The Conshohocken Recorder, June 5, 1896

              ®lje Consljoljockcn Bccotrkr.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
NO. 1510 CONSHOHOCKEN, FIJI DAY, JUNK 5, 189(). $1.00 PEK YKAH
TOPiCS OF TWO TOWNS
ITEMS oi iirrurtsi ooHcnunmra PMPLI
»t kMi» IN BOTH soaoeous,
IIIHKI: i-tl.vr.
Mas Alum DeHaverj ia visiting relatives
in Wilmington.
Mrs. -Miirv A. l'lirninii .if T tan. N.
.i . la i bating relatives ban.
Mas Florence Bark, of Flushing N. .1..
la visiting relatives In this borough.
Tba pupils ol the public sohoola depos-ii.
I SJM :I4 in I In- saving funds this wwk.
John E< lieatty Esq., Of I'hiliKl^lphin
lias I u admitted to lUi- liar of this conn-l.
v-
Mr. Lesley Staloy. nf Norristown, was
visiting friendaID 'his borough laal Sun-day.
Miss I't.. B r, -if Wllmlngl was
\isiiinx relatives in Hiis borough, iiiis
week.
Mi. Joseph Mall.HI. of Philadelphia,
was visiting frlsnda in iiiis borough on
Tuesday.
The Mother's Meeting of Hi-- W. 0 T.
D. vvus hold on Thursday evening in Teni-peranoe
Hull.
Mis.-. Mary liiannnii. of Philadelphia,
spout par! of iiiis weak with Mends in
this I >■ ii. .iIL;II
'I'll,. No. I mill of the .1 W I.v liros.
Co. Is closed this weak to niuko some
reded repairs.
IMIMI paaaengera were oanied on the
trolley oars in this borough on Saturday
an.I 1618 on Sunday.
Charles YV. Jones has successfully
|i.i-.-.| the preliminary examination (or
admittance to tin- liar.
William MeUowan, of this borough,
baa aoaeptad a position with the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Mis. Nathaniel Richardson, of Corn-
WeUa, I'a . who was visiting Mrs. Will-iam
Cooper, ri-tiiriiiil lioini- this week.
Miss Clan I isa Smith, of Brooklyn,
N. Y-. was visiting li.-i aunt. Mis. Her-berl
.1. look, at Calvary Church Rectory
thin week.
John II. Stemple la having a stabioaud
sheililiiiK erected on his g ion ml on Forrest
street between Kim ami 11...tot street, in-tending
to O|MIU a ooal yard in the full.
The effort to olOSS all the grocery stores
on Wednesday was not a glittering suc-cess.
Those in favor of tin1 movement
hope for better snooess nexl weak.
Wlliuer Logan, David Caster anil T. II.
Silk are represent im; Ueorge Smith Camp
at the Suite encampment of the Sons of
Veterans at Gettysburg Qua weak.
I'll.- Bohuylklll Valley Traction Com-pany
will replaen the present .-urveil rail
on Hector street below Harry with a "V
rail. The present rail is not Hiving satis-faction.
Mis. .la Bullock, Hurry I'ugh ami
George Tracy |oln the Manufactures Club
excursion to Europe. They leave on Bat
urday morning and will be g aboul
eight weeks.
A souveiiir ksffee klatoh for the benefit
of the Baptist church, win be held at Mrs.
Churies Davis' resldeooe, Ballowell street
and Fourth avenue. Friday. June 19, from
I to !l o'clock.
While Mrs. John Bailey and Mm.
Btteepar Kan were visiting at llirurd Col-lege
on Tuesday Mrs. liailey full and
sprained her thigh. She was brought t«
bar home in a wagon.
The funeral Of Mrs. Louisa Collision
was held on Tuesday afternoon. Bervloes
■rare held in the Cold Point Baptist
Church; the Interment waa hi the oeme-tery
adjoining the ohuroh.
The llrst grand picnic of the season will
be given by the Pastime Booial, at Fair-view
Heights, Bridgeport, on afternoon
and evening nf June BOth. Mttslo will he
fiirnisheii by Barretts orchestra.
