Adams County News from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania • Page 4

ADAMS COUITY NEWS N. W. Corner Centre Square, Gettysburg. and News Publishing Company W. Lavere Hafer, Sec'y and Treas.

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Anything that appears in our general news columns, concerning state or national politics, is furnished us by the American Press Association, a concern which gives the same news to Republican, Democratic, Prohibition, or Socialist papers and which is strictly non-partisan. Our advertising columns are open to all candidates and all parties. "CHURCH NOTICES" Letters of Interesting News From Adams County Towns 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 STATE POUGE TO HANDLE NEGROES 'District Attorney WiUe Secures a i Detail Sii for Duty burg on Monday when Cetar- i erf Excursion Cones. BRYSONIA BONNEAUVILLE BIGLERVILLE ABBOTTSTOWM Brysonia--Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bonneauviile--Mr. and Mrs.

Homer Biglerville--Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Abbottstown--Harvey Miller, Gochenour and daughter, Carrie, of Clagget, of Harrisburg, ware Sunday.

Cassidy and son, Chester, Harry three children, York, were Mr. and daughter, Mrs. Elmer visitors at the home of the latter's! Kime, Mrs. Martin Lego and guests of their mother, Mrs. Alice West Point, Baldwin, and daughter, Margie, Boyds, Leroy and Beatrice Gochen- mer.

ed to their home in Altoona after our, of near this place, were recent' Crist Gebhart and wife were Han-1 spending some time at the home of visitors at the home of Joseph Cooley. over visitors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. G.

Bowers. of parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Chris- Claire, and Harry Crawl have return- Miller, over Sunday. The High School now has 17 pupils.

The Hanover turnpike Andrew Orner, of near Idaville, and Mr. and Mrs. John H. Miller left his sister, Mrs. Kate Yeatts, of Ben- i Thursday to spend some time in New H.

C. Sanders, who was spending a few davs in New Oxford, has re- company Hanover 10 ihi dersville, visited their sister, Elmira Funt, at the home of Orner recently. Mrs. Sadie Cashman and son, Chalmers, and Mr. Applebee, of Harrisburg, visited G.

R. Hartman and family recently. Mrs. Jacob Wierman and son, Paul, spent a short time at the home of S. J.

Taylor. Miss Ollie Bucher, of near Gettysburg; and Miss Amy Plank, of Carlisle; Clarence Deardorff, of near E. J. Taylor, of near this place, were recent visitors with R. W.

Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. oileu tneir piKe irom place. There will be no services in the Lutheran church Sunday; the pastor and family are visiting- in Baltimore.

Frederick Lillich, Jeremiah Lillich. Mrs. York as guests of Mr. and Mrs. John turned home.

David Fromeyer and also to visit the family Mrs. Clara Myers has leiurned to of John Feeser, of Philadelphia. Kutetown Normal School where she Aretus Hawn of Washington, D. preceptress. returned to his home Saturday jii ss; Wertz has returned to wife and son, George, and Miss Lot- after spending the past week with his her home in Juniata where she teach- tie Moul took an automobile trip to grandparents.

Mr. and Mrs. Ezra es in the First Grade. Harrisburg and the Grangers' picnic Hawn. Mr.

and Mi's. Amos W. Funt, of Thursday. J. J.

Staub purchased a Ford car. Spring Grove, have returned home! Ketterer. wife and daughter J. F. Millen and wife made a a rer visiting at the home of business trip to Hanover Wednesday.

Bowers and wife. G. W. Dr. R.

H. Lindaman transacted business in Harrisburg for several days. Mrs. John Wagaman, of McSherrystown, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

BIGLERVILLE LUTHERAN Rally day service in the morning beginning with the regular Sunday School session at 9 a. m. At 10, a special program will be carried oat with special music, recitations, and addresses. The principal address will be given by Prof. Sanders, of Gettysburg College.

A large attendance is -expected as the teachers have made a special effort to have every scholar out. Christian Endeavor at 7 p. preaching at 8. BENDER'S LUTHERAN Sunday School at 9 a. preaeh- ing at 10.

YORK SPRINGS M. E. Wenksville: Sunday School. preaching service, Ep worth League, 7:30. Bendersville: Sunday School, Epworth League, preaching service, class meeting, prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:30.

