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Subject: [PAPHILA] News from Pennsburg - July 11, 1903
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 00:09:35 EDT
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Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - July 11, 1903
TOOK OUT 224 GALL STONES
Dr. THOMPSON, of Scranton, removed 224 gall stones from Mrs. Clinton
ANGLEMEYER, of Reeders, Monroe County. The largest being the size of a hickory nut.
This is believed to be the largest number ever removed from a patient.
CAUGHT A CRESTED HERON
H.S. SMITH, of Royersford, was fishing with hook and line and to his surprise
caught a crested heron. He saw the bird flying over the water, but as he was
busy looking after his lines, he paid no attention to it. A few minutes
afterward there was a pull at one of the lines, when he saw that the heron was in
difficulty. He pulled in the line and found that the bird had swallowed the
bait, which was a small minnow, and that the hook had lodged in its breast. Mr.
SMITH attempted to remove the hook from the bird's throat, but was unable, and
it died. Its height was nearly two feet.
STORM'S RAVAGES
The heavy thunder storm of last Friday afternoon did considerable damage
about the neighborhood of Delphi. At Schwenksville the barn of Geo. E. BEAR was
struck and slightly damaged. A walnut tree of Charles WEIRMAN and several on the
farm of D.L. MILLER were struck. The barn steeple of H.H. LANDIS, of
Limerick, the flag pole at the Ironbridge hotel, a cow of Solomon YERGER and Mrs.
Milton MAYBERRY near Gratersford was struck by lightning and killed.
CHILD TREADS IN A RAKE TOOTH
Catharine, the four year old daughter of Sylvester BAUER, while out at play
accidentally tread in an iron rake one prong penetrating about two inches,
piercing almost entirely through the foot. Dr. O.S. BERKEY dressed the wound.
QUARTETTE OF SUCCESSFUL FISHERMEN
One hundred and seven pickerel, measuring from 14 to 20 inches, caught in
about one and a half day's fishing, is the wonderful record made by Frank SAYLOR,
Oswin and Ambrose SEASHOLTZ and Isaac RAUDENBUSH (picture), of East
Greenville. The gentlemen left on the 27th of June, on an outing trip of five days to
the wilds of Pike county. Their destination being Link's pond, Bushkill, Pa.
Before starting they equipped themselves with the most modern fishing tackling,
including hooks, lines, rods, spoon trolls and live bait. Thus equipped they
proceeded to Stroudsburg, Monroe county, where they took a branch road of the
D.L. & W. Railway, ten miles long, extending to Bushkill. From thence they were
conveyed by team to Link's Pond, their destination. Here they met a
commodious, well furnished house, offering the best of accommodation. Near their
headquarters they found a beautiful artificial lake covering 130 acres, surrounded
by 700 acres of woodland. After enjoying the beautiful and romantic scenery and
resting from the fatigue of their trip, the quartette engaged in fishing for
a day and a half. The desires for piscatorial sports were fully satisfied as
may be well imagined on glancing at the above illustration. At the end of five
days the gentlemen returned to their home and made their friends happy be
permitting them to enjoy a part of this remarkable catch.
FISHING ALONG THE PERKIOMEN
Postmaster H.Z. WAMPOLE, W.H. WEIL, A.B. GODSHALL and W.C. BEAN, of Telford,
spent a day at the fishy Perkiomen last week, and returned with a fine catch
of black bass and German carp. Some 15 inch bass and a 24 inch carp were landed
by the party. The town smelled after fish the next morning as there were
twenty-five of the finny tribe frying in Telford families next morning.
MAN JUMPS TRAIN AND IS INJURED
Edwin SCHOOL, of Telford, jumped from a rapidly moving freight train and was
severely injured. He is disabled so that he can not work. He says he is not
going to meddle with freight trains in the future.
GRANDFATHER CLOCK BRINGS $172.
An old grandfather's clock was sold at the public sale of D. ROSENBERGER, at
Schwenksville, for $172. This is as high a price as was ever paid for a clock
in Montgomery county.
