Henry HENDERSON and George HENDERSON, negroes and brothers, were shot and killed shortly before midnight Wednesday night at Bethayres, this county. The murderer was another negro by the name of Frank SAYLOR. After shooting the brothers, SAYLOR took to the woods and was chased several miles by Cornelius WHITE and Constable BLAKE, but he finally succeeded in eluding them. It is said that SAYLOR was jealous of the attention paid by Henry HENDERSON to Miss Margaret SCOTT, of Fox Chase. Late Wednesday night HENDERSON and Miss SCOTT were walking along the road when they met SAYLOR, who had been standing in a clump of bushes along the highway. He called HENDERSON away from the woman, telling him he wished to speak to him. As HENDERSON advanced SAYLOR pointed a revolver and fired two shots in succession. After HENDERSON had fallen to the ground two more shots were fired by SAYLOR, at the prostrate man. Miss SCOTT's screams attracted several men and HENDERSON was carried to the home of Thomas CONNELL, not far from where the shooting occurred, and Dr. David G. ???vey, of Bethayres, was summoned. He could not save the man's life, who expired a few minutes after the arrival of the physician. When George HENDERSON was told of what had happened to his brother he bolted out with the intention of trying to capture the murderer. He met SAYLOR and the latter without saying a word fired four bullets into his body, killing him instantly. The remains of the two brothers were taken in charge by the undertaker at Jenkintown. The second shooting occurred about ??? fourths of a mile from the scene of the first murder. Through the efforts of District Attorney HENDRICKS the County Commissioner decided to offer a reward of $500 for the capture of SAYLOR. A description of the negro has been sent all over the county. He wore a gray suit and dark ???eater. SAYLOR weights about 170 pounds and is very black.
The butchers in the employ of A.G. KRIEBEL, Hereford, had a surprise on Saturday morning at about five o'clock which they will not soon forget. In order to get out on the road early with their teams they went to the butcher house and opened the refrigerator doors so that they could fill their wagon with meats. When the doors were swung open, an excited tramp issued therefrom. His form was stiff and numb with cold. Mumbling a few lame words of excuse, he dropped a grain bag containing fifty pounds of choice meat and, with a proper regard for the fighting abilities of the Berks county butchers, bolted for the door, gained the street and covered the next mile in about four minutes, all before the men had recovered from their surprise and thought of catching him. The slaughter house is always opened at 4 o'clock on Saturday morning, the men then going for breakfast before loading the wagons. The tramp had evidently slipped in with the hope that he could get out before any one came to the refrigerating room.
Mrs. Dr. W.H. HUNSBERGER, of Blandon Berks County, visited the family of her son Dr. Wm. HUNSBERGER, of this borough in the forepart of the week.
Lee HILLEGASS, of Philadelphia, a former resident, of Pennsburg, spent Sunday with relatives and friends at Pennsburg.
Misses Katie ROEDER and Ida HERSH, of East Greenville, are spending a few days at Kutztown. They left on Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael BREISCH, of Coopersburg, on Saturday visited the family of Mr. and Mrs. M.N. HUTTEL, of this borough. They also attended the funeral of Samuel T. SUMMERS.
H.T. SPANGLER, former President, of Ursinus College, Collegeville, made a business trip to this borough, on Monday.
Emanuel HILLIARD, of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, a former resident, of Pennsburg, was a visitor here this week. He was an employee in the Pennsburg Planing mill until about two years ago when he left here to accept a position in a mill at Erie, Pennsylvania.
Myron FEATHERMAN, of Allentown and Miss Ida GERHART, of Pennsburg, on Sunday visited Mr. and Mrs. G.W. GERHART, of Finland.
Mr. and Mrs. George HART, of this borough, were visiting in Philadelphia Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. M.K. GILBERT, of this borough, were visiting friends in Lansdale on Thursday.
Eugene SCHOLL, of this borough, on Monday made a business trip to Wilmington, Delaware.
Howard STETLER and W.D. RENNINGER on Monday were in Norristown to act as jurymen.
