Ambler Gazette

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VOIi.XXXVI.-NO.  40
AMBLER.   PA..   OCTOBER  23.   1019.
S1.75   A   YEAR
COLD POINT
AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings ot Local Interest to Our
Readers;'
Local Schools Prepare for Sabbath
School * Convention — Whitemarsh
Women Meet—Events at Harmonville and Hickorytown — Miscellaneous Hems.
Un Sunday a motor ear from Chester being driven along the Broad Axe
road near Wm. B. Richards' property,
skidded into the ditch while turning
out to pass another car and stalled in
the quagmire along the road. All four
wheels sunk into the wet earth, and!
only after a long time and much work
was the car extricated. *
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lawn, of near
Narcissa, and Mr. and Mrs. I. Harold
Shoemaker,     of    West   Conshohocken.
motored to Harrisburg and Gettysburg'
and return on  Saturday and  Sunday.
J.   Harvey   Hart     of     Philadelphia, I
spent the    week-end in    Cold    Point
With his uncle, Jacob Hart.*
w Charles   Slavin.. -of
visited  his
Slavin,
WEDDED.
KERN—
WICK.
Mr. Frank Kern, of Jenkintown, and
Miss Marie Wick, of Ambler, were
married at a nuptial mass on October
IS, at St. Anthony's Catholic ehurch.
Ambler, by the Rev. Father Whalen.
Mr. Joseph Kern, a brother of the
bridegroom, was best man and Miss
Minerva Wick, a sister of the bride,
was bridesmaid. After a wedding
breakfast the couple left for a trip to
Niagara Falls, where they will spend
two weeks. On their return they will
reside at Elkins Park.
HOU PT—RO BIXSON.
Marching to the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding marsh,  well rendered.
Miss Edna May Robinson, daughter of hospital.    By
Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson, of Dresh-1 Project  you
er and Oliver Houpt, son of Anna and Itown-     By
the late Frank Houpt, a former well town every
known    merchant   of    Dresher,    were '° '"ers
united th marriage at the home of the E5ri
bride's  parents   on  Saturday,   by  th*
NOTICE.
The hospital committee of the "Colony club wishes to ' announce to the
public that one moving picture show.
will be given every month in the Ambler opera house for the benefit of Ambler Memorial Hospital fund.
Through the influence of Mr. Godfrey S. Mahn and the kindness of the
Stanley Booking company, the committee secures one of tho latest pictures each month. Apart from the
fact that this gives our people an opportunity of seeing the best pictures
without paying car fare or war tax,
you are helping With your little quarter to swell the hospital fund. The
sooner the fund amounts to the bursting; point the sooner we will get our
boosting the hospital
are boosting
WHITPAIN AND
f L. GWYNEDD.
Who's Who and What'^-Vhat in the
Two Townships.
Sj5hn   Schriber's  sale  at   Broad  Axe
well    attended    last    Thursday.
Eytiling brought good prices.    J. C.
Ue   bought   nearly   all   the   cows,
bringing   $226.     The   corn   was
for 91 a shock.
ind Mrs. Harry Hoover. Mr. and
Walter Hand, of Blue Bell;  Rev
MONTG. LEAGUE
IS TBE BETTER.
Souderton
Wins the
Dobson.
Series  With
Clemmer and Stauffer Star for the
Victors—Dobson'9 Error Was Costly
— Souderton Played the Steadier
Game—Details.
The classic baseball event of the
year waa played last Saturday on the
South   Sjpring   Garden   street   grounds.
HORSHAM AND
UPPER DUBLIN,
Mjsceilaneoas;, Items of Interest^l*
, Many Readers.;      ,   ~~"
Whitmer Sale, Horsham, Totals $11,<M0
—Death of George W. Zeitler—Hor*.
harm Houses 8<ft4 — Jarlrettewitf
Church Notes — Dresher ItemaT^L
Nominees Withdraw.
Charles Weber, who recently \as\x
take   a  position
Hallowell  to
Um»
r owii|jJ5>.  Detrich,  of North Wales,' spent Ambler, between Souderton, champions First National Bank of Lakeland
home|Sunday with F. Clifford Bernhard and|°£the Montgomery County league, andjhas  sent    home  some  very    lusclo-joa
boosting  your   own   namei .'&...™.j   ...v.. * • ^.....w.v. ,.^.„.„..,. ......,
property owner is helping \ family, .-# Centre Square. oobson
the value of his ova pro-      The Jjewing     circle,     of     Boehm's league.
