Ambler Gazette

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The Ambler
VOL   XXXI -NO.   22
AMBLER,   PA.,   MAY   2#J, 1913.
81.25  A  YEAR
IN THE OLD
CHURCH HOME.
Mt. Pleasant Baptists In the Ancient
Structure.
K. & M. Defeats Chestnut Hill.
Houpt's  excellent  pitching,    coupled
with concerted hitting on the part oi
hia helpmates, enabled K. A M. A. A.
to defeat their old rivals, the Chestnut.
Hill, club,   on   .Lindenwold   field,  Ambler,  last  Saturday  afternoon -by  the
score of 5 to 0.   The game was a most
interesting one and was much enjoyed   by  tbe  large  crowd.    While  four
errors'are charged up against the two
teams, tbe many good plays made by
Seventy-Ninth Anniversary    Exercises I both clubs more than offset these mis-
Held ia  Historic Edifice—Large At-   takes.    For    four    Innings  it    was a
, A , ,\, .     B      r,    ,.  ...   pitchers'   battle    between Houpt    and
tendance—Address by Rev. Dr. E. W.  KoMel.( with =jhj odds in favor of the
THE SERVICES ,
AREJNDED.
Calvary M. E. Church Closes Feast
of Dedication.
JARRETTOWN.
yphHsidelphia,    has
ftlays with Mrs.
Slaughter and
.er  spent ,Sun-
iel Camp-
Powell—Roll  Call ef Members.
Thei.79th anniversary of the Mt.
Pleasant Baptist church, Ambier, waa
held last Sunday, with appropriate
services' In charge of the pastor, Rev.
Li. M. Hainer.
In the morning the congregation assembled in the church at Ambler and
celebrated the Lord's supper, there being the largest number of communicants of which the church has a record. In addition to the usual music
there was an anthem rendered by the
choir.
The afternoon exercises, according
to custom, were held in the old church
building at Mt. Pleasant, and a large
audience crowded the historic mother
church. Rev. Mr. Hainer, the pastor,
was in charge of the exercises, which
were opened with the hymn, "He
Leadeth Me," followed by "What a
Friend We Have in Jesus." Rev.. Mr.
Hainer read the scripture lesson from
the Sth chapter of Romans, and Edward Leech followed in an earnest
prayer. After singing "The Church's
One Foundation," Rev. Elmer W.
Powell, D. D., was introduced by Rev.
Mr. Hainer. The speaker,- who is
pastor of the Second Baptist
church, of Philadelphia, spoke on the
words, . "Our Father," and evolved a
delightfully impressive discourse from
the theme of the paternal spirit and
the clustered memories of the Mt.
Pleasant church history.
After the hymn, "Nearer, My God,
to Thee," the church roll was. called
. by the clerk, Wm. W. Slutter. Of the
163 members many answered with
passages of Scripture. The oldest living member is Mrs. Eupbemia C. Lowery, of Jenkintown,. who was present
at the services. She Joined the church
in May, 1850. There are seven on the
roll who Joined prior to 1870, these being Mrs. Lowery, Mary Snowden,
Elizabeth H. Yocum, Rebecca Y.
Streeper, Edward H. Johnson, Sr.,
Jane C. Sleath and Susan M. Harris.
The afternoon exercises were closed
with the benediction pronounced after
singing "Blest Be the Tie That
Binds."
In the evening the regular service
was held in the Ambler church. Rev.
Mr. Hainer preached, and there were
special anthems rendered by the choir
and a beautiful solo by Miss Linda
Sage.
Fire at Pert Washington.
Fire  of- unknown origin partly destroyed the stables in the rear of Robert Gordon's hotel, Fort Washington,
earlv, last Friday morning.    The blaze
was    '^covered issuing from the second floor of   the annex,    which. - was
a   garage and_which;at  .thel
contained the cars
IJaaMi I. jfjia ■'•fetPtiiil
ere   aeaj^reyea;
d a large chicken house, ^nRbl^Ba
Blned were a total loss, while" part
jof the second floor of the stabler,
which was used as a storage' room,
together with the contents, was greatly damaged by smoke and water. A
stone wall that separated the main
building from the annex, alone saved
the entire structure from being consumed. Shortly after the flre was discovered an alarm was- sent - to the
Fort Washington Fire-company, which
soon responded and ln a very short
time two streams of water were pouring into the blaze with the entire
company on the scene working diligently to prevent the blase from
spreading to the hotel property,' which
was only a few felt away. Had this
building caught fire there is.no doubt
but that many other of the nearby
structures would have been destroyed.
