The Ambler Gazette 19180905

              The ambler Gazette.
I.
VOL. XXXV.-KO.   33
AMBLER.   PA..   SE:PTEM13EJ^   5,   1918.
$1.75   A   YEJAR
COLD POINT 'and PLYMOUTH.
BERKHIMER      ! BEIDEMAN
JFAMILY MEETS.
Happenings tt Local Interest to Our 1 Descendants  of  John, Jacob and Readers. William.
rll^.ice     Flag     Raised     at     Plymouth ' Gather at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Char- .".eeting—Death     From     Cold     Point       les   W.   Berkhimer,   Near   Penllyn—
Auto     Accident—Schools     Reopen—|     Interesting     History— Officers     Re-
Harmonville and   Hickorytown.  . i     elected—Plans for Next Year.
Mrs. Albert;], Clemens, wife of Rich- The descendants of John. Jacob and ard Clemens, of Plymouth Meeting, William Berkhimer met Saturday, In died Wednesday in the ofttli year of : the ISth annual gathering, at the home her age. The funeral services were I of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Berkhim- held on Friday afternoon in the Broad- I e.-, on the Whittock farm, near Pen- way Reformed  Episcopal church, Pat- ' llyn.
terson.   N.  J.    Interment  in  Fairbanks '     Owing  to   the  rush   of  business  and 'cemetery. war   conditions     the   attendance     was
Ex-Insurance Commissioner Charles not so large as in former years. At R.  Johnson   has  been  marketing  some   2   p.   m.   a   business   session   was   held
PLEADSGUILTY.
Stole $221 From Grocer J. J. Har¬ ton, of Ambler.
Judge Miller Says the Act Looks as Though Accused Tried to Evade Draft—Otner Cases of Plead Guilty Court.
liefore Judge Miller, on ['"riday last, Russell Beidernan, of Amble;-, pleaded guilty to the theft of $221 from Joseph J. Harton, grocer, of Ambler, by whom. Beideman   was  employed.     The   guilt.y
WHITPAIN AND L. GWYWEDD.
Who's Who and What's <Vhal in the Two Townshipa.
-Mr. and .Mrs. llenry Ih'inton Cn.Ne and their daughter. Miss Cathai'ine Co.\e. returned Sunday to Haffod, tlieir place at Penllyn. They have been oc- cupyiuic the olrl l.overing homestead, near   .Alinot.   .Mass,,   for   several   weeks.
rs,  Co.\e   was a Miss  Ruth   Covering
fore her marriage many years ago.
Mrs.  Carroll  Richa.-ds,  of  Blue   Bell,
ho   was
AMBLER WINS, I iHORSHAM AND. THE_P1ENNANT.   UPPER DUBLIN.
Defeats Fort Washington.   Doyles-' Miscellaneous   Items of Interest.to town Loses Two. Many Readers.
youth  is of draft  age, and Judge  Mil-l^ea",,  is'iecoyeT?,;'/   °'""''""'     '"   "^'
ler   said   the   theft   bears   every   eyl- '"" "'^¦
dence   of  a   crime   committed   *lf:,nBe     „,     ,       ,
purpose   of   evading   the   re(iUlj'Sfc,eiits   covering from a heavy
,„„..   ..„„   ,.^. „   .-  of   militury   service,   and   he : ^<jfei,'red  _.
fine HHjerta peaches  from  the  orchard   and  plans  discussed  for next year.    It I sentence     until     Sept.   14,'-Vwhile'  hia .Wii.son motored  to Overbrook on  Sat on hi^ickorytown f.arm. -""  "—-^""^   *- ~—*   '^"   '—   -'  =- -¦--  - --  •^-   <•-'¦¦     --   ..a»„rH,„ »„., „„i,„,, ._ ^..„..,_,. „   ,„__..
Plymoisth Meeting has a .service flag' The   big  emblem,   containing   38   .stai-s, ; |-' was   flung  to  the breeze  on   Saturday '.ifternoon   with   appropriate   and press!ve  ceremonies.    Of  the  '38  men
leUershomeZ^';^^S^^lr\^,j::^!^S^^VlAa.^rrea^^^^   ''
Easily    Defeats    Doylestown   on    Mon- | day   and   Finishes   the   Season   With High  Average—Southampton   Is  Sec¬ ond.
The Ambler team clinched the pen- ' nant in the .Monteomery County league , .Monday afternoon when il defeated , Doylestown at Doylestown by llie! score of a to :i. But for the heavy, hitting of the new champions the , ' Mrs   nom,,,,   ,r  a.   i„ .-i... ¦ i game   was   uninteresting.    Tne  Ambler
,,M..s.   Rempp,   of  Sprlnghou.se,  is  re-, ^oys   went   after   Mayer,   Doylestown's , ,. ,„        " "^^^  ''""•¦ 'pitcher,     and   g.ive   him   no   rest     from
li.ugene   Wentz  and   lamiiy   and   Mi.ss i the    third    period.      In    this    round    h.'
was   hammered   for   lour   hits.     In   the
Township   Faculties—Schools   Reopen—
Potato    Yields    Near   the   Average—
Willard      Reunion—Jarrettown      and
Dresher.
