Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - October 15, 1904 FROM OUR CORPS OF ABLE CORRESPONDENTS PALM Mrs. Allen STAUFFER who was on the sick list, is about again. Mr. and Mrs. John MOYER, Mrs. Amanda BAUS and Nathan LEESER spent Sunday at Earlville, the guests of Mr. DRUMHELLER and family. A new boy arrived in the family of Oliver GAUGLER, near town. Mr. and Mrs. Allen CONRAD, Fred, and Elsie CONRAD spent Sunday with Daniel CONRAD at Landis Store. Mrs. Edwin KRAUSS spent Saturday at East Greenville. John TRUMP who was formerly employed at Allentown has entered the employ of Chas. CORNER, for the winter. Mrs. Kate HOFFMAN formerly of this place, but now of Pennsburg, spent several days with William HOFFMAN and family. Thomas and Jesse GERY have returned from their trip to the World Fair at St. Louis on Saturday morning. Allen STAUFFER made a business trip to Philadelphia on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. STERLING and son, of Philadelphia, are boarding at the public house of Nathan LEESER. Mr. STERLING is a contractor and is erecting a large ice house for John Hancock Ice Company at Hosensack. Miss Katie HUFF of Shimersville was the guest of Ida MESCHTER on Saturday. Fred. CONRAD has accepted the position as assistant at the railroad station at this place. Oliver SCHANTZ and wife and son Reuben were the guests of H.Z. HEIST and family on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. SCHANTZ left for St. Louis Fair on Wednesday accompanied by Dr. Albert TRUMBAUER and wife, of Vera Cruz, and Thos. TRUMBAUER and wife, of Coopersburg. Chas. CORNER and family spent Sunday at Quakertown. A block station has been opened at Corning at night on Sept 1st. John D. DELKER, of Pottsville, has accepted the position as signal man at that place. OLD ZIONSVILLE Today the funeral of Benjamin BREY will be held. Burial at Old Zionsville cemetery. Rev. O.S. FRANTZ will officiate. Today the funeral of the infant child of Howard L. and Lena SOUDER, of Allentown, will take place at the Lutheran church, at Old Zionsville, Rev. I.B. RITTER officiating. The Pennsburg Horse and Detective Association held their appraisement day here last Wednesday, some forty horses were presented for their valuation, which was made by D.K. GRABER, Daniel MOYER, H.J. SMITH, Charles REED and Daniel WETZEL. William KUHNS and Son purchased a horse at the Allentown Bazaar last week, and had their old one killed. Isaac MERKEL sold all his picked winter apples at thirty cents a bushel. Jas. SMITH lost a heavy porker by death within a few hours after he noticed that it was sick. On Friday evening, October 21st, J.W. MAYEN, Independent Candidate for Legislature, will present the issues at stake at the public house of John HUNSBERGER in our village. The funeral of William STERNER who was sixty-seven years old was held at Huffs church last Thursday. Rev. O.S. FRANTZ officiated. The Reformed Mission Society had a fine program last Sunday evening. Miss Helen URFFER needs special mention for a recitation rendered by her, entitled "My Mother's Prayer." Hugh CRILLY who has the contract to build a two mile siding to connect the J.C. Hancock's new ice dam with the railroad, has some seventy men at work and the ice company has some forty at work in building the new dam. Rumor has it that forty acres will be covered with water when finished. The culvert made by Contractor NOLAN at the trestling in finished and is a handsome piece of work of concreting. TRUMBAUERSVILLE Mrs. Edward REITER is again in the St. Joseph's Hospital, Philadelphia, where she is getting daily treatments on the X-ray. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey SMITH spent Sunday at Zions Hill. Rev. REITER will hold Lutheran communion here tomorrow morning at 9.30 o'clock. Miss Clara CHRISTMAN, of Philadelphia, spent several days at home. The carpenters are not progressing at Isaac SCHEETZ's house owing to Jesse ACKERMAN's illness, the contractor. Mr. and Mrs. John RICHARD, of Lanark, spent several days with Frank RICHARD. Edward W. REITER spent Wednesday in Philadelphia. George HIXSON, our grammar school teacher tendered his resignation last week. Mr. KLINE, of Kutztown, fills the vacancy. CONGO There will be a sour-kraut lunch at James RINKER's hotel tonight. The Sassamansville base ball club will give a grand fair in J.D. DREHs' hall, Sassamansville, commencing this evening and to continue for six weeks. Music every night. Samuel SWEINHART is getting his house papered. Wright RENNINGER is doing the work. Mrs. William DERR and mother was visiting in Allentown over Sunday. The following is the report of Weiss school for the month ending, Oct. 10th: Number of pupils enrolled, males, 11; females, 15. Per cent, of attendance during the month, males, 98; females, 84. Attended every day, Laura and Gertrude SCHANTZ, Katie WELLER, Edna and Stella KRAMER, Edna NESTER, Loyd BECHTEL, Warren RENNINGER, Frank WELLER, John BAUER, Adolph WEINBERGER, Harvey OBERHOLTZER, Elmer and Monroe MILLER. Missed one day or less, Edwin MILLER and Irwin BAUER. Addie HOFFMAN, teacher. VERNFIELD Jonas NYCE is sporting a new rubber tire top buggy. Rein GODSHALL is on the sick list with an attack of typhoid fever. Rev. and Mrs. Jacob BOOZ spent Sunday with Warren PRICE and family. Abram GODSHALL moved his family from Souderton into part of Jacob BOOZ's house. A.M. PRICE is building a wagon house. Bower and Shisler, of Harleysville, are doing the work. Mrs. Samuel HARLEY, of Ephrata, Lancaster county, who was staying a few weeks with the family of Yellis CASSEL, returned to her home. Frank ROSENBERGER, of Allentown, is canvassing the district for the interest of a nursery firm. Rev. J. Kurtz MILLER, of Brooklyn, N.Y., preached a very interesting sermon in the Dunkard church on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Abram STAUFFER, of Chester county, are spending their honeymoon with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Levi STAUFFER. They were married on Wednesday. SKIPPACK Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry TYSON, a son, last Thursday. The farm of 23 acres of the late Benjamin HALLMAN, was sold to his widow for $2000. The 77 acre farm known as the George HALLMAN farm was not sold. Harvey S. MOYER last week moved to his new home at Rahn's station. Formerly it was old Isaac RAHN'S property. Mr. and Mrs. Abraham ALDERFER, of Lower Salford, will shortly leave for the city where they expect to spend the winter and return in the spring again. Mrs. Jacob B. MENSCH is improving. The A.T. GRATER farm that was bid up to $900 lately, and not sold, will now be sold soon at public sale. Supervisor Henry COOKER is at work daily rebuilding culverts and getting the roads in shape for winter. Last Tuesday there was an all day quilting held at the home of Jeremiah ANDERS. BALLY Elmer KUHNS and Wm. STENGEL, of Allentown, called on friends and relatives here, last Sunday. MELCHIOR's pantaloon factory which has been short of orders for some time has been in operation several days this week. Henry BAUMAN moved into the house vacated by Edward AIMS. Daniel HEYDT who was suddenly taken ill while at work, last Saturday, has recovered, and again attends to his usual duties. Gus BROGLEY and family, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver STENGEL and family. John KRIEBEL did not buy the MELCHER's farm as reported in the last weeks issue. ARGUS Mr. BROWN and family, of Tylersport, moved this week on their own farm which they purchased at Argus formerly owned by Harvey NASE. Morris REINBACH will have sale today with Ohio cattle. SALFORDVILLE Harry WOLFORD delivered several new stoves this week. Adam LONG is so much improved that he is able to be down stairs. The residence of Samuel CRESSMAN was fumigated on Saturday and his son has entirely recovered from diphtheria. MILFORD SQUARE Herbert STAUFFER visited friends at Allentown on Saturday and Sunday. STEINSBURG A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin MILLER last week. O.H. ERDMAN made a business trip to Allentown last week. O.J. ENGELMAN did business at Greisamersville last week. Dr. and Mrs. E.H. PAFF, of Allentown, were the guests of A.C.G. KNELLER and family last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John KRAMMES visited the family of E.L.R. HIGH, at Dillinger last Sunday.