Rev. J.C. BLIEM, aged 73, pastor of Zion Church of the Evangelical Association, of Allentown, died on Sunday of Neuralgia of the heart. He entered the active ministry in 1866, and since then served congregations in this city, Lebanon, Reading, Shamokin, Tamaqua, Bethlehem, Freemansburg, Copelay, Catasauqua, Slatington, Lehighton and a number of circuits of smaller towns.
Eli MACK, son of Rev. Andrew MACK, of near Niantic, died at the home of his father on Saturday evening of appendicitis. He had been a sufferer with this disease for seventeen days. His age is 35 years. The funeral was held on Thursday at the Bally Mennonite church. Interment at the Church cemetery.
Jesse B. GEYER, one of the oldest residents of Zieglerville, died on Monday of old age and general dibility, aged 72 years. He leaves a widow and one sister, Mrs. John KEELOR, of Pennsburg. The funeral will take place from his late residence this morning. Services in Keelor's church and interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Jesse B. GEYER, of Zieglerville, died on Monday from old age and general debility, aged about 72 years. He is survived by his wife. They never had any children. He was a quiet and esteemed citizen. In his younger days he was a school teacher and was for many years an active church and Sunday school worker. He was a consistent member of Keelor's Reformed congregation. The funeral will be held today at 10 a.m. at the house, and the remains will be buried in Keelor's church. Rev. J.L. ROUSH will officiate.
Reuben HARTZELL, of Woxall died on Monday morning of cancer. His age was 65 years. He is survived by his wife and these children: Daniel, of Woxall; Mrs. Irwin SCHAUS, of Trumbauersville and Mrs. B. ISETT, of Layfield. Three brothers residing in Philadelphia also survive him. Deceased for many years carried on the wheelwright business at Bergey, Upper Salford township, but of late followed farming. The funeral will be held to-day. Services at the Sumneytown church. Interment on the church cemetery.
Mrs. Maria SANDS, widow of Franklin SANDS, of Boyertown, died Tuesday morning at 3.30, aged 72 years, of internal ailments. Her husband died fifteen years ago. The following children survive: Amanda, wife of Augustus BAUMAN; Morris and Charles, of Boyertown; Mary, wife of Charles SHULTZ, of Little Oley; Franklin, of Morysville, Edwin, of Gilbertsville, and Ephraim, of Philadelphia.
John HOOT, an old resident of near Telford, died on Sunday morning of consumption, aged 70 years. Deceased is survived by a widow and three children, Jacob, Milton and Maurice, all residing at home. The funeral will be held today. Interment at the Brick Church, near Kulpsville. Revs. B.F. LUCKENBILL and J.L. BECKER will officiate.
Wilmer D. HENDRICKS, only son of Dr. and Mrs. Augustus HENDRICKS, of Allentown, formerly of the borough of Schwenksville, died on Thursday evening after a short illness. He was 4 years, 7 months and 13 days old. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made in Fairview Cemetery.
Reuben HEFT, of near Naceville, died suddenly of apoplexy at the residence of Daniel B. BOOZ. He was 80 years of age. The funeral was held on Thursday at the Flatland Meeting House near Richlandtown.
Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. BAKER, of near Swamp died. The funeral will be held today at the St. James Chruch, Limerick. Interment on the church cemetery. Rev. N.F. SCHMIDT, of Schwenksville, will officiate.
Mrs. Esther S. ENGLE, widow of Daniel K. ENGLE, of Pottstown, died at Telford on Friday after a lingering illness of nearly two years, aged about 80 years. She is survived by one daughter, Ada, wife of Dr. J.E. BAUMAN of Telford. Her surviving brothers and sisters are Frederick H. STAUFFER, of Boyertown; Mrs. Abraham G. SCHWENK, of Schwenksville; Mrs. A.L. DECHANT, of Pennsburg, and A.K. STAUFFER, of Reading. The funeral was held on Thursday at Boyertown. Interment was made at the Fairview Cemetery.
The residents of Ironbridge were very much surprised and saddened to learn of the illness and sudden death of Howard DETWILER, son of Enos H. DETWILER, of near that place. Last January, Mr. DETWILER had a very painful felon on his right hand, and the wound never entirely healed. The early part of last week he was working in the corn field, and scratched his hand by a piece of corn fodder. This seemed to irritate the old wound, and lockjaw set in on Friday evening, and this resulted in his death on Sunday at 2.30 p.m. His father, sisters and brothers survive him. There is a general expression of sympathy for the bereaved family in the community in which they live.
