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THE Gazette. VOL XXXll-NO. 5 AMBLER. PA.. JANUARY 29. 1914. $1.25 A YEAR COLD POINT ^JkND PLYMOUTH. Happenings of Local Interest to Our Readers. J Workman Killed on Rail at Nsroissa— Hi Rev. IVir. Cusworth 'TaKCs i-ea.o— Potts Farm Sold to W. w. titttpefm, Locals and Miscellaneous. Eillwood Cressman, of Conhsohock en, will move this week into the Mo Gettigan. estate property lane, Harmonville. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Richards, of Upper Plymouth, on Sunday attended the funeral of. the former's cousin, the late Isaac Richards, of Norristown.- Stephen Laubert, of Barren Hill,, on Saturday lost a valuable horse by death. Mr. J-.aubert has been quite unfortunate in losing fine animals in this way. A dog that Walter H. Corson used on his recent gunning trip into North ICarolina, is now! ' on a similar trip With G. A. Clark, of Ambler, who: is hunting near Sparta, Ga. Dr. George _. Bartholomew, of Philadelphia, and Miss Carrie Fie, of Coilegeville, were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Biir.tholoniv; iv, Of Barren Hill. Miss Mary Barnes, of Broad Axe, has been spending a few days with Rev. and Mrs. Win. J. Cusworth in the Iatters' new home at -Hammonton, N. J., where they are being domiciled this week. Two young then on Monday afternoon Were engaged in measuring the Ridge road down past i Kirkner's hotel. When they got half way. up the hill .they ceased the operation, but did not give out any information. A foreign named Prosak, employed on the Harry Atkinson faMri,' ori .the Ridge, south of Barren Hill; qh Saturday fell oft the manure spreader an J broke his 'shoulder blade. He was removed to St. Timothys hospital, Roxborough, where he is improving. James Gilmore,* of Cedar Grove', to whom as constable, was entrusted lhe duty of collecting in Whitemarsh township i some $4000 of delinquent oounty tax, is' now gathering in • the last $700 of this ..amount: fie,'says he may be obliged to levy on a few "ofj the tardy ones. Miss Mabel Nelson had quite an ex- citing experience Friday evening while skating o'n the ice st the creamery pond. Venturing,1 too near the weakening; ice:* _iei Broke - through; and plunged into the water, from, which predicamenb^he" was gallantly - res&ued by Stanley Quigg. On Tuesday evening the members and friends; of /Cold. Point grange tendered J. K. Thompson a most-' delightful surprise -parts*, -which was a success in every feature. Games and •music., wei-e ,enJoye*l by all, and later refreshments were served. A most enjoyable evening was .passed. Of Interest to Tax Collectors., ward R. Miller, of Coilegeville, tiiif.ugh his attorney, Thomas Hallman, filed a petition in* court, Saturday, (or his appointment as tax collector of that borough. Mr. Miller states that- the office of tax collector is vacant for the reason that ho, who had been elected last November, failed to comply with the law'S' ■ pro\isions to quality by taking phis oath of office and filing his bond on of before December 'th. Every-' tax collector in Montgomery county is interested in this action, in | that none of them has compiled with the requirements of the act of assem- I bly. and -therefore, not having qualified Carr a! n accordance with the law, the office [ot tax collector is vacant In every bor- h and township. ^ifSr^s^as*^te^hi>-t*,*l.to^-icp^ 4P^*?W«m^:s"-i-^«g..,w41. enj fas tendered Mlftai, R< Marple Satur- wasepW Thome in Philadelphia. ay evening*' In honor of the latter's Henry Newman, who was V was day birSJd^y Members of the Cold Point granger "and friends to the number of 40 successfully.executed the surprise. Games and music were indulged in -and later bounteous refreshments "were served. The following guests Were entertained Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Richards: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Shoemaker, Mr., and Mrs-. Joseph Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Richards and Miss F. W. Richards, of Norristown; Mr. and Mrs. & C. Richards, of Blue BeB{ J. R. Richards, - *Mh. Comstock and ^William Robinson, of Philadelphia.. ; Eck Carson, of Hickorytown, has recovered from painfurinjuries sustain! ed Friday morning, when he slipped at Ninth and Market. streets/- Philadelphia.. He struck his head on thi pavenjient. J. Edwin