Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - December 17, 1904 SUED FOR COMMISSION The case of Thomas K. SEISLOVE, of Allentown, vs. Mahlon HILLEGASS, of East Greenville, was called for trial before Judge WEAND at Norristown, on Thursday. Wm. F. DANNEHOWER, attorney for plaintiff, and John W. BICKEL for the defendant. This was an action brought to recover the sum of $128 with interest thereon from May 30, 1903. Plaintiff is an insurance agent, residing in Allentown. He alleges that he agreed with the defendant that he should sell or procure a purchaser for defendant's farm in Lower Milford township, Lehigh county, containing 208 acres, the asking price for the same to be $7,000 and that $2,000 of the purchase money might remain on mortgage and that the plaintiff, SEISLOVE, should receive as compensation for his services and expenses two per cent, of the purchase price, HILLEGASS reserving the right to sell his farm to any person not directly or indirectly induced or asked by plaintiff to buy the same. Inconsequence of this agreement plaintiff endeavored to procure a purchaser, and in September, 1902, was offered by John S. YEAGER, of Allentown, $6,000 for the farm. This offer HILLEGASS refused but on September 26, 1902, he stated in a letter that he was willing to accept $6,500. Shortly afterwards Mr. YEAGER informed the plaintiff that Henry M. SHAEFFER, of Allentown, might buy the farm. SEISLOVE went to see SHAEFFER in December, 1902, and at other times. On April 27, 1903, the plaintiff offered to go with SHAEFFER to view the farm. In May, 1903, the defendant sold the farm to SHAEFFER for the price of $6400. It developed, on cross-examination of SEISLOVE, that he was not a licensed insurance broker, and that 'Squire BAEDER, of Allentown, had been advertising this farm, and that he went to East Greenville from HILLEGASS permission to sell this farm. It was alleged upon cross-examination that SHAEFFER offered SEISLOVE $6500 for the farm but that SEISLOVE held out for $6600, regardless of the fact that HILLEGASS had authorized the plaintiff to sell for $6500. The jury found a verdict in favor of the defendant, Mr. HILLEGASS. SLEIGHS ARE IN BIG DEMAND The carriage builders and dealers in sleighs in this vicinity could dispose of any quantity of sleighs if they had them in stock. There is no sleigh for sale in stock in any repository in this vicinity. In conversation with John F. WEYAND, proprietor of the Pennsburg Carriage Bazaar it was ascertained that he had as many as a dozen calls a day from people anxious to buy sleighs. He said "that he was positive that he could dispose of fifty sleighs in two days time if he had them. In fact I am sure that I can go to the telephone and sell twenty-five in less than an hour." ESTATE GOT HEAVY LIFE INSURANCE The estate of Joshua B. LESSIG, of Pottstown, who died several weeks ago, received from the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Philadelphia, a check of $31, 271.62, which was the principal and dividends of several policies held by him. The principle amounted to $28,000. Mrs. LESSIG was also paid $5485 on another policy which was payable to her. In less than two weeks after his death the company's agent for Montgomery, Bucks and Berks counties, N.B. KEELY, of East Greenville, delivered the money to the estate and Mrs. LESSIG. LEASED ZIEGLERVILLE BUSINESS STANDS Elmer F. CLEMMER, of Spring Mount, has leased the Zieglerville station mills of the Schwenksville Bank, and will be ready for business on Monday. He will keep all assortments of feed in his line and do chopping for the farmers. Elias S. GRATER, of Gratersford, has leased the hay house and coal yard and will have a full supply of coal for sale in the near future, also be ready to receive hay. HEREFORD MENNONITE CHURCH ON FIRE Fire was discovered in the basement of the Hereford Mennonite church, about 7 o'clock Sunday morning, by John B. CLEMMER who had built a fire in the heater about half hour prior to that time. The fire was spreading rapidly when discovered. Mr. CLEMMER at once gave the alarm, when Albert OBERHOLTZER and a few others responded who extinguished the flames after considerable labor. QUEEN OF FINANCE WAS BORN IN BERKS COUNTY Mrs. Cassie L. CHADWICK, the Queen of Finance, whose transactions have created more stir than those of a hundred men in the same class, and whose wonderful record is now in process of being uncovered is said to be a relative through her husband, Dr. L.S. CHADWICK, to a family of that name which formerly lived in Shamrock, Berks county. The woman is also said to have resided there for a short time and that up to within a year ago she was an occasional visitor to the place, and that until recently she had been sending money to a female relative who is still living at Shamrock. The CHADWICKS were leading citizens of the place during the palmiest days of the iron ore industry and they were generally regarded as people of great wealth. When the iron business began to decline they moved away, but where is not known. It is claimed by some Shamrockities, that the girl spent her girlhood days in the place, in fact, Daniel REINERT, a resident of Shamrock, stated that Mrs. CHADWICK had been born within a mile from Shamrock, and that her father, Harry WELLER, a farmer and tanner, moved to Ohio later. Mrs. CHADWICK kept up a correspondence with REINERT's daughter, he said, and sent her presents occassionally until about a year ago, when the correspondence ceased. The daughter is Mrs. Benneville ECK, of Reading. ORGANIST RESIGNS AT CHURCH Miss Ella CHRISTMAN, of Trumbauersville, tendered her resignation as organist of the church in that town, to the consistory. There are already several applicants for the position. Charles MUEHLHEUSER, of Quakertown and Mr. BERNDT, of Lansdale. The latter will play in the church tomorrow and the former on the Sunday following. An election will then be announced at a later date and one of the applicants will be elected. GAS KILLS WOMAN WHILE SITTING IN CHAIR While awaiting the return of her grandchildren from school on Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Alfred SCHELL, aged 60, was asphyxiated in her home, at Reading by gas which poured into the house from main in the street. She had prepared a luncheon for the children and seated herself by the window to welcome them, when she was overcome. When the children romped into the house they found her a corpse. SHOT FATHER TO SAVE FAMILY To save his mother, brothers and sisters from being murdered by a drink-crazed husband and father, John HARDER, aged 17, shot and killed his father, Charles HARDER, at their home near White Mills, Pa., Tuesday evening. The family live on a small farm. HARDER threatened to kill everybody in the house. He was about to carry out his threat, when the son seized a gun and shot him. HOT STOVE IN SCHOOLROOM FELL APART A stove fell to pieces in the schoolhouse in the village of Danboro Bucks County on Tuesday and the teacher, Irvin WISMER, and the pupils showed their pluck by gathering up the pieces with gloved hands and throwing them out of the window. Other pupils extinguished the live coals and the burning floor with water from the bucket and snow. MILK FOR PHILADELPHIA EVERY NIGHT A milk depot is to be established at Kutztown, Berks County from which milk is to be shipped to Philadelphia, reaching that city at 10 p.m. each day. The price per 100 pounds paid for milk will be $1.40 until May 1, when a new schedule will be made for the summer. Creameries in some sections pay much less.