The Allentown Democrat from Allentown, Pennsylvania • Page 2

THE GliAIlss YIELDS OF THIS YEAH. Farm BUFFALO BILL'S GREAT WILD WEST DEATH OF ONE OP LOW Ell MACUNGIE'S should enter the political arena as candidates. It is unfortunate that we do not DEATH FROM CANCER. Elias Wotring, of Schnecksville, of whose low condition from cat we made mention iu our last, died ou Thursday, aged 72 years, 9 months aud 12 days. The ITEMS FROM HEIDELBERG.

Our farmers are very bnsy now. They have had quite a heavy harvest of wheat and rye to cut, and they have just about finished up the housing of these crops, which very good. The harvesting of tbe oats will now soon keep them busy for some time, and then SHOOTING ACCIDENT. A somewhat pecu. liar and unfortunate accident occurred to Mr Lewis H.

Mertz, of No. 236 North Tenth street this city, shortly after three o'clock on Thursday morning last. Mr. Mertz has been ailing from an affection of the heart for some time pist, the excessive heat having aggravated bis ALLENTOWN, FA. SHOW.

Just now the ohief topic of conversation the hotels, restaurants and other plaues where people congregate, is tbe approaching visit of Buffalo Bill's Great Wild West Show and Congress of Rough Riders of the world, which will appear in Allentown on Tuesday, Aug. 3rd, and doubtless the city will on the day named be crowded with ol ks rom the neighboring towns and surrounding country by thousands to see the street cavalcade, spectacle made up of more than KW) men and horses. An ordinary circus parade nas ceased to be a novelty, hut such a picturesque cavalcade of North American Indians, in tbe goriteous tmp-piHgB of their wild Western homes: regiments of Cowboys, Mexican Vaqueros, Sunth American Ganchos, Rio Grande Cabaliero, Bedouin Arabs, and cavalr companies of five of the great armies of tbe world, has never before been witnessed in this city, aud will prove a sivht worth beholding. In the line of mule will be several bund chariots, and also tbe electrical engines which accompany the show for furnishing a light greater than day light for the evening performances, another great advanci ment in the line of tent exhibitions. The parade will be headed by Buffalo Bill himself, mounted on his fiery steed Duke," presented to him by General Miles.

Everything in tbe line will have tbe appearance of newness, aud we feel quite sure spectators will regard it as one of the grandest street parades ever seen in the city. The herds of wild buffalo, tbe wild bucking and savage steers, will however not nppenr in line, as they must be carefully cnrraled and gnarded in camp. The various tribes of Indians that roved tbe continent when Columbus landed are repre sented by the remnants of the fast disappearing race, riding by tbe side of their erstwhile foe. now friend, the scout and frontiersman. United States cavalry carry Old tbe star span.

eled banner, alongside the English-Irish Royal Lancers and the tiroes of at ueorge. 1 be rencn Chnssenr is in amity with the German Cuirassier, with the tri-colored drapeau of La mile France waving in harmony with the black eagle of Germany, while the noted Cowboy Band adds patriotic impulse to enoh with the strains of Warht am Kliiue. Marseillaise, uod save tne 'St. Patrick's Day" and "Yankee Dor-dle." As this assemblage of sons of fighting forefathers march io the spirit of peace the Russian Cossack from tbe Caucasus, the Gaucho of South America, the Mexican Rurnlie. the Texas Ranger, the Asi atic Tartar, Spanish Vaqnero, the Bedouin Arab and that latest addition to historic horsemen, tbe American cowboy, one need not think that the spectacle will not be a grand one one long to be remembered.

The Show will be given on the grounds of the Lebigh County Agricultural Society, they having leased the circle inside of tbe raee track, which is 1500 feet long and 700 feet wide. They pay tbe society $150 for the day, and leave all the manure produced, which will be worth considerable, as they have contracted for the delivery of 5 tons of hay and 5 tone of straw. Twenty-five dollars have been offered for these desirable leavings, but the society ofheers have decided not to sell because of the need of the fertilizing material on the grounds. The camps of the Indians and va rions people and nationalities represented in the show will be on the ends of the large tract under lease. The show trains will come from Easton via the Lehigh Valley railroad, and will be run direct to the grounds over the West End Branch.

The street cars will during the afternoon and evening carry show-goers to the grounds at tbe low price of five cents, and doubtless they will have a bnsy time if the weather should be good. The show is unlike all others. The perform ances are given on a broad, sed covered arena of immense size on a square lot of ground irround' ed UDon the four sides by white-iwninged water- proof pavilions. The performances day and night will be of a most interesting character. Tbe show is an aggregation of the peculiar and distinct rep reseutatives of the most romantic and most pic- tnresaue classes of bnmamty.

and tbe perform ances and spectacles form a living panorama, reproducing tbe romances of life in tbe pioneer past, recalling tne most imiiung nescriuuve pages taken from the most sensational of Cooper's tales. Tbe auditor of an imaginative spirit can, temporarily, at least, conceive himtelf an active witness of tbe thrilling events which strongly mark the history of the march of civilization in the far West Indians brilliantly colored and richly feathered, dash across the arena on their swift and hardy ponies, repeating the war-whoops, cries and yells which have many a time and oft blanched the cheek and quickened the heart-beating of the hardy pioneer of the West. Cow boy and Vaqueros sweep to aud fro, lasso and shoot, and tide as they only can. The rough riders awe the audience with their daring and remarkable feats of horsemanship. Cowboy fun," which includes riding bucking bronchos, takes tbe lend in feats of this description.

The drilling of the Beveral cavalry compinies is military horsemanship that beggars all description. Buffalo Bill, Miss Annie Oakley and Johnnie Baker make a wonderful trio of world-famous sharp-shooterB. The Indians in their native costumes, the attack on the Deadwood coach, and on Settlers' cabins must be seen to be appreciated. Mounted upon his favorite horse Buffalo Bill breaks in rapid succession 16 glass balls thrown into the air by a companion who rides with him. After that he cracks with equal ease In.

If a dozen balls thrown iuto he air at once. there being an interval of but a fraction of a second between the six sharp cracks of his repeater. His mounted companion tben dismount, and standing behind the great marksman, who sits motionless npon his horse, throws 16 balls over Buffalo Bill's shonldfr far out in front of him. These the marksman brinks with apparent ease. The peiformance concludes with a representation of an old time buffalo hunt, in which Buffalo Bill gives the audience some idea of his skill in the particular sort of hunting which won for him his now world-famed sobriquet.

The great hunter rides in among the charging biBons, banging away at them with his big repeating rifle. The herd of ten buffaloes that take part in the exhibition is the largest one now in existence. Ihis great aggregation of the world's wildest riders, and the graphic portrayal of the lines of the pioneers of the far West, whose bravery, devotion and suffering opened np to millions of our conn-trymen that fair empire of American homeB by the very pioneers themselves, is now the connecting link between the ancient arena of antique Rome and the two great arenas of America. Several years ago the show exhibited in that same Coliseum in Rome whose walla once echoed the plaudits of the Caesars. Last summer it returned to the site made world famous by it during the World's Fair at Chicago, whereon now stands the modern Coliseum, and this year it began its annual tour by exhibiting for the first time within the very heart of the great American uintropolis, the Madison Square Garden, New York.

Here were repeated the same splendid triumphs that bad marked its career every year of the last decade. The tour this year will not be confined to any one section of the country, but will include all the principal cities east and west. Covering such vast territory the great Wild West exhibition can be seen this year only at the most important points It is even more than likely that this will be the last opportunity there will be to see this peerless entertainment, as greedy Europe is stretching her hands across the Atlantic and demanding the return of the exhibition in which she found such entertainment and instruction, and the demand will probably be acceeded to, and hence it will not be well for anyone to miss this possible last chance to see it when it comes to this city on Tuesday, Aug. 3rd. LARGE SNAKE KILLED SURPRISE UNDER A WHEAT Friday last while Mr.

Sylvester Schuler, tenant on the farm of Mr. Moses Keck, in Salisbury top was engaged in hauling in his grain from one of tbe outlying fields his son Irwin, who was forking wheat from the ground to the wagon, discovered a monster black snake under one of the sbockB. He at once gave it battle with his fork, aud succeeded in knocking the life out of it without meeting with much resistance. It was of the black species, and evidently of mature growth, since it by measurement with a tape line was found to be of a length of 5 feet and 1 inch, and as thick aronnd its middle as the arm of a strongly developed man. It was the largest serpent seen in that Bection in a long time.

There are two kinds of black snakes, both cunning and crafty. They are of the species Coluber, (Bascauion constrictor.) and have no poison fangs, and consequently their bite is not poisonous. The color is back, inclining to a slate hue beneath, with tbe throat and lips white. They grow to the length of ten feet; the scales are smooth and their motion is rapid. They climb trees and branches, and devour the young of birds, but are perfectly harmless to man.

Although frt qnently encountered in this section they are rapidly decreasing in number, as their hiding places are gradually being destroyed. SUIT WON Mrs. Sarah Miller, of West Catasauqua, has finally won her suit against tbe connty for damages in filling np the roadway in front of her property in building the approach to the new iron structure, formerly known as Biery'a bridge. An award in favor of tbe plaintiff was made by the county court some months ago, but the Commissioners tben appealed the case to the Supreme Court, which in an opinion last week sustained the verdict of the lower court It may however be that tbe county will not have to pay this money, as the Transit Company had given a bond to the county to exempt the latter from all damages. The Industrial Improvement Company, of Boston, the bnilders of tbe electric road, it is alleged, accepted the terms of this relieving bond also, but when the Improvement Company sold its holdings to tbe Traction Company they agreed only to ay all debts above $400,501 .71.

If the debt last February was above that snm the Improvement Company must pay, but otherwise a suit may be the result. SUDDEN DEATH FROM Sarah Heist, widow of Aaron Heist, formerly of Macungie, died at the borne of her niece, Mrs. Jacob J. Sbankweiler, at Topton, one day last week, aged 56 years. Her hnsband died two years ago, since which time she resided in Allentown.