James Beresford, a resident of the K. G. E. home, Davis Grove, has been quite  ill  and  confined   to  his   bed.
The K. G. !•:. home farm at Davis Groye has about four acres of potatoes, and the yield is about an average one.
"I well remember the lirst balloon ascension 1 saw. It was in 183"J at Kutztown, Pa."—A. Dieter, of Hallo¬ weU.
Irvin Cozens was at the Horsham townsliip polling |)lace on Tuesday an^d
ties in the recent Hun raids and drives.
I Slingluff, of Blue Bell.
Th» Yntere'stine  exe-cises   were  parti- i     The   program  of  the  day  comprised S^;   Itt^ey^^:' li^"B^ -l^-!°"VilhL '^Z^er?-}^
Norrlatown; J. J. Gorman, of Harmon¬ ville, and William Lacey, of Consho¬ hocken. The banner, emblematical of the patriotism and valor of the youths of the locality, is hanging over the Oermantown pike between the stores of H. Oscar Young and Harry Lees. Mrs.   William   Carr^   and  eister,     of
and of Con¬ shohocken, who is a descendant of the family, read a most interesting and well-i)repared history, which revealed much of interest and value to the des¬ cendants. Historian Van^rk gave a review of stalistics covering the past year.
The   ref:-eshments   of  the  day   were
Harmonville,  spent  Thursday  at  Wil-| ^^o^ugj^jy ^jscuggg"^ ¦^"„j,"^"g„j^y^j "j^'i^J low 'Grove. l the event was truly a red-letter occa-
Mlss  Caroline  Cair has returned  to' gjon amons the many descendants of
her borne in Harmonville after haV'- Ing spent five weeks with her aunt in   Philadelphia
the three pioneer brothers.
The early records of the family  are somewhat meagre  and  obscured.    The
Vickers Tarbutton and family^ oil | original Berkhimers, or Berheimers, in Harmonville spent Sunday in Ger- the persons of William, aged 26; Sa- maxitown      ' '°'"^'    ^^^^   ^^'     Susanna,    aged   17;
Ml«8  Grace   Campbell   has   returned   L^onai-d, aged eight, and Vellen, aged
to il(*r home in Wyncote after having «n«nt a . week with her grandmother, Mrs. Millie Hiltner, in Harmonville.
Mra. Otto Nast and family, of Har¬ monville, spent Monday at Willow Grove.
Vickers Tarbutton, of Harmonville, haa secured a position at the Ivy Rock   steel   mill.
Miss Gertrude Myers, of Can''s lane, Harmonville. has gone to Brooklyn, N. Y., to spend the week.
The E. J. l.avino company's plant closed down on Monday, and many of the employes of the American Magnes¬ ia company  gax'e  up   work  at  noon.
A work car: has been on the siding at Plymouth Meeting station, on the Trenton Cut-off, used as headquarters for a gang of painters who are at work on the bridges.
James   I'Ylth   and   family,   of   Hick
six, emigrated from Gei-many in 17S2 on the good ship "Samuel" from Lon¬ don. One of the early Berkhimers married Mary Salome Hallman about 1700. Some of the family settled in halford township. In 1762 I,.eonard Berkhimer purchased 172 acres of land in Worcester township, but after ¦:'e- maining In the family for many years it is now owned by other parties. The Berkhimers were prominently identi¬ fied with the history of St. John's Lutheran church, Centie Square, and many beai'lngr the family name are buried in the cemetery adjoining. John   Berkhimer's   descendants   set
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adelphia. Durkin stopp^pRHe car and jumping out gave chasJjFlo the guilty party, who was captui-ed in a blind alley and  turned over to the police.
Sentence on  Tony Gigliotti. aged  17, was also deferred unlil Sept.  14, pend
ing   a   further   inquiry.     The   lad   wasJ     Mr. and  Mrs. Warren Fleck, of Blue
found asleep in the Italian church at Ambler, but had appropriated some of the articles of villue in the edifice.
Henry Hartzell, aged 19. was given a sentence of 18 months in jail and his 17-year-old brother Paul Hartzell was sent to the Huntingdon Reformatory, upon thflr pleas of entering the homes of A. G. Goldman and Howard Shank at Green l^ne. The boys are from Souderton. of stalwart build and of good families. A third brother ven¬ tured an explanation to the court to the effect that as laboring wages in and about Souderton are but $1.50 per day, the lads were led to leave their home surrounding and thus fell into temptation.
Judge Swartz heard the following of the plead guilty cases :
Daniel O'Donnell, age 71, twice sen¬ tenced Cor chicken stealing in the' vicinity of Norristown, was given a third sentence of IS months for the theft of six chickens from Albert F. Wernle, of Sandy Hill, east of Nor¬ ristown. ()'l>onnell was apprehended at an early hour on June 24 by Detec¬ tive Nuss with the chickens in his pos¬ session. !
