News: Items from The Independent, 1894, Littlestown, Adams County, PA

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Miscellaneous Items From The Independent, Littlestown, Pa, Saturday, June 16, 
1894

Master Ira Herman, a young lad, is suffering from a sore leg caused by a bruise.

Messrs. Hiram Trimmer and Dill Gochanour expect to get a route and haul milk for 
the York Springs Creamery which is rapidly gaining customers.

Miss Alice Linah, a little girl, is the owner of six young shepherd dogs on 
which she expects to speculate.


McSherrystown Notes

McSherrystown, June 15 – Harry Martin, of Littlestown, was in town Wednesday.

G. W. Slade and John I. Lilly were at Littlestown Sunday.

John H. Weik, of York, was in town Monday on business.

Mr. S. L. John returned from a business trip, Saturday, from Wisconsin.  The 
gentleman reports trade good.

G. W. Slade, the McSherrystown merchant, made a business trip to Baltimore 
Tuesday.

Dr. F. S. Jenkins, as usual, spent last Sunday with his uncle, Wm. E. Jenkins, 
of near Irishtown.

Miss Hannah Reily, of Main street, is visiting her sister Lilly (religious) in 
Kenwood, N. Y. 

Miss Ida Diffendal left for her home in Frederick last Tuesday.  She was 
accompanied by Miss Gertrude Lilly, of Main street, who will spend a few weeks 
at the above place.

Jos. Klunk, cigar manufacturer, left for Philadelphia Monday on a business trip 
of one week.

Roswell Erter, of Gettysburg, was in town Tuesday evening.

Frank Ashbrook, of York, was in town Tuesday.

The band festival, which was held last week, was certainly a success 
financially.  The boys netted about $450.00, with which they will buy uniforms 
and instruments.  The band is doing excellent and we wish the boys continued 
success. 

The Borough authorities are repairing the street crossing which is a long needed 
necessity.

Mrs. Theresa Gebhart, of Main street, is quite ill.  She is a very old lady and 
her recovery is doubtful.

The commencement at St. Joseph’s Academy will take place Thursday, the 21st of 
June.

Charles Miller, painter of South street, has the contract of painting a large 
church below Baltimore.  Mr. Emanuel Bunty, of this place also has the carpenter 
work.

The base ball team of this place crossed bats with the Westminster team last 
Saturday.  Our boys came out victorious with the score 11 to 12.  Both teams 
played remarkably well.  They will cross bats Saturday with the Union Bridge 
team.  We wish the boys success.