Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - June 6, 1903 FROM OUR CORPS OF ABLE CORRESPONDENTS ZIEGLERVILLE M.I. SHANER will keep boarders this summer he will be able to accommodate 18 people at his home the "Adalia." Joseph REPPERT our green grocer is doing a good business. The O.K.F. under the leadership of Dr. F.N. GREENE Grand Marshall made a neat appearance in the Grand Army parade at Schwenksville, on Decoration Day. G.M. CARL, of Schwenksville, moved his family into his boarding house the "Perkiomen" and he is now ready to accommodate his guests for the coming season. The public sale of the personal property of the late Samuel LONGAKER, of Schwenksville, was largely attended. Charles BEAN and his father were guests at the Weldon House. Charles MARKLEY and family of Philadelphia, paid a visit to D.W. STETLER and family, of Delphi. John MILLER has another kiln of brick ready for shipment and started shipping today. MORWOOD Rein GODSHALL made a business trip to Philadelphia on Wednesday. Manoah LANDIS, of Ambler, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents. Rev. and Mrs.Jacob KEHM, of Sellersville, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry GODSHALL. Harvey CLEMMER and wife were visiting friends in Norristown on Monday. The Franconia School Board held a meeting on Monday evening and organized for the ensuing year. The following were elected by acclamation: Pres., Hiram CLEMMER; Sec., Jacob M. LANDIS; Treas., Wm. M. SOUDER. They decided to open the schools on September 14, instead of September 21, as heretofore. Misses Addie ROTH and Lottie MULHAUSER, of Quakertown were visiting the family of Jonas LANDIS on Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss ROTH taught Shueck's school last year. Mrs. Sylvanus ZIEGLER was buried at the Franconia Mennonite meeting house on Thursday. HOPPENVILLE The party of Mr. PATTERSON was well attended. Mr. and Mrs. Wellington ZEIGLER, of Pennsburg, were the guests of Edwin KLINE on Sunday. A child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry DOCKERTY. Mrs. John FREED and family, and Mr. Howard FREED and family, were in Spring Mount to visit relatives on Sunday. Wm. LEISTER is giving his house a coat of paint and Victor COPE is doing the work. Mrs. John HOFFMAN, of East Greenville, has rented a part of Henry JOHANNAS' house. ESHBACH William SEASHOLTZ, of Boyertown, a member of the J.O.A.M. of Eshbach's, died after an illness of about a year. A pony belonging to William ESHBACH was chanced off at the "Continental" and was won by Amos DOTTERER, of Bechtelsville. Rev. H.W. WARMKESSEL and "Blind" Tilman FOGEL, a skilled musician, visited here on Saturday. Oliver HOFFMAN, a stone cutter erected two very fine headstones in Bechtelsville Cemetery, one for Alice, wife of Dr. R.Y. LECHNER and the other for Lizzie, wife of Prof. Frank H. STAUFFER. Mr. HOFFMAN has been very busy lately. ARGUS Pharon LEISTER raised a rye stalk on the farm of Henry GUSSMAN which measured 7 feet and 7 inches. Rev. BENNER was the guest of Frank LONG on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. STAKE, of Philadelphia, moved last week on the farm formerly occupied by Emanuel BERND. Mr. and Mrs. REESE and son Robert, of Philadelphia, Katie WEIDENHEIMER, of Kutztown; Mr. and Mrs. F.W. GERHART, of Philadelphia, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. B.E. CRESSMAN. Mr. and Mrs. S.W. KRATZ and family of Souderton, Charles HEIMBACH, of Milford Square, E.G. HEIMBACH, of Telford, and John BAKER, of Souderton, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. GERHART. Mr. and Mrs. F. LONG and son Henry were visiting Mr. THOMAS at Centre Valley on Monday. Warren FRANK and family, of Quakertown, were spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Noah FRANK. HILLEGASS One of Charles SCHLICHER's cows was gored by another on Saturday while out in pasture and was severely injured. The horn penetrated the cow's forehead to the depth of about three inches. The injured cow reeled and fell and it was thought she would die suddenly. She was later able to be removed to the stable and it is expected that she will recover. Mr. and Mrs. Charles SCHLICHER, of the Queen of the Valley Farm, spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives and friends at Emaus, Allentown and Bethlehem. William H. SIEGFRIED, of Reading, on Wednesday moved into Dr. C.Q. HILLEGASS' property at the Perkiomen paper mill. He will have charge of the paper mill. Mrs. Mary SIEGFRIED and son Edwin of Monterey, spent several days this week with the family of Dr. C.Q. HILLEGASS. Mrs. Jonas HARING and daughter Maggie spent Thursday at Allentown. ZIONSVILLE J.J. GACKENBACH, supervisor, is repairing our roads. Squire L.S. ROEDER served as a juror at our courts at Allentown this week. Charles KLINE and his daughter Ellen are on the sick list. The gypsies who camped in Wm. SCHIFFERT's grove left on Monday morning for Coopersburg. Last Saturday, L.S. ROEDER and Benneville DELLICKER, of Old Zionsville, went to Philadelphia and brought the remains of Theobold GULLY, and buried him in the Swamp church cemetery. Mr. GULLY died in the Norristown State Asylum and from there he was shipped to Philadelphia. He was dead ten days before burial. Wm. SLONECKER raised a rye stalk 7 feet and 9 inches long. BECHTELSVILLE Mr. and Mrs. John G. ERB, accompanied by their son, Irwin and wife, of Phoenixville, spent a pleasant Sunday with the former's brother, Nathaniel ERB and family. Harrison SCHOENLY, Allen DEYSHER, Wm. HERTZOG and Mrs. Amos DEYSHER are having a cement pavement placed in front of their residences. Miss Olivia SMITH left for Glendale to spend several weeks with her uncle, Ephraim WOLFGANG. Malinda, wife of ex-County Commissioner Charles E. STANGIER, died at their home in Reading last Thursday. She leaves her husband and two children. Her maiden name was BECHTEL. They formerly resided at this place. GERYVILLE Morris BREY is spending several days in Philadelphia this week. Mr. and Mrs. Levi STROHM, Mr. and Mrs. Peter LOUX and Mrs. Joseph LOUX, of Dublin, were the Sunday guests of U.G. LOUX and family. U.G. LOUX is excavating the cellar for the addition to his store. Mrs. Raymond PEPPEL is on the sick list.