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Subject: News from Pennsburg - July 16, 1904
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 00:25:57 EDT
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - July 16, 1904
CAMP AT PALM
Rain! rain! is the bane of camping out! Last Thursday the members of Allen
Camp, at Palm, had an over abundance of it and hoped for clear weather during
the rest of their stay but in this they were disappointed. Indoor life is rather
monotonous as "Haas and Peffer" was about the only available occupation on
Thursday. This proved too tame so a number went fishing. The evening was
similarly spent until it was determined to take an all night fishing trip. Success
crowned their efforts in this direction as 19 eels and 49 catfish were captured.
Friday being spent in a way similar to Thursday. The rain played havoc with
the cooks and one had to hold the umbrella while the other stirred the soup. In
the evening number of visitors from Palm were royally entertained. Saturday
was devoted to a ground hog hunt. The party captured three, one of which
weighed 14 pounds and was served for Sunday dinner. A number of pictures of camp and
vicinity were taken and in the evening a number of visitors were entertained.
Sunday morning was quiet and rainy. After dinner a number of visitors from
Palm and East Greenville came to camp and enjoyed the hospitality of the place.
The camping party was organized in 1901 with seven members. The officers
being, President, E. METZGER; Treasurer, M. KISTLER; Secretary, C. HARWICK. The
same officers have been continued ever since and the club has been increased to
ten, being at present composed of the following: Morris KISTLER, Alvin ROTH,
George ROTH, Wm. HEIL, James ECKERT, Jonas KISTLER, Harvey TILLMAN, Jacob
GLASSER, Ed. METZGER, Lyod CLEVER, Henry RABENOLD, Ben BEUSHMER, John WENDELL, Jacob
WENDELL, Frank MILLER. The club had its first two outings at Palm, the third
trip was taken to Lake Hopatcong, N.J., but as the lake has no fish and the
mosquitoes are sufficiently large "to roll a man out of bed," it was determined
to come back to Palm this year.
THIEVES AFTER CHICKENS
A gang of chicken thieves were disturbed last Saturday night in the
neighborhood of Stauffer's store, about one mile from Bally. They visited the henhouses
of Elwood LANDIS, Joel WELLER and Henry FREY. At one place after filling
their bag with the choicest chickens, they lost no time in escaping on hearing
some one pursuing them. One of them left his coat in their flight. It was found
at the hennery of Mr. LANDIS. The coat may lead to some clue by which the
guilty party may be apprehended. Late on Tuesday night, Henry BAUER heard some
prowlers on the farm of John GEHRINGER, of near the Catholic church. Mr. BAUER at
once seized a shot gun and fired several shots after the intruders, but he can
not tell how big the party was. One of the would-be-thieves was on horseback.
MILKMEN IN TROUBLE
Robert SIMMERS, of Harrisburg, pure food agent for the State Board of Health
was in Wilkesbarre, and as a result warrants have been issued for more than
one hundred milk dealers and dairymen for the sale of impure milk.
TO EUROPE IN INTEREST OF HISTORY OF SCHWENKFELDERS
Reverend (picture) and Mrs. E.S. JOHNSON and their son, Rolland, sail today,
Saturday, June 16, at 10.30 a.m., on the "Zeeland" of the Red Star Line from
New York for Antwerp. This going takes place in response, first to the action
of the General Conference of the Schwenkfelder Church, May 16, requesting him
to proceed to Germany to assist Dr. HARTRANFT in his labors on the Corous
Schwenkfeldianorum and second, to the action of the Faculty and Board of Trustees
of the Hartford Theological Seminary, May 25, awarding him a special fellowship
in church History of the Reformation period. The First Schwenkfeldian church,
of Philadelphia, generously entered into the spirit of this call by granting
him leave of absence for one year to take effect July 1, 1904. A severing of
ties in other directions likewise had to take place to make it possible for
Rev. JOHNSON to assume the imposed duty. A signal honor has thus come to a
farmer's boy who after learning the trade of miller and graduating at Perkiomen
Seminary in 1895, at Princeton University in 1899, and at the Hartford Theological
Seminary in 1902, entered the christian ministry and by his activity in his
various connections in a short time made himself almost indispensable to his
church before this call came. He now goes forth to labor by the side of Dr.
