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AMBLER Gazette.
Voii. XXXV.-NO.   12
AMBLER.   PA..   MARCH   29,   1017
sBl.75   A   YEAR
COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings vf Local Interest to Our Readers.
Statar of Thoma*  Hovenden   Interred at
Plymouth — The   Sick    Improving —
Bread Famine at Cold Point—Events
at   Harmonville   and   Hickorytown—
Miscellaneoua.
Lewis KoUe, of Cold Point, has ptir- chased a Ford car.
Ralph Becroft, of Harmonville, has been quite 111 since Thursday.
Miss Lettie Bowman, of Harmon¬ ville, who has bei3n 11), is improving fllowly.
The Maguire family have moved from the Samuel Staley place at Cold Point.
T. A. Grifiiths, of Plymouth Mooting, has returmed after a. business trip to the south.
Grace, daughter of John U. Young, of Plymouth. Meeting, is out again af¬ ter sS illness. J
John S. Young, of [Plymouth >D'et- ing, spent .Sunday with his sistor at Port  Wa-shington.       I
Miss Retia Fetter,! of Harmonville, has been suffering wjfth a. very painful abscess in her ear.   /
Mrs. Harry MaxwiJl, Sr., of Harmon¬ ville, visited Mrs. (Jllbert Ambers .it Hickorytown  on  Monday.
Anna, daughter fof Ellwood Cress¬ man, of Harmonville, who was quite ill, has entirely recAvered.
Riiymond MarpJLi and Mls.^ Ethel Greenfield, of IIii:k/>r>-town, spent Sun¬ day vlaiting in Frankford.
James I-Yith, tf Hickorytown, who was critically ill/with pneumonia last week, is'improvljg steadily.
Lewis Karr, ^f Doylestown, spent Sunday with hissparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Karr. la HarmonvJUe.
Miss G«rtrud)i Myers, of Harmon¬ ville, was a Simday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mjiers at Bridgeport.
Mrs. Alice Newell, of Wilmington, Del., was a guest of Mrs. Harry Max¬ well,  Sr., at Harmonville,  on Sunday.
On Tas«df^ afternoon the .sewing circle uf Col'^ Point granga met at the home of M:t. Lavaleite, Eelvoir ave¬ nue. ,'
Tha infarft child of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer La/e\ Plymouth Meeting, is convalesce.Tt after an attack of pneu¬ monia.      /
Mr. am/ Mrs. Milton R. Marple and son Carsftn. of Hickorytown, spont Sunday /In Philadelphia with Mrs. Qeorg;,' Hippie.
J. Howard .Smith, at Harmonville, who was critically ill for several weeks, is low improvsd, and on Mon¬ day ventti -ed out.
Mrs. He len Hovenden and daught='r, Miss Mar ha, have pjturned to Wash¬ ington, 1>/ C, .after having spent a few days in ijlymouth Meeting.
David H. Schuyler and party, ot ?hlladK?l|Jhia. motorecf to llickorvtown Sundiy and spisiit Jthe day with Mr. -        Wm. B, Bii"     -
WEDDED.
IIUBER^MILLER.
Miss Caroline R. Miller, daughter of Judge John Fab.^r MiUor, of Erden¬ heim, was quietly married in .St. James Protestant Episcopal church, corner of 22nd and Walnut street, PhiUtdelphla, on Saturday afternoon, to Mr. John Y. Huber, Jr., of Phil.ido.lphia. Mr. and Mrs, liub'T arj now on an e.vtended wedding trip.
JO.VBS—MICHAEL.
Mr. f>nest Jones, of Hatboro, and Miss Mary Florence Michael, of Cham¬ bersburg, Pa., w.-ro married on Satur¬ day in tho Chambersburg M. E. churcii, Th,: bride's fath.T, Mr. Charles War¬ ren Michael, gavo her away. Mis.s Ethol McNair, of Washington, D. C, aud Miss Helen McNair, of Chicago, cousins of tho brid;-, wore bridesmaids; .Mis. Jcsso, Laird, sister of the brid(% n,at-on of honor; i'a.ul Jones, Jr., of Germantown, best man.
Mr. Jones is the youngest son of Mi'. and Mrs. P.aul Jones, of Hatlxiro, and he. is o.vtivmoly popular with the younger Vork road set. He is en¬ gaged in tho automobile business at Jenkintown .Miss .Michael is <a grad¬ uate of the B"etchwood school for young ladU's, and has been recently omplo.ved in a rosponsiblo position at that institution. Aftea' a two weeks' hoa;-ymoon trip Mr. and Mrs. Jones will reside tempor.arily on Uyberry ave¬ nue, Hatboro. They will be at home after May 1st.
SPRING   MILL.
Principal E. Johnson Bonter attend¬ ed the reception given in honor ot Cap- lain Robert I^e Russol held in I'hila- delphia   last   Monday   evening.
The literary society connected with the Spring Mill .sc'hool elected the fol¬ lowing otlicers : I'ro.sident, Cluarles Kriibel; vice president, Andrew I..<'\vis; .secretary, Ann.a Ramsey; tr<?as- uror. William Frankenlield.
