Ambler Gazette

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THE   AMBLER   GAZETTE.
VOL. XX11.-NO.   11.
AMBLER,  PA.,  MARCH  IO,   1904.
$1.25  A  YEAR
THE16TH    |
ANMVESARY.
Ambler Methodists   Observe
Event Appropriately.
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Special Service. Held ami Interest Manifested—Dr. Virgil El. Rorer Preach.* oa
tb. Unseen Thing, n. the Fir.t Causes—
Special  singing.
The 10th anniversary of the establishment of tlie First Methodist Episcopal church, Ambler, was celebrated
with special services commencing Saturday evening, when there was a reception in the church tendered the
members and friends of the congregation. In the midst of the preparations there was a double disappointment in the absence of Dr. George
Edward Reed, of Dickinson college,
who had promised to attend the anniversary reception and preach Sun-
. day evening. This was rendered
necessary by a fire whioh destroyed
one of the. finest buildings at tlie college. Mrs. Joseph Hudson was also
prevented from coming by a severe illness.
However, Bev. Edwards, pastor,
did the next best  thing and  secured
REV. I. T. EDWARDS
Pastor First H. E. Church, Ambler.
—Courtesy Philadelphia Iuquirer.
Bev. Virgil E. Borer, D. D., pastor
of the Seventh Street M. E. church,
Philadelphia, whose first charge was
at the North Wales M. E. churcli
tlie two ministers exchanging pulpits
at the evening service.
•The first service of tlie Ambler M.
E. churcli was held Aug. 18, 1886, at
the home of James Morris, with eight
in. the congregation. The services
made such progress in interest that
the room was crowded almost every
Sabbath evening. The churcli building was erected wholly on faith, as at
the time of dedication, Feb. 20, 1887,
there were" no members, no trustees,
but simply friends who had become
Interested through the services which
had been held,
, Sunday morning Bev. Edwards
preached to a large congregation on
the theme, "Not Ashamed of 'tlie
Gospel.'' Miss Shaffer presided at the
organ, and the singing was spirited.
Mr. Edwards took his theme from the
text, "For I ami. not ashamed of the
gospel of Christ, for it is the power of
God unto salvation." Mr. Edwards
said that Paul was ever ready to
openly profess his relationship to
Christ,- either for or against him, and
when convinced of hia sin at the gate
of Damascus lie championed Christ's
cause openly. The preacher said, "I
am not ashamed of the salvation
which the gospel provided,!'or the fact
that Christ*died to redeem is a person
ai one. There is no theory of philosophy .that stands tlie test of time, ancT
yet the sypibolism of the cross re'
mains unchanged. I am not ashamed
of tlie life to which the gospel calls t
man. God summons a man to a well
rounded life,whose inspiration reaches
up to heaven, whose integrity is as
Strong as God's. I am not ashamed of
the hopes Christianity affords, for I
believe them- God-given and God-horn.
Little did Pilate think that tlie centuries would endorse liis verdict of
Christ when he said, ' I find no fault
with . him.' Search history and the*
Scriptures and yet there is none save.
Jesus who bears the title 'faultless.
So in this morning of our anniversary
let us crown him Lord of * our impulses,
faith and hopes, and today at his feet
let us crown him Lord of all.''
In the evening the anniversary sermon was preached by Dr. Borer, the
congregatioal singing being in charge
of Mr. L. Posey, Mrs: Wm. H. McCormick, of Elkins. Park, rendering
several solos which were much appreciated by the large audience, whioh
filled every available seat. Dr. Borer
took his text from II Cor. xviii: 4,
'' We look not at the seen but at the
things not seen, for the'tilings seen
are temporal and the things not. seen
are eternal."
Dr. Borer said, "God's word
abounds in seeming contradictions in
many instances, but a little thought
explains ail, and in like manner the
ZDxt seems to be in conflict with itself.
The mind has eyes of its own. we
read too much, of stocks, bonds, possessions, and these to many are tlie
real things of life and it seems impossible to become cognizant of the un-
seen things. We have certain needs,
and nature has provided us with
senses to gratify these, and it la
through these senses that I desire to
argue tonight for the unseen things.
