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HBW OXFORD ITEM, K1W OXFORD, PA. New Oxford Item. THURSDAY, MABCH 9. 1916. Local Born--to Mr.

and Mrs. William Sterner, of New Cheater, ason. Mrs. Joseph I. Miller, of High Street, is confined to the house by illness.

Jonas H. Wolf, of Hampton, recently killed a hog that weighed 460 pounds. Born--March 6th, to Mr. and Mrs Paul Miller, of near Abbottstown, a daughter. Born--On Sunday morning, to Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Weaver, of Irishtown, a daughter. Billy Sunday, the evangelist, was in Gettysburg on Monday for a tour of the battlefield. OYSTERS--Crisfield Brand, best on the market, 45 cts. per quart, at the Bon-Ton Restuarant, Hanover Street.

F. Keeny, the North Peters street blacksmith, is confined to his home with an attack of inflammatory rheumatism. John Wolf, residing on the Hostetter farm at the Hamilton Roller Mills, killed a porker last week that weeighed 552 Ibs. The members of the I. C.

Sewing Circle held a Fastnacht Social on Tuesday evening in the Parochial Hall on Peters St. Three children of Mr. and Mrs. George Young, of New Chester, ranging in age from 5 to 12 years, are suffering from scarlet fever. Painters are beautifying the interior of the W.

M. R. R. Station. All furniture and fixtures are also being repainted and varn'shed.

Ambrose Myers, of Bonneauville, had the misfortune to have the index finger of his right hand crushed by having it caught in a corn sheller. Violet Hockensmith. of Brushtown, left on Monday for Middletown, where she will reside with James Lingg and family formerljTof New Oxford. The congregation of Emanuel Reformed church, at Abbottstown, has purchased the Sarah Flickinger property, which adjoins the church property, for $1525. In descending the back porch steps at her home in Hanover, Miss Alice Geesey slipped and fell to the pavement, tearing the ligaments of her left knee and foot.

While operating a stitching machine in the New Oxford Shoe Factory, Charles Fink, of Hanover Street, had the thumb on his right hand pierced by the needle. F. K. Hafer will have public sale of a carload of extra fine W. Va.

horses, at his stables in Abbottstown, on Tuesday, March 14th. See adv. on another page. Edward Warner has resigned his position as gate keeper for the Hanover and McSherrystown Turnpike O. He will succeeded George Cromer, of Midway.

Political gossip in the Twentieth district is now busy with the name of Ward C. Haffner, of Hanover, as a prospective candidate for Congress on the Republican ticket. John Butt, of Gettysburg, was elected a director of the Liberty and Independent Insurance Company at their meeting on Saturday to succeed the late Newton A. Tawney. Paul P.

Lerew, of East Berlin, bought at assignee sale the Elsworth King property situated near Five Points for $375. The property consists of 10 acres of land and improvements. Contractors Myers Bushey, of East Berlin, will raise the J. H. Brough barn in Reading township, on the farm tenanted by C.

King, 13 feet and wall foudatiori will be put under it. Reuben Sowers and wife, of Butler township, have made an assignment of their estate for the benefit of their creditors. Simon P. Stover, of Franklin township, is named as assignee. The date of the sale of C.

P. Smith, of farm implements, at his machine shops, on Lincoln Way, West, has been changed from March 9tb, to March 14th. See adv. on another page. About 25 couples from Patrick's Business college, York, last Friday night enjoyed a strawride to the Altland house, Abbottstown, where they had a splendid chicken and waffle supper.

Miss Annie McGinness, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. McGinness.

of Littlestown, has gone to Philadelphia, where she will pursue a course in professional nursing, at the Jefferson hospital. Mrs. Noel, wife of I. A. Noel, the Bon- neanville merchant, who has been ill for some time, is not improving.

Mrs. Frank Sneeringer, of the same place, a tuberculosis patient is gradually growing weaker. J. W. Barnitz and W.

