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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
10
Public notice announcing weekly publication by H J Smith Jr with annual and advance rates, renewal and discontinuance terms, advertisements priced to year, and printing services for labels business cards handbills and posters.
A long column lists numerous incidents from the region including a 14‑month‑old burned by a hot stove lid, deaths from industrial accidents at Oil City and Bethlehem Steel, a young woman’s suicide via carbolic acid amid romantic disappointment, a man killed by a premature explosion of nitro in Kane, and multiple fires. Also noted are highway robbery on the York bridge, a missing body found in a well, a boy’s suicide threat realized, a drowning in Canoe Creek, burglaries at Wolf cottage, and local sales pitches for paint products.
Detectives Burnett of Hagerstown and Meat of Baltimore traced a box car theft at Highfield. They rounded up several implicated boys and recovered much of the plunder including candy cigars and pipes valued at $10 to $15. Some loot was found in outbuildings on mountain properties. The Buena Vista school was visited and additional boys were questioned as prosecutions may follow.
Thomas Stine a Felton miller in York county raised a flock of wild geese from eggs found by his sons. The birds hatched under a hen and became tame in summer, but now wander daily to a marsh and back each evening. He worries the first honk may lure them to migrate and plans to prevent flight by clipping wings.
Benjamin Tracey 19 of Pa tapaco Carroll county was fatally struck by a southbound freight train near Westminster while walking home from drill at the Westminster armory with a friend. He died Tuesday at Union Protestant Infirmary Baltimore after the accident on Monday night.
The article notes that current postal regulations prohibit newspapers from printing prize lists or advertising lotteries and gift enterprises dependency on chance. It quotes Section 499 and warns violators face fine up to $500, or a year in jail, or both.
Public sale to be held at the National Hotel Bonneauville on Friday September 12 1908. One car load of steers heifers and bulls plus 12 fresh cows and close springers offered. Stock described as good and fine. Sale starts at 10 o clock p m rain or shine. H J March and auctioneers G R Thompson.
On Tuesday September 22 1908 at the home of Mrs Josephine Smith on Hanover road edge of New Oxford fifty head of steers heifers and bulls weighing 400 to 800 pounds plus some fat cattle will be sold. Stock is described as good and fine. Sale begins at 1 pm rain or shine. D W Anthony agent Adam Kimmel auctioneer.
Auction set for Friday September 22 1908 on Philip Beamer farm Straban near Hunterstown features 20000 feet solid oak boards 3000 feet of boards and 90 cords of oak and hickory slab wood 85 acres of uncut tops standing timber 200 posts 40 cords cord wood and 40 cords slab wood with 8 month credit notes required cash under 5. Sale begins at 1 pm with no lumber removed until after the sale. Auditors Musseman Caldwell Miller.
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