The Ambler Gazette 19190109

              AMBLER Gazette.
VOL. xx:5:v.-No. .51
AMBLER.   PA..   JANUARY   9    1919.
«1.7.5   A   VKAR
COLD POINT       1 FIREMEN TALK
AND PLYMOUTH.
NEWAPPARATUS.
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«appeninks ot Local interest to oufi Wissahickon Flre Co. Wants Greater Readers. i Efficiency.
Letter From France Sent by a. Har¬ monville Lad—Sabbath School Electa Officer*—Three Accidents Within a Week itu On^ Family— PerM>n«l llemt.
in  front of his property. t„ ^^^^re prices and other data on a
<?eorgre  Sheller,   Jr.,   sod   family,   of  JJ^o^„ ^ruck chasBls of one f-nd a half
Cold   Point,   spent   Sunday   with   Mrs.  ^^ ^^^ gp„g capacity, upon which chas-
S.ieller's parents at Primus. giB it is, proposed to mount the cbemi-
fVIlen .!f).   Slavin,   Of  Conshohocken,  cal tanks and other appliance from the
Converted    Pierce   Arrow   Machine   Is
UnMliable— Expensive    Upkeep    in , Aildition—Committee   Appointed    to
Study   Chassis   and   Secure   Prices—
Report This Friday.
Tho  Wissahickon   Fire  company,  of
spent Sunday whh hia grandmother, Mrs. e. Slavin. at her comfortable quarters at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jacob IJart, Cold Point.
Raymond Smith, of CoW Point, who has been quki til with pneumonia, on .,   Thurwlay    was removed  to    Charity (,   hospital, NorriatdwB, where an opera¬ tion  was performed -  on   the   patient, , who haa heen ill f^r 12 weeks.
Mrs. Mary Wellintrton, of Phoenix¬ ville, «pent Sunday -with her sister, Mrs. Frank Lemlee. Cold Point. V C. Frank Stead, of P'hiiladelpWa, epent Sunday in Cold Point with Mr. .j;<^nd Mr*. Jacob Hart. '* The quarterly home department meeting of tiie Cold Point Baptist church' was held on Tuesday afternoon atthe hjtme of Mrs. Carrie Coulston, Plymoutli MeetlnK, on Thursday even¬ ing another meeting at the home of Mrs. Warren Kisenberg, of the IS. .J. lavino' row,  Plymouth  township.
Jiohn Berkhimer, of Cold Point, has been ill for several days.
Wilson B. Cox, of Cold Point, has installed electric lights in his resi¬ dence.
ISarl   Buekman,   of  Camp, Lee, .Va., -  spent   the   holidays   with   his  mother, Mrs. Mary Buekman, in Cold Point.
Frank, son of Qeorgo Danehower, of Plymouth Meeting, is improving' from! pneumonia.
Mr.q. Harvey Rex and children, of Hickorytown,     visited    Mrs.    Warren
present Pierce-Arrow machine, which for some thne haa given the company great concern and subjected the treas¬ ury to considerable expense to main¬ tain and keep in service.
The whole subject was opened at the regular monthly meeting of the company laat JBViday ev«hing when Chief Hayden, in a general way, report¬ ed the converted Pierce- Arrow car a very unreliable .and expensive tire truck, because of its rear construction and because of the tendency to over¬ load.
The experience of the Ambler com¬ pany is no exception tb that of *ther companies who have attempted to convert touring cars ihto fire appara¬ tus. They have all encountered the same heavy upkeep and'the unreliable service. Chief padeh eald on Friday tliat the truck conveying the chemical tanks should be . a most reliable and trustworthy machine, as in Ambler's experience it is the first out and usually the; only piece of apparatus used at more than one-half the fires. It should be early on the scene and be absolutely reliable in its ability to always respond promptly when need¬ ed. ^
The whole proposition was discussed by Lewis Farrington, Harry Durkin, WiUiMn J. Brown, Gfeorge W. Ruch, Vfta. J. Devine, Homer Webster, Homer A. Fluck and others, the most of whom are recognized mechanicians.
The opinion  seemed  to  prevail that
Geisslngei:,   of  Harmonville,   »n   Mon-, probably one-ciu.-trter of the cost of a day.  .    .  ¦ ¦ .   motor truck chassis can be secured bv
Mr. and Mr.s. Harry Vost, of Hick-, j>ie ^ale  of  the   present  Pierce-Arrow
orytown> entertained the following guests on New Year's day : Mrs. Mary Staley, Mr. and Mrs. Streeper Karr, Mrs. Ashton Pennington and daughtei-, Marion, Miss Eliaabeth Karr, Messrs. Harry Kin-r .and Samuel Karr, of Conshohocken.
BURIED THE GERM4NS ALIVE.
