News: Gettysburg Compiler, June 8, 1904, Adams County, PA

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EAST BERLIN ITEMS

East Berlin, June 3 – J. D. Jacobs, of Altoona, clerk in railroad office is home 
with his parents for a few days.

A. M. Jacobs, of Altoona, a teacher in High School of that place, is spending 
his vacation with his parents.

Miss Bessie Grogg and Miss May Miller are at home from school.

Samuel Bosserman, of this place, met with an accident in York by falling from a 
scaffold a distance of fourteen feet, breaking several ribs and being hurt 
internally.

Christian Moul, of Plymouth, Ill., is visiting his sister and other friends in 
this place.  It has been eighteen years since he has been east.

Peter Beivenour, of York, who attended funeral of Mrs. John Reigle had not been 
in East Berlin for twenty-five years.

E. Gladfelter and wife, of Dover, were recent visitors to this place, 
contemplating the removal of their wrapper factory to Berlin.

P. C. Smith has had his house neatly painted, also J. Firman Myers and Miss 
Heagy.  H. L. Miller has had glass front of store tastefully lettered in three 
colors.  Robert Chronister of Hampton, did the work.

ASPERS ITEMS

Aspers, June 3 – Elmer J. Spangler has had his dwelling house treated to a coat 
of paint which gives the home a very pleasant appearance.

Wilson D. Walhay, who had been engaged in teaching in McKean county, is home 
spending his vacation with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Walhey, at Mt. Tabor.

H. G. Baugher, our tanner at this place, is kept very busy at present storing 
the abundance of bark that is being hauled in by the various lumbermen in 
forests in this section.

Robert A. Walter, who erected a new house lately, is having the same painted.  
Messrs. G. H. Mummert and Wm. Yeatts, the popular artists of Bendersville, being 
the contractors.

James Miller, who has been in feeble health for several months, we are glad to 
report is able to walk out again.

Mrs. Annie Ziegler and her little grandson McKinley McBeth, were recent guests 
of friends in and around Idaville.

Jacob Hoffman, our supervisor, has been engaged putting our roads in good 
condition.

Mrs. Elizabeth R. Sowers spent several days the guest of the family of Zachariah 
Hewitt at Latimore.

Ambrose M. Heller is building a new kitchen at present and remodeling his house.

A thunderstorm passed through this section on a recent evening, which was 
accompanied with hail in many places.

Harry C. F. Gulden, who has been busily engaged on a number of mills in putting 
in repairs spent a few days with his family near this place.

The farmers are not all done planting corn yet and many are compelled to do much 
replanting.

James O. Fohl is engaged in reproofing his outbuildings around his barn.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer F. Bream and children spent a few days recently among friends 
in Mt. Holly Springs and Carlisle.

BENDERSVILLE ITEMS

Bendersville, June 3 – Oscar Carson and family of Harrisburg, Frank Yingling, 
Lawrence Wright, Theodore Cook and H. S. McGrail, of Harrisburg, spent a few 
days here last week.

Miss Pearl Reed, of Middletown, Conn., is home for a short time with her mother.

Mrs. McNew, of McVeytown, is now visiting her parents at the Elk Horn, Hotel.

Thomas Kennedy and wife of Cumberland, Md., were recent visitors with friends in 
town.

Miss Susan and Miss Lela Barnhart, of Waynesboro, were among friends here last 
week.

Our post office was changed from the old stand at the square to the residence of 
P. M. Fickes on Railroad street, on Monday last.

Prof. J. E. Peters principal of Ranger Schools in Texas, is home with his 
parent, Rev. J. H. Peters, on Railroad street.

The home property of Henry Eppleman, at Bendersville Station, was sold on Friday 
last to Harry Eppleman for $1950, and the timber tract of 6 acres and ?40 
perches to Thomas Wenk at $161.60