A disastrous fire almost wiped the old part of the village of Mertztown off the map soon after 5 o'clock Thursday evening. The little town has no water works and nothing could be done towards stopping the work of the flames, which originated on the roof of a lumber shed near the railroad, owned by Biery & Pilger, and the high winds prevailing drove the flames along from house to house, sweeping all before it. The fire was started by sparks from a passing locomotive. From the shed the fire spread to the barn of E.J. TREXLER, on the opposite side of the street, and, after a little while, not a house in the village seemed safe. The people were helpless, and almost before they thought of removing the goods the buildings in the fire district were in flames and the saving of the goods was out of the question. The main street runs northwest and southwest and the wind was blowing fiercely from the south, striking the southwesterly side of the street. The barn first ignited was, however, on the southwest side. On the opposite side of the street a fine old stone mansion where E.H. TREXLER resided, and the large swiss barn appurtenant thereto were then set on fire and totally destroyed together with contents. Shortly after this the alarm became general and for a time a district comprising several acres was in flames. The shed at the Hotel Biery was the next ignited, and from there the fire spread to the three-story Hotel Biery. Then to the houses of M.L. FRITCH. One of these was occupied by Mr. FRITCH, while the other was vacant. Then the house of H.J. TREXLER was destroyed, and after these structures were consumed, the flames stayed their course. At 9 o'clock the wall of the hotel fell. The excitement in the village can not be pictured. People ran about wildly, but nothing was to be done but to allow the flames to speed their mission of destruction. Nearly a dozen buildings, including the above residences, were destroyed, besides many others being very much damaged. The handsome Lutheran church was also damaged and only saved with difficulty. Uriah BIERY, of Shamrock, is the heaviest loser and it is thought his loss may sum up to $50,000, as he had a large lot of lumber stored. The loss is partially covered by insurance. The smoke from the fire caused considerable excitement and worry to the residents of the boroughs of Pennsburg and East Greenville. Along 11 o'clock at night the smoke was so dense in some residences that it awakened member of the household and a general feeling was that their own house was on fire. After searching the house and finding no cause they went outside and found the smoke there as dense as in the buildings. Especial excitement prevailed at Perkiomen Seminary, where several hundred students are quartered. Many of the girls started to pack their trunks and placed them near the window ready to throw them out. One girl hurriedly packed all her belongings into a bed blanket, tied it up into a bundle and started to take it out of the room, when she ascertained that the bundle was too large and it could not be moved through the door. By this time all were quieted, as a search had been made of the building and everything found all right.
Eugene REINHART, of near Geryville, an employee in A.R. MUMBAUER's cigar factory, near Kumry, met with a painful accident last Friday while he was nailing some staples over wire to fasten cases of cigars preparatory to shipment. In his right hand he held a very keen hatchet and while reaching over it with his left hand to get a staple, he came in contact with the cutting edge and cut a deep gash in his arm above the wrist. The wound bled profusely and upon close examination it was found that three small arteries were cut.
Joseph R. MUMBAUER, Sr., of Kumry, Bucks county, is seventy-one years of age, but is still able to attend to his stock of bees as has been his custom all his life. He constantly has bees in hives in his yard and when winter set in he had twenty swarms. Through good attention and care he saved seventeen swarms. Mr. MUMBAUER at one time had seventy swarms of bees. About ten years ago he had a swarm that weighed one hundred and ninety pounds.
Thieves tried to gain entrance to U.G. LOUX's store, at Geryville, Bucks county, on Sunday night. They rolled a water barrel under a window, stood on it and drilled three holes into the shutter. They could not drill through them as they were lined with sheet iron. They then tried to pry open the shutters but were unsuccessful. It is supposed they were disturbed, as Mr. LOUX returned to his home at about midnight.
Rev. Elmer E.S. JOHNSON, pastor of the First Schwenkfelder church, of Philadelphia, will preach in the Hosensack Schwenkfelder church tomorrow morning, at 10 o'clock, in the German language.