HARTRANFT, a Montgomery countian by birth, who by his labors for the Hartford
Theological Seminary has won for himself an enviable name in the annals of the
past 25 years of the Christian church and who, by his historical researches in
erudite Germany, has built up a reputation in the fatherland that does honor to
American scholarship. In performing his duties Rev. JOHNSON will at once
proceed to Wolfenbuettel near Brunswick, Germany, meet his teacher and chief,
surrounded by MSS on all sides, gird his loins and go to work. He will interview a
leading printing firm of Leipzig and prepare estimates on the cost of issuing
a series of 16 lexico octavo volumes. He will make himself fully familiar with
the scheme of work of Dr. HARTRANFT. He will doubtlessly delve and dig in
musty old volumes and handle faded and crumbling papers and books two, three and
four centuries old. He will breathe the atmosphere of the reformation period
and, in thought, mingle, jostle and elbow with those sturdy heroes of the
church of God that made this period of God world-renowned. He will see to it that
in some way the printing presses are set in motion on the contemplated series
of books during the coming year. This whole enterprise was undertaken to give
to the learned world, the writing of a man in whom, according to Dr. HARTRANFT,
"we find the source of many characteristics of modern protestantism; the
function of the laity in the church, the right of representation, the freedom of
conscience, the separation of church and state, the ecclesiola in ecclesia and
many another principle that is now potent in all branches of christendom had
their strongest champion in him in the day when these were heretical principles
and when their assertion was at the peril of life; there is scarcely a
religious school, whether evangelical, pietistic or liberal that has not drawn some
formative impulse from him, through a hitherto unobserved absorption." On
Christ's resurrection morn a lamenting friend wept because her Jesus had been
taken away and she could not find him. Modern commercialism, practical politics,
high financing, sacerdotalism, and worldly pleasures have taken away Jesus and
buried him, causing countless souls to weep and lament. These who toil and
sacrifice for this cause believe and pray that their labors may help some
sorrowing ones to see Jesus in his glory, the lamb of the world.
CIGARMAKERS' PICNIC
Otto EISENLOHR & Bros., held their picnic on Saturday, at Avondale. This was
one of the grandest affairs ever held in this town. They formed the line at
their factory and had a procession nearly one mile in length, headed by the
Schuler's Band, of Finland, with nearly 80 teams. The horses and wagons were
beautifully decorated with flags and buntings. After they had paraded through town
they went to Avondale, where they spent the day with music and games. Their
menu consisted of 150 lbs. ham, 75 lbs. bologna, 80 lbs. cheese, 15 lbs. butter,
100 loaves bread, 60 doz. eggs, 11 bunches bananas, 1 keg pickles, 250 quts.
ice cream, 40 boxes soft drinks, 6 bls. beer, 2 bls. pretzels. This was highly
appreciated by all present. The entire picnic was under the management of
Wilson H. WISLER, superintendent of the EISENLOHR factory at his place.
Representatives from the East Greenville and Richlandtown factories were present to
enjoy the pleasures of the day.
LEG FRACTURED WHILE HAULING HAY
While William and Augustus SCHULER, Jr., son of Augustus SCHULER, of Finland,
were hauling hay on Wednesday, their horse started to run down hill with
Augustus on the load. The boy was thrown from the wagon and fell so that one of
the wheels passed over his leg. The limb was badly fractured. Dr. SCHOLL, of
Green Lane, was called who reduced the fracture. The other boy escaped without
any injury.
FINGERS CRUSHED BY PULLEY
Willie, the five year old son of H.H. SHULER, of Steinsburg, was badly hurt
last Saturday, while Andrew WEAVER was unloading hay in Mr. SHULER's yard. The
little fellow was playing around the barn and without being noticed, he took
hold of the rope, and his hand was pulled into the pulley. Dr. DICKENSHIED was
summoned and found it necessary to amputate the two middle fingers of the left
hand. He was assisted by his son, Dr. Eugene DICKENSHEID, of Allentown.
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