Ambler Gazette

              The Ambler Gazette.
vol.xxxv.-no. 2
AMBLER.   PA..   JANUARY   24.   1918
$1.75   A   YEAR
COLD POINT
AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings st Local interest to Onr
Readers.
,   has
Con-
was held this Wednesday
tiie home   of Mrs. William
Coal Shortage at Plymouth Consolidat-
ad   School—Plymouth   U.   E. Chureh
Notes—Harmonville and Hickorytown
—Mission     Sunday     School     Pupils
Bring   Wood—Miscellaneous.
William Carr, of Harmonvillel
sold out his butcher business in
shohocken.
Lemuel Rodebaugh. of Hickorytown,
visited. Mrs. Leslie Rodebaugh, in Harmonville, on Thuraday.
The prayer meeting of the Plymouth
U. E. church
evanih" at	
"White.
Miss Edna Berkhimer, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Berkhimer, in Harmonville.
Dr.  E.  F.~ Corsqii;  of Cynwyd,  formerly    of    Plymouth'. Meeting,    ls at j County
Camp Grant and is a lieutenant of the  at Con
324d infantry. '
O. S. .Houseman, manager of the E.
J. Lavino plant, Plymouth Meeting,
who has been sick, ia now able to resume his work.
Mr.  Davis   of  New  York  city.   Who j
la viaiting at J. Thim's,,Cold Point, fell ,
on  the ice last week and injured hia
back painfull)..
-   The    thermometers    at     Plymouth j
Meeting, on  Sunday  registered  4  to  6 i
below zero, while on- Monday the mark
waa 2 above zero.
Rev. R. W. Musselman, pastor of thej
Pylmouth U. E. church, has iiiaugiir- j
ated a caaa in catechiam. The" claaa i
numbers 12 juniors. i
John J. Albright,, of Harmonville,
who haa been quite ill for some weeks,
suffered an attack of pleurisy recently,
but is now somewhat improved.
The    Adams     sisters,     Lilliputians, I
gave  a  ver-*  interesting and instruc- '
tive entertainment in the Plymouth TJ.
E, church Saturday evening.
Elmer Gladfeldter, assistant agent
at Plymouth Meeting station, returned
to duty Monday evening after having
apent several days at. his home in
Elizabeth town.
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. James
Cunningham, of Maple HIU avenue,
entertained Mr. and.Mrs. Forrest Rawlins, of Norristown, and Hugh Cunningham, of Conshohocken,
The plant of the American Magnesia compapy at Plymouth Meeting waa
closed Monday, but owing to a bursted
pipe Sunday night it waa necessary
for some men to work making repalra.
Some of the Plymouth township
farmers,  who still have corn to husk.
"The   Neighbors."
Despite the cold afternoon, a goodly
number of club members gathered for
the "meeting of "The Neighbors" of
Hatboro, on January 19. Miss Goentner, the president, rapped for order at
the usual hour. After the reading of
the collect and the minutes, committee
reports were called for.
The civic .committee announced an
all-day meeting on March 2, the morning session opening at 10.30, and Mrs.
Sutherland-Brown was the afternoon,
speaker. The question of serving coffee that day was discussed and it was
decided to have it and take up a contribution, the money to be used for the
wool fund of the Red Cross.
Mary B. Smith, chairman of the
committee on education, had attended
the meeting of the Consumers' League
of Eastern Pennsylvania on Wednesday and told of the addresses of Miss
Ida Tarhell and Mrs. Florence Kelly.
As an incentive' for the reading cf
poetry, Mrs. Smith has arranged that
member'- a* her committee read two or
three verses from seme inspiring poem
at each meeting.
Miss Anna Darrah reported the' aala
of 2668 Red Cross stamps at Christmas time. Mrs. Martha B. Mitchell
told of the meeting of the Montgomery
Federation  of Women's  clubs
      hohockeh on January 16.   Miss
Marie .Yerkes read Kipling's poem,
Recessional."
UNFAIR TO
FIRE COMPANY.
Some Members Take Advantage of
Privileges.
Pool Room Facilities Abused and
Lights Burn Until Wea Hours—Attitude Condemned at Regular Meeting
—Several   Gifts.
At a short meeting of the Wissahickon Fire company, held last Friday
evening, the members present severely
criticized the custom of certain members in encouraging non-members to
avail themselves of the facilities of
the buiding, especially the pool table.
It was stated that on several occasions
this haa happened and lights have
been seen in the Are house until 4
o'clock in the morning. The names
of the accused members were freely
mentioned at the meeting, and steps
will be taken to have them dealt with
unless this practice is discontinued at
once.
It  was  also  stated  that the  use  of
the  telephones  has  also  been  abused
some residents transacting private
WHITPAIN AND
f L. GWYNEDD.
Who's Wbo and What's Wbat in the
Two Townships.
