A small legacy of $100 awaits Samuel GOODMAN, a grandson of Elizabeth KRUPP, of Pennsburg, if he is alive to claim it. The will of Mrs. KRUPP has been admitted to probate, and disposes of an estate of about $2000. To Emma, wife of William BIEHN, of Pennsburg, a daughter is left a bequest of $100 and to a son, Harry GOODMAN, is bequeathed $300. To Jesse GOODMAN, William GOODMAN and Samuel GOODMAN, sons of William GOODMAN, and a grandson of Mrs. KRUPP, are left legacies of $100 each. The whereabouts of Samuel GOODMAN are unknown; in fact, it is not known whether he is dead or alive. In the event of Samuel GOODMAN failing to appear as a claimant, his share is to be divided between Jesse and William GOODMAN, the other grandsons. Mrs. KRUPP, after disposing of wearing apparel, expresses the wish that her furniture be sold among relatives and not to strangers. The residue of the estate is to be divided among the sons and daughters. Obediah B. YEAKEL, of East Greenville, is named as the executor. The will was drawn on February 20, 1903.
The administrators of the John J. WALTER estate, of Pennsburg, on Thursday sold at public sale the store property located in the lower end of Pennsburg. The property was sold for $4000, to Fred YOUNG, of East Greenville. The stock was sold to the same person at the amount which three appraisers will name. One share of the Pennsburg Building Company stock was sold to Charles M. REED for $37.
The general store at Bally, conducted by the I.H. BECHTEL estate was set on fire on Friday morning by a large oil lamp which fell from the ceiling. The oil in the lamp was thrown in different directions and was soon a mass of flames. The presence of an American Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher saved the building from destruction as it was used by one of the clerks and in a few minutes the fire was extinguished.
The cellar of George MILLER, of Macungie, was the home of a family of muskrats during the early part of the week. The house is near the Swabia creek and during the freshet on Friday night they found their way into the cellar several were seen in the cellar and shot. Mrs. MILLER was bitten in the arm by one while reaching into a barrel for potatoes. Six muskrats were killed before they were all exterminated in Mr. MILLER's cellar.
Farmer H.J.K. JOHNSON, of Perkiomenville, met with an accident while taking his milk to the Perkiomenville depot on Saturday morning. The wagon broke and the milk cans were thrown from it. One can was completely emptied of its contents of about thirty quarts.
Jonathan Y. HAUCK, the blacksmith of near Perkiomenville, lost a valuable horse on Wednesday night through peculiar circumstances. The animal during the night became fastened in the stall and was strangulated.
The tax payers of Upper Hanover township, met on Friday evening, January 22, to discuss the formation of a ticket to be voted for in February. After debating upon the question they voted to form a citizens ticket. The following were nominated:
Assessor: Jesse GERHART
Supervisors: Jacob M. KURZ and Irwin D. BAUER
School Directors: Allen H. BLANK and Frank SCHLENKER
District Assessor: H.H. ROTH
Judge of Election: Chas. H. DIMMIG
Inspector: Wm. S. YOUNG and Charles H. ROTH
Auditor: James A. TAGGERT
The Second District met Tuesday at Haring's Hotel and nominated a Democratic ticket. The following were nominated:
Supervisors: Irwin D. BAUER, Jacob M. KURZ and Wm. H. BENFIELD
School Directors: Allen H. BLANK and Frank SCHLENKER
Dist. Assessor: Irwin SNYDER
Judge of Election: Wm. I. SMITH
Inspector: Almoren REED
After the ticket was made there were still some Republican candidates that were anxious to be on the ticket, but under the instructions of the County Commissioners the Democrats were not allowed to put more names on the ticket, so the Republicans made one nominating the following:
Supervisor: Henry CHRISTMAN
Assessor: Edwin H.J. GERY
School Director: Henry G. MARKLEY
Judge of Election: Wm. I. SMITH
Inspector: Asa MARKLEY
The Third District nominated the following:
Assessor: George ZIEGLER
Dist. Ass.: Harvey MESCHTER
Judge: Calvin GRABER
Inspectors: Daniel GERHART and Enos KRAUSS
The Democrats of Pennsburg, on Wednesday evening held their primary election in the Town Hall and the following is the result of the election. One hundred and three votes were polled. Those marked with an (*) are the successful ones: Council, Milton T. KLINE 74*, D.K. GRABER 34, William HOFFMAN 37, William SMOLL 12, Henry STAHSEL 40*; School Directors, for three years, J.W. GRACE 36, William HERSH 58*, William BITTING 74*, F.K. WALT 26; for one year, Horace S. MOYER 49*, George FOLTZ 9, Charles FRIES 43; Assessor, Frank W. HILLEGASS 84*, Frank F. HUBER 18; Judge of Election, Leo SECHLER 63*, Howard Trumbore 38; Inspector, Joseph MUMBAUER 43; Frank HARING 59*; Auditor, Horace SMITH 50, Peter H. RENNINGER 51*.
