Three men spread-eagled in front of the guard tent of the Second Regiment was the unpleasant sight which greeted the eyes of the visitors to Robert E. PATTISON Camp, at Perkasie, on Monday morning. The three men were placed under arrest during the night for being unruly and mutinous. They resisted arrest and it was only after a severe struggle in which several officers, including Col. BROCK, assisted, that they were subdued and fastened securely by having their wrists and ankles tied to tent pegs driven in the ground. They were released when the police detail went to work and were set to task digging a ditch, which was needed. One of them, James DUFFY, who seemed to be the ringleader of the crowd, refused to work, and began to fight the guard. He was taken back to the guard tent and spread-eagled again, this time with his face to the ground. The other two, Walter P. DOWING and Charles V. BARRETT, submitted and worked faithfully until it was time to take them before a summary court-martial which had been ordered. The three men were tried and found guilty of mutinous conduct and other infractions of the regulations. They were sentenced to be dishonorably discharged and to be drummed out of camp. The latter part of the sentence was carried out on Tuesday afternoon. It was learned that the three men had enlisted only four weeks before the regiment went into camp. The trio are wanted in Philadelphia and should have appeared in Court there on Monay to answer to a charge of assault and battery on an old man who keeps a grocery store on Ridge avenue. Sunday night was a bad one for the element which does not like to obey the laws. Chaplain HOYT, of the Sixth, heard that gambling was going on in the tents where some of the negro cooks sleep. He found a good big crap game in full operation. There was a pile of money and the player who had the bones was just crying out "come seben," when the tent flap was thrown back and the chaplain stood revealed. He ordered the money to be thrown down. When this had been done the chaplain confiscated the dice box, but not being posted about the game, neglected to seize the dice. He read the negroes, a lecture and notified them that a repetion of the offence would result in their being driven out of camp.
One of the most peculiar actions in tresspass ever instituted in the Berks Court was started by Stephen M. MEREDITH, council for William BATES, who is s uing to recover $5000 damages from Milton R. SAILER, for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment. BATES was a boarder of the defendant and became indebted to him to the extent of $2.14. SAILER swore out a warrant and BATES was arrested on May 5 and in default of bail was sent to jail, where he remained until June 16, a period of 41 days. At Criminal Court the prosecution failed and an acquittal resulted. BATES claims that the information sworn to was false and malicious and his imprisonment unwaranted and unlawful.
The third annual reunion of the descendants of Leonard SPARE will be held at Zieber's Park Saturday, August 5th. The greater number of the descendants of this family have settled in Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, Leonard SPARE having come from Germany and settled in Worcester township. The oldest living ancestor is Mrs. Ann BEAN, of Royersford, who is a great-grand-daughter of Leonard SPARE.
While away from home following his occupation as a painter, the wife of Samuel STECKEL, of Norristown, deserted her husband last Saturday, accompanied by a young man who had been a guest of the family for several weeks. The runaway wife took along her three-year old child, $540 in money and some silver ware.
Hearing his cattle bellowing for food on Monday, neighbors of Daniel HARTMAN, an aged farmer, of Montgomery, who lived alone, climbed through a second-story window of his home and found him dead in bed. He had apparently expired while asleep.
Among a host of friends assembled for the occasion Mr. and Mrs. Jonas BILGER, of Argus, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last Sunday at their home. A large number of relatives and friends had assembled to do honor to the occasion. Mr. BILGER has attained the age of 73 years while Mrs. BILGER is 70, and both are well preserved. The guests brought numerous and costly presents of gold as well as a bountiful supply of provisions to serve as dinner for the occasion, to which all did ample justice. Those who participated in the festivities were: Mr. and Mrs. Jonas BILGER, of Argus; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey BILGER, Servates, Irene, Jonas and Rudy BILGER, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. BEALER and daughter, Edna, Abraham BARNDT, Mr. and Mrs. William LACHMAN, Rodger, Madaline and James LACHMAN, of Tylersport; Mr. and Mrs. Walter BAUM, Miss Ida BARNDT, Remanus DENNER, Mr. and Mrs. Allen HAINES, Ruth, Mary, Russel and George HAINES, of Sellersville; Mr. and Mrs. Hiram BILGER, George, Katie and Mary Ann BILGER of California; Mr. and Mrs. Allen BILGER, Ida, Robert, Cora and Elsie BILGER, of Quakertown; George LAPP and daughter, Annie, Mr. and Mrs. Darius AYRES, of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Frank FROMMER, Amelia and Frank FROMMER, Jr., of Darby; Mr. WEST and son John, of Argus.