GEO. G. DAVIS
... IS DECEASED.
Veteran Fort Washington Undertaker Passes Away.
HORSHAM AND
UPPER DUBLIN.
Miscellaneous  Items of Interest te
Many Readers.
in Braunfeldt
Notes of In-
Miscellaneous
I        	
business over the line,
ia in    violation of the
The program for the afternoon wa 	
owned with a piano solo, "The Awak-   the  telephone  companies.
en lng of Spring," by Miss Truesdale. The by-laws and the house
.Misa f:\--n Jarrett's paper on "Robert
Burns" told nf his life.   At the time of
his death    in 179(1, he  was not    very
highly esteemed, but in 1896. 100 years i
later, persons of many countries Join- I
ed in paying tribute to his memory.
Mrs.   Judith   Shook    presented    his
poem,  "The  Cotter's Saturday NighV i
giving a scholarly  review of this, hia
longest poem.    Miss Florence Twining
read the .paper of Mra. Mary C. Wil- I
Hams, "The Story of Highland Mary,"
flrst   reading     the   poem,     "Highland
Mary."    At the" close she sang "Mary
of Argyle." an old Sootch poem, and I
Marion   Warner  accompanied   her   on |
the piano.        - f__ —   !
"The Quality in Burn* Ballads That
Touches the Heart" waa the subject
of a paper by ..Miss Martha Hallowell.
She quoted from many of them, aome
being "My Father Waa a Farmer,"
"Jo Anderson; My. Jo, Jobn," "I Have
a Wife of My Own," "Auld Lang
Syne." "A Man's1, a Man For a' That."
His ballads have as many different
qualities aa he has ballade.
The club adjourned, to meet on February 2, when the topic will be health
and hygiene. The program is in the
hands of Mra. Helen F. D. Acton and
Mra. Stella Robinson.
which practice
contract with
Conshohocken's   New  Plant.
Conahohocken ia to have a new and
1 important industry    that  will  employ
| from 100 to 160 men. at the start and
jbi: Jotfn and George Wilson,-• oii pIans gji un(fer wa t0
Hickorytown; George Sheller, George of the most imi,m.tant
Exley  and     John   Larkins,    of     Cold,  the town.
^I'Ji*'     -.  _, _, _ i       ,      ■»«■• As announced in last
Misa    Katharine    Rodebaugh,    Mias I jjjer Gazette " Richard V
Nettie Ambers,    Mrs. Jamea Frith, of I of Ambler, sold ,to the Ford &
Hickorytown. and other residents have I comr,any. of Philadelphia, that
been enjoying.tte .ak__|sp*-*™  *u= *-»■■*—*-•»•—■ —^m—   > -     *-
in    Qeqrge    few,
MHRl. 4pymouth Meo ^^^
evening a meeting^.'HT-^B
ganlze a  woman's  missionary  society,
at which time Mi"*. Amanda Niedhawk.
of Reading, will assist.     ,
Mis-". Anna C. Garretson. who resides with Mra. Mary Livesey, Plymouth
Meeting, fell on the ice last Saluriay
morning and dislocated her shoulder.
She was on her way to Norrlatown at
the time and pluckily continued as far
as H. <). Young's store, where she was
taken ill. | jn
The  Men's Bible class, of Plymouth | which
make it one
industries   of
week's  ''Am-
Mattison, Jr.,
Kendig
      _______________________________     portion
a.  the..;, site, 'formerly occupied   by   the
iqngmeac]   Iron   .coprp&ny    exb
tyST^'etoagiAv_it Mi* jj-isC
 If'dnd'•" Steer:company -to- ^CfterFj!
Iffreet' and from Washington street to
the canal, a plot containing about 7%
acres of land and aeveral brick buildings. The transfer of the property *will
be made about February 1 after which
the new owners will begin equipping
with machinery,
y will be the fabrication
  ^^^^^^^^^ committees will take up the problem thia Friday evening at their meeting, and it
is thought the situation can be satisfactorily  coped   with.
The games committee reported the
receipt of $7.65.
George Spencer, Lewis Spencer, J.
H. Thompson and Nathaniel Hoodmacher were elected membera, and one
proposition was received.
It waa atated that the apparatus ia
in good conditon, with minor repair-
still necessary on the Pierce-Arrow
car,
J. G. Rempp & Son, of Springhouse,
purchased the running gears of the
old horae-drawn chemical machine and
presented check for $35 in payment of
same.
The ambulance waa called into servjc
on Jan. 8, on application of Dr. [Mary
P. H. Hough, to remove Mrs. Philim
Wood to the Cheatnut Hill hospital-.
Chief Hayden reported that E. H.]
Johnson, Jr.,has presented a pair of
wheel chains to tne company for use
on the ambulance.
It was decided to pay $60 on account
of the company's $200 note due Jan..
22 tn favor of Robert M. Hallowell.
