Ambler Gazette

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The? Ambler Gazette.
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VOL.  XIX.-NO.   9.
AMBLER,  PA.,  FE3RpARY  7,   1901.
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NORRISTOWN LETTER.
John Marshall, Hit* Grant Jurist—Thr Fan-
ana Canal *— Governor's Veto Held to Be
Legal —* Lessons from Mrs. Nation's Cru-
.aile in Kansas.
Norristown, Pa . Feb. 4, 1901.
According tn my account John Mar-
shall, ate great jurist of the United j
States, was born in Fauquier county,
Vs.. Opt. 24, 1755, and he died in
Philadelphia, whence he had gone for a
surgical operation, July 6, 1835, so
that he lived nearly 80 years. Jan. 81,
1801, President Adams appointed him
chief justice of the United States supreme court and the appointment was
unanimously confirmed by the senate,
although Marshall U a pronounced
Federalist. Hit father, Obi. Thomas
Marshall, waa a prominent Virginian, a
gentleman of wealth and- culture, who
devoted himself to tbe training of his
ehildren. He had only 15, and John
was the eldest. John obtained a strong
lew of English literature, especially
for poetry and history. At the age of
IS he knew by heart a large portion of
Pope's essays and was familiar with
Shakespeare, Milton and Dryden. He
Went to school with James Monroe in
Westmoreland, Va., two counties east
of Fauquier. He commenced to study
law ill 18. But he was drawn from his
rilllllM by the Revolutionary war, in
which his father was a conspicuous
soldier, and Join was a member of the
old major's regiment and lieutenant of
a flanking party. He belonged to the
Culpepper minute men, who wore green
hunting shirts with liberty or death in
white let'era on tbe bosom; the banner,
a coiled rattlesnake, with the motto,
"Don't Iread on Me." This motto is
now on the great seal of the state. He
was in the battles of Brandy wine, Germantown and Monmouth aad shared
the suffering of the troops at Valley
Forge. At the close of the war he commenced tbe practise of lew. In 1782 he
was a member of the house of delegates
from Fauquier county and in the autumn one of the council of state. He
married Mary Willis Ambler in 1783.
Be you see you and me have peculiar
interest in the old chief justice. He
was allied to Ambler by marriage and
was » defender of our soil in the war of
independence, sojourning in onr county.
In 1799 Washington sent for Marshall to
run for congress and he consented and
was elected by a very small majority—
Washington was then at tbe head" of
the Federal party, but out of office.
Marshall became conspicuous in .congress by reason of his great learning
and ability. In 1800 he became, secre-
' tary of state and in 1801 chief' justice.
He published a life of Washington in
1804-7 and afterwards a history of tbe
colonies. In 1828 he was a 'delegate
from 'Richmond to the Charlottesville
■ convention to devise a system of internal improvements for the legislature
to consider and in 1829 he represented
Richmond in the reform convention to
.revise the old constitution   of Virginia.
As chief just ice of ' the United States
Marshall became tbe most distinguished
man of his time; and his superior in
that office has net-yet succeeded him.
He really established the lines of the
law in the construction of the new gov-
* arment and its constitution. The Slat
ult., therefore, was justly celebrated as
the 100th anniversary of tho appointment of the greatest chief justice Of
the United States. His successful career
aa a jurist is to be attributed to his
reading the heat poets and scholars, especially Shakespeare. Marshall followed
Black stone, who was himself a poet and
a scholar of poetry. How such men
make precedent by obeying fundamental principles and casting aside mere
ease precedents! Case judges get bold
of some precedent and follow it, merely
because it is a case, without considering that no two cases are alike any more
than two faces are alike. There may
be an adumbration, but the judge must
look outside and beyond this shadow of
resemblance. The supreme court of
tttits state haa often aet aside these precedents cited hy judges upon higher and
broader principles and in mane instances has reversed its own piedeces-
eors. Marshall's opinions are good
authority and quoted to thia day and
are held in veneration for their real
merit, like Washington's messages,
•specially bis farewell address. "So
when a great man dies, for yearn beyond our ken, the light he leaves behind him lies upon the paths of man."
