Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - May 13, 1905 KEEPING TOUCH WITH THE CENTURIES AT 93 At her century-old bake-oven or her ancient spinning wheel Mrs. Enoch ROHRBACH (picture), of Sigmund, although she's 93, and probably the oldest woman in Lehigh county, looks modern and young by contrast. Indeed, for a woman of her advanced years, she is very sprightly, and has lost none of her cunning at either the oven or the wheel. She knows just how to build the fire in the structure of ancient masonry, just how to rake the coals so that they shall be at their best when the loaves are ready for the old Dutch oven, and just how to handle the bread on the long-handled shovel she thrusts through the small oven-door at the front. It's a pleasure for Mrs. ROHRBACH at 93 to bake this sweet bread, of the brick-oven rye brand, which she considers superior to any other; and it's a pleasure for her neighbors to watch her at this and kindred happy tasks, for she is one of the most interesting persons in the county. Her memory is good. She tells how she, a woman, used to walk barefoot until 50 years ago - a common custom then - for the boy or girl who at that time owned a pair of shoes for summer wear was considered fortunate. Mrs. ROHRBACH says she never wore silk dresses, but when calico was 42 cents a yard and muslin 83 cents, in her youth, she was well satisfied with one calico dress at a time. She has never ridden on a steam or trolley car; is fond of singing the good old songs of "Ye Olden Days," and in all her lifetime she has heard the music of a cornet band but once. She is one of the few women still living in the county who knows how to skillfully operate the spinning wheel, and is able to darn old-fashioned blue stockings made in the old style woolen mills of Berks county. A HORSE CASE Edwin E. MILLER, the Pennsburg baker, who had a sick horse in care of Dr. Wm. KRUGER, the Zionsville Veterinary Surgeon, had to engage the services of Sheriff KRAUSE, of Lehigh county, to get possession of the animal after it was cured. It will be remembered that through a runaway accident last week a horse belonging to Dr. KRUGER and hitched to Mr. MILLER's delivery wagon, dropped dead on the street. Mr. MILLER later tried to make a satisfactory settlement for the dead horse, but Dr. KRUGER asked $125 which was more than it was worth. Mr. MILLER had previously inquired about the horse and its value and found out that he was sold at the Allentown Horse Bazaar two years ago for $24, and also that the horse was a sufferer of staggers at times. When Dr. KRUGER asked such an enormous price for the animal he refused to pay it. Later Dr. KRUGER was willing to take $60. Mr. MILLER then paid Dr. KRUGER for medical services on his own animal which was sick and in Dr. KRUGER's stable, but when he wanted to take the horse away Dr. KRUGER objected and said he could not have it until he paid for the dead one. MILLER, then went to Allentown on Monday and secured a lawyer's advice. The next day Sheriff KRAUSE and Mr. MILLER went to Dr. KRUGER's place and the sheriff took the animal away and placed it in the stables at the Zionsville Hotel, where Mr. MILLER later removed the animal. The end of this horse tangle is not yet in sight. A law suit may be the outcome, as Mr. MILLER since had a notice from another Allentown attorney to make settlement in five days. CULPRIT SEVERS GRAPE VINES Some sneak thief on Saturday night entered the yard and shed of Edward LIVEZEY, of Pennsburg, and stole back straps and a wrench from his wagon. He also cut off six nice large grape vines on his grape arbor. Mr. LIVEZEY offers a reward of ten dollars for the arrest and conviction of this maliciously inclined person. INJURED MAN RETURNS HOME Benjamin RUCKSTOOL, a tinsmith of near Salford, who had a miraculous escape death in a Pottstown mill, several weeks ago, returned to his home last Friday. He is getting along nicely and the chances are that he will only be slightly maimed. HORSE RUNS AWAY WITH CHILD ALONE ON BUGGY A runaway accident occurred at Bally on Saturday afternoon which might have proved fatal. Dr. O.W. BERKY, accompanied by Mrs. I.H. BECHTEL and son Stanley called at the home of S.B. LATSHAW, near Barto, and as they were ready to leave for home the child got on the buggy first. When Dr. BERKY came out he had something wrapped in paper, at which the horse took fright and tore loose and ran home to Bally at a high speed with the child sitting on the buggy holding fast to the seat. The buggy was slightly damaged but the child escaped without a scratch. FOREST FIRE NEAR HUFF'S CHURCH A great forest fire swept over about 25 acres of woodland on the hills south of Huff's Church and consumed everything in its way. The farmers worked hard to extinguish it. Aaron BENFIELD lost some 600 rails mostly new. David HERTZOG lost some fence as did Peter TROLLINGER. There was some nice timber in its way which is badly damaged. A tramp while cooking is supposed to have started the fire. BIG RAILROAD WRECK NEAR HARRISBURG Seventeen persons were killed and sixty-three injured in a collision on the Pennsylvania Railroad south of Harrisburg at 1.38 o'clock Thursday morning. The wreck was caused by the second section of the Cleveland and Cincinnati express, west-bound, which left Philadelphia at 11.05 p.m., crashing into a wrecked freight train loaded with dynamite. WILL LEAVE FOR OREGON STATE TO-DAY John J. KNETZ, of East Greenville will leave to-day for Oregon city, Oregon. He expects to remain there for an indefinite period.