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The Ambler Gazette.
VOL. XXXV.-NO.   20
AMBLE:R.   pa.,   may   24,   19i7
S1.75   A   YJ^^AR
COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings of Local Interest to Our Readers.
W. Allen Kirk & Sons Recovering—i Woods Afire Brings Out Fire Com¬ pany—Personals and Miscellaneous Items at Harmonville and Hickory¬ town. Mrs. William Medinger, oi, Kiourto.vn
road, is quite 111.
J. Thini,  the Cold   I'oint giocer, has
received  his new  automobile.
Harry   Miller,   of   Cold   i^oint,   spent
Sundav visiting friends at Quakertown,
AMBLER FIRE CO. MOTORIZED.
Up to Date Fire Fighting Apparatus Installed.
AMBLERDOWNS BETHAYRES.
Two Good  Machines  Ready for Service —Horses  Disposed   O'l—Judginent  on Fire Runs to Outside District Calls— IViiscellaneous Business. i'rtvioiis   to   the   regular   mueling   of the Wissahickon l''ire company, of Am¬ bler,   last   l'"i'itlay   evening,   there   was an  informal   discussion   with   regard   lo limiting runs of  th"  lire  apiiaratus  ni case ot calls from outsidB tlie liiiroug'i. Some of    the    neighboring    companies
-MIRIA i>'akri;li.. .\liiia I'arrell, widow of the into .1.lines T. I''arrell, died on May 18 ut the lionu' of her daiigiiter, uu Jones avenue. West Point. The deceased, but lor the past few years she resided here, was a long-time resident of Chel- teiihani  townshiii,   where  she   was  well
  known.     .She   was  in  the  Tilth   year  of
_   .. ,., ni     I      rr    1 1   All *u« i'"^'1' aKe and  was  ill   fur several  yeais..
Bethayres Wages  Plucky  Fight All the , j,,,^.    |,,^_.^.^|,   .^   survived   bv   two   sous
Way,  Through,   But  Its  Errors  We-a,„n,l    n    <laiiglitei',    Tlionias,    of    Dover, Expensive —Wildrick,      Martin     andiDel,;  (itorge, of Philadelphia, and -Mrs
Mitcbell Holds   the  Champions to Six Hits.
OBITUARY,
TO CELEBRATE (MEMORIAL DAY.
Interesting Exercises Will Be Held at Fort Washington.
HORSHAM AND,; ! UPPER DUBLIN.
Miscellaneous   Items of Interest to Many Readers.
Carroll Shaffer, of Philadelphia, spent   have  found   that  these  lung  runs   are
I not only very expensive in  repair and
Sunday with William Carr in Harmon
ville. ¦ upkeep     maintenance,     hut   that    tha
Mrs. J. M. Berkhimer spent Sunday ¦ hunie district is left without adeiiuate afternoon with Mrs. C. W. Liewis at proKciion. At this point Chief Kay- Harmonville. I den   gave   his   reasons   for   not   bavin
J.   M.   Berkhimer,    of
l>ici.   gave Harmonville, , responded to the
- . ,. lire at tlw.s'iiedd  X'al-
spent   Sunday   with   his  brother,  Wll-I ley  two months ago.    He said  the call liam, at Narcissa. Was  reported   to  him   liv   oilicer  l.<"ord,
Mrs. Sarah White and daughter spent I of Ambler, that Gwynedd Valley sta- Sunday visiting with Miss liillian Ker- tion was alila/.e. Kealiziiig tbe nature per at Cold  Point. ] of   Ihe   Iniilding,   the   distaiu-e   of   tho
On Tuesday the ciuarantine was re- | run, that if Ambler was obliged to moved from tlie home of Milton R. jruii, that no ade(|uate water supply is Marple, Hickorytown. i nearer   than   the   Wissahickon   creek--
Frank Hagy returned Sunday to at least lUOO feet distant Irom the re- Cold Point after having spent two days ported blaze—that if .Ainbler was olilig- In Lancaster on business. I ed to run hose that distam-e and slnnild
Mrs. George Kerper, of .Norristown, receive a call from the borough, it would visited at the home of Mrs. Horace | reijuire ai least an hour to gatlici- up Schlater, Cold  I^oint, Sunday. j the   hose   in  s"ctions,  place   it   on   the
W. Allen Kirk, of Cold Point, has | trucks aud rush back to the borough, disposed of his hogs and cows to At any rate, the lire as leported w.'is James Diamond, of iiarren Hill. in the district of the North Wales Kirc*
Miss Meyers and Miss Grace Couls- M'onipany. The chief instructed tlie ton, of Norristown, visited al the home I oHicer to advise <iwyn^dd X'alley that Of  Evan   Brooke,  Cold   Point. if the  ciiief of  the  Xorth   Wales   l<"ire
Charles Frederick, who is attending company desired liel]) to send a call Williamson'school, spent Sunday visit- and the Ambler aiiparatus would re- ing his parents at Hickorytown. spond.    .Vu second call was received.
A little more than $3-1 was cleared ''"he Wissahickon l-'ire cumpany w.is by its recent social by the Jr. K. B. | called to order, and the minutes of the C".  K.   of the  Plymoutli  U.  E.  church.   I last   nveting  on   .May   4   were   read   by
Mrs.   George   Exley     and     Mis.   Joel   Secretary  IMinvu and approved. •Wolf, of Cold Point, visited Allen Kirk I     l-ewis h'airington, of the board of en- at the Chestnut Hill hospital on Thurs- I Bmeei's, reported the apparatus in good jl^y condition.
