Ambler Gazette

              The Ambler Gazette.
VOL   XXX-NO.  xfc
AMBLER.   _PA..   APRIL   11.   1012
81.25  A  YEAR
SCHOOLS DOING
GWJD WORK.
Principal Gilbert MakeiEncouraflnf
Report.
OBITUARY.
' Ambler School     Board   Holds  Regular
MssllWi    CiHltSslipl.liiil   Changes    in
the    Faculty—Athletics    GiV«n    Encouragement.
The   April   meeting   of   the   Ambler I .
school board  was  held on  Thursday | one of the moat
night, April 4, in the Mattison avenue
school    building,    all  mem Bers    being
present  and  President  Styer  in     the
chair. Ppjf?
Secretary Weber read the minutes of
the last meeting and also of an adjourned, meeting, held on Mar.  14, the same
being approved.
«*ej£B*lncipal  Gilbert   ln   presenting  his
report said that the sixth and seventh
school months will  show as the best
thus fur in  the school  year,  not only
in point of attendance, 'but also as regards discipline, interest aud condition's  generally.       He   stated  that  the
schools    niv making    good    progress.
sFor the sixth  mon.th  nkf males    had
been   in   attendance   with  an  average
of 200: •Jiti females, with   and average
of  204.       The   entertainment   recently
given    for the    benefit    of the    High
School Athletic association had netted
' $61.      Mr. Gilbert informed the board
that'he had paid a visit to,the Jenkintown schools, 'inspected the work done
there    and     thinks    that     the     local
schools* work compares very favorably
and In some features excels.
The   complaint   committee,   through
.Mr. Weber, reported a complaint from
Miss    Fleck,    of   the    Forest    avenue
school, who had received a slanderous
and    abusive letter    from an    Ambler
______!_    on account    of   the teacher n^j^j at jl^ Washington.
THOMAS H. BAMBRICK. •
Thomas,   H.   Bambrick,   -who   many
years ago  resided in Ambler  for a time,
founder of the Pennsylvania Labor exchange and publisher and founder ofl
the . Hotel   Reporter,   died * Wednesday
at his home, 3S_6 Brown street, Phila-
delphia, following a brief illness.     Mr. j
Bambrick Was also agent for all  the
outgoing trans-Atlantic steamships for
Europe   and   for  coastwise   steamship
companies.   * He also carried on an ex- !
tensive real  estate     usiness.
ELIZA BETH MCKEAN.
Mrs., Elizabeth    McKean,  widow  of |
Thomas McKean,  and a member   .ofl
(widely known Phila-
delphia   families, tiled    early    Sunday |
morning while visiting at the home of •
her    son, Henry    Pratt   .McKean,-   at
Penllyn.      She was smitten    suddenly
with  an  attack, of  neuralgia of     the
heart   and -died within a few minutes.
She had return d  recently from     a
trip to the West Indies and Panama
and seemed to have been in the best
of health.   She was 68 years old aad is
survived'    by    four      children—Henry -j la
Pratt  MeKeam. Thomas  McKean,   Jr., i I
Mrs.    Benjamin     Allen,   of   Colorado
Springs,  and   Mrs.   Norton   Downs,   of
Three Tuns.
TO WORK FOR
AUTO CKEUHCAL
WHITEMARSH
STEEPLECHASE.
WEDDED.
STOUT—LONGSTRETH.
very  pretty   home   wedding
Ambler Fire Co\to Help Outside District Secure Apparatus.
First Event of tbe Whitemarsh Val
ley Bunt Club.
Matter Discussed at Meeting of Wissahickon Firs Co, and Committee Is
Appointed to Help Secure Protection
tor This   Locality. a
' The regular monthly meeting of
the Wissahickon Fire company was
held last Friday evening with President Craft in the chair, and Assistant
Secretary    Jesse    Hayden    officiating.
Throe
Spec-
Straw-
the
complaining   to a    boy of his  unclean
condition   and   recommending   to   him
a general  clean-up:      if was  agreed
by the board that the secretary make
reply to the parent; stating tne facts |
and * warning against any further Sim-!
liar action,   lest   the   matter   be   dealt \
tilth by   the law.     it Was also agreed
by the body to uphold- the teacher In 1
her action.
Mr. Irvin, of the improvement committee,    reported    a    number    repairs
made at  the  schools.      The  unsatisfactory desks purchased from the Tis-
dall Co. had been removed and a number   of  old   desks   had   been   brought J
from the store room to replace  them
until such  time as -the board saw Jit
to purchase others which   will comply
Ao the requirements.      Heavier hangings have* been placed  on the'  rolling
.doors  at  the  high* school room,  thus
doing    away with    any danger    that
might result from    the doors failing.
Contracts for new desks were submitted    by    the American*   Seating    Co.
However, the board was of the opinion |
that present accommodations will suf- :
ose of .the  term  and j
were    returned.      Mr. j
|rt: Pnia"bubblers,"  or•
lalnSiJS^jBte.^schopls.,
Mora  School   Room  Needed.
At the last regular monthly meeting
of   the   Upper   Dublin,  school   board,
held   at   Jarrettown,   the   advisability
and  feasibility!    of enlarging • several]
of  the   township    schools .during  thej
present summer vacation Was discussion.      The Mathias Sheeleigh school, |
near Ambler,  will very  likely be  fin-
ished up in the second story and additional rooms  provided  for  the  rapidly   growing   attendance;   and   a   room
will also  be  provided  for  the regular
meetings of the directors.
Watson K. Phillips, architect,,    was
also /present at  the meeting  in  order
to present his views regarding a pro- I
posed    enlargement    of the    township I
The sug-
I gestion was made to place several
I rooms over the west end of the struc- I
f ture, and Mr. PhilMps has since been
j making surveys and; measurements to I
j ascertain If the* present walls .will sus- j
tain   the  additional  weight.
It  is probable  that the Three Tuns I
school will be raised to allow the lawn
I to be filled in and regraded.
An enumeration of the school chil-
| dren   will   be  made  after   May   1. by
Robert   11'.   Kepler,   truant  officer.
SPRINGHOUSE.
Charles P. Fox visited his country
Home on Saturday.
George Mathias and wife, of Paoli,
spent Easter with the latter's parents,
Mr.  and ' Mrs.   Charles  Collom.
Mrs. Mary Smith,, of Philadelphia,
_ Maas.,*
Tt* \v&Sjj^]gteeam aaHteone
SnstaJleatean'd    fcoroughly
tried out.
The supply committee, Mr. irvin reporting, said that four tons of coal had
been purchased and* delivered, also
two rolls of paper toweling and holders, these latter; if satisfactory, will
be  installed   permanently.
Mr.  Weber,   of   the . teachers'   committee, said that he had received circulars    from    the    Mansfield,    Normal
school'   making several    recommendations for high school positions; two or
three  were quite  favorable.      Several
applications   had   also   been   received ■
from teachers for positions.   Mr. Web-   ristoiivn
er recommended to .the board that two
men teachers, together with the principal, be secured.     It. was unanimously carried by the board that Mr. "Weber proceed* along the line which he has
mapped  out   for  the   investigation
teachers.
It was carried by motion that the
principal be authorized to purchase
two dozen ' diplomas of the kind accepted by the board, six to be properly filled in and the balance to remain
in the hands of tho printer until called
for by the board.
The budget committee, through' Mr.
Maas, reported the balaiaees and deficits for the month ending April 4.
. Mr. Weber said he had visited the
schoo|s during the 'month passed and
reported, very favorably on the work
being accomplished, and remarked
particularly on the -excellence of that
being done in Miss Landis' room at the
Mattison avenue school.      -*
Treasurer Faust's report show; a
balance    in    the    school    treasury    of
visiting Harry Strehle and family this
week.
William Martin, of Meadowbrook,
has secured a position as florist -with
George W. Norris.
Mrs. Charles Smith, who has been
very siok.   is  slowly  improving.
The    Kings*   Daughters    held   their
anniversary at the home of Harry A.
Fleck   on   Monday  evening.      A-most
delightful evening was .spent.
,  Harry   Strehle and ■iwife are rejoic-
-*_____& rm
the  minutes   of   the   meeting
March 15 were read and approved.
. Ono application' was made for mere
bership and same was referred to
proper committee.
The   treasurer  reported   as   follo'ivs: .1
Balance on hand at last meeting, $52,- i
[receipts, $64.67;   orders paid, $56.-
ba.'ance,   $60.40.
Street  Commissioner  Kulp  reported j
that some repairs were needed to the j
street   sprinkler  and   same   were   or- '
dered.
Chief Hayden. called attention .to an i
article in the "Gazette" in reference j
ts the need of an automobile chemical *
to take care of tho territory surround- ■'
ing Ambler. He sold that the article I
stated the question fairly. before the.
people, that it is impossible for thej
company wtth the present apparatus
to properly take care of .this section
with its valuable property. He i
mentioned the fact* that in responding (
to the Maple Glen fire a valuable horse
I was killed, and an- accident, although
not so serious, happened in responding
I to the fire at E. B. Smith's,    Gwynedd .
