John JACOBS, an aged farmer residing near Frederick postoffice, in Frederick township, died suddenly on Thursday evening from a stroke of apoplexy. He is about 75 years of age and conducted the millwright business for many years, but during the last years he only continued the business of farming. He owned one of the best farms in that section of Frederick township. His wife preceeded him in death by many years. He is survived by the following children: Samuel of Reading; Jonathan, of Philadelphia; Harry and Germanus, of Frederick; Isabella, wife of George ROMIG, of near Gilbertsville; Rachael, wife of Wm. RAHN, of the Green Tree Hotel; Charles, of near Ringing Rocks, and Hannah and Emma residing at home. The remains will be interred at the Mennonite Meeting House cemetery, Frederick.
Lizzie KULP, of Woxall, died on Wednesday of consumption, aged 18 years. She was a daughter of Mrs. Isaac JOHNSON, of Creamery. She leaves her mother, two sisters and three brothers, John KULP, Mrs. Wilson HARTZELL and Elias KULP, of Woxall; Henry KULP, of Elroy, and Webster KULP, of Souderton. The funeral will be held on Tuesday from the house of Wilson HARTZELL, and will be continued in the Old Goshenhoppen church. Rev. BENNER, of Quakertown, will officiate.
William HORNER, aged 74 years, of Philadelphia, died of apoplexy. The funeral was held in the Reformed church of Pennsburg Thursday, Rev. J.L. ROUSH officiating. Mr. HORNER formerly lived in this place and followed the huckstering business. His wife died sixteen years ago, since which he made his home in Phila. He is survived by one son and one daughter, both of whom live in Philadelphia.
Mrs. John S. KEELY, wife of John S. KEELY, of Schwenksville, died from softening of the brain and general debility on Wednesday, aged 61 years, 7 months and 9 days. She was a daughter of the late Philip PRIZER and a sister to Valentine and John G. PRIZER and Mrs. J.Y. GARGES, of Schwenksville. Her children are John and William, of Philadelphia, and Philip, of Yerkes. The funeral will be held on Monday morning at 10.30 o'clock at the Schwenksville Reformed church. Interment will be made in the Schwenksville cemetery. Revs. W.B. WERNER and S.M.K. HUBER will officiate.
On Thursday Charles G. SCHOLL, son of Mrs. Hermann ROTH, of the Pennsburg Hotel, and Miss Blanche L. BECKER, of Tioga, were married at the home of the bride's parents. The young couple started on a short trip immediately after the wedding. On their return they expect to go to housekeeping in Pennsburg.
Miss Edna S. GERHARD, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Josephus GERHARD, of Clayton, Berks county, was married Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock at her parents' home to Rev. E.E. KRESGE, of Hamilton, Monroe county, by the Rev. O.S. KRIEBEL, Principal of Perkiomen Seminary, assisted by the Rev. BRONG, of Tannersville. The bride's gown was of white crepe de chine over silk trimmed with herring bone. The maid of honor was Miss Mary M. BOBB, of East Greenville. The bridesmaids were Miss Mabel I. GERHARD, sister of the bride, and Miss Laura GEIGER, of Quarryville. The best man was Rev. D.K. LAUDENSLAGER, Palmyra, Pa. The ushers were Messrs Amos GERHARD, brother of the bride, E. NAGLE, Allentown, I.H. DELONG, Catasauqua, and C.W. STRASSER, Reading. The wedding march was played by Miss Ora GIBSON, of Harrisburg. Miss GERHARD is a graduate of Perkiomen Seminary. Rev. KRESGE is a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College and also of the Theological Seminary at Lancaster. He was a close student and during his Senior year at the Seminary won the Schaff prize, $100, in Church History. He taught at Perkiomen Seminary for two spring terms. At present he is pastor of the Reformed charge at Hamilton and also organized a mission at Pen Argyl. The bride and groom will make their home at Sciota, Monroe county, Pa.
Mrs. J.A. MARSTELLER, of Rulo, Neb., arrived in this borough on Wednesday as the guest of T.M. MARSTELLER, who is a brother of her husband. Mrs. MARSTELLER is accompanied by her two children. She left Alburtis, her home, twenty-two years ago, being then Sarah SHIERY. This is her first visit to Pennsylvania since she left home. She will start again for her western home on Monday.
