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Subject: News from Pennsburg - May 13, 1905
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 00:19:13 EDT
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - May 13, 1905
FIRE AT PENNSBURG
A five hundred ton carload of lime placed in the wooden lime bin at the
Hillegass & Krauss, coal and lumber yards in Pennsburg, on Monday, in some
unaccountable manner began to slack and started a conflagration shortly after
dinner. An alarm was at once sent in by phone to Edwin MILLER's bakery next door
to the fire house and the fire alarm was sounded. Within five minutes after the
alarm was given, the Pennsburg Fire Company with its hose and hook and
ladder trucks was on the scene and had a stream of water on the burning building.
After an heroic effort on the part of the firemen they succeeded in taking
the burning roof from the building for they were then better able to apply
water on the lime as well as on the burning sides. The firemen did remarkable
good work for the building was only partially damaged, so quickly did they get
the fire extinguished. Flames were already pouring out on all sides when the
fire was first detected and had the company not responded so quickly and did
such excellent work after arriving at the scene it is likely that Pennsburg
would have witnessed its largest fire, for thousands of feet of dry lumber was
housed close by, and a large frame warehouse stood within fifteen feet of the
lime bin. The damage to Hillegass & Krauss will amount to about seventy-five
dollars which is not covered by insurance.
FALL KILLS WOMAN OF EIGHTY-SEVEN
Ascending the stairs at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mahlon DeTURCK, of
Friedensburg, Oley township, Berks county, where she had been celebrating her
87th birthday anniversary, Mrs. Hannah LEVAN, widow of Daniel LEVAN, lost her
balance and fell backward. Her skull was fractured and she died in ten
minutes.
CHILD WAS FOUND DEAD IN BED
A young child of William McFADDEN, of Boyertown, was on Monday morning found
dead in bed. Deputy Coroner Wm. H. FOX empanelled the following jury to hold
an inquest: L.P.G. FEGLEY, foreman; Henry B. STAUFFER, Theo. S. FEGLEY, F.H.
HARTMAN, A.F. SHANER and H.M. BINDER. The verdict was that the child died of
natural causes.
FELL FROM TREE AND WAS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS
While William H. WIEAND of Dillinger was sawing some branches from one of
his apple trees this week he had the misfortune of falling off and in some doing
struck his head against a limb which broke off and inflicted a gash about an
inch and a half long directly above the eye. He was at first unconscious but
only for a very short time.
BRIDE OF THREE WEEKS VICTIM OF PERITONITIS
Mrs. Nora Raisbeck ROEDER, a bride of three weeks, died on Tuesday evening,
at the home of her father-in-law, Henry C. ROEDER, of East Greenville, after
an illness of five days, with penumonia and peritonitis. She contracted a cold
the week before while watching a base ball game in which her husband,
Charles H. ROEDER, was the pitcher. The young couple were married in New York City,
on Saturday, April 15, just three weeks prior to her death. She was 21 years
old and was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. H. ?. RAISBECK, of Coplay. Mr.
RAISBECK was formerly captain of Jay GOULD's steam yacht, Atlanta. At the Atlas
Cement Mills, at Coplay, he is the personal representative of George J.
GOULD. Since their marriage the couple has resided in East Greenville, with Mr.
ROEDER's parents.
HORSE THROWS DOWN RIDER AND INJURES HIM
James GERHART, of Pennsburg, who is in the employ of D.K. GRABER, met with a
painful accident last Friday while delivering three horses to Conshohocken
buyers. He rode one and led the other two and all went well until a short
distance below Norristown, when the horse which he rode reared and tossed him
off. Mr. GERHART was painfully bruised at his leg, so much so that he could not
walk. He was taken to Norristown and brought to his home on Saturday morning.
He is now slowly improving and is again able to walk with the aid of a cane.
GRADUATES FROM THE UPPER HANOVER DISTRICT
There were six scholars from the Upper Hanover School District who passed
the examination successfully before County Superintendent LANDIS, when he
examined them at Green Lane, a short time ago. They were: Florence SASSAMAN, of
Palm school, average 76.69; Amanda BOYER, Church School, 73.61; Elsie CONRAD,
Palm, 73.46; William H. KECK, Church School, 74.46; Frank FENNEL, Carl's
School, 91, and Elmer ROTHENBERGER, Klinesville School, 75.53.
WILL PREACH AT BALLY TOMORROW
Rev. F.F. GABEL, of Philadelphia, will preach in the Mennonite Church at
Bally tomorrow morning, and in Boyertown in the afternoon, in the absence of the
regular pastor, Rev. A.S. SHELLY. The latter holds communion services in the
Allentown Mission in the morning and has services at Zionsville in the
afternoon.
STARTED WORK ON POND IN PARK
Edward LIVEZEY of Pennsburg this week started work on excavating a place in
the New Goshenhoppen Park for the purpose of making a pond. He uses a scoop to
take the loose ground out. The driveway in the Park is also being graveled.
AT 90 YEARS, WALKED 10 MILES
Nearly 90 years of age, Richard SMITH, of Trexlertown, walked 10 miles from
Pottstown to Pine to visit his old friend, Aaron ROHRBACH the last survivor of
the Mexican War in that section.
CALF WAS BORN WITHOUT EYES
Samuel HAMM, a farmer of near Albany, has a cow which gave birth to a freak
calf, which has no eyes. The calf is otherwise a monster and the owner says it
will weigh 200 pounds before it is four weeks old.
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