Ambler Gazette

              The Ambler Gazette.
VOL   XXX1.-NO.   12
AMBLER.   Pi_..   MARCH   20.  1913
$1.25  A  YEAR
NORTH WALES
TO m BUSY.
Means  of Municipal  Improvement
Discussed.
OBITUARY.
Board of Trade  Is Hi* Active Spirit—
"Clean-Up  Day    and    "Rose     Day"
Are   Planned—Addresses   by  Messrs.
Spring and Stuart.
There was a large turnout at the
publio meeting of the. board of trade
in amusement hall on Thursday evening. In the absense ot the president,
the' vice president called Dr. H. F.
Slifer to preside who alao addressed
the meeting in a few well-timed remarks upon the healthfulness of the
town, remarking that for a number
of years .physicians had not had a
well-defined case of typhoid fever and
for several years no genuine case of
diphtheria. That it is the most elevated spot in the county and that with
a thousand building lots about town
for sale there is a great opening for
home building. He proposed that
with the aid of the board of trade our
town should endeavor to cater to the
several manufacturing industries considering locating along the railroad line.
Addresses were made by C. A. Stewart,
secretary of the Norrlatown chamber
of commerce, who made some valuable suggestions aa how to boom a
. town,. and he congratulated the board
upon its large turnout to the meeting. E. A. Spring, assistant to President Stevens, of the Lehigh Valley
Transit Co., urged the to Am to become alive to the advantages it has,
to have better '/phone servioe, better
electric light and also better trolley
service. He promised to co-operate
in the latter and aa an incentive
promised to light up a big sign that is
to be erected near'the junction on the
;• Allentown road, and that the board of
trade should procure a sign along the
Reading and have the Philadelphia
and Suburban Co. do a like free servioe. The audience applauded Mr.
Spring's eloquent and pointed remarks.
He was followed by-A. R. Garber, a
Philadelphia newspaper correspondent,
who cited what other towns had done
and advocated judicious publicity. Representatives of the    Florex    Gardens
submitted sketches to beautify tho va-  _
cant lots along the railroad, offering to taken horn
give  plants,  shubbery and  other  aid j moned
to transform these from a boys' play
■round _ to     beautfy     spots.       Editor
Kirkpatrick announced that the'Florex
Garden company  will give 1000  rambler rose plants,  or as  many as  are
needed,  to property  owners  to  beautify premises, and that ln June next,
.   . or on a    day to be named as  "Rose
i day," the president, Mr. Furstenberger,
•>. will   give   away   the   discarded   stock
?.,'ofxtea roses they have been forcing all
< Winter, - which   are   ao  longer   fit  for
forcing,    amounting    to    some    50,000
plants, to any one wbo will beautify
Homes or- vacant lots.    On the line of
building    improvements,      the   Florex
company, will erect another big greenhouse  covering  several  apres   on   the
.north/ akia^f_ Its. jilant.., .ear
*■ *_BJE* v*,-jJaJ. I_J_B9flfc ,.%jOTi Co. is busy |
m!mi$&mm tmey of ear load lots of
Bameami mBSr mill Work to Atlantic
City that Will go into the make-op of
a new fire house and a new opera
house for Atlantic avenue.
Mrs. Smith,, who recently move 'into North Wales from Hilltown to a
residence on South' Third atreet, was
seriously injured at the Third atreet
railroad crossing. In company with
a Philadelphia attorney she was about
leaving the crossing, when the gate
was suddenly dropped, striking her on
the head. It ls feared her skull is
fractured. The attorney and an aye
witness to the accident carried the old
lady to her home nearby and Dr. W.
S. Hadley was summoned.
Quite a number of our people are
attending court this week ln the damage suit of Mrs. McDowell va tha
borough.
The session of Lanah Rebeka lodge
on Friday evening was largely at-
teded to great the state grand officers. The degree work was exemplified by the 'lodge's staff and received
great jpraise. A repast was served
in the banquet room.
Walter Constantlne, who has been a
'  patient at theHomeopatic hospital, last
week had to have    a leg amputated.
He la now on a fair way to recover.
The National Shredded Wheat Biscuit Co. will give a moving picture
exhibition of Niagara Falls and vicinity on Saturday evening for the
charity fund of the Odd Fellows' Rebeka lodge.