Valley,    a    year    before.      The    calls j
j from the outside districts place the lo-
cal  oompany in  a     peculiar  position, j
ahd he  suggested  that the matter  be *
I taken   up   with   the   residents   of tho,
outside   districts   to   ascertain   if  this
apparatus can be procured.     The box-- j
I ough   is   now   well   equipped   for   its.
j own demands and well protected, and jj
I the fact is becoming more and more j
apparent that there must be this addi- I
tional- apparatus secured or the com- j
pany, must stop responding to outside
calls.' He asked that the matter be |
fully discussed.
Mr. Devine stated that he had read. I
the "Gazette" article in  question.      It
very   clearly  states   that   there  is   no i
need for added  equipment within the |
zone of the present water supply.    It
seems hardly fair .for the outside dis- j
triet to' ask Ambler to buy extra apparatus to serve the outside districts. I
[ He thinks    an appeal    can be    made |
is I to the    district    within    four or five i
John  Strawbridge  Wins  Cross-County
Chaos    As    .I. A.  Devereux    Thrown
But     Uninjured—Course     of
Miles—Event     Presents   Gay
tecle.
Riding Bandmaster, John
bridge Saturday, afternoon won the
first spring cross-country steeplechase
of the Whitemarsh Valley Hunt club,
held | run from Roslyn Heights to Erdenheim, Chestnut Hill. Eight other
riders were in the race. Edward
Cheston, on "Pattie," came in second,
and: Welsh Strawbrfdge, on Easter,
third, while R. Nelson Buckley, mounted on Mountain Girl,' was fourth at
the finish.
The race was unmarred by accident,
with the exception of a spill which A.
J. Antelo Devereuja took in hurdling
the next to the last obstacle on the
three-mile course. Mr. Devereux was
riding well up until he fell. He was
nut injured when his mount fumbled
over the bars of the gate and rose to
his feet immediately. The horse lay
still, in sweaty-, tor several moments
until attendants ran up and, led the
animal off tho course.
Fine weather and the prospect of
good sport brought out a large number of society folk. The course was
dotted with motoring- parties, and following the race an informal outdoor
garden party was held on the lawn
of the hunt club, where refreshments
were served.
Closely contested from start to finish, the race was featured for the nip
,- • Mr 'CStoSk*3tavWl£niea&Li position'
chauffeur for H. P. McKean.  '
miles of Ambler where good roads pre-
vail, and the people should be given a
fair change to respond. If they do
not desire the addled equipment and
protection, then we should reduce our [that
scope of service. He therefore, moved that a committee of six, with the
president, of the company as one, to
draft a letter and make a proper and
urgent appeal to the residents  within
and-tuck riding of j Mr.  Strawbridge
and Mr.    Cheston.     On the last three- I
quarters*     of    a    mile      both      riders
wire   urging    their    animals    to   the •
limit, and both    sailed    evenly   across!
the  iast  gate   together.  -:. Mr.   Straw-
bridge's  horse  seemed   tp? recover  his
f est  better * than   the  other  after the
jump,   and   the   few  remaining  yards
to   the   finish  aroused   the" entire   attention of the gallery of spectators by I
the  splendid   nerve' -with   which ' they i
were run. v'-^te
The meet was the • opening steeple-
Chase of the season. . Among those I
who entered horses were Miss Emily I
Fox, Thomas Stokes, J. Stanley Reeve,
Clement Williams, Frederick Whittak- I
er; Daniel C. B. Wentz and Ediward j
C. Dale.
In gorgeous spring raiment fashion-
wble folk motored out from
(the event- and Sunned themselves in
the balmy- atmosphere along the
course and near .the clubhouse. Many-
drove .from nearby residences in trap's
and carriages; ", Every one agreed
tbe day was ideal for the race,
but that it was a little to warm for
the horses,
A very pretty home wedding took
place last Wednesday at noon at tbe
residence of Josiah Longstreth, Bethlehem and Euclid avenues, Amble*;
when his daughter. Miss Florence, became the bride of Mr. Joseph A. Stout,
of Three Tuns.
The house was beautifully decorated
With flowers, and the wedding march
was played by the bride's sister,. Miss
Elsie Mae Longstreth, and the ceremony was performed by Rev. Wm. C.
Stiver, of Ambler.
The bride was attired in a lovely
creation of silk.* The guests were
j the immediate families' of both, bride
i and groom with but few specially fa-
I vored friends. A wedding breakfast
I followed the ceremonx-
'  After the usual congratulations  the  meeting
j newly married couple amidst  confetti ; Firemen's
and  rice  with words of hearty  good t
wishes   their  automobile  rolled   away I
gaily attired in white streamers.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A  Stout took j
train   from   Broad,   street  station   for;
I Washington,. D.  C, for their wedding '
journey.      On  their .return   they- will j
| reside near Three  Tuns on  tire Stout
estate.