Barren Hill Boy Tells of Fierce ArUl- lerjr Fire.
Sergeant George Prader Writes of the Chateau   Thierry   and   the   Argonne Forest   Fights—4000 Cannon   in  One Sector Fired for 16 Hours, Breaking the Hindenburg Line. Mr.    and    Mrs. Edward    Prader    of Church road, Barren Hill, have just re¬ ceived   a  letter   from   their   son.   Ser¬ geant   George   Prader,   of   Battery   1>, 108th   Meld   Artillery,   of   tho   famous 28th,  or  Iron  Division.    He  writes  as follows:
It has been so long since I wrote to you that I guess you think the Jerries got me, but nothing doing in that line. We've been moving around flo njuch that I've hardly had time to even tnlnk of writing. Ever since the armiitice became effective we've been eteriWilly traveling here," there and everywhere, all over Belgiun). Just at present we're lying in billet in a big cranory about two miles from the town of Thielt in Belgium. We expect to en¬ train at Thierlt for somewhere ;'in Prance. We will stay about a month in France at a training camp, being re-outfltted before shipping across for the good old United States. When wo left Cnmp de Mencon we went atraiflht to the Chateau Thierry front, where all the fierce fighting was going on bapk in July. ,:
tVe didn't come in at the begin of that scrap, but our 28th divlsl dough-boys were there and covi themselves with glory all the from Chateau Thierry up to FismoO,' a good 26 to 30 miles. We came into the argument while fhe "Doughies" Wtre fighting around Fismes and Fismette. We backed up the infantry with our barrage fire aa they went over the tOp with their bayonets. • It w.as there 'v/e were (irst acquahted with the faipous Oerman mustardrgas. •
They shelled us-with gas,, shrapnel and high explosive shells and we gave them back shell for shell and finally chased them clean out of range. Then we were relieved by the French Ar¬ tillery, .and the entire division hiked all the way over to the .\rgonne Kor-
WHITPAIN AND L. GWYNEDD.
Who's Who and What's iVhat in the Two Townshipa.
I'our shells have been received by Mrs. Paul C. Chapin from the battle¬ fields of I'Vance. They were sent by her husband. Sergeant Paul Chapiii, who is "over there." The shells are solid brass and are nine Inches in length and three Inches in diameter, wishing 1%   lbs. each.
Some of the members of the Sewing circle, of Boehm's church are prepar¬ ing' to give a dialogue in connection with the anniversary program, whieh will be presented at the high school on  January  Wth.
The family of William Walton, of Blue Bell, have recovered from influ¬ enza.
Arthur A. Fretz, of Blue Bell, who waa taken to the Jewish hospital, is improving slowly
PAYING OFF SCHOOI^ BONDS.
Tbe   Sinking  Fund  Allows   Rapid Liquidation.
HORSHAM AND UPPER DUBLIN.
Miscellaneous  Items of' Interest t.» Many Readers.
Ambler Board Will Owe Only $9000 After 1922—^3800 to Be Paid Off in 191»—Directors Hold Monthly Meet¬ ing.
The Ambler .school board has decid¬ ed   to   liquidate  its   outstanding  bonds   ,„„j,„, as rapidly iis the sinking fund bfilanc-   ^eeks. es will allow,    and the new    program of ci^ncellation will enable the board to
Horsham Fire Co. Elects Officers and Ladies' Auxiliary Organizes—Double Funeral at Dresher—Events at Jar¬ rettown—Miscellaneous. .Mrs. Cooper, mother of James Coop¬ er, of near Davis Grove, died Monday I morning   after   an   illness   of   several
Miss Mabel Allen, of near Prospect- , ,>«¦,.!.. .nnn/> V     .1. II ville,   has  been  quite  ill.
have paid off all but $9000 by the end ^he Prospectviile and Penn BlalP of the year 1922. The present sohe- schools, of Hor.sham township, hav* dule requires the annual appropriation , ,„.^.n ,,joseA btcause of the epidemic, of |3184 Jfrom taxes to tne sinking | j. jj, Megargee, of Hallowell, ha» fund, an^ at the regular monthly , ^een i.auling manure from the Hat- mectmg of the Ambler sehool board, ,^(,^0 freight yard to his Horsham held     last JThursday   evening  in    the ¦ township farm.
