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AMBLEU,   PA^LAROH  4_T 1905.
A  YEAE
DEATH OF
OLD TEACHER.
Remains of Moses Peirce Laid
Cold Point Cemetery.
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Celebrated Mathaniatlcian and Tutor—Mail
Schools at rntf*. Oorner and Whitemarsh
—Aided the Injured In the Sandy Him
Wreck In 1*56— Other Death..
Moses Peirce died suddenly on
Thursday at his late home, the residence of his son,Henry H.Peirce, 3919
North Cleveland avenue, Phiiadc] ilhia,
aged 78 years.
Deceased was au old resi dent of this
locality and a school teacher before
and during the war of the rebellion.
He was the son of James Peirce, of
Plymouth township, who resided on
the pike just at tbe foot of Cold Point
hill. Here he was reared, and later
purciiased a little farm on tha opposite
side of the road, later selling tlie property to John Jones, who years ago resided at Bose Valley, near Ambler.
He was educated in the publio schools
and then attended Tremout sohool, of,
whiob Bev. Samuel Aaron was teacher, and whioh was located at Norristown. During his tuition here h__ was
admitted by his tutor to be the best
mathematician he had ever had in the
school.
Having made such progress along
educational lines it was only natural
_ that he should teach, aud his first
sohool waa in Upper Dublin township, at the old Puff's Corner,**!*; the
present Butler drive. While' teaching
there -he made his home with his
uncle, whose name was also Moses,
and who then resided upon and owned
the farm, now possessed by Dr. B. V.
Mattison, and the house belonging to
which property is occupied by Mr.
John P. Jamieson and family, oorner
of Bethlehem pike and Bannock-
burn avenue. The elder Moses Peiroe
had two sons, Moses and George, aud
one daughter.
At the time the subject of thia sketch
taught at Puff's Corner tbe debating
society was in its prime of popularity,
and many were the debates condjteted
in the old school building. Patrons
came from far and near to listen and
to participate- Auothpr contemporaneous sohool master of the locality was
James Dauehower, who was also__fa-
mous debater.- of ttimes the patrons' of
the schools became participants, aud it
is recorded that Thomas Atkinson,late
of Upper Dnblin township, often
measured oratorical strength with
these gladiators of the platform.
Later the deceased took charge of the
Whitemarsh union sohool, wlricli» was
held in the old Lyceum hall, below
Fort Washington, where he remained
-lor about 12 years, being there during j
| the  war period.   Soon after ____________
*charge of a school at Ri
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Bucks county, bnt the greater part of
liis life was spent in the vicinity of
Jenkintown. He was a member of the
Baptist church, a bright young man
of splendid character, and was esteemed by all who knew him. The family
lost their only daughter about five
years ago, and the dec eased was their
only bob.
MRS. A. LOUISA WISE*.
Mrs. Anna L., widow of the late
Charles E. Wise, died at the residence
of her daughter. Mrs. Nelson, on Leedom street, Jenkintown, on Wednesday. Deceased- was 02 years old, having died on her birthday. She had
been sick for some time, and died of
dropsy. , The funeral was held on Saturday at 9 o'clock p. m. Interment at
Hillside cemetery. She leaven one son,
Paul Wise, of Philadelphia, and a
daughter, Mrs. Nelson,of Jenkintown,
with whom she lived. She has six
living sisters.. Mrs. Wise was born
and raised iu Lancaster county, and
had been a resident of Jenkintown 14
years, and attended the Episcopal
church.
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About the year 1862 the deceased
married Sarah, daughter of Henry
Harner, ot Whitemarsh. ; They had
three sons,two of whom are still living
and reside in Philadelphia. Mrs.
Peirce died early in the winter.
