While Abraham, son of Frank LANDIS, had his horse tied in front of SOUDER & CROUTHAMEL's building, at Souderton, the animal took fright and started to run away, but was caught in time, thus avoiding a more serious accident. The horse while struggling to free himself, came in contact with the shaft and one side of the same penetrated the horse on the side, making an ugly flesh wound, about seven inches deep. Dr. A.Z. KEELER, of Telford, was called and gave timely assistance.
During a severe rainstorm which swept over the northern part of Berks county, Monday night, the barn of Daniel SAUL, at Shoemakersville, was struck by lightning and consumed, together with its contents, including the season's crops. The bolt first struck a walnut tree near the dwelling, glanced off, breaking the leg of a bull in the yard, and then entered the barn. The loss is $4000 partly insured.
Mrs. Mahlon KLINE, of near Earlington, met with a serious accident last Thursday. She was assisting her husband at the barn, and forgetting something in the house, hurried back, and upon entering stumbled and fell, hitting her arm on the marble slab at the door. Upon examination it was found that the left fore-arm near the wrist was broken. Dr. V.Z. KEELOR, of Harleysville, was called and set the fractured limb.
Mrs. Jacob B. HIESTAND, of Hereford, raised some exceptionally large tomatoes. Several of the largest were measured. One was 12 inches by 15 inches and weighed two pounds and the other measured 12 inches by 14 inches and weighed one and a half pounds. The tomatoes were grown on Berks county Republican soil.
Joseph PROTENT, who had Special Officer WATCHORN arrested for shooting him in the hand at West Manayunk, lost the case against the officer and was himself held to answer at Court for assault and battery on WATCHORN.
Clarence KLEINERT, of Reading, fell from the Penn street bridge in that city and had both arms broken.
James MILLER, George KULP and Samuel BRODMAN, of Emaus, hired a team on Saturday evening from Liveryman Chas. MILLER, with the intention of driving to Dorney's Park. Upon returning their team was struck by a trolley car, which leaves Macungie at 11 o'clock. They were on the south side of the track as far as Perkiomen alley where they crossed to the north side and remained on that side for a distance of about forty yards. When they wanted to recross the horse was struck by the car. The animal was on the running board with the forelegs and broke the third seat. The force of the collision threw the horse back against the dash board and one of the two broken shafts pierced the neck of the horse, inflicting an ugly, if not fatal wound. One of the forewheels of the carriage is also broken. The horse is also badly injured about the back. It is extremely doubtful if it will ever recover. The passengers of the car were badly scared, but how the three occupants escaped without injury is a miracle. Mr. MILLER has had the trio arrested.
A.L. EISENHART, residing near Maple Grove, Berks county, on Monday afternoon, while returning with his wife from a visit, saw a tramp trying to force the rear door of their residence. EISENHART jumped off his wagon, ran into the barn, and securing a big blacksnake whip, went for the burglarious hobo. The latter saw him coming and ran around the corner of the house and plump into a bee-hive. For a few minutes the air was filled with a mixture of yells, bees and tramp and when the latter finally got clear he was in such a condition that EISENHART concluded he had been punished enough.
While Abraham, son of Frank LANDIS, had his horse tied in front of SOUDER & CROUTHAMEL's building, at Souderton, the animal took fright and started to run away, but was caught in time, thus avoiding a more serious accident. The horse while struggling to free himself, came in contact with the shaft and one side of the same penetrated the horse on the side, making an ugly flesh wound, about seven inches deep. Dr. A.Z. KEELER, of Telford, was called and gave timely assistance.
During a severe rainstorm which swept over the northern part of Berks county, Monday night, the barn of Daniel SAUL, at Shoemakersville, was struck by lightning and consumed, together with its contents, including the season's crops. The bolt first struck a walnut tree near the dwelling, glanced off, breaking the leg of a bull in the yard, and then entered the barn. The loss is $4000 partly insured.
