George WHITE, the alleged assailant of Miss Helen S. BISHOP, the Wilmington school girl, who was assaulted on last Thursday afternoon, was taken from the New Castle county work-house, at New Castle, early on Monday evening, and burned to death by a mob of infuriated citizens from the vicinity of Miss BISHOP's home. There were about 5000 people in the party, and no attempt was made at concealment. The guards were overpowered, and a rush was made for the cell where WHITE was confined. He shrieked and struggled, and bit the nose off one of the party. WHITE was taken to an open square a short distance from the work-house and tied to a stake, while boxes saturated with coal oil were set on fire. The police were powerless to withstand the assaults of the mob. The negro struggled to break loose from his bounds, but the mob surrounded him, and jeered and hooted at his struggles to free himself as the flames began to creep upon him. After the human bonfire with its gruesome sight had been burned to the ground, the mob dispersed in an orderly manner. The first attempt to lynch WHITE was made Sunday morning. Two mobs were organized, but for some reason failed to meet, and were defeated in detail by the guards of the workhouse, who were re-inforced after the first attack. The second of these Sunday morning mobs was led by a negro, and there were many blacks in the two small mobs, which numbered in all probably 175 men. It was not believed that the mob would make a second attempt after their failure of the previous day. The crime for which the negro was lynched was the brutal murder of Miss Helen S. BISHOP, the 17-year-old daughter of the Rev. E.A. BISHOP, on Monday last. The girl died as the result of her injuries the following day. Miss BISHOP was unconscious when found. She remained in that condition until she died, and for that reason the negro was not taken before her for identification. Rev. BISHOP and other members of the dead girl's family deprecated every suggestion of mob violence and repeatedly urged that the law be permitted to take its course. Rev. Robert A. ELWOOD, pastor of the Olivet Presbyterian church, Wilmington preached a sensational sermon on Sunday evening in which he advocated lynch law, saying, after having pictured the crime and appealing to the judges to reverse their refusal to order a speedy trial of the negro: "And, honorable judges, if you do not hear and heed these appeals, and that prisoner should be taken out and lynched, then let me say to you with a full realization of the responsibility of my words, even as Nathan said to King David of old, after his soldiers had killed Uriah, 'Thou art the man,' so I would say to you the responsibility for lynching would be yours for delaying the excention of the law. "Should the murderer of Miss BISHOP be lynched? Yes; but only under one condition, and that is this: If his trial shall be delayed until September, and then, though he be proven guilty, through some technicality of the law or any undue influence upon either judges or jury, he be not given capital punishment, then the citizens of the State should arise in their might and execute the criminal and thus uphold the majesty of the law."
George ZERN, of New Hanover township, near Anise, who resided with his son Abraham for the past seven years, died of apoplexy and other infirmities incident to old age, on Wednesday night, aged 87 years. His wife and one son, John, preceeded him in death. His is survived by two sons, Abraham, of Anise, and Daniel, of West Point. The following brothers and sisters also survive: Rev. Jacob ZERN, of Harrisburg; Charles ZERN, of Frederick; Mrs. John SCHWENK, of Limerick, Mrs. Jeremiah BENDER, of Niantic; Mrs. Reuben LANDIS, of Collegeville, and Mrs. Lovina GRUBB, of Pennsburg. The funeral will be held on Tuesday forenoon at 9 o'clock, at the home of his son Abraham. Interment at the Falconer Swamp Reformed church. Rev. G.W. ROTH officiating.
Alice GEPHARD, daughter of Warren GEPHARD, of Ringing Rocks, died last Saturday of scarlet fever and was buried at the Lutheran church, at New Hanover. Rev. J.J. KLINE, of Pottstown, officiating.
A child of Mr. and Mrs. John HUNTER, of near New Berlinville, aged three years, died and was buried at Hill Church, on Monday. Rev. H.W. WARMKESSEL, officiating.
A child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. DOTTERER, of Hill Church, was buried on Thursday. Rev. H.W. WARMKESSEL, of Reading, officiating.
