Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - July 16, 1904 CAMP AT PALM Rain! rain! is the bane of camping out! Last Thursday the members of Allen Camp, at Palm, had an over abundance of it and hoped for clear weather during the rest of their stay but in this they were disappointed. Indoor life is rather monotonous as "Haas and Peffer" was about the only available occupation on Thursday. This proved too tame so a number went fishing. The evening was similarly spent until it was determined to take an all night fishing trip. Success crowned their efforts in this direction as 19 eels and 49 catfish were captured. Friday being spent in a way similar to Thursday. The rain played havoc with the cooks and one had to hold the umbrella while the other stirred the soup. In the evening number of visitors from Palm were royally entertained. Saturday was devoted to a ground hog hunt. The party captured three, one of which weighed 14 pounds and was served for Sunday dinner. A number of pictures of camp and vicinity were taken and in the evening a number of visitors were entertained. Sunday morning was quiet and rainy. After dinner a number of visitors from Palm and East Greenville came to camp and enjoyed the hospitality of the place. The camping party was organized in 1901 with seven members. The officers being, President, E. METZGER; Treasurer, M. KISTLER; Secretary, C. HARWICK. The same officers have been continued ever since and the club has been increased to ten, being at present composed of the following: Morris KISTLER, Alvin ROTH, George ROTH, Wm. HEIL, James ECKERT, Jonas KISTLER, Harvey TILLMAN, Jacob GLASSER, Ed. METZGER, Lyod CLEVER, Henry RABENOLD, Ben BEUSHMER, John WENDELL, Jacob WENDELL, Frank MILLER. The club had its first two outings at Palm, the third trip was taken to Lake Hopatcong, N.J., but as the lake has no fish and the mosquitoes are sufficiently large "to roll a man out of bed," it was determined to come back to Palm this year. THIEVES AFTER CHICKENS A gang of chicken thieves were disturbed last Saturday night in the neighborhood of Stauffer's store, about one mile from Bally. They visited the henhouses of Elwood LANDIS, Joel WELLER and Henry FREY. At one place after filling their bag with the choicest chickens, they lost no time in escaping on hearing some one pursuing them. One of them left his coat in their flight. It was found at the hennery of Mr. LANDIS. The coat may lead to some clue by which the guilty party may be apprehended. Late on Tuesday night, Henry BAUER heard some prowlers on the farm of John GEHRINGER, of near the Catholic church. Mr. BAUER at once seized a shot gun and fired several shots after the intruders, but he can not tell how big the party was. One of the would-be-thieves was on horseback. MILKMEN IN TROUBLE Robert SIMMERS, of Harrisburg, pure food agent for the State Board of Health was in Wilkesbarre, and as a result warrants have been issued for more than one hundred milk dealers and dairymen for the sale of impure milk. TO EUROPE IN INTEREST OF HISTORY OF SCHWENKFELDERS Reverend (picture) and Mrs. E.S. JOHNSON and their son, Rolland, sail today, Saturday, June 16, at 10.30 a.m., on the "Zeeland" of the Red Star Line from New York for Antwerp. This going takes place in response, first to the action of the General Conference of the Schwenkfelder Church, May 16, requesting him to proceed to Germany to assist Dr. HARTRANFT in his labors on the Corous Schwenkfeldianorum and second, to the action of the Faculty and Board of Trustees of the Hartford Theological Seminary, May 25, awarding him a special fellowship in church History of the Reformation period. The First Schwenkfeldian church, of Philadelphia, generously entered into the spirit of this call by granting him leave of absence for one year to take effect July 1, 1904. A severing of ties in other directions likewise had to take place to make it possible for Rev. JOHNSON to assume the imposed duty. A signal honor has thus come to a farmer's boy who after learning the trade of miller and graduating at Perkiomen Seminary in 1895, at Princeton University in 1899, and at the Hartford Theological Seminary in 1902, entered the christian ministry and by his activity in his various connections in a short time made himself almost indispensable to his church before this call