Ambler Gazette

              The
VOL.- XVIl.-NO.   12.
A3IB1-K1-.   PA..   MARCH   2.   1899.
$1.25   A  YEAR
NORRISTOWN   LETTER.
March Term of Court—Important Measure Before the legislators—"Old Filend"
Quotes the Law on Sunday Closing of Tobacco Stores and Barber Shops.
Norristown, Feb. 27, 1899.
The March term of court commences
on Monday, the 6th of March, aud the
first week as usual will be appropriated
to the criminal cases and tbe new district attorney, A. 11. Hendricks, will
make his debut as prosecutor for the
crown, as he was celled in colonial
times, but for the commonwealth, as
we say now. Mr. Hendricks had a most
flattering majority at tne last election
and we expect from him all the devotion, energy and fidelity to his trust
that characterized his predecessor, Jacob
A. Strassburger, Esq. lit certainly hud
arduous duties to perform, stern,soleimi
trials to cndute, and was harassed all
through bis term with having to ran
two courts at one and thc same time.
This is a growing evil that ought to be
abolished.
I have just received a letter dated
Pittsburg, Feb. 15, 1899, stating that
the following proposed act of assembly,
wli ith was recommended by the Allegheny County Bar association, has heen
introduced hy Charles A.Muehlbronner,
of that county: \
"An act making it unlawful for any
person to hold himself ont or advertise
himself as a lawyer, attorney at law,
counsellor at law, etc, in any county of
the stale of Pennsylvania, unless duly
admitted to practice by a court of record
of any county in this commonwealth.
"Section 1. Be it enacted, etc, That
from and after the passage of this act
it shall not he lawful for any person iu
amy county in the state of Pennsylvania
to hold himself oat to tbe public as being entitled to practice law before the
courts of the county, or use or advertise
the title of lawyer, attorney at law, attorney and counsellor at law, counsellor
or the equivalent in any language in
such a manner as to com ev the impression, that be is a legal practitioner in
said county, or in any manner to advertise that he either alone, or together
with another person or persons, has,
owns, conducts or maintains a law office
or law and collection office of any kind
for tbe practice of lew, without having
first been duly and regularly admitted to
practice law in a court of lecord of any
county in this coni'iii-' nvcallh.
"Section 2. Any person or persons
violating tbe provisions of this act shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, anil shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to
a fine not exceed ing $500 and undergo an
imprisonment not ex-ceding one year,
or either, or both, at the discretion of
the com t. "
Well, 1 give them notice that I wili
tiiw otir members through the "Ambler Geztte" to support the hill, and also
in Ihe other papers I write for will
speak a good word for it, if they of the
Iron city and county of the western
end.of the commonwealth will join our
members in support of the bills tbey
have in hand to promote electric car
locomotion, and the health of the people ef tbe townships bv constituting the
school directors in each district a sort
of supervisory board of health, with
power to act and to avert dangers and
suppress nuisances, as well as t;j eradicate disease and loathsome places.
Personally 1 do not care whether the
Pittsburg bill be passed or not; for empirics will prevail end profit by the
very audacity of their assumptions,
wben the most learned .and skillful may
fail iu tbe estimation of .the world that
makes wealth only tbe standard of success. A man today most learned .iu the.
law cannot satisfy tbe ignorant world
as to the form of a bill intended for the
general good. Of course a lawyer may
be employed to moke an argument or
write a thesis for a particular client,
taking his employer's views and presenting it with all tbe force and eneigy
he can bring to tbe subject according
to the standpoint from which his patron
views it, and that is all. right, for two
farmers may differ as to a dispute overI
a right of way and each be honest in
his convictions, hut wh.it 1 mean.* a
man in a constitutional, congressional
or legislative body, if be be the ablest
and soundest lawyer of tbe state tar nation and draw a bill -'equal to magna
chartti, the charlatan and bigoted ignoramus will cry out, "Down with it,down
wi:h it; crucify him, crucify him."
Hence wbile the act proposed is* right
in principle and practise, 1 am not
afraid of the pretenders, law or no law
on the subject. Quack doctors and
quack lawyeis will always prevail, for
there Is money in it!
Already the people are commencing to
pick out candidates for next fall's campaign. I bear good mention of J.
