Local Happenings in New Oxford and Surrounding Towns
Alwine Brothers of Berlin Junction plan to resume brick plant operations next week. E. E. Jacobs, Elk Horn Hotel landlord at Benderville, has leased the Globe Hotel in Gettysburg and will move there in spring. C. S. Lerew of Carlisle bought the Mansion House in Mercersburg. he is Daniel Lerew’s son of York Springs. A brick of misfortune: Herb S. Weikert of Hamilton township bruised by a wood slab. C. M. Baugher slaughtered a 602 pound hog. At Schaeffer sale near Swartz school, Ross Reider of McSherrystown mashed two fingers in a corn chopper. Railway talks link Washington Frederick Gettysburg with P and R at Gettysburg. White Run gains a grist mill. Charles Felix buys machinery to start erection. Myrtle Flickinger, 17, Hanover, has scarlet fever. family quarantined. Advertisement for Old I. W. Harper whiskey by C. T. Hersh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Jacobs
Elk Horn
Benderaville
Gettysburg
C.S Lerew
Carlisle
Mercersburg
Lerew
Daniel Lerew
York Springs
Herb. S. Weikert
Hamilton Township
Edward Schaeffer
Swartz School House
Ross Reider
McSherrystown
Washington, Frederick & Gettysburg
McKnight Couple Sail to Europe on Princess Rene
Dr and Mrs H W McKnight of Gettysburg sail Saturday aboard the Princess Rene for Europe spending months mainly in France. The article notes local business ads and a bank cashier election, plus town notices of repairs and a bank capital increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. McKnight
Gettysburg
Princess Rene
Europe
France
Ribbon Sale at Nace's Carlisle Street The sale lasts two days
Tafeta ribbon in all colors offered at unusual prices with yard rates dropping from 124 to 18 cents. The discount sale runs for two days only on Saturday and Monday at Nace's 11-18 Carlisle Street Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tafeta
Nace’s
Carlisle
Hanover
Elderly Berlin Avenue Woman Confined After Fall
Miss Annie Camp of Berlin Avenue is confined to her home after a fall earlier this week. She tripped while working at home and struck her left side against a bureau, bruising several ribs very severely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Camp
Berlin Ave
Land sale in 1908 transfers from Arendt to Myers and Eicholtz
Isaiah K. Arendt of Arendtsville sold a roller mill two houses and about 130 acres mainly timberland to Lawrence E. Myers in Butler township for 5000 with possession May 1 1908. Myers then sold about 100 acres of timberland in the same tract to Mack and Charles Eicholtz lumbermen for 2900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah K. Arendt
Arendtsville
Lawrence E. Myers
Butler Towneship
Mr. Myers
Messrs. Mack
Charles Eicholtz
Carpet sale offered by G. B. Nace Son Co March discount
G B Nace Son Co announces a ten percent reduction on their large carpet stock during March. The advertisement lists the company as based at 11 18 Carlisle Street in Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Nace, Son & Co
Carlisle Street
Hanover
Pleasant party at Jerome Golden home in Bonneauville
A Tuesday evening gathering at Jerome Golden’s hospitable Bonneauville home featured a euchre game vocal and instrumental music and generous refreshments. In Conewago township a hearing before Squire V E Lilly ruled the Commonwealth’s assault and battery charges against Jacob Miller and Mary Gobrecht sufficient to bind the defendant for the grand jury and bail was entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Golden
Bonneauville
Commonwealth
Jacob M Miller
Conewago Township
John Gobrecht
Union Township
Mary Gobrecht
Squire
E. Lilly
Narrow escape crossing White Run in heavy rain
Charles Rudisill and Harry Little narrowly avoided drowning when their buggy sank into a hole in White Run creek after heavy rains. They were en route to a sale on February 26 and the flooded stream washed out the road bed, leaving them stranded in the middle of the crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Run
White Run Creek
Chas. Rudisill
Harry Little
Hand Injury After Board Split Slices Pitt Street Man
Mr. Harry Lockenbill of Pitt street cut his left hand when a board split while he shaved it with a pocket knife. The two inch gash is in the fleshy part below the thumb and will keep him from work at the Emmert shoe factory for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lockenbill
Pitt Street
Emmert Shoe Factory
Miss Hemler Named In Mountpleas Brush Run Family Note
Miss Mattie Hemler daughter of H. J. Hemler of Brush Run Mountpleas is mentioned in a local society note noting her family and residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Hemler
H. J. Hemler
Brush Run
Mountpleas
Patient Recovers Well After Operation
Report states the operation was successful and the patient is progressing as well as can be expected with steady improvement and no immediate complications noted.
