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Source:
HISTORY of CATASAUQUA
in
LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
By James F. Lambert and Henry J. Reinhard
Publ. by The Searle & Dressler Co., Inc.
Allentown, Pa.
1914

CONTENTS

- CHAPTER I. - CATASAUQUA

Boundary Adjusted 6
Bridges 7
Bridge, Crane Company 8
Change of Name 8
Canal 13
Communication (Telephones) 33
Charity Society 35
Civic League 36
Drinking Fountains 23
Early Settlers 2
Extension 6
Expressage and Telegraphy 16
Four Families 2
Fire Protection 23
 - Phoenix Fire Company 24
 - Southwark Hose Company No. 9 26
 - Charotin Hose Company No. 1 28
 - East End Independent Hose and Chemical Company No. 1 29
Incorporation 4
Light, Heat and Power 30
Mail Service 14
Pumping Station 22
Police Force 34

- CHAPTER II. - INDUSTRIES -

Auto Service, Peerless 72
Boiler Compound, Young's 69
Boiler Works, Catasauqua 67
Brewery, Eagle 59
Brewery, Catasauqua 60
Crane Iron Works 38
 - Corporate Existence 42
 - Acquisition of Rights 43
 - Empire Steel and Iron Company 45
Carl, Wheel and Axle Works, Lehigh 57
Davies and Thomas Company 53
Dispatch, Catasauqua 63
Emanuel and Company 67
F. W. Wint and Company 51
Fire Brick Works, Lehigh 62
Furniture Company, Herrington 72
Grist Mill, Mauser and Cressman 49
Garage, Catasauqua 71
Horse Shoe Company, Bryden 64
Iron Company, Thomas 46
Ice Company, Crystal 73
Motor Car Works, Catasauqua 72
Planing Mill, Goldsmith 68
Pine Olein Company 53
Rubber Company, Leicester 70
Silk Company, Wahnetah 65
Silk Mill, Dery 66
Silk Company, Catasauqua 71
Thermometer Works, Keys 71

CHAPTER III. - CHURCHES

Congregational, Bethel Welsh 118
Evangelical, Immanuel 79
Episcopal, St. Stephen's 119
Greek Catholic 122
Lutheran, St. Paul's 89
Lutheran, Holy Trinity 116
Methodist Episcopal, Grace 108
Presbyterian, First 74
Presbyterian, Bridge Street 84
Presbyterian, Hokendauqua 113
Reformed, Salem 96
Roman Catholic, St. Mary's 101
Roman Catholic, St. Lawrence 106
Roman Catholic, St. Andrew's Slovak 125
United Evangelical, St. John's 121

- CHAPTER IV. - SCHOOLS

Buildings 128
Bible in Schools 140
Current Accounts and Salaries 134
Colored Children 139
Clock and Bell 143
Class Day 143
Deaths in the Board 144
High School 136
Lectures 143
Music 142
Museum 142
Night School 144
Organization and Enrollment 134
Patriotism 140
Physical Culture 142
Reports, Monthly 142
School Board, Present 145
Tunnel 143
Teachers' Meeting 141
Teachers, Present Corps of 145
Teachers, Complete List of 146
Valuation and Assessments 134
The North Catasauqua Schools 148

- CHAPTER V. - FRATERNAL and SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS.

Auquasat Club 165
Charotin Club 165
Catasauqua Club 164
Choral Society, The Catasauqua 179
Degree of Pocahontas 168
I. O. O. F., Catasauqua Lodge No. 269 150
I. O. O. F., Fraternity Encampment No. 156 153
Jr. O. U. A. M. 161
Knights of Friendship 160
Knights of Golden Eagle, Catasauqua Castle No. 241 158
Knights of Malta 163
Lyceum Club 166
Masons, F. and A., Porter Lodge No. 284 152
Moose, Loyal Order of 169
P. O. S. of A., No. 301 154
Pioneer Band 171
Rebekah Lodge, No. 159 158
Red Men, Improved Order of 156
Royal Arch Chapter No. 278 163
Russian Orthodox Society, St. Syril 163
Shepherds ofBethlehem, Order of 164
St. Peter and St. Paul Society 165
St. Andrew's Societies 170
T. A. B. Society, St. Lawrence 151
Temperance Society 169
Woodmen of the World 168
The Soldiers  
 - G. A. R., Fuller Post 171
 - Soldiers' Monument 172
 - 46th Regiment 174
 - 47th Regiment 174
 - Other Volunteers 175
 - Spanish American War Volunteers 176

- CHAPTER VI. - BANKS.