Ewing, who was with {him, helped the Injured man ftj his feet and later he was takento the office of a physician, and later in the dav he was removed to his honie. Rev. Wm.. J. Cusworth oa Sunday preached , his final sermons in Cold Point: Baptist church as pastor there- of. Large audiences assembled,-, and Mr. qusworth preached two -very' able and Scriptural discourses. During tiie last few days in Cold Point Mr. ,Cus- worthi was entertained by Mr. and Mrs. George Kerper, where on Sunday were also entertained Mrs. H. Oscar Youns* and mother, Mrs. Wilson. Aa the direct result of the sentences s **$jjt0 three b°ys at Fridays session of Juvenile court, the police have unearthed the mystery surrounding the disappearance of $11 in cash from the private desk of F. D. Duffield at his home lin' "Washington Square last week. The hoys, who gave their, names as Robert Weidman, Horace McCaffrey and James Bonti,"passed some money among them - as thfy ,were being led away and. being detected admitted that Jeffries Weidman had stolen tho mon- ••*." The latter was arrested and late- admitted the theft The William W. Potts farm of 60 acres at Cedar Grove. Whitemarsh township, has been sold, through the agency of James Gilmdre, - to William Warner' Harper,' of the Andorra nur- s®rles* The figures are private, but the title will be passed about April 1. Mr. Harper will add the property to the already extensive .holdings of the Apdpri-a; nilrseries and utilize' the ground fii the planting.of trees, shrubbery, etc. The property (dies not adjoin any of .the .other tracts controlled oi> owned by Mr. Harper .tor- nursery purposes. ;Mr. Potts owned the property about 15 years. On Saturday evening, despite >: the very disagreeable , weather, a largo turnout attended' the meeting of tho Loyal; Crusaders at Cold Point itl was;*a»eXfihal gathering) of .the members with Re-vv Wm, J. Cusworth -as pastor of the -elrurch. A PX^OiliTfiti- gram was rendered. Miss Whitman sang two solos. ' Miss Emeline Hoskins presented vocal <a*atL anstrumen- tal selection**. Mrs. JV M? •BeiShiWe'n Mrs. Carrie .Cpslstpn,' land-.Mrs, George Relhl gave s-tea^hgfe'orVedMtroias, and Mr. Cu-"worth \tn\a\ Itew remarks, en- couragfed the* ___be/s to press onward diligently* tat -the .work and to hold.fogetbar,. JBe thanked them for the Supp.drt antj nejb.they pgi given him during his mjnii&,„and urged loyalty to the work'alia' ''to the new pasts* -sthoev^-fto/'-Jught be-,' "Pefresh-' ments were •then' served'. ■> " '___j_T|,f?.'?iTih £ •-- (Cbritih-ied on page itj FLOURTOWN Ambier opera house, this Friday night, Jan. 29 tu. "Tne Batue of Waterloo," consuming 5U0U teet of picture linn to show this wonderful production. George T. Mats, local plumber, haa the contract ior installing a heating system in the residence of Horace Nice at Hooverton. New window sash with large Window glass have been put in Dager's store. At the teachers' meeting of the schools of. Springfield township, held in the township building at Cues unit Hill, on' Monday- afternoon, the question of a parents' meeting to be held' in several of the schools was" one of -he subjects discussed. Harry Good win Will again enter the Eagles' home, at X-lorsIiam. i Mrs. Ada Shearer and children, of Broqklyn, N. Y., are spending a week here at the home of her brother, -Wesley MacLaughlin. *. The..presence of mind in a driver of a four-passenger automobile prevent-, ed what' might have been a serious accident last Monday morning on tho pike near the Wheel Pump hotel. A heavy -delivery auto truck of a Philadelphia department store was coming down the hill from the township building at a high rate of speed. At the same time the passenger auto was coming down although the latter was not running so rapidly. Both met at the point where the trolley leaves the pike to go towards the. station. Between the two automobiles was a hay wagon loaded with wood drawn hy a pair of spirited horses. The, animals, becoming frightened at the noise the auto was .making, reared and plunged directly in the path ot the oncoming touring car, the driver of which, seeing, that he was about to strike the Horses, quickly turned his steering,, wheel and shot into the trolley entrance to the station.' The man had much trouble in keeping his machine from crashing into the Iron fence between the