Charles A. DORNEY, of Allentown, a wealthy retired furniture manufacturer, president of the Hickory Run Brick Company and owner of 12,000 acres of forest land in Monroe and Carbon counties, died last Friday. He was fifty-eight years of age. He was the organizer of the well established firm of furniture manufacturers C.A. Dorney Furniture Company.
Alfred MENSCH, a widely-known salesman, died Monday at his home in Allegeny City, after an illness of nearly two years, aged 52 years. He was a son of the late Jacob MENSCH, of Huff's Church. He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters, Eugene, Calvin, Edwin, Ella and Bertha, all of Allegheny City. Mrs. MENSCH is a daughter of the late Michael HANDWERK, of Heidelberg township, Lehigh county. The funeral was held at his late home on Wednesday.
Dr. E. L. ACKER, ex-Congressman and for many years prominent in Democratic politics in Montgomery county, died at the home of his sister, Miss ACKER, at Norristown, Tuesday afternoon. He was 76 years of age. For over 50 years he was looked upon as a power in Democratic politics, and from 1858 to 1872 he was the undisputed leader of his party. He founded the Norristown Register in the 50s, and in 1870 he made it a daily. Owing to reverses he had the paper sold out by the sheriff, when Albrecht KNEULE bought it. He was a member of the Forty-second Congress. In 1872 he was a candidate for Congress for a second time, but was defeated. Dr. ACKER was the first county superintendent of public schools in Montgomery county. There have been only three since the office was made - Dr. ACKER, Abel RAMBO, of Trappe, and the present superintendent R.F. HOFFECKER. After his defeat for Congress in 1872 Dr. ACKER's political power began to wane, and in recent years he had not figured in political affairs. He was born in Sumneytown, and graduated with honors from Franklin and Marshall College, at Lancaster, in 1847. He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He was postmaster at Norristown under President Buchanan. He also graduated from the law department of the University. He married Sarah MARLEY, who died about ten years ago, there were no children.
Henry U. BRUNNER, an old member of the Norristown Bar, died very suddenly Thursday morning. He and his fellow-attorneys, George W. ROGERS and Jacob A. STRASSBURGER, had been sitting in his office engaged in conversation, when suddenly Mr. BRUNNER rose, saying he felt giddy, and that he thought he would go home. He passed out of his office into Church street, intending to enter his residence, No. 520 Swede street, by the back way. He had just succeeded in entering the yard gate when he reeled and fell. He was carried in the house, but death had been instantaneous. Deceased was a life-long member of the Democratic party, and served as District Attorney from 1871 to 1875. He was the son of Frederick and Lydia UMSTEAD BRUNNER and was born in Worcester township, December 23, 1841. The family are of German origin. He was admitted to the bar of Westmoreland county in August, 1866, and to the Montgomery county bar in September of the same year. Mr. BRUNNER leaves a widow Mary A., daughter of Isaiah B. HOUPT, and two children, Charles H., also a member of the Norristown bar, and Miss Blanche BRUNNER. Prof. Samuel U. BRUNNER, a brother of deceased, died very suddenly at North Wales, where he conducted a business academy, a few years ago.
Charles MACKNET, of Tylersport, died on Saturday, aged about 75 years. He served a term as Justice of the Peace, was an auctioneer for many years and secretary of the Tylersport Mutual Live Stock Company up to the time of his death. He leaves a wife and the following children: Alice wife of Leidy CRESSMAN, of Rockhill; Cassie, wife of Lyman SMITH, of Tylersport; Harriet, wife of B.B. SCHOLL, of Philadelphia; Emma Wisham and Eugene residing at home. The funeral was held on Thursday; interment was made at the Ridge Valley Lutheran cemetery.
George SCHAEFFER, of Pennsburg, will be married to Miss Cora RICHARDS, of Red Hill, on Saturday, May 23. The ceremony will be performed at the parsonage of Rev. O.F. WAAGE, Pennsburg, in the evening, after which a wedding reception will be tendered the couple at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William J. SCHAEFFER. The bride is a daughter of G.W. RICHARDS, of Red Hill.
Elmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. FAUST, of Frederick, and Miss E. Nora, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John GOTTSHALK, of Obelisk, will be united in marriage today. Mr. FAUST is an industrious young man of good business habits and is engaged in assisting his father in operating the creamery at Delphi, of which his father is the proprietor.
