News: Items From the Adams County Independent, December 9, 1921, Littlestown, Adams County, PA Contributed and transcribed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Abby Bowman Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/adams/ _______________________________________________ Items From the Adams County Independent, December 9, 1921, Littlestown WEEKLY LETTER OF HAPPENINGS OF YORK SPRINGS YORK SPRINGS, Dec. 8. – Mr. Jno. A. Cleaver, of Latimore township, is suffering from a badly injured arm, the result of the kicking of his automobile. A horse at the recent sale of Harrison Fair was started at 30 cents and sold for $2. John Everhart recently traded a dozen bananas on a horse. Mrs. Maggie McCreary, a daughter of the late Conrad E. Myers, who about forty- seven years ago with her husband removed from Pennsylvania to Burlington, Coffey County, Kansas, and who upon the death of her husband, about 18 months ago, returned to York Springs, last week started on a visit to her old Kansas home. While William Miller, of Latimore township, ran into one of our business places for about ten minutes one evening last week, some thief took a fine rifle from his buggy. Some time ago J. A. Mummert, of the same township, had a pipe wrench taken from his wagon in this place in the same manner. Our leading local fisherman, Gilbert Emmert, is brining in some fine strings of fish. One day last week he caught ten nice suckers, one of which measured 15 ½ inches and weighed 2 ¼ pounds. Right here we wish to correct the prevailing belief that Mr. Emmert, when successful, returns via Main street, as we saw him with the above beautiful catch winding his way homeward through our alleys where few admiring eyes saw his catch. Denton Fissel, keeper of Sunnyside cemetery, reports that out of 27 interments made since April 1, 1920, but four were those of females. Q. W. Hershey, who recently attended the funeral of his uncle, Hervie Homer, at Chicago, Ill., on his departure for home was presented by the wife of the deceased with a valuable gold watch which had been the property of the said decedent. Deer seem to be plentiful in our mountain this year judging from the number killed. Phurmin Chronister, of this place, brought down a fine buck weighing about 160 pounds, and John Sease, of near this place, killed another fine one. Four residents of Upper Latimore and near by, namely Chester Murray, Earl Murray, Milton Sheaffer, and Wm. Elicker each were successful in getting a deer. Mr. Q. W. Hershey and family, who have clung in their summer home up to this time, will depart for Pittsburgh next week, where Mr. Hershey is engaged in business and also has home quarters. TANEYTOWN ITEMS Taneytown, Md., Dec. 8. – Miss Janet Crebbs spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. Robert Myerly, of Westminster. Mr. and Mrs. Norman R. Baumgardner and daughter Mildred spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Baumgardner, near Keymar. Miss Margaret Waybright, of near Harney, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. John Hockensmith. Mrs. Mary Stover entertained the following last Wednesday: Mrs. Mary Hockensmith, and Edward Koontz and wife, of near Emmitsburg, and Mr. George Overholtzer. Miss Bessie Angell, of Rocky Ridge, spent Sunday in town. Miss Dorothy Chenoweth is quite ill with appendicitis and bronchial pneumonia. Miss Dorothy is one of our young ladies who recently graduated as a nurse. Mr. and Mrs. George Hess, of Buckeystown, spent the week-end with relatives here and attended the funeral of her brother-in-law, Mr. Elmer Hawk, which took place on Monday. Mrs. Mary L. Motter, of Washington, D.C., spent last week with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Birnie and daughter, Miss Eleanor spent Monday in Baltimore. Miss Blanche Shoemaker and Mr. Chas. Wilson, of Hagerstown, spent Thursday last with her brother, Geo. A. Shoemaker, Jr., and family. Mrs. J. Ross Galt, of New Windsor, spent several days last week with relatives and friends here. Mrs. Leah Koontz, Mrs. Frank Crouse and son Vernon spent Tuesday in New Midway. Mrs. Joseph Wantz returned to her home in Union Mills Sunday after spending a week with her son, Solomon Wantz, and family.