In 1860 tbe deceased was boarding
at the Fort Washington hotel,and it is
reoorded that the morning of tha
great wreck at Sandy Run on the railroad, he, with others, hurried down
to the scene of the dreadful ■ disaster
and rendered all the assistance in
their power to the disabled and wounded, while administering to the injured he was struck on the head by a
heavy timber from one of the wrecked
cars, and it is told thai years afterwards a physician, making an examination of Mr. Peirce's soalp, discovered it had been fractured and had knit
together without medical attention,
and very likely the blow at the wreck
in 1866 was responsible for the wound.
The deceased was a member of Boxborough lodge, No. 186, P. and A. M.,
and Oold Point cattle, No. 108, K. O.
E. The funeral servioes were held
Monday afternoon in Oold Point Baptist ohuroh, and interment was made
in the cemetery adjoining
HENRV li
^^^^^^^^^ EISENBREY.
The death of Henry E. Eisenbrey on
Dec. 80 has not as yet been chronicled
|- hereabouts. Deceased was a brother of
J. S. Eisenbrey.a former pastor of the
[old""MQunt Pleasant Baptist church,
and an uncle of Mrs. Albert Shook, of
Bine Bell.   He was the  son of Henry
and Sophia  Eisenbrev, and was born
near Philadelphia oh Deo.   91, 1809,
being in his 96th year at tbe time of
tjjvjsr deatli," he being  stricken at* tbe
[  home   of his .daughter, Mrs.' Harriet
Pleading, in Milford, N. J.
In 1881 the  deceased married  Mary
p Ann Walker, daughter of Benjamin
and'Harriet Walker, wbo resided upon
a farm'known as the James Briggs
farm, at Oarversville, Pa. They were
the' parents of eight children: Mrs.
Elizabeth Schultz,of Lawrence, Kan. ,
Mrs. Sarah Simpson, of Mound Oity,
Kan.; lira. Harriet Reading, ot Milford, N. J.; Dr. Edward H. Eisen-
brey, c t Gloversville, N. T. ; Dr. J.
itexttttt' Bisenbrey, of Ohestnnt Hill,
nowcPfeeaid; Rachel Eisenbrey, John
E., both deceased, and Harry Ebner,
of Philadelphia.
18 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren are numbered among . the de*
cendants of the deceased. A brother,
Isaiah L. Eisenbrey, of Mount Holly,
N. J., aged 80, is the only surviving
member of a family of 14 brothers and
sisters. In early life the deceased's
residence was at Horsham and later at
Oarversville, but the greater part of
his life was spent at LumberviUe,
Pa., until last spring,when he removed to Milford, N. J.
LEWIS D. CRAVES.
Lewis D., son of Thomas B. Craven,
of Jenkintown, died on Wednesday
• evening about 9 o'clock, of consumption, In hit 28th year. The funeral
took plaoe from the bouse no Monday
at 1 o'clock, services at the Baptist
church at 9 o'clock. Interment at Hill-
i side cemetery.   Deceased waa born in
acres near
ised
the
of this town,
Lansdale*
Rowland Aaron, foreman of the Republican oflice, has ceased housekeeping, owing to the ill health of his
wife. "**At present they are boarding at
the.Eltherton.
Rev. P. W. Johnson, former pastor
of the Lansdale Baptist ohurch', may
accept a call to the Pottstown church,
which has 300 members. He is now in
Canton, Bradford county.
The -shares of the Lansdale Trust
company recently brought 979.60 at a
public, sain held in Telford. They never sold so high before. -••**
Lewis Alderfer has bought the Koch
house and lot on Green street for
$1200. It is for investment, as be already lives in a better house on Main
street.
Sunday was missionary day at tbe
Methodist ohnroh, and in the morning
Pastor Evaus preached a special sermon.
William S. Angeny is in the St.
Agnes hospital, Philadelphia, where
last week he underwent a severe sur-
gieal'operaMou. He la the proprietor of
'one of the bakeries of thia tows, and
was about to take possession of Fel-
ver's baking business, opposite Lansdale station.
On Thursday evening of last week
Annie Sorver attended a party of 40
guests, who met at the house of Philip
B. Grove, in Doylestown. Mr. Grove
was a former resident of Ambler, wbere
he was employed In* tho chemical
works.
