The Ambler Gazette 19171011

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The Amb
Gazette.
vol.. XXXV.-NO.   89
clMBLJUR.   PA..   OCiOBER   11,   1917
S1.75   A   Y
COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings of Local Interest to Our Readers.
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Plymouth    U.    E.   Church    Greets   Old
Folk—Sergeant   Knerr  Visits   Here—
Lemuel     Rodebauyh     Will     Go     to
Vicksburg— Hickorytown     filission—
Harmonville.
Hyles Hagy, of Lancaster, spent thj weeli-end in Cold  Point.
Harry Jliller, Jr., lias some line celery,   wliich  promises a good crop.
Geoi'ge Shellf r, Sr., of Primus, spent Sunday  with  his  so.ii at Cold  Point.
Mrs. Joel Kerper, 'of Cold Point, has been very ill in a Philadelphi.i sanitorium.
Harry Jliller, Sr,, of Cold Point, who has been on the sick list, is somewhat Improved.
Henry Corson, of Avondale, spent Sunday with his sister. Miss Emily Corson,  at Cold  Point.
,J. Harvey Hart, of Philadelphia, spent the 'week-end with his uncle, Jacob Hart, at Cold Point.
Thornton Price and family, of Eliza¬ beth, N. Y., spent Sunday with Char¬ les C. Price, near Cold Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hart, of Cold Point, on Sundav entertained Jlrs. Lewis Shoemaker and children.
A special meeting of the parsonage committee of the Plymouth U. E. church was held Jlonday evening.
Leumel Rodebaugh, of Hickorytown, spent Monday with his daughter, Jlrs. Fred.   Ollard,  in   Wayne  Junction.
Christian Wisler and Mrs. Elsie Been, of Lansdale, visited Jlrs. David Rhoads  in Hickorytown  on  Sunday.
Donald Corson, of near P.urlington, N. J., spent Sunday with his parents. Dr. and Jlrs. P. H. Corson, of Cold Point.
The wall ou the easterly side of the bridge below Harmonville, on the Ridge pike, has been repaire.d by the county.
John Musselman, of Mohnton, spent Saturday and Sunday with his son. Rev. R. W. JIussellman, at Plymouth Meeting.
Miss Amy Wolff and Jlrs. Emma Buekman, of Cold Point, were week¬ end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Parson at Cynwyd.
Mr. ana Jlrs. Call Lorenz, of JIaple Hill avenue Plyrooutli Meeting, enter¬ tained at dinner Mr. and Jlrs. Morris Williams, on Sunday.
Miss Lillie Way. ot .Vorth Carolina, who hus spent the summer in the Ambl-r apartments, Plymouth Meet¬ ing,  has  gone  to  Oxford  to  remain.
Georg-;, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs, Ellwood Crts-man, of Harmon¬ ville, who has lieen se.i-iousl.v ill, is sor.e-,-. hat  im;a-.iv-}d  at  this  w-ritihg.
Mrs. Charles Rhoads and Jlrs. Eu¬ gene Lightk'-p and daughter, Eliza¬ beth, of Hickorytown, visiter Mrs. George Campbell on Wednesday of last week. V
Tiio regular montlily nieeting of the IC. L. of C.  E.,  of the  Plymouth  TT.  E. church,   was   held,    Tuesday   evening, a%#,w8.t  thti   home   of   James   Frith,   Hick¬ orytown.
Miss Dbvothy and Marion Hiltner, of Conshohocken, sp.nt Sunday with their graodmot'.TJr, JIvs. James Cun¬ ningham, of JIaple Hill av nue, Ply¬ mouth  Jleeting.
Mr. and Jlrs. John iJowen and Jlr. and Mrs. A. G. iTa^vk, of Plymouth Meeting, have rerurned from a week's trip to Niagara l-'alls ing points of interest.
Mrs.    Krank   Saylor, spent .Sunday w-itli Jtr Trankle,  CoUl  l-'oint,  and harcesi   lc m >   and   rally In- the Plymouth  U. E. church.
Mr. and Jlr*. John Supple- and daughter, of ("old Point, attended a surprise pai-iy at the honi" of Jlr. and M.S. George Haker, Wash::igton S<iuai-e,  on Saturday evening.
The annual sauer kraut supper in the Pl.vmoutli V, E. church w-ill be given b.v the Ladies' Aid society on Saturdav- 'vening, Met. 20, from "5 to 8. Tickets, .1.", cents. Iee cream and home-made cakes for sale.
Some children playing on Jlilton R. Marple's farm, Hickorytown, last Sat¬ urday set fire t,o a willow tree near the pond, and it was only after much difflculty that the blaze w-as e.xtin¬ guished.
Cm Friday the Plymouth Meeting and Fort TTill stations on the Trenton Cut-off, could not converse over the telephone, and on investigation it was found that t'li.'ves had removed a half dozen sections of wire near the Cox quarry. It is iielived the roTibery w-as committed in daylight.
Rtv.   Charles   Furman,     of     Norris¬ town,  a retired  Baptist preacher,  will preach,  next  Sunday  evening at  8  in Hickorytown   mi.ssion.     Next   Tuesday evening F£ev. Frank K. Graess, former- [ ly    of the     TTaw-s    -\venue    Jlethodjst' church,   .Vori-islown,  now   of  Philadel- I phia.   will   baptize   and   receive   mom- j bers      A   most   interesting   service   is anticiiiated, and  all  friends are  invit- ' ed. !
