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MBW OXFORD ITEM, NEW OXFORD, FA. New Oxford It cm THURSDAY, Nov 2.. 1922 HERE AND THERE Deatrick Brothers, merchants and funeral directors, of Hunterstown, have' purchased the building in Gettysburg formerly owned by Pius Miller and now occupiedi by P. T. Fije- man.

Possession December 1. After remodeling the first floor, the Hunterstown firm will open 'funeral parlors there. With over 3,800 hunting licenses issued up to yesterday, a new high ije- cord for Adams county has been set, exceeding last year's figures by 400. With four meat storfes in East Berlin there'll be no, danger of any one there not being supplied. In Littlestown Martin's grocery has added a line of meats.

Frank Ruggles and family, of Germany township, moved to Gap, Lancaster county. The Gettysburg band furnished the music for the fair held by the Yoijk Springs band Saturday evening. The Republican club wffll hold a pig roast at Gettysburg on Friday, Nov. 3rd. All members are requested to be present and to bring friends.

TRESPASS NOTICES- 50 cents pec dozen; half dozen 1T THE ITEM. E. K. Gardner, of York Springs, on Tuesday aweek while cutting down a tree made a missrrjoke and the blade of the axe struck him on the right leg just above the ankle, cutting a long gash. W.

E. Stambaugh, tenant on the J. O. Swartz farm near Bittinger, will have public sale on March 19th. D.

E. Winebrenner, Conewago township, will have sale on March 26th. Richard Shadle, aged) 15, was taken in charge at midnight Wednesday by Officer Grove as a runaway, and quartered at York City Hall until his parents are heard from. The boy says he is from Littlestown and left home because he did not want to go to school. He went to York on a truck and late that night asked to be given lodging at a W.

Roy Starry and family have moved to the Edward Criswell property in York Springs. Before Judge Wanner, York, Lewis Wilt, Hanover, was found guilty adultery. He also pleaded guilty to assault and battery with intent to ravish. On the first charge he was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a perjiod of years in the Eastern penitentiary On the second charge he was given 6 months' sentence in the same institution, to run concurrently with thei former sentence. Bruce Gardner, son of Mr.

and Mrs C. B. Gardner, of Latimore township who has been secretary of the Lemoyne Trust Company for the past years, has accepted a position! as cashier of People's National Bank Osceola. Fve yeark ago, when years of age, Mr. Gardner entered the employ of the Mechanicsburg National Bank, where he remained two years and then accepted a position with the Lemoyne Bank.

John Mummert has rented the H. Smith farm Huntington township for the next season When the Rev. J. B. Baker, former pastor at St.

James Lutheran church Gettysburg, was too from a cold to occupy the pulpit at Zion Lutheran church, Indiana, Sunday aweek, his wife took his place and creditably handled the services of the day. There was a reception at the York Springs Lutheran church Thursday evening, in honor of Rev. Mr. Mountz and Mm Mountz. Owing to the turkey disease called black head and frequent cold raims last spring, many young: turkeys died and as a result, the supply of is Free 24 hours, Esther McGarbey, 26 years old, of Franklintown, who was granted a dDvorce from bed husband by York courts Tuesday aweek on the grounds of cruel and intolerable treatment, was again bound by the bonds of matrimony on Wednesday afternoon, when she was married to Milton E.

Shultz. also of Franklin town. The ceremony was performed by Alderman Owen, York. D. E.

Brandt, Best Berlin, tread up- i I ilch the smallest ever known in the Arendtsville section. With motion pictures of "The Birth of Our Savior," and "Jesus, The Lig.it of the World," as the main attractions, a large crowd packed the Fairfield Reformed church, Sunday, of which the Rev. Walter C. Push i pas- There seems to be a spurt on in the cigar business McSherrystown. The first meeting of the Abbottstown Literary society will be held Friday evening, instead! of Friday of last week as previously announced.

