Pioneers and Family Ties Highlight Local Iron Industry
A historical sketch traces Réthplication of diseases and three weeks of pioneer activity, noting Robertson family ties to the iron industry. Jacob Painter emigrated from England to America and established a prominent foundry in Myerstown and Berks County. The Painter lineage includes ten children and various descendants in Reading, Beverly, Norristown, and beyond, with roles in county politics and local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bavonest
Manifesti
Keystone
Jacob
Joseph
Robert
Sport
Daniel
Vigellia
Barbara
Mary
Eiiza
Ter St
John L
Jacob Hi
Ge Inter ‘and Sons
George
Reading
Stephen
Beverly
Kansas City
Kan
Milton Gockley
Ofary
Jean
Gassert and Light Named for County Commissioner Post
The Independent Party papers name William Gassert and John 3B. Light of this city for the county commissioner race. Both men sit on the current board. Gassert seeks a second term as a Democrat while Light, elected as a Republican, aligned with a Democratic ally on the board after ignoring his running mate Samuel Royer in patronage distribution.
Thirteenth convention of Missionary society meets in Salem
The thirteenth convention of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Lancaster conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania will be held Thursday October 22 at Salem Church. The program includes morning devotional, reports, and addresses by Rev. W. T. Horn and Rev. A T. Ramer with sessions on home and foreign missions and Slovaks in the homeland. Evening vesper and closing Benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Lancaster
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of
Pennsyylvania
Salem Church
bNdia
Monroe
Ws. T. Horn
D. P
A.T. Ramer
Minnie Pott
Tnner Missions
EL of. Bachman
Intermerce Commission Sets New Shipping Rule November First
Agent J W McAdam reports a new uniform bill of lading regulation to go into effect November 1. The Inter commerce Commission issued the ruling to simplify shipping practices amid widespread confusion from varying farm shipments. The rule will require standardized bills of lading printed and distributed to railway station agents.
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J. W. McAdam
v@& R. railroad
Intercmmerce Commission
Bill of Teading Company
Ous
Busy Reading depot handles large car flow across divisions
A busy day on Wednesday sees Reading and Harrisburg divisions handling more than 15,000 cars, indicating strong industrial activity and continuous railway operations throughout the day. This reflects robust activity across the railway system and nearby depots.
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Ling
Harrisburg
Apd
Industriea
Strollers From Shaker Club Head to Cornwall
Six young ladies from the Shaker's Club walked to Cornwall on Thursday evening. They took supper there and began the return trip. The strollers were Kataryn Miler Dorothy Reinoeh Blanche Moly Carrie Kohr Blanche Wolfe and Leola Steiner.
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Cornwall
Shaker’s Club
Kataryn Miler
Dorothy Reinoeh
Blanche Moly
Carrie Kohr
Blanche Wolfe
Leola Steiner
Marriage Licenses Granted by Clerk Kochenderfer
Clerk Kochenderfer issued licenses to Tage Shirk and Miss Olive Miller of Lebanon for marriage. Also listed Amelia Wolf and Abrabany Wolf of Jones, with Benjamin Miller mentioned as parent.
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Kochenderfer
Apt
Shirk
Miss Oliver
Benjamin Miller
Ee. i Light
Lebanon
Misa Amelia Wolf
Abrabany Wolf
Jones
Demented man attacks women in Annville alley
A middle aged well dressed man in a blue suit allegedly attacked Mrs. David Troxel and her daughters in a western Annville alley on Friday. The three women escaped injury and the suspect fled as help arrived. Authorities describe the man as demented and note the incident as scandalous and likely the act of a crazed stranger.
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Annville
David Troxel
Transfers Un Realty Land Transactions in Londonderry Township
Lizzie Brighthill and others transfer forty acres and thirty perches to David A. Krelder for 2520 dollars and 90 cents. Abraham G. Gibble transfers nine and a half acres and thirty six perches in South Londonderry Township for 7224 dollars.
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Lizzie Brighthill
David A. Krelder
South Londonderry
Abraham G. Gibble
Gould Wife Declines Consent to Large Monthly Allowance
The article notes Howard Gould's wife refuses to consent to a ten thousand dollar monthly allowance. It argues she could still manage the sum if prudent, though no formal action is stated.
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Howard Gould
Tabor League Home Hosts Falk House Cleaning
Members of the Tabor League of First Reformed church held a Falk house cleaning at the Tabor League Home on Sunday evening. Volunteers dusted carpets and swept floors under the home committee leadership of Dry, JL, Lamberger and Wh. Will and W. A. Weik report the organization flourishing with good prospects for the winter season.
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Tabor League
First Reformed Church
Tenth
Walnut Streets
Home Committee
Dry
Lamberger
Wh. Will
W. A. Weik
Congregation elects officers and plans new building site
The Umberges at seventh street elected Israel Rosenthal as president and Levi Liv as vice president for the ensuing year. Julius Caplin was named secretary and A. W. Barman treasurer with trustees Seadare Lawn Samuel Jozin and Max Krim. The congregation seeks suitable sites for a future new building to house the community.