Milton Brooke, of Springfield township,
for county commissioner. He was a
candidate wben John Hampton was
nominated and made a most magnificent showing. He would be a useful
man in tbat office and comes from a
district entitled to representation, and
he is certainly worthy of promotion in
the Republican party. Graber is a can-
didate for re-election on the Democratic;
ticket. He bas been a gentleman In
offlce and bis party will likely keep
blm there. Bead, the Republican commissioner, will retire at the expiration
of his tenn, Harrison Woodward wants
to be warden of the almshouse, bat
Im deserves something better than that.
The legal holidays have so disgusted
the people that there is a demand far
retrenchment end reform. The advent
of the Christian era set aside tbe Sabbath day which had bean established
for tbe Israelites and is still observed
by tbem every Seventh-day, while the
various sects of Christians have adopted the flrst day of tbe week as a day of
rest and for meeting together for religious worship, and in England by act of
parliament it was established as tbe
Lord's day and observance of It was
commanded. In Pennsylvania down
to 4.897 tbe legislature bas* been tinkering witb this business of making legal
holidays since 1705, wben they com
nienced with a law forbidding any person from serving any writ or executing
any legal process "on the first day of
the week, except for treason, felony
or breach of the peace. The next section of the act of the same year says,
"All persons who are found drinking
and tippling in ale houses, taverns and
drinking places, oa tbe first day of tbe
week, commonlv called Sunday," shall
pitv for every offense one shilling sixpence to any constable that shall demand it, "to tbe use of tbe poor."
These laws stand unrepealed and can he
enforced. It fines the tippler, not the
tavern keeper.
Then came the act of April 22, 17M,
which is the foundation of onr Sunday
law, which does not forbid working on
Sundav, but declares "if any person
shall ito or perform any worldly employment or business whatsoever on the
Lords' day, commonly called Sunday—
works of necessity and charity only excepted—shall uh or practise any unlawful game, bunting shooting, sport or
diversions whatsoever on the same day,
and be convicted thereof, every such
person so offending shall for every such
offense forfeit and pay $4 to be levied
by distress;" in default of payment to
six days' imprisonment "in the house
of correct ion of the proper county."
We have no house of correction except
it be the immaculate legislature, and
that ia not in this county. Thia law
contains this proviso: "That nothin*'
herein contained shall be construed to
prohibit the dressing of victuals in private families, bake houses, lodging
bouses, inns and other houses of entertainment for the use of sojourners,
travelers or strangers, or to hinder
water men from landing their passengers
or ferrymen from carrying over the
water travelers, or persons removing
with their families on Hie Lord's day,
commonly called Sunday, nor to the delivery of milk or the necessaries of life
before nine of the ekek in tho tore-
noon, nor after five of- tbe clock in the
afternoon of the same day.'' The pro
sedition moat be commenced witbin 72
hours after the offense is committed.
Now tbe courts bave held under this
law that keeping a sto.e to aell milk is
forbidden nnder the penalty; it is only
the "delivery" between certain hours
that is not forbidden. Wbile this is
nonsense, it is so decided. It is also
decided that shaving and bair dressing
for hire, in a shop kept for the purpose,
is forbidden by the act, and that shav
ing without persons paying any consideration makes no difference; sale of
cigars even hv a licensed innkeeper
either to his guests or strangers is a
violation of the act. Tbese are decis
ions of courts. But while some courts
have held tbat a note given on Sunday
Is void and there can be no recovery
upon it, under the st.fute, but only at
common law, the supreme court of
Pennsylvania decided in Lea vs. Hop-
king, 7 Pa. 492, in 1848, that a bond
executed on Sunday, though void, may
in- M.'il as an admission of liabihtv,
ami that a deed delivered on Sunday
will pa rs title to the grantee: Shurman
vs. !**hurman, 27 Pa. 90, 1856. What
are works of necessity and charity will
depend vi ry uiuHi upon the character
of the magistrate, ln the days when
the law was passed every decent man
shaved or wa8*shaved,am] none of them
supposed it would ever Ic- prohibited
anv more than washing or bathing; indeed Ihe razor and the balneary was as
essential as.the window and the door in
every house. If the judge or justice he
fore whom the case is heard believes in
barber shops as a necessity, or lovi s a
good cigar and will bave ft, lie has tin
power to hold that' shaving or selling
cigars is a work of necessity, and his
judgment could only be reversed by an
appeal or certiorari to a higher court.