Wilson E. SCHULER, of Hillegass, yesterday leased his store property to Wm. KERSHNER, of Pleasant Run. Mr. KERSHNER conducts the store at that place at present. He will move to the Hillegass property in the latter part of next week.
John S. KLINE and Prof. I.F. KULP, of Gratersford, on Monday caught a monster carp in the Perkiomen creek. It measured thirty-two inches and weighed fifteen pounds.
F.G. WILE, the poultry dealer of Telford, has had an exceptional busy season thus far. He breeds fancy poultry and sells the stock as well as the eggs for hatching. He has thus far this season shipped between two and three thousand eggs to distant points weekly. He almost daily receives letters from parties that he shipped eggs to, stating that the chicks were hatched and that they were doing fine. Last week he shipped over five hundred eggs to Santa Rosa, California.
Wm. T. DELP, of Eureka, had a desperate fight with a snake upon his farm and was bitten badly. DELP discovered the snake sucking a cow in a field near by, and in attempting to beat the reptile off it bit him twice before he killed it.
John M. JACOBS, cashier in the Montgomery Trust Company, Norristown, formerly of East Greenville, has been granted letters patent for an ingenuous nickle-in-the-slot cigar machine, that bids far to become popular in club rooms and tobacco stores. His model is beautifully gotten up and does its work with accuracy. The inventor is now arranging for their manufacture on an extensive scale.
Edward KLOTZ, of Chapel, Berks county, is the owner of a cigar that was made thirty-six years ago. Charles MOLL, of Macungie, made the cigar at Limeport in the year 1867. The cigar is seven inches in length and is well preserved, considering its age.
Theodore GULLY, of Plover, Lehigh county, was taken to the Norristown Insane Asylum on Thursday, by constable A.B. JONES, of Lower Milford. GULLY was declared mentally unsound by a commission.
Minnie KNEULE, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.A. KNEULE, of Pennsburg, died quite unexpectedly on Wednesday morning at 4.15 o'clock, of pneumonia. The child had been sickly for some time. Aged 8 months and 14 days. The funeral will be held tomorrow forenoon at 9.30 o'clock at the house. Services and interment at the Pennsburg Reformed church. Rev. J.L. ROUSH will officiate.
Mrs. Sophia SASSAMAN, widow of Samuel SASSAMAN, died on Tuesday evening at the residence of her son-in-law C.K. JOHNSON, near Obelisk, from general debility, aged 73 years, 2 months and 7 days. She leaves the following children: B.B. SCHOLL, of Philadelphia; Mrs. J.O. ZIMMERMAN, of Coopersburg; Mrs. M.S. SHANER, of Sanatoga; and Mrs. C.K. JOHNSON. Henry BARTMAN, of Pottstown, and Mrs. A.R. FRYER, of Spring Mount, are her brother and sister. The funeral will be held today at the house of C.K. JOHNSON. Interment at Keelor's church cemetery.
Charles K. WEIRMAN, a life long resident of Schwenksville, died on Wednesday morning of paralysis. His age was 86 years, 5 months and 16 days. He is survived by two children: John, of Allentown, and Samuel, at home. Mrs. Daniel KRAUSS, of Woxall, who was buried last week was a sister. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 9.30 o'clock at the house. Services and interment at the Reformed Church Schwenksville. Rev. W.B. WERNER will officiate.
Miss Annie MUTHARD, of near New Berlinville, died of infirmities due to old age. She is 78 years of age and is survived by one brother William, of near New Berlinville. The funeral was held yesterday from her late residence. Services were conducted at the Hill Church. Interment was made on the church cemetery. Rev. H.W. WARMKESSEL of Reading officiated.
