Ambler Gazette

              The Ambler Gazette.
VOL.  XX1.-NO.  35.
AMBLER,  PA.,  AUGUST  27,   1903.
$1.25  A YEAR
school \m
DIS^INUED.
Miss Sallie A. Knight Decides to Close
Sunnyside.
Alms Mater of Many Pupil, and Graduates
Wbo slave Risen to Places of Honor
Among Sten—History of Institution—The
Graduates.
Miss Sallie A. Knight, principal of
tbe school, haa decided to close Sunnyside, for many yeara a well-known institution of learning ia Ambler. Thin
step was taken with considerable regret
and hesitation and even after scholars
had commenced making application for
tha fall term, the number of which indicated a very much enlarged attendance on tbe reopening, but the work of
settling up and oaring for tbe estate of
her late father, George K. Knight, of
whose property she together with her
sister and brotber are executon, necessitated time and attention, and tba demands of au active and industrious Ufa
of teaching covering a quarter of a century also operated strongly in tbe decision made Thnrsday, when it was announced that, the school would be discontinued.
The school was established in 1870 by
Miss Elizabeth K. Knight, when aa eh-
' roll ment of six pupils was gathered together in the little building,then on tbe
Knight propertv. now used as an office
at George W. Niblock'a coal yard. The
school was not destined long to be confined within such small quarters, for
because of the peculiar adaptability of
the principal in tbe work, the scholars
grew in number so that in tbe fall the
pupils were moved to the third storv
of tbe present old residence, comer
Butler avenue and Main street. After a
time two rooms were necessary for tbe
accommodation of ibe pnpils.
Miss Sallie A. Knight at tbat time
was attending the Friends' Central
school, at Fifteenth and Race streets,
Philadelphia, and shortly after on completing the course entered at once upon
the work of assisting her sister. The
faculty soon after was further Increased
by Miss Cordelia K. Knight, wbo during her connection with tbe sohool met
with great success in the primary and
music departments.
At the time tbe school was located on
the third floor, the late Evan J. Ambler
conducted a store in the room oa tbe
corner, but soon after commenced the
T erection of his property on the other
aide of the street. On the removal of
the store tbe room was filled with desks
, and chairs and ever since has been tbe
main roam of Sunnyside, witb fonr
other rooms in other parts of the bouse
for primary grade, recitation and otber
work.
Fate had decreed a sad bereavement
for the school, for in 1879 its founder
•nd principal was stricken down With
illness, bat such was ber tenacity and
will power that even while quite 111 sbe
supervised tbe conduct pf the school.
Becoming interested In -medicine
through her own malady, as often as
her health wonld permit sne traveled to
the city, taking lectures in medicine.
At last, however, sbe succumbed, aad
the mantle of prineipalsbip.so gallantry
worn by tbe founder, fell upon tne
shoulders of Miss Sallie A. Knight,
who far 24 vears has conducted the
school with men signal success that tha
imprint of her character, bearing aad
disposition baa revealed itself in tbe
conduct and personnel of the pupils, all
of whom respect and love the true
woman, wbo taught hy precept and ea
ample not onlv the mere routine lessons
of the school room, but strove to thoroughly equip tbe pupils for tbe wider
and deeper problems and responsioil-
itles of life. In all her work she was
ably seconded by ber noble sister and
tbey together bave given tbe best cart
of their lives tbat the youth around
tbem might be better for their true position among their fellowmen. "
Under such tuition tbe reputation of
the school speedi y grew until at one
time tbe enrollment numbered 80 pupils, and a corps of 11 teachers was employed. Besides tbe ordinary branches,
music, elocution, astronomy, botany,
Latin, Greek, German and French,
trigonometry, etc., were taught, and
graduates from the institution entered
right into tbe colleges and universities.
Pupils came from far and. near. Besides
onr own state were represented New
Jersey, Florida, Kansas. Nebraska,
Delaware, New York aod Massachusetts.