.Mattison avenue school building, F. C.      The   following     pupils   of     Babylori Weber,   the   secretary,   presented   the   j.j.,,o„,  ^.^^6 present every day during;
M;;:'Kj^<^,^f Blue  Ben^jsi^j^'^""^ '^°''^''""'-  '""«'' ^«^ '^°^'-l^JT^L^^^^^k^^y^'J
truck. The result of the discussion was that the loliowing committee "was appointed to investigate type of trucks and prices to report at the adjourned meeting this Friday evening: A. II. Hayden, Hnrrv Durkin, Wm. J. De- iH. A. Fluck and E. Frank Craft.
i'. Mr.   and   Sirs.* Charles   Rhoads,   of
!* '        Norristown     spenl   Xew   Year's     day ' with   the   foi-mer's   parents,    Mr.   and
Mrs.  David  Rhoads,  of Hickorytown. * Mr. and  Mrs. Walter Campbell and
I,   ^     son, of Hickorytown, attended .the an- f. nual family gathering    on  New Year's
> <lay sit the home of tne former's moth-
' er, Mrs. Emma Campbell, of Lafayette
jjggjiRtreet, Norristown. 	
BfWifii,/"jiffr-   iirid   an*."'Samuel   Fisher,   Sr.,
..t»f    "V'l^r^'^'t.li,  'delightfully     enter-|i,„-,Y-^-„j--.^-—,v^^^^^^^^ S,      .tained   their   (-hildren   and   gram child-,„^   requesU   the   whole   committee   to
'•>* r^"*  **•  * ""'^^^ ^'"'^t'^  '^'""'"'  ^' ^ w" ! meet  at  the  fire  house  this   Thursdav
5iZ the   accessories.     Thay   were   delight,- -, ,.,.,.ninir
Tr fully enterlained  by Mi.ss Mabel Fish- j    .wniinm
•¦ ed     by   selections     on   her     victrola """""'¦
It was stated that James E. Chal¬ font, of York, repre.sent.ative of the American ta I'Yance Fire Engine com¬ pany, would he in Anrbler on Jan. 4 tu inspect the pumping machine, and it was requested that as many as pos¬ sible of the eompany meet him at the fire house. ..*'   '
Mr. VoKv, -...le, of tfie bene91 com^ "limtee, reported plans are Wilder-con¬ sideration   for   the.   raising   of  what   i-i
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on Those present were : Mr. William Fisher and daughter Kmily, sons Wil¬ liam and Charles, of Germantown; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph James and daughters Mary and Sarali, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fisher, Jr.,, and daugh¬ ter Betty, of Chemical works row, Plymouth. Meeting.
Mrs. James Deegah. of Hickory¬ town, entertained relatives from Phil¬ adelphia on New Year's day.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stout, of Hick¬ orytown, spent Sunday with the lat¬ ter's sister, Mrs. Oppenlander, of Germantown..
Hiram Harris returned on Monday to Pennsburg seminary after having spent his holidays with Mrs. Elliott, in Hickorytown.
Mrs. Elliott, of Hickorytown, had the electric Ught service installed in her house last week and is well pleas¬ ed with the convenience.
Mr. and  Mrs. John  Stout,  of Hick- ^orytowir, spent Saturday evening with Mr. and  Mrs^ Eugene Lightkep.
Misses   M sV  and   Sarah  James,   of ^Hickorytown.     were     entertained     on Sunday, with Mrs, ISlUott aa guests of Mr. Hiram Harris.
On Saturday at Cold Point cenjetery were interred the remains of the lato David L. Crater, of Chester, whose death occurred last week after a long illness from paralysis. He leaves a wife, three daughters and a son. For many years the family resided at Nar- (.'issa, where the members are still pleasantly remembered. Mr. Cratep. who- was a retired school teacher, waa a man of educational attainments and. was interested in all affairs of public welfare. Rev. Charles FMrman, of Penn Square, had charge of the fun¬ eral, and he was assisted by Rev. Dr. G. W. Tupper, present pastor of the Cold Point charge, which church the deceased attended while a resident of the community.   ^
The Ladies' Bible class, of the Ply¬ mouth U. K. church, met Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Margaret Rowan, of Plymouth Meeting.
The regular weekly prayer service, of' the Plymouth U. E. church, was held Wednesday evening at the home of Miss Eleanor Hesser, of Plymouth Meeting, and the session was followed by the regular monthly meeting of the Sunday school board.
.Vext Sunday in the Plymouth U. E. iliurch regular services will be held, and in the evr-nlng the Woman's Mis¬ sionary society  will bo In charge.
Miss Alice Robert.^, after having spent the holidays in Plymouth Meet¬ ing with her mother, Mrs. Annie F. Ambler, returned to Blnghamton on Friday and resumed her work in county home economics.
On Thursday afU'rnoon Miss Ger¬ trude Jlyers, of Carrs lane, Harmon- '.ille,' delightfully entertained her young lady friends, ahd after dinner they were joined in the evening by the young men. A very pleasant tlmi> \.as thoroughly enjoyed.
On Tuesday morning in St Mat¬ thew's cemetery, Conshohocken, were interred the remains of Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lynch, of Ridge pike, Harmonville, who died suddenly last Saturday morning aged 25 vears. He was unmarried, and he I?aves besides his p.arents, brothers— Daniel in Prance; James, in 'the aviation in Oklahomo, and John, who resides at home, and the following sisters : Mary, Margaret, Agnes, Ger¬ trude and Francis, who reside at home, and Estelle, who lives in Manayunk.