Mr. iUid -Mrs. Liavid R. Rhoads. of •Tbc', Lund," gave .'i dinner on Sunday in honor of Mr. E. Johnson Bonter.
Gartrell Returns From Texas'.
Jaines Gartrell, of Roadside farm, Welsh road, Horsham township, has returned home after a two weok.s' bus¬ iness trip through the southwest, es- rieci.ally the cotton-bolt and oil dis¬ tricts of Texa.s. He noted the gre.it improvement and rapid growth of sov- oi-al of th'' most important cities in the state; the groiit changes wrought by the agricultui-al colleges; the quiet but business-like activity of the war depi-irtmont at S.an Antonio, and the large .settlements throughout the stater of pciceably inclined Mexicans, who appeared contented, and satisfied to go qui<>tly about their business.
ORGANIZE FOR BALL SEASON.
Ambler Fans and Supporters Elect Officers.
A. W. Yetter Is President, William B. Egolf, Manager—Benefit Entertain¬ ment to Bo Given—Committees at Work—Strong  Local Team.
At a meeting lield in the oflice ot Haiold G. Knight last Friday evening the Amliicr Athletic association waa organized by the election of these ofll¬ cers : President, A. W. Yetter; vi'jo president, L, D. Myers; treasurei-, Robert Kern; s.^cretary C. A. Sassa¬ man; Manager William B. Egolf; as¬ sistant mana.i;er, Howard S. Amey. After tho olociiin president Yetter ap¬ pointed th J lollowing committees : ijuaruniors, II. S. Arne-y, Robert Kern, A. il. Hayden, Marvin C. Kindig, A. M. Jenkins, Charles .Shull, O. H. Stiliwa¬ gon. Arranging for an entertainment, Robert Kern, Dr. Wildrick, W. B. Egolf, H. S. Anioy and Si Henry. I'lans for the latter were discussed and Dr. Wildrick voluntoored lo prepare a minstrel show for the benefit of tho association, which was accc.pted, and it ¦was announced that the show will take place early in April. .M.-mager Egolf stated that thus far no players have boon signed for the base ball team, but that h" has been informed that al¬ most all the players of last year's K. it M. loam are willing lo play.
As si.'ited in last week's i.ssue of the "Gazette," it will require about $1200 to linance the team for the season, and many plans were suggested to raise this amount. However, none other than the entertainment propos¬ ition of Dr. Wildrick was adopted. Mr. Anioy Inforniod those present that from inquiry ho learned thai about $300 will be donated from tho busine.ss people ; and others interested in baseball in the borough. Mr.Amey also said that he has positive assurance from ,a num¬ ber of the rosidents that they will be¬ come guarantors up to ^2ft. The right to sell refreshments on the grounds was given to H. R. Niblock. Another meeting of the association will be held this Krid.ay evening at Hotel Wyndham.
OBITUARY.
ANNA L. HEEBNER.
Anna L. Heebner, agvd 84, died Thur.sday ufternoon, at her homo, Nor¬ ritonville, .She was apparently in good health until several days ago, when she was stricken with a heavy cold.
.Miss Heebner had resided in this aoctlon nc.irly all her life and was well known throughout Norriton township. .She is survived by her brothor Wil¬ liam, of Towamencin. and her sister, Mrs. Kate Krieble, of Quakertown. Several iiioces also survive.
The funoial was held Monday after- | hungalow, noon, at :' o'clock, with all services al i     Minor r
WEST POINT.
Scrvir.s next /5ui)dav cvtfiing in Grace Reformed church. Th-ii Union Sabbath school is preparing a special program c^ music for Easter Sunday.
Thiodore Britton has moved from tho Morris and West Point roads to Germantown, and a party by tho name of T.'inplc has moved from German- town to tho hjiise vacated by Mr. Brin¬ ton.
Charles   Larrett,     th?   local     paper i hanger,  h.as  the contract for  pap-.-ring the  rooms  of  Clarence   Walker's   ne'w
HORSHAM AND, UPPER DDBLIN,
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Negro  Held for Stealing  Chickens.
Charles Ball, a' nogro, whom the Ab¬ inglon police say is a minister who had charge of a church in the Edge tlill section for nearly nints years, and who has boen living in the Willow Grove district for some time, was held for court by Magistrate Williams on a charge of chicken stealing. When Kali was taken into custody he had in his possession a bag of chickens, still The "birds' ,e«Sa4  tl      ""
Soim^UlKt "chinvh next In^Hnd   the  offering  -will    ^,..„ to ifnsslonary work in JapartV  >'
At Goorge Corson's residence. Cold Point, two very fine azaVsas are dis¬ played. One plant is In full bloom, and thC' other is covered with buds.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lightkep and daughter Elizabeth, o." Hickoi-ytown, spent .Sunday with Mr. and Jlrs. iien- J.amin    Ci'outh':r   at    Ro.x.borough.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Vale Rhoads, of 639 Astor sti-eet, Norristown, entcrt.ain- ed last Saturday evening in honor of Mr. E. Johnson Bonter, of Spring Mil!..
George W. Koys, of Harmonville, ex- recorder of deeds, and G. A. R. veteran, who has been very ill all winter, has improved and is jxgaiii able to bo om.