Among tbe older pupils are tbe fellow ing: John S. Buchanan, postmaster
of Ambler and one of the directors of
tbe Ambler bank: Josepb T. 'Foulke,
.Esq., George. Y. Styer, member of tbe
Ambler school board: Jones and Barton
Lester, of Gwynedd; Thomas S. Gillin,
borough engineer of Ambler; Josepb
A. Buchanan, councilman of Ambler t
William S. Acuff, president of Ambler
borough council; L.Y. Davis and Alexander Knight,. Jr.. botb members of
the borough council; James Bartleson,
president of tbe Ambler school board;
Mrs. Ella Leedom, Irene Ravmond, of
New Tork; May, wife of Captain Millar, teacher of mathematics at West
Point military academy; Bobert Kent,
a New York mechanical ^engineer; Edward 0. Kent, architect, of California;
Dr. Percy Darrah, of Kansas; Walter
Jenkins and Justus Acuff, of Gwynedd:
J». A. Godfrey, health physician of
Ambler: G. Herbert Jenkins, Esq., of
Philadelphia; Walter Shaw, Esq., of
Norristown; Dr. G. Morton Illman, of
Philadelphia,and others. Tbe graduates
and classes are as follows:   R^- _JM'*'"
Class of 18.H4—Eliza J.Davis, Sarah D.
Knipe, Carrie J. McClean, Mrs. Jessie
Smith Kent, Mrs. Florence Snvder Wai*
ton.
■■: Class of 1886—John    L.   Shoemaker,
Silas Shoemaker.
Class of 1886—William F. Clark, William A. Davis, Anna G. Elkington, Lillie M. Fleck, Dr. W. W. Funk. Dr. J.
Rex Hobensack, • Marv L. McCann,
Fannie M. Miller, John H. Rex, a
member of tbe state legislature from
Montgomery county.
Class of 1887-^Margaretta F.Atkinson,
Mrs.   Anna  Detterline    Packer, 'Mrs
.:
Helen  Styer   Griffiths,   Elizabeth   R.
Watson.
Class of 1888—Mrs. Sara O.Atkinson,
Anna M. Comlv, Mrs. Jennie Hamburger Koopman, Aron Hamburger,
Flora A. E. Stout, Mrs. S. Belle Whitcomb Hook.
Class of 1880—Evelyn Evans, Mrs.
Mary Green Howey, David E. Hamburger, Frances E. Sperry, Rebecca J.
Shoemaker, Dr. J. Anson Smith,
Tbomas F. Shoemaker, Grace M. Sheeleigh, Mrs. Mary Thomas Houghton,
Frederick B. R. .linger, Stella J. Wilson,
Mrs. Gertrude Wilson Powell, Mm.
Carrie Wents Shepherd, J. M. Haywood.
•Class of 1891 — Mrs. Olga Deemer
Maier, Annie T. Hill, Mrs. Elizabeth
Sheppard Rile.
Class of 1892— Adele E. Craft, Helen
Donnaldson, - Mrs. Elizabeth Godfrey
Haywood, Bertha K. Hoover, William
M. Houston.
Class of 1894—Eleanor H. Hamburger, Carrie Haywood, Venie Haywood,
Edith G. Jones, Mrs. Ida Bile Hansel I,
Olive Knight Smith,Mrs. Emily Swent-
ael Houston.
Class of 1898 — Farnces M. Acuff,
Mary M. Haywood, Gertrude M. Hellings, Harold G. Knight, Susan J.
Sheppard.
Class of 1900—Emma L. Bull, Anna
E. R. Dager.
ulass of 1902 — May O. Everharm,
James R. Gillin, Cora E. Xnight, Isaac
H. Shelly, Mary M. Wilson, Jennie B.
Wink. 	
Lausdal.-
Tbe two gatekeepers on the Lansdale-
Montgomery turnpike are preparing for
removal in October in anticipation tbat
the court will condemn the road. These
are Mrs.Charles King and IrwinCrontb-
amel.   Tbe latter will go to Hatfield.
Thomas B. Harper, of Jenkintown,
has the contract for the boring of anotber artesian well for the Lansdale
Water company, and has begun operations.
The Methodist pastor, Rev. T. H.