Klumpp was elected to membership.
The games committee reported hav¬ ing received $9.71.
Treasurer Jesse T. IJavis reported as follows: Halance at last meeting, *57u.07; receipts, $68.3,"!. orders paid. $504.39;    bal.ance,   $13a.01.
Bills were ordered paid as I'ollows : H. C. Biddle, insurance, $22; I. K. B. Hansell, insurance, $26.70; Ambler Garage, $4.8«; Philadelphia Suburban Gas and  Electric Co.,  $2.10.
with her daughter, Mrs. William Sail er, of Springhouse, who is very 111 with Pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. • Warren Shearer, of Salem, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bern¬ liard and family' iind "Franklin White, of Norristown; Mi-. George -'Armstrong and Mias Evelyn Boiis spent New Year's day with Mrs. Laura Shearer and family at Blue Bell.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob C. Bernhard, of Chester county, motored to Boehm's church on Sunday morning and spent the remainder of the day with the lat¬ ter's parents at Gwynedd 'Valley.'
Rev. J. D. Detrick, of North Wales, administered communion in Boehm's church on Sunday morning.'
Mrs. George Latch, of Broad Axe, is spending some time in New Jersey.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones Johnson, of Am¬ bler, spent Sunday with David Bern- hard and  fiunily, of Franklinvllle.
Chas. DePrefontaine, of Blue Bell, celebrated his 75th birthday anniver¬ .sary on Tuesday. A number of imme¬ diate relatives .assisted in, observing the event.
The Whitpain towriship schools opened on M,on<lay after being closed on   account  of   the   epidemic.
lyower Gwynedd township has .about completed . spreading 1500 tons' of crushed trap rock on llie township roiids.    The  School  liouse,  the  Town-1 j^j,j.Q^,p^p„t
^; Marion,   Compton,   Irene  Cooper,  Ger-
At   present   tho   maturity   date.^   of, trude Fell, Clara Fry, Edith Fry, Phebo
the   bond   issues  are as  follows:   Ktour I pry, jjazel  Hagerty.  LilUan  Helm, El-
funding bonds of $200 each due on je,, jjonry, Alice Meredith, Ix)is Kirk July 1 of 1918, 1919, 1920 respectively; '¦ patrick, Thomas Bevan, Harold Coop three in 1921, two in 1922. Four No. 1 ^r, Clayton Fell, John Ford, Charles building bonds at $200 each, due July }.>y. Kdw.ard Hubbard, Sylvester Hdb- 1, 1918, 1919, 1920; five in 1921 two in bard, Alexander McClelland. The foU 1922. The No. 2 building bonds i„wing w<'re absent a day or part of mature at the rate of $5000 per year, a dny : Amanda Cooper. Mabel Coop- Improvement bonds, payable at option er, Margaret Fell, Mary Fell, AUna of tho board.three, of $500 denomina- Gouak Carl IJOehme, Elmer Oouak» tion; extension bonds, payable at op- .Solomon Heath and Clarence Klrkpat- tlon  of boiiTd,  four, at $600 each. rick' '
The ^nanclal statemenit on June | Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wood, Jr., and 30, -1918, was as follows: Balance in family, of Jabelwadi farm, Davis Grove, sinking fund, $2787.28; appropriated ; have gone to Pittsburgh. Mr. Wood from taxes, $3184; a total of $5971.28, will not remain the balance of the which will allow the liquidation of the   winter,  as  he  will  return  to  his  250-
following bonds :   Four funding,   $800;     ••   ¦-  •'—¦	
four  No.   1   building-bonds,   $800;   ono | No.   2   building   bond,   $600;   one   im¬ provement   bond,   $500;   one   extension
acre i'arm in Horsham.
James  lieresford,   a resident of the K.  G. E, home. Davis Grove, who had ,   .,„. ,  ^ .,     „        ,  ,     . heen   ill   for   several   weeks,   still   re-
bond,  $500;intcre8t and No.  2  building] mains bedfast.
i>ond,$472.50; interest funding and No. 1 building bond, $224; interest exten¬ sion and improvement bond, $140, or .a grand total of $(3936.50, which when p.aid allowed a sinking fund balance of $2034.78 for 1919. The $3184 from taxes creates a balance of $5218.78 for
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Helm, .of Hal¬ lowell, have both been ill with pnea- monla.
Harry S. Nash, of Hallowell, spent Tuesday  in  Norristown.
The Horsham Fire company held its
  _--   -mnual  meeting,   Monday  evening and
the year, which will allow the liquida-   elected  the following oflicers:     Presl- tion     of  the following  bonds :     Four ^ dent,   Harry   Maurer;    vice   president.
