Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 26, 1905 TWO WIDOWS CLAIM INSURANCE It is expected that a suit for $1300 insurance money will be instituted at Reading within a few days. John MILLER a brakeman on the Philadelphia and Reading railway committed suicide by inhaling gas at a Reading hotel in November 1903. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and his death entitled his widow, named in the policy as Mary MILLER, to the insurance. A Mrs. John E. GREENLY, of Philadelphia, appeared after the man's death and claimed the money. Mrs. GREENLY spent several days this week at the Court House at Reading looking up records with the view of bringing suit against the order. Mrs. GREENLY claims that MILLER was her husband and that his real name was John E. GREENLY. Mrs. GREENLY asserts that "MILLER" as he called himself, was 35 years old when he died and he deserted her. She says they are not divorced, and states as a means of identification, that he had his initials tattooed on his right arm. An agreement had been made by the women to divide! the insurance money, but the order refuses to pay either of them. A SUNDAY ACCIDENT While engine No. 555 was making up her train on Sunday morning in the yard at Dillinger, an accident occured which broke the caboose to such an extent that it could not be used to make the trip. The engine with ten cars attached, was coming up the main track and was in the act of pulling the caboose from the siding, when on account of some cars on the siding, the engineer could not see the signal of the brakeman and the cars were pushed too far up, striking the caboose and throwing it over on its side against the scaffold truck which is used by the carpenters to work in the tunnel. Had it not been for this support it would have rolled down the bank and made the accident much worse. After about an hour's work they succeeded in getting it back on the track but were obliged to go without a caboose. It was removed to East Penn Junction by engine 715 which is known as the hill pusher, later in the day. The train having the wreck was in charge of engineer Jacob HARTRANFT and condu! ctor FIDLER. BOY FELL INTO PITCHFORK Charles SNYDER, Jr., the 10-year-old son of Carolus SNYDER, a well-known farmer residing in Lowhill township, Lehigh county, was painfully injured on Monday night. In company with several companions the boy was playing on a load of hay. He tripped and fell on a pitchfork lying in the hay. One of the sharp tines pierced both cheeks and broke off two teeth. The cries of the boy brought Mr. SNYDER who assisted the chap from the hay and carried him to his home. A physician was summoned. He dressed the injuries and gave them treatment to prevent infection. CHILD WALKS INTO LAKE WHILE SLEEPING Little Catherine WIST, a six-year-old girl of Yardly Bucks County, went through a queer experience on Sunday evening. Feeling tired she laid herself on a bench and fell asleep. At about 10.30 the mother discovered that the child had not retired as she had supposed. Mrs. WIST started to hunt the girl and found her in Afton Lake up to her waist in water and mud. The child was in a somnambulistic condition and the mother had a hard time to awaken her as she had to call her from the bank. The child had arisen in her sleep and wandered about twenty-five feet from where she laid down. THIEVES STEAL HERD OF CATTLE A novel theft occurred in Manheim township, Lancaster county, on Tuesday night, when thieves drove a herd of ten fat steers out of Jacob B. ESBENSHADE's pasture and under cover of darkness drove them to Spring Garden, a distance of fifteen miles. The animals were so exhausted that they dropped by the roadside. When daylight broke the thieves sought the shelter of corn fields and escaped. Their intent was undoubtedly to get the steers to Philadelphia for sale. The animals were returned to their owner. NOTICE TO AUTOISTS The borough authorities of Pennsburg have posted boards at all the roads leading into town, cautioning autoists not to exceed the legal speed limits while running their machines over the borough streets. AGREEABLE PARTIES Powder Valley was set aglow on Saturday evening last by a brilliant party given my Miss Mary MILLER. The guests assembled at an early hour to enjoy its pleasures. Among whom were the Misses Carrie TREICHLER, Mabel SCHULTZ, Estella FETTERMAN, Amanda SEIBERT, Annie SCHUBERT, Jennie S. MILLER, Mary E. MILLER, Elsie DRUCKENMILLER, Isabella BIELER, Elsie GETTY, Gertrude STUART and