VVWanseebt things must be. the first
things. There, must. be a starting
point, but all'the skill of man for the
\ ages cannot create matter. Then what
i la the origin of things? This is a
itremendous question. In the history
* of the world some say matter has always existed—that matter is eternal,
but I can demolish this in just five
questions: Admitting this to be true,
then whence came the first flutter of
motion*? whence came thought? whence
-came will? whence  came .conscience;
Fiske says the very instant we admit
constant intelligence that time we
have a phenomenon theornm • cannot
explain.*
'Some have given us two reasons:
Back of this universe there is a great
power, blind and' brute, and again
others say it is a force and only a
force. Spencer was compelled to admit the great force of tlie first cause
holding within itself great power. It
cannot be a blind, brutegforce, "for
everywhere in nature is evident
thought,' purpose, intelligence. The
first great cause back of the universe
a moral feme, and we come back to
the God of Moses.
"Unseen things are the real things,
for back of all real things are the
unseen. Man is mind in a body,
which latter is always subservient to
the former. The mind of man has
subdued nature anud discovered her
laws. This is the argument Paul used
to the Romans.
f' The unseen things must, therefore,
be the controlling ones of life. Man,
"having spiritual life must have
spiritual food, which is God, and
Jesus, therefore, is called the bread
of life. The unseen things are the
first causes. Lord Byron was forced
to confess the lack' of satisfaction
found 1b the seen things, while Paul
paid a beautiful tribute to tlie satisfaction derived from the unseen things
when he said, 'I have fought a good
fight, I have kept the faith.' In the
sad parable of tlie rich man,'Jesus
taught the lesson of goods for the body
and God for the soul. Things seen
are temporal; things unseen are eternal. The great purpose -of the material is that we shall build the unseen
things, and tiie whole world is but a
scaffolding which will be taken away
and we shall see the city of God."
Lansdale-
A. G. Freed has had the management
of tbe Norwood hotel diningroom for
about five months'. He has relinquished the same and will go to Atlantic
city and take a boarding house. He
has done the same thing in the latter
place before.
This week Vincent Krupp opened his
sj__ew bakety.at corner of Broad and
Main streets.
The Hepsotaph .Conclave took supper
late last Wednesday evening at Hotel
Norwood.   There were 85 of them. .
Bev, H. I. Stewart will give a course
of Sunday evening sermons in the Baptist ohnroh, on the "Noble men and
women of the bible.'' These will continue for a month to come.
A recent supper given by the Methodist ladies netted $77.50. This is an
nnnrmi affair,, and some 400 attended,
paying 25 cents each.
The Baptist parsonage is to be illuminated witli electric Tights.
There has been much vaccination
done here recently, owing to the several
cases of smallpox that developed. This
included the workmen in the stove
foundary and Pool's shirt factory.
The house of Joseph Hines was quarantined on. Thursday evening last. The
daughter Debbie had just returned from
Quakertown with scarlet fever. She
had went there to nurse her Bister, Mrs.
Eva Koehler, who has the disease also.
The funeral of the late John D. Clemens was largely attended on Saturday.
The services were in German and
conducted by Christaiu Allebach, of
Kulpsville, and Henry Godshall, of
Lansdale. At this writing the disposal  of his large estate is*nnknowii.
Joshua Morris died on Friday last
and bis funeral was on Monday afternoon, with interment in Lansdale ceme
tery.
He
was about 52 years of age
and leaves a Widow and two children
by a previous wife; Harry, of Chalfont, and Ella, of Camden.
. William Burnsjde, a jmoulder, who
had been working a week in the stove
foundry, is siok with smallpox at his
home in Quakertown. Benjamin Ledger, a fellow moulder, and a roommate
with Burnside at the' Carver boarding
house, has left town. He was '"given
the choice of leaving or being put under
quarantine for 15 days.
The Ladies' Auxiliary* ledge of Sons
of America now numbers 75 members.
People elsewhere will be interested in
learning that the public school course
of lectures, and concerts was a financial success, though there was not much
margin. There is $35.20 on the right
side of the ledger. The expenses were
$414.55. The receipts were $489.75.
Of tbe former sum, $275 was paid for
tiie talent engaged for the five events
of the season. It cost $100 rental for
Music hall.