The Ivittlo King'.4 H.ui.uhtors. of thi Hickorytown Union mission, hitve pur¬ chased a carpet, nt a cost of nearly $100, for the recently renovated build¬ ing.
, Mr.9. Emma Warwick, who has been quite ill and wlio ha.s now practically recovored, has di?cided to relinquish housekeeping and will make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Louis Klllmer, at Plymouth   Meeting.
Mrt Millie Hiltner, of Harmonville, v/as a guest Sunday of George Wood and family at Conshohocke'n. A daugh¬ ter has recently baen born to Mr. and Mrs. Wood, who formerly resided at Harmonville.
Gcorso M. Houliston, of Narberth, who purchased the 12-acre property of John Rothwell, Cold Point, will movo therein about April 1. He will still retain his position as a landscape gar¬ dener at Narberth and go over dally.
George Collins, who resides near Marble Hall, has purchased of Harve,v Rapine mora than an acre of ground along the Ridge pike south of Har¬ monville, and is erecting thereon a frame house, to which he will remove wlr^n completed.
AlbMt Hlltner, of HarmonvilU', while riding his bicycle home from work was attacked by a dog along the Ridge pike and was bitten in the leg. He at once consulted a physician, iind it is b>Ilevad now that nothing seriou.9 iwill t;e.sult.
Jonathan Rodebaugh, of Chestnut Hill, and SaiwuM Frith, of Norristown, were callers OT.the Frith home, Hick¬ orytown, on Sunday. On Thursday Mrs. William Lyl© and baby and Mrs. Alice Frith, of Bridgeport, were aI.9o callers at the same place.
Lemberg Samuels, who now owns the former Oddy place, on tho Cold Point and Norristo-wn road, has a line. orchard of 800 trees, which will be pruned and trimmed this spring. Mr. Samuels Is librarian of the Rldgoway library, at Broad and Christian str(v'=ts. Philadelphia. His daughter Is a stu¬ dent   at   the   farm   school.
Samuel H. Myers, of Harmonville, .although bweft of his eyesight, is very handy with tools, as ia evidenced by the many pieces of his handiwork in his homo. One of his recent pieces is a m.?dlcine rack, having four shelves. In its manufacture no fewer than 64 spools were used, and the whole is h( M firmly together with long bolts. ,aiiil clamoed with steel plsces, all firm¬ ly put together.
6,1 .=!unday the remains of Mrs. James Jerden, of New York city, w;*i-'i interred in the Friends' burying ground, Plymouth Meeting. Mrs. Jer¬ den was a sister of th' late Thomas F. Hovenden. of Plymouth Meeting. She died suddenly on Thursday, and in the details of tho funeral and tho se¬ lection of her burial place her o'.vn expressed ^wishes wera complied with. C. W. L«ewi8 had charge of the inter¬ ment.
(continued on paare 8).
"eif, WHTf,.' Cathcart hasTa^ ^ to Germantown.
James Brodie has resigned his posi¬ tion  with  Geo.  W.  Norris. '   Safety  gat s   will  shortly  bo  erected at th' local railroad station.    The ma¬ terial  has alroacl.v arrived.
Irvin  King was    up Siiiiday  to    his coiiiury homo hi-re.
-Mr.   and   Mrs.   Curtis    Doard:! I',
Logan,    spent    i-^iuiday  with     -Mr,    too
.Mr-.. VV, .^. Cressman. j Hiram Kri rtiel. on Tuesday, unload- ; d a car of fertilizor at tho loc>al sta- ! tion.
GWYNEDD.
G' (I. T, Rue, of Ambler, is pkistering tho now addition to Judge Giimmay's lesidence, and hc> has finished lath- insr tho bungalow recently erected liy Wm. G. Juat for his father. Mr. Ruo is also plastering at tho H. C. Boyei' Kosidence. Geoig • W. G. Weiss wil! execute the papering and painting at this hou.se, and Harry Rynear is pa ¦ poring .at Jcfdge Gummcy's  house.
The Penllyn pike will b,> resurfaced this week. Wm. G. Just will do the work,
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Hanlon have re¬ turned from their honeymoon trip to Florida.
Wm. G. Just has commenced the* work of rebuilding the bridge over Towamencin creak on the .Siimnoytown piko  for the county.
County School  Directors.
The 56th meeting of the School Directors' Association of Montgomery county was held'^Thursday at CoUege¬ ville.
The morning session opened at 9.30 o'clock in the auditoritim of the pub¬ lio school building and the afternoon at 1 o'clock in Bomberger hall of Ur¬ sinus college.
The address of welcome w.as given by D. H. Bartfnun, vice-president of the association and secretary tff the Collegeviile school board. The topic "What May Be Done to Make the] Public Schools More Efficient ?" w.is discussed at the mornin.g session. The discussion was opened by Re\'. S. L. Mfssinger, D, D., of Trappe. At the afternoon session there was a question box, and the discussion nf "Responsi- bity for tho Health of School Child¬ ren," was opened by Dr. II. D. John¬ son, of Cheltenham. An addre-ss was given by Dr. J. George Brocht, of tho state board of education, and an ad- dross also by Dr. George L. Omwake, president of Ursinus college.