The colony club, through Mrs. R. J.
Rolston,  requested  permission  to., hold «_
an illustrated lecture in the town hall __-_
on   Jan.   30,   the   lecture   being  by   J.l
Henry   Scattergood     on   the     subject,'
"Reconstruction Work in France."   The,
application was referred  to the houaeh*rm
committee; 1 *°e.
Argument for New Trial
Arson Case—Blue  Bell
tereat—Personal    and    ^^^^^^^^^
Items.
Temperature was about four below
zero at Blue Bell Sunday morning.
Samuel Fisher shipped 450 bushels
of wheat from the Hoopeston farm to
Lansdale mill on Thursday.
Mr. A. 8. Valentine and family visited their country residence on Wednesday.
Services will be continued as usual
in Boehm's church, Blue Bell, Sunday
evening.
j Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bernhard moved
from Heist's farm to Taylor's farm at
Springhouse.
- Miss Edith Hoffman, of Ambler,
Spent several days with Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Phipps. of Blue Bell.
Irwin R. Hickson and family, of
Whitemarsh, were recent guests with
Mr. Frank Hibschman and family.
1- Mr. and Mrs. Horace Phipps, of. Blue
Bell, visited Eugene Kratz, of Prospectville, at Chestnut Hill hospital, on
Sunday afternoon.
Albert T. Smith, son of the late Edward B. Smith, of Gwynedd Valley,
has been posted for membership on
the Philadelphia stock exchange.
Rev.'and  Mrs.  Joseph   Yost    entertained Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wentz on
| Tuesday evening of last week in honor of their fifth  wedding anniversary.
The anniversary of the sewing circle of Boehm's church, Blue Bell, will
be held next Saturday evening in 'he
Whitpain high school. Admission free.
Cake and ice cream for sale. An interesting program. All welcome.
I On account of the acarolty of coal
| Mrs. John Preston has generously
opened her house to the Red Cross
auxiliary of this place. The meetings
[have been previously held in the old
.Whitpain high school building.
The director of consuls at Washington haa "appointed Horace C. Jenkins,
son of Jury Commissioner and Mrs.
[.Walter II. Jenkins, of Gwynedd, to be
IT. S. consul at Genoa, Italy. Mr.
Jenkins expects to sail for Italy early
next month and take charge of the
-consulate. Mr. Jenkins la professor I siike
of French at Girard college and has Aaron
also been connected with aeveral other
•educational institutions. His brother,
im Jenkins, ia at preaent IT. S.
consul at Trebissond. Russia.
Pr.  Robert Meade Smith,    of    near
jsjwynedd   Valley,    fractured   hia    left
when' he slipped and fell on the
Waa Engaged in Local Business for 44 . Jane   K
Years—Sketch   of  His  Active   Ufa—I     Open,
TJ. E. church, met laat Friday evening
at the parsonage, and will meet the
first Friday evening in February at tne
bome of George Mosely, Harmonville,
at whioh time the class will be reorganized and probably be placed under
the State Sabbath -School association.
The fires at the Plymouth Consolidated achool were allowed to go out
Friday because of coal shortage, and
on Tueaday they were started, .sessions being resumed thia Wedneaday
morning. The Ivy Rock and Black
Horse school buildings, which have
sufflicient -''coal, were in session on
Monday.
Mrs. James -Exley, of North Wales,
who apent several days with " Mrs.
George Exley. Cold Point, fell on the
ice, Friday afternoon, while, opposite
the former residence of George Kerper,
Cold Point, and injured her spine ao
severely that ahe was obliged to spend
the night with the family of Warren
Atkins. She was removed to her home
the next day.
Frank C. Hiltner, of Conahohocken,
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Cunningham, of Plymouth Meeting, who
has been stationed at Fort Slocum, has
been made a corporal. He was transferred to Fort Ethan Allen. Vermont,
and then to Camp .Shelby, Hattiea-
burg, Miss. He has also been acting aa
clerk in the Headquarters company.
Mr. and Mrs. James Cunningham, of
Plymouth Meeting, are justly proud of
a photograph of their family showing
five generations, as follows : Mrs.
Martha J. Blair, who* is Mrs. Cunning,-,
ham's mother, Mrs. James Cunningham, Mrs. George Hiltner, of Consho-
hot-ken; Walter Hiltner,* of Norriatown. and Forest R, Hiltner, the latter being aged six months .
Next Sunday regular services will be
conducted in the Plymouth TJ. E.
church. In the evening plans will be
formulated for holding a big patriotic
meeting in tho church on Sunday
evening, Feb. 17. under the auspices
of the church and the Cold Point, P.
O. S. of A. Two lodges from Conshohocken and several from Norristown
will be present. The chief speaker will
be Mr. Helms, secretary of the state)
camp P. O. S. of A., and he will at
the same time dedicate a service flag
which the church and the Cold Point
camp will unfurl in honor of their
members in the service.