There were 490  votes cast In  Lansdale at the recent eleotion. The proposition to borrow  $96,000 received  an
affirmative vote of 811  against 110. ■ It
remains to be seen how muoh of the
money will be expended on the streets.
Tlie defeat of Mahlon  Bardo, Republican, for council in the East ward, v*
partially explained by tire*recent labor
troubles in   liis planing  mill.    It will
-_.__», 4° mo' fiarm to   have one Democrat in
i*_j____g- and j council out ot.su
■**___.hthae L Of Xjhur**?*™1
Tfcate T-"* _f-W 1M
^^^^sjKTrist-ft'wM fro>«;
a new house and six
Catholic ohnroh.
Miss  Mary Umstcai _____________
was married on Wednesday evening
last to H. L. Trlesbach, the shoe dealer, of Ambler. She' will add one more
to tbe good women of Ambler. She is
tha youngest of the two surviving
daughters of tbe late Levi Umstead.
There was a sale of the household
goods on Friday last, and the house
and lot will soon be sold also. Mr.
Triesbach formerly lived in Lansdale
on Line street.
By this time Dr. J. N. Jacobs has
likely arrived in Japan. His last letter
to Lansdale friends was dated from
Honolulu on the 3d of February. So
far it had been a six-day's voyage from
San Francisco.
Mrs. John G. Clemens (nee Fisher)
has instituted legal proceedings to
break the will of her husband who
died in February, 1904. He lived in
Lansdale and left property worth over
100,000. His will gave her the house
aud lot, valued at $6000, and 919,000 in
cash. She was his seoond wife and
has no children. Mr. Clemens was an
aged Mennonite, and a very kindly
and worthy man. The widow bas employed Attorney N. H. Larzelere and
is aided by ber brother, Adam S.
Fisher, a Worcester farmer, whose
children-will be her heirs. There will
be a big sale of Clemens' personal pro
perty on March 16.
At the 80th anniversary ot the Baptist Sunday school the speakers were
Superintendent A. K. Thomas, Rev.
L. W. Hainer.of Norristown,and A. G.
Wilson, of North Wales. It was held
on Sunday afternoon.
»The,lust event of the All-Star course
wa's held on Feb. 9, and was perhaps
tbe finest of all the seven. There was a
male . quartet, called tbe Amphion.
The singing and impersonations were
of the best, the latter very humorous.
It is to be hoped that Miss Florence
Wood,or some one else, will give Lansdale another course equally as good
next season.
One more meat store has been opened here by John K. Swartiey, a brother
of 8. K. Swartiey, who also has a
similar store and a grocery,
▲ large number of friends and relatives of Mr. Harvey Brelsford gathered at his home on Nelson avenue,
Lansdale, in honor oi liis birthday,
anniversary. A very pleasant evening
was spent. Dancing was indulged in
till a late hour, when all departed
wishing Mr. Brelsford many happy returns of the day. .Quests were present
from Ambler, Oentre Square, Tacony,
Oentre Point and Lansdale. Among
those present ware: Misses Sallie,
Emma and Etta Moore, Miss Lizzie
Rioker, Miss Katie Horning, Miss
Maine Brelsford, Miss Ella Mclntyre,
Miss Anna McOloskey, Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Cassell, Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon
Mclntyre, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Rioker, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Sutcliff,
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Brelsford,
Messrs. Harold Hellings, Elmer Brelsford, Augusta Cruzon, Sydney Horn,
Frank Horn, Mahlon Mclntyre, Jr.,
Watson Vty, Marvin Seasholes and
others. j__s__f
METHOttSTS
TO CELEBRATE.
Elaborate Preparations for* 17th- Ah-
--"- niversa*jt___.-;
t^r"   -t, ■    •     — -
Local Chinch Members Will be Address**!
bv Kev.   l>r.   (* eorge  I—I ward lteed  and
Ki'V.Ur. Wilsor,"l'resldi lis; Elder—Special
Music Also a Feature.