On IrtBt Satnrday week she went to Topton to visit her niece and friends, and in tbe evening was stricken with apoplexy, which caused her death. A daughter, Mrs. Joseph Hallman, of Philadelphia, and a son, Ellsworth, survive. Nathan, of Allentown, William, of Drysville, David, of Rockland, Mrs. Elizabeth Reider, of Reading, Mrs.

Snsan Reinbart, of Siegfried's Bridge, Benjamin Heffner, Mrs. Jonathan Apple and Mis. Willoughby Trump, are brothers and sisters of the deceased. AN OLD CHURCH ORGAN MADE AS GOOD As NEW. The large pipe organ in the old church at Grimsville, Berks county, just across the line of Lehigh, has been out of repair for some time, nnd it waa recently decided to remedy the trouble by having a new action placed in it, and last week this was done.

Two workmen from an organ factory were in employ several days in taking ont the interior mechanism and placing in the new, and it now again gives ont as good music as it ever did, and bids fair to last for another generation. ANNIVERSARY OF BULL day, 21st, we have the 35tb anniversary of the first battle of Bull Run between the Union and Confederate armies. Of the 112 real battles of tbe civil war, (there were 1882 engagements,) Bull Run was a fierce one, but Gettysburg is recorded as the greatest, and Antietain tbe bloodiest. The largest army of the Unionists was assembled at the battle of tbe Wilderness iu May, 1864. aud of tbe Confederates at the Seven Days' battle.

LATE HAYMAKING. The grain harvest iB about over, and farmers are now busy getting in the timothy bay that had to be abandoned for the time being owing to the grain ripening on their bands. ers is a a generally me now threshing out some of their grain in small Ms to set an estimate uf the yield, and from all that we can learn the wheat product tbe largest garnered probably twenty years. Rye threshes on an average 7 bushels to the 100 sheaves, and wheat from 6 to 6 to the 100 sheaves, and this is very good. At least this what the farmers tell us, and they ought to know.

Tbe rye did particularly well in the upper or gravel regions of the county, where the soil especially adapted to that cereal so well indeed that but little wheat is seeded there. Six bushels of wheat to the 100 sheaves is considered exceedingly large, and it is to be said that with such crops as were brought to perfection this year tbe labors of the husbandman, which are very severe and trying, are well rewarded. Husbandry is one of the noblest of avocations, aud when it is God's will that it should be followed in salubrious locality, npon arable lands, and with honeBt people as neighbors and friends, we are at loss to divine why tbe farmer should expect a happier time hereafter. Those who have bad no experience usually deem farming an onerous oc cupation, devoid of pleasures, a calling with noth ing bnt arduous labor, inequitable compensation. and questionable ire incident thereto, but those wno nave been so tar blessed as to know by actual experience the multitudinous pleasantries consequent npon the tillage of the laud cm tell you quite a different story.

Notwithstanding his manitold cares tbe farmer is, with exceptional years, when there are partial crop failures, the happiei of laboring mortals ir he so chooses to be a id theconutry hereabouts is as prolific a held as any within our government nirisdiction. f-p inking oi wheat it may be interesting tor our farmer readers to learn that the cereal has been a staple article nf food and commerce from the earliest ages. It is not known to exist in other than a cultivated state. Wheat was a chief crop in ancient r.gjut and falestme. nnd is more fre quently mentioned in Scripture than any other kind of grain, and in which its bountiful yield and its important relations to the sustenance of human life afford a theme for many beautiful lessons, the granaries of JL.gynt and other cen tres of ancient civilization were often of immense size, and were conspicuous objects among the public edifices of the time.

Grains of wheat have been fonnd in tbe wrappings of Egyptian mum mies which had retained their power of germina tion through the lapse of centuries. Wheat was early introduced into Great Britain, but nntil very recent times its production was so limited that only the wealthier classes could afford to use it as food. Down to the close of tbe seventeenth century servants and other working people were obliged to content themselves with bread made from the coarser grains. In 1890 the product of wheat in Eugland and Scotland was estimated at 150 000,000 bushels. In 1892 the area of wheat growing in the United States was 38 551 430 acres.

and the yield was 515,919 000 bushels, or thirteen bushels to tbe acre, lhe value of tbe crop was estimated at $333,111,881. Last year's wheat yield in the United States was 427,000,000 bushels, bnt tbe present crop will yield fully 550.000.000 bush els. This is something over what the latest report ot the agricultural department promised. BIRTHDAY Satnrd.iv even ing, July 10th, the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs Abraham Haas, at Kraussdale, Lower Milford formerly of Salisbury was invaded by large gathering of people who bad come for the nurpose of assisting their son.

Mr. Harwin Haas, in celebrating the 23rd anniversary of bis natal day. All were pleasantly received, and a right good time followed. Tbe festivities inaugurated consisted of games of all kinds, music nnd general merry-making. All present bad a delightful time, nnd the strict attention given to supper, nnd the healthful appetites displayed, waB a worthy compliment to the elegant feast prepared with so much skill and excellence under the direction of the yonug man's mother.

The affair was really most delightful one of those happy occa sions which will always be as a bright spot in the memory of every participant. The company lingered uutil late in the night, when they dispersed for their homes with the expression on the part of all of the hope thnt their entertainer might yet Bee many birthdays, and each one be as pleasant ns the one just celebrated. Among those present were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Henry M.

Diebl, Mr. and Mrs. Harwin B. Hans, Mr. nnd Mrs.

Abraham Haas, Messrs. Edgar Krauss. Wallace Kiauss, Howard Krauss, Horace B. Klein-smith, Levi Hoffman, Elmer Weller, Frank Lei-bert, Charles Kleinsmilh, Elmer Kleinsmith, Harry Reifsnyder, Harry Gerhard, Ervin Gerhard, Milton Bieber, Henry Moyer, Frank Frey, Howard Becbtel, Henry Bieber, Sylvester liageu-buch, Samuel Kraus3, and Misses Lizzie Hille-gass. Mary Hngenbnch, Hattie M.

Diehl, Anoie Hoffman, Ida Krauss and Maggie Brey. Mr. Haas has been an employee in the Kraussdale Foundry and Machine Shop for a number of years, and is not only a first-class mechanic bnt a very worthy young man, holding the high esteem of all knowing him. ANNUAL PIC NIC OF THE MECHANICS-VILLE UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL -The Union Sunday School of Mechanicsville. South White-ball bp will on Saturday, July 24th, afternoon and evening hold its annual pic nic in the Sue woods of Mr.

William Lazarns. This school yearly provides pleasant parties in the interest of the little folks, and we feel assured that the coming event will be no exception to tbe general rale. There will be introduced all tbe usual amusements incident to open air festivals. As a special feature of interest a large Montgolfier or fire balloon, with pyrotechnic attachments, will be sent skyward. The air ship is now being made, and will be of mammoth proportions 24 feet in height and 52 feet in circumference.

The process of inflation will be commenced at 1 o'clock in the evening, and when properly filled with hot air the balloon will be set free. By an ingenious arrangement a lot of fireworks attached to the air ship will at intervals set themselves off while tbe halloon sails heavenward. The Bight will doubtless be an interesting one one well worth going to see. Tbe grounds will be fitted np in good style, and ice cream, lemonade and other refreshments supplied in abnndance, it being the determination of tbe managers to make it an old-fasbioned, enjoyable pic nic, where young and old can have a day of innocent recreation. All friends of the Sunday school cause are invited.

A good band has been engaged for day and evening. SPENT A TWO WEEKS' VACATION AT SCHNECKSVILLE Miss Harriet Smith recently spent a two weekB' vacation with her uncle, Dr. I. F. Huff and family, and ber grandmother, Mrs.

Kistler, of Schnecksville. Her parents reside in Atchison, Kansas, where she also formerly lived, and where she was a teacher in elocution in the State University. She now, however, has her home in New York City. She is both a gifted elocutionist and singer. She is a graduate of the Boston School of Oratory, Boston.

of 1894, and possessed of the highest talents in her line of work, hile a sojourner at Suhnecksvil le she on a Sunday evening recited and also sang at the meeting of the Christian Al liance, of said place, and in so doing displayed her ability to entertain an audii-nce to the great gratification of the huge assemblage present. has a beautiful contralto voire, and is an exceedingly handsome and pleasing lady, both on anil off tbe stage, and as well in her professional lines and in the social circle has few equals. She left for New York last Monday to the regret of many whom she had made friends during her brief stay. UEBERKOTH-UNANGST CASE REVERSED. The Supreme Court nt Philadelphia on Thursday reversed the finding of the jury in the case of the administrators of John J.

Ueberroth, deceased, vs. Engeue P. Uuanust The pirti-s leside in Bethlehem. I'he action was brongbt by the administrators of Ueberroth to recover life insurance money in the hands of ihedefend ut. Ueberroth had two policies amounting to about $7 000, which he assigned to bis daughter, Mrs.

Uu-angst. After Uebeiroth's death the companies paid the money to her. Her hnsbaiid, tbe defendant, tben deposited it in the bank in his own name. The plaintiff alleged that tbe policies were assigned to Mrs. (Inaiigst only to protect her husband to the extent of J.

J. Ueberroth's indel t-edness to him, and that the balance belonged to the J. J. Ueberroth estate. Tbe jury of the lower court foaud for the plaintiff, but now the Supreme Court has reversed their decision.

ALTERATIONS. Work on the alterations at Koch Bros', clothing store, corner of Centre Square, were commenced on Monday of last week, and for the next two months tbe place will be iu the hands of mechanics. The space that was formerly nsed by the Western Union Telegraph Company will he added to the store, aud the western side of the steps leading to the Hotel Allen will be closed up and the space covered with mirrors. The ceiling of tbe clothing store will be laid with ornamental sheet iron work, and tbe office will be moved from the centre of the store to the east side. A large new electric light plant will also be introduced, and the lights will Ih suspended so that they will have a fine effect on tbe ceiling.

