Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - June 6, 1903 MAN DOWN BY ENGINE Jesse UNDERKOFFLER, of near Finland, a repairman on the Perkiomen Railroad met with an accident on Tuesday afternoon, which nearly cost him his life. He was at his work on the repairmens' train when the engine was doing some shifting at the Salford Station. Mr. UNDERKOFFLER walked in front of the engine as it was slowing coming towards him, he however thought it was on the siding, instead of the same track he was on. He was knocked down, rolled in front of the engine and luckily pushed on the side of the track where he fell into a heap. The heavy engine passed over the tip of his right shoe cutting it and several toes off besides smashing several more. When his fellow workmen picked him up he was found to have received several bruises in his face and on his body. Mr. UNDERKOFFLER had a miraculous escape from instant death as had he not been thrown on the side of the track he would have been run over and possibly killed. NUMEROUS RUNAWAY ACCIDENTS One of Isaac S. ROEDER's horses of Hosensack on Monday ran away from the Hosensack depot and demolished the wagon. The horse was tied to a post back of the depot and Mr. ROEDER was transacting some business in the depot when the south bound train hove in sight and scared the horse. He broke the strap and started down the road but soon came in contact with a fence where he smashed the wagon. Charles SPIESS, the blacksmith at Lederachville, met with an accident on Sunday. He drove to Telford to view the ruins of the recent fire and when he reached that town the horse took fright made a sudden turn and broke the front wheel. He kept the horse under control and no other damage resulted. David HELMORE, of East Greenville, accompanied by his wife and child, on Sunday evening was out driving and while coming up the turnpike in Pennsburg the front axle broke. This sudden going down of the front of the vehicle caused his wife and child to be thrown out. He held on to the horse and prevented him from running away. All escaped injury. The butcher team of F.F. WACK, of Mainland, ran away on Saturday morning while he was serving meat to the residents of Harleysville. The horse took fright at a bicycle. He ran up the turnpike colliding with the team of John KLINE which was standing in front of J.M. PRICE's store. Also one hitching post was broken. The horse was caught by landlord A.S. KLINE. The team of Henry FRY, of near Geryville, ran away on Monday while he was driving towards Kumry. The horse took fright at several bicycles and he began to kick and run. The horse was soon gotten under control. The shaft was broken and Mr. FRY received slight injuries by being hurled against a post. Several ribs were also badly bruised. HORSES WITH GLANDERS KILLED This week two more horses belonging to George GERY, of Palm, were killed on account of being infected with glanders. About four weeks ago another similarly affected was killed. The horses were under the treatment of Dr. KOHLER, of Boyertown, for a number of weeks for kidney disease. The latter part of last Dr. J.Z. HILLEGASS was called in and he at once pronounced it a case of glanders. Word was sent to the State Veterinarian, and on Monday he visited the GERY farm and after investigation he immediately ordered the horses destruction and the barn to be disinfected. One of these horses was recently purchased and the other was one which Mr. GERY had for many years. He has one horse left, which, however, is not affected with the disease. RECEIVED LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF PANTALOONS Jeremiah DIEROLF, proprietor of the Bechtelsville pantaloon factory received the largest consigment of pantaloons one day this week ever received in that space of time by them. The lot was over 1000 pair. The factory is kept exceedingly busy at the present time. SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS IN PENITENTIARY ????? RUSSELL, alias Robert AUDLEY, received the limit - three years in the penitentiary - by the Court at Norristown, for stealing $982, mainly in gold, from his ?????er-in-law, Mrs. Margaret ?????, ?? years, of Ardmore. He ?????. He only married the ????? three weeks before. PENNSBURG HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES Picture - Top Row, John I. JACOBS, Morris M. HOFFMAN, Clarence G. WELKER, Lower Row, Jennie A. DIMMIG, Herbert H. HILLEGASS, Beulah B. KLINE. The commencement exercises of the Pennsburg High School will be held this evening in the Odd Fellows' Hall, Pennsburg. The class consists of six members. The program is as follows: Invocation, Rev. J.L. ROUSH; Salutatory, "Achieving Success Through Difficulties," Clarence G. WELKER; Essay, "The Aim of Education," Beulah B. KLINE; Oration, "Importance of Character," John I. JACOBS; Recitation, "The Value of Yesterday," Morris M. HOFFMAN; Oration, "Motto," Herbert H. HILLEGASS; Valedictory, "To Do One's Best at All Times," Jennie A. DIMMIG; Presentation of Diplomas by the Principal M.N. HUTTEL. An address by Rev. C.C. BOYER, of the Keystone State Normal School, Kutztown. A bacclaureate sermon was delivered to the graduating class on Sunday evening in the St. Mark's Lutheran church by Rev. T.H. LEINBACH, of Spinnerstown. TURNPIKE HEARING Another hearing took place Monday before John Faber MILLER, master, in reference to the propriety of freeing the Perkiomen and Green Lane turnpike of tolls. R.S. SMITH, postmaster of Gratersford, testified on behalf of the county that many patrons of his store and of the postoffice indicated by their conversation that they preferred to have the turnpike remain as it is rather than to have it freed of tolls. He could not, however, mention the names of those who took this view of the matter. Solicitor JENKINS, for the county, offered to show by the assess books of the townships traveled by trolley lines that there is no such enhancement of the value of real estate as is claimed by petitioners. The masters ruled against this offer, on the ground that the assessment of a township does not necessarily show the rise and fall of values for any reason, depending as it does upon the judgment of one person. The turnpike company opened its case, conducted by its attorney, J.A. STRASSBURGER. The petitioners are represented by Hillegass & Larzelere. The jury consists of R. Morgan ROOT, Pottstown; Charles H. SHAW, Norriton; Samuel M. YERGER, Kulpsville; Edwin KRAUSE, Upper Hanover, and Milton H. WALTERS, Upper Salford. Another hearing was held on Friday at which J.A. STRASSBURGER, attorney for the company, introduced much testimony to show the value of the road and franchise. Several witnesses were examined whose valuation was $30,000, including William A. WELKER, Milton M. BARNDT, Evans P. KOONS, Enos SCHWENK, John B. PENNEPACKER, Oswin SCHWENK, James CRESSON and others. The meeting was adjourned until June 15, when it is expected it will be concluded.