11 Furnaces at Ivy Rock. Another open-hearth furnace at the Ivy Rock plant of tue Alan Wood company, was lighted, Thursday night, marking .another step in the progress that Is being made by this concern to¬ ward establlshin.g the biggest steel manufacturing plant in the state. There aro nw^ 11 furnaces of this kind at the plant.
Lodge Visitation.
About 50 members of the Apollo lodge, Jenkintown, were the honored guests Fi'idav evening of the Curtis lodge. No. '239, I. O. O. F., at their headquarters on West Main street, Norristown.
With Coroner Grant McGlathery skillfully presiding in the chair Noblo Grand Master William McCracken. Past Grand Master Attorney Hale Jen¬ kins, S. F. Myers and others grace¬ fully responded.
A pleasing feature of tho evenin.g waa offered by Jacob Schmidt, of th» out-of-town unit, he rendering <a much enjoyed parody on Sheridan's Ride.
Delay in Building Carson College.
Hundreds of orphan girls, eligible under the will of Roberl N. Carson for an education at the Carson college for girls in Springlield township near Chestnut Hill, will not bo able to take ! iidvantago of Carson's pliilanthropy, because of the present high prices of building and labor.
Although $l,000,i>'JO w.'is sot aside .is a building fund, under $0,000,000 be¬ quest of tho don r, the college plans would have to be seriously curtailed if construction of many of the build¬ ings were undertaken now, accordln,g to Leonard W, CoU'inan. supormiondom of the  college.
Two coita.ms, to accommodate thirty girls each, arc in process of constrilo- tlpn.    and  wll^    probably   be    finished
Methacton Mennonit3   mei;tlng    houso. Intermoiit  adjoining cenletery. SLSAN  HABLl-n-.
.Miss Susan Harley, one of Royers- ford'H agod residents, died in her 79th year, at the residence of hor niece, .Mrs. I. cr Williams, Fifth avenuo and Walnut street, with whom she resided. Miss Harley suffered from cancer due¬ ling the past several joars. .^he was a lialivo of Worcoslor, .Montgomery county. ,She i.s the last moiiibor of tho Ilarloy family, which was prominent in that communit;-. She was a inom- boi' O'f the Hrothren churc-h for man.v years. CH ICISTOPHER SMITH  IHCLLINGS.
Christopher    Smith     Hellings     died early .Monday moi'ning  at  the home ot his sistr, Mrs. John L. VeakL-, Frank¬ lin   avenue.   .Xorristown.     He   leaves  .t brother,  ILnry   M.  HoUings,   of  Ridge avenue, this town, and tho sister abov.^ nwutiuiiod.   He was never mtirried and inado  his  home  with  his  brother,   tho lato William  Hillings, at  Barron  Hill, nil Lil   tho   latter's     death   about     live   .   ,, . years  ago.    Since   then   h"     made  his'"'¦*". "'^"¦'^ home   with   his   nophow,    Wilbert   M.   ~'^°^- ISlliugs, ,and his wife at the Hellings hoinostotid,    on    Germanlffwn   awnuci, Ilarrc;ii Hill.    Tho deceased  was an ac¬ tive niombor of  Marble  Hall   lodgis  of Odd rvilofs and for a number of years* treasurer whicii position he held up t'-> the time of his death.   Hl> was a kind ly and amiable gentleman  and will bo
repairs and a gonorul cl'-an up
of dvad leaves and brush is being made in Zeltafr's park.
The rogxilar monthly m-jeting of tho Upper Gwynedd school board was held { this  Wednesday     afternoon at    Grovo I hot;'l. I
Mrs. Edwin .Shi'llenbergor sp'jnt the, p.ast week in Souderton as the gtiest | of her sun  Clarence. ,
Thj regular monthly meeting of the ' West Point Kin* company will be hell no.vt Monday evening.
Ruth, daughter of ,VIr. and Mrs. Ed¬ ward   Hallmay r.   who  has   bvon  quite, ill,  is  reported   to  bo  improving. \
$1,«0{J was the sum paid for the two ; abandon.'d school houses of the town- ¦ ship, recently sold at public sale by' the board of directors.
It is said that more p:oplc attend-d j Raymond Hoot's sale of personal pro- ! perty  liust  .Saturday than  at  any  like .rvent   hold   previously   in   West   Poiui. j It was one of the most successful  :v'r I held   here.    Articles     were  sold    at a There   w..rL»    450  "knock- Lss   than   threo   and   ono- The  prices  realized  were rood.
