A happy family reunion was enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William H. SALLADE, of Hereford, Berks county, on Sunday. All the sons and daughters with their wives, husbands and children were gathered and the day was spent in recounting incidents of early childhood and youth. Mrs. H.W. FEGELY photographed the entire assembly on a group picture in the afternoon. The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. William H. SALLADE, Mr. and Mrs. J. Alfred SALLADE, and daughter Mabel, of Emaus; Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank SALLADE and daughter Amy, and son, Roy, of Pottsville; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. TREICHLER and son William, and daughter Pauline, of East Greenville; Mrs. Jerome GREIS and sons Harvey and Ralph, of Reading; Misses Estella, Sarah and Annie, who reside at home, Ira SALLADE and Jeremiah HAAS, of East Greenville, and Ephriam N. GERY who lives with the family.
Samuel KRAFT, aged about 80 years, whose former home was in Ambler, but who has been an inmate of the county almshouse for a number of years, was accidentally drowned in a small creek near the county institution on Tuesday. The unfortunate man was herding a number of cattle and he was standing upon a foot bridge that spans the creek when he suddenly lost his equilibrium and fell head foremost into the water below, which is but six inches in depth. He was probably injured by his fall and was unable to rise for he lay there upon his face and was slowly drowned.
Bertha and Lizzie WERTMAN, aged respectively 9 and 7 years, daughters of William F. WERTMAN, of Strausstown, Berks county, had an odd experience on Wednesday morning. While the parents of the girls were downstairs at 7 o'clock they were attracted by the loud cries of their daughters. The father ran upstairs and found that they had just awakened. One told her father that a strange thing was in the bed, and she was so badly frightened that there were fears of her going into hysterics. Upon ivestigation, WERTMAN found a huge blacksnake lying in the bed. It was only then that the real cause of the alarm of the children was known. The moment the reptile noticed that it was being disturbed it showed signs of fight, and it was some moments before the monster was dispatched. Bertha, the eldest child, discovered the presence of the snake first. While in bed she came in contact with the cold body and it sent a shiver through her, although she did not know what it was. When she found out the cause she lost no time in calling her parents. It is supposed that the previous evening the snake worked its way up the grape vine and along the arbor which runs up to the edge of the house, and then entered the open window and crawled under the cover on the bed in which the girls slept and lay their undisturbed until morning. It measured five feet seven inches in length.
Dr. J.G. HERSH, of East Greenville, assisted by Dr. N.H. RAHN, of this borough, removed a tumor weighing a pound from the shoulder of Frank HENRY, of Spinnerstown, last Friday. The operation was very successful and the patient is doing well.
William DUBBS, of Limeport, has a rare old Bible, the only one of its kind in this country. It was brought from Germany by the great great grandfather of Mr. DUBBS. The Bible is 18 inches long, 12 inches wide and 6 inches thick. It was printed in Nuremburg in 1708 and is a rare piece of work from a printer's standpoint as well as for the special arrangement of the contents. There are valuable introductory articles, rare pictures and cuts and throughout the Bible the explanatory phrases follow all the important paragraphs. The Baltimore Tract Society has offered him $150 for the Bible but he will not part with it.
Joseph SHIR, the inventor of a revolver from which the famous colt firearm was patterned, died on Tuesday at his home at Spring Grove, Lancaster county. He was a mechanical genius, among his inventions was the grain cradle. He died at the age of 83.
Charles SEANE, a 11-year-old boy died at Easton on Thursday, a victim of excessive cigarette smoking. During the last hours of his illness the boy imagined he was smoking cigarettes continually. He went through the motions of lighting matches and puffed away with seeming delight and satisfaction.
Lemuel H. McCLANEN, of Newtown, Bucks county, has just found along Newtown creek a sword and scabbard thought to have been worn by a Continental soldier from the Revolutionary War. It was probably washed out from some building along the banks of the stream during the recent freshets, or was unearthed from a spot where it had been buried by a departed hero.
The family of John McDOWELL, midway between Red Hill and Green Lane has been quarantined by the School Board of Upper Hanover township since Wednesday of last week. Two of Mr. McDOWELL's children are sick with scarlet fever.
John NICHOLAS, Jr., a truck farmer of Nockamixon township, Bucks county assisted by his wife and small son, cultivated and raised 51860 ears of sweet corn this season. The crop was sold at Easton.
M.J. JONES, of Red Hill, has engaged in the manufacture and sale of Witch Hazel Liniment and is meeting with great success.
The editor of the "Banern Freund" Henry KNEULE and family left on Wednesday for a week's sojourn at Atlantic City.
Miss Annie BITTING, of Philadelphia, spent a week in this borough visiting relatives and friends.
