Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - October 1, 1904 ENGAGING SNAP SHOTS Henry GERHART, of Red Hill left on Monday for Ohio State where he expects to purchase a load of cattle. Samuel KRAUSS, of the firm of Krauss & Haas of East Greenville, was seriously ill in the forepart of the week with congestion of the brain. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. YOUNG, daughter and son, of Bethlehem, visited the family of George FOLTZ, of Pennsburg, on Saturday and Sunday. They are brother-in-laws. Miss Edyth GRABER, of this borough, spent several days in Allentown. Mr. and Mrs. James BUCKELEW and children, of this borough, spent Saturday and Sunday, at Allentown. Edwin WEAND, of Alburtis, formerly of Spinnerstown, visited the family of Jonas WEAND, of East Greenville Mr. and Mrs. Harvey HAUCK and family, of Pottstown, visited relatives and friends in this borough on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George HEVENER and family on Sunday visited friends at Quakertown. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey TRUMBORE and children, of Quakertown, visited relatives in these boroughs on Sunday. Milton SMITH, of Philadelphia, a former butcher, of Pennsburg, was a visitor with the family of George SHADE, of this borough, on Sunday. Mrs. Tobias FREED and daughter Annie spent Monday and Tuesday in Allentown. Beulah KLINE, Jennie DIMMIG and Charlotte HERSH, students at the Kutztown Normal School visited their parents, in this borough, on Saturday and Sunday. John GODSHALL visited his family in East Greenville this week after an absence of more than a year. Mrs. Allen SHIMER, of Bethlehem, spent the week with her father, Dr. J.G. MENSCH, of this borough. Mrs. Henry SPAAR and children, of this borough on Wednesday attended the CASE-DEISHER wedding in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Frank CHARLTON and daughter Almira, and Miss Jennie NEIFER all of Philadelphia, were the guests of Mrs. CHARLTON's brother, Geo. H. HART, of this borough, on Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. G.H. HART and Miss Julia BOYER visited friends at East Conshohocken, on Thursday. SCHWENKFELDERS HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES Schwenkfelder Memorial Day was fitly observed in the Towamencin church of that denomination on Saturday, which was crowded to the utmost by those who had come to celebrate the 170th anniversary of the arrival of their ancestors in Pennsylvania. Each of the eight congregations of Schwenkfelders now in existence, including one in Philadelphia, and one in Norristown which has not yet erected a permanent place of worship, was represented in the assemblage. A feature of the celebration was the opportunity afforded for social greetings among brethren who meet only at these annual reunions. Schwenkfelder Memorial Day commemorated the arrival of the great body of immigrants of that faith at Philadelphia, September 24, 1734, they having abandoned their homes in Germany to secure greater religious freedom. The Schwenkfelders originated early in the sixteenth century, they being followers of Casper SCHWENKFELD, a Silesian nobleman, who, although a Protestant, differed with Luther as to the nature of the sacraments. The Schwenkfelders now exist nowhere except in southern Pennsylvania, there being one church in Philadelphia, at Thirtieth and Cumberland street, and the others in Montgomery and Lehigh counties. A distinctive feature of the memorial day exercises is the simple noonday repast, when bread, butter and apple butter are served. This meal is in commemoration of the frugal fare with which the first Schwenkfelder immigrants had to be content. At the morning exercises, Rev. O.S. KRIEBEL, principal of Perkiomen Seminary, preached the historical sermon and Dr. Robert Ellis THOMPSON, president of the Boys' High School of Philadelphia, delivered an address. The speakers in the afternoon were Dr. E.C. RICHARDSON, librarian of Princeton University; Rev. A.R. SHORMAN, a German Mennonite evangelist; Prof. H.W. KRIEBEL, of East Greenville; Rev. G.K. MESCHTER, of Worcester, and Rev. E.S. ANDERS, of Kulpsville. BABY WAS DROWNED IN TUB OF WATER The little town, of Tylersport was startled on Friday morning when a report circulated that a young son of Mr. and Mrs. William FITZGERALD was drowned in a tub of water. It appears the mother was engaged in washing and her children were romping around near her. She had just filled a tub with cold water which she was about to use for rinsing the wash, when she went into the house to attend to other duties, leaving the children at play on the porch. All the children but a fifteen months old son left the porch soon after the mother did. This boy then started to play with the water in the tub and accidentally fell in. When the rest of the children came back they saw the boy in the water and hurriedly summoned the mother, who got him out of the tub. But life was extinct, the child having drowned soon after falling in. THEY WILL NOT KISS Pottstown girls have formed an anti-kissing club under the name of the Four-Leaf Clover Club. While the club is of a social nature, the principal obligation which each member takes is to refrain from kissing anyone, either male or female, except near relatives. It is in line with a movement begun in several other cities, stories of which have been published already. The club is composed of Misses Florence RHOADS, Emma SHANER, Edna FRICK, Mamie HILBERT, Florence LAFFERTY, Estella ROYER, Estella GULDIN, Gertrude COOK and Gertrude HILBERT. DEMOCRATS ACTIVE The large hall in the Rambo House, Norristown, was filled with enthusiastic Democrats on Saturday evening who had assembled on short notice, to organize a Democratic Club. The meeting was called to order by County Chairman Charles MCAVOY, stating the object of the meeting, and on motion D.F. QUILLMAN was elected temporary chairman, and Charles H. BRUNNER, Esq., secretary of the meeting. After a general discussion in regard to organization, the following committees were appointed by the chair. Committee on Organization: Jerry B. LARZELERE, Jr., Thomas SMITH, Jesse FRONEFIELD, Charles H. O'NEILL. Committee on Membership: Harry E. MILLER, Charles MCAVOY, Dr. James J. KANE, Albrecht KNEULE, E.F. SLOUGH, Charles BRUNNER, Peter GRADY, William WHEELER, William COLLINS, John FERRY, William CAMPBELL, John HUSTON, George W. KNEULE, E.L. NEIMAN, John FULMER, Thomas SMITH, Charles O'BRIEN, Lawrence DORAN, William TODD, Jr., and Caleb GLISSON. The meeting was very enthusiastic, several encouraging addresses being made, and the general spirit showed that the Democrats of Norristown are fully alive in the present campaign. The above named committees reported at a meeting which was held last evening in the Rambo House. MURDER THE FOURTH FATALITY IN FAMILY Arthur REAGEN, a young man formerly of Pottstown, was murdered in Chicago. He was employed by an elevator firm and was found with a bullet hole in his head. A series of fatalities has attended the family of which the young man is a member. His father died a violent death at Pottstown during the great storm of 1877. A brother committed suicide in Chicago several years ago and a sister was killed at a railroad grade crossing about three years ago. WILL LEAVE FOR CALIFORNIA William K. YELLIS, of Gratersford, who has been bookkeeper for John F. WEYAND, of Pennsburg, for sometime resigned his position and left for his home on Tuesday. He will on next Wednesday start for San Francisco, California, where he expects to remain several years. Mr. YELLIS will stop off at St. Louis. He has an uncle living at the place where he expects to remain for several years. DETECTIVE PLAYED TRAMP In the guise of a tramp Special Officer Herman HELLER, of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway has secured evidence which he expects will lead to the conviction of a gang of men now under arrest accused of having robbed freight cars. One of these men, John JAMES, is in the Norristown jail.