H. Emmert, with G. A. Klingel representing the State acted as appraisers of the estate of the late Cornelius C. Stoftgh, Carlisle street.

The tc- tal amount of oppraisement was $800,27. Three fine sheep were recently stolen from Ihe Bender's) ane farm of John R. Kuhn, near East Berlin. By a notice elsewhere in this paper, Mr. KuLn offers a reward of $10 for the arrest and eovic- tion of the thief or thieves.

At a meeting of the Littlestown school board held Thursday evening, Claude Bixler, who was elected a school director at the fall election, presented his resignation, owing to his moving to Hanover, Apiil 1st. Dr. Grouse waa appointed to fill the unex pirod term of Mr. Bixler. Mr.

Bixler is Information has been received that Dr. C. P. Gettier has been agreed upon as the nominee for the postinastership at town, and it is expected that Dr. Gettier'a name will be sent to the Senate for confirmation without further deasension.

The deal whereby Mr Groft, of Bonneauville, to take charge of the C. H. Slaybaugh coach and blacksmithing establishment, at Cedar Ridge, has been declared off, and Mr. Slaybaugh will continue the business, for the present, at least. Stewart Hartman sustained a broken leg while helping to cut down trees at the farm of Adam Bennett, on the old Sanders place, above Fairfield, on Wednesday afternoon.

He was caught between two large logs and the leg was broken below the. knee. Donald Eck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mar-shall Eck, of Gettysburg, was run over by a reaper.

With several other boys he saw a chance to get a ride when the machinery came along, but lost his hold and the wheels passed over his legs. He was somewhat bruised. Flag raising exercises were held at Felty's school house in Union Township on Thursday. Miss Catherine Feeser is teacher of that school. Pupils and teachers of Center, Pine Grove, Valley and Pleasant Hill schools of the township were in at.

tendance at the exercises. John Wolf, residing on the Hostetter farm, at the Hamilton Roller Mills, was obliged to kill one of his steers on Men day. Last Fill Mr. Hostetter purchased 13 steers and in pome manner this one got hurt among the herd, and as it had since failed to thrive, he had it killed. Jim Myprs, of York Springs, left on Tuesday for Jacksonville, where he will receive preliminary training with the Athletics.

Connie Mack expets the big fellow to be one of his mainstays on the pitching staff this season, and is giving him a salary that looks large to the home folks. William Hensel, recently elected as engineer at the water pumping station assumed his new duties on March 1st. J. Daniels, of the State Health Department, Harrisburg, spent a few days here instructing Hensel regarding the proper mixture of chemicals for the purifying of the water. i Shortly after 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, Sev.

Scheivert, who was engaged in laying brick at the garage of Dr. Keagy, in Hanover, had the misfortune to full from the scaffold, a distance of about 15 feet. He suffered a deep cut on the nose, which bled profusely, and a severe bruise above his right eye. Herbert L. Grimm, formerly engaged in newspaper work in Gettysburg, has entered upon the duties of a responsible position on the Philadelphia Evening Ledger.

He will have charge of the preparation of the first editions of the paper. For a number of years he was the capable state editor of the North American. Martha, the 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.

Harvey Neely, of York Springs, fell down a flight of stairs on Friday noon and received some painful bruises. The child was playing in the kitchen and run against a door leading to the cellar, which opened, and she fell down the steps, landing on the cellar floor. Leo Staub and wife, of Berlin Junction gave a wedding dinner, on Sunday, in honor of their son, John Staub, and his bride and their nephew, Urban Staub and his -bride, who were married at a double wedding ceremony in the Immaculate Conception Church, New Oxford, last Wednesday. A large number of invited guests present. Miss Anna Camp, who has been confined to her bed with an attack of pleurisy, at her home Berlin avenue, for the past two weeks, and who was reported seriously ill on Sunday, is slightly improved.

Miss Camp, who is past 70 years of age, sustained some injuries in a fall on February 24th, which arc also giving her some additional trouble. The sessions of the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist church convenes at Altoona on March 15. The Rev. R. S.