rails. The office of the Philadelphia Toboggan Co., which has been located in the home of H. B. Auchy, president of the concern, has been moved to the factory in Germantown. Mr. and Mrs. .George Mowery, who have made their home in. part of Edict' Cgettsman's -house., will -enter the. SPEAKEASIES ARERAIDED. Effective Move Against Ambler's Alleged Resorts. Salutatory Results Attained After Weeks of tftort—John Palermo Arrested and Warrants Out for eight Others. The efforts for weeks of the law and i order society, directed from Norris - j town against certain alleged speak- | easles in South and West Ambler, cul- | m mated this week in the arrest of | John Palermo, ui Chestnut and Cen- I tre streets, South Ambler, and the ts- | suance of warrents against eight other alleged offenders for dispensing liquors without licenses and for keeping disorderly houses. The warrants were sworn out before Magistrate Eugene Egbert, of Norristown, and were served by Constable Walter Lilly, of Norristown, I who was assisted by Richard J. Ford, of Ambler. Evidence had been secured I through the agency of tha Dickerson detective bureau of Norristown, which had been working on the case for some time. It is stated that at the Palermo j store in South Ambler a bottle of wine was Secured among the other evidence, j At Petro Gambonie's, Wissahickon avenue and Locust street, intoxicating liquor was procured, but the proprietor receiving some inkling of the proposed arrest, made his departure ln haste.! It is also stated that up to ■ Monday there were 12 kegs of* beer in* the place. Franoesca's resort at Maple street, I West Ambler, was also among the places against which evidence is secured,' it is said. Antimocio has been conducting the place, it is alleged, but Krancesca is also among the missing. Antonio Viceso, of 100 Chestnut street, has-also moved away suddenly i as a result, It is alleged, of the efforts' of the law, but a warrant is said to have been issued for him and he Willi be -captured. ' Phileppo ' Signor, the baker, is also among the missing, and | was chased twice on Tuesday by officers ■armed with a warrant, and it is assured he will be brought to face Jus- ' tice'.-. I A warrant is also out for Dominlck | Rotello, who, it is alleged, was busy- selling liquor openly when the evidence against his resort was gathered. He will also be apprehended. At 222 North Maple street, West Ambler, at a store conducted by one Ante- I nello,! there were found six boxes of beer, and evidence' was secured against the place. On,. Tuesday morning, when the swoop was made by the officers there was fi resorts, at their places of employment, etc., and' others chased off from their PROMINENT FIREMEN HURT. OBITUARY. Three Men Injured ln Blaze at Wyn cote. Th' of Jenkintl of 'last « cemetery. . raised in engaged WILLIAM SEAL mains of William wn, were Seal, late interred Tuesday M-k in Abington Friends' Phe deceased was born and Chester county: He was the grocery business in Philadelphia for 10 years and in the flour and feed business for more than 20 years. He had been a resident of Jenkintown for several years, a man A. Fos- I highly respected by all who knew him. His wife died 12 years ago. He leaves one son, Thomas H, Seal, who is with, the Jenkintown National bank, and also one daughter, Mrs. Harry Carpenter, of West Philadelphia. DAVID A. MARSH. David A: Marsh, who has been residing in the Suner property, Eort Washington, for several months, died Saturday morning from pneumonia, in the 62d years of his age. The deceased was born Oct. 18, 1852, ln Yorkshire, Eng., being the sob of the late Henry Marsh. One brother and two sisters, Sarah, widow | of the late Joseph Cartner, and Emma, all of Yorkshire, survive. The subject of this sketch came to America in 1876 and settled in Philadelphia, where he engaged in the real estate business,' In 1907 they moved to Barren Hill, where they resided until May of last- year, When they- removed to Fort| Washington. For several months' Mr.J Marsh suffered from diabetes. The deceased married Elizabeth' Miller, of Lancaster! in 1881, who wtth one daughter, Maud Emily, wife of _. G. Halloway, of Philadelphia, survives. Mr. Marsh nearly his whole life was a. member of Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal church, Yorkshire, England. The funeral was held on ' Tuesday with services, in charge of Rev. C. A. Santee; of St. Paul's Reformed church. Fort Washington*;, conducted privately at the hojuse, and interment was made at Ardsley cemetery. 