Everett Piice, a colored lad of 16. traveling with crutches by reason of the loss of one leg and a crippled foot, was sent to the Huntingdon reforran-
tled about Narcissa and Plymouth ! tory. He took $56 in money, a gold Meeting. Nearly all of William's pro- | watch and jewelry from Mrs. Sarah geny reside in Philadelphia, and tlie Paul ,at Chestnut Hill, a few hours Rerkhimers .ibout Ambler are descen- after she had taken pity on him, gave dants of Jacob, who was the grand- him employment. He had just ran father of Allen Berkhimer.  of Amblei'.   away   from   the     Downingtown   school
orytown.     on     .Monday'   moved
„.j^„  „     .___ their I who, until earlv this year resided upon for   colored   hoys,   where   he  had  been
household goods by lai-ge auto truck to   the   old   property,   just   north   of   Am- placed     bv   the   Philadelphia     juvenile
Newark,   .N.  J.,  where  Mr.  I'"rith  has a, ble;^.    along    the  Chestnut     Hill     and court.
position! Springhouse turnpike, which farm  was       Henry Smitli, alias Earl Smith,  with
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harvev  Rex,  of Hick- -. occupied   by   hia   grandfather,   so   that a   criminal   reco;-d,   and   a   victim   of
orytown,   spent     Sunday    jn   German- I tive    consecutive    generations    of    the dope,   pleaded   "uilty   to   the   theft   of
(own, ' family have now lived in the old house, over  $2000  of  .articles   Irom'  the   home
aAary J*ii]''8j,.-i4B.ila Jial pie and Abble   Allen   Berkhimer's   father   was   named of  Charles   Miller  in   Noble   on   Idem Awtes,.   of  ^foajffilJWir,-,Centered,.JJje.^^lfflu^^
.Vorrisi'uvn   high school  <m   'I'uesday.       Tsaao E. Ambler estate^property  when [ te
Cold    I'oint   grange,     ,\o.   OOC,     will   Allen   was   horn.     After   a   few   years, the various articles, two others, named
one  of his hor.ses killed  last  week.
enteitained Mr. Roebuck and family aud Mr. Pugh and family, of Norri.stown, on S^unday, and Mr. Con¬ ner and  family on  Ijabor day.
were   made   by   the   Ambler   team   off g,   besides  this   he  <on- ' liases  on   balls   and   hit
of     liuckingha*
!^M.and-Mrs:Ho;:;.ri^ip^:o^'Bluei?f;^ vi:^r'^r'::ri^:]!^'^ir^u^'^'^^'^^^"--'---^¦^-
Bell,    entertained     Mr.   Roebuck     and 1 „„„  v..j,„,.,r.r.     .«.. r,,,. a.^  tHo  ii.,h.   tv. •   oay_.
one  batsman.    So far as  the  tight
Mr.   and   Mrs.   Benjamin   K.   Jarrett
I the    pennant,     between     Ambler    and :       ,  .Mnn-hte-   of  K'infnei-sviiie    visiteA
[e?n!,'t":rV ""::„r",f""f •:% '%'aT   ""^tlveTT H°allowel "HoJshkm'anS team   was   far   out-classed,   as   it   fail-   oipn„i,i„ f^am  Snturdav tn   Mondav
^J '-° _'\^P_°".^ «i'.T.^.,°"^_°'-.t'i"':...'Jl.- : ^'r'c^nuT.and'"supp'er"w^rife^'^'
heM
Sergeant Elme.- E. Jacoby. of Camp Humphrey, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Jacoby. at Penllyn, over the weel4-end.
Samuel Shaeff, of Blue Bell, has passed the examination for army .ser¬ vice.
Charles Stewart VV/ujtz. of Philadel¬ phia, spent Labor day on his farm at Blue Bell.
Fi-ed. Slingluff and family, of Chest¬ nut Hill, spent the week-end with Mr. and   Mrs.  Levi  Slingluff.  of  Blue  Bell.
Mr. and Mr.s. Oliver Reyner, of Blue Bell, are entertaining their aunt for a few days.
Russell Bernhard, of Penn Square, formerly of Blue Bell, died on Sunday of typhoid  fever.
Sadie Johnson, of Three Tuns, spent a few davs recently with her sister, Mrs. Hem-y Tustin, of Blue Bell.
$53.30 was raised by .societies and members in Boehm's church to be sent to Womelsdorf Orphans' home in re¬ sponse to an appeal sent by Dr. Moore asking for aid.
Ben, spent the week-end  at the sjiore. ! of   the^ biggest "cro.vds   of   the   -ason I ,, VeTa'rreUown M.T'ch^'rch'Sa'tu7
saw the contest, but after the fourth ^ pvenine Sent 14 Member, ajad inning the only interest taken wa« to Xds'ali^^' ^eq^uested t^^^on'trib^te see how large a score Amble.- would ..pentahlps anrt fruits Those ner<iort!i Win by Captain Wodock wou«d up X^^lfnVXuveTsuch''^ns''foX the  league season  in a blaze  ot Klory | „t,„™h     will     niease    notifv     «?amiifl
'h^„rrh°t"'Le,r"f,,\fi"^' fCet f S Wh" 'wil^hr^'e s^fcalledX' short, but he also out ot hve times to | ^ j ^^ Rodemick, who is stay- the plate gathered in four safe bits, ' =„_ _,,,,, u„,. ,i,o„E-htBr M-a Pf>rpv L. two   of   which   were   good   for   extra | ^^™"V^^ea7"S^^^^
5i^-:. ..«'"TJL.^.^l.-?",?_''l- .J".^,-jl?o''vere"d fiftli her"^e^ent mness'^'*^    '
player that played a star game in the lield, at the bat and on the bases. He was up to the plate five times, hit safely three times and walked twice. He   al.so   stole   two   bases   and   in   the
William Whiteside, of Hallowell. haa completed harvesting 15 acres of pota¬ toes.    The  yield is fair.
