News: The Hanover Herald , Saturday, July 13, 1912, Hanover, York County, PA Contributed and transcribed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kathy Francis Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/york/ _______________________________________________ Local News Slight Stroke of Paralysis At an early hour Sunday morning, Charles G. Prosser, 510 East Middle street, received a slight paralytic stroke, affecting his right. Mr. Prosser is much improved today. Dr. H. M. Alman is in attendance. Sold Dwelling House J. Elmer Bemiller, the Abbottstown street shoemaker, has sold his brick residence, corner of West Hanover street and Ruth avenue, to John H. Ecker, of near Gettysburg. Consideration, $4,000. Possession will be given Nov. 15th. Visiting Former Home Jacob M. Wehler, of Hanover, a former resident of this place, but who has been spending the past three years in various parts of the United States, was an over Sunday visitor at the home of his brother, H. G. Wehler, and with other friends in town. Mr. Wehler, who is a carpenter by trade, has seen much of this country in his travels of the past three years. – New Oxford Item Left for Ohio Joseph A. Adams, of West Hanover street, left for Bucyrus, Ohio, last Saturday, where he will make his future home. Mrs. Adams has been in that place for the past two months, where her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Topper reside. Mr. Adams for a number of years was employed as a woodworker at the Hopkins Wagon Works. He will work at carpentering in the Buckeye state. New St. Paul’s Lutheran Church By authority of the Court, the pastor, Rev. William I. Redcay, announced at the morning service on Sunday that from henceforth the legal title of the church is “St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church,” instead of Third Lutheran church. The congregation is growing rapidly. At the recent communion eight members were received, all heads of families. The coming Sunday more new members will be received. Now Occupying Bungalow Rev. Dr. C. M. Stock and family vacated the parsonage of St. Mark’s Lutheran church, on Abbottstown street, on Thursday, and are now occupying their handsome and commodious bungalow, recently completed on their farm, near Iron Ridge. This will be the permanent home of Rev. Dr. Stock and family, as he has been relieved of the active duties of the ministry and will retire as pastor of St. Mark’s church Oct. 1st, after a continuous service of 25 years. Must Plants Be Chained? A mean theft was committed last Saturday night at the residence of Charles E. Moul, No. 304 Abbottstown street. Mrs. Moul had planted a dozen begonias of the choicest varieties, which were place in a box on the front port of their residence. Some of them were budding and others in bloom, and naturally attracted the attention of lovers of handsome flowers. On Saturday night a thief stole three of the choicest varieties, removing them with a portion of the ground, which would indicate that the thief was no novice in the business. Relic of Battle of Hanover John A. Orndorff, of near Silver Run, Carroll County, Md., found an interesting relic, July 4th between Hanover and Pennville, along the Hanover and Littlestown turnpike. It was a belt plate of a cavalryman, which was evidently lost by a Union cavalryman during the Battle of Hanover, between Kilpartick’s and Stuart’s troopers, June 30, 1863. Although forty-nine years have intervened since then, the plate is in good condition. Mr. Orndorff served in the union army during the Civil War, being a member of Company I, 205th Pennsylvania Regiment. He gave the belt plate to his daughter, Mrs. Jacob Harpel, 821 Franklin street. Lightning Fires Barn During the thunderstorm Friday afternoon, lightning struck the large bank barn on the farm of Harry Julius, in Washington Township, this county, near Eisenhart’s mill and was consumed, together with a large quantity of hay, straw, &c. We are informed no live stock was injured. Mr. Julius was hauling his hay when the electric fluid struck the building and he succeeded, he thought, in extinguishing the fire. Soon after, however, the flames issued from another part of the building and in a few minutes the structure and its contents fell a prey to the flames. “Forty-Niner” Nearing Ninety Jacob M. Wildasin, near Marburg, will celebrate his ninetieth birthday anniversary on July 20. He is almost blind and quite infirm, but at times able to be about. Mr. Wildasin is the oldest man in that neighborhood and was a successful farmer. At the time of the discovery of gold in California he went West as a prospector. Returned From Hospital H. D. Little, of East Middle Street, who underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Maryland University hospital at Baltimore, returned home on Saturday. He was a patient in the hospital for only ten days. The operation was a success and Mr. Little is rapidly