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Subject: [PACHESTE] News from Pennsburg - August 15, 1903
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 00:43:59 EDT
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - August 15, 1903
THE PLACE TO GET FAT
There is a place in Montgomery county, where lean people can easily get fat.
This is the beautiful little borough of Pennsburg, in the upper end, from
where another proof of the above was reported last week. Eleven young ladies of
Philadelphia, members of a shooting club, Mrs. MEYER, Mrs. MOLTER, Mrs. J.
STARK, Mrs. Chas. HERSCH, Mrs. GATEMAN, Mrs. KIRCHNER, Mrs. H. BUEHL, Mrs. L. KIRN,
Mrs. LENKFELD, Mrs. WOODLAND, Mrs. P. BARNHARD visited the popular landlord,
Hermann ROTH, in said borough, and enjoyed themselves there for three days. At
their arrival they were all taken on hay scales, and their total weight was
found to be 1855 pounds. Before they left, they were weighed again, and their
weight had increased to 1990 pounds, a gain of 135 pounds, or about 12 pounds
each. This result is claimed to be due not only to the wonderful healthy air in
that borough but also and perhaps more properly to that great master in the
culinary art, the hostess in that celebrated hostelry. Norristown Daily
Register.
THE GRIM FAMILY REUNION
The seventh annual reunion of the GRIM family, one of the most influential in
Eastern Pennsylvania, was held on Tuesday at Dorney Park. The greater part of
the members live in Lehigh, Northampton, Montgomery, Bucks and Berks
counties. In the absence of the President, Professor J.S. GRIM, who is ill, Rev. Edgar
G. MILLER delivered an address of welcome. The second address was delivered
by Rev. W.U. KISTLER, in place of Professor George A. GRIM, the latter making
the historical address in the absence of Charles A. CROLL. The principal
speaker was State Senator Webster GRIM, of Doylestown. The following officers were
elected: President, Professor James S. GRIM; Vice President, A.S. GRIM; Second
Vice President, Alfred B. GRIM; Secretary, Milton S. GRIM; Treasurer, Cyrenius
GRIM; Executive Committee, Stanley GRIM, Charles GRIM, Oscar S. GRIM, J.
Peter GRIM, W.H. GRIM, J.S. GRIM, Dr. Charles E. GRIM and Harry E. GRIM. It was
decided to have the next reunion in the park in Kutztown on the second Tuesday
of August, 1903.
A FREAK OF NATURE
While Frank M. REITER, Robert M. GUIE, C.B. BOESSLER and A.E. BLOCHER were
driving along the public road near Fruitville, on Monday, they discovered one of
the humors of old mother earth in the form of an apple tree that was covered
with blossoms and laden with fruit. They brought a twig to this office bearing
several apples one and three quarter inches in diameter and at the same time
a number of open blossoms and buds.
INJURED WHILE AT PLAY
Robert COLE, the sixteen year old son, of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben COLE, of
Philadelphia, was injured while at play at the picnic of the New Goshenhoppen
Reformed Sunday School. He jumped and sprained his ankle. He was unable to walk for
several days. The family is on a visit to Mrs. C.Z. WEISER, of East
Greenville.
MISSION BAND PICNIC
The Mission Band, of the St. John's Chapel, of East Greenville, will hold its
annual picnic on Saturday August 29 in the William BENFIELDs grove near that
village. The band is in charge of Mrs. E.K. BECHTEL, of East Greenville and
Miss Vinnie MENSCH, of Pennsburg.
BOYS RUNS AWAY FROM HOME
Horace FREE, of Kimberton, Chester county, a boy aged 14 ran away from his
home and his mother, Mrs. DEERING appealed to the Chief of Police, of
Norristown, for assistance in locating the boy, who answers the following description:
Medium height, light hair and light complexion. When last seen he wore a straw
hat, no coat and short corduroy pantaloons.
FELL FROM ROOF ON A MAN
Falling from a building at Pottstown on Monday afternoon, Albert SHENTON
landed head first on Henry SMITH, and to this lucky circumstance he owes his life.
He was severely injured, however, by bounding to the brick payment. SMITH was
knocked senseless by the collision.
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