In the presence of the members of his congregation and several hundred relatives and friends, Rev. E. PFATTEICHER, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Norristown, married Miss Helen JACOBY of that borough on Tuesday. The ceremony was performed by three ministers. Rev. A.S. FICHTHORN, former pastor of the church, delivered the introductory sermon. Rev. Philip PFATTEICHER of Easton, father of the bridegroom, tied the knot, and Rev. Dr. A. SPEADT of Mt. Airy Seminary offered the prayer and benediction. Miss JACOBY, escorted by Gen. John SCHALL and attended by Miss Rhoda ARCHER, entered the church and walked to the altar, where they were met by a bridgegroom and best man, Carl PFATTEICHER, a brother and student at Mt. Airy Seminary. Gen. SCHALL gave the bride away. The ring ceremony was used. After the ceremony a reception was tendered, after which the couple left on a trip to the coast of Maine.
The will of John HARTZELL, late of Frederick township, probated, on Monday, devises an estate of $3000 to collateral relatives and friends. To his sister, Hannah MYERS, he gives $300. He gives $100 to Bertolet's Meeting House, Frederick township. He gives $100 to John R. SHENKEL; $100 to Mrs. David NESTER, $100 to Amanda FRYER, all of whom he raised. He gives half the residue of the estate to Henry S. HARTZELL, of Douglass township, and half to Elizabeth GRUBB, Mary WILLAUER, Esther FAGLEY, Susan BERGEY and Lydia LONGDKER, as children of his deceased wife's sister. His brother, Henry S. HARTZELL is the executor.
Harry S. WIEAND a 12 year old boy was electrocuted by a live wire along the Allentown & Reading Traction line at Greismersville on Monday afternoon. Accompanied by a companion the boy went fishing along Cedar creek. They struck a piece of swampy land and decided to follow the trolley bed. To accomplish this they had to climb a fence and WIEAND to support himself, grasped a feed wire that had been blown down by the storm.
Mrs. Harvey BAUS of Geryville, fell from a cherry tree on Thursday, the limb on which she was resting broke and in the fall she fractured her nose and sustained other injuries. Dr. J.G. HERSH of East Greenville was called to set the broken member.
While a number of small boys were swimming in the Schuylkill river at Bridgeport, on Monday, Herbert LEASON, aged 9 years, was drowned. The boy got beyond his depth and his companions were all too small to rescue him.
Alice McDERMODY, of Conshohocken, has sued the Schuylkill Valley Traction Company for $15,000 for alleged injuries received by being tossed from a wagon which was struck by a car.
Henry G. RAHN, of near Pottstown, lost seven cows by a stroke of lightning last week and has since had the misfortune to have another cow killed on the railroad.
Charles K. MESCHTER who has for a number of years been professor of English and German, at Perkiomen Seminary has been elected Professor of English at Lehigh University. Prof. MESCHTER will take up his new duties at the opening of the Fall session at Lehigh.
The interest of Mr. TREICHLER of the firm of Arteman, Treichler & Co., wholesale dealers in wood and willow ware, Philadelphia, has been bought by Edwin H. SCHULTZ, formerly of Clayton. Mr. SCHULTZ will enter the firm today.
For shooting eleven robins, Robert GROWER, aged 16, of Allentown, was sentenced to pay a fine of $10 each, making a total of $110. The boy could not pay the fine and will have to serve 110 days in jail.
While operating a planing machine, Derrick CASSELBERRY, of Royersford, had his left arm so badly mangled that it had to be amputated.
Professor H.S. GODSHALL, of West Point, Montgomery county, has been appointed principal of the Lansdale High School.
The two-year-old son of Alvin MECK, of Haycock, Bucks county, drank a solution of caustic soda and is in a critical condition.
