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.