An alarm was sent to the Ambler
lire company, but inasmuch ,as the
local fire company had the flames under control, the services of the latter
were not required. There was considerable delay in the Ambler company responding because tbe summons
was not sent by representatives of
the Fort Washington company, but
the Ambler company prepared itself
and when the proper call came the
company dashed off at once, and rendered such assistance as It was requested to do by Chief Walter M.
Hook, of the Fort Washington company. .
The loss is covered by Insurance,
and Mr. Gordon had his automobile
Insured. He had Just expended $300
in overhauling and painting the car
and providing new tires and shoes
therefor. The policy had also only
recently been renewed for another
year. The seven horses ln the stable
were rescued after considerable difficulty.
The second floor of the stable building proper, which came very sear being destroyed along with the annex,
was at one -time used as a hall, which
has quite a history unknown to many
of the present residents of Fort Washington. It was in this hall, Just prior
to the breaking out of and alao during the Civil war, that an organization known as the "Knights of the
Golden Circle" met to protest against
the steps taken by the north. Chief
among the members of this organization was Henry A. Stevens, who at
the time lived on the property, which
is now owned by Senator vare and -for
many years was known as the Flue estate. Captain John A. Martin, of the
Montgomery troops, was also active ih
this organization and it is said it was
he who resigned from his troops to
Join the circle. The latter at the time
lived in the house on the Chestnut Hill
and Springhouse pike, which was later occupied by the late Dr. Newberry.
For a number of years political meetings were also held in the hall and
when the Junior Order United American Mechanics, which later became
Independent Order of Americans and
which now owns Wissahickon hall,
was organized, a number of fairs were
held in the hall. The old Fort Washington band, one of the best musical
organizations of its time, also met
there.
latter** as he allowed only one hit until
the fourth inning, but in the fifth he
weakened and the locals secured two
hits, which together with two stolen
bases and an error netted two runs.]
in the eighth inning the locals got to
Kohler again and batted out three
more runs. The pitching of Houpt
'was a revelation to many of the fans
who had never seen him on the mound
for the locals before and ere the nine
Innings were over they were of one
opinion that Manager Wacker has secured a star pitcher in this boy. ln
the three games he. has pitched for
K. & M. this season, Houpt has struck
out 48 men, an average of 16 per game,
and he has allowed but four and one-,
third. hits per game. This record is
a remarkable one when the teams are
considered that he has been up
against.
The runs on Saturday were scored
as follows: Camburn, flrst up* in the
fourth, was safe at first, when Benson threw badly fo Currier after gathering Camburn's grounder cleanly.
The latter stole second after Half had
fanned. Besson shot a clean one Into
right center that was good for a single and which scored Camburn with
the first run of the game. Firman
was Kohler's second strike-out victim of the inning. A moment later
Besson pilfered second. Houpt then
helped to win his own game by driv
Mrs. Niewegj
been spending]
George AVillar'
Mr., and Mrs]
Miss Margaret]
day with MX
bell.
Mrs.  William-'Sml«r~anu
gas have  been spending
wtth K. W. Smith and fan
Children's day services i
New    Ambler   Edifice     Accommodates' in the M. E. church on June *?. S
Audiences    Splendid   Services! . Miss  Irene  McD&well,-    of    Boy les-
_      ! town, spent some time with her broth-
uv      er, A. G. McDowell,- and daughter.
James I     Miss Bessie Lightkep    is improving
Din-
days
be held
COLD POINT
AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings of Local Interest to Our
Readers.
Large
—Congregation     Enthusiastic
New   Chureh Home—Pastor
Preaches.
Large congregations have character-?
ised the special services in the Calvary Methodist Episcopal church during the feast of dedication, which
services will be closed this Wednesday   evening.     Rev.   John   G.   Wilson,
D. D., of Philadelphia. Vrlll preach the I •^mrd-ay"Vitii   Mr. and
sermon and Mrs. Wilson  will be the
•lowly   from   the   fall   she   had   while
going to school,  ."
Mr. and    Mrs. Brown,
spent a few days with Air
Ambler,
• hin.
DRESHER.
soloist.
Probably never has a local congre*.
gation carried through a long and important program of special services
with more enthusiasm than the Meth-
odist people, the occasion being the
consecration of the new church home;
beautiful in architecture, complete in
detail and furnishings and equipment,
and which, when the financing plan is
carried through, will be free of indebtedness.' Under the never flagging
energy displayed ln the leadership of
the pastor, Rev. A. C. James, the
Methodist people have accomplished!
their aims, and a splendid chureh |
home stands as a monument to their
efforts and an architectural credit to
the town.
Last Wednesday evening an inter-tt
eating service was conducted by Rev|j[
Dr. Virgil E. Rorer assisted by Mrs.|
Rorer as the vocolist. Thursday even-|
ing was the well attended musical,
and on Friday evening Rev. Dr. Burns,
f Oermantown, conducted a splendid
Sir. and Mre. Emanuel Dewees spent
Mrs. Robert
Campman.
Miss Carrie Niskey spent Sunday
With Misses Gertrude and Anna McCormick.
James McMullin spent Sunday with
his parents here.
Misses Grace/and Maud Frick spent
Sunday in Horsham.
lng the ball between second and short l service, being assisted by Mr. Harry F:
for a single, scoring Besson. Wodock
was the third out, when Pomeroy
made a great one-hand catch of the
ball while running backwards. ' Good
solid clubbing on the part of the locals
in the eighth produced three more
runs. Wodock led off in this ro.und
with a drive that almost went to Park
avenue and which «was good for two
bases. Kohler lost his grip for the
time being and issued a pass to Ober*-
holtzer. C. Robinson fanned, but H.
Robinson slammed ' the pill to deep
centre for a single that scored both
Wodock and Oberholtzer, the latter
taking seoond on the throw-in to
catch the latter. Camburn sent the
third run ln by scoring "South" on
his single. Haff and Besson closed
tbe inning the former chasing Reynolds almost to the edge of 'the lot
for his fly, and Besson fanned. Kohler for the visitors pitched a good
game, barring the third and eighth
innings, when" the locals scored their
runs. He struck out 12 of the home
boys, which ln itself is some record.
There was much comment made on
Saturday, in reference to the large
number of :people who come to the
games yet will not. pay any money
into the hat when it is passed around.
The game 7ti
Toy, cornetist, and Mr. William Walsh
An enthusiastic Sunday school rally
was held Saturday evening, whan
Misses Marion Posey, Li 1 Ham Lewellen
and Pearl Clayton were the soloists,.
and the service was further assisted*
by the quartet comprising Misses:|
Renner and Dinnell and the Misses!,
Sheetz.
Sunday morning Bishop Thomas B.
Neely, D. D., LL. p., preached, and in.
an impressive manner dedicated the
pulpit, which was a gift of Mrs. Margaret Grant. In the evening Pastor
James preached his first sermon in
the new church, and Lester Blankiri,
tenor of St. James' Episcopal church,
Philadelphia, was the soloist.
Monday evening the local pastors]
attended and officiated in an Interest-'
ing service. Representatives of locals
choirs rendered music.. Tuesday evening the primary department of the
Sunday school splendidly executed the
"Tom Thumb Wedding" before an appreciative audience. The seating capacity was taxed to its utmost, and thel
little folks well earned the plaudits that
greeted their efforts.
MAPLE GLEN.
Over ,50 were in attendance at Sunday school at Three Tuns Baptist
mission last Sunday afternoon. Come
next Sunday and help make it 60.
12.45 -o'clock.
1 Mr. and Mrs. George Swaincott entertained the latter's sister and family, of Norristown, on Sunday.   .
Mr: and Mrs'. Joseph Worthington
(and children, Frank, Ruth and Leon,
visited Mrs. Worthington's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith, of Philadelphia, on Sunday.
A very pleasant time was spent at
the Aid society held at Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Comly's on Saturday evening.
It was decided to hold a strawberry
festival on' Saturday--evening, June 14,
at Daniel S7 Campbell's, near Jarrettown.
Rev. .Cusworth Preaches to Knights of
the Golden Eagle—Hagy Bros.' Employes Strike—Improvements—Personals and Miscellaneous.
Charles. Fillman, of Philadelphia,
who is day operator at the Fort Washington* station, visited here on Sunday.
The  Ladies'  Aid    society    and  the
Tuesday t ts places were filled by
others. Tiie output oi the Plant waa
seriously interfered with this week
■because bf the" walk-out, af on Mon-
... there 'were about 30 ttog carcases
I to work lip and on Tusday some SO
cattle were to be slaughtered,
Cunningham   and Danehower   have
been awarded the contract to lay an.
extensive cement walk for Enoch Marple", of Plymouth    Meeting.    Harman-
viHe, and Plymouth seem to be taking
' the lead in improvements thus far.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Morris
Williams  entertained    about 60  mem-
| bers    of her class    of 18*>3    from the
Friends'   Central   school,  Philadelphia.
