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By Margaret Leidy Harner from her book One Day at a Time: A Social History of Boyertown, PA.
June 18, 1886: John Steinman, a bachelor farmer, committed suicide under peculiar circumstances. He was found head first in a barrel, held in that position by the weight of stones he had tied around his neck.
Five of his cows and two horses were also found dead, all with their throats cut. The knife used was in Steinman’s hand, still damp.
There was $1000 in greenbacks found sewn in his coat. It is not known what caused him to kill his animals and himself, but it was speculated that he was under some kind of religious spell.
Sunny, with a high of 91 and low of 64 degrees. Sunny in the morning, clear overnight.
Is there a reason why the photos from the Pine Forge Elementary students were not listed on the Boyertown Area School District website and now not mentioned on the Boyertown Area Expression website? The only reason I saw these pictures on FB, other than from granddaughter who is in the Class of 2025, is because I h
Thank you for raising this question. When it comes to school news, the Expression is often reliant on what the school district chooses to share. We, too, wondered why there were no Pine Forge photos, and concluded that it was because there was no one at the school for the PF students to return to visit.
Continued from above message... We appreciate your tip about where to get photos, and we hope you are pleased with Tuesday's edition of The Expression. -- Lesley M.
A wonderful inspirational speech to the young people who are th future