Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - October 31, 1903 EAST GREENVILLE RESIDENT NATURALIZED Peter HEBEL, a resident of East Greenville, for a number of years was on Monday naturalized by the court at Norristown. There were thirty-one others naturalized the same day. ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN MILLING AT THE AGE OF SEVENTY-SIX Jacob HOFFMAN, an enterprising and successful business man, of Sassamansville, is a native of New Hanover township. He was born December 20, 1827. Mr. HOFFMAN was reared in his native township. He attended the Sassamansville schools for a period of about eight years. When fourteen years of age he started his trade as millwright with Jacob HARPEL, of the same place. He during this time assisted Mr. HARPEL in placing the machinery in mills through many of the western States. After working with Mr. HARPEL for fourteen years he started the business for himself, continuing it for several years. At the age of fifty-three years he started the milling business and in connection sold cattle. Then years later he quit the cattle business and devoted all his time to the milling business in which he is still actively engaged. During his life in this business he has on many occasions run the mill both day and night. In 1850 Mr. HOFFMAN was married to Miss Elizabeth FEGLEY, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry FEGLEY, of Douglass township, and their union was blessed with eleven children. Seven of which are still living. ENJOYED SEVENTY YEARS OF WEDDED LIFE Probably the longest married coupel in Eastern Pennsylvania are Mr. and Mrs. Daniel HORN, of Port Clinton, who have been married seventy years. Mr. HORN was born at Womelsdorf, and is 89 years of age. His wife was born in Reading, and is 90 years of age. Both are in the best of health. They were married in Schuylkill Haven. Ten children were the result of the union. There are 26 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. WATCHMAN ALLEBAUGH RECOVERING William ALLEBAUGH, the watchman at the County Home, who was beaten by the masked burglars who attempted to blow the safe at that institution a week ago, is still unable to work, but is slowly recovering from the injuries sustained. No clue to the thieves has yet been found. HORSE RAN INTO DAM John ROHRBACH, of Barto, met with a serious mishap one evening last week while driving from his place to Huff's Church. His horse became frightened at some obstacle in the road, became unmanageable and started to run away, while near the SCHOLL farm, a short distance east of Barto. The animal leaped over a ten foot wall into a drained dam, upset the vehicle and threw Mr. ROHRBACH out. He was rendered unconscious by the fall and after partly regaining consciousness he began to moan, which attracted the attention of the Abraham DOTTERER family, who lived close by. They went to the spot from whence came the moans and were amazed to find Mr. ROHRBACH in the dam. Mr. ROHRBACH was taken to the house and medical aid summoned. The horse and wrecked buggy were later found in a nearby field. The animal escaped injury, save a few scratches. Mr. ROHRBACH was later removed to his home where his injuries, which consists of scalp wounds and body bruises were dressed. He will be unable to attend to his business for several days. INJURED WHILE DRAGGING TIMBER While Peter ZIEGENFUS, of Bally, on Tuesday, was engaged by O.N. BECK, dragging timber from the woods to the road, the chain to which the horses were hitched broke, part of it striking him on the leg causing an ugly flesh wound. Dr. O.S. BERGEY dressed the wound. WIFE LEFT DURING HUSBAND'S ABSENCE A Chester young man quarreled with his wife before he left for his work, and when he returned in the evening there was not an article of furniture in the house - not even a chair upon which he might sit to reflect - only a note advising him to "go and join the Mormons." PICK HANDLES IN OIL PIPES Ever since the United States Oil company had laid their pipes, they did not work quite satisfactory. Now they are cleaning the pipes. The cleaner they send through the pipes became fast in Henry G. HUNSICKER's field, near Skippack. So four of the pipe line men dug the ground open and opened the pipe. They found two new pick handles and another piece of wood sticking in the pipe. By the time they had this out and the pipes closed again some 60 barrels of crude oil or petroleum came out. Henry G. HUNSICKER and Christian H. BEAN each filled a barrel of the same which they got for nothing. The rest of the oil the men set on fire. It caused a terrible smoke and quite a number of people collected, thinking it was a building on fire. A FIREMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED Alfred NASE, a Reading railroad freight conductor, was found Sunday morning badly wounded south of Jenkintown. He was taken to the Jewish Hospital, where it was discovered that his skull had been fractured and he had received severe injuries. It is supposed, while descending from the engine cab to the steps in front of the engine to get a message from the operator at Jenkintown, he slipped and fell from the engine. Little hope of his recovery is entertained. RAISED MAMMOTH EARS OF CORN George KRAUSS, manager on the Fairview Farm, near East Greenville, raised some extra large corn this year. He found a number that he thought worth while showing to the editor of this paper. He brought six ears of corn here which measured from 14 to 17 inches in length. Mr. KRAUSS claims to be the champion corn raiser in this section until he hears of some one who can beat this. This corn was raised on Democratic soil, by a Republican farmer. INDIAN SCHOOL AT CARLISLE GETS BEQUEST Carlisle Indian School of Pennsylvania is named as a beneficiary, along with several other institutions, in the will of Miss Mary P. ROPES, of Salem, Mass., who died recently, leaving an estate of $1,000,000. SCARCITY OF EGGS BLAMED ON CHICKEN THIEVES Scarcity of eggs in the Pottstown market is attributed by John P. FREED, an Upper Pottsgrove farmer, to chicken thieves who have been making wholesale raids on poultry in that section. RAISED MANY POTATOES ON NINE ACRES William WALBERT, a farmer residing between Limeport and Lanark, Lehigh county, raised three thousand bushels of potatoes from a patch of nine acres. RAISED 65 POTATOES FROM ONE VINE The most prolific single potato vine that has grown this year was that of Jonathan WELLER, of Little Oley, Berks county. It yielded sixty-nine tubers. MERTZTOWN FARMER HAS GOOD CORN CROP Amos MECK, of Mertztown, Berks county, leads the corn farmers in that county, with a field averaging 80 bushels of shelled corn to the acre. RAISED THREE POUND POTATO Samuel EISENHOWER, of Swartara, Lehigh county, raised an enormous potato. It weighed three pounds. PICKED RIPE STRAWBERRIES Strawberries as large as shellbarks are being picked from J.F. RHOAD's vines in Pottstown.