Ambler Gazette

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The Ambler Gazette.
VOL.  XXVI.-NO.   14.
AMBLER,   PA.,  APRIL  2,   1908.
$1.25 A YEAR
AMBLER TO
NORRISTOWN.
Prospects That Work on Trolley Will
Soon Be Started.
Messrs. Hay Brothers Reported to Be
Waiting Only for Improvement -„ Financial Condi I lona—May Also Pasta On
to Willow drove.
The likelihood of the proposed trolley line being at least started this summer from Ambler to Centre Sqnare,
is oonsidered very bright, and those
persons supposed to be in close touch
with W. O. Hay, president oi the
Montgomery Traction company, admit that just as scon as the financial
stringency changes for the better and
the releases for the right of way are
seoured, there will be overtures publicly made towards a resumption ot
building on tbe road.
Mr. Hay resides in Easton. and besides being president ot the Montgomery Traction line, which la that trolley tetA connecting Lansdale aad
Norristown, is also president of tlie
Amhler Traction company, whiob was
organized a few years ago to construct
and operate the proposed line between
Ambler and Centre Square.
Many releases for this proposed road
were secured along the line of the
Skippaok tnrnpkie between Broad
Axe and Oentre Square, and also over
tha turnpike between tbe westerly
border of Ambler and Broad kte,
whiob roads it was designed to utilize
ia the bnilding ot tbe trolley line.
Bights of way were also seented at
tbat time from tbe oonnty aud also from
Whitpain and Whitemarsh townships,
and in fact the former townsbip enjoys a revenue to this day, according
to the report qf the road supervisors,
of $150 yearly from the Montgomery
Traction company,- and $75 annually
from the Ambhr Traction company.
J^hat the Hay brothers, Messrs. W.
^■d T. A. H., at the time ot se-
these releases were In a post-
_>uild the road, was amply re-
^ tbeir anxiety to start. They
going power of an eoonom-
cue ted and well managed
.Ambler and on through
\g and residential sec-
Wiilow Grove,
kifortunately for the
project, one or two
Iwners could not only
(he right uf way, but
prevent the constrno-
Sreo road, whicn prom-
Mr the,section proposed
| A recent legislature;]
materially changed the
.nee to trolley huildin_
ELar oent. of the
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OBITUARY.
MORGAN B. WILLS.
Morgan R. Wills, 76 years old, died
suddenly at Norristown Snnday evening of heart disease. For 40 years he
had been editor and proprietor ot the
Norristown Daily Herald.
Mr. Wills beoame interested in tbe
Weekly Heraid in 1864, when he purchased a halt interest. In 1869 Mr."Will-
became sole proprietor of the paper,
and started a daily on December 20,
1860 He had been In the harness every
day, in spite of his advanced years,
aud Saturday wrote several editorials.
Sunday evening, While left alone for
a short time Mr. Wills was attacked
with pains abont the heart. He telephoned tor a physician, and expired
a few minntes after the doctor arrived.
Mr. Wills was twice married. His
first wife was Marv H. Dager, who
died in 1895. Two of their children
survive. They are Mrs. J. Leedom
Jones and Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald, of
Philadelphia. Mr. Wills' second wife
was Miss Elizabeth W. Marple,daughter of Rev. A. A. Marple. She and
a daughter, Harriet, survive.
JAOOB A. S TRASS B URGES.
Jaoob A. Strassborger, a prominent
member of Montgomery oounty bat,
died shortly after 10 o'olook Monday
morniug at his home, 1008 DeKalb
street, Norristown. He was distriot
attorney in 1896-9. His widow is a
danghter Of Dr. Ephraim K. beaver,
of Alberta, Lehigh county.
WILLIAM J. MAOKEY.
