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The AMBLfeR Gazette.
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VOIi. XXXVII.-NO.   50
AMBLER.   PA..   13ECEMBER   30,   1920.
S1.75   A   YEAR
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GOLD POINT. _2 PLYMOUTH.
6appeatBt« m Local Interest tolOnr Renters.
Plymouth Townshlp't Excellent Fin¬ ancial Condition—Christmas Day Fectivities—Community Tree—Hick- orytown   and    HarmonvHIe—Miseel-
laneeua.
Charlos Wood,,*n:d family, of Nar¬ cissa, spent Christmas day with the forirter'sparents, Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Wood, at Chestnut Hill.
Mrs. Jacob Hart, of Cold Point, M.ent several days this week in Phila- il(:;lphia with Mrs. Katherine Hart, -who Ihas been ciuite ill.
Thomas   Grifliths,   a   student   of   the
'—•'¦'¦'" academy, Blairstown, N. Ji
Griffiths,   physical
Muskeegon,
I with
Grlf-
BlairBtxjwn
and   Miss   Dorothy
f, their pcurents, Mr. and
tilhs, Plymouth Meeting
Joseph B F'rederick and family, of Philadelphia, spent Sumlay in Piy- noouth Meeting aa the guests ot Mr. and Mrs. Chartes B. Frederick.
< 'n Wednesday evening at the resi¬ dence of Rev. Harry Swarta in West Philadelphia -were wedded Mr. Russell Frederick, of Plymouth Meeting, and Misa Josephine Throckmorten daugh¬ ter ot the late Jo*iph Thnockmorten, of ilickorytown. The bride and groom •were -unattended, and after a wedding bi1^<aktast they returned to the Freder¬ ick Ihome In Pylmouth Meeting.
John Redington and family, of Al¬ lentown, apent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Weidner, of Ply¬ mouth Meeting.
A joyous community Christmas eve
service  was  held  about   the  tree   in
Plymouth    Meeting,   which    exercisesi
had lUeen arranged for by commltt'ees
—  .f-i..  .direction  of  Mrs.
had -w
oa Christmas eve waa .......	
larca gathering of people enjoyeid the e^MolAea, which consisted of tjeom- xxtunlty songs led by R. S. Stanley, an address by Mrs. Burke and the distri- toution of gifts ot toys, games, books, etc, to children of the community, ¦Who ihiad •     vi„ •- J
with tickets.
Sously-i^n-^vid^d Oeorge Corsonr Jr., im-
peroonating Santa Claus, substituted for him to the extreme interest of the dhildhren. The tree -will be illuminated every ev'einlng during the week.
Miss Alice Ambler of Binghamton, N. ¦y., is spending the holidays with hier mother, Mrs. Annie W. Ambler, in Ply^Biouth Meeting.
Mr. ad Mrs. WilUam Karr, of Har¬ mon-ville, spent Sunday at Centre Square, with  the former's mother.
Mrs. Annie W. Ambler and daugh¬ ters, of Plymouth Meeting, on Sun¬ day attended the funeral of Xathaniel Ricihardson at  Byberi-y.
Mr. and Mrs. L«wis Kan-, of Phila- spent   Christmas    with   the
delphia.
Harmonville.
^fl^rsli^s'
'ermer's parents in txa.....	
"¦  '"'-'-'tier,   assistant   agent eting  -^
naa at his Miss Edii Bfefkhtoiprr of Philadel¬ phia, spent Christrhaa U.-iy in Harmon¬ ville with her parents, Hv. und Mrs. J. M. Berkhimer.the former of whom, on  that   day   also   c'clegrated  his   66t.h'
birthday.
Mr. and Mrs,
Gearhart spent Mrs.  Eugena
Austin     and   Chester   Sinclair,     of Plymouth Meeting,   aretrecovering from ( mumps.
Charles Terrance, of Hlckorytown, after having been employed! for 20i j'ears at the American Magnesia com¬ pany's Plyimouth) Meeting plant hat retired. He is a veteran of the Civil war, and for 15 years waa employed at tho plant as an engineer. Latter he was day watchman at the gates. Le¬ muel Rhodebaugh, of Hlckorytown, Ihas taken his place aa watchman.
On Monday evening January 3, at 7,45 o'clock thtere will be a meeting oS the members and friends of the Ply¬ mouth l^nit^d Evangelical church to hold election for vacancy in the trus¬ tee board and also to have the Jan- board as well as other matters of ad¬ vice and suggestion that may be pr .sented. The meeting will ba heldi uary meeting of the S'unday schoo room of the church. The member.- and friends of the Plymouth Uniie<. Evangelical church are kindly invited to be present at the watch night ser¬ vices in the Hickorytown mission on l'"riday. Ko s«(vice.s will lie held that iiight In the Plymouth churo
(m l-'riday evening the Christmas fSerci.ses by the Hickorytown Sabbathi school will be rendered, followed by a social iinJ refreshments and later by lhe watch night services.
The Plymouth Meeting plant of the American Magnesia company distri¬ buted 112 turkeys to its employes as a Christmas gift. Needless to add, the gift was appreciated.