Mrs.  Joseph Wood.  who.  in the ab- ^ ,, , . ,     „ „.,,, , , ,     sence   of   her   husband,   superintendsj
held  made a  great catch of Wildrick's , ^y^^   operation   of   the   ;i00-acre   Jabel-
foul   fly.
; wadi farm, neai' Davis Grove, has com-
Doylestown was the first to -"Core, i ,„gtg^l ^^^ potato hai-vest putting over two runs in the second ^ j ^^ Whiteside, of JBabylon, has* period on two hits and an error. Am- the prize potatb j^ield of Horaham bier soon overcome this lead and went I .'j^.       u,      = ,i f .^    24 a/rei
it one better in the next inning, singles \'^^,''f:P'^,^^^\l'^l^^^^^^ ^^^l
by Row,  R. Wodock, Klump and Cavis   ,^ -  .,        , j   eeneral   vield   of
turning the trick. Three runs were ' i^f^.^lnlhe fi?ld may "i o"!^^^^^ added in the next session on a base on ^^^en it is stated that his sons, John balls to Martin, Liebert's and it AVo- ^ j„aeph, recently picked a cart- dock'.s two-base blows and Klump s ,„^,i „f /^ bushels in less than an second single. Ambler scored again j^q^,,. .Mr'^ hTan-rTippin, of Blue Bell, had i'" the fifth session and in the sixth, .p^e Horsham public schools resum- a   night   blooming   cereus   to   open   on   ?yio^'f"t"   a""   last   tally  came   ovei.   ^ sessions  on  Tuesday  morning with
.-  . . -.  . -.- .. ,.-,.        ..  1 Drtvlosfnivn    «nnrp/l    ita   tinnl   TilTl    in    the     ..   . .      ¦^ . .**
Friday evening, which attracted a great deal of attention in the com¬ munity.
Miss Saniford, of Germantown, spenl the week-en(^ with Miss Ruth Wood, of Centre Square.
Miss   Lillie   Harcuss   and   niece,   o?
Doylestown scored  its final run in  the   rhe^fohowing   'ieachei's     in tlfth   on    Ross    Harding's   iingle   and   ^^enn   B arr  svhooT M^s   i?en Power s  two  base  blow.
Next    Saturday    afternoon    on    the Ambler grounds the Amblei- team   will
charge :
e   Allen;
ProspectviUe     school.     Miss     li.mnah
Detwiler;   Horsham  school.   Miss Anna.
Medinger     and     Miss     Anna     l-Cei-ns;
!^!?L};K:?i?'^^°^'i:;£j:;-^'^^^i;^ ^s^'sd^s;;., ^i^: .r^;j^%,;r^i;^.
all-star  leam.     l.ast  Sunday at Allen-
Washington*"D.*'c.', have "been'spending; town the  locals defeated the Hogan A. some   time   with   Mr.   George   Zimmer-|'"-   ''   to   3.   and   on   Moaday   morning
Ambler   won   from   West   Philadelphia
man and family, near Blue Bell.
Mrs. Laura Shearer, of Blue Bell, and -Mr. and Mr.s. Warren Shearer, of Pennsgrove, N. J., .spent the week-end with  the former's  sister in New York.
A farewell party was tendered Dan- ial  tippin,     of  Biue   Bell,   on     Friday
' Harrison   and   Stein,   both   with   crim-
  .grange,      ,     .
have  a  representation  at  the   Pamona, ; however. Charles removed to the Berk which   meets   this   Thursday   with   the Sanatoga branch.
Charles   B,   Frederick.   .)i.. student    at      Williamson    school.      has   tlie family association  for many resumed  his studies after having spent , now   resides   in   l-'lourtown.
several  weeks with  his parents on the 	
farm at Hickorytown. County   Campaign   Opens   Sept.   7   at   Fastern     Penitentiary   for   sfx     vears
On   Monday   the     male   and     iemalo Collegeville. ] HarrLson and  Stein  have not been ap-,
members  of   llickiaytown   mission   as-       ,    _,  , , , ,       "     ^ „ .„   '
wembled at the mission and cleaned up       In Robinsons meadow at Collegeville | the  property.    The  ladies  attended   to   ""   Sunday,   September   7.   the  Repub- the  inside and  the  men  were  busy  on ' IV^'i"!^ of Montgomery county will open
        the   canlpaign   for   the   tall   election,!
>ij;.i^«^i;;;i^,ei.*iutT'vii^ehr^;«sS"^^
red  the place and gathered  together i*^he   sixth   anniPP" reunion'  of    the
Wilkey   I'amily,     of   which   then-     are
Prof, by the score ot  4  to 3.    This  was   ^^^g   j^     has   ever   raised.     The   I a great  pitchers   battle lietween Cavis. ^       j    „,.    ^^^  ,,;,,,   ^^^^  „
for  the   locals   and   Olsen^for  the  vis-   „„^ ^.J   ^^„^^^
The   latter   school    is   filled   to   about capacity.
