Ambler Gazette

              The! Ambler Gazette.
VOL   X-OC-NO.  29
C. ROBINSON :m
f IKE HERO.
Wins Ball Game  Saturday  From
?*-j lf«a Wales.
OBITUARY.
Drives   in   Two   Runs   in   Ninth   Inning
—Camburn     and     Hedrick     Pitcned
Good  Ball—Former    Had  Poor Support—Visitors Had Strong Team,
By- delivering    the,   wallop" in    the
ninth Inning that sent two runs over
the  plate,   thereby   winning   the   game, ,
C. Robinson became the hero of .Sat-   tate all his life with the exception of a
urday's contest between IC and M: 'A.*! few    years    during      his    early
•LESLIE LACHOTT.
Leslie Lachot,  son of Mr. and  Mrs.
Wil'is j. Lachot, of Wyncote, died at
I his home in New Jersey on Wednesday
night of typhoid fever land complica,'-
i tions arising therefrom.    'The funeral
took   place   Saturday   afternoon   at   2
I o'clock," from    the  residence    of   his
I parent:*,- Webster . avenue,    Wyncote.
He leaves a widow 'and one son.
AMOS WALTON.
Amos   Walton,  a. well  known  resi-
I dent  of  Blue  Bell, died  at  his   home
j July    11th after    an    illness    of    live
months,    aged    79    years    and    eight
months, r
Deceased was the son of Eber Wat-
ton  and  had lived  oh the Walton es-
AMBLER.   PA..  JULY   18.  1912
B1DST0 (THE WORK        j
REBUO PIKE.!   OF CORONER.
Estimate*   on AmMer to Consho- Practical Conduct of" Oifice by Wil-
hocken Road. Ham Neville.
S1.25   A  YEAR
A. and North Wales,. ' which was |
played on Lindenwold field. At- the.
end of the. first half of the last session '
the soore stood 4 to 2 in favor of the "
visitors and as Hedrick was pitching j
.good ball for the North Wales boys ]
'things did* not look very promisingI
for the home team to win' the game.
Good hitting and excellent base run*.*
ning enabled the' K. and M. boys to I
walk oft the field With the game.I
.The contest furnished plenty of excitement and the Shiah was a fitting*';
climax to the. game. . Not'until the •
fifth inning was a run scored, both
Camburn and Hedrick keeping the
hits well scattered. Camburn's
support was not the best in the fifth
and with the aid of fielding miss plays I
and two hits the* visitors- scored three
runs. Wodock, who is charged with
having four errors, did not play his
usual good game due to illness. His
condition was such as to warrant his
staying out of the game, but because
of .the absence of several of the players on a camping trip and not wishing
to: see'his team short he consented to
play. The usual cust >m of the .manager of the North Wales club, that'
of putting his strongest 'team "in the
field against Ambler, was carried out
on Saturday, -
The visitors took what looked like, a!
commanding lead in their half of the
fifth." Kraut was given a life on
Wodock's fumble o'f his. hit to short.
Spear also got on through- the same
player making another miscue.
Hedrick singled. Buck, -attempting
to bunt, sent up a foul fly that was
taken care of by.Hellings. A battery
error gave Wolf his base and
allowed' Kraut to score.* Bell' fanned.
Breisch's long single*' scored Spear
and Hedrick. Nuss got a free pass.
Schultz ended the inning by striking
out
The fourth and last run of "the visitors aame over in the eighth.' On
Wodock's error Schultz was safe at
first. The ball got away from H.
Robinson and* Schultz went to second,
firman took a hot' one off. of Kraut'sl
bat. Spear fanned for* the second
out. Wodock's second, error of Ms
inning sent Schultz over the plate.
Buck flew out to Davies. * Wodock's
hard drive at Schultz in "Hie fifth,
which he fumbled, allowing Wodock
to - reach first, paved the way for the
home team's flrst run. . Camburn
scored his teammate by hitting to
deep center tor three bases. Amey
got a base on balls, but both he and
having been  born  in th'e same house
in   which   he   died.      He   leaves  four
children;    William E.,' of    Blue    Bell;
Francis    V.,  of Penllyn;     Emma    V.,
who was at heme with him, and Mrs.
Warren   Brooke,   of  Cold  Point.       His
wife,   "Henrietta, died    nearly    seven I
years    ago.      His    kindly    disposition;
and   integrity  won  for  him  universal |
esteem and respect.
The  remains' were interred
mouth     -Meeting       Friends'
ground  on  Sunday afternoon.
in  Ply-
burying
"Dante's Inferno." "SvN":..
The world's greatest ■ moving pictures. See Dante and Virgil on.their
j way through- the infernal regions,
Ambler opera house nest Monday
and Tuesday! evenings. Admission,
10c.
Slaying at Edge Hill.
Angelio .Decio, an Italian, is dead, j
and the police of the' entire. county
are looking for D. Russo, alleged to
be the slayer.
The fatality was the result of- a
card game, a,t the boarding. house of
Frank Pledge, on Roosevelt avenue,
Edge Hill, shortly after 11 o'clock
Thursday night.
The Cheltenham police have made
three arrests of men who were in the
.house at the time. These are being'
held until the. investigation is completed.
According to the police, the Italians-:
state ' that the dead man and
Russo were alone in the room at the
time, and none of them saw the fatal
shot  fired.
County   Cemm issioners   Learn   Cost   of
Proposed      Improvements       to     Old
Turnpike—W.  C.   Evans,  of  Ambler,
Low Bidder,
The  county   commissioners. Jor    the
second  time Monday  opened   bids  for
fhe rebuilding * of  the  Butler pike  lo- |
cated      near    Cold      Point.      Several
weeks, ago  bids  were  opened  for  the
rebuilding   of   this   pike   but   because
they: were not satisfactory other  bids
were secured.   ' The Butler pike for a
distance of nearly one mile has been!
torn up and greatly damaged. By the
spring rains and the great amount ofl
traffic  over  it.      Monday's  bids  were
as follows:
XV. C, Evans, of Ambler, excavations. ,65c cubic yard, telford road.-
$£.25 cu. yd*,;'local stone. S_..iu i-u yd.-;*
trap rock, $4.70 cu. yd.; Howellvllle
stone, $4.50 cu. yd.
Walter Derr, excavations,*, 64c cu.
yd.; telford road,-41.00 cu. yd.; local
stone. $3.60 cu. yd.
Willauer* and Son, excavations, 65k
cubic yd.; telford road, $7.85 cu. yd.;
local stone, $3.35 cu. yd.; trap rock,
$4.60 cu, yd. and Howellville stone,
$4.50 cubic yd.
For concrete- work on the bridge,
including the- excavations, the bids
were as follows: Derr, $7, Evans SS
and  Wil'auer,   $8.
FLOURTOWN
.•.'•*,'     Held for-Woman's  Death.
Franklin Keyser, of Willow Orove,
was held by the Philadelphia coroner
to await the action of the grand'
jury in the death of Susan Erbe, of
No. 4617 North Broad street, Philadelphia, who" was struck by a trolley
oar, of Which Keyser wa* the motor-
man, at Old Tork road and Court-
land atreet, on July 5. Coroner
Knight said that the motorman must
have seen the woman, if ko had
been attending to hla business. The
conductor, Raymond Hope, waa discharged.
Amateur   Sleuth   Detected.
William  T.  Pritchman, Jr., of Free-
mansburg,  Northampton    county," thia
state,    was    arrested    Sunday ** night
while  playing amateur - detective -and
.; was held by Magistrate. Williams un-
Camburn   were   left   on   base   as   the der $500 bail for a further hearing on
nejet .threebatterSj-wenJ; put* in .orders -Friday.      It  is said  he paid  $5  to a
/:Kfl*J^r^M-7^'^7»^re<C_npther liftllii-i ljgbt'aii«lBl^> •eg'-ncy'Vthat*-guaranteed
BvnBwg?sS^RoBi_son-.J!jE'oTlea  -one be-Wi"1' 'makevKim  a  genuine  sleuth -In"" a
tween  Bell  kn_   Miss, .for two sacks:' short period and that he■ was practlc-
H* Robinson gave Nus_ a hard chance
and Was out. Weigle singled and
was -out stealing. Wodock's two
base knock scored C. Robinson,' Cam-
burn closing the inning by going out
on a fly to Schultz. Amey -started
"■Hedrick's down fall in ithe ninth by
singling  over  first.
ing 'on young .folks'spooning in shad-
dy nooks' when taken.
t        SPRINGHOUSE.
A daughter    was born to    Mr. and
| Mrs.' W.  Dotts.
- Mr.    Van Dorsser has gone    to the
Weigle  ran   for  Chestnut  Hill hospital for treatment.
Amey    and 'stole    second;*-    Firman      The   storm
■ flew  out  to  Buck.
scoring Weigle. Davies singled. C
Robinson then stepped to "the plate
and delivered the wallop that brake up
tbe game, Hellings and Davies scoring the .much heeded runs.
The  features  of the game—Firman's
third    base playing,    the fielding    of
-   last Thursday   put the
Hellings  singled | telephones  out  of order,  and  several
Nuss and * the batting of C. Robinson  Philadelphia.
trees were struck by lightning and
damaged.
Mrs. Edward Ingersoll and children
have gone to Little Boar's Head for
thv summer.
-Miss Ida Sionsky, ig spending a
couple    of weeks    with    relatives     in
and Kraut.      This Saturday the .Am-I
bler'  boys   will   play   Sellersville   at!
Sellersvillle.   * Following is the score:
to
K.&M.
NORTH WALES •
r   h  o
a   e                    r
h   o   a   e
Firman,3b   0   16
1   1 Buch,3b      0
18   10
HellingB.c   1   2*11
0   1 Wolf.lb       0
0   7   0   0
Davies.lf   .12   1
0   0 Bell, If         0
10  0   0
C.R'n'n,cf   12   4
0   0 Busch.c       0
1' 6   1   1
H.R'n'n,lb 0   0   8
1   0 Muss.cf       0
0   6   0   0
Weigle,2b    0   12
1   0 Schultz,2b 1
0   4   2   1
Wodock.ss  110
0   4 Kraut,ss      1
10  10
C'mburn.p 0   10
4  0 Spears,***    1
0   0  0   0
Amey.rl      110
0   0 Hedricks.p 1
10   10
Totals       5 11 27
7   6      Totals     4
6 26 6   2
K. & M	
...000011
0   0   8-6
Moth Wales	
...0   0   0  0   8   0
0" 1   0—4
£                    DRESHER.
Mr.   and   Mrs.  Elwood  Frankenfield
spent    Sundayl
with.   Mr.  and    Mrs.
.   Mrs.   A. D. Campbell "came out
her country  home on- Friday.'
Mrs. Durand returned on Monday
from a weekend stay With relatives
in New York..
Mrs". Spencer Roberts and daughter
-Miss Martha are spending some'timet-
with the former's parents in Buck's
county.
Mrs. Adolph Obenland andVhlld'ren,
of Logan, spent the week with Mrs.
Christine "Obenland   and family.
Frank Hp.upf and family.
Meehan and Son lost a fine horse
this week, death being due to the
heat.
Mrs. Jarrett Kirk spent Saturday
in Philadelphia.
' Mr. and Mrs. Courtland Frick- and
family spent Sunday with Jacob
Frick and family
Justice Yerger spent, the week-end  Harrisburg,   are   spending  some  time
with Mr. and Mrs. George Yerger and
family.
Miss Florence Yerger spent  several  days in Philadelphia.
OWYNEDD.    ..<_*-•
Mr. Minchin is recovering and will
be able to resume, his duties shortly.
The children of W. C. Morgan, on
Brushtown road, have been u- .with
whooping cough'.
Morris Rhine; of Bridge -.Valley, is
hauling some flne hard wood logs from
the former. King place at Gwynedd
Valley. He ls hauling one big' wagon
load per day.
I. D. Hetzell, Esq., .and Wm. T. Gem-
mi are on an automobile trio and on
Saturday reafched Boston,  Mass.
F. H. White, purchaser of the former Parsons property, has . neatly re-
CENTRE  SQUARE.
Little Anna, Shattuck is Improving
nicely.
Samuel Larsen has been suffering
from kidney trouble- for several
months. ,*. His disease has taken a
serious turn.
* Mrs. Irwin'Detwiler and son Allen
spent several' days in Terkas with Mr.
Detwiler-s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Detwiler. Irwin Detwiler "Visited at
the same place on Sunday.
A large maple tree in front of Max
Trinkle's house was struck by- lightning on Thursday and was badly
splintered*. ';•
Mr.  and   Mrs.  Wilmer Johnson,  of
painted the house,
[Wm. G. Just has received from the | guest of her couShvMrs. George Zim-
here with relatives,
Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Blattner and
two sons, John and Elmer, spent Saturday and Sunday in Elkton,- Md:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Englert and
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Englert, of Norristown, spent Saturday >and Sunday
with relatives.
Mrs. Clara Fleming and Mrs. William Fleming and daughter Miss Elsie, of Philadelphia, were entertained
on Thursday by* Mrs. G. L. Oddy and
family.
Miss Edna Moyer is spending some
time with friends in Fort Washington.
Mrs. I. H. Detwiler and son returned after a week's stay in Doylestown
with relatives.
• Ear} Bernhard.' left on Sunday tor
a week's stay with his brother, Dr.
Walter Bernhard, and family ln
Manassas, Va.
Mrs; Abel  Griffith, of Tioga,  is the
Public sale of personal property of j
James Ottinger, Valley Green road I
and Bethlehem pike, Thursday, July I
25, at 1  p. m.
Miss Mary Bisbing- entertained re-
latives at her home the past week,   i
Earnest Hemming is reported to be
on the sick list;
A Finkelstein has * moved his "ishoe
repair shop from Wissahickon avenue
to his home on the pike opposite the
Weiss building.
