NEWS: Items from the Myerstown Enterprise, March 16, 1906, Lebanon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Nancy Lorz Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/lebanon/ _______________________________________________ Items from the Myerstown Enterprise, March 16, 1906 Committed Suicide Harry Kern, a farm laborer, aged 35 years, residing near Meckville, on Saturday morning committed suicide by blowing out his brains with a shot gun. The man had been brooding over the illness of his wife who was a sufferer from asthma besides being himself affected with the disease. The deed was committed in the unfortunate's bedroom while the members of his family were downstairs. Upon hearing the report of the weapon his wife and two daughters fled from the house and notified the neighbors. Discharged From Sanitarium Wallace, the twelve year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Uhrich, residing north of town, who was successfully operated upon for a serious affection of appendicitis at the Lebanon Sanitarium, was discharged from the institution last week. The boy since being discharged from the Sanitarium is staying at home of his grandmother Mrs. George Uhrich, West Main Street, where he is recuperating. It is said that the young boy was affected with the most acute stages of appendicitis and one of the most difficult cases of its nature yet operated upon at the Sanitarium. Holtzman Not Guilty George Holtzman the local wholesale liquor dealer was acquitted at the Lebanon county court last Friday on the charge of having furnished liquor to Mrs. Uriah Sourwine of Lebanon who is known to be of intemperate habits. The woman, unknown to Mr. Holtzman entered his place of business one evening in January and purchased a quantity of rum. Shortly there after the liquor dealer was prosecuted by her husband for the offence claiming that a lawful notice forbidding the sale of intoxicating stuffs to her had been published in a Lebanon paper. Holtzman's defence was that he never heard or read of such notice and the jury of the county court acquitted him of the charge. County to pay cost. Organ Recital On Thursday evening March 29 Prof. David Edgar Crosier of Harrisburg, will give an organ recital in the Reformed church. The recital will be under the auspices of the Reformed choir. The public is general is cordially invited. No admission will be charged. A silver offering will be lifted, Prof. Crosier is a musician of considerable prominence and the music loving people will no doubt be treated to a fine programme. Thrown From Horse School director N. R. Yost is suffering from a badly bruised shoulder sustained by a fall from his horse on Tuesday noon. Mr. Yost was riding the animal and on the college hill the blanket on the back of the horse came in contact with its legs which scared him. The animal reared and threw its owner and rider to the ground. Mr. Yost fell on his right shoulder and bruised it to such an extent that the services of Dr. A. W. Gernert was called. Personals Mrs. T. P. Kilmer and A. B. Mosser of Reading were guests of their mother Mrs. Aaron Mosser. Mrs. R. Z. Clemmer, of Philadelphia, attended the funeral of her grandfather Philip Hartman at this place last Friday. She returned to her home beginning of this week. Mrs. John Moyer and daughter, of Reading were guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Line on sunday. Mrs. Harry M. Haak and children are guests of her sister Mrs. Harry P. Black of Deuver, Pa. Mrs. William Robinson of Philadelphia, is the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Leininger. Edward Karenita (sp?), visited his parents at West Myerstown on Sunday. Mrs. Maria Zeller and Daniel Dagler of Womelsdorf, were the guests of her brother D R Zeller and family on Sunday. William H. Kreitzer who had been visiting in town for the past week, returned to his home in Bloomington, Ill., on Thursday. Local Happenings Albert Nye, a machinist employed by the Storver Foundry & Manufacturing Co. at this place, was transferred to the Company's machine shop at Lebanon. Simon Deck, who held a clerical position in the Department Store relinquished the position and accepted a position with C. R. Yost, grain dealer. On Saturday the employees of S. Liebovitz & Sons shirt factory will be given an outing to Reading. The expenses connected with this outing will be paid for by the firm. Mrs. Harriet Mahew, a negro woman, by nearly a score of years the oldest woman in Lancaster County, and unquestionably one of the oldest persons in the United States, died at her home, near Gap, sunday evening, at the age of 117 years. Contractor Isaac B. Haak was awarded the contract to the repairs and alterations to be made to the local United Evangelical church. Mr. Haak expects to commence work beginning of next month. John J. Miller and family entertained a number of friends at their home on Sunday. Among those present were C. A. Ziegler, wife and son Aaron of Reading; H. B. Sherman and family of Lebanon, and Rev. Dr. F. J. F. Schantz, this place. Dr. and Mrs. E P Kremer, of Lebanon, were agreeably surprised, on Tuesday evening by the members of the First Reformed Mite Society, of which Mrs. Kremer is president. The occasion marked the thirty-fourth anniversary of their wedding. A. K. Sechrist, the retiring owner and proprietor of the Coover house, went to Reading on Thursday morning with the object of renting the Union House, located between 8th and 9th street, in that city. If successful Mr. Sechrist will take possession of the hotel sometime next month.