The Inquirer of last Thursday says ia
stating (hat tbere may be no tax reduction: "We are about to undertake the
construction of a ship canal from tho
Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific." We are,
are we? nil is news to us. We did
start to do that many years ago and surveyed at great expense the narrow isthmus across Mexico at Tehuantepec. We
had Mexico's consent to sell oa a right
of way for a ship canal * from the Golf
- of Mexico to the Gulf of Tehuantepec
on the Pacific coast. But no, that would
not do. And we have been exploring
and surveying ever since from Nicaragua to Darien, and now tbe project is to
cross tbe isthmus away down at the
southwestern corner of the Caribbean
sea, 1000 miles from the Gulf of Mexico
and 1600 miles from the delta of tbe
Mississippi and 3000 miles from San
Francisco by the moat direct liues that
can be drawn on the map. Why do we
go away down below Yucatan, Cuba,
St. Domingo and Jamaica? fhe answer
is, because we don't go anywhere
while we make believe to want to go
everywhere. Tbe Tehuantepec route,
130 miles long, waa proposed SO years
ago and more as a suitable site for a
ship canal. But I do not expect any
ship canal in onr day  down that  wee.
On the Slat ult, judge Love, of Belle-
fonte, Pa., pronounced the legality of
the governor's veto of a portion of the
appropriation to school purposes. The
governor cut It down $1,000,000. The
judge calls attention to the extravagance
of appropriations. He might have
gone into the subject more fully and
have shown bow an expensi ve hierarchy
lias been evolved ont of the plain
common school Bystem devised by our
fathers. He shows, however; that
Philadelphia was to gat $3100 to the
teachers institute of that c-.ty, $3000
to the Philadelphia School of Design
||r* Women and $10,000 to   tho  Phila
delphia Teachers' Annuity and Aid association. If the items had been set
out separately, which go to make up
the appropriation, of $11,000,000 the objectors to the governor's veto could have
found no fault, if the governor had sled bia veto to the several items to which
he objected amounting in the aggregate
to a $1,000,000. The constitution says
that the legislature must appropriate not
less than $1,000,000 a vear. The aet
of May 18, 1899, was sent to the gov*,
ernor when the treasury was depleted
and something had to be done to save
tbe state from disgrace, till it could recuperate its treasury. The appropriation of 911,000,000 for legitimate school
purposes for two years was enormous—
$9,000,000 mora than tbe minimum
fixed by the constitution, and therefore
a wise executive would investigate,
hesitate as he looked at the condition of
tbe treasury. He could not veto the
whole item, for 91,000,000 a year must
be allowed.
The crusade of Mrs. Axe Nation
against tbe saloons in Kansas is only
the old fanaticism cropping out again aa
it haa periodically ever since the Puritans want te the woods to evangelize
the wild Indian and make him a Christian while tbey chopped off the ears and
burned the tongues of the Quakers, tne
molt peaceful Christians they had in
Massachusetts. Religion ton mad ia
aa dangerous as heresy. If Mrs. Nation
ia right aha ought to be followed by all
tbe women in the land, then what
a country this wonld be. I have a right
to my own views of Inns or of churches, but I bave no right to set myself up
as judge and decide the inn to be a den
of infamy or tbe church to be a school of
hypocracy, and therefore I have not tbe
privi ledge to smash the har of tho one
or the altar of the other with an axe.
Kansas has a prohibition law and can
not enforce It, just as we have a Sun-
dayflaw and can not enforce it.   Simply
TRINITY MEMORIAL.,
-•Chorea or the Beautiful  Windows"  Decl
irated by Or. Mattison to the Diocese of
l'eiinsylvania    and   Consecrated   by   the
ISishop to Divine Worship.
According to the impressive ceremonies of the Protestant Episcopal. church
of America  Trinitv  Memorial   P.   K.
RICHARD T. MATTISON, M. D.
church, of Ambler, erected by Dr. mid
Mrs. R. V. Mattison in loving memory
of their daughter, Esther Victoria,   was
the splendid memorial erected and
given in honor of tbe beautiful life so
early closed in death. Hia closing
words were those of. prayer for 'the divine, blessings on the works of man
here displayed and for. the outpouring
of the holy spirit for tbe church of
Christ. "Cat!