Thomas H. HOFFMAN, the veteran blacksmith, of East Greenville, has taken out a license to wed Kitty Ann HUBER, of Niantic. It has been reported that the wedding will take place this evening.
An Italian railroad workman fell from a boat while rowing across the Schuylkill, near Norristown, and was drowned. He had $500 in his belt.
An infant child of Harry BOYER, of Tylersport, fell on Friday and split the bone of its forearm. Dr. M.F. ACKER set the bone and the child is doing well.
Deputy United States Marshal Peter D. HELMS, of Philadelphia on Tuesday morning took to the Lehigh county jail Frank LINK, of Coopersburg; Milton SCHICK, California, Bucks county, and Uriah RITTER, of Richlandtown. The prisoners are charged with tampering with rural letter boxes, the specific charge being that they broke down the receptacle for mail near the residence of C.M. FURRY, about a mile north of the village of California, Bucks county. The information was furnished by William W. STONE, United States postal inspector, and the warrants for arrest were issued by United States District Attorney William W. CRAIG. SCHICK was arrested first and was taken to Richlandtown in a round-about way so that no news of his arrest would reech RITTER. He was taken within 100 feet of where RITTER was and placed under a guard in a room of the post office at Richlandtown. RITTER was then arrested and the two were held under guard while the marshal went to Coopersburg and arrested LINK. United States Commissioner O.R.B. LEIDY, of this district, who was attending court at Reading, came home to give the trio a hearing. The witnesses could not be summoned in time, however, and the accused were placed under $500 bail apiece for their appearance for a hearing. The crime with which the men are charged was committed last April. Their story is to the effect that they were returning home one night feeling the effects of too liberal indulgence in stimulants and that one of them leaned over the mail box fastened on a post and broke it off. The box belonged to Chas. FURRY. The matter was afterwards settled to Mr. FURRY's satisfaction by the payment of $75. They now claim that their arrest is due to spite work on the part of one of the men who is to appear as a witness against them. RITTER, one of the accused, was married on Saturday and was compelled to take a tearful farewell of his bride, the honeymoon being rudely disturbed. LINK is employed by T.S. COOPER, the Jersey cattle dealer of Coopersburg, and returned home from a trip to the island of Jersey with Mr. COOPER on Wednesday. Constable SOUDER, of Quakertown, accompanied the young men to Allentown. This will be Commissioner LEIDY's first official act. He was appointed to the office last July.
An open meeting will be held in Odd Fellows' Hall, Pennsburg, on Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of making arrangements to apply for a charter to institute a Commandery of Knights of Malta. District Deputy Jno. V. OMMEREN, of Quakertown, one of the Grand Officers, will be present to explain the merits and beauties of the organization and all who are interested to the extent of desiring information or who wish to join the Commandery about to be instituted in our midst should be in attendance for the purpose of hearing the remarks and entering their names on the charter roll. A most cordial invitation is extended to all.
John H. CLEMMER, of Spring Mount, is very busy making corn meal. He does the roasting himself having a big roaster in operation which roasts the corn while running over the hot plate and from there the corn goes up into the hoppers, where it runs down in to the chopping burs. From there the meal is put into bags, which when full, will stop, and empty into a large box. All this work is done by machinery and requires but little attention. He has an extensive trade for his corn meal and ships to different points along the main line and North Penn railroad.
Granville GERHART, one of the Pennsburg butchers on Wednesday sold out his butcher business to John K. SAYLOR, of Pennsburg. Mr. SAYLOR will take possession during the first week of November and will move into the house which will be vacated by Mrs. Emma SCHWARTZ. Mr. SAYLOR will consolidate the two butcher shops and routes.
Mahlon SNYDER, of Fruitville, has rented the farm of Hiram C. KEHL, situate near the New Goshehopppen Reformed church. He will take possession in April.
Percival K. GABLE (picture), proprietor of the Rambo House, Norristown, is one of the most prominent hotel men in Montgomery county. He was born at Skippackville forty-three years ago, and comes from a line of German-American ancestors, all of whom were famous as hotel men in their day. Mr. GABLE commenced his career as a hotel keeper at Skippackville, at the age of eighteen years, being proprietor of the Valley House, for three years. He then went to Norristown where he conducted the Hartranft House for a term of two years. Later he engaged in a similar business at Atlantic City, Lansdale and Quakertown. In 1895 he returned to Norristown and became the proprietor of the Rambo House which he still conducts.
