Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 26, 1905 HARD ON SCHOOL BOARD Judge BECHTEL, of Schuylkill county, delivered a severe lecture in court, at Pottsville, on Monday, to the School Directors, of Tower City, who are dead-locked and have this far failed to elect a principal or any of the teachers. The Judge gave the directors four days time in which to organize, failing, they will be arrested. He said: "If the whole Board is guilty the whole Board will be removed, and when the new Board is appointed there will not be any obstructionists on it. The actions of some of the Boards in the county are a disgrace to the public school system of the State and must be stopped." HEAD CUT OFF BY LOCOMOTIVE As a fast freight train passed out of the Jenkintown yard on Sunday noon a man about 30 years of age, wearing a plaid coat and cap, attempted to board the locomotive. He slipped and fell under the wheels and his head was completely served from his body. The coroner was summoned to investigate. An employes trip pass bearing the name of C.H. GROLL was found on the body and tattoed on the right arm were the initals "C.G." ERECTING FAIR BUILDING Work on the Kutztown fair grounds is being pushed with the greatest rapidity. The contractors are all determined to have their work finished in time to hold a fair. A grand stand similar to the one at Allentown, only not as large, will be erected. A fair building 42 by 100 feet, is to be built. Carpenters from Reading, Allentown, and Philadelphia are assisting in the work. WILL BORE FOR OIL Lowhill township, Lehigh county, has the oil fever, and the inhabitants in the vicinity of Lyon Valley, particulary are considerably worked up over the alleged discovery of traces of petroleum in the water of several wells. What at first led to the supposition that there is oil thereabouts was the fact that cows on the farm of Robert FREY, about a mile above Lyon Valley refused to drink the water. It could not be used for washing and contained a greasy substance of some kind. DIVES TO SAVE BOYS AND HORSE His horse having shied and backed into the Schuylkill Canal, at Pottstown, on Monday, Charles SMITH, aged 12 years, of North Coventry and a companion were saved from drowning by Thomas GUEST. The latter plunged in, pulled the boys out as their heads were disappearing and then saved the horse. SURVEYING NEW TROLLEY ROUTE Surveyors in the employ of the Easton Transit Company are surveying the Freemansburg road between Easton and Freemansburg. It is likely that the line will be built as the Company filed an extension to its lines some time ago. A direct line is desired from Easton to South Bethlehem via Freemansburg. GIRL CHARGED WITH THEFT Miss Sadie KRAMER, of Springtown, aged fifteen years, charged with stealing $100 from Wm. W. WOLFINGER, of Ottsville, appeared before Squire Willis WALL, at Doylestown, Friday afternoon and waived a hearing. The amount of bail was fixed at $500. The girl is said to have stolen the money while on a visit and spent it for jewelry. TOPTON WILL GET UNDERWEAR FACTORY Oliver C. ROHRBACH will engage in manufacturing knit underwear at Topton. A brick building 26 by 50 feet, will be erected to be completed in about two months. The new industry will employ twenty-five hands at the start, with a daily output of 100 dozen, which will gradually be increased to the full capacity of the mill. DANGER IN CATERPILLAR BITE Being bitten on the arm several days ago by a caterpillar, Mrs. Emma BRIGHTBILL, of Reading, is in a serious condition from blood poisoning. Her arm is a deep read color and is very much swollen. The woman suffers excruciating pain. STRANGE FISH CAUGHT A dogfish two feet long and having a flat head like a bulldog was caught by Harry WEAND, a telephone lineman of Pottsville, in the Susquehanna River. Local sportsmen say it is a rare capture. BABY COOS ON LOFTY LEDGE Pedestrians on Hamilton Street, Allentown, were horrified on Monday night to see a baby crawl along the edge of an open window in the third story of its home. It finally sat down and smiled and cooed at the crowd below. The child belonged to Leo ALEXANDER, and the mother was temporarily absent from the room. On returning she grabbed the child and then fainted with fright. SNAKE IN CUPBOARD On going to the cupboard in the kitchen to get a pitcher, Herman HOFFMAN, of Hummels store, Berks county, found a copperhead snake stretched out on the first shelf. The reptile attempted to strike Mr. HOFFMAN, but was caught between the shelf and the door and quickly killed. FINED FOR ILLEGAL FISHING Frank McGAUVEY, of Mount Gretna, and Samuel HOSTER, of Bismark, were fined $25 and costs at Lebanon, on Monday for violating the fish laws. They are accused of gigging fish in the Little Conewago Creek. The case has been appealed.