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TEW OXFORD ITEM, NSW OXFORD, PA. New Oxford Item, THURSDAY, JUNE 0, 1918. Local Happenings. A. C.

Diehl, Lincoln Way, West, recently lost Ins old family horse from indigos- Forged Name tion. Gilbert? the 3-year-old eon of Mr and Mrs. A. of York Springs, foil out of his express wagon on Thursday and dislocated his right shoulder blade. Mervin Dav.

of York Sp-ings, has purchased a Chevrolet touring car. George of same place, has purchased a Ford touring car. Another big racing matinee will be held at Park, Yofl: Spring on the afternoon of July 4th. Cigarniakero union, No. 310, of McSherrystown, paid $550 death benefits to Mrs.

Anna Stambaugh, widow cf Charles H. Stambaugb, 01 Hanover. The festival held recently in St. Joseph's Hall, Bonne'auvillc. for the benefit of tho Red Cross, netted 8129 23.

II. L. Miller, of Enst Berlin, ha? plucked a lemon from his tree a weighs 24 ounces and measures 15x10 inches in circumference. A grand total of garments was completed at the Red Cross work rooms, Hanover, on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. A.

II. Rodgers, of Abbottstown, recently sold 2000 railroad ties Pennsylvania railroad company. Seventy-one members of the Rotary club of York, banquetted at the Altland house, Abbottstown, on Wednesday evening. All men who have become 21 years of age since June 6, 1917, must visit Gettysburg this Wednesday for the draft. II.

B. Fair are placing a pipeless furnace in the home of Mrs. Louisu Cook, on Hanover strei-t. Of Local Physician. A stranger, giving his name as Wagner, his address as Newark, X.

and claiming that he was selling bonds, visited New Oxford about ten days ago and remained over night at the Eagle Hotel. During the evening he appeared at the office of a local physician and. claiming that he was feeling somewhat i for medicine, which was furnished him. On paying for the purchase he asked for a receipt, claiming that he needed such to place with his expense account in settling with the firm by whom he was employed. From this receipt it is claimed he forged the name of the giver as endorser to a certified check drawn on a Lima Ohio, bank, the amount, it is claimed, being $625.

The check was cashed at the local bank, and the stranger made way with the money. A few days later it was discoved that the name of th supposed endorsee was a full-fledged for gery. The man, it is claimed, the previ ous day attempted the same trick on a bank at Marietta, but when the strange presented the check the cashier of tin bank there called up the supposed endorsee, only to learn that the name had beet forged. The stranger made a hasty retreat from the bank building and drove to New Oxford in a Chandler auto. The imposter id said to be tall and heavy built, about years of age.

The stranger represented himself as Dr. Conr id Becker, agent tor the Church- bill Drug company, Lima, Ohio. He registered at the hotel as Clarence 3. Wagner. The check, the bank has learned, is bonus.

The officials were somewhat reluctant to cash the check, but the name of the phy- Local agent John M. Brej.ni has sold Ford touring cars to John Glass, of near siciun also appeared on the document and the i ignature appeared to be genuine. On the strength of this the money was paid over. The bank has since wired the First National bank of Lima, Ohio, on which ins i i the check was drawn, concerning the transaction and it was learned that there was ho Dr. Conrad C.

Becker or no Drug company in that city. The stranger gave his name to the phy- sici as Clarence S. agner, the same as claim a there is a man by the name of Clarence S. Wagner, who holds an auto driver's license in that state. yet DO word has been received of the arrest of the forger, for whom the autorities a searching.

It is stated that two Hanover banks were caught by the same Dr. Conrad C. Decker, sometime ago--one for SSOO anc another for town, and Edward Rohrbatigh, of Bittin- at thc-hotel. The Trenton, N. J.

autho.i- ties were communicated i a they Miss Mildred Pittenturf, North Peters Street, has accepted the position as operator at the local Bell telephone exchange. Preaching will be held in St. Paul's Reformed church at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning by a supply minister. Other services at usual hours. Mrs.

