What is "died of summer complaint"? What illness were they referring to? Rebecca --- [email protected] wrote: > Ref: Town and Country Newspaper > Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA > Saturday - September 3, 1904 > > FROM OUR CORPS OF ABLE CORRESPONDENTS > > OLD ZIONSVILLE > > The regular English services held in the Reformed > church last Sunday evening > were very interesting and a similar one was never > held before at this place. > There were three ministers spending their summer > vacation at Powder Valley > and Rev. O.S. FRANTZ invited Rev. C.S. CLELAND to > preach for him as he has > been spending former summers here and was known. He > filled the pulpit and > delivered an instructive and interesting sermon. He > was accompanied by Rev. > MCCONNEL, a missionary who had been at India for > seven years and will return in the > near future. Rev. ORR and Rev. L.G. GETTE also > assisted. > > The dedication of St. Peter's church near our > village will take place on > Sept. 25. Services in the morning, afternoon and > evening. The building has been > entirely renovated. The gallery has been lowered, > the walls frescoed and > painted, and new pews have been placed therein. The > carpenter work was under the > supervision of John WETZEL and the painting and > frescoing was done by Charles > NUSS, of Catasauqua. A sister congregation by the > same name and faith, St. > Peter's Lutheran congregation of Allentown, > presented their pipe organ to the > former congregation, as the latter purchased a > larger one. > > The heirs of Jacob NUSS, dec'd., offered their real > estate at public sale > last Tuesday, but withdrew the sale as the bid was > only $1550 and they deemed it > insufficient. > > SKIPPACK > > A.H. KRATZ is building two silos. > > Annie M. SPARE who was employed with Mr. HENRY, the > baker, of North Wales is > at home again. > > Leanna MILLER who is visiting at Wm. MILLER's, is > confined to bed with > consumption and dropsy. > > Charles M. HEDRICKS and family, of Drake's Corner, > visited the family of > John T. LANDES on Sunday. > > Mrs. Jacob B. MENSCH is improving slowly. On > Thursday her bed was taken down > stairs, where things are more pleasant for her. > > Mr. and Mrs. Isaac LESHER, of Palm station, visited > the families of Jacob > B., John B. and A.B. MENSCH on Sunday last. > > Governor PENNYPACKER accompanied by John > PENNYPACKER, of Schwenksville, > visited Rev. Jacob B. MENSCH last Saturday > afternoon. > > Aged Martin KULP had a light paralytic stroke the > other day. > > Mr. William HUNSICKER and Governor PENNYPACKER's > daughter were out driving > last Sunday and while in this township had lost > themselves and had to be > directed on the right way. > > TRUMBAUERSVILLE > > Master Scott HARTMAN, of Quakertown, spent several > days with his brother > Frank HARTMAN. > > Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. HINKLE, of Richlandtown, were > the Sunday guests of Mr. > and Mrs. Edward W. REITER. > > Mr. and Mrs. Manoah HILLEGASS and children spent > Sunday, near Brick Tavern. > > Misses Anna WONSIDLER and Edith H. REITER spent > several days in Doylestownn > and Philadelphia. > > Mrs. Amanda ROSENBERGER and daughter Annie, of > Allentown, spent several days > at her parental home. > > Miss Anna WONSIDLER is sick with pleurisy. > > Mr. and Mrs. Andrew FLUCK, of Kumry spent Sunday > with Mrs. Sophia WEIDNER. > > Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank HARTMAN a son last > Saturday. > > Mr. and Mrs. Milton HINKLE visited in Richlandtown > on Sunday. > > Mr. and Mrs. Harry CRESSMAN, of Hagersville, spent > Sunday in town. > > J. Luther REITER, of Allentown spent several days in > town. > > MILFORD SQUARE > > Herbert STAUFFER compositor in the office of the > "Familien Freund" made a > tour through our neighboring counties on Saturday > and Sunday. > > J.A. ROSENBERGER has resumed his business course at > the Schissler College on > Monday. > > Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. SCHOCH visited friends at > Quakertown on Sunday. > > E.S. SHELLY who is a member of the Executive Board > of the Sabbath District > Sabbath School Association, of Bucks County attended > a meeting of the committee > which convened at Perkasie last Friday evening. At > this meeting the program > was arranged for the annual convention which will > be held at the Reformed > Church, at Sellersville, on September 23 and 24. > > The Junior Y.P.C.A., of the West Swamp Mennonite > church will hold its > regular meeting tomorrow at 9.30 a.m. Sunday School > at 1.45 p.m., and German > preaching at 3 p.m., by