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Subject: News from Pennsburg - November 5, 1904
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 23:49:22 EST
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - November 5, 1904
MUST REPAIR TURNPIKE
At last the citizens of Lower Milford township and the traveling public have
the assurance of getting the Lehigh and Berks turnpike repaired as well as
the other roads. The constable W.H. HEIL this week condemned the turnpike and
reported one of the supervisors to the Lehigh county court. The order of the
Court is that the Lehigh and Berks as well as the Millerstown and Shimersville
turnpike companies must repair the roads and comply with the requirements of
their charter as prescribed therein from one end of said pike to the other,
within sixty days. The supervisor was also instructed to repair the road
leading from Shimersville to Vera Cruz, within five days. This certainly is a
step in the right direction from the roads in this vicinity were in an awful
condition. And furthmore the turnpike road companies were collecting tolls right
along. There are loose stones lying in the roads varying in size from a
hen's egg to a fist.
SHOT THIRTY-FIVE RABBITS IN TWO HOURS
John HALLMAN, a farmer residing near Geryville, accompanied by six of his
friends on Tuesday, shot thirty-five rabbits in about two and a half hours. The
rabbits were all killed in a field of about twelve acres. The field is full
of young brush and the rabbits had a good chance to make their home there.
Dogs were used in chasing them out of the brush while the gunners stood around
the outside on stumps and as soon as one came out into the open field he was
shot.
HUNDREDS OF BUNNIES WERE THIS WEEK SLAIN
RECITAL AT SEMINARY ON MONDAY EVENING
An interesting program has been arranged to be given in the Perkiomen
Seminary Chapel, on Monday evening. The recital will begin at 6.45 o'clock and will
be open to the public. No admission will be charged. A cordial invitation is
extended to all. The program is as follows: Piano duet, Sonata Opus 6,
Beethooven, Frieda and Mary KRIEBEL; vocal solo, There is a little lane I know,
Gallico, Amy KLINE; piano solo, Minuet from op. 2, No. 1, Beethoven, Irene
SCHWARTZ; vocal solo, The Windmill, Tuckerman, Stanley POWNALL; piano solos, Au
Matin, 2d Waltz, Godard, Della KRATZ; vocal solo, Carmena, Wilson, Alverda
MILLER; piano solo, Lullaby, Wade, Lillian HENDRICKS; piano solo, Last Hope,
Gottshalk, Sue SCHULTZ; vocal duet, Parting, Neidlinger, Amy KLINE, Alverda
MILLER; piano solo, Les Muscadins, Wachs, Nellie STOVER; piano solo, Polish
Dance, Scharwenka, Elizabeth SCHULTZ; Glee Club, Co-education, R.G. COLE.
SNEAK THIEVES ENTER EAST GREENVILLE
Sneak thieves, on Thursday night entered a number of East Greenville
residences and stole various articles, mostly wearing apparel. The house of Alfred
WENTLING, was entered through a window but the prowlers were evidently
disturbed, for nothing was found to be missing. Across the street Frank CHRISTMAN's
residence was about to be entered but they were disturbed. The Elmer
FETTERMAN house was also entered and one suit belonging to him as well as an
overcoat, coat and vest belonging to Mrs. FETTERMAN's brother were stolen. Daniel
DOTTERER's house was also entered and a coat and vest were taken there. His
overcoat was also taken as far as the back yard where he found it hanging on the
fence.
CHURCH ORGAN TO BE CONSECRATED
The new $1600 organ and pulpit furniture in the St. James Union Church,
Limerick Centre, will be consecrated tomorrow. Services will be conducted all
day. The history of this church dates back to 1732, when a log school house was
erected for funeral and church purposes. $1500 was raised by means of a
lottery and a new stone structure was erected in 1817 and 1818 at a cost of $2000.
This building was used until 1875, when the present building was erected.
Rev. N.F. SCHMIDT is serving the Lutheran and Rev. W.B. WERNER is serving the
Reformed charge. Both ministers reside in Schwenksville.
HORSE BROKE LEG AND HAD TO BE KILLED
Frank H. FOX, of Skippack, lost a horse in a peculiar manner. On Sunday
evening, after coming home from a drive he unhitched the animal, and after he
took the harness off, the horse ran out into the field. In his flight he jumped
into a ditch and fell, breaking a front leg. The next morning the animal was
killed to relieve it of its sufferings.
CAUGHT TWO LARGE RACCOONS
Thomas GRABER, Jr., and his brother Dallas, of near East Greenville, caught
two large raccoons that tipped the scales at thirty pounds.
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