Mrs. Clara GEHMAN, wife of John GEHMAN, of East Greenville, died on Friday morning at 5 o'clock, aged about 30 years. Deceased contracted typhoid fever about four weeks ago and on Thursday hemmorrhages set in, which finally caused her death. She is survived by her husband, her father, William THOMAS, of Boyertown, and one brother, Harry THOMAS, of Pennsburg. The funeral will be held on Tuesday forenoon from her late residence. Interment at the New Goshenhoppen church cemetery. Rev. Calvin M. DELONG will officiate.
Isaac R. MOYER, a well-known resident of Washington township, died on Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Emma HERBST, where he resided for some years, of pulmonary affection, aged 65 years. Deceased was born and lived all his life in this vicinity. He was a veteran of the Civil War. His wife preceeded him in death one and one half years ago.
An infant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oswin KOBER, of Tylersport, died on Tuesday from inflamation of the bowels. The funeral will be held today.
Mrs. Amanda HARING, widow of Enos HARING, of Argus, was found dead in the yard of her home last Friday evening. The cause assigned is apoplexy. The funeral was held on Thursday. Rev. J.H. WAIDELICH, of Sellersville officiated.
The community of Ridge Valley was shocked on Friday night to find the lifeless corpse of aged Mrs. Enos HARING, lying on the walk leading from her son-in-law Benjamin HIMMELWRIGHT's house to the barn. Mrs. HARING having no water on the premises where she lived, had occasion to fetch her water from Mr. HIMMELWRIGHT's house. On Friday evening while Mr. HIMMELWRIGHT's family were away she took a pitcher and started to go for water, and when found a few hours later, was lying dead on the walk, the pitcher standing aside of her uninjured. The coroner of Bucks county was summoned, but upon a physician's examination no jury was held over the remains. The doctor pronounced it paralysis of the heart. She was about 73 years old, and was buried within a stone's throw of the house where she spent about fifty years of her life.
Edgar H. FRANTZ, aged 21 years, a cigarette fiend, brooding over his troubles which began four months ago, when married to Miss May LEIBOLD, who he supposed was untrue to him, deliberately shot his wife twice while asleep aside of him in bed at the home of his parents at Lancaster, on Saturday night and then took a dose of poison that caused his death. FRANTZ, who was a drug clerk, was married on April 6 last to Miss May LEIBOLD, a strikingly beautiful girl, 18 years old. Because he had not been granted leave of absence for the honeymoon, which he took, the firm employing him refused to allow him to return to his position. This caused him to become despondent and in connection with his jealousy led him to commit the rash crime.
Sahler Hall SELTZER, aged 6 years, son of Wm. SELTZER, of Caln, Chester county, is dead as the result of falling against a cactus while playing at his home some days ago. One of the spikes of the plant penetrated the side of his nose, and lockjaw developed, causing his death in great agony within a few hours.
John J. COLUMBUS, of Camden, N.J., aged 32, died at Cooper's Hospital, that city, as a result of Mosquito bites. About 10 days ago he scratched a sore caused by a mosquito bite on his leg until it bled. Swelling set in and in a few hours blood poisoning of which he died.
The Berks county court has granted the petition of Edward TAENZER, to be allowed to adopt Caroline Mary EDDINGER, a child of James EDDINGER. EDDINGER left home mysteriously ten years ago. Mrs. EDDINGER, after awaiting to hear news of her husband, obtained a decree of the court adjudging him legally dead. She then married Edward TAENZER, who petitioned the court to allow him to adopt her child. The young woman is now 19 years old.
The jury which held the inquest into the death of Kate FATZINGER, of Allentown, returned a verdict in which they accuse Eugene BLOCH, her paramour, of murder, the only decision that could be reached by the evidence given. Pursuant of the verdict a warrant has been sworn out before one of the city Aldermen and BLOCH was removed to jail to await trial. At the inquest it was testified that both BLOCH and Mrs. FATZINGER were in despondent wood for some time prior to the crime and BLOCH stated that the woman twice tried to suffocate both by turning on the gas in her sleeping apartments and that she tried to prevail upon him to accompany her to Niagara Falls where both were to commit suicide by jumping over the Falls. He also claimed that the woman assaulted him and inflicted the wounds on his body after which she committed suicide by cutting her throat. The manner in which the woman was murdered is a positive proof that the wounds were not self inflicted this incriminates BLOCH and discount the other claims made by him. The instrnment used to commit the crime was a razor belonging to the accused man, and which he cunningly stuck in a rat hole where it was discovered by the Chief of Police. When confronted with the bloody razor BLOCH admitted that it belonged to him. The man has told a number of conflicting stories, all in keeping with his former mode of life, and when brought to trial to answer the charges perferred against him it will be a severe trail for him to present evidence that will be sufficiently strong to set him free.