The Sunday law has been often before
the supreme court, several times from
this county, the last time in 1880, wben
the late Isaac Chism, of our har, prosecuted Andrew Friedeborn, of Norristown, who sold newspapers, periodicals
cakes, candles, spruce beer, cigars and
tobacco; and on Sunday, Oct. 6, 1884, It
was proven that be sold to Henry
Huldeman two cigars,a plug of tobacco;
two glasses' of cider to another; a glass
of beer to J. • R. Tyson, and two cigars
to C. McGlathery and two glasses of
c'nlcr. The late John J. Derr, justice,
fined Friedeborn 94 and costs for each
offense above named—a total of 924.
Friedeborn took out a certiorari arid
carried the case before B. M. Boyer,
then our Judge, wbo sustained the judg
ment of Justice Derr. A writ of error
was taken and the case carried to the
supreme court, where the judgment ** as
reversed*, tho opinion being delivered
bv Justice Gordon, Oct. 4, 1880, in
which he says it was error to hold that
there can be fractions of the day; tbere
can be only one violation of the Sunday
law on one day and only one line. So
Friedeborn got off by paying $4. I
was interested in behalf of the late J.
Wright Apple, a former student of mine,
who was of counsel for the defendant.
Judge Gordon reviews the English decisions and constructions of similar laws
in the acts of parliament, and bis opinion in 118 Pa. 8. R., page 244, is well
worth reading to any man concerned in
the execution of the Sunday law. He
made Friedeborn pay bis due fine for
the offense at violating the Sunday low.
OLD FRIEND.
JARRETTOWN M. E.CHURCH.
	
Paper Prcpm-wl by William DePt'efonlalne
on the Annlv-primry i,f the New* Hull-ling,
Celebrated Sunday, I'Vlt. 19 — lll.toi-y of
tlie Cliurcll Slime  1HO.V
The Jarrettown Methodist   Episcopal
cburch was organised as a society in the
soring    of    IMS,   with   Rev.  Win. P.
j Howell as pastor.     1! dig inns  meetings
bad been held previous to this time   in
various houses in the neighborhood.  At
one time platform meetings  were   held
Ion iSanhatii   afternoons  in the summer
| season in a woods belonging   to  Henry
Houpt, a portion of which is now   in-
I eluded  iu the puhiic school   grounds.
These meetings were, we believe, under
the maiiangcincut   of   (ienrgi:   Nieman,
and the   speakers   were   from   various
evangelical elm chic*.
The first person named In the records
of the quarterly conference us joining
the society was William Mega race. Ho
bad preyioiisiy hi en a member for
manv years of the Meihtdist church at
Milestown. Tne latter church in its
early history had been a pari of tier-1
mantown circuit, Haines Street, now
known as the First Mi t.liniiis*! Knit-copal I
of Germantown, being the parent
church. The second member, John De- !
Prefontalue, was at oue tunc connected
with Milestown and later with Harmer
Hill church, an oil snoot of Miles-
town. We thus can trace the
origin of Methodism in this vicinity to
the sturdy type found 'in old liaiui.
Street church. Two later member-,
Jobn R. and Elizabeth K. L'luitii,
brought tbeir letters from ,\l ilesloivo*.
Brother Unruh was converted in tin
parsonage of the Haines street church.
under tne ministry of Caleb Lippin'ctjl.t.
For more tban 50 years he was a consistent Christian, and for most of that
time a local preacher, supplying t c
pulpit here on numerous ■ casious, even
wben a member at Milcsinwn. Oilier i
early members were Mr.uml Mrs llemy
Harmer, and Nathan and Klirabetii
Barnes.
Preaching Service mid Sunday   s* .'"no!
were at first held   iu   Mondnck   s*•hool. i
now known, as .lat rd :.i« n public schoo .
