Ambler Gazette

              The
UA^iirTE.
VOL.  XX11.-NO.  5.
AMBLER,  PA.,
TO IMPROVER
THE TROLLEY.
It Is Proposed to Issue*$140,000 in
Receivers' Certificates
£20,000 for ITiKlerKroniKl Cro.Nlng at Flour
town — • 0,000 fstr Feed Wire — 045,000
to Eliminate Cnrve8-030,000 to Keileem
Two Not*..
If the United States district court
will approve the recent action of the
majority bondholders of the Philadel-
phia. & Lehigh VaUey Traction company at a meeting held recently with
the. receiver!, of the company at Allen -
town, whereby the issuing of receivers' certificates was decided upon, this
will be a busy season along the line
from Chestnut Hill to Bethlehem. The
purpose is to -improve the line ia many
ways by eliminating curves wherever
possible in order to obviate the necessity of slowing up on the part of thej
motormen and save the consequent loss
of time and wear and tear. It is also
designed to increase the feed wire system by which more current of higher
efficiency may be transported to parts j
of the line now remote from power
stations, thereby rendering possible a
higher rate of speed, which, with the
elimination of the curves, will materially reduce the running time between
Chestnut Hill and Bethlehem.
At the meeting bondholders present
and by proxies, representing $1,400,000
worth of bonds out of a total issue of
f2,125,000, acquiesced to the general
plan of issuing receivers' certificates
to the amount of $140,000 bearing six
per cent., to be considered a prior lien
to the outstanding bonds of the companv. John G. Johnson, Esq., of
Philadelphia, attorney of the company,
has already recommended to the United States district court the approval of
the action of the bondholders and receivers and urges that the issue be
sanctioned and authorized.
Of this $140,000, whioh it is designed to secure by the sale of these six
per cent, certificates, it is proposed to
make four appropriations for expenditure on the road to correct existing
evils, the necessary amounts to remedy
which have been carefully estimated
by the engineers of the companv. A
sum of $20,000 is to be set aside for
the underground passage way beneath
the tracks of the Plymouth railroad at
Flourtown. For a long time after the
institution of service, the trolley company, by a failure to reach a satisfactory adjustment with the railroad
company, was .unable to carry passengers over at that point. After much
negotiation a compromise was effected
by which the trolleys passed.' over at
grade, the traction company assuming
the cost of the work and have alio
maintained a watchman on '.the spot.
This agreement expires in May, after
which, if it is Impossible to secure a
renewal, the traction company will
again be debarred from running their
cars over. It is thought that an]
B__Hjy-3 *-*au be t'OU
!)»H_i_i_£ J_
Ite^lMfcavm^eiicea
pBP should'.tHe Kvprk q
layed-bey^BO May, an extension of
time on the part of the Reading railway can readily be obtained for a few
weeks at least. >
The amount of $55,000 is set aside
for extra feed' wire on the entire route
of the Lehigh Valley lines to furnish
requisite power at all points in order
not only to facilitate existing travel,
but also for the operation of more
cars, which are absolutely demanded
during the summer months, not only
to Chestnut Hill park, but to take
care of the heavy local and long distance traffic as well.
It is estimated that $45,000 will be
required, and that sum of the total
amount will be set aside, for the work
of straightening and eliminating, as
far as possible, all the curves, and.
among the lot on the line clear to
j Bethlehem -is to be $1500 to eliminate
those on South Main street and Ban-
nockburn and Grove avenues, Ambler.
These, are by no means ..the most perplexing, for above North Wales, and
especially above Lansdale, a great
deal of work will be required in this
connection, necessitating the expenditure of thousands of dollars.
The remaining $20,000 of the issue
is to be utilized in redeeming the indebtedness of the company, whioh re-,
mains in the form of two notes of $10, -
000 each, one held by E. B. Smith &
Company and the other by the Corn
Exchange National bank, of Philadelphia. The collateral pledged for the
payment of these two notes is the entire issue of the Quakertown Traction
company, a stretch ef road 12 miles in
length, now a part of the Philadelphia
& Lehigh Valley system. These notes
have already been extended for six
months and will be due some time
this spring, and it is the announced
intention of the holders to enforce
payment of this paper, which means
that if not redeemed in some such
form as proposed in the issue of certificates, that part of tlie road on which
the stock is pledged as collateral will
be taken away from the present ownership and the continuity of the line
will be broken in the middle, thus involving a serious loss to the company.