The communion service proper was
thee commenced, the ordinance being
administered first to the clergv and then
to vie people. This was followed by
the blessing by the bishop and the re-
ceftionaT hymn, "In Loud Exalted
Ktf-ains."
after the service the audience extended, congratulations to Dr. and Mrs. R.
V. Mattison in their beautiful temple
of worship, and much time waa occupied in admiring tbe edifice and inspecting the airangement of the whole
structure.
Tbe exercises of the consecration
were under charge of Rev. II. M. G.
Huff, the bishop's chaplain, as representing Bishop Whitaker in tho work,
Deing ably assisted by Rev. Brestell,
rector of the parish, who* earnestly seconded all hia' efforts towards making
the exercises signally successful.
The special music waa in charge of
Mi. John G. Hayes, leader of the choir
of 12 voices, vested for the first time.
Mr. Have) and every member worked
diligently *nd rendered an exceptionally fine program comprising ' Spohr's
ahtbem, "How Lovely are Thy Dwellings;" Barrett's Te Deum Laudamus
and Parker's Jubilate Deo. "Tha
Angels' Trio," from Elijah, by Mendelssohn, was also rendered during the
service. Mrs. Hayes, organist, presided at tbe organ throughout the whole
aervice. \^£
In addition to tbe clergy already mentioned were: Rev. Mr. Gassner, of the
Seamen's mission, Philadelphia; Rev.
Mr. Savage, of Church of Beloved Disciple, Philadelphia; Rev. Mr.Trotter, of
ALL AROUND GLENSIDE.
Carmel Church Siipper****Two Runaway* at
tileiiside Stallon—C.tliiu**' Wedding—Social Mote, of Interest la Hie Xeig*hl*or-
hood.
Mr. W. L.IloVei■entertained the ('.E.
society at iiis home on Mt. Carmel avenue last Thursday evening. About 60
members of the organization were present. Tbe evening was pleasantly passed
in games al d pastimes.
Emma Schening who met with an almost fatal accident, while sledding on
Glenside highlands last week, haa almost fully recovered. Her parents speak
of her escape from instant death as almost miraculous. But a second'a difference in time would have meant death
to har, so close was her escape from
beneath the ponderous hoofs of the
horses.
The engagement of Mr. Chapman
Smith, of Waverly heights, has been
announced in Philadelphia circles. Mr.
Smith is the second son of Mr. Win-
throp Smith, a successful banker of
Philadelphia, who baa' hia residence
near < 'lenside. His youngest son,
Harold, served in tbe United States
army aa lieutenant during tbe Spanish-
American war, having seen active service in Cuba. He is now a cattle ranch*
er in Hew Mexico. It is expected that
he will return to Pennsylvania temporarily to witness and participate in the
wedding of hie older brother.
The trustees, assisted by the ladies of
Carmel Presbvterian church, Intend to
make tbe effort of their lives thia
Thursday evening at thai annual church
supper. The edibles will be served a
la carte, 10 cents admission being required to witness tbe entertainment.
The affair ia being well advertised and
from present indications it will be a very
successful one. An excellent orchestra
from Philadelphia baa been secured to
provide music for the occasion. Flowers and decorations of a sumptuous
and pleasing nature will grace the lecture rooms and add to the enjoyment of
tbe evening.
Glenside station last Tuesday morning during the wind storm, was the scene
of, several interesting, almost dangerous,
runaways. William R. Diller's team
was standing near the station. The
horse became frightened at the blowing
of the wind and' started up Willow
Grove pike towards Weldon. The coachman had considerable difficulty in getting tbe animal under control. The
affair terminated without damage to
horse or driver.. Not five minutes later
at the same' place Thomas Glynn's
horse also became frightened and start
ed down the same pike toward Harme:*
Hill. The horse successfully passed
around two teams without injury to
either. In attempting to pass the third,
however, it veered too much to tbe
side of the road. The team was brought
up abruptly on the sidewalk before Mr.
S. R. Rase's residence. Mr. Glynn succeeded in regaining his property, not
much the worse for the experience.
$1.25  A  YEAR
LOCAL INSTITUTE.