The old Jenkin's homestead at Peiin-
brook, half a mile south of Lansdale,
is now' in possession of Charles S. Jenkins, at a cost of $11,776.64, paid to the
other heirs. Aaron Styer, who lives
between Gwynedd and Blue Bell, is an
uncle to the purchaser.
At the vosselnian bakery an ice
cream parlor has been opened.
Rev. Homer Binker has been returned
as pastor of the United Evangelical
church on Green street. * This will be
his second year. For the other Evangelical church there is a new pastor,
Rev. B. C. Krupp, succeeding Bev. J.
E. Heberling.
Foreign War.
Raphael Triose, an Italian living at
Hoopeston, was arrested by Constable
Hicks Lukens, of Upper Dublin, on
Saturday afternoon of last week on a
warrant sworn out by Antonia Andrie,
charging him with assault and battery, and given a hearing before Justice J. B. Goentner, of Willow Grove.
Andrie testified that be was going
home from work and was taking a near
cut through a field when defendant assaulted him. Defendant did not deny
the assault. There was mnch talking
in Italian and through an interpreter to
the 'squire, who decided to place the defendant under $100 bond to keep the
peace. This he objected to and' made
so much fuss that the 'squire made out
I commitment handing.it to the constable with instructions to '.'take defendant along, if he pays the costs destroy the commitment, if he doesn't
escort him to the county .prison.''j
THEORDEH  %
CELEBRATES.
Hamilton Council No. 138, Jr. 0. U.
A. M. Has Birthday.
Eighth \ iiinv «-r»ary of I. tea tion ot Orrler lu
Anibler Celebrated With Appropriate Exercises— History of tho Council [and It.
Good Work.
Hamilton council, No. 1 sis. Jr. O.
U. A. M., of Ambler, on Friday evening celebrated the eighth anniversary
of the council here in Anibler. A
turnout of 55 members and their wi ves
resulted from the invitations issued by
the following committee of arrangements: A. T. Vandcgrift, J. B. Martin, Irvin Soheets, L. Winters and W.
C. Irvin. A special program was
rendered and the affair passed off very
pleasantly.
An entertainment opened the proceedings, Harry Walters being the
speaker, who addressed the audience
as follows, '' The Junior Order" United
Amercian Mechanics is a purely patriotic and benevolent institution,existing
for the protection of Americans and
American institutions; and 'the promulgation of the spirit of patriotism
among the youth of today. It is not
bigoted in its beliefs and principles,
as many seem to imagine, hut is
friendly to a good citizen 'whatever
his creed or birth. It opposes unrestricted emigration,' believing that a
large proportion of the foreigners who
come over to our shores are deficient
in the qualities essential to good citizenship in this country, and for that
reason favors the adoption of some
system for the separation of the wheat
from the chaff. Love of country and
the protection of its interests, la the
platform upon which the order stands.
We invite all who are of the' same
mind to enter our ranks. The objects
of the' order are these, therefore:
First, .to maintain and proniotfc the
interests of Americans and shield them
from the depressing effects of foreign
competition. Second, to assist* Americans in obtaining employment. Third,'
To encourage Americans in business.
Fourth, to establish a sick and funeral
fund. Fifth, to maintain the public-
school system of the United States of
America, and to prevent sectarian interference therewith and uphold the
reading of the holy Bible therein.
Sixth, to establish and ■ erect au orphans' home for the orphans of deceased members of the order, and
maintain the same."
The march to tlie banquet hall was
led by Rev. I. T. Edwards and Harry
Walters. Music was furnished by
Arthur King. Tiieitoastmasterof the
event was W. C. Irvin, who had as his
subject, "Patriotism as We See It;"
Harry E. Walter, on oragnization,
spoke on "One for' All and All
for.One;" Samuel Berkhimer, for the
council, delivered an address on "The
Cause of Onr Anxiety;" J. B. Martin
gave some reminiscenses. W. T, Allen
acted as historian and J. D. Stout
ventured to make the prophecy. The
following was the menu served:
Cold Beef ■
Son of Noah
,  Irish Name Mayonnaise
Nerve Food
Staff of Life Used for Plasters
What tbe Goat Did to Sally Ann
Fruit from the Tree
What We near on July 4
Imported for the Occasion
Goes with cracker.
