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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
24
Items from New Oxford and neighboring towns report weather with a snow fall, business notes, new hires, and community updates. A hotel fixture sale, railroad land sale, church repairs and organ funding, farm accidents, illnesses, and notable deaths are noted along with local prices and competitions.
A. Anson Jr a clock repairer dies at the Alms House aged about 75 born in New York lived in York Springs. Other notices report deaths of Mr and Mrs John W Miller in New Philadelphia Ohio. George Dittenhafer at the Alms House aged 79. Hiram Stonesifer of Mount Pleasant township from tuberculosis. Norman Francis three months old. Jacob Melhorn Sr at 86. Harry Robinson at Gettysburg aged 39. Jerome W Fickes Straban township. David J Wills of Baltimore aged 71. Harmon Dentler near Two Bridges Tyrone Twp aged 65. Jacob Smith of Heidlersburg aged 65. Jacob A Smith of Waynesboro aged 33. Burials and early interments noted in Center Mills, McSherrystown, Gettysburg, and Waynesboro. The notice ends with a stock offering of 10 shares in Farmers Merchants Bank.
A Waynesboro man believes his case against a milkman is clear after finding a 14 inch speckled minnow in his milk bottle. The fish allegedly enjoyed the mixed fluid as reported in a quirky local notice. Also promoted is a new stock line of Factory Buggies the Famous Blue Ribbon Build with low prices from Boxp & Co New Oxford.
Henry Little of Arendtsville underwent a home surgery Thursday performed by Dr Koser of Williamsport assisted by Drs Wolf and Merrimen. Sheriff Cole stock to sell at public court house April 7 for L M and Emma L Alleman real estate including a Center Square Littleetown brick house and three North Queen Street Littlestown lots with two story frame dwellings.
Miss Maude Cecelia Busbey elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas H Busbey of Hanover leaves for Mt St Vincent in Hudson New York to enter the Sisters of Charity convent as a novitiate. Her younger sister Miss Eftie joined the same order last year as Sister Agnes Rosaire.
The Gettysburg Gas Company stock was Wednesday transferred in blank to George S. Billinger George P. Smyser William H. Lannine and George W. Stacy of York T J O Neal of Hanover and John D Keith of Gettysburg. The sale price was not disclosed. The new directors assumed control immediately and hold resignations of all former directors and officers.
Brace Son and Co at 11-18 Carlisle Street Warners Pa offer a vast silk selection at unusually low prices. The largest assortment yet, presented as special values for shoppers seeking affordable luxury silks.
Patrons planning to move should send both old and new addresses to the office to ensure prompt and proper mail transfer.
F W Dever and Co explain their method of grinding white lead and white zinc together to create a durable paint. They contrast their process with tub mixers which fail to blend the metals, noting their product forms a true union of lead and zinc that protects surfaces. Samuel Shirk G Son of Hanover advertises the paint.
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