Mrs. Catherine KREIDER, a widow, aged 55, living at Lancaster, was the victim of outrageous assault on Wednesday before daybreak. A man broke into the house and entered her bed room. The assailant struck her on the head until she was almost insensible. The screams of the woman awakened her daughter who aroused the neighbors. The man who was in bare feet escaped by fleeing through a corn field. The neighborhood is highly incensed but the victim of the brutal assault is unable to furnish any description that might serve to lead to arrest the crimminal.
A prominent railroad man, Louis REIBER, of Pottstown, is in a critical condition from blood poisoning. It resulted from his picking his gums with a brass pin. He will lose all his teeth and his hearing will be destroyed even if he recovers.
Rev. H.G. ALLEBACH, of Green Lane, will speak at the Mennonite church, at Bally, on Sunday afternoon. In the evening he and the pastor, Rev. A.S. SHELLY will go to the Home at Frederick to hold a service there.
During the Sunday morning service at St. Paul's Lutheran church, Rev. O.F. WAAGE was overcome with a spell of weakness and had to shorten the services. He has since recovered and is again in his normal condition.
Mary A. FUNK (picture). One from our own section who has devoted years of her life in behalf of the benighted heathen writes as follows: "Long before I was grown up or even a Christian, I had a desire to be a missionary. This desire came through reading books that belonged to the Sunday school library of the Mennonite church, in Hereford, where I attended Sunday school as a child, later served as a teacher, and subsequently became a member of the church. The knowledge of heathen lands without the Gospel and men and women sent forth as workers stimulated in me a desire to go myself. I was born on the farm of my father, John H. FUNK, near Schultzville, Berks county, and fully appreciate the advantages of country life and farm training as a child. My father selling his farm in 1880, made me free to leave home. I had then become a Christian and with it came a longing to go into active christian work. I went to Dr. CULLIS, of Boston, to engage in the work. He had a large connection with many departments. I could only enter on the condition that I was willing to do anything offered. I was placed in the Consumptive Home and soon had charge of three wards, for six months. Next, I was promoted to the Cancer Home as matron and housekeeper, where I remained another five months. This work however was too much for my age and experience and made me realize the need of definite preparation for service. This led to my entering the Training School for Nurses, at Bellevue Hospital, New York, from which I graduated in 1884. During my stay in New York, I came in touch with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and my next step was to enter their Bible school, where I followed systematic Bible study and received practical training for christian work. In October, 1888, this society sent me to china, being their first missionary to that great land, other workers followed in a year. The work was started and has steadily increased until at the present time we have seventy-four missionaries.
