Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 22, 1903 ACCUSED MURDERER BLOCH IMPROVING Eugene Bloch, who is in the Lehigh county jail accused of the murder of Mrs. Katie FATZINGER is rapidly recovering from the wounds in his neck, said to be self-inflicted. He eats and sleeps well and appears cheerful. He refuses to discuss the murder and has not asked anything concerning the woman. Up to this time he has not engaged counsel. CUT AN UGLY GASH WITH HATCHET While playing on Thursday Edna, the nine-year-old daughter of Frank GRABER, of Pennsburg, cut an ugly gash with a recently sharpened hatchet into her left hand extending from the wrist to the middle joint of the index finger. The blade penetrated to the bone. Dr. W.H. HUNSBERGER was called to dress the wound. ANGRY BULL DESTROYS RED BIKE Albert KERR, an errand boy of Pottstown, was riding a bicycle that was painted red on Thursday. The color attracted the attention of a bull and the animal became enraged and made a rush for the wheel. The rider hastily dismounted and ran. The bull seized the bike with his horns and tossed it high in the air and when it came down it was a complete wreck. A number of spectators took in the scene and the enraged animal put those to flight before he was captured by the owner. NEW DEPUTY COUNTY TREASURER Jacob B. KRAUSE, of Sanatoga, has been appointed deputy under County Treasurer MALSBERGER, to succeed Councilman E.P. ANCONA who resigned on account of ill health. Mr. KRAUSE is a well-known Lower Pottsgrove resident and was formerly a sale agent for a Philadelphia book house. MAN ALMOST CRUSHED TO DEATH BY WAGON While driving a four horse team, John MECHEMER, a farm hand of Spring township, Berks county, fell from the saddle and the wheels of the wagon passed over his prostrate body and he was almost crushed to death. Although in great pain he walked almost a half a mile to a wagon that took him to a hospital. A HEFTY POTATOE A potatoe weighing two pounds was raised by O.B. KLINE, of Kumry, while E. MUMBAUER, of the same place, boasts of taking thirty six potatoes from one plant. Mr. MUMBAUER ascribes his big yield to the "good old Democratic" soil on which they were grown. MARRIAGE LICENSES Elmer S. GERHARD, Palm, and Annie C. LEIDICH, Stoats, Pa. Ezra S. MOYER and Mamie D. DETWILER, both of Lower Salford. Clinton S. BUCKERT, New Hanover, and Carrie (?) HILLEGASS, Hillegass. Wm. (?) FILLMAN and Cora HOUCK, of Red Hill. FARM PROPERTY CHANGES HANDS The farm of Frank MUMBAUER, of near Geryville, was sold on Wednesday to a Mr. MULLIGAN, of Philadelphia, who will take possession on April first next. GIRL CAUGHT IN WAGON WHEEL Martha KNAPP, the step-daughter of Michael FOX, of Souderton, was seriously injured through the pranks of two boys on Tuesday. The girl running along-side of a one-horse farm wagon loaded with mud, was followed by two boys who had a hold of her and caused her to turn too closely to the passing wagon, a wheel of which caught her foot and threw her violently to the ground. Both wheels of the wagon passed over her prostrate body, cutting a deep gash in her skull and injuring an arm and a leg. RARE OLD COINS Since the claim has been made that there are only three silver dollars in circulation of the coinage of 1795, note of which was made in our last issue, Jacob B. NEIDIG, of Milford Square, has informed us that he is the owner of a silver dollar of that date. He is also in possession of a penny dated 1794 and of a half-penny of the date of 1806. All these coins are in good condition. EMAUS GETS CHEMICAL ENGINE The Emaus Fire Company, No. 1, of Emaus, on Saturday purchased a chemical engine at Baltimore. The committee appointed to purchase the engine consisted of Squire W.C. WENNER and Edgar E.S. ROMIG. The engine has a capacity of 250 gallons. WEDDING OF WELL KNOWN PEOPLE On Saturday forenoon at the parsonage of Rev. I.B. RITTER, of Emaus, Miss Alice BORGER, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. BORGER, of Old Zionsville, was married to John REPPERT of Maxatawny, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. REPPERT of the same place. The groom is employed as clerk in his brother's store at Maxatawny. After the ceremony the happy couple returned to the home of the bride's parents where the wedding dinner had been prepared. The many friends of the now Mr. and Mrs. REPPERT wish them a happy married life. RETURNS AFTER ABSENCE OF 27 YEARS Joseph E. EALER, of New Orleans, is a visitor to the city of Allentown, his birthplace, after an absence of seventy-seven years. The old gentleman was born in 1819 and left for Baltimore with his parents when he was eight years of age. The family later moved to St. Louis and when a young man Mr. EALER went to New Orleans in 1840, where he has carried on a successful watchmaking business till last year. This is Mr. EALER's first visit to his place of nativity and he finds such wonderful changes that it is impossible for him to recognize any landmarks of more than three-quarters of a century ago. A RELIC NOT TO BE DESPISED Levenius MILLER, of Old Zionsville, is now the possessor of an old almanac which is 170 years old. It formerly was the property of Paul FLOEGEL, who died in the Allentown Hospital a few days ago and was buried last Sunday afternoon at Huff's Church. Mr. FLOEGEL had written into the almanac that after his death it should belong to Mr. MILLER, so, by his death last week, Mr. MILLER gets full possession of the valuable old almanac. WINDSOR HOTEL CHANGES HANDS The Windsor Hotel property, Philadelphia, formerly conducted by the late P.J. MOORE, who was the former owner of the American House, Pennsburg, has been sold by the Enos SMEDLEY estate to the Windsor Real Estate Company, a recently incorporated concern, for $297,000. The stock of the corporation is mainly held by Thomas BRADLEY, Samuel S. THOMPSON, Norris J. SCOTT and Attorney John O. BOWMAN. PASTOR ACCEPTS CHARGE Rev. W.B. FOX has accepted the call from Keelor's and Sumneytown Congregations to an annual salary of $800 and a free parsonage. He will sever his relations as pastor of the Pennsburg Congregation on October 1.