John RITZ, of Lancaster, and Miss Emma BOYER, daughter of George BOYER, of this borough, were married at the parsonage, by Rev. O.F. WAAGE, on Thursday.
John BOONE, fine $1 costs, restore stolen property and 20 days imprisonment.
Mary GEAR, a common scold and nuisance, six months in jail.
Thomas THOMPSON, convicted of larceny, was sentenced to two years in jail.
Ambrose SNYDER, of Red Hill, convicted of the larceny of money, was sentenced to six months.
James STEVENS, convicted to attempt of larceny, was sentenced to three months.
James JOHNSON, convicted of larceny, one year.
John MARTT, convicted of larceny of wire, one year.
John BOYLE, convicted of larceny of a watch and money from Fritz SHIRLEY, of Ardmore, sentenced to six months.
Thomas CONNER charged with assault had pleaded guilty although the evidence did not warrant conviction, was sentenced to ten days.
M.A. LINDLEY, charged with larceny of telephone wire, was sentenced to six months to be computed from April 16th last.
Sylvester HAHER, who was sentenced to six months; the court took cognizance of the fact that the defendant was weak minded and reduced the sentence to 3 months.
James BOSSEL charged with making threats upon James LEE, was directed to pay the costs.
Warren MILES charged with embezzlement, was sentenced to 30 days.
A verdict was taken for $7000 and costs with 45 days stay of execution in the case of James O'NEIL to the use of Smith & Shiveley; G.P. Darrow & Co.; W.N. GOODWIN and others vs. Marion L.C. RICE, adm. of J.C. NYCE, dec'd.
A verdict was taken for defendant in the case of Walter BEVAN & Bro. vs. Samuel R. HAWS.
Anna MILLER brought suit for breach of promise of marriage against Adolph JACOBS. The parties are residents of Lansdale.
Wm. L. TAYLOR, superintendent of the BETZWOOD farms, was charged with desertion by his wife. The court ordered TAYLOR to pay $25.00 per month, conditioned upon Mrs. TAYLOR not going to BETZWOOD.
Bridget MCSLOY vs. Francis MCSLOY, desertion. Defendant sentenced to pay for support of prosecutrix at ten dollars a week.
Esther ROSENBERRY vs. Annie ROSENBERRY, non support. Defendant discharged.
Daniel LEONARD discharged and sentence suspended.
Michael FINLEY, desertion, was discharged, as it was shown that his wife deserted him 21 years ago.
Miss Bertha RENNINGER, of Perkiomenville. was the guest of Miss Sallie HUFF on Saturday.
Miss Lillie HUNSBERGER is visiting her sister Mrs. George GEHRINGER, at Hellertown, this week.
Miss Katie A. Huff visited friends friends in Palm and Clayton on Tuesday.
Thomas MOHR and Henry GEHMAN, students at the Cumberland Valley State Normal School, returned to their homes last week.
The sale of grain and grass, which was advertised to take place on Saturday, June 21st, has been declared off because the owner W. NORTENHEIM, of Philadelphia, has sold the property to Mr. DREAS, of Emaus.
Superintendent RUPP held the teacher's examination for Upper Milford township in the Vera Cruz school house on Saturday. Out of a class of fourteen, ten were granted certificates. The following appointments were made by the directors: Vera Cruz, Wilson BITTING; primary, Roxella WEILER; Shimersville, vacant; Zionsville, Katie HUFF; Old Zionsville, O.H. URFFER; Brunner's, Horace REINHARD; Koch's, Henry GEHMAN; Miller's, Hulda SEIBERT; Yoder's, Thomas MOHR; Schubert's, Charles BORGER; Henninger's, Charles BENFIELD; Rogert's, Royal WEILER; Sixth street, Emaus, J.W.B. SCHANTZ; primary, Mary ROEDER; Ortt's, E.C. MARSTELLER.
The wedding of Dr. I. LEFEVRE and Miss Carrie DUNKLE, both of this place, was solemnized on Thursday, June 12.
Mrs. FOREDTHRILL, of New York, is here trying to establish a class in painting of chinaware and other fancy articles.
Misses Mary NACE and Lydia ALLEBACH have graduated from West Chester Normal School, Misses Amanda PENNEPACKER and Cordelia BROWN, of Allentown College for Women, and Claude HARLEY from the Broad St. Conservatory were member of the class of '99 in the public schools of Perkiomen township.
Rev. C.S. RAHN, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., spent several days with his parents this week.
