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The Ambler Gazette.
VOL.XXXV.-NO*  12
AMBLER.   PA.,  MARCH  29,   1917
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COLD POINT
AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings at Local Interest to Our
Readers.
Stet.r ef Themes  Hovenden   I nterred at
Plymouth —The    Sick    Improving —
Breed Famine st Cold Point—Event*
et   Harmonville  and   Hickorytown—
Miscellaneous.
Lewis Kolle, of Cold Point, has purchased a Ford car.
Ralph Becroft, of Harmonville, has
been quite ill since Thursday.
Miss Lettie Bowman, of Harmonville, wbo has been 111, is improving
slowly.
The Maguire* family have moved
from the Samuel Staley place at Cold
Point.
T. A. Grifllths, of Plymouth Meeting,
has returned after a business trip to
the south.
Grace, daughter of John It. Young,
of Plymouth. Meeting, is out again after an illness.
John tt. Voung-, of Plymouth Meeting, spent Sunday with his sister at
Vert Washington.
Miss Retta Fetter, of Harmonville,
has been suffering with a very painful
abscess in her ear.
Mrs. Harry Maxwt41, Sr., of Harmonville, visited Mrs. Gilbert Ambers at
Hickorytown om  Menday.
Anna, daughter lot Ellwood Cressman, of Harmonville, who was quite
ill, has entirely recovered.
Raymond Marpp and Miss Ethel
Greenfield, of Hlcu>rytown, spent Sunday visiting io Frankford.
James Frith, tt Hickorytown, wbo
was critically ill/with pneumonia last
week, is improving steadily,
lewis ■ Karr, Lt Doylestown, spent
Sunday with his/parents, Mr. and Mra
William Karr, is Harmonville.
Miss Gertrude Myers, ot Harmonville, was a Sunday guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Myers at Bridgeport.
Mrs. Alice Newell, of Wilmington,
Del., was a gteat of Mrs. Harry Maxwell, Sr., at harmonville, on Sunday,
afternoon the sewing
Point grange met at the
La valette,   Belvoir ave-
WEDDED.
HUBER- MILLER.
Miss Caroline R. Miller, daughter of
Judge John Fab.'-* Miller, of Erdenheim, was quietly married In St. James
Protestant Episcopal church, corner of
22nd aad Walnut street, Philadelphia,
on Saturday afternoon, to Mr. John Y.
Huber, Jr., of Philadelphia. Mr. and
Mrs. Huber are aow on an extended
wedding trip.
JO .VES—MICHAEL.
Mr. finest Jones, of Hatboro, and
Miss Mary Florence Michael, of Cham-
bersburg. Pa., Wv.re married on Saturday in the Chambersburg M. ___. church.
Tha bride's father, Mr. Charles Warren Michael, gave her away. Miss
Ethel McNair, of Washington, D. C,
and Miss Helen McNair, of Chicago,
cousins of the- bride, were bridesmaids;
Mrs. Jesse Laird, sister of the bride,
matron of honor; Paul Jones, Jr., ot
Germantown, best man-
Mr. Jones is the youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Jones, of Hatboro, and
hs is extrvmely popular with the
younger York road set. He is engaged ht the automobile business at
Jenkintown Miss Michael is a graduate Ot the B'.etchwood school for
young ladies, and has been recently
employed in a responsible position at
that institution. After a two weeks'
honeymoon trip Mr. and Mrs. Jones
will reside temporarily on Byberry ave.
nue, Hatboro. They will be at home
after May 1st.
ORGANIZE FOR
BALL SEASON.
Ambler Pans and Supporters Elect
Officers.
SPRING  MILL.
Principal E. Johnson Bonter attended the reception given in honor of Captain Robert Lee Russel held in Philadelphia last  Monday  evening.
The literary society connected with
the Spring Mill school elected the following officers: I-resident, Charles
Kreibel; vice president, Andrew
Lewis; secretary; Anna Ramsey; treasurer, William Frankenfield,
Mr. and. Mrs. David R. Rhoads. of
"The Lund," .gave a dinner oh Sunday
in honor of Mr. E. Johnson Bonter.
On   Tu^-sds
circle of CoW
bome of Mil
nue.
The infant
child of Mr. and    Mrs.
Wilmer  Lefv.   Plymouth   Meeting,   ls
convalescent after an attack of pneu
mania.
Mr. and. Mrs. Milton R. Marple and
eon Carabn. of Hickorytown, spent
Sunday /In Philadelphia with Mrs.