West Point camp, P. O. S. of A., ha.-i awardni the contract for papering tho rooms of its two dwelling hous'S to the local pap r hanger, H. F.  Burkert,
The regular monthly meeting of th ' West Point A. A.  will  be held Thurs¬ day evening, April  5th.  in  the general i .ass':'mbly room of tbe fire company and
rapid  rate, down.s"   in
greatly miss^.'d bv his many friends '^^'« hoped that a large attendance of and .a.s,sociate.s. The interment will U> the members be present The con.sul- in the lamily lot in the Barren Hill ;5'"'|'" "f ••'3">ittmg the ladies as cemotprv i tu-'Uibers  of the association  will come
ANNIE SKII TON j befor-   this   meeting.     Last   week   tho
, t!, •",."      J    „  o      1  '    .«       i,.,,!»ew baseball diamond  wat- staked out
.,. h^ hnmo R',fl,''^nfic " I'.^-ron irn ,'¦^"'1 =^« «"«" '*« th.i Weather permits at her home,  Ridya pike,  Larren Hill, ^^ imnrovinc-   flu   grounds   and
after   .an   illness   lastins   five   rnonths \];:^^Zt'^^^'^u^ ^'^X''" V       h Yo^Vrr'a'"   h''^'^"''?,^'"'h       ht",   !     Theodore Reuswick has tinished cut- , '  if..h'.nH  i,^r,'^„J'''4ifer     0,,^^ n i'ing down  tho willow  trees along tho ol Jacob and Harnet Sifer.    On  St;p. ,,  „,,.„„m on hiM nronortv
13,   1S76,  she   married  Alaxander   Skil-1 •""^V';.i,.?.'l*'';!i?;',^"Il,,'^'\,?^':,°P;^;i'/' ton, and thoy lived in Philadelphia.    30 i
years ago they removed to Barren Hill, \ residing in .a property just opposite to the homa in which she died. Thoy l;iter llvo^d at Spring Mill, Cedar Grove and for a time at Skippack.
A husband,    and  nine children  sur¬ vive,   as   follows :     Alexander,   Jr.,   of ('¦¦dar Grove;  William,    of West Con- jshohoeken;   John,  ot  Spring  Mill,  and Coorgo  and   Edward,  of  Barren   Hill' Aiuauda,   wite, of  Benjamin ¦(;alverley, Jr.,  of  Roxborough;     Harriet,   wife  of IJiilcort   Smith,     of   Spring   Mill,     and ; Katharine, who resides at hom" and is ' t, aohor of tho Mai'tilo Hall school, i     Tho funeral  service.? were  held  this ; Wednesday    afternoon    from the   l^t] i.iosidonna of ih^^||Mased, aad \ijicnt   was    p^tli^^l^made at    C
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sent. As it is pi'9I^Hp|ir the will of | Mr. t;arson that nSIKls more than 10 years of ago wUmie accepted for entrance, it is foarea that many of Iho girls now awaiting for admittance will have pas.sed ihe age limit while wait¬ ing for a chance to enter.
Gcorgi" Buck?rt, who haa been ill and confined to his home, has sufli¬ ciently recovered  to b,' about again.
W^illiam Peterman, of Ambler, who was arrested .about 10 days ago on th chargei of having made threats against a relative on the Morri.s road and who was given a hearing before Justi-o White, of Lansdala, .and held nndoi- b.ail for court, has been rt>'leased from tho county jail and the case settled.
Henry Vaughan, a student in Por- kitiman school, is at the home of his parents suff^-j-ing from an injury to one of his limbs, sustained at school whii.^ cng.aging in  athletics.
At   the  local  bricK have been busy pi thie bel.t||, iron gtiard  rni»«- ovorini
Miscellaneous  Items of Interest t« Many Readers.
Horsham Lad Held Under J10OO Bail—* James Menafee Buried at Horsham— VVm. F. Tyson Buys Lot—Jarrettown and  Dresher Notes.
Uii Friday ilrs. C, Lane, of Dresher, w;is in Philadelphia.
-Mrs. E. C. McConnell, of Jarrettown, .spent Friday in Philadelphia.
"1 will be S5 years ol age on Fri¬ day."—A. Diet-r,  of Hallowell.
.Mrs. Charles Corneal has rctuniod to Jarrettown for tho summer.
Courtland Frick, of Dreslur, spent Sunday in Hatboro with his mother.
Mrs. Matilda Downs, of Horsham, who has boen  quite ill, is improving.
Miss May Lower has r.turned to Jarrettown from the Chestnut Uill hos¬ pital.
.Frank Potts, cf Jarrettown, is un¬ loading a car of manure at DroBhor station.
Mrs. William Doyle, of Horshiun, who has been on the sick lisl, is im»i proving.
Air. and Mrs. C. T. Hottensteiln, of Horshain 'P-rrace, entertained friends on .Saturday.
A boy of )6 years or over is wanted in thb "Gazelle" ofiice lo learn tho printing  trade.
James Caldwell and family, of Phila.- d Iphia, sp'Ut Sunday at their JaiTet- town   bungalow.
Charles li. Taylor, of Jarrettown, vlsted Charles W. Willard at Halloa well on Sunday.
I .Miss Clayton and Miss Emma S. I Roberts, of Dresher, spent Saturday ! in Philadeilphia.
I James Fosserl, resident of the K. Q. i E. home, Davis Groves was in Phlla- I delphia, on Tuesday. , Mrs. George Sill, of Horsham, is spending soma time with her son Al¬ bert, at Willow Grovtj. i Mr. and Mrs. Denjamin Houpt and son Raymond, of Dresher spent Sat¬ urday   in   Philadeclphia.