Since the meeting at Allentown it
has been reported that the minority
bondholders have considered^the possible success of fighting in the courts
the proposed issue, but just what
form, if any, this will assume remains
to be seen.
In the report, which Robert E.
Wright, one of the receivers, read at
the meeting the condition of all the
lines under their management was
clearly set forth, 'and it was shown
that the stretch from Philadelphia to
Bethlehem shows as the best line for
the percentage of earnings per mile,
but the running expenses are higher,
which reduces the value of the road
as a money earner to' the system," and
it was urged by the program as mapped out and accepted-the line could
be placed on   a more
basis as a valuable asset
pauy.
business-like
to   the  com -
OBITUARY.
-AURA WEIDNER.
Laura, eldest daughter of Frank N.
and R. Ella Weidner, died at her
parents' residence, No. 8711 North
Fifteenth street, Philadelphia, Jan. 16,
1804.
Typhoid fever followed by pneumonia was the cause of this untimely
death. The deceased was from and
resided near Narcissa. until Nov. 190'i.
when the family removed to the  city.
Funeral services were conducted at
the home Monday evening followed by
services at Boelun's Reformed church,
Blue Bell, on Tuesday after which the
remains wore interred at Rose Hill
cemetery. The Services at the church
were attended by a large concourse of
sorrowful and .sympathizing relatives
and friends. When this dear daughter and sister just blossomed into
womanhood - she - gave herself to her
Lord and master by uniting with- his
followers and serving him with whole
hea r t edness. *
Being blessed with a cheerful. and
loving disposition, she scattered sunshine and won friends in every circle
in which she moved, and the broken
circle now is found in the home, the
church, tiie Sunday school, the sewing and the social circle—a link in
the chain of loving, willing and devoted service has been severed here,
only to be added to the endless chain
of redeeming love in the mansions of
rest, peace and eternal bliss. ■
May we, who are left to mourn our
loss,he stimulated,not only to imitate,
but to practice the virtues which
adorned the life of this dear daughter,
sister, classmate and friend,and while
we grieve let our grief be tempered
with thankfulness, that the giver of
all good, allowed us to bask in the
sunbeams of her beautiful life here,
and has given us abundant assurance
of the stnl more beautiful and beatific
life to which she has been called.—
Contributed
MR. AIERSON'S
STATEMENT.
ART  2& ,1904.
fltCKETI
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Deacon. Ordained.
Rev. Henry G, Weston, dean i_
Groser Theological seminary, conducted special services at the New Britain
Baptist church Sunday morning, in
observance of the ordination of deacons, Benjamin Schuyler and William
A. Reed, having been elected to membership in   that body.
Two persons were received into
membership and special music was
rendered by the choir. A male quartette, composed of Walter Johnston, K.
K. Haldeman, Lewis M. Raldeinau
and C. S. Kratz. sang a selection, entitled '' Jesus Lover of My Soul,''
Next Sunday baptismal services will
be administered to eight candidates.
L.aii.<1ale. .
Robert Bright, formerly of North
VI ales, has bought in the property
of the Lansdale Ice Manufacturing
company. _This was sold at assignees'
lice was
lectures,
cey.has
dravrfp many to music hall- for a week
past.) -Dr; Traeey is-an elderly man.
Thgifgh a Kentuckian by birth and
rearing he fought 'Valiantly for the
Union cause during the Rebellion, and
to do so had to escape in danger of his
life from his home neighborhood.
These lectures are accompanied by the
singing of most melodious tunes by the
choir recruited from Lansdale young
people.
The former postoflice room will be
occupied as a laundry by Charlie
Long, the only Chinaman in town. A
new enclosed stairway outside leads to
the business office of 'Squire Charles
H. Miller.
A new safe has been procured by
Postmaster, Ruth, which is pronounced
both burglar and fire proof.
Just as the first case of smallpox recovered another appeared. Mrs. Brels-
ford is getting well, but now her bus-
band, Elmer Brelsford, is down with
the dread malady.
During the recent cold wave the
borough water pipes Were frozen on
Derstine avenue causing much inconvenience to householders. Later the
pipes were frozen on several other
streets./
On Monday of last week Jennie Miller, who died hi Philadelphia, was
buried in Lansdale cemetery. She was
a sister of Mrs. Mattie Gwyiin, a former resident of Lansdale, but now
living in Whitpain on the trolley line
between Centre Square and Washington Square.