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Seventh Street
Yesr
Israel Rosenthal
Vicw
Levi Liv
Julius Caplin
A. W. Barman
Seadare Lawn
Sanuel Jozin
Max Krim
Letters Uncalled For Week Ended October 12 1908
Uncalled for letters list for the week ending October 12 1908 includes ladies Mrs Frank Boyer Miss Mattie Brock Miss Maufroy Church Mrs J E Davis Miss M M Deck Mrs J H Grose Miss Garret Mrs J T Hegemen Mrs Barron Helsey Miss Light Mrs Newberger Mrs William Rihan Mrs Katie Seib ert Mrs Lydia Zellers and gents P A Eady Wranz Grifith Charles B Hood Larry Keller J W W Killinger Lebanon Co Bank Richard Moulds Rev Lawrence Miller G M Parker Wm Smythe George Sell Albert Thrice H G Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Boyer
Mattie Brock
Maufroy Church
J. E. Davis
M. M. Deck
J. H. Grose
Garret
J. T. Hegemen
Barron Helsey
Light
Newberger
William Rihan
Katie Seibert
Lydia Zellers
Birthday Celebration for Samuel Beard at Beard Home
Relatives and friends gathered at the Beard residence near Bunker Hill to celebrate Samuel Beard’s 73rd birthday. The surprise event featured fishing, hunting, and boating, with a postcard shower and many gifts. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Beard and numerous family members.
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Samuel Beard
Beard
Bunker Hill
Orrasion
Mr. Beard
Katherine Cooper
Lizzie Putt
Tiane Beard
William McMinn
Edward Miller
John Umbenden
Lloyd Seabold
Harry Ott
Daniel Frederick
Grace Putt
Martha Norman
Myrtle McMinn
Dorothy Frederick
Bertha Frederick
Ida Seabold
Dorothy Seabold
George McMinn
Charles McMinn
Arthur McMinn
Warl Beard
Charles Norman
Walter Frederick
Astonish the Court Sparking Grand Jury Mercy Recommendation
A Montgomery county grand jury filed an astonishing report Saturday in Judge Weand s court. It urged mercy for six Bridgeport ward one defendants William Miller John Strunk Joseph Place John Rogan Henry Austin and William D Moore if found guilty. Eugene Stanley linked to the case had been sentenced earlier and is awaiting appeal while bail was set at 800.
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Montgomery County
Weand
William Miller
John Strunk
Joseph Place
John Rogan
Henry. . Austin
William D. Moore
Bridgeport
Mercy
Eugene Stanley
Stanley
Wright soars to record with $100000 earnings in air feats
Wilbur Wright has broken the record by earning $100,000 while performing aerial feats described as being all in the air. The feat highlights aviation progress and Wright brothers' public showcases.
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Wilbur Wright
Diamond wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Theodore Frantz
Mr and Mrs Theodore P Frantz of 388 Cumberland street quietly celebrated sixty years of marriage in Lebanon. The couple, both eighty, live in the city and have five children. Mr Frantz remains active in business and as a fireman, former chief engineer, and a leading Mason.
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Theodore P. Frantz
Cumberland Street
Coluple
Frantz
Franty
Lebanon
Steam heating reaches subscribers as mains opened
This morning the steam heating company turned on mains, giving subscribers their first experience of steam heated buildings. Other notes include a tutor appointment for the Emans ofphafs home, a 3% power engine and boiler shipment to Salem New Jersey, a fire trustees meeting planned, baptismal ceremonies for three grandchildren, and a Republican meeting in Bismarck with remarks by Ulrich and Rein hard.
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G. W. Nitrauer
Lebanon
Emans Ofphafs
Pott and Co
Salem
Board of Fire Trusting
A. 8S
Ely
Eighth Street
Spring Alley
Caroline Derr Fisher
Annie
Groverly Robinson
Edwin
Bell Marshall
W. H. Dunbar
Bismarck
George B. Ulrich
P. H. Reinhard
Thomas Krall
Bartlet
Barbara
J. J. Rauch
Palmyra
Tragedy Strikes Excursion as Topton Man Dies
Rohrbach, a 52 year old Topton knitting factory proprietor and Lutheran member, died suddenly on a Gettysburg Lutheran Orphans Home excursion after a heart ailment. His wife and daughter accompanied the party and his body was sent home to Topton. Surviving relatives include sister Mrs Croll and children Catherine and Lawrence.
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Witat
Oliver
Rohrbach
Topton
Gettysburg
Toynton
Ioa
Wernersville
Good Samaritan
Tordr. Croll
Rohrbachst
P. C. Croll
Seventh Street Lutheran Church
Croll
Steiner
Catherine
Lawrence
Local Women Return From Philadelphia Visit
Mrs. B. F. Ward of 605 Cumberland Street Mrs. William Hill of 315 North Eighth Street and Mrs. Charles Soulliard of 1123 Chestnut Street have returned from a several days trip to Philadelphia.