This building i.t u.at • une was a plain*,
one-storv structure, wit    one room.    Its'
pine desks had bet u wel tsrvrd bv the I
being offered free. This was quite an
inducement In the weak condition of the
treasury, and although poorly located
fur Ihe purpose some favored taking it.
Wistr councils, however, prevailed
and the present excellent location was
secured bv paying 9200 for an acre of
-round. The following year an additional third nf an acre was purchased.
One party offered to donat ground pro-
vided a Sl.i.OtiO building were erected.
As they did not aim so high the committee were obliged to refuse tbis offer.
Another nearby piece of ground was
partly purchased, and quite a crowd of
friends gathered one day to clear the
ii round from the large quantity of surfs-cc slone upon it, but, discouraged
at the seemingly impossible task, the
site was abandoned after a half day's
work.
The plan adopted by the builders was
an almost exact copy nf the original
Milestown ehurch. This comprised a
plain, one-story, slone building, 32 by
42 feet. Thc roof was of shingles.
Twn doors in the front opened directly
into the one room of the building. An
aisle extend, d from each of these to
the pulpit and altar place at tbe farther end iif tie room. These were of
plain, bat neat design. The pews were
of the pld-timi) square type,and made of
white pine, varnished in n.-.tural color.
Neat mouldings of walnut ornamented
them. A heavy cornice of plaster of
Paris extended around • the room, and
a beautiful centre piece of the same
material ornamented the celling. Al-
tijgi'ther, the interior, witb its furniture, carpeted pulpit and altar, and
nitttinit* in the aisles, presented a neat
and pleasant appearance, ami for that i
period was considered a good type of
ciiuntr.v church. Sept. Hi. 186(1, the
church WM dedicated to the worship
of Almighty Ood. That prince of col-
lej-tor , Hev. Andrew Munship, assisted
in' taking thc. subscript inns of the day,
which amounted to over $700. When
the final set th ment was made and all
Hip good s'lh'ci ipi ioos were paid a net
del it of $850 remained.
/V\t to the pres. nt time the following
pastors have served the church: Wm.
I'. Howell, lX-ifi; H. C. McHride, 1866;
J.. W. Bark ins, 1867 -68-60; Abel How-
atrl, 18711; W. L. McDowell, 1871;
Richard Turner, 1872-73-74; J. K. Bailey,
PATRIOTIC SERMON.
J new world were impelled by the.  desire-
for   liberty   in   tbe   worship   of   Oofl.
"Oar Coiiiitrv*• Kxai ation" — Sermon  by I Washington and Lincoln, in their heavy
Kev. E. IS. Valentine Last Sunday Evening   responsibilities^      devoutly        implored
In the Mount Pleasant BaptlHt Church of I
Ambler.
Sale of Stuck*.
A number of shares of stock belonging to the estate of Ann S. Hunsicker
were sold at the Hotel Montgomery,
Norristown, recently by Auctioneer
Bergey. The following were disposed
of: 59 shares of tbe Norris Citv Cemetery company, Willis E. Bosler, $."> a
share; 24 shares of Western Market
company, Irvin Hunsicker, 913.60 a
share; 90 shares same. K. L. Hallman,
$13.20; 10 shares same, Willis K. Bosler,
$13.25; 10 shares of Perkiomen and
Beading Turnpike stock, K. L Hallman,
$30.50 a share. Two Western Kansas
mortgages were offered but withdrawn.
—If you have a cough, throat irritation, weak lungs, pain in the chest,
difficult breathing, croup or hoarseness,
let us suggest One Minute Cough Cure.
Always reliable and safe.., Jos. S. Angeny. ainA Mt vh
—Tbe North. Wales Baseball club has
organised for the coming season. The
following officers have been elected for
the season: M. D. Worly, manager;
Fred Sautle. captain; John Krieble,
secretary; Geoige Gano, Jr., treasurer.
rlAiiUKilitw.s  XlSl'miuinr   Kcimoimi,  t hi lull
knives of tbe scholars. Win. Meg.irgei
was superintendent of the S.iiniay
school at its organization, and to llhi-
ued in charge until hisd.-alh,in the fall
of 1869. Two of its first teachers, I* ran
cis Houpt and Maggie A. . uiilh, have
ever since been fmemost workers it. the
church or Sunday school, Si-ti r Smith
being at the present time teacher of tiie
ladies' Bible class. Other workers in
tbe school were Thomas L. Smith,
Walter DePrefmitaine, Win. Barnes,
Alfred H. Tin lor, Annie M. Lower,
Klmimi, Lower, .Annie De. refoutaiue
(now Mrs. Frank Houpt),Jennie Barnes
and John C. Donal.
