The Ambler Gazette 19171025

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VOL. XXXV.-NO.   41
AMBLER.   PA..   OCiOJ3ER   25,   1917
S1.75   A   YEAR
COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Happeolnes ot Local Interest to Our Readers.
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Rumored   Real   Estate   Sales   in   Har¬ monville—L.   (fi,   Rodebaugh   Returns -    From  Vicksburg  Celebration—Albert
C.    Walker     Dies—Other     Plymouth
Items of News.
William Morrjston, of West Phila¬ delphia, spent the week-end with E. 3. Bonter In llarniionville.
Percy, son of .William Thomas, o Cold Point, spent Saturdav and Sun day at home from' Camp Meade.
Mrs. Waller Campbell, of Hickory¬ town, visited her sister, Mrs. Jesse Ambers, on Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. Adeline Fisher, of Harmonville, visited Mrs. Samuel Fi«ljer, !3r., at Hickorytown, on Sunday  niorning.
Mrs. Sarah McAfee, of Norristown, visited Miss Katharine Rodebaugh, in Hickorytown,  Sunday afternoon.
"Bobby," the faithful old horse of Jacob >lart, of Cold Point, is dead, the end having come on Sunday.
¦ Miss l.aila Marplee, of Hickorytown, is spending the week -with her slater, Mrs. G.  Clayton Rex, at Maple Glen.
Tbe trolley company has been mak¬ ing some meagre repairs to the pike between Plymouth Meeting and Har- rhonviile. / .*¦
Mr. and Mrs. Wal-jMjCainpbell, of Hickorytown, on TuesflMl^ .attended the funeral of Mrs. Chctjj^ CarapbeU at Wyncote. ' -
George, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood Ci-essman, of Harmonville, who was critically ill, is now steadily Impro-ying., ., ^.,'
Mr. and MA'. Frank Stead, of Phil¬ adelphia, spint Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hart at "The Willows," Cold Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Noblet, of Hickorytown, visited at the home of G«orge Wood, Ridge pike, Harmon¬ ville, on Sun<lay,
Mr. and ."Mrs. Robert McPherson and family,    of    Gw,\ nedd     Valley,    spent Sunday     with   Mr.   and     Mrs.   Haryey I Rex a;   Hickorytown. j
Misses  KHie    -.ind   Edith  Marple,    of; Plymouth Meeting, on Thursdav even- i ing, delightfully entertained the mem¬ bers of the sewing circle. i
Mrs. Jacob Hart, of Cold Point, was entertained at  lunchean,  one  day last I week   by   .Alias  Julia   Connelly     at   the Norris aiiartments, Noi-rlsto-wn. '
Tlie Ladies' Aid society, of Hickory- ' town  Union mission, win hold a sauer kraut .suppir at the mission next Sat¬ urday evening.    Tickets, 25 cents.
John  S.   Viiung,  of Plymouth  Meet¬ ing,   on   Sundav   entertained   Mr.   and Ml-s.   William   Rodemick  and   Mr   and i Mrs. Wm. M. Taylor. ,,f Jarrettown.
The saner krant supper held in Ply- ¦ mouth    IJ. E.   church    last    Saturday ¦ evening, was  one  of the  most  largely attended of its kind in recent years
Mrs. Gilb--.rt Amb?rs and daughf'r Nettie,   of   Hickoi-ytown, • vleit«d   Mra :
aay mofiimWF^'^ff^S^i..^;^.^ young; son. , ; .     . i
Miss .May C. Cimningham, of .-Vfaple ^ HUl   avenue,   Plymouth   M-'eting    and her  sister,     Mrs.   Emma   Rawlin.s,    of Norn.itown,  motored  to Fox  Chas-  on Sunday.
Albert Hiltner and .Aliss Jennie Karr <if     Harmonville.     spent     Sunday     a' . CiUnp   Meade,    Md..   wher-^   tbey   were guests of  Lewis  Karr,   who  is'in   the national   army.
Mrs. 1-^ugene Lightkep, of Hiekory¬ town, has received the announcement of the birth at .St. Timothy'.s hospital of a son to Ilr. and Mrs. rienj.-imii; ( routher. of Roxborough.
Miss Mary JIcGrath. of Conshohock- '• en,   and   Miss   Rose  Fennell.   of  Hick- ' orytown,  ilined   with   Miss Julia  Con¬ nelly at  th..   .Vorris  apartments   Xor¬ nstown, one day last week.
Mr.   and   Mr.s.  John     Douehertv      of Staten  Island,     returning from  " their ! annual visitation to Hagerstown, have I been  guest.s  of Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lemuel I Rodebaugh, of Hickorytown '
B=Sr.<.'^'u'''^t^' ^"'"''' "f ^"^^ Point Baptist church,  will hold a sheet and
pillow case social Saturdav evenin'' at Cold Point hall. Everybody invited Come anil  have  a good  time
Miss Elizabeth H. Marple' has re¬ turned to her home in Hickoi-ytown after a most delightful week spent In Harrisburg. where she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Heb«l. She also visited Liverpool, in  Perry coun-
Albert C. Walker, aged 23 vears, <lied Friday of typhoid fever at" Wil¬ mington, Del. On Sep. 19 he mar¬ ried Clara, daughter of Mr. and Mrs George Herbert, of Hickorytown. The funeral was held on Tuesday at Wil¬ mington. '
Mrs. Harvey -Rex and son Walter and Mrs. Ru.gene Lightkep and daugh- ter Eli;tab.Hli. of Hickorytown, visit¬ ed Mrs. Harry Miller in .Vorristown Thursda.v. Mrs. jmier is receivln- congratulatlons on the arrival of a daughter.
