Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - October 8, 1904 STEER FELL IN WELL; ESCAPED DROWNING Harry BREY, the lower end butcher in Pennsburg on Friday had quite a thrilling experience in trying to save a seven hundred pound steer from drowning after it fell into a neighbors well. The animal was being driven to the slaughter house and before it got there it started to run away. In its flight it jumped the fence between Mr. BREY's place and that of Frank WALT's lot and after getting on the other side it wanted to cross a well but the floor gave way and it fell into it. The well was about twenty feet deep with about ten feet of water. Mr. BREY hurriedly secured a rope and when the animal came up out of the water with its head the second time he lassoed it over the horns. Help came and with the aid of a horse hitched to the rope the animal was extricated from the well. Mr. BREY did not expect to rescue the animal alive until he succeeded in getting the rope over its horns. While being taken out the upper wall around the well caved in and this aided the steer to get a foot hold and save itself from drowning. CONTRACT HYDROPHOBIA IN KISSING PARENT John CZIRYNIK, of near Pittsburg, died on Tuesday from an attack of hydrophobia, and his physician says the dead man's wife and six children are contracting the disease. This is said to be the result of kissing their father. Last Saturday CZIRYNIK was bitten by a dog, but no attention was paid to the wound, which finally resulted in a physician pronouncing the malady hydrophobia. The man's condition became worse and his wife and children, realizing he was dying, kissed him goodbye. ENGINEER BLED TO DEATH AT THROTTLE Seized with hemmorhages, near Newport while his freight train was speeding along from Pottsville bound for Tamauqua, Engineer Matthew CHESTER, 56 years old, called to his fireman Michael MONAHAN, for help. The fireman promptly responded and found CHESTER with his hand on the throttle, as he gasped: "Mike, I'm done for!" Instinctively the engineer closed the throttle and fell to cab floor, dying a few minutes later. CHESTER was an engineer on the Reading Railway for twenty-five years and had always predicted that he would meet a sudden death. SUNDAY NUTTING ILLEGAL Mrs. Sarah KOCH caused the arrest of Roland HOUSER and Daniel BLESSINGER, alleging that they had gathered chestnuts near her home, south of Tamaqua, on Su nday, Sept. 25th, and disturbed the Sunday quiet with their yells. Justice LUTZ on Wednesday afternoon fined the two defendants $4 each and cost of prosecution. The Justice said: "To gather chestnuts is to work, and to work on Sunday, except under specified conditions, is an infraction of the Act of Assembly of 1794, commonly known as the blue law." LOST SISTER AND HUSBAND BY DEATH Mrs. Elmer MILLIGAN, of Pottstown, was forced into double mourning on Tuesday evening under tragic circumstances. While she was dressing herself on Tuesday evening to go to the deathbed of her sister, Mrs. George FREDERICKS, of the same town, her husband sent a bullet crashing through his head and a few hours afterwards Mrs. FREDERICKS died. Several weeks ago Mrs. MILLIGAN's father-in-law died. SOLD THE EFFECTS OF SALFORD TOWNSHIP FARMER The farm of the late John F. WILE, of Lower Salford, east of Harleysville, was sold last Tuesday to Tobias NICE for $5000, and the house and lot at Souderton to the widow for $1200. Gus EGOLF, of Norristown, bought the grandfather's clock for $40. Farmers' and Mechanics' bank stock sold for $150 per share, and 2 shares Schwenksville stock brought $225.50 and two shares $217 each. PURCHASED A NEW HANOVER PROPERTY Dr. Geo. A. WEIDA, of Frederick, on Saturday purchased the small farm known as the Daniel KECK plot in New Hanover township, from the trustees of the New Hanover Lutheran church. He paid $1810 for the property. VALUABLE HORSE DIED A valuable gray horse belonging to Oswin SWEINHART, of Hillegass, died on Sunday. The animal was only sick a short time. He was not insured. Mr. SWEINHART paid $172 for him last spring. SUED FOR $10,000 Senator Arthur G. DEWALT, acting as attorney for Miss Belle DUNCAN, of Pittsburg, on Wednesday started a suit for $10,000 for breach of promise against Dr. Hope RITTER, of Allentown. Miss DUNCAN says they became engaged in Pittsburg in September of 1901 while he was a medical student in Philadelphia and agreed to become married when he had finished his work as resident physician at the Medico-Chi Hospital. In January of 1901, against her protest and consent she says, he married another lady, whose name is unknown to affiant. Robins & Miller are Miss DUNCAN's attorneys in Pittsburg. Miss DUNCAN says she is 25 years old. Dr. RITTER's side of the story has not been made public. BOY FELL FROM ENGINE AND WAS INJURED Harry, the twelve year old son of Mr. and Mrs. H.B. HARLEY, of the American House, Pennsburg, on Tuesday evening, fell from the engine which is attached to the East Greenville express and remains on the siding near the Pennsburg station over night. It has been his practice to jump on the engine ere the train moved to East Greenville and then come back with it to the turn table and siding. On Tuesday evening he in some manner was jolted off and fell with the back of his head against the track, rendering him unconscious. The train crew saw the accident and carried him to his home where Dr. HERSH was summoned. He received several bruises besides a cut in his head, and was compelled to remain in bed several days. SMASHED THE LANE FENCE Eugene SAYLOR, who purchased the REICHARD farm, in West Catasauqua, on Tuesday of last week closed the lane which runs through the property with a fence. The residents and property holders in the vicinity at once remonstrated, as they contended that it blocked a great convenience to them, and as the lane had been open since 1865 Mr. SAYLOR had no right to close it. Several persons implored the owner to remove the fence, but the request was refused, and then they chopped it down with axes. A law suit may follow. WOMAN'S FACE DISFIGURED BY CARBOLIC ACID Mrs. Annie HIXON, of South Bethlehem has been disfigured for life by being burned on the face and neck by carbolic acid thrown at her on a dark street on Wednesday. People who were in the vicinity are responsible for the report that the acid was thrown by another woman. Mrs. HIXON was married a few months ago, and her husband resides in Easton having separated soon after their marriage. LITTLE GIRL SHOOTS HER SISTER WITH GUN Mary GOWDEN, 12 years old, of Mt. Pleasant, was instantly killed Tuesday morning by her six year old sister with a shot gun, with which the child was playing. Annie was so badly torn and battered by the kicking of the gun that her right arm must be amputated, and it is thought she will die. Mrs. GOWDEN is ill in a hospital and cannot be told of the news for fear it will kill her. AGED MAN PICKED MANY BUSHELS OF APPLES Isaac MERKEL, of Old Zionsville, who is sixty-five years old picked from his orchard one hundred and two bushels of winter apples and has quite a number to pick yet. Out of this number fifty bushels are of the kitchen variety, one of the best house use apples in the market. RURAL MAIL CARRIER DIES IN WAGON While delivering rural mail late on Wednesday afternoon, Henry EPPEHEIMER, of Spring City, died from heart affection. His horse stopped under a tree near STYER's farm house, where Mr. EPPEHEIMER, sitting in an upright position, was found dead.