Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - May 2, 1903 DIPHTHERIA IN EAST GREENVILLE The Board of Health of the borough of East Greenville, on Monday quarantined the house where Mrs. John HOFFMAN resides, on account of diphtheria. One of her children was taken sick in the early part of the week and by Thursday it developed into this dreaded disease. Jacob KNETZ and family who live in the same house vacated the place prior to it being quarantined. THIEVES ENTER BUTCHER SHOP Last Friday night thieves entered the butcher shop of Harvey KLINE, of Pennsburg and stole about twenty-five pounds of sausage and some meat, an overcoat and a horse blanket. The theives were evidently tramps. The value of the articles stolen is about $25. PURCHASED SMALL FARM Charles YOUNG, of near Pennsburg, recently purchased the farm of the the late Andrew GRABER, situate in Upper Hanover township, near Pennsburg, from Wilson GRABER for $600. The farm contains about 39 acres of good farm land. WILL BE WEDDED TONIGHT Cyrus HUBER, of East Greenville, will be married today to Miss Tillie ALTHOUSE, of Pennsburg. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth ALTHOUSE and the groom is a son of Henry H. HUBER, of Chapel, Berks county. SOLD CARLOAD OF FAT CATTLE Dr. Jesse Z. HILLEGASS, of Red Hill, this week sold a carload of 23 head of fat cattle to butcher F.G. OBERT, of Lehighton, Pa. This is the best lot of steers fattened in this section. They average about 1300 pounds. NEW MAIL ROUTE FROM PERKIOMENVILLE A new free rural delivery mail route was this week started from the Perkiomenville post office. Cornelius BERGEY is the carrier. A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE Mrs. Joseph SWOYER, of near Fruitville was agreeably surprised on Saturday evening, on the occasion of her fifty-second birthday anniversary. The evening was pleasantly spent. Various kinds of amusements such as games, comic songs, instrumental music, and so forth, were indulged in. John MULLIN, of Philadelphia, favored those present with some comic songs which were highly entertaining. Those participating in the pleasures of the evening were: John MULLEN, Joseph SMOYER and family, Mrs. Laura HOFFSTEDLER, all of Philadelphia; M. SNYDER and family, Nathan ADAM and family, Mahlon YERGER and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth YERGER, Leo MELCHIOR and family, David SHANER and family, John MACK and family, Mr. and Mrs. William MOLL, Daniel CARVER, Charles SPAAR, Melvin CASE, Oswald PFLIEGER, Harvey WEISS, John MACK, Frank MACK, Edward SWOYER, Harvey MILLER, Charles BAUER, Francis STAUFFER, Richard FOX, Joseph ADAM, Frank ADAM, Charles BENDER, Abner GARR, Alvis SCHANNINGER, Katie MOLL, Alice ESHBACH, Mary ADAM, Minnie KERSCHNER, Emma YERGER, Mary YERGER, Mamie HOFFSTEDTER and Mamie CROMI. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN GOLD STOLEN A bold robbery was committed by a thief entering through a window at the residence of Ammon DRUMHELLER, of Earlville, Berks county, Friday, while the family was absent for a short time. The family, after returning home, found that over $100 in gold, belonging to the son Samuel, had been stolen. Suspicion rested upon a young man, and he was traced about two miles. Mr. DRUMHELLER went to Boyertown and swore out a warrant before Squire W.H. FOX for the arrest of the supposed thief, and placed it in the hands of Officer KLINE, who went in search of him, but could not locate him. A stranger had also been there the past few weeks, and suddenly left on Friday. CAT MOTHERS BROOD OF CHICKENS A few days ago a hen belonging to P.J. DIETER, of near Lancaster, was accidentally killed, leaving a brood of small chickens. On the same day a litter of kittens was drowned. To console for her loss, the mother cat has taken the motherless chicks under her charge and the chicks have accepted her. She cares for them by day and at night they snuggle into her fur.