John H. REITER (picture). The Veteran milk peddler of these boroughs has his home at Red Hill from which place he commenced to haul milk to the creamery at East Greenville in 1880. For twenty years he faithfully gathered the milk of twenty farmers of his neighborhood and delivered it. In 1882 he started to retail in connection with his other work, his first customers being Mrs. J.M. PFLIEGER and Mrs. Reedon GERY, of Red Hill; and Mrs. F.K. WALT, Mrs. Caroline FREDRICK, Mrs. Enos HUNSBERGER and Mrs. George HART, of Pennsburg. Prior to this time, no milk was peddled through the streets of these towns. In 1894 Mr. REITER bought the milk route of Charles CONRAD, of Upper Hanover, and from that time devoted most of his time to the peddling of milk. He now serves 390 customers daily, making two trips on Saturdays, and he still continues to serve the first six customers he had when he commenced business. On the 11th of April it was twenty-three years since Mr. REITER commenced his work and in all this time he missed but two weeks. Such faithful service is of exceeding rare occurrence.
Mrs. Abraham CROLL, of this borough, had a stepladder on Thursday to pick ???? pears from a tree in her yard. While standing on top the ladder tilted, throwing her heavily on the ground in which she sprained one of her ankles so severely that she can not walk.
A handsome new clock has been presented to the New Goshenhoppen Reformed church by Jonathan P. HILLEGASS, ???? veteran cattle dealer of Pennsburg.
Simon MENDELSOHN, of Reading, a junk dealer, met with a strange accident in comming down a steep hill on Tuesday with a load of junk at Lenhartsville. His horse became fractious and began to kick. Before the driver could leap from the wagon the horse kicked off his left leg below the knee.
The Sheriff levied upon the real estate of P.M. STEVENS, of Skippack. The property seized consists of a tract of 35 acres with dwelling and other necessary buildings. The property was formerly known as the Jacob ALLENBACH farm.
S.W. RUTH, Emaus, proprietor of the Hamman House, sold fifty barrels of beer during July. This is a remarkable showing as the town has no less than seven licensed places selling liquor, with a population of considerably less than 2000.
In the home of Jacob STEIN, a Kutztown farmer, stands what is believed to be the oldest upright piano in Pennsylvania. The instrument was manufactured in London by Robert WORUNM in 1747.
The race of John KEHL's mill was drained on Monday and a number of large fish were captured. Thirty two bass weighing from one to two and a half pounds, a seven pound carp and some other varieties were picked up.
William HAYTOCK, will start a silk mill in the buildings formerly occupied by the Eastern Boot and Shoe Company, on Butler street, Easton. The quarters occupied by Mr. HAYTOCK are inadequate.
After harvest home services in Jordan Reformed church, on Sunday Rev. Dr. E.J. FOGEL, at the home of the parents in South Whitehall, baptized the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar BERNHARD. This was the 2500th christening at which Dr. FOGEL officiated. This is as many as the population of the doctor's native township, Upper Macungie, Lehigh county.
W.A. SANDEY, of Macungie, was taken to the Allentown Hospital, suffering with an injured knee, the result of the kick of a horse. Several weeks ago SANDEY was bitten on the arm by a horse, the injury resulting in blood poisoning. For a time it was feared that he would lose the arm. He had hardly recovered from the effects of this injury when another horse kicked him on the knee.
A young son of Edward LLOYDS, of St. Peters while playing on Sunday was bitten by a hog belonging to Rev. G.H. MELOTTE. The hog was running at large and made an assault on the child and had it not been for the prompt appearance of Arthur LLOYD, an uncle, the child would likely have been torn to fragments.
In trying to adjust a needle at a sewing machine while engaged in sewing on Thursday evening, Miss Cora, daughter of William DIEHL, tinsmith of Pennsburg, had the misfortune to run the needle entirely through her finger, nail and all. Dr. W.H. HUNSBERGER was called to dress the injured member.
When Allen MACK, of Steinsburg, went to fetch his cows from the pasture last Tuesday he found one of the best with a broken leg. The fracture was of such a nature that the animal had to be killed. The owner can not account for the accident.
