Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA

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Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA

Saturday - April 11, 1903

FROM OUR CORPS OF ALBE CORRESPONDENTS

SUMNEYTOWN

At the close of the services on Sunday afternoon in the Sumneytown church,

Miss Elsie S. RENNINGER, organist and her sister, Bertha, a member of the

choir, daughters of Nathan RENNINGER, of Perkiomenville, proceeded to the

open sheds to get their teams to drive home. Just as they were in the act of

loosening the hitching strap the horse suddenly jumped backward and tore the

blind-halter from off his head and at once started at a fearful gait down the

road leading the village; when turning the corner at the turnpike the top of

the buggy broke loose and landed on the pavement on the opposite side of the

street. The horse however continued his mad flight up the street striking

trees and hitching posts by the side of the road until a strong post in front

of the residence of Benjamin NASE was struck where the horse tore himself

loose from the partly demolished buggy. The horse being loose, soon turned

and came running down the street at break-neck speed and ran into the yard at

EMERT's hotel where he was caught and taken home. The horse received no

injuries but the carriage and harness are an almost total wreck. As there

were numbers of pedestrans and carriages on the street going home from church

and the runaway team dashing through them at a terrific speed, it is a

miracle that no one was injured. Several pedestrians however, very narrowly

escaped by jumping the pale fence into the adjoining yards.

Frank BARNDT of the firm Barndt & Cressman, bought of James S. MILLER at

private figures a tract of land of about 5 acres fronting on Main street in

the lower part of village. Mr. BARNDT intends to erect a building thereon

which is to be used as a shoe factory.

On Tuesday last, Daniel IMBODY vacated James MILLER's tenant house and moved

into John LUKEN's house about three-quarters of a mile north of Sumneytown.

Harry FREDERICK will move into the house vacated by Mr. IMBODY.

On Wednesday morning, twins - a boy and a girl - made their appearance in the

family of John SCHOELLKOPF. The mother and both children are doing well.

Deputy Great Sachem John H. MCDOWELL with a staff of chiefs from Tohickon

tribe of Green Lane, on Wednesday evening was at East Greenville and raised

up the chiefs of Goshenhoppen tribe. They also witnessed some degree work

done by the degree staff of Goshenhoppen tribe. The boys speak of the work

done by the Goshenhoppen staff as having been highly commendable.

Jesse CRESSMAN was a Fagleysville during the early part of the week

appraising store goods.

Daniel ZEILER now serves the daily papers at his place of business instead of

Zach. GERHART who resigned. Horace NASE serves the Sunday papers.

RED HILL

The small child of Harry BERKHOLDER is sick and also the child of Ralph

OFFNER.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C. HILLEGASS, a boy on Tuesday.

J.F. SEASHOLTZ will have sale with a load of high bred horses on Easter

Monday.

John MOSER is erecting a new barn on his lot.

S.H. GROFF was the first man to receive curbstones.

Milton YERGER bought a horse at GRABER's sale last week.

ARGUS

Charles HEIMBACH entered upon his duties as hired man with Samuel WEIAND of

Milford Square.

Mr. and Mrs. Noah FRANK were the Saturday quests of Mr. and Mrs. Warren

FRANK, of Quakertown.

Isaac HETRICH will have public sale of his farm stock today.

S.W. KRATZ will have public sale of household goods on Monday.

W.H. WALTERS delivered an excellent address at the Missionary service on

Sunday which was held by the Reformed Sunday school.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael HEIMBACH, of Spinnerstown, were the Sunday quests of Mr.

and Mrs. L. GERHART.

Mrs. Frank BARNDT was the guest of Harvey BARNDT.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel SHIVE were the Sunday guests of Henry BENDER.

Wm. KEELER moved to Sellersville last Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey DEILEY, of Lansdale, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L.

GERHART on Sunday.

Henry BRANDIS made a business trip to Souderton last week.

Harvey NASE is improving his house with a new porch in the front.

Oswin WEIKEL sold his farm to a party of Philadelphia.

Mrs. Emma ROSENBERGER and son Robert were the guests of Philadelphia friends

on Sunday.

NEW HANOVER

Preston YERGER sold his horse to Clayton SAYLOR, at Ringing Rocks.

D.B. MOYER, of Anise, bought Clayton SAYLOR's horse.

Wm. YERGER, of Pottstown, was noticed in town on Sunday.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. D.C. HUNSBERGER.

The funeral of Jacob WAGNER's child was largely attended on Friday. Rev. G.W.

ROTH, of Boyertown, officiated.

John GUNTZ who was sick for some time is improving.

W.I. HUNSBERGER papered three rooms for Solomon RENNINGER, last week.

Levi SCHEFFEY moved on Friday in W.H. LEIDY's house at this place.

Amandus YERGER moved on Thursday into his brothers house at this place.