The annual supper of the Reformed
Aid society was held last Wednesday
evening,. and as usual was largely attended    It is always a 35-oent meal.
Last week Charles -Stetson and wife
left for Florida. ,
A short section of Chestnut street
from Penn to the railroad has been
vacated pursuant to a decree from
Judge Swart*/.. It is- in the south portion of the borough and in front of
Heebner's foundry-
One of the old people of Lansdale is
Mrs. Mary Detra, who was married to
Jesse Detra during holiday week of
1840. Her maiden name was Bechtel,
of Berks county, but Detra lived at
Fairview, Worcester. Ho died in New
Britain in 1885. Mrs. Detra is yet
active, and assists her daughter in
keeping a boarding house.
K. C. Lynn, late of Bethlehem, lias
come to reside in Lansdale. He is the
agent for the Equitable Life Insurance
company, of New York, for the counties of Berks, Bucks and Montgomery.
The central office for the three counties will be in Lancaster.
Rev. A. I. Stewart will begin his
pastorate of the Lansdale Baptist
church on March 1.
Last week the ice on the still water
of mill-ponds hereabouts was reported
to be three feet in thickness. Guess
they were frozen to the bottom in
many places, as was the Nesliaminy in
1863. In the Schuylkill and- Perkio-
men this year the ice was a loot thick.
Did Not Retire From Ambler Bank 1
for Dr. Mattison.
Belive. 11 lo Be tha Duty ..I Directum to
Direct, iin,t Helng Unable to Devote Time
to H*iik Untie. He Withdrew—Approve.
ol the OrirHiiiKHtlHii.
Wilmer Atkinson Thursday addressed the following letter to the Doylestown Intelligencer which needs no
further comment:
To the Editor of The Intelligencer;
"In order to make a place on the
board for Dr. Mattison, Wilmer Atkinson, editor of the Farm Journal, withdrew. Mr. Atkinson has been a member of the board for several years.''
licans and Democrats Name
Their Candidates.
, .-su'rr-jy
Wiiliani-Witli-L
Katie Valerie Hpt*~fS
"were' married   TmfYs&l)'
the home of the bridjg^;
*****
Sl^S^rMAR;
w-tRsfct/
Miss
If^n^AnTbler,
afternoon at
uotl—*r. Mrs.
WILMhh ATKINSON.
The above which appeared in The
Intelligencer Wednesday in reference
to the election of bank directors of the
First National Bank of Ambler, is not
a strictly correct statement of the facta
of the case.
In April last on tbe eve of my departure abroad, I resigned my directorship in the bank aud have had no con.
neotion therewith since except as a
stockholder. I was urged to have my
name on the ticket at the election on
Tuesday, but declined; it was put on,
however, against my wishes, and. I
was elected along with ten of the old
board, the eleventh member,, (new),
being Richard V. Mattison, Jr.
Believing that it is the business of a
"director to   direct."   and  not  being1
able to attend regularly to my   duties,
I   declined    to   qualify   as  director.
This left a   vacancy, , to    which
Mattison was  appointed.    I  ditj
withdraw.'' in. order to makg__
per attention.    Mi*. Haywood, thi|
president, not desiring, a  re-electioKf
and David J. Ambler, vice president,
not desiring the presidency, I approve
of Dr. Mattison's election as director
and as president,   although  I  should
judge he had, like myself, enough to
do in his own big enterprise.
Yours truly,
WILMER ATKINSON.
Three Tuns, Jan. 21, 1904.
Amhler Uemoet-t* Find It Dimcnlt to Secure Sufficient Names tot the Office., So
They Leave Several Vacancies, and Name
NO Ticket In the Third Ward.
AMBLER.
The Democrats:*™ jjLmhler held their
primaries. TuescJaJy evening andhave
named the following tickets^First
ward — School directors, ,Mi.JHiltou
Ruch, three year's; Stuart Wfloclward,
two years; assessor, ;F.v'T. McVaugh ;
judge, George W. CJ. Weiss; inspector,
WiUiam' Kate." Second ward—Council,
S.; T. Godfrey ;• judge, Frank McCTpbl;
assessor, Paul Binder: inspector,' John
Signs. Third ward—No ticket -placed
in the-field. • '• _. _.">' ^*f'
The Democrats, ttfi^fpre,' make no
opposition to the* 'Rj&ubKcaris.. fori
council in the'.First ward, for school
director.in the -Second, and .virtually
concede everything to their opponents
in the Third..   _.<.'-,:,'
UPPER DUBLIN.
