The county of Berks now has 28 boroughs.
Two villages were granted certificates of incorporation by the court at the special session of Argument Court, namely Lyons and Wyomissing Hills.
Attorney T.K. Leidy appeared for the freeholders of Lyons, and Attorney Leonard G. Yoder for the petitioners of Wyomissing Hills.
Argument in behalf of the incorporation of the boroughs was made before Judges Schaeffer, Stevens and Mays. There were no remonstrances or exceptions filed and the customary publications were reported.
The borough of Lyons will comprise over 251 acres, and the borough of Wyomissing Hills, 432 acres. Each borough will be a separate election district, and each will be a fourth class school district.
The court was informed that a proportionate share of the township road expenses would be paid by the boroughs. All the townships from which the boroughs are created have expenses for maintenance to meet.
Tuesday, July 26, was fixed as the date for the bi-ennial election. In the borough of Lyons, Charles W. Smith was appointed to give notice of the election. Edwin Gernert was appointed judge of election, and Fred B. Kutz and Charles H. Grim, inspectors of election. Judge Mays signed the court order. The election will be held at the Lyons Fire Company hall.
President Judge Schaeffer signed the Wyomissing Hills petition, designating that the election be held on Tuesday, July 26, at the office of the Wyomissing Hills, Inc. Martin M. Mellinger was appointed to give notice of the election. Howard L. Seidel was appointed judge of election, and Charles A. Gring and J. Franklin Boyer inspectors.
The majority of freeholders signed the petitions.
Hanover, N.H., June 21 (Special).--Dartmouth College closed its 158th academic year today by graduating the members of the 1927 senior class and conferring degrees of bachelor of science and bachelor of arts. Graduation exercises started early this morning, with the 1927 class assembling at the senior fence.
Included among the graduates were Robert White Birch and Edward Edgeworth Redcay, both of Reading, who were each awarded a degree of bachelor of science with distinction. Reading's honor men played a prominent part in the class day exercises of yesterday, especially the solemn sachem oration, a custom held over from the days when Dartmouth was an Indian school.
A bequest of $125 for a memorial for her four children in the Frieden's Church cemetery is contained in the will of Cordie M. Koch Greenawald, late of Reading, which was filed for probate. The estate is valued at $4,900. Letters were issued to the son, William A. Greenawald. A special bequest of $300 is made to her daughter, Mamie. Household articles are left to the son William, and daughter, Mamie. The residue is divided among her four children: William, Aaron, Mamie and Louise. She directs that a tombstone be erected on her grave.
Letters testamentary in the estate of John D. Burkey, late of Hamburg, were issued to the sons, Warren F. and Percival L. Burkey; executors. The estate is valued at $22,000 in personal property and $5,3OO in real estate. The entire estate is left to the widow. At her death the estate is bequeathed to the three sons, Warren F., Percival L. and John A. Burkey, and daughters, Clara M. and Mabel S. Burkey, in equal shares.
The will of Joseph C. Fitzsimmons, late of Reading, was filed for probate and letters were issued to Mark L. Powers, who is named executor. The estate is valued at $3,500 in personal property. He directs that Undertaker Dougherty have charge of his burial and that $100 be paid to the trustees of Gethsemane Cemetery for care of burial lot.
The decedent gives to his sisters, Mary Buckley and Elizabeth E. Egolf, and niece, Geraldine Buckley, $500 each; Father Murray, of St. Margaret's Church, $2OO for masses; cousin James J. Marley, of Wilkes-Barre, $200; Kate Gallagher, wife of Barney Gallagher, $100; to John J. Fitzpatrick, cousin, Philadelphia, $50; Mark L. Powers and wife, $500. The residue he gives to his niece, Agnes Dietrich, wife of Calvin Dietrich.
Six sons, three daughters and the children of a deceased son, Edgar, inherit the estate of Mary Alice George, late of Reading, according to the will which was filed for probate. Letters were issued to the sons, William and Jesse George, who are named executors. The estate is valued at $6000 in real estate.
In the estate of Mary E. Sutton, late of Wyomissing, 1etters of administration were issued to the daughter, Elsie M. Evans. The estate is valued at $2,550 in personal property.
Letters were issued in the estate of John N. Sutton, late of Wyomissing, to Elsie M. Evans. The estate is valued at $2,400 in personal property. The estate is bequeathed to the widow, Mary Sutton.
Charles A. Wanner, a son, was granted letters of administration in the estate of Hettie A. Wanner, late of Fleetwood. The estate is valued at $1,000 in personal property and $16,000 in real estate. The heirs are six children. Charles, Lewis, and Oliver Wanner, Katharine Moyer, Annie R. Schaeffer and Elizabeth Giles.
For the purpose of satisfying a mortgage, letters of administration in the estate of Cyrus Smeltzer, late of Reading, were issued to Jacob Rupp. The estate is valued at $700 in personal property. The heirs are a nephew, Samuel Smeltzer, and a niece, Ida F1dler.