Clarence   Allen.     ,)f   ITorsham     road, has one  of the   laigest  crops  of  pota-
tubers umev-
itors.     The   latter   is   from  one  of   the big  league   teams.
On the Amhh'r baseball ,gi'ounds last
David   Worthington,   of   Neshaminy, spent Monday at the  Byberry fair.
Sunday  the  locals  iook one more  step   phYladeTDhla^spenrthe^ week-end'w-'' UjW*tt|h.«ijtepW«to«^ , Ste1ftt'^r''s'pa^V Mr. and  Mm   3 ,
, Montgomery-qSm!-y-ft"S^e «jf d«t?at-' ggph   y-   Whiteside:^ at   Habyloh.
many   descendants   in   Whitpain,
himer   homestead    and    continued    till, inal   records,     waited   on   the     outside',,-,,¦ ..¦^„,,,^j„.;     „f   Ziehe-'s   'nar his death at the age of 67 years.    Allen   with   an   automobile.     They   took   the   west   Point     E   Mav  Walton ' of  ne who   is   a   Berkhimer.  who  has  been  president Of  stuff  away,   after  giving   him   $268   as   ^^^^'   *^°'"^-    '^'  ""'^   vvaiion.
ars. ! his share of the loot. Smith was sent to county jail for 5 years. He told the  court   he   would   rather  go   to   the
was
k.
prehended.
Blue Bell, is secretary of the associa¬ lion.
David Bernhard, of ^Vanklinville, and his son, Howard, of Blue Bell, are hauling out  some  fine  tomatoes.
.Sergeant   Elmer   E.  Jacoby,   of  Pen-
ing I-ort \\'ashin.i;ton I'y the sroi-i 0 to 0. By shutting out the Fort bo.vs Peter Liebert addC'l more laurels lo his record, as it made the eightli shut-out game that he has i'itched this season live of which eame in a row. l""or tiv- innings Ihe neigliboi in,g team gave tin' hiini» dull .-i liattle, hut beginning wi'Ji the sixth session theii- hopes for mak¬ ing the contest a close one were blast-
when Senator William Sproul. the candidale for governor, Edward E. Beidleman. candidate for lieutenant- .yoverui ••; Hon, llenry W. Watson, candidale for re-election to congress; F.   S.   Senator     Boies   Penrose.     Hon.
the lawn. Lunch was served to all the workers, and long before night the . many willing hands completed the task, which makes the whole property very attractive and entirely in keeping with   its   mission—a   lighthouse  on   the
Mr.s.   Helen   Hamel   and   ebildren,   of i Gabriel   .Moyer  and   the  candidates  for Hickorytown, were week-end guests of , the  state  legislature   will  be  present.
the  former's    .sister,     Mrs.  G.   Clayton!       _        ,  —;——; —,
Rex. at Maple Glen. '^'°-   "-ear's   Uivery,  at  Chalfont,
Over   the     week-end     Mr.   and   Mrs. ' Burned*
Charles  B.  Fi-ederick,  of  Hickorytown, |     George Lear's livery stables at Chal- entertained     the     following :        Leslie l font   were  destroyed  by  fire  Thursday Rhoads,     Miss   Duray,     Mr.   and   Mrs.   morning and one horse was burned. William   Rhoads     and     Mr.   and   Mrs. j     $600   worth   of   cement   belonging   to Johnson and three children. i FieA.   \lcPeek,     who   is   building    the
XiOMiB R. Shoemalter. who owns and Chalfont bridge, was also destroyed, operates one of the best little farms I It is said the loss will be $4000 part- in Plymouth township, and is himself ] ly covered by insurance, one of the best farmers, has just fin- ! The supposition is that the fire was ished his threshing. He had 320 bush-| started by sparks from the 11 o'clock els of wheat, and from 5 acres of oats [ train, the livery being close to the ho had 465  bushels,  which  weighed ,35 i tracks hear the station.
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pounds to the bushel. As 32 pounds is the legal weight of a bushel of oats he had 508 Vi bushels, or 101% bushels to the acre. If any of the good farmers who read the "Gazette" can beat that send along the data.
William   Love   has   moved   into   the Zigler  bungalow,    on: Belvoir  avenue, , and  the Zigler family  have  moved  to the   Ralf    property,   on     Germantown Pike.
Isaac J. Sheppard, Jr.. and wife, of upper Plymouth, have gone to Ocean City for a week.
Isaac J. Sheppard, Sr., of Broad Axe, has purchased a beautiful driv¬ ing horse for use in his guinea pig business, which has become so exten¬ sive it was too much for one horse, and he says he has no ¦use for an automo¬ bile at present.
The dry weather has played Iiavoc with tho corn crop in Plymouth. Louis B. Sheppard haa cut one field of five acres that was planted verv early. It came up well and grew finely, but the dry weather and hot sun burned it -up. so he thinks he will not get more than 100 bushels from the fleld.
