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JONATHAN J. WESSNER
of 729 Juniper St., Quakertown, was born May 9, 1873. His parents are Lenious and Lizzie Wessner (nee Bieber). Mr. Wessner was born and raised in Maxatawny township. He left Kutztown in 1892 and had a phenomenal career, starting at the bottom of the ladder and advancing until today he holds a position of honor and prestige in Quakertown. Besides clothing and men's furnishings ; he is conducting a mail order business that has grown con- siderably the past few years.
He started his trade with Charles D. Herman at Kutztown in 1891 and in 1892 went to Koch Brothers, in Allentown, where he finished bis trade as tailor. After that he learned the Croonborg system of designing and cutting. In January, 1895, he started merchant tailoring in Kutztown, which was not very successful. About two years later he was employed by C. D. Coldrin, of Schuylkill Haven, as cutter and designer. After a period of two years he went back to Koch Brothers at Allentown, but later accepted a position with George & Bean, at Quakertown. One year later he joined the Custom Cutters' Club of the United States and Canada. In 1906 he and his hrother- in-law, H. T. Kemmerer, bought out the stock and fixtures of Harry Cohen and started husiness in the firm name of Wessner & Kemmerer. In 1908 they hought the stock of John D. Miller, of Phoenixville, and after doing business for three months in that place they dissolved partnership by mutual consent. Since 1909 Mr. Wessner's business has increased every year. In 1895 Mr. Wessner was married to Anna R. Weida, of Stein's Corner, Lehigh county, Pa. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Wessner : Dalton O., aged 16 years ; Homer II., 11; Leon L., 9 : Gordon G., 7, and Anna M., 11 months.
CHARLES W. SNYDER
photographer, of Kutztown, was born April 25, 1852, the son of Samuel and Lydia Snyder. In his early career he was a shoemaker. He learned harness making, at which he worked two years. After leaving school he learned, during spare moments, the art of photography with James Eck, and this he has followed to the present time with much success. He also learned free band cravon work under Miss Clara Hartman, now the wife of Samuel A. Baer. Mr. Snyder is a scenic artist of some note and a skilled sign painter. He is a member of St. Paul's Reformed Church, Kutztown. Mr. Snyder is public spirited, it heing through his quick action that the grove which is now the famous Kutztown Park, was saved from the woodmen. He has been a member of Kutztown Council for six years and president for five years. He is an elder in the church for ten years. In 1880 he engaged in the hicycle business aud in these years has been very successful, handling only first class stock. He added to his bicycles, the Sphinx automobile in 1915 and owns one of the new cars. He was married to Sallie A. Jackson. who died Feb. 8, 1909. The following children are living : Anna, wife of Wayne Hummel ; Girl, wife of Amandus Mover ; Sadie, wife of Harold Hippen- spiel ; George, Earl, Mary and Robert.
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WILLIAM JOSEPH DIETRICH
third son of William J. and Susanna F. (Seaman) Dietrich, was born May 12, 1875. Passing through the public schools, and graduating from the Keystone State Normal School in 1898, he taught school in Tilden and Cumru townships and in Reading. Since April, 1906, he has been engaged in historical and genealogical research, assisting in compiling histories of Berks, Northumberland, and Lehigh counties. In 1914 he edited and compiled a history of the "Dietrich Families in America." He is a frequent contributor to historical and other periodicals. He holds membership in a number of county historical societies, the Penn- sylvania-German Society, and the National Geographic Society. He is a member of the Odd Fellows and of the Masonic fraternity. Ile and family are members of the United Evangelical Church. Ile was married, May 20, 1899, to Sarah M. Merkel, of Reading, by whom he had four children : Naomi Evangeline, Ruth Emily, William Joseph, and Esther Agnes. Mrs. Dietrich died suddenly several months ago. Mr. Dietrich's home at present is Allentown, 242 North Sixth street.
