Ambler Gazette

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VOL.  XX1V.-NO.   32.
AMBLER,   PA.,  AUGUST  2,   1906.
$1.25 A YEAR
RAILROAD
I CROSS-TIE
Patent Granted to Bawson Hoopes,
of Ambler.
Description of the Invention, Which Has
Man j- Points to Becomended It* iieneral
I'm— Durable, Firm aim Can a old tb*
Rail Securely.
Dawson Hoopes, who makes his
borne at Botel Ambler, has been granted a patent,No. 824,928, on a steel cross
tie fox railroads. Mr. Hoopes is one
of the members of the firm of Hoopes
and Townsend, whose large nut and
bolt works are in Philadelphia, and
whose rolling mill is located at Hoopeston, near Port Washington, Pa. Realizing the ever-increasing need for a
satisfactory steel tie in view of the
rapid denudation of the vast forests
in supplying the timber tie, Mr.
Hoopes some time ago oonoeived tbe
idea of a steel tie. After many experiments he finally perfected the model,
which on Jnly 8 was patented nnder
his own name.
"Whether the tie will be immediately
successful in being adopted by railroads, it is too early to say positively,
but certain it is that tha patent has
many features to at once commend
itself to the construction engineers of
any railroad, for which work the patent is especially designed.
" In Mr. Hoopes' own words tbe invention "consists of a cross tie having
its body formed of two channel shaped
beams of different cross sections and
one fitting over or embracing the
otheipto constitute a box like structure
combined with bolts or other like
strnoture olamping the rails thereto.
"'The; in vent ion also consists in combining tbe box-like tie with a series of
spacing tnbnlar pieces or studs arranged between the parallel top and * bottom faces of the two channel beam
sections and throngh whioh olamping
bolts extend to bold tbe rails in place.
"The invention further embodies
the tie of above construction when
reinforced with a filling of suitable
non-metatlio material, wbioh may be
ponreg in the plastic oondition and
allowed to set or harden to give solidity to the tie as a whole. The design
also comprehends details of construction, together with the features above
specified, whioh are better understood
by reference to drawings accompanying
tbe specifications of letters-patent. "
I^Bolts extend throngh tba cross tie,
the head being from underneath and
parsing directly throngh olamping the
plates to the rails. These bolts bave a
square or oblong part to prevent their
being tnrned when the nut is screwed
tight thereon. In place of the usual
plates for olamping the rails
upon tbe tie,  braces  may be employed
. when;tlie track is   curved to aot  as  a
brace   to tbe   rails, and   these   braces
y may  have  downward  extending lngs
filling tlie   oblong   aperatcres  of   tbe
studs so as to prevent possible shifting
nnder the radial  strains wbioh  oome
upon]the rail at suoh curved  portions
of tbe track.
'   The metallic oross tie, made   as described,   may be used for  the, railway
or£more preferably the space  between
the*se<*tion_s and aroand^the  sj_______________
filled -with  oo^j***9~*
phur or Gornbinati
ed   with   any other ■ luuauieTlOfi-a
■ tallic material to give solidity to
tie as a whole.
Hear ICod Collision Near l.aosilkl- Station.
About 18.16 Friday morning the
residents of Lansdale were awakened
by the sharp, shrill whistle of a Philadelphia and Beading Bailroad locomotive. Two freight cars and a caboose
had broken loose from a train about a
quarter of a mile above the Lansdale
station, aad the engine of a second
train had plowed into the caboose,
whioh was derailed, badly splintered
and turned up on end. No sooner had
the engine struck than it was learned
that Brakeman Bean, of Morristown,
who had been riding in the caboose,
was pinned beneath the wreckage.
George Graham, the yardmaster, was
at once notified, and he, with the aid
of the railroad men, set to work to release the imprisoned man. To their
dismay il was found that to jack up
parts would mean that the wheels
wonld fall oo his head and cause
death. As there was no crane in the
yard high enough to lift the oar the
Philadelphia wrecker was sent for.
