Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - December 3, 1904 MISCREANT SPRINKLES CORN WITH PARIS GREEN Close upon the stealing of a hog out of the cellar of J. JOHNSON, at Swoyer's Crossing, near Kutztown, comes an attempt to poison the live stock of Mr. JOHNSON. An unknown fiend entered the corncrib of Mr. JOHNSON and sprinkled the corn with Paris green while Mr. JOHNSON was at work at the Kutztown foundry. Mrs. JOHNSON first noticed the poison on the corn and also found the empty can in which the Paris green had been brought to the corncrib. She immediately sent for her husband, who left his work to work out a clew as to who the person could be that perpetrated the deed. Some time ago one of Mr. JOHNSON's hogs became sick and suddenly died. Just before the hog died Mr. JOHNSON secured a veterinary surgeon, who diagnosed the case as one of poison. The case was thought strange, but no suspicion was raised at the time that the deed was done by any person with malice aforethought and no attention was given to the matter. Mr. JOHNSON will have the matter thoroughly investigated. SUED FOR DAMAGES John W. MORRIS, of Norristown, has brought suit against Dr. J.R. CARE, of the same town, for $16,000 damages, because of alleged negligent treatment of a broken arm of plaintiff. Mr. MORRIS, through his attorneys, Hillegass & Larzelere, has filed a statement, the allegations of which are as follows: On August 5, 1903, the plaintiff, residing at No. 508 Stanbridge street, Norristown, being the proprietor of a blacksmith shop, and doing a large business, met with an accident, resulting in the fracture of the two bones of his left forearm. On the same day the defendant was called to plaintiff's residence, and reduced the fractures, taking from that time full charge of the case, placing the arm in splints. It is further alleged that Dr. CARE in a grossly negligent manner treated the fractures and injuries so that he was obliged to resort to the expenditure of large sums of money for hospital service, other medical attendence, nurse's attendance, carriage hire, etc., all because his injuries had not received skillful treatment in the first place. Dr. CARE formerly resided at Centre Point and had a lucrative practice there. TWIN BABES ARE BURNED IN HOUSE Leaving her 3-month-old twin daughters in a cradle together, Mrs. Lizzie SHENDALE went out in the yard to hang up clothes Monday afternoon, and when she turned around was horrified to see her house in flames. The house was a frame structure, a short distance west of Coatesville. Stricken with grief, the mother could not venture inside the house to rescue her babies, and they were burned together with the house and contents. WRITES LETTER TO THIS OFFICE Frank K. WALT, of Reading, formerly of Pennsburg, this week wrote a letter to this office from Illinois. In it he states that the weather there is fine and that the farmers are having an immense corn crop. He also states that they are still busily engaged in husking the corn. Mr. WALT is on his way to the St. Louis Fair. LOST POCKETBOOK IN UPPER HANOVER TOWNSHIP Dr. John H. HOOVER, of Washington Rhode Island, on Thanksgiving Day lost his pocket book, containing about twenty-five dollars, while driving from the Pennsburg Depot to the home of Mrs. Peter HARTRANFT, of Klinesville. The purse was one just for bills and was a small one. SLEPT ON RAILROAD TRACKS Walter SLAYSMAN, a Douglassville iron worker, while in a drunken stupor, went to sleep on the Philadelphia and Reading tracks, at Pottstown. He was dragged away from in front of an oncoming train, in the nick of time, by a watchman. SOUDERTON'S BURGESS RESIGNED County Treasurer-elect Henry B. FREED has resigned as burgess of Souderton, and Montgomery Court will appoint his successor. FELL FROM MOVING TRAIN Dr. J.B. RHOADS, a prominent resident of Boyertown, narrowly escaped serious injury at the Reading Railway station at Pottstown, by stepping off a northbound passenger train before it had come to a stop at the station. He was cut about the head by the fall. Dr. RHOADS, who is past 60 years of age, had been to Philadelphia, where he was the guest of his son, Lieutenant J.B. Leidy RHOADS, of West Point, at the game of foot ball at Franklin Field on Saturday between the Army and Navy teams. He took a train for Pottstown early Sunday evening, getting on train due at 7.51 o'clock. Dr. LEIDY (should be RHOADS), who is quite active for a man his age, was among the first to alight. He did not wait until the train had stopped, but stepped off while it was in motion. Dr. RHOADS was not aware that the speed of the train was so great, and he was carried off his feet. He was thrown heavily to the ground, but away from the wheels of the train, which by that time had come to a stop. A number of passengers hastened to Dr. RHOAD's assistance, and he was taken into the waiting room. It was found that he was not seriously injured. He was slightly cut about the eyes and nose by coming in contact with the gravel between the tracks. He was also slightly bruised about the body. Dr. RHOADS was able to proceed to his home in Boyertown. NEW EMPLOYEE WAS A THIEF A.C. KOONS, who conducts the livery stable at the Tremont Hotel, Lansdale, notified the police of Norristown, of a horse theft that occured there on Wednesday night. Last Monday Mr. KOONS employed a man who gave the name of David THOMAS. On Wednesday night a resident of Willow Grove, who had missed the last train wished to be driven to his home. A team was secured and THOMAS was ordered to make the drive. He drove the man to his destination and since that time he has not been seen. Information has been received, however, that indicates that THOMAS drove on to Philadelphia. The horse is described as being a bay pacing mare, 9 years old and 15 1/2 hands high, with white fetlocks and white spots on the shoulders. The harness was nickel mounted and the buggy had red running gears. A lap robe and a blanket were also stolen. THOMAS is described as being 5 feet 10 inches in height, weighing 150 pounds, aged between 40 and 45, and has a light sandy moustache. He wore a light overcoat, slough hat and rubber boots. INSANE MAN CAPTURED NEAR POTTSTOWN Reuben KULP, 45 years old, who has been an inmate at the Hospital for the Insane at Norristown, for the past nine years, escaped from the institution last Thursday. He was captured Sunday afternoon at Douglassville. KULP had entered a house and asked for a needle and thread. Shortly afterwards he was taken into custody and returned to the hospital. MUST ANSWER DESERTION CHARGE Howard LUFT, a Pottstown resident, is a prisoner at the county jail. He was sent there in default of $300 bail, to answer, at court, the charges of desertion brought against him, before "Squire BAIR, by his wife, Mrs. Kate LUFT. A DOGS FIDELITY In the upper of the famous Sequatchie Valley, in East Tennesse, a man and his wife settled when the country was new and wild, says the Springfield Republican. One of the first crops that they raised was a considerable field of cotton, when it was ready to be picked they went out together, prepared to make a holiday out of this pleasant labor. Their one baby was left in a cradle at the edge of the field and the faithful dog was instructed to watch the tiny sleeper. After a considerable time they looked toward the cradle to see if all was well there. They were startled by the discovery that the little couch had been turned completely over. The dog was making queer dives underneath and yelping as if in anger. As they hastened to the place they were horrified to find the animal's jaws covered with blood, and instantly came to the conclusion that he had been rending the child with his teeth. The angry father hit the animal a death blow with a cudgel and then hastily turned the cradle right side up. There was the baby all unharmed, and there in the bedding was an enormous rattlesnake, killed by the faithful dog after a fierce fight, in which both combatants had received many wounds.