NEWS: Items from the Myerstown Enterprise, November 22, 1907, Lebanon County, PA

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KICKED BY A HORSE

  Jonathan Miller, Jr., a farmer residing a short distance south of this 
place is incapacitated from work due to injuries sustained by a kick on the 
left arm by one of his horses.  Mr. Miller was leading a horse from a stable 
preparatory to hitching him to a vehicle Thursday morning of last week in 
order to attend the funeral of Mrs. Smith a neighbor when unceremoniously 
one of the animals let fly its hind legs striking Mr. Miller.  The injury at 
first was not considered to necessitate attention, but while in attendance 
at the funeral service in the Lutheran church this place same morning, 
severe pain overtook the gentleman who called at the office of Dr. Gernert 
and had the arm which was badly bruised, dressed.

SCHAEFFERSTOWN

  The Schaefferstown Athletic Association at a meeting held at the Central 
hotel on Friday evening elected the following officers to serve for the 
ensuing year.  President, Jere. Steinmetz; vice president, W. C. Hewitt; 
secretary, W. Taylor Zerbe; treasurer, John S. Fetter.
  Miss Marie Zerbe, student at the Keystone State Normal School, spent 
Sunday at home with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. T. T. Zerbe.
  Dr. and Mrs. T. V. Miller have closed their summer residence on Prospect 
Hill and gone into winter quarters in Lebanon.
  The Reformed Missionary Society held its meeting for November on Sunday 
evening.  Miss Grace I. Bachman and the topic for the evening was 
"Thanksgiving."
  The Manganese safe bought for the use of the local bank arrived last week 
and was installed in the banking rooms corner of Market street and Market 
square.

THE BUSY STORK

  The stork had an exceptionally busy time last week in this township in the 
delivery of infants.  The families who were fortunate in this respect were 
the following:  John Henry, near Prescott, boy; Samuel Seibert, near town, 
girl; Joseph Forry, town, girl; Harry Klick, Weaverstown, girl.  In each 
instance Dr. A. W. Gernert was the attending physician.

TO ORGANIZE BIRTHDAY CLUB

  Wm. Livingood, proprietor of the Coover House, is arranging to organize an 
association of residents in this county who celebrate their birthday Nov. 
16.  Inquiry revealed that besides himself there are three others in this 
town, together with four persons in Lebanon who were new-comers on this day, 
however, the years may vary.  Those of town who celebrate their birthday on 
the 16th, together with Mr. Livingood, are John Dechert, John Reinoehl, Jr., 
and Mrs. Stephen Bordner.  It is contemplated that the occasion be annually 
observed and the day spent together in feasting and a general good time.  No 
person need apply for admission to this association who was not born on the 
16th of November, and besides credentials will be demanded in order to 
satisfy claims.

COMRADES MEET AFTER 40 YEARS

  George Eckman, of Stark Co., Illinois, and Wm. Shirk, of Lebanon, met at 
the home of the latter after a separation of more than 40 years, during 
which time each thought the other dead.  Eckman and Shirk were comrades in 
the 93d Pa. Regt. and both were wounded while fighting side by side in the 
Battle of the Wilderness.  They were sent to different hospitals, and never 
learned of each other's recovery until Eckman's visit to this county when he 
found his old comrade.  There meeting was an affecting one.