Mrs. Mahlon KLINE, of near Earlington, met with a serious accident last Thursday. She was assisting her husband at the barn, and forgetting something in the house, hurried back, and upon entering stumbled and fell, hitting her arm on the marble slab at the door. Upon examination it was found that the left fore-arm near the wrist was broken. Dr. V.Z. KEELOR, of Harleysville, was called and set the fractured limb.
Mrs. Jacob B. HIESTAND, of Hereford, raised some exceptionally large tomatoes. Several of the largest were measured. One was 12 inches by 15 inches and weighed two pounds and the other measured 12 inches by 14 inches and weighed one and a half pounds. The tomatoes were grown on Berks county Republican soil.
Joseph PROTENT, who had Special Officer WATCHORN arrested for shooting him in the hand at West Manayunk, lost the case against the officer and was himself held to answer at Court for assault and battery on WATCHORN.
Circumstances unusually distressing attend the death of Margueret CRUMMER, a young woman, whose home was at 1136 North 40th street Philadelphia. While hemorrhages of the lungs was the cause of her sudden end, the fact that none of her relatives were near and could render assistance makes it very sad. Miss CRUMMER was about twenty years of age and was spending a month at the Palm Hotel, for the benefit of her health. Up to the time she went to bed on Sunday night she appeared to be in good spirits. About 7.45 o'clock Monday morning a boarder occupying the next room to Miss CRUMMER heard her coughing. When Miss CRUMMER did not get up for breakfast an alarm was made at her room and as no response came, the suspicions of the boarders were aroused and they secured a chair and looked in the room through the transom, but failed to see her in bed, then investigation by a window, at the porch, was made and her lifeless body was revealed lying between the bed and window with large spots of blood around her. Dimming Bros., the East Greenville undertakers were summoned, who took charge of the body. Her family was notified and on Monday evening her brother came. Tuesday morning her body was shipped to her home where interment was later made. At the time the body of the unfortunate woman was found Nathan LEESER the proprietor of the hotel was away from home and none of the rest knew her name nor the address of her parents and for several hours there was great excitement among the many boarders who are quartered at the hotel.
Liveryman Harry B. HABERLE, of Gratersford, met with a mishap one evening this week, when returning from a coaching trip with a load of twenty summer boarders. He drove too close to an embankment in H.M. ESPENSHIP's driveway and the entire team fell over into the creek. The top of the wagon was demolished, but luckily none of the occupants were injured. The entire party of pleasure seekers who are boarding at the ESPENSHIP home received a complete drenching. The wagon was a new one and only used several times.
The farm of George WENDLING, deceased, of Steinsburg, was on Saturday sold at public sale to Charles WAGNER, of near Emaus, for $3320. The farm contains 116 acres and is considered one of the best in that vicinity. Mr. WAGNER expects to move on the farm this fall. Ambrose WEISS, of Steinsburg, last week bought the ten acre farm of Philip GEISINGER, of the same place, for $625.
Lightning struck and shattered the large front door of Spies church, in Alsace township, Berks county, on Monday night. A dozen holes were torn in the door and the splinters were scattered about the yard and in the vestibule. The congregation only recently installed a handsome new organ, half of which was paid by Andrew CARNEGIE.
Rev. N.S. HAWK of East Greenville, pastor of the Milford Circuit of the Evangelical church will tomorrow have services at Clayton, at 10 o'clock a.m. at Hosensack at 2.30 p.m., and at East Greenville, at 7.30 p.m. The evening services will be in the English language.
William BAINES, of East Greenville, and Alfred RITTER, of Spinnerstown, were elected members of the executive committee at the RITTER family reunion held at Dorney's Park, near Allentown, on Wednesday.
Joseph YINGLING, of near Hill Church, Berks county, was surprised one morning this week to find forty dead chickens in his hennery. He investigated and found that a weasel had done the deadly work.
Jacob HIESTAND, one of Berks county's most up-to-date farmers this week purchased the Nathaniel FRY farm near Hereford, for $1700.