HORSE INJURED IN RUNAWAY
While the hired man of Philip SCHULTZ was delivering milk at the Clayton
creamery, this week, his horse took a scare after the milk was unloaded, made a
sudden turn and ran through a narrow opening between a wood pile and a coal bin.
The driver jumped off and made an effort to hold the horse but could not
control him. After escaping from the driver the horse ran as far as Clayton where
he was caught by several men. The wagon escaped without damages but the
harness was so badly damaged that it is beyond repair and the horse was so badly
injured that he had to be killed, while the driver escaped with but slight
injuries.
HORSE DROPS DEAD IN SHAFTS
Wilson INHOF, accompanied by his two uncles, drove to Sellersville, last
Saturday evening. While midway between Naseville and Almont the horse took
suddenly sick, dropped down in the road and expired before he could be taken from the
shafts.
HORSE THIEVES TRICK BOY
Special Policeman Milton NEIMAN, of Pottstown, and Constable David MATHAS, of
Amity township, Berks county, had an exciting experience in capturing two
alleged horse thieves near Monocacy, early on Tuesday morning. Two men claiming
to be Charles HENRY, of Reading, and William RUSSELL, of Philadelphia, secured
a horse and buggy from George OXENFORD, of Amityville, on Tuesday, saying they
wanted to drive to Reading. OXENFORD's young son Henry accompained them to
return with the team. They stopped at several roadhouses and the boy was given
liquor, becoming insensible. Then the men made off with the team. The liveryman
sent NEIMAN and MATHAS after the men and they succeeded in making them
prisoners after a prolonged fight. Constable MATHAS was badly hurt. Henry and
Russell were given a hearing the same day before Justice HINES, of Douglassville,
and committed to the Berks county jail.
BOY FELL FROM HAY LOFT
Norman H. SMITH, son of Cressman SMITH, of Woxall, fell from the hay loft of
John T. CARVER, on Wednesday and broke his shoulder blade. Dr. J.E. BLANCK, of
Green Lane, was called to reduce the fracture. The boy is suffering intensly
from the heat and the bruises which he sustained in addition to the fracture.
TWO GIRLS KIDNAPPED BY GYPSIES
Anna and Mary BAKER, of Franklin, Pa., aged 19 and 4 years respectively were
kidnapped from their homes by a band of gypsies who have thus far eluded
arrest. The gypsies, who had encamped on the edge of the town, enticed the girls
into their camp one evening this week and departed early next morning, taking
along the girls.
EDITOR FINED FOR LIBEL
At the Allentown Court, on Monday, Bayard HANDY, Editor and proprietor of the
Allentown Star, recently found guilty of libeling District Attorney
LICHTENWALNER, by charging him with having accepted a bribe of $100 to settle a liquor
case, was sentenced by Judge TREXLER to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
NEW CARRIAGE FACTORY FOR BOYERTOWN
B. LIPSCHUETZ, of Philadelphia, will open a new carriage factory in
Boyertown, in the building formerly occupied by the knitting mill.
BURGESS PENNYPACKER HAS TROUBLES OF HIS OWN
As Burgess PENNYPACKER, of West Chester, is not infallible, the drunkards
lists which he sent to the saloon keepers contained the names of some people who
do not properly belong to that class. One of these is Warren BALDWIN, an
electrical engineer. Mr. BALDWIN claims that the Burgess has done him great
injustice, he has therefore entered suit against the burgess for defamation of
character, asking damages to the amount of $5,000.
PASTOR'S WIDOW RECEIVES INSURANCE MONEY
Mrs. George B. WALBERT, of Macungie, wife of the former pastor of the New
Goshenhoppen church, last Friday received a check for $1508.50, from the Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance Co., of Newark, N.J. Rev. WALBERT was insured in said
company for a period of about ten years.
HORSES RUN OFF WITH REAPER
The team of Josiah HARTZELL, of Argus, hitched into a reaper, was tied to a
fence this week while he was attending to the shocking of the grain. During his
absence the horses broke loose and started on a run for home. When they were
finally caught no damage had been done beyond the breaking of the pole.
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