Mrs. John BRUNST, of New Hanover township, on Monday night heard a noise in the wood shed near the house and thinking her husband had arrived from the Philadelphia markets, she went out with a lamp. Mrs. BRUNST returned to the house, secured a shot gun, went out and opened fire on the intruders. The strangers at once fled for cooler quarters and nothing has since been seen or heard from them. It is supposed the men were lying in wait to rob Mr. BRUNST on his return from the Philadelphia markets, as he was expected to have a large sum of money with him.
Last Friday night the railroad depot at Telford was forcibly entered by thieves. The front door was forced open by them. R.S. MOYER's bicycle and a parcel express package that belonged to M.C. BEANS were missing. They also broke open a chewing gum box and secured about $4.00 worth of chewing gum.
An English bible was recently donated to the Lutheran congregation at Argus by Mrs. Richard ACKER, of Tylersport. The bible was used for the first time on Sunday.
Last Sunday afternoon the residents in the vicinity of Creamery, this county, were alarmed to hear that Mrs. Christian MEYER attempted to take her life. It appears that Mrs. MEYERS has been despondent ever since her daughter committed suicide sever weeks ago by hanging in the woodshed at their home. On Sunday afternoon the family missed Mrs. MEYER for some time and a search was instituted. She was found in the woodshed at the same spot where he daughter took her own life. Mrs. MEYER had the butcher knife in her hand and was cutting her wrist and arm. After being disarmed she was persuaded to go into the house where her wounds were dressed. Mrs. MEYER expects to go to Philadelphia shortly and stay with one of her daughters.
About 20,000 ducks are being fattened at GERNERTs Duck Farm at Greisamersville, Lehigh county. These ducks are to supply the holiday trade.
The largest cabbage head in Lehigh county was raised by Wilson F. PETER, of Sagersville, and weighed, when trimmed ready for use, 16 3/4 pounds. It was raised in Heidelberg, the township which also raised the largest potato in the county, one weighing 37 ounces and produced by L.K. PETER. There is strong rivalry among the farmers of Berks county, each of whom wants to be the champion apple raiser. Among the leading farmers who have reported the dimensions of their apples is Gordon LESHER, of Moselem, who has a Rambo with a circumfarence of 14 1/2 inches; while Isaac DAUB, of Kutztown, has an apple of the Maiden Blush variety measuring 14 inches in circumference and tipping the scales at 20 1/2 ounces. D.G. TREICHLER, of Hereford, has a "Pound" apple with a circumference of 15 1/4 by 14 1/4 inches and tipping the scales at 19 1/2 ounces. But it remains for a Montgomery county farmer to put all these records in the shade with two apples, measuring respectively 16 1/4 inches and weighing 22 1/4 ounces, and 15 1/4 inches and 24 1/4 ounces. Franklin REEDY, of Host, Berks county, raised four pumpkins weighing 106, 70, 57 and 33 pounds respectively. The remarkable feature of this is the fact that they were raised from one seed. Harry RENNINGER, of Shanesville, Berks county, has a cabbage head that was raised on a last year's stalk. Last fall the latter was regarded as a scrub plant, but in the spring, as it showed signs of life, it was left standing. It began to grow, and finally produced a good sized head. A sweet potato forty-four inches in length was raised by John J. BUCHER, of near Schwenksville. This beats all that have yet been reported in that section. Mrs. John H. ROTHENBERGER, of near East Greenville, raised a mammoth radish in her garden. It measured twenty-three inches in length and twenty-five inches in circumference. We would like to hear of some one who can beat this.
Deputy State Factory Inspector Harry BECHTEL brought three suits against J.H. MARX, a member of the Berks bar, and justice of the peace, of Kutztown, before Alderman SANDT, of Reading, on the charge of violating the law regulating the issuing of certificates for children employed in factories. Notice was served on Mr. MARX by Constable WAGNER. In his information, Mr. BECHTEL charges that three permits were issued by Mr. MARX to Ella FISHER, on February 25th, 1902, giving her age as 11 years and 11 months; Alida KEMP, on August 12, 1902, aged 11 years, 4 months and 20 days, and Ella MACHIMER, on April 27, last aged 12 years, 8 months and 7 days. In these cases the correct age is given as abov e, but the law prohibits the issuing of a certificate to any child "under 13 years of age," the limit at which children may be received into factories. A penalty is provided against a violation of this section. The children referred to had been employed in some of the factories about Kutztown, and Mr. BECHTEL found the certificates on file. He reported the matter to State Factory Inspector DELANEY, who directed that the suits be brought. In a letter to Mr. DELANEY, Mr. MARX denied any wrong intent. He thought that no employer would take the children with such a certificate, as it did not misrepresent their ages, but showed on its face that they could not legally be employed. Tuesday, 2 p.m. is the time fixed for the hearing for these cases.