Major William J. Mackey, of Chalfont, who served in ihe war with
Mexico, in 1846, and in the nnion
army trom 1861 to 1865, died at the
age ot 84 oa Snnday. He entered the
union servioe, being commissioned
by Governor Cnrtin as second lieutenant ot Company A, Scott Legion
regiment, and at the expiration of the
three mouths' campaign recruited a
oompany of tbe Twenty-eighth regiment, P. V., commanded by Oolonel
J, W. Geary, and was 'commissioned
first lieutenant. He served successively as lieutenant, captain, major and
staff officer of General Geary, commanding the Seoond div.isirn, Twentieth army corps, and took part in 88
', battles. Including Antietam, Obanoel-
iorsville, Gettysburg and Lookout
Mountain.
In 1866 be was appointed by the
soldiers of Philadelphia as one of the
committee of five to obtain a charter
foi the Grand Army of the Republic,
and was a charter .member and tbe
first quartermaster of Post No. 2.
Later he became the commander oj
raj. D. Baker post, No. 8. He was
nty col_Hfor ot United States inj
revt-niidjjn Philadelphia for 1
'and _J__|_____g  while w«s at.
P
ito iw*jiii .mn*~ -bndf..
tionffvNJy.e not favored the expansion of)
snoh enterprises, and just now all
such improvements are practically at
a stand-still, although the Hay brothers still have the project in mind,]
as is evidenced by the aotion of the
oompany last fall in laying several
lengths of rails on tbe Skippack turnpike southward from' Oentre Square,
. whioh was done in order to prevent
from lapsing tbe releases ot property
owners and townships already seoured
Bo that it is absolutely safe to predict
that just as soon as conditions improve and weather permits another
effort will be made to bnild the proposed road with every indication this
time of speedy snooess.
Youth Accused of Forgery.
P Accused of forging hia mother's
name to three checks aggregating $lis5.
• Virgil Laohman, 16 years aid, of
Division street, Jenkintown, was arrested at Tenth and Spring streets,
Philadelphia, by Miller, a policeman
Of the Eleventh and Winter streets
Station bouse. Lacbman's father went
to tne station bouse Thursday with a
photograph of the youth.
* Miller said he recognized the picture
as that of a boy he bad seen in the
tenderloin several times within tbe past
few days. Miller was oi the lookout
for Laohman, and he caught him
Thursday night. The youth was arraigned tbe next morning before Magistrate Gallagher, and held nnder "
bail for a further hearing.
Lansdale  Parents Seek Missing Son.
Mr. aad Mrs. Jacob Wambold, of
Lansdale, are trying to learn the
whereabouts of tbeir son, Leonard,
wbo bas been missing sinoe July,1907,
his parents not having heard from
him sinoe then. The man, who is 47
years old, was last heard of in Philadelphia. The father and mother oannot
afford to pay tbe expenses of conducting a search for tbeir son, the
father being confined to his bed by
illness.
Superintendent of Polioe Taylor ordered bis men to try to And Leonard
Wambold, bnt tbey were nnsnocessfnl.
Relatives in Philadelphia have not
seen bim since May, 1907. He worked
as a teamster and for a time lived at
2651 Waterloo stress, Philadelphia.
Ready tost Spring Trade.
In onr advertising columns James W.
Van Billiard announces that he has
-reoeived a large stock of marble ad
granite at his marble yard and is prepared to fill orders for cemetery work
of all kinds. This is tlie 80th year Mr.
Billiard has been in busiuess here and
eaoh year shows a gratifying increase
|in the number of customers; For
years Mr. Billiard bas made a habit of
being at home on Saturdays and those
having business at the marble yard
will be sure to find him at his office
oa that day.
—Now is the time to paint.   Do not
wait nntil the sun gets strong.     Use
the Felton-Sibley paint.    Guaranteed
and sold by G.^M. Deck and Co., Am
• M**. IkMl __-____-___-____mar 26-3t
t and sold by (3.;m. Deck ant
P.  .-HUH-tiL
Sunday afternoon
his son, Henry Hoffma
pike uear the trolley j
Apoplexy was the cause of death
Deoeased leaves a large family. The
funeral was held this Wednesday
afternoon from bis late residenoe,
witb servioes in Upper Dnblin Lutheran ohuroh.1 Interment at Rose Hill
cemetery.	
