Local Happenings in New Oxford and Nearby Areas
March 9 1906 items include four girls to work in a shoe factory research. George Young moves his family to a Holtz tenement near New Chester. Fairfield Reformed Church plans to buy a pipe organ. Several incidents include a horse dying of temper and blood poison, a painful accident at the Pitt Street shoe factory, and the death of night car inspector Paul C Ebersole after being struck by moving cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Young
West High Street
Holtz
New Chester
The
Reformed Church
Fairfield
Robert Shetter
East Berlin
Auker
Geo. A. Mauss
Pitt Street
Mr. Mauss
York Pike
Town
Paul C. Ebersole
Northern Central Railroad
Duke Street
York
York Hospital
Whiskey strengthens you against cold and disease
I. W. Harper Whiskey is promoted as stronger than the doctor for resisting cold and illness and is sold by C. T. Hexsn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Harper
C. T. Hexsn
Fire destroys Walter Hetrick general store at New Freedom
Fire between 3 and 4 AM completely destroyed Walter Hetrick’s general store in New Freedom York county with an estimated loss of 3006. Origin of the fire is unknown. The notice also notes a stock sale by Henry Bros. & Frey and local business updates including hires and court verdicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hetrick
New Freedom
York County
Henry Bros. & Frey
Balto
Hanover
Worker Killed When Tree Falls on Him Near York Haven
John Markle aged 20 died after a tree felled by a crew of workmen crushed his left side and limbs near York Haven. He remained conscious for about twenty minutes before dying. Also mentions purport of Wehler's Blood Wine and Sarsaparilla at Auker's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Markle
York Haven
Wehler
Auker’s
Bug gies for sale by Bono and Co
Local bidders are invited to view a large stock of up to date buggies built by Bono and Co. Both rubber and steel tires are available. The firm claims long durability, citing eight or more years for pros and business men and sixteen years for a moderate user. Prices are described as very cheap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bono & Co
Sanders to Manage Himes Farm Near Town for Year
Mr A A Sanders head clerk at Miller's Cash Grocery will manage the large farm of Mr W A Himes at the mill near town for the next year and will move his family from Philadelphia street to that place about April 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Sanders
Miller’s Cash Grocery
W. A. Himes
Philadelphia Street
Liverymen Sell Horses After Car Load Public Sale
Liverymen J C Myers and J E Miller conducted a public sale of a car load of horses at the Eagle Hotel on Wednesday. Horses arrived by noon freight Saturday. one horse was badly injured on unloading and died Monday night. Another horse had a hind leg caught in the car door and was killed Tuesday to end its suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Myers
J. E. Miller
Eagle Hotel
Succeeding Sexton Named at Immaculate Conception Church
John Kellenberger and his mother left Mrs. O A Smith's Hanover street home to return to their Oxford township farm due to a tenant departure. Bassil Little of Bonneauville replaces Kellenberger as the church sexton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kellenberger
Church of the Immaculate Conception
O. A. Smith
Hanover Street
Oxford Township
Bassil Little
Bonneauville
Mr. Kellenberger
Ingrain Rag and Brussels Carpets at Low Prices
An assortment of Ingrain Rag and Brussels Carpets along with Window Shades and Geese Feathers offered at reduced rates by Wenrz Bros. & Frey located at 21833 Baltimore Street in Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenrz Bros. & Frey
Balto. St
Hanover
Mrs Kuhn Injures Arm in Porch Fall on Berlin Road
Mrs John Kuhn of Hamilton township along Berlin road slipped while going out the back door at home and broke her right arm near the shoulder on a recent day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kuhn
Berlin Road
Hamilton Township
Remains Unconscious After Gas Inhalation
Miss Leona W. Dunning daughter of Rev. C. T. Dunning pastor at Vine St. Methodist Harrisburg was found unconscious in a bath tub last Wednesday from gas inhalation. Physicians report no improvement yet hope remains. Her father detected the danger by smelling gas and found her near collapse. Dunning, a former M E pastor of New Oxford, is a schoolteacher with many local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona W. Dunning
