Ambler Gazette

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The ambler Gaz
VOL.  XX1V.-NO.  45.
AMBLEB,  PA.,  NOVEMBEB  1,   1906.
ENDORSING  .
DEMOCRATS.
Lincoln Committee Urges Voters to
Aid Democrats.
Address to Montgomery Voters Telling How
la Deal With Machine Itepnblicans—
MtanO Wilh Kuier.v and Support Wentx—
Hlstorv of the Agreement.
Following tho declaration of Lewis
Emery, Jr., fusion nominee- for the
gove-j-nship, against the Roberts-Am -
bier-Bex combination in Montgomery
connty; the county executive committee of the Linooln party bas repudiated the Linoolnlta noiuinateion of
Senator Algernon B. Boberts. and Assemblyman Oharles A. Ambler.
The Lincoln executive committee
held a meeting iu Morristown on Friday, an'fi by the authority of this meeting Oh airman Walter H. Cooke pnt
forth tbe following address:
"To the voters of Montgomery
county: We would give no attention
to the screed of Meigs et al. of the
side shdw oi' the gang—the Commonwealth party—were it not dignified by
a seeming indorsement bv Henry C.
Niles, state chairman, on the congressional issue in which he differs entirely from Lewis Emery, who has declared frequently on the stump that wben
the choice lies bewteeu a gang Be-
publican and un independent Bepublioan, Linooln men should vote for
the independent.
"The paper is important only as
showing clearly what haa been frequently charged, that the whole business is a selfish scheme on the part of
Wanger, Boberts and Bex to save
themselves at the expense of Stuart and
his associates on tbe state ticket.
"The state executive oommittee of
the Linooln party, on Jnly 80, at Harrisburg, unanimously resolved that in
all cases Where practicable fusion
shonld be effected with the Democrats
on senate,assembly and oonnty offices,
and that the question of congress
should be left to the separate districts.
"With this light oa the subject and
. in anticipation of the nomination ot
Jobn A. wenta by the Democrats tha
connty committee of the Linooln party
on Inly 28, after a full discussion, had
no trouble in almost unanimously vol-
ing for fusion with the Democrats,
and the plan, as finally arrauged, gave
congress and two assemblymen to the
Lincoln Republicans and senate and
two assemblyuieu to the Democrats,
and from the unanimity of sentiment
. tbe arrangement was deemed final.
"Tben the ganu got busy. They
downed the Johnson. crowd, refused to
indorse Stoart, and awaited developments. When the report-came np for
ratification, in the general oouiuiittee
_______t_____}n party ou Septemuer ll,
" Lmg_______a_s_iffi____>. j_____i
give guy financial assist ance w3re]
present, three in particular havin
been delegates to the gang convention the week previons, and all claimed the right to. ;ote, and did vote tor
Boberts.
"Lower Merion, wbioh bad been almost evenly divided between Boberts
and Wenta by the absence of several
old-line independents and their friends,
tnrned up a solid vote for Roberts.
We do not know the methods used;
we only know the result. In Oheltenham the Wenta men were likewise
kept away by methods unknown to Oa
and replaced by Boberts men.
"In Pottstown tbe gentleman in
obarge of the movement waa kept
away by an important business engagement, and tho committeemen from
tbat borongh were turned over to a
trusted friend, with tbe result that,
as is alleged, through tbe influence.of
an old-time gangster, the whole
delegation from Pottatown, with one
exception, waa tnrned over to Roberts.
In this manner a majority of 10 waa
seoured tor Boberts.
"Afterward Jobn Meigs suggested
tbe indorsement of the. Democratic
oonnty ticket, and tbe chairman waa
directed to appoint a oommittee of five
to certfy tbe nominations for oonnty
offices, and be appointed representative men, wbo met and oarried ont too
prior agreement With the Democrats.
He was also directed to appoint three
delegates to the congressional convention. These delegates, appointed without solicitation, met tbe Books oounty
delegates on September lft and certified
the nomination of Walter F. Leedom,
thus again carrying out too agreement
wish the Democrats.
