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* The •_»-■*' kt. ITE VOL. XX11-NO: 18. AMBLER, PAn MARCH 24, 1904. $1.25 A YEAR YOUR HELP I SOLICITED. Wissahickon Fire Company, of Ambler, Presents Statement Be Undertaking Borough Work tho Company Ha. Prospered—HcrMI Being Paid For—Organization on Bii.luesB-l.lke Ban- ■Is—Contributory Member. Wanted How is the Wissahickon Fire company, of Anibler, progressing is a Question that has often been asked by 'the citizens of our town. Previous* to March, 1903, the progress made by the company was about the same as made during other • years. Commencing with March thA members became active. Something had to be done. It was almost impossible to get the new engine to a fire with any rapidity by pulling it, and only through the kindness of Mr. J. Watson Craft the company was able to get the engine to some .of the tires as quickly as they did. Mr. Craft was always ready when an alarm was stranded to allow the company the use of a pair of hones from nis stable. It was imposing oil good nature in expecting that Mr. Graft should always furnish horses, and the members came to the conclusion that they must procure animals of their own**in older that the department might become more efficient. What to do with the horses besides using them in palling the engine to fires, was tin hlxt problem that confronted the company, which felt that these horses must earn enough to pay for feeding them and also * to pay a driver. The question wag answered by presenting a'bid to council for the street work, which was accepted by that body, and which proved to be the right solution of the question. How to pay* for these horses was the next problem. This was met by tlie company accepting the work of sprink- g the streets during the summer, the company is happy to say that s also proved the right move. By _ lepting this work the oompany was compelled to secure another pair Of horses. These two teams earned enough to pay for themselves.—feed, driver, and $158 on he two fire horses. " There is no doubt that the citizens of our town will be surprised to know that the liabilities of the oompany at the. time council accepted the company's bid to do tiie street work amounted to $828.10. This sum was incurred in purchasing four horses, one cart,, one sprinkler wagon and four sets of harness. The company not only met its running expenses, but was able to pay $518.10 on the $823.10, leaving a balance at the present time of $800. Tllere ,s no doubt that all will agree that the member, of the Wissahickon Fire oompany have been wording hard during the 13 months they have had horses. In order that tlie public may know. what tlie receipts and expenditures of ,the company are from month to month, tlie following, statement is given. for the month's of December, January, February and March: DE. DECEMBER. Proposition' lee of Valentine Koebler ...J 1 00 CE. DECEMBER. R. Ford, salary '. 48 00 Mrs. J. M. Stackhouse.rent of stable 4 mos. 24,00 R. Dager, use of team io 00 Ambler band, furnishing music at parade In Norristown....... ,.„.,. 40 00 Total _,.„ S122 00 DR. JANUARY. Ambler Borough council for street work ...s 99 00 Proposition fee of N. B. Meyers.................. 1 00 Wm. I. Devine, dues 1 00 Total....*. ......$ 92 00 CR. JANUARY. Paid on note in Ambler bank .....f 52 50 R. Ford, salary, and hired help 84 90 William Thomas, balance on harness 15 00 R. Dager, balance on sprinkler wagon 40 00 Total ..192 40 DR. FEBRUARY. Ambler Borougb, for 2 months work on streets....... •$_>(* 15 CR. FEBRUARY. Paid on note, Ambler bank S 5113 R. Ford, salary.... 60 00 Keasbey & Mattison Co., waste 2 00 J. W. Craf%, feed 26 48 J. McClain, 100 bundles fodder 4 00 A. Hoyden, shoeing horses, repair work.... 25 40 Total (169 01 DR. MARCH. A. Hayden, contribution for sprinkling.. ..$ 7 50 CR. MARCH. Insurance on horses f 7 86 The above statement will give anyone who is interested in the fire company an idea how the company is transacting its business. A word about the membership. The Wissahickon Fire company is composed of working men, about 19 in all, who are assigned as follows: Chief, John C. Bobb; assistant chief, H. Stong; engineers, Frank McCool and N. B. Myers; stokers, Edward Clemens and John Stong; horsemen, John Signs, William Showack, C. Foell, William Wilson and John Hendricks ; truckmen, Fred Stong, Samuel Stong, James Stratton, William Urban, Meno Landis, N. B. Myers and Valentine Koebler; driver, Richard Fold, The officers of the company are; John Signs, president; John O. Bobb, vice president and treasurer; William Urban, secretary; Harry Stong, assistant secretary; trustees, William Showack, Fred Stong, Samuel Stong and John plie company has very few oon- ibuting members, in fact, tlie con- ibuting members can be counted on the fingers ol two hands. There should be more 6f these contributing members. Every property holder of onr borough should be entered on this list and should take a deep Interest in the company. Everyone will recognize the fact that it is necessary for any town to have a fire company in order to protect property and also to secure a reduction in fire tax. If * the present members saw fit to withdraw from the fire company the borough would be in a sorry plight. The mere jjwt of having a first-class engine will not help to reduce the insurance rate on property. It takes men who under stiiml an engine to run one. The apparatus must be looked after every week to see that everything is in first- class order in case of fire, and who does this work? Hen who have not one cent's worth of real property in the borough to protect. If you cannot become an active' member send your little contribution along. Show the members you are interested in the success of the fire company. Any member would be pleased to furnish you with a proposition blank. If any property holder in our borough would like to know more about the company, any member would be pleased to give tlie required information and also to show anyone about the fire house if lie should call. WILLIAM URBAN. WEDDED. DEPREFONTAINE—SHOOK. At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shook, Blue Bell, a very pretty wedding was solemnized at IS o'clock noon mis Wednesday, when their daughter, Clara W., -became the wife of Charles DePrefontaine, Jr. The ceremony, with whioh the ring was used, was performed in the bay window under a pretty bell of pink and white, where the. bride was given away by her father. Bev. Thomas Roberts, pastor of Union M. E. church, Centre Square, officiated. .Tho bride was attired in white Paris muslin and carried bride roses. The maid of honor, Hiss Catharine Conard, wore pink silk muslin and carried pink roses. Clara Stannard, niece of tho groom, the flower girl, wore white silk and carried a very pretty basket filled with white roses. The groom was attended by his cousin, Mr. George A. Houpt, of Willow Grove. The ushers were Clarence Zimmerman and Harvey Danehower, of Centre Square. Prof. Walter DePrefontaine, of Norristown, brother of the groom, rendered the wedding march. Tbe house was beautifully decorated with pink and white. The presents were numerous and handsome, among them a gold watch the gift of the groom, to the bride. A reception followed the wedding breakfast, the caterer being R. B. Stiles, of Norristown, after which Mr. and Mrs. DePrefontaine left amid a shower of rice and best, wishes on an extended wedding trip/ On their return they will reside at "The Cottage." A large number -.jSigfrelatives and friend- were present,' from Philadelphia, Trenton, Norr»towii, Fairview village, Pottstown, Germantown, Willow Grove, Dreutfertown, Jarrettown, Horsham, TJEsee Tuns, Broad Aze, Ambler, Belfry, Centre Square, Eaglesville and Blue Bell. TREGO—SINCLAIR. A very pKtty home wedding took place Tuesday evening of last week at the residence of Hr. and Mrs. James Trego,^.of Conshohocken, when their daughter, Benla Augusta, became the wife-of Hr. Thomas Sinclair, of Plymouth. The ceremony was