Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - May 2, 1903 FROM OUR CORPS ABLE CORRESPONDENTS ZIEGLERVILLE V.H. STECKEL, of Pennsburg, is putting a Calorific hot water heater in the house of J.S. DAUB. Roscoe PRIZER was in Philadelphia on Wednesday. H.H. CLEMMER, the new landlord at Spring Mount, will have his opening next Saturday evening and Mr. SPANG of the Farmer's Hotel, at Schwenksville, will have his opening on May 23, the Liberty Band of the same place will furnish the music. E.A. SHANER is still unable to walk without crutches. Harvey FITZGERALD, of Perkasie, visited his father Daniel FITZGERALD at Delphi, who is very weak with heart trouble. Miss Hannah HEIMER, of Conshohocken, is at home visiting her father and sister at Delphi. V.H. STECKEL, of Pennsburg, had his force of men at work putting piping and bath tubs in the "Perkiomen." John B. SULLIVAN resumed his duties at the Pennsburg station, as operator after being at home sick for two weeks. The last of a series of lectures held in Bromer's Hall, Schwenksville, will be delivered by the Rev. Dr. Jacob FRY, of Mt. Airy Seminary, on May 7. Subject, his trip through Norway and the Land of the Midnight Sun. SKIPPACK Last week Joseph HUNSBERGER, of Worcester, killed a bull for the Philadelphia market, but instead gave the carcass over to the dead animal establishment. The animal was affected with tuberculosis. The funeral of Henry F. BEAN was very largely attended last Monday. The meeting house was unable to accommodate all who paid their last respects to the deceased. HARLEM Nathaniel GREGORY and wife were the guests of their sons Eugene Gregory, of New Berlinville, and George Gregory, of Reading. Wilson SCHOLL and family moved from Boyertown in the tenant house of Frank H. HOFFMAN. Mr. and Mrs. John A. SNYDER and daughter Iva were the guests of the latters parents John GREISS and family of Fredericksville. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Y. SIESHOLTZ and son Peter attended the Reformed communion at Hill church of which she is a member. Daniel YODER and wife and Harvey WEIDNER and family of Old Zionsville all were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Horace MILLER. Miss Lucy BITTENBENDER and Robert E. GERY spent a few days in Reading visiting friends. Charles R. MESTER and wife, of Catasauqua, were visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.G. MESTER. John GEHMAN and family of this place moved to Allentown, were he is employed as miller by Saeger & Co. Roller Mill. Mrs. Oswin MOYER and children, of Reading are here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manoah MESTER. Albert TROLLINGER was at Bechtelsville on business. Horace MILLER and wife were at Old Zionsville. TELFORD Frank KRATZ our merchant is improving from a paralytic stroke. R.S. MOYER made a business trip to Philadelphia on Monday. Jacob YODER, of near Telford, called for Dr. A.Z. KEELOR, V.S., who upon arrived found his best horse to be suffering from a simple fracture of the hind leg. The horse was placed in slings and is doing well. John M. KUHN, owner of the pacing gelding John K., can be daily seen on the road jogging him. Yesterday another Rural Free Delivery route was established from Telford. The route extends through a progressive and prosperous agricultural district. The carrier is John D. SOUDER, formerly post master at this place. Born on Sunday last to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin BUCKENAUER, a daughter. POWDER VALLEY A.S. MILLER our merchant was in Allentown on business, Thursday. Henry BARTHOLOMEW has a duck that laid an egg every day for thirty days in succession and one day it laid two. Mrs. Daniel YEAKEL was visiting her daughter Mrs. A.S. MILLER on Thursday. FREDERICK Our landlord John B. BERTOLET is having his hotel painted by Wm. I. HUNSBERGER. Harry MOYER who was hurt in a trolley accident at Sanatoga last Thanksgiving has settled with the company at Norristown this week. Miss Katie WEIDA and Jennie SMITH spent a week