As Jonas WETZEL, a farmer residing near Allentown, was driving to his home from the city last Friday he met a scorching Automobile. His horse reared, gave the auto one glance and then cleared a five rail fence. The carriage, minus the shafts, with Mr. and Mrs. WETZEL remained on the street side of the fence. Mr. WETZEL, in his anger, shouted "this will cost you $50. "Certainly," replied one of the occupants of the auto, name unknown. "I am always willing to pay $50 to see a sight like that." With that he pulled out a wad of yellow backs as big as a cucumber, peeled off a fifty dollar bill handed it to the farmer and remarked that "it looked like rain," and drove off.
Markley C. ALBRIGHT, Hatfield; Andrew ANDERS, Kulpsville; John Clemmer BECHTEL, Clayton; Ruth Estella BROUGHTON, Tunkhannock; Theodore Augustus COOK, Phillipsburg; Raphael CORTES, Havana, Cuba; Ethel Anna CROSSDALE, Fallsington; Ada Snyder DEHAVEN, Lansdale; John Heney FAHRENBACH, Bernville; Elsie May FIRST, Bermudian; Chester Arthur GARRATT, White Mills; Clarence Lewellyn GERE, Brooklyn; Owen Schultz GERHARD, Clayton; Willis Wissler HACKMEN, Brunerville; Raymond I. HALL, Mill Hall; Walter Reiff HARTZELL, Perkasie; Lillian May HENDRICKS, East Greenville; Ida Olivia HERSH, East Greenville; Rufus E. KERN, East Greenville; George Walter KESSLER, Sac City, Iowa; Amy Jane KLINE, Red Hill; Della Hillegass KRATZ, Greenlane; William Howard C. LANDIS, Perkasie; Frank Charles LAUBECH, Benton; William T. MELCHOIR, Springtown; Rosa Crichton MERSHON, Morrisville; Alverda Jane MILLER, Red Hill; Herbert Tyson MOYER, Lansdale; Frank Clayton MYERS, Bermudian; Margarett Jeannette McDOWELL, York; Edgar Vasco NONNEMAKER, Bedminsterville; Catalena Eliza PENDLETON, LeRaysville; Charles K. PHILLIPS, Dauberville; Howard Stanley POWNALL, Lansdale; Edwin Clyde REBER, Millville, N.J.; William Emanuel RICHARDSON, Bernville; Alvin Howard RICK, West Leesport; John Wycliffe ROTH, Red Hill; Andrew S. SCHULTZ, Niantic; Daniel S. SCHULTZ, Philadelphia; Magdalena S. SCHULTZ, Niantic; Clara S. SCHULTZ, Hereford; Sue Deysher SCHULTZ, Clayton; Lucy Amanda SCHOLL, Pennsburg; Irene Mae SCHWARTZ, Pennsburg; L. Pearson SCOTT, Summit Hill; Emma Jane SEIPT, West Point; Stanley Edward SHOENBERGER, Slatington; John Virgil SHULL, Perth Amboy; Nellie Grace STOVER, Tohickon; Otto Henry STROUSE, Fretz; Ernestine Rebecca THORNTON, East Greenville; John William WIEDER, Pennsburg.
John U. HENDRICKS, of Schwenksville, has consented to become a candidate for County Commissioner, on the Democratic ticket. Mr. HENDRICKS has been urged by his many friends to become a candidate and finally yielded and announced himself a candidate on Wednesday. He is fully capable of holding the position if elected and is well acquainted with the requirements of the office. He was born in Worcester township, about 45 years ago and received his education in the public schools. In his early years he acted as salesmen in the general stores at East Greenville, Perkiomenville, Boyertown and Zieglerville. In 1886, he purchased the Perkiomen Hotel, at Schwenksville, and in 1890, purchased the general store at Norritonville, and three years later returned to Schwenksville and took charge once more of the Perkiomen Hotel, which he is conducting at the present time. He has been Jury Commissioner for several years and is also holding important offices in the Schwenksville borough council, a member of the State Fishery Association and a Director in the Schwenksville Live Stock Association. Besides the offices above mentioned he is a member of the Perkiomenville Lodge of Odd Fellows, Zieglerville; Knights of Pythias, Iron Bridge; Castle K.G.E. and the Pottstown Elks.