Almost two hours elapsed ere the unfortunate man was released. A speoial
train conveyed Beau to the Norristown
hospital, where it was found that one
leg was broken and internal injuries
had been received.
about  65
Philadel-
F-ll Oil' Cars; Killed.
William Swartiey, aged
years, of 2926 Fletcher street,
phia, an employe of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit oompany, died in the
office of Dr. A. N. Baggs, at Abington,* at 13 o'clock Friday, half an hour
after he had fallen from a trolley oar
as it rounded a cnrve on the old Tork
road a short distance below Abington.
Ooroner King,of Montgomery county,
invested the case, which apparently
was purely acoidental. Reports of the
accident are to the effect that Swartiey,
who is heavily bnilt and has only one
arm stood np In the car to pnt off his
coat, and the lurch of the oar as it
swung around tbe curve threw him
ont. He landed on his head, a fractured sknll resulting. The car was
stopped and Swartiey was lifted on
board and taken to Abington where
he died. The body was taken to Jenkintown.
He had been to Willow drove to get
Sowers for his wife.
Surburbao Trolley Mercer.
A document filed in the office of the
recorder at Doylestown several days
ago has just bronght to light what in
certain financial and railway circles
is thought may be the first step towards
the consolidation of the interests represented by the Rapid Transit oompany and those controlled by Mayor
Tom L. Johnson, of Cleveland. This
document, which was filed by former
Jndge Harmon Yerkes, has turned out
to be a traffic agreement between two
of the Johnson suburban lines, the
Pennsylvania and New Jersey Traotion oompany and the Newtown and
Hatboro Bailway oompany, and the
Bapid Transit company, whereby the
oonstrnotion of 13 miles of track between Newtown and Hatboro tbe
former lines will be enabled to land
tbeir passengers at Willow Grove.
Under the agreement the Johnson
roads between Hatboro and Willow
Grove* will use the line controlled by
the Bapid Transit company An consideration of a heavy rental. The new
line from Hatboro to Newtown will
be built over private right of way, and
Sprineliouae Man In Trouble.
A man who gave his name as William
• Thomas, of Springhouse, got himself
into a peck of trouble in Philadelphia
on, Wednesday by buying whiskey for
a widow on whom he was calling. The
polioe say Thomas and the woman got
drunk and that Thomas treated two
little girls.
Thomas visited Maggie Beyer, a
widow residing near Sixth anff Noble
streets. When the polioe were called it
is reported they found Thomas and
the woman stupidly drunk. A patrol
wagon was called" and the children
were rnsbed to a hospital, where the
doctors bad difficulty in bringing
tbem out of danger. Both were unconscious. Thomas and the widow
were looked up.
leTpnuT It was
rumored that the deal meant the ul-
the tim ate consolidation of the two systems,
but former Jndge Yerkes had no
opinion to express as to a possible
merger. The Johnson lines are op**]
erated .by the Pennsylvania and tne
New Jersey Traction oompany and
have long been seeking an'entrance
into Philadelphia. The arrangements
will ultimately make a new trolley line
from Philadelphia to Trenton with
one change  of cars at Willow  Grove.
Guarded Well with Gnn?
J. H. Opydke of near Sellersville,
had Levi Heffentrager arrested for
security of the peaoe. It seems the two
had a dispute abont one another's rights
to a well to get tbeir drinking water.
Heffentrager chased Opydke away
and threatened to shoot bim. He even
went into the house, got a gnn and
sat himself on a chair, near the well
and was waiting for Opayke, it is alleged.
The hearing took place before 'Squire
Groff, at Sellersville. The two settled
the oase, both agreeing not to molest
each otber in the fnture.
*
Pine ft nice.
Nellie MoDonald is recovering.
A red automobile with green stripes
and a bine cover went by Snnday.
Most women prefer Gilt-Edge   flour
tot their summer pastry.
' 18 people ate as   many cucumbers at
the village hotel last   week.   All are
still well.
Gilt-Edge flour is made in Norristown, and premiums are given with it.
Waiter Who Overcharged Sent to -fall.
