The Ambler Gazette 19130424

              The Ambler Gazette.
VOL    XXXI-ISO.   17
AMBLEIR.   PA..   APRIL   24.   19i:3.
S1.25   A   YEAK
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FIREMEN ARE PREPARING.
Making Plans for Great Demonstra¬ tion in Ambler.
OBITUARY.
Will Be Held on October 11—Wissahi¬ ckon Fire Co. Will be Host—Sou¬ venir Program, Prepared by the As¬ sociation, Will Provide Necessary Funds.
The regular monthly meeting o£ the Wissahickon Fire company, of Am¬ bler, was held l<"riday evening and a large turn-out resulted, the meeting being presided over by the president, J. Watson Craft.
The minutes of tho meeting held on April  4   were read und approved.
Chief Hayden, of the board of en¬ gineers, reported the steamer tested and found satisfactory, although the pressure was low on two of the three plugs to which the apparatus was at¬ tached. On April 9 the company res¬ ponded to a lire at Thonia.s Rose's stable, which resulted in a total loss. John J. Radcliff was elected a mem¬ ber of the company.
The games committee reported hav¬ ing collected  $2.20.
The committee on moving pictures reported the agreement with John A. Kelly properly executed. The agree¬ ment was read, and the report was received and tho committee's action was approved.
Secretixry Irvin reported having presented to council the need of rub¬ ber boots und coats, the number and size of which was referred to the equipment committee to make recom¬ mendation.
Secretary Irvin stated that the In¬ terest on the mortg;ige Is "^iie on April 20, amounting to $44, und he suggest¬ ed paying $100 on the principul, as the trea.sury hus a balance of $340.07. By motion the compuny decided to pay the semi-annual interest and also $100 On the principal.
The following bills were ordered paid: John Fisher, county ta.x, $5.12; G. M. Deck and Co., 66 cents.
William Urban stated that, accord¬ ing to Instructions, the committee ex¬ tended an invitation to the Mont- gobery County Firemen's ussociation to hold the annual demonstration in Ambler on Saturday. Oct. 11, and the same was accepted. A committee was appointed to arrange for a sou¬ venir program, to be prepared by the association, the returns from which win bear the full expense of the de¬ monstration, so that the entertaining company will have no costs In con¬ nection therewith. Kach company is asked to sell one page of the program in its town. The net proceeds of the program are to be devoted by the as¬ sociation to a fund to aid disabled firemen. It is estimated that the event will cost from $400 to $450.
Mr. Gilbert called the meeting's at¬ tention to the necessity of filing with the secretary of the Montgomery county association a report of all lires with information as to the loss, amount of insurance and time in ser¬ vice. Mr. Gilbert stated that-if data concerning all lires from Jan, 1 can ba, repprtPd to the countj' saerttary, It Will help in securing for some of the towns a lowering of their present flre rates.
The June meeting of the county as¬ sociation will he held at Huntingdon Valley, when the association .will ap¬ point a committee to work .with Am¬ bler in reference to arranging for the demonstration.
It was stated that Dr. Conover, nf Fort Washington, has recommend( J to the county association the necessity wherever possible of having a phy¬ sician at all flres, so that medical aid may be rendered promptly where needed.
SAUAII i;. iUFA.S.
Sarah K., widow of the late Henry H. Freas, died on Tuesday of lust week, al the home of her son-in-law, Lewis Shoemaker, on Ritlge road, he- low Trenton Cut-otf railroad. The funeral was held li'oni the Shciiniak- er residence on ilonday. Interment at Darren Hill. ^
SUSANNA MORRIS.
Susanna. (nee Snyder) wife of Oli\er G. Morris, of Line Lexington, died Thur.sday morning at 3 o'clock, after a month's suffering trom a com- plieatlon of diseases, aged 73 years. She is survived by a husband and two sons, and one daughter, Charles and j Norman, of Philadelphia, and Mary, wife of R. J. Hamilton, of Ardmore. Thri e ehildren preceded her in death. Funeral was held on Sunday after¬ noon from her residence. Interment in Lower llilltown  Baptist cemetery.
CROP CONDITIONS ARE EXCELLENT.
