Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 12, 1905 FROM OUR CORPS OF ABLE CORRESPONDENTS (1 OF 2) SHIMERSVILLE A surprise party was tendered to Miss Ida GILBERT in honor of her twenty-first birthday last Friday night. About 20 young folks partook of the splendid lunch which they served. Various games were played and Titus FEGLEY entertained the party with his phonograph. The Misses EVERHARDT spent a few days with friends at Sellersville last week. Mrs. Amandus HELD, Miss Stella GEHRINGER and Miss Bessie MOHR, of Fogelsville, were the guests of Mrs. Ellen HELD, on Sunday. Mrs. Mary SCHREIBER entertained Mr. and Mrs. LITTLE and child, of Allentown, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John SKIRTS, of Cementon, visited Robert KALE and family on Sunday. Ira DRUCKENMILLER, of Trumbauersville, mingled with friends in town on Saturday. Mrs. Emma KERCHNER and daughter, of Maxatawny, visited Wm. KERCHNER, on Sunday. David LANDIS is enlarging his barn and building a wagon shed. Stichter & Borger, of Old Zionsville, are doing the work. Mrs. Orville KREIDER is rapidly recovering from her illness. E.J. SCHANTZ has left for Atlantic City, where he has secured a position. John FRYER is visiting his father, Amos FRYER, at present. James DICKIE, forman of the Corundum Mine, near our village, made a flying trip to Bridgeport, Conn., over Sunday. Some of our people attended the picnic held at Macungie at present. Harry NEUMOYER has again started to work at the Macungie brass foundry. A masquerade party was given at the boarding house of B.M. KLEPPINGER on Wednesday evening by the boarders to the members of the Barbecue Club. It was highly appreciated by those present. After the festivities and dancing the guests returned home with a merry laugh on their faces. The Bell Telephone Co. intends to run their line through our village by next spring, with all connections to the different lines. PALM Mr. and Mrs. Amandas ECK and daughters, Helen, Ada and Erma, spent Saturday and Sunday, at Allentown, the guests of the former's sister. Chas. FRY, hired with Edwin SCHULTZ, shot a black snake near their barn, measuring 5 feet 6 inches. Wm. ESCHBACH, tenant on the farm of Geo. GERY had to kill one of his cows last week on account of having a severe attack of hydrophobia. Miss Mary BECK, of Allentown, spent several days with H.Z. HEIST and family. L.G. KRIEBEL received a carload of cement and shipped a car of wheat to Philadelphia. H.H. SCHULTZ received 3 cars of cattle this week. Mr. and Mrs. John MOYER, Mr. and Mrs. Allen CONRAD spent Sunday at Geryville, visiting Emanuel LEVY and family. I.G. RAHN, our landlord, has his extensive hotel filled to its utmost capacity with city boarders. Curlett WILHELM, of Philadelphia, is spending a week with LeRoy HEIST. On account of a car being derailed near Powder Valley on Sunday evening train No. 233 was delayed about 2 hours and 20 minutes. Mr. and Mrs. Allen STAUFFER, Mr. and Mrs. James BUTZ spent Sunday at Siesholtzville and Red Lion. The John HANCOCK Ice Co. has almost shipped 5 rooms of ice from their big house at this place. The rural telephone line to Treichlersville, Chapel and Clayton is now completed and in service. The line to Hosensack will also be completed within the next 2 days. This giving access to the subscribers of different lines to about 250 local points. Mr. and Mrs. Allen FRONHEISER and daughters, Annie and Lizzie and Mrs. Hannah ENDT spent Sunday at Emaus. SKIPPACK E.F. HAWK and John FAUST, carpenters, are working at Yerks in the mill of LANDES Bros. Samuel W. DRESHER, mason, is working at the mill of KRIEBEL Bros., Worcester. Mrs. Charles T. JOHNSON is able to drive out on pleasant days. Mrs. Leonard SPARE was unwell the beginning of the week. The rains of this week were quite heavy, especially on Sunday and promises a good corn crop. Cider making has commenced at the creamery on Tuesday with three teams. The Perkiomen Dairymen Association paid 27 cents for butter fat for July month. A.B. MENSCH, J.D. DETWEILER and Nathan KEYSER, each, got a car of lime this week. Irwin S. HALLMAN's cattle completely ruined the truck patch of Mr. NICOM. On Sunday morning lightning destroyed the barn of a Mr. CASSEL, about a mile above Lansdale. Also the stable in Lansdale, of James BRADY. HARLEYSVILLE Jacob BARTMAN is spending several weeks in Allentown. Miss Sallie SHANER is spending a week at Atlantic City. Herman BECKER is learning pressing with tailor S.W. HAUCK. During the thunder storm on Tuesday lightning struck the steeple of the chapel, badly damaging the roof and other parts. Allen HILDEBRAND and family and Eugene DENGLER and wife took a trolley trip to Allentown, Easton, Doylestown, Willow Grove and Chestnut Hill, on Saturday. A.K. SHUTT and wife, Menno ROSENBERGER and wife, Alvin C. ALDERFER and family, Harry C. ALDERFER and Miss Sallie MOYER are spending several days in Atlantic City. Christian RUDWEAD and family, Mrs. Emma FLEMMING and daughter and Mrs. Rosa SCHMALL, all of Philadelphia, are spending the week with Charles BRENNER. Jacob STAUFFER aged 80 years, of Morwood, walked to this place on Wednesday. DILLINGER A certain man of Vera Cruz station went fishing