at Topton visiting friends. Miss Emma WEIDA spent several days with her nephew, Dr. G.A. WEIDA. Mrs. I.W. STETLER is on the sick list but is somewhat improved at this writing. John KNERR and family spent Sunday with David SLEMMER. I.S. STETLER and C.W. MARKLEY each bought a horse at Schwenk's sale on Thursday. Henry SWEINHART purchased a horse for Mr. FISHER. A party will be held at J.B. BERTOLET's this evening. William GRUBB preached to a large audience at the Home on Sunday evening. Mrs. Peter SWEISFORD died at her son's residence on Friday, aged 88 years, 6 months. She was buried Thursday at Keelor's church. Mrs. Jacob BRENDLINGER and Mrs. H. SWEINHART spent several days of last week in Philadelphia visiting relatives. Rev. W.B. FOX will celebrate the Holy Communion at Keelor's church tomorrow. Mrs. Samuel SASSAMAN died and will be buried at Keelor's church today. Aged about 75 years. Her husband preceeded her several years. Mrs. Mary LEISTER had a severe spell of sickness, but is able to be about again. D.K. MOORE is the champion chicken raiser, he has about 600 of hens already. John KEELOR and wife paid a visit over Sunday to Henry BARDMAN and family. BALLY Lillie, the fifteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry STAUFFER, died Wednesday after a short illness of lung troubles. The three-year-old child of Ephriam FRONHEISER, of near Gilbertsville, who was drowned in the Swamp Creek, was buried at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, on Thursday. Albert GEHRIS, of Palm, secured a marriage license and was quietly married to Miss Annie GRIFFITH, of this place, on Saturday After which they made a tour to Allentown and Bethlehem. Clement SNYDER, hostler at the Union House, while attending to his duties on Saturday evening struck his left foot against a post and dislocated the ankle. A physician was at once summoned who dressed his injuries. Mr. SNYDER is doing well. Joseph LETTERHOUSE is making improvements to his home by building a new front porch. Daniel YOUSE moved his crusher from Barto to this place, and is now busy crushing stones for the township roads. Wm. SCHELL, of Allentown, is spending a few days with his father Thomas SCHELL. GRATERSFORD Five of our young men Henry COPENHAFER, Clement SCHWENK, Wilson HEACOCK, Daniel SMITH and Wellington HATFIELD took a cycle trip to Phoenixville, Royersford, Spring City and Trappe, on Sunday. Samuel FEY was on the sick list a few days this week. While Misses Mabel NYCE and Alice WELKER were about to return home from a visit to Miss Hannah WAGNER teacher of the Ironbridge primary school, their Shetland pony took fright and started off at a break neck speed. Miss NYCE was thrown out, leaving Miss WELKER along to content with the frightened animal. The team was stopped at Gratersford by John R. CHRISTMAN. We are glad to say that no one was hurt but the nerves of the young ladies were quite unstrung for some time. Miss Ella SMITH and Alverda KLINE spent Sunday at Spring Mount, visiting J.W. KLINE. Harry HEBERLE the geneial liveryman at Carver's Hotel bought a horse from John MEYERS. He is ready to serve anyone with an up-to-date livery team. MORWOOD Mr. and Mrs. Jonas GODSCHALL spent the forepart of the week visiting friends in Philadelphia. Lincoln GEHMAN is attending the Souderton High School. Warren MOYER, Rein GODSHALL and Henry FREDERICK are sporting rubber tire buggies which they received from an Illinois firm. Henry GODSHALL will have his opening on Saturday evening, May 9. Music by Sellersville Orchestra. DILLINGERSVILLE Columbus KLEINSMITH and James WAGNER visited Frank SCHOENLY, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Quin. C. KLEINSMITH, visited friends in Allentown on Sunday. Uriah WAGNER is sporting a new wagon. Mr. and Mrs. W.B. KLEINSMITH and Daniel KLEINSMITH and Mary MILLER visited friends at Milford Square on Sunday. William KLEINSMITH and Allen DILLINGER went on a fishing trip last week one day and returned with many and expect to go again before long.