i A very enjoyable social time followed,
and the colonial and stately Williams
. home afforded   a comfortable    setting
| for the pleasant -reunion, which is an
annual  occurrence with the members
board of stewards of Plymouth United oi tne class. |
lEvang. church will meet this Thurs- The road machinery at Corsons sta-
day afternoon at the home of James tjon *]as been unloaded by the con-
ICunningham, Sr. A full attendance i= j signees, tbe Ambler-Davis company,
requested. and lt is announced will be utilized in
Joseph Staley, of Philadelphia, son rebuilding a portion -of the German-.
of Peter Staley, an old-time resident town pike about Hickorytown. The
of Plymouth, is visiting his sister, Mrs. work is to be done under the super-
Samuel Markley, of- Cedar Grove. vision of the county.    .
Thomas E. Cornish, one of the early      On Monday afternoon as one of H. ,
inventors of the telephone, - and some  W,  Atkinson's    garbage wagons    was
ffleads lunched recently with his niece, Py»mg °ver the troUey tracks at tha,
of Maple Hill ave-   Plymouth    Meeting postofflce    one of
the front  wheels came off letting the
T       *_,,   ., conveyance down in the road, in such
James Cunningham,    Jr., >\B „™,ltinn     hawmar. that        did not
exit the
Mrs. Carl Lorenz,
nue.
a position,   however, that it
contract for coloring the stone  walls. irnpede   th'e  electric'service.    On
Af..several large dwellings in •"«raittn;  amination it was ascertained thai
LANSDALE.
here    from    Los    Angeles,
,  are  Linjlln  Godshalk and
guests  of  Postmaster  Gpd-
Warner   tthd
Bnyder county,
•o£mfs. Warner's
h-,_has  been :'de-
y for Lans-
NORTH WALES.
Visitors
California
wife,   the
shalk.
Last week jGri
wife went to sfjem
to attend the fvuiej
brother. ,»      id—
Wednesday, JjuiJ#Jj
signated as "cle-yAf
dale. . _n
The death of'Vg&iaja Waldeeker
occured here orr*M*#Ma'y of last', week!
from pulmonarjES'cjiiSpfflmption. He
was a day laborer?-*j%d*36 years.j,6ld.
He is survtv^a.-l^^awo brothers,
Charles and PearMta, .-oZkLnnsdale,-and
Mrs. Ida Barker, bf fiteadelphia. He
was buried ln Lan-ftd-rtfa cemetery. 7s
Elwood K. Beaji;^^^||ahsdaie>tj-Swe-
|Ief, was one of the • youngest -brothers
ortba lute Syiyestef-K-jBean. of Centre Point, who diet). -J-w£g*e from lockjaw last TOeeJk."w'j'rV
A marriage license haa-jbeen granted
_r' :'• I-to Henry C. O'Hbrra,'•(jr'.Lansdale. and,
elphia; I Mary 43v'-Regaiu^b"f^-lN-orrjsl6wn"...:*An-..l.
ville. He has alreadST finished the
walls of Percy CoulsBsn's residence.
This property hasr. also been painted
[by Samuel Weidner and it presents a
fine appearance.
The K. L. C. E„ of the Plymouth
United Bv. church, held a business
meeting and social at the home of
Henry Lightkep and a very pleasant
evening was spent. ■ Refreshments
were served. "•»
Miss Ida DeCrain,- of Washington, D,
C, formerly of Plymouth Meeting, was
the guest recently of Mrs. J. K. Cor*-
jpK
A very pleasant dance was held in
Creamery hall, Narcissa, Saturday
evening, which was largely attended,
- Rev. Wm. J, Cusworth, pastor of
<?old
day
*c$ei,
u*r
vfta
nut to bold the wheel on had dropped
off, but a search reclaimed the missing nut a distance down the road.
The wagon suffered no damage.
Smith post, G. A. R., bf Conshohocken, will on Friday decorate the graves
of veterans in' Cold Point cemetery,
arriving at the burying ground about
9 o'clock a. m. Rev. Wm. J. Cusworth will make an address and tha
girls' Junior ohoir will sing.
Walter Shaeff, of Blue Bell, has in
charge the alterations, additions and
improvements being made to Daniel
Buckley's newly purchased property,
north of Broad Axe. At present the
barn, wagon house and other buildings
are being repaired and added to, and
a large addition, somewhat In the
Point Baptist chlJph, last Sun- form of the letter "H," has ben staked
extended    ap,'  invitation    to the | out for the new part of the mansion!
members and friends of, his congrega-1 house, which will also include the ori-
tion, to attend the commencement ex-  g-inal   house    on  the    property.    The
Theological semin-  structure when completed will' Contain
clubTs not begging _.
funds, yet It shows poor appreciation
on tins part of quite a number of the
followers who are on hand to see every
contest, but take good care to come
only as far as the edge of the field
or line up below the grand- stand' and
about the screen behind the catcher.