Prove that you are a "Booster churdi, Wlyt give a Hallowe'en social!"
of Your Town" by coming out in fullloJB   Thaspffluy   evening,   Oct.   30th,   at
Conshohocken,
grandmother, Mrs.. Sallie
at Cold Point on Sunday.
The latter make* her home with her
.daughter, Mrs. Jacob Hart..
A large number of Cold Point people will attend the district Sabbath
school .convention th the Conahohocken Methodist church .thia ThjurBday*
evening. Representatives of the district, on - Sunday, visited the -schools
at Barren Hill, Hickorytown,- Plymouth Meeting and Cold Point with a
view or interesting tbe members in
an effort to encourage a large representation, lt might ibe a timely suggestion that the delegations on Thursr
day evening suggest that the next orf
some subsequent sessions of the district association ibe held at some other
point than in Conshohocken. Plymouth Meeting Is'a central point, and
the district will find it to advantage
to visit around.' "get acquainted and
likewise stimulattf Sunday school work
ln the other pants of the district.
Other districts follow this plan and'
evidently find it advantageous.
Next Sunday has been designated
in the Cold Point Baptist church- as)
visiting day, <by which it is hoped not
only the members of tJciar church, but
tbe neighbors of Cold Point will visit
each other and become better acquainted. In other words, the effort la
being made by the -church to quicken
the community spirit.
Mrs. Rebecca Hampton, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday in Cold Point visiting friends.
Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Tupper, of Cold
Point, were granted leave of absence
with all expenses' paid by the Baptist
church to attend 'the state convention
of churches at Bradford. Pa., during
four days of this week, hut Rev. and
Mrs. Tupper, while most gratefully ap-|
predating the kind offer, were unable
to avail themselves of it.
. Edward HV Johnson.' of Ajnbje&jjvho
tion of the home were magnificent, the |
I fragrant flowers adding to  the  charm j
of the occasion.    After the rites were I
1 observed, the guest    composed of the
immediate  relatives  of  the  bride  and
groom,  repaired to the diningroom  to
partake of a bountiful wedding break-
[fast.    The young couple were the recipients of many beautiful  tokens.
VANDEGRIFT—ASHTON.
.A very pretty wedding was solemn- I
jized  in   Christ's  Episcopal churoh,  at]
Eddingiton,     on   Monday   evening,     at I
7.80  o'clock,  when  Miss Lucy Eccles-1
ton, daughter of Mrs.  Margaret Vandegrlft, became the wife of Mr. Jonathan V. Ashton.   To the strains of the |
wedding march played by Miss Frances I
Hoover, of Eureka, the bridal procession  entered   the  church,  which   was
beautifully decorated with ferns, palms
and vases of white daises and chrysanthemums.
The ceremony was performed by the
rector, Rev. Mr. Lutz.   Tbe bridal party was ushered into the church by four
young   men,   Charles  Ashton,   Harvey)
Porter,  Carl Kohler and Harry VanSant,  followed    by  two  flower
Margaret   KohTer    and    Rachel
dressed   in   white   net,   trimmed
white   ribbon*   and  pink     rose
carrying   baskets   of   white
themtims.     The   bridesmaid.
force on  Tuesday,  Nov.  4th,   at  7  or I the hi£tf.'sQhool.   All are welcome.   Ice
9   o'clock  to  see   "Mickey."     -I   o'clock I cream,  ptimpkin   pies  and  apple  tarts
for  children.    Come out and  help  the I will be for sale.
women. CopS-i'd Shoemaker, of Blue Bell, has
___________ ! beefi's filleted with ptomaine poisoning.
He-4& .Somewhat  im proved.
7.30 Pi  mJ
Reformed
girls, I
Rost,
with
buds,
'chrysan-
Miss    E.
Mae Kohler, was dressed in pink satin
combined with crepe and silver la*ce,
and wore a large pink hat.   She car- I
rled a bouquet of pink roses.
The bride was dressed in white satin and crepe, entrain, her veil being
caught with orange blossoms. She i
carried white roses, and she entered
the church on the arm of her aunt,
Mrs. C. Risdon. who wore a black net
dress trimmed with jets. She wore a
large black hat. They were met at I
| the altar by the groom and the best
I man. Mr. Creighton Vandegrlft. The
ring ceremony was used.
A reception  and  breakfast followed
jit the home of the bride, after which]
WEST POINT.