?8?o-^"7;„e*vo=  ''Toi'ui",:   ' ^,^"'"ing,:;wm. J.lyson: .secretary, Wiliiam Sat $800,    one   No.   J   building,   $500;    oik-   forth wai te;    Ireiisuror,    J.   AV ¦poOO,      ".... ."
Freaa;
T"."'-..   —'   .......«v..i.v.,...v;,   ....-   iv^,T..   ) improvement,      $500;      one     extension,   chief    Ji-.-fmi.ah   ICellv-    first   .-issistnnt
be!.';i '"surfaced    iogetiier   w»h' ibout  ^''°«= '""''''^\ '""' ^'?' ' "^"'X^'"^' **''\   Joseph^" Oom. 1.;^   sei-ond      .a^slstanf! hal" .a'mn^'oTlhe °J;fsllni ^nd' of'the | !±!.--.lii','?.^"'fV,..*' l»= J:^'^.^^l • ^Z^a^Iej -.Stackiious;   foreman.   Harold
Evans road. All the otber towns'iip highwiiys have been scraped, patclieil iind the ditches opened.
Kev. Dr. and Mrs. C. A.  Edwards, of
.?J?n     T"V   ^^^-   '^ ,?'"'"?   ^"J-''^   ^.'^ Tyson:      trustee,     Samuel     Gwvther
f .?.n'*id'ni'-y ¦ '"'il'"'.  """"""V^''   ,jy,'" house   committee,   J.   Kelly,' Chalkley;
leave $1405, rs ,n the    reasur.v for.1920. stackhous   and   Samuel   Gwyther.    Jo-
during   which   year    his   will   be   in- sgph G.  Hitner was elected an honor-
l'e'nTlVii''''hereu7t'ir' "tpmk'r""cratefilli''''^^ ^"   "'''   *''"^''   *''"''"'   *'^-''*'*^-   '¦'   iir^ memf^V.''^'Tt'"wa.s"imnoun'c-ed   that
Jhirnk^,\'or''app"rec!ated"om-les'es''ex-^ j^^."^."<:i'  ")J»?«   -'"   «"7.50 has b=en donated to defray the
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tended   them   du;ing   their   reL-ent   be rtavement.
allow  payment of the following bonds jKour  funding,  $800;   lour  No.   1   build-
about it ..   i- "r"""  <-.¦¦•:.   - ¦ *
. Tlie Sewing circle-of Boelim's church vvill meet next Tuesday tiftei noon iit the   home   of   Miss   \"iolet   ShoemiiKt-r.
Han-y Haycock. Walter Hand, .lohn Reyner are able to be out agiiin iifttM" their  rei-ent   illness. . '
Mr. and Mrs. J. Irvin ^Yost . and <liiu,ii'htt'i- .\Iary, Mr. and Mr.s. Geoi-ge Zimmerman, of Centre Sqpare: .\Ir. and .Mr.s. J. Harold Hoover, of Amblev: Mr.   and   Mrs.   Harry   Hoover,   of   iihu
defray
expenses  on   the   apparatus   and   that pledges  and  donations  are  still  being
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ided  the
$300
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Lansdale Loses to Chester.
On Saturday the Lansdale Gun club lost a league race to Chester by the score of 422 to 429. The hig'.l wind made big score.s impossible.
(Continued on page 8.)
Lansdale Man Sues' Fire Insurance Co.
Through Attorney Samuel D^ Cbii- ver, suit has been brought in the office of Prothonotary Frederick, in behalf of Lewis Darmstadder, of Lansdale, against the Safety Mutual Fire Insur- ance company of Lebanon to recover $1000 the face value of a flre insurance policy.
In the statement of claim it is al¬ leged by Darmstadder that on January 81, 1918. the insurance company made and executed to Darmstadder th.e policy in question, which was de-liv- ered to Darmstadder by the- company's agent, Daniel S. Schult?, of Lansdale, UP«jn  the payment of the premium.
On August g, 1918, the premiaeM insured were burned as the result of being struck by  lightning.
Immediately thereafter, Darmstad¬ der notified the agent, Daniel S. Schultz, of the loss and offered to pre¬ sent proper proof. September 16, At¬ torney Samuel D. Conver, representing Darmstadder, took up the matter and as a consequence of negotiations be¬ tween him and the company's officials he sent to the company a copy of the proof of loss that had been furnished to the Union Mutual. Insurance com¬ pany of Norristown. The company thereupon deferred the matter to J. M. Zinman, a fire loss adjuster, who examined the premises .and received at the same time full information of the loss. Nevertheless, it was stated, the company had failed to pay the claim.
Gwynedd Man Gets Appointment.
