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By the Court, DAVID WILLS, R. MCCURDY,
Attest-ROBT. MCCLEAF, Clerk.
Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions.
The above was certified by the clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions and received the seal of the county, the Ist day of Sept., A. D. 1874.
At the first election held on the first Tuesday of Oct., A. D. 1874, the following persons were elected as members of the Council of New Oxford :
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Burgess, Dr. J. W. Hendrix, Town Council, Jos. S. Gitt, A. Sheely, W. M. Swartz, J. H. Wiest, John R. Hersh and W. J. McClure.
The first meeting of the Town Council elect met, Oct. 13, 1874, at the office of John C. Zouck, Esq., and after being duly qualified, organized by electing Jos. S. Gitt, President, Dr. W. J. McClure, Secretary, and Abraham Sheely, Treasurer. On motion, adjourned to meet at the school house on Monday evening, Oct. 19th, inst. at 7 o'clock.
For many years-especially from about 1850 to 1856-New Oxford bore a striking resemblance to Goldsmith's Deserted Village. The build- ing of the Gettysburg Railroad through here shortly after that period, gave an impulse to improvements ; and as you enter the place to-day, you are surprised at beholding its large stores, extensive warehouses, spacious hotels and fine church edifices, and in meeting with all the evidences of business, and the bustle and stir attending active and profitable industry. New Oxford numbers about one hundred and twenty-five neat and sub- stantial dwellings, and a population of nearly six hundred inhabitants, who are industrious and enterprising, and devoted to all kinds of me- chanical pursuits. The town has an enclosed square, 316 by 3171/2 feet, containing nearly two and a third acres, laid out in walks and squares, green with grass during spring and summer. New Oxford is ten miles from Gettysburg, nineteen from York, six from Hanover, and twenty-five- from Carlisle. It has a public hall, a college and a public school building. A newspaper --- the New Oxford Item-was established here in April, 1879, by Miller & Smith. The present proprietor is H. I. Smith.
NEW OXFORD CHURCHES, &C.
We will endeavor to give sketches of our churches, as far as we have been able to obtain them ; they will, however, necessarily be brief, on ac -- count of the deplorable want of church records.
The Union church, which stood where the Reformed church now stands, was built in 1820. It was of brick, and was the first church erected in New. Oxford. The present Reformed church was built in 1861, Rev. Hoffheins being pastor. Mr. Hoffheins dying a few years afterwards, was succeeded" by Rev. Mr. Davis, who served the congregation about eight years. Rev. Aaron Spangler was the next pastor, followed by Rev. Mr. Colliflower,. who located in this place. Rev. David U. Wolt was installed as pastor on Wednesday, Sept. 15th, 1880. . This church belongs to the Abbotts- town charge, which also includes the Reformed church at New Chester.
The Lutheran church was erected in the year 1860. It is also of brick. The pastor then was Rev. Dr. Hauer, who continued in that relation until April, 1872, when he resigned and accepted a call from the Manheim. (York county) charge, which he still serves. The congregation was unu- sually prosperous during his ministry. Rev. Mr. Snyder became pastor in 1873, and continued such until 1879. The present pastor is Rev. P. S. Orwig, who resides at Abbottstown. The charge is composed of the Lu- theran churches of Abbottstown, New Oxford and East Berlin.
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Before the Catholic church was built in this place, its members attended divine service at Conewago Chapel. Catechism, however, was taught here in private houses long before the erection of the church. Mr. Jacob Martin donated a lot of ground on Carlisle street for the erection of a church, which took place in 1852, Rev. F. X. Denecker, S. J., being pastor. The church is under the invocation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The building is of brick, seventy-five feet in length and thirty-five in width. . Father Denecker had charge of the Littlestown and Paradise Catholic churches at the same time-services being alternately held at these two places, and at New Oxford only during the week, also on Christmas Day, and several other holy days. Fathers Rider and Catani then served New Oxford, after whom again came Father Denecker, he continuing until his death in 1879. New Oxford and Paradise were then formed into a charge under Rev. Father Francis Casey, with services on alternate Sundays. The present pastor is Rev. Father Arthur Archam- bault. A parochial school was established here in 1862, by Rev. Father Denecker. The first teacher was a Mrs. Trayer. The succeeding teachers were Miss M. J. Felix, Mr. Joseph Smith, Miss Wager, and John F. Mc- Sherry. School was kept in the church until 1877, when a school build- ing was added to the church. Mr. E. G. Topper is the present teacher ; the number of scholars being over one hundred. The church membership is about three hundred.
