Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - May 27, 1905 MAN SCALDED BY ESCAPING STEAM Frank SUPPLEE, of Bridgeport, is lying in a precarious condition at the home of his mother at Abrams, as the result of a terrible accident that occurred on Sunday morning. Mr. SUPPLEE was one of the foremen at the coal storage plant of the P. and R. railway company recently erected at Abrams. While following out instructions to give the plant a thorough test, he, with a number of others, was following up the machinery. Pursuing his work, he was obliged to mount a high position for the purpose of turning on steam at a valve that operates the "temper" of the machinery. At the point where the valve is located three pipes meet in a "T" and the pressure of steam that assembles here is exceedingly great. When he turned on the valve there was a loud noise and the next moment fellow workmen saw SUPPLEE hurled through space, a distance of twenty feet, to the ground below. The escape of the steam was too rapid and boilling hot water struck SUPPLEE in the right side and hurled him from his position. When picked up it was found that his entire right side was fearfully scalded and that he was suffering from many cuts and bruises received by the fall. The injured man was removed to the home of his mother as his request to be taken to a hospital could not be complied with on account of his serious condition. MAN AND TEAM MISSING About two weeks ago Henry YOST, Jr., of Collegeville, hired a horse and buggy to a stranger who has failed to return the team. On the day the team was hired it was seen at Germantown and from there it was traced to Vineland, N.J. It ..... from the course pursued by ..... as if he were heading for the Atlantic coast. WILL GO TO NEW POSITION Prof. S.G. HUBER, who some time ago resigned as principal of the Quakertown High School, has been elected Supervising Principal of the schools of May's Landing, N.J., at $1000 per year. Mr. HUBER is at present teaching at Perkiomen Seminary and will take charge of his new position September 1st. May's Landing is the County Seat of Atlantic county. FROM FOUNDRY TO PULPIT The Rev. John B. ZWEIZIG, of Reading known in that section as the "preacher-moulder," has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Methodist Episcopal church at Hale Eddy, N.Y., and will assume charge this week. NOVEL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of his birth, A.P. FRIES, of near Limerick, has presented a 1100 pound bell to the United Evangelical church, of Limerick Square. SEEKING NOMINATION FOR COMMISSIONER Dr. S.B. SWAVELY and John T. MEYERLE, both of Pottstown, have announced their names as Democratic candidates for the nomination for County Commissioner. DEFRAUDER SENTENCED August W. MACHEN, former Superintendent of Free Delivery in the Post Office Department, on Monday entered a plea of guilty to the indictment in which he is charged with conspiracy to defraud the government in connection with the sale of letter carriers' supplies to the Post Office Department in conjunction with George E. LORENZ and William G. CRAWFORD. Justice WRIGHT sentenced MACHEN to two years' imprisonment in the Moundsville, W. Va., penitentiary, the time to commence at the conclusion of thee two years' sentence MACHEN is now serving on a previous conviction. Prior to this Wm. G. GRAWFORD pleaded not guilty. DIED IN CHAIR Henry HAAS, of near Trexlertown, aged 95 years, died at the home of his son at Allentown on Monday while sitting in a chair. For a long time he was suffering from infirmities incident to old age and on getting up in the morning he felt very weak. He seated himself in a chair and soon afterwards expired.