Gilbert Ambers and family, of Hick- , 'j''"' following new members -jvere orvtown, on .Monday attended the fuii-K'>''y '•'l>'y,'«'cl : Stuart B. Rohr, P. B. eral at Chestnut Hill of the former's ^H''f^7,';. *-; Alfred llansen, C. T. Giber- vj-other »«»"".  Charles  M.  Stout.
On Tuesday afternoon the .sewing! '"'"<-£ Ha.vden, of the horse commit- circle of Cold Point grange met at the f'''-'' '¦''l'>"-',f,'' ''-'^'"K «""' "i^ ,'"" '"¦'' home  of  Mrs.  Hoisington,   upper  Ply fcri:!,^:'  '^''Jn^'f;^'\^!c^':^f^e
T*u   G    W    Tiinuer   and   John   Uerk- M""*"'"^ ^^'^'''' '" "^'''"S'""'    The action hef^^frtofcilir'polnt'viii^ed   Allen   "f,,',^f g^Ze"'"on,mi'ttee'l^poned  b.v Kirk  at^Jhe  Chestnut  Hill    l^ospital, ! ^^^''^^{j^X!; V^^Jj;""'^^ '«''""«'!  "^^-
'"^^e'Ate^Sid board of the Plymouth I ^,,1^;;;'-^;/- 'l-;;;;'' '^^^^^r'^ V.  E.   church\,will     liold   its    annuar *^"'"™'"'^'^     "    """^   stated   that      tne strawberry fest?*?!}!  on  June  9  on   the church  lawn. ~>.
Miss Edna BerkliiVuer, of Philadel¬ phia, .siJeut Thursday'".Idternoon with her jiarents, Mr. and  Mrs.' SI, M. Berk-
Harry (iamble. of West Point. The funeral was held on Tuesday, and in- teiineiit was made in .Milestown l!ai>- tist  cliurch   cemetery.
JESSI-; G. WEIJHTER. J( s.sc' G. Webster, of upper .Moreland township, died on Wednesday of last week at his residence, along the iJoy- lestown pikc', aged 71. He had been ill for about  two years.
The deceased, who was the son of the late Jeremiah and Sarah Webster, siipporling cast wobbled in the pinches! was horn in Abington on the IJenezet and as a result IJethayres was able to i road. He was one of nine children, of come within two of tying the .score in I wlioin the following brothers survive: the sixth .session j I'rank,  of   Warrington;   Uavid,   of   Fo.x
Hawkins    started     the    scoring     forjCliase;  Jeremiah, of Ogontz, and Dan- Ambler   in   the     first   inning   when  he i lel,  of Crestmont hit   safely,   went   to   second   on   Robin¬ sons  sacrifice  and   stole  third,  aud  -in ;i   wild   pitch  he  ci'ossed   the  plate.     In
Ritchie Play Well for Ambler. Ambler A. A. journeyed to Beth¬ ayres last Saturday and after nine , Periods of Hie great naliipiial pastime j with the latter team in a .Moingomei y i coiint.x- I'liguc struggle for the cliaiii- Ipioiiship the locals pulled out a vic- j loi'.\- by the score of 10 to li. I .Mitchell, Ambler's nt)\\ pitcher, was ' on the hill for the lirst time for the jhome team and pitched good ball, but ! lik"   the'  game     with   Jenkintown,     his
Parade of Citizens,  Lodges,  Fire Com¬ panies, Schools and  Bands Will  Lead to  Old   Fort   Hill—Address  by   Mayor R. H. Rolfe, O. S. A. For a number of years e,\erci,se.s have been   htid   cm    .Memorial   day   at   l'"ort llill,   near   l'"or;   Washington,   but   Ih.s .\ear  pieparaLious ha\'e  lic-en   made  foi' a   c-elebration     of   consiil-raldc   magni¬ tude.
It IS (ittiiig (bat at this umc, when our c-ouiitry is alioiii to enter a stru.g- gle eijualij' as momentous as our Rev¬ olution and liased to a large degree on the same jirinciples, that the citizen.^ of
.seize   tliis  oiipoitiiiiity   to   make   a   pa-   i,.,.^ , „ .,
tiiotic   rally   worthy   of   the   traditions " ""    "^
Driving Club Meets at Hallowell and Arranges for Memorial Day Opening —Horsham, Dresher and Jarrettown Personal and Miscellaneous Items. Mrs. .Siisau Crockett, of Horsliam, is again  on   ihe  sick  list.
Frank  Hicardello,    of Dresher,  spent .Sunday   in   Philadelphia.
Miss   litliel    Itobin.-ion,    of    Dresher, spent  Sunday  in   l'''rankf(U'd,
J. Edward .Sleiitz, ot Jarretlowu, has purchased a  Velio  touring car.
Mrs.   Elizabeth    Webster,   uf    Hors¬ ham, is having her house painted.
Chalkley .Stackhous. of llorsliaui, has
..    ..    ,, ,. 1      ,.     ,   ,1     some  \ery promising lields of grass,
the   North   Penn   hue   should   gladly,     Patrick McCormick, of  l^ieslier,  who
sick list, is imiiroving'.
 ,   ,,     I     A few Hoi'shamites attended tlie fun
of the spot on which it will be held, tor !       -        -
lia bimer,  in   Harmonville. ,.
