Mabel RENNINGER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. RENNINGER, of New Hanover, died last week aged 4 years and 8 months. The funeral was held last Friday. Rev. J.J. KLINE of Pottstown, officiating.
A young child, of Frank O. and Amelia HENDRICKS, of Woxall, was buried on Wednesday, at the Old Goshenhoppen church. Rev. C.R. FETTER, of Philadelphia, officiating.
Daniel FITZGERALD, of Delphi, a well known and highly esteemed citizen of Frederick, died last Sunday morning, from heart and kidney troubles, aged 66 years, 6 months and 11 days. He was superintendent of the Mennonite home, at Frederick, until a few years ago. He is survived by his second wife and two children by his first wife, Harvey, of Perkasie, and Mary wife of Levi BOUSALL, of Philadelphia. The funeral was held from his late residence on Thursday. Services were conducted by the Rev. W.S. GOTTSHALL. Interment was made in the Mennonite cemetery, Schwenksville.
Because the members of Town Council of Coplay, Lehigh county, refused to permit the fire company of the borough to attach its hose to a plug of the Clear Springs Water Company a house with all its contents was consumed by fire and the people of the borough are greatly excited over the affair. The sensational incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon, fire having broken out at 4.20 o'clock in the second story of a dwelling house occupied by Germans. The Coplay Fire Company responded promptly with the chemical engine, but when the Chief arrived on the scene the flames were bursting from one of the upstairs windows. He saw at once that the chemical engine could not cope with the flames and ordered that a hose be attached to a plug of the water company nearby. While the firemen were attaching the hose, members of the Town Council who heard that the water was to be used on the fire hurried to the place and ordered the hose detached and refused to permit the water to be used, on the grounds that the borough had no right to use the water. The firemen became furious but the Councilman remained headstrong. In the house was the corpse of Julia STANDLER, a fourteen-year-old German girl, who died at noon the day before of consumption. An undertaker was preparing the body for burial when the alarm of fire was given. Flames had already broken out in the room in which the corpse was lying when friends of the dead girl rushed in to rescue the body. The clothing on the corpse was burning and the body was blackened, parts of it being burned to a crisp. The body was removed to a neighboring house. The house was destroyed, together with all the furnishings. Between $1000 and $1200 in money, the savings of the boarders, was also consumed in the flames. The loss on the house is partly covered by insurance. The trouble between the borough authorities and the water company results from a decision of council in which they claim that the water furnished is unfit for use and refused to pay rental for the plugs. Suit was promptly started by the water company for the collection of the rents. This suit is still pending and the use of the water it was claimed by council would have jeopardized their case.
David SHAUD, of Lebanon, who shot and killed Mrs. Ida BECKER and Policeman Cyrus SHAFFER, was hanged on Tuesday. Before being executed he said he was peintent and sorry for his crime and prayed for forgiveness. He leaves a widow and two small children. SHAUD became angry at Mrs. Ida BECKER for testifying against him in court, and he shot and killed her on the street. When the officer went to arrest him at his home, SHAUD shot and killed him.
City Solicitor J. Marshall FUNCK, one of the leading members of the Lebanon County Bar, committed suicide Tuesday morning by hanging himself in his law office at Lebanon. He used the leather belt which he wore about his waist and fastened it to a window lock. Death was due to strangulation and had occurred some hours before the body was found by his private secretary L. Raymond REIGERT. The act is believed to have been committed while suffering from a temporarily deranged mind. Mr. FUNK was 46 years old and is survived by a wife. FUNCK was counsel for John BROWNSWEIGER, who accused David SHAUD, hanged at Lebanon this week, of robbing him of $400. This led to the double tragedy for which SHAUD perished on the gallows. FUNCK believed that the strenuous manner in which he prosecuted the case against SHAUD led to the double tragedy.
Six-year-old Annie SMITH, of Bethlehem upset a rocker on which she was sitting and knocked over a coal oil parlor lamp which was standing near her, on Sunday evening. The child's clothing caught fire and before it could be extinguished her entire skin was burned off.