A. I.. Murphy mid Ouo. W. K.ysaie
attending the State Kneampiuent of the
Grand Army, at i bamberaburg. Mrs. .1
V Stewart is representing the Women's
Hulief Corps of this borough nt 11 n-eampmeiit.
Mi-s. Bhaarar, wife of Rev, .1. F. Bhear.
or, of St. Mark's Lutheran Cliureh. return-ed
home, yesterday, from ■ five week's so-journ
at Topeka. Kansas. Mrs. Sinai, i
Was .-ailed to To[M'ka on aeeount of the
death of her Bister.
Vlds Lodge, Daughtert otRebekah, will
given strawbeiry festival III Teinperanee
Hall on Snturduy afternoon and evening.
Musi.- will in- furnished by the Sextette
Kami. The pr ds will he for the bene-fit
of Gratitude Lodge.
The twelfth anniversary of the organi
ration of llcrwyu Lodge of (hid Fellows
Slobrated in the hall of the lodge on
Tuesday evening, members of Gratitude
Lodge with their wives and friends as-Ut
ed iii the celebration. An entertainment
nnd banquet was given. Speeches wan
made by Deputy Grand Master McClellan
of ardmore, Pasl Master Jacob Clriok of
this boWUgh, I'ast (ininil Master N'eul of
Philadelphia and T. 0. Loomla >>f New
Imn Sipiaru.
A meeting of the suhool board will bo
held iids evening for the purpose of re-organising
forthe ensuing year The retir-ing
memberaofthe hoard are Thomas Kel-ly.
Bradford Lee, J. K. Hurley and II. B.
lleywo.i.i. There are succeeded by Tay
l.u 'I. IteilT in the S ml Ward. Hurry
Martin in the Third Ward. John Hampton
In the Fifth Ward and FrnnkJCollins in the
(first Ward. The old offloera will probably
bS re -ele.-te,|. IIS follows: I 'resli |e| it , (leo.
M. stiles. M. D ; Secretary, Joseph c.
Jones; Treasurer, John s. Hippie.
One of the handsomest delivery teams
in this vicinity is that of Gamer a AVuoh,
wholesale ihpior dealers. South Elm
street
Frank Collins has a stnMe for rent, on
Third avenue.
Boribner I Smith's olrous will exhibit
here on June loth.
The next holiday is Fourth of July, and
it Oomes on a Suturduy.
Miss Alice Ilauua, of Philadelphia, la
the guest of Miss Laura Sunk.
Mark llurford and family, of Nashville,
I'ennesee. are guests at Cullluls.
The American flag of stars ami strips
was adopted hy Congress. June 14. 1777.
Mrs. Mary A. Kuiiniiii. of Trenton, N.
.1 . is the (TUUStS "f relatives on Harry
street.
MlssCieely Whitaker, of the OoUinla,
is visiting bar sister, Mrs. Frank Clark,
in Chicago.
.lames Morrison Is mourning the loss of
Ills valuable St. Bernard dog, which stray-ed
away from the house yesterday.
Alfred Noblit removed his stoneerushu
from Third ami Spring Mill avenues to Mr.
Ilowaid Wood's farm on Wednesday.
Mrs. II. T. Moyer ami daughter Irene,
were in Spring City, this week, visiting
Mrs. Moy.-i'sparents, Mr. and Mm. Daniel
Shalkop.
'The directors of the water company on
Tuesday declared a noml annual dividend
of three pat cent payable on and after next
Wednesday.
Arriigeinents were mnde this week with
the Heading Railroad for the union eSCUI
sion of the Sunday schools of the town to
go to Funk's 1'urk on Saturday, July lSlh.
The Street Coiumitlu Is having Fayette
stieet from First to 'Third avenue covered
with crushed stone. A slight covering of
.■lay is placed on the stone to make them
pack.
James Tracy estimated on Thursday that
the Union Mutual Fire and Storm Insur
anco Co., will have to pay $2.1,000 for the
damage done by last wi.nsk's cyclone at
.larmttown and Ambler.
A valuable horse belonging to Prof. J.
II. Kohinsou fell through the llooring of
the stable on Wednesday. The horse
was only slightly Injured, but it required
considerable trouble to raise him to his
proper level.
Sunday will bo Children's dav lu St.
Mark's Church. Services will be held
morning, afternoon and evening especially
for the children. A special program has
lieen prepared for the evening service.