The improvements it is expected will be completed by about September 15th. PROVIDED HIMSELF WITH A THRESHING M. H. Rabenold, of South Whitehall, recently provided himself with a two-horse treadle power, and now holds himselftin readiness to accept calls for doing the grain threshing on small farms nt very moderate rates per bushel. He has a first-class thresher aud separator, flatters himself that he can not be beat in this particular kind of work, and respectfully solicits a trial.

He yesterday moved his outfit to the farm of Mr. Albert Graessly, above Siegersville, for threshing all his grain crops of this year. All orders addressed to P. O. box 52, Allentown, will receive prompt attention.

ACCUSED OF PASSING BAD MONEY Edwin A. Butz, of the first ward, this city, aged 37, was committed to jail on Tuesday of last week charged with passing counterfeit money. The evening previous he visited Miller's Hotel and Wm. H. Smith's store, in Aineyville, and spent considerable money.

It is claimed that some of his quarters and dimes were counterfeit, and Smith caused his arrest. Constable Sell found his man at Miller's and took him before a Justice, and after a hearing he was jailed in default of bail. TELEPHONE WIRE tbe thunder storm of Monday afternoon of last week the telephone wire leading iuto Edwin Banner's hotel, in eastern Salisbnry, was struck by a holt of lightning. Tbe shock greatly frightened the family, knocked a sleepy dog off his bench, and slammed two loungers together with force enough to produce exclamations. A splintered fly door was tbe only damage.

PRODUCTS OF THE COUNTY POOR HOUSE FARM. There were raised on tbe Lehigh connty almshouse farm thus farthiB Beasou 110 tons of hay, 28 750 sheaves of wheat from 58 acres, aud 15,620 sheaves of rye from 22 acies, all of tbe best quality. Of oats there are 30 acres to harvest, and 9 acres of potatoes in the ground the two latter named crops also being very promising. NEW PENSION EXAMINER APPOINTED Dr. P.

L. Reichard, of the first ward, this city, has been appointed a member of the Board of Pension Examining Surgeons for Lehigh county, and has taken the place of Dr. H. H. Herbst, whose term had expired.

Dr. Reichard served several previous terms as an examiner. IN BAD FORM AGAIN. Mrs. Reuben Kem-merer, of Mountainvilie, is again in very poor health, and to add to her misfoitune she is becoming weak-minded and childish, thereby giving her family a gieat deal of tronb'e and anxiety.

cer 20 io to as as OLDEST AND BEST CI HZ ENS. Daniel Mohr, one of Lower Macqngie's oldest and most highly esteemed citizens, was ou Saturday evening lait garnered as a ripened sheaf by the great harvest er, death, and given bis rest nt the age of 79. He bad been Buttering troui a complication ot ins, of which hiccoughing figured as the most troublesome, and which caused his death, as it did that of his father before hnu. He suffered from the malady periodically for two years, the attacks sometimes lasted for days successively, aud the last having been of two weeks duration he was worn out by it. Deceased was a farmer, nnd at one time was very largely and profita bly engaged in the cigar manntacinring business, keeping in employ many hands.

For years past be had however lived in a quiet reuraey ana in the enjoyment of his accumulated means. He aleo when in his best years served the people of his township as one of tbe Justices of the feace tor a successive period OI zs years, ne was a iear-less. intelligent aud impartial official, and all of tbe duties of the office were performed with eminent nhilitv mid satisfaction. lie was a man ot many excellent qualities, enjoying the high esteem and respect of all wuo Kuew nun, aim inn uiauj friends learned of his death with sorrow and ro-in-flt even thonah it occurred at a high old ace. He was admirer! ami respecien iy every one tor bis kind and cheerful disposition, integrity nnd honor, Ripe in years as well ns honest to the core in all the relations of life, he passed from the community in which he lived all his life, and tbe places whch have known bun for so long wii know him no more.

He was upright and worthy, never swerving from the path of rectitude nnd honor. No man could lay to his charge fraud or chicanery. As a christian he was faithful, meek, sincere and of much wealth of experience. Patient in suffering and submissive to tbe will oi bis Heavenly Father, when the end came, with expressions of clear evidence of hiB acceptance with God, he passed to his final home honored and beloved by all who knew him. I'oiiucaiiy ne was a strong and unswerving democrat; his politi cal as well as his religions duties he never neg lected.

He never in his life voted any other hut the democratic ticket, and from the time of attaining his ninjority he never niissed attending a local or general election. He lived to a good age, aud whilst bis near friends realized that ms lime whs necessaryily short they still hoped he might be spared yet a little longer. Death, bb said, however found him ready to obey the Master's summons, and when the final hour came he away as calmly and peacefully ns nn infant slnmbering upon the mothers bosom. To his family his ministrations were constant and abounding, rich in loving kindnesses, aud fragrant with tender care. His family, after performing every duty Incumbent upon them as wile and cm uren.

will io-uiurruw iy an that was mortal until the resurrection pass it away from sight, not from mind, for tne remembrance of that Btately form, and those feature beaming with love and kindness, will ever be remembered by all who knew him mnoh more bv those to whom he was most near and dear. Deceased is survived by his wife and six children, five anna and one daughter: John William Edwin of Minesite, Mrs. Amanda Nonne-macher, of Wescoesville, Aaron of Green Eiver, Utah, and B. Frank, who is employed in Aschbach's music store, this city, len grnuu children also survive. There were five daughters and two sons in the elder Mohr family solo.

mon, who died November 19, 1895, aged 79 years 1 months: Daniel, tbe subiect of this sketch, aged 79 years and is moutns, and tne roiiowing surviv ing sisters Catharine, widow of hoiomon iveum, aged 77 years; Polly, widow of James liaunaer, aeed 76 years: Lvdia. widow of Solomon Boyer, aged 73 years; Mary, single, aged 70 years, nod Caroline, widow of Aaron Miller, aged 63 years, The funeral will be held to-morrow, Thursday morning, at 9 30 o'clock, with services in the Trexlertown Reformed Church, Rev. Mr. Bren- singer officiating. Interment will be made in the cemetery adjoining the Church.

FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT-MISTAKE COST HIS LIFfi. William H. Laubach, one of the leading citizens of Catasauqua, was killed in this city yesterday afternoon by being struck by a Lehigh Valley freight train at the Hamilton street crossing, lie had been walking along Hamilton street, and when he got to the crossing the eates were down to let an extra west-bound freight train pass. When the caboose of the train bad passed he started to cross the track. Just then an east- bound train came along.

In an instant he saw his mistake. He tried to leave the track, bnt was too late. He was struck and thrown about ten feet in the air. He landed on the planks of the crossing, nnd the connecting rod of the engine bit him on the back of tbe head nnd neck, breaking the neck and fraoturing the shoulder. Death was almost instantaneous.

Mr. Laubach was GO years of age, and for many yeais was identified with the industrial interests of Catasauqua. His wife and one son, William Laubach, a drueirist at Broad and Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, and one daughter. May, of Philadelphia, survive. BECAME VIOLENTLY INSANE.

JaiuesLicht- enwalner, residing a mile east of Albnrtis, lie came violently insane Friday, nnd tried to kill his wife. He choked her, and a harvest hand who saw the terrible assault went to Mrs. Lichttn-walner's rescue. He succeeded in driving tbe madman away only after jabbing him with a grain fork. He ran into the honse.

chased out the children, servants and every other living thing, and locked himself in. His oldest son and hired man were watching him. The wife aud two other children slept at a neighbor's bouse. Arrangements were made to secure the man. Several years ago Mr.

Licbtenwalner fell from the loft in his barn and landed on his head. He has frequently complained of pains in the head since then, and the spell of violence is supposed to have been the result of the fall. A short time ago the sheriff sold bis personal property, which was bought by his wife. Much sympathy is expressed for the unfortunate man. UPPER MACUNGIE SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS.

The examination of applicants for tbe public schools of Upper Macungie came off in the school house at Trexlertown on Monday last. The class consisted of 18. but only 16 of the number were found sufficiently well qualified to secure certificates. The board of directors the same day made tbe appointments of teachers, which are as follows Trexlertown, primary, F. H.

Kuder, secondary, H. A. Walbert; Fogelsville, primary, Elsie Woodring, secondary, Samuel Gehringer, grammar, P. P. Mohr; Miller's, Alonzo Hittle; Scblauch's.

A. L. Held; Rupp's, J. F. Guth; Stet-tler's, E.

F. Miller; Kauris', Harry Eiseubarfl; Kuhnsville, T. J. Rupp; Upper Breinigsville, T. S.

Peters; Lower Breinigsville, J. J. Litzenberger; Schwffer's, J. L. Hngenbnch; Smith's, Edgar Held; Scbmorer's, A.

E. Smith; Newtown, O.J.Haas; Haas', Phaon Korn. UPPER MILFORD SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS. The examination of applicants for the public schools of Upper Milford township for the coming term came off in the public school honse at Vera Cruz, in said township, on Friday latt, in the presence of a large audience of interested spectators. At the close, after summing up the results, the board made the following appointments, to wit Vera Cruz, secondary, vacant, primary, Mary Roeder; Kern's, secondary, Jonathan K.

Weidner, primary, Mamie Hartman; Zionsville, secondary, Harry Benfield. primary, vacant; Hen-ninger's, secondary, E. D. Reinhard, primary, Cora M. Heil; GeisingerV, vacant; Sbnbert's, Edward Strauss; Kriebel's, Eli Marsteller; Sjgmund, Robert Gangawere; Koch's, John W.

Schantz; Miller's, Eno J. Diller; Brunner's. Wilson Bitting; Urtt's, Charles B. Kern; Bogert's, John Hendricks. HIS FORTIETH BIRTHDAY'.