Some of these are in the extreme south, others in the west, on the Thibetan border and still others in Central China along the Yang-tze river. I have been in the latter place at the port of Wu-hu. Here we started our work and I have lived there most of the time I have been in China. I was in China during the Boxer outbreak in 1900, but all the missionaries of our section escaped. We had to go to the coast and remain there for some months. During our stay on the coast I was in the British Hospital at Wei-hei-wei and helped to nurse the soldiers. Over twenty of our workers were cruelly massacred in North China and some had to go through the seige of Peking. This is my second furlough, I was home ten years ago and returned to China in 1896. During my second term I had charge of our Training Home, in Wie-hu, a home where our new missionaries stay while studying the language. This usually requires one year. It is also a home for our workers who need a change and rest, or where they go for treatment, when sick. Here we also hold conferences once a year for mission and native workers. As to my travels I can merely give an outline, as to begin to describe places or customs of the people in the different lands would make too lengthy an article. The direct route to or from China is to come across the pacific to the western coast and cross the States by railroad, but coming home I took the longer route, via Europe. I sailed from Shanghai to Hong Kong, thence to Singapore to Penang, to Rangoon, to Calcutta, from there I went by railroad to Darfeeling in the Himalaya, where one sees the grandest scenery and the highest peaks in the world and from these heights, looks over into that great land, Thibet, called by some, "the roof of the world." I went back to Calcutta and took the Great Eastern Railroad of India and crossed India, taking in the most important places as Benares, the sacred city of the Hindoos; Lucknow and Cawnpore, so closely connected with the Mutiny of 1857; Agra, where one sees the Laj-ma-Nal, the finest specimen of Fastern art; then to Delhi, the old capitol of India, with its marble palaces and Mosaics; then through Jeypon to our mission districts in the Western part where we have about ninety missions. After six weeks in India I sailed from Bombay to Aden and through the Red Sea to Port Said, thence to Jaffa into Palestine, going via railroad from Jaffa to Jerusalem. I spent four weeks in the Holy Land, seeing about all there was to see in and about Jerusalem, went to the Mount of Olives, going to Bethlehem, Hebron also Bethany, Jericho, Dead Sea and the Jordan. I also took a trip to the Samaritan district, to Shechem which lies between Mt. Ebol and Mt. Gerazim, Jacob's well, the ruins of Samarid, Herod's and places of lesser note. One is influenced not with the beauty of Palestine but with the fulfillment of prophecy: "Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles." "Samaria shall be made desolate." "Your country is desolate." I had to retrace my steps, going via. Jaffa back to Port Said and sailed for Naples and crossed Europe by railroad, goin first to Rome, then to Florence, Milan, Lucerne, Paris and London, at the latter place I spent ten days very profitably and went by railway to Edinburg and sailed from Glasgow, for New York, where I arrived May 15, a year ago. This year at home has been spent mostly in deputation work for the Christian Missionary Alliance. It has been a blessing as well as a pleasure to meet with the many friends at home, yet I feel very much like a visitor here and shall be glad to return to China in the early fall. The Lord is greatly blessing the work in China and many are turning to Him. We find Rom. 11:6 true, "The Gospel of Christ is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth," also Rom. 10:14, "How shall they call on him in whom they have not believed, and how shall they hear without a preacher."
How shall they preach except they be sent? China is open as never before. We need more workers, men and women constrained by the love of Christ. "Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he will thrust forth labourers into his harvest." The address of Miss FUNK during the remainder of her vacation is Beulah Home, 65 Sheridan Ave., Bellevue, Pa.
Mrs. Hannah BICKERT, aged 64, of Bethlehem, in a fit of melancholy caused by the death of her husband, wandered away from home on Sunday. Although persistent efforts were made to find her, she was not discovered until Wednesday noon. When found she was in a forest ten miles away from home. The barking of a faithful shepherd dog which had followed the demented woman in her rambles, led to her discovery. It is thought she walked about fifty miles and subsisted on raspberries and apples. When found she was unable to speak and had to be fed like a child.
Deputy Factory Inspector, Gus. EGOLF, of Norristown, had warrants issued for E.K. EDDLEMAN, trustee of Washington Camp 121, P.O.S. of A. and Abraham CAVANAGH, trustee of Gratitude Lodge 216, I.O.O. of F. representing these bodies of Norristown, to erect fire escapes on their buildings. The building in which the lodges meet are three story structures. Mr. EGOLF says he notified the orders on January 25, 1904, and again on March 20, 1905 in writing, besides several times since verbally on personal visits.
The consolidated Telephone Company won in court at Reading, in its controversy with Daniel K. HILBERT, over the erection of a pole in front of the latter's home at Fleetwood. The company had dug a hole in the sidewalk, but HILBERT prevented the erection of the pole by sitting in a chair over the hole. Judge ERMENTROUT declared, in deciding the case, that all poles are an obstruction, but that citizens must put up with some inconvenience for the benefit of the community.