Maxwell SMOLL, of Geryville, will be married today to Miss Annie NEIMAN, of Pleasant Run. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles SMOLL, of Red Hill and the bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry NEIMAN, of Worman, Berks county, formerly of Pleasant Run.
Llewellyn KLINE and Miss Mabel HENDRICKS, both of Klinesville, were married on Saturday at the parsonage by the Rev. O.F. WAAGE, of Pennsburg.
Allen R. HALLMAN, of Pennsburg, and Miss Sallie HILLEGASS, of the same town, will be married on Saturday, May 30. The bride is a daughter of Edward HILLEGASS, of near Hillegass. The groom is employed in the Eureka Ribbon Mills and hails from Zionsville. The couple will start housekeeping immediately after the wedding in the house of Edward LIVEZEY near Pennsburg.
The fire adjusters representing the various fire insurance companies having insurance in the Mertztown conflagration of April 30, 1903, met at Mertztown last Thursday and adjusted all the losses, apparently very satisfactory to the insured, some of the insured having however too little insurance, while some had no insurance. The heaviest loser is Uriah BIERY, a large real estate owner of that section. He gets $20, 429. (including $5541 of H.P. Pilgert & Co. insurance on lumber), and losses from 12,000 to $15,000. Mannoah L. FRITCH could save nothing of his valuable contents on which he had only $900 insurance on a loss of $3500. Mrs. FRITCH was at house cleaning when she was ordered out carrying nothing with her but the clothing she had on and had to borrow clothing of neighbors. She was taken out in the country where she is prostrated. Furthermore no injury resulted to humanity and only some chickens and a few hogs perished in the flames. The following is a detailed statement of the insurance carried and allowed:
Mary E. FRITCH, house contents, Boyertown Co., $900.
Mary E. FRITCH, brick house, Goshenhoppen Co., $2500.
Mary E. FRITCH, brick house, Goshenhoppen Co., $1000.
Uriah BIERY, old Trexler home, $3500.
Uriah BIERY, old Trexler barn, $3000.
Frank E. WEITZLER, hotel contents, $770.
H.P. PILGERT & Co., lumber, Windsor Mutual, $1000; Sinking Spring, $1500;
Farmer's Assistance, $1000; Berks & Lehigh, $1041; Trexlertown, $1000.
Uriah BIERY, hotel, Berks & Lehigh, $2500; Sinking Spring, $2500;
Trexlertown, $2000.
Uriah BIERY, hotel shed, Berks & Lehigh, $900.
Uriah BIERY, outbuildings, Berks & Lehigh, $488.
Sallie S. BENNET, stable, etc., Berks & Lehigh, $65.
Ed. TREXLER, et. al. house contents, Goshenhoppen, $1,455.
H.P. PILGERT, house contents, Berks & Lehigh, $279.23.
Elmira TITLOW, house roof, Boyertown, $1.50.
K. of P. Lodge, furniture, etc., Trexlertown, $300.
Ellie S. BENNETT, stable contents, Trexlertown, $59.
H.J. TREXLER, house and stable contents, Trexlertown, $1734.
Daniel MEITZLER, shed contents, Trexlertown, $35.
Wm. P. BUTZ, house contents, Trexlertown, $33.50.
H.J. TREXLER, mdse., Windsor Mutual, $250. Farmer's Assistance, $250;
Boyertown, $250.00.
Insurance Classified:
Goshenhoppen $12,225.00
Trexlertown 8,581.50
Sinking Springs 4,000.00
Berks & Lehigh 5,273.23
Windsor Mutual 1,250.00
Boyertown 1,151.50
Total $33,731.23
Several newspapers of this section have this week chronicled the news that Rev. Calvin DELONG, the new pastor of the New Goshenhoppen Reformed Church, of near East Greenville, would be installed on a given date, and also stated who the installation committee would be. This may be correct, but the chances are that it is not, as this will not be definitely determined until at the meeting of the Classis. The Classis will meet at Pennsburg this coming week and appoint the installation committee and make the date of installation.
Three free rural mail delivery routes will be started from the Bechtelsville post office on July first. Route No. 1 will be carried by Horace SCHELL, of Schultzville, and Calvin SCHULTZ, of Bally, as substitute. Route No. 2 will be carried by William M. MEST, of Shanesville, and William T. EHST, of Bechtelsville, as substitute. H.F. BORNEMAN, of Bechtelsville, has the boxes for sale.
