Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - October 29, 1904 BOARDER AND CASH DISAPPEAR A well-dressed young man, who claimed to be manager of a new store which opened at Reading, lately, engaged board at the home of Miss Emma BALLOCH, of that city. For several days he remained in the house, saying that he could not go ahead with his plans at the store until his stock arrived. He was quiet, sociable and helped the women boarders to erect a fruit pyramid and to arrange the docorations for an evening party to be held in honor of a guest, and soon became immensely popular until he suddenly disappeared. When the various boarders went to their rooms they found watches, jewelry and cash, amounting to several hundred dollars, missing. The stranger said he was from Philadelphia. BURSTING TIRE SCARES THIEVES Sneak thieves, with several hundred dollars worth of silverware packed up and ready to be carted away, were frightened off at the mansion of William H. WEISS, of Bethlehem. The family were returning from an out-of-town dance in an atuomoble, and in coming up the driveway to the house a tire on the auto exploded. The loud report threw the thieves into a panic. In their flight they took half of the glass front of the conservatory along with them. They got away with no plunder. DUCK SWALLOWED A BRASS SLEIGH-BELL A brass sleigh-bell, 1 1/8 inches in diameter, was found in the gizzard of a duck killed by the wife of Dr. D.W. BORTZ, of Jacksonville, Berks County. FELLOW TEACHERS REMEMBER OLD TEACHER Before the adjournment of Lehigh County Teachers' Institute, $55.19 was collected for Mrs. Hannah MARSTELLER, who after devoting her life to training children, now finds herself dependent upon the charity of her fellow-teachers. Every year the Institute makes a collection for her. February 25, 1905, was designated as "Thaddeus STEVENS day," when the schools throughout Lehigh County will hold special exercises to raise funds for a monument to the "great commoner." NINETY-SIX AND APPLIED FOR PENSION The oldest resident of the county applied for a pension at Norristown on Tuesday. The applicant was Mrs. John BUTTESSMA, 96 years old., of Oreland. She told Congressman WANGER that her husband was a veteran of the war of 1812. At that time she resided on Barbadoes Island, in the Schuylkill River, opposite Norristown. Notwithstanding the fact that the aged woman still retains excellent health, today was the first time she ever rode in a trolley car. Mrs. BUTTESSMA is still able to read the newspaper without the assistance of glasses. ENEMY ENTERED STABLE AND SLASHED HORSES D.J. FRAUENFELTER has dastardly enemies in the neighborhood where he resides, which is on his large farm in Albany township, Berks County. He owned a span of fine bay horses. The other morning, on coming to the stable, he found that each had been cut across the breast with a sharp knife, inflicting long and deep wounds, from which one of the horses has since died. The other is in a serious condition. No cause can be assigned for the outrage. STOLE SLEEPING WOMAN'S CLOTHES When Mrs. Nathan MURRAY, of King of Prussia, awoke Saturday morning she found that she had no clothing other than the night robe she wore. A thief had visited her room during the night and had taken all of her wearing apparel. Her husband's clothing were untouched, and the officers investigating the case have decided that the burglar was a woman. FOUND NAKED CORPSE ON MOUNTAIN The nude body of Elias ERDMAN, an old citizen for whom the people of Shamokin, had been searching for four days, was found on a mountain by three wommmen searchers. ERDMAN's mind evidently collapsed as he was taking a walk, and finding a depression in the ground thought he would go to bed, undressing, he fell asleep and died from exposure. BOY WON A SUIT OF CLOTHES Samuel KRAMER, a twelve year old Coplay boy made the most number of English words out of the name of the clothing firm of Sourwine, Kuhns and Kerschner, of Allentown. He had 2,059 words to his credit. It is worthy of note he did not make use of the word "and" which would probably have added 500 more words to his list. FOUND SNAKES WHILE HUSKING CORN William, the young son of Augustus RENNINGER, of near New Hanover Square, found three snakes in one shock of corn, while husking. WOMAN KILLS HERSELF IN A CORNFIELD Joseph HOFFMAN, a farm hand, employed by Walter FLEXER, near Allentown was working in a corn field Monday morning when he found the body of a woman leaning against a shock of corn. Beside her lay a flask containing carbolic acid, and burns on her lips indicate the manner of her death. The police were notified and the body was identified as that of Mrs. Wolfgang HAEFELI, who had been missing from her home since last Thursday. She had been suffering for some time past with a nervous disorder and left her home, in South Allentown on Thursday to consult a physician. From that time until her dead body was found no trace of her was seen. She evidently took the poison while suffering with an attack of temporary insanity. Her husband and five children survive her. She is 41 years of age. OLD BIBLE WEIGHS EIGHT POUNDS A German Bible printed in 1738, and weighing eight pounds, is owned by Mrs. Richard WILLS, of Reading. BABY ON FIRE Calvin, the 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William CHEW, of Centre Square, had a narrow escape from being burned to death at his parents' home. A lighted oil stove located in the room in which he was playing, was upset by the child. The fluid, becoming ignited, set the child's dress afire as well as the carpet and furniture. Mrs. CHEW in an upstairs room heard the crackling of the flames, and rushed into the room and seized the child and gave the alarm. The child was saved from harm, while neighbors extinquished the flames in the house.