Last Sunday morning in Plymouth,
TT. E. church a children's service was
conducted by the pastor. Rev. R. W.
Musselman. Clara       Weldemoyerl
Breisch, Dorothy Everson "Maxwell,
Margaret Haley 'Smith and Virginia
Alberta Miller were baptized, while
Albert H. Hiltner, of Harmonville, was
baptized and admitted to membership
in the church. A program of music,
contributed' by a dozen or more children, was an interesting feature. The
Sunday evening service was devoted
[ by the pastor to the. consideration of
the following sacred hymns : "Abide
With Me," "Hold the -Fort," "Jesus,
Lover of My Soul," "Nearer, My God,
to Thee" and "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought.'.'. A short history of each
was most interestingly given.
the- building
Thc Indus
of iron and
bent, coiled,
various uses
new owners
ne<
will
Sittings for Income Tax Returns.   '
Following are the places of sittings,]
dates, and names of the United States
I income    tax  instructors,-    assigned  to
J this county.    It is planned to instruct!
I the taxpayer.and assist him in making
turn.    The instructors    will,
. 7T""1!? iSfttSW-Tr .if TmiSti
Norristdwrf," "Jan. 21;-to Tm>; 6, Singer
and Scheisser, court house; Conshohocken. Jan. 21 to Feb. 2. Kelly, post-
office building; Pottstown, Jan. 21 to
Feb. 9, McDonough, poatofflce
ing; Royersford, Jan. 21 to Feb. 2, McGrath, postoffice building; Ardmore.
Jan. 21 to Feb. 2. Albright. postoffice
building;   Lansdale,  Feb. 4  to Fab. 18.
The    Lower    Gwynedd    blacksmith
shop near Wm. Penn Inn will be closed
for the rfrescribed Mondays according
tp the-.tfarfleld order.
e____. Beaumont and family, who are
in Philadelphia
at tlj&i'r summei
ipiaday-;. .... •	
KstyWf-rssSgS]
Jofg&^DvjHoDg
tire Reiger   farm]
fot
•  the   winter
me in Gwyn
were
■iid on
Fred.
Anna
}fifraa atatefl^frat I ffi-fr.
WWeFjfirhaSff'bf | w£f
Springnouse,    had
steel pipe.    Pipe  will  be  McDonough.   postoffice
shaped  and   cut  for  the  kintown,  Feb. 2 to Fel
It ia the intention of the | Jenkintown Truat Co.
to erect additional bundled and to build a foundry
give employment to mam
building;    Jon
16, Scheis-.e;
i skilled workmen. 	
Mr. A. E. .Foi-d, of the Ford & Ken-
dig  company;   laat  week,   viaited   the
I site and found the buildings in good
condition and adaptable for tbe new
business.    He  aaid   the  plant  will  be
j equipped as aoon aa possible and that
operations will begin with the employment of   from 100 to 150   men.    fhe
I company expects to  begin operations
I in the early apring.
Mr. For* stated it ls the intention to
! Gaa Company Asks to  Inoraase  Rates.
j    The   Philadelphia  Suburban   Gas   &
' Electric  company, operating in  Ches-
I ter, Clifton Heights, Darby, Lansdowne
I and Media and other porta of Delaware
county, has filed  with  the Public Service   commission,   to  become   effective
I on  February  17,  a  supplement   to  ita
I tariff    of rates providing    for an increase in the minimum charge from 50
I cents to 60 cents per month and an advance of from lo to 20 centa per 1.000
I cubic feet in the rates charged for gas
consumed.   .The  new tariff    contains
-?™eJ°? ^?JPla™t and pKt>eetB it *t»"ber | the following'seheduVe oTratea^
c_m_  a, very important factor among
Conshohocken's industries.
The new own?rs are'old established
Philadelphia business men and the
company is one of the largest, if tot
the large-'t, handlers of pipe in specialties business and do a national business.
Red  Cross   Needs   Help.
appeal has bean made
chairman
strong
J.  Howard
Breed,
_r
A
Mra
the surgical department of the Norriatown branch of the American Red
Croaa, for every patriotic woman of
Norriatown go to city hall and do he|
full share.
Mrs. Breed states    that the Norriatown   branch    did     ao   well   on     the
December    rush    order    for    surgical
dressings that the women are now re- I
quested to deliver a large  number ofl
dressings before February 1 and if the]
local branch is desirous of maintaining ita high reputation on the rush or- |
der to be made up during the coming-
week, it is essential to even do more
work     than   haa   been     accomplished
since Christmas.
■ The workrooms    at  city hall  headquarters are open from 9  a. m.  until
5    p.    m.   on    Tuesday,    Wednesdl
Thursday and Friday.   Bring an a
a head covering and scissors.
Material   for   making  the   dressings
will be furnished at headquarters.
