Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 5, 1905 FROM OUR CORPS OF ABLE CORRESPONDENTS (2 of 2) SKIPPACK Mrs. Louis SPARE is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob B. MENSCH spent Sunday and Monday in Pottstown and Thursday in Boyertown. The artesian well and the wells at the creamery are dry. They are hauling their water from a spring in Peter METZ's meadow. Wells at different places are becoming dry. The grass and corn too. The picnic last Saturday was very largely attended. Dr. and Mrs. Joel BOWER, of Boyertown, and Mr. and Mrs. Levi EAST, of New Berlin, Berks County, visited relatives and friends in this township, last week. The meeting called by the supervisors last Monday evening was attended by about 50 citizens. After discussing the question as to the township putting in a bid to macadamize the mill road, it was decided advisable not to do so inasmuch as the township was not equipped with the needed machinery and was inexperienced in that kind of road making. It is expected that the two miles of road will be macadamized this fall. RED HILL W.W. WEAVER sold his team at the Allentown Horse Bazaar. Today the stores will be closed in our town from 12 to 5.30, then open from 5.30 to 7, then closed again. Charles B. BREY was in Allentown and Topton on business on Monday. John LANDIS, the cementer, started work in town again on Thursday. Frank W. SEASHOLTZ is confined to the house again. The bricklayers finished work on A.G. KLINE's house on Thursday. Jesse RENNINGER, the artist, of Pennsburg, put the lettering on the Fire House on Tuesday. The building occupied by James BREY as a restaurant, was removed to the vacant lot of R.E. JACKSON, opposite J.M. SHIVE's store where Edwin KNERR, of Pennsburg, will start a shoe repairing business. ZION HILL The Sunday School will hold its picnic in T.S. COOPER's grove today. Harvest Home services will be held here on Sunday forenoon and evening, Aug 20, by Rev. Warren NICKEL, and on the following Sunday by Rev. H.A.I. BENNER. Mabel DRESSER, of Newton, has been elected teacher of the Zion Hill School for the ensuring term. Mamie D. BOYER, a former pupil of the Zion Hill school will teach the school at Standard next term. Mrs. HILLEGASS, mother of Owen HILLEGASS and his niece, Mabel DREXEL, of Philadelphia, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. HILLEGASS. Frank SHAFFER after spending a three week's vacation here with his mother and friends, resumed his duties at the Scranton Correspondence Schools. FRUITVILLE M.C. KEINERT is giviing his house a new coat of paint. Christian STAHL is giving his barn a coat of paint. Bergey & Sons are doing the work. Isaac SCHULTZ is spending a few days at a campmeeting at Mountainville. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin KEHS, of East Greenville, spent Sunday with Nathan ADAM and family. Mrs. Jonas WENTLING, of Allentown, visited friends at this place. David GEHMAN bought a horse at the GERHARD sale on Saturday. James COONLY, of Philadelphia, visited Simon ADAM and family on Sunday. Misses Sallie and Olivia HEYDT, of East Greenville, spent Sunday at home. CLAYTON Mr. and Mrs. Reuben BEITLER visited John REITNAUER and family, of Seisholtzville, on Sunday. Misses Jennie and Agnes LEESER visited Miss Lizzie HARTLINE on Sunday. Miss Mabel GERHARD is at home at present. Miss Ella LANDIS, of Alburtis, visited friends here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Albert FREY and children Bertha, Martin and Laura, of Hereford, visited Mrs. Maria LANDIS. KRAUSSDALE Mrs. Frank MERKEL and children, of Philadelphia, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron CARL. Mr. and Mrs. Horace KLINESMITH and family, of Allentown, visited the former's mother, on Sunday. Rev. A.S. SHELLY, of Bally, was noticed in this vicinity on Wednesday. Elva and Warren SHULTZ visited friends at Freemansburg on Sunday. The regular meeting of the Y.P.S.C.E., will be held on Sunday evening. Topic: The first fruits for God. Lev. 23: 9-14; Dent. 16: 9-12. There will be special music by the male quartette and a special address by Ammon LICHTY, of Pennsburg. The meeting will be under the leadership of Florence MESCHTER. All are invited. HILL CHURCH Don't forget the picnic at this place, held by the St. Joseph's Sunday School on Saturday August 5. The Schwenksville band will furnish the music. GRUBER and BENFIELD, Props., of the Bechtelsville lime kiln and stone quarry are kept very busy burning lime. They have booked many orders and receive orders almost daily. The lime is sold at 10 and 10 1/2c per bushel. They are burning the best quanlity of lime. Always have it fresh on top and are filling all orders promptly. Their motto is quick sale, good lime and small propfit. Mr. and Mrs. J.B. GRUBER spend Sunday with the family of Mr. and Mrs. Elam MOYER, of near New Berlinville. VERA CRUZ Rev. W.U. KISTLER, of Pennsburg, will preach, in the church here on Sunday evening, August 13. The United Evangelical Sunday School of town will have its annual picnic on Saturday, August 12. The Vera Cruz Band will furnish the music. Mr. and Mrs. Readen FRY spent Saturday and Sunday in Reading.