Ambler Gazette

              The Amble
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VOL.   XXI11.-NO.   61.
AMBLER,   PA.,   DECEMBER  14,   1905.
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$1.25 A YEAR
♦ILDREN'S f
SAVING FUND.
OBITUARY.
iitateiTB .IORDAK. ROTZELh.
iffith Jordan, son of Irvin F. and
Pupils of   Ambler Schools
^    $827.05 on Deposit.
Have
101 Depositors Havo Balance of sso:i/'l
With •23.84 as OfidlvtAed Interest— One
jpujsil Hass Almoat $00 as a Credit—Ke-
eottsme-KliuInis of Auditing. Committee.
A. M. Jenkins, John 0. Bergey and
George Y. Styer of the Ambler school
board.were recently appointed a com-
.mitee"to audit the* accounts of the saving f nhd of the borongh school and
their report presented, at the last meeting bf the board, is as follows:
Ambler-Pa., Dec. 5, 1906.
To the officers and  members of the
Ambler school board.
Gentlemen: Your committee, appointed to andit the accounts of the
saving fund of the pnblio school,, heg
to submit the following as their re
gport. On Saturday, Nov. 18 1906, the,
committee met with Mr. Rahn,- tbe
principal of the school, ami reoeived
from him the books kept by himself,
those kept by the several teachers and
the individual or pass books of tlie
scholars, in whioh are credited the
amount of their deposits.
We find that the system employed is
as follows*. All deposits must be made
on the first sohool day of  eaoh .week.
The scholar making the deposit hands
the amount to the teaoher,who credits
tbe amount  in a ledger,   said ledger,
together witb the money and individual pass   books,  are   handed to  Mr.
Rahn,who enters amount in pass book
and charges   himself in   ledgers  kept
for that purpose,   the moneys so  collected are then  deposited in the First
National Bank nt Ambler, to the credit of the Ambler   borongh school saving fund,the same drawing interest at
three per cent, and   being   subject,   tn
check by Mr. Rahn, principal, as  occasion  requires, the   parents' ennrent
first having been obtained for a   part-
'. njf withdrawal or  closing of  an ao-
ciunt.
Yonr committee find upon tlie books
' 161 open accounts amounting to $808.81,
and of the   161 accounts   there were
presented for audit 95 individual pass
books, show ing deposits of 1708, leaving 66 open accounts,   tbe   individual
pass books for same the committee did
"not see, owing to tiie   failure   of   the
scholars to hand   in  the   books  when
requested and a nnmber of removals
from the neighborhood,    Of   these accounts the committee took ah abstract
- ofthe  ledger, which  sbows^deposits
anionnt ing tn $800.21.
We had the account in tlie First National Bank of Amhler balanced, which
shows $827,05 standing to -the credit
>   of tiie Ambler borough  school saving
' fund. .    .
The discrepancy between tbe ledger
G
Eipma M. Rotzell, of Jarrettown
died Friday morning at 4.15 o'clock
at {be Medico-Oli irurglcal hospital,
Philadelphia. Tbe deceased, who was
14 yeara of age, was stricken witb
appeaditioison Thursday and was removed to the hospital in the afternoon.
When that institution was reaohed,the
physicians ascertained that peritonitis
had already set in and that an
operation would he useless.
The lad was one of unusual promise
and had many friends in this and
other localities where he was known.
The funeral was held this Wednesday
afternoon fr.om his late home at Jarrettown, and interment was made at
the Union cemetery,  Whitemarsh.
ANNIE C. SHOEMAKER.
A nn ib O., wife ot Silas W. Shoemaker, of Atlantio City, N. J., died
suddenly an Dec. 3 at Thomasville,
Ga. She was the daughter of George
F. and Matilda O. Cnrrie, well known
residents of Atlantio Oity, aud was
aged 3(5.years. Mr. Shoemaker is the
son of tire lnte Daniel Shoemaker,, of
Upper Dublin township, near Ambler,
and for a short time was teller in the
First National Bank of Amhler, and j salt solution
is now cashier of an Atlantic City
bank.
The deceased had been very ill with
pneumonia, but appeared to be recovering, having reached tbat period of
convalescence iu wbioh ber physician
ordered her removal to a less rigorous
climate, and she accordingly went
south. On Thanksgiving day Mr.
