Mrs. Elizabeth H. LANDIS, late of Phoenixville, formerly of Gratersford, died on Thursday of last week. She was probably one of the oldest residents of the county. Her age being 96 years, 8 months and 25 days. She is survived by the following children: Daniel G. LANDIS, of Gratersford; Mrs. Susan KULP, of Phoenixville, formerly of Gratersford; Jacob G. LANDIS, of Nortown, and John G. LANDIS, of Philadelphia. Her husband John LANDIS proceeded her 42 years ago. Her only brother surviving is Abram GRATER, of Collegeville. The funeral was held on Tuesday from the residence of Daniel G. LANDIS. Interment was made at the Upper Skippack Mennonite cemetery. The pall-bearers were her grand-children.
Mrs. Michael YOUNG, of Sumneytown, aged about 77 years, died on Tuesday evening after a lingering illness of general debility. Five children survive to mourn her loss, her husband having preceeded her in death 7 years ago. The children, Mrs. Daniel HARPEL, John YOUNG, Mrs. Clinton KORB, and Mrs. John SCHWAGER, all of Sumneytown, and Mrs. Henry WEINBERGER, of Oaks. The funeral will be held on Monday; interment in the Sumneytown cemetery. Rev. J.L. ROUSH will officiate.
Helen Myrtle BAUER, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William M. BAUER, Jr., of Pennsburg, died yesterday forenoon at 10 o'clock of pneumonia. The child only was taken sick the night before. She brought her age to 5 months and nine days. The funeral will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the house. Services will be continued in the St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Pennsburg. Interment on the St. Mark's Union cemetery, near town. Rev. W.B. FOX will officiate.
Sevilla CHRISTMAN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel CHRISTMAN, of Niantic, died last Friday from consumption after suffering for about one year, aged 14 years, 4 months and 25 days. The following brothers and sisters survive: Henry, Samuel, John, Wallace, Sallie, Sophia and Amanda. The funeral was held on Thursday at Huber's church. Interment on the church cemetery.
Thieves made an attempt to enter the back kitchen of George TAGLIEBER, of Bally, on Saturday night. They removed several panes of glass from a window after which they were frightened away by the barking of the dog. Mr. TAGLIEBER has just butchered several large hogs, and the supposition is that they wanted to steal the meat, as the smoke-house is connected to this back kitchen, and has been robbed twice before. Mr. TAGLIEBER lived there.
The stockholders of the Pennsburg Building Co., held a meeting on Monday evening in the Town Hall and elected all the old officers except Chas. Q. HILLEGASS, who declined the nomination. E.J. WIEDER, cashier of the Farmers' National Bank, was elected in his place. The new board organized by electing Dr. James G. MENSCH, President; E.W. SCHOLL, Secretary, and E.J. WIEDER, Treasurer.
Raymond SUPER, of Pennsburg, accidentally fell into the Perkiomen creek, at Dr. J.G. MENSCH's dam, on Wednesday and was nearly downed. He was assisting in the filling of S.J. CROLL's ice house and while standing on thin ice it broke and he fell into the water. Had not assistance arrived at the time it did Mr. SUPER would have drowned as he was almost exhausted when extricated from the icy waters.
Charles E. WORMAN, a brakeman employed on the Perkiomen Railroad, and living near Emaus, had one of his legs badly crushed, two fingers cut off and was otherwise badly bruised, at 6.15 o'clock, Friday evening. He died from his injuries at 12.10 o'clock, the next morning at the Allentown Hospital. The train upon which WORMAN is employed is known as the Philadelphia fast freight. When at Pennsburg some shifting was attended to and while standing on the top of a gondola car WORMAN gave the signal to the engineer to stop. The air brakes were applied and the cars stopped suddenly. WORMAN was thrown off the end of the car and fell under the wheels. He was picked up by the crew. Dr. HUNSBERGER was summoned who adviced him to be removed the hospital. He was then placed in the caboose of the train and taken to Allentown by the engine. Dr. C.D. SCHAEFFER was summoned to the Terminal station and after an examination ordered the unfortunate man's removal to the hospital, where he died. WORMAN lived near Emaus Junction and was a popular and industrious young man. He was about 26 years of age.
Joseph A. HECKLER, residing near Lederachville, was returning home from FETTEROLF's blacksmithshop on Monday when he tripped and fell on the ice, fracturing his right leg above the knee joint. He was carried into the residence of Jacob BEAN, where he was later removed to his home.