Lewis B. Sheppard, of Belvoir ave¬ nue, has started in the Conshohocken curb market and is getting good prices. Spring chickens, of which he has several hundred, bring 55 cents per pound, they weigh about three pounds each, stewing chickens, 4ff cents,  corn,  $3.50 per hundred.
William Sheppard. of Belvoir ave¬ nue, Plymouth township, in renewing his subscription, says, "We t.ake a great many papers and periodicals, but the ¦Gazette' always comes first with me, as it ia truly a news paper."
Mr. and Mrs. J. Thim. of Cold Point, motore<l to New York on Saturday and returned Monday with their children, Arthur and Marion, who spent some lime with  their grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. George Sheller. Jr.. of Cold Point, spent Sunday with re¬ latives at Primus.
George Sheller. Jr., of Cold Point, has purchased a horse from George Campbell, of Flourtown.
Wagons, hay and grain were also destroyed.
Chalfont's chemical apparatus pro¬ tected nearby properties, and the Doy¬ lestown company arrived with both automobile apparatuses to work in case of an emergency.
Has   Son   Arrested.
Piiilip Reese, aged 18. of Jefferson¬ ville, was aiTested by Policeman Par- vin, on a warrant charging him with non-support. He was arraigned before Magistrate Stead, where his mother, Mrs. Amelia Reilley, testified that he is the one to whom she looked for sup- Port, and that he had refused positive¬ ly to go to work and assist her in maintaining the home. He was com¬ mitted  to jail  to await  trial at court.
Postmasters.
Among the several thousand post¬ master nominations which were sent to the senate. Thursday, by President WHson, were these from this county, being all re-appointed :
Ardmore, Albert L. Reinhold.
Bi-yn Mawr, John J. McAllister.
Cynwyd,  Charles J. Hansell.
Last Greenville. John Ia Dimmig.
Fort Washington.   Effle  R.  Anshutz,
H.atboro, Henry J. Mon-ia.
Ogontz, J. A.  Coonahan.
Pencoyd,  W.  M.  O.  Edwards.
Royersford. t^. A. Dehuff.
Wyncote,  Annie  H.  Washwood.
Bala, Joseph F. Dolan. Jr.
Lansdale Soldier Boys. James Schaeffer, of Lansdale; Allen M. I,.andis. of West Telford; George Hoepfl, of Woxall. and Willard Ger¬ hart, of West Telford, left for Camp Greene, N. C. 19 men for regulai' army service and six for limited ser¬ vice left for Camp Greenieaf. Ga., and Camp  Dix.   N.   J.,   this   week.
Marriage  Licenses.
William S. Dickerson, Jr., Plymouth Meeting, and Florence Wilfong, West Conshohocken.
Alan    Wood     Frankenfield.     Sprin-
Funeral  of Charles   R.   MacNair.
The funeral services of the I.hh ("harles R. MacNair were held Wel¬ nesday afteinoon in the Pleasantville Reformed church, of wliich chu."ch liSi had heen a member over 20 years and sang in the choir until his late illness. Music was his hobby. He belong'd to the Philadelphia Fellowship JIusic club until it disbanded a few years since. Rev. Paul Yoh had charge nf the services and Rev. Mr. Prou.se. 'if Montgomery Square M. E. church, as¬ sisted. A male quintette of Doyles¬ town, Messrs. Gerlitzki, Rich, Shumaa, Rodrock, and Dudbridge sang "I.,e:Kl. Kindlv Light" and "Nearer to Thei," The floral offerings were numerous and beautiful.
The bearers were the deceased's three brothers, Arthur S., Ii-vin L. and H. Raymond MacNair, and thr-e brothers-in-law, Raymond and Judsen Weidner and Harold Tiffany. Inter¬ ment was private in Rose Hill cem¬ tery.  .\mbler.
llyn,   and   Miss   Mary   C.   Slavin   visit- ; ed.     During   the   last  three  fram. ed the latter's uncle and aunt. Mr. and i locals piled  up seven  tallies, .sev eral
McKinstry Reunion.
The McKinstry family held their tm¬ nuai reunion Thursday at the home if Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Hobensa. k, Ivyland, with more than I'OO memb' :s present. <"';
Offlcers Of the reunion are : Presi¬ dent, Wilson B. McKinstry; secretary, Mrs. Gertrude Gheen, Conshohocken; treasurer, Washington Cadwallailer. Warrington.
War songs were sung and letters from members of the family at the front were read.
Addresses were made by Rev. ,Mi'. Rickert. Philadelphia, and Rev. -Mr- Stuart, Hartsville.
Baseball, quoits, a big dinner and other social events made the day puss pleasantly. In baseball the manieil men deeated the single men.
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and Eliza Jane Jenser, Lafayette.
Red  Cross   Notea.
Now that August, with its enervat¬ ing heat and humidity. Is a thing of the past, and September, with its cuol nights and golden days, is here we feel sure that all the loyal earnest worki'rs of the Ambler branch of the Amerl an Red Cross will rally to the import mt work for the boys at the front.
There is a large allotment of work on hand, plenty for everybody, cich one at her preferred kind, sewnig, surgical dressings, or both. The American boys, as we all realize new, are part of the real fighting b'^ly, and it brings home to us the f.act that our surgical dressings and hospital garments are badly needed and y-'iH continue to be, just as long as the war lasts.