The local team win play Souderton.
two games on Memorial day on Llndenwold £eld, 10 a. m. and 3 p. m.
On Saturday the olub will "play at Doylestown. Fallowing is the score of
j Saturday's contest:
K. AND M. CHESTNUT HILL
rhoae rhoae
Wodock.ss   112   11 Benson, as 0   10   0   1
6   3   0 J'nson,3b 0   10   0   0
0   0 R'yn'ds,cf0   0   10   0
0 0 Meyers.c   0   0-18   0   1
1 0 C'mings.lf 0  0  0  0 0
-0-0 Gurrier.lb 0   18   0   0
Besson, If 12 0 0 0 Kohler.p 0 0 0 2 0
Firman, 3b 0 0 12 1 Pomery,2b0 0 2 0 0
Houpt.p      0   114   0   M'hews.rf 0  10   0   0
Totals       5   S 27 11   3   Totals      0   4-24  6  2
K. and M. 0   0   0   0   6   0   0   8  x—5
Chestnut Hill. 0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0—0
Oberh'zer.c 12.
Roberson.cz 0 0 0
Roberson.lb 117
C'burn,2b 110
Haff.rf 0   0  1
MONTGOM ERYVILLE.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hespell,
a son, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Willing W. Weidner
and daughter Inez, spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends ln German -
town.
Misses Florence ahd Ethel Derr, of
North Wales, spent Sunday with Sarah R. Busby.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wright and
daughter Evelyn, of Springhouse, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon
Heckler and family.
Mr. and ■ Mrs. Webb, entertained
friends from. Philadelphia, on Sunday.
Mr, and Mrs, Joseph White and son
Joseph, spent Sunday in Philadelphia.
Miss Bender's school closed on Mon-1
day. The last day was enjoyed by a
picnic.
. sold
residence on SotMr-Main street,
with his family win make a three
months' tour of Europe this summer.
North Wales lodge of Odd Fellows'
cralk degree team we'nt_to Flourtown
on Tuesday evening to confer two degrees on a class of candidates for
Wissahickon lodge.
The Memorial day committees announce arrangements completed for
the afternoon. There will be a band
concert at 1.20, exercises from
two to five. The school children will
participate in singing patriotic songs.
In tbe morning at 8 o'clock the Odd
Fellows escorted by Knights of the
Golden Eagle will decorate members'
graves In St. Lukes' and St. Peter's
cemeteries. ?$7-<y
Harvey Frank, long a clerk in
Childs' pharamcy on Walnut street,
and who was graduated with honors
this spring, has secured a position ln
Danville, Pa., hospital as druggist.
Alfred Parker and H. J. T. Meyers
represented North Wales court of Foresters ' ln the annual session of the
grand court in Reading the past week.
BLUE BELL.
Mrs. Margaret Fredericks, of Germantown, waa entertained by Mrs. J.
H. Cleeland on Monday.
W. Lyman Biddle had as his guests
on Sunday Mrs. Arthur Biddle and
family.
Mr. and- Mrs. T. B. Wunder have
moved to their country residence.
Frank Kraemer has rented a house
and lot on tbe late Caroline Miller
estate.
PROSPECTVILLE.
Mrs! Joseph Stackhouse ls. on the
sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mann and
daughter, of Willow Orove, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mann
on Sunday.
Regular preaching services next
Sunday morning and evening.
Norman Kratz and family, of Chalfont; Mrs. Joseph Collins, Miss Laura
Weiss, Joslah Hoffman were visitors
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Kratz last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Buzby and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Weidner last Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet at
the home of Mrs. Thomas Anderson
on Tuesday afternoon/- June 3.
, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weikle and son,
of Ambler, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Bella Weikel.
Miss Mary Stackhouse and A. Huber visited Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stack-
house, Jr., of New Jersey, last Sunday.
Samuel Fellman, of Philadelphia,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Edward Boehner
on Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Rich and Mrs. Walter
Fillman spent Monday at North Wales.
Mr. and Mrs. Malvern Dilks and
sons Park and Walter, of Bridesburg,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fillman.
Mrs. Granville 'Leedom, of Frankford, and Kenneth Lear, of Three
Tune, spent Friday with Mrs. Bella
Weikel.