A large new building to be occupied by S.W. HAUCK and A.C. ALDERFER as a clothing factory, is being erected at Harleysville. The building is to be ready for occupancy by September 1.
The largest black snake killed in Monroe County, was dispatched by Henry NEWHART at Cresco. The reptile was seven feet, eight inches in length.
George MISSIMER, a life long resident of Pottstown, was drowned on Thursday afternoon while swimming across the Schuylkill, about a mile below Pottstown. The unfortunate man had gone to enjoy a days outing with the family with which he boarded and during the afternoon decided to take a swim in the river. He had gone about two thirds across the stream when he suddenly sank out of sight and those who saw him disappear were not in a position to go to the rescue as none could swim nor was there a boat at hand. After the drowning a boat was secured and the body was recovered with a grappling hook after searching for about an hour and a half and when the body was recovered it was found that the muscles of the lower limbs had contracted so as to be drawn out of shape. The drowned man was 42 years of age and is survived by one brother and one sister.
A Salisbury, Lehigh county woman, who lately ate much water cress at the advice of a friend, for the restoration of health, became worse and consulted a physician. Her stomach had become bloated and it was decided that an operation was necessary. But the woman, after a severe emetic, threw up 166 leeches, nearly all of them full grown. Water cress when first taken from the water, is full of minute leeches. To get rid of them it is customary to first steep the cress in salt water. This the woman neglected to do.
Edward WALDMAN, aged 11 years, while playing ball in a vacant lot at Reading, was bitten in the right leg above the ankle by a snake. One of his companions batted the ball into some underbrush and WALDMAN went in to get it, when he was bitten. He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital and a short time after an operation was performed. He is in a serious condition.
Preferring to pay a fine and costs rather than put up a defense against charges of selling adulterated milk, four dealers paid fines and costs aggregating $230, in Philadelphia, Thursday. Among the quartette was Eugene K. MICHENER, Mechanicsville, Bucks county. The charge was putting water in the milk. MICHENER was fined $50 and $7.50 costs.
While Mrs. Susan LARAMY, of Allentown, was picking raspberries on Saturday afternoon a big blacksnake which had been hiding under one of the bushes suddenly coiled itself about her arm. Being an athletic woman she put forth all her strength and wrenched it loose, after which she killed it. Her arm is covered with bruises.
Mr. FRY, of Red Hill, visited his sons here, Allen and Frank, one day last week.
Mr. KURTZ, of Philadelphia, is spending the week here, with his father-in-law, Jacob KAISER and family.
The daughter of Fred RITTER, of Salford Station, spent a few days here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip KLINE.
Mrs. Charles SAYLOR was a sufferer with rheumatism of the shoulder last week.
Harry REED and family spent Saturday evening at Schwenksville.
Lizzie STYER has hired herself to Henry CHARLES, at Salford Station.
Mr. and Mrs. Amandus WENTZEL, of Philadelphia, spent part of the week with Jacob GABLE and family.
Harvey KULP had the interior of his house beautified, by Jerome BOWMAN, of Morwood.
Augustus SMITH and family, Harry EMERY and family and others, spent Tuesday along the Perkiomen.
H.S. WOLFORD and family spent Sunday at Woxall, with the former's parents.
Jacob KEIFFER intends to build a new barn.
Dr. BENNER is having his barn fixed in up-to-date style. Henry BARNDT and Mr. HARTZEL are doing the work.
Mrs. Jacob GABLE spent Saturday evening at Schwenksville, at the home of her parents.
An infant child of Warren PRICE died this week from blood poisoning.
Miss Alverda GERNERT, of Allentown, is spending the week with her grandparents, A.H. SMITH and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel CRESSMAN are entertaining Philadelphia friends.
Daniel GAUGLER and son, of the Ridge Road, were noticed in town on Tuesday.
Miss Eva SHUTT, of Harleysville, is spending some time with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry HILTEBEITEL.
Last Monday the carpenters commenced putting up a large frame structure on the premises of John R. GONSER, West of the Station. The building will be used by a number of young men from Lansdale and other places, for a club house.
