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Subject: News from Pennsburg - April 23, 1904
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:55:13 EDT


Ref: Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - April 23, 1904

INJURED BY RUNAWAY

Henry STAHSEL, a councilman of Pennsburg, was injured shortly after dinner
yesterday, while driving in the borough. A two-horse team, belonging to Isaac
HUBER, of New Hanover Square, tore loose in front of the Town and Country office
and ran away towards HARING's hotel. Mr. STAHSEL and Robert ESHBACH were
driving in the same direction and did not hear the runaways coming. The team
struck the buggy of Mr. STAHSEL and threw both occupants out. Mr. STAHSEL received
a scalp wound of about eight inches in length besides being bruised over his
body. Mr. ESHBACH escaped injuries. The runaway team kept on their mad flight
until near HARING's Hotel where they were caught by John HARING. One of the
runaway horses was seriously injured having lacerated an artery. The wagon was a
light express used as a milk buggy and was badly used up. The horses were
securely tied to the hitching post but one of them broke the bridle, after which
they were free and dashed down Fourth street at breakneck speed. Mr. STAHSEL
was removed to his home and Dr. W.H. HUNSBERGER was summoned who sewed the
lacerated scalp together.

HANGED AT PLAY BY A HANDKERCHIEF

A four year old son of Cuno BECKER, of Vineland, New Jersey, was strangled to
death on Tuesday under strange circumstances. The little fellow was playing
on a pile of cord-wood when he slipped and fell against a tree at the end of
the wood. Around the boy's neck was a handkerchief, which caught on a knot in
the tree and formed a hangman's noose. The body was still warm when a passerby
called attention to it. Physicians were hurriedly summoned and worked for an
hour trying to restore life, but were unsuccessful.

OVERSTUDY DAZED A SENIOR

George KUNKLE, a senior student at Muhlenberg College, son of Rev. G.G.
KUNKLE, of Summit Hill, suddenly became ill at noon Monday, at his brother's home,
from overstudy while preparing for final examination. He went to the third
story and stepped out of the window, falling to a porch roof, when he rolled to
the terrace. His injuries are a fractured wrist and ruptures.

BAD TEMPER BRINGS BROTHERS IN PRISON

John and Michael POLKA, brothers, of Wilkesbarre, charged with the murder of
Fred MYERS, of the same city, pleaded guilty of manslaughter and were
sentenced to five years and one year respectively in the penitentiary. In a spirit of
fun, MYERS threw snowballs at the brothers as they were passing, when they
turned on him and beat his brains out.

PAST 21 YEARS OF AGE AND WANTED TO BE MARRIED

Clerk of Courts AIKIN, of Norristown, granted a marriage license on Tuesday
to John W. YANTES and Christine MURRAY, both of Philadelphia. Both applicants
signed the register as "past 21 years of age." The man had a look of 70 years,
while the woman may have been 40.

GIRL WEIGHS 450 POUNDS

Mary SHADOW, of Dauphin, Pa., is twenty years of age and weighs four hundred
and fifty pounds. She recently entered the Harrisburg Hospital for treatment
after having taken a patent anti-fat concoction. She had reduced her weight one
hundred pounds by the medicine, but her mind was affected by the same. She
left the hospital this week.

BOUGHT BLOCK OF HOUSES AT BOYERTOWN

Morris DIAMOND, clothier of Boyertown, with his brother-in-law, purchased the
HOUCK block of buildings, one of which he occupies with his clothing store.
He will now greatly enlarge his store room by placing two rooms in one.

OLD ZIONSVILLE MAN STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY

F.J.M. SCHIFFERT, of Old Zionsville, widely known throughout Lehigh county,
was on Saturday evening stricken by apoplexy and is in a very serious
condition. He was formerly owner of the SWABIA Homestead at Macungie.

TWO YEAR OLD BABY BURNED TO DEATH

By explosion of a lamp at the residence of Jacob L. WECHTER, of Reading, on
Saturday night his child, Dorothy, aged 2 years, was burned to death and his
wife suffered serious injuries.

FOUND DEAD IN FIELD

William L. RAUCH, a farmer residing about one and a half miles north-west of
Clayton, was found dead, Tuesday afternoon in one of his fields. Shortly after
dinner he went into the field to burn some brush and was apparently in good
health. At about half past five o'clock, his wife called him for supper. Not
receiving an answer she went in search of him and found him lying dead beside
the brush heap. As very little work had been done it is supposed that he died
soon after arriving in the field.

DIDN'T KNOW IF WAS LOADED

William T. HANLON, of Conshohocken, has been held to await the result of
injuries to Antonio SAND, whom he accidentally shot through the hand while
snapping a revolver, unknown to be loaded. HANLON was trying to sell the revolver,
and was showing how it worked when the weapon was discharged, the ball passing
through SAND's hand.

WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH

Mrs. Emily DIEHL, wife of Henry DIEHL, a well-known insurance man of
Stroudsburg, was burning paper at her home Thursday when her clothes caught fire and
she was burned to death. Two neighbors and the mother of the injured woman were
burned in their efforts to save the dying woman.

WOUNDED A BURGLAR AT NORRISTOWN

Seeing a burglar on the roof of his home, on Tuesday night, Walter APPLETON,
of Norristown, got a rifle and fired. The burglar leaped to the garden and
escaped, but blood spots on the fence indicated that he had been wounded. He left
a black derby hat behind, which may prove a clue.

THIEVES ENTER STEINSBURG STORE

The general store at Steinsburg, Oliver H. ERDMAN, was entered by thieves
last Monday night. They stole about $100 worth of clothing, shoes and jewelry, as
well as minor other articles. The miscreants gained entrance to the building
through a window.

REV. LEINBACH MOVED TO READING

Rev. T.H. LEINBACH, of Spinnerstown, on Tuesday had his furniture moved from
that town to Reading where he will make his future home. The furniture was
conveyed thither in two of Liveryman LEIDY's large moving vans, of Boyertown.

VICTIM OF ACCIDENT WILL PROBATED

The will of Asa G. MILLER, of near Powder Valley, was probated in the
Register of Wills' office, at Allentown. He bequeaths his estate to his wife, whom he
also names as executrix. The will was made December 31, 1892, and was
witnessed by H.E.E. and William H. ROEDER.

HAS PROFITABLE CHICKENS

Charles STYER, of East Greenville, is the owner of eight chickens which are
quite profitable to him. He recently kept count of the number of eggs they lay
and in seven days they layed forty-two. This is a record which is hard to beat.

TO JAIL FOR FALSE PRETENSES

Henry HARING, of Allentown, convicted of passing worthless notes for $1200 on
Gideon LENTZ, of the same town was on Saturday sentenced to pay $100 fine and
costs and imprisonment in county jail for nine months.

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