Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - April 29, 1905 REPUBLICANS HELD THEIR CONVENTION The Republican State Convention on Wednesday convened at Harrisburg and nominated by acclamation the following candidates: State treasurer, J. Lee PLUMMER, Hollidaysburg. Judges of the Superior Court, Judge Charles E. RICE, of Wilkesbarre, Judge George B. ORLADY, of Huntingdon, and Judge James A. BEAVER, of Bellefonte. These are renominations. Wesley R. ANDREWS, of Meadville, who for years has been secretary of the Republican State Committee, succeeds Senator PENROSE as chairman, the senator refusing again to be a candidate. The platform endorses the state and the national administrations, approves the work of the last Legislature, favors the continuance of the present pension policy, and advocates the enlargement of the rural free delivery system. Because there were no contests the convention was one of the shortest and most harmonious on record. There was a large attendance. It is stated on good authority the organization has picked ANDREWS as the next candidate for governor. FIFTY YEARS AT FINISHING A QUILT Miss Susie STONESIFER, of Hanover, York County, has just completed a task begun fifty years ago. In 1855 she began making a patch quilt, and after sewing for half a century she has finished it. It is a nine-square quilt, 6 by 7 feet in size, and contains patches of fabrics made scores of years ago. Miss STONESIFER worked on the quilt during leisure hours and sometimes was obliged to relinquish her task for long periods. She did all the sewing with the same needle and in the same house, a quaint one and a half story structure built by her father. CLERGYMAN WAS THROWN OUT OF BUGGY Rev. I.B. RITTER, of Emaus, met with an accident on Monday evening while returning from the Easter festival at Old Zionsville to his home. He was accidentally thrown out of the wagon landing on his head. The horse broke the shaft in the buggy and ran home. Rev. RITTER received several bruises on his head and face but luckily escaped serious injury. WANTS $20,000 FOR HUSBAND'S DEATH Mrs. Millie A. SNYDER of Reading has brought action against the American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company of that city to recover $20,000 damages for the death of her husband. Her husband was a stationary engineer, at the plant, and while packing a valve 25 feet from the floor a board he was standing upon broke, throwing him to the ground and fatally injuring him. PASTORS EXCHANGE PULPITS Rev. James O. OSWALD of Spinnerstown will preach in the New Goshenhoppen Church near East Greenville on Sunday morning, May 7 and in the evening in the East Greenville chapel. Rev. DELONG will supply the Great Swamp and Chestnut Hill pulpit on that day. TRAMP FOUND DEAD IN LIME KILN The dead body of a tramp known as Sigmund STROHM, was, on Thursday morning found lying at the bottom of the Heins lime kiln, near Bechtelsville. John B. GRUBER, of Hill Church, the proprietor of the lime kiln and stone quarry was amazed Thursday morning when he found the dead man. He drove to the quarry early that morning to load some lime for A.D. HERTZOG and when he came close he saw the form of a man. He thought the man was only sleeping and tried to arouse him by calling to him but he failed to respond, so he walked up to him and shook him. The body was limp and upon closer examination he found the man to be dead. Coroner M.H. DOTTERER wa notified and he appointed the following jury who made an investigation: Dr. LeRoy Y. LECHNER, Amos B. OBERHOLTZER, John M. FRONHEISER, Irwin B. KEHS, Amos B. DOTTERER and Justice of the Peace Jacob MOYER. The jury pronounced his death to be due to suffocation from coal gas. The supposition is that the tramp lay down near the fire at the lime kiln in the evening in order to get a little warmth while he slept and that the fumes suffocated him. The remains were conveyed to Fleetwood to the home of a brother from which place the funeral will be held. CONTRACTOR STARTS WORK ON RED HILL SIDEWALKS Contractor J.M. LANDIS of Norristown, on Wednesday evening arrived at Red Hill with ten men and the necessary paraphernalia, such as carts, horses and scoops to put down cement pavements in that borough. Mr. LANDIS, last summer put down a large number of pavements for different property owners in that thriving borough and he now has the contract for three times the amount. He will start the work on Depot street and lay it from the depot to the hotel and from there up to the residence of John VONDEHEID, from the hotel south to the walks which he made last summer and from the lower end of those walks to the end of the borough. Mr. LANDIS will virtually put down cement pavement in the entire borough. He erected temporary quarters on the John SEASHOLTZ lot and several cooks which he brought along will serve the meals for the workmen. Seven cement workers beside a number of helpers are already here and as the work progresses more men will be employed. Mr. LANDIS expects to complete the work as quickly as possible. They unloaded a carload of cement this week. SLASHED HORSE WITH PARING KNIFE A peculiar accident happened to Liveryman Joseph CROUTHAMEL of Lansdale the other day. One of his passengers had bought a paring knife, and to keep from losing it laid the knife in the bottom of the carriage. The horse didn't jog along quite speedy enough, so the driver gathered up the loose end of his lines and gave the animal a smack. It peculiarly happened that the paring knife had caught in the buckle at the end of a line and the blade struck the horse on the right hind flank, inflicting an ugly wound. The coincidence was remarkable, to say the least, and a veterinary surgeon was required to sew up the slash. SECURED POSITION AT VERA CRUZ STATION Henry W. SOUDERS, agent and operator at Vera Cruz station, on the Perkiomen Railroad, for the last twenty years, resigned that position last week to accept that of day signal man at Rock Cut, near Allentown. Ellsworth HENDRICKS, of East Greenville, extra man on the Perkiomen Railroad, is now filling the position as agent at Vera Cruz. PASSED A SUCCESSFUL EXAMINATION Frank FENNEL, a pupil of Reed's school in Upper Hanover township, was examined at Green Lane, by the county superintendent and passed a very successful examination. His average was 91. His teacher was J. Henry ZERN. PURCHASED PLUMBING BUSINESS Clement SCHLICHER, of East Greenville, on Monday purchased the plumbing business from Cornelius MILLER, of East Greenville. Mr. SCHLICHER was a former partner of Mr. MILLER. FROZEN HAND RESULTS IN LOSS OF FINGER His hand having been frozen while driving last winter, Harry COOPER of Pottstown, had to have a finger amputated as a result.