Manoh REITER, of near Hoppenville, was hauling lumber from Hendricks station to Red Hill when he lost his watch. He thinks he lost it between Hendricks and the county bridge over the Swamp creek, as he had used the watch before leaving Hendricks.
Oswin WENTLING, a farmer residing in Upper Hanover township, near the New Goshenhoppen Reformed church has in his possession a pigeon egg which is of abnormal size. It measures five and one quarter inches by four and one quarter.
A valuable cow belonging to James BOWMAN, of Sumneytown, died several days ago of paralysis of the heart. Only a short time ago he refused sixty dollars for the animal.
I.W. STETLER, mercant at Frederick received painful injuries one day this week while he was assisting in unloading barbed wire from a wagon. His hand was caught by one of the sharp points and several ugly lacerations were made. Dr. G.A. WEIDA was consulted who had to insert several stitches in order to draw the wounded parts together.
Chas. I. RAMSDELL, Geo. BURNETT, R.F. FRANCIS, E.H. SIMPSON, W.A. TATNUM and E. ROROPAUGH were Saturday fined $1,000 by Justice WALL, of Doylestown for hawking patent ranges about Bucks county. The Bucks County Merchants' Association prosecuted this case.
Oscar, son of Erwin SCHULTZ, of Chapel, Berks county, had his face badly burned on Thursday while he was engaged in putting shavings into the engine at his father's planing mill. The flames were blown out of the heater and struck him directly in the face causing painful burns.
Rev. J. MEITZLER, of Altoona, has been elected pastor of the Lutheran Church at Lyons, Berks county. The charge consists of the churches at Lyons, Macungie, New Zionsville and Mohrsville.
A "self made man" is the only fitting term to be applied to Henry A. SCHULER (picture) who recently resigned the position of editor of the "Welt Bote," "Friedens Bote" and "Lecha Bote" after a continuous service at the head of those three noted weeklies of Lehigh county, for 22 years. Mr. SCHULER was the only son of the late Thomas SCHULER, of Hereford. He was born in Upper Milford, Lehigh county, but when he was less than a year old his parents moved to Hereford. Mr. SCHULER owns the homestead which is less than a quarter mile from the Lehigh line, a mile from the Montgomery line and not far from the Bucks line. At nine years of age Mr. SCHULER for the first time attended school. Prior to that time his father taught him at home. Most of his instruction being in the German language. By some means the studious boy found that other languages existed and whenever he discovered an unknown word or one of a foreign language he invariably made a note of it and when he reached home he would not rest until he found what it meant and knew to what language it belonged. At the age of ten he was the proud owner of a text book on Latin and studied it industriously. He ceased his attendance at public school, the terms being only four and a half months, at the age of 17, but applied himself assiduously to his studies. In the spring of '70, he began to teach in Hereford, near Chapel. He continued his labors in the school-room till 1881, having rested one year. While teaching in Treichlerville, near his home, Rev. O.S. KRIEBEL, principal of the Perkiomen Seminary and Prof. H.W. KRIEBEL, of the same institution, were enrolled among his pupils. Being of a studious disposition and having a special liking for languages, he devoted much of his leisure time during the period that he was engaged in teaching to the study of languages and literature, thereby acquiring a reading knowledge of French, Spanish, Italian, Greek and Hebrew, and making himself thorough master of English, German and Latin, the latter being his special favorite. He has contributed numerous articles to educational papers and translated a number of German hymns into English and a number of English hymns into German. For a number of years he was a monthly contributor to a Latin Journal, the "Praeco Latinus" (Latin Herald), a journal that aimed to restore the Latin to a living language, and whenever he and his fellow workers on this journal met, all their conversation was in the purest classical Latin. During the period that Mr. SCHULER was engaged in teaching he attended the Normal School at Millersville for one term and later he graduated with the class of '77 at Kutztown, but it would be a misnomer to assert that he was a student, in the accepted sense of the word, at the latter institution, as at the time of his entrance he was much farther advanced in all the branches of the course than any of the rest of the class and the work was mere review for him, and most of his time was devoted to more advanced studies in which however, he did not recite in any class. During most of the long time Mr. SCHULER devoted to journalistic work he paid untiring devotion to his invalid wife who was paralyzed and unable to walk for more than 10 years. Death relieved her from her sufferings about a year and a half ago and his father died about the same time. His bereavement added to his constant hard work, has so shattered his health that he found it necessary to relinguish his position, but he will continue to contribute to several publications.