The Democrats of tipper ej^ublin
township have placed the followiug
ticket in the field'>School directors,
Alyiu B. Faust, JoNit'H. Morris; supervisors, Emanuel' Dewees, William
M.': Taylor; auditors, Rex Keisel, three
years; Robert Yarnall, oi^j.'yea'r'J assessor, Harry, Harner: town, clerk,
Nathan Shive= East district—Judge,
George B. Shaffer : inspector, ThHBias
Gamble ; registry assessor,' LouIsaS,
Whi.tcomb. West liistric.fcrfJifdge.'Johii
C. Maust; Inspector, DanieLW-'i'Spei^
ryf^jcegistry assessor, Howard Flack.
ABINGTON. S_f*_l
vThe Republicans 8S Abington 'toNWn-
shiplmve planted'the"- following ticket
fn the -field: Supervisors, -Isaac Shoe-
in'aker.and Herman ,Beun inghoff; as -
sessbr,? Thomas. 'L. NoUe; school directors,*'Dr. Huber, oT-'Weldon,-. and
Edwin Halloweil, of MeKinley;. town
efefck, John Harnier.; auditor, ; John
Harper. All the candidates; were'elected without a dissenting .vote. The
delegates from WeMon outvoted for
school directors. The flglifejat' the pri -
niaries was a .Jiotly contestejl one .in.
aB the.idist«c{$ The fight was made
by ^TdhriNeeiyfor the, offlceof ' super-
visor.; ;■• *..i
whitpain; ;
.,'Th'e following Republican; ticket
was nominated fore the i|8%_ship ot
W^~itpi^ni§ Supervjlsors,, Je'fee Shde-:
makijr and Levi Sliugluff: school di-
rf*Wii*,--H;'A. t8tver,»'two v«ars; John
F-§r^%ree;yearsj^g    |__Hl_PPJ_
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Mi___y__$8§]
Ellen .jlnov.er. Auibl^A^TtteSJa^reniOlfly,
which" took place alrfTi o'clock, was
•perfoiiiledV-hy Rev. !"Sp3?- 'Valentine,
pastor of the Mmitit .Blipjisaiit Baptist
church*, Ainblei. ■ V^Mie biide ind
groohi^-were atteiMl&dH^>y J.. Waltei
Hooyer and Marie A??iithdnias,iiejnie\v
attd>h'iee'e of *he forw^r/Who precedT
editi^e contracting pao^jes to the minister; iu whose preseijs.'ilj'tlie tw,o phglit-
ed^tiierr teoth and ttoiii a*- husband
and'.wife they were fej^^etl froni_the
roo%t by tii*ir_attenj
~[v;:'...
__k:whit^'
The bride was attir^t
gilk waist, aud , a bla«Sfvt^O)iid' cT5K
skirt, and aftfer a sunipra^^'^^ddiHg
breakfast the bride ahd^-grdo^. left on
a few .days' 'hoiie3miooi|.^b^awiig the
[good wi siies_ Of •'the Sf^MiaJip»rJ .andl
f r i en d s pre sen t..,;
Those"-■present 'vw^SHfCv and Mi'Sip'
Henry. Slutter, Mrs .;!®^;9Ej<K)verv.
Mr. and'MrSrt Fraiik, ZettleinoyiSr aiid
|sou, of An^^'H<»i^WalM^-l3ea8-
antVllle; Mf. and Mrt.^ Atja& -.'
Hooker a.iid,.sp.ii, Mr. a^d^NpH^w H,
Thoni.-is.a'utl'fdanKhter, Mf-'".||jid:•vJVlr.s.,
John :Hoover;. Mr. luid Stflg.- 'HfeiirJK
JLangsfrotli inid son. pf HS^d^pliiji^
and Mr. and Mrs. Joim .^j^jn^nvauijrl
|famil'y,' Montgomery--SrjUiBii*^Sv: ■&>}
Mr,   SMutter,   the  groO^S&J ojrift ©f
ffche,|-y«J ^4(1 c&iers-eff; Jg^^^^Md,
ret(ii^ue<i;'1jsith':(;liis .la'idfe'i^^^ry'.vthis
week" j"_ljey ar^  making.wt&.'fitfm-
It'or t*lie'-invsent:wi'tl.v the ^^^-^moth^ 'L;rt-ij
QW&^qn^VeWHli
SPEAKS)      jf
CONSERVATIVE.