Miss Margaret Shannon, of Sellers-
vilie, is spending some time here v^s- j
Iting her grandparents,  Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Smith..
George Sorber has moved from
Germantown to his new house on the
pike here.
Henry Kimbel, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. "Henry Kimbel, celebrated his
third»anniversary on Sunday last in
a fitting manner.
Miss Elizabeth Comly is enjoying a
week's vacation at  her home.
The heavy rains of Sunday did considerable damage to the driveway* at
Central  hotel.
The annual picnic of Springfield
Presbyterian Sunday school -will be
held .next Wednesday ln Bodenstein's
grove,  Fort  Washington.
George Matz," the local plumber, .'has
the contract for installing -steam heat
in Central hotel. __Jj
A -'number of the residents of this
place have been enjoying the band
[concerts at Ambler on Saturday even.
ings.        .  ;.-..;■ .     jVv '*•.-.   *w
'Washington camp, No. 784., p. 0*.g.
for A., has accepted an invitation, to attend the.* 22d .anniversary -of-camp
No. "345, of Germantown, which will
be held Thursday evening, Jiily 25.
The. fetter' camp has a membership
of about 550 and ls considered the
wealthiest in Philadelphia.
" The local ball team met defeat last
Saturday at the hands of the Alivian
club, of Philadelphia, by the score
of 6 to 8.
John Densmore met with a painful
accident last Thursday evening while
trying to 'save his little chicks from
being drowned during the heavy rain of
that evening. Mr. Denmore had set out
a wash tub to catch rain water
and in going to the chicken coop failed to see the tub oyer which he tripped, falling in such a manner as to
break a bone in his shoulder and received painful bruises about-the- body.
He was removed to the Chestnut Hill
hospital where the broken bone was
set and received treatment for hla
other injuries. . There was a very
amusing part connected with the accident when Frank Hubler, - the pleasing -clerk at Central hotel, went
to Mr. Densmore's assistance he also
failed to see the tub which was' now
filled with water. Mr...Huber escaped
injury but got a good ducking.
Chief of"Police Harry Peterman last
Saturday night about 12 o'clock arrested Garrett Cotton, colored, of
Diston farm, on the charge of driving,
his horse through the township.at
breakneck speed and having no- light
on his break, cart. Later Cotton was
given a hearing before Magistrate
Comly and was found guilty of the
charge as preferred by the officer,and
the usual .flne was Imposed by the
magistrate.
a concrete floor is being laid in the
garage at Central  hotel.
Many improvements and alterations
are being made to John M. Hedrick's
house. Besides the addition to the
rear, a new cornice has been put on
and Jthe sides of the house will be
pebble dashed.
For violating the state law regulating the speed of automobiles, a driver,
who refused to give his name, while
operating a car belonging to the Mer-.
cer Automobile company, of Philadelphia, through tne township was arrested one day last week. by Officer
Peterman and was given a hearing before Magistrate Comly and found guilty of the- charge preferred against
him.     The .usual fine was imposed.
Mrs. W.. J.. Stowman has decided
■to dispose . of all her prize winning
poultry.
Giving    Up Court    House  Habit    Neville     Has       Probes     Near       Death
Scenes—Jurors   Selected      Pram   Vi- .
.   oinity—Stickler   for   Consistency.
Coroner  Wm.   Neville,   in  the  holding of inquests, such as he has been*
called, upon   lately   to   conduct     in  a,
number  of  homicide' cases,   of  which
ih***re   .have    been,   quite    a number
closely "following  each other,   haa. arranged   for   the   taking   of   testimony I
as   near   as   is  conveniently .possible!
to  the scene of the death.    .Further-
more,   he   has,   in. each  case,   selected
his   jurors,   whenever   practical,   from i
the residents in. the vicinity.
The    one    reason, for   'holding    in- j
quests    ut    p.aces    other'   than      the j
i-ourt    house,  as had been  the'   custom     . heretofore,      irrespective        of:
where the crime occurred, la due to a |
desire on  the  part of Mr.  Neville  to \
be as  considerate as possible tol; the
welfare and interests of the witnesses, for the fact remain* that there is j
no provision in law which will  compensate    a witness   for    the    coroner j
either in the time spent" or the outlay
in   answering   a   subpoena;     yet     in j
every Instance a   witness   summoned i
can be compelled to appear, fee or not
fee.
Time and again * there have been
homicide inquests held in the court
house, at the convenience of the
officials, but wherein the . witnesses
and the parties interested have bad
to come from the further, end of the I
county at a great loss of time and
considerable expense ln travel with-,
out one cent in return. The result, |
frequently, has been that information was given with reluctance and
the parties were in anything but a
pleasant mood.    V
Ahother advantage which has developed is that often, during the giving' of testimony by a* witness, some
unexpected feature has cropped up|
which has enabled Coroner Neville
to readily summon from nearby that
particular party who would be able
to make clear the point thus developed.
As to .the jurors,- Mr. Neville
makes it a requirement for the members of hla juries to live-up to the
letter of the law and view -the body
of the person into whose death they
are' summoned  to   inquire.
It would, of course, thus be impossible for a jury that might be impanelled ..in Norristown to hold an inquest over the body of a person lying dead in Jenkintown or at any
other distant point.
In the past jurors have readily
s u bscri bed to a statement wh ich, In
| effect, was that they with the coroner, viewed the body of the deceased
into whope manner of death they
were inquiring, when no such views
were possible in some instances. In
more than one ease'the body was interred * betore even.. the jurors were
impanelled / and the • arrangements
[for 'the inquest held. The standing*
("of "such verdicts"has- never been]
questioned, it is true, but the coroner is not anxious to have any possible  legal  objections  arise. '
Mr: Neville would be able to establish a claim as a detectivce of experience by reason of the "work that he'
is obliged .to do in. the various cases
that have recently, come under his
ndtice. Without the .aid of an. officer, in that there is no provision for
'the payment of any; especially where
the affair happens in the rural districts, Mr. Neville has spent, hours
gathering facts in a case and establishing the same. In many cases, ere
he .started "out there was not a bit of
evidence.
In the -Edge Hill murder case, the
inquest for which was held Tuesday, Mr. Neville, while ably assisted by the Cheltenham, officers, did
not rest on their data alone,- but
delved into the affair himself.
He "has given a considerable time
to the search for the parents of the
lad who was killed above Port * Kennedy, a few days -ago, in order that
the identity of the victim might .be
established and the body be given
proper  burial. 5_fc*Vf *•'.-
For the past 30 day's it has been a
case of continuous "go*- on the part
of the coroner by reason of the''number of homicide and  other cases.
Freedom   Party to   Earnest   Hillemann.
Mr.   and   Mrs. , Louis  Hillemann,   of
Ambler, on Saturday evening tendered
their son Earnest a freedom party ln j
honor    of his    21st .  birthday:       The I
event   was   a   very   pleasant   surprise I
to the young man, who was not' made j
aware    of this- marked   event    in his
life.      The    grounds   about   the home
were beautifully decorated in Japanese [
effects,  more than 250 lanterns  being j
used.      The interior of the home  was i
also" nicely   decorated   with   the   national emblem and  also the colors off
Mr.'  Hillemann'  graduating class.      A|
very marked effect in  the decorations j
was seen  in  the  hallway.      Here  the
trellis   work;     besides   being   trimmed I
with  the  nation*-"1   colors.,  was  decor-1
ated  with small electric lights of different    shades. ,     Rynear's     orchestra ■
furnished music; and the guests, which
numbered more than 50, spent a pleasant   evening     dancing,    singing    and!
playing  games.-     Each of  the "guests ■
as. he  or  she entered   the  house  was
presented with a white carnation and
on  departing  each  received  a   niiiii-i- I
ture  liberty bell  upon  which  was  In- |
scribed   "Earnest  Hillemann,  Freedom.
party  1801-1912, July. -13."     As ia  lit- I
ting**climax refreshments wer- go-rve-L**
after   which   fhe   guests   departed   for:
their     home   wishing    Mr.   Hillemann]
many more haspy birthdays.
Those  who   attended   this   enjoyable
event;   and, who  came  from  Philadel- I
phia,   Norwood,   Trenton,   N.   J,   New
-York and Ambler, were*- Rev. L. F. M. j
Myers, Mrs. G. F. Baier, Mrs. Martha
Misses- Hillemann, Mae- Schlieker, Hen- '■
rletta Maas, Grace Posey, Helen Wal-
en.ee  Haebef le,  Katie  Haeberle,   Mar-,
key, Louise Jenkins, M. Krah, D. Baier, !
Abigail  Boriel's,    Florence F. Bufkert, \
Annetta Ku'l.  Bertha Kothrath,   F'lor- i
ence  Haeherle,   Katie  Haebelle,   Mar-
garet Hinchnian, A'ice Krah,, Dorothea
Krah,      Bertha      Techmann',      Agnes j
Scholtz,    Inez    Bohr,    Alberta    Deck,
Lothe Wile, Ida Brose, Hannah F. Miller, Florence  Kile, Anna Renner,   Hes-.j
sie Miller, .Roy Gilbert, Hefbert Wal-.
ker,    Thomas C.  Jenkins,    Jr., Aaron
Relmer, A.  P.  Gotwall,  Joseph Baier,
Charles    Hall,  H".    J.    Rile,   'William
Brose,    F. G.  Wolf,    H. Eisehhard,  8.
Kraemer,  Harvey  Hoodmacher,  C.   R.
■Frankenfield,    Louis    Knothe,    J.    H.
Krah, Charles Hlnchmann, Philip Sch-
weickerdt,  Henry Hillemann,  G. Veit, I
Herman Graft, Henry Scharles, Jacob
Henzler and  J.  Nesselhart,  Jr.
Lansdale Bank wued.
The National Bank of Commerce,
of Kansas City, Mo., has brought Suit
against the Citizens' Bank of Lans-
diile, *,to recover "$675.36 alleged to
te due on a draft.
On March -2, 1912, the Eagle' Mining company, of Newtown, Kan.,
drew the draft on F. D. Hartzell &
Sons, of ' Chalfont, Bucks county,
Pa., to the order of the First Nation-,
al Bank of Newtown, Kan. This bank
indorsed the draft and delivered it
to the National Bank of Commerce'
of Kansas, which, in turn, sent it to
the Citizens' Bank of Lansdale for
collection  from Hartzell &  Sons.'
It is claimed ' that the ■ Chalfont,
firm paid the draft on May 7, but that
the bank had refused to pay lt over.
BODY IS
m  RECOVERED.
Remains of Drowned Italian Rescued by a Diver.
Resident of South Ambler Takes Bath
in  the  Asbestos   Mill Reservoir  and
is Drowned—Rope Attached to Body
Breaks.
Giovanni DeLiberto, an Italian about
19 years of age, residing corner of
Butler avenue and Chestnut street,
Ambler, was drowned in the reservoir
hear .the asbestos shingle plant last
Saturday afternoon.
* DeLiberto could not swim, and in
order to protect * himself against
drowning he* had tied a rope around a
feed pipe and then fastened the other-
end to his wrist. While bathing
about 20 feet from-'the bank'the rope
broke and Jie went down in about 20
feet of water. A companion, who
was bathing with the drowned'man
at the time, became frightened .when
his friend called that he was drowning, and ran towards the shingle
plant shouting for help, but before
assistance came. the unfortunate man
had gone down for the last time.
All ef Saturday evening and part of
Sunday every effort was made to re- j
cover the body, but without avail-
Since the accident Upman Speelhoffer,
an employe of the shingle plant,- has
been on ^uard at the reservoir for fear
that some of the dead man's coun*
try men .would thsow in sticks of dynamite In order to bring the body to
the surface or leave the water out of
the reservoir. If the latter had- been
done it was* stated that both the shingle plant and - the large works of the
Keasbey and Mattison company would
have ,to shut down for a long period.
On Tuesday afternoon more than
500 people gathered about the big
poifd in order to watch Herman Walters, a submarine diver of Philadel-'
phia, .bring the body of the drowned'
man to the surface. On the second
attempt, made by the diver the body
was recovered and turned over to
Undertaker Jesse  F. Davis.
The drowned man bad only been in
[this country about three months and
had been in Ambler only three weeks,
during which time he was employed
in the shingle plant This accident
has put a stop to bathing and boating in the reservoir as DeLiberto la
the second man to lose his life in its
waters, and as these accidents entail a great deal of expense on both
the Asbestos Century shingle company, and the Keasbey and Mattison
company, the officials deem It wise to
prohibit the practice of bathing and
boating in or on the reservoir.
NORTH   WALES.
BLUE BELL.
state highway department the con-:
tract to permanently' improve the
Welsh road all the way from Walnut
street, east of North Wales, to the
Trenton Cut-off bridge, just north. of
Willow Grove. He started on the
work on Monday.
All the electric lights hereabouts
except those at Wm; Penn inn, were
put out of commission Friday by the
heavy electrical storm.
; A. G. Yothers has just received from
the shops a finely repainted- Lane
cut-under.
REWARD.
A suitable reward will be paid for
the ' return of a small * brown Irish
terrier dog, with a green collar. An-
swefsPto the name of "Spike." E. I.
Huntington, Ralph Cottage, Camp
Hill.      Bell 'phone 2044a Ambler.    ■
merman, and family for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E.  Baker accompanied  Mr.  and Mrs.   M.  Wilmington
in the latter's touring car.
JARRETTOWN.
Bessie Lightkep is taking a summer covrse at Perkiomen seminary.
Mr. Joseph Taylor spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. William M.
Taylor, Jr.
The Jarrettown Sunday school will
Dicnic at Willow Grove park Wednesday, Juiy. 81.
