The Ambler Gazette 18980609

              the ambler gazette vol xvi.-no 27 ambler pa juke 0 185)8 sl.25 a year i norrist0wn letter i hit \ ll«iiif!in «¦ fit court tiip juror i thr rrp»fiit avri'k tlmiiglit snit»r«f rrt liv 1ie wnr hrni|>ntti.v fur iilin tlgmi m n it support nl 1»i afltnlnmrntlott xorristowti lime 7 nnt the sinking i>f tin mcii iimic not ilic sesi|iii-ccnlcnn i:d ill prvjui'w thi week nt reading inn all the horrori or victims of wnr om allay tin pflminti of our people fnr attending conrt the throng was greater that usual fur this season nf the ycur especially on mon ihiy the caw against clemmer will he cut before tin uniiiil jnry this wedfi*s ilav n n indictment charging hire with siding and twisting in tlif murder ><{ mrs kaiser nnd if n true l>ill in1 found he will lie placed nn trial next week this week will lie occupied in disposing if illicit liquor sellers anil cases of almost every description in the . atalogue nf crimes and misdemeanors indeed there i s up w i n g laxity in tin1 sale of intoxicant without license tliere are about flfi constables and they are verv poorly paid iti 1 yet the duties imposed upon tuenn are oneroui and very unpleasant inquisitorial ami oflfen aive to the people whose houses they are required t<i visit manv people stand oil and pul the disagreeable duty on the poor constable j bui in norria town some one who is acquainted with the violations generally lodges the ne pessary information nnd a warrant is is sued and the arrest made in the regular way attacks ill people in their liousos sire aisn on the increase apparently tliis may be attributed to the many walkers of the highway who move around and infest neighborhoods ostensibly in search of work hut really to get a live lihood without labor nnd without leave it seems impossible to get rid of tliis annoyance and nuisance tliere is a very me body of jurymen in attendance tnisj week representing tlie best elements if good society tills augurs well for an impartial adminis tration of justice there is no dimircr of nioli law violence and of the citi zens taking the rope and the gun to get revenge or to inflict punishment when the court and jury are in accord in prompt anil propel action whenever as saults and violations of the rights of the innocent are committed lynch law as it s called i has no mission to fill till in this community : the laws are enforced in a peaceful orderly nnd dig iiilied manner hut with linn ness mid 11 proper regard for the rights liberties and lives of all the denizens with some miscarriages and mistakes of course the grand jury organized by selecting joseph s garber of pottstown to net a foreman al'out to cases arc in court to be disposed if liy jury or otherwise ifeniv i'cix-iui'ii i •¦( ' oi i i'.mii ii . ft charged with o cruel assault nnd battery on an old man and if the facts be as stated henry will have serious trouble to got through without severe punish ment many hard eases are on the list if 75 but in none of them is there sufficient to afford an opportunity t gain any principle in which the irood people are interested indeed much of ^ it ouirlit not to he reported there is something in the glare whirl and whirlwind of war that dudes nnd even delights people at a distance a safe distance from the scenes nf actual conflict but to the contemplative mind there is something terrible in the actual conflict it affords op|>nrtiiiii ties for the display of heroism for the manifestation of physical courage ami patriotism there are always two par ties in a conflict of arms and arma ments ; sometimes three parties or more hoim-oh'b daring feat will go down in history as an act that will shine forth like a meteor — if it turns out wells for in war all's well that ends well napol eon made himself u name by his d:ish and celerity of movement ; vet in the end he was a failure and made fearful mistakes he sacrificed the lives of many gallant men and lie like job only escaped by the skin of liis teeth bryan wrote they never fall who die in a good cause the block may soak their gore ; their beads may nod den in the rang their limbs be strung to city gates or castle walls vet still their spirits walk abroad ana though years elapse and others share as dark a doom they but augment the deep nnd sweeping ttjoughta which overspread all others and conduct the world at lust to freedom ' ' this is true in a good cause lint as a rule an mr lincoln said in his ines safre both parties pray to the same god of buttles for iucoms ; yet one or the other must be wrong mv sympathy is with the oppressed the down-trodden ; and 1 would give all the assistance the nation can spare to help il brave.determined race to achieve the liberty of roiihcience and of political rights which we oureelves enjoy accom plished by the virtue and valor of our fathers cuba in struggling in the throes