Tho"17th anniversary -of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, Ambler,
will be observed next Sunday, March)
5. The exercises will begin on Saturday evening, at which time there will
be a lecture by Rev. George Edward
Reed, D. D., president of Dickinson
college. On Sunday there will be
special services all day.   The preacher
air.
WEDDEft.
iROKTSCH-DEYSCHER.
~Mr_ John Groetsch, qi. Ambler, and
Mii-s Lillie IVyscher, oKHhiladelphia,
were married last Wedmsclay, Feb. 99,
tat- St. Anthony's Camiolic ohurch,
Ambler. The ceremony was performed
by Father A. H. Rufe. Tho bride was
attired most charmingly in white
crepe-de-chene lavishly trimmed with
dap 11 ess lace, and was given- away by
Mr. Frank Stoll, who also acted as
best man. Miss Mamie Kern waa maid
of honor. A reception followed the
jvadding at the residence of Mr.
I'Groetsch, after which the married
couple left for Niagara Falls. On their
return home they will reside at the
country home in Lower Gwyuedd
township, near Ambler.
■t Mr. and Mrs. Groetsch received
quite a number of handsome presents.
■- Among those present were: Joseph
Langer and wife, Andrew Stoll and
wife. John Stoll and wife, John A.
U. Miss Lillie Stoll, Frank Stoll,
sepli J.   Stoll, Mr. and   Mrs. Kern,
?[iss Mamie Kern,Lewis Eichman and
He, Joseph Schrieber and wife,
gliomas Gillin, Mr. and Mrs. Bergman, Mrs. H. Middendorf, F. Middendorf, Master Carl Middendorf,
Master Henry Middendorf, Miss Marie
Middendorf, Miss Clementine Midden-
abrf, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taylor,
Lewis Martin, Eddie Law las, Mrs.
Linde, Miss H. Linde, Mr. and Mrs.
Wittman, Mr. and Mrs. Kurtzmau,
Miss Emma Kurtzmau, Eddie Kurta*
ijian, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Greiner,
[Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schraeder, Mr.
and Mrs. Knod, Frank Langer, The
Misses Maggie and Mary Langer, Miss
Bartholomew, Mrs. Banks, Mrs. Ig-
n&zewski, Mr. and Mrs. Rieger.
MRS. FURBUSH |
GETSFORTUNE.
Formerly Mt s. Reed, of Ambler, Left
Valuable Estate.
Believed ta —mount
Will Admitted to F
Widow and Mayor
lo Several Ullllloiis-
rouate and Names tin
Weaver,   l—cculnrs-
"DWARD REED, D. D_.
of the morning will be the Rev. J. G.
Wilson, D. D., presiding elder , of the
Northwest district of the Philadelphia
conference. At this servioe Mrs. J.
G. Wilson Will sing. At the Sunday
school addresses will be made by Dr.
Wilson aiid Dr. Reed. The evening service will begin at 7 o'clock. From 7
to 7.80 there will be a song service entitled "Famous Hymns . and Their
Writers." Dr. George E. Reed will be
the preacher of the evening. Tha First
M. E. church was organized by the
Rev. J. W. Perkinpine in 1888.
Saved Hie Little Child.   '
The family of Rudolph   Ruh, rusid-3
ing about a mile west of Telford, namf
rowly escaped burning to death about
3 o'clock Friday  morning.   Mr. and
Mrs. Ruh and fi ve .ch i ldreu were sleeping soundly  at the hpur  named when
Mr. Ruh was awakened  by the  smell
of  smoke.    He jumped  out .of bed to
inyestigale,  __]____ ______ discovered Ajp.
arOuti
Centre S'llinrc.
*"Rev. C. O. Snyder, of Bucks county,
for several years pastor of  St. John's
ttherau church, preached the sermon
Mrs. Allen Barndt's funeral last
jursday at St. John's church.