The music will be conducted by Mrs. Mld-dlelown.
The collections taken In the day
will lie for the Children's Orphan home.
A liberal collection for this woithy object
is anticipated.
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN
Maggie Husheu is recovering from an
attack of typhoid fever.
Th.i- Llliot has moved from this Uu
nigh to Spring Mill avenue.
Alfred Noblit is building a porch to the
front of .Mrs. I.ivzey's home.
Harry Toussaint has purchased ahorse
fioin i 'In istopher W ickline.
The house of George Pennel of Me
chanicHVllle is Hearing completion
Allen llarr is having extensive altera-tions
made Ui his home on Fotd street
Rev. B, L. Hyde is holding revival SIT
rices in tin- Bethel M. K. Church, near
Belfry.
Koiicrt Stewart now views the Land-scape
from the scat of a handsome Waver-ly
wheel.
The ofllcers of Amy Degree Lodge I).
of 1(- were Installiil. on Tuesday evening,
by Past Grand Mrs. Nellie Oaress.
Aaron ilerkle who was painfully burned
by an explosion of benzine, lu the Alan
Wood Go's, mill is slowly recovering.
The Tammany Tiger li. II. C. will cross
bats with a team from Munayuuk to-mor-row,
on the grounds at Ninth avenue
Evangelists Daley and Mlddieson, of
Nonistown. will preach in the Holiness
Christian church church on Saturday
evening.
The Wivst Conshohocken B. B. C. will
cross bats with the Meehaiiiesvlllc teams
to-morrow on the locals grounds. Game
called at 2 o'clock.
Itev. Henry A. Naylou of Slicnandoali,
will Is! celebrant at Ves|K)rs, on Sunday
evening, in St. Gertrude's church. The
occasion being the first anniversary of Ids
ordination to the priesthood.
During the absence of Miss T. Valid v
who was vlsitlug the Coal Region, Miss
Mary 11 lad ley of Norristown, a member
of the choir, presided at the organ in St.
Gertrude's church, last Sumlny.
The nttempt to organize the school
board on 'Tuesday evening was uiistic-eesful.
Prof. W. K. France was re-elected
president T. B. Ambler and Kllwood
Haley wen nominated for secretary. As
DO -election could bemadS the board ad-journed
to meet on Monday evening of
next week.
rows ootmoix
The regular monthly meeting of Town
Council was bald on Wednesday evening
with President Smyth in the chair and all
members present with the exception of
Messrs. S|ioaker and Moir. President
Smyth ap|H)lnted the following ou the
Hoard of Health: Keeso I'. Davis. Dr.
Lewis Tryson, John Heavener, Henry De-
Haven and William Itiddliigton.
The tax rate was llxed at H mills which
Is 2 mills lower than last year.
Christopher Shank Iwlng the lowest bid
der for making the culvert on the State
Road was awarded the contract.
Cure lor -i. I, II.- ol o l..
Tli.iusioi'ls uf lii.llc* suffer from sick lu-a.1-
ii.ii.- sensed nndoutrtedly by disordered liver
or xtoniiK-ii. 'flu- best remedy Hue can in- sb
luiiicil fur Ilii- ili-trcssiiiK i-oiii|iluihl is fointil in
II.,.,.1- fill-. I'll.-.-lull-are N mllil and (SO-ll.-
in a. lien vel -.. thnriitiKh tlu,( Iln-y BjiVS |«-r-teci
-nii-facii.in. They cine sick hesdaeha,
jaiuiiltce, sour stoinm-li uml all liver ilia. They
im-uk up . .-1.1- uial fevers and prevent ttie eri|.
HON. WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
NEWSOFTHETOtVNSHIPS
MAI'I'KSINIIS AMI IM'IIIKMS IN VARIOUS
r A II IS OF THE OITI.VIN1I DISTBIOTS
Sl'KKOI NIIIMi IS.
PLYMOUTH
Mrs. Milton Mai|ile has relimi.-d from
New York.
lira, Irvin Smoyer made a brief vi-it to
our vicinity on Friday.
Mr. David li. Khoads, who has been on
the sick list is slightly improved.
Prof. Iloffecker will examine the gradu-ating
class from the High School on Sat
urday.
