Ambler Gazette

              The Ambler Gazette.
VOL.   XXVI.-NO.   33.
AMBLER,   PA.,  AUGUST   13,   1908.
$1.25 A YEAB
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GILLINGHAM
ISJLECTED.
Chosen Member of Springfield Town-
% ship Commissioners.
Kara Light* Wanted on 111 11 Road-
Tarrla Placed oa Willow Grove Avenne, Gravers Lane and Panar Kill
Road-Trolley Company WIU 1'rolia-
toljr Mot   Help on  Betlileliein Pike.
The oommissionera of Springfield
township met Wednesday evening in
regular session in the towship bnilding,
Wheel Pnmp. Messrs.Crothers, Dillenbeck, Aiman and Oampbell were present
President Orothers called the members to order, and the minutes of July
were read and approved.
Mr. Crothers presented the name of
Herbert F. Gillingham, of Oreland, to
serve ont the unexpired term of Wm.
9. Albreoht, who resigned at the last
meeting. Mr. Glllngham waa unanimously eleoted, and at once subscribed
to hiB oath of office and was sworn in
py 'Squire Olement Oomly.
Mr. Gillingham was appointed a
member of tbe polioe aad ibe light
oommittees, to positione formerly held
by Mr. Albreoht.
A letter was read from Joseph E.
Smith oomplaining of stray animals
in the vioinity of Chestnut Hill. The
secretary was instructed to aotify tbe
owners of ihe auinals that unless tha
cause of complaint is removed the
polioe committee will authorize the
offloers uf the township to seize the
animals.
A petition was read from residents of
Mill road, West Flourtown, requesting four additional eleotrio lights on
that street. Mr. Dillenbeok, obairman
of the oommittee, stated that tbere
were formerly three Welsbaob lights on
the street and that at present tbere
are four electric lights there. "The petition was referred to tba committee
to investigate and report.
Tbe members of tbe townsbip polioe
reported In wilting tbat IS arrest* had
been made during tbe past month,and
tbe retnltg of tbe various hearings in
eaoh case were given.
Mr. Crothers presented tbe correspondence he bad received from tbe
Philadelphia Rapid Transit oompany,
together with bis replies, in reference
to the inability of the company's
officers to make arrests in Montgomery
county, thus being unable at times to
preserve order at the company's terminal station at Wheel Pnmp. The com-
,pasy suggested that the board of commissioners elect as a township officer
■ !he _P"!ci*'s eajployjat  _*
iWtiBder  ntr~s
pense there]
Frank Cook,of the company's speoial
foroe, was recommended for tbe position, and was unanimously eleoted
With tbe understanding tbat the townahip is pnt to no expense, and that be
assist the township officers when oocasion demands and that he be subject
to tbe same rules and regulations except that he be not uniformed.
A letter was read from the White
Oity Amusement company staling that
owing to tbe lack of material it had
been able to install bat five of the 35
road lights ordered by tbe board.
It was decided by the board tbat the
township officers hereafter report to
the respeotive oompaniea any lights not
burning whioh may be discovered
while on their several beats.
Mr. Oampbell made a report on sanitary oonditions on Paper Mill road,
where tbere is a drain pipe emptying
kitoheu drainage into the road gntter.
The Bell Telephone company asked
permission to ereot a pole on tbe township property for ita line to Flonrtown.'
Mr.Dillenbeck presented correspondence from John T. Morris,of the Automobile Olnb of Philadelphia, respecting the alleged dangerous oondition of
a stone aroh nnder the Wissahickon
bridge on Wissahiokon avenne, near
St. Joseph's oon vent. Mr. Dillenbeok
had replied to Mr. Morris that tba
oonnty is responsible far the oar* of
this bridge and the Springfleld boaro
deoided to aotify tbe oonnty commissioners of tbe complaint.
Frank P. Blake, supervisor of tbe
townsbip, reported having examined
the aroh, wbiob he fonnd had fallen
la on tbe southwest side nnder the
road. He stated, that the road appears
solid above the aroh, tt being la snoh
condition that it may fall in when a
heavy automobile or miller passes over.
Treasurer J. Milton Brooke reported
as follows -. Balanoe on hand at last report, f 1908.67; park licenses, $100;
"rant, ISO; taxes, 99065.43; orders paid
oat, §1870.86; balance, $9744.24; Mr.