The Demo. extends its felicitations to Mr. Victor D. Barner, the popular proprietor of the Grand Central Hotel, on tbe anniversary of his birthday, which occurs to-morrow, 22d, when he will be 40, and handsome as ever. He was born in Lower Macungie township, near Macungie, July 22, 1857, but when quite a yonng man came to this city, and has since been identified as one of our leading business men, and there are few enterprises undertaken now-a days in which he does not have a finger in the pie, to his own credit and to the honor of the city.

Through overwork he has not for some time been iu Hint robust condition he should be, but it is hoped that he will soon bo restored to his usual good health and spirits. FAMILY TROUBLES. During the latter part of last week Wilson Kerschner hud his step-father, Benjamin Rinker. of Fnllerton, arrested for assault and battery. Kerschner and Amos Kressly iu turn had Rinker arrested for surety of the peace.

The case was heard before Alderman Haines, in this city, and the accused was bound over for court. Rinker wns represented by T. F. Diefenderfer, and James L. Schaadt, Esq appeared for the others.

HEARING POSTPONED. The ease of the workmen of the Penn. Slag of Topton, against tbe owners for wages, came np before Squire J. H. Marx, at Kutztown, on Friday last, bnt was postponed to the 23rd.

Some of the men have nearly $200 in wages to get. The Works were recently shut down indefinitely witbont making provision for the labor account. AGAIN IN A SPELL OF ANGER." the obstreperous elephant with the Forepaugh-Sells show, who injured her keeper when the concern was on exhibition iu Allentown on MayK8th, went on another tear in Providence, Rhode Island, the other day, nnd for two hours before the performances commeuced hnd possession of the menagerie tent. THE BOSS RYE STALK. Our solid Demoejat-ic friend, Mr.

Reuben Krntzer. of western Salisbury, raised a rye stalk this year measuring 7 feet and 9 inches in length. He claims that it is a 16-to-1 Roan Btalk. and if any Republican, or any other man, can beat it he asks him to do bis shouting now or forever after hold his peace. ON A VISIT TO HER OLD HOME.

Mrs. Reuben Dewalt, mother of lawyer A. G. Dewalt, returned to her home in this city Inst evening, 20th, from a visit of several days to her old home in Kutztown. This was her first visit to the place since they moved to this city almost two years ago.

FIRE IN A WHEAT' day last week sparks from a passing locomotive Bet on fire the cut grain in a field of Mr. Isaac Nenmoyer, at Bower's Stntion, along the line of the East Penn. R. and before it could be arrested in its progress 80 wheat Bhocks hail been destroyed. Mr.

and Mrs. William Sassaman. of Ro sette, Lincoln connty, Kansas, who left these puts with a colony for that section some ten ears ago, recently came east on a visit, and at present are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.

P. Schueller. of Catasauqua. To alleviate the trouble arising from mos quito biteB smear the nffected parts over with a moist piece of sonp, allowing the lather to dry into tbe skin. All itching aud pain will be removed thereby in ten minutes.

It is with regret thnt we announce that Mr. George Roth, reporter for the Lender," was taken very seriously ill on Sunday with kidney troubles. He is however now again in a fair way of mending up. Hay Charles Miller, of Indianapolis, was in town on Saturday to attend the funeral of his brother, Horace Miller. Mr.

nnd Mrs. John Lthmnn. of western Salisbury, visited the farmer's sister tt Weatherly over Sunday. at a have enough offices to give one to eveiy good, deserving Democrat, but we do not, and it is hetter for us. the party, and the country that we laugh than cry about de feat.

The distribution or patronage, matter how nor by whom it is made, must disgruntle some, but the wise Democrat will i i .1 I ...1 not allow tne iact mat no is magnums lead him to do things that will impair and weaken his party's organization. The man who truthfully says, I am a Democrat will not permit a personal disappointment to stand in the way and obstruct party success. Let all then go to work with a will. Commence your canvass in time talk to your neighbors and urge upon them the noroaait nf ominir to the uolls this vear and vnt ina for t.h ticket that stands at the head of these columns, so that good men may lie oloMo.i and nur nuintv affairs nlaced in the hands of honest, upright and incorruptible men. Let us work shoulder to shoulder, and elect our men by a good round majority The alien tax law will be given a in the supreme court.

The case has already been started in the Pittsburg court, and the question of constitutionality win ue rnifu OT It is nrobable that Congress will ad journ as soon as the tarin oiu is passeu. HTThe coal miners' strike is assuming formidable proportions. LOCAL RECORD. The preaohera' Tacation season haB come. There's no time for play on the farm Jnst ST How we shall miss this warm wave next winter 0 Camp-meeting folks are looking np their a tenuis.

tST The berry crop this year is an unusually large one. 9" The sunflower ia now peeping over the garden wall. la" The days have lost 37 minutes in length since June 21st. r-Country mills are full of work, ami have plenty of water. gtf The busy bee is making an abundance of honey this season.

H- The doctors report the rural districts dis tressingly healthy. tar Oar farmers will soon be ploughing down their wheat stubble. Jay Cabbage leaves in your bat are a good pre ventive of sunstroke. 0The hum of the threshing machine will soon be heard in the land. HW Increased money for the farmers, and cheap bread for the people.

l-The whistle of the "Bob Whites" is begin ning to be heard in the raral districts. ttf Twenty times a day is how often many boys go swimming in the Little Lehigh. If von have anything yon desire the pub lio to know about, advertise in the democrat. 10" Rev. Dr.

Eli Keller, of Zionsville. preach ed in the Keeley a Cborcb on Sunday morning. t0T The wheat ir vest is over, and the oats wi now soon keep the farmers bnsy for a short spell Farmers bad great trouble in many sac. tions to secure snthcient help to bouse their grar merit yon want to vote next election you should see that your name is placed on theregisti list. 1ST Harvest home services are now being preached in the various churches throughout the county.

The health of Allentown is excellent, There is not a single case of contagions disease in the city. fir The Lehigh Car. Wheel and Axle Works. at Fnllerton, are quite bnsy with orders for wheels ana axles. ttaJT Tall oats ia now the boasting farmer's cry.

The harvesting of the crop will be commenced mis wees. fcW" And now that harvesting about over farmers are already bUBy at hauling manure and ploughing. kW Our market is well attended bv the farm era and track and fruit growers of the surround ing country. Glansey Flicker, who ran away from home at Lyon station, Uerks connty, was killed cars in Jersey City. Going for huckleberries" is what agitates tne mind or the yonng ladies and gents in the up.

per ena oi ine coaniy. US' It was half past ten Friday evening when tne upper Milford township School board finally nad all tneir teachers elected. US' Thank heaven, after harvest" is now band the time when lot of fellows are going pay np what they owe this office. The celebrated red Aatrachan aDnlets the orchards of Heidelberg have matured to an extent to ht them tor baking uses. ST Four furnaces at the Lehigh Zinc Work at South Bethlehem, were restarted last week, iney nad been idle for some time.

QT The trout catching season closed on the 15th and a violation of the law now will subject the offender to a fine of $10. Most of our city Sunday schools now hold weir sessions in tne morning instead of the after noon, with a view of avoiding the beat. fir Mrs. Wilson Worman and children, this city, will spend the summer with her father in-iaw, Mr. John worman, near Emaus.

The Ferkiomen railroad section hands have been supplied with lever trucks to go over tneir sections expeditiously and with ease. The wheat harvest was a heavy one in this county, ine snooks stood thick and made strong contrast with the crop of a year ago. mW It is estimated that Lehigh county peach growers will market 50,000 baskets of peaches this summer, the crop being of excellent quality. mW Corn is pushing forward and making up for lost time. The fields look well, and unless a drought sets in a good crop may be looked for.

1ST A West Bethlehem woman, who is 55 years old, recently put 1800 paper bags over that many bunches of grapes to protect them from insects. Durins the severe thunder storm nf Mon. day evening of last week the high stack of Sleeker slate factory, at Hlatington, was blown down. mY" According to the new City Business Directory there are exactly 211 persons by the name of Miller in Allentown, not counting in the kids." WST Mr. Peter Lerch.

the popular storekeeper at Kernsvilie, North Whitehall is doing a very lively business this summer better than ever before. I Mra. Harvey Haas, of Kraussdale, Lower Milford last week spent several days with bar mother, Mrs. Benneville Fenstermacher, near Emaus. tST Advertise yonr real estate in the Democrat.

It ia the cheapest because the largest circulated newspaper. Fifteen thousand persons read it weekly. Miss Rosa Kessler. one of the teachers of the High School, left here last week for Gettysburg and Baltimore to spend a season with relatives and friends. From three to five car loads of huckleber ries daily pass Allentown for New York and Philadelphia.

They are mostly of pickings in the region of Hazleton. Is? A good many farmers are already engaged in plowing stubble land and hauling manure. The oats harvest is near at band, and will soon reqnire attention. Years ago tbe harvest home services in the different churches throughout this county were all held on week days. Now however nearly all are held on Sundays.

Hon. Michael J. Lennon. formerly the agent of tbe Lehigh Valley railroad at Lizard Creek Junction, baa been promoted to trainmaster on the PotUville division. and Mrs.

Jacob G. Rupp, of Parry, ville, Carbon were on a visit of several days last week to the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Rupp, at Vera Cruz. Ujr Messrs.

Harry Harris and Thomas Webber, of Catasauqua, left on Monday evening of last week for Pueblo, Colorado, where they have secured employment in a rolling mill. As the coming camnaien will be a lively one every person in Lehigh connty should subscribe for the Democrat, and read the whole truth and nothing but the troth." The engagement has been announced of Mr. Joshua C. Jones, of Slatington. and MiBS Jennie D.