J. CARL and family, of Allentown, spent Sunday with his son-in-law, Wm. DIMMIG, of East Greenville.
Miss Katie MENSCH, a trained nurse in the German Hospital, Philadelphia, is spending a vacation of two weeks, with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J.G. MENSCH, of this borough.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. WELKER, of Red Hill, spent Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. G.B. WALBERT at Macungie.
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus BIERY and Mr. and Mrs. Charles NAGLE, of Orefield, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph STECKLE, of Coplay, visited relatives and friends in this borough on Saturday and Sunday.
Robert THOMAS, of Lansdale, is visiting his uncle M.K. GILBERT, of this borough. Mr. THOMAS is a student at Harvard College and during his vacation he is collecting agent for the Doylestown Intelligencer.
Miss Bertha SNYDER, of Shenanoah, and her sister Miss Maud SNYDER, of Allentown, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles DICKERT of this borough, on Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Warren HILLEGASS and children of Philadelphia spent Saturday and Sunday in this borough with her mother, Mrs. Sarah ROEDER.
Prof. J.P. SCHAEFFER, principal of the East Greenville schools left a few days ago to spend a week at Niagara Falls, after which he will go to Kutztown to be present at the opening of the fall term of the Normal School.
Mr. and Mrs. John BERGENSTOCK, of Limeport, were the guests of E.J. WIEDER and family of this borough on Saturday.
A roan yearling ox has strayed to the farm of John MOYER, at Palm. See ad.
Cashier E.J. WIEDER, of the Farmers' National Bank, made a business trip to Philadelphia on Thursday.
George MECHON, one of the best known citizens, of Drifton, had a pet dog in his family for years, but recently the brute contracted a disease common to the canine family and it was determined to kill him. The dog was led to the woods by the owner who tied two sticks of dynamite and a fuse around the neck of the animal and applied a match. Mr. MECHON ran but the dog ran after him. The man tried to run away from the dog, but he stuck right to his master's heels. Hatless and with hair standing on end MECHON reached his house and dashed into the door. The dog ran under the summer kitchen and the next moment one end of the house rose in the air and the dog with it. The occupants of the house were badly shaken up but no one was seriously injured.
The third annual reunion of the BERKEY family association will be held at Ringing Rocks Park, near Pottstown, on Saturday, Aug. 30. Special train and trolley service has been secured from various points on the P. and R. and Pennsylvania Railroads, and the various trolley lines terminating at Pottstown. A business meeting will be held in the morning at 10.30 o'clock. The afternoon session will be called at 2 o'clock. The officers of the association are: President, Rev. James R. BERGEY, Doylestown, Pa.; Vice President, A.M. BERGEY, Norristown, Pa.; Recording Secretary, Dr. D.H. BERGEY, 521 N. 35th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; Corresponding Secretary, Rev. Wm. Barnes LOWER, Wyncote, Pa.; Treasurer, Henry B. BERGEY, Kulpsville, Pa.; Historian, Dr. D.H. BERGEY.
The two month old child of John KAVANAUGH, of Bryn Mawr, died on Monday night of convulsions. It had 150 attacks during the two weeks preceeding its death. The case is puzzling the physicians who think it remarkable that so young a child can endure such torture.
A large party assembled last Friday evening at the residence of A.S. MILLER, of Powder Valley, to tender a surprise to Mrs. MILLER in honor of her thirty-second birthday anniversary. During the day she was away from home on a visit and on her return she found her house had been invaded by a host of merry visitors. The evening was pleasantly spent. A sumptuous collation was served, and music was rendered by some members of the Powder Valley Band. Mr. MILLER presented a new sideboard to his wife, she was also the recipient of other useful articles presented by various members of the party. The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. A.S. MILLER, Mr. and Mrs. Howard LAYTON, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. SCHUBERT, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob DONEY, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. BARTHOLOMEW, Mr. and Mrs. Henry BARTHOLOMEW, Mr. and Mrs. Levi MILLER, Dr. and Mrs. W.W. BARR, Dr. and Mrs. J.C. SCHOULAR, Prof. and Mrs. A.A. FISHER, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel TRUMP, Mrs. Helen TRUST, Mrs. Samuel KRIEBEL, Mrs. Reuben SCHUBERT, Mrs. James PARKER, Mrs. Wm. MILLER, Mrs. R. BROWN, A. YEAKEL, Misses Alice LAYTON, Carrie KEMMERER, Irene SCHUBERT, Elizabeth MILLER, Mamie STAHL, Sallie STAHL, Mary STAHL, A. REINERT, Meda LAYTON, Elsie DONEY, Kate GERHARD, Jennie DONEY, Jennie MILLER, Meda MILLER, Clara MILLER, Helen SCHOULER, Eleanor SCHOULER, Annie SCHUBERT, Estella SCHUBERT, Belva MILLER, Esther MILLER, Elsie YEAKEL, Irma KRIEBEL, Zena BARR, Messrs. C.E. RAUDENBUSH, John REINERT, Frank STERNER, Chas. HEIL, Sr., James DRUCKENMILLER, Geo. KEMMERER, John REINHARD, Chas. HEIL, Jr., Albert ANDERSON, M.K. MILLER, Frank HEIL, James ALBITS, Titus YEAKEL, Horace HALLMAN, Gerald SCHOULER, Grover CARL, Preston KEMMERER, Harvey HEIL, W.S. MILLER, Robert SCHULTZ, Chas. SCHULTZ, Milton HEIL, James STAHL, R. KEMMERER, Samuel GERHARD, John GERHARD, Thomas KRAUSS, Daniel GEISINGER, Monroe GEISINGER, Norman BARTHOLOMEW, Geo. BARTHOLOMEW, Jr., Henry BUCHMAN, Abraham RENNINGER, John RENNINGER, Jr., Oswin STAHL, Thomas STAHL, Isaac STAHL, Carl FISHER, Max FISHER, John SCHOULER, Author ROTHENBERGER, Ralph SNYDER, Elmer SEIBERT, Elmer REINERT, Elmer STAHL, John STAHL, Jr., Chas. STAHL, Frank YEAKEL.