Brooke also reported that of $15,986.90,
the total amount of the tax duplicate,
$3023.28 remains to be collected.
Orders were drawn for the bills
amounting to $8543.83, whioh included an order for $4000, the note
paid off on Aug, 4, and also $600 paid
Mr. Brooke as commissions on tba
collection of $13,000 ot the taxes.
It was deoided to reader a bill to the
state highway department for one-half
the oost of plaoing tarvia on some of
the roads. The whole cost was 9562.50.
Mr. Brooke called the attention of
tbe board to the oondition of Church
hill, aud asked that the board notify
Cheltenham township of the oondition. Z The board took the desired
aotion.
A bill was presented from the North
Springfleld Water company for 40,500
gallons ot water for three months at
tbe townsbip building. . The bill was
returned for correction. Tbe Wissahiokon Electrio oompany reported IK
street lights on its lines. The Pennsylvania Railroad oompany has greatly
improved the condition of Ohnroh road
nnder its Ores he im line bridge.
Mr. Orothers reported that he had
interviewed the Lehigh Valley Transit
oompany requesting tint oompany to
sprinkle with all that portion of tha
Bethlehem pike within Springfleld,
ttn board to supply the ell delivered
in the oar at Fart Washington. Aa
yet, however, the oompany naa given
BO reply to the request. Mr. Crothers
stated that a representative of a
liquid asphalt preparation bad estimated it would oost $637.49 to cover therewith tbe surface of Bethlehem turnpike within the limits of the township.
Mr.   Dillenbeck    reported    having
secured a list of the signs required   at
1 'the road corners.   The 41 enamel signs
oaa be  supplied  for  $28, which   will
be erected by the township,
Frank P. Blake, supervisor,reported
tbat dnring the past moath he had
oleaned gutters, moved gate from the
old toll house, resurfaced- roads, repaired drain, trimmed trees where
branches overhang street and bad
placed tarvia on 6600 feet of Willow
Grove aveuue. 2340 feet on Graven
lane and 2100 feet on Paper Mill road.
It was decided to so arrange tbe small
windows in tbe cells of tbe townsbip
bnilding as to afford more protection
from the outside to prisoners within.
A letter wasfread trom tbe Philadelphia highway department respecting
tbe contemplated Improvement to that
portion of Stenton avenue between
Meadowbrook avenne to Gordon's
lane, notifying the board that as the
avenue is the dividing line between
Montgomery and Philadelphia counties
the city expects Montgomery county
topay for its share of tbe improvement. Jobn Faber Millar, Esq., wbo
Owns a considerable portion of the land
on the Montgomery connty side, stated
that if the work is done this fall he
will make a substantial contribution
towards the expense thereof. The total
oost was estimated to be about $6000,
bat the board agreed to notify Philadelphia that the township bas already
improved- all of its portion of the
oonnty line road and tbat io its opinion the city alone shonld bear this cost.
H. W. Amerlin had paid $5 for a
license to conduct a dance pavilion ia
the Whitemarsh Valley park, bnt as tbe
permission was not used at tbe time,
he made application for the return of
tbe fee, but the board deolined to order its repayment.
Brine;* Suit for $500.
Because Aloaao H. Stewart failed
lo keep bis line fence in proper repair,"
on his farm near Hatboro, ana then allowed his pigs, chickens and oows, so
it is alleged, to trespass upon the land
of Elwood Wilgus, the latter, throngh
his attorney, A. R. Plaoe, Friday
morning bronght suit against the former for $500.
The worst trespass, Wilgus alleges,
took place on July 25, when six or
eight oattle oame upon his properly
in the night and got into a corn field.
The came thing occurred on the nights
of July 26, 28 and 30.' ;The corn stalks
and ears were badly lorn  and  broj
m9\t-stowd ->_uu_w _&_!***.
wgus also alleges that the defendant was not only notified of the Condi-
lion of affairs by hie counsel, but that
he had also given him verbal notioe
several times.These notioes,he claims,
were treated with contempt at tne
time.
Auto Fiona, O Injured.
Another serious automobile accident,due apparently to extra speeding,
ococrred at Cbestnut Hill late Thursday night,when a big automobile containing a party of Germantowners
turned turtle as it was turning from
Seminole avenue into - Willow Grove
avenne, jut in front of the residenoe
of William J. Pollock.