Grass and Grain Exceptionally Far Advanced. I
Oreland School  Report.
Report of Oreland school tor March: Ninth grade. May Clem, 90..S per cent.; Eighth grade, Marian .Swartz, 87; Seventh grade, Minnie Wllkerson, 86; Sixth grade Earl McCauley, S7.4; lifth, grade, Joseph Heppe, l<'ourth grade, lOstelle Forker, Third grade, Charles McCauley, Second  grade,  Gertrude   Forker,
89. 89.6; 88.3; 88.4.
Girl's High Average at Chelten School.
Edna Marvey. a 17-year-oK] girl of Cheltenham, lias broken all records I'or the highest average In the Chel¬ tenham high school, Elkins Park, ac¬ cording to the announcement of the honor list.
Miss Harvey has for the lirst two years an average of a traction over 95 and for the last two years an aver¬ age of 96, giving her the honor of val- edletorlan of her class.
The salutatoriMri hohor was won by Linton HIII and the Hrst honor by Ella ATcArthur. other honors were: Historion. Ruth Smith; poet. Esthei' Whiteside; i)r(sentor, Josephine
l.,inde; presentor of gift to the sehool. Alfred lielber; prophets. Jomes Neil- son and l^uth Ralgul.
Class day e.xerels s will be held June 11 and commencement on June 13.
August   Elopement   Just   Announced.
Eloping t(j Wilmington, Del., cm Au¬ gust 11 of last year, Mlss Minnie Potts, of Jenkintown, and Willis Angeny, of Doylestown, were married by. Rev. George Wolfe. They then came home, Angeny living in Doyles¬ town, and Mrs. Angeny remaining in Jenkintown. with her parents, Mr. and Mrs! Alfred Potts.
it was only a day or two ago that Mr. and Mrs. Angeny's secret became known In the York road borough, af¬ ter the bride had told her father ;ind moiher, ahd received full approbation. j Mr. and Mis. Angeny will reside in Jenkintown.
Richard  Vaux  Faces Suit. A suit was  filed In the prothonotary's i offlce    last    Saturday    by    George  C. lioldt  &  Co..  proprietors  of  the  Delie- I vue-Stratl'ord   hotel,     ei    Philadelphia. j against  Richard   \'aii:c,   who  Is  now  a irtsident   of  Washington   Sriuare. I     The suit is'brought to recover $228.- I 70.     Aec(jrding'   to   tlie  statement   flled iHr. .Vaux    is  Indtjbted   .to  the-.».plttinr lllfs   tor   Inneheon,   wines   and   cigars to  the amount  of  $291.90,  for  carriage hire    and    messenger    service    to the amoimt   of  $11.,SO.   and     for  cash   bor¬ rowed   with   instructions   to   place   the item on ihe bill. $25, making the total $328.70.    He paid  $100 on the account and   it   is  charged   that   he   still   owes $22S.70' for   which   amount   with   inter¬ est  suit  has  been  brought.    The  items of  expense  set   forth   that   the   bill   is running since 1907.
Upper Dublin  improvements.
Watson K. Phillips, architect, has completed plans and specifications for the alterations and additions to the Fort Washington, Three Tuns and East Oreland schools for Upper Dub¬ lin township.
A cremating closet .system will be installed in the East Oreland school.
The Three Tuns school will be en¬ tirely remodeled, making it a thor¬ oughly modern country school. .\n entirely new idea in he.ating will be introduced in this building. The old fashioned stoves will be discarded. In place of them v/ill be installed a warm air heater, so designed as to furnish 30 cubic feet of warmed fresh air per .pupil per hour as retiuired by law. One of these heating units will be installed in each room. The fresh air enters the heater through a duct near the floor .and is pas.sed througli a series of flues in the heater and thence into the room. The foul air is drawn out through ,a vent near the^tloor and a constant flow of air is assured by means of the he.at from the smoke pipe which is carried up inside of the vent flue. These heatini' units per¬ form tho work of a gravity heater and cost no more to operate than ati ordinary stove. For a rural school where each teacher is required to look after the lire, they are superior to a heater in the cellar. The heaters are supplied with a movable cowl so that the warm air may be directed to the colder portions of the rooms.