One of the most appreciated Christ¬ mas gifts in the family of Thomas Lynch, Ridge pike, Harmonville, is tha return to health of his daughter. Miss hYancis, who -several months ago was knocked down by an aulomobile in, front of her home while waiting tq board an approaching trolley. The electric car was so close at the timo that she was knocked onto the tracks and the car partially passed over her. After much difficulty the unconscious form wa.s( rescued and remove^ to Montgomery hospital, where for a time her life was, despaired of. After a) strenuous battle she is now able to go about again.
Plymouth township board 6f ' roadi suplervjsors has just received a check from the state in the simv of $3<I83.20, being state reward, under act 384 sec¬ tion of 1919, rfepreaentlng work of re¬ building the Chemical Works roadl from the bridge to' th'e Germantown; pike and three-quarters of a mile of Flourtown road from Germantown: pik6 to the Bornot property. Ply-, moutli, with its 21 miles of township road, many of which are improved, is in a most enviable position. It has all its bills paid and doesn't owe a do)Iar, Ihas 1500 in the treasury besides the state warrant just reoeived, and with ahout $5000.j^ uncollected taxes. The townshfy*l%ad board haa made application for same state afd to re¬ build Belvoir avenue from the Ply¬ mouth County club to the Kidge Turn¬ pike and the Narcissa road from Cold Point to the creamery. The township has made most commendable progres.9 when it cleared house several years ago by turning out the contractors and installing in tht offlce of road super¬ visors successful business men, who straightened out the tangler. finances and then proceeded to secure efflciency and intellig'ence in the e.xpenditure the lax payers' money, with lhe r suit that the townsHTp is clear of aelit, floating, or bonded, and has good riKid.s, well maihw and well card for. jjind has justly earned lhe expressed comi)liment from the state, that of rankinjf first in the stat'e among lown- .4hip.s  Olf  the  second  class.
The Christmas program of the  1 mouth     United     Evangelical     Chun ! lust   Sunday   evonins   was   largely   at¬ tended and   was rendered very  suooess- full.v.       FleasiuK-   remarks   were   made by .Mrs. D. G. Reinhold and Mr. James
HOME FROM LIBERIAN VISIT.
Albert Longaker, of Lansdale, Re¬ turns to HlB Home.
Went on an OfRelal Visit to the Black Republic—Recounts Some of Hi« Experiences—Government Largely Pro Brltist.
Looking hale and hearty a-fter aji absence of 13 months, 10 of which) weie spent among the negi-oes of H- heria, where he was onie of six coni- mis.'iioners -sent" from the United States to carry out President Wilson's plans fcr aiding the Black Republic, .\lberi Longacker has returned to Lansdalfe'. ;
IJle   has   been   teeming   with   thrill* u:i>l  activity for Longacker during hia  wuh Jusei •ntwous   stay   in  Africa,   incident-   L-Uie BeU.
WHITPAIN AND L, GWYNEDD.
Wbo's Wbo and What's ATbat in tbe Two Towii8bi|>»
Horace Duffleld and family spent bunday afternoon with Mrs. Clayton, of Norristown.
Grifflth Rossiter, of Baltimore ,spenli thp week-end with Georgi Rossiter and family, near Blue BII.
-Mabel Stannard spent Christmas with her uncle, OUVer Stannard, and familv   of Blue Bell.
Pi-eparatory s.n-vice Was held in Boehm's church on -Surtday morning, the choir reixfiM-ed a beautiful Christ- tnas .ii.iheTn.
Hev. J. D, Uetrich spent Sunday ph Shoemaker and family, of
.'idvei
ally, he hooked over a large part of John Reyner and family, of Blue liurope belore he headed for Lansdala liell, ,spent Christmas day with the and   home. i '
1 former's   brothers  and   sister   at   Ken-
Wliiile seleeted in Washington for the job, Mr. Longacker was supposed to be paid by the Liberian government fdr his services. This was to come from a loan of $.").OiOO,OU from the Uni¬ ted  State,s which  never went through
Why it was never consimunated 4S a long story. 'But it can be said that lii-itish and FVfL'nch influence is largeljf responsible. Both England and FVance have large sums of money invested in I/iberia in loans. Each has colonies bordering on the Black Republic and each has tresspassed mdre^or liess oil | connecr.'d Liberian territory.
The principal trouble wittb Liberia was thought to be feck of roads and.^airhools. The commiisaioners, of which Mr. Longacker was one. were to put these improvements into shape.
But opposition was encountered at was thought to be a lack of roads every turn. To understand the situa¬ tion it must he realized that there are some 40,000 or 50,090 descendants of Amierican negroes theire and a na¬ tive population of about 2,000,000.
The goverment from th© president down is largely pro-British at present.
The Llberians refused to accept the American loan and it jwrobably never will be accepted until the conditions are  changed,  it  tever.
The Americans accomplished little' that they were sent therd to do and by the first of the year all of them prob¬ ably will be on their way back.'
