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ADAMS COUNTY NEWS PUBLISHED SATURDAYS N.W. Corner Centre Times and News Publishing Company VV. Lavere Hattr Sec'y Treas. Philip R. Bikle.

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Letters of Interesting News From Adams County lowns Personals and Items of News Interest from Various Towns in the County. What the People in the Different Sections are Doing. Entertaining Visitors. Services in the County Churches BONNEAUVILLE ARENDTSYILIE I ASPERS I ORRTANNA Bonneauville, Aug. 18-Jobn McIlhenny, of Philadelphia, is spending his vacation at St.

Joseph's rectory. Mrs. Annie Golden is spending the week in York. She will return home Friday. George Staub, of Baltimore, is visit-1 ing his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. J. Staub. Clayton Musser, of Gettysburg, is spending some time with friends in this place Dr. Lindaman and Fabian Staub made a business i to York Tuesday.

Arendtsville, Aug. 18-The Arendtsville Fire Company will bold their festival in this place next Saturday evening the 19th inst. Everybody welcome. "11 VofV ikie UUStJ uall louili i i Springs here on Saturday Aug. 19.

at 2 p. at inter Field. Aspera, Aug. 18-- and Mrs. Ezra Bankertand son, William, Mr.

and Mrs. George Wampler, all of Heid lersburg, and Messrs. Maurice King and W. Beckley, of Harrisburg. were gvjrwiflv visitors at the home of Frank Fmit in Cranberry Valley.

i Mr. and Mrs. ODa J. Zeigler and i Orrtanna, Aug. 18--Misses Daisy Mickley, of Mt.

Hope, and Ethel Mickley, of Granite, ware weak- of Margaret and Emma Myers. and Simon Myers spent several days at the Grangers aud Taueytown. Miss Ella Benner and Mrs. John Miller attended the funeral of i liam Leister Saturday. Rev.

D.T.Koser will hold his Harvest sons, spent Saturday and Sunday with home services in the Lutheran church in friends around Mt. Tabor. Z.eg- thi. place on Sunday morning the ler and wife, who are now residents of inst. a 1 Steelton, spent their earl ears Mrs.

Harvey Hoffman, of Benders- I section, ville is i i i in the sister, Mrs. Rice. Mr and Mrs. Jacob Klepper visiting relatives in Huntingdon. end visitors at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. L. F. Mickley. Charity ami Pboebf Knmiip of near Knoxlyn, are the guests Miss May Kready.

Mrs AuRbinbaugh and daughter. May belle, of Gettysburg, visited I former's sister, Mrs. Clarence in i ley, over Sunday. borne of her 1 Mr. and Mr.

and Mrs. Cornelius Bender are off for a week's trip to the Hanover Miss Ethel Fidler, of Biglaiville, spent several days recently with Selia 1 Arendt. Dr. C. A.

Sheely, wife and son, of NEW CHESTER New Chester, Aug. 18-John Mcln- tire lost his valuable old horse, honest John, from old age. Jack Withers, shot a ground hog that 12 pounds. John Withers, of York, sptmt last -week with bis grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Daniel Withers. Misses Susanna Ehrehart and Mar garet Lerew spent Sunday with friends at York Springs. Mrs. David Jones and daughters, Catharine and Elizabeth, are visiting her mother. Mrs.

Kathryu Wagner. The Lutheran and Reformed Sun day Schools will hold their picnic in Holt's Grove, Saturday. Aug 26, they will also have a festival in the even ing. Miss Ollie Gochenour, of York, is visiting her uncle. C.

E. Winaud and wife. Mrs. F. X.

Miller, oi New Oxford, and Mrs. Elmer Freed, of York, spent Sunday with their parent's, Mr. and Mrs. G. Witer.

Mrs. William Gulden and children, of York, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Pottorff. Mrs.

James Humraelbaugh and son, Clarence, of Mt. Holly Springs, and the Misses Helen and Georgia Auman, of Gettysburg, have returned to their homes after visiting Edward McElwee and yast two weeks. Misses Znla aud Esther Pottorff spent Saturday with their uncle, George Raffensperger, und family, of near Hunterstown. Mew Chester, Aug. 18--Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Herman, of near Table J. F. Miller and wife, Melhorn Mrs. Fabian Annie Gebhart, Miss Mary Miller, Simon Myers, Guy Miller, Clarence Sneeringer, and Leon Smith spent Tuesday at Pen Mar and Wayuesboro.