The    ol 1    peoples'     s-'i-vice.     Sunday i moining,   in   Plymouth   U.   E.   church, j was attended  by  70  persons,  many of whom    W'l'i-e   well   ailvanced   in   years. Rev. J. D. Acker, of Germantown, who is  in   his  S7th  year,  preached  a  most i thoughtful      and     spiritual       sermon, j Special   vocal  selections   w-ere   render- , ed   by    Jfrs.   Alvin   Hawk     and   Jliss Linda Woorlland.    The cboir w-as com- ! rosed chieily of oilier than young peo-1, pie, and the membei-; rendered appre¬ ciated  selections.    Tn  the after.'ioon at 2.15  the  Sabbath   schoo!   rnlly   brought out an attendance of ISS. ainoii.y whom . were   :!5   pei'.sons     from   the   JIt.   .-Mry Presbyterian Jlen's Bible class.    Some | '¦'If  a   dozen   speakers   addres.sed   thej -  thei ing,   four    of   whom   were  from '¦ ' lonn-  the   visiting   class   telling   how 'iey aehi»\-ed  success  in  the  work  in Art.   Air.v.     The   pastor,   Rev.   R.   W. Musselman,   also   gave   a   short   talk, .-ind  one of the surprise events of tho Clay was the presence of the supeiin- t=ndent. Sergeant Jvnerr, who came up trom Camp jfeade  to attend  the ser¬ vice and to sp&nd a few davs at home. In   the   evening  at   8   the   service  was attended by 160 pe.-sons, 10:1 'rwliom
won   the  honors  over  the  men  in  the
«Sn"f7 '""'ff•    '^^''^ l'>'ogram con¬ sisted of two addresses by Rev   IT   W Atki„=    „f   (-onshohocken,   who   spoke men. .and  then in  the absence
and   surround-
of Norristow-n, and JIi-s. Kred. attended th > da-,-   sei-vic^j
SENTENCES' ARE IMPOSED.
Result of   First   Week   of  County Criminal Court.
Ambler Figures Rather Too Conspic¬ uously in List of Cases—Disposition of Accused Porsons From This Vi¬ cinity—Fort Washington Couple in Lime   Light.
Alexander Jleyer, alias Earnest Jlil¬ ler, was arraigned before Judge Swartz on the charge of luirglai-izi.i.g Mrs. Sheisei-'s home at Willoiv Grove. He was found guilty and sentenced to not less than live years and not more than sevrfu years. It was show-n that he has a criminal record fo-i- sim¬ ilar offences.
Tbe grand jury returned true bill.s on both bills of indi<'tment charging Edward ,S. lirauiifeldt, of near .Vorth Wales, of arson and consplr.acy to defraud insurance eompany. The caso was continued for the term.
William JIcLaughlin and i-^ugene .-\llebaugh, of Landale, pleaded gui'lty to the larceny of a gold wat(;li f:-om Joseph Dewit'to, of that place. They entered their plea before Judge Solly, Constable Stephenson had arrested them shortly after the disappearance of the w-atch, and as they had been in jail for two months alread.v, the court suspended sentence, upon the restora¬ tion of the watch. Attorneys Straw- bridge and K--eIy represented the de- feiidonts. •
Howard and Kttle Clements, of Fort Washington, were arraigned before Jud.ge Jliller on a c-liarge of keeping a .disorderly Iiouse. They pleaded guilty, with the understanding that they W(nild pa.y the costs in the case, and that they would not return to the neighborfiood where they had caused  the  trouble,
Charles Williams, ot .-Vmbler, was charged, before Judge Swartz, with assault and battery upon his wife, Ella, on a date earl,v in September. Alltorney Fegeley wa^ appointed by the court to defend Williams. Verdict, not guilty.
Thomas Gordon was found guilty of the larceny of a suit of clothes from Kred Townes, in .Abington, and sent'need  to  4  months  in   'ail.
William Heffentraget, -ui Lansdale, before Judge Swartz, pl':-aded guilty to a crime committed upon his 13- yeaij-old daughter, Ida, aud was sen¬ tenced to an impi-isonm.'ut of from 2 ' .vear.s, 11 months lo 3 years in the Ea--tern   P"nitentiai-y. \
The grand jury ignored the ehargo-- of carrying concealed deadly  weapons fvhich     had   been   preferred  by    State' Conslable   Eiler   against   Arthur   Con- i l"y,   a   love-smitten   young  man,   who | :ri(A   tu   ciuiiTiit   suiciiie   after  he   haJ ; failed   to   secure   the   attentions   of   a! . aui;hter   in   the   .-Vrmstrone-  homt;   at : W'est 'Point.    In ignoring the  bill,  the i grand   jury   placed   the   costs   on   th'i j c( unty.     Copley   has   been   in   jail   re¬ covering   from   his   wounds,   and    wil! Ire   released   after  assurance   is   given ^ hini he will leave th° county. i
ilu sell Yetter,  of  Norristown, a well ' T:no\.'n   young   n:an   and   late   a   dei-i-r fo--   Jlont.gomery   Trust   company,   has been   sntenced   by   Judge   ."-^w-uriz   to cne   year     and   three  months  in     the county   jail.     He   had   pleaded   guilt.v | to emb.'zzlin.g some $-1000 ofjjie ^rust ; .-ompany  funds. tejT'*^./'
tteciiiise it is alleged iljffnle T,i'vug-1 line tcreatened to bui-ii the barb-r ; shop .if an Italian in .-Vni^t+c;-. if,ii(*» did nit pi-odU'.e $.^0, Tavaglifie .Vn.^ ; -enteii ed to t-.vo years. j
Thcjj.a.s Saso:i, a negro, of Hatboro, | -ivas C'a\-ict'd of c.arrying concealed, deadly weapons and sentence 1 to ' three  m.inths in jail. j
JIa.'.v   Jones, a  Philadelphia   negi-ess. I was  ch irged   w-i.h   coniniiitin.g assault j an-l  battery on a  Willow Grove .guard, an-^l   pleaded  guilty.    She  w-as  senten¬ ced  to  ".Vo  months  imprisonment. ! Alben   Marconi     was   charged   with : as.-ault and battery  with intent to kill. ' The   prosecutor   was   Salvatore   Delse, i of I'jAg,'  Hill,  and  it  was alleged  that the   injri-ies   upon   bim   were   inflicted b.v  Mari mi   during- a  tight  whic-h   re¬ sulted fl im a yame of cards. Sentenc¬ ed   to   l'<   months   imprisonment   from July 22.