The Methodist Episcopal church was built in 1830, mainly through the efforts of Mr. John Barnitz. Services were at first held in private houses, at one time in the house adjoining the Lutheran church. The first church stood on a lot, back of the old common ; here we had the pleasure, about forty years ago, of attending services. Rev. Henry Dill, of Gettysburg, preached here before the old church was erected.
The reader will learn from the following why our Sunday-school was called "Emory Sunday-school." When Bishop Emory was President of the Educational Board of Directors, he came to New Oxford and was en- tertained by Mr. John Barnitz. He preached in the old log church, which was twenty-four feet square, and stepping on the altar after the sermon, he asked whether there was a Sunday-school. A reply in the negative being made, he inquired whether any one present would act as superintendent. Mr. Barnitz offered his services, after which a full board of officers was secured. A day of meeting was then appointed, the number in attend- ance being fifty. The school was named after the Bishop.
The following are the ministers who preached after the new church was built in 1845, with a few before that time, (then it belonged to the Gettys- burg circuit) : 1841, Josiah Forrest, Wesley Howe; 1842, Thomas McGee, Henry Hoffman; 1843, Thos. McGee, Thos. M. Reese; 1844, (Gettysburg circuit divided, and York Springs circuit formed ) John Stine, J. W. Kelly ; 1845, Daniel Hartman, F. J. Boggs; 1846, D. Hartman, J. W. Ewing ; 1847, J. Brads, W. M. Memminger ; 1849-50, F. Dyson, F. S. Cassady, two
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years, W. A. McKee, one year ; 1851-52, T. H. Switzer, H. B. Bellman J. P. Dean ; 1853, J. R. Durbarrow, S. W. Price ; 1854, J. R. Durbarrow, D. S. Munroe ; 1855, Wm. Gwynn, Wm. A. Snively; 1856, Wm. Gwynn, I. C. Stevens ; 1857, Oliver Ege, I. C. Stevens; 1858, Oilver Ege, George W. Dunlap; 1859, Geo. Berkstresser, Geo. W. Heyd; 1860-61, Joseph Mc- Keehan, J. B. Akers; 1862, J. A. Dixon, S. A. Creveling, part of the term, J. F. Porter, C. L. K. Sumwalt, the remaining ; 1863, J. A. Dixon, J. G. Moore ; 1864, W. G. Ferguson, James Mullin ; 1865, W. G. Ferguson, J. F. Pitcher; (A. J. Bender, supply nine months) ; 1866, J. S. Ross, J. W. Feight; 1867,-Hanover and New Oxford formed into a station,- Joseph Ross; 1868, Franklin Garhart; 1869, John A. Dixon; 1870 to 1872, Wm. H. Keith ; 1873 to 1876, J. Milton Frost, D. D .; 1876 to 1879, A. H. Miller ; present pastor, A. W. Gibson.
DR. PFEIFFER'S COLLEGE.
The literary institution known as "New Oxford College and Medical In- stitute"-more familiarly called Dr. Pfeiffers's College-was built in 1846, at a cost of $1740. The first teacher was a Mr. Seeker, then Mr. Dinsmore taught three years, followed by Mr. Share. From that time until the breaking out of the war, the teachers were Thaddeus and Quincy Pfeiffer. They then joined the Union army, in which one of them was killed. Under the direction of its founder, Or. M. D. G. Pfeiffer, this was a useful institution, where many of our most skillful physicians received their education. The building stands a little east from the pike. It has suffered much from the elements, and more through neglect; though its classical motto above the front columns-"Athena et Hygiæ,"-which greeted the eye of every passer-by during the past forty years, remained to the last, only to be removed by the repairers (?) brush.
Dr. Pfeiffer came to this town in 1821, and was appointed postmaster in 1822, -. the first quarter yielding him seven cents, increasing to $1.25 at the end of the year. Before Dr. Pfeiffer there was no regular postmaster -the mail being brought to individuals from the neighboring towns as best it could. ' Mr. Pfeiffer was commissioned Justice of the Peace by Geo, Shultz in 1824, and held that office for seventeen years. He was also a Civil Engineer and a Surveyor, and made surveys on a proposed railroad from York to Gettysburg, in 1835.