Services will be held at
j next     Sunday    in    Grace
church.
Miss  Rhoda   Bookheimer,
I delphia,    recently  spent sever
j with her parents at this place.
Raymond  Hoot,  of the West  Point
ga rage, has purchased a Ford touring
I car. •
The Montgomery Pants factory is
rearranging its heating system.
Miss  Bertha  Brown   was  the  guest
i <>f friends in Philadelphia last Sunday.
John Argele,    who recently suffered
I from a severe attack of acute indigestion. Is reported to be out of danger
and   is recovering.
Miss Anna Livergood, of Philadelphia, was a week-end guest of MrS.
Anna Lutz.
Throe carloads of the material of thef
toboggan slide ■ .being removed from
Malivilie. N. J., to Zeiber's park, \4
now on the way and expected to arrive
at any time.
Knerr & Mattern are putting in concrete forms for their railroad siding.
. Several ' new    girls   have   recently
champions
The contest
of the Independent baseball
leagues in eastern Pennsylvania, and
'after 10 hard-fought periods Souderton carried off the honors] by the:
score of 3 to 1. There was a big
crowd on hand to witness the game,
and those who came saw our great
national   pastime   played *at  its   best.
i>f the Main Line grape   fruit,   wlijeb.   arrived
was for the preni- jcondition.     The   quality   of   the
is very high.
Miss Bell* Johnston and Mrs.
ford   Shyers,    of    Philadelphia,
Sunday    guests of  their sister,
good
fruit
Malta,
wetia
■Ms staying at the home
geh, near Broad Axe.
[and, of Blue Bell, hn*
Id pigs for sale,
find, of  Blue Belt, has
rjttriiij^A'ith a very sore ankle. |their usual
Pearl '••f-Ialberstadt.   of   Centrei were many
Spent Sunday with'Miss Grace of the Lehigh Valley Transit company
I of Blue Bell. in uniforms.   No automobiles were al-
lafa Edith Roberts has returned to I lowed  Inside of tho grounds  and  for
home at  Blue Bell after  visiting , almost two squares cars were parked.
■ brother in New Jersey. on either side of the grounds.
[Mrs. Fox spent Sunday at the home As stated, it waa a great game, and
[George Zimmerman and family. I waa well played despite the five errors,
jrolyn Valentine, of Blue Bell, en- one of which only figured in the scor-
tertained a. number of her Chestnut ing. Stauffer, for Souderton, and Gre-
Hiii  friends on Sunday. velle, for Dobson, were on the hill and
IRev.   J,  D.  Detrich  and Eugene D. in the pinches the Souderton boy had
James B. Ervin,
Davis Grove.
Arthur,  son   of  Mr.
Hagerty, of Babylon*,
Large auto truck loads of people came| ly mastered  out  of
with  Uie Dobson  team from Falls of Camp Devens, Mas
Schuylkill  and   rooted   hard  for  their I Miss   Birdella Coddington,  of
team to win, while on the other hand | N. Y.    The bride is a graduate ot Utwt*
tho  up-country   boys    brought   alonrf Certified School of Nurses.
rowd,  among  who there I    Th© board of managers of the K Qt
"tormen and conductors E. home. Davis Grove, came iip Suns-
(t the K. o. 10. houKSt
and Mrs. SL 8.
who was recent-
army service, at
has since weddtect
up
visited
th*
Pants company's factory here and
more employes are being advertised
for, as the company, because of the
large amount of work on hand, ls very
much in need of additional help.
Contractor Just has now progressed
as far as L. W. Mattern's residence
with the work of rebuilding Main
street.
Quite a large number of the local
baseball fans attended the game, between Souderton and- Dobson at Ambler last Saturday afternoon.
Wesley L. Bean, local dealer, has
received a carload of fine lumber from
the south.
Charles  Pool,  who   is  now
in Oreland    for the present,
misfortune   to  meet with   an
Wentz enjoyed a pleasant automobill
trip last week, visiting the following
places : Lancaster, Harrisburg, 1 la-
gerstown fair, Harpers Ferry and other
places of interest.
J Miss Evelyn Ross, of Blue Bell, l«
boarding in Philadelphia for the winter.
Sealer, near Blue Bell, has not
his farm, as was stated a few*
•eeks ago
V Jessie Cassell, near Broad Axe, has
Some extra fine shoats and young pigs
Ap his farm.
t Charles Stewart "Wurtz, of Philadelphia, visited his farm at Blue Bell on
Saturday.
| Mr. W. J. Wentz and family, of
Blue Bell, and Miss Maude I la ringer,
of  Gwynedd   Valley,   motored   to   the
ter.