DR. U. S. G. BIEBER
of Kutztown, a son of Jonathan and Bregitte (nee Schwoyer) was born April 12, 1865, in Maxatawny township, Berks county, Pa. He graduated at Keystone State Normal School in 1886, from Poughkeepsie Business College in 1888 and from the American Veterinary College of New York in 1890. He has been practicing at his profession in Kutztown since graduation. Mr. Bieber has devoted a great deal of his time to the erection of homes in the horough of Kutztown and other enterprises with which he is connected. He has built 33 fine homes on Park avenue and other sections of this town. Mr. Bieber is a member of the Jr. O. U. A. M., order of Kutztown and of the Fraternal order of Eagles of Kutztown. He is a director of the Saucony Shoe Company, Kutztown Fair Association and Kutztown Fire Company. Mr. Bieber is interested in the crushed stone and lime industry, operating quarries in Kutztown and Alburtis. He was married to Maria E. Sheridan in 1888 and they have two children, John H., aged 25, and Edgar N., aged 19.
THE KUTZTOWN NATIONAL BANK
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CAPITAL,
- $ 50,000.00
SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS, - 100,000.00
DEPOSITS OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
CASHIER
PAYING
INTERIOR VIEW OF BANK
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
JOHN R. GONSER President
O. P. GRIMLEY Cashier
R. H. ANGSTADT Vice President
PHILIP D. HOCII
WM. T. BREINIG
JOHN H. HUNSICKER
W. P. KRUM
GEO. A. DREIBELBIS
PHAON S. HEFFNER
F. H. WERLEY
FRED. A. MARX, Esq. Solicitor and Director
ISAAC C. GRIMLEY Assistant Cashier
N. W. HENSINGER Clerk and Stenographer
DANIEL P. GRIM Clerk
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THE FARMERS BANK, KUTZTOWN
FARMERS BANK
FARMERS BANK
FARMERS BANK CAPITAL >" TOCA
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CAPITAL, $50,000.00 SURPLUS, $30,000.00
UNDIVIDED PROFITS OVER $5000.00
OFFICERS
CHAS. A. STEIN Secretary
C. W. MILLER President
ARTHUR BONNER Vice President
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
H. A. FISTER Cashier
R. P. ALBRIGHT Assistant Cashier
WALTER S. LOY Vice President
DR. N. Z. DUNKELBERGER
D. I. WARTZENLUFT
DAVID D. KUTZ
U. J. MILLER
0. 0. SELL
WM. K. TREXLER
GEO. W. KEMP
CHESTER A. WALBERT
MAURICE D. KUNKEL
JACOB F. ZIMMERMAN
JAMES H. GULDIN, JR.
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D. NICHOLAS SCHAEFFER was born in Max- atawny township, Berks county, Pa., on the 10th day of September, 1853. His father was David Schaeffer, and his mother, Esther, daughter of Solomon Christ.
He attended the public schools during his youth and then attended the Keystone State Normal School, where he prepared for col- lege. He entered Franklin and Marshall College as a sophomore in the fall of 1873 and graduated in June, 1876. After his graduation he was registered as a law stu- dent in the office of George F. Baer, where he pursued his legal tudies for a period of two years, and was admitted to the Berks County Bar November 12, 1878, and to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in February, 1881. He has been actively engaged in the practice of law from the time of his admis- sion to the bar up to the present time.
He was married to Katharine A. Grim, a daughter of Jonathan K. Grim and his wife, Susanna, on the 11th day of November, 1880. He has three sons, viz: Forrest G. Schaeffer, practicing physician at Allentown; Paul N. Schaeffer, a member of the Berks County Bar, and H. Harold Schaeffer.
REV. JOHN FREDERICK KRAMLICH, son of Rev. B. E. and Sophia Kramlich, was born in Kutztown August 29, 1871. His early edu- cation was received in the Keystone State Normal School, from which he graduated in 1889. For the three following years he taught in the public schools of Lehigh county. He then entered Muhlenberg College and graduated in 1896. He entered the Luth- eran Seminary at Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, graduating in 1899. The same year he was ordained by the Ministerium of Pennsylva- nia. On August 6, 1899, he was installed as pastor of Grace Lutheran congregation, Roy- ersford, Pa. His work has been most suc- cessful and the congregation has greatly prospered during his pastorate.
ALBERT DIETER, of Hallowell, Montgomery county, Pa., was born March 30, 1832. He is a son of Jacob and his wife, Marie Louisa, Dieter. He left Kutztown in 1860. Mr. Die- ter is a harnessmaker by occupation. He was married to Esther daughter of Solomon Heffner, of Richmond township. The union was blessed with three children, namely: Marie Louisa Dieter, aged 54 years; John Heffner Dieter, 52, and Henry Dieter, 50.
