There will be sold at public sale on Thursday, February 14, 1901, on the premises of the undersigned, one-fourth of a mile west of Hosensack, in Lower Milford township, Lehigh county, PA. The following personal property, to-wit: Four cows, three in profit until time of sale, the other in March; 3 shoats, 40 chickens, one-horse wagon with body, one milk wagon, one falling top carriage, one sleigh, one horse tread power and thrasher, power feed cutter, hand feed cutter, set hayladders, two-horse plow, one-horse plow, two-horse corn plow, spike harrow. Champion grass mower, one-horse cultivator, one heavy harness, two fly nets blind halter, line and collar, log, cow and other chains, lot stone posts, 3 milk cans, and many other articles not mentioned. Sale to commence at 1 o'clock p.m. Conditions on day of sale by ALLEN G. FEGLEY. H.C. SCHOENLY, Autioneer. H.E.E. ROEDER, Clerk.
An interesting horse case was tried in court yesterday, the plaintiff being C.Q. HILLEGASS, the dentist, of Pennsburg, and the defendant, EUGENE M. KEMMERER, proprietor of the Eagle Hotel, Emaus. Last October Dr. HILLEGASS bought from Mr. KEMMERER a bay road horse for $205 to match one he already owned. The defendant guaranteed the horse to be sound. The day after the sale the roadster was started in a race at Red Hill and took second money in 2.40 and 2.52. The horse was lame the first time the doctor hitched him. He then sued to recover the purchase money. Judge ALBRIGHT concluded his charge to the jury about the time of adjournment with the usual caution to the jury to seal their verdict after agreeing on it and deliver it in the morning. One of the jurors, seeing everybody leaving the court room, joined those going out, and when the tipstaff came to the jury room, he found he had a jury of only eleven. By this time the missing juryman had gone far on his way to Lower Milford, and counsel in the case agreed under the circumstances, to accept the verdict of the eleven. The eleven members of the jury last evening agreed on a verdict, which was sealed and opened in court this morning. It was in favor of the plaintiff for $116.88. The juror, JOHN M. ROTH, who deserted the other eleven, was called before Judge ALBRIGHT and after being soundly lectured by the Court for his exhibition of carelessness and ignorance, was excused from further service in court.
A bill was introduced in the House at Harrisburg, last week by Representative MCGLATHERY, of this county, which, though general in its tenor, has a special bearing on an inmate of the State Hospital for the Insane here. Should the bill become a law it will set at liberty WILLIAM LOCK who was acquitted ten years ago of the murder of his child on the ground of insanity and committed to the hospital here. He is still there, although he has long recovered his reason, because one member of the Board of Trustees refuses to assent to an order for his discharge. Twelve trustees and the Judge of the court here, as well as Resident Physician RICHARDSON, agree that LOCK has fully recovered from an acute attack of mania.
The mystery concerning the death of Mrs. WILLIAM SNYDER, of Line Lexington, who, it was claimed, died from taking an overdose of headache powders, is believed to have been solved. Mrs. SNYDER, who was ill, took three headache powders and than lay down to sleep. She never awakened, having been found dead by her daughter. Coroner ASHTON held a post-mortem examination and it was announced Monday that Mrs. SNYDER died of pneumonia.
JONATHAN P. HILLEGASS, of this borough, who owns a large tract of land along Dotts street, has consented to allow the Borough Council, to straighten said street, free of any damage. This street will pass through a valuable portion of Mr. HILLEGASS' land but he has nevertheless consented the street straightened as it will be enhancing to the borough. The straightening of Dotts street will add to the borough, a thoroughfare which will be the most desirable for building homes. It is Mr. HILLEGASS' intention to mark off his land into building lots, which he will sell at low prices to encourage the building up of the new thoroughfare. When the streeet is completed it will be one continuous straight street through the two boroughs. This concession on the part of Mr. HILLEGASS will undoubtedly be accepted by the Borough Council and work will be started on the street in the early spring.