:»fBeal Estate Agent Wililam Powers
hae employed J. Mauger as hie farmer
fa succeed William Story, who haa
me to Delaware to take charge of the
fip_rm he lately purchased.
r«iss Lilliah Martin, of Philadel-
pjjjia, for several years a resident of
tmts place, was "visiting friends here
last week.
j*j|i*lliot Zimmerman has returned
e after spending two weeks with
lives at Williamsport. He imports
eo&eriqncing weather as cold as 90 degrees below aero.
.Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Frantz and son,
gj^Norristown, were the guestMof the
mer's patents, Mr. and Van. Wil-
Frantz, for a few days.
■Mlta Graham visited his mother,
__pSeph Lenhardt,_ast .Thursday
at' the soldiers' home in West Philadelphia. Joseph Lenhardt is seriously
id .has_bjjen confined to hi__J_ed for
s<*j*;___a_,%_____. An the home
—state Left la Trust.
By the will of the late Charles A.
Furbush, of Philadelphia, the bulk of
his estate, estimated at several millions, is left to his widow, who was
Mrs. Sarah A. Reed, and who for the
past 10 years has made her home in the
neighborhood of Ambler.
The value of the estate according to
the petition filed with Deputy Register
Irwin, of Philadelphia.excccds $100,000
in personal property, and real estate
valued at 150,000. These figures,how-
I ever, are regarded as nominal,the true
I value being greatly in excess of these
amounts.
Mayor Weaver, of Philadelphia, Is
named as one of the executors,besides
the widow, Sarah A.- Furbush, and
Martin L. Grimes, who has been
employed as a book keeper by the 'decedent. The will was executed in
January, at a time when it is believed
Mr. Furbush was informed by his
medical attendants that death must
speedily result. His demise occurred
on Monday of last week, and the remains were privately interred on Friday.
Mr. Furbush was heavily interested
in the Furbush Machine company, of
which be was vice [president. He was
also president of the South wark Mills
oompany. In November last he was
married to Sarah A. Reed in New
York, but no further publio announcement was made of the wedding until
Jan. 80.
The will devises $50,000 in trust, the
income to be applied to the maintenance
and eduoation of his grandson, Carl.
When the latter attains the age of 80
years he la to receive the principal provided that during his minority he remains in the control of the testator's
widow, otherwise the bequest is to be
revoked.
To Martin L. Grimes is bequeathed
$5000 in lieu of his commission as
executor. One-half of the decedent's
interest in the Eclipse Shoe Blacking
company is devised to F. M. Wells.
The remainder of the estate is left in
trust to the widow aa long as she ^remains unmarried, and she is given
authority to dispose of the estate by
her will.
aged abont n>e"§ears, was overlooked.
Sizing up the situation instantly Hie
father made a dash through the smoke
and flames and snatched the" little one
from Ita bed just in time to save its
life. Iu doing so, however, he was
badly burned about bis face and hands.
The fire originated in an open fireplace in the house, in whioh Mr. Bob
was smoking some hams. The fire ignited the woodwork of tbe house,
whioh quickly spread and consumed
the whole building.
Maple Glen,
Thomas P. Oonard and wife spent
Sunday with relatives in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy E. L. Botten
are rejoicing over the arrival of a very
bright 12J_-pound boy on Saturday,
Feb. 25.
Waiter Dickinson and family moved
from here to the Anderson place, near
Three Tuns, on Monday. Mrs. Householder will soon take possession of
the place they vacate.
Voting Kikins 2*1 Hurt at Kaoq uets.
William L. Elkins, 2d, grandson of
William L. Elkius, had his right eye
painfully injured on Friday while
playing at squash racquets on the private courts at Elkins Park, with his
brother George.
A close game had been played and
the score was nearly even. In the excitement a slow twitter delivered by
William was smashed by his brother
with great force. William tried to
dodge the return, but the ball caught
him squarely in the eye, breaking his
glasses and forcing pieces into the
eye. The young man fell to the
ground. His brother assisted him to
the dressing room .and a physician was
summoned. A careful examination
showed that the glass had not materially injured the cornea. Mr. Elkins
will be compelled to wear a black
patch for several days.