Evans, is enjoy ing a two weeks' vacation at tbe Ocean Grove camp meeting.
On Sunday Rev.O.S. Kriebel, of Pennsburg seminary, filled tbe pulpit. He is
a Schwenkfeldter preacher.
Isaac D. Heebner, formerly one of
tbe firm of Heebner & Sons, 'tame here
in 1868, beginning the agricultural repair business in a small way. He is
now a salesman lor his wealthier brotber, William D. Heebner. Tbe Heeb-
ners are of a Schwenkfeldter family of
Worcester.
Two more bouses are to be added to
tbe long list of those being built ia
Lansdale the present vear. These are
to be built by James Brady in tbe West
ward. They will make 36 so far tbia
season.
Next Mondav will again see Lansdale
children on their way to school. There
are nearly 600 of tbem, besides a few
who go to the Catholic school east of
town.
One ease of typhoid fever here is
tbat of Katie, daughter of MaaScbmidt,
the baker.
The Line street laundry has been
sold to Rutherford & Leech, of Philadelphia,
William H. Wagner, a Colmar florist,
received fatal injuries here on Saturday
afternoon whilst attempting to cross the
track at the station to board a train.
He was taken to tbe Pennsylvania hospital.    He was about 50 years of age.
The Lansdale athletics played a game
of ball at Norristown on Thursday.
Quarantine was removed from the
honse of John Detwiler on Thursday,
his son having recovered from diphtheria.
Mra. Jonas Reed has left here to go
te Highland Park, Illinois, where she
intends to remain a year or two at the
home of her son-in-law.
The notable antiquarian, Abraham H.
Cassell, of near Harleysville, has a
grand-daughter living bere who is Mrs.4
A. C.  Williams.
Tbe members of tbe Italian colony
bave been behaving badly of late on
Sunday, owing to their indulgence in
drinking beer, gambling and fighting.
Tbeir noise has been a disturbance to
tbeir American neighbors and Officer
Kulp bas had to quell tbeir riots. Tbey
seem to have no religion, the Catholic
church hav ing .lost its bold upon tbem.
On week days .they are industrious and
sober.
Rev. I. M. B. Thompson, of Haddon-
field. N. J,, preached in the Baptist
cburch on Sunday.
Visitors from a distance are Mrs. D.
A. Craig and daughter Grace, coming
from Gloucester, Mass, They are- the
guests of her brotber, ML S. Cummings,
of the radiator foundry.
Broad Ai.,
William Funk, of Bala, visited here
on Thursday.
John Gibbins had his threshing done
on Saturday with Samuel Burk's gasoline machine.
Maggie Jauncey is spending the week
in Germantown.
Several engineers have been making
surveys along the pike. The rumor of a
trolley from Fort side has been revived.
Miss Baker, of Norristown, has been
visiting in this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, of' Pitt,
ville, visited here on Sunday.
Mrs. Mooney has had her residence
repainted.
Olen Imes will hold another cow sale
at the inn ott Thursday.
H. W. Clapsadle buried hie infant son
on Thursday at Rose Hill cemetery.
Miss Mamie Gibbins will return next
week from a pleasant stay in Baltimore.
Edward O'Donnell, of Connecticut, is
spending a few days with his parents.
' Robert King, who has been ill in  the
Episcopal  hospital,   is  recuperating  at
Spotswood farm.
Miss Ella Hart* McLaughlin returns
this week from Statea Island, where she
has been spending her vacation;
Bdward Wetzel and family, from Sun-
uyclift, Roxboro, visited W. C. Swaincott and family on Sunday.
—Over 12,000 tons of stone bave been
taken from Frick'a quarry for tbe. macadamising of the road running from
Heebner's corner to the Skippack road,
Worcester, and tne stone in just aa bard
and-, of tbe same superior quality as
when the quarry was first opened.
40 INJURED AT
WHEEL PUMP.
Cars Collide on Toboggan at Chestnut Hill Park.
Overheated Axle Caused One of the Vehicles to Stop, aad Nina Others Kan   Into
it—ThouHHudsWitness the Accident—Loss
About #10,000.