James Mat/, of this place, is putting up
some woven wire fence for T. J Beltaer,
of Cold Point.
The Plymouth high school will only-have
one graduate this year, Iieulah 'Tie-go,
of Harmonville.
Mrs. Kdward Holder has offered a re-ward
for the return of her cn|*i, lost on
May 29. near Cold Point.
A number of people from this vicinity
have visited the village of Jarrettown. to
see the result of the storm.
The primary department of the Hi.k-orytown
school hail a largely attended
festival, notwithstanding the storm of
Thursday night.
Frank Kameey, who removed from this
district, resigned as a school director. At
a meeting of the bourdon Monday evening
William 1). Hi.-balds was elected hlSSUO-eessor.
A jury appointed by the court viewed
the grounds of Mrs. Ilnllowcll and the
Orlando Land company with a view of
opening Plymouth avenue from (Ireland
station to Church mad.
Mrs. (.'louder, of Hoxtmro, mother of
Mrs. Jesse Davis, had a stroke of paraly-sis
and Is now very low. She was at her
daughter's, Mrs. Morton Strceper, at the
time of the occurrence.
Tho United Plymouth Kvangelical
Sunday School Is making preparations for
their Children's Day exercises, to bo
given this month. The program. "Among
tho Flowers and Huds" will be rendered.
Mr. E. Johnson iJonter, who lias taught
for the past two yours at Itich Hill, I'a.,
has been granted a professional certificate
by 8upt. Wm. H. Slotter. Mr. Boater
has accepted a position us teacher in the
Itlchlandtown Ixirough schools.
The Nurcissa Literary Society met at
Cold Point OH Saturday night. As very-few
wore present, a short business meet-ing
was held, after which several selec-tions
were read. They adjourned to meet
In connection with the Whitpain ut Cream
ery hall, June 0, nt which tl the \\ hit-
|>aln society will occupy the flrst hour nnd
Nurcissa thu last The Narcissa society-will
give 'Mortgage the Farm."
George Froas, of Plymouth Township,
Instituted suit in court ou Wednesday to
recover damages from the Postal Tele-graph
Cable Company, foi the partial de-struction
of a row of shade trees along
his property. The company, lye claims.
in order to have the wires free, cut off the
tops of Proas' trees. This Is the first suit
of the kind over tried in Montgomery
County. The law under which this pro-ceeding
was begun has been in existence
since June 2. 1801.
An enjoyable leap yoar party was given
Wodnespay evening. May 27, at the bouse
of Churies K. Crawford, In Flourtown, by
his wife, daughter mid ladies of the vicin-ity.
About 00 iiersnna were pic~.ni
Dancing was the feature of the evening
The ladles as escorts acted their parts
most admirably. At midnight delicious
refreshments were served, after which
dancing was resumed. All present ex-pressed
themselves highly pleased and the
party was a decided success.
WHITEMARSH
The Fort Side Inn, in Whlteniarsli
township, on the llcthlelicm pike, has
been sold by Benjamin Wcrtsner and Jo-seph
A. Itiicliauaii. agents, to Henil S
I.arzelore, of Willow Grove, for $23,400.
'The present owner is Samuel T. Godfrey.
Zion Lutheran Church, in Whitemursk
township, is to be enlurged by an addition
that will cost -Toim. A Sunday school
room will bo nrmnged to seat :)00.
The chapel of the Mount Pleasant Bap-tist
church is to lie renovated and remod-eled
at a cost of several hundred dollars.
SRING M1X1V
Mr. mid Mrs. George I.ongaere s|ient
last Sunday in Chester county, as the
guests of relatives.
Tin'members of the Spring Mill band
wont to Cold Point cemetery, last Sun
day morning ami decorated the grave of
tlieii decesed member, John W. Corner.
A gentleman by the name of Sangh-anrskklfnhallaiilnaakoff
who wished to be-come
a member of the Spring Mill band
was rejected because they thought his
nnmo WHS about an octave too high for
their Instruments. Repperl knows a good
thing when he sees It.
LAFAYETTE
Owing to tin iddy water in the river,
the Riverside paper mills were compelled
lo shut down for a few days.