Cleveland Hartlaub and Clayton Musser spent Sunday evening with 3d ward McGuigan antf family, St. Joseph's church will hold their annual on Saturday, Aug 19. All are cordially invited. John Miller aud wife spent Sunday evening with Peter Sentz. Mrs.

Annie Gebhart and Beulah Waganer were visitors in New Oxford Saturday. Peter Gebhart spent Sunday with his father. Christian Gebhart. Eugene Harrisburg, and Otho Miller, of New Staub, Miss City, are spending sometime in the nomes of Ephraim Sheely ana A J. Miller.

Danuer Adams, of Dubuque, Iowa spent last Thursday among old friends in this place. Mr. and Mrs. Allen J.Grammer, of Newark, N. are visiting among their many relatives and friends in this place.

Thomas, of New York City, was the recent guest of his aunt, Mrs. Lizzie J. Raffensperger. Mrs. Lillie Lockard.

of Altoona, spent several days in the home of Hiram C. Lady, her brother. Mr. and Mrs Harry Mrs. Patton and George Wugner, of Harris ORRTANNA Orrtanna, Aug.

Hamilton and son. Blanche Sowers, all Mrs Harry Cluck 18--Mrs. Robert Russell, and Miss of Reading, and and son, of Mt. Alto, are guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.

William Sowers, for a week, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Favorite, of Hagerstown, are spending their vacation with Mrs. Favorite's mother, Mrs. Rebecca Slonaker.

Eddie Ansengruver has returned to Gettysburg after a brief stay with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Goodermuth, Mr. and Mrs. M.

F. Stoner enter tained at dinner at their home, Brookside Farm, today. Master Guy Beard is spending the week with bis grandparents. Mr and Mrs. M.

F. Cover. Quite a numbftr from here attended the Odd Fellows' reunion at Pen Ma Rock, and Mr. and Mrs. John Barman and daughter, of near New Oxford, spent Sunday with Milton Wagner and family- Philip Brough, of Hagerstown, is visiting his sister, Mrs.

C. Winand. Mr. and Mrs Albert Portz, of near Hanover, spent Friday with L. J.

Bowers. Mrs Clayton Wagner has a tomato stalk which holds 28 tomatoes. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Motil, of near York Springs.

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Troatle and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence ShnTtz, of near this place, spent Sunday with tbeir parents, Mr.

and Mrs. W. F. Sbnll. Mrs.

Ira Klepper spent Saturday Mr and Mrs, Frank Deatrick, of near New Oxford. J. Frank March, wife and daughter, Mary, spent Sunday with George Meckley and family, of near Heidlersburg. George Trimmer, wife and daughter, Alta. spent Sunday with Jacob Myers and family, of near Five Points.

Mrs. William Mundorff.of Hanover, spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. G. F. Witter.

Mr. and Mrs. William Shank spent Sunday with Harry Miller and family cf East Berlin. Joseph Hippensteel, of this place, cut an ngly gash in his foot with the ax while cutting wood at the saw mill last Thurdsay. A festival will be held at the Pines Church Saturday evening, August 19, for the benefit of the church.

Mrs. Lottie Swone and daughter, Helen, of Davidsbnrg, spent Sunday with her and Mrs. G. F. Witter.

George Raffengnerger and family, of near Hunterstown, spent Sunday with Samuel and family. John Hoffman and family, of near New Oxford, spent Sunday with Mrs. Hoffman's motlur, Mrs. Charlotte Aug. 10, also the moonlgiht excursion Mr.

aid Mrs Thomas Mank, Harrisburg. are spending a week with Mrs. Sarah Petrey. Mr and Mrs. Mervin Epplcman of Harrifehurg, are spending some time i Mr.

Eppleman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Eppleman at this place. John F.

Bishop, who has the contract to haul two car loads of lime from the milk station siding to the I farms of Amos Griest at Flora Dale, has the cars abnut emptied. I Nelson, Baugber who had been sick is rapidly legaining his usual health. H. Pitzer who raising an abun- dance of all manner of for the Gettysburg market from early- spring till the season is over, is just as generous as he is successful. The gentleman is just now harvesting i i tomato crop, and never forgets i neighbors when disposing of i vegetables R.

D. Carrier No. 1 ex- i John McCulljugb, i of Shippenslmrp. have returned home i after isiting their many relatives at this place. i i a liaumgardner, i and family, of Bendersville, are visiting friends in town.