In the estate of Charles P. Weitzel, late of Reading, 1etters of administration were issued to the widow, Anna M. Weitzel. The estate is valued at $2,500 in personal property. The heirs are the widow, Anna, and two sons, Archie L. and Floyd B. Weitzel.
The Pennsy1vania Trust Company was granted letters of administration in the estate of Henry Swisher, late of Robeson township. The estate is valued at $1,500 in personal property. The heirs are these children: Daniel, George H., Leonard, Frank B., William Swisher and Harriet Boyle.
The widow [sic] of Sallie Fick was granted letters of administration in the estate of Edwin O. Fick, late of Stony Creek Mills. The estate is valued at $3,000 in personal property and $750 in real estate. The heirs are the widow and daughter, Sara T. Fick.
Three sons, Charles, William and Harry Gruber, inherit the estate of Henry F. Gruber, 1ate of Bethel township, according to terms of the will. Letters were issued to the son, William C. Gruber, who is named executor. The estate is valued at $2,289 in persona1 property and $1,000 in real estate.
The case of Horace J. Simmons and Charles and Archie Bechtel, charged with violating the liquor laws, has been transferred to Philadelphia according to notice received by United States Commissioner Maltzberger. The defendants are represented by Congressman Benjamin Golder. The prosecution is the result of a raid in January on a club house in the northern section of the city by Prohibition Agent McClafferty.
After a long and, at times, heated discussion. Lebanon Reformed C1assis at an adjourned session this morning in the First Church, Wernersville, deferred action on a recommendation of the reconstruction committee to constitute St. Michael's, Rehrersburg and Shartlesville congregations, in this county, a charge.
During the spirited debate the issue under consideration became more and more involved, and when the situation appeared to be hopeless and the ministers and elders ready to throw up their hands in despair, the motion, made by Rev. E.S. Leinbach, of Robesonia, to refer the item back to the committee for another report at some future date, was carried unanimously.
Rev. Leinbach, as chairman of the committee, read the recommendation. At present St. Michael's, located in Ti1den township, is a separate charge served by Rev. H.A. Frantz of Allentown. Shartlesville was supplied for 50 years by the late Rev. Dr. R.S. Apple, of Hamburg, and since last February by Rev. F.W. Ruth, of Bernville. Rev. Leinbach has been supplying Rehrersburg. The first two are only a few miles apart. The latter is 10 miles west of Shartlesville. Their combined membership is 900. The suggestion was to provide a resident pastor after creating the proposed charge, with probably Shartlesville as his home.
Rev. P.E. Swope, of Lebanon, the president of the body, was in the chair. Rev. J. Lewis Fluck, of Myerstown, was stated clerk. Rev. Ruth conducted the devotions.
Delegations were present from St. Michael's and Shartlesville to protest against the recommendation. Rev. Leinbach represented Rehrersburg.
Rev. Ruth stated that the Shartlesville congregation voted unanimously to ask classis that it be made a part of the Bernville charge, of which the former is pastor. "This is the best thing that could happen," declared Rev. Ruth. "If you put this item through you might as well erase Shartlesville from the classical roll. The members would join other churches. There is a chance to build up this small congregation, but if the recommendation is adopted you will, instead, tear it down."
Rev. Frantz said that St. Michael's did not object to adding Shartlesville and Rehrersburg to it as supply points, but did protest against including them in the charge. "This matter is causing bad blood in the congregation," he asserted "and classis had better go slow. When the three are in a position to pay an adequate salary it will be time to discuss making one charge out of them. But at the present salaries, which jointly amount to about $1,400, I would not go in there and starve. There are some bad roads and the automobile upkeep alone would cost from $600 to $800 a year. The salary as a charge should not be less than $1,800."
Rev. Leinbach could not see why the combination could not pay $1,800 a year.
Peter Naftzinger, of the St. Michael's delegation stated that the latter, with its present leader, is beginning to develop, "and now, that we have gotten on our feet again, we don't like to be disturbed."
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At the June meeting of the Firemen's Union, Roy H. Seyfert, of the Junior, said: "I was instructed by my company to ask whether we couldn't get a private room at a hospital for firemen who are injured while performing fire service. We had a member at a local hospital recently and not much attention was paid to him until he was transferred to a private room at our request. Later we received a bill for $35. Every time you go over there for treatment you get a bill for $6 to $10."
Edward Taenzer inquired whether the hospital knew the man was a fireman.
"They must have known it," was Mr. Seyfert's reply. "He's gone there often enough with the ambulance."
After a discussion, D. Howard Hemmig, of the Marion, made a motion that the matter be referred to the law committee for inquiry, which was agreed to.
Some of the delegates were of the opinion that it was a question that came within the province of the Firemen's Relief Association rather than the Firemen's Union.