Quite a number of people attended the
two picnics that were had at lloyle Grove
last Saturday at Rose Glen.
Frank l.ockw I. the boat builder, has
about tillished the hands st.-a [ the
"Mozart" for the Mauayuiik party and he
will soon deliver It, it is a handsome
specimen of the l.oal buiider's art and
and does credit to the young builder.
THE MERIONS
Merlon Chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution, held its llnal meet-ing
for the season of '11(1 in St. John's
Kplscopnl church at Mcrionville on 'Tues-day
afternoon.
Mrs Buck's Funeral
Thefuneral of Mrs. Jane Muck, relict of
the late James Buck, took place from the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. William
Ray, collier of North l-'.lm and F.m.-.i
streets, this borough, ou Wednesday.
Services were conducted by Rev. .1. Whin-ton
Bradley, Pastor of the Methodist
church, and the singing was by a selected
obolr under the leadership of Prof, J. II.
Robinson. The pall bearers wese Isaiah,
George, Coraon and Jamas Buck, of
llrldesbiirg, I'a.. all sous of the de.-ea.~ed
Interment was tnadeat Montgomery oeme-tery
Norristown. Mrs. Buck was wellknown
In this vicinity, especially by many of our
older residents. Km- a number of years she
baa I II living with her daughter. Mis.
Caroline, wife of James Cleuimer, Mercel
street, Trenton, N. J., where she died.
Her denth wus due to the ailments in. i
.lent to the burdened of her many years.
She was patient sufferer and her many
kindly nets will be long n inliored by
those most Intimately acquainted with her.
"i.i y vsrthink bow readily HM blood is
poisoned by oonsUpsttonf iia.i Mood DMans
bad health and prensrturs oM BS*I DsWItt's
i.iiii. Barry Blaara, lbshunoosUMIopills, over
■ otwttnatsoonettpatton. Herry"sBscbanga
Drag-Store.
RnSBOll I'lllnbric, lor "tiuYuitiK Imllcs' dMSSSS
linywli.-ic I'H-.. WS -ol.t for ISfl , now 10 ela. a
yard. Other linings at low ran-, gen York
Mora
Pied, J. Hloomhall. It..- watchmaker, obsapssl
and boat. lli-e|or»trci.top|.oBite Post (Mtlcc.
Velvet flowers, EortriramlDs bats, an kinds,
I.I ..-lit— per bunch. New York si ,re.
CRIMINAL COURT
I UK lin-AI I'ltEl TIIISI) IX nrJB WKSK'S
cl'IMI.XAI. OOI'KT Al XORIIIS
ron N.
Wm. Iflnkert was tried for In caking In-to
the bulk window of liquor denier
O'Malley, of Conshohocken, on the 14th
of March last, and stealing therefrom two
bottles of whiskey.
Peter Connelly and Joseph Stemple
were tried with Hiukert for receiving
stolen goods. Tho three defendants were
seen at the mill of J. Wood & Bro. With
whiskey. Officers lii.-cr and Qfaiglev ar-rested
tho young men uml found whiskey
upon them, which Mr. O'Malley te.-tilled
was in bottles similar to those that wets
in his window before it was broken.
The Commimwealth's witnesses testi
lied that Connelly and Stemple were
drunk In the mill, when they were
awakened and whiskey offered them. The
court stubxl thnt they could not be con-victed,
as they were not in condition to
form a criminal intent.
Hiukert was seen in tho neighborhood
of O'Mnlley's store shortly before it was
broken open.
Hiukert denied that he had broken into
the window or that he had taken the li-quor
He stated that he went to the mill
and was offered the liquor by one of the
men there.
lie also stated thut the offlMtS had a
grudge against him, and that one of them
said ho would swear lies against him.
His mother testified that-he was 1 is
on the night in question from 18 to 1.80
o'clock, and that be ha 1 no liquor on him
At that ti lie left the house and was
soon after arrested.
Nagle vs. Stetler. Mrs. Aaron Nngle
charged the defendant with having tukeii
her by the arms and having pulled her in
to his lap, at the same time making inde-cent
remarks to her.
Stetler is seventy years of age and lives
at I Ireland in the same house as the pros-ocutri.
x lie Strenuously denied the
charge.
