Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - March 18, 1905 A QUICK BUTCHER WHO IS READY TO CONTEST FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP Richard WOLF (picture). Boyertown takes pride in having the champion butcher of this part of the State for one of its citizens. Recently he killed a 2200 pound steer, skinned and dressed it and placed it inside of the refrigerator in the remarkable short period of twelve minutes. Mr. WOLF is a native of Germany, having been born at Dresden, in 1863. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to learn the butchering trade. After finishing his apprenticeship he served three years in the German army. In 1887 he emigrated to the United States. On arriving in this country he worked in packing houses in New York, Chicago and St. Louis. Later he located in Reading, going into business for himself. In 1900 he sold out his business and entered the employ of H.Y. LECHNER, of Boyertown, with whom he continued ever since. During the winter drawing to a close, Mr. WOLF frequently killed from 20 to 25 head of cattle a day with the assistance of one helper, and he claims that not at any time was a record breaking effort made. But he is at all times ready to accept a challenge from any butcher of this section to enter into a contest for the championship. The contest to be for money or for the fun which so novel a scene would create. BOTH LEGS CUT OFF A Mr. KENT of Allentown a front brakeman on the Perkiomen Railroad yesterday forenoon met with a serious accident at Schwenksville, in which he lost both legs and will in all probability lose his life. He was working on the local freight No. 58 when the accident happened. While trying to fix a knuckle at a car while in motion at Schwenksville, he fell on the rail and had both legs cut off below the knee. Dr. BECHTEL was summoned who stopped the flow of blood and the unfortunate man was hurried by a special train to the Phoenixville Hospital. The amputation was there done in a surgical manner and the possibilities are that he may recover, although he lost considerable blood and grew quite weak until he arrived at the hospital. SURPRISE PARTY A CHAPEL A surprise party was on Monday evening tendered Charles FETTERMAN of near Chapel, and a large number of his friends spent a pleasant social evening. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Leon FETTERMAN, Mrs. Edward KLOTZ, Mrs. Jonathan GEISINGER, Charles FETTERMAN, Lulu FETTERMAN, Charles E. FISTER, Clyde HUBER, Ellwood HEYDT, Levi FETTERMAN, Stella FETTERMAN, Mabel FETTERMAN, Homer SCHULTZ, Sadie SCHULTZ, Stella HUBER, Cora SCHULTZ, Mabel SCHULTZ, Rosa SCHULTZ, Oscar SCHULTZ, Frank GRESSLY, Edwin ECK, Charles MESCHTER, Freddie CONRAD, Sallie TREICHLER, Newton TREICHLER, Harry ROBERTS, Lillie COVELY, Katie GERHART, John GERHART, Samuel GERHART, Horace HIESTAND, Edwin SCHIFFERT, Willis SCHULTZ, Adaline KRIEBEL, Amanda KRIEBEL, Mary KRIEBEL, Minerva KRIEBEL, George GERHART, and Ammon STRUNK. FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN RUNGS OF LADDER David O. BIELER, of East Greenville, had the second finger of his left hand painfully bruised this week while working on a sliding ladder. The weight of his body on the one ladder caused the fastening of the other to give way and when the two slipped together his finger was caught between the rungs. It was a miracle that the finger was not broken and smashed. PENNSBURG BANK SHARES SELL FOR BIG MONEY Twelve shares of the Farmers' National Bank, of Pennsburg, were on Saturday sold at the Thomas BARNDT sale at Tylersport at the highest prices they ever sold at. Five were sold at $167.50 each, five at $171 and two at $169. They were all pruchased by Levi SHELLENBERGER, of near Sellersville, a director of the Sellersville National Bank. FINED FOR CRUELTY Milton MOHR, of Church Hill, Bucks county, was before Justice of the Peace Andrew C. GROFF, of Sellersville, Tuesday afternoon, with charges prefered against him by the Pennsylvania Society Protection Cruelty to Animals of neglecting to properly provide for seven cows, two heifers and two horses. Witnesses testified that the cows looked like skeletons with skin drawn over them. That they were filthy and had manure in the stables from 18 inches to two feet deep, and could not see that any bedding had been used. The only feed they could find in the barn was hay. Dead chickens were lying in the entry of the barn and it appeared as if they had been there for some time. Some of the cattle were so weak that they were not able to stand up. Mr. MOHR had been notified by the society two years ago that he must take better care of his stock and give them better food or they would proceed against him and several times since the warnings had been repeated, but he paid no attention to them until complaints came in so thick and fast that they decided to prosecute him. Judgment was rendered against Mr. MOHR and a fine of $10 and costs were imposed upon him. He acknowledged that the cattle did not pay him and promised to dispose of his cows. FIRE IN SMOKE HOUSE DAMAGES MEATS N.H. LEESER, proprietor of the Palm Hotel, this week lost nineteen hams and shoulders which were damaged in his smoke house. Mr. LEESER thinks one of the hams dropped into the fire, which was built for smoking the meats and set the entire contents of the house on fire. The fire was detected ere the building was destroyed but not until after the hams were all badly damaged. WALKING EXERCISE GOOD TO REDUCE FLESH Walking as a cure for corpulence has been advocated by doctors of Hazleton so extensively that a walking club has been organized to test the remedy. Mayor KUIES and City Clerk HUGHES, both of extensive girth, are prominent members. Twenty-three others make up the club roll. As soon as the weather opens the members will take five-mile rambles daily. DOG HUNG ON FENCE ALL NIGHT A big dog belonging to Wm. HEIL, of Macungie, tore loose from his kennel with a chain still attached to his collar, on Sunday evening and while roaming around the premises of Dr. H.M. SCHELL he hung himself on a fence. His howls were kept up all night until he was discovered and released in the morning.