LESSEIG—KIBBLEHOUSE.
This  Wednesday  afternoon    at  3.30 j
I Miss   Minnie  Kibblehouse,  of Ambler,:
j became  the  bride of Mr.  Levi Haus,* *
j Lesseig, of Flourtown.     The ceremony
took   place   in   S*    Thomas   Episcopal I
, church, Whitemarsh, which was beau-
j tit"tiliy- decorated with Its Easter flowers, and was performed  by Rev. A. J.
Miller, rector.
The impressive service was witness- j
ed only by Miss Elizabeth Comly and
Mr. William. Thompson, both of Flour-
I town.        The    bride wore a dark blue I
jj traveling suit.
Mr. and Mrs. Lesseig left immediate*
' ly for a trip and on -their return  will i
) reside at 241 Greenwood avenue, Am- j
I bler.   *
WOOD—WHEELER.
One   of   the   most" interesting   w.ed- i
dings of the season took place Tues- |
I day afternoon when Miss Sophie Will-
i cox Wheeler, the daughter of Mr. An-
I drew   Wheeler,    of   No.    2137   Locust
] street) Philadelphia, became the bride
of Mr.  Robert Learning .Wood
The ceremony took place at 4 o'clock
in St. Mark's church, which was beautifully decorated for the occasion with
Easter lilies, azaleas and tall- potted
palms and plants.
Rev. Alfred G. Mortimer, rector of
the church, was -the officiating clergyman, assisted by! Rev. Edward Shippen
Watson, grandfather of the bride.
Immediately following .the ceremony
a small reception followed at the home,
of the bride,' after which Mr. Wood
and his bride left for an .extended
town for I honeymoon, and on their return ' will-
reside on Rosemary avenue, Ambler,
where Mr. Wood is secretary of the
Cruse-Kemper  company.
FDvE FIGHTERS
IN HARMONY.
Meeting of Montgomery County Firemen's Association.
At Frazer Harrison's place, jn Roslyn
Where the race    was begun.
JARRETTOWN.
Miss Anna Yeager has returned
home from a few .months' visit with
an uncle in Ohio.
A son was born to Mr. • and Mrs.
David Murray last Tuesday morning.
Mr. William Lewis has had a good
hatch from one of his incubators.
, Mrs. Ird ell has been ill.     'v
Mrs. Harry- Kneezel and daughter,
of   Philadelphia,   hav.e   been   spending
several  days  with  R.   W
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Beyes, of Nor-
have ben spending a few days
with Misses Maggie and, Harriet Smith.
Edward  Lower,   of  Fort  Washington,
also visited them on Sunday.
Mr. and    Mrs.    Ervin    Dewees    and
daughter, of Centre Square, spent Sun-
-  day with 'Mr. and.Mrs. Samuel Engle.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campman and
■family; .of  Fort     Side,   spent  Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs, Emanuel Dewees'.
Miss Annie Houpt has been spending
la few days with Fred Riley and fam-
11.v, of Philadelphia.
There will' be 1*0 days of revival
I meetings in the. Methodist church
, starting iast Sunday evening; Rev.
IS. B. Goffan. evangelist from Phila-
' delphia, will be out on Wednesday to
j take.charge of the balance of the.serv-
! ices. j
Mr.  and- Mrs.  John Lightkep  spent
Sunday  with Mrs.. Kate Lightkep.
a radius of live miles.
[os.  % Foulke. . Esq;,  said  tha tf''tiie
luisy** ■$lfC7^£--i&&*^n&gi&iaeiZ5r
of this section into, its confidence- and i
see if they are willing to help in pro- |
tec ting themselves from the' great-lire
menace.
Mr. Devine stated that tbe added
protection means a lowering of .fire
rates within the zone covered;
Mr.   Craft   thinks   it   is   a   problem
to be faced now and solved promptly.
If   the  outlaying  district   desires   the i
protection   the   apparatus   should'   be |
furnished.
Mr. liavden said that the company
has been willing in the past to respond
Heights,    where the
I, uite  a  -number  of  prominent  people
assembled.     Mrs. W. A. Dick. Mr, and I
jMril., George -^Widener    and Mr...  andj
ffeSv, ^tv*M'_^ifi#il^v--W*?r€ ite^Vir-iroKgl
the ■■ throng that cheered the' ridvrs at
the*' set-oft*.
f
$3697.16.
A communication w*as received from'
* the state board of "health ask'rig for.
permission to hold an illustrated -lee- j
ture by Dr. Dixon on tuberculosis.' in
the Forest avenue building, '-.which
was granted, the date to be. given lat-'
er. Another communication was
read from the same board calling attention -to some, conditions .in the
schools which are not considered
sanitary nor in conformity with the,
school code, as ■ fellows.: Individual I
drinking 'cups are riot being generally)
used, dry cleaning and dusting are
being practiced,- in some rooms
ventilation is not being properly carried out, etc. The board instructed the secretary to communicate .with the health board and inform it tbat these matters will be
remedied.
Messrs. Johnson and £■' -its were appointed as a committee to arrange for
com mencement.
The following, bills were ordered
paid: Etta Speelhoffer, $1 ■ John Kirk
land Co., $1.20; W. C. Evans, $20: Electric Light Co., $4.60: Pennsylvania
School Journal. $7.50: Mrs. Thompson, substitute, $5.50.
It was moved and carried that the
supply committee purchase a mask,
10 hats, catcher's mitt, body protector
and a glove for the high- school baseball team, this paraphernalia, .to be a
, part and parcel of the schbol equipment. A motion was also carried
that the request of the - high school
girls for a tennis court on the grounds
in rear of the Mattison avenue school
building he referred to -the improve-
ment; committee, for further Inquiry.
Adjournment was then made. * '
MONTGOMERYVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Holderoy and*
family spent Sunday with Mr, and
Mrs. Raymond Weidner, of Propped-1
Smith ' and | to all the outside demands and th<
have entailed great risks and expense
on the local company, not to say hardship pn the part of the workers. *
. The motion passed unanimously, and
tho' chair then apppinted to serve' on
the committee: Arthur Hayden, chairman; Wm, C. Irvin, Jos. T. Foulke,
Win. J. Devine, J. M. Haywood and J.
Watson- Craft.
It was suggested that- the financial
needs  will  be  about   $3000.
Mr. Devine stated that! since the
Maple Glen flre he has purchased two
hand extinguishers, which he has placed in his garage and which at all fires
will be conveyed te the scene by his
automobile.
lt was stated that the company
needs soda bags and a honse' .brush,
which were ordered, and also a new
set of brake bands for the chemical
app'ijratus;
Bills amounting to $40.37 were ordered paid.
The    special    i-ommittee
Ambler Shooters Oo W-jll.
P. F. Pfleger, Ge%rge A. Clark and
Norman K. Hibbs, of .Ambler, made
splendid scores at the shoot- Saiturday
afternoon between- the Highland club,
of Edge Hill, and the Clearview team,
enabling 'the former to win by! a score
of 4SS to 431. McCarthy Broke 48
for the victors, und Pfleger broke 46,
while Clark broke 43 and * Hibbs, 41,
Of his runs of 25 each, Pfleger broke
22 and 23, and- Clark 23 in his first
string and 20 in the second.
PENLLYN..
Miss Mary Siavin has been spending
a week at her home in Toughkenne-
mon.
Elmer. Jacoby spent' Sunday at West
Cheater.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Langstroth, of
Philadelphia, were the-, guests of Mr.
-ai"::*a--3,rfs.=\ "Fii.-xtm*.• _s***«■..^rc-,- - Mva
Ployd,* of Germantown, has also been
visiting  at   the   same   place.
Thomas Langstroth and son. Tener.
have been. spending a few days at the
latter's bungalow In  Ocean City.
H. fc. Drayton and household are
out for the summer.
Former Officers Re-elected—Question
of Police at Fires to Prevent Robbery
—Other Matters of Interest Discussed.
It is the aire of tho members of the
flre companies to protect tho property
of persons against theft as well as
against loss by flre. This was a
question discussed at the annual
f the Montgomery County
association held in the fire
house of tho Pioneer Fire company,
at Jenkintown, last Saturday evening,
which was attended by a large number of delegates, more than IS of the
25 companies belonging to the association being represented.
Paul Jones, president, called the
members to order and the bylaws committee presented an amendment -to the
bylaws, which creates the office of financial secretary, and which, coming
UP for final reading, was adopted.
President Jones stated that as soon aa
|the new tire company at Huntingdon
Valley receives its charter application
for membership in the association will
bo read <-.
The  question  of   insuring  the  auto-  .
| mobile lire righting apparatus came up.
for discussion;      lt   was decided  that
tha lowest rates could be had from a
I local company at Jenkintown.
The annual election of officers resulted    as    follows:    President,    Paul*
i Jones;    vice president,   Andrew   Graham; treasurer, William J. Devine; se-
i cretary,  11. A. Foster; financial secre-
. tary, J. M. Clien;  trustee, A. T. Clay-
i.ton.     A" committee, consisting of Wll-
i'liam    Urban,    H. A.    Foster and    Mr.