Ignatius Krcpps, of Mc-Sherrys- town, made a misstep in the yard at her home one day last week and tcre a tendon in her left ankle, An American flag was unfurled at Mt Misery, Oxiord township, lust Wednesday evening on a flag pole 40 feet high, in lion or of the boys that have gone tc join th colors from that vicinity. The pole wa donated by Peter Long. On the farm of Edward Fair, New Chester, the two horses attached to i sulkey corn worker ran away, on Friday and the machine was badly wrecked. The net receipts of the festival for tin benefit of the Red Cross, held here on Thursday evening amounted to $75. Th inclement weather kept many from at tending the festival.

In the case of the Com. vs. Edwarc Fubrman, charged on oath of C. E. Miller and J.

H. Young, of Hanover, with false pretinse, was given a hearing before Squire Sell. After the hearing the case was amicably settled and the prosecution was withdrawn. John Hershey and James Chronister, Bermudian, each lost a horse by death and Lewis Wiley had to kill one of his mules which had one of i legs kicked oil To Be a Galla Day. July Fourth, I'JIS, is to be celebrated in New Oxford in a glorious manner, accord ing to arrangements now being in pro gress.

The occasion will be the i of a magnificent American Flag, togethei with the Liberty Loan honor flag, awarded during flie recent Liberty Bond campaign, as well as a befitting Roll of Honor banner. As stated a few weeks ago, Joseph Heudrix Hiuies, of Canton, Ohio, a native of New Oxford, son of Mrs. a a Ilimes, to present the town of his nativity with a flag, if it were acceptable, and which offer has been approved by Burgess Cashman on behalf of the citizens of the town. Not only will Mr. Ilimes present the flag, but he has given an order to a Pittsburgh firm for a 100-foot, above ground, steel flag-staff, to mounted with a brass capping, from which the flags are to be unfurled.

This staff will arrive here by truck about tho. middle of June, accompanied by a group of men to erect same, which will be placed on the center of Park Square. In addition to the above the donor, also orders that first-class musical speakers, be engaged for the unfurling ceremonies, and that all expenses, whatsoever, will be born by himself It can be depended upon that unless there be unforseen occurrences, to prevent, this will be the greatest and most patriotic event New Oxford has witnessed in the history of the old town. Accordinng to a letter received from Mr. Himes on Monday, the American flag Bugle Notes.

Hn'p!) i son of Mr and Mrs. Wm. G. Little, of Germany township, left on Tuesday for Camp Meade He was a ed from Chester county. Mrs A a a of Hanover, re- Taken by Death.

ceived a from hi i C. a i he lias arrived safely Sh.o also received a letter from her son, a W. a i he has a i i safelv in France. Jerome of HaiMver, as a i ij-class veoman been r.ceepted in the a a reserves. Kcnn-th McMaster, John Topper, Lawrence Weaver and Edward LiveNbenier.

of went to i i oil to enlist in the Naval xeserves. a Topper and Weav- passed the a i a i in York and eft on iy for Piladelnhia for he final a i a i I.ivekberger and iimty ere The. sident reacted because of physical young men of anover wil. be 15x30 feet in dimensions. by a horse.

Jot- Elicker lost a cow by death. About 25 rrfembers of Camp 60, S. of V. attended the anniversary requiem mass in St. Mary's church, Paradise, for the repose of the soul of their deceased member, Joseph E.

Null, on Sunday morning. There will be a special meeting of. New Oxford Fire No. 1. held at the engine house, on Friday evening at 3 o'clock.

AH members arc urged to be present as business of importance is to be transacted. Lieut. Emrick, of the Military Police, and Sergt. O. R.

Campbell and Private J. J. Davis, of the State Police, on Saturday night arrested J. Conti, of Gettysburg, on a charge of furnishing liquor to a man in uniform. The Rev.

Ralph H. Bergstresser, pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran church rouuu- ed out one year of work in Hanover OB Sunday. In recognition and appreciation of the services rendered, the church council has granted him an increase of per year in salary. Franklin, an eignfe-year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Eicholtz, residing near the Pines church, is suffering from a very" sore foot the result of having a uail penetrate that member to a considerable depth, while running barefooted at bis home. He-is under the care of a local physician. A musical to honor the Rev. L.

Aug. Reudter, LL. rector of St. Mary's church, McSherrystown, a former rector of the Immaculate Conception church, this place, on the 26th anniversary of his ordination to the Priesthood, was given by St. Cecelian Club on May 26.

