M.K. GILBERT of the firm of GILBERT & HEVENER general merchants, this borough on Tuesday refused to handle the Cubanola cigar. Mr. GILBERT was in Philadelphia on Tuesday to purchase some goods and while in one of the large wholesale houses ordered a case of Polar Bear chewing tobacco. The salesman informed him that he would have to pay an advance of 2 cents per pound over the old price, but if he would buy a box of Cubanola cigars at $35 per thousand the tobacco would be given him at the old figure. Mr. GILBERT promptly informed the salesman that he would not handle the Cubanola cigar and the two cents advance was added to the tobacco. If all the dealers would do likewise and their customers buy other brands the tobacco trust would soon be a thing of the past.
Dr. Jesse Z. HILLEGASS, of Red Hill, sold a pair of high-bred horses this week to Charles STRICKLER, of Philadelphia. The horses are beautiful dark bays, stand about fourteen hands high and weigh over 2500 pounds. Mr. STRICKLER conducts a large wholesale business in the city, and will use the animals in one of his delivery teams. They were delivered to their new owner on Thursday. Mr. HILLEGASS purchased the horses several weeks ago from W.H. MARKS, of Hosensack.
Adam FREDERICK, of Pennsburg, smashed three fingers on his left hand at his home Saturday morning while in the act of opening the shutters. He pushed up the sash in order to open the shutters and thinking the sash catch would hold it, began to open the shutters. Before he had the shutters open the sash slipped and struck the fingers of his left hand, splitting the index finger open to the bone. Dr. J.G. MENSCH dressed the injuries.
It was rumored that Freddie, a young son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest FLUCK, of this borough, was bitten by a mad dog. This story is positively untrue. The little fellow was teasing his pet dog when the animal snapped at him and inflicted a slight flesh wound on his arm.
Daniel HERBST, age seventeen years, residing with his widowed mother near Barto, was on last Saturday the victim of a atrocious act. Mr. HERBST is an employee of the Bechtelsville Slag Company and works at the crushing machines. At noon Saturday he started to eat his dinner as usual, but after taking several mouths full of food noticed that it had a peculiar taste and put his dinner pail aside. Shortly after he was taken with violent pains in the stomach and returned to his home. After explaining his condition to his mother the dinner pail was examined and a white deposit was noticed on the food. Mrs. HERBST not wishing to waste the food told her son to give it to the pigs. This he refused to do but gave some of it to the dog. The animal was not again seen until Tuesday morning when it was found dead. Dr. KOHLER, of Boyertown, a veterinary surgeon made an examination of the dog and found that it had died from inflammation of the stomach. The district attorney was then notified and he derected County Detective MCDERMOTT to take charge of the case. It is supposed that some unknown person scattered poison on the food while Mr. HERBST was at work.
An unusual proceeding took place in the Berks county court Monday afternoon, when an order was made allowing Daniel I. SAUL, of Shoemakersville, to adopt Daniel BRANDON, a married man, as a son and heir. Mr. SAUL's petition says he is without children, and that BRANDON has lived in his family since childhood. His father is dead, and his mother, who is the wife of Cornelius BAUSHMAN, of Philadelphia, consents to the adoption. BRANDON will take the name of SAUL.
Grover CARL, aged 15 years, of Hosensack, while gunning last Saturday, accidentally shot two of his companions. One was shot in the leg and the other in the thigh and leg. A physician dressed the injuries of the young men, which however, were not serious.
The large ice house about half a mile below Schwenksville was destroyed by fire on last Saturday afternoon. The origin of the fire is not known, but it is supposed that the building was ignited by a spark from a passing engine.
While John ANGSTADT, of Emaus, was partaking of dinner on Sunday, he met with an accident which nearly cost him his life. He was in the act of swallowing some of his food when his false teeth slipped into his throat and lodged there. He was seized with a fit of coughing and for a time was in immediate danger of choking. Dr. J.R. DILLER, of Emaus, and Dr. BROBST, of Macungie, were summoned. They worked for several hours in their efforts to dislodge the teeth, but could neither get them out or force them down. After a time the coughing eased and accured thereafter only in short spasms. The pressure of the teeth on the throat, however, gave Mr. ANGSTADT much pain. When the doctors found that their effort to extricate his teeth met with no success, they recommended his removal to St. Luke's Hospital, whither he was taken by Dr. BROBST. The hospital doctors found the case a difficult one to handle and determined that an operation would be necessary to remove the obstruction. The operation was successfully performed and the teeth removed. Mr. ANGSTADT was taken back to his home where he is recovering. He is stopping with Charles HENSINGER, Third street, Emaus. His friends hope that he will have a speedy recovery. Mr. ANGSTADT is one of the oldest employes of the Donaldson pipe works.
Mrs. W.S. SPANGLER of this borough, who has been in ill health for some time will start for Denver, Col., on Monday, December second and from thence to Alburquerque, New Mexico, where she will remain until she has regained her health. Mrs. SPANGLER is suffering with consumption in its first stages and her physicians directed that climate as the best. Mrs. SPANGLER's father is now in New Mexico and has completed the necessary arrangements. She will have the services of some of the best specialist at that famous resort and it is expected that she will regain her health in a short time. Mrs. SPANGLER will spend several weeks with relatives at Denver, before going to Alberquerque, which is one of the best known resorts for invalids afflicted with that disease in this country.
John D. GERHART, of East Greenville, manager of the Otto EISENLOHR Bros. Cigar factory was slightly injured while witnessing the foot-ball game at the Seminary last Saturday. Mr. GEHART in his excitement crossed the line and was run into by one of the players. He was knocked to the ground but fortunately escaped with but a slight sprain of the right leg. His injury pained him considerable, but in two or three days he had fully recovered.
Calvin BEITLER, of Siesholtzville, on last Saturday evening fell while wrestling with a friend and fractured his right leg. The unfortunate man was removed to his home and Dr. J.A. ROTH summoned. The doctor reduced the fracture and made his patient as comfortable as possible. It will be some weeks before Mr. BEITLER will be able to return to his usual occupation.
The Milford and Richland Turnpike Company held their annual meeting at ANDERS hotel, Cressman, last Saturday afternoon. After the reading of the annual report and the transacting of other business, the following officers were elected: J.U. REITER, President; Monroe JARRETT, Secretary and Treasurer; E.W. REITER, C.O. BENNER and E.O. REITER, Managers.
It was decided at a recent meeting of the Allentown Agricultural Society to erect a large hotel on the fair grounds. The proposed hosteiry will be strictly up-to-date and contain all the more modern conveniences and will be kept open all the year. Attached to the hotel will be a pavilion with a bar space 450 feet long to be used during fair week and picnics. The new hotel will cost fully $5,000.
Picture - Thomas K. GERHART, of East Greenville, is one of the oldest cigar manufacturers still actively engaged in that business in this vicinity. Mr. GERHART was born in Upper Hanover township, near East Greenville, on the 27th day of October 1835. He attended the public schools of his native township and assisted his father on the farm until eighteen years of age, when he learned the trade of a cigarmake. When twenty-five years of age he was married to Miss Eveline DIMMIG. Shortly after his marriage he opened a cigar factory about one mile below Pennsburg. He employed about fifteen hands and conducted the business successfully at that place for a number of years. In the year 1872 Mr. GERHART moved to East Greenville and opened a cigar factory on Main street. Here he remained for two years, but owing to his rapidly growing business the place became too small and he then moved into the frame building below fifth street, known as the Joel SCHULTZ property. While conducting this factory he became acquainted with Mr. Otto EISENLOHR of Philadelphia, and manufactured large quantities of cigars for his city trade. Later he made arrangements to manufacture exclusively for him and in the year 1890 transferred all his business to Mr. EISENLOHR and accepted the position as manager, a position he holds at the present day. Mr. GERHART is one of the pioneer tobacconists in this vicinity and has lived through the interesting history of the business from its crudest stage to the present time. When he first began to manufacture cigars there was but one shape and one way to put them up for the market. The cigar was made, tied in bundles of one hundred and the ends cut off even with a large pair of scissors. Two bundles were pushed together and then wrapped in newspaper. Today they are cut to fit a box, sorted according to color and shade and then artistically packed in a neat box. Then a penny cigar was a luxury, today it is almost unknown. Mr. GERHART has lead an exceptionally active life and today enjoys remarkably good health. He has held the office of postmaster of the borough of East Greenville for several terms, has always taken an active interest in all matters of importance in the borough and has aided largely in the establishment of many of its leading industries.
A pleasant surprise party was tendered Miss Sallie PFAFF, of Finland, leader of the celebrated SCHULER's Cornet Band, in honor of the celebration of her nineteenth birthday anniversary on last Friday evening. The surprise was complete as Miss PFAFF knew nothing of the intention of her friends until she heard the band playing a lively air in front of her home. When she appeared at the door, she was greeted in a hearty manner by her many friends. She then placed her home at the guest's disposal and a most delightful evening was spent. At a late hour the guests were invited into the large dinning room where refreshments were served.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. L. HILLEGRASS near Hillegass Post-office was the scene of a brilliant social gathering on Saturday evening. The gathering was a surprise in honor of the celebration of the eighteenth birthday anniversary of their daughter Emma. The surpise was a grand success as Miss HILLEGASS knew positively nothing of the arrangements made by her friends. The evening of the party she was sent to the home of a neighbor and detained until the guests had arrived. On her return she unconsciously walked into the room containing her friends and was given a welcome that only good strong, young lungs can put forth. The evening was spent in a pleasant social manner. At nine o'clock the doors to the large dining room were thrown open and the guests were ushered in to a sumputous collation. The guests returned to their respective homes at a late hour. Fully sixty friends were present.
Mrs. Wallace STENGEL, of Bally, died on Friday morning from the result of stomach cramps. Mrs. STENGEL was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William QUIGLEY and was 24 years of age. She attended the school in that village in her earlier days and later attended the parochial school at Bally. Noticing that she had an inclination for study she pursued the higher studies preparatory to teaching, at the Kutztown Normal School from which institution she graduated with honors. She taught school five terms, three at Dale Forge school and two at the Schultzville school. In October, 1900, she was married to Wallace STENGEL and took up her abode in Bally. The funeral was held on Wednesday from Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Bally. Solemn requiem mass was celebrated by Rev. A. NATHE, assisted by Revs. MISTELI, GORMLEY and MICHAEL. Deceased is survived by her husband and a six-weeks-old child and the following brothers: Clara and Jonas, both residing at home; Horace, of the Bally House and a sister who is in a convent in the State of Kentucky.
A large tract of wood land beloning to John C. HANCOCK, near Green Lane, was on Sunday night discovered to be on fire. Fully six acres of valuable young timber was destroyed before the flames were gotten under control. The origin of the fire is a mystery but is is supposed that it was started by tramps who were camping in the woods.
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