The kits, which give such pleasure and comfort to the boys as they leave for camp, will be needed in ever in¬ creasing numbers.
EVERYBODY COME AND EVEr.Y- BODY HELP.
—At a reunion of the Sti-unks near Pottstown, D. H. Strunk. of Herefoi-d was elected president of their asso¬ ciation.
Mrs.   Samuel   Barger,   at   Springhouse. on Sunday.
Word has been received of Corporal Gordon .Maloney, formerly of Blue Bell, that he has received wounds from a shell in Fi-ance, but is not in a ser¬ ious  condition.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Hoover, of Ambler; Mr. and Mrs. John Preston and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hand, of Blue Bell, were entertained on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoover at Blue Bell.
The mission band will resume its meetings on Saturday afternoon at the parsonage at Blue Bell.
The consistorj- held its meeting in Boehm's church on Tuesday afternoon, and at the same time the Mite society held its monthly meeting in the Sun¬ day school room.
Harry Slingluff and James Hand, of Blue Bell, have fini.shed taking out their crop of potatoes. The yield seems  to  be very  good.
Miss Sh'ugard. of Gei-mantown. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Casper Slingluff,   of  Blue   Bell.
Six airplanes passed over Blue Bell on Labor day.
The people showed their patriotism on Sunday about Blue Bell by not run¬ ning their machines.
The Gwynedd F.-iends' school will reopen on Monday, Sept. 16. Miss Eliza Ambler, of Plymouth Meeting, who has been the principal for several years, has resigned and will sei-ve as secretary of the Young l^Ylends' move¬ ment in Philadelphia. Miss Esther V. Peters, of Guernsey, Pa., who assisted Miss Ambler for several years, has also severed her connection with the school and will teach in Adams coun¬ ty near her home. Miss Margaret Mather, of Langhorne. has been elect¬ ed principal, and Miss Saui-man. of Hatboro,  will be her assistant.
A. G. Yothers and fVank Seeley. of Wm. Penn inn, attended the Byberry fair races on Monday.
The Whitpain township schools re¬ sumed sessions on Tuesday, with a half day of school. The attendance ¦was quite good. Principal Davidiiiser assumed charge, and the remainder of the faculty is also on duty. Janitor Oliver Stannard also assumed his new labors.
which were due to tlie poor playin:i of the Fort boys, .who without a doiilil pla.ved their worst game of the sea-sun, .Vlan.-1'.rer Hetzell. who always plays a I'.'ireful game, had a ha.l day at thir.l, Conway and Sholz wer«- also offemlers. However, the latter uas guilty of an error of omission that was directly re- .sponsible for a couple of tallies. In justico to this boy it must be stated that he was out of his position when he fell down on the play in question. This is how it happened : In openin.g the  sixth   pe;'iod.   the   round   in   which
BLUE BELL.
Mrs. .-^.texander Miller, Jr.. has re¬ turned to Sellersville after having spent a week with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Rile.
Mr. and Mrs. William Sholler will shortly take possession of the proper¬ ty which they recently purchased.
Miss Annie Roberts spent the week¬ end at her home.
The Ladies' Mite society will meet in the Sunday school room on Thuisday afternoon.
Wayne Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bernhard, died at his home at Penn Square on Monday. The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon at Boehm's Reformed church.
Miss Katie Roberts has returned to her work and this week is attending lhe   Abington-Cheltenhar-i   institute.
eph Miss   l^'iorence   Whitesiii.-.   who   speOi, two   weeks   in   llarrisburg,  has   return¬ ed to he ¦ home at  Babylon,
''harles Riitherlord. of Hallowell, on Mf.nday an'l Tuesday harvested his potato crop. The yield is only a fair one.
James Harrar. Charles .Stackhous .ind Charles ft. Rutherford, of Hal¬ lowell. attended tlve Mt. Pleasant races on   Satui-^lay   afternoon.
The following guests were enter¬ tained Sunday and Monday by Mr. and Mrs. James Pearson, of H.allowell : Nelson Lawrence. .Mi.ss Viola Wistar, Mr. and Mrs. Branyan and family, John Leckey. Miss Edith Cliff, Arnold and Augustus Horwitz and Miss Iv.y Crawford.
L, Linquist, who is on the Moore farm in lower Horsham, has been threshing  out   his   wheat.
Mr.  and   Mrs.   Charles   Monteith   and daughter   Katharine,   of  Horsham,  vis¬ ited  Mr. Monteitli's mother, Mrs. Mary ..,,,, ,-,     .     rj    1 J, ! Ann   Monteith.   at   the   home   of   Mrs.