Fire .- On Thursday, June 22, 1820, the Barn of Daniel Diehl, near Ox- ford, was struck by lightning, and entirely consumed, with its contents.
Shocking Accident .- Jesse Myers, son of Frederick Myers, near Oxford, met his death on the 3rd of March, 1829, in a very sudden and awful man- ner. He was engaged in removing with a handspike some obstruction from the water wheel of the mill, when his feet slipped, and he fell back- wards within the sweep of the wheel. It was immediately stopped by some person who witnessed his fall, but too late to save the life of the suf- ferer. He expired in two hours.
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Destructive Fire .- The Flouring Mill of Daniel Diehl, a short distance from New Oxford, on the Turnpike leading to Gettysburg, was entirely destroyed by fire on Thursday night, the 18th day of March, 1858. One hundred barrels of flour, and about 1200 bushels of wheat, and other grain, principally belonging to farmers was consumed. There was no insurance on the Mill. The origin of the fire was not known.
Fire in New Oxford .- About 71/2 o'clock on Wednesday evening, Dec. 22, 1875, the cry of fire was heard in the streets of New Oxford, an unusual thing in that quiet borough. Many of the citizens were in the Reformed church, where services were being held, and a general rush was made for the doors, and then in the direction of the light, which illuminated the en- tire town. It was soon discovered that the stable belonging to Mr. Jos. S. Gitt, on the rear of his lot, was on fire. The flames were soon communi- cated unto a barn belonging to Mr. Wm. D. Himes, adjoining the stable. Both were totally destroyed, with all their contents, consisting of three tons of straw, 200 bundles of corn fodder, a fine carriage, a buggy, and a spring-wagon, the property of Mr. Himes, and a ton of hay, some straw, lumber, &c., belonging to Mr. Gitt.
This did not end the conflagration. The flames crossed the barnyard and ignited a stable belonging to Mr. Himes, and this was also consumed with its contents-hay, straw, harness, and some farm implements. A pig pen, hen house and corn crib, were also destroyed. All the live stock was saved. Mr. Gitt's loss was $300; no insurance. Mr. Himes lost from $1200 to $1500; insurance on barn, $300, on stable $300.
The fire is believed to have been started by a tramp, or by some other evil-disposed person, as the stable had not been used for some weeks. It was with great difficulty that the dwelling of Mr. Himes was saved, it be- ing on fire five times. Two stables across the alley were also on fire sev- eral times. Had they burned, no doubt four stables closely attached to each other would have been destroyed and all the houses on Hanover street greatly endangered. The evening was calm, and the wind in a direction to carry the sparks away from buildings. Burning shingles were carried across the square on the barn of Mr. Wiest, and several lots be- yond that corn fodder was set on fire.
LOCAL HISTORY.
On Wednesday, January 6th, 1858, the railroad between New Oxford and Hanover, was formally opened to travel. The day was bright and warm, and a very large concourse of people were assembled at New Ox- ford. Quite a number of trains passed over the road during the day-all crowded with passengers.
A portion of Adams county was visited on the 16th of May, 1844, with
*We give the following local historical events as transpiring in and around New Oxford, during the past, thinking they might be of interest to many readers of the present work .- J. S. G.
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one of the most extraordinary storms that was ever known in this section of the country. D. Slagle's barn, horse-stable and sheds in Berwick town- ship, were torn down to the foundation, and a steer killed. Adam Carl's stable, wagon-shed and out-buildings were blown down and large trees up-rooted, and fences thrown down. Part of the roof of the barn of Daniel Gitt, of Conowago township, was blown off. ".Geo. W. Lilly's barn near Irishtown was blown down. Samuel Sneeringer's dwelling was unroofed, and damage done to trees and fences. Two barns belonging to Mr. Hem- ler, near the above place was blown down to the foundation, trees torn up and fences removed. Part of the roof of the house occupied by Chas. Will, near the Chapel, was blown off, trees and fences down. The barn of John Hostetter was unroofed and damage done to other buildings, tim- ber and fences. John Schwartz, who resided on the Littlestown road, sustained considerable loss to timber, fruit trees and fences. In New Ox- ford a house was blown down; the inmates fortunately escaped. The Pigeon Hills, a few miles from New Oxford, suffered severely, being strewed in all directions with limbs, tops of trees, and trees torn up by the roots. Almost in any direction in this surrounding country considerable damage was donc.
