Ref: Town and Country Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 20, 1904 TRAMP FELL OUT OF BARN AND WAS INJURED A tramp met with a mishap last Friday night while about to retire in the barn of Jacob HIESTAND, of Hereford. He leaned against a door which opened and he fell out striking on the ground about ten feet below. He was pretty well used up and the services of a physician were needed. Dr. A.O. GERY was summoned who found a painful scalp wound and his body badly bruised. The next day Constable M.M. GERY, of Hereford, removed the unfortunate man to the Berks county almshouse. FRIGHT CAUSES DEATH Fright at being taken to the hospital, it is thought by some persons, was the cause of the death of Frank LEWERENZ, of North Wales. The man had been ill for several weeks with stomach trouble, and it was decided to remove him to a hospital for treatment. LEWERENZ had a horror of hospitals, but his friends insisted that he should enter such an institution. When the ambulance reached the hospital it was found that the man was dead, from heart disease. ACCEPTED POSITION AS CLERK AT CRESSMAN Harry S. TRUMBAUER, of Finland has accepted a position in the William S. KELLER store, at Cressman, Bucks county, as clerk. Mr. TRUMBAUER expects to move to Cressman in the fall. He will enter upon his new duties in a few weeks. He formerly was clerk in C.G. HEIST's store at Red Hill. MULE KICKS A CHILD TO DEATH "Don't go into the field with those mules," was the injunction of a mother to her little son, and a few minutes later the latter, Mrs. Frank PFITZENMEYER, was informed that her only child, Jesse, aged 5 years, had been kicked in the head by a mule and instantly killed. The family resides at Brandywine Manor, near Coatesville. CONDUCTOR WAS STRICKEN ON HIS TRAIN Conductor Levi SPOHN, of the Reading passenger train, leaving Norristown at 8 o'clock, p.m., on Monday, fell unconscious on the platform of his train. He died while being taken to a hospital. The cause of death was heart failure. SPOHN was next to the oldest conductor on the road. ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED The addresses which were announced in this paper to be given by Rev. A.R. SCHORMANN, of Perkiomen Seminary have been postponed. Announcement will be made later in regard to time and place. CIGARMAKERS WILL PICNIC ON MONDAY The annual picnic of the cigarmakers of the Otto EISENLOHR & Bros. cigar factory of East Greenville, will be held on Monday, Labor Day, in the Joel SCHULTZ grove, near East Greenville. TURNED UP A NEXT OF TORTOISE EGGS WITH PLOW Edwin SCHLICHER, of Upper Hanover township, this week, turned up a nest of tortoise eggs while plowing on the Queen of the Valley farm. There were twenty-six eggs in the nest and each contained a live turtle. ENTERED UPON ITS TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR Last week completed the twenty-seventh volume of "The Item," published at Schwenksville by Irvin H. BARDMAN. Schwenksville can well feel proud of its newspaper, both from a newsy point and neatness of appearance, and Editor BARDMAN is to be congratulated upon the success achieved. OLD SCHOOL HOUSE DEMOLISHED The school house and the property of James K. MELCHOIR, near Barto, was torn down. The building was condemned by the school directors 20 years ago, and was vacant since. Of late tramps selected it as a rendezvous, and to abate the unisance the building was demolished. A BUSY PAPER HANGER Paper hanger Charles TITLOW, of Pennsburg, has had an exceptionally busy week. He papered all the halls in the Perkiomen Seminary, several reading and other rooms. LOST A FINGER IN PECULIAR MANNER Breaking her finger while loosening a rope around a calf's neck to save it from strangling to death, Mrs. William H. RETTEW, of West Vincent, Chester County, had the finger amputated and it was almost well when lockjaw developed, causing her death. BLACK DIPHTHERIA KILLING HORSES Allen TRUCKENMILLER, a farmer residing at Limerick Square lost six fine horses within a week, all dying of black diphtheria. Thirteen horses belonging to neighboring farmers have died of the disease within the last few days. CONSISTORIES GRANT PASTOR A VACATION The consistories of the Pennsburg Reformed charge on Monday evening met in the Niantic Church and decided to grant a vacation to their pastor Rev. G.W. LUTZ until October 2. SECURED MARRIAGE LICENSE Harry G. DYER, of Royersford, was granted a license to wed Miss Anna H. SAYLOR, of Schwenksville. Howard Jordan SACKS and Miss Martha KULP, both, of Rudy. INJURED BY FALLING DOWN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT Joseph LOVERIDGE and James FRETH were seriously injured falling down an elevator shaft in Norristown. WHIRLED AROUND SHAFT AND WILL RECOVER Whirled around a shaft, at the Valley Mill of the Glasgow Iron Company at Pottstown, Frank EHRGOOD, aged 19 years, had a narrow escape from death on Tuesday. He was oiling the machinery when his clothing caught, and he was drawn about the swiftly revolving shaft. His leg was broken in several places and he sustained other injuries but he will recover. PARK MEN FINED FOR NINTH TIME Constable William SWEENEY, of Ambler, for the ninth week had the amusement proprietors of Chestnut Hill Park before Magistrate Charles FITZWATER, of Springfield, on Monday for conducting worldly business last Sunday. The usual fine and costs, $7.75 was paid. MARRIED AT THE AGE OF FOURTEEN The marriage of a youthful pair took place at Reading on Sunday. The bride, Miss Annie L. MAURER, celebrated her 14th birthday anniversary on July 8, and the groom is only 18 years of age. They were privately married by the Rev. K. HUNTZINGER. A reception followed. FARMERS ALWAYS IN DANGER OF BEING ROBBED When Peter SELL, of Bucks county, a Mennonite farmer, was arraigned for assault and battery in putting an agent off his place, he declared to Justice WALL that there were so many agents trying to get the best of farmers that they had to have their wits about them to keep from being robbed. BALL PLAYER DEAD IN HIS CELL William WALDRON, of Conshohocken, was found dead in a cell in jail at Norristown, on Saturday afternoon. He was arrested the day before on the charge of disorderly conduct and committed for 10 days. WALDRON was a well-known base ball player. PAID $35 TO BLACKEN A FRIEND'S EYE In a dispute over a bill for hogs, between Jacob GABEL, a Boyertown drover, and Wm. W. DAVIDHEISER, a Pottstown business man, the latter was assaulted and received two black eyes, which cost the drover $35 and a bill of costs. WILL ENTER UPON NEW DUTIES William H. WELKER, Jr., of ????? has accepted a position as a professor in Chemistry in ????? University, New York. ????? upon his new duties on ?????