Prepared for the Evening
Small Loafers Better than Milk
*   Sweetness Sliced
Typhoid Germs
Cold Desert Foe to the Stomach
Hamilton council was organized at
Lansdale Oct. 21, 1886, with 38 members. Some contention arose and the
order was moved to Springhouse on
March. 27, 1888, where it attained a
membership of 93. Owing to the establishment, on March 30,1895, of a new
council at North Wales, whereby half
the members withdrew to join the
new council, the remainder decided to
mo\je their headquarters to the rapidly
growing town of Ambler, which was
done on March 6, 1808, starting with
82 members. The list at present comprises 69 members. During its existence in Ambler the coucnil has paid
out benefits amounting to $675 and
has presented flags to tlie Penliyn and
Ambler schools.
The officers at present are as fol-
lovcs: Junior past commander, Samuel Berkhimer; councilor, J. D.
Stout; vice councilor, John Hoffman ; conductor, Walter Hoffman; recording secretary, W. C. Irvin; financial secretary, Warren Kenderdine;
treasurer. W. A. Thomas; warden,
Charles Hoffman; inside guard, F.
Woodward; outside guard, George
Martin; chaplain, Thomas Kenderdlne; trustees, F. Woodward, J. B.
Martin, W. C. Irvin; representative to
state council, Irvin Scheetz; alternate.
W. T. Allen.
COUNCIL IS
RETRENCHING.
Ambler Borough Fathers Seek to
Replenish Treasury.
Plan to Kefuud KMIUMI Worth or Loans aad
H»\. Wllllo .4 vai labia* Thereby—E. C. Scott
Bl.oteal Clerk — On* Borough Officer Io*
•Matt of TWO at a Savln_ of •UOO.
The old and the new Ambler borough council met Monday .evening.
The members of tbe former assembled
SM 7.40, being called to order by Chairman Acuff. Messrs. Craft, Marple,
Buchanan, Acuff, Walmsley, Davis,
and Rose were present. The minutes
of Feb. 1 where read and approved.
Mr. Rose, of the highway committee, reported several washouts in Lindenwold and Butler avenues, Maple
street and elsewhere. Crashed stone
and cinders had been used in repairing. Some bad places in Tenuis avenue had been partially repaired by]
using cinders. Mr. Rose reported
other places in the borough wliere
high and retarded water had cut the
highways.
Mr. Walmsley, of the fire committee, reported the Silsby engine in good
order, also  an appropriation of $100
THOMAS ROSE
President Amhler Borough Council.
Darkness Stop. This Shoot.
The live bird shooting match for a
high-grade hammerless gun,held on the
grounds of the Flourtown Gun club,
Saturday, waa well attended by expert
wing shots from Philadelphia, Schuylkill and Montgomery counties. Owing
to, darkness tlie shodjb -resulted in a tie
between Dr. GreenJof Chestnut Hill,
and Edward RotzqU. of Flourtown,
killing 21 birds. The several sweepstakes shot were well contested, as the
birds were a hard lot.   The best scores:
Shoot for gun—Rotzell and Dr.
Green, 91; Betson, 19; Heffingfinger,
16:Peterman, 15 ; Robertson and Shultz,
14; Henry, IU; Brown, 10; Hagerty,
9; Beeder, 8; Sharp, 8; Booze, 7.
First sweepstakes—Donohue, 9; Betson, .9; Rotzell; 8-Oplinger, 8; Green,
7; Hagerty, 7; Henry, 6; Highman,
6; James, 6.
Second sweepstakes—Betson, ' 8;
Henry, 7 ; James, 7; Rotzell, 6; Jamison, 6; Harrimin, 5, and Delanty, 5.
•HOOD'* PILLS cu/e Liver Ilia, Biliousness, Indigestion, Headache
Casy to take, easy t. operate.  2So
yet due the fire company.
Mr. Craft, of tlie   borough imjprove1
ment f cbmmittee. informed council of
the proposed plan to develop the Turner property.
Mr* Rose, of the borough property
and supply committee, gave an inventory of property belonging to the borongh, including a certified .cojry of the
charter.
Dr. Godfrey, health physician, 'gave
his report as follows: 57. burial permits issued at a revenue of $14.25, 32
deaths, 79 births, six houses quarantined, 18 contagious diseases reported,
42 cases of typhoid fever.