Prospectville.
The Ladies' aid will meet at the
home of Mr. J. P. Anderson,Tuesday,
March 7. All are invited to be present.
The Misses Clara and Mary Stack-
house visited at Line Lexington last
Saturday.
Bessie R. Weiss is visiting relatives
in Germantown.
Miss Sara Ely, of Babylon, was the
guest of Miss Maude Anderson on
Sunday.
Elmer Gouak, of Penliyn, visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Gouak, here last Sunday.
Oharles L. Fisher visited his sister,
Mrs. Mark P. Stout, of Horsham, last
Saturday.
Abram Markley, of Philadelphia,
visited in our neighborhood recently.
J. Headly entertained a number of
friends last Saturday evening.
Walter Eicheuberg, of Philadelphia,
WtkS a recent visitor at the home of
Joseph Stackhouse.
Arthur Anderson returned to his
work last Monday after a two-week's
•llness.
IB, Baker  vl        ^^^
Mrs. Frank Weidner at Tioga on Sunday.   "IR-*?**' '<£ I
Mrs. James Henderson is convalescent after a severe attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. Adolf Muller is improving very
slowly after a severe illness of "leyeral
months. %
G. Mark's father-in-law, Harrison
Bunn, on Sunday received tite sad Intelligence of the sudden death of his
brother, Reuben Bunn, of Pottstown.
He was found dead - in bed on Saturday,
- Thomas Sites is still on the sick "list.
Mra. William Snyder has been very
ill for several days with grip and heart
trouble. Master William Snyder has
also been quite sick with grip.
Miss Rhoda Bernhard and sister Rebecca will leave this Thursday for
Washington, D. C., to witness the in-
augurabceremonies. During their stay
they will be the guests of their brother, Clifford Bernhard, and wife. They
expect to remain a week.
Mrs. John Kerner, of Columbia,
Lancaster oounty, visited her daughter, Mrs. William Snyder, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. George Swartz were
the guests of Mrs. Swartz's mother,
Mrs. Mary D. Rittenhouse, at Eagleville on Sunday. <
Washington Square's Cloning Shoot.
The closing live  bird  shot of the
season was held at Washington Square
________ fift§{|i££i__oj},tbe -grounds of
Gun <Apb. The
itSST
follow i_?'~«v€flaii*wc FivS-b'ird 'shoot]
DaVld Hoffman, 5; James Hoffmai
Frederick, 3; Davis, 1. Miss and out:
Chuff, 8; Brooks, 7 ;_vIonunie, 6; Meehan, 6; Chalk, 5; Katz, 4; Boorse, 4;
Saner, 4; Young, 8; James, 8. Final
event, miss and ont: James, Hoffman,
8 each; Johnson, 7; Brooks, 6; Meehan, ft; Mommie, ft; Chalk, 4; Brown,
4; Booker, 8.
QLENSIOE  AND AROUND.
It has been suggested calling the
new borough Ardsley.
Mr.William Ridpath,Lismore street;
is on a southern trip.
Miss Sallie Levis,of Bickley avenue,
has beeu on the sick list.
Not a single Republican was elected
to oflice in tho Glenside district of
Cheltenham.
On Thursday evening an illustrated
lecture on Japan will be given by Rev.
J. Thompson Cole at Carmel churoh.
Mrs. James Henderson, nf Glenside
Terrace, has been entertaining her
sister, Mrs. P. Hay den, of" Oak Lane.
Rev. Lesley, of Princeton, will have
charge of the services at Carmel
chnrch until the return of its paator.
Rev. W. H. Waygood.
James Waygood, wire has been stopping at the home of Dr. Wm. Huber,
has been confined to the house the past
week owing to au attack of German
measles.
Fred R. Mills has bought two lots
at the corner of Willow Grove and Mt.
Carmel avenues, and will in the near
future erect a new stable, 30x80 feet,
with accommodations for 30 or more
horses.