The visitation of Fox Chase lodge to
our local Odd Fellows' temple on Wednesday was attended by about 100
brothers. Delegations were also present from Ambler, Lansdale, Norrlatown, Philadelphia and .Doylestown. A
banquet was served at Schmele's
hotel. Past Grand R. M. K. Lewis was
toastmaster and ex-grand marshal,
Grant R. McGlathjery, was the orator
of the event.
MRS. WILLIAM JOHNSON.
Mrs. William Johnson, fine of the
oldest residents of Willow Grove,
died on Wednesday evening at her
home on Overlook avenue. She had
ben a sufferer from paralysis for several years. Her husband is now non-
fined to his home by the same ailment. She leaves a family of several
children, consisting of William and
Charles, of Willow Orove; Mrs. John
Kenny and' Mrs. George Marple, of
Hatboro, and daughters, Mary, Maggie
and Charlotte. She waa also a sister to Thomas Ervin, of Hatboro.
CHARLES  FITZWATER.
Charles Fitzwater, son of the late
Charles Fitzwater, Sr., and Emily V.
Fitzwater, residing near the Wheel
Pump hotel, in Springfield township,
died, last Thursday, at Rock Bridge
Baths, near Lexington, Virginia, _ after
a brief illness of double pneumonia,
aged about 42 years. His body, accompanied by his sister, Margaret, arrived at his mother's home, via the
Pennsylvania
ternoon.
FIRE COMPANY
IS COMMENDED.
Does More Real Service Than Other
County Companies.
Complimentary Vvords Extended Ambler Fire Organization From Office
ef Union Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
Norristown—Efficient Work at Broad
Axe.
The prompt work at the fire near
Broad Axe. last Thursday and the record, of achievement made by the
Wissahickon Fire Co., of Ambler, for
several years past, has earned the approbation of the Union Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., of Norristown, when
Wm. C. Irvin, secretary of the Ambler
fire company, was called into the office
  of the fire insurance company and in-
railroad, Saturday af-1 formed bfficially that the Wissahickon
Fire company does more real service
Some months ago Mr. Fitzwater en- when called to a fire than any ot&er
gaged- in the timber business in Vir- company in Montgomery county, tthd
ginia and sold lumber to northern cue- the secretary was assured that when
tomers, Including firms in this section, his company is ready the insurance
In the swampy timber districts of company will make a substantial dto-
Virginia he contracted pneumonia, and nation for the purchase of an autonio-
died  after  an  illness  of less  than,   a  bile apparatus.
week at the residence of a cousin, Miss The Broad Axe fire, above referred
Lucy Davis. His sister, Margaret, to, broke out about 7 o'clock Thursday
hurried to his bedside on learning otto evening in a pr perty occupied by
his illness. negroes,     next    to  the    residence:  pi
■'The deceased was well known as an Isaac J. Shepherd, west of Broad Aie.
active Democratic worker in Spring- An alarm was forwarded to Ambler,
field township, and was clerk of ..the and the company with its chemical
first board of township commissioners engine responded in a short time,
after Springfield became a township of The flames were on the third floor
the first class in 1901. Latter on he I of the house, and fortunately had been
served for some time as manager of j kept confined by closing doors and
the farm connected with St. Joseph's | windows. Some of the furniture and
convent. | a   portion     of     the   flooring.     Prompt
WEDDED.
culbert—Mcdowell;
An impressive ceremony last Saturday afternoon characterized the servioe which united M'ds Ethel McDowell, of Ambler, and Mr. Charles
B. Culbert, of Philadelphia, and made
them wife and husband. The wedding took    place at the home    of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William         	
T. McDowell, corner of Park and Eu- |
clid  avenues.    Ambler,    and was  wit-   Proposed  Act Carrie* With   It an  Ap-
nessed by about 70 friends of the contracting parties.
The bride was gowned in white
brocaded satin made entrain and she
carried    a shower    bouquet    of sweet
MILITIA HILL
AND FORT HILL
Proposed Act to Make Them State
Parks.
CENTRE SQUARE.
Painters are putting the finishing
touches te the property of Charles P.
Hallerstadt whleh has been undergoing
many improvements recently and.
which will be occupied by Mr. Thomas,
of Lansdale, about April 1st.
Richard Roynan recently killed a
porker from which he got 200 pounds,
of lard.
Leon Bernhard is serving on the
jury  at   Norristown  this   week.