Peter Shetterv Reading township. will sell 'farm stock and machinery tomorrow at public sale. vert 0 Seized with an attack of vertigo Thursday morning while on her way to work at the Eagle Silk Mill, Miss Gertrude Felix, of Greenmount sank unconscious to the pavement in Gettysburg. Passersby removed the girl to the office of-a! physician where she Helntzelman, near Gettysburg has re- enlteted in the U. S.

Navy at the Navy ZztwiUine- station, Philadtelphia, in the recruiting M.mu", rating of baker, third class. Shull completed a previous two year enlistment. The United' Farmers Association hearing Saturday morn- nrg oetore U. S. Commoner MeCaU.

day afternoon 6 A a on premises Wednesday F. Walters, Hanover, narrowly on scaped death on Thursday passenger tuam struck was driving, near the when a P. truck siding at "Bittinger's stone a snrtne Grove, Walters jumped when fh trlin Sruck the truck and WM tolnred. Mr. Walters it employed LtJudc driiri by the Bethlehem i went to the quarry on after loading his truck backed on thJtrack to turn hia machine, when fhe which obstructed from Slw lw an empty car on the aiding, Jralhed iSo the rear of the truck, the vehicle.

on a nail which penetrated the sole of his shoe and left foot. He suffered excruciating pain for a few days he is improving now. Elmer Speck and family, of York Springs, have moved to Harrisburg where he is employed in a garage. William Sales has Dented the Griest house vacated by Mr. Speck.

The property of Chester A. Leas. Gettysburg, was sold to Jerome L. Small, who recently moved there from New Baltimore. Mr.

Leas will discontinue his retail store in the building, but will continue his sheet metal business. A short time ago Mr. Small purchased the good-will and fixtures of the bakery of D. A. Tanger in Gettysburg.

He topk possession of the Leas property on November 1 -and opened) a retail bakery, handling the products of the Hanover Steam Bakery. A surprise birthday party in honor of Joseph Topper, on the occasion of his 36th birthday, was held) at the per home, York, recently. A. F. Roudebusli, York Springs, won the $25 prize fort the best decorated float in line a.t the Farmers' Day parade at Dillsburg Saturday aweek.

Tne state road between Hanover and Littlestown is undergoiing repairs. Bernard Livelsperger. of Edgegrove, has purchased a new Chevrolet touring car. Andrew F. Weaver, of McSherrystown, hag been suffering from an affection of the ijight eye.

Shapiro Bros, sewing factory. Littlestown, are taking on additional operators every day. Over 3500 persona Tuesday night were in the line of the fantastic parade which preceded the block party in Hanover. Miss Anna Forrest, Littlestown, a nurse at the Univ. of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, several weeks ago severely injured her left knee in a fall, necessitating placing a plaster cast thereon.

Charles Berkhelmer left Abbottstown fort. New York to work at his trade of steam fitting. Mr. Bridges, a Carlisle lumberman, has purchased a tract of timber from Horace Smth. on the home farm near York Springs.

It is now being cut off- Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Weigel, Baltimore, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Mites Helen S.

Weigel, to Jerome D. Gireenebaum, Hanover. Mr. Greenebaum is the son of Mr. andt- Mrs.

David Greenebaum, and a member of the firm of D. Greenebaum Son, East Berlin banks now open for business at 9 a m. and close at 3 p. m. Miss Myrtle Hoke, Abbottstown.

has secured a position as stenographer and clerk at the Hanover Creamery Co. Mrs. Clara Shaffer has 'purchased the store room figures of Felix Ginter, Hanover, formerly of New Oxford, who conducted an Ice cream parlor on Baltimore street. The llth annual two-day convention of the Woman's General League of Gettysburg College commences today in the new M. C.

A. building on the campus. Costs of erecting the building weije financed by the Woman's League. Mrs. G.

N. Lauffer, of Altoona. formerly of New Oxford, will read. 1 the report of the board of directors. Mrs.

Lauffer's subject at the luncheon tomorrow wfll be "The League." A gold wrist watch lost in town by Mrs. E. J. Althoff, was found and returned to the owner by Mrs. Stella Worley, of near that place.

A wedding dinner was served at home of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Freedi.

town, Sunday, in honor of the recently wedded couples, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hoffheins and Mr. and Mrs.