This school will be of colonial de¬ sign to harmonize with the surround¬ ing architecture. The floor will be raised three feet and the grounds will be graded.
¦ A two-room building will be erected at Fort Washington in the rear of and attached to the present building. This addition is designed so that it will eventually be a part of an eight-room school.
A cremating closet system sufflcient for tho present and future buildings, will bo installed.
The heating system, which at pre¬ sent will be the gravity type, is de¬ signed so that it may eventually be¬ come a four-furnace system, which is the most economical and satisfactory method of heating a school building.
When this work Is completed Upper Dublin will have 'a group of modern school buildings surpassed by no dis¬ trict of equal size, wealth or popula¬ tion.
Abandoned  Babe Sent to Almshouse.
An . LS-months-old baby bcjy aban¬ doned in North Wales by Catherine Kelly, its mother, has been admitted to the Montgomery county home, where he will be taken care of until the Children's Aid society can flnd an¬ other home for him.
About a year ago Catherine, with the balj.v, apeared at the Bodine farm, near North Wales, and was given a home by Mrs. Noacker, wife of the farmer. The mother stayed at the farm until the first of the present year, when she secured employment with a family in North Wales, pro¬ mising to claim the child as soon as she would be in a position, financially, so to do. In February the child's mother disappeared from North Wales, and no trace of her can be found.
Lansdale Man Beaten. Herb. Stroud, of Norristown, Friday night defeated Clemmens, of Lansdale, in the mateh of 100 points for the Montgomery county pool title at Frey's parlors, Norristown. The score  was  loO  fo  89.
Seriously  Injured  by Auto.
Struck and knocked down by nn automobile at Church road and Old Yark road, Ogontz, Mrs. Daniel DooUy, of Rock lane, near Ogontz, Is in the Jewish hospital with a possible chance to live; and Paul M. Schlazensky, a Quakertown business man, has been held by the Ogontz police to await the extent of the Injuries to Mrs. Doody.
The accident occured .Saturday night. Mrs. Doody had gone from her home in Rock lane. Intending to board a car at the intersection of. Church road and Old York road.
Three Hours in a Well.
Thomas Matthews, residing alon.g the Marble Hall road, between that iJlace and Spring Mill, spent three hours Friday afternoon, in the bottom of an abandoned well on his property before his plight was discovered by his wife. Ho was rescued by neighbors, con¬ siderably exhausted by his experience. While clearing away the old platform he made a misstep and fell into the well.
/ Water Tai.k on  Fire.
New Britain had a serious fire scare on Sunday night about 10.30 when the water tank at the Wampole oil plant was found ablaze. As the tank was located between two buildings the menace to them was great and it 'was only tho timely response and good ser¬ vice of the Chalfont firemen that sav¬ ed adjoining property. The tank burned for about four hours.
Freed of Barn-Burning.
With nothing but a police theory, and only suspicion to back that up Charles P. Loud, of Fifty-third street, Philadelphia, was Saturday night exonerated by Magistrate Wil¬ liams at Abington of any participation in the burning of the $18,000 stable at the Seybert School for Boys, near Meadowbrook, on March 11 last, or of any real motive for arson of that sort.
The only accusing witness against Loud -^vas Chief of Police Lever, who had been anxious to clear up tho barn- burning mystery and who had heard of Load's affection for ono of the boys at tho school, whom ho wanted to adopt, and -was said to have been seen leaving the school premises at the timo of the fire. That this was all theory, and not based on any incul¬ pating facts, was proved to the satiw- faction of Magistrate Williams, who discharged Loud. The latter had been locked up since Tuesday, and was jubilant in the marshaling of facts to prove his innocence.
! Horsham Farmers' Club Holds In¬ structive Meeting at Hatboro—Re¬ ferred Questions Answered—Farm Bureau Suggested in Each Neigh- boriiood.
Thf ilorsham l'"armer's ('lub held fhe April meeting al the home of Mr. and .Mrs. l-hj\vard Jarrett. Hatboro, on Thursday evening commencing at 8 o'clock. In the absence of the presi¬ dent. Vice President Newton E. Wood called  the meeting to order.
