Ambler Gazette

              THE  AMBLER  GAZETTE.
VOL
-NO.   13
_VM_BLER,   PA.,   MARCH   28.   1912
$1.25   A  YEAR
FARMERS »       HIGH SCHOOL
ENTERTAINED. I A. A^ BENEFIT.
Guests of Whitemarsh Valley Hunt' About $60 Realized by the Enter-
Club, tainment.
Fox Hunters Return Courtesy to Those
Who Allow the  Us. of Their  Fields
—Luncheon     and       Entertainment-
Plans for the Spring Steeplechase.
When noses had been counted Saturday at the annual farmers' breakfast,
tendered    by the Whitemarsh    Valley
Htint club  to  owners. of fields across
which the huntsmen gallop during the
fox  hunting, season,   the  oldest  residents of the valley agreed that the majority of farmhouses had been depopulated of men and boys.
•The affair Was the magnet for the
largest outpouring in years. It is
given each spring as a compliment to
the patience of the farmers. The
hoofs of the mounts of the huntsmen
tear up the si.■■..,.- to a. degree. Moreover, mi.-is in nit* course of a hunt
frequently b.-epk uown a fence instead
of soaring _r..a e-tafly; over • the barrier. ,
So the li.nitsm. n aritei;tain the farmers at their cl ti i'douses. They don
the garb ot waiters and for the afternoon act aa servitors to their guests.
The amateur servants Saturday were
Welsh Strawbridge, acting M- F. H. of
the club; Frederick S. Whitaker, J.
Stanley Reeve, William W. Harrison,
Howard Henry, R Nelsdn Buckley and
Clarence N. Kline.
The members of the club in the
course af the ententainment told many
fax-hunting stories, but the traditions
of exciting cross-county chases after
an 'elusive fox were nearly forgotten
by the farmers. Politics was the
subject of (the hour.
A few reputed political leaders in the
rural sections of the valley, were also
present. , The gathering offered them,
opportunities, und they failed to take
advantage  of  none.
• The farmers came early and remained until dusk. Toward the latter part
ot the afternoon the Interest shifted to
competitions among farmer lads.
Bach rode a sturdy farm horse and
sought to put the steed .through show-
ring paces. The mounts were taken
over barriers and the winners were
" awarded clips .and other prizes. An
Invitation to join the clubmen on some
future pursuit of a fox was the most
acceptable, however.
The doors in the grillroom in tha
club house were opened at 2 o'clock.
About half a hundred dined at one
time. Mr. Whitaker was master of
ceremonies., and 'extended a hearty welcome to the -guests. Mr. Strawbridge
addressed the' agriculturists and assured ithem-' it w_s, a pleasure for the
club to hav^-i.them present. He told
them the Mabhouse was theirs for the.
afternoon and. tmeP ^were honorary
members *if tnei organization.
The ,&j*mer§^ Qtsponded with cheers-,
and spokesnie**, 4epfle0mlP the huntsmen, aleclaritu"*,Jtjksfe. MBbors of the
Whltehilt***«£_U_9K_)sHw?ati6n were
I liKviU- ?*&__■■ Hyiuldfi al
j&nqpgijHHH^
mere wen po-fajgpi'TipO'n"thaw, ior no
^refrain passed without a rousing chorus. * A vaudeville * program was also!
unfolded. A clever sleight-of-hand
performer caused laughter and astonishment with* his feats of magic.  -
Samuel Pinlcerton, huntsman of the
Rose Tree hunt ln Delaware county,
motored over with a party of friends.
Many of the farmers also arrived in
their autos evidencing that farming
in the Whitemarsh valljsy is profitable.
Mr. Strawbridge announced that on
April 6 the club will hold a point-to-
point steeplechase. It will be the
flrst of the spring meets and equine
exhibitions. Entries from, other clubs
wlll probably compete against those
of the Whitemarsh association. The
course will be three or four miles' ln
length and will be over rugged country. The start will be upon the estate
of Edward C. Dale, while the finish
line will be in front of the clubhouse.
Funeral of Alvin Haines.
