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Subject: News from Pennsburg - October 1, 1904
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 01:33:05 EST



Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday – October 1, 1904
PROMISING YOUNG MAN ENTERS UPON A CLERKSHIP AT EAST GREENVILLE
Erwin M. CHRISTMAN (picture), of Sigmund, Lehigh county, on Monday,
September 19, entered the general store of Levi MESCHTER, of East Greenville, as
clerk. Mr. CHRISTMAN, has been clerking in the general store of A.H. STERNER, at
Old Zionsville, since the fall of 1901 and filled the position with credit
until last week. He was born at Sigmund and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
CHRISTMAN. He received his education in the public schools of his native
township. He worked on his father’s farm until he entered the Zionsville store. Mr.
CHRISTMAN is a member of the Reformed church, of Old Zionsville and has been
an active member of the church choir since he entered the STERNER store. The
members of the choir and congregation were sorry to see Mr. CHRISTMAN leave
the vicinity.
FOUND HONEY IN TREE
John REINSMITH, of Geryville, Bucks County and his young son went into the
woods near his farm on Saturday to cut wood, and while REINSMITH was busy his
boy ran around amusing himself. Finally, he sat down with his back against
the big trunk of a tree. Suddenly he called out to his father: “Pop, come here
and listen to the funny noise inside this tree.” The father came and listened
and then he knew he had discovered that rare find, a wild honey-bee tree. He
marked the tree, and on Sunday he and a neighbor sawed into the great hollow
trunk, smoked out the bees and got a tub and two bucketfuls of fine honey.
MURDERER HANGS HIMSELF
Antonio COSATO, of West Chester, was on Monday sentenced to hang for the
murder of Nicolo DI GIOI, and during the night he hanged himself in his cell. He
left a letter to his guardian telling him how he would end his life, on the
back of which was a memorandum showing the years, months, weeks, days, hours
and minutes he had lived, making the total of minutes 12,525,120. He made a
noose from a sheet and fastened the end of the improvised rope over the door
of his cell.
COLLECTOR IS COMING
Town and Country has secured the services of Amos SCHULTZ as a solicitor and
collector, and he will start upon his duties on Monday, October 10. We hope
those subscribers who are in arrears will be ready to pay such arrearages
when Mr. SCHULTZ calls at their place so that he will not have to make a second
trip to see them.
WILL BUILD A HOUSE ON JEFFERSON STREET
George MERKLE, of near Pennsburg, will build a single dwelling house on
Jefferson street, East Greenville. He purchased the lot next to Reeding GERY’s
house. Contractor Clayton H. FRYER, of Pennsburg, on Thursday put down the
stakes. He will also do the carpenter work.
DEAD SNAKE CAUSES TYPHOID EPIDEMIC
A score of children attending STERNER’s school, near Allentown, are victims
of typhoid fever, caused by drinking impure water from a well. Monday, when
the cause was investigated, the decomposed body of a large snake was found in
the well.
LOST A DOLLAR ON TRAIN AND GOT IT AGAIN
Zephaniah BUCHER, of Rudy, lost a dollar bill on the train going from
Salford Station to Pennsburg, which was found by a passenger and turned over to the
conductor of the train who handed the money back to Mr. BUCHER.
DISCHARGED AS VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTS
Tingham L. FRITCH and Manoah L. FRITCH, individually and trading as T.L.
FRITCH & Bro., of Longswamp, Berks county, were on Monday discharged in the
United States District Court, at Philadelphia, as voluntary bankrupts.
BEAT OFF NEGRO
Miss Elvina KECK, 65 years old, had a desperate encounter with a negro at
her home near Emaus, late Friday afternoon. In the act of leaving the house for
a walk she heard a door slam in the back of the house and she returned to
ascertain the cause. As she entered the hallway a negro seized her by the
throat, and, choking her, threw her to the floor. She freed herself from his
clutches only to be again choked and thrown. Finding she could not elude the
negro, she screamed lustily for aid, which frightened her assailant off. Neighbors
quickly responded and the fleeing negro was seen to enter a distant
cornfield. A posse quickly formed and started in pursuit, but was unable to overtake
the fugitive. Miss KECK is suffering greatly from shock, and her throat still
bears the imprint of the negro’s fingers.
RAISED MAMMOTH TOMATO
Austin KNIPE, of New Hanover raised a large tomato and it is hard to beat.
It measures seventeen inches one way and eighteen inches another. Its weight
is two and three-fourth pounds. It was raised on democratic soil and he would
like to hear from some Republican who can beat it on his soil.
FARMER FELL FROM HORSE AND WAS HURT
John DART, farmer of Markley Bros., proprietors of the Minnehaha Dairy Farm,
near Hillegass, met with a mishap in which his face was very much
disfigured. He accidentally fell from a horse and struck a stone which lacerated his
face below the eye. Dr. HUNSBERGER, of Pennsburg, was summoned who dressed the
wounds.
DIPHTHERIA PREVALENT IN MARLBOROUGH
Quite a number of cases of diphtheria have been reported in Marlborough
Township during the past few months. The latest to be quarantined is the family
of John BAUM, of near Sumneytown. Several children are afflicted with the
disease.
TO OUR PHILADELPHIA SUBSCRIBERS
Town and Country has secured the services of Howard S. WELKER, of 1320 North
Camac Street, to act as our collector in Philadelphia. He will call upon all
those in arrears to the amount of a year or more and we hope he will be
treated in a cordial manner.
SECURED MARRIAGE LICENSES
Frank B. FREYER and Mary L. SNYDER, both of Red Hill, Harvey C. NYCE and
Mamie C. BERGEY, both of Souderton, Wilson K. MOYER, of Harleysville and Sallie
B. SOUDER, of Morwood.
INDIAN STUDENTS HUSK CORN
Large numbers of Indian boys of the Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, spend
their Saturdays husking farmers’ corn at $1 a day.
FARMERS WANT TO GET RID OF CANADA THISTLES
Berks County farmers are discussing the best means to rid their land of the
Canada thistle.

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