performed iu the presence of the immediate family and a few friends,by the Rev.Frank Thomas, of St eel ton, Pa., a cousin of the bride.. Hiss Esther Thomas, of Norristown, a cousin,officiated at the piano, playing the wedding inarch. The bride was becomingly gowned in white chiffonette and carried a bouquet of white carnations and * ferns. The bridesmaid was Hiss Kathryn Sinclair, a sister of ihe groom. She was gowned in white and carried a bouquet of pink carnations' and ferns. The bridegroom was attended by Hr. G. Stanton Trego, a brother of tlie bride. The home was beautifully decorated with palms and terns, pink and white carnations being the chief decorations. Double Weriilinjg at Flourtown. A very pretty double wedding took place on Wednesday last at the home of Mrs. John Thompson, in Flourtown, when her two daughters were married at the same time and with one ceremony—Miss Mary to Hr. George Walter Hinkie, and Hiss Emily to Mr. KussellT. Pulliriger. Rev. J. Eugene Dietterich.pastor of Whitemarsh Lutheran church, officiated. Promptly at eight o'clock the two couples marched into the room and took their places before the pastor. At the close of the ceremony they received the good wishes and congratulations of their friends. Refreshments were served, after which they left in a well decorated cab for their new home in Germantown, where a house already furnished and prepared awaited their occupancy, taking with them the best wishes of their friends. Montgomery Republicans' Convention, The Republicans of Montgomery county at Norristown onTuesday.elect- ed the following delegates to tne state convention; Walter F; Childs, Norristown ; Jacob Ehst, Douglass, West; Thomas B. Harper,Jenkintown; A. H. Hendricks, Pottstown; B. F. Havener, Lower Merion; Ralph Kibblehouse, Gwynedd; James Kilpatrick, Bridgeport; John M. Kohn,West Telford; N. H. Larzelere, Norristown. The resolutions strongly endorse Judge Swartz for the supreme court. Many speeches were made in behalf of his candidacy by members of the county bar. North Wales. De Wolff's comedians will appear-at the Ambler opera house for one week only, commencing Easter Monday. Entire change of program nightly. High class vaudeville. Moral and refined. New farces, "new song, new dances. All .the old favorites. Admission for first 5 performances 10 cents to all the theatre. Sqecial matinee Saturday at 2.30. . —Samuel Delp, proprietor of the Elroy hotel, Franconia township, this county, committed suicide Saturday morning by hanging himself in a shed adjoining the hotel stables. For a number of years he conducted the West oint hotel. ROAD MAY BE FORECLOSED. More About the Finances of tbe P. & L. T. Traction Company. K. _. Wright (Jive* Out Figure, at the MeAl- iiiB la Philadelphia - Bondholders to Meet Friday and May Take Stepg'to Foreclose the Koail. The hearing before the master in re the issnenceof .140,000 receivers' certificates by the receivers of the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction, company, was continued at Hr. G. L. Crawford's office on Saturday,and was attended by J. Watson Craft and Dr. ft. V. Mattison, in the interests of the First National bank. Hr. Hagerty, a trolley expert from New York, testified upon behalf of Hr. Leasley, one of the receivers, that the construction of the trolley line through Ambler,, especially,was very poor, but that outside of the town, along the turnpike, it was better. He testified that the curves were bad and in most instances would have been unnecessary had the line been property constructed in the first place, and that now it only requires a new survey and the relocation of the line to avoid, thereby, the numerous curves, which are at present, so prolific of accidents and loss of time. The superintendent of the company testified that at three or four points on the line, the voltage is notoriously weak, upon account of the deficiency in weight of tho copper lead wires, thus causing bad service,and later made the startling announcement that he did think that the traffic would not be as great over the - line in 1904 as it. had been in the year just completed. Robert E. Wright, one of the directors, testified that there had been $55, 000 paid out for damages upon account of accident, during the past two years, and that 80 per cent, of the accidents had ocoured at the curves, some of which were of very short radius. He said that 45 per cent, of the year's business is done in the three summer months, and that 45 per cent of this is done on Saturday and Sunday. He stated that it is' the desire of the oompany to maintain a two and one half- hour schedule between Chestnut Hill and Allentown, which would mean a speed of about 80 miles an hour between stopping points. Mr. Wright refused to commit himself as to the particulars concerning the sale of the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction company's 4 per cent, bonds, planted so thickly along the line of the road, but stated that only a few bonds were sold at 60. and that tiie 1897,000 of the bonds given in part payment for the Allentown & Coopersburg railroad, et al., were Valued at 60. and that all the earlier sales of the bonds had been at 00. also. $1,051,000 of bonds had been sold to a large number of investors among:- the public for cash, netting $703,808. He stated that $70,000 had been paid for.rights of way. $48,500 for the stock of the Chestnut Hill and Springhouse Turnpike company, $160,000 for tbe electrical equipment, $68,000 for the general equipment.$17,000 tor fixtures, $18,000 for engineering expenses, while $106,000 had been lost in . interest before the road began its operations. Mr. Wright' stated that although F. J. Crilly is the president of the Philadelphia & Lehigh Valley Traction company and Hugh E. Crilly the contractor building the road, he, nevertheless, dictated the policy of the road and looked after its interests generally. A great deel of quiet comment was made among the disgruntled bondholders who were present, regarding the enormous -profits going to the vendors of the (18 miles only,) Allentown & Coopersburg and Inland Traction Railroad no less than $897,000. Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction "ompany, 4 ppr cent bonds, $80, - 000, of Coplav, "Egypt & Ironton and $79,000 of Allentown & Slatington sceurties being given therefor. A meeting of the bondholders will be held at Allentown on Friday of this week, at whioh meeting it is pre-, sumed a good deal of righteous indignation will be ventilated by the disheartened investors and steps taken for the foreclosure of the road. It is a significant fact that all of the expert testimony was to the effect that the actual cost of such-a road as the Philadelphia & Lehigh < Valley traction should not run beyond an average of $20,006 per mile, ready for operation, including equipment, etc, while the general average cost of trolley roads is in the neighborhood of $15,000 per mile. As at $30,000 even the cost of the 4K miles would be less than $1,000,000, and as there has been $.,500,000 in bonds issued, $2,000,000 of which have been disposed of, investors in these securities can form a pretty clear idea of the kind of a future return which they are likely to receive for their money. St. Patrick'. Day Shoot. The regular weely live bird shoot was held on the grounds of the Flourtown Gun olub Friday afternoon. The event was largely attended and the birds proved to be a good lot. As a result no high scores were made and no straight kill was recorded in the ten bird club shoot. William Clover, of Germantown, shot a 15-bird race with John Winkle and won out easily. Richard Dawson, of Valley Forge, won the first sweepstake shoot. Miller taking the second. jDjttred, He Asks for Hospital Admission. James Murray, a farm hand, giving hjis residence as Barren Hill,applied to Chief Rodenbaugh at Norristown Thursday evening, asking that the chief make arrangements for his admission to Charity hospital. Hurray was barely able to drag himself along, owing