Albert Barrett, of Ambler, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Barrett, in Dreshar.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mullin, of Jen¬ kintown, sficnt Monday with Mrs. Alice Walton in Horsham.
Mrs. Jos ph Stortenbiicker, of near Jairettown, spent Monday afternoon with her father al Hallowell.
William Koehler, of Eurjka. has pur- c:hased the hay in the barn from Jon- ; alhan  Stackhouse,  of Haliow-jll.
Honjaniin   K.   Jarrett,   of   Kintners- ville,  formerly  of near  Hallowell,  haa b.^t.n coniinod to his bed with bronchl- . tis.
1 .Mrs. »ank Worth, of Prospactville, i spent W' diiesday of last week in Ab- ' ington  with  her brother, Horace Wil-
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John  Rodemick.    ot  Jarrettown,   ia
¦-"'"¦      -71   Saturday     last   he    h-'!'' Spme     ji    hi;:   pt^rsou;;).
Foresters' Contention.
'I'lio   .Moulgoniory   county   associali'in of  l''o:o.-t-rs of America  mot  Tliursd.i\ . ovoiiiii.g   with   court   Chc'ltonham.     Th.- \ inonthiv   niooliiig   was   preceded   by   a! class initiation of six novitiates by the 1 degro ¦   loani.     President   Camion   pro- ; sided.    All the camps were represented except  Jenkintown  and   Pottstown.    A | banquet   closed   the   proceedings.     Tiio noxi   iiiooiing  will   he  hold  on   April   ITi with Court Pride, of North Wah'S, ;
Orders     Road     Repair    to     Meet    War Demand.
State Higliway i'ominissioir'r Black lias notified his lifteen assistant en¬ gineers to get busy on highway repair work. The commissioner calls to tho attention of his force that if there i.s war good highways will bo one of the greatest needs.
The roads that will bo repaired aro through highways that militate mon have selected as being the ones that would bo relied uiion as avenues of motor  transportations.
It is pointed out that contingencies might arlao that would temporarily tie up traftic on tlie main lino railroails and, therefore, the highways must bo in as .good condition as it is posslblci to keep them.
Murphy's  Real   Estate Sales. I
VVarner Murphy has sold his two pr' - I perties situated at Welsh and Fitz¬ watertown roads, containing about 0110 and one-half acres of land to Vernon A. Benham, of Germantown. Posses¬ sion will be given .about April 1st. Tlio places were held at $5000. John S. Mason, of Hatboro, ccmsummated tho sale.
Lansdale Loses.
Un Saturday in a league shoot tlio Lansdale Gun club lost to Glen Wil¬ low by the score of 430 to 449. Pflogor broke 45 of his string.
Highland, of Edge llill, won out over Camden by a, score of 429 to 424.
C.  M.  Hill's Activities.
Clark M. Hill, of Willow Grove, has assumed ownership of the Maple Glen blacksmith and wagon building shops, long conducted by George W. Lenhart, Mr. Hill will continuo the business, which will be under the management of his brother-in-law, Irvin Barlow, who was employed for some years by Mr. Lenhart.
Mr. Hill has broken ground for the erection of a reinforced concrete gar¬ age to hold two cars, for Harry Streep¬ er. on Welsh road, opposite "Willow Grove park. Mr. Hill has also recent¬ ly estimated on four proposed new buildings around Willow Grove.
Offers  Home to Red Cross.
Congressman Henry W. Watson has offered his beautiful home, the Beech¬ wood, just outside of Langhorne, in Bucks county, to the Pennsylvani.i chapter of the American Red Cross society. The offer was made in a let¬ ter sent to the secretary of the society b.v Mr. Watson, who represents tho Eighth Congi-essional district,
Thero are 50 acres tn the tract, lo¬ cated along the Lincoln highway. Th- mansion is surrounded by broad porch¬ es, equipped with electricity and will make an ideal hospital in the event of war.
'ARD.
Itcbecca lfbw'ird,!!:'one Of the oldest ri.sidents of Ambler, died on Friday, ill the 8Sth year of her age, after a long illness.
Tho deceased was born, Feb. 22, ISliO. in Ireland, was the daughter of tho late Thomas and Mary Robb and was 0110 of three children, all of whom aro now doc ^ased. She came over to Amer¬ ica lu IS.'i; and soltlodin I'liiladelphiii, She was twice married, her first hus¬ band being Robert Coulter, of Phila- cl'dpliia. "Tw.! j-liildron wore lua-ji. lioth  'if whom are deceased.
After the death cif hor husband, tho subjoct of this sketch becamo inter¬ ested In liospital work, and in 1SB2 i:i a Philaelelphia hospital 11101 li->r ftituf • hiisbaiid, William Howard, who liad 1)1'Oil soul homo from the army, suffer¬ ing from the effects of poisoned wat''r ill the south. They wore married an.l resided at tJheslnut Hill. In .lanuary. 1S66, they purchased, from .Vnthoiiy ilori'is, a lot along .Morris road, south ot Ambler, and erected thereon a homo, On disposing of this, thoy purchasod where S, R. McVaugh now resides, and later purchased the present .VlcFarhui'l jiroperty, on North Main street, .¦iiid on .soiling this Mrs. How.'ird made her home with her daughter, Mrs. William A. I''ei'guson, Maple street and AVissa¬ hickon   avenue.
