Ref: The Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA April 12, 1913 William MILLER and Alma KEELOR, of this borough, left on Saturday for Lancaster, where they are working at their trade as cigarmakers. Miss KEELOR left without the consent of her mother during the latter's absence from home. When Mrs. KEELOR arrived at home on Saturday, she was amazed to find a note on the table which read: "Have gone to Wilmington, Del., to get married, will be home in a few weeks." June 1, 1923 According to dispatches from the Maryland marriage mart, a lisence was granted at Elkton on Saturday to two upper end persons. The lisense record shows the name of Harry HUNTER, age 29 years and Mrs. Elizabeth A. SCHOENFELD, aged 24 years, both of East Greenville. Mrs. SCHOENFELD is the divorced wife of Wiliam Clarence CORNER of East Greenville and has been boarding in Pensburg for several months. In granting the divorce, Judge Swarz declared that CORNOR's wife, Elizabeth, might not marry Harry HUNTER in the life time of CORNER, who is now residing with his parents. July 13, 1923 Women have been unable to tempt Samuel FAUST, 56 years old, who for the past twelve years has been living the life of a hermit in the woodland hills back of Zieglerville. He has no use for Women Suffrage and when asked what he thought about women's interest in things political his reply was emphatically, "There's nothing in it." Whether FAUST was disappointed in love years ago and then sought the life of a recluse, could not be learned from him. He evaded the question quite diplomatically and stated that the life he was leading was the only thing. July 20, 1923 Mrs. Angelina WELKER, widow of William A. WELKER, prominent merchant, yesterday celebrated the 86th anniversary of her birthday in a quiet manner. Quite a few friends visited the aged woman, who is well preserved and enjoys good health. The day before her anniversary, Mrs. WELKER took a fishing trip to the waters of the Perkiomen creek at Green Lane. Mrs. WELKER has always been a devotee of the water sport and has caught many bass, carp and catfish from the waters of the Perkiomen. July 26, 1913 Suffering as he claims from a snake bite received near East Greenville, a tramp giving his name as Bernard REILLEY and his residence as Pittsburg, was on Wednesday night committed to the Norristown jail for a period of ten days in order that his mental condition may be investigated. REILLEY is a sick man and he was given treatment at Charity Hospital the past few days. Wednesday he acted in such a peculiar manner that the physicians at the institution feared he was growing insane. They called upon the police who took REILLEY in charge. When arraigned before Burgess LATTIMORE he insisted that he was suffering from a snake bite. July 30, 1943 In a military prison camp in Tokyo three days before Christmas 1942, a Pennsburg boy who fought for America in the defense of the Philippines wrote a brief message to his mother. The letter arrived here this week. "I am well and safe in Japan," wrote Pfc. Frank J. DICE to his mother Eleanor M. HUSTON, Pennsburg, R.D. 1. I have had no news of the family since November, 1941. How are you and the family and Jean getting along? Remember me to all. Love, Frank." The message, written in pencil on Japanese prisoner's post card, was forwarded to the soldier's mother by the United States War Department after being received at Washington from the International Red Cross at Geneva, Switzerland. August 6, 1943 Wounded in action in North Africa, Pfc. Jay KURTZ, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence M. KURTZ, East Greenville, R.D., has been awarded the Purple Heart, his family was informed over the weekend. KURTZ was wounded in a leg on April 13 in the battle of El Guitar, and spent two weeks in a hospital. Since, he has fully recovered and rejoined his unit. He entered the service February 2, 1942, after working at Keasbey & Mattison, Ambler. A year ago he left Indiantown Gap for England. Sussequently he was known to be in Scotland, and on November 8, 1942, he landed in North Africa as a member of an infrantry division in the Allied invasion forces.