News: Items From the Dillsburg Weekly Bulletin, February 4, 1916, Dillsburg, York County, PA Contributed and transcribed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Debra Kohler Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/york/ _______________________________________________ Items From the Dillsburg Weekly Bulletin, Friday, February 4, 1916 Council Meeting Council held a brief session Friday evening, the principal business being the payment of bills, which were as follows: C.K. Weaver, police service $ 2.00 G.C. Fishel, police service 2.00 S.C. Gross, auditor 2.00 M.J. Crumlich, auditor 2.00 H.J. Urich, auditor 2.00 William McMilliams 10.00 Health Officer Weaver’s itemized bill for services, $17.10, was read and $25,00 was appropriated to the Board of Health to cover it. The conditions along the house of Abram Sheffer, corner of Second and Gettysburg Streets, was brought to the attention of Council and the Highway Committee and the Burgess were directed to take proper action, which they did Saturday morning. The Treasurer’s report showed a balance of $35.00 in the Sinking Fund and $47.84 in the General Fund, from which the above bills were paid. Mrs. George F. Baish spent Friday in Harrisburg. Mrs. J.A. Lerew and Mrs. Charles Altland were in Harrisburg, Friday. Mr. James Williams spent Friday afternoon at the home of Mr. A.H. Williams and sisters at Williams Grove. Mrs. J.F. Rearick visited Harrisburg friends, Friday afternoon. Mr. W.S. Sheaffer spent Thursday in Mount Holly on business. Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Grimes, of Mechanicsburg, were the guests of Dillsburg friends, over Sunday. Miss Laura M. Elicker, who is teaching school near Goldsboro, spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Elicker. The License Court at York, on Tuesday, knocked out another liquor license, the Ratshkeller, under the Hartman building, 1… Centre Square. The Judges have surprised us all this Winter. The way they are mowing down the joints is most encouraging to lovers of decency. Mrs. Daniel Pentz and Mrs. C.T. Heisey, of Mechanicsburg, visited among their Dillsburg friends, Tuesday. Prof. Chas. S. Smith, Lansford, Pa., was home over Sunday and attended the conceret by the Old Colonial Band. Prof. Smith is some Band leader himself and we are sure that he absorbed some good things and got a few ideas from the magnificent work of Mr. Carmeliny. The directors of the new East Berlin railway have purchased from H.M. Foster and co., of Baltimore, the engine formerly used on the Emmittsburg railway. They expect the road to be in operation early in the Spring. The Reformed pastor, C.E. Heffieger, expresses his sincere and heartfelt thanks to Mr. John Kinter and family for their kind remembrances, consisting of two yards of sausage, crock of scrapple, apples and cabbage. Miss Adeline Wells, of Wellsville, is visiting at the home of Rev. J.W. Long and family at Clearfield, Pa. Mrs. Joseph Milligan, of Wellsville, left Thursday morning for a visit to friends in New Jersey. Rev. J.B. Mann, former pastor of the Dillsburg M.E. Charge, is spending the week in Dillsburg, and has preached several splendid sermons at the revival services in the U.B. Church. Rev. Mann, though about 83 years old, is still an able preacher and his sermons are full of the spirit and he holds the close attention of his hearers. Lloyd L. Bentz, Cashier of the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank was, on Tuesday, elected a member of the York Chamber of Commerce. Miss Cora E. Knisely, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday and Monday with relatives in Carroll township.