Miss Clara HIESTAND, nee BENFIELD, of Hill Church, died on Tuesday of consumption. She was ill for the past year but only bedfast for a few days. She was 23 years of age, and is survived by her husband, two children, her parents and several brothers and sisters. The funeral will be held today at the Trinity Union Church, of Bechtelsville. Interment was made in the church cemetery. The pall bearers are John SPOHN, John B. GRUBER, Daniel FRY and Emerson GROFF.
Clarence SHEFFY, one of the twins of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson SHEFFEY, of Boyertown, died on Monday evening at six o'clock of convulsions. The child had only been taken sick in the morning. His age was two years and ten months.
Daniel KAUFFMAN, a son of John R. KAUFFMAN, Sr., of Sunbury, died at his parent's home on Sunday morning of consumption. Mr. KAUFFMAN resided in Pennsburg about 6 years ago. He is about 40 years of age and a brother to our townsman John R. KAUFFMAN, Jr. The funeral was held on Thursday.
A serious and most unfortunate accident occurred near T.S. COOPER's Stock Farm, Coopersburg, about 1.30 o'clock, Thursday afternoon, when E.J. SMITH, of Souderton, one of the oldest and best motormen and ex-Superintendent of the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction Company, was killed almost instantly. The accident happened on account of a disregard of signals by SMITH. He was in charge of a car going from Philadelphia to Allentown in which were ten passengers. Motorman MILLER, of Allentown, was taking two snowplows from that city in the Brick Tavern car barn a short distance below Coopersburg, and into these cars Motorman SMITH ran, at a place where there is a slight curve in the road. Both were going at a high rate of speed when the clash came. SMITH was pinned between two cars and his life crushed out. None of the passengers of the car were injured. A daughter of our townsman Samuel KEPLER was on the car and she says they were badly shaken up. Mr. SMITH was about 38 years of age and is survived by a wife and two small children. He is the first employe on this line of the Company to lose his life in this manner. Mr. SMITH originally is from New York State. He came to Souderton from the Tonawanda and Lock-Railway in New York State, when the local, or former Inland, was in caurse of construction.
Suffering from temporary mental derangement, Mrs. Henry HEFFNER, of New Virginsville, Berks county, went into the cellar of her home Saturday and is supposed to have poured kerosene over her clothes, then set fire to them. When found she was horribly burned and died Monday morning. On Friday she received about $8000 from her deceased father's estate, which she carried in her dress pocket. This is supposed to have burned with her dress.
Helen Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim FRONHEISER, on the WERSTLER farm, near new Berlinville, Berks county, was accidentally drowned in a small stream near its home. The child is only two years of age. The child's grandfather was out in the field ploughing and the little tot followed him. When it came up to him he noticed that it was minus a bonnet or hat, so he sent the girl home to put on a bonnet, and then it might return to the field. The child did as told, its mother attended to the hat and it went on its way to the field. This was the last time it was seen alive. After a short time the mother was anxious to know whether the child found its way to her grandfather and not seeing her she called her and ran in the direction of a small stream of water which runs through the field where the ploughing was done. She was horrified to find her little child lying in the stream cold in death. The mother picked the child up into her arms and carried it to the house, and she is nearly frantic with grief.
Although buried half a century ago, eight coffins that were removed from Sprogell burial ground, Pottstown, the first interment in which was made in 1716, were still in almost perfect preservation.
Zebulon GERHART (picture), of Red Hill, is the oldest resident in this section of the county. If he lives until the eighth day of August he will be eighty-eight years of age. He was born in Franconia township in 1815. His parents moved from Franconia to Salfordville when he was quite young and later to near Hoppenville. In the public schools of Franconia and Marlborough Mr. GERHART obtained a common school education. He assisted his father on the farm and as soon as he was of age he married and began farming for himself. This work he continued until about eight years ago when he retired from actual farm life. He, however, did not quit working, as he can be found doing odds and ends about the farm every day. Mr. GERHART has exceptional good eye-sight. He at his advanced age can read a newspaper without the aid of glasses. He was twice married and both wives are dead. He is the father of eight children, four by each wife. Louisa, wife of Nathan SCHWENK, of Red Hill, is the only surviving child of his first wife, and Benjamin, of near East Greenville, and Henry, of Red Hill, are the only surviving children of his second wife. Mr. GERHART is exceptionally hale and hardy considering his age, and the hard manual labor that he has done.
