Wm. GRABER, of near Milford Square, died on Friday of old age at the home of his son Henry. He was a former resident of Pennsburg, having resided here up to about a year and a half ago when his wife died, after which he made his home with his children. He lived to the ripe old age of 82 years. He is survived by one son and three daughters. Two brothers and one sister, Mrs. Adam FREDERICK, of Pennsburg, also survive. The funeral was held on Tuesday at the Pennsburg Reformed church. Rev. J.L. ROUSH officiated.
James M. SHAW, a life-long resident of Quakertown, died at his home of apoplexy, on Monday, aged sixty-six years, six months and seven days. He was stricken on Thursday and only once during his illness did he regain consciousness. He was a paper hanger by trade. He was one of the first members of the F. & A.M. Lodge of Quakertown. He is survived by a wife and one daughter, Mrs. Oliver MILLER, of Quakertown. The funeral was held yesterday.
Oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. James SWAVELY, of near Hill Church, died of lock-jaw last Saturday morning. The lad had accidentally cut himself with a broken piece of glass a few weeks ago and this wound refused to heal. It later turned to lock-jaw which resulted in his death. The funeral was held on Thursday at Hill Church. Rev. H. WARMKESSEL, of Reading, officiated.
Theodore DECHANT, of Mt. Carmel, died on Wednesday morning. He was a brother of the late Rev. A.L. DECHANT, of this borough and the last of the family. The funeral will be held today. Mrs. Rev. A.L. DECHAND and Mrs. E.W. SCHOLL, of this borough expect to attend.
Marble cutter George E. BEAR, of Schwenksville, has so many orders for tombstones on hand that he found it necessary to buy the granite in carload lots. He recently spent some time in Fredericksburg and Richmond, Virginia, and while there he purchased two carloads of the celebrated Blue Richmond and Battlefield Granite. Mr. BEAR is recognized as one of the best granite and marble cutters in the Perkiomen Valley. He has erected most of the large monuments on the cemeteries of Schwenksville and vicinity.
Adam SHANER, Horace SCHOLL and Irvin T. EHST, who took an inventory of the personal property of John LANDIS, deceased, of New Berlinville, find that it amounts to $23,500. The real estate amounts to some $11,000. The whole estate is valved at nearly $35,000. No legacies will be paid any of the beneficiaries until after the death of the widow, and all income excepting so much thereof as the widow may require will be put into a trust fund.
Plumber Victor H. STECKEL, of Pennsburg, this week received a new Motor-Cycle. In the early part of the week he was spending some time learning to ride the "new fangled" machine. After the iron steed had threatened to run away with him a number of times and thrown him on the soft side of the Goshenhoppen turnpike he became its master. The machine is a three and a half horse power one and is guaranteed to be able to go a mile in one minute and fifty seconds.
John MOYER, of near Bergey, and Miss Ida MUSSELMAN, of near Telford, were privately married on Saturday afternoon at the parsonage of Rev. C.R. FETTER, of Telford.
Alvin FRONHEISER and Miss Annie GAUGLER, both of Marlborough Township will be married today.
Edwin S. SMITH, of East Greenville, and Miss Ida J. KLINE, of Spinnerstown, were privately married on Tuesday at the parsonage by Rev. O.F. WAAGE, of Pennsburg.
George HOFFMAN and Miss Angelina PHLEIGER, both of Marlborough township, near Hoppenville, were married on Thursday at the office of Justice of the Peace Edwin D. REITER, of Hoppenville. The justice tied the nuptial knot.
James GOTSHALL, of New Berlinville, was stricken with apoplexy this week while at work in a trench with pick and shovel. He died in a few minutes.
H.G. BARNES, of Telford, has traded his hotel property at Coopersburg on the store property of Josiah G. GERHART corner of Poplar avenue and Main street, Telford. Sylvanus ZIEGLER, Morwood, will take possession of the store stand. Possession will be taken in the very near future.
Mahlon SNYDER, of near Fruitville, rented the farm of John FRANK, of Fruitville, for next year. The farm is one of the best in that section. The farm which Mr. SNYDER at present tenants was recently purchased by Fred MORIORWITZ, of near the same place.
W.L. PATTERSON, of Hoppenville, recently had a young monkey presented to him by a sea captain, an old friend of his. The monkey is quite young yet but is fast learning the tricks of the monkey tribe.
Joseph FRALINGER and family, of Atlantic City, N.J., on Saturday arrived at Sumneytown, after a cross country drive of several days from Atlantic City. Mr. FRALINGER and family lived on a farm near Hoppenville, about thirty-five years ago. The family will spend a few weeks at the Red Lion Hotel before returning home.
Henry MILLER, of East Greenville, purchashed the twenty acre farm of Herman KEISER, of Steinsburg, for $1800. Mr. MILLER expects to take possession of the property this fall and Mr. and Mrs. KEISER will make their home with their son-in-law Milton REICHARD, of Trumbauersville.
