Oxford Item notes sales, sermons, births and local ads
Local happenings list auctions high prices at Wentz Bros & Frey sales. Easter services announced for New Oxford and surrounding churches. Mrs. Jennie Loper dies in Chester at 49, weight over 700 pounds, undertaker aided by eight men. Livery sold to Chas. Strasbaugh. Hemler to operate Emmit House. Also notices on rents, charities, drug store ads, toothpaste price cut, and a child injury from a stair fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Enmerr
P. Mauger
New Chester
New Oxford
Abbottstown
Oxford
J. H. Hemler
Gettysburg
Chas. Strasbaugh
Washington Hotel
Hemler
Emmit House
Emmitsburg
Berlin Ave
J. H. UI. Millier
Jennie Loper
Chester
New Gettysburg Mutual Company
J.C Burrntry, Agt
Miss Janet Cunningham Wins Essay Prize at Middler Reception
Fairfield student Miss Janet Cunningham of Shippensburg State Normal School won the best essay prize at the annual middler reception held last Saturday evening. She received a six volume Sherwin Cody book set on the art of speaking and writing the English language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Cunningham
Fairfield
Shippensburg State Normal ‘School
Cunningham
Sherwin Cody
Corset Demonstration by Mrs Rodenbaugh at Carlisle Street
Mrs Rodenbaugh expert corsetiere will be with us from April 2 to 9 inclusive and invites all ladies to call to see her. G B Nacy Son & Co 11-13 Carlisle Street Hanover hosts event with demonstration and fittings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodenbaugh
G. B. Nacy
Injured Hanover Woman Remains Stable After Spine Surgery
Mies Hattie Dodge of Hanover who was injured in the spine at the opera house accident on Feb 22 remains in similar condition after the operation to remove a bone fragment. Mt Holly Inn Cumberland county partially burned Friday with an estimated 4000 loss. fire held to the inn with Carlisle help. built in 1809 and once known as Old Cap Tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Hattie Dodge
Hanover
Opera House
Medico-Chi Hospital
Philadelphia
Mt. Holly
Cumberland County
Carlisle
Factory Buggies Added By Bono & Co at New Oxford
Bono and Co at New Oxford announce a new line of Factory Buggies the Famous Blue Ribbon Build. Prices as low as can be found and invites customers to compare before buying elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bono & Co
New Oxford
Adams County German Baptists Dedicate Large Gettyebure Church
The Adams County German Baptists opened a large house of worship near Gettyebur e Sunday with Elder I. H. Beahm of Elizabethtown College conducting services. The article notes the building as among the biggest German Baptist churches in Adams County. Also listed are Lo-Mo-I.0 Tablets for indigestion at Auker’s Drug Store with introductory price, and a help-wanted notice for a reliable man to attend horses and drive for Dr. Callon or address Dr. J. L. Snerz of New Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Gettyebure
I. H. Beahm
Elizabethtown College
Auker’s Drug Store
Wanter
Callon
J. L. Snerrz
New Oxford
Spring Styles Dress Goods At Wrarz Bros And Frey
Adams county residents recall Civil War service of William Noel and his five sons Addison Jacob and two Noel brothers Henry and Frank all members of Company I 205th Pennsylvania Volunteers. The information comes from a veteran who served in the same unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrarz Bros. & Frey
Balto
Hanover
William Noel
Hampton
Adams Co
Addison
Jacob Noel
Henry
Frank Noel
Co. I
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Adams County
Bishop Shanahan Addresses Divorce Evil in Harrisburg Diocese