of revolution she called to hh with a cry like thut from macedonia coine over and help us " and when our president appealed to the spanish powers to grant liberty to the oubons hungering lor relief from their thral dom eager to throw off the yoke that lias bound them in religious and civil slavery he imped as we all imped and trusted thut spain would say amen hut spain was haughty ami arrogant and in her pride repulsed our appeal and made a resort to anus our only remedy under the rules of civilisation as they exist today among the nations of the earth if spain shall lose her urban colony it will only he a fate which she has so often been compelled to endure since the days i her eon uests in america i can scarcely conceive of a country newspaper so lull of actual and inter . stiii history ami such varied topics of information as the ambler tiatettu of the i'd losti and i read every column of the contents with infinite satlsfae tiau with great gratification on two grounds nrsl i'm the knowledge 1 train ed and next thai 1 bad the good sense niil my letter last week thai you might have ample space to give ua all the speeches and essa u-laliug to the bi centennial of gwyuudd and the i . mike reunion i knew the n count wmild be intorcst iuir and in demand ; the reality far snr pnsm1 mv i \ peetal ions or rather far over-reached what 1 had anticipated the accuracy fif detail in the history nf the founders jhf gfflftd good old finii ilies.wlm tin ncil the forests into farms and took the trunks of the tree's they cut down to luiild for thcin-'ch es homes on the virviti soil dcdicalcd to freedom well 1 1 1 i l t the lion jason sexton exclaim as lie did that he almost re gretted thai he had not been born in < iwvnedd ; and his auditors might well have answered that they nlso deplored that incident hut that they rejoiced that he was li.nii somewhere and were proud of bis prpwncr to preside with •"> much grace nl this late day in mr edward mathews admirable letter he makes the prediction or rath er expresses the hope thai at the end of the next iimi years the conditions of society will grander and greater in contrast surpass ifldfl than 1sb8 surpass es it'.w lie not too hopeful cities states empires have perished in the past and may die in the future growth can lie too rapid the beautiful picture drawn by jos eph t i'oiilke rsq eloquent ann poet ical in piirtravintr the meeting bouses that succeeded each other down to the present iwvnedd friends meeting and of the spot whereon each was lmilded is a line specimen of the many rood things thai were written and spoken that will live in history and in the hearts of generations now and to come may his invocation prove true that in this historic and to them precious struc ture there liuiv descend upon the people the unmeasured blessing of the lord howard m jenkins history will lie read in all the schools and at everv lire side where a love of historv is taught in the state and i received much in struction and great gratification in read ing it with its important extracts for all must admit that there is in it much that we did not know before speak ing of this lii-centennial it must be remembered thai < iwvnedd wan estab lished in philadelphia and not in montgomery county which did not come front the loins of the city of brotherly ixjve till 1784 geo wlegand r n.'iinii a roncovler leo oeo r b hall ii k cnsswell k w hall d slurtm^sful l,;»uii fete the ladies of st paul's reformed i church fort washington held a lawn j fete on the large lawn of mr thomas i wciitz at hope lodge tuesday afternoon and evening the event was attended by almost 500 persons who took supper1 under the old trees and en i joyed themselves about the wide lawn until long after jo o'clock 11(1 teams were accommodated by the hostlers about the barn and sheds and besides nathan shive ran a coach al regular in ifiv als li i i.l t mm the st'itiiui e inv«y ing people thither the festival of the church lias become a permanent social event and one which is looked forward to eagerly by those | who have beevi able to attend anv of the 1 events held during the past three years supper was served under the old trees and overhead and along the long lane from the bethlehem pike were suspend ed japanese lanterns of various colors lending a beauty and attraction to the j scenes of animation and jollity which ] prevailed from the middle of tlie after ! noon until the last coach left the j grounds lar^e tables were arranged i throughout the grounds on which were , served the tempting menu by the ladies i in charge in the evening after all had been sup j plied with supper the event partook of more sociability and on the completion ! of the work the guests enjoyed them selves in social intercourse where friend met friend and good will and pleasure prevailed on every side the old house was thrown