Just before leaving- Mr. liongaker' was arrested because of a suit brought by a black leader who was arrest'ed by the Americans on charges of slavery in the interior and it required some strong representations hy the Ameri¬ can consul to secm-e the freedom of the il-ansdale man.
The Llberians, as Mr. longaker views them, are indolent, and borrow whehevter they g^t a chanc© from foi^ignnationa This gives rise 1 complications with European countries and: keeps the government in hot wa¬ ter most of the timef;
WiBh soil suited to rji^se the finest coltcc,   augtir   cane   and   rice   in   the
nett   Square.
.Missionary service will be held in Boehm's ehurch on Sunday -evening and lhe progr.am will be rendered by home  talent.
Holy communion will ba observed in Boehm's church on next Sunday morning. . Sunday school will begin at 9,15,
The .Mothers' club, of the Gwynedd l-VienJs' school, will hold an interest¬ ing meeting at the .school house on January fi at 2,45 p, m. Miss Sara B. f'l.-i|i<, speciali.'lts in dfetc-tics, at presenf I connected with the Chestnut Hill community house, will give a talk. Any one interested is cordially invited to attend this meeting. There will be no tickets Of admission.
Monthly* meeting will be heldi at Gwynedd Saturday afternoon at 3.39 After a box supper a talk will be giv¬ en in the evening by Joseph Piatt on his impressions of 'experiences in China.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rolling, of Humnelstown, are spending the holi¬ days with William Walton and family, of Blue  BelL
Joseph B. Piatt, son of Charles S. Piatt, of West Point, who for the past six years has been locatled at Mouk- den, .Manchuria, China, acting as se- oretai-y of the Y. M. C. A. in develop¬ ing its foreign department work under its international commltt<ee, expects to deliver an illustrated address at the F"riend.s' Meeting House, Gwynedd, Saturday Jan. 1st, at 8 p. m., on th-i "Life and ProbH.-ms of the NeW China," supplementied by a talk re¬ garding the present condition of Cen¬ tral Europe and the jjrobtemq and! work of the American FYiends' service. A full .attv^ndance is desired and ev- ^rj'one interested is cordiiilly invited.
The Sunday school association of Boehm's church will meet this Wed¬ nesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wentz, at Blue Bell.
Jo.seph Nash an/d family of Penn Siiuare spent Christmas with Harry Tippin and family, of Blue Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Erb, of Blue i'ell, with Mr. and Mrs. Jlar^ Biddle.
WEST   POINT
Eggs Ji'opplel another 10 cents inf price and are selling in this section for S5 cents per dozen.
Charle.9 P. Smith, who recently pur¬ chased the Frances' faim, expects toi take possiession  about March 1st.
The Christmas exercises of Union Sabbath school, held last Sunday eve¬ ning, were well attended and an ex- cell'ent program wag rendered.
The two large bulk windows recent¬ ly built fop Harry M. Nase to the front of his store, have been completed. The work was done in an excellent man¬ ner and the two large windowo tri-.-, Mr. Nase the sitace to exhiijit the goods of his general store.
On account of the breaking of the main shaft work at the West Point biick ya'd work has been suspended for a short time until the needed re- Pairs  can  be  madie.
Mr. and -Mrs. Rcbert Wilkie and Alexander Banes, of Philadelphia, were holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward   Schrepple.
The regular monthly meeting of West Point Flre comjiany will be held next Monday evening and a good at¬ tendance of the members is recuested.
A shoot for live poultry was held here on Christmas day. Seme good scores wer made by local gunners.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Walker are veicmiiVlng the congl-atuV'aUonS over the   birth   of  a  daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mattern, oC this place, recently' celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary and the congratulations of a large number of their friends were extended on this happy occasion.
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of   world the LiboriaftR bijy most of thein I'lf  AmbTPP~-£". TBgibird^^gieraBatd and- to..t fair ¦sli.s HTitffetice.      The members   ever,  were  tlv. ^.   goods from ftJr^^era arttf-pay for'it!J*amily-, of ebntr* Square, "and jrr, and   of  the   fshow  consisted   of a  man  and:
CENTRE SQUARE.
Ml-s.   J.   W.   Brunner   was   a   recent^
guest of Mi.ss Rebecca Schultz at Bel¬ fry.
The    Whitpain    .schools- will    open
Tuesday  inst?ead  of  Monday,  as  flr.st
reported. Harry Cassel, of the Centra Square
hotel,   knows   how   to   beat   the   high
cost   of Christmas   tie<es.    Each   year
Mr.   Cassel    sets   up  the   same     tre>e,     .. 1.    v.      *¦
wBich   Is  made   of   umbrella   handles   ruaiy will shortly be begu^
and wires. The handles and wires are
wound with tinsel and then beautifully
decorated    with  color<eJ  balls,    tinsel
cards and other  beautiful things that
go to make up a well trimmed tree. Local tinsmith, George Kibblehous'e,
was exhibiting to his friends a small
pig that he received through the mails
for a Christmas present, tout unfor¬ tunately the pig was dead for several
days,   but   this   did   not    prevent  the
sender from packing it in a beautiful¬ ly decorated box and .sending It to Mr. Kibblehouse.
