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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1908
Page
5
An ad for Dr Miles Nervine praises nerve restoration and heart and digestion benefits, followed by local items: bank interest in Lewistown, a horse loss in Biglerville, Annie Heagy’s death, school directors’ meeting, bounty payments for wildlife, injuries in Chambersburg, uncalled letters at New Oxford post office, and a local postmaster notice.
D. F. Steffy, Register, lists numerous first and final accounts to be presented for conformation and allowance at the Orphans Court in Adams County Pennsylvania. Names include John Reed Scott, O S Pittentorf, Abbie L Waltman, John H Brough, L Emory Kauffman, Wilson F Hollinger, William Hollinger, James W Leister, Martha F Hollinger, Teena W Thomas, and Wm McSherry, with estates from Liberty, Tyrone, Hamilton, Oxford, Berwick, Mountjoy, and Butler townships and McSherrystown. Court date is Saturday January 1st, 198, at 10:00 a.m.
Viewers appointed by the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County report they have prepared a schedule of damages and benefits for owners affected by Conewago Alley opening in McSherrystown. They will meet at the Engine House on Tuesday January 21 19u8 at 10 o clock A M to exhibit the schedule and discuss with interested parties. J KAPP C H MAYERS CLEMENT F LINGG D WM R SNYDER
An advertisement notes a Carlisle Street dentist in New Oxford Pennsylvania offering neatly done work with guaranteed results. It emphasizes quality care and reliable service for residents.
From Round Hill Mrs James Simpson spent Thursday with John Wolf and family Miss Mabel Skrehart visited friends in New Oxford Vincent Bosserman enjoyed a few days at Harrisburg last week Goldie Naylor and Mrs Robert Chronister visited Joseph Fitzgeralds home Saturday David Border his wife and daughter Mamie spent Saturday at Hampton Clinton Cashman lost a fine horse by death H B Dicks purchased a traction engine Wedding bells are ringing Look up the new ad of the West End Grocery
In real estate matters for Henry Hoover the court issued a rule for heirs and interested parties to appear at Gettysburg Orphans Court on Monday Jan 27. Sale of Basil Biggs estate in Gettysburg confirmed. Executors Gise and Gise discharged. Band Strine approved as executor of Pius Unger. Special election ordered in Cumberland township for changing road taxation on Feb 3, 1908. Sale return for C A Beamer estate nisi. to be absolute on Mar 31, 1908. Sell executor discharged. Smith executors discharged. Annie E Walter Administrator discharged. First and final guardian account for Ruth Elliott confirmed. petitioner discharged. Carnes administrator discharged. McClean discharged as administrator of Mrs Catherine Bortner Artzberger. Beulah Saylor case defendant pled guilty. sentence suspended. bench warrant lifted on DA request. Guardian Hennig petition granted. Mountain land private sale decree in Hamiltonian township allowed. Smith assignee of Bosserman allowed public sale of personal property. Deed amendment for Gettysburg Springs and Hotel Company allowed. Elizabeth Jones vs John Jones divorce libel. commissioner appointed to take testimony. Webb vs Staley and Wright. equity demurrer overruled. defendant given 15 days to amend. Long vs Edith Long divorce. decree granted. First National Bank Gettysburg vs John A Meachey. argument continued to March 2, 1908.
A large barn on Daniel Vermiller's farm in North Havpewell Towne ship York County burned Monday. The fire started when a lantern fell from a pile where it hung in the barn. Estimated loss is about 2000 dollars.
A log house belonging to Israel Grim near Hartman’s mill along the Hanover pike in Berwick township was totally burned during Monday night. The unoccupied dwelling had just been repaired and part of the family’s effects were inside when the fire destroyed the structure. The origin remains a mystery as only a few people knew of the loss until the next morning.
B W Ziegler died at his York Springs home after a short illness aged 75. He served as post master of York Springs for 26 years starting in 1861 and also ran a store and acted as a pension agent. He leaves a single daughter Mrs. C G Morrell who moved from Biglerville to York Springs to care for him. The Gettysburg to Baltimore morning train at 5 am and return late evening on the W M railroad was discontinued on Wednesday.