Mrs. Frank MILLER and daughter Eva visited friends in Allentown and Easton last week.
Miss Minnie SCHULTZ, of Hereford, was the guest of Miss Sallie DIEHL on Sunday.
Mrs. O.H. URFFER and daughter and Miss Annie MEYER are staying a week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Manoah FENSTERMACHER was in Allentown on Sunday.
O.H. URFFER has been appointed to teach our public school for the eleventh term.
S.N. SMITH and S.K. SMITH are attending the convention of Red Men at Lebanon this week. They are the representatives of Tohickon Tribe No. 386 of Green Lane.
John CARVER has corn in tassel and the ears are pushing out.
Arthur PAINTER and family, of Mauch Chunk, are here visiting Mrs. PAINTER's parents W.J. KLINE and family this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel DIETZ and Mrs. S.G. HUFF, of this place, started for Williamsport, last Monday, where they expect to stay one week.
A.C.G. KNELLER and family were visiting at Old Zionsville last Sunday.
O.H. ERDMAN attended the meeting of the Chalfont Wind and Storm Insurance Co., at Chalfont, last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J.C. KRAMMES and Mr. and Mrs. John KRAMMES attended the funeral of Levi SHELLY, at Dillinger, last Saturday.
Harvey BIEHN and Elmer KRAMMES made a trip to Zionsville last Sunday.
J.T. SCHANTZ had a clean sweep with his cow sale last week, and will have another sale here next Thursday, June 19.
John PFROMER is very ill of typhoid fever. Dr. SCHOLL, of Green Lane attends.
The family of Henry GERHART are improving.
Hattie, daughter of M.W. GERHART is sick of typhoid.
The real estate of the late James KLINE dec'd., will be sold at public sale on Saturday, June 28.
H.K. TRUMBAUER received a phonograph on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. John HOOT spent Saturday and Sunday among Philadelphia friends.
Oswin KOBER represented our township at the Democratic County Convention at Norristown on Tuesday.
Charles NASE spent Saturday among Allentown friends.
William SUTCH was the first farmer in this locality to cut hay this season. He cut his meadow hay on Monday.
Joseph SCHLEGEL has improved his house by a new front porch and a new coat of paint.
Mrs. N.C. ROEDER spend Tuesday at Quakertown with Dr. and Mrs. O.H. FRETZ.
Rev. T.H. LEINBACH attended the commencement exercises of Franklin and Marshall College at Lancaster this week.
Mrs. Bertha MASTER and Thomas BOYER secured employment in H. SOWERS cigar factory.
Wm. B. SELL took the agency for the genuine Lebanon bologna sausage for the upper end of the county.
Mrs. T.H. LEINBACH and children, Miss Tillie HETRICH are visiting at Bernville.
Wm. H. MUMBAUER, foreman in SOMERS cigar factory of town bought a fine bay horse of FISHER and Son.
Mrs. Manoah ROEDER, of Allentown, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Horace ROEDER.
Edwin M. BARNDT, of Sumneytown, was in town on Monday.
Benjamin HARWICK is sick with typhoid fever.
Mr. MARTIN, of Doylestown, has been representing the R.G. CHASE nursery, of Geneva, in this vicinity during the last few weeks; he sold a large amount of stock this season as he is representing a reliable nursery. This has been his fifth season and he expects to be here next spring.
Elmer BEAN is sick with typhoid fever and very little hope is entertained for his recovery.
Miss Beulah WILE was visiting her aunt, Mrs. ECKERT, in Allentown last week.
L.H. GERLOCH entered the Red Hill Station as a student in Telegraphing on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C.G. HEIST and Mrs. O.L. HEIST spent several days in New York last week.
Miss Alice WELKER has returned from a three weeks visit to her brother Rev. H.A. WELKER, at Bluffton, Ind.
D.J. SNYDER and Wm. F. BUTTERWECK served as delegates to the Democratic County Convention at Norristown on Tuesday.
Jerome BIELER has gone to Lancaster to visit his father who is seriously ill.
J.B. MOLL and family were visiting in Barto on Sunday.
J.P. KLINE spent the latter part of last week in Boston on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos CLOUSER, of Reading, were the guests of Jesse GEIST on Sunday.
John A. KULP, of Pottstown, was in town.