A man who gave his name as Frank SCHMIDT came to Norristown from Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon and obtained a position as assistant to Maxwell KALUS, a baker. The same evening, when KALUS went to call on SCHMIDT for supper, it was found that SCHMIDT had disappeared. A gold watch and chain, $60 in money and two suits of clothing, all belonging to KALUS, are missing.
Miss Emma HERSCH, of near Macungie was almost asphyxiated the other night from coal gas. The stove pipe in some way became parted and when discovered she was almost lifeless. Dr. BROBST, of Macungie, worked long and hard before she showed any life. She is out of danger now.
Oswin HIMMELWRIGHT, a butcher of Argus, was bit in the hand by a hog which he was about to kill for Jesse ACKERMAN, of the same village. The hand has since become sore and he is unable to follow his duties in butchering.
David HUNSBERGER (picture), of New Hanover township, is one of the best known residents in that section of the county. He was born in Milford township, Bucks county, June 13, 1846, and when eight years old he made his home with Jacob SORVER, the tanner of Rockhill township, Bucks county. When he was seventeen years of age he learned the trade of a cigar maker with his brother Joseph, also a resident of Bucks county. After working at this trade for about thirty years he enlisted in the army and served in the Civil War in 1865. In 1867 he moved to New Hanover and there again started work at cigarmaking with the late Jesse L. KLINE. In 1872 he was married to Elmira RHOADS, of New Hanover. He later packed cigars for N.W. UNDERKOFFLER, of Frederick, but after serving a year at that he quit working at cigars and worked as a day laborer.
Constable BAHL, of Emaus, is looking with a warrant for Wilson MILLER, aged 28, of Emaus, who is alleged to have forged the name of Francis KLINE, a farmer of the same place to three checks for $50 $50 and $40, respectively, aggregating $140. MILLER is so illiterate that he asked people in the Emaus post office how to spell, "fifty." He even signed KLINE's name "Mr. Francis KLINE." One of the checks was cashed by Landlord BIEBER, the new proprietor of the Sicher House, and another by Frank BUCHMAN, the wholesale liquor dealer. He went to Squire WEAVER to have the third cashed. The squire said he hadn't $50 handy, so Henry DIEHL, who was there, cashed the check, and had it re-cashed by H.M. KNAUSS. Mr. KLINE denounced the checks as absolute forgeries, nor is the writing or his signature in his hand. MILLER skipped and was last seen in Allentown, leaving behind his wife and two children. He was a newcomer in Emaus and little is known of his antecedents.
One of the largest sales held in recent years on a Berks county farm was conducted by Alfred P. EYRICH on the BARBEY farm, in Spring township, with 2000 persons in attendance, with 300 carriages and sleighs tied along the fences. A free dinner was served to all bidders and 27 chickens, 800 waffles, 150 pies, 50 custards and two bushels of potatoes, with 40 quarts of coffee, were consumed.
