Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - November 5, 1904 PHYSICIAN DISAPPEARS FROM HIS HOME Dr. Charles B. DOTTERER, a rising young physician of Zieglersville, on Tuesday quit practicing at that town and left for parts unknown. He told friends that he was going to New York, where he would take the Steamer Baltic, for Liverpool England and would spend sometime in the Cambridge University and from thence go to Berlin to study special diseases. His actions that day in Philadelphia show that he planned this "fairy tale" to throw off suspicion and cover his tracks as to where he really intended to go. That same day in Philadelphia he ate dinner with Elmer U, KEYSER, of the firm of PRIZER and KEYSER, merchants at Zieglersville, at a restaurant and after partaking of their meal, he remarked "This is probably the last dinner we eat together, I am going to Europe." He then left Mr. KEYSER, but was later seen at the Reading Terminal by Mrs. Dr. J.N. FAUST. Since then nothing has been seen or heard of him. He was Treasurer of the Order Knights of Friendship, of Zieglersville, who immediately audited the accounts and found a shortage of $321 and some odd cents, which is however covered by security. Quite recently he was rewarded with a handsome sword for bringing the largest number of members into the lodge. All kinds of rumors are afloat since he left. One is that a woman was in the case and that a constable was hunting him on the morning that he left. He is a graduate of Perkiomen Seminary, Pennsburg, and the Medico Chirurgical College of Philadelphia. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. John DOTTERER, reside at Hill Church. His father removed his office effects, horses and wagons on Thursday. MURDERER IS NOW A LUNATIC George NELK, the Germantown boy under sentence of death for the slaying of his mother, is said to be a hopeless lunatic. Superintendent MOTHERWELL of the prison and Assistant District Attorney FARR have decided to seek permission to remove the prisoner to the Norristown Insane Asylum. It is said NELK has become almost bestial and has lost the power of speech. NELK at the time of the brutal crime was regarded as a degenerate and was an inveterate cigarette smoker. He was an associate of low-minded persons. After the murder of his mother he went to Allentown and was after a short search captured at Reading. INJURED WHILE TRYING TO GET ON TRAIN C.H. STEIN, of Pennsburg, Superintendent of the Perkiomen Railroad met with a painful accident on Tuesday near Hosensack, while attempting to get on a moving passenger train. He grasped the bars on the platform but failed to reach the step with his feet and as a consequence he was dragged along the rough road for a short distance. He however succeeded in pulling himself on the platform. His one leg was painfully bruised and he was compelled to use a cane for several days. The train was moving at the rate of about fifteen miles an hour when he tried to board it. DEMOCRATIC MEETING TONIGHT An open air Democratic mass meeting will be held this evening at the KEELY House, East Greenville. The Citizen's Band will be present and render some musical selections. The speakers will be District Attorney LICHTENWALNER, of Allentown; Chas. BRUNNER, candidate for District Attorney, of Norristown; Harry I. FOX, Esq., of Norristown; Jonathan HUBER, of Douglass, candidate for Assembly, and Democratic Chairman Chas. D. McAVOY. Should the weather be unfavorable the meeting will be held in the K. of P. Hall. MOZART CLUB HAD A MEETING The Mozart Club, of Perkiomen Seminary met on Monday evening. Prof. WEIRICH gave a talk on the development of the piano-forte from the middle of the 17th century to the present time. Miss Lillian HENDRICKS read an interesting paper on the life and work of HANDEL, Mrs. WEIRICH illustrated by singing an aria from his "Messiah." Other vocal soloists of the evening were Miss Amy KLINE and Miss Alverda MILLER, of Red Hill. Piano solos were played by Misses Jean McDOWELL, Tenah THORNTON, Rose MERSHON, Irene SCHWARTZ, Lillian HENDRICKS and Pearl FISHER. ENGAGING SNAP SHOTS Dallas W. GRABER and lady friend, Grace BECHTEL, were the guests of John W. GRABER and family, of near East Greenville Vallandingham TRUMBORE, of this borough, spent Saturday at Allentown. Mr. and Mrs. Charles SCHOLL and Mrs. KULP, of Philadelphia, visited the family of Mr. and Mrs. Herman S. ROTH, on Saturday and Sunday. A calithumpian band on Saturday evening serenaded the two newly married couples, Rev. and Mrs. George W. LUTZ and Mr. and Mrs. Mark BIERY, of this borough. Adam KRAUSS, of East Greenville, made a business trip to Philadelphia on Monday. Robert THORNTON, foreman in the Otto EISENLOHR Bros. cigar factory at East Greenville on Monday, made a business trip to Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Herman S. HILLEGASS, of this borough, left this week for the St. Louis exposition. They expect to stay two weeks. Edgar A. KRAUSS, of Kutztown, made a business trip to these boroughs this week. Mr. and Mrs. F.K. WALT, of Reading, are spending a few days in this borough with friends. Rev. George W. LUTZ, pastor of the Pennsburg Reformed Chruch will preach in the Seminary Chapel tomorrow evening at seven o'clock. Music by the Seminary choir. All are cordially invited. Mrs. Hermann ROTH, daughter Lizzie and Miss Elsie ROSTOCK, of Pennsburg, spent Wednesday in Philadelphia. Rev. and Mrs. James OSWALD, of Spinnerstown, in the forepart of the week visited some of their members of the Trinity Reformed Church, of which he is pastor, residing in these boroughs. Mrs. Solomon GRIMLEY, of Pottstown, and Mrs. Frank GERHARD and daughter Maggie, of Schwenksville, visited the family of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton H. FRYER of this borough on Tuesday. Rev. and Mrs. W.U. KISTLER spent a week at Amityville, Berks County. On Sunday he administered the Lord's Supper to the members of his former congregation at that place. Mrs. Jonas ROEDER, of Philadelphia, visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. John GRACE, of this borough, during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. TRUMBORE returned from their wedding trip on Sunday evening. They will be at home with the mother of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Augustus SPARR, Jr., of Bally, visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry SPAAR of this borough on Sunday. Mrs. Rev. G.W. LUTZ, visited her parents at Allentown, on Tuesday. F.K. WALT, of Reading, is making repairs at his house in this borough. Mrs. J. Wm. GILBERT, was suffering with quincy during the past week. J.E. SULTZBERGER, of the firm SULTZBERGER, OPPENHEIMER and Company, of Philadelphia, was in town on Tuesday on business. A.M. HOLLENBACH, proprietor of the Electric Laundry, of South Bethlehem, was in Pennsburg on Wednesday on business. Mrs. Hannah SCHOCH, of Philadelphia, visited J. Wm. GILBERT, of this borough, this week. E.J. WIEDER Jr., made a business trip to Allentown on Saturday. William GRIESAMER, of this borough, but who has a position as carpenter in Philadelphia, for the past six months, visited his family in this borough, on Sunday. The A.J. DRESSLER painting company this week gave the house of Mathias RUMMEL a coat of paint. Mr. and Mrs. William DANNER, Misses Annie GRIFFIN and Naomi McCLENNON, all of Macungie, visited the family of Postmaster David S. KERN, of this borough, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M.G. DETWILER, of Cressman, spent Sunday with the family of Thomas K. GERHARD, of East Greenville.