Silas KULP, of Pennsburg, died on Thursday evening at 11 o'clock from an apoplectic stroke after suffering about two years with nervous Bright's desease. He was born in Upper Hanover township on March 4th, 1842. He was a carpenter by trade and followed that occupation until about two years ago when sickness prevented. On February 27th, 1864, he married Lydia BAUMAN, who survives with the following children: John W., of Philadelphia; Stella, wife of Martin KAPP, of East Greenville; Carrie and H. Wayne, at home. Five children preceeded him in death. The following brothers and sisters also survive: Mrs. Enos HUNSBERGER, of Pennsburg; Mrs. Thos. HEIMBACH, of Upper Hanover; Nathan and Benneville KULP, of Upper Hanover township; Charles, of near Spinnerstown; Willoughby, of near Red Hill and Frank, of Conshohocken. Mr. KULP has been sick in bed for the last seven weeks, but during the last week he was able to be up and about for several hours at a time. On Thursday he was with his family in the sitting room and seemed to be in good cheer when he was stricken with paralysis. He was removed to his bed and died at about 11:15 o'clock. The funeral will be held from the house on Thursday at 11 o'clock. Services at the New Goshenhoppen Reformed church. Interment on the church cemetery. Rev. J.L. ROUSH will officiate.
BRIEF SKETCH OF HIS SOLDIER LIFE
Silas KULP enlisted, October 15, 1861, and was mustered into the United States service at Harrisburg to serve three years as a private under Captains TAYLOR, HART and Col. HARTRANFT, in Company F, 51st Penna. Volunteer Infantry. This regiment was assigned to the 2nd brigade, 2nd division, 9th corps, Army of the Potomac and Mr. KULP shared the fortunes of the regiment in the following engagements: Roanoke Island, February, 1862, Expedition to Newbern, March, 1862, 2nd Bull Run, August 30, 1862, South Nit, September 14, 1862, Antietam, September 17, 1862, Fredericksburg, December, 13, 1862. After that they proceeded to Kentucky and Vicksburg and took part in the Siege, May 18 to July 1, 1863, siege of Jackson, July 9 to 16, 1863, Campbell station, November 16, 1863, siege of Knoxville, November and December, 1863, returned to Harrisburg on furlough, thence to the front and engaged at the Wilderness, May 5 and 7, 1864, Cold Harbor, June 1 and 12, 1864, siege of Petersburg, June 15 and 30, 1864, Mine explosion, July 30, 1864, Poplar Spring Church, September 30, to October 1, 1864, Reams Station, December 17, 1864, Hatchers Run, February 5, 1865, Petersburg, April 2, 1865, and Fall of Richmond, April 3, 1865. He re-enlisted as a veteran January 1st, 1864, at Blains Cross Roads, Tenn. He was then promoted to Corporal and honorably discharged July 27, 1865, at Alexandria, Virginia, by general order No. 176, war department and close of war. He is a past member of McClellan Post No. 515, G.A.R., of Schwenksville. The closest call during his service was when a bullet passed through his trousers.
On last Tuesday evening, Feb. 17, while Jacob R. DETWILER, of Towamensing, was going up stairs, it is supposed to retire for the night, he fell down the steps and fatally injured himself. Unfortunately he was at home all by himself, but managed to get into the room below and tear up the carpet and wrap himself up with it, in which condition said position he was found by one of the neighbors on the following Friday. The neighbor, Harry TSYON, thought something wrong because nothing was seen of Mr. DETWILER for so long, so he went there and broke the door open with the result as stated above. When found he was almost frozen stiff. He is in a critical condition and is not expected to recover. His daughter who is keeping house for him was away nursing at the time.
Jacob BARTMAN, of Harleysville, has in his possession a high silk hat which he values highly. This hat was worn by his brother, the late John BARTMAN, of near Pennsburg, on his wedding day some time during the year 1834. The hat has continuously been worn by Mr. BARTMAN up to the time of his death. The style of this tile varies a little from that which the "dudes" wear on Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
Undertaker A. WITMAN, of Bally, Berks county, this week purchased a fine pair of black horses from D.K. GRABER, of Pennsburg. The team will be used in the hearse.