3 JOHN MEEHAN. John Meehan, of near Blue Bell, a long illness, aged Hanover township, j 84 years. He resided oh a' small place start a rattlesnake I along thi Skippack road opposite the Those Injured Ar. Andrew Grahan Burgess of Jenkintown* H ter, Secretary of Montgomery Co. Association, and S. H. McNeill, of Jenkintown. Causes of the flre which ruined the Wyncote estate of H. S. Eckles, have .not yet been determined. An Investigation is being made by Chief Jensen, of tbe Cheltenham police. A revised estimate places the loss at over 825,000. .. Chief Jensen said there were two slight fires on the premises within the last four weeks, and other developments may come, all dependent upon'] an investigation now under way. Three firemen were injured at the | _,*J_" tire: Andrew Graham, chief of Pioneer company, and chief burgess of Jenkintown, struck by falling timbers and debris, stunned; H. A. Foster, secretary of Montgomery County Volunteer Firemen's association, and chief of the* Glenside company, overcome by smoke; 8. If. McNeill, of Jenkintown, artery in hand severed by falling debris. These accidents happened after 2 o'clock Sunday morning, when Chief Graham was heading a party of firemen into the building. Ceilings, partitions and dtibris came crashing through from the third floor to the flrst, the firemen being practically burled under the falling material. Chief Graham was removed to his home in Jenkintown. ' To Start Rattlesnake Farm. William H. Crane, formerly of North Carolina, who recently purchased and moved on the Elmer Clemmer farm, formerly owned by Joseph Dyson, near | died Saturday, after led Hill, Upper this county, will ELOPERS FROM COLD^POINT. Removed to Burlington, N. J., to Answer Charges. George Fawful and Mrs. Mollis Carter, After Two Weeks in Norristown, Leave in Custody of Officers— Woman Has Two Children. After having spent the past two weeks in the county Jail at Norristown, George Fawful and Mrs. Molly Carter were on Thursday taken to Burlington, N. J., by Deputy Sheriff Thomas W. Holland, of that city, to answer serious charges preferred by the wifet of the former and the husband of tha. latter. Fawful and Mra. Carter were arrested in Cold Point ou January 11, I the above deputy sheriff having traced the elopers to Plymouth township i by means of letters that Mrs. Carter had written to a girl chum ln Bur— I lington. He and Constable Lilley, o£ I Norristown; found Fawful and Mrs.. [Carter living as husband and wife int. [.Cold Point. They bad with them the; woman's /l\vo small children and it wa. necessary; for the officers to also.- take cure, of the llttle ones. The lopuple had resided ln Cold Point for several weeks, and their arrest was a big surprise to the acquaintances that they | had made. Fawful and Mrs. CarteS* together with the latter's children were placed in the county jail to await requisition. papers from Newi Jersey. Deputy Sheriff Holland -armed with these papers and accompanied by tha husband of the woman arrived in Norristown Thursday. Mr. Carter refused; to interview* his wife but he took tha custody of the older child. Tiie other child, which is a mere'infant, was left with the mother. .The New Jersey official presented his. papers to the local court. Judge farm—something quite new for the Perkiomen valley. Mr. Crane assures the natives that there will be no cause to fear the rattlers, for his experience with the snakes in the southland proves them luite harmless under proper care arid Weand learned that the charges high scKEoI "building, north of Blue I against lhe couple were proper and he Bell. instructed Sheriff Schwartz to deliver The deceased leaves a daughter, j the' prisoners --to' the '-deputy sheriff,. Anna, and two sons,; Seolt and Charles,! Jhe latter official left .immediately for latter Official all of whom reside at home. " f Burlington. N. J., where the prisoners The funeral was held Tuesday morn- wl" P* obliged to face trial. ing with high mass well known in this section, having been the driver of a team at one of the local coal yards for a number of years, died last Friday in the Chestnut Hill hospital, after a short illness. The