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Subject: News from Pennsburg - March 26, 1904
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:49:32 EDT
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - March 26, 1904
PASTOR WILL ASSUME CHARGE MAY FIRST
Rev. Thomas H. LEINBACH, of Spinnerstown, will preach his first sermon at the
St. John's Reformed church at Reading, whose call he recently accepted, on
Sunday, May 1st. He will receive $800 and parsonage, rent free. This is $500
less than he received at Spinnerstown and Chestnut Hill.
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR TEACHER
A birthday surprise was tendered to Morris WISLER, of Trumbauersville, in
honor of his twenty-first birthday, on Friday evening. He is the teacher of the
California school. The evening was pleasantly spent in dancing, after an
elaborate lunch.
ADVERTISED FOR WIFE
Out of a list of 3500 fair suitors for his hand, his heart and his little
store in Highland township near Gettysburg "Squire" Samuel W. HAMMERS has chosen
a wife. The remaining 3499 the thrifty "squire" has turned into money by
selling their letters in reply to his now famous advertisement for a wife, to a
matrimonial agency. He cleared up $50 by the sale. HAMMERS' bride is a Western
girl, whom he found among his list of correspondents. Several years ago HAMMERS
advertised for a wife with $5000, and since that time he has received from
twenty-five to fifty answers daily. He exchanged pictures with those who wrote to
him, and the walls of his store room in Highland township are literally
papered with the photographs of widows and maidens who wished to be his better
half. During the long winter evenings HAMMERS would amuse the loiters in his store
by reading to them choice extracts from his love letters, and they would
usually agree with him that those written by widows were much more interesting and
to the point than those written by the girls.
A BREINIGSVILLE FAMILY SADLY AFFLICTED
The family of Jonas SCHWOYER, a wealthy farmer of Breinigsville, Lehigh
County is sadly afflicted. On Thursday SCHWOYER died of pneumonia, aged 75 years,
and on Sunday night his wife succumbed to the same disease on her 62d birthday
anniversary. A widow of a son who died a year ago was stricken with serious
illness on Sunday night, and the wife of an only surviving son is near death's
door at the Allentown Hospital from an operation.
KEYSTONE LAUNDRY SOLD
The fixtures of the Keystone Laundry of East Greenville, were sold by H.H.
TRUMBORE, of Quakertown to the Troy Laundry Company, of Allentown. The new firm
took possession this week.
REPUBLICANS CONVENE
The Republican County Convention was held on Tuesday at the Opera House,
Norristown. The regular business was transacted and after the slated candidates
for delegate were elected by matter of form, the leaders took up the rest of the
time by delivering speeches. The convention was assembled for two objects,
the election of nine delegates to represent the county at the State Convention
at Harrisburg and the endorsement of Judge A.S. SWARTZ as a candidate for Judge
on the Supreme bensch. The convention was called to order at 10 o'clock by
County Chairman I.P. KNIPE. After the usual preliminaries had been completed the
following names were placed in nomination as State delegates, and elected by
acclamation: Walter F. CHILDS, Norristown; Jacob EHST, Douglass, West; Thomas
B. HARPER, Jenkintown; A.H. HENDRICKS, Pottstown; B.F. HEVENER, Lower Merion;
Ralph KIBBLEHOUSE, Gwynedd; James KILPATRICK, Bridgeport; John M. KUHN, West
Telford; N.H. LARZELERE, Norristown. The following committe on resolutions was
appointed by Chairman KNIPE: O.F. LENHARDT, Norristown; F.G. HOBSON,
Collegeville; A.R. PLACE, Lansdale; A.L. SHOMO, Royersford; Jos. F. FOULKE, Ambler;
George SULLIVAN, Lower Merion; I.N. COOKE, Pottstown; Edwin LONSDALE,
Springfield; H.W. HALLOWELL, Moreland. The committee later submitted a set of resolutions.
WELL ATTENDED HORSE SALE
The horse sale of D.K. GRABER, held at the Keely House, East Greenville, on
Tuesday was well attended. He sold twenty-five head at an average price of a
little over $150. The highest price horse was sold to a Mr. HALL, of
Philadelphia, for $291.
BIG PRICE AT SALE
At a public sale of personal property of Isaac LANDIS, deceased, at
Gratersford, Saturday afternoon, articles commanded big prices. Flower glasses were
sold as high as $6 a piece; a spinning wheel was knocked off for $2.25; a
Perkiomen railroad bond sold at $1,140; 5 shares Rich avenue Farmes' Market,
Philadelphia, at $149 1/2 a share; one share Royersford Trust Company stock, $57 1/2;
cream pitcher, $2; case of drawers, $18; desk, $12.25; bed spreads, from $5 up
to $36.50; towels from 40 cents us to $3.50 a piece; cups and saucers, from
60 cents to $1.50 per piece. In fact everything offered realized high prices.
The sale was conducted by auctioneer Theo. M. MOYER, of Lower Salford township.
PROPERTY ON FOURTH STREET SOLD
The property No. 211 Fourth Street, of the late Caroline KNEULE, of
Pennsburg, was on Monday sold at private sale by the Executrix Carrie LONG, to
Nathaniel REED, of Red Hill, for $1550. The property was offered at public sale on
Saturday but was only bid up to $1525.
ACCUSED PERKASIE PHYSICIAN CLAIMS INNOCENCE
Dr. N.B. WILLIAMS the Perkasie physician accused of malpractice claims he is
innocent of the charge. He says he never saw Miss CRESSMAN, of Quakertown and
in all probability some person was taken to her and introduced as "Dr.
Williams."
FIRST RAILROAD RIDE AT 78 YEARS
Mrs. Catharine PLUMM, of Catasauqua, celebrated her 78 birthday anniversary
last week by taking her first ride on a railroad. She went from Allentown to
Harrisburg and was delighted with the trip.
NEW BLACKSMITH FOR PENNSBURG
Joshua KULP, of Philadelphia, has leased the blacksmith shop of H.C. WICKERT,
of Pennsburg, and will start the business there on April 4. John KEELER the
present tenant will open a blacksmith shop on his lot on Main street near the
Pennsburg Toll-gate.
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