Ambler Gazette

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Gazette.
VOL^XX-NO. 22.
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WILL MAKE f
WHITE LEAD.
Plant Boys Ground From J. Sims
Wilson.
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Ten Acres Secured With a Bailroad Front-
age—Will Build ae Soon a. Possible—Corporation la Active Operation With •500,-
000 Capital.
J. Sims Wilson, *bo last fall purchased the Job R. Mather property on
tbe west side of the lailroud ana extending on both sides of the Wissahickon creek between Ambler and Penllyn,
last Thursday told a strip of 10 acres
along the railroad to James McCrea, of
Chestnut Hill, who represents a corporation which Is now manufacturing white
lead by a new proceess.
Frank Houston, of Ambler, wss the
means of bringing Mr. McCrea and Mr.
Wilson together, the deal being under
consideration for a month. Tne terms
are private. Tbe purchaser is an operator and has a stone auarry at Mermaid
and Germantown roads, Chestnut Hill.
The company, which he alleges to represent is capitalised at SoOO.OOO and
is in operation at present. The necessity
of expanding and the desirable location
of the grounds are said to be the causes
of the purchase.
The lot is 660 feet on the township
line road and the distance on the road
extending from the railroad property
across in front of Mr. Wilson's property
to the Morris road. It comprises just
10 acres, leaving some SO acres in tbe
field. Tbe location is an ideal one,
having a fine frontage for sidings from
tbe railroad and a beautiful slope to
the Wissahickon, which, however, doss
not touch the tract purchased.
Mr. McCrea intimated tbat the firm,
whose title has not been disclosed will
start the erection of a plant immediately, and also hinted at the probability
of erect hie a lot of houses for the employes. At any rate, the day after the
purchase surveyors were up at tbis point
locating stakes, and Joseph W. Hunter,
chief engineer of the Beading Railway
company, came up and his private car
was stopped at tbis point. He' inspected tbe site with an Idea of running a
switch in from the railroad immediate-
ly.	
Lansdale.
The Grater homestead at Centre Point
has been bought by Mrs.Isaac D. Heebner, of Lansdale. It was the residence
of Jacob H. Grater, her father. Mr.
Heebner is a brother of Wil lam D.
Heebner, of tbe agricultural works.
On Memorial day tbe first races will
take place in the Lansdale driving park.
A two-story frame signal tower will
be erected near the new passenger station. It will enable tbe men in charge
of the switches the .better to see trains
coming over tbe Doyleetown branch
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Last week the remaining lot*8f#olley
poles were planted within me -boronhg
limits of Lansdale, out Susquehanna
street by the Norristown company.
About West Point there was a temporary,
deficiency in ties, which somewhat
delayed work. Progress is being made
in track laying between Zieber's park
and West Point.
Quite a number of Dunkards in this
place and in Hatfield are this week in
attendance at the great national convention of that people held near Harrisburg.
* Rhine Russell Freed, who has just
been appointed chief coiner of the
mint, la the only son af Ellas K. Freed,
the miller,who has for manv years been
one of thejdirectors of Lansdale National
bank.. The latter was born in Lower
Salford and* is descended from Jen
Freed, a Mennonite emierant from Hcl-
land, who in tbe early days of the
colonv, settled in Skippack. The rather
numerous Freed family of Bucks and
Montgomery counties are all descended
from him.
Presiding Elder, J. B.Smoyer, preached in the Evangelical church on Sundav evening.
The salary of Rev. J.J. Roth rock t, of
the Reformed church, has been increased from $700 to $800. The church
has 361 members and he has been its
pastor for 14 years. He is a graduate
of Franklin and Marshall college, in
Lancaster.
Jeremiah S. Beinhart, a soldier in
the Spanish war, has been appointed to
carry the mail over the new rural delivery route.extending through portions
et Upper Gwynedd, Towamencin and
Worcester. He lives in Lansdale and
will commence on July 1. The salary
is $600, and the distance each day will
be 22 miles.