The remains of the late Alvin Haines *
were  interred  Thursday* afternoon in j
the Friends' burying ground at Abington.
The deceased was a prominent min- i
later   in   tbe   Society   of   Friends   and I
was aged  71 years.      For- some years ;
he resided  in the vicinity  of Jenkin-
town  and then for 10 years lived on
Sandy Hill on the farm which has late- I
ly   been purchased   for country   club .
purposes,   Mr.   Haines   then  removing
to the home of his son-in-law, William !
W.   Fell,   in   Germantown. •     Besidies
his widow,  who was his second  wife, I
he is survived by two daughters.
J.  »..  Trank's  Recent  Deals.
.  J. G. Trank has Merited the 'following
properties:
House and lot, 511 Greenwood avenue, Jenkintown, to John D. Green;
house and lot corner of Hillside avenue and Cedar street to Michael Duffy;
house in rear of 515 Greenwood ave-.
nue, - Jenkintown, to Mary Leary; ]
Samuel. D. Carson's house on Greenwood avenue, Jenkintown, to James
McGurn.
John 8. Mason's Recent Deals.
John S. Mason, real estate broker of
Hatboro, has sold for Mrs. Sarah B,
Field her -residence. No. 10 Church
street, Willow Grove, .to -Amos B. Tomlinson, of the same place, for a consideration  not  disclosed.       Possession
April l.
Sold for Miss Milley El. Adams, of
New York city, her property on Old
Yord road, Hartsville, to a private investor.
Also rented for Joshua Greaves, of
Philadelphia, his farm of about 86
acres, on the Bristol road, between
Ivyland and Hartvllle, .to Harry M.
Schaeferi of near Newtown.
Organize  Country   Club.
The new Norristown Country club
has organized with the following representative citizens as a board of
governors: George H. Anders, Roy A.
Hatfield, Ned Irish, Horace C. Jones,
C. Townlev Larzelere, Matthias L.
March, Joseph S. Rambo, Isaac Richards, Judge William F. Solly, Henry
E. Tripler, Harry B. Tyson, Irving P.
Wanger, Frank 8. Wildman and Frank
B. Wonsetler. Membership has been
limited to 250, and with 215 enrolled
now the full quota is expected by
April  1.
Sufficient money has been subscribed
.to purchase the Alvin Haines, farm of
67 acres for $15,000. It is proposed
to r.-mndol the coloninl farmhouse into a clubhouse. *■
Program' Is Well Rendered Under Oh
rection of Miss Telletta Roberts—
"Jayville Junction" a Humorous Success—Other Features.
A large audience greeted the pupils
of the Ambler public schools on last
Friday evening in Ambler opera
house in their flrst annual entertainment. The event was given for
the benefit of the atnletlo association
of the high school, which has recently
been organized for the purpose
of keeping the larger pupils . interested in the school, and which if
successful will mean a greater number of graduates each year by reason
of the fact that the pupils . who
take part in the athletic sports are
compelled to make a passing mark
oi* .,5. 'the scholars who took part ln
tile enterUainuiont were personally instructed oy Miss Telieta nuoens, and
from tne appiause which greeted
tne penormers as. they went though
their parts aittesied to Miss Huberts'
ability in this line. The flrst part,
opening choruses, "_toogy Boo" and.
"I've Got tbe Mumps," by the Scholars
of the first five grades of the Forest
and Mattison avenue schools was one
of the enjoyable features of the -evening. The first' song was sung by the*
little girls of these grades appearing
on the stage dressed ready for
bed and as the curtain arose showing more than JO - little ones all
dressed in white. The large audience
burst forth ln loud and long applause. Their singing was also all
that could have been desired. The second sang was given by the boy a of the
grades mentioned, they appearing with
their faces tied up as though they had
the mumps. This was the comic song
of the opening choruses, and the boys
by .their action provoked much laughter.