If Mr.
sold
day from Philadelphia and
Institution.
Among tbe names withdrawn trooti
the official ballot and which will aot
appear a.ti the November election are j
Upper Dublin, Fred. G. Klosterman,
Democrat, for the school board. Hor-.
sham, James A. Cozens, Democrat, to*?
auditor, Franklin A. Crocket, Demo-*
erat, for constable.
The harvest home services at Jarret*
town church thia Sunday at 2.30 protxt*,
ise to exnel all former harvest hotuts
occasions.    The  program   is  excellent.
The vegetables and canned goods wil3
be donated to tho Methodist Episcopal
hospital  in  Philadelphia.
Mr.  aud  Mrs. John  Engle  and Mb,
were in Souderton's Ervin Kngf.e and wife accompanied fa*g
however, *e|Rev.   and  Mrs.   Edward   Carson,  totr*
spent ai
tho best of the argument.    He was at!
this best when men were on the bases,
and more than once he electrified the
crowd by putting across three strikes
in succession after having three balls
on the batter.    Johnny Barker, of the
Ambler team, and Warren Dungan, of
Fort Washington!
line-up.     Barker,
I only one of the two to have a chance j marly of Jarrettown  church
| to enter    tho game,    he having taken delightful time at Pocono.   .
Landis*    place  in  tho    eighth  inning.      Miss Olive Houpt,  of Dresher, who
Dobson was the first to score, the tally | has been ill. ia Improving.
A Hallowe'en social will be held
| coming    over  in   the eighth    session.
I Lees, first up, singled and was advanced to second on - Halgh's sacrifice. Sharkey came through with a
long hit to left centre that scored his
teammate. In the same round Souderton  tied    the  score on    Clemmer's
person** **)
The~rresiTvfaeirig  or   the   ConsnohockeJi)
pike,   has  commenced     repairing    thei
road between Cold Point and Plymouth
Meeting.
Louis Killmer. of Plymouth Meeting, i
has"-been makins- repairs to his house j
and repainting same.
Streeper Cnrr. of KulnsvtH». spent;
.Sunday with Ms parents in Harmon- ]
ville.
Mrs.  Hollidny.  of  Harmon-1
Sunday in Newtown Square'
jr tter's mother.
Mrs.  William   Swauger.   of i
Harmonville. spent Sunday at Trappe
with the former"-* sister.
Mr. and afro. Rhoads. of Norristown. nnd thja fact
formerly of TTpper Merion, were guests tatinn  for th
of Mr. and Mrs   Samuel H. Myers In
Harmonville on Sunday evening.
she cast her bouquet.    The fortunate
one to secure tlie special rose was Miss!last Wednesday evening while
Marion    Vandegrlft.      bf    Eddington. to catch a trolley car. "Aar.
Many   beautiful   gifts   werei   received. I been ln
The happy couple took a trip to Wash- J_the P. <
JmakTng n'-sfiort  cut~~hir~l]
pi deep_ ditch on Main strteet
residing
had  the
accidentj
running]
Pool had]
attendance at tha? meeting_g£
S. of A camp and as he
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bernhard,! two-base blow and Stauffer's single.
tf'Chester county, on.'Sunday. Both  sides drew blanks in  the  ninth
S>William G. Just, of Gwynedd Valley, | period, but in the final session of the
has been awarded the contract foriioth the up-country boy3 worked
the laying of the Bridgeport sewer on their bats* again and put across the
DeKaib street, he having bid the low- i winning tally. Clemmer once more
1st,  $6825, -for the work.    He expects | paved the .way for the run . After hit-
|to complete the work in two months1
Jtitne. The state men Will begin paving the street, as soon as the sewer
is laid.
Mr. and
ville sne»it
vliitlng th|
Mr.  and
The Green Owl Cafeteria
The Green Owl Oofeterfa, . the new
annex to Roberts' drug store. Ambler,
which has been ln .process of construction' for the past two months, is about
complete and the opening date has
been fixed for Saturday next, the. 25th
instant.