The house and lot of Frank Shull will
be sold on Wednesday of this week by
Sheriff Larzeiere. Shall formerly
lived in it, but now resides in Norristown. The claim is pushed by .the
heirs of the late George Snyder,   of
Upper Gywnedd.     ^^^^
While driving a speedy animal for
George White Friday Edwin Smith
was thrown from the wagon, but aot
seriously injured. The horse, which
had become frightened, ran as far as
Walnut street, where he was captured
by Harley Sellers. Another runaway
took place Friday afternoon, wben a
Strang* was stopping to take a stone
from one of-the horse's shoes, near the
tracks of the Lansdale Driving park.
Horses were being trained here for tbe
opening event on _ Decoration day and
the animal,becoming frightened, started
on a run, throwing his master te the
street. After running for about a mile
an effort was made to stop him. at the
home of David Mover, but tbere he
leaped over tbe fence'and in taking the
wagon witb him broke it into fragments.      	
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OBITUARY.
CHARLES S. BAKEK, JR.
Charles S. Baker, Jr., died Monday
evening at 11 o'clock at the residence of
his sister, Mrs. M. B. Horn, Broad Axe.
He had been suffering for two yean of
enlargement of the Mart. Deceased
was born at Montgomery Square abont
40 vears ago. He spent all of his life
ia Philadelphia witb tbe exception of
the last two vears,of which mention has
been made. He studied medicine, bat
was never graduated. Tbe funeral will
be held Friday at 1 o'clock from Undertaker Fisher's, Chestnut Hill. Interment will be made at Central Laurel
Hill. His sister, Mrs, M, B. Horn
aad brother, Mr. D. Baker, of Philadelphia, survive.
Delay In Trolley  Completion.
Whoever started the story tbat the Lehigh Vallev traction company would
ma ite cars to and from Chestnut Hill
by June lit, railed verv mncb upon bis
imagination. No responsible magnate
of that company made such a statement
to any reporter. All tbe same, it has
had extensive newspaper circulation. It
now appears more likely that.tbe time
Will be deferred till at least July. At
the b ginning of the present week
many poles bad not been planted between North Wales and Springhouse.
Ihe wiring of others waa ia progress
It was evident that tbe bridge ovet tbe
Trewerryla would aet be finished for a
considerable time, as much of the embankment had to be laid end later the
t tack for several hundred feet placed
thereon. At North Wales no progress
whatever had been made in building
the bridge over the railroad cat or ite
approaches. The Beading railroad had
taken fresh hold in ite ever watchful
efforts to block the trolley, and seising
upon some legal technicality, had two
watchmen employed to give notice of
any attempt to build tbe bridge. It is
now evident' that it was a blander to
plan the crossing there. Better had a
grade crossing on Main street and employed a watch man.
Centre s.uare.
A surprise party was given Miss Minnie Shirmer on Saturday evening by abont SO of her
friends from North Wales. Lonsdale. Blue Bell,
Philadelphia and Centre Square.
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Graham, of Norristown,
moved last Wednesday into their house lately!
purchased of John Boyer.
Mr. John Lawrence moved his family to Gwynedd last Thursday.
The trolley work on the road to Norristown ie
progresFing rapidly. Rails are being placed along
the road between this place and Washington
Square. For several days last week wagons were
hauling rails from Belfry station.
Mrs. S. C. Seiple returned from Allentown
where she spent a week with her daughter, Mrs.
George Seiberling.
Mr. Lew Baker and daughter. Miss Edith H.
Baker, of Philadelphia, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr and Mrs. William J. Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. Eucent D. Somers, of Philadelphia, were the guests of relatives for a few days.
Jacob K. Moyer is quite busy hauling stone
from his quarry for the Lansdale and Norristown
trolley.
MISS Catharine Grtger and Mr. John Fran kiln
Lambert, of West Point, were married .by Kev.
i.e. Snyder at the parsonage.
Mr. Walter Haag is sick at his home with an
attack of pneumonia.
Mail Carrier Joseph Lenhard is able to walk
Oat, but Ik still too weak to be ou duty. *■
Leonard Culp is improving slowly liter several
stamei *atn-_tf jraiysi*.    '
TO BBG0SS fl
GOOD ROADS.
Public  Meeting  Will  Be Held  at
Jarrettown.