The play, "Jayville Junction," was
presented- by the pupils uf the high
school. The stage was set to repre-j
sent a railway depot, John Maellhen-
ny taking the part of Charley Grab,
the ticket seller, who was very much
annoyed by .the many foolish questions
asked. Elwood Kleinfelder as Smash
A Trunk, the baggageman, did .well
and was the Ideal baggageman ready
to smash a trunk if it gave bin the
least trouble. Earnest Dreby, as Will
Bawl, the train caller was a success.
His calling of trains was about as near
the real thing as any one would wish
to hear. Robert Kelly was also very-
good as Rastus, the porter. Paul
Maust, as Tommy, the boys with a wish,
was very good. Samp. L. Case, the
drunlmer, was Robert Edgerton. Booth
N. Barret, the actor, was Howard Rile
and Gus Hamburg, the German, was
Joe Knoll, who were a trio that did
much towards making the play a success. ' Grant' Scott played the part of
Happy Happen, the tramp, to perfec-
~~ln. .-.apd cOuld hot, .have been tails, the
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college *rox, .was good, snd played the phrt in a perroct manner.
The parts, Rueben Hay, the farmland his wife Sanianthyi Hay, were
well taken by irvin Woodward and
Isabel Dinnell. Alton MacLaughlin
and Verha Douglass were seen -as the
newlywads. Joe Kemmerer did well
as Georgie, Mamma's "Precious,"
Caroline Hanzelman, Bessie Vansant,
Florence Sailer, Marian Gerhart, Gertrude Blankin and Marjorie Church,
were the college girls and they did
muoh to make Willi*- Raw-raw's life
miserable. Laura Scholz, as Carrie
Bunn, the lunch counter girl had her
own troubles in trying to keep "Happy Happens," the tramp, from getting
away with bar lunch. Melissa Rosenberry, as Lima Leight, the actress,
was very good, as was Evelyn Fisher
and Alice Kleinfelder who. took the
parts of Tessie and Bessie, the girls
with a giggle. . Florence Rile was
seen as Mrs. P. Runa, the nervous
party. The part Mrs. O'Calllhan, the
scrub "lady," was successfully played
by Paul Stong. Cecelia Hamilton, who
played the part of Tillie -Tung,- the
village gossip, caused much merriment. Marie Pennick and Marguerite Keisel took the parts of Sophia
and Lucy, the good-by girls and they
were the cause of delay at the ticket
window because* It required so much
time for them to bid farewell to each
other.
During the play Miss Rosenberry
sang "There1 s an Aeroplane Air About
You." and Robert Kelly sang "Mammy's Lassie Candy Kid," the entire
cast taking part in the choruses. The
second part of the program, which
was a musical, shouted good training.
Marjorie' Church, Evelyn Fisher, Nellie. Niblock, Emma Bros, Mabel Rile
and Helen Shoemaker took part in the
tennis chorus, Anna Lapetina being
the soloist, singing "The Top of the
Morning to You," which was well rendered, as was the military chorus with
Robert Edgerton as soloist, who sang
"Military Mary Ann." Those taking
part In this chorus and drill were:
Harvey Hoodmacher, Howard Stiver,
Robert Kelly, John Mclllhenny, Howard Rile, Joe Knoll, Irvin Woodward,
Grant Scott, Marguerite KJeisel, Laura
Scholz, Verna Douglass, Melissa Rosenberry, Caroline Hanzelman, Cecelia
Hamilton, Bessie Vansant and Plor-,
once Sailer.
The base ball chorus, by the future
",gi>*ats," who were LeRoy Irvin, Grant
Buchanan, Paul Stong,* .Joe Kemmerer,-
Paul Maust, LeRoy Zettlemoyer, Clarence Woodward, Robert Shoemaker
and Harry 'Keizer with Warwick Johnson and Paul Stong as the solo-,
ists, sang,' "Hurrah, for Our Base BaU
Game," was well rendered. The parasol drill was very beautiful and very
pleasing, all the girls going through
the drill in a very creditable manner
while Mildred Johnson sang in a good
voice, "I'm in Love with One of the
Stars." Howard Rile sang the humorous song, "You Gotta Quit a'Kick-
in' My Dawg Aroun." This song was
well rendered. The swing song,
which was the grand finale, introducing Miss Marguerite Keisel and Miss
Roberts as -the soloists, was beautifully rendered, the entire cast taken part.
The Ambler orchestra during -the
evening / rendered several fine selections for which It was liberally
applauded. It was the consensus of
opinion that this was one of the best
entertainments given in the Ambler
opera house tbis season, and as it' is
the intention of this schools to make
this an annual event it will be looked
forward to with much pleasure by-
many who were in attendance on Fri
day evening. The athletic assdeia-
'lion's share of the recepits was* about
$60.
Superintendent Remembered.
Among the changes in habitation
that occur at New Britain on April 1st
probably none will be so publicly noticed . as the departure of Mr. -and Mrs.
Harry B. Clymer, who will move to
Jenkintown. Mr. Clymer has been -the
superintendent of the- Baptist Sunday
school for many years and with his
wife Is deeply interested in. village
matters, both religious and. social. Mr.
Clymer was presented with a handsome
chair by the Sunday school, and -Mrs.
Clymer. a nice' quilt by the Mission
circle during services Sunday morning, the address being made by the
pastor, -Rev. John Meighan. Miss Sue
and Miss Grace Clymer were also the
recipients of gifts from their Sunday
school scholars.
Valley   Forge   Station.
"The  new   station   to   be  erected   at!
Valley Forge,  by    the    Reading,    will I
be quite an ornament    to   that    his-
toric spot.     The plans call for a stone
structure 26 feet wide, by' 63 feet four
inches long, with projecting bay.   The I
platforms and shelter sheds, which will
.-x i--iic.l on each side of the tracks, wlll j
be    connected  by a    concrete footway
tunnel.      Cement     sidewalks,      steps, j
curbing, walks, retaining walls and ma- 1
cadam drive will be provided for.   The
station    will   be   of   the   colonial   style'
of   architecture   and will be    finished
during the coining summer.
Abington Commissioners.
.At the monthly meeting of the Abington    township    commissioners    on
Thursday   evening     nil   the   members
were  present except  Mr.  Hallowell.
The treasurer reported  $18,575.19 on
METHODISTS
m ■WILL BUILD.j
Contract Price of Ambler Church Is |
$31,793.
Proposed Edifice, tor Which* Ground j
Will Be Broken Next Saturday, to Be '
Erected by F. L. Keyser and Co., an)'
Pottstown.
On Monday evening, March 25th, the
congregation of the local Methodist ■
church met and authorized, the board
of trustees to proceed with the erection of the new edifice, the same not
to exceed the contract price of $31,793.
The contract has been awarded to F.
H. Kaiser and Co., of Pottstown.
These builders erected the handsome
Searles Memorial church, of Pottstown,
which church will be the. model, in j
the main, followed in the erection of
Ambler's new Methodist church. *
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
Iground breaking ceremonies will be
observed on the new church site,
Lindenwold avenue and Park avenue. I
The Sunday school and church members will meet at the church and!
niart'h to the new site. Each member!
will bear a flower to be laid in ithe I
cross to be dug during the ceremony.
The program arranged ls most unique.
The public is most cordiallyl invited I
in participate in these services. The!
.event promisee to be one long re-1
m-a-nibered in the history of the local
church. The pastors of our sister
church.ee will be Invited to assist in
these ceremonies. -
Building operations wlll begin Mon-'
OBITUARY.
ALBERT CLEMM.
Albert Clemm, of near Camp Hill,
died on Wednesday night. He resided on tbe Jacob Yeakle place,
Church and Valley Green roads. Thej
funeral was held Sunday with interment at Hillside cemetery. The wife,
two sons and one daughter survive.
EDWARD RAINEY.
Edward Rainey, who formerly resided in Ambler, died Thursday of old
age at the home of John Rainey, on
Haas lane, and the remains were interred in St. Patrick's cemetery, Norristown. The deceased was unmarried.
RICHARD MOYER.
: Richard Moyer, station agent at Telford, died at his home at that place on
Monday afternoon, at 5 o'clock, aged
93 years. Death was due to pneumonia, having been sick about a week.
