroyed the roof and many tools of a blacksmith shop on Bernard S. Jenkins farm near Conowago Chapel in Conewago township. The loss neared $200, roof and tools were damaged, with the building being insured. The shop will be rebuilt at once. The blaze was spotted about 1 am by tenant James Livelsberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard S. Jenkins
Oxford Township
Jas. Liversberger
Conewago Chapel
Conewago Township
Livelsberger
Harry Smith and Sons
Kivelsberger
Mummasburg Company
Auto Crash Hurts Four Near Gettysburg Visit
On a Monday afternoon near Gettysburg a touring car carrying Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Bristline and their son from Perry County and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Tressler of Marietta was thrown from the road when driver Mr. Tressler swerved to pass a team. Bristline suffered a dislocated shoulder and severe facial and body lacerations. the Bristlines were taken to W A Taughinbaugh's home while the others cared for themselves and the car was later driven into Gettysburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Taughinbaugh
Gettysburg
Oliver Bristline and Son
Perry County
Samuel Tressler
Marietta
Tressler
Bristline
York Names Dale Diehl Music Instructor
Dale Diehl a Gettysburg College and Boston Conservatory graduate has been elected instructor of music in York public schools to replace John Dennes who resigned to lead Baltimore schools. Diehl led the Gettysburg College orchestra and studied music teaching methods. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Diehl of York formerly New Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Diehl
Gettysburg College
York Public Schools
John Dennes
Baltimore
Diehl
Boston Conservatory of Music
Gettysburg
Charles E. Diehl
York
New Oxford
Boy Fractures Both Bones in Left Forearm
Five year old Daniel Myers son of Mr and Mrs Charles Myers near Mumert s school house fell and fractured both bones in his left forearm. Dr T C Miller Abbottstown reduced the fracture and the patient is doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Myers
Charles Myers
Mummert
T.C. Miller
Abbottstown
Gettysburg Youth Enlists in Philadelphia Regiment
William Slonaker son of Mr and Mrs George Slonaker of Gettysburg has enlisted in a Philadelphia regiment and is now at the State troops camp at Mt Gretna. He formerly served in the U S Marine Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Slonaker
George Slonaker
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
State Troops
Mt Gretna
U.S. Marine Corps
Death Claims Mrs. Thomas Bushman in Altoona
Mrs. Thomas Bushman died in Altoona on Thursday after a life spent near Arendtsville. Born Sarah Lower, she leaves husband and daughter Miss Alice Bushman of Altoona, plus a brother Dorsey Lower and sister Mrs Geo Plank of Arendtsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bushman
Altoona
Sarah Lower
Arendtsville
Alice Bushman
Dorsey Lower
Geo. G. Plank
Death of George D. Fackler at 27 in York
George D. Fackler age 27 died Wednesday morning at his York home after a five month tuberculosis illness. He leaves wife and daughter Marguerite I. at home, father Albert Fackler of Gettysburg, and four siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Fackler
York
Marguerite I
Albert Fackler
Gettysburg
Death of Infant at Gettysburg Ages 1 Year 15 Days
Joseph William Eckenrode aged 1 year and 15 days died at the home of his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walters Gettysburg on June 18 from anaemia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph William Eckenrode
Frank Walters
Gettysburg
Frederick J Wise dies in Minneapolis at 58
Frederick J Wise of Paradise township died at his Minneapolis home from a complication of diseases at about age 58. He was survived by his wife Alice Bievenour, several children in the West, two sisters Mrs Miller of East Berlin and Mrs Tenrietta Brown, and brother John Wise of Williamsport. Interment followed in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Wise
Sebastian Wise
Paradise Township
Minneapolis
Minn
Alice Bievenour
West
Wm Miller
East Berlin
Tenrietta Brown
John Wise
Williamsport
Widow of John W. Wierman Dies at Wierman’s Mill
Mrs. Nancy E. Wierman aged about 65 died at her Huntington township home after a stroke on May 30 1915. Born May 27 1850 at Hampton she was a Cottage Hill Seminary graduate. Survived by daughter Miss Maude Wierman and sister Mrs L L Peters. Interment Hampton cemetery with Rev Glatfelter officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy E. Wierman
John W. Wierman
Wierman
Death of Nervie G Deardorff at Round Hill Home