Miss Ella GROFF who is employed in Norristown, is home on a two week's vacation.
Mrs. Jacob CHARLES has again another hired girl in the person of Lizzie STYER, of Salfordville.
Samuel R. MOWERY, of Spring City is drilling three wells for the Upper Salford School District.
George FAUST, of Perkiomenville moved into Henry DORN's premises, East of the Old Goshenhoppen Church.
Real Estate Agent, M.H. WALTERS had a number of prospective buyers during the week.
Mrs. John KEMMER is on the sick list.
Frank UPDEGROVE is working in Worcester for the last few weeks.
A Philadelphia party will occupy the EBLING mansion during the season.
Supervisor KEYSER built a new stone bridge on the out-skirts of town on Main Street, leading to Salfordville.
C.H. DISSINGER, the gasoline Engine Manufacturer and Harry W. GAUDER, his agent, were around selling engines.
Reuben BEITLER visited his sister, Mrs. Abraham REINERT, of Huff's Church, on Sunday.
David CLEMMER and family visited his brother, Oswin CLEMMER and family, of near Palm, on Sunday.
Harry MITCHELL and family, of near Hereford, visited Allen GEHMAN and family, on Sunday.
Mrs. Reuben BEITLER and Mrs. Wm. CLEMMER visited Fred FISHER and family.
The following visited Morris HAAS and family on Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. SCHUECK and son, Lloyd; Mr. and Mrs. Frank JACOBS and son, Henry; Mr. and Mrs. Morris LEESER and son, Nathan; Mrs. Levi ESCHBACH, Misses Minnie ESCHBACH, Jennie and Addie REPPERT, Mabel FREY, Annie and Paul DELONG, all of this place, and Mr. and Mrs. David GERHARD and daugther, Eva, of near Dale.
Charles BROGLEY, of Philadelphia, is spending his vacation with John GEHRINGER and family.
Mrs. Henry MOYER will dispose of some of her personal effects, at public sale, on Tuesday, July 25.
Victor MELCHER shot a crane at his father's dam, which measured 5 feet, 11 inches, from tip to tip, across the wings.
Frank AIMS, of Philadelphia, who has suffered a severe attack of typhoid fever, is the guest of his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah BAUER, where he will remain for some time for the benefit of his health.
The Junior base ball team is rapidly gaining practice and they are looking for games of their class. EDDINGER is doing fine as a pitcher.
John REITER's new double house is ready for occupancy.
Charles B. BREY and family visited Camp Pattison at Perkasie, on Wednesday.
Wm. H. WELKER and family, of New York City, and Mrs. Rev. H.A. WELKER, of Bluffton, Indiana, are staying with the family of W.A. WELKER at present.
Perry GRESH was in town on Thursday.
The plasterers started work at Frank FRYER's house this week.
Prof. H.F. LEISTER and family and Prof. J. Harry HOFFMAN are spending their summer vacation near New Hanover Square.
Jonathan BRENDLINGER cut an ugly gash into his leg last week while removing the knives from his reaper.
Henry SWEINHART had for his guests on Sunday, Jacob BRENDLINGER and Henry STOUDT with their families.
Dr. G.A. WEIDA had all his buildings painted by RENNINGER & Co., from Sassamansville, and I.W. STETTLER is having his house painted by W. HARTENBAUER & Co.
The executor will on Thursday, July 20, offer at public sale the personal property and real estate of John HARTZELL, deceased, near Frederick.
G.W. WEAND will have public sale with fresh cows at the Green Tree Hotel, on July 21, at 8.20 a.m.
H.R. GRUBB has his barn completed and is now housing his crops.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin DONEY were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank STAUFFER, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel SACKS, of Hosensack, visited the family of Abraham RENNINGER on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles LORENTZ, of East Greenville, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey MILLER, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton YEAKEL of Hosensack, visited their son, Charles YEAKEL, of Vera Cruz, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L.G. WEAVER took in the soldiers' encampment, at Perkasie, on Sunday.