Kramlich, of Howertown. The wedding will take place in the near future. Tbe wheat harvest in tome sections of this connty was so heavy that it required two and a half pounds of binder twine to the acre, which is one half pound more than in past seasons. Frank A. Reich, a bar-keeper at Read, ing, formerly of Allentown, received word tbe other day that an aged aunt had died in Stuttgart, Wurtemburg, Germany, leaving him $13,000.

maiaay nrsi manifested itselt on his right breast years ago, but it did not get troublesome until montns ago, wnen the sufferer was too far gone have it successfully removed with the knife or even by other means. The seat of the disease had latterly become very loathsome, it having eaten around and inward, and affected his entire system, ine best medical skill wns employed to arrest the progress of the malady, bnt the best that resulted was at times temporary relief, for incer, is generally known, is an incurable disease. His sufferings at times were of a most agonizing nature, ami ne lingered inrnneh nmietirm on, I pain which w.mld long before have been death to one of ordinary mould. Days multiplied into weeks, and weeks iuto months, and vet the hn.lv shattered by disease refused to let the spirit go nuu uivn mjiuk uauy ne struggled on until, above state the last pin gave way, the silver cord was loosened, and tbe snnl cut at Deceased was a retired farmer, and had amassed a handsome competency. He wns nn honei-t, unassuming christian gentlemnn, and man of fixed convictions, highly eBteemed for his gentle, earn est anu ainiiiy nature by nil who knew him.

M-xlest aud quiet in his deportment, he neither courted favor or position, nor did he shrink from nny duty; quietly nud uuostentaliously he discharged the duties of a faithful and upright citizen, giving, in a quiet way, liberally of the goods of this life to the needy, and relieving the suffer ings ot tneaistressed by ministering to their wants. Socially he was always held in high esteem by his neighbors. In his home, at his hearth-stone, and in the Bocial life of his family, dignity of manuer, kiuuiiubbh oi speecn, wiki hu and good judgment marked the rule aud law by which he reared a family to honor their father, and love and revere his memory. He was one of those whose Words are bonds, his oaths are oracleB." who did as be wanted to bs done by, and lived in peace with all mankind. He was a life-long member of the Reformed wing of the Union Church, at Unionville, perfectly sincere in his convictions, and alwnys living up to the golden rule of "doing unto other as you would have them do nuto you." And now that he has been called to his home hevnml th river he leaves behind him an example of modest worth and purity of personal character which will embalm his memory in the affections of a large circle or relatives and friends who honored him living and now mourn him dead.

Thus one hv one are our old men dying off and their children rapidly scaling the ladder whose last round thev. too, Boon will reach. The j.inrney from the era- die to tue grave is rapidly accomplished, aud they alone are blessed to Berform thai, itnrnev wall Deceased is survived by bis wife and the following children R. D. Wotring, Rev.

Wallace Wotring. of Northampton comity Amanita Hnrvov and Wesley Wolring, and Mrs. Pfeiffly, Mrs. Hand- wera ana Mrs. reters.

The funeral took place on Monday forenoon last nt the Union Cbnrch. Rev. Dr. E. J.

Fogel. the long time pastor of the officiated, and delivered a very consoling sermon. He spoke feelingly of the noble charac ter of the deceased, and adverted to the fact that as a pure citizen, as a kind-hearted benevolent and conscientious man. and as one who was snvemnd in all bis transactions and conversations by bis duty as a Christian, he had gained tbe universal respect and confi leuce of the community in which ne passed nis nsetnl and honorable life. SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS FOR LOWER MACUNGIE.

Tbe examination of teachers for the schools of Lower Macungie township took place in the public school house at Alhnitis ou Saturday last, 17th, before County Superintendent uupp. 1 here were 13 applicants. The exainma tion took np the greater part of the day, nud at tbe dote it was fuuud that one of tbe candidates bad failed to come up to the requisite standard the tests having been pretty severe. The class bravely bore the burden nnd the he it of the day. and answered all sorts of questions relative to school management, philosophy, grammar, arilb metic nud kindred topics.

At the close tbe direc tors maile tbe following appointments, to wit Ainurus nign school, morns w. ltomig. cram mar, J. F. Keller, secondary, Warren J.

Schmoyer. primary, Lillie Warmkessel: Deschs. W. Licbtenwalner; Nnss', C. N.

Bander; Hensingers- viue. William Keller; Uenterville, mixed, H. K. Eisenbart; Kilter's, M. Wickert; Riegel's, Milton, Ritter: Harwell's, S.

K. Wetzel; East Texas, secondary, A. G. Romig, primary, H. W.

Stephen; Wescoesville, G. F. H. Guth; Bastian's, Jacob Kern; Dauner's, S. C.

Schmoyer; Fogel's, John W. Faust; Schmoyer's, Edgar Helfrich; Lehigh Church, F. Staufer; Blitz's, P. B. Nnss.

A SENSIBLE PLAN. Mr. Reuben Hunsicker, a well-off aged citizen of Lynn this county, now 86 years old, aud for two years past totally helpless by reason of a stroke of paralysis, recently instead of keepiug his children and other blond relatives iu waiting until after his death for the benefits to come to them by the distribution of his estate by will, decided to divide bis personal property among them now, leaving his real estate to be sold or divided among his heirs after his death. He inherited abont $50,000, and through hard work and speculations accumulated much real estate and personal property until now the latter alone is estimated at over He has set apart the last week of July for the division of the personal property, and all concerned have been quested to be preseut. Only three heirs snrvive Mrs.

Catharine, widow of Arthur Miller, of Hamburg, Mrs. W. K. Brobst, of Kemp ton. Berks county, and John Hunsicker, with whom tbe father resides.

In the above stated manner be proposes to give his children and relatives an opportunity to bring his leavings in part in use in business or otherwise. ANNUAL PIC NIC OF THE KUHNSVILLE SUNDAY SCHOOL -On Satnrday, July 3lst. the Kuhnsville Union Sunday School, of Kuhnsville. Upper Macungie tsp will hold its annual pic nic iu the fine woods of Mr. Samuel Kuhns, near Chapman's Station.

Tbe school is noted for getting up pleasant parties in the interest of the little folks, and we feel assured that the coming event will be no exception to the general rnle. The grove selected is beautiful in its verdure of green. tbe trees cast a refreshing shade, there will be plenty of swings, and also an abundance of seats and other conveniences. There will be introduced the usual amusements incident to open air festi vbIb, along with fine music. All friends of tbe Sunday school cause are invited.

We doubt not there will be a large gathering, and that all who will attend will realize a day of great enjoyment. All kinds of refreshments will be Berved npon the grounds tor tbe benefit of tbe school. DEATH OF CHARLES WICKEL-Charles Wickel, for nearly fifty years a resident of Allen town, died on Monday morning at 4 o'clock at bis home, No. 518 Ridge avenne, after an illness of only three days with inflammation of the bowels. Deceased was a native of Germany, where he was born seventy-four years ago.

He was a blacksmith and horseshoer by trade. He came to Allentown in 1849. For thirty years he was employed at the Allentown Iron Works, but lived in retirement for the past ten years. He is snrvived by his wife, nee Kaebler, and these children Mrs. Adolph Oberdoester.

Mrs. Anthony Kleckner, nnd Martha, Alfred, Peter, and Joseph Wickel. One brother, William Wickel. of hite, hall, nnd a sister in Germany, survive. Deceased wiib a member of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and of St.

Joseph's Beneficial Society. The funeraf wil take place to morrow at 8.30a. m. A BIG SUNFLOWER. A friend of ours from Rittersville tells us that on last Sunday while driving by the residence of Mr.

Wijhejm Often bacher, in South Bethlehem, he on looking intq the house yard espied a snntlower stalk that inspired great admiration. He judged the stalk to be at least 8 feet high, and counted on its branches a great number of blooming beauties, one of them showing np a diameter of at least 18 inches. This beats all the sunflowers we ever beard of. Our friend when be first biiw it thought some one had hung ont a yellow bed quilt tq dry. This huge floral specimen exceeds even Oscar Wilde's wildcat dream concerning his favorite flower, and were he in this country now we don't believe he would suffer money to hinder him from getting it.

LARGE CONTRACTS FOR CARPETS. Mr. J. Grimley, the extensive dealer in oarpets, rugs, 1 1 1 AC at no. out numiiuiu street, recently inrnisneo the lodge room of Bruce Commandery.

No. 214. Knights of Malta, at Catasauqua, with a complete outbt of extra super carpet of Dorman celebrated make, and the several chambers now again present a splendid appearance. The carrying ont of the contract required 600 yards of material. Mr.

Grimley is the sole selling agent of this make of carpets in Lehigh county. Mr. Grimley also recently furnished St. Panl's Lutheran Church at Sissamansville, Montgomery connty. with an entire new outfit of carpets, by contract.

CHICKENS FROM AFRICA. Mr. Adam Noll, a noted chicken fancier residing at 156 Turner street, on Monday received a pair of Poolab Boobla chickens, pullet and cockerel, direct from Cape Town, Africa. It is said they are the only specimens of their species in tbe United States at this time. One of the remarkable peculiarities of these fowls is their plumage, which each month changes color.

Mr. Noll will sell settings of eggs at $10 a set. He intends to exhibit the fowls at all the fairs in this section next fall. HOME AGAIN. The many friends of Mr.

O. H. Urffer, the capable and popular organist of the two churches in Old Zionsville, under treatment for several weeks past in one of the hospitals of Philadelphia for a nervous disorder and other ailments, returned to bis borne last week for resuming bis cbnrch duties. Although not wholly cured he is in a fair way of complete recovery at an early day by continuing the treatment prescribed by the hospital physicians. BIG PILE OF COAL.

ty takes a big pile of coal to heat the public school rooms of our city throughout a winter 1056 tons being the quantity for which the school board recenty invited proposals for the coming term. The bids were opened last week, and the contract awarded to Mr. J. T. Bachman, his bid being lowest among three at $2.40 per ton for 210 tons of pea coal, and 846 tons of egg size at $4.10 per ton.