Sr. Mattison, as President of Ain,b-
- ler Bank, Outlines Policy.
nisi faAipned B«nkliiK Metn»d. t■, He Followed— lii«tItntlon .llttHt Be Kept in Such
Shape Tlint It Can Always Pay lOOfCents
oti Kvery !><>llar.
Dr.   R.   V.   Mattison, "'upon |iieing'
asked to outline   lifs policy   as •president of .th*  First'Si'ational bank,   of
Aih.51er,f,replied that he   had no start-
ling-, policy t< > outline, iis the old fash - ■
ione'd banking methods of tlie iiast few1' I
centuries -were good  enough lot him.
That lie regards a country bank president's  business  chiefly to   consist in
seeiuk that the   >tockholder"s   capital
and' cust»mers''- deposits of • moneys be.
kept  safely   and  jn  such shape,  tliat
they cailj-always get 100 cen ts on ev ery
dollar when they want or need funds.
That care be exercised in making loans'
so as to avoid losses as far as iio'ssible.
TO keep the bank's, funds actively em-'
picked at'J-he marked rates of interest.
To "aid. legitimate business enterjirises
as far as it is safe for the directors to
loan moriey'to strictly responsible borrowers.  -:Tq take pains to   discourage
all Kpeculat-idn'iu every legitimate way
[and to discourage the making of loans,
even to   responsible   persons, for  use
in  stock . speculation  or   speculative,
enterprises."   Tp -harmonize differences
thart-■pccui5;i'so* that directors  aud employes may- be. auuit, devoted to the
advahcemeut -of the bank's   interests,
[that -the fundsinay first of all he safe
and that the stocj^|plders receive a fair,
return for their investments In f5ict,he
l,said,')ie migjit sflhi up   his  policy   as"
ItMhg the sini])lejj)iosecution of plain,
Ojtd:Tfa>hioiied, strftigia-forward." legitimate ' .banking, in wlflch he   hopes to
have the. co-operation of all hi.s assoc.i
laje^^th^afecto^nd cinidoy^
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GLENSIDE   AND. AROUMD.
5^,-—T^-r^*" ' ■<( ;*  *
Lew'iSj KraushairtV 'of   North   Edge
fiill^^as'typ1i^id;feviu*.„.; <*;',.
•Geo; W   B&j,wkihs,   the blaeksjuith,
is stoiUy aecoveriiig from* ]us''i;eceiit
9^*peBf?'*- .-. ^a- ijr_
■■■<^ie-:%miHy of. Mr. Ewing.,. of G&u-
sid&aV^nu^.havc.inovetlback to Phihij
delpli^t
w
H.
Nagle^H^
frdnvijWTO^
> j?A 9*rpTK,r
nui isister of Alf rod
iSeaTslck four or five Weeks
Will be given Friday
members of C....
r _£Ko6L. -
fevi^is two. nice' .PlHvV
^Grpvti  aveiiu^' and..
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Valley Forge Values.
Values of land occupied bv Washington's army during the Valley Forge
encampment were the subject of controversy Friday morning in the court
room, Norristown, where a jury to
assess damages caused by the taking
of laud by the state for park and
boulevard purposes was in session.
Many property owners from Port Kennedy and vicinity were present, either
as witnesses or spectators.
Tlie jury consists of William H.
Maxwell, Fottstown; Thomas- Gillin,
Ambler, and' George W. Shriver.
Springfield.' *
Mr. Mullen and his son testified that"
his property will be greatly damaged
because access is cut off from the remainder. . They placed the damage
at $15,000 for the 25 acres. This is a
part of the old Mordecai Moore tract,
and the site of one of the forts on the
outer line of the entrenchments is included.
Daniel Loughin and others testifying that the Mullen tract is damaged
to the extent of $15,000.
In addition to the land taken fn this
county, three tracts have been appropriated on the Chester county side of
the camp ground, including the following : Hannah Walker, three acres,
who has settled for $200 per acre;
Henry L. Evans and Evans Kendall.
The Jury will be compelled to hold
several meetings before making up its
award The Peel i in executors claim
97200 damages for 11.61 acres taken by
the ccunmission.
Fro.peetville.
Miss Helen McNair, of Warrington,
was the guest of Mrs. ArthuriWilliams
last Wednesday.