V.H. STECKEL, of Pennsburg, is putting a Calorific hot water heater in the house of J.S. DAUB.
Roscoe PRIZER was in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
H.H. CLEMMER, the new landlord at Spring Mount, will have his opening next Saturday evening and Mr. SPANG of the Farmer's Hotel, at Schwenksville, will have his opening on May 23, the Liberty Band of the same place will furnish the music.
E.A. SHANER is still unable to walk without crutches.
Harvey FITZGERALD, of Perkasie, visited his father Daniel FITZGERALD at Delphi, who is very weak with heart trouble.
Miss Hannah HEIMER, of Conshohocken, is at home visiting her father and sister at Delphi.
V.H. STECKEL, of Pennsburg, had his force of men at work putting piping and bath tubs in the "Perkiomen."
John B. SULLIVAN resumed his duties at the Pennsburg station, as operator after being at home sick for two weeks.
The last of a series of lectures held in Bromer's Hall, Schwenksville, will be delivered by the Rev. Dr. Jacob FRY, of Mt. Airy Seminary, on May 7. Subject, his trip through Norway and the Land of the Midnight Sun.
Last week Joseph HUNSBERGER, of Worcester, killed a bull for the Philadelphia market, but instead gave the carcass over to the dead animal establishment. The animal was affected with tuberculosis.
The funeral of Henry F. BEAN was very largely attended last Monday. The meeting house was unable to accommodate all who paid their last respects to the deceased.
Nathaniel GREGORY and wife were the guests of their sons Eugene Gregory, of New Berlinville, and George Gregory, of Reading.
Wilson SCHOLL and family moved from Boyertown in the tenant house of Frank H. HOFFMAN.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. SNYDER and daughter Iva were the guests of the latters parents John GREISS and family of Fredericksville.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Y. SIESHOLTZ and son Peter attended the Reformed communion at Hill church of which she is a member.
Daniel YODER and wife and Harvey WEIDNER and family of Old Zionsville all were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Horace MILLER.
Miss Lucy BITTENBENDER and Robert E. GERY spent a few days in Reading visiting friends.
Charles R. MESTER and wife, of Catasauqua, were visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.G. MESTER.
John GEHMAN and family of this place moved to Allentown, were he is employed as miller by Saeger & Co. Roller Mill.
Mrs. Oswin MOYER and children, of Reading are here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manoah MESTER.
Albert TROLLINGER was at Bechtelsville on business.
Horace MILLER and wife were at Old Zionsville.
Frank KRATZ our merchant is improving from a paralytic stroke.
R.S. MOYER made a business trip to Philadelphia on Monday.
Jacob YODER, of near Telford, called for Dr. A.Z. KEELOR, V.S., who upon arrived found his best horse to be suffering from a simple fracture of the hind leg. The horse was placed in slings and is doing well.
John M. KUHN, owner of the pacing gelding John K., can be daily seen on the road jogging him.
Yesterday another Rural Free Delivery route was established from Telford. The route extends through a progressive and prosperous agricultural district. The carrier is John D. SOUDER, formerly post master at this place.
Born on Sunday last to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin BUCKENAUER, a daughter.
A.S. MILLER our merchant was in Allentown on business, Thursday.
Henry BARTHOLOMEW has a duck that laid an egg every day for thirty days in succession and one day it laid two.
Mrs. Daniel YEAKEL was visiting her daughter Mrs. A.S. MILLER on Thursday.
Our landlord John B. BERTOLET is having his hotel painted by Wm. I. HUNSBERGER.
Harry MOYER who was hurt in a trolley accident at Sanatoga last Thanksgiving has settled with the company at Norristown this week.