BIG TATER PATCH. Mr. Albert Mojer, tenant on the farm of Hon. Amandes Sieger, near Gutbsville, has a 15 acre field planted wholly with potatoes. It formerly was tbe Guthsville race ground, and is the largest potato patch we have so far beard of.

The indications are that the crop will be a large one. Last year the field was in corn. TEACHERS' Superintendent Alvin Hupp is to-day holding an examination of applicants for the public schools of Lynn township at tbe school honse in Lynnville, and to-morrow will be at the SaegerBville school house for examining applicants for the schools of Heidelberg. SECOND CROP OF HAY. The grass and elo-ver fields from which the hay crop was recently taken have already made a very rapid second growth, and nnless a protiated drought shonld set in the second crop of bay will be an exceedingly heavy one.

W. Haldeman, of Bntztown, Northampton connty, an observing turn er, is authority for the statement that the grain this year is better than it has been for fifteen years. Mr. Oliver Tice. popularly known as Sport" Tioa, has been very serious'y ill for a week or ten days with heart troubles, and his recovery is still held in great doubt.

a) of is WEDNESDAY, JULY 21st, 1897. DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. rctf CUBI OT QUARTER SESSIONS. FRANCIS A. KREITZ, Slatington.

TOR CLKBK or ORFHANH' coubt. MARTIN KLINGLER, Allentown. FOR rOOK Dl HECTOR. WILLIAM DEIBERT. North Wliitehall.

FOB JVBT COMMISSIONER. E. ABIAH JACOBY, South Whitehall. TO! COUNTY SPBVCTOB. CHAS.

D. WEIBBACH, Allentown. Our County Ticket. It affords us much pleasure to place at the mast-head of to-day's paper the excellent ticket selected by the Democratic party of Tohloh or. tlio nrimnrv plep.t ions on mHt i 11- day.

The nominees not only awaken the pride of the Democratic party, but challenge the sharpest criticism that can be made by our nniit.inni nnnnnents. Everv man on the ticket has a bright, clean record, while their individual fitness for the positions for which named is beyond all dispute. Having been made by the popular vote the ticket gives universal satisfaction as far as is known. The gentlemen composing it are all men of high character, enjoying the unbounded confidence and respect of the communities in which they reside, and are well qualified to perform the duties of the various positions for which nominated. The claimsof the various candidates were thoroughly canvassed, and the contests fairly conducted.

There were a number of excellent men before the people for nomination, but in the nature of things all could not succeed. It was to be expected that eleven would be disappointed, and that all could not be giatilied, but we believe that the whole democracy of Lehigh county recognize the right of the majority to rule, and we believe that the disappointed aspirants heartily acquiesce in the nominations made for the several offices. We are assured there are none who feel aggrieved at the result, and that all will, by their hearty co-operation for the success of the ticket and the principles of democracy, prove them-elves in defeat worthy of success in future contests. All can not get office at once; with those defeated it is but a question of time. The antecedents of the candidates put in nomination are so well and favorably known throughout the county that it is deemed unnecessary for us to speak of them at length, and we will, therefore, only give them a nassins notice.

For Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions Mr. Francis A. Kreitz, a merchant at Mat-ington, came out first best in the primary race. He is a first-class business man, and very popular. Having in his youth received a first-class schooling he is well qualified for the position an excellent pensman, quick and accurate in the performance of business, he will bring to the discharge of his official duties ability of the first order.

He is one of the most reliable men in his section of the county bis character is above reproach his reputation as a correct business man is well known. He has been a hard working, consistent Democrat ever since be attained his majority. He is courteous and affable in his manners, and we do not hesitate to say that the public will nna in mm an ooiiginer, attentive and efficient officer. He comes from good old Democratic stock, and his services in Slatington, a Republican stronghold, from year to year, have always been largely appreciated by his Democratic friends. For Clerk of the Orphans' Coui Mr.

Martin Klingler, of Allentown, was nominated by a surprisingly large vote, considering that this was his Grst run for office, his majority over the highest of his competing candidates being 1160 showing, if anything, his great popularity with the people. He is a son of the late Wendellin Klingler, of Coplay, and was there raised to manhood. He is now i his 40th year, and like his father before him is a highly talented musician having for many years past been the leader and instructor of the famous Allentown Band. He is in every resjiect quaniiea iortne uuiiesot me omce lie lias been selected to fill, and his affable disposition and agreeable manners will make him a popular officer. He is an active, working Domocrat, sound in the faith at all times and under all circumstances, and if active and efficient services in the cause form a recommendation for political favors then indeed has the nomination been worthilybestowed.

He is a self-made man, started without fortune or fame to aid him in the struggle of life, and having worked his way successfully thus far in the race for distinction and usefulness he now appeals to his sympathizing friends to do the rest of the good work in this campaign. When a mere boy he worked for two years in a stone quarry, ana later learned the butchering trade and followed that occupa tion for years, at the same time how ever keeping up his love for music until finally he made the latter his regular busi ness, and which for years has been keeping him very busy with fair earnings. It always affords us pleasure to congratulate a good-hearted and deserving man. It is universally conceded that no better candidate for the position could have been selected, that he possesses in a high degree the qualifications demanded by the requirements of ine omce, ana mat ms character as a man and a citizen is above the shadow of reproach. He never before held office, and being now before the public for the first time he will douotiess poll a very large vote.

The large and verv decisive vote bv which Mr. William Deibert, of North Whitehall, was re-nominated for the office of Director of the Poor, is an indication that during his first term of 92-93-94 he must have discharged 111. faction of the people of the colintv. Id an. proval of the discharge of his then good, faithful and trusty duties he was nominated for re-election three years ago, but at the general election following went under with nearly all on our ticket.

During the term he served he certainly proved himself an industrious and painstaking director, and there have been very lew who heretofore held the position that took the same trouble to make themselves intimately acquainted with the needs of the poor, and investigated the applications for relief more closely in order to protect the county from imposition. If his surprisingly large vote at the primaries is a fair illustration of bis personal popularity throughout the county, and we think it can be so taken, he will this year be elected by a rousing majority. The office of Poor Director is one of the most important of our county offices. It requires financial ability, sound judgment, unswerving honesty, and a firmness of purpose to guard and to act to promote the best interests of the taxpayers of the county that cannot be influenced by praise or abuse. Mr.

Deibert is a farmer in a small way, and by untiring industry, clear judgment and fine business tact has had large success. He is one of the old reliable Democrats of North Whitehall, and he has done as much hard work for the party as any man in the County, and deserves a re-election by a band-some majority. For Jury Commissioner we have Mr. E. Abiah Jacoby, a son of the late Francis Ja-coby, of Walbert's Station, Upper Macungie.

He is engaged in the carpet weaving business, and being a (irst-class mechanic he has a large run of business. He in his youth had the benefit of a good schooling, and Is in every way well qualified to fill the position for which named satisfactorily to the public. He is one of that class of men found in almost every community who are usually picked out by general consent for positions of trust and responsibility. He possesses a very extensive acquaintance with the people of the county, their occupations and their characters, which qualities him in an eminent degree for the position of jury commissioner. The design of the jury commissioner law was to give each of the great political parties a voice in the selection of the juries which are to decide questions affecting the jiersonal rights of men of all hades of political belief, and the office is a very important and resjionsible one.

It is not a lucrative position, but it requires a man of good judgment and discretion to fill it, and such an one we have in Mr. Jacoby. He was chosen over a very reputable citizen of Lower Milford by a surprisingly large majority, showing that the Democratic voters considered him the right man for the place. Our only regret is that while Mr. J's.

services will be invaluable in the office, the office itself will not be valuable to him. For County Surveyor Charles D. Weir-bach, of Allentown, was chosen unanimously, there not having been an opposing candidate for the reason that there is very little income attached to the office. Mr. W.

is not only thoroughly versed in the theoretical knowledge of surveying and civil engineering, but has a great practical knowledge. He is well and favorably known throughout the county, is a man of good business qualifications, has done considerable service in local affairs, and deserves a handsome majority. Such, fellow Democrats, is your ticket. It now only remains for the Democracy of Lehigh to protect their selected sentinels of the party, and to bear them triumphantly into the positions for which chosen at the primaries. Let the differences, if there be any, be forgotten, so that we may do our full duty in the contest now pending.

Some people must be defeated in their aspirations for nomination, and only those who can take both success and defeat in good humor manure hauling and ploughing will come in turn. The hay crop was very large, and all were brought under cover in good form. The apple crop, while not as large as last year, will be a tairly good one. I'he potato crop is very promising, now that it has had the benefit of a good, soaking rain. Some our farmers increased their potato acreage somewhat, owing altogether to the fact that wheat growing no longer pays nt the ruling prices.

The oats crop will from appearances be both large and good in this section. The rains of Monday and Tuesday of last week were welcomed by all. The predominant wish of everybody, aud of the farmers in particular, for a few weeks previous, was for rain, and how the eaith did drink it in All the living creation enjoyed it, and apparently all vegetation seemed to benefit by it. It was high time too, as the young grass in the stubble fields had been deprived of its shade, nnd was beginning to suffer from a lack of moisture. As the Rev.

Henry Ward Beecher once said in speaking of a long delayed rain, It gold falling from the clouds." We should all be thankful for such a blessing. Who is not inereter'8 Suuday School, of Heidelberg will hold its annual pic nic on Saturday, Aug. 14111. in tne grove adioimnc tha nr.hnnl tinman Efforts will be made to make it a nleasant day for young and old. Refreshments of all kinds will ne sold on the grounds for the school's benefit.

All friends of the Sunday school cause are cor dially invited to be oresent. Teachers are preparing themselves for tha tm. ship examination, July 22d. verily tbe farmers during the harvesting season ate their bread in tbe sweat of their brows." lhe catechetical class recently organized at the Heidelberg Cbnrch by Rev. Nevin W.