open for inspection ami manv availed theinselres 1 of the privilege the old house of 1 substantial appearance was erected i about the year 1754 by henry hope i lord mayor of i^mdon who came over 1 to the new world to build himself a home hoiiini on its completion to re turn and bring hack a mistress in the i course of its erection it appears that his [ intended experienced a change of heart i and mind and declined to share the ex i periencch witli liini in bu new home ; across the sea the frustration of his hopes drove him to suicide and be never enjoyed the lodge he had antiei : puted in tlie line old mansion the materials of the house were all import ed from england having been planned there and then transported brisk in the construction material entrances are obtained to the house from the east south and weat and all the rooms are large with very high ceilings a large hallway extenilk through the house from west to east fine old well-pre served massive wmxlwork abounds throughout and the architect was wise in providing numerous large closets for the reception of odd and endn the third floor is in three rooms plastered ceiling and the sides and the house everywhere givei no evidence of wear ing out for several generations hurabaiu the barn if jonathan stackhouse was burned to the ground on saturday night between is and i o'clock four cows and most if liis machinery were con sumed by the flames the tire whs of incendiary urigln mr william c'ruth ers who was brat on the scene saw the man running away the building was insured mr edward morris miss jennie khinehart mr roberta ambler and miss margaret morru spent sunday with mr a cro/.ei licc\cs of trenton miss maine bright is visiting mrs thomas ( miard mrs vuhdiyrift of delaware has been visiting mrs k i dimly mis charles clark and son were the guests of mr ii 1 clark on sunday mr and mis john conanl and mr and mrs boone w*»re the guests ol mr s c morris m sundav i'vc.-h cieani cheese more ol tlm.-c bush lima beans i liilbert'a * — a parly lioni atlanta ia , visited thu sasi-aiiuui.-ville gold luitttj la.-l week with the intention of effecting a lease ambler country club sncrefltfkti p.iifiijf nf the i'i«i>«|««'roii i'lilli mlitimi.ti l-'.irrri«<'r iihtl in iliptrttrlf 11:11111 1,1 til i >. i'illl the a?nliler ( oiuitrv < lul > i1 in it ' second v«'iir it wae organise in 1807 ; and held its rrptfting oh mav l'7 with a large attendance rntors flying and in teresting and pxcitlng event1 mi the track ptmminting of horse racing biry i cle contests and other alhletic sports j since th if time the ineiii bersb ip has been growing steadily and the list of members is now approaching 78 all of whom tslke an active interest ill its i affairs and pride in its club house and grounds constitution and organisation the second opening of the club took place last saturday afternoon and des pite a cool and somewhat threatening day a large attendance was present in response to the invitations issued bv the club through its members a small grand stand was erected opposite the old judges stand of the track nnd the events of the day were conducted at this place the citizens bund of anili ler was secured and occupied a position j in the centre of the track near the i judges stand i'nder the direction of walter freas their teacher and leader they creditably rendered the following program i overture brunswick 	 march w m h 	 | selection red white ami ulue , mnrcli ln kiestn 	 helectlon america waltz friendship 	 march watervlhe 	 selection hail columbia march albanian 	 i selection marseilles hymn march national league s-hiittischc darling flo 	 miiich triumphant 	 uunod w spence harvey esq chairman of the committee of arrangement | ably assisteil by the other members of the club the events were run off with despatch and the results were applauded and the contests enjoyed jacob jus tice started tlie races while a j med lar and dr weber kept time the ! other occupants of the judges stand j were dr a h bufe and e hill i about i o'clock the program was j opened by the l-mimite trot or pace race h c biddle drove the bay gejd ing tell and won the heat from ariel bay mare driven by walter corson in 3.06 the contest was a pretty one although mr corson s steed ¦ broke several t i nits the wheelbarrow race was next on the program and as the members ambled out on the track for the frav it was evident that all were enthusiastic and the barrow's in the pink of c mdition . mr harvey wheeled over the course and pronounced everything in readi ness ¦ tlie stretch was about oue-six i ruth of a mile ami t t lie turning point were basins of water in each of which wsin placed an apple the ob i ject was to pick the apple out with j their teeth and return to the starting point with both apple and wheelbarrow a trick wbs played on mr fetterolf by giving him an apple without