to an injury received to his leg a week before. • The injury was the result of a horse's kick, whioh gave no trouble at the time, of occurence but which -was not treated by a physician, REFUSAL Uf COST $5810. Susanna L. Garrett, of Springfield. Declines to Tell Bet Age. J iiry, 111 Mar Salt Again.t t'ou nty for 06400 Dsnlage. tor Widening of Hill Road, Therefore Unable to K.tlinate Value of* H«*r Lire Intercuts, and Award. But XK4UO. That it cost Susanna L. Garrett, of Springfield township, dearly to refuse to tell her age as a witness in her own behalf was made evident by a verdict reached - in court at Norristown last Wednesday. The jury awarded her only $490 on her claim of $6400; and this is how It came about. She was * plaintiff in a suit against Montgomery county for damages because of the widening of Hill road, |in the above township. "What is your age?" asked counsel for the defense. "I refuse to answer," indignantly replied the plaintiff. "ButIt will be necessary to' guide -the jury in determining your life interest in the estate," pleaded the counsel for the other side. The witness remained mute, however, and the jury, unable to find her age as a basis of legal calculation as to the number of years I she might yet live, gave her the minimum allowance. The case was one of several whioh arose out of tho widening of the Mill road, whioh runs in Springfield township west from tho Bethlehem turnpike at Flourtown, and were tried together. SCHOLL VH. SCHLIMME. In the case of Scholl vs. Sohlimme, the defense called H. E. Hauser, who was the contractor under whom Schlimme worked. He said that at tho time the contract was made nothing was said about making payments' on tbe 10th of the month, and that Scholl did not know that the whole contract was to be completed within a specified time. Witness further said that he went to Scholl's and found that the brick kiln was, two-thirds, empty, showing that he was burning bricks at the time. , The plaintiff in rebuttal called Charles Hart, who was the contractor under Sohlimme for the laying of the bricks. He testified that he had sent Sohlimme a bill for laying 150,000 bricks, and that- Sohlimme had written back saying that he had charged him for too many. This was contrary to Schlimmo's testimony that he had used 103,000 in the operation. Hart said that only $10 or $16 worth of mortar was lost in waiting for bricks, and that this would not have been lost if it had berti properly looked after. The bookkeeper of Smith & Sehive- ly, from whom defendant had said he had bought 10,000 bricks, testified that no bricks. had been sold to Schlimme during the period of the Wyndmoor operation. Other briokmakers said that they had-tfurnished considerably less brick than Schilmme claimed. Sohlimme claimed that he had diverted a load of 2000 bricks from another operation to Wyndmoor, thus accounting for a part of the discrepancy. The jury rendered a verdiot in favor of the plaintiff for $455.76. HYNES VS. EIEHL. - The case of Richard L. Hynes vs. Emma Riehl was an action of trespass for the recovery of damages. Plaintiff owns a farm of seven acres between Whitemarsh and Plymouth townships, fronting on the Conshohocken turnpike. He alleged that defendants, the owners of an adjoining property, filled up a water oourse running throughtheir premises into Hud creek, in the fall of 1001, thus diverting the water and overflowing plaintiff's land The court directed a verdict tor defendant.' Breail Axe. Laura Hellings gave a birthday party on Saturday afternoon. Rev. D. N. Dittmer visited in our village last week. Hiss Mary Gibbis has taken up her residence in Philadelphia. Mrs George W. Hellings, who has been on the sick list, is able to be out again. E. O. Weiss has improve the looks of his hedge along the pike by pruning. Hr. Cornell has been laid up with a bad cold. William Hinkie, of Prospectville, visited friends here last week. H. H. Rynear, of Ambler, has the contract to do tlie papering for J. W. Craft's new house. Lizzie Tylor, of Atlantic City visited here on Thursday. The new farmer has removed into the Shelmerdine farm. He is from New Jersey. C. H. Kehr is much improved in health and his many friends are pleased. Eddie, the youngest child of Grant Stackhouse, died Friday morning and was buried Saturday in St. Thomas' Episcopal burying ground, Whitemarsh. Isaac Sheppard has given his barn a coat of paint. Winkle Won Flourtown Shoot. The eigth of the series of ten live bird shoots being held by the Floutown Gun club was hotly contested on their grounds at Flourtown last week. George Winkle, of Flourtown, shot high gun and scored the only straight kill' of the day in both the club and sweepstake, miss and out event. The scores follow: Club shoot, ten birds, Winkle, 10; Henry 9; Dawson, 0; Rotzell, 8; Parks, 8;White,8 ; Everitt, 7; Yerkes, 7; Booker, 6; Huston, 6; Blue, 5, and Herman 5. Sweepstake, miss and. out, Winkle, 10; Henry, 9; Sharp, 8; Rotzell, 8; White, 7; Boyer, C •. Martin,- 6,' and Mommie,_5 _.*.•■' Centre Square. George Murphy purchased a pair of fine horses at the public sale of Lewis Biddle. Hr Murphy was very unfortunate last fall, losing .all of his horses by distemper. There have been no horses in his .tsable since Pinkeye has been quite an epidemic in this community for several weeks. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Duncr has been brightened hy tbe coming, of a little boy. Mrs. Caroline Katz lias been quite ill for several days with grip. Mrs.' S. B. Drake is convalescent after several* days' .severe sickness. George Arp is able to be about after an illness of about five weeks. Mrs. John P. Righter is suffering with an atack of grip. Harry Swartz has secured a position with H. W. Moyer; North Wales, as driver. Mrs. 3. H. Seiple and daughter,Miss Margaret, spent a short time in Conshohocken with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Yost, of Luzerne county, spent several days with* their niece, Mrs. W. E. Baker. Their stay was shortened by the sudden death of a niece near-their home. Miss Marion Smith, teacher of our primary school, has gone to West Chester to attend the funeral of her grandmother. Miss Correine Schultz, who is attending Miliersvlile Normal school, is spending a two weeks' vacation at her home near Belfry. Miss Anna Bell Haag is home for a short time* from West Chester State Normal school. Harry Auchy, who has been employed with Aaron Phillips, has gone to Landsale. George Righter, of Phildaelphia, spent Sunday at the home of his parents, Hr. and Mrs. John Righter. Miss Kate Botts spent Sunday* with [friends in Norristown. Mrs. Anna Mary Brainier, Mrs. Amanda Kratz and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kulp wish to extend their thanks to the- friends and neighbors for kindness during the -recent bereavement caused by the death of their mother, Mary H. Reiff. I_ansa1__aa. Police Officer Charles Kulp will likely,after April 1, be assigned longer night hours and less day work. It is a hard business, especially in winter and stormy weather. •• ,- \ The new Evangelical pri-acher, Reje. B. C. Krupp, preached for tb'e; ■first'] time on Sunday. \ The State society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, will likely appoint an agent in Lansdale. An association, called the Lansdale Game Protective association has been organised in Lansdale. Its president is Dr. J. Warren Baumau and its secretary is H. P. VanHart. William S wartly, a son of Grocer Samuel Swartly Is at home at present. He is a student at the Evangelical institution, in Lebanon county, called Albright college. The cause is an epidemic of small pox among the students, ai whom 38 had the complaint and several died;""1 The death of Fronts*, Mattis took place here on Friday morning from pneumonia. He was about 40 years of age and leaves a wife and two ohildren. He had lived here many years, was a section hand employed by the Reading Railroad and in summer took charge of the flower lawn near the station. .' The death Of James Lloyd took place at his residence here on Friday afternoon, aftervin illness of several weeks. He was a blacksmith by trade, and had lived in Lansdale since 1861. He was married three times and leaves a widow, but no children. He was a member of the Mainland Lutheran ohnroh. His age was about 88 years and he was man of considerable wealth. Carrie Edgar, a girl past 14 years of age, died here on Saturday evening, as the result of a spinal complaint. She was the daughter of Samuel Edgar and a member of the Baptist church. The Estey organ procured by the Reformed church came from Brattleboro, Vermont.