Ia tha automobile were William Atkinson, of Taooma street, near Manheim, Germantown ;his wife and their
son, Thomas; William Oakland, of 32
Asbmead Btreet; Florenoe Pyne, of 97
Sonth Fourth atreet, Philadelphia;
Lena Brown, 16 years old, of Lehigh
avenue, and Frank O. Williams, taa
chauffeur.
Tbe party had been to Fort Side inn
and was returning home. Seminole
avenue is an ideal road for speeding
and one Of the policemen wbo witnessed tbe aooident estimated that the
maohine was going abont 80 miles an
hour, when, in trying to make the
curve, it tnrned over twioe and landed
in the roadway upside down.
The injured were all hurried to the
Ohestnut Hill hospital in the automobiles of Percy 0. Madiera and Alexander Benson.
•lOOO Dog Recovered.
Percy O. Madeira's white Pomeranian dog, wbioh has been missing sinoe
May 17 from- the  Madeira home,  on
Meeting house road, Jenkintown,
was reoovered, muoh the worse for
wear, by Special Policeman Lee, ot
the Olney station, Thursday.
' Tbe dog Is valued at more than
91000 and has won numerous prizes at
shows. Lee was informed tbat a valuable white dog with a soiled pink
ribbon on its neok, was seeu at Tenth
and Tioga streets, Philadelphia. He
went there and identified . it as the
missing Pomeranian. It was taken to
.city hall and later returned to the
Madeira home.
Shootlii« at Edge Hill.
The weekly trophy snoot of the
Highland Gun club Saturday at Edge
Hill resulted in a surprise, Harkins,
with his reliable duck gun, showing
remarkable form reversal of the week
before, and breaking over 70 per oent,
of his targets, whioh is a remarkably
fine showing for him. Dr. Wentz,
however, led the field, breaking four
more than bis brother. In a speoial
matoh shoot Franklin won from Hark-
in by only three targets.
—Mr. and Mrs. Clement B. Hoopes,
of Spring avenue, Ogonts, have announced tbe engagement of their
daughter, Miss Marie Louise Hoopps,
to Francis S. Mcllhenny, of German-
town. The wedding will take place
la tha fall. Miss Hoopes made her debut three years ago. Mr. Mcll henny
represents the Germantown distriot ta
the state senate, and is a graduate of
i [the University of Pennsylvania. He is
a menioer of several olubs, including
the Germantowa Cricket olab.
'61 VETERANS
INMBLER.
Company B Entertained by William
J. Devine.
Fourteenth Annnal Meeting of tin- t'av-
alry Troop of the Flr*t Pennsylvania
He.erve. Meet at JLInflenivold Farina
and are ltoyally Entertained.
The 14th annual reunion of Oompany Jb,Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry,
was held at the home of Comrade Wm.
J. Devine, Lindenwold farms, Ambler,
Weduesday afternoon, of last week,
with tbe largest attendance present
since the reunions have been held.
To ihe secretary's roll call tbe following members" answered: William
Adair, Allan W. Bevan, Frank   Blebl,
ment at Gettsybnrg.
When the time came to depart three
1 rousing cheers were given to Comrade
j Devine, wbo la turn remarked that the
| latch-string Is always out if any of the
veterans should happen in Ambler.
The date selected for the rennion was
the 47th anniversary of the' members'
enlistment, the company Having been
recruited principally in Lower Merion
township under the direction of. the
late Owen Jones, who was tbe company's first oaptain. The company comprised 101 members with tbe following
officers: Owen Jones, captain: L. J.
Shadleman, first lieutenant ;John Kline,
EGNER
EASED UP.
Ambler
Drops   League
Jenkintown.
Game   to
Tl
the
and Win.
Wildrick'.
Wm. J. Devine in;it>61, when be entered
tbe army.   -
WM.tJ.[ DEVINE.
A. 8. Edler, Obarles Ford, Alexander
Gottwals, Mark B. Haguer, Justus
W. Lutz, B S. Lawsha,Oonard Maiser,
James MoTague, James McCleilan,
Joseph Prioe, W. H. Khoads, Edward ■
B. Siuoyer, Joseph Smith, Franklin
Snyder-Hamilton "Vaughn and Charles
Bennett, the latter of whom was present for the first time sinoe the muster
Qat in 1864. Many of the members were,
accompanied hj their wives and fam- -.