Forty persons were injured Sunday
night oa tbe toboggan slide ia Chestnut
Hill park. Oae of the cars came to a
sudden stop near tbe bottom of tha
slide end nine beavily loaded cars, oue
after another, bumped into tbe leader
in rapid succession, wbile .thousands of
scared and excited spectators gazed
aloft at tbe fearful sight, unable to aid
the imperiled riders.
So far as known none of the injured
is in a serious condition. That the accident did not cause many fatalities is
doe to the coolness of several of tbe
passengers and the operators, who
cautioned tbose in tbe wrecked oar to
keep tbeir seats or tbey would be killed
on the ground below.
The efforts of the cool heads were
nearly frustrated by the frantic shouts
of many of tbe spectators, wbo urged
tbe passengers to jump.
Tbe accident was caused by a car
witb an overheated axle becoming derailed. It was pulled on tbe track and
slowly lowered to the ground, quickly
followed by the otber cars.
Those who had beeu hurt were harried in trolley cars to the Germantown
hospital, wbere tbe greater nnmber
were treated for sprains, fractures,shock
and minor   injuries.
The most seriously hurt, of Philadelphia, were: Paul Rosenthal, 482
Nortb Franklin street, contused arm and
lacerated bead; Otto Freeman, 338
North Seventh street, contused leg and
thigh and dislocated hip; B. P. Bowel,
818 North Franklin street, contusion of
head, bodv and limbs: James W. Robinson, 4791 Dauphin street, lacerated
head and body; Kate MoCauley, 13
Roxborough street, Manayunk, broken
jaw and contusion of body and head;
Gila Stall, 376 West Leveriugton street,
Roxborough, bodily contusions; Albert
Hartley, 2841 Gordon street, broken
wrist b and bodily contusions; Anna
Crowell, 717 Nortb Marshall street, contusion of knees and hip.
H. W. Davis, of 1817 Ritner street,
one of tbe persons wbo were slightly injured, told tbis storv of tba   accident:
Onr cur bad hardly started when cries
from below told us that an accident bad
happened. We were nearly 100 feet
above the ground and I know that It
would be fatal to jump. I restrained
those in our car that tried to rise. It
was only a few seconds until we crashed
into tbe wreck, bnt it seemed hours.
"We were badly shaken, up but the
worst feature was to be 30 feet from the
ground and feel that any false move or
panic among tbe riders meant being
thrown to the ground. I believe that
the speed of tbe cars bad mucb to do
with saving many, because they moved
so rapidly tbat their occupants had little time to decide what to do. When
we were finely halted many of ns begged every one to keep quiet, but the
cries of tbe spectators had moat of the
women badly scared. The suspense was
terrible. Several of the spectators climbed up to us and aided tbe workmen to
get the car on tbe track. It was a daring
climb, and bad a good effect on tbe
women and children. Whea our cars
were finally released and started for the
ground every foot we traveled bringing
us nearer to safety was counted. We
were loaded on a trollev ear that made
locomotive time to the hospital."
Gwynedd.
The electric lights in Bobert L. Comly's store make tilings look more cheerful.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Castner took
in tbe sights and scenes of a trip to
Washington park. N. J., last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Tyson have
returned from tbeir trip to California
and repoit having had a Very pleasant
time.
Miss Mae S'heibley last week visited
at the home of her aunt and ancle, Mr.
and Mra. George £.' Lowery.
William H. Staake, Esq., is at Camp
Crag, Big. Moose, Herkimer connty, N.
Y. Camp Crag Is situated on a promontory of Big Moose lake,in the wildest
part of tbe Adirondack?, at an elevation of about 2,000 feet above the sea
level. It ia just such a place for real
rest and recreation, and tbia Mr. Staake
is getting.
A coach full of boarders from Hillside farm went to picnic at Chalfont
on Wednesday of last week. They were
taken thereby William Mullenhaner.
E. B. Smith has bad 94 electric lights
installed in his summer residence and
barn and outside the buildings. The
current is furnished by the K, K. Freed
Electric Light company, of North Wales.