Raymond Reichart A red beet grown by Mrs. James Staub, of Paradise township, weighs pounds. Governor Sproul, in a statement issued from the state capitol urged observance of "apole week" beginning Monday, and urged buying to take up the big crop raised this year. Isaiah Leese and Albertus E. Newman, both of Hanover are included among 10 motorists whose licenses have been revoked by the state highway department because of having been convicted of driving automobiles while under the influence of liquor.

Rev. N. L. Horn, recently elected pastes of the Trinity Reformed church Gettysburg, was formally installed at' services in the church last evening. A reception for the pastor followed the mstallpt'tm.

K. M. Holdcraft, a. Philadtelphia newspaper agent, was convicted of assault and battery upon Annie Kessler, Hanover, Thursday in the York county coust and wa sent to jail for 30 days. He had been in jail nearly four weeks since his arrest.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tagg, Littlestown, on Thursday moved their household goods to Hagerstown, Md. where thev will reside. The price of Atlantic gasoline dropped two cents per gallon Friday and is now selling at 25 cents with tax.

Wednesday was the Feast of All Saints and today isi All Souls' Day. Jack Lesaisr Hanover, securi- ed the Fflst Berlin P. 0. S. of A.

theatre for Friday evening. Nov. 3rd. Joseph Wilt, a youth of Hanover, hired a horse at the livery stable of H. B.

Trostle. As lie was returning the animal slid and fell, breaking one of its legs. It was necessary to kill the Howard Hartlev, of the firm of Dougherty Hartlev, Gettysburg, was elected vice of the Citizens' Trust Company at the weekly meeting of the Board of Directors of that institution, Tuesday, succeeding the late Senator Martin, who died October 22. The new Lerew Smith garage, near the East Berlin square, has been occupied bv the proprietors who specialize in the Ford productions. Geo.

W. Buohl has bought back from C. H. Wilson the green grocery and Geprge Mummert, while assisting Oscar Winters, residing along the Car- store in Gettysburg, which the lisle pike, near Clearview, to haul corn fodder Saturday morning, was thrown from, the wagon, sustaining a dislocation of the right shoulder. The acciftent haipipened when the drivter turned out of the way of an automobile, and the wagon upset.

While standing in front of the counter at the Farmers State Bank, Hanover, Wednesday, Weslley D. Fuhrman, of Black Rock, suffered a stroke. Edtaund W. Thomas, Frank Peckman and John D. Keith, left Gettysburg Monday for Potter county to hunt bears.

They expect to return to Gettysburg next Sunday. Frank Willet moved from Pennville to Gettysburg. Adams county was represented by 11 delegates at the S. S. Conference or Model School for Young People and Adult Workers which was held at Tyrone on October 27th, 28th and 29th.

Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Auchey enter- tined at Maple Grove recently in honor of their daughter Luella, who was recently matjried.

Chas. G. Carbaugh, Mt. Pleasant, will have sale Saturday. A Ford touring car driven by Alex ander Hetrick, Hanover, and a Budck touting car, driven by Francis B.

Conrad, McSherrystown, 'collided in Hanover. The Ford was damagedL In celebration of the 77th birthday anniversary of Jeremiah F. Storm which occurred Saturday, a family reunion was held Sunday at the home of his son, F. X. Storm, Mr.

and Mrs. D. A. Tanger, who had' been living in Gettysburg, for some ears, have returned' to Hanoven. J.

F. Eisenhart will sell lot of personal property, in Abbottstown, on Saturday. HOSPITAL Mrs. Jas. Bosserman, East Berlin who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis at the West Side sanatorium, York, will arrive home today.

Marjorie Jacoby. 12 years old, Hanover R6, surgical, was admitted to the York hospital on Friday. Mrs. E. Sinner, of East Berlin.

had her tonsils and adenoids removed at the Warner hospital. Mrs. Mepvin Wintrode, of Terre Hill, formerly of Littlestown, who had been quite ill in St. Joseph's Hospital Lancaster, is reported improving. Carroll Rice, son of Dr.

and Mrs. A. C. Rice, of McSherrystown, was taken to the Warner Hospital, Gettysburg, Wednesday to be operated on for the relief of a recurring trouble from his appendix. J.

