Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 13, 1904 BAKER TEAM RUNS AWAY Stopping in front of the J.L. DIMMIG & Bro., cigar factory, of East Greenville, and entering the office, without tying the team, T.M. MARSTELLER, of Pennsburg, had an exciting runaway on Wednesday. Mr. MARSTELLER had just stepped inside of the door when through a window he saw the team starting to walk away. He turned rapidly so as to avoid a runaway, but before he could reach the horses they knew there was no driver back of them and they set out on a dead run. When the barn of J.P. HILLEGASS was reached the wagon was upset and the horses were caught. The wagon was considerably injured but the horses escaped without a scratch. NEW STORE FOR SUMNEYTOWN Ground was staked off this week, at Sumneytown, for a new general store and dwelling house combined, for Geo. Miller, Jr.. The building will be erected at the upper end of town, near the toll gate. Clayton FRYER, of Pennsburg, has the contract. The building operations will be rushed as much as possible and Mr. MILLER will open the new store as soon as the store room can be occupied. SENATOR VEST DEAD After lingering for weeks between life and death, former United States Senator G.G. VEST, died at his home at Sweet Springs, Mo., on Tuesday. He had been so near death for the three preceding days that the end came without a struggle. BITTEN BY FEROCIOUS CAT A savage cat sprang at John WALSH, of Dunmore, on Tuesday, while passing through Laurel Hill, and sank her teeth into his hand. The man tried to shake the cat off but failed. He walked six squares when he was met by two milkmen who choked the cat to death. HAND CAUGHT IN MACHINE Daniel S. BOONE, of Pottstown, foreman in the machine stop of the Warwick Iron Company, had his hand caught in the machinery on Monday evening while inspecting the running condition. The hand was almost torn off. NEEDLE PASSES FROM ONE KNEE TO THE OTHER About thirty five years ago a darning needle entered the right knee of Mrs. D.D. THOMAS, of Berwyn. On Monday it was removed from her body by a physician. He took it from the left knee. ICE HOUSE BURNED Fire destroyed the large four-roomed ice house of GONSER & HEFFNER, located along the Perkiomen creek, between Salford and Hendricks, on Wednesday evening. The fire was discovered about 9 o'clock, the building being of frame, and there being no means of fighting the flames, the fire gained rapidly and soon consumed the entire structure. About one-fourth of the contents had been taken out and only the day before four carloads of ice had been shipped. Much of the remainder was melted by the intense heat. That which was left unconsumed stands glistening in the sunlight like an iceberg. The origin of the fire is not known. Some incline to think that the building was struck by lightning while others claim it was he work of incendiaries. The owners, Messrs GONSER & HEFFNER, reside at Kutztown. THIEVES ALWAYS BUSY Night callers were again noticed in our town on Wednesday night. The summer house of Matilda MESCHTER was broken into and two pair of rubber boots, a pair of new shoes and a pair of pants, all in good condition, were missing the following morning. The blacksmith shop and also the little house at Wm. HOFFMAN's, formerly used as a barber shop by Henry WEIGNER, were entered and a number of trifling articles were taken away.