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Subject: News from Pennsburg - February 4, 1905
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 00:05:44 EST
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - February 4, 1905
FROM OUR CORPS OF ABLE CORRESPONDENTS
SHIMERSVILLE
On Monday night some of our young folks, of this place and Old Zionsville
had a party for Stanley URFFER in honor of his nineteenth birthday. The
following were present: Mrs. O.H. URFFER, Mrs. Barton KLEPPINGER, Misses Sallie and
Katie HUFF, Anna STICHTER, Jennie KERN, Helen URFFER, Messrs Stanley URFFER,
O.H. URFFER, Barton KLEPPINGER, Henry GEHMAN, Eli MARSTELLER, Allen BORGER,
Elwood SCHANTZ, and Howard DELLICKER. They spent a very enjoyable evening by
playing various games. O.H. URFFER entertained the crowd with sweet strains of
music. Refreshments were served at about ten o'clock. They left for their
respective homes at a reasonable hour, after having an evenings enjoyment.
Nearly all of the neighbors around here spent Monday evening at Mr. and Mrs.
REUGEBAUER's place in honor of the latter's birthday. Those present were
Mrs. Lillia REUGEBAUER, Lizzie SCHREIBER, Mary KERCHNER, Rebecca KERN, Clara
SHIMER, Amelia KERN, Ellen HEID, Sarah HUFF, and Herman NEUGEBAUER, Misses
Nellie FOSTER, Emma HEID, Lizzie RACE, Sallie SCHREIBER, Minnie FRY, Ruth HUDSON,
Tillie RENNINGER, Marie HUFF, Hermie KERCHNER, David RACE, Raymond SCHREIBER,
and Frank KERCHNER.
Mrs. John SCHRIEBER is visiting her brother and family at Siegfrieds.
Last Saturday and Sunday Mr. and Mrs. HUFF took a trip to Trexlertown, where
Mr. HUFF's mother had public sale.
CHAPEL
Elmer FRANKENFIELD is on the sick list with typhoid fever.
Mabel SCHULTZ left for her former's place in Allentown on Monday.
The services of Rev. KISTLER at Chapel were well attended on Sunday evening.
He will hold services again in four weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob HIESTAND, Mabel WENNER and Sallie NETZ were the guests of
Samuel ALTHOUSE and family on Sunday.
Millers of this section had trouble on account of the blizzard their mill
races got covered with snow and work had to be suspended. E. KLOTZ has succeded
in reopening his and is now ready for business again.
Samuel ECK, of Chapel, made a trip to Huffs Church and surrounding places to
purchase cattle for Jonathan P. HILLEGASS, of Pennsburg.
George HEINRICK, of Manayunk has hired himself to Mannoah SCHULTZ.
CLAYTON
Mr. and Mrs. William ESCHBACH were on a visit to his parents Mr. and Mrs.
Abraham ESCHBACH, of Dale.
Harvey HIESTAND and Cyrus BEITLER attended the funeral of Hiram YEAKLE, of
Sigmund on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben BEITLER visited friends at Huff's Church and
Seisholtzville.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel STRUNK and children Gertie, Helen, Dewey and Harold, of
Hereford, were on a visit to Reuben BEITLER and family on Sunday.
Mrs. Daniel MOYER and Miss Sarah MOYER, of Henningsville, were on a visit to
Reuben BEITLER and family on Monday.
James REPPERT, of Boyertown and Misses Madonna and Minnie KEHS, of Bally,
were on a visit to Ambrose ACKERMAN and family on Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph HARTMAN, of Weissport, is spending a few weeks with her sister
Mrs. William FREY and family.
SALFORDVILLE
Mrs. Jesse KILNE is on the sick list.
Dr. BENNER is very busy at present.
Jacob SHOEMAKER has rented the SCHOLL property.
GABLE's filled their ice house this week which measured 12 and 14 inches.
Harry WOLFORD slaughtered a porker on Saturday which weighed 560 pounds. It
was fed on corn and once a week on Barkers Cattle Powder. Who can beat this?