George Ki;k returned Saturday to his U. S. vessel at tbe Rrooklyn navy yard, after having sp- nt his furlough with his family at Cold Point. '
L. A. Johnson and family, of Har¬ monville, on Saturday attended the an¬ nual family reunion lield at JelTcrsoii- ville.    A very pleasant outing resulted.
The sack social held un S.itiirdav night in the church hall. Cold Point, by the  IfCjyai  Crusader.s'   liible class,  was
Fierce-Arrow truck has the tank.s mounted thereon. New fenders have b"en secured, aud llic magneto repair¬ ed. The car will he painted in Itempp's shop ut Springhouse. The aluminum of the old body was sold for $ai,;!-l.
Secretary Drown reported fcu' the liii- ance coininittee that the building bonds ha\'e all be"n sold and delivered.
I'.eport on the fire house building l^hows that rapid progress is now be¬ ing made, with the brick wcn-k nearly completed. The certilicate of the ar¬ chitect, for $ir»0:i.2(j in favor of the biiild-r, H. P. Scdineider, was approvcil.
(Irdei's were iiassed oii tiie gcner.il ruiid, to the credit ot the aiito chcmicil luiid. for $611 :M; A. R. Hayden, ,..'i.'in fenders,  etc. On   the
the third, after two were out, Hawkins i also iiaved the way for two more tal- lic's when he wa.s safe on an error, afiO as he pull"d up at sec-ond cm the mis- play he easily scored on Robin.son's safe drive. The latter took second on the throw-in, from which station he also scored ou Wildrick's one-ba.se hit. Rohinson again reached lirst on a lielder's choice in the liftli period and sui-cessive singles b-- Wildrick and Wodock sent him home. The Ambltr hoys added lour more runs in the sixth, all of which were scored oil one safe blow, ei'tors ligurin.g largely in ^ flie scoring. To make the name safe tw:o more were added in tbe seventh ',iii sin.gles liy Scholz and .Mitcliell sail 1 ¦ vviched between with a base on balls and an error. liethayres .gave a battle all tbe way aud it took some good pitching and playing to keep tlie cham¬ pions from carrying off the victory. ISetbayres scored one run in the first inning on an error by Hawkins and logout's single. Singles by Diehl. Plews and Easterly ,yave the cham- Iiions tlieir second tally in tlie fifth session, and in the si.\th the down- county boys staged a rally, and aided by a few error.s of omission and com¬ mission and two singles they .scored four runs. This was all, howeveiy its -Mitchell put on the brakes and the^'e was no more scoring. \\
Wildrick, .Martin and Richie plav^d well and carried off the lielding hon¬ ors while Hawkins and Rcdiinson'^eK- cclled in Iiattuig and base runmng. Hallowll nnd I'lews pIa^•ell greatjliall for  IJethayres.
.Mr. Webster married Mary J. Francis 1111 -\|ii'il f. ISHS. and they rented a farm ill .-Miingtcui townsbiji near tlie llorshani line. Mrs. Webster's paren¬ tal home was south of Willow Grove, and this farm they )iurcliased in 1S70 and removed there, making it their home for IS years, until the proiiert.v was purchased by W. W. Frazier ancl added to his large estate. They then purchased the old Webster Melchoir farm, along the Doylestown pike south of the Hoi'sham township line, where they  remo\-ecl  :;il  years, ago.
The deceased   leaves a  wif» and  two sons.   Jesse   G.,   who   is   at   home k'dward P., of Philadelphia. I  _ The funeral  was  held   last  .Saturday. Services   were  condiictecl   at  the  houst* I by   n"v.   !•'.   C.   Colby,   of   the   llatborn |l!apiist   church,     and   interment     was ni.ide  ill   Hatboro  cemetery.
.M-\RV ANN MQORE. Mary .\nii. wife of Charles Moore, died on Monday ovcnin.g at her home abcuit 10 o'clock, having been ill for some time with heart trouble. The deceased was HO years of age ancl leaves a husband and four children, a,-! follows : Kdna, < irville, Ralph and Harold. .She is also survived by her inolher, Mrs. Caroline Shutt, ancl inie sister, Mrs. Howard Mullen. Services and interment were on Saturday after¬ noon at Pleasantville Reformed church.
KATE C. COUUSTOX. Kate ('.,  widow of William C. Couls¬ ton,     tor   many   years     a   resident   of -Xorristown,     ciied,   Saturday,     at
lit   will   be   i'emi;iTibered   that   it   was  o,i I Fort   Hill   that' Washington   threw   uj) I the  temporary earth   works in inepar- j ation  of  a  defence against  the   liriti.sh during the Revolution, and that it  wa< I ])i'aclic;illy    the     last     stoppin.g     place ! prior to the winter at Valley Forge. I     The   program,    as    outlined    at    tbe | ! moment, embraces a parade from  Kort; ¦Washington to Fort Hill, led  by a band I 'of 2",  jiieces and   in   which   parade   will ; be   represented   the   schools,   the   --\m- ' bier,   iMji't   Washington   and   other   lire 1 companies,  and  man.v  of  tbe   patriotic! jand   other  organiztaions  from  Jenkin- j town   to  Lansdale.     In   addition   to  an unusually     interesting     program,     the
Hill   Memorial   association,  which ;
•barge, has been fortunate enough i obtain   the   consent  of   ilajor   R.   W. >
and Fort is in to
army.
¦ Rolfe,   of   the   t'nited   States make the closing address.
