Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 27, 1904 FOUND DEAD IN BED Circumstances unusually distressing attend the death of Marqueret CRUMMER, a young woman, whose home was at 1136 North 40th street Philadelphia. While hemorrhages of the lungs was the cause of her sudden end, the fact that none of her relatives were near and could render assistance makes it very sad. Miss CRUMMER was about twenty years of age and was spending a month at the Palm Hotel, for the benefit of her health. Up to the time she went to bed on Sunday night she appeared to be in good spirits. About 7.45 o'clock Monday morning a boarder occupying the next room to Miss CRUMMER heard her coughing. When Miss CRUMMER did not get up for breakfast an alarm was made at her room and as no response came, the suspicions of the boarders were aroused and they secured a chair and looked in the room through the transom, but failed to see her in bed, then investigation by a window, at the porch, was made and her lifeless body was revealed lying between the bed and window with large spots of blood around her. Dimming Bros., the East Greenville undertakers were summoned, who took charge of the body. Her family was notified and on Monday evening her brother came. Tuesday morning her body was shipped to her home where interment was later made. At the time the body of the unfortunate woman was found Nathan LEESER the proprietor of the hotel was away from home and none of the rest knew her name nor the address of her parents and for several hours there was great excitement among the many boarders who are quartered at the hotel. COACHING PARTY THROWN INTO CREEK Liveryman Harry B. HABERLE, of Gratersford, met with a mishap one evening this week, when returning from a coaching trip with a load of twenty summer boarders. He drove too close to an embankment in H.M. ESPENSHIP's driveway and the entire team fell over into the creek. The top of the wagon was demolished, but luckily none of the occupants were injured. The entire party of pleasure seekers who are boarding at the ESPENSHIP home received a complete drenching. The wagon was a new one and only used several times. STEINSBURG FARMS SOLD The farm of George WENDLING, deceased, of Steinsburg, was on Saturday sold at public sale to Charles WAGNER, of near Emaus, for $3320. The farm contains 116 acres and is considered one of the best in that vicinity. Mr. WAGNER expects to move on the farm this fall. Ambrose WEISS, of Steinsburg, last week bought the ten acre farm of Philip GEISINGER, of the same place, for $625. LIGHTNING SPLINTERS DOOR OF CHURCH Lightning struck and shattered the large front door of Spies church, in Alsace township, Berks county, on Monday night. A dozen holes were torn in the door and the splinters were scattered about the yard and in the vestibule. The congregation only recently installed a handsome new organ, half of which was paid by Andrew CARNEGIE. SERVICES ON MILFORD CIRCUIT Rev. N.S. HAWK of East Greenville, pastor of the Milford Circuit of the Evangelical church will tomorrow have services at Clayton, at 10 o'clock a.m. at Hosensack at 2.30 p.m., and at East Greenville, at 7.30 p.m. The evening services will be in the English language. ARE MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE William BAINES, of East Greenville, and Alfred RITTER, of Spinnerstown, were elected members of the executive committee at the RITTER family reunion held at Dorney's Park, near Allentown, on Wednesday. WEASEL KILLS FORTY CHICKENS Joseph YINGLING, of near Hill Church, Berks county, was surprised one morning this week to find forty dead chickens in his hennery. He investigated and found that a weasel had done the deadly work. BOUGHT A FARM NEAR HEREFORD Jacob HIESTAND, one of Berks county's most up-to-date farmers this week purchased the Nathaniel FRY farm near Hereford, for $1700. FELL FROM BRIDGE AND BROKE BOTH ARMS Clarence KLEINERT, of Reading, fell from the Penn street bridge in that city and had both arms broken. HORSE ON TROLLEY CAR James MILLER, George KULP and Samuel BRODMAN, of Emaus, hired a team on Saturday evening from Liveryman Chas. MILLER, with the intention of driving to Dorney's Park. Upon returning their team was struck by a trolley car, which leaves Macungie at 11 o'clock. They were on the south side of the track as far as Perkiomen alley where they crossed to the north side and remained on that side for a distance of about forty yards. When they wanted to recross the horse was struck by the car. The animal was on the running board with the forelegs and broke the third seat. The force of the collision threw the horse back against the dash board and one of the two broken shafts pierced the neck of the horse, inflicting an ugly, if not fatal wound. One of the forewheels of the carriage is also broken. The horse is also badly injured about the back. It is extremely doubtful if it will ever recover. The passengers of the car were badly scared, but how the three occupants escaped without injury is a miracle. Mr. MILLER has had the trio arrested. BEES PUNISH A BURGLAR A.L. EISENHART, residing near Maple Grove, Berks county, on Monday afternoon, while returning with his wife from a visit, saw a tramp trying to force the rear door of their residence. EISENHART jumped off his wagon, ran into the barn, and securing a big blacksnake whip, went for the burglarious hobo. The latter saw him coming and ran around the corner of the house and plump into a bee-hive. For a few minutes the air was filled with a mixture of yells, bees and tramp and when the latter finally got clear he was in such a condition that EISENHART concluded he had been punished enough. HORSE BADLY HURT AT SOUDERTON While Abraham, son of Frank LANDIS, had his horse tied in front of SOUDER & CROUTHAMEL's building, at Souderton, the animal took fright and started to run away, but was caught in time, thus avoiding a more serious accident. The horse while struggling to free himself, came in contact with the shaft and one side of the same penetrated the horse on the side, making an ugly flesh wound, about seven inches deep. Dr. A.Z. KEELER, of Telford, was called and gave timely assistance. LIGHTNING BREAKS BULL'S LEG During a severe rainstorm which swept over the northern part of Berks county, Monday night, the barn of Daniel SAUL, at Shoemakersville, was struck by lightning and consumed, together with its contents, including the season's crops. The bolt first struck a walnut tree near the dwelling, glanced off, breaking the leg of a bull in the yard, and then entered the barn. The loss is $4000 partly insured. WOMAN FELL AND BROKE HER ARM Mrs. Mahlon KLINE, of near Earlington, met with a serious accident last Thursday. She was assisting her husband at the barn, and forgetting something in the house, hurried back, and upon entering stumbled and fell, hitting her arm on the marble slab at the door. Upon examination it was found that the left fore-arm near the wrist was broken. Dr. V.Z. KEELOR, of Harleysville, was called and set the fractured limb. RAISED LARGE TOMATOES Mrs. Jacob B. HIESTAND, of Hereford, raised some exceptionally large tomatoes. Several of the largest were measured. One was 12 inches by 15 inches and weighed two pounds and the other measured 12 inches by 14 inches and weighed one and a half pounds. The tomatoes were grown on Berks county Republican soil. MUST HIMSELF ANSWER AT COURT Joseph PROTENT, who had Special Officer WATCHORN arrested for shooting him in the hand at West Manayunk, lost the case against the officer and was himself held to answer at Court for assault and battery on WATCHORN.