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Subject: [PABERKS] New from Pennsburg - May 23, 1903
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 23:46:01 EDT

Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - May 23, 1903

FRACTURED LEG A SECOND TIME

Liveryman P.B. ESHBACH, of Boyertown, whose leg was fractured at the knee cap
a few months ago, from which he was just recovering so as to be able to go
about with a crutch and a cane, had the misfortune to stumble last Wednesday
afternoon while in his stable and fractured the same leg again at the same place.

ANOTHER OFFICE SEEKER SATISFIED

William DEHAVEN (spelled DeHaven), of Linfield, who was a member of the
Legislature of 1901, was on Monday appointed to a $1400 clerkship in the Internal
Affairs Department, at Harrisburg. Mr. DEHAVEN is also postmaster at Linfield,
and conducts a general store there.

AN EGG WHICH IS HARD TO BEAT

William H. SALLADE, Esq., of Hereford, Berks county, recently found a large
egg which was laid by one of his chickens. It measured seven and one half by
eight and one half inches. The egg when broken was found to contain three yolks.

RAILROAD WRECK AT MERTZTOWN

Mertztown, on the East Penn Railroad, was the scene of a bad freight wreck
Sunday afternoon. An east-bound fast freight, while running at a high rate of
speed, was suddenly stopped by the bursting of an air hose. About in the middle
of the train a flat car was broken in two and mounted by a number of other
cars. John HANISER, of Easton was taking a free ride on the flat car and on
account of the wreck was badly hurt. The tracks were blocked and a special was sent
from Allentown and the passengers transferred around the wreck. On the same
train the injured man was taken to the hospital at Allentown, where it was
found that he had a number of bad scalp wounds and face laterated.

PENNSBURG BOROUGH'S ROADS

Supervisor Samuel B. KEPLER, of Pennsburg assisted by Geo. FOLK, on Wednesday
measured the roads in the borough. The borough has exactly three and one half
miles of roads to take care of.

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