Rev. WILLIAMS a missionary. > > FRUITVILLE > > Joseph JANSON and family after spending a few weeks > at this place returned > to their home at Manayunk on Monday. > > Mrs. Levi HUBER, of Reading, spent the week at this > place visiting friends. > > Levi SCHULTZ received a handsome piano from Sears, > Roebuck and Co. > > An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. BUCK died of > summer complaint and will > be buried on Saturday at the New Goshenhoppen > Church. > > Misses Ella YEAKEL and Sallie SCHULTZ were in > Allentown on Wednesday and > Thursday. > > CONGO > > Jefferson MILLER, from Sassamansville, died on > Sunday and was buried on > Thursday. > > Calvin SCHANELY was married to Mrs. Ida GAUGLER on > Saturday. > > William DERR and wife spend Sunday in Pennsburg. > > On account of the pastor Rev. George LUTZ being on > his vacation there will > be no services in the Hubers and Sassamansville > Reformed churches until Sunday > October 2. > > Dr. Curtis HEFFNER, of Topton, was in town. > > HEREFORD > > Born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert FRY, a daughter. > > Henry A. SCHULER, of Allentown, was noticed in town, > on Sunday. > > Mr. and Mrs. H. Winslow FEGLEY made a business trip > to Philadelphia, on > Wednesday. > > Miss Ada KRIEBEL who was sick is out again. > > Jacob HIESTAND who was sick is able to be about > again. > > Mrs. Henry GEHMAN, of near Palm, Mrs. Oliver > TRUMBORE, of Pennsburg, visited > their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel FRY, of > Corning, on Sunday. > > Mr. and Mrs. Allen ERB and family, and Miss Laura > RAHN, attended the picnic > held at Keelor's church, on Saturday. > > Owen GREISAMER, of Walnutport, spent a few days with > his brother, Joseph > GREISAMER. > > Allen KRIEDER, is seriously ill with summer > complaint. > > Allen KREIDER lost a valuable cow by death on > Tuesday. > > BARTO > > >From a two year old peach tree, Peter DEYSHER, > gathered a bushel of peaches > of enormous size. They were of the Crawford variety. > > Lewis SCHAEFFER, of Fleetwood, who owns a 200 acre > farm at Schultzville, > spent several days with his tenant, Abraham MEST. > > Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. SELL and daughters, Helen > and Edna, of Pottsville, > who spent a week with the family of Benj. F. SELL, > returned home. > > Granville TYSON, of Royersford, was the guest of > Horace TYSON, on Sunday. > > Mr. and Mrs. John DIEHL, of Philadelphia, are > spending their vacation with > the latters parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph SCHULTZ. > > Miss Mamie FRICK is spending several weeks at > Harrisburg, visiting relatives. > > Mr. and Mrs. John BAUS attended the funeral of Harry > JOHNSON, of North Wales. > > Mrs. Agnes TOMLINSON, who spent several weeks with > her grandmother, Mrs. > Sarah NETZ, returned to Philadelphia. > > HOFFMANSVILLE > > Francis D. FRYER and Samuel K. FREED wre elected > delegates to the Democratic > County Convention held at Norristown on Tuesday. > > Samuel K. FREED has been elected as Standing > Committeeman on Saturday last > at the Democratic delegate meeting held at Mrs. > CROLL's hotel, Pleasant Run. > > Amandus FRYER has a cow that gave birth to a calf > that weighed 126 pounds at > birth. > > Jefferson MILLER's funeral at Sassamansville was > largely attended on > Thursday. The P.O.S. of A. lodge, of Sassamansville, > attended in a body. > > A child of Horace MILLER and one of Wm. H.R. KOLB's > children have also an > attack of summer complaint. > > Mrs. John STAUFFER was sick with an attack of summer > complaint, but is up > and about again. > > A child of Harvey MILLER died last Saturday of > cholera morbus and was buried > on Thursday at Huber's church. > > > > > > > ==== PALEHIGH Mailing List ==== > Contact List Manager at [email protected] > PaGenWeb Lehigh County > http://www.pa-roots.com/~lehigh > Surname Page is at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/lehighpa.html > Genealogy of Pa at > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6508/ > >

Well - that ought to teach us to complain about summer! : ))) Actually they used to call severe diarrhea - "summer complaint" Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebecca Ramsey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 5:53 AM Subject: Re: [PALEHIGH-L] News from Pennsburg - September 3, 1904 > What is "died of summer complaint"? What illness were > they referring to? > > Rebecca > >