Mr. Moyei's native home was Centre
Valley, wtwqe he was reared on a
farm, but became a telegraph operator
serving for some time at Bingen, but
has been at Telford for 29 years.
Mr. Moyer is survived by his widow,
who was Miss Clara Shissler, of'Centre
Valley*. Six children .survive as follows: Hardie, an operator on a line
north of Allentown; Edna, Irene, Richard, William and Mark, all of Telford.
Brothers and sisters survive as tri:
lows: George, of- Centre Valley;
Charles, of Connecticut!, Mrs. Wilson
Reed, of Telford; Mrs. William Klonin-
ger, of Telford, and Mrs. XV. 1 in pier,
of Lansdale.
Mr. Moyer was a member of the Lutheran church, at Indian i- eld.
Landis Withdraws.
Former Assemblyman Joseph 11.
Landis, of Elroy, who had tiled with
the state department, at Harrisburg,
a petition indicative of his aspirations for the Republican nomination
for assembly from the Third district,
has withdrawn the same. This leaves
the nomination between John H. Bartman, of Coilegeville, C. R. Addison,
of the Hatfield Times, and Attorney
Wm. S. Acuff, of Ambler,   -
Wedded Jan. 2;   News Just Leaks.
The news of .the marriage of George
Chalk, of Washington Square, to Miss
Anna Momme, also of Washington
Square, has just leaked out. The
ceremoney was performed in Potts-
ville, Pa., January 2.
BEAN IS
FAR AHEAD.
Recent Political Events Have Strengthened Chances.
The   Retirement   of   Frank P.   Croft
Gives   Added   Strength—Montgomery
County    Keystone Democrats Fail ta
Endorse  Difenderfer.
It looks now as though the contest
in the Bucks-Montgomery district for
the   Congressional   nomination   is  alt
over but the shouting.     The nomination of Oscar O. Bean, of Bucks, has
been regard'ed aa highly probable for
many   weeks.      Since   the   retirement
of Frank P. Croft last week, there ts
BO longer any doubt about the Bucks
county man  being returned   an <easy
I winner.      All   of Croft's strength    in
i his own district Of Lower Merion, as
well aa in the Old York road section
! has gone over to Bean, and this settles
the question of the nominee, for £Sean
I was far in ,the lead else where, through-
' out  the  district.
Political developments    of the    past
' week in  the district  will have a Car-
reaching effect.     As affecting, the congressional situation,  these events will
,extend    beyond    the primaries.      The
! failure    of the    Montgomery    County
Keystone  committee -to endorse Congressman Difenderfer    for re-election,
after that party  was largely responsible for the Democratic-Keystone representative's election two years ago,
, puts a very rosy hue upon the congressional campaign from a Republi-
' can viewpoint.      When it is consider-
I ed further that the Democrats are not
over-enthusiast it*    about    Difenderfer,
j then the  big political  strength which
i Bean has exhibited in his present canvass makes him look like the one best
I in November.
Bean's supporters claim that he is
going to receive the compliment of a
| oig majority at the primaries. It is
i pointed out that Montgomery coun-
i ty is going to stand by Bucks in this
| contest, both at the primaries and lat-
, er at the. polls, just as loyally as Bucks
I stood by her in the congressional cam-
■ palgns of the past 20 years. That
! means a Republican district in the next
.session of congress.
Turnpike Co. Sued.
Suit was filed"*last week in the United States district • court at the instance of the United States treasury
department against 41 corporations
doing business in Philadelphia and
vicinity, for failure to report their net
incomes to the internal revenue collector. Among the lot was included
the Jarrettown and Horsham turnpike 'company. The government, it
is said, is willing to be lenient wi|th
those defendent corporations that
come forward and offer to make a
settlement.
Large  Goose   Eggs.
. Elias Weiss,  of Quakertown, has a
j goose  that,   while  she  does  not    lay
i golden    eggs, produces   some    extraordinary size..     Mr. Weiss    exhibited
one    recently measuring    11  1-2 inches    in    circumfer'enee   the   long   way
and 9 inches in circumference ln the
! middle..     It  weighs three-quarters of
| a pound and is the second large one
1 found within a week.