Hies. A number of honorary members,!'
.frienda
second lieutenant;! Theodore Streok,
James O. Boberts, William Ldtenberg,
B. B. Oorson, William Buzby, R. S.
Lawsha, Lewis M. Thomas, William
Stadleman and A.S. Edler, sargeants;
John H.Baker, John H. Bovan, W. F.
Ohristman, IDaniel F. Tatow, Joseph
Price and Martin Mais, corporals.
. Boon after the disastrous first battle
of Boll Kun,Governor Ourtin request*
ted Captain Jones to take his company
to Harrisburg and join the regiment of
cavalry tbere organizing for tbe divis-
Ision of Pennsylvania reserves. Oaptain
Jones, however, had not a sufficient
number of men enrolled to form the
regulation company and had to look
op recruits. John Kline, B.S. Lawsha
and William Buzby, whom later became officers of the oompany, seoured
men at toe Old Blue tavern, now Fort
Side|inn,|Whitemarsh.This squad proceeded to Philadelphia on the morning
of Aug. 5, 1861, aud rendezvoused at
Kline Shoemaker's hotel, Eighth and
Spring Garden streets. It was there
decided by vote to join Captain Jones'
oompany, tbns filling its quota, and
they left Philadelphia- for Harrisburg
Jttitj.same night. The. .company underwent medical examination as to* their
soldiers  and   were  sworn
RESIDBNCB OP WM. J. DEVINE, AMBLER, PA.
vine ** and veterans of Ambler and
vioinity were also present. So,far as
known there 10 are surviving members
who were not present.
At the bnsiness meeting of tbe assooiation the old officers were reelected. A collection was taken for print*
lag, badges,etc., and a committee was
appointed to choose a plaoe for the
next meeting. A unanimous resolution
was adopted instructing tbe president
to tender Comrade Devine aad family
a hearty thanks for their bountiful
entertainment and weloome, to which
feliciatiou tbe host responded in a
few well chosen words.
Tha time prior to and after dinner
call(sounded by buglers) was pleasantly spent ln singing patriotic songs and
relating some of the stirring events
through wbioh many of the company
passed during tbe service.
Mr. Devine's oonneotion witb tbe
association dates baok to 1003, when a
similar-reuuiou was beld in tbeAmbler
opera house, at whiob time be was
made au honorary member. He bas
been very active In its affairs ever
since and it Is out fair to say that
never in tbo history of these reunions
has this body of old veterans been more
royally entertained. Everything to
make the oocasion one long to oe remembered was done. The meeting
plaoe was nioely deoorated with
Amerioan flags and two army tents,
oontaining relics of tbe war, whioh the
host had collected, were interesting
features.
At the banquet a souvenir napkin,of
the Amerioan flag design, in whioh
waa wrapped a large pieoe of a reunion
oake, was placed at eaob guest's plate.
On departing, another souvenir was
passed out in Ihe shape of a beautiful
engraved and embossed American flag,
size 11 by 14 inches,on which also was
printed Ihe host's photograph at the
time of his enlistment in '61 and on
tbe opposite corner hit likness as he
appears today. On the reverse side of
the oard was a printed list of the 60
engagements in which the First Pennsylvania oavalry participated and the
inscription on tba regiments' monu-
into Ihe service  of  the   stale.    Very
soon thereafter they were sent to Washington again medically examined and
sworn into the servioe. Tha oompany
whioh formed the First brigade, Second
division oavalry oorps army of the Potomac, was re-enlisted in January,
186a, consolidated with tbe Sixth and
17th Pennsylvania oavalry to form the
Second Provincial Pennsylvania cavalry, Jnne 17, 1865. Mustered oat Aug.
7, I860. At the battle of Gettysburg
there waa present of this division 80
officers and 388 men, having a total
enrollment of 1500.