Oyler, pastor of the local congregation is making preparation to attend. J. L. Williams, of Gettysburg, will go to the sessions as lay delegate. The close of this conference ends the second year of Dr.

Oyler's work here. Mrs. William Williams, who lives along the Carlisle 'pike, near Hanover, met with a serious accident about 4:30 o'clock on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Williams had been in Hanover and was on her way home when she was overcome with vertigo and fell.

In falling she struck her head against the iron grate of the cellar window, severely bruising the left side of her face. Her right shoulder was dislocated and also her right hip injured in the fall. The arbitrators selected to ascertain the value of the HanoverSewer Company system met in Philadelphia on Monday, Feb. 28th, to hear exceptions to their preliminary award. The company excepted to the preliminary award and asked for an increase, particularly on the ground that the arbitrators Had 'written off coo large an amount for depreciation.

After hearing both sides the arbitrators concluded to let the award stand and therefore made their final award for as the value of the system, to which is added by agreement between the borough and the company the sum of $4,587.85, the actual cost of certain extensions made since the time of the trial of the case, thua making the total, $89,987.85. This award ia binding upon both parties and the report was filed Reared, Struck Man, Fracturing Skull. 1 Frank Weidner, aged 35 years, of Hunt- iogton township, is in a critical condition a Carlisle hospital, from injuries received when a horse, which he was holding reared and cut him on the head with one of its front hoofs. Weidner's skull was fractured and he was hurried to the Carlisle institution for treatment. Weidner was at the farm of Cletus Winand on Sunday afternoon with a number of other neighbors.

The farm is tenanted by Emory Maub, who intends having sale in the near future preparatory to placing his horses on sale, was clipping their forelocks. Weidner was holding one of them when the accident occurred. A twitch had been placed on the animal's nose, for the men had some trouble in getting him ready to clip. Despite this method of holding it the horse tore loose and frantically cut at the persons nearby, one stroke striking Weidner just above the forehead and he fell unconscious to the ground Dr. Cashman, of York Springs, was summoned and upon examination found that his injuries were of such a nature that he may have to undergo an operation.

Weidner, who is a well known young farmer, lives about a mile from York Springs, and has wife and child. Sudden End to License Case. The expected hearing in the application for the license transfer at ShaefTer House. East Berlin, scheduled for Friday, was called off when Charles S. Duncan, withdrew the application of Harry E.

Nace, of Hanover, against whom a remonstrance, bearing the names of 190 signers, had been filed. Matters in connection with the hotels at East Berlin have seen somewhat complicated. R. E. Spren- cle, who holds the license at the Shaeffcr tlouse, recently purchased from Roy S.

Baker the furniture and fixtures of the Sunday Hotel, now known as the National Mr. Nace, owner of tuc other accordingly made application for the transfer of the Shaeffer House license from, Sprenklc to himself. Then came the remonstrance. To further complicate matters the advertising for the transfer of the license at the National to Mr. Sprenkle was in error and had to be done again, the first insertion appearing on Thursday and the date for the transfer set on Monday, March 13th.

Before such transfer can be Sprenklc will have to relinquish his at the Shaeffer House and a new jurchaser will be found in the meantime. Gas Fumes Sicken Three Girls. Three girls the family of Elikiam W. Wiermun, of near Gardner's station, were overcome by coal gas at their home early Wednesday morning and are now recovering trom the effects of their experience. Two of the girls were sleeping in a downstairs room and the other in the room directly over the parlor.

The heater from which the gaseous fumes escaped is in the parlor and the door leading to the next room, in which two of the daughters were sleeping was left open after they had retired. The stove heated the upstairs room by a pipe and fumes from the stove filled all of the three rooms. Mr. and Mrs. Wierman arose about o'clock in the morning and detected the odor of gas.