Aged Lady Mary Ehrehart Injured After Fall
Mrs Mary Ehrehart an elderly woman slipped in the back yard on Philadelphia street and fell onto brick pavement injuring her face shoulder arm and legs. She suffered extensive cuts and bruises but no bone fractures. She remains in pain and is under care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ehrehart
Philadelphia Street
Mrs Dietterich Hurt in Harrisburg Stair Accident
Mrs Dietterich wife of Rev EKF Dietterich of New Chester, visiting daughter in Harrisburg, fell down stairs with a grandchild in her arms. The child suffered a bruise. Mrs Dietterich sustained deep cuts above the eye and injuries to the arm and shoulder with bruises all over, but no bones were broken and she remained in Harrisburg about ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Child Severely Burned in Hanover Incident
In Hanover on Frederick Street 4 year old Morris Menchey suffered extensive right side burns when his clothing caught fire as his mother Mrs. Benjamin M. Menchey burned papers in the garden. She and the boy were treated. doctor reports very severe injuries but hopes for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Benjamin M. Menchey
Frederick Street
Morris
Narrow Escape From Choking At Littlestown
Mr. Spangler Hetrick of the Littlestown road narrowly escaped a fatal choking incident Friday afternoon. While at Mr. L. F. Melhorn’s home he bit into an apple and a seed shell lodged in his windpipe, causing he feared he would die before a heavy cough dislodged it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spangler Hetrick
Littlestown
Hetrick
L. F. Melhorn
Death of Warren W. Hafer at Abbottstown home
Warren W. Hafer died suddenly at his Abbottstown residence Thursday evening at 7 45 after heart trouble. He was 69 years old and a leading Adams County figure, owning farms and real estate in Adams and York counties and Baltimore city. He was connected with Hanover and Gettysburg business interests. He was the sole child of William Hafer and a descendant of Berwick township’s early settlers. The community had recently mourned another Hafer family tragedy from a wife and child’s accidental death by lamp fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren William Hafer
Abbottetown
Frank K. Hafer
Beoth
Samuel Wehler
Abbottstown
Wilson Hollinger
Hafer
Adams County
Adams
York Counties
Baltimore City
Hanover
Gettysburg
Berwick Township
Sebastian Hafer
Lillich
Berwick Borough
Warren W. Hafer
William Hafer
Hafer Family Rites Highlight Abbottstown Funeral
The widower of Miss Jane Wilson left four children from his first marriage Frank K. of Abbottstown William of St Louis Mo Miss Belle Hafer now Mrs W H Clapp of New York City and a child who died in infancy The widow then wed Miss Emma daughter of William Wilson of Hellam township Surviving are Lavere and Lewis Hafer The service was March 2 at 10 30 am at the home Rev C M Stock assisted with burial at Lutheran Cemetery Abbottstown Two ill children could not attend Mrs W S Clapp Belle Hafer of Worcester Mass and William Hafer of St Louis were mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Wilson
Frank Wilson
Abbottstown
Frank K
William
St. Louis
Belle Hafer
W. H. Clapp
New York City
Iémma
William Wilson
Hellam Township
York County
Lavere
Lewis Hafer
C. M. Stock
Hanover
W.S. Clapp
Mies Belle Hafer
Worcester
Mass
William Hafer
St Louis
Rural Carrier Loses Mail In Mill Race Flood
A rural carrier from Lit tlestown named Augustus Stahley driving a covered wagon attempted to cross a swollen mill race near Kline felter's mill. The bridge was washed away, the wagon half submerged, and all mail in the load was lost downstream. The horse escaped with little trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Stahley
Littlestown
Klinefelter
Burns Enrages Fatality in Bendersville Fire
Mrs. Noah Snyder died at home in Bendersville nine weeks after a bedroom lamp exploded during a fire. She suffered severe burns while attempting to rescue her husband, who was also burned but not seriously. She was 69 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Snyder
Bendersville
Mrs. Snyder
Snyder
Mr. Snyder
Death Doings in Butler and Chambersburg
John Rose aged 73 of Butler township died last Monday night at home from pneumonia. Formerly a medicine peddler, he had become largely bedridden in recent years and is survived by his wife, two daughters, and one son. John V. Riley aged nearly 83 died Tuesday evening at his Chambersburg home. Born in Arendtsville and later living in Cambria and Franklin counties, he spent years as a teacher and writer of prose and verse. Survived by daughters Molly and Jennie, he was the last surviving member of his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rose
Table Rock
Butler Township
Ross
John V. Riley
Chambersburg
Mr. Reily
Arendtsville
Cambria County
Franklin County
Arendteville
Reily
Mr. Reiley
Molly
Jennie
Ele
John L. Dougherty
McSherrystown
Chas Groft
New Oxford
A. L. Cleaver
Thomas Kyler
Andrew Muller
Florence Smith
G. W. Wikert
W. H. Saerr
P. M
F. L. Weaver
John
Rupe
Dr. King
Carpenter
Ep. T. Auker
Local Obituaries for Arendtaville and York Residents