Fred Albrecht, a waiter at the Willow Grove park casino restaurant, la
iB jail awaiting trial oa a charge of
larceny, because be is alleged to have
overcharged a patron $1.40. He was
committed by 'Squire J. B. Yerkes.
Albreoht declares that he gave the
wrong cheok, and that tbe customer
gave a tip ol 26 oents. Later a warrant
was issued by the manager ot tbe restaurant. It is Mid that Albreobt had
a duplioate order book and when patrons made ont their orders, he would
make out a duplioate from his own
book, tailing the cheok abont $t id
the customer and pocket the difference.
Lelpslc SUII In Prison.
Frederic Leipsio, the German waiter
of Willow Grove park restaurant, who
was committed on a wrong charge by
'Squire Josepb. B. Yerkes, 'Jr., of
Abington, is .still in jail, accused of
tbe laroeny of $1.40 from a patron.
Assistant Distriot Attorney T. Lane
Bean investigated the oase, ascertained tbe allegations against Leipsio.
These are that he gave a obeck for $7. -
40 for the meal, and this was not tbe
check he gave the cashier. That chdok *
called for $6 and was torn out of the
back of Leipsio's package of ohecks.
Admitting that the circumstances,
as claimed, are true, it is held that
any justice of the peaoe, with knowledge of fundamental law, wonld have
known that the otrense is not larceny,
but one of false pretense. The latter
orime is one tbat may be settled ont of
oourt. Tbe laroeny offense, (in this
case really a misdemeanor), under a
recent law, lessening the grade 'Of
orime in instances wherein the money
actually takeu is less than $10, is a
oharge which cannot be settled thus.
'PHONE RATE
REDUCTIONS.
Bell   Telephone    Co.   Announces
Charges for Aug. 1.
KateB A fleet IC Comities and 100.000
Patrons-Initial Time In Toll Calls Increased From Tbree to Five Minutes —
Statement ay th* Company.
Sweeping telephone reductions in
telephone rates were voluntarily
made by the Delaware and Atlantic
Telegraph and Telephone companies
on August 1. Changes are also scheduled for the nine other distriots of the
companies. Though it is the policy of
all Bell companies to make reductions
from time to time as bnsiness safety permits, no change is remembered whioh
is so extensive as that jnst announced.
In some instances the annual charge
is out in half and in most other cases
substantial decreases are made. All the
present subscribers of the affected districts found the new rate on their
Angnst 1 bill.
The nearly 3000 extension set subscribers were agreeably surprised to
find tbeir bills cot from $1 to 60 cents
a month. The merchants in the larger
cities, snoh as Wilmington, Trenton
and Atlantio Oity will now be able
to contract for servioe under a grad-|
nated rate schedule rnnning from 600
to 3000 calls, should tbey desire to
change from unlimited service. The
private branch exchange rate is also
notably reduced. Many will ask if tbe
independent telephone companies
have made this reduction necessary.
The Bell oompany states that tbis is
beat answered by saying that many of
the Important reductions are in places
where there are no other telephone
companies and where none is likely
to oome. Tbe published policy of the
oompany is to oharge rates whioh will
return a fair profit to the stockholders, rednoing rates whenever bnsiness
safety will permit. -_. .
These changes again bring the popularity ot telephone servioe to onr attention. Within a single generation
has this marvelous development
taken place. 30 years ago there were
no telephones, and today tbe business
man without one is seriously handicapped and the telephoneiess residenoe
lacks a most, if not the most import*
ant, convenience. 160,000 Bell telephones in the 18 nearby counties and
•.,500,000 in the United States do more
to make everybody neighbors, facilitate business, promote happiness and
lessen drudgery tban any other human
agency.
Tbe rates have been so lowered from
time to time that the amount of rental
is no longer an excuse for not having telephone servioe. 48,000 tele-*,
phones was the net gain increase ton
1905 in the above territory and the
companies anticipate a still great gain
in 1906.