The exe<aitive eommiltee submitted a numljer of interesting questions to be discussed at the next meeting to be held on May 24th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Morris P. Hallowell, Ivy¬ land.
Susan J. Williams, of the crop com¬ mittee, reported the grass and i-'rain looking very well and that she thinks the fruit buds have not been badly hurt by the cold weather. Mr. Gheen added to this by saying that not lor I'H years have grass and grain been so far advanced by the middle of April as in the present season. .lacob T. Comly agrees  with  these  views.
Miss Goentner. of the domestic economy committee, spoke of plantin;.; trees. She also told in a humorous way of her experience In traveling the county line in muddy weather, saying It is high time this road is macadam¬ ized.
Newton E. Wood, of same    commit¬ tee, spoke of the waste (m a farm  by cureless   feeding     of  animals    and   of ; leaving  nuichlnery  out  in   the  weath¬ er.
Editress  Mrs.  Kinsey.  being absent, Charles S.  Kinsey read  the  club  Gaz¬ ette,  which  wa.s  very interesting. j      "Name  some  of  the  b( nelUs  derived from   the   parcel   post."   had   been   re- ' I'erred  to Alice Michener.    She said  it has not  been  in  force long enough to i fully realize the benefits but it is con- j stantly being used more and more. I      Isaac   Michener   had   been   given' the : question,   "How   will   the   law   relating ¦to   employers'     liabilities     affect     the ; farmer?"    He thinks    that    in    many cases  is  will  be an   unfortunate  thing, for   fhe   employer,   but   at   first   he   did; I not   think   it   would   affect  the   farmer. On  further  consideration  decided   thai 1 the  farmer  has    just  as  many    acci¬ dents   as   anybody.     Chas.   S.   Kirise\ agreed with this, saying that the rate.-; for the farmers in this kind of insur- i ance are  higher    than    in  any    other class.
"How   can   "e  better  guard   againsi lires or light them if they occur'"' had ¦ been Veferred  to  Chas.  S.  Kinsey.    Ih , Quoted  from   a   little   book   issued   b.\ ' the  state  flre  department    at  Harris- j burg.   Joseph . L.   Baldwin,     marshall and   brought   a   number   of   books   for distribution.-   He     said     that     it     i.-! thought  if a    permanent  iron    laddei '¦ were attached to every house and bam it would  be a great assistance in sa-; ing property. ,"|
',¦   In .answer <" fhi^ riiiAt^tion; "Wh:at   f ' the t|||ip)j)j,<^>. Vln(^^^i^"'   111
cheililcal    .    \-,::i.'        ,, ; :i   ¦        .¦.•nil?" .Mr-
Gheinsaid tljat in every field of 20 acres there a'rj|^ a number of different kinds of soils, especially is .this so where the farm is situated on'a water shed, as his is. The only way to know the soil is by careful exjierlments.
"Would It be advisable to imlied fence posts in a cement foundation?" had been referred to Alfred Williams. He thinks not, as the expense is too great. He said, however, that it is an excellent plan to imbed the posts of drive  sheds  in  cement.
The secretary read an article on es- tablishin.g a farm bureau in different neighborhoods from wjiich to draw in¬ formation needed and'develop scienti¬ flc farming.
Howard Comly 'and Mrs. Sarah Gheen gave very interesting current topics.
Under new business, the executive committee proposed Mr. and Mrs. Ar¬ thur M. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Seth T. Walton and Mr. and Mrs. Chalkiey K. Stackhouse as members of the farm¬ ers' club. They were duly elected and invited to sign the constitution and bylaws. The meeting adjourned and refreshment.s were served.
NEW SCHOOL   , FOR WHITPAIN.
Board May Build in the West Am- bl r Section.^
Cuestion   Discussed   bv     Taxpayers   at
Public      Meeting   in    .the     Township
riigh ScTOol—80  rupils  Now Sent to
Ambler Schools, Costing $1900.