Harry Swartz age 63 formerly of Arendtaville moved to Altoona thirty years ago and died there last Wednesday. Miss Eliza Reigle died Tuesday February 25 in York aged about 70. She and her sister Miss Kate Reigle ran a York dressmaking business and moved there about 35 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Swartz
Arendtaville
Altoona
Eliza Reigle
York
Miss Reigle
Abbottstown
Kate Reigle
Mrs Daisy Raubenstine Dies After Illness in Manchester Hotel
Mrs Daisy Romaine Raubenstine wife of George Raubenstine died at the Hotel Washington Manchester Maryland Friday morning at 5 o clock after a bout with typhoid fever. She had been ill with fever for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Romaine Raubenstine
George Raubenstine
Washington
Manchester
Raubenstine
Maybell Regina Dies at York Home at 16
Maybell Regina daughter of Henry Ie and Elenora Staub formerly of this place died at her parents home 1017 S Queen St York on Thursday aged 16 years 7 months and 16 days Funeral held Monday with interment in St Joseph Cemetery Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maybell Regina
Henry Ie
Elenora Staub
S. Queen Street
York
St. Joseph
Hanover
Mary E. Myers Dies at 88 in Brushtown Adams Co
Mrs. Mary E. Myers aged 88 years 2 months 2 days died at 11 15 p m Friday Feb 28 at the home of her son in law Samuel Hockensmith Brushtown after a stroke of paralysis. She was twice married first to Adolph Pohlman then to Peter Myers both deceased. Surviving children are Francis A Pohlman Mt Rock Frederick Myers McSherrystown Mrs Samuel Bockensmith Brushtown and Mrs Annie Gulden Bendersville and a brother Philip Fleagle Morrisonville Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Myers
Adams County
Samuel Hockensmith
Brushtown
Adolph Pohlman
Peter Myers
Francis A Pohlman
Mt. Rock
Frederick Myers
McSherrystown
Samuel Bockensmith
Annie Gulden
Bendersville
Philip Fleagle
Morrisonville
Iinois
Death of Mr Geo F Gulden in Harrisburg
Mr Geo F Gulden longtime resident of Mount Pleasant township died at his home 727 Race street Harrisburg last Monday at about 60 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. F. Gulden
Mountpleasant Township
Race Street
Harrisburg
Reappointed chaplain of the National Guard
Rev. Dr. Daniel Eberly of Hanover, senior ranking chaplain in the National Guard of Pennsylvania, recommissioned as chaplain of the Eighth Regiment for five years with rank of captain. A Civil War veteran and retired United Brethren clergyman, he previously served Abbottstown and Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Eberly
Hanover
Abbottstown
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Stuart
Dr. Eberly
The
United Brethren Church
Narrow Escape Near Hartmans Mill
In Abbottstown on a Saturday afternoon Mrs. George Reichert Sr and Miss Alice Starner of Paradise township were riding when the horse shied and backed the buggy into four feet of water over a small stream bridge. Mr. Hartman aided Mrs. Reichert from danger and Mrs. Hartman provided dry clothing. Miss Starner escaped as the horse backed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbottstown
George Reichert Sr
Alice Starner
Paradise Township
Hartman
Saxophone Quartette Forms Here In New Oxford
Saxophone Quartette organized by Dr William R Snyder of Carlisle Street for quartet work and Citizens Band. Band seeks a bright young man to play bellion bags as Sponselier shifts to baritone saxophone. Free instruction offered. town youth urged to respond for musical opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. R. Snyder
Carlisle Street
Citizens Band
New Oxford
Sponselier
Republicans Nomination Announcements For State Senate
This week in Irsm a Republican candidate, D M Good of Geiser Manufacturing Co Wayne sboro, announces for State Senate. Also Hugh John W Hoke of Chambersburg seeks Republican nomination and supports Local Option on saloons. Henry M Strine of Mountpleasant and G H Roth of the town are announced for County Auditor. Court news delayed to next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irsm
D. M. Good
Geiser Manufacturing Co
Waynesboro
John W. Hoke
Chambersburg
Hoke
Penrose
U.S. Senate
Henry M. Strine
Mountpleasant Township
Strine
G. H. Roth
Roth
Birthday Post Card Shower and Local Notices
A village birthday roundup notes Mrs. Geo Fohl of near Biglerville received 200 post cards on her birthday. Also listed are birthdays for Mrs Catharine Bell of Williamsport Md and Irene Brandstaedter of Hanover, plus a fire damage at Frank Carley’s dwelling near Blue Ridge Summit and local civic notes including a Sheriff Guardian retirement and a new constable in McSherrystown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Fohl
Biglerville
Mars. Fohl
Catharine Bell
Williamsport
Daniel Mickley
Irene Brandstaedter
Hanover
Frank Carley
Blue Ridge Summit
Local residents visit friends and family in nearby towns
Numerous residents from Midway York and Hanover area visit relatives and attend events. Highlights include Dr William Snyder and Zembo Temple Band concert in Philadelphia, and Boston trips by Miss Elsie Kingel and others for millinery business and social visits.
