Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 6, 1904 LEG BROKEN TWICE Gilbert, the seven year old son of Jas. DIAMOND, of Barron Hill, had his feet caught in the spokes of a buggy wheel on Wednesday and had the left limb broken twice before he was released. The boy had accompanied his father to the field with a horse and light driving buggy where they looked after a lot of cattle. The father had just gotten into the buggy to start for home and several boys were with him. Gilbert was still on the ground and when the carriage started, he made an attempt to climb into the rear of the buggy. In so doing his foot slipped and he fell, his left leg being caught between the spokes of the wheel. The victim shrieked in agony, this called the attention of the father and other boys. The team was stopped and the boy released as quickly as possible, when it was found that he could not use the limb. On being removed to the hospital at Roxborough the physician discovered a compound fracture of the bones near the hip. VETERINARIAN AT EAST GREENVILLE Dr. D.E. REINERT, veterinarian, formerly of Boyertown, has established a permanent office at the Keely House, East Greenville. Dr. REINERT is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and comes well recommended as a veterinarian. His office hours are from 6 to 9 a.m. and from 1 to 2 p.m. Calls on either the bell or keystone phones will be promptly attended to. STUDENT FATALLY INJURED Jacob E. SCHUMAKER, of Reading, a student at the Hill School, Pottstown, was struck by a train near Phoenixville on Wednesday and received injuries that resulted fatally. The boy was on his way home from an outing and his money gave out at Perkiomen Junction where he was put from the train. He then started to walk home and afterwards met with the accident. FELL INTO TROUGH OF SCALDING WATER Martin SCHMIDT, an employe of the slaughtering establishment of Otto MEYER, of Allentown, fell into a trough at the hot water spigot and was scalded about the arms and breast. His cries brought the assistance of other employes who pulled him out and summoned a physician. SCHMIDT was taken to his home where his injuries were attended to. RESIGNATION SENT FROM EUROPE Rev. Dr. W.C. SCHAEFFER, pastor of Zion's Reformed Chruch, Chambersburg, sent his resignation from London, in order to accept the chair of New Testament exegesis at the Reformed Theological Seminary at Lancaster. He will serve until October, completing a ten-year's pastorate. SURGICAL OPERATION CURES INTESTINAL WOUNDS A remarkable surgical cure has been effected in the case of William FURLOW, who was discharged on Sunday from the Pottsville Hospital. In a shooting accident several weeks ago his intestines were perforated in 28 different places. The rents were sewed up, and the boy's injuries have thoroughly healed. BOYS HAMMER A BOMB TO THEIR SORROW Charles SPAHR, aged 8, and George KELLY, aged 9, of Carlisle, hammered a railroad signal cap until it exploded. SPAHR's legs and arms were badly burned and fingers lacerated. KELLY was struck in the right leg, inflicting two inch deep wounds. It is feared blood poisoning may set in. FRACTURED BONE WHILE PLAYING Florence ALLEBACH, of Sumneytown, tripped and fell while at play one day last week, upon a protruding root of a tree and fractured a bone in one of her arms between the wrist and elbow. WILL SETTLE IN NEW MEXICO Robert KISTLER, the grocer who recently sold out his store at Allentown, will shortly move to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and reside there permanently. He will engage in the wool business. LIGHTNING STRIKES BOY A son of John DIGMAN, of Bristol, Bucks county, was struck by lightning while under a tree during Thursday's storm. His left side was burned. AN INSULT AVENGED To avenge an alleged insult to a bride of a few months, a crowd of fully two hundred Pottstown people took in a prize fight on Thursday evening between Harvey KECK and Henry STRAUB, two young men of that town. STRAUB it is claimed, insulted the wife of KECK recently, by making disparanging remarks and to wipe out the insult KECK accused STRAUB on meeting him on the street. The young men crossed the river into Chester county, so as to avoid the interference of the police, and there selected the fighting grounds. The spot selected, the men stripped to the waist and chose a referee, and then got at each other in the presence of a crowd that had followed to see the encounter. The advantage was with KECK from the beginning as he was the heavier of the two. Both men clinched and fouled repeatedly despite the protests of the referee. The sympathies of the crowd were with KECK, the husband, and in the second round he rushed his apponent and slugged him severely. Both men fought vigorously as they were wild with anger. STRAUB was severely pounded when he caught KECK's finger between the jaws and held until KECK was forced to give up. The referee awarded the fight to KECK, but it is probable that both will be arrested. PENNSBURG COUPLE SAVED BY BRIDGE RAILING On driving on the road from Geryville to Pennsburg, on Tuesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. E.J. WIEDER, of Pennsburg, were saved from what might have proved fatal injuries. The evening was extra dark on account of a threatening shower and Mr. WIEDER could not see whether he kept in the roadway or not. When they reached the bridge crossing the Macoby, just east of town, Mrs. WIEDER asserted that they were aside of the road way and cautioned her husband to be on the lookout for the bridge, but he asserted they were not yet near it and as he made the assertion the left side of the carriage went down. The horse fortunately stopped when called and the couple got out, but it was too dark to investigate their troubles. While trying to get out of the difficulty a man with a lantern came long when it was found that both wheels on the left side of the carriage were down on the side of the bridge planking and that the carriage was held in an upright position by means of the side rail. Had this given way the buggy would have fallen over and deposited the occupants in the creek. The fall might have resulted in a serious injury but the rail happily allowed them to escape all damage and injury. PAID DEBT, CAN DIE IN PEACE "That is the last cent I owe to any one, I can now die in peace," said Mrs. Margaret MORAN, of Conshohocken, now 84 years old, who, nine years ago, purchased from a conshohocken grocer two pounds of sugar, and when she come to pay for it found she had no change. The purchase was forgotten by both the merchant and the purchaser until Tuesday, when a feeble, bent old woman, entered the store and tendered 16 cents in payment of the bill. WOMEN FIGHT FIRE With the heroism of trained firemen two heroic women battle with flames at Mount Tabor, Columbia county, on Wednesday. Lugging a tub of water up a ladder to the barn roof, Mrs. S. Belle SCHULLENHAGER and her summer guest, Mrs. Mamie MINSTER, of New York City, saved the destruction of the barn on the premises of the former. For several hours the women were on the roof alternately throwing water, until the fire was under control. Both were prostrated after they got down, and both suffered intensely from burns. A BRUTAL ACT Three strangers walked down Main street, Pennsburg, on Tuesday evening and when they came to the home of Irvin EMERT, a kitten was playing on the pavement. One of the men called the kitten and finally succeeded in coaxing it near enough to fondle it, but instead of treating it kindly he seized the harmless animal and hurled it violently on the pavement where it was found lifeless on Wednesday morning. Mr. EMERT is trying to locate the party and if found will have him arrested for cruelty to animals. CHARGED WITH FORGING Henry MILLER, of Doylestown, was lodged in jail on the charge of forging the name of his employer, A. Fretz WEISEL, to a check for $6.