J. I Hereter and wife, Mrs. Isaac Hereter. Miss and Master Kenuit Hereter, all Sunday at the bouie of Mr. and Mrs.

B. I. Walk er. Miss Marie Eliker, of York, Miss Anna Mjers, of Yorkanna, guests for the week at the home of M.F. Stoner.

I Ralph Hager, of Hanover, spent i Sunday at the home of his brother, Clinton Hager. Master Paul Dresner, of York, is spending his vacation with John BUCHANAN VALLEY Buchanan Valley. 18-Mii Ruth and Rosalie Cole spent Wednesday in Gettysburg with their grandfather. Hon. Win.

A. Martin. Augustine Smith, accompanied by his son, has charge of James Kimple's engine and thresher for the season and is now threshing in the Valley. TM Rosalie, Catharine, Elizabeth, William and Richard Cole, Loretto, Charles and Earl Cole, Eugene and Hugh McDermitt from the Valley attended a party given by tate at the mill, in the "Narrows," on Saturday. Misses Cecelia Arendt asd Ethel Fidler, of Arendtsville, visited Miss Ruth Cole on Thursday.

Francis Kimple and brother, AIbert, accompanied by their sisters, Misses Sal He and Loretto, attended the picnic at fc'airh'eiu given by ILe CutLoiiu congregation of that place on Saturday. Charles Snyder, of near Cumberland a nephew of Andrew Mc. 1 Kenrick, is visiting in the Valley among He left the Valley with his parents when he was nine years of age and has not been here since until this visit Mr. and 'Mrs. i Keiser, Misses i Josephine and Sarah McDermitt and Virginia Steinberger attended St.

Mary's annual picnic near Fairfield on Saturday August 12. i Mass in St. Ignatius' Church and the Feast of the Assumption, wus held i August 15 at nine o'clock. Joseph Strasbaugh left for Altoona i on Monday morning. lie was on re- and i lief because of having been injured by a i hot metal running into his shoe aud burning bis fcot very badly.

Miss Crone, of Altoona, is at the home of Harry Thomas visiting in this place. Floyd The mas a visitor at his home over Sunday. He is employed in Big Crodle. at the bakery. Mr.

and Mrs. Luther Lochbaura and family spent Sunday with the former's parents, i a Mrs. John Lochbanm. FAIRFIELD )urg, were recent visitors in the home en many thanks for a large basket if Mrs. Ellen L.

Wagner and Aaron M. Heiges. and Mrs. John Deitrick. of New Oxford, spent Saturday and Sunday in home of Briicye Knouss.

Rev. Elmer Stockslager. wife and two children, of R. D. No.

2 Gettysburg, and Miss Myrtle and Carrie Richter were the recent guests of Rev. D. T. Koser and Mrs. Henry Little in his place.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee G. inter and daughter, of Jersey City, N. are spending sometime in the home of Amos Minter.

The Arendtsville Loyal Temperance Legion will render a special program in the Lutheran church of that place Aug. 20, at 7 30 p. m. All are invited to attend. HEIDLERSBURG BARLOW of nice tomatoes presented by Mr, Pitzer on his home trip.

Bai'ow, Aug. 18--MIPS Mary I. J. Meals of Roanoke, is Shanabrook, of Yoik, is spending part visiting relatives around Center Mills i her summer vacation at the home of i i a Cramer. A large number of people from this vicinity attended the Maryland State Grange fair held at Taneytown.

MUMMASBURG Mummasburg, Aug. IS--Miss Emma Firestone, of Brantsville, Cumberland county, has been the guest Miss Fannie Mussel man the past week. Rev. Henry Lemon, of Millersville. Lancaster county, preached three very interesting sermons on Saturday and Fairfield, Aug 18--The Union Sunday School celebration was a great success.

Jacob Musaelman lost his driving horse by death, from colic. The acetylene light paint is being moved from D. R. Marshal 1 store room to i i on lot of Dr. C.

N. Trout. yi8s Guigan and Miss German, of ifork, spent this week at P. H. Ri ley's.

Miss Edna Plank, of Gettysburg. Lloyd C. Keetauver pitched several Sunday i relatives in this on the previous night. Miss May Kready returned home today after several weeks' stay with friends in Steelton. Mrs.