Shoemaker was tbe guest of bis broth•
er, Oouuoilman John L, Shoemaker,
and wife, of Ambler, and was rejoicing in the intelligence of his wife's
safe arrival at Thomasville and that
she appeared to be steadily regaining
her health. The next information received bronght tbe prostrating news
of her death.
The funeral   was  held  on   Monday
from har parents' residence, 101 Korth
Pennsylvania avenue,  Atlantio Oity,
and interment was made at
ville, N. J.
DISCUSSING
SAN JOSE SCALE.
Holds
made of two pounds of sugar and one
quart of water,.to whicli any kind of
frait flavor could be added. Sometimes
chocolate is added to the syrup "and
this is ponred over the ice cream
while hot. If the sundae is to be extra sweet whipped cream Is pnt on top
with a glace cherry as a finish.
Ohhrles Paxson   does   not consider
that a college   education is necessary
for af farmer. He thiuks that'the yonng
man p, ho expects to farm has not   the
time'to spend in taking a regular  college course,  but   should   study   those
|tniiifs which will he.of parlicular'u.-'oj
to him in ills business.    *.       '^R*
".Elhttiheth Parry docs not think a col-.
ham Farmers'club   wbs  held  at the lege: education is _L_._lli*__^*s*aniiiiJi
Horsham   Farmers'   Club
December Meeting:.
DECEMBER^
"CIVIL COURT.
GLENSIDE ANO  AROUND.
lleasona for Use l'rs-sesst Ss-ltlsisj 1'rlees of
Farisss^ilTsstisTis of llomeailc TCconomy—
Ask L>**]sat'tines»t lo Demonatrsits* Sjsrs.v-
InK.
The Deoember meeting of the  Hors-
residence  of Mr. and Utt. S. J. .-'Garner, Hatboro, en Thursday afternoon:
About  60  members  and  gnests_fc_al___
supper, which  is   always  a[
feature of the club meetings.
About 7.30 p. m. President Jacob L]
Comly called the meeting to urd er. Mr
Wm. J. HaUowell, uf the crop oommxt*H___o___
tee, said wheat, the only growing crop
to be commented on, looks well. The
San Jose scale seems to be the crop of
greatest interest just now. He thinks
it would be well to get the agricultural
department to visit this neighborhood
aud give practical lessons in spraying
and preparing the lime, sulphur and
He said he believes
chestnnt trees have not as yet been
affected with the scale.
Issac Parry said he is not snre that
spraying does much good, as he knows
of orchards, wbioh had never been
sprayed at all, whioh bear better
fruit than those that had.
James Q. Atkinson explained this
by saying tbat many farmers do not
renew their stock, while progressive
fruit growers are obliged to do tbis
and in this way the scales come in
contact Witb the trees already there.
Then, too, if trees are not sprayed
thoroughly spraying does more harm
than good,as the insect is driven out
towards the ends of tbe limbs and it
tbey are not covered with the sp ray
there the scale can attach   itself  and
ab'yci'ne.    It    broadens  tlie  mind and
makes the person receiving   it  better
aht««fo ;;n . t ihe problems of Lu
p""""""""""""i"""Ty   I.'; Should a man of 60   years   of   ago
Change las-businessV'-had been   refer-
to Isaac Michener and Isaac Parry.
_M.ch.euer   thinks there is no •tea-
for  Year
Pleas.
Last •Term
xiimiifar or «3i»u*G"""m""L
rH-lHl-X:ssnji%aHy Inters;
^hau^W-lsjsCSs^ljlosj "'
>«•****•
_, Fuii^civj
(^ih~uri_ingj
*£tt
of Common
AsUisjSullsi ou|
lies
[oil-|
lowers set-__[
vs.. Chrlstoplier|
Tasv'a' __furaild
Max  Lenniger  bas  fully recovered
from an operation for appenjt)ieitia.'_-ji 1
Elmer K.  Greger has moved to Per* -
kiisje,where lie will conduct a grocery
store. ' '■■ ■£*&■]
Thd'Boiunn  Catholics  will   shortly''
establish a new.parish, here   and   Will
erect d church.- /
Franklin. Cuuily', .of Edgel
the San Jose Rca-le hji^^htirej
lia^ed his fine orchard.