Dr. P.O. WICKERT, who has practiced medicine at Spring Mount for a year is about to relinquish his practice at Spring Mount. He will take up the duties of physician of the P. & R. Railway Company and Baldwin Locomotive Works at Philadelphia. He also expects to work for the Bethlehem Steel Works. He will probably make Jenkintown his future place of residence.
Harry DENGLER, a Gilbertsville resident was missing for some time on Saturday. A search was instituted and when found he was in bed and bleeding from a severed artery in his arm. Mr. DENGLER's wife died several months ago and ever since he has been more or less despondent.
Rev. A.M. WEBER, of Boyertown, will preach his tenth anniversary sermon as pastor of the St. John's Lutheran church of that town, on Sunday, November first. A general invitation to the public has been extended.
N.B. KEELY, proprietor of the Keely House, East Greenville, was on Wednesday evening serenaded by the Citizens' band of East Greenville, in honor of his fifty-first birthday anniversary. Mr. KEELY served the band and his friends with a lunch and refreshments.
William H. CHRISTMAN, of Zionsville, is laid up with typhoid fever. Dr. E.M. BINGAMAN, of Old Zionsville, attends him. Mr. CHRISTMAN taught school near Pleasant Run. He came home two weeks ago and took to his bed and at this writing he is very sick.
Eugene BISCHOFF, of Pennsburg, who last week resigned as foreman in the Bauern Freund office of Pennsburg, after serving there for the past ten years, has accepted a position in the "Town and Country" office. He entered upon his duties on Wednesday.
Frederick K. STAUFFER, aged 82 years was on Tuesday stricken with apoplexy while visiting his son at Boyertown. He is in a serious condition. His sister, Mrs. Esther ENGLE, was buried on Thursday.
H.S. MILL, of Springtown, Bucks county, picked five tons of tomatoes in his patches on Saturday.
A shooting accident of a serious nature occurred at Fretz, Bucks county, on Thursday morning while Jacob WILDONGER and his brother, Lamech, of Souderton, were out gunning. Jacob having shot a squirrel put it in his coat pocket with the tail protruding. They then became separated. In the meantime Jacob found another and shot it so as to wound it, after which it took refuge in a stump. Lamech appeared on the scene while Jacob was trying to capture it, and seeing the tail of the first squirrel supposed it to be a squirrel hanging on the side of a tree shot. His brother began to scream and jump until he fell to the ground unconscious. Lamech carried Jacob to a nearby stream and applied cold water until he revived so as to be able to walk home. Dr. NONAMAKER was summoned and succeeded in locating seven shot in the face and head. The accident was due to the fact that it was not light enough to distinguish objects fully. The distance of the shot was thirty yards while the shot was No. 7. This probably saved the unfortunate man's life, as his cap contained fourteen holes.
The new Emaus National Bank will have these directors: Menno GEISINGER, Old Zionsville; Amandus SCHULER, Vera Cruz; Squire Silas G. CROLL, Trexlertown; Solon FISHER, Topton; John S. YEAGER, Allentown; E.A. STANSFIELD, Charles D. BROWN, H.M. KNAUSS and Henry W. JARRETT, of Emaus. It is rumored that the latter will be president and that Kehl MARKLEY, of Macungie, formerly of near Red Hill, has the refusal of the cashiership. He has been the mainstay of the Macungie branch of the Perkiomen National Bank of East Greenville. The Perkiomen Bank does not want to lose him. With him would go some of the patronage which that bank has in that neighborhood. It is believed he will accept.
A man, who gave his name as Thomas FARRELL was on Tuesday committed to prison without bail, charged with attempted highway robbery. The victim was Joseph KEEFE, a wealthy farmer of Lansdale. The two men got acquainted in a saloon at Eighth and Vine streets, Philadelphia, and FARRELL and two companions accompanied the farmer to Third and Willow streets, that city. It is said, that when FARRELL attempted to rob the man the other two men gave the alarm and FARRELL was arrested.
Mrs. William TATE, a colored woman, 23 years of age, of Zanesville, Ohio, Tuesday gave birth to four girl babies, all of normal size and weighing slightly more than six and one-half pounds each. The woman is the mother of three other children, born singly.
