News: Items from the Star Sentinel, January 7, 1890, Adams County, PA

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Items from the Star Sentinel, Tuesday evening, January 7, 1890


Centre Mills Items

On last Friday night Mrs. Alice S. Houck, wife of Mr. J. Howard Houck, of Butler 
township, breathed her last.  Mrs. Houck was the daughter of Mr. Jacob 
Raffensberger, deceased, and was born near Fairfield April 19, 1848.  After a 
few years her parents moved to the neighborhood of Bender's church.  She 
connected herself with the Reformed church under the pastorate of Rev. Jacob 
Ziegler and remained in that church until after her marriage to Mr. Houck which 
took place July 19th, 1868, when she joined the Lutheran church with her 
husband.  She was a faithful and consistent member until she died.  In her 
sickness she gave the highest testimony of the faith within her.  The last words 
she spoke to her sister, Mrs. John Boyer, shortly before she expired was "I am 
going home."  In her death the family loses a loving mother, her husband a 
dutiful wife and her brothers and sisters an affectionate sister, and this 
community and the church a useful woman.  Up to the time of her illness she led 
the choir at Bender's church and was a faithful teacher of the Sunday School.  
The interment took place at Bender's Church cemetery and the large number of 
people assembled attested the love and esteem in which she was held.  She leaves 
a husband and five children to mourn their loss.  Her age was 41 years, 4 months 
and 15 days.  Her influence for the good will be felt in this neighborhood long 
after her remains have joined their kindred dust.

Mrs. Francis, of Easton, Pa., is here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. John Houck; 
Mr. Edward Houck, of Easton, spent the holidays with his mother; Mr. George and 
Jacob Slaybaugh, of Ohio, are visiting their father, Mr. W. H. Slaybaugh, of 
Butler township; Mr. Henry Myers, of Illinois, is visiting Mr. Philip Weaver; 
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Smith and their son Harvey, of Mt. Holly, were visiting 
friends here last week; Miss Cobean was visiting Miss Nellie Horner, of this 
place.

Miss Grace Markley has returned home from a protracted visit to Harrisburg.


Arendtsville Items.

Mr. Wilmer A. Hartman, who was sick in Harrisburg, has improved and was able to 
come home last week.

Mr. J. B. Spahr has sold his property to Mr. William Warren, of Wenksville, for 
$700; also an adjoining lot to Jackson Miller for $50.

Rev. I. B. Crist and family are visiting friends of this place.

Mr. Harvey Spangler and wife, of Illinois, were visiting at Mr. Elias Spangler's 
and Geo. G. Plank's.

A few days ago, Mr. John Orner, a former resident of Adams Co., died very 
suddenly near Abilene, Kansas, to which place he moved a few years ago.


MARRIAGES

BATTERMAN - WISLER. - Dec. 24, in this place, by Rev. M. Bushman, David F. 
Batterman, of Cumberland township, to Miss Amanda Wisler of Franklin township.

CHRONISTER - NICKEY. - Dec. 31, by Rev. O. F. Schaeffer, Jacob F. Chronister to 
Miss Annie E. Nickey, both of East Berlin.

FUNT - WEAVER. - Jan. 2, at Arendtsville, by Rev. B. F. Bansman, William E. Funt 
to Miss Annie M. Weaver, both of Butler township.

FICKLE - STRALEY. - Dec. 31, at the Lutheran parsonage in York Springs, by Rev. 
J. W. Reese, Chas. F. Fickle of Latimore township to Miss Sallie A. Straley, of 
Newtown, York county.

FOULK - CONOVER. - Jan. 2, in Mountjoy township, by Rev. D. R. Becker, Chas. E. 
Foulk to Miss Clara E. Conover, both of Mountjoy township.

GORDON - MCPHERSON. - Dec. 31, at the home of the bride's father, John W. 
McPherson, in Shippensburg, by Rev. W. A. McCarrell, Wm. D. Gordon, of Chicago, 
Ill., to Miss Anna M. McPherson.

GOBRECHT - SELLERS. - Dec. 26, at Littlestown, by Rev. F. S. Lindaman, Noah E. 
Gobrecht to Miss Emma L. Sellers, both of Union township.

KIME - LOW. - Jan. 1, in Bendersville, by Rev. W. V. Grimm, Emmert E. Kime to 
Miss Sarah R. Low, both of Franklin township.

LEGORE - BOWERS. - Dec. 21, at Littlestown, by Rev. F. S. Lindaman, Howard F. 
Legore to Miss Addie E. Bowers, both of Carroll county, Md.

MYERS - WEAVER. - Jan. 2, at Conewago chapel, by Rev. John B. Mullaly, S. J., 
Israel E. Myers, to Miss Loretta C. Weaver, both of Conewago township.

MILLER - FAHNESTOCK. - Dec. 29, in Huntington township, by James Davis, Esq., 
Spangler G. Miller of Cumberland county to Miss Emma M. Fahnestock, of 
Huntington township.

SELL - KEAGY. - Jan. 2, in Union township, by Rev. F. S. Lindaman, Chas. D. Sell 
of Germany township to Miss Alverta J. Keagy of Union township.

SOWERS - NOEL. - Dec. 31, at Bendersville, by Rev. J. Womeldorf, Henry G. Sowers 
to Miss Ella Noel, both of Menallen township.

WHYMERT - STERNER. - Dec. 31, at Littlestown, by Rev. D. W. Dittmar, John H. S. 
Whymert of Taneytown district, Md., to Miss Minnie Bell Sterner, of Kingsdale.

WISLER - KEPNER. - Jan. 2, by Rev. O. F. Schaeffer, John M. Wiser of Round Hill 
to Miss Mary J. Kepner of Abbottstown.


DEATHS

DELLONE. - Dec. 31, in East Berlin, Mrs. Rachel Dellone, aged 75 years.

HOUCK. - Jan. 3, in Butler township, Mrs. Alice S. Houck, wife of J. Howard 
Houck, aged 41 years, 4 months and 15 days.

ORNER. - Dec. 30, near Abilene, Kan., John Orner, formerly of Franklin township, 
this county, aged 68 years, 2 months and 28 days.

SILLIX. - In Franklin township, Hamilton Sillix, aged 74 years, 5 months and 2 
days.

YOHE. - Dec. 26, in New Oxford, Mrs. Mary A. Yohe, wife of Henry Yohe, aged 73 
years, 10 months and 19 days.