Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 5, 1905 BUTCHER'S HORSE IN RUNAWAY In serving a customer at the rear of the butcher team of Jeremiah DIEROLF, of Bechtelsville, the horse took fright and ran away for the driver, Reuben BECKER. The animal ran from Bally to Dale where it was caught by the hostler at the hotel. Considerable damage was done. HAIL IN SCHUYLKILL A severe electrical storm passed over a large section of Schuylkill County on Sunday afternoon. Heavy hail fell, damaging fruit trees, shrubberies and crops. Following the storm there was a big drop in the thermometer. MOTHER OF TWENTY-FIVE CHILDREN DIES Mrs. Samuel P. SWARTWOOD, of near Wilkesbarre, died last Thursday. She was the mother of twenty-five children within twenty-nine years, and there were but two sets of twins in all this number. WERE APPOINTED AS POSTMASTERS The following fourth class postmasters were appointed on Saturday: H. Winslow FEGLEY, for Hereford and Edwin D. REITER, for Hoppenville. EXPLOSION BURNS UP CAMPERS OUTFIT Explosion of a gasoline stove burned the tent and all equipments of a party of Pottstown and Phoenixville men camping along the Perkiomen at Gratersford. WANTED NO "TWO-FERS" Thieves broke into R.T. SHUMAN's store, at Bucksville, Bucks county, and, besides getting away with cash, took several boxes of cigars.. They left the "two-fers." COPPERHEAD SNAKE WAS KILLED IN TROUGH A copperhead snake over three feet in length was killed by Charles BENSINGER, of Seltzerville, in a stable trough, where one of his horses was feeding. INJURED ARM IN MACHINERY In trying to repair a water gate in his mill at Cogo (Congo?), Mr. JOHNSON had his arm caught and had it badly injured.