Of equal interest  is  the   announcement that on all toll   calls  where tbe
charge is lfi cents or  less, the  initial
period allowed  for conversation shall
be five minntes instead ot  tbree   min__J
ntes, as it is at present. On suoh calf
charge will be made for the  full   tJ
for each five minutes duration be twee;
or  fraction  thereof.. For example, <*j
fbn<*mi,n_t¥eS dur
REV. BROWN'S
RESIGNATION.
Pulpit of Ambler Presbyterian Chnrch
to Be Vacated.
Pastor   Haa  Received  Call So  Prominent
•Church Near Trenton,  M» J.—Presbytery
{Will Probably  Mak*  Transfer JKaily   In
September—Plans for tlie Future.
On Snnday morning Bev. N. Thomas Brown read his resignation as pastor of the First Presbyterian church,
of Ambler, same to take effect in September it being Mr. Brown's intention to preaoh his farewell sermon
in his present charge on Snnday, Sept.
16.
Mr. Brown has been unanimously
called to the pastorate of an important
ohnrch near Trenton, N.*9., and it
is evidently his desire to accept the
call, which will necessitate his transfer from the presbytery of Philadelphia north to the New Jersey presbytery. The next regular meeting of
local presbytery will be held during
the second week of September, and if
the transfer rs made, of which there
exists every probability, the presbytery will appoint its committee to visit
the local chnrch and publicly declare
the pulpit vacant.
, Mr. Brown lias beeu pastor of the
Ambler church for six years, ooming
from Oarversville and having in Jnly,
1900, succeeded Rev. Wm. F. S. Nelson, wbo is now pastor of the Presbyterian ohurch at Olayton, N. J. While
in Ambler Mr. Brown has had an honorary degree conferred npon him by an
Ohio seminary, aad dnring the past
year, as a result of his taking speoial
studies at Princeton theological seminary, Mr. Brown In May was graduated
in the post.graduate oonrse from that
institntion and was honored with the
degree of bachelor of divinity.
During the present month the loca 1
Presbyterian churoh will unite in tbe
union services of Ambler churches
for tne last three Sundays, and the
pulpif on next Snnday will be supplied
by Rev. B. J. Gwynn, D. D., ot
Princeton, N. J.
It is anticipated that as soon as the
pulpit is declared vacant the local
ohnroh will receive candidates, and
that the pulpit in due course of time
will be filled by eleotion by the
oongregation. The looal field Is regarded as one of the most promising
in the immediate vicinity.
GLENSIDE
ANT
 a*
AROUND.
tSatm.tmioxPttt*heyti_
anon between two points where ihe
charge is 10 cents there will be charged
a rate of 10 cents for the first five
minutes and 10 oents for the additional fraotion of five minntes, or a total
\>f SO oents.
The toll usuage in the Delaware
and Atlantio territory iB highly developed and this change will be agreeably welcomed by the many subscribers of the telephone oompany.
J. B. Goentner In Peril.
Magistrate J. Beans Goentner, who
tries all the auto mobile complaints in
Abington township, was saved from
serious and possibly fatal injuries in
a runaway aooident at Willow Grove
Wednesday by the bravery of John
Connell, of Forty-second street and
Haverford road.
Mr. Goentner drove to Willow Grove.
His borse was frightened by a locomotive whistle and broke tbe harness.
It then dashed toward tbe old York
road, passed three men who seemed to
be too badly scared to attempt to
cheok it. Mr. Oonnell, however,
when he saw it approaching, jumped
into Mm roadway, grabbed the bridle
and pulled tho horse to one- side. Its
speed was barely checked, and it ran
head-on into a box oar standing on
a siding. The force of the collision
was so great that Mr. Goentner was
bnrled six feet ia the air. ■
He alighted on his feet on the
ground, and esoaped with only an ankle
sprained and some bruises. ■
Mr. Oonnell had released hia hold
OB' the bridle before the horse smashed
into the box oar, and was not injured.,
Three Accidents on Tork Koad.