Helfrich, the Reformed pastor, baa bad accessions from time to time until it now numbers 55. The follow ing are the members of the class Sidney R. Peter. George W. Peter, Victor W.

Peter, John F. Hunsicker, George M. Bacbman, Fred. O. Peter, Ida M.

A. Hans, Bertha DeLong, Mary E. Hunsicker, Ida F. Bachman, Amandes P. Fink, Wil- nam a.

iiiy, rauinn JS. Snyder, Annie E. Wise, Minnie L. German. Victor N.

Metzgar, John Ren- ninger, uscar r. try, Minnie M. Peter, Beulah Nagle, Charles A. Neff, Charles O. Kerschner, Lewis H.

Neff, Cliuton S. Long, William A. Neff, Ira Krum, Mathias A. Mock, Harvey R. Schaiffer, John W.

Smith, Oscar B. Snyder. Arthur F. Adams. George C.

Kerschner. Lnvillia I.nvina Ve. tor, Estella Hunsicker, John Dorward, Samuel I. rrauiz, neroeri yj. r.nuie, Uuarles Kdward Ureen, iulwin P.

tngle, William U. Green, Dora M. Blose. Lizzie J. Frantz.

Marv K. Neff. TWa K. Grim, Percy M. Metzgar, Owen Metzgar, David S.

ueijong, unaries t. Liitz, Irwin i. S. tenster-macher. Daisy Violetta Blose, Martha A.

DeLong, Oscar J. Hensinger, Arthur L. Kistler, Katie V. Wert and Jennie M. Schleicher.

HARVEST SERMON AT THE LEHIGH Nevin W. Helfrich, of this city, pastor of the Reformed congregation worshipping in the Lehigh Church, near Alburtis, Lower Macungie township, preached his annual harvest home sermon there on Sunday last. The occasion was observed as a day of thanksgiving and praise for the goodness of the Altwise Providence iu showering innumerable blessings npon his people in a bountiful supply of the necessaries of life rich nnd plenteous harvest. The services throughout were appropriate to the nccasiou. The pastjr deduced from his chosen hxt.

tiist. thnt God is good ns seen in creatiou. iu the endowments of man's being physical, mental and moral, and lastly in his redemption. Second, be i-howed thnt this matter could be tested by encb individual, aud if thoroughly tested the soul would be led to see all o'er creation's work that grandest nf truths, that "God is Love." Tbe sermon was an able and eloquent production, and was listened to with marked interest and attention, and no doubt fully impressed many with a spirit of thankfulness for tbe bounties of this earth bestowed by the Giver of all good gifts. The altar had been very prettily decorated for the occasion with grain, fruits, vegetables, and flowers, in token of the fruitfulness of the season.

The collection taken np on the occasion for the fntberanca of the missionary cause was a very large one. BOY KILLED AND AN AGED MAN FATALLY INJURED NEAR QUAKERTOWN. Henry Kel- ler, bO years old, and very deaf, drove on tbe North Penn. tracks at a road crossing Bouth of Ouakertown at 7.40 clock Saturday morning. directly in front of the Philadelphia express.

No. 303. due at Bethlehem at 8.15. In the carriage with the old man was his grandson, Osman Kel ler, ine train was going at tbe rate of forty miles an bonr at the time, and it crashed into the team, scattering horse, wagon and occupants in all directions. Tbe little boy was cut to pieces and instantly killed.

The old man wns probably fatally injured, sustaining severe scalp wounds, a broken arm, and internal injuries. The horse was cut to pieces, and the front of the engine as it drew into the station at South Bethlehem presented a gruesome appearance, pieces of the animal's flesh clinging to it, and the iron work being completely covered with blood. Tbe dead boy and the injured grand-parent were taken to Quakertown, where bis injuries received atten-t on. Keller lived at Rich Hill, and was driving to Quakertown. THE ALLEN rOWN-KUrZTOWN TROLLEY TO BE BUILT' TO DORNEY'S PARK THIS SUMMER.

The directors of the Allentown-Kutztown Electric Railway held a meeting in Philadelphia last week at which it was decided to build the road from this city to Dorney's Fishery, near Cedarville, and work may confidently be expected to be started in tbe near future. When the balance of the road will be built remains to be seen, as there are too many insurmountable hindrances in the way at present to allow of it being carried through, and the people of Kutztown will have to wait awhile yet before they can expect to see the trolley in their town. However, everybody will be pleased to hear that tbe road will be built to Dorney Fishery, as it will be at least a big commencement from the hole in the ground which it at present only is. That the line to tbe fish weir will be a paying one we do not donbt, and tbe company deserves all tbe aid and comfort which the people along the line can give to it. USING HIS BEST EFFORTS TO INDUCE A KUTZTOWN COUPLE TO GET SPLICED ON THE BEACH AT ATLANTIC CITY A middle aged widow and widower of Kutztown will be married on Aug.

7th. and will go with the Kutz town excursion to Atlantic City on the following day tor tbeir wedding trip. Conductor Eenster macher. the high muck-a muck of tbe excursion is very anxious to have them married on the beach at Atlantic City, and is holding ont all sorts of inducements tor them to do so. He offers to pay their expenses, and, besides, to raise a fund for the purchase of a first-class house steier" for them by taking no a collection while the knot is being tied.

The conp)e have so far failed to accept the offer on accoqnt of their modesty, but J. P. S. is determined that no false modesty shall stand in their way if he can help It, and if the offer he has made is not accepted he will raise the ante. He says this excursion must be a success.

SIGN RAISING, CONCERT AND CAKE WALK AT SEIPSTOWN. On Saturday, July 31st, a sign raising is to come off at the public honse of Lewis A. Best, at Seipstown, Weisenburg tsp. The bouse has long stood in need of a showy sign, and Mr. B.

now purposes to supply it on the day above named, and in connection with tbe event to favor bis friends and tbe pnblic with a series of interesting pleasure-affording festivities, including a concert by the celebrated Fogelsville Sextette Band, a cake walk, In the eveniug there is to be a frolic. Lovers of pleasure of this character will doubtless gather in great numbers to evidence their faithful allegiance and to bask in tbe sunshine of the gleeful entertainment which ever attends npon the gay and festive dance. Everybody wjll be welcome. All kinds of refresh ments win ue serveq. TREES STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

-During tbe prevalence of the heavy thunder storm of Saf urday night a 60 feet, high French maple tree, standing within 25 feet of the dwelling of Mr. Syl vester Schnler. tenant on the Moses Keck farm. in Salisbury, wag strupk by lightning and badly shivered, some of tbe fragments having been burled a distance of 31 feet. 4 few seconds later, another bolt descended upon a silver mnple tree nearby, also badly shivering it, a strip of the bark as wide as a hand having been torn off from top to bottom.

The family was greatly shocked and frightened by tbe electric crash, bnt at the same time were glad that things were nq worse. WAGES INCREASED AT THE EMAUS PIPE vyukivs. ine owners 01 irae amaus ripe win last week increased tbe wages of their employees' in some departments iu per ana it is expected that the other hands will be similarly favored shortly. The wages have been very low, and had it not been for the continuously steady employment given the hands tbe year round they would not have been able to keep body and soul togeth er. We are glad to note that the company so volnntnrily recognized the needs of the men, and that they gave them such a cheering and unexpect ed surprise in the raise stated.

FILED HIS REPORTS. M. C. L. Kline.

Esq auditor of the receivers of tbe Catasauqua Manufacturing Company, filed his report in court on Monday. Tbe balance in bis hands for the payment of floating debts was $31,130 51, and the total allowed was $6,933 53 oat of $57,571 31. This iB nt tbe rate of abont nine cents on the dollar. Tbe bondholders of tbe mortgage on mills A and have claims aggregating $157,437.56, and were allowed $18,960.12. The mortgage on mills and aggregated, with tbe interest, $258,487 56, and the bondholders will receive a total of 5I.

ONLY A BAKER'S DOZEN LEFT. Mr. David Schleicher, a well-known farmer residing in Lower Macungie, until a week ago had a large aud fine lot of chickens on his premises, but on taking stock account a few morning since he fonnd that of the entire lot of 70 or 80 only 13 were left to come to the usnal feeding place for their matutinal rations all the others having been carried away by some thieving huckster, as is believed. CHILD HAS A Saturday afternoon last while Mr. and Mrs.

Alvin Schmoy er, of Liower Macungie were away trom home their children found amusement in playing around the horse- power in the barn yard, and succeeding in getting it in motion one of the little ones unfortunately bad one of its feet cangbt in the cog wheels and badly crushed. COLORED CAMP MEETING. The colored Deoole of the Bethlebems. Allentown and other places in tbe Valley are at present holding a camo- uieeuuK jiiuuuaiinu gruve, near Aiuersviue, and will continue tbe services for some days long er, lbe attendance baa been large daily and nightly so far. Good order is maintained.

BAD DAY FOR last was a verv nnluckv dav for locomotives. no less than five having broken down on the line of the Perkiomen railway exterding from this city to Philadelphia. Fortnnately no one was injured by the mishaps. TIjTi WTTR HEART TROUBLES. Mr.

Charles Mohr, tenant on the farm of Mr. Reuben Romig, living on the nnblic road leading from Emaus to Vera Cruz, is ill at present with heart troubles. and in the the as troubles he latterly passed his nights on a couch the kitchen. Shortly after two o'clock on night above mentioned Mrs. Mertz who IU a room ahove iha nlara nwnniAr! har husband, was awakened by hearing footsteps in rear of the house, aud these were succeeded by several taps upon the door.