Eating nearly a boxful of Balladona pills, which she got hold of while playing with another little girl, Catherine, the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar YOUNG, of Weatherly, died in great agony at 7 o'clock Tuesday night. The little ones came into possession of the pills while roaming about their home. Miss Catherine throught they were candy, but soon after swallowing them she was taken very ill. A physician was summoned, but he could not save her life.
George and Jacob WALTERS, aged 11 and 13 years, sons of Frank WALTERS, of near Pequea Station, Lancaster, were drowned in the Susquehanna on Wednesday. The father had left the boys playing on the river bank, with the promise that they would not go bathing. Soon after he left one of the little fellows waded into the stream. He was caught in a swift current, and while his brother was going to rescue both sank. Both bodies have been recovered.
Cyrus KUNTZ, editor and proprietor of the City Item, Allentown, passed away at his home on Tuesday of apoplexy. Editor KUNTZ was a practical printer and rose from the case to the important position of editor and finally became the sole owner of the City Item with which he linked his fortunes when the paper was started.
John BURKET, of Norristown, was working in the barn, of John RICKLE, on Thursday afternoon. His duties took him to the rafters, and while working, lost his footing and fell to the floor below, fracturing his skull. The victum was placed on a cot in a wagon to remove him to Charity Hospital but expired on the way.
George Herbert ADAMS, a Lehigh University Freshman, was run over and killed on the Reading Railway in South Bethlehem.
Dr. THOMPSON, of Scranton, removed 224 gall stones from Mrs. Clinton ANGLEMEYER, of Reeders, Monroe County. The largest being the size of a hickory nut. This is believed to be the largest number ever removed from a patient.
H.S. SMITH, of Royersford, was fishing with hook and line and to his surprise caught a crested heron. He saw the bird flying over the water, but as he was busy looking after his lines, he paid no attention to it. A few minutes afterward there was a pull at one of the lines, when he saw that the heron was in difficulty. He pulled in the line and found that the bird had swallowed the bait, which was a small minnow, and that the hook had lodged in its breast. Mr. SMITH attempted to remove the hook from the bird's throat, but was unable, and it died. Its height was nearly two feet.
The heavy thunder storm of last Friday afternoon did considerable damage about the neighborhood of Delphi. At Schwenksville the barn of Geo. E. BEAR was struck and slightly damaged. A walnut tree of Charles WEIRMAN and several on the farm of D.L. MILLER were struck. The barn steeple of H.H. LANDIS, of Limerick, the flag pole at the Ironbridge hotel, a cow of Solomon YERGER and Mrs. Milton MAYBERRY near Gratersford was struck by lightning and killed.
Catharine, the four year old daughter of Sylvester BAUER, while out at play accidentally tread in an iron rake one prong penetrating about two inches, piercing almost entirely through the foot. Dr. O.S. BERKEY dressed the wound.
One hundred and seven pickerel, measuring from 14 to 20 inches, caught in about one and a half day's fishing, is the wonderful record made by Frank SAYLOR, Oswin and Ambrose SEASHOLTZ and Isaac RAUDENBUSH (picture), of East Greenville. The gentlemen left on the 27th of June, on an outing trip of five days to the wilds of Pike county. Their destination being Link's pond, Bushkill, Pa. Before starting they equipped themselves with the most modern fishing tackling, including hooks, lines, rods, spoon trolls and live bait. Thus equipped they proceeded to Stroudsburg, Monroe county, where they took a branch road of the D.L. & W. Railway, ten miles long, extending to Bushkill. From thence they were conveyed by team to Link's Pond, their destination. Here they met a commodious, well furnished house, offering the best of accommodation. Near their headquarters they found a beautiful artificial lake covering 130 acres, surrounded by 700 acres of woodland. After enjoying the beautiful and romantic scenery and resting from the fatigue of their trip, the quartette engaged in fishing for a day and a half. The desires for piscatorial sports were fully satisfied as may be well imagined on glancing at the above illustration. At the end of five days the gentlemen returned to their home and made their friends happy be permitting them to enjoy a part of this remarkable catch.
