Waynesboro Record Thursday May 9, 1901
Ernest Sprenkle, whose illness has from time to time been noted in this paper died at 6:30 Thursday morning at the home of his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Isaiah Sprenkle, East Second street.
Mr. Sprenkle has for sixteen weeks been suffering from blood poisoning and a complication of diseases.
His illness starred from a wound on the little finger of his left hand which he cut while operating a circular saw.
The finger resisted attention and would not heal. Blood poisoning set in and Mr. Sprenkle's condition grew gradually worse. During his confinement to bed pneumonia and dropsy were added to his complications.
He was a prominent young man.
For a number of years he successfully conducted a farm near Roadside and for several years, until very recently, operated a dairy. He is survived by his wife and one son, Raymond, aged six years.
His parents and the following brothers and sisters also survive: Misses
Ella, Annie, Grace and Edith Sprenkle and Mrs. Fred Frick, Waynesboro;
Mrs. C S. Nolt, Lancaster county; J F., Oscar and Elam Sprenkle, Waynesboro; Mrs. Andrew Schaller, Fairview avenue, Waynesboro, and Mrs. Harry Oller, near Roadside.
Funeral Sunday, services at the Mennonite church at 1:30 p. m. Interment in Burns Hill cemetery.


Waynesboro Village Record February 22, 1900 Page 5
Improvements At Antietam Dairy.
Mr, E. V . Sprenkle, proprietor
of the well known Antietam Dairy,
and whose herd of Jersey cattle is
among the finest in tbe state, will
make some important improvements
in the handling of his product
for the summer season. A
system for aereating the milk will
be established and other improvements
introduced which will insure
the milk to be absolutely pure and
clean. Mr. Sprenkle's dairy business
has shown a steady gain in
customers since he engaged in the
business and he is justly deserving
of it.
Mr. Sprenkle desires to say
that after March 1st, Clarence
Provard will be the driver of the
delivery wagon. Mr. Provard is
well acquainted with tbe trade,
having been in the business for
some time, and the same careful
aud polite attention will be extended
the patrons by the new
driver as they have received in
the past.