Jacob Bile, of Gwynedd, is tbe
builder of 8. H. Beaver's new barn,
corner of Walnut and Second streeti,
North Wales.
•St. Thomas'Choir Annual Outing.
Tba vested choir of St. Thomas'Epis-
eopal churcb, Whitemarh, bave returned from their annual trip to Ocean
City. Tbe[following members left on the
train from Fort Washington: Ada Tag-
girt, Emma Comly, Bessie Comly, Minnie Kibblehouse, Annie Ford, Messrs.
Richard H. Crockford, choirmaster and
organist; William 0. Thompson', S. B.
Stowman, George Palmer, Cleveland
Palmer, Clement Comly, Albert Baines,
Frederick Kittson, Edward McCool.
Russell Blckly. The time was agreeably spent in bathing and other outdoor
sports. Visits were also made to Atlantic City and Sea Isle, and all were
sorry wben tbe time came to retain
home.
It has been tbe custom for several
years to send tbe cboir away for one
week in the summer,aad it is always
looked forward to with much pleasure
by the fortunate members.
HOOVERS l_
HOLD REUNION.
Judge Hooyer, Well Along: in Years,
an Active Leader.
outlKMlh Many Members ot the Second Generation in Enjoyment <>l  Gathering* and
,; Sti 11 Works to Enlarge Association- Offl-
oers Re-elected tor Another Year.
"Grandpa" Hoover presided with
his accustomed benevolent dignity at
the annual reunon of tbe Hoover family
at Chestnut Hill park, on Wednesday
afternoon of last week, when fully over
100 descendants of the original emigrants were on hand to enjoy the most
pleasurable program that has ever been
presented. Former Judge Hiram C.
Hoover, whose home is Hooverton,
near Norristown, celebrated his SOth
birthday some nine months ago, but he
is active and spry and outdoes many of
the second generation when it comes to
withscandng tbe fatigues of tbe annual
reunions. White-haired is he bnt
straight and unbent by age, and he had
presence as he stood on three large tables
placed together for a platform in the
Chestnut Bill pavilion wherein tbe
family bad its business meeting.
Judge Hoover is unlike most of the
leaders of large families who believe tbat
they bave aome claims on stupendously
wealthy estates in foreign countries. The
judge advises his fellow-Hoovers not to
seek tbe $8,000,000 fortune said to have
been left by Julius Hoover in Switzerland, saying that tney. will never be repaid for anv trouble they may take.
Tbe meeting started off In good shape
with *tbe opening remarks of President
Hoover, after which tbere were various
reports, the reading of the minutes,
several masical selections and ihe reports of the various committees. That
one on necrology reported the deaths
of three members of tbe family, one
from each generation: Albert Hoover,of
Norristown. a brotber of tbe venerable
president; William Herkess, of Washington, D. C., a nephew of the presi-
den, and John Walter Gargas, of Warrington.
" When it came time to elect offiers for
tbe ensuing year all the present incumbents were returned for another term as
follows: President, Hon. H.C. Hoover;
vice presidents, S. B, Linton and P. W.
Hoover, Philadelphia; recording secretary, Mrs. Howard A. Clymer, Eureka;
corresponding secretary, Miss Miry A.
Walker, Tradesville; treasurer, Norman
A. Hoover, Glenside.
It was then decided, after quite a
lively discussion, to bold tbe next re-
onion at Chestnut Hill nark, the date
selected being Ang. 17 1004. The voting
was rather close, 41 being cast in favor
of Chestnut Hill, 36 for Willow Grove
and tbree for Fnnk's park, Chalfont.
The ease witb which tne members of
the family, many of whom come from
Montgomery countv, oan reach Chestnut
Hill, was one of the factors in deciding
for that place.
In her report, Miss Marv A. Walter
read letters from 20 of the distant members of tbe family who were unable to
■ be present, but who wished to send
their greetings, with the hope tbat tbey
could attend another vear. Witb eacb
year more and more descendants of the
orinigal Hoovers are being found, with
tiie result tbat the association now includes nearly 600 members wbo bave
registered in the family book, with
probably 100 more who bave never been
•bia to attend one of the meetings.
