Wyomissing, Jan. 5.--One woman sustained a fractured nose and a number of others were badly shaken up early on Thursday evening, when a tiller collided with a buggy at the junction of Penn avenue and Bernville road. Although none of the persons were severely injured the coasters consider themselves lucky that several of them were not killed.
Coasting on Penn avenue was particularly fine last evening and the sleighers were out in force. Between 8 and 9 o'clock there was a flurry of snow and it was during this time that the accident occurred. The light fall of snow served to cover up the bare spots and the coasting was great.
Amos Yoder, one of the hired men employed on the Lauer farm, was coming west on the pike. A tiller with 12 persons was heading at full speed down the hill when the accident occurred. Apparently the tillerman of the sled and Mr. Yoder, after seeing one another, had no time to act, and the result was that the front of the tiller crashed into the side of the buggy in which Mr. Yoder was driving. The impact threw Mr. Yoder from the vehicle and the occupants of the tiller were "spilled." Some of the coasters when to the assistance of Mr. Yoder, who was lying on the street. He was stunned but recovered in a few moments.
One of the occupants of the tiller, a well-known woman of the borough, was bleeding freely from the nostrils. She was assisted to the office of Dr. C.E. Lerch, where upon investigation it was found that she had sustained a slight fracture of the nose. The physician dressed the injured member. The injuries of the other occupants of the tiller consisted of bruises about the body.
The horse attached to the buggy became frightened and ran away when the tiller struck the side of the vehicle. The animal was captured at State Hill and turned over to the owner. The horse sustained a gash on one of the hind legs, but was otherwise uninjured. The axle of the buggy was badly bent. Mr. Yoder, it was learned, has fully recovered, and is working today.
There are several stories as to how the accident occurred. At the junction of Bernville road and Penn avenue, there is a sharp turn, and the rear end of the tiller was wont to skid when rounding it. The snow at the time of the mishap was falling so thickly that it was impossible to see any great distance. It is supposed that the buggy hove in sight so quickly that both tillerman and driver could not prevent the crash. Except for a few slight bruises, the tillerman was uninjured. A number of the occupants were adults out for a night's fun on the "rutchie."
At the meeting of the Staufer Woman's Christian Temperance Union it was announced that a new Loyal Temperance Society for children between the ages of 6 and 13 years would be formed at a meeting to be held Saturday afternoon. The gathering will be called at 3 o'clock. Indications are that there will be half a hundred members.
The meeting was presided over by Mrs. Carrie Wanner. The devotions were in charge of Mrs. Anna Livingood. Miss Katherine Smith, Treasurer, made her report.
Arrangements were made for a rummage sale which will be held in the store room of the Palmer Apartments, Fifth and Bingaman streets. It will start on Saturday, Jan. 13, and continue until all the goods are sold. Mrs. Isaac Huyett, 1003 North Tenth street, is Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements. Mrs. Huyett and Mrs. Carrie Wanner, 740 North Front street, will be glad to receive contributions of clothing and other articles. All goods will be called for.
Charles Gray, aged 68, a stranger who was given accommodations at the station house because he complained he was ill, was called before Alderman Peters at Police Court. The stranger refused to say anything as regards his place of residence, business, etc. and to keep him in the warm he was committed to jail for 15 days. He appeared to be well pleased with the sentence.
A permit was issued to contractor H.J. Raudenbush for a warehouse on the south side of Court street, between Front and Second. The main building will be three stories, 36 by 99 feet. The back building will be three stories, 16 x 30 feet. The estimated cost of construction is $9,000. This is the principal permit of the new year thus far.
A permit was issued to Howard Hamilton for a garage at 917 Buttonwood street. It will be galvanized iron, 1 story, 9 x 16 feet.
Two-story house, 540 Wunder street, lot 13 by 100 feet, John Neiman to Tobias Knoblauch. Price, $1,200.
Undivided interest in two-story house, 714 Cherry street, lot 15 by 60 feet, Charles M. Smeck to Charles E. Phillippi. Price $62.50
Two-story store stand, 669? North Front street, lot 16 by 110 feet, Bruno W. Ziegler to Edwin R. Maurer. Price $5,000.
Three-story stone front dwelling, 909 North Front street, Mary E. and Glyndeur Hickman to Samuel F. Blatt. Price $3,000.