DR. JOHN KUTZ DETURK, of Erie, Pa., was born in Kutztown, June 21, 1882. His par- ents were James L., and Barbara (nee Kutz) DeTurk. The mother of Dr. DeTurk was a close relative to the early settlers of this borough having been a daughter of David Kutz. Dr. DeTurk graduated from the Key- stone State Normal School, Kutztown, 1901. He then entered the Medico-Chi. College in Philadelphia, graduating in 1906. On July 1, 1906, he entered the Harriot Hospital at Erie; on March 1, 1907, he became assistant surgeon at the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, which position he is still filling. Opening an office in Erie in June, 1909, he soon established an extensive prac- tice. Dr. DeTurk was marred to Georgia R. Randolph, of Erie, Pa. Four children have blessed this union, namely: James R., aged 5 years; John J., 3; Barbara May, 2, and Paul R., aged 9 months.
REV. WILLIAM W. KRAMLICH, a son of Rev. B. E. Kramlich and his wife, Sophia (born Bieber), was born in Kutztown, Pa., January 22, 1866. He attended the Keystone State Normal School and later the Preparatory School at Chambersburg, Pa., from which latter institution he entered Muhlenberg Col- lege, at Allentown, Pa., in the fall of 1883 and graduated in the year 1887. In the fall of the year 1888 he entered the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, graduat- ing in the year 1891, and was ordained in Emanuel Lutheran Church, Pottstown, the same year. In the year 1894 he was united in marriage with Ida Ahrens, of Reading. This union was blessed with one daughter, Clara Virginia. He has been serving parishes in Berks, Lehigh and Northampton counties. At present he is serving a parish at Weiss- port.
J. D. B. FENSTERMACHER, of 1039 North 9th St., Reading, Pa., was born in Kutz- town November 27, 1893, being a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. S. Fenstermacher. Mr. Fenstermacher was in the employ of the Kutztown Foundry and Machine Company about five years. He is a member of Adonai Castle, No. 70, K. G. E., and the P. O. S. of A. Camp, No. 677. He attended the Key- stone State Normal School and the public schools of Kutztown. Mr. Fenstermacher is now in the employ of J. D. Hafer, his father-in-law, who is in the hardware busi- ness, located at 1044-1046 North Eighth St., Reading. He is a member of Salem U. B. Church, of Reading.
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C. I. G. CHRISTMAN Proprietor
Member of the Reading and Allentown Day Committee
THE CHRISTMAN STORE AND HOME
is a Maxatawnian and was born February 19, 1866. At the age of five years he came to Kutztown. After some years in the public schools be entered the Normal School, graduating therefrom in 1883. He taught until 1893, The last position he held was that of the principalship of the Kutztown schools. In April, 1895, he launched out in tbe dry goods and notions
business at his present location, After a few years he found it necessary to enlarge the store room and con- sequently added 25 feet by 90 feet. In 1905 he erected his handsome home at the side of the store. in which he resides with his family. He is an active member of St. John's Reformed Church and of the lodges K. G. E, No. 70, and Jr. O. U. A. M., No. 1004.
THE HERMAN BLOCK CHAS. D. HERMAN, Proprietor
The founder of this prosperous business stand, was born April 11, 1855, in Greenwich township, the son of James and wife Catharine (nee Haring), daughter of Peter and Rebecca (nee Stover). lle was raised on the farm and when 17 years of age, learned the tailoring trade under Henry Williams, of Kutztown. He also took a course in cutting with Mr. Daughel, of Allentown. On Jan, 1, 1874, he started in the custom tailoring business opposite Walnut street, on Greenwich, from whence he moved to different locations in town He purchased his present place of business in the fall of 1902, took possession March 31. 1903, and has continued his business here since, adding ready-made clothing and gents' furnishing to his line. He has been in business 43 years, His son Quinton D, had been in his employ for many years, and three years aro Mr. llerman turned over to him part of the business. He is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kutztown, Pa., and of the Church Council ; lluguenot Lodge, No. 377. F, and A. M., and K. G. E .. No. 70. He is at present a Trustee of the Keystone State Normal School, President and Director of Kutztown Fair Association, and President and member of Kutztown Fire Company. Mr. Herman was married to Clara M. Gross and the following children are living : Richard, Lieut. in U. S. Army, located at Philippine Islands : Quinton D., in business with his father : Paul A., manager of Herman's Playhouse ; Marguerite, Wife of Frank Balley, of Butler, Pa., and three deceased daughters, namely : Gertrude, Louisa M .. and Bessie E.