Miss Ida GERHART, of this borough, was in Allentown on Monday.
Mr. M. HILYARD, of Baltimore, formerly, of this borough, is spending this week visiting friends here.
Herbert KNEULE, Jacob GERHART, Clarence HUNSBERGER were in Finland gunning on Monday.
The annual election of the Pennsburg Fire Company, was held at the regular meeting on Tuesday evening. A large number were present and some other important business besides the election was transacted. The following were elected: President, Leo SECHLER; 1st Vice President, Clement DIEHL; 2nd Vice President, Eugene KNEULE; Secretary, M.T. KLINE; Financial Secretary, Arthur BAINES; Treasurer, Chas. A. KNEULE; Foreman, Horace S. MOYER; 1st Assistant, Edwin MILLER; 2nd Assistant, William SNYDER; Trustee, Howard TRUMBORE.
The installation of Rev. James O. OSWALD (picture), as pastor of the Great Swamp Chestnut Hill charge of the Goshenhoppen Classis, will take place tomorrow forenoon in the Trinity Reformed church near Spinnerstown. The installation committee is composed of Rev. C.S. WEAND, of Pottstown; Rev. J.L. ROUSH, of Sumneytown, and Rev. W.B. WERNER, of Schwenksville. Rev. OSWALD began his labors with this charge about the middle of October. Brief Sketch of Pastor's Life. James Oliver OSWALD is a son of Samuel and Emma OSWALD, and was born Nov. 6th, 1868, in Albany township, Berks county. The early death of his mother brought him under the fostering care of his grandparents who made good use of him on the farm. Soon death claimed his grandfather and a new home was found for James with his uncle, A.S. GREENAWALD, Kempton, Pa., who did not lose sight of the opportunity in educating him. Mr. OSWALD taught in the public schools of Pennsylvania for some years and during this time held two teachers' professional certificates and in May, 1892 he was granted a teachers' permanent certificate. After this he took a business course at Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and in the winter of 1894 and 1895 he prepared privately under Rev. J.N. BACHMAN and the following spring under Profs. WEAVER and J.P. BACHMAN for F. and M. College, which he entered in the fall. While at college he was a member of the college Y.M.C.A. and an earnest worker in Sunday-school. He was a member of the Goethean Literary Society and also of the F. and M. Military Company. In his Senior year he was elected to the presidency of the Goethean Literary Society, of his class, and appointed by the faculty as "Tutor of Harbaugh Hall." Mr. OSWALD graduated among the honor men of his class, delivering an oration on commencement day on "Die Deutsche Treue." He won the German prize in a German contest open to members of the Senior class.
In the fall of 1899 he entered the Reformed Theological Seminary at Lancaster from which institution he again graduated with honors. In the Senior year he was head librarian of the institution. On October 26th, 1901, he was elected to the pastorate of the Zion's Reformed charge, Lehigh classis, which he faithfully served for nearly three years, until he received the call from the Gt. Swamp and Chestnut Hill charge.
Milton S. BREY, of Geryville, Bucks County, a member of the John F. WEILER gun club, of Allentown, and John SOMERS, of the Independent Gun Club, of Easton, held a match shoot at the Duck Farm Hotel, Griesamersville on Thanksgiving Day for $50 a side, each to shoot fifty birds. Both men are crack shots and a large number of people witnessed the event.
Overcome by coal gas while sleeping, Mrs. George SASSAMAN, Jr., of Pottstown, was restored only after protracted efforts.
The party of gunners from East Greenville and Pennsburg, who left last week on a bear hunting trip in Pike county, returned on Tuesday evening with a 300 pound bear. The bear was, however, not shot by one of the party, but by one of their guides. Victor H. STECKEL shot at one but missed it, the shot was close enough to tear a bunch of fur from the animal's back.