Postmaster H.Z. WAMPOLE, W.H. WEIL, A.B. GODSHALL and W.C. BEAN, of Telford, spent a day at the fishy Perkiomen last week, and returned with a fine catch of black bass and German carp. Some 15 inch bass and a 24 inch carp were landed by the party. The town smelled after fish the next morning as there were twenty-five of the finny tribe frying in Telford families next morning.
Edwin SCHOOL, of Telford, jumped from a rapidly moving freight train and was severely injured. He is disabled so that he can not work. He says he is not going to meddle with freight trains in the future.
An old grandfather's clock was sold at the public sale of D. ROSENBERGER, at Schwenksville, for $172. This is as high a price as was ever paid for a clock in Montgomery county.
While the hired man of Philip SCHULTZ was delivering milk at the Clayton creamery, this week, his horse took a scare after the milk was unloaded, made a sudden turn and ran through a narrow opening between a wood pile and a coal bin. The driver jumped off and made an effort to hold the horse but could not control him. After escaping from the driver the horse ran as far as Clayton where he was caught by several men. The wagon escaped without damages but the harness was so badly damaged that it is beyond repair and the horse was so badly injured that he had to be killed, while the driver escaped with but slight injuries.
Wilson INHOF, accompanied by his two uncles, drove to Sellersville, last Saturday evening. While midway between Naseville and Almont the horse took suddenly sick, dropped down in the road and expired before he could be taken from the shafts.
Special Policeman Milton NEIMAN, of Pottstown, and Constable David MATHAS, of Amity township, Berks county, had an exciting experience in capturing two alleged horse thieves near Monocacy, early on Tuesday morning. Two men claiming to be Charles HENRY, of Reading, and William RUSSELL, of Philadelphia, secured a horse and buggy from George OXENFORD, of Amityville, on Tuesday, saying they wanted to drive to Reading. OXENFORD's young son Henry accompained them to return with the team. They stopped at several roadhouses and the boy was given liquor, becoming insensible. Then the men made off with the team. The liveryman sent NEIMAN and MATHAS after the men and they succeeded in making them prisoners after a prolonged fight. Constable MATHAS was badly hurt. Henry and Russell were given a hearing the same day before Justice HINES, of Douglassville, and committed to the Berks county jail.
Norman H. SMITH, son of Cressman SMITH, of Woxall, fell from the hay loft of John T. CARVER, on Wednesday and broke his shoulder blade. Dr. J.E. BLANCK, of Green Lane, was called to reduce the fracture. The boy is suffering intensly from the heat and the bruises which he sustained in addition to the fracture.
Anna and Mary BAKER, of Franklin, Pa., aged 19 and 4 years respectively were kidnapped from their homes by a band of gypsies who have thus far eluded arrest. The gypsies, who had encamped on the edge of the town, enticed the girls into their camp one evening this week and departed early next morning, taking along the girls.
At the Allentown Court, on Monday, Bayard HANDY, Editor and proprietor of the Allentown Star, recently found guilty of libeling District Attorney LICHTENWALNER, by charging him with having accepted a bribe of $100 to settle a liquor case, was sentenced by Judge TREXLER to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
B. LIPSCHUETZ, of Philadelphia, will open a new carriage factory in Boyertown, in the building formerly occupied by the knitting mill.
As Burgess PENNYPACKER, of West Chester, is not infallible, the drunkards lists which he sent to the saloon keepers contained the names of some people who do not properly belong to that class. One of these is Warren BALDWIN, an electrical engineer. Mr. BALDWIN claims that the Burgess has done him great injustice, he has therefore entered suit against the burgess for defamation of character, asking damages to the amount of $5,000.
Mrs. George B. WALBERT, of Macungie, wife of the former pastor of the New Goshenhoppen church, last Friday received a check for $1508.50, from the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., of Newark, N.J. Rev. WALBERT was insured in said company for a period of about ten years.
