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Subject: [PABERKS] News from Pennsburg - February 6, 1904
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 23:15:05 EST
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - February 6, 1904
FROM OUR CORPS OF ABLE CORRESPONDENTS (PART 2 OF 3)
ZIEGLERVILLE
Roscoe J. PRIZER was in Philadelphia on Tuesday on business.
Wilson HARTENBAAER and wife were in Spring City on Monday.
Miss Verda BEAN, of Philadelphia, is at home spending a two weeks vacation at
the Weldon House with her parents.
Howard HARTENSTINE visited his parents at Allentown on Sunday.
A.R. MILLER, of Philadelphia, visited his parents at Delphia on Tuesday.
H.H. FAUST, of Frederick, will have his sale of horses at the new exchange
stables at HENDRICK's hotel at Schwenksville next Tuesday Feb. 9th.
BALLY
George KNETZ died Friday night after a brief illness, at his home near Dale,
aged 78 years. Deceased was a veteran of the war of 1861 and was enlisted on
the pension roll. Funeral was held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the church of the
Most Blessed Sacrament, with requeim High Mass.
Miss Sarah KUHNS, of Dale, who has been confined to the German hospital,
Philadelphia, for the past three months, and underwent three operations for
tumorous growths, returned home and is rapidly regaining her former health.
A horse attached to a light sleigh, belonging to Liveryman M.S. MILLER, of
East Greenville, took fright about midway between Barto and Bally, Sunday
afternoon, throwing out the occupants and ran away, as far as Bally, where he was
caught by Charles MOYER, hostler of the Bally house. Fortunately no damage was
done.
Edward SCHIERY, Jr., has in his possession a coin of the state of New Jersey,
bearing the date 1787. This coin is precisely the same as the one shown in
the cut in last Sunday's North American.
CONGO
In our last correspondence we gave the names of the people nominated in East
Douglass. A mistake in the supervisor was made. The man nominated is Abraham
SELL.
A slaying party from Congo, Mr. and Mrs. Harry SCHANTZ, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
SCHEETZ, Mr. and Mrs. Amandus SCHANLEY, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. DERR, Mr. and Mrs.
Franklin ZERN. They have a four horse team and will go to Emaus.
A son of Clement BECHTEL was sick with a heavy cold but he is out again.
A.L. BAUER leased the farm of Jacob BAUMAN and expects to farm it along with
his farm.
Howard REIGNER and family visited the family of Jacob HUBER over Sunday.
William SCHANLEY and Hannah MOYER, Clayton FRY and Adella HEYDT, William
MILLER and Sallie REINERT visited the family of Harvey K. MOYER over Sunday.
Fred. REIGNER, the hostler at the hotel was in Pottstown on business.
George STERNER was in Fleetwood on business.
Joshua D. STOFFLET will have public sale on March 3rd, with good farming
stock, near Sassamansville.
Jacob H. ERB, our cattle dealer is making preparations to built a new house
on his farm next summer.
Jacob Y. HUBER bought a fine lot of pigs a few weeks ago and they have nearly
all died since.
Jonathan MOSER was on Monday in Boyertown on business.
VERNFIELD
Joseph PRICE who spent the past winter with his brother Daniel PRICE at
Souderton returned home to our town and intends to stay here during the Summer.
Clinton DELP bought two horses last week at Philadelphia John SHISLER also
bought one.
Mr. FRANK lost a valuable horse last week by death.
Lizzie LANDIS, Matthias LANDIS and Ella daughter of Charles BOOZ are on the
sick list.
Jacob DELP received the contract for building John SHISLERs new barn in
Spring.
Jonas NYCE spent last week at Allentown.
TRUMBAUERSVILLE
Miss Clara CHRISTMAN, of Philadelphia spent several days at her parental home.
Charles KECK, of North Wales, is spending several weeks with his parents.
Misses Lizzie and Annie WONSIDLER spent Saturday at Allentown.
Miss Ella CHRISTMAN is spending the week in Philadelphia.
BARTO
William I. FRICK, of Manatawny, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William C.
FRICK, of Schultzville.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob KUNKLEMAN, of town, spent several weeks visiting relatives
in Lebanon county.
The teachers of Washingtown township will hold their sixth district institute
in the Schultzville school house, James GABEL, teacher, on Saturday, February
13.
HOSENSACK
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver SCHANTZ, of Pennsburg, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
John M. ROEDER, on Saturday.
Merchant and Mrs. A.D. BREY were visiting friends in Emaus.
CLAYTON
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin SOLT.
Miss Tillie COVELY is sick with la grippe. Dr. A.O. GERY attends.
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben BEITLER were on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. John REESE, at
Vera Cruz.
SPINNERSTOWN
Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. NEIDIG entertained a sleighing party from Milford
Square on Monday evening.
M.E. GRAFF and Charles MILLER attended a shooting match at the Eagle Hotel,
Pennsburg, last Saturday.
E.D. ROEDER spent Sunday at Allentown on business.
Gertie ROEDER spent Saturday and Sunday with friends at Trumbauersville.
Allen MILLER, of Milford Square, has rented one of Henry EBERHART's tenant
houses and will move on April 1st.
Mrs. Eliza MOYER, of Quakertown, spent the forepart of the week with Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel W. BOYER.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank MOYER spent Sunday at Sellersville.
DILLINGERSVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. Quinn KLEINSMITH, of Hosensack, visited Mr. and Mrs. William
KLEINSMITH on Sunday.
Harry KAUFFMAN visited friends at Alburtis, on Sunday.
T. ROYER and Chas. HAUSMAN, of Spinnerstown, visited Mr. and Mrs. Horace
MILLER on Sunday.
Willie SCHELL and lady friend, of Hosensack, visited Edwin MILLER on Sunday
evening.
Howard, Robert and George BITTING, of Emaus, visited Herbert BITTING on
Wednesday evening.
E.G. KRAMER and Uriah WAGNER made a business trip to Emaus on Wednesday.
A sleighing party visited John HUNSBERGER on Saturday evening.
NEW BERLINVILLE
There is a hot contest for the office of supervisor in this township between
A.B. NESTER, A.T.D. JOHNSON and Joel WEISS each one expects to win.
W.P. SCHOLLENBERGER unloaded a car of bran and M.Y. JOHNSON a car of linseed
and one of corn the past week at New Berlinville station.
Jacob MILLER who hauls milk for the Congo creamery had a runaway while
loading milk at STAUFFER's saw mill, when he turned a corner, the sleigh upsetting
and spilled all the milk out of the sleigh. The runaway team was finally caught
in Geo. LATSCHAW's field without doing any further damage.
A sleighing party consisting of Henry MECK and family visited the family of
Wm. MUTHARD on Tuesday evening.
ARGUS
Mr. and Mrs. Noah FRANK spent part of last week with friends in Red Hill and
Spinnerstown.
Enos HIMMELRIGHT and Charles HARTZELL spent Sunday at Red Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. George FRANK, Mr. and Mrs. Henry LEISTER, John RICHARD and
Phares LEISTER attended the funeral of Mrs. William LEISTER near Lansdale.
A child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry LEISTER is on the sick list.
FINLAND
H.K. TRUMBAUER received a carload of feed this week.
Frank HARING is on the sick list.
Thomas BUCK and wife, of Cressman, were the Sunday guests of Chas. RENNINGER
and family.
The employes of B.F. RITTENHOUSE, and H.H. SOMMERS cigar factories are very
busy at present.
M.N. THOMAS and family were visiting friends in Perkiomenville over Sunday.
Miss Ella CARVER, of Woxall, is spending a few weeks with Wm. CARVER and
family.
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