"Because Wanger was not nominated
for congress and Bex failed two to
one for assembly in the Second district,
inspired by wanger and Boberts, as
alleged, the Boberts constituency left
tbe Linooln party and organized the
Commonwealth, to which we have
not the slightest objection, aa the
Linooln state ticket heads the Commonwealth tioket, bnt we do object
most strenuously to Boberts masquerading as toe nominee of the
Linooln party for senate.
"While the Roberts-Lincoln voters
> are amply- provided for by the Commonwealth tioket, hia opponents cannot vote tbe Linooln ticket, because
of hie presence thereon, but must vote
the Democratic ticket or mark eaoh
name they deijire to vote for ou tho
Linooln tioket and tben aearoh for
Wentz on the Democratic ticket.
Wentz made a marvelous record for
reform during his term in the senate,
and Lewis Emery's opinion on tbe
question was clearly deolared in his
Pottstown speeoh. Boberts' subserviency to the gang, his vote for tbo
ripper, the Quay statue, increases
of salaries, his known allegiance to
tbe Pennsylvania Bailroad oompany,
his uncertain attitnde as to Senator
Penrose, and, in tbe extra session, his
effort to prevent the insurance investigation in Older to shield Mr. Durham, forbid a large proportion Ot independents from supporting him.and
shonld forbid tbo balance.
"In this emergency, because ofthe
presence of Mr. Koberts on tbe Linooln ticket, we are reluctantly compelled to warn Lincoln Republicans
not to vote the Linooln .ticket by making a cross in the sqnare opposite the
uame "Linooln"i*| the first column;
bat, unless they desire to have the
Democratic _. tioket straight, whioh
contains all tba true Linooln nominees, to make a separate oross opposite
each individual name, voting thus for
Emery, Black, Creasy, Green, Leedom, Kneas, Bright, Borer and Mortar! ty under the Linooln name, and
Messrs. Wentz, Heacock and Gilbert
under the Democratic name. Respectfully submitted,
WALTER H. COOKE, Chairman.
Oot. 26. 1906.
UlCltK.
On Satnrday last was the marriage
of _ Miss Florence M. Martin and
Oharles S. Nice. The bride is the
only daughter of Algernon J. Martin,
of "Upper Gwynedd, and a nieoe of
John J. Martin, formerly of near
Broad Axe. The groom has hitherto
been employed iu one ot the Lansdale
foundries.
Sunday was the communion season
in both the Lutheran and Beformed
churches. The latter was deferred
from the previous Sunday on account
of the storm.
Josepb B. Nyce removed to Doylestown on Thursday. He had lived here
over 20 years, ooming from Franconia.
He was*a bnsy man in repairing fnrnitnre thongn now near 76 years of age.
Hia wife is living and bis son David
also reside in Doylestown.
There were three leotures ot muoh
interest here last week. The first was
tnat of Bev. Haltshooser, of Witten-
burg, Germany, concerning Martin
Lamer. Tbis was in the Methodist
churoh. The seoond was by Rev. A.
S. Fionthorn, now of Philadelphia,
bat a missionary in India for eight
years. The latter was illustrated and
given Thursday nigbt in tlie Lutheran
ohnroh, whiob was orowded. The
third was given Saturday evening iu
the high sohool room by Prof. Strain-
way on "A Summer iu Noiway."
This, too, was a series ot pictures,
with explanations.
F. D. Taylor, for two or more years
past landlord of the Tremont house,
will remove to Philadelphia from
whence he oame. Tbe owner, William Dredge, will himself take charge.'
He paid 985,000 for the hotel to Joseph
Fretz,of Doylestown. It is a large new
stone bailding, having many rooms
suitable for boarders.
Tbe late Charles S. Toung, of
Harleysville, was nearly 80 years of
ago, and among his chiidreu was
Mrs. Mattie Zearfoss, wife of Warren
Zearfoss, of Lansdale. He formerly
lived 'here. Mrs. Marietta Knipe,
of near North Wales, is another dangh
ter.
A Sunday Sohool inatitnte held a
session bere in tlie Baptist ohnroh on
laat Thursday evening- The speakers
we»Q.'.*iifcri fi_£$«Mell. William F.
brd
MATHER, 100;     HENRY LEAR     !