Abraham Unruh purchased a pair*
proprieties of $500,000 to Secure 650j °f "ne horses at Quakertown the ipast
Acres With Approach From Phila- w jeohn Berkheimer. local blacksmith-
delphia, and   wheelwright,   ls  kept  quite  busy
An act to preserve .Militia  hill and  at this time doing considerable repair
peas and lilies of the valley.   She was  Fort hill, the site of the Revolutionary  work to farm wagons, etc.
attended by Miss Gall Winters Scott,
of New Hope, as bridesmaid, who was
dressed in pale blue charmeuse and
carried a bouquet of pink carnations.
Mr. Wm. M. Johnson of Ambler
brother-in-law of the bride, acted as
groomsman, •
Miss Sadie C. Wert, of New Hope,
played the wedding march, and exactly at 4.80, as the bridal party entered
, Walter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
ttoynan, who haa done considerable,
trapping of fur-bearing animals, whose
skins are worth much money just
now, was Surprised laat Friday morning when he went to hla trap in Arp's
thicket to find that he had caught a
good sized ground bog. The animal
proved quite a curiosity and was view-
Fort    Washington,, as  a    public park,
to  secure an   approach  thereto  from
Philadelphia,   to   provide   for   the  care
and maintenance therof, and to make
an appropriation therefor.
Section 1. Be is enacted by the senate  aad   house   of   representatives   of j
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
general assembly met and it is here- ._._—   	
 by   enacted   by  the  authority  of   the  en °y a large number of the residents.
the room the strains of Mendelssohn's I same, that for the purpose of perpet- Some-Persons played a prank at the*
weddin-r march from Lohentrrin filled uating and preserving the historical nome ot Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beatty
the air and as the^olemn vW^ were sites of Militia hill and Fort hill, in- U—t Thursday night, When they threw
the air, and as the solemn vows were | ^uiing th(j -lt# of Fort Washington,  one of the outer-buildings over.   /This.
in Whitemarsh townahlp, Montgomery might have appeared funny to the-
oounty, Pennsylvania, the title to and Jokers at the time, but tbe owner ot
ownership of the ground covering said tne Place did not find it so much of a.
hills not exceeding in the case of Mili- J°ke the next morning when he was.
tia hill SM acres and in the case of I compelled > to' hire several men to set
Port hill 180 acres, the location and the building upon its foundation again,
boundaries thereof to be fixed by the |
commissioners hereinafter named,
•hall be vested in the commonwealth |
of Pennsylvania, to be laid out, preserved and maintained forever as a
I public park so that the same,' including the fortifications, may be maintained as  nearly  as possible  in  i heir [
taken tha soft and low strains of "O
Promise Me" were heard. Tbe ceremony was performed by Rev, Oeorge
J. Crist, pastor of tbe Ambler Presbyterian church.
The house was beautifully and
tastefully decked with flowers, and
under an arch in the front room banked with ferns, Easter lilies, azaleas
and spirea the wedding was .performed, while throughout the house were
large bouquets of roses and other
flowers.
A wedding breakfast was served by
Caterer Llpvins, of Philadelphia, after
the ceremony, and later, amidst _
ahower of best wishes and confetti,
Mr. and Mrs. Culbert left by automo-
original condition as military sites,
and may. be preserved for the benefit of the people of this commonwealth.
He is survived by
mother and three
Tacey and Margaret.
The funeral, took place from hia
mother's residence, Tuesday. Interment at Fitzwater burial ground, near
Fitzwatertown.
widow,    his I work in the application of the chemf- I bile. f°r  Philadelphia,    departing    the
Section
That ln order tu secure
sisters Mary, I cals soon extinguished the blaze with-j
I out further damage. The origin of the
flre is a mystery, and the loss is covered by a policy ln the Union Mutual
Fire Insurance company..
Badly Hurt By Fall.
While painting the cornice of Mr.
Davis' house, near Chalfont, Allen
G. Angeny lost his balance and fell
to the ground landing on a pile of
bricks. The result was a broken arm,
Cut head and a bruised body. He was
ind   Dr. Burkhart sum-
Audlters  Make   Reports.
Attorney H. D. Saylor, who was appointed auditor in the receivership
proceedings brought against the William B. Rambo Lime company, has
filed with the court hia report of the
accounts of John J. McGuirk and
David B. Ross, the receivers, who had
been appointed by the court.
Auditor Saylor finds that the balance remaining for distribution
amounted to $1680.80. He directed
that the creditors of the oompany be
paid their proportionate share at the
rate of $71.06. The claims againat the
company amounted to $2365,06.
next day on a honeymoon to be spent
in tbe south. They will be at home,
after May 1 In their newly furnished
apartments in West Philadelphia.