The school directors, of Upper Milford township have now engaged the teachers for all schools excepting Shimersville. The following are the teachers at the various schools: Zionsville, Miss Jennie KERN; Old Zionsville, Olivet SWAMBACH; Powder Valley, Miss Lizzie STITCHER; Koch, Francis WERLY; Heninger's, Mary ROEDER; Roedrs, Sallie HUFF; Dillingers, Elmina DRUCKENMILLER; Vera Cruz, Miss BECKER, Primary; Vera Cruz, Secondary, Elmer ROEDER; Sigmund, Miss CORKHILL; Yoders, Charles BORGER. The directors have adopted Barnes United States History. The Reader they have not decided on. The salary for beginners is thirty-five and older teachers forty.
Harry EMERY while picking cherries got on a limb that was too week to bear his weight. The limb broke and Mr. EMERY fell to the ground. He had no bones broken but suffers from a stiff arm and bruises on the body.
Allen MOYER, of Congo, while making hay this week found a turtle in one of his fields that had the date 1769 cut on its shell. This would make the turtle 136 years old.
The entire strawberry crop of Charles LEININGER, of Monhsville, Berks county, was destroyed by rats.
Dr. E.G. KRIEBEL had a narrow escape from death on Wednesday afternoon, when the automobile in which he visited his patients, was struck by a trolley car. The doctor was in the vicinity of Trooper visiting patients after which he proceeded over the trooper road to Norristown. In speeding along he got on the trolley tracks of the Schuylkill Valley Trolley Company and failed to see an approaching car in time to turn aside. Both the doctor and the motorman on the car tried to avoid a crash but without success and a terrific collision ensued. The occupant of the auto was thrown high in the air and landed in the road. The touring car was badly damaged. The passengers on the trolley were badly frightened by the crash. After the collision the trolley crew hastened to the assistance of Dr. KRIEBEL and found him stunned and suffering from a number of bruises about the body. Some of the passengers on the car received a severe shake-up but none were injured. After the accident the doctor was removed to his home at West Point.
Margaret SKEAN, of Norristown, brought suit against the Schuylkill Valley Traction Company for $5000 damages for injuries received. In the statement of the plaintiff she alleges that while she was a passenger on a car of the defendant company several months ago she was hurled to the ground. She was in the act of alighting from the car when, she alleges, that it was carelessly and negligently started, causing her to be thrown. The plaintiff was injured about the head, body, spine and limbs and her nervous system was shattered. Her condition is such that she is likely to suffer for the remainder of her life. For these injuries she asks the sum of $5000.
The class of 1895 of Perkiomen Seminary celebrated their tenth anniversary on Thursday evening June 29 at the home of Miss MENSCH in Pennsburg. A very enjoyable dinner was served and short talks given by several of the members. The class is unique in that it has increased from its original six members to ten, the tenth member being added at this meeting and in that it has held yearly reunions since '95. Those present: The Misses MENSCH, SCHULTZ, YEAKLE, Mr. KRATZ, Dr. WAAGE, Dr. and Mrs. E.F. MESCHTER.
In Bethany United Evangelical church Bethlehem, on Sunday morning Pastor J. ROSENBERGER expressed his desire that during the hot weather the men of the congregation appear in shirtwaists and the women without hats. The congregation is one of the most fashionable in the East Pennsylvania Conference.
Aaron MILLER, the 10-year-old son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James MILLER, of near Niantic, on Tuesday fell from the hay wagon on the farm of his uncle, Frank LUTZ, fractured his right arm and dislocated the wrist. Dr. J.G. HERSH, of East Greenville, reduced the fracture.
At a recent meeting of the School Board of East Greenville, D.K. DOTTERER was re-elected as teacher of the Grammar School and Miss Iva ROHRBACH, of Topton, as teacher of the Intermediate grade. These appointments filled all the vacancies.
Under the act of 1903, which provides that dogs may only be put to death for killing domestic animals, Alvin HUYETT, of Birdsboro, was held under $300 bail for shooting two pet dogs owned by Mrs. Frank BLAND, which he claims were chicken-killers.