A week or two prior to the defendant's
arrest thedef liaril bad Aaron N'ogiesr-rested
(or malicious mischief and for
threateninghlalife. He claims that this
Charge was conspiracy to ruin him.
Ldwar.l Pletce heard Nagle ask his
wife: "Can't we trump up some chaige
and put the old inan into a hole-
John Nelson also heard Nagle make a
similar remark.
I b-feiiduiit culled u number of witnesses
to show-a good cluiiacter 'The other side
showed that defendant's reputation for
chastity was not good.
Verdict, not gu'Hy. and defendant and
prosecutor each to pay one half th sts
The bill of indict nt charging Anton
Nagle with malicious mischief was.|mushed
because the transcript did not show any
indictable utTeuce.
Com. vs. Aaron Nagle. t barge,
threats.
Kiifus stetler testified that on oneoooa
slon last January the defendant threat-ened
to brash his body In two and that if
he came out of the house he would kill
him.
Defendant admitted that he hail hud an
altercation with Stetler about his having
assaulted Ills (the defendants wife, and
that lie (lid threaten to bleak his body in
tWO, DUt did not threaten to kill him.
s. c. Rci.ei. of Conshohocken, wasar*
ruigiied oil Tuesday afternoon, on the
charge of obtaining money under false
pretence lu having collected funds, osten-sibly
for the Church of Christ for tho
emotion of a now building. Tho testimo-ny
of E. I banning l'otts showed that
among those upon whom iteher hud Im-posed
Was the Judge Of the Court before
whom he was arraig I. 'The testimony
was conclusive of Reber's fraudulent
Iransoctlous and he pleaded guilty. The
Court suspended santen iitil Saturday.
Joseph Donelly. Howard Wilson, Frank
Million and Jos Cartney were arraigned
on the charges of common nuisance, as-sault
and battery and resisting an officer.
.Vending t„ ti„. tnstlmisiy of tin- oom-monweiiltu.
the defendants, on the '.'"ith of
March were lighting and disorderly on the
mllroad near BdgS Hill station.
'The jury convicted all tin-defendants
for being a common nuisance, un.l OOU-rioted
D. Hy, Wilson and Cartney f.n
resisting so officer and aoquttted Hahm
ou .me count, resisting uu officer.
Judge Weand semen i Donelly, Wil-son
and Gartasy to one rear in jail and
♦ Id line and Million to!) mouths in jail
and Tib line.
Wilson wanted to go to the 1'cnitentlary
but his Honor thought our Jail ought to
become more popular and theref nt
him there.
James Howard, John Right ami Daniel
McClcun wcr mvicted of vagrancy.
They were seen begging iu and around
Amliler on the g8th of March lust. They
all stated that they were seeking work.
Howard admitted at the bearing that he
had served a term in jail, and McClean
'bid lie had I n an Inmate of the House
Of Correction, 'They all admitted that
they had been tramping. Howard and
McClean were sent to jail for one year
Right was sentenoed to three mouths In
Jail.
Joseph Hums pleaded guilty to the
charge of stealing two sets of harness, the
properly ,,f |)r. MoKenzle, of Consho
hockeu, in whose employ he hud been ill
the time. Up to this time Bums hud
borne a good reputation. Sentenced to
four mouths in jail.
Elmer Anderson pleaded guilty to hav-ing
carried a concealed deadly weapon
when arrested by special offlaex Robert
rPrkpeirtekatHanatoga on the 9Sth of
March lost. Harold Wootherly pleuded
guilty to the same offonco
Walter Klsonbiirg. of Conshohocken,
pleuded guilty to lurceny by bailee. He
borrowed two guns, one from Peter R.
Bowman, the other from Oeo. W.
Thwaitos and pawned lioth iu Philadel-phia.
Herman Behmpke and Robert Weil
were convicted of burglary yesterday.
They are I'hiladulphians. and were ar
rested last April at Falls of Schiiylbil] by
apodal officers of the Philadelphia A-Reading
Railroad Company, When ar-rested
a lot of stolen goods were found in
thejr possession. 1'poii searching the
second story room of a house, No. 1)10
North Front street. Philadelphia, occu-pied
by Behmpke, the ofllcers found much
property stolen from persous lu this
neighborhood.