Pleadi?ig guilty t<i a charge of ag- .gravated assault and battery upon Pa'rick Killian in Jenkintown, Frank Gubelloniio was given a sentence of 0 montiis iiy Ju.dge .Sw-artz.
Edward JVright and Jolm Wright, negroes, were found guilty before Jud.ge .Suai-tz on the charge of dis- turliing a relig-ioUs meeting—in the .A.ntio,-!i   iiaptist church, of Glenside.
Petro Roberto, an .4mbler Italian, pleaded guilty to murder in the sec¬ ond degr'e, the charge resulting from the death of Josejili Vitalis, at that plaie on the night of July 4. Accord¬ ing to the evidence there was a gath¬ ering, on the night of July 4, at th^' home of John T'e'.ris at .-Vmbler. Vi¬ talis. the man who was later killed; l-'erris, tlie housoholdei-, Roberto and AnttiniO Signorette were present. There w-as a quarrel, and Vitalis was shot. Signorette and Roberto were ar¬ rested, althouiih it is -said that tho actual shooting was done b\- Kei-ris, who has sine., been a fugitive from justice. Signorette is • also under in¬ dictment for murder, but a separate trial   has   been   given   him.
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Atkins for the
of Miss Rarrett, also talked  on behalf of the   women.    A  beautifuj  solo   ,   !l
,.ar,<i ayari     V...    -^r:.-.-    tt .     t^ m...-^
rendered by JIiss Hazel  Rex, choir gave special selections. '
and  tiie
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Racing at  Hallowell.
Races   were   held   last   .Saturday   af¬ lernoon   on   the   -Vash   track  at   Hallo¬ well   under   the   auspices   of  the  War¬ minster  Iniving club  as  follows : CL-\SS B.
Jlajor   King,   Worthington ', .1    1
Chum,   A.   T!.   Wilgus 2    2
Iva   Rooueford	
l-'crn,   R.  Kephardi	
Time.  22.27, 2.34. CLASS  C. l-'i-ay,  Jr.,  S.   Hagerty liuelah,  Stackhous Helen   Lake,   l.'retz
Time 2..51, 2.,52 FREE FOR  ADD. TTetsy 12then, D. Dyer Ray,  Thomas Pobby T-:.,  H.  AV.  Ivelly Henry H., Norman
Time,  2.25,  2.24,  2.2j
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I     2    1
FIRE HOUSE IS^ISHED.
Ambler Firemen Felicitate Buiider, H. P. Sclineider.
Company Holds First Business Ses¬ sion in New IVIeeting Rooms—Mem¬ bership Is Growing — Preparation for Bazaar irom  Nov. 3 to  10.
The ii-w .-Vmbler borou.gh hall and house of the Wissahickon Eire com¬ iianv is practic-ally completed, and on last" l-'riday evening the company held its first 'regular meeting therein, and a large number of the members at¬ tended. President 11. G. Knight pre¬ sided, and previous to the meeting the building was Ihoroughly  inspected.
ly.'wis Kanington, of the board of engineers, reported that only two re¬ ci piables are available for the cheni- ical machine. The tank and manifold have arrived for the La Krance ma¬ chine.' J. C. Reed has been authoriz¬ ed by the manufucturei-H to place same on liie car. The conipany oi-dered tlie. purchase of a third receptable for the chemical.
.\ report was read of the demon¬ straiion at Willow Grove, in which .A.mbler won second place in the pump¬ ing contest, b'ing only two seconds behind  lhe winners,  Ed.ge  llill.
The following new members were elected : W. A. Reis.s, G. W. Ruch, Peter Garrett, W. Kneezel, C. R. i-'rankenlield, Edward A. Rile.
The games committeo reported iiii collection taken, as the pool table is in process of repairs. Tlie committee asked for instructions Willi regard to mining same tu the ncw building, and when permission was granted request¬ ed that several members be on hand to aid Robert Kepler, who has volun¬ teered to take same apart and reas¬ semble it after removal. It is also planned to have a shuflleboard in the cellar.
I'resident Knight asked for permis¬ sion and was granted same to enlarge the dedication committee from 20 to 30 members.
Wm. J. Drown reporled progress for the house committee, but the general condition of tho structui-e, and tho renovation of chairs and tables shows that th.' members of the committee ba\'e b'.en  busy.