At the first quarterly conference, April
24, 1865, Wm. M■ gjv_ue and John DePrefontaine were appointed steward*
for the infant society. At the sce<ii_]
quarterly conference, July 15, the pits-
tor reported tbe Sundav school ut Jarrettown as being in a flourishing coudi
tion, and having an average attendance
of 50 scholars. Hev. Joseph Mason w as
presiding elder at that time.
In September of that year a revival
meeting was held in the private house
of Joseph Kerns. During theae meetings tbere waa a gracious outpouring of
the Holy Spirit and 31 persons were
added to tbe chnr •h. The pastor waa
ably assisted in these meetings hy the
brethren from Harmer Hill. The flrst
convert at*these meetings was Thomas
L. Smith. He was soon found to he
gifted with ability in prayer and exhortation. A license was granted hint
and good results followed from his work.
For a long time ho filled the pulpit in
tbe home church on alternate Sabbath
evenings. Tbe church waa often crowded with hearers. In the midst of what
promised to be a useful career lie was
called to bis eternal rest in heaven.
At tbe third quarterly conference,
Out. 30, 1865, Wm. Megargee, John DePrefontaine and Andrew F. Bickley were
appointed a committee to see about
erecting a cburch bailding. At tbe next
quarterly conference, Jan. 22, I860, Wm.
Megargee, John DePrefontaine, Henry
Lenhart, Henry Harmer and Francis
Houpt were appointed as the first traa
tees. In the following spring ground
was purchased of Abram Kirk and a
building started where the present
structure now stands. The contract for
the carpenter work and painting was
awarder to Howard Kronen for $1050,
Francis and George Houpt contracting
for tbe mason and plaster work for
$500. Tbe stone were donated hy Mr.
Robert A. Taylor from a quarry on hia
farm,' the memhe'rs*and friends getting
them ' out ' and liuiilin*.' them to the
church grounds. Levi Houpt drew up
the specifications and working plans.
The committee had considerable difficulty in securing an eligible pleee of
ground for the new building. Several
sites were suggested, one   in   particular
is;5; Matthias Barnh 11, 1876 77; E. 0.
Terkfs, 1878-79; A. I. Collom, 1880; E.
Townsend, 1881-82; G. L. Schaeffer,
Sr. 1883-84-86; 1. B. Harvey, 18S6; J.
W. I'erkinpine, 1887; ('. E. Stogden,
I-iss-s'.i; i" R. Radcliffe, 1800 and part
of ■__•; F. W. Coleman, 1801-02-93* E.
W. -tillman, 1KH4-0.)-Oh. W. H. Bever,
IS. 7-98. Rev.W. L McDowell, D. D., is
our present presiding elder.
The church was at first connected
with Harmer Hill; during the pastorate
nf Mathias Barnh ill andE. C. Jyetkes
with Harmer Hill and Jcriirintown.
During the last year uf the pastorate of
Richard Turner, in 1874, and in the
following vear under J. R. Bailey the
church was a separate charge. In 1880
the church was again with Harmer Hill
nut il 1887, when under the pastorate of
.1. W. 1-■rkinpino and in th-> two following years uiid"r 0. K._.ogden it was united with Ambler ML IC. church. Since
March, 1M00, the cburch has b .en a
separate charge.
The Sundav schoo! has had th". follow ing superintendents: William Me-
_a_icc, Thi'iiiiis L. Smith, ICdward Neal,
Val-'ntine Kutlemic.li, George L. Willard,
Edward Lower, Fruneis Houpt, Jobn
H. Koilcmich. Albert DePrefontaine and
William DePrefontaine. Rev. C. IC.
Radcliffe was superintendent for a few
months during 1901. Mrs. IC. W. Stillman was the tir.-t teacher of the primary
class to organise it as a separate depart
ment of the school and to conduct it on
its -resent successful plan. Mrs. Augustus Lents was-its next teacher, and at
the present time it ts nnder the cate of
Mrs. Charles Willard.