recovering from the effects. A Stalk of “Good Luck” Emory Shue, employed in the coal office of J. D. Zehring, picked 20 four-leaf clovers and 2 five-leaf clovers from one stalk. The clover stalk grow near the coal yard and is certainly a curiosity in that line. DROWNED IN QUARRY HOLE Eugene Rife And George Gordon Meet Tragic Fate On Sunday. The Former Plunged In Icy Water to Rescue His Companion, But Never Came to the Surface. Both Well Known Young Men of Midway. One of the saddest of accidents occurred on Sunday afternoon at the Hoke quarries, about 1½ miles west of Hanover when two young men, George Gordon, son of James Gordon, and Eugene Rife, son of William Rife, both of Midway, met death by drowning in the quarry hole. The young men, in company with William Small and Riley Wildasin went to the quarry to take a swim. Gordon, who could not swim, left himself drop into the water, from the bank, where it was not so deep. He was in the water only a short time when his companions heard a cry for help he having probably been seized with cramps. Rife who was an expert swimmer, dived after Gordon, but must have struck a rock, as he never came to the surface. Wildasin rushed for a rail to throw to Gordon, but was too late, he having gone down never to rise again. It is said Wildasin would have gone into the water if it had not been for an accident that happened by him last Thursday, when he was struck by an automobile while riding a bicycle, and his right leg was painfully bruised. The news of the tragedy soon spread and a number of nearby neighbors gathered and made efforts to recover the bodies. Prof. C. H. Richter, who is a Justice of the Peace, was sent for. When Mr. Richter arrived he was greatly shocked to find that the two unfortunate boys were former pupils of his at Sand Hill school. After learning from eye-witnesses how the accident occurred, he deemed it unnecessary to hold an inquest. Chas. Givens superintendent of the Tracey & Wilton lime works at Bittinger Station, dived in and succeeded in recovering the body of Rife. Artificial respiration was attempted but was of no avail as the accident occurred at 4:30 p.m. and the body was not taken from the water until 6:15, being in the water one hour and forty-five minutes. By this time quite a crowd of people had gathered and “Fritz” Small of Midway, and James Noel, of Bittinger, assisted Mr. Givens in searching for the body of Gordon. It was exactly 7 o’clock when Noel located the body and assisted by Small, succeeded in bringing it to the bank. Samuel Hoke, residing on the Solomon Hoke farm, conveyed the bodies of the unfortunate boys to their respective homes. It was a sad sight to see the parents, who had arrived as the bodies were placed upon the wagon, view the lifeless bodies of their sons. The depth of the water in the quarry varies, being probably from 20 to 30 feet deep in some places. This should be a warning to all boys. A stone quarry is a most dangerous place to go swimming, as they all contain deep holes and the water is usually very cold. By a strange coincidence it is now related that about a year ago Rife rescued Gordon from drowning in the same quarry where both met death on Sunday. Eugene W. Rife, who was an employee of the Hanover Shoe Company, was aged 22 years, 7 months and 5 days. He was a son of William H. and Emma J. Rife, who survive, with two sisters, Prudence M. and Ruth C. Rife, and one brother, Frederick G. Rife, all at home. Funeral Wednesday, July 10, at 9:30 a.m., services at the house, Rev. A. M. Heilman officiating. Interment at Mt. Olivet cemetery. George H. Gordon, who assisted his father in the plastering business, was a son of James F. and Anna A. Gordon. Besides his parents he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Amos Crawford, of Baltimore, and Mrs. William Eirsman, of York, also one brother, Guy Gordon, of Baltimore. He was aged 28 years, 5 months and 6 days. Funeral Wednesday, July 10, services at the house at 2 p.m. Interment in Mt. Olivet cemetery, Rev. A. M. Heilman officiating. The Gordon and Rife homes adjoin one another on Linden avenue, West End. Both young men were member of Washington Camp No. 328, P. O. S. of A. Farmer Injured in Fall Abraham Z. Becker, a farmer of North Codorus township, was injured a few days ago by a fall down a flight of steps in his barn. When descending the steps one of them broke and in his fall his head struck a partition and he was knocked unconscious. Held for a Hearing High Constable John A. Duttera on Tuesday arrested Ammon H. Rodgers, of Jackson Township, on a warrant issued by Justice L. D. Sell, on oath of Lillie M. Hoke, charged with a serious offense. The defendant entered bail for a hearing. Home on Furlough E. B. Swartz, a member of the U. S. S. Baltimore in the port of Charlestown, S. C., is home on a 15-day furlough. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Allen Swartz, of East Middle Street.