William .Frv, \th,
ll^irrjsgii^J]|s start)
B-cinJ;
w
Ifcho :|
[bazaa]
MM
d evchi
'*m
:m
Hart-son *
*■ Don't, t]
tending |
churchl
afterndonl
(hy a mau of 50 shonld-not change   BinghaWPoteh*!
usiness if "circumstances warrant Nolan, .""hjitBuif
moth ..isnlv-i-st.ry of B-Mboro Libras•>■
id said he knows  of cases  where
been a  success.    Isaac   Parry,
he did nut see why it takes two
wer a little question   like   this,
mt agree with Mr. Michener,   He
ks a man of 50 Is   too   set   iu   his
wa*fs to be able to cope   with'youugcr
men in these  days wben  business  is
conducted on such bard lines.
Elizabeth ii.Wood then read an interesting number of the olub Gazette,
watch was much enjoyed. Under suggestions for the good of the club Isaac
Pa.i'.v suggested th St the supper be
[heiyi promptly at "> o'clock, as the
meeting's are extended too far into the
evening.
. Mrs. Jarrett announced that the celebration qf the Union library, of Hatboro. would be held on Thursday, the
14tb, at 1.80 o'olook, at the.^ library
room, and invited the clnb to ,< attend.
Eastburn Reeder, of the Solebnry club,
was present at the meeting. The next
meeting will be held at the borne of
Mr. and Mrs. Oharles S. Kinsey, Wil-
lofw Grove, on January 13th, 1906.
I attacks the fruit itself.  Oare must be I ■    ■  ■
taken. He also explained that a peach . *"** "- "•a •*»«* aaaou
Pleasant-  tree will be killed in two  seasons  hy      Cloverdale stock farm,   at  Oolmar,
.    this pest, while it will take longer  to  Hatfield  township,   comprising 09b}£
kilt an apple tree, especially  a  large acres, made famous by the purcha.se of
one, as it takes tw pest several years I trotting stock  at  fabulous  prices" by
sometimes to eatraot  the life of the j Albert H. Moore, was sold  at   public
1 entire tree. He has experimented with  auction Wednesday by Samuel T.Free-
salt   solution  man and Company, to   T. T.   Beckett
necessary  to for 920,000.   The sale included all the
boil it. if the lime   be   slaked   in   hot < buildings, stables aud   kennels, which
water, and after the other ingredients represented an outlay of over $600,000.
are ad<ied tbe vessel be tightly covered. I. The place was sold as a portion -nf
This, saves both time and fuel, and he | the estate of the late Aiijlrs_jvjfc,."&>o] e
believes it will be as effective.
It was moved and seconded tbat Wm."
in .conrt  room
ja Sjfennd was that ot
bmp'aiiy   vs.   Charles
Jivajs,  brought ,'. to-, recover the """""""""""""pf I^OO^vitli interest on
a pronii.-'.'-y note. After putting the
note in'evidence' the plain ti if rested.
The defence claimed that this note was
given to Hasty H; Gopwdin, who
was iua-nagc>j.o_f the Bingham hotel at,
the "
i'i;- who had   a nnmber of
Kt.f**Jiipatding w-*h Mr. No-
* fMbttfe.   It represented
~~;nif  board.   Later   the
'.Vfut.    A.,to  §n00 and  Mr.
iihifien Nolan attempted
.'a that the note, which
*_, nk as   to   the  payee
'  •* %*d   the name  of
>i m inserted. He there-'
hr ov^e   tbe  company
.'«    ".jjlaintiff in   full
■■&
profitable meeting is anticipated.
Chi lieuliam OoannM**000'**'
regular monthly., taeetinf
The 150th anniversary of the found*
ing of  Union library, Hatboro,   will ■.
be held in tbe library room this fchurs- *• lime    •£-!*« and
day afternoon, Deo. 14, at 1.30 o'clock.  *""•
Miss Mannie Goentner will read a
history of the library, and addresses
will be delivered by Ellwood Boberts,
ot Norristown; Dr. James F. Willard,-
of the faculty of tlie University of
PetMsylvania, and Bev. JMw»™'P* IA, Maxwell shonld invite the au-
■Eto*_t__i i*£ta?2,«nSk^f H,epriffif thorities to give an experiment on his
the-^e8t 1W1^ ^ tij£* «i»_^ farm and thSt tbe olnb members tw
ry company will be present (aensral , , d to u |h demonstration.