Mattie Hamilton attended the Sunday School picnic at Marsh Creek Presbyterian church Thursday. James Donaldson made a business trip to Gettysburg today. Miss M. McGlaughlin, of York, spent last week at the home of her brother, Cartin McGlaugblin, near town. Glenn Musselman installed a telephone for William Mickley on last ednesday.

LIBERTY HALL Liberty Hall, Aug. Ib-Mr. and Mrs. J. P.

Eiker and son, Samuel, attended the I.O. O. F. reunion at Pen Mar last Thursday. Mrs.

J. C. Wormley has returned home after spending sometime with Lancaster county relatives. Charles W. Carbaugh has purchased a fine horse to take the place of the one which died a few weeks ago.

Miss Roseantia Sites and brother, Stuart, are visiting their uncle, M. R. Hull and family. Miss Grace Sitei, of near Gettysburg, is visiting David Dubel and family. Mrs.

W. W. White and cbiliren, Herbert, John and Sara Ann, and Mrs W. T. S.

Sites and son, Lawrence, Misses Alice and Roseanna Sites and Stewart Sites, visited James R. White and wife on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R.

White and son, George, visited James Hoffman and family on Sunday. Mr. and Warren Kugler and daughter, Eliazbeth and Mrs. George Kugler. of Emmitsburg, spent Sunday i Kugler and family, Messrs.

Francis and Eston White left on Monday for Williamsport, Maryland, 'where they are employed. Heidlersbnrg, Aug. 18--W. S. Houck made a business trip to Gettysburg on Tuesday.

Miss Lulu Haverstock and Miss Eliza Miller, of New Oxford, spent Thursday of last week wita friends in town Frank Bream, of Hanover, visited his parents, Jacob Bream and wile on Saturday. Mrs. Laura Weaver and son. Mahlon, of near Gettysburg, spent Tuesday with W. S.

Houck and family. Fred Webeler, of Franklintowa, is visiting his annt, Latura Crist. Ethel Haverstock has returned home after spending several weeka friends in New Oxford. Mrs. Mummert, of Hanover, Mrs.

John Harmon and son, of New Chea-1 ter. and Mummert. of New Oxford, visited John Mummert and family during the week. Mrs Rachael Funt who had been sick is much improved. Mrs.

VV. Houck and Mrs. F. Houck spent Wednesday with friends at Gardner's Station. Miss Marie Slaybaugb, of near town, Tuesday with Ethel and Esther Haverstock.

innings for the White Run base ball team on Monday afternoon. Splendid work is reported. Charles Swartz and family spent Miss Viola Wisler, of Gettysburg, is the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Wisler. Mrs.

Julia Kint an5 daughter, Martiusburg, West Virginia, are visiting friends in this place. Samuel Deardorff and Miss Barbara Shultz spent a few days last week in Greencastle. George Trimmer, wife and daughter are spending some time at New Oxford. Miss Elesie Beigle and niece, Lona, visited their old home at this place on Saturday. George Biegle ard daughter, Murial, of Bendersville, are spending the day with friends at this place.

Miss Katie Hartman presented your correspondent with three tomatoes weighing 4 pounds and tjounces. all growing on one stem C. J. Wilson has sold his farm to Sunday visiting Daniel Shanabrook and family of near White Hall. The Mount Joy Sunday School decided to hold thmr annual festival on Saturday the 25th of August, afternoon and evening.

Everybody welcome. Russell Reaver, of near Two Taverns, was visiting our section of the country Sunday evening. Mrs. John W. Biack.

who is on the sick list, is improving. Edward G. Forney and John Ecken- rode.our energetic threshers, are busily engaged in threshing The president of the Y. P. S.

E. kindly asks the "Look Out" committee to get busy. The members are, Llojd C. Keefauver, H. Allen Walker, Miss Bruce Maring.

Charles Benner. Miss Gertrude Keefauver, Mervin Benner, Miss Sarah Schwartz and Clarence C. Smith. The leader for next Rev. Amos Myer and has bought the Lady property in this place.

Ellis Kint is on the sick list. Miss Margaret Kint is visiting friend at Greenmonnt. Union Sundav School I p. m. Mennonite Sunday School 1.30 p.

m. Sunday evening the 20tb is Miss Ger- place. Miss Helen Sanders is visiting in Waynssboro as the guest of her sister, Mrs. Barry Potts. Harry Sanders and family, of near Gettysburg, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr.

Sanders parents, Henry Sanders and wife. Miss Harriet Riley, of Washington, D. is visiting her aunt, Mrs E. C. Reed, route 2.