Chicken thieves entered the premises of Horace HOFFMAN, of Schultzville and stole his entire flock of poultry consisting of several hundred laying hens and a large number of chicks.
Calling his rival, Dominic VRONDARO, a foul name because a young woman to whom both were paying attention showed more attention to the one than to the other, Carlos BOZZARIO, of West Manayunk, was struck in the face, on Saturday, by VRONDARO. Both men drew knives and a fierce fight ensued, the men cutting and slashing each other in a vicious manner. A policeman interfered, seperated them and took them to the hospital to have their wounds treated. Both men were locked up for a hearing.
H.W. KRIEBEL, F.A. KRAUSS and H.A. SCHULER are arranging for the publication of a weekly to be called the Keystone Digest. Its aim will be to contain a compendium of the news of the state, with intelligent comment. Its regular contents are to consist of current events, political happenings, legal notes, religious activities, industrial and commercial life, school affairs, progress of science, women's interests, literary news, death roll, coming events, timely topics, cartoons, correspondence, chips, splinters, etc. Occasionally there will be accounts of great industries, beautiful homes, the churches, prominent people, the fine arts and local history.
The arrival of an 11-pound baby girl at the home of Deputy Post Master Jerome REINHARD, of Stroudsburg, on Saturday, seriously interfered with the aspirations of George REINHARD, father of the deputy. The older man was a leading candidate for County Commissioner before the Republican primaries held that day. Both father and son are leading party workers but their joy over the arrival of the new born babe was so great that they failed to give proper attention to getting out the vote, and as a result REINHARD, the elder, failed to get the required majority needed to place him on the ticket.
In helping to unreel wire for the Bell Telephone Company at Pottstown, Harvey HARTENSTEIN was shocked to death on Monday evening by a current of 2000 volts that passed from a live wire to the one he was paying out. HARTENSTEIN had only started to work for the company on the morning of the day on which he was killed. He is an iron puddler, his mill being idle he sought employment with the Telephone Company.
Henry WHITTINGTON, "the grand old man of the Lehigh Valley shops" at Easton, a week ago quietly celebrated his 86th birthday anniversary at the home of his son-in-law, Fred M. MAMMANN. Mr. WHITTINGTON is a machinist and works every day. On warm days he takes a swim in the Lehigh, near the shops, during the noon hours and finds recreation with his rod and line.
Dr. A.O. GERY, of Palm, has contracted to build an addition to his house which he recently occupied. A large porch will also be added. The masons started work on the foundations this week.
In St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Spinnerstown on Saturday at 10.30 a.m., Miss Kathryn S. SHELLY was married to Rev. Joseph S. SCHANTZ, pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church, at Millersville. The ceremony was performed by Rev. O.F. WAAGE, assisted by Revs. W.U. KISTLER and A.B. SHELLY. Miss Emma ROSENBERGER, cousin of the bride, was maid of honor and Miss Katie SCHANTZ, sister of the groom was bridesmaid. Rev. J.A. SCHOFER, of Berwick, Pa., was best man and little Lina SCHANTZ was flower girl. The ushers were Allen R. SCHANTZ and Herbert S. STAUFFER, brother and cousin of the groom, and William SHELLY, brother of the bride. A reception at the bride's home followed the ceremony. More than a hundred guest were present. After the reception the couple left on a trip to Atlantic City from whence, after spending a few days, they will proceed to their recently furnished parsonage at Millersville.
While engaged in cleaning the Armature of a dynamo at a Norristown electric light plant, William HINKLE, one of the employes, had his hand drawn into the machinery by waste that caught at a projection and a sharp edge of the rapidly revolving machinery tore the flesh loose from the elbow to the finger tips of his right hand, the bones being laid bare. The injured man was removed to Charity Hospital to have the wound dressed. Twenty-four stitches were required.
M. BERNSTEIN, a Philadelphia diamond dealer was locked up at Easton in default of $1500 bail on the charge of robbery preferred by several people of Bethlehem who claim to have lost their gold watches. The lawyer of the accused declared at the hearing that his client had been robbed in a game of poker wherein sat some of the people who bring the prosecution.