$  W. H.   Davis,  of Jtoy^tovh.   it Th ,     prevailed,
also    expected.   An toterestff    nnd     j-nwa q. Ttkinson advised tbat a*;
■ spraying should be done  until   March
I notwithstanding   the   advice  of     the
L I Farm Journal, which   says Spray  alii
The  regular  monthly   meeting    "r   the time.
Cheltenham Jpwnship  coraniissiouers ^   MfSg Goentner   asked  whether- salti
}__\___W__lXnetdAy afternoon,^; i8 gareiwsHarj^jn^reJieni of the^sprayi
""""•""""miston?:
• An analysis of the accounts shows
'the following number of deposits between 980 and 990, 1; 960 nnd 960, 1;
934 and 940, 1; $20 and 980, 8 ; |10
and 9.0, 18; $6 and 910, 18; 94 and $5,
10; 98 and 94, 0; $3 Mid 93, 0; 91 and
$3, 16; 60 cents and $1,16; 96 oents
and 60 oents, 19; 10 oents and 36 cents,
11; one cent and 10 cents,30; total, 161.
The system employed by the faculty
is highly commended, aud if followed
oat strictly to the letter, mistakes
will tut occur, as tbe ledger accounts
of the several teachers most agree witb
that of the principal, and both agree
with the individual pass books ot the
depositors.
If it is within 'the province of tbe
committee to suggest a change in the
individual pass books we would' most
certainly do so, as tbe one in use is
inadequate for the purposes for which
it is intended, inasmuch as wbere
partial-withdrawal is made the same
mnst be entered in the column intended for credits, but noted as a with"
drawal.
Election 1>ihi s lens far Mew Hritiais Towonblp
David H. Derstine, Isaao Olymer
and David ft. Harr, commissioners
appointed by the Bucks county conrt
to inquire Into the propriety of dividing new Britain township into twe
or more eleotion districts, held a meeting Friday at Elwood B. Wampole's
botel, Line Lexington, for the purpose of .bearing testimony in favor or
against the proposed division. A large
number, pf interested persons were
present and all spoke in favor of the
division, the voting place now being
located at Levin, in the eastern seotion of the township. Tha commissioners will make a report to the court
in favor of dividing tbe township into
two eleotion districts—Bast and West.
Tbe line will be tbe Bristol road from
the borough line of Ohalfont to the
west branoh of the North Branch
creek and thence to the township line.
lupropna
-rw^Wfjir
^Hfe'TJSJFnsh I jr*-#iS** M-
cieved.ThTp"_F*""ar the sum coming from
tbe state was 93780.38. The township
has nearly 86miles of stone road- and
under the new law for eaob mile gets
a certain percentage to assist iu keeping them in order. The fire pings com -
mittee looated two plugs in Oak Lane
terrace, one in Melrose and one at Forest avenne, Ogonta.
stick folhe tree."
The  domestic
being  absent.   8.
article from  the
RoUell Kills AIL
The opening live bird shoot on tbe
grounds of the Centre Square Gun
club ou Saturday proved to be au interesting and successful affair. Wing
shots from that and surrounding towns
recorded good scores in the several
sweepstakes events decided on tbe
miss-and-out plan. The birds were a
swift lot.
First sweepstake—Momer, 6; Phillips, 6; Mumbower, 6*Ohalb,4; Chow,
4 i Carney, 4; Jamison, 3; Harper, 8.
Seoond sweepstake—Momer, 7 ; Mum*
bower, 7; Phillips, 6; Chalk, 6;Ohew,
6; Carney, 6; Bapson, 4; Reimer, 8.
Only one event was deoided on tlie
Fort Side Gan club's grounds at Fort
Washington, on Friday. It was a 10-
bird race between Oliver B» Rotzell,
of Flourtown, and O. Jackson, of Norristown, resulting in a victory for the,
former, he killing 10 birds straight to
the latter's nine.
iconomy committee
H. • Jarrett read an
Doylestown Intelligencer telling how a farmer near Bead,
ing cleared $1300 a year -ou two and
or-e-balf aores of ground. It was
thought the whole family, - consisting
of fonr persons, must have practiced
strict economy.
Beferred questions being in order,'
S. J. Garner said, in answer to the
question, "Why is it that farms are
selling so low, when the prioe of produce is so high?" while he had not
been able fb give as mnob time to
studying this question- as he should
liked to, he had though t abon t it considerably sinoe be had. been assigned it.
