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    1. [PAMONTGO-L] News from Pennsburg - November 28, 1903
    2. Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - November 28, 1903 FROM OUR CORPS OF ABLE CORRESPONDENTS HARLEM James HERBEIN, of New Jerusalem, was the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Jerome REICHARD. Nathaniel GREGORY and wife, Adam SIESHOLTZ and wife and Howard GREGORY, all attended the funeral of Nathan WIEGNER, of Palm. Mrs. Daniel ROTHENBERGER who is sick with typhoid fever is slowly improving. Mr. and Mrs. David RAUCH, of Huffs Church, were the guests of Howard GREGORY and family. Charles REINERT and wife and child, of Maple Grove, and David COVELY and wife all were the guests of Henry SCHMOYER and family. Samuel SNYDER and family, of Powder Valley were visiting John SNYDER and family. Lucy BITTENBENDER was visiting Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ROEDER, of Zionsville. Mr. and Mrs. John SNYDER and daughter were at Boyertown, on business. Benjamin DELONG paid a visit to his son, Solomon and family, of Bethlehem. Constable M.M. GERY, was at Ironton on official business. BARTO Thomas DOUGAN, of Philadelphia, visited W.C. FRICK. Miss Emma EISENHART is spending a week in Phoenixville and Norristown, with relatives. Jeremiah CONRAD, a passenger conductor between Barto and Pottstown, is on a two weeks vacation. D.M. HUNSICKER, of Rahn's Station, visited Mr. and Mrs. Horace TYSON. Clement SNYDER, of Allentown, spent a week with his brother Wm. SNYDER. Miss Mazie LEH secured a position in the knitting mill at Bechtelsville. Miss Verna HOFFMAN is spending a week at Lancaster, visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Angstadt. HOSENSACK Mr. and Mrs. A.D. BREY, of this place, visited friends in Emaus, on Sunday. Elmer HILLEGASS expects to go for his second carload of cattle. David, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. ROEDER, is on the sick list at present. ZIEGLERVILLE Solomon GRIMLEY received 19 mules and 1 horse on Wednesday. They were shipped by the American Ice Co., of Philadelphia, to be quartered on their farm for the winter. PRIZER and KEYSER received a carload of Worcester salt this week. E.K. LEIDY received and unloaded a carload of bran. Isaac M. HUBER went on a gunning trip to Huntingdon county, Pa. Mary BORTZ, of Delphi, is visiting friends at Spinnerstown. S.K.O. GRIMLEY has made some repairs to the large ice house at the station. Mrs. Nathan UMSTEAD is recovering form an operation performed by Philadelphia specialists last week. The operation was successful. WOXALL Katie ERB is on the sick list with brights disease. Harvey ZIEGLER finished cutting his corn on Saturday and has a great quantity to husk yet. Henry HEBMAN and wife, of Maryland, spent Sunday with her uncle Mr. and Mrs. Edwin HEEBNER. Lillie and Albert SMITH spent Saturday and Sunday in Spring Mount, with their grandparents. Mrs. John CARVER, Mrs. Wilson HARTZEL, Mrs. A.K. COPE, Mrs. S.N. SMITH, Miss Jane DIEHL, Mr. and Mrs. Leidy STOUDT, of this place, attended the funeral of Mrs. Henry IMBODY, of Sumneytown, on Monday. John CARVER and family and Henry SWINEHART and family and Henry NACE, spent Sunday with the family of Amos BADMAN. Daniel DIEHL and wife, of Souderton, spent Sunday with P.U. HENDRICKS and family. CLAYTON Josephus GERHARD was in Allentown, on Tuesday on business. Alfred CLEMMER received 140 turkeys, chickens and ducks. Misses Emma FOX and her mother, Mr. and Mrs. John ZIEGLER and son of East Greenville, were the guests of W.A. CLEMMER and family on Sunday. Horace JACOBS who is employed in the planing mill at Bally, boards with Ambrose BEITLER. PALM Mr. and Mrs. E.H.J. GERY and daughter spent Saturday and Sunday in Allentown. The funeral of Nathan WIEGNER, of this place, was largely attended on Saturday. L.M. LEIBERT, proprietor of the Palm Roller Mills, moved into his new home this week. The new house makes a fine appearance. It is equipped with all modern improvements. V.H. STECKEL, of Pennsburg, did the plumbing work. Rev. and Mrs. C. FETTER, of Telford, visited Mr. and Mrs. Allen STAUFFER on Thursday. Harvey C. MESCHTER spent Thanksgiving day in Norristown. The following spent Thanksgiving Day with Mr. and Mrs. J.W. BUTZ: Misses Sallie and Minnie MOLL, Harry BUTZ, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen ALBITZ. Allen G. STAUFFER was in Philadelphia on business last Tuesday. SKIPPACK The 100-acre farm of the late Robert GREER was bid up to $43 an acre, but was not sold. The sale of the personal property last Monday on the same place amounted to about $1700 dollars. The sale was very well attended and things brought good prices. Jacob E. JONES who accompanied Dr. J. Newton HUNSBERGER's horse to Chicago, arrived home again on Tuesday evening. The two horses which the doctor took in exchange arrived already on Monday. The school children of the village are exercising themselves at recess and at noon by husking corn for George METZER whose field is right aside the school building. Mary V. BERTOLET offers her house for sale, in this village. ZIONSVILLE M.S. BEIDLER, proprietor of the Railroad House, held a shooting match on Thanksgiving day for turkeys, geese and ducks. Wm. Christman who is laid up with typhoid fever for the last six week, is now able to sit up in bed at short intervals. John FEGELY who was sick for quite a while, is now able to go out door again. Irwin STOUDT, of Plover, moved on Amelia ZIEGLER's farm. C.E. CHRISTMAN sold about five acres of land to the P. and R.R.R. Co., for $750. POWDER VALLEY Oswin STERNER is learning clerking in our store. Adam SCHERTEL, of Allentown, was here this week making repairs on his property. Thomas STAHL delivered some apples to Allentown this week. R.J. KEMMERER left for Harpers on Monday where he intends to operate his birch distillery. Mr. and Mrs. George BARTHOLOMEW and daughter, Mary were in Allentown on Monday.

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