Benjamin SCHLIMME, a farmer living near North Wales, was awakened early Sunday morning by the neighing of his four horses and found his large frame barn afire. He was able to save only one horse. Sixteen cows, three horses and one calf perished in the flames. The fire, it is supposed, was of incendiary origin.
H.F. BORNEMAN, of Bechtelsville, has a large collection of old and rare money. Among these relics is a Continental note bearing the date 1777 and it is in a perfect state of preservation.
George ROTH, of Pennsburg, made a business trip to Allentown on Wednesday.
Mrs. C.A. KNEULE, of this borough, spent Wednesday and Thursday in Philadelphia with her son Herbert, who was operated upon for appendicitis on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank FOX and child, of Woodbury, N.J., visited the family of M.K. GILBERT, of Pennsburg, on Sunday. Mr. FOX formerly resided with the GILBERT family. He at present holds a responsible position with a shipbuilding company at Camden.
L. HARRIS, of New York, representing the American Pictorial Company, of that city spent several days in these boroughs taking photographs of the interier of some of the most prominent business places.
Rev. C.M. DELONG, of East Greenville last evening attended a banquet of the Franklin and Marshall College Alumni, which was given at Allentown.
Mr. and Mrs. George HART, of this borough, on Sunday attended the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mrs. HARTs parents at Allentown.
F.F. RUTHARDT, of Pennsburg operator at East Penn Junction, near Allentown, was off duty several days this week on account of sickness.
Jacob ROTHENBERGER, of this borough, was sick in the foreport of the week and was unable to attend to his duties.
Misses Ruth ESHBACH and Katie MENSCH are spending a few days in Kutztown visiting the latters cousin Mrs. Jacob B. ESSER of that town.
T. Everett WANNOP, of Philadelphia, representing the Charles H. FISCHER and Co., Piano firm, of that city, made a business trip to this borough on Wednesday.
Rev. C.C. BOYER, of Kutztown, will preach an English sermon to-morrow forenoon in the St. Marks Lutheran Church of this town.
Horace KLINE and Jacob SECHLER, of this borough, made a business trip to Norristown on Thursday.
Edwin H. SIEGFRIED and John SIEGFRIED of Monterery Berks County on Thursday visited the formers sister Mrs. C.Q. HILLEGASS of this borough.
Dr. James G. MENSCH attended the Medical Society meeting at the Hotel Allen, Allentown on Thursday.
Dr. J.G. HERSH, of East Greenville, on Thursday attended the meeting of the Lehigh County Medical Society which was held at the Hotel Allen, Allentown.
James W. ROBERTS of Milford Square was probably the only Bucks countian who made the trip to Pittsburg seven times by wagon. He was born nearly eighty years ago on his father's farm in Richland township, two miles east from Milford Square. Mr. ROBERTS worked on his father's farm till he was sixteen years old, when he went to Philadelphia and secured employment with a milk dealer and served a route for two years, after which he returned home and assisted his father on the farm and in marketing produce in Philadelphia, where he went once a week with a heavy team. While on those trips he formed an acquaintance with the PHILLIPSes, several of whom had moved to Ohio, and of others who were making trips across the mountains to Pittsburg. He was delighted with the exciting stories told and determined to make a trip himself "out West." Accordingly in May of 1845 he interested the late David R. JAMESON in such a trip and they together started from the Brick Tavern and drove all the way, with a double team, to Salem, Ohio. The trip was made in ten days. They there put up with Lewis H. PHILLIPS and Albert PHILLIPS. The latter at one time was sheriff of Bucks county, James PHILLIPS, whom they visited, was at one time well known in Bucks county. The object of this trip was to buy stock. They bought a herd of sheep, six hundred and seventy head, and starting from Delware county, Ohio, drove them all the way across the mountains, fording the Susquehanna river and landed the entire herd safely at Harrisburg after thirty-one days of steady driving. Here they disposed of the sheep at a handsome profit to Brock & Booz, the former of whom was at one time sheriff of Bucks