Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - July 29, 1905 FIRE ENGINE WILL BE HOUSED NEXT SATURDAY The housing and dedication of the new chemical fire engine which the Red Hill Fire Company recently purchased will take place on Saturday and it is anticipated that the day will be a memorable to the residents of the thriving borough. The committee in charge of the arrangements have been given good encouragement and the affair promises to be a marked success. According to answers received from the different fire companies it is probable that almost a thousand firemen will be in attendance and take part in the parade and exercises of the day. The events of the day are: Firemens' parade at 1.30 p.m. Dedication of Engine House, 2 p.m. Base ball game, Pathfinders vs. El Paterno, of Norristown, 3 p.m. Testing of engine, 4 p.m. Firemens' picnic, afternoon and evening in C.F. MOTZ's grove. The program at the engine house is: Invocation by Rev. G.W. LUTZ. Music by the band. Address by William H. KERN. Housing of engine by Hancock Fire Co., of Norristown. Many different bands and fif! e and drum corps will be present in the parade who will render music during the afternoon and evening. Among them will be the well known Red Hill band which will render a concert both afternoon and evening. WILL GO TO BUY JERSEY CATTLE Tilghman S. COOPER, of Coopersburg, and C.M.W. KECK of Allentown, on Thursday sailed on the Baltic, for Liverpool. From Liverpool they will go to London and from there to the Isle of Jersey, where Mr. COOPER will complete the purchases of Jersey cattle, begun by his son, Ralph, who was over there several months ago. Mr. KECK and Mr. COOPER will also visit Paris. They will be gone about five weeks. REV. YUNDT AT HEAD OF MISSION BOARD Rev. T.M. YUNDT, of Reading, who has several Reformed charges in Berks County, announces that he has decided to accept the position of general superintendent of the Home Missions in the United States. He will assume the duties connected with that office Oct. 1. The headquarters of the Mission Board is in Philadelphia, and Mr. YUNDT will be stationed at that place. Mr. YUNDT was for 18 years superintendent of Bethany Home. EAGLE WEARING BELL VISITS FARMERS While Francis BORDNER, a farmer of Bethel, Berks county, was working in one of his fields, he noticed a large eagle hovering above him having a bell attached to its wing. The bird flew close to the ground, and the bell could be distintly heard. The same bird was seen in other parts of the county, and is believed to have escaped from some private museum. A RECORD BREAKER COW SALE David KRATZ, auctioneer, sold 72 head of fresh cows at an average of $45 per head, for BENNER and SNYDER, of Kulpsville. Time two hours and fifteen minutes, an average of one and seven-eighths of a minute to a cow. A free lunch was served to fully five hundred people who attended the sale. HEIFER DIED OF HYDROPHOBIA A valuable heifer belonging to Max MYEROWITZ, of near Pennsburg, died on Friday from rabies. The heifer was under the care of Dr. T.S. REINHART, of East Greenville. He made an experiment with some of its blood by injecting it into a small pig. NEW ICE DAM IS BEING BUILT The John HANCOCK Ice Company has started work on building a second dam on the Hosensack creek. It will be located a short distance above the Hosensack depot along the Perkiomen Railroad. WILL INSTALL STEAM HEATING PLANT Frank M. MOLL, the East Greenville, merchant will install a steam heating plant in his store and dwelling house. He will build a 22 by 22 feet addition in the rear in which the boiler will be placed. Work has already been started. SMALL TRACT OF LAND SOLD Frank STACY, of near Hillegass on Saturday purchased a fifteen acre tract of land from the Henry ZERN estate, for $235. The land adjoins Mr. STACY's farm. POISON INTENDED FOR DOG KILLS CHICKENS Some detestable scoundrel on Monday night placed a lump of bread fixed with strychine in the barnyard of John SCHOLL at the King of the Valley Farm, near Pennsburg, supposedly to poison the large mastiff which Mr. SCHOLL owns and gives freedom on his farm. The dog however did not touch the bread but Mr. SCHOLL's chickens ate freely of it and several dropped over dead before they got ten feet away from it. When seven dead chickens were found in the yard Mr. SCHOLL's attention was drawn and an investigation followed which revealed the poisoned bread. Later in the day dead chickens were found around the barnyard until the number reached to twenty-five. Those that did not die at once had only partaken sparingly of the bread, but enough to kill them later. Mr. SCHOLL is unable to account for the act as the dog was not known to molest anyone and in fact it was at no time allowed to go out of the barnyard. The supposition is that some one bent on stealing chickens was the culprit w! ho placed the bread there, with the intention of killing the dog and later enter the hennery and remove the chickens. Mr. SCHOLL offers fifty dollars reward for the arrest and conviction of the guilty party. OUTING ALONG THE PERKIOMEN Last Saturday a merry crowd of young people enjoyed an outing along the Perkiomen. They were Misses Essie SMITH, Bessie REINHARDT, Blanche SCHWARTZ, Mamie HEVENER, Roxy and Helen LICHTY, Mamie and Lizzie GAUGLER and Beulah KLINE, Messrs. Fred REINHARDT, Howard ARNDT, Ammond LICHTY and Fred HEVENER. Miss Essie SMITH was the hostess and in honor of her cousins, Fred and Bessie REINHARDT, the outing was held. After spending the day in playing games and fishing, the happy but tired crowd journeyed home after a day's pleasure long to be remembered. GYPSIES RAISE DISTURBANCE AT BALLY One Saturday evening a party supposed to be gypsies, stopped at the Union House Bally and tried to raise a disturbance in the bar-room. They were at once ordered to cool down, but refused to comply with orders so they were thrown out of the place by some of the guests. They quickly entered their wagon, and drew several revolvers, warning the men who threw them out, to leave them alone; shortly afterwards they drove away firing several shots. Nobody was hurt. SPECIAL TAX FOR PICNICS SELLING LIQUOR In future a special tax of $25 must be paid to the government at all picnics at which liquor is sold. A copy of ruling to this effect was received by Internal Revenue Collector McCOACH, of Philadelphia, on Friday. All social organizations which give picnics or river excursions, excepting those conducted on a temperence basis, find themselves responsible to Uncle Sam for the special tax. The rule will apply to all social clubs who give balls, promenade concerts or other entertainments in halls. LOST PURSE ON VISIT Mrs. Mary AHNER, of Alburtis, was in Allentown, on Sunday to visit her brother, Policeman George RUHMEL. She had a purse containing $28 in money and her ticket when she got on the train on Sunday evening to return home. At Emaus she missed her purse and her ticket. The conductor wanted to put her off the train but her husband paid her fare at Alburtis when she arrived there. WORRY KILLS A FARMER Worry over an accident caused the death of Harry HARGNER, a well-to-do farmer of Lower Pottsgrove. A year ago HARGNER heard waht he supposed to be chicken thieves on his property. To frighten them off he fired a shot from the house. The bullet went through a wagon being driven on the public road and injured one of the occupants. FIRE AT PERKASIE Night Watchman SEARS, of Perkasie, discovered the lumber yard of Joseph G. MOYER and the cigar factory belonging to P.S. CRESSMAN on fire early Tuesday morning. He extinguished the flames with buckets of water and is now looking up suspects. BASE BALL CLUB WILL GO TO MACUNGIE The Pathfinder Base Ball Club of Red Hill will to-day make a trip to Macungie Lehigh County, and play that team.