Mrs. HENRY D. ERB, of this borough, reached the 51th milestone of her life on Sunday last. She gave a dinner in honor of her birthday and Mr. and Mrs. HARRY KRULL of East Greenville, were present. Her son and wife Rev. ERB of Bethlehem, could not be present on account of his ministerial duties. They came on Monday and with them they brought a beautiful birthday present for the mother, a handsome and comfortable couch, upholstered with myrtle green corduroy. The present was a great and pleasing surprise and most acceptable. Words could not express her gratitude. On Wednesday, the remembered mother gave a dinner in honor of the birthday of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Rev. WILLIAM H. ERB, of Bethlehem. There were present HENRY D. ERB and wife, Rev. WILLIAM H. ERB and wife, and their son RUSSELL CASPER ERB. This was, indeed, a happy season at the old homestead, long to be remembered.
Constables of Bristol, Bucks County, returned, ANDREW JEFFERYS, MATTHEW MOLL and the members of the West End Club, of that borough, for violations of the liquor laws in keeping speak-easies. This is the outcome of the investigation of the charges made by Rev. ALEXANDER ALISON, D.D., of Bristol, that there were speak-easies in that town. Bench warrants were issued for all the parties named in the returns.
I know 'twill be to your advantage to inspect my shoes. I have just recently moved into my new store and have comparatively speaking a new stock of up-to-date ladies' and gent's footwear. I have received a line of Ladies' Oxford tan russet which I sell cheap. Come and and look at them whether you buy or not. Old stock will be sold at greatly reduced prices. Also a full line of rubbers. Repairing neatly done and promptly attended to. HOWARD W. STETLER, Pennsburg, Pennsylvania.
If so then you should direct your especial attention to a good sanitary heating plant. A plant that gives ventilation as well as warmth, one that does not warm the same air over and over again. The Best Method of heating a house is always the cheapest. The famous Eclipse and Novelty Hot Air Furnace will meet all your requirements. Estimates cheerfully given. WILLIAM B. DIEHL, Pennsburg, Pennsylvania.
There will be sold at public sale on Friday, March 1st, 1901, at 12 o'clock, m., sharp, at the residence of the undersigned, on the farm of JOHN M. ROEDER, about a mile west of Hosensack, in Lower Milford township, Lehigh county, Pa., the following personal property, to-wit: No. 1, a roan family horse, works in all kinds of harness; No. 2, brown horse, a good worker and an extra driver; No. 3, a gray mare, good saddle mare, works in all kinds of harness, and an extra thrasher, No. 4, a brown mare, works in all kinds of harness and extra thrasher, 11cows, 2 in profit till sale, 3 in fall and the rest summer cows; 8 heifers, 3 in profit by April; 1 full blooded Holstein bull, 12 shoats, 75 chickens; 2-horse wagon with body, 4 horse wagon with body; a 4-horse wagon with broad tires, in good condition; 2-horse top spring wagon; truck wagon, falling top carriage, as good as new; bob sled, truck sled; 2 Syracuse plows, a spring tooth harrow, 2 spike harrows; 1-horse cultivator, 2-horse cultivator; corn marker, corn planter, land roller, Krauss' patent tread power and thrasher; grain fan, good as new; Champion combined machine with self rake; Adriance binder, feed cutter, 2 sets hay ladders and bolsters, ladders 19 feet long; 2 sets wagon boards, hay hook rope and pulleys, good grind stone, horse hay rake, as good as new; shovel plow, 3 plow trees, stretcher, 2 log and other chains, 4 sets heavy harness, 3 sets single truck harness, 1 set light double harness, 1 light single harness, 4 collars, 4 fly nets, blind-halters, single and double lines, rakes and forks, feed trough, fifteen feet long as good as new. 1 bed and bedding, 15 yards carpet, 2 cook stoves, 1 coal stove with bake oven, 22 milch cans, 2 leaf tables, 3 meat stanners, sink and wood chest and a great many other articles too numerous to mention. No hucksters allowed on premises. Conditions: 1 year credit. Attendance given on day of sale by AARON K. CARL. At the same time and place, 1 Johnson binder, 1 riding cultivator, Farmers' Favorite grain drill, 1 2-horse wagon with body, as good as new; 1 set hay ladders, 2 sets heavy double harness, 2 fly net, 2 collars, corn planter good as new, 1 Syracuse plow. JOHN M. ROEDER. ----- H.C. SCHOENLY, L.K. CARL, auctioneers. H.E.E. ROEDER, clerk.
Jacob B. HILLEGASS, Attorney at Law. Office - Rambo House, opposite the Court House, Swede Street, Norristown, Pa. Estates settled, Accounts collected, and all Legal Business transacted with promptness. Can be seen at the Office Of Henry J. SMITH, in Pennsburg every Saturday.
