Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - September 5, 1903 AGED WOMAN ROBBED The home of Mrs. Christiana KRAUSS, relict of Henry KRAUSS, of near East Greenville, was entered by thieves during Monday night and some money and the best part of a ham were stolen. Mrs. KRAUSS is about 85 years of age and since the death of her husband, she in company with her servant, Miss Susan KRIEBEL occupy the house alone. The thieves opened a window at the shanty attached to the house, secured a light in it, unscrewed the hinges on the cellar door and entered. They came out of the cellar, cut a pane of glass out of the door which led into the sitting room and then unlocked the door. After ransacking that room the lock on the door leading to the kitchen was unscrewed and after they entered that room they found several tallow dips, one of them they stuck into the neck of a bottle and lit it. They then used two lights to clean out the drawers in the kitchen. They found five dollars in change in the cupboard and a handful of rare old coins in a drawer in the kitchen cabinet which they took with them, as well as the best part of a ham found in the room. Miss KRIEBEL thought she heard a noise during the night but was not aware of the presence of the thieves. The supposition is that tramps were the offenders. LEFT $100 IN TRUST TO PAY FUNERAL EXPENSES Letters testamentary on the estate of Isaac MOYER, of Eshbach, Berks county, have been granted to William D. HEINS, of the same place. An inventory of his personal effects was taken and it amounted to $271. By the terms of the will of Mr. MOYER $100 is put in trust for the payment of funeral expenses of his brother, and the residue is to be divided among his brothers and sisters. GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. Levi BITTING of Pennsburg, will today celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at their home on Main street. On September 3rd, 1853 at 5 o'clock the late Rev. Daniel WEISER, of East Greenville, performed the ceremony which made Levi BITTING, of Pennsburg, and Miss Louisa HANGER, of Milford township, man and wife. The couple started housekeeping at Pennsburg and have since been residents here. Mr. BITTING was born in this village. The couple were blessed with eight children, two of whom have died. The living children are, Jane, wife of John KRAUSS, and Jacob, both of Philadelphia; John, of Red Hill; Jefferson and Martha, wife of John F. WEYAND, both of Pennsburg, and Joseph, of Allentown. The age of Mr. BITTING is 77 years and that of Mrs. BITTING is 76 years. Both are hale and hearty and one would not judge them older than about sixty years. About fifty invitations were sent out to the relatives of Mr. and Mrs. BITTING and a large gathering is expected. GORED BY A VICIOUS COW Morris HOWARD, 23 years old, employed on the farm of Henderson SUPPLEE, near King-of-Prussia, was seriously injured Saturday afternoon, by being horned by a cow. He was in the barn when the animal attacked him and before he could escape, was badly lacerated about the abdomen. He is under the care of a physician. COW DIED ON WAY TO GILBERTSVILLE A Gilbertsville drover unloaded a carload of cattle at the Pennsburg depot, on Sunday. One of them was sick and could only be moved as far as the farm of Milton KLEINSMITH, in Upper Hanover, where it was left in a field. The cow died several days later and the carcass was removed by Peter SOUDER, of near Morwood. LUNATIC WANTED TO SEE PRESIDENT Armed with a loaded revolver, Henry WEILBRENNER, of Syosset, Long Island, made three attempts Tuesday night to pass the guard at Sagamore Hill, insisting that he had an appointment with the President. He was arrested by a secret service agent and when arrainged before a justice it was ascertained that he was a lunatic. LINEMAN FALLS THIRTY FEET Frank CHAMBERS, employed by a telephone company, had a narrow escape from being killed at Norristown on Monday. While removing wires from an old tree thirty feet from the ground the trunk snapped a few inches above the ground, and CHAMBERS fell on top of a wagon. He crashed through the roof, and was cut about the legs and body. HORSE CONDEMNED AND KILLED Henry HETRICK, of Tylersport, had a valuable horse condemned and killed by an insurance company. The horse had an obstruction in the windpipe pronounced incurable. The animal was insured in the Tylersport Stock Insurance Company. CHILD DRANK COAL OIL A small child of Charles DERR, of Pennsburg, Tuesday drank a small quantity of coal oil. As soon as it was detected Dr. J.G. HERSH, of East Greenville, was called and he administered the proper emetics and the child's life was saved. FOUND LONG LOST RING A gold ring which over two years ago was lost in the straw in the barn of Isaac KINSEY, near Birdsboro, was found on Wednesday, by Mrs. KINSEY in one of the farmer's corn fields. She saw the ring glittering in the ground and it may have been treshed out and sown with the grain. BERGEY'S HELD A BIG REUNION One of the largest family reunions held in the Schuylkill Valley this year, was that of the BERGEY family, at Sanatoga Park, Saturday. Seven hundred descendants of Jean Ulrich BERGEY, who came to this country from the Palatinate, in 1717, and settled what is now Lower Salford township, were present. The next reunion will be held at Zieber's Park, along the Norristown and Lansdale trolley line. The date selected is August 27, 1904. RED HILL CIGARMAKER BECOMES A BENEDICT Monroe EVANS, a well known cigarmaker of Red Hill, formerly of Lancaster county, was on Saturday married to Miss Sallie BITTING, of Pottstown, formerly of Anise. The marriage ceremonies were performed at 11 o'clock, at the residence of Geo. R. OYSTER, No. 349 Evans street, Pottstown, by the Rev. J.J. KLINE. There were no attendants and the only person present were a few relatives of the contracting parties. Mr. and Mrs. EVANS will reside at Red Hill.