Ed. SIMON, of Lanark, tenant on Solomon STEPHEN's farm, last week had a trying experience while plowing. There occurred a sink hole in the field where he ploughed and while driving along at the usual pace one horse began to sink into the ground with the front part of his body. Mr. SIMON quickly loosened the one that was sinking and the other horse ran away with the plow. He then went to work and succeeded in getting this horse partly out of the hole, when the horse went down with his hind legs and in his efforts Mr. SIMON fell into the hole himself. He managed to get out soon and after some more exertion succeeded in getting the horse upon solid ground. The hole was full of water, and both horse and man might have been drowned. Mr. SIMON is congratulating himself upon his narrow escape.
Laura the only daughter of Jonas BOYER, of near Sumneytown, will shortly undergo a serious operation at a Philadelphia hospital. Dr. J.E. BLANCK, of Green Lane, will accompany her to the hospital and assist in the operation.
Dr. J.G. MENSCH, of Pennsburg, has decided to sell out his drug and hardware business. He will sell all his stock at and below wholesale prices. His advertisement in another column states what he has for sale.
An accident occurred at Kumry, Bucks county, on Saturday afternoon, to Harvey BEALER which might have caused him instant death. Mr. BEALER was assisting several other workmen in tearing down a stone kitchen at the residence of O.B. KLINE and while busily engaged in removing some of the lower stones, a huge top stone loosened and fell down within three inches of Mr. BEALER's head. The stone caught his hand and pinned it down until the other workmen removed the stone. The thumb of his left hand was badly crushed and the hand was also lacerated. Dr. H.W. WICKERT, of Milford Square, was summoned and dressed the injured hand. The large stone weighed about four hundred pounds and had it struck Mr. BEALER's head it is quite likely he would have met instant death.
Nathan FRYER, Jr., who is in the employ of Charles SCHLICHER, of the Queen of the Valley Farm, near Pennsburg, last week found an old tortoise while plowing. He noticed that an inscription was cut in its shell. He examined it and found that the date 1860 and the initials F.E.N. were on it. He recognized the tortoise as one that he saw on his father's Nathan FRYER Sr., farm at Sassamansville man years ago. The distance between these farms in about five miles.
Watson BAIRNEY, a farmer residing in Philadelphia county, just outside of the Montgomery county line sent to this office several rye stalks which, when measured were found to be sixty and one half inches and fifty-nine and one half inches in length. He raised them on his farm. He is the father-in-law of our present County Commissioner John S. SHELMIRE.
State Veterinarian L. PEARSON, this week instructed Dr. Jesse Z. HILLEGASS, of Red Hill, to kill the horse of George GERY, of Palm. The horse was under the treatment of Dr. HILLEGASS when it was ascertained that he was affected with glanders. The horse was recently purchased by Mr. GERY from D.K. GRABER and was one of the express horses which were shipped here from New York State.
Samuel T. SUMMERS, of Pennsburg, this week sold out his wall paper business to John CHRISTMAN, of the same town. Mr. CHRISTMAN is thoroughly familiar with the business having been an assistant to Mr. SUMMERS for some time. He will endeavor to give prompt and efficient service to those in need of his work.
Mahlon HILLEGASS, of East Greenville, sold his farm at Plover, of two hundred acres to Messrs. KIETER, SCHAEFFER and BLANK, of Allentown. They purchased the property principally for the woodland. The tract contains twenty acres of woodland which will be cut down. The place was known as the Daniel EBERHARD farm and it has been in the EBERHARD name for over 150 years. The price received for the farm was $6400.
John STIGMAN, one of the clerks at the Kutztown Foundry and Machine Co., received a California horned toad from his father, Henry STIGMAN, residing in the Golden state. The toad is a great curiosity and is a great pet at his boarding house. It has many of the characteristics of our opossums - pretending to be dead when it is touched and so on.
Gerhart & Derr, the tombstone cutters of East Greenville, this week erected a beautiful granite monument at the grave of Mrs. Alfred SCHANTZ, on the New Goshenhoppen church cemetery.
Cornelius GERHART will go to housekeeping at Perkasie.
Chas. SHADE and family spent Sunday at Norristown visiting friends.
