The Hanover Citizen Hanover, Pennsylvania Thursday, August 15, 1872 Local Happenings - Appointment of Martin S. KOHR, of Littlestown, Adams County, has been appointed Mail Route Messenger on the Frederick and Pennsylvania Line Railroad between Hanover Junction and Woodsborro, Md, at a salary of $800 per annum. - Bitten by a Rat On Friday morning about 11am, Mrs. James TAUSER in York, was attacked by the screams of her child, which was in an adjoining room, and to her great surprise discovered that her infant child, about five months old, had about 26 marks in its face, which were the bites of a rat. - An Old Relic While G. W. WELSH, esq. of this borough, was repairing his house last week, a pair of shoes were found between the flooring, which have been there between 90 and 100 years. They are quite an oddity in the shoe line, being wide at the heel and tapering off to a point at the toes. they were well lined with heavy linen and made of calf skin. - Pass Him Around The Marysville Sentinel says a scoundrel, calling himself Ira BROWN, from Auburn, NY, is traveling around the country with a patent cut bar for reaper and mower. He appoints agents in townships and takes contracts with them, which he cuts in two, making a note of them. The farmers of this section should keep their eyes open for such swindlers. They are liable to receive a visit from some of them any day. - Stabbed On Saturday, a young man named Thomas MINICH was stabbed in the back by John WUNCH, at STAUB's lager beer saloon on South George Street, York. Late on Saturday night, Wunch was arrested and was committed in default of $1,000 bail. - Suicide On Tuesday morning, an inmate of the Almshouse named KEENER, about 45 years old, of Lower Windsor Twp, hanged himself by a hankerchief. - (York Daily) - Burned to Death On Monday evening of last week, a distressing accident occurred in Dover Twp, caused by the improper use of coal oil, which resulted in the death of Maria WILT, w/o John WILT. It appears about sunset, Mrs. Wilt was boiling fish in a pan which accidentally upset, and the water which had been in it extinguished the fire in the stove. She secured some additional wood, and in order not to be detained long on account of the mishap, she took a can of coal oil and commenced pouring oil over the wood before applying a match; but unfortunately for her, there yet was some fire underneath the wood, and the oil at once ignited, causing the can to explode, and the bottom flew out, striking her in the breast with such force that she was knocked at least ten feet from the stove, and in an instant, her clothing was all in flames. The report was heard a half mile from where it occurred. She was almost burned to a crisp and it is said to have presented a most horrible sight. She suffered until the following evening about 9 pm when death came to her relief. Her remains were interred on Thursday last in the burial ground at Ball Hill. Her age was 20y, 5m, 26d. She leaves a husband and two small children to mourn her loss. Her little brother and her little sister who were present and did all they could to relieve the unfortunate victim were severely burned in the attempt. The boy had his hands burned almost to a crisp. No one happened to be in the house but her brother, a boy about ten years of age, and several smaller children. The unfortunate victim managed to get out on a plot where she rolled and the little boy ran for sheets and blankets in which she rolled herself; but finding this of not much avail, he got a knife and cut the clothing from her body. - (York Gazette) __________________________________________ ------------------------Thursday, August 22, 1872------------- Local Items List of Letters remaining in the Hanover post office over two weeks BECK, Isaac BORTNER, Jesse DUBBS, Joseph ELICKINGER, Winfield HURSHEY, H. W. JOHNS, George KUMP, J KINDIG, Levi JOVER, Casper LEESE, Jacob MARKSELL, Amanda MILLER, Amanda MILLER, Godfry MYERS, E. RILY, William D. RITTER, Jacob K. SMITH, A. M. SNYDER, A. WINTRODE, Eliza TRUMP, Henry ------------------------------------------------ The following teachers chosen by the School Directors of Hanover borough to teach next term - (School #1-6 consecutive, name, salary for 8 months) - John M. WOLF, $50 - J. CRAWFORD, $50 - Miss Mattie E. GROVE, $40 - Miss Annie HINKLE, $35 - Miss A. FISHER, $30 - Miss Aggie J. ALLEMAN, $25 --------------------- Torn Down - The old market house which has stood for many years in Centre Square, this borough, has been torn down. The Town Council held a meeting on Wednesday evening of last week and decided to remove the structure, notwithstanding, a large portion of our citizens were opposed to its removal. ---------------------------- Bitten by a Snake - Abe DETWILER, s/o John DETWILER, residing at the Five Mile Levil, Tide Water Canal, in York County, was bitten on the second finger of the right hand, by a copperhead snake, whilst repacking tobacco, one day last week. A large quantity of liquor was administered to the injured man immediately, and a physician called in who dressed the poisonous wound. His hand and arm are considerably swollen. ---------------------- Fatal Accident - MORTHLAND - On Saturday last, as William MORTHLAND of Warrington Twp, about one half mile from Rossville, was in the act of harnessing his horse, preparatory to attending a Sabbath school celebration at Rossville, he was kicked by his horse in the breast and jaw, and in falling, the back of his head sruck the sill of the stable door which caused a frightful gash in the back of his head. His wife, thinking he delayed too long, went to the stable, and found him lying with his head out of the stable door. He could not speak and expired in a few moments. He was about 32. His remains were interred at Rossville on Monday. The deceased was a gentleman highly esteemed by all who knew him. - (Daily) ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley [email protected] <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/midmdroots/frederick/">Early Frederick Co, Maryland</A> http://members.aol.com/midmdroots/frederick/