According to the website shown below on Archaic Medical Terms summer complaint is Cholera infantum. http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/ArchaicMedicalTerms.htm Mike Ziegler -----Original Message----- From: Rebecca Ramsey [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 4:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PALEHIGH-L] News from Pennsburg - September 3, 1904 What is "died of summer complaint"? What illness were they referring to? Rebecca --- [email protected] wrote: > Ref: Town and Country Newspaper > Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA > Saturday - September 3, 1904 > > FROM OUR CORPS OF ABLE CORRESPONDENTS > > OLD ZIONSVILLE > > The regular English services held in the Reformed > church last Sunday evening > were very interesting and a similar one was never > held before at this place. > There were three ministers spending their summer > vacation at Powder Valley > and Rev. O.S. FRANTZ invited Rev. C.S. CLELAND to > preach for him as he has > been spending former summers here and was known. He > filled the pulpit and > delivered an instructive and interesting sermon. He > was accompanied by Rev. > MCCONNEL, a missionary who had been at India for > seven years and will return in the > near future. Rev. ORR and Rev. L.G. GETTE also > assisted. > > The dedication of St. Peter's church near our > village will take place on > Sept. 25. Services in the morning, afternoon and > evening. The building has been > entirely renovated. The gallery has been lowered, > the walls frescoed and > painted, and new pews have been placed therein. The > carpenter work was under the > supervision of John WETZEL and the painting and > frescoing was done by Charles > NUSS, of Catasauqua. A sister congregation by the > same name and faith, St. > Peter's Lutheran congregation of Allentown, > presented their pipe organ to the > former congregation, as the latter purchased a > larger one. > > The heirs of Jacob NUSS, dec'd., offered their real > estate at public sale > last Tuesday, but withdrew the sale as the bid was > only $1550 and they deemed it > insufficient. > > SKIPPACK > > A.H. KRATZ is building two silos. > > Annie M. SPARE who was employed with Mr. HENRY, the > baker, of North Wales is > at home again. > > Leanna MILLER who is visiting at Wm. MILLER's, is > confined to bed with > consumption and dropsy. > > Charles M. HEDRICKS and family, of Drake's Corner, > visited the family of > John T. LANDES on Sunday. > > Mrs. Jacob B. MENSCH is improving slowly. On > Thursday her bed was taken down > stairs, where things are more pleasant for her. > > Mr. and Mrs. Isaac LESHER, of Palm station, visited > the families of Jacob > B., John B. and A.B. MENSCH on Sunday last. > > Governor PENNYPACKER accompanied by John > PENNYPACKER, of Schwenksville, > visited Rev. Jacob B. MENSCH last Saturday > afternoon. > > Aged Martin KULP had a light paralytic stroke the > other day. > > Mr. William HUNSICKER and Governor PENNYPACKER's > daughter were out driving > last Sunday and while in this township had lost > themselves and had to be > directed on the right way. > > TRUMBAUERSVILLE > > Master Scott HARTMAN, of Quakertown, spent several > days with his brother > Frank HARTMAN. > > Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. HINKLE, of Richlandtown, were > the Sunday guests of Mr. > and Mrs. Edward W. REITER. > > Mr. and Mrs. Manoah HILLEGASS and children spent > Sunday, near Brick Tavern. > > Misses Anna WONSIDLER and Edith H. REITER spent > several days in Doylestownn > and Philadelphia. > > Mrs. Amanda ROSENBERGER and daughter Annie, of > Allentown, spent several days > at her parental home. > > Miss Anna WONSIDLER is sick with pleurisy. > > Mr. and Mrs. Andrew FLUCK, of Kumry spent Sunday > with Mrs. Sophia WEIDNER. > > Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank HARTMAN a son last > Saturday. > > Mr. and Mrs. Milton HINKLE visited in Richlandtown > on Sunday. > > Mr. and Mrs. Harry CRESSMAN, of Hagersville, spent > Sunday in town. > > J. Luther REITER, of Allentown spent several days in > town. > > MILFORD SQUARE > > Herbert STAUFFER compositor in the office of the > "Familien Freund" made a > tour through our neighboring counties on Saturday > and Sunday. > > J.A. ROSENBERGER has resumed his business course at > the Schissler College on > Monday. > > Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. SCHOCH visited friends at > Quakertown on Sunday. > > E.S. SHELLY who is a member of the Executive Board > of the Sabbath District > Sabbath School Association, of Bucks County attended > a meeting of the committee > which convened at Perkasie last Friday evening. At > this meeting the program > was arranged for the annual convention which