Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - February 20, 1904 THIEVES DYNAMITE SAFE Burglars on Tuesday terrorized Spring City, and quite a few of the residents residing in close proximity to the office of S. DIEMER & Son, coal and lumber dealers, were awakened about 4 o'clock that morning by the discharge of nitro-glycerine used to blow the safe. The robbery occurred shortly after 4 o'clock, a rather unusual hour for burglars to be at work. An entrance was forced in one of the office doors, and three separate attempts were made to blow the safe open, none of them being successful. The safe was badly battered and twisted, so that it cannot be used. S. DIEMER whose residence is but a few yards from the office, hearing the explosions and seeing a light in the window of the office, fired at the office window with a shot gun. After the report a yell of pain was heard, and the burglars then dashed down Main street, talking loudly. Neighbors living near the office saw the thieves at work and state that there were three of them. One was in the office doing the safe blowing, while the other two remained on guard until after the explosion, when they went to the office also. It is the opinion of the neighbors that one of the thieves had been hit by Mr. DIEMER's shot. The reports of the explosion were heard by residents several hundred yard away. EIGHTY YEAR OLD WOMAN FELL AND BROKE LEG Mrs. Reuben MUMBAUER, of near Milford Square, on Thursday fell down a flight of stairs at the home of her son-in-law Samuel WIEAND, Jr., where she resides, and fractured her thigh bone. Dr. WICKERT, of Milford Square, was summoned, but by the time he came her limb was swollen to such an extent that the leg could not be set that day. On Sunday the swelling had subsided and the fracture was reduced. Mrs. MUMBAUER was eighty years of age last week and is the mother of Aaron MUMBAUER, proprieter of the Palm Roller Mills. BRANCH STORE FOR PLUMBER STECKEL Plumber Victor H. STECKEL, of Pennsburg, will on March first open a branch store at Siegfrieds Northampton County. Mr. STECKEL has of late had considerable work in that section and in order to convenience matters he has decided to open the second store. He expects to have a competent man at that place regularly. MAN FASTS SIXTY DAYS For the purpose of improving his physical condition V.R. WILCOX, of near Harrisburg, will fast for sixty-days. For four weeks he has not tasted food. He drinks a quart of water a day in which a cerreal has been soaked, and has only lost thirteen pounds. EXPIRED WHILE READING A NEWSPAPER Death came without warning to Jacob EHRGOOD, a venerable resident of Pottstown, about noon last Friday. While reading a newspaper at his home he fell back in his chair and expired almost instantly. He was in his eighty-first year. EMPLOYEES AID FELLOW EMPLOYEE WHO IS ILL The employees in EISENLOHR's cigar factory at Boyertown, took up a collection among themselves, amounting to $18, to aid Wilson HARING, a fellow workman, who had a relapse from a recent sickness and is now confined to the house again. FAGLEYSVILLE HAS TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS Fagleysville has been connected by the Pennsylvania telephone from the Boyertown exchange. The line was extended from Swamp. The phone has been placed in J.M. SHIVE's store. SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD COUPLE MARRIES The youngest couple to wed in this county were married on Sunday at Pottstown by Rev. W.H. FORD, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The contracting party was Henry B. SMITH and Miss Jennie M. KNAPP, both of Pottstown and only seventeen years old. WORE A WEDDING GOWN 117 YEARS OLD At the wedding of Robert D. LUTZ and Miss Hermie JACOBY, at Lynnport, Lehigh county the bride wore a gown 117 years old, that had been worn at the altar by her great-great-grand-mother, Katharine SNYDER. MEMORIAL SERVICE TOMORROW A memorial service will be held for the late Charles GREULICH, of East Greenville, tomorrow forenoon in the New Goshenhoppen Reformed church. The Rev. C.M. DELONG will preach the sermon. BOY SCARED ROBBERS With lusty voice and lively legs, Albert, the stripling son of Albert GERHART of Souderton, the former proprietor of the Reliance Hotel near Souderton put a doughty highwayman to shame at the southern border of that town. The lad laden with a tempting sum of money, was on his way home after a business trip for his father, and while he waited for a trolley car the robber attacked him. "Murder! murder!" yelled the boy, as he struggled loose, tearing his coat and running like a deer. The robber followed a little way; but the boy's screams were so shrill that rescue was bound to come, and so the pursuer turned and took to the woods. SOLD OUT AFTER BEING BURNED OUT H.C. DERSTINE, the creameryman and butcher of Morwood, whose buildings were destroyed by fire last week, sold his butchering business to Aaron LEWIS, of the same place. Mr. LEWIS about four years ago was in partnership in this business with Mr. DERSTINE and he is an able man to continue the business for he thoroughly understands it. He will start the business on Saturday next. Mr. DERSTINE will continue the creamery business. He will start to rebuild at once and expects to have the creamery finished ready for business by July first. MADE A PRESENT TO NAMESAKE Senator Algernon B. ROBERTS, of Bala this county, has presented a solid silver whistle to a son of Postmaster W.R. MALSBERGER, of Stowe, who was born on the day ROBERTS was elected Senator and named for him. SALOON-KEEPER WILL BEGIN FARMING Oscar BERGER, the saloon-keeper at the Continental Hotel Macungie has rented the WENHER farm, between Macungie and Alburtis, and will take possession in April. RENTED FARM NEAR VERA CRUZ Albert HASSLER, at present working on the FRITCH farm at Macungie, has rented the William GEHMAN farm near Vera Cruz, where he will start farming in Spring. PUBLIC SALE Public Sale of Valuable Household Goods. There will be sold at public sale on Saturday, March 12, 1904, at the residence of Mrs. Katie LEISTER, near St. Paul's Lutheran church, Montg. Co., Pa., the following household goods, to-wit: One bedroom set, one sideboard, one dozen new chairs, two rockers, two couches, one extension table, small table, 56 yards new carpet, queensware, and many other articles too numerous to mention. Sale to commence at 1 o'clock, p.m. Conditions to be made by Morris W. BADMAN. Ambrose KULP, auctioneer. Horace M. BUCK, clerk.