The bride, who was the recipient of
many   useful   and   beautiful   gifts,   is
jthe youngest daughter.of Mr. and Mrs.
an adequate approach to said ipark
from the city of Philadelphia the title
to and ownership of the ground between said sties and extending .thence
along both sides of    the Wissahickon I     J?,?e
A meeting ofi the Centre (Square
Fire company will be held thia Thursday evening in Odd Fellows' hall. A.
large attendance is desired, aa much,
business of importance wm be transacted and an interesting financial report will be made by tbe committee.
The bridge tbat spans the llttle
creek east of the Skippack pike on the
State road is undergoing repairs. It
is reported that the work la being,
done by the trolley company. The wait
that supports the bridge Is being repaired, new planks have been put it)
on one side, a fill has been made on
both the east and  west sides of the
creek to a point near its entrance into
Fairmount park, ln the   city of Phila-
Samuel K. Anders Killed by Trofltf. J^'cD^wefTnThl^ »* fS.^^^T*-'
Samuel K. Anders, banker, who was Ambler and vicinity, where she is well
struck by a trolley car in front^Of his | known.   The groom Is an electrical en-
1337   DeKalb   street,    Norrtf- | gineer and is connected with the Bel-
home
__J?r£^" Jrr^JpatWnsmimmrto\re'' PWaa
Wm™  Odd Fellows' Celebrate.
Much interest Is now being taken in
Wissahickon lodge, No. 17s, i. O. O. F„
of Flourtown, by reason of the fact
that It was the second lodge of odd
fellowship to be instituted in Montgomery county. The "local lodge was
organized April 25, 1846, and is therefore almost 67 years old. The first officers were: Thomas Bitting, N. K.
Shoemaker, I. A. Martin, C. T, Aiman
and S. H. Aiman. From April 26, 1846,
until soma time during the summer, of
1878 meetings were held In the old
farmers' hotel, whioh is now called the
Central hotel, situated on the Chestnut Hill and Springhouse turnpike close
to tha Plymouth I ranch of the Reading railway at Flourtown, and which
was owned at that time by 'Squire
Rex. in the spring of 1878 work was
started by the lodge on its new hall,
now called Wissahickon hall, and is
located on the pike north of Wissahickon avenue, Flourtown, where the
meetings are now held weekly on,
Tuesday evenings. Wissahickon lodge
has the distinction of being the parent
body of no fewer than six lodges, some
of which have since disbanded. At
one time this lodge had a membership of more than 150 and its financial standing was very strong, but in
recent yeara inactivity upon the part
of the members has reduced the membership to 19. Realizing the mistake
in allowing such a good lodge to reach
the point or disbanding, the members   have   become   active   and   have
town,   Thursday  evening,     died  froEn
Ihis injuries Friday morning,
Mr. Anders, who was 75 years old,
was • starting down town to attend a
meeting of the board of prison inspectors, of Montgomery county, pf
which he was president, when he essayed to cross the street in front of an
approaching    trolley   car,    which    he
levue-Stratford hotel,  Philadelphia.
Wants Sale Set Aside.
In   the  petition   which   Miss   Mame
E.  Scott  who   was  the owner  of  the
tract   of   land   and   21-room   mansion
ln Hatfield  (the same figuring in the
location and boundaries thereof to be
fixed by the commissioners hereinafter named, shall be vested in the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to be
laid out, preserved and maintained forever as a public parkway, approach
to said park for the enjoyment of the
people of this  commonwealth.
Section  3.    The said  commissioners
shall, as soon as possible, cause a sur-
Charlea Kreps, ot Fort Washington,
plumber, is doing considerable work
in Abraham Unruh's house, on the'
State road. «
Richard Roynan is now busily engaged in spraying fruit trees for some
of the fruit growers in this section
Mr. Roynan is using a concentrated
lime-sulphur solution to spray the
trees with, and it ia known as an effective remedy for killing tne early
pests that infest the trees.
