Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - April 22, 1905 MAY HAVE ASSISTANTS The Montgomery county courts, by virtue of the passage and approval of a recent act of Legislature, may consent to an increase of the present staff of the District Attorney's office. The recently enacted salary act fixes the compensation of the District Atrorney of this county at $4000, in lieu of the present fee system. With this change is also carried a provision for the appointment of two assistants. At present there is but one Assistant District Attorney, in the person of Theodore Lane BEAN, the former Burgess of Norristown. The question has arisen amongst the younger and aspiring attorneys as to whether this authorization applies to the province of the present official, District Attorney SHEIVE. Should the courts so decide, and there is no doubt but that the long criminal list will have weight in the matter, there will be an immediate move for the honor. Several names have already been presented for consideration. Amongst the number is that of Frederick L. CLARKE, the stalwart son of the noted protectionist, Charles Heber CLARK, of Conshohocken, and whose pleadings at the bar have won him many honors. TWO BROTHERS TO MARRY SISTERS Rev. Charles I. SAUERS, of Bally, pastor of the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament of Bally on Sunday announced the marriage to two brothers to sisters. They are Henry and Irwin KASE, of Bally and Isabella and Blanche WALTERS of Niantic. The weddings will be solemnized at the same time in the early part of May. The grooms are sons of Mr. and Mrs. William KASE and the brides are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Francis WALTERS. LODGE TREASURER DIVIDES FUNDS D.K. GRABER, the treasurer of the defunct lodge Knights of Ladies of Honor which was started in Pennsburg about five years ago, this week distributed the balance of the money in the treasury. There were nine members and they were about equally divided between the two sexes. Each member in good standing received about two dollars and fifty cents. YOUNG LAWYER SUCCUMBS TO APPENDICITIS Joseph H. STOFFLET, a rising member of the Lehigh and Northampton county bars, died at the Allentown Hospital, aged 33 years of appendicitis. LEFT $12,000 TO CHARITIES By the will of the late John M. KISSINGER, president of the Schuylkill Valley Bank of Reading, public bequests aggregating $12,000 are left to four of Reading's charitable institutions, to be paid after the death of his wife. The Home for Friendless Children will receive $4500 and the Reading Hospital, Reading Benevolent Association and the Reading Relief Society, each $2500. SMALL MORPHINE PILL CAUSES CHILD'S DEATH A young daughter of Frank SCHOLLENBERGER, of Boyertown, died from Morphia as the result of carelessness. One of the members of the family is afflicted with heart trouble and is in the habit of using morphia to check the disease. This week by accident one of the pills was left lying on the table. The child came along, and unknown to the family seized the pill, swallowed it, and died within an hour after taking the drug. When the child showed symptoms of poisoning the family was aroused and every available remedy possible was used but the dose proved too strong for the toddler. MUSIC RECITAL AT PERKIOMEN SEMINARY A recital by the students of the Music Department of Perkiomen Seminary will be given in the Chapel Friday evening April 28 to which a general invitation is extended to the public. The program will be as follows: Mazurka,Von Wilm, Mary KRIEBEL; Summer Wind, Thomas, Estella KLINE, Simple Avew, Thome and Gypsy Dance, Bohm, Ellwood ROEDER; The Frolic, Erlich, Margarette MEREDITH; The Jolly Fat Friar, Davis, Stanley POWNALL, Caprice, Mendelssohn and Spring Song, Mendelssohn, Elizabeth SCHULTZ, LaMatinee, Dussek, Frieda KRIEBEL; Cucko's Song, Sommervell, Ida HERSH; Scherzo, Schubert and Sontagmorgen, Bendel, Mamie HAUCK; Friendship, Masgials, Stella KLINE and Pearl FISHER; Papillon d'amour, Lchytte, Sue SCHULTZ; Good Night, Lohr, Chaminade Club. FOUND AN ALLIGATOR AT PALM An alligator was discovered at Palm on Monday of this week, while John MILLER, Harvey MESCHTER and Oswin MESCHTER were unloading a carload of bran for coal and feed dealer J.W. BUTZ. When the first half of the car was almost unloaded an object representing the end of a rats tail protruded from a pile of bran. The men were surprised when they further investigated and found a dead alligator. The reptile was found to be about six inches in length and has been placed on exhibition in the feed house of Mr. BUTZ. The same day and in the same car the men found a meerschaum pipe in good condition. The pipe is now for sale by Mr. BUTZ, as he has never before offered any smoke pipes for sale with his other stock. OWNS AN INTERESTING OLD MAP OF PHILADELPHIA L.H. MILLER, senior member of the hardware firm of L.H. MILLER & Bro., of Old Zionsville, has a relic in the shape of a pen drawn map of the city of Philadelphia, that was made by Scull and Heap. It is in fine condition and an interesting piece of work being one hundred and fifty five years old. It was made in 1750. On it the State house is mentioned in particular which was founded in 1732. In 1749 the houses of the city were carefully numbered and it contained 2070 houses, of the principal ones mention is made besides a good many interesting items are given. FINED FOR CARRYING CIGARETTE PAPERS Despite his declaration that he had never smoked a cigarette in his life, Chester BELL of Muncie, Indiana was on Tuesday fined $25 and costs, amounting to $35, for having cigarette papers in his pockets. He was warned that a repetition of the offense would call for a fine of $100. BELL is the first person in Indiana to be fined under the new anti-cigarette law. ORGANIZED A SINGING SCHOOL O.S. URFFER, the veteran school teacher and organist of Old Zionsville, has organized a singing school numbering fifty scholars. The class meets every Tuesday in the basement of the Old Zionsville Reformed Church. COW HAD HYDROPHOBIA AND HAD TO BE KILLED Alfred ROBERTS' best Holstein cow got hydrophobia from a dog's bite, near Spring City, attacked Mrs. ROBERTS and had to be shot. SOLD BUSHELS OF DANDELION Mrs. Milton LIBELSPERGER, of Moslem Berks County sold six bushels of dandelion in Kutztown for use at the Normal School, receiving 75 cents a bushel.