Harry Stackhouse spent Sunday with
his parents here.
Clement Collom and family, of Three
Tuns; Edward and Frank Gordon and
J. Peter Landt, of Philadelphia, were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Gordon on Sunday.
' Miss Laura Weidaman and Walter
Yothers, of Philadelphia, Were the
guests of Miss Maude Anderson on
Sunday.
A mad dog passed through our village last week.
The Ladies' aid, of the Prospect-
ville M. E. church, will meet at the
home of Thomas Anderson, Tuesday,
!Feb. 38.
The farm of  Joseph  Casper- Weiss
deceased, will  be sold at public   "
•on Feb, 9.
sale
Hoover j assessor, w.;E: Baker *, audit-
or. George G. Rossitd'r; town clerk,
F". Ha ngstort'er, Jr..
JENKINTOWN.
The Republicans of Jenkintown have
made these nominations: Borough—
Justice of the peace, P. E. Bird; W.
C. Walker, auditor; Howard Leather-
man. First ward—Council. Joseph L.
Paxsons: school director, Furnian F.
Foy; assessor, H. L. Rea; judge of election, E. I. Campbell; inspector,
Stephen King. Second ward—Council, J. L. Tyson;. school director, J. G.
Frank; assessor, J. M. Hale ; judge of
election, J. H. Hay; inspector, L. M.
Hay.
PLYMOUTH.
The Republicans of Plymouth have
nominated the following ticket: Supervisors, John Gillau and. Harry
Folke'.'. school directors, George Freas
and Jonathan Cleaver; auditor, James
L. Williamson; triennial assessor, D.
R. Beatty; justice of tlie peace, D. R.
Rhoads; town clerk, Granville B.
Haines. The Democrats have nominated the following: Supervisors, Bob-
ert Lovett and J. Tracy; school directors, Mr. Ogdon and Thomas Lynch ;
triennial assessor, William Cassidy;
justice of the peace, John Young;
registry assessor, Jacob Wager; judge
of election, Josiah Freas; inspector,
George Dannehower.
LOWER GWYMRDD,
The Republicans of Lower Gwynedd
have named the following ticket: Low-
ery and -Kibblehouse, supervisors;
Rev. Edwards and ,1. L. Brown, school
directors; David 'Roberts, assessor;
Robert Comly, judge; Conrad Walton,
auditor; F. Wade, inspector; John
Gordon, town clerk.
NEW BRITAIN.
New Britain Republicans held a lively caucus on Saturday afternoon and
had three contests whioh lasted two
hours. The. fights were over the two
supervisors ana the assessor. 80 votes
were cast. The. nominations made
were as follows: Lower end supervisor, Jacob F. Clymer; upper end supervisor, Albert Bishop; assessor, John
H. Haldeman; school directors, Isaac
Bishop, John L. Moyer; town clerk,
Perry Tyson; auditor, John Moyer.
John G. King acted as chairman and
Wilson S. Bergey and Abel G. Haldeman as secretaries.
Turnpike Company M eel I is_.
At the annual meeting' of the Horsham and Jarrettown Turnpike company the old directors were all reelected to wit: Wilmer, James and Albert Atkinson. Harry Hohensack, John
M. Rex, George W. Worth and E. T.
Comly.' They organized by electing
Ellwood T. Comly, president, J. M.
Rex, secretary, and James Q. Atkinson, treasurer. Albert Atkinson was
appointed, superintendent of road.
They met at the public house- of John
Osmond, Three Tuns, and he gave
them a fine supper, to which all -did
justice. ' »
. A. K. Argue is$m.iil<ling' an ad.ditio„;
to his house on Beech wood ayenue,'
and is putting ill all the modern' im-.
provements.
Earl Emeri ek has finished his auto.-
niobile house. . He is putting hot and
cold water; in his house ana all the.
improvements.
Dr. A. C. Heritage lias a beautiful
grandfather's clock that his grandfather bought 104 years ago. It is a
good timekeeper.
Tlie expenses of the Salem Baptist
church are $106 per mouth.. *Their
monthly contributions are from $125 to
$150 per month. The Rev. S. J. Jones
has been pastor of tiie church for one
year. The church now numbers 247
members, 100 new members having
been added to tlie church during this
last year.
John A. Childs is busily engaged in
stone masonry at Huntingdon Valley.
Mrs. F. S. Wilson, who lias been ill,
has recovered.
Underground    sewerage    is   being
strongly urged in this town.
