Ambler Gazette

              THE** AMBLER S GAZETTE.
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VOL.  XX11.-NO.  8.
AMBLER,  PA.,  FEBRUARY  18,   1904.
$1.25 a Year
WHITPAIN
CASE DISMISSED.
Coat Decides Not to Interfere With
Rights of Election Officers.
Application ICuleri Out to Ambler Indepen.
slant School District Case—Elector. Hay
They Violate Nn Law In Voting- The District S.I100I Board.
John Fry, Harry A. Styer and Edward H. Philips, Republican candidates for school directors in Whitpain
township, on Saturday filed equity
proceedings against Henry C. Hoover,
judge, and William H.. Meigs and
Henry Mumbrauer, inspectors of elections of Whitpaln township, to restrain the election officers from accepting Jjhe- votes of certain residents
of that, township living within the
Ambler independent School district,
who vote in that district as well as in
Whitpaln for school directors. 86
voters are objected to, the greater part
of whom are Democrats. In the number are three .clergymen, of the Mercer
home.
The bill* recites that the Ambler
independent school district was formed in 1881 ont of parts of Whitpain,
Gwynedd, Upper Dublin and Whitemarsh townships. Residents of Whit-
>pain embraced within the Ambler district have exercised their right of
franchise for the township ticket at
one voting place and then voted for
directors Tn the independent district.
The complainants in the bill allege
that they are Republican nominees for
school directors in the township, and
that their election will be jeopardized
by accepting the votes of these Democrats, who nave no right to vote for
school directors in townships, as they
are citizens of an entirely separate
school -district.
The Ambler independent school district was created to give school facilities to its residents, who at that time
were at a distance from the respective schools of the various townships
ont of whioh the district was created.,
The district had never had a school
building, as by an agreement with tlie
school board of Ambler borongh, the
pnpils are received at a certain rate
and paid for by the school board of
the Ambler independent school district ont of A small school tax,levied
and collected within its confines.
The greater number of the residents
of the district are included within tbe
confines of the township of Whitpain;
which comprise the settlement known
. as West Ambler: Here the electors
meet, nominate their candidates for
the school board and ou election day
cast tbeir ballots for the candidates
within the district* and then go to the
election precinct of Whitpain to vote
on the itoWnship ticket, whereon previously thev could j*ote the full ticket
—school .directors Ad all. $rW»
A hearing' was-held Monday in the
application. Irvin P. Knipe appeared
for the. complainants and Charles D,
McAvoy and Henry Frecdley contra.
„ Mr. Freedley filed ii motion to dismiss
the bin on the grounds of want of
parties and want of jurisdiction. He.
argued i that the bin was directed
against tlie election officers, whereas
the persons to be affected were the
electors, and that the court could not
take away from the board of election
its right to pass upon the qualifications of voters. Mr. Knipe argued
that this was such a plain violation
of duty as would justify the court in
interfering. The court announced
that they had no jurisdiction to fore-
" stall the»action of • the board of elections, bm suggested that separate ballot boxes be provided in order that
any contest which might arise could
be easily decided.
Mr. Hillery Vaudegrift, of the
Ambler independent, school district,
who has taken an active interest in
L the district school board for years, on
Monday evening in discussing the
matter said, "I am told try other electors of the district when they go into
Whitpain to vote always proceed to
cut their tickets and avoid voting for
the township school directors. I always adhere to this plan, and person -
I allyl do not think any of the Whitpain. candidates for the school board
suffer or' 'are benefited by our votes.
• We have a' two-mill school tax, the
.same as Whitpain/'and this nets us
close to $500 annually. The greater
part of this tax-is collected within the
confines of Whitpain township $140
results from the Bergner estate, which
■- is in Whitemarsh, and a little accrues
from Upper Dublin township. At the
present time- not one of oar scholars
lives in Whitemarsh. while between 35
and 30 reside in Whitpain, all of whom
attend in Ambler. Our tax from the
two-mill rate is not sufficient to pay
the tuition at the Ambler school, but
a 2££ mill rate would leave a surplus.
When.the district was instituted it se-
' cured its share from the Ambler
funds, amounting to nearly $500. This
bonus has enabled the district to go
along on a lower tax rate than would
otherwise have been possible, as a two-
mill rate necessitates abstracting a
sum each year from this $500. When
that amount is expended and if our
valuations do not increase, we will be
compelled, if the number of pupils remains the same, to increase onr tax
rate."        .
Hatboro Church  Reopened.
The Methodist Episcopal church at
Hatboro, was reopened*on Sunday,
after having been partly rebuilt and
its interior renovated. Rev. J. G.
Oornwell is pastor of the church.
Rev. Dr. 8. W. Thomas preached at
the morning service, and the children's meeting in the Sunday school
room.in the afternoon was addressed
by Bev. Edward Cline, pastor of Jenkintown Methodist Episcopal church.
A rally meeting was held at 8 o'clock,
at which the speaker was Presiding
Elder Wilson. The evening sermon
was delivered by Rev." Dr. A. G.
Kynett, presiding elder of the south
Philadelphia district.
GLENSIDE   AND   AROUND.
George D. Heist owns a nice property at Lawndale.
A new baby gives joy in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Price, on Mt. Carmel
avenue.
Wesley, son of William McCann, of
Wilson and Huber strefes. la ill from
typhoid fever.
Mrs. Martha Kotv. lias been spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
Stokes Weaver, of Newtown.
On Thursday evening Rev. Walter
H. Waygood entertained tlie Sunday.
School association at the manse.
Dr. Boyle, of Glenside, operated on
Lawrence Devine for fistula. The
operation was successful in every
way.
Mr. Dent, formerly of Baltimore,
has rented and' is occupying a house
in the Haney, White block on Glenside avenue.
William Kelly and Daniel Ncely.the
agent and billing clerk on the Reading at Fraukford, will move to Glenside in the spring.
As the line between the townships
of Cheltenham and Abington passes
through here our voters were mixed
up in two very lively local fights
which were decided at the polls on
Tuesday.
Lewis Schlimme has arrivedjiome
from the Jewish hospital. He is getting along nicely, except receiving a
slight set back from falling twice.
He has not got quite accustomed to
going on crutches.
The young Italian who was found
badly frozen some weeks ago in the
Wilson quarry and was taken to a
Philadelphia hospital for treatment,
had to submit to the amputation of
both his feet to save his life.
Mr. Reed, of Willow Grove pike,
formerly of Jenkintown. was tiie owner of a very intelligent cat, of which
he and his family were very fond.
Daring the recent cold snap Kitty
went to the cellar and crawled into
the ash pit beneath the heater. Unaware of the fact that Ms pet had
chosen so warm a spot for a nap the
gentleman closed the door to the pit
aiid raked down the red coals in the
fire box. The result was that Kitty
was roasted to death before he could
release it from its firey prison house.
Rev. Arthur Bredenbek reports
that a dozen silver spoons were taken
from Ms residence one Sunday night
recently while the family was at
church. When they returned tiie opening of the front door alarmed the burglars, who were in the diningroom, and
they fled through an open window.
They only carried away a dozen silver
spoons and the clergyman's razor and
shaving strap. They had, however,
piled upon the table silver knives and
other articles, and a quantity of bread
and other food, from which they had
evidently made a meal. The thieves
had overlooked a sum of money that
happened to   lay upon the sideboard.
Want Billiard for Slier ill'.
During the past two weeks there
has been developed throughout this
section a regular tidal wave of opinion in favor of James Billiard, of
North Wales, for sheriff. Not only
does this come from the rank and file
of tiie Democratic party, but also
from various business men and members of the. Republican party, who
know Mr. Billiard as a successful, upright and honest business man, and
who do not hesitate to inquire as to
his politicB,but at once volunteer their
support if his name is placed on the
ticket.
. There is probably no One better
known throughout this section than
Mr. Billiard, who has never figured
in county politics, but has ever pushed his business ahead by an active
personal canvass. People have come to
respect and know the man and not to
recognize his political motives or party affiliation. They realize that just
as he has always rigidly attended to
the needs of his own business he will
just as carefully administer a public
office if he can be prevailed on to accept the same. As burgess of his own
borqugh.for a term he conducted the
office with fidelity and administered
its duties with credit to himself and
honor to the town.
Young Lawyer Disbarred.
Gtebrge W. Zimmerman, a young
member ot the Montgomery county
bar, was Monday disbarred from practice on report qf the board of censors
of tiie bar association,. A rule was
granted on him, returnable forthwith,
to show cause why he should not be
disbarred, and the rule was made absolute.
He was charged wtili acting unpro
fessionally in collecting money for
clients, who recovered it from him
after considerable difficulty. Of 11 allegations against him the following is
a sample: "Mr. Zimmerman was
counsel for the supervisors of Upper
[Providence township. He negotiated
a loan of $4000 for them, and was given $2500 of the amount, with which to
pay an existing obligation. The $3500
he appropriated to his own use, and
failed to pay the obligation. When
the fact was discovered, settlement
was delayed from time to tints, until
it was necessary for tiie supervisors to
employ their counsel to collect the
money, and this was accomplished finally after a warrant of arrest had actually been issued."
—John S. Mason, real estate agent,
of Hatboro. has sold the Edwin Erwin
property at Davisville.to Oscar Meyer,
the present tenant. The price is said
to be about $1400. Mr. Meyer will improve the place.
—166 notes amounting to $24,256.03
were discounted at the Hatboro National bank for the week ending
Thursday, Feb. 4.
—The First National bank, of Perkasie, has paid a dividend of 4 per
cent, and haa undivided, profits to the
amount of $2580 on hand.   . -. Ti^Or&ir
THE SPRING    |
ELECTIONS.
Republicans and   Democrats   Cast
Their Ballots.
Cold Dav for Ambler  Democrats — Upper
Uulilfn Again Swept By the  Democrats—
Hot Fight In Lower Gwynedd   and   Rev,
Kdward* Defeated lor School Beard.
A HBLEK—First Ward.
COUNCIL.
Jones, R.,t uS
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
Walker, R  90
Scott, R., '. .100
Woodward, D.,  31
Rttch, D  31
ASSESSOR.
Stackhouse, .R., .107
McVaugh, D .*....  22
JUDGE OF ELECTIONS.
Streeper, R 105
Weiss, D.,  25
INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS.
Kleinfelder, R  95
Katz, D.,  34
AMBLER—Second Ward.
COUNCIL.
Rex, R., 102
Godfrey, D.,  22
SCHOOL  DIRECTOR.
Styer, R., 120
ASSESSOR.
Gilbert, R 117
Binder, D.,  10
JUDGE OF ELECTIONS.
Cooper, R 112
INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS.
Biddle, R., .-. 105
Signs, n   17
AMBLER-Third Ward.
COUNCIL.
Anderson, R '.-....."... 89
SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
Buchanan, R„ .-.  89
ASSESSOR.
Nasb, R  90
JUDGE OF ELECTIONS.
Lawrence, R., .  86
INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS.
Smithy, R  85
CHELTENHAM.
J. Benton Hoover, of Glenside, a
Democrat, won one of the fiercest
political fights ever waged in Cheltenham township, when he was' elected
school director over Henry S. Brooke
by 18 majority. Men worth millions
of dollars worked side by side with
their servants in the fight, and in one
or two instances personalities were indulged in. The other school director
elected is a Republican, Dr. R. T.
Clayton, of Glenside.
The chief fight was between Hoover
and Brooke. Robert F. Campbell, son
of General Solicitor Campbell, of the
Reading Railway, and Brooke, waged
a fight for the nomination, and Hoover,
won. The Campbell forces to a large
extent turned in for Hoover. The vote
by* districts follows:
Districts. Hoover. Brooke
Glenside and Edge Bill  IU   .     68
Wyncote. ....82 20 '
Ogontz 41        104
Ashbourne 128       161
Cheltenham .83       107
Totals .* 458        445
^JENKINTOWN.
Auditor, Leatherman, R. ,265; O'Neil,
D., 180. Justice of tiie peace, Walker,
R., 250; Bird, D., 862. First ward—
Councilman, Paxson, R. ,112; Leswing,
D., 99. School director, Foy, R., 88;
Fithian, D., 122. Assessor, Rea, R., 70;
Donnell, D., 186. Second ward—
Councilman, Tyson, R., 170; Fowler,
D., 46. School director, Trunk, R., 180;
Wack, D., 104. Assessor, Hale, R., 178;
Bates, D., 59.
ABINGTON. ■
All the " Republican candidates for
township offices were elected in Abington township. Supervisors, Shoemaker and Ranninghoff; school directors, Dr. Huber and. Halloweil; auditor, Harper.
HORSHAM.
School directors,Anderson, B., three
years, 100; Headley, R., three years,
96; Green, R.. one year, 95; Hager-
ty, D., three years, 81; Hunter, D.,
three years, 56; Rutherford, D., one
year, 49. Supervisors, Weikel, R.,
99; Twining, R., 98; Stout, D., 58;
Carr, D., 43. Assessor, Stackhous,
R., Ill; Kirk.D., 41;. Auditor, Mull -
in, R., 96; Thoman, D., 66. Town
clerk, Can*, R., 97; Bissey, D., 55.
Judge of election, Ford, R., 100; Sat-
terthwaite. D., 52. Inspector of election. Ambler, R., 101; Gouak, D., 48.
PLYMOUTH—EAST.
Supervisors, Foulke, R., 68; Gillen,
R., 47; Tracey, D., 68; Lovett, D.,
11G. School directors, Freas, R., 76;
Cleaver, R., 68; Ogden.D., 87; Lynch,
D., 81. Justice of the peace, Rhoads,
R., 50; Hallman, R., 50; Young, D.,
115. Judge of election, Hewes, R., 48;
Freas, D., 110. Assessor, Beattv, R.,
60; Casey. D., 90. Auditor, Williamson, R., 87; Rex, D., 70. Town clerk,
Haines, R. 56; Baker D. ,89. Inspector, Bonter R. 78; Daimehower, D., 84,
Assistant assessor, Bisbing, R., 64;
Wagner, D., 99.
PLYMOUTH—WEST.
Supervisors, Folke, R., 68; Gillen,'
R.. 48; Tracey, D., 184; Lovett, D.,
61. School directors, Freas, R., 57;
Cleaver,R.,60; Ogden, D., 108; Lynch,
D., 98. Justice of the peace, Rhoads,
R. 48; Hallman, R., 57; Young, D.,
98. Assessor, Beatty, R., 60; Casey,
D., 144. Auditor, Williamson, R.,
68; Sex, D., 76.'
UPPER DUBLIN—EAST. **'•(■
Justice of the peace, Hicks Lukens,
R., 89. Supervisors, Donat, R., .GV;
Aiman, R., 33; Dewees, D.,. 126;
Tayliprj'..D'.J    -120.   School   directors,
Buiners, R., 52; Roberts, R-, 95;
Faust, D., 109;  Morris, D., 70.
Assessor, Stout, R., 93 : Harner, D.,
74. Auditor, Hibsclinian, R., three
years, .07 ; Johnson, R.. one year, 64;
Keisel, <D., tiptoe years, 97 ; Yarnall,
D., one year, 80. Town clerk, Roberta, R.; 83; Shivc, D., 74.
-Assistant.assessor. Simmers, R., 88;
Whitconib.D., 84. Judge of elections,
Slim-maker;   R.,   94;   Shaffer, D., 78.
Inspector of elections. Smith, R. ,79;
Gamble, D., 85.
UPPER DUBLIN—WEST.
Justice of the peace, Hicks Lukens, R., 109. Supervisors, J.C.Donat,
wL, 74; _dnian, R., 76; Dewees, D., 88;
Taylor, D., 121. School directors,
Bemiers, »., 80; Roberts, R., 77;
Faust, D., 98; Morris, D., 105. Assessor, Stout, R.. 108; Harner, D., 74.
Assistant assessor, Stout, R., 99;
Fleck, D., 78. Auditor, Hibscliman,
R.. three years, 84; Johnson, R., one
year, 74; Keisel, D.. three years, 74;
Yarnall, D., one year, 90. Town
clerk, Roberts, R.. 100; Shive, D.,
66. Judge of election, William R.
Arbuckle, R, 85;. Maust, D., 81.
Inspector of elections, Kepler, R.,
80: Sperry, D., 90.
LOWER GWYNEDD.
Supervisors.Lowerv.R., 141; Kibble-
house, R., 132; Thomas, D., 92; Rile,
D., 68. School directors, Brown, R.,
186; Edwards, R., 00 Murphy, D., 96;
Bond.D., 105. Auditor,Walton,R., 120;
Lewis, D., 90. Inspector, Wade, R.,
116; Laurance, D. .87. Town clerk,
Gordon, R,, 87; Keubler, D.. 115.
Judge, Comly, R., 117; Berkhimer,
fD., 88. Assessor, Roberts, R., 118;
Buzby, D., 98.
s
s PR INGFI ELI) - W EST.
Justice of the peace, Lonsdale,. R.,
5(1; Unrnli, D., 124. School directors,
French, R., 54; Stout, R., 5.; Stout,
D.. 152; Fallows, D., 125. Township
treasurer, Brooke, R., 46; Cannon,
D., 141. Auditor, Savin, R., 56;
Kimble, D., 126. Assessor, Jordan,
R., 57; Rambo, D., 123. Assistant
assessor, "Harner, R., 52 ; Blair, D.,
126. Judge of election, Jordan, R.,
148; Freed, D., 180. Inspector of .election, Comly, R., 54; Kimble, D., 127.
SPRINGFIELD-THIRD DISTRICT.
Justice of tlie peace, Lonsdale, R.,
55; Uiirah, D., 23. School directors,
French, R., 89; Stoat, R., 54; Stout,
D.. 23; Fallows ,D., 29, Township
treasurer, Brooke, R., 60.; Cannon,
p., 80. auditor, Savin, R., 58; Kim-
ble, D., 28; Assessor, Jordan, R.53,;
Rambo, D., 82. Assistant assessor,
Moll, R., 57; Mc Adams, D., 82.
Judge of election, Aiman, R., 01 :
Montague, D., 28. Inspector of election. Lachenmaier, R., 61; Hallman,
D., 24.
LANSDALE— EAST WARD.
Auditor, Beidler, R., 178. Town council, Slifer, R., three years, 147; Bardo,
R., one year, 184; Ralston, D.. .three
years, 10*2; Lischke, D., one year, 114.
School director, Heebner, R., 115;
Geller.D. ,79. Judge of election,* Moyer, R., 146; Darrali. D., 98. Inspector
of election, Moyer, R., 161; Han*. D.,
81. Assessor, Place, R., 170;Cressman.
D..  73. .
LANSDALE—WEST WARD.
I Auditor, Beidler, R., 188. Town
[council, Landis, R., 106; Longaker,
D., 78. School director,Godshall, R..
187; Bickel. D.. 56. Judge of election,
Ruth, R., 188; Breininger, D., 42.
Inspector of election, Loux', R., 127;
Rodgers, D.. 60. Assessor, Mathers,
R., 136; Krause, D., 60.
IVHITEMARSH-EAST.
Supervisors.Kirk, R., 69; Hersh. R.,
OS ; Kirk,D., 45; Maust,D., 0>. School
di rectors, Yeakle, R., 69; Bailie, R.,
04; Thonies, D., 52; Herrman, D., 64.
Auditor,Keys, R. ,69. Assessor, Rhoads,
R., 81; Hart, D., 42. Town clerk,
Ely, R., 69. 'Judge of election, Yeakle,
R., <!(!; Wentz, D., 55. Inspector of
election, Hinkle, R., 64. ; Earnest, D.,
52. Assistant assessor, Day, R., 63;
Porter, D., 65. »
NORTH' WALES.