the pl.ay took place, Cavis,  Barker and   nanie,  p.^^^   Chalfont. last Monday. F.   U,,io,'i<-   singled   ,..   siicee.ss.on,   .-md ;     j,^   „„,,  ^i-.s.  Charles W. Willard. of with  the  bases loaded  Row hit a hot   Hallowell.   spent   Sunday   in   Phlladel- one to  Sholz .at hrst,  which  was close ' phja
to the bag. The latter fielded the hall /o,,,, .Morrow and family, of Hors- all ' igln. lint he had no chance to ^am, and some friends spent the week- head  off the runner at  home.     Never-   p^^,   .^  wildwood
theless  he  miide  the  Pli'V  -ind   as  the i     j,j{^^   DoHie   Mm-row.     of   Horsham, hrow   got   .away   from   Catcher   Ober-j ^^^   returned holtzer  not   only  did   Cavis  score,   but I jjg,,
Ba;-ker also tallied and F Wodock; j,;;^ Mary Thompson, of Horsham, reached third, from w-jience he scored' h^.c, entered the Hatboro grammar on Liebert's  sacrifice  fiy to E.  Davies, I gphool
The .six other runs were .scored as foi-I j,r. and Mrs. James PUmsey, of lows : In the secon.l mnmg Civis li, i Horsham, spent Monday at the By- for two bases and F. Wndock followed   ije,.r\- lai-
suit after Barker had gone out on a ] on Saturday and Sunday the Doy- long fly to L. Davies. which scored , ,p,t„„.n and Willow Grove trolley cars Civis, as the latters hit was also good ,.,,„ iiouble-headei-s in an attempt to for two h.a.se.s In the lifth period we k^ke care of the tr.aveling public, and al.so scored. Rows single, his steal of! „„ .Monday there was so much traffic second and errors by J Davids and i ,|,a, j,, ,„e evening many cars did not Conway were responsible. In lhe i s,op „t Horsham and persons were seventh and eighth rounds four runs obliged to walk to fhe Hatboro switch were scored on six .nts and two errors,   f^, .secure cars
F. Wodock again led in the battin,?. | ,.^.ank Cribb. ot Philadelphia, spent having three hits to his credit, which I Jlondav with his brotlier, Edwin R. makes six hitshe has m.ade in the last I Cribb.   in  Horsham.
after   a   stay   at     Cape
two games. Klump played a splendid game at third, .accepting six chances without an error. In fielding Biede¬ man carried off the honors for the vis- Itiirs,    Following is the score :
Ainbler Fort Waahington
rbooe rhoae
R. W'k, s« 1 2 0 2 0 E. D'». rf 0 0 2 0 0 Fena'r, cf 10 0 0 0 Het'l. 3b 0 1 0 Robin'n, ef 0 8 0 0 0 J. D's, 2b 0 1 2 Klump, 2b 1 3 1 S 0 Dun'n. p 0 1 0 Cavis, If 2 2 3 0 0 Bei'n. cf 0 2 3 Barker, rf 2 2 2 0 0 Ober'r. c 0 0 5 F. Wo'k, 2b I 3 1 3 0 Pcs'r, If 0 0 0 Martin, lb 0 1 14 0 • Con'y. lb 0 0 3 Row, c 12   6   0   0 Scholz. If    6   U   9
Leibert, p   0   0   0   5   0 Wal's, ss    0   1   0
0 S
1 1 4 0
2 0 1 1 0 0 0 t 0 t
Totals       9 IB 27 15   0   ToUIa        0
Ambler 0   10   0   13   3   1   x-t
Fort WaahiDgton 0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0-0
Doylestown slipped a cog- in tlie two games at Glenside last Saturday that put them out of the running for thei pennant. Glenside won both contests by the scores of 5 to 3 ;ind 5 to 0.
After a great pitcher's hattie. be¬ tween Bowers and Danehower. of Southampton .and Souderton, the for¬ mer won by the score of 4 to 3 in Sat¬ urday's contest.
—Although the average yield of oala per  acre  is   35   bushels,   many   Lehigh
valley farmers are realizing as liigh as 42 bushels.
 At  a   reunion   of     the   Zubers   at
Itinging Rocks park, Harry Burdan. of Pottstown ¦IS •'leeted p ¦ 'sident of the family  a--s". iation.
Percy and Lillie Craig, of Logan, were recent guests of their grand¬ parents. Mr. .and Mrs, .lohn Seiple. In Horsham.
Mrs. Lloyd and two daughters visit¬ ed Mrs. John Morrow, of Horsham, on Monday.
Misses Virginia and Florence Potts, Mildreit Tyson and lolanthe Maurer, of Horsham, who were with the Hat¬ boro Girl Scouts on a camping trip to Hulmeville. have returned home muv'h  eiithu.sed  L>ver  the  outing.
Jajiies   McKeown   and   family.     who 3 6   havo a bungitlow on the Horsham Fer-
 gusoii   tract,   have   returned   to   Phila-
b;2*n  7   d«ip;-,ia.
Samuel Carr and Max Kaiser, of Jar¬ rettown. were delegates from, the P. O. S. of A, to the state convention at Lebani->ii. and with Frank Potts, of Jarrettown,   attended   tho  meeting.
Miss Gi.ice Frick. of Dresher, has been the guest of her aunt in Hatboro and will attend tli'^ Philadelphia Bus¬ iness college.
Joseph Haddaway, of Glen Riddle, spent the weelv-end in Jarrettown with his parents. Rev. Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Haddaway.
Miss t^ertrude Dougherty, of Jarret¬ town lias resumed her duties at tho Scliool of Horticulture.
Chnrles B.arnes and wife, of Jarret¬ town, attended the meeting In .-Vtlantic City to pomote the welfare of the negro ¦^¦nie.
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