Miss Katie WEIDA and Jennie SMITH spent a week at Topton visiting friends.
Miss Emma WEIDA spent several days with her nephew, Dr. G.A. WEIDA.
Mrs. I.W. STETLER is on the sick list but is somewhat improved at this writing.
John KNERR and family spent Sunday with David SLEMMER.
I.S. STETLER and C.W. MARKLEY each bought a horse at Schwenk's sale on Thursday.
Henry SWEINHART purchased a horse for Mr. FISHER.
A party will be held at J.B. BERTOLET's this evening.
William GRUBB preached to a large audience at the Home on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Peter SWEISFORD died at her son's residence on Friday, aged 88 years, 6 months. She was buried Thursday at Keelor's church.
Mrs. Jacob BRENDLINGER and Mrs. H. SWEINHART spent several days of last week in Philadelphia visiting relatives.
Rev. W.B. FOX will celebrate the Holy Communion at Keelor's church tomorrow.
Mrs. Samuel SASSAMAN died and will be buried at Keelor's church today. Aged about 75 years. Her husband preceeded her several years.
Mrs. Mary LEISTER had a severe spell of sickness, but is able to be about again.
D.K. MOORE is the champion chicken raiser, he has about 600 of hens already.
John KEELOR and wife paid a visit over Sunday to Henry BARDMAN and family.
Lillie, the fifteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry STAUFFER, died Wednesday after a short illness of lung troubles.
The three-year-old child of Ephriam FRONHEISER, of near Gilbertsville, who was drowned in the Swamp Creek, was buried at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, on Thursday.
Albert GEHRIS, of Palm, secured a marriage license and was quietly married to Miss Annie GRIFFITH, of this place, on Saturday After which they made a tour to Allentown and Bethlehem.
Clement SNYDER, hostler at the Union House, while attending to his duties on Saturday evening struck his left foot against a post and dislocated the ankle. A physician was at once summoned who dressed his injuries. Mr. SNYDER is doing well.
Joseph LETTERHOUSE is making improvements to his home by building a new front porch.
Daniel YOUSE moved his crusher from Barto to this place, and is now busy crushing stones for the township roads.
Wm. SCHELL, of Allentown, is spending a few days with his father Thomas SCHELL.
Five of our young men Henry COPENHAFER, Clement SCHWENK, Wilson HEACOCK, Daniel SMITH and Wellington HATFIELD took a cycle trip to Phoenixville, Royersford, Spring City and Trappe, on Sunday.
Samuel FEY was on the sick list a few days this week.
While Misses Mabel NYCE and Alice WELKER were about to return home from a visit to Miss Hannah WAGNER teacher of the Ironbridge primary school, their Shetland pony took fright and started off at a break neck speed. Miss NYCE was thrown out, leaving Miss WELKER along to content with the frightened animal. The team was stopped at Gratersford by John R. CHRISTMAN. We are glad to say that no one was hurt but the nerves of the young ladies were quite unstrung for some time.
Miss Ella SMITH and Alverda KLINE spent Sunday at Spring Mount, visiting J.W. KLINE.
Harry HEBERLE the geneial liveryman at Carver's Hotel bought a horse from John MEYERS. He is ready to serve anyone with an up-to-date livery team.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas GODSCHALL spent the forepart of the week visiting friends in Philadelphia.
Lincoln GEHMAN is attending the Souderton High School.
Warren MOYER, Rein GODSHALL and Henry FREDERICK are sporting rubber tire buggies which they received from an Illinois firm.
Henry GODSHALL will have his opening on Saturday evening, May 9. Music by Sellersville Orchestra.
Columbus KLEINSMITH and James WAGNER visited Frank SCHOENLY, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Quin. C. KLEINSMITH, visited friends in Allentown on Sunday.
Uriah WAGNER is sporting a new wagon.
Mr. and Mrs. W.B. KLEINSMITH and Daniel KLEINSMITH and Mary MILLER visited friends at Milford Square on Sunday.