Public Meeting tmt Free Discussion and
K lucatlon—Interesting Preliminary Talk*
—Speakers Engaged fer tba Occasion-
Large Attendance Urged.
A public meeting of the citizens end
taxpayers ei Upper Dublin township
will be held in Odd Fellows' htm, Jarrettown, this Thursday evening at 8
o'clock for the purpose of discussing
the proposition of increasing the bonded
indebtedness of the township io the
sum of $125,000 for tbe permanent improvement of the roads and highways.
The meeting will be addressed by Senator Jobn A. Wentz,of Fort Washington.
who has been identified with every good
road movement at Harrisburg for the
past four years; Thomas W. Barlow,
Esq., who resides on the old Potts place
end who served under George S. Ota*
ham as assistant district attorney for
four years, and who will present the
legal side of the issue; Wilmer Atkinson, president of the Butler Drive
Turnpike Road company, under whose
management tho road has been put ami-
maintained In first-class condition and
pays a 5 per cent, dividend on the
stock; Alexander Neel v, who as one of
tbe supervisors of Abington township,
assisted in the building of good roads
in his township fend the management
and expenditure of a like loan for the
identlcsl purpose wbich Upper Dublin
is considering. It is expected tbat other
speakers will also be present.
Several preliminary meetings have
been held to perfect arrangements for
this public discussion of the movement.'
One was beld in Jarrettown last Thursday evening, when Mr. Nathaniel
Dickey was made chairmen, end Sir..
Barry Walker, secretary. Another
meeting'was held Saturday evening,
when a subscription was taken and Mr.
Walker made treasurer.
A general discussion was indulged in
at these meetings and it was consideied
that tie etiggett'ou of the mporvieors is
an exceedingly good one in requesting a
representative committee from the
whole township to be appointed 'at a
public meeting under whose direction
the funds (if the loan succeeds) are to
be disposed. It was further favored
that the supervisor! bind themselves to
expend not more than $25,000 annually
of the $126,000, and that tbe bonds
be issued aj needed to pay for the
' work. This plan will be a great saving
in interest to the township and yet allow tbe supervisors and advisory committee ample funds to carry along the
work, which will he given out by contract on carefully drawn specifications,,
the committee naving first of all takei
a map of the township and decided just
wbat roads need to be macadamized,
judgment being based on tbe amount of
ltornr*t*j>|j*i*t their   condition. v„ Aw
^^JFfirsem-ui held aU*' tmmmtiha' hoSN*\
on Fridav afte noon:
Dr. Miles, of New Castle. Pa.; Mr.. Palferson, ot
Chicago, III., and Mrs. E. E. Vonhelmold, of
Philadelphia, were the guelts of William J. Jim
on Sunday last.
A strawberry and ice cream festival will be
held in tM Odd Felllows' hall on Saturday evening, June 7, for the benefit ofthe Cedar Hill and
Penllyn public schools.
B. F. Danehower Is attending the annual session of the Grand lodge of Pennsylvania as a
representlve of the Springhouse lodge, No. 821, at
Erie. Penna.
Sylvester Philips, superintendent of the Penllyn
Sabbath school, has provided a conveyance for
about 10' children from Springhouse to Penllyn
on Sundav afternoons to attend the Penllyn mission, beglning this Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Christian Endeavor Rally.
The rally of the Christian Endeavor society, of
Boehm's Reformed church, Blue Bell, was held
ia the auditorium oi We church list Sunday
evening. Speakers: ttmt. D. 0. Wolff, pastor.sub-
ject, "Opportunities." wbicb was eloquently
delivered; Barry E. Paisley, president of tiie
Philadelphia O X. union, who held the audience
with prodigious attention for 20 minutes, subject.-land you;" Mr. A. A. Chalker, president
of South Branch Jr. 0. E. union, Philadelphia,
delivered a grand "Candle Talk," illustrating our
life for good and evil by candles of various colors
and sizes, demostratlve of light and darkness.Tbe
decorations consisted of box bush formed Into
garlands, suspended from the arch over tiie pal-
pit in graceful forms, reaching to tbe floor on
either side. The monogram of tbe society, four
feet In diameter, designed in whits cotion,
was placed in a position in boat ot the garlands,
which produced a beautiful effect, Witb a bank of
potted plants and cut flowers of tbe season extending tbe full length of the pulpit Tbe seating capacity of the church was well tested.