will > be held at the Reformed > Church, at Sellersville, on September 23 and 24. > > The Junior Y.P.C.A., of the West Swamp Mennonite > church will hold its > regular meeting tomorrow at 9.30 a.m. Sunday School > at 1.45 p.m., and German > preaching at 3 p.m., by Rev. WILLIAMS a missionary. > > FRUITVILLE > > Joseph JANSON and family after spending a few weeks > at this place returned > to their home at Manayunk on Monday. > > Mrs. Levi HUBER, of Reading, spent the week at this > place visiting friends. > > Levi SCHULTZ received a handsome piano from Sears, > Roebuck and Co. > > An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. BUCK died of > summer complaint and will > be buried on Saturday at the New Goshenhoppen > Church. > > Misses Ella YEAKEL and Sallie SCHULTZ were in > Allentown on Wednesday and > Thursday. > > CONGO > > Jefferson MILLER, from Sassamansville, died on > Sunday and was buried on > Thursday. > > Calvin SCHANELY was married to Mrs. Ida GAUGLER on > Saturday. > > William DERR and wife spend Sunday in Pennsburg. > > On account of the pastor Rev. George LUTZ being on > his vacation there will > be no services in the Hubers and Sassamansville > Reformed churches until Sunday > October 2. > > Dr. Curtis HEFFNER, of Topton, was in town. > > HEREFORD > > Born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert FRY, a daughter. > > Henry A. SCHULER, of Allentown, was noticed in town, > on Sunday. > > Mr. and Mrs. H. Winslow FEGLEY made a business trip > to Philadelphia, on > Wednesday. > > Miss Ada KRIEBEL who was sick is out again. > > Jacob HIESTAND who was sick is able to be about > again. > > Mrs. Henry GEHMAN, of near Palm, Mrs. Oliver > TRUMBORE, of Pennsburg, visited > their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel FRY, of > Corning, on Sunday. > > Mr. and Mrs. Allen ERB and family, and Miss Laura > RAHN, attended the picnic > held at Keelor's church, on Saturday. > > Owen GREISAMER, of Walnutport, spent a few days with > his brother, Joseph > GREISAMER. > > Allen KRIEDER, is seriously ill with summer > complaint. > > Allen KREIDER lost a valuable cow by death on > Tuesday. > > BARTO > > >From a two year old peach tree, Peter DEYSHER, > gathered a bushel of peaches > of enormous size. They were of the Crawford variety. > > Lewis SCHAEFFER, of Fleetwood, who owns a 200 acre > farm at Schultzville, > spent several days with his tenant, Abraham MEST. > > Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. SELL and daughters, Helen > and Edna, of Pottsville, > who spent a week with the family of Benj. F. SELL, > returned home. > > Granville TYSON, of Royersford, was the guest of > Horace TYSON, on Sunday. > > Mr. and Mrs. John DIEHL, of Philadelphia, are > spending their vacation with > the latters parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph SCHULTZ. > > Miss Mamie FRICK is spending several weeks at > Harrisburg, visiting relatives. > > Mr. and Mrs. John BAUS attended the funeral of Harry > JOHNSON, of North Wales. > > Mrs. Agnes TOMLINSON, who spent several weeks with > her grandmother, Mrs. > Sarah NETZ, returned to Philadelphia. > > HOFFMANSVILLE > > Francis D. FRYER and Samuel K. FREED wre elected > delegates to the Democratic > County Convention held at Norristown on Tuesday. > > Samuel K. FREED has been elected as Standing > Committeeman on Saturday last > at the Democratic delegate meeting held at Mrs. > CROLL's hotel, Pleasant Run. > > Amandus FRYER has a cow that gave birth to a calf > that weighed 126 pounds at > birth. > > Jefferson MILLER's funeral at Sassamansville was > largely attended on > Thursday. The P.O.S. of A. lodge, of Sassamansville, > attended in a body. > > A child of Horace MILLER and one of Wm. H.R. KOLB's > children have also an > attack of summer complaint. > > Mrs. John STAUFFER was sick with an attack of summer complaint, but is > up > and about again. > > A child of Harvey MILLER died last Saturday of > cholera morbus and was buried > on Thursday at Huber's church. > > > > > > > ==== PALEHIGH Mailing List ==== > Contact List Manager at [email protected] > PaGenWeb Lehigh County > http://www.pa-roots.com/~lehigh > Surname Page is at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/lehighpa.html > Genealogy of Pa at > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6508/ > > ==== PALEHIGH Mailing List ==== Contact List Manager at [email protected] PaGenWeb Lehigh County http://www.pa-roots.com/~lehigh Surname Page is at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/lehighpa.html Genealogy of Pa at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6508/