Visitors And News Of Adams County Friends
Henry Fraber of Waynesboro visited Abbottstown for the first time in 36 years, guest of his niece Mrs M G Nagle. Dozens of locals and visitors from Gettysburg Hanover East Berlin and York spent time with relatives in New Oxford and Abbottstown over the week, including trips to Gettysburg battlefield and the Carlisle Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Fraber
Waynesboro
Abbottatown
M. G. Nagle
Edward McCleary
Gettysburg
GC. M. Hamm and Son
New Oxford
C. B. Deatrick
Hazel
Biglerville
Amanda Mauss
Near Town
Lancaster
Millersville
Mountville
Amelia Wehler
Gilbert Myers
East Berlin
L. E. Lawrence
Irishtown
S. A. Eline
Allentown
N. Lingg
Bishop McDevitt
Nettie Swartz
Refina
York
H. W. Swartz
Lincoln Way
Rhoda Myers
Elwood
S. W. Flickinger
Raymond
Hanover
Lydia Deardorff
Elizabeth Hersh
West
Signa Chi Fraternity
A. E. Rupp
Carlisle Street
Fairie Straley
Alice Miller
Samuel Henail
Peter Miller
Joseph Rudisill
Miles Stump
Lingg Mill
Town
Anna Miller
F. 8. Fish
Studebaker Co
South Bend
Ind
John M. Studebaker
Studebaker Company
Hunterstown
Weigle
Guldens Station
Washington State
Philippines
Panama Canal Zone
E. M. Neely
Charles Wagner
Carlisle Fair
F. B. Sellers
Hanover Street
York Springs
Regina Lawrence
Philadelphia
L. G. Lawrace
Robert Ziegler
East High Street
T. C. Miller
J.J. Wolf
Abbottstown
Baltimore
Pp. K. Cleaver
J. F. Rickrode
David Hartman
Cashtown
R. J. Morgan
Narberth
H. E. Lough
A. E. Buckminster
C. A. Brashshears
Harrisburg
Harvey Weidaca
Vis
Winter Schedule Changes and Local News From New Oxford
The Western Maryland Railway winter schedule took effect with multiple train timing changes. One day excursion tickets to Pen Mar were discontinued. Governor Brumbaugh and state officials toured Pennsylvania, passing through New Oxford on Tuesday. A Gettysburg committee greeted tourists at Abbottstown. Dr. T J Barkley of Gettysburg is recovering at Sulphur Springs and hopes to return home soon. C M Kellenberger of Hanover repainting Conewago Chapel and related buildings at Edgegrove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Maryland Railway
New Oxford
Hanover
Baltimore
Gettysburg
Hagerstown
York
Pittsburgh
West
Pen-Mar
Pennsylvania
Brumbaugh
Abbottstown
Wdro
T. J. Barkley
Sulphur Springs
C. M. Kellenberger
Conewago Chapel
Edgegrove
Marriages Reported Across Several Pennsylvania Towns
Multiple couples from Gettysburg Carlisle York Springs Hanover Abbottstown and Philadelphia were married in Harrisburg Trenton New York and Philadelphia churches and homes. The list notes spouses such as Emery Clapsaddle and Miss Mary Sowers and Amy Sheads and Howard Ridinger among others with dates and officiants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy G. Sheads
D. Emory Sheads
Howard Ridinger
George Ridinger
Sol
Gettysburg
Harriaburg
W. W. Hartman
Wagon Struck By Auto Near Guideng on Lincoln Highway
Arthur Roth son of Prothonotar G J H Roth struck the rear of a wagon near Guideng on the Lincoln Highway on his way to Gettysburg. No one was injured and the wagon was driven by two boys. Earlier at the Hanover Shoe factory Wilfred Rupprecht crushed the first and second fingers of his left hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guideng
Lincoln Highway
Gettysburg
Arthur Roth
G. JH. Roth
Roth
Hanover
Wilfred Rupprecht
New Oxford Post Office Restores Rural Patrons
Theo E. Warner post master and Hon. A. R. Brodbeck of Hanover met with Jos J. Blakeslee to restore discontinued rural service. An Inspector will visit in early October to reestablish routes to pre April 1 1916 conditions and serve all former patrons with a countywide rearrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oxford
Theo. E. Warner
A. R. Brodbeck
Hanover
Washington
Jos. J. Blakeslee
Warner
Brodbeck
Buggies Collide Near Town on New Chester Road
Hayes Harmon and C A Dukehart of near Heidlersburg collided with a horse and buggy driven by John Laughman on New Chester road near the home of Doctor Snyder. One buggy upset and the driver thrown clear. Laughman's buggy also damaged as the horse ran away before being caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Chester Road
Hayes Harmon
C. A. Dukehart
Heidlersburg
John Laughman
Dutkebart
Laughman
Proctor Snyder
Beautify Square Plan Formed in Hampton Meeting
A Hampton public meeting formed an organization to acquire and beautify the central square. Residents subscribed 135 dollars. A circular plot will be laid and ringed by a chain with a marker for the center. Next Monday evening Road Board and Pike Company reps will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Centre Square
Road Board
Pike Company
Union Prayer Meetings and Local Happenings in Hanover
A Wednesday union prayer meeting is planned at the Reform ed church at 7 30. Mrs. Jacob Barnhart of Hanover is reported unconscious after drinking nearly a quart of whiskey and sustaining a head injury. his condition improved after being brought home by companions Guy Houck and Tenry Martin. Local notices include engagements, arrests, horse races, fishing, and various injuries and incidents around Hanover and York counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie A. Koons
John Koons
Harry J. Miller
H. W. Miller
Sll
Hanover
A. M. Heilman
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Miller Brothers
Reformed Church
Jacob Barnhart
Guy Houck
Tenry Martin
Barnhart
C. Maab
Mt. Pleasant
Town
Philadelphia
Margaret Weaver
Helen Knab
Knab
Small
Jnab
Horses Die From Poisoning Near Swift Run
A mule and a horse owned by John C. Bream near Swift Run schoolhouse were killed Saturday after suffering spinal meningitis from poisoned forage in corn fodder. A horse belonging to Harry Bream, his cousin, died Tuesday from the same cause. Drs. Hudson and Feiser could not help the animals, which could not partake of any feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Bream
Swift Run
Harry Bream
Domestic Accused of Larceny in Hanover
Miss Esther Harbold formerly of New Oxford was arrested on a warrant by Squire Sell on the theft of game money from the Treiber household. Night Officer Bowman detained her Monday evening and Officer Crabbs continued the case. She is in the county jail awaiting a hearing after bail was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Zercher
York
Ruth A. Wolf
William J. Wolf
New Oxford
Philadelphia
Harker
Zercher
York High School
University of Pennsylvania
Nathryn Brubaker Pike
Halifax
J. Dale Diehl
C. J. Diehl
Diehl
York Public
Jesse Crabbs
Hanover
Harry
Musselman
Carlisle Fair
Thomas Wilson
Bittingers Station
Squire Witmer
York County
Griest'a Park
York Springs
Colored Mine Strely
John Anthony
East Berlin
Federal Hatchery
Meredosia
Ill
Conewago Creek
William Eyler
Adams County
Howard Miller
Gettysburg
Pardons Board
Harrissburg
Harry Starry
Upper Latimore
Jacob Miller
Burton
Sell’s Station
Esther Harbold
Moday
Bowman
Crabbs
Squire Sell
Howard Treiber
Treiber
Auto collision injures none on Sunday near Brush Run
William Hoffnagle of near Brush Run schoolhouse was riding home from church when an auto bound for Gettysburg struck his buggy as he turned from the State road onto Bonneauville road. The impact knocked spokes from a rear wheel and bent a fender. no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hoffnagle
Brush Run
Bonneauville
Church
Gettysburg
Auto Runs Down Bank on Carlisle Pike
A Ford car driven by Charles Dicks of Round Hill ran off the Carlisle pike above Hampton about six on Monday evening after the steering gear failed. The vehicle struck an embankment and rolled, throwing Dicks from the car. He escaped with no injuries. The radius rod on the car was bent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle Pike
Hampton
Charles Dicks
Round Hill
Local Health and Court News from York and Area
Mrs. Mark Wolford near town is recovering at home after surgery at West Side Sanatorium York. Ignatius Weaver returns home much improved after treatment at Mt Hope Retreat. Mrs. Henry Keagy homemaker from McSherrystown also returns home after surgery. David Grove of Lewistown, ex-Hanover grocer, donates 40000 toward 400000 Methodist ministers annuity fund. Livingston shoe factory stitch break halts welting for days. Mrs. J T Hummer in Mummasboro injures foot stepping on a nail. Guyon A Smith of Hanover to enter Lafayette College Easton as freshman. York court reports 215 desertion cases in process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Cashman
Lincoln Way
West
Walter Miller
Highfield
Pauline Bevenour
Bonneauville
Frank Straley
York
Milton Wagner
Hanover
Daniel Straley
Crown Point
Ind
R. M. Straley
L. V. Straley
Town
Catharine Straley
Lincoln
Dennis Robinson
Hanover St
Joseph Breighner
Gettysburg
Grace Hartman
Hamilton
Thomasville
Mary Miller
Leo Smith
H. J. Bunty
McSherrystown
Charles Myers
John Herman
James Timmins
Cedar Ridge
J. 8. Sneeringer
F. A. Yeager
Johnstown
C.K. Yeager
Matthew Henning
Wilkinsburg
Emma Hoar
Lancaster
Joseph H. Himes
Canton
Ohio
Mr. Himes
George T. Himes
East