* Its tones will likely be heard snext Sunday. The church has never had an organ hitherto. The various Sunday schools of the town are preparing for the annual Easter entertainments. About all of them have one. The -ice plant and its other properties have passed into the hands of L. H. Childs, • the attorney, who bought for creditors. The price the sheriff obtained was $100—plus debt of $ 16,868. Builders are busy planning new houses. John Detwiler ■ will build a double briok house on Green street, near West ward school house. It is not known how long the bread war will last. Though Felver has been selling for three cents, the price will likely sag back again to four cents, or the old price. Unlike the southern people, we have been used to paying a nickel for a loaf. The exception is the bread brought from Philadelphia, known as Kolb's. This is sold in large quantities by our grocery store for five cents. It is, however, of extra fine quality and the loaves are larger than the local bakers furnish. A visitor from a distance is Mrs. D. C. Rosenberry, daughter of Davis Stover, who holds the combination sales. Her home is in Mineville, N. Y. [This -is near Lake Champlain on the border of Canada. It is a very cold country, where the winter is not near over yet. All quarantines have been removed from houses, but there is no telling but that others may go on again the present week. . .In Lansdale. the locality of a fire is |told by the gong strikes. These numbers run up to 12. At present writing, Isaac Freed and James Lloyd continue on the borders of death. —In the matter of the appointment of a commission to make an enrollment of the inhabitants of Abington township, the answers of the supervisors, was1 filed by the. court Saturday morning.*'"^ SPOTSWOOD'S PRIZE CATTLE Broad Aze Herd Increased by 29. Bead ot Foreign Stock. Walter'Jauucay Returns With the Kettutles, Which are Now In Quarantine—Preparations to Show at the St. Louis Fair—Spots- wood Catthi tn Demand. Walter Jauncey, superintendent of Mr. E. T. Price's Spotswood dairy farm, Broad Axe, has just returned from a trip to England and the islands, having purchased a fine herd of 29 cattle, which are now in quarantine at Baltimore, and which will be -| brought to Broad Axe in June. Hr. Jauncey toft home on Jan. 9, sailing on the steamship, St. Louis, and arrived at Cherburg, France, on the 17th. From there he proceeded to Southampton, and after visiting in England for a few days took passage on the Alberta from Souhampton to. the Island of Guernsey and there purchased 39 head of cattle, including several prize winners and members of tho best families on the island. In this lot are some heifers, coming in profit ia August, that will be shown at St. Louis, this year. Having spent five weeks on the is** land, Mr. Jauncey was afforded a splendid opportunity to look over every herd of any prominence. Hr. Jauncey also secured for Mr. Price a son of one the famous Old prise win- | ner, Justinia; first prize and champion cow over the island. This young bull was sired by Mashers Sequel, a. winner on the island, also a winner at the Royal show in 1898. This bull has 60 per cent, of tlie blood of the: France family, well known to all breeders. Ho will be reserved for use in the Spotswood herd, as he is considered a great acquisition to the herd' already established. Mr. Jaunoey sailed from Liverpool on the steamship, Ulstermoor, of the Johnson line, Feb. 27 for Baltimore, Md, and landed on March 14th after a very stormy passage of lo days. During the whole voyage were en* countered terrific westerly gales with high seas. The seas sometimes completely breaking right over the vessel- Qufe-,Q%.Mr. Jauncey's experience of J?3"*1ri"i_!«acJosB t-hkdceanAj&is. was.the Wrtt^Caf cattle, '-however, all ar- rivediii line condition. Plans are now being made at the Spotswood farm to take two carloads of catle to St. Louis, where the greatest cattle show ever held in the united States will take place. During Mr, Jauncey's absence from home, Mr. Price sold to a New York banker a foundation herd. In this lot*: were some very valuable animals tliat Mr. Jauncey had purchased last summer abroad. Mr. Lindeiiburry has been in the market these last two months for some choice well-bred animals. In his search he visited all the prominent breeders in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, "and he. finally paid Mr. Price a visit and secured ■just what he desired. These cattle have just been examined, and the tuberculin test has been applied by Dr. S. H. Johnston, and. they all passed free. This consign- • ment leaves Spotswood farm Friday for Newark, N. J. Hr. Price is receiving applications from all parts of the United States for Guernseys, and with the growing demand for strictly pure bred cattle will place ".Spotswood in a position to, make another importation again in the summer. It is Mr. Price's intention, to go abroad with his manager for the next lot, Mr. Jauncey says tbat on the Channel* islands in Jersey and Guernsey the. potatoes and seeds were nearly all planted before he left and flowers and strawberries were all out in blossom, giving the island a beautiful springlike appearance. Cattle were also out in grass almost up to their knees. M. Bine Ball. Services will be held in Union E. church on Sunday at 8 p. m. All but one of W. E. Walton's large family of children are suffering from the scarlet fever. C. DePrefontaine and daughter Alice visited in Three Tuns on Sunday. Work has begun on Casper Slingluff 's house. It will be entirely remodeled. John Mehen lost a valuable horse lata week. J. S. Rapson is expected here this week from Florida. Miss Angeline Jones has been on the sick list. For Cemetery Purposes. Three acres of land have been sold by Percival K. Boyer to St. Peter's Latin-ran church,at Barren Hill. The price paid was $1500. The land is located on ihe northwest oomer of the Ridge pike and the Spring Mill road, opposite the present cemetery ground* of St. Peter's church. The purchase will be used for cemetery purposes. The Sellersville board of trade held a meeting last week to take into consideration the proposition from a textile concern. The oommittee appointed to investigate the financial standing of the concern rendered a favorable report. Their rating is high and business reputation very good. Big Money for Freed Turnpike. The Chestnut Hill and Springhouse- Turnpike company was awarded $16,- 000 damages Thursday by a Jury of view for the condemnation and freeing of from toll of three-quarters of a mile of the turnpike within the Philadelphia city limits. The corporation has been in existence since 1804, and constructed 12 miles macadamized road from tho top of Chestnut Hill through Flourtown to the Springhouse tavern in Montgomery county. The damages awarded were for me taking of the company's franchises, its toll houses and other property* _£_5J
Object Description
Title | Ambler Gazette |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Place of Publication | Ambler, Pa. |
Date | 1904-03-24 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Source | Ambler |
Language | eng |
Rights | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
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Description
Title | Ambler Gazette |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Place of Publication | Ambler, Pa. |