Mrs. B.C. KRATZ, wife of B.C. KRATZ, of Bergey, died Monday a week ago and was buried last Sunday. The funeral was held at the Franconia Mennonite Meeting house.
Infant daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Harry STOUDT, of Milford Square, died and was buried on Sunday. Funeral services and interment at Blue Church.
Daniel MEITZLER, a well known resident of Long Swamp died and was buried at St. Peters church near Harlem. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. O.R. FRANTZ, of Old Zionsville.
The infant child, of Mr. and Mrs. John R. MASTER, of Fullertown, died and was buried at Salem Church near Sigmund on Friday.
The infant son, of Mr. and Mrs. James M. RAUB, of Washington D.C. was buried at Huff's church on Thursday. Rev. Eli KELLER, of Allentown, officiated.
A well known employe of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway, living at Bridgeport, at a late hour on Saturday night, met with terrible injuries on the Plymouth Branch, that ended in his death at Charity Hospital shortly after the ambulance had conveyed him to that institution. The victim was Frank GAYNOR, aged 29 years. His train was standing not far from the Conshohocken station and as it pulled out he stepped from the bumper and fell upon the rails. The wheels mangled him in a terrible manner, but he was alive when the train crew reached him. The ambulance was called to the scene and the young man taken to the hospital but his agony ended as he reached that place. The dead man held a position on the road for about a year as brakeman. The body was taken to the deceased's home.
Mrs. Amos B. OBERHOLTZER, of Bechtelsville, while picking cherries on Monday morning, accidentally fell from the ladder, which tilted, and broke her left leg near the hip joint. Dr. L.Y. LECHNER was called and gave the limb surgical attention.
John MILLER, proprietor of the Miller Brick Works, met with a serious accident early Thursday morning while on business in Phoenixville. He was walking along the pavement and was run into by a bicycle and knocked out over the curbing. He was picked up unconscious and after regaining consciousness he managed to get home as quickly as possible. On his arrival at home medical aid was hastily summoned, on examination it was found that he sustained severe injuries about the head and body and one rib was found to be fractured. He is confined to the house and will have to keep himself quiet for some time. The name of the bicyclist who did such reckless riding on the pavement is unknown at present.
A carload of cattle was driven over the wooden bridge spanning the Macoby creek, east of this borough last Friday, by D.K. GRABER. In passing the bridge broke down. Supervisor KURZ is engaged in building a new bridge to replace the broken one.
The feed house and coal shed of Benjamin ACHEY, of Quakertown, collapsed on Tuesday. The loss is fully $3000.
Watson YOUNG, one of the genial clerks in Moll's store, East Greenville, has resigned his position.
During the past week a notable sale was completed when Oliver STENGEL sold his clothing manufacturing business at Bally to F.S. JANSON, of the same place. Mr. STENGEL has been in the clothing manufacturing business for twenty years, and now contemplates deviating from this business to enter upon the wholesale business. After Mr. JANSON has removed the contents of STENGEL's factory to his own building, which will be in course of a few weeks, Mr. STENGEL will make preparations for cloth cutting for his wholesale trade.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. ESCHBACH, Main street, Pennsburg, on Saturday at 12 o'clock, noon, was the scene of a quiet though very handsome wedding, the contracting parties being Miss Charlotte ESHBACH, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. ESHBACH and Earnest LEITENBERGER, of Philadelphia. The officiating clergyman was Rev. Calvin M. DELONG. The bride was attended by her brother, the Hon. Horace W. ESHBACH, the bridegroom was attended by his brother, M.E. LEITENBERGER, of Philadelphia. The bridal procession was led by Robert Wallace REED and William F. REED, of Norristown, nephews of the bride. The wedding presents were handsome and numerous. After the wedding ceremony the assembled guests partook of a bountiful repast after which the happy couple left for an extended wedding tour. Among those present were the following: Mr. and Mrs. R.W. ESHBACH, of Pennsburg; Mr. and Mrs. J. LEITENBERGER, of Philadelphia; Hon. and Mrs. Horace ESHBACH, of Pennsburg; Mrs. D.N. REED, of Norristown; Mrs. M.S. BEAN, of Delphi; Mrs. Page HARBERSON, of Philadelphia; Mrs. D.G. HERSH, of Pennsburg; Mrs. E. SHELLY, Mr. and Mrs. F. LEITENBERGER, Mr. and Mrs. L. LEITENBERGER, Miss Myra HARBERSON, of Philadelphia; Miss Ruth ESHBACH, of Pennsburg; Mr. W. Edgar BENNET, of Harrisburg; Miss Catharine LEITENBERGER, Mr. William HARBESON, Miss Eva LEITENBERGER, Mr. J. LEITENBERGER, Miss Elizabeth HULLER, of Philadelphia; Miss Charlotte HERSH, of Pennsburg; Master Guy REED, of Norristown; Misses Ione and Eunice ESHBACH, and Masters Horace H. and Ovid Wallace ESHBACH and Russel HERSH, of Pennsburg. Mr. and Mrs. LEITENBERGER on their return from their honeymoon will reside on North Eighteenth street, Philadelphia.