From time in memorial the millstone has been a rugged type of the great grain-grinding industry; but the remaining mills where rye is ground on millstones and flour made on this principle are few indeed. One of these quaint institutions stands near the headwaters of the Perkiomen creek, and is operated by a girl 17 years of age, the only woman in the United States who follows the trade of a rye flour miller. This mill stands on the west bank of the Perkiomen, near Hereford, Berks county, and is operated by Sallie R. TREICHLER, daughter of David G. TREICHLER, proprietor of the mill. While the operator of the mill is quite young, the concern under her charge has stood for nearly a century, and has been operated by her ancestors for three generations. Miss TREICHLER has operated the mill entirely alone for the last year, getting occasional assistance from her brother only when unloading the rye and loading the flour. She is an early riser, trudges at dawn from the farm house nearby to the mill, and works constantly all day, and sometimes way into the starry night, when the markets for flour are booming. The mill is equipped with several grinding stones; she often runs them all, grinding at the same time corn, wheat and oats, for the neighboring farmers. Miss TREICHLER is strong, and to hoist a three-bushel sackful of rye to the third floor of her mill is considered by her an easy task; the 100-pound bags of rye flour are also readily gathered by her from the reel and transferred to the scale, weighed and sowed, ready for transportation; the huge grinding stones are lifted by the aid of screw pins to a height, which permits her to recut with a chisel and hammer the radiating grooves whenever necessary, and in short she is a typical miller in all respects, except possibly in the matter of dress. German bakers are her principal patrons, and many a loaf from her flour is cut into slices in the saloons and served as lunch with a glass of lager beer. Miss TREICHLER has, indeed, thoroughly mastered her trade, and standing before the reel and thrusting her hand in the snowy mixture of flour, she can feel the texture and instantly judge the quality of her flour. If it does not come to the standard grade she instantly regulates the machinery, which will make a finer or coarser grade, as desired. When water is plenty the capacity of the mill is about 2,000 pounds every ten hours. Miss TREICHLER, although born on the farm, has been around this mill since childhood, and the work is very natural to her - and more familiar, too, than many household duties, of the work usually done on the farm by a farmer's daughter. - Phila. Record. Picture - At her mill door receiving grist.
H.K. MILLER, a farmer residing in Geryville, met with a peculiar accident on Monday while he was hauling corn with a sleigh. While going around the corner of the barn the sleigh upset and Mr. MILLER was violently thrown against the corner of the barn. The bags of corn were also hurled upon him. After he was able to extricate himself from the bags of corn he found that he was internally injured one rib is broken and several cracked.
Frank ELINE, of Bally, had the misfortune of losing a valuable horse under peculiar circumstances this week. He was out sleighing and the animal fell and broke his leg. A veterinary surgeon was summoned who adviced him to have the animal killed, which was done.
A valuable hound belonging to J.U. HENDRICKS, proprietor of the Perkiomen Hotel, Schwenksville, was run over by a train and injured to such an extent that the animal had to be killed to relieve it of its sufferings. The dog was valued at fifteen dollars.
John H. SPANG, a hotel keeper of Trappe, has leased D.H. BEAN's hotel at Schwenksville. He will take possession on April first. Mr. BEAN has conducted this hostlery for the last twenty years.
Mrs. John GERHART, of near KEHL's mill, Upper Hanover township, recently ran a needle into her hand while washing, and this caused her arm to become very sore. It is feared blood poisoning may yet set in.
A Mr. RHOADES, of Worman, Berks county, has rented the blacksmith shop of E.Y. FRYER, of Sassamansville. He intends to take possession in a few weeks.
A.M. ROSENBERGER, of near Spinnerstown, is mining for nickel on the property of Jacob HALLMAN, near Hereford. He has met with fair success, having struck some rich veins.
It has been reported that H.S. SHAINLINE, of Woxall, has leased the Perkiomenville Creamery. He expects to move to Trappe and has arranged to have John A. MOLL, of Schwenksville, formerly of Hillegass, to manage the creamery for him.
John DETWILER, of Cedars, this county, on Friday lost a valuable horse under peculiar circumstances. He was hauling ice when the horse got a hemorrhage and in a very short time he died.
Oscar HILLEGASS, of Geryville, met with an accident last week while assisting his father John K. HILLEGASS in cutting corn fodder. His hand was caught in the cutter and it was badly lacerated.
Elsie HUNSBERGER, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Oswin HUNSBERGER, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, died on Monday night of consumption, after suffering for about a year. She brought her age to 19 years, one month and 28 days. The remains were brought to Pennsburg on Thursday evening and taken to the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen ORTT, from which place the funeral will be held on Monday. Services at the Pennsburg Reformed church. Interment on the church cemetery. Rev. J.L. ROUSH will officiate.
Catharine L. GILBERT, an aged woman of New Berlinville, Berks county, died suddenly last Thursday morning. She, with her two brothers and sister was born and lived on the GILBERT farm, near New Berlinville for the past sixty years. She is survived by two brothers and one sister. The funeral was held on Thursday. Rev. FREEMAN officiated. Interment was made on the Fairview cemetery, Boyertown.
Charles HARING, a carpenter of Hillegass, met with an accident on Thursday while at work on a building at Allentown. He fell and his side was badly bruised as was also his left foot. He was brought to his home the same day and he will be unable to attend to his duties for several weeks, as the bruises are severe ones.
John C. COLE, of Skippack, this week sold a porker to Milton BENNER of the same place, for $50. The hog was slaughtered on Wednesday and it tipped the scales at 710 pounds.
Daniel HEFFENTRAGER, of East Greenville, has again leased the farm from the Geo. SEASHOLTZ estate and he will continue to farm. The sale which he had announced will not be held now.