I Clay, was appointed to make arrangements : with   the   manager   of   WlUoiw
I Grove park for a day^ s outing-for the
companies, to be held _ate in the suiri-
j mer.      The    reports    o     the    various
companies   that     had"--   responded     to
I alarms during tho past month was ,
read by Secretary Foster and total- "'
ed 14; number of companies at fired,
from one to five; hours in service,
from two to five; time of receiving
|alarms, from 8 a. m. to 2.30 a., m.
This report practically demonstrates
the great efficiency of the automobile
fire fighting  machine*.        _^il
Fire police again came -up for discussion. * Se veral of the delegates
spoke upon this question. At a recent
flre at the home of one of the wealthy
residents of ithe* Old Yortc road sec- *
tion |t was reported valuable articles
had been stolen and' at a fire near
Wyndmoor a pocketbook with a sum
of money waa also stolen. This information revived the question of fire,
police and it was decided to appoint
a committee on law and order, to
which all questions of law will be -e-
ferred. Those appointed were: Messrs.
Conard, Devine and Folds. It will
also be the duty of this committee to
" hok up tho .matt ir.fltjire polioe ' -d it
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fta fcc,-*^i'?'"C_*i*i
GWYNEDD VALLEY.
McCarthy, of Camden, X. J.,
of   this   place,   visited   here
was
ently
appointed
will meet Wis Wednesday evening -in
the fire house.
C,
his
villa
George Detr, of Washington', D
spent Sunday and Monday; with
family at Montgomery ville,
Miss Edith Scholar spent a few days
last week With  Miss  Mary Ambers.   .
Thomas. Walk is repairing his house
Miss Margaret Jackson, of* Philadelphia, spent a * few ' days last week
with Miss Alberta Koehner, of this
place.' - ■■».•■•    •
Uriah,
Creamer,
and Who
farm at
Killod  at  Ambler.
son   of-   Mr. -and   Mrs.   C.
■formerly   of     Prospectville,
lately moved to the    Lewis
ML Pleasant, was struck toy
Ballots Reprinted.
AU the ballots.for the Third Legislative district of Montgomery county
were, reprinted, the court having
granted the writ' , of alternative
mandamus asked for by Attorney
Abeam H. Hallman' in behalf o'f
sundry citizens of Lansdale, Who desired • that the court direct that the
nanus erf-"Marry < Graham, of Lansdale,
be placed upon the ballot, despite the
fact that he had * filed' a withdrawal
after being nominated for the primaries.
At?-   m"^O  Neighbors"   Most.
'"'The'' Neighbors," of Hatboro. held
a meeting on Saturday, i Vice' President Emma L. Jones presided. Two.
invitations from other clubs having
been received and delegates appointed f artesian
to attend at -the last meeting, reports ! place,
were first in order. ■ Elizabeth W. Ely
reported the - visit to Ridley Park.
! Two delegates from the "Neighbors"
attended. They were cordially received and after excellent addresses
in the mornirtg they enjoyed a musi-
cal. treat in the afternoon. Sara
Goentner reported the visit to Media.'
She spoke of addresses, by Mrs. O'Hara
and Mrs. Owen Wi'ster. both of whom
have' visited the Hatboro club.. Catherine F. Smith read a paper* on "Ths
Duty of. the Individual, to the* Community."
A vocal so'to was rendered by Howard. Colby, which was encored. Miss
Ella Hart read a paper on "The Duty
of the Community to the Individual."
Five , minute p-apers were given on
these same subjects by Mrs. Anna
Twining, Mrs. Eleanor Stafford and
Mrs;   . Alice   Michener.      Mr
Wi JC-
formerly
Saturday.
Thomas Miles ahd family came out
Friday.
John D. Mcllhehnyj
looking over his rei
property, here.
a   F. E. Bond and his kennelrean,- S
Gates, left .Thursday; for Europe.
F. A. Wilis and family were up Sat*-
urdiiy tn their automobile. ■•
Rldpath and Potter are drilling an I hoped  oil
Iwell on   the    Melville Greger   Friday, et
up  Friday
purchased
R.
^SC_V5T- Ut *?.' lllsaaj ;,-.        it"
In the "chief £f each coVhpirij- ' wtj
will have the * power When AfOfC
to appoint deputies,. Who will have the
authority to arrest any* one detected
committing a   misdemeanor.
The association will also secure,
through the efforts of one of its members, laws in other states rotative to township aid to volunteer
fire companies with a view ot scouring
if possible like legislation for such
companies in this stajte.   j§T* '
The    delegates    before'    adjourning •
voted to hold the June meeting in the
township building at Chestnut Hill.
p_.  B.  Smith's country home is be
ing gotten in condition for occupancy.
Mrs. W. S. Cressman has been
spending a few days in Philadelphia.