Wheel Pump.
The management has decided to make of Chest
nut Hill park the greatest amusement resort in or
near Philadelphia. To this end old buildings
hays been torn down and new ons erected. Many
additional features have been added, some of
wbieh will excel anything that has heretofore
been attempted. One building alone cost 83,000
to erect, and the feature therein contained .which
is held secret, cost three times as mush as did
the building. For the opening attraction Saturday next Phinney's United Stated band has again
been secured. Major Phinney and his musicians
have played aa extensive concert tour, during
which they have been immensely successful. The
engagement wil] last for four weeks, after which
an elaborate vaudeville bill will be presented,
under the management of George H. Lukens. Two
weeks later Fan-man's concert band, of Boston,
will give a series of concerts, and horn that time
on band concerts and vaudeville will be alternated. An entirely new bandstand ha" been constructed, and a vast auditorium arranged so tbat
concerts in the afternoon will be given indoors
instead of on the island bandstand, as heretofore.
The restaurant and other accommodations are to
be in charge of capable men.
Under J. Nelson Yocum's management tbe old
stand, Wheel Pump hotel, is now in complete
order and equipment for the summer trade. A
cuisine department, equal to any, w'h be found,
presided over by experienced waiters, and where
every desire of tbe appetite mar be gratified. Mr.
Yocum anticipates an active sesson.
Prospectvllle.
O. W. Hunsicker and Mr. and Mrs. Silas Knight
spent Sunday witb Mr. and Mrs. Abram Markley,
of Philadelphia.
Miss Mable Rhine and Miss Cora Ely, of Babylon, were tbe guests of Miss Maude Anderson on
Sunday.
Mr. Frank Gordon, oi Norristown, spent Sundav with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Gordon.
There will be aa entertainment in Prospectville
hall this Thursday evening. Ice cream and cake
on sale. Admission 10 and 1J> cents.
Mrs. A. Gilbert and Miss Clara Gilbert, of Ore-
land, were the guests of Mr. J. 0. Weiss and family on Snnday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Harrah aeon.
William Acufl. of Philadelphia, visited his
brother, Jones Acuff, on Sunday.
E. Maud Weiss visited in Whitemarsh on Satur-
01 J.
Miss Edith Walton, Of Philadelphia, spent Sun.
day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walton.
BPtWrnedd. _____________
Tbe price paid for the Lewis proper
ty, consisting of messuage ahd 1.04
acres of ground, was $2500.
The purchaser of Charles Roth's property, comprising messuage and tract of
193 by 308 feet near Gwvnedd station,
i*3 John Megraw, of Philadelphia. The
price paid was 113,000.
T ,B. M. Addis, residing on tiie old
Oanby propertv, on the State road, is
one of the warmest of good roads advocates in Lower Gwvnedd. He would
have every thoroughfare in tbe townabip macadamized.
Mr. F. E. Bond, one of the supervisors of Lower Gwynedd township, is
considering tbe legality of enforcing an
act regulating to tne speed of vehicles
on the publlo roads. The rapid, careless and dangerous running of automobiles through the township has been a
veritable nuisance of late. Some of the
operators of these machines have SO regard whatever for the rights of others
on -the public highways and use no
judgment nor care wben approaching a
horse which shows even from e distance his fear of the approaching machine, and even give evidence of causing trouble. In this movement the supervisors will be supported solidly by
the people of tbe township.
Mrs. Frank H. Jarden entertained the
euchre club, of which the is a member,
on Friday evening at the William Fenn
inn, Gwynedd. The guests, who were
taken to Gwynedd In a special car were:
Mis. Harry Nuss, Jr., Mrs. Thomas D.
Prentiss, Mrs. John H. Lofland, Mrs.
Robert Johnson, Mrs. William KeiU
Bance, Mrs. W. L. Margerum, Mrs.