They mode an immediate investigation and found all three of their daughters terribly sickened from the fumes. They are under the care of physician. Plate Glass Broken. One of the large plate glass in the front of tho Auker drug store, in the new Warner building, Center Square, was broken, in a peculiar manner on Friday James R. Weaver, proprietor of the.

Hanover street warehouse and coal and lumber yards, in passing by the store was viewing some of the kodaks in the window, when he tripped over a small sign standing on the pavement, which caused his head to slightly strike the glass, about 5x8 feet in size, and it was cracked almost entirely across, in a diagonal near the top. It is very evident that the settling of the building had tightened the glass in the frame to such an extent that the slight impact caused it to break. The glass cost $32. Made 26,000,000. Cigars.

More than 26,000,000 cigars were made in Adams county in 1915, according to Joseph Felix, deputy internal revenue col- 1 le-itor for this district who gives as the exact figures 26 663,818. Stamps were sold to the various manufacturers for which they paid the remarkable total of $81,207.19, making this county one of the most important in the southern section of Pennsylvania. In the territory which Mr. Felix covers are Adams, Fulton, Franklin and Cumberland counties, but the borough of McSherrystown makes more than all the rest of the four counties combined. Miss Hoffman Has Recovered.

Miss Edna Hoffman, who was shot in the head early Sunday morning, February 13tb, "at her home Hanover, by Earl Miller, is rapidly improving at the York Hospital. Word received is to the effect that she would probably be sent home the latter part of this week. At present she suffers no pain and is able to walk around the hospital. solicitor for the Bell Tel, Co. in this dis- the Prothonotary's office, on February trict.

29th. May Organize Band. It is said effortd will be put forth, and we hope may terminate successfully, that a Cornet Band is to be organized among the members of the local Camp of P. O. S.

of A. Name Dates for Annual Tests. The annual central examinations for high school entrance and common school diplomas will be held at various places in the county on March 25. Two weeks later the finals will be held in Gettysburg at the High School. The first series of tests will be held at the following places, Abbottstown, Arcndtsville, Biglerville, East Berlin, Fairfield, Gettysburg, Littlestown, McSherrystown, New Oxford, and York Springs.

At each town a committee of teachers will conduct the examinations, and the pupils from the towns and nearby townships will present themselves for the tests. Thisjexamination will include the following common branches: spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, grammar, history, and physiology. At the final examination, on April 8th, for the seventh and eighth grades, those who pass the first tests will be examined in the common school branches. The aim of this examination is two-fold: to graduate pupils from the Sth grade and thereby permit non-residents to enter high school; to unify high school entrance requirements and to furnish a basis of comparison for principals and teachers. Auditors Make Surcharge.

At the session of court on Monday the county auditors presented their reports the accounts of the county treasurer, county commissioners and directors of the poor. Of particular interest was the surcharging the commissioners and the treasurer of $400 on an SSOO allowed John D. Keith. for his services in the mandamus proceedings growing out of the Straban township road matter. It will be remembered that Straban town- hip failed to pay into the State treasury a sum money for their share of the State- lid road built in the vicinity of Hunterstown.

Because the township had failed to pay its share, the State held up payments to the county on other accounts. The case was won by the county and Mr. Keith, named as special counsel in the proceedings, put in a bill for SSOO for his services. The bill was allowed by the commissioners and paid by the county treasurer. The auditors regarded the fee as xccssive and made the surcharge as noted.

Sale Reports. The sale of Hiram Miller, in Hamilton- aan township, on Wednesday, reached a total of The best horse brought $245, the best cow, Hay sold for $20 a ton. The sale on the farm of George A. Harman, in Hamilton township, on Wednesday, amounted to $225(5. Mules brought $330 to $300; horses, $125 to $135; cows, $50 to $77.50.

J. W. Herman's sale in Mt. Pleasant township on Wednesday totaled $1390. The best horse brought $82.50, the best cow 853.50, shoats $6 apiece, corn 81 cents a bushel, and meat 14 cents a Ib.