I funeral was held on Monday with interment at the Rose Valley cemetery. Daniel I. Nash has disposed of his I milk wagon.. The Misses Bessie and Margaret Farrell have moved from Wissahickon avenue to. Germantown. A topdresslng of cinders has. been put on Wissahickon avenue.;. ^ George. Bullen has moved fro.m Ambrose Yeakle's tenant house, on Mill road, to one of Frazier Harris' tenant houses, and the house vacated by Mr. Sutler wlll.be occupied by Albart France. William Buller, who now oc-i cupies the Weiss property on the pike, |wili move to the house vacated by Mr. France. If any of our residents desire tickets for the minstrel show of the Brotherhood* of Zion church this Saturday ev.ening in Wissahickon hall, . Fort Washington, they will have to hurry, as most of the tickets have been sold and a large attendance is assured, I I George T. Matz, agent, has sold to parties at Plymouth Meeting one of the flnest automobiles ever disposed of by an agent in this section. This car is an Overland coupe and is equipped with the latest appliances. Considerable, delay has been experienced in installing the new scales at -Zebedee Comly's coal yard because of an error in the equipment. The matter was adjusted by making altera- |tions jto .the foundation for tbe scales, the work will now be pushed to completion. All unsold tickets for the benefit of .the demonstration committee of the Firemens' association, together with the money for the tickets disposed of, are to be turned over to G. Fred. Kimbel, secretary of the flre company, on Thursday evening, February, 5. , The annual banquet of tbe Irving Literary society was .held last Wednesday evening lu Odd Fellows' hall and was attended by a large number of members of the society, there being about 70 in all present Rev. C. E. Smith, pastor of Zion Lutheran church, Whitemarsh, acted as toastmaster, and among the speakers of the evening were: EC, Wilson Stahlnecker, Esq., Daniel I. Nash, Mrs. Richard Green, Miss Edith Clymer, Samuel « Yeakle. A male quartet composed of John Harner, H. L. Barnes, David Kissler and Samuel Yeakle, rendered a number of excellent Selections during the evening. The society on this occasion also celebrated Uts 10th anniversary, . Gen* eral regrets were -expressed -over the death Qt]Vxa. W. S.: rfetper.i.who had been one or the leading members* of tjie society. Appropriate : resolutions; prepared by a committee, comprising Rev. C. E. Smith and Russell Y- Puliinger, president of the society, on the death-or-Mrs. Kerper were offered and adopted. > q .';ib (, t. 2 ? handling. He has had a breeding farm church, jNoTrlstdwrii in North Carolina and met with good | neighborhood viewed success. I day evening. A few rattlers were shipped there -| OLIVII and are now safely housed in ,their new home. Last year Mr. Crane reared and sold 100 of the rattlers. The snakes are much in demand for' scientific purposes. The New York' museums and biological laboratories are ready to buy all the rattlers tbatj Mr. Crane can furnish. A product . in St.. Patrick's Friends of -the> the remains Mon- few, found **n»4» sobn- aceustomed rendezvous. Some venturing .back later in the day, »0^ic.er^-atilJsj.(>n.(the^i^7^-d^aga*l» I their escape from th'e law, "which er or later will gather them in." Palermo was held under $1000 bail for a further hearing next Monday morning at 8 o'clock.- Springfield Company Buys Land. Mrs. John B. Stevenson, Jr., sold the property on the Edge Hill road where the towers are located to the 'Springfield Consolidated Water company. She recently sold the balance of her holdings there to the same company. 1 This organization has purchased this lsjnd in appreciation of the local:busi- nes§ it is getting, and in recognition of.the rapidly growing section, getting ready to make more improvements. The Springfield Consolidated ■ Water company is an extensive corporation being w.orth about $25,000,000. R fT-VCK. Oliver jFlack, one of the oldest rest- [ dents of'IDoylestown, died j morning jat his home on West JOak land avenue after being ill a 'short 1 time with diseases incident to old age. He was 1 in his 89th -year.*'' Mr. Flack was the son of James and' Phoebe (Lake), Flack,, and was born in Doylestow'n township. All' of his life was spent iu Doylestown and vicinity where he for many years fo!