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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
7
New Oxford item notes band purchases new instruments, a May 30 Memorial Day closure, births, roads, and local business ads. Readers see crop and dairy shifts, a Camp Hays name, jury counts, and a spate of minor mishaps, renovations, and sales around Hanover, Gettysburg, and nearby towns.
The Automobile Association of York County held the first monthly auto run to Waldheim on a sunny Sunday. Twenty seven automobiles formed the party and were entertained by T. J. O'Neill after arrival.
The Adams county rural carriers were invited to join the Rural Free Delivery Carriers of York county to form an organization representing the Twentieth Congressional District. The annual meeting will be held at Hanover on Friday May 29.
Lester son of Jacob Hoover of Read ing township underwent last week an empyema operation in which 1 inch of right rib was removed and about 2 pints of pus discharged A tube was inserted and he is recovering well The operation was performed by Dr Hoechst of East Berlin R N Meisenhelder of Hanover and E J Meisenhelder Jr of York
Dr Hoechst reports a pigeon nesting entirely of twigs with no soft lining while in Cumberland township J L Butt’s Buttonwood Stock Farm shows activity. Emanuel King and Gon Ross of McKnightstown along with Aaron Schuyler and son of Orianna have been blasting tree stumps, clearing 35 acres to date with a ton of dynamite and plan to finish 55 more acres of a 90 acre project.
D. L. McKinney of Sioux Falls and E. P. Kennedy of the same city visit friends in the county. McKinney has traveled across the United States, Europe, and Africa, left Irishtown area 43 years ago, and is on his first return visit home since then. He joined the regular army in 1879 and served until 1884.
Miss Elizabeth Noel widow of Mathias Noel, an aged resident living with her son at the town edge, suffered paralysis Friday afternoon. The right side and speech were affected but she has since regained speech and shows improvement.
If weather allows this Thursday afternoon on Ascension Day the New Oxford A A team will play the strong Gettysburg College club on the local diamond. It is the Senior team’s first game of the season and a good contest is anticipated. Game called at 4:30.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court sustains Cumberland County court ruling refusing a new trial in Albert Clay versus Western Maryland Railroad Company. The lower court jury awarded Clay $15 000 for injuries from a wreck on the Y at Gettysburg on February 21 1905.
A May Celebration will be held on Sunday May 31 at 730 p m in the Church of the Immaculate Conception New Oxford to honor the May Queen. Parish ladies will parade as brides and young men will carry flowers to the shrine while hymns are sung. A pastor’s sermon Benediction and Te Deum follow and all are invited.
June 1 to 5 marked American Beauty Corset week hosted by Nace Son and Co at 11 13 Carlisle Street in Hanover offering a range of corsets and related undergarments for customers in the region.
Five year old Newton Horner son of Mr and Mrs Horner of Kingsdale Germany township drowned Wednesday afternoon in Piney Creek swollen by rain. He crossed a foot under water bridge to reach his brother when washed into the current. Attempts to revive him failed and the family mourns. Father worked at George Parr cigar factory in Littlestown and rushed home two miles after learning of the tragedy.
George Staub about 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Staub of the Berlin road area, stepped on an oil can while cleaning a gun. The spout pierced his left heel to 13 inches, the can acting as a leather punch. He pulled it free, fainted, and was treated by Dr Spotz. prognosis hopeful with no serious outcomes expected.
A heavy rainstorm struck New Oxford and surrounding areas last Friday evening, lasting about an hour and leaving streets flooded and drainage overwhelmed. Bridges at Swift Run and a pike bridge suffered damage, with horse trains halted until repairs. The storm's reach varied across the county, with Hampton and Littlestown areas affected more than East Berlin or Gettysburg.
Sheriff Colestock visited Philadelphia on business and spoke briefly with William Eyler the slayer of Howard Miller. Eyler appears pale but asserts he is getting along. He keeps busy knitting and reading writing learned in Gettysburg jail. Knitting stockings is the main profitable prison work. others bake and maintain prison duties.