Feared  Author  Lost  Life  in   Ruins  of
His Home.
Fire destroyed the home of J. Martin
Wooisey,    writer,     literateur,  traveler
and    recluse, at  Willow    Grove,  early
Sunday morning.      The origin of' the !
tire    is unknown.      While    men were
searching • the  ruins  for  the  body  of
'rVoaapeym^AyhM.~^ri»..-suppose*!   to hfi.\-e
died, in the fire, the aged author mail? ;
his appearance;' having suddenly gone j
to New York the night before on busi-1
ness  without acquainting  any  one  of
his intentions.
Woolsey's, library, valued at many-
thousands of dollars, and the art objects and antiques gathered by him
in travels in many foreign countries,
were destroyed. It Is understood that
Wdolsey .carried $5000 insurance on
his -possessions.
hand.
orts
*     l*>i_e
The various committee cepo
were received and filed.
Parties called attention to an alleged dangerous quarry at McKinle*/*own-
ed by Daniel Shleehan and operated
by Mr. Fitzgerald; also an alleged
dangerous quarry opposite church at
Edge  HIU.
The road engineer was instructed to
clear away fallen trees on Geneva avenue,  Glenside.      - ,t
The town clerk was instructed to
make a report of the proper distribution of new road lights for HASH
The solicitor was Instructed to prepare a suitable paper for the transfer
of the electric lights on Baechwood
Heights, which has already been
transferred to Cheltenham township.
The solicitor reported that he had
had an interview with Mr. Nevin about
the Baeder tract. >■ ."3
Mr. Scherbaum, of Glenside, representing some citizens, asked for information about the distribution of
the new* loan.
Mr.  Walsh and  Mr.  Keims,. representing the improvement    association
of Crestmont,  called  attention   to  its |
streets and asked that they be improv- |
ed.      They were promised relief if the
new loan passed.
•The solicitor reported progress in
reference to side walks on York road
from Noble to Edge Hill  road.
Mr.    Bennlghoff    reported      makin-** 'j
progress  In  the efficiency  of  the  fire
department,  in order to get  insurance ,
ra les reduced.
Bucks Defeats' Montgomery.
By a masterful exhibition of shuflle-
board William H. Ruos, of Doylestown :
champion  of  Bucks  and   Montgomery
counties, defeated Peter Hlllpot, Lans- I
dale's noted    artist,      in      the      Eagles' club room at Lansdale. on Saturday evening in a championship contest I
of 100 points, by the score of ion to I
8*.
Hipson  Sells  Hotel.
Surprise was expressed in Doyles- I
town, on Thursday morning, when it
was announced that a deal had been
consummated by which Alexander J
Hipson, the owner, sold the well-known!
Monument house, to John Mitchell, of1
Atlantic City, N. J.
Possession  will  be  given  on     April .
15th, after which Mr. Hipson and fam-
ily  will  move  to Atlantic  City  where
he will live retired for a time.
day morning, April Ist.
The .vote of the church congregation
authorizing the -erection oil the church
was unanimous.
"The Neighbors" Meet.
"The Neighbors" held the regular
fortnightly meeting on Saturday with
a goodly attendance. A business session, was first in order, at which the
president announced the names of the
delegates appointed to attend a reciprocity meeting at Ridley Park on the
25th, also those appointed to attend I
a similar meeting at Media on the j
29th. A general invitation had been
sent to the members of "The Neigh-
bors" to attend the* federation of a
women's club at Easton on April 19.
The delegates to ' represent the club j
were Catharine P. Smith, Mrs. Eleanor
Stafford, and Susan H. Jarret to report
to the following jneietiiig on April 20th.
It being time' for the nomination of
officers for next year a committee,
composed of Mrs, Alice Paxson, Mrs. >
Alice M. J. Wood and Miss Eleanor
Fenton, was appointed to receive the
nominations and make up the ticket.