Philadelphia
Himes
New York
Charles
Edgar Diller
Ralph Baker
Gettysburg College
Charles Baker
Gettysburg Seminary
Catharine Bender
Sallie Bender
West High Street
Irving College
Mechanicsburg
Sue
Clara Belle Feiser
R. N
H. I. Smith
Harrisburg
Ida E. Feiser
Steelton
H. T. Weaver
G. W. Weaver & Son
Mark Wolford
Near Town
West Side Sanatorium
Ignatius Weaver
Mt. Hope
North Peters Street
Weaver
Henry Keagy
David Grove
Lewistown
Livingston
J. T. Hummer
Guyon A. Smith
Hanover Street
Easton
Lafayette College
York Court
Retired Publisher Milford Ritter Dies in Reading
Milford N. Ritter, a retired publisher and former head of the Reading Telegram, died in Reading Pennsylvania. He belonged to a family long associated with ownership of the Reading Actor, a German weekly newspaper, and led as former publisher of the Reading Telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Milford N. Ritter
Reading Actor
Reading Telagram
Doiran in Flames as Russian Allied Offensive Advances
Paris reports indicate Doiran on fire from bombardment as Allied forces push along the Salonika front. British raided the Struma river line reaching Kristograd while French troops took outlying Petorak houses near Florina. Russians attacked Hill 916, French artillery halted counter strikes, Bulgarians defend Kaimakale height. Bulga rian positions endure heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salonika
Paris
Doiran
Paris War Office
Struma
Kristograd
Florina
Petorak
British Gain Milestone on Six Mile Front in Somme
British forces cut off Combles and advanced beyond the Somme line capturing Morval and Leshucs along with trench networks. Front depth exceeded a mile with German lines severed south of the Ancre. French troops also report gains from Combles to the Somme and capture of Rencourt with positions at Rigicourt and Canal du Nord vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morval
Leshocfs
Combies
Martinpnich
Ancre
Combles
Somme
Paris
Rencourt
Rigicourt
Touchavesnes
Canal du Nord
Bull Kills Boy at Glen Mills Reform School
Russell Nichols fifteen of Goodville Pennsylvania was killed by a bull at the Glen Mills Reform School near Media Pennsylvania. He teased the animal tied in a stall and was crushed against the stall wall with the bull driving its lead into his chest causing fatal internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Nichols
Goodville
Glen Mills Reform School
Media
Nichols
Bullet Wounds Girl In Lebanon Drive By Assailant
Miss Naomi Koehler 21, daughter of Allen Koehler of South Lebanon township, was shot as a man sprang from a tree on South Ninth street while she rode home with a male friend. The bullet hit near her breastbone and lodged in her shoulder. the would be target escaped. Koehler is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean B. McBeth
James A McBeth
Aspers
Charles Huber
Macungie
Grace Church
New York
Canal Zone
Panama
Porto Rico
University of Pennsylvania
Naomi Koehler
Allen Koehler
South Lebanon Township
Lebanon
South Ninth Street
Miss Koehler
I W HALL BURNED IN BURYEA BOROUGH NEAR WILKES-BARRE
Fire at Ostrowski s hall in Buryea borough near Wilkes-Barre destroys the structure with a 15000 loss. Police seek I W W links to the arson as Sheriff Buss disperses meetings. Chief Newcomb of Pittston arrests Gustantia Frushina connected to earlier dynamiting case. Frushina held for court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buryea
Ostrowski
Wilkes-Barre
Buss
Thomas Newcomb
Pittston
Gustantia Frashina
Michael Loughney
Pittston Township
Frushina
Loughney
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Mary C Sowers
Henry G. Sowers
Emery Clapsaddile
Methodist Parsonage
W. W. Hartmay
Clapsaddie
Mt. Gretna
Hannah Davis
Ross Richwine
Gardners
United Brethren Parsonage
Carlisle
Wagoner
Grace Coulson
F. 8. Coulson
Latimnore Township
Vance Stitzel
Huntington Township
Paul Gladfelter
E. Bruce Jacobs
E. E. Jacobs
Luella Schaeffer
Dayton
John A. Collins
Elsie Berthold
Trenton
N. J
Allen, Pa
Daisy I. Wentz
William Wentz
Raymond B. Nell
Mary Frock
William , Frock
Silver Run
Samuel P. Hawk
Independent” Printing Office
Littlestown
Samuel Hawk
Germany Township
5. C. Hoover
Eugene Pohlman
F. F. Pohlman
Anna Overbaugh
Lewia Overbaugh
Centennial
McDonald
Grace Hemler
Raymond Smith
Lawrence Steinbach
Edith Ludwig
Chambersburg
Wm. A. Kump
Charles Kaiser
Mt. Rock
A.(. Rice
Percy Haar
J. B. Kepner
Stanley Lawrence
W. W. Hall
Pershing
Baker
Wilson
John J. Pershing
Mexico
Albert L. Mills
Frank Gillette
Gillette
Ariel
Scranton