He is not sure that the price of farm
land is low when he looks back to
records of years ago preceding war
times, when prices Were so inflated.
He mentioned one farm in parfinnlar
that recently sold for nearly twice, as
much as it had cost in 1846. Another
reason that the prioe of farms has
been less of late years is that the fertile lands of the west are opened up
and many people are seeking homes
wbere the land does not deed fertilising to so great an extent.  He spo
Centre square.
Samuel Piokle, of Georgetown, Lancaster countv,is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. D. W. High, and family.
Misses Fannie and \ Ella  Magee,   of
Conshohocken,   wero    the   guests of
their  sister,   Mrs. J, A, Seiple,
family on Sunday.
the difficulty of proouring help both
indoors and out on the' farm, wbioh
has a tendency to make farming as a
bnsiness not so desirable. Then, too,
while we do sometimes hear of men
in other kinds of business making fortunes we rarely hear of farmers do ing
Newton E. Wood said he thinks the
trouble ia there are no buyers. Wben
and | young men used to stay on tbe farms,
of course, they wanted farms to them
'irmerly of rhe liquo
■ind Siiinot, and
Moore, proprietor
Ht Ninth and Chesti
delphia.
Cloverdale stock
ed about 20 years
who spent fabuliin
mares and. stock hi
[Sold at auction   ag
feears ago ahd7J_§
feained'inr thai
phased
'WttiUs
'Sir'it
Whtits*"
Ant1ITeeTy*oWMe Suborn'Stf*
The   third"" number   of   the   public*
school entertainment  course   will   be
given in the Ambier opera  house on
Monday evening,Dec. 18, at 8 o'clock,
by Luln Tyler Gates and her company
of artists,   comprising Walter  Bently
Ball,   baritone; Ebba  HJertstedt, the
Swedish violinist; Grace Gilmore, pianist, and Mrs. Gates, a- reader of unbounded success. The program will be
unique, novel,   popular and  artistic.
Get your tickets now  for  tbe   event.
Course tickets  for  the   remainder of
the course,   including reserved seat,
$1;   single admission,   36, 86 aud  60
oents. "
A meeting of the Teachers' and Direotors' Association of the Lower End
of Montgomery connty will be held at
Bockledge this Thursday evening. It
will take the nature of a parents'meet-
ing.and a large attendance is expected.
At a meeting of the exenntive com-
mi tee of the Montgomery oounty teachers' institute, held on Satnrday in tbe
Norristown high school, it was decided
to continue the general plan for the
institute in ljlOft that was followed
this year. It was also decided to have
to of the seotion work   along  ihe lines of
tup
trottit
Ian at-
an ovc
board V
Goodwf
to collect
be claim>
wben be
the Bingh
fore   clai
nothing, i
amount.
Because
Jr., of PhL.       'ral I
Henry, Mrs.       lui-.'  i
Anna Yerke>   ji.  C>g   I
suited in au 1 'or
women claln. •      *nv*
ijured in a   d. ■      ,   ,tc
they alleged,    <     reir
frightened at ■ o .
by a man who oB-j
Jr. The   horse
and the women -.•'<-  __ I
Anna Yerkes, wi,   vvi   |,
fell upon Mrs. i, u ii>
were painfully br
denly   collapsed
nesses   testified t.
John Stetson Jr..
mobile.  As it wat,
pass, and as. mors **»
ing  elapsed   since
pluiutiffs are debai-
inrtlter suit.
Bishop.McSCTabe delivi ii|_
entitled "Thfa Bright Side
Libby. Pj-igoiV; in. tilt* Glf
oil ist I
llngepfi
r befell
{tut
! -ai
1*0
SHI
89 < _
{Samuel Stygr, of-Ambler,-vs. Joseph
^Weidner, Of Ogontz, a ,sui t. ^b/reoov-
Wparfcof tlie ' jiuTchasij-nioney^Jor a
feast of-t|orses*->^ ■;; '.
jjcprdiugHo testimoney, joh'tJ.  Ly-
BmSUo aafd. a pair of. "blue gibbon"
IraseJ*  tot  Juseph   E.   i-W-iilftjiei*.  of
mme!reuUaju, 1 ■ f ted- his hat as the b>f •_
OB
m
SB
ter fia uavchii
child study, English and geography
Dr. A. B. VnnOrmcr was selected as
the instructor in child study and Mrs.
