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Subject: News from Pennsburg - March 26, 1904
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 01:03:02 EDT
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - March 26, 1904
HALE AND HEARTY AT THE AGE OF FOUR SCORE YEARS
Mrs. Polly COVELY (picture), of Harlem, is the oldest resident, of Hereford
township Berks County and is still as hardy and active as many who are twenty
years younger. She has lived to the advanced age of 80 years. She is a daughter
of the late Ex-County Commissioner Michael GERY who died thirty-four years
ago. Mrs. COVELY was born at Harlem, Hereford Township and has been a resident
of that township all her life. She was the fifth child of fourteen children.
She was married to David COVELY, who died about eleven years ago. She has
forty-five grand children and fourteen great grand children. The following brothers
and sisters living in this vicinity are: Ephriam N. GERY, of Hereford, Charles
N. GERY, of Siesholtzville, Mrs. Daniel PRICE, of Philadelphia, Frank N.
GERY, of Philadelphia, Mrs. Jacob M. CHRISTMAN, of Sigmund, Michael N. GERY, of
Hereford, Milton M. and Jacob M. GERY, of Harlem. The last two are only half
brothers. Mrs. COVELY was the mother of sixteen children of whom the following
are living: Francis G., of Frankfort, Ind., David G., of Harlem, Mrs. Emma
BAUER, of Pottstown, Mrs. Dr. Jas. W. SALLADE, of Schuylkill Haven, Michael G. and
John G. COVELY, of Bally, Henry G. and Mrs. James S. GREISS, of Pottstown.
TOT DRANK WHISKEY
Lizzie, the 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank DUDEK, of No. 135
Hamilton street, Allentown on Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock performed the
unenviable feat of drinking a pint of whiskey and emerged from her debauch with her
life. That she is alive today though is due to prompt medical service. The bottle
with the whiskey was standing on the stable and the little one managed to get
the bottle and drank the contents. She at once became dead drunk and as soon
as possible Dr. F.B. SCHEIRER was sent for and he responded promptly and
applied emetic's and the stomach pump.
THIEVES RANSACK HOUSE IN DAYTIME
Thieves on Wednesday afternoon entered the house of Henry SWEISFORT, of near
Perkiomenville, during the absence of the family. When the family returned in
the evening from a visit to a neighbor they noticed a second story window
open. After they got into the house they saw that a thief had gained entrance
through the window by climbing on the porch and that the desks, drawers and
closets were searched. $2.50 was missing from Mr. SWEISFORT's room and $6 belonging
to Alice STAUFFER, a boarder. The family was only away from the house several
hours and the thief evidently watched them closely.
RENTED GRIST AND SAW MILL
William HEVENER, of near Tylersport, formerly of Hillegass, has rented the
new grist and saw mill recently erected near Sumneytown by James S. MILLER.
LEAP YEAR DANCE
A leap year dance at the Sorrel Horse Hotel near Sumneytown, last Thursday
evening was one of the most novel social events of the season in that vicinity.
The affair was entirely under the management of the young ladies of the
vicinity. Miss FREDERICKS the director of ceremonies, assisted by other members of
the fair sex deserves much credit for the manner in which the plans were
carried out. A leap year dance differs from a dance given in any other than leap
years, only that the conventionalities of ceremonies being reversed, the young
ladies being in duty bound to call for their male friends, escort them to and
from the dance, to make the dance engagements, and the ladies are not allowed to
dance with one another but gentlemen are, providing they are not invited to
dance with one of the fair participants and at the close of the ceremonies the
ladies escort the gentlemen to their homes. The affair was pronounced the most
successful event of its kind ever held in that hall.
WROTE A THREATENING LETTER TO MAYOR
Irwin LAUBACH, of Durham, Bucks county, has been arrested by Chief EASTMAN
and Sergeant KNAUSS, at his home, for threatening to assassinate Mayor F. LEWIS,
of Allentown. The Mayor received an anonymous letter, postmarked Durham,
which contained a string of curses and foul epithets, combined with threats to
scatter the brains of the Mayor with dynamite. The prisoner admitted having
written the letter, and implicated several others. A postal inspector will aid in
prosecuting the case.
TRIPLET DIED AT THE AGE OF 102 YEARS
Tobias KILE, the oldest man in Bucks county, died on Friday near Quakertown,
aged 102 years. The deceased was born within a mile of the home of his
daughter, where he died. He was one of triplet brothers. His two brothers were both
in the eighties when they died. When he was 100 years old he visited South
Bethlehem, traveling by trolley unattended, to visit his two daughters.
PASTOR'S RESIGNATION TO TAKE EFFECT IN MAY
The resignation of Rev. T.H. LEINBACH, of Spinnerstown, to the consistores of
the Trinity Reformed and the Chestnut Hill Churches will take effect on May
first.
FURNISHED CHURCHES WITH NEW CARPET
J.M. GRIMLEY the carpet dealer, of Allentown, has lately furnished the Grace
M.E. Church, of Catasauqua, and the Freemansburg Lutheran and Fraternity Hall,
with Brussels carpet.
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