The subject for the day* being "So- j
clal Purity" three visiting ladies were
in attendance, Mrs. Florence Pearsoll,
Mrs.   Mary  Mumford and  Dr. Shletoe,
who    treated   .the subject    from    the!
standpoint of the mother,  the educa-
tor and the physician.     Mrs. Pearsoll, l
vice president of the  Eastern Federation  of Women,  spoke of the change |
in   attitude   towards     this   question
with|n the .last few years.     Mrs. Mum- |
ford, who won all hearts by her gen-
tle and dignified manner, spoke of .the
necessity of education along this line.
Dr  Shecke followed with a strong and
[convincing paper on  the  subject.      A j
vote of thanks  was tendered the visitors and also the committee In charge,
|Mrs.    Jean Davis   and Miss Anna    I.
Mitchell, for -the instructive program.
Miss Anna Logan, accompanists, gave
two beautiful -selections, "The Goblins
Will Get You," by J. Whitcomb Riley,
and "Melody in F,"' Rubenstein.
BLUE BELL.
Mr., and Mrs. William Cleeland visited J. H. Cleeland and family on-Saturday.
A. S. Valentine has moved to his
country. residence.
Miss. Ada Hoover is spending some
time with her sister, Mra Abram Nash,
at Eureka. **.<■ .te
This week's cottage prayer meeting
will be held at the home of Mr. Harry
Tippin at 7.45 p. m. sharp. It Will
be preceded by the monthly meeting of
the Sunday School association at 7 p.
m. at the same place. On Friday
night the mission study class will
meet at its usual hour, 7.45 oe'lock,
followed by a practice by the female
chorus. The Junior C. E. socie|ty
meets on Saturday at 2.30 p. in., after
which an Easter practice Will be held.
All boys and girls should be present.
The final rehearsal ot the Choral society for the Palm Sunday concert will
b'. held on Saturday night beginning
at 8. Baptism and reception of members at the 10.30 a. m. on Palm Sunday.
In the evening at 7.30 o'clock a grand
sacred concret wlll be rendered.
, Tot For Detention House.
At a. session of Juvenile count last
week in Norristown before Judges
Swarts and Weand,.Mrs. Andrew Jackson Fishei** was arraigned on the
charge of neglecting her three-year-
old child.
Neighbors testified as to the woman's character Her home is on
Mermaid avenue, Springfield township.
The court remanded the. boy to the
detmf'-j^.Juiiwe ioH nwail further ac1
[tion..; SeX       -
-Mis. Fisher is a widow, about t9st
years old. Several years ago pro- .
ccedjngs were instituted by Theodore
Lane Bean in behalf of the children
of her husband by another wife, to
have his property alienated from him.
and placed .<m the. hands of a trustee.
This was <3.ontj."' ,' Fisher was then
about 80 yiStrs uf age. The child
in question is not his, according to the
testimony of the mother. Fisher was
a well-to-do man and his widow's
share in the property will be considerable. The estate has been adjudicated but distribution has not yet been
made because of the inability of anyone to persuade Mrs, Fisher to sign
the necessary papers.
Lansdale Gunner Leads.
In one of the largest shoots recently conducted by the Mineral Springs
Gun club, on Its range at Willow Grove
Saturday 10 events were shot off, with
satisfying scores made by the contestants. The program called for nine
events, with a total of 125 targets, and
there was a special 25-target shoot between five expert marksmen-
Schwartz, of Lansdale, was high gun,
with 105 breaks out of a possible 125,
and Noah Clark, of Doylestown, and
Ollie Houpt, of the Mineral Springs
aclub, were tied for second with scores
of 100 breaks each.
PROSPECTVILLE.
Clarence Radcliff is spending the
week with his grandparents in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Harry Fillman and daughter
Ethel spent several days last week
with Miss Emma Gordon, of Ambler. .
An Easter supper will be given in
Prospectville hall on April 2nd.
Mrs. Walter Fillman is spending
some .time with her parents at North
Wales.
' Charles Rich is moving this week to
North Wales.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hoffman, of
Horsham, spent Sun'day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoffman.
Miss Margaret Creamer ls suffering
with   inflammatory   rheumatism.
Mrs. Reuben Finley spent Monday
in Philadelphia.