The sale of E. Hershey, in Cumberland township, amounted to $950. The best cow brought $85. Corn sold for 81 and potatoes at $1.25 per bushel. The sale of Auctioneer Abram Roth, at Abbottstown, on Saturday, amounted to $3,771.

Best horse brought $139, best pair of mules ten cows sold at average price of $75. Purchased Cash Grocery. J. F. Rickrodc, who, for several years has been conducting a grocery and provision store in the Warner building, on Cen ter Square, has purchased the stock and fixtures of the H.

O. Miller Cash Grocery, located in the Livingston building, cor. Centre Square and Lincoln Way, East and took possession of same on Thursday. Mr. Rickrode will remove the stock and fixtures from the Warner building to the' Livingston room.

Hospital Patients. Norman J. Reynolds, who underwent an operation at a Philadelphia hospital, some time ago returned to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pius Reynolds, in East Berlin.

He is improving slowly. His sister, Miss Fannie, who remained with him since the operation, accompanied him to his home. Taken by Death. William T. Ziegler, one of Gettysburg's most influential citizens, a veteran of the Civil War and prominent Mason, died at his residence in that place on Monday evening about 4:30 o'clock following a lingering illness, the result of a of diseases.

Mr. Zicglcr's last illness dates back to January 1915, and while he recovered sufficiently at intervals, since that time, to leave his home, he never fully regained his health. The death of his son, John S. Ziegler, during the last summer, was a severe shock to him, from which he never recovered. His ape was 75 years.

5 months and 3 days. William T. Ziegler was a son of Samuel and Sarah Ziegler and was born in Gettysburg. He enlisted in Company S7th Regiment, Peiina Vols. and served with distinction during the war.

Throughout his life Mr. Ziegler was active in Democratic politics in the county. He was elected a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1S90 and served two terms. He was identified with numerous fraternal orders. In 1S(7 Mr.

Ziegler was married to Miss Rebecca Harmon, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Harmon, of Strabs-n township, who survives him together with the following children W. Ernest Ziegler, John D. Lipny and Miss Mary Ziegler, all of Gettysburg, L'eut.

Charles T. Ziegler, Bloomington, 111. One sister, Mrs. J. Q.

A. Pfeiffer, of Washington, and George Ziegler, of Gettysburg. Theodore D. Culp died on Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock at the Sanatorium at Sabillasville, aged -ID years, 2 months and 14 days. He was born in (lettysburp, a son of John H.

and Dorothy Culp, both deceased. lie loaves four children, who reside' in Reading, and the following brothers and sisters Mrs. Annie Ziegler Mrs. Jacob MumlorlT and Mrs. James W.

Culp, of Gettysburg; Mrs i i Heien, of Reading; Mrs. Sophia Frankfortcr, of Hampstead, Md. Mr. Culp had been a successful teacher the past 30 years, having taught in this county, his first school being Mt. Hope, in llamiitonban township; also at York Springs, then in Berks and Eric counties, in Tennessee, and the past fifteen years in Florida.

He was taken ill i tuberculosis last June, in Florida, after which he came to home of his Mster, in Hampstead, where he made his home. Thinking the a i nir would benefit him he was taken to the Sanatorium at, Sabilla.xville, last November, where he died. Mrs. Theresa Stevens, who resides with her father, John in Hanover, met with an accident on Tuesday evening. Mrs.

Stevens was approaching the stairs when she made a misstep causing her to fall to the b' ttom of the stairway, breaking her left arm between the elbow and shoulder. While John Hirt, of Midway, a laborer at the Levering Bros, Hanover, was pushinp a wheelbarrow loaded with pig Kon up-an incline to the cupola, a board in the platform broke and he was thrown to the ground below, sustaining deep cuts on the head and bruises of the body which required surgical aid. A range in the kitchen of Reuben Roth's home, in Biglerville, exploded from some unknown cause on Monday morning and one of the flying fragments struck Mrs. Susan Heidlng, who was sitting nearby, cutting a gash in head inches in length requiring the attentiontfon of a physician. Some damage was done the kitchen by a blaze that followed the explosion.