Weil sometimes called at Behmpke's
house, and ou several occasions accompa-nied
him ou hiseveiiing jaunts. Weil re-sides
at 105 Laurel street, Philadelphia.
Behmpke was sentenced to twelve years
and Well to four years in the Eastern
Penitentiary. Ofllcers mado an important
OSptUM yesterday of David Heller, alias
Jacob Weber and Fred. Miller, alias Lit-tle
Sinister, accused of participating in
the robberies for which Behmpke and
Weil were convicted.
Samuel Ackroyd, of Coushohookeii,
was put on trial charged with embesale-inent.
lurceny by bailee and receiving
stolen good-.
Walter Appleton testified that he
opened a meat store In the borough of
I onsliobocken on the Tlh of March and
placed the defendant In charge, giving him
full power to buy and sell, with the under-standing
that the defendant should have
for his services commissions iipiul to 45
pei c.-nt. of the profits. On the 27th of
April ho gave defendant $52 with which
to purchase meat. He invested about $<4o
thereof, sold the greater portion of the
meat and failed to account for the money.
He admitted that he had deposited money
in bunk iu tho name of Ackroyd .V Apple-ton.
'The defendant swore that he wus a part-ner
and was to receive one-half of the
profits. He denied that he hud appropri-ated
any of the moneys entrusted to him
ii.. showed that he had purchased meal
amounting to $4o.2l{ and paid other bills.
amounting to $17.78: that he had fySo.OO
lu his |>ockets when arrested, and there
was left about ♦:(•) worth of meat.
The court direct.»1 a verdict of not
guilty on the ground that ll vidence
showed there was a partnership and it
would be unsafe to convict
Sheriff Sales
sheriff Johnson on Wednesday sold the
following properties: The Conshohocken
brewery, the property of Louisa Relger,
which was purchased by (ioorgc Frank
for *1:(,SIX). The writ under which the
breweiy was sold included n house and a
lot In Philadelphia, Which was bought by
Leonard Relger for (44D0. The debt
covered by the forolosiire was*744U.
Messauge and lot of land in Coii-.li..-
ho.keii. property of PeterFaraoy; debt
I*.'-".I.II7; sold to Progress Saving Fund
and l.oun Association, •50.
Messauge, hotel and lot of land Iu Con-shohocken,
pro|>eriy of John L. Crimean)
lebtr)4Ml.r]8| sold to J. V. Ootwals. ut.
toraey, *4aio.
Messuage and lot of Ian.I in Conshohocken,
pro[ier!y of Mary '/.. Donovan; debt $18tl4 -
76 sold to Star Loan Association, £50.
Outing -lilil-. i)c. New York Store.
NOTES OF OUR CHURCHES
WHAT I- OOUra 01 IN o||; IHKIKIIKSI
( IIImOHBS, OIIIKI: NK»- OK 1MKHKHT
lo HI K OHDBOB I'KOIM.E.
Methodist Episcopal
Methodist Lpis.-opal church cornor of
Fayette and Klin streets. Rev. J. Whar-lon
Itra.lley. pa.-tor.
Sunday school at II.(Ill a. in.
Tin- sa.-iaineiits and reception ofproba.
tioncrs into full connection at 10.HO a. m.
Preaching by Pastor at 10.30a. in. and
7.40 p. m.
Kpworth League Service at 0.45 p. m,
I'ruyer -civic. Wednesday, at 7.46
p. m.
We extend a cordial welcome to all.
Baptist
Sunday School at !l H. III.
Preaching at 10.80 a. m, and 7.45 p. in.
by the pastor.
Prayer meeting rVednesday evening at
7.no.
Christian BndeSVOI Friday evening at
7.80.
All are cordially invited In attend.
Temperance Hall Bible Study
The usual meeting „t Temperance Hull,
on Third avenue, tor study of the scrip-tiires.
will be held on Sunday morning
next at 1) 15 o'clock.
A cordial Invitation is extended to the
general public to be present. The lesson
will Is) conducted |,} \i,. (|lur|,w i[„i,er
Clark.
Calvary Church
First Sunday after Trinity.
Holy Communion 8 80 a.m. Sunday
school and bible classes 11.15. Moruing
service 10.80. Kvening service 7.00. Con-firmation
instruction 4.00 p. in. This
evening service 7.30, subject, " How to
Oive."