Clarence KLEINERT, of Reading, fell from the Penn street bridge in that city and had both arms broken.
James MILLER, George KULP and Samuel BRODMAN, of Emaus, hired a team on Saturday evening from Liveryman Chas. MILLER, with the intention of driving to Dorney's Park. Upon returning their team was struck by a trolley car, which leaves Macungie at 11 o'clock. They were on the south side of the track as far as Perkiomen alley where they crossed to the north side and remained on that side for a distance of about forty yards. When they wanted to recross the horse was struck by the car. The animal was on the running board with the forelegs and broke the third seat. The force of the collision threw the horse back against the dash board and one of the two broken shafts pierced the neck of the horse, inflicting an ugly, if not fatal wound. One of the forewheels of the carriage is also broken. The horse is also badly injured about the back. It is extremely doubtful if it will ever recover. The passengers of the car were badly scared, but how the three occupants escaped without injury is a miracle. Mr. MILLER has had the trio arrested.
A.L. EISENHART, residing near Maple Grove, Berks county, on Monday afternoon, while returning with his wife from a visit, saw a tramp trying to force the rear door of their residence. EISENHART jumped off his wagon, ran into the barn, and securing a big blacksnake whip, went for the burglarious hobo. The latter saw him coming and ran around the corner of the house and plump into a bee-hive. For a few minutes the air was filled with a mixture of yells, bees and tramp and when the latter finally got clear he was in such a condition that EISENHART concluded he had been punished enough.
While Abraham, son of Frank LANDIS, had his horse tied in front of SOUDER & CROUTHAMEL's building, at Souderton, the animal took fright and started to run away, but was caught in time, thus avoiding a more serious accident. The horse while struggling to free himself, came in contact with the shaft and one side of the same penetrated the horse on the side, making an ugly flesh wound, about seven inches deep. Dr. A.Z. KEELER, of Telford, was called and gave timely assistance.
During a severe rainstorm which swept over the northern part of Berks county, Monday night, the barn of Daniel SAUL, at Shoemakersville, was struck by lightning and consumed, together with its contents, including the season's crops. The bolt first struck a walnut tree near the dwelling, glanced off, breaking the leg of a bull in the yard, and then entered the barn. The loss is $4000 partly insured.
Mrs. Mahlon KLINE, of near Earlington, met with a serious accident last Thursday. She was assisting her husband at the barn, and forgetting something in the house, hurried back, and upon entering stumbled and fell, hitting her arm on the marble slab at the door. Upon examination it was found that the left fore-arm near the wrist was broken. Dr. V.Z. KEELOR, of Harleysville, was called and set the fractured limb.
Mrs. Jacob B. HIESTAND, of Hereford, raised some exceptionally large tomatoes. Several of the largest were measured. One was 12 inches by 15 inches and weighed two pounds and the other measured 12 inches by 14 inches and weighed one and a half pounds. The tomatoes were grown on Berks county Republican soil.
Joseph PROTENT, who had Special Officer WATCHORN arrested for shooting him in the hand at West Manayunk, lost the case against the officer and was himself held to answer at Court for assault and battery on WATCHORN.
We are glad to present the picture of Anna S. CRESSMAN (picture), of Sumneytown, in this issue, who is to teach physical culture and other subjects at Perkiomen Seminary the coming year. Miss CRESSMAN is a graduate of the public schools of her native town, of the West Chester State Normal School, class of 1902, and of the New Haven Normal School of Gymnastics, class of 1904. While in the New Haven School of Gymnastics, Miss CRESSMAN took such studies as anatomy, physiology, physics, histology, German gymnastics, Swedish gymnastics, physiology of exercise, pedagogy, applied anatomy, anthoropemetry, physical diagnosis, first aid to injured, orthopaedics, delsarte and practical work in all sorts of physical exercises, games for women. Miss CRESSMAN also took work in massage and medical gymnastics, together with a course of lectures in the New Haven Dispensary on the curvature of the spine and its prevention and treatment by proper physical exercise and mechanical appliances. This full and complete course in all branches of physical culture for girls will make Miss CRESSMAN a valuable addition to the teaching force of Perkiomen Seminary, where she will have charge of all gymnastic exercises for girls. She will give each girl a thorough physical examination, prescribe special exercises for special needs and carefully direct the physical development of all the girls, just as the physical director of the Seminary will direct the gymnasium work of the young men. Miss CRESSMAN is the accomplished daughter of Jesse S. CRESSMAN, the successful and popular merchant of Sumneytown, where interest in matters educational has always been active and pronounced. Forrest CRESSMAN, an only brother of Miss CRESSMAN, is the celebrated musician and musical composer, who is now studying music in Vienna.