A pastoral on Christian marriage and the divorce evil by Bishop J. W. Shanahan was read in all Harrisburg diocese churches, condemning lax methods and urging stronger action. Half the letter was read this Sunday with the remainder to come next week. Wentz Bros. & Frey advertise carpets and window coverings. Robert D. Armor of Gettysburg, an Adams county Odd Fellow, marked his eighty second birthday after long service as past grand of Gettys Lodge No. 124.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Shanahan
Harrisburg
Robert D. Armor
Gettysburg
Adams County
Mr. Armour
Chambersburg
Gettys Lodge
Grand Lodge
Hanover brakeman repeats accident on icy street
Woodbridge G. Osborne of Hanover, a Western Maryland Railroad brakeman, who lost his left leg four months ago in Gettysburg, slipped on ice Tuesday evening and fell on the injured limb. Doctors Bittinger and Wentz treated him before he was sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbridge G. Osborne
Hanover
W. M. Railroad
Gettysburg
Death of Mrs Emma K Hichelberger in Baltimore
Mrs Emma K Hichelberger wife of Hiram Eichelberger died suddenly at her Baltimore home after a brief illness aged about 45. Daughter of the late Henry Bricher she married Hiram Fichelberger of Adams County about 25 years ago. Survived by her husband engineer with the W M railroad and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma K. Hichelberger
Hiram Eichelberger
Baltimore
Henry Bricher
Hanover
Hiram Fichelber
Adams County
Eichelberger
W. M. Railroad
Highfield
Margaret Heltzel
Philadelphia Street
Henry Kehm
Daniel Heltzel
Andersonville
William Tieltzel
Edgar
Walter Heltzel
Maria Kehm
Jacob Kehm
Sellersville
George Kehm
Fort Dodge
Iowa
East Berlin
C. W. Kehm
Carlisle Street
New Oxford Cemetery
St. Paul Reformed Church
P. Mauger
Adele Lilly
William H. S. Lilly
St. Aubert
Missouri
Mary Norris Gill
W. H. §. Lilly
Conewago
McSherrystown
Emma McKinney
William WW. McKinney
Wm. Jaughman
Chas, Mummert
Littinger
Henry Stambaugh
Abbottstown
Daniel L. Resh
Elizabeth Gobrecht
Mountpleasant Township
Henry Rinehart Pressed to Renew Bond in Gettysburg
Henry Rinehart of Oxford township phoned Saturday from Ox ford. he travels to Gettysburg to renew his tax collector bond for a sixteenth consecutive term. He was elected for the eighth time and has served multiple one and three year terms. He also held roles as constable inspector supervisor and school director and has long been a subscriber to the Ives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry ‘Rinehart
Oxford Township
Ives
A King's Daughter Play Pleases For Lutheran Parsonage Fund
The Miller's Hall performance by Mrs. B. F. Gise's class raised about $70 net for the Lutheran parsonage fund. The comedic play impressed audiences though music was absent due to last minute disappointment. Several cast members have left town, making a repeat performance unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller’s Hall
Lutheran Parsonage Fund
B. F. Gise
Dr Kings New Life Pills End Constipation Pains
An old advertisement promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a remedy to prevent constipation and related stomach liver and bowel troubles. It claims the pills regulate these organs without pain and are sold for 25 cents at Ed T Aucker s druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Ed. T. Auker
Aged Man Injured by Fall Near Oxford Township
Mr. John Geesey, 82, residing with his son Jacob Geesey along the Baltimore pike in Oxford township, fell from a six foot ladder while retrieving eggs from a nest. He was found unable to explain the accident by his wife upon returning home and remains bedbound with head injuries and a pierced ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Geesey
Jacob Geesey
Baltimore Pike
Oxford Township
Geesey
York County
Brakeman Killed on Pennsylvania Railroad Line
Chester Dubs of Hanover a 35 year old freight brakeman on the Pennsylvania Railroad main line was killed Wednesday night in Jamesburg New Jersey on the Amboy Division. He left a wife and five children and was struck by an overhead bridge while running on top of the cars.
