NEWS: Items from the Myerstown Enterprise, December 6, 1907, Lebanon County, PA

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS

  Mrs. John Bordner is confined with quinsy.
  This kind of weather puts automobiles into cold storage.
  Mrs. W. Urich, of West Myerstown, who was confined with a serious attack 
of pneumonia is convalescing.
  Mr. Ralph J. Coover and infant son have gone to the home of his mother 
Mrs. Ellen Coover where they will reside.
  Mrs. John Spangler who until recently reside at Lebanon, has taken 
apartments in the home of Aaron Rummel on Cherry street.
  Mr. and Mrs. Harry Uhrich residing near town were recipients of a happy 
Thanksgiving present in the person of a baby girl.
  Mrs. Harry Burkholder and daughters of Pittsburg, arrived at this place 
and have taken up apartments with William Tice and family, east of town.
  The home of Prof. J. M. Strohl, principal of the High School, has been 
quarantined for chicken pox.  The little daughter of the Professor and wife 
is affected with the disease.  
  The home of Wm. Neischwender was quarantined for measles.  This is the 
second family quarantined the other being his brother Chas. Neischwender 
living under the same roof.
  Miss Fannie Kreider, of Cleona, a former public school teacher of this 
township, is in charge of the school of Miss Fasnacht, who is absent due to 
the death of her sister.
  Mr. Valentine Uhrich and daughter, Mrs. David Balliett, of West Myerstown, 
who were visiting friends in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D. C, 
returned, having had a delightful time.
  Rev. Frederick Holter, of Jersey City, who was recently elected 
superintendent of the Topton Orphans' Home has notified the directors that 
he will accept.  Rev. Holten will assume charge of the home on Jan. 1.  He 
is 49 years of age.
  Andrew Debart is slowly recovering from injuries sustained one week ago in 
a fall.
  Reuben Stoudt, of West Main street, is reported seriously ill.  Mr. Stoudt 
has been in ill health for almost one year.
  Master Earl, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kurtz, was tendered a 
birthday surprise.  Besides a number of interesting presents he was the 
recipient of 108 birthday cards.  
  After a few day's illness Florence, the two-week's-old daughter of Mr. and 
Mrs. Harry Klick, of Weaverstown died.  The remains will be privately 
interred today on the cemetery at Heidelberg Meeting House.
  Several days ago the Acme Paper Co., of Reading, received a consignment of 
waste paper from New York at its Tulpehocken mills.  Sunday the body of a 
child was found in the middle of one of the bales.  The New York authorities 
have been notified and an effort will be made to trace the bale back to the 
place where it was packed.

MANAGER HERR RESIGNS

  Rudolph Herr, Superintendent of the Calcite Quarry Company, operating the 
stone quarries on the farm of Mrs. Eliza Uhrich near West Myerstown, 
resigned to accept the Superintendency of the stone quarry at Martinsburg, 
West Virginia, operated by Edward Millard, a brother of Jacob B. Millard of 
Lebanon.  Mr. Herr is well versed in the stone quarrying business and is a 
valuable man for that purpose having had 10 years' experience.  He, together 
with his father of Annville, are the principal stock holders of the Calcite 
Co., and the resignation of Mr. Herr is principally due to dissatisfaction 
of other members of the concern who of late have made the burdens of Mr. 
Herr extremely discouraging.

LUTHER LEAGUE ORGANIZED

  A Luther League, an auxiliary of the Lutheran church, was organized Monday 
evening.  The organization meeting was held in the Sunday-school room of the 
church and these officers were elected:  President, Earl F. Bricker; vice 
president, Herbert Zartman; secretary, Miss Maggie Stambaugh; corresponding 
secretary, Miss Nora Yiengst; treasurer, T. H. Frantz.  A constitution was 
adopted and other business transacted.  The league has a membership of 50 
and it is destined to become a prominent church organization.

UNCALLED FOR LETTERS

  Letters remaining uncalled for in the Myerstown Post Office, Dec. 6, 1907: 
  Harry Garloff, T. Moyer, Joseph M. Moyer, Lewis M. Root, John F. Troutman, 
Mrs. Reuben Werner.
  One cent will be charged for advertised letters upon delivery.   James 
Koller, P.M.

PERSONALS

  Harry Hayes and family of Newark, N. J., were guests of his parents, Mrs. 
and Mrs. John Hayes.
  Rev. Dr. John Umbenhen and family of Pottsville, spent several days here 
last week the guests of relatives.
  Ralph D. and Joseph L. Smoyer, who spent several days the guests of Mr. 
and Mrs. J. Seybert Smoyer, in Brooklyn, N. Y., returned home.
  Mrs. D. D. speck and children of Penbrook, Pa., was the guest of relatives 
in town.
  H. P. Kutz, of Brooklyn, O., spent several days here the guest of his 
mother, Kate Kreitzer.
  Mr. Daniel Coover, who spent several days among relatives here, returned 
to his home in Harrisburg.
  Mr. B. C. Lindenmuth transacted business at Harrisburg on Tuesday.
  Mrs. Velaria Behney, who was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. D. Coover, 
returned to her home at Collegeville.

MT. AETNA

  Miss Lillian Noecker and Miss Annie Rothermel were in Reading over Sunday.
  S. Dieffenbach and Samuel Helm were on a hunting trip to Schuylkill county 
last week.
  Nightly meetings are held in the U. B. church this week again by Rev. H. 
H. Fertig of Lebanon.
  C. P. Klopp, Robert Ditzier and Geo. Meiser attended the institute at 
Strausstown on Saturday.
  Mr. Hoffa has his farm for rent he recently bought near Wintersville.
  Frank Ditzier transacted business at Reistville on Tuesday.
  Jacob Mays, of Womelsdorf, was here on Saturday.
  The sale of lumber and cord wood in Henry Huber's tract south of town on 
Saturday afternoon was well attended and sold at good prices.  Wm. Stupp was 
the auctioneer.
  I. J. H. Bordner sold 2 fine fat hogs to Wm. Zeller of Myerstown.