Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - June 11, 1904 BURGLARS FAIL TO SECURE BOOTY For the third time within a month, on Sunday night, burglars entered the office of Tyson & Stauffer, coal and lumber dealers of Barto. Twenty-five postage stamps was the only booty secured. The out kitchen of Benjamin SELL, who lives nearby, was also entered, but no plunder was secured. MUSICIAN ASSISTS AT CITY COMMENCEMENT At the Commencement of the Board Street Conservatory of Music of Philadelphia, held on Tuesday evening in Music Fund Hall, David CROLL, of this borough, was a member of the orchestra which furnished the Music. Mr. CROLL is taking one lesson a week at the Conservatory. LUTHERAN PASTOR ACCEPTS Rev. W.U. KISTLER, who was recently elected as pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, of Pennsburg, and of St. John's (Scheetz) of Spinnerstown, last Saturday sent his final letter of acceptance, with the proviso to assume charge at any time no later than the first of October. TOOK A TRIP WITH PONY TEAM Foster HILLEGASS, the son of the proprietor of Town and Country, is spending a vacation of two weeks with his grandmother, Mrs. Mary SIEGFRIED, of Monterey, Berks county. He made the trip with his pony team. LOST LIFE IN GETTING BALL In playing base ball at Pottsville six-year-old James GRIFFITHS attempted to pick up the ball which had rolled under a horse. The horse kicked the boy in the abdomen from which he died in a few hours. LIVE WIRE KILLS BARE-FOOT BOY William HILLARD, a nine year old boy of Reading, was shocked to death by a live incandescent wire with which he came in concact with his bare feet while walking through a stable. TROLLEY CAR USED AS A HERSE The remains of Mrs. Mary BAIRD, of Upland, Chester county, were conveyed from her residence to the cemetery by a trolley car. The use of a trolley as a herse is very unusual. MARRIAGE LICENSE Clerk of Orphans Court GROFF has issued the following marriage license: J. Morris MARKLEY, Gratersford and Amy Estella BEAN, Delphi. NOTE CLERK ELECTED CASHIER Benjamin B. HUGHES, a note clerk in the People's National Bank, Norristown, has been elected cashier to succeed Lewis STYER, deceased. JUNE CRIMINAL COURT The June term of criminal court convened on Monday morning with Judge SWARTZ on the bench, in Court Room No. 1 and Judge WEAND, on the bench in Room No. 2. The rooms were well filled as this is the first criminal session held in the New Court House. John W. BEAN, of Norristown, was selected as foreman of the Grand Jury. Among the jurors drawn for this session one was excused because he had not been naturalized. Another was left off because he could not speak or understand anything but German and one failed to appear because he was an inmate of the Insane Asylum. Following are some of the cases disposed of during the week: The court handed down a decree in the Jaquett abduction case returning the boy to his father. In the Royersford bowling alley case the court granted a preliminary injunction restraining the proprietor from operating the alley after 10.20 o'clock at night. Guiseppe DUMICHALE was send up for 3 months for carrying concealed deadly weapons. Frank LAYTON plead guilty to a charge of larceny. The court imposed a sentence of 30 days from date. Com. vs. Rudolph RENNINGER for stealing a ring. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty. Sentenced to one year in jail at hard labor. Augustus STETLER, an old time horse thief, pleaded guilty to stealing the team of Samuel TABAK, a bridgeport liquor dealer, in Norristown. He told the Court that he could not resist the temptation to run away with other people's horses. He was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. William JONES and Frank MULLEN were convicted of robbing an Italian, MULLEN and JONES denied any robbery. Verdict guilty. Sentenced to six months in county jail. Michael BUTLER was placed on trial before Judge WEAND charged with the larceny of smelter from the Longmead Iron Works. Verdict guilty. Sentenced to six months. John HECKLER was tried for assault and battery on George BOOTH, a resident of Reading. Verdict, not guilty ????? equally divided. The case of Com. vs. Howard BICKINGS, the Bridgeport man charged with rape on twelve-year-old Florence C. BEECROFT. Verdict, guilty of rape. Frederick BURKE pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of shoes. Sentence six months in jail. Lydia A. CONLEY, the alleged shoplifter, was placed on trial at 4.30 Wednesday afternoon. Verdict, guilty. Sentence, today. Leon BRODOFSKI pleaded guilty to the larceny of coal from the cars of the Reading Company. The defendant offered as his excuse that he was starving. Sentence, 6 months in jail. Wallace GODSHALK pleaded guilty to assault and battery on Milton GILBERT. Sentence, nine months. Joseph MCDERMOT pleaded guilty to resisting an officer. Sentence, 60 days. John CRAWFORD and Joseph HUGHES pleaded not guilty to the charge of larceny. Verdict, not guilty. John KLOSE was convicted of adultery and bastardy and sentenced to one year in jail. Jas. O'BRIEN, pleaded guilty for larceny and was sentenced to 6 months in jail. Com. vs. Harvey AYRES. Fornication. The jury rendered a verdict of not guilty, defendant to pay costs. The Court said this was a "ridiculous verdict." HERD OF TUBERCULAR CATTLE KILLED The herd of cattle, of Christian SCHANTZ, of Kraussdale, Lehigh county, which were afflicted with tuberculosis, were brought here to scavanger Charles W. GRILL, and killed. The entire herd excepting one heifer, seventeen in number, were tested and condemned by Dr. KEELY, of Schwenksville. STORE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING During the storm of Monday night the general store of S.B. BECHTEL, of Congo, was struck by lightning. The damage done was but slight. CATECHETICAL CLASS TO BE STARTED Rev. George W. LUTZ, pastor of the Pennsburg Reformed Church, will start a catachetical class this afternoon.