While Clayton Eicholtz. of near New Chester was working corn with a sulkey plow, on a steep hill, one day last week, the machine was overturned and the driver thrown to the ground, but fortunately escaped injury. The machine was bat elightly damaged. Found Team in Stream. One ci-oning recently, 1 a man by the name of Collins, from the vicinity of Table Rock, drove to town with horse and buggy.

The horse was tied to a railing in front of one of the business places, but later in the evening when the owner went to where the animal had been left, the team was gone. Search was made but the missing team could not be located. About noon the following day Luther J. Minter, residing on a farm along the road leading from Lincoln Highway to Hunterstown, back of the old Heltzelfarm, in Mt. Pleasant township, while in quest of missing turkej discovered the team standing in a clump of bushes in Swift Run, the buggy having been held fast in the roots and branches uf the overhanging trees, about 200 yards form the road, where it could not be seen from the driveway.

The animal, in some manner, being released from his fastening iu town started on his homeward road, but instead of passing over the Swift Run, went down to the side and passed up the stream, where he was discovered, and where he perhaps would have remained for an indefinite time, had it not beeu for the stray turkeys. Little damage was done the team. Mr. Minter 'phoned to town and the owner was notified of the whereabouts of his team. At the regular meeting of Town Council on Monday evening, street commissioner V.

Staub asked for an increase in wages from 20 to 25 cents per hour, stating that if the additional 5 cents per hour was not granted his resignation would be in order. The resignation was accepted. E. F. Melhorn who has charge of the pumping station at $40 per month, also asked for an increase in salary.

Thts matter will be acted upon at the special meeting to be held on Friday evening. Paul R. Rinehart, Mt. Pleasant township, was arrested on Saturday by Constable John Sanders on a warrant issued jy J. L.

Hill, of Gettysburg, on in- 'ormation of Harry Rahn, of Abbottstown, icalth officer, on the charge of tearing a measles tag from his home. The defendant was given a hearing before Justice on Monday morning, and the decision was reserved until a later date. Charged with running away from the lome of Mrs. Krise, on the C. E.

farm near New Chester, where he bad been placed by the Adams Coun- Court, Pauline Stump, formerly of McSherrystown, was arrested on Wednesday Littlestown by Constable John Sanders, of this place. She was taken before ustice Straley for a hearing, and return- to the home of Mrs. Krise. Elmer E. Freed, of York, formerly of Oxford, individually and as surviv- ng partner of the firm of Freed as made a deed of assignment for the lenefit of creditors to Ernest A.

Armstrong and Felix B. Bentzel, of York. The farm Strabsn township and brick dwelling louse and frame store building in Abbotts- own will be offered at public sale on June Oth. At the call of Burgess J. A.

Cashm.in, a meeting was held Council Chamber on Friday evening, for the purpose of formulating an organization and appointing chairmen of committees, to make necessary arrangements for the celebration. There were representatives present at this neeting from the different patriotic, fra- and other organizations of town, as well as a goodly number of citizens. The ollowing organization was effected: chair- nan, J. A. Cashman; secretary, A.

P. Wagner; treasurer, H. Lough. The ollowing chairmen of committees were appointed, each chairman to appoint hi.s wo assistants: Finance, Wm. H.

Einmert; advertising, A. P. Wagner; decorating; D. Sheely; music, Dr. Wm.

R. Snyler: Parade, J. F. Rickrode. W.

H. Emnert was instructed to secure person tc ntroduc speaker, who will be providec or the occasion by Mr. II mcs. A delegation was also appointed to make an effort to have a company of soldiers fron Camp Colt, with band participate in the parade and exercises. Another meeting is called for this Wednesday i at the Council Chamber, at o'clock.

in I a i on Thursdav where hey took i i a i a to some of the i Roy L. cruon C. nipple, George II. PfalT, A D. Oman Moore, Bernard J.