Mrs. Anna BRAY, of Pen Argyl, who 15 years ago, determined, for some reason of her own, to spend the remainder of her days in bed, arose Friday for the first time, having tired of her resolution. She had her meals brought to her regularly, and not once did she require the aid of a physician. During her stay in the house the town has made remarkable progress and she was unable to recognize the place she knew as a village of a few hundred inhabitants in the busy town of the present day. In the afternoon she rode in a trolley car for the first time. She says there is too much "hustle and bustle" in the town, and she may again return to bed.
Dr. A.L. BAUM, the veterinary surgeon who recently opened an office at the Pennsburg Hotel, on Thursday changed his headquarters to the Red Hill Hotel, where he will continue to practice his profession.
John TREANEY, a resident of McKinley, a village near Ogontz, accidentally shot and perhaps fatally injured his six year old son on Saturday afternoon while handling a revolver which he believed was not loaded.
Eugene DAMBLY, of Skippack, editor of, the Skippack Transcript, has been drawn on the United States District Court Grand Jury which will begin its labors in Philadelphia on September 19 next.
The Reading Board of Health on Monday took up the crusade of Dr. Lawrence FLICK, of Phipps Institute, Philadelphia, and President of the New Haven Sanitarium, against tuberculosis by adopting a rule that hereafter consumption is to be treated as a contagious disease. All cases are to be reported to the Board of Health by Reading physicians and a record kept. Whenever a house occupied by any person suffering from tuberculosis is vacated, either by removal or death, it shall be fumigated and thoroughly cleansed before again being occupied. Reading is one of the first cities in the country to take this advanced position.
J.M. BENDER, of Point Pleasant, Bucks county, has a row of cotton plants in his garden, quite a novelty in that section. The seed was planted about the first of June and the plants are from three to three and a half feet high.
Dana WHITE, paymaster for the O'Rourke Engineering and Construction Company, of New York, was held up near Paterson, N.J., by four masked men on Wednesday morning. He was forced, at the point of three revolvers, to surrender $5112, the amount of the company's payroll. WHITE was accompanied by two body-guards and was on his way to pay the workmen who are engaged in building a reservoir. When near a mountain their horse was shot and killed and the three men were covered with revolvers. WHITE tried to jump from the wagon and he was assaulted. From the bottom of the vehicle the money in a bag was snatched and the highwaymen fled. It is the opinion of the police that the robbers were employed formerly by the company. No trace of the robbers has as yet been found.
Prince, a pet dog belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Charles DAVIS, of Pemberton, N.J., who died recently, was given a costly burial. About fifty society people of the town attended the burial. Impressive services were held at the grave and an undertaker had charge of the funeral. The dog was lowered in a grave in an oak casket with silver handles and white satin trimming. The mound formed after the grave had been filled up was literally covered with flowers. Later a marble slab will mark the location of the grave.
While B.F. BUCHER, of Delphi, was engaged in picking pears from a tree of John HEIMER's one morning this week a limb broke and he fell to the ground injuring himself about the head and sustained severe bruises internally. Dr. C.B. DOTTERER was summoned to render medical aid. No bones were found broken and while the injuries are not considered serious he suffers excruciating pain and is confined to bed.
