Re: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 5, 1905 TO BUILD RESORT AT VALLEY FORGE The Valley Forge Construction Co. has made arrangements to erect a pretentions hotel and a large amusement park along the banks of the Valley Forge Creek, within a few hundred feet of where the army of Washington was encamped. A row of cattages is to be built near the hotel and an artificial lake will be constructed. The expense of the improvements as contemplated will involve an outlay of fully $500,000. The plans for the hotel which is to be constructed of stone and shingle, are being made by an archetect. The hotel is to cover an area of 120x300 feet and will have 150 rooms. The grounds which are to be improved adjoin the beautiful estate of Senator KNOX on one side and comprise an area of 65 acres. Besides the cottages and casino, a gravity railroad will be built. A dancing pavilion and merry-go-rounds will add to the amusement features of the park. As soon as the plans are completed work will begin on the construction. The hotel and park are expected to be thrown open t! o the public next spring. RUNAWAY AT LIMEPORT Henry MOYER, of near Limeport, had a runaway, on Tuesday evening. The team started out on the hill, when he was at the rear to fasten the brake. It opened and the horses started out. Landlord DEILY of the Limeport Hotel was ahead of him, when he saw the horses come he turned to the side of the street, but the heavy wagon of the runaway team caught his buggy, broke the wheels and threw Mr. DEILY out. He suffered with torn clothes only. The wagon of the runaway team broke after the horses ran a quarter of a mile and there the horses stopped of their own accord. The front wheel and axle of Mr. MOYER's wagon was all that was broken. AFTER RECKLESS CHAFFEURS The Law and Order Society, of Upper Salford and surrounding districts had their regular meeting on Wednesday evening when 400 names were enrolled and $182 paid for membership fee. The object is to restrict reckless automobiling, cycling and racing and to arrest any one found violating the laws of Pennsylvania, in Salford, Frederick, Lower Salford, Marlborough, Franconia and Perkiomen townships. Several able lawyers have been engaged and reckless drivers will be taught the keynote of decency. PREACHER ASHAMED TO READ BIBLE At a campmeeting this week, near Phoenixville, the preacher called the audience the "Devil's people," and asserted that he was ashamed to read the Bible to them. The servants of the Lord are supposed to redeem sinners and not insult them and drive them from hearing God's word. Those who listened to the tirade of the irate preacher laughed in his face and received more harm than good from the meeting. CRIME ON THE INCREASE Crime is on the increase in Montgomery County, as 40 cases are already marked for trial for October, which is three times more than last year, four times more than in 1903, and eight times more than in 1902. MOVING FRAME HOUSE Clayton H. FRYER, the contractor and builder of this borough, has the contract to move a large frame house for H. STONEBACK, proprietor of the Quakertown plaining mill. The house will be moved several squares, the work is being done this week. KICKED BY HORSE In entering the stall of one of his horses, on Wednesday, George SHADE, the liveryman and hostler, at the Pennsburg Hotel, was kicked on the leg above the knee. The limb is badly cut and severely bruised. DEATH IN EXAMINING TEETH OF HORSE Charles BROWN, of Mt. Etna, while in attendance at a horse sale at Womelsdorf, tried to open the mouth of a horse, to ascertain its age. The animal reared came down on BROWN's head with his fore feet and killed him. A BIG HORSE Dr. Jesse Z. HILLEGASS, of Allentown, last week secured the largest horse ever shown at the bazaar, a sorrel, weighing 2030 pounds. The heaviest he ever had before weighed 1950 pounds. This a three-year-old. LOSES WILL CONTEST By a decision, on Wednesday, of Register W.R. KEMMERER, of Berks county, and his attorney, D. Nicholas SCHAEFFER, the contest in the Colonel H.H. MESSCHERT will case was decided against Lee L. EISENHOWER who presented a letter which he wanted recognized as a part of the MESSCHERT will. The letter bequeathed Mr. EISENHOWER $10,000 in cash and the MESSCHERT estate in France. The Register in his decision says in part: "There was no present disposition, no intention to dispose of any property when he wrote the letter, but simply a declaration in writing of a former conversation that he proposed to give to Mr. EISENHOWER, when he had acquired it, the estate in France and $10,000 to enrole him to get it. "The indispensible ingredient, animus testandi, is wanting, and for this reason the papers are not testamentary and cannot be admitted to probate. "The Register, having found that the papers in question are not of a testamentary character, cannot award an issue, and must, therefor! e, reject them at the cost of proponent." DANGER IN FLY PAPER A child, almost two years old, the son of George KINDREW, of Pocono township, Monroe county, a few days ago had a narrow escape from death from the effects of poisonous fly paper, which the child had picked up and put into his mouth. The child was seized with violent vomiting and this was the first knowledge the parents had of the boy's danger. A doctor was summoned and on his arrival the child was barely alive. The proper remedies were administered and in a short time respiration was restored, and there is every reason to hope that all danger is passed. ONLY ONE $50,000 MAN The farmers of lower Berks and Montgomery counties enjoyed a joint picnic near Gablesville on Tuesday. Dr. J.H. FUNK, State Pomologist, delivered the address of welcome. Peter D. WANNER, of Reading, made a speech, in which he discoursed on graft revelations and the Equitable Life exposure, and declared no man was worth a salary of more than $25,000 a year except the president of the United States. ENGINEERS NAMED FOR STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT Dr. Samuel G. DIXON, the head of the new State Department of Health, has appointed Robt. RATHBUN, of Allentown, L.E. CHAPIN, of Pittsburg and Charles MEDUS, of Philadelphia, as the special engineers to make inspection of the sewer systems of the State with a view of protecting the water supplies. FALL THROUGH COAL HOPPER CAUSES DEATH Falling through the hopper of a coal car on which he was working at the plant of the Dodge Coal Storage Company, at Abrams, Station on Saturday, Felip BROVINSKY, of Bridgeport, 46 years old, was dragged 50 feet over the Reading Railway ties to his death. SMOOTH TONGUED STRANGER IS ABOUT Several Ironbridge, Skippack, Collegeville and Trappe women have been taken in by a smooth tongued stranger who wanted to teach them fancy work. They paid $1.50 for being humbugged. He is said to be the same fellow that worked the same section several years ago in making artificial flowers. DIED FROM DRINKING TOO MUCH ICE WATER Too much ice water caused the death of Allision P. LENGEL, 22 years old, of Reading. He was employed at the Reading Company's shops, during the morning drank several glasses of ice water. A short time afterwards he was taken ill with violent cramps, and he died a few hours after reaching home. WOMAN MOST SUCCESSFUL TAX COLLECTOR The only woman tax collector in the State, Mrs. Mary J. CONWAY, of Pottsville, earned the distinction on Wednesday, to be the first collector in Schuylkill county, to complete her duplicate for 1905. No male resident of the borough could be found who was willing to do the work. BABY WEIGHS TWO AND A HALF POUNDS The tiniest baby ever seen in Reading, was born in the Reading Hospital on Wednesday. The infant weighs but forty ounces. It spents most of its time in crying but seems healthy. Its mother is a large robust woman. FIRE COMPANIES PROPOSE ORGANIZATION An effort is made on the part of the three fire companies of Pottstown to perfect an organization to elect a fire chief and two assistants. LARGE SUM AT INTEREST The reports of the assessors of Berks county show that the people of the county have $19,847,007 at interest, an increase of $2,610,481 in two years.