-4. plci.snnf surprise was tendered to Mr. and .Mrs. J. Cloaver Richards, of Plymonth township, near Hickorv¬ town, in honor of their 10th weddlnjj- anmver.s-ar.v. Guest.s were ,„-p.s(,nt from Atlantic City, Glassboro, N J Media and points in Ihi.s locality Mr' and Mrs. RiHiar.b- received 'miViv jivptty tnken.s. ' j
Th'v  Wedllesda^•     Ilarmonville  -eIn - ' ''jes  aitendea the   luneral at Wvncot-* ' r.   Mrs. Charles Campliell. daughter of Mrs.   Milli.-.   ifilm, ,..     of   ITarn.onvllle  ' She was  .in years ,,( ag- and  leaves a ' daughfr, Grace,  l.i  years of age   and a  nusnand.     .qhe   has    twn    brother.s. Georgo,  nf f'unshohocken,  nnd Albert of Haimnn\-ille.
T^muel Rodebau.gh returned to Hickorytown .'Sunday afternoon after havinp- sppiii tf,e week at the veteran'.s leunion h, X'icksburg, Mlss.. which ern'nJ   l"     T^'"''"'^'   "fCl-'Sion.     The   vot-
c-o •^2^^ f''"'"^ fourtesy bv the. .-¦eeDerrl?;!'¦''/.'"'"'''' ^''t'' =^ "^w and t.-^Hty    '^'='"'=^¦1"""   ^f  southern   hospl-
Reports  are  current  of  sales of mni
=irLi ^i-ots^e-;" •--¦
Mrs. Eeul.a Sinclah- ,o^" '"^'^ "'^ -Moseley,  who     "addition      ''•   ^''°'''^'"
Conshohocken   pike   from   A    Dpi tholomew. '   ^'"^-
(Contlrfued on Page 8).
FIRE COMPANY MEMBERSHIP,
27 Candidates Apply at Last Meet- ing.
; Splendid Interest Shown in the OPr ganization as It Enters a New Erai, o»p Its History—Preparations for tht) Fair on  Nov. 3.
'i'hat the Wissahickon l-'ire coHJ^-i pany, of Ambler, has entered a neW. era in its history was amply proved a't' the regular meeting- last Friday even¬ ing, over wliich President H. (J. Knight presided, when tho names of 27 candidates for admission were pre-; sented. After tlie names were readj,' off and referred to the proper cpni^' mitt.e, President Isnight exjiresue'df his iileasure at this very tangible 'evi.-i dence of increased interest and said- tliat thf, list of prospects is the high-. est of any time during hia activa a»^: sociation with  the company. . ' . ',
After the reading of the minuteiS >^'. Secretary Brown, Lewis Farringtgn, of the board of i-nginefri-.s, reported thii apparatus ready for use. A new tank.- has been placed on the LaFrance mt'.--^ tor engitii', and some imiirovoment^ made to the motor ghemical machine, Insurance to the amount of $18,9;O0; has been placed on the new buililiiifi'j the policies being divided eiiuaily'hSV.'; tween I. Iv. B. Hansell and Henry'G, Biddle.
The old .Silsby steairi'-r has be^jji^re, painled  and  now  pri-seuls an appear¬ ance in  keeping  witli'lhe dress  of tlit;' 1 new   and     mor.^   modern     motor   nia.-> I chines.
I     The games committeo reported jftav4 ing collected  $4.36, and Jesse D. Hayden in   making   the   repori,   e.\pressed .hiS- pleasni'.. at  the increased  interest 1^;^; en  in   the  new    games  room   anA<i\ffj conveniences.     He  said    that    severintt I improvemen t.i are yet to be made,, jtiiijf: the   committee   was   instructed   to' .^- I cure the same and tender bill therefor; i     The   note   gi\en   Robert   M.   H4|lp- , ' well   for   work   on   the  motor  chern}^! machine   falls   due   on   Oct.   26,   atid»Mt: was decided  to  pay  $50 and  the •irtteJ'-' I e.st   thereon,   thus   cutting   lhe   obJiga- I tion   to   $'200.    A  balance  of  $:!;pO   was j j reiiorted in the motor chemical fuaii.'   i i     Jesse   IX   Hayden   reportt-d   for   thej house   compiiltee   that   several   meet ings have been held.    Pending the etn
LOCAL NURSE NOW IN FRANCE.
Misis Anna Dean Murpby, of Centre Square, Writes.
baughter    of   Mr.    and     Mrs.    George
Murphy,    a   Graduate   of    Whitpain
'High   School—Was   Graduated    With
;     Honors   From   Chestnut   Hill   Hospi-
'.    tal.
The many friends of ^Miss Anna D-an Murphy will be glad to learn thai she has landed safely in France. L'AIiss Murph.v, who is well known in AVhitpain township and the Chestnut •Hill sec-tiun and who is the daughter of   .Mr.   and   -Mrs.   George   .Murphy,   of
WHITPAIN AND L. GWYNEDD.
Who's '^ho and What'sJWhat in tlie Two Townships.
FRIENDS MEET AT HORSHAM.
HORSHAM AND UPPER DUBLIN.