Harry STELTZ, of New Hanover, brought suit against John F. SEASHOLTZ, of Red Hill, to recover part of the purchase money for the sale of a horse which Mr. SEASHOLTZ sold to him. The case was before the courts last week. STELTZ testified that he bought the horse under a contract which guaranteed him to be sound, the purchase price being $130.00 of which the plaintiff paid $65 in three payments. The witness stated that when he purchased the horse there was a bump upon one of the legs which SEASHOLTZ stated would come around all right. It was shown that STELTZ failed to keep up the payments he guaranteed to make, and as a consequence SEASHOLTZ, had Constable D.J. SNYDER bring the horse to his place. On cross-examination it was developed that the horse was lame, but that the lameness was not in the leg on which was the bump but that he was crippled in the muscles in the back. It was contended on behalf of the defense that the crippled condition resulted from the cruel treatment received after the sale was made. Mr. SEASHOLTZ in defence stated that this horse was sound upon the day of the sale, that the bump upon the knee was produced in the shiping and was guaranteed to go away which it did, and that if the muscles of the back were injured the injury was received after he left his possession. The witness said that STELTZ worked the horse for 9 months, injured him, and then demanded the $65 paid on installment. The jury rendered a verdict for defendant.
Mrs. M.B. HUNSBERGER, of Skippack, on Wednesday evening had a fall down a cellar steps which might have caused her death. She was about to go down the steps with a lighted coal oil lamp in her hands when she tripped and fell, breaking the lamp and injuring herself. Mrs. HUNSBERGER might have burnt to death had not her daughter come to her rescue. The oil began to burn and her clothing had already become ignited before her daughter heard the screams for help.
Titus RAUDENBUSH, of Sellersville, was on Saturday married to Miss Katie CLEMMER, of Sellersville at the parsonage by the Rev. J.H. WAIDELICH. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac CLEMMER, of Sellersville, and the groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin RAUDENBUSH, of Pennsburg. After the wedding a reception was tendered the couple at the home of the bride. About fifty relatives and friends were in attendance.
Raymond the oldest son of U.G. LOUX, merchant at Geryville, fell into a hatchet one day this week while playing with it in the yard. He cut a deep gash across the face. Dr. STETTLER of Spinnerstown, was called who attended to the injury.
Surgeons of York are greatly interested in the case of Jason DEMUTH, of Stony Brook near there who was seriously injured by the bursting of his gun while out hunting last Wednesday. A piece of the gun barrel penetrated DEMUTH's brain, fracturing the skull and causing the loss of three ounces of brain. He was supposed to be dead for a time, and remained in an insensible condition for several days; but has now regained consciousness and the power of sight and speech. Physicians are hopeful, indeed, of his recovery.
Brewer F.A. POTH, of Philadelphia, who has a valuable dairy farm at Jeffersonville, is buying farms between the Trooper road and the John C. MORGAN road. It is rumored that he wants 500 to 1000 acres for the purpose of arising barley on an extensive scale. Several farms have been bought by Mr. POTH within the past week or ten days. He is paying as high as $200 per acre. One man who owns a very desirable farm of 70 acres just east of Fairview Village, in Worcester township, along the projected trolley road, was offered $200 per acre for it, but he declined. Those purchased include Jesse SNYDER's, James A. GAUMER's, and one or two in Skippack, in all about 700 acres.
The will of the late Mrs. Saraphine A. DISSLER, of Reading, widow of Benneville DISSLER, who died in 1898, leaving his wife an estate valued at $20,000, a large part of which she in turn left to Rev. Dr. S.R. BRIDENBAUGH, pastor of the Second Reformed Church of Reading of which George F. BAER is a member, must be decided in the Civil Courts, according to a decision handed down Friday by Judge BLAND, of the Orphans' Court of Berks County. The will has been contested by Ella L. CAUGHEY, F.D. SHOUSE and Carrie T. THOMPSON, on the grounds that Mrs. DISSLER was influenced in the distribution of her property by Dr. BRIDENBRUGH, whom Judge BLAND mentions for his "complete abandonment of moral scruple," and Rev. A.C. WHITMER, superintendent of the Board of Mission of the Reformed Church, who drew up the will. Before making her will Mrs. DISSLER had given Dr. BRIDENBAUGH $8000 worth of bank stock and a house worth $3500. In addition to this, she made him chief beneficiary. The documents will now be fiercely contested in the Courts.
Miss Stella E. BITTING, of Geryville, Bucks county, and Wallace H. KRAUSS, of Kraussdale, Lehigh county, were married by the Rev. J.J. KLINE, at New Hanover, on Saturday.
A three-year-old daughter of George BENNER, of Norristown, rushed through the streets on Tuesday, with her dress in a blaze. John SIFFERN extinguished the flames with his coat. The child was painfully burned and may die. She had been left alone by her mother, and amused herself playing with matches.
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