Minimum, 500 cubic feet or less] 651
I cents,   less   five   cents,   net   60   cents;
first 5000 cubic feet or less, $1.30 pert
: 11)00, less 10 centa per 1000, net $1.20;
second   5000  c.ubie  feet  or   leas,   $1.25.
{less. 10 oents,    net $1.15;    next 10,000
cubic feet or less, $1.20, leas 10 cents,
! net $1.10; next 20 000 cubic feet or\esa.
| $1.10, less 10 cents, net $1;  next 40,000
cubic   feet,   95   cents;   next   70,000,   90
cents;     next  100,000,  85  cents;     next
150,000,    SO   cents;     next  200,000,    751
cents;     next  400.000,   66  oents;     next
I 600,000.  60  cents; . all over 1,600,000,
I 65 cents.
Local Farmers to Gat Nitrate.
Notice has been given to A. K. Rothenberger, agricultural agent for Montgomery county, that the TT. S. department of agriculture will sell at cost a
supply of nitrate of soda to farmera
in Montgomery county.
The nitrate was purchased through
the   war  industries   board   under   the
authority of the food control act as a
part of the program    for stimulating
agricultural production.   It will be unloaded at Atlantic porta, and the price
will be $75.50 a ton, free on board cars
at port of arrival.   Farmers are to pay
att.-r \to addition freight from port of ar-
„,.„y'  rival and the state fertiliser tag fee.
vron. I        HOW TO OBTAIN NITRATE.
gone to   work at  Hog Island: Instead,
however, he is managing the Woodmere
■build* I Property,    Chestnut   Hill,    for   C.    R.
™ Smith," who ia spending- the winter at
the Traymore, Atlantic City.    Mr. Roberta la aaaisted by his son Merlin.
Among tli ' Penllyn boys who have
failed to return questionnaires are the
following: Archie M. Mcllatton,
Thomas Shierin. George Johnson,
Martin Mullin, John J. Cunningham.
Argument was heard in Norriatown
last week for a new trial in the case
of Edward S. Braunfeldt, of Lower
Gwynedd. who waa convicted in December of setting fire to buildings of
hia wife in order to get Insurance
money. Aside from the allegations
tbat the Jury's finding was against the
evidence and Judge's charge it is stated- that Braunfeldt was unfortunate
in being deprived of the testimony of
five material witnesses, four who are
in the army and one on account of Illness. Complaint is also made that he
was required by a deputy state fire
marshal to submit to an examination
and testify concerning the fire, the
subject of the defendant's prosecution. I
and thereafter was prosecuted therefor j
in contravention of section 6 of act of
June 3. 1911. Another reason ia that:
the caae was started for trial at the
end of a week, when the jurors were
tired, and continued for six days and
one night, and therefore was an ex- I
traordinary strain upon the jurors, as
was indicated by nt least one
juror who fell asleep at considerable
I periods of. each day of the trial. Complaint is alao made that detectives and
j officials of insurance companies ti-ail-
| ed membera of Braunfeldt'a family and
I made improper and illegal remarks
; tending to have a detrimental effect
I upon the outcome of the case. It ia
I also alleged that Braunfeldt'a wife waa
unnecessarily publicly humiliated, her
unconscious actions raaulting In prejudicing the cause of the defendant-
through no fault of hia. Her actions
(shaking her head while her huaband
waa on the witness stand were) attributed to her highly nervous and
sensitive temperament. It ia alleged
that the assistant diatrict attorney
misquoted the evidence during hia address to the jury at the end of the
trial.
"Reconstruction  Work    in  France"*'
I by   "   ~~
Succeeded    Hit    Grandfather.   MM
Gamble—Will   Be  Laid   In   Roaa  Hill
Cemetery on  Saturday.
George   G.   Davia,  of  Upper  Dublin
j townabip.   Fort  Washington,    is  dead.
! For a continuous period of 44 yeara he
| conducted   the    undertaking  business.
i He suffered a stroke laat Friday at 4
I o'clock and never wholly rallied, death
ensuing Tueaday moruiiuj at 9.
The deceased    was born in    Upper
i Dublin townahip on June 25, 1845, being the son of the late John and Jane
S. Gamble Davis, who then resided at
the  old  house  now  included  in  Rose
I Hill   cemetery   property  east   of   Am-
I bier.   His mother was the daughter of
John Gamble, also an undertaker, who
for 38 years was located at the corner
of Susquehanna Street road and Fort
Washington    avenue,    eaat    of    Fort
Waahington.    The deceased    had  one
brother, John 8., now residing at Rose
I Hill,     and   sisters :     Anna,     Wife   of
I Alexander McAfee, both deceased, and
Margaret,    now of Schuylkill    Haven,
! wife of the late Robert. Buchanan, o'
near Ambler.
