Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - October 24, 1903 SUED LAWYER Deputy State Factory Inspector Harry BECHTEL brought three suits against J.H. MARX, a member of the Berks bar, and justice of the peace, of Kutztown, before Alderman SANDT, of Reading, on the charge of violating the law regulating the issuing of certificates for children employed in factories. Notice was served on Mr. MARX by Constable WAGNER. In his information, Mr. BECHTEL charges that three permits were issued by Mr. MARX to Ella FISHER, on February 25th, 1902, giving her age as 11 years and 11 months; Alida KEMP, on August 12, 1902, aged 11 years, 4 months and 20 days, and Ella MACHIMER, on April 27, last aged 12 years, 8 months and 7 days. In these cases the correct age is given as abov e, but the law prohibits the issuing of a certificate to any child "under 13 years of age," the limit at which children may be received into factories. A penalty is provided against a violation of this section. The children referred to had been employed in some of the factories about Kutztown, and Mr. BECHTEL found the certificates on file. He reported the matter to State Factory Inspector DELANEY, who directed that the suits be brought. In a letter to Mr. DELANEY, Mr. MARX denied any wrong intent. He thought that no employer would take the children with such a certificate, as it did not misrepresent their ages, but showed on its face that they could not legally be employed. Tuesday, 2 p.m. is the time fixed for the hearing for these cases. SPRING MOUNT PHYSICIAN WILL LEAVE Dr. P.O. WICKERT, who has practiced medicine at Spring Mount for a year is about to relinquish his practice at Spring Mount. He will take up the duties of physician of the P. & R. Railway Company and Baldwin Locomotive Works at Philadelphia. He also expects to work for the Bethlehem Steel Works. He will probably make Jenkintown his future place of residence. GILBERTSVILLE MAN FOUND WITH CUT ARTERY Harry DENGLER, a Gilbertsville resident was missing for some time on Saturday. A search was instituted and when found he was in bed and bleeding from a severed artery in his arm. Mr. DENGLER's wife died several months ago and ever since he has been more or less despondent. WILL DELIVER ANNIVERSARY SERMON Rev. A.M. WEBER, of Boyertown, will preach his tenth anniversary sermon as pastor of the St. John's Lutheran church of that town, on Sunday, November first. A general invitation to the public has been extended. SERENADED ON HIS BIRTHDAY N.B. KEELY, proprietor of the Keely House, East Greenville, was on Wednesday evening serenaded by the Citizens' band of East Greenville, in honor of his fifty-first birthday anniversary. Mr. KEELY served the band and his friends with a lunch and refreshments. TEACHER WILL WITH TYPHOID FEVER William H. CHRISTMAN, of Zionsville, is laid up with typhoid fever. Dr. E.M. BINGAMAN, of Old Zionsville, attends him. Mr. CHRISTMAN taught school near Pleasant Run. He came home two weeks ago and took to his bed and at this writing he is very sick. ACCEPTED POSITION IN TOWN AND COUNTRY OFFICE Eugene BISCHOFF, of Pennsburg, who last week resigned as foreman in the Bauern Freund office of Pennsburg, after serving there for the past ten years, has accepted a position in the "Town and Country" office. He entered upon his duties on Wednesday. AGED MAN STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY Frederick K. STAUFFER, aged 82 years was on Tuesday stricken with apoplexy while visiting his son at Boyertown. He is in a serious condition. His sister, Mrs. Esther ENGLE, was buried on Thursday. PICKED FIVE TONS OF TOMATOES IN ONE DAY H.S. MILL, of Springtown, Bucks county, picked five tons of tomatoes in his patches on Saturday. SHOT HIS BROTHER A shooting accident of a serious nature occurred at Fretz, Bucks county, on Thursday morning while Jacob WILDONGER and his brother, Lamech, of Souderton, were out gunning. Jacob having shot a squirrel put it in his coat pocket with the tail protruding. They then became separated. In the meantime Jacob found another and shot it so as to wound it, after which it took refuge in a stump. Lamech appeared on the scene while Jacob was trying to capture it, and seeing the tail of the first squirrel supposed it to be a squirrel hanging on the side of a tree shot. His brother began to scream and jump until he fell to the ground unconscious. Lamech carried Jacob to a nearby stream and applied cold water until he revived so as to be able to walk home. Dr. NONAMAKER was summoned and succeeded in locating seven shot in the face and head. The accident was due to the fact that it was not light enough to distinguish objects fully. The distance of the shot was thirty yards while the shot was No. 7. This probably saved the unfortunate man's life, as his cap contained fourteen holes. EMAUS BANK DIRECTORS The new Emaus National Bank will have these directors: Menno GEISINGER, Old Zionsville; Amandus SCHULER, Vera Cruz; Squire Silas G. CROLL, Trexlertown; Solon FISHER, Topton; John S. YEAGER, Allentown; E.A. STANSFIELD, Charles D. BROWN, H.M. KNAUSS and Henry W. JARRETT, of Emaus. It is rumored that the latter will be president and that Kehl MARKLEY, of Macungie, formerly of near Red Hill, has the refusal of the cashiership. He has been the mainstay of the Macungie branch of the Perkiomen National Bank of East Greenville. The Perkiomen Bank does not want to lose him. With him would go some of the patronage which that bank has in that neighborhood. It is believed he will accept. FARMER IN THE HANDS OF SHAKRS A man, who gave his name as Thomas FARRELL was on Tuesday committed to prison without bail, charged with attempted highway robbery. The victim was Joseph KEEFE, a wealthy farmer of Lansdale. The two men got acquainted in a saloon at Eighth and Vine streets, Philadelphia, and FARRELL and two companions accompanied the farmer to Third and Willow streets, that city. It is said, that when FARRELL attempted to rob the man the other two men gave the alarm and FARRELL was arrested. GAVE BIRTH TO QUADRUPLETS Mrs. William TATE, a colored woman, 23 years of age, of Zanesville, Ohio, Tuesday gave birth to four girl babies, all of normal size and weighing slightly more than six and one-half pounds each. The woman is the mother of three other children, born singly. FATHER WANTS POSSESSION OF SON Harry B. ZIEGLER instituted proceedings before the Montgomery County Court, at Norristown Tuesday for the possesion of his young son, in keeping of a grandfather, the mother having left for parts unknown. A PROPOSED NEW TELEPHONE LINE The wide-awake business men of Frederick, Obelisk and Zieglerville, intend to build a telephone line from Frederick to Zieglerville station to connect with the Keystone line. Hon. Dr. G.A. WEIDA is at the head of the movement. FINGER LACERATED BY BURSTING GUN Jacob MINNINGER, of Sellersville, had several fingers lacerated on Thursday by the exploding of his shotgun. He used shells he had filled himself and in which there was enough powder for several ordinary shells. FIRE ESCAPE AT WELDON HOUSE The Weldon House at Zieglerville has this week been equipped with a fire escape. F.N. PETERS, of Allentown, erected it.