The team of Josiah HARTZELL, of Argus, hitched into a reaper, was tied to a fence this week while he was attending to the shocking of the grain. During his absence the horses broke loose and started on a run for home. When they were finally caught no damage had been done beyond the breaking of the pole.
A family reunion was held at the home of Edward SPAAR, Sr., near Bally, when Mr. SPAAR's children and grand-children were nearly all present, besides a large number of friends and neighbors. Those present were: William FICHTER and family, Edward DEYSHER and family, Calvin MILLER and family, Mr. and Mrs. Welly STETLER and sister of Mrs. STETLER, Fred. LAMBACH, Frank SPAAR, Lewis ELINE and Thomas KEHS, all of Allentown; Estella, daughter of Edward SPAAR, of Philadelphia; Earnst WAULLER, family and mother, of Emaus; Edward SPAAR, Jr. and family, David SPAAR and family, Mrs. Frank BOWER and children, Augustus D. SPAAR and family, Ella SCHELL, Mamie SELL, Leo WINGERT, Elias and Nicholas SCHWOYER, Frank ELINE, Peter MILLER, Jacob ELINE, Mr. and Mrs. George LONG, all of Bally; Jonas QUIGLEY, Eugene RHOADS, and Wm. ZIEGENFUS, of Dale. Henry COVELY, of Pottstown, furnished them with select banjo music.
The choir of St. Mark's Lutheran church took its annual outing on Wednesday evening. Their trip was made to Schwenksville with Miller's Topsy to which four horses were attached. They were the guests of John U. HENDRICKS, of the Schwenksville Hotel, who served them, as he so well can, with an elegant supper. The members of the choir enjoyed the trip very much and at a seasonable hour started on their homeward trip, but one was left. The party included the following: Mr. and Mrs. Harvey SCHWENK, Frank REITER, Misses Mae WAAGE, Lotta KERN, Sarah WEIL, Frank GRABER, Misses Lizzie BOBB, Gertrude ANDERS, Gertrude WELKER, Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah ZIEGLER, Mr. and Mrs. George E. HEVENER, Miss Josephine HILDEBRAND, Miss Estella ADAMS and Arthur KRAUSE.
GRAIN CUTTING PARTY
Frank ADAM had a grain cutting party on Monday evening. Twelve men were employed. They cut and bound 5 acres in about 3 hours time. Mr. ADAM was well satisfied with the work done.
Misses Erma BIERY and Katie BAUER, of this borough, spent the 4th in Philadelphia.
Milton FILLMAN, of Red Hill, caught a bass on Saturday, at KRATZ's dam measuring 23 inches and tipping the scales at 5 pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. George DAY and family, of this borough, left on Monday for Springett, York county, to spend several months.
John SUMMERS, of Philadelphia, is spending a week's vacation with his parents in this borough.
Elmer BREININGER, of this borough, left for Philadelphia, on Monday.
Randall KELLER, of East Greenville, spent Saturday and Sunday in Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Amos SCHULTZ and Walter STRUBLE, of East Greenville, spent the 4th at Philadelphia and Coney Island.
Fred ZIEGLER, of this borough, accompanied by Miss Christiania CONRAD, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in Reading.
Rev. and Mrs. J.G. DUBBS, of Coopersburg, spent the week with relatives and friends in these boroughs.
Frank ORTT, of Brooklyn, N.Y., spent the week with his parents in this borough.
Lee HILLEGASS, of Philadelphia, spent the 4th with friends in this borough.
Mrs. Laura NUSBAUM, of Lehighton, spent a week in this borough with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel SUMMERS.
Wayne and Paul SMITH, of Philadelphia, spent the 4th with relatives and friends in these boroughs.
George ORTT and family, of Egypt, visited Mr. and Mrs. Stephen ORTT, the parents of the former, during the past few days.
John KULP, of Reading, on Tuesday moved into that portion of the Lohren cigar factory which has recently been converted into a dwelling.
Mr. and Mrs. J. COLE, of Philadelphia, spent the 4th with Mr. and Mrs. E.K. BECHTEL, of East Greenville.