Date | 1904-03-24 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Identifier | Ambler_Gazette_19040324_001.tif |
Source | Ambler |
Language | eng |
Rights | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the State Library of Pennsylvania, Digital Rights Office, Forum Bldg., 607 South Dr, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0600. Phone: (717) 783-5969 |
Contributing Institution | State Library of Pennsylvania |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text | * The •_»-■*' kt. ITE VOL. XX11-NO: 18. AMBLER, PAn MARCH 24, 1904. $1.25 A YEAR YOUR HELP I SOLICITED. Wissahickon Fire Company, of Ambler, Presents Statement Be Undertaking Borough Work tho Company Ha. Prospered—HcrMI Being Paid For—Organization on Bii.luesB-l.lke Ban- ■Is—Contributory Member. Wanted How is the Wissahickon Fire company, of Anibler, progressing is a Question that has often been asked by 'the citizens of our town. Previous* to March, 1903, the progress made by the company was about the same as made during other • years. Commencing with March thA members became active. Something had to be done. It was almost impossible to get the new engine to a fire with any rapidity by pulling it, and only through the kindness of Mr. J. Watson Craft the company was able to get the engine to some .of the tires as quickly as they did. Mr. Craft was always ready when an alarm was stranded to allow the company the use of a pair of hones from nis stable. It was imposing oil good nature in expecting that Mr. Graft should always furnish horses, and the members came to the conclusion that they must procure animals of their own**in older that the department might become more efficient. What to do with the horses besides using them in palling the engine to fires, was tin hlxt problem that confronted the company, which felt that these horses must earn enough to pay for feeding them and also * to pay a driver. The question wag answered by presenting a'bid to council for the street work, which was accepted by that body, and which proved to be the right solution of the question. How to pay* for these horses was the next problem. This was met by tlie company accepting the work of sprink- g the streets during the summer, the company is happy to say that s also proved the right move. By _ lepting this work the oompany was compelled to secure another pair Of horses. These two teams earned enough to pay for themselves.—feed, driver, and $158 on he two fire horses. " There is no doubt that the citizens of our town will be surprised to know that the liabilities of the oompany at the. time council accepted the company's bid to do tiie street work amounted to $828.10. This sum was incurred in purchasing four horses, one cart,, one sprinkler wagon and four sets of harness. The company not only met its running expenses, but was able to pay $518.10 on the $823.10, leaving a balance at the present time of $800. Tllere ,s no doubt that all will agree that the member, of the Wissahickon Fire oompany have been wording hard during the 13 months they have had horses. In order that tlie public may know. what tlie receipts and expenditures of ,the company are from month to month, tlie following, statement is given. for the month's of December, January, February and March: DE. DECEMBER. Proposition' lee of Valentine Koebler ...J 1 00 CE. DECEMBER. R. Ford, salary '. 48 00 Mrs. J. M. Stackhouse.rent of stable 4 mos. 24,00 R. Dager, use of team io 00 Ambler band, furnishing music at parade In Norristown....... ,.„.,. 40 00 Total _,.„ S122 00 DR. JANUARY. Ambler Borough council for street work ...s 99 00 Proposition fee of N. B. Meyers.................. 1 00 Wm. I. Devine, dues 1 00 Total....*. ......$ 92 00 CR. JANUARY. Paid on note in Ambler bank .....f 52 50 R. Ford, salary, and hired help 84 90 William Thomas, balance on harness 15 00 R. Dager, balance on sprinkler wagon 40 00 Total ..192 40 DR. FEBRUARY. Ambler Borougb, for 2 months work on streets....... •$_>(* 15 CR. FEBRUARY. Paid on note, Ambler bank S 5113 R. Ford, salary.... 60 00 Keasbey & Mattison Co., waste 2 00 J. W. Craf%, feed 26 48 J. McClain, 100 bundles fodder 4 00 A. Hoyden, shoeing horses, repair work.... 25 40 Total (169 01 DR. MARCH. A. Hayden, contribution for sprinkling.. ..$ 7 50 CR. MARCH. Insurance on horses f 7 86 The above statement will give anyone who is interested in the fire company an idea how the company is transacting its business. A word about the membership. The Wissahickon Fire company is composed of working men, about 19 in all, who are assigned as follows: Chief, John C. Bobb; assistant chief, H. Stong; engineers, Frank McCool and N. B. Myers; stokers, Edward Clemens and John Stong; horsemen, John Signs, William Showack, C. Foell, William Wilson and John Hendricks ; truckmen, Fred Stong, Samuel Stong, James Stratton, William Urban, Meno Landis, N. B. Myers and Valentine Koebler; driver, Richard Fold, The officers of the company are; John Signs, president; John O. Bobb, vice president and treasurer; William Urban, secretary; Harry Stong, assistant secretary; trustees, William Showack, Fred Stong, Samuel Stong and John plie company has very few oon- ibuting members, in fact, tlie con- ibuting members can be counted on the fingers ol two hands. There should be more 6f these contributing members. Every property holder of onr borough should be entered on this list and should take a deep Interest in the company. Everyone will recognize the fact that it is necessary for any town to have a fire company in order to protect property and also to secure a reduction in fire tax. If * the present members saw fit to withdraw from the fire company the borough would be in a sorry plight. The mere jjwt of having a first-class engine will not help to reduce the insurance rate on property. It takes men who under stiiml an engine to run one. The apparatus must be looked after every week to see that everything is in first- class order in case of fire, and who does this work? Hen who have not one cent's worth of real property in the borough to protect. If you cannot become an active' member send your little contribution along. Show the members you are interested in the success of the fire company. Any member would be pleased to furnish you with a proposition blank. If any property holder in our borough would like to know more about the company, any member would be pleased to give tlie required information and also to show anyone about the fire house if lie should call. WILLIAM URBAN. WEDDED. DEPREFONTAINE—SHOOK. At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shook, Blue Bell, a very pretty wedding was solemnized at IS o'clock noon mis Wednesday, when their daughter, Clara W., -became the wife of Charles DePrefontaine, Jr. The ceremony, with whioh the ring was used, was performed in the bay window under a pretty bell of pink and white, where the. bride was given away by her father. Bev. Thomas Roberts, pastor of Union M. E. church, Centre Square, officiated. .Tho bride was attired in white Paris muslin and carried bride roses. The maid of honor, Hiss Catharine Conard, wore pink silk muslin and carried pink roses. Clara Stannard, niece of tho groom, the flower girl, wore white silk and carried a very pretty basket filled with white roses. The groom was attended by his cousin, Mr. George A. Houpt, of Willow Grove. The ushers were Clarence Zimmerman and Harvey Danehower, of Centre Square. Prof. Walter DePrefontaine, of Norristown, brother of the groom, rendered the wedding march. Tbe house was beautifully decorated with pink and white. The presents were numerous and handsome, among them a gold watch the gift of the groom, to the bride. A reception followed the wedding breakfast, the caterer being R. B. Stiles, of Norristown, after which Mr. and Mrs. DePrefontaine left amid a shower of rice and best, wishes on an extended wedding trip/ On their return they will reside at "The Cottage." A large number -.jSigfrelatives and friend- were present,' from Philadelphia, Trenton, Norr»towii, Fairview