Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - September 2, 1905 NEW INSTRUCTOR IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN AT PERKIOMEN SEMINARY After the resignation of Prof. Chas. K. MESCHTER as the head of the Department of English and German at Perkiomen Seminary last spring the trustees were anxious to secure another competent instructor in his stead and we believe they found him in Prof. F. Morse HUBBARD (picture) of New York. Prof. HUBBARD will begin his work when school opens next week. He is a son of Rev. G.H. HUBBARD, D.D., one of the foremost Baptist Ministers of New York State. After his graduation from the High School at Auburn, New York, he entered Harvard College, where he took his Freshman year, at the end of which he was offered a scholarship for Colgate University on the basis of his work done at Harvard and retained the scholarship for the remaining three years. He received his A.B. degree from Colgate University last June, was a Commencement speaker, and was one of the five from his Class elected to the Phi Beta Kapa Fraternity. While at the University, he took a course in pedagogy by virtue of wh! ich he holds a New York State Teacher's Certificate. Throughout his course he was a member of the College Glee Club, and was President of the Y.M.C.A. during his Senior years. He placed special emphasis on English while in college, taking it throughout his course, and is well qualified to take up the work in the Seminary in this department, which Prof. MESCHTER has made one of the strongest in the school. HAD SPINE SEVERED With his spine completely severed midway between his hips and shoulders, Amos REMICK, of Hyde Park, lingers in the Reading Hospital, conscious of his fatal affliction. He was at work dragging a bar of iron to a cutting machine in the Carpenter Steel Works Tuesday afternoon, when his tongs slipped, and he was thrown backward on the teeth of the saw. In attempting to save himself he passed his hand to his back, and it was cut off at the wrist. Fellow employes who witnessed the accident turned to tears at the terrible sight, and the works were closed down for the remainder of the day. At the hospital it was found that the saw had severed the vertebrae, besides the wrist, and passed clean through into the abdomen. The vital cord remained intact, preventing instant death, but he cannot recover. HAD FINGERS CRUSHED AND AMPUTATED Charles STORM, son of John STORM, of Upper Milford, an employe of the Ormrod Pipe Works, Emaus, on Monday while engaged in pushing a truck standing on the track loaded with flange pipes. In trying to push this truck out of the way his left hand got caught in the pipes and three of the fingers were so badly crushed that at least two will have to be amputated. SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC POSTPONED The St. Mark's Lutheran Sunday School, of Pennsburg, have postponed their picnic, which was to held on Saturday, on account of the preceding heavy rains, which made the woods unsuitable for such an occasion. The picnic will now be held on Saturday, September 9th. COAL STORAGE YARD HALF FULL Since the completion of the storage yards at Abrams nearly 250,000 tons of fuel of all sizes has been stored and dumping is going on daily. The yard is about half full and it is expected that by the time the fall weather sets in it will be filled up to its capacity. SCHOOLS OPENED IN THIS BOROUGH The public schools, of this borough, opened on Monday morning with an attendance of one hundred and seventy-five pupils. This was an exceptional large number for the first day. A large number more entered during the week. HARVEST HOME SERVICES Rev. O.F. WAAGE, pastor of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, of near Red Hill will hold his harvest home services to-morrow morning. WASPS GET BUSY Jacob BOYER, a farmer residing at the Dry Lands near Allentown had a thrilling experience on Monday while plowing. He plowed up three yellow wasps' nests and they caused the trouble. His two sons were with him at the time and rode the horses and the wasps lost no time in sailing into everything in sight. In a few seconds the horses went galloping across the field with the plow. Both boys were thrown off, one breaking his jaw and the other sustained bruises all over his body, besides being badly stung. The elder BOYER got caught in the reins and dragged until nearly every particle of his clothing was torn off, and he is a mass of bruises. The horses were so badly stung that they are as full of knobs as a cauliflower. SHOPPERS CRUSH BABY INTO INSENSIBILITY During a bargain sale rush in Norristown on Saturday, a baby was crushed into insensibility. The women became panic-stricken, for they thought it was killed; but it was revived by a physician. GOOD HARVEST HOME COLLECTION The collection at the Harvest Home services of the St. Mark's Lutheran congregation of Pennsburg on Sunday amounted to $100, the full apportionment of the church for Missionary purposes. CASKET COMPANY PAYS 8 PER CENT DIVIDEND The Boyertown Burial Casket Company at its annual stockholders' meeting, declared a dividend of 8 per cent, and a large increase of business over the preceding year was reported. WAGON SHED COLLAPES AT SHIMERVILLE The large wagon shed on the farm of Daniel FOSTER, of Shimerville, collapsed and demolished a good two-seated carriage, driving buggy, phaeton, spring wagon and hay wagon. BULLET GOES THROUGH MERCHANTS HAND Not knowing that a revolver was loaded, Charles C. VAN BUSHKIRK, a Pottstown merchant, was shot through the hand while examining the weapon's action. PEACH CROP WAS INTERFERED WITH Solomon SCHEARER, of Vinemont, one of Berks County's most noted peach growers, says that owing to frost and rain he will only have half a crop of peaches. HUNG HIMSELF IN HAYLOFT John SHOLLENBERGER, of Frick's Locks, near Pottstown, committed suicide on Monday by hanging in his haymow. Melancholy, because of ill health, was the cause. He leaves a wife and ten children.