About 11 o'clock on Friday morning, while working at the warehouse, Midway, Paul Little of Sherrystown, met with an accident Mr. Little was operating a press when the ratchet of the press slipped throwing him against the press rendering him unconscious for several hours. Dr. Bittingcr found a slight concussion of the brain. Jacob Galloway, a life-long resident of Ilunterstown, died at his home in a place on afternoon, from i i i i ties, aged 80 years, 11 months ami'.) days.

lie was a chairmaker by trade, and the last member of the immediate family. lie leaves a widow and five children Charles, James and Calvin Galloway, of Hunterstown; Mrs. Galloway, of Idaville, and Mrs. John Jacoby, of Heidlersburg. Lester L.

Livingstone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Livingstone, died at his home near York Springs, on Wednesday at 0:15 p. aged 1 year, 2 months and 20 days. The child was in the best of health i 2:30 o'clock when he was with convulsions and died before a physician arrived.

The i a child of Mr. and Mrs II. R. Gelbach, of Gettysburg, died on Thursday Joseph II. Creagcr, veteran of the Civil War.

died at his home in Fairfield on Friday morning about o'clock, aped 74 years and 13 days. Death was caused by cancer, lie leaves his wife, who, before i marriage, was Miss Susan MUSM Inuui, and the folk wing children Chas. Maek- of Fr.ion Bridge, C. Lumsdcn, Baltimore; Bert ha Brown, of Joseph Crcager, of Wyoming; Mrs. Laura Reynolds, of Baltimore; Luther Creager, of Orrtanna, and Miss Anna Crcager, of Baltimore.

Miss Ali'-e I). Adelsbcrgrr, daughter of Mrs Ella Adelsbcrger, of Kyler's Valley, near Emmittsburg, died Feb. 2i), aged 32 years, 8 months and 14 days. Mrs Susanna Dcrmody, i about years ago a resident of Bonncauviile, died in Philadelphia on Friday from pneumonia, aged GS years. Mrs.

Dermody's husband died 24 years ago. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Noel, and was born at Bonncaville where she spent almost her entire life. Her marriage occurred about 40 years ago.

She leaves the following children: Rose Dcrmody, Stanislaus Dermody, Mrs. Cassatt, Hugh, Austin and Henry Dermody, all of Philadelphia; one sister Mrs. Harriett Me Cleary. of Gettysburg; and a stop-pistw, Mrs. Geo.

E. Stock, of Gettysburg, and a step-brother, Emanuel oel, of Emmitsburg, also survive The funeral was held from St. Josepe's church, at, on Tuesday morning, interment being made in the church cemetery. A 4-wecks-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Stine, of near East Berlin, died on Friday night at 11 o'clock. Interment was made in the cemetery adjoining the Abbottstown Lutheran church on Monday morning. Following an illness of 3 years from a complication of diseases, Mrs. Elizabeth Becker wife of James Becker, died at the homi' of her daughter, Mrs, H. W.

Miller. i in Hanover, at 2:15 o'clock on Monday morning, aged 73 years and 9 months. Howard Becker, and H. W. Miller, both of Bessie E.

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Swift, died at her home in on Monday morning, aged 28 7 months and 22 days, from tuberculosiu. She was a graduate of Schissler'a BusineM School of Norristown.

Besides her parents she leaves two sisters, Amy and Edith, at home. Mrs. Genevieve Ditzler, wife of Raymond G. Ditzler, died suddenly at her home in Hanover, on Saturday night at 11:15 o'clock, from acute indigestion. She was aged 23 years and 7 days.

Mrs. Ditzler was in her usual health on Sunday morning and after attending church in the morning took charge of her household duties. She was taken ill about 6 o'clock in the evening, and three hours later became unconscious and remained in that condition until death followed. The deceased was a daughter of Joseph and Sarah Krichten, of Brushtown. After her marriage to Mr.