The forebears of this well-known
family were Welshmen, the grand lath, -
re of the deceased dying in Wales, the
! widow afterwards bringing the family
• to America.   She had twd
I uel and John.   The latter
I die life, March 20, 1850, at Puff".-. Corner. Hia wife, Jane S. Gamble, waa
a daughter of John and Mary Service
Gamble-,  natives of Ireland,  who emi-
J gmted to America and settled in Bucks
county about 1885.
Mra. Davia, who survives, waa Lydia
S. Freas, who waa born Aug. 10, 1844,
the daughter of Jesse Freas and Hannah Carlvar, of Pennsburg, but who
made her home with her uncle, Adam,
of Flourtown. She was one of tive
children, a brother dying in infancy.
The three sisters are : Annie, deceased, wife of Benjamin F. Sell, of Barto,
I now of Reading; Mary, wife of William Biahop, of Quakertown, both de-
| ceased;   Kate, deceased, wife of Rufus
of Philadelphia; Susan, wife of
   Freas, of Milford -Square.
The deceased attended the township
schools and at the age of 16 went with
hia grandfather and learned the undertaking business. Later he followed.cav-
j pentering, but on death of John Gamble in 1874, the subject of this sketch
succeeded to the business, which hi
successfully conducted for 44 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis were wedded on
Feb. 6, 1866, and they have the foliqw-
I ing    son  and    daughters :    Margaret,
►wife  of Frank Potts,    of Jarrettown;
! Jesse T., of Ambler;  Ida May,  wife of
S.  Arnold,  of  Fort  Washingt
who resides at home and Elii
Wife   .Of^^^ert Smith,    of
PrHeTuneral 'wili'. be '*held   SaYunll
afternoon . at   1   o'clock   from   his   late]
home, and interment will be privatelj]
made in Roae'Hill cemetery.
Dublin
Jarrett   Is   Deceased—Schools
but  Saving    of   Coal—Upper
^^^^^^   Schools     Open—Eventa    At
Jarrettown and Dresher.
Auguat, aon of John Rotelle, of
Dreaher, is ill with tonsilitis.
The Meehan nursery wholesale office
at Dresher was closed on Monday.
Benjamin Eves and family and Miss
Jennie Shaffer, of Jarrettown, apent
Tuesday in Philadelphia.
The annual chicken supper of the
Jarrettown M. E. church will be held
on Saturday evening, Feb. 9, Ice
cream will alao be for aale.
Jamea Farrell. of Philadelphia, vis-
tied Mrs. Cornelius Lane at Dresher
Saturday.
Miss Bessie Lightkep, of Jarrettown,
spent Saturday in Philadelphia.
Mr. Mann, of Jarrettown, who has
been sick for several months, la somewhat improved.
Joseph Lare, uf Jarrettown, who ls
in the county home, Norrlatown, la
improving in health.
Harold Lightkep, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with his parents in Jar.
rettown.
Davenport Plumer.
Gl.-:i, who has been
day to spend io days
IIIc- i.-i staying at  Hole
Howard   MeCor.nc.ll,
who   is     employed -at
of near
ill.   left
in Atlan    	
y Dennis.
of Jarrettown,
Midvale    Steel
Maple
Satur-
Clty.
sons—Sam-1 works, made a business trip to Dela-
Hed in mid-I mar.  Del., on Friday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ford, of Horsham,
I spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Wil lit s, at Camden. N. J.
Jesse Ford, of Worcester, Mass.,
spent the week-end with his mother,
I Mrs. Elizabeth Ford, at Horsham.
Misa Grace Frick, of Dreaher, has
returned from Chestnut Hill hospital
and is recovering from her operation
for  appendicitis.
On Thursday last about noon Amanda Barclay, housekeeper for Jacob
Moore, of Horsham, had the misfortune to fall on a slippery place an-1
r brake her wrist.
John Ford, of near Fitzwatertown,
sold four very flne hogs to Frank Palmer, of Horsham. They weighed nearly 1700 pounds and were of the Jersey
red breed.
Robert Wier, of Horaham, had two
seven-months-old hogs to dress 200
pounds each. They were delivered to
Palmer's abattoir.
Howard C. Mann, of Maple Glen, and
Horace A. Geatreil, of Horaham, each.
had two very flne hoga killed at the
Palmer Horsham plant.
Mrs. Charles W. Willard, of HalloweU, haa been on the sick list.
The Three Tuns, Jarrettown and
Mathias Sheeleigh school, of Upper
Dublin township, which have been
closed for two weeks owing to coal
scarcity, reopened Tueaday morning.  ..
James  McKnight^. who has  been ^at
OBITUARY.
MRS
Ans
ANSTINA APPLE.
Mrs. Anstina Apple, for many years ,
' a prominent resident of Conshohocken, j
| died, Friday night, at her home in
! Red Lions, Pa., death coming very .
suddenly, being due to hemmorrhagea. i
She was 82 years of age on the day;
I on which ahe died.
