Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - June 6, 1903 GUEST ROBS HOTEL The private apartments of Mrs. Jane MOLL, proprietress of the Globe Hotel, Quakertown, were entered by a robber one day last week, who stole $87, including two checks and a valuable diamond ring from a bureau drawer. The checks bore the signature of two well known business men and were indorsed. One was for $25 and the other $13. The ring was a beautiful one, the gift of Mrs. MOLL's deceased husband. Oliver MILLER, the bar tender, feels certain that the robbery was committed by a stranger who came to the hotel about 9 o'clock and left soon after dinner. The man registered as R.D. MOODY, of Reading, and asked to be given the use of a room to change clothes. Mr. MILLER showed him to a room and carried his suit case. Presently the stranger came down stairs and took a stroll about town until dinner. He took dinner and some time after he paid his bill and took his leave. The robbery was discovered about 3 o'clock, when Mrs. MOLL had occasion to get her wallet, and found the money and ring gone. The stranger had found the keys with which he unlocked the drawer and afterward locked it again. PICKPOCKET GOT $3 GOLD PIECES Silas HILL, of Quakertown, reported to the local police that while returning home on Saturday from the cattle sale of T.S. COOPER, at Coopersburg, his pockets were picked of a sum of money which included seven $3 gold pieces, a $5 bill and two $2 bills. The thief is thought to be a professional from Philadelphia. WELL ATTENDED INSTALLATION SERVICES The ordination and installation of Rev. Calvin M. DELONG as pastor of the New Goshenhoppen Reformed church, of near East Greenville, on Sunday was well attended. About one thousand people being present. The service was conducted by Revs. LEINBACH, ROUSH and LENTZ. PREACHER SENTENCED TO JAIL Rev. Robert H. JOHNSON, colored, of Pottstown, was convicted of obtaining money under false pretense and was sent to jail for six months. JOHNSON had collected money under the representation that it was for an African Baptist Church. LECTURE ON LIFE'S MUSICAL SCALE Prof. F.H. GREEN, of West Chester will deliver a lecture in the Seminary Chapel on Friday evening next on the subject "Life's Musical Scale." The lecture premises to be well attended. Prof. GREEN is considered a lecturer of note and the subject will undoubtedly be well treated by him. GRADUATED IN THEOLOGY Elmer D.S. BOYER, of Vera Cruz, a former student at Perkiomen Seminary graduated from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Mt. Airy on Tuesday evening. LETTER FROM THE WEST Samuel FREED, of Jessup, Iowa, a former resident of Upper Hanover township, writes Town and Country that he was very much pleased with out last week's issue, especially with the cut of the new Goshenhoppen Reformed church. He states that he assisted in the hauling of the material for the building of it with the team belonging to the father of the editor of this paper, and that Peter HILLEGASS, grandfather of the same, superintended the building of the church. He also writes that it is so wet in that section that very few farmers have been able to plant their corn, and that much of it is still to be planted. Oats and grass are looking well. The first of last week cyclones passed all around them, but they were fortunate enough not to be in the path of any of them. Cloud-bursts northwest raised the Wapsie so as to make it impassable for several hours. DIPHTHERIA PREVALENT IN SKIPPACK Diphtheria is becoming quite prevalent in the vicinity of Skippack. Two of Dr. J. Newton HUNSBERGER's children, Lizzie KELLER and one of William C. ROSENBERRY's children are down with the disease. WILL ERECT WIND PUMP Harvey BAUS, of near East Greenville, will have a wind pump erected on his farm to pump the water from his artesian well into troughs at the house and barn. The pump is a "clipper" and will be erected by SCHLICHER and MILLER, of East Greenville. TELFORD FIRE LOSSES AND INSURANCE The fire which consumed so much of Telford property on last Thursday night has been the cause of making some heretofore good business people almost penniless. The losses as near as could be ascertained are as follows: M.R. SHELLY, $10,000; Shelly & Dieterly, $12,000; W.H. BLANK, $2,000; Isaac ALDERFER, $1,000; H.E. WAMPOLE, $700; P. & R. Co., $4,000; W. EGOLF, $4,000; Telford A.A., $80; against which is the following insurance, M.R. SHELLY, $7,000; W.H. BLANK, $1,775; Isaac ALDERFER, $250; P. & R.R. Co., $2,500; W. EGOLF, $4,000 and Amos KNIPE, $250. FOREMAN IN PLANING MILL INJURED Oliver NASE, of East Greenville, the foreman in the planing mill of the Pennsburg Manufacturing Company, met with a painful accident on Wednesday forenoon while he was at work at one of the machines. A piece of wood flew into his face, with such force as to penetrate the bone. It also caused a severe laceration on his cheek. The wound bled profusely and he was removed to the office of Dr. BOBB, at East Greenville, where his injuries were dressed. DISCHARGED AS A BANKRUPT Gideon M. NICE, of Manayunk, formerly of Hillegass, Upper Hanover township, this county, was discharged as an involuntary bankrupt on Tuesday in the United States District Court.