Acting under the provisions of an act of assembly of May 1, 1907, Judges Swartz and Miller, have announced the appointment of an offlcial stenogra¬ pher for the criminal civil and other court of Montgomery county, to be paid an annual salary and allowances, aa provided under tho law.
Heretofore tho stenogi-aphic work in tbe courts has been divided, in that while the new appointee and his asso¬ ciates came to the courts during re¬ gular terms of the criminal and civil session^, it became necessary to en¬ gage thfe services of women stenogra¬ phers from the various attorney offlces when special hearings preivailed, and naturally this work was done as extra duties. All of these services were paid by tho county at a per diem rate.
E. Dodd Condit, a native of Gwy¬ nedd, and connected with a Philadel¬ phia firm of stenographers, has been appointed to the position at a salary of $2000 per year and expenses and al¬ lowances approved by the court. He has been, doing a considerable part of the work of the Courts here for a num¬ ber of years and has a wide exper¬ ience as an expert in the handling of legal work.
est, a l4-day hike, through forests and over hills, and after being in position for three or four days we finally put over the fiercest barrage on record on the 26th of Sept. There were 4000 pieces of artillery in our sector ;ind every gun was barking and roaring from 11 p. m. on the 25th until 3 p. m. on the 26th of Sept.
Our barrage was the fiercest :ind most destructive one on record. After the Doughboys went over the top they found the Germans actually buried alive within their own trendies and dugouts by the fierce iuid deadly lj.re from our big guns.
The Doughboys were- loud in their adminition of the perfect barrage we had put over. They went live kilo¬ meters through the enemy's line l>e- fore they met with any resistance and that was only a few machine gun nests. That's how we drove througli the famous Hindenburg line that was considered impregnable. We were .about 30 kilos to the left of Verdun and the St. Mihiel salient.
Prom the Argonne sector we hiked to St. Menehould, and took train for Belgium and arrived in Flanders Just after the British and Belgian drive had begun. We swung into action at the battle of the Lys and fired our first shots in Belgium at a German fort near tho Scheldt river. We were the first American troops to enter Bel¬ gium, and the" people wi^comeA us with open arms.
The war's over now and we're t-x- pecting to get home in a montii or two, so look for me to drift in around that  time.
Whitpain   and   Whitemarsh   Horse  Co.
The Whitpain and Whitemarah As¬ sociation for the Recovery of .Stolen Horaes and Other Property met in iin¬ nual session at the Broad Axe hotel, Samuel N. Hall, proprietor, on Thurs¬ day. At the reorganization the lol¬ iowing offlcers were elected : Prosl- denf, Wm. H. Taggart; vice president, J. E. Underwood; treasurer, Sylvester J. Jones;   secretary, J. Frank Oat.
The organization was founded in 1841 as a voluntary assocla.tion. and chartered March 6. 1888, and has Had a long and useful career in this com¬ munity.
A strong sentiment was developed at the meeting that the iissociation should, in view of so many of the members owning motor cars, extend its protection as against theft to the cars of members to the amount of $300, The president appointed the fol¬ lowing committee to investigate the proposed risk and to report at the next annual meeting : J. E. Underwood, chairman; George Corson, Charles B. Hersh, Thomas Magee and T. A. Griffiths.
THREE   tIunS.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday evening, Jan. 18, at home of Mrs. Sage, Amliler, i"-i -Id of Saturdiiy evening of this week.
'28.   whicl.  will   bs  sufficient  lo  pa.v  oif   Kmma,   of   Hor.sham
tne     tollowing   bonds :     Five   luiiding,   hprtf-ist   with
iOiiO:   fiv.-   No,   1    liuilding,   $1000:    one '      "
¦^"o.    2    Ijiiildin^,'.    -^'iiU:    one    extension,
$500;   interest on  .No. 2 building,  $405:
iiiteri-Kt 01. fundi..H' and No. 1 biiiMing,
$32;    inlMi-st    on . kin    montiis   c-iiuip- V-eW,   spent     Nevv"S'eai''r'day"at"the i r^^nt,  $10.  ii total of $3047, allovving home of Mr. and Mr.< GcorgC'-TToov-er, 1 h'^'""""    "'""•    ""vm.nt    of    .^lainv of Hlue  Hell.
-Mrs.   Daniel   Erb,   of   Blue on the sick list.
The    Lower   Gwynedd    school    bo; met   Tuesday    evening   with   all members
the teacliers' '^'nthiy "salTiry!" mVss'm\ I ^.*I'--'ft''s. St.yer, Wejjer a"i1,/)/,'w*s„«3'-'I    The I^idles' Auxiliary, of the Hors,
balance    after    payment    of    $104ti.28, lo'vvhich add   $960  from  taxes  in   1022, Hell     is ; making    the    sinking    fund    $2006S.2S.
