Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - June 13, 1903 FINGER CRUSHED IN CORN PLANTER While meddling with a corn planter, last Friday, Flora, the 13-year-old daughter of Henry BUCHER, of Obelisk, had a finger crushed. Dr. WEIDA was called and found it necessary to amputate the crushed member. BULLET FIRED INTO MAIL BOX A bullet was fired through the free delivery mail box of John LEFEVRE of near Zieglerville. The culprit, if apprehended will be heavily fined and imprisoned for the offense. NEW SHED FOR HOTEL The Perkiomen Hotel, of Schwenksville, is to be supplied with a new shed by its owner Albert BROMER. The building is to be 40 by 60 feet, constructed of stone and frame and three stories high. The basement will give accommodations for 40 head of cattle, the second floor will stable 25 horses and the third floor is to be used for a storage place and probably a hall. ON TRIP TO DENVER Register of Wills GROFF, of Norristown, has gone to Denver to prove the will of Thomas FITZSIMMONS, of Pottstown. FORMER PENNSBURG MAN NOW HOLDS LUCRATIVE POSITION IN ALLENTOWN Our former genial townsman Robert L. SINGER (picture), is at present handling the extensive advertising department of W.R. Lawfer & Co's. department store, Allentown. Mr. SINGER was raised in Harrisburg, where he attended the public schools, later he entered one of the drug stores in his native city and after the usual preliminary training took a course in pharmacy. Dr. W.H. HUNSBERGER, proprietor of the Pennsburg Pharmacy, secured the services of Mr. SINGER and brought him to our borough. When Town and Country was launched four years ago Mr. SINGER became the partner of the present proprietor, but severed his connections with the paper one year ago on being offered his present desirable position. His work is pleasant and genial and gives him scope to exercise his ingenuity and his abilities acquired by extensive experience. A SLAUGHTER OF RATS J. Taylor ROTH, of Allentown, has broken all modern records for the slaughter of rats. His horse feed disappeared so rapidly and a lot of rats fattened so noticeably around his barn, that he resoled to drive them out if possible. He resorted to the novel method of throwing up an embankment around the stable and then secured a large hose and attached it to a fire plug and turned on a lusty stream of water. Before turning on the water he posted thirty-eight persons equipped with substantial clubs around the embankment. Soon the fattened rats began to feel the want of light and air, and simultaneous with their effort to escape the thirty-eight clubs began a vigorous whacking. After a three hour's battle there were 947 dead rats on the field of action; and it took three wheelbarrows, improvised as hearses, to remove them to their common grave. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING David ROTH, of near Geryville, was struck by lightning on Wednesday forenoon during the time of the heavy storm which passed over this section. The bolt struck the house and did but little damage to the building but stunned Mr. ROTH. Dr. WICKERT, of Milford Square, was summoned and rendered the required medical aid. The doctor says Mr. ROTH will be able to be out again in a few days. DOCTOR LOCATES AT SOUDERTON Dr. N.H. RAHN, of Perkiomenville, former resident physician of Charity Hospital, Norristown, moved to Souderton on Thursday where he will take up the practice of his profession. His office is located in the office of Esq. BORNEMAN. HORSES ATTACKED BY CEREBRO SPINAL MENENGITIS All of the horses owned by William FRETZ a farmer, of Unionville, are effected with the disease 7 in all, they are under the care of Dr. Allen Z. KEELOR, of Telford, several have been placed in slings. The malady is supposed to be due to impure water. FRIES IS NOT GUILTY There was an unusual but commendable ending to one of the suits at the Easton Criminal Court. In the case of Charles G. FRIES, of Pennsburg, who was accused of obtaining slate from the Pennsylvania Hard Vein Slate Company under false pretenses, one of the defendant's attorneys hinted that the prosecution against Mr. FRIES was instituted with the intention of troubling him. Attorney George W. GEISER, who is an officer of the slate company, and who was also one of the lawyers for the commonwealth in the case, emphatically denied this and stated that if the defendant would pay the amount of the sum in dispute, $100, and the costs of prosecution he would turn the check for the slate over to the Easton Hospital. Mr. FRIES' attorneys refused to allow him to pay the costs, and the case proceeded. Later Judge SCOTT directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty and directed that the costs of prosecution, about $20, be paid by the county. Mr. FRIES then drew up a certified check for $100 and it will be given to the hospital. EAST GREENVILLE SCHOOL BOARD ORGANIZED The retiring board of the East Greenville School District brought its work for the year just past to a close on Wednesday and then adjourned sine die. The directors elected in February were present and presented their credentials after which an organization was effected by electing N.B. KEELY, Pres.; George CHRISTMAN, Sec., and A.L. LORENTZ, Treas. The school term was fixed at nine months, same as last year. The schools to open on the first Monday in September. Following are the salaries: Principal, $50; Grammar, $43; and the other three $35 each. A Mr. LANDIS, at present a member of the graduating class at the Kutztown Normal school, was elected principal. Mr. DOTTERER was elected to take charge of the Grammar grade and Miss Rosa KRULL, to teach one of the Primary schools. The Secondary school and one of the Primary schools are still vacant.