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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1902
Page
5
New Oxforditews is published every Friday by FH I Smith. Subscription costs one dollar per year in advance or one dollar fifty cents if unpaid within the year. Discontinuance requires publisher option after arrears. Advertisements and JGB Printing offered at reasonable rates with yearly discounts.
Local items report improvements to property, new construction, damages, and daily life. Mentioned are repairs on Hanover street, a new dam at Simon Kime’s property, wall paper promotions, a Saint Joseph statue shipment, church plans at Bonneauville, harvest concerns, and a school holiday announcement following a parish entertainment.
G J Bushman liveryman of Gettysburg faced a lurg fever incident on Friday night after paying 190 dollars for a horse. A Cumberland township youth, son of Wm F Redding, fell from a barn floor Tuesday and broke a leg. Rev John Tomlinson, former Lutheran pastor here, died in Du Bois last Saturday at about 42 from apoplexy. Charles Yankee known as Dutch Charley died in his Bendersville Station cabin last Monday of flint dust consumption. he left no known relatives and his estate may pass to the state.
Charles Cook of Sparrows Point visits his mother and friend in town. Harry Mowry and family of Baltimore visit Mrs. Wiest on Church Street. Miss Alice Shetter returns from Bendersville and Table Rock. H. J. Guiden and P. S. Ormvier of Brenalien call on Saturday. Jacob Kesler and family visit in town, with ties to Oxford township. Numerous neighbors and distant relatives seen in Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Chicago, and York, sharing news of visits and gatherings.
Obituary notices list Mary Maguire a Philadelphia pneumonia victim aged 3, interred at Conewago Chapel. Also mourns Amos Bowers 77 in Huntington Twp, Wilan Firestone 63 in Reading Twp, Charles Kaiser 52 in Philadelphia, Francis Small nearly 70 in Fairfield, Miss Mary Felix 80, Miss Anna Felix 83, Daniel S. Baker 72 in East Berlin, Sadie Van Lear Smith 62, Sarah Emlet 46, with survivors and hospital details where given.
Mrs H B Schnell of Hanover street toppled from a chair while hanging a picture. She sustained a broken left wrist, a fractured nose bridge, a deep lash cut over the left eyebrow, and other cuts and bruises to the head.
During a Monday thunderstorm a bolt struck the gable of a barn on Herman Hoke’s farm in Oxford township. The lightning killed a male, the sole animal in the horse stable. Tenant Robert Rudisill helped evacuate the cattle as smoke filled the barn. The barn was not on fire and suffered only slipshod damage.
On Saturday May 17 1902 a 3 light bay horse with black mane and tail, about 6 years old, came to the home of Water Hamman in Mount Pleasant Township Adams County Pennsylvania. The horse has a small star on the forehead and hind legs that are heavy and slightly lame. Owner may recover by proving property and paying expenses.
Joseph Staley of Buckman Walier died Tuesday May 15 aged about 65 after grippe and pleurisy. He was a son of Abraham Staley who appeared at the Waynesboro centennial at age 104. An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption as a cure, with claim of relief for coughs and lung diseases and bottles sold at Randolph Webler's.
First Evangelical Lutheran church preaches Sunday 7 PM with Sunday School at 9 AM. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 PM led by Rev Ferdinand Hesse. St Pauls Reformed church cites no Sunday sermon next due to pastor absent at Synod in Baltimore. Sunday School 9 AM. CE Society 6 PM led by Rev P E Hemier. Methodist Episcopal church preaches Sunday 10 AM. Sunday School 9 AM. Epworth League 7 PM led by Rev Vatecan T Ree. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church holds High Mass 10 AM next Sunday. Young People Sodality 6 PM. Solemn Vespers and Benediction 6:36 PM. Rev L Avecstus Revprex.
An old advertisement promotes Bucklen's Arnica Surge as a universal healer for eczema itching and burning skin diseases, ulcers fever sores salt rheum cuts burns and bruises. It touts it as infallible for piles and lists Randolph Webler as the seller at 25 cents.
The New Oxford market report lists prices for goods and commodities including wheat, hay, oats, clover seed and timothy, with figures indicating per bushel or per pound rates. Prices show modest variation across items such as hay and seed blends, reflecting typical agricultural trading activity in the region.
Couples wed in May with notices from Bonneauville Gettysburg Lewistown Md. Rev J G Thompson Rev T J Crotty and Rev J W Asper officiating. The brides include Miss Mary Gebhart Katharine Hartman and Edith L Brtter with grooms Henry W Jacoby Charles F Ramer and Geo E Smick.
Died. May 14, in this place, Miss Mary Felix aged 89 years and 3 months. May 4, near Bermudian, John P Lenhart son of George Lenhart aged 18 years, 3 months and 18 days.
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil touted as life sustaining for all ages. It restores appetite, eases food burdens, and helps regain flesh and health when work is hard. Free samples offered and priced at one dollar from Cott & Bowne, New York.
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