In Columbia Louisiana January 183 a panther killed and devoured Annie Valentine wife of a farmer ten miles west of town. Her husband organized a search and found her head and skeleton stripped of flesh with clothing fragments scattered over two miles. A posse with hounds pursues the beast.
In Ravenna Ohio Edwin Collier Sr shot his eight year old blind son at his wife's grave in the cemetery then wounded himself near the heart. The boy's body was found frozen and the father unconscious from cold and loss of blood. Neighbors say he had been dazed since the wife’s death six months earlier.
New York January 14 A fifteen year old boy Harry DeFress fell down an elevator shaft in the Commercial Cable building on Broad street. He died after being crushed between the counter balance weight and the shaft at the sixth floor following trouble starting the elevator.
In Fitchburg Massachusetts on January 11 Otto Muller aged nineteen drowned while racing on Whatom pond with opponent Max Noremburger aged twenty who was rescued just in time. Others heard cries and pulled Noremburger from the water unconscious. he recovered enough to speak later, discovering Muller also sank.
Jellico Tennessee January 13 Walter Jones sixteen climbed an electric light pole. As he fell an iron step caught his clothing and he hung head downward. A crowd watched afraid to touch him thinking he was charged with electricity. He died in the patrol.
In Alverton near Greensburg Pennsylvania on January 11 14 year old Paul Bowers awakened by intruder shot a black burglar with a double barreled shotgun as he came up the stairs. The burglar was struck in the abdomen and died.
Jonathan King and his wife Abby died together after a long quiet life in an old farmhouse in Providence. The wife died at 8 40 p m Sunday night and the husband died a few minutes later from old age. Mr King was eighty four and Mrs King eighty eight.
A tank explosion in the Rhoads Opera House during a Scottish Reformation scene sparked a deadly blaze in Boyertown Pennsylvania. The fire, floor collapses and falling debris trapped hundreds, killing many women and children and injuring at least 75. Rescue efforts brought nurses from Reading and Pottstown, as homes nearby became temporary hospitals.
Hon George W Cook Republican congressman at large from Colorado writes to the president vice president and Congress denouncing administration efforts to prosecute alleged public land frauds. He cites Federal Judge Robert Lewis Denver rulings that quashed indictments as evidence of overzealous indictments harming honest Colorado businessmen.
Richard A Goebel an Austrian who eloped with Marion Dougherty sues D Webster Dougherty and Anna Wilcox Dougherty in Philadelphia seeking 250000 dollars for alienation of his wife’s affections. He states the couple were married civilly and religiously in London and says on June 6 in Dresden he was deprived of access to his wife and has been unable to communicate with her. He formerly worked as a chauffeur in Philadelphia and traveled here after his wife.
In Savannah on January 14 General Stephen D. Lee commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans said he opposed the planned 1909 Blue and Gray reunion in Washington. He warned it could provoke offending language and bitterness, urging that “we should let well enough alone.” He also opposed national pensions for Confederate veterans.
Ner sop of Chicago knocked out Jack Clifford of California in the fifth round at the Grand Theatre Ogden. Clifford was counted out after being dropped and held down for many seconds during the twenty round scheduled bout.
A compact digest of events from January 8 to 14. fires kill and maim in Worcester Auburn and Bloomington. jewelry thefts in Ansonia Waukegan and Belleville. resignations and political shifts include Richard Ballinger's retirement. railroad accidents, violent crime near Lawrenceville and Vinegar Bend. notable deaths include Captain Daniel Ellis and James Valentine. ending notes cover rail technology and a court appointment in Lackawanna county.
Quotations show quiet Baltimore Wheat No 2 at 1.064, steamer No 2 at 0.99, and mixed corn around 0.65. Oats firm with varied No 2 to No 4 values, butter steady with creamery extras, prints, and Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia eggs firm with regional bids in the mid 20s per dozen.
CATTLE strong with choice priced at $6.60 per quarter, $65.30 for 550 weight. SHEEP steady though ambs and prime wethers show declines, lambs at $66.7, veal calves $5.6. HOGS down on grades, around $4.35 to $4.40.
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