Nervie G. Deardorff aged 32 died of tuberculosis at 1:45 Sunday at his parents’ home near Round Hill Huntington township. Survived by wife and child Anna May, plus brothers Charles Deardorff Mt. Pleasant township and others including Mrs. Robert Howe near Round Hill, Mrs. Charles Chronister York Springs, Mrs. James Herman and Mrs. Mervin Winand. Funeral noon today with services at the house and interment New Oxford Cemetery, Rev. I. S. Ditzler officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nervie G. Deardorff
George W. Deardorff
Round Hill
Huntington Township
Anna May
Charles Deardorff
Mt. Pleasant Township
Robert Howe
Hallam Widow Mrs Mary Armstrong Died After Illness
Mrs Mary Armstrong 70 widow of Dr James A Armstrong of Hallam York county died Saturday morning at 8 40 after weeks of heart trouble. She was a daughter of the late Samuel Wolf of near Pine Run schoolhouse and survived by son Ernest and daughter Mrs William Wolf who lived with her. Also surviving are brothers Dr Charles Wolf of Hallam and Lewis and Aaron Wolf of Abbottstown and a sister Mrs Sarah Ix Hoover who died recently. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the house followed by burial at Abbottstown Lutheran church cemetery with Rev F C Sernat officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Armstrong
James A. Armstrong
Hallam
York County
Armstrong
Samuel Wolf
Near Pine Run
Ernest
William Wolf
Charles Wolf
Lewis and
Aaron Wolf
Abbottstown
Sarah Ix. Hoover
Reading Township
Abbottstown Lutheran Church
F. C. Sternat
Widow Mrs Salome Ketterer Dies in Lancaster at 96
Mrs Salome Ketterer widow of George Ketterer formerly of Abbottstown died at 8 30 Sunday morning at the home of her grandson David McDonnell in Lancaster. She was 96 years 1 month and 22 days old and survived by one daughter with three generations. Funeral held in Lancaster on Tuesday. She was an intelligent kindly aunt of Mrs T C Miller of Abbottstown and born in Alsace Lorraine before coming to this country at age eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salome Ketterer
George Ketterer
Abbottstown
David McDonnell
Lancaster
Ketterer
T. C. Miller
Geo. H. Jordy
Alsace
Lorraine
Deaths of Mrs Elizabeth Julius and Mrs Mary Flickinger
Mrs Elizabeth Julius widow of Thomas Julius died at her daughter Mrs Ezra Stambaughs home near Abbottstown on Sunday at 5 30 am from a complication of diseases aged 80 years 11 months and 12 days She leaves children Mrs Ezra Stambaugh Charles Julius Peter Julius Conrad Julius and siblings Peter Altland Mrs David Zortman Mrs David Jacobs and Mrs David Shaffer Mrs Mary Flickinger widow of Reuben Flickinger died Monday afternoon at the home of her daughter in law Mrs Alice Vlickinger in Hanover after a stroke of paralysis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Julius
Thomas Julius
Ezra Stambaugh
Abbottstown
Charles Julius
Dover
Peter Julius
York
Conrad Julius
Pilson Station
Peter Altland
Berlin
Mary Flickinger
Reuben Flickinger
Alice Vlickinger
Hanover
Vlickinger
Obituaries Detail Heirs and Civil War Veteran Deaths
Two obituaries note the deaths in Adams County. Mary Heilman, aged 76 and a half, died after a long illness and leaves four daughters and a sister. Cornelius Fitzgerald, 78, a Civil War veteran, died at his son’s home after seven months’ illness and is survived by four sons. Funeral arrangements list services at Ground Oak church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Fitzgerald
Joseph Fitzgerald
Reading Township
Round Hill
Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald
Luntington Township
Tyrone Township
John
Huntington Township
Joseph
Iading Township
George
Clayton
New Chester
Ground Oak Church
Repairs Planned for Conewago Bridge at Lingg's Mill
county commissioners move to reinforce supports on the curved Conewago crossing near Lingg's Mill to avert danger. The talks include widening the narrow roadway and reconfiguring to remove the bump, with iron eye beams and concrete flooring to allow a clear view across the span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conewago Erder
Lingg’s Mill
Scranton
Boy Hurt In Collision In Gettysburg
Leo Culp a 16 year old Gettysburg resident and Western Union messenger boy sustained a broken left arm and a broken left leg when his bicycle collided with the automobile of Charles J. Kimple in Gettysburg on Thursday evening. The accident was accidental with no blame on the driver who stopped after the impact. The boy had recently recovered from typhoid pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Culp
Charles Culp
Gettysburg
Charles J. Kimple
Kimpler
Young Culp
Western Union
Opening Day For Bullfrogs Season On Saturday
The season starts Saturday July 1st signaling the bullfrog hunt or activity's kickoff. Fish and wildlife officials note expected activity around wetlands and ponds with local regulations guiding harvest.