An offering will be lifted for benevolences. Luther W. McGarvey, pastor. REFORMED Sunday School, 9:15 a. church service, 10:30 a.

subject, "The Fruits of church service, 7:30 p. subject. ''The Higher BENDERSVILLE LUTHERAN Sunday School, 1 p. Harvest Home service, 2 p. Christian Endeavor, 7:30 p.

m. WENKSVILLE LUTHERAN Sunday School, 9 a. Harvest Home service, 10 a. Christian Endeavor, 7 p. missionary exercises, 7:45 p.

m. CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Stratton Street: Sunday School preaching at 7:30, with sermon by Bishop Hollinger. Marsh Creek, Sunday School, preaching 10:30. PRESBYTERIAN Sunday School, morning service, 10:30, subject of sermon, "A Prayer for Christian Endeavor, evening service, 7:30 subject of sermon, "Man as He Drawbaugh, of a F. Miller for several days.

risburg, Mr. and Mrs. John Deatrick i Joseph McMaster and mother are and two children. Ralph and Hazel, of spending some time in Philadelphia Bendersville, were recent visitors with 1 and Atlantic Cit Mr. and Mrs.

S. H. Crum. i Misses Margaret and Enima Myers Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Wirt and three children, of near Arendtsville, visited Mrs. C. E. Miller and two children, have been visiting relatives in Mechanicsburg, have returned home. Ou'- schools opened on Mondav with a good attendance.

The enroll- ome services. The altar ment in the High School was 21, Grammar School 23, Intermediate Primary Letitia and chauffeur. New York City, who are on an automobile trip, spent several days here, the guests- of Dr. Und Mrs. T.

C. Miller. The Lutheran church was filled Sunday forenoon at the Harvest and chancel were beautifully decorated with flowers, fruits and vegetables, and Rev. F. K.

Sternat preached an appro- Six members of the Pennsylvania State Constabulary will come to Get- wife tysburg to preserve order at the time the the big negro excursion from Baltimore on Monday. District Attorney Robert E. Wible, fearing trouble similar to that of last year and years preceding, requested Captain Lumb for a detail of mounted police for the day. On Friday he received a telegram stating that it was not practical to send mounted men but that six unmounted state police from Pottsville would be on hand. They will arrive either Sunday night or Monday morning and will stay as long as they are needed on: Monday.

The only expense incurred in. the matter will be their hotel bills, which, in case chey conv on Monday will be $9.50, and if they 'ome Sunday night $14.00. The borough for whose welfare Mr. Wible made the request, will be asked to pay this expense which is considered trivial in view of the amount of protection afforded. The success of the district attorney in his effort to secure the police will be a matter of general gratification to citizens who have been looking for- Bielerville--Misse- Nancy Adams i a sermon.

The collection amount-. left Saturday to. accompany their cousins, Robert and Herbert Russell, Curtis Thomas and family on Sunday, to Altoona to spend several days. Miss Blanche Thomas spent a short! jiiss Edith Strausbaugh was a time with Mrs. S.

J. Taylor on San- i visitor in Gettysburg the past week. "ay. Mrs. William Klunk of Midway, Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Smith and spent several days at the home of Mr. Vlaster Robert Smith, of near Wenks- and Mrs. I A. NoeL nlle, visited ently.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis lear Wenksville, visited Orner recently. George Orner has buil't hed. WENKSVILLE Wenksville--Sunday School will be held in the Methodist church Sunday morning at 9 o'clock.

Preaching ser vice at 10 o'clock. Crisf- Cooley, of Boyds, and mother Mrs, Samuel Cooley, spent Sunday with Jacob Gochenour and family. Miss Bessie May, of near Yorls Springs, is spending several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Charles Brinker hoff. Mr.

and Mrs. Isaac McCauslin, Miss Margie McCauslin, Messrs. Frank anc Paul McCauslin, and Mr. and Mrs. C.

Warren spent Sunday afternoon Mervin McCauslin and family near Flora Dale. Mr. and Mrs. Harper Black and son, Martin, of Harrisburg. spent Sunday with relatives in this vicinity.

Misses Edna McCauslin and Ruth Black and Messrs. Charles and Emmert Warren spent Sunday at Big Flat Miss Emma Bittinger, of Arendtsville, is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Showers. C.

8. Bosserman, ie- Thomas, of I Mrs. Lovir.a stra Mrs. Jacob Wolford and daughter, Emma, spent Tuesday at Biglerville. Eline spent George Showers has white washed nis barn and painted the windows re 1.