Mr.   Dallen,   of     Philadelphia,     who
vey
sheriff's   sale)   filed   in ' her  behalf  in  showing the  bounda
ot allot said ground To be~made | !!°eB*?. purchased th* Burns proper-"
line
ey,   north   of   the   trolley   station,   on
  ^_^^^^_,. .   thereof,,,.     „..        ,     .. . _.. .    .   -,,
-, h„. .    i—  .    ™- „„ „,_„„ h.„ Ithe office of Prothonotary S. ~B. Drake and file a plan thereof in the office of the Skippack pike, and which, besides
wished to board.   The car'struck hint,    ^ b    Attorney J° Hyatt Nay or   she  the clerk of the court of quarter ses-1 havln* hot water installed, has under-
dragging him some  distance   and  in-    ,"»   /  h        ^ property,  which   was  sions of the peace of said county, and  *one extensive repairs    and improve-
Mr  AndereXaa"   to   A^r1*^ * *' Y   ^yw fo? |2225^s j HP" the filing of said plan the tittle  »«?•   WlU   Short,y    ***** hU  MW
township. In 1888 he was' elected
county commissioner, serving three
terms. In the same year he was elect-
ed president of- the People's National
bank, a post he filled until his death.
Besides being president of the prison
board, Mr.' Anders was a trustee at the
state hospital for the insane. He was
a Republican. A son, George . H.
Anders, deputy county treasurer survives,        ,._ „      ..   ■-^^'v:' ~*m
Ambler People Were  Victinized. "
A clever scheme evolved by a youth
18 yeara old, and successfully carried
out, has coat many residents of Ambler, Cheltenham and vidnir™ 49 centa
each. The boy gave 'his name as R.
Astle and told the persons he visited
that he represented a concern in Chicago which is helping him to earn enough to pay his tuition through
Princeton. He told them that it was
his great ambition since his childhood
to go to Princeton and that by getting
subscriptions for the World, Century
and Review magazines, his hope would
be realized. The price fur a year
for the three magazines, he said, was
$10, but that ln order to gc t his scholarship In the Princeton university he
had made arrangements with the publishers to let him sell, the three at a
cash price of 49 dents.
He visited Ambler several weeks ago
and throughout last week he .made a
house-to-house convass in Cheltenham, and the majority of the residents
of that suburb signed f.s subscribers.
When he came to the home of Mrs.
B. H. Havens, wife of the editor of the
Bell Telephone News, he told her that
he had all the territory north of Tabor
to canvass, and that the, residents of
Cheltenham were very good to him.
Mrs. Havens suspected the boy and
began to cross -.question him. She did
not subscribe, but told him to come
the next day. In the meantime Mr.
Havenjs wrote to the office of one of th
of ^attorney and waiver of. exceptions,
Lete., ort.Ahe -back» of-'the leaBe- At, not
bear heir signature, and, In the form
in which they are being used, have no
legal standing whatever.
The further contention is made that,.,,..,  »-— rr--   ::».:K.-.:.-^,i7g -■ ,t.   \
-«..^la% i- «.,-.,        Z , .  tion for the  appointment  of a  board
she was in no wise the purchaser of  "7 „, ",   ^T „e, „„„„,*   rZm.uT J^d,   ■
la.        ,.. ■-,      ,   ,   ., .   ..   "       j     * »  of view,  as  aforesaid,  for  the  perioc
the articles but that the goods werel^J .," i__—L.-_ .-a.^-' - - -*—.""'
bought by another for whom she had
Intended and planned to be a guarantor. She had no notice whatever of
the claim she holds, and is ready, and
has been, to promptly and properly
pay the amount, due under the claim.
started
campaign    f r
candidates, i m:igad.nes mentioned and was inform-
Wlth this in mind a rally was held re~-|-?d" that the boy was an impost
Hatfie|d Man Disappears.
Allen D. Swartley, A. K. Moyer
and Jeremiah Wister have petitioned
the court to appoint a receiver to take
charge of the restaurant business formerly conducted by Howard N. Landis, of Telford. They set forth that.
their aggregate claim against the
business is $1220.50. Mr. Landis left
the vicinity suddenly on March 3 and
no information concerning his whereabouts can be learned. Since hla departure the business has been conduced by a clerk. The petitioners set
forth that the business ia valued at
a sufficient amount to pay ail claims
against it. The court haa fixed March
22 as the Ume tpr a hearing in the
matter.
Hatboro Divorce Granted.
Florence Wlckert, of Hatboro, has
been granted a divorce from her husband, Howard T. Wickert, on the
grounds of desertion. They were married at Wilmington, Del,, on November
27, 1909. Immediately after they returned to Philadelphia the husbanc1,
deserted her and sinoe then has continued in such desertion and has not
contributed anything toward the support of her and her child.