William KLEINSMITH and Allen DILLINGER went on a fishing trip last week one day and returned with many and expect to go again before long.
J.W. REITER spent Monday at Almont on business.
Mrs. Lucetta BENNER formerly of near town has made her home with her son in law, Lewis WONSIDLER of town.
Henry MERKEL is again out of doors.
Joseph KLINE and family had as Sunday guests Mr. and Mrs. Wm. SCHOLL and daughter of Quakertown.
Peter FAUSBENNER and family, moved to Thatcher on Tuesday where Mr. FAUSBENNER will take possession of the store.
C.E. BENNER and Dorey KLINE, of Richlandtown, were noticed in town on Sunday afternoon.
The sale of Mrs. R. STULL on Saturday was largely attended and things sold at a reasonable price.
Fred EBERLINE and family, of Quakertown, spent Sunday with Wm. SNYDER and wife.
Willie EBERLINE, of Quakertown, is spending a few weeks with his grand parents Wm. SNYDER and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. GEORGE and family of Richlandtown, spent Sunday among relatives in town.
Miss Sallie NASE who formerly boarded with John WATTS moved her boarding place to M. HILDENBRAND and family.
Joseph REITER, wife and daughter Kathryne spent part of Wednesday at Quakertown.
Sidney LABE, of Philadelphia was noticed in town on Wednesday.
Harvey VOID, of Philadelphia, and Samuel VOID, of Red Hill, spent Sunday under their parental roof.
Harry MUMBAUER and family, of Geryville, were visiting friends here on Sunday.
F.R. MUMBAUER is giving his porch and yard fence a fresh coat of paint.
Harry P. NICE and family were visiting friends at Philadelphia over Sunday.
Geo. THORNS is erecting a fine new hen house with brooder house attached.
John MUMBAUER gave his house a coat of cement, David BIERY, of Pennsburg, done the work.
Harvey REINERT, Mahlon WOLFE and the Misses Lizzie and Lillie WOLFE were entertained by R.E.P. MUMBAUER, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey HARTENSTEIN, of Trumbauersville, were visiting friends here on Sunday.
J.O. KLINE started cigar making with Joseph HUNSBERGER on Monday.
Supervisor H.K. KLINE is very busy improving the highways in Roeder's district.
Horace SHENKEL made a business trip to Allentown on Saturday.
Mr. JEFFERSON and wife, of Jamestown, N.Y., and Albert WEIKEL and wife were among some of their relatives at Argus.
Henry FRICK, of Fricks, was the guest of Aaron WEIKEL on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. SHELLEY, of Milford Square; Mr. and Mrs. Allen BENNER, of Trumbauersville, and Mr. and Mrs. HEBERLEY, of Ridge Road, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry PRENTISE, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin LONG were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank LONG.
D.D. DRUCKENMILLER, of Sellersville, was seen in town on Sunday.
Lewis BARTH, of Earlington, moved into the house formerly occupied by Wm. ROBERTS.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin HIMMELWRIGHT of Quakertown, were the guests of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin HIMMELWRIGHT.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey BARNDT were the guests of Milton RICHARD, at Trumbauersville, on Sunday.
Edwin URFFER, of Chapel, purchased a horse from Nathaniel KEELY, of East Greenville.
Solomon SCHMOYER and wife visited Samuel SCHMOYER at Gratersford on Saturday and Sunday.
Elmer FETTERMAN and wife visited Amelia WEIGNER on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John MOYER and Mrs. Alvin BAUS visited Jonathan GEISINGER on Sunday.
Mrs. Wm. GEISLER and several friends from Pottstown visited Leon FETTERMAN and Edwin KLOTZ on Sunday.
Rich ROMICH, of Allentown, visited Edwin KLOTZ's on Tuesday.
Edwin URFFER and family visited Nath. HEYDT on Sunday.
