Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Mongomery County, PA Saturday - May 30, 1903 THE GOVERNOR AND HIS SCHWENKSVILLE HOME Governor PENNYPACKER and his family accompanied by three colored servants on Thursday arrived at their Schwenksville home, where they will spend the summer months. They passed through Pennsburg on the 10.29 train. This train was stopped at Emaus Junction, where it met the Harrisburg flyer, which contained the Governor and his family and they were there transferred. COUNTRY TOO DRY AND DUSTY A. Mr. CROLL, of Philadelphia, a few weeks ago moved his family from that city to Woxall, into the house of Cornelius EBBLING. On Wednesday he moved his family back to the city. He thinks the country is too dry and dusty. FELL DOWN CELLAR STEPS Mrs. William J. SCHAEFFER, of Pennsburg, on Thursday fell down the cellar steps. She severly sprained her ankle and as a result is unable to be about and attend to her household duties. FINGER CAUGHT IN COG WHEELS Abner GORR, a son of George GORR, of Pennsburg, on Monday accidentally had his finger injured in the scrap cutting machine in the SULTZBERGER and OPPENHEIMER cigar factory at Pennsburg. He was working the machine with his hand when his index finger of his right hand was caught in the cogs. The front part including the nail was badly lacerated. STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY WHILE ON A VISIT Mrs. Sarah SMITH, of East Texas, Lehigh county, a few days ago came to Pennsburg to visit her sister Mrs. Chas. M. REED, and while here she was stricken with apoplexy. Mrs. SMITH is not in a serious condition, but she is unable to return to her home in her present condition. DOG ATTACKS CHILD The large shepherd dog of Francis REED, of Sumneytown, on Saturday afternoon bit Catharine, the five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank DERR, of Norristown. Mrs. DERR and daughter Catharine, were visiting the family of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob JACOBY, at Sumneytown, on Saturday. In the afternoon the little girl noticed the dog in the yard and she started to play with him. She had a fan in her hand and with this she patted the dog when he suddenly jumped at her and caught his teeth in her forehead, causing a number of ugly lacerations. Mr. REED was close by and saw the occurrence. He quickly chased the dog away and rescued the child. The dog was never before known to bite or attempt to bite anyone and he is considered a regular family pet. THE LARGEST OF LARGE RYE STALKS Allen F. MOLL, a farmer residing near Corning raised some very large rye this season. He has measured some of the largest stalks and found them to be seven feet and seven inches in length. He has many that reach that length. The seed was sown in October on good democratic soil. Daniel REITER, proprietor of REITER's mill, near Hoppenville, can lay claim to the championship in raising the largest rye stalks in this section. He picked one this week that measured eight feet and five inches. The stalk is on exhibition in his mill, anyone doubting the statement can see it there. T.A. PYLE, a farmer residing in Upper Hanover township, near MARKLEY's mill, raised some very tall rye. He has an acre in which about all the stalks measure from seven to seven and one-half feet. He picked several of the largest out and brought them to this office. We found them to measure eight feet and four inches. Mr. PYLE claims the good Republican soil is the cause of his tall rye. NEW HANOVER ASSESSOR COMPLETED WORK Frank F. STOFFLET, assistant assessor of East New Hanover, completed his work last week and on Monday delivered his books to the Commissioners at Norristown. There are one hundred and ninty-nine voters, two hundred and five school children, six births and six deaths on the list. There were eleven unoccupied dwelling houses in the district at the time of taking up the spring registry list. COW SELLS FOR EIGHTY DOLLARS D.K. GRABER, of Pennsburg, on Thursday sold a cow at Lederachville for $80, another for $70 and the third for ??. He sold fifteen cows that day at an average of $57.10. CHILD FELL ON STOVE AND FRACTURED BONE The small child of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas HILTEBEITEL, of Green Lane, accidently fell against the stove one day this week and fractured a bone in its arm. Dr. Harvey SCHOLL reduced the fracture. CLERK RESIGNS AND WILL START IN BUSINESS Elmer BERKY, of East Greenville, recently resigned as clerk in the general store of F.M. MOLL in that town. He will now open a five and ten cent store at Boyertown. SEVENTY YEARS AND HAS MUMPS Mrs. Obediah BARNDT, of Tylersport, is confined to her house with the mumps. Mrs. BARNDT is about seventy years of age and is as well as can be expected considering her age. CHILD HAD FINGER SMASHED IN WASH WRINGER A small child of Elmer WELLER, of Lederachville, met with the misfortune of having several fingers smashed by coming in contact with a wash wringer.