The National Bank of Catasauqua 180
The Lehigh National Bank 186
Building and Loan Associations
 - Home, The 188
 - Catasauqua, The  189
 - Lehigh, The 189

 - CHAPTER VII. - TRADESMEN and CRAFTSMEN

Acme Beef Company 203
Applegate, J. & Sons 190
Bachman, Ammon H. 206
Baumer, Robert 226
Beck and Frey 212
Beitel & Son, Time Pieces 216
Benko, Martin 196
Bowen, Grocery 194
Bower, C. D. W. 202
Boyer, E. J. 192
Buss, William J. 208
Campbell, F. J. 213
Case, Titus R. 220
Catasauqua Mercantile Company 192
Clark, Willialm B. 209
Childs Grocery Company 194
Deemer and Litzenberger 206
Deily, George B. F. 190
Donkel, Mrs. Winfield S. 200
Dotterer, D. M. 196
Eckensberger, Harry F. 220
Edgar, Mrs. Mary 200
Edgar Brothers 200
Erdman, Elmer E. 219
Feenstra, John K. 221
Fehr, Clinton 199
Fisher, John 216
Fitzhugh, George W. 223
Five and Ten Cent Store 198
Frederick and Scherer 218
Frey, Charles W. 208
Fuller Oil & Supply Company 205
Geiger, Peter 197
Gemmel, Samuel P. 209
Giering, Oliver H. 225
Gillespie, David, Jr. 191
Goldsmith, George C. D. 194
Graffin Brothers 206
Granite Works, Catasauqua 222
Hauser, A. A. 203
Hauser, H. O. 204
Harris, Henry 195
Heckenberger Drug Store 215
Heffelfinger, Mrs. James 199
Hersh Hardware Company 210
Hoch, John W. 207
Hoffman, Harvey F. 192
Hoffman & Foilweiler 221
Holtzleicer, William T. 195
Ice Cream 198
Johnston, William E. 227
Keener, Elvin 204
Kemp, Charles 212
Kibler, A. H. 198
Klingler, Frank 204
Koch and Younger 198
Kozlowski, Mrs. Wanda 196
Kuehner, William F. 203
Kurtz, Philip F. 196
Lauach, John J. 202
Lawall Brothers 214
Lipsky, Jacob W. 212
Matchette, Joseph & Son 206
Mark, William B. 208
Miller, Alfred L. 213
Miller, Ira H. 214
Milson, Daniel, Jr. 207
Milkmen 197
Missmer, James E. 191
Missmer, John H. 226
Moyer, Morris H. 200
Newhard, Frank H. D. 220
O'Donnell, Anthony 195
 
Onushak, Harry 195
Oldt, Edwin 221
Ostheimer, A. 211
Peters, Calvin D. 222
Reitzler, Nicholas 201
Roth, C. F. 214
Roth, Samuel A. 226
Roxberry, William 225
Sacks, John G. 201
Sacks, William A. 201
Schick and Hausman 212
Schieler, A. E. Company 213
Schifreen, Solomon 213
Schneller, John P. 210
Schneller, Charles W. 209
Schneider, Charles 210
Seyfried, James J. 193
Sharpe, Robert 217
Sheckler, Charles E., Jr. 221
Smith, Quintus H. 224
Smith, George 195
Smith, Owen J. 201
Smith, W. J. Company 205
Snyder, Frank 201
Steinhilber, W. B. 191
Streham, John 211
Taylor, Joseph, and Sons 190
Theatre, The Majestic 227
Theatre, The Palace 228
Walker, Philip F. 202
Walp Shoe, The 211
Weaver, Oscar 201
Weisley, William 191
Weiss, Edwin 226
Webber, Matthew F. 193
Wertman, Henry J. 208
Williams, William S. 197
Wotring, H. S. 193
Wotring, Milton D. 193
Young, Frank A. 200
Zellers 223
Zieser, E. J. 195

- CHAPTER VIII. - HOTELS

American 229
Biery's Bottling Plant 237
Catasauqua Brewery Saloon, The 235
Catasauqua House, The 233
Eagle, The 233
Farmers, The 233
Horse Shoe House, The 236
Imperial, The 234
Liquor Store 237
Mansion House, The 236
Northampton House, The 234
Oriental, The 236
Pennsylvania, The 231
St. George's, The 234
Union Hotel, The 235
Walker, The 237