A chapter of minor accidents occurred on the York road at Jenkintown on Thnrsday afternoon. The first
one was that of Miles Terry,of Breadys-
-ville, Buoks connty, when the wheels
of his heavily laden hay wagon oame
off, due to the breaking of tbe portion
of tbe axle at the nut. The bay was
spilled over tbe road and biooked tbe
trolleys for' nearly an hour in both
directions. This occurred in the north
end of tbe town, as he was pulling
across the trolley traok.
At abont three o'olook wbile O. B.
Stout farmer of Johnsville, Bucks
county, was pulling from the car track
his wagon laden witb hay upset and
rolled across the sonth bound traok,
delaying tbe trolleys more than half
an hour. The wagon was pulled from
nnder tbe loose hay without serious
damage. Mr. Stout jumped as the
wagon toppled over. At four o'clook
a northbonnd trolley struok the rear
end of A. F. Baring's produoe wagon
bound for Hatboro, and scattered a
orate of huckleberries and a basket of
tomatoes over tbe road, and damaging
the wagon slightly.
Charter for FJre Company.
The Plymouth Fire Engine company
bas made applioation to the looal oourt
for a perpetual charter. This is a new I
organisation and has nearly 100 members. It will be  located   in   Plymouth
township.   The board of directors are
as follows .President, Jobn J. O'Neill;
vice  president, John J. Kelley;   secretary,   Joseph    O'Brien;    treasurer, j
Thomas Morley and  Matthew  Fogart
ey, John Griffith and Peter Kilcoyne.
Neglected Large Family,
James McGarey, living near Ogontz,
whose wife died three weeks ago
leaving nine ohildren, ranging In ages
from twins less than a month old to
18 years, was before a local magistrate
oa the oharge of drunkenness, beating
several of the ybnnger ohildren,
threatening the older ones with weapons and making no effort to., support
the children. Justipe Wood gave him.
30 days in jail to sober up. The children
will   be taken oare of by relatives and
naiolihnrcr *■—**■■-#•*.■_•■,'■**■'_*fc_rf_-_—*—____■____.
neighbors.;
Pennine.
E. B. Smith and wife have left on
an extended antomobile trip.
Mr. S. W. Ingersoll has been on the
sick list.
O. E. Ingersoll and family and Lyman Biddle returned Satnrday from
abroad.
H. O. Boyer and family left on Tuesday for Northeast Harbor, Me.
J. W. Lutz and family last week
moved to the George Emlen property.
Mr. Lutz reoently sold bis property to
Mr.J Stevens, who has already taken
possession".    In a short   time Mr. Lutz
ill commence the erection of a honse
aj^tg^t-edtiv bojight of* Georgel
Vtywiere Was" consignedi-To a
grave f^St_j?eter's. Lutheran burial
ground, "Barren Hill, the mortal remains of a heroine—Elizabeth Streeper
—who sacrificed her own life in her
devotion to a stricken adopted sister.
i When in May last the sister became
stricken with typhoid, Miss Elizabeth
gave up a lucrative position with the
Palmer Printing oompany, Philadelphia, in an attempt to nurse her
baok to health.
After six weeks* devotion she began
to realize her fondest hope, as the
afflicted began to improve. But two
weeks ago, last Wednesday, Elisabeth
herself was strioken with the disease.
Sbe had contracted it while discharging faithfully her duty.
with a constitution rnn down by hen
untiring labors,tbe efforts of the physicians proved of no avail and Saturday,
July SI, death oame, the convalescent
sister,heart broken, at the bedside.
The fnneral from the home of the
parents,Mr.and Mrs. Sylester Streeper,
whose only born ohild she was, was
attended by hundreds of friends from
tbe oonntry round abont.
At the ohuroh edifice, where tbe
Rev. J. F. Hartman delivered a toneh-
ing eulogy, the entire working foroe
at tbe Fifth and Locust street plant
attended, and a quartette from that
establishment rendered several selections during tbe service and also at
the grave.	
JenKlnte--n>.
George Oalanan, who oolleoted in
this seotion for the Bell Telephone
company for a long time, and who
was always affable and oourteons, has
been transferred to tbe Bristol distriot, and Alfred D. Downs, a nephew
of Tax Collector Oharles D. Wright,
ia now satisfactorily filling tho position.