Sanders, a Wikiasin and Pierre D. i 1) Oman Moore on account of being of a Pierre was rejected on account of physical disability. John Y. EiKvard Nace and Henry tice npreti- tice seamen oil Thursday at York, and left for i i i a will a an a i a i Ilirry D. Pit son of Powers Pitt of i enlisted iu the A i a i Section some am and a -nut to Kelly Field, Texas, for training, and then to the aviation median- Paul, Minn hr.s A i a i Repair Tempest Hoffman, a a i an of i i yea-'f di-d at the 'aw.

Harry near 1 arcd a 0 vears. Miss a a i I a years a resident of Home, at i i i i i on i a i i i i i a dis, a 71 ami is survived by two of ry Burchman, ot St Ja-vniY Shcrrystown. Th" on the old Storm's store, Mt. The remains i i her sister, Mrs i on Friday norr place the funeral was morning. A a requiem St.

Mar, 's in the a i plot, in Com-A eterv. John K. a a ilied on from i of a p.iial ccived at, nit 8 week-; ajo at tin his son-in-law and a IMward F. i in was aged 7-1 years, 7 an The deceased was a son of th and Susanna and about 51 years ago to Mis-; who was a a of Frederick Lohr, of I i i at York, on r. i John died on Friday evening at at his home in Berwick towtj- 1 Death was lie aged 08 years 7 days.

The deceased 1m wife, who was Mary Lillicli, i a Xact 1 at Xai-e, and ono sif- i of Marburc, i id lr. 111(1 i IV br ter, The i i i was held on i i M'lvices in H'- i The Rev. i a i I died i ears auo six a York; Mr- Edward V. ward a a i Miss ical been aiiiMi'; school, translerred to Memorial Day. The beautiful Memorial Day exercises in New Oxford were carried out aceording to program published last week, with the exception, of the oration by Dastrict Attorney of York, whii-h was omitted on account of rain.

Following a cold and cloudj day, rain began falling as the procession was returning to town from the New Oxford cemetery and consequently the delivery of the oration, which was to be on Park Square, had to be abandoned. The Rev. J. Shanahan deliveied a short but patriotic and interesting talk at the Catholic cemetery. After the parade had come back to town, a very interesting fea- feature was the army drill given by a Squad ol Light Tankers from Camp Colt, Gettysburg, on north-west corner of Center Square.

Owing to the condition of the weather the crowd people was not as large as on recent like occasions, and most of the country folks left for their homes early in the evening. The parade under the auspices of Camp 60, S. of V. made a very creditable showing. Had Narrow Escape With Life Caught beneath a hr-avy log which he was assisting to phce on the frame to be sawed at the mill, Harry C.

Stock, head miller and member of the New Oxford Willing Co pany, on Lincoln Highway, near town, bad a narrow escape from jeing crushed to dsath under the heavy timber, about 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon. The log started to roll and got beyond control. Mr. Stock was caught and knocked beneath it and sustained a fracture of the right leg below the knee, badly bruised right arm and side, besides minor injuries about the body, and would have been crushed under its weight had not one end of the timber, at this in- instant, struck the end of the log-carrier which stopped its progress A local surgeon gave necessary attention and the injured man is getting along as well as can be expected Depot, D-dlas, Tevis Mrs. Charles yer-s of Gettysburg, has received word th.it her i W.

Myers, has arrived safely overseas. illiam Weaver, of is one of fifteeu 1101.1 d. tbiict; College who left on to take up summer course at the Res-rvu Training Camp at L'lattsburg Zacharias Hair, a at the i versity of Ohio who was i i i his a er, William A. Bair, Hanover, left on Sunday morning for Camp Sh-rman Ohio, to enter the Reserve Oliii-ers TiainingCor'ps. Stahr Hamm and Clyde Beard, two Hanover boys, wh'o are students at State Collage, have gone to Plattsburg, to enter the R.

O. T. C. camp then: Charles F. of the F.

II. Shradir Cigar company, and son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Miller, of Carlisle street, on Monday received notice that he may be called to the i i a Aeronautic service at any time.

Defective eyesight has exhonored Mr. Miller from general i i a service. Corporal W. Price and George Grcenholtz, of Hanover, have arrived safely in France Mr. and Mrs.

J. A. Kane, of near Ar- endtsvilic, have received word that their son, George Kane, has enlisted in the United States ivy at a California recruiting office, w.iere he has spent the greater part of the past four years. J. Leroy Kane, another son, is stationed at Camp Meade.