- CHAPTER IX. - PROFESSOINAL MEN

Becker, Dr. Alfred J. 247
Dentistry 250
Glace, William H. 252
Glick, Austin A. 258
Heckenberger, Dr. William A. 249
Hornbeck, Dr. M. E. 242
Hornbeck, Dr. James L. 243
Hammersly, R. Clay 256
Keim, Dr. C. J. 244
Keim, Dr. H. J. S. 245
Koons and Son 260
McIntyre, Dr. George 238
Milson, Dr. Charles E. 246
Quig, Dr. Frederick W. 238
Quinn, Thomas 261
Rehrig, J. Edward, D. D. S. 251
Rehrig, J. Edward, D. D. S. 251
Riegel, D.r H. H. 238
Riegel, Dr. W. A. 240
Roth, Cornelius F. 262
Schneller, Dr. John S. 249
Schneller, William H. 259
Stine, Oscar J. 257
Scherer, Dr. Thomas A. 246
Ulrich, Alexander N. 257
Ulrich, Charles N. 258
Willoughby, Wesley, D. D. S. 250
Yoder, Dr. Daniel 241

- CHAPTER X. - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

Beitel, James C. 308
Biery, Jonas 263
Biery, Solomon 263
Biery, Daniel 263
Breinig, George 265
Breinig, Simon 265
Buck, Henry H. 338
Chapman, Charles W. 301
Davis, David 317
Davis, Daniel 319
Davies, George 321
Deily, George 267
Deily, Francis J. 267
Dery, D. George 336
Eberhard, Frederick 283
Eberhard, Peter J. 285
Eberhard, Ferdinand 284
Faust, John Philip 264
Faust, Jonas 264
Frederick, George 277
Frederick, Owen 277
Frederick, Ogden E. 278
Frederick, T. F. 278
Fuller, James W., 1st 285
Fuller, James W., 2nd 286
Gillespie, David 293
Gilbert, Mrs. Ellen C. 245
Graffin, Charles 310
Griffith, David R. 337
Holton, George E. 343
Horn, Col. Melchior H. 295
Horn, Frank M. 294
Hudders, John 283
Hunt, David 313
Hunt, Joshua 311
Hunter, John 282
Jones, Thomas 291
Kildare, William M. 328
Kohler, Richard O. 341
Kostenbader, Herman 313
Kurtz, John George 266
Lawall, Jacob 299
Lackey, James 295
Leibert, John 297
Lewis, Arnold C. 302
Lewis, William G. 303
Matchette, Capt. Joseph 306
McKee, William W. 336
McIntyre, John 281
McIntyre, Robert 280
McClellan, William 282
Milson, Daniel 298
Morrison, John 383
Moyer, Jonas F. 334
Nevins, James 298
Peckitt, Leonard 344
Peter, Jonathan 268
Phillips, William 282
Randall, Edmund 315
Roberts, Jacob 340
Schneller, Charles G. 290
Seaman, Henry J. 342
Snyder, Jonathan 268
Snyder, William T. 289
Storm, Philip 305
Swartz, Benjamin F. 333
Thomas, David 268
Thomas, Edwin 273
Thomas, James 275
Thomas, Samuel 271
Thomas, William R. 274
Weaver, Benjamin H. 325
Weaver, Valentine W. 323
Williams, David R. 320
Williams, John 328
Williams, Oliver 331
Williams, Robert 331
Younger, William 326

- CHAPTER XI. - REMINISCENCES

Breinig Buys a Farm 351
Conrad Weiser Letter 355
Canal Excursion 357
Choral Society 361
David Thomas Letter 347
Dramatic Club 353
Early Ordinances 347
Emanuel Employment 349
Esther Hudders 350
Furnace Visitors 359
Floods 359
Friday in School 361
Gas Bags 349
Game of Ball 362
Grave Diggers 364
Irish Parade 352
Indian Relics 355
Maggie Jones and the Circus 350
Municipal Bake Ovens 352
Mexican War Veterans 354
"Mexicon John" 355
Opening L. V. R. R. 358
Old Buildings 367
Presbyterian Grove Services 353
Potato Sales 354
Piggery 360
Sulphur Matches 352
Schneller Letter 356
Steel Pens 361
Sundry Quotations 365
Tuyeres 359
The Corpse 365
The Last Day of School 362
Water Fight 358
Whip in School 361

- CHAPTER XII. - BOROUGH OFFICIALS

Program and Views 369
Officers of the Old Home Week Association 371
Program 372-373
Views 375-408

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