Three-story building, 119 South Fifth street, lot 30 x 280 feet, Samuel F. Blatt to Glyndeur Hickman. Price $12,500.
Receipts--Water rents, $2,734.86; water, miscellaneous, $60.31; health, miscellaneous, $143.72.
Expenditures--City Department $125; water department, $5,683.66.
The water rent bills paid this year up to Thursday evening number 1,960. The receipts were $8,593.93.
Harrisburg, Jan. 5. --Governor Tener has disapproved the application for a charter fort the City Light, Heat and Power Company, of Reading. It was opposed by the company at Reading already operating in that city.
The application was not turned down, however, until after Attorney General Bell and his deputy, William M. Hargest, who heard the arguments, had carefully gone over the papers in the case. They were convinced that it was not made in good faith, and that the applicants were not in earnest, and they recommended that the petition be refused. The Governor is always guided by his legal advisers in matters of this kind, and he promptly refused the charter. The argument in opposition to the application was made by Richmond L. Jones, for the Metropolitan Company, of Reading. The affidavits submitted to the Attorney General by the opponents of the charter were principally against the chief applicant for the new company, who was represented as not a proper person to be given a franchise. Whether these affidavits had any influence on the case the authorities decline to say, but the presentation of affidavits of this character in opposition to a charter is very unusual. It is possible that certain matters relating to charters issued to the applicants which were said to have been used as hold ups in other places had considerable to do with the turning down of the applications for the charter. --T.M.J.
A pretty wedding will take place next Tuesday, at 8 a.m., in St. Paul's Catholic Church, when Miss Sophie F. Fricker, 323 Wunder street, will be married to Paul A. Buckley, of Philadelphia. The groom formerly resided at 1156 Spruce street, this city. The bride will be attired in white satin and the maid of honor, Miss Amelia Fricker, sister of the bride, will wear pink messaline. J. Carroll Buckley, brother of the groom, will be best man. Francis and Lee Buckley, brother and cousin of the groom, will act as ushers. Rev. Father Thomas Burckley, of Philadelphia, will perform the ceremony. After a honeymoon trip to New York and Washington, D.C. the couple will go to housekeeping in their newly furnished home in Philadelphia. Mr. Buckley, who is a chauffeur, is a member of St. Peter's T.A.B. Society and the Knights of Columbus.
The Managers of Bethany Orphans' Home, Womelsdorf, met at the Institution with the following in attendance:
James T. Reber, Rev. C.E. Creitz and Judge George W. Wagner, Reading; C.C. Leuder, Shamokin; John N. Lawfer, Allentown; Robert Motter, York; Jacob Ranck, Lancaster; Rev. Dr. Ellis Kramer, Harrisburg; Howard Knecht, Freemansburg; and W.F. More, Secretary and Superintendent of the institution.
Reports showed that there are at present 172 inmates in the institution and that rapid progress is being made in the construction of the hospital and sewer plant now in course of construction.
The hospital building will be under roof within a week and is expected to be finished not later than April 1.
The receipts from all sources during the quarter were $4,555.37. Returns from the annual Christmas offerings up to January 3, have amounted to $3,061.34. The latter is the principal source of revenue to the institution. Envelopes are distributed throughout the various Reformed congregations and these returns are now about being made. They will continue coming in until April or later. Last year these collections amounted to over $11,000. The largest Christmas donation thus far received is that from the Rigelville Church, which amounts to over $900.
The expenses of the institution during the quarter were $4,340.19, and there was a balance in the treasury on January 4, of $215.18.
The following children were admitted to the institution as inmates:
Raymond E. Sechler, fatherless, five years old, of Wyomissing.
Mary Oaks, orphan, seven years old, Reading.
Franklin B. Gruber, fatherless, 11 years old, of Lancaster.
Charles Fleischute, fatherless, seven years old, of Reading.
Pearl Ethel Fleischute, five years old, fatherless, Reading.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the institution held a meeting at the same time and disposed of various matters coming within the jurisdiction of this helpful organization.
Norristown, Jan. 5 (Special).--By the will of William C. Potts, of Upper Dublin, his three grandsons, E. Elwood Potts, William N. Potts and Earl T. Potts, each received a farm valued at $11,000. They will also share about $200,000 when they are of age.
Submitted by: Nancy.
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