Thomas J. Bariy, has purohased the
grocery store wbioh he occupies on
West avenne and the small houses and
ground to the line of tbe borough property ot tbe heirs of the Oharles F.
Wilson estate for $8800.
William 8. Tirol has retnrned from
a ftp to Wildwood, Asbury Park and
Ocean Grove, N. J.
Maurice J. Hoover has oompleted
the laying of a oement walk along the
east border of the Beech wood inn
property, between Beech wood and
Greenwood avennes.
Little John Mcllhenney fell from a
stepladder wbile cleaning tbe windows
of McDonnell's pharmacy on Wednesday and broke his arm near the wrist.
Mrs. Fannie Thompson and daughter
are spending the summer at Ooean
Oity.
Oards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Ettie O. Agnew and
Joseph O. Beaton: on Wednesday, July,
!15, at the Ohuroh' of St. John the
Evangelist.' .They' aire now at' home,
Oedar street, Jenkintown. I
Robert Newman has charge of P. H.
Wuuderle's oountry home.
Miss Elizabeth J.Wilson is spending
some time at Toby hanna, Pa.
Miss Lida Hannis has gone to Delaware Water Gap where she will spend
some time.
John MoAnnauy, manager of tbe
Mitchell Harrison farm, on the Ohnrch
road, keeps it in a good oondition.
A novel lawn fete will be given by
the Girls' association next Saturday
evening, Angnst 4, on the lawn of Mr.
W. L. Hoover, Mt. Carmel avenne.
Mr. Taylor, of Philadelphia, the
Scotch singer, will rentier several
solos, and Miss Olara Hoffman, the
noted elocutionist, will favor us with
her comic selections. A flag drill and
May pole danoe will also be given
in connection with the same. First
ooncert at 8.16; seoond concert 9.45.
Home-made cakes and delicious frnit
will be on hand for sale, as well as ice
cream, cake, candy and useful articles.
An admission of 10 cents only will be
charged.
Rees Root Carpenters.
Not until an expert handler of bees
in the person of John Earnshaw, of
Bridgeport, arrived Friday at tha
home of George Winimer, in Spring
Mill, was it possible to overcome two
swarms of bees, whioh had routed
carpenters from the roof of the house.
When the workmen tried, Thursday,
to repair the roof they struck a hive
in the rafters. So many bees were in
evidence that the beating of a hasty
retreat was necessary, after the insects
had    emphasized  the situation. "
No workman, Friday, was willing
to ascend to the roof, whioh urgently
needed repairs, and the owner sent to
Bridgeport for Mr. Earnshaw, the well
known lion ey gatherer.
Mr. Earnshaw arrived In due time
and soon pacified and hived the bees.
Then the roof was opened, and, from
the spaces between the joists and beams
were gathered no less than 800 pounds
of the finest honey.
Tho selling prioe of tbis harvest will
far more than repay the expenses of
the improvements. Its presenoe, and
also that of two swarms of fine bees,
was a surprise to tbe owner. Residents
of the vioinity state that as long as
80 years ago bees bad gathered under
tlie same roof.
Arrests Made Kasy.
At the end of tbe third week of the
automobile crusade in Abington, 16
cases were heard by Magistrate Goentner on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, ot tbis week. More tban a soore
of  bearings have already been beld.
To facilitate the work of Ohief of
Police Lever, printed forms hav* been
prepared. The number of the license on
the offending machine is taken, the
name secured from tbe license list and
a form filled in and mailed.
The method is easier, less costly and
more satisfactory than the serving of
a warrant. Motorists who would consider the serving of a warrant an insult
do not regard the new method as
offensive.
In the presence of tne immediate
family, Emma G., daughter of Mrs.
Ann O. Buckman, who resides between Plymouth Meeting and Narcissa,
on Blue Bell road, last Wednesday
afternoon, became the bride of Dr.
Stoddart P. Gray, ot Ohester.