On Wednesday one of the features of
tbe afternoon was tbe distribution of the
family treea—green and bine. Tbese are
very complete and show the result of
a great deal of careful and painstaking
work. They are as accurate as it waa
possible to make tbem, and it is expected tbat within a few years anotber
chart can be made which will be much
more comprehensive and take in all
branches of the large family. Tbe distribution of tbe tree rather upset the
formality of the assemblage, but later
on Judge Hoover delivered bis annual
address, of whicb he imparted additional information about the family and
told of tbe discoveries that be bad been
able to make in the past year for tbe
benefit of tbe historv of the Hoovers of
America.
The 10 numbers on tbe program, just
equalling tbe nnmber of the day cf tbe
month on whicb the reunion was held,
were enj oved with evident appreciation
hy those fortunate enough to be present, and it was unanimously 'decided
that the meeting was the best that bas
ever been beld.
Judge Hooyer is universally esteemed
as a citizen, and bas always been active
and progressive in the social, political
and religious affairs of life. He was
three times elected a member of tbe
house of representatives at Harrisgburg,
being first elected in 1861, serving witb
Hon. Josepb Bex and Dr. George W.
Wimley. At tbat time Montgomery
county had only tbree representatives.
It now has five. In tbe fall of 1865
Judge Hoover was elected an associate
judge, when our courts were composed
of the following judges: Henry Chapman, John Dismant and Hiram 0.
Hooyer. In 1870 Judge Hoover was reelected, serving to the end of his term
in 1875 with Hon. Henry P. Ross and
Hon. Isaac F Yost. For many years he
bad been an active and influential member of Boehm's Reformed church. Ha
will be 81 years old in October, and tha
vigorous and able manner wbicb he
displayed in presiding over tbe assembly wu commented upon by many people present.
BOLD THIEF
TAKES $106.50.
Cash Drawer at Ambler Station Pilfered Snnday Night.
During Absence of Operator, Bold Individual Fries Open Ofllce Oo.r and Sae-
cesfully Makes Off With Cash Drawer—No
Clue Obtained,
One of the very boldest robberies
ever committed in Ambler was successfully executed Sunday nigbt, when the
money drawer was stolen from tbe passenger station and $106.50 taken therefrom.
'The nigbt agent is E. O Grimm, of
Shelly, who is considered a very careful
and thorough operator. He says it was
just 10.55 and tbe last train had gone
down for tbe nigbt, when be stepped
ont of tbe office for about tbree minutes. There were several persons in tbe
waiting rooms, whicb are joined by a
five-foot passage Way.
As tbe agent came out he drew tbe
door shut with a bang to make sure of
looking it. He had hardly disappeared
when a man quickly stepped up to tbe
door, and drawing a chisel oat of his
pocket pried open the door, rushed in
and as quickly came out with the
money drawer. He at once left the station and very soon after Agent Grimm
came back and at once saw tbe open
office door. Suspecting mischief he
rushed to tbe money drawer, but it
was gone. The audacious individual
was also gone and no trace of bim could
be found.
Tbe thief is supposed to bave been a
Wbite man. He wore blue overalls, a
black coat, red necktie.a black cap with
a white top. He was abont five feet
seven inches in height and had a black
moustache.' •
Monday morning tbe missing drawer
was found ap the track, bat the money,
all but 26 cents, was gone. The papei's
and excess checks were found i nt act.
Tbe Penllyn agent says that a man
answering the description given of the
thief lingered around tbat station from
4 to 7 Snnday afternoon, apparently
closely watching every move made inside the office. Tbe agent was watching
the man closely, and fearing some
trouble he took hit revolver and sat outside, where be shadowed the man. Becoming convinced tba ' stranger was
tbere for no good, tbe agent ordered
bim to leave, wbioh he promptly did.
It is not unlikely this is the party who
found a more fruitful field at Ambler
for his depredations.
—At Pennsburg Reformed ehurch
Sunday Pastor J. L. Roush preached his
farewell sermon after having served the
congregation since 1800.