Beoruited in Montgomery, Berks,
Blair, Cumberland, Juniata, Mifflin,
Centre, Clearfield, Green, Fayette,
Washington and Allegheny oounties,
the oompany participated In 66 engagements, among whioh were the following : Dranesville, Strasburg, Harrisonburg, Oross Keys, Oedar Mountain,
Thoroughfare Gap, Qainsville, Seoond
Bull Bun, Fredericksburg, Brandy-
Station, sidle, Middleburg, Gettysburg, Rapidan River, Sulphur Springs,
Auburn, Bristoe Station, Mine Bun,
Todd's Tavern, Davenport, Fortifications at Biobmond, Haws' shop, Oold
Barbor, Trevlllan Station, White
House, St Mary's Oburoh, Beams'
Station, July 12, 1864; Malvern Hill,
Oharles Oity, Oross Roads, Beams'
Station, Aug. 25, 1864; Hatchers'
Bun, Dinwiddle Oonrt House, Paines'
Gross Boads, Amelia Springs, Sailors'
Oreek, Farmville, Appomattox Court
House.
Tall-ISiidera Laud on Kkik
Score In Htntb and Tenth
0«t In Kleventli, 1 to :l-
Btar Playing;—So lid erf nil  Wine Two.
Ambler. Cbestnut Hill and Perkasie
were tbe losers in Saturday's North
Penn league con tests, and with Souderton having defeated Lausdale on Thursday and Ohestnut Hill on Saturday the
upper end team again makes a material advance in its lead,so that now it is
practically certain that tbe championship pennant will fly from tne Souderton staff at tbe end of  the season.
Ambler should bave landed itt game
ou Saturday, and would have been tbe
victors bad* Egner covered hrst base
in tne ninth when Harper gathered in
Freelaad's hard hit between first and
second. In tbe seventh a bunt was
gathered in by Egner, who threw high
to Harper. Tbe latter jumped and
made a flue catch, retnrning to tne bag
as the runner touched it, but Umpire
Mulfaolland called "safe."
Egner pitohed a beautiful game up
to the seventh,having Jenkintown shut
out without a hit or a run, but then
apparently eased up. His bad throw to
Harper followed a base on balls to
Lacey, and the latter soored Ihe first
fun. In the ninth Frankenfield led off
with a two-base hit. Freeland then
took his place on the bag, was sacrificed to third aad then on the squeeze
play raced home before Egner oould
return tbe bail to Flavell, In tbe 10th
Ambler scored a run on Hunter's clean
bit to left field. He stole seoond and
third,going bome when Lacey's throw
to catch bim got by O'Neil. Jenkintown, however, was equal to the emergency, and by olean hitting tied the
score, winning out in the 11th when
Bennis' hit to centre brought a runner
home with two men out.
, Ambler was tlie first to score,making
two runs in the third. Howes was hit
by a pitohed ball. As Wildrick bunted
he raced to second and on the throw
to bead off Wildrick at first be went to
third. Wildrick then stole second and
both came home when Hatper lilt a
two-bagger.
Wildrlck's batting was a feature of
the oontest, he having four hits out of
six times up, two being neat bunts,
and two were solid singles • tp short
centre and short left field. .Harper got
a single and a double. Oaptain FI avell
bad hard luck iu his hitting. .Once
Q'Neil,saj*gbjLa JL_ ___*eriiQ_vhis.
day evening at Souderton played offla
postpboned game from July 25, and
Souderton won 4 to 1. It was a pretty
contest, with Davis and Prosser doing
the twirling.
LANSDALE WINS.
Lansdale played championship ball
ou Saturday and shut our Perkasie, 8
to 0. Houck allowed but one hit, but
Lansdale made three hits ia the fourth,
when all its runs came in.
The
date is
LEAGUE STANDING,
corrected  league  standing
to
Souderton	
Ambler.	
Cbestnut Bill...
Perkasie	
Lausdale.	
Jeukintown....
Won
...12....
Lost
.... 1....
.... 5	
..10..
Per Cent.
 925-
 CIS
 S00>
 417
 Mi
 0»t
same stick was made by Clemens,''!!!
oentre field. Al Flavell, while doing
nothing with the bat, gathered in*flve
chances in right field, one of which
was a hard running catch, which
doubtless saved two runs.
Frankenfield pltobad a steady game,
and witb the exception of Wildriok
and Harper bad the Ambler bitters at
his mercy. He struck out 10 men to
Egner's nine, and was also handy with
the bat, getting a double and a single.