J. Rogers Musselman, of Gettysburg has been as a first lieutenant in the a i a A and has gone to Washington. He engaged in statistical work Mrs. Harry Saunders, of Gettysburg, had received notice of arrival overseas of her husband, Sergeant Harry Saunders. Mr.

and Mrs. P. G. Breighner, of Gettysburg, formerly of New Oxford, have re ccived a card announcing the safe arrival in France of their son, Martin Breighner. ry Kline, of Hanover, who was one of the draitees that left Hanover April 30, or Camp Lee has been discharged from the army because of physical disqualifications.

Joseph S. Kuhn, of Berlin Junction, and George E. Gebhart, of the Seminary Berwick township, enlisted as apprentice seamen in the reserve forces, at Mrs Clarence Ci aw ford and Mr Flickingcr, of a one son of I i i and two sisteis. Emorv Clare i son ui Mr. aiu Mrs.

i i Cumb, i dii-d at i ir home near Thursday evening, agid '2'2 ye and days Mr. i Side a a i a i a sudden and sevi of a form of bladder trouble, went an operation and covering nicely when he re his home about (wo weeks 1 i came steadily however, death occurred. He was ing i his a and ha leave from the a call vest. 11" leaves his parent and a sister, Merle S. Rudi-i thy E.

i i both at IK George 11. a i a and Mrs. Paul a of Ha! Wednesday afternoon folli due to i a lie was a and 11 The a is held on Friday morning. A the the remains were taken to i i where i was made in the i i i a church cemetery. iiiir.

a ears, bi i Bver i i i on ri i 'o a i i tt ry I hi re. on 'J l.e sid ho i i i i i i rf i i i of 11 i vears. She 1- i n. a 1 1 1 i ei l.e a I. S.

(rf he i i rvices iu He i-- Sarah Mr. o. a of i I i moriiinsi at 1 M. Lane, a i if Mr. 1, Ii.

Lane, of ne-ir H-ino- of her i oi -s of "sev- a i i i i a i of dt-ea. 1 'd ai.d days a anil on i i i i i -rriiiis. UK fron: .1 i i i nd. i i i i i and I'ruci' 1 at home: also hei i Mrs. a a a of (Jardneis; i i K.

A. of Ty. iii-hip, and r-, Mrs Da' I Frank of 1 i i i i and George Auto Burned. While speeding along the Lincoln Highway, a short distance beyond Lmgg's mill west of town, about 6:40 o'clock on Friday evening, flames from some unknown cause, suddenly burst from the rear of the Oldsmobile 8, touring car owned and driven by C. Dillenbock, of Pittsburgh, and by the time the machine was stopped and the occupants got out their baggage, the car was a mass of flames, and in a short while was comptely The occupants, consisting of G.

C. Dillenboch, wife and daughter, and E. H. Patterson and wife, all of Pittsburgh, were on their way from Atlantic City to Los Angeles, Cal. The party was taken to York and returned to their Pittsburg home.

The auto was fully covered by insurance. A marriage license has been granted in Hagerstown to Charles E. Breighner and Margaret Wolf, both of Gettysburg. York, on Monday. Rodney Rice, son of Dr.

A. C. Rice, of McSherrystown, enlisted in the Medical Corps of the regular United States army, at Philadelphia, on May 24th. He has been sent to Fort Slocum N. for training.

Word comes from Camp Lee, Petersburg, that Edwin Wm. O. Y'oung, David Bixler, Robert Sourber, Roland Swam, and H. R. Konrad, all of Hanover, have been commissioned Second Lieutenants in the new National Army.

John P. McSherry, of Littlestown, was rejected at the York recruiting station where he applied for admission in the army service, on account of defective eyesight. Fell Down Hay Hole. Ralph, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

II. C. Taughinbaugh, Berlin avenue, sustained cuts and bruises to his head, arms and hands, besides being severely sttmned, when he accidentally slid down the hay hole, from the loft to the ground. a distance of about 25 feet, at the sale and exchange stable, on Monday. In his slide the lad'sfhead came in contact with several protruding timbers.