Upon her demanding, from the window, who was there, aud what was wanted, she received no reply, but heard the footsteps of the receding intruder. She returned to bed, and abont ten minutes later she was again aroused by hearing two shots fired in rapid succession in or near the kitchen below. The second shot was followed by moans, and she left her bed hastily and proceeded down stairs, where she found her husband sitting upon the edge of the sofa holding his head between his handB, and moaning with pain. In response to her inquiries to what had happened Mr. Mertz stated that he had hred two shots at robbers, nnd that accidentally he had shot himself.

The wound bled profusely, and he became unconscious shortly after. Dr. Hiestand was hastily summoned, and discovered that one of the bullets hnd entered the inner corner of the left eye, forcing tbe optic out of its socket, bnt not necessarily destroying its sight. The doctor probed for the bullet, but foiled to locate it at the time. Mr.

Mertz declared that he felt no pain, and recognized relatives by their voices nfter he regained consciousness. Dr. H. on his third viBit during the same day discovered that Mr. Mertz had shot himself in the left temple, and that the bullet after passing nnder the frontal uoue uau come out at the eye.

Upon search tbe bullet was found on the floor. Mr. M. is the eldest of the children of the late Alderman Elias Mertz, and was at one time associated with his father in the boot and shoe manufacturing business at 817 and 819 Hamilton street, this city. His recent occupation was that of a dealer in goods on the installment plan, bis territory being confined mainly to the coal regions.

He is 58 years of age. He served an enlistment of three years during the civil war with Captain E. R. Newbard and H. C.

Wagner's Company Fifty-onrth Regiment, Penna. Volunteers. He enlitt-ed Nov. 6, 1861, and was captured by General Im-boden forces at Little Cacapon, October 4, nf'er De'nB confined in Libby prison until the following December he was released by exchange. The latest advices are thnt he is rapidly improving, and that he will be able to leave his bed shortly.

He is able to take nourishment, and suffers no pain, liis father is dead, and his mother is living at the age of 76. His wife was Miss Kate Opp, of Stein Corner, Wevsenbnrg. They were married years ago. Mr. 11.

is a member of oue of the best known families of Allentown. n.a urotuers are Milton, Hiram and James Mertz, and bis sisters James N. Hereh, of Ailentow and Mrs. C. A.

ii Mr. Mertz is an nncle of w. L. Hartman, of the Hem. We should have Hated above that the Meitz family kept eh Attfl that thov raiunlalff offered from the depredations of poultry thieves.

babit of going away for weeks at a time on business. His wife kept a revolver on lhe mantle down stuns as a protection against burglars nnd chichen prowlers, and she often had occasion to use the revolver when the chickens were disturbed. People living nearby also have chickens and have revolvers too. Mrs. Mertz said it was not uncommon to hear revolver shots in lhe neighborhood at nignt.

THE IRON '1RADE The week just closed has brought no moterinl improvement to the iron and Bteel market. In fact, the same unsatisfactory condition of nffuirs that has prevailed for tbe past few weeks still continues. The coal miners' strike in the West grows more serious, nnd tbe wage scale with the Amalgamated Association is still unsettled, both of which act as depressing factors npon the market. Tbe demand is of a hand-to-mouth character, consumers generally refusing to buy beyond their immediate wants. Prices are so low that they can hardly be lower, but the indisposition of buyers to stock np at the figures now quoted, and the attempts to reduce wages, together with the low prices now ruling for ores and fuel, are not very encouraging to those who have been hoping for better business.

According to the figures collected by tbe Iron Age there were 145 furnaces in blast on Jnly 1st, with a weekly capacity of 164,064 gross tons, against 146 furnaces blowing on June 1st, with a weekly capacity of 168,380 tons. In the pig iron market there is little change to note as compared with tbe condition if a week ago, except that prices are so various that it is hardly possible to quote them with any degree of definiteness, as so mnch depends upon the quantity, qunlity, delivery nnd the anxiety of the seller to secure the order. The weakness in prices is more manifest in the medium qualities material, the standard brands not being much affected. Until there is an expansion of the demand to meet the rate of production prices cannot show any movement npward. DEATH FROM CANCER.

Frank D. Kehm, a well known and highly esteemed citizen of Mine-site, Lower Macungie township, aged 38, died on Thursday last, of cancer. He bad been affected with the terrible malady for oter a year, and his sufferings weie great. Every application known to medical sTence was brought into requisition, bnt hi no purpose, and it was evident to all that it was merely a question of time for the growing disease to prove fatal. The sufferings of the deceased the past few months were such as to wring pity and compassion from the stoutest hearts, and now that a kind Providence has released bin) from his terrible affliction there will be no one to question tbe wisdom of it.

He was a son of the late David Kehm, nnd is snrvived by three blotters Charles, of this city; William, of Fo-gelbville, nnd Augustus, of Minesite, and two sisters, Mrs. Benjamin Miller, of Minesite, and Mrs. Jacob Bittenbender, of Centreville. There are also fonr children. The funeral took place on Sunday morning at 9 o'clock from the house.

Burial was made at theSalisbury Church cemetery. Rev. M. O. Rath officiated.

Mr. Kehm was a member of the East Texas Beneficial Society. UNDESIRABLE party of toughs from this city went to Emaus one night last week, arriving there after the majority of the citizenB had fallen deep into the arms of Morpbeqs. They went through the town like a band of ruffians, maliciously and wilfully tearing down picket fences, breaking off the posts of iron front yard enclosures, and creating general havoc. An effort is being made lo find out who they were, and if their names can be discovered they will be given a chance to cool off in the County Fort, ou Fourth street, this city, during the remaining dog da s.

It is sincerely tQ be hoped that the gniity scamps will be detected and brought to punishment. Such nn act indicates a most vicious disposition, and we must be greatly mistaken if the parties who perpetrated the outrage are not of the kind of individuals for whom prisons and scaffolds are constructed and made useful. At nny rate we would not like to risk our pocket-book in their way, or tq meet them in a lonely place after dark. ANNUAL PIC NIC OF THE SALISBURY CHURCH SUNDAY Sunday School connected with the old Salisbnry Chnrch. in western Salisbury, will hold its annual pic nic on Satnrday August 14th, afternoon and evening tbe place to be made known in the future, owing to not having been decided npon as yet- All friends of the Sunday School cause are invited to attend.

The day is to be devoted wholly to tbe gratification of the scholars. It is to be all play and amusement, and no school exercises of any kind. There is nothing like gratifying the youthful hearts especially in this innocent manner. We have no donbt parents, teachers and scholars will fully enjoy themselves. The Emaus Band has been engaged to be present for cheering the assemblage with mnsic.

Refreshment stands will be kept on tbe grounds for the benefit of the school. WILL QF THE LATE CHRISTIAN SCHMID, OF WESTERN SALISBURY. On Friday the will of the late Christian I. Schtnid, of Salisbury, was probated by Register Weaver. It was executed March 16.

1897, and the witnesses were Geo. Fry aud H. A. Roeder. Decedent bequeathed his entire estate to bis wife for life, bnt she died in April, and the estate will now be divided among the children according to the provisions of the testator.

The daughter, Mary E. Schmid, is to receive a special bequest of $500, and the balance of it to be divided in eqnnl shares among all the children, Mary John and Charles Schmid, Mrs. Edwin Butz, Mrs. Peter Gangewere, and the heirs of a deceased daughter, Mrs. David Griese-mer.

Charles aud John Schmid, sons of the deceased, are tbe executors. BEATEN AND ROBBED BY HIGHWAYMEN. Michael Tomosh, a yonng Hungarian, was waylaid at a lonely spot near the East Penn. Junction, this city, on Thursday night. While he was passing a tran torpid him and asked for a chew of tobacco.

He renlied thnt he had none. We want yonr money," said tbe tramp, nnd nt the same time Tonmr-li was bit on the head with a coupling pin. He fell to tbe ground and was brutally kicked and beaten. Tomosh was aroused from bis stupor by a farmer the next morning. Tbe highwaymen had stripped him of hat, coat, vest and shoes, and stole $17.02.

He is seriously injured. HEAVY THUNDER STORM. -On Saturday night between 2 and 3 o'clock one of the most terrific thunder storms witnessed for years pnssed over our city. The lightning was uunsually sharp and vivid, and tbe detonations of the thunder followed each other in loud and rapid snrcession, in some cases fairly shaking buildings, while at the same time the rain came down in torrents. Fortnnately but light damage was sustained here beyond that resulting from the flooding of cellars, gardens, Ac, and tbe washing out of streets.

The rain fell in torrents for half an hour. The storm was exceptionally severe in its electrical effects. FOUNTAIN HILL SCHOOL BOARD. The Fonntain Hill school board held a special meeting. June 29, for the purpose of electing teachers and janitors for the ensning term.

A. R. Ritter was elected principal at a salary of $55; Miss Lncetta Sterner, grammar, Miss Minnie Kuhns, advanced primary. $40; Miss Gertrude Snyder, primary, $40. Eli Seifert was re-elected janitor for twelve months.

Tbe treasurer was authorized to renew note of $500, due July 26tb, for 60 days, after which the board adjourned. FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT AT EMAUS. On Tuesday afternoon of last week Minnie, the ll-year-old daughter of Perctval Bartholomew, of Emaus, was sent to a neighbor's for milk, and to get to the place she had to cross the East Penn. R. K.

tracks. She stepped out of the way of a shifting engine and was Btruck by the east bound passenger train. The mangled child was carried to a neighbor's, and a doctor summoned, but she died in a short time. YOUNG MAN'S GOOD LUCK. Hnrrv F.

Les- sig, a yonng man of Rending, will get $10,000 by a Baltimore uncle's will. He has just heard from the attorney having the settlement of the estate in charge. It was said that young Leesig would have to marry his pretty cousin in order to get tbe money, but the lawyer says this was erroneous, the money being willed unconditionally. CHICKENS tbe past three nights Mr. A.

A. Willeubecber, residing at No. 1129 Hamilton street, has had 56 chickens killed by strychnine placed in the pen by some as yet unknown miscreant..