Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - May 9, 1903 FARMER INJURED Levi WENTLING, a farmer residing in Upper Hanover township, near the New Goshenhoppen Reformed Church, on Tuesday met with a peculiar accident while driving out of the barn yard at his farm. He had his horse hitched to a hay wagon and was sitting on the ladders. While driving out of the yard his body came in contact with the gate post. He was thrown from the wagon and injured. Dr. HUNSBERGER, of Pennsburg, was called, who found that his ligament in the left hip joint was torn. He was placed in bed and the proper treatment is now being applied. He will in all probability be unable to attend to his duties for about two months, from the nature of the injury. Mr. WENTLING suffered excruciating pain for the first few days. BOY SHOT IN EYE BY COMPANION Eugene FULMER, a sixteen year old boy of Norristown, met with a painful accident on Saturday afternoon while out in company with Edward SHINNERS of the same town. The boys had rifles and were walking along the Stony Creek. They were amusing themselves shooting at hats and other objects. SHINNERS suggested that he and FULMER should see who could fire off the rifle the quickest. The boys stood back to back and then stepped off three paces. As they turned to fire the sleeve of SHINNER'S coat caught in the trigger and the hammer snapped. The cartridge exploded and the ball struck FULMER in the left eye. The boys started for the Charity Hospital and the physicians made an examination and found that the sight was destroyed. The eye was in such a condition that it would have to be removed. HORSES RUN AWAY IN FIELD On Friday evening while Rheinard KUHN, of Lederachville, was returning home from the field, his horses became unmanageable and ran away, throwing him off. He escaped without serious injuries. After the horses had made several circuits around the field they were caught by the hired man. The wagon was nearly demolished. CIRCULATING PETITION FOR NEW BRIDGE A petition is being circulated among the property owners of Franconia township for signers. The petition asks the county commissioners to erect a new bridge over the Indian creek, an J.N. FREED's mill, a short distance below Morwood. WILL CONTINUE MILLING BUSINESS Horace B. KRATZ, of Schwenksville, the junior member of the milling firm of S.H. LONGAKER & Co., of Schwenksville, will continue the business. The appraisement of the mill property of the late S.H. LONGAKER & Co. will be made on Monday. SOLD SMALL FARM IN HEREFORD Jesse H. GERY, Esq., of Palm, on Tuesday sold a small farm in Hereford township consisting of about 12 acres, a stone house, swiss barn and other outbuildings to Henry L. SCHANTZ, of near Sigmund, for $450. The tract was formerly owned by the late William H. TRAUB, of Allentown. WILL VISIT CALIFORNIA Miss Lydia ESHBACH, of Bally, will on Monday for Redding, California, where she expects to visit her brother, who is located there. Joseph BOWER, of Boyertown, will accompany her. LARGE CHESTNUT LOGS Samuel H. BRENDLINGER, of near Pleasant Run, recently took a large chestnut log to the saw mill at Hillegass to be cut into posts, that was a monster in size. It measured five feet in diameter. It had to be split before they could saw it.