Ditzlcr six years ago, they moved to Hanover. Besides her husband, two children survive--Harrold, ged 5 years, and ildred. aped 2 years. She also leaves her parents and the following brothers and sisters Harry, Elsworth, James. Earl and Clair Kriehten, Mrs.

John Neidererr, and Miss Anna May and Helen Kriehten, of Brushtown. Mrs. Sarah Ann Myers, wife of Martin S. Myers, died at her home in Monday evening about 5 o'clock. The death of Mrs.

Myers was hastened by a fall down a. (light of stairs on last Thursday when she suffered a fracture of one of her hips. Her age was years. 5 months and days. She was a daughter of the late Alexander MeCleaf.

of Fairfield. Besides her husband she leaves two dauchters: Mrs. John 1). Moose, of Riglemlle, and Mrs. John W.

Kittinccr, of Two sixers: Mrs. DanielStoner and Mrs- Calvin Sanders, of Fairiicld, also survive. Mrs. Lou Straley, widow of Aaron Stm- ley, died at o'clock on Tuesday morning at her home in Germany township, '2 miles from LittlesKnvn, aged about 58 years Death was caused by a complication of diseases. She was born at Two Taverns, a daughter of Mr.

and Mrs- Chas. Overdeer. Two sons and a Daughter survive. Robert Myers, one of the county auditors, on Monday afternoon, through his attorneys, presented a petition to court to be allowed to file a minority report, supplemental to the majority report filed by the other two auditors. Mr.

Myers in his minority report, it is understood, objects to i manner in which the accounts of ex-Sheriff G. R. Thompson were audited, and to the amounts of some of charges in those accounts, claiming them eo be "excessive, improper and illegal." He also states a he has not, been pursuadc.d that the temporary loans made by the commissioners during the year 1015, and the payment of same and the discounts are correct. Tin; court allowed the i i to be filed, but reserved final disposition of it, pending the filing of a Mr. ers concurred in the general reports signed by the other two auditors, i the exception of the items above noted.

S. L. Johns has leased the two upper stories of the cigar factory building at Midway, to a firm who will manufacture high-grade clolliing, men's suits only. The plant will employ from 150 to 300 hands. George T.

I i a who suffered broken hip by a fall at his home on Lincoln Way, Ei.st, recently, is improving nicely, Mrs. A. ami daughter Miss Ruth, Lincoln Way. M-ited friends at York. Born--March 7th, to Mr.

ami Mrs. Howard Baf-elioar, of near town, a sen. FOR RKNT. --Six room frame house on Poplar street; water in house: good garden. Immediate possession given.

Apply to N. Li.vu'i. CmsTFinui OYSTEHS--The best grade on the market, 45 cts. per quart, at the Bon Ton Restaurant. Hanover Street, C.

II Robinson, Proprietor. Box Sori.u,. Chicken soup and ice cream, given bv the two organized S. S. classes of the Pines church, will be held at the residence of J.

Franklin March, New Chester, on Saturday evening March 11. Any watches, clocks or jewelry to be repaired, will receive prompt and careful attention if left at Klingol's Barber Shop, on Hanover street. C. A. BLOCHER, Gettysburg, Pa.

Have returned from the city with Spring Millinery, and will have a fine line of city trimmed hats at my opening, Saturday, March 25. All welcome. 3t M. L. WAGNEH, Carlisle St.

I am prepared to cleun closets and cesspools. Any one desiring such servico vhould call on JOHN S. MAKING, Route 2, New Oxford. Bell 'Phone 71-3 and 6-5. FOR SALE.

--Everfbearing Raspberry Plants; 10 cents each. Apply to Brook Side Farm, New Oxford. She leaves her husband and two children, Corn THE MARKETS. New Oxford--by J. H.

DutteraJ Choice Wheat Ml 08 No.2 98 Uve Oats 40 70 iNEWSPAFERr SPAPERf.