Interesting Session of Abington First JlJscellaneous   Items of Interesi lo Day Scnool Union. Many Readers.
Edward   A.   Rile,   D.   D.   S.,   Purchases    Encouraging
Back His Practioe From Dr. Peace—
Cars of Coal  Reach  Penllyn—Events
at Gwynedd.
'.'I'he Gwynedd blacksmith shop clos- -s,:it noon on Saturdays.
J'lhn AI. Binder is doing jury duty ill i;.sorristown this  week.
R. Wlurgiss Ingersoll, of Camp •Meil le, spent .Sunday at his home here.
i^Cy,  14   to   M  years  of age,  wanted
Reports From the Schools—Object Lesson on "Spiders'' —Afternoon Questions Discussed— Other Factors in the General Upliit Movement.
Abington    I-'irst-Uay    School     union met  Satur.lay     .ii   liorsham    Meetiii'-v
liouse.     Reiaesentaiives   wero •present   ^^^,^„,i„y^i i„ ^er bed with pneumonia, ia from Abington,  Gwynedd,   Norristown, ' convalescent.
Plymouth     Me.-ting,      Horsham     andi     james' Ib-i-esford,   of   the   K.   G.   E. , I yuakertown,     and     the^^ proceedings   |j.,„iy_  Davis  Grove,  is  sii--iiding  some
time  at   I'jddiiigton
Horsham    School    Director    Candidate* Decided—Fire Co. Benefit  Nets $12—  Airplane  Crosses   Two    Townships— Jarrettown Notes. Mr. and  Mrs. George .Sill, of Willow
Grove,  spent    Sunday  with    ilorshani
relatives.
Mrs.   Alii-e   Walton,   who   has   been
in   ''Cazette''   ollic*!   to   learn .printings , ,    .   ,     v        ir...     4„.,      t
JJ.  ,g ! were     conducted     by     Mrs.   Anna   3.
' Thompson,    of    Horsham,    and    ili.-;s
.Mrs. Jesse  Williamson   and.    family , ,,     ,    , , e   ui, .„„ ..i.   m„ ,
!.uve moved to the hous- vacated by | '-'l'^"- ^'' --^ml'l'.-''. ot Plymouth Me.t i:dwa.id  Derselv. I '"^
Dr.    J.    Howard     Mtllor,     of     West
ANNA   DEAX   MURPHY.
bear    Centre  Square,     enlisted    as  a
nurse in base hospital unit No. 10, left
Philadelphia somt- time in -August and
until  recently    her   whereabouts  .were
unknown.     A     letter    received     some
time  ago   by   her  parents   stated   that
she has arrived in London, and she pioym-^r oFa j^tor 7hi;"^m^iitee j:W>'ite« an iiiterpsting letter concerninj has decided to keep the house In ar-'; her visit there, hhe had th.:. pleasure der. House rules in compliance with t "f visiung WesimmsiPi- Abbey, the the constituUon are in process of if'' Temple where the Knights of the preparation. It was suggested that .as i «""'"' '¦''"hl« gathered, and the old many as possible of tbe members :,pr'j-<'""i''"a'ty shop, which she states is a fin-H    their   own   kevs     also   tliat ' cai-e. i-nios!      wond-^rlul    ;ila,-t..      Ill      a-ldition
be :-x ¦ is'd WUh regi.i'd to the bu^i. sh.. had the pK-asure of attending ves- \ -^'-. Hibberi of Glenside, were Si.n- ing of the electric lights and .that the ^ P-r s-.rvlce in St. Paul's, the Wiur.-h : ¦ aJ' .?"«ts ot Mrs. O. M. Par.sons at »ouse    be    guarded    when    the    doQi-ft i-wherein th<-   Id-ig and the i|ueen attenl    * •;"">"- ^ .
are open,  as thev  f:-ec|nenlly are  wh.n.; service. I      Uon t   lorget   the   masquerade   party
the engiiies ar-e at flres. '        ¦ -^ ?     -Miss  Murphv  also  slat s  that  therei '"t'l  prizes, at the Fellowship Club of
Chief  Ihiyd n  suggested,  in Vlew^iSf;! was some  exi-itenient  g.iing  over,  but j'•*i"«''W    Valley   on   the   evening   ol tb -   .arger 'responsibilities  and     wiaer-' they  arrived  s iftlv   with.nr   i,-i .<j. at-j •'~-'t"''"/;'>'- -N'ovember .'5.
ssibilities   of   the   Company,   tbe   ol.i    tacked by a sulcnarine.    "The food  w i.f     •"'"'"  '^^'¦^'•^  '^''>'" to-.-.Owynedd   nur-
I'liester,  vvas calling on  Iriends at tills; l-lace on Wednesday.
Mr. and -Mrs. Kdward S. .Morris, of I'liiladelphia, spent Sunrlay with Har- I".  A. Fleck and family. i
George Rieger and family, of near 1 ..•-laingliuuse, relurned to Philadelphia | lor the winter last' w-jek. j
.Mrs. Meehan, of Gerniantown, was the guest, Salurday, of Mr. and Mrs. I-;. S.  Wentz,  of Blue  Lell.
.Miss .Sarah Yost, of Tuscarora, is lhe guest this week of Rev. and Mrs. •Joseph Vost, of liiue Bell.
Isaac Heiz-'il is having redaslied the walls of his country home at Gwynedd. .Abel Fry is doing the work.
Mrs. Joseph Rineer, of the Drayton I'arm, Penllyn, has been confined to lo-r bed with a serious illness.
