News: Items from The Independent, Dec. 19, 1891, Littlestown, Adams County, PA

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Miscellaneous Items from The Independent, Littlestown, PA, December 19, 1891

MARRIAGES

ALBERT - MILLER. - Dec. 8, at East Berlin, by Rev. O. F. Schaeffer, Benjamin 
Albert to Miss Sarah C. Miller, both of Reading township.

FORTNEY - FORTNEY. - Dec. 8, in Gettysburg, by Rev. Joel Swartz, Jonathan J. 
Fortney to Miss Margaret A. Fortney, both of Middletown, Pa.

GATES - JOHNSON. - Dec. 13, at Seven Stars, by Rev. Charles T. Dunning, John H. 
Gates of Chicago, Ill., to Miss Mamie H. Johnson, of Seven Stars.

HILTERBRICK - PLUNKERT. - Dec. 10, by Rev. W. C. Wire, Samuel D. Hilterbrick to 
Miss Cara V. Plunkert, of Mountjoy township.

HOFFMAN - SITES. - Dec. 10, near Fairfield, by Rev. A. C. Greary, James H. 
Hoffman to Miss Margaret Amanda Sites.

LITTLE - GALLOWAY. - Dec. 10, at New Chester, by Rev. H. C. Shindle, John W. 
Little to Miss Alice J. Galloway, both of Hunterstown.

PIFER - MEALS. - Dec. 13, at Bendersville, by Rev. J. M. Rice, Daniel W. Pifer 
of Menallen township, to Miss Hannah A. Meals of Butler township.

TOPPER - JACOBY. - Dec. 13, at Arendtville, by Rev. B. F. Bausman, James M. 
Topper of Mountjoy township, to Miss Alice Jacoby of Butler township.

BUSHY - FRITZ. - Dec. 15, at Arendtsville, by Rev. D. T. Koser, Luther H. Bushy 
to Miss Emma E. Fritz, both of Franklin township.

MYERS - SCHWARTZ. - Dec. 10, by Rev. F. S. Lindeman, Mr. W. D. Myers to Miss 
Delia Schwartz, daughter of Mr. Solomon S. Schwartz, both of Conewago township.

HANSFORD - SHUFF. - Dec. 10, at the Reformed parsonage, in Emmitsburg, Md., by 
Rev. U. H. Hellman, Mr. Harvey E. Hansford to Miss Mary Shuff, both of 
Hamiltonban township, this county.

BOWMAN - MENGES. - Dec. 1, at Hanover by Rev. Dr. J. C. Koller, Mr. Charles 
Bowman of near Hanover to Miss Agnes Menges, of near McSherrystown.

DUGAN - SPANGLER. - Dec. 6, at Abbottstown by Rev. John Tomlinson, Mr. Norman 
Dugan, of Sparrows Point, Md., to Miss Agnes Spangler, of Hampton, this county.

SERFF - NAGLE. - At Abbottstown, by Rev. John Tomlinson, Mr. A. D. Serff, of 
Paradise, York county, to Miss Flora C. Nagle, of Berwick, this county.

SELL - MYERS. - Dec. 14, at New Oxford by Rev. W. H. Herbert, Mr. Wm. G. Sell, 
of Mountpleasant township to Miss Mary E. Myers, of Reading township.


DEATHS

CARNS. - Dec. 10, in Gettysburg, Mable May Carns, aged 6 years, 6 months and 5 
days.  Buried at Abbottstown.

DUBS. - Dec. 11, in Highland township, of diptheria, Queena Bruce, eldest 
daughter of Samuel and Catherine V. Dubs, aged 7 years, 8 months and 2 days.

GEYER. - Dec. 9, in Gettysburg, Mrs. Maria Geyer, aged 82 years, 3 months and 16 
days.

MYERS. - Dec. 7, in York Springs, Mr. Eli S. Myers, aged about 65 years.

REBERT. - Dec. 5, in Hamilton township, of diptheria, Charles Clayton, son of E. 
H. and Carrie Rebert, aged 9 months.

SMITH. - Dec. 7, in Oxford township, Mr. George Smith, aged 70 years, 3 months 
and 25 days.

STOOPS. - Dec. 10, near Fairfield, Mr. Abraham Stoops, aged 64 years.

Dec. 12 near Beechersville, Mr. Jacob Wisler, aged 92 years.

Dec. 3, in New Chester, Mrs. Mary Staub, aged 78 years, 9 months and 2 days.

Dec. 8, in Buchanan valley, Jennie Cole, aged 38 years, 2 months and 2 days.


Proceedings of Orphans' Court.

Catherine C. Devilbiss and Pinkney J. Bennet, administrators of Jesse L. 
Devilbiss, deceased, returned inventory of goods and chattles, inventory of 
money and list of debts, and received order to sell goods and chattles, and 
order to notify creditors.

Miles C. Grogg and Wm. H. Grogg, administrators of David Grogg, deceased, 
returned lists of sale of grain and settled first and final account.