I' rom  present  indications  it  looks as
hough   a   new   school    house    will   be
iecied in Whitpain townsliip near the
¦leciion  known as  Wesl Anibler.    This
¦WIS   one   of   the   main   questions     dis-
¦ussed   at   a   ta.xpayers"   meeting   iield
ast   Saturday    evening    in   the     high
.school    building   near    tJlue   Bell.     Il
HUM at the request of the school board
Ihat  the  meeting  was  called,  and  uc-
(.'iding   lo   fhe   notices   sent   out   the
iliject  of  the   meeting  was  to  discuss
the school proljleni.
in slating the purpose of the meet¬ ing more fully. Dr. K. A. Rile, presi¬ dent of the board of directors and who presided, said that because of the large luiniber of pujills in West Am¬ bler, for the tuition of wliom the township is now paying a large sum, Hie school board feels that some ac¬ tion must be taken in the matter, but before doing so the members deem il wise to call a meeting of tlie taxpay¬ ers so that the best solution to the problem  might  be reached.
President Rile called upon the sec¬ retary of the board, John H. Morri.-;. for a linancial report. Mr. Morris slated that the report had been pre¬ pared from the slateinent of the audi¬ tors with such additional items as the board has expended since the au¬ dit. The report showed that the la.\ duplicate for 1912 and 1913 was $5994.- S3. Of this amount $4717.20 has been, collected, lea\lng a balance due of $1177.6o. The total slate appropria¬ tion, including the $;!U0 for higli school purposes, is $1676.^2. making a tola; amount exjiected. wiUi that which ha.s already lieen received, of $7671.J5, The disbursements sliow that $6314.12 lias been iiaid out for tuition, coal, re¬ iialrs, books, supplies, insurance and collector's commission. Tliere is also a loan from the People's bank, of Nor¬ ristown, which together with the in¬ terest  totals  $1333.08.
spoke on the consolidation (luestion, stating that he felt certain that more effective work woul.l lie done if all the schools in the tounship could be consolidated. Il would also be a greater saving to the taxpayers if the schools were centralized. Freas .Styer, attorney for the lioar.l. was next call¬ ed en and spoke along Hie sami> line as Prof. Landis. Quite a few of the taNiia.\<-rs iiresent took part in tlie discussion.
To linaily decide the (piestion ei liiiililiiig II new si-hoo! hoiL-'e another meeting will be held on Monday even¬ ing. April 28. at the same place as file above meeting was held.
District Sunday School Convention.
The people of Ambb'r and vicinity will have the privilege <if hearing sev¬ eral leaders in Sunday school work on Thursday, April 24, at 7.45 p. ni.. in .Ml. Pleasant Baptist church, at which lime the annual convention of the .Vmbler district of .Sunday schools will
be   held.
Jlrs. Maud J. Baldwin, state ele- nieiitary superintendent, has achieved IIn inter-state reputation because of lier sane, sensilile and sympathetic efforts in behalf of children and also by virtue of her missionary and tem¬ perance activities. Mrs. Baldwin' will be heard at her best af this time.
Picv. L. W. Hainer. D. D., pastor ot Calvary Baptist church. .Xorristown. superintendent of the county Sunday school teacher training department, speaks with authority. Dr. Hainer never fails to inform and inspire. 'J'here will be a number of other good speakers who will be heard in short talks. The music will be a special feature as  well.
I'rom 7.15 to 7.40 Wm. O. Junkin. of Philadelphia, will demonstrate Edi¬ son's iiinetoscope, as it is being ap¬ plied today to the teaching of the truth.
i^et the ehildren come. Everybody invited. Free to all, Bring reports Iind note books.
Quarterly   Meeting  in   Norrisotwn.
'i'he Abington Quarterly Meet¬ ing's First Day Sehool union met Sat- ur-:iay ut the Frlend.s meeting house, -Xorristown. Delegates were present from Gwynedd. Hoi-sham. Abington. Plymouth Meeting, tiuakertown and -Norristown. Reports were received from all of these schools and also in¬ formal reports from Stroudsburg and Byberry. The chief matter discussed wa.s The  amount     paid     to   the     Anibler | whether   the   silence  of   Friends', audi-
*""'"  indicated   a   lack
' Norristown H. S. 5, Ambler H. S. 3.