J. Wolf, Abbottstown, who underwent an operation at the York hospital, for gall several weeks ago, and was seriously ill after the operation, is slowly convalescing. Richard Noel. 8 years old. Paradise Protectory, wa admitted to the York hospital on Saturday to secure treatment for an infected leg.

This makes the third) time the lad was admitted to the institution for the same trouble. The left leg is badly infected, and does not seem to improve with treatment. Persons recently admitted as patients to the Warner hospital were: Rosella Hammers 1 and E. A. Trostle.

of Gettysburg. Miss Annie Aspers, Bendersville. and Mrs. Gervus Myers, were recent patients discharged. Mrs.

Margaret Welk. of Littlestown. was admitted to the Warner hospital Saturday. Mrs. Charles E.

Miller, Littlestown. who had been a patient at the West Side sanitorium, York, for almost four weeks, was brought to her home Saturday and is improving nicely. C. Huber Blocher, receiving teller at the First National Bank, Gettysburg, was admitted to the'Warner hospital, Sunday, suffering from appendicitis. Mrs.

H. C. Gettysburg, was also admitted to the hospital, on Sunday. Mrs. Rosella Hammers, Gettysburg, and John P.

Ricliter, Berwick township, Were discharged as patients at the Hospital over the weekend. Calvin Nell, East Berlin Rl.has had Delco nowef plant installed in, his arm buildSngs. Postmaster Anthony, East Berlin, who accompanied the carriers over the routes to inspect the roads and mail boxes' reports some roads In an awful condition and a few mail boxes a rather dilapidated condition. Representatives of the Adams Coun- Livestock madte a two-days canvass of faiymers of the county preparatory to senditag a buyer into the Chicago markets to purchase steers or winter feeding. From the tour the epresentatives secured ordters for 400 teers.

Additional orders for steers hould be left at the office of the Bureau, Gettysburg, the next ew days. D. M. Sheely, of Cashtown, who has been chosen to buy the steers will leave for Chicago about Novem- jer 15th. Mrs.

Frank Komuves and family, In the Pigeon Hills, near the Pleasant Hill Church of the Brethen ape said to be in destitute cir- uinstances. The faraSly consists of ma. Komiuves and 5 children, the youngest) of which is a baby, only 2 weeks old. Komuvesi deserted his and family several montbs ago no clue to whereabouts can ascertained. The Komuves family 6t Hungarian birth, and they lived on a "small farm which they purchased tCTeral yean orrni er sold ten months ago.

Governor Sproul has made an a.p 1 peal for aid of the disabled veterans of the World War and the observance of Saturdav as "Forget-me-not" day in Pennsylvania. While no special plans have been made by local American, Legion for collecting funds for this purpose, contributions will be received by them. A Ford sedan from Gettysburg, containing tJhree occupants, upset in making a turn on Lincoln Highway near Abbottstown Tuesday morning. No one was hurt, but the glass in the top of the car was considerably smashed. The wa able to proceed under its own power.

It was on the way to YoiX Charles B. Stoner, Sells Station, and Bernard G. Neiderer, Centennial, have bot Ford touring car.s. A family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Emory Slaybaugh. Centre Mills, on Sunday. Oriphens Golden, Hickory Point, is employed as a carpenter in York. The dead body of Schmidt, 68 years old, was found in a woods near Seitzland school, York county, yesterday by Fred 1 Lepold, a Schmidt had been missing for several days. He was 1 employed as a laborer on the farm of George Albright.

The cause of his death is unknown. A newi large sized! meat grinder operated by a gasoline engine has been installed in the "shop of M. A. Cashman. Pennville.

Paul Morelock and family have moved! from York to Baltimore. Mns. Morelock before marriage was Miss Marie Smith, of near Littlestown. A corn-husking party was held at the farm of John Bixler, Square Corner, Thursday evening. Turkeys were abundant, but "high in price, the exorbitant figure of cents a pound being asked," 20 years ago.