BALLY
Joseph BROGLEY, an employe of the Boyertown Burial Casket Factory who has
been off duty, suffering with a fractured rib, caused by a heavy casket falling
on him, and an additional strain while doing some work at home completing the
fracture, is able to attend to his work again.
George STENGEL, who is employed at the ore mines at Boyertown, had his right
hand slightly injured by some rock caving in on him. He however is able to
attend to his duties.
James REICHART, of Philadelphia, moved into the tenant house of Jacob KELSCH.
ARGUS
Mrs. Benjamin HIMMELWRIGHT is on the sick list.
The quarantine on the house of Isaac HETRICK was removed on Monday.
The houses of the following are under quarantine on account of scarlet
fever: Joriah HARTZELL, Samuel NACE, Henry BENDER.
GERYVILLE
Harvey BAUS who postponed his trip to the Allentown meat market last week on
account of the blizzard, made his regular weekly trip yesterday.
Harvey, son of Henry M. DIEHL, of near Geryville, has hired himself to F.
SCHLENKER for the coming summer.
Chas. MILLER has rented Milton GRAFF's house for next year, which Harry
HARTENSTINE occupies at present. Mr. HARTENSTINE will move to Weidner, near
Rushing Spring Creamery.
PALM
Mrs. Wm. KUHNS and daughter Tillie, Mrs. Charles HAMMAN and son Ray were the
guests of H.Z. HEIST and family last week.
J.W. BUTZ received a two horse wagon from Owego, Ohio, which he sold to
Henry GERHARD.
George MELCHOR, of Bally, is making considerable shipments of tailor work at
present.
A.S. KLINE, of Berks County, was noticed in town and soliciting for a
fertilizer firm.
H.G. CLEMMER who had his shoulder dislocated has fully recovered.
The following were visitors in town last Sunday: Misses Jennie KERN and
Katie HUFF, of Shimersville.
The child of Milton KRAUSS is rapidly improving from a severe attack of
pneumonia.
Messrs BOWMAN and SNYDER went through our town last week canvassing nursery
stock.
Mrs. KEYSER, of Norristown, was the guest of Mrs. Allen STAUFFER.
Mrs. Lena HEISTAND spend Monday at Allentown.
James ROBERT received a bob sled from Sears Roebuck and Co., last week.
D.L. GERHARD dressed a hog which tipped the scales to 455 pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. H.Z. HEIST and son LeRoy spent Saturday at Allentown and
Northampton.
Mrs. Hannah ENDT who was staying at Nathan LEESER's Hotel returned to her
home on Sunday accompanied by Mr. LEESER, Harvey ESCHBACH, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
WEIGNER and daughter Mabel.
Samuel DENNIS and wife, of Allentown, paid a visit to Abram DENNIS his
brother and to a number of his friends.
Horace REPPERT, wife and son Llyod (Lloyd?) spend Saturday and Sunday
visiting relatives at Fullerton and Northampton.
Mrs. Allen STAUFFER who was sick is rapidly improving.
Albert KRAUSS, of Allentown, was noticed in town on Sunday.
Benjamin GRAFF and wife, of Barto, are staying with their daughter Mrs.
Amandas ECK at present.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph STERLING who were boarding at the public house of N.H.
LEESER for the last four months returned to their home in Philadelphia where
they expect to resume house keeping. Mr. STERLING is the contractor who built
the large ice house for the John HANCOCK Ice Co., at Hosensack.
J.W. BUTZ, Allen FRONHEISER and Wm. HOFFMAN attended a public sale of horses
at Quakertown on Wednesday.
At about 2 o'clock Tuesday morning a middle aged lady arrived at the hotel
at Treichlersivlle. The lady claimed when arriving at this Station on the late
train the night before that she was confused and got off the train thinking
she was at Emaus where she was bound for on Tuesday morning. Mr. RAHN the
prop., brought her back to the this station for the 8.24 train when she left for
Allentown. The lady was unknown and claimed she hailed from Phoenixville.
Mr. AMBLER travelling freight agent has made a call at our station on
Wednesday.
Wm. SMOLL, of Pennsburg, was again noticed with the section gang on the
railroad on Wednesday. Mr. SMOLL was formerly employed with butcher SAYLOR at
Pennsburg.
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