Program tn Ba Rendered Feb. S and 9 ia
.AinfoH r Opera House— ('oiinly Superintendent HolTecker In Cliar**e.
County Superintendent R. P. Hoffecker on Friday and Saturday of this week
will bold a .local institute in Ambler
opera house, the program of which is
subtended. The day sessions are free,
but a charge of 25 and 15 cents will be
made at the evening exercises,
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 1.80 O'CLOCK.
Prayer, Uev. N. Thomas Brown.
Music, Pupils of Intermediate departments.       «
Address ot welcome, Mr. George D. Bradley.
Response, Superintendent R. F. HolTecker.
Class drill—Pollard system primary reading, Mias
Edna A. Shirk.
Class drill—Primary number, M iss Bertha I.Grater.
Discussion—"The .Relation of Parents and Electors to the Schools," Miss Elizabeth B. Godfrey, Miss Elizabeth A. N'orris. Miss Nettie G.
Turner, Mr. George Longacre.
"The Child Life Before the School Life," Prof.
Charles H. Albert.
Competitive exercise in spelling by pupils under
12 years of age. conducted by County Superintendent Ho flecker.  '
FRIDAY EVENING, 8 O'CLOCK.
Music—trio, Ethel Ueiss, Mildred and Ivy Weidner.
Club swinging series in two parts, grammar and
high school boys.
Lecture—"The Saving Influences in Our American Life," Prof. Charles H. Albert.
SATURDAY  MORNING, 9 O'CLOCK.
Prayer. Rev. R. X. Brestell.
Music, pupil, of grammar and high schools.
"The Relation of the Home to the School," Prof.
Charles H. Albert.
Class drill—light gymnastics, Miss  Grace Paul
Leaw.
"Modern Mound Builders," Prof. S. C. Schmuck-
er.
'Language," Prof. C. C. Ellis.
Class drill—U. 8. history. Miss M. Ella Ruth.
Discussion—"What are the Most Urgent Needs of
the Common Schools ?"E. B. Zeigler and Wm.
D. Beyer.
"Making a Nation's Fortune,"Prof. C. A. Wagner.
Practical-Drawing, Prof. H. M. clymer
Competitive exercise in spelling by pupils o ver
12 years of age,   conducted by County Superintendent R. F. Hoffecker.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 1.15 O'CLOCK.
Music, Pupils of grammar and high schools.
"ThreeTeachers," Prof. C. C. Ellis..
"Underlying Principles of Teaching," Prof. ('. H.
Albert.
Class Drill—advanced   reading, Pollard system,
Miss Lela M. Stroud.
"Practial Drawing-,"   Prof. H. M. Clymer.
"Grass Grown Paths." Prof. Chas* A. Wagner.
"Little Brothers of the Air, "Prof. S.C.Schmucker.
SATURDAY EVENING, S O'CLOCK.
Music—Violin Solo, Miss Sue M. Carpenter.
Drill—Class in Physicial   Expression, high and
grammar school girls.
Series I,   Ann and body movements.
Series II,.- Postures—l Invitation.   2 Reject- ■
ion, :i Abhorrence, 1 Defiance,.", Benediction,
S Humility. 7 Triumph.
'Serius 111. Groupings— 1 Languor,    2 Mischief, 3 Listening. 4 Surprise, 6 Fear, G Grief,
■ 7 Supplication.
Lecture, '■ Boys and Boyhood," Prof. C. c. Kills.
TRINITY  MKMOK1AL   P. IS. CHURCH. AMHt.Ktt, PA.
because It can't be done. Not a man or
a minister but violates the Sunday law
aa It stands in the old statute of 1704.
Yet, what right have these Sabbatarians,
who get Sunday or the Lord's day mix*
ed up with the Jewish Sabbath, to come
into my office and smash my book cases
because I read and write on Sunday?
Ik is tbe spirit of intolerance the world-
over—-the bigotry of sects and bitter.
ness of isms, wild and visionary theories. The right principle is to grant
every innkeeper a license who has accommodations for travelers and teams
aad then bold every licensed man te > a
strict enforcement of the law. There
should be are monopoly and no violation of the law. A universal law, applicable te all, ia easily enforced, for It
will have the assent of all alike. If
only one man ia allowed by law to make
butter lit a township all the other people will have butter if they have to
chum the cream in their cradles under
the babies.