C. T. Dunning
Vine St. Methodist Church
Harrisburg
Mr. Dunning
M. E. Church
New Oxford
Miss Dunning
House Burns Near Gettysburg Leaves Family Destitute
The Samuel McAllister home on the Baltimore pike two miles from Gettysburg burned down about 10 o clock Wednesday. Ed ward Thomas escaped by jumping from a second story window with only the clothing on his back and a small bundle of clothes. Neighbors organized a relief effort and money is being raised. the family reportedly had no fire insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel McAllister
Baltimore Pike
Gettysburg
Edward Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Heilman and Aughey wed in Abbottstown and Hanover
Mr. Robert E. Heilman and Miss Jennie D. Aughey, both of Mast Berlin, were united in marriage at Abbottstown on Thursday March 1 by Rev. R. H. Clare. Also noted is a ceremony in Hanover by Rev. D. H. Baker for Isaac H. Gregg and Beulah M. Heilman, both of Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Heilman
Jennie D. Aughey
Mast Berlin
Abbottstown
R. H. Clare
Hanover
D. H Baker
Isaac H. Gregg
Beulah M. Heilman
License Granted in York District to Four Couples
A license was granted in York for one day to Charles W. Starr of Gettysburg and Mary J. Lease of York. Also to H. J. Hart of Altoona and Edna Prudence Hornberger of Littlestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York M
Charles W. Starr
Gettysburg
Mary J. Lease
York
H. J. Hart
Altoona
Edna Prudence Hornberger
Littlestown
Accidental Fatal Shot By Sister in Gettysburg Home
Gettysburg March 5 one of the county's saddest accidents occurred at Isaac Weikert's York road home. Mrs Weikert shot and killed her sister Miss Eliza Weaver of Fairfield with a revolver amid a playful remark about burglars. Miss Weaver, about 35, died instantly. Mrs Weikert hospitalized in critical condition with family grief and concern for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Isaac Weikert
York Road
Peter Weaver
Fairfield
Weikert
Miss Weaver
Personal notes on local residents' health travels
Local society column lists residents and visitors with brief updates. Felix of Maryland Steel at Sparrow's Point spent time with family on West High street. Deatrick Bros manager Frank Deatrick ill at home in Hunters Town. Several others, including Mrs J McClain Gilbert, W A Himes, Miss Nita Cashman, Miss Pregina Lawrence, Miss Naomi Schnell, Miss Clarriet Cook, Miss Maude Cashman, Irvin Ruff, Mrs Margaret Heitzel, and Miss Ida Snyder, are noted for visits, illnesses, travel, or recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Lt. Felix
Maryland Steel Co
Sparrow’s Point
West High Street
Frank Deatrick
Deatrick Bros
Hanover Street
Hunterstown
J. McClain Gilbert
Center Square
W. A. Himes
Pitt Street
Nita Cashman
Baltimore
Pregina Lawrence
Near Town
Hanover
Naomi Schnell
Philadelphia
Clarriet Cook
Ida Snyder
Simon Kime
Berlin Street
Directors Fear Disaster At Dauphin County Meeting
At the Dauphin county school directors closing session in Middletown on Tuesday a push urged the legislature to amend the compulsory school and vaccination laws to reduce conflicts and better protect public school children from textbook contamination. Directors condemned the vaccination law as outrageous and warned the clash with compulsory education could harm state schools. Also noted were help-wanted and weather tidbits including a doctor’s horse-driving call and the first seasonal lightning and thunder storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin County
Middletown
Deaths of Local Residents Mark February Obituaries
A series of obituaries from East Berlin and surrounding areas notes the deaths of Miss Georgiana Myers aged 25 near McSherrystown, David Flickinger in Silver Run MD aged about 82, and William Feiser a respected East Berlin resident. Also listed are Rev. Father J J Gormley of Renovo PA, Mrs Rebecca Duttera of White Hall aged 81, Darel Shank of Biglerville, Mrs Rebecca Chronister of Hampton aged 71, and Mrs Mary Hale of Jacobs Mill aged 73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Flickinger
Silver Run
Harvey Flickinger
Mary Hale
Eli Dale
Louisa McMaster
