Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 8, 1903 THE DEATH LIST John S. HEEBNER, one of the oldest residents of Upper Gwynedd Township, died on Tuesday, aged 81 years. Deceased was born and raised on the farm where he died. During his entire life he devoted himself to agriculture and at different times held offices of trust. He was a member of Towamencin Schwenkfelder church and at his death a trustee of the Pennsburg Seminary. He is survived by four children as follows: William K. HEEBNER, proprietor of the West Point chopping mills and feed store; Mrs. George ANDERS, who kept house for her father; Mrs. Edward KRAUSS, of Locust Corner, and Mrs. Rev. Edwin ANDERS, of Towamensing. His wife and two children preceded him in death - Ellen, wife of Thomas ROSENBERGER, and Samuel, whose wife, Mrs. Sallie HEEBNER, lives in Benjamin AMBLER's house on Walnut street, Lansdale. The funeral will be held on Monday at 9.30 a.m. Interment at the Towamencing Schwenkfelder church cemetery. John B. REPPERT, of Fagleysville, died suddenly of apoplexy on Wednesday morning, July 29, aged 78 years. Mr. REPPERT, was a volunteer during the Civil War, serving in Company G., 107th, Penn. Regiment. He was in a number of the most important engagements of the war. He is survived by the following sons and daughters: Albert C., of Fagleysville; John and William, of Pottstown; Mrs. Sophia TAYLOR and Mrs. Elmira MUNION, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Emma BEST, of Pottstown, and Mrs. Lizzie POMPEY, of Philadelphia. The funeral was held on Monday from his late residence. The remains were encased in a fine walnut casket draped with a large American flag. Services were held at the house and at the Swamp Reformed church. Interment at Fulkner Swamp Cemetery. Rev. G.W. ROTH officiated. Anna NACE, died at the residence of John DELP, Upper Salford, on Thursday, aged 81 years. Deceased was formerly a resident of Telford, but made her home with Mr. DELP for the past years. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Henry MOYER, of Springfield, and these brothers, Jonas DELP, residing with his son John; Wm. DELP, of Philadelphia, and Godshall DELP, of Mainland. Deceased was twice married, her first husband having been a Mr. WIREMAN and her second a Mr. NACE. The funeral was held on Tuesday. Interment at Franconia Mennonite Meeting House. Hannah BARNDT, widow of the late Nero BARNDT, died on Wednesday, July 29, after a lingering ilness, aged 85 years, 2 months and 11 days. Deceased lived for many years above Earlington, but since her husband died, had made her home near Chalfont. She is survived by two children. Interment at Indianfield Lutheran church on last Wednesday. Louis FRETZ, the three month old son, of Mr. and Mrs. Louis FRETZ, of Kumry, died on Friday last. The funeral was held on Monday, burial at Great Swamp Church. Mrs. Nicholas JOHNSON, of New Berlinville, died and was buried on Wednesday. Services were held in St. John's Lutheran church. Rev. A.M. WEBER, O.S. KRIEBEL, A.S. SHELLY and E.E.S. JOHNSON officiated. Mrs. Philip NESTER, who had her home with her only son John, of New Berlinville, died on Tuesday, last. The funeral was held on Sunday at one o'clock. Services were conducted in St. John's Lutheran church by Rev. A.M. WEBER. FREIGHT CONDUCTOR KILLED ON READING William A. REINERT, of Reading, a well known freight conductor on the Reading Rail fell beneath the cars while running along the train near Pottstown on Wednesday night. He died from his injuries a ????? hours afterward. He is survived by a wife and two children. MAN'S THROAT CUT Allentown has another murder mystery to add to its long list of the crimes. Mrs. Robert I. FATZINGER and Eugene BLOCH were found on the ??th floor of No. 707 Hamilton st., Thursday evening with their throats cut and otherwise terribly mutilated. The woman was dead and the man was on the verge of dying. The timely med???? rendered will, however, save his life. (The rest of the article is not readable. If you are interested in this article I will get the rest on request). AGED MAN RUN DOWN BY TRAIN John BACKHMAN, of Port Kennedy, aged 72 years, was instantly killed by an express train near his home on Monday morning by a P. and R. express train. The aged man was walking on the track and stepped aside to allow the passing of a freight train, when an express of which he was unaware came from the other direction and ran over him killing him instantly. HORSE TRAMPS BOY TO DEATH A twelve year old son of Emanuel SCHURR, a farmer of Linfield, was trampled to death by a horse on Friday. The boy was riding the horse from the barn to the field when the horse became fractious. The boy became entangled in the harness, was thrown off and trampled to death. DIED AGED 136 YEARS Mrs. Jannette WHITE, died at Witchita, Kan., aged 136 years. She had a family Bible in which is entered the date of her birth as January 16, 1767, and the place near Louisville. She was in possession of all her faculties to the end of her life. GIRL FALLS FROM LOAD OF HAY AND IS KILLED Ella LAMPENFRIED, aged 14 of Weisenberg township, Lehigh county, fell from a load of hay and was impaled on a pitchfork from which she died last week. "AT REST" In an old church yard in Hilltown, Pa., can be seen the inscriptions upon five head stones, all in a row: "Anna," wife of Tobias BROWN. "Mary," wife of Tobias BROWN. "Jane," wife of Tobias BROWN. "Sarah," wife of Tobias Brown. "Tobias Brown," - "At rest."