Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Mongtomery County, PA Saturday - September 26, 1903 TEACHER'S INSTITUTE ORGANIZED AT HARLEM The teachers of Hereford assembled at the Harlem school house and organized a township teachers' institute, which will be held every month. Jacob F. GREISS was elected president, Charles E. FISTER, critic; Sallie MOLL, secretary, and each teacher was elected treasurer of the funds realized at each particular school. The first institute was held at the Clayton school house, Saturday morning and afternoon. The morning exercises opened with singing, conducted by Mr. SCHMOYER. Miss Daisy GERY read an essay, "How to teach primary geography," after which the subject was discussed by Harvey KRIEBEL and Jacob GREISS. Remarks by the critic, Mr. FISTER, followed. The afternoon session opened with singing, conducted by Mr. SCHMOYER. C.E. FISTER, teacher of the Clayton school, gave a class drill in primary geography. An essay by Sallie MOLL on "How to teach the step between primary and advanced geography," followed. The subject was further discussed by Mr. KEMP and Warren FUNK. After the critic's remarks the session was closed by singing. ACQUITTED OF MURDER CHARGES Harry McELMOYLE, of Nesquehoning, Carbon county, who was tried at Norristown, before a Montgomery county jury was acquitted on Tuesday evening on the charge of murdering Patrick SHARPE, a strike leader at that place. McELMOYLE's wife and two sisters rushed up to him and covered his face with kisses as soon as the verdict was announced. His friend William RONEMUS who admitted on the witness stand that he shot SHARPE was placed on trial the next day. WARRANT OUT FOR WOMAN ASSAILANT A warrant was issued at Norristown on Wednesday for Kate GALLAGHER on the charge of assault and battery on Annie McELMOYLE, daughter of Harry McELMOYLE, who was acquitted Tuesday evening of the murder of Patrick SHARPE. Mrs. GALLAGHER was one of the principal witnesses for the prosecution. After McELMOYLE's acquittal the two women met at the Windsor Hotel. Mrs. GALLAGHER is alleged to have attacked Miss McELMOYLE, who had her eyeglasses broken and her face cut. Before the warrant cut be served Mrs. GALLAGHER had left town. SIXTY YEARS OLD AND NEVER SAW ALLENTOWN Edwin FRYER, of Sassamansville, this county, has lived within twenty miles of Allentown, for the past sixty years but never was in Allentown until this week. He took the train at Pennsburg on Monday morning for Allentown and to a friend he remarked that this was his first trip to Allentown. Mr. FRYER also visited Bethlehem for the first time for he went there to visit his daughter, Mrs. Rev. William H. ERB, of that town. AGED WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Mrs. Harriet JONES, a seventy-three year old widow of Siegfried, Lehigh county, made an attempt to end her life on Monday afternoon by cutting her throat with a razor. She had been acting strangely for some weeks, but very little was thought of it until the attempt was made. She just missed the jugular vein, and her recovery is expected. PENNSBURG MAN ACCEPTS NEW POSITION Alton HUTTEL, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.N. HUTTEL, of Pennsburg, resigned his position as station agent at Wayne Junction this week and accepted a similar position with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He will enter the Union Depot at Pittsburg next week. GEHMAN FAMILY OFFICERS The GEHMAN family reunion was held at Menlo Park, Perkasie, on Saturday. The following are the officers: W.M. GEHMAN, of Macungie, president; Tobias GEHMAN, of Plumsteadville, vice-president; Alvin O. GEHMAN, of Coopersburg, secretary; Professor James GEHMAN, of Doylestown, made the address of welcome, to which Ulysses S. GEHMAN, of Earlington, responded. Other speakers were Rev. William GEHMAN, of Allentown; Rev. William GEHMAN, of Vera Cruz; Professor H.E. GEHMAN, Ephrata. BARN DESTROYED IN HATFIELD TOWNSHIP An exploding lantern caused a $7,000 fire near Lansdale on Tuesday night. The handsome barn of Frederick SCHWAB in Hatfield township was gutted, and several head of live stock were burned to death as well as slaughter house and smaller buildings. The loss is over $5000 with only partial insurance. A boy was walking in the hay mow with a lighted lantern, when it exploded and started the fire. PICKED MANY BUSHELS OF PEARS John SCHAEFFER, of Boyertown, picked 400 bushels of pears from his orchard, all of which he shipped to Pottsville. He has 200 bushels more to pick. BERKS COUPLE WEDDED Dr. Oscar F. KUNKLE, of Klinesville, Berks county, and Miss Katharine DeLONG, of Bower's Station, were married at the home of the bride, by the Rev. J.O. HENRY, of Topton. LEAVES A BIG ESTATE The will of the late Mary KEPNER, widow of Henry KEPNER, of Boyertown, was admitted to probate last Friday by Register of Willis KEMMERER, of Berks County, and letters testamentary were granted to Levi LEFEVOR, who is named as the executor in the will. The decedent left an estate valued at $142,500. By her will she directs that it be equally divided among her three brothers and four sisters. They are: Christian, John and Isaac STAUFFER, Sarah RITTER, Elizabeth KU LP, Esther BORNEMAN and Rachel ESCHBACH. Letters of administration c.t.a. were also granted to Levi LEFEVER in the estate of Samuel SCHANER, deceased of Boyertown, who died in 1870. Mr. SCHANER was the first husband of Mrs. KEPNER. He left an estate of $35,000. Mr. SCHANER left his estate to his wife for life. As she has now died by his will the following disposition will be made of his estate. To his tenant farmer, Joshua BAHR, a house and tract of 40 acres, and also an orchard of 1 1/2 acres. Mr. BAHR, however, is to take this property subject to $1500, which he is to pay one year after Mrs. KEPNER's death to the Fairview cemetery of Boyertown. The decedent gives one-half of the residue to his wife's estate and the balance is to go to his sisters in equal shares. BOY'S ARM TORN BY HORSE An eight-year-old son of Albert HARTMAN, an employee of the Adam SCHEIDT Brewing Company of Norristown, was terribly bitten by a vicious horse on Monday afternoon. Young HARTMAN and several other boys were standing on the pavement near to where the horse was tied and in a playful spirit touched it upon the head. The horse did not take kindly to the familiarity of the boys and turning around quickly sank its teeth into young HARTMAN's left arm. The flesh was torn from the arm to the extent of five inches. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT A serious accident occurred to Mary HESS, who resides with her parents on a farm between Spring City and Ironsides, Monday. She was running behind one of her father's horses when it suddenly kicked her above the left eye, inflicting a deep cut, through which the eye ball protruded. Dr. J.C. MEWHINNEY, of Spring City, was summoned, and after pressing the eye back to its place, put several stitches in the cut. The girl bravely passed through the ordeal without taking any drug.