Ref: Town and County Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - May 16, 1903 THE DEATH LIST Charles A. DORNEY, of Allentown, a wealthy retired furniture manufacturer, president of the Hickory Run Brick Company and owner of 12,000 acres of forest land in Monroe and Carbon counties, died last Friday. He was fifty-eight years of age. He was the organizer of the well established firm of furniture manufacturers C.A. Dorney Furniture Company. Alfred MENSCH, a widely-known salesman, died Monday at his home in Allegeny City, after an illness of nearly two years, aged 52 years. He was a son of the late Jacob MENSCH, of Huff's Church. He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters, Eugene, Calvin, Edwin, Ella and Bertha, all of Allegheny City. Mrs. MENSCH is a daughter of the late Michael HANDWERK, of Heidelberg township, Lehigh county. The funeral was held at his late home on Wednesday. Dr. E.L. ACKER, ex-Congressman and for many years prominent in Democratic politics in Montgomery county, died at the home of his sister, Miss ACKER, at Norristown, Tuesday afternoon. He was 76 years of age. For over 50 years he was looked upon as a power in Democratic politics, and from 1858 to 1872 he was the undisputed leader of his party. He founded the Norristown Register in the 50s, and in 1870 he made it a daily. Owing to reverses he had the paper sold out by the sheriff, when Albrecht KNEULE bought it. He was a member of the Forty-second Congress. In 1872 he was a candidate for Congress for a second time, but was defeated. Dr. ACKER was the first county superintendent of public schools in Montgomery county. There have been only three since the office was made - Dr. ACKER, Abel RAMBO, of Trappe, and the present superintendent R.F. HOFFECKER. After his defeat for Congress in 1872 Dr. ACKER's political power began to wane, and in recent years he had not figured in political affairs. He was born in Sumneytown, and graduated with honors from Franklin and Marshall College, at Lancaster, in 1847. He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He was postmaster at Norristown under President Buchanan. He also graduated from the law department of the University. He married Sarah MARLEY, who died about ten years ago, there were no children. Henry U. BRUNNER, an old member of the Norristown Bar, died very suddenly Thursday morning. He and his fellow-attorneys, George W. ROGERS and Jacob A. STRASSBURGER, had been sitting in his office engaged in conversation, when suddenly Mr. BRUNNER rose, saying he felt giddy, and that he thought he would go home. He passed out of his office into Church street, intending to enter his residence, No. 520 Swede street, by the back way. He had just succeeded in entering the yard gate when he reeled and fell. He was carried in the house, but death had been instantaneous. Deceased was a life-long member of the Democratic party, and served as District Attorney from 1871 to 1875. He was the son of Frederick and Lydia UMSTEAD BRUNNER and was born in Worcester township, December 23, 1841. The family are of German origin. He was admitted to the bar of Westmoreland county in August, 1866, and to the Montgomery county bar in September of the same year. Mr. BRUNNER leaves a widow Mary A., daughter of Isaiah B. HOUPT, and two children, Charles H., also a member of the Norristown bar, and Miss Blanche BRUNNER. Prof. Samuel U. BRUNNER, a brother of deceased, died very suddenly at North Wales, where he conducted a business academy, a few years ago. Charles MACKNET, of Tylersport, died on Saturday, aged about 75 years. He served a term as Justice of the Peace, was an auctioneer for many years and secretary of the Tylersport Mutual Live Stock Company up to the time of his death. He leaves a wife and the following children: Alice wife of Leidy CRESSMAN, of Rockhill; Cassie, wife of Lyman SMITH, of Tylersport; Harriet, wife of B.B. SCHOLL, of Philadelphia; Emma Wisham and Eugene residing at home. The funeral was held on Thursday; interment was made at the Ridge Valley Lutheran cemetery. MARRIED AND TO BE George SCHAEFFER, of Pennsburg, will be married to Miss Cora RICHARDS, of Red Hill, on Saturday, May 23. The ceremony will be performed at the parsonage of Rev. O.F. WAAGE, Pennsburg, in the evening, after which a wedding reception will be tendered the couple at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William J. SCHAEFFER. The bride is a daughter of G.W. RICHARDS, of Red Hill. Elmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. FAUST, of Frederick, and Miss E. Nora, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John GOTTSHALK, of Obelisk, will be united in marriage today. Mr. FAUST is an industrious young man of good business habits and is engaged in assisting his father in operating the creamery at Delphi, of which his father is the proprietor. Maxwell SMOLL, of Geryville, will be married today to Miss Annie NEIMAN, of Pleasant Run. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles SMOLL, of Red Hill and the bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry NEIMAN, of Worman, Berks county, formerly of Pleasant Run. Llewellyn KLINE and Miss Mabel HENDRICKS, both of Klinesville, were married on Saturday at the parsonage by the Rev. O.F. WAAGE, of Pennsburg. Allen R. HALLMAN, of Pennsburg, and Miss Sallie HILLEGASS, of the same town, will be married on Saturday, May 30. The bride is a daughter of Edward HILLEGASS, of near Hillegass. The groom is employed in the Eureka Ribbon Mills and hails from Zionsville. The couple will start housekeeping immediately after the wedding in the house of Edward LIVEZEY near Pennsburg.