BITTING, 89. GOES TO PRISON.
GLENSIDE AND   AROUND.
Two Old Persons of This Vtcinitv
Cele crate Birthdays.
Centenarian of Cheltenham Greeta Bin
I ilf.ndn-Ui.th Men Born In Whiteinar-.li
Townahip — Bulb Enjoy Fairly Good
Health—ghftche*.
Isaac Mather) the 'grand old man
of ^Cheltenham, on Satnrday celebrated" his 100th birthday, for- more than
three hoars he received the congratulations', of those friends aud neighbors
who had reoeived cards to tbe rare
event. The reception was held at the old
Mather homestead, Washington Lane,
near Ohelten Hills station.
Mr. Mather was admittedly most
interesting as the host.- But he was
only one of a quartet of "old" people
at the event.".fl His two sisters and
brother} were present. Tne aggregate
ages of the four is 350 years, an average of almost 90. • The four persona in
this interesting gronp were: Isaac-
Mather, 100 years'old; Oharles Mather,
hia brother, 84 years old; Mrs. Rebecca Nichsner, sister, 87 years old ;
Miss Anna Mather, a sister, 79 years
old. * ¥
Then there was a second group of
three. Tbey were the obildren of
Isaac Mather, whose combined ages
amount to 2061"years. They were:
Miss Martha Mather, a daughter, 75
years old; Israel Mather, a son, 78
years old; Isaac Mather, Jr.. 68 years
old.
Among the guests were John Wanamaker, whose estate} Lyndenhnrst,
is jnst aoross tbo way from the Mather
homestead, and Joseph Bosler, assistant United States treasurer, wbose
borne, The Ivy, is now bnilt on part
of tbe original grant of land made to
Mr. Mather's ancestors by William
Penn. A pleasant part of the reception was briet addresses made by both
Mr. Wanamakef and. Mr. Bosler.
Another interesting feature of too
anniversary event **as the presentation to the ' 'grand old man'' of an
engrossed set of resolutions from the
Abington Library association, of Jenkintown. Away back in 1837, years
ago, Mr Mather, then only 81 years
of age, became a member of tbe association, and in consequence is its oldest living member. In 1835 he was
made the treasurer of the association,
serving nntil 1846. In i860 he was
elected president and for 58 yeara,
nntil 1008, served continuously in that
capacity.
Mr. Mather did not seem unusually
fatigued by the duties that devolved
upon him in entertaining. His health'
is fairly good, bat his eyesight seems
to be failing. While be oomes of a
"long-lived" family, Mr. Mather attributes his length of life   f<>   parefUSCi
Court of Appeals Affirms Judgment
of Lower Court.
Emery Urges Wen!_*s Election.
Speaking from tbe same platform
as ex-Senator John A. Wentz in Pottstown, Lewis Emery, Jr., fusion candidate for governor, strongly endorsed
the candidacy of Mr. Wenta tor the
senate.
.Mr. Emery said if you bave any man
who voted for tbe press muzzier, Quay
statue bill or the Philadelphia ripper
now running for eleotion to the legislature, you should vote to keep him
at home, as suoh men would not sustain me in my effort to give the
people of this state honest government.  ,
. And I further say, that if you bave
Democrats running for senate or
house who have proved their honesty
aad integrity in pnblio office, give
tbem loyal support,for those men must
I depend upon to aid me in the great
work of reforming the state, and
pointing to Senator Wenta, wbo was
seated npon the stage, he said, "That
ia too stamp of a man I shonld like
you to send to the senate for this district. V	
000(10010* Steps Into Death's Jaws.
Stepping from behind a oar pf hie
train, in order to give the engineer a
signal, While shifting at Jenkintown,
Sunday evening, Harry Phillips, aged
51, of Norristown, walked into the
way of the Royal Bine limited express,
wbioh left' Wayne Junction at 6.14 p.
as., and was hurled to death.