Qeorg.   Hippie.
J. Howard Smith, of Harmonville,
who Wasl critically ill Tor several
weeks, is now improved;.and on Monday'ventured out. .
Mrs. IMlen Hovenden and daughter,
Miss Maftha, have returned to Washington, 1>. C, after having spent a few
days In Plymouth Meeting.
David H. Schuyler    and party,    ot
Philadelphia,  motored" to  Hiokorvtown
Sundiy and spent the day with Mr.
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Garts-ell Returns Prem Texas'.
James Gartrell, ot Roadside farm,
Welsh road, Horsham township, has
returned home after a two weeks' business trip through the southwest, especially the cotton-belt and oil districts of Texas. He noted the great
Improvement and rapid grow.th ot several of the most important cities in
the state; .the great changes wrought
by the agricultural colleges; the quiet
but business-like activity of the war
department at San Antonio, and the
large settlements throughout the state
of peaceably inclined Mexicans, who
appeared contented, and satisfied to
go quietly about their business.
A. W. Yetter  Is  President, William  B.
Egolf,    Managei—Benefit   Entertain*
meat   te   Be   Given—Committees   et
Work—Strong  Local Team.
At a meeting held in the ofllce of
Harold G. Knight last Friday evening
the Ambler Athletic association was
organised by the election of these officers : President, A. W. Yetter; vice
president, L D. Myers; treasurer,
Robert Kern; secretary C. A. Sassaman; Manager William 11. Egolf; assistant manager, Howard S. Amey.
After the election President Yetter appointed th-j following committees :
Guarantors, H. S. Amey, Robert Kern,
A. .L Hayden, Marvin C. Kindig, A M.
Jenkins, Charles Shull, O. H. Stillwagon. Arranging for an entertainment,
Robert Kern. Dr. Wildrick, W. B.
Egolf, H. S. Amey and Si Henry.
Plans for the latter were discussed and
Dr. Wildrick volunteered to prepare a
minstrel show for the benefit ot the
association, which was accepted, and it
was announced that tha show will take
place early In April. Manager Egolf
stated that thus far ne players have
been signed for the base ball team,
but that he has been informed that almost all the players of last year's K.
& M. team are willing to play.
As stated in last week's issue of the
"Gazette," it will roquire about $1200
to finance the team for the season,
and many- plans were suggested to
raise this amount. However, "none
other than the entertainment proposition of Dr. Wildrick was adopted. Mr.
Amey informed those present that from
Inquiry he learned that about $300 will
be donated from the business people
and others interested in baseball M
the borough. Mr Amey also said that
he has positive assurance from a number of the residents that they will become guarantors up te $25. The right
to sell refreshments on the grounds
was given to II. R. Niblock, Another
meeting of the association will be held
this Friday evening at Hotel Wyndham.1
Negfe Held for Stealing Chickens.
Charles Ball, a negro, whom the Abington police say is a minister who
had charge of a church ' in the Edge
Hill section for nearly nine years, and
who has been living in the Willow
Orove district for some time, was held
for court by Magistrate Williams on
a charge of chicken stealing. When
Ball was taken into custody he had te
bta possession a beg of chickens, still
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Delay in Building Carson College.
Hundreds of orphan girls, eligible
under the will of Robert N. Carson
for an education at the Carson college
for girls in Springfield township near
Chestnut Hill, wfll not be able to take
advantage of Carson's 'philanthropy,
because of the present high prices of
building and labor.
Although $1,000,000 was set aside as
a building fund, under $5,000,000 bequest' of the donor, the college plans
[would have to be seriously curtailed
if construction of many of the build-l
ings were undertaken now, according
to Leonard W. Coleman, superintendent
of the college.
Two cottages, to accommodate thirty
girls each, are in process of construe.
OBITUARY.
ANNA I* HEEBNER.
Anna L. Heebner, aged 84, died
Thursday afternoon, at her home, Nor-
ritonville. She was apparently in good
health until several days ago, when
she was stricken with m heavy cold.
Miss Heebner had resided in this
section nearly all her life and was well
known throughout Norriton township.
She is survived by her brother William, of Towamencin, aad her sister,
Mrs. Kate Krieble, of Quakertown.
Several nieces also survive.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, with all services at
Methacton Mennonite meeting house.
Interment adjoining cemetery.
SUSAN HARLEY.