county. Encouraged by the success of this first trip, and without going home, Mr. ROBERTS returned across the mountains into Ohio and purchased a large herd of cattle which he also drove into Harrisburg and disposed of them there. Mr. ROBERTS made seven trips in all across the Alleghenies and brought that many droves of horses, sheep and cattle. Later on a railroad was constructed from some point in Ohio to Pittsburg and Mr. ROBERTS used to ship his horses to the latter place. One day a lot of freight cars were awaiting the coming of the freight train to pull them into Pittsburg. Drovers and market men were informed that the engine would take water and fuel and that there was thirty minutes time. Instead the train pulled out of the next station four miles away where they would leave thirty minutes later. The drovers and market men were left with no team available, so four of the men proposed to follow on foot, which was quickly decided on and the run began. Mr. ROBERTS was the only man who reached the train in time. He had two minutes to spare of time, covering the four miles, in twenty-eight minutes. He took charge of the entire freight, consisting of a number of cars of horses, cattle and produce and held the stock until the owners arrived. Mr. ROBERTS subsequently brought many droves of cattle from New York State and has followed marketing to Philadelphia for forty-two years. He made weekly trips and in all these years had not missed a single trip to the city.
The Board of Managers of the Goshenhoppen Mutual Fire Insurance Company met at Pennsburg, last Friday and organized by electing Isaac S. RAHN, President; M.K. GILBERT, Secretary, and Jonathan P. HILLEGASS, Treasurer. This company is reliable and well managed. It is still increasing, having now property insured to the value of $14,382,534 and 6312 policies in force. The Treasurer's report for the year ending December 31, 1903, shows the company to be in good financial standing. In consequence of a very small indebtness of the company for losses incurred since January 1st last the Board concluded that it was unnecessary at the present time, to make an assessment upon its members, and the matter was deferred until its next meeting.
Rev. I.B. RITTER, of Emaus, who was elected as pastor of the St. John's of Spinnerstown, and the St. Mark's Lutheran churches of Pennsburg, and extended a call refused to accept it. Rev. RITTER will stay at the Old Zionsville charge, which he served for a number of years.
Rev. W.B. FOX, of Sumneytown, will tomorrow morning preach a memorial sermon for Ellen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter SOUDER, who died several weeks ago of diphtheria.
The Necosmian Literary Society of the East Greenville High School, held its regular meeting on last Friday. The opening exercises were conducted by the chaplain after which the minutes were read and approved. The following program was rendered: Declamation, Mary DOTTERER; Select Readings, Herbert WINSCH and Florence SHELLY; Essayists, Willie KNETZ and Blanche SCHANTZ; Oration, Prof. E.S. LANDIS; Extempo speaker, Eva DOTTERER. Resolved, "That Grant was a better general than Napoleon," was debated affirmatively by Oliver SHELLY, Elizabeth HERBEIN and Wm. KNETZ, regatively by Harold MILLER, Eva BIELER and Elwood MESCHTER. The judges decided in favor of the affirmative speakers. After a recitation by Howard FAUL the society adjourned.
The publication committee of the History of the Hereford Literary Society met at the Hereford school house, on Monday evening. Rev. O.S. KRIEBEL of Perkiomen Seminary presided. The history will be printed in a cloth-bound book of 160 pages, with a dozen or more illustrations. H. Winslow FEGLEY made the photos for the illustrations. The book is sold only by subscription at $1.25 a volume, and no more will be printed than subscribed for by the members and friends of the society.
Laurence LINVILLE, aged 12 years, of Conshohocken, a messenger boy in the employ of the Postal Telegraph Company at Conshohocken, was drowned on Saturday in the raging waters of the Schuylkill river at that place. He stepped on a cake of ice, which floated from the river bank and threw him into the swollen stream. His body was not found until the second day after the accident, about 300 feet below where he went under.
