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Subject: News from Pennsburg - March 26, 1904
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:18:03 EDT
Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - March 26, 1904
BASEBALL CLUB REORGANIZED
The Pennsburg Athletic Club held a meeting last week and reorganized. Martin
KAPP was elected manager and Leo SECHLER treasurer. The following players have
signed: Frank FOLK, pitcher; John HUNTER, catcher; Horace SMITH, first base;
Andrew STAUFFER, second base; James STEIN, third base; Wm. SNYDER, short stop;
William BARR, centre field; Val. TRUMBORE, left field; W. MAWRY, right field.
The club has already closed dates with the Marion Club, of Easton; J.E.
Madden's Club, of Bethlehem; The Columbia A.A., of Easton; Franklin & Marshall, of
Lancaster, and other strong teams in the eastern section of the state.
OWNS A BROAD AXE MADE IN 1655
Allen REITER, of near Siesholtzville, is the possessor of a broadaxe stamped
with the year 1755. It appears to be of English manufacture and was no doubt
brought along by some pioneer who used the implement in felling or dressing
trees in Penn's Forests. The axe is not as large as those of later years, and is
shaped at the blade so as to be used on right or left hand side by reversing
the handle. Mr. REITER treasures the relic very much.
PEDDLING ILLEGAL IN BUCKS
Bucks county's special act of 1862, prohibiting peddling, still stands,
having been successfully tested by the Bucks County Mercantile Association. E.H.
SIMPSON, R.F. FRANCIS, W.D. GRAY, E. ROROPAUGH and W.A. TANTUM have paid fines
aggregating $1000 and costs of $199.72 imposed by Justice of the Peace WALL, on
May 9, 1903, and sustained by Judge YERKES shortly afterward. The men were
convicted of peddling stoves and other kitchen articles.
UGLY CUT WITH AN AXE
Edwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Titus SELL, of near Kutztown, met with a painful
accident which will disable him for some time. He was cutting wood and while
holding it with his left hand and swinging the axe with his right, the handle of
the axe caught in his coat. He missed his aim and the blow struck his left
arm, inflicting a painful wound. The sharp instrument severed the blood vessels,
tendons and nearly one of the bones near the wrist joint.
HORSE DIED SUDDENLY
One of the draft horses used in the team of William F. YOUNG, the Henricks
Oil dealer, died suddenly on Tuesday night. During the day he was used in the
team and he showed no signs of illness when placed in the stable in the evening.
In the morning when Harry STEHLEY the teamster came out in the stable on
Wednesday morning he was to find the animal dead. He was amazed valued at $150 and
was not insured.
BURGESS CENSURES BOROUGH COUNCIL
Burgess RHOADS, of Boyertown, has clearly drawn the lines between him and
Council by stating in his annual message to that body: "If you do your business
legitimately you will have no trouble with me."
GIRL BURNED TO DEATH
Laura J. LONG, the sixteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LONG, of Almont,
near Tylersport, was fatally burned while taking up ashes and raking the
stove at the home of Mr. and Mrs. SUTTON, of Sellersville, where she was employed
as a servant. A red hot coal fell from the stove on her dress and set it on
fire. Instead of trying to extinguish the fire she ran to a neighbor's house,
some distance away. By this time she was all ablaze, caused by the wind fanning
the flames. After a great deal of difficulty the fire was extinguished, but
not until she had been fatally burned. Her whole body was terribly burned except
her feet and face. A doctor was immediately sent for, but owing to the severe
roasting of her flesh he could not save her life, and she died the next
morning.
BROUGHT SUIT TO RECOVER INSURANCE MONEY
Peter V. HOY, proprietor of the Hotel Montgomery, at Norristown, has brought
suit against the Union Mutual Insurance Company, of Norristown, for the sum of
$1160. He alleges in the statement, which has been filed, that his property
was damaged to that extent by a fire on December 16, 1903, which partially
destroyed the back building and that although demand has been made, the insurance
company has not paid the amount of loss as required by the policy.
HORSE FELL WHILE GOING OVER GUTTER
Milton NYCE, of Lucon, met with an accident on Sunday while driving over a
culvert near the Lederachville chapel. The bridge gave way and the horse broke
through which caused him to fall. Mr. NYCE gave an alarm and neighbors assisted
him in getting the horse freed. The animal's leg was badly twisted which
caused him considerable pain, but luckily no bones were broken.
THOUGHT MARRIAGE LICENSE WAS ENOUGH
A young couple of Norristown procured a marriage license in 1896. Thinking
that tied the nuptial knot they lived together and in the eight years children
have been born. About a week ago they learned their mistake and were married by
a baptist minister of Norristown.
AGED PASTOR TENDERS RESIGNATION
Rev. F.J. MOHR, who served the St. John's at Richlandtown, and First Reformed
church at Quakertown, for about thirty years, handed his resignation to the
consistory Saturday. Old age and ill health is the reason that Rev. MOHR took
the action he did.
HORSE KICKS MAN ON THE NOSE
Abner HANSELL, of Swedeland, had his nose nearly kicked off while cleaning a
horse in stable on Tuesday. Seventeen stitches were required to restore the
nose to anything like a normal condition.
STICKPIN IN HER THROAT 80 HOURS
Three-year-old Eliza WATSON, of South Bethlehm, swallowed a three-inch
pearl-headed stickpin on Monday morning and coughed it up Thursday afternoon, after
suffering terribly for over 80 hours.
ENDS LIFE WITH ROPE
Samuel DELP, proprietor of the Elroy Hotel, Franconia township, this county,
committed suicide Saturday morning by hanging himself, in a shed adjoining the
hotel stables. Mr. DELP's actions are attributed to melancholia, due to
business reverses. He had, however, given no intimation of his intended act.
Saturday morning DELP arose, as usual, about 5.30 o'clock, and shortly afterward
went to the stable. Failing to return a search was made for him by members of the
household with the result that his lifeless body was found hanging to a rope
in an obscure corner of the shed. DELP was about 45 years old and is survived
by a wife and two children. He was well known about the county, having been in
charge of a number of well known hostelries. For a number of years he
conducted the West Point Hotel. He has been at Elroy about two years.
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