.Miss Emily Harris, of New York, has been spending some time with her amt, Mrs. Christine Piatt, at I'enllyn.
Essays and r'r-ports from the sever¬ al First-day schools were received in the morning, with well lendered rei-i- talions   by   Lillian   Swayhe,   of   Gwy-
Jesse ,\inlpU-i-, of J lorsham, who has been ipiiie suk for some lime, is still in   a   tritii-al   condition.
Mrs. Charles Rutheifoid and Mrs. Ilarry Rutheifoid, of Hallowoll, spent -Monday  in   Piiiladelphia.
John,    son    of   Mrs.   .Marlin    Collins,
iKdd:   Leno!-(. Shoemakf-r, of Plymouth , of  Willow Grove,    fornierlv of    Hors-
Meeting: .Mary Wright, of .N'orristown, Krank iJall, of Quakertown, gave an interesting blackboard object lesson on "Spiders."
Two delegates from each school were appointed lo attend a speci.il meeting at l-'ifteenth and Race streets next month to promote the l-'irst-day s(-hool movement.
After lunch the afternoon st-ssion convened at 2 o'clock and Elizabeth ("omly.   of   Horsham,      weli-omed     the
ham. is at Camp Meade and i.s getting: along nicely
.Mrs. Alice Walton, of Horsham, who has been ilil wilh biiinchitis and rheu¬ malism and under the care r,f a nurse, is slowly roi-uperating.
Mrs. Mary .S. Xash and Aaron and Mis.s Freda Becker, of Fo.x Chase^ sptnt .Sunday with the former's son, Han-y   S.   .Vash,  at   Hallowell.
Religious service will be conducted^ at the K. G. E. home, Davis Grove, next    Sunday   afternoon,     which   will
delegates,    and  responses  were    made
by Joseph   T.  Foulke,  of Ambier,  and ' also be representatives' day. others.     A   class   e.\ercise   by   children j      .Miss   Kthel   Robinson  returned  home of   the   Horsham   school   depicted   th'^ to  Dresher on Monday after a week's story   of  .Moses.     The   main   topic   ol'   stay   in     VVashington,   H.   C,     during studv  was   "The   Relative   Importance    which  she  visited  Camp  Meade, of Biblical nnd Social Teaching in tho       Th.-   auditors     of   the     Philadelphias.
Rapid Transit company were at Hal- roae, Darlington Hoopes and Elizabeth ' lowell station looking over the freight Comly presented the matter from dif- i agent's books for the flrst time in two ferent points of view.    Jn a discussion I years.
following.     .1 jseph   T.   l-Viulke.     ]J;ini.-l        Tbonias    .1.    Lane    has    leceived    at
i;;sichellor    and     othi-r-;     pariiciiiaio !.    Oresher   slation   ' 14   barrels   of     pear
ut the home of Mr. and -Mrs. .John'Mc- I I'he main points brought out w-ere that ; cores.     These   will   be   dried   and   the
Cynlli. I l-"rlends   should    lake   an    active   part    seeds   extracted   for   propa.gation   pu ¦
1-'.   T.  Chambers     and   family,   after   Fir.st-^ay  School''  and Anna^F.  Pen- having spent the  summer at Penllyn, on  Tuesday  r eturned     to  their    city home.
Bdward   <'ahill,   Jr.,   and   family,   o: Jl'i-sh.im.  were entertained  on  Sund
.A.   G.   Yothers,     of   Gwynedd, l.t-wis  Hennis are on  a motor trip up llie   state   in    the    vicinity   of    .Mauch I'liiink.
George Lowery is taking out a good Clop of potatoes from the war garden on the W. H. Jenkins property in Uwynedd.
Ilarry Walton has resigned his pos¬ ition as manager on the Wm. S. Hal¬ lowell farm, P< nllyn, to take effect March   1.
and i in 'i" movements for the uplift of
ci-ty and  that the Bibl- should  be  si ; studied  as  to  inspire  devotion  to  the divine call  for service in this genera- , tion. ' j
Papers were read by .A.nnie E. \ Croasdaie, of Xorristown. and Anni = ' S.   Amhler,   of  Plymouth   Meeting,   on i
IJOses.
Miss Sava Hellyer and mother, of Philadelphia, and Chester Duckworth, of Haiboro, were Sunday guests of Mrs. Benjamin Webster anil daogTtter at  Horsham.
--Vfter -Vov. 2 a three per cent, tamr will be imposed  on  all  bills  coliectedl
"The  Value of Worship and Religion-!   on Bteam and     trolley  railways,     andi
Kxpre.ssion in the First-day School." The subject was treated from both an intellectual   and   a   spiritual   point    of
:   Uck'-ts   at  Hal- for   "u,   will   cost.
.Much  stoc
ri -; ^.tni(-|.
this  means  that  mi lowell,   now   sold   $ $3.09.
.A.  man  named  lirooks,   from   Phila¬ delphia (-astle, Xo. !•, has, it  is report- Kail and Isaac Michen.T Spoke brie 11;.   ed,   bo ii   .selected   as   ^i   new-   resident The    spring   meeting   of   the    union    of   th-.   K.   G.   K.   home,   Davis   Gl'ove, will be held in .April at Gw-yn-:dd. and his arrival is expected Jn the near
  future.
