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:
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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