Miss Susan Harley, one of Royers-
ford's aged residents, died In her 79th
yedr, at the residence-of her niece,
Mrs.*T. C? Williams, Fifth avenue and
Walnut street, with whom she resided. 1
Miss Harley suffered from cancer during the past several years. She was a
native .of Worcester, Montgomery
county. She is the last member of tha
parley family, which was prominent
in that community. She was a member ot the Brethren church for many
years.
CHRISTOPHER SMITH   11 ELLINGS.
Christopher Smith Hellings died
early Monday morning at the home of
his sister, Mrs. John L. Yeakle, Franklin avenue. Norristown. He leaves a I
brother, Henry M. Hellings, of Ridge
[avenue, this town, and the sister above
mentioned. He was never married and
made Ms home with his brother, tho
late William Hellings, at Barren Hill,
until the latter's death about five
years ago. Since then he made his
home with his nephew, Wilbert M.
l'-lllngs, and his Wife at the Hellings
homestead, on Germantown awnue1,
Barren Hill. The deceased was an active member of Marble Hall lodge of
Odd FeikHfs and for a* number of years'
treasurer which position he held up to
the time ot his death.. H ■ was a kindly and amiable gentleman and will be
greatly missed by his many friends
and associates. The interment will l* >
in the family lot in the Barren Hill i
cemetery.
ANNIE SKILTON.
Vnnie Skilton  died Sundav morning;
at har home,  Ridtjj pike, Barren Hill,
after an  illness  lasting  five months.
She was born  in  Middletown,  Pa., on i
March 12, 1859, and was the daughter
St Jacob and Harriet Alter.   On Sep. I
1876, she married Alexander Skil- j
ton, and they lived in Philadelphia. 30 j
years ago they removed to Barren Hill, j
residing in a property just opposite I
to the homs in which she died. They
later lived at Spring Mill, Cedar Grovel
afid for a time at Sktppack.
A husband,    and nine children sur- j
Vive,  as follows:    Alexander, Jr.,  of!
Cedar Grove;  William,    of.West Con*]
shohocken;   John, of Spring Mill, and
George  and   Edward, of Barren HIU:
Amanda,  vtite of  Benjamin "yalverley,
Jr., of Roxborough;    Harriet,  wife of
Robert Smith,    of  Spring. Mill,    and
{Katharine, who resides at home and is
WEST POINT.
Servlcs next Sundav overling in
Grace Reformed churoh. The Union
Sabbath school is preparing a special
program erf music for Easter Sunday.
Theodore Britton has moved from
the Morris and West Point roads to
Germantown, and a party by the name
of Temple has moved from Oermantown to the house vacated by Mr. Brinton.
Charles Barrett, tbs local paper
hanger, has the contract for papering
the rooms of Clarence Walker's new
bungalow.
Minor repairs and a general cisan up
of dead leaves and brush ls being made
in Zeiber's park.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Upper Gwynedd school boatd was held j
this Wednesday    afternoon at   Orove
hotel.
Mrs. Edwin  Shellenberger spent the j
past week  in Souderton as the guest
of her son Clarence]
The regular monthly meeting of the
West Point Firv* company will be held
next Monday evening.
Ruth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- I
ward Hallmay.-'r, who has been quite,
ill, is reported  to ba Improving.
$1,608. was the sum paid for the two
abandoned school houses of the township, recently sold at public sale by I
the board ot directors.
It is said that more people attended I
Raymond Hoot's sale of personal property last Saturday than at any like,
event held previously in West Point. I
It was one of the most successful ovor I
held here. Articles wars sold at a.
There Were 460 "knock- I
less than three and one-
The prices realised  were |
I acher of the Marble Hall school;
The funeral services were held this
wilL   probably  be    finished i Wednesday   afternoon   from the
residency of ths
■nt, was
geased, an?C. inl
Lmaderj'afcliCJ
rapid rate,
downs" in
halt hours,
good.
West Point camp, P. Q. S. of A, has
awarded the contract tor. papering the
rooms of its two dwelling houses to
ths local pap r hanger, H. F. Burkert.
The regular monthly meeting of th ■
West Point A. A. will be held Thursday ■evening, April 5th, ln the general
ass?mbly room of the fire company and
It is hoped that a large attendance of
the members be present. The consideration of admitting the ladles as
members of the association will come
before tbis meeting. Last week the
new baseball diamond wa« staked out
and as soon as thei weather permits
work on improving tha grounds aad
laying out tennis courts will begin.