—While running to catch a train at
Lansdale Saturday afternoon William
H.J Wagner, aged 45, a well known
|fiorist of Cochran, Pa., was struck by an
engine,receiving injuries tbat are likely
to prove fatal. He was removed to a
Philadelphia hospital.
Ambler Pnblic School Notes.
The borough public schools will reopen for the new term on Tuesday
morning, Sept. I, at 8.45.
The board of education has ordered
one session daily for the first two weeks
of the term.
It is hoped that the patrons of the
schools will see tbe importance of sending their children the first day and.have
them attend regularly throughout, the
term, because this is one of the conditions which underlies the best progress
for the pupil.
All pupils of grades one and two who
reside south of Bntler avenue will be
taught in the Mattison avenue building.
All pupils in these grades residing north
of Butler aveuue will go to the Forest
avenue building. All pnpils of the borough classified above these grades will
be accommodated in the Forest avenue
bailding. Miss Helen Poley will have
charge of tha "first grade in the new
'building and Miss Minnie L. Bennett of
the second grade.
Because of so many things needing
attention on the opening morning, the
principal of tbe schools would much
appreciate it should all the pupils of the
town who are not classified present
themselves some time during Monday,
Aug. 31, at tbe office in the Forest avenue building for Classification.
The same teachers will preside over
the same schools in this township as
last term.
Miss Josie Crater will' teach in West
Chester again, and her sister Alice at
Willow Grove. Miss Lidie Freas and
Miss Amanda Streeper will go back to
the normal.
Lewis G. Crater will return to Williamson's school.
C. W. Lewis bas given Cold Point
school house a coat of paint and washed
the walls a lighter color, giving the
room a more cheerful appearance. He
has also varnished the desks. Repairs
are being made at the Plymouth high
school also.
Cold Point Baptist church has decided on soma improvements in the interior. The aisle will be put in the centre
with side aisles, and one doorway in the
centre. The pulpit platform' "will be
lowered and the interior of the audience
room will be renovated. The work will
be begun in the latter part of September. Evan Brooke will do the carpenter work. Tbe painting bas not been
given ont. The pastor, Rev. H. B. Garner, will give a series of stereopticon
sermons in September on Sunday evenings, beginning the last Sabbath evening of this month.
There seems to be an inherent propensity in persons who have loaded
themselves with alcholic liquors to make
a bed of the trolley tracks. On Saturday night a man by tha name of Henry
Martin, of Norristown, tried the experiment near the Seven Stars hotel. He
was run over by a car before it could be
stopped and was extricated after- some
little time and taken to Charity hospital. He did not seem to be seriously,
hurt. His one hand was badly ent and
his body bruised considerably, but he
was able to leave the hospital Sunday.
On Snnday evening about 8.30 as a car;
reached the torn at Hallowell avenue
and Germantown- pike, the motorman
saw a man lying across the track. The
car waa stopped and when they attempted to remove the man, who proved to be an Italian, he showed light,and
it was only after some strenuous efforts
that he was taken to a safe place. Tbe
cause of both cases was drink.
WORK IS
JTARTED.
Cruse-Kemper Company Will Erect
Large Addition.
Leidy B. Heckler Secured the Contract—
Bnlldlnft* and Improvements to Cost
About. 940,000, and to Employ IOO Additional Hands.
. The Cruse-Kemper company, of Ambler, has awarded Leidy B. Heckler the
contract for the erection of tbeir new
building,and the engineers started work
no Mondav morning staking off the
foundations. Tha structure will be of
local stone, 180x60 feet,and will be constructed on tbe property adjoining tbe
present plant whieb was lately purchased from George K. Knight. Mr.
Heckler is expected to have the building' completed within tbree months
from-Sept. 1.
The addition is to he utilized in tho
manufactaie of gas holders, tanks and
up-to-date and improved methods of
constructing structural iron work. The
building witb the appliances will bave
a capacity of turning out about four
times the value in products of tbe present plant, and. will give employment to
from 76 to 100 additional bands.