A pretty wedding was solemnized on Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. REITER, of Rich Hill, Pa., when their daughter, Emma Linda REITER, became the wife of Dr. Eugene Funk MESCHTER, of Trumbauersville, Pa. The home of the bride's family was decorated with daises, ferns and roses, a riot of June blossoms. The ceremony was performed at 5 o'clock p.m. by Rev. D.H. REITER, of Quakertown, the bride and groom having taken their position under a bower of blossoms. The ring ceremony being employed. The brides maids were Miss Florence MESCHTER, sister of the groom and Miss Fannye J. MAXWELL, of Philadelphia. The best man was Albert F. MESCHTER, brother of the groom and the usher was Dr. F.O. WAAGE. After the ceremony the assembled guests partook of a sumptious dinner furnished by a Philadelphia caterer. The bridal part left on a honey moon trip to New York and other places of interest. After their return during the latter part of next week they will at once occupy their handsome new and elaborately furnished home at Trumbauersville. The bride and groom were the recipients of many handsome, valuable, and useful presents, amongst them, a silver ice pitcher, appropriately inscribed, from the class of '95 of the Perkiomen Seminary, of which class the groom was a member. Among the guests present were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Frank REITER, Mr. and Mrs. D.Y. MESCHTER, Albert F. MESCHTER, Miss Florence MESCHTER, Rev. and Mrs. D.H. REITER, Rev. and Mrs. Oscar S. KRIEBEL, Rev. and Mrs. E.E.S. JOHNSON, Dr. W.H. and Mrs. STETLER, Mr. and Mrs. James ROBINSON, Dr. F.O. WAAGE, John MITCHELL, Misses Margret MITCHELL, Faunye MAXWELL, Alice S. SHULTZ, Lizzie SLOTTER, Bella SCHULTZ, Mamie AHLUM, Hattie FELLMAN, Henrietta OMMERON, Jennie STRAWN, Ella DAWSON, Mabel MAXWELL, Bessie MAXWELL, Lena ALLEN, Ida MESCHTER, Edna KRIEBEL, Prof. M.H. KRATZ, Mr. and Mrs. J.R. BITTING, J.B. SYLVESTER, Mrs. Alfred VENDEGRIFT, Harry S. JOHNSON, Mrs. Albert PAXON, Mr. and Mrs. O.S. KRIEBLE, Mr. and Mrs. Milton JOHNSON, Mrs. C.T. LEHMAN, Mrs. M.A. SHEETZ, Mrs. Lizzie SHORTZ, Mr. and Mrs. John MAXWELL, Mrs. W.H. STETLER, Mrs. Flora FREDERICK, Mr. and Mrs. W.D. GOTWALS, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. STRAWN, Mr. and Mrs. John V. OMMERON, Mr. and Mrs. Frank BALL, Mr. and Mrs. John..........