Postoffice Hours Change at New Oxford Office
Beginning July 1 the New Oxford postoffice lobby will be open daily except Sunday from 7 30 a m to 9 p m. General Delivery Money Order and Register windows hours 8 a m to 7 p m except holidays when opening and closing notices will be given. T IC Warnerr P M
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Postoffice
T., IC Warnerr
P.M
Rural comedy social at Immaculate Conception Parish
The Church of the Immaculate Conception hosts a social on June 30 and July 1 with a rural comedy show, dance, and lawn festival. Parochial Hall lawn features Japanese lanterns and food stalls. Admission includes dancing. curtain rises at 8:15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Jampton festival on the Square Announces July 1 event
The Jampton Reformed Christian Endeavor Society will hold a festival on the Square this Saturday evening. A band will furnish music for the occasion and all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jampton Reformed Christian Endeavor Society
St Luke’s Lutheran Church Seeks Buyer for Gas Generator
St Luke’s Lutheran Church in Bainbridge Pennsylvania led by Rev I E Dietterich offers its acetylene gas generator for sale at a cheap price. Interested buyers are asked to address the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Bainbridge
I. EE. Dietterich
Beagle Lost Near New Oxford Route 2
Lost hound Bea a beagle of black white and tan about 15 inches tall. Reward for return to W K Mosmenn Route 2 New Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Mosmenn
New Oxford
Market Summary Notes From The Wheat And Rye Data
Market report shows rye prices around 75 cents per bushel with commodity activity noted. Commodities section references rye futures and related exchanges though OCR text is fragmentary and many terms unreadable.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daisy Biddle
White Hall
Beitler
Bonneauvill
Ernest Trostle
Biglerville
W. McC. Gilbert
Claudine Smith
Irishtown
George Heller
Menallen Township
A. A Beamer
Harry Wisotzkey
Littlestown
Rebecca Trimmer
Mrs
Hampton
Hunterstown
Maurice Fissel
Curtis Fissel
Barlow
Gilbert & Son
J. McC. Gilbert
Center Square
Joel Butt
Jhle
Jeremiah Storm
John T. Reily
McSherrystown
Leo Miller
J. T. Myers
York Springs
Bryan McCann
Mt. St. Mary’s College
Emmitsburg
William Nye
Harrisburg
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
Y. P
C. E. of Pennsylvania Conference of the United Brethren Church
Thurmont
John F. Walter
Justice Hill
L. I. Lawrence
William Mehring
Greenbush
Cumberland Township
Alpheus
Jacob Mummert
York Manufacturing Company
Adams County
N. B. Grove
A. J. Harbold
Dillsburg
Peter L Trostle
Red Men
Sons of Veterans
Anthony Topper
Edward J. Topper
Buttonwood Fruit Company
J. L. Butt, Esq
Rita
Edward Overbaugh
Reformed Sunday School of
Lafayette Park
K. of P. Band
H. V. Kepner
Crabbs
Burgess Stokes
S. E. Bruner
P. M. Bruner
Mary C. Duttenhoffer
J. W. Duttenhoffer
Edward A Storm
Cletus Storm
Mt. Misery
Blanch M. Staub
J. V. Staub
Near Town
Fred G. Troxell
Steelton High School
Edward Wagaman
Qichelberger Park
St. Joseph’s
B. W. Hummer
Elmer M. Grutver
Luther Yohe
Hamilton Township
Anna March
Virgie Diehl
Nevin Tschop
Newport News
Paul I’, Myers
C. I’, Myers
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
Myers
Temple University
J. Gilbert Dickson
J. Watson Dickson
Dickson
Thomas J. Brereton
Brereton
Adams-Franklin
Valley Spirit” Corporation
Brererton
L.johns
Middleburg
Midway
Mr. Johns
New York City
Middleburg Shirt Manufacturing Company
Mary Heilman
Eli and
Mary Moul Heilman
Berwick Township
Ida Lnglestine
Amanda Flickinger
Rebecca Crowell
Nanover
Gilbert Tawney
John Gates
New
Oxford
J. H. Duttera
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