Tbe improvements and bailding will
necessitate an outlay of from $35,000 to
$40,000, and in addition to tbe building
will include a return tabular boiler of
125 horsepower, a 100 horsepower engine, multiple punching machine, set
of bailding rods and other. punches,
latbes, etc.
Between the new bailding and tbe
present structure will be a space of 30
feet, to permit of running a railroad
switch from the siding along the present plant into the middle of tiie yard,
and it is proposed to add 300 feet of
trackage to tbat already laid. A boiler
house, .50x30 feet, will also be constructed on the upper side of the old
building.
Mr. Heckler will push the work as
rapidly as possible so us to be able to
take care of the heavy machinery ae it
arrives, and it-is expected this will be
placed right in position as it is received, so that the whole plant, including
the power honse,will be in full running
order by Jan. 1.
The bailding  is to  be erected  under
tbe  direction of  Mr. Arthur R. Cruse,
president of tbe  plant, who  is also a
practical engineer  of wide  experience. .
In speaking  Monday, Mr. Cruse said to
a ''Gazette"  representative   tbat 'hie •
firm in tbeir new enterprise feared, they
would be seriously handicapped  by tbe
scarcity ef houses to accommodate 'the
extra hands needed.   He thought something shonld be done at once to remedy
this threatened dearth of bouses, wbieh
prevents the laboring people from avail*,
ing themselves  of the   work   wbicb   is
in Ambler for tbem  to do.   He'hoped
immediate action   would  be taken  and'
that  during  this fall a large number of
houses  would   be pat ap  in  or near
Ambler. He farther said that when tbe
building is completed  it will  be one of
tne most complete  and  up-to-date in
the United Stales  in that line of busi--
ness. 	
North Wales.
A watermelon party will be given by
class No. 9 of tbe Baptist Sunday school
on tbe lawn of tbe Odd Fellows temple
on Saturday evening for the benefit of
tiie church building fond.
The row of six houses, being erected
by Postmaster Lukens on Third street,
has been completed and tenants are
taking  possession.
William Handly, of Newport, R. I.,
a former resident bf our town, was a
visitor here on Monday.
Warts M. Weber and J. A. Gerhart
represented this borough in tbe county
convention at Nonistown on Tuesday,
and Frank H. Leister has been elected
Democratic standing committeeman for
the ensuing year.
One of the big surprises to tbo residents of our town .tne past week was
tbe selling oat of the well known ton-
sorlal artist, William Staiget, wbo for
just 30 years has been in business adjoining tbe Main Street hotel. Mr.
Htaiger came here from Philadelphia
when quite a young man and by his
strict attention to business and bis
affability soon won and has ever held
the 'esteem of our people. He hss had
as a second band his apprentice, Henry
Sautter, who is also a general favorite,
to whom tbe propertv bas been sold.
Mr. Staiger w'll take things easy and
travel for a while.
The borougb is macadamizing Third
street from School to Beaver, and Swartley street from Walnut to Elm.
Neal Bergey bas resigned bis position
as clerk at the Main Street hotel.
Janitor Constant ine is preparing tbe
puhlic school bailding for tbe opening
of the school on Monday.
Charles E. Baker had the thumb of
his light band lacerated by a cross-cat
saw at Weber's planing mill last week,
wbicb will prevent him from working
for some time.
Ogontz Man's Marrow Kscape.
Mr. Stebbins, of Ogontz, this county,
became exhausted in the surf at tbo
foot of Arkansas avenue, Atlantic Oity,
Fridav afternoon and had sunk from
sight when the guards reached tbe spot
where be was struggling for help.
Guard Monroe dived from tbe boat and
caught the man and he was brought
ashore unconscious. Tbe guards and a
physician who was on the beach worked
over Stabbtas for more tban an boot before he recovered sufficiently to be
taken to his hotel.
—Owen Flack, of Abington, has been
an extensive purchaser of lots at Crestmont.
—Milton Swartz ;, of Line Lexington,
wbile working about Cronthamel's cider
press, in some way got his arm caught
in some of tbe machinery. He called
for help, the machinery was stopped,
and after some difficulty wap released.
No bones were broken, be . arm waa
painfully bruised.
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