Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - July 4, 1903 THE DEATH LIST William GREGORY, a retired farmer of Harlem, died on Tuesday morning, at 2 o'clock, of brights disease and heart failure at his residence. He had only been ailing for one week. Aged 73 years. His widow, Sarah, (Nee MOLL), one brother, Nathaniel GREGORY, of Harlem, and one sister, Mrs. John M. SNYDER, of Old Zionsville, survive. Mr. GREGORY was a son of the late Robert GREGORY, deceased, was born in Hereford township, Berks county. He was a soldier in the Civil war. He was a member of the Reformed church at Huffs Church. The funeral will take place today, at 9.30 a.m., at the house; interment at Huffs Church cemetery. Rev. O.R. FRANTZ, of Old Zionsville, officiating. Gideon M. NESTER, passed away on Monday a little after 4 o'clock, at his home in Hoffmansville. He brought his age to 75 years. Deceased is survied by his aged wife and the following children: Irwin, at home; Jeremiah, James, Amos and David, of Hoffmansville; Henry, of Ringing Rocks; Amandus, of Pottstown, and two sisters, Mrs. Wm. BICKEL, of Gilbertsville and Mrs. Isaac BICKEL, of Alburtis. One son preceeded him in death 24 years. Funeral services will be held today, at 10 o'clock. Interment at Sassamansville cemetery. Rev. W.B. FOX, will officiate. A daughter, of J.W. RENNINGER, of New Hanover, died of scarlet fever on Monday, after an illness of one day. Funeral was held yesterday. Mrs. Veronica GORMAN, died at her home at Bally. The funeral was held on Monday at the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Interment was made on the Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Sarah MENSCH, wife of Dr. James G. MENSCH, of this borough, died yesterday morning at 1.30 o'clock, aged 71 years and 4 months, from infirmities consequent to old age. She has been ailing for the greater part of the past two years. Mrs. MENSCH was a born SHIMER and is survived by her husband and two brothers. The funeral services will be held on Monday at 10 o'clock, at the house. Interment at the New Goshenhoppen Reformed Church, Rev. C.M. DELONG officiating. BOY BLOWS HEAD OFF A sad and distressing accident occurred near Limerick, on Monday when Howard, the fourteen-year-old son of Lewis EVANS, shot himself in the head. The boy was armed with a double barrel muzzle loading shot gun and was engaged in shooting birds in his father's corn field. He had fired several times and the accident occurred when he was reloading the gun. One barrel was still loaded and the trigger was up. As the boy was ramming the wads into the other barrel the jolting caused the trigger to drop. The gun was discharged and the entire contents of the still loaded barrel was send into the boy's head. The close proximity of the gun and the heavy charge caused about half of the boy's head to be blown off. When found some time later the body was a horrible sight. The head was a jelly like mass and the features were unrecognizable. Near the body was found the gun with one barrel partly loaded. The family is prostrated with their loss as the boy was exceeding bright and intelligent. HAD COFFIN MADE 40 YEARS AGO Philip ATLAND, 80 years old, who died at his home in New Salem, York County, Friday, was buried in a coffin, which he made 40 years ago. The coffin is unlike those of to-day and has been kept in repair by its maker. New Salem is remote from railroads and difficulties are often experienced in getting coffins to bury the dead, for which reason ALTLAND built his own. MINISTER'S WIFE COMMITS SUICIDE Mrs. Amelia LONG, aged 41 years, wife of Rev. Orville V. LONG, of Hanover, a widely known Dunkard minister, committed suicide on Wednesday morning, by drowning herself in a water trough. Ill health was the cause of her despondency. FATAL ACCIDENT Within a short distance of the scene of the Hatfield wreck on the Reading Railway three years ago, in which thirteen lives were lost, a wagon bearing five persons was struck by an express train Sunday evening. One was killed and three were injured so severely that they are not expected to survive. The victims are Mr. and Mrs. Josiah SELLERS, of Levan, Pa., their grandchild Ethel SELLERS, 2 years old, and Miss Emma CATHERS, of Doylestown, Mrs. SELLERS died soon after the accident. The party included the above named and another grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. SELLERS, one year old. Approaching Otts' crossing half a mile from Hatfield, where the highway crosses the Reading tracks at grade, Mr. S ELLERS halted a moment and peered up and down the line. Seeing and hearing no train he started over the rails. Close to the crossing is a curve. Hardly had the horse reached the track when the Bethlehem express came around the curve at top speed. The engineer applied the brakes and blew the whistle. The distance between the curve and the crossing was too short in which to stop the train. Mr. SELLERS urged his horse to the other side, but the locomotive of the train struck the wagon squarely. The five occupants were hurled high in the air. Mr. and Mrs. SELLERS fell on the track in front of the train and were run over. Miss CATHERS and Ethel SELLERS cleared the rails in their descent, but the impact of the collision caused injuries that will probably result in their deaths. The baby was thrown into a field of grain. The ground, softened by the recent rains, eased its fall. Its wails attracted the notice of persons who came to the aid of the injured, and who picked the child up. Aside from a few scratches it sustained no hurt. The four injured persons were removed to the Hatfield station, where Mrs. SELLERS died. Dr. ALBRIGHT and Dr. COPE attended them. WEDDINGS A very pretty wedding was solemnized at Clayton, on Tuesday, at 2.30 p.m., when Irene, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.K. SCHULTZ, became the wife of Dr. Herbert M. HIGHFIELD, of Zanesville, Ohio. Rev. O.S. KRIEBEL, performed the ceremony, assisted by Rev. E.E.S. JOHNSON the bride was given away by her father. The bride was attired in a white crepe de chine gown over taffets, trimmed with real lace and insertion. She carried a shower bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley; she was attended by her sister Erma SCHULTZ, who took the part of flower girl, who was attired in a Paris muslin dress trimmed with French embroidery and blue ribbon. She carried a basket of corn flowers. Miss Carlotta SCHULTZ, of Clayton, Played the wedding march; Dr. Thomas PENROSE, of Philadelphia, took the part of best man, and Mr. J.M. SHELLY, of Bally, and Prof. Howard E. SHIMER, of Shimersville, were the ushers. The decorations were ferns and bridal wreath; the bridal party stood under a canopy formed by ropes of ferns and the walls of the parlor were covered with ferns. After the ceremony refreshments were served on the lawn. The bride received about one hundred and fifty handsome presents, more than half of them were cut glass and silver. The groom's presents to the best man and ushers were stick pins. The bridal couple left amid a shower of rice for an extended tour of the South and West. They expect to be at home after August 1, in Zanesville, Ohio. Samuel COLEMAN, of Boyertown and Nora WINETRAUT, of Bally, were quietly married by Justice of the Peace, F.M. KELLER, of East Greenville.