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Subject: [PABERKS] News from Pennsburg - May 30, 1903
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 00:55:22 EDT
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - May 30, 1903
THE DEATH LIST
William FOX, of near Alburtis, died Sunday evening of heart trouble, aged 86
years. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Zachariah BEIDLER, with whom he
lived and two sons. The funeral will be held today at 9.30 a.m. at the house.
Services and burial at Huffs Church, Rev. D.K. HUMBERT officiating.
Mrs. Daniel CHRISTMAN, of Macungie, died on Friday night in the Polyclinic
Hospital, Philadelphia. The Wednesday before she had an operation performed for
appendicitis. Hopes were entertained for her speedy recovery, but reports from
the hospital after the operation indicated that she was very weak. Her
husband was just preparing to leave for Philadelphia to visit her when the sad news
was brought to him. She is survived by her husband and one daughter, Carrie.
Samuel BECKER, of Alburtis, and Henry BECKER, of Reading, are brothers to Mrs.
CHRISTMAN. The funeral was held on Tuesday morning, Rev. George A. GREISS, of
Allentown, and Rev. KOPENHAVER, of Macungie, officiated.
John BECHTEL, of near Bally, died on Tuesday night of infirmities due to old
age, at the residence of his son-in-law, John L. BAUER. He was 83 years of
age. His wife preceeded him by about two years. His only daughter, who was the
wife of John L. BAUER, died a number of years ago. The funeral will be held on
Monday at 10 o'clock, a.m. at the Mennonite church Bally.
Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. John FENNEL, of near Hoppenville, died at the
age of seven weeks. The funeral was held at the Church of the Most Blessed
Sacrament, Bally, on Wednesday at 9.30 o'clock a.m. Interment on the church
cemetery.
LARGELY ATTENDED FUNERAL
The funeral of Andrew K. SHULTZ, of Clayton, Berks County, was largely
attended on Monday. Rev. O.S. KRIEBEL, of Pennsburg, officiated, assisted by Rev.
ANDERS, of Worcester, and Rev. E.E.S. JOHNSON, of Philadelphia, Revs. MACK, EHST
and SHELLY, of Bally. Interment was made at the Hereford Schwenkfelder
Meeting House Cemetery, near Clayton. The funeral was the largest held at Clayton
for years. Mr. SHULTZ was the oldest resident in the town, being 85 years old.
BODIES DISINTERRED AT NEW GOSHENHOPPEN
The bodies of Sallie and Newton BUTZ, children of Alfred BUTZ, of Allentown,
formerly of East Greenville, were this week disinterred at the New
Goshenhoppen church cemetery and taken to Allentown. They were buried here for about
fifteen and ten years respectively.
WAS IT AN ELOPEMENT
Mrs. William SMITH, of Ridge Hill, a village lying between Quakertown and
Perkasie, Monday morning went to the Central Police Station at Allentown and
complained that her fifteen-year-old daughter had left home with Michael
GRIESEMER, of the same place, and that both were on their way to Allentown to get
married. Sergeant KNAUSS went on a hunt for the couple and located them at Lanark,
where they had left the car. GRIESEMER was accompanied by his brother-in-law.
He denied that he and the girl had intended to get married and that they were
only on a little pleasure ride. He said the girl's mother denied her every
little pleasure, and, when he proposed the trip the girl gladly accompanied him.
The latter also denied that she had any intention of marrying GRIESEMER. The
couple was taken to Allentown and at the police station the girl was turned
over to her mother. She was satified with this action and would not bring any
complaint against GRIESEMER.
MARRIED AND TO BE
William B. JOHNSON, of East Greenville, and Miss Macie E. BIERY, of
Pennsburg, were married on Saturday at the parsonage of Rev. WEBER, of Boyertown. The
groom is in the employ of T.H. Leh & Son, harness manufacturers of East
Greenville and hails from New Berlinville, Berks county. The bride is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. David BIERY, of Pennsburg.
Harry CAWLER, of Newark, N.J., formerly of East Greenville, and Miss Ella
ROEDER, of East Greenville, will be married today at Newark. The bride is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.C. ROEDER, of East Greenville. The couple will start
housekeeping at once at Newark, where Mr. CAWLER is employed.
Howard WELKER, of Philadelphia, will on Wednesday be married to Miss Mae
CRAUT of the same city. The marriage ceremonies will be performed at Bethlehem by
the Rev. W.H. ERB. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. WELKER, of
Pennsburg, and holds a responsible position with the Philadelphia & Reading
Railway Company, in Philadelphia.
Edwin M. STEIN, of Pennsburg, will be married today to Miss Bertha KELLER, of
East Greenville. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.M. KELLER. The
groom is employed in the Eureka silk mill of Pennsburg.
Augustus NASE, of Lafayette Hill, will be married today to Miss Lizzie
BARNDT, of Finland. The wedding will be solemnized at the parsonage of Rev. J.H.
WAIDELICH, of Sellersville.
Preston KEMMERER, of Powder Valley, was on Thursday married to Miss Alice
LAYTON, of the same place.
Alton B. KRIEBEL, of Cedars, was on Thursday married to Miss Gertrude S.
KLINE, of the same place, at 4 o'clock. The groom is a school teacher and is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Z. KRIEBEL, and the bride is a daughter of Mrs. A.K.
STOUDT. The ceremonies were performed at the home of the bride in the presence
of a number of invited friends.
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