John REBERT, Jr. was the guest of his father, Albert C. REBERT, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. HOFFMAN and daughters Mary and Annie, of Allentown, visited Mr. and Mrs. L. GERHART on Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah NACE and Mr. and Mrs. Josiah SCHEETZ, both of Sellersville, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George FRANK on Sunday.
The Memorial services of Mrs. Fred. HECKMAN was well attended on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob FREED, of Philadelphia, will spent a few weeks with Noah FRANK on account of ill health.
Allen SCHANTZ is sick with typhoid fever.
Charles BAUS, who has been sick for several weeks is on a fair way to recovery.
Mr. DIEROLF, of Old Zionsville, is the new hostler at the Geryville hotel.
Howard MOYER and family, of Dublin, were the Sunday guests of U.G. LOUX and family.
Harry HARTENSTEIN and family and Harry MUMBAUER and family spent Sunday with Oswin B. KLINE, of Weidner.
John HALLMAN is busy crushing stones.
A.B. ROTH purchased a new Mifflinburg buggy from the Pennsburg Carriage Bazaar this week.
Walter SMITH, of Green Lane, has hired himself to Henry KRIEBEL for the summer.
Charles ROTH, of Philadelphia, was in town on Sunday.
Mrs. Kate SCHWARTZ was the guest of Milton HILLEGASS on Sunday.
Misses Annie and Amanda KLINE and Laura HEIST paid a visit to Miss Lizzie BUTTERWECK, of Red Hill, on Sunday.
Edwin UNDERCOFFLER and William SMITH attended the County Convention at Norristown on Tuesday.
Miss Marie TAYLOR, of Philadelphia, visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. TAYLOR, of Hillegass, on Sunday.
Isaac SCHULTZ is attending court at Norristown as juryman this week.
Mary ADAM spent a few days in Bally this week.
Joseph HOFFMAN and Frank ADAM with their families spent a day fishing at KRATZ's Station. They returned with good luck.
Rev. J.I. YOTTER and family, of Pan Argyl visited friends at this place this week.
Henry DIEHL and family visited friends at Souderton on Saturday and Sunday.
Calvin FREY and family, of Plover, visited the formers parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank FREY, of this place on Sunday.
Mrs. Daniel FREY, of Bally, is visiting Frank FREY and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos OBERHOLTZER, of this place, were off on a weeks vacation to their son Dr. Morris OBERHOLTZER, of Lansdale.
Frank DOTTERER moved to the farm of George KUSER.
Mrs. GROFF and son were at Palm several days visiting friends.
Howard RIEFF, of Philadelphia, was here visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jacob L. RIEFF.
Owing to the sickness of Prof. H.W. GRAUL, Miss Elsie S. RENNINGER is temporarily occupying the position of organist in the Sumneytown church.
On Monday evening the new school board organized by electing the following officers: President, James B. JACOBY; Secretary, Harvey A.S. MOYER; Treasurer, Calvin F. SHIVELY; President of the Board of Health, Harvey A.S. MOYER; Health Officer, Harvey LONG. The school term was fixed at 9 months. The following teachers were elected: Sumneytown grammar school, H.E. HARTZELL; Primary, Frank F. SOWERS. The schools to open Monday, August 25.
Services in the English language tomorrow evening by the Rev. W.B. FOX.
Frank R. DANNEHOWER, of Allentown, is visiting at this place and is entertaining the people with music on his graphaphone.
James B. JACOBY lost the most valuable of his cows. She died of paralysis.
Washington D. SHELLY is making additions to his dwelling house.
Tohickon Tribe, No. 386 I.O.R.M., of Green Lane, elected H.E. HARTZELL Chief of Records to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry GOETTEL.
Charles SMITH, one of the oldest residents of this place, is lying at the point of death. Mr. SMITH has been suffering from dropsy for some time and lately had a stroke of apoplexy.
Undertaker Clayton H. FRYER (picture), of Pennsburg, has been granted a patent for an improved grave or burial vault, constructed of interchangeable sections formed of cement or other plastic material. When the sections are assembled and cemented together they form a grave or burial vault of equal strength and impenetrability as a solid grave or burial vault. This composite form of construction is being extended in many directions, as the materials of which the sections are composed, are inexpensive; the sections are cast in molds making the cost of manufacture small; and when formed, are relatively light and easily handled, are waterproof, substantially as durable as stone and impenetrable to mice, insects and other vermin.
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