Theodore Reuswick has finished cutting down the willow trees along the
small stream on his property.
Georga Buckert, who bas been ill
and confined to his home, has sufficiently recovered, to be about again.
William Peterman,. of Ambler, who
was arrested about 10 days ago on th
charge of having made threats against
a relative on the Morris road and who
was given a hearing before Justice
White, of Lansdale, and held tinder
bail for court, has been released from
the county jail and the case settled.
Henry "Vaughan. a student in Perkiomen school, is at the home of his
parents suffering from an injury to tme
ot his limbs, sustained at school whilst
engaging in athletics.
At the local  brick
have been busy]
the belts, iron
HORSHAM AND
UPPER DUBLIN,
Miscellaneous  Items of Iaterest ts
Many Readers.
Horsham Lad Held  Under $1000 Bait—*
James Menafee Buried at Horsham—
Wm. W. Tyson Buys Lot—Jarretts WW
and Dresher Notes.
On Friday Mrs. C. Lane, of Dresher,
was in Philadelphia.
Mrs. E. C. McConnell, of Jarrettown,
spent Friday in Philadelphia.
"1 will be 86 years of age on Friday."—A. Dieter, of HalloweU.
Mrs. Charles Corneal has returned
to Jarrettown for the summer.
Courtland Frick, of Dresher, * spent
Sunday in Hatboro with his mother.
Mrs. Matilda Downs, ot Horsham,
who bas been quite ill, is improving.
Miss May Lower has returned to
Jarrettown from the Chestnut Hill hospital.
Frank Potts, of Jarrettown, is unloading a car of manure at Dresher
station.
Mrs. WUUam Doyle, of Horsham,
wbo has been on the sick list. In improving.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hottensteiin, of
Horsham Tarrace, entertained friends
on Saturday.
A boy of 16 years or over is wanted
in thfe "Gazette" office to learn the
printing trade.
James Caldwell and family, of PbiUt-
d.lphia, spent Sunday at their Jarrettown bungalow.
Charles It. Taylor, of Jarrettown,
visted Charles W. Willard at Hallowell on Sunday.
Miss Clayton and Miss Emma 3.
Koberts, of Dresher, spent Saturday
in Philadelphia.
James Fossen, resident of the K. G.
EL home, Davis Grovet was in Philadelphia, on Tuesday.
Mrs. George Sill, of Horsham, is
spending soma time with her son Albert, at Willow Grovel.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Houpt and
son Raymond, of Dresher spent Saturday in  Philadelphia.
Albert Barrett, of Ambler, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Wiliam Barrett, in Dresher.
k_ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mullin. of Jen -
kintown, spent Monday with Mrs.
Alice Walton in Horsham.
. Mrs. Jos_ph Stortenbacker, ot near
Jarrettown, spent Monday afternoon
with her father at Hallowell.
. William Koehler, ot E.urjka. has purchased the hay in the bant from Jonathan SUiGkhouse, of HalloweU.-   •
Benjamin K. Jarrett, of Kintnersville, formerly.of near Hallowell, has
beori confined to- his bed With bronchitis.
Mrs.  Frank Worth,  of ProspectvlUe,
spent Wednesday of last week In Abington with her brother, Horace Wil-
letts..^.
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—-next _,
Jld ffljf offering will.._
'< ^missionary work in Japan. ,
Jt George Corson's resid^K'e, Gold
^int, two very fine azate&s are displayed. One plant is in full bloom, and
ftne other is covered with buds.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lightkep and
daughter Elizabeth, bf Hickorytown,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin  O-outhter  at   Roxborough.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Vale Rhoads, of
639 Astor street,. Norristown, entertained last Saturday evening ta honor of
Mr. _3. Johnson Bonter, of Spring Mill..
George W. Keys,' of Harmonville, ex-
recorder of deeds, and G. A. R. veteran
who has been very ill all winter, has
improved and.is again able to be out.
The Little King's Daughter*, ot ths
Hiokorytown Union mission, have pur-
Jhased a carpet, at a cost of nearly
•100, for the recently renovated building.
,Mrs. Emma Warwick, who has been
quite IU and who has now practically
recovered, has decided to relinquish
housekeeping and wUI make her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Louis Killmer
at Plymouth Meeting.
Mrt- MilUe HUtn.er, of Harmonville,
was a guest Sunday of George Wood
and family at Conshohocken. A daughter has recently been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Wood, who formerly resided at
HarmonvUle.
