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    1. News from Pennsburg - July 1, 1905
    2. Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - July 1, 1905 JUNE WEDDING BELLS In the presence of the members of his congregation and several hundred relatives and friends, Rev. E. PFATTEICHER, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Norristown, married Miss Helen JACOBY of that borough on Tuesday. The ceremony was performed by three ministers. Rev. A.S. FICHTHORN, former pastor of the church, delivered the introductory sermon. Rev. Philip PFATTEICHER of Easton, father of the bridegroom, tied the knot, and Rev. Dr. A. SPEADT of Mt. Airy Seminary offered the prayer and benediction. Miss JACOBY, escorted by Gen. John SCHALL and attended by Miss Rhoda ARCHER, entered the church and walked to the altar, where they were met by a bridgegroom and best man, Carl PFATTEICHER, a brother and student at Mt. Airy Seminary. Gen. SCHALL gave the bride away. The ring ceremony was used. After the ceremony a reception was tendered, after which the couple left on a trip to the coast of Maine. WILL PROBATED The will of John HARTZELL, late of Frederick township, probated, on Monday, devises an estate of $3000 to collateral relatives and friends. To his sister, Hannah MYERS, he gives $300. He gives $100 to Bertolet's Meeting House, Frederick township. He gives $100 to John R. SHENKEL; $100 to Mrs. David NESTER, $100 to Amanda FRYER, all of whom he raised. He gives half the residue of the estate to Henry S. HARTZELL, of Douglass township, and half to Elizabeth GRUBB, Mary WILLAUER, Esther FAGLEY, Susan BERGEY and Lydia LONGDKER, as children of his deceased wife's sister. His brother, Henry S. HARTZELL is the executor. BOY ELECTROCUTED Harry S. WIEAND a 12 year old boy was electrocuted by a live wire along the Allentown & Reading Traction line at Greismersville on Monday afternoon. Accompanied by a companion the boy went fishing along Cedar creek. They struck a piece of swampy land and decided to follow the trolley bed. To accomplish this they had to climb a fence and WIEAND to support himself, grasped a feed wire that had been blown down by the storm. WOMAN FELL FROM CHERRY TREE Mrs. Harvey BAUS of Geryville, fell from a cherry tree on Thursday, the limb on which she was resting broke and in the fall she fractured her nose and sustained other injuries. Dr. J.G. HERSH of East Greenville was called to set the broken member. SMALL SWIMMER DROWNS While a number of small boys were swimming in the Schuylkill river at Bridgeport, on Monday, Herbert LEASON, aged 9 years, was drowned. The boy got beyond his depth and his companions were all too small to rescue him. SUIT AGAINST TRACTION COMPANY Alice McDERMODY, of Conshohocken, has sued the Schuylkill Valley Traction Company for $15,000 for alleged injuries received by being tossed from a wagon which was struck by a car. FARMER LOSES EIGHT COWS Henry G. RAHN, of near Pottstown, lost seven cows by a stroke of lightning last week and has since had the misfortune to have another cow killed on the railroad. PROFESSOR WILL GO TO NEW POSITION Charles K. MESCHTER who has for a number of years been professor of English and German, at Perkiomen Seminary has been elected Professor of English at Lehigh University. Prof. MESCHTER will take up his new duties at the opening of the Fall session at Lehigh. BOUGHT INTEREST IN WHOLESALE FIRM The interest of Mr. TREICHLER of the firm of Arteman, Treichler & Co., wholesale dealers in wood and willow ware, Philadelphia, has been bought by Edwin H. SCHULTZ, formerly of Clayton. Mr. SCHULTZ will enter the firm today. A SEVERE SENTENCE For shooting eleven robins, Robert GROWER, aged 16, of Allentown, was sentenced to pay a fine of $10 each, making a total of $110. The boy could not pay the fine and will have to serve 110 days in jail. LOST ARM IN PLANING MACHINE While operating a planing machine, Derrick CASSELBERRY, of Royersford, had his left arm so badly mangled that it had to be amputated. NEW PRINCIPAL AT LANSDALE Professor H.S. GODSHALL, of West Point, Montgomery county, has been appointed principal of the Lansdale High School. DRANK CAUSTIC SODA The two-year-old son of Alvin MECK, of Haycock, Bucks county, drank a solution of caustic soda and is in a critical condition.

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