William S. Kames.Mrs. H. H. errand,
Mrs. Louis Kolb.Mrs.Edwin Rosenthal,
Mrs. Robert Briggs, Mrs. Robert Rankin, Mrs, George E. Datesman, Mrs. E.
J. Hasse and Mrs. Monroe K. Reeves.
GtiOD ROADS IN
TPPER DUBLIN.
Wilmer Atkinson, of Three Tuns, on
m the Question.
Liihh, If Carried, Heat Be Judiciously
•ended—Th* Value of Good Road* —
Mil Land Shonld Bring if 500 Per Aero
3fre<- riant lug.
ZjThree Tune, Pa., May 20, 1902.
To thejEditor of the"Ambler Gazette:"
Tbe4cjueetion whether Upper Dublin
lis to stand still or go forward, is up for
decision by her citizens, or will be on
Tuesday next, when a vote is to be taken on the proposition  to borrow $126,-
000 for the purpose of macadamizing all
the dirt roads of the township. Not
exactly that either, for we may borrow $125,000 for the purpose named'
and still have roads but little better
than we have now, saddling tbe taxpayers with an annual expenditure of
§16,000, where now we expend but
18000 for no good purpose or benefit.
•The only thing that will justify such
eta expenditure is the certainty that
good roads will result, to be followed by
oorofort and convenience in travel, witb
an increase of population, a rise in
values of real estate; in short, a marked
development of the township in every
possible way. If we are in The future
to pay double the present tax we must
have a larger: population, a higher assessment based upon a rise in actual
values, and all this is possible if we are
given the kind of roads we ought to
have. Good roads wonld certainly open
up tbe township and put quite a new
aspect u pon tiie face of affairs. People
[from the city would soon be seeking
rhomes in bur midst, a thing thev will
never do as the roads now are. Farms
that now will not sell at any price
would find purchasers at probably
double the present valuation. Land
'anywhere within 'three miles of the
[railroad ought to bring $500 per acre
[and would soon do sounder the stimulus
of good roads. There are no buyers now
at half that. -
The question is soon to be decided,
therefore, whether the fine old township of Upper Dublin is to .remain
tjslick-in-the-mud'' or take a fine step
forward and place herself alongside of
her progressive sisters that bave already
joined the movement for good roads
and are profiting thereby.   For my part
1 want to see every road in the town-
ship given such a perfect roadbed that
it will be a pleasure to drive over and
haul loads upon them, feeling sure that
same wonld be worth far more than
they will cost, but if the job be botched,, if rotten stone are to be used, if
the road beds are to be rutted and
gullied, if no attention is to be paid to
drainage, the. larger expenditure proposed will not yield satisfactory results.
Better'- dirt roads as we have them
now than miserable turnpikes fit only
few barbatianst
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be taken of the Ut we 1~tff#*raftd£ arTa"
lowance from road taxes ior'roadside
trees and broad wagon tires, and eaoh
citizen should expand in bis civic pride
and determine that so far as be is concerned there shall be a better day dawn
for the old township, .,
' With assurance that the right kind of
roads shall be built and maintained, tiie
taxpayers ofthe township will, in my
opinion, act in their interest by voting
for the proposed loan. Upper Dublin
has sat witb cold feet on a back seat
long enough.      WILMER ATKINSON.
■mashed the Platform.
For a short time Thursday evening
there was considerable excitement
about the Quakertown railroad station
caused bv the smashing of the milk
platform, the breaking of a bumper
and the derailing of several can by a
freight train backing too far. No one
was injured.
She engineer ran tbe freight train into tbe siding about 9 o'clock and tot
some reason failed to stop before reaching the bumper. Into this the oars
crashed and were thrown from their
trucks causing the otber damgae. The
wrecking crew cleared away the evidences of the accident in a short time.
—The salary of Postmaster Griscom,
of Jenkintown, has been increased from
$1800 to $1-800 per year.
—Miss Edith Roberts will lead the
consecration meeting in Boehm's Reformed church, Blue Bell, next Sunday
evening at 7 p. m. This meeting will
be held by tbe Christian Endeavor so-
eiety in place of the regular church
service, and it is expected the endeavorers Will all be present.
North Wales.