- lowed carpentering. He also Served a econd*. McKinJey FinvCo. Th™ &S 8ch°o1- *»S!-tor in t&§_tQ3! ATlMr^o^imto^^^kftomi f&r'fr mh^r-**•t$i.iA&m.lM Ui-Vfor a second flre'company^ at Mc- Doylestown townshii Kanley to be known as the Indepen-' . Runaway st Chalfont. As a special train passed Chalfont I station, Thursday afternoon, David Bensinger's horse became frightened land ran away. In attempting to hold him by the bridle - Mr. Bensinger was v- thrown to the ground and one of the rear wheels passed over him, but he escaped injury -yid the horse was I caught' before' It had gone far. Tei^V^hTZrTl^ ?Tn& T '«W croaalin burnished byra" » tholtlesnakes, and this lltfuid is extensively^ used In treating people suffering with epilepsy. dent Flre Company, No. 2, of MclCn- ley.. Five of these persons have signed the application for the charter to, the local courts. From the outside it looks as though there ls a split in,. the original fire company. Sunday Sohool on McKean Farm. The newly organised Sunday school on the McKean farm, about two miles from Springhouse, will open next Sunday at 2.30 p. m. Preaching at S.16. Bequests Declared Void. Two bequests of $500 each to the Baptist orphanage and the Oak Lane Baptist church, made in the will of Mary. M. Wood, who died recently at Oak Lane, are declared to be null and void, because her wlll was made less than a calendar month before she died, as required by law. Her will was dated January 10, and was admitted to probate Saturday by Register of Wills Sheehan, Philadelphia. Her estate, which is valued at $50,000, was left to her sister and a number of nephews and nieces, and other relatives lin scattered bequests. ! Will Start Clothing Factory. The:, proprietors ol the Montgomery Clothing factories at Kulpsville and Harleysville have leased tho Bromer building in Schwehksvljio 'for a period of years with an optHnt of buying tho same., and will start a children's clothing '- -factory." * '''"Mis' 'factorjr* 'wlli tbe managed by Lipman Lachman, Herman H. Becker and Benjamin Goodman. A' oompany will be organized under the name of "The Perkiomen Clothing company." BROAD AXE. I Lewis Harner, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday .with Jesse Cassell and family. I Horace _ddlemah had the misfortune to fall in the water while cutting ice on the Cassell 'dam with the result that he is suffering from a heavy cold. Joseph Thomas, farmhand for Mr. Parsons was robbed of $8, all the money- he had, while coming from Ambler one night last week. Mrs. Milton Nice and Miss Edna Nice spent Thursday visiting friends in Fort Washington. il Mrs. Charles Rile in less than three weeks shipped 1760 white mice, and still has large orders coming In dally. Mrs. Eddleman entertained a number of guests at a delightful I whist party on Saturday evening.-1 LINE LEXINGTON. W. S. Bergey sold Mrs. Bertha Reen- stick's farm, near Line Lexington, to a Philadelphia party. W.1 E. Morris) ls making extensive improvements to his property which he purchased pf \3* L. Bergey several years ago. „,?_*' William Leonard has resigned the pastorate of the Montgomery Baptist church after being Its pastor only a fejv.,-months; Ho will preach his farewell sermon on Sunday evening and will later take up his residence tn Boston. ; A'dog supposed to be mad whs killed too Wednesday after* having bitten P,har]es-,Stewa*ct..and William Bloom, the latter the -.dog. only caught by >the coat sleeve. The dog belonged to Char- "*» Stewart and was-at first thought to have only a fit. Other dogs that ha.d-b'ien, bitten, have since been killed. Mr. Stewart js undergoing treatment in Philadelphia. Metropolitan-Suburban Planning Com- nA%' : - mission. Following are the members of the Metropolitan-Suburban Planning commission: Alba B. Johnson, president of the Baldwin Locomotive works, and whose home is at Rosemont, is chairman of the commission. Other members are Penrose Robinson, Hatboro; George. W. TOlkins, Jr., Ogonts and Abington; Charles O. Kruger, Abington; Julius E. Nachod, Glenside; John Gribbel, Wyncote; Joseph R. Grundy, Bristol; Arthur P. Townsend, Langhorne; Marshall R. Pugh, Wayne;' E. J. 1 Berlet,- Ridley Park; William E. Ellis, Bryn > Mawr, and George Sullivan, Cynwyd. Mr. 1 Sullivan is secretary. 