Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - June 25, 1904 THE TICKET NOMINATED The representatives of the G.O.P. met in convention at Chicago, this week, for the purpose of placing a ticket before the public for President and Vice-President. After a grand display of oratory Theodore ROOSEVELT and Charles W. FAIRBANKS were nominated by acclamation on Thursday afternoon. The convention was tame throughout all its deliberations as there were no contests, all arrangements having been perfected in advance so that the convention merely ratified the wishes of the leaders. After the ticket had been named Geo. B. CORTELYOU, Secretary of Commerce, was elected chairman of the National Committee and he is now ready to built up a campaign organization on lines framed by the President and voiced on the first day of the convention by Secretary ROOT. An aggressive campaign will be instituted from now on till the election, and every effort will be made to land the nominees in the White House. TAKEN TO THE ASYLUM Mrs. Ella RENNINGER, wife of Howard RENNINGER, of East Greenville, had a hearing before a lunacy commission yesterday morning at the office of HILLEGASS & LARZELERE, Norristown. Mrs. RENNINGER is twenty-eight years of age and has one child. She had recently behaved in a somewhat peculiar manner, and when she started a few days ago to get an axe, presumably to kill her child, it was deemed best to place her under restraint. The commission found that she was suffering from insanity, which, it is hoped, will be only temporary, and recommended that she be sent to the Norristown Hospital for the insane for treatment. THE OPINION OF A THEOLOGIAN ON VOTING The Rev. W. Barnes LOWER, of the Wyncote Presbyterian church, gave the following as his opinion on American citizenship before the Schuylkill Valley Christian Endeavor Convention: "The failure of an American citizen to cast his ballot and vote is a sin and an insult to our forefathers, who so nobly and heroically sacrified their lives in order to build our grand constitutional government. I consider the casting of a ballot a sacred duty, which every true Christian and every American citizen should honorably fulfill." A FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION Quakertown will celebrate the 4th this year in a manner befitting the day. About $400 has been subscribed towards the occasion. A feature of the day will be a parade of about 50 floats, 30 automobiles, two or three bands, a number of fire companies and about a dozen secret societies. The speakers of the day will be Hon. Irvin P. WANGER and Judge STOUT. FREE CLAM BAK AND CONCERT H.B. HARLEY, of the American House, Pennsburg, will celebrate the 4th by giving two band concerts and a free clam bake, one concert and one clam bake will be given in the afternoon and another of each in the evening. The Boyertown cornet band has been engaged to furnish the music. LIGHTNING'S DESTRUCTIVE WORK While the heavy thunder storm of Tuesday afternoon passed through Bucks county, lightning struck the house of Milton STRUNK, of Quakertown, and did considerable damage. At the same time two barns were struck in the vicinity of California, and both were totally destroyed. OLD MAID CONFESSES FOUR MURDERS Catherine MILLER, an old maid, aged 83, of Fredricksburg, confessed on her death bed that she had committed four murders. The victims were her mother, a brother, a sister and the infant child of a niece. Two of these are recalled to have died under peculiar circumstances. BIBLE IN MANY LANGUAGES The Bible has been put in forty-three languages during the last year for Pennsylvania alone, according to Rev. Dr. James MORROW, president of the Pennsylvania Bible Society, in his address to the Methodist minister on the centenary of the British and Foreign Bible Society. The estimate was that there were 300,000,000 Bibles in existence among the 1,500,000,000 population of the earth, and that seven-tenths of the people are still without the Bible. GIRL GOES TO CEMETERY TO DIE Miss Bessie GREEN, the 19-year-old daughter of C. Edward GREEN, of Norristown was found seated upon her mother's grave in Montgomery Cemetery after the storm on Monday evening. The girl left her home during the afternoon, and had gone to the cemetery, where she stayed during the heavy shower. Her clothing was completely drenched. When found and spoken to she replied: "Let me alone, I want to die." An effort was made to get the girl to leave the Cemetery, but she refused. Officers were sent for, who removed the girl to her home. It is believed her mind is affected. SCHOOL BOARD TREASURER MISSING J. Charles WHITESIDE who has been treasurer of the Colerain Township School Board, Lancaster county, for many years, but who recently failed to be re-elected, has disappeared. An investigation shows that the Board is indebted to various banks to the amount of $2700 of which only $300 was authorized by action of the Board. FARMER CUTS THROAT A farmer, David A. BACHMAN, of Near Lynville, Lehigh county, committed suicide on Wednesday afternoon, by cutting his throat with a pocket knife. The man was a widower, about 40 years of age and had been acting queerly for some time. When he left his house the suspicions of his housekeeper were aroused, and she, joined by several others, followed him at a distance. Mr. BACHMAN seemingly found that he was followed, started rapidly to go across a field and when he had reached about the middle he drew a pocket knife from his pocket and suddenly slashed his throat. The jugular vein was severed and almost instant death followed. There is no known cause for the deed but the despondency under which the man seemed to be ever since his wife died three years ago. Deceased leaves no children. OFFICER ROBBED WHILE SLEEPING Rudolph HERMANN, an Ambler tailor, had his property seized for non-payment of rent. The goods were to be sold on Wednesday, but on the morning of the sale a team made its appearance at 3 o'clock, while the officer on guard slept, loaded the goods and removed them to Camden, N.J. WOMAN KILLS MONSTER BLACK SNAKE In delivering milk to the Finland creamery, Mrs. J.B. SCOTT encountered a monster black snake. The plucky woman jumped from the wagon and succeeded in killing the reptile. On taking the measure it was found to be almost eight feet in length.