-An airplane p.-issed over Ciiper Dub
.\lr.s.   Lewis   Doughertv   and   mothe-, [ view.    The value of an e.'irly habit of   - - -        ',sil nt worship was emphasized.   F-.aii-:
Davidson   Supervisor  in   Whitemarsh,
The   (-ourt   has   appointed   Frank   I!
of   Spring   Mill,   to   tht;   va-
., , ,.   XT    •„ I i-nnpv   on   the   road   sni-kervisoiship   "i
1(1   the   new   mansion   of   E.   T.   ' H"^>    ""   ,'. , ,,.    ,..j„„~,i   k„   tb
Whitemarsh   township,   caused   Dy   in of Charles    Cressman.    Hiram
but   the   supply   is   limilw!.'     Another f ' '",'"'"   "'" '.J'i     '.,.,, Whitemarsh   township,   caused   by   Uo
b.ttir  receiv. d   lat^^ly dilated   that  sh*t'f^'" *"?*';'".\V-n^" r" -    ' \'v,„      ,     death    of Charles    Cressman.    Hlrani
iWis   a.-ived   .-.alel.v   in   I'lance   and   isjij.   '''V.^"'^   Williams   ..sd.ggmg    h^^;''*^'-I  ^ .^"^    ot   HirJen   Hill,   superintendeni
r.,dr^for- wo-k.    rh-?itT«--mtt^-ftif*-Hfc.^«*-^,hp««
.idili-r.'-siiig   her   ji-othi-,   she   said,   "Ilo . V,," ,-.   ,'',.,,. ,J, ,,   "T       .Hdnte
cot believ.. an the stories yoti h-"'i "'V;;^;;""!,^; ^ Yost"^(^^^d" to Xe tl^h'--" bn« been road master foi ¦l.out the Germans g.iting hold ,.r ih - ,.ie„Vvhlav afle hit- g spent he «ix .vears in the township. The oi-in- inn-.se.s.    However, there may  be som ¦    ...:.,. ,„,:\. ,.'V.'.?.Ji:'l_ .u„l,,J.   h the    aimointment.     sei^
inn-.ses.    However,  there  may   be  som truih   in   lh>   report   if   we   shoul.l   lall Inui  the hands <if th-  enemy,   but this is  not   likely to  happen." and  Ihen sh-. added,   lik,-.  every   tru -   .4merii-an   gii-I. ¦ "Hcsides our  Imys   H-ilJ  soon   b--   read.x- I to kna(-k thunder <iut of tbe Germans." i Mis-.-   .'Miiiphy   is   iniite   popular   wilh I th-;   residents     of   Whitpajn   township. wh re   hei-  father   is   one  o'i   the   mosl succe-.sful     farintrs  of   the     townshiii. ' .^lie   is    a   g!-adiiate   of  the     Whitpain I hi.gh   school,   b-lng   a   membei-   of   th > "lass   of   mil.    .After   heing   gradnat-d from     this     sr-hool     she   entered     the CI1e.5t.nut llill iKwpi-.al from which she w,-i« grailiuiled  as ii  nin-se  In  llili;.  i--- c.-iving   the     gold   medal   for     general merit.     The   same     yenr   she     entered the   rniversity     .,f   Pennsylvania    and took a course in advanc-d anesthetics, ¦and   for   which   sh...   now   holds   a   di-. ploina.     Like     many   other     -American girls she gave up a very exi-ellent pos¬ ition   at   the     Chestnut   Hill   hospital, •where    she was    belovecl   by  all    who knew  her,  that  she  might "do her bit for  the great  cause of liherty.
Pennsylvania
Moral   Delinquency  at  North   Glenside.
.At the Abington station, Thursday night. Magistrate Williams demanded a total of $7,000 bail from ten defend- aiit.s, on charged prefefred by the police, after Ethel Townsend, l,') years old, and Elizabeth Townsend, i:! years old, has told a story of moral delln- (luency that startled everyone who hi'.-ird it, or heard tho testimony .it the hearing.
The ten defendants were arrested by (itlicevs .M(-Kee and Streeper. They range in .ages from Ki lo i:i years, and are all Italians living at .Xorth Glen¬ side or I'llge l-lill. IJoiidsmen ill the amount of ifTUU. furnished bail, for every person. 'i'he two .girls, whose parents live near Xorth Glenside, were sent to the House of Detention.
Physician an Nurse Wed. Dr. Johu Francis McCloskey, formor P.-nn football star, and Miss Pauline Grotz, .5143 Brown street, Phil.adelphia, wci- married on Oct. 15, in th-' rec- torv of the Catholic Church of Oui- .Mother of Consolation, Chestnut Hill. The i-eremony was performed by tht^ Rev. Xicholas J. Vasey.
Earl Harrar to Go to France.
Karl L. Harrar, son of Mr. and Jlrs. E H Harrar, of near Chalfont, and who at the present lime is supervis¬ ing important work for the Baldwin Locomotive works, of Philadelphia, at Chicago, has been i-ommissioned to go to France the 17th of Janu.ary.
Mr. Harrar will return to Philadel¬ phia in three weeks lo familiarize himself with the work assigned to him by the Baldwin works for the French government.
Men to  Leave  Nov. 2.
J4 certifications liave been received from the district board at Lancaster, whicli makes the men mentioned be¬ low eligible for army duty, many of whom will ,go away with the iiiiota on  Xovember 2,1 :
Willi-im   I-:.   Brakn,   Conshohocken.
Ralph   lio.M'i-,  Gulf  Mills.
