Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - October 8, 1904 PROMINENT DOUGLASS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL TEACHER NOW A CANDIDATE FOR ASSEMBLY Jonathan D. HUBER (picture), one of the Democratic candidates for Assembly was born on the 24th day of March, 1853, near the village of Sassamansville, in Douglass township, Montgomery county. His father, Wm. K. HUBER, being a farmer, the boy obtained his elementary training on the farm, and in the public schools of his native township. At the age of fifteen he was employed as a clerk in the store of Harvey D. ALDERFER, at Sassamansville. The following year he served in the same capacity, at the same place, for Mr. ALDERFER's successor, A.H. KEELY. When seventeen years of age he was apprenticed to John H. RENNINGER to learn the trade of bricklayer and stone mason, at which he worked during the summer, for twenty years. In the spring of 1872, he entered Kallynean Acadamy, at Boyertown, than in charge of the late Prof. Isaac B. HANKEY, with the avowed object to prepare himself to teach in the public schools. In the fall of the same year he was elected as one of the teachers of New Hanover township, where he took charge of Pleasant Run school, and taught that school, successfully for one term. The following year he was elected in his own township to teach Green Hill school and has since then taught the same school and at Niantic, an adjoining district, for thirty successive terms. In 1891 he was elected Justice of the Peace in and for Douglass township, which office he still holds and fills with honor and ability. Mr. HUBER is a strong advocate for good home government, has filled several offices in his township, but has never before taken an active part in politics outside of his own township. So is a brief sketch of a man's life, born and bred in this county, who is now candidate for Assembly on the Democratic ticket and as such respectfully solicits the support of the voters of the county, pledging himself to execute his duties with fidelity. POSTMASTER GENERAL PAYNE DEAD Henry C. PAYNE, Postmaster General of the United States and a member of the Republican National Committee, died at his apartments at the Arlington Hotel, Washington, D.C., on Tuesday evening. He died of heart trouble, aged 60 years. He had been in poor health for at least two years but his last illness covered only seven days. FISH WARDEN MUST SERVE 20 DAYS IN JAIL Charged with illegal car riding and refusing to pay a fine of $10, C.C. HARMAN, of Harrisburg, a State Fish Warden, was sent to jail at Sunbury on Tuesday, to serve a sentence of twenty days. He rode on a freight train from his home to the latter city for the purpose of prosecuting several men charged with violating the State fish laws. CREAMERY TEAMS COLLIDE Irwin, son of William KINSEY, of Lederachville, on Saturday evening met with a runaway accident while going home from the creamery. His wagon collided with the team of Abraham BENNER, which caused Mr. KINSEY's horse to run away, breaking the shaft and tearing the harness. Fortunately no one was hurt. BABY SWALLOWS MORPHINE AND LIVES Mabel, the two year old daughter of Amzi TRANSUE, of near Stroudsburg, swallowed six morphine pills, thinking they were candy. Almost immediately the mother, who was visiting a neighbor, returned and found her baby unconscious, and after applying remedies the child's life was saved. FOUND LARGE SHELLBARKS The proprietors of the Minnehaha Dairy Farm, near Red Hill, found some extra large shellbarks in their grove on the farm. Several of the largest were measured and found to be four and one quarter inches around the ends and three and three fourths inches around the middle. MAD DOG CAUSES A SCARE A mad dog passed through Harlem, Siesholtzville and Huffs Church and caused quite an excitement. When the rabid canine came to Harlem it was shot by James ROHRBACH. COUNTY PAID BIG BILL FOR MISDEEDS OF DOGS The importance of assessors assessing dogs for taxable purposes was again demonstrated Wednesday morning, when the County Commissioners paid C.F. CRESSMAN a bill of $72 for killing 12 sheep on his farm in Whitemarsh township on September 8, by three dogs belonging to Thomas LYNCH. One dog was killed in the act and Mr. LYNCH, the owner vouched on CRESSMAN's claim, that the other dogs were also killed by him. This makes about $400 the commissioners have spent this year for dog killed sheep. CHURCH DEDICATION WAS WELL ATTENDED The dedication of St. Peter's Church, near Siesholtzville, was well attended on Sunday. The following ministers were present and took part in the exercises: Rev. RITTER, of Emaus; Rev. Eli KELLER, of Allentown; Rev. O.R. FRANTZ, of Zionsville; Rev. COPENHAVER, of Macungie; Rev. BRENSINGER, of Fleetwood. After the services a collection was lifted which amounted to nearly sixty dollars. BROKE THE TYPEWRITER SPEED RECORD A new speed record for typewriting has been established by Miss O.R. CAMERON, employed as a copyist in the Patent Office, at Washington, D.C., by writing 23,000 words on a typewriter in a departmental day of seven hours. The previous record was held by Miss Mary PRETTY, of Philadelphia, who copied 22,000 words in seven hours. PAID $3.70 FOR TWO OYSTER STEWS WITH EXTRAS George KINNEER, of Washington Square went to Ambler on Tuesday evening and ordered oysters at a cafe amounting to seventy cents, and when requested to settle he became quarrelsome and refused to pay. He was arrested by Chief of Police BOILEAU, and before Magistrate JOHNSTON, KINNEER was as quiet as a kitten. He produced the price of the two stews and the costs, amounting to $3.70. CUT A DEEP GASH IN HIS FOOT Albert FRY, of Hereford, met with an accident this week while engaged in cutting wood. The ax slipped and he cut a deep gash in his left foot.