Charged With Desertion.
Daniel Lightkep, residing near Lancasterville, was a defendant before
Magistrate E. M. Harry Tuesday
charged by his wife Naomi with desertion and non-support. The wife
desires support for- bar two: children,
aged 8 years and 14 months, respectively. A settlement was effected by
Lightkep entering Into a bond to pay
cently in the hall and was attended by
a large number at the members and
friends of the order. Among those
who addressed the gathering were:
Rev. E. W. Stlllman, of Philadelphia,
a former pastor of the Jarrettown M.
E. church; J. P. Hale Jenkins, Esq., ot
Norristown; H. Wilson Stahlnecker
and many others. .The meeting proved to be an interesting one and it is
believed will have much to do .vith
bringing odd fellowship ln this sec-,
tion to the standard it was some
years ago. Any white male, within
the age limit, wishing to become a
member can have full information regarding the same by applying to the
secretary, Henry Kimble, at Flourtown,
has not been heard of sinc<
ll>
worth at least $12,000.
In her effort to have set aside the
sale, which was caused by a Judgment entered against her by the J.
Haworth Co. for photo supplies the
balance of her bill with the firm being
$70.15, she holds that under the lease
of the goods,  the face of which only
to  and   ownership  of all   the  ground , home. 1
embraced within said boundaries shall . M„rs- *??se Mc<*rath. a former resi-
thereafter be vested in the common- ien, of tm.s Pjace, now living in New
wealth of Pennsylvania for the pur- ^o* was m th.ls section last Friday
poses aforesaid.    The owners  of said  looking    up    witnesses    in    her case
ground, hereby appropriated for public use, shall be paid for the same by
the commonwealth    of   sPjmnsy^vaniaJ
bears her signature, the "aflegedpowar | *?e?„Lnl.,!0. ■_?   va.lu>   watch   shall
Springtime Pleasures
are comparable only to tha delight of
baking    with  Stritzinger's    Gilt Edge
Flour.
Italian Held fer Murder.
At the inquest held Thursday evening by Coroner William Neville at the
court house, the jury's verdict was
"that Louis Ronca died from the effects af a gun shot wound lnv the
abdomen on March 6th at Charity
hospital and that the wound was
Inflicted by Oralis Cion the day before at Derr's quarries, Plymouth
township."
Cion is now a fugitive from justice
and a reward of $200 has been offered
for his capture.
The evidence submitted shows conclusively that the youthful Italian had
shot Ronca, but according to the testimony of the eye-witnesses, he did
ao In self-defense, Ronca attempted to
hit him on  tbe  head  with a shovel.
Women Struck by Auta.
Katharine Blake, 29 years old, of
Ogonta, was struck by an automobile
as she crossed Old York road, Friday
night. The motorist took her to the
Jewish hospital. She sustained' lacerations of the scalp and body..'
Two  Non-Suits  Granted.
Being unable to prove negligence
upon the part of the defendant the
case of Mary Jane Pike vs. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad company,
wherein the plaintiff sought to ' recover damages for the death of her
husband, who was killed September
28, 1911, at North Wales, by the
"Cannon Ball express," was non-suited by Judge John W. Reed, of Jefferson county, upon motion of the defendants' counsel.
Judge Swarts granted a non-suit ln
the case of Harry Mumbower, of
Centre Square, against the Montgomery Traction company. Mumbower
brought suit to recover damages for
the death of hia 12-year-old daughter,
Viola, who waa thrown out of a pony
cart and killed after the vehicle had
collided with a trolley car.
The testimony showed that the girl
had driven ber cart too olose to the
car tracks. Harry S. Miller testified
that the girl turned out of the way
of an automobile, when the pony cart
struck the side of the trolley car and
was overturned.
Ex-Senator Sutton Dead.
William Henry Sutton, lawyer and
former members of the state legislature from Montgomery county, from'
1882 to 1S86, died at his home in Hav-
erford Sunday of heart disease. He
had been ill a month, but his death was
wholly unexpected by hla many
friends and associates in that vicinity.
Along with his son, Isaac C. Sutton,
the deceased had practiced law in
Philadelphia for the last 60 years.
Run.Over By Wagon.
Fred. Paul, a milkman, wus run over
by his own wagon, Sunday, near his
home, 660 Jefferson avenue, Cheltenham. His condition ls serious. He
was adjuating the harness when the
horse became frightened.
