Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - September 5, 1903 SKIPPACK Mamie L. METZGER, youngest daughter of George METZGER, was quite sick with the grip, but is much better again. Rev. Christian HUNSBERGER is quite sick with blood poison due to a scratch received by a fall. Isaac JOHNSON, Esq., is about the same as last week. He has no appetite and therefore is very weak. Mrs. Charles GODSHALL and daughter, of Reading, will in the near future move into part of Abner BENDER's house and start up dressmaking. Last Saturday a child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Irwin REIFF. Alton KRIEBEL, a former teacher in Skippack township, will move over to Hatfield next week, where he will have it more convenient to go to and from his school which is along the trolley in Franconia township. Maude Z. HALLMAN, of Norristown, who had accepted to teach Kriebel's school in Towamenscing township, has resigned and has taken a school at Oak street, Norristown. On Tuesday evening, September 1st, Henry H. KRATZ was tendered a birthday surprise party. It was his 21st birthday. Seventy-three of the invited persons were present. Rumor has it that George KRIEBEL, of Towamenscing township, has bought Esther RICHARD's place along the Collegeville road. Mrs. Robert JOHNSON received a small child from the Children's Aid Society, last week. CRESSMAN The masons started at Chas. WEIDNER's new house this week. Miss Bertha EVANS, of Philadelphia, spent the week with Thomas DETWEILER and family. John REITER and family of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. David BENNER. Milton SEAS, Maurice WISLER, Joseph BISHOP and Frank WELDNER, took the first degree in the Knights of Pythias Lodge, on Saturday evening. Mrs. J.W. REITER returned home on Saturday, after spending the week at West Philadelphia. Harvey VOID, of Philadelphia, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles VOID. Oswin WIEAND and family, spent Saturday and Sunday at Spinnerstown, with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Oswin HUBER, spent Wednesday at Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron TRUMBAUER and daughter Nettie, spent part of the week at Philadelphia. BARTO Daniel K. YOUSE, is crushing stones for supervisor Henry SELL, to be used on the Washington township public roads. Wm. A. SCHALL, executor of the SHIREY sisters' estate, will have public sale of the 126 acre farm, consisting of two 2 1/2 story stone dwellings and a large Swiss barn, on Saturday, September 19. Horace TYSON received a fine new top buggy from Cincinatti. Harvey CLEMMER and wife, of Sunbury, are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. CLEMMER. Wm. D. HAINES, executor of the late Isaac R. MOYER, will have public sale of his personal property and a frame dwelling in Eschbach, Saturday, September 26. Henry RENNINGER received a carload of cattle, which he sells private. B.F. SELL was in Pennsburg, on Sunday. Chas. CARVER and wife spent several weeks with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. MOLL. ZIEGLERVILLE Elmer KEYSER was in Philadelphia, on Tuesday. Sylvester GRATER moved his family and household goods to Philadelphia. Warren RENNINGER, of Perkiomen Seminary, was at home on Sunday. Howard BEAN, of Pottstown, was at home on Sunday. Miss Clara WILLAUER, of Reading, visited the family of A.E. BORTZ. BALLY Miss Mamie GILBERT, who for some time resided with Mrs. Elias SCHWOYER, left for Wilmington, Del., where she will remain with her brother. The farm of John LETTERHOUSE offered at public sale last Saturday was not sold, no reasonable price was offered. Aaron EDDINGER who has been confined to the house with rheumatism, is slowly recovering. William TAGLIEBER, who is confined to bed with sickness is somewhat improving. NEW BERLINVILLE Nicholas JOHNSON and George YOUSE, both of Reading, spent Sunday in this vicinity visiting friends. M.Y. JOHNSON, of this place, lost a valuable horse by death. D.H.G. KUSER sold his property to Elias Y. JOHNSON, of Reading. Nathan WELLER lost a valuable horse by