The John C. HANCOCK Ice Company has emptied one of its ice houses at Powder Valley and by next week the new ice house at Hosensack, will be emptied of about 35,000 tons of clear sparkling ice. The demand for Perkiomen ice is rapidly increasing.
A band of gypsies camped in what was known as Daniel YEAKEL's grove near Hosensack.
Miss Ella HOFFMAN who was spending a week with her cousin, Mrs. Walter SEYLOR and family, has returned to her old place again with the family of J.A. HARING.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan BINDER, of Red Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Harry BINDER and child, of Perkiomenville, and Mrs. Ida CROLL, of Plesant Run, were the Sunday guests of Mahlon ZERU and family.
Mrs. A.K. REED and children were visiting her mother on Wednesday.
D.K. GRABER will have public sale on Saturday at HARING's Hotel of choice young York State cows.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. GANGWARE and daughter, Minnie and grandson, of Allentown, spent Tuesday and Wednesday with the family of C.E. BUCKLEY. They made the trip by team.
Miss Lydia GERHART accompanied by Anna FOX, was visiting in Philadelphia, five days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. TAGGERT and son who were staying with her parents, returned home on Sunday evening, to Philadelphia.
George STAHL is giving his house a new coat of paint.
Mr. and Mrs. Seth BUTTERWECK visited friends in Boyertown, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank SEASHOLTZ, of Sassamansville, visited John MACK and family, on Sunday.
A plesant suprise party was tendered to Mrs. Leon MELCHOR, on Saturday evening in honor of her birthday. A great number of her friends were present.
Mrs. Christian STAHL and daughter, Flora, spent a week in Allentown.
Miss Emma DELPH, of Norristown, visited Mrs. J.B. FRANK, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel HERTENSTEIN and Mrs. Sallie TOMS, and daughter, Mamie, spent several days with Mrs. HARTENSTINE's brother and family, at White Haven.
John REINHART has bought the farm of Mrs. Jacob ROTH, formerly occupied by Frank ACKERMAN, at private figures. Mr. REINHART expects to sell most of the large trees in the woods.
BEALER and WOLF, of Allentown, are sawing down the trees in their woods, formerly owned by James MILLER.
John S. REINHART and family, on Sunday, entertained a social gathering from Quakertown, Corning and Kumry.
Harry HARTENSTINE resigned his position as stock-boy in MUMBAUER's cigar factory.
A.H. NYCE has a new delivery wagon build by our wheelwright Jacob UMSTEAD.
There will be services on Sunday afternoon at the residence of Jacob H. MOYER by Rev. O.S. HILLEGASS.
Melvin, son of Warren PRICE, who was seriously ill with blood poisoning is slowly improving. Dr. GRAFF attends.
A.G. GERY and family were to Reading on Wednesday on business.
J.G. GREISS and family were to Allentown on Saturday.
Russel B. HUNSICKER who was seriously sick last week, seems to have made a slight change for the better. It is said now that the nerves are nearly all paralyzed.
Mrs. Charles T. JOHNSON who has been sick with heart trouble for a long time, is better and able to get out again.
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel WOLFE, of Philadelphia, spent last Sunday with Mrs. A.H. SEIPT. The Dr. and his wife and their two sons, Russel and Harold will start for Europe on Saturday, July 17th, from New York.
Melvin ZEIGLER's grain which he bought from M.D. SEIPT is lying on the ground and growing or sprouting and spoiling.
A commencement will be held at Wentzel's hotel on Saturday evening, July 15. The graduates are Daniel BELTZ, Frank BELTZ, Ella NICE, Verda GOTTSHALL and Mary MOYER.
Christian KLEINBACH bought a new horse on Monday from James RUSHOW, of Uniontown.
James BEIDLER and Lydia STOUT spent Thursday in Norristown on a business trip.
Raymond HENDRICKS got several rabbits from his sister, Susan HENDRICKS, of Souderton.
Susie A. HENDRICKS, of Souderton, spent a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.U. HENDRICKS.
P.U. HENDRICKS spent Monday and Tuesday in Norristown to sell Lutz's bitters.