George Fredericks and family, of
Germantown, visited Max Geiselman
on Sunday,
Raymond Bussinger, of Hatboro. is
the new assistant at the station,
Charles Shade taking the position of
extra man.
Wissahickon Grange.
While the social given by Wissahickon grange; No. 760, P. of H„ in Odd
Fellows' hall last Friday evening, did,
not prove* as successful as had been'
account of sickness, Good
, a very enjoyable time was
had by those present, the only fault,
to be found, most of those in attendance, for various, reasons, wore very
late in arriving. After a number of j
musical , selections, recitations, and'
trick games, to say nothing of tho
social part, all returned home in the
wee small hours. A special meeting
will be held this Friday evening.
ORELAND.
Action Against  Gas Company.
The Cheltenham township board
health' 'brought an  action -against
of
the
the south-bound train No.■* 100,  which   Philadelphia   Suburban   Gas   company
bgaln. favored the .club with a vocal
solo. An invitation was extended to
the W. C. T. V., of Hatboro, to attend
the next meeting April 20th. when the
subje-et. will -be "The 'State Reformatory for Women"' and the "Home for
Inebriates," the latter by Dr. J. B. Car.
ret). Announcement was made that
a l'aoture on -.•.•"■Yosemite- Valley and
tho Giant Red Wood Treea^ of California" will be given by Prof. H. Clay'
Borden on Friday evening, April 12, at
S o'clock at the .Baptist church for
the benefit' of Hatboro business men's
association.
The Easter, services at Christ. Ev.
Lutheran church were well attended
and the niusical part of- the services
was   a   very   pleasing   feature.
By forcing opgn a  window robbers
entered    the general    store of A.    L.
Aiman  last  Saturday  evening.      The
Colby | thieves were evidently after money, as
—By the wOl of Sarah J. C.leaver,
late of Norristown, the dwelling house,
' 217 S3. Jacoby street*, Norristown, end
its contents are given to the daughters, Mary R., Sarah-' and Tacie K. If j
any one should marry or die the house
goes to the survivors or survivor.
Mary R. and Tacie K. Cleaver are
named as executors.
—The Doylestown  Ma.'ehnerchp,r has'
celebrated   Its   25fh   anniversary; •
known as the official train, last
Thursday night at the Mt. Pleasant
avenue crossing. It was shortly, before 12 o'clock when the accident happened. The unfortunate young man,
who was not yet 16 years of age, was
on his way home after attending some
event at Prospectville and was in a
top buggy, which was completely
wrecked, part of which was carried
almost to the shingle plant on, th©
cow. catcher of the engine. The horse
was uninjured and was later found
standing before his stable door, at Ute
Creamer home. The injured man
was hwWed a distance of almost 100
feet on "Railroad avenue, landing opposite William Camburn's gate into
whose home he was removed. Lat-
|er he was taaen to the Jewish hospital where he died, having sustained
a fractured skull and internal, injuries;
The funeral of the deceased was
held on Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 at
the Upper Dublin Lutheran church.
Interment was. made' a,t Rose Hill
ce.metery.
An inquest was held on Monday in
Philadelphia by Coronor Knight and
the jury rendered a verdict of accidental death, the railroad company being exonerated from all blame.
lit Norristown court on Thursday to
get out an injunction restraining the
gas company from polluting the water
of Tacony creak.
Would  Stop   Explosions.
A  bill  in  equity  has  been   filed,     in
Prothonotary Drake's office, by Evans
and  Dettra,  in  behalf  of  the  Carmel
Presbyterian church, against the Edge |
Hill Silica' Rock company.
The plaintiff church sets forth that j
the quarry company has extended its
operations up to the limits of the' Edge '
Hill road, which is a public road large-
ly   traveled,   and   that   the   quarry   is *
lotated and operated In a thickly set-
tied    section    of' Abington    township.
In   its   operations   large   quantities  of
dynamite and powder are exploded and
these -. explosions    have hurled    large •
quantities of dii t and rocks upon the I
manse of  the  church,   imperilled  the
peace and. lives of the occuRants, jarring aad disturbing the  walls of the
building and terrorizing the people in
the., neighborhood.
By reason of these acts th," occupants
of the manse are in terror of their lives
and safety, and their comfortable' use
of. the property is being destroyed.
•   The  court is  asked to restrain the
—600 new cups of an approved de- de_e_dant from    continuing tho explo-
»lgn  have been ordered for the next  si-ms and   feore excavating under the
sho'w'of-the Bucks Countv Poultrv as- \ highway between It and .the plaintiff's
=ociation. i    ''praperfy.- PW«*
North . Penn League Suspends
Season.