LITTLESTOWN Littlestown--Miss Florence Hesse, of Smithsburg, has returned home after spending two weeks at the home.j of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Greenholt. Miss Carrie Greenhoit spent Saturday and Sunday in Hanover and McSherrystown. Mrs.

John Greenholt and Miss Florence Hesse spent Saturday evening in McSherrystown and Midway. Ephraim Gettier has returned home after spending- two weeks at Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Miss Nina Sherman returned horr.e after spending several days last week at the home of Miss Mildred Myers, of Midway. Miss Catherine Feeser has accepted a position in the grocety store of F. R.

S'tavely. D. B. Alleman, wife, two sons and daughter, returned Saturday evening after spending one week at Blue Ridge Summit. The Lutheran Missionary Society held an entertainment at the home of Charles Weikert, near White Hall, last Friday evening.

There were about thirty-five people present. The evening was spent in playing games and singing, after which refreshments were served. Miss Theresa Stavely has returned home after spending two weeks with friends in Philadelphia. MCSHERRYSTOWN McSheirystown--Miss May and Miss Weaver, of York, Monday with friends- La town. Frances Cora-ad.

Annie Conrad and James R. Conrad. spent Monday; in Baltimore. Curtis and Erwin Hartlaub visited friends in Baltimore Monday. John Greenholt, of Littlestown, npent Monday in town.

Mrs. John Greenholt and daughter, Carrie, and' Miss Florence Hesse, of Littlestown. spent Saturday with friends in town. Mr. and Mrs.

P. A. Shuster and; daughter, left for their home at Roselle Park, after spending some time with Mrs. Shuster's father. P.

T. McElheny. J. H. Kritchen is visiting friends and relatives in Baltimore.

F. X. Weaver, E. A. Bellinger, Roy Keffer and Edward Neiderer spent Monday in Washington.

and Irene Wolfe, of Mt. Tabor, spent Wednesday with relatives in town. Mrs. Stable and Mist McClean, of Gettysburg, spent Tuesday at the home of H. C.

Sanders Miss Blanche Deatrick has fiom a trip to Niagara Falls. 1 Misses Ruth and Irene Reary en- I tertained a number of friends at a party on Tuesday evening. Prof. G. R.

Thomas has returned to his school duties in New York. Allen Thomas was a recent visitor to Niagaia Falls. The Lutheran Sunday School will hold Rally Day services at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning. A special program has been prepared and Rev. C.

F. Sanders, of Gettysburg, will make an address. Mrs. Royer, who has been spending rhe summer in Bigierville, returned to her home in Huntingdon on Wednesday. Raymond Carbaugh, who has been spending the summer with his- parents, left on Tuesday for Lancaster where he will enter the Theological Seminary of the German Reformed church.

Maurice Griest, of New York, is visiting his father, C. S. Griest. at Guernsey. A.

H. Deatrick, of Caldwell, Kansas, who has been spending some time with relatives in Biglerville, left for his home Saturday. ed to Jacob Yost and wife and son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Krebs, Jefferson, were the guests of Cornelius Shue and family.

Sunday. Miss Nita Waltman left Monday for the normal school, where she intends to studies. Saturday afternoon the local base ball team and Eichelgerger A. C. of Hanover will play a game here.

Shippensburg, continue her ward with some fear to the aimual influx of Baltimore's negroes. A USEFUL LIFE Had Been a Sister Sixtv One of Charitr for FAIRFIELD Fairfield--George W. McG'aughlin left this (Tuesday) morning with the following gentlemen on an automobile trip through Maryland and Virginia, Messrs. Adam Snyder, Samuel Walter. Emanuel King and Maurice Sheffer.

The first three are veterans of the Civil War and they "-xpect to 1 visit some of the battlefields on which they fought. They will go as I far south as Richmond and will return Friday. R. B. Marshall, of Cleveland, Ohio, i was an over Sunday visitor at NEW OXFORD New Oxford--John M.

Weaver who, for several months, has been conducting a garage has accepted a position as traveling salesman for the New Idea Spreader and will have his headquarters in Philadelphia, to which city he intends removing his household effects in the near future. According to present indications, New Oxford will soon again be favored with a band, as the Red Men are endeavoring to organize one from among their members. A number of YORK SPRINGS Springs--Miss Marguerite has gone to Mt. Union. Miss the Eleanor Dauphin York Emmert where she will teach schools this winter.

