The Democratic advocate., 1901-01-26
Items from Adams and York Coun-
ties. Pa.
ADAMS coUNrY.


Mrs Elizabeth Culp. possibly the Oldest woman
in tho county died at the home of her son, George
r. Culp, in Cumberland township, last Sunday,
aged 81 years, months and II days She was the
widow Of George Culp, deceased, and was the moth
er of ten children, three Of whom are living. She
is also survived By IL grandchildren, 50 great-grand
children and great-great-gr grand children all OF
whom are living The deceased lived at the place
she died all her life.
John Buddy living near Littlestown, died Friday
morning of last week, of Brights disease. compli-
Gated with heart trouble, aged about "a years. He
is survived by his wife, sons and daughters.
Joseph Baldwin, of Bendersville. killed the heav-
lest porker of the in that section 1t weighed
SIS pounds E. w. Sewers. of the same place, killed
three hogs weighing follows: 4O5. 3ss and s25
pounds.
The abandoned United Brethren Church at Little
town has been appraised at 81, ,5OS 1t is likely that
1t will be sold by order of court and the proceeds
divided among the heirs of the late Philip Bishop.
who donated the lot for church purposes
During the month of December 1.0l0.396 cigars
were made in the Union cigar factories in Nc
sherrystown. and q 14s Union Labels were used.
Last week st. Aloysius Catholic congregation. of
Littlestown. purchased the stefy property. on
South Queen street, for 1850 1t will be used as
school.
D. T. ECuclDck66At Vi A1uuiili6ton Wv Ashi Ps nnn
purchased a fine truck farm of 10 acres about six
miles from Harrisburg for $3.50.
C. H Peters, of Bermudian, shipped and handled
during the year 1900, $1,000 dozens eggs.
From December. 1899, to December. 1900, Joseph
Baldwin, of near East Berlin. has averaged clear
profit of $50 on each of his seven milk cows.
George F. Krug, of Kingsdale, has bought the
Joseph A. Ocker farm near that place.
Joseph s. Git, of New Ok ford. died at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon from complication of diseases.
aged IS years, months and 13 days. He was born
on the 9th of September 1915, in Conewago town.
ship. Adams county, and the Oldest of the
eleven children of Daniel and Lydia Gilt. He was
educated in the public schoo and at Gettysburg
College. He then taught school for several years,
and published several newspapers in Hanover and
Carlisle. The journals be started in Hanover were
far iu advance of the times. there being no sufi-
cent demand at that early date for Engli h news
papers. In 1885, he assisted in the surveys of the
"old Tapeworm Railroad" as a rodman. and after
wards at the building of the Hanover Branch Rail
road he.was assistant engineer. When this was
completed he went to Media. Delaware Co.. Pa. and
accepted position chief engineer of the Phila-
dephia and West Chester Railroad He was also
engineer of the Gettysburg and Littestown Rail-
road Afterwards he performed similar service on
the European and North American Railroads in
Maine and New Brunswick. He also engineer
of the Harrisburg & Potomac and Hanover and
York Railroads. also of the Bachman's Valley, Em-
mitsburg and halfadozen other railroads. Mr..
Gilt was married March 3lst 1911, to Miss Anna NJ.
Baughman. daughter of David Baughman, of Han
over. Pa. They had four children, of whom two
are living-Mrs. Alice, wife of F. G. Stark of Han
over, and Mrs Marie Louisa wife of VIM. G. Smy-
ser, of Topeka Kansas His wife died May 26, 1s98
faff nj nhar nf ho r
Church. In politics he was Prohibitionist. after
having been for years a Republican. He
member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
for than forty years. In all affairs of public
besteft and improvement, Mr.. Gitt most
liberal and progressive. giving of his time and his
means freely toward making such enterprises sue
cess. He is survived by one brother and two sis
ters-Walter F. Gtt and Mrs. Samuel Schwartz of
Hanover. and Mrs G. F. Becker, of Philadelphia.
Pa.
YORK COUNTY.
Dr. Lillian R. Stafford, well known female ply
sieian OF York, died January 81. Miss Stafford was
a native of GAINESVILLE. Ohio where the remains
were AIKEN for interment. She practiced medicine
in York for the past nino years.
Mrs. Jane NJ. Hays, mother of Hon. Morris NJ
Hays. of Newberry township, died january Goth. at
her home in Newberrytown, aged about 81 years.
John Metzler aged 81 years lied in Hanover, on
Tuesday. He leaves three children. two daughters
and one son.
Samuel Bradley, of York, aged 45 years. was
killed Tuesday by loaded wagon passing over
him He attempted to mount the saddle horse.
slipped. and before he could roll out of the way
the wagon passed over his abdomen almost in
stantly killing him.
On Monday night the large bank barn and other
farm buildings the dairy farm of John Forty.
near Hanover together with Implements about
500 bushels of wheat 200 bushels of oats, 20 tons of
hay, 20 tons of straw were burned. all owned by
Lewis b. Bortner, dairyman residing on the farm.
The fire discovered in stack of corn fodder
adjoining the barn between $50 and 10 O'Clock by
Elmer Pottorff who, with several members of the
family was sitting in the dining room at the time,
Mr.. Bortner having retired some time before.
Fl. D. Litte's slaughter house and contents in
Hanover. were BURNED by an incendiary fire Mon
day night