J. A. Moore sold his meat store at Hanover to Robt. Shelter, East Berlin, 15 years ago Saturday. Eggs were selling in market at 28c butter 30c live chickens at 65c each, and rabbits at 20c each, 15 years ago.

Charles E. Jacobs purchased the butcherng business from B. F. Guise, New Oxford, 15 years ago Saturday. He also bought the C.

C. Stough dwelling for $2,000. Paul Bu'nty, McSherrystown, and Miss Jane Kuhn, Mt. Rock, were married, 15 years ago Sunday, by the Rev. Fr.

Halftenmeyer. Claude B. Bentzel and Miss Naomi R. Leese, East Berlin, were married 15 years ago Friday, by the Rev. O.

P. Friezer Altland has employed some Abbottstown carpenters to erect a new barn on is new place, at Farmers, bot from Mrs. Jos. Berkheimer. A.

class; comiposed of young men the Deery Street U. B. church, of Harrisburg. motored to Abbottstown Thursday night, where they enjoyed chicken and) waffle dinner at the A1 Johl? is suffering from several broken ribs which he received in a fall on the street one day Midway, McSherrystown dairyman, ha taken over the milk route of C. E.

Neiderer. He will operate both routes. Mr. Neiderer also gave up nisi route in New Oxford after a Week's trial. Wm.

MacDowell, Dallastown, father of Dr. S. Ira MaeDowell, York, for- mieiily of New Oxford, observed his 89th: birthday anniversary Sunday aweek. Earl S. Wagner, Hanover, was arrested by Detective Cookes in Hanover Tuesday afternoon on a charge of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor.

The information made before Alderman Owen by W. H. Wallace, York, who alleges) that on October. 7, in the boro of Hallam, Wagner drove his machine while under the influence of liquor. He entered bail in the sum of $300 for a bearing before Alderman Owen.

Special services will be held in the M. E. church throughout this week in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the church in Gettysburg. Bishop W. F.

McDowell, of Washington, opened the celebration with a sermon Sunday. The original structure is still standing, being now owned and occupied by the Corporal Skelly Post, No. 9, G. A. The Rev.

V. T. Rue preached the special sermon at the church Monday night. Rev. Rue is a former pastor of the M.

E. church, having served his pastorate there during the years fijom 1900 to 1904. Following the church service, a reception was held) for Rev. Rue. The sermon Tuesday night was preached by the Rev.

L. D. Ott, who is also a former pastor of the local church, having had charge of the church hero for five year.s, from 1909 to 1914. Services on Wednesday night were conducted by another minister, Rev. F.

H. Brunstetter. Harrteburg, who preached in Gettysburg from 1917 to 1919. A lot of "empties," considerable bottled goods, supposed to be "near- beer," some "Juniper and some 'Irish Moss," marked "non-alcoholic," were discovered Monday night by prohibition enforcement officers who swooped 'dtewn on Moose home of York Ipdge, Loyal Order of Moose. Thousands of bottles of the stuff thot to be "near-beer" are reported to have been found by the officers, more than a thousand bottles of tMs stuff being in a large ice box.

Samples were taken of this. An analysis will be made of samples taken. Enforcement officers discovered a truck being loaded with bottles and jugs at the rear of the temple. In addition to the large number of 5-gal. jugs on the truck, there were also six barrels and three boxes filled with empty quart whiskey bottles.

In the interior of the the officers found a most modernly equipped bar. Adams county ranks 7th in the production of wheat in Pennsylvania for 1922. Adams had 52,205 acres in wheat this year and the yield was 897,920 bushels, a yield per acre of 17.2 bushels. Lancaster county again leads in wheat production with a total yield of 2,559,285 bushels and a yield of 22.5 bushels to the acre. York ranks second, with Franklin, Berks', Chester and Cumberland next in order.