James BRENDLINGER and Rev. J.J. KLINE moved on Tuesday to Pottstown.

Elam ACKERMAN bought a horse last week.

John ROOS' horse is paralyzed.

Mrs. Joseph PALSGROVE, the milliner of this place, was in Philadelphia,

buying a new spring and summer stock.

The child of Mr. and Mrs. Oswin GEISLER, of Pottstown, has the whooping

cough.

A young man willing to learn the painting trade shall apply to Wm. I.

HUNSBERGER, at once or drop a postal to New Hanover.

Mrs. P.M. STELTZ wants to sell her burial lot at the Reformed church

cemetery, at this place.

John STETTLER and wife of Fagleysville, were the Sunday guests of W.H. LEIDY.

E.B. TROUT & Son, music dealers have their music store open and are doing a

good business. They have a nice line of pianos and organs at 210-606 High

street, Pottstown.

WOXALL

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Adam SLONAKER a son, on Wednesday and also to Mr. and

Mrs. Corson WEBER a son, on Monday, and to Mr. and Mrs. Grover KEYSER a son

on Monday.

Rev. ROUSH will hold communion services at the Reformed church on April 19th.

Henry HEEBNER moved from the FEGLEY farm to Wm. YOUNG's farm, at Hendricks

station on Tuesday.

P.U. HENDRICKS and wife spent several days among friends in Souderton, this

week.

John CARVER and Horace NACE of this place, were lucky at the Osborne

exposition, at Tylersport. They drew fine whalebone carriage whips.

Stella SMITH, of Tylersport, spent Sunday with her parents.

Mamie SHOEMAKER, of Souderton, spent Sunday with her sister Sallie SHOEMAKER,

at this place.

Among the visitors in town on Sunday were: Daniel DIEHL and family, Miss

Lorah HENDRICKS, Joseph DRISSEL and wife, of Souderton; John HENDRICKS and

family of Chalfont, with P.U. HENDRICKS and family.

Ellen and Bertha CARVER spent Sunday in Zieglerville with their aunt Mrs.

Jacob GRIMLEY.

John CARVER and family spent Sunday in Skippack with K. ZIEGLER.

Norman KULP, of Red Hill, is employed with John CARVER for the summer.

HUFFS CHURCH

The Huffs Church Union Sunday school met on last Sunday for the first time

with the following officers: Pres., F.N. BENFIELD; Supt., A.F. KEMP; Asst.

Supt's., Jacob GREISS and J.S. SHANKWEILER; Secs., H.S. MILLER and Edwin

MOYER; Leader (vocal), W.J. SCHMOYER; Organists, Eliza SHANKWEILER; Treas.,

A.M. FISHER; Librarians, Wm. HARTLINE, Mrs. H.W. HARTLINE, Mrs. A.M. FISHER

and J.E. FOX; Ushers, James MOYER, Henry SCHMOYER, John ROHRBACH and Milton

ROHRBACH; Supt. of Infant Dept., Mrs. David BITTENBENDER and Mrs. A.G. GERY;

Bible Class Teacher, A.G. GERY. Sunday school this morning at 9 o'clock.

Mrs. David LEIBENSPERGER is confined to bed with general debility and old

age.

James ROHRBACH a student at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, who was

at home on account of sickness left for that institution again.

C.D. GRUBER tinsmith is kept very busy delivering stoves and tinware.

Calvin GERY was in Allentown, the guest of his brother, John GERY and family.

Sarah ROHRBACH is improving again.

Samuel FOX will attend the Kutztown Normal School.

HARLEM

Mr. and Mrs. John SNYDER and daughter Iva, were the guests of her parents Mr.

and Mrs. John GREISS, of near Fredericksville.

Mrs. Howard GREGORY and daughter Elsie, left for Reading.

James ROHRBACH and wife, of Huffs Church, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.

William GREGORY.

Mrs. Howard GREGORY was at Palm.

Amelia WIEGNER and her sister Sarah, of Chapel, were the guests of their

sister Mrs. Nathaniel GREGORY.

Mrs. Emanuel HOFFMAN, of Frederick, paid a visit to Lucy BITTENBENDER.

Eugene GREGORY, of Reading, spent a day with his parents Mr. and Mrs.

Nathaniel GREGORY.

Mamie and Gertrude SIESHOLTZ and Peter HEYDT were the guests of Abraham

DOTTERER and family at Dale.

Howard GREGORY and John B. RAUCH went to Reading, to fetch a load of

furniture for Eugene GREGORY.

John GERY and Lucy BITTENBENDER paid a visit to Esther SHAUP, of Old

Zionsville.

John SNYDER bought a horse from D.K. GRABER, of Pennsburg, for $65, but he

returned him again.

Ephraim GERY sold a lot of scrap iron to Mr. LIEBSITZ, of Allentown.

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