Messrs Calvin HEADMAN, Willis SCHULTZ, Walter GETTY, Homer SCHULTZ, Frank KEMP, Oliver BIELER, Frank GETTY, Chas. GRABER, Eugene GRABER, Edwin KECK, Ervin ALTHOUSE and Harry ROBERTS. After participating in a varied entertainment the friends enjoyed a liberal repast, spread on a side portico. The decorations of "Golden-rod" and Japanese lanterns were artistically arranged and much admired. After a good jolly time the young folks were loathe to part but at a late hour with good wishes and congratulations for the hostess, they returned to their homes. A surprise party was tendered to Mrs. Sarah UNDERCUFFLER, of Kumry, on Saturday evening August 19, in honor of her birthday. The following were present: Mr. John BEALER, Mrs. Wm. NICHOLAS, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. WOLF Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Wm. WOLF Jr., and children Sadie, Robert and Herbert, Mrs. John REINHART, Mrs. Oswin L. REINHART, Mr. and Mrs. Robert BEALER, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey BEALER and son Claude, Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel HARTENSTINE and daughter Jennie, Mr. and Mrs. Oswin R. REINHART and daughter Helen, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. TRUMP and son Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob WOLF and daughter Mabel, Mr. and Mrs. Charles HELM, Mr. Curtis WEISS, Mr. and Mrs. Charles GAUGLER and children, Samuel, Ella, Katie and Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe WOLF and children Gertrude and Lizzie, Mrs. Mary ALDERFER, Mrs. Fred FREY and Mrs. Sarah UNDERCUFFLER, Misses H. AMBACKER, Lizzie WOLF, Lillie WOLF, Lizzie BEALER, Ella SMITH, Emma REINHART, Lottie BARNDT, Luzy BOYER, Mamie UNDERCUFFLER, Ida NESBIT and Carrie MUMB! AUER, Messrs Edwin REINHART, Frank REINHART, Robert REINHART, Harry FLUCK, Harvey GAUGLER, Howard FITZGERALD, Wm. LITZENBERGER, Frank DERR, Calvin KLINE, Jacob KLINE, Byron MILLER, C.M. KERN, F. AMBACKER, Oliver SHUPP, Harry NICHOLAS, Amndus WOLF, Robert MUMBAUER, Robert SHULL, Samuel UNDERCUFFLER. BOLD CHICKEN THIEVES A gang of daring chicken thieves one night this week entered the premises of John W. STAUFFER, a farmer residing near Barto, and stole nearly his entire flock of poultry, numbering over one hundred laying hens and young chickens. While the thieves were at work looting the hen house Mr. STAUFFER awoke and commanded them to leave, not heeding the order and determined to make a clean sweep of all the poultry, the bold burglars climbed to the top of a tree about thirty feet from the house, in sight of the awakened family, and caught all roosting there, excepting a dozen that took flight into a meadow. After the chickens were all placed in cages and those securely nailed, the thieves drove rapidly away. FISH WARDEN RESIGNS Fish Warden Charles H. NESTLEY, of Royersford, sent Commissioner of Fisheries, W.E. MEEHAN, of Harrisburg, his resignation as a fish warden of Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Mr. NESTLEY states that his reason for resigning is because the department of fisheries allowed him no salary on his home territory, and the commissions off fines in not sufficient to make a living and as an officer Mr. NESTLEY claims he deserves better treatment. NESTLEY has proved one of the best fish wardens in the state, and illegal fishermen feared him. NO CIGARETTE SMOKERS Hereafter applicants to enter the train service of the Lehigh Valley Railroad on the Pennsylvania devision who are versed in the art of rolling and making cigarettes will be promptly rejected without further ceremong. The trainmaster at Sayre has received instructions to turn down the yellowfingered coffin nail consumers, and turn them down quickly. If the tips of the applicants forefinger and thumb are of a yellowish hue, no further questions are asked. COMMITTED SUICIDE BY ACID The lifeless body of Joseph WEISLEY, one of the foremost citizens of Catasauqua, was found lying on the grand stand of the Catasauqua base ball club's park on Wednesday evening. An empty pint bottle, labled syrup, but smelling after carbolic acid was lying at the side of the dead body and indicated that its contents had been used to end life. The face was scared by coming in contact with the strong acid. PROPERTY CHANGES OWNERS Nathaniel FRY sold his house and lot on Main Street, Pennsburg, opposite the public school grounds, to Frank STAHL, of Philadelphia. C.G. FRIES, the slater, of Pennsburg, will occupy the house on October 1st.