Ref: Town and Country Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - July 11, 1903 TOOK OUT 224 GALL STONES Dr. THOMPSON, of Scranton, removed 224 gall stones from Mrs. Clinton ANGLEMEYER, of Reeders, Monroe County. The largest being the size of a hickory nut. This is believed to be the largest number ever removed from a patient. CAUGHT A CRESTED HERON H.S. SMITH, of Royersford, was fishing with hook and line and to his surprise caught a crested heron. He saw the bird flying over the water, but as he was busy looking after his lines, he paid no attention to it. A few minutes afterward there was a pull at one of the lines, when he saw that the heron was in difficulty. He pulled in the line and found that the bird had swallowed the bait, which was a small minnow, and that the hook had lodged in its breast. Mr. SMITH attempted to remove the hook from the bird's throat, but was unable, and it died. Its height was nearly two feet. STORM'S RAVAGES The heavy thunder storm of last Friday afternoon did considerable damage about the neighborhood of Delphi. At Schwenksville the barn of Geo. E. BEAR was struck and slightly damaged. A walnut tree of Charles WEIRMAN and several on the farm of D.L. MILLER were struck. The barn steeple of H.H. LANDIS, of Limerick, the flag pole at the Ironbridge hotel, a cow of Solomon YERGER and Mrs. Milton MAYBERRY near Gratersford was struck by lightning and killed. CHILD TREADS IN A RAKE TOOTH Catharine, the four year old daughter of Sylvester BAUER, while out at play accidentally tread in an iron rake one prong penetrating about two inches, piercing almost entirely through the foot. Dr. O.S. BERKEY dressed the wound. QUARTETTE OF SUCCESSFUL FISHERMEN One hundred and seven pickerel, measuring from 14 to 20 inches, caught in about one and a half day's fishing, is the wonderful record made by Frank SAYLOR, Oswin and Ambrose SEASHOLTZ and Isaac RAUDENBUSH (picture), of East Greenville. The gentlemen left on the 27th of June, on an outing trip of five days to the wilds of Pike county. Their destination being Link's pond, Bushkill, Pa. Before starting they equipped themselves with the most modern fishing tackling, including hooks, lines, rods, spoon trolls and live bait. Thus equipped they proceeded to Stroudsburg, Monroe county, where they took a branch road of the D.L. & W. Railway, ten miles long, extending to Bushkill. From thence they were conveyed by team to Link's Pond, their destination. Here they met a commodious, well furnished house, offering the best of accommodation. Near their headquarters they found a beautiful artificial lake covering 130 acres, surrounded by 700 acres of woodland. After enjoying the beautiful and romantic scenery and resting from the fatigue of their trip, the quartette engaged in fishing for a day and a half. The desires for piscatorial sports were fully satisfied as may be well imagined on glancing at the above illustration. At the end of five days the gentlemen returned to their home and made their friends happy be permitting them to enjoy a part of this remarkable catch. FISHING ALONG THE PERKIOMEN Postmaster H.Z. WAMPOLE, W.H. WEIL, A.B. GODSHALL and W.C. BEAN, of Telford, spent a day at the fishy Perkiomen last week, and returned with a fine catch of black bass and German carp. Some 15 inch bass and a 24 inch carp were landed by the party. The town smelled after fish the next morning as there were twenty-five of the finny tribe frying in Telford families next morning. MAN JUMPS TRAIN AND IS INJURED Edwin SCHOOL, of Telford, jumped from a rapidly moving freight train and was severely injured. He is disabled so that he can not work. He says he is not going to meddle with freight trains in the future. GRANDFATHER CLOCK BRINGS $172. An old grandfather's clock was sold at the public sale of D. ROSENBERGER, at Schwenksville, for $172. This is as high a price as was ever paid for a clock in Montgomery county. HORSE INJURED IN RUNAWAY While the hired man of Philip SCHULTZ was delivering milk at the Clayton creamery, this week, his horse took a scare after the milk was unloaded, made a sudden turn and ran through a narrow opening between a wood pile and a coal bin. The driver jumped off and made an effort to hold the horse but could not control him. After escaping from the driver the horse ran as far as Clayton where he was caught by several men. The wagon escaped without damages but the harness was so badly damaged that it is beyond repair and the horse was so badly injured that he had to be killed, while the driver escaped with but slight injuries. HORSE DROPS DEAD IN SHAFTS Wilson INHOF, accompanied by his two uncles, drove to Sellersville, last Saturday evening. While midway between Naseville and Almont the horse took suddenly sick, dropped down in the road and expired before he could be taken from the shafts. HORSE THIEVES TRICK BOY Special Policeman Milton NEIMAN, of Pottstown, and Constable David MATHAS, of Amity township, Berks county, had an exciting experience in capturing two alleged horse thieves near Monocacy, early on Tuesday morning. Two men claiming to be Charles HENRY, of Reading, and William RUSSELL, of Philadelphia, secured a horse and buggy from George OXENFORD, of Amityville, on Tuesday, saying they wanted to drive to Reading. OXENFORD's young son Henry accompained them to return with the team. They stopped at several roadhouses and the boy was given liquor, becoming insensible. Then the men made off with the team. The liveryman sent NEIMAN and MATHAS after the men and they succeeded in making them prisoners after a prolonged fight. Constable MATHAS was badly hurt. Henry and Russell were given a hearing the same day before Justice HINES, of Douglassville, and committed to the Berks county jail. BOY FELL FROM HAY LOFT Norman H. SMITH, son of Cressman SMITH, of Woxall, fell from the hay loft of John T. CARVER, on Wednesday and broke his shoulder blade. Dr. J.E. BLANCK, of Green Lane, was called to reduce the fracture. The boy is suffering intensly from the heat and the bruises which he sustained in addition to the fracture. TWO GIRLS KIDNAPPED BY GYPSIES Anna and Mary BAKER, of Franklin, Pa., aged 19 and 4 years respectively were kidnapped from their homes by a band of gypsies who have thus far eluded arrest. The gypsies, who had encamped on the edge of the town, enticed the girls into their camp one evening this week and departed early next morning, taking along the girls. EDITOR FINED FOR LIBEL At the Allentown Court, on Monday, Bayard HANDY, Editor and proprietor of the Allentown Star, recently found guilty of libeling District Attorney LICHTENWALNER, by charging him with having accepted a bribe of $100 to settle a liquor case, was sentenced by Judge TREXLER to pay a fine of $25 and costs. NEW CARRIAGE FACTORY FOR BOYERTOWN B. LIPSCHUETZ, of Philadelphia, will open a new carriage factory in Boyertown, in the building formerly occupied by the knitting mill. BURGESS PENNYPACKER HAS TROUBLES OF HIS OWN As Burgess PENNYPACKER, of West Chester, is not infallible, the drunkards lists which he sent to the saloon keepers contained the names of some people who do not properly belong to that class. One of these is Warren BALDWIN, an electrical engineer. Mr. BALDWIN claims that the Burgess has done him great injustice, he has therefore entered suit against the burgess for defamation of character, asking damages to the amount of $5,000. PASTOR'S WIDOW RECEIVES INSURANCE MONEY Mrs. George B. WALBERT, of Macungie, wife of the former pastor of the New Goshenhoppen church, last Friday received a check for $1508.50, from the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., of Newark, N.J. Rev. WALBERT was insured in said company for a period of about ten years. HORSES RUN OFF WITH REAPER The team of Josiah HARTZELL, of Argus, hitched into a reaper, was tied to a fence this week while he was attending to the shocking of the grain. During his absence the horses broke loose and started on a run for home. When they were finally caught no damage had been done beyond the breaking of the pole.