Mr. Howard died in October, 1909, in the 91st year of his age. They had the following sons and daughters : William, who died in infancy; Marga¬ ret, wife of Wm. A. I'crguson. of Am¬ bler; John R. and Harry, both of whom are deceased, and Sarah, wife of Albert Kulp, of Aniblor. The de¬ ceased for years was an active work¬ er in the Ambler Methodist church.
The funeral vvas held Tuesday after¬ noon, ser\-ices being conducted by Rov. .V. C. James in Calvar.v Molhodist church, and interment was mado in St. Thomas' cemeter.v, Whitomarsh: DAVID   DU.\.\I';TT.
D.avid Dunnett., husband of th • laic -Mary Dunnett, (neo B^rUhimor) di.jd .\fareh 24 in l'liilad(-l|ibia. The de- 'lo.ased, who was S4 ,\'.virs of age, was well known to a nunibar of tho older residents of Ambler, having conduct¬ ed the Rosei Valley and Springhonso stores for a number of .years. The funer.al took phice this Wedna.sday from Harold B. Mulligan's establish- mont, 501 Butler avenue, Ambl?r. In¬ terment was made in Rose HIII oonio- tery.
Sy'iRond Hooi  mo'     _.,.„ l.'i in his new tourtng' ci& on I day.
i     Th ^   materials   and   fixtures   for -the
• cnn\"niences  to  bo  installed  in  Harry
j Naso's tenant h'uiso hava arrived.
i    A  recent  report  snows  that  the  lo,-
< val   Union   Sund.i\-   school   is   on-   of
i the  most 'succossful   in   this    section,
' Last   Sunday   more   th.an   80   scholar"
' wi'i'o   pr'sent  and   t.'io   indications  arc
I thai   this   numbor   will   be  greatly   iii-
I croas 'd  within a short time.
j     W"s!o.v   Boan   is   tiii'iiing   out   u   lino
'piece  of   work   at  bis   planing  mill   in
! tli^   shape    of  a   music   cabiuvt.     The
cabinet is being mado bv Harry .Socl.'r-
ii;an  niidor .Mr.  Bean's person.al suppr-
' vision   and   wh"!!   finished   will   b"   tho
|i)OlK-riy  of John   K.   Ho^bnor,  of Wor-
coster,   who    furnished   wood     from  a
, cherry tree cut down liy Mr. Heebner's
i father moro  than  50  .years ago.    It  is
a   handsoma   pieo   of   furniture   and
when full.v completed will greatl.v add
to the attractiveness of Mr.  Hocbner's
music room.
The supervisors of Upper Gwynedd township ara showing their .ability as road builders and In saving the tax¬ payers' mone.v by getting on the job. and making the needed ivpairs now rather than wait until tho roads are in such a condition as to require much labor and conslderablej mateiial. Two carloads of crushed stone have arrived and in places some of the roads have r<>coivad a top dressing of tlw s.amo.
1). S. Z-rn, of D. S. Z.M'n & Son. drovers, will shoi'tl.y leave for the west where h'> will purchase a carload of cows and piililic s.al? of the same will be held about April 16, \Vatch the "Gazette" for full announcement of tho sale'.
Arrangements htive bean made to hold the old fashioned spelling bee, that had been postponoKl from the lo¬ cal instituta, next .Saturday evening In Roehner's hall. It is open to any one in the districl. Come out and spend an enjoyable o\-onin.g.
SPRINGHOUSE.
Robert .vr. Hallowell and family wero \ isiting r'latlves at Quakertown on .Sunday.
Mr. Henry McKean Ingersoll is hav¬ ing' bis house repainted,
Irvin Wick, of Willow, was calling on friends al this place on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. le'ellx Hanlon ai-ei sp.iiding som> time in Atlantic City.
Oliver Haiie.v and family will movi Id  Ihoad  Axo tbis  Saturday.
-Mr, and Mrs. Earl It. Saxe, of Lans¬ dale, wero visiting relatives at this place on Wadneisday.
Miss Jcannie H. Ingor.soll came out to her country place on Tuesday.
Miss Myrtlc3 Hand spont the wc-k- oiid  with friends in Pliiladelphia.
Mrs. Mary Barr, of Lansdale, visit- . cl  friends at thus place ou Sund.ay.
The Charles Frank Will.
Charles Frank, late of North Wales, in his win, probated In tha office of lto.;ister of Wills Robert C. Miller, giv s his home on Montgomer.v ave- niie   to  his  widow,   Susan,  as  long as
to
tli
c lives, the proparty then reverting th'! son, Harvey, who receives th.> (Jsldue of the estata and is also named > e.xacutor.
BELFRY.
The Bethel .\l. H. churcii membors and many friends greeted tho return of Rov. .iiul Mrs, Ar^xaiidcr Oraham for tho now conference year b.v sur- roiincling the sacivd old altar of God on invitation ot tho pastor and recou- socrating and renewing th:'ir coven¬ ants. It was a very impi'cs.?ivo an.l soul strengthening service.