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A. K, LESHER
of Kutztown, was born in 1869, a son of John M. Lesher and his wife, Matilda (nee Kline).
Mr. Lesher was educated in the borough schools and the Keystone State Normal School. He started his career as a shoemaker, at which trade he was engaged for ten years. Later he entered the hotel and restau- rant business and conducted one place for fourteen years. In 1913 he sold out and took un the auto- mobile business forming a partnership with Dr. N. Z.
Dunkelherger. The firm is known as the Kutztown Motor Car Company, of which Mr. Lesher is secretary and general manager, and Dr. Dunkelherger president. In 1892 Mr. Lesher was married to Miss Annie, daughter of John Gerber and his wife (nee Garman), of Lebanon, Pa.
Mr. Lesher takes an active interest in the welfare of Kutztown and is prominent in secret organizations.
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THE LESHER HOME ON MAIN STREET
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CLEM. J. STICHLER
Was born ín Kutztown February 16, 1884 He received a thorough train- ing in the manufacturing of shoes in the plant of
the Keystone Shoe Mfg
Hle passed through all Co.
the departments ín the construction of shoes, Next he studied the business of retailing shoes, After 7 years of this training. he entered into business for himself and later on asso- eiated with himself his father-in-law. Jas, Schaef- fer, The firm conducts a successful business on Main street, He is mar-
ried to Ella Schaeffer, They have three children, Mildred, Helen and Paul, He is a member of St. John's Reformed Church, and of the Jr, O, U. A. M.,
K. G. E., and F. O. E. or- ganizations,
STICHLER & SCHAEFFER SHOE STORE
JAMES SCHAEFFER
was born June 26, 1856, in Maxatawny township, He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. (Christ) David Schaeffer He received his training at the Keystone State Normal School. He taught several years and for 32 years conducted hís fatther's
farm, which later became his own, In 1909 he re- tired and moved to Kutz- town, He is now a mem- ber of the well known Stichler and Schaeffer shoe retailing business, He is an active member of St. John's Reformed Church. having been a member of the consistory for many years, He is also a trus- tee ot the Keystone State Normal School and treas- urer of Hope Cemetery Board In 1877 he was married to Rosa Bortz, They have seven children.
F. A. MARX, ESQ.
of Reading, Pa., was born March 19, 1876, at Kutztown, the son of James H, and wife Sarah (nee Springer). He attended the schools of the town and graduated from Keystone State Normal School in 1892 and from Lafayette College in 1896. He studied law with his father and was admitted to the bar in 1900. Later he was admitted to the higher courts. He took a final course at Dickinson Law School. Mr. Marx moved to Reading on March 12, 1907, and opened law offices at 528 Washington St. He is at this writing holding the
Mr. Marx is a Democrat in politics. position of Assistant District Attorney under Harvey F. Heinly. Mr. Marx was married Oct. 21. 1903 to Rebecca II, Fenstermacher, daughter of J. P. S. Fenstermacher, of Kutztown. They have one sen. James.
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THE SAUCONY SHOE FACTORY
of shoes annually,
The Saucony Shoe Manufacturing Company, Inc., has a capacity of 250.000 pairs The firm employs ninety hands and the pay roll is $5000.00 per month.
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KUTZ'S MODEL BAKERY AND DWELLING
proprietor of the Model Bakery located on East Main St., Kutztown, came back to his native town in 1910 and started in the baking business. In 1912 he erected a fine home and added a storeroom to his bakery and the past year a big stab'e to the rear. In this time he has built up a large trade. He has an average output of 275,000 loaves of bread a year, together with a great deal of pastry, Mr Kutz is a son of Jacob D. and wife Ellameda, and was born in Kutztown, May 17, 1885, Mr. Kutz is the great- great-grandson of Geo. Kutz, the founder of Kutztown, He learned his trade with George Rabich, of Allentown, and worked six years at Lansdale when he came back to Kutztown. He is a member of St. John's Reformed Church, of Kutztown. He was married to Vera M. Wuchter on June 24, 1905, and their union has been blessed by two children, Mildred and Ethel.
