Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - October 3, 1903 HEIL FAMIL REUNION The HEIL family held a pleasant reunion at the residence of Charles HEIL in Powder Valley Sunday. The guests of honor were Jacob BAYER and wife Emaline, a born SCHULER, and a sister of the late Mrs. Walter HEIL. Mr. and Mrs. BAYER moved from Upper Milford to Des Moines, Iowa, 37 years ago. This is their first visit East since. They came five weeks ago and will return to their home the latter part of this week, stopping off in Michigan on the way. The day was very pleasantly spent. A fine dinner and supper were served. Among those present were: Walter HEIL Mrs. Frank STAHLER, the only surviving sister of Mrs. BAYER Mr. and Mrs. Chas. HEIL Mr. and Mrs. W.A. KNELLER and daughter, Beulah Mr. and Mrs. A.S. HEIL, daughter Florence and son Mark Mr. and Mrs. Elias ROSENBERGER Mr. and Mrs. John RENNINGER Mr. and Mrs. Milton WEIDNER Mrs. Percival HEILMAN Fred. TREICHLER Sallie STAHL Grace KEMMERER Mrs. David TREICHLER and son Charles James HEIL and sons Amos and James William SHUBERT Arthur SNYDER Howard SNYDER Clarence SNYDER Solomon HALLMAN Jacob HALLMAN Llewellyn LAYTON Walter MANSBACH Harvey HEIL Charles HEIL Frank HEIL Milton HEIL Lizzie HEIL Harry HEIL Mamie HEIL Clarence DESCHLER Sadie DESCHLER Raymond DESCHLER Beulah DESCHLER Martin DESCHLER WORK ON PARK The committee appointed by the consistory of the New Goshenhoppen Reformed church to build a park on land situate between the church and East Greenville, on Tuesday had Mr. MEEHAN, a Philadelphia Landscaper on the site. Mr. MEEHAN has been engaged by the committee to make a draft or plan the building of the park. The site which will be used to build the park contains five acres and one hundred perches. H.E.E. ROEDER, of Hosensack, and William A. WELKER, of Red Hill, were asked to make a topographical survey, which they did on Wednesday. Mr. MEEHAN will make the plans as the park should look when completed, with full grown trees. He will indicate the walks and drives, the fountain, the pavilion and the pond. He will also indicate where trees are to be planted and what kind. He thinks about thirty varieties ought to be planted, some fast growers and other beautiful shade trees which are slow growers but would be permanent trees. The fast growers would have to cut down in course of ten or fifteen years when the other slow growers would take their place. Some trees will be planted this Fall and the rest in the Spring, according to the nature of the trees to be planted. Many of our native trees can be used. Different nurserymen have sent quotations to the committee and have expressed themselves as being willing to furnish trees as low as seventeen cents a piece. EVER BEARING RASPBERRY STALKS Stephen ORTT, of Pennsburg, has a number of raspberry stalks in his yard, which have been bearing fruit ever since spring. The raspberries are of the large black kind and are very palatable. The stalks bear raspberries every month. Only this week Mr. ORTT brought a small branch to this office which had fifteen full size ripe raspberries on it and five red ones which had not yet ripened. The berries were as delicious as those in season are. ELECTED NEW OFFICERS The Goshenhoppen Mutual Horse Insurance Company of Pennsburg, held its annual meeting at Wood's Hotel, Green Lane, on Saturday. The following directors were elected: Jonathan P. HILLEGASS and Eugene W. SCHOLL, of Pennsburg Samuel SOWERS, of Green Lane Wm. W. HEVENER, of Tylersport David MEYERS, of Perkasie Frank BENFIELD, of Huffs Church Isaac LESHER, of Palm Jonathan SCHOENLY, of Congo Henry ZERN, of New Hanover Wilson SCHULER, of Hillegass Horace BUCK, Esq., of near Hoppenville The board organized by electing Jonathan SCHOENLY, as president E.W. SCHOLL, as secretary Jonathan P. HILLEGASS, as treasurer A new collecting system was started. Formerly one collected all the taxes now the board decided to have three and have each one to a certain district. They are F.N. BENFIELD, for Berks county and Upper Hanover township Henry ZERN, for New Hanover and Douglass David MEYERS, for Perkasie, Franconia and Souderton A new system in the electing of direc- was also started. On former occasions the board had several members who carried no insurance for years with the company. At this election it was decided that such proceedings should no longer be tolerated and as a result the old members who owned no horses that were insure d in the company were not elected. The company has had exceptional good luck the past year in not losing many horses. It has over $300 in the treasury and all its debts paid. An assessment of $3.50 on the hundred dollars insured was made. This is fifty cents less than it was last year. The board decided to meet at the Pleasant Run Hotel next year. The company has over five hundred horses insured. KNIGHTS OF MALTA MEETING HELD AT PENNSBURG A well attended meeting of citizens was held in Odd Fellows' Hall, Pennsburg, on Thursday evening, preliminary to organizing a commandery of the Ancient and Illustrious Order Knights of Malta. The meeting was called to order by Wm. H. BREY, who was later made Chairman by acclamation. F.F. HUBER was unanimously elected Secretary, and Wm. D. RENNINGER was by the same vote made Treasurer. After a few remarks by the Chairman, he introduced John H. HOFFMAN, Grand Recorder protem, of Philadelphia. He had been to Lehighton, where a large class was admitted into Normon Commandery, and was importuned to stop over. During his remarks he stated fully the principles of the order and answered several questions propounded, whereby those present became more enlightened on the standing of the organization. He made no effort at oratory, but for one hour he stated plain cold facts. Those present expressed themselves as highly pleased. Twenty names were added to the roll, and another meeting will be held at the same place on the 15th of October, when the officers will be elected and a further opportunity given those who wish to connect themselves with the order. BRAKEMAN FAILED TO PUNCH HIS TICKETS Charged with collecting tickets in trains and then disposing of them, either by giving them away or selling them, Marcus E. TROUT, of Philadelphia, a Reading Railway brakeman, was arrested at Reading, on Monday, and lodged in jail in default of $1000 bail. When he was arrested 30 unpunched tickets were found on him. Charles H. LUIGARD, a tinsmith, was arrested and held in $600 bail on the charge of receiving tickets from TROUT and disposing of them. LOST HEIFER FOUND The heifer belonging to butcher Geo. BARTHOLOMEW, of Powder Valley, which was lost for the past two months was found through an advertisement in Town and Country at James KUHN's place, near Palm. The heifer was a vicious one and it tried to gore any one coming near. It required ten men to round it up and hold it to enable them to kill it. It was killed and slaughtered at Mr. KUHN's place and later removed to Mr. BARTHLOMEW's shop. MILLER ENTERTAINS CUSTOMERS Oswin JACOBS, proprietor of the Layfield mills, in New Hanover township, on Sunday entertained a number of Philadelphia bakers. The visitors are customers of Mr. JACOBS and several of them have purchased flour at the Layfield mill for a quarter of a century. BAKER WILL BEGIN FARMING Wm. BUCK, the baker of Old Zionsville bought the fine farm near the New Goshenhoppen church of the Isaac SHANER estate, and will begin farming next spring.