Mrs. Tomer, of Mt. Carmel avenue,
has returned after a month's absence in
Baltimore, Md. She has been visiting
a brother, who is seriously ill in Baltimore, and her mother, who is ill in
Virginia.
Mrs, Hannah, widow of- Samue
Phipps, an aged woman, mother of
Oharles and Samuel Phipps, died on
Wednesday evening at Harmer Hill.
She had a stroke of paralysis the previous Sunday, and died as the result.
The oonoert given by the Girls' and
Ushers' association at Jenkintown,
Feb. 18, surpassed any concert ever
given by either of the associations.
During the third week in March the
concert  will be repeated at Hatboro.
Philip Wunderle's horse attached to
a sleigh ran away on the Willow Grove
pike near the railway station in the
early evening of Thursday. The incident caused a good deal of excitement,
but the chief damage was a pair ot
broken shafts.
The monthly meeting of tlie Ladies'
Aid society, of the Glenside M. E.
ohnroh, wiil be held at the home of
Mrs. R. Smith, on Willow Grove avenue, this Thursday afternoon, at 3.80
o'clock. All members are earnestly
requested to be present.
New Hop*-I'erkasle Trolley Hay Be Bnilt-.
Hope  is again-aroused that  trolley-
roads may be bnilt from New Hope to*
Doylestown and Perkasie,and the matter seems to be assured.
Intimations of this were first given*
about Ijse ninntiia ng*, [>nt tin* matter
was   bronght  out  Wednesday)
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Cars Smashed Tiling*.
dozen employes had  a
^^_. _ narrow
escape at the large iceplant at Palm,
two miles north-of Pennsburg, when
Ioe cars broke away on inclines.
While one of the employes was guiding five oars over the tracks in front of
the icehouse they got beyond control
and in their flight ran agianst the 200
foot ice plane, smashing it to pieces.
A few feet to the rear was another
section of seven cars, directed by
Abraham Dennis who lost oontrol of
them. They crashed into and helped
push the first section further on.
Samuel S. Sohultz and Edwin S.
Urffer, who were working on the
plane, were thrown many feet away,
but landing in a pile of shaved ioe,
whioh was as light aspinfeathers.were
saved
Getln
while
lestown, wliem Wl«y f-g*"M*?l ^^^
a basis on which the trolley company
shall occupy and have'the use x>t the
turnpike for its tracks, subject to the
approval of the stockholders, a meeting
of whom will be called soon to accept
or reject the terms.
Several local.business men are interested in the trolley road and were present at the meeting,and assurance was
given that the company is sure of the
wherewithal to build the road. No
rash promises were made, but it was
said that there was a possibility of
starting the construction of the ^line
within a year.
from serious injury. A Mr.
inger was Injured internally,
others escaped by wild leaps.
Spotswood Prizes.
The Spotswood kennels, of Broad
Axe, owned by Mr. Edward Trotter
Price, had a nice winning in Boston
terriers at the closing of the dog show
at Boston, Mass., on Friday evening.
Eastover Lancelot, who was turned
down at the Boston terrier specialty
show last November, but who was
vindicated by the executive* committee
of the the American Kennel club and
defeated all coiners at Madison Square
garden week before last, - again headed
tbe dogs in his breed at the Boston
show under a different jndge. With
Joe Dole, of Brooklyn, making the
awards Eastover Lancelot came to the
home of Boston terriers and again defeated the very best dogs in Boston.
He won in the heavyweight open class,
and then secured championship honors,
defeating such noted cracks as Boyl-
ston Tech, Revilo Peach, Revilo Bar-
met and Olubby II. He also won the
special for tbe best dog or bitch in tbe
open classes. The Spotswood kennels
also won the special for the best
team of four Boston terriers in the
show.       	
Burglary and  Arson.