It   is  to   be  hoped   that  every  citizen ; from   the  whole c-ountry  side   will   feci j the   inspiratiini   and   make   the   oppor¬ tunity   to   be   present,   contributing   to a memorial day.
I Take soiith-oound train arriving .it ; Fort Washington at CIS a. m., oi-' 1 north-bound train arriving at O.-'il. The parade w'ill start immediately after the 'arrival   of  the   li,."il   train.
BELFRY AND WORCESTER.
Born to Mr. and .Mrs. J. Byiidale Hileman, Wednesday, May 16, a daugh¬ ter.
Horace Woods and family, of Centre Square, spent Sunday with John Weig¬ ner ami family.
l.a.st   .Saturday   the   general   coiifer-
theienie of the Schwenki'elder church   was
home of iier brother-in-law, Robert G. ; I'eld in the Towamencin church.    Rou-
ivage,   ,422S   Girard  avenue,   Philadel- ; tine   business   was     transacied   and   on
Ijiliia,  after  a  lin.gering  illness  with   a j Sunday   all  the    churches   rei)resented
i cimiplication.
Glenside will play at -Vmbler tiext : .m,s, roiilston lived fen- a Imig while Saturday, and from present indications j„ Lancasterville, near Cold Point, and the  crowd   will  be a  big one,  as  e^Jery | uas   widely   known   among   l''i'iends   of
4inrtr»nitanp. success and netted the clas.s if or  repair   work;  fe .$3.5.       -^ I Pierce-.Vrrow  truck
-"     ¦     Daughters  of  tho  Hick-
I
The King's orytown mi.ssion will hold a straw¬ berry festival on Saturday, June 2. Tickets are 10 cents, t:'ake and candy for sale.
Charles Hendricks, of Cold Point, who has been fpilte ill with pneumonia, has recovered and on Monda.v- resumed his duties as clerk at the Swedeland furnace.
Edwin Kirk, of Cold Point, who has been ill, -Is convalescing and is able to be up. His brother, Russ-ll, who has also been seriously ill, is also im¬ proving.
Mis.ses Kate, Emma and l-^sther Buc-kman and -Amy and Mabel Wcdf, of Cold Point, walked to .\mbler and return on Sunday, having visited Han¬ nah Schofield.
On l-'riday evening at .S o'clock a lecture will be given b.y Dr. "William Byron Forbush in the Friends" meet¬ ing house for the cliurch on the sub¬ ject,     "The   Hoy   Problem."
The Sabbath school of the Plymouth U. E. church has commenced tbe pre¬ paration of a children's day program to be   rendered   on   June   10.     The  music . promises to be a main feature.
43 members and friends of the Men's Bible class, of the Conshohocken Pres¬ byterian church, attended the Hickor.y- town mission last Sunday afternoon. The party traveled by automobiles.
The choir o the Cold Point Baptist church will give a musical Saturday night, June 2nd, in the church. Thoso who attended the l.ast one can w-ell af¬ ford to attend this one, as it will be a rare treat.
A seven-cent lunch will be given by the Ladles' Bible class of the Ply¬ mouth U. E. church, on next Saturday evening. Eveiy article on the menu will be sevon cents, and candy and ice cream will be on sale.
Charles Cressman, Jr., has returned ' home to Harmonville after having spent several weeks 'with his aunt, Mrs. Edward Wertz, in Conshohocken, while undergoing medical treatment The lad is now much Improved.
On Memorial day, following the an¬ nual custom, George Smith jiost, of Conshohocken, G. A. R„ will visit the Friends' Plymouth Meeting and Cold Point cemeteries, hold some services in each and decorate the graves on Memorial day.
-A. young lady was injured at the corner of Germantown pike and Con¬ shohocken pike, Plymouth Meeting Saturday evening. She and her com¬ panion, on a motor cycle, ran over the pile of stones and upset the machine. The girl was injured about the head.
Alonzo Boice, of Cold Point, has purchased a Packard motor truck for use in hauling garbage from Philadel¬ phia. Mr. Boice has purchased several hundred pigs from the Philadelphia board of health. These animals were seized by the authorities after the ownera had neglected to comply with the removal law. The pigs will be shipped by Mr. Boice to Royerstown, near Lancaster.
On Sunday the George Fi-eas woods took fire at Cold Point, probably the result of a careless smoker. All the underbrush was soon abloze and the house occupied by the Peacock family was thre.atened for <a time. The Ply¬ mouth and Conshohocken Fire compan¬ ies responded and did all that was pos¬ sible to check the blaze. Enroute one of the motor truck wheel of the Ply. mouth company suffered a puncture.
(Continued on Pag-e 8.)
the
b,- when
Th-  secret.ary  was  auth(f(-ized _ti .¦aie   notices   to   the  members   that annual mee'in.g of the conipany wi held  on   l-"rida.v   (nening,  .lime   1, the dues .'>re payable.