Oeorge M. Houliston, of Narberth
wbo purchased the 12.-acre property of
John Rotbwell, Cold Point, will move
therein about April 1. He will still
retain his position' as a landscape gardener at Narberth and go over dally.
Oeorge Collins, who resides near
Marble Hall, has purchased of Harvey
Rapine more than an acre of ground
along the Ridge pike south of Harmonville, and is erecting thereon a
frame house, to which he win remove
whan Completed.
Albert Hiltner, of Harmonville, while
riding his bicycle home from work
was attacked by a dog.- along the
Ridge pike and was bitten ln the leg.
He at once consulted a physician, ind
It is believed now that nothing serious
(will cesult. .
Jonathan Modebaugh, of Chestnut
HUI, and Satghp Frith, of Norristown.
were callers _ft;the Frith home, Hickorytown, on Sunday. On Thursday
Mrs. WUUam h_tm and baby and Mrs.
Alice Frith, of "Bridgeport, were also
callers at the same place.
Lemberg Samuels, who now owns
the former Oddy place, en the Cola
Point and Norristown road, has a flne
orchard of 800 trees, which will be
pruned and trimmed this spring. Mr
Samuels ls librarian of the Ridgeway
Ubrary. at Broad and Christian streets
Philadelphia. His daughter is a student  at  the farm   school.
Samuel H. Myers, of HarmonvUle,
although bereft of his eyesight, is very
handy with tools, as is evidenced by
the many pieces of his handiwork In
his home. One of his reoent pieces is
a medicine rack, haying four shelves.
In its manufacture no fewer than 64
spools were used, and the whole is
held firmly together with long bolts.
and damned with steel pieces, all firmly put together.
On Sunday the remains of Mrs.
James Jerden, of New Tork city, were
interred ln the Friends' burying
ground, Plymouth Meeting. Mrs. Jerden was a sister of tbe late Thomas F
Hovenden, of Plymouth' Meeting. She
died suddenly on . Thursday, and in
the details of the funeral aad the selection et her burial place her own
expressed .wishes were complied with.
C. W. Lewis had charge ot the interment.
Catheart has" i-Hunte!
H95ermalR3wn.
' James Brodie has resigned his poei-
tion  with  Geo; W'.  Norris.
Safety gatos .will shortly; be erected
at the local railroad station. The material" has already arrived.
Irvin  King was    up Sunday to
I country homo here.
Mn   and   Mrs.   Curtis • Deardcrf.     o
' Logan,    spent    Sunday with    Mr. a;:f
.VI I*-.. W. 8. Cressman.
Hiram Kriibel. on Tuesday, unload
>  d a car of'fertilizer at the local him
tion.
_tte-
Wt'-.As lt is P-vlH' HI" the will of
Mr. Carson that.,'"jjsBHgsls more than
10 years of age wlfFTbe accepted for
entrance, it is feared that many df the
girls now awaiting for admittance will
have passed the age limit while Waiting for a chance to enter.
his
GWYNEDD.
Geo. T. Rue,- of Ambler, la plastering
the new addition to Judge Gummey's
residence, and he has finished lath-
ins* the bungalow recently erected by
Wm. G. Just for his father. Mr. Rue
is also plastering at the H. C. Boyer
nesidence. Georga W. G. Weiss wil!
execute the papering and painting at
this house, and Harry Rynear is papering at Jtfdge Gummey's house.
The Penllyn pike will bo resurfaced
this week. Wm. G. Just will do the
work.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Hanlon have returned from their* honeymoon trip to
Florida.
Wm. G. Just has commenced the
work of rebuilding the bridge over
Towamencin creak on the Sumneytown
pike for the county.
Foresters' Contention.
The Montgomery county association
of Foresters of America met Thursdav
evening with court Cheltenham. The
monthly ./neeting was preceded by a
class Initiation of six novitiates by the
degree team. President Camion presided. All the camps were represented
except Jenkintown and Pottstown. A
banquet closed the proceedings. The
next meeting will be held on April- 17
with Court Pride, of North Wales.
'ARK
Rebecca l_oward,voue of the oldest
residents of Ambler, died on Friday,
in the 88th year of her age, after a
long illness.
The deceased was born. Fell. 22, 1830,1 Nase's tenant house Tiave arrived!
in  Ireland,  was  the   daughter of tho i    A reoent report snows that the l<v
late Thomas aad Mary Robb and was I cal   Union   Sunday   school   is   on?   of
one of three "children, all of whom are 1 the most * successful ln  this    section
pa am Hia new toupngpeaif on I®
day.