The police at Jenkintown were notified Tuesday by John Bond, Jr., to be
on tlie lookout for a negro servant
who had disappeared. Mr. Bond Uvea
at Wyncote, and it ia alleged that the
Uegro secured the keys to a box in
whioh jewelry and silverware belonging to the family were kep, and after
confiscating two watches and other
valuables early Sunday morning lighted a_paper and placed it among some
ly piled under tbe back kitchen. Aii
other servant fortunately smelled the
smoke. and extinguished the flames,
thus saving the bouse and ita occupants.
Will Not Kularge Asylum.
Twenty members of tlie committee
on appropriations of the state house
of representatives visited the State
Hospital for the Insane at Norristown
on Saturday. Chairman J. Lee Plum*
mer and Assemblyman Frank B. Mc-
Clain, in addresses following an inspection of the institution, declared to
the assembled trustees aud officers
that it is unlikely any money would
be appropriated towaids extending the
capacity of the hospital. Both said
that they thought this institution.like
others of its size, had reached the limit, beyond whioh it is dangerous to go.
They believe tbat the building of the
new state hospital at Allentown, and
the hospital for epileptics at Spring
Oity would greatly relieve the pressure
on other hospitals.
Chairman Plummer said that he felt
the need of a nurses' home, and tbat
nurses, like other employes, ahonld
rest away from their work. He did
not think, however, that the full
amount, $75,000, oould be granted.
Mr. McOlain thought this hospital
is better off than other institutions In
the state, except Wernersville. He favored an appropriation of $50,000 for
building a chapel and amusement ball.
In the hospital 2834 patients are being accommodated in space intended
for 1740,many being forced to sleep on
the floors.
Big Bequest to Hospital.
, The will of Emma Louisa Hammond, late of Cheltenham, was probated by Register of Wills Groff Saturday
morning. In addition to the bequests
_^  to family and friends she leaves to the
kindling wood which he had previoussiHahneniann hospital for children as a
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memorial to her husband and eon the
the sum of $85,000. To the Norristown
Trust oompany she leaves in trust $250
to keep the burial lot in St*, Paul's
graveyard in order.
■ Amblerlte In Important Commission.
The plans for the new million dollar
state hospital for feeble minded and
epileptics, to be erected at Spring
City, Ohester county, Pa., were Friday made publio by the state commission, of which Alexander Knight, Sr.,
of Ambler, is treasurer, and whioh
was appointed in pursuance of the
action of the last session of the Pennsylvania legislature.
' The general assembly made an appropriation of $50,000 for the selection
of a site for the proposed hospital and
for the expenses of a commission which
it named to make a thorough investigation of the leading institutions of
this character in the country and to
gather a fund of expert testimony to
guide them in an effort to make this
the best equipped and most advantageously laid out hospital of the kind
in the world.
The members of the commission
which has charge of this matter are
John M. Scott, president; Speaker
Henry F. Walton, former representative Walter Willard, of Philadelphia;
former senator and present Auditor
General William P. Snyder, of Spring
Oity; J. R. Bell, M. D., of Philadelphia: Mexander E—light, Sr., of Ambler, ninl Thomas O. Fitzsimmons, M.
D.. oi Wilkesbarre. -
Philip H. Johnson, of Philadelphia,
was selected as the arohitect, and he
it was who drew tbe plans for the
hospital. Mr. Johnson has employed
the cottage system, with connecting
corridors, and has followed the old
English style of architecture in the
general outline of the buildings. The
buildings will be 'of brick with stone
trimmings and will be of approved
fireproof construction.
There will be accommodations for
about 800 patients. There is a bill before the legislature making an appropriation Of $000,000 for the construction of the buildings, but the hospital
will cost over $1,000,000 before it shall,
be completed and furnished.
Introduced Bills at Harrltbura.
In the house of representatives at
Harrisburg Mr. Rex, of Montgomery
county, introduced a bill providing for
the acquisition of additional land by
the Valley Forge Park commission,
not to exceed 1000 acres.
At a session of the senate, Mr. Roberta, of Montgomery county, introduced a bill appropriating $12,000,000 for
the public- schools for  the-next tw
years.