Some of    the  equipment,
contracted  for  in   June,  has
for the
Three  or more  kinds
will   be  carried  on   the
marked specialty will be
The triple moving, which was sche- j ae8erved success
duled for 'last, week in Harmonville
and Plymouth Meeting, necessarily had
to be postponed because the plans of
one familv went eskew. The property in Cold Point, about to be vacated
fay the Gilbert family, was sold
The Rodebaua-h family planned to remove thereinto, while the Gilbert family were to move to" Harmonville Into
the house occupied by C. B. Frederick,
who had nurchased the house at Plymouth    Meeting    where    Rodebangha
arrived at Ambler but this will not be
nllowed to interfere with the opening
date.
Mr.  Roberts has  gone  the  limit  to
make the place a credit to the tdVn,
together with his repu-
serving of the best of
everything in ice cream and soda water,  will  insure,  in our estimation,  a
nd stepping Into it he fell his full length in
ai. puddle of mud. Fortunately he escaped injury, hut he surely carried'
away.some of West 'Point soil when
he boarded the car.
Among the  local  successful  hunters
for   squirrel   on   the   first   day   of   the
I season were :     Elwood Trego, Sylves-
Uthough   ter   Light,   Edward   Vaughan, -Elmer
not  yet Bookheimer and Roy Cook.
new venture,
of ice  cream,
menu and  a
made of new
haS
Ray Donley,
were residing. Just when the mov-
ings will be completed now remains
a mystery, as the Rodebaugh family
is seeking quarters.
jj(,nn Beck. Of Harmonville, is having his residence repainted.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wheaton and
daughter, of Oak Lane, apent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Johnaon, who
On that day quietly observed their
19th   wedding   anniversary.
Raymond Bowman, of Conshohocken, spent Sunday, with his sister, Mrs.
Leonard Beck, in Harmonville.
A daughter, Margaret Ma;
been horn to Mr. and Mrs,
of Harmonville.
Miss Edna Berkhimer, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday in Harmonville,
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Berkhimer. „_, .„ .
J. M. Berkhimer, of Harmonvillei
who was quite UI for a. week, has recovered  and   resumed  his  duties.
Edward Steer, of Harmonville. has1
been laid up with a sore foot in which
blood poisoning developed.
Miss May Markle. of Harmonville
out again, lianirig recovered from
recent illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Moseley ana
try. and Mrs. George Moseley, of Har-
monville, r- '•■•n-'"v evening attended
Rev. Ri W. Muss''/nan's church
Twelfth street near Lehigh
Philadelphia. ™_„ „ ,
Rev. Steward Maxwell, of Philadelphia reftwmed criminal, will have an
interesting story to tell next Sunday
"n the Hlckory+own Union mission.
Fveryone is Invited to hear him.
.Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rex and twd
ehildren. of -Hickorytown.  spent  f
nd dainty combinations of pastry and
ices.
The Cafeteria presents an appearance of'good taste, without garishnesS.
The wood-work is of solid Flemish
oak, the walls a cool shade of green
and the floor of maroon tiling make a
cntrast of color which ls pleasing in
the extreme.
The name of "The Green Owl" is
in keeping with the old-time custom
of the naming of inns and hostelries,
many of whioh. like The Blue Bell, The
Broad Axe and The Three Tuns, are
to be found In the vicinity of Ambler.
The title of this place, the Green
Owl, is in commemoration of a wonderfully flne specimen of this rare
bird which was recently secured by a
local naturalist. This bird, beautifully mounted, will repose in a special glass case above the mirror in
the Cafe' and will, no doubt, ba gazed upon with the interest and respect
due such a marvel of rara avis.
Souvenirs have been provided for
distribution to the ladies on Saturday,
and a cordial invitation is extended
to all to visit The Green Owl and enjoy its hospitality and comfort.
Mrs. Horace Kriebel. who has been
quite ill. is now under the care of al
trained nurse.
This Wednesday n. di|
ls being held in West
room.. State officials of
in attendance.
The West Point branch
Needlework Guild has issued
annual report.- The annual
and exhibition of the guild
held in Grace Reformed church Saturday -afternoon, November 8, at 2.15
o'olock.
Street,    Ambler,    after  an    Illness  of]
[about 10 months, aged 39 years.
The deceased was the daughter of
I Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hand; who reside
north of Springhouse. She has a
brother, Samuel Hand, cf Ambler. Be-
i sides a husband, the following children survive: Wilhelmina, Elva, William and Samuel.
The funeral was held from S-ifl
i Church street. Ambler, on Monday afternoon, with interment in Rose Hill
• cemetery.
by
1 the Jarrettown Sunday school on Frt-*
day evening.   Oct.   31,   in   the  chart tat
I basement social room.    Parents Of tha
scholars invited, all is free.