T. B. Nobs, of tbe California State
Normal school,as instructress in geography. Gov. "Bob" Taylor bas
| been secured as one of the evening
I Icucurcia. Monday evening will be
devoted to a social" There is a division of opinion as to whether it
not be wiser to dispense witb the Fri
day evening  entertainment  since so
oTflVreiii
between,  she. -..two
for rr-he
anidoMH.
According to t he other testimony,
thi***"h)ne ribbon winners" had double tumors in the neck, cracked hoofs,
fistula, sore shoulders and poof action
from sore feet.''
Styer brought with him a nnmber ot
expert horsemen in tbe vicinity of his
home at Ambler. Their attention had
been attracted to tbe horses by the dying reports tbat" Sam. Styer had a pair
ot blue ribboners." When some of
these saw the span trot dp "the Bethlehem pike tbey said "ouch," for the
horses "grouched." Otbers thought
the animals wonld hardly "take a rag
off a bush"' fox oondition. Despite
the alleged invocation of Lyons he was
alive and in conrt Tuesday. He testified that he did not represent the
horses to be sound, beoanse one of
them had curb. He is a stableman for
Joseph Widener, who keeps twenty
horses. "If any one oame there to
buy horses," Lyons testified, "it was
bis role not to make any representations, as it was tbe privilege of
every buyer to bring a doctor and examine before purchasing. Other of
Wideners'stablemen say that the horses were in good condition when sold,
Tbe jury returned a sealed verdiot
whicb was opened, Wednesday morning, which gave verdict for the defendant.
cimrcli   <-*_)•- Monday Wt-hiii.-.
h Glynn bas establisherra  new  |
harbSF8h0£_* E_lgt> Hill and   has em*  •
plo_t_j**d a tonsonlil artist from vhe I'ii.y    |
to conduct it. ' Joseph Chapman is the
new.barber.
Charhy- E. Young has-removed hi$■*■■'
stcfe.from the building he recently oc
cupied, ou the north side of Limekiln
pike, to bis new residence, recently
purchased, on the south side of the
pike, directly opposite the Eagle hotel.
The E, !■*. C. society, of tho Glenside M. E. church, gave a social on -
Tuesday evening of last week at tbe
| home of Mrs. David Hudson. The
oompany was favored by solos from j
William Slack aud Miss' Eleanor Anglo.
On Thursday of last week, Thomas*
Clampffer, while at work on the porch
of his residence, putting up a storm
door, had a fall and sprained bis left
ankle. He has been moving around on ..
crutches since, bnt expects to bo about
again by the end of the week.
The Glenside Fire oompany, No. 1,
has issued stook certificates of 95 eaoh
to the total amount of |6000,and when
fully subscribed, the money, with a
sum now lu the treasury, will be applied to the bnilding of a new fire
house, flans are now being submitted for the bnilding.
The will of Mary P. Kemble, wife
of William H. Kemble, former street
car magnate, of Philadelphia,and who
reoently dies) at her oountry seat,
" Mary lawn, "near Glenside, devises
her entire estate, amounting to 986,-
brlnging 10.00, in equal shares among her three
I oUiislrmi—Clay Kemble, • Isaac . W.
Kenable and Elizabeth Kemble. Mrs.
Kemble died at her home on Nov.,.31.
last.       i-i^ji' * .-.j
The Washington Hferse "^a9_W_t:
held its annual-,.meeting fit,tbe 1 _m_ipA
[hotel ott Thursday andi^partoo^^i^s^-
very excellent,dinner, oysters ami tur-^ ;
*.ey,.in profusion. Tlic"foll»**ing offi;*;
fcefVlwjpre rjecled r Piuride_#£Hucclfi^: t
soiKKiuiJtl' ;^vip*-*jjaijptsislcj'lt, t^MllttliM
Brooke y's't;inri'il*.Xi Ikon if H- W#i tcomb j-5
, t l'easuie|-,' FrJte'sW- jHonp^f "Mjl° -COmyS
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A pretty" home bedding occurred on
Tuesday evening, *Bie 5tii inst*, at the
borne of tbe bride"ir'ir*lotlier, Mr<. Isaao
H, Raab, on, Grove avenue, Willow
Grove, when tier daughter, Miss Anna
Belle Raab, was married to Mr. Ed ward
Todd, the son of Mrs. Ellen R. Todd,
also of Willow/Grove. The ceremony
that united*the-bappy couple was performed by Rev. Wn*. H. Bisbing, of
Hamburg, Pa., b^inarriage a relative
of the bride.     ■• '•.•;
• The briue was gowned in a robe of
Paris muslin, trimmed witb "Valenciennes lace and White satin ribbon.