a stem bo i to save time he picked the apple out with his lingers and returned beading the procession the event however was given to john 8 buchanan the frve-for-all trot or pace was en tered by godfrey s malm with big bay innre miss emma and james kitson,driving the sorrel gelding ' ' ike ' ' after several miles of warming up they came down the stretch at full speed and the word to rang out it was a pretty raw and both horses were going at full speed but the former gradually forged ahead and won by a good mar kin in 2 2ttxi the fastest time of the day tlie second heat whh also won with the same ease in 2.37 the tnile bicycle race for tlie mem bers sous under 14 years of age was an event in which considerable interest was centred a good start wan secured and charles buchanan led all the way until the finish when by a good spurt eddie rose caught and passed him winning by several wheel lengths in 1.48 the race was u good one and the finish ex citing the 2 40 trot bad two entries walter corton holding the reins over the bay mare k irene " and barton hoopes jr behind ' thorn wood "» sorrel geld ing the latter secured the first heat in 2..r)4 hut the second and third were won bv mr corson in 2.4h and 2.4 the slow bicycle race had nearly all the entries of the mile event and the contest lay lietween joseph and charles lsuchanan the other contest ants had long dropped out or finished before these two were near the stand it was interesting to see how dexterous ly they managed their wheels finally the " y g y formal dropped out his foot touch ing the ground in his anxiety to steady himself and charles buchanan push ed over the line u winner tim humorous event of the day was the donkey race six of these docile animals bad been secured and as they stood harnessed in nature's fittings for the fray they looked veritable unknown quantitlm of speed disposition capa bilities et.ul but the members were not to be overcome by their appear imces mr i 8 malm hud donated a silver cup for the winner and each had resolved to stake his last and k-st phys teal efforts in persuasion to win the prise of the day the contestants tossed for choice of animals and eaidi came out leading his steed and lined up in front of the stand to receive instructions from the judges and ivcsh courage from the applause of the spectators finally all was icaily and as the word was given there was a whir of whips and a sound of paddles as thev descended on the sleepy donkeys in the vain attempt to luge them onward mr llurvey evi ilcntly bad the r.icc well in hand from the stall , for bis steed started out with a gentle trot ami anililed in al tbelinish an easy winner mr houpth the president of the dub had the most trouble after exercising % larne amount of physical persuasive force in a vain attempt in ict al least half of the dis tance tile donkey seemed 1 1 icali/c that mr houses should reveal the mysteries of a public initiation to the dill and iiiiiii.iliately put him through a coiu-c which ell led in d ll>.'llt over the 1i..1 key's bead and a landing with i dull thud nn the ground the donkey lift ed his 1 ir iii response in the round of apphiuse but mr hoopes gracefully declined an encore the m-cond beat was a mirprisinu as the first for the rider with first choice took mr lhn\ov lieiist nnd jnst here was shown the glorious uncertainty of tht sport for mr bttchnnsn bad given tin tail ol bis donkey a political twist and be came galloping home at a lively gait mr hooped declined to enter this heat having been removed to the club house fora rub down tin cup thdi lay between mefsrt oy and bu chanan and the i 1111-1 took his old steed the start gave evidences of making an interesting race but the donkey ridden by the latter found a pile of grass along the way and refused to proceed on bis course to victory ev idently thinking that a heap of fresh gran for himself was more to be pre ferred than an empty loving cup for his rider mr harvey won in good time the cup was then presented on behalf of the club by mr hill and accepted in a few well-chosen words by mr llarvev jn the evening a dance was given in the club bouse which was as successful as the afternoon events the house was beautifully decorated and a large mag was suspended over the steps at the entrance to the porch johnson's or chestra of philadelphia furnished the music about 1011 persons were pres ent and everything passed off very en joyablv the senior class of sunnyside acade my was delightfully entertained last friday afternoon by the junior classes the entertainment having the nature of a farewell to the class of 98 the pro gram prepared for the occasion was very successfully carried out and each per former received his full share of ap plause from the audience the french recitation and the songs were especially entertaining showing the result of good training and