John I. KRUM, of Allentown, was the successful bidder for the hotel privilege on the fair ground of the Lehigh County Agricultural Society, of Allentown, for the exhibition in fall. He is to pay 23 1/4 per cent, of his receipts. Should it rain on Thursday of fair week, between 1 and 4 p.m., he is to pay only 16 per cent.
The fifteenth annual banquet of the Harleysville Beneficial Association was held in KLINE's hall, Harleysville, Friday evening. The event was attended by over two hundred people. CROLL's Quartette, of East Greenville, furnished the music. Addresses were made by B. Witman DAMBLY, Henry W. REIFF, John BERGE and A.H. SCHOLL.
Early Saturday morning five strangers blew up the safe in the post office at Phoenixville, secured $500 in cash and stamps and a $500 gold-bearing bond and made their escape. Postal Clerk A.C. BISHOP gave the alarm and he and his family were shot at, but not hit. The post office was badly wrecked.
Mrs. J.S. CRESSMAN, of Sumneytown, received a beautiful German almanac from Vienna, Austria, from her son Forrest J. It is beautifully lithographed in quaint old german style and each month represents the season it is in.
One of the most remarkable women of this section is Mrs. Caroline STAHLER (picture), of near Dillingersville. If her life is preserved until March first, next, of which there is every present evidence, she will have reached the remarkable age of 88 years. The subject of our sketch was born at Dillingersville, Lower Milford township, Lehigh county, on March 1st, 1815. In 1842, at the age of 27, she was married to Daniel STAHLER. Her entire life was spent on the farm. The first seven years subsequent to her marriage to Mr. STAHLER, they lived on one of the farms of her father. The following seven years on a farm at Dillinger's Station, then on the property of a Mrs. SNYDER. Mr. STAHLER having prospered in farming, bought the Israel LAROS farm at Dillingersville to which they removed in the spring of 1856. Here they continued farming till the death of Mr. STAHLER in March of 1893 since which Mrs. STAHLER has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Tilghman RITTER, of the same place. Her declining years are cheered by her sister, Mrs. Seth WEBER, aged 83, who also resides with the family of Mr. RITTER. Mrs. RITTER is the only child of Mrs. STAHLER, but there are eight grand-children and there were eighteen great-grand-children, four of which died. Mrs. STAHLER is remarkably well preserved, and were it not for the loss of her eyesight she would be in the possession of all her faculties. Her hair are jet black, not a gray hair having appeared thus far, and shows the bodily strength and vigor of people who are much younger. During the busy farming season of the past fall she and her sister worked out on the fields, husking corn and doing such other work as usually requires attention during that season of the year. At present she is enjoying good health and is abundantly able to help herself so that old age is neither a burden to herself or to those who are constantly associated with her.
The grist mill owned by Ephraim N. GERY, near Harlem, which burned down, was appraised by John L. BAUER, of Bally, L.S. SHIMER, of Shimersville, and A.J. DIMMIG, of East Greenville, members of the Goshenhoppen Fire Insurance Co., at $2,300. The stock was owned by John H. GEHMAN and was insured for $100, which covers only about one-fifth of Mr. GEHMAN's loss.
The effects of Tony JULIAN, of Norristown, recently arrested on the charge of making and passing counterfeit silver dollars were sold by Sheriff LARZELERC for $440 to settle a claim of $900. JULIAN kept a shoe store at Main and Barbadoes streets.
David C. CROLL, of Pennsburg, has this week been engaged as teacher of the Red Hill Band. Mr. CROLL is an experienced musician and there is no doubt that the band will benefit by his teachings. He is also leader of the famous CROLL's Orchestra.
Rev. Abner DECHANT, of Lisbon, Iowa, formerly of Pennsburg, will shortly move his family to Oak Lane, this county. He has been elected as pastor of the Oak Lane Reformed church. He will enter upon his new duties on February first.
James KLINE, Jr., of Hoppenville, is the champion sparrow shooter in Marlboro township. He recently killed fourteen with one shot.
Wallace C. ROTH, of Hoppenville, has accepted the position as solicitor for Town and Country. Mr. ROTH will make a thorough canvas of the territory which this paper covers, and any one wishing to subscribe for the same will be given the special offer privileges, whether the subscription is handed to Mr. ROTH or sent direct to the office. Mr. ROTH is prepared to quote prices on all kinds of job work, public sale notices, etc.