Where there ia no i na, no accommodation far families, strangers, travelers,
or business men there should be no
license. Inns wbere families can go
and get meals or lodgings areas essential
as market houses or banks. Take' the
Veranda house in Norristown, for instance, where ministers take their meals
with hosts of other business man, lawyers and officers of the court, where school
teachers are entertained by the score at
the time of county institutes and where
farmers and butchers are accommodated
witb lodging, boarding and ample sheds
md stables for their horses and wagons, and tbere ia no more quiet, orderly er respectable house, public or private in Onr town, and John Burkert knows
bow to keep it. Tba little low saloons
on the side streets, witb nothing beta
trough for men to stand up to in rows
and swill beer and no place for sojourners to sit down to rest ought to be
cleansed out, not with an axe, bat with
tbe gentle band of a mild, but firm ex
ercise of lawful authority.
OLD
FRIEND.
W anger's Park BUI.
Representative Wanger has introduced
in the house at Washington a bill to
establish a national military park at the
place where Washington crossed tbe Delaware.
Tbe bill authorizes the president to
name a commission to locate definitely
the territory occupied by Washington at
the crossing of the Delaware at' what ia
known aa Washington's Crossing, and
appropriates 1100,000 for its acquisition.
dedicated free of debt to the diocese of
Pennsylvaniai accepted on its behalf by-
Bishop O. W. Whitaketr and consecrated
to tbe worship of almighty God last
Saturday morning.
The large bailding was filled with
worshippers long before the time for
tbe exercises to begin, 'and as the boor
approached people kept crowding in until
every seat was occupied and many persons were standing at tbe doors. The
bright sunlight streamed in through tha
beautiful memorial windows, displaying
to' advantage the rich colorings and
splendid workmanship. From the oak
pnnneled ceiling spread tba radiance
of tbe -lighted electric lights, . which
shed a glory of light into everv corner
of the edifice and brilliantly illuminated the beautiful workmanship and
finish of the structure which has been
two and one-half years in bailding.
The day of oonsecration waa the anniversary of the birth of the daughter
to whom the beautiful edifice stands as a
memorial, ami in the chnn'li is known
as the day of the fentt of tine purification.
Tbe exercises were commenotM, when
Bishop Whi take-, attended try the visiting clergy, waa met at tbe west entrance
of tbe church by the lay officer*, of the
parish. As the procession passed up
the mate aisle to tne sanctuary th>* xxiv
Psalm was read responsive!*/ by tbe
bishop and tbe clergy. The remainder
of the consecration service and the placing upon the altar of the sentence' of
oonsecration waa performed in tbe
sanctuary. Dr. It. V. Mattison. formally read the request for the consecration of the church. The church pro-
patty waa accepted by tbe bishop on
behalf of tha diocese of Pennsylvania.
Rev. Frances Steinmetz, of Midler
Park, read tbe opening portion of tbe
service including Psalms 84, 1-2 and
132. The scripture lessons were read
by Rev. Lyman P. Powell, rector of
St. John tbe Evangelist's church,
Lansdowne, formerly ininister-in-charge
of TrinMy mission, and Dr. Mason, rector emeritus of St. James' King Sensing.
Bev. J. H. Converse, of Gwynedd,
lead tbe creed and prayer. After a
hymn tbe commandments were read
bv the bishop interspersed by the kyne.
Rev. R. E. Brestell, rector of the parish,
read tbe epistle from II Cor. vi • 14,
and Rev.' Herbert J. Cook, of Cal-
verv church, Conshohocken, dean of
the convocation of Norristown read
tbe gospels. After the anthem, "How
Amiable are Thy Dwellings,'* Bev.