A meeting of the" North Penn Baseball league, was hold at Lansdale
Tuesday evening with Ambler, Per-
kasts*.,' Quakertown and Lansdale re-
presented.' Application was made for
entrance by a Pottstown club, but after ...-discussion it was -thought a too
diktsyjt point for the clubs to travel,
aiid': on duo conslderaition it was decided to suspend the league for this
season, but keep the organization intact and arrange independen games
1 ietween  the clubs  interested.
•    To- Widen   Old   York   Road. *
Representatives of the Pennsylvania
state highway department have been
soliciting property holders throughout
Warminster, Warwick and Buckingham townships, through which the historic Old York road passes, to sign
i pleases so -that work can be proceeded with at once. It is the intention
of the highway department to widen
t ftp  thoroughfare  to €0  feet.
Engineers of the department have
been working along Old York road.
Those men say the work of. rebuilding
.that portion of the road comprising the
former liar tsvll'e and Centreville
turnpike will be done this summer,
This section., now
i[oad, has been In
bndition.
they did not take any of ithe goods in
tba store.
Michael Shaffer, a resident of this
section for more than .30 years*, .died
on Friday night at the home of 'his
son-in-law, William Supplee, aged 92
years. The deceased w*as well known
in this • se'etion of the county, having
carried on the lime burning business I
a number of years ago on the West
Valley Green road, at which time-he
was noted for having the finest teams
on tho road. After disposing of this
business ho went to Philadelphia and
1 opened a Mme yard, thisi was some
I time during the mi, the year of jthe
for | big fire in that, city. Mr. Shhffer
! was very busy that year using his
teams as moving vans and being paid
as high as $50 a load. He was also
the owner - of the old hay market at
Seventh and Oxford streets, which he-
exchanged along with other property
for a farm in Delaware, but which later proved a poor investment. Some
time prior to 1882, the year that
be located here, he went to Fitzwatertown where hn again entered the lime
burning business, having rented the
kilns that were the Potter property
which proved unprofitable. After
giving up the business he was .engaged in clearing off unimproved land
both here and at Harmer Hill, whioh he
was engaged, in up until a few years
ago -when his health, on account of old
age, began to fail him. The funeral
took place on Tuesday, interment being made at Whitemarsh cemetery.
Besides a wife, the deceased leaves a
number of children, two of whom reside here. They are Leonard, and
Alice, wife of William Supples.
MAPLE  GLEN.
Robert   Weir   and   family,   of   Horsham, visited T. Miller Knott and f am -
• 1-1 y on Sunday.
j Mr. and Mrs. Charles 8. Mann and
children, Hanna and Albert, visited
Mias Sallie Shoemaker, of Barren Hill,
on Thursday.
Miss Evelyn Roberts, of West Chest-
i er   State  Normal  school,   is   spending
the   spring   vacation   at   her   parental
home  here.      She  is accompanied  by
two schoolmates. * *,'   ■ v
Miss Tacie A Bright, of NorristownJ.,',*
and Misses Mary E.  Bright and Elsate
Bright,   of. Springhouse,   were   recent
'visitors  with  their   uncle,   Thomas  P.
Conard.
The   senior   class   or   Three   Tuns
school, • onsisting of Misses Alice
Fry and Lillian Farley and Adelos.
| Gorton, Jr., went to Fort Washington
on Tuesday afternoon for the examinations.
NARCISSA.
Latham sustained a serious
shoeing a horse last Wed-
Stevenson,   of Chester,
cousin, Earl Buckman,
is
of
improvements
William
cut whill
nesday.
. Richard
visiting his
Narcissa.
R. P. Harrar ia havin
made to his house.
The regular services will he held in
Cold Point Baptist * ohurch next Sun-
jday. Sunday school In the afternoon
at 2.30. Christain Endeavor at 7.15 p.
m. and the church Service at 7.45 p."
m.
A calithumplan band visited
and Mrs. Charles Hendricks,, of
mouth Meeting, Monday evening.
Mr-.'
Ply*
To
an abandoned    old
wretched  traveling
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Democrats Endorse Wilson.
In addition to re-electing Harvey
Christman as chairman, the standing
committee of Montgomery County Democracy at Its annual meeting endorsed' the nomination of Gov. Wood-
row Wilson, of New Jersey, for the
presidency  of  the   United   States.
Reorganize' Montgomery County
League.
A movement Is under way to bring
about the reorganization Of tbe Montgomery county baseball league, which
bad a couple of years successful history. It is planned to have four teams
in the league this year: Glenside,
Jenkintown, Fort Washington and
Willow Grove. Glenside has retired
from the North Penn league and the
fans are anxious that the Montgomery
County'    league    be  reorganized
all clubs tp he of local talent.
Spring House Cleaning
is essential.      Gilt Edge flour is
from    wheat    which  is    cleaned
scoured before it Is milled.
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