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B. F. Ward
Cumberland Street
William Hill
North Eighth Street
Charles Soulliard
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Reading area in brief state news roundup.
Moses A Bright named postmaster at Mt Penn. Mt Penn and Reading area vote on Halloween celebration. Angelica cider farmer Wzra Kohl produced 18 000 gallons. Ambro Watson found dead in Meadville field in suicide. Titusville man Henry Lineberger died after railway accident. Epidemic report misidentified as flu turns out to be whooping cough in Ephrata. Bethany Em church in Reading to be dedicated November 1. Mrs Mary Hahn 90th birthday. Greensburg Colored Protective League supports Taft. Womelsdorf Ladies Sewing Circle organized. Parlor ornament stuffed colt with girl jockey in Reading. William Myers shoots boy by accident in Monessen. Brunner elected trustee of Lehigh County orphanage. Shenango mill workers vote against part time work with idle Greer mill. Altoona man W H Irwin withdraws from Prohibition nomination. Joseph Howard returns stolen money. Maurice Saxon released after wagon accident. Pottstown YWCA organized. Miss Rogers elected General Secretary. Freight car incident injures Harry Hill. Mrs Frank Moyer purse snatched in Reading. robber escapes. Lawson Garrison breaks leg leaping from gambling house. Bechtelsville medallion from 1840 campaign found in garden. Mrs Fannie Rissmiller dies, longevity noted. Thomas E Weber longtime drill master and secretary in Masons. Reading teachers’ institute to include UPenn official Elgar Smith. Church publication notes dues paid during panic. Reading Evening High School to substitute women teachers. Sergeant John S Morris marries Mary Riegel after SF earthquake. Two Berks county bridges approved Exeter and Douglass townships. Eleven applications for county bridge building in Berks.
Going to Ephrata Fourteenth Lutheran League convention set
Lancaster Central Luther League convenes Thursday October 15 at Trinity Lutheran church Ephrata. Rev J W Smith pastor leads the event with Trinity Church delegation headed by President Frank Hoffman. Attendance expected from most local Lutheran pastors with talks by J E Reinoehl and closing prayers by Rev J H Sandt and vesper service at 7 30 led by Rev H B Richards.
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Lancaster Central Luther League
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ephrata
J. W. Smith
Trinity Church
Frank Hoffman
Funeral for Mrs Stella R Smith Held at St Pauls
Funeral services for Mrs Stella R wife of Clarence H Smith were conducted at home with Rev H D Kreidler and Rev James D Kistler officiating. A quartet sang Lift Me Higher and Asleep in Jesus before burial at Mt Lebanon Cemetery with pallbearers J Schindel Krause Henry C Gallagher William S Karch and John P Longenecker and undertaker W H Steiner.
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H. D. Kreidler
St. Paul's U. K. Church
James D. Kistler
First
U. K
Stella R
Clarence H. Smith
J. J. Beckley
J. D. Miller
Edw. Wolf
Charles D. Kimmel
Jesus
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
J. Schindel Krause
Henry C. Gallagher
William S. Karch
John P. Longenecker
W. H. Steiner
Lebanon county cows fetch steady price at Pottstown sale
Lebanon county cows sold at Pottstown last week with an average price noted as a steady value. The herd attracted attention for its milk quality and general reputation, while the agricultural scene looks up despite economic fluctuations.
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Lebanon County
Pottstown
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Leb
Berking
Berks County
Bernyt
Myerstown
Joseph Pain
Ublican
Vh1
Demented Man
Tabor
Shenks
H. J. Shenk
Cumberlan
Joe Rievey
Frantz Furniture Bazaar
Faex
Charles G. Frantz
Tenth Street
State News
Moses A. Bright
Mt. Penn
Schuylkill Haven
Municipal League
Wzra Kohl
Angelica
Farmera
Ambro Watson
Meadville
Titusville
Henry Lineberger
Ephrata’s
Board of Health
Bethany A. Em
Mary Hahn
Greensburg
Colored Protective League
Taft
Womelsdorf
George Filbert
Marnie S. Haak
Zephaniah Reedenauer
Willam Myers
Richard Lindbloom
Monessen
Nev. C. IL. Brunner
Centre Valley
Lehigh County
Shenango Tin Mill
Greer Mill
W. H. Irwin
Altoona
Assembly
Commonwealth
Joseph Howard
Maurice Saxon
Biddle
Young Women’s Christian Association
Miss. Rogers
Lange
Harry R.’Hill
Frank Moyer
Boyertown
Lawson Garrison
Martin van Buren
William Henry Harrison
Jacob Benfield
Bechtelsville
Fannie Rissmiller
Thomas E. Weber
Reading Commandery
Knights Templar
Excelsior Royal Arch
Chapter of
Masons
Teachers’ Institute
Norrigtown
Elgar Smith
University of Pennsylvania
Surface
San Francisco
John 8. Morris
Mary J. Riegel
Pacific Coast
Exeter Township
Douglass Township
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