There were no attendants. Miss Martha E. Triebels played the Lohengrin
wedding march when the bridal patty
entered the handsomely decorated parlor. A reception and.refreshments followed the ceremony.
Three Tnns,
75-Yuar-Old a Suicide?
William H. Burbridge, 76 years old,
of Lansdale, became unconscious Sunday night in the home uf Victor Stephens, of 8648 Kensington avenue,
Philadelphia, whom he was visiting.
Dr. F. Conrad Smith was summoned.
He worked.two hours over Burbridge,
tut the latter died without regaining
consciousness. Laudanum, taken, aooording to the polioe, with suicidal in
tent, caused his death. The body was
sent to the morgue.
Oharles D. Miller, a student at Mt. I selves  when'they  became  men   and (many of the teaohers go borne on Fri-
Alry Lutheran  seminary,   and  Miss -here   was   competition at sales,  but i day afternoenc. This matter  will  be
con-1 now yon are fortunate to find onebnv-1 decided at a future meeting
ry Lutheran seminary,
Flor^nco Vat'on, a student at the
servatory of music, at South -Broad
street, Philadelphia, were tbe guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Baker over
Saturday, and Sunday.
Miss Pauline Kerner is spending several days with relative in Philadelphia.
Mrs. S. O. Seiple has returned after
spending a week with her daughter,
Mrs. George Seiberling, in Allentown.
Mrs. Elisabeth Leary was stricken
with paralysis last Wednesday. She
has improved somewhat, but is still
bedfast. NP.
Richard Boynan lately purchased
the proprety of the late John  Knoll.
er unless it be at a lew rate  by  some I    A regular meeting oi tne Muntgoni
oity party, wbo wishes a good invest- ei7 Oonnty Principal's association will
ment for "his money. James Q. Atkin- be beld in the Lansdale high sohool |
son thinks there is really as much 'on Saturday at 1.80 p. in. Tbe snbjeot
money made in farming, taken as a|to be discussed is"The establishment
whole, aa In any other business, as we of a reading course for the grades be-
bear of only the successful men in the low the high school."
business world and not of those who Henry, son of Alvin B. Faust, of
are struggling along in a manner nn- Rose Valley, who had his leg injured
known to farmers even in moderate *B a football game, has sufficiently re-
circumstances. covered to return to sohool.   He  was
Miss Goentner hud been assigned tho (-compelled to miss  several   weeks  be-
Miss Emma K. Sbugard atteuded a
wiTi I banquet given by Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
jr,"|Kulp, Philadelphia, at the Majestic
hotel on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Oampbell and
daughter Emma spent Sunday with
relatives in Edge Hill.
Mr, and Mr* Herman A~unlrl snont
Sunday with the latter's parents.
Miss Anna M. Campman spent Saturday with ber sister, Mrs. Herman
Arnold.
question, "How shall we increase
our happiness and prolong our life?"
Sbe said she agrees witb the essayist
last month that, money   does   help  to
and he expects to  take  possession   of make happiness. One must have a con-
Trolley to lsaue SI8.UU0.00O In Stoek-
The directors of the Lehigh VaUey
Transit company, at their meeting in
Allentown Friday, voted to issue |o,-
000,000 nf preferred pfrock ..j... •<_ fifif) .
000 of common stock, and also to pay
interest in arrears on the $3,770,-
Opt tbe bonds of the old Lehigh
*^5-3_8-£sL'on co_mpany, which were
>sited under the plan   of   reorgau-
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tbe same in the spring, and in connection with this he has rented Aaron
Phillips' farm on shares. The properties are adjoining.
Clare.nce Bobb is tailing lessons with
the motorman on the Lansdale and
Norristown trolley to equip himself
for tlie position.
Elmer Espenship has moved from
Norristown to Allen Barnet's house,
nt Cnsr.nr. RtaMcr*.
Miss Clara A. Beck and Mrs. S. B.
Drake spent a short time in Philadelphia.
Henry Plunk is doing quite an extensive business this Winter in pork
(bu'.cliermg. j
tented mind, whieh is a hard thing to
get, wben everything goes wrong.
One must be just to all, even though
'treated unjustly. In short, to be happy, she thiuks, one must be rich, contented and good. As to length of life,
she is not sure it is always desirable;
and believes, after considering the
matter, that if sbe had a recipe td increase length of days she would bury
it.
Annie R, Oomly had been asked to
give recipes for .ice cream sundaes.
She. not being present, it was answered by a member of the olub, who said
the foundation of ice oream sundaes
ia good vanilla ice cream.   A syrup   is
cause of the accident.
Mumps tastill on its rounds and interferes with tho attendance at school.
It is no respecter of persons, claiming
its victims all along the line from
primary department to the high
school. ■	
QvtyaeSe.
A committee of* the turnpike company passed down the pike on Tuesday
as far as Springhouse.
William Fisher, who is employed in
the Lowery blacksmith simp, has been
laid up with an injured back.
Plasterers are at work  on the addi-
l-o th
:h of the MCteish.thif
I place.
Horace,   son  of  Joseph- S.   Evans,
who is at State college, expects to  re-
I tarn next week for the Ohristmas holi-
idays.    He   is progressing   rapidly   in
'!• :A &_rsr,*"_ . _.' 1  ..Vats flsA -s--rsrlr
silo  .lui.a.b  uxiu ••_._   LilO   »l___.
Jarrettown.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lightkep entertained the Ladies' Aid society on
Tuesday evening of last week.
Herman Arnold is planning to
install an engine in his butcher shop.
The ioe on Shoemaker's pond was
sufficiently hard for skating several
mornings during last week.
James Shields baa repaired the roof
on his newly purchased, house.
James MoMullen has a stenographer's
position on the office force employed
by Charles Felin and Company, Philadelphia.
Repairs have been made to Odd
Fellows' hall.
An oyster sooial, under the auspices
of a committee from the Methodist
churoh, will be held in Odd Fellows'
hall Satnrday evening next. A fanoy
tabic will bo a feature.
George L. Willard severely sprained
his ankle last week by the breaking of
a scaffold on which he was working.
Be and his helper fell about 14 feet,
Mr. Willard receiving quite a gash on
his head in addition to tbe sprain. «
-1 s-clslesst at Jesikisi 1 ssu 11.
About nine o'clock Wednesday morning whiles. K. jfaiford's ooaoliman
waa returning from. Jenkintown station witb his son, William H.Mulford,
I he was run into by the coachman of O.
H. K. Onrtis, the . cutunder being demolished and tho coach in tu and Mr.
Mulfofd both being thrown out. The
ooaoliman was caught under the carriage, wbioh was thrown on' its side,
and Mr, Mnlford, after being thlOWU
out, reoovered himself aiid stopped
the horse from running away. Had'be
not shown his presence of mind, the
coachman would have bora -pribusly
injured. The axle, shafts and other
parts of tbe carriage were broken and
the ooaoliman was taken home later on,
*-_. ■-—- Tiu'iMe tn walk. It was mirao-
ulisus that both occunants of the wagon were not killed.
Sobbara Pnt to iiifilif.
Joseph Heebner, a Norr itou farmer, had an exciting experience Wednesday night with two highwaymen
near Barren Hill. Mr. Heebner had
been to Philadelphia and was driving
towards Norristown in a large covered
wagon. Suddenly some one seised him
from behind. He was dragged off tbe
seat Into the bottom of the wagon by
two men who had crawled into the
vehicle from the rear.
Heebner, who is large and powerful,
showed fight and succeeded in throwing one of his assailants ont of the
wagon. The other man became fright-
cue il and quickly left the vehicle. Tbe
highwaymen evidently decided that
they did not care to renew the attack
and quickly disappeared.
Mr. Henhuer was cut and bruised
about the face, and. next morning one
of his eyes was in mourning. During
the s mi Bale aU the buttons were torn
Ott iicuhner a overCvat■. ■ i£u .aid that
if the highwaymen "had been successful they would' not have secured
enough cash to pav them for their
trouble. When attacked he had less
tban a dollar in Bis jioesestion.
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