Presbyterian Church
On Sabbath, preaching at 10.30 a.m.
ami 7.110 p. in., by the | astor.
Sabbath sol 1 B.lfl a. in,
Y. P. S. C. K. 0.45 p. m.
W. C. T. U. Notes
The Anuual meet lug of the 2nd W. C.T.
I."• will bo held on Thursday next! June 11)
at 9.80 at the home of -Mrs Agnes Hyde,
West Conslu liocken.
The 2nd Loyal Tumperanco Legion will
meet at the home of Mrs. o. Davis on Sat-urday
afternoon June Olh at 2.80.
'The Loyal Teniperenee Legion will meet
In the lower rooms of the w. c. T. \J,
hall on Saturday.
C. K. Convention
The Fifteenth International Convention
of tho Young Peoples Society of Chris-tian
Endeavor will bo held at Washing-ton,
D. C, July 7 to 13, 18ftfl. and for
that occasion the Pennsylvania Ruilroud
Company will sell, from July fl to 8 inclu-sive,
excursion tickets to Washington and
return at a single faro forthe round trip.
'These tickets will be good for return pas-sage
until July 15 inclusive, but If depos-ited
with the Joint Agent nt Washington
prior to 0.00 p. m., July 14, will b« ex
tended lo July 31 inclusive.
On Trial For Murder
Petro Angelo Xiaiubreto, of West Mun-ayunk,
was arraigned in Quartet Sessions
Court yesterday afternoon for the murder
of Angelo Apa. a fellow-countryman, at
We.-t Manayunk. on Deceinlier 25th last.
He was arrested and lodged (u jail a few
days aftei the shooting, and was indicted
at the March session.
His ens., was called Immediately after
court convened in the afternoon and three
hours wcr nsiimed in empanelling a
jury. Wambreto's attorneys are Win. F.
Solly and liilbert R. Fox. District At-torney
J. A Stiassburger Is assisted by
ex-District Attorney .lames B. Holland.
The defence. It is understood, will rely
mainly on the theory that the killing of
Apa was not iutcational, and testimony
will be pioilu I lending to show that
Manilueto and a Compatriot, l.ulgi Con-sanlino.
were quarreling, that tho ac-ciiscl
iaise.1 bis weajHiu to shoot at Con-santino
just a.- A pa, i11 the role of peace-maker,
lushed between them. He thus
received the bullet intend.'.! tor COllSSnti-no,
expiring shortly aftei wards.
Kach side lias a strong array of wltuosa-es.
Seveiai of those for the Common-wealth,
It is said, liuve been under sur
veiliince for some weeks, lost they flee tho
jurisdiction of (h HI t.
The case was opened hy Sir. Holland
for the Commonwealth, who -aid thoy
would make out a case of lust-degree
murder. The llrsl witnesscalhil was Dr.
'Tod.I. of Si. 'Timothy's Hospital, who was
followed by Dr. Sldebothenii late of tho
Cor r's office, Philadelphia, and Dr.
I lusted, ot the Montgomerj County Coro-ner's
ofBoe. 'Their testimony referred to
tin- fatal character of the wound
Lulgi C'ousuntluo was on the stand when
Court adjourned iu the evening, lie tes-tified
to tbequarreJ iu which he auil Mam-breto
wen- involved, and the appearance
of Apa. As Apa lushed between them,
he said. Mambrcto lirc.l the bullet intend
ed for him.
i-i-tsl'A-.-hcxiaOe. New York Store.
Mr>. ft. Ih'Yinmif, Mtddlabuig, ''>■, writcn. I
liav .- ii", .1 One Mi mil. t'utlgli Cure for nix >. :.| -.
oil. Cor myself and children, snd] eonatdsrtt
the . i onk,—1 .n IIIII; mill lllosl -.ili-fn. lory I '..uy li
Cure I bavs uver umsl. llnrry'K BsshSagS Drug
Store.
Dotted HVVIIM,, Miiwcrctl |«tterim, Hue forour-i.
ini-. iu iiichen will.-, elsganl sssortttient, cut
doWB from 'Joe. to Us, a yunl, ut New York
Store.