April, 1805, a house and nearly two
acres of ground adjoining the cburch
were purchased for a parsonage, Rev.
E W. Stillman with his bride being
the fiist occupants. On May 98, 1806.
the original building was partially destroyed hy a .storm, which will probably be remembered in this section for
many years as "the great tornado."
Tbis storm was estimated to cover an
area 00 miles in length by about half a
mile in breadth. Its most destructive
effects were seen in this immediate
vicinity, where almost every tree and
I building in its *wth was laid in ruins.
One person in Jarrettown was killed
by falling walls, while several were
badly injured. At leaat 9200,000 damage
to buildings waa done.
Jane   1,   1896,   the  trustees  held  a
I special meeting and elected Rev. I . W.
[Stillman, Francis Houpt, JohnB. -Rode-
I lnich,"George I_ Willard  and William
DePrefontaine  a committee to   proceed,
witb the erection of   a,   new   building.
The plana of Stearns A Castor, of Philadelphia, were accepted ami the contract
j for erecting the building   was  awarded
I to Jobn 8. Rodemich for 94063.68.   The
cornerstone having been laid Saturday,
'Continued on Page 4.
Sunday evening, Feb. 26, Rev. E. IC.
Valentine, pastor of Mount Pleasant
Baptist church,preached a most stirring
and interesting patriotic sermon in
commemoration of Washington's birthday. On account of the Inclement
weathei Washington Camp, P. O. S. of
A., of Ambler, were unable to attend,
but the piogram that bad been arrang
ed for the occasion was rendered as it
had been prepared. Tbe church
was very beautifully decorated with
the national colors. The music was especially appropriate, all the numbers
being of a patriotic order. An anthem
by tne choir was"Ohr Country's Flog,"
at the end of which the congregation
stood and sang two verses of "The Star
Spangled Banner." during which a
large flag that bad been draped in the
rear of the pulpit was unfurled full
length. Miss Margaret W. Johnson
sang Rudyard Kipling's beautiful
recessional, "Lest We Forget," with
great effect. Taking the services
throughout they were of a highly interesting order and were received with
great enthusiasm hy the congregation.
After expressing regret at the nonappearance of the expected guests of the
evening, and paving a tribute to the
memory of Washington, Mr. Valentine
took his teat from Prov. xlv, 84:
"Righteousness exalteth a nation,"
announcing that he would speak upon
"Our Country's Exaltation." It is onr
sentiment as Americans that this is an
exalted nation, the greatest and most
glorious of all nations that, are or have
been since history began. This sentiment has heen emphasised hy recent
events. It is timely,therefore, to inquire
as to the sources of our national greatness,
and the meant of attaining the exalted
national destiny which seems to he fore-
I shadowed in the dealings of Proyidpnce.
Dr. Josiah Strong in his "New Era"
puts forth some striking facts and state
ments. Five nf our states are larger
each than the British isles. Our country is laiger than Europe. When Its re-
I sources are fully developed it will be
"apable of supporting a population of
nearly two-thirds the number of the
present population of the world, and already is the richest country nf the world,
[ not excepting England. Evidently it
is to be the principal home nf the Auglo-
Saxon race, more than half of whose
mem hers are now within its borders;
and the Anglo-Saxon race unquestionably is destined to mould the customs,
language., 'liginus belief and civilization
nf the whole world. We may say without exaggeration that wo have in this
nation the larger and most progressive
■portion of tbe world's greatest' race,
inhabiting the greatest country and owning allegiance to the most glorious flag
: upon which the sun ever shone. No
! other countrv ever had so great possi-
! bilities or the promise of a destiny so
I great] But if the possibilities are to
: be realized it must he through observance of the truth that righteousness
exnlteth a nation. There can be no
enduring greatness without righteousness the Influence of which has exalted cur nation In the past. This truth
I ls to he viewed: 1st. In relation to
onr national principles and ideals.
However imperfectly these have heen
carried nut tne republic was founded
upon righteous principles. It was
founded to secure human rights,liberty,
and to be a refuge for the oppressed of
all nations.. These principles if true
are God's truth,as really as though they
had been given utterance from Sinai.