Rev. and Mrs. A. O. Graham, of J«ur>«
rettown, were entertained by members!
I of their former church at Belfry.
Howard   McConneM,   of   JarrettOfffife
j is a student at the University of Panmt*
sylvania for a special course of study*
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Russell and family, of Pine Manor farm. Ambler, aitd*
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kieffer and fainting at two- bad ones he hit the next iir< „f Ambler, were guests of Mr. aafl.
ball   pitched    for  a    single.    Gravelle Mrs. R. W. Weir and family on SundN*
threw Hunsberger's attempted sacrifice' aj Horsham. •
hit into centreiield and Clemmer ad- | Mr. and Mrs- R. W. Weir, of HonH
vanced to third. Stauffer then ended ham, attended the surprise given Ma,
he game with a, Singh, to right, send-;Hn(}  jjrB,   r.. W.  Weisel.  of Prospect-*
[ville,   on  Saturday   evening   in   hotW.
of  their  w,eddins . anuiveruury.
];i%^i*^«^-friendis'-aii.e;nli5v-d,^
^7*eJy enjoyable evening was "eMX
A  humoro'us  musicul    i
rtmorial.
f*oung men tol
his life m . the great World war was
Lyman Rohr, a photograipih of whom
in his soldier attire appears below. It
is for such as lie that an effort is
being made to build a. memorial in or
near Amb'er that will last forever.
For the purpose of increasing the fund
a bazaar will he held ii Ambier tovrr
hall October 31 and November 1st,
and the-entire proceeds wffil be devot-
trict meeting
Point camp
the order are
of the
its llth
meeting
will   be
BELFRY AND WORCESTER.
A. J. Fell was one of the poultry
judges at the recent Hagerstown fair.
Last Saturday the annual fall general conference of Schwenkfelder
church- was held in Worcester church.
The conference service was held and
Dr. O. S. Kriebel, D. D., preached the
sermon.
According to report, there is much
illness ln the township, especially
among the children.
Services- will be held both morning
and evening next Sunday in Wentz's
Reformed churoh. Sabbath school at
9 a. m.
H. M. Geyer unloaded a car of cattle at Belfry station Monday.
James- Bernhard ls having his dwelling remodeled. . .
Mrs. C. K. Meschter is confined to
her room on account of illness.
is
her
on
avenue.
SPRINGHOUSE.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rieger and household
have returned to the city for the winter.
Felix Hanlon is having his silo fllled.
William Morgan is building an addition to his barn.
Leroy Winnard and family, of Huntington Valley, spent Sunday, with Mr.
and Mrs. John Bell.
Conference of County Agents.
The farm bureau agents of Berks,
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster
and Montgomery 'counties not in the
court house, Norristown, on Wednesday, October 15. Delegations of farmers from each of the counties named
and specialists from the extension, department of Pennsylvania State college were also present. Each of the
specialists ln turn promoted the lines
of work in which the college and the
extension department are prepared td
assist. Dairy and livestock improvement, control of insects and diseases
on. fruit trees and vegetable crops, the
maintenance   of  soil ((fortuity,   better
Braunfelt  Begins on Jail  Sentence.
Edward  Braunfelt,  who/ more  than
I two  years ago, was  convicted  in  the-
Icourts  of  this county,  and  sentenced!
I by Judge Miller for the crime of ar-
[ son, on Oct. 15, began the serving of
the three years in the county jail.
Braunfelt. after he was sentenced for
j the crime with which he was charged,
following the refusal of the  court to I
grant him a new trial on alleged er-
irors in the trial, spent just three days
I in the county jail under the sentence
when  he  was  granted   a. supersedeas
by the superior court, to which an appeal had been made from the rulings
of the court.    This supersedeas „aeted
as a stay of sentence pending the higher tribunal's review of the case.
When the superior court refused to
set aside the conviction and sentence,
the   accused   man,   through   counsel,
took an appeal to the supreme court,
which,- a few days ago, refused to va- I
cate the  order of  the superior court
affirming the trial and conclusions ~ of
the local    judge.    As Braunfelt    had
been out on bail, he was told to surrender himself to the court, which he
did.