Presidenl Kni,ght reported for the fair commitlee that tlie work is well in hand on the bazaar to be held in the lire house from Nov. 3 to 10. Sub- coir.niiitees hav? been appointe,!. j Signs and banners announcing the j event liave been distributed and fea¬ ture posters will follow. Suggestion.-) are. requestul for Ih ¦ event, and each luember and friend is ijersonally ask¬ ed to co-operate.
Jlr. Knight stated that a member¬ ship booth will be conducted at the fair. Th; tola! mdnbe.-'sliip is now- 206,^^and it is desired lo greatly en¬ large liie list. The b^oth Will' be in cha:-ge of Wa'.rcn J. Middle and l.,uth- er ft. I :'e;z, both of wjiom w-ill, b most active in building uii the mem- b-.>rship.        -    '»»r      ¦ ¦ ^'"'^
The names .if s?;ven applicants':'tver:J; read and reftrred to the c.^nmfii'ttee for at-tion at the n-xt nieeting.
Pr'.'sid. :it Knight stated that .\m- ul 1- coun-il has accMited t!:e propos¬ ition to move its (piarters into the n. .v buildin.g. and v--ill pay $7.50 per, yea' rent.'il, "iiriiish light up to i:ie mon-Lli- ly charge of .{7.50 and h  atin^'.
Treasurer Jes-'. !•'. Davis repoi-le. 1 as foilow-s : Balance at last m,=eti:ig ,$42-1.08; receipts, .-fll'lO.aS; orders paid, .fl02.SS; balance.' ?-l.51..5S. m tlieauio- chemical-f und there remains $331,
.Secretary Drown reporte,! that tho Firemen's .-Vss, ciation of Montgomery Count.v has been invited to pai-li.-ipa'c in the parade and dedication of tli' new- tire house on Nov. 3.
The foliowin.g Idlls were ordered paid : .Ambler Electric Lighl, Hea; i^- Jlotor So., 50 cents; C. A. Sassa¬ man, .$4..51; J. C. Reed, .$14.ti0; J. W. Ciafl, $0; flora! offering, .$10. From the auto cliemical fund a bill was or- oered paid of $87.5(1 to A. R. Hayden representing the balance due for work on the ciiemica! motor truck.
-A.. R. Hayden, of tbe building com¬ mittee, made final repori and stated that it is ready to aci-ept the building. The .amount of t!i" first contract, is $1:1,522; supolcmeiital contract, $371)0; extras, $lioi.'35, or a total of $18,473.35, The oaymenis have totall¬ ed $14001.51, with a balance due of $4411.84. Tw-o certilicates of $3557.fiS and $9^.10 wer.' draw-n and delivere'l to H. P. Schneider, the builder.
Mr. Schneider said iliai he liad en¬ deavored, throughout the construction of the building, to make friends with the company. He considerad th.» house from the ver.v first as belongiiisi to the organization, but be was road,\' to formally hand over the key to the eompany.
Wm. J. Devine, one of the liuilding committee, stated that he has taken an interest in tho progress of tiie structure and is satistied that Jlr. Si-hneider has fuliilT'd the provisions of hiis contract and more, and he is pleased wHth the structure and its workmanship.
President T-Cuight stated that tlie re¬ marks voice tlie seiuiments of the company, and he was .i;'!ad to saj' that iluring the progress of the worlv ho li'-ard noihing but commendation for j the builder and the worli of tlie com¬ mittee.
Watson K. Phillips, architect of the structure, stated that it has been a pleasure to supervise the work and to co-operate with a contractor who was (lesirous of doing his very best to ful¬ fill his contract ;iud who then added more for good  me.isnre.
The matter of insurance was left with the trustees to protect the struc¬ ture in the proper amount and at the proper time.
HITPAiN AND L. GWYNEDD.
Historical  Society Outing  on the 13th.
.Vt a nieeting of the Montgomery Coimty Historical society it was de¬ cided that the outin.g of the society. Iilanned for Oct. 4, be held next Sat¬ urday, because of the death of Henry W. Kratz, president of fhe society.
Spring   Mill   Wedding.
-A. w-edding of iiiucli interest was solemnized .-^aturdav evening. at f) o'clock at the home'of Mi-, uud Jlrs. Harry Shermmi liighter. Spring Mill, when tli.'ii- daughter, JIiss Theo Ford Righter, became the bride of Jlr. Charles Alexander Tome, of Wilming-» ton.   Delaware.
The ceremonv was performed by Rev. Thomas li. ll'eber, pastor of the First P'resbyterian churcli, of Norris¬ lown, and was witnes.sed by only th'.* immediate families of the couple. .A reception followed at 7.30 at the home of the briile's parents, and later JTr. and Jfrs. Tome left on a weddin.g trip. They -will be al home, after January 1 at the Brandywine apartments, 'Wil¬ mington. ,, ''..iijpiii
Willi's WIio and What's What in the Two Townships.
\Vc,sley Johnson, of Penllyn, culor- ed. has been certilied for mililary du,',.
Dynamite Found at  Blue Bell School—
'¦ppaiertly Demented   Woman Roams
Koads—With   the   Soldier   Boys—Fe-
'i'orge  Lowery  will   this  weelt  tal-te
OUI the potatoes on rhe Iioy Scout war
g.'i''ili-ii tract, Gwyir'dd.
lix Hanlon at the World's Series. William, liutler  and   wife,   wlio  have been   at   Wni    Penn   inn   all   summer, have returned  to  T'liiladelphia.
