Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - May 9, 1903 A NEW CEMENT COMPANY A new cement company was recently organized near Allentown in Whitehall township. It was recently incorporated under the name The Erdman Porland Cement Co., under an act of Congress. They will have the principal office at Washington, D.C. The Capital stock is $500,000. The following are the officers and directors: Pres. Dr. J.D. ERDMAN, of Allentown; vice pres. Daniel N. SCHULTZ, of Hereford; treas. Reuben B. DELP, of Allentown; sec. Harvey E. ERDMAN, of Allentown; overseer Edmund ERDMAN, of Allentown; directors, Dr. J.D. ERDMAN, Daniel N. SCHULTZ, Reuben B. DELP, Harvey E. ERDMAN, Edmund ERDMAN, William H. BOYER, Hiram G. SCHULTZ, L.G. SCHULTZ, J. Francis HINKEL, J.H. BOWMAN and Abner E. ANSON. The property which this Company will develop is known as the John ERDMAN farm and consists of 100 acres situated in Whitehall township on the public road leading from Seiple Station to Egypt. The property is considered one of the richest limestone and cement rock in the Lehigh cement region. The company paid one hundred thousand dollars for this property to J.H. BOWMAN who bought the same from the executors last fall. A cement mill will be erected during the next six months. The capacity of the mill will be to manufacture 1000 barrels of Portland cement daily and if this can be done the net profit will be large. CLASSIS WILL MEET AT PENNSBURG The annual meeting of the Goshenhoppen Classis of the Reformed Church will be held in the Pennsburg Church on May 18, 19, 20 and 21. Quite an elaborate program has been prepared for this occasion. It is as follows: Monday evening, May 18, at 7.30 o'clock, Sermon by the retiring President Rev. E.W. LENTZ. Tuesday evening, May 19, address on "The relation of the Sunday School to Home Missions," by Rev. I.S. STAHR. Address on "What does the Home Mission Field demand on our church members?" by Rev. G.W. ROTH. Address by Rev. A.C. WHITMER. Wednesday evening, May 20, a paper by Miss Mazie STELTZ, of Pottstown. A paper by Miss Willis LEWIN, of Royersford, and an address by Rev. A.R. BARTHOLOMEW, D.D. On Wednesday afternoon the regular business meeting of the W.M.S. of Goshenhoppen Classis will be held. A paper by Miss Laura LEIDY will be read. LUTHERAN PASTOR FORCED TO GO Rev. M.J. KUEHNER, of Perkasie, was removed on Friday at Spring City from the pastorate of the Hilltown Lutheran church. The case was tried by the Lutheran Conference, and is the result of charges preferred and sustained by the Southern Perkasie Lutheran Congregation on March 24 and indorsed by the Hilltown charge. Orginally Pastor KUEHNER had charge of three congregations, South Perkasie, Hilltown and Hatfield. Removed from South Perkasie, he tried to retain the pastorate of the Hilltown and Hatfield churches, but this has been refused. The action of the conference takes effect at once. HARLEYSVILLE MAN GETS PROMOTION Abel PRICE, of Harleysville, has been promoted to an examinership in the Philadelphia Custom House at $1400 a year, this is Mr. PRICE's second promotion within a short time. His last position was superintendent at $1000, to which he was promoted about two months ago from messenger under U.S. Appraiser HARTRANFT. ELECTION IS OVER The first election in the newly incorporated borough of Schwenksville, was held on Tuesday and some ninety odd votes were polled. Considerable enthusiasm was shown by the residents and capable and efficient men were placed into office. The result is as follows. Those marked with an ( * ) were elected: Burgess - Irwin H. BARDMAN *52, Albert BROMER 35; Town Council (for 3 years) - Wm. BROMER *90, George E. BEAR *88, J.Y. GARGES *84; (for 2 years) H.J. JOHNSON *47, Frank HATFIELD 43, V.G. PRIZER *76; (for 1 year) John G. PRIZER *86, John H. RAHN *85; School Directors (for 3 years) - N.F. SCHMIDT *87, John G. PRIZER *95; (for 2 years) Fred BELTZ *83, W.S. GOTTSHALL *82; (for 1 year) G.M. CARL *87, W.B. WERNER *87; Justice of the Peace - J.Y. GARGES *87, C.M. ALLEBACH 74; High Constable - F.S. KOONS 28, I.E. HUNSICKER *62; Constable - F.S. KOONS 31, I.E. HUNSICKER *58, Tax Collector - F.S. KOONS 30, I.E. HUNSICKER *59; Assessor - J.B. GRUBB *47, John L. JOHNSON 43; Judge of Elections - Chas. S. WHITMAN 33, Jacob A. BROMER *57; Inspector of Elections - Samuel F. GARGES 21, Joseph K. SHANER *68; Auditors (for 3 years) - A.H. KEELY 35, John U. HENDRICKS *39, Frank KEHS 13; (for 2 years) J.W. PENNEPACKER *71, M.H. RICHARD 15; (for 1 year) John S. BECHTEL *84. HYDROPHOBIA SCARE NOW OVER AT HARLEYSVILLE Mr. and Mrs. James SWARTLY and son John, of Harleysville, who have been taking Dr. FRY's hydrophobia remedy of Lansdale, have been released from the dark room, where they were confined for two weeks. They have no signs of hydrophobia. OPERATED UPON IN PHILADELPHIA The surgeons at the German Hospital, Philadelphia, on Monday operated upon the leg of Frank REITER, of Pennsburg. They curreted the ankle joint and placed it in a plaster cast. They hope by this method they will be able to save his limb. FOUND MONEY IN SPRING HOUSE While tearing down an old spring house near Blue Bell, Samuel T. BUSTARD, of Germantown, Philadelphia, found a tin box secreted behind a stone in the wall. When the box was opened it was found to contain $600 in coin and various denominatsons of "shinplaster" currency.