practice music 	 mary moone mu-ii 	 msittic pr.vlne music 	 marguerite rlngc music 	 foseph craft french recitation 	 primary clam music 	 russell bleakley recitation 	 marguerite kinm1 music 	 mary oillln music 	 stihe blackburn reading 	 harry dreyton recitation 	 samuel heiuzev recltntton 	 luaae shelly millie 	 t arric leedon recitation 	 lamcsgllltn music 	 mary wllnn recitation 	 tennie wink mutfo 	 corn knfgbt recitation 	 david leedom recitation 	 itilm wilson recife tion 	 mnry wilson recitation 	 cora kni'jlit bnna 	 anna daser music 	 tennie wink music 	 david leedom svll.i ' 	 j'-'-lllilv l.ilvllt sw 	 schonl john wilson accompanist song manna's in the cold cold ground david leedom john wilson sum benszey reading 	 may everhatn music 	 gertrude henszey souk 	 • 	 ¦• school samuel henaiey accompanist mrs amanda vogleson has been en tertaining her nephew and niece mr and mires lillie of columbua ohio the glenside houbc has be*n renovated for the season several families have arrived and several more are expected within a few weeks john sulkev home is a perfect lx>wer of roses in this respect be commands the admiration and esteem of all pass erebv tolin schliniine a son have been do ing some heavy blasting this week on glenside avenue they are digging the pipe trench for the jenkintown water company and have struck some bard rock christian howard is having his resi dence on the corner of mount carmel and mckinley avenues entirely renovat ed the building lias been enlarged and converted into a double house to accommodate two families his own and that of george wilson fred renewing is in the employ of the jenkintown light company work ing as night watchman application has been made bv chester e albright for a charter for the water company to be organised by messrs klkins and widener on their property here water pipe four six and eight inches is being laid sewers four feet wide have been laid curbing contin ues to he hauled on the property and to he put in position john koatch has received the contract for hauling crush ed stone from the crusher here to ogontz about 300 men are employed on the jrroundh at present with a pay roll averaging between 450 and t>ob per day imacovercri by a woman another great discovery has been made and that too by a lady in thin country disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she with stood its severest tests hut her vital or gans were undermined and death heeni ed imminent for three mouths she cougbed incessantly and could not sleep she linally discovered a way to recover by purchasing of us a l«ittle of dr kings new discovery for consump tion and was so much improved on taking lirst dose that she slept all night ; and with two bottles has been absolute ly cured her name is mrs l.uther but thus write w v hamnick a co f shelby n c trial bottles free at 1 s angeny's drug store regular size .">(•,-. and f 1 every botte guaran teed council fathers meet rprllinr s#»«..<|.m held \ i»|»r<t1trllttlnll m;nl to i*tfv < ftmpnn.v i'rvllinlnnrlr tor sprinkling tin mfrrrtn llnrmiicii in coh irllmil its mmm rdl i'hi'i ivehident ituchiman idled the june meet ins of mbler in hi utrli prmnril tn order shortlv after 8 n'ckjfh mmidav eveniiil and all the metiiliers responded to the roll the minutes were read : i i i < i adopted mr l!o--e of the highway committee reported that haniel mowlin bad been grading lielmont nvenue and one side was almost completed ready lor the wall : sidewalk graded he thought the street would be llnished this week the alley at right angles with the avenue bail been graded lightly to con form with the new grade stakes lind been placed around john tyson's prop erty preparatory to resetting th curli mr fiose spoke of william s acnff'e driveway from llutler avenue us being a good piece of work the mud had been scraped from l.indenwold avenue from park to liutler avenues the streets be reported as being very dusty and bad noticed that the stone from dr mattison's quarries ground tip into b coarse sand and was tint blown about bo much by the wind he thought it would make a very good coating over the coarse stones on walnut street regarding the alley between the prop erites on park and greenwood a\eintcs he said messrs buchanan and shaw dr hough ami himself had examined the location and found that owing in the position of mr shaw's carriage shops it would be very difficult to open the alley to drain off the water and he recommended that the board of health insist on the construction of proper cess pools and closets kcurely banked with earth to prevent washing he though by this means much of the trouble ii mid be obviated licgardi ng main street he said that neville l tyson ksi | had prepared a plan for its opening at right angles with tennis avenue by j which it intersects thompson's mill mad almost at the railroad spring har