The marriage vow was made and
solemnised in accordance with the custom of tbe Society of Friends, in whioh
he Buckman family has long been
prominent.
The bride has been a trained nurse
for some years, in whioh profession she
has earned muohenoouragementby her
skill, and has traveled a great deal with
patients as their companion. Her marriage is the result of a romance which
bad its origin in a visit to her Sister,
Alioe O., nntil a few days ago the superintendent, of the Ohester hospital.
While there the young woman met her
future husband.
Dr. Gray, the groom, is a native of
Catskill, N. Y., and is associated in
the praotioe of medioine with Dr. S.
R. Orothers, the mayor of Ohester.
The bride and groom at present are on
a honeymoon trip among the Adirondack mountains, and on tbeir return
will looate in Chester.
As a climax to this romance comes
the announcement that the resignation
of Alice, the bride's attendant at Wednesday' oeremony, from her post at the
Ohester hospital,' is due to the faot
that she too, is shortly to become a
bride, tbe groom-to-be being a well-
known and successful merchant in
Ohester.   	
White Rook is best butter possible
to make. Only 80 oents the ponnd.
Besson of oourse.
AMBLER EATS
THE CHEW A. A.
Locals Defeat Opponents In a Well-
Contested Game.
Chew natters at Mercy of Warwick, Who
Allows Bnt Two Hits—Amhler Use Bats
Freely and Win Oat, 3 to »—Other Ball
Games uf the 1-ocalltv-
In tha presence of a large and enthusiastic crowd, the Ambler A. O. celebrated its return to the home grounds
on Saturday last by defeating the
strong Ohew A, A., of Germantown,
in one of the most hotly contested
games of the season. This .was the
first ohance that a large nnmber of
the Ambler fans had to see Warwick*
pitch and to say that bis work in tha
box was a revelation to many is putting it mi Uly. All through the *gamo
Warwick received the glad hand from
the big orowd, and after the game his
many friends crowded aronnd him,
shaking him by the hand and congratulating bim upon his good work.
The visitors ooufti secure only two
tittle hits. Warwick has now pitched
49 innings against some of the best
teams in the independent ranks for a
total of 36 hits. This is an average of
6 4-7 hits per game. Shonld Warwick
continue bis good work with the local
team it will not be long before Ambler
will take its place among the best
teams in Bucks and Montgomery
counties.
The visitors were the first to score.
A batter hit by a pitched ball, a
single and two poor throws were responsible for Chew's two runs, this I
ended the scoring for the visitors.
Ambler was unable to cross the plate
until tbe fourth. Warwick led off with
a two-base hit and promptly stole
third, and on Scott's single he raced
home with the first ran for Ambler.
Iu the fifth the locals tied the soore.
Bradly hit for a single, stole seoond,
took third on O. Robinson's out and
scored on Campbell's slashing single
to centre.
It was not until the ninth tbat the
Ambler boys were able to get the winning rnn across the plate. H. Robinson
led off with a single, and on Pierson'3
and Bradley's outs he was able to reach
third, and it looked at this stage of the
game that an extra inning would have
to be played, but O. Robinson came to
time with a red hot drive to short,
which was too' hot for Dubbs to hold
and H. Robinson crossed the plate with
the winning run.
Taking it all in all it was a great
day for the Robinson boys. Tneir work;
in tbe field was the best seen on the
home grounds for many a day. H.
Robinson's great one-handed catch of
a line drive was easily the fielding
feature of the game. Next to H. Robinson came Bradley for fielding honors.
He distinguished himself by making*
a great one-hand catch. O. Robinson
Oarried off the batting honor, having
three hits ont of fonr times up. Manager MoFetridge was well pleased With
the large turnout. In fact* so muoh that
he has deoided to play P. and R. on
the. home grounds oa Saturday next.
_____sson Will be the
["Game." is called;
[the score of Sai-
hrday's game*
AMBLER A. C.
OHBVV A.
A.