Chl"f Hayden stated that the com- |i.iny has an invitation to particijiate hi the Meiiiorial day exercises at l-'ort ^Vashin.gtoll, aud on motion the fol¬ lowing committee was appointed with full power to act in the mailer : AV. .T. Devine. .K. R. Hayden, Lewis l-'arrin.g- tou, John JIartin. W. J. Brown.
local fan will uaiit to see the luim team defc^at Gl"nside and c-ra\^'l lj) a notch in the chamiiionship race.'Fol¬ lowing is  the Score :
Bethayres Ar^*'''--        '
R. H. O, A. E. R. H. O. * . E.
K.Pl's.Sb.,. 0 2 ¦¦'¦ I 0 H'l ina.lf,, 2 1,1 0 1 K'stly.lb.. 1 ] II 0 0 R'b's'n.c-f. i 1 1 0 0 Eirloff.sa.,. Tio'r'ntr.lf, lITw-lllb, W'b.'j'r.cf., Flaol-.rf,,. Dehl.c,,., Biltrer.p..,
j combined in worship in the Worcest i church. Rev. Robert Godshalk, of Nor-- i ristown church, delivei'"d tbe sermon. Dr. Kriebel and family were the tliit \icinity She is survived by a guests of his brotiier Calvin last Sun- da'ugbter Alice, of Plymouth Meeting, ''".v at Treicdilers\ ilie, Berks c'ounty .•mil  by  two sisters.    -Mrs.  Robert  Sav-
II   0   0 Hiir, rf.
7   2   II Ritchie t.
0   2   1 M'h'l.p..
Davies,rf
0 0
1 10 1 1 I    1
a.ije. with whom she resided, and Mrs. laiinia .Shugard, of West Philadelphia. .Mrs. William Potts Jones, of Consho¬ hocken,  is a  sister-in-law.
funeral   will   be  held   this  Wed
ig;
Ith
ig
0 110   3 W'Hr'k.2li. II   2   4   I   1 ,       ine   funeral   will   be   held   this   Wed- 10   4   0   0 Wd'k lib.. 0   1*1   "   -lesday,   at   1   p.   m..   from   the   Savag;
1 I   'i  'i  ? k!.''''"''''.l'   i  J   JftJ..!/?  home.     Interment  ^at   the     PlymouH
0 0   1   2   1 Murlin lb.. 2   0   iT W 0   vii..nrl«'   l.oi-vini.-   ..-rdiin/l ,  t,.
1 0   0   0   0 Hiir, rf..,, 10   0   0   0   '"'""*'    hni.\ing  ground.     , ,,.
2 17   2   0 Ritchie c. 1    110   4   1,	
-Ashburn   l-^ry,   \,lio  has  been   ill   f(n- some time, is able to be about again,
--\ii enjo,\'able novelty shower was tendered .Miss I':thel Righter last Sat¬ urda.v e\ ening at the home of Mrs, Cassel, near Cu-^t^r station,' by a larg- number of her friends. 1     The   siijiervlsors   of   Worcester
FLOURTOV\/N.
' Totals,,. BctHnveH, Ambler
6 27 13   S
 1   0
,1    0
Totals, 0    0    1 0    1
10 .S 27 10 5 ' 4 II 0 II— li 4 0 0 U—13 j .Stiui-k octt by Bilzer 6. by Mitchil 7. Bases on i balls oil' Bilzer 3, off Miti^hell 2, Umpire Baetxell. I Hit by pitcheil ball, Flai:k. Passed bail. Mitcbell, I Wild pitch, Bilzer.   Time, 2.^a. I
(Jther games played in the league re- : siilt"d    as   follows :       Willow   Grove   'I, \ h'ort   Washington,   0;   Glenside   li,  Jen¬ kintown  3.
ST-A..\'nL\G OF THE CI.URS.
Ambler Branch of the Red Cross.
Ric-hard Wilson, executive secretar,\' of the Southeast Pennsylvania chapter, -American Red Cros.s, Tuesday evening, gave an address at the -Xorth Penn Re¬ publican club headquarters instructing the local committees of that work in their various duties. The otbcers of the Ambler branch are ; Chairman, Mrs. Xorton Downs; vice chairman. Dr. An¬ drew Godfrey; treasurer, Rees C. Ro- lierts; secretary, .VIrs. H. P. Barnes. There are 14 departments In the local work, for which the following commit¬ tee chairmen and vice chairmen have been  appointed.
Finance—J. Watson Craft, Mrs. John Cadwalader, Jr.
Publicity—J. M. Haywood, Mrs. Wm. T. Patterson.
.Membership—IT. J. Dager, Mrs. Char¬ les C.  Mehler.
First aid—Dr. -Andrew Godfrey, Dr. -Mary P. H. Hough, Dr. D. W. Shelly. Dr.  Walter E.  Fine.
Hospital—Dr.   I).  W.   Shelly.
Surgical supplies—Miss Dee, Mrs. Veriier   -Xesbit.
Miscellaneous supplies — John T. Daub, Mrs. Edwin S. Vare.
Storage, packing and shipping—L. S. Moore, Mrs. J. M. Haywood.
Motor Messenger—Joseph Wood, Jr., ill's. Henr.v Pratt McKean.
Commissary—Arthur M. Jenkins, Mrs. H. V. Everham.
Instructions for women—Mrs. S. Wil¬ son Fisher, Mrs. Abram Valentine, Mrs. C. P. Fox.
Relief of .soldiers and sailoi-s' fam¬ ilies—Mrs. C. M. Heiss, Mrs. Phillip Maas.
Workroom—Dr. R. V. Mattlson, Mrs. J. B. Eckfeldt.
Two -committees as yet are unor¬ ganized.
Tickets have been distributed for ,a general meting, next Tuesday even¬ ing in Ambler oper.a house, in the In¬ terest of the Ambler branch. Thei speakers already announced are : Dr. Charles Hatfield, member of the board of directors southeast chapter of Amer¬ ican Red Cross; Dr. Charles E. Hart, Mrs. Nelick. Tickets may be obtained from any of the committees.
