Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - July 30, 1904 LETTER FROM MUNICH It is not very long since I wrote to you from Achern, but in the short time that has elapsed we have made many miles and seen many beautiful places and a number of interesting things. We celebrated the Fourth of July in Stuttgart. There was a grand display in the City Garden "Stadt Garten," in the evening. The garden was brilliantly illuminated and decorated with American flags and bunting. A band, about 100 men strong, rendered most excellent music. The crowd assembled to be entertained numbered about 40,000 people. This crowd included a large number of Americans as well as Swabians and other Germans. The houses throughout the entire city displayed American flags and it took a great many glasses of beer, bottles of wine and campagne to give the finishing touches to the glorious 4th in Stuttgart. On the following morning my head (I will not say our heads) felt twice as thick as the morning before. In the afternoon of the 5th we went to Sulzbach to see a sister of my wife an at the same time to give good-bye to the others of her family. We proceeded to Munich to Bavaria next day. This we found to be a beautiful city with most excellent Bayrisch beer. "Hello buva, do gates." I wish you Pennsburg people could taste it. It is even better then that at the Pennsburg Hotel and I guess we all take another, and so on until my "frau" said to me "that is enough now," then I had to stop because I always do what she says. Next day while I was studying French my wife told me she was not feeling well and she could hardly walk any more. She wanted to go back to Frankfort again and said if she did not feel any better on arrival she would like to go home. I agreed to her request to go to Frankfort but told her we would talk about going home after getting there as I was not yet ready. From Munich we went to Carlsruhe, a very beautiful city, the Capital of my native land. On arrival we walked around the city, but Mrs. ROTH was hanging back all the time. We finally went to a hotel, took a good dinner and rested a while after which we left for the station to take the train for Manheim. While waiting for the train a young man entered the waiting room and walked right through. My wife said "guck do gate dar Greenviller Pfarra," Mr. DELONG. I said "I guess not, look once more," then Lizzie said "papa that is Rev. DELONG, go over and ask him." I went and asked him and found that Mrs. ROTH and Lizzie were right, but Rev. DELONG did not know me at first. We had a pleasant but short chat as time was limited. Rev. DELONG went to Heidelberg and we to Manheim, but before parting we promised to meet each other at London. On reaching Manheim we stayed till next morning when we went to Mainz and took the boat down the Rhine to Niederwald. This is a section of country that I wish all my Pennsburg friends could see, but time and space will not permit me to describe it. At Ruedesheim where we stopped, we saw a monument erected by the Germans after the Franco Prussian war of 1871 to 1872. It stands on top of the hill "Germania," overlooking France, and waving to that country not to force Germany to war again in an effort to wrest Father Rhine from the Germans. The monument is the largest of its kind in the world, being made of cannon captured from the French during the war. Next we went to Frankfort where we stayed four days so as to give Mrs. ROTH a rest, both of her feet had given out so that she could not travel any more. Next we spent two days at Applewein Garden where they sell nothing but Applewein (cider). To take in the conditions prevailing in this place will give a person an idea of real German life. Hamburg was our next stopping place and while there we decided to go home on the Steamer Moltke which was to sail from Hamburg on July 14. At 4 p.m., on that day we left for Dover, England, from which place we went to Boulogue, France and from there to New York, arriving at Hoboken at 10 o'clock a.m., Sunday July 24. On the return trip we had a mixed crowd, about seven-eights of them being Russian Jews. The return trip was not near as pleasant as the outward voyage. Mrs. ROTH, Lizzie and myself are glad that we are safe at home again in the midst of our friends. Hermann ROTH NEGRO OUTRAGE Another of the henious crimes that are horrifying the people of the country was perpetrated in broad daylight on Tuesday evening at Oak Lane, when Nellie CARRIGAN was assaulted by a brutal negro. The assault occurred within a short distance of the girl's home and every body is astonished at the daring outrage. The locality is thickly populated yet no one was near enough to hear the cries of the girl so as to render assistance. A nearby neighbor heard the screams of the girl and rushed in the direction to ascertain the cause. As he came on the Old York road he saw a negro running at top speed and from a clump of bushes at the road side came pitiful screams. The man's bicycle was standing in front of his house and he at once leaped into the saddle and gave chase. On coming close the fugitive turned to the side of the road and leaped over the fence but by the time the pursuer had dismounted and followed across the fence all traces of the negro were lost. The pursuer quickly turned back whence the cries had issued from the bushes and there found Miss CARRIGAN lying on the ground in an unconscious condition. An alarm was raised and two of the neighbors carried the girl to her home where she was revived, after which she related her terrible experience and gave a description of her assailant. The police were called and searching parties were organized, and all night long an effort was made to apprehend the criminal but no trace of him could be found. The people are so indignant that they will meet out summary justice if the negro falls into their hands. DAMAGES CLAIMED FOR RUINED DRESS Alleging that water from a street sprinkler splashed on her dress and damaged it so as not to be fit to wear, Mrs. Allen LADNER, of Pottstown, has brought suit against the Empire Hook and Ladder Company of that borough for damages not to exceed $300. The case was heard before a local magistrate on Tuesday but he reserved his decision and will render it to-day. BABY DRINKS POISON Beury LANDIS, the two-year-old son of Marion LANDIS, of Allentown, while playing, found a bottle of Spanish oil that had been used by another of the children for tooth-ache, and drank the contents. A doctor was called and for some the child was at the point of death, but it is considered to be out of danger. SHOT THROUGH HAND While James FOX, of Pennsburg, was emptying a revolver for the purpose of cleaning it, he accidentally pulled the tigger and shot himself. The bullet, a 32 calibre-short, passed entirely through the left hand very near the centre of the palm. Dr. WAAGE, of Pennsburg, was called to dress the wound. HORSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING The house of John BERGENSTOCK, of near Chestnut Hill Church was struck by lightning and the plastering and washboards were torn from the wall. When the storm arose the family was on the porch but they immediately entered the house. The dog remained outside and was killed. KILLS 25 COPPERHEADS A fierce battle was waged on Wednesday by Dr. Henry C. BRENNEMAN, of Mount Joy, with 25 copperhead snakes, near his home. With a scythe he killed the largest one, measuring 50 inches, and succeeded in cutting down and dispatching 24 more. FARMER ROBBED AND WOUNDED Three robbers pounced upon A.F. WEISER, of near North Wales, at Edge Hill, on Wednesday night. They robbed him of a wallet containing $100 after shooting him in the leg with a revolver. A THRIVING INDUSTRY The Burial Casket Company, of Boyertown, has installed additional machinery into its recently enlarged plant and is placing a 200 horse power electrical engine to operate the works.