den street about where the straightfor ward extension of main street now strikes and itidge avenue cuts through between mr kiege's and mr keashey's propert ies mr acuir solicitor reported that the ordinance as passed last month had not been advertised because it was net con structed under the most desirable acts of the legislature the act of il and sup plements of 96 and r regard ina the opening of new streets require that the ordinance shall de introduced advertis ed and then passed under this act a jury can be applied for and if damages awarded are high the borough may dis continue further proceedings by paying wist , . , - the light finance building and law arid order committees reported nothing mr fauat of the fire committee re ported that the lire company was in need of several articles which he wffuld provide mr walker of the borough improve ment committee reported that the han sell spring company is moving its plant to ambler already about 14 carloads of materials having arrived lie also said that an attempt whs being made to in duce a philadelphia shoe factory to lo cate here and that they are willing to come provided they can make satisfac tory arrangements with the capitalists here the treasurer reported as follows 1898 dlt may 2 balance on hanil 	 s«k h " 10 cash for sprinkling done in v7 ier john 8 buchunuii 	 17 x " 10 eo lyiner lildg permit 	 100 10 klizu ileaton 	 100 vaati of war benjamin traoey «^ bellum are oper ating an extensive plant at telford for the manufacture of army tents for the i'nited states government they em plov about 60 hands in a building own ed by p 11 and a i i ierbard their present contract iv.|uircs them to turn out khi tents per week and they are doing it right along n addition will in imili to the factory to enable the firm to ineica.-c its output the tcnt are made to fold and weigh six pound apiece kacb lenl will accommodate two soldiers and acli soldier carries one half of it ill his knapsack s709 m it may j oniere grunted 	 81(k 62 " 10 " " 	 116 17 june ti c'usli on linnil 	 48 77 70 u mr faust chairman of the special committee on the heifl mill road stated he had written to mr hniiies regarding the relinquishing of the railroad cross ing in front of hi house and the aband onment of the roadway but had heard nothing definite mr buchanan stated that mr llaines was in ambler and had signified his desire to turn the property over to his ninter and mr hainesj also said she would probably want fuir treatment and recompense as the outlet across the railroad was neces sary mr fault reported that specifications of the work of wiring ambler for tire alarms were being prepared by william m houston who desired to know be fore going further how many would be required and whether the poles of the ambler electric bight heat and motor company could be utilized on motion messrs faust and uoso were appointed a committee to ascertain and decide these questions hurgi'bb cooper then presented a com plaint from the lire company that the hall ut their last meeting night was oc cupied by the band tlie company also objected to the act of the high constable in taking prisoners to the lock-up through the engine room they also desired to claim for their treasury any donations that might be received by attending tires outside the borough lim its and requested that the old engine he devoted to mich tires the company further requested that the members of council attend the regular meeting of die company on friday june 10 mr walker moved and mr rose ibc onded that the citizens baud of aluh ler lie given tin use of t be ball on tues day and thursday nights of each week ami the lire company all other nights except thoseon which were either coun cil m buildiujl ass.iciation meetings passed mr i use then addressed f mm i 1 on the wmk of i in volunteer flre company in which be referred to that necessary at tires injuring clothing and menacing health besides the necessity of keeping the engines clean and in good order lie therefore moved that an appropria tion of 60 in made tn the tire company i'm their neccssan expenses with th understanding thut ii be carefully and economically expended seconded mr walker ami pumt*l mr buchanan reported numerous [ complaints from the dust otl main street and milt iii and l.indcnu nlil a ciiuc and mired that bids lie asked and money collected for street spi i tik i i ic_r mr i lfo«e as chairman of the highway com mittee reported thai be was perfectly willing to solicit the contributions but said tin wnter should be cut oil from i'cfi.re tim-e properties the ownen i which declined o pay lie also thought the hiiroiigh should contribute for the saving n-sultiie in the sprinkling of the street mi motion it was decided that the highway committee should ad vertise for bids for sprinkling main street from i'.utlcr avenue in the forks butler