Perkiomen Seminary Sends Forth Forty-Six Young Men and Women. The Largest Class in the History of the Institution is Given Diplomas. Nearly All of the Class will pursue Higher Courses in Other Institutions.
Picture - Reading Left to Right:
Rear Row
WELKER, Melvin G.
HOFFMAN, Levi
CROLL, David
HEEBNER, Robert S.
HANEY, Harvey S.
JONES, M.W.
MOYER, U.T.
DAVIDHEISER, Levi
MOYER, Isaiah
SCHULTZ, Eugene
GOAS, Horace Z.
SHEARER, Herbert B.
ANILOSKY, W.V.A.
Second Row
HOLDER, Grover C.
SCHWARTZ, E. Holmes
GULICK, Wilson
CONVER, Samuel D.
GANGEWERE, Victor J.
WITHAM, W.E.
ROCKWELL, Pauline
SCHNEIDER, Henry
HILLEGASS, Mamie
BERKY, Darius W.
RUHL, Penrose D.
KRAUSE, Arthur K.
SEIBERT, Jonas
BERNHARD, Clarence
GULICK, Jesse K.
Front Row
FUNK, Horace
FUNK, E.D.
LIGHTON, Marion
SCHULTZ, Stella
FABEL, Florence I.
SCHUTLZ, Amy
MOSER, Charles S.
RAUP, Bessie M.
KRIEBLE, Vernon K.
SCOTT, E. Henrietta
ANDERS, Monroe H.
GEHMAN, Daisie P.
MARCHANT, Edith
BOWER, Elizabeth B.
KIETHLINE, Edna B.
JENANYAN, Samuel S.
MCLAUGHLIN, George B.
ANDERS, Monroe, Worcester - Princeton University
ANILOSKY, Wm. V.A., Lansford - Medico-Chi
BERKY, Darius W., Clayton - Yale University
BERNHARD, Clarence A., Center Square - Bucknell University
BOWER, Elizabeth B., Montgomery - Bryn Mawr College
CONVER, Samuel D., Lansdale - Princeton University
CROLL, David, Pennsburg - At Home
DAVIDHEISER, Levi Y., New Hanover - Amherst College
FABEL, Florence I., Snydersville - Will Teach
FUNK, Erwin D., Richland Centre - Princeton University
FUNK, Horace C., Palm - Yale University
GANGEWERE, Victor J., Pleasant Valley - Medico-Chi
GEHMAN, Daisie P., East Greenville - Oberlin College
GOAS, Horace Z., Schuylkill Haven - Princeton University
GULICK, Jesse K., Silverdale - Drexel University
HANEY, Harvey S., Richland Centre - Princeton University
HEEBNER, Robert S., Lansdale - Lafayette College
HILLEGASS, Mamie C., Pennsburg - Will Teach
HOFFMAN, Levi S., East Greenville - Lehigh University
HOLDER, Grover C., Green Lane - Ursinus
JENANYAN, Samuel S., Mersine, Turkey - Ohio Wesleyan University
JONES, Willard W., Morris - Ursinus
KIETHLINE, Edna B., Tunkhannock - Will Teach
KRAUSE, Arthur K., Lansdale - Princeton University
KRIEBEL, Vernon K. - Brown University
LEIGHTON, Marian A., Tunkhannock - Will Teach
MARCHANT, Edith B., Camden, N.J. - Will Teach
MCLAUGHLIN, Geo. B., Doylestown - Lafayette College
MOSER, Chas. S., Richland Centre - Clerical Work
MOYER, Isaiah L., Springtown - Hahnemann Medical College
MOYER, Winfield T., Lansdale - Princeton University
RAUP, Bessie M., New Columbia - Emerson College of Oratory
ROCKWELL, Pauline E., Amenia, N.Y. - Mt. Holyoke College
ROTHENBERGER, Wayne H., Lansdale - At Home
RUHL, Penrose H., Brickerville - Yale University
SCHNEIDER, Henry O., White Mills - Will Teach
SCHULTZ, Amy, Clayton - Oberlin College
SCHULTZ, Eugene S., East Greenville - Farm
SCHULTZ, Stella S., Niantic - At Home
SCHWARTZ, E. Holmes, Pennsburg - Layfayette College
SCOTT, E. Henrietta, Hamburg - Oberlin College
SEIBERT, Jonas S., Hereford - Journalism
SHEARER, Herbert B., Dublin - Brown University
WELKER, Melvin G., Red Hill - Ursinus
WITHAM, W.E., Philadelphia - Dartmouth College
Charles SCHLICHER, of the Queen of the Valley Farm this week sold three fat steers to butcher A.G. KRIEBEL, of Hereford.