Lace Curtain Sale At G B. Nace Son & Co
Lace curtains in new patterns priced 85c to 5.00 will be sold at one fourth off Saturday and Monday only. G B Nace Son & Co, 11 18 Carlisle Street, Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G B. Nace, Son & Co
Carlisle Street
Hanover
Sterner Couple Marks Sixty Years of Marriage in Gettysburg
In Gettysburg on March 1 Mr. and Mrs. David Sterner celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary at home with many descendants in attendance. They were married February 29 1848 in Hanover by Rev. Jacob Seckler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey S. Bollinger
Peter Bollinger
Hanover
Elda M. Miller
Fremont Miller
Midway
M. J. Roth
Gettysburg
David Sterner
Adams County
Rachael Sheely
Jacob Seckler
Weaver Pianos Catalogue Offer From York Manufacturer
The Weaver Organ and Piano Company of York Pennsylvania notes many useful facts in their piano catalogue and invites inquiry. The catalogue will be sent on application upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver Pianos
Weaver Organ & Piano Co., Manufacturers
York, Pa
Spring Sales March Listings for Oxford Area
March listings show multiple sales and real estate notices in Oxford township and surrounding areas. Names include Kohler, Bittinger, Heltzel, Freed, Haugh, Felty, Eltz, Herman, Stallsmith, Hanr, Mummert, Melhorn, Smith, Lersh, Sponseller, Hoover, and others across New Oxford, Mount Pleasant, Tyrone, Straban, Irishtown, and nearby townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.I. Kohler
Oxford Township
J. R. Bittinger
Berwick Two
Lucina Heltzel
New Oxford
N. JS. Freed
Cross-Pikes
Oxford
Chas. W. Haugh
Mountpleasant
LHH
Miller
Ext
Tyrone Two
George Felty
Mary C. Eltz
Hamilton
Ira Herman
Straban Township
Harry Stallsmith
Mt. Pleasant Two
Chas. H. Hanr
Aunnie & Mummert
Alice Melhorn
Bank
Crezg
F. Smith
Irishtown
Uwanson Lersh
Sponseller
Agt
Mt. Pleasant
Jacob Hoover
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alwine Bros
Berlin Junction
C. M. Baugher
Charles Felix
Myrtle Flickinger
Chas, Flickinger
I. W. Harper
C T. Hersh
Wentz Bros. & Frey
Layton H. Rice
the National Bank of Arendtsville
Norris
Auker’s
J. H. Wipasin
J. M. Caldwell
Mary M Lingg
Baltimore
Biglerville National Bank
W. W. Hafer
Chas. Miller
Jerome Miller
Mary
Bertha Kinzer
Eva Smallbrook
John Kerrigan
Cedar Ridge
Joseph McGuire
Wm. H. Fowler
Fairfield
I. A. Sheely
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Eckert
H. C. Sanders
Edna Bender
Gettyeburg
W. F. Sheely
Zembo Temple
Shrine
John D. Keller
Mifflintown
Curtis Weaver
Ambrose Noel
Biglerville 1
Ellen Herman
Hanover Street
Sparrow's Point
Maune Deal
Elsie K’ingel
M. J. Smith
Marian
Columbia
Joseph H. Hensler
Grace
Sadie Smith
Wm. Roth
Sherrystown
H. Smith
Z. H. Cashman
Scott
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