Ih-. and Mrs. Paul Pershing an 1 friends, of Altoona, spent lhe weeit- enil as the guests of I-:. .1. Pershing at   Penllyn.
Jlr. and .Mrs. Ilarry l-'illmau and daiiL;hler Ethel, of Prospc,-Iville, spenl .Sunday wilh Horace Phipps and fam¬ ily,   Hlue   liell.
Jlrs. Annie I-;. Hailey returned to Pbil.idelnhia Saturday after a 'Stay wilh her daughter, Jlrs. Horaco Phipps, Ulue licll.
Jlrs. Ann Adams after spendin.g" some time at Penllyn with lier son. Waiter If. Adams, has returned to liiiriington,  N. ^ J.
Jliss Esther' V. Peters, ono of the faculty of the Gwynedd Kriends' sclmol, is stayin.g with the Wm. JI. Swa\ne   family  during  the   week.
Wm. C. Evans, conlractor, expects to iliiish tho Sumneytown pike this week, weather permitting, and he has already started on the work of re- liuiMin,g the county pike from Wm. Peiiii inu to Gwynedd Valley station, 'i'he Fenll.NU and Blue Eell turnpike is liiidly in need of repairs, and pro¬ bably the worst end is tbat towarils Blue liell, where deep and numerou-; holes prevail, and the winter's tratfic wiil not tend to help them any. Tho road was freed  during the spring.
Last Sunday morning in Boehm's Refni-med church, Blue Bell, 184 per¬ sons communed, whicii was the^largest fall communion held in recent years at liie ehurch. In the evening Mr. Phillips, of the Whosoever mission, Germantown, delivered an interesting ac)dr"ss on  mission   vvork.
Special exercises will be held next Sunday morning at 10.3!) in Boehm's Reformed church. Tilue Tiell, when rally day will be observed by the Sab¬ bath .school, r^ach class is prepare! lo participate and an int-r-ding pro¬ gram is promised. T'loral d r',,!'atio')s will lie in order. In the evening thei regular preaching servics will be held.
-Amon.i; local lioys w-ho pcs-iecl la-i weeii al the Tb-idgepoi-t '^.x-amining board are-: Thomas Ivers. Charles W. Ellii, and Alfred Hud well, of Gwy¬ nedd' \'alley| William JI. Dallam, of Cenire Soiijto-.= ; Wairen Mitch-ll, Ed- wa-1 C. T-eiWis, of lllu.' Bell. Kred. Bi-:z, of fMt? Bell, a;id Harry inger. .'--.11- cf P'npyn, are already i;i fli-^ -ser ,ice, Horace E ,Kuriui}ilsoii, ,, ¦'P'"]!> n, and T?ff\VarT' D. E-.- ., Si i-i:ighnus^. did not ajip • r ;;: th . ¦'t   tinie for  the  ".va-rina.do.i. i
Til-'  Red  Cro.-5s  dinni r  at   Bin:'   l-Jt'll was a great succes-'.    The dinner wa w-ell   serve,!   and   very   much   en.ioyed ^ Iiv   the   people.     Sev- ral   soldiers   .-"n 1 ' .-:.iil,irs wTe in  attendance, and epter- •fiinment w-as furnished by "The Thro, i''oo!ish   Kellows"—Dick   Torpin.  vi  liii;i "^ny   Hunter,   piano;   T.  Walker  Clee¬ land, drums     Their nnisic and-origin;i! doings maile a big hit, as on former oc- tasion^.    These young men are on de¬ mand at Red  Ci-oss bazaars, fiinctions- etc, and offer their services ,i'.'i-ati.s.        ,
Some children of the iilue II 'II school, playing on the grounds last I- ri.-'ay. found tliree sticks of dyna.- mite in a tree near the sehool pro- Pn.v. Inasmuch as Whitpain town¬ ship has just compiled a flne new-, s-hool building, il was at fir^ suspect¬ ed liy excited folk, that afl attempt liad been frustrated to de'-itroy tlie new building, but it is now thought that ,i)roliulily the explosives w-er^ Ill-ought on Ibe scene during the cel¬ lar excavation, and pl;iced in the tree and then forgotten. .As no fuse was attached, and appar-'utly no effort made to conceal the dynamite the lat¬ ter is probaiily the coirect theory.
-An apparently demented woman is -iving the Blue lie!! residents some concern. She has been about for sev¬ eral weeks, but no one has yet liee,-, aide to draw her into conversation. Last Thursday she appeared about lioehm's church in the evening and her actions w-ere closely w-atehed. Th • slate police w-ei-o summoned :'i-om Am¬ lder, but when thev arrived she had .disappeared. .A search was made bv Hash light throiigh the cemetery, Iiut no trace of her was found. She is tall, wears a tailoi- made suit and always carries a satchel. Frequently she has flowers or we^ds in her hnntl, and sh^^i ¦IS prone to talk to the trees and some¬ times rearbe.s her hand out towards them. .\o one as yet h.is Itorm able t.i i«.a!-n her identity.
A car of sulphuric acid was run into the siding at I'enllyn station on Jl'iiiday. It was an oil car and ohfj ol the journals had become lieated. , Mr. ;in,| j,,.„ ,.-„,i^ Hanlon, of near .'-'Prin.gliouse, S'lent a portion of last week in Chicago and attended tliQ world's series  baseball game;;.
SPRINGHOUSE.
Joseph S. T3vans is doin.g jury duty at  Norristown  this w-eek.