A marriage license has been issued to
John Brooks, of this borough, and Miss
Kathryn Cassel. of Lansdale. The latter formerly resided here.
Mr. Brooks has purchased the house
abont being completed at Walnut street
and Pennsylvania avenne
A very spirited ball game was viewed
by a large attendance of spectators on
Saturday last between the Jenkintown
Athletie club and our local team, when
the latter won 15 to 7.
We learn that another row of 12 cottages is likely to ba built on the Swartley farm lots as soon at tht row ot
syndicate bouses, now going np, are
completed.
Strawberry festivals are now the proper caper. On Saturday next the first
will be given bv tbe Ladles' aid, of
the Sanctuary M. E. church, and on
the following Saturday the Knights*of
the Golden Eagle will entertain. Both
to be in Amusement hall.
Mrs. Lukens, mother of Mrs. Charles
Frank, of this borough, residing with
the latter, one morning last week tripped as she walked across the room and
fall, striking ber head against a cupboard, inflicting a ver? serious scalp
wound. It was feared that a fracture of
the skull had occurred, bat Dr. Slifer
found it not tbe case. The lady is upwards of 80 years old.
A number of new briek and stone
street crossings have been put in tbe
past week on some of the long blocks by
Street Commissioner Fesmire. A new
double storm sewer has been pat in
across School street at Second street.
GLENSIDE AND   AROUND.
Glenside postoffice has been repainted.
Bom to Mr. and Mra. Oscar Roatche,
a son.
William Williams' store has been repainted.
Mrs. Barrel! and son Irvin have moved to tbe city.
Mrs. Joseph E. Miller is visiting her
parents in the south.
Jacob Fox, has erected an attractive
awning over his show window.
J. A. Collom, of Philadelphia, has
moved into a house on Stanley avenue.
Hugo Boeser, of Philadelphia, is the
new assistant et Jaccb Fox's tonsorial
parlor.
Jobn Rush and Miss Bertha Seaman,
both of North Edge Hill, were married
last week.
Miss Sherley Coster,of Philadelphia,
was the guest of Miss Blanche Roatche
last Saturday.
r Mr. and Mra. William Leiber.of Weldon, have returned home from a
European tour.
Edward Saylor bas discontinued the
meat business here and will probably
move to Hatboro.
Barry E. Paisley, of Philadelphia,
was tbe guest of J. B. Hoover ana
family last Sunday.
The Ushers' Association Baseball team
will play tbeir first game of the season
on next Saturday afternoon.
Miss Marie Henderson has returned
home form a three weeks' stay with
her grandparents at Harrisburg, Pa.
Tba monthly meeting of tbe Glenside
Republican association was held in
Rhoads' hall last Saturday evening.
The Edge Hill juniors defeated the
Fort Washington nine at Fort Washington last Saturdav. The score was 22 to
4.
. The letters remaining at the Edge
-Hill postoffice are fot Miss Katie Pry,
Messrs. George HorBt and George Meg-
ins.
Mrs. D. W. Smith, of Philadelphia,
is spending the week as the guest of
Theodore Saylor and family, of Lismore street.
The children of St. Peter's Protestant
Episcopal church, Weldon, gave an entertainment in the .parish bouse last
Saturday evening.
The marriage of Miss Sarah Krans-
hart and Michael Shields, both of this
place, has jolt heen announced. They
were married last September,
Clarence Wilkins, of Philadelphia,
and Miss Blanche Roatche, of Edge Hill,
will be married on Thursday, Jane 12,
in Carmel Presbyterian church.
Mrs? J. L. Polk,Mrs. Mary F. Lovell,
Mrs. G. S. Lovell, of Merchant ville, N.
J., will occupy Tyson's'bouse, on Mt.
Carmel avenue, during the summer.
The Ladies' AiiPboojfty of Glenside
Methodist *«hi tchj-Vrill hold a strawberry and ice <*renm festival on the
lawn a<_Uoibij___ thji&jhnrch   this Thurs-
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and Laieaale ^^
Mr. and Mfir^vTTilam Brentwood
Smith have nosed their town house,
No. 2224 DeLancev Place, and are staying at Mr. Smith's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Winthrop Smith, on Waverly
road.