Phillips,! wbo boarded at the Hartranft house, was the conductor of a
mixed train, en route front Bridgeport
to Port Beaming. At Jenkintown several oan were to he dropped. Phillips
was personally supervising the work
and bad occasion to step to tbe rear of
the oar to adjnst tbe couple.
Backing away therefrom on to the
east-bound track, bis attention
diiected on the, car and towards the
engine, Phillips did not observe tbe
express, which, passing Jenkintown
without a stop, waa goiug at high
■peed.
Deceased was a married man, hie
wife and daughter residing in Columbia, wbere Phillips was previonsly
employed on the .Northern Central
railroad.
Tbe body was taken in oharge by
Undertaker Nyce and Goroner Sing
notified. That official was aooompau-
ied to Jenkintown, Monday morning,
by Mr. Hallman, of the Haitranft
house. The latter claimed the corpse
and awaited disposition thereof by
the victim's family. Phillips had jnst
assumed his position, after a 'several
week's absence, owing to his being
injured by oars of bis train.
Convicted of Mleeppllcatlon off tbe Ponds
off the Doyiestowo National Bank—
Surrenders mud Commcuctw Term In tbe
■Santera Penitentiary.
Henry Lear, convloted of embezzling tbe funds of the Doylestown bauk
while president, must serve the five-
year sentence imposed npon him by
Judge McPherson, * in the United
States district court. After three
trials, the oironit court of appeals
Thursday refused a reargnment and
handed down a deoision affirming the
judgment of tbe lower court. At
the end ot five days, after a notioe of
this decision has been handed to Mr.
Lear's attorneys, he was compelled to surrender himself, and began
his term of imprisonment in the eastern penitentiary on Monday.
The charge upon whioh Lear was convicted was the misapplication of the
funds of the Doylestown National
bank, with intent to defraud. Shortly after the failure of the bank, in
Jnly of 1908, It was discovered thai
tne president of the institntion ' and
Oashier George P. Brook, bad been
speculating with the company's
money to the extent of $130,000.
Lear's shortage in overdrafts, shown
by his own personal checks, amounted
to $00,000.
Mr. Lear has three times faced juries, the first two of whioh disagreed.
After his oonviotion at the third trial
his attorneys, George S. Graham,
Silas Pettit and Joseph Gillian, alleged a miscarriage of justice and claimed a retrial.
i ads
meet iiijftrfr many yeMi^
jtsTf. Mather was horn ita Whitemarsh
township, hut early in life moved to
Oheltenham and began life as a milter en Tacony creek. In 1841 he moved
to his present* location, and has since
been engaged as a farmer. He married ■ Ann It. HaUowell in 1830, she
dying in 1883. 10 great grandchildren are living. .
Thomas Bitting, Esq., of Main
street, Ambler, last Saturday, celebrated the 89th anniversary of his birth.
and passed the day receiving his
friends and resting.'
Mr. Bitting was born on Oct. 21,
1817, at the hostelry now known as
Botzell's botel, Flourtown, then owned and conducted by his father, Jobn
Bitting. Hia mother's name was Eva,
and he was the youngest of five sons.
One of these, William, resided in
Ambler for a time and died in 1889,
aged 63 years.
The snbjeot of this sketch was educated in the townsbip sohools of
Whitemarsh, and later taught sohool
at Long Swamp and Lower Merion
academy. While teaobing at the former place, whiob is not far from Sumneytown, he would walk to Flonrtown
on Saturdays returning the eame way
on Sundays. He married Theresa,
daughter of Jacob Wentz, of White-
J marsh, on Feburary 9, 1837, and after
a wedded life of 54 years, Mrs. Bitting died on Deo. 93, 1891, leaving no
children.
Mr. Sitting kept store and hotel in
Whitemarsh township, and in 1848
was appointed a collector at Paoli,
serving for three years, and then
retnrned to botel keeping in Flonrtown, where he continued 15 years,
and then conducted the general store
nearby. In 1870 he .removed to Des-
Moines, Iowa, returning in 1880, and
again settled in Flonrtown. In 1887
he removed to Ambler, where he has
sinoe resided.
Under President Harrison, Mr.