Nearly .$50 has been realized from the supper held recently by the Sun¬ day school.
_ -Alvfti Fleck and Stanley JTarple vls- 1' I friends in the camp at Allen¬ town on Sunda.v.
JTiss Sallie W. l-'isber has returnel liome  from  Atlantic  City.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Danehower have lii'en entertaining relatives from Chicago.
¦Ml", and Mrs. Ed-vard Conard, of .¦orrlstown, spent Sundav with Joseph J\hite and family.
Mr. Dersely and familv have moved t" Ambler.
George MacT.augblln an.l familv, ot .Anibler, spent Sunday at the home of .lohn   Fry.
of    Philadelphia, William Dallam. K.   Jloyer   enter- I.  Krank Cressman,
CENTRE SQUARE. Mrs.   I).   J.   Schwenk   entertained   a cards on Wedn' sday afternoon.
Edmund C. Rezer is entcrtainin-- his mother from Philadelphia Hii week.
Roland     Merdick, sp,:nt  .Sunday  w-ith
Jir.   aiPl    Mis.   ,1, 'ain;d  Jlr. and  Mr, Jlr.'i. D. J. Thorne and family and Jlr. Joseph     McGowen,     of    Philadelphia: Jlrs.    p    li.   pfleger,   of   .Ambler,   an I Jlr. and   Jlrs.   ii.  1.  Jlc.Vichol,  of  .Vor I'i-'lowii,   on   Sunday.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Oeorge Swartz spem a .day last week vi.siting the latter's sister at Snn.atoga.
IT. T. Bilger and family spent Sun- 'lay   in   Ro.\borough.
Dr. and Jlrs. A. ('. MacDonald, of G.vynedd, sp.'iit Sunday with Mrs. Wm.  Dallam.
JlisH K. A. JlcCann is visilin.1? friends  In  I'hiladelphia.
JTrs. S.-uiiuel Krider, of North Wale^. visited   .Mrs. Jacoli  Jloyer on  Tuesday, j
William   'K'aufbalz,   of   near   Custer; Slation,     who  reeently    fell   from     ani apple, tren  and   fractured   both   of  his ankles,   is   improving   as   w-ell   as   can ' lie expected.
Joseph Xoi-nek and family spent Sunday in Pliiladelphia as the guests of relatives.
Tliomas !•'. B. Wunder has presented a piano to the tow-nship, which has been installed in the high school au¬ ditorium.
The -several abandoned school build¬ ings of the town.ship will he offered at public sale on Wednesday, October 31, as follows. Washington Square at 1 p. m.. Centre Sipiare at 2 p.m.. Shady Grove at 3 p. m. and Sandv Tlill at 4 p. m.
The regular monthly meeling of ih" Centre Square Kir., company  was held Thursday   e\ening   with   Richaid
last
Roynan presiding. Treasurer J. How¬ ard lireed reported the balance on hand at the last meeting as $1211.27. Receipt.s. $4; total, $133 27; paid out on orders granted, $41.48; balance on hand at the commencement of present meetin-, .i;!»].7!). William Jackson was eleete.l a member of the company. There was considerable discussion in reference to the improvements to be made to the company's property. The matter was tinally left in the hands of the trustees, who will recpive bids for the work and will report back at a special meeting to he held some time this month. Receipts of the evening- were  $5.49,    Bills  paid  totaled  $2.50.
Walter Jlurphy is reported lo hav,'^ had the misfortune to fall from his hay mow on Monday and fractuv-e hoth of his wrists, besides sustainin; other iicinful injuries.
F-=iOSPECTV!LLE.
The Ladies' Aid society met at tli home of JTrs. Mary I.ukens last W- 1- nesday afternoon, wh.n an election o:' OfTice;s resulted as foilow-s: M:-.s. Williain Vingst, president; Jlrs. Har¬ ry Weikel, vice president; Jlisi.- .Saa Ely, .'^¦cretary; Mrs. Arthui- Williams, treasurer, and Mrs. Wiilter Kilhra' organist.
Mrs. Laura Weiss .siient Wednes¬ day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Au- gu.-itu.s GiUi'.rt, Flourtown. . ¥f.*i. ..^i>*iiiTzfey.^,fi£., near Spring- ou.s . '..«;< tWe' i:tieec Of JTrs. Ray- incuKl  Weidner last T'-'rida.v.
The choir of Prespectville Jl. '-: chu-ch held its ttn.'iu.il business m-'ct- ing on Sutui-'lay i\'ening and re-elect¬ ed the oflici.rs as follows : Pre-idcnt, Arlhur Kunz; Mrs Edward Boehner, --ect-etary and organist; .JIiss Sara T-:iv. treasurer;  choir lead,'!-, .Allen  Di.v in.
Jlr. and Mrs. William Dann':'ho«-e.- and daughter (Trace, of Jlontgomery Square, spent Sunday at r-ie juune. of JTr. and  .Mis. Thomas .Anderson.
E:]rl Jlarkley and family spen; Sun¬ day with JTr. and Mrs. Raymond Weidner. ¦JIi-s. Albert Jlarchant, of Chestnut Hill. \--sited at the home of M;s l-aura Weiss on Thursday.
-¦Miss .Alene I loft-., of North Wales. '.vas the guest of JIiss Florence Wil¬ liams on Sunday.
The Sunday sehool board elected J11-.S. Kirk fiadcliff president cf the home depa:^tment, JIiss Florence Wil¬ liams, secretary; JIiss Sara Ely, treasurer.