Joseph KRIEBEL, of East Greenville, is the owner of one of the first copies of the Public Ledger, which was issued at Philadelphia, on Friday, March 25, 1836. The copy is fairly well preserved. It is a four page, four column paper. The copy was received at the time of publication by the late John KRIEBEL, father of its present owner.
One of John SCHEETZ's horses of Sumneytown, was on Tuesday morning paralyzed while he was hauling ice for Francis EMERT. The horse fell in the road. He was later removed to the stable and Dr. J.Z. HILLEGASS, of Red Hill, was called, under whose treatment the animal now is.
The horse of Peter SOUDER, of near Morwood, fell whole going down a hill and Mr. SOUDER and Jacob FREDERICK, occupants of the wagon were thrown out on the frozen ground. Mr. SOUDER received severe cuts and bruises about the face, but Mr. FREDERICK escaped injury.
Abraham AUCHY, of near Sumneytown, sold his farm to his son David, who will take possession some time in March. Mr. AUCHY also sold about 10 acres of woodland to Francis EMERT who commenced immediately to cut down the trees.
Clerk of Orphan's Court Henry GROFF, this week issued a marriage license to John G. SEASHOLTZ, of Sassamansville, and Irene J. HUBER, of Fruitville.
Solomon GERY, 87 years old, the oldest resident of Hereford township is seriously ill with dropsy.
The Democrats of Marlboro township will hold a convention at the private residence of Charles MEYERS, near the Sorrel Horse Hotel, this afternoon. This in itself is not much out of the ordinary, but this township has a supervisor who held the office for the past twenty-nine consecutive years in the person of John SOWERS, one of the staunchest Democrats in the township and the politicians want to defeat him. Last year the younger element in the township were up in arms and were bound to make Mr. SOWERS an ex-supervisor. They succeeded at the primary in not having him nominated. Mr. SOWERS, however, was not too slow, he took out nomination papers and when the votes were counted he was again elected in connection with Edwin UNDERKOFFLER, who had also served five years. The following have announced themselves as candid ates for supervisor: John SOWERS, Edwin UNDERKOFFLER, John ZEPP, Clement BOOZ, Jacob IMBODY and James SELL, and each one is anxious to be elected to the office, which is possibly worth $150 a year. All the applicants are Democrats and it seems the Republicans in the township are taking as strong a hand in the fight to defeat the two old supervisors, as are the Democrats. There are about 316 voters in the township and the Republicans poll only about 15 of them. At last year's convention almost every Democratic vote in the township was polled, and by the interest that is taken this year there is no doubt but that every vote will be out. Those opposing SOWERS last year wore huge buttons, the size of a pie plate on the lapels of their coats, on their electioneering trips. It has been rumored that some of the candidates have this year resorted to the Philadelphia methods of conducting their campaign, but instead of using cold cash as they do in the City of Brotherly Love to buy votes they use cord wood, coal, etc. Numerous politicians throughout the township have been out with teams during the past week and saw many of the voters and urged them to attend the convention and cast their votes against the old supervisors. At the same time putting in a few good words for their friends. Mr. SOWERS who has the honor of being the oldest supervisor in this section, of the state, makes the fight of his life, for he not so much wants the office, as the honor of being supervisor for thirty consecutive years. He furthermore desires to show the younger politicians that he has not forgotten all about politics, and that he can keep the roads for the younger people to drive on in good repair. A political game was also brought into play by the changing of the polling place from the Sorrel Horse Hotel, where it was held annually for the past ten years, to the private residence of Mr. MEYERS. Whether this will gain the point intended is still a question.
The Democrats of East Greenville, held their primary election at the Keely House, on Tuesday evening, and elected the following: H.B. KEELY, Burgess; J.L. DIMMIG and Morris L. GREULICH, Council; N.B. KEELY and Dr. J.G. HERSH, School Directors; W.K. HEINLY, Judge; Frank SNYDER, Inspector; Clement SCHLICHER, Tax Collector, and Jacob ZIEGLER, High Constable.
Charles RENNINGER, of Finland, mashed his thumb of the left hand, on Friday while assisting in the filling of Landlord Augustus SCHULER's ice house. Mr. RENNINGER was engaged in fastening the cakes of ice in the tongs when his thumb was caught between the handles and was badly smashed.
John NACE, of near Gratersford, had a horse afflicted with catarrh condemned and killed by Dr. H.P. KEELY. The horse was insured in the Schwenksville Live Stock Insurance company and the appraisers, J.U. HENDRICKS, J.H. CARVER and Dr. H.P. KEELY allowed Mr. NACE $47.50.
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