30 Years a Republican.
Fellow Oitizens: I solicit yonr vote
for register of wills.
I was not slated at a secret meeting
of tho so-called "leaders." I appeal for
support to yon and other free and independent Republican voters, who believe in tbe right of a man to seek office
in  Montgomery oonnty without being
EDWIN STAPLER.
obliged to ask permission  of any coterie.
I am free from dickers and deals,
and promise if I win to administer
the affairs of the offlce la the interest
of all the people all the time,
With yonr help I oan win. May I
have your support? Respectfully,
BDWIN STAPLER.
Dreshertown.
Harry Shearer has moved into the
mill property, opposite the postoffice.
He has taken a position as teamster
for Thomas Meehan and Sons.
Miss Roberta Donat is ill with diphtheria.
Bobert Witherow has taken a position with Edward Cannon, Fitswat-
ertown.
The dwelling honse on tbe Erb property, situated along the Cut-off rail*
road, was burned down 'ast Thursday
eveniug. No one was ooonpying tbe
house at tbe time, and tbe cause of the
fire is unknown.
Jobn Foschale is spending this week
at bis home in Doylestown.
B. F. Stiles, assistant agent at
Dresher, spent Snnday with his parents in Overbrook.
Clarence Frick, who has been 111
with soarlet fever, is improving nicely.
MCKINLEY   0}
FIREPARADE
Local Companies Help Honse New
Apparatus.
Thousands of 8nbnr|>a—iltes (fitness the
Exercises— Fire House Dedicated and
Modern Hose Wagon and Truck aro
Housed,
Thousands of suburbanites living in
Blkins Park, McKinley, Abington,
Glentide, Wiliow Grove aud ether towns
along the Old York road, and several
hundred Philadelphia^?, turned out
Saturday afternoon to pay homage to
the volunteer firemen ot almost a
score of companies and to witness the
ceremonies Incidental to the dedication of tlie new fire house of the MoKinley Fire company at McKinley;
and the housing of the new apparatus
of that company.
The parade was the introductory
feature. A feature was the "Dark-
town Lemons," compose! of members
of the Independent Fire company, in
fantastic Indian and negro costumes,
and with a home-made ''truck and
hose wagon." Other companies in line
were the Abington, Willow Grove,
Enterprise, of Hatboro; Wissahickon,
of Ambler; Glenside, Weldon, Ogonts
Hose, Old York Bond, of Ashbourne;
the Cheltenham company, a delegation of members of the Aotive Association from Philadelphia, and the Rockledge oompany Chief Lever's entire!
force of mounted polioe from Abington and six mounted members of Chief
Lindsay's Cheltenham township force
were on duty in and about McKinley
all day.
Many of tbe companies had pieces
of their        appartus        literally
covered with flowers, a particularly effective result beiug attained by tbe Weldon hose, of Weldon   j
With tbe d sbarding of  the  parade]
the apparatus of   the   MoKinley   com-]
pany.a modern hose wagou and truck—
was housed by aoomiritteeof members
of.the Pioneer and Independent companies, after a brief address by Bobert
Gormley, Br.,   president  of  the   MoKinley  oompany. Other addresses fol-'|
lowed, former Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia,   and     prominent   suburban
firemen    being  among   the   speakers.
Practically every one of the more tha
1200 fireman that  participated   in ir
parade  stayed   iu   McKinley- for   t
dedicatory ceremonies and the housil
of the apparatus.
_bich   had  ohst
included  Ohf
Catanach, /.'!l
fiam P,?sT'etr-\
In t__
•_* b_
Laasdale.
As was expected and requested, tbe
Methodist oonferenoe returned Bev.