Harry .Atkinson,  Conshohocken.
Ed war.l   Iieiler,   Port   K--nnedy.
Arthui-  .M.   lllanch,   Conshohocken.
Wilfred   1'.   Lukens,   Conshohocken.
John   I'aiiiis,   Conshohocken.
.Antonio   I'ettine,   Conshohocken.
George  Clinus, Swedeland.
(.'has. Pa.scal'-.  Ihidgeport, R.  1).  1.
John J. Ghee, Conshohocken.
Edward Willianis  Conshohocken.
VVilliani \'. .--iiiade, Conshohocken.
Walter C. iSarlner,  Gwynedd  Valley.
Charles   Troster,   .\orth   Wales.
John   llralelski.  West  Conshohocken.
llelardlna C.   Ihadbury, Jarrettown.
Harry C. Williams, Springhouse.
Bill   Wlanski.   Swedesburg.
Chas. J-;. .Mason.  Conshohocken.
Warren .Mitcliell, Blue Bell.
Mike   lleziclil.   Conshohocken.
Wni.   11.   l-'anious,   W.  Conshohocken.
Kd. l-'rank  'isiiiun. Con.shohoekeii.
J.ames  P.   .\!'l-"adden,   Conshohock-n.
.Alfred  Sluiidei-well,  Gwy.  Valley.
Frank   Tii-keleki.   Conshuhockeii.
Walter I-..  Scbank, Conshohock.-n.
Win, -A, CamViiirn. -A'lX'der.
Paul  F.   Delaney,   Conshohocken.
Lester   Kerge.v,  Colmar.
Martin J. ' 'ostello, Bridgeport.
Jacob 1).  nregler, Jeffersonvlll'.
Williani   I.erch, Jeffersonville.
Joseph   Kupers.   .Swedesburg.
John F.  O'Donnell.  Bridgepoit.
Michael   iliiuy,   Conshohocken.
John  Y(>iionskl.j.   Port   Kennedy.
George J.  Maguire,  Gulf Mills.
Jonas  G.  Wisnior,   Hatlield   ft.  D.
Marlin   F.   l-'iiinegan,   Swedeland.
Frank S.  Messemr.  Conshohocken.
William  3. T..nng, Conshohocken.
Gulseppe  Stanieci.,   Bridgeport.
 Bewildered       w-hen       autonioljiles
came toward him in opposite direq- tions, CbarK-s Erney, 72 years old, (/t Rosedale, near Quakertown, wds struck while walking on a road ne4r his home, ilo received internal injur, ie.s, resulting in death several hou(-s later.
v.eek  in  LaiiCast
inii.gs    of    the   Eastern
syinKl-
.Miss-s Eliza M. Ambler and;'Esther v. Peters, teai-hers of the i-"'rien;l.s' schoid, Gwynedd, spent Monday even¬ ing wilh the former's grandparents, -Mr. and Mrs. Isaac E. -Ambler, at Am¬ bler.
Horace Philips, of Blue, fiell, is ono of lhe (-bampion corn iiitttirs of that se(-ti<in. In one day lasi week he cut and ti d up llis shocks, and on an- oth"r  day.   ISa   shocks.
W. C Wood, of Gwynedd, is pl-iiii- ing trees and shrubb.-ry, binldin.g f nee, and otherwise improving the landsci\pe on the propei-i.v on whii-h he contemplates building in the near fllture-
-A llaloiv'-en social will be held b.v the Mite society, of Boehm's Reform¬ ed church, on Wednesday evening, Oct. .11, in the Whitpain high school building. Pie, ice cream and coffeei will be for sale.
The artesian well at Blue Bell hotel is completed. The drill touched 7,'> feet in depth and a plenteous supply of w-ater was secured. Ridpaih .<i Potter did the work and they i-emoved their machine on Monday.
.Mrs. J. W. Vau.x and Harry Inger¬ soll, of Penllyn. have received sever¬ al cars of coal for their home use. H. B. Cox also recentl.v unloaded a car of coal at Penllyn st.-ition and hauled It  to his  country hom • here.
.Vfr. and Mr--. Samuel Dalle, of Siiring-house. ami Walter Lafferty and friend, of Willow Grove, were Sun¬ day guests of .Mrs. (1. M. Parsons at Phipp.s, of Blue Bell. Mr. Lafferty ex¬ pects lo leave shnvtlv for Camp -Meade, Md.
.A blue rock ela.\ pig^-on shoot will b* held Satnrda.\- .ifternoon of this ¦week ou the grounds of the Fellowship Club of Gw.vnedd Valley between a team of members of that club and one from the Lansdale Gnn club. Every¬ body invited to come and enjoy the sport.
The body of Julian b'iddle, the young aviator who was killed in .Sep¬ tember wliile flying from St. Pol to Dunkirk, off the west coast of France, will be Ill-ought to this country for burial, after the war is over. In the meantime, the body, enclosed in a. leaden casket, will remain in a receiv¬ ing- vault in .Amsterdam, Holland. Mr. lliddle, uho was the son of Mrs. .Ar- t! '. - Biddle, Gwynedd, was a member of the Lafayette Kscardrille. His body was washed ashore at Egmond- Aan-Zee, on Ihe north ciast of Hol¬ land.
