Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - October 10, 1903 PAIR OF HORSES DROWNED James TOWERS, a farmer residing near Spring City, on Saturday, lost two horses by drowning, in a peculiar manner. He had four horses hitched to a big roller, in the rear of the roller he had a plow attached and when the horses came into soggy ground, they got fast, began to kick and jump around. In their struggle they fell down an embankment into the canal, with the land roller and plow on top of them. The two front horses broke loose and ran away but the others were held down under the water by the pole in the roller and in five minutes they were drowned despite Mr. TOWERS' efforts to loosen them. They were valued at $350. TOMBSTONE FOUND IN MILL DAM While cleaning the old dam at Hagg's mill, near Boyertown, workmen found a tombstone bearing the following inscription in German: "Here rest I, Jermias KLEE, born Feb. 3, 1799, died May 30, 1808, aged 9 years, 3 months and 27 days." How the tombstone got into the dam is a mystery, but it is known that a man by the name of KLEE owned the mill property a century ago. CARLOAD OF COWS IN WRECK The carload of cows which Isaac S. ROEDER had advertised to be sold at public sale at Wentzel's Hotel, at the Ridge road last week, did not arrive and no sale could be held. They were caught in a wreck at Apollo, Pa. The railroad company disposed of them and will pay Mr. ROEDER's claim. JUDGE CENSURES BOARDING HOUSE KEEPERS Judge SWARTZ on Tuesday, censured the Pottstown boarding house keepers, who think because a man dosen't pay his board bill he can be sent to jail. He also scored Magistrates for sending such a case to court. The occasion for the censure was when Albert JOHNSON was acquitted of defrauding Mrs. Catharine SHANER. A FAREWELL PARTY A large number of the members of the Pennsburg Reformed church tendered their former well beloved pastor, Rev. J.L. ROUSH, and his family a farewell party partaking of the nature of a surprise, on Monday evening. Rev. ROUSH and family had accepted an invitation to take supper with E.W. SCHOLL and family, and during their absence the party invaded the parsonage and prepared a bountiful collation during the absence of the family. The party proved a complete success as it was a genuine surprise to the pastor and his family. After partaking of the delicacies, which consisted of a large variety of choice viands and the most luscious fruits of the season. The party spent the evening in listening to choice vocal and instrumental music and to appropriate addresses made by James TAGGART, Jr., and Rev. and Mrs. J.L. ROUSH. Before leaving, the party expressed their gratitude for the highly satisfactory services rendered by their departing pastor, by presenting him with a purse containing $20. The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. A.R. HALLMAN, Mrs. Lucy KNEULE, Leo SECHLER, John CONRAD, I.K. GERHART, John MACK, Mr. and Mrs. Frank KNERR, Mr. and Mrs. HALLMAN, Mrs. Walter SEYLER, Mrs. Emma SCHWARTZ, Miss Tillie XANDER, Miss Sylvesta TRUMBORE, Miss Martha CONRAD, Miss Christina CONRAD, Miss Ella CONRAD, Mr. and Mrs. Amandus ERB, Joseph MUMBAUER, Mrs. V.K. STECKEL, Oswin TRUMBORE, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph KOCH, Mr. and Mrs. Abner MILLER, Mrs. S.A. MILLER, S.A. MILLER, Miss Lulu MILLER, Miss Missouria MILLER, J. TAGERT, Mr. and Mrs. John REITER, Miss Minnie REITER, Mrs. Carolina SCHWENK, Mr. and Mrs. S. GROFF, J.P. GLEBE, Mr. and Mrs. Frank GERHART, Mrs. Wilson FAUL, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. HART, Mr. and Mrs. A.D. LACHMAN, Mrs. W.D. RENNINGER, Mrs. Raymond LEH, Miss Cora WIEDER, Chas. CONRAD, Harvey CONRAD, Mr. and Mrs. Charles CONRAD, Mrs. Jacob FOX, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin GERHART, Mrs. Esther TRAUB, Herbert TRAUB, Victor TRAUB, Paul TRAUB, Mrs. S.T. SUMMERS, Clarence SUMMERS, Edmund SUMMERS, Mrs. Amanda DECHANT, Mr. and Mrs. E.W. SCHOLL, Miss Mabel HILLEGASS, Miss Lucy SCHOLL, Augustus SCHOLL, Eugene