FAMILY REUNION

   "At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Metz, of 24 West Fourth

street, Newberry, on Christmas day was held a reunion of the family.  The

following children and grandchildren were present:  Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T.

Fry, Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Hawk, Phillipsburg, N.J.; B.O. Kauffman,

Hughesville; Mrs. Hollie Seitzinger, Williamsport; Mr. and Mrs. W.J.B.

Metz, Newberry; Miss Katherine Metz, Phillipsburg, N.J.; Miss Sadie Metz,

Catawissa; George C. Metz, New berry; grandchildren, Charles and Reba Metz,

Newberry; John and Louisa Fry, Phillipsburg, N.J.; William and Howard

Kauffman, Hughesville;  Elmer Hawk, Phillipsburg, N.J.; Fred, John and

Sarah Search, Catawissa; Grace Seitzinger, Newberry;  Frank Seitzinger,

Girard college, Philadelphia.  Mrs. B.O. Kauffman and daughter of

Hughesville being the only members of family not present, they being

detained at home on account of sickness."

""...Shickshinny; Clarence and Valentine Swank, of Elysburg; Mrs. Catharine

Hummer and Mrs. Chas. Miller of Paxinos, and Fred Search of Newark, NJ.

Five grandsons, Will Kauffman, Howard Kauffman, Charles Metz, Frank

Seitzinger and Fred Search, and a nephew Robert Farley, acted as pallbearers.

Deceased was born near Elysburg, coming to Catawissa when a young man and

learning the carpenter trade, at which he worked until he was stricken with

his fatal illness.  About 17 years ago he removed to Newberry.  For many

years he was employed on the P. & R. carpenter gang under W.W. Perry and at

one time was in the train service as freight conductor.  In Sept. 1862, he

went out with Co. B, 13th Reg. P.V., Capt. Wm. F. Potts, known as the

"emergency men,: but the victory at Antietam cut short their service as

they were not needed.  During his many years' residence in Catawissa he was

one of her most respected citizens.

He was married to Miss Louisa Kleckner, of Strawberry Ridge, who survives

him with the following children:  Wm. J., Geo. C., Mrs. Harry Seitzinger

and Miss Sadie Metz, of Williamsport; Mrs. B. O. Kauffman, Hughesville;

Mrs. Jos. T. Fry, Mrs. W.E. Hawk and Mrs. Clarence Souders of New Jersey,

and Mrs. H. M. Search, of Catawissa.  There are, also 25 granchildren and 3

great-grandchildren."

DEATH OF PIONEER RAILROAD MAN

VALENTINE METZS WORKED ON THE OLD CATAWISSA WHEN ENGINES WERE FIRED WITH WOOD

   "Nearly eighty years of age, an authority upon railroading and for a

quarter of a century past one of the most picturesque figures in the West

End, Valentine Metzs, died at his home on West Fourth street, at an early

hour last evening.  Mr. Metzs was a conductor on the old Catawissa branch

in the days when engines were fired with wood and the rules of the company

demanded that train officials gather fuel during the stops.  His death was

due to a fall which he recived while at work upon the Updegraff addition

more than two weeks ago, when he was suddenly stricken with apoplexy.

Services conducted by the Rev. M. K. Foster, of the Newberry Methodist

church, will he held at the home of the deceased tomorrow afternoon.  Later

the remains will be shipped to Catawissa."