William Ban- and family spent Sunday w-ith Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ij'relsford,   of  Norri.stown.
Mr. and Mrs. Han-y Weikel spent Sunday at the home of Eln-ood  Eh,'.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Paul Gueft and child¬ ren, Elizabeth and George, of Log.-n, were th" guests of Mr. and Jfrs. Ill- man Bartleson on Sunday.
The P. W. .A. S. will meet at the home of Jlr. and Mrs, James Ramsey, of Hoi-.?ham,  on  S.aturday eveninu'.
Jlr. and Mrs. ,I,-.siah lioffman spent Sunday with JT:-. and Jlrs. Kred. Blessin.g, of Ambler
Illmaii Barll^'sou and familv will move  next  Saturday to Vorth Wales.
Tiie offl'-ial board meeling was held In:--t Sunday mornin.g aft"r preaching" s-'rvice and "leeted JTrs. Harry Weikel s-cretary of the church, Jlrs. .All-fn Walter Sprouse, secretary of pastor'.-', eiitei-fainncnt. .A. jauilor will be elec . ed ill the near future. .All are work¬ ing harmoniously and the churc-h anl the au.\-ilinrie,- are in excellent condi¬ tion, a min^
Mrs. Walter Sprouse spent Sunday with Mr. and Jlrs. T.'lmer Gooding at Willow- Grove
A llallow-een social will be held at the home of JTrs. William Vinyst on Oct. 27t!i for benefit if the JI. j-:. church.
Truck and Trolley Collide. _ -A large truck owned bv .1. E. Mc- < ".V, of Edge Hill, skidded on Arch street, near Airy, Thursda-' afternoon and crashed into the fi-ei-hf car of tho Leading Transit company. Both con¬ veyances were considerably damaged, but no one was injured. The truck was in charge of Matthew Austin, who reported the matter lo the police
NORTH WALES.
Ezra .Allebach, musician in fhe coast .guard reserve at Cape JTa,y, is home on   a   furlough.
Last Sunday \ras rally day in St. Luke's Reformed church. The cliir. ch was lavishly decorated with autumn foliage.
William Johnson, the village block- smith, has returned from a trip.
The veteran fanner, Jacob II.' TCneedler. i-- again able lo be .about his ¦ duties .after an illness. i
Deputy   Grandmaster    C.  Dull     aiiil staff   on     Tuesday   evening     went   to j Centre   Square   to   install   the   oflicers | of    the   I Idd  Kellows'    lodge at    thatj place.
Gilt Edge castle, No, 138, Knighis of the Golden Eagle, had a gala time on Monday evenin.g. They had f.ir, visitors dele.gations from Sellersville, Lansdalo, Cdd Point and Chalfont castles and several grand offlcers, to witness tlie initiating nf a class of eight   cnndidates.
R. JI. K. T.ewis, of Philadelphia, was in town o;i Jlonday evening- vis¬ iting former neighbors.
R. K. S. Allebach visited his sick mother over .'Sunday,
A. B. Parker, the i-enl estate broker, is on the sick list.
HORSHAM AND UPPER DUBLIN.
Miscellaneous   Hems of Interest to Many Readers.
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Horsham Young IVlen Claim Exemp¬ tion—Dresher Couple Wed—Minne- sijta    Visitors    in    Horsham—Events
at   Jarrettown—Miscellaneous.
James    T.)ouglieri,\,      uf   Dresiier,      Is  ; still oil tlie sick li.-it.
T'red. .S. Nasli, of ilallowell, spent Tuesday  in   Philadelpliia.
John McCoimick, of Dresher, spent; Saturday in  Philadelphia.
William Moore visited his brother, Jacob Jloore, of liorsham, on Sunday.
John JlcJIullin and Augustus Mich, of Dresli-.i, spent Sunday at New¬ town.
Jlrs. .Samuel Ramsey and son, oC Horsham Terrace, spent l-'rid;iy in Willow-  Grove.
Mr. and .Vlrs. Josejih Gouak, oi: Horsham, spent Sunday witli relativeu in   Wesl  I'oinl.
11. W. Well.s, of Langhorne, vi.sitedl Mr. and Mrs. Williani Doyle at Hors¬ ham on Sunday.
Religious services w-ill be held next Sunday aiternoon at the K. G. E. home, Davis Grove.
James .Vagle, of .Jari-'ttown. has se¬ cured a position as assistant agenti at  Dresher  station.
Jlr. and Mrs. William Rodemich, of Jarrettown, spent Sunday afternoon at  I'lymoulli   JTeLling.
Joseph Whiteside, of liallowell, has been e.\cused fi-om jui-y service after Wednesday ot this  w-eek.
Joiin IJaimer, who was visiting at Giatersford, has returne,] Uj the K. G.  E.  home, Davis  Grove.
Harold Lightkep and Charles Donat, who are employed in IPhiladelphia, spent .Sunday in Jarrettown.
Miss Elizabetli Carson, of PhilaJ delphia, spent Friday w-ith her sister, Jlrs. .A. D. liarnett,-at Dresher.
Mr. and Jlrs. Joseph Kerr, of Jam¬ ison, visited Jlr. and Mrs.. Theodore Dubree at  Horsham on .Sunday.
Joseph Towill ha.s moved from tho Whitmer farm, Horsham, to the houso of A. Hill on the Ferguson tract.