Tho local high school lost its game of the season Friday last when they met defeat at the hands of the Nor¬ ristown high school team by the score of 5 to 3. The closeness of the score really indicates a yictory for the lo¬ cals, whdn it is taken into considera¬ tion that the Norristown school has a larger field from which to select thoir players. The absence of MacLaughlin from behind the bat had much to do with weakening the team in one of its strongest        departments, although
Buchanan, who was sent in to do the catching, played a very good game. Poor support at certain stages of the game also had much to do wiili the Anibler boys being defeated. I'.cfore the game the players and a nuinber of the pupils who accompanied the team to Norristown had the pleasure of inspecting tho court house and the jail a.t the county seat. On this oc¬ casion the pupils were the guests of J. Ambler Williams and Williniii C. Irvin.
Lectures at Farm School. A course of six lecturos with prac¬ tical demonstration will be given at tho Pennsylvania School of Horticul¬ ture for Women beginning I'riday, April 25, and ending Friday, June 6. The following subjects will be treat¬ ed, the lectures commencing at 2.30 on each afternoon: April 25, "House Plants;" May 2, "Trees, Shrubs and May 9, "The Rose Family;" "The Home Fruit Garden;" Lilies for the Garden;" June 6, "Propagation of Plants."
Tho lectures are $2 for the full course, and 50 cents for the single lecture.
Lawns;" May 10, May 23,
Melrose Park Dedicates |50,000 Church. Many Old York road residents at¬ tended the formal consecration Sun¬ day of tho handsome new church erected for the congregation of St. John's F.vangelical Lutheran church, of which the Rev. Charles J. Gable is the pastor. The buildings occup.v a site at the corner of Old York road and Melrose avenue in Melroso park, and include tho main place of worship, a church building with a seating capac¬ ity of 600, of English design, and built of stone; and the Sunday school build¬ ing, of handsome low building of stone in English design. The cost is about $60,000.
school   board   thus  far  for  the  tuition of   Whitpain   lownship   pupils   in   the West Ambler district, is  $1218.28.    The lost  of  maintainng  the  school   in   the lownship   to   April   1st,   not   including file amount  paid  to  fhe Ambler school Iioard,  is $4762.76.   Against the amount puid   out   for   educating    the    children | iu   Wesl  Ambler   $437.67   was  collected ' in taxes.    The nunj^er of pupils going to  the Ambler  schools  from   this  dis- i trict  has  been  steadily  increasing,    in ' 1912  there   were  52  pupils  and   begin-| ing  with   the  sehool^term   of   1913   thej number      enrolled   has   been   76,   four i have   recently   been   added,   making   a total  of  SO  scholars,  for  all  of   wliom t.'.e   board   will   ha've   to     pay   tuition. The   statement   also   'shows'   that   the ^ board,,paid    the   Ambler   schCMil.s   for tuition  in," 19t*-'*i2^.9f;.   • Willie    thi.;; r..   "
1    .^i bo u t
163 pupils in atl the sciimohh i.iroii:-;!!- cut Ihe township. Mr. -Morris stated that .should the same number of pu¬ pils irom West Ambler coniinue lo attend school next year the cost to the township will be about $2000, and the Ambier board is not positive as yet whether or not it can afford the pre¬ sent rate ($2.1) for tuition. It was also announced by Mr. Morris that the board has gone over the situation in reference to building a school house in the vicinity of West Ambler to take care of the pupils ofthat section and has found a piece of land on Mt. Pleasant avenuo that wiil be suitable for the purpose. Mr. Morris stated further that for the lust two years the board has been facing a deficiency, because, of the low tax rate, of $1200 to $1400. This Is also a mat¬ ter for the taxpiyers to consider in addition to building a new school.
At the close of Mr. Morris' report, the cliairman of the meeting called for remarks from those present. The question was called as to the cost of the new building. It was ascertained from the members of the board, that the cost depends upon the number of rooms needed, but it is believed that $1500 to $2000 per room will be the approximate cost.
Watson K. Phillliis, of Anibler, ar¬ chitect, was present and his opinion was called for. Mr. Phillips stated that the ligures gi\en above are too low, the building will cost nearer $3000 or $4000 per room, the size of which would be 25 by 28 feet to ac¬ commodate from 40 to 42 pupils. A school building containing four rooms with all improvements and conven¬ iences  will  cost  about  $12,000.