'etc*** who died about I seventeen years ago. V Surviving him are one son, Walter Flack, of Willow Grove, and two [daughters, Mrs. George . Brooks, oft JLahaska, and Miss Emma Flack, of Doylestown. . There also are nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. JAMES KNIGHT. James Knight, of Ambler, died Tuesday at the Chestnut Hill hospital, aged 66 years. The deceased was, severely injured on Dec. 30 on the Mrs. M. C. Hart estate, where he was, employed, .his in-1 juries being the result of a tree fall-1 ing upon him. He came to Ambler 30 years ago from Long Island, and was one of the charter members of Hendricks castle, Np. 117, A. O. K. of M. C, which was .organized 28 years ago. He was also' a member of the Wissahickon Fire company, of Ambler. • He was unmarried and leaves a niece and a nephew residing in Long Island.'f. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 .o'clock from the residence of Mrs.' Camburn, Railroad avenue, West Ambler, and the Interment will, be made ln Rose Hill cemetery.' Fitzwatertown Home Robbed. , The summer home of Herman Deis- inger, whose residence is on the Fits- watertown road, near the Susquehanna road, near Fitzwatertown,. was broken into by thieves -during the absence; of. ft ered fS^rnEhe floor.' tatA .- William Clayton Diss Suddenly. William Clayton, of Hatboro, died" suddenly on Saturday. The man who is said to. have been morose since the death of his wife, about two years ago, has several times threatened to end his life. Recently a woman member of tha household happened to enter a room, just in time to see Clayton press a, revolver to his forehead. She sprang, at him and bravely knocked aside the weapon, the bullet burying itself ih- a wall. Since then he has been guarded with great care. _ Saturday, Clayton suddenly collapsed, and when members of the household reached his side he was dead. It so happened that Coroner Neville was ln the neighborhood, investigating another case, and he was promptly summoned. He found that Clayton had!, suffered an internal hemorrhage, which! caused death. Mr. Neville was Summoned in bis* official capacity on the occasion of thet> death of Clayton's wife. Sale of Willow Grove Tract. The Matilda L. Hallowell estate has sold, through W. L. Kentner, real estate broker, of Willow Grove, a tract of 20 aoTes with an extensive frontage on the Doylestown turnpike, north of Willow Grove. The purchasers are Henry Specht and John Shull, of Willow-Grove, Who will develop the tract, together with other adjoining holdings of ; the same Owners. The price paid for the ground Is not disclosed. It was held at $12,000, or about $600 an acre; Branchtown Hotel Sold. The old Branchtown hotel on the Junction of York road and Limekiln turnpike, has been purchased by Matthew Donnelly from David N. Hallowell, for $4000, subject to a mortgage of $14,- 000. The license was transferred recently to Donnelly, who has already taken charge. The property is assessed for $18,000. * mVfhA _. b. Miller Cigar company, of Red Hill, shipped 40 carloadsTof cigars to various parts of tho union, during ths year wl J. ---Skippack desires that more1 homes be erected there, ,. Assured of Free Postage. After a five days' trip to Washington, during which she interviewed . a number of the leading statesman of the country, Miss Olive Wilson, of Jenkintown, returned Saturday with assurances that her cherished, object of free postal service for charitable Christmas gifts to poor children will become a fact', Among those inter-1 view by Miss Wilson were Vice President Marshall,' Secretary of State Bryan, Speaker Champ Clark, Secretary Of the Navy Daniels, Admiral Dewey, Oscar Underwood, J. Hampton Moore, A. Mitchell Palmer, Senator Moon, of Tennessee, and Senator John Sharp Williams. ' All of the statesmen gave her letters of indorsement and promised to work for the bill giving.