Mra. Apple was a resident of that
borough for many years and the moth- .
er of a prominent undertaker of that.
vicinity. She waa a charter member
of St. Mark's Lutheran church, and, j
during her residence there,* very active ,
| in its work. She removed to Red Lion |
I a number of years ago.
She  was apparently in  good  health I
up  until  her birthday.    Early  in  the
day ahe grew very ill, and her condi- I
tion rapidly became worse until death.
ensued.
Miss Ethel Apple, of Fayette stre.'t
Conahohocken, is a granddaughter.
The body was brought to- the J
home of her nephew, Howard K. i
Cressman,* at Barren Hill, from which j
j place "the funeral took place, Tuesday
afternoon, nt 3 o'clock. Services were,
conducted at the house. Interment in
Barren Hill cemetery.
LYDIA  SMITH.
Lydia, wife of Stephen D. Smith, of I
Lindenwold farms,    Ambler, died    in.
Chestnut   Hill   "hospital   on    Sunday
evening of a complication of diseases,.
aged   5|3   years.    She  was  a  niece  of
Wm. J. Devine, superintendent of the
farms, and together with her huaband
had  lived there for 14 yeara, coming'
from Frankford.   Funeral services will I
be held Fridav afternoon between 2 and !
XF8.'-nHlltani EHtott, and. his brother!
Robert McKnight, before he leaves for
France;   '
The ninth grade class of the Jarrettown sohool will be transferred tc.
the Fort "Washington public school,'
Miss Hazel Clayton, who resigned ac*
teacher of that grade at the Jarrettown school, having secured a position
in Washington, D. C.
Horsham schools were open on Monday. The Babylon building was out of
coal on Friday, but the next,day Director F. W. Worth secured a supply
from the Prospectville school and since
then the Babylon school has been open.
The scarcity at the Penn Blair school1
haa alao been relieved by help front
the bins at the Prospectville school.
Charles R. Rutherford, of Hallowell',
has been on the sick list for a few-
days.
William Doyle, of Horsham, has been
quite ill.
H. S. Nash kept his Horsham, hotel,
Hallowell, closed on Monday.
Harry Dieter, who spent some daya
with his father at Hallowell, has returned   to  Philadelphia.
Misa  Katharine Whiteside,    who. la-
employed    in  Philadelphia,    spent the-
week-end and  Monday with  her parenta,  Mr. and Mrs.. Joseph K. Whiteside, at Hallowell.
I     Misa  Florence   Whiteside,    daughter
I of Mr. and Mrs. William Whiteside, of
! Hallowell. a student at the West Ches-
' etr State Normal school, has been ilf
! at the latter institution With a heavy
cold.
On Wednesday evening of last week
while returning from Philadelphia with
', his empty    motor    truck,    Joseph  IC.
. Whiteside,  of  Hallowell,   discovered   __
number of passengers at Willow Grove
seriously inconvenienced  and  subject-
I ed to considerable delay by reason of
i the breaking of the trolley car axle.
' Inasmuch as the persons were bound
for  points    further
Appllcationa for a part of~tt»~ioo.- ' — J" ^5____ Scattergood
Illustrated Lecture in Ambler.
An invitation    la extended by   the
members of the Colony club of Ambler
to their friends to attend an illustrated
lecture by J. Henry Scattergood, Wednesday evening, Jan. 30th, in the town
{hall, Ambler, the subject being,  "Rei-
knstructiqn Work in France."
(Continued  on Page S).
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Leroy Hallman in Serious Condition.
Leroy Hallman, of Trooper, whose
right arm was crushed in the roller* of
a machine at the Philadelphia mint, ta
rtow tn serious condition at Charity
hospital, although it ia hoped that the
operation will save his life.-f
The accident occurred, laat Thursday, and th© patient was' taken to his
home the following- day. Despite the
attention that Dr. M. Y. Weber, Evans-
burg, at once* gave, gangrene developed.
000 tons of nitrate bought by the government will be received only from actual farmera or owner or holders of
farms for uae on their land, and mav
be made through County Agent A K
Rothenbergar,
No money will be required with the
application but upon notice from the
county agent farmera who have signed
, applications muat deposit with a local
I hank, association, or individual de-
I signated by the secretary of agriculture to act as the farmers' agent for
that purpose, money to cover the cost
of the fertilizer except the freight
fharge. After the money is tranamit-
ted to Waahington the nitrate will be
shipped to the farmera. If aDnHca-
tlona for the nitrate exceed the bud-
Ply of about 100,000 tone the government will allot the aupply on a uro
rata basis among those who applied
Applications must be received bv Wh '
ruary 4.
 __^__ special representative of the American Friends-
service committee and member of the
American Red Croaa commission to
France, will be discussed on* Wednesday evening, Jan. 30, in Ambler borough hall.