AMBLER
Summit could not hit Deaver safely
and Orelaud won, 2 to 1, after a hard
?^^flglft,;-Be«tiB pat.ohe'^orx,t',?;-|j
CLUB STANDING
r
Hones, et 1
Wild'k, 2b 1
Harper, lb 0
f. Fla'll, e o
A.Fla'll. rf 0
Zelgler, 3b 0
Hunter. If 1
Wodock, ss 0
Egner, p     0
b o
1 0
4   0
a u
0  t
JENKINTOWN
e r   b  o
0 Griffitb, 2b 0
0 Lacey, c    1
1 Bradey,SB 0
1 Free'ud, rf l
0 B'tmlre, If 0
o Stevens, if 0
0 Bennis, lb 1
0 Cl'menB,cf 0
0 O'Neil, 3b 0
F'nfleld, p 1
1   1
0 11
1 1
3 1
0 0
0   1
au
i i
ti
a l
Hor.ham.
After the harvest vacation, tbe
'Horsbam Farmers' club wiil hold a
meeting at the home of H. Warner and
Anna D Hallowell, Ivyland, this
Thnrsday.
Walter I*. Busch, of Wilmington,N.
C,, is spending his vaoation with bis
parents on Elmwood farm, near Horsham.
Mr. and Mrs Howard T. Hallowell
and son have returned to their home
after spending some time witb tbeir
parents here.
Totals     8   8 3113  3   Totals       4   9 33.17   0
Ambler 0  020000001   0—8
Jenkintown 0   000001011   1—4
Two-bate hits, Harper, Bennis, Frankenfield.
Sacrifice bits, F. Flavell, Griffitb, Brady, Clem*
mens, Wildrick, Hunter 2, Bennis. Left on
bases, Ambler 4, Jenkintown 10. Struck out, by
Bxner 9, by Frankenfield la Bases on balls,
off Egner 2. Hit by pitched ball, Howes. Umpire, Mulholland.   Time of game, 2 80.
OHESTNUT HILL LOSES.
Ohestnut Hill went down te defeat
on Baturday at Souderton at the nands
of the North Penn league leaders by
the soore of 1 to 0, thanks to the miserable umpiring of Mr. Stimmel, as on
no fewer than four occasions he showed tbe orowd by his decisions, all ot
whiob be seemed to gloat over, that
when an opportunity offered itself
Sonderton oould feet assured of his
best assistance. In fairness to the
Souderton rooters and Oaptain Taylor
and bis team, it is believed this poor
work of the umpire was much regretted
by them. Leaving the umpire out of
the discussion, it was a fine . game,
both Toaohstone and Morley doing
excellent pitching, allowing the same
number of hits, and the only errors
being one by Hunsberger of a high
foul and a bad throw of Touchstone to
Belts of a bunt. Tbis was charged a
hit by the scorer, bnt it was plainly a
bad throw. The one run was the result
of Oressman picking out one to his
liking and putting il over the right
field fence for two bases. Prosser connected with one for a single, bringing
Cressman in. On no other oocasion
was a run threatened by Souderton..
The best feature of tbe game was a
beautiful return of a hit to deep right
by Oavis, catobing Prosser at third.
Topsy had a good start, but Powell
was waiting for him, dne to Cavis'
rifle like throw. Tbis same player was
robbed of a two base bit by what
Umpire Stimmel called a foul at third
base. The players on both sides agreed
it was a safe bit by a foot. Tbe work
of Powell at third and McGetigan at
second seemed very good and pleased
tbe Ohestnut Hill management very
muoh.
In tbe form of a promise whiob
Chestnut Hili wishes to make to its
league followers that if such can be
arranged, games with Ambler, Sonderton and other olubs in the league will
be played before the season Ts over,
with the speoial agreement of all managers that such high class umpires as
Adams, Smith and others will be secured.
SOUDERTON TAKES ANOTHER.
Souderton  and   Lansdale on Thuts-
NEXT GAMES.
Next Saturday Ambler will play a
tranferred game at Lansdale and
Jenkintown wili go to Perkasie, leaving Ohestnut Hill and-Souderton with
so scheduled league games.
LEAGUE NOTES.
The Lansdale Republioan says: After-
the game between Lansdale and Ambler on Ang. 1, Egner met Krause at
the depot and handed him a cigar say.
ing "I wish to present a cigar to tlie
man who made five hits off me."