Mrs. Henry R. MUMBAUER, of East Greenville, was on Monday forenoon saved from a horrible death by the prompt action of butcher Emanuel WEISS and his assistant John GEHMAN. The East Greenville butchers slaughtered a porker for Mr. MUMBAUER that morning and Mrs. MUMBAUER was at the butcher house and assisted in the making of the scrapple. When she was standing in front of the butchers furnace stirring the contents her dress caught fire and in an instant she was enveloped in flames. Mr. WEISS and GEHMAN were in the same portion of the building at the time and they quickly came to her assistance. They tore some of the burning clothing from her person and at the same time one of the men turned a stream of water on her from the hose, which quickly extinguished the burning clothing. Luckily, Mrs. MUMBAUER was only slightly burned and the men had their hands only slightly burned.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. WALT, of Wyncote, were badly injured in a runaway accident Sunday afternoon. The horse became frightened at an automobile at Greenwood avenue and Church road, Wyncote, upset the carriage and dragged both the occupants for quite a distance. Mr. and Mrs. WALT were badly lacerated and bruised about their heads and bodies. No bones were broken. The horse was horribly injured and may have to be killed. Mr. WALT is president of the Jenkintown Trust Company. He was raised at Salfordville and is well known throughout the Perkiomen Valley. He is a brother to Frank K. WALT, of Reading, formerly of Pennsburg. Warrants were issued on Wednesday by a local Magistrate for two well-known New Yorkers, Richard CROKER, Jr., son of the great ex-Tammany chief, and Joseph BUNTING, upon complaint of Henry K. WALT, who alleges that while the Gothsmites were speeding through Wyncote last Sunday afternoon at a steam-engine rate in a "Red Devil," the horse he was driving took freight, upset the carriage and WALT and his wife were badly bruised and lacerated.
November 22 - Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry KRIEBEL, of Hereford, a daughter.
November 19 - Born to Mr. and Mrs. George STEINMAN, of Chapel, a son.
November 21 - To Mr. and Mrs. Victor ROEDER, of Pennsburg, a still born son.
November 21 - Born to Mr. and Mrs. Erwin GERY, of Pennsburg, a son.
November 21 - Born to Mr. and Mrs. Oswin KLINE, of East Greenville, a son.
November 21 - Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry LEISTER, of Argus, a daughter.
November 23 - Born to Mr. and Mrs. Augustus ECK, of near Geryville, a daughter.
Charles SCHUBERT, of Shimersville, owner of the KERN farm at that place, has leased the farm to a party who expects to erect a brickyard on the place. There is an abundant deposit of fine clay suitable for the making of bricks found on the premises.
George DUCKBERGER, a tramp who for many years traveled through Lederachville and at different times lodged in the barns of the kind hearted farmers of that vicinity, on November fifth came to the residence of farmer Samuel LANDIS of that place and asked permission to lay in his barn as he was not feeling well. The permission was granted but DUCKBERGER was removed from the building a corpse ten days later. When the knight of the road asked permission and said he was ill the kind hearted farmer offered to take him in the house and give him a bed to rest in, but DUCKBERGER refused, saying that the barn was good enough. Mr. LANDIS noticed that the man was very sick and so he summoned a physician who administered medicines but despite this fact DUCKBERGER gradually grew worse and last Tuesday he died. He lived to the age of 79 years and 5 months. He was born in Germany. The funeral was held on Thursday of last week at the Lower Salford Mennonite Meeting House at 1.30 o'clock. Interment was made on the church burial grounds.
The members of the Pennsburg Lodge No. 449 I.O.O.F., have decided to hold a banquet in the near future, for themselves wives and lady friends. The banquet will be in honor of Henry DIMMIG the aged Treasurer, who has served in that capacity for thirty-three years, and Henry J. SMITH, the Secretary who has served in that capacity for thirty-one years. A committee has been appointed to make the necessary arrangements and it is expected that the banquet will be held in the forepart of the new year. The affair will be a memorable one as the committee is instructed to arrange for a sumptuous repast and to make up an interesting program.