Lees Campbell lias returned home
after having spent three weeks with
his graiidpareuts at Constiohockeu.
Rev. A. R. Medberry will return
home in the spring, after having spent
a year with his brother in Oregon.
The new sheds at Jenkintown station have received their first coat of
paint. ^_
Building Prospects at North Wale..
Building operations in North Wales
the coming spring and summer promise
to be quite active. The Building and
Loan association has decided to erect
four modern dwellings at the corner
of Main and School streets. The
houses will face on Main street. A.
K. Shearer will put up three houses
on West Montgomery avenue, near
Central avenue, and William D. Bechtel will build a dwelling on the rear
of his lot, fronting on Third street. I.
G. Lukens, who has erected about 22
houses in our borough within a little
more than a year, contemplates building three more on Second street, near
the row of six now being finished on
the same street. Then rumor has it
that John Lutz will also build two or
three close by Mr. Lukens'. So the
indications are that the crying need
for houses in North Wales will have
these additions to be filled.
Died At The Same Hour.
Mr. Henry Bergey, of Pcrkiomeii-
villc. and her aunt, Mrs. Charles Ben-
ner, of Lansdale, who died at the same
hour and same day, in different places,
were both buried Saturday at the same
hour, same cemetery, with the same
burial service, 1* the old Saiford "burying ground, near Lederachville. Both
were aged widows. Fifteen years ago
the husband of Mrs. Benner died of
the same cause, apoplexy, in the same
month, the same day of the week, the
sawe.howra, i» the.same room aud in
teli oameicijair  ...
' THm*ixz%^^u' paniftTT 'has been on
the sjck list tlie past two • weeks  with '
tiie 'grip, complicated with  neuralgia.
He is now out,again.
A social entertainment will be given
bv the Mite society In the Baptist chapel,Willow Grove pike and Wesley
avenue, Friday Evening, January 29.
The many friends of Lewis Schlim-
me in this community will be glad to
learn that he is sitting up in the .hospital, and that he is expected home
this week.
Mr. Cain, of Philadelphia, is building a house on East avenue on a lot
he bought from John A. Lewis a. few
weeks ago. Frank A. Comly, the contractor, is digging the cellar.
Glenside Castle. No. 201, A, O. K.
of M. C., has Installed the following
officers for the ensuing term: Past
commander, H. E. Rodenbaugh; commander, W. N.'Coopef; vice-commander, Dr. H. E." Jones; marshal. Dr. ;W.
H. Huber: chaplain, Harry D. Huber ;
inside guard, Harry Fox; outside
guard, P. Simmons.
Schlimme & Sou are building a factory along the railroad on their property at Oreland for the purpose of
manufacturing cement block. Machinery to do the work is on the way from
Jacksonville. Florida. They expect to
do a large business in this new #build-
ing material, which is very much
cheaper and better than stones or brick.
Patrick Wood has returned to his
home in Edge Hill, bringing with him
eight horses and carts belonging to Contractor Chester E. Albright. Mr. Wood
has had charge of the job of grading
the grounds of ••Deepdale," the beautiful estate of Wm. K. Vanderbilt, Jr.,
at Great Neck, L. I., for which Mr.
Albri. ht held the contract. Mr. Wood
formerly worked seven or eight years
for Kline Van Winkle.
tin
the
Licenses Transferred.
February 13 is tlie last day for
applications for liquor licenses, as
court will sit on tlie fourth Monday in
March. The lastest applicant for a
transfer is Hiram S. McCool, now running the Farmers' and Drovers' Hotel,
at Barren Hill, who desires the place
transferred to John Miunich. Another
transfer is that of John D. Cooper to
Alexander Hipson, of the. Second ward
of  Ambler  for  the  Wyndani  hotel.
The transfer of the Market House
hotel in Conshohocken, applied for by
J. A. Cahill, is being, antagonized by
P. J. Meaney the licensee. Morris K.»
Hunsberger has petitioned for the
transfer of. the license to him from
Frances Einerty for the hotel at Sum-
neytown. Adoiph Lacheiimeyer desires
tiie license for the .Teffersonville hotel
now being held by Isaac Owen.
. —While blasting frozen dirt at
Richardson & Ross' quarries, near
Mogeetown, Tuesday morning, Joseph
Folcone and Frank Olivette were
struck by flying pieces of rock and
dirt, and. so badly injured that they
died at Charity hospital- >.