Harry smiled the smile tbat won't
come off, bowed gracefully, and said
thanks. ^*»
Tbe    Perkasie A. A.   has declared)
negotitations off  In  relation  to  tba
challenge  sent the Sonderton A.O. to
play a series of five games for a  puree?
of $200.     After conferences, communications, etc., and tbe time having expired for  the  Souderton A. 0. to accept and place its- money lu tbe hands
of Charles M. Meredith, tiie   Perkasie'
A. A. feeling that  tbe Souderton  A..
O. did not care to play a series or  it-
would acoept the offer seat out by  tha
Perkasie A. A.,   which  therefore  de- I
clares all negotiations off.
Frank Flavell, captain of the Ambler team, on Wednesday played first
base for Cape May in a game against
Atlantio Oity. The former won,3 to 1.
Fiaveil made a two bagger and one run,
had 10 put outs,and was the receiving
end of a double play.
.Montgomery County l.e-anne.
On Satnrday but six runs were scored
in Ihe Montgomery County league,the
games being close and exciting.
GLENSIDE WINS.
Glenside defeated Hatboro, 3 to 0.
Ball was an enigma for the losers.
SUMMIT LOSES. ^
W. L. PC. T5 W. L. tO.
Glenside 7   1   .875   Hatboro 3   5   .375
Oreland.... 4   4   .500   Summit 2   6   .2C0
Proapect ville.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Morgan and
daughter, of Ambler, visited Mr. and
Mrs. William Lynoh on Thursday.
The Misses Elsie and Laura Weiss
are spending some time with relatives
al Bridgeport,
Severai people, from  this neighbor*
lood went on a pleasure   trip to  Lor-
Wood Grove, .Del., last Thursday.
Miss Elsie Ford is spending some
time witb her cousin, Miss Clara
Marple, of Springhonse.
Granville Leedom and wife, Mr.and
Mrs. Harry Weikel and Mr. and Mrs.
George Lear and son were the guests
of Mrs. Bella Weikel on Sunday.
Miss Hannah Gouak was given a
postal sbower on Thnrsday.
Mrs. Mary A. Monteith bad a beautiful night blooming cereus to bloom
last Saturday evening.
Prospeotville M. E. Sunday school
will pionio at Chalfont 'park on.
Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Glen.lde   and   Aronnd.
In the thunder shower of Wednesday
afternoon Canalley's stable, on East
avenue, was struck by lightning and
horned to the ground. The aew publio
sohool building onWillow Grove pike,
Glenside, was also strnok by lightning
during the same storm.
W. H. Stevenson, of 1S9 New street,
while walking along Limekiln pike
near Waverly road one morning reoently, approached a little too close
to the fence enclosing the bungalow
premises of L. Eugene Sniveley and aa
a result a ferocious dog, owned by
Mr. Sniveley, protruded his head
through an opening in tne fence and
attacked the unsuspecting Stevenson.
He fastened bis teeth firmly in Mr.
Stevenson's thigh and inflicted an ugly
and painful wound.
Miscreants of an unusually mean
sort, oarried away a tub oontaining
10 qnarts of ioe oream from the rear
poroh of E. N. Gregor's residence, ou
Glenside avenue above Lismore ave-
nue,on Thursday evening. Miss Gregor
was giving a party at the time aad
the loss was not discovered until the
guests were about ready to be served
with refreshments. On tbe following
morn'ng the empty tub was found iu
George Heist's field, on Glenside avenue. 	
Willow Grove.
30 members of the Theodore Thomas
orobestra are gnests at the Fountain
hotel.
On August 2 the pastor of the Methodist ohnroh baptized one adnlt and
one Infant and received four persona
into tbe oburoh. This makes a total,
sinoe oonferenoe, of 18 reoeived from
probation, three on probation, and
eight by letter.
There was a slight fire at tbe theater
la the ' park one afternoon last week.
The cause originated from the eleotrio
wires. A hole was burned in tbe ceiling.	
—The Felton-Sibley paint is a lead
and alao combination that always
wears and looks well. It is unsurpassed
in durability and covering properties
by any other paint on the market. Sold
and guaranteed by G, M. Deck & Co.,
Ambler, Pa. aug 26-tf.