Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - March 25, 1905 LITTLE TOT DIED AFTER EATING POISONED CAKE The family of Frank SMITH, a farmer residing on the Tobias MOYER farm in Lower Pottsgrove township near Skippack, is sadly bereaved by the death of a child, through the eating of a poisoned biscuit. In the early part of last week Mr. SMITH received a poisoned biscuit from a friend with whom he had a conversation relative to the best manner of killing off rats. He placed it in his coat pocket with the intention of using it when he came to his home, but forgot all about it. Last Friday morning his four year old daughter, Ethel, found the biscuit in the coat pocket during the father's absence, and asked the mother if she could have it. Mrs. SMITH, thought it was a soda cracker, and innocently said yes, after eating it the child was taken ill and gradually grew serious. The father was told of the biscuit eating affair and he remembered that it was poisoned and physicians were hurriedly summoned who did everything in their power to prevent a fatal result, but the child's life could not be saved. It died the same evening. FARMER'S WIFE HAS RIPE TOMATOES Mrs. John L. ZIEGLER, of Lederachville, has succeeded in raising tomatoes during the winter months. At present she has a stalk with a number of tomatoes on it that will be ripe in course of a few days. This plant has been viewed by many of Mrs. ZIEGLER's neighbors and she has often been congratulated upon her success. ENTERTAINMENT AT WARNER'S SCHOOL An entertainment will be held at Warner's school, in Upper Hanover township near East Greenville, on Friday evening, March 31. The entertainment will be given by the scholars under the instruction of the teacher, Miss Susan C. JONES. It will begin at 7.30 o'clock and no addmission fee will be charged. A collection however will be taken in order to pay the expenses incurred in getting up the program. WILL OFFER TWO CARLOADS OF HORSES FOR SALE John F. SEASHOLTZ, of Red Hill, will offer two carloads of horses at public sale at C.F. MOTZ's hotel, Red Hill, in the near future. The first load will be sold on Thursday, April 13, and the second load on Easter-Monday, April 24. The latter will be an express load containing thirty head. Mr. SEASHOLTZ's son Frank left for the west this week in order to buy up the horses. CARPENTER SAWS PART OF THUMB OFF Charles DERR, a carpenter of Pennsburg, on Saturday met with an accident while working at the Red Hill hotel stables. He was cutting a board with a rip saw when his left thumb was caught by the teeth in the saw and a portion of it as well as the mail was cut off. Dr. W.H. HUNSBERGER, of Pennsburg, dressed the injury. GIRL DIED FROM SNAKE FRIGHT Alvira, the eight-year-old daughter of William BARBER, of Lake Carey, Luzerne county, died on Friday night from the effects of a severe fright caused by stepping upon a blacksnake last fall. The happening brought on hysterics and nervous attacks, which continued all winter despite the efforts of the physicians to cure her, and which gradually sapped her vitality away. PURCHASED A HAY BALING PRESS A.S. KRIEBEL, a prominent farmer residing near Hereford, Berks county, this week purchased a self-feed, belt-power hay press. It is known as Detrick's Pet. Mr. KRIEBEL intends to use it in this locality. It is a portable press and can readily be taken from one farm to another. MORWOOD HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE The dwelling house on the farm of A.W. GERHART, situate near Morwood, was on Tuesday night destroyed by fire. The house was untenanted at the time and the origin of the fire is a mystery. ENGAGING SNAP SHOTS Mrs. Lizzie RITTER, of Allentown, spent Sunday with the family of Augustus SHANKEL, of this borough. Mr. and Mrs. Charles SCHOLL, of Philadelphia, spent a week with the family of Mr. and Mrs. Hermann ROTH, of this borough. Thos. E. MARSTELLER, of this borough, has rented the house on Main street, East Greenville, of Harwin FOX, executor of Mrs. FOX. It is situate directly opposite the Fire House. A. Eugene BISCHOFF, of Norristown, spent Sunday with his friends in this borough. Miss Annie BENNER, of Boyertown, formerly of this borough spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Alice RUMMEL, of this borough. Rev. Frank DECHANT, of Philadelphia, spent Saturday and Sunday with his mother and other relatives in this borough. He is a solicitor for Hapgoods, the Brain Brokers, of Philadelphia. Miss Katie ROEDER, of East Greenville, spent Sunday and Monday at Allentown. Mrs. Salome HOFFMAN who has been attending to the household duties of Alfred WELDER of this borough since the death of his wife, left that place on Monday. She will after April attend to similar duties for David HUBER of Niantic. Mr. and Mrs. J. William GILBERT of this borough on Monday changed their boarding place from Henry SPAAR's to Alfred WELDER. Mrs. GILBERT will have charge of the household duties for Mr. WELDER. John B. FRANK of Lebanon formerly of Fruitville, made a business trip to this borough on Thursday. Clarence HARTZOG, a clerk in the grocery department of the W.R. LAWFER store at Allentown spent Thursday with his parents and friends in East Greenville. E. Holmes SCHWARTZ, a student of Lafayette College, Easton, is spending a vacation at his home in this borough. Thomas E. MARSTELLER of this borough made a business trip to Philadelphia on Wednesday. Henry A. KNEULE, editor of the Bauren Freund of this borough made a business trip to Norristown on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin LONG of this borough will start housekeeping this spring. They will move into a portion of the house of Mrs. Mary BECHTEL in the lower end of the borough. Miss Celesta TRUMBORE of this borough on Monday made a business trip to Philadelphia. Mrs. C.A. KNEULE and son Charles of this borough spent Sunday at Lansdale with the family of her sister. Allen RITTER of this borough was in Allentown Saturday and Sunday. Ocsar FOX of this borough spent Saturday and Sunday in Allentown. Miss Ida GILBERT and Mrs. Annie EISENHARD of this borough spent Saturday and Sunday in Philadelphia. Emanuel SNYDER of this borough spent Wednesday in Allentown. J.A. BAUS of East Greenville on Thursday moved to Finland. Miss WAAGE of this borough spent the latter part of this week visiting in Philadelphia. Samuel SMITH, of Woxall, attended to some business in this bourough, on Thursday. Frank K. WALT Jr., of Reading, spent Thursday in Pennsburg among friends. Mrs. Ella SHIMER, of Bethlehem, visited her father Dr. J.G. MENSCH of this borough in the fore part of the week. Plumber Victor H. STECKEL, of this borough, and his brother, Marcus STECKEL, of Siegfrieds, Northampton county, this week spent several days at the Trades School in New York, of which the former is a graduate. Charles A. KNEULE and wife, of Pennsburg, Henry C. ROEDER, of East Greenville, on Wednesday attended the funeral of Frank KING, of Lansdale. Miss Pearl MUSE, of Allentown, visited the family of Clement U. GERY, of East Greenville, the latter part of last week. N.B. KEELY, of East Greenville, made a business trip to Kutztown on Wednesday. Charles A. TITLOW, of Pennsburg, spent Monday in Philadelphia. Clinton BOYER, of Niagara Falls, returned to this borough on Tuesday. He will remain with his uncle, Milton T. KLINE. He was employed in a paper mill at the Falls for some time. Peter HEBEL, of East Greenville, will in a few weeks move to Philadelphia from which place they came.