. Henry Ann'ear, the Belfry storekeep¬ er, who recently sold his store busi¬ ness to a Philadelphia party, will move to his newly purchased farm, which was formerly the Schultz pro¬ perty, some tim»' next month.
The regular monthlj^meeting of thei Whitpain school board will be held, Monday  afternoon.
Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bern¬ ard  Nolan,   Is   suffering  from  an   at¬ tack   of  whooping   cough.    A   son   of Mr, and Mrs. Courtlandt Morris is ¦ covering from the same disease.
.A.  travelinf,'  show  stopped  here   last       . Thursday evening and gave an enter-   West iind. cJjk'-' tainment  in tihe firemen's auditorium.^ and. ittJ'S.,~*rh- - " '¦-' '-^ jn'L..^-^.     • .„-. . ever,   were   th"'   ot,;^    residen-.''   n
HORSHAM AND UPPER DUBLIN
Miscellaneous  Items of Interest t» Many Readers.
Christmas and Holiday Activities iK Horsham—Sunday School to CckCt- cider   Cner   of   Lots—David    B»rfQMU^
r-uriiia,.eri    at    Babylon—Jai-retto*l-l» and   DiCsher.
Clarence. Ai;en, -Misss iJalnd -akA Irene Allen, William Whiteside anek family and Stanley Weidner wera Christmas day guests of Mr. and Mts^ Walt?er  V.  Allen,   of   Babylon.
John and Joel llarrar and Miss Jen¬ nie Harrar, ul' Horsham, on ChristraMI day called on John C. Whiteside. «R Babylon.
David Uai'Iow has purchased of thift Cozens estate the small jiroiierty at Babylon occupie^lT (by Harry Heaths Title will be pa.ssed about April 1.
Miss Ellzab.?th Stackhouse, of thi West Chester State Normaj Schoot is spending the holidays with her^ fatht-r, Jonathan Stackhouse, at Hal¬¬ lowell.
Miss Irene Allen, on Monday pve¬ ning at the home of Mr. and Mtt)* Walter V. Allen, delightfully entdr» tained the members ot the l'rosepct.^ ville  Teacher  Training  class.
John H. Harrar, Sr., of Hor.sham, 0«i Christmas day entertained his chii-^ dten, John Harrar, Jr., and family andt Ku.ssH Megargee and  family.
Mrs. Charles Drexel, of Reading, lai; siiending the week-end with MrSv Walter V. Allen, of-Balbylon.
Chartes Creastly, of Horsham, ra-> cently attended the funeral of hi» ihothier who died recently in Philad«l- phia. The dieceased usually spent thck summea- in Horsham.
Preparation    for  th'e> great    anntuik
supper of Jarrettown  churjoh  in  F©h~
laiy will shortly be begui^
The Jarrettown public school 3Chol->
ars gave a delightful Christmas ent«f»
tainment. ^
Emily  Robinson,  of  Dresh'eir,  is Tb^' and   aroumd   again   having   i-ecovet«dl from a recent illness. * '
Samuel Engle,  of Jarrettown;  spwatt' Christmas    with  his  daaghte'i-;' ~Msps> Irwin Deweieo. :•-.:-
. Rev A. G. Graham, of - Jarrettowai. was presented with a purse of $50 by members and friends of the cht»r^», Mrs. Walter Gerbron, of Jarrettow». entertained her faither oh Christmaei day.
Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor, »* Jarrettown, spent Christmas with Wt;^. Taylor's parents at Glenside.
The year 192D closVj^s as the best ot: many in the history of Jarretto-tn^; church, addlitional membera in Sunda9>- School and church, every debt paid^ increa.sed congregations and yieat. oti' all  a   spiritual   awal&nlng-. ,
John Harrai- Jr., ol Horsham. S- driving a Ford Sedan.
On   Christmas   day   the   residents   ofi the K.  G.  F.  home,  Davis Grove, <B|a- joyed   a   tine   tii>-i.-ey   ¦don.uf'^d   Iti'   th-r, of )'h!lad.-!!-.'-:t.   ¦«*».-
Edwin Christmas  with  Mr.  and
press in the ho-je "„f/^][:^^7,.j.town, , . Joseph M^'^Vi,lie parlor of the cozy Cunningham in presenting gifts of where the whole pai 101 ^^^^ ^p.^,_ | ^^^^ ^^ jj^.^ Martha Smith, president, home IS devoted to ine b several | and  Miss Kalhryn Rhod'ebaugh, teach-
it of  Christmas   Gifts  to^ displayed  er  of the Ladies'  Bible  clas.s,  and  to children and  grown ups a     ^^^^   ^^^   ^^^,   ^^^j^^^,  ^   j^^^_.^.   superintendent,
and  along 0"®^^^.'^'-^ "^.^j. to a beauti- and   Rev.  D.  G.  Reinhold,  pastor,  for
corner | all   of   when   the   recipients   very   sin-
;;*i^le space is given over to
tvxi   Christmas   scene      m      '    ;-,^ith   cerely thank the donors.
mwrnm
'"^^     --firh orerd^^e^n^s^m^l1er md   the   farmi
buildings
and
less   pretentious
etc..   off
barns,   garage.