A.D. SENSENICH, of Honeybrook, Chester county, on Monday started work in the Hillegass oil mill, tearing out the machinery preparatory to installing machinery for the manufacture of paper board.
William J. SCHAEFFER, of Pennsburg, received an ugly cut above his left eye while assisting in tearing out the machinery in the Hillegass oil mill. An iron bar slipped and struck him. The wound bled profusely.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles HILLEGASS, Mr. and Mrs. SEABOLD and Mr. and Mrs. BUSHON, all of Reading on Sunday drove from that city to this place. They took dinner at Haring's Hotel and after that they visited the old homestead which Mr. HILLEGASS at one time owned. After spending an hour there they visited the formers brothers, J.P. HILLEGASS, of Pennsburg, after which they returned to their home.
David HARING, of Philadelphia, spent several days this week in this vicinity purchasing horses for the Philadelphia market.
Mrs. Frank GRUBB spent several days in Philadelphia.
W.S. RENNINGER made a business trip to Willow Grove.
Miss Alberta YERGER spent a few days in Allentown.
James SMITH and family, of Spring Mount and David SMITH of Gratersford, and Miss Maggie SMITH were the guests of the family of Wm. M. SMITH on Sunday.
James BERNHARD while working on the road lend his shovel to a certain party who this far has forgotten to return the shovel to the owner.
The horse which ran away for Jacob ALDERFER below Salforville, was caught at the Knickerbocker dam by Horace BECKER and Amandus ERB, upon which they brought the horse to Rahn's Hotel.
The horse of S.K. BUCHER which was driven by his son Irwin, upset the wagon and had a narrow escape at Scioti Hill.
I.S. RAHN has purchased a fine rubber tire buggy.
Mrs. I.S. RAHN had part of her fore finger smashed in the cog wheels of an ice cream machine.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank GODSHALK, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with his parents.
N.S. RENNINGER left for a carload of stock.
Howard LINSENBIGLER will teach our public school for the coming term.
A blacksnake killed by Oswin Reinhart, measured six feet.
Harvey LONG and family, of Quakertown, were the Sunday guests of Oliver SHUP, Sr., and family.
Mr. REIMER is giving his barn a coat of paint.
David ROSENBERGER is very busy crushing stones for the highways.
F.R. MUMBAUER and family were visiting friends at Ridge Valley on Sunday.
While two young girls were out hunting wild strawberries on the farm of Henry GAUGLER, of Kumry, last Friday, they came to a large Chestnut tree in which they discovered a small hole. They soon became aware that the inside of the tree was inhabited. Upon thorough investigation it was found to be the home of a swarm of bees. Their find was reported and on Saturday afternoon a number of the neighbors gathered around the tree and sawed it down. The bees were successfully hived and taken to the home of Joseph R. MUMBAUER, Sr., where they are continuing their operations as if nothing had interfered.
On the farm of Jacob STETLER, of Perry township, near Moselem, Berks county, is a botanical curiosity in the shape of a trunk of a Juneberry tree, entirely imbedded in the trunk of a white oak tree. Eight feet from the ground the two trees again seperate and are then several feet apart. Each tree bears its fruit - berries and acorns - as if they had never met each other. The berry tree is full of fine-flavored berries that don't taste a bit like acorns.
Judge SOLLY handed down opinions in the following estates on Monday: Maggie O. TRUMBORE, late of East Greenville, John J. REED, late of Salford and Edward MOLL, late of Upper Hanover.
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