Attorney G. Herbert Jenkins, coun- I
sel for the convicted man, called the
attention of Judge Miller to the con-1
tentlon  that    during  the   two    years j
that  tho    appeal  has  been    pending, i
Braunfelt had proved himself a good
citizen and that thia should be a, coin-  the   Willow   Grove
sideration  In the re-imposing  of  the plank road from a
sentence.    Judge Miller reminded  the town to' Willow
accused   of  the  fact   that  he  had   his (transformation
case fully reviewed and that the con
elusions  of tbe court  had  been
affirmed.
ed to the Memorial hospital fund.
Nothing that has ever been done in
Ambler deserves more support than
this bazaar, for which the ladies, under the supervision of Mrs. R. V. Mattison, Jr., have worked so diligently;
and in addition every loyal citizen of
the community should show his or her
patriotism by helping to ni'ak'e the
event a great success.
Remember that, the bazaar, where
many useful and fancy articles will be
on sale, will be open both afternoon
and evening.
Willow Grove Pike Finished.
Completion of the reconstruction ot
and   Germantown
point in German-
Grove has meant the
of  "the worst  road  in
Montgomery county to the "best hlgh-
dulylway in Montgomery county, If not In
! the .entire state,"  according to Mont-
George Buzby, who has been serving seed selection, poultry management
n the marine corps, has beet/muster- and general farm management were
ed out and spent some time last week among the problems presented and dis-
wlth  relatives  at  this place. cussed.     The -purpose  of  the  confer-
Maxwell Donnelly has been spending ence was to acquaint the representa-
a few days at the home of Mr. and, fives of the various counties with the
Mrs. Samuel Fisher, at Blue Bell. I different lines of work and  thus en-
J. Raymond Joneti is continuing the able them to intelligently formulate]
improvements - to  his  property,  which | Pittas that should be followed In their1
day with Mr. and
at Norristown.
ts-Vn, Frants,    of Hickorytown
Mrs. Harry Miller* he purchased of Dr. J. Howard Mellor.
and
M'ss Helen Eagens. of. Norristown,
were married at Elkton, Md., on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs*. Joseph James and. two
daughters Mary and Sarah, of Hickorytown, spent Sunday with, tha former's brother, Jacob, at Coatesville.
Miss Mabel Fisher, of Hickorytown,
-i sited her. brother, William, of Ger-
maatown, on Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Frantz removed
from Hickorytown to Cold Point on
Tuesday.
MAPLE GLEN,
and Mrs.
respective counties
year.
during the coming
(Continued on page 8.)'
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. G.
Rex entertained the following: Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Mather and daughter
and Mrs. "Anna Lewry and George)
Walton, of Langhorne, and Mrs. Helen
Hamel, of Hickorytown.
Miss Elsie S. Mann has been enjoying a few days' stay at Longport,
N. J.
Oharles N. Conard, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with Edwin W. dimmers.
Walter Smith, of Doylestown, spent
Sunday with his cousin, Thomas S.
Worthington. r:tT*t HTVl
No Coal, Cuts His Throat.
Clayton | George H. Hartsell, 60 years old, a
farmer near Souderton, cut his throat
ta hia bed room early Tuesday morning, blaming the high cost of living
for his act. When he regained consciousness for a few minutes the attempted suicide declared that he could
no longer meet expenses, that winter
was coming on and he had no coal.
"I will be better oft dead," he said.
The gash in his throat haa been
closed with stitches and a tube has
been inserted in his windpipe. Chances
for his recovery are slight.
Braunfelt was then turned over to gomery county officials,
the sheriff and taken to jail. Ho was I While the highway has been vir-
charged with having set flre to the | tually open to traffic some days, the
buildings on a nursery tract near j macadam side strips have just been
North Wales, whioh property was in finished, the roadway is now a smooth
the name of his wife,- for the purpose peedway, ■ with a 25-foot-wlde mam
of collecting Insurance on the proper- roadway, with gutter reservations
ties. They had been in possession of making an improved width of 30 feet.
the properties only a short time. The Thousands of motorists are using the
evidence    against    the    accused    was roadway in preference to the Old York!
gathered by the state constabulary.
Parmer Found With Throat Cuts
,road.
j   The fight to free the ancient road
[from tolls lasted Ave year*.
I    The new highway is about 10 miles
i in length.
,
George H. Hartzel, aged 60, a farm
or whose  place is along the Souder'
ton    R. D. No. 1.,    on the    Skippack Await Word of Capt. Drayton,
creek, near Mainland, was found, by 'pile family of Captain Harry C.
hla son, Howard, tn the night, with J Dray ton, of Penllyn, wbo was unable
his throat cut. Father and son slept to complete the army transcontinental
together in tha attic, and, following a ail, race, is anxious as to his safety,
period of restlessness, the latter ami awaits word from him.
noticed that the other arose. Howard,! Following an unofficial report that
after a while, when tha father did not ne had been injured, hla parente, Mr.
return within a reasonable time, went j an<j Mrs
after  him,    not going    far  until    he
heard moans.