avenue from hm-ust to win 8 acuif's driveway mndcnwold avenue to the bethlehem pike sprinkling to be done twice a day ipuii lime to october inclusive and that the botough appro priate sinn towards the work messrs l.'iise and buchanan were then bppoltl . ed to solicit contributions the following bills were ordered paid jamet r btevenn ronrtablcmlarjr 	 4'i on daniel dowlln itreel commlmlonet 	 8 xi i v dbvla mi|i|i1ii 	 l :;-, ambler 1:1 u.k * m co may llgm 	 llfl 81 w.liu.n mr william lfansen who has buffer ed with appendicitis and passed through an operation is not yet out of danger he improves but slowly his daughter miss edith hanscii goes each ninming from her home in weldon to mr han son's store in philadelphia to unlock the combination safe she returns in time i'm school duties at !• o'clock the stone crusher recently erected on the widener and klkins tract is doing very good work and the first load of crushed stout1 was taken to ogontls park last week a very enjoyable strawberry ami ice cream festival was given by the social workers in the parish building of st peter's church on friday june 3 the doors were opened at 4 o'clock and hosts of children and their elders streamed in the decorations were tasty and in everv detail an evidence of loyalty to our nation in the centre of tlie iooni tliere stood a candy booth draped with the three glorious colors over this there was a pretty canopy and from the cen tre of the latter long strands of red white and blue bunting were hung to the four corners of the ceiling and sides of the room in one corner of the room was the fish pond where all tlie al'ler imiiii and evenintt jirown folks as well as children iished with a vengeance for toy watches candies kites dolls etc the kweel notes nf a piano and violin accompaniment floated out from the palm-trimmed btage for the rest muali tables decorated with flowers r-ioiul all nbotrt nhere patrons refreshed themselves wit'i delicious strawberries oiuoniade cake and ice ereflui the wholesome homemade cfilvtv was nearh all sold and but few lisbes escaped the snare of the bait the affair was linan cially and socially a success and the workers deserve credit mr and mrs f j smith last week attended the wedding of mrs smith's brother mr charles l thomas at kennett square the bride was miss amy thompson of that place jurrellow ii ( ur fanners have done wonders in the way of pushing their planting and other work during the good weather of last week two weddings in one week in a pretty good record for this vicinity — mr t k votts who married u miss nash of ambler and mr augustus lents who married miss bessie taylor children's dav will be observed next sunday in the methodist church with appropriate exercises tlie pastor will preach in the morning to the children and in the evening the sunday school will render an interesting program il lustrative of early methodist history rev e w stillinan formerly in charge of the church here was a caller last week one of augustus nieweg's boarding horses wandered on the cut-off railroad last week and was killed by a train quite a gathering of friends many of whom wen1 former residents of the neighborhood were in attendance at the strawberry festival last saturday eve ning a very pleasant social evening was enjoyed miss alice harry of willow irove was the leader of the kpworth league meeting last sunday evening a missionary meeting under the aus pices of the kpworth league will be htdd in the methodist church on friday evening of this week kev mr fretz of drew theological seminary will make an address mr herbert b wagner has been re elected principal of our school for the next term beginning monday aug l",t miss ida handler of the intermediate ami miss annie t weigner of the primary department have also been re elected william gilbert of this place died last friday evening he hud been un well for a long lime he leaves many sorrowing friends in the neighborhood — in fact wherever he was known in terment at st thomas episcopal church a detachment of i'ncle sam's brand new army went over the eut-olf railroad one day last week the troops occupied three long trains and their baggage till ed a fourth the commencement exercises of our public schools will be held tuesday eve ning lime 21 in trinity lutheran church i'ort washington messrs klostenuan and atkinson will have charge of the necessary arrangtunenl the school hoard organised mi mon day evening of this week by electing jacob t dimly president thou 11 seal secretary and albert atkinson treasurer the tax rate was li\cd al i mills i-\v potatoes air-dried chipped beef ; 110 liner mi earth l ( illicit the huuuu machine starts but once ami stops but once you can keep it goini longest and inii.-t regularly by us ing j>e\\'itl's little karl kisci the famous little pills for constipation nnd all stomach hlld liver ii i hlc