Council, Goshen, R., 147; Ander-
mau, R"., 134; Weikel, D., 107; Frank
D., 98. 'School directors, Slifer, R., 161;
Swartley, R., 154; Kohl, D., 84;
Knapp, D., 81. Assessor, Rhoads, R.,
147; Bright, D., 94. Auditor, Huns-
berger, R.*, 156; Reiff, D., 94. Judge
of elections, • McOracken, . R., 151;
Leister, D-. 88. Inspector of elections
Allehach, R., 145; Keyser, D., 94.
AMBLER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
School directors, Thompson, Citizens,
three years; Gano, C, three years;
Smith, 0., one year. Auditor, Cam-
burn, C.
Women Taking a Census.
Women of Collegeville who are
members of the Montgomery County
Woman's Suffrage association are taking a census of the suffrage sentiment
among the women of that place.
Printed slips containing the following
questions are given to the women to
answer:
1. Do you believe women should
help make the laws that govern them?
2. Do you favor equal suffrage for
men and women?
3. Are you in favor of aiding the
cause of women suffrage?
4. An yon willing to join a society formed for that purpose?
5. Remarks.
The majority of the answers so far
have been in favor of woman's suffrage. Some few, however, are very
decidedly opposed.
The object of the census is to find
the opinion of tbe women themselves
on the subject, and Collegeville was
selected by the county association as
the place for the first test.
SUCCESSFUL
ASSOCIATION.
Ambler Building and Loan Has Good
Year.
The Animal Meeting Hrlil Mid Officer*
KI*m'I*'<1 - ^.yniip^i- i>l tli,. Hil.lnariut Show.
Increase Our t_Mt Fear— 11 Berle. and 40O
Holder..
Tiie  annual'
holders .of   the
Loan association
day evetoing last
following officers
ensuing year, the
tion being Peter
John Millar, -and
tellers:   President,
meeting of   the stock-
Ambler  Building and
was held on tMtur-
ai.  which" .time the
were elected for the
officers of the elec-
C.   Sleath,  judge;
George   W. Lutz,
Justus    W. Lutz,
—Poultryman I. P. Roberts, of near
Lansdale, has' 600 young chicks. His
chickens produce between five and six
dozen eggs per day.
—One of the oldest men in tiie vi.
cinrfcy of Line Lexington is Rev. J,
Leatherman, a Mennonite preacher-
wllp it now 89 years of age. Until recently he was able to preach and
officiate at funerals.
Penliyn; vice president, Edwin G.
Ford, Fort Washington; treasurer,
Wililam A. Davis, Amhler: secretary,
William C. Walker, Amhler: directors—Samuel A. Faust, Benjamin P.
Wertsner, George W. Rnch, James L.
Meyers, M. C. Dettra, F. C. Weber,
John Keown, Daniel Sperry, Fort
Washington; Frank Shuggard, Three
Tuns; Joseph C. Shoemaker, Blue
Bell; Tener Langstroth, Penliyn.
The 30th annual 'report was read
and adopted. A copy of which appears in full in this issue of the '' Gazette. '' The cash transactions for the
year amounted to $30,714.64. New
loans were made amounting to $9000. -
10 at an average premium of five per
cent. §4407.65 was paid on withdrawn
shares, 916,100 on matured shares—
probably the largest amount paid out
in one year for this purpose in the 80
years' history of the association, tiie
amounts to a shareholder varying
from $100 to $3000, the latter amount
being paid to a 'woman stockholder,
whioh, by the way, cost her $2148,
yielding her a net profit of $852. Real
estate was disposed of amounting to
$2000. Total assets and liabilities aggregate $78,096.18. The year closed
with a total issue of 2867 shares , an
increase of 78 shares over the previous
year. 11 series are in liberation. The
receipts of the evening amounted to
about $1400. Several loans were disposed of at five per cent, premium,
nearly all secured by stock collateral.
A new series was opened and more
than 200 shares subscribed. There are
about 400 persons holding from one to
60 shares. These are very largely located in Ambler and near vicinity,
which speaks well for the thrift and
interprise of the town and its industries and citizens, but quite a number
lire located in more, distant places,
Norristown; Philadelphia and some in
New York and New Jersey. Stock
will he issued in the*.last series for
about three months. The association
has money to loan on good security.