Cook preached the sermon from
St. Lukeix:* 33 and 37, ''It is good
for us to be here," and "Much people
[met! him.*-" Rev. Cook - in discussing
his tsxt admonished1 ■ 'the people in tbe
fear of the Lord and in the acceptation
of bia bolv law and ths subservience to
bis holy will.   He dwelt at length on
j Bristol, R. I. I Rev.Mr. Cole, <if Ogontz;
lee. Mr.Fulforth, Richmond. Philadelphia, and others. Besides these there
were in attendance among the audience
Dr. K, Thomas Brown, of the Ambler
Pieshyterian church; Rev. Thomas
Crooks.of tbe Ambler Methodist Episcopal church; Rev. Frederick J. Baum, of
the Trinity Lutheran church, Fort
Washington: Bev. Norman Jones, Rev.
Black and Bev. Darrach, of the Mercer
home, Ambler.
The large number of clergy and friends
of the parish- from out of town were
present were afterwards entertained by Dr. and Mrs. Mattison in tbe
supper room of the church, tbe collation being served by Trower, of (ier-
mantown. The present Trinity Memorial parish owes its Inception tc some
evening services tbat were beM in 1891
by Rev. 8. Snelling, then rector of St.
Thomas', Whitc-uian-h, these tteiug continued finally led to the establishment
■ •I' a tVgutariy organised mission, which
' in IS'17 was placed under the charge of
I the Rev. Lyman P. Powell, who in
i October. 1808, was succeeded by the
I Bev. William Hudson Burr. It was
I in Apr il Of the name year Dr. and Mrs.
It. V. Mattison, who had always been
much interested in tbe work at Ambler, announced publicly that they had
had for the past .10 years or mora tbe
erection of a church and buildinga in
coat en 1 plat ion, to be known aa Trinitv
Memorial church, in memory of their
deceased daughter, Esther Victoria.
The corner atome of tbe proposed church
was laid in 1808, and today the completed building, perhaps the finest of
its kind in the diocese, bears evidence
to their.munificence and generosity.
The present incumbent of tbe parish,
Rev. R. E. Brestell, is a graduate of
St. Stephen's college, and of the General Tneologial seminary fross which
institutions he received the degree of
master of arts and bachelor of sacred
theology. Ho waa appointed to Trinitv Memorial church ream tbe Church
or the Advocate, Philadelphia, where
he had been senior curate for several
years. Tbe lay officers of the pariah
am: Dr. R. V. Mattison,, warden; Mr.
John J. Houghton, treasurer; Mr. 3,
Beecber Anderson, secretary.
Prospectvllle, .
The many friends of ■ Mrs. Susan
Lodge will be pleased to know tbat she
has again recovered from the grip.
Mrs. Fry is confined to her bed by
illness.
• Mr. and Mrs. John Markley attended
tba funeral of a cousin, near Jarrettown
last Saturday.
Last week three deaths occurred at tba
home of Mr. Charles Reading.. Tbe
dog and two owls quietly passed away.
Interment was-strictly private.
Mrs. Willett, of Jenkintown, ia spending several days witb her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Worth, of thia place.
Mr. and Mrs. Clymer spent Sundav
with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. B. Reading,
Mr. Frank Anderson spent Sunday
witb bia uncle, Mr. John Lightcap, of
Dreshertown.
Mr. and Mrs. . Hinkle spent Sunday
witb Mi*, and Mrs. J. C. Weiss.
Miss H. Allena Reading spent several
days last week with her sister, Mm.
Evan Clymer, of Olney.
M'. Samuel Mullen spent Sunday in
Horsham visiting friends.
Those on the sick fiat are Mr. Edgar
Reading, Mrs. Herman Ford and Miss
Flora Kendcrdine.
Mies Alary Kline and Miss Bessie R.
Weiss attended the dedication of Trinity
Memorial church on Saturday.
Jarrplhiwn.
Tiie M'lmol board held its regular
monthly meeting on Monday evening of
thia week. Tbe visiting committee, D.
Jarrett Kirk and Dr. T. J. Clemens, reported the schools in good condition.
Miss Anna T. Waigaer, teacher of the
Jarrettown grammar school, is on the.
sick list and her physician has ordered
her to rest for at least one month.
Miss Alice lluber. teacher in the primary department, will-have charge of
Miss Weidiier's school during'her absence. The board .has secured; the services of M iss Mary Van Uxtim, late of
West Chester Normal school, as a substitute in Mies Huber's room.. .
