Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - June 25, 1904 FROM OUR CORPS OF ABLE CORRESPONDENTS (PART 2 OF 2) BALLY Leo LETTERHOUSE who entered a college at Columbus, Ohio, about a year ago, returned home to spend a short vacation, after which he will again return to the same institution. Leo STENGEL of the University of Pennsylvania, is spending his vacation with his parents. A.D. HERTZOG has a party from Gabelsville, with a steam saw mill, employed sawing lumber in his tract of woodland, north of Bally. Leo ECK secured employment in Philadelphia. Nicholas MELCHIOR, cement contractor, has completed the cement floor to the front of the Catholic church. Wm. ESSICK, of Reading, spent Sunday with his father Jacob ESSICK, of this place. Both Joanna and Agnes STAUFFER left for Atlantic City, where they secured employment at a boarding house. FINLAND Isaac H. STULL is on the sick list. While Monroe SUAGER was cutting grass and was sharpening the sythe he cut himself badly in his hand. He is unable to attend to his work. While M.N. THOMAS foreman of the H. SOMMERS cigar factory of this place, made his usual trip to Quakertown his horse became unmanageale. Mr. THOMAS was thrown out, of the wagon, falling heavily on the ground and was badly bruised about the legs and arms. Henry HEITZ made a trip to Philadelphia and Washington Park on Saturday and Sunday. The funeral of Mrs. Noah SOUDER was largely attended on Saturday. The O.K.F. Lodge elected the following officers for the ensuing term on Tuesday evening. P.S.K.M., Emil FELS; S.K.N., M.H. STULL; Sr. Champion, Charles HENRY; Jr. Champion, I.H. STULL; K.T. Warden, Harvey SWARTZ; M. of R., M.N. THOMAS; Trusttee, Walter JOHNSON; Rep. to grand Chamber at Reading, C.D. KRAUSS. SKIPPACK Peter A. METZ was housed up with tonsilitis for a few days. Wilson HENDRICKS went to Schwenksville bank on Monday for him. Mrs. Rev. Jacob B. MENSCH is about the same as last week. Milton KRAMER began sending his milk to the city last week. Rather unhandy for him to get it to the railroad. Mrs. A.H. SEIPT is spending a week with the family of Jeremiah KRIEBEL, of Towamensing. The grass and grain at the various sales brings fair prices except at Christian HUNSBERGER's sale where no one had come. Thus none was sold. ZIEGLERVILLE Solomon K.O. GRIMLEY finished shipping ice from Arcola. The house at that place is empty. John U. HENDRICKS, prop. of the Perkiomen Hotel, at Schwenksville, will have a grand 4th of July celebration in the afternoon and evening. The Marine band of Sassamansville has been engaged to furnish the music. A concert and fire works will be the principal features of the evening. H.K. HUNSICKER moved the old fire engine house at Schwenksville to his place near Lederachville, Chas. S. WHITMAN had charge of the arrangements. LEDERACHVILLE John SLOTTER and family spent Sunday in Fruitville. Charles GISCHKE and family, of Lansdale, spent Sunday with Horace LEDERACH and family. Mr. and Mrs. Howard KULP accompanied by Mrs. E.K. KULP, spent Wednesday and Thursday in Philadelphia. Services by the M.B. and C., on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m., at the home of Michael ZIEGLER. Prayer meeting on Saturday evening at the home of Nathanial ZEIGLER. Mrs. John SLOTTER is spending a week in Fruitville. VERNFIELD Clinton DELP has given his farm buildings a coat of white wash. It would be a good thing if some of our farmers would follow his example. Yellis CASSEL and wife spent several days at Lansdale last week. Jacob DELP & Co., have nearly completed the new barn for John SHISLEE. Prayer meeting was held at the residence of Jeremiah SHELLY on Wednesday evening. TYLERSPORT Samuel HUNSBERGER will offer his grass and grain at public sale on July 2. John LANDIS has raised a strawberry the circumference of which is 5 1/2 inches. Pretty hard to beat. WOXALL Miss Lillie B. SMITH, Annie F. HARTZELL and Stella H. STAUFFER attended the surprise party of Edwin H. HILTEBEITEL, at Hendricks Station, on Wednesday evening. Mrs. John T. CARVER and daughter, Stella, visited Mrs. Henry LANDIS, of Morwood who is very ill with brights disease and cancer. Two very valuable horses of Wm. WOLLFORD died of distember on Monday. Miss Kate CREMEMAN, is spending a few weeks with her aunt, Lizzie SWARTZ, at Tylersport. John SHOLL left the employ of John CARVER and is now foreman in Peter SOUDER's factory. HILLEGASS Mrs. Hannah DRESSLER and Mrs. Reuben BAUER and daughter, Mary, on Saturday and Sunday visited the family of Mr. and Mrs. George RUDOLPH, son-in-law of the former, at Lansdale. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey LENHART and children, of Allentown, visited the latters parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oswin HOFFMAN, of this place in the former part of the week. Harvey HARING's sale with cattle and pigs on Monday, was largely attended and good prices were realized. HOPPENVILLE C.M. HENDRICKS is building a two story kitchen to his house. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard FREED, a daughter. Charles RENNINGER is making a bay window to his house and also giving it a coat of paint. Rev. Elmer BOYER D.D., will preach an english sermon in St. Luke's church on Sunday, June 26. RED HILL Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry REITER, a girl, last Saturday. A.B. BEYER who was in the German Hospital for treatment to his sore leg, was taken home on Thursday. Wm. H. WELKER who was married in Allentown on Wednesday was serenaded by the Red Hill band on Thursday evening. Rev. Harvey WELKER and wife, of Bluffton, Ind., are under the parental roof this week. J.P. KLINE was in Norristown on business on Thursday. POWDER VALLEY Rev. N.S. HAWK will preach in the Milford church on Saturday evening. The infant child of Isaac STAHL died on Thursday evening. Miss Mary STAUFFER, of Barto, visited her sister, Mrs. W.S. MILLER, this week. Mrs. W.S. and Mrs. M.K. MILLER, attended the funeral of Mrs. Peter WELLER, of Clayton, on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Horace HALLMAN and son, LeRoy, visited the family of Allen HALLMAN, on Sunday. KUMRY Mr. and Mrs. Preston KLINE entertained Mr. and Mrs. Andrew STECKEL and Sallie and Milton PFAFF, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin BARNDT, Mr. and Mrs. Oswin REINHART, Wm. MARKS and E. REINHART were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John REINHART, on Sunday. CONGO The ice cream festival held by George GEISINGER on Saturday evening was largely attended. Jonathan SCHANELY bought a new wagon on Saturday at HOUCK and HENRY's sale. The painters are at work at Samuel SWEINHART's house.