village, Pottstown, Germantown, Willow Grove, Dreutfertown, Jarrettown, Horsham, TJEsee Tuns, Broad Aze, Ambler, Belfry, Centre Square, Eaglesville and Blue Bell. TREGO—SINCLAIR. A very pKtty home wedding took place Tuesday evening of last week at the residence of Hr. and Mrs. James Trego,^.of Conshohocken, when their daughter, Benla Augusta, became the wife-of Hr. Thomas Sinclair, of Plymouth. The ceremony was performed iu the presence of the immediate family and a few friends,by the Rev.Frank Thomas, of St eel ton, Pa., a cousin of the bride.. Hiss Esther Thomas, of Norristown, a cousin,officiated at the piano, playing the wedding inarch. The bride was becomingly gowned in white chiffonette and carried a bouquet of white carnations and * ferns. The bridesmaid was Hiss Kathryn Sinclair, a sister of ihe groom. She was gowned in white and carried a bouquet of pink carnations' and ferns. The bridegroom was attended by Hr. G. Stanton Trego, a brother of tlie bride. The home was beautifully decorated with palms and terns, pink and white carnations being the chief decorations. Double Weriilinjg at Flourtown. A very pretty double wedding took place on Wednesday last at the home of Mrs. John Thompson, in Flourtown, when her two daughters were married at the same time and with one ceremony—Miss Mary to Hr. George Walter Hinkie, and Hiss Emily to Mr. KussellT. Pulliriger. Rev. J. Eugene Dietterich.pastor of Whitemarsh Lutheran church, officiated. Promptly at eight o'clock the two couples marched into the room and took their places before the pastor. At the close of the ceremony they received the good wishes and congratulations of their friends. Refreshments were served, after which they left in a well decorated cab for their new home in Germantown, where a house already furnished and prepared awaited their occupancy, taking with them the best wishes of their friends. Montgomery Republicans' Convention, The Republicans of Montgomery county at Norristown onTuesday.elect- ed the following delegates to tne state convention; Walter F; Childs, Norristown ; Jacob Ehst, Douglass, West; Thomas B. Harper,Jenkintown; A. H. Hendricks, Pottstown; B. F. Havener, Lower Merion; Ralph Kibblehouse, Gwynedd; James Kilpatrick, Bridgeport; John M. Kohn,West Telford; N. H. Larzelere, Norristown. The resolutions strongly endorse Judge Swartz for the supreme court. Many speeches were made in behalf of his candidacy by members of the county bar. North Wales. De Wolff's comedians will appear-at the Ambler opera house for one week only, commencing Easter Monday. Entire change of program nightly. High class vaudeville. Moral and refined. New farces, "new song, new dances. All .the old favorites. Admission for first 5 performances 10 cents to all the theatre. Sqecial matinee Saturday at 2.30. . —Samuel Delp, proprietor of the Elroy hotel, Franconia township, this county, committed suicide Saturday morning by hanging himself in a shed adjoining the hotel stables. For a number of years he conducted the West oint hotel. ROAD MAY BE FORECLOSED. More About the Finances of tbe P. & L. T. Traction Company. K. _. Wright (Jive* Out Figure, at the MeAl- iiiB la Philadelphia - Bondholders to Meet Friday and May Take Stepg'to Foreclose the Koail. The hearing before the master in re the issnenceof .140,000 receivers' certificates by the receivers of the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction, company, was continued at Hr. G. L. Crawford's office on Saturday,and was attended by J. Watson Craft and Dr. ft. V. Mattison, in the interests of the First National bank. Hr. Hagerty, a trolley expert from New York, testified upon behalf of Hr. Leasley, one of the receivers, that the construction of the trolley line through Ambler,, especially,was very poor, but that outside of the town, along the turnpike, it was better. He testified that the curves were bad and in most instances would have been unnecessary had the line been property constructed in the first place, and that now it only requires a new survey and the relocation of the line to avoid, thereby, the numerous curves, which are at present, so prolific of accidents and loss of time. The superintendent of the company testified that at three or four points on the line, the voltage is notoriously weak, upon account of the deficiency in weight of tho copper lead wires, thus causing bad service,and later made the startling announcement that he did think that the traffic would not be as great over the - line in 1904 as it. had been in the year just completed. Robert E. Wright, one of the directors, testified that there had been $55, 000 paid out for damages upon account of accident, during the past two years, and that 80 per cent, of the accidents had ocoured at the curves, some of which were of very short radius. He said that 45 per cent, of the year's business is done in the three summer months, and that 45 per cent of this is done on Saturday and Sunday. He stated that it is' the desire of the oompany to maintain a two and one half- hour schedule between Chestnut Hill and Allentown, which would mean a speed of about 80 miles an hour between stopping points. Mr. Wright refused to commit himself as to the particulars concerning the sale of the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction company's 4 per cent, bonds, planted so thickly along the line of the road, but stated that only a few bonds were sold at 60. and that tiie 1897,000 of the bonds given in part payment for the Allentown & Coopersburg railroad, et al., were Valued at 60. and that all the earlier sales of the bonds had been at 00. also. $1,051,000 of bonds had been sold to a large number of investors among:- the public for cash, netting $703,808. He stated that $70,000 had been paid for.rights of way. $48,500 for the stock of the Chestnut Hill and Springhouse Turnpike company, $160,000 for tbe electrical equipment, $68,000 for the general equipment.$17,000 tor fixtures, $18,000 for engineering expenses, while $106,000 had been lost in . interest before the road began its operations. Mr. Wright' stated that although F. J. Crilly is the president of the Philadelphia & Lehigh Valley Traction company and Hugh E. Crilly the contractor building the road, he, nevertheless, dictated the policy of the road and looked after its interests generally. A great deel of quiet comment was made among the disgruntled bondholders who were present, regarding the enormous -profits going to the vendors of the (18 miles only,) Allentown & Coopersburg and Inland Traction Railroad no less than $897,000. Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction "ompany, 4 ppr cent bonds, $80, - 000, of Coplav, "Egypt & Ironton and $79,000 of Allentown & Slatington sceurties being given therefor. A meeting of the bondholders will be held at Allentown on Friday of this week, at whioh meeting it is pre-, sumed a good deal of righteous indignation will be ventilated by the disheartened investors and steps taken for the foreclosure of the road. It is a significant fact that all of the expert testimony was to the effect that the actual cost of such-a road as the Philadelphia & Lehigh < Valley traction should not run beyond an average of $20,006 per mile, ready for operation, including equipment, etc, while the general average cost of trolley roads is in the neighborhood of $15,000 per mile. As at $30,000 even the cost of the 4K miles would be less than $1,000,000, and as there has been $.,500,000 in bonds issued, $2,000,000 of which have been disposed of, investors in these securities can form a pretty clear idea of the kind of a future return which they are likely to receive for their money. St. Patrick'. Day Shoot. The regular weely live bird shoot was held on the grounds of the Flourtown Gun olub Friday afternoon. The event was largely attended and the birds proved to be a good lot. As a result no high scores were made and no straight kill was recorded in the ten bird club shoot. William Clover, of Germantown, shot a 