Peter Painter, formerly hostler at
Lower's hotel, is now in Charity hospital, Norristown. He has undergone a
second amputation for gangrene in the
foot and fears aie entertained that the,
disease is not yet checked.
Lukens   Meredith    having   rented   a
farm  near Proapectville,   will   remove,
there in tne spring. .
Henrietta, wife of Charles Rapp,
died on Friday aftei a short illness el>
pneumonia.' Tba funeral was held .on
Monday from her husband's residence,
Paxson road, near Dreshertown. Interment waa made at Lower Tinicuiii
church, Bucks county.
The teachers' institute at Ambler- on
Friday and Saturday of thia week and
tba teachers' and directors' institute
the following Saturday at Hatboro, merit tbe patronage of all interested in the
cause of education.
The Ladies' Aid society will give
one "** **  **■ ~ '
en
x»»*-   AswHff     aiu   auciriy    will   give
me of its famous suppers on  Saturday
vening, Feb. 23, in Odd Fellows' half.
- New Head Refused.
Thomas S. Gillin, Lukens Comley and
M. S. Dettra, a road jury appointed by
the court, met Thursday and viewed a
proposed new road in Upper Dublin
township, near Fort Washington, leading
from Summit avenue to Fort Washington
avenue. The jury decided that the road
is not a I necessity and they refused' to
grant it. J. F. Miller -represented tba
petitioners, Neville Tyson and C. Henry
Stinson, the opposition, and W. F. Solly,
Rsq., the county. jf" JEj
Three Tana. *
The social given bv tha Bible school
class of Three Tuna Rapist Bible .school
on Monday evening waa fairly well attended, considering the weather, over
30 being present. A few exercises were
given, the principal one being an address
on Cuba, by Mr. William Redington, of
Ambler, teacher of tba class, which
waa appreciated by all. All then enjoyed a good social time, music and refreshments.
James Weir filled hia ice' house on
Wednesday.
- Miss lone Shuard Is spending two
weeks visiting friends in Germantown
aad Philadelphia.
Stephen Gano has accepted a position
with Dr. Mattison to begin hia duties
about tbe first of April.
William Irvin has moved to tbe Lear
place, wbieh was vacated by N. Taylor
Kulp on his assuming proprietorship of
tbe Ian.
Tbe C. E. society of tbe Upper Dub-
Jin Lutheran church will give a social
in the Sunday school room on Wednesday evening, Feb. 13. Special music
is being prepared for tbe occasion along
witb recitations, addresses, etc. Refreshments will be served.
Horsham.
Mrs. H. C. Green and Helene Hodges
are seriously 111 with pneumonia.
Hiss Maty Megargee entertained a
few of ber young friends from Philadelphia on Wednesday evening last.
Bev. Kauffman preached an interesting se.rmp*i in the M. E. Sabbath school
roSbj; 6-ttv *%iday afternoon to * large
congregation.! -
/Miss Nellie Toye, formerly of this
place, spent Sunday with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Shaver.
Sprinalioiis**.
Miss Minnie Glawson, of Philadelphia, has been visiting Mrs. Gail Kuebler during tbe past week.
B. F. Hendricks has moved from bia
iiome in Ambler to George Stone's
place, in the house recently occupied py
Abram Rhoads.
Mrs. Richard Barton, who has been
confined to the house for several weeks,
ia out again.
Mr. Harry Hackett, of Philadelphia,
apent Sunday with S. J. Fleck and
family.
Mrs. Cbailes Kuebler and Miss Yettie
Blisch were visiting relatives in tba
city on Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Drinkbouse is confined
to her bed with a serious attack of ilinen.
Mis* Maine Bright, of Norristown,
is visiting Mrs.  Charles Fleck.
Four geese belonging to S. J. Fleck
suddenly became alarmed wbile being
fed last week and took to flying, never
stopping until they reached Oreland
when they were suddenly brought to
the ground by the contents of a gun.
The owner of the gun, it ia said, sold
the geese.
A candy-poll was held at tbe home of
Charles Ingersoll Thursday evening of
last week. A very enjoyable time ia reported. Several of the young men who
appeared in ladies' costumes must- be
congratulated upon their feminine appearance.  	
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