Mrs. Win. Fillman and son Albert
and Miss Mary Stackhouse were the
guests of Mrs. Mary A. Monteith on
Friday.
The board of health inspectors have
been visiting in our neighborhood.
Petition te Divide Plymouth.
I* To the court, Monday morning,. was
presented a formal petition by Attorney Henry M. Tracey, In behalf of
taxpayers of tbe West election district of Plymouth township, said petition being signed by about 50 residents
of the territory. Court is asked to
issue a decree for a special election
to be held ln the township ln order
to permit the voters to indicate, by
ballot, their stand on the proposition
for the creation of the present election
district into a separate township.
The estimated value of the property represented by the petitioners is
about $546,860.
At the same time the court was asked to grant the withdrawal of a former petition which was presented in
this- matter of a proposed division of
the present township, into two separate townships.
m
Sellers'
Man Killed at Oreland.
An unknown man was killed at the
Oreland freight yard crossing some
time after mid-night Tuesday, it ls
presumed by a shifting engine. Almost two hours later the body was
found. An Investigation showed that
the man's bead and one leg were severed, while he was also crushed about
the body. Nothing was found on his
person whereby he could ■ be indenti-
fied. From appearances the man was
about 46 years old and he must have
been returning from some grocery
store, as he had with him several
packages. This Wednesday morning
the body awaits identification at the
Oreland station.
SPRINGHOUSE.
Mrs. Warren Ingersoll bas been
spending some time In Atlantic City.
James R. Gillin has been busy the
past week surveying property in the
rear of Hotel Kuebler. Rumor haa lt
[that several building lots will be for
■ale in a short time.
Mre. Arthur Finch spent the weekend with relatives in Philadelphia.
Several of the pupils of the Pen-
Blalr school accompanied the excursion to Washington, D. C, last week.
The Springhouse and Hilltown turnpike received a coat of oil on Monday.
Among those recentl;* naturalized
by court were: Joseph Krause, Edward Conway and John Madigan, of
this place.
The Union Sunday school, will hold
its annual strawberry festival on Saturday evening, June 14.      \
There wlll be preaching services on
Sunday ln tbe hall at 3 o'clock.
CENTRE  SQUARE.
Mrs. Harry Murphy," of Norristown,
is spending some time here nursing
her sister, ' Mrs. Harry Beatty, who
has been confined to her room during
the past week,
John Scanlan was struck by an automobile last Wednesday night on the
State road and was injured to such
an extent that he had to be removed
to the Norristown hospital.
Harry Beatty, the local barber, has
received a barber chair for his shop.
The public schools of the township
will close this week and the annual
commencement of the high school will
be held Wednesday afternoon, June 4,
at 2 o'clock in St. John's Lutheran
church, Centre Square.
Mr. and Mrs. John Berkheimer and
Mr. and'Mrs. Armon Berkheimer were
Sunday guests of relatives at Bluee
Bell.
John Verch seems to be In^the front
this year with garden truck, having
peas in blossom and lima beans
climbing the poles.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Farmers' Union club will be held Monday evening in Odd Fellows' hall at
which time the members will be addressed by a speaker from a distance.
A farewell party was given on Monday evening at the home of Miss
Edythe IC Drake by the members of
the O. F. F. Sewing club In honor
of Miss Anna Megilllgan, who leaves
soon for California. The lawn was
beautifully decorated with Japanese
lanterns, etc., and after partaking in
various games, refreshments were
served and all departed for their several homes wishing Miss Anna a safe
Journey on her return to the golden
west.
A meeting of the equipment committee was held in J. Howard Breed's
annex for the purpose of considering
the award of the contract to the
James B^yd Co. for equipments.
A strawberry festival will be held
this Wednesday evening in Wagon inn
garage under the auspices of the Luther league of St. John's ohurch.
There will be evening services ln
St. John's Lutheran church on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Abram Unruh, Sr.,
entertained Harvey Unruh, Abram
Unruh, Jr., and family and William
Clayton on Saturday and Sunday.
It is reported Charles H. Spaeth has
had a relapse.
George L. Oddy and family, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Davis, pf Narcissa, on
Sunday.
Miss Lillian Katz has returned to
the German hospital • after spending
the week with her sister, Mrs. S. B.
Drake, and family.
Misses Elisabeth K. Trinkle and
Lillian S. Roynan visited in German-
town and Willow Grove park on Sunday.
The Improvement society will hold
a meeting in Odd Fellows' hall this
Thursday. After the business of the
society the school question will be
taken up.   All taxpayers are invited.
EUREKA.
Miss Blanche White, teacher of
Green Knoll school. New Jersey, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her parents at this place.
