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Subject: [PABUCKS-L] News from Pennsburg - February 27, 1904
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 23:50:44 EST
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - February 27, 1904
LEFT HER HAPPY HOME
Mrs. Roeller KULP, of Pennsburg, on Wednesday forenoon left her home on Main
street for parts unknown, without telling her husband and children of her
intentions. Mr. KULP is a cigarmaker employed in the Sultzberger-Oppenheimer
factory in this borough, and was at work when she left her home. At dinner time he
went to his home for his meal as was his regular custom. When he came there he
did not find his wife nor children. Little did he think of this, for he
supposed she was visiting her sister in the same borough. So he prepared a meal for
himself and left for his work again. In the evening when he came home he
found things in the same condition and the fire out, so he looked around the house
and found that all her clothing was missing. After coming down stairs he
noticed a letter on the sideboard. The letter was addressed to him and the main
parts of it are that she was going away, as she could no longer bear the reports
circulated about her, that she was afraid if he heard the reports he might do
her bodily harm. In two weeks he would hear from her and that she had a lady
friend who would keep her informed of what happens around Pennsburg. She also
stated that she was innocent of all the rumors circulated. Mr. and Mrs. KULP
have two children aged about 4 and 8 years. These she sent to Mr. KULP's mother
who also resides in Pennsburg. Before leaving she went into the store and
purchased a silk waist, skirt and dress suit case. It is reported that during the
last night she stayed here she secured a $10 bill in her husband's trousers
pocket, while he slept. Her husband thinks she had only about $20 when she
left. On Wednesday morning at about ten o'clock she was seen going down Main
street towards Red Hill carrying two dress suit cases and dressed in her best
clothes. The supposition is that she walked to the Red Hill depot and there took
the train. Up to this time nothing has been heard from her. Mr. and Mrs. KULP
have always lived happily together and he can think of no reason for her actions.
WILL PREACH IN BALLY TOMORROW
Rev. Geo. H. CULLEY, of Philadelphia, will preach in the Mennonite church at
Bally, tomorrow evening. In the afternoon after the regular session of the
Sunday school he will conduct the teachers study of the lesson for the following
Sunday. Rev. CULLEY is especially gifted as a Bible teacher being one of the
instructors in the Pennsylvania Bible Institute in Philadelphia. He also
teaches classes every evening of the week in various towns and cities around
Philadelphia. He has a class in Boyertown on Monday evenings.
PICKED UP A LARGE CARP ON DRY LAND
Allen JOHNSON, of Red Hill, on Monday, picked up a twenty-four inch carp in
the grove of the Queen of the Valley Farm, in Upper Hanover township. The fish
was taken from the Perkiomen creek the night before by the high water. It
weighed seven pounds and was a monster fish to be found in this section.
FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY IN EIGHT YEARS
For the third time in his life George Clinton MILLER, the twelve-year-old son
of H.W. MILLER, of Steinsburg, will celebrate his birthday next Monday.
Master MILLER was born on the 29th day of February 1892, and had no birthday until
1896. Since there was no leap-year since then he had to wait eight long years
for his third birthday. Although deprived of the ususal annual celebration
Master MILLER is an active and promising boy and bids fair to cope successfully
with those who are more fortunate in the number of birthdays. Miss Sallie
RENNINGER, one of the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham RENNINGER, of Hosensack, is
impatiently awaiting the appearance of Monday, it being her fourth birthday,
although she is sixteen years old. She was born on February 29, 1888, and as
she had to wait a long time will celebrated this in a manner appropriate to the
occasion. The deficiency of birthdays for these young people results from the
fact that the time which the earth revolves around the sun is not an exact
multiple of the time of its daily rotation, it is necessary to add an extra day
periodically, to prevent confusion in the calendar. But the addiiton of one
day every four years if too large, and it was therefore established by Pope
Gregory XIII, in 1582, that those years which are divisible by four should be leap
years, except the years ending centuries, of which those only that are
divisible by 400 should have the additional day. Those people who have been
suffering from this deficiency of birthdays may console themselves when they are
assured that the thing will not happen to them again until the year 2100.
ATE STRYCHNINE PILLS
The three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton H. DETWILER, residing
between Sellersville and Telford, ate about twenty-five stryshnine pills,
thinking they were candy, and died shortly thereafter. The little one had been on a
visit to J.M. OBERHOLTZER, a neighbor and was playing around the house. Mr.
OBERHOLTZER had some strychnine pills lying on the window seat which the girl
evidently saw while romping about the house. After seeing them she started to
devour them, thinking they were candy. This was done unnoticed to the members of
the household. Shortly after this the tot was noticed to become stiff, which
alarmed the OBERHOLTZER family and a physician was consulted. As soon as the
condition of the child was stated to the physician he said she ate some
strychnine pills and an antidote was administered. This was too late and the child
died about forty-five mintues afterwards. The box of pills were not labeled, and
had they even been labeled the child would not have known the difference.
WOMAN BATTLES WITH FIRE
Though suffering agony from burns on her hands and arm, Miss Anna V. KLINE,
of Allentown, daughter of Professor H.A. KLINE, fought a splendid battle, on
Sunday, to save her home from destruction by fire. Miss KLINE and her mother
were both ill, and the young woman arose in the night and tried to heat some
turpentine and lard over a gas jet. The turpentine caught fire and was scattered
about the room, some of it falling on Miss KLINE's hands and arms, where it
burned itself out. The curtains blazed up, but Miss KLINE begged her mother to
remain in bed and to keep perfectly cool. The young woman then collected her
jewelry and removed it to another room, after which she telephoned to the Fire
Department. When she returned to her room she found the window frame in flames.
She battled with the fire for several minutes until it reached her mother's
bed, when mother and daughter fled out of the house and screamed for help. A
number of the neighbors responded and put out the fire.
FITTING HIMSELF FOR A BANK CLERKSHIP
Rowland MILLER, son of station agent MILLER, of Emaus, is at present taking a
clerking course in the Perkiomen National Bank, of East Greenville, in order
to fit himself for the general banking business before entering upon a
clerkship in the new Emaus Bank, in which he has been appointed to a responsible
position. The latter bank is supposed to open for business about April first. ED.
LORENZ has been appointed cashier.
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