Isaiah DELP, hostler at County Line Hotel accepted a position as bar clerk at Central Hotel, Souderton.
Oliver WOLF is hauling stones for the erection of a new house.
Frank KRATZ, merchant, sold his store to Thomas NASE, of West Point and took in exchange a farm of 98 acres situated near Almont.
John KUHN, Jr., son of our landlord was taken sick very suddenly with fever but is convalescing.
Mrs. Howard MEYERS, of Philadelphia, is spending a week with her mother Mrs. C.G. BARNDT, on Main Street.
J.A. BERGEY our popular poultry dealer is away on a trip to New York.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard GERHART spent Sunday visiting friends in Philadelphia.
Miss Addie HANGEY is confined to her room with inflamatory rheumatism.
West Telford borough was represented at the republican county convention by Harry H. WAMPOLE and Vincent GODSHALL, and Franconia east was represented by J.D. SOUDER and Mr. RELLER.
James WAMPOLE, residing north of this place died at the residence of his father-in-law, Mr. SCHILLING, of Brights' disease on Saturday evening. He leaves a wife but no children. Interment was made at the Lutheran cemetary, Perkasie.
Dr. and Mrs. M.F. ACKER, of Tylersport, spent Sunday with Richard NEISE and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin SCHANTZ spent Sunday at Treichlersville.
Rev. and Mrs. ROUSH spent Wednesday with Rev. and Mrs. T.H. LEINBACH.
Rev. T.H. LEINBACH addressed the Ladies' aid society of the Reformed church of Perkasie on Wednesday evening.
Oswin GEISLER and family and Mrs. GEISLER, Miss Agnes WEAND and George RUSSEL and family, all of Pottstown, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry WEAND.
John YERGER and wife were the Sunday guests of his mother.
Aaron MUTTER and wife and Isaac STOUDT, of Reading were the Sunday guests of John and Solomon STOUDT.
Mrs. Jacob REIFSNYDER and D.C. HUNSBERGER and family and Wm. I. HUNSBERGER and family were the Sunday guests of David HUNSBERGER and wife.
John ACKERMAN and wife, of Royersford and Miss Annie KEPLER, of this place were the Sunday guests of Elam ACKERMAN and family.
C.M. RHOADS and Miss Alma REED were married on Saturday. They were serenaded by the Liberty band of Frederick and also by the Ringgold band of Swamp Creek.
W.H. LEIDY has a sick horse.
Harry MENSCH rides a fine bicycle.
Rhein SMITH and family attended the funeral of his father on Saturday.
Ella NESTER was in the city on Sunday a week.
Mrs. Joseph PALSGROVE was in the city last week and laid in her spring stock.
W.H. LEIDY sells the best linseed oil at 50 cents per gallon.
W.H. LEIDY will unload two carloads of phosphate this week.
Misses Flora and Lizzie GERY of Allentown and Ella WEIDNER, of Emaus, were in town over Sunday.
Rev. A.B. BARTHOLOMEW of Philadelphia, secretary of the board of foreign missions of the Reformed church, preached to the Reformed congregation on Sunday.
Henry GEHMAN, a student at the Shippensburg State Normal School has returned home and is laid up with pleurisy.
Mrs. Mary URFFER, of Philadelphia, is visiting her son Prof. O.H. URFFER.
Mrs. P. SIMON and Miss Ella SIMON, of Niantic, were the guests of C. STAHL and family on Sunday.
C. STAHL was in Allentown on Tuesday.
Miss Mary ADAM made a business trip to Allentown on Saturday.
A.B. FRANK and Frank ADAM made a business trip to Pottstown on Tuesday.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Manoah BUTTERWECK on Sunday.
Twins - a boy and a girl were born to Mr. and Mrs. George STAHL on Monday.
A.S. SCHULTZ bought a horse from J.?. SEASHOLTZ.
Mr. and Mrs. D. KEHS, of Treichlersville, and William MILLER and family were the guests of J. SCHWOYER and family on Sunday.
William HUGLER is on the sick list.
Mrs. KRIEBEL and Mrs. ROSENBERGER, of Lansdale, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank GERHART, of Philadelphia, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank BARNDT, of Sumneytown, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. B.F. CRESSMAN.
C.W. GERHART and son Ross, of Ambler and Mrs. C.N. SHELLEY, of Sellersville, were the guests of L. GERHART on Sunday.