Harry Young, of Harmer Hill, has
moved into Kline VanWinkle's house
opposite the blacksmith shoo. The
wheelwright shop owned by Mr. VanWinkle is being repaired and will be
turned into a dwelling house.
Harry Derr. teacher of tbe pnblio,
school at Weldon, has tendered his
resignation to take effect at the close of
the school year. He has accepted a position of professor of mathematics at
the Abington Friends' school.
Frederick Simmons, of Harmer Hill,
and Miss Mathilda Scbmel, of Philadelphia, were married Tuesday evening,
May 13, in St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal church, Weldon, by Rev. John
Shank, rector of the chnrch. They
will reside at Harmer Hill.
Thomas Donovan fell from a lamp
pole at Glenside station last Snnday
evening and broke his wrist and several ribs besides injuring himself internally. He was taken to his home at
North Edge Hill. Donovan was employed by the railroad companv as lamp
man and was lighting the lamp at the
top of the pole wben Tie fell.
The new society for the girls of Carmel Presbyterian church was permanently organized last Thursdav evening. The
constitution was adopted and the following officers elected for the ensuing
vear: President, Miss Blanche Wunderle; vice president, Miss Hetty Rodenbaugh ; secretary, Miss Katharine
Hoover; treasurer, Miss Blanche Renninger. Tbe following were appointed
members of tbe lookout committee:
Misses Edith Miller, chairman; Elsie
Hutchinson and Edna Hoover. The
new organisation will be known as the
Girls' associatien.
MfcNflfY
|  OF LABOR.
Sermon to the Ancient Order United
Workmen.
Bar. N. Thomas Brown Preaches a Special
Sermon to the Lodge—Industrial Organizations That .Suppress Individuality Condemned.
On Sunday evening, May 18, Rev.
N. Thomas Brown, pastor of the
Ambler Presbyterian church, preached
■ very fitting sermon to tbe Ancient
Order United Workmen. Tbe text was
taken from Mark 1:19, "And tbey were
in the ship mending their nets.' The
sermon iff part follows:
"Labor is the normal condition of
man. When the Lord of cieation hid
perfected and beautified tha Garden or
Eden man was placed in it 'to dress it
and to keep it.' Not until man, by an
act of disobedience, broke the law of
God did the ground become cutsed and
labor was turned into druggeiy. Sin
produced not only .havoc with the happiness of man, but with the productivity of the soil. But God's eternal
plans connot be frustrated, and tbe
safely and development of mankind
since the creation has been found to be
in following out the divine injunction
given in tba garden.
"Tbe wreck and ruin of man's idea
of labor began to express Itself verv
early in the human race. This degenerate notion was seen first in fall action In the ancient Roman state, in the
triplex division of the people into patricians, plebians and slaves. Tbe real
line of cleavage, however, being along
the ideas of labor, tbe patricians and
plebians arranging themselves on one
side and the slaves on tha other. This
division persisted through the ancient
and midiaeval economv, and today ia
supremely present in the two classes,
tbe indnstrions rich and poor and the
idle tich and poor.
"From the individual standpoint we
find society divided into tbree classes as
respects tbe idea, of usefulness in the
world. First, the man wbo absorbs more
tban be produces, thus leaving the world
poorer than wben he came into it. ' Sec*
ond, the man wbo manages to use all
tbat be makes, tbus contributing nothing to tbe world's progress. Third,
tbe man who, by employment of hia
best self In the interest of humanity,
confers a benefit on bis race for all time
by giving more than he has received.
"'rWhen Jesus walked on the shore of
the Galilean lake on that day long ago
nnd hailed the busy fishermen as they,
mended their nets, he dignified their
service bv calling them to a higher-
work. Ever since that hour labor has •
taken on a new meaning and men have
been encouraged to do better and more
heroicly for the lovt- they have for Him
wbo has sanctified  labor'.  "
"In brief, Christ has helped the ide*j--j
of labor t£. realize its real, rig^gge in*
the econdrjy of life bv first "
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Flourtown.
Miss Emma T. Comly spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends at West Chester.
