Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - June 3, 1905 TRICK OF A SWINDLER A well dressed man about 30 years old entered the second-hand store of T.W. DANNEHOWER, Norristown, on Tuesday morning and told the proprietor that he was the son of J. Bird IRISH, of West Main street. He told him that their home was to be remodeled and that afterwards it was to be entirely refurnished, and that he had come for the purpose of disposing of the household goods. Mr. DANNEHOWER accompanied the stranger to the home of Mr. IRISH and found none of the family at home. After looking around an offer was made and accepted. After the deal the young man insisted upon the immediate removal of the goods, as workmen were to commence operations the succeeding day. Two loads were removed but rain prevented the hauling away of all the goods within the time limit. On the following morning Mr. IRISH was asked by neighbors why he was moving and treated the question as a joke. Finally he looked into the matter and realized that his friends had told him the truth. A call was made on Mr. DANNEHOWER and he returned the goods. The amount Mr. DANNEHOWER paid the man has not been ascertained. GRAND BIRTHDAY PARTY A birthday party was given for Mrs. Emanuel RAUDENBUSH, of Corning, on Friday night last. Those present were: Richard BOLTON and family, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan SCHULTZ, Ambrose RAUDENBUSH and wife, S.W. KENT and family, Allen HIESTAND and wife, Peter SHULER and wife, Calvin RAUDENBUSH and wife, Erwin DORNEY and wife, Allen MILL and wife, Emanuel REINHART and family, Jesse MILLER and family, Henry HIESTAND and wife, Howard MARKS and family, Frank GRABER and family, Mr. YAGOB and family, Herbert HILLEGASS, Mrs. Jacob HIESTAND, Howard KEHS, Elmer HIESTAND, Horace HIESTAND, Herbert SEIBERT, Oswin STERNER, Howard WEISS, John GERHART, Samuel GERHART, Edward GERHART, Wilson GERHART, Chas. SCHULTZ, Albert SCHULTZ, Wilson KUHNS, Jesse DORNEY, Fred. DORNEY, Daniel MOYER, Fred. TREICHLER, Caroline RENNINGER, Daisy MILLER, Jennie HILLEGASS, Jennie KNETZ, Mable WEISS, Jennie KUHNS, Katie GERHARD, Ada KEHS, John ROEDER, Frank SHELL, Annie RAUDENBUSH, Daisy MILLER, Eddie ROEDER, Frank YEAKEL, Frank STAUFFER, Emma REINHART, and Henry SHULER. There were refreshments served. Music was furnished by Wm. MARKS with graphaphone and an accordion was played by Emanuel RAUDENBUSH. TO ELEVATE JUDGE SWARTZ The members of the Montgomery County bar have united to secure the nomination of Judge Aaron S. SWARTZ for the Supreme Court. The advocates of the step point with pride to the fact that his judicial decrees have at all times been of the highest type of equity, in that seldom if ever, have the members of the Supreme Court differed with him, when appeal was made. STEPPED BACKWARD INTO TROLLEY CAR Charles HOOPES, a resident of Norristown, while holding a conversation with his brother on West Main Street Norristown, stepped backward unthinkingly and was knocked down by a passing trolley car. The head of the unfortunate man was badly lacerated, his collar bone was broken and the body is badly bruised. SHOT BOY, NOT SPARROWS In trying to shoot sparrows with a Flobert rifle on Thursday, Arthur BEIDLER, a nine year old boy of Allentown, companion of the one who was handling the gun, was shot in the calf of the leg. RECORD CELEBRATES ITS ANNIVERSARY The Philadelphia Record on Thursday, celebrated its twenty-eighth anniversary as the pioneer one cent paper in America. In 1877, the late William M. SINGERLY astonished the newspaper world by the announcement that the Record was to be published at the un-heard-of price of one cent. The reading and advertising public at once flocked to the standard of the Record and its success became assured and the business judgment of Mr. SINGERLY was approved. The astonishing change caused a tremendous growth in the circulation and to meet all demands the famous Record building, one of the finest newspaper buildings in the entire country, was erected. To keep pace with the prosperity of the paper the interior of the building had to be remodeled several times and from time to time modern methods and machinery were added so that today the Record plant stands without a superior. As an advertising medium it has always enjoyed an unlimited patronage and during the month of May it established the greatest month's record it has ever known. The reading public has always been a firm friend of the Record and as long as the present high standard of excellence is maintained the Record will continue to prosper. FRANCONIA COMMENCEMENT The eighth annual commencemet of Franconia township will be held this evening in Godshall's Hall, Morword. There are eight graduates. The program is as follows: Music, Souderton Octeti; Prayer, Rev. B.F. LUCKENBILL; Opening Address, Joe KRATZ; Music; Salutatory, Harrison HACKMAN; Essay, Lillian SHUECK; Oration, Wesley REINHARD; Music; Address, Senator Algernon B. ROBERTS; Class Prophecy, Calvin MOYER; Music; Essay, Lizzie SHUECK; Oration, Menno SOUDER; Address to Graduates, Prof. D. MELCHIOR; Music; Valedictory, Price K. LONG, Presentation of Diplomas, Frank WILE; Benediction. THIEVES ON A RAID Thieves ransacked the carpenter shop of A.B. FRANK, of Fruitville, one night last week and stole some tools and a knife which belongs to a meat cutter. A few days later FRANK noticed that the school house door was forced open, he entered and found his meat knife in there and the other tools he is missing. SUMNEYTOWN COMMENCEMENT The ninth Anuual Commencement of the Sumneytown Independent School District will be held on Saturday evening June 10, in the Sumneytown Hall. There is but one graduate this year, Miss Bessie HARTZEL, daughter of H.E. HARTZELL, teacher of the Sumneytown Grammar School.