On l-'riday evening of this week th'- people of Lower Gw.\iie<ld township, under the auspices of the Fellowship Club of the Gwynedd Valley, will give a farewell reception to the 10 colored men of the draft Inini this district. At 6 o'eloL-k an elaborate dinner will lie sei-\-ed the boys in the Baptist chuich at Penllyn, and at S o'clock the dooi-H will be thrown open for a .general reception. Tlie!'.> will be danc¬ ing, to music furnished by the North AVales band, and to each of the boys a (-omfort kit, including sweater and nei-lt scarf, will be presented. Every¬ body is cordiall.v invited to attend and join in giving the draftees a rousing send-off and hearty God-speed on their  way  to the front.
.'ing.   spent   me 1 . ,   » .
Iltending the nieet- 1 ion,     making   the    s^pointment ' forth : :,.    }
"Two pei-sons ihamed by Ihe peti¬ tioners and witii^.eses (-ailed at th-.-> hearing to till tbe said  vacancy.
p issibllltles   01   tne   company,   tne   oj;i    lacKi.ii  ny a  siocnarine.        ine  roon   wj.i        -----   .----.-   -- -.  ......   .. n-ividson
by-laws and constitution be r(;.vi3e(J.,in ; get," Jliss Murphy sjiys. "is very good. I'"''''' '« '¦"  '"^'"S' "hipped  daily  by  motor! I^.i\i«scir
eon.pinotion       with     the '   hoiwe     an:! I but   the   supply   is   limilw!."     Another
.;;anies     committees.    -A.   R.     Hayderi    I ,tti r  ;-e.colv< d   lat<»]y stated   that  shee
Wm.  .T,  Brow-n^ and    it .M^   Hapwool    Ikis   ar-ived   -lately   in   I'rance   and   1
wei^e  app61Hted'a.*cr>tffteltiei   t(.   ha.
this  revision in  ehaVge,
The f-illowing members w-ere elct- ed : Frank Lap tina, Harry .V. S.l- ner. Ross Gerhait, J. E. R(-mpp, P.iw- (II   Heller.
The   fair     (-ommittee     reported   pro¬ gress,   and   volunteers   were   reijuested for   the   (-irculation   of   boolw   for   the niitiiy artlcl.'S i" be chanced oif at th'! .alfair   from   Xov.   3   to   10.     President KrHghl    reported    the    pled.ge    for   th ; , fair, of a gas lamp from R. J-  Rolston. C.  A.  Sassaman offers a  heati-r  stove. J.   K.   Ganjamie,  tailor,  donates  a   pai'-j ..(¦ trousers.    G.  M- l^eck and John T. Daub   gave     $2.-.   worth   of     alum'iiuin . kitchni   ware.     John   Gross  pledges   a : talking   mschine,  and   other  goods  are , awaiting   the   company,   the   need   now , being     the     placing    of    subscription books in tlie hands of active member.-B so that these goods may find new owra- i-rs   for   the   beneiit   of   the   company, i VVm. J. Devine  pledged  a. gentloman^s I gold filled watch.
An order was passed to the credit of; Architect Phillips for $367 being the office exppn.ses in preparation of plans, blue prints and specifications for the new structure. Before the order was passed the work of Mr. Phillips and his interest in the building were com¬ mended.
Hills were passed as follows : H. C. Biddle, insurance, $3-3; Daniel Signore, twn benches, $16.
.A check of John M. Kirk for $fiO was paid the company, amount being the value of material purchased from the  company.
Permission was given the members to e.re(-t a shuflleboard in the base¬ ment.
Acceptances to parade in Ambler on Nov. 3 were received from McKln¬ ley and Glenside companies.
lin and Harshom townships Tu'-sday just before boon. It wa.; flyinff rapidly at a .meat h'-iglit. but the noise of the machinery was plainlx audible- on the earth. ,
_.     Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cribb, of Fhil-
of   Harren   Hill,   superintendeni   adelphia,  spent  Sunday  at  the latter's-
i-<»f>ari»ntaJli,^n»»r4^tj*ta!>n»han*. an*-when- they returned irt the (evening Robert Freas accompanied them for a stay in. the city.
Thv- Meehan nurseries at Dresher are shipping- nursery stock to Salem and. I .-una Cisia. V.i.. an.l l-^'ist Rochester, N. Y. Mr. Meehan wbo is in charg— of  th-   wholesale     olfi(-e   at     Dresher,.
that both are   says the present is the poon-st season:
"The testininnv shftovs that both arO   says the present is the poon well  iiualilied  to" till  qtic  position.    Mr., he has experienced in 35 .vea-
Davidson has the support of the su- : Olefine Skaugslad, daughter of pervisors of the township. He als,) Charles and l-:iizabeth Shoemaker, whi> lias numerous signers .seeking thejar- well known in this section and court  fnr hi..^ appointnient.
"The   .evidence    indicates would  not m
iboul  Bill-,-  Bell,  died  .Sunday aged  l-t that    W'' months and  16 days, and the  remains
(Continued  on P.age  8).
Ike a  nd-nake should  we ! were   buried   Tuesday  afternoon   fromu r one  of these two  men. ' 37.19     North   Mai-shall   street.     Inter-
appoint  eithei
We prefer to name the person sug gested by the supervisors still in of fice, other things being e<iual."
Poor Board at State Convention.
The county poor diiecloi-s, Messr.s. Shoemaker, Ehst and Veakle, accom¬ piinied by their solicitor, H. Wilson Stahlnecker, and physician. Dr. AVar¬ ren Z. -Anders, have returned from <a thiee days' trip to Johnstown, where they attended the annual convention of the State Association of Directors of  the  Poor.