On Friday morning, Sept. 20, 1822, Mr. William Sturgeon, of Oxford, was found dead on the road leading from Gettysburg to Oxford, near Swift Run. He had left Gettysburg the evening before, on his return home, and it is supposed, that, owing to the darkness of the night, his horse had deviated from the road, and succeeded in obtaining a high bank, from which, by the horse stumbling, Mr. S. was precipitated into the road, and his neck dislocated. The verdict of the Jury of Inquest : Accidental death. .The drought of the summer of 1822, dried up the waters of this creek. A gentleman riding through York and Adams counties, saw a mill-dam on the above creek so perfectly dry, that "all hands" were in it loading wagons, and drawing the rich deposit of manure in its bottom to the neighboring fields ...... This stream, which is the reservoir of the waters on this side of the South Mountain, and a range of lands of some 20 or 25 miles above the bridge across on the Carlisle road, had its channel entirely bared of water. Above this bridge, the Conowago receives its tributary streams, Opossum, Bermudian and other creeks, which, in low water, hitherto presented a volume of water filling a channel from 90 to 120 feet wide, in which there was not a drop to be seen on the 13th day of September, 1822 ...... In May, 1806, Michael Slagle, Esq., was appointed by the Governor, Brigade Inspector for Adams county, in place of John McGinley, resigned ...... In June, 1806, the ravages committed by a species of caterpillar upon the wheat and rye fields on this section of country, almost totally destroyed the crops ...... Married on Thursday, June 16, 1808, by the Rev. Mr. McConaughy, Mr. James McTaggert, of Oxford, to Miss Hannah Russell of Hunterstown ...... Married at Chambersburg, on the 12th of October, 1809, Col. George Himes, to Miss Martha Barnitz, all
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of Hanover ...... A Methodist Camp Meeting was held on the lands of Richard Sadler, in sight of Diehl's Mill, Conowago Creek, Adams County, August 24, 1815 ...... Shorb and Gubernator, kept Store in Oxford, in May, 1816, in the house formerly occupied by Daniel Dinkle ...... Rev. Wm. Gerhart, pastor of the Lutheran Congregation of New Oxford, preached his farewell sermon in this place, on Sabbath, the 29th of Sept., 1861. The morning services were in the German language, and those of the af- ternoon in the English, on both of which occasions the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered. Eleven years previous, when his pas- torate labors commenced at New Oxford, there were but 150 communicant members; there were when he left, 300. In that time he baptized 72 chil- dren, received into the church 113 persons ; preached 282 funeral sermons ; solemnized 137 marriages ; and confirmed 422 young persons ...... A num- ber of children, of various ages, were playing near a small shop, in New Oxford, on the 17th of October, 1835. In the corner of this building a loaded gun had been carelessly left; and a small lad picked it up, and pointing it towards the girls, threatened to shoot them. They all ran, with the acception of Rebecca Crist, a daughter of Jonathan Crist, deceased ; the lad snapped the gun ; it went off, and the whole load lodged in the side of the little girl. She lived until the next day. She was nearly eight years old, and the only daughter of a widow. .Blairs old house, built in 1798, by Richard Adams, was the second house in Oxford, and the third the one occupied by Thomas Himes, built by Mathias Martin, father of Jacob Martin, in 1800. The next house stood where the one built by J. S. Gitt now stands, and was at one time occupied as a tavern, about 80 years ago ...... An old house stood where Mr. Schnell's shoe store is, built by Geo. Kuhn, and Mr. Geo. Bange kept store in it about 1813, the first store kept in the town ...... The first grocery kept in this place, was in an old house that stood where D. J. A. Melhorn lives, in about 1812 ...... Wiest's Hotel was a log house built by Mr. Boyer in 1800. The new house was built by Jacob Martin in 1856, who kept store in it from 1841 to 1856, then occupied it as a hotel for II years, and then sold to Mr. Wiest, the pres- ent proprietor ...... In 1812 there were only 22 houses in Oxford, one a stone house, 5 brick and 7 log, two story ; the rest one story houses. In 1839 there were 26 houses in our town ...... The corner house now occupied as a hardware store, was built by Wm. Sturgeon, about the year 1800, and the one on the opposite corner was built by Wm. Elder in the year pre- vious ...... In 1786 was the greatest flood ever known in this section, by 4 feet. The 26th of June, 1826, there was another big flood ...... On Easter day, in 1823, a terrible storm prevailed here, and another in 1849,-the first Sunday in June-with hail. May 30th, 1859, a hail storm destroyed the grain fields, and vegetation ...... During the winter of 1827-8, it rained, was cloudy and foggy, and farmers could plough at any time, all winter. .. In 1830 it took six weeks to cut and take in the grain. It rained nearly all the time.