Leon SNYDER of Old Zionsville, sold his homestead in that village and twenty-three acres of ground, to Oscar KUHNS, of Salford Station, for $4500. Mr. KUHNS was raised in this village, but for the past eight years he has been employed as agent for the Perkiomen Railroad at Salford Station. The property situate between Old Zionsville and Shimerville and owned by Edwin KERN and his sister, Mary Ann, was sold to the former's son-in-law, William RUPP, at private figures. There are a number of good dwellings on the place the tract contains about sixty-eight acres.
A visitor from Philadelphia writes the following few lines to the editor of Town and Country relative to the Song Service which was held by the Luther League of the St. Paul's Lutheran congregation, of near Red Hill: Those who were absent from the song service held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church last Sunday evening missed a rare treat. The young people of this congregation dererve a great deal of credit for the fine music they rendered on this occasion. Second to none ever given in this part of the country. The duets and solos both instrumental and in song were exquisite. The Clarionet and violin solos by Howard PFLUEGER and David CROLL prove that these young men possess rare musical abilities.
Supervisor Jacob M. KURZ, of Upper Hanover township, is ill at his home near Pennsburg, with a peculiar affliction. He has sore legs and hands and is unable to attend to his duties. He claims his illness originated from his working at the stone bridge at Copeland STICHTER's place, near the East Greenville borough line, where the borough runs its sewer or drainage into the small stream which passes under the bridge. He had to work in the poisonous water. The attending physician fears blood poisoning to set in.
Charles KRAUSS, of Dillingersville shot five large owls. The largest measured forty-eight inches across the wings. He nailed them against the wagon shed of Henry DICE so that passersby could see them.
Governor PENNYPACKER, as a farmer combating the ravages of the San Jose scale, is held up to the agriculturalists of Pennsylvania as a successful example by State Economic Zoologist H.A. SURFACE in his monthly bulletin just issued for November. The greater part of the bulletin is given up to the discussion of methods of fighting the pest, and the PENNYPACKER idea is commended it these terms: "Remarkable success has been attained by Governor PENNYPACKER with one spraying of young fruit trees about 3 or 4 years old with only kerosene and water mixture in the month of July. Many person in Montgomery county will testify to their having seen these trees almost completely rid of the San Jose scale by this application. Warning is sounded against the spread of the scale by Mr. SURFACE, as follows: The territory infested with the San Jose scale in this State has increased until but few counties are exempt from its attacks. It is to the fruit interests of this State exactly what the cotton boil weevil is to the cotton industry of the Southern States. The two great difficulties are failure to recognize the pest in time to save the trees and lack of knowledge of proper methods of treating it. Specimens may be obtained free by addressing this office, and suspected twigs may be sent to us by mail for identification." In addition to the Governor's solution as a killer of the pest, the bulletin recommends a compound of zinc, sulphur and salt for spraying on the trees as one of the most effective remedies. "As soon as the foliage is off of the trees is the time to apply such remedies," continues the bulletin. "The insects will continue to feed upon the trees until some time in December, and consequently the sooner the proper remedies are applied the better will be the effect in saving the vitality of the trees. While the leaves were on the branches were protected by foliage in such a way that the material could not cover them. If a single spot as large as one's finger nail be left unsprayed or untreated, it will be the place where thousands of scales may safely continue their lives, and from which their progeny will spread over the tree next year."
While Andrew HARDINE, a driver employed by Butcher KOZLOWSKI, of North Catasauqua, was serving customers near Ironton, on Monday he was set upon by three highwaymen. While one held the horse the others seized the butcher knife and the cleaver and drove HARDINE away under nurderous threats. The highwaymen sold the meat to a Hungarian wedding party and left the team in a wheat field. While making merry with the proceeds they were arrested. Squire GRUVER, of Cementon, committed them to jail and will give them a hearing Saturday afternoon.