Th?- materials and fixtures for ithe
coriv <nieuce's to be installed in Harry
i now deceased. She cEme over to Anker-
j iua-ln 1853 and settled in Philadelphia,
j She was twice married, her flrst husband being Robert Coulter, of Philadelphia. Two children were born,
both, of whom are deceased.
After the death of her husband, the
subject ■ of this  sketch became inter
Last Sunday more than 80 scholar*
wore present and the indications are
that this number wilt be greatly Increased within a short time.
W"sley Bean is turning out n iin<--
piece of work at hts planing mill in
tbs shape of a music cabinet. The
ablnet is being made bv Harry Soder-
(contlnued on page 8).
County School   Directors.
The 56th meeting of the School
Directors' Association of Montgomery
county was helcPThursday at Collegeville.
The morning session opened at 9.80
o'clock ln the auditorium of the public school building and the afternoon
at 1 o'clock in Bomberger ball of Ursinus college.
The address pf welcome was given
by D. II. Bart-nan, vice-president of
the association and secretary ot the
Collegeville school board. The topic
"What May Be Done to Make the|
Public Schools More Efficient ?" was
discussed at the morning session. The
discussion was opened by Rev. S. Ia
Messinger, D. D., of Trappe, At the
afternoon session there was a question
box, and the discussion of "Responsibly for the Health of School Children," was opened by Dr. H. D. Johnson, of Cheltenham. An address was
given by Dr. J. George Brecht, of the
state board of education, and an address also by Dr. George ___. Omwake,
president of Ursinus college.
11 Furnaces at Ivy Rook.
Another qpen-hearth furnace at the
Ivy Rock plant of the Alan Wood
company, was lighted, Thursday night,
marking another step in the progress
that is being made by this concern toward establishing the biggest steel
manufacturing plant in the state.
There are nw 11 furnaces of this kind
at the plant.
Lodge Visitation.
About SO members of the Apollo
lodge, Jenkintown, were the honored
guests Friday evening of the Curtis
lodge, No. '239, I. O. O. F., at their
headquarters on West Main street,
Norristown.
With Coroner Grant McGlathery
skillfully presiding in the chair Noble
Grand Master William MeCracken,
Past Grand Master Attorney Hals Jenkins, S. F. Myers and others gracefully responded.
A pleasing feature of the evening
was offered by Jacob Schmidt, of the
out-of-town unit, he rendering a much
enjoyed parody on Sheridan's Ride.
Orders Road Repair to Meet War
Demand.
State Highway Commissioner Black
has notified his fifteen assistant engineers to get busy on highway repair
work. The commissioner calls to the
attention ot his force that if theie is
war good highways will be one of the
greatest needs.
The roads that will be repaired are
through highways that military men
have selected as being the ones that
would be relied upon as avenues of
motor transportations;
It is pointed out that contingencies
might arise that would temporarily
tie up traffic on the main line railroads
and, therefore, the highways must be
hi as good condition as it is possible
to keep them.
ested in hospital work, and in 1862 in man under Mr. Bean's personal supe.
a Philadelphia hospital met her future vision and when finished will be the
husband, WUUam Howard, who had property of John K. Heebner, of Wor-
I been sent home from the army, suffer- cester, who furnished wood from a
| ing from the effects of poisoned water cherry tree cut down by Mr. Heebner's
in the south. They were married and father more than 60 years ago. It is
resided at Chestnut HUI. In January, a handsome pleoe of furniture and
1866, they purchased, from Anthony I when fully completed will greatly add
Morris, a lot along Morris road, south to the attractiveness of Mr. Heebner's
of Ambler, and erected thereon a home,  music room.
On- disposing of this, they purchased The supervisors of Upper Gwynedd
where S. R. McVaugh now resides, and township are showing their ability as
later purchased the present McFarland road builders and in saving the tax-
property, on North Main street, and payers' money by getting on the job
on selling this Mrs. Howard made her j and  making  the  needed  repairs  now
MUrphy's Real Estate Sales.
Warner Murphy has sold bis two pro*
parties situated at Welsh and Fitzwatertown roads, containing about one
and one-half acres of land to Vernon
A. Benham, of Oermantown. Possession wiU be given about April 1st. The
places were held at $5000. John S.
Mason, of Hatboro, consummated the
sale.
Lansdale Loses.
