Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - July 22, 1905 FROM OUR CORPS OF ABLE CORRESPONDENTS (PART 1 OF 2) SALFORDVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Harry REED, Mr. and Mrs. Dr. E.F. BENNER, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob GABLE and others attended the 2d commencement held at WENTZEL's hotel. Five in number graduated. It was an honor to teacher, Mr. BELTZ, out of whose school they all passed. Rev. ROUSH, of Sumneytown, delivered the address to the graduates, which was very interesting to listen too. One of the five has already been so fortunate as to get a school for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Rein HEANEY, of Philadelphia, spent the week with the former's parents, Noah HEANEY and wife. Mr. KURTZ, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday in town. Harry EMERY and family entertained his mother and sister, from Harleysville, on Thursday. A son of Henry KULP is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Harry REED and children spent Sunday evening at Morwood. Miss Mamie SHOEMAKER and friend, Elias HARTZEL, spent Sunday at Chestnut Hill Park. Samuel WOLFORD, of Spring Mount, was in town one evening last week. Henry HILTEBEITEL and wife spent Sunday among relatives at Harleysville. Dr. BENNER and wife had as Sunday guests John HOFFERT and Lucy DERR, from Pleasant Valley, Bucks county. Harry REED & Co. have just completed a large air stack at our creamery for the new cheese drier. Anna HETRICK has been among the sick this week. Jacob GABLE received a manure spreader this week. It is very highly spoken of and said to spread much nicer than by hand. Mr. and Mrs. SACKS, of Quakertown, formerly from here, passed through town on Sunday evening on their way home and stopped at Dr. BENNER's and had a good Bucks county talk. PALM Charles CONRAD and wife and William CONRAD and wife of Pennsburg, and Daniel CONRAD, of Landis Store, were the guests of Allen CONRAD, on Sunday. H.H. SCHULTZ received two car loads of cattle this week. Jacob WALLACH shipped a car of fattened horses to Jersey City on Thursday. James BUTZ and family attended the picnic at Red Lion, on Saturday. Mrs. Henry BEECHER, of Philadelphia, paid a visit to her husband who is boarding at the hotel at this place. Mrs. Hannah ENDT is paying a visit to the family of Nathan LEESER. Dr. A.O. GERY is busily remodeling his dwelling house which he recently occupied. Mrs. Mary GREGORY, of Harlem, was the guest of Mrs. John MOYER on Sunday. H.Z. HEIST and wife made a trip to New York City, Coney Island and up the Hudson to West Point, on Saturday and Sunday. R.G. SUMMERS, of Port Clinton was substituted as station agent in place of H.Z. HEIST. Abram DENNIS has secured employment as fireman on the Perkiomen Railroad. L.G. KRIEBEL shipped a car of wheat to Catasauqua, on Wednesday. Charles ESCHBACH secured employment as repairman on the Perkiomen Railroad. LeRoy HEIST paid a visit to relatives at Dillinger and Emaus on Saturday and Sunday. MORWOOD Henry LANDIS sports a new rubber tire buggy. Henry GROFF is building an addition to his barn. G.L. GEHMAN is doing the work. C.B. BURY is painting the barn of S.B. FREED. J.O. CLEMENS is entertaining some Philadelphia friends. The regular annual business meeting of the Franconia Alumni Association was held on Tuesday evening. Important business was transacted. It was decided to hold the open meeting on September 2nd, and the annual picnic on August 26 at Green Lane. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Pres., Rein GODSHALL; Vice Pres., A. Lincoln LEHMAN; Sec., Minerva BARNDT; Cor. Sec., Verda AUCHY; Treas., Clayton C. MOYER. HILL CHURCH The catechetical Class held by Rev. Henry W. WARMKESSEL at this place, has enrolled 26 boys and 26 girls, making a total of 52. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. MOYER and daughters, Olivia and Elva and Mr. and Mrs. Amos MOYER and son, Earl, all of Pikesville, spend Sunday with the family of Mr. and Mrs. John GRUBER. The Sunday School, of this place, will hold its annual picnic on Saturday August 5. The Schwenksville Cornet band will furnish the music. Dr. F.R. BRUNNER and Rev. H.W. WARMKESSEL will deliver short addresses. BALLY John GEHRINGER is unable to follow his work on account of ill health. D.G. GEHMAN who had been employed in a Lebanon printing office, is off duty at present. Abram EHST, Sr., of Barto, is on the sick list. Do not fail to attend the Catholic picnic today in J.L. BAUER's grove near the public school grounds. The Imperial orchestra of Eschbach will furnish the music. The committee has perfected all arrangements to make this a successful event. A number of new attractions will be introduced. Leo STENGEL, a student of the University of Pennsylvania, is spending a short vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver STENGEL. Miss Beulah ADAMS, of Allentown, spent a week with George TAGLIEBER and family. Wm. TAGLEIBER spent Sunday with friends in Pottstown. Aaron EDDINGER and Co., contractors, have completed making the cement walks, etc. for James MELCHER. Born to Mr. and Mrs. H.S. STENGEL, a son. Joseph GROSSMAN, of Boyertown, has registered at the Union House where he expects to remain for a few weeks. SKIPPACK Mrs. Robert JOHNSON and children spent Wednesday in Bridgeport. Jeremiah C. ANDERS moved from the Martin HUNSBERGER farm in this township to what is known as the A.W. REIFF farm, on Monday. Emanuel F. HAWK one day last week lost his purse containing about $13.00. He has not found it this far. FRUITVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Frank JANSON and Mr. and Mrs. William FRANK and children, of Bally visited Nathan ADAM and family, on Sunday. Joseph ADAM and Walter SCHWOYER visited friends at Niantic, on Sunday. J.B. FRANK thrashed all his grain out of the field. He used his engine which he bought. Isaac STAHL and family made a business trip to Allentown last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank ADAM visited James FOX and family on Sunday, at East Greenville. Mamie ADAM, of Philadelphia, is spending a week with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace GERHARD visited Manoah BUTTERWECK and family, on Sunday. N.G. HEYDT is making preparation to make a new fence around his yard. George STAHL gave both his house and barn a coat of paint. H.H. DIEHL will give his house a coat of paint. Ellsworth YERGER and wife, of Pottstown were the guests of Mahlon YERGER, on Sunday. A pleasant surprise party was tendered to Miss Emma YERGER on Saturday evening in honor of her birthday. A number of friends were present and had a good time. DILLINGERSVILLE Solomon MILL, of Allentown, visited Clinton GRAUFF, on Monday. Miss Sallie SCHOENLY and Miss Alice FRYER of Hosensack, visited Miss Katie WAGNER, on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. CAMPBELL, of Milford Square, visited Mr. and Mrs. W.B. KLEINSMITH on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin WAGNER and Miss Sallie WAGNER, of Vera Cruz, visited the family of Uriah WAGNER on Sunday. Harvey E. DILLINGER, the best snake catcher of this place, saw a horn snake on Saturday and in a short time he had caught it alive. It measured 5 feet 2 inches and he says that he is not afraid to catch any kind of snake. The one he caught he will take to the Keystone State Normal School some time in September. Mrs. Mary HUNSBERGER, of Old Zionsville, visited Mrs. E.G. KRAMER. Morris and Harry KAUFFMAN, of Alburtis, visited their parents, on Sunday. CHAPEL Prof. O.H. URFFER, of Zionsville and singing students of this place, will have an entertainment on July 29, in the evening, for the benefit of the Chapel. A silver collection will be taken. Mr. URFFER usually makes a success of anything he undertakes so an enjoyable time may be expected. Everybody is invited. The Chapel Union Sunday School will hold their picnic in Jonas KRIEBEL's grove near the village, on August 5. Harvey HUBER and Willis SCHULTZ spent Sunday in Quakertown. Misses Mary and Clara WELKER visited their aunt, Mrs. W. HARTLEY, in Quakertown, on Sunday. Alma URFFER, of Allentown, is spending some time with S.S. SCHULTZ and family.