Nineteen hundred and eight was a very strange year in York County.
Click here to read about Rex Fire Company’s building out in the middle of Duke Street.
My last post was about Judge Wanner ruling in favor of a mule. Click here to read about that.
This item, from the March 19, 1908 Gazette, is even more bizarre:
In a previous post I pointed out that traffic accidents made the news long before automobiles were invented.
Click here to read about some pre-auto mishaps.
The advent of the motor car caused just added to the mix, as shown by the March 1908 Gazette account below:
Rex and Laurel Fire Companies
You think traffic gets obstructed today by double parking and delivery vehicles? At least no one, as far as I know, has constructed a building smack dab on the street since 1908. How did the Rex Fire Truck end up residing there for two weeks?
Click here to read about one of the fires to which the Rex truck responded.
From the January 1, 1908 York Gazette:
1908 York County Prison
The former York County Jail has stood empty for many years. Every now and then someone suggests a new use for the striking five story brick building, but nothing seems to come of it.
The original stone castle-like prison, built in the 1850s had become crowded and inadequate.
Click here to read my previous post on the Christmas Prison Break from the old not-so-secure prison.
Construction on the monumental multi-story brick addition, which still stands, was in process during the winter of 1908. A fire, caused by construction equipment, caused the locked-up prisoners much anxiety.
The Gazette reports that during the 1908 fire:
What kind of relationship do you have with your children's teachers? How about your own school days? What did your parents and your teachers expect of each other, and of you? Do you expect too much or not enough from your children's teachers? The relationship between parents and teachers was a hot topic at the February 1908 meeting of the York Principals' Club.
The Gazette reports the "substance of the discussion" among Principals Fahs, Ebbert, Heilman, Lau, and Rauhouser:
It seems like every year we hear of York County connections to the premier Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Just this year a toy poodle from Dillsburg named Vikki won the best of breed to make it to the finals.
Did you know that York County dogs and their owners have been bringing home prizes from the show since its infancy? The following report is from the February 14, 1908 York Gazette:
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