John M. HUNSBERGER, of Dillingerville, has leased the Old Zionsville hotel and will move there next spring. James GACKENBACH, the present proprietor will relinguish the business after successfully conducting it for the past twenty years. He will move into John SNYDER's house which is at present occupied by Dr. E.M. BINGAMEN.
The Muhlenberg College Glee Club, of Allentown, will on Tuesday evening, February 9, give a concert in the Knights of Pythias Hall, at East Greenville. Frank REITER, of Pennsburg, a student of that institution is a member of the club.
James GREISAMER, of New Hanover, this week slipped on the ice and fell causing his leg to be fractured.
Charged by his wife with desertion and nonsupport, Rev. H.B. BROWN, formerly of Royersford, was held in $500 bail by Justice KEELY, of Royersford, for his appearance at court, his father, also a minister, going on his bond. In June, 1893, the defendant, with a promising career, married Flora, a daughter of J.W. PETERMAN, residing near Royersford. He afterward became pastor of the Evangelical Church, at Terre Hill, Pa., which he left to take a larger church at Allentown. Here, it is alleged, his relations with his wife grew cold. In the summer of 1899, it is alleged, he sent his wife and son on a visit to the home of her parents, and in a short time a letter was received from Mr. BROWN's father saying that he had resigned as pastor and disappeared from Allentown. All traces of him were lost until he recently located at Mount Carmel, where he posed as a single man.
The live bird match between Albert P. GEIST, of Fagleysville, and Charles P. KNIPE, of Norristown, came off at East End Park, Pottstown, on Saturday, and resulted in a tie at 46 birds each for $50 a side. The match was extremely interesting to the large crowd present. GEIST was unfortunate in having three birds drop out of bounds. He had the worst of the birds, too, although they were an average lot, for the most part. The tie will be decided on Washington's Birthday, when Messrs. GEIST and KNIPE will shoot at 50 birds for the same amount, $50 a side. There will also be a sweepstakes event.
Mrs. Evan DAVIS, of Allentown, died on Saturday, exactly one week after the death of her husband. Mr. DAVIS was one of the pioneer ironmakers in the Lehigh Valley, and was 75 years of age. His wife was 76 years old. She had been in feeble health for some time, and since her husband's death had been grieving and hoping that they would not be long divided in death.
The oddest bill yet presented to the Board of Trustees of the Lutheran Orphans' Home, at Topton, was one for one dollar and thirty-six cents for catching as many mice and rats at one cent each. The rodents were caught by the inmates of the Home, who most heartily engaged in the labor of ridding the Home of the pests. The proposition was made by the superintendent, Rev. Mr. RAKER.
Eli G. GILBERT, of Pottstown, proprietor of the Merchants Hotel, is a candidate to represent the democrats of his district at the State Convention. If Mr. GILBERT is honored with the trust there is no doubt but that the Democrats of the county will be faithfully represented. He has always been a staunch party worker and he will undoubtedly be elected as a delegate.
Charles WIEDER, the blacksmith at Centreville, near Macungie, has an old shovel in his possession that bears the date 1818, therefore being 86 years old. The relic is in a good condition and Mr. WIEDER prizes it highly.
Both dying at the same hour and on the same day, but in different towns, several miles distant, and both buried at the same hour in the same cemetery, with the same burial service, in adjacent graves, closes the final chapter of the aged lives of Mrs. Henry BERGEY, of Perkiomenville, and her aunt, Mrs. Charles BENNER, of Lansdale. Incidentally both were near the same age, both widows, and had both reared large families. The interment of these two women took palce Saturday in the old Salford burying grounds, near Lederachville, this county. Both died on Monday last. The death of Mrs. BENNER was coupled with a further co-incident - the death of her husband, 15 years ago, who died of the same cause (apoplexy) in the same month and on the same day of the week as did his wife. The husband and wife's death also occurred at the same hour of the same day, in the same room, and in the same chair.
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