Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - May 30, 1903 FROM OUR CORPS OF ABLE CORRESPONDENTS ZIEGLERVILLE Elmer A. SHANER was in Pottstown on business. E.U. KEYSER received a new phonograph from Philadelphia. The railroad masons under the supervision of Abel RAHN are repairing the arch at the north end of the covered bridge at Zieglerville station. M.H. BEAN placed a new floor on his dancing pavillion and had his boats given a new coat of paint. Irwin STETLER, of Frederick, shipped from Zieglerville station this spring about 170 dozen fish nets to various parts of the United States. Harvey BERGEY, of Delphi, had one of his fingers badly bruised while engaged in lifting a heavy stone which fell back on his finger. James REPPERT our fish and produce huckster is doing a good business. TELFORD Henry N. FREDERICK unloaded a carload of fresh milch cows from Indiana state which will be sold today at public sale at his hotel at Franconia. Louis WAGNER has been engaged by Landlord BLANK of the County Line Hotel as hostler. The contract has been awarded to contractor N.E. WAMPOLE, of this place, for the building of the two-story stone parsonage building on the lot adjoining Holy Trinity Episcopal church on Broad street, Lansdale. David S. HARR, Henry S. HARR and A.S. HARR are the executors in the estate of their father, the late David HARR, of this place. Dr. J.E. BAUMAN, Vincent GODSHALL and Harry WAMPOLE attended the Republican State Convention held at Harrisburg this week. Mrs. Jacob KUHN spent Monday in Philadelphia. E.F. SCHLICHTER, of Philadelphia, was a visitor in town on Wednesday. Henry H. SHELLENGERGER represented Souderton Lodge No. 612, I.O.O.F. at the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge at Lebanon last week. Rev. and Mrs. C.R. FETTER, spent Tuesday in Quakertown. Mrs. Augustus LEISTER, of Sellersville, is sick with typhoid fever at the home of her sister, Mrs. Edwin BUCHENAUER, of this place. H.Z. WAMPOLE made a business trip Philadelphia on Weddesday. HARLEM Mr. and Mrs. John MOYER and Mr. and Mrs. Allen CONRAD, of Palm were the guests of John RAUCH and family. Eugene GREGORY and wife, of New Berlinville, were visiting their parents on Sunday. Mrs. A.M. TROLLINGER and daughter Bertha, and Harry TROLLINGER were the guests of the latter's parents Mr. and Mrs. Oscar TROLLINGER, of Pottstown. Mrs. William GREGORY returned home after spending a week in Allentown. George GREGORY clerk in the Register office at Reading, spent Sunday with his parents. Adam SIESHOLTZ and wife were at Macungie. Lizzie BACHMAN of near Macungie, hired herself as domestic to Richard BECHTEL. Annie SIESHOLTZ, of Reading, spent a week with her parents. Mrs. Edwin SOLDT and Cora SCHUECK, of near Clayton, were visiting Miss Lucy BITTENBENDER. Jacob GERY, Horace MILLER and Calvin SIESHOLTZ attended Barnum & Baily's show at Allentown. Charles BAUS, of Sigmund, hired himself to Simon KUHNS for the summer. Eva BRUNNER, of Limeport, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Horace MILLER. MORWOOD Rein GODSHALL made a business trip to Philadelphia on Saturday. While working in his father's black smith shop G. HOPFLE had the misfortun of having a small piece of iron fly into his eye. He hastily summoned a doctor who removed the particle. J.B. CLEMENS made a business trip to Norristown and Philadelphia on Wednesday. Wilmer MOYER, of this township, is on the sick list. Born to Mr. and Mrs. A.D. HAGEY, of this township, a daughter, on Wednesday. J.B. CLEMENS has been appointed Justice of the Peace. TYLERSPORT Mr. and Mrs. Robert PAUL, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with Mrs. J. HEIST. Charles KLINE will have a grand opening at his restaurant this evening. The Tylersport sextette will furnish the music. Oswin KOBER is having a new refrigerator put into his cellar at the hotel. Mrs. Reuben SWAGER moved her household goods to North Wales on Wednesday. SKIPPACK At William