„.. 10 onie side. About the lawn are the tarm animals and a lake is most ingeniously ar¬ ranged wili'ii a ¦ ¦       	
eame.
ftuscinatinjr picture.
Katharine Bender,  of
—-:.U
,>..... „ piclure.'Jilue bridge over As a whole it presents a most
of Cold Point, spent Christmas day with the latter's parents, Mr. and Jlrs. Walters, in  Mt. Airy.
Mrs. Carrie Coulston and Miss Jen¬ nie Karr were Christmas day guests of their brotUer, Streeper Karr, of Plymouth  rifeeting.
.Mrs. J. .\l. HerhUimer, off Harmon- \ille visited her sister .Mrs. Lemuel Rhodebaugh. in Hickorytown ,on Sun¬ day.
Mr.  William   Fisher, of Germaniown,
visited      his    parents,    Mr.    and      Mrsj
Sami(('l i'"i,sher, Sr., at Hickorytown on |
with'money borrowed.
Mr. Lrfingaker is glad to get away, hut thinks ho may go into some .ser¬ vice abroad and perhaps he may re¬ lurn  to  Liberia.
On his way back he landetl at Bai'- celona, Spain, visited in Madrid, crossed to Italy, visiting Pisa, Rome, Nice, Venice nnd Milan, went to Berne and Geoevc'i, seeing the League of Na¬ tions  functioning,     reached     Paris  on
Thanksgiving Jay, stopped at Cha- 1 ior Jvi'parfmenls were well rendered, teau-Thierry and Coblenz, and theu i Solos were given by Mabel Walton vi.sited London and  Liverpool. j and F''lorence Sailer;  male quartet, Mr.
He found American soldiers living | Hibshman, William Walton, William on tjie fat of the land in the occupied | Copeland and Daniel Tippin; double du- German   territory.     Some   ke4p   shops | et,   Catherine  McKelvey,  Viofct  Shoe-
and: I main in the liomc
Mrs, Waller Hand with Mr, and Mr.s' his wii.' and two children "and "Vn ad- both WiUiam Brooke and Henry JjnA-^ Harry Hoover. William Sailor and dition Iber's was several trick dogs ^vig spent a f.-w da-ys in Pluladelphioi. fiimily,   of  Ambler,   with  James  Hand   and   pigeons. wiih   relatives  lu  Germantown.
and family. A, A, Nash anJ family, of I Miss Elizabeth Sohmidr, of Philadel- J- W. Freas, Horsham storekeeper* Eureka, with .Mrs, Marietta Hoover i>hia was the guest of Mr,and Mrs, Jos- '» distributin,?- calendars to Ids trade, and family, of Bute  Bell, j eph   Zornek   over  the  Christmas   holi-| The   cards   ci,nlaT,i   information   withi
fioehm's Sunday .school  rendered  its ' days. regard to  tir'.» calls at  Horshani.  mails
Christmas   exercises   on   Fiiday   eve- '     i-'avorable   progress   is   lieing   made   and trolley- schedule.
ning. "He Cometh," th'o service by: with the addition to Courtlandt 3lorri.'»! -Mrs. Klizabeth H, Comly, of Hora-. Adam Gei'bel. was used. ' proiierty. j ham,   has   been   visiting   relatives   in*
Exercise's  by  the  Primary and  Jun-i     J.  Irvin   Yo.st   has   been   confined   to   -New Jersey.   -
his room  on account  of illness. I     Mr. and Mra. Lewis Starlifey, of Ivy-
Harry   R.   and   Misses   Halberstadt 1 Ifind, spent Christmas dayln Horshanrx
cnt-rtained  on  Christmas  Harry  Hal-j as  guests   of   Mv.     and   Mr-s.     Frank;
ber.st.adt   and  family,   of   Narbeth
and restaurants.
He declares all Purope is complain¬ ing of America because of the rate of exchange. The French are unable to buy American goods and tlije same is true of the rest because of the low- value of the franc, mark and pound. No Britisher was found who was willing to admit that America had anything to do with winning the war and the Germans are all anxious-to get a swat at France without fighting till  resi   of  the a)lie.s.
SjieakiiiK of the rale of e.xchange, he
.said  he hiT^d  a  room  in  Germany for
; 3d   marks   and   ate   as   line   <i   dinner
I with  music as  he  ever  tasted,   for  -10
I marks.      The cost in  U, S. money was
in  fhe neighborhood  of 8.0 cents.
maker, Grace Walton and Clara Stan nar'd; vocal duet, Gertrude Danehower anjB Rujljh Waltoni Jnstrumentajl ;6olo, Ed ward Shaeff; vocal duet, Mildred and Wilbur Duffleld; address by Mr. Hibshman and Rev. J. D. Detrich.
Edith Annie Katie, Clara and Ada P.ol .arts, of Blue Bell spent Sunda-;' with Enos Roberts and family, of New Jersey,
The flowers, which wer© furnished by the Sewing Circle of Boehm's church on Sunday, weve .sent to .Mr,-;. Clayton,. Mrs, W.iller Hand and J, i.- vin   Yo^.
MAPLE GLEN.
raught
I'hiladel-   <'hristmas   day. I
Miss 1-'"^"";;"';  ''";vit"h' Mrs.  Joseph!       -Mr.  and  Mrs.   George   DeHaven  and j fei:''jr    of H^monlille.' , i rohdiv-s''Ivirh   ,T^V"'^''°""-  ^'""'  "^*!     ^""-'"   '^"'.en   recenliy
'oB.t^^^^^^^-^^s-H^'^rr^^^rtT^^^"^^^''^^^^^.^nt a few
St^town,-^ha.l^,the^ iinU^e ^e^- ^ :, ^^i,,-^ -^ i^^J^l^^.\ "^^ ^^ ^^'^-^/^iS'^J^I^'g.^.
Tiie Real Christmas Spirit Exemplified
'i'he Red'Cro.ss wishes to aclinow- ledge the kind and generous .spirit shown by those who contributed to Christmas  ba.skets,  and  in other ways
pleasure'.into   Imany   homes
Ill-ought
that   would   otherwise   have   had   liltle
or no cause for rejoicing in this holi-
_ .... Air, and .Mr.s. James Halberstadt, of Phila¬ delphia, and Charh^s Halberstadt and family, of Gladwyn,
Mr, Thomas and Miss Lilian Knoll are .spending a week with their broth¬ er, John Knoll, and f.amily, of Oxford. Howard L. Baker and family enter¬ tained Christmas day Dr. and Mrs. J. 'W. Bernhard and son James, of Washington, D. C, and Mr. anJ Mrs. James Bernhard and Thomas Comly and family, of Ambler.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Moyer have an¬ nounced the engagement of their .LiiT-hfer, M. Kdna. to Mr, James Mc¬ Glinn, Jr., of Philadelphia.
HfiM-ey Inruii ami famil.\' were thu guesls of Mr. and and .Mrs, ,Vtyi-i-.s, of Doylestown, over .Saturday and Sun¬ day.
! Mrs. Caroline Berjiy lias returned hum.? af'er si/..-ndin.tt ilie Christmas holiday.-?    v.ith    relative.-;    iu    Philadel-
i phia.
I
ience of enjoying Ciiristmas on a fun
 ute for home.        Mr. Rhode
traffic "hianagter   0
man enroute for h.nie.^_   of''the^^San,       -^f- "nd Mrs. James  LYith and chil-
and .Mr.s, Harvey Re.x, of Hickorytown.
-Mr dren.
seminary,  N.  J.,  was  a very welcome guest  at the Enchned cottage.
Mr. and  Mr.s. Orlando Rex, of Hick¬ orytown,  delightfully entertained  their
bau«h is ':;''";.^^™;VrRanrWd com-/''-^n. ,''f Bridgeport, visited Mr, and Francisco ^^,«'^Xhe?e on Nov. 30 ori ;^"-'^- Lemuel Rhodebaugh at Hickory- pany, and aimed  »f"^^ ""  ' .j.j,e   town on Sunday.
';u"i;g'"man''i     tl^   '^^e^\    ''''^e   Rev,_ Iiarry   Swartz   ,of   Drew Xm  th"^ community is J^f^ly proud^ He started to learn teU-graphy in 1890 at  Corsons  station.      In   1891   he  was
appointed night -'^-\-2%Twas'op- f ^''^"¦'en and'-'^andchnd-^^n "a^ '^ rtoi-'at'whlt"emai'sh'funcfion"on iL p-me on Christmas day, T^nton Cut-ofT. In 1893 he went o the New York, New Haven and Hud¬ son railroad as operator at Davisville. The next year he w;is in Omaha. Neb., and later worked in .Cveral cities as operator,     spending,    the     winter     m
In   1895   he  returned   to   the
H,\ind H. R. R., and in 1897 the  Boston  and  Al-
day   al -his .-It   I'^irlong. -Mr.   and
son's   George   K.   Conard.   i<>   mak
day  season
The  Ambler  Colony   Club  undertook
a   ineal   Christmas   for   ^jvery j     The   efforts   of   William   Morgan,   of
Court   Wcn-t   Reduce   Morssn   Support Sum
.Mrs.   John   Schoen    spent
member of one  large  family, and  an¬ other   family,   amply   provided   for   by
Mo; ida. N. Y„ N was  operai
Mass.,   and
bany"roaJ   at  Wordaster,
,.,.„- iv. thr. same vear returned to the
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i
later in the same year N Y N. H. and H. R. R. toe mkrrled Miss Mabel Hope Gorton, of WOrcesto-, and in 1903 went to Sacramento. Cal., as operator on the Southern Pacific, later being promoted fo traveling pas.senger agent for nor¬ thern California, serving until 1909 'when he resigned to become traflHo manager of the Central California T. S^ at Stockton, Cal. In 1913 he re- ir led to raihoading and biocame traf- \,-uanager of the AnUoch and Eastern jVailiroad Co., and also took over the duties which he holds at present as traffic manager of the San Francisco acramento Railroad Co., Scramento Valley and Eastern railroad und .NTe- vada Narrow Gaage railroad, with of¬ flce at Oakland Cal. ,
Mr and Mrs. Hallman and son, of •^^-•nshohocken, spent Christmas day v,.-.h their son in Harmonlvlle.