The treasurer reported a balance of
$1278.96 on hand, with which many
of the smaller bills were cleaned up
and a note including interest, amount
ing to $329.88, due on TMareh 8, was
also provided for. The bill of Dr.
Widmayer, who was employed by the
board of health on the smallpox case,
was ordered paid, amounting to $340.
On motion of Mr. Rose the board of
health was instructed to render a bill
to the family for the services of
physician which they ordinarily
would have had to pay had not one
been furnished by the borongh.
Mr. Acuff read a communication
from the Ambler .Electric Light, Heat
and Motor company crediting the
borough with $79.12 in view of tlie
recent decision of the United. States
supreme court declaring null and
void ordinances taxing poles for rev
I nue and which represents the char|
added by the company inconsequence
of the taxes.
Clerk Davis requested an audit of
his license book inasmuch as he desired!
to retire from service as clerk.
After thanking tlie retiring presi
dent and clerk council adjourned sine
die.
The members of the new council organized temporarily by calling Mr.
Craft to the chair and E. C. Scott was
made temporary secretary. The credentials of the new i members were
read: S, J. Jones from the First ward,
P. J. Rex from the Second ward and
Robert H. Anderson from the Third.
The members were duly admitted, and
the permanent organization was as
follows: President, Thomas Rose;
secretary, E. C. Scott; treasurer, S.
A. Faust; solicitor, Joseph T. Foulke,
Esq.; surveyor, Thomas Gillin; borough officer, James H. Boileau.
After a recess the committees were
appointed as follows:
Finance—Haywood, Rex, Jones.
Highway—Craft,   Jones,  Haywood.
Lights-Jones. Anderson, Walmsley.
Law and order'— Rex, Haywood,
Craft.
Building permit—Craft, Anderson,
Walmsley.
Fire.—Anderson, Rex, Craft.
Borough improvement — Knight,
WahnEley, Marple.
Borough property and supply—Rex,
Walmsley, Marple.
dishing's Manual, former hours of
meeting and tlie same rules of order
were adopted.
The salaries were fixed aa -follows:
Clerk, $100; borongh officer,  $50, with,
$2 extra for pole inspection; treasurer,
$50; solicitor's retaining fee, $25.
The highway committee was instructed to advertise for bids for street
commisisoner, same. to. be opened at
next meeting of council,
. The board of health reported the
Ibid of Wm. E. Burl, amounting to.
$300 for the collection of kitchen garbage- .for- the ensuing year.    The bid
QLENSIDE   AND   AROUND.
Mrs. J. E. Nachod has been at Atlantic City.
Edward Smith will sell out and remove to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Kline VanWinkle entertained
the King's Daughters at her home last
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Prince and family, of Weldon,
have moved into one of Harry Brooke's
houses on Glenside avenue.
Kiss Sylvia Gilbert, of Chestnut
Hill, haa been visiting the family of
Hiram Gilbert, north Edge Hill.
Tlie neighborhood is well supplied
with doctors, tbe latest to hang ont
his shingle being Dr. E. H. Jones.
Fred J. Smith, of the Weldon store,
ia doing an immense butter trade. He
takes the entire output from a creamery.
Rev. A. F, VonTobel, former pastor
(tf Carmel church, was installed at liis
new charge in Camden on Thursday
evening
After eight years of faithful service
as clerk for H. Smith and his son,
Fred J. Smith, Hiss Kate Nelis has
left and will join her brothers in business in Glenside.
- Milton Rhoads, son of William
Rhoads, who runs the Rhoads stone
quarry, is up again after a serious illness of some weeks' duration, bat he
has not yet been able to attend to
business.
Bernard Nelins, from Weldon, on
Wednesday moved into the Roberts
block, at the northwestern corner of
Willow Grove pike and Mt. Carmel
•venue. Mr, Nelins will open a grocery store on the corner on or about
tmT*_5th hist. ■
A second musical'for the benefit of
the Ladies' Aid society was given in
St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran
ohnroh Friday evening. A fine program was rendered. The entertainment gave great pleasure to those who
were so fortunate as' to be in attendance.