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GRAIN PRODUCE, ETC., AT NEW OXFORD, PA.
The undersigned continues the Grain and Produce business at the old stand in New Oxford, Pa., and will always pay the highest market prices for
Flour, Wheat, Rye, Corn, Oats, Clover Seed, Timothy Seed, Flax Seed, Timothy Hay, &c.,
and will keep on hand for sale at the smallest profits
Groceries, Fish, Salt, Bacon, Flour and Feed,
Soaps, Tar, Oil, and everything else usually kept in a first-class establish- ment of the kind. Thankful to the public for past favors, he solicits a continuance of the same.
H. J. MYERS.
A. SHEELY,
DEALER IN
LUMBER AND COAL,
SASH, DOORS, SHUTTERS, BLINDS, &C.
BILL STUFF
furnished at short notice and at the lowest prices. Office and Yard on
HANOVER STREET, NEW OXFORD, PA.
D. J. A. MELHORN, DEALER IN
Flour, Grain, Hay, Fertilizers and PRODUCE IN GENERAL, BRICK WAREHOUSE), NEW OXFORD, PA.
Also Wholesale & Retail Dealer in ICE CREAM.
Cars leave New Oxford every Thursday at I o'clock P. M. Goods re- ceived every Friday until 4 o'clock P. M. at Hillen Station Baltimore.
ALL ORDERS WILL BE. PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
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NEW OXFORD MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTORY.
Borough Officers .- Chief Burgess, Dr. J. W. Hendrix ; Sec'y, Joseph S. Gitt; Treas., Abraham Sheely ; Council, Wm. D. Himes, Jos. S. Gitt, Dr. J. W. Smith, Levi Wagener, A. C. Diehl, P. J. Noel. High Constable, James A. Saddler.
Justices of the Peace .- J. C. Zouck, office on Pitt St .; John Lenhart, Hanover St.
Churches .- Lutheran, North Peters St., Rev. S. P. Orwig, pastor ; Methodist Episcopal, Philadelphia St., Rev. A. W. Gibson ; German Re- formed, south Peters St., Rev. David U. Wolf; Catholic, Carlisle St., Rev. Father Archambault.
Hotels .- Washington House, west cor. Diamond, I. D. W. Stonesifer, Prop .; Eagle Hotel, cor. Carlisle St. and Diamond, J. H. Wiest, Prop.
New Oxford Cemetery Association .- Pres., Wm. D. Himes; Man- agers, Dr. J. W. Hendrix, H. K. Schnell, Alex. S. Himes, W. M. Swartz; Sec'y and Treas., Dr. J. W. Hendrix.
New Oxford Normal Institute, Philadelphia St., Prof. J. O. Smith, Principal.
Public School .- Building, Philadelphia St. No. I, J. L. Sowers; No. 2, Mattie A. Adams; No. 3, Mrs. J. L. Sowers.
School Board .- Henry J. Myers, A. S. Himes, Henry Swartz, Jacob Hartman, Dr. J. W. Smith, Dr. J. W. Hendrix ; officers-elected by Board -Pres., H. J. Myers; Sec., Dr. J. W. Hendrix ; Treas., Abraham Sheely.
Citizens' Brass Band .- Meets in Wiest's Hall, Monday, Thursday . and Saturday evenings ; Leader, H. I. Smith ; Pres., T. A. Kohler ; Vice Pres., John Melhorn ; Treas., E. G. Cook ; Sec'y, F. M. Miller ; Instructor, J. W. Jacobs.
