Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 20, 1904 JUSTICE CLAIMS RIGHT TO DIVORCE M.J. MULDERING, Justice of the Peace, of Luzern county, whose right to divorce and remarry a couple is now pending before the court in a test case, in defense of his action says: "I claim if I have the right to tie people together, I have all the right to untie them, and I am going to keep on doing it. If a man and woman are miserable together and could be happy with some one else, what is the use of making them wait six months or a year." WILL CASE DECIDED By a decision of Register of Wills GROFF, of Montgomery county, a housekeeper for a nonagenarian will come in for a big share of his estate, valued at $25,000. The case was that of Jacob S. ZEBLEY, of North Wales, who died a few months ago, aged 91, having provided in his will that Louise SMITH, his housekeeper should be his chief beneficiary. Nephews and nieces, who had been favored under an earlier will, contested in vain. COMMISSIONERS AWARD ROAD CONTRACT The County Commissioners at their meeting, at Norristown, on Wednesday awarded the contract for the two and one-eighth miles of macadam roads in Worcester township to C.N. SMITH & Co., at $11,361. There were six other bidders, and the highest price was $19,975. This is the second contract that has been awarded in this county since the Good Roads laws was passed. ILLEGAL FISHING ALONG THE PERKIOMEN Recently some party fished along the Perkiomen somewhere between the Perkiomen Paper Mill and the farm of Jonathan MOYER, further down the stream. What was done to the fish is not positively known, but is is supposed that dynamite was used, as the banks along Mr. MOYER's farm were strewn with dead fish that were not discovered until attention was called by the horrible stench which they gave off. GIRL VICTIM OF CARELESSNESS Miss Bessie WALMER, aged 17 years, of West Lebanon, was shot in the breast above the heart on Tuesday, by John E. BOYER who was handling a revolver c arelessly and not knowing it was loaded. The bullet was extracted and the girl is expected to live. BOYER was placed under arrest, charged with assault and intent to kill. A SUCCESSFUL LEHIGH COUNTY MERCHANT Entering upon a mercantile career and following it assidiously as a life work, Henry S. KERN (picture), the storekeeper at Shimerville, has achieved a well earned success. He was born near Shimerville, being the son of Thomas and Sarah (SCHULER) KERN. His early years were spent on the farm but in 1871, he became clerk in the general store of his brother, D.S. KERN, at Pennsburg. On leaving the services of his brother he became chief clerk for SCHULER Bros., at Vera Cruz. Later he entered the employ of L.S. SHIMER, at Shimerville, in a similar capacity and when Mr. SHIMER retired from business in February, 1892, Mr. KERN bought the stock and took charge of the business. His business is receiving the very closest attention possible and his place of business is one of the neatest country stores that can be found. In connection with his other duties, he is serving as post master for Shimerville. The family of Mr. KERN consist of his wife, Rebecca, nee BURKHALTER, one son, Charles B., and one daughter, Jennie B. The son followed school teaching in Lehigh county for five years and then took a course in the Veterinary College, at Ontario, Canada, and on graduation located in Iowa and is achieving success in his chosen profession. The daughter graduated at the normal school at Kutztown, two years ago, and has been teaching successfully ever since. The Reformed denomination claims the entire family as faithful members, their place of worship being the Reformed church, at Old Zionsville. BOY STUNG BY POISONOUS INSECT Last Sunday afternoon, Ira, the son of Tilghman DRUCKENMILLER, of Old Zionsville, was spending some time under a tree with several companions and while amusing themselves, was stung in the arm by what he supposed to be a hornet or wasp. The arm immediately became inflamed and his entire body commenced to swell. In a short time the boy became unconscious. He was removed to his home and Dr. BINGAMAN was called who applied the necessary remedies. The doctor is of the opinion that it was not the sting of wasp or hornet but of some other poisonous bug. The boy became unconscious a second time on Sunday evening, but by Monday had recovered somewhat but not all the swelling had subsided. THE CHAMPION CUCUMBER RAISER Mrs. Josiah DOWEY claims to be the champion cucumber raiser of Lehigh county, having a cucumber thirteen inches long and measuring eleven and a half inches in circumference. She has some that are very nearly as large and claims they are about three-fourth grown. They have been raised on good Republican soil she says. A NEW COUNTERFEIT A new counterfeit $2 bill has been discovered by the Secret Service bureau. It is described as of the series of 1899, check letter A, plate No. 240; J.W. LYONS, Register, and Ellis H. ROBERTS, Treasurer; portrait of Washington. The note is a zinc etching, poorly executed. The face of the note is heavy and blurred. The counterfeit made its appearance in Boston. A PLEASURE RESORT BLOTTED OUT Calypso Island, one of the most popular pleasure resorts of the Lehigh Valley has been denuded, the last tree being felled last Saturday. The island is owned by the Lehigh Valley Railroad, and was purchased from the Moravians for $20,000. It contained forty acres of large, handsome "monarchs of the forest," all of which were cut down to make way for railroad improvements. ATE THREE WATERMELLONS AT ONE SITTING Alexander WHITE, of Reading, won the watermellon eating match at the Ringing Rocks Park at an outing of the Lodges of the Colored Odd Fellows of the Schuylkill Valley. WHITE got away with three good sized melons at one sitting. A TORNADO IN BERKS A storm of unusual severty passed over portions of Berks County this week. At Dryville a vehicle was blown over a two-story house.