; whicli  will  •'•-¦Pay^llio  loliowing  bonds: ^1^ Hallowell,     i.
'¦¦"•'^ ¦ Jinn  '^""''"'f?' ^i^^:  \''-''-? '^%-\n^""' 'Pf'   evening,   they   were
,„„.     „.„ „    „..,..-..     the   ^00:   °"<^'   ^"'^ V'"'''^'""iJ«r^'^'''?''  '^^"y  S'''-«"=ifl'-^<l-     Nev.^"—
present.     Orders   iimounting! wiJl  leav-e a   balani-e  ol   $1682  for   the   j^uegts   were   most   royally ere pas.sed, including $440 forj'-*--^ Kinking 'Und. Refreshments were served.
lughter
have   both   been
ness.
Mr.s.   Wm.   J.   Tyson   and   son   Earl„
of Horsham, are recovering from  their
recent sickness.
Mrs. Chiirles Weber and daughter I'Yancis, of Ilallowell, were Monday evening guests of Mis.s .Margiiret Web¬ ster.
Charles   Grifiith   and   briiie  have  re¬ turned  to   the    Watson   Winner    resl- I'nd     on    Monday, most  enthuslasti- eedless to add the entertained.
igated,
The Ladies' Au.xiliaiT, of Blue Bell, gave an interesting program on Sun¬ day evening at Boehm's church. The Scripture les.son was read by Mrs. George Hoover, solo,' by Ella Walton; solo, Mrs. Yost; reading, Helen Fish¬ er; prayer. Rev. J. D. Detrick; offer¬ ing,  address  by Rev. Detrick.
A special offering was received in Boehm's church in the Sunday school in behalf of the Ax-menian and Bel¬ gium sufferers.
William Marple- and family, of Springhouse, spent Sunday with Wil¬ liam Walton and fiimily, of Blue Bell.
A. H. Stover and family, of Blue Bell, will movo shortly to Norristown. where they purchased^ a property.
Hcrse Co. Seeks Dissolution.
That the horse is being superseded by the automobile was again demon¬ strated in open court' before Judges Swartz and Miller W^ien Attorney Henry I. Fox presented a petition ask,- ing for the dissolution of the corpor¬ ation known as "The Skippack So¬ ciety for the Recoverj'of Stolen Horses and Other Property and the Appre¬ hension of Thieves.'"'
The reason as.signed by Mr. Fox for the dissolution vvas "That by reason of th& iidvent of iiutomobiles and the more efficient police aervice. there is no longer occasion for the existence of said corporation, iind it ha:< ceased to do business along the lines pre¬ scribed  in  its charter."
The society was incorpoi-iited May 29, 1875, by charter granted by the Montgomery county court. It owned no real estate and had no capital stock, its funds being secured by annual as- ses-sments  of   its  members.
Celebrates   Birthday.
On his 76th birthday, Sunday, Jan. 5, Edward Bright, of Rose Valley, en¬ tertained a number of relatives and friends. At one o'clock a chicken and waffle dinner was served and the af¬ ternoon was spent in pleasant r.emln- escence of old times. Those present to enjoy the day with Mr. .and. Mrs. Bright were : Mr. and Mrs. Oberholt¬ zer, Ida Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Ehrn- feldt and Raymond Taney, of Norris¬ town; Mrs. N. B. Meyers, of Kennett Square; Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Ruch, Garwood Howard and son, of Ambler; Mrs. Miller, of Bridgeport, and Mrs. Van Sant,  of Philadelphia.
On Saturday night Mr. Bright -was tendered a sJiirpritiV!- serenade by a number ot young ladies, who, with ukelales and banjos made the old house ring with the gayest of music and provoke 1 all those present to con¬ vulsive  laughter.
—The inmates of the Burks county poor house increased four laat year 4,ver the previous year.
school   work   progressin.g.    He  made  a   ^a M,.,    o.   P.   Smith;   vice   presi-
number    of suggestions   vvhich    weie^g,,,    jl^g   George Zeitler,  Jr.;   secre- taken up under the hciid of new busi-   ^ ji,.„    jj^ Maurer;    treasurer;
ness and acted upon , ji,g„     Susiinna   L.   Walton.     Regular
Ml.      Webe.-,   of   the     improvement ^^.^.li^      „j. ^^.^^ auxiliary  will  be held comnuttee,    reported    an    iron    frame   ^^^^   ^.^^.^^     Monday   evening   in     each made     I^or  the  lurnace  in  the    Forest   ^^^^^ at the Horsham fire house, avenue  building. Mr.s. Cli.arles  Monteith,  of Horsham,
Mr.   Maas   reported   on   the   supplies   ,,^„   ^^^    p^„ig,   j^^^^      ^^   Chalfont,. received   from   H.   A.   Urantz  and   Co.,   ^.   .„t  Tuesdiiy  in  Philadelphia, there being .several items that needed       jj^^   j.^n^e^   Ramsey,     of  Horsham,
spent Monday in Philadelphia.
adjustment.