A few weeks ago a rumor was published in several papers that the family of Wayne BITTENDENDER, of Clayton, had been increased by twins, a boy and a girl. The news was unfounded at the time, but on Tuesday the boy reported promptly on time. The girl however failed to turn up thus far and the probabilities are that it has been missent or lost on the way. The parents are satisfied however the way it is.
Rev. Oswald, the newly elected pastor of the Trinity Reformed church at Spinnerstown, will have harvest home services in that church tomorrow forenoon.
Daniel H. HOTTENSTEIN, the oldest resident of Kutztown, died of general debility. He was a trustee of the Keystone State Normal School and wealthy. He is 91 years old.
John STEPHEN, of Boyertown, has an apple tree on his premises that has a cluster of 28 large apples on one limb, within a space of 12 inches.
Samuel G. ECK, of Chapel, has a chicken that laid an egg which measured five and one half by eight inches.
Harry MITCHELL, aged about 26 years, of Upper Hanover township, was hopelessly lost on Sunday evening, while about to return to his home near the New Goshenhoppen Reformed church, from the Evangelical campmeeting, which was held about a mile from his home. Mr. MITCHELL is in the employ of farmer Samuel SCHLICHER and on Sunday evening he wended his way to the campmeeting in Schultz's grove a short distance away. At about 10.30 o'clock he started on what he thought was his way home, instead he followed the Shimerville-Treichlerville turnpike until he came to Old Zionsville. Here he saw the churches and knew he was in a strange place. He aroused people living there and asked them to direct him to the New Goshenhoppen church, for he knew he could find his home then. After receiving the directions he retraced his steps until Treichlersville was reached when he, instead of turning to his left as he came to Treichlersville, kept on the straight road, at about daybreak he came to the Clayton creamery and seeing a farmer he again asked to be directed to his home. He followed these directions and reached his home on Monday morning, at nine o'clock, footsore and tired. He claims that he walked all night and the distance he covered must have been about twenty miles.
J.C. MILLER, 40 years and Michael WELSH, 40 years, both of Manayunk, were this week arrested and held in $500 bail each as witnesses in the Louisa KOHLE case, whose body was found at the foot of a high cliff near that town on Sunday.
Miss Amanda FRY, of Hereford, planted two potatoes in her garden and this week she dug up forty-three pounds of tubers. There are some among the lot of exceptional size. The yield was an extraordinary one.
Nathaniel FREY, of Corning, this week purchased the brick house in the lower end of Pennsburg, known as the Adam MILLER homestead, for $1400. Mr. FREY is making alterations on the premises and will take possession shortly.
The campmeeting of the Evangelical Church which was held in Joel SCHULTZ's grove, near East Greenville, for the past week, was the largest attended meeting held in this vicinity for many years. The camp was exceptionally well attended last Sunday.
Charles A. KNEULE, the new proprietor of the Pennsburg Hotel, will have his opening this evening. The Citizens' Band, of East Greenville, will render a musical treat in the form of a concert.
Miss Emma MCCOY, of Norristown, was painfully scalded by having several cups of coffee accidentally spilled over her neck and left shoulder. She was compelled to take to her bed for several days.