Emmert will teach in schools this winter. Daniel A. Blake, of Kansas City, was the giiest of his brother-in-law, Rev. L. M.

Gardner, over Sunday. Guy Stock, Mrs. E. C. Stock and Misses Pauline and Nina Stock, of Baltimore, were recent pusets of C.

W. Gardner and family. Charles Utz and family, of ington, D. were recent guests of Daniel Utz and family. Mr.

and Mrs. A. C. Gardner, of Lancaster, were guests of the former's parents over Sunday. Charles G.

Hershey and Miss Rhetta Heslep, of Pittsburgh, are guests of H. H. Hershey and family. Gilbert Fair and family motored to Bel Air, over Sunday where they were guests of Howard Heck and family. Miss Hattie B.

Myers has gone to Hasbrouck Heights, N. where she will teach in the public schools for the winter. W. Roy Starry has returned Roselle Park, N. where he structor in the public schools.

Sister Amelia Hilt, one of the oldest Sisters of Charity in the United States died Wednesday at St. John's Hospital. Massachusetts. her eighty-first year. She was born in Hanover, having been a daughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Jacob Hilt. She was a- sister of Mrs. Sarah J. Kuhn, and an aunt of C.

J. Delone, H. 0. Delbne and in the public (the Misses Delone, all of Hanover. home of his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. W. D. C. Marshall.

Miss Hattie Rock is in Baltimore for the week. Omer Musselman. wife and child, of Rochelle, 111., are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.

P. Musselnnn. Thev ARENDTSVILLE Arendtsville--Messrs. Cecil Stover, Harry A. Wart-.

Calvin Weaver and made the trip on Frank R. Gulp have put down con- i motorcycle, crete pavements at their residences. I Harvey Montz and family three wheeled Mr. and Mrs. M.

returned from a H. Hughes few days' have visit the week-end at Hancock. Md. made the trip by auto. spent Thev local musicians have joined the tribe, and it is expected that many others will do likewise in the near future.

Council has made a loan of the instruments in its possession to the new order. N. M. Dicks and family who had charge of the Washington Cliff House, at Pen Mar, during the summer, have closed the place for the season, and after spending a few days at the home of Mrs. Dicks' mother, Mrs.

W. is to in- Sister Amelia had been a member of the Order of Sisters of Charity for sixty-one years. During the Civil War, she was a nurse on the fields of battle, and part of the time was spent in New Orleans, while General Benjamin Butler was in command of the Union army there. She was a teacher of art in various colleges for forty years and at different times was stationed in Baltimore. New Orleans and at St.

Joseph's, Emniitsburg. LARCENY CHARGES Biglerville Man is Accused of Taking Automobile Toots. vv w. T-i 1 1 among relatives in Hancock, Mr. I r.

and Mrs. Robert S. Reindollar Myers th lace eft on Hughes' former home. Last Friday and son, John, visited ChamHersburg da to teke up thelr residence In Bal BANQUETED TEAM Hanover Faun Show Approval of Werk at their Base- Ball Team. The Hanover ba4e ball team doted its Mason on Thursday by taring to Allentown 8 to S.

It was their first de- in the last seventeen play- ad, fourteen of which were victorias and two tied. Nth of them with tyaborf Tha Haaarar samad was ban- qwtad Wilairfaf ttiffht at HoUl Haaovar. while fishing for black bass in the Po- Sunday. tomac River he landed fourteen large Miss Carrie Kittinger is ones. i this week in Baltimore.

Miss Effie Hoke, of Tower City, i agues-tin the home of her LITTLESTOWN ROCTFl 2 Mrs. T. C. Hesson. Littlestown Route 2--Samuel Mat.

S. Anderson, of Pittsburgh, a Menges, of York, spent Sunday at the Pennsylvania Railroad engineer, spent home of Upton Harner. several days here last week in the D. Oliver Spangler has built a new home of Mr. and Mrs.

J. C. Lower. chicken house. Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Bushman and their adopted daughter, Alice, of Altoona, are visiting among relatives here. Mrs. Sadie Cashman, of Harrisburg, is a guest of her Amos D. Sheely.