Miss Rosa DELONG was on a business trip to Allentown.
Mrs. L.S. SHIMER and Miss Lillie BORGER were visiting friends in Emaus on Friday.
Osville KREIDER was on a business trip to East Greenville on Monday.
J.M. HUNSBERGER was visiting friends in Hellertown on Sunday.
Mrs. R.A. HELD is on the sick list.
James MOHR was visiting friends in Reading on Sunday.
Mrs. KERN was on a business trip to Allentown.
Mr. and Mrs. JOHNSON paid a visit to their son Warren on Saturday.
Miss Sallie REESE was visiting friends in Emaus on Sunday.
Mrs. Samuel MARKLEY, of Philadelphia is spending a few days with Sarah NYCE.
Jonas NYCE made a trip on Wednesday to Salford station taking photographs.
Mr. and Mrs. John TRUMBAUER, of Emaus, were the guests of Eugene WAMPOLE on Sunday.
Mrs. and Mrs. Edwin KLINE were the guests of John RENNINGER, of Red Hill.
Henry KRIEBEL is repairing his house. He also gave it a coat of paint.
Henry KRIEBEL lost a valuable hog by death.
Samuel CRESSMAN and family spent Sunday at Morwood.
Frank FREY received a fine set of nickel plated harness from S.R. CRESSMAN.
Allen FREY bought a fast trotter from Jacob MOYER, of Lower Salford.
A.H. SMITH and family, spent Sunday at Harleysville.
John ZIEGLER and his mother attended the funeral of Eli KRATZ, at Hatfield, on Wednesday.
Mr. WOLFORD has just completed his workshop.
Dr. BENNER's office is now finished and he occupies the same. The office is one of the finest in the upper end of the county.
S.R. CRESSMAN is the owner of a pair of young ring doves. It is a very rare bird and he prizes them very highly.
All our weddings in town have been postponed.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Amandus YERGER.
Squire GILBERT, of Pottstown, was noticed in town on Saturday.
David HUNSBERGER and wife, and F.P. HUNSBERGER and family, of Frederick, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clinton SCHOENLY, on Sunday near Geryville.
A two-year old child of Wm. SCHEFFEY, of Boyertown, died on Monday.
J.B. HERB butcher, at New Hanover Square purchased a new butcher wagon.
Undertaker J.E. SHILLICK, of Schwenksville, was noticed in town on Monday.
Rhine SMITH is in need of a good carriage painter.
Wm. I. HUNSBERGER and family were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jonas CHRISTMAN, at Gilbertsville, on Sunday.
The children of Amandus MOYER who were down with scarlet fever are better again.
Freddie HAAS, of Jacksonville, was the Sunday guest of H.S. RITTER.
Thomas VANBUSKIRK, of Bethlehem, a son of Jacob VANBUSKIRK, formerly a resident of this place, was here last Tuesday and made arrangements to have his brother, Albert, reburied, who was buried at the West Swamp Mennonite cemetery. He was buried 29 years ago. Undertaker W.E. HANGEN took the body to Bethlehem last Thursday when they buried him again.
Mr. and Mrs. James SCHEETZ, of Perkasie, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Allen MACK and family last Sunday.
O.J. ENGELMAN made a business trip to Allentown last Tuesday evening.
Henry MILLER who was suffering with a sore hand is improving slowly.
Levi SCHULTZ was in Allentown, on Monday.
Missess Ella and Amelia YEAKEL, of Allentown and Emma YEAKLE, of Hosensack, visited friends at this place on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel HEYDT were in Manayunk over Sunday visiting the latter's parents Mr. and Mrs. G.M. NICE.
Mrs. James CHRISTMAN and son Ralph, of Allentown, visited C. STAHL and family this week.
Mrs. Isabella KEPLER and children, of Hillegass, were visiting Simon ADAM and family on Sunday.
Rev. N.L. BECHTEL and wife, of East Greenville, visited friends at this place on Tuesday.