Sunday, August 13, 1904, will be a red letter day for time and eternity, to a circle of human souls whom God Almighty can name and number. Worcester township, Montgomery county, has given a fair daughter to go forth in the spirit of the Apostle Paul and bring the glad tidings, to those who have not yet learned of their Savior Jesus Christ. Farewell services were held last Sunday for Miss Flora K. HEEBNER, before her departure for missionary work in Shansi, China, under the auspices of the Mission Board of the Schwenkfelder church, in the Worcester church. Those who took a direct part in the exercises were, John H. SCHULTZ, as presiding officer; Josiah D. HEEBNER, as music director; the Worcester choir, Revs. E.S. ANDERS, G.K. MESCHTER and O.S. KRIEBEL; Carlotta SCHULTZ, Mr. BROWN, Harvey K. HEEBNER and the missionary herself, Miss HEEBNER. The large audience room was crowded with members of the various local churches of the Schwenkfelder church, besides many friends of Miss HEEBNER, living in the community or at distant places. The exercises throughout were of a simple, deeply spiritual, harmonious and impressive nature, long to be remembered. The Sunday school convention, held the day previous in the Towamencin church, had in part paved the way for the spiritual uplift the day afforded and also expressed its feelings in the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, "That we hereby express our hearty appreciation of the christian spirit shown by our fellow member, Miss Flora K. HEEBNER, who is about to sail for China, that we wish her safety, health, success on her voyage, in her labors and a safe return to our midst and that we pledge her our sympathy, our prayers and support, moral, financial and in other ways." It is impossible to report adequately the effect of the exercises or to give a summary of the addresses delivered. Among the salient thoughts brought out must be noted these:
The reality, the personality of Jesus Christ, the guidance given human souls by the Guiding Hand, the grandeur of a life devoted to missionary work, the cheering aspects of such labors, the glorious privilege of gathering fruitage unto the day of the final account, the need of living the Christ life in the daily walk and conversation, the satisfaction that must come to parents who have children to go to missionary work. Surely a missionary is to be envied not pitied or mourned for in view of the stern realities of the here and the hereafter. Miss Flora KRAUSS HEEBNER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.H. HEEBNER, was born and raised in Worcester township, educated in the public schools, at West Chester, Pennsburg and Oberlin. She goes forth as a member of the Schwenkfelder church, under the auspices of the Boards of Missions of her church and of the Congregational church, supported conjointly by her own church and a Women's Mission Board of Chicago. Her field of labor will be the Shansi Mission, in North China, made forever memorable by the heroic lives and deaths, of both foreign missionaries and native christians during the Boxer movement of 1900. Her work will be of an educational nature and will as a first step make it necessary for her to give careful study to the Chinese language itself.
She left home on Wednesday on her trip to her field of labor, that will take her 12,000 miles from home and keep her from home seven years. All honor to the family, the church, the community that has a son or a daughter to give to such Christ-like service for humanity. These words, quite inadequate to the occasion, may appropriately be closed by the following lines written for the occasion and expressive of the thought of Miss HEEBNER: My Saviour, Lord of all, I heard thy loving call, Thy call for me. What wilt Thou have me do, all, all life's journey through? I concecrate anew. My all to thee, Go, take my bread and feed, My brethren - those in need - Nor let one die. I am with you always. I heard thy dear voice say "Thy word I shall obey," Was my reply. Hence I shall leave those near, My parents, brethren dear, and sail away. Some day I hope to meet, Some day I hope to greet, All, at the Master's feet. To stay for aye.
The employes of four of the largest paper mills of Reading, of which George F. BAER, the president of the P. & R. railroad, is also president, had a picnic at Willow Grove Park on Saturday as the guests of Mr. BAER. The president had provided a specsal train for their accommodation.
A number of buildings were damaged throughout this section during the heavy thunder storm of Sunday morning and two cows belonging to Asa ROTHENBERGER, midway between Pennsburg and Geryville, were killed.
"I want you to take care of my remains in about an hour," was the request made by Walter BELL, of Norristown, to officer DUDDY on Sunday evening. "What's the trouble," demanded the officer, "are you tired of living? "Well, I just drank a quantity of laudanum and I don't think it will take a great while to fix me," replied BELL, coolly. After walking a square BELL asked for a glass of water. While drinking it he fell in a heap and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. It is said BELL has been despondent for several days because a young woman had refused to marry him.
The second and concluding day of the fifth annual mid-summer target tournament at Griesemersville, was well attended last Thursday. M.S. BREY, of Geryville, won first prize, and L. WERTZ, of Temple, second. The experts who were present did some great work. They were SQUIRES, of Wilmington, and HAWKINS, of New Haven. The former ran 68 straight. Their scores, however, did not count against the locals. KRAMLICH ran 27 straight. Out of 195 targets HAWKINS hit 185; KRAMLICH, 171; SQUIERS, 184; L. WERTZ, 175; M.S. BREY, 176, and L.M. LINCOLN, 161.