Near East Berlin
Amanda Freed
Jacobs’ Mill
York County
Marriages and local changes in McSherrystown week
A local news digest notes Mt. St. Marys Seminary student George L. Rice Jr. returned home with a cold affecting his voice. It lists marriages this week among town residents: Hipp and Strausbaugh in Chambersburg, Little and Mary Smith in Harrisburg, Klunk and Copenhaver in St Marys rectory. Joseph Adams family moved from White Hall to a Third street home. Mrs. Milton Yeager returned home after treatment in Baltimore. A sale of 57 lots at the new cemetery in St Marys Church completed the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Rice, Jr
Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary
Emmitsburg
Our Town
Charles Hipp
John Hipp
Church Street
Lillian Strausbaugh
Bonneauville
Chambersburg
Noel
John Little
Jacob Little
Ridge Avenue
Mary Smith
Harrisburg
Charles Klunk
Mary Klunk
North Street
Laura Copenhaver
Hanover
John Copenhaver
Silver Run
St. Mary’s
Father Slemler
Joseph Adams
White Hall
Third Street
Milton Y. Yeager
Union Protestant Infirmary
Baltimore
J. A. Melsheimer
St. Mary’s Church
Farmers Bank Directors Re-Elected After Bidding
At a Farmers Bank stockholders meeting in this place, spirited bidding determined the choice of location. The average price paid was 812.50. Re-elected directors for the ensuing year were C. D. Smith, J. A. Poist, A. J. Brady, Tymatius Small, D. D. Ehrehart, George Y. Hemler and John Menges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Bank
C. D. Smith
J. A. Poist
A. J. Brady
Tymatius Small
D. D. Ehrehart
George Y. Hemler
John Menges
Dr Oliver T Everhart Hosts Banquet for Medical Paternity Honor
Hanover physician Dr Oliver T Everhart held a Monday banquet at his home to celebrate the golden anniversary of his entry into medicine. He graduated on March 5 1856 from the University of Maryland Baltimore, marking a long career in the profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver T. Everhart
Hanover
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Barytes Paint Debate Settled in Delhi Homes
A letter to Harry Stallsmith asserts barytes paint versus Devoe cover a houseable difference. Two nearly identical Delhi houses owned by Mr Avery used Devoe on one and barytes on the other, painted by George Gilbert. The Devoe job cost $27 using 6 gallons while the barytes job cost $54 using 12 gallons, with Devoe covering twice as much per gallon. Samuel Shirk & Son of Hanover advertise the painter’s supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barytes
Delhi
Mr . Avery
Devoe
George Gilbert
Millinery Store Reopens On Carlisle Street
Miss Mary M Lingg announces she has leased the Stef fy Millinery Establishment on Carlisle Street New Oxford Pa and will be in the city for two weeks returning around March 17 with a complete new spring line urging public patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steffy
Carlisle Street
New Oxford
City
Manon
Mary M. Lingg
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Wanvep
W. H. Emmanrr
T. Bastian
Bunker Hill
Isaac Stine
C. H. Myers
Florence Linaman
F. S. Lindaman
W. Knight Vernon
New York City
Auker’s Drug Store
Alexander P. Baugher
D. A. Gardner
York Springs
Douglass County
Washington
Edward Myer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hattie Dodge
Medico-Chi Hospital
Miss Dodge
Medco-chi
Nora Robinson
Hollinger
Reading Township
Sanbury
Grace
Hollinger’s
I. H. Brubaker
Manheim
Lancaster County
Abraham Altland
Dr. Meisenhelder
White Run
Jno. Fiscel
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Maurie Fields
H. N Gitt
Hanover Hat Co
Bond & Co
J. J. Sueerz
Georgiana Myers
Jacob N
Susanna Myers
Hanover Road
McSherrystown
Wm. Feiser
J. J. Gormley
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Renovo
Rebecca Duttera
James Duttera
Mountpleasant Township
Ilenry Weikert
James C. Duttera
Conrad Duttera
John A. Duttera
Amos A. Duttera
David Worley
Newton Cochun
Ladiesburg
John Stock
Henry A. Weikert
Christ Church
Bastian
Darel Shank
Biglerville
Shank
Rebecca J. Chronister
Singleton Chronister
Frank Sadler
Calvin Chronister
Berwick Township
Jacob Chronister
Lutheran Church
Hampton
G. N. Lauffer
Harry Stallsmith
F. W. Drver & Co
Samuel Shirk & Son
Z. H. Cashman
Elaine Rome
Scott
Scott's
Scott & Bowne Chemista
Pearist
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