Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - July 22, 1905 LINEMAN SHOCKED William A. SCHEETZ, of Norristown, lineman for the Schuylkill Valley Traction Company, while on a repair wagon to string new feed wires on Monday, slipped and in falling came in contact with a live wire carring a heavy voltage. He was violently hurled to the ground and was picked up in an unconscious conditions. His right arm was terribly bruised by the fall. PASTOR GOES TO NEW CHARGE Rev. B.F. LUKENBILL, of Souderton has been elected practically unanimously pastor of Bethel, Lowhill, Jacksonville and Lynville, Lehigh county, to succeed Rev. J.N. BACHMAN, who resigned. He will accept and take charge Sept. 1. He will move to Lynnport. Rev. LUCKENBILL was ordained in 1893 and served the Trumbauersville charge for some time after which he went to Souderton. HORSE REVIVED BY ICE AND BEER A horse belonging to Jesse Z. HILLEGASS of Allentown, dropped over on Tuesday afternoon on account of the extreme heat. A chunk of ice was placed on his head and three bottles of beer poured down his throat. The horse looked his thanks and when the last drop had trickled down his throat he got up and ran down the street like a racer. FOUND HORNET IN PEAR While eating a pear on Tuesday, Peter HERBSTER, of Siesholtzville, struck some thing hotter than the weather and with a yell commenced to paw in his mouth with his finger until he succeeded in grabbing a hornet. HERBSTER was stung on the tongue and the roof of the mouth both of which are so swollen that he is obliged to take nourishment through a glass tube. HAD "PINCH BUG" IN THROAT Aaron MOSER, a miner of Siesholtzville went to the pump on Monday evening to get a glass of water. A few minutes later his son saw him dancing around apparently choking. The boy gave him a vigorous thump on the back and the old man coughed up a big beetle known as a "pinch bug." WOUND IRITABLE AFTER TWENTY SEVEN YEARS Gross FRY, of Trappe, shot a bullet into one of his fingers twenty-seven years ago. The wound recently opened again and this week the finger was amputated to prevent threatened gangreene and to save his life. CANOE UPSET IN RIVER In taking a pleasure trip on the Lehigh river at Allentown the canoe of a pleasure party upset on Saturday through the inexperience of the paddlers and the entire party was in danger of drowning as none could swim. The party was composed of Misses Ella HERBINE, of East Greenville, and Isabel KAUFFMAN, nurses of the Allentown Hospital; Dr. John PHILLIPS, resident physician at the same institution, and P.W. LEISENRING, a reporter on the Morning Call. A scene of great confusion followed. Another boat nearby in which Miss Clara SCHMEHL, another nurse, and Percy B. RUHE, another Call reporter, went quickly to the rescue, as did also a crowd of boys who were swimming not far away. The danger was great as the water where the accident happened was 20 feet deep and every one of the unfortunates sank twice. Mr. LEISENRING was finally brought to shore almost drowned. The ladies were grabbed by the hair and hauled into RUHE's canoe. Dr. PHILLIPS fortunately came into contact with the capsized boat, and keeping cool kept his head above water. Miss HERBEIN was so exhausted that she had to be resuscitated. The party secured a cab and went to the hospital. There they were all rubbed down and Miss HERBEIN put to bed. Mr. LEISENRING recovered sufficiently to be about after getting a dose or two of stimulants. A POP CORN PICNIC The guests now summering at "Eden's Valley Farm," Zionsville, have bee the recipients of many pleasures. A notable "Pop Corn Picnic," arranged by the younger set, was enjoyed in Miller's Woods on Monday evening. The beauty of the moon added to the illumination among the trees. Fine singing was rendered by Mrs. Frank MIGONE, of Philadelphia. Mrs. Samuel MacCULLAM, also of Philadelphia, kindly contributed the use of her graphophone. Recitations were credibly given by Mrs. Levi S. MILLER and others. After enjoying an abundance of ice cream and other good things the company returned to their cozy nook, trusting the able managers, Masters Donald Osborne GULDIN and Dwight M. MILLER, would repeat the pleasure next summer. COW HAS HYDROPHOBIA One of the cows of Childs STEVENS, of near Hillegass, was seized with rabies last Friday and was shot in the stable on Monday. A week prior to the attack a strange dog was seen in the field with the cattle and no attention was given to the incident so it is not known whether the cow was bitten by the dog or not. The animal was in a constant spasm from the time of the attack until killed, and so violent was the disorder that in the short period of three days the sleek robust cow had dwindled to a mere skeleton. FARM HAND COMMITS SUICIDE Milton R. RICHARDSON, a farm hand 25 years of age, committed suicide Sunday night in Nantmeal township, Chester County, on the farm of James EYRICH, where he was employed. RICHARDSON before shooting himself, wrote two letters, one to his father in Reading, the other to his sweetheart, in the neighborhood. The contents of these notes have not been divulged and no cause is known for the suicide. BOY DRAGGED BY HAY RAKE Ray JACOBS, of White Bear, Berks was raking hay, when the horses became frightend and ran away. The lad was thrown under the rake and dragged three-quarters of a mile before the animals stopped. The weight of the rake drove stones as large as walnuts into the boy's legs. His condition is critical. HORSE IN HAY RAKE RUNS OFF Mrs. Jacob SEITZ, of Lederachville, while raking hay last Wednesday, her horse was frightened at some object and threw Mr. SEITZ off the rake. The horse ran over the fence, broke the rake, tore the harness and ran as far as Skippack, where he was caught. WATCHMAKER'S BODY FOUND IN DITCH With his face battered in by repeated blows from some blunt instrument and a bullet wound through his mouth, the body of murdered William CROSBY was found on Monday afternoon lying in a ditch in Lower Merion township. The murdered man was a traveling watch and clock repairer, 54 years old, who lived at Germantown. TEAMS COLLIDE The team of Liveryman HEBERLY, of Pennsburg, collided with a team in front of the post office, East Greenville, late on Monday evening. One of the front wheels of Mr. HEBERLEY's carriage was completely wrecked.