Mrs. Andrew Lowe and daughter, Ruth, spent Thursday and Friday with Gettysburg friends. Miss Anna Keener, of Harrisburg, is visiting at the home of C. P. Bream.

MOUNT PLEASANT Mount Pleasant, Aug 18--Mrs. Margaret Bigbam and Mrs. Samuel Shindledecker spent Wednesday at Gettysburg. Ira Smith, of this place, who is ill with typhoid fever, has been taken to the Chambersburg hospital. James Strausbaugh.

of this place. trude Keefauver. Sunday School ABBOTTSTOWii Sunday morning and preaching at the usual hour, Christian Endeavor in the evening at 7.30 o'clock. cut his bead with an ax while cutting wood for Dr. Trout.

Mr. Rudisill, of Gettysburg, has moved bis saw mill to the old Springs road. John Currens, of Mount Pleasant, spent Monday evening at the home of James Strausbaugh. Messrs. Isaac Metz.

John Metz and a i Isaac Pfoutz. spent Sunday afternoon WHITE CHURCH White Church, Aug. IB--Quite number of people from this place at- at the home of James Strausbaugh and EAST BERLIN East Berlin, Aug. 18--Miss Edith Day is on the sick list at this writing. Mrs.

Robert Shetter is in a critical condition with typhoid fever. Dr. Spotz is in attendance. Misses Nortna Darone and Bertha Eisenbart returned home after visiting friends in Pittsbnrg. Our tobacco growers are getting ready to their tobacco crop.

One leaf measured 40 inches long and 18 inches wide. Ihe Firemen's festival was largely attended on Saturday night. The parade with their new uniforms and headed by the Spring Grove cornet band made a fine appearance on the streets. The Dallastown camp, ten in ber, pitched their tents on Locust land last week. Abbottstown, Aug.

18 open September 4. Mr. Hull erected spacious sheds over his coal bins. They will practically pat a stop to coal pilfering. After much balloting S.

A. Nagle was elected teacher of Beaver Creek school in Berwick township. Work is steadily progressing on the Altland House, but it will be some time before it is completed. Our schools tended the Grange at Taneytown last week. Miss Edna Worley has gone to Os- num Is horn, Ohio, on a visit of a month or so to visit friends and relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. I. Willis Appier, of Harrisburg, spent the past week visiting friends and relatives'in this place. Mr.

and Mrs. C. E. Wolf and son, Ralph, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

Harry King. Mr. and Mrs. William Ellenberger The Berkheimer bakery was awarded the contract to famish bread and children who had been spending for the Paradise Protectory. 1 some time in this place have returned M.

C. Nagle closed bis hatchery last week. During the season he incubated 59,000 eggs. John Miller, who underwent an operation at the Union Protestant Infirmary, Baltimore, is improving. Mrs.

Abraham Lillich, residing to their home in New Bethlehem. C. Ross Appier tind daughter, Gerald- ico, of Boston, who bad been visiting bia mother in this place has returned home. Mr. and Mrs.

Rmus Little, Mr. and near town, cooped one dozen fine Rhode Island Red chickens one day this week which she intended to exhibit at the Hanover Fair but some thief invaded the coop during the night and stole 8 cf the finest Rev. Bream, a seminarian, of Gettysburg, will fill the Lutheran pulpit here Sunday evening, Mrs. Charles Little, and Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Mackley, and son, Wilbur, spent Sunday with George Little and family. Quito a number from this place attended the Odd Fellows' picnic at Pen Mar, last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. George Little and children spent Saturday evening in Gettysburg.

family. Mrs. James Strausbaugb, of this place, raised four large cucumbers that measured 14 inches in length and 11 inches in diameter. Mrs. Day wait and son.

Daniel, of Mount Hope, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Margaret Bigham. Howard Strausbaugh, of this place, attended the base ball game at Orrtanna on Saturday. TWO TAVERNS Two Taverns, Aug. 18--Joseph Plunkert and Edward Gitt have each lost a valuable cow by death daring the week.

Mr. and Mrs. D. C.Harner, of Hanover, spent Sunday with Mrs. Matilda Harner.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Collins and family, of McSherrystown, spent Sunday with E. C. Collins.

Mr. and'Mrs. John J. Millei, ot Bonneauville, spent Sunday afternoon with Peter Sentz and family. Mrs B.

F. Bucber. who has been on the sick list is able to be, around again, INEWSPAPERif NEWSPAPER!.