15-bird race with John Winkle and won out easily. Richard Dawson, of Valley Forge, won the first sweepstake shoot. Miller taking the second. jDjttred, He Asks for Hospital Admission. James Murray, a farm hand, giving hjis residence as Barren Hill,applied to Chief Rodenbaugh at Norristown Thursday evening, asking that the chief make arrangements for his admission to Charity hospital. Hurray was barely able to drag himself along, owing to an injury received to his leg a week before. • The injury was the result of a horse's kick, whioh gave no trouble at the time, of occurence but which -was not treated by a physician, REFUSAL Uf COST $5810. Susanna L. Garrett, of Springfield. Declines to Tell Bet Age. J iiry, 111 Mar Salt Again.t t'ou nty for 06400 Dsnlage. tor Widening of Hill Road, Therefore Unable to K.tlinate Value of* H«*r Lire Intercuts, and Award. But XK4UO. That it cost Susanna L. Garrett, of Springfield township, dearly to refuse to tell her age as a witness in her own behalf was made evident by a verdict reached - in court at Norristown last Wednesday. The jury awarded her only $490 on her claim of $6400; and this is how It came about. She was * plaintiff in a suit against Montgomery county for damages because of the widening of Hill road, |in the above township. "What is your age?" asked counsel for the defense. "I refuse to answer," indignantly replied the plaintiff. "ButIt will be necessary to' guide -the jury in determining your life interest in the estate," pleaded the counsel for the other side. The witness remained mute, however, and the jury, unable to find her age as a basis of legal calculation as to the number of years I she might yet live, gave her the minimum allowance. The case was one of several whioh arose out of tho widening of the Mill road, whioh runs in Springfield township west from tho Bethlehem turnpike at Flourtown, and were tried together. SCHOLL VH. SCHLIMME. In the case of Scholl vs. Sohlimme, the defense called H. E. Hauser, who was the contractor under whom Schlimme worked. He said that at tho time the contract was made nothing was said about making payments' on tbe 10th of the month, and that Scholl did not know that the whole contract was to be completed within a specified time. Witness further said that he went to Scholl's and found that the brick kiln was, two-thirds, empty, showing that he was burning bricks at the time. , The plaintiff in rebuttal called Charles Hart, who was the contractor under Sohlimme for the laying of the bricks. He testified that he had sent Sohlimme a bill for laying 150,000 bricks, and that- Sohlimme had written back saying that he had charged him for too many. This was contrary to Schlimmo's testimony that he had used 103,000 in the operation. Hart said that only $10 or $16 worth of mortar was lost in waiting for bricks, and that this would not have been lost if it had berti properly looked after. The bookkeeper of Smith & Sehive- ly, from whom defendant had said he had bought 10,000 bricks, testified that no bricks. had been sold to Schlimme during the period of the Wyndmoor operation. Other briokmakers said that they had-tfurnished considerably less brick than Schilmme claimed. Sohlimme claimed that he had diverted a load of 2000 bricks from another operation to Wyndmoor, thus accounting for a part of the discrepancy. The jury rendered a verdiot in favor of the plaintiff for $455.76. HYNES VS. EIEHL. - The case of Richard L. Hynes vs. Emma Riehl was an action of trespass for the recovery of damages. Plaintiff owns a farm of seven acres between Whitemarsh and Plymouth townships, fronting on the Conshohocken turnpike. He alleged that defendants, the owners of an adjoining property, filled up a water oourse running throughtheir premises into Hud creek, in the fall of 1001, thus diverting the water and overflowing plaintiff's land The court directed a verdict tor defendant.' Breail Axe. Laura Hellings gave a birthday party on Saturday afternoon. Rev. D. N. Dittmer visited in our village last week. Hiss Mary Gibbis has taken up her residence in Philadelphia. Mrs George W. Hellings, who has been on the sick list, is able to be out again. E. O. Weiss has improve the looks of his hedge along the pike by pruning. Hr. Cornell has been laid up with a bad cold. William Hinkie, of Prospectville, visited friends here last week. H. H. Rynear, of Ambler, has the contract to do tlie papering for J. W. Craft's new house. Lizzie Tylor, of Atlantic City visited here on Thursday. The new farmer has removed into the Shelmerdine farm. He is from New Jersey. C. H. Kehr is much improved in health and his many friends are pleased. Eddie, the youngest child of Grant Stackhouse, died Friday morning and was buried Saturday in St. Thomas' Episcopal burying ground, Whitemarsh. Isaac Sheppard has given his barn a coat of paint. Winkle Won Flourtown Shoot. The eigth of the series of ten live bird shoots being held by the Floutown Gun club was hotly contested on their grounds at Flourtown last week. George Winkle, of Flourtown, shot high gun and scored the only straight kill' of the day in both the club and sweepstake, miss and out event. The scores follow: Club shoot, ten birds, Winkle, 10; Henry 9; Dawson, 0; Rotzell, 8; Parks, 8;White,8 ; Everitt, 7; Yerkes, 7; Booker, 6; Huston, 6; Blue, 5, and Herman 5. Sweepstake, miss and. out, Winkle, 10; Henry, 9; Sharp, 8; Rotzell, 8; White, 7; Boyer, C •. Martin,- 6,' and Mommie,_5 _.*.•■' Centre Square. George Murphy purchased a pair of fine horses at the public sale of Lewis Biddle. Hr Murphy was very unfortunate last fall, losing .all of his horses by distemper. There have been no horses in his .tsable since Pinkeye has been quite an epidemic in this community for several weeks. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Duncr has been brightened hy tbe coming, of a little boy. Mrs. Caroline Katz lias been quite ill for several days with grip. Mrs.' S. B. Drake is convalescent after several* days' .severe sickness. George Arp is able to be about after an illness of about five weeks. Mrs. John P. Righter is suffering with an atack of grip. Harry Swartz has secured a position with H. W. Moyer; North Wales, as driver. Mrs. 3. H. Seiple and daughter,Miss Margaret, spent a short time in Conshohocken with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Yost, of Luzerne county, spent several days with* their niece, Mrs. W. E. Baker. Their stay was shortened by the sudden death of a niece near-their home. Miss Marion Smith, teacher of our primary school, has gone to West Chester to attend the funeral of her grandmother. Miss Correine Schultz, who is attending Miliersvlile Normal school, is spending a two weeks' vacation at her home near Belfry. Miss Anna Bell Haag is home for a short time* from West Chester State Normal school. Harry Auchy, who has been employed with Aaron Phillips, has gone to Landsale. George Righter, of Phildaelphia, spent Sunday at the home of his parents, Hr. and Mrs. John Righter. Miss Kate Botts spent Sunday* with [friends in Norristown. Mrs. Anna Mary Brainier, Mrs. Amanda Kratz and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kulp wish to extend their thanks to the- friends and neighbors for kindness during the -recent bereavement caused by the death of their mother, Mary H. Reiff. I_ansa1__aa. Police Officer Charles Kulp will likely,after April 1, be assigned longer night hours and less day work. It is a hard business, especially in winter and stormy weather. •• ,- \ The new Evangelical pri-acher, Reje. B. C. Krupp, preached for tb'e; ■first'] time on Sunday. \ The State society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, will likely appoint an agent in Lansdale. An association, called the Lansdale Game Protective association has been organised in Lansdale. Its president is Dr. J. Warren Baumau and its secretary is H. P. VanHart. William S wartly, a son of Grocer Samuel Swartly Is at home at present. He is a student at the Evangelical institution, in Lebanon county, called Albright college. The cause is an epidemic of small pox among the students, ai whom 38 had the complaint and several died;""1 The death of Fronts*, Mattis took place here on Friday morning from pneumonia. He was about 40 years of age and leaves a wife and two ohildren. He had lived here many years, was a section hand employed by the Reading Railroad and in summer took charge of the flower lawn near the station. .' The death Of James Lloyd took place at his residence here on Friday afternoon, aftervin illness of several weeks. He was a blacksmith by trade, and had lived in Lansdale since 1861. He was married three times and leaves a widow, but no children. He was a member of the Mainland Lutheran ohnroh. His age was about 88 years and he was man of considerable wealth. Carrie Edgar, a girl past 14 years of age, died here on Saturday evening, as the result of a spinal complaint. She was the daughter of Samuel Edgar and a member of the Baptist church. The Estey organ procured by the Reformed church came from Brattleboro, Vermont.