Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - October 8, 1904 MOTHER AND TOTS ENTER COUNTY HOME Less than five years ago John HARTZELL, a Sumneytown resident, led one of the village's young women to the altar as his bride, with every promise of loving and caring for her as only a devoted husband should. Last week, the bride of five years, and now the mother of three small children, deserted by husband, bereft of parents or friends, heartbroken and penniless, entered the County Home with her infants by her side. To her charity is the only solace, the only hope in her hour of illness and need. To the three little ones the bounty of the county is the only shield against starvation, and within the home they must remain until they can look after themselves, unless some outsider will take pity on them and their mother. STRUCK DOWN IN ENGINE CAB Struck by the protruding arm of a mail stand, from which bags are caught up by fast trains, at Tuckerton, Ephraim H. BROSEY, of Philadelphia, a fireman on the Reading Road, sustained concussion of the brain and may not recover. He was leaning from his cab window. SHERIFF BUYS A VALUABLE TROTTER Sheriff J. LARZELERE has purchased from George WHITE, of Lansdale, "Daisy S," a very promising trotting horse, which recently showed a gait of 2.17. The purchase price is said to have been $1000. COMMUNION AT ST. MARKS CHURCH Rev. W.U. KISTLER, pastor of the St. Marks Lutheran Church, of Pennsburg, will celebrate the Lord's Supper at that church on Sunday, November 6. Preparatory service will be held on the Saturday previous. BIG DEMOCRATIC MEETING Boyertown is to have a big Democratic meeting on October 14, when Congressman M.C.L. KLINE, of Allentown, will be one of the speakers. PAID $1700 FOR A SPECIAL TRAIN F.M. PEASE, at present a resident of Philadelphia, paid $1700 for a special train to take him to Chicago in time to attend to a business deal out of which he made $100,000. TYPHOID FEVER FROM WELL WATER Dr. BATT, of Philadelphia, a member of the State Board of Health, was in Bucks county looking up the possible contagion of typhoid fever from dairies shipping milk into Philadelphia. He discovered that there were 20 cases in the neighborhood of Line Lexington, in Hilltown and New Britain townships, nearly all traced to the victims drinking water from a well on the premises of Jacob SHILLING, where a picnic was held some weeks ago. In one family the disease was believed to be due to eating sardines. SKIPPACK WOMAN RAISED LARGE VINES Mrs. Esther ROSENBERRY, of Skippack, raised a bean vine that measured 27 feet inches and another that measured 21 feet 10 inches. Also, a pumpkin vine that measured 46 inches and bore 7 good sized pumpkins. SLIPPED ON BOARDWALK AND BROKE HER ARM Mrs. Wm. KRULL, of East Greenville, on Monday morning slipped on the frosty boardwalk in her yard and fell causing her arm to be fractured. Mrs. KRULL only recently recovered from a serious illness. SUES FOR BREACH OF PROMISE After nine years of courtship Catharine WELSH, of Conshohocken, aged 54 years, has sued Christopher FARRELL, of that town, for breach of promise to wed her. LIGHTNING KILLS SIX HEAD OF CATTLE A bolt of lightning out of a clear sky killed six fine cattle for William SHANK near Duffryn Mawr, Chester county. DEPRECIATED IN VALUE DURING 30 YEARS The Elias EDDINGER farm of 64 acres, at Shanesville, Berks County, which 30 years ago brought $3200 was sold on Tuesday to James H. ENDY for $710.