Edgar WEIDNER, of Reading, was taken into custody by Detectives MILES on the charge of having robbed the house of his uncle, Henry YERGEY, of Oley, Berks county, while the family was at church last Sunday. About $50 in cash was taken from the family's clothing left in the house. When WEIDNER's home was searched it is said the stolen money was found in a chest, one of the uncle's pocket pieces being among the lot. WEIDNER is declared to have confessed. He is now in jail.
Ezekiel MARTIN, a young man from Conshohocken, was painfully burned by the overturning of an oil stove.
In the case of Dr. Clayton S. SCHWENCK, of No. 1319 Jefferson street, Philadelphia, who is suing his wife Anna VAN SANT SCHWENCK, for divorce. Court of Common Pleas No. 1 Monday made an order on the doctor to pay a counsel fee of $35 for his wife and $10 per week for the support of herself and son pending the termination of the unique divorce suit. The wife is charged with desertion and cruel and barbarous treatment. On October 15, 1901, Dr. SCHWENCK came home and was surprised to find all the furniture, except his private effects and books, removed to the third floor of the house. He investigated and found that his wife had moved during his absence. She took her son with her, and ever since then Mrs. SCHWENCK and the boy have continued to live on the third floor. Dr. SCHWENK is well known in the Perkiomen Valley expecially in the vicinity, of Schwenksville where he hails from.
Albert E. HERPIN, of Trenton, N.J., who says he has not slept a wink in ten years, will undertake to prove himself the sleeping wonder and at the same time win a bet of $10,000 made by a Chicago specialist that he cannot keep awake thirty-one days. The test is to commence in February next. The money has been put up by R.C. CORBIN, of Chicago, and four physicians will "sit up" with HERPIN for the purpose of making sure that he doesn't steal a nap. HERPIN's wakefulness dates back ten years, to the time when his wife died. His nerves were affected so that he could not get to the habit of sleeping again.
Stricken with heart disease on his lawn at Pottstown on Monday evening Joshua B. LESSIG, a member of the LESSIG Brothers' steel and iron manufacturing firm, died in a few minutes. Beginning life as bricklayers, he and his brother, George B. LESSIG, subsequently became among the most extensive and successful ironmasters in the Schuylkill Valley. Joshua B. LESSIG was for years treasurer of the old ELLIS & LESSIG iron manufacturing firm, the senior member of which William S. ELLIS, dropped dead while on a fishing trip along Swamp Creek several years ago.
In response to a call from the North Penn Principals' Association the school principals of Montgomery county met in the Norristown High School Saturday night and formed an association. E.L. FLACK, of Abington, was elected president, H.G. LANDIS, of Lansdale, vice president, and Warren R. RAHN, of Ambler, secretary-treasurer. The next meeting will be held on December 10, in the Norristown High School. Sixteen borough and township high schools were represented, chiefly from the lower eastern end of the county, besides borough and township superintendents.
Rev. A.J. HERMAN, of near Rothrocksville, Berks county, on account of the resignation and departure of Rev. Jas. O. OSWALD to his new field of labor at Swamp and Chestnut Hill Churches, will serve the charge till spring, when the dispute as to the division of charges will be settled. The charge was that of Rev. Mr. HERMAN until he resigned about two years ago to live a retired life. It includes the Fogelsville and Weisenberg Churches in Lehigh county.
The Commissioners of Springfield township, this county, have decided to rid that territory of tramps, and have appointed John DONOHUE and Frank BEISHER officers to do the work. During the last week thirty tramps have been captured at HARRISON's hay house, and Magistrate LENHARDT, of Norristown, has sent them to jail for terms ranging from thirty to sixty days.
In much the same manner that David slew Goliath, Walter KECK, the 8-year-old son of Police Sergeant Wesley KECK, of Allentown, on Monday, killed a rabbit. Young KECK and several of his companions were out with their slingshots looking for game when a rabbit was spied at the Allentown Fair grounds. KECK let drive at it, and the stone smote the cottontail between the eyes.
On Wednesday noon while Mrs. Henry REINHARD, of near Beersville, Northampton county, was kneading a batch of dough a big dirty tramp entered the kitchen and demanded money. The first thing the tramp knew the women had plastered a handful of dough into his eyes and was belaboring him with a mop. She drove him out and locked the door, and the hobo fled.