During the session of Wednesday a discussion took place as to the ad¬ visability of separating aged couples who are inmates of county horaes. President Shoemaker stated that Miaitgonier.v county does not do this, but .ii-ranges for these old [leople to sjiend their dei-lining da.vs together. But four other counties made n sim¬ ilar report, and the association unan¬ imously a.dopted a resolution urging evci y county in the state to follow thia humane system. .At aiwither .session. Dr. .Anders read a paper on the "Duties of .1 Ciuiity Pbysician," whicli | ¦'-"ary to draw lots for .1 choice to as-- was well received and will be pub- I ceriain the name to be printed on the lished   in   full   among  the   proceeding.^ i ballot.     Tolliver     won.     The     Demo
ment  was  made  in   .Northwood ceme¬ tery.
Schlimme's stone has been used b.v Upper Dublin township to resurface sei-tions of th" Paxson road. Great- ditlicult.v has been expeiienced in se- luriiig sutticient ciuantities to kecj) thft work going regularly and on Tuesday delivery of the ston.^ was stopped at a time when another day's hauling would, have completed the operation.
J. M. Megargee, of HalloweU, i»- marketing large quantities of green and ripe tomatoes, but report.-^ tli&- prices low. He is also shipping many- onions, raised from seed on his i>ro- lific farm during the summer, the crop^ yielding hundreds of baskets. The*, onions are in fine condition and some- of them are very large, one prize- sample measuring 13% inches in cir- i-iimfeience.
Patrick Tolliver is th." Rppiildicai-L nominee for school director in Hors¬ ham township. At the primary elec¬ tion Mr. Tolliver aud Theodore Du- lireo rec-eived one vote each for nom¬ ination. Hefore the ballots for elec- li-m   day   w-ere   printed   it   was   neces-
of the convention.
After  the    session    on    Wednesday night,   the   .itflcers   of   the   a.ssoci.ation
cratic candidate  is Albert Tyson,  who is  also  the  present  incumbent.
The Horsham Fire company realized
•nnd a few of the members, including j about .fl. from the benefit eiitertain- the delegation from this count.v, were eni"i-iained at a banquet. Dr. H. J. Sommer, formerly of Norristown, but now at the head of the Blair County home at I lollidayshiirg, acted as toastmaster and .Solicitor Stahlneck¬ er responded to a toa--t in v.hi'-h h" urged the revision and codification of the poor laws of the state, in such manner as to help all worthy case.s and  yet s.ave the taxpayers'  money.
To   Prosecute   Prof.   Faust.
Becauso    it   1=    b.-Iieved    he    swore
ment, "The Typewriter Girl," given by- Ilatboro  persona  and  others  in Hors¬ ham hall  last Saturday  evening.    Th*> parts were all exceptionally  well  tak- : en, and the event deserved a larger at¬ tendance.     Mrs.   Janies   I'.amsey   very ; acceptably   furnished    the   music,   and ' during  the  evening   her  littlo   daugh- i ters, Misses l-'lorence and  .Martha, ren-
(1 -red    beautiful    voc,-i|    inusir.
i     The   Philadelphia   Suburban   Gas   fir
I Electric   company     ha.s   notilied     R'-'v>
i Dr.   C.   M.   Haddaw-ay,   of   Jarrettown,,
I that owing to labor conditions and the
falsely to his affidavit claiming depen- i !!i."J\il-"lTl ",^  '"^^'/-'i'll   the   company d.mcv,     Profes.sor    Clement  F.   Faust.   '^"'^  '^"^'"''^'^  '"  "^^''^'^  "'^  extension  oC
instructor  at   Lie     'Univprsitv
. its  line   to  Jarrettown  ut  the   presont t>„.       1    _-,.   .u, i-^., .11,,. "   ' time.    In all  21   prospective customers
Peni,sylv,an a he l-ourth Montgom-,-ry j .^^^^ assured thi- e..mpaiu- for the e.x- eounty district -^elective bo.ard prn- tension of 6000 feet o( linV. Dr. H.ad- poses   to  prosecute  him,  all-^ging   vio-    d^wny   is   determined    to   reopen   th.^
Iation   of    the   criminal draft    code. When   Professor   Faust claimed   ex¬ emption before the local board,  alle in.g h
agitation and is making a li.ght to se¬ cure the serviee for the  village.
At this writin.g  evei-j'thing is  ready-
is  the  s<,le  support of his  wi-| for"the pole and  tlag  raising at Hal- dowed mother. ,t was granted. ! ,owell on W-AnesAay of this weok.    A.
"."•-foot   iiole   will   be   i-nt   from  nearb.v
The loeal board rcverse,d its decis¬ ion after an investigation, when, Chniiin.in Heebner alleges, it was found that Professor Faust's mother is ill independent circumstances, .and that they live in a handsome home at Xorth "Wales. Professor Faust took his appeal to the district board at Lancaster and was again e.xempted Chairman Heebner followed up tho case, protested to tho district board, and Professor Faust -will be charg"-! with swearing falsely in his affldavit.
woods and ereited on the point ou" ground formed bv the junction of the- Davis Grove road and tlu- Doylestown pike. .A. 1 deter, one 01 the oldesi husiness men in the township, who \'1vidly recalls the Mexu-an war, will run the flag to the masthead in tho afternoon, and Major Reed, a well known Philadelphia orator, will .lellvei" the address.
(Continued  on Poge 8).
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