BISHOF, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. KERN, Gertie KERN, Edgar KERN, Harry KERN, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas MARSTELLER, Oscar MARSTELLER, Thomas MARSTELLER Jr., Mr. and Mrs. J.D. GEHMAN, Lody GEHMAN, James TAGGART, Jr., Mrs. TAGGART, Mabel TAGGART, Jacob RODENBERGER, Stephen ORTT. SECRETARY OF LODGE FOR FORTY-SEVEN YEARS Dr. George W. HOLSTEIN was installed secretary of Montgomery Lodge of Odd Fellows in Norristown, for the forty-seventh time on Monday evening. He has served longer than any other secretary in the State. NEPHEW WANTS MONEY Register of Wills GROFF presided over a hearing Monday morning in the contested will case of Daniel KENDELL, late of Limerick township. He left a will devising his property to a number of nephews and nieces excepting out of the distribution James KENDALL, a nephew, who filed a caveat in protest that his uncle was incapable of making a will be reason of being of unsound mind. He alleges that the will was already written when brought to his uncle's home and that he was told to sign it and did so without reading it. The witnesses to the will are Edmund EVANS and C.M. SHADE residents of Limerick, who say that they signed the document at the request of the testator. In support of his contention that his uncle was incapable of making a will the nephew refers to the records of the Common Pleas Courts in which proceedings were begun on October 7, 1901 to have his uncle declared weak minded and that as a consequence the Court on November 4th that year appointed Wm. McHARG a committee of Daniel KENDELLs person and estate. The will, in addition to the bequests to relatives, contains a bequest of $50 to the Lutheran and Reformed congregation of Limerick Church. The will was executed on March 19th 1901, seven months previous to the beginning of preceedings to have the testator declared feeble minded. Jacob SHADE is the executor of the proposed will. On behalf of the estate it is claimed that the present will is an exact copy of a will made years before and that it required security because the executor mentioned in the first will had died. The hearing will be continued next Saturday. The estate is represented by Montgomery EVANS, James KENDALL by E.F. SLOUGH and the Register by J.A. STRASSBURGER. EPIDEMIC KILLING HORSES An epidemic prevails among horses around Lansdale, and animals are dying daily. Veterinarians are puzzled. Horses taken out in the morning are often attacked with the malady upon the roads. The disease is somewhat similar to diphthera, as a lump forms in the windpipe, which strangles the horses to death. Among the heaviest losers are Edward ASINE, of Colmer, who lost five valuable animals in three days, and L.S. LOUX, of Hilltown, who lost four in two days' time. BOY ATE STRYCHNINE PILLS FOR CANDY Thinking he had found some candy, John, the 6-year-old son of the Rev. George E. GILLESPIE, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Coatesville, Chester county, took three strychnine pills from a box and was afterwards found in the bathroom by his mother in convulsions. Prompt work of a local physician saved the boy's life. PASTOR RETURNS FROM TRIP ABROAD Rev. F.N.D. BUCHMAN, of Overbrook, has just returned from a trip abroad, having sailed on June 6, from Boston for Naples on the steamer "Vancover." Rev. BUCHMAN was a former resident of Pennsburg, being a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank BUCHMAN formerly of the Railroad House Pennsburg now of Allentown. LOWER SALFORD FARM SOLD The 63 acre farm of Abraham NYCE, of Lower Salford, was sold on Saturday to his brother, Levi NYCE, for $3680. WILL MAKE PERMANENT HOME AT SCHWENKSVILLE Governor PENNYPACKER will have public sale with his Philadelphia property October 13. The Governor contemplates making Schwenksville his permanent home. RAISED A MOMMOTH PUMPKIN Jacob R. SHOEMAKER, of Elroy, raised a pumpkin that fully measured 6 feet and 7 inches in circumference and tipping the scale close up to 150 pounds. He sold it to a Philadelphia party.