Bitting was postmaster of Ambler, and
at the expiration of his term he was
eleoted a justioe of the peace for the
borough. He is a charter member ot
tbe Ambler Presbyterian ohurch.
Mr. Bitting has been more or less
actively identified witb the Odd Fellows tor over 60 years. In 1844 be joined tbe Pliilomathian lodge, No. 10, I.
O. O. F., of Germantown. and in 1846
with seven others, who are a w deceased, he organized Wissu lickon
lodge, No. 187, I. O. 0. F., of Flourtown, of wbioh he was the first iretdd-
ing officer. This was the secor-d Cdd
Fellows' lodge instituted i.i this
oounty, tbe Old Montgomery, s .Mar-
own, alone ante-dating it.
Nortb Peon 0. E. Convention.
Christian Endeavor fall oonvention
of the North Penn Ohrlstian Endeavor union wiH be held a* Outtnar,
Thursday 'evening, November 8th,' at
8 p. m., in Oolmar Baptist church
All societies are etjmfestly requested
to be representet^^aj^^k will be good
singing _________ ___K PWftorn
Bishop Consecrates Jenkintown Ohuroh.
Consecration servioes following the
completion of an addition to tbe Protestant Episcopal Ohnrch of Our Saviour, at Jenkintown,Snnday, attraoted
a large oongregation. Tlie consecration sermon was preached by Bishop
Mackey-Smith.
Prominent Episcopalians present Included the Revs. John Fulton,Thomas
3. Garland and Charles Fischer. In
the afternoon a men's meeting was
held, and in the evening the closing
servioes of the mission, wbioh had
been -every day for a week, wire conducted bv the Rev. Dr. Floyd W.
Tom kins
Thu chnrch fronts on the old Yotk
road. The improvements consist of a
97-foot addition to the trout elxvai ion,
giving au additional seat lug capao'ty
of 125, with a total seating capacity ot
Tjho're than 600 in'tlie main audi'orium.
The alterations were the sift of
Olement B. Newbold, toe Phiiadel-
»liia*\b_hker, who ia a member of th-e,
.vestoMh^hti chureh. _ __%. _j
-yic^^^tasatwov.a
Tfle parent T*Hurr
chiirch, of Oxforrr
parish was instituted 89 yearT?ago_ and
the toruerstnne was laid September
19, 1*898. The churcli was a gift of
William Henry Newbold, ana his
daughter, Marie Newbold, the first
reotor being toe Rev. Oruies B. Keith,
who died a few weeks ago. Tlie
founder of the church died iu March,
1869, and a memorial, tablet waa placed
in the chancel in bis memory.
John S. Newbold, his son, took np
the work of aiding the pariah. When
he died,in 1887,the church received an
endowment of $20,000. Olement B.
Newbold Is tbe grandson of the found-
er. The office of accounting warden
has always been beld by the Newbolds.
The reotor is the Rev. Roberts Ooles.
th thechun h's
Tff"""oM   inr''nity
The  Jenkintown
—The engagement of Mr. Jo: n L.
DuBree and Miss Elizabeth Di isley,
both of Jenkintown, is annot iced.
The wedding will take place : fc. an
early date.
—Rev. J. Thompson Cole, reel Mr of
tho St. Pauls Protestant Kpif orml
ohurch, of Oheltenham, annot noes
the holding of a memorial servict in*
memory of the members who haveliied
during the last and reoent yearslltbe
service to be held on this Thursdi f.
Whirled to Death.
Jaoob Kriebel, one of Lansdale's
prominent citizens, was whirled to
death early Friday morning by a
rapidly moving belt at the plant of
the Abram Oox stove works, Lans-
dale. He waa alone at the plant at
tha time preparing the machinery
for the day's work.
Kriebel, who was the assistant engineer, was slipping tbe belt on to a
moving gear when his arm was caught.
His body was drawn up and over Ihe
wheels, and orusbed before tbe engine
oould be stopped by an employe wbo
jnst then reached too soene. Kriebel
is survived by a widow and several
small ohildren.
Hi-Id on   Larceny  Charge.