A.K. SHOEMAKER and family, of Schwenksville, spent Sunday with John STEVENS and family.
Oliver URFFER, of Zionsville, is repainting the Sigmund school house.
Miss Carrie KEMMERER, of Philadelphia, was under the parental roof last week.
Mr. and Mrs. William SCHULTZ, of East Greenville, visited Horace MILLER and family.
Miss Lizzie WEIL, of Allentown, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben SCHUBERT.
Misses Viola and Myrette SCHULTZ, of Philadelphia, visited A.R. KEMMERER, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Titus YEAKEL spent Sunday at Dorney's Park.
John ROTH, of Allentown, and John BEITLER, our up-to-date hostler, were out frogging on Thursday. They had good luck.
Wilson MOHR, of Allentown, candidate for Prothonotary, stopped at the Railroad House on last Thursday and enjoyed a frog dinner.
Rev. DELONG was a visitor in our Sunday School on Sunday. He will have services in the Chapel on Sunday evening, July 16. Everybody is invited.
Miss Mabel SCHULTZ visited Charles FOULK and family, in Richland Centre, on Sunday.
Allen R., Leo and J. Willis SCHULTZ, Edwin SCHIFFERT, Harry ROBERTS and Elmer KRAUSS, were at the Soldier's Camp, in Perkasie on Sunday. The latter four made the trip on their wheels. They all reported a nice time and also instructive and interesting to all lovers of their own free country.
Miss Annie SCHULTZ, of near Clayton, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Philip SCHULTZ, on Wednesday.
Mrs. John TRUMP is on the sick list.
Hiram GERHART was prostrated by the excessive heat this week and is still unable to work.
Miss Katie WOODWARD, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with her mother, Elizabeth WOODWARD, of this place.
County Treasurer H.B. FREED will be at Kober's hotel on Monday forenoon to receive county and dog tax.
Mrs. Jeremiah FOX and daughter, of Slatington, made a few days stay visiting friends and relatives at Congo and Sassamansville.
William WENTZEL and family and Henry ERB were the Sunday guests of Milton MOYER.
Mrs. John DERR is on the sick list, also two children of John LATSHAW.
The auction of E.D. REITER's store was well attended on Saturday evening.
Charles H. HILLEGASS and wife, of Norristown, were at home with his parents on Sunday.
Frank KLINE, of Ridge Road, moved into the small brick house of Jesse GERHART.
During the family outing on Saturday afternoon two of the young sons of Burgess ROBERTS, of Norristown, while swimming, got beyond their depth. The father seeing their danger dashed into the water, cloth and all, and succeeded in bringing them safely to shore.
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Sallie MILLER, of Red Lion, Berks County, asssembled and tendered her a pleasant surprise last Saturday in honor of her 86th birthday. A pleasant time was had and all enjoyed the occasion. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Obadiah MILLER, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin BUTZ, Mr. and Mrs. Addison MILLER, Mr . and Mrs. Henry MILLER, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin MILLER, Mr. and Mrs. James BUTZ, of Palm, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel MEST, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel ROMIG, Ida MILLER, Evelyn MILLER, Raymond BUTZ, Clara MILLER, of Allentown, Harry F. BUTZ, Moody and Ralph MILLER, of Allentown, Mrs. John BRELSFORD, Hazard, Mrs. Mamie SCHEEDY, New York, Mr. and Mrs. Cameron BRELSFORD and daughter Mamie, of Mauch Chunk, Mrs. Peter WERST, Mrs. Joseph SCHWARE, of Allentown, Edgar SCHWARE, Mrs. Amos MILLER, Mr. and Mrs. Levi BOYER, Charlie WERST, Raymond WERST, Mabel MOLL, Meriam MOYER, Howard REINERT, Mrs. Sebastian SIMORE and Mrs. John SIMON, of Allentown, Clara HERB, Minnie ROMIG, Lizzie ROMIG, Lizzie BOYER and Meta SMITH, of Allentown.
On returning home from a funeral on Wednesday, Wm. HERPST, of Pottstown, was attacked by illness from which he died.
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