* Its tones will likely be heard snext Sunday. The church has never had an organ hitherto. The various Sunday schools of the town are preparing for the annual Easter entertainments. About all of them have one. The -ice plant and its other properties have passed into the hands of L. H. Childs, • the attorney, who bought for creditors. The price the sheriff obtained was $100—plus debt of $ 16,868. Builders are busy planning new houses. John Detwiler ■ will build a double briok house on Green street, near West ward school house. It is not known how long the bread war will last. Though Felver has been selling for three cents, the price will likely sag back again to four cents, or the old price. Unlike the southern people, we have been used to paying a nickel for a loaf. The exception is the bread brought from Philadelphia, known as Kolb's. This is sold in large quantities by our grocery store for five cents. It is, however, of extra fine quality and the loaves are larger than the local bakers furnish. A visitor from a distance is Mrs. D. C. Rosenberry, daughter of Davis Stover, who holds the combination sales. Her home is in Mineville, N. Y. [This -is near Lake Champlain on the border of Canada. It is a very cold country, where the winter is not near over yet. All quarantines have been removed from houses, but there is no telling but that others may go on again the present week. . .In Lansdale. the locality of a fire is |told by the gong strikes. These numbers run up to 12. At present writing, Isaac Freed and James Lloyd continue on the borders of death. —In the matter of the appointment of a commission to make an enrollment of the inhabitants of Abington township, the answers of the supervisors, was1 filed by the. court Saturday morning.*'"^ SPOTSWOOD'S PRIZE CATTLE Broad Aze Herd Increased by 29. Bead ot Foreign Stock. Walter'Jauucay Returns With the Kettutles, Which are Now In Quarantine—Preparations to Show at the St. Louis Fair—Spots- wood Catthi tn Demand. Walter Jauncey, superintendent of Mr. E. T. Price's Spotswood dairy farm, Broad Axe, has just returned from a trip to England and the islands, having purchased a fine herd of 29 cattle, which are now in quarantine at Baltimore, and which will be -| brought to Broad Axe in June. Hr. Jauncey toft home on Jan. 9, sailing on the steamship, St. Louis, and arrived at Cherburg, France, on the 17th. From there he proceeded to Southampton, and after visiting in England for a few days took passage on the Alberta from Souhampton to. the Island of Guernsey and there purchased 39 head of cattle, including several prize winners and members of tho best families on the island. In this lot are some heifers, coming in profit ia August, that will be shown at St. Louis, this year. Having spent five weeks on the is** land, Mr. Jauncey was afforded a splendid opportunity to look over every herd of any prominence. Hr. Jauncey also secured for Mr. Price a son of one the famous Old prise win- | ner, Justinia; first prize and champion cow over the island. This young bull was sired by Mashers Sequel, a. winner on the island, also a winner at the Royal show in 1898. This bull has 60 per cent, of tlie blood of the: France family, well known to all breeders. Ho will be reserved for use in the Spotswood herd, as he is considered a great acquisition to the herd' already established. Mr. Jaunoey sailed from Liverpool on the steamship, Ulstermoor, of the Johnson line, Feb. 27 for Baltimore, Md, and landed on March 14th after a very stormy passage of lo days. During the whole voyage were en* countered terrific westerly gales with high seas. The seas sometimes completely breaking right over the vessel- Qufe-,Q%.Mr. Jauncey's experience of J?3"*1ri"i_!«acJosB t-hkdceanAj&is. was.the Wrtt^Caf cattle, '-however, all ar- rivediii line condition. Plans are now being made at the Spotswood farm to take two carloads of catle to St. Louis, where the greatest cattle show ever held in the united States will take place. During Mr, Jauncey's absence from home, Mr. Price sold to a New York banker a foundation herd. In this lot*: were some very valuable animals tliat Mr. Jauncey had purchased last summer abroad. Mr. Lindeiiburry has been in the market these last two months for some choice well-bred animals. In his search he visited all the prominent breeders in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, "and he. finally paid Mr. Price a visit and secured ■just what he desired. These cattle have just been examined, and the tuberculin test has been applied by Dr. S. H. Johnston, and. they all passed free. This consign- • ment leaves Spotswood farm Friday for Newark, N. J. Hr. Price is receiving applications from all parts of the United States for Guernseys, and with the growing demand for strictly pure bred cattle will place ".Spotswood in a position to, make another importation again in the summer. It is Mr. Price's intention, to go abroad with his manager for the next lot, Mr. Jauncey says tbat on the Channel* islands in Jersey and Guernsey the. potatoes and seeds were nearly all planted before he left and flowers and strawberries were all out in blossom, giving the island a beautiful springlike appearance. Cattle were also out in grass almost up to their knees. M. Bine Ball. Services will be held in Union E. church on Sunday at 8 p. m. All but one of W. E. Walton's large family of children are suffering from the scarlet fever. C. DePrefontaine and daughter Alice visited in Three Tuns on Sunday. Work has begun on Casper Slingluff 's house. It will be entirely remodeled. John Mehen lost a valuable horse lata week. J. S. Rapson is expected here this week from Florida. Miss Angeline Jones has been on the sick list. For Cemetery Purposes. Three acres of land have been sold by Percival K. Boyer to St. Peter's Latin-ran church,at Barren Hill. The price paid was $1500. The land is located on ihe northwest oomer of the Ridge pike and the Spring Mill road, opposite the present cemetery ground* of St. Peter's church. The purchase will be used for cemetery purposes. The Sellersville board of trade held a meeting last week to take into consideration the proposition from a textile concern. The oommittee appointed to investigate the financial standing of the concern rendered a favorable report. Their rating is high and business reputation very good. Big Money for Freed Turnpike. The Chestnut Hill and Springhouse- Turnpike company was awarded $16,- 000 damages Thursday by a Jury of view for the condemnation and freeing of from toll of three-quarters of a mile of the turnpike within the Philadelphia city limits. The corporation has been in existence since 1804, and constructed 12 miles macadamized road from tho top of Chestnut Hill through Flourtown to the Springhouse tavern in Montgomery county. The damages awarded were for me taking of the company's franchises, its toll houses and other property* _£_5J |
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