The total wheat yield for the state was 24,634,086 bushels. Thru the generosity of members of the Arendtsville, Biglerville and Ben- Lutheran churches, a 5-ton truck load of provisions was contributed to the Loysville Orphans' Home for use this winter. The provisions were taken to Loysville, Tuesday morning, on the large truck sent for the purpose. Ten barrels! of flour had been donated by the three upper-end congregations. Fifteen barrels of apples and a like quantity of potatoes constituted the chief items on the load.

Dr. Eugene Elgin, East Berlin, attended the funeral of Senator Vare, at Philadelphia. He was a memberi of the committee appointed from the House of Representatives to attend the funeral. DEATHS Funeral services foij the late Ambrose Noel, who cffled at the County Home. Sunday afternoon, were held Tuesday afternoon from the County Home, conducted by Fr.

Mark Stock, rector of St. Francis Xavier church. Interment was made in the Catholic cemetery. Mr. Noel, whose age was 72 years.

1 month and 24 days, had resided in the neighborhood of Bonneauville. He had been an inmate at the County Home about a year. Two brothers. John Noel. Straban township, and Reuben Xoel.

McSherrystown, and one sister, Mrs. John Weaver, of New Oxford, survive. Samuel Strasbaugh died at his home in Hanover, Thursday afternoon, in the "6Sth year of his age. He is survived by hi widow, Mrs. Mary Strasbaugh, and 2 dhuerhters, Mrs.

Edna Mummert. Mrs. Charles Huff. One brother, Charles Strasbaugh. Menges Mills, and a half-brother.

John Strasbaugh. of Berwick township, also survive. Mr. Strasbaugh was a son of John and Sarah Strasbauch. deceased.

Funeral was held Sundav, the Rev. C. L. Baker and Rev. C.

Brown, of the Brethren church, officiating Interment was made at Mummert's meeting house, near Uerlin. Joseph V. Kuhns died on Mondav at the home of his son. Charles Kuhns. Roland Park, Baltimore.

Md. He a sun of the late William Kuhns. Littlestown, and spent hi? early manhood, at that place. Mr Kuhns was a member of the firm of King and Kuhns, commission merchants of Baltimore. He was aged 1 7S years.

Surviving are two sons; one daughter; tw brothers, and one sister. Mrs. Bernard J. Bauhaus. Littlestown.

Mrs. Malinda Small, widow of David Small. Midway, died Friday afternoon at the Warner hospital, Gettvs- burg. She was 72 years old, and died after a long sickness. Surviving are the following children: William Small.

Midway; Harry, residing in McSherrystown; Calvin, York: Mis. Ida Wilt. Midway; Mrs. Felix Funk, and Mrs. Samuel Kuhn, McSherrvstown; Curvin and Jane Small, at A one-day- old child of Mr.

and Mrs Paul Mummert. of Hanover, was buried in Sunnyside cemetery, at York Springs, last week. Howard D. McAllister. 28.

Youngstown. Ohio, d'ied suddenly on Monday a.week from short illness of black diphtheria. Mis Fannie H. Arnold, near Gettysburg, was to become the bride of Mr. McAllister.

Mrs. Katherine M. Spongier, widow of Solomon Spangler, died at 11:30 o'clock Saturday morning- at her honu. in East Berlin. She was 87 years old and death, which was the result of the infirmities of old age.

followed an illness of a few weeks. She leaves the following children: James Spangler, Charles Spangler and Curtis Spang-' ler. all of East Berlitn; Mrs. George Strayer and Mrs. L.

H. Fackler, York. She also leaves one brother, Michael Lau, Spring Grove, and a sister, Mrs. Eliza Reynolds, who resided with her. Mrs.

Phoebe Koons, Taneytown, died recently, aged S3 years. She is survived by 6 children, including Mrs. David S. Clousheij, of Littlestown. Colonel Willilam D.

Uhler, 50 years old, chief engineer of the State Highway Department for 7 years, died Friday morning at his home in Harrisburg. after a brief illness. His wife survives him. Howard Claifk, of Zora, died Friday eveninc at the Warner Hospital following an operation for appendicitis. He was ad'nuttedi to the institution on Wednesday suffering from an abscess of the appendix, and never rallied from the effects of the operation.