Mr and Mrs. Isaac Sheppard and, /orv Mr. and Mrs. Ltwia Sheppard and on, Mr. and Mrs. Snedeker spient Ciiristmas day iiarmonviile.
witih  ]Mrs Markle,  Sr.,
On S'unday Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood', of Narcissa, entertained Mr. and .Mrs. Jo.seph Wood and family, of; Chestnut Hill, and C. M. Jamles, of .Moores.
Rev. C. W. Furman, of Penn Square, was a Sunday caller on Rev. Dr. and Mrs. G. W Tupper at Cold Point
On Fl-iday evening the Christmas entertainment of the Cold Point Sab¬ bath .school was most delightfully ren¬ dered before a large audience. The children creitably presented theii' parts and a cantata and the exchange of gifts  closed  the delightful  evening,
Mrs, M. Liv<ezey and daughter. Miss Helen Livezey, of Plymouth Meeting, si:Jent Chri.stmas day in Reading as the guest of the former's sn, Joseph Livezey.
Amos Philips and family, of Oyster Bay, but who are spending the winter in Florida, are holiday guests of Georgb Hagy and family, Plymouth Meeting.
Harland Markle, who is a student in a AVashington, D. C. school, is -spending tho holidays with his parents in Cold Point.
Rev. Mr. Robinson, of Philadelphia, spoke to a goed aldience last Sunday evening in the Hickorytown mission. The Sunday school was well attended, M^. Ewing's Bible class having 221 men. An earnest welcome is extended to all these services.
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Sunday  at  the  former's  parents  here. I the   King's " Daughters'   Circle   nf   fh.^ William    H.   Mann   and   family,    of: I'resbyterian church   will not soon for- Hor.sham.  vLsited  at   Daniel   F.  Cajnp-   goX the kindness  of  Ihosi ladles   'fwo
""a?,     n",nfi"^^^-^ ;"h*--, families were  well  liokeJ'afe?
Mr,   Daniel   F.   Campman,   .Sr„   who   hy  private individuals has   been    living   with    hia   son   hei-e ,     --V   few   days   before   Christmas    the IS   critically   ill   at   the   home   of   hjs   Red   Cross  received   a  most ^eneront
'^'"bler, ! lirotherhood,      who     with     the     frne
Thomas   P      Conard,   Gertrude     K , Christmas  spirit,   volunteere]   to   con! Conard      and   Pearl   .M,   Conavd   took j fibute   enough   monfey   to   nrovide   for Christmas   ,*nn*r   ,.^^th   P,   Mauifce ' 'ive baskets.    By means of this dona Conard   and   family,   of  Xewiown. !'ion  they were able'ro bring rljS^
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Roberts  gav!   into many needy hom°s 'ejoicing
a Christmas dinner on   Saturday  to a      Altogether,     nine      families     which number   of   relatives,   including   their   among  them,   include   thhty-five  chil- children,   Mr.   and   Mr.s,   Don   Sutton, H"<?n,    were taken care of by the open M..SS  Evelyn  Roberts,  and  C.  Howard ; handed    kindness  of Ambled-    peonle RoberLs,  all of Washington,  D.  C. i »ho,  in  this  sea.son  ofgioj  Xl   did
Howard  Hubbard  and  familj; moved   not forget  thoso who would otherwis^ on Monday from Fred Gensel's tenant   ''aVe haa to go without °tne\wi%^
house, Horsham, to the Elizabeth Vaughan property, which he recentlv purchased.
lhe Rp-i r^ "'"'* already mentioned, lhe Red Cross undertook to look alter nine former residents of this district ' "w in hospitals or in.stitution.s.
\ GWVNEDD   VALLEY,
,-.     ,r     , "Walter   E.   Gai-dner,   formerlv   em-
On   Monday   evening at   the   Baptist   I> oy»ed  at the  Pinehurst  poultrv farm paivsonage,     Ambler,   Rev.     Puilph   L.   <l'ed Monday afternoon. He was in th.: Mayberry     performed   the     ceremony   "ite   war   In   France,   and   was   bad^v which united Mr.  John  M. .Ambers,  of   'njufed in battle. Ui terljT he has been Ambler, and  Miss  Helen  C.  Dolts,  of | "ving in  Delaware,  He recently mlr
WEDDED.
AMBERS—DOTTS.
of Springhou.se, to have the court reduce an order of $2.t |:^.'r wcelt for ti'ne sup¬ port of his family of nine .failed to¬ day, although Jlorgan told a story oC hard luck thai sounded like Gospel truth.
