News: Adams County Independent, April 11, 1896, Adams County, PA

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Miscellaneous Items –

At the Lutheran church the pulpit and altar were tastefully decorated with 
lilies and other potted plants.  The music was excellent, and all had a very 
joyous Easter.  The hold Sacrament was administered at the morning and evening 
services, and the following were added to the church by confirmation and by 
letter; by confirmation, Misses Emma Harriet Kindig, Lottie Grace Sentz, Elva 
May Slifer, Annie Mabel Wehler, Jennie May Feeser, Messrs. Luther Solomon 
Slifer, Howard Cover Basehoar, Arthur Basehoar Gitt, Walter Stewart Basehoar, 
Jacob Franklin Keeth, Edgar Allen Crouse, James Solomon Plunk??t, Charles Daniel 
Kindig, Harry Alvin Feeser, Gehrie Barney Bair, and Mrs. Annie Eichelberger; by 
letter, Mr. John Reidenbaugh and wife, Dr. J. G. Watson, wife and son Robert, 
Mr. Edmund Crouse, Miss Mary Adalade Shorb and Mrs. Calvin Crouse.

Gettysburg, Apr. 10 – A coincidence, of no little interest, occurred on Monday 
last.  While Ex-President Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana, and Mrs. Dimmick were 
being united in marriage in New York city, another Harrison marriage was being 
celebrated in Adams county though on a less elaborate scale, which did not 
create the same newspaper comment throughout the land, but, to the parties 
concerned, it was just as happy and important occasion.  The Adams county 
Harrison was William Henry Harrison, who belongs to the same distinguished 
family as the ex-President, and is a well known farmer of Cumberland township.  
Mr. Harrison was likewise a widower and approaching three score years, and the 
blushing bride he led to the altar was Miss Martha Stull, of Franklin county, 
who is yet in the twenties.  The Adams county Harrison is also a staunch 
Republican and stands high in the esteem of his neighbors.

The harness store of Wm. D. McSherry was closed by the sheriff this week on 
execution aggregating $2,000.

The Veterans of the 207th Reg. Pa. Vol. had a reunion here Thursday.  They 
arrived at 10 a.m. and headed by the G. A. R. band marched to the Central Hotel 
where head-quarters were established and Burgess Wible welcomed them.  A camp-
fire was held in the Court House in the evening and the large audience were 
pleasantly entertained.  This regiment was a part of Hartraft’s command and 
gained commendable notoriety for their gallant charge at Petersburg.  There were 
more than 100 in the party and were guests of Mine Hose McCavitt at the Central 
Hotel.

Miss Mary VanCleve, of Wilson College, is spending the Easter vacation with her 
parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. S. VanCleve.

Mrs. Huber Gray Beuhler and Mrs. Coy, of LaKeville, Conn., are visiting Mrs. 
Buehler’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. J. Wolf, on Seminary Hill.

Abraham Meals, of Huntington township, has made an assignment to J. L. Butt, 
Esq., for the benefit of creditors.

Simon Codori, Jr., and friend Wm. Carr, of Philadelphia, are spending the week 
with Mr. and Mrs. Simon Codori on York street.