The Bethel Aid society will nv-et at the homo of Mr. and Mrs, Irwin Dewees on Wednesday evening, April 4.    A largo .attendaiioa requested.
BLUE BELL.
Wiliiior Whittock and family, of Am¬ bler, will move to the Stong farm about April 1st.
William Sholler has purchased a Ford cor.
Mollie Staples is sick with mumps.
Michael Montgomery, farmer for W. Lyman Biddle, h.as planted his early potatoss and pea.s.
Kirk Magill and family have moved to Cynwj'd.
Mr. and Mr.s. James Fallows visited friend.s. in Ambler last week.
Mrs. }[arry Walker, who has been on the sick list,  Is improving.
Wm. J. Claeland will occupy his resi¬ dence about April 1st,
Mr. and Mrs. D.avlrt Walker, of West Point, visited S. D. Shearer on Sundav.
Misses Annie and Clara Roberts wero racent guests of friends In Ambler.
SPRING MILK.
Supt. A. M. Weaver, of tho Consho¬ hocken schools, addressed tho ola.ss of 1917 of Spring Mill school, last Satur¬ day afternoon.
f    Rai^B*,   B.   I'-terson.   who
¦ jtssignea   to  a   charge   at  DoyIest(»#IS will     remove     from"    Jarrettown     tm
I Thursda.v.
j     Several   Horsham   liremen   r.-spond
I ed   to   the  alai'm   at  the   Walton  pro-
¦ perty,    .Noshaininy,   Saturday   evening? and did good work.
!     Bonjamin Eves and family, Miss Jen¬ nie Shaffer and Mrs.  E. C.  McConnell, of  Jarrotiown,   spent   Thursday  after- ; noon  in  G luianlown.
I     A   nuirriago   licen.se   was   granted   iu
. Bucks  county   to   Mr.   J.   Russell  Cor-
I nell,   of   Holland,     and   Miss  Anna  B.
: Schlachtc r, of Horsham.
j     Sjvoii carloads of crushed stone, 29*
tons  in all.   have   been  spraad  on  thia
: Horsham and  Hatboro lurnpike, which
resurfac.s   the   greater   portion   of  tha
highway.
On .Monday in Horsham Friend.s' burying ground were interred the re¬ mains of tlie late Jane 11. Kerbaugh, of Norrisiown, widow of Tliomas S. Kerbaugh.
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Franli Forked', of Horsham, euttrlalned tha following: James Webster, of Beth¬ ayres, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Savin, of Germantown.
On Sunday Rev. C, M. Haddaway, who has been assigned to the pastor- ala of the Jarrettown Methodist church, preached on Sunday and made a very favorable impression.
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Randal, Fenton, of Drasher, were, visited by William Weldo, Frank Murray .and Misses Barbara, Francis and Anna. Hebele, of Kensington. .';
Herman Rouess, of Horsham. ,^e» has been confined to his homa sinCoi Oct. 10 with inllaniiiiutory rheumafj.sni. was ,aiile lo walk out during th-a. week, althiiiigh in a very crinnled condition.
During the week the Meehan com¬ pany has shipped carloads of nurssry .•-•tock to Wayne, Cal.; St. l-iouis and Clayton, Mo., and lyxington, Ky. Tlio coinpany has employed 55 Italians for work In the nurseries.
Goorge Sill, of Horsham, will mov« from Wm. J. T.vson's house, Horsham Terrace, to Lee avenu.*. Willow Grova, where he has secured a position witli Arthur L.e, coal and lumber dealef of Willow Grove. The vacated houso will be occupied by Ralph Tyson.
Tho Jarrettown branch of tha Nee¬ dlework guild will 'Mild an e'ntertain- mont in the Jarrettown school house:» uoxt Sa.turday evaning. Ice cream, cake, candy, aprons, caps will be. 011 sale. Proceeds for the benefit of tha Riad Cross fund. Everybody urged to alte.»nd and help.
Satterthwaite and Paxson, the youiii.-,' man who stole cars and entered PTors- hani garages, wei'.« held Monday night at Abinglon, under $1000 hail for court. Isaac. Warner, Wilmer Wood, .V. K. Williams, J. W. Freas, Frank Jarrett, uf Horsham, and C. W. Willard. ol* Hallowell, wero witness's at the hear¬ ing  and   wero    able   to   identify   aomo
Thomas J. Liana, the Dresh.ar land- seapo gardener, reports an active sea¬ son. He has been awarded the care ol' Rldgowood farm's 50-acro appla or¬ chard, and on Tuesday secured thci contract for the ramoval of so-voral large trees to A. C. Harrison's new pro- party at Tvvvcrock. Ho will also re- grade the lawn about the M. J. Dilloit residence  at  Jarrettown.
On Tuesday afternoon tho rom;^ia.^ of James Menel'ee, colored, were bur¬ ied in Hnr.shani Friends' burying? ground. Men'ifee at one lime rosidad in Ambler and later lived in Horsham. Ho died as a result of blood p.dsonln.i? whicii devolopad after his log was am¬ putated at the? Jewi.sh hospit.il. Ho v.-as shot In the limb whil" under sus¬ picion of having stolni chickens.
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