Burglars who were ransacking the residence of Frank LEHMAN in Norriton township, fell over a grandfather's clock in the hallway. The ancient timepiece toppled over with a crash and the noise arosed the family. The burglars dropped everything except a purse containing $3 and ran.
Miss Sallie HAUSER, 20 years old of Catasauqua, committed suicide late Sunday night by taking strychnine, after having been jilted by her fiance, Victor BACHMAN, two years her senior. The girl, who was exceptionally beautiful, was a waitress at a hotel where BACHMAN boarded, but left a month ago to prepare her trousseau. BACHMAN heard she had been receiving other callers, and two weeks ago broke off the engagement. Responding to her earnest appeal, he called on her Sunday night and told her it was his last visit to her. Her threat to kill herself unless he continued to see her and make good his promise to wed her he regarded as meaningless. Soon after he left Sunday night, the family heard her moan in her room. Finding her ill, a physician was called, but by the time he arrived she was dead. Miss HAUSER left a letter denying that she had given any cause for being jilted, and asking that she be buried in the gown she had prepared for her wedding. Coroner SCHEIRER can find no reason for holding BACHMAN, but is trying to find the persons who repeated the slanders that caused the estrangement, with a view of having them arrested. BACHMAN's mother about two years ago killed two of her children by cutting their throats with a razor, and then committed suicide by cutting her own throat.
Martha SKEEN, of Norristown, fell headforemost from a trolley car on the Collegeville branch of the Schuylkill Valley Traction Company, at Main and Markley streets, Norristown, and fractured her skull. She was on the platform of the moving car, about to alight, when the accident occurred.
A nomadic German, supposed to be from Philadelphia, who gathered watercress in this section, was burned to death in a fire that destroyed the sheds of the Pikeville Hotel, near Manatawny, Friday night. Two fine driving horses were also burned. The loss to H.D. RENNINGER, the hotel proprietor, is $2000.
REFUSE TO LET PASTOR GO
The congregation of the Olivet Baptist church, of Norristown, decided not to accept the resignation of the Rev. J. Elmer SAUL, who was of the opinion that the support and co-operation which pastor ought to have from the members of the church were gradually leaving him.
Hiram SNYDER, a Philadelphia and Reading passenger brakeman, had the bones in the back of one of his hands broken, Saturday, by the trap door of one of the vestibuled cars of a northbound express falling on it, after the train left Norristown. His injuries were dressed at Reading.
Continual barking of a small pet dog prevented a robbery early Monday morning at the residence of Joseph A. BAILEY, of Norristown. Mr. BAILEY was aroused by the noise made by the dog, and, investigatin, saw a man jump off the side porch and leap over a fence. The burglar had forced a shutter.
Harvey ZINGER, night operator at the Western Union Telegraph office, at Allentown, while out gunning near Emaus on Saturday had a narrow escape from a serious accident by the bursting of a barrel of his double barrel shot gun when discharging a shell. The gun was wrecked.
Amy PINE, 12 years old, who died on Monday at Atlantic City, N.J., was the greatest puzzle physicians at that place ever saw or heard of. They assert that her heart was on the right side instead of the left, and that one lung was positively located in the stomach, while the location of the intestines, where this lung rested, was changed to another part of her body. Not only this, but the positions of other internal organs were completely changed. Amy's parents have positively refused entreaties of the doctors for an autopsy. For years the child was a sufferer, but although specialists were consulted, nothing could be done for her, because the arrangement of her internal organs was contrary to the laws of nature. Medical men are amazed that she could live twelve years.
Royal WEAVER, of Erwinna, Bucks County was accidentally shot by Howard BUCKMAN, of Doylestown, last Thursday, while returning from a gunning trip. He died as a result of the injuries on Monday morning. He is survived by a wife and one child. BUCKMAN is almost crazed with grief.
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