^.'h'e'r' the. franking privilege for Christmas purposes. Took Long Walk. After wandering about during the greater portion of Saturday afternoon, exposing herself to the terrific downpour of rain, Mrs. Mary Horning, wife of Frank Horning, residing in Norris- |town, was found shortly arter 7 o'cloclt Saturday evening and returned to her home, where she is now under medical1 attention suffering from, a , complete breakdown following her experience. in the inclement weather. It has been learned that after leaving her home, the unfortunate woman had walked to Lansdale and after wan- | dering about in that borough for a short time had walked back to Norristown. It was reported that although she ls suffering from exposure,! she will likely reoover. A physician i'and nurses are in almost constant attendance, a Wages Cut at Woods' Plants. The new scale of wages at the plant of the Alan Wood Iron and Steel company and the J. Wood and Bros, company, by which all of the 1600 employ-] ees are given a 10 per oent. reduction [in wages, went into force Monday morning. There has been no protest from the men affected, and the usual mills are in operation.. Mt. Carmel, 24; Ambler, 20. The weight and the-..agUity of the Has Private Secretary Post. John Alleva, of j^orrlstown, and a former student at Ursinus college, Is now private secretsiy^to G. A, Mon- gelli, professor of garment cutting at Temple college, Philadelphia, . The Course teaches -the. art by a new [ientffic double balance system. ii -mo ;>| ^r^,fr;;ri ,*<nS*|-n*iO siU lo -*5*>i1-!.*> 1;^ -10 *nei)a\u$eH bos i'l',H fa Brigade team, ot the Mt. Carmel :Pr'es| byterlan church., Edge Hill, waa too much of a handicap for the looal Brigade team last Thursday evening at I ista- the Boys' club, when the Ambler; boys | "*6 went down ta defeat ln basket ball by the iscp're of S4 to 20. Following is the- line up::' ' Ambler Position Edge Hill Kelly, Keiger forward Roatche Garrett forward ^Whfttock jpienfelder . center ' Searih*j Bapp guard p. Harris/on Davis V guard .,,€, Harrison Field goals, Kelly, 2; Garrett, 2; -BaPJS.. 1; .Davis, l: Roatche, 2; Sear- JngA *: IHI HjJTison, 1;' G. Harr*so*n,;4. Foul gdalfiA Ambler, 8; Edgi Sill . Referee TJr. Wildrick. t—Asljei; I^J^ndjersj has** Ibeeh named as postmaster' of Doylestown. N.w Signs to Make Motoring Safer. Many serious accidents to automo4 biles are due to the fact that danger- spots In the road are not marked witls warning signs distinctive enough or'j placed in the right way to be noticed-. by the driver traveling at even a moderate speed. Much confusion results from the fact that every state, and Often every county in a state, uses a different style of signs for the guidance of motorists. And this confusion is heightened by the unfortunate tendency of many ad- ivertisers to overshadow the road signs with large announcements of their- wares. Several Guropean countries have lately adopted a system of signs which has many advantages over this- country's chaotic method, and which lt is hoped will some day become international. In these new signs no words are used—they give their warnings by means of cleverly devised symbols, which can b* easily mastered and can bo grasped much more readily than-- cven a short sentence.. If, for instance, a sign ; showing a - right angle turned to the right appears on the roadside, the motorist knows tjtat he is approaching a sharp- •curve ,turning toi the right:! If the angle turns in the opposite direction [he known that the curve is toward the left*. |1 ' It he sees a sign' life a huge Z, ho known,that he is approaching a, double rtirvV. It the sign be a great X, ho known ho Is-, nearing.* a cr.oss, road. JtW Mml- sign hear a barred gate, . th4t i aneans; "railway crossing.'? I If the sign is a disk, with three black * ircles, the road is barred to motor-* i If the picture shows a "hump', road Is filled with "thank you ma'ams." If thev mark' oh the sign Is. a | straight line, * included, there is "& | steep grade ahead. Should the sign have -what looks like the outline of a. washtub, that indicates a water course, bridge or depression.. If the sign bears byro "humps"\ the <road is barred to. sill traffic. Lived to Be Over 100? , :.A,case which Coroner; Neville lnyes^-.r tlghle'd at Hatboro,' was the death ok'\ Theodore Johnson,', a negro, living bn?i I tho Davisville road. The old man died* of Heart* failure.\an*i waa said w residents of the neighborhood* to Da-o.~ tween'100 and UO yeara old. -/-l:.f •-••[.*.-,-• 1 ■■»". --t-fStoY/U, { ttt| n|< fin-: MWtoOtWWPAt* •>*"! • n " ■*• V '' H3*T| U-.I.-fiii-: VghUl vOA'adHlJ* snot!-? iito'3
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Title | Ambler Gazette |
Contributors | Backstage Library Works |
Date | 1914-01-29 |
Type | text |
Format | image/tif |
Source | Ambler |
Language | eng |
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