The County Line school closed on
Monday. The teacher. Miss Ella
Parry, has returned to her home at
Rushland.
Mr. and Mrs. August Fertig, of Philadelphia, motored to this place on
Sunday and visited Mr. and Mrs. Norris White and family.
H, H. C. met at Tllman Krout's on
Tuesday evening.
jercises of Crozer
ary,Chester, next. Tuesday morning
which time he will be*graduated with
the degree of bachelor -of divinity.
• Next Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 3
the stockholders. of the Plymouth Valley Creamery, association will meet to!
consoler the question vof closing the
creamery and- of winding up the af-
fstirs of the association.^* .
Harry Miller, of Ambler, employed
in lie office of the Skippack Transcript, spent Sunday visiting friends in
Colif Point.
Lest Sunday morning    the Knights
of "She   Golden-; Eagle,   of  Cold   Point,
attfinded    by ■'invitation  the    services
In fhe Baptist, church.   14 of the mem-
1 bers   turned   oiit' *^arj,d • occupied 'front
Its  in "the  church;  which   was   well
|d     The piattorm,   was best'jtifufjx|
prated   wlqE, flowers.    Miks    Ef
tele  presided  'Mt tm orWahj.   ai
^Sace&^^-AWj»3mft
smpw^rni^^v^mfm'Swm
opened!-the exercises, and th]
patioh'sang, ' '■■Conie, ujljj
Sacred Lays," which was followed7 fly
the Scripture lesson taken from the
sixth chapter of 'Paul's letter to the
Ephesians. After an impressive prayer, tne congregation sang, "Lord, While
fer All Mankind We Pray." During
the collection, Miss Marple rendered
an offertory, followed by a selection
rendered by the choir. Rev. Cusworth,
after welcoming the knights to the
service, took his text 'from Romans
16:1, "We that are strong ought to
bear the infirmities of the* weak." In
his opening remarks, the pastor spoke
of the dual responsibility of revering
the memory of the dead and "the proximity of Memorial day and also ln
paying honor to the knights. He
traced the tendency of social conditions from the Civil war to the present and showed the need of guarding, by the proper exercises 'of the ballot, against the oppression of the
masses, the responsibility being especially to guard and defend the children and the women, to protect them
by superior advantages of education
and of legislation regulating hours of
work, housing conditions and sanitary
laws, so that the race may be bettered
by education and strengthened physically. He showed clearly the duty
of each knight in his three vows to
bestir htmslf in the warfare and also
to properly take care of the emigrants.
Legislation must be shaped that the
mammon of selfishness does not stifle
American ' manhood and womanhood,
wherein the true remedy lies for our
political and social ills. After the sermon Mra. Cusworth Impressively sang
as a solo, "Nearer, My God, to Thee,"
and after the hymn, "My County, 'Tls
of Thee," the audience was dismissed
with the benediction,
" Mrs. Hattie Danehower, of Plymouth
Meeting, has been confined to her bed
with illness,
Mrs. Hattie Staley, whd has been
on the siok list for some weeks, is
improving slowly.
Mrs. Morris Williams spent Monday and Tuesday ln Philadelphia with
friends.      •
John S. Young and famliy on Sunday motored to Jarrettown and Fort
Washington and visited William
Rodemich and Mr. Young's sister,
Kate Young.
Harry Cunningham and family, of
West Conshohocken, spent Sunday at
the home of the former's parents, on
Maple Hill avenue,
Mrs. Joseph Peters and daughter,
Miss Alice Peters, of Norristown, were
Sunday guests of Mrs. John Hagy.
The Plymouth United Ev. Sunday
school ls practicing for its program to
be rendered on Children's day on June
8.
The Bernard Mallear property, comprising a house and lot near Hickorytown, has been seized by the sheriff
and is advertised to be sold on June
4.
Daniel Hiltner, who has been very
ill for some weeks, is now under the
care of a nurse.
H. L. Claville has placed some cinders on the driveway in front of bis
store.
Miss Sarah Hagy, who underwent a
minor operation last week, ia improving satisfactorily,
Henry Brown, of Allentown, a colored minister, gave a very interesting
address In the Plymouth United Ev.
church last Sunday morning the
theme being the general uplift and
betterment of the colored race.
On Saturday three of .the employes
of Hagy Brothers, pork packers of
Cold Point, went on a strike because
of their wages, and on Monday morning desired to regain their former
positions, but the brothers decided to
operate short handed Monday and on
24 rooms,
H. W. Atkins, agent at Narcissa
station, on the Cut-off line, and who
resides in West Conshohocken. is preparing to remove jnto- another residence on the same street wherein ls
his home, but a few doors away.