A. Percival Hodgson as pastor. This
is leis third year here. Ia former
years he wae in Doylestown.
Mrs. John S. Jenkins is reported on
tbe sick list and seriously III,
B L Wigglesworth and family, of
Quakertown, are stopping for two
weeks at Hotel Tremont.
H. B. Wachter, the mushroom grower, was called suddenly last week to
Epl rata. Lancaster oounty, where his
mother was  strioken with paralysis.
On Saturday evening Dr. J. N.
I Jac ibs received a reception from the
Ott zens' club. He has returned from
his winter trip, which embraced a
etc t to Jamaica. Panama, San Fran-
cisi o, and the stay of a week in New
Oe.1 laus to see the Mardi Gras fas-
| tiv• l. He says there is an army of 47, -
000 men build'ng the Panama canal.
•j3:j the matter of the application for'
a liquor license for Lyshon Thomas,
in jausiiale.lie had employed both the
lcc il lawyers, A. R. Place and O. J.
Be eiiett.
.* J evival meetings will be commenced
at he Baptist ohnrch on April 6 aud
oo tinne two weeks till Easter.
'Jhe public school lecture course
eneled on March 18 There were five
events. They resulted in net reoeipts
ot $184, wbiob go for the benefit et
the school library.
Visitors from a distance are Mrs.
Sallie Unger and sou, ot Pittsburg.
'.'. The personal property of the late
Joseph Landis will be sold at the
Stover combination sale, held on Wednesday of the present week. Mrs.
L hdis is left alone at the age of 73,
ai d wilt probably remove to ber
d; ughter's home, in the city.. She was
o: the uame ot Kindig, ami of Mew
Britain. Mr. Landis saw 90 days of
S'rvice in the Oivil war and drew a
small pension.
A curiously delayed marriage an-
n inncement was that, of Maurice
S over, of Lansdale, wbo married a
•Souderton lady in Camden on January 1, He is now employed in a oity
ptsre.
Louis Bremer has returned- from a
month's stay in Florida He is of the
L*m,Jale firm of H. C. Nolan and
|Cimpany, cigar manufacturers
Oharles King, a Lansdale youth of
J8, and Margaret Weinert, of Allentown, aged 17, recently eloped, and
[when next beard from were in Savannah, Geo., wanting to get home again.
THE ISLE
OFJiUERNSE.
Talk Before the Horsham Friends'
Assoc, ation.
Rev, Dr. ttnrtman Leaves.'
Rev. Joseph F. Hartman, D. -O.',
who h-B been pastor of St Peter's
Lutheran churoh, Barren Hill, for
eight years, preached his last sermon
as pastor on March 29 Not only does
the congregation regret to lose the
pastor, bnt also his wife, who has
also been an aotive worker In the
ohuroh and Sunday sobool and in the
Woman's Missionary society. Both
dootor and Mra Hartman have done a
good work for the oongregation, and
it is hoped they will be successful in
their new field of labor.
■atteBeuaeaao.
Henry McKean Ingersoll on Saturday returned to Annandale farm from
his trip abroad.
Mrs. Edward Landis, who was quite
ill, is muoh improved.
Rev. A. O. Sohenok, of North Wales,
will preaoh in the Odd Fellows' hall
Snnday afternoon at 3 o'clook.
The pupils enjoyed a fnll holiday
on Friday. Their teacher, Miss Annie
L. Fine, was ill.
Erwin Crouthamel, of Pine Run
farm, who has been confined to his
house almost two weeks with obicken
USX, Is able to be out again.
Nelson Huber is on the siok list.
Unclaimed letters remain in this
office for: Owen Blake, two letters;
Miss Mary Connelly, postal.
Bound to Keep Peace.
Harry Kunz, a Philadelphian, was
held under 11000 bail to keep the
peaoe by Magistrate? Goentner, of
Willow Grove, as tbe result of charges
made by Mrs. Elizabeth Wheatland,
of the old York road, near Willow
Grove.