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WENZ COMPANY, Allentown, Pa.
manufacturers of memorials, Allentown, Pa. This industry, which is one of the largest in the State, was formed in Kutztown. The orginators, Wen% Brothers, started in a small way, but gradually grew until to-day they have placed beautiful monuments, tombstones, vaults, and mausoleums in practically every cemetery in the eastern part of Pennsylvania.
In 1912 they built a modern plant on West Hamil- ton street, Allentown, near the Duck Farm Hotel, and moved their business to that city in July. 1913.
They have more than doubled their output and em. ploy close on to 100 men. The present athleers and directors are : Win. Wenz, president : T. E. Hensinger. secretary and treasurer, Directors, William Wenz. T. E. Hensinger, J. D. Wenz, Lawrence J. Rupp. Har- vey Bascom, C. L. Hollenbach, and E. S. Elerts.
The above picture Is a reproduction of one of the finest monuments in Kutztown, that of John R. Gon- ser, erected by the Wenz Company on Fairview come- tery.
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A. M. HERMAN, Proprietor
HERMAN'S FIVE AND TEN CENT STORE
Kutztown, Pa., was horn June 11, 1860, in Greenwich township, the son of James Herman and his wife Catharine Haring. He was married to Annie T. Hoch, Nov. 1, 1891. They had one child, Charles W., deceased. He learned the coachmaking trade at R. Miller's Son, working five years. He followed the same trade at Reading and Sinking Spring for two years. He traveled through the west for one year and returned to Kutztown in fall when he started in husiness, known as the Five and Ten Cent Store at east corner of what is now Mr. Kohler's residence, where he remained until the spring of 1885 when he moved to his present place where has conducted a successful husiness for 30 years. Mr. Herman is known hy all as "Uncle Aust" and has the credit of opening the first Five and Ten Cent Store in Kutztown. Mr. Herman is a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Kutztown, a charter member of K. G. E., No. 70, Kutztown, a member of Jr. O. U. A. M., No. 1004, Kutztown, and also a member of Modern Woodmen, Allentown. He is one of the organ- izers of Kutztown Park Association and is a member of the present hoard of directors. His store and home are located on southeast corner of Main street and Strausser alley.
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PLANT OF THE ALLENTOWN DEMOCRAT AND EVENING ITEM
Democrat Publishing Company, Allentown, Pa,, publishers of Allentown Democrat, daily morning paper, and Allentown Item, daily evening paper. Largest guaranteed city circula- tion in Allentown.
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DEISHER KNITTING MILLS
Deisher Knitting Mills furnish employment to fifty or more hands and the mer- chandise has earned a reputation in the retail trade. In 1900 the entire building was raised three feet from its foundation and another story added. Annexes were built in 1903 and 1907. The present officers are: John R. Gonser, President ; Philip D. Hoeh, Treasurer ; L. R. Seidell, Secretary, and H. K. Deisher, Manager.
SHANK WEILER'S
SHANKWEILERS
SHANKWEILER BROS.
started in the dry goods, notions, carpets, and rug business in the Hinterleiter Building on Main street, February 1, 1904. For three years the business was transacted under the firm name of J. V. Shankweller & Sons. In the year 1907 the senior member of the firm retired, when the name was changed to Shank- weller Bros. The firm was composed of II. O. Shank-
weiler, E. II. Shankweller, and J. S. Shankweiler. In 1909 the former member withdrew and became af- fillated with R. W. Hinterleiter & Co. of Allentown. During this period the Messrs. Shankweiler Bros. be- came well established and have a big trade. They have an extra clerk employed and are efficiently meeting the demands of the people.
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BARRY AND' STONE CRUSHER
U. S. G. BIEBER'S STONE CRUSHING PLANT
The Stone Crushing Plant of Dr. U. S. G. Bieher, of Kutztown, occupies an ideal loca- tion. The works are busy continually in furnishing crushed stone and lime.
