Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - September 17, 1904 MORE ICE DAMS WILL BE BUILT ALONG CREEK The John HANCOCK Company, of Philadelphia, contemplates building four large ice dams and a similar number of ice houses along the Hosensack creek, in the vicinity of Hosensack, Lehigh county. The company has secured the necessary property for the building of the dams and houses. The deeds for the properties were on Monday acknowledged in the city of Allentown. Only one of the dams will be erected this fall together with two large ice storage houses on a tract of 47 acres of land, purchased from Daniel N. SCHULTZ and Henry STAUFFER. Next year one dam is to be built on land purchased from Samuel MILLER, and two on the MECHLING farm, about a half mile above the first dam. The latter three dams will cover about one hundred acres of land. A railroad siding of one and a quarter miles in length will also be built, the surveyors being at work for several days in locating the route. Lumberman Oliver BECK, of Bally, has the contract to furnish the lumber for the building as well as the sills for the siding and he already has a large number of workmen engaged in felling timber from which to cut the necessary lumber. The J.C. HANCOCK Ice Company has four large ice houses and dams along the Perkiomen Creek and yearly pay out a large amount of money as wages. RECEPTION TO PASTOR The congregation of St. Mark's Lutheran church tendered a formal welcome to their new pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. W.U. KISTLER, on Thursday evening. About four hundred persons were present. The pulpit platform was beautified by ferns, palms and many other potted plants along with many bouquets. The services were opened with an anthem by the choir after which the congregation sang, "Peace be Within this Sacred Place." Rev. WAAGE of St. Paul's Lutheran church who had charge of the services led in the devotional services after which he introduced Melvin A. KURTZ, a student at the Mt. Airy Lutheran Seminary, and who is also a son of the congregation. In some very well chosen sentiments he expressed a hearty welcome of the pastor on the part of the congregation. The Sunday-school, the individual and the community at large. Then addresses followed by Rev. C.M. DELONG, Rev. O.S. KRIEBEL and by Rev. O.F. WAAGE. An anthem having been sung by the choir the Pastor gave an appropriate response expressing his thanks for the many kindnesses rendered. The Doxology and Benediction closed the order of service and reception was given by Rev. and Mrs. KISTLER. After this a grand feast of good things was partaken of by all present. AGED MAN SHOT FOUR WILD DUCKS ON ONE SHOT Jacob C. GODSHALL, of Morwood, has reached the age of sixty-eight years, and is considered a great marksman. During the heavy rains on Wednesday the creeks in his neighborhood were very high and he was out with his gun looking for muskrats. He spied a flock of wild ducks coming towards him and shot six of them. Four were shot on one shot. A NEW POTTSTOWN PARKER CLUB Ex-District Attorney Jacob S. GOTWALTS, a veteran and rugged figure in the Democratic politics of Montgomery County, who voted in both the conventions that nominated TILDEN and PARKER, presided at an enthusiastic meeting of Democrats on Tuesday to organize a club. It was decided to rent rooms and effect a permanent organization next week and wage an earnest campaign for PARKER and DAVIS. MISCREANT INJURES A COW Some miscreant fired a load of shot into the udder of one of farmer William LIDKA's cows at Salford Station. The supposition is that the person did the act intentionally, and if the guilty person will be found out Mr. LIDKA will prosecute him to the full extent of the law. HAS CUT ALL HIS CORN William DIEROLF, a farmer of Frederick, has finished cutting his corn for this season. He was the first in that section to get through with that work. JOB OF TAX COLLECTOR WANTED BY TWO MEN There has recently been a vacancy created for the position of tax collector in the Township, of Colebrookdale, Berks County and as a result two applicants sprung up simultaneously for the position. They were Abrahem GEHRET and John HARING. Both applicants were eager for the position and were not sitting down and waiting for the appointment. To the contrary they were out hustling a petition among their friends and both got a large number of signers. Mr. GEHRET's petition contained 233 signatures and Mr. HARING'S 261. The petitions were presented to the Berks county court on Thursday and to the courts surprise one hundred and twenty-five had signed both petitions. These were deducted and after it was done Mr. HARING had 136 signers while Mr. GEHRET had only 108. As a result of having the most signers, Mr. HARING received the appointment. STONE FELL ON TOE AND SMASHED IT James TAGERT, of Sassamansville, had the misfortune of having a toe smashed this week. He was working at the Boyertown reservoir when a large stone accidentally fell on his foot and smashed a toe. SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC THIS AFTERNOON The postponed picnic of the St. Paul's Lutheran congregation, of near Red Hill, will be held this afternoon, in the grove near the church. Rev. P.Y. SHELLY, of Phillipsburg, N.J., a brother-in-law of the pastor, Rev. O.F. WAAGE, will make an address at three o'clock.