Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 26, 1905 BOLD TO EXECUTE WORK AT GREAT ELEVATIONS Tylersport is the home of a bold and daring contractor who has passed beyond middle age but does not hesitate to ascend the lofty heights and perform work that would cause younger men to hesitate. Born in 1845, Mr. HOOT (picture) was raised in Rockhill township, Bucks county, at the place formerly known as HOOT's grist and saw mill. When quite a young man he found employment in the saw mill and continued the work for about twenty years. His saw mill training made him familiar with all kinds of lumber. At times when not too busy at the saw mill, Mr. HOOT was employed as a carpenter. In this trade his wages varied from $1 to $2.25 a day. The higher figure was the value of a day's work during the Civil War while only a dollar was paid during the panic which followed. Since leaving the saw mill the carpentering trade has been followed with the exception of about eight years. This time was devoted to the cattle trade, shipping cattle from Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky and ! other Western States, to Eastern Markets. When Mr. HOOT had attained his 56 year he remodelled the Ridge Valley Reformed Church and erected the new steeple. During the past spring, at the advanced age of 60 years, the steeple at Schlichter's Church was repaired by him. To do this it was necessary to build a scaffold 102 feet high. The weather wane had to be taken down to re-gild and put in place again. This was all done by Mr. HOOT himself and although not a young man, he experienced no fear. After completing the work, the scaffold has again taken down without an accident, not a single piece of wood falling to the ground. Mr. HOOT is still in the full vigor of manhood and if duty calls, will again undertake to execute work similar to that required from him in the repairing of the steeple at Schlichter's Church. SERVICE BY NOTED PASTOR Rev. Dr. SCHICK, President ROOSEVELT's pastor at Washington, D.C., preached on Sunday morning in the Goshenhoppen Reformed Church. His text was "As my father hath sent me, even so I send you." It was an eloquent discourse on the importance of work on the part of the Christian. The idler, declared the preacher, is the unhappy man of the world. The man who has work to do and does it is the man who enjoys the greatest measure of happiness. The church was crowded with attentive listerners, more than 700 being present. Dr. SCHICK said he regarded it a great privilege to speak from the same pulpit once occupied by Dr. WEISER. In the evening Rev. Dr. SCHICK conducted Harvest Home services in the Hereford Chapel. His theme was "Feeding the multitudes with five loaves and two fishes." The Pennsylvania Germans attended in great numbers to her him preach in German. NORRISTOWN MILK IS PURE The Pure Food Commissioner recently investigated the local milk supply of Norristown, securing samples from twenty seven milk dealers. A test was made. All but one of the samples taken proved pure. It is likely that the dealer whose sample failed to meet the required tests will be prosecuted. HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT John B. YERGER, of Pottstown, began suit against the Pottstown and Reading Railway Company for damages to the amount of $20,000. This suit is the outcome of the trolley accident that occurred in Pottstown on June 10, 1905. In the accident two cars returning from a base ball game crashed into each other. Both the cars were crowded with passengers and quite a number were badly injured. YERGER was a passenger in one of the cars and his right leg was almost severed. The injury was of such a nature that it was necessary to amputate the limb. He is a pattern maker and in his statement says that he is entirely disabled from work. He has suffered great pain and inconvenience and is entirely incapable of following his employment. He therefore asks damages to the above amount. FINE CROP OF PEACHES Although the peach crop is reported to be short, J.C. SAYLOR, of Ringing Rocks, expects to gather 5000 baskets from 2000 bearing peach trees. WILL ESTABLISH MILK STATION A large milk station is to be established at Hancock, on the East Penn railroad. The milk will be bottled and shipped to Philadelphia.