Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - September 12, 1903 MAIMED ON RAILROAD Jaseph R. TAGGART, a well known business man of Norristown, and Miss Reba DEAN, of the same place, while out driving on Sunday evening, their team was struck at the Mill street crossing, in Bridgeport, and both were injured. A south bound express struck them which wrecked the wagon. TAGGART and the girl were thrown in the air, the girl falling along side of the tracks and TAGGART under the wheels of a shifting engine, 30 feet away. The horses ran away and into the canal nearby where one was drowned. TAGGART received a broken arm, badly torn and crushed leg, an injured shoulder and many cuts on the head. Miss DEAN is very seriously injured having both legs fractured near the hips and internal injuries. PERKASIE EDITOR A BENEDICT Charles M. MEREDITH, editor of the Central News, of Perkasie, and Miss Ida J. MOYER, of the same place, a recently graduated nurse from the Philadelphia Hospital, were married on Saturday morning by Rev. J.G. DENGLER, at Weissport, Pa. NEW MENNONITE PASTOR Rev. William H. GRUBB, of Philadelphia, will be ordained a minister of the Mennonite Church, general conference wing, tomorrow. Later he will be installed as pastor of the Mennonite congregation just organized and worshipping in the German Baptist Church, Twelfth and Oak streets. The congregation has been a mission for ten years and Rev. GRUBB will be its first pastor. He now resides at No. 2110 North Marshall street, Philadelphia, but will move to Allentown. He has been serving as assistant to Bishop SHELLY in the Hereford district consisting of Boyertown, Bally and Zionsville. Prior to that time he was engaged in mission work and business in Philadelphia. He is a native of Philadelphia. The ordination services will be held in the German Baptist Church and will begin in the afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. His installation as pastor will follow. The services will be in charge of Bishop N.B. GRUBB, of Philadelphia, father of the new pastor, assisted by Bishop A.S. SHELLY, of Bally. PLOUGHED UP BLACKSNAKE EGGS Samuel REED, of Hillegass, this week ploughed up three black snake nests, which had respectively 16, 20 and 16 eggs apiece. The eggs were broken and in them were tiny snakes from ten to twelve inches in length. SENT TO JAIL FOR SHOOTING ROOSTER Fred. HEIST and Charles STAUFFER, of Emaus, were hunting the other day when they shot a rooster. They were arrested and Squire WENNER sent them to jail for thirty days each. SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY Orville A. KREIDER and Harvey M. HOTTEL, administrators of Levi KREIDER, deceased, on last Saturday sold the homestead an eleven acres of land near Shimersville, to Mrs. Emma MILLER for $1,500, and the house and lot at the corner of Lea and Poplar streets, in Macungie, to a Mrs. Lizzie J. HOTTEL for $800. DOG CHEWS MAN'S EAR While hunting for a parrot, which escaped, William ANDERS entered the yard of Worthington DUDDY, at Norristown. A dog sprang at ANDERS, and succeeded in getting his ear in its mouth. Before ANDERS could escape the lower part of the ear was taken. ESTATE IN DISPUTE Proceedings were begun last week before Register of Wills Henry A. GROFF, to have Milton H. WALTERS, ex-Assemblyman, removed as administrator of the estate of John OAKS, late of Salfordville. The plantiff is Oaks' widow, who alleges that her signature, by mark, renouncing the right to administer, was obtained by false representations. The estate is valued at $10,500 in personalty and $12,000 in realty. OAKS was the contesting widow's second husband, while she was his third wife. By his previous marriages he left surviving him at the time of his death four children and eight grandchildren, issue of a deceased daughter. By ante-nuptial agreement OAKS and his third wife agreed on June 28, 1878, that each should retain their respective properties, and at the death of the husband the wife was to receive $3000 for life and at her death the money was to revert to his heirs. It was while Administrator WALTERS was making the inventory that the breach between the two branches of the family first became manifest. It is alleged Mrs. OAKS wanted all the valuable things on the farm set aside as her property, stating that all such belonged to her while the worst belonged to her husband. She claimed the pigs because she said that they were purchased with her money. The children of OAKS desired the pigs included in the inventory, because the money had been given to their stepmother by their father. Administrator WALTERS was non-committal, and Mrs. OAKS remarked that WALTERS had turned against her and if she knew he would have done that she would not have signed the renunciation. Those interested in the estate of John OAKS, who support the administrator in his contentions, are Jesse OAKS, of Iowa; Christianna, wife of Jacob GERHART, of Upper Salford; Elizabeth, wife of Jesse ROLLER of Salfordville; Hannah, wife of James HENDRICKS, of Pottstown, and the issue of Esther HENDRICKS, deceased; John O., of Allentown; Frank O., of Phoenixville; Esther APPLE, of Philadelphia; Mary KERR, of Pottstown; Sallie O. GRUFF, of Philadelphia; Ida O. HAUCK, of Philadelphia and Walter SMITH, of Red Hill; a son of Hannah SMITH, who was one of nine children of Esther HENDRICKS. Plaintiff was represented by Messrs. FREEDLEY and BROWNBACK, and defendant, by Mr. DANNEHOWER. Counsel will argue before the Register next week. TOOK LARGE BEANS TO ALLENTOWN MARKET George REX, of Stettlersville, a regular attendant at the Allentown market, Tuesday had four-yard beans, which were not fullgrown but which measured 24, 20 1/2, 21 and 24 1/3 inches, respectively. Only a few are needed for a meal. Mr. REX is one of the most successful truckers in Lehigh county.