John G. HERSCH, M.D., Nose and Throat Specialist, East Greenville, PA. Office hours - Until 9 a.m., From 1 to 2 p.m., After 8 p.m.
Dr. Charles Q. HILLEGAS, Dentist, Pennsburg, PA. Office Day - Saturday. Branch Offices - Hours, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At Hendricks' hotel, Schwenksville, the first Tuesday of each month. At Kline's hotel, Harleysville, the second Tuesday of each month. At Kuhn's hotel, Telford, the third Tuesday of each month.
In last week's issue of Town and Country it was stated that "East Greenville, it is said, received its name from a green spruce tree which stood alone on Mill Hill." That statement was made upon hearsay evidence and it was supposed to be correct, but our estimable friend, Mr. Mahlon HILLEGASS, of East Greenville, a man whom there is not better authority on matters of local history, gives the following correct account of that town. Mr. HILLEGASS, who has been living in the neighborhood for fifty years, says that the name of East Greenville was taken from a genuine white pine brought from the Blue Mountains while a mere twig by Mr. Andrew YEAKEL about one hundred years ago. The twig was planted in the front yard of his log house which stood near the same spot where the residence of Frank HEIMBACH now stands, in the upper end of the borough. The YEAKEL loghouse was replaced in 1861 by another house erected by Mr. Charles HILLEGASS, the father of our informant. From the twig brought from the Blue Mountains there grew a stately tree of more than fifty feet height which could be seen from below Red Hill and from other places equally distant. The tree was free of timber for about forty feet from the ground and consequently was a well-known landmark. In 1851 Charles Hillegass built the storehouse, now occupied by Levi MESCHTER, exactly opposite this green tree and soon thereafter the town which then consisted of 5 or 6 houses was named. One evening, says Mr. HILLEGASS, several inhabitants of the village met in the storehouse for the purpose of naming the village and it was unanimously decided to name it Greenville in honor of the much admired old green tree which had weathered so many storms. The tree remained standing until about twenty-seven years ago when a storm caused it to break off near the ground. Once or twice in its existence it was struck by lightning. Town and Country is ever ready to have such letters as this one from Mr. HILLEGASS and its thanks are due him for this correction.
Sallie KECK, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William KECK, of near East Greenville, died Sunday morning, after one week's illness. Her death was due to the measles and a cold. The childs age was 10 months and 22 days. The funeral was held on Thursday. Services were held in the St. Marks Lutheran Church, of town and interment in the church cemetery in the lower end of this borough. Rev. W.B. FOX, of Sumneytown, officiated.
Katie HERB, wife of Ambrose HERB, of Congo, died, on Tuesday morning. Mrs. HERB's death was due to consumption. She is survived by her husband and two children. The funeral will be held on Monday. Interment will be made at the Reformed Chuch Cemetery, Sassamansville.
An infant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton SCHOENLY, of near Geryville, died, on Wednesday forenoon. The child's death was due to pneumonia. Deceased's age was about seven weeks. The funeral will be held on Monday. Interment will be made at the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery, Pennsburg.
Gottlieb MILLER, a respected resident of near Cressman, Bucks county, died on Sunday morning. Mr. MILLER had been in failing health for several years. His death was due to dropsy, from which he suffered considerable for the last few weeks. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias of Trumbauersville. The funeral was held on Thursday. Interment was made in the Union Cemetery.
Sybilla MACK, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William MACK, of Niantic, died last Monday night, of pneumonia. Her age was 9 months, 14 days. She will be buried at Huber's church today. Rev. Eli KELLER will officiate.
James KLINE's smoke house, at Finland, was visited last week by thieves, who took with them about fifty pounds of meat and sausages. Mr. KLINE took particular pains to have his meats well smoked, so as to be quite palatable. Imagine Mr. KLINEs surprise when he found the smoke house empty, when he was ready to remove the smoked meats.
The organization of this church, located near Spinnerstown, Bucks County, Pa., though somewhat obscure, must have taken place between the years 1730 and 1740, and hence is one of the oldest in the country. Proof of this is the entry in its Church Record of Infant Baptisms and other congregational items as early as 1734, and from that date on to the present time. As there was a church Register at that early day, though meagerly kept, it is most conclusive proof that there must have been an organization. From its origin down to the year 1762, this Lutheran congregation worshipped unitedly with the Trinity Reformed congregation in one church building, one mile North of Spinnerstown, where the latter church is still flourishing, in what is now Lower Milford Township, Lehigh county. The first house of worship was a log structure, the primitive style then in general vogue. In the year 1762, owing to some dissatisfaction, the Lutheran congregation withdrew from this union, and located on its present site, one half mile west of Spinnerstown where a parcel of ground, was donated to the church by Elder SCHEETZ, on which a log building was erected in the following year 1763. From this donation the church derived the popular name "Scheetzes Church" which adheres to it largely to the present day. In the year 1820, this log church gave way to the small, but neat stone structure, which served the congregaton to the year 1874, when the present stone church, 40 by 60 feet in dimensions, with some of the modern improvements was built, at a cost of about $10,000. This present house of worship, is the fourth, therefore, in the history of the congregation, covering a space of time of at least one hundred and fifty years. At this date the church numbers four hundred members. For one hundred years it eked out a sickly existence, being small in members, and weak in influence. Now it is in a healthy and prosperous condition. Its membership increased from one hundred to four hundred during the present pastorate, which began in 1858. This increase and prosperity is chiefly owing to a flourishing Sunday school, established in 1869, the first in its history, with regard to the early pastors of this church nothing definite can be started. The church record is silent on this subject prior to 1789. But since this congreagation has been connected with the St. Paul's church, only four miles distant, forming the New Goshenhoppen charge or parish, for more than one hundred years, it is safe to suppose that it sustained this relation, perhaps from its origin. From 1789 the pastors were Charles B. DANNAPFEL, Christian ESPICH, F.W. GEISSENHAINER, Jacob MILLER, Frederick WAAGE, and the present pastor O.F. WAAGE. There is proof that during vacancies this church as well as St. Paul's was supplied by the venerable H.M. MUHLENBERG, who is regarded as the Patriarah of the Lutheran church in America. In the year 1778, his son, F. Augustus MUHLENBERG, supplied this and St. Paul's churches during a vacancy. The longest pastorate was that of Rev. Frederick WAAGE, who served for forty years, from 1829 to 1868. His successor, his son, Rev. O.F. WAAGE, has been serving these good people for thirty three years. The future of this congregation, with God's Blessing, is certainly bright and promising.
Frank SNYDER, a young man who resides with Mr. SPECHT, of near Geryville, was severely injured on Monday, while having a friendly wrestling contest with his friend William ROMIKE, at the Red Hill cigar factory. The young men are both in the employ of cigar manufacturer L.B. MILLER and at the noon hour Monday, a wrestling contest was to be decided by them. Young ROMIKE got the best of the match and threw SNYDER, forcibly to the floor, falling on top of him. In the scramble young SNYDER had his leg twisted under his body and his ankle dislocated. Dr. D.G. HERSH was summoned, who reduced the dislocation. The young man was then conveyed to his house in a carriage and has since been confined to the house.
A bazaar will be held in the new factory building at Geryville, commencing on Saturday evening February 9th, and continue to be open every Saturday evening until March 16. On the evening of Washington's birthday it will also be open. The SCHULER's Cornet band of Finland will render the music on the opening evening.
Reuben G. WETZEL, of Coopersburg, was married to Miss Maggie E. WENTLING of near East Greenville, on Saturday. The young couple were wedded by the Rev. O.F. WAAGE, of this borough, at the parsonage.
For some time, some miscreant has been roaming over the property of J.D. EBERHARD and occasionally stealing a steel trap, which Mr. EBERHARD had set for muskrats. It has been a common occurrence and Mr. EBERHARD is getting tired ot it. He thinks he knows who takes the traps, if it is not stopped he will have some one arrested for trespass and also for stealing the traps.
J.W. SHOEMAKER, of Salfordville, met with an accident at Hoppenville on Last Saturday. Mr. SHOEMAKER stopped at E.D. REITER's store to transact some business. While there a large quantity of snow fell from the store roof striking his horse. The animal made a short turn upsetting the wagon. Mr. SHOEMAKER escaped without injury. The wagon was slightly damaged.
James HEIMBACH, of Plover, last week found a peculiar black worm crawling on top of the snow. He was walking through one of the fields of David SCHULER when these worms attracted his attention. He called different peoples attention to the worm and no one was able to tell what kind of a worm it was and in fact no one ever saw any like it before. The snow was literally covered for a long distance with these black worms.
The cigar manufacturing firm of REINACH, THORSCH and Company, who have been operating a large factory in this borough for the past few months are now without workmen. The firm claims that the cigarmakers were not able to make the cigars as they wanted them. On the first of January the firm had working for them 42 employees. This number was increased to 73 in two weeks. Until two weeks ago this firm seemed to be in a flourishing condition. About that time the firm put off all their handworkmen in the Allentown factory and started machines. When this happened they told some of their cigarmakers that they could have employment at the Pennsburg factory. On Monday a week they sent one of their packers to this factory, he was accompanied by four of their workmen who were promised work here. That same evening Mr. NICKUM, the foreman at this factory received a telegram instructing him to lay off twenty-five of the hands. With orders of that kind he could not employ the four cigarmakers who were promised work. The hands were put off, as the firm claims, because they could not make the shape cigar wanted. Some of the workmen discharged for this reason are considered to be, by expert tobacconists, exceptionally good workmen. The foreman knowing that the men ordered discharged were fine workmen, kept them on until Thursday, and then discharged fifteen employees. Mr. NICKUM again received orders to put off fifteen more and as a result 45 of the employees had left the factory by Saturday noon. Mr. LOEB, the member of the firm who has charge of the Philadelphia, factory, came to Pennsburg on Tuesday. He visited the cigarmakers room LICHTEN, who was then a member of the firm, Havana was used in the cigars. But for sometime past we have not worked Havana. The cigars were not kept up to the standard, therefore the demand for the goods began to drop off. It is my opinion that, the shape and workmanship has nothing to do with the present trouble. Another employee who is claimed to be well acquainted with this factory said, I feel safe in saying that the Pennsburg factory has always' paid the firm far better than either the Allentown or Philadelphia factory. My expeience in the business has been considerable and I know the cigars were well made. It stands to reason that no workman, it matters not how expert he is, can make a cigar from Penna Seed tobacco that will have the aroma of Havana. This is beyond the power of any workingman and we do not think this firm expected this, but what they really do expect is certainly beyond any of their former employees to explain. This has certainly been an unfortunate occurance as it has taken from our town quite a number of working people. Quite a large number have found employment at Quakertown. Those who have been employed in factories nearby we learn through inquiry, are considered by their present employees to be exceptionally fine workmen. Assistant foreman William BITTING, and sumatra stripper Harry GERHARD were informed on Tuesday afternoon that their services would no longer be required. The only employees now remaining are foreman William NICKUM, tobacco sweater William BREY and night watchman Henry BREY. There is now in the Pennsburg factory packed and unpacked about 250,000 cigars and 30 cases of tobacco. The tobacco that was prepared for use here has been shipped to the Allentown and Philadelphia factories. It is claimed that the present trouble started shortly after Mr. LICHTEN, severed his connections with the firm in November. Mr. LOEB became a member of the firm on the first of January. The other two members were in the firm ever since they started in this borough. This factory had it been the success it promised to be would have grown to be one of the most staple institutions in this vicinity. They were, up until this present trouble, fast gaining the respect of the working people and the business men. They were looked upon by their employees as being one of the most successful cigar manufacturing firms in the country. The rapid manner in which they were filling their factory with employees fully demonstrated the fact. The firm's idea in putting off their workmen at Allentown may be easily explained, but the explanation, that of poor workmanship, at this factory is looked upon by all the employees as unsatisfactory. Foreman William NICKUM makes the following statement: If the firm has lost any of their trade through this factory, as they claim, it cannot possibly be due to poor workmanship on the part of their late employees as the cigars were made as good if not better than any turned out in either the Allentown or Philadelphia factories. As to what the firm of REINACH, THORSCH & Company, intend doing with this factory, I know not, as I am as much in the dark as a total stranger.
Josiah FRY, of East Greenville, has in his posession a cloth chest that was made in the year 1801. The very old piece of furniture is now in as good a condition as the day it was made. It has been used in the Fry family for many years and owing to its age is valued highly. Mr. FRY, also has among his valuable collection of antiquated articles, a cream pitcher that is past one hundred years of age. The pitcher is a typical represenative of the potters art of those days. This old piece of pottery was made in Germany. Mr. FRY is never happier than when he is showing the valuable old relics to his many friends. The history connected with some of them is quite interesting.
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