The budget committee reported the balances as follows : No. 1, $12,663.14; No, 2," $572.81; No. 4, $890.67; No. 6, $33.26^ No. 7, $3133.15; item No. 3 shows a deifit of $204.83.
It was stated that the board saves about.i350 because of not Iia-vlng the usual Institute expenses.
Treasurer B. H. Faust reported as follows: Balance at last meeting. $3174.22; Whitpain township, $850.04; Upper Dublin, $492.96; tiixes, $374.71; Lower Gwynedd, $183.28; Mary Smith, $9.48; G. Sionsky, $18.96; Rosa Metz¬ ler, $9.48; Whitemarsh, $104.28; Springfleld, $176.96; Horsham, $170.- 64; Mrs. McCarthy, $18.96; George Brodie, $9.48; orders paid, $2]38.4H; b.alance,   $3454.96.  '
A vote of thanks was extended Mrs. Harvey D.ager for the gift to the school of framed pictures of Marslial Koch  and  General  Pershing.
The following bills were order paid: Milton Bradley and Co., $12,29; Ameri¬ can Hook Co., $2.45; Prang Co., 89 j cents; Hammet Co., $2.75; A. Lapet¬ ina, $2.75; Keystone Telephone Co., $2; Philadelphia .Suburban Gas and Electric Co., 70 cents; Ambler Electric Light. Heat and Motor Co., $2; Amer¬ ican Express Co., $3.81; Jos. J. Harton, $12.49; J. M. Pisher, $2.47; J. W. Craft, 60  cents.
Pi-esident Styer requested the mem¬ bers of the former committees to con¬ tinue to act as heretofore, as follows: Improvement committee, Mr. "Weber chairman; supply, Mr, Mas.s chair¬ man; complaint. Dr. C. B. Hough chairman.
Principal Fisher gave a review of the sessions of the state educational eonvention in Harrisburg during the Christmas holidays, at which time the questions of the teachers' salaries, do- linite aims and tests for the degree of progress in teaching, vocational edu¬ cation, etc.
The supply committee waa instruct¬ ed to secure data on the filing cases add if s.atisfactory to purchase, ac¬ cording to Mr. Fisher's recommend¬ ation.
An appropriation of $50 was made for tho purchase of supplies for the physical   liib'oratory.
A letter was read from the state board of education vvith regard to th"^ appropriation of $10,000,000 for in- •r«>-)se of salaries for tho next two years.
Miss Helen Zeitler, of Horsham, spent Saturday with Miss Doris Wright,   at   Glenside.
The children of William Craven, of Horshan*. have recovered from ill¬ nesses.    .-'
Miss Mildred Tyson, of porsham» who   h.as   been   ill,   has   improved.
The T. F. Stackhouse family, of} Kintnersville, formerly of Horsham, have all been ill with heavy colds, but iii-e now improved.
Henjamin P. W. Park, of Horsham, has rented the Mary L. Iredell proper¬ ly of IS acres adjoining the Pai-k farnv iind will locate thereon in the spring. Horsham township road supervisors have been spreading cinders on tho Norristown road. On Tuesday tho motor trucks o 'Walter A. Wood, Ar¬ tiiur Wood and HowardWilliams were engiiged liauling the material from the Irolley tracks at Horsham to the road.
Alfred K. Williiuns. of Hatboro, a former resident of Horsham, visited in the  liitfcpr place oit Tuesday.
On New Year's day Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Freas, of Horsham, entertained Georgo C. Halzell, of Montana; Mrs. H. H. Rynear, Sr., and Miss May M. Rynear. of Ambler.
On Tuesday morning from Dresher a double funeral was conducted from tho Peter Dougherty homo, on Sus- quehannii Street road, when the fath¬ er and the son, John, were buried. Peter Dougherty died on Wednesday night of last week, aged 48 years, and the son, who was 24,died Saturday. Botb suffered from pneumonia, and the interments were made in St. An¬ thony's cemetery. Ambler. Thomas Dougherty, another son, who -was at Camp Grednleaf, reached home Friday evening and has now returned to '.tia military duties. The father leaves a wife  and   seven  children.
Miss Ellziibcth Harnett, of Dre.sher, liasreturned after having spent a week in   Philadelphia   with  relatives.
Thomas Buttncava, of Dreshoi', will reopen the former Houpt store next week.
Tho Rotelle family, Dresher, havo all been ill with heavy colds, but are now  better,
James Nagle, of Jarrettown,. assist¬ ant at t'-.e Drc.-I cr station, who !ias been   ill,   is   now   convalescent.
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