Allentown Messenger Snippets May 14, 1908 Under the heading "JACOBSTOWN" Peter Layton, Adam Lewis and others are making repairs on their properties this week. Oxel Holmlund and Harrison Reed are engaged in doing the carpenter work. Frank Briggs purchased a horse of James K. Hart the past week. Miss Edith Kester was the guest of her cousin, Miss Ethel Borden on Monday. The painters who are painting the Methodist Church on the inside are being entertained at the home of Mrs. Josephine Shaw. Samuel Emley, of New Egypt visited Mrs. Mary Sagers on Saturday. Harry Luke, our tonsorial artist, has moved his barber shop from the Sexton shop to that of Frank Ridgway. Michael Cullen recently killed almost one hundred capons, for which he received 26 1/2 cents per pound. Michael is one of those farmers who gets there all the time. Howard Borden, who has been suffering from appendicitis, is much improved. Parties from the Henry Keeler farm purchased a young stock bull of M. K. Ivins last week. Under the heading "COOKSTOWN" Mr. and Mrs. Harry Emley, of Ellisdale visited the former's mother, Mrs. Lydia Havens on Monday. Richard Bussom has moved to the California house. Thomas Cawley was given one year in State Prison for stealing chickens. There was no bill found against Walter Greenwood. Harold Woodward returned to Peddie Institute at Hightstown on Monday. He has been home for two months suffering with an abscess on the knee. Miss Mary Harker, of Wrightstown, visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Harker on Saturday. Howard Bird, of Princeton and his bride, formerly Miss Delia McCabe of New York, spent a few days last week with the former's sisters, the Misses Maud and Lillie Hamilton. While Frank Emery was driving down the road with Harry Dutcher's team Saturday, near John Meaney's, the bolt came out of the sword, which let the front of the wagon strike the horses' heels. They were badly frightened and ran away. When they came into town they ran into the large sign at Hartshorn's hotel and broke it down, which brought the horses to a standstill and they were caught. The driver was dragged some distance down the road, but was only slightly injured. The horses were skinned up somewhat and the harness badly broken. OBITUARY Mrs. Lydia Stevens, wife of William Stevens, after a short illness died at her home on the Oak Mount Farm on Thursday, May 7, 1908, aged 36 years. A husband and three children, Belle, Allen and Blanche survive. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Horner. Funeral was held from her late residence on Sunday, May 10, and was very largely attended. Interment was in Jacobstown Cemetery. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx