Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - November 12, 1904 HOTEL SHED BURNED A fire that broke out shortly after 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the hay on the second floor of a large shed at the Swamp hotel completely destroyed h e shed, together with a quantity of hay. The fire was discovered by Jeremiah RHOADS, the proprietor of the hotel, and he quickly summoned a number of neighbors to aid him in getting the horses and wagons out of the shed. While the neighbors were getting out the horses, wagons, harness and other articles in the shed, a telephone message was sent to Boyertown for aid, and the Friendship and Keystone companies quickly responded. It was a four mile run to the Swamp hotel, and by the time the Boyertown firemen arrived on the scene the building, which was a two-story frame one, was almost totally destroyed. Mr. RHOADS and the crowd of helpers succeeded in getting the shed cleaned of all portable articles, and only a lot of hay on the second floor was consumed with the building. The flames spread to the large barn of Dr. KNIPE, a short distance away, but the spectators extinguished the blaze with a bucket brigade. The Boyertown firemen aided in preventing the flames spreading to the large barn at the hotel. The origin of the fire is unknown. At the time it was discovered by Mr. RHOADS, it was apparently burning for some time. The burned building was about 60 by 40 feet in length, and was used as a shed for stabling horses which came to the hotel. Part of the upper portion was used by the Junior Mechanics as a lodge room and the rear portion was filled with hay. The loss will amount to about $2000. AGED HUSTLER HAD A BAD FALL Will BOYER, the aged hostler at the Pennsburg Hotel, on Wednesday, met with a painful accident. He was standing on a short ladder lighting the lamp in front of the hotel which is fastened to the telephone pole, when the ladder slipped on the pavement causing him to fall. In his efforts to prevent the fall he grabbed the lamp but his weight brought it along down to the pavement. In the fall Mr. BOYER struck his head against a stout iron rod which connects the hitching posts. He also fell with his head on the stone sidewalk. Several eye witnesses to the accident hurried to his assistance and they found him in an unconscious state. He was carried into the hotel and a physician was summoned. It was sometime before he fully recovered. FELL FROM LOAD OF CORNSTALK AND BROKE NECK On Monday afternoon, while Aaron DANNER, who lives between Beersville and Seemsville, Lehigh county was hauling conrnstalks and while he was on the load, he in some way, lost his balance and fell from the load, broke his neck and died immediately. Mr. DANNER leaves his wife and nine children, five sons and four daughters, also two brothers and one sister. His funeral will be held at Zion's Stone Church. WOMAN FELL DOWN STAIRS AND WAS INJURED Mrs. Charles MESCHTER, of Palm, this week fell down a flight of stairs at her home and was quite seriously injured. FARMER SHOOTS DOGS AND IS IMPRISONED Isaac LINSENBIGLER, a well-to-do farmer residing near Sassamansville, was this week arrested for shooting two hunting dogs on his premises, given a hearing, fined and sentenced to three months in the county jail. Last Monday, a hunting party composed of Oscar BEAN, Lucian MENG, Samuel MENG and Augustus CHRISTMAN, all of Zieglerville, went to Sassamansville on a gunning expedition. They were accompanied by two valuable hounds. The party left their teams at the Sassamansville Hotel and started to roam over the fields in that vicinity. They had not gone far when they got on the property of Isaac LINSENBIGLER, who it appears did not allow gunning on his premises, but had no trespassing notices posted. The dogs soon found a rabbit and chased him, whereupon LINSENBIGLER, without any warning, appeared on the scene with a gun and shot both dogs. The one was killed outright but the other was only severely crippled. When the gunners saw this act they walked up to Mr. LINSENBIGLER and protested, but he got angry and ordered them from his premises. They first demanded the dogs, and after receiving them they left the place. On Wednesday Oscar BEAN, the owner of the dogs, went to Norristown and had a warrant sworn out for his arrest. On Thursday morning Constables I.E. HUNSICKER and H.H. HUNSICKER, both brothers and constables of Schwenksville with the gunners went to Sassamansville and demanded settlement from LINSENBIGLER for the dogs and the costs. Meeting with a refusal, they placed him under arrest and took him before Magistrate LENHART, at Norristown, who after a hearing sentenced him to three months in jail, twenty dollars fine and costs amounting to about thirty dollars. MET WITH A PAINFUL ACCIDENT Jesse HALLMAN, a farmer of near Steinsburg, had his hand badly injured by getting it between the end of a wagon pole and a window sill. He delivered a load of hay to an Allentown man and at that place he had to haul it in a narrow alley. In his efforts to guide the wagon so that it would get close to where he wished to unload it, he got his hand between the end of the pole and a window sill and it was smashed. A physician was required to stop the flow of blood and sew the lacerated parts together. FOUR WEEKS OLD CALF RUNS WILD A four weeks old calf belonging to farmer James B. KLINE, of near Finland, on Saturday broke the rope with which it was tied and dashed out of the stables and took to the woods. It ran wild for several days and a gunner who was roaming in the woods almost shot it for a deer. He was ready to discharge the gun when he got a better view of the object and saw that it was a calf. The calf was later secured at Finland and taken back to Mr. KLINE's farm. THIEVES TRY TO ENTER GENERAL STORE Thieves on Wednesday night tried to gain an entrance to the general store of merchant F.M. MOLL, at East Greenville, but they were evidently disturbed before gaining entrance. They forced a chisel through the rear door in their efforts to pry it open. A number of holes were bored through the door, but as the door was lined on the inside with sheet iron their plans were frustrated. MADE A GUNNING TRIP TO PIKE COUNTY O.J. ENGLEMAN, the landlord of Steinsburg, Henry H. SOUDER, proprietor of the Bush House, and G.A. STRAUB, of Quakertown, left last Wednesday morning on a hunting trip to Pike county. They expect to stay three weeks. BURNED BY EXPLODING GASOLINE Peter SOUDER, the scavenger residing near Morwood, was severely burned about his face and hands by an explosion of some gasoline, which he was handling in an open receptacle. SOLD A STEER FOR $150 John F. SEASHOLTZ, of Red Hill, on Wednesday sold the large steer at public sale at the Red Hill Hotel to Charles F. MOTZ, for one hundred and fifty dollars. It weighed 3100 pounds. NEW FOREMAN AT CIGAR FACTORY Oscar FOX, of Pennsburg, has accepted the foremanship of the Sultzberg-Oppenheimer cigar factory located in Pennsburg. He entered upon his duties on Tuesday.