Mr. Clark was 59 years old. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Addie Clark; by one daughter, Mis Jessie Clarjt, and by two sons, Irvin and Lewis Clark. It was reported' Friday that the Rev.

Fr. Patrick Enright, former assistant of St. Mary's and St. Joseph's churches, McSherrystown and Hanover, is dead in Ireland. Jonas Miller, a retired farmer, died Thursday evening ut his home at Highland Park, York, after a limjenmq; X1RRI1GES Harrison Woaver, son of Lewis Littlestown.

and Miss Olinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Edward Olinger. Bonneauville, were mart- ried on Monday morning at a nuptial mass in St. Joseph's church, Bonneauville. by the Kev.

Fr. Scanlon. The- newly weds i go to farming on the Urns. Weaver farm near Brush Run. the spring.

The marriage of Wm. A. Feiaer. of Hanover, formerly of New Oxford, and Miss Julia Elizabeth Stup, was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Jesse Stup, at Gaitnersburg. at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, by the Rev Milliard Minnich, pastor of the Episcopal church, at Rockville, Md Mr Feiser is the son Mrs. H. I. Smith, Lincoln Way.

East The Item extends congratulations. At a miptiaJ high mass celebrated Tuesday morning in St. Francis Xavier Catholic church, Gettysburg by Fr. Mark E. Stock.

Robert Ste'n- berger and Miss Viola M. Stocm. both of Gettysburg, were joined in marriage. Mr. Steinberger is a son of Mr and Mrs.

Joseph Steinbereer, Butler township. The bride a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Storm, of a Mr. and Mrs.

Emory A. on as organist Satu A ru7v'nio 1 Veri ma nmn ea(1 in m'the nion Lutheran York, in which Miss Schwartz has served for the post four yea 17? Kurvin of Mr Mrs. Geo. AV. Lauer, York, and Miss bprenkle eldest daughter of Mrs.

A. Sprenkle. York R. D. of East Berlin, Wolfs ried on Saturday aweek by Rev.

H. iork. More a 200 -it, persons witnessed the ceremony. The pin bearer was master Fred Serff, of East Berlin, a cousin of the bride. They will reside at Harrisburg-.

Charles P. 0'Bryan, of York. andT Miss Lulu Rohrbauph, of Hanover, were married Saturday evening by i i a E. Brown, pastor of St Matthew's a church, at the parsonage York. Miss Bernice E.

Hoffheins, daugh- er of Mr, and Mrs. Henry Hoffheins. iving on the Abraham Roth farm, at Menges Mills, and Raymond Reich- irt. son of P. Wesley Reichart.

near LaBott, were married on Thursday night, at the rectory of the Paradise Protectory, by the Rev. Fr. Rafael Quinn. E. Ray WMliams, of Gettysburg, and Miss Edith Hildebrick.

of York, were married Sunday evening, in- St. Paul's a church, York, by the Rev. 'linton Walters Mr. Williams is in the employ of the Pennsylvania State Highway Department, in the capacity of a civil engineer. James A.

Bolen. son of Mr. and illness due to a complication of diseases, aged 92 yeais. Surviving are his widow and 4 children, including Adam C. Miller.

East Berlin. Mis Lida Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob D. Martin, residing near Krentler's schoolhouse, died at the home of her parents, trom typhoid fever, aged 16 years! Beatrice, only daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Baker, of near Maple Grove schoolhouse, died at an early hour Sunday morning from diphtheria, aged 11 months. The child leaves her parents and three brothers. Private interment was made Monday afternoon in the Abbottstown Lutheran cemetery. Rev.

Paul Gladfelter officiating at the grave. William H. Waltman, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Waltman, of Conewago township, died in the Harrisburg Hospital, on Friday, from cerebral hemorrhages from which he had suffered for about two weeks.

Mr. Waltman was married twice. His first wifd was Miss Elizabeth Sellers, of Dittlestown, who died April 7. 1886. His second wife died August 25, 1922.

fiurviviner hirn is a son: a daughter, Mrs. Joel Geiman. of Hanover, and a sister. Mrs. Ja.cob Melhorn, of McSher-rystown.