A kaffe-klatsch is to be given under
the auspices of the. Women's Social
union, of the First Baptist church, in
Glenside, in tiie old hotel, Willow
Grove pike east of the railway station, this Thursday evening from 7
■to 10 o'clock. Home-made articles and
ice "cream for sale.
J. R. Fox, of Edge Hill,has 12 liens
that were hatched last April and commenced to lay about the. first of November.* For the. last three months
they have averaged five eggs per day,
and for tha seven days" of last week
seven a day, and 10 in one single day.
He has sold the eggs for from 40 to 50
cents a dozen. Who can beat this record?
Mrs. Charles McCreary, of Glenside
avenue, has been buying Friends' oats
from T. Clampffer for about three
years. She has saved the coupons that
are given with tho packages and recently was able'tro spell the word
"Friend" with the coupons. She has
found recompense for her care in being 'made*ttie,*tr_cipiient of a silver -service by the company that pu'ts:"",fhe
article on tlie market. This is the
second woman to receive a valuable
present in consequence of buying their
packages of breakfast oats at the store
of Mr.'Clampffer.
Heading's New Cut-Oil'
The introduction of two ordinances
in Philadelphia select council Thursday for the construction, of the Reading's New York Short Line railroad indicates that the company is ready to
build the proposed cut-off from Cheltenham to Nesliaminy Falls, which -is to
be used for fast express trains and for
freight purposes to avoid the' heavy
grade from Tabor to Jenkintown. The
oompany has practically secured all tlie
rights of way and the work of construction will probably be started this
summer.
The ordinances were introduced by
Joseph Brown,of the Thirty-fifth ward,
and the* first one authorizes the New
York Short Line Railroad company to
construct a line from a point on tlie
Philadelphia, Newtown & New York
railroad, southwest of Cheltenham
station, to a point on the boundary line
between Philadelphia and Bucks counties, 1400 feet northwest of Carter's
road ford across the Poquessing creek.
It provides ioi* the vacation of Fnlmer
street from Tomlinson street to Dedak-
er,and Argyle street from Bleigh street
to Shelmire. There are to be no grade
Crossings and bridges are to be constructed over the railroad at Old
Soldiers' road, Cottman street, Kensington and Oxford turnpike, Rhawn
street, Krewston road, Welsh road,
Bustleton and Somerton turnpike and
Red Lion road.
The'other ordinance provides for the
necessary double tracking of the Philadelphia & Newtown connecting railroad. The Newtown, railroad is authorised to change location and grade* of
its road between Fisher's Lane and the
Montgomery county line.
SUPERVISION
OF HIGHWAYS.
Springfield Township Commissioners
in Session.
Treu.urer'« Hmi'f Flx.d at »1 2,000—IIeavy
Rain, and Hard Winter Keuder Koacl
Work Necessary—Striving to Save <iTZO
l*er Year ihe Trolley Company Should Pay.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of commissioners of Springfield
township was held in Flourtown last
Wednesday evening with all the members present* After the minutes of
the secretary had been' read the matter of ftxng the amount of bond required to be given by the incoming
township treasurer, Mr. John M.
Cannon, who was present 'was taken
up. Mr. Cannon asked the board to
specify the amount am Is requested it be
made as reasonable as is consistent with
the security deemed sufficient to guarantee the fnndsusually held by the
treasurer of the township. He stated he
intended obtaining liis security from a
corporation and Intended paving for
it out of his own pocket. Mr. -Harner, the retiring treasurer, said hia
bond amounted to .10,000, but that
during his whole term he had never
held at any one time more than $4500
of the township's funds. Inasmuch as.
the valuation of the township has
been increased almost .1,000,000, and
therefore if the tax rate remains the
same, six mills, the treasurer would
handle a larger amount of money, it
was unanimously -decided to fix the
required bond at $12,000.
The secretary stated having written
to George D. Heist regarding the need
[of ' a protect ing fence between the
quarry and road along a portion of
his land, and had every reason to believe that' the same would be erected
as soon as the condition of the ground
would allow.
The poor condition of tlie bridge
over the Wissahickon creek was again
reported as being caused by an inferior
flooring and the loose planking used.
Solicitor Miller, who was present, assured the board the matter would receive early . at tent-ion by the county
commissioners, who have entire jurisdiction over the bridge.
