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Subject: [PABERKS] News from Pennsburg - February 13, 1904
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 23:24:59 EST
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - February 13, 1904
A YOUNG NIMROD OF NEW HANOVER TOWNSHIP
Picture: Harris LENHART. The days of the mighty hunter for our part of the
State are past but the spirit which when properly developed will make the
successful marksman, will still at times crop out as the case of the young son of
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin LENHART, of near Swamp creek, New Hanover township. A few
years ago the father gave young Harris an air rifle to gratify a boyish desire.
The boy rapidly developed a rare skill with this rifle and soon succeeded in
bringing down small birds in great numbers. Last fall a year ago the boy
prevailed on his father to be permitted to use a regular breech loader. Although
small in body and handling the fire-arm of a man, the boy's aim proved so accurate
that he succeeded in bagging three rabbits and a number of birds last fall.
Since that time he has been constantly practicing at odd moments, so that now,
although only seven years old, his aim is so unerring that he invariably
succeeds in hitting the object at which he takes aim.
TOT BURNED TO DEATH
A horrible sight met the eyes of Mrs. Frank GRILL, of Bally, on Sunday when
she entered her house and saw her fifteen months old boy one mass of flames and
the room afire. While preparing supper she had occasion to leave the house
for a few moments leaving several small children by themselves, and a lighted
coal oil lamp on the table. During her absence her fifteen months old boy pulled
at the table cover, upsetting the lamp. In an instant the little tot was
enveloped in flames. The other children raised an alarm and the mother was called.
When she entered the room she screamed and alarmed the neighbors who came to
her assistance and saved the house from destruction. The little boy was
horribly burned and Dr. O.W. BERKEY was summoned. He found the child in an awful
condition and two hours later it died.
WELL ATTENDED OPENING SALE
The opening sale at the Sale and Exchange stables at Hendrick's hotel,
Schwenksville, on Tuesday afternoon was very largely attended and good prices
realized. Henry H. FAUST, of Frederick, sold all but a few of a carload of western
horses, and Jonas FISHER, of Gratersford, disposed of a lot of shoats and pigs
at public sale.
TAMPERING WITH BOROUGH STREET LIGHTS
At different times during the past winter some of the street lights of the
borough of Pennsburg were tampered with, but during the past week one particular
light in front of the Edwin MILLER residence was turned low several nights in
succession. Pedestrians have brought complaint to the lamp lighter, S.B.
KEPLER, and he in another colum of this paper serves notice to the person who
maliciously intereferes with the borough property.
BIG FIRE AT MORWOOD
The creamery and butcher house of Henry C. DERSTINE, of near Morwood was
totally destroyed by fire early Friday morning. At about three o'clock Mr.
DERSTINE got up to convey his product to the Telford depot in order to ship to the
Philadelphia markets, when he noticed that the creamery was in flames. An alarm
was at once made but before help arrived the butcher house which was close by
was also in flames. With the assistance of the neighbors, two express wagons
and a beef that was slaughtered the day before were removed from the butcher
house. A large quantity of market goods were consumed including about 800 pounds
of butter. The origin of the fire is a mystery, for one hour before Mr.
DERSTINE arose, Mrs. DERSTINE was awake but did not notice anything of a fire. Mr.
DERSTINE is in this business for the past thirteen years and conducts a large
business. His loss is only partially insured, $2,000 insurance being carried
on the creamery by the Norristown Union Mutual and $1000 on the butcher house,
by the Goshenhoppen Mutual, of Pennsburg.
PROFESSOR UPSET IN SNOW DRIFT
Prof. E.A. JACOBY, of Perkiomen Seminary, on Saturday, upset while out
sleighing. He was a short distance beyond Geryville when he landed in the snow
drifts. The horse tore loose from the sleigh and ran towards his home. At the
Pennsburg postoffice he was caught. Prof. JACOBY engaged a team from John HALLMAN
and he and the broken sleigh were taken home.
SKIN FROM LEG PLACED ON FACE
Skin grafting was performed in the Allentown Hospital on Wednesday, the first
time in the history of the institution. The patient is a young Hungarian,
John VINCERN, whose face was scalded. Pieces of cuticle were taken from the man's
leg and transplanted to the wounds on the face.
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