Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - October 1, 1904 RARE OLD COINS Probably the most interesting collection of old coins and relics in this community is a collection owned by James A. ROSENBERGER. He has a collection of over one hundred old American, Canadian, English, French, Spanish and German coins, at his home at Milford Square. In his collection are 48 old copper cents several of which are dated previous to 1804. The old half cent is rarely seen at the present day, yet Mr. ROSENBERGER has 39 in his collection, 11 of which are dated between 1803 and 1810, inclusive. He has 11 old English pennies and half pennies. Three of his half pennies are dated, 1771-1772-1795, respectively, having the likeness of Geo. III engraved on the one side. He has a French centime, worth in our money about r-5 of a cent dated 1842 and another French coin dated 1771. Besides the coins mentioned he has also a Spanish coin dated 1793, and a German Kreutzer, dated 1816. Among his medals are two strong reminders of the stirring political campaign of 1840 when Martin VAN BUREN was the Democratic candidate, and Wm. Henry HARRISON, the Whig candidate. The one has a likeness of William Henry HARRISON on one side and on the other side a steamboat, called Steamboat Van Buren. Underneath this is the inscription, "For Salt River Direct." The Democratic medal has a picture of a pair of balances on one side on which the Whigs and Democrats were weighed. The balances represent the Democrats as being by far the heavier. Around this is the inscription, "Weighed in the balances and found wanting." TEAM WAS STOLEN AT ELROY HOTEL A team belonging to H.R. HARTZELL, of Souderton and in charge of Charles ROTH of that town was on Saturday evening stolen from in front of the Elroy Hotel, where it was tied. It was found wandering on the road early Sunday morning. Mr. MOYER, farmer on the William KINSEY farm, near Hatfield saw the team and noticed that the lines were hanging on the ground and no driver on the wagon. He caught the animal and placed him in the stable. Sunday forenoon the owner of the team heard of its whereabouts and secured it. The horse looked as though it had been driven a considerable distance ere it was abandoned. HENS THAT LAY LARGE EGGS Frank CAMP, who is engaged in the hennery business at New Tripoli Lehigh County has a variety of chickens that are noted for their large eggs. One of last week's eggs measured 8 1/8 inches in circumference one way and 7 3/4 inches the other and contained three yolks. FIVE YEAR OLD IS A GREAT SINGER Freddy EVANS, of Marcus Hook is but 5 years old but he has a great reputation as a singer, and he is a skillful player on a cornet, piano and the drum. At an amateur contest recently he won a gold watch. When 3 years old he sang in a boys church choir. AT COMMISSIONERS' STATE CONVENTION B.F. PENROSE, Daniel ANDERS, John SHELMIRE, County Commissioners; J.P. Hale JENKINS and Clerk Robert MILLER left on Monday night for Scranton, where they will be in attendance of the Commissioners state convention this week. SOLD HIS SPEEDY PACING MARE John F. SEASHOLTZ, of Red Hill, this week sold his pacing mare, Nortra, who won the road race at the Allentown Fair last week and a record of 2.25, to a Pittsburg horseman. The mare was shipped on Wednesday. RAISED MONSTER POTATOES E.S. ROOT, of Chester county, near Pottstown, raised on his farm five potatoes, which placed together measured 39 1/2 inches. They are the largest seen in that section this season. GIRL FELL ON RED-HOT STOVE Sixteen-year-old Jennie FEGLEY, of near Hazleton, while engaged in baking, was seized with an epileptic fit and fell over a red-hot stove. The flesh on the girls arms was literally roasted. WILL PREACH IN KRAUSSDALE CHURCH Rev. A.R. SCHORMAN, of Perkiomen Seminary, will preach in the Schwenkfelder church tomorrow morning, at 10 o'clock, in the German language. PURCHASED A PONY TEAM Station agent Oscar P. KUHNS, of Salford, purchased a pony together with a cart and harness from a Ohio stock farm. The outfit arrived this week by express. BOY HAD LEG BROKEN IN RUNNING AFTER TEAM The vicinity of Trumbauersville was shocked on Monday morning when the report circulated that a school boy had a leg fractured while running after a wagon. Harvey SHUP, the eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel SHUP, was the victim of the accident. He and a number of other children, his age, were running after a milk team on the way to school, when he accidentally got his leg in the spokes of the wheel, in his efforts to get on the wagon. The driver not seeing it, drove on which caused the limb to be broken a little above the knee. It was also dislocated at the knee. The little tot could not extricate it until after the leg was fractured at two places. He fell on the street and when he tried to get up and walk he found that he could not. Some of the other and older school boys, hurried to his assistance, picked him up and carried him to his home. Drs. FRETZ, of Quakertown, and FUNK of Trumbauersville, were summoned and reduced the fracture. MEETING OF MUSICIANS PERSEVERANCE CLUB The young pupils perseverance Club, reorganized and had their first regular meeting on last Friday evening, in Prof. BECHTEL's studio, East Greenville, after an intermission of two months. The meeting was interesting and instructive, "Elmentaire" was the principal subject of the meeting, after which the following recital program was rendered: "Alpine Hutt," Edith ERB; "Etude," Leah MOLL and Margurite GERY; "Merry Companions," Florence MOLL; "Study," Edith ERB and Eva MESCHTER; "Sunset" (Reverie), Leah MOLL; "Etude," Edith ERB and Ada HERBEIN; "Etude," Leah MOLL and Florence FAUL. COMMUNION WILL BE HERE Rev. C.M. DELONG, pastor of the New Goshenhoppen Reformed Church will on Sunday October 23 celebrate the Holy Commion at that church. Rev. G.W. LUTZ, pastor of the Pennsburg Reformed Church will hold communion services at that church on Sunday November 6. 5-POUND POTATO WITH MAN'S PROFILE Landlord HARKINS, of the East Hector street Hotel, Conshohocken, displays a potato weighing nearly 5 pounds, and so marked in form and eyes as to present a most excellent profile of a man. The vegetable is a decided curiosity. GETS $225 IN BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT Miss Carrie YOUST, who sued Albert GERBER, of Allentown, for $5000 as heart balm for breach of promise to marry, was awarded a verdict of $225 and costs. Miss Dora SCHLICHER emulated Miss YOUST's example by suing Frank J. RITTER for a similar offense and she also asks for $5000. BETHLEHEM STEEL PLANT ON FIRE The Bethlehem Steel Plant was on Saturday visited by a fire which destroyed the structural building, containing the paint, car, pattern, carpenter and construction shops. The loss is about $300,000 most of which is covered by insurance. ANTAGONIST'S TEETH POISONED HIM Richard DEPUE, a well-known resident of Stroudsburg, had to have his right arm amputated, because three months ago he struck a man in the teeth and got bloodpoisoning. CONTRACT LEFT FOR WISSAHICKON BRIDGE The County Commissioners on Monday awarded the contract for erecting the steel bridge over the Wissahickon Creek in Cheltenham township to the Eyre Construction Company, of Philadelphia. Their bid was $1384. MURDERER BLOCK GETS A RESPITE The Governor has granted a respite to Eugene BLOCK, of Lehigh County, from October 6 to November 3, for a fuller application to the Pardon Board for commutation of sentence. WRITES SKILLFULLY WITH ARTIFICIAL HAND David A. LANE, of Carlisle, who lost both hands in a dynamite explosion and has been pensioned by the Reading Company has learned to write very skillfully by means of an artificial hand. FODDER CUTTER LACERATES FINGERS Caught in a fodder cutter, Harry HORNAN, of Freeman, Berks County, had one of his hands badly lacerated, several of the fingers being ground up in the machine.