The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 7

DIAL 323-3000 Irish Immigrants Bring 1846 Bible in Escape (Thin annthrr in a ahout the of old Hooray for the Irish! i'rom the Bibles that The Mercury has spotlighted in the past month, you would think that everyone in the Pottstown was of German background. In the list of ten old Bibles several weeks ago. seven were in the German language. But Monday Mrs. Eva Critxer, Gilbertsville RI) 1, asserted her Gaelic loyalties and told of an 1R4A Douay Bible and the escape of first owner from virtual uprfdom in Ireland to dom in the United States.

The book was printed in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which was the home of her grandfather. John The were Catholic which was not a very good thing to be in that section of Ireland at that time, Protestants of British backgrounds outnumbered the native Irish in the North. MRS. CRITZER said a member of British royalty decided he liked the large home and told the family it would have to get out. "The Irish own anything at that is the way Mrs remembers her explanation of their audden after my grandfather realized he live that way anymore.

He wanted to be free The O'Connor immigration consisted of husband, hin wife and Id children, and they all traveled first class. I'niike the usual immigrants, had a engineering job in his native land and could afford to In style. A year after he arrived in Philadelphia, he was named nuperintendent of all Catholic cemeteries in the city, and settled down to raising a family of good Calholics. One ton, Daniel, became the rector of St. parish.

This man, Mrs. uncle, made sure that all the onnor offspring were in church every week. MRS. mother got the Douay Bible, now starting to turn with age. and often referred to it in bringing up her children recalii the Beside the curator of SL four other of the children became priests, one the bishop of Erie.

The desire for a life in the church "passed my immediate said Mrs. Critzer, but reappeared in those younger. Her grand-claughter recently joined the Sisters of Mercy convent in Philadelphia. "And I have so many cousins who are priests In Philadelphia I count them." Mrs. Critzer said she is the only one of her seven brothers and sisters to leave phia.

Her late husband, though the bearer of a Pennsylvania Dutch-sounding name, was from Virginia. They were both strangers to the area when they moved here decades back. ZONING (Contlnutd From new Routes lOO. He was joined in his plant before them, to esti-, mate that this would ruin certain plot for use at a space, limiting it to 35 feel. Eways said he would meet with a representativf of the criti- planners on the matter, though yean agt at eensna time atemed to tkc cause of thf problem.

One of the eral determinants of kow much aid a township gets Is its population. iSchoenlf. the letter said tht I Eways waa named to obtain'incident occurred on a hill tf the corrtct figure from tha bu-'the Gable (now Funk) reau. across from i orchards. IN OTHER business a letter Police Chief James V.

Gua- misnoners. Another Bible story will appear tomorrow. resident claim- dagno, who is the only nr.int*H nut that nn aarM Colebrookdale ing that thf township poHce Car in the township, deaitd cism by a representative of the forced him to drive his car off the charge to the board of engineering firm of Mast and auggestions as 3900 Later released by the road on the evening of May company. M. .1.

Eways, who re- accessary. the census bureau gave the 14. minded the board that they did Ewayi also pointed out that lota! 2700, not have to accept the Colebrookdale may be due about The lower figure was support- suggested regulations, S1200 more in State for by the Recommendations that the than it is now getting, tary, Henry Werstler, and the planners made were that the owner of the Miller Trailer park build 10 feet wide sidewalks the entire front footage of the property. Much of the area nearby docs not have any sidewalks, it was pointed out. A RECOMMENDATION that the lots for 20 trailers be set at lea 25 feet sevcral members, had A miiup that occurred sii tax collector, Paul to MOO AAatthew RP.

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Soon after he arrived, Mr. OXonnor was made superintendent of all Catholic cemeteries in Philadelphia. COM EE MKETS Stanley exe-utive director of regional affairs for the Greater PhilaH Chamber of Commerce, spoke Monday at a meeting of the Congressional committee of Pottstown of in Hotel Shuler. is was "Problems Faring Business Men which Concern hamber of There will be no meetings in July or August. LEWIS s.

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and Mrs. IKtnald Sands, Harmonyville. Seasholtz was graduated from Pottstown High school and attended Lafayette university, Easton. He received a regular appointment to United States Military Academy at West Point, and was graduated in He is stationed with the Air Force in Sacramento, Calif. His wife holds a master of science degree in chemistry from the of Oklahoma.

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