News: Adams County Independent, March 6, 1897, Adams County, PA

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Hunterstown Items –

John L. Taughinbaugh has his large saw-mill in running order and can saw logs 
forty feet long.

Geo. Little and wife attended the funeral of Mrs. John Plank, at Hampton on 
Tuesday, March 3d.

New Oxford Items –

Mr. J. G. Gitt and wife are slowly convalescing.

The Building and Loan Association’s first series expired last Saturday.  Efforts 
are being made to organize a second series, as the first one was very 
satisfactory.

There is considerable sickness in and around Oxford, but no one seriously ill.

John Topper, of Thurmont, and W. Fink, of Taneytown, visited our popular and 
genial landlord, Wm. Topper, of the Columbus Hotel.

Bert Treiber and wife, returned from Kentland, Ind., after a year’s absence, and 
will locate at Eichelberger’s Mill, near town.

Several of our citizens attended the Inauguration at Washington.

Our enterprising manufacturer, John Weaver, shipped to-day about five tons of 
gutter plates to Taneytown, in fulfillment of contract of said borough.

Misses Fannie Steffie and Nina Livers visited the Eichelberg Academy last 
Friday.

Hampton Items –

Hampton, Mch. 5 – Mrs. Margaret Plank, died at her home in this place on Sunday, 
of Pneumonia, aged 73 years 4 months and 4 days.  Interment in the Union 
cemetery at this place on Wednesday, Rev. Ketner officiating.  The pall bearers 
were Messrs. Reuben Sipe, Philip Fickes, Daniel Myers and Adam Miller.

Rev. Heimer, of New Oxford, was the guest of Mr. P. C. Hoffman’s on Tuesday.

Mrs. Susan Chronister, who was spending some time with friends in Maryland, 
returned home on Saturday.

Mrs. Wierman, of Wierman’s mill, was the guest of her mother, Mrs. C. Myers, on 
Saturday and Sunday.