J. I. Yost, of Centre Square, who later in the evening made an excellent address on the,duties of the citizens towards educating the children, es¬ pecially those of foreigners, was call¬ ed on to give his opinion. Mr. Yost wanted to know if the board could not send these children trom the West Ambler district to the Shady Grove school, and, if not, whether the board cannot continue sending the children to the Ambler school.
Mr. Morris in answer to Mr. Yost's flrst question said the distance to the Shady Grove sehool is too great and the board cannot compel the pupils from West Ambler to go there. Re¬ garding the continuance as heretofore with tho Ambler board the cost will be much more than for tho present year as he has been informed that more money will have to be paid the Ambler board for tuition the coming year. This increase, it is learned, will mean about $500 more to tho taxpay¬ ers of Whitpain. So Instead of paying $1900 as they have this year $2400 will have to be paid, if they wish to send the same number of children the com¬ ing year.
The question of consolidation came up for discussion. It was stated that at the Shady Grove school there are onlv 11 pupils and the most, of these could go to the proposed now school and those living at a greater distance than required by the law could be conveyed to the nei" school, or some other school in the township. By the consolidation system only on.' extra teacher need bo employed and this would be a s.avlng to the taxpayers of the township.
Prof. Landis, superintendent of the public schools in Montgomery county. when called on for his opinion, stated that the taxpayers of Whitpain town¬ ship should realize that at an\- time the Ambler school board should wish to do it they could refuse to take the pupils from the West Ambler district, providing, ot course, they give a good reason for so doing.    Jlr. Landis also
PLYMOUTHITES TO MEET MAY 1.
Taxpayers   Invited to   Lysinger's Hall,  Cold Point.
Question of Consolidation of Sc>hools and Erection of Building to Be Con¬ sidered and Discussed—Speakers to Be Secured to Intelligently Present Subject.
I'he Pl.vmouth township school liounl iiekl an adjourned meeting Monday afternoon at the Plymouth Valley school house and all the mem¬ bers were present, witii President Sin¬ clair in the chair.
tiefore the session was called Coun¬ ty !-!uperinlendent of Schools J. H. Landis arrived and witli the directors viewed the present school grounds. The party inspected the ground east¬ ward of Thomas Sinclair's barn ex- lending over fo fho line of Walter H. Corson's iiroperty. A plot 250 feet front on the Conshohocken pike and running buck ubout 500 feet was stak¬ ed off. The westerly line of this tract is 100 feet eastward of the Sinclair barn. This tract was strongly com¬ mended by Mr. l^andis as a very des- t'ralile site tor scliool purposes. Tho lot was viewed from all points and was favorably comme-nted upon liy tho architect,   Watson  K.  Phillips.
Secretary, Wm. S. Dickerson, had dissected the petition presented to the board protesting against the consoli¬ dation plan, and which, it was stated by Mr. Tracey. is signed by property owners representing 90 per cent, of the assessed valuation of the town¬ ship. Mr. Dickerson finds that in the list of 196 names there are those of only 19 parents who send their child¬ ren to fhe township schools. Fivo other Iiarents who are signers send their children to the Friends' school. 12 signers send theirs to the Consho¬ hocken schools and three si.gners send theirs to the Nori'istown schools. In¬ stead of representing 90 per cent, of the property valuation the names on tho list represent, ine'luding even the plant of the Alan Wood Iron and Steel Co., but about 30 per cent. The figures, as givi n by Mr. Dickerson. are: As¬ sessed valuation of property repre¬ sented by the petitioners. $691,030; to¬ tal township valuation, $1,738,022; leaving $1,046,992 of assessed proper¬ ty  not  represented  in  the protest.
After the board had convened it was estimated that fewer than IDO children will have to be transported if the boiirrt carries out its proposed plan to consolidate the schools. Counting all the schools except the Black Iiorse tliere are in the grades the following pupils: First grade, 34; Secmd, 2,S: Third. 24; Fourth. 36; Fifth, 14; Sixth, 12; Seventh. 18; Eighth. 9. Of course, those children who live well within the legal limit of a mile and one-half from the near¬ est school, fhe board considers un¬ necessary to reckon on transporting, and it is assured that less than $1000 per year will amply pay tlie convey¬ ance expense.
