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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
6
September weather forecasts from Hicks. Local incidents include a ladder fall in Gettysburg, a mule kick in Huntington Township, and several minor injuries. Real estate shifts: Bonneauville sale, farm transfer near Gettysburg for 4500 dollars. Animal losses include a horse, and cucumber harvest mix up. Police take a prisoner to Philadelphia for an 18 month sentence.
Mr. John Mummert reports a fine horse died last week from indigestion near Johns mill site on the Frank Gross farm. This marks his second loss in months. Corp of Thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness during the illness and funeral of George A Mauss. Tue CHILDREN.
Regular preaching service at First Lutheran church Sunday evening Sept 6. Sermon by the pastor. The annual Harvest Home service at the same church Sunday morning Sept 13 at 10 o clock. Borough public and parochial schools opened for the 1908 9 season this week with good attendance. Parents should ensure regular school attendance for better progress.
Miss Alice Witter daughter of Mr and Mrs Willis A Witter of Qualityville celebrated her birthday Saturday with twenty four of her young playmates attending. The note follows a local scene of family life with community details.
Druggists offer knowledge for 25c, advertising Peroxide Cream to remove blackheads and blemishes, clear the complexion, and not grow hair. Ep. T Auxer, A. D 8. Representative.
John Bosserman, about 26, son of farmer Lewis Bosserman, suffered temporary insanity and attacked three men with a hammer in Reading township. Wounds were inflicted, one man possibly fatally hurt. Bosserman was captured and manacled to prevent further violence.
Al F Wheeler's upcoming performance in New Oxford on Thursday September 10 features two shows with a full program on an elaborate scale. The bill includes Dancing Horses Educated Ponies Dogs and Mules Spitfire a untamable lion the Children's Miniature Menagerie the Grand Historiacal pageant the Queen of Nations and a host of high class circus acts and clowns plus about one hundred other features.
Saturday afternoon Judge Swope sentenced George H. Little to one year and six months in the Eastern Penitentiary for lar ceny. Frank Pool received ten days in the county jail. Norris Randolph’s month already served in jail was deemed sufficient. John Waddle’s sentence was deferred to September 21. Thomas Peterman’s sentence was deferred and Karl Katz faced no sentence due to a motion for new trial.
John Moose of near Biglerville was relieved of over 82 dollars during a Grangers Picnic last week. While playing a game he felt faint and awoke under a tree to find his cash missing as the suspect disappeared before HQ was reached. Hugh McIlhenny aided Moose in reporting the incident.
Samuel Smith of near Mt. Rock owned the horse driven by Henry Hartin of McSherrys town. The horse bolted from a street stand on Hanover street at about 830 AM Monday, hit a hitching post, and dragged a broken cart toward McSherrystown. The animal arrived in McSherrystown still attached to only part of the bridle as the cart and harness detached during the wild dash. Previously the same horse ran away at Midway with Mr. Smith and wife, injuring the lady when frightened by an automobile.
A demented Bosserman, after striking Nathaniel and Cornelius Baker and witness John Butt, forced Mrs. Baker to flee across fields. A buggy rescue by Mr. Mummert thwarted the attack as the assailant fled toward Bosserman farm, later captured and to be examined at Gettysburg jail.
Doa team aided by Trostle and Anderson pursued Bosserman as he attacked men at a farm. Trostle and Anderson overpowered him and bound him with chains. Injured Cornelius Baker John Butt Nathaniel Baker and Mrs Baker receive medical care as physicians report improving conditions. Bosserman was moved to the Harrisburg Asylum after capture.
Personal notes list visitors and relatives calling in Martinsburg for the weekend. Emma Staley of Martinsburg and Mrs. Blair of Philadelphia visited Mrs. Susan Blair on Pitt. The editor's son Henry J. Smith left for Columbia Pa. Rev. F. Hesse of Smithsburg preached at the First Lutheran. Many others, including Miss Lottie Nulick, Miss Sue Baker, and the Swartz family, were mentioned with travels and visits nearby.
Mr. Wesley Wolf of near Hampton received a Peerless traction engine from the Geiser Co. at Waynesboro on Monday. Heidlersburg residents are abuzz with talk of a potential rake factory by John Studebaker T. Miller and C. Weigle. Mrs. Kate W. Himes hires J. S. Kepner and his artists to repaint her brick and frame mansion at Center Square and Pitt Street.
George A Mauss died at his mother Mrs John Mauss home near York pike after a illness that began in Hanover Monday. He ran a shoe factory here for decades and leaves ten children and several siblings. Funeral held at his home then New Oxford cemetery with Rev W A Korn officiating. Mary Lochbaum dies at Orrtanna home from chronic bronchitis and heart trouble aged 27 years 11 months. She taught in Franklin and Menallen townships. Mary J Mickley dies Franklin Township near Orrtanna aged 85. She and husband Charles Mickley were Western county's oldest married couple, married sixty six years. They leave two sons and a daughter.
Israel Trimmer died at his Hanover home at 9 30 a m on Thursday aged 80 years and nine days after years of ear cancer. He was a son of the late John Trimmer of East Berlin and lived on a farm near York before moving to Hanover 25 years ago. Survived by his wife Rebecca Trimmer née Emig and a daughter Mrs Emory Becker of Ilanovyer.
Richard W child of Carvin and Iola Leese of Midway dies Thursday August 27 from pneumonia at 10 months old.
Paul Harner eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Curtis Harner of Littlestown died Thursday night from ambulating typhoid fever complicated by acute pneumonia. He had battled the fever for several weeks and after a cold the end came within 24 hours. Survived by his parents and two younger sisters.
Mrs Maria Forry wife of Jacob Forry died at her Hanover home at 6 p.m. Friday Aug 28 from dysentery aged 88 years 1 month and 14 days Survived by her husband and two sons.
Several residents are reported dead including Nellie B. Boyd age 5 from Mt Joy township acute meningitis. infant Edward Nicholas Berkheimer age 8 months in Mt Joy township. Rebecca Stambaugh age 69 from East Berlin after two weeks illness. Alva May Hummer age 6 from Butler township after long illness. Mrs Noah Sell age 50 from East Berlin pleuropneumonia. Jeremiah J. Weigle age 65 from Mt Holly Springs near Aspers moved last April.
Samuel J Humpert died at his home between Mt Tabor and Starners on Sunday aged 64. He was a successful farmer and well known in the upper end of the county. He is survived by his wife and six children.
A two wedding report from near New Chester details Miss Mary Hf Dennis marrying Frederick Theodore Haeseler at Hymenial on August 24 with Rev. Charles Baker. attendance by I A Deutrichs and music by Miss Carrie Dennis. The couple will reside in Middletown after a Southern trip. Haeseler works with clothier I H Doutrich. Additional nuptials include Stella Kennedy and Emory Knaub wed by Rev L S Coulson, and Charles C Smith with Crissy S M Cromer wed by Elder Geo Sop pington near Ladiesburg on August 16.
Miss Lulu Gilbert daughter of Mr and Mrs J Warren Gilbert of Gettysburg married Jerry Freeman popular first baseman of the Washington American League club. The ceremony was at Lutheran Place Memorial church Washington D C conducted by Rev J G Butler. Also Aug 30 Rev Robert D Clare united William W Resser and Miss Mam Tomlinson at St Matthew's Lutheran church York both of Mast Berlin.
New Oxford defeated Gettysburg 14 to 1 on Saturday afternoon despite Essick arm strain. Essick hit two doubles, Jack Miller pitched well after an early rough start, and Oxford’s defense limited Gettysburg to three hits after the first inning. The report notes strong hitting overall and a notable outfield error that could have changed the score.
Dressmaker Miss Martha Murren will be at Mrs Catherine Hartman’s home after August 1 1908 for all dressmaking needs at reasonable prices call Philadelphia Street New Oxford for details and appointments.
A piano advertisement extols the Weaver Piano from Weaver Organ and Piano Co of York Pennsylvania. It praises perfection in construction finish artistic design and a charming solid tone making the instrument an aristocrat among pianos.
The Market section lists choice wheat and No 2 baked rye corn oats clover seed and Timothy seed with figures indicating varied prices. Rye straw Timothy hay appear in the list though the OCR is garbled and some values are unreadable.
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