John C. BARTHOLOMEW, the photographer, of Lansdale, who has had a gallery on J.F. WEYAND's lot next to the Pennsburg Carriage Bazaar, this week moved it to the lot opposite the American House, this borough.
Prof. W.J. HARRINGTON, of Vermont, who is in these boroughs at present, has met with good success in forming a class in vocal culture in East Greenville. He will start a similar class in this borough on Monday evening.
Ambrose WELKER, of Hellertown, visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jonas WELKER, of near this borough on Monday. Mr. WELKER holds a responsible position in a South Bethlehem National Bank.
Peter GERY, of Powder Valley, slipped and fell on some ice while walking along the turnpike near John SNYDER's place. His head struck the hard ground and he was rendered unconscious. Some one saw the unfortunate man fall and when he did not rise went to his assistance. He later regained consciousness, but he still suffers pain in his head from the fall.
Daniel FEGLEY, of Perkiomenville, has accepted a clerkship in the general store of Levi MESCHTER, of East Greenville. He will enter upon his duties on Monday.
John A. GERHART, of East Greenville, this week shipped his valuable dog "Be lle of Goshenhoppen" to W.P. AUSTIN, of Tioga county. The dog will be used for breeding purposes.
Frederick TABOR, an employee in the GRIM's Mill Creamery, near Boyertown, Berks county, on Sunday evening had a narrow escape from being burned to death. He was about to extinguish a coal oil lamp and in so doing he blew into the chimney. In an instant the lamp exploded, setting the oil on fire. The burning oil was thrown into his face and over the front part of his body. His clothing soon were one mass of flames. Mr. TABOR tried to tear the burning clothing from his person, and in doing this his hands were terribly burned. He succeeded in tearing the clothing from his person and in extinguishing the flames, but not before he had been badly burned in his face, hands, arms and breast.
Dr. Jesse Z. HILLEGASS, the veterinary surgeon of Red Hill met with an accident on Saturday evening while returning from a professional trip to near Geryville. He was accompanied by one of the boarders at the Red Hill hotel and when near Klinesville their sleigh was upset. The horse, which by the way, was not one of his speedy ones but the oldest one he has, started to run away. The sleigh was badly broken and the horse was not stopped until he reached home. The doctor and his companion carried the sleigh to the side of the road and walked home.
At an early hour on Saturday morning Daniel GOODMAN, a well known young man of Royersford, was sandbagged and badly cut up by two strangers on Main street, near the Lutheran church and robbed of a small amount of money and other valuables. The night before a married woman was held up on Main street, Spring City, but her screams caused the assailant to flee.
The Rev. S.M.K. HUBER, of Skippack, for the past thirty-six years pastor of Wentz's Reformed Church, Worcester, Sunday tendered his resignation to the congregation. This congregation was organized in 1760, and only had six pastors in one hundred years, of which period Pastor HUBER served more than one third. In his pastorate Mr. HUBER conducted more than 800 weddings and officiated at nearly 900 funerals.
Sheriff John LARZELERE gave notice that he will pay one hundred dollars out of his own pocket for the arrest and conviction of each or all of the following murderers (any time within six months); THOMPSON, at Edge Hill; MCLANE, at Wyncote, and Regina CURRY, at La Mott.
In our last issue we published an item of the report which was circulated through these boroughs that Butcher Emil WEISS, of Pennsburg and Samuel DIEROLF, of East Greenville, would form a partnership and engage in the butchering business in East Greenville. It has been ascertained that Mr. DIEROLF never had any idea of engaging in that business and the report in that respect is unfounded. Mr. WEISS will however start the business in East Greenville.
Richard MAGILL, a ten year old boy of Philadelphia, was arrested this week on the charge of burglary. He had been arrested on a number of occasions on serious charges. The foot prints of the boy in the snow near a house which was robbed led to his discovery. The lad had pawned the stolen articles. On a former occasion he was arrested for cracking a safe, and for breaking into cars on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Charles DIETER, a cutter in the employ of Shankweiler & Lehr, clothers of Allentown, met with an accident on Sunday evening while out sleighing in company with his lady friend. When within a mile of Emaus the team was struck by a trolley car and the animal received injuries from which he died shortly afterwards. Both of the occupants of the sleigh were uninjured. The team belonged to Liverymen Neumoyer & Co., of Allentown, and the horse was considered one of the best in the stable.
The Montgomery County Historical Society, with headquarters at Norristown has elected the following officers: President, Joseph FORNANCE; vice-presidents Rev. Thos. BEEBER, Rev. A.A. MARPLE, Henry W. KRATZ; secretaries, Frances M. FOX, Mrs. A. Conrad JONES; treasurer, Dr. W.H. REED; librarian, William SUMMERS.
The Berks County Commissioners were paid $2361.53 by Chester County to pay the expenses of the PRATT murder trail.
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