NEWS: Items from the Myerstown Enterprise, Myerstown Enterprise, October 16, 1908, Lebanon County, PA

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS

  Mrs. Christiana Stoudt is recovering from a spell of sickness
  Among the jurymen drawn for Nov. term of court are the following from this 
township:  E. S. Karsnitz, Richard J. See, Harry Gernert, Nathaniel D. 
Uhrich, Howard Herbine and P. Frank K. Leininger.
  Miss Henrietta Muth, of West Main street, through her attorney C. V. 
Henry, brought suit for damages against the Pennsylvania Telephone Company.  
Poles erected on her property is the cause of the action.
  In the temporary absence of their parents, several children of Mr. and 
Mrs. Eugene Reidenauer, of Krumsville, went to the barn, played with 
matches, started a blaze which completely destroyed the structure.  A passer 
by happened along just in time to save the children.  
  In the Berks County Court on Monday, Judge Endlich sentenced Abraham 
Rosenthal to 20 years in the Eastern Penitentiary.  Rosenthal was found 
guilty in the second degree for the murder of his brother-in-law, Lewis B. 
Clawson a wealthy shirt manufacturer of Reading.
  Harry Anspach a member of the local lodge of the Order of Independent 
Americans was presented with a gold button bearing the monogram of the 
order.  It represented a prize which had been offered to the member securing 
the largest number of candidates for initiation.  In the allotted time Mr. 
Anspach presented three persons who became members.
  Isaac S. Long left for Nebraska to look after his real estate interests in 
that State.
  The Warwick Cement Co., of Pottstown, has taken over the business of the 
Bassler Limestone Co.  C.  Bertrum Funck has been retained as manager.
  Mrs. John Karsnitz was tendered a handkerchief and post card surprise in 
honor of her birthday anniversary and was remembered by many of her friends.
  A party of friends was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George D. 
Foesig in honor of the birthday celebration of their granddaughter, Miss 
Mary Binner.
  Messrs. Stanton O. Manderbach and Stephen Painter, who were here in 
attendance at the funeral of their respective parent, will leave for their 
home in Kansas on Monday.
  Dr. M. J. Collins awarded the contract for the erection of his house to 
Minnich & Hollenbach, of Bernville.  The house will be built of concrete 
block, the first of its kind in Myerstown.
  Rev. E. E. Stauffer will deliver an address at a regular meeting of the 
Neocosmian Literary society of Allbright College this evening.  Rev. 
Stauffer is a member of the society.
  Rev. I. Moyer Hershey and family vacated the U. B. Parsonage and moved to 
Lancaster City where Rev. Hershey has been assigned the pastorate of the 
Covenant U. B. church.  The parsonage here was occupied by Rev. D. S. 
Eshelman and family who moved here from Mt. Carmel.
  Rev. Dr. H. Franklin Schlegel was in attendance at the 44th annual 
convention of the State Sabbath School Association held in Shamokin this 
week.  Rev. Schlegel represented the Sunday Schools of this place as a 
delegate.
  On Wednesday Rev. Schlegel delivered an address at the Christian Endeavor 
convention in session in the same city.
  Milton E. Donough during this week succeeded in securing a clear title to 
the property purchased of the Martin Witter estate and located on East Park 
St.  At the time of the sale no deed of the property could be found nor had 
it been recorded.  Papers recently found by members of the Witter family 
clear this defect and a clear title was given Mr. Donough.
  The County Commissioners appointed Harry R. Line real estate assessor of 
this township to succeed the late Harry B. Peiffer, deceased.
  During Sunday night thieves cleaned the trees of apples in the orchard of 
Mr. Jonathan Miller, residing about 2 miles north of this place.  The fruit 
was carted away by a team.  Mr. Miller suffered a loss in his cherry crop by 
thieves who stripped his trees of ox heart cherries.

ATTENDING CONVENTION

  Quite a number of members of the Luther League connected with the local 
Lutheran church were in attendance at the convention of the association held 
in Ephrata yesterday.  The delegates representing the league here were 
elected last Sunday evening, and consisted of the following:  Miss Edith 
Uhrich, Mrs. F. H. Uhrich, Mrs. J. H. Yeiser, Mrs. E. E. Swonger, Mr. James 
Brightbill; alternates Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Carmany, C. F. Walborn, Geo. 
Uhrich and Miss Maggie Stambaugh.  Rev. A. E. Youse, pastor, was likewise in 
attendance and took part in the convention exercises.

ACCEPTS PASTORAL CALL

  Rev. Calvin K. Staudt, Ph. D., accepted the call to become pastor of the 
Reformed church located at Zucksville, in Northampton Co., Pa.  The town has 
a population of almost 500 people and is located several miles from Easton.  
Rev. Staudt likewise received a call to become pastor of a similar 
congregation at Tatama, located four miles from Zucksville.

PERSONALS

  C. F. Noll of Reading, was the guest of his mother, Mrs. Mary Noll, over 
Sunday.
  Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shultz of Pottsville, were visitors among friends here.  
During their stay here they were guests of Mrs. Cassie Donges.
  Geo. C. Rauch entertained Mr. and Mrs. G. Mason Snoke of Lebanon and Geo. 
Rauch, of Phila.
  W. H. Morris and wife, of Reading, and Robert Haak and family, of 
Prescott, were Sunday guests of the family of Monroe C. Haak.
  Mrs. Emma Moyer of Reading, spent several days the guest of her parents 
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miller.
  Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Witmer, of Philadelphia, were guests of Miss Jane and 
Mr. Cyris Spangler, of West Myerstown.
  Dr. Charles P. Kalbach and family, of Bernville, were guests of the family 
of Michael Moore on Sunday.
  Dawson Bennetch and family, of Palmyra, were guests of the family of Levi 
Fisher on Sunday.
  Milton Fisher and wife and Richard C. Miller, of Harrisburg, were among 
friends here.
  John Stoner and family, of Reading, were guests of his mother Mrs. Susan 
Stoner on Sunday.
  John U. Gehring and wife Samuel Katterman and Charles Stoyer and family, 
of Reading, greeted friends here, over Sunday.
  Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Blecker, of Selinsgrove, spent several days here the 
guest of Miss Mary Blecker.  They are homeward bound from a week's stay in 
Philadelphia.
  Miss Lizzie Hibshman who spent the summer months among relatives here and 
in Lancaster county, returned to her home in Philadelphia.
  Mrs. Robert Donough and children of Lebanon, spent Tuesday among relatives 
here.
  W. H. Hibshman and wife spent several days among friends in Reading.
  Mrs. Emma Coover who had been the guest of Mrs. Henrietta Coover for 
several months, returned to her home in Jersey City, N. J., on Tuesday.
  E. J. Coover of York, spent several days the guest of his mother, Mrs. 
Ellen Coover.
  Geo. Kurtz and lady friend of Steelton, were Sunday guests of his 
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Moyer.
  Rev. A. E. Youse conducted communion services in St. John's Church, Mt. 
Aetna, Sunday morning.  The choir of the local Lutheran church was in 
attendance at this service and rendered several selections.  After the 
service the pastor and choir members returned to the home of Noah Walborn, 
Jr., where they were served with dinner.

Myerstown Enterprise, October 16, 1908