Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-10
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All Of the buildings and land COM
peisiug one Of the Oldest villages in
berks county. Pa. together With
real estate within . mile Of the place,
was offered at public sale lately.
one Of the heirs, Frank Brintzegho6,
acting - auctiopeeE The Lobachs.
Who were the owners Of the village,
have all died. there not being . sim
gle one left by that name. and all the
houses and lands will b owned by
persons Of different nameA That q
the cause Of the sale.
The last Lo6ach bearing that name
was Anna Lobach. Who died last
spring. - also did her sister, Mrs
Sarah Wiley. each over 20 years Of
age. These tWo were the last sole
owners Of the village. Seth A. Brown,
10 the administrator Of Anna Lobach,
who made no will. and the executor
Of Mrs. Sarah Wiley. who made .
will and bequeathed her share
Of the place to Seth Brown,
his vito and his brother, Howard
Brown.
Anna L0bach and Sarah WILEY
were sisters Of David Lobach, who
was . justice of the peace for many
years and died some six years ago.
They were the children Of Samuel
LObach. Samuel had an only brother,
named William. who was the father
Of the deceased wife of Samuel Bob
Ter. or9an-builder. OF Reading. and OF
the widow of Rev. j. :. Herman.
Kutztown. Mrs. G. F. Jeffries, lO9
South Ninth street. Reading is the
daughter Of Mrs Boiler. These are
the nearest relatives of the Lobach
family of Lobachsville
Lobachsville was known as such
very nearly $50 years. 1t derives its
name from Peter Lobach. who bought
forty-nine acres and q wooden mill
from William Pott in l745. Peter
l-obach was succeeded by his son
Samuel. who became the father OF
two sons. William and Samuel
William became the owner of the
wooleA mill and saw mill, while
Samuel established and carried on
successfully for years q chair manu-
factory.
In 1885 the wooden mill was con.
verted into . creamery. which has
since been abandoned. and q new
WOODEN mill was created a short dis
lance below on Pine creek BY William
Lobach. which mill has since been
demolished. Samuel, the chair
maker. started store. which upon
his death passed to his son David.
who sold out to Levi Brown. William
Lobach built and conducted q tavern
opposite his brother Samuel's store.
A post Office was established in the
store in 1885 and has been there
ever since. A daily nail is received
and delivered from Reading. being on
the fikeville stage route George
w. Hess has been the postmaster
and stOrekeeper the past two years
The store and postofiice are in q
large two story stone dwelling house
and there is connected with it q farm
OF scventy-four acres The hotel
stand consists Of q large two-story
: stone building. two-story stone shed.
large two-story stone building form
erly used a. . wooden mill. . saw
mill and three wells of water How
ard Brown occupies . two-story stone
dwelling house and over three acres
OF land attached thereto
, A farm Of twenty-nine acres about
. mile from Lobachsville is occupied
BY Constable William keichert The
Lobach vineyard is located on this
farm. whore formerly q great deal of
wine Vas made About IN aero IL
Sill In 6ne bearing condition. There
10 . tract Of nine acres, another of
A., ten acres, and third Of twenty-eight
acres Of farming. pasture and mead
' ow land near Lobschsville. and q
tract Of twenty-eight acres of wood
land. Some Of the property belongs
TO the estate Of Anna Lobach and
Sarah Wiley, deceased. together,
while others Of the properties b.
long to each estate separately.