After a long illness from heart trouble Andrew Lockbaum of near Cash town died last Tuesday. He leaves a widow and ten children. He was 74 years old.
Mrs George Miller died Saturday in Idaville at age 55 years and 6 months.
Mr. Wm. R. Stambaugh of Qualityville, while shooting at sparrows near his home, accidentally struck a young daughter of Mr. Isaac Geisler on the Hersh farm. The shot caused a flesh wound to her face but glanced off, narrowly avoiding serious injury.
Drayman Emory Beck of Hanover faced a local court after attempting to evade tolls on the turnpike. He claimed driving from sideroads onto the pike was not an offense, but was found liable for fines and costs. The incident cost Beck $810 versus a potential saving of over $1 by passing through gates.
Senator Knox will pass through New Oxford in an automobile on Saturday morning while en route to deliver the Memorial Day address at Gettysburg.
Jennie Walters is in serious condition after John Waddle stabbed her five times in Jail Alley. Waddle fled and is sought by Constable Wilson and Sheriff Colestock. Walters had recently expelled Waddle from her home amid jealousy and threats. authorities fear for her recovery.
Dr. Thomas H. B. Stites of Harrisburg and Dr. J. R. Dickson, the new Adams County medical inspector, arranged a dispensary to treat indigent consumptives. Free advice and medicines will be offered on designated days, with food support for those unable to pay. The move supports the statewide effort to stamp out tuberculosis.
The St Josephs Academy alumnae annual reunion was held last Wednesday with fewer attendees due to rain. Officers were re-elected at 2 30 pm during a business meeting. This was the final gathering in the current Academy building before planned June renovations. Sisters presented colored souvenir postcards to attendees and will mail them to those absent.
State and County tax abatement of 5 percent will be granted until June. S F Keeney serves as the tax collector announcing the relief measure.
Mr Benj Eicholtz and wife of New Oxford with Miss Garver and Misses Mary and Georgie Malaun visited Henry Myers and family near New Chester. Rev P E Heimer of Weiesport spent days among former parishioners. John Diehl of Mt Union civil engineer visited family in Fire Street. Marguerite Kohler from Pitt street visited Atlantic City. Willis A Witter and family from Qualityville visited York and met many former New Oxford residents. Reuel Diller editor of the Fairfield Herald toured York Springs and reported the paper flourishing.
Hymenial reports list Manassah B Bollinger aged 65 and Miss Mary A Jacobs aged 27 both well known York residents as married last Tuesday. Charles Myers son of Clayton Myers and Agnes Storm daughter of Jere Storm of Storm's Store Mountpleasant township wed in a Nuptial Mass at Conewago Chapel Tuesday morning May 26 conducted by Rev Fr Haiftermeyer.
Eleven men receive diplomas at the annual commencement of the ret tysburg Theological Seminary held in College church. Rev. J. Singmaster presided as diplomas were awarded to graduates including J. Edw. Harme Savannah Ia and M. Roy Hamsher Fay etteville among others from Carlisle Ottsville Helen Gardner Camden Gettysburg Philadelphia and Woodstock.
The Philadelphia Record recalls J Harry Myers of Hanover as an enduring political figure. He won the highest party vote for district delegate to the Democratic Convention and was placed on the ticket without his knowledge, becoming a delegate without soliciting votes. Myers, born in Adams County, began political work in 1844, served Adams County in the state House in 1860 and 1862, and helped form a delegation to press Lincoln on a navy yard location, leading to the League Island Navy Yard.
Quotations praise craftsmanship as Weaver Organ and Piano Co in York Pennsylvania gains attention. The ad proclaims high demand and a strong reputation for instruments crafted at the York factory.
The Markets column from New Oxford lists prices for wheat at 93 and a half cents per bushel, rye around 55 to 70 cents, corn near 75 cents, oats at 45 cents, clover seed about 10 to 18 cents per pound, Timothy seed roughly 100 to 156 cents, and Timothy hay quoted near 6 to 7 dollars per hundredweight, reflecting typical farm prices of the period.
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