Harry B. ZIEGLER instituted proceedings before the Montgomery County Court, at Norristown Tuesday for the possesion of his young son, in keeping of a grandfather, the mother having left for parts unknown.
The wide-awake business men of Frederick, Obelisk and Zieglerville, intend to build a telephone line from Frederick to Zieglerville station to connect with the Keystone line. Hon. Dr. G.A. WEIDA is at the head of the movement.
Jacob MINNINGER, of Sellersville, had several fingers lacerated on Thursday by the exploding of his shotgun. He used shells he had filled himself and in which there was enough powder for several ordinary shells.
The Weldon House at Zieglerville has this week been equipped with a fire escape. F.N. PETERS, of Allentown, erected it.
On motion of H.P. KEISER in the Reading Court, the return of John S. BAUER, Josephus GERHARD and James B. FUNK, the commissioners appointed to divide or value the store stand and lot of ground on High street, in Pottstown, belonging to the estate of Andrew K. SCHULTZ, deceased, of Clayton, was confirmed and a rule was granted upon the heirs to appear in court on the 7th day of November, A.D., 1903, at 10 o'clock a.m. to accept the real estate at its appraisement, bid more for the same, refuse to accept the same or show cause why the said real estate should not be sold. The property is appraised at $12,000.
About 500 bushels of potatoes stored in the old church building belonging to C.O. SHIMER, of Macungie, were flooded on account of a leak in the borough water main. An ejector was used to pump out the water. The potatoes had to be removed and dried.
The case of Henry HEVENER, of Sumneytown, against the Knickerbocker Ice Company, of Philadelphia, for damages which was on the list for trial at last weeks session of court was postponed until the January court.
District Attorney HENDRICKS, of this county brought suit to recover $500, given as surety by James S. BOWSER, a contractor of La Mott, for the presence of Mabel LEWIS at court last week, when she and Sadie PASKINS were to be tried for pocketpicking.
John ESSER, of Lansdale, formerly, of East Greenville, late a motorman on the Lehigh Valley Traction Company's lines has taken charge of the Oriental restaurant at Lansdale.
Jacob CRESSMAN, who voluntarily keeps Perkasie's street clean, has sold the debris and ornaments his home with a coffin purchased by the proceeds.
Base ball enthusiasts in Sellersville are trying to secure the services of Pitcher Charles ROEDER, of East Greenville, who is employed there, for next season.
The twentieth annual conference of the Mennonite Brethern in Christ met at Mt. Carmel, Pa., last week. They made the following appointments of clergymen for the ensuing year:
W.G. GEHMAN - Bethlehem and Springtown
J.C. ROTH - Allentown
R.L. WOODRING - Mount Carmel
C.J. EDWARDS - Phillipsburg, N.J.
W.S. HOTTLE - Quakertown and Hatfield
E.W. MARTIN - Coopersburg
L. Frank HAAS - South Allentown and Emaus
O.S. HILLEGASS - Gratersford and Harleysville
E.N. CASSELL - Dillinger and Hereford
J.G. SHIREMAN - Royersford and Spring City
W.J. FRETZ - Blandon, Fleetwood and Macungie
T.E. CLEWELL - Nazareth and Plainfield
W. STEINMETZ - Northampton and Cementon
R. BERGSTRESSER - Walnutport and Tripoli
J.F. BARRALL - Lehighton and Weissport
E.R. HEYWOOD - Girardville
G.A. CAMPBELL - Terra Hill
Charles HILLEGASS of Plover, Lehigh county, has a strawberry patch, which is at present white with blossoms. The stalks were only planted last July and no nicer patch can be found at this season.
For beating his mule with a fence rail David POLLOCK, of Pottstown, was fined $10 and costs. The charge was made by Special Agent WHITE, of the Woman's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Salvatore DELCAMP of Philadelphia was arrested near Lancasterville, with ten robins on his person. He was arraigned before Magistrate LENHARDT, of Norristown, who fined him $85, in lieu of which he went to jail for 85 days. His friends later secured his release by paying the fine.
A deserted girl child of about 10 days wrapped up in a bean sack, was found by Chalkley CLEAVER, of near Flourtown, this county, in one of his fields. The infant, which was healthy and well dressed was turned over to the county authorities.
A child of Mr. and Mrs. Adam URFFER, of East Greenville, is sick with diphtheria. The house was quarantined on Tuesday afternoon.
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