came. He now goes forth to labor by the side of Dr. HARTRANFT, a Montgomery countian by birth, who by his labors for the Hartford Theological Seminary has won for himself an enviable name in the annals of the past 25 years of the Christian church and who, by his historical researches in erudite Germany, has built up a reputation in the fatherland that does honor to American scholarship. In performing his duties Rev. JOHNSON will at once proceed to Wolfenbuettel near Brunswick, Germany, meet his teacher and chief, surrounded by MSS on all sides, gird his loins and go to work. He will interview a leading printing firm of Leipzig and prepare estimates on the cost of issuing a series of 16 lexico octavo volumes. He will make himself fully familiar with the scheme of work of Dr. HARTRANFT. He will doubtlessly delve and dig in musty old volumes and handle faded and crumbling papers and books two, three and four centuries old. He will breathe the atmosphere of the reformation period and, in thought, mingle, jostle and elbow with those sturdy heroes of the church of God that made this period of God world-renowned. He will see to it that in some way the printing presses are set in motion on the contemplated series of books during the coming year. This whole enterprise was undertaken to give to the learned world, the writing of a man in whom, according to Dr. HARTRANFT, "we find the source of many characteristics of modern protestantism; the function of the laity in the church, the right of representation, the freedom of conscience, the separation of church and state, the ecclesiola in ecclesia and many another principle that is now potent in all branches of christendom had their strongest champion in him in the day when these were heretical principles and when their assertion was at the peril of life; there is scarcely a religious school, whether evangelical, pietistic or liberal that has not drawn some formative impulse from him, through a hitherto unobserved absorption." On Christ's resurrection morn a lamenting friend wept because her Jesus had been taken away and she could not find him. Modern commercialism, practical politics, high financing, sacerdotalism, and worldly pleasures have taken away Jesus and buried him, causing countless souls to weep and lament. These who toil and sacrifice for this cause believe and pray that their labors may help some sorrowing ones to see Jesus in his glory, the lamb of the world. CIGARMAKERS' PICNIC Otto EISENLOHR & Bros., held their picnic on Saturday, at Avondale. This was one of the grandest affairs ever held in this town. They formed the line at their factory and had a procession nearly one mile in length, headed by the Schuler's Band, of Finland, with nearly 80 teams. The horses and wagons were beautifully decorated with flags and buntings. After they had paraded through town they went to Avondale, where they spent the day with music and games. Their menu consisted of 150 lbs. ham, 75 lbs. bologna, 80 lbs. cheese, 15 lbs. butter, 100 loaves bread, 60 doz. eggs, 11 bunches bananas, 1 keg pickles, 250 quts. ice cream, 40 boxes soft drinks, 6 bls. beer, 2 bls. pretzels. This was highly appreciated by all present. The entire picnic was under the management of Wilson H. WISLER, superintendent of the EISENLOHR factory at his place. Representatives from the East Greenville and Richlandtown factories were present to enjoy the pleasures of the day. LEG FRACTURED WHILE HAULING HAY While William and Augustus SCHULER, Jr., son of Augustus SCHULER, of Finland, were hauling hay on Wednesday, their horse started to run down hill with Augustus on the load. The boy was thrown from the wagon and fell so that one of the wheels passed over his leg. The limb was badly fractured. Dr. SCHOLL, of Green Lane, was called who reduced the fracture. The other boy escaped without any injury. FINGERS CRUSHED BY PULLEY Willie, the five year old son of H.H. SHULER, of Steinsburg, was badly hurt last Saturday, while Andrew WEAVER was unloading hay in Mr. SHULER's yard. The little fellow was playing around the barn and without being noticed, he took hold of the rope, and his hand was pulled into the pulley. Dr. DICKENSHIED was summoned and found it necessary to amputate the two middle fingers of the left hand. He was assisted by his son, Dr. Eugene DICKENSHEID, of Allentown.