the other night and a fish that seemed rather anxious to be caught worked itself up his trouser leg in some unaccountable way and was caught. The party would not object to go fishing every night at this rate. Peter A. SCHULER, who has been sick with typhoid fever for some time, is convalescing but his wife and two other members of the family are now sick. Oscar F. SCHAFFER has secured judgment against Francis M. GEHMAN for grain which Mr. SCHAFFER bought at the public sale of Calvin ROEDER but which is also claimed by Mr. GEHMAN, as being bought together with the farm. Two citizens of a nearby village, a short time ago engaged in the huckster business but if reports are true they cannot stand the dust any too well. Harry and Calvin HERMAN, of Fullerton, spent this week at Dillinger, visting relatives. The funeral of Mrs. Mary MOYER, on Thursday, was largely attended. Several of our people were at Allentown on Thursday to get a glimpse of President ROOSEVELT. Mrs. Harvey B. HEIST and sons, of Philadelphia, are at present visiting relatives in this vicinity. The rain this week was very helpful to the potatoe crop as it looks a great deal more promising than before. The railroad company sent another gang of Italians to this place to work at the trestle but did not like the situation of their bunk cars and also wanted higher wages but as the company refused this they refused to work and were sent away. This is the second gang that refused to work but in a few days they expect to get another set. HARLEM Nelson SCHREIBER, of Vera Cruz, spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis ROTHENBERGER. Benjamin DELONG and M.M. GERY were in Fredericksville, on business. The funeral of Manoah G. MASTER was largely attended. Rev. DIETZLER, of Lyons, Rev. GEHMAN, of Vera Cruz, Rev. SIMMONS, of Reading, and Rev. GOOD, of Annville, were present. Friends were present from Reading, Allentown, Macungie, Coplay, Norristown and other places. Jerome REICHARD attended the funeral of his uncle, Reuben REICHARD, at Lobachsville. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin HOFFMAN and son, Paul, attended the circus at Boyertown. Norman RAUCH and Jonas FRAIN attended the fire parade at Red Hill. Mrs. David COVELY, of Pottstown, is in our neighborhood, visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. John STRUNK, John H. GERY, James TROLLINGER and Michael M. HOFFMAN attended the DIEROLF reunion near Sigmund. Mr. and Mrs. Willie SCHULTZ, of Bethesda, were the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James M. ROHRBACH. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene GREGORY and his nephew, of New Berlinville, were the guests of their parents, on Monday. CRESSMAN Mr. and Mrs. John J. BOSSERT and daughter, Estella, spent Saturday and Sunday with John JACOBS and family, at Niantic. Enos BARNDT purchased a horse at HARING's Hotel last week. The Misses DRUNEHAUER, of Philadelphia, spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. David BREISCH. Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. BARNDT spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John HARTZELL at Red Hill. Mrs. Sallie FOCHT and children, of Philahelphia, are spending the week with relatives in town. Lewis SHEARER, our mail carrier, purchased a fine coach horse last week from Cyrus NAGLE, of Quakertown. Charles SCHEETZ's new house is under roof. Allen LEVY and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton LEVY and daughter, and Norman BARNDT and Miss Amelia FLUCK are spending the week at Atlantic City. Elmer WEAND and Howard LEVY spent several days at Spinnerstown last week. KUMRY Amandes KLINE and lady friend, Hannah SHUP, are spending a few weeks with the family of Quintus KLINE, at White Haven. The carpenters commenced work at John REINHART's new barn on Monday. WOLF and Co., are doing the work. Oswin REINHART and Preston KLINE transacted business in Greenlane on Thursday. John REINHART and family entertained the family of Charles GAUGLER, of Geryville, on Sunday. Mrs. Frank ACKERMAN is seriously ill at this writing. Monroe WOLFE and family had as guests on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Wm. WOLFE and chldren, Messrs Jacob HUBER, Howard RENNINGER, Oswin REINHART, Mahlon WOLFE and Calvin BOYER, Misses Ella SMITH, Lillie WOLFE and Mamie UNDERCUFFLER. WOXALL The Lutheran harvest home services will be held on August 13, at the Old Goshenhoppen Church in the morning at 9 o'clock, by C.R. FETTER. The Reformed harvest home service will be held on September 3. It was postponed on account of rain. The funeral of Howard YOUNG was well attended on Tuesday. The Old Goshenhoppen picnic will be held on September 9 in the Church grove. At 9 o'clock the School will go to the grove. BARTO Charles F. SELL and family, of Pottsville, are spending their vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. SELL. Alfred D. HERTZOG placed a hydraulic ram on his farm to furnish water for his stock. Miss Mary ESCHBACH, a teacher in the Pottstown public schools is spending a brief vacation with the family of Peter M. DEYSHER. William B. CLEMMER, of town, took charge of the mail route between Barto and Huff's Church.