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Subject: [PAMONTGO-L] News Articles from Pennsburg in 1902
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 01:12:39 EDT
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Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - May 17, 1902
PENNSBURG, EAST GREENVILLE AND IMMEDIATE VICINITY
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel MUSSELMAN and children Sallie and Paul, of Perkasie,
spent Saturday and Sunday in this borough with Mrs. MUSSELMAN's father Samuel
B. KEPLER.
Emanuel P. HILLIARD, who has been a resident of this borough for a number of
years resigned his position at the planing mill on Monday. He left the next
day for Erie, where he has accepted a similar position. Mr. HILLIARD has made
many warm friends since his stay here, who were sorry to see him leave.
Daniel HERSH, of Philadelphia, spent several day in this borough this week
with his son-in-law William BITTING.
Rev. J.L. ROUSH, of this borough, has been confined to his bed for several
days this week with a severe attack of the grip. He was unable to officiate
at a funeral on Saturday and on Sunday he had no services at his different
charges.
A tally-ho party from Allentown passed through this borough on Sunday. They
took dinner at the Eagle Hotel.
Charles ENGELHART, of Allentown, spent Sunday in our boroughs visiting
friends. He was formerly employed at the J.O. HENDRICKs brewery, Green Lane.
Dr. J.D. CHRISTMAN and daughter, of Allentown, visited the formers parents
Mr. and Mrs. William CHRISTMAN, of this borough, on Sunday.
John G. COVELY, of East Greenville, resigned his position as clerk at the
Globe Hotel and accepted a position in the Otto EISENLOHR & Bros. cigar
factory.
Mrs. Thomas HOFFMAN of East Greenville, has been critically ill for the last
few days.
Frank KEHS, of this borough, resigned his position as teamster with Baker
Thos. MARSTELLER and accepted the position at hostler at the American House.
Joseph KOCH, the present hostler also resigned to accept a position in the
Eureka Silk Mill in this borough.
An opening of the Globe Hotel, East Greenville, will be held on Whit-Monday.
The proprietor will have a musical organization there for the occasion.
Rev. Abner S. DECHANT of Lisbon, Iowa, formerly of this borough will preach
tomorrow afternoon in the Pennsburg Reformed Church, and his brother Rev. J.
Frank DECHANT, of Philadelphia, will preach in the same church in the evening
at 7.30 o'clock.
Miss Ada WAAGE of Philadelphia visited her brothers and friends in this
borough during the week.
Fred WAAGE, a student in the Medical Department of the University of
Pennsylvania, is spending a brief vacation at his home in this borough.
Harry HILLEGASS, of Mantua, New Jersey, visited his uncle Chas. Q. HILLEGASS,
of this borough, on Saturday.
Harvey HARING, of Hillegass, received a carload of cattle on Thursday at
Pennsburg Station and one of cows was seriously injured, so much so that a
veterinary surgeon was called and the cow was unable to be removed to his
stable until the following day. She died after being loaded on a wagon to be
moved.
Carriage Painter George FOLTZ, of Pennsburg will to-day deliver five wagons
which he repainted for Quakertown people.
Evan SNYDER, of Spring City, who attended the funeral of Mrs. Mathias RUMMEL,
of East Greenville, on Thursday took sick with cramps at the home of George
M. MACK and was unable to return to his home. Dr. HERSH was summoned who
administered the proper medicines and it is expected that Mr. SNYDER will be
able to return to his home today.
About fifty of the sixty cigar makers in the Sultzberger, Oppenheimer cigar
factory of this borough went out on a strike yesterday forenoon. Shortly
after dinner they went back to work after the foreman promised to supply them
with better material to work with.
Senater John A. WENTZ, of Fort Washington was a visitor in this borough
yesterday. While here he visited the public schools and made an adress to the
pupils on Civil Government.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence HUNSBERGER, of this borough on
Thursday morning.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin MOLL, of this borough on Wednesday
morning.
Isaac RAUDENBUSH, of East Greenville, this week had an addition built to his
residence on Main Street.
Rev. ZENDT, of Allentown, will preach in the St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Pennsburg, tomorrow evening. Services will begin at 7.15 o'clock.
Rev. O.T. MOYER, pastor of the Evangelical Association of the Milford Circuit
will hold services at Hendricks this evening at 7.30 o'clock. At East
Greenville tomorrow at 10 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Milford at 2.30 p.m.
Rev. O.T. MOYER, of East Greenville, returned from Kellers Mills, Monroe
county, when the Quarterly Conference of the Evangelical Association was
held. He officiated at the conference in the abscence of the Presiding Elder,
Rev. T.L. WENTZ.
Rev. ZENDT, of Allentown, will teach the bible class in the St. Marks
Lutheran Sunday school tomorrow forenoon.
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