On Saturday in a league shoot the
Lapsdale Gun. club lost to Glen Willow by the score of 486 to 449. Pfleger
broke 45 of his string.
Highland, of Edge Hill, won out
over Camden by a score of 429 to 424.
C.  M. Hill's Activities.
Clark M. HIU. of Willow Grove, has
assumed ownership of the Maple Olen
blacksmith and wagon building shops,
long conducted by George W. Lenhart.
Mr. Hill will continue the business,
whioh will be under the management
of his brother-in-law, Irvin Barlow,
who was employed for some years by
Mr. Lenhart.
Mr, Hill has broken ground for the
erection of a reinforced concrete garage to hold two oars, for Harry Streeper, on Welsh road, opposite Willow
Orove park. Mr. HUI has also recently estimated on four proposed new
buildings around Willow Grove.
Offers Home to Red Cross.
Congressman Henry W. Watson has
offered his beautiful home, the Beechwood, just outside of Langhorne, in
Bucks county, to the Pennsylvania
chapter of the American Red Cross
society. The offer was made tn a letter sent to the secretary of. the society
by Mr. Watson, who represents the
Eighth Congressional district,
There are 50 acres in _the tract, located along the Lincoln highway. The
mansion is surrounded by broad porches, equipped with ..electricity and will
make an ideal hospital in the event of
war.
home with her daughter, Mrs. William
A. Ferguson, Maple street and Wissahickon  avenue,
Mr. Howard died in October, 1909,
in the 91st year of his age. They had
the following sons and daughters :
WUUam, who died in infancy; Margaret, wife of Wm. A. Ferguson, of Ambler; John R. and Harry, both ef
whom are deceased, and Sarah, wife
of Albert Kulp, of Ambler. The deceased for years was an active worker in the Ambler Methodist ehurch.
The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, services being conducted by Rev.
A. C. James in Calvary Methodist
church, and Interment was made in St.
Thomas' cemetery, Whitemarsh.
DAVID  DUNNETT.
David Dunnett.) husband of the late I
Mary Dunnett, (nee Berkhimer) died
March 24 in Philadelphia. The deceased, who was 84 ydars of age, was
Well known to a number of the older
residents of Ambler, having conducted the Rose, Valley and Springhouse
stores for a number of years. The
funeral took place this Wednesday
from Harold B. Mulligan's establishment, 501 Butler avenue, Ambler, Interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery.
rather than wait until the roads are
in such a condition as to require much
labor .and considerable material. Two
carloads of crushed stone have arrived
and Si places some of the roads have
received a top dressing of the same. *
D. S. Zern, of D. S. _Bsm & Son,
drovers, will shortly leave for the west
where be will purchase a carload of
cowb and public sale of the' same will
be held about April 16. Watch the
"Gazette" for full announcement of the
sale.
Arrangements have been made to
hold the old fashioned spelUng bee,
that had been postpones from the local institute, next Saturday evening in
Roehner's hall. It is open to any one
in the district. Come' out and spend an
enjoyable evening.
SPRINGHOUSE.
Robert M. HalloweU and family were
viaiting relatives at Quakertown on
Sunday.
Mr. Henry McKean Ingersoll is having his house repainted.
Irvin Wick, of Willow, was calling
On friends at thia place on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Hanlon are
spending some time in Atlantic City.
Oliver Haney and family will move
to Broad Axe this Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl H, Saxe, of Lansdale, were visiting relativea at this
place on Wednesday.
Miss Jeannie H. Ingersoll came out
to her country place on Tuesday.
Miss Myrtle Hand spent the weekend with friends in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mary Barr, of Lansdale, visited friends at thns place on Sunday.
The Charles Frank Will.
■ Charles Frank, late of North Wales,
in his will, probated in ths office of
Register of Wills Robert C. Miller,
gives his home oh Montgomery avenue to his widow, Susan, as long as
she lives, the property then reverting
td the son, Harvey, who receives the
residue of the estate and is also named
tne executor.
*
BELFRY.
The Bethel M. E. ohurch members
and many friends greeted the return
of Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Graham
for the new conference year by surrounding-the 'sacred old altar of God
on invitation of the paator and reconsecrating and renewing their covenants. It was a very impressive and
soul strengthening service.
The Bethel Aid society will mftet at
the heme of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin
Dewees on Wednesday evening, April
4.    A large attendance requested.
BLUE BELL.
Wilmer Whittock and family, of Ambler, will move to the Stong farm about
April lst.