William and Robert DANNEHOWER made a business trip to Trumbauersville this week.
H.H. ROBINSON and Peter HENRY, of Souderton was seen in town one day this week.
Charles MACKNET was buried on Thursday. The funeral was largely attended. The Sunday school was there, in a body and the German Bible class, of which he was the teacher presented a beautiful floral tribute. Rev. J.H. WAIDELICH officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank BARNDT, of Trumbauersville, were the Sunday guests of George FRANK.
Elmer HARNER, of near Tylersport, moved to this place on Monday in the house formerly occupied by Mrs. HEIMBACH.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank BARNDT, of near Souderton, were the guests of his brother Harvey BARNDT on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter GUSSMAN spent Saturday and Sunday in Quakertown.
Dr. and Mrs. WICKERT, of Milford Square were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin BOOZ.
William KEELER and Ada HALLMAN, of Norristown, spent Sunday with the family of A.Z. SCHWENK.
Henry RUTH and family, of Lansdale, and Jacob K. BERGEY, of Lower Salford, spent Sunday with the family of Elias T. GRATER.
May Ruth STANLEY, of Pleasantville, O., has arrived in town and is visiting Miss Martha GRATER.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. KLINE and daughters Sarah and Stella, Mrs. Samuel GRUBB and daughter, all spent Sunday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. John FREDERICK and Barbara COPENHAFER, of Souderton, spent Sunday at home with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob COPENHAFER.
Jonas SCHAEFFER, the green grocery man of Ironbridge had a driving accident on the grade going from C.A. WISMER's to A.C. COLE on Wednesday. He escaped with a demolished wagon and a few severe cuts in the face. H.B. HEBERIE then took him and his team home.
Miss Sue E. CONNER arrived from Reading on Wednesday. She expects to spend her vacation with her father, Rev. Jacob CONNER.
Platerers BOWMAN and BUCHER of Schwenksville, are working on Geo. ROSENBERGER's house. He expects to have it ready by the time the boarding season begins.
J. TRUMBAUER & Son paid their patrons at Finland, Limeport and Trumbauersville creameries 34 cents per pound for butter fat for April month.
Our landlord SCHULER started work at his new barroom on Monday.
John ASHTON of this place moved to Ambler yesterday.
C.D. KRAUSS, photographer, took a photograph of the H. SOMER's cigar factory at this place. They have now employed about forty hands.
John DANNEHOWER and family, of Sumneytown, visited Jos. HARING and family over Sunday.
Jos. HARING drives a new horse.
Frank HARING received a new wagon of YOST Bros., Green Lane on Friday.
Robert THOMAS who was on the sick list is about again.
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Mr. and Mrs. John HOFFMAN were visiting friends in Allentown.
Wm. R. SCHANTZ, of Wyoming, Del., was visiting his brother.
Miss Edith GEHRINGER, of Allentown, was visiting her sister, Mrs. R.A. HELD last week.
Maggie SCHAFFER, of Allentown; Ida BITTNER, of Pleasant Corner; Florence MESCHTER and Annie HANGEN, of East Greenville, were visiting the family of Wm. HUFF.
Miss Bessie MITCHELL, of Mountainville was here attending commencement.
Landlord and Mrs. KERCHNER spent Saturday and Sunday with friends at Hazelton.
A nephew of Dr. BINGAMEN, of the Keystone Normal School Kutztown, spent Sunday at this place.
Mrs. J.M. HUNSBERGER and daughter Katie spent several days in Egypt this week.
Mrs. Frank LEISTER is on the sick list.
I.W. STETLER was in Philadelphia on business one day this week.
H.F.N. JACOB and John ERB were the Republican delegates to the convention at Norristown on Tuesday.
I.S. STETLER, our blacksmith is very busy at present.
John MENSCH proprietor of the Green Tree Hotel will have a re-opening on Saturday evening, May 23.
Rev. W.S. GOTTSHALL will have his Holy Communion at Bertolet's on Sunday.
Walter B. BERTOLET and wife spent a day this week looking after their summer residence.
Chas. STETLER, of Delphi, is sick in bed for the past week, but will be able to get down stairs within a few days. He has walking typhoid fever. Dr. G.A. WEIDA attends.
M.H. BEAN, wife and daughter Edna and Mrs. ESHBACH, of Delphi, visited friends at Sellersville.