death. MORWOOD Raymond GODSHALL, of Lansdale, who spent his vacation with Jacob GODSHALL, returned to his home on Saturday. Nathaniel WILLAUER made a trip to Baltimore, on Monday, to buy a carload of fat steers. Jonas BERGEY is suffering with neuralgia. Aaron MOYER, conductor of the Rapid Transit Co., of Philadelphia, spent a few days with his mother Mrs. John R. MOYER. Harry SCHOLER, of Philadelphia, is staying this week with Jacob GODSHALL. He is employed in the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Abram NYCE, of Franconia, entered Peirce school, Philadelphia, on Monday. He will study book keeping. Abram BERGEY attended Bergey's reunion, on Saturday, at Sanatoga Park. Henry GODSHALL is suffering with pleurisy. William SOUDER and E. CLEMMER, of Telford, accompanied by their wives visited Jno. KELLER and wife on Sunday. ZIONSVILLE M.S. BEIDLER and his friend, Fred ROMIG, of Allentown, attended the shoot held by Simon CROLL, at Pennsburg, on Thursday. John FEGLEY raised a potatoe in his garden which weighed 22 1/2 ounces. Wm. CHRISTMAN is going to Pleasant Run, on Monday, where he is engaged to teach school for the coming term. Fred ROMIG and wife and daughter, of Allentown, are boarding at our village hotel, for the last three weeks. Ida KEHS left the employ of Landlord BEIDLER, on Tuesday and hired herself to A.J. DIMMIG, of East Greenville. M.S. BEIDLER, proprietor of the Railroad House, will hold an all day shoot on September 17. SHIMERSVILLE Miss Katie HUFF was visiting friends in Pennsburg, on Monday. Misses Lillie and Katie HUNSBERGER are visiting friends in Philadelphia. Miss Edith GEHRING was visiting her sister, Mrs. William HUFF and family, over Sunday. J.M. HUNSBERGER was on a business trip to Perkiomenville, on Tuesday. County Commissioner L.S. SHIMER, was given a surprise party in honor of his birthday. Those that were present are: Mr. and Mrs. L.S. SHIMER and daughter Ruth, Mr. and Mrs. SNYDER, Tilghman DRUCKENMILLER and daughter Emma, Harry SHIMER, Annie and Lizzie EBERHART, Richard REESE, Mrs. R.A. HELD and daughter Emma and Lillie BORGER. BECHTELSVILLE Mrs. Anna STAUFFER will offer the roller flour mill and farm known as the Stauffer's property, one-half mile north of town at public sale on Sept. 17, also several tracts of woodland. It will be offered in parts or all together to suit purchasers. Thomas R. MILLER is building an addition to his barn. Watson BENFIELD moved from H.S. GEIST's place into the house of Harrison SCHOENLY. A.L. DEYSCHER has erected a fine porch in front of his dwelling on Chestnut St. He purchased it at the Bally planing mill. HILL CHURCH A slight accident occurred on Monday forenoon at the OBERHOLTZER's lime and stone quarry while Andrew S. BENFIELD, one of the quarry men was engaged picking stone from the stone wall about 15 feet from the ground, a lump of ground broke loose at the bank and hit Mr. BENFIELD which caused to throw him over the bank down on the broken stones cutting an ugly gash in his arm, leg and head. It took several stitches to dress the wounds. Mr. and Mrs. Milton BRILE, of Boyertown, were on a visit to Mrs. Christiana A. BECHTEL on Sunday. The funeral of Mrs. Beneville CONRAD, who died of dropsy last week, was held at the Hill Church on Sunday and was well attended. DILLINGERSVILLE Uriah WAGNER while plowing killed a black snake that measured 6 feet. James FLORES is spending his vacation here with Philip FLORES this week. Misses Eva and Amanda BARTMAN, of Spinnerstown, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Horace MILLER on Sunday. John RACE is sick with an attack of rheumatism. Victor SCHELL and wife of Emaus, on Sunday visited his parents, Henry SCHELL and family. PALM Miss Bertha HEEBNER, of Norritonville, spent the latter part of last week with Ida C. MESCHTER. Mr. and Mrs. Allen G. STAUFFER spent Saturday at Ringing Rocks Park, attending the BERGEY reunion. Mrs. Lena HIESTAND spent Saturday and Sunday with her brother, John BAUMAN, of Limerick. Wayne C. MESCHTER, of Philadelphia, spent Saturday and Sunday under the parental roof.