Some one will be at headquarters from 3 to 1 week days, where infor¬ mation may be obtained.
W.
WEDDED.
GORDON—FREED.
Miss Emily Freed, daughter of Mr. and Mis. John Freed, was quietly married last Wednesday at the home of her parents. Mill road, Flourto'wn, to Mr. Robert Gordon, of Camp Hill. Jlr. and Mrs. Gordon were tendered a reception later at the home of the groom's parents. The young couple left on n. wedding trip and upon llieir return will occupy their new home on Weiss avenue.
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Ft. AVashiirgton ... VVhei-" they play Glenside at .Ambler .lenkintown, fietbayres at Fort Wash¬ ington. On -Memorial da.v—-A. JI, Wil¬ low Grove at .Ambler, Fort Wasliing¬ ton at Jenkintown, Hethayres at r.Ieii- side; p. m.. Ambler at Fort Washing¬ ton, Jenkliitow-n at Bethayres, Gl»ii.'^ide at Willow  Grove.
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Next  Saturday — AVHIow   Grove  at
R C. Sic 111' pa ntcr of Orclanil, hts the contract for painting Jlrs. Elmira llaruier's  double  house,  on  -Mill  road.
John M. Hedrick, who recently took the civil service examination for tbe local iiostotHce. has receh'id word that he has successfully passed the same.
Wesley Jlacl.aughlin    will close    his blac-ksmitb  shop on  .Satiird.iys at noon during  the  montlis  of June, July  and August.     Tbe  sliop   will  also be  closed on Memorial day. 1', >:.       Mrs.  Newton   Yarnall, who has been 1,000   cpiite  ill and conlined  to her room for ,.iOO   several days, is reriorted to be improv- 00 1 ing.
Dinner at Willow Grove.
-At Willow Grove jiark Friday night .100 prominent men of Philadelphia and the Old York road section were the guests of Superintendent John R Da¬ vies at tiie annual dinner" held on the night preceding the inaugural ot an¬ other season at the park. The ,i;uests this year included officials of the city of Philadelphia, departmental beads of the Rapid Transit company and oth- cials of the suburban townships and boroughs along the Old York road,
Charles A. .Ambler, of Abington, for¬ mer speaker of the house of reiiresen- tatives, presided, and the speakers in¬ cluded R. U. Hamilton, vice presiiieut of the Rapid Tramflt company; Nathan l-"ranko, of New A'ork, and Victor Her¬ bert, both of whom will bring ilieir orchestras to Willow Grove during tiie season; R. B. Selfridge, Judge Wiiliim C. Ryan, of the Bucks county coiiits; former Judge Harman Y'erkes, nf Jioy- lestown; C. Townley Larzelere. of Xor¬ ristown; Clayton Shock, of Philalel- phia, and Captain S. P. Fi-anklin. of the medical reserve corps, t'nited States army. The park was tlii"wn open to the public for the condu. i of the 22d season Saturday with Natiuin Franko and his orchestra as the musi¬ cal attraction.
Crew  Saved   By   Jumping.
A coal train on the Reading railway running from the Norristown liranih onto the Plymouth branch, crashed in¬ to a local shifting engine. No. 1;''I0, drawing out cars and bound from "he Plymouth branch to the Norristo vn branch, at the curve near the I.lm street bridge, Conshohocken, SuiiliV- The crew of the shifting engine ,'-'.! vcdt themselves from injury by jumiaii'V. Two empt.v and one loaded car in the shifter's train were derailed and the heavy freight engine drawing the ' nal train also left the rails. The ace ideiit happened at 9.20 a. m. Sunday and be¬ sides the derailment of the cars ;ind engine, about .10 yards of tracl-r. in¬ cluding a switch and frog, were torn up. The wrecking crew was soon on the scene and busily engaged cleating the wreck. Traffic was again resin.e-d Sunday afternoon. No one was injic- ed.
i spreading   road   oil   oW^i^Bome   of   the roads of the  township,    -i
fte\. and -Mrs. -Mexander Graham are enteitatnlijg Rev. .Mr. Graham, Jr., and [wife, of New Jersey, for .several da.vs. !     Mrs.  Chester  Sc-luiltz  has  recovered frmn her recent illnes.s. I     -A   large     coii,gre.i;ation   greeted     the mi.-^sionary  ser\'ices   held   in   the   Wor- cesicr   ihurch   last   Tlnirsda.N'   evening, I whi.li   consisted   of  a   flag   I'irill   hy   1 i ; bo.Ns   and   girls,   followed    by   ilv-   live i foolish   and   five   wise   virgins,   then   by I a  debate:     "Resolved,  that  the  heroes jof  proiluction   are   more   honored   th.-in Ith" heroes in  battle." whicii  was open- led   in   allirmative   by   I'h'ii'.-st   Heebner. j followed   in   the   negative     by   Aiithur |.Anders.    The judges were E. A. Heeb- I ner, -\, L. Anson and II. K. Anson, who I decided  in  favor of the negative side. Then   followed  a  pantomime,   "Nearer, .My   God,   to   Thee, "   which    was   per¬ formed by the Misses lilanclie Schultz, Lorene    Anders   and    Jlabel    Heebner. Tlie  program  was  enjoyed   by  nil   and those   present   are  anxious   to   have   it repeated  on ascension da.v.    The Sun¬ day  school  orchestra  was  present   and rcnilered  several  selections.
