Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - July 9, 1904 COUCH CLUB STARTED D.R. HERBINE, the furniture dealer of East Greenville, has started a couch club. The members composing it pay one dollar a week. They are worth $15 and the first lucky one gets his couch for one dollar. A READING CURIO COLLECTOR In addition to his duties as proprietor of a hotel, Levi J.R. KRICK, of Reading, devotes much time to the collection of curiosities and relics. Among his collections are a grandfather's clock, a hundred and fifty years old and a peck of old coins. WILL GO TO THE PHILIPPINES Lieut. R.J. HERMAN, of Kutztown, who recently graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, will leave for the Philippine Islands in September, and will become a lieutenant in the regular army in the 53rd Regiment of Infantry now located in Manila. WOMAN WORKING IN THE FIELD INJURED While raking hay with a two horse rake the team became unmanageable and Mrs. Catherine SNYDER, of Krumsville, Berks county, was thrown to the ground and had a hip and several ribs fractured. The plucky woman held on to the lines and was dragged some distance. SERVICE AT KRAUSSDALE Rev. E.E.S. JOHNSON, of the First Schwenkfeldian church, Philadelphia, will on Sunday morning preach his final sermon before going to Germany to follow the Historical work of the denomination, at Kraussdale. PENNSBURG MAN GETS $20 REWARD John F. WEYAND, of Pennsburg, was last Friday morning, paid $20 by the county commissioners, as a reward for the apprehension of August STETTLER, a horse thief, who was convicted at the last term of Criminal Court. BOY MANGLED BY MOWING MACHINE While visiting his uncle William SHOODY, Clarence LAW fell in front of a mowing machine on Monday, at Pottstown and was fearfully injured. One leg was completely cut off by the knives. NEW PRINCIPAL FOR MACUNGIE At a special meeting of the Macungie School Board held on Monday, W.H. MATTES, for the past three years principal of the schools of Stowe and for the eight years preceding, principal of the East Greenville schools, was elected to the principalship of the boroughs schools. AN AGED MUSICAL ORGANIZATION The famous Ringgold Band, of Reading, has reached the age of 52 years. Obe ERMALD is the only survivor of the original members. HORSE PRONOUNCED INCURABLE The horse of Oswin TRUMBORE which was hurt on Sunday in an accident at Finland, was at a consultation of Drs. BAUM, of Trumbauersville and DANGLER, of Norristown, pronounced incurable on Friday morning. The horse is insured in the Pennsburg Mutual Horse Insurance Company. The Company will have to take the matter in hand on decision of the doctors. OFFICER RESIGNS ON ACCOUNT OF OLD AGE The oldest constable of Berks county, Samuel OHMACHT, of Ruscomb Manor township, has presented his resignation after serving for almost thirty years. The retiring officer is 74 years old. SCHOOL PRINCIPAL GOES TO NEW POSITION Professar Alvin E. WAGNER has resigned as supervising principal of the schools of Upper Gwynedd township to accept a similar position in the Schools of Mauch Chunk. TALL RYE STALK Allen S. MOLL, of Corning, has a field of exceptionally tall rye. Some of the stalks measure 6 feet, 9 inches. Mr. MOLL says it is the result of good Democratic soil and indicative of the Democratic majorities this fall. LOST SHEEP TO BE APPRAISED The Lower Merion township auditors have been requested to investigate and report what damage Mrs. Charles WHEELER, of "Pembroke," sustained by the loss of 11 sheep killed and 21 injured by dogs. WHITE MAN MARRIES COLORED WOMAN H.E. BECK, of Yorkanna, York county, and Margaret E. GUY, of Harrisburg, were married on Friday. The bride is a negress and the groom is white. GOVERNOR NAMES FORESTRY COMMISSIONER S.B. ELLIOTT, of Reynoldsville, was appointed by Governor PENNYPACKER, a member of the State Forestry Commission, vice Albert L. HOPKINS, Lock Haven, resigned. AN ASSEMBLY OF OLD FOLKS At an "Old Folks' Dinner" at the home of A.J. BERNHART, Pottstown, those present were George KEIM, aged 90; Mrs. Keziah WELLS, aged 84; Jonathan KEIM, aged 87, and Mrs. Franklin B. TAYLOR, aged 88.