The parent waa discovered with
blood flowing freely from aa injury
hi the throat inflicted with a razor.
A Harleysville physician was summoned and sewed up the wound*
Hartzel ia expected to recover, in
the event of no complications setting!
William Drayton, received a.
telegram from him Friday, announcing he was well, but hla departure from
San Francisco on tho return to Mine-
ola was delayed. This was followed
Saturday by a despatch from San
Francisco that Captain Drayton had
been ruled out of the race by tho war
department because of his Inability to
obtain a passenger f •:■ the return
flight- ___mmm
Itainme-si'fc
will he given hy the young folk of th».
Upper Dublin Brethren church at Hoi-—
, sham   lire   hall,   on   Tuesday   evenins'..
| Oct. 28. at 3 o'clock.' Stockings Btj/r
admission, are being sold ,by thtxse)
taking part, at 25 cents for adults andl
jl5 cents for.children under 13 years oC
iage.    Be sure  to get one.    Everybody
I welcome.
Mis*  t*(orence  Whiteside,  of   llatta-.
i well, spent the week-end in Weat
Chester.
Mifcs   June  Meredith, ' of  Horsham*
I spent  the   week-end   with   friends  te,
; Norristown.
I    Walter   V.   Allen,   of   Hallowell,   on.
I Monday completed seeding 14' acrea ta
I wheat.
Local farmers report their potatoes*
keeping very well. During the picking-
season there were some rotten -tubc-cg
I found aad lt was then feared the crura
I might rot in the bins, but as yet tiiiai
condition has been  avoided.
Mrs. Arthur Foell, of Hallowell^
spent Monday afternoon with Mra. £>.
S. Hagerty in her new home at Baby-.
Ion.
Mr. and Mrs. Detwiler and Mr. and
Mrs. Chitticir, of Dublin, spent Suar*
day with Mrs. John Harrar, Jr., HarM
I ham.
S. 8. Hagerty, of Babylon, s'j.ieja4
Saturday in Philadelphia.
Charles Rich has been cutting con*.
on Fatlands farm,  western Horsham*
John   Patton,   who   resides   on   tha
Whitmer farm, Horsham, will remava
to Flourtown.
James B. Ervin, manager of the XC
G. E. home farm, Davis Grove, is tak*,
ing out his potatoes and reports only
a very fair crop.
A Dieter, of Hallowell, who has beers,
somewhat indisposed for several!
months, is now recovering his usual
health.
On Monday afternoon from hia lata-
residenee, Horsham, funeral services,
were held over the remains of thai
late George W. Zeitler and interment
was made in Hillside cemetery. Death,
resulted on Friday morning at 8-
o'clock after a very short illness from
uraemia- poisoning. He was in thei
75th year of his age. Besides a wife
he leaves a son, George H. Zeitler, of:
Horsham, and a daughter, Wilhelmina,
wife of Jacob Schaffer, of Hatboro..
The deceased was born in Philadelphia.,
being one of five children of the late.-
George and Barbara Zeitler. A broth--
er, Lewie, of Norristown, and a sister, Margaret, wife of the late Lewis*
Mehler, of Norristown, survive. . Onk>
May 20, 1869, he married Wilhelmina.
Worth, and they resided in Philadelphia until 21 years ago, when they located In Horsham. The deceased
leaves a large group of friends.
J. W. Freas has installed a gasoline
tank and pump at his store ln Horsham.
It la reported that Wm. F. Berger
has sold his attractive bungalow along
the Doylestown pike just north of Horsham, to a purchaser from Michigan.
The property waa held at $7000. It ia.
also rumored that the Dr. Stafford!
property, adjoining the'Horsham store,,
has also been sold to a Mr. Brandoth,
of Germantown, formerly of Hatboro.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Zeitler, of Horsham, haa installed electric lights in
her residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Butler, of Geh--
eseo, IH., wore recent guests of Mrs..
Sarah Forker, of Horsham, as were) •
also the latter's sisters, Mrs. Louisa:
Flack, of Lumberville, and Mrs. Lydia.
Bergen-, ot Frenchtown.
(Continued on page 8.)