David Hoult, of Lansdale,was given
a hearing by 'Squire Miller, of tbat
borough, on the obarge of stealing
brass from fhe well-drilling outfit of
D. N. Shrawder, of. North Wales.
The goods were taken from the premises of George Abensohein, near Lansdale, wbere Mr. Shrawder is drilling
a well, and sold to a dealer, who in
torn disposed of them to a local brass
foundry.
Tire braes in question was valued at
only about four or five dollars, bnt
iMr. Shrawder says he has been robbed
of abont $100 worth of brass during
the season. In default of 1800, bail,
Hoult was taken to Norristown to
await trial tor laroeny.
Peaaaeetet lie.
The Ladies' Aid sooiety, of the
Prospectville M. E. church, will meet
at too home of Miss Lizzie Fry Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 6.
Miss Mary Valentine, of Applebaoba-
ville, spent Sunday with her parents
here.
Wedding bells have been ringing in
this neighborhood.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hinkie and
William Smith, of Whitemarsh, were
the gnests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O.
Weiss on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shoemaker
entertained friends from Philadelphia
on Sunday.
Frank Gordon was in this neighborhood several days last week.
Mrs. Harry Fillman spent Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Mr. andJbs. Thomas Anderson visited Ur. &_________________, >______'"  Liabtkep last
Wcdne
Dr. F. S. Slifer has started for Silver City, New Mexico.
Morrison Olayton has had a busy
season tn bis stone quarries.
William Dnckloe, of Jenkintown,
haa purchased a lot oo Menlo avenge.  | Says He Is 'No|
On Monday evening, Out. 99, Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Wilson,   Glenside ave
nne,   celebrat
anniverasry.
A masquerade
members of the
this Wednesday
1   their  10th   wedding
will be held by tbe
Boslyn Tennis olnb
evening at the home
of DeWitt Smith.
On Tuesday evening the Y. P. S. O.
E. held its monthly business meeting
in the Sunday school room of Carmel
churoh. A Hallowe'en social was given
in connection with the same.
John McCann is making his borne
with his son-in-law, Jobn S. Clayton.
He carries the mail to Glenside. Mr.
McCann is a blacksmith and worked
at too trade at Neshaminy, Weldon
and at tbe Angora nurseries shops.
M. E. Hansen, the contractor and
builder, is a busy man. He has recently constructed: Twin bouse for Mr.
Knapperger, Glenside; single house
for M. Lewis Weisel, Woodland and
Menlo avenues, Glenside; one for
Thomas D. Garrigan, baok of Elkins
avenue, Glenaide; one for W. Anderson, Woodland avenne, Glenside, and
one for Mrs. Franz, Melrose.
The work of disinterring the bodies
of the dead in tbe old Harmer Hill
cemetery is still going on, and In a
short time all will have been removed.
The bodies of Jesse Harper's family
will be removed to Hillside cemetery.
John McCann, of Edge Hill, had tne
bodies ot his father, mother and sister
removed to Ivy Hill cemetery. David
Harmer, tbe carriage builder, formerly of Jenkintwon, buried his wife at
Doylestown, where he now lives. He
is having the bodies of other members
of his family who were burled at
Harmer Hill, removed to Doylestown.
Thomas Whitcomb, who formerly lived
at Edge Hill, his wife and son, were
buried at Harmer Hill. Iu disinterring these bodies the grave digger
fond that those of the husband and
wife were petrified; that of the. son
had been almost entirely reduced to
ashes, only a few bones remaining.
Bill Was lutruilurerl I
Senator Kobert-M l'rl
Vne Bte.Beat BtTorrl
pealed.