Mr. Coulston called the board's at¬ tention to the fact that inasmuch aa ^."<»-aj board, is workins' tlii.s, year ,on ai"», 3V4 mill tax rate—the returns 'framiv the e.xtra one mill being dexoted to payment for extension and alterations to scliool liou.ies—there will be suffi- cient Tiinds provided by a 6 mill rate to carry out the proposed new school plan, expenses, interest and sinkins" fund.
'">n motion the board decided to in- 'vlte the taxpayers to consider and discuss the consolidation plan at a public meeting to be held Thursday oveniti'.' Mm- 1. at 7.30 o'clock, in Lysinger's hall, Cold Point, and sever- tne Stroudsburg and j al speakers will be secured to intelli¬ gently present  the  whole  mater.
Although no plans have been decid¬ ed upon the proposed new school will probably be of brick coiistruotion, two stories and a basement. The base¬ ment is to contain the heating and toilet systems and an auditorium with a seating capacity for 250 persons. It is intended that the school shall be made a social center for tlie township. Each of the floors is to contain four school rooms, each room having ac¬ commodations for 46 pupils. The build¬ ing will probably be 55 by 85 feet, and the estimated cost is $27,000.
eiices indicated a lack of apprecia¬ tion. -Vmong those who look part were Elizabeth H. Ely, Jenkintown. and  Ellwood  Roberts.
Holding the interest ot young par¬ ents in the First-day school was th.' subject of a paper by William H. Sal- terthwaite, and read by Aniiii Thompson, of Horsham. Those whn spoke on the question were Mary l:. l.ivesey, of Norristown; Susan .1. Shephard and William Anibler.
Ethel K. Ball read a paper in an¬ swer to the assigned (luestion, "1. there an imperative need for souin religious aid social education in tlii lirst-day school'.'" "It is a mocker.' to pray for the, kingdom to come un¬ less we ijlace it in our lives." she de- cliired. Another paper prepared li Arthur 11. Jenkins and I'eiid b\ Elh i ('...-jFjiillips,. of Ambler,, emsiiatlcaliy look the stand in the althvia.tl'Ve. John W. Ilarr.x- declared there are riot enough of l'"riends own religion to in- isirucf the .\oiing in the schools and n,. feel..: that .lenionlnation^l instruc¬ tion should be given.
->iai'.\ li. i..i\esi'y, .Allj.'e Wiliams, Ai'abella Carter. W^lnlield Conard and Ellwood Roberts further discussed th'e question.
.-Vt the morning session Emma Gais- kill. of Jenkintown, gave "Suggestions and  Helps  in  a  First-day  School."
Jane G. Kinsey and Elizabeth P. Bonner spoke  on
li.\beiry  schools,   which  do  not   beloi lo the union.
Kecitalions were given by a- num¬ ber of Norristown children, and a class e-xercise by Plymouth s<'hool was much appreciated. A young girls' class, of Norristown, individ¬ ually answered the question, "Would it   be   well   to   enter  social   seTvlce'.f
Frank Ball, of Quakertown, presid¬ ed and Alice H. Ambler was secretary. The nextj session will lie bold at Ply¬ mouth Meeting next fall.
Ambler H. S. Wins in 13 Innings.
After battling for 13 innings the Anibler high school team defeated Doylestown high Tuesday afternoon on the h<ime grounds in one of the most exciting games seen here in a long time. Up until the ninth inning it looked as though the home boys were going to win easily by the score of 3 to 1. but the visitors, aided by two singles and an error by Kelly, tied the score. From then on it was a battle royal. First one side then the other would have a man on third, ex¬ pecting ever.v minute to score, but the pitchers would tighten up and the succeeding l.iatters would go out on strickes. Chusman save the day for his side by making a splendid catch of a long liy in the llth inning. Out of the 39 butters to face Kelly 23 fan¬ ned.
Rapp, who pitched for the Doyles¬ town boys, