A very pleasant birthday surprise was tendered Miss Sadie STEYER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin STEYER, of this borough, on Monday evening, it being her 21st birthday. An elaborate collation was served and the evening was spent in games and pleasures of various kinds. The following were present: Misses Ida and Katie GERHARD, Gertie BAUER, Sadie and Annie STEYER, Ella and Irene HUNSBERGER, Emma PENNEPACKER, Missouri MILLER, Edith GRABER and Carrie KNEULE, and Messrs. Samuel KAISER, Harry BUCHERT, ????? ?????, Chas. MACK, Cyrus ?????, ????? ?????, Wm. J. KEMP, Wilson ?????, ????? HENDRICKS, Jacob GERHARD, ????? ?????, Jonathan WASSER and Jesse ?????.
Uriah SHELLY, of Ashland, Ohio, who has been visiting relatives and friends in this locality during the past few weeks, was taken suddenly ill at Quakertown last week. On Monday it was thought that he had improved sufficiently to remove him to East Greenville, but the attempt resulted in a relapse, and he is confined to bed at the home of L.Y. MESCHTER, of East Greenville.
The former proprietor of the Globe Hotel, East Greenville, T.H. BENNER, now of Quakertown, will engage in the manufacturing of pearl buttons in Philadelphia. Mr. BENNER will locate his factory at the corner of Eleventh street and Ridge Ave. Every one bespeaks success for him as he has invariably been successful in all of his ventures.
The following compose a jolly camping party at Palm Station: Ben SANTEE, C. DIETER, O. SCHLOSSER, H. OTT, George LAROSE, Willis BACHMAN, George BOHLINGER, Bert SEARLES, Allen FEHR, W. WIEAND and C. CLADER, Allentown, P. HERMAN, Kutztown and Walter HOFFMAN, Bethlehem.
A stranger, representing himself to be a veterinarian, hired a horse and carriage of A.F. RICE, of the Lederachville Hotel and man and team are missing.
The subject of this sketch, Dr. Frank R. BRUNNER (picture), of Eshbach, Berks county, is the son of Samuel and Maria (REIGNER) BRUNNER, and was born at Greshville, Berks county, January 24, 1835. At the age of six he was sent to subscription school in his native village and continued his studies under various teachers conducting similar schools until he was thirteen. He then attended the select school at Boyertown, taught by Henry G. STETLER and Jacob S. WITMAN, for two years. At the age of fifteen he was apprenticed to learn the shoemaker's trade and followed it for five years, after which he engaged in teaching. His first charge was a township free school under Rev. Wm. A. GOOD, the first County Superintendent of Berks county. His studies were continued in Union Seminary, now Central Pennsylvania College, New Berlin, Union county, Pa., for two years, and three additional years were devoted to teaching. In the spring of 1859 he entered the office of Dr. H.W. JOHNSON, of Boyertown, and commenced the study of medicine. In the fall of the same year he entered Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, from which institution he graduated in the spring of 1861. During May of the same year he located at Eshbach and has continued in his profession at that place ever since. While studying medicine at Boyertown he contributed articles in the Pennsylvania German for the Boyertown Democrat, then a German paper, over the signature of "Schulmeister," and later, "Christ Dreifus." At the present he is writing for the same paper over the signature "Disappointed Teacher." Soon after engaging in his profession, he commenced to contribute to the "Reading Adler" in Pennsylvania German, over the signature "John Schumacher." May of these articles were copied by the Adler's exchanges and circulated over the entire union. When RITTER and HAWLEY established the Reading Daily Eagle, he became the local news reporter for his section and has continued to the present time. Later on, when the Telegram was launched, he became a staff reporter of that journal. The Pennsylvania German articles appearing in the Kutztown Journal, signed "Joe Wacker," are also productions of his pen. Besides this, he has contributed various articles to medical journals. Dr. BRUNNER is a Democrat in politics, and is still an active worker during Presidential and Gubernatorial campaigns. In 1884 his party honored him by electing him State Senator. He served during the sessions of '85 and '87. He has served as school director for 22 years, serving at present as a member of the Washington township board. He is a faithful member of the Lutheran church and in earlier years took great interest in Sunday school work, serving for years as superintendent and teacher. His services have also been frequently called into requisition to make addresses at Sunday school festivals. At various times he has addressed graduating classes of the different township schools, having served in that capacity in Upper Hanover township, Green Lane and other places. Much of his spare time is devoted to writing poetry in both English and Pennsylvania German, as the doctor can not bear to be idle for a moment.
Douglasville, Berks county, is greatly excited about the theft of a team stolen from Harrison LORD. The team has been secured at Harleysville where the thief, Philip FOSTER, has been apprehended. FOSTER was in the neighborhood of Harleysville since last Saturday with the team, but managed to keep well under cover in the hills and finally sold the animal for $30.00, retaining the buggy and harness, which he was also trying to sell when taken into custody. After the horse was stolen last Friday Mr. LORD placed the matter into the hands of Detective Jack O'CONNER, and he had a description of the outfit and the stranger printed on postal cards which he mailed out in different directions and likewise 'phoned to all available places in this and adjoining counties. One or two of these descriptive cards reached Harleysville about the same time FOSTER put in an appearance there and therefore his movements were watched. After selling the horse FOSTER appeared at KLINE's hotel where he was placed under arrest. Constable KEISER, of Lower Salford, swore out a warrant before 'Squire BOORSE on a local charge. When arrested he had $27 of the $30 in his pocket and this sum was recovered. His constant bobbing around in that locality with the team after he was suspected created some excitement there and the good people were actually preparing to form a vigilance committee for the purpose of running him down, when his arrest was made. The aggragated expenses attending the chase will foot up to about the value of the horse, but Mr. LORD feels satisfied that it ended in the capture of the man.
D.S. KERN, of this borough, sold a field containing about seven acres of the tract known as the George FOLK lot, to Thomas HOFFMAN and Irvin DELONG at $50 an acre.
The Rev. William C. SLOUGH, of Worcester, has been chosen pastor of the Reformed church at Martinsburg, Blair county.
Mrs. Grace BRITTIAN and daughter, Mrs. Eliza BOSTER, of Pittsburg, are at Boyertown visiting the sisters of the former, Mrs. John KLINE and Mrs. Richard TURNER. Mrs. BRITTAIN and Mrs. KLINE had not seen each other for forty years and Mrs. TURNER and Mrs. BRITTAIN had not met for 23 years.
Their suspicion aroused because turkey buzzards hovered over the home of Chas. LEISER, a hermit farmer near Seiberlingsville, neighbors investigated Sunday and found him dead. Mr. LEISER had not been seen for several days. Squire George ROSS, who was attending a Sunday school festival, was notified and held at inquest. Dr. George SEIBERLING, of Hynemansville was called in. He pronounced death due to apoplexy and gave it as his opinion that the man had been dead since Thursday. Owing to the decomposed condition of the body it was interred Sunday night. The deceased was about 64 years old. He was formerly one of the ablest teachers in the township. He was respected by all his neighbors and friends.
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