Miss Lily Craven spent Saturday
and  Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and' Mrs. Irvin Rotzell entertained' relatives on Sunday. ,
' The Ep'worth League meetings wlll
be held : on* -Wednesday evening in
connection with the prayer meeting
service" during  July   and  August."
ftirla Jump Prom Motor,
Two girls jumped out of a moving
automobile on Old York road, near
Jenkintown, early Monday morning to
escape, they say, from two men. The
driver of the car, William J. Gallagher,
of N. Broad street, was arrested
by the Abington police and. held under $500 bail "for a hearing Monday.
The technical charge against Gallagher is exceeding the speed limit.
The* girls refused to give their names
to the police.
Leave   Money to Church   Workers.
To the United Evangelical congregation at Hosensack $500 is bequeathed by Maggie Miller, of East Greenville, whose will was admitted to
probate here. By the will of Amelia
Sea'sholtz, of Pottstown, $30 "is to be
divided among the singers in the choir
of the Lutheran' church of the Transfiguration, Pottstown; $5 to the Mite
society and $5 each to the two teachers of the infant department of the
Sunday school. -
The family of the late Amos Walton
extend thanks to friends and neighbors, for courtesies extended during
their" recent  bereavement.   -
A fruit festival will be .held by the
Sewing circle of Boehm's Reformed
church, in the church sheds on Thursday afternoon and evening, July 25.
No  admission.
Boehm's . Sunday school picnic will
be held on Aug. 15 at Zieber's park.
Mr. and Mrs. Richardson,, of West
Philadephia, were entertained last
week by Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cleeland.
Miss Clara Phipps, a recent graduate of the. West Chester Normal
school, has been appointed as teacher of. the Bethel school in Worcester
township.
Mrs. Joseph A. Keown and children,
of Tioga, are visiting at Mr. Alex.
Miller's.
Miss Clara Martini of Ambler, has
been visiting Enos Roberts, Sr., and
Ifamily.
Charles Styer, of Philadelphia, was
a caller at the home of Stephen Jones
on Monday.
On Wednesday, July 31st," the
Ladies' Mite society, Sewing circle
and Brotherhood of Boehm's Reformed church will take a sail down the
river to Augustine Beach.
Claims $10,000 Damages.
' John Kosecuk, of Plymouth, wants
$10,000 damages from George and Walter H. Corson, who conduct a lime
busines.'^M- Plymouth -township He
claims that on March 31" bags of lime
[fell upon Kim, which he had been
[instructed to* move.
- Kosecuk states that he was entire-
ly" covered by the grept weight of
lime; that he was permanently* and
internally injured; that* one of his
legs was fractured, and that he sustained many  other bodily hurts.
Lulu Temple Club. *■
Lu Lu Temple Country club has
been granted a charter by the courts
at Norristown'. The club is composed entirely "of members of Lulu -Temple of Mystic" Shriners of Philadelphia.
The object of the club is to provide
a plan for the members of the shrine
and their families whereby they can
enjoy field sports and meet in social
intercourse. *
Meals will be served at all hours,
and the home is in charge of a, capable
steward., There is a 14-room club
house on the property, tennis courts,
base ball diamonds and provisions for
! other outdoor sports. The clubhouse
is situated on Limekiln pike near Jenkintown road, near Remlu, about 30
minutes's ride from Philadelphia, and
within 10 minutes' walk of Edge 'Hill
station ■ on the Reading railway.
The officers of the club are Charles
■L. Martin, president; Charles E.
.Schwartz, vice president; Walter
Scholes, treasurer, and Howard C.
Story,   secreiary.
Wills Probated.
Tiie will of Tacy 8, Jenkins, widow
pf Charles S. Jenkins, late of Towamencin, ' has been entered, 'to probate.
Deceased directs that "her estate be
converted into cash and that one-half
share be paid to her son, Charles Jenkins, . absolutely. The other half of
the estate ls given to Attorney Freas
Styer to reinvest and the. income ls
to be paid to deceased's daughter,
Mary M. Jenkins The son, Charles
Jenkins, is appointed executor of the
estate.
The will of Richard Robinson, late
of Whitemarsh, is written upon a
sheet of note paper and waa executed
byl the deceased. He bequeathes his
entire -estate to his wife, Rebecca Robinson, and names ber as executrix.
ORELAND.
A  child  of  Mr. and  Mrs. .Wells is
suffering from an attack of diphtheria
and the home has been placed under
quarantine.
The carnival held  here last Satur-
I day * evening   by  the  Busy  Bees   was
I quite a success.      The event Was well
I attended  and  a  neat  sum  was real-
I. ized.     The silver set was awarded to
Mrs.    Samuel  Gass.      Mrs.'   Herman
Horn    received    the beautiful    center
piece   and   Miss    Mary   Herbig   was
awarded the - clock.
It is reported here that .the proposed new fire house for the local company will cost about $3500. The bids
for the new building are all in and it
is expected that the committee will
shortly-award the contract- John U.