They are in expression of eternal righteousness. They have secured to us
priceless blessings, have stimulated na
tional growth,have fostered intelligence,
enterprise, patriotism, have made our
citizen soldiers conquering heroes.
Our free Institutions have developed
intelligent, self-respecting, patriotic
manhood, which bas been our wall of
national strength.
The theme is to l>e viewed: 2d. In
relation to an enlarged realization of
our national ideals. Few if anv have
fully realised their ideals, and this is
aa true nationally as ft Is individually.
It has been true of this nation. Slavery
existed under our flag for more than' 80
vears, an escaped slave being arrested
in Boston, guarded by United States
marines, and taken back to bondage
from the foot of Bunker Hill. Slavery
is gone, but onr ideas are not even yet
fully realised. There ia still legislation
to serve selfish interests. Social or political influence sometimes gives undue
advantage before thc law. In some
states quite recently the Seventh-dav
Advent!sts have been fined, imprisoned
and put in the chain gang for working
on Sunday, after observing Saturday as
their Sabbath. There are many perils
to our free institutions; peril In an
alien element in our population, coming
by immigration: peril in political corruption, especially ln our cities. At
the present rate of growth the cities in
a few years will control the country
politically, and American city governments are the worst in Christendom;
There is peril in onr very prosperity.
The increase of wealth has emphasised
class distinction with tbe springing up
of an aristocrats of wealth with nn-
Ameriaan tendencies. There is an
alarming increase of those who hate the
rich, and regard tbe government as "of
the capitalists, for tbe capitalists,
and by the capitalists." Tbe growth
and Increasing power of trusts and
monopolies is a serious menace to popular liberty. There la need for a renew
ing of the patriotism not onlv willing
to die in battle, bnt standing in uncompromising* opposition to every perversion of our national principles. The
temple .of linerty has been bequeathed
to us by our fathers and sanctified by
the hlood of heroes. It is given na to
guard. Momentous issues depend upon
tho manner in whicb we discharge our
fluty as American citizens.
The theme ta to be viewed lastly in
relation to the importance of gospel
righteousness. The germs ef liberty
were plan led and nurtured in our. soil
by God-fearing men. Those who laid
the fonndations  of civilization   in  the
livine  aid.      Our  superior   privileges
and liberties are vitally associated with
I tlie fact tbat here the gospel   haa  been
1 least    trammeled.       To    an   African
I prince inquiring the secret of England's
I greatness the queen gave a  Bible, sav-
! ing, "Thia   is  the   secret of England's
I greatness.''   This Is eminently true of
our nation.    Evidently tbis is to be tbe
greatest nation on  earth, but  to fulfill
ils destiny it must be,not only in Mine,
but in fact, a Christian nation.
ot of land mt
John I .Fisher,
F. G.    Hobson,
Big Sail, uf Realty.
Sheriff John K. Light Wednesday
afternoon held his flrst sale of real estate and disposed of the properties tt
the court house, some of which in onr
district are:
Messuage, stores and lots of land in
Lansdale, property of A. G. Freed,
debt $400. sold to Gotwals A Saylor, attorneys, for 9100.
Messuage, store and
Bridgeport, property n
debt $545:1.05, sold tc
95000.
Lot of land In Hatboro, propertv Of
Josiah W. A ncott, debt 9422.27, sold to-
Hallman A Place, $50.
Lot of land witb quarry in Cheltenham township, pronerlv of Hugh C.
O'Neill, debt $127.1.20, sold to James B.
Smith, $1000.
Messuage and lot nf land- in Jenkintown, piopertv of Hugh O'Neill, debt
91980.62, sold to Jenkintown . ntW't'aff
association, $125.
Messuage and two lots of land in Jenkintown, property Hugh O'Neill, debt
91818.01, aold to the Jenkintown Building association, $75.
Messuage and lot of Ian'- in Limerick township, property nf Jacob _J-
Kprjnger. debt 93653.73, aold to Samuel:
Stiver, 9100.
Messuage and  four  lots  of  land xn
Conshohocken, property of Patrick Har
kins, debt 1477.25,sold to J. W. Dettra,
attorney, 9501.
