News: Items from the Adams County Independent, January 27, 1922, Adams Co., PA

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Items from the Adams County Independent - Friday, January 27, 1922

Mrs. Martin and son John, of Baltimore, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. 
Hagan.

Miss Virginia Eyster, of Western Maryland College, spent Saturday with Mr. and 
Mrs. S. C. Ott.

Mrs. Henry Yancy is the guest of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. Wilbur Shipley, 
at the Manse.

The nurse employed by the school board has been visiting the schools for the 
past several days, examining the children, and pointing out the defects in their 
physical make-up.

Mrs. Joseph Cratin, of Littlestown, is the guest of friends here.

Mr. George A. Shoemaker, Jr., (Hiner) suffered an attack of heart trouble on 
Saturday evening, while being served at Wm. E. Burke’s barber shop.  Medical aid 
was summoned and at present he is about normal again, but he gave the boys a 
scare.

Miss Frances Shoemaker spent the week-end with Miss Anna Angell, near town.

Mr. Andrew Bigham, of Gettysburg, spent Monday with Miss Carmen Shoemaker.

Prof. and Mrs. Huber and Dr. and Mrs. Milton Valentine, of Gettysburg, dined at 
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Sauble and spent the remainder of the day with 
Mrs. Margaret Stott and Miss Anna Galt.

Miss Mary Reindollar has returned from a visit to Mrs. Oscar Thomas, of 
Baltimore.

State Police Topper, of Emmitsburg, has been transferred to Leonardtown.

Mr. and Mrs. D. Milton Feeser, of Littlestown, spent Sunday with Mr. Chas. E. H. 
Shriner and family.

Mrs. Chas. H. Mayers, of Littlestown, spent Sunday with her brother, Dr. Francis 
T. Elliot, and family.  The stork recently paid the Doctor’s family a visit and 
left a young doctor, Master James Carson.

ABBOTTSTOWN ITEMS

Abbottstown, Jan. 26 – Rev. Paul Glatfelter closed his series of evening 
services here in the Lutheran church, Sunday evening, which he held the past two 
weeks.  Despite the inclement weather and bad condition of the roads large 
audiences were in attendance nightly.  Rev. Glatfelter started a series of 
similar services in East Berlin Sunday.

Charles Albright and family moved from York into their newly erected dwelling on 
the eastern end of town, last week.

Harry J. Miller, who is in business in Camden, N. J., spent several days here 
this week with his family.

Miss Evelyn Smith, of York, spent Saturday and Sunday here with her 
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Smith.

$5,650 was realized by Basil A. Chronister for his 25 acre and 64 perches farm, 
situate in Hamilton township, midway between this place and East Berlin, at a 
public sale held Saturday.  It was purchased by Wilford Hankey.  Mr. Chronister 
and family will in the near future move to the state of New York, and that is 
his reason for selling.

NEWS HAPPENINGS OF LITTLESTOWN AND THE VICINITY
Littlestown, Jan. 26.

Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Smith, of New Oxford, spent the week-end with the latter’s 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John V. Ulrich, of near town.

Announcements for Christ Church, Rev. Dr. F. S. Lindaman, Pastor, are: Sunday 
School Sunday at 9:30 a.m.  Morning worship at 10:30.  Christian Endeavor at 7 
p.m.

A delightful time was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Spangler, near 
town, last Wednesday evening.  The evening was spent in playing games and music 
after which refreshments were served.  Those present were:  Mr. and Mrs. Noah 
Spangler, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Withers, Mr. and Mrs. John Harner, Mr. Albert 
Krug, Mr. Oliver Mowery, Misses Grace Spangler, Edith Withers, Oneida Harner and 
Nina Withers; Messrs. Lloyd Spangler, Clarence Krug and Charles Byers.