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E.P.D. TURK -325-
GOOD SERVICE HARDWARE STORE
Kutztown, E. P. DeTurk, the owner and proprietor, was horn Dec. 11, 1865, in Maxatawny township, the son of William and Elizabeth (Butz). In 1886 Mr. DeTurk was employed hy Walter Bieber with whom be served for six years, when be hought out Zach Miller's hard- ware husiness, located in C. W. Miller's Building on Main street, where he conducted a successful business from 1892 to 1904. He then erected a large store opposite his former business place and stocked it with general hardware, The total floor space is 12,000 square feet, including a warehouse. During these eleven years in bis new building be bas been very successful in huilding un an extensive trade, He was married to Lizzie A. Deisher in 1880 and the following children are living, one George D. dead: Jobn W., aged 26, and Lawrence A., aged 24, are assisting their father in the business ; Lloyd E., 22; Harry C., 19; Olive H. E., 17 ; Lillian M., 15; Grace I, 12 ; Chas. A., 10 ; Mary A., 8, and Esther (' .. 5. He is a member of St. Paul's Reformed Church and of the consistory of the church. He is a horough auditor. He lives in a fine home on Walnut street.
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U. B. KETNER Proprietor
KUTZTOWN PAPER BOX FACTORY
U. B. Ketuer, paper box manufacturer, of Kutztown, since 1907, was born in Upper Bern township, Berks county, April 18, 1876, He is a son of Isaac B. Ketner and his wife Emma S. (nee Billman). During his early years Mr. Ketner was engaged in farming and from 1893 to 1897 was a telegraph operator Mr. Ketuer is a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Past-president of Kutztown Aerie, No. 839, F. O. E ; a member of Adonai Castle, No. 70, K. G. F., and Charles A. Gerasch Council, No. 1024, Jr. O. U. A. M. He served this borough as constable since 1911. He was married to Emma E. Heckman. The union was blessed with four children ; Osville V. B., aged 19 ; James D., 16; Mabel B., 14, and George E., 8. They live ou Park avenue.
THE BLACK HORSE HOTEL
The Black Horse Hotel, one of Kutztown's oldest hostelries, situated on the corner of Main and Noble streets. I. E. Wentz is the present proprietor who through his good service and courtesy has earned the reputation and title of being one of Berks county's best hotel men.
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MANUFACTURING COMPANY
THE KEYSTONE SHOE FACTORY
Home of the Keystone Shoe Manufacturing Company, where 200,000 pairs of children's. misses' and growing-girls' goodyear welts are turned out annually. One hundred and fifty employees earn $7000.00 per month.
J.S. KNITTLE
JONATHAN S. KNITTLE'S AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKS
dealer in agricultural implements and gasoline engines, has modern quarters and conducts a . . business. Mr. Knittle was engaged in farming for a number of years and therefore knows the wants of the tillers of the soil.
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THE DERY SILK MILL
D. G. Dery Silk Mill at Kutztown. Ninety-two hands are employed and arrangements have been perfected to double the output of the plant which will mean another big build- ing for Kutztown. In sixteen plants Mr. Dery employs 3934 hands who earn annually in wages $1,700.000. The output of the mills is 12,500,000 yards annually. valued at seven and one-half million dollars.
ONEHOUSE
THE KEYSTONE HOUSE
Kutztown, one of the town's well known hostelries and a favorite traveling men's stopping place, conducted on a modern plan by Worth A. Dries. Mr. Dries is a son of Daniel A. and wife Mary Hawkins, and Was born Feb, 18, 1875, at Blandon, Pa. He spent his early years on the farm aud later as bar clerk at the Mineral Springs Hotel. He learned the trade of cigar making and tailoring, aud worked at both trades a few years, In 1901 he assisted his father at the Keystone House, Kutztown, becoming the proprietor in 1911. He has conducted this hotel ever since in a manner which is a credit to himself and the town, He is a member of P. O S. of A. Lodge, No. 103, Fleetwood; K. G. E., No, 570, Fleetwood. and F. O. E. No, 839, Kutztown. He is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kutztown, and Kutztown Fire Company ; was one of the organizers of the Kutztown Poultry Association and at the present time is the president of the local association and vice president of the Pennsylvania State Poultry Association. He was married to Katie F, Dangler on Jan, 13, 1900, and they have one child, Mary Sarah, aged 10 years.
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