Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - October 24, 1903 ANDREW SCHULTZ PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IN COURT On motion of H.P. KEISER in the Reading Court, the return of John S. BAUER, Josephus GERHARD and James B. FUNK, the commissioners appointed to divide or value the store stand and lot of ground on High street, in Pottstown, belonging to the estate of Andrew K. SCHULTZ, deceased, of Clayton, was confirmed and a rule was granted upon the heirs to appear in court on the 7th day of November, A.D., 1903, at 10 o'clock a.m. to accept the real estate at its appraisement, bid more for the same, refuse to accept the same or show cause why the said real estate should not be sold. The property is appraised at $12,000. FIVE HUNDRED BUSHELS OF POTATOES DROWNED About 500 bushels of potatoes stored in the old church building belonging to C.O. SHIMER, of Macungie, were flooded on account of a leak in the borough water main. An ejector was used to pump out the water. The potatoes had to be removed and dried. DAMAGE CASE POSTPONED The case of Henry HEVENER, of Sumneytown, against the Knickerbocker Ice Company, of Philadelphia, for damages which was on the list for trial at last weeks session of court was postponed until the January court. ISSUED SUIT AGAINST SURETY District Attorney HENDRICKS, of this county brought suit to recover $500, given as surety by James S. BOWSER, a contractor of La Mott, for the presence of Mabel LEWIS at court last week, when she and Sadie PASKINS were to be tried for pocketpicking. RUNS A RESTAURANT INSTEAD OF TROLLEY CAR John ESSER, of Lansdale, formerly, of East Greenville, late a motorman on the Lehigh Valley Traction Company's lines has taken charge of the Oriental restaurant at Lansdale. PURCHASED HIS OWN COFFIN Jacob CRESSMAN, who voluntarily keeps Perkasie's street clean, has sold the debris and ornaments his home with a coffin purchased by the proceeds. SELLERSVILLE WANTS NEW BALL PITCHER Base ball enthusiasts in Sellersville are trying to secure the services of Pitcher Charles ROEDER, of East Greenville, who is employed there, for next season. MENNONITE PASTORS NAMED The twentieth annual conference of the Mennonite Brethern in Christ met at Mt. Carmel, Pa., last week. They made the following appointments of clergymen for the ensuing year: W.G. GEHMAN - Bethlehem and Springtown J.C. ROTH - Allentown R.L. WOODRING - Mount Carmel C.J. EDWARDS - Phillipsburg, N.J. W.S. HOTTLE - Quakertown and Hatfield E.W. MARTIN - Coopersburg L. Frank HAAS - South Allentown and Emaus O.S. HILLEGASS - Gratersford and Harleysville E.N. CASSELL - Dillinger and Hereford J.G. SHIREMAN - Royersford and Spring City W.J. FRETZ - Blandon, Fleetwood and Macungie T.E. CLEWELL - Nazareth and Plainfield W. STEINMETZ - Northampton and Cementon R. BERGSTRESSER - Walnutport and Tripoli J.F. BARRALL - Lehighton and Weissport E.R. HEYWOOD - Girardville G.A. CAMPBELL - Terra Hill STRAWBERRY PATCH IN FULL BLOOM Charles HILLEGASS of Plover, Lehigh county, has a strawberry patch, which is at present white with blossoms. The stalks were only planted last July and no nicer patch can be found at this season. PAID $20 TO BEAT MULE WITH FENCE RAIL For beating his mule with a fence rail David POLLOCK, of Pottstown, was fined $10 and costs. The charge was made by Special Agent WHITE, of the Woman's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. TO JAIL FOR SHOOTING ROBINS Salvatore DELCAMP of Philadelphia was arrested near Lancasterville, with ten robins on his person. He was arraigned before Magistrate LENHARDT, of Norristown, who fined him $85, in lieu of which he went to jail for 85 days. His friends later secured his release by paying the fine. FOUND DESERTED CHILD IN FIELD A deserted girl child of about 10 days wrapped up in a bean sack, was found by Chalkley CLEAVER, of near Flourtown, this county, in one of his fields. The infant, which was healthy and well dressed was turned over to the county authorities. ANOTHER CASE OF DIPHTHERIA A child of Mr. and Mrs. Adam URFFER, of East Greenville, is sick with diphtheria. The house was quarantined on Tuesday afternoon.