President Crothers reported Churcli
road in bad condition from Five Points
to McCorniick's. Contractor Blake
has agreed to move tlie excavated earth
from trie township property and also'
to repair the damage done to the road.
Blue Bell road at Steuton avenue
has been washed badly by the high
water and the culvert in consequence
fails to carry the water. Mr. Crothers promised the board to have the
trouble remedied as soon as possible.
Bills to the amount of sJHil. 37, were
ordered paid. Treasurer Harncr>in his
report said he had .873.30 on hand at
last meeting, with $411.20 collected
during the month. $313.04 had been
paid out, leaving a balance of $5)71.47
on hand.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the secretary to make application for
a share of the state maintenance fund
for good roads.       »
The secretary informed the board he
had received no?definite information
from Cheltenham township respecting*
tlie township line (bridge, i!nt' as the-
board of that township holos its meetings the day previous to' Springfield
information would doubtless, be forwarded in due time.
Mr. Crothers suggested that the
township lights at- Wheel Pump be
moved elsewhere, as tne trolley company is now lighting that portion
of the pike, and the president further
stated he is extremely anxious that the
township be relieved of lighting the
turnpike over which the Philadelphia
and Lehigh Valley Traction oompany
has its road. This the company, under agreement with the property owners, has agreed to illuminate, but on
their failure so to do, the township,
in order to properly light the highway,
is maintaining lights at a cost of $720
per year. Mr. Crothers said if he
thought the township could secure
any satisfaction he would urge taking
legal steps, but in view of the company's demoralized finances he deemed it bettor to be discretionary • and
exercise patience a while longer.
Ideal Mansion at Camp Mill.
Alexander YanRenssalaer has had
plans drawn for a romanesque country
mansion on Orchard farm, near the
site of the present country seat,
Camp Hill hall, Fort Washington.
The grounds surrounding tlie mansion
Will be beautified with marble pools,
fountains, hedges of bay and boxwood
trees, terraces of velvety turf and several picturesque garden houses. The
new residence, will, it is said, be occupied by Mrs. VanRenssalaer's
daughter, Miss Mae Fell, after she
becomes the -bride of Mr. Henry.
Continued on Page 4.
Ownership of Toll Houses.
Irjie sale of the toll houses of tho
Lansdale-Montgomeryville Turnpike
company has, been temporarily stopped, O. F. Ziirii being served witli an
injunction last week at the. instance
of the county commissioners, who
claim the lioness, inasmuch as. the
county recently purchased the turnpike by condemnation proceedings.
The question of who owns-the houses
will, therefore, have to'be decided hy
the court.
Hymen Laughs at Friends* Surprise.
Until Saturday, Feb. 27, Edmund
Fulton, son of a Barren Hill resident,
was manager, and pretty Miss Edith
Gilbert, a daughter of a Harmonville
widow, cashier in Bell's store, Conshohocken. A week later the two
were in Pittsburg enjoying a honeymoon following a quiet marriage in
New York on Monday of last week,
the approach of which had not been
knov. n even to the parents of the contracting parties.
The first intimation of the event
was had by Moragn Ambler, chief
clerk, who had been left in charge of
the store on Tuesday, when he received from Philadelphia a 'phone message, the same stating that Mr. Fulton was enronte to Pittsburg, advising
Mr. Ambler of the marriage in New
York and adding that. - the .couple's
ultimate destination was St. Lonis.
Mr. Fulton  -has, be,j?_i.. in charge   of
the ■ Consh nlspcfeen   store for   about a
year,"   while   Miss* ^'fll'fert. has  beer*
serving as 'cashieoqgggyc sjnee   October
last.    TlfeyJef.t,thjl^fcirnjonville home
of Miss GtJpe^otflpHhdav' morning,
ostensibly, on a visjtzt& friends, board-5
ing a trolley "car    _■£-' Norristown! •
where tirt&ts.were purchased for New •
York.
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Made Insane by Wife's Affliction; *J
Qiuseppi Cortesi, an Italian, of Edge-
Hill, who became demented a week
ago after seeing an operation performed
on his wife, became violent again Saturday and broke up all the furniture he
could reach. He also appeared in the
streets nude. Cortesi was arrested and
sent to the Norristown jail, where he
will be examined, "
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