FLOURTOWN
Mrs. Hiram Duttarer is spending a
few daya in Atlantic City.
The public achool will be closed
from Friday until Tuesday morning.
John Wilson is making some Improvements to the front of bis property. The old stone wall towards
the hotel property has been removed
and the bank has been graded, and
a new fence is being built along the
part where the stone wall had been.
On account of passion week tbe regular session of the Irving Literary
society will not be held this week.
'N. C. Duttarer, who has been very
ill for several weeks, bas now recovered fully and is able to be about
again.
Zebedee Comly ls serving on tbe
jury tbis week at Norristown.
Next Tuesday evening there is a
pleasant time in store for the real-
dents of Flourtown and vicinity when
the Flourtown camp, No. 784, p. O. S.
of A., will hold a-tea and package party
ln Odd Fellows' hall. Every member
pf the committee is working diligently to make this one of the most enjoyable events ever held by the camp,.
The tickets are 16 centa each, and
every purchaser will be entitled to
refreshments consisting of tea, ice
cream and cake. In addition many
good things to eat wm be on sale. Go
prepared to be entertained in a manner that you wlll appreciate.
Mrs. Adam McCrork haa been ill and
confined to her room.
Mr., and Mrs. Joseph Rhodebaugh are
entertaining relatives from a distance.
The Boucher family, which occupied
the tenant house belonging to Mrs.
Reed Savin, has vacated the same and
moved to Hatboro.
John Kimble has been on the sick
Hat and confined to his home.
Miss Bessie Farrell ia spending the
week in  Pottsville with relatives. •
The Christian Endeavor society, of
the Springfield Presbyterian ohurch,
held a St. Patrick's day entertainment
in the recreation room of the ohurch
on Tuesday evening.
Bridget Hainey, who made her
home with her brother, William, on
Haws lane, died on Tuesday of last
week and interment took place at
Norristown on Saturday.
A very enjoyable, and whioh was a
marked, event in tne lives of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Moore, of West Valley
Green road, took place last Friday
evening, when with the assistance of
a number of invited "uests, they celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary.
Those present came from Philadelphia,
Oermantown, Jenkintown and Flourtown and spent a very pleasant even-
ing.
The "Story ot Calvary," a cantata
rendered last Sunday evening in Zion
Lutheran church by the choir under
the leadership of Mr. John Harner,
was so pleasing to the large audience
that a request has been made for more
music of the same character.
—A number of business men have
leased Barbadoes island, located In the
Schuylkill river opposite Norrlatown,
and will turn it into a pleasure resort.
The island is a mile' long and more
than a quarter of a mile wide.
be ascertained by a board of view to
be-ja.ppointed.bythe- court*' Of qflflftef
sessions of trie peace of said county
upon the petition of said commissioners, as now provided by law, and if the
said commissioners shall fail to petl-
of 80 days after filing of said plan, as
aforesaid, then said board of view
shall be appointed upon the petition
of any person whose ground shall be
so taken, provided, however, that In
any case the said commissioners may
negotiate and agree with' the owners
of any part of said ground as to tho
price thereof, and said price shall be
reported to tha court of quarter sessions, and if approved and confirmed'
by said conrt, shall be binding on said
commonwealth. And, provided further, that whenever it shall be necessary to have recourse to a board1
of view to assess the damages for any
property to be taken aa aforesaid, the
said board ot view shall consist of
such number, and shall proceed ana
their award shall be reviewed and enforced in the same manner as now
provided by law In tha taking of land
for the opening of roads in said county, and* the sum of $500,000 or as
much thereof as may be necessary, is
confirmed by said court, shall be binding on said commonwealth purchase
or condemnation of said lands, and
making the aame accessible and usable
by the public, and for the necessary
expenses incident thereto.
Section 4. The commissioners hereafter named, after they have secured
possession of said grounds, shall adopt
plans for the improvement, preservation and maintenance thereof. And
the said commissioners shall also have
power to employ and deputize one or
more persons as special constables tu
maintain order within said park and
parkway approach, to protect the property from destruction and to make
arrests for riot or illegal trespasses,
and all moneys expended shall be under their supervision, but no contracts
shall be made for said Improvement
beyond the amount of the appropria
agaist her husband, Edward McGrath,
■the well Known horseman. Last week.,
before Magistrate Lenhart at Xorristown, Mr. McGrath was given a hearing on. the jJMu-ge«i np.n^jsujMoct pre.-
«erred ti0i fi'rsPWF/e, ¥ST "flmnattei fSOO.',
ban tor nis^appeStance at the June
term of court. At the hearing, Mrs.'