Charles I. Rauch, of the Schuylkill, said; "Every time a fireman is treated at a hospital for an injury a bill is rendered. As the volunteers give their services gratuitously the hospitals should do the same in such instances."
It is expected the law committee will visit the hospitals and ascertain what can be done in the matter. It held an informal conference after the meeting of the union to consider a method of procedure. A report will be submitted at the July session of the union.
Clarence H. Beck complained of the double and triple parking at the Franklin Street Station at train time, and the hindrance the condition would be to fire apparatus if an alarm would make a run up or down Franklin Street at the railroad necessary. "The machines simply couldn't get through with safety" declared the speaker. The matter will be taken up with the police. Mr. Beck charged that an officer was on duty at the station but that no effort was made to prevent the congestion.
Chief Neithammer reported that during the past month there were 7 bell and 11 still alarms, and that the personal property loss was $980 and the real estate $465, a total of $1,445. All apparatus is in service except the Marion's pumper, which is being supplied with new whee1s.
The prevention committee reported 24 additional hazards corrected, making a total of 2,943.
Mr. Beck stated he took up with the police and the mayor the indiscriminate parking at the Bingaman street bridge and that they promised to seek a remedy. Sixth street, north of Spring, the condition of which was the subject of complaint, it was stated, had been repaired.
The Hampden's carnival, the first of the season, closed Monday evening. Others scheduled are: Schuylkill, July 14-23; Friendship, July 29-Aug. 6, Liberty, Aug. 6-17; Marion, Aug. 12-20; Keystone, Aug. 18-26; Oakbrook, Aug. 19-27; Union, Aug. 26-Sept. 3; The Rainbow, Reading Hose and Riverside will not hold any. The Neversink expects to but has not decided on the week. The Junior and Washington have made no announcement but probably will not stage the fete this year.
Two appeals from the award of viewers of dissatisfied property owners in the Maidencreek impounding dam area were filed by Attorney Henry P. Keiser.
Morris and Maura Rothenberger filed an appeal from the award of $25,000 granted them by the viewers for the taking of their farm.
Egnak Shtoyko, another property owner, appealed from the award of $12,500 made in his case. Their witnesses at the hearings placed much higher figures on the properties.
A jury will now pass on the questions of damages.
Testimony was heard by E.J. Morris, George W. Weida, and Charles E. Richardson, viewers appointed by the court to assess damages in the case of Thomas M. Lightfoot and the estate of Jesse Lightfoot in reference to the taking of land in the Maidencreek impounding dam area.
J. Leinbach Rieser, realtor, valued the 12-acre plot of Thomas Lightfoot at $7,200 and the 109 acre tract of the Lightfoot estate at $39,200.
William H. McGowan gave the fair market value of the one tract at $7,590 and the other $38,400.
J. Benton Whitman placed a valuation of $7,295 on the small plot and $39,500 on the big farm.
The city's experts will be heard on Wednesday morning. Attorney Wellington M. Bertolet appeared for the owners and Solicitor Joseph R. Dickinson for the city.
Tuesday, July 12, has been fixed by Mercantile Appraiser Charles T. Barnett as appeal day for persons not satisfied with their mercantile tax assessment. Mr. Barnett will be at the county treasurer's office on that day to hear appeals.
Several thousand grangers of Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties gathered today at the Reading Fair Grounds for a picnic sponsored by the granges of Berks. Horse races and athletic events were the features. Music was furnished by the Cadet Band from 1 to 5 p.m. During the same hours there were races by 10 of the horses in training on the Fair Grounds track and athletic stunts were staged.
Among the speakers were S.L. Strivings, master of the New York State grand; C.A. Dyer, master of the Ohio State grange; J.H. Light, secretary of the Pennsylvania State grange. The speakers delivered their addresses at 3 o'clock. George Schuler, Fleetwood, master of the Pomona grange, presided and introduced them. Preceding the picnic a reception was held at the Berkshire for the visiting grange officials. Those on the reception committee were: President Harry J. Schad and Abner S. Deysher, of the Reading Fair Association, and C.V.R. Evans, of the grange. The committee in charge of the affair, composed of masters of the various granges was headed by Deputy Calvin R. Bagenstose, of Centerport.
The maintenance of the jury in the Hassel conspiracy case cost the county of Berks $139.60 according to the bill received by Controller Houck from the Hotel Penn. There were 15 persons provided for. The expense of the rooms for two days was $37.50 and the meals, 75 cents each, costs $64.60.
The hotel expense of the Garosello murder jury was $83.60, namely, room rent, $37.50; meals, $45.50, and telephone call, 60 cents.
Mrs. Hattie Biehl, 758 North Twelfth street, was cut on the arm by flying glass when an automobile on which she was riding skidded and upset on a road near this city. Mrs. Biehl's injury was dressed at the Reading Hospital.
George Lampros, 41, 846 Franklin street, received treatment at the Homeopathic Hospital for burns on the right foot which was scalded with hot water.
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