Miss Amy Plank, of sister, Mrs. Philadelphia, is a guest in the home of her Mrs. C. S. Rice, in this place.

aunt, John Fagan was a visitor in Gettysburg to-day. Daniel Coleman ia spending the week in Hanover and York. Miss Louise Doenom has returned John Frey treated his dwelling house to a coat of paint Roy Reaver has built six duck houses and will give part of his time to duck raising. Farmers in this locality are busy hauling lime for their wheat ground. The schools of Germany township opened on Monday, September 7, with the exception of Ash Grove where the teacher is suffering from diphtheria.

The state highway from Littlestown to Gettysburg is being repaired by quite a number of hands. Preaching aa St. John's church at 10 a. m. aad 7 p.

m. Sunday School at to York after visiting friends in town. 9 a. m. timore again i Paul D.

Weaver, son of Mr. and John S. Weaver, and a member of the firm of J. R. Weaver Broth' er, has been enrolled as a student in Mt.

St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg. Miss Eliza Miller, who has been spending the summer months at her home, left last week to resume her position in a private family at Woodbine. Miss Miller intends accompanying her employer and family to Oklahoma, in the near future, where they will spend some months. Miss Helen Ruth, who has been spending the summer with her mother, Mrs.

M. D. Feiser, left on Tuesday to resume her position as a teacher in the Girl's High School, at Reading. Miss Agnes Little has returned to Hanover after spending several weeks with Mr. and Mrs.

William McClean. Miss Annie Bushman has returned to Orange, New Jersey, after a.two weeks' at the -home of Miss Lizxie Yeatts, Hunterstown. HAMPTON Hampton--Rev. Mr. and Mrs.

Nickel and daughter, New Chester, David Hykes, wife and child, Dick's Dam, and Mrs. Henry Klindinst were recent guests of Mrs. Anna Leer. Nevin Dicks, wife and daughter, Baltimore; Mrs. Wash Myers and granddaughter, New Oxford, called on Mrs.

Paddy Sunday. Jacob Brown and wife visited Perren Winand and wife Sunday. Charles Garber and wife, Dillsburg, Franklin Feiser and wife, New Ox- 'ford; Jonas Wolf, wife and two children were Sunday visitors with J. 0. Garber and wife.

Harry Hoover, wife and three children came from York Sunday in a large car and spent the day with Francis Metz and wife. Samuel Becker, Mrs. Spencer Fair and daughter, Gladys, York, visited at the home of Elias Hartzel and wife. Cleveland Hoover and wife visited the latter's parents at Jacobs' Mill. Sunday.

Mrs. Luther Myers and three sons are guests of Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Anna Malaun is improving her house with a coat of paint Dr.

Leh and wife and Miss Iva Chronister took a spin to York one day last week. A warrant was served on Thursday on M. I. Trostle, of Biglerville charging the larceny of automobile supplies valued at $29 from Andrew Emenheiser, of York. Mr.

Trostle was recently acquitted on a charge of the larceny of an automobile from the same man, the case growing out of the removal of a car which Mr. Trostle is said to have placed with the York man for sale. The new case grows out of the same transaction. Mr. Trostle gave bail.

Harry of Heidlersburg, has given bail for his appearance at a hearing on the charge of larceny of a horse from George Knipple, near Table Rock. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Sterner and two daughters and Mr. and Mrs.

Melvin Baugher were Sunday visitors at the home of Frank Me. Thomas, Hunterstown. Calvin Stallsmith, of Stratton street, was a visitor in Baltimore on Sunday. SHOWS ADVANCE Adams County Increased its Mineral Production in 1913. The mineral production of Adams County in 1913, according to reports received by the State Geological Survey, had a total value of $257,715.

The total value of the output in 1912 was $209,689, the increase being $48,026, or 23 per cent. There was a marked increase in the value of lime and limestone produced, the former increasing over $20,500, and the latter over $12,500 in value. There was also an increase in trap rock, and an increase of almost $15,000 in the value of the brick and tile manufactured. There was a slight decrease in the value of the feldspar and quartz produced. Frail REGULAR MEETING Growers to Convene in their Hall at Bendersville.

The 113th regular meeting of the Fruit Growers' Association of Adams County will be held in Fruit Growers Hall, Bendersville, Saturday evening, September 12th, at 7:30 to which all are invited. The program will include a discussion of packing and grading, particularly with reference to shipments that go into New York State where a new stringent grading and barreling law is now in force. Latest crop reports from other sections will be presented. FWSPAPFR rWSPAPER!.