The flour and feed mill at Hillegass, owned by Wilson SCHULER, is to be improved by replacing the old wooden penstock with one of concrete. Work on the improvement was commenced last week.
Former County Commissioner M.C. CLEMENS, of Harleysville, and Alvin C. ALDERFER, for a number of years partners in the conduct of an extensive creamery in Lower Salford, have dissolved their partnership as a sequel to a political difference. On the Saturday previous the men, who differed anent township matters, were opposing candidates, at the township primaries, for the office of district committeeman. The former county commissioner, after a bitter and close contest, won by a vote of 63 to 58. The conditions which arose through the contest served to rupture the man's business relations, and on Tuesday of last week dissolution followed.
Superintendent of Schools, Alvin RUPP, of Lehigh County, sent a check for $665.45 to the treasurer of the Thaddeus STEVENS Memorial Fund Association. The amount sent was contributed by the various schools of Lehigh County.
On the 10,000 little three-year old trees on Colonel W.F. REYNOLDs' farm, in Benner, Centre County, Pa., there are so many peaches that workmen are pruning them off to prevent breaking down the trees.
Patent Leather Shoes. For Ladies and Men. A Fashionable Walking Boot. See that this "Queen Quality" trade mark is branded on every shoe. Welted Sole, Extension Edge, Medium Heel. Exact Reproduction of this Style Shoe. I also carry a line of Douglas and Walkover Shoes for men, and Queen Quality for ladies. I always have out-of-style goods on hand which I will sell at a sacrifice. Repairing neatly and promptly done. Howard W. STETLER, Pennsburg, Pa.
Buy Your Shoes at Pennepacker's Shoe Store, Cor. Fifth & Jefferson Sts., East Greenville. Tan Shoes and Oxfords a Specialty. Come and examine my stock and prices before purchasing elsewhere. Styles and prices to suit all. Shoes for the entire family, the baby included. L.F. PENNEPACKER, Fifth & Jefferson Sts., East Greenville.
Pennsburg Carriage Bazaar. A Clock for a Guess. An eight-day clock was wound June 20, at 7.30 a.m. When will it run down? The clock will be awarded to the person making the nearest guess. Each sale of 25 cents or more entitles the purchaser to a ticket on which to enter his name and the time when he thinks the clock will run itself out. Great Reduction Sale on Buggies. We are overstocked on buggies and must reduce our stock. Three more carloads ready to ship. Good top buggies, former price $65, reduced to $45. Corning box buggies, former price $50, reduced to $42.50. Good road wagons, former price $35, reduced to $30. Other special bargains in Delivery wagons, Mountain Buggies, etc. These goods are guaranteed. There's a Difference between a modern up-to-date repository, such as ours, with a large assortment and those small establishments with only a few jobs and no assortments. The differrence is in your favor - everybodys favor. Best Material and Workmanship. Needs for the Garden and Home Use. These items are neither baits nor mysteries. They are priced at the lowest figure reliable merchandise can be sold for and careful buyers will see the money saving chances. Malleable Garden Rakes 12 tooth, braced, long hardwood handle, the good kind 20c. Garden Trowels, solid steel blade, block enameled handle, 10c. Garden Spades, all steel, hardwood handle, best quality, 60c. Garden Hoes, steel blade, riveted to shank, hardwood handle, 22c. Galvanized Poultry Wire, 2 inch mesh, by the roll 1/2c. Steel Shovels, solid back, hardwood D handle, 50c. A big lot of spading forks, with 4 tine and iron D trip handle. They'll go in a hurry at 65c. Flat varnish brushes, 1 inch wide, with bristles, 8c. Galvanized water pails, heavy metal, strong pail 15c. Step ladder, 4 foot, made of selected lumber, well braced 35c. Mixed paints, ready for use, gallon $1.10, 1/2 gallon 60c, quart 35c. Blue flame oil stoves, 2 burner, wickless, $5 value, at $4.25. Jno. F. WEYAND, Proprietor, Pennsburg, Pa. Call or Write.
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