Editor "Ambler (1
Tbere   seems   tJ
spreading   aroui
townships    of
whioh holds me I
duohig and urg]
act of 1906
tional tax of $\
townships  be*]
than 800 to  ti
to state tbat
by W. T. Otoi
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and was pas
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ever with the drs-j
with urging its
more I pledge ny|
ed, to vote it
dollar tax a|
bring about
I make   tti
fairness m__
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Teacber Prosecutes Bov*
Pretty Miss Fredericks, the principal
of tbe LaMott sobool. appeared before
Justice Wood, of Ogontz, Wednesday
aud save testimony against Andrew
Cavanaugh, a 14-year-old boy, who is
one of a number who have trieo half
a dozen different ways to make life
miserable for tbe corps of teachers' _r
the LaMott sohool within recent west
Thu boys have crawled on   the  rot
and   ruug the school bell, both tluritj
the day snd late at night. Tl
ed ou   the   doors during
then ran.    Tbey threw a
"ffiahj^iom a window led
Stoll as ruiiiel
pe 1)1*1
1 MttBBfWa^*tar\^^^
[done everything, bays co
that would annoy tin yo\
.women.     A  few   days
this   offenders were arres
pay the costs "ot  the cal
reprimanded by Jusfcit*.
the plauts were broken an
offense    was charged to  Ol
Justice Wood ia this oase, a|
others, was inclined to be te
imposed  oosts, but    told
tbat a   repetition of the oft
a case for the oonrt.
Notice to Correspondents.
As next Tuesday is electiou day.1.
as the "Gazette" office will be bud
engaged Wednesday morning witb tl
compilation aud reception of eleotif
returns, correspondents of this \m\
are hereby requested to send on Tii
day morning their weekly newslettj
and then Tuesday night or as earl
possible Wednesday morning to "
or telephone the eleotion returns :
their respective districts. If ciid
corns be mailed use a sample b|
marking the figures opposite each
didate's name, and being sure tq|
on the sheet the name of the
and the townsbip wbioh toe vc
resents.
Drowning Victims Known B
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel IUlt, of 79
Washington lane. Chestnut Bill, victims o£,the Atlantic Oity-bridge catastrophe, were well known ia tills vioinity.
Mrs. Hill was Rachel Livezey, of
Plymouth Meeting, being a daughter
of tbe late Ellwood Livezey and sister
of Mrs. W. G. Miller, of DeKalb
street, Norristown. She was noted for
her ability to handle a horse and for
her graceful riding. Her husband conducted a livery stable and was famed
among horse owners for his knowledge
of toe business.
Mr. Ifill met a teriibly torturing and
lingering deatb. The car in whiob
be and bis wife rode was only partly
submerged, Mrs. llill being drowned
at onoe. The husband managed to
-protrude his head from a window
that was just olear of the rising tide.
He struggled to crawl through, but
became inextricably wedged in,
Bystanders saw his horrible plight,
as he called for assistance whioh no
human hand oonld render.
Slowly tbe tide submerged his chest
as it relentlessly rose to number him
among the wreck's grim victims. He
struggled as long as possible to prolong life and when the water arose to
bis chin, he stretched his neok, bnt
the water kept rising. He ejected the
water from his mouth Until death ended bit misery.
Three 1 nns.
Special autumn servioes will
at Three Tuub mission   nexj
afternoon.   Bev. E. E. Vain
make aa address on autumj
musio will be rendered*
ing time iii expeoted.
oordially vnvited to be pj
HOOD'S PILLS.4
.'Ousness.   IM
0.0
Thenfl
and EtheFAlfl
at the home
Heny Slingluf
day evening,
took plaoe  atl
ed by Rev. Lol
Reformed obul
by the immedf
traoting partiq
fully and appl
greens, pottedj
the bride, whs
ber of the BI]
yonng t>sj
cumin**i
eugagj
Philv
Odflrer
banquet.
William Oonstantii
day morning moved fj
to Anibler.
Letters reoeived thi
and Mrs. James Stai/
Ing England, tbe ton!
bis health, report the
proving and that they art
of tbe sights of the old oo^
will probably not  return
new year's.
The speoial revival servl
Sanctuary M. E.   ohnroh ■
ne and witb a number of
the reward of  the extra  exi
the pastor and congregation!
Mrs. J. Martin Hunsberge|
New York  on Tuesday to
wedding of her youngest  si
with her hnsband will sail ol
day for South Amerioa, whef
superintend  the putting op |
States harvesting machines
being the first harvest inoutj
southern  hemisphere,   'lie:
remain nntil our spring
Sort.
L.   E.   Weidne ,   of    Pi
spent  Soi__________________ wit|
Mra-_ls