Mr. Ottinger. said to hall from tha
State, of New ^Jersey, has purchased,
through Brown, Cloud and Johnson,
teal estate agents, the Mrs. Johnson
property' at Hickorytown, adjoining
the Joslah Freas property, and will
remove therein this week.  '    <*
An offer for the purchase, of the
Plymouth Valley creamery property is
said to have Ween made by a Broad
Asse' man,, and. it is likely the offer
wfli- be presented to the stockholders
laivtHeiir.annual meeting next Tuesday
,atter'noon.r- _**"
' 4M&f*9bAt Cakd Point -and _yi_>uj|
W
NAUCISSA,
[ 'Mr, and Mrs. Laning- Lewis, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Joel Wolfe, of Cold Point.
Winfleld Culp was injured on Monday by falling* 15 feet from -a ladder.
The minstrel show given by the
young people of Cold Point.church on
Saturday evening proved a success.
Mr. and Mrs. William Will? of Philadelphia, spent Sunday visiting relatives in Cold Point.
Miss Margaret Kerper and Mr./Hens,
of Philadelphia,    spent Sunday    with-
Mr. and  Mrs.' George Kerper,  of Cold
Point.
PLYMOUTH  MEETING.
Mrs. Hannah Kirk, of Philadelphia,
is the guest of Mrs. Thomas Coulston,
Miss Mary Jackson, of Altoona, ls
visiting Mrs. B. Wilson Cox, of Cold
Point.
George Corson Is exhibiting several
of his prize-winning ponies at the.
Devon horse show this Thursday.
Mrs. A. J. Phipps and dapghter Mir- '
iam, of Oyster Bay, L. I., have returned home after a short stay with relatives here.
Mrs. Frederick Holman and son, of
Conshohocken, were Cold Point visitors Monday.
Mrs. Agnes Lynagh, of Norristown,
ana Miss Julia Connelly, of Conshohocken, spent the week-end at "The
Willows," the home of Mr. and Mrs,
Jacob Hart.
' Miss Martha Corson, of Cold Point,
was the guest of Miss Evelyn Young
over Sunday.
Mr .and Mrs. Joel Kerper, Miss Margaret Kerper and Mr. William Henns,
of Philadelphia, and the Misses Conover, of Bordentown, were the guests
Sunday at "Hedge Cottage," the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George Kerper.
Jacob Hart, of Cold Point, spent
Sunday visitng relatives in Philadelphia.
The l*,ome of John Richardson, of
Harmanville, ' Is being painted, the
work being done by Samuel Weidner,
of Plymouth.
Mrs. Harry Hougendobler, and son,
of Philadelphia, have returned home
after a stay with the former's sister,
Mrs. Edwin Hyde, of the Conshohocken pike.
Miss Julia M. Connelly and Miss
Mary McGrath, operators at the Plymouth exchange, were guests of the
Bell Telephone company at the telephone society anniversary held at the
Metropolitan*" opera house, Philadelphia, on.Tuesday evening of last week.
Miss Hannah Coulston, of the Conshohocken pike, ls receiving congratulations In honor of her 12th birthday.
Brigade S, Baptist 4.
The Ambler Boys' Brigade baseball
team defeated the Baptist church
league team by score 6 to 4. Bunched,
hits ln the eighth inning won for brigade when three runs were made. This
Friday the brigade will play two
games on Butler field with Concord
Field club, morning game at 10.30 and
afternoon game at 2. Come out and
see the Junior champs play hall.
Score:
AMBLER BRIG
BAPTIST
rhoa
e
t ko
a
e
Agate.lb     0   3   6   0
1
Stean.n      0   0   1
0
0
Maust.ss      12   0   0
0
Fiaher.c    2   2 17
4
0
Garrett.Sb 1111
1
Kindie.lb 119
1
0
Richie.c       1    1 11   II
0
Scholz.ss    111
1
1
Kelly, 2b      116   1
0
Plumley,2b0   0   1
0
1
B'hanan.p 0   10   2
0
Rite.rf        0   1   0
0
0
Martin.lf    0   0   1   0
0
Davis,If      0   11
0
0
Wodock.lf  1110
1
Buzby.Sb   0  0  0
.
1
Walker.cf 0   0  0   0
0
John'on.cf 0   0   1
1
0
Totals      6   9 IT   4   8   Totals
Ambler Brigade 0   0   110   0  0   8   x-B
Baptist 0  0  0   0   0   2   0   2   0-4