He blamed the failure of the family to get along on his wife's extrava¬ gance. He .said she ran to the movileg a habit that Judge Swartz declared must cease. But Morgan's complaint that he didn't get enough to eat strengthened the wife's claim that J25 was insufficilent to provide for such a lineup of eaters.
Morgan .said he is steadily running into debt, ii,nd that his -wife's threat to put him down and out financially will soon be realized. Since the order of the court was made on Nov, 13, Morgan's receipts on thp farm and through outside work have been $277,- 91. and he has  spent  $428.76.
Judge  Swartz was a bit puzzled by
the apparent lack of business sagacity
I displayed by Morgan, who would have
' gone in the hole whethior he paid his
I wife or not. But Morgan blamed hard
times;   said his expenses mounted  up,
and work was scai-ce.
Gwynedrtr
Land  Award  Verdict  by  Agreement.
A verdict in the sum of .$C500 w'as rendered by agreement of parties at a recent session of Civil Court in Norristown in the case of James Mer¬ cer against the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This was another of the many damage cases arising from seizure of land by the state for Val'i< y Forgo park.
ried Fannie O'Conner, who was em- l)loyett las nurse for Mrs. Robert -M'eade. He was a member of the Fel- low.9hlp Country club.
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Mitchell, of Gwy- nedd, recently celebrated their golden, wedding  on  Dec.   18.
—James Courtney, Sr., a weU-known Haycock farmer, dropped dead in hia barn,  f?-om    heart  disea.so,    -Kged,   68
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Out   of   Jail   For   Christmas
The court granted piU-oles to Gia- come Seatone. of Plymouth and to John Howart, Pottstown.
Se.'Uone stole flour from cars on the railroad. He did it to support Ills family and many children. While he is in jail their grandfather is-provid¬ ing for them—and not only them but his own lai-ge family, including the children of Josephine Madato and those of her sister, whose husband sho shot.      Mr.s. Mandate i« in the a-sylum.
Thero are s'venteen inmates in the little house aiong tr • Ulroad, near ('or.sons, with aocomoiUiions for not more than six.
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I
Forker and Mr. and Warren Starkey. Mrs. Harry Seiple and Miss Cocfk Seiple, of Honsham, spent Christmaa day with Mr. und -Mrs. Percy Craigr,, of   Logan.
-Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Sliugai-d; itndj daughter Evielyn, of New .Tersey,. jmto spending some time in Horsham with Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Webster.
Mrs. Frank Forker, of Horsiiani has been  bedfast  with  grip.
The  Doylestown   pike  is  now  opei^ from  Horsham  to  AVillow Grov© andi' is concreteil all the way.   AVork on tha improvement  will  be resumed  its  tha- spring.
Kirk .Stout, of near Jarrettown, who. h.is heen ill, i.s somewhat imijrovedw On Cinrisl'.nas day Mr. and -Mrs.. AVilliam Munz, of HallowtCl, inter- lained the following- guests: Air. anA .Mr.s. AVilliam Kappauf and daughtei*- Viola, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kappauf and daughter A'iola, Walter Kappauf. of Doylestown; Mr. and Mrs. Jessa Naylor and children, Harry and Wil¬ liam, and George -Saylor, of Aquetong. Jlr. and Mrs. Claude Engle and baby* of Philadelphia, and Hency Carey, -oiir Newtown.
The   Horsham   Sunday   school   rend* ered its  Christmas  exercises  Wednes¬ day  evening  before   a   lurge  audienca - and   an   intersting   progiam   was   pre¬ sented.     Candy   was   given   the   pupils, an'd   others gifts  were  exchanged.
Mr. and Mrs. AVilliam Jones, of Ger¬ mantown,  were  Sunday  guesls  of Mr.. and   Mrs.  Harvey D.   'I'hurtip.son,  Hor¬ sham.
John McDade and son. Jack, of Ferix Rock,   called   on   Mr.   and   Mrs.   J.   T. Ramsey,    of Horsham, on    (.'hristmaaj. morning.
Mr. and Mrs. 5. T. Ramsey am* children, of Horsham ,spent Christmaa. day with the former's mother in Hat¬ boro.
A meeting will shortly be held it*, Horsham to consider the offer of Wil¬ liam Fjerglison, of AA'^illow Orove. to donate to the Horshani Sunday schooli for the erection of a chapel homo four- lots along the Doylestown pike on theb Chalkley Stackhouse property, which Mr, Ferguson has recenliy agreed tOh. purchase.
Mr. and -Mrs. AVilliam Rodemick, ol* Jarrettown, took Christmas dinnei- with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Willard, ot: Hoopeston.
iMrs. Katharine AVetherow,  principal.1 of Jarrettown schools, is spending tha : holidays   al   Gettysburg   and   Harris • burg.
Robert Mc-AIutlin, of Philadelphia,, spent Christmas with his parents it-,, Dresher.
Howard  McConnell,   of Washington, D.  C,  spent Christinas with  hia  par.-- enls  in  Jarrettown.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rotzell, of Jarret.-. town, and the latter's fathv'r, GrlffltU'. Jordan, ° of Flourtown, took Christmas, dinner witli Thomas J. I-ane, of; Dresher.