The cigar factory of A.R. CRESSMAN Sons are short of stripper hands and in consequence are stripping nights this week.
Elmer HARNER has moved into Jonas WENHOLD's house near here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. M.Y. JOHNSON, of New Berlinville, spent Saturday and Sunday at Trexlertown.
KEHS and FRANK, contractors, commenced to build the county bridge over Swamp creek at this place on Monday.
The Board of Health of the borough of East Greenville, on Monday quarantined the house where Mrs. John HOFFMAN resides, on account of diphtheria. One of her children was taken sick in the early part of the week and by Thursday it developed into this dreaded disease. Jacob KNETZ and family who live in the same house vacated the place prior to it being quarantined.
Last Friday night thieves entered the butcher shop of Harvey KLINE, of Pennsburg and stole about twenty-five pounds of sausage and some meat, an overcoat and a horse blanket. The theives were evidently tramps. The value of the articles stolen is about $25.
Charles YOUNG, of near Pennsburg, recently purchased the farm of the the late Andrew GRABER, situate in Upper Hanover township, near Pennsburg, from Wilson GRABER for $600. The farm contains about 39 acres of good farm land.
Cyrus HUBER, of East Greenville, will be married today to Miss Tillie ALTHOUSE, of Pennsburg. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth ALTHOUSE and the groom is a son of Henry H. HUBER, of Chapel, Berks county.
Dr. Jesse Z. HILLEGASS, of Red Hill, this week sold a carload of 23 head of fat cattle to butcher F.G. OBERT, of Lehighton, Pa. This is the best lot of steers fattened in this section. They average about 1300 pounds.
A new free rural delivery mail route was this week started from the Perkiomenville post office. Cornelius BERGEY is the carrier.
Mrs. Joseph SWOYER, of near Fruitville was agreeably surprised on Saturday evening, on the occasion of her fifty-second birthday anniversary. The evening was pleasantly spent. Various kinds of amusements such as games, comic songs, instrumental music, and so forth, were indulged in. John MULLIN, of Philadelphia, favored those present with some comic songs which were highly entertaining. Those participating in the pleasures of the evening were: John MULLEN, Joseph SMOYER and family, Mrs. Laura HOFFSTEDLER, all of Philadelphia; M. SNYDER and family, Nathan ADAM and family, Mahlon YERGER and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth YERGER, Leo MELCHIOR and family, David SHANER and family, John MACK and family, Mr. and Mrs. William MOLL, Daniel CARVER, Charles SPAAR, Melvin CASE, Oswald PFLIEGER, Harvey WEISS, John MACK, Frank MACK, Edward SWOYER, Harvey MILLER, Charles BAUER, Francis STAUFFER, Richard FOX, Joseph ADAM, Frank ADAM, Charles BENDER, Abner GARR, Alvis SCHANNINGER, Katie MOLL, Alice ESHBACH, Mary ADAM, Minnie KERSCHNER, Emma YERGER, Mary YERGER, Mamie HOFFSTEDTER and Mamie CROMI.
A bold robbery was committed by a thief entering through a window at the residence of Ammon DRUMHELLER, of Earlville, Berks county, Friday, while the family was absent for a short time. The family, after returning home, found that over $100 in gold, belonging to the son Samuel, had been stolen. Suspicion rested upon a young man, and he was traced about two miles. Mr. DRUMHELLER went to Boyertown and swore out a warrant before Squire W.H. FOX for the arrest of the supposed thief, and placed it in the hands of Officer KLINE, who went in search of him, but could not locate him. A stranger had also been there the past few weeks, and suddenly left on Friday.
A few days ago a hen belonging to P.J. DIETER, of near Lancaster, was accidentally killed, leaving a brood of small chickens. On the same day a litter of kittens was drowned. To console for her loss, the mother cat has taken the motherless chicks under her charge and the chicks have accepted her. She cares for them by day and at night they snuggle into her fur.
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