Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - July 8, 1905 COUNTY ALUMNI MEETING Public school alumni organizations in all parts of the county are arranging to attend the annual outing and reunion of the Montgomery County Alumni Association, on Thursday, July 13, in Plymouth Park. In the morning at 11 o'clock the business meeting will be held, and at two o'clock in the afternoon a musical and literary program will be presented, the chief feature being an address by Chas. H. PENNYPACKER, the unique Burgess of West Chester. During the two years that he has been Burgess Mr. PENNYPACKER has attracted almost as much public attention as his cousin, the Governor. He is a gifted orator, and his quaint sayings, striking epigrams and unconventional wisdom have been quoted far and wide, and have caused the newspapers to bestow on him the title of the "Sage of West Chester." His address at the Alumni outing will be his first speech in Montgomery county. Plymouth Park is situated on the Chestnut Hill and Norristown trolley road, a short distance east of Norristown. AN AUTO TRIP ON THE FOURTH Early on Tuesday morning a party of ten, composed of George H. HEVENER, Victor STECKLE, Dr. W.H. HUNSBERGER, Oliver SCHANTZ and Alfred WELDNER, of Pennsburg; Francis SHELLY, Alfred SCHANTZ, James KRAUSS and Levi MESCHTER, of East Greenville; Lewis BITTING, of Philadelphia, and Marcus STECKEL, of Siegfrieds, left Pennsburg on an extended automobile trip. The trip include the following places: Geryville, Spinnerstown, Milford Square, Steinsburg, Locust Valley, Coopersburg, Centre Valley, Lenark, Lehigh Mountain, Idle Wild Hotel, Montainville, Allentown, Helfrich Springs, Mickley's Church, Hokendauqua, Coplay, Northampton, Siegfried, Cementon, Laurys, Cherryford, Treichlers, Lockport, Walnutport, Slatington, Emerald, Best Station, Germansville, New Tripoli, Lynnville, Syberlingsville, Heynemansville, Seipstown, Fogelsville, Trexlertown, Macungie, Shimersville, Zionsville, Treichlersville, Hereford, Palm and East Greenville. Dinner was taken at Walnutport and supper at Macungie. The entire trip of about 90 miles was made without any mishap to anyone of the three machines. EX-CONGRESSMAN INJURED Ex-Congressman C.J. ERDMAN, of Allentown was the victim of an unfortunate accident on Monday morning in which his jaw was broken and it is feared his skull was fractured. In crossing Hamilton at the intersection of Sixth street he had to pass around a big trolley car. A coal team came along at a rapid gait, the horses of which had been scared by two automobiles and the exploding of some fire crackers, so that the driver lost control of the team. Mr. ERDMAN could not get out of the way on account of the obstructing car and was knocked down, the rear wheel of the 2000 pound wagon passing over his head. Mr. ERDMAN was picked up in an unconscious condition and on examination it was found that his jaw was broken and on the right temple, where the wheel had struck, there was a lump larger than an egg, filled with blood. It is feared that the skull is crushed at that point. There are but slight hopes entertained for the unfortunate man's recovery. SOLD WIFE FOR $5 Igel VINO, an Italian of Pittston who sold his wife for $5, was arrested because the woman refused to fulfill her part of the transaction. A few months ago VINO was married. He soon tired of wedded life, and agreed to sell his wife to John SANDY, who had long been in love with her. SANDY paid the money to VINO, but his wife refused to be sold. SANDY had VINO arrested for the purpose of recovering his $5. VINO refunded the $5 to SANDY, paid the cost in the case and was discharged. FINED FOR SENDING VALENTINE Mrs. Ida M. ZIEGLER, of Altoona, who had sent a comic valentine representing a long-tongued woman to her next door neighbor, was on Thursday directed by the court to pay a fine of $20 and the costs, the judge having refused to accept the plea of the license of St. Valentine. PROSCUTED BY FOOD AGENT F.W. ZOLLERS, of Philadelphia, proprietor, of a South Bethlehem gorcery store, was arrested on a charge of selling chocolate coated cakes containing oxide of iron and coal-tar dies, by Pure Food Agent SIMMER's. ZOLLERS and his manager entered bail in the sum of $200 each for appearance at court. ROPES TO END LIFE Two well-known Berks county men committed suicide by hanging on Saturday. M. Luther PATTON, a prosperous farmer of Caernarvon, was found hanging in the barn on the old PATTON homestead, near Joanna Furnace, about two and one-half miles northwest of Morgantown. He was secretary of the Caernarvon School Board, and took an active part in erecting the large new High School at Morgantown. It is said that there was objection to the cost of the building. Mr. PATTON was one of those who favored a large building. The contention over the matter preyed on his mind, it is said. Frank KILMER, near Stouchsburg, hanged himself with a half-inch rope, which was fastened to the upright ladder of a hay wagon. The vehicle was loaded with hay and stood in Mr. KLIMER's barn. He had been despondent for some years because of the protracted illness of his wife. CONVICT DIES IN JAIL Charles JANEY, aged 26, a colored man died in jail at Norristown from pulmonary complaint. His wife took charge of his body and removed it to Virginia. JANEY, it is claimed, was responsible for the death of James BRISCOE, a negro, and was convicted in June, 1904, of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to eighteen months. As three months and fifteen days had been deducted from his sentence on account of good behavior he would have been released from jail in August. BABY MAY DIE OF RAT'S BITE When Mrs. Herbert DOUGLASS, of Upper Merion, arrived at the cradle to ascertain the cause of her infant daughter's crying, she discovered a big rat gnawing at the child's right hand. The rat fled and almost immediately the child's hand began to swell. Blood poisoning quickly developed and her condition is serious. HEAD OF STATE CONSTABULARY John C. GROOME, of Rosemont, has been appointed superintendent of the State Constabulary. Mr. GROOME is captain of the First City Troop, of Philadelphia. EXPLODES DYNAMITE CAP While John BANDAS was showing companions how to explode a dynamiate cap at Shenandoah it exploded and blew the fingers off his left hand, and John DANKS standing close by, may lose the sight of one eye. RAISED LARGE STRAWBERRIES Schwenksville has the honor of raising the largest strawberries in the Perkiomen Valley. Fifteen were picked in the patch of Nathan UMSTEAD, that filled a quart berry box. LIGAMENTS OF ARM TORN In falling and catching in the crotch of a cherry tree, William ENDY, of Pottstown, tore all the ligaments of his arm so that he can never use that member again.