WUUam Sholler has purchased a
Ford oar.
Mollie Staples is sick with mumps.
Michael Montgomery, farmer for W.
Lyman Biddle, has planted hia early
potatoes and peas.
Kirk Magill and family have moved
to Cynwyd.
Mn and Mrs. James Fallows visited
frienda. in Ambler last week.
Mrs. Harry Walker, who has been on
the sick list, ls improving.
Wm. J. Cleeland will occupy his residence about April lst.
Mr. and Mrs. David Walker, of West
Point, visited S. D. Shearer on Sundav.
Misses Annie and Clara Roberta were
reoent guests of friends in Ambler.
SPRING MILL.
Supt. A. M. Weaver, of the Conshohooken schools, addressed the class of
1917 of Spring Mill school, last Saturday afternoon.
l;j_S: •Peterson",   wno
afHsigJWBf'to «  charge  at  DoyH
'will     remove     from*    Jarrettow!_|
, Thursday.' -
Several   Horaham   firemen   reepol
: ed  to  the alarm  at the   Walton pr91|
; party,   Neabamlny,   Saturday  eveninH
; and did good work.
Benjamin Eves aftd family, Miss Jennie Shaffer and Mra. E. C. McConnell, '
, of Jarrettown, spent  Thursday afternoon in Oaimantown.
A marriage license  was  granted  in
Bucks  county to  Mr. J.  Russell Cor-
I nell,  of Holland,    and  Miss Anna EL
! Schlachter, of Horsham.
Sjven carloads of crushed stone, 294
I tons in all,  have been spread.. oh tho
{Horsham and Hatboro turnpike, which
resurfaces  the greater portion of tha
highway.
I    On  Monday  ln    Horsham    Friends"
j burying ground were interred the remains of the late Jane H. Kerbaugh,
I of  Norriatown,   widow  of  Thomas  S.
Kerbaugh.
I    On  Sunday   Mr.   and    Mrs.    Franls
: Forker,  of  Horaham,   entertained   the
following:   James  Webster,    of Bethayres, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Savin,
of Germantown.
On Sunday Rev. C. M. Haddaway,
who has been assigned to the pastors-
ate of the Jarrettown Methodist church,
preached on Sunday and made a very
favorable impression.
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Randal.
Fenton, of Dresher, were visited by.
William Welde, Frank Murray and
Misses Barbara, Francis and Anna
Hebele, of Kensington.
Herman Rouess, of Horsham. .\vho
haa been conflned to his horn, afnou
Oct. 10 with inflammatory rheuipeipn-.
was able to walk out during tiie, week,
although ln a very crlnnled condition.
During the week the Meehan company has shipped carloads of nursery
stock to Wayne, Cal.; St. Louis and
Clayton, Mo., and Lexington, Ky. Tho
company has employed 55 Italians for
work In the nurseries.
George SUI, of Horsham, will move
from Wm. J. Tyson's bouse, Horsham
Terrace, to Lee avenua, Willow Grove*
where he has scoured a position with
Arthur Lee, coal and lumber dealer*
of WlUow Orove. The vacated house
will be occupied by Ralph Tyson.
'The Jarrettown branch of the Needlework guild will '-old an entertainment in the Jarrettown school house
next Saturday evening. Ice cream,
cake, candy, aprons, caps will be on
eale Proceeds for the benefit of the
Red Cross fund. Everybody urged
to attend and. help.
Satterthwaite and Paxson, the young
men who stole cars and entered Horaham garages, were held Monday night
at Abington, under $1000 bail for oourt.
Tsaac Warner, Wilmer Wood, A. K.
Williams, J, W, Freas, Frank Jarrett,
of Horsham, and C. W. Willard. of
HalloweU, were witnesses at the hearing and were    able to  identity some
Thomas J. Lane, the Dresher land- «
scape gardener, reports an active season. He has been awarded the care of
RidgCwood farm's- 50-acre apple orchard, and on Tuesday secured the
contract for tha removal ot several
large trees to A, C. Harrison's new property at Laverock. He will also re-
grade the lawn about the M. J. Dilloit
residence at Jarrettown.
On Tuesday afternoon the remains
of James Menefee, colored, were buried in Horsham Friends' burying
ground. Men-ifee at one time resided
in Ambler and later lived in Horsham.
He died as a result of blood poisoning
which developed after his leg was amputated at the Jewish hospital. Ha
was shot ln the limb while under suspicion of having stolen chickens.
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