Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 1, 1903 THE DEATH LIST Mrs. Sarah SIESHOLTZ, wife of David G. SEASHOLTZ, the well-known farmer residing near Siesholtzville, died on Monday, from a complication of ills, in her sixty-fourth year. She was a born YEAKEL. Seventeen children were born to them, of whom eleven survive, nearly all residing at home. She was an industrious woman, a good mother and friend. The funeral will take place today, with services at the house and afterwards in Huffs church. Interment will be made in the cemetery adjoining. Rev. Dr. J.A. SINGMASTER, of Gettysburg, and Rev. O.R. FRANTZ will officiate. Jonas YERK, well advanced in years and suffering from another stroke of apoplexy, died last Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wm. KRIEBEL, near Spinnerstown, Bucks county. He was in his 86th year and for several years was speechless and partly helpless otherwise from the effects of a previous stroke. Deceased was born near Schultzville, Berks county. He operated the farm where he died. His wife, nee Hannah DIEFENDERFER, preceded him in death some eighteen months. Three children survive: Mrs. Addison SEIBERT, of Macungie; Miss Annie YERK, at home with her sister at Spinnerstown, and Mrs. KRIEBEL. The funeral was held on Tuesday, interment was made at the Baptist church, Macungie. Revs. Wm. GEHMAN and Wm. MOHR officiated. Henry SHATZ, of Souderton, was struck by a Reading passenger train last Saturday morning at 8 o'clock at Nineteenth at West Morland streets, Philadelphia, of which he subsequently died while being removed to the Samaritan Hospital. His body was removed to his late home at Souderton. He had attained the age of 32 years, 1 month and 23 days. He is survived by a wife and four children, his mother, two sister and one brother. The funeral was held on Tuesday. Inter at Franconia Mennonite Meeting House. Miss Emma WEISS, after a lingering illness from consumption, Miss Emma WEISS died on Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan SNYDER, at Emaus. She was born near Old Zionsville and brought her age to about 23 years. Both her parents are dead. Elijah HEYDT, residing with his daughter, Mrs. George Y. MOSER, of Bechtelsville, died on Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock of apoplexy and old age, deceased is 87 years old. Mr. HEYDT resided with his daughter since the death of his wife, which occured about 10 years ago. The following children survive: Mrs. Geo. MOSER, of Bechtelsville and Henry HEYDT, of Barto, besides some brothers and many friends. The funeral was held on Thursday at 9 o'clock at the house where short services were held. The funeral cortege proceeded to Hill Church where further services were held and interment made. Rev. H.W. WARMKESSEL, of Reading, officiated. John OCHS, a retired citizen of Salfordville, died Sunday morning, aged 93 years. Deceased was mostly bedfast for the past few months on account of infirmities. He was a blacksmith and carried on the business at Woxall for many years. A widow, his second wife, survives. Also the following children: Jesse, residing in Iowa; Mrs. Jesse RELLER, Salfordville; Mrs. Jacob GERHART, Woxall. The funeral was held on Thursday. Interment was made at the Old Goshenhoppen cemetery. Revs. J.L. ROUSH and J.B. BOOZ officiated. David WEIKERT, of Quakertown, died last Wednesday, aged 82. He is survived by two brothers and four sisters whose ages range from sixty-six to eighty four. The funeral was held on Monday. John KRAUSS, the oldest resident of Kraussdale, died on Sunday morning of general debility, aged 90 years. He is survived by his wife and one son, Adam, the proprietor of the East Greenville and Hosensack creameries. The funeral was held on Thursday at the Kraussdale Schwenkfelder church. Rev. O.S. KRIEBEL officiated. QUICK SAND HOLDS MAN Harry SPENCER, of Collegeville, and Samuel YOST, of Germantown, while fishing on the Perkiomen creek, in Collegeville, on Wednesday, met with a mishap which cost SPENCER's life. YOST was on a visit to his brother Frederick YOST and while there he and SPENCER, who was an employe of Frederick YOST took a boat and went fishing. They rowed down to within one hundred yards of the dam when SPENCER tilted the boat and fell overboard. He was an expert swimmer and told YOST he could stay in the water for some time. All of a sudden SPENCER uttered a cry to YOST, although he could not swim went to the rescue and called loudly for help. Two brothers, Frank C. and John WRIGHT, were fishing near by in a boat and heard the cry, Frank jumped into the water and started for YOST who grabbed him at the neck and was pulling him down when WRIGHT called on his brother to hit YOST with an oar. John WRIGHT succeeded in doing this just as YOST was ????ing his teeth into the hand of Fred WRIGHT. The stroke rendered him unconscious and in this condition he was removed from the water and taken to shore. A Norristown physician who was in the crowd which had assembled on the shore by this time took over in charge and after working over for a half an hour succeeded in restoring him to consciousness. Fred WRIGHT later recovered the body of SPENCER, who it was found was held in a bed of quick sand. The water was only three feet deep where the accident occurred. WORKMAN KILLED IN A MACARONI MACHINE While trying to find out what was wrong with his machine, Siliciano FINA, of Allentown, an employe in a macaroni factory put his hand into the machine which had stopped and just then started and pulled him in. His arm was broken in two places, part of an ear cut off and his skull so badly injured that it is feared he will die. DEATH OF FAMOUS LEHIGH VALLEY DETECTIVE Henry S. SMITH, chief of Detectives for the Lehigh Valley Railroad between Jersey City and Mauch Chunk, died on Tuesday at Allentown, aged 53 years. He was in the service of the railroad company for the past twenty years and by this time made over five thousand arrests. PITCHED BALL KILLS BATTER In an amateur game of ball played at Jonestown on Saturday afternoon, Calvin PHILLIPPY, of Lebanon, while at the bat was hit in the jugular vein by a swiftly pitched ball and died instantly. He is survived by a wife and three children. FELL FROM HAY RAKE AND BROKE HIS NECK Ellwood STRADLING, a farm hand employed by Stacy HAINES, near Yardley, fell from a hay rake and broke his neck. As STRADLING failed to return for dinner a search was instituted, and his lifeless form was found beneath the machine he had been operating. STRADLING is survived by a son in Philadelphia and was 65 years old.