Newspapers: Items from the Evening Herald, Dec. 11, 1903, Hanover, York Co., PA

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Miscellaneous Items from the Evening Herald, Hanover, PA, December 11, 1903

PERSONAL MENTION

County Commissioner Bortner was in Hanover to-day.

Mrs. M. O. Smith, of York Street, spent the day in York.

Mrs. John A. Sheely, of Hotel Hanover, spent the day at Gettysburg.

Rev. J. Hamilton Smith, of Littlestown, spent last night in Hanover.

Miss Grace Hill, of Baltimore, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Louisa Grove, 
of York Street.

Dr. Harvey M. Becker, of Sunbury, is visiting his mother, Mrs. George Becker, of 
Abbottstown Street.

Mrs. Harry Pfaff, of Franklin Street, spent the day with her mother, Mrs. Simon 
Diller, at Gettysburg.

A. W. Billman, of Philadelphia, General Manager of the Hanover Shoe stores, is 
at the factory on a business trip.

Mrs. Maud Hollinger, of Clearfield, Pa., is spending the holidays with her 
parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Hollinger, at Abbottstown.

Jese D. Stine has returned to his home in this place after being employed at 
cigarmaking at Peoria, Illinois, for the last six weeks.

Mrs. D. E. Winebrenner and Mrs. Katharine Winebrenner Soliday, of Frederick 
Street, and Mrs. C. J. Delone, of Carlisle Street, were at Baltimore to-day.


New Oxford Nearly Has a Fire.

On Thursday afternoon, while Dr. Wm. R. Snyder, Surgeon Dentist, residing in 
Mrs. Miller's house on Carlisle Street, New Oxford, had left his office, leaving 
the coal-oil stove burning as usual, and during his absence the stove began to 
blaze up causing considerable smoke.  Mrs. Miller, residing with Dr. Snyder, 
noticed the presence of smoke in the kitchen, and made an investigation.  Upon 
opening the office door she discovered that the room was dense with smoke.  Mrs. 
Miller quickly ran to the grocery of D. F. Slentz, and informed him of the fire.  
Mr. Slentz quickly extinguished the flames and averted what might have been a 
destructive fire.  The walls are covered with smoke which will necessitate 
repapering.


In a Forgiving Mood.

"Dips" Shearer was given a hearing before Alderman Croll at York, charged with 
assault and battery with intent to kill, on Mrs. Annie Dobbins, the woman whose 
throat it is alleged Shearer cut in October.  After hearing three or four 
witnesses Shearer was held for the grand jury.

Mrs. Dobbins, who has fully recovered, gave her version of the cutting affray.  
She claims that Shearer came to her place to borrow a screw-driver, and that 
while one of the children went to hunt it, Shearer tried to embrace her to which 
she took exception.  This angered Shearer.

As to the cutting she could tell nothing.  She said she did not know she was cut 
until she saw the blood and was about to become unconscious.  She neither knows 
how, when or with what weapon the cutting was done.  Mrs. Ilgenfritz, a 
neighbor, testified that she saw Shearer do the cutting with a long knife.


BRIEF MENTION.

Another snow of several inches fell last evening.

Mrs. John Roth, Sr., of McSherrystown, has been quite ill with pneumonia, but is 
improving.

Andrew Keffer, of McSherrystown, has been granted a renewal of pension.  Dating 
from June 5, 1903 Mr. Keffer will receive $8 per month.

J. H. Barnitz and family have moved from their farm near Bittinger and returned 
to Hanover, occupying his dwelling, No. 337 Franklin Street.


Joy for Two Families.

Charles R. Smith and Roy Sigler, two of the three Altoona boys convicted before 
Judge Bittenger of the larceny of W. S. Zarcher's watch at York, in September, 
were recommended for pardon by the Pardon Board.