He snent his early years teaching school in Conewago township, later taking up farming. About 30 yearq ago he retired; and moved to Middletown, where he had since resided. John L. Murtorff, of Mt. Tabor, died suddenly at! his home Saturday evening, aged 72 years.

He ate a hearty supper in apparently good health, and complained of no he was fatally stricken with paralysis from the effects of which he died. He had been an invalid for 29 vears. He a son of the late Moses and) Elizabeth Murtorff, formerly of Mt. Tabor. Surviving are his wife and the following sons and daughters: L.

Harry Murtorff, Boiling Springs; Mrs. Parker Kump, Gardners, R. D. Calvin J. Murtorff, Gardners, R.

D. Mrs. Roy Delp, Idaville, and Roy A. Murtorff, of Gardners, R. D.

1. Two brothers, Levi Murtorff, of Bendersville, and A. H. Muiftorff, of Carlisle, also survive. Carl Bolen, Gettysburg, and Miss Grac-f B.

Flickinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Flickinger, of near Arendtsville. were married Saturday afternoon in the parsonage of the Arendtsville Reformed church by Rev.

T. C. Hesson. The marriage of Donald Fair and Miss Marie King, both of Browne- town, was perfoi med Saturday at the Mt. Joy parsonage by the Rev.

L. K. Young. Mr. Fair is the son of Curvin who is a storekeeper at Greenmount, and Miss King is the daughter of William King, of Round Top, and is employed at Gettysburg.

Miss Catherine R. Strausbaugh, duupbter of Mr. and' Mrs. Francis Strausbaugh. Menges Mills, and Jacob E.

Kern, Nashville, were married on Thucsday night at the Paradise Rectory, near Abbottstown, by Fr. Rufeal Quinn. Geo. D. Senile, of York, and Miss Margie E.

Hover, of Hanover, were married Saturday afternoon by Rev. Walter Hogue. pastor of the First Presbyterian church, in the manse in York. Mr. and Mrb.

Searle will reside in Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crouse, near I announce the marriage of their daughter, Jane E. Crouse. to Ezra Hartmcn, son of the Rev.

and Mrs. J. Stewart Ilartman. Cavctown. Md.

The ceremony took place at Cavctown, Monday evening, bomo; performed by the brother of the bridegroom. MARRIAGE LICENSES Ralph E. Hanover, and Emma I. Amspacher, Penn township. HEAL ESTATE SALES Wilbur Ei Haines sold his residence in Abbottstown.

Saturday, to John H. Fitz, Hanover, for $4,000. Possession February 1. Wm. Bievenour.

trustee in the estate of the late Maria F. Bievenour. sold her 2-acre property in Paradise township, to L. S. Bievenour, of York, for $1,600.

The 115-acre farm of H. S. Golden in Paradise township, 2 miles northeast of Abbottstown. wa offered at public sale, Saturday, but was withdrawn at a bid of JC7 per acre. It will now be offered privately.

Abraham Grove sold his property in McSherrystown at St. Mary's Park, to J. T. Kernan. of Coatesville.

Possession December 1st. Both Mn and Mrs. Kernan are undertakers, and it is understood they will open a funeral parlor there. Alverta 0. Hemler and F.

V. Topper, executors of the Joseph Heinler estate, sold to James P. Hoffman, of McSherrystown. a lot of ground in that place. 30x186 feet Possession at once.

Emma L. Hanover, has sold to Lewis Small, of McSherrystown, her double frame dwelling house, in the latter place, on private terms. Margaret Newman and Eliza executors of the estate of the late George Kale, sold his property consisting of a dwelling and large lot situated at Mt Pleasant, at public sale Saturday, to Jacob- M. WHdasin. for $2,535.

A two acre wood lot in Union township was sold to Samuel R. for $233. Lavere Burgard on Saturday bought at public sale the Mrs. Lottie Himea property, East Berlin, where his barber shop is located, for $1244. NEWSPAPER! INFWSPAPF.Rr.

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