Smith, has resigned from the secretaryship of the company and William
Suppjee has been elected to serve the
unexpired term.
Wealth  of  Montgomery.
Robert C. Miller, chief clerk to the
county commissioners, has completed
the compiling of the returns of the
assessors of the" various districts bf
jthe county, as recently submitted to
the county commissioners, and has
forwarded a complete detail of these
reports to the auditor general. The
following is a summary:
Number of taxables in county, 49,-
726.
Value of. all real estate, $117,379,363.
Value   of  real   estate   exempt  from
taxation,  $9,041,310.-
■ Value of- real estate taxable,  $108,-
338.055.
Number and value of horses and]
mules over the age of four years, 19,-'
595; value $1,253,885.
' Number and . value of neat cattle
over the age of four years, 20,1:68,
■value' $516,925. .
Values of salaries and occupations
$4,971,055.
Aggregate value, of all property taxable for county purposes,  $115,079,920.
Aggregate amt. of county tax assessed,   $345,239.76.
Amount of money at interest, Including  mortgages,   etc.,   $52,902,990.
'Value of stages, hacks, etc., $18,-
095.
Aggregate value of property taxable   for   state   purposes,   {52,921,085.
Aggregate amount of state tax assessed,   $211,684.22.
Calvin Reiff has secured a position
in Atlantic City and will remove to
that place.
Harry S. Krieble, the oil merchant,-
Is   with   a   party   taking   a   vacation.
touring    the    oil  fields   'and. ranches
in Montana for a month.
The .Sanctuary   M.   E.   church   will
remodel its building and also put in a.
pipe"organ.      Mr.   Carnegie, wjl^f-it  is
said; donate  one halt the cost of the i
instrument. * ~" . »*.
John W. Swartley is building an
addition to the front of his residence
on School street."
E. S. Krieble ls repainting his residence and barn at Main and Shearer
streets.
E. A. Perry has purchased the "stock
of Jenkins' 5 and 10 cent-.store and
will restock same. He has also added a fruit department.' A '-cement *
sidewalk has been put down and the
front of the building will have awnings.
Emma Friday, cashier at the BeU
store,   has   relinquished   her   petition.
The Rebekah lodge realized $50 by
its  lawn .fete  on  Saturday  evening.
The heavy downppur on. Sunday did.
'considerable   damage   to   our   streets..
The joint Sundayl schools of the
various denominations will make an
excursion to picnic in Forest park on
Saturday.
The. roadway improvement on North
Main  street  is   progressing  rapidly.
Robert Crozier, of Boston, a former
resident, was on a visit to his brother
William On Swartley street last week.
Architect Ott has- moved his residence and office from Fourth street to
the residence of Dr. Allen, on North
Main street.
The Dorfman dry goods store is
closing out it stock preparatory to removal.
It is rumored that the Montgomery
.Heat and Fuel Gas company has been,
sold to the Philadelphia and Suburban Gas and Electric company. The
former has a line of mains to and
supplies Lansdale with fuel gas and
is .endeavoring to get a lighting'
franchise, to which -the electric light
company   takes   exception.
Edwin Kober has removed  his liv-.
ery. stable from the Main street hotel
to   the  -Central   hotel.
A number of properties in this town
and- Gwynedd Highlands were offered
for sale on Saturday, but none was
sold.. The hot weather has surelyl
put   a   damper   on   real   estate   sales.
Miss Catherine Beaver has been on.
the sick list for a week.
The Maurer barber shop at Third
and Walnut streets is being renovated.
Miss Hattie Gerhart spent Sunday
last on  a trip to Trenton,  N, J.
Hoover   Loses   Salary   by   Trip.
That a person going to Europe for a,
summer vacation of nearly two months
has no legal right to receive salary
from- his employers for the period of
the trip was the dictum.- laid down
Monday by Judge Audenried in the
odd suit of Maurice J. Hoover against
J. T. Jackson and Company, his former employers;
Hoover had charge of the defend-,
ant's real estate office at Oak Lane,
his salary being $2000 per year. The
contract of employment was an oral *
one, and when. it was made, neither
party, said anything on the subject
of summer vacations or holidays.
Hoover- notified the company of'his
intention of going abroad. No objections were Interposed. When in-
resumed work at the Oak Lane office in
the fall the company refused to' pay
him salary for the time, he spent on
the  trip  and  he  later  resigned."
—Henry Rader, "of Skippack, while-
assisting, Isaac Bean, of Worcester, in
hauling grain, narrowly escaped serious injury. A sheaf of wheat fell on
one horse's ba.k which frightened
him, causing both to run. and in trying to stop the horses' his foot caught
in the harness, dragging him for a.
short *A4stance, when the load upset,
lie escaped with slight bruises.