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Chester Dubs
Hanover
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jamesburg
N. J
Amboy
Alleman
Dubs
Joseph Dubs
Rabenstine
Local residents and visitors mingle in Hanover area notes
Personal notices list B J Dunn of Intel Oxford visiting Hanover and McSherrystown with friends. Miss Mary C Snively of Hanover guests Miss Mable Sheetz. Neely Swamley leaves for Clarence Iowa to farm work. Dennis Swamley of Gettysburg visits parents. William Bowman and A E Buckminster family members spend Sunday in Hanover. Several locals and visitors from Canton Ohio Baltimore Philadelphia and Harrisburg are mentioned with various visits and assignments. The Rev W W Hartman attends Central Pennsylvania Conference in Tyrone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Dunn
Intel Oxford
Hanover
McSherrystown
Mary C. Snively
Mable Sheetz
Neely Swamley
Swamley
High Street
Clarence
Iowa
Daniel Swamley
Gettysburg
Gettysburg, Visited His Parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. 8. Swamley, High Street
William Bowman
A. E. Buckminster
W. H. Bollinger
H. D. Becker
Samuel Heck
New Oxford
Geo. N. Lauffer
Mauss
Child
Canton
Ohio
John Mauss
W. W. Hartman
Methodist Episcopal Church
Tyrone
Central Pennsylvania
Hartman
Ferdinand Hesse
Philadelphia
Mamie Lawrence
Baltimore
Vincent Lawrence
G. H. Roth
Pitt Street
Harrisburg
Mrs. James Bievenour Dies in York at About 50
Mrs. James Bievenour formerly of East Berlin died at her York home and was buried at Paradise on Tuesday morning. She had been Miss Livingston and was about 50 years old. Her husband, Mr. Bievenour, once worked as trinmer at Bond & Co. coach factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian
Hayes B. Myers
Midway
James Bievenour
East Berlin
York
Paradise
Wm. Francis Weaver
Union Township
Dr. Weaver
Oxford Township
Charlotte R. Sanders
James $. Sanders
Fairfield
A. A. Sanders
Philadelphia Street
Church of the Immaculate Conception
That Place
Father McDermott
Mary Anne Wickeraham
Jedith Clever
Bendersville
Friends
Flora Dale
Notice to Patrons on Address Changes
Subscribers planning a move should send both old and new addresses to ensure prompt transfer. Kemper H. Thomas formerly of Table Rock died in Harrisburg Monday night from pneumonia after two days illness. he leaves his wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemper H. Thomas
Table Rock
Harrisburg
Deaths and obituaries from Hanover area readers
Deaths and notices list Mrs Margaret Heltzel and several residents across Hanover area townships and nearby towns. Among the deceased are Mrs Adele Lilly, Mrs Charlotte Sanders, Mr William Weaver, Mr Henry Feeser, Miss Grace Miller, and Mrs Emma McKinney, with funeral details and survivors noted. The items cover family ties, locations like Philadelphia street and Mount Pleasant township, and dates in March.
Devon paint story in Uniontown shop letter
A letter to J. E. Kopner from W. Devon & Co. touts Devoe lead and zinc as cheaper and longer lasting than lead and oil paint. LO Rutter, a top Uniontown painter, confirms it and says he accepts lower pay while gaining better work. Devon signs off from P 8 Samuel Shirk & Son, Hanover, selling paint at 96.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devoe
Uniontown
LO Rutter
W. Devon & Co
Samuel Shirk & Son
Hanover
Fragmented ad text at 409 415 Pearl Street NYC
Readable fragments show a drugstore style notice listing prices 50 cents and one dollar. The source includes garbled phrases and points to a New York address and druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Street
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Itven
Wentz Bros. & Frey
Mary Lingg
Maude Cashman
Reformed Church
Brussels
Francis I. Cole
Narrows
Arendtsville
Sarah A
William Devine
Mr. Cole
Mary P. Livers
Cole
Henry Feeser
Woodsboro
State Anatomical Society
Silver Run
Maryland
Grace Eleonora Miller
Monroe LB. Miller
Dr. Bernard’s Sanitarium
Miss Miller
John Hoover
Daniel Davidson
Zora
Liberty Township
Just
Wentz Bros. & Frnvy
St., Hanover
J. E. Kopner
Devon
Z. H. Cashman
WDEAL
Renee
Slin
Timothy Hay
Eeeer
Nin
Scott
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