The fifth annual reunion of the BERGEY Family Association will be held at ZERBER's Park, near West Point, on Saturday, August 27th. The morning session will open at 10.30 with a business meeting. Recess will be taken at 12 o'clock till 1.30 p.m. for luncheon. At 1.30 afternoon session will begin with music and addresses lasting till 3 o'clock. At three o'clock the games will begin, with a ball game, Norristown vs. Pottstown.
Joseph STEWARD, a carpenter of Berwyn, blew out his brains with a shot gun, last Saturday afternoon, in the presence of his wife and several of his children. The man had been drinking a quantity of liquor and was in a despondent mood when the crime was committed. There was no reason for his act, but the influence under which he was at the time. The suicide was the father of twenty children, several of which are dead.
Governor PENNYPACKER is winning fame as a grower of corn. The corn on his farm, at PENNYPACKER's Mills, is the finest in the county, some stalks standing 18 feet high and having five ears on them. Mr. PENNYPACKER also had a field of oats on his farm. They are called PENNPACKER oats, and yielded 56 bushels to the acre when thrashed.
During the heavy thunder storm that passed over this section last Sunday morning, the house of Frank LUTZ, of near the West Branch paper mill, was struck by lightning and considerably damaged. Several members of the family had the unpleasant sensation of having bricks loosened from the chimney fall through the roof into their beds.
In our last issue a statement appeared saying the Veterinarian A.L. BAUM who located in Pennsburg had been formerly located, at Trumbauersville, which is incorrect. His former station was Shelly, Pa. Dr. H.L. BAUM, with whom he was confounded is still at Trumbauersville.
Among the 302 candidates who successfully passed the severe State Board Medical examination recently, is our townsman Dr. Fred O. WAAGE, only son of Rev. O.F. WAAGE. He is on duty for a year in the Methodist Episcopal Hospital, of Philadelphia.
Over 2000 members of the DIETRICH family and connections held their second annual reunion at Kutztown, on Saturday. All are descendants of Johannes Christian DIETRICH, who landed in New York, in 1710, and Johannes DIETRICH, who settled in Philadelphia in 1731.
Rev. Harry M. LENGEL, of Reading, who believes that "work is the best medicine in the world," has just completed a house, and did all the work himself, from digging the foundation and mixing the mortar to painting it.
Governor PENNYPACKER on Tuesday respited Eugene BLOCH, of Allentown, (who was to have been hanged on Aug. 25), until October 6, to allow his case to be taken before the Board of Pardons on application for a commutation of sentence to life imprisonment.
Wesley CLOSE, of Pottstown, is amusing himself by teaching two blind pigs to perform various kinds of tricks. The animals are fed from a bottle and Mr. CLOSE says they are very apt pupils.
Colonel James BOYD, of Norristown, nestor of the Pennsylvania bar, president of the Montgomery County Bar Association, is believed to be at death's door at his home. Several days ago he was brought from Atlantic City in a special car. He is 84 years old and suffers from a general break down.
Oswin BIELER, of the Grand View Poultry Farm near East Greenville, has a corn field in which the stalks average fully twelve feet. Among the lot there have been found two stalks of exceptional length, one measuring 14 1/2 feet, the other 12 feet four inches.
Prospectors will drill for copper ore on the land of John WRIGHT, situate on the Lehigh Mountains, on the side of Emaus. Ore of good quality has been found in small quantities on the tract of Mr. WRIGHT.
A very much interested spectator at the parade of the Emaus Fire Company No. 1, last Saturday, was Mrs. Enoch ROHRBACH, aged 92 years, of Harlem Berks county. In all her life time the aged woman never saw a parade or heard a brass band.
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