Miss Elsie Ford, Miss Sara Ely and
Ellis Ford spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. William Fillman.
Charles Creamer and family will
move on Saturday to near Blue Bell.
Jenkintown Ball Team.
Jenkintown wlll be. represented for
the 1912 season by a strong baseball
team, and indications point to a renewal uf the oldtlme baseball enthusiasm among local fans. The line-up
of ithe team will, in all probability,
be: H. O'Neill, catcher; Frankeniietd,
pitcher; P. Mullen, first base; Flowers,
second base; McKeown, third base;
Sheehan, shortstop; King, left field;
T. O'Neill, centre field; Mullin, right
field; manager, John King.
This is practically the organization
I which represented Jenkintown in
independent baseball laat year, defeating such teams at the Philadelphia
Electrics, D« S. Marines, DeNard, Cheltenham St. Ann and others of equal
strength. Manager King desires to -
hear from the management of these
teams, as well as Fairhiil, Stetson.
Southwark, Aberdeen, Fox Chase,
Somerton or first class teams having grounds and playing independently.
To Sell Abington  Land.
The Norrlatown court has decreed
that Abington Friends may sell off
portions of their property of 120 acres
acquired ln 1698 from John Barnes.
Permission is given to the trustees
to sell at private sale 1.142 acres to
Israel H. Ely for $6400 and five-eighths
of nn acre to Emma L. Hall« ,-,-ell for "j
|3iaf
The trustees in their petition declare
that tho tract .-id joins Jenkintown, is
surrounded by suburban improvements,
and, because of its greatly* Increased
value, is not available for farming or|
agricultural purposes.
MeCloskey Gets Contract.
At a special meeting of the Springfield township commissioners on Monday afternoon at the township building. Chestnut Hill, bids were opened
for the construction of the reinforced I
concrete bridge over Sandy Run on
Pennsylvania avenue, Oreland. All thel
members of the board were present
and Mr. Cheston- presided.
\ Bids were received from R. J. MeCloskey, of Flourtown, and Harry H.
Kluck. of Germantown. The bid of
■John Gunlach, of Oreland arrived after the advertised .time to receive bids
and was therefore not considered.
The first two hids were read and discussed,, and on motion the contract for
the erection of the bridge was awarded
;to Robert MeCloskey. of Flourtown,
for a price of $660. The bridge la to
Be 16 teat wide, and work Is to he completed just as rapidly as weather will
ermlt.
MAPLE GLEN.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Worthington, a son. .
Miss Ella Worthington, of Philadelphia, visited at her brother's on Saturday.
George W. Lenhart is rebuilding his
shops as rapidly aa tbe weather permits. '
Walter P. Dickinson and family will
move next week to Cheltenham.
The monthly meeting of the Aid society, of Three Tuns Baptist mission,
will be held on Saturday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.. Daniel S.
Campbell, near Jarrettown.
Charles S. Davis, living on the J.
IT. Rlnge farm, who expected to sell
out this "Wednesday, has renewed his
leas? and canceled the sale.
■ : Roads in this vicinity have been
near impassable in places, even the
pike has sunken in places, making tt
necessary to mark with rails by day
and  warning "lights  by  night.
Thwarted Thieves at Souderton.
Samuel Kratz, a baker, of Souderton,
armed with a long-bladed butcher
knife, put two robbers .to flight Friday
night, although one of them had .him.
covered with a revolver at the time.
When the men rushed from .the store
with Kratz in pursuit they were joined by others outside and th- quartet
eluded the intrepid baker in a maze of
alleys  in  the  vicinity.
Kratz was called into the store by
two, men, who asked for a small
amount of candy. As he turned after-
filling the order be gazed into the barrel of a revolver and was ordered to
open the cash drawer and turn over
the contents.
The baker made a movement to comply with the demand, but instead he
reached under the counter, secured the
knife and leaped at the men, who,
when confronted with th-> unexpected
reststence,   fled  precipitately.
Days Are Lengthening
and Gilt Edge flour is strengthening
in the esteem of those who use it, and
they are increasing every-day.