—The. Bucks oounty almshouse had
a record year, completing 1917 with a
balance of $161. ,
—The Perkiomen branch of the
American Red, Croaa ln one week recently sent to the chapter in Philadelphia 100 quart Jars. 88 pints and 164
glasses filled with jelly, preserves and
canned fruit.
Skippack Thieves Scared Off.
Using ice tonga to smash a window
and the inside blinds at the Vallev
House hotel, Skippack. thieves made so
much noise that they aroused Landlord
Croll and were frightened away savs
a message from Skippack. Mr Crill
sent a parting shot after them from
a revolver but the intruders escaned
without injury. =>«.«i«u
WEDDED.
SAWYER—DIETERLE.
William H. Sawyer and Minnie A. R.
Dieterle, both of Philadelphia, .were
united in marriage at the St. John's
Lutheran parsonage. Ambler, by Rev.
G. A. Knerr on Saturday afternoon.
Tbey were accompanied by Mrs. Aug.
Shoiz, Henry Sholz and Mra. Agnes
Wolf, of Ambler. After the ceremony
the happy pair left on their wedding
tour,
HOFFMAN—SUPER.
Robert Hoffman and Miss Kittie H.
Super, both of Minersville. Pa., were
united in marriage by Rev. G. A. Knerr,
of Ambler, In Minersville, on Monday. The bride Is a cousin of Mrs. C.
A. Bridesman,  of Ambler.
^^^^ further  up  the    line   Mr.
8 o'clock. Also on Thursday evening I Whiteside loaded them in his truck
from 7 to 9 a service will be conducted anr* t-1"*; helped them on their several
by the Sons and Daughters of Liberty, ^aya. He not onlv earned their warm
of Ambler, and the Ladies' P. O. S. of i thanks, but was also remembered with
a cash bonus as well.
A., of Lansdale, of which lodges Mrs.
Smith was a member, and also between
these hours friends may view the
body at the home.
Red   Crosa   Notes.
—The Rockledge Fire company will
purchase a new motor pumping engine
and has elected these officers : President, William T. Jonea; vioe president
Harry Goebel; secretary, G. j. Tongue
Jr., treasurer, J. L. Sheppard; fire
-himt, R. Or. Russell.
It is not known as yet exactly how
much money tbe wool committee made
at the moving picture performance on
Tuesday e.vening, but the tickets were:
very well sold, considering the bad
weather and the uncertainty of having
the performance on account of the
fuel administrator's orders. The next
moving picture performance for the
wool fund will be given on Feb. 28.
The people of Ambler should feel it
their duty to support these benefits.
as they are the only means by which
the wool committee raises money. It
may not be known that the wool committee requisitions only half of the
wool used for the knitting, and the
sweaters, helmets, etc., made with this,
wool must be sent back to the Philadelphia headquarters, the other half is
purchased by the proceeds of the moving picture shows, and the goods made
from this wool are used for the Ambler boys who go Into tbe service. Any
donations towards this fund are very
welcome.
The attendance la the surgical dressings rooms has been very discouraging.
Ambler has been given aa allotment of
articles which it must make and turn
in each month. This is a new feature,
and we want to do what is asked of us.
The Ambler branch has made such a
splendid showing so far, that we do
not want to drop behind nc-v. Cannot
tbta women find t'-n--> tn %,._._ g% least
oae-balf a dr _____ wrn-v
The 7.30 south-bound trolley car on
Monday broke an axle at the Hallowell switch, and the paaaengers were
obliged to wait until the 8.12 oar came
along.
Diatrict President I. W. Sleath, of
Ambler, installed the newly elected
officers of Washington camp, No. 224,
P. O. S. of A., of Jarrettown, on Wednesday evening of last week,
Jane Jarrett, widow of G-sorge W.
Jarrett. of Davis Grove, died Monday
evening. She waa the daughter of the
late Benjamin and Mary Kerbaugh,
long-time residents of Horsham. The
deceased had been ill for aome time,
aad last fall spent a few weeks in Atlantic City, from which place ahe re-
Chriatmas.    She
sons and daugh-
of Kintnersville:
Mass;;   Mary,  of
who   resides   at
turned    just before
leaves the following
ten:    Benjamin K.J
Anna J.,  of Boston,
Jenkintown:   Arthur       	
home.' She also leaves a brother.
Charlea Kerbaugh, of Ambler, Mr.
Jarrett died two years ago. Thc funeral will be held this Thursday morning at 11 o'clock with services in the
Horsham Friends' meeting houae. Interment in the adjoining burying
ground.
Alvah. son of Mr. and Mra. Howard
H. Williams, of Horsham, who haa
been at Camp Meade, has been trans-j
ferred to Fort Myers. Va.
Miss Ethel Robinson, of Dresher;
spent the week-*nd with friends tn
Frankford.
William Lightkep, of Jarrettown]
who haa been on the sick list, la improving. .
■'age 8).