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Subject: News from Pennsburg - October 15, 1904
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:26:51 EST
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - October 15, 1904
FROM OUR CORPS OF ABLE CORRESPONDENTS
PALM
Mrs. Allen STAUFFER who was on the sick list, is about again.
Mr. and Mrs. John MOYER, Mrs. Amanda BAUS and Nathan LEESER spent Sunday at
Earlville, the guests of Mr. DRUMHELLER and family.
A new boy arrived in the family of Oliver GAUGLER, near town.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen CONRAD, Fred, and Elsie CONRAD spent Sunday with Daniel
CONRAD at Landis Store.
Mrs. Edwin KRAUSS spent Saturday at East Greenville.
John TRUMP who was formerly employed at Allentown has entered the employ of
Chas. CORNER, for the winter.
Mrs. Kate HOFFMAN formerly of this place, but now of Pennsburg, spent
several days with William HOFFMAN and family.
Thomas and Jesse GERY have returned from their trip to the World Fair at St.
Louis on Saturday morning.
Allen STAUFFER made a business trip to Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. STERLING and son, of Philadelphia, are boarding at the public
house of Nathan LEESER. Mr. STERLING is a contractor and is erecting a large
ice house for John Hancock Ice Company at Hosensack.
Miss Katie HUFF of Shimersville was the guest of Ida MESCHTER on Saturday.
Fred. CONRAD has accepted the position as assistant at the railroad station
at this place.
Oliver SCHANTZ and wife and son Reuben were the guests of H.Z. HEIST and
family on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. SCHANTZ left for St. Louis Fair on Wednesday
accompanied by Dr. Albert TRUMBAUER and wife, of Vera Cruz, and Thos. TRUMBAUER
and wife, of Coopersburg.
Chas. CORNER and family spent Sunday at Quakertown.
A block station has been opened at Corning at night on Sept 1st. John D.
DELKER, of Pottsville, has accepted the position as signal man at that place.
OLD ZIONSVILLE
Today the funeral of Benjamin BREY will be held. Burial at Old Zionsville
cemetery. Rev. O.S. FRANTZ will officiate.
Today the funeral of the infant child of Howard L. and Lena SOUDER, of
Allentown, will take place at the Lutheran church, at Old Zionsville, Rev. I.B.
RITTER officiating.
The Pennsburg Horse and Detective Association held their appraisement day
here last Wednesday, some forty horses were presented for their valuation, which
was made by D.K. GRABER, Daniel MOYER, H.J. SMITH, Charles REED and Daniel
WETZEL.
William KUHNS and Son purchased a horse at the Allentown Bazaar last week,
and had their old one killed.
Isaac MERKEL sold all his picked winter apples at thirty cents a bushel.
Jas. SMITH lost a heavy porker by death within a few hours after he noticed
that it was sick.
On Friday evening, October 21st, J.W. MAYEN, Independent Candidate for
Legislature, will present the issues at stake at the public house of John
HUNSBERGER in our village.
The funeral of William STERNER who was sixty-seven years old was held at
Huffs church last Thursday. Rev. O.S. FRANTZ officiated.
The Reformed Mission Society had a fine program last Sunday evening. Miss
Helen URFFER needs special mention for a recitation rendered by her, entitled
"My Mother's Prayer."
Hugh CRILLY who has the contract to build a two mile siding to connect the
J.C. Hancock's new ice dam with the railroad, has some seventy men at work and
the ice company has some forty at work in building the new dam. Rumor has it
that forty acres will be covered with water when finished.
The culvert made by Contractor NOLAN at the trestling in finished and is a
handsome piece of work of concreting.
TRUMBAUERSVILLE
Mrs. Edward REITER is again in the St. Joseph's Hospital, Philadelphia,
where she is getting daily treatments on the X-ray.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey SMITH spent Sunday at Zions Hill.
Rev. REITER will hold Lutheran communion here tomorrow morning at 9.30
o'clock.
Miss Clara CHRISTMAN, of Philadelphia, spent several days at home.
The carpenters are not progressing at Isaac SCHEETZ's house owing to Jesse
ACKERMAN's illness, the contractor.
Mr. and Mrs. John RICHARD, of Lanark, spent several days with Frank RICHARD.
Edward W. REITER spent Wednesday in Philadelphia.