Privatus Social Clubs .- Meets in Rhinehold's building, Diamond. Pres., Arthur Eckert; Vice Pres., Lewis McCadden ; Treas., W. F. Sheely ; Sec'y, H. C. Sanders ; Sergeant-at-arms, A. S. Feiser.
T HE NEW OXFORD ORD JTEM.
A GOOD FAMILY NEWSPAPER, PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
H. I. SMITH.
ONLY ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM.
Job work of all descriptions printed neat and cheap at the Item office,
Southeast cor. of Diamond, NEW OXFORD, PA.
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NEW OXFORD BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Physi ians :- J. W. Smith, Phila. St .; J. W. Hendrix, Pitt St .; T. V. S. Quigley, Diamond.
Warehouses -H. J. Myers, Pitt St .; D. J. A. Melhorn, Hanover. St.
Dry Goods, &c .- W. D. Emmert, Diamond, W. M. Swartz, Phila. St .; A. Heagy, Diamond.
Groceries .- P. J. Noel, Diamond, J. B. Gross, Carlisle St., D. J. A. Melhorn, Pitt St., Joseph Harman, Hanover St .; Confectionery, Sherman & Kepner, Phila. St.
Hardware .- J. C. Miller, Diamond.
Drugs .- E. G. Cook, Hanover St., Dr. J. W. Smith, Phila. St.
Milliners .- Miss M. Lenhart, Hanover St., Mrs. E. Gitt, Phila. St., Mrs. F. M. Miller, Phila. St.
Shoe Stores .- H. K. Schnell, Hanover St., G. T. Himes, Diamond.
Coachmakers .- Herman & Byers, Hanover St.
Machinists .- Diehl & Bro., Hanover St.
Butchers .- W. A. Diehl, Pitt St., J. F. Warner, Hanover St., J. J. Clapsaddle, Pitt St.
Carpenters .- E. Roth, Carlisle St., Levi Wagener, Hanover St.
Shoemakers .- F. M. Timmins, Diamond, C. Nagle, Diamond.
Lumber and Coal .- A. Sheely, Hanover St., W. A. Himes, Hanover St., H. J. Myers, Pitt St.
Furniture .- Peter Feiser, Phila. St., John Lenhart, Hanover St.
Tinner .- T. D. Smith, Diamond.
Jeweler .- J. W. Dix, Phila. St.
Baker -Baltzer Newport, Phila. St.
Saddler -C. C. Stough, Diamond.
Marble Yard .- E. G. Lough, Peters St.
· Wagon Maker .- J. Chronister, Peters St.
Blacksmiths .- J. S. Weaver, High St, J. Livelsperger, Peters St.
The latest Appliances, New Machinery, and Competent Workmen, at Centennial Mills, Senft's old Established Mills, in Oxford Township, Pa,
Use Dr. Bird's Persian Chicken Drops -- cures Cholera, Sold at Snively's Drug Store, Hanover, Pa. 14
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The undersigned would respectfully announce to the public generally, that he has opened a
NEW LUMBER & COAL YARD
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NEW OXFORD. ADAMS COUNTY, PA.
A large assortment of
PRIME LUMBER
OF ALL KINDS,
DRESSED AND UNDRESSED,
constantly on hand, such as
FLOORING, SIDING, SHINGLES, PICKETS, LATH,
SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, &c.
All worked and finished lumber kept under cover in large sheds. Also a large assortment of
THE BEST PREPARED COAL,
screened and cleaned, and sold at the lowest market prices. Estimates for building material furnished on application.
Terms accommodating. Give me a call before purchasing elsewhere.
W. A. HIMES.
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NEW OXFORD RESIDENT DIRECTORY.
Arbegast Jacob, farmer, Carlisle st. Barnitz John, Hanover st. Barnitz Mrs, wid, Hanover st. Blair J F, (postmaster), Ins Ag't and stationer, Pitt st.
Blair Mrs, wid, Hanover st. Bowers Thos, clerk, Pitt st.
Breichner P, clerk, Philadelphia st. Buckminster A E, painter, Pitt st. Byers John, mason, Phila. st. Byers A, coachmaker, Phila. st. · Cashman Zelotus, huckster, Hanover st. Cashman Clinton, carpenter, Pitt st. Cashman M wid, Pitt st. Clippinger C F, Pitt st.
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