ROSENBERRY's cow sale last Monday, the cows sold high. H.H. FISHER, of Zieglerville, last week moved his saw mill to the woods of Joseph WISMER near Rahn's station, and is now busy sawing up the logs for Abraham KULP who bought the wood from Mr. WISMER. Kepler K. TYSON who had sore throat is out doors again. The Skippack Fire Company will have an ice cream festival on the evening of June 6, on Mrs. Henry FRYER's lawn. John G. GEHMAN, of Bally, Berks Co., spent a day in our town putting a new igniter on the Bachus engine. Henry AUCHY, of Skippack, is working as a day laborer in Upper Providence township on the farm formerly occupied by John FETTEROLF. C.R. HUNSICKER, merchant of Creamery, was last week elected a director of the Spring City National Bank. Henry SPARE, of Creamery, has the grippe, and has been unable to work for over a week. Rev. GRAYBILL and family, of Juniata county spent several days in and around Creamery making their stay principably with Rev. Henry H. JOHNSON. ARGUS Mr. and Mrs. OBERHOLTZER, of Lansdale were the guests of Erwin BOOZ on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. SACKS, of Perkasie, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Benj. HIMMELWRIGHT on Saturday and Sunday. John BARNDT and family were the guests of Quakertown friends on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry GUSSMAN, of Quakertown, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Peter GUSSMAN on Sunday. Miss Minnie FRITZENGER, of Walnutport was the guest of Miss Estella CRESSMAN on Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Charles SCHLICHTER, of Sellersville, and Mrs. COUSHEL, of Quakertown, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. IMHOF. Emanuel ROSENBERGER, of Philadelphia was among his friends at Argus on Sunday. Elmer HARNER made a business trip to Souderton one day this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob FREED were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Noah FRANK on Sunday. Miss Amanda HIMMELWRIGHT was the guest of Miss Sallie PFAFF, of near Finland on Saturday and Sunday. FREDERICK J.B. BERTOLET will have his opening on Whit Monday evening. I.W. STETLER will have his annual auction on Whit Monday afternoon. A large lot of good will be offered for sale. The Sheriff has levied on the real estate and personal property of Henry S. GRUBB. I.W. STETLER made a business trip to Philadelphia on Tuesday. Miss Della KRATZ spent this week with the family of Irwin STETTLER. Frank HUNSBERGER has hired Master PLUMMER. A.K. COPE had cow sale at the Green Tree hotel on Tuesday but sold only a few. C.W. MARKLEY is out again looking after his business. HILL CHURCH A horse of A.H. WELLER is sick. John B. GRUBER a farmer raised a rye stalk that measures 7 feet, 3 1/2 inches in length. This stalk was raised on solid Democratic soil. Ephraim C. GILBERT, of near Bechtelsville, and Miss Sallie REITNAUER, of Schultzville, spent Sunday afternoon with the famly of Mr. and Mrs. John B. GRUBER. Aaron HESS, of near Pikeville, also spent Sunday with the family of John B. GRUBER. Mrs. J.B. GRUBER and daughter Gertie are on a few days vacation with her father, Aaron HESS, of near Pikeville. J.B. GRUBER purchased a new Deering grass mower from M.D. FRETZ, of Pikesville. ZIONSVILLE C.E. CHRISTMAN and Jesse DILLINGER are on the sick list. Milton GEISINGER, of Allentown, is making extensive repairs to his hotel and store properties here. John GEISINGER is making repairs at his house occupied by Dr. E.F. STECKEL. Henry DIEHL received a new Deering self binder. Our blacksmith Charles HUNTER, is kept very busy. He is working about fifteen hours every day and can hardly get the work done fast enough for his many customers. NEW BERLINVILLE Mr. and Mrs. M.Y. JOHNSON and son visited friends in Pennsburg, on Sunday. Huckster Frank MOYER's team ran away near this place. They were again caught at Boyertown without having done any damage.