George HIXSON, our grammar school teacher tendered his resignation last
week. Mr. KLINE, of Kutztown, fills the vacancy.
CONGO
There will be a sour-kraut lunch at James RINKER's hotel tonight.
The Sassamansville base ball club will give a grand fair in J.D. DREHs'
hall, Sassamansville, commencing this evening and to continue for six weeks.
Music every night.
Samuel SWEINHART is getting his house papered. Wright RENNINGER is doing the
work.
Mrs. William DERR and mother was visiting in Allentown over Sunday.
The following is the report of Weiss school for the month ending, Oct. 10th:
Number of pupils enrolled, males, 11; females, 15. Per cent, of attendance
during the month, males, 98; females, 84. Attended every day, Laura and
Gertrude SCHANTZ, Katie WELLER, Edna and Stella KRAMER, Edna NESTER, Loyd BECHTEL,
Warren RENNINGER, Frank WELLER, John BAUER, Adolph WEINBERGER, Harvey
OBERHOLTZER, Elmer and Monroe MILLER. Missed one day or less, Edwin MILLER and Irwin
BAUER. Addie HOFFMAN, teacher.
VERNFIELD
Jonas NYCE is sporting a new rubber tire top buggy.
Rein GODSHALL is on the sick list with an attack of typhoid fever.
Rev. and Mrs. Jacob BOOZ spent Sunday with Warren PRICE and family.
Abram GODSHALL moved his family from Souderton into part of Jacob BOOZ's
house.
A.M. PRICE is building a wagon house. Bower and Shisler, of Harleysville,
are doing the work.
Mrs. Samuel HARLEY, of Ephrata, Lancaster county, who was staying a few
weeks with the family of Yellis CASSEL, returned to her home.
Frank ROSENBERGER, of Allentown, is canvassing the district for the interest
of a nursery firm.
Rev. J. Kurtz MILLER, of Brooklyn, N.Y., preached a very interesting sermon
in the Dunkard church on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Abram STAUFFER, of Chester county, are spending their honeymoon
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Levi STAUFFER. They were married on Wednesday.
SKIPPACK
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry TYSON, a son, last Thursday.
The farm of 23 acres of the late Benjamin HALLMAN, was sold to his widow for
$2000. The 77 acre farm known as the George HALLMAN farm was not sold.
Harvey S. MOYER last week moved to his new home at Rahn's station. Formerly
it was old Isaac RAHN'S property.
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham ALDERFER, of Lower Salford, will shortly leave for the
city where they expect to spend the winter and return in the spring again.
Mrs. Jacob B. MENSCH is improving.
The A.T. GRATER farm that was bid up to $900 lately, and not sold, will now
be sold soon at public sale.
Supervisor Henry COOKER is at work daily rebuilding culverts and getting the
roads in shape for winter.
Last Tuesday there was an all day quilting held at the home of Jeremiah
ANDERS.
BALLY
Elmer KUHNS and Wm. STENGEL, of Allentown, called on friends and relatives
here, last Sunday.
MELCHIOR's pantaloon factory which has been short of orders for some time
has been in operation several days this week.
Henry BAUMAN moved into the house vacated by Edward AIMS.
Daniel HEYDT who was suddenly taken ill while at work, last Saturday, has
recovered, and again attends to his usual duties.
Gus BROGLEY and family, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver STENGEL and family.
John KRIEBEL did not buy the MELCHER's farm as reported in the last weeks
issue.
ARGUS
Mr. BROWN and family, of Tylersport, moved this week on their own farm which
they purchased at Argus formerly owned by Harvey NASE.
Morris REINBACH will have sale today with Ohio cattle.
SALFORDVILLE
Harry WOLFORD delivered several new stoves this week.
Adam LONG is so much improved that he is able to be down stairs.
The residence of Samuel CRESSMAN was fumigated on Saturday and his son has
entirely recovered from diphtheria.
MILFORD SQUARE
Herbert STAUFFER visited friends at Allentown on Saturday and Sunday.
STEINSBURG
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin MILLER last week.
O.H. ERDMAN made a business trip to Allentown last week.
O.J. ENGELMAN did business at Greisamersville last week.
Dr. and Mrs. E.H. PAFF, of Allentown, were the guests of A.C.G. KNELLER and
family last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John KRAMMES visited the family of E.L.R. HIGH, at Dillinger
last Sunday.
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