The following are the graduates of the Worcester high school : Edna Jf. Garrett average, S9.3; Lett.i E. Garrett, ST.K; Leroy R. Sc-hultz, S6.6; Harvey 1, Mean, 8«,4; Henry C. Benner, 82.3; Charles -A. Markley, SO; Sara M. An¬ ders. SO; Ruth L, Anson, 70,2; Paul .M, Anders, 77..'!; and Marion A. Weigner, 7;).'i. The baccalaureate sermon was jiieached to tlie graduates on Sunday evening by Rev. A. Graham, of the Bethel M. E. church, in Wentz's Re¬ formed church. A large i-ongregatioii was present and listened to an insiJir- ,.ing sermon. 'I'lie commencement will time,  had  her hand  badly injured  and | ]|j,   ],pi,i     ,|,jj.     Saturday
[eral ot Jesse G. Webster on .Saturday. i (.'harles Stackhous, of Hallowell, has ' inii'chaseil ti new Overland louring car. i E. C. Blci'onnell and son Howard, of I Jarrettown, siieiit .Sunday in lloney- ¦ brook.
j James Caldwell, of I'liiladelphia, Ispent Sunday with his family in Jar- I rettown.'
I     On   May   2(j,   10   years   ago,   a   des- ' tructive   hail     storm   pas.sed     through, Horsham.
Dr.   Lowa and  Tiss  f-owa,  of Threo Tuns,  were Sunday guests oi John H. ' Itobinsoii,   Dresher.
Mrs.  Jidi.i   Jackson,   of  Three .Tuns, [ Mjient     Jloiiday     afternoon   with     her daughter at Dresher.
William Hubbard has been painting the elwelling and shop occupied by A, Dieter at   Hallowell.
Thomas and Joseph AA'orlhington, of Three Tuns, on Tuesday attended a) funeral at Plumsteadville.
Jlrs. A\'illiam lOlliott and daughter, Jliss l!e,~sie l';iliott, of Dresher, spent Tuesday  in  Philaelelphia.
Jlr. and Mrs. C. T. Hottenstein, of Horsham Terrace, entertained friends from  .Vbiiigton  on. Sunda.v.
Rcjbert JlcJUillin and Alonzo McCor¬ mick, of Philadeliiliia, spent Sunday with their parent.^ in  Dresher.
George J-'osset, of the K. G. E. home, who has been ill, is again quite sick after a period of convalescense.
John Palmer, of the K. G. B. home, Davis Grove, is spending some time with his dau,gliter at Schwenksville.
The erection of three new houses has been started on the Ferguson tract at Horsham,  and  more  are  to  follow.
Jlrs. -Arnold Marsland, of oiney, spent Wednesday of last waek with Mrs. Getii'ge Zeitler, Jr., in  Horsham.
J. M. Walmsl'-y, of Hatboro, hasf rented 17 acres of the William Teas farm. Three Tuns, and will plant it in corn.
Raymond Smi-th, wife and two child¬ ren, of Itiitfalci, N. Y., have been vis- itiig Jlr. and Jlrs. O. P. Smith at Hors¬ ham.
Russell Kerns, of Colrnar, has ac¬ cepted a position on the farm of Jumea. Gartrell, Wel.sh road, Horsham town¬ ship.
Warren .Starkcy, of l.aiighovne, spent Sunday  with Mrs.  Starkey, who is vis- are   iting her sister, Mrs. Frank Forker, in.
-Mr. and Mrs. (5eorge Richards cele¬ brated their 2rnh wedding anniversary one day last week.
The state highway department has a force of men at work repairin,g the pike in this section.
-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rothenberger. of Oreland, and Frank Cleaver and wife, of Ambler, were the guests of Mrs. Elizabeth MacLaughlin on Sun¬ day.
Next Sabbath in Springlield Presby¬ terian church patriotic services will be held all day with a special patriotic sermon by the pastor. Rev. A. W. Lon.i;, in the evening.
While driving his car in the vicinity of the Erdenheim stock farm on .Satur¬ day Frank .S. Harner lost control of tho machine on account of the steering apparatus refusing to work properly and before the car could be stopped it crrasbed into a stone wall, Jlrs. Harner,    who was    in the car .it    the
hngers
it   is   believed   that  one  of  her will have to be amputated.
The living Literary society held its regular monthly meeting last Wednes¬ day evening at the home of Frank S. Harner.
The Ladies' Aid societv iind Chris¬ tian Endeavor of Springfield Presby¬ terian church will <nive a festival and entertainment on Tuesday evening, June Sth. Admission, including re¬ freshments,  40 cents.
Legs Cut Off,  Man Dies.
-A fatal accident occurred Jlonday morning at S.30 o'clock around the freight house of the Philadelphia it Reading Railway company, near Con¬ shohocken, when Daniel Jiurray, Jr., aged 21, and employed by the com¬ pany as a brakeman, was thrown from tbe top of a box car and fell under the wheels of ,a car. He had both legs cut off above tbe knees.
He was immediately removed to Charity hospital, where he failed to rally or regain consciousness and died at 10.30 o'clock Jlonday forenoon.
BLUE   BELL,
Jlr. and Jlrs. H. E. Drayton have returned from Concord, N. H., where they spent several days.
-Abraham Nash and family were re¬ cent guests of Jlrs. Jfarietta Hoover.