Jacob MARKLEY received an organ this week.
John CONRAD, of Spring Mount, has moved his household effects to Philadelphia where he will conduct a cigar store.
Elam NEIMAN, of Spring Mount, won a silver medal at the target shoot of the Schwenksville gun club. He broke 13 out of 15.
Frank MILLER, of Quakertown, spent the week at Delphi.
Horace B. KRATZ has now sole control of the Schwenksville Roller Mills and solicits the patronage of both old and new customers and will conduct the business on the same high principles for which the place is popularly known.
Hon. James H. WILLEVER, a member of the New Jersey Legislature, is spending sometime with his family in Skippack.
Eugene DAMBLY has improved his home by putting stone steps in his path from the road to the house.
M.D. SEIPT has arrived again at the parental homestead from Nashville, Tennessee. But he is the greater part of the time in Norristown, looking after the estate of his father, deceased.
William GRAY has plowed the greater part of his farm for corn.
J.P. BUSTARD filled his silo last week with rye. Where he took the rye off, there he will plow and plant corn.
By the death of Henry F. BEAN, there was a vacancy to the board of managers of the Perkiomen Dairymen Association. His son Christian BEAN was elected to fill the vacancy.
Henry H. MASTER and family, of Allentown, were the guests of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Manoah G. MASTER.
Warren JOHNSON and a lady friend of Shimersville, paid a visit to Horace MILLER and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. William GREGORY were visiting James ROHRBACH and family at Huff's Church.
James FOX and daughter Stella, of Northampton, were visiting in our neighborhood.
Henry CORRELL paid a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Milton WEAVER and family, of Allentown.
Howard GREGORY and family, Calvin SIESHOLTZ and sister Anna attended church at Old Zionsville on Sunday evening.
Annie SIESHOLTZ, of Reading, spent a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam SIESHOLTZ.
Constable M.M. GERY was at Bally on official business.
Horace MILLER and Lewis ROTHENBERGER were at Pennsburg on business.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. GRUBER spent Sunday with the family of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. HESS, of this place.
John B. GRUBER, lime burner for Daniel HEINS, will quit burning until next fall. On Wednesday the oven will be emptied.
Rev. Henry W. WARMKESSEL, pastor of St. Joseph's congregation of this place, will hold Holy Communion service here tomorrow at 9.30 o'clock. Preparatory services on Saturday afternoon at one o'clock.
Miss Jennie DICKERT, of this place and Chas. LEVAE, of Pottstown, were married on Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred. SWAVELY by Rev. H.W. WARMKESSEL. People were present from this place, Pottstown, Allentown and Bethlehem.
James EDDINGER, who has been confined to the house with a heavy cold, is about again.
Harvey WITMAN, who is employed by the Burial Casket Co., of Boyertown, is off duty for the benefit of his health.
Rev. Father SAUER, rector of the Catholic church, received a carload of coal for the use of the church, and parochial school. Members of the congregation delivered them from Barto station to the church.
KASE and FRANK, contractors have a large force of men at work on the new county bridge, now being built across the Swamp creek near MERKLE's mill.
Isaac G. GRIMLEY and wife and Samuel WOLFORD and family spent Sunday with the family of I.S. RAHN.
Miss Ida STELTZ of Philadelphia, spent a few days with Mrs. Henry BERGEY.
James S. RAHN and sister Annie spent Sunday with the family of John RAHN at Treichlersville.
Jas. O. HENDRICKS, of Green Lane, and H.H. RAHN, of this place, assisted Wm. RAHN, at Treichlersville at his opening on Saturday evening.
John SLONAKER died last Thursday morning at his late residence. The funeral was held on Tuesday at the residence of Frank KEYSER. Interment was made at the Sumneytown cemetery.
James BARTMAN and family and H.F. FREY and family spent Sunday with the family of James RAHN.
Frank HAUCK and family, of Rocky Ford, after spending some time with his brother, left for Philadelphia, and from there to his home.
Miss Emma HAUCK, of Treichlersville, spent Monday with her parents.
John BECKER is able to be about again after spending thirty-four weeks in the house with a broken leg.
L.P. CHRISTMAN gave his hotel and store property a coat of paint.
Harvey DELONG and wife, of Allentown, were the guests of Wm. SNYDER and wife.
Miss Jennie V. REITER received a handsome pony and carriage on Saturday from her father.