McOrath testified that' she had not
lived with her husband for more than
one year, but had been staying with
her mother. During that tl ne the defendant had given her about $150.
Attorney McAvoy, who represented the
husband, asked Mrs. McOrath if she
was able to work. In answer she said
there is no occasion for ber to work.
when she has a husband who is able
to support her. The prosecutor in,
the case also testified that she had
written a number of letters to hat-
husband, who is now living at Pottstown, but did not receive responses;
to any of them. She also stated that
she ia willing to live With him under-
certain conditions. In her opinion a.
brother of the defendant was responsible for the separation. Attorney H.
I. Fox, who represented Mrs. McOrath..
refused to. accept-$4 a week for hia
client. While here last week Mrs-
McOrath, stated to a reporter of .the-
"Gazette" that at the time she and
Mr. McGrath lived here and her husband was Interested in horses at the
Nolan place, ahe was compelled by her
husband to associate with people
whom she deemed were not respectable and it was through this that
sbe and her husband quarrelled, which.
later resulted in a separation.
Courtlandt S. Morris left on Saturday  evening for Washington,  D.   C.
Mrs, Max Trinkle expects to sail
for Germany in the near future, where
her father, who is 82 years old, is
seriously IU.
There will be services ln St. John's)
chureh, Easter Sunday, morning and
evening.
Master Allan Detwiler Is one of the
latest measles victims.
Mrs. Alexander Allan visited Irvin
H.  Detwiler on Tuesday.
Mrs, Oeorge Haag and son Morris.,
of North Wales, visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Morris, on,
Thursday.
 F We are glad to report the improve-
tions made or to be made from "timeI memL°*  MrBA  £   H'   Danenower  and
to time by the general assembly. Mr. Reuben C. Beyer. 	
a„„i.      -    mv . The quarantine has been lifted from
Section o.    The commissioners here- |
inafter  named are  hereby  authorized
to accept, on behalf at the common
wealth, and gift or gifts of money or
of lands comprised in, contiguous to or
in the vicinity of tbe lands taken
hereby for the said public park and
parkway approach, to be held and
used for the purposes, thereof.
Section 6. For the purpose of carrying the foregoing provisions into effect and with the powers therein
enumerated the commissioners of
Fairmount park, constituted under the
act of assembly, approved March 26,
1867, are hereby constituted commissioners of said park and parkway ap
proach.
the home of Rev. Theodore Hoffmeister, whose children had the measles.
A cantata, entitled "Victory," will be
rendered by the chorus choir of St.
John's church Easter Sunday night
at  7.46 o'clock.
The subscription committee of .our-
local flre company has been meeting
with good success, going from house
to house in their various districts.
They have met with but few refusals.
PROSPECTVILLE.
Mrs. Oeorge Lear, of Ambler, visited at the home of Charles Gouak on
Sunday.
Mra. Emma Ambler moved on Monday from the Ambler property to her
home near Chalfont.
Mrs. Amanda Rynear, of Olney, ls
spending some time with Mrs. Reuben
Finley.
Mrs. M. Lukens was the guest of
her daughter in Germantown on Sunday.
Herman Arnold and family, of Rose
Valley, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Williams on Sunday.
Henry Hoffman and family moved
on Tuesday from the Tomlinson house
to the Ambler property.
Miss Clara Marple, of Springhouse,
was the guest of Mr. and Mra, Herman Ford on Saturday. -
Fingers Torn Off.
Herbert McFarland, and Walter
Pope, each 14 years of age, residing
In Connaughtown, near Conshohocken,
are minus sections of their hands, the
result of playing with a dynamite percussion cap, which they found Sunday
in an old quarry hole near their homes.
McFarland lost several fingers of his-
right hand and Pope the thumb and
the first two fingers of hi* right.
The hoys become curious to know
what the "thing' contained, and
placed it on a rock McFarland used
his pocket knife to force it open, and
the cartridge exploded. Both boys had
their right hands on it at the time and
portions of their fingers were blown
Into the air.
HORSHAM.
The house on the Paulhurat farm
la  being remodeled.
The funeral of Tacy, wife of Jesse
Ambler, wan held Friday from the residence of her son-in-law, Isaac Tomlinson, of Horsham. The deceased atate
In. the 73d year of her age.