Kunz, it appears, some time ago
bought a property of Mrs, Wheatland,
possession to be given April 1, of tha
year. The pnrohaser, however, was
anxious to make a nnmber of improvements and alterations to tbe property
and sent a foroe of carpenters and
workmen to tbe plaoe. Mrs. Wheatland objected to tbe "previousness"
of the purchaser, aud after the work
was partly completed ordered the carpenters from tbe place.
Since that time trouble between
former owner and purchaser has been
mutual, and finally Mrs. Wheatland
preferred Ihe charges against Kunz.
Flonrtown.
Leslie Barnes and son, of PhoenixviHe, spent Sunday with his father.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kimbel spent
Friday iu Flourtown. *
Jerry Murphy is on the sick list.
William Byslier is moving into the
township building at Wheel Pnmp.
—Officer Kenney.of Abington,arre*>ta
ed a man who forced his way Into the
barn of B. W Frazier, of Washington
Lane, the prisoner was given a bearing before 'Squire J. B Goentner and
was beld under 9300 bail and was
taken to Norristown Jail. It was said
that the man bad also broken into the
chicken honse before getting 'into the
Ballantyne Wins Honors.
fTie feature of the monthly shoot of
1 Highland Gun club at Edge Hill
['Saturday was to have been a match
tt at 100 targets between Andrew
. tyn _ and F. Olark and Robert
_old and Linu Worthington, but
to come, off.-because of the
5   ty^ Ohuk   ^__BPSn'orthlngr,on,
fiynjmre\_ay ae.
not   thelVast   interesting  events
jwTrioh were the regular olub   shoot
and the Bradford eveut for class shoot
ing,'with   silver  spoons for  the high
gun In each of the three classes.
The honors of the day were captured
by Captain Ballantyne, who led Dr.
Wentz by one on the number of targets broken. There were three ties for
third place between Davis, Ringgold
and Pflegar, the shooting Of Davis
being particularly flue, he making the
only straight score of the day in any
event. Pflegar led the field with 24
towards the club's prise. Hamil won
the prise in the Bradford event, while
the class prizes were divided as tol-
lows: Olass A, Dr. Wentz: class B,
Nelson; class C, Hamil, and class D,
Roatobe.
Methodist  Assignments.
Following are ' the assignements
made by the Metnodist conference for
the Northwest distriot:
J. G. Wilson, presiding elder.
Ambler, M. H. Nichols.
Chalfont, H. S. Oirmlobael.
Oonshohooken, J. G. Gray.
Doylestown, G. L. Sehaffer, Jr.
Glenside, U. E. Sargent.
Hatboro, J. P. Shook.
Jarrettown and Prospectville, J. W.
Simmons.
Jenkintown, E. W. Rushton.
Lansdale, A. P. Hodgson.
Montgomery, J, H. Stellwagon.
Norristown— First churoh, Samnel
MoWilliams; Haws avenue, F. E.
Graeff; Oak street, O. W. Langley.
North Wales, R. Radcliffe.
Willow Grove and Cozens' Memorial, W. F. Dawson.
Willow Grove Robberies.
Jfour robberies in as any nights and
tbe looting of tbe summer bome of a
"hiladelpliian bave inspired the belief
•mong residents of Willow Grove that
•n organized gang of robbers is at
vork in thau vicinity.
The first of tbe robberies was at the
t.oae of Magistrate J. Beans Gocnt-
leer." The thieves raided the pantry
ant prepared to loot the seoond floor
wlhefi Mr. Goentner, who was working
o*i tbat floor, beard them and forced
t'tem to abandon their work
Then followed the robbery of the W.
Snithzer home, a short distance from
tl,e Goentner home. Here the thieves
s. cured $110 belonging to an employe
of the family. Before leaving the
j_ hithzer b**use tbe thieves set fire to
piles of paper on tbe first floor and
escaped while the man they had robbed extinguished the flames.