Mrs. Ella WEIDMAN, of this borough, spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents in Emaus.
Misses Ida STERNER and Emma TRUMP, of Allentown, spent Saturday and Sunday with Harvey SWENK and family, of this borough.
Thomas STYER, of Philadelphia, spent the 4th with his brother Edwin, of this borough.
Charles HERSH, of Philadelphia, spent Saturday and Sunday with the family of William BITTING, of this borough.
John MILLER, of Philadelphia, was the guest of his uncle, Daniel MILLER, of near Geryville, on Sunday.
John ARNDT, of Quakertown, a former resident of Pennsburg, and U.S. mail carrier between this place and Quakertown when the route was still in force, was noticed in town on Saturday.
Misses Amelia and Lizzie BAUM and Lewis BITTING, of Philadelphia, were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. W.H. HUNSBERGER of this borough over the 4th.
Mrs. V.H. STECKEL, of this borough, and Miss Alice WELKER, of Red Hill, are visiting friends at Spring Mill, Pa.
Miss Vinnie MENSCH, of this borough, accompanied her sister, Mrs. SHIMER, to Bethlehem, on Thursday to make a stay of a few weeks.
Miss Annie TREXLER, of Allentown, spent the week with the family of Dr. Henry BOBB, of East Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. MENSCH of Norristown attended the funeral of Mrs. Dr. J.G. MENSCH, of Pennsburg on Monday.
Butcher Granville GERHARD, of this borough tried to catch a falling butcher knife and accidentally grasped the blade, cutting his hand very badly.
Lewellen and Layton SCHWENK and William CONNER, of Philadelphia, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey SCHWENK on Sunday.
Rev. C.E. SANDT, of Allentown, will preach in St. Mark's Luther Church on Sunday evening. This is the last evening service for the summer.
Augustus FIZLEN and wife, of Philadelphia, paid a visit to C.A. TITLOW and family, of this borough, this week. They made the trip with an Automobile.
Miss Mary ZIEGLER, of East Greenville, was on Tuesday morning taken to a Philadelphia Hospital, by Dr. Alfred GERY, of Palm. Miss ZIEGLER will have an operation performed.
J.L. DIMMIG, of East Greenville, made a business trip to Philadelphia, on Monday.
J.J. WALTER, of this borough, made a business trip to Allentown on Friday.
Hon. John A. WENTZ, of Fort Washington, was a visitor in this borough on Friday.
Mrs. Henry SCHWALM, living on a farm at Pinegrove, stepped in front of a Mower to save her pet dog from being cut to pieces. The horses shied and started, and Mrs. SCHWALM's two legs were cut off above the ankles. The dog was uninjured. Her life is despaired of.
Gertrude COVELY, of Bally, while descending a hill, tripped and fell. She tried to stay herself with the right hand and in so doing splintered the bone of the fore-arm above the wrist. Dr. O.S. BERKEY reduced the fracture.
Opening a pimple on his face resulted in blood poisoning for M.N. FREDERICK, of Schwenksville. He is seriously ill.
A carp measuring 29 inches and weighing 12 1/2 pounds was shot in the Perkiomen near Palm by G.H. WARTMAN of East Greenville.
Frank GREENWALD, aged 14 years, son of a well-known druggist of Pottsville, is blind the result of an explosion of a cannon cracker.
The undersigned has opened a wheelwright shop in the Althouse Carriage Factory. All work will receive prompt attention. Repairing of heavy wagons a specialty. Give him a call. John R. KULP, Pennsburg, Pa.
The Pleasant Run store is for sale or rent. This is a good business stand. Post Office in the building. Possession can be had at once. Call or address G.W. GERHART, Pennsburg, Pa.
A prize willing pair at more than one show, has been materially assisted by their Handsome Harness and many of these sets have come from our shops. We are dealers in all kinds of harness, except the kind that does not give satisfaction. That made of stock of doubtful quality is never offered. Our prices will encourage you to buy. R.E. JACKSON, Red Hill, Pa.
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