Wy iiilmoiar.
Mr. and Mrs. James Fallows, are on
a visit to tiie fire stricken city of Baltimore. Mrs. Fallows lias an uncle, a
preacher, in Baltimore, whose gm sts
onr residents will be.'
"I Am Alpha and Omega,"was Mig
anthem sung by the village choir at
the Lutheran church on Sunday evening last, Prof. Seymour singing tiie
solo, which he did most acceptably.
Excellent sermons were preached
by the pastor, Rev. E. J. Heilman, at
Grace Lutheran church on Sunday
The text in tlie morning was, "Then
he took him the twelve, and saith
unto them, behold we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written
by tiie prophets • concerning tiie son of
man shall be accomplished," Luke
xviii: 81; and in the evening,'' Ye are
my friends,' if ye do whatsoever I
command yon," John xv: 14. Services
will be held Wednesday evenings during lent, beginning with Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, When the pastor will
preach sermons   on the beatitudes.
Miss Mary E. Myers is suffering
from a severe cold.
The candlemas social, given by the
young' folks at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry'Fallows, Was a pronounced success. Over $40 were realized.
A very entertaining program was one
of the features, basso solos by Albert
Thomas, Mt. Airy; .soprano solos by
Miss Emma Kemp, Philadelphia, and
a violin .solo, a selection from "Cavalier in Rusticaua," A. E. Seymour,
Philadelphia, besides "Moonlight on
the Lake" by a mixed quartet, and tiie
Wyndmoor male quartetv was also on
tiie list of entertainers, singing the
"Merry Blacksmith's Lay", and as an
encore, " Little Tommy Went A-Fish -
ing." Altogether it was an evening
long to be remembered. Many people
from.a distance graced the occasion
with their presence.
A contribution to the furnishing
fund of Grace Evangelical Lutheran
church, amounting to $400, has been
reported, but the • donor * modestly
wishes his name not to be made public. The total amount as per contract
for the furniture of the chancel and
main auditorium is a little over $700.
With the exception of only a very few
dollars that amount has been subscribed .and is now in the hands of Treasurer Arnold Aiman. If the lighting*
prvoblem were only as nearly satisfactorily solved much gratification would
he the result.
Another experiment will be made
in the new church at choir practice
on Thursday evening to test its
acoustic properties.' when some experts may be present.
were
furv
Ta-
bf th.
reduced to
of domoli-
boy  who
church at
he found
loft softly
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After a glance at the
and   the   vestments
the floor Wilson fled to
WRECKED
THE ALTAR.
Vandal Invades Catholic Church of
tbe Presentation, Cheltenham.
Fixtures Valued at Winoo Demolished bjr
Fiendish Attack of Charles Yeager, of Ta-
cony—When Arreted, Man Said He Did
It fat* neven__.
A man who said he was Charlc
Yeager, qf 8989 Cottman street,
cony, broke into the Catholic Church
of tlie Presentation, at Cheltenham,
Friday and smashed altar fixtures to
the value of $2000.
Candelabra and crucifixes, the baptismal font and the tabernacle
blessed virgin's altai
fragments  under hi
tion.
When  Harry Wilson, the
acts as sexton,   entered the
noon to  ring the angelus
Yeager sitting in the organ
running his  linger]
the instrument.
shattered    altar
strewn about
summon aid.
Charles and John Adams and an*
other man responded, and the four attacked. Yeager. He fought desperately and was badly beaten before he
was overpowered and tied hand and
foot. When the parishioners heard of
the desecration of their church there
was talk of lynching, but Father Mo-
Hiihn arrived before a plan could be
formulated to carry out such an intention.
'Wlieii the man was asked why he
had committed such a deed he said he
hated the Catholics, and that Father
Riegel was a bad man and deserved
his things broken up.
Father Riegel was the pi
was drugged and killed in a
Eighth, street two years ago.
rector of the Cheltenham church*|intil
his death when the Rev. A. J. Mc-
Huhii succeeded him.
After this remark of Yeager the
people were convinced that he was
crazy and not drunk as at first supposed. He was placed in irons and
taken to Ogontz, and later locked up
in the Jenkintowii jail.
Some of tiie persons who viewed the
results of Yeager' \s vandalism believe he intended burning the church,'
because of tiie manner in whioh he
had piled combustibles in a heap on
the floor.
The prisoner en Saturday was arraigned before Justice of the Peace
George B. Wood, of Ogontz, and was
charged with wrecking the altars and
destroying other property in the
church. Yeager was held under $1000
bail for court and was taken to Norristown by Constable Lockhurdt to
await trial.
A large crowd was present at the
hearing. Harry Matthewson, the sexton, testified that he discovered Yeager in, tlie act of defacing the large
pipe organ of the church.
* Yeager was perfectly calm when the
hearing began, but at its conclusion
lie became violent, declaring, "If I
had a million dollars I would give it
to the church, although I hate it. I
couldn't help doing what I did."
Then he extended his .hand to Father
McHulm, the pastor of the church,
who declined it. As the priest looked
tile other way the prisoner-, remarked,
"You will suffer for this when I am
through breaking stones for this job.''
Father McHuhn paid no attention to
the remark.
When questioned by the justice
Yeager said he had been wronged by._
a member of the congregation of thes
church,, and he committed his sacri-
ligious act for revenge. He declared
vehemently that ne was down on the
English and tiie Catholics, and that
he had ideas in his head about religion that no one could drive out.
Thinks .-he is Swindled -
Claiming that lie represented the
Cosmopolitan Fashion company, of
New York city, a stranger giving his
name as C. B. Reese, of Altoona, N.
Y., obtained .25 in cash from Mrs.
Mary L. Schwenk, a Norristown notion dealer, several days ago, in payment for what she supposed was an
agency for the "Butterick" pattern
system, covering Norristown, Oousho-
I ioc ken, Schwenksville, Collegeville,
Lansdale, Bridgeport and other places
in Montgomery county. Reese gave
Mrs. Sehweuk a printed receipt for
the $25, and walked out of the store,
promising to have her provided with
a chart and other paraphernalia in a
few days. When the time arrived and
the promises did not hold. Mrs.
Schwenk grew suspicious, and wrote to
the Cosmopolitan Fashion company,
who denied ever having had such a
man in their employ, but said that
Reese had worked the same game in
Darby, Chester and West Chester.
lest  who.
house oil
He was
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-There is a demand for houses with
modern conveniences in Hatboro.
Tenants are willing to pay from $20
to $25 per month for them.
The stock for that projected canning factory at Chalfont. has been
subscribed and the site selected for the
building.
—Nurseryman William Sturzeheeh-
er,- of Lansdale, speaks of .purchasing
a large sprayer to be operated by gasoline engine.' His idea is to contract to
gpray fruit trees by the season for San
ose scale as well as other "insects.
i;i_ shoot at Flourtown.
The regular weekly live bird shoot
given by the Flourtown Gun club at
its traps Thursday afternoon was attended by a large jiinuber of well-
known wing shots from Philadelphia
and Schuylkill Valley towns. The
handicap l0-bird olub shot, governed
by interstate -rules, was hotly contested. The only whole score of the day
was made by Dr. Green, .of Chestnut
Hill, who was successful in killing 10
straight and carried off the extra $20.
The sweepstake miss and out events
also wetat to Dr. Green, who shot
high gun of the day. The best scores
follow:
10 birds club shoot—Green, 10; Hov-
crilell.i); Alber, i); Fisher, 8; Everitt,
8; Brennan,8 ; Henry, 8; Nash, 8;
Hothersall, 7; Clegg, 6; Parks, 6, and
Dawson, 7.
Sweepstake, miss and' out — Green,
10; Hothersall, 10; Mink, 10; Dawson, 8; Henry, 8; Parks, 8, and Bran-
nan, 6.
Second sweep—Green.4 ; Dawson, 4;
Hothersall, 4; Parks, 8; Mink, 8, and
Henry, 2.   •