Tbe stables of H Niblock were robbed ot a set of harness valued at $20,
and the early part of last week the stables on the estate of Evan T. Kimbel
were entered. A 1800 driving horse was
stolen.
Wben G. Mullen, a Philadelphia
business man, visited his summer home
at Willow Grove several days ago he
found that thieves had preceded him
and had looted the house of more than
$150 worth of dishes, linens, draperies
ana blankets.
Thoughts on Dr. Thompson and His
Stand — Report of Philadelphia Conference— Appointment of Representative Committees.
Horsham Friends' association held
ita regular meeting on First-day aftei-
noou at 3.80 o'clock. President Ohalkley Stackhouse opened the meeting.by calling for Bible reading wliich
was responded to by William J. Hallowell. "Secretary Katharine J. Smith
then read the minutes of Second
monthly meeting. Annie B. Comly
read a portion of tbe discipline Bertha Tomlinsou read a selected artiole
on the use of time. Sarah Jarrett, of
tbe committee on current topics, called attention to a number of interesting
subjects.
William Satterthwaite, Jr., and
Isaao Parry also spoke on current topics, mentioning the trouble between
Prof. Thompson and the leaders of the
temperance cause. It was thonght too
much has been said in the newspapers
oa the subject. Annie R. Oomly referred to the 60th marriage anniversary
of George and Sarah U. Wood which
was celebrated at tbeir home in Norristown on Third month S8d by a gathering of their children, grandchildren
and one great grandchild.
A beautiful red tat ion, "The Quaker
Widow." by Bayard Taylor, was given
by Mary Satterthwaite. Rachel
Knight, of Somerton, theu gave a talk
on his visit to the Island of Uuetuse
last summer. She described the Channel islands as being delightful places
to visit, especially Guernse. The climate is pleasant, and beautifnl flow-
|ers, many of them of a tropical nature,
abound. In June the whole island ie
oovered witb wild primroses. Tbe
water lanes are paths ot stone laid
along the sides of streams, and everyone, even the little ohildren, taxes a
great interest in natural objects. The
visit to the Friends' meeting is especially interesting. The visitors are cordially greeted, introduoed to everyone
and taken to see objects of interest.
The Guernse oattle are not so great
a success as formerly, they having
been attacked with tuberculosis. The
people, however, seem to be entirely
free from the disease. Eaoh island
has its own money, wbioh is not accepted as an interchange with the
other, hut the ooins of England aud
Frs__   _      accepted.
giveu   by   Sarah   Jar-
Wi od  of  a   recent
'ence   ot   Fr;ends'
li ,*-w    _j_.
Oomi.91-'*) appointed delegates tn represent Horsham Friends' association a,t-
the meeting to be held at Thirty-Fifth
stroet and Lancaster avenue, ou Fourth
month 4th. Isaac Parry and Susan H.
Jarrett had been previou«ly appointed
to represent the Horsham First day
sohool at the same time and plaoe.
After the reading of the executive
committee's report and a oall for sentiments the meeting adjourned until
Fonrth month 26th at 8 p. m.
Glenside   and   Around.
Alex. Thompson, living on Thompson street, has had three children down
witb the ohicken-pox. l£
The citizens of Glenside were very
surprised this week to learn that Sylvester O. Stout, for 83 years the, station agent of the Beading Railway
company here at Glenside, was to be
trausfer'ed to Ogontz. The transfer
is very satisfactory to Mr. Stout   aV7m
Oscar Boaicbe has moved from tbe
corner ot Limekiln pike and Gk-nside
avenue to one of Mrs. Sutton's house_
ou the northwesterly side of Cri.d_$i;
aveunue near Limekiln Dike.