Miss Ella V. CHRISTMAN spent several days at Vinemont, Pa.
Jacob HETRICH and family, E.W. REITER and wife spent Saturday at Allentown.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton BITTING and Mr. and Mrs. Fred. BITTING spent Saturday at Catasauqua.
Mrs. L.P. CHRISTMAN is on the sick list.
Manoah HILLEGASS and family spent several days near Hosensack.
Misses Clara CHRISTMAN and Annie HUBER, of the Perkiomen Seminary spent several days at their parental home.
Josiah LANDIS and Rein G. GODSHALL represented Franconia West at the Republican Convention on Tuesday in Norristown.
Mr. COPE, of Germantown, will make his future home with his son-in-law, Elwood SCHAEFFER.
J.B. CLEMENS made a business trip to Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John DAIN attended a funeral in Coatesville, Chester county, on Thursday.
W.S. GEHMAN has resigned as Justice of the Peace of Franconia township. His succeesor has as yet not been appointed.
Mrs. O.J. ENGELMAN made a business trip to Allentown last Tuesday.
Mrs. Jacob LEWIS made a visiting trip to Quakertown a few days this week.
A.C.G. KNELLER and family were visiting J.B. KRAUSE at Quakertown last Sunday.
The Mennonite Brethren in Christ held their love feast last Sunday evening at the home of Jacob MOYER. The services were led by Rev. H.B. MUSSELMAN, there was a large attendance.
Clinton DELP bought a horse in Philadelphia last week.
Earl WOODHEAD arrived home from Old Point Comfort, Virginia, to spend his twelve days furlough. He enlisted as a marine on the United States battleship Illinois.
Harry MOYER will move his household goods on Friday to Lansdale where he secured employment.
Miss Ella SHISLER has an attack of the mumps.
James B. WAMBOLD, of near Telford, died on Saturday of Bright's desease. Interment will be held at Perkasie Lutheran church on Thursday. His brother Charles also died recently.
Henry M. GERHART has torn away part of his barn and is also roofing it.
Henry FISHER has entered the employ of Erwin HARTZELL.
Harry MUSSELMAN is still suffering from an attack of typhoid fever. He is however slightly better.
Samuel W. KRATZ and family, of Souderton, were entertained on Sunday by Henry N. FREDERICK, of this place.
Wm. LEISTER lost a valuable hog last week by death.
Mrs. E. WAMPOLE paid a visit to her parents at Emaus on Sunday.
Irwin REITER and family of Kulpsville, were the guests of Henry KRIEBEL and Wm. LEISTER on Sunday.
Sallie WAMPOLE, daughter of George Wampole, is on the sick list.
The auction of store goods held by Mrs. G.M. NICE, was largely attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel HEYDT and Mr. and Mrs. Henry DIEHL, of Fruitville were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. NICE, on Sunday.
R.E.P. MUMBAUER made a legal business trip to Allentown on Tuesday.
Elias NICE, of Manayunk, was visiting friends here over Saturday and Sunday.
Geo. WAMPOLE and family and John HUNSBERGER and family were the Sunday guests of Jos. HUNSBERGER.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob L. REIFF, of Allentown, were here on Sunday visiting D.H. LATSHAW and family.
John HOFFMAN of this place is making a large chicken pen.
John FRY who was critically ill, is slowly improving.
Howard GILBERT, of Boyertown, will move to Amon EHST of this place.
Mr. H.F. BORNEMAN and daughters Verna and Alma will go to Reading on a visiting trip.
Mrs. Frank SMITH has had another apopletic stroke and her condition is quite serious.
Henry TRUMP is making preparations to build a double home.
Mrs. John MOSER, the milliner, spent Tuesday in Philadelphia and purchased a new line of goods. She now has one of the most up-to-date millinery stores in this section of the county.
E. KLOTZ and wife visited friends at Alburtis on Sunday.
James GEISINGER and wife, of Alburtis visited Jonathan B. GEISINGER, of Chapel.
John ROBERTS and wife and daughter, of Bally, were the guests of Samuel SCHULTZ on Sunday.
Albert HILLEGASS and Mary MILLER, of Allentown, were the guests of Samuel SCHULTZ on Sunday.
RITTER and LONG will hold a cow sale at Wm. S. RAHN's hotel at this place this afternoon. They claim to have an extra load of cows.
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