Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - July 18, 1903 BOY BADLY INJURED Abraham OBERHOLTZER, an eleven year old boy, of Woxall, met with an accident on Tuesday morning that may cause him serious trouble to recover, and after healed, he will be maimed for life. The boy resides with his step-father, Eleasor BERGEY, who had been mowing grass in his yard. After finishing his work he left the scythe standing on the ground against the fence. The boy, while playing, came running along, stepped on the scythe and then fell. In falling the blade almost severed his left leg at the knee joint, all the tendons were cut, the bone was laid bare and profuse hemorrhages followed. Drs. GROFF and KEELOR were hastily summoned to dress the wound. An anaesthetic was administered and after long and tedious effort the wound was properly dressed. The physicians say it will take from five to six months to heal the wound and that the boy will have a stiff leg for life. CHECK SWINDLER DECAMPS A man calling himself Charles H. TRIMMER, a painter by trade, disposed of two checks for fifteen dollars each, to Norristown parties, last Saturday evening. The one was tendered in payment of a bill for $2.50 for room rent, and the other for a board bill of $3.50. In each case he was given the change and when the checks were presented at the bank for payment on Monday, it was found that TRIMMER had no money on deposit, and the man had disappeared. HORSE HANGS HIMSELF A valuable horse belonging to Jacob EDLEMAN, of Perkiomenville, was killed in a peculiar manner last Saturday. The owner had driven to Finland, to attend the public sale of Michael HERSCH and a shower coming up he placed the horse into a cow shed. When Mr. EDLEMAN was ready to hitch up after the sale he found that during his absence the horse got his head wedged into a hay rack and struggled to disengage it until he broke his neck. Two hundred dollars had been refused for the animal only a short time ago. CARP NEARLY DROWNS FAIR FISHER Miss Grace REDDINGTON, of Philadelphia, and Miss Bessie GRESH, of Little Oley, Berks county, narrowly escaped drowning near Boyertown. They were fishing near the old foundry dam, when Miss REDDINGTON felt a tug at her line and pulling on it, found she had a monster carp on the hook. Miss GRESH ran to her assistance, and they got the fish along shore. Just as they were about to land it Miss REDDINGTON lost her foothold and fell in the pond, followed by Miss GRESH. Their cries attracted the attention of passersby, who came to their rescue. The girls, greatly frightened, managed to hold on to the carp, which measured thirty inches. FISHING AT FINLAND Victor STECKLE, Jacob GERHARD, Leo SECHLER, Elmer KLINE and Clarence HUNSBURGER, of this borough, were off on a fishing trip to GERHARD's dam, Finland, on Monday. They succeeded in catching a number of fair sized bass. Jacob GERHARD was the most successful angler of the party. He captured nine bass and a large eel. EXPENSIVE FISHING F.L. MILLARD and John KOSISKE, of Pine Glen, accompanied by the keeper of the Spruce Run Game and Fishing Preserve, of Luzerne county, were found fishing by special Fish Warden Charles A. BURRELL, of Wilkes-Barre. The warden asked to see the contents of the fish baskets carried by the men and they refused permission. He attempted to look into the baskets and they resisted him. BURRELL finally knocked MILLARD down with is gun and handcuffed both of the men. He then secured the team of the fishers and took them before a Justice of the Peace, where, on investigation it was found that the baskets contained thirty-five trout, twenty-eight of which being less than six inches long. The Justice fined the men $10 for each trout illegally caught, making $280, and then fined each man $100 for resisting a game warden, making a total of $480. This was paid and a statement signed declaring their guilt. VICTIM OF ASSAULT Annie, the ten-year-old daughter of Henry HARTSHAW, of Valley Forge, was assaulted on Saturday by James LOCK, aged 18, and employed as a farm hand by Mr. HARTSHAW. The girl had been sent to the field to take care of a number of cows but failed to return home. An elder sister was sent to look for her and it was found that LOCK had beguiled her into a secluded spot and assaulted her. The girl was taken home and her story was told. LOCK was confronted with his victim and confessed his guilt but made a cringing plea for mercy. He was given a hearing and committed to jail. LOCK was previously committed on a similar charge but managed to escape punishment. HORSE RAN AWAY While Wm. R. BREY started to drive out of the barnyard at the farm of Chas. L. WALT, on Saturday, his horse became unmanageable and threw Mr. BREY out of the buggy. The horse ran a short distance when he became entangled in the lines and fell on the bank alongside of the road. Mr. BREY escaped injury although some damage was done to the buggy. SCHOOL DIRECTOR BEATEN BY TEACHER John MCGILL, a discharged teacher of Foster township, Luzerne county, met Philip BRIOR, a director whom he blamed for his displacement, and beat him into insensibility on the main street of Freeland. TELFORD BOY MISSING Jacob D. DETWILER, aged 14 years, son of Henry T. DETWILER, of Telford, Bucks county, left his home on Sunday, July 6, and has been missing since. The boy's father offers a reward of $25 for information concerning the boy. He was last seen at Souderton, from which place he took a trolley car for Allentown. The boy is described as being five feet, five inches tall and weighing 140 pounds. He has black hair, with a gray spot in the hair above the right temple, and dark eyes with a scar at one of the eyebrows. When he left home young DETWILER wore a dark mixed cheviot suit with small stripes an inch apart, a black slouch hat and a light necktie mixed with red. A BOLD ROBBERY AT BALLY On Thursday night of last week, at about 2 a.m. Henry SELL and his hired man, Leo WINGERT, were awakened by the screaming of a pig, they at once arose and proceeded to the pig-sty. By this time the pig had ceased screaming and on arrival there they found a pig missing. There was no possible way for it to escape, unless it was taken from the sty. They have not heard, or found anything of it as yet. WILL NOT OPPOSE BROTHER Thomas F. DIEFENDERFER, of Allentown, has withdrawn as a candidate for the Judgeship of Lehigh County. His brother John is a candidate for the same office and rather than oppose him Thomas decided to withdraw. The remaining candidates are John DIEFENDERFER, C.A. GROMAN, M.C. HENNINGER and ex-Judge Edward HARVEY. From present indications the fight will be between HARVEY and GROMAN. LIGTNING CAUSES BALDNESS Walter REINHARD, of Shamokin, was stunned by lightning last week. Since the shock his hair have commenced to fall out and the doctors are of the belief that he will become entirely bald.