The man arrested in Han Francisco
last week by detectives ou the strength ,
ot a photograph as J. Edward Burke,
a New Tork jewelry buyer, aud wanted for tbe theft of $1.6,000 worth lot
pearls and diamonds, is J. E. Boeok,
Who several years ago maintained a
home in Glenside.
i
Pjfcnd
_vnamei*>,r
r-_« dk8*S!-_s^-*i
Mew Ii-dus-iv for Hut Held.
The Hatfield Real Estate company-
has been organised witb A. H. Fret a,
president: Jonas S. Moyer, secretary;
Levi O. Kratz, treasurer. A Philadelphia concern that majufaotures ladies'
underwear wants to locate tbere, and
the Hatfield oompany, which will apply for a oharter, bas Ihe ereotion o_
a brick factory building under consideration, 86x60 feet, two stories and
basement. The outlook for the plant*
ing of the new industry in Hatfield in
considered very encouraging.
lllg Shoot at Washington Square.
Tbe live-bird shooting match deoided
on the ground* of the Washington
Square Gun club on Saturday attracted a gathering of wing shots from
Philadelphia and the surrounding
country. The sweepstake events oa
the miss-and-out plan were well contested Kowan, ot Philadelphia, won
the majority ot the events deoided.
The best scores follow in tbe 25-bird
matoh: Kressman, 17 ; Karr, 16. First
sweepstakes: Kowan, 5; Katz. 4; Karr,
4; Mumbower, 4; Sharp, 8; Jamison,'6;
Hartman, 8; Kramer, 3; Wingert, A;.
Ramsey, 3. Second sweepstakes:
Kowan, 4; Katz, 8; Mumbower, 3;
Kramer, 8; Jamison, 3; Hartman, S;
Wingert, 3: Ramsey, 3; Stoner, 1.
Hammers a Revolver.
George Wood, a Plymouth township
youth, Saturday afternoon sustained a
ballet wcund in the fleshy pert of his
right leg as a result ot his efforts to
foroe the working of a revolver.
Wben the' weapon failed to act in response to finger pressure, the lad
brought a hammer into operation,
witu serious results. He was hurried
to Dr. Drake's oflioe, Norristown,
and later to Charity hospital, where
tor some time probing failed to locate
the missilQfli..e< j.he_boy's condition is
reported tojjjj satisfactory.
for
Jarrettovr n.
Some ground has  been  plowed
oats  and  for early vegetables.
Winter grain is looking well considering huw baokward it appeared when
winter closed ia.
Rev. J. W. Simmons has retnrned to
the looal Methodist cnurob for another
year. His many friends bere are glad
to weloome bim back.
Tbe woods fire on Oamp Hill made
a brilliant display on Thursday evening.
Joel Wood removes from M. J. Dillon's tenant bouse to Woodmont this
week.
Mrs. A. G. McDowell spent Friday
and Satnrday  with  relatives  in  tbe
©its.
John H. Bartman, of Oollegeville,
candidate for the Republican nomination for assemblyman, in the Third
Montgomery distriot, was a caller bere
on Thursday.
AfttipUan Who Shot Boy.
^T^'..*^^*^^«s^^_L-L*„i „
-;__au UuSs^r^jT-vB^a^riJWM wh<y-
late   Thursday    afternoon    snot'   and
probablv fatail'y  wounded   three-year-
old   Hirht-rt Newbold, of   Langhorne,
Buck* county,escaped.Several of Chief
Lever's   onloers are  hunting   through
the   woods  un the  Edge Hill   range,
and in the But hay res uud   Ryilal   section. In escaping from Russell the negro
dropped  the shotgun with  wbioh  be
had   wounded  tbe boy, and bis  overcoat and coat,and the lack of complete
clothing may be a strong factor in bin
ultimate apprehension.
Warned of the shooting,Chief Lever,
of Abington, instructed all bis men to
keep olose watoh for the negro, and
yesterday morning Officers Hazel tine,.
