Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - December 24, 1904 BULLDOG SAVES FARMER FROM ATTACK OF HOGS Farmer Jacob STUFFLET, of Steinsburg, had a thrilling experience one day this week while he was about to kill a hog in its pen. There were several other hogs in the same pen at the time and after Mr. STUFFLET had cut the throat of the one hog, the others saw the blood and heard the squeals which caused them to become vicious and they made attacks upon Mr. STUFFLET. After trying to beat the hogs off he found that it was impossible to get away from them so he called for his bulldog and in an instant he jumped into the pen and saved its master from being badly bitten and perhaps killed. SOLD MANY EGGS IN ONE MONTH Isaac MERKEL, of Old Zionsville, is again in the egg business, for during the last four weeks he sold one hundred and forty-one and a half dozen. For this lot of eggs he received $43.87. This is quite a nice sum to realize from one hundred and eighty chickens. AN ENGLISH WILL The quaint phraseologies in the will of the late Frederick LOMAX, of near Hoppenville, Marlborough township, attracted the attention of the Norristown lawyers, this week when it was brought out in the Orphans' Court, in the auditing of the first and final account of Frederick LOMAX, Jr., executor of the estate. It was developed that the decedent had been born, lived and owned property in England. He had moved to this county and settled in Marlborough township, where he purchased an estate. After his death letters of administration were taken out. Later it was discovered that decedent had made a will in England. Letters of administration were revoked and letters testamentary issued instead. The will was written by an English lawyer and was replete with quaint phrases. As sections of the will were read by Attorney Wm. F. DANNEHOWER they were listened to with great attention by the members of the Bar present. GARRET HIS BANK At the session of Orphan's Court at Norristown on Thursday in an audit of the Estate of Reuben UMSTEAD, late of Frederick Township near Schwenksville his wife stated that during his life time decedent had often told her he had money in the house, stored in an old chest in a closet, in the corner of his garret. He often showed her the key and told her the chest had a very peculiar lock, that you had to turn the key three times to the right to unlock it. After decedent's death the chest was opened and $2900 in gold, silver, notes and foreign coin were found. It was alleged by some of the heirs, represented by J.A. STRASSBURGER, who had taken exceptions to the filing of the first and final accounts of Jacob G. GRIMLEY, administrator of the estate of the deceased, that all the money left by UMSTAD had not been accounted for. Mrs. Sarah UMSTAD testified to finding $2900 in the box. She said that 'Squire GRIMLEY has said that that was the amount in the box, and that she had looked over his shoulder and had seen that amount written on a paper. Squire GRIMLEY, who was represented by Freas STYER, told in his own behalf how he had opened the box and found the money divided between a number of receptacles to the extent of a dozen or more old pocketbooks, canvass bags, cigar boxes and pasteboard boxes. Some of the money was in the form of 2-cent pieces, old pennies, old silver dollars, and a number of $3 gold pieces. Most of the old coins he retained and put up at public sale, at which 31 old Pennies brought 77 cents and 3 of the $3 gold pieces brought $9.04. Twenty-six of the old dollars were sold for $31. The Total receipts amounting to $2801.72 were place in bank. MINUS HER POCKETBOOK Mrs. Charles SEASHOLTZ, of Red Hill, lost her pocketbook containing ten dollars in a peculiar manner, on Wednesday while at Allentown. After waiting in the ladies waiting room at the depot for her train to leave, she accidentally dropped it and did not notice it until she was ready to go on the train. She went back to the room and found it empty and the purse gone. There was only one woman in the room when she went out and she evidently picked it up and left as soon as Mrs. SEASHOLTZ was out of her sight. The purse contained about ten dollars and her return ticket. CAT IS FORTY-TWO YEARS OLD George DILLINGER, of Mantua, N.J., claims that his family cat, aged 42 years, is the oldest in the country. IS A GRANDMOTHER AT THIRTY-NINE YEARS Mrs. Benjamin S.O. WISE, of West Chester, aged 39 years is the youngest grandmother in that county. Her daughter, Mrs. Williom Se?????, aged 20 years, gave birth to a ????? SON PREFERS BEQUEST OF ONE DOLLAR TO $763 In the settlement of the estate of Wm. M. DOTTERER, of near Bechtelsville, Washington township, Berks county, on Tuesday, a son, Morris received one dollar as his share. The father declared in his will that "if Morris brings back the cow he has in his possession and pays the money loaned by his father, with accrued interest, he shall share equally in the estate; otherwise he shall only receive $1." The son chose the latter. Each of the other children received $763. ODD FELLOWS WILL BANQUET JANUARY 14 The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 449 of Pennsburg will banquet at the Pennsburg hotel on Saturday evening January 14. After the banquet the members and their weves will go to the Public Hall where they will be further entertained by music and addresses. The banquet will be held in honor of the lodges two oldest members Secretary H.J. SMITH and Treasurer Henry DIMMIG.