Some time during Thursday night fire broke out in the farm house of Irwin HARWICK, of Milford township, Bucks county, located near the "Red Bridge," and totally destroyed the building with all its contents, as the fire had advanced too far when discovered by the sleeping inmates. The origin of the fire is a mystery, and may remain so. The family had retired, taking their customary precaution and after midnight they awoke with everything in flames so that they scarcely escaped with their lives. The building and contents are covered by insurance, but the loss will fall very heavily on Mr. HARWICK, as between $400 and $500 in money had been kept in the house and as it could not be reached it was destroyed with the other contents and the building.
Three horses hitched to a binder for the purpose of cutting the oats of Jonas HARING, at Haring's Hotel, ran away on Wednesday and smashed the machine. The driver had just about completed hitching up and the lines were lying across the back of one of the horses with the ends on the ground when the team took fright and started off on a run. Near Hiram WELKER's house one of the horses fell and the pole of the machine broke. The other two kept on dragging the one that was down till they come to Abraham REED's home, there they were caught by Mr. REED. The horse that was down was almost stripped bare of harness and otherwise in a sorry condition. If the team had not been stopped when it was it is likely that the unfortunate horse would have been killed in a short distance. The harvester was almost completely demolished.
There is a place in Montgomery county, where lean people can easily get fat. This is the beautiful little borough of Pennsburg, in the upper end, from where another proof of the above was reported last week. Eleven young ladies of Philadelphia, members of a shooting club, Mrs. MEYER, Mrs. MOLTER, Mrs. J. STARK, Mrs. Chas. HERSCH, Mrs. GATEMAN, Mrs. KIRCHNER, Mrs. H. BUEHL, Mrs. L. KIRN, Mrs. LENKFELD, Mrs. WOODLAND, Mrs. P. BARNHARD visited the popular landlord, Hermann ROTH, in said borough, and enjoyed themselves there for three days. At their arrival they were all taken on hay scales, and their total weight was found to be 1855 pounds. Before they left, they were weighed again, and their weight had increased to 1990 pounds, a gain of 135 pounds, or about 12 pounds each. This result is claimed to be due not only to the wonderful healthy air in that borough but also and perhaps more properly to that great master in the culinary art, the hostess in that celebrated hostelry. Norristown Daily Register.
The seventh annual reunion of the GRIM family, one of the most influential in Eastern Pennsylvania, was held on Tuesday at Dorney Park. The greater part of the members live in Lehigh, Northampton, Montgomery, Bucks and Berks counties. In the absence of the President, Professor J.S. GRIM, who is ill, Rev. Edgar G. MILLER delivered an address of welcome. The second address was delivered by Rev. W.U. KISTLER, in place of Professor George A. GRIM, the latter making the historical address in the absence of Charles A. CROLL. The principal speaker was State Senator Webster GRIM, of Doylestown. The following officers were elected: President, Professor James S. GRIM; Vice President, A.S. GRIM; Second Vice President, Alfred B. GRIM; Secretary, Milton S. GRIM; Treasurer, Cyrenius GRIM; Executive Committee, Stanley GRIM, Charles GRIM, Oscar S. GRIM, J. Peter GRIM, W.H. GRIM, J.S. GRIM, Dr. Charles E. GRIM and Harry E. GRIM. It was decided to have the next reunion in the park in Kutztown on the second Tuesday of August, 1903.
While Frank M. REITER, Robert M. GUIE, C.B. BOESSLER and A.E. BLOCHER were driving along the public road near Fruitville, on Monday, they discovered one of the humors of old mother earth in the form of an apple tree that was covered with blossoms and laden with fruit. They brought a twig to this office bearing several apples one and three quarter inches in diameter and at the same time a number of open blossoms and buds.
Robert COLE, the sixteen year old son, of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben COLE, of Philadelphia, was injured while at play at the picnic of the New Goshenhoppen Reformed Sunday School. He jumped and sprained his ankle. He was unable to walk for several days. The family is on a visit to Mrs. C.Z. WEISER, of East Greenville.
The Mission Band, of the St. John's Chapel, of East Greenville, will hold its annual picnic on Saturday August 29 in the William BENFIELDs grove near that village. The band is in charge of Mrs. E.K. BECHTEL, of East Greenville and Miss Vinnie MENSCH, of Pennsburg.
Horace FREE, of Kimberton, Chester county, a boy aged 14 ran away from his home and his mother, Mrs. DEERING appealed to the Chief of Police, of Norristown, for assistance in locating the boy, who answers the following description: Medium height, light hair and light complexion. When last seen he wore a straw hat, no coat and short corduroy pantaloons.
Falling from a building at Pottstown on Monday afternoon, Albert SHENTON landed head first on Henry SMITH, and to this lucky circumstance he owes his life. He was severely injured, however, by bounding to the brick payment. SMITH was knocked senseless by the collision.
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