Lever, Russell J. Kenney and Margerum started on a hunt over the entire
seotion between Willow Grove and
east of Bethayres. Abont 11 o'olock
Russell saw a negro with a shotgun
over his shoulder enter the Webster
property along tbe Old York road,
within three-quarters of a mile of the
Abington polioe station. He followed
and Instantly, tbe negro dropped his
sbotgnn and ran. Russell pulled his
revolver and fired the first shot in the
ground at tbe negro's heels. The pursued man, however, escaped. The
officer took the shotgun and some
clothing discarded by the negro to the
station bouse
a arte,
Walter Shaeff is building a barn,
chicken house and otber outbuildings
on tbe Miss Watson truck farm.
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Bond on Snnday
retnrned after spending the winter in
Hew York.
Miss Nippes this Wednesday again
resumed oharge of tbe Gwynhurst aud
bas opened the house for the summer.
F. J. Hartman has ereoted a fine
obicken bouse.
George Webster, of Baltimore, Md.,
has taken a clerkship in C. L. Loney s
store.
Mrs. Ashton Jaeoby, who reoently
underwent an operation ln St. Luke's
hospital, is reported to be doing nioely.
Lower Gwynedd township has reoeived eight oarloads of crushed stone
which is being spread on the Gwynedd road.
—J, Witman Dambly, justice of the
peaoe of Skippaok township, has jnst
bad his first case in two yearn ___B«j»
Lansdale Trolley Stunts,
The trolley car leaving Norristown
al 10.10 o'olock Friday  morning for I
La'ndsale psrtormed  several stunts  at
Main  and  DeKalb    streets, tbat not I
alone frightened  the  passengers, but I
kept the  trolley  men guessing as to
what they should take to right matters.
When the oar reached tbe above
corner the wheels of the front truck
took tbe tracks on DeKalb street in |
the usual manner. The wheels of the
rear truck, however,rounded tbeourve
at this point and started up Main
street In this manner it left one portion
of the oar going north on DeKalb street
while tbe other was bound westwardly
in Main street
After tbe oar had been stopped the
real trouble began and efforts cf the
trolley men caused a big croud to gather. Tbe workmen experienced considerable difficulty in properly rearranging
the trucks but tbe work was finally accomplished ana the oar moved to war 1
tbe Stony Greek borougb.
Wheel Pump.
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit company bad a force cf men at work last
week laying Belgian blocks in the coal
yard adjoining the power honse. In tbe
future tbe ashes taken from the power
bouse will be deposted thereon.
On 'Tnesday Constable William By-
sher moved into the new Springfield
townshp bulling, whiob is now entirely finished. As before, be will again
have oharge of the local polioe foroe
with headquarters in the township
bnilding. Iheie are three specially
well-made cells in the basement ot tbe
building, where all visitors will be
cordially entertained. ~
On Saturday, owing to the power
oa the Alleutown trolley line giving
out, no oars left the trolley station
from 2 nntil nearly 5 o'clock. As
there happened to be ouite a number
of farmers going up the road with
their teams, many people hailed tbem
for rides. One bay wagon bad about
30 men in it. Even women, with hat
hags, etc., tried to secure rides.
The ereotion of a fence arouud the
Chestnut Hill ball park has been
started. Monday several men oommenced
planting posts. Several of the players
for the ooming season were out for tbe
first time on Saturdav getting the
winter's kinks out of their arms.
Amonp those noticed were: Oarr,
Ogdeu, Cavis, Naschold, Dunn, Piper
and Fowler. Mauager Whittem waa
also on the field looking tbem over.
Patrick Sheehan is having his new
fence painted.
—The handsome chnroh, whioh has
been built thero for St. Paul's Lutheran oongregation, has been consecrated at Telford. The oongregation was
organised io January, 1906, by Rev.
O. B Fetter, wbo is still serving a
pastor there, together with tbo Lutheran oharges at Tohiokon, Indianfield
and Old Goshenhoppen.       --■)■