Elmer H. the thirteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathah SMITH, of Lowhill township, Lehigh Co., committed suicide by hanging on Sunday afternoon. No reason can be given for his rash act. The boy had of late assumed charge of the farm work as his father had an attack of Rheumatism and could not attend to his work. His absence from home was noticed by the mother at about 2 o'clock, but thinking he had gone to spend the afternoon with a neighbor no attention was given to him. A younger brother returned home and noticed the doors of the wagon shed stood ajar. On investigation as to the cause, the boy was found hanging, suspended to a strap that had been fastened to a beam, and life had fled.
John WERTZ and Aloysius MOSER, of Conshohocken, were assailed by highwaymen near Harmanville, but refused to accede to their demands, and were nearly killed. Assistance arrived and the assailants overpowered. When taken before a magistrate they proved to be Cornelius HAYES and John SHEARS, of Conshohocken. They were given a hearing and held in $800 bail each for their appearance at court to answer the charges of highway robbery and assault.
Col. James BOYD, of Norristown, was tendered a splendid dinner at Atlantic City on Tuesday to celebrate his sixtieth year of active service before the Montgomery county bar. He was admitted on Aug. 14, 1842. He is the oldest living practitioner in the state, but he is not the oldest in point of years as there are about a half a dozen that exceed him in age. Col. BOYD was 81 years old last March.
Thomas H. HAGENBUCH, of Allentown, manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company and of the Allentown Transfer Company, is missing for more than a week. His family and friends are considerably worried. It is thought that mental strain, due to overwork, caused his sudden disappearance. The telegraph company officials have audited his accounts, and found only a very small discrepancy, which was corrected by relatives. His wife is prostrated over his absence.
M.A. EISENHARD, a liquor dealer, of Fostoria, Ohio, accompained by his wife and hired man have made the trip from their home to Macungie, the home of the parents of Mr. EISENHARD by team. The party set out on May 28, with two first class horses hitched to a new wagon constructed so as to afford ample accom modations and built on purpose for this trip. They did not follow a direct eastern course but passed through West Virginia and Maryland. Stopping at places of interest, including Washington D.C. and Gettysburg, along the way. A much admired member of the party was a beautiful Italian Grey Hound. Macungie was reached on Thursday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. EISENHARD will stay in this vicinity visiting relatives and friends, till November when they will return to their home by train. The travelling our-fit will be sold before the return trip is taken.
Clarence ADAMS, a well to do bachelor farmer, of Chester, Vt., has been sentenced to serve a term of nine years in the penitentiary for robbing mills, stores and residences, in his home village. His confessions, were he to stand trial and serve sentence for all, would incarcerate him for about 100 years. His robberies have been carried on for twenty years and during all this time he was highly respected and at different times filled offices to which he was elected by popular vote.
The carpenter shop of William KOLB, of Anise, was destroyed by fire last Friday morning at 2 o'clock. The family was asleep and the fire was not discovered until it had spread all over the building. The dwelling had also caught fire but it was extinguished before much damage was done. Ten wagons, lumber to the value of $40, tools and other valuable goods were consumed. There was a small insurance on the building and contents in the Goshenhoppen company.
Isaac HIKLE, who had disappeared from the Berks County Almshouse, determined to escape his pursuers and in order to succeed leaped from the Schuylkill Avenue bridge, at Reading, to the river 80 feet below, and was killed. A policeman had just placed his hand on the shoulder of HINKLE when the latter sprang upon the railing of the bridge and leaped into the shallow water, striking a rock and dying instantly.
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