Mn. M. Hartley, of Chestnut Hill,
spent last Friday with her brother, M.
Weiss.
We expect to enjoy Welsbach lights
on the Bethlehem pike from Wheel
Pomp np to the end ef the township
after Friday evening
Mr. and Mrs. John Comly, of North
Wales, were the guests of the former's
brother, Mr. Clement Comly, on Sundav.
Several of oar townsmen were on the
juity to appreiM tiie real estate of the
latje George Aiman.
E. J. Hertz, of Philadelphia, has
purchased a house in Ogontz park for
flip.000
Broad An.
Tha funeral of Theodore S. Amey,
which waa held Wednesday afternoon,
passed through here en route to Norristown.
Miss Lottie Haas, Broad Axe, visited
friends here Thursday and Fridav.
Shad v Grove school will close for the
summei on Wednesday, May 28.
George S. Fister is repairing the roof
on Ellendale. H. W. B. Reed,of Ambler, is doing the work.
Charles Stout, of Ambler,, visited hia
brother, Henry D. Stout, on Saturday.
Miss Annie Detwiler has made some
improvements to bar residence here.
The shops here are renovating a wagon for Abram Marks, tbe Centre Square
baker.
O. H. Kehr ia improving his farm
and residence.
Morris O'Donnell visited his parents
on Sunday,, having returned from
Chicago, HI.
,Geegre W. G. Weiss and wife spent
Sunday With Emanuel Weiss.
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help 'others'to*lrvS71 ie tbff^oWy way to
tbe betterment of industrial conditions.
Commerical despotism bas no place in
the ideal state. Man's inhumanity to
man' has nowhere a better illustration
than in those industrial organizations
wbicb aim to destroy competition In .
production and labor, whereby they are
able to charge tha maximum for their
wares and pay the minimum of wages.
The old question of the relation of labor
Mid capital cannot be settled finally and
satisfactorily nnitl tbe golden rale, as
interpreted by Christ, shall be put into
operation.
"Secondly, Christ sanctified labor
He made it honest and respecfahJe.
The gambling instinct ia condemn*. 1 by
the principles whioh He announced.
The modern erase of getting something
for nothing is the work of the arch
fiend. Wealth procured by gambling in
any form is to be condemned When
it is protected by law and countenanced
and practiced by professing Christians
it becomes the superlative or!me of tbe
ages—murder, because it kills the conscience. When will honest manhood
assert itself and fight to the death a
monster that seeks to destroy body and
seal?
"Thirdly, Christ ennobled labor by
teaching men that in it character is developed. It is not what a man does
that makes him noble. It is the amount
of manhood that goes into service. Labor cannot degrade man, bat man can
make labor ignoble. The 'man behind
the hoe' is an anachronism. All tbe
kings do not occupy thrones. Every
man is a king who pate his best self in
whatever work God gives him."
W. I.. 8. at Centre Square.
The Whitpain Literary society met
last Saturday evening at the home of
Mis-s Emily Morris,Centre Suuare,opening at 8 o'clock with a full membership, several friends being also present. President C. DePrefontaine called
tbe meeting to order, and the secretary.
Miss Clara W. Shook, read the roll and
tbe minutes, wbioh were approved.
Miss Mary Bernhart was then proposed
as a member.
The following program was then rendered: Singing, "Mill Mav, " W. L.S.;
vocal solo, "My Sunday Home," Mrs.
Merrill; piano duet, George Daag and
Miss Emily Morris; reading, Some
Comic Mishaps," James Henry Horn,
Jr.; paper, Road Building," George
S. Davis; piano solo, Clara W. Stooa;t.
singing, "Safely Through Another'
Week," W. L. S.; reading, "The West
India Calamitv," Mrs. Zimmerman;
music, Miss Marie Hoover; reading,
"A Sinful Brother," Miss Buckman ;'
comet solo, Mr. Zimmerman; closing
song, W. L. S.
The meeting then closed to reassemble
Saturday, May 31, place to be announced in Blue Bell letter of next week's issue at which Mr, A. Shook will make
an address and Miss Clara E. and Jobn
E. Martin will render a duet.
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