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Brnd'y, is   1   1   4   1
0 Patt'n, cf
o e
0   1
0
C. Bobn.cf 0   :'.   2   0
0 M'lu'e, If
0   0
0   0
ri
Cam'], lb    0   2   8   0
0 Cha'rs, rf
0   0
0   0
0
M'F'ge, 2b 0   0   l   2
0 Buz'rd, 2b
0    1
O     Q
0
War's, p     12   0   4
0 Boval, lb
1    0
9   0
n
SCOtt. oil       0   11   .'!
1 Boyd, 30
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2   i
0
Brown, rf   0   0   0  0
0 Dubbs. ss
i  i
1   1
ft
H. Kob'n.lf 118   1
0 Winch, C
0   0
12   0
0
Pierson, c   0   0   8   2
1 Sillery, p
0   0
0   S
0
Totals      3 10 27 13
2    Totals
2   2
:'0 12
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Ambler A. O..	
0   0   0   11
0   0
0   1-
Ohew A. A	
0   2   0   0   0
0   0
0   fl
-2
Bitten by a Savage Dog.
In an attempt to save hex young son
Titus from the attacks of a ferocious
bull dog, Mrs. G. W. Sobeip, of the
Hillside farm, near Hatfield, was
severely bitten in tbe leg. Fears as to
serious consequences are entertained by
the attending physioians and members
of ber family.
Titus, tbe young son, was also bitten
in the leg by the dog, bnt his wound
is a slight one. When attacked, the
mother was attempting to shield her
ohild and quiet the animal. Mrs.
Scheip's suffering is said to to intense.
—Among tbe many drowned off
Anglesea Sunday was* Herbert Hammel, of Oresoentville, this county.
—Dnring the past 80 yeara John
Heitz.a man of 70 has oarried the mall
every day exoept Sunday between
Finland, Bucks oounty, and McLean's
station on the Perkiornen railroad near
Pqnnsburg. In that time he has
traveled.about 78,000 miles and has
never missed a trip and' never been
Ksa'late, except in blizzard!'. -   **    *-——
The Perkasie A. A. defeated the
North Wales team Saturday in a well-
played game at Perkasie by the score
of 5 to 4 in' 13 innings. Fast fielding
was indulged in by both teams, who
played excellent ball. Tbe two short
stops, Black for Perkasie, and Colton
for North Wales, did fast work, which
together with Bell's two bagger were
features.
Qnakertown was defeated 3 to 2 Saturday by Telford on the former's
grounds. The game was a pitcher's
battle. Ellam, of Ambler, who is
playing short stop for Quakertown,
figured in a fast double play, and made
a bit and a run and also stole a base.
Jenkintown defeated Ohestnut Hill,
4 to 1 on the former's grounds. Black,
who pitohed for the victors, was master of the situation and allowed but
two hits, and in the last five innings
but 16 men faced him. He struok out
eight men and gave but three passes.
Doylestown lost to Wilmington on
Satnrday on the former's grounds, 8
to 7. Pollock's wildness and costly
errors by the Bucks oonntians were responsible for Wilmington's victory.
Ourtis, formerly of Ambler, who is
now playing with Atlantio City, on
Saturday against the Philadelphia
Giants made four bits, one of which
was a two-bagger.
whose
Wed-
Bnnaway Almost Starved.
Elsie Haws, aged 12 'years,
home is in Ooatesville, was on
nesday afternoon committed to the
house of detention by Burgess Roberts, of Norristown, and ber relatives
were notified of the girl's whereabouts.
Elsie for some weeks has been living with relatives in Philadelphia.
On Tuesday of last week she ran away
from home and started to walk in the
direction of Norristown. That sanio
night she was fonnd in Plymouth
township by farmers. The girl was overcome with hunger and fatigue. She
was cared for until Wednesday when
she was taken to Norristown.
The girl showed evidences ot her
tramp and she had not yet fully recovered Wednesday. She was poorly
clad and.waB covered with dusts Her
story that she .had rnn away from her
Philadelphia, home was believed and
the authorities in Ooatesville lwere.au
once' notified. •_•"''* ""_ **S_iTTaiilS'f*'W-->'