Jliss I^ettie Phipps entertained Miss Peacock, of -Ambler, over the week¬ end.
Jfr. and Jlrs. John Preston had aa their guests on Sunday Jlr. and Mrs. Harold Hoover, of Ambier.
Jliss Annie Roberts, of Philadelphia, spent Sundav at her home here.
The annual congregational meeting of Boehm's Reformed church -will be held in the Sunday school room on Jleinday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
evening in Farmer's hall. Centre Point. Prof. Jlclchoir, of Girard college, Philadel¬ phia, will address the graduates. The luipils of the school under the direction of their instructor. Miss Saylor, of CoUegeville,  will furnish the music.
The state highway department had several auto trucks on the ro.id last week hauling stone from Belfry station.
Mr. and Jlrs. Elmer Kraus.s, of Jlountainville, Lehigh county, spent Sunday here as the guest of the for¬ mer's brother and his family.
Jlrs. Alexander Graham, who has been ill for several days, has recov¬ ered sufficiently to be .about.
The ladies' auxiliary of St. John's Lutheran church was entertained this Wednesda,v afternoon by Jlrs. Henrv -Annear.
Jacob Weigner. who underwent an operation in a Philadelphia hospital some time ago, returned to his home last week much Improved.
Visitors noticed in and about this section from Palm and vicinity last Sunday were Mr. and Jlrs. Levi Krauss, Rev. Dr. O. S. Kriebel and wife, Mr. and Jlrs. Edward Schultz, of Boyertown, and Jlr. and Jlrs. Owen Schultz.
Boy Scouts Organize. A troop of Boy Scouts was organiz¬ ed by the boys of the community at Hatboro, on the night of Wednesday, May nine. The number of members has been increasing rapidly, and at present there are 21 boys enrolled. Rev. Jlr. Radcliff, of the Methodist church, is Scout JIaster, and Albert Clayton, is his assistant. The prospects for .an enjoyable summer, including camping, are very bright.
—Pennsburg's   .school  tax   has   been lO'wered from nine to eight mills.
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Francis Hodoniich, of Dresher, has resigned his iiosition with Thomas J. Lane, of I>reslier, and now has employ¬ ment  in   f^hiladelphia,
Randal l-'enton, who is emiiloyed on the cars of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company, siient Tuesday at his home in Dresher.
William Itodemie'h and I'amily, Ray¬ mond Sniitli ancl family a ul William jr. Taylor, Jr., of .Tairetto ,vn, spent .Sunday in Do.vlestown.
George Zeitler, Jr,, of Horsham, builder, has been renovating and re- screening the country Imme of H. H. Brown  at   Warniinater.
On Sunday afternoon lo membera of Olive castle, of Philaelelphia, visit- eel the K. G. E. home ai Davi,s Grove, and  silent .an  interestin,g eiay.
Jliss Jlary Iredell, of I'liiladelphia, formerly of Horsham, is in the Poly- e-liiiic hospital, where she underwent ail   operation   for  appendicitis.
f-Tilwai-cl Heritage, of Horsham, who has been epiite ill, feel.s grateful to big neighbors who came to his aid one day) last week and helped  plant his corn.
Davis W. Sill, of Horsham, has com¬ pleted grading about his new home. J. JI. Walmsley and force did the work! .ind also erected stone steps to the front of  his  property.
-August Lentz,  of Jarrettown,  is  ilo- ing  the  repair   work   on   the  buildings I of   the   Klrkpatric-k   proijerty,   Jarret¬ town, whicii was recently inirchased by D.  Jarrett  Kirk, of  Dresher,
Herman Reuss, of Horsham, who has been sick with inflammatory rheuma¬ tism since last October, has so far- improved that he has been able to en- jov lishing along the Pennapeck creek.
-Miss Mabelle R. T-'reas and Misses Phoebe and Virginia Potts, Miss Mil¬ dred Kroupa and George Freas, of Hor¬ sham, on Saturday enjoyed the feniiid- er's day exercises at Girard college.
Silas" T. Horner, formerly of Hors¬ ham, but now a resident of Hatboro, who was recently manager of a garagei in that borough, is now superintendent of the Gracey village. Willow Grove park.
Jliss Susanna L. Walton, of Horsham, who is in St. Luke'.s hospital, Philadel¬ phia, recovering from an operation, isi improving steadily and on Monday was able to sit up in bed for three hours.
On Sunday, with appropriate exer¬ cises, a flag was raised on a portion of the Ferguson tract at Horsham. Little Henrietta and Emma Buckhal- ter gracefully pulled the cord that un¬ furled the emblem.
Aliout 10 years ago, while doine railroad work at Fort Hill station, along the Trenton Cut-oft', Frank Rl- cardello, of Dresher, was injured to such an extent that one of his legs, was amputated. Tbe company ha.s now provided him with an artiriclal limb.
On Jlonday evening the AVaruiin- ster Driving club held a meeting at N.ash's hotel, Hallowell, and made ar¬ rangements for opening the track on Jfemorlal day. Samuel Larzelere, of H.vtboro, president of the club, presld. ed, and after opening tbe meeting pre¬ sented the resignation of Charles Stackhous, -who for several years has been secretary and tri-asurer. Mr; Dyer, of near Warrington, was elect¬ ed to the position. Et'f.irts arc beingi- put forth to maK-e> tlic coming open¬ ing one of the most auspicious in thei history of the club, and many inter¬ esting races are promised.
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