Lot of land in Cheltenham township,
propertv of Katherine S. Baker, debt
96270.72, sold to Cnarles Porter, 94200.
Messuage and lot of land in Horsham
township, propertv of Thomas Dnlaji,.
debt 9?i_).50,8old to Larzelere & Gibson,
attorneys, 9100.
Messuage   and   lot
gomery township, prr
Weikel, debt 33065,
Bennett, 93400.
of land in Mont-
iperty of Benjamin
sold   to  Attorney
Frosti rctville.
Aaron  Sperry, of  Springhouse,   met
with a mishap wbile nti. n*ilr»j» W|1M**i*n
Strnnk's sale of personal  properly   last
lnesday.   While driving through the
i caught the top nf his Wagon on
clothes line,tearing the top coai-
Wi
yani h
a wire
pletely off.
Horace Geatrell', one of HorshamV**
successful farmers, delivered a load *f
hay to Jenkintown on'a sled during the
blizzard week and received a good
PC ice.    The load weighed 1000 pounds.
Mrs. Albert Halber*. .d*, of . hits del*
phia,spent Saturday and Sunday with
her father, Frederick Pletcher.
Mrs. Thomas Fillman has been eef3-
ou.-• ill during the past week. Or..
Yerkes, of Ambler, Is attending her.
William Dager and family spent 'ust
Sunday in Norristown vi  .ling relatives.
Mrs. James Lodge ia confined to her-
bed with sickness.
We are glad to h*-"' '!■!•< onr «*■'•#**•
visor, Samuel Weikel, has been elected
for another term and hope he will keep
the roads in as good condition as in the
past.
Joseph Gouak, who devotes most of
his time to poultry raising, states that
his geese started to lay Feb  25.
William Hinkle went to the creamer**"
one day laat week with four wheels •_
his wagon,' but unfortunately aometbinf-
happened unforeseen, and  he returned/
with only three.
I* I'llllVll.
l..A_l.
winks
Donald hove
sojourn .in
Master Harry Im- -•••"
phia. has been epenning
with Edward Ingersoll.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. M
returned from a month
New York city.
Mr. and Mrs. George Biegerare io St.
Augustlne, Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Cox, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. -toss
Kile.
Mr. DeWint, manager of "Pitie
Run" farm, purchased a bob sled. He
is prepared for snow now.
Miss Lizzie Fry spent Sunday visiting
in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. David Hart and daughter Edna, of Norrittown, were guests sot
Mrs. Jane Hart on Sunday.
A cottage prayer meetlr)«r was held et
the home of Mrs. George iCckimi-i tuk
Tuesday evening.
Bev. E. E. Valentine will proaoh
at the chapel next Sunday nt 3.30 p. m.
Maple Glen.
Jesse Button ia busy threshing bia
rye.
P. Maurice Conard  and  C. .Norman
Beans have been in   the bands of the
grip.
Silas C. Morris ana Emma A. .letui-
son, from near Davis (iru*. c, were callers
in the neighborhood on Tuesday.
Charles Roberts and .wife attended -an*
anniversary at Mr. and Mrs. Miller's,
Ogontz, on Saturday.
Tbe    carpenters    working
Kenderdine's new   bona had
on Saturday last, an
mitting, tbe barn wili soon
roof.
Jobn Conard and familv moved __*■
Monday from tbe place mi tbe Hughes
road recently sold by Mrs. Conard to
tne residence bought bv her mi the
Bethlehem pike above Fort WukutUKtai*.
The culvert on t. - VM-»- -*■«-■._ h-fayr
Joseph Hot ten's liceua lUlciuiun ,tu*
badlv.
on Mrs.
a   raising
bo trader
Many .school CIi'*.!
Mnthor Gray's Sweet I'ov
ed by Mother Gray, n mi rst
Hew Ti ork, break un colds
isline.'-s, bemlnclie, ston1".*'
Ir-lers ami destroy worn.
Ktf,
Sample
Lettoy,
mailed tn
N. Y.
'era for IJbiMeen, lisle Children*fi Home,
i'_. hours, curt** fever-
* mi'l*t*p«, t.*rthtm. ills.
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AiMres-i Allen P. Oltitated,
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