It was at first thought that his injuries were of a serious nature, but he is again able to be at play. Wayne taxi driver, was arrested on Sunday night for exceeding the speed limit in thit borough. He paid the $10 fine. Mrs Hannah Norbeck, widow of Norbeck, died at home of li'-r a ter, Mrs. II.

T. i a in burn, on Saturday morning, aue.l vears and 1 month. She had boon i i i her home with her a for a of years. Mrs. Norbcck's maiden i i was Hannah Rowe.

She was a a i of Emmitsburg, and was married Novcm'jjr i 1, ISGo, to John Norbeck by Rev. 1'r. Ball, i re She had resided at Gettysburg since i a a i i of Mr. mid i of i i i i on i in the Oxford cemetery. Enforcing Ordinance.

A a i i a're a i i i a i i a enforced. a a two men occu- p.iii'i; a i i cuniinii (n the Lincoln i a failed to notice the "kei to the i sLns, passed circle to tin- i A hasty iiie--. 1 1 to the home of C'. K. lorry, about i i west of the town i i I i i i to halt the cyclists, a i they 1 in A i The riders 1 i I i and bv a Ka'-k hen the reachul i before the Chief Burgess and marriage.

She leaves two Mrs II. T. i a of and Mrs. H. C.

Bixler, of Convoy, i and these step-sons and step-daughter--, Matilda Codori, i I I Norbeck, York; Mrs. Bushm 111, and Mrs. Emma Courtice, Green Spring Valley, Baltimore, County, Md. Jeremiah Overholtzer, for manv years a resident of Freedom township, near Emmitsburg, died at his late homo on Tuesday night, aged 84 years, 11 and 19 days He leaves one a Mrs. John Bell, of Freedom township, and one brother, William Overholtzer, who is in the West Mrs.

Jennie T. a former resident of Gettysburg, died on F'-iday at the home of Rev. and Mrs. O. II.

Melchoir, at Springtown, Bucks county, 01 Interment was Gettys- years. burg. John Fair died at the County Home, Gettysburg, on Friday, from a complication of diseases, aged about 75 years. The deceased had followed farming in different parts of the county inliis earlier years. After the death of his wife, he for a time made hi? home with his children, but finally decided to reside at the County home Surviving are the followng children: Ervin Fair, of Straban township: Charles Fair and Mrs.

Walker, of Tyrone township, and Reynolds Fair, of York Springs. The funeral was held Irorn the borne of his son Ervin Fair, on Monday morning, intcMBent being made at i'mes church, the Rev. Mr. Stauffer officiating. J.

Luther Myers, a former resident of York Springs, but who has resided in liar- risburg for several years, died on Sunday morning at 5 o'clock, at the home of his father-in-law, A. F. Gross, in York He was 33 years old, and bad been sick for sometime. He is survived bv his wife and daughter, Mary Elizabeth Myers, and two brothers, Jacob T. Myers, of York Springs, and William P.

R. Myers, Philadelphia. The body was interned in John i recently resigned a i i of Fishi'l a wagon, left, for i on a i to t.nkt up a i the P. RR. Mrs.

Bol- linirer and a left on Saturday anJ friends at York over Sunday. Their household effects i last week, The br.ad hi re will be served for the present from York. Lincoln i a oil Monday morning, a a blue coat, a i i some niner and other articles, but no name or addre-s. i IWIIT can secure same at this i i i i property and paying for this Hence. FOR tons of good hay.

I of Frank Ik-trick, along Lincoln near Lingg's mill the premises of i he- undersigned in Mt. Pleasant township, on the n'cht of May 31st, a ball of fencing wire. If the i party does not samf at once they i be prosecuted to the extent of the law. L. J.

i 2. New Oxford Mrs. Maude Deal has moved her millinery store from the Miller i a on Carlisle street, to her home on Hanover FoR RENT--Several houses in New OxL.rd, i or i conveniences Inquire of J. H. Plymire, at Crystal MOVIES--The Moving Picture will be continued each Saturday evening in the Theutie.

Lincoln Way, the summer. J. II. Plvmire. THE A New Oxford--by J.

H. Dutteraj Choioe Wheat $2 09 Rye. Barley. 1 25 1 25 Oats 65 SO New Corn Shelled Corn fSPAPEJRI.