Howard Seal and family and Mis.'i Davis, of Chadds Ford, spent Sunday at   E.   C.   Jb'Connell's,   j'.si-;-ettown.
Air. and Jlrs, Edward Pott,-igor ancl child, of I'amp Hill, visitej Jlrs. Ran¬ dal  Fenton   at  Dresher  on   Sunday.
James McJIullin, of Ho:-sham, whu is ou lhe ilow.ird Comly farm, has been  exempted  from  ii'ulitai-y duty.
Mrs. Amelia Amble;-, of Glensldw, has returned hom-, afner a s:a\ with Mrs.  Harry  Rutherford  at   Haliowell.
Howard .Allin, who O'.vns a tine Horsham furm and has d .'pendents, has been CN't'inpted from military duty...
Mrs. A. Collins, Alice and Laurencs,. of W.llo-,v Grove, spent Sunday even¬ ing 'With Mrs, Wil.iani Sill at Hors¬ liam.
Tiie Horsham Sunday sehool, o:i n-xt Sunday anl Uiei-.-after until fur¬ ther'nofice, iiieci in the afternoon 2,30.  '»¦ „   'V
Jiiss   Gracy   i-'r't-lc,   o secured   a —position    a and   clerk   in   Justice    T' Ambler.
JTi.--s Ivy Crawfoi'l ntil Geor^'--Iliff, of l:eilui.\res, spent SaUirday and Suiiday with tlie family of ¦William Pearson. . '
How-ard JTcConneil, Robert JlcJIul¬ lin and .Alonzo JlcCo!^;nick ,of I iresh¬ er, motur-d to V.'e.-i i heiiter on Sun-. day afternoon.
Antonio Viola and family have re¬ moved fidin the Rinker property, Di-esher, to one of the Cannon housea at Fitzwatertown.
Mr. and Mi^s. Percy Craig and fam¬ ily, of Logan, sp-'nt Sunday wilh Mrs. Craig's parents, Jlr. and Mrs. John Seiple,  in  Horshaui
Jlrs. Sallie Willets, of New .Tersey, spent .Sunday with her mother, Mrs. W.  Kord, at  Horsham.
Harry Rutherford aud Tklwai-,! Hill, (if Hallow-ell, enjoyed a niutu.' tri» Sunday to Glenside and the;i ihrough a   pci'lion  of Bucks  coiint.\'.
H.-ii'i-y Pfanner. of Drosher, and Raymond Theel and George Potts, of Jarrettown, failed to pass the physi¬ cal test for the national  army.
Mr. and .Mrs. William J. Tvson 'ii; TTorsham, and Helen Worthington! of Haiboro, went on Sunday to see tha foi-mers' s^n, Raymond, who i.si a« i.'timp,  Jleade,  Jhuyland.
Clarence Geatrell, of Horsham, pass". ed the physical cxtiminatioii for mili- fary duty, but has made claim foi- exemption  nn  agricultural  groii:i.Is.
.Vlatliia-i Hebel', Jlr. and Mrs. Ed¬ ward Eckert and .Miss Francis Hebelj and friend, of Philadelphia, and Char¬ les Weismuller, of .New Vork, sp't'uc Sunday  at  Randal  l''enlon's,  Dr.suer.
Miss-Florence JleCormii-k, of Dresh¬ er, wh;. for 11 ,\-,;ars was eniployod iu the otlice of th- Keasbey c<: JTattison company at .Ambler, bas accepted a. posiijou in the oflices at the Reading terminal.
Jlrs, William Doyle, JTri*. Williani Sill and daugliter IJorolhy, visit'Tl th.) former's niece, Jlrs. A. B. Jamison, of Iv.N'land, who has been conlined to her bed for some time. .At this writ¬ ing there is not much hope cof ]^ey. recovery.
(diver Iloupt, wlio ulHciated a.s storekeeper for some years in his lather's place of business at Dresher, and who is now ,at Camp Jleade ha4 a position in the government storo there, and on Sunday the receipts wei'e
JTrs. George W. Ekstrand and two daughiers, the Jlisses Ekstrami ot St. Paul, Jlinnesota; Mrs. William Peni'ose, of Baltimore, Jlaryland. antl Jlrs. Ernest Pfatteicher, of Pliiladel¬ phia, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H.   D. Thompson at  Horsham
¦Tohn JlcCormick, Jr., and Miss Mary Luej-, both of nreshor, were married by Rev. Father Whelan in St An- ! lony'R p. o. church at 7 o'clock on. Wednesday of last week. Mr. anl Jlrs. .McCormick have gone to house¬ keeping in a. portion of tli.^ Thomaa •I. i..ane house,  this place.
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Di-esh'.-r, has s-e:iiog-ra.ph'--'ii " I'l n's   office.
1.hese boys lefl f-riday morning f,ir i-anip ; J. Carrol Souder, Souderton; I eter B. Jiolz, Kulpsville: ,r. Charlc-q rysoii. Trooper; ITarry D. Thnmm, L.an.sdale; Williain i). Lukens, Nortl'j Wales; Allen A. Alderfni-, Lansdale; \\illiam E. Hare, l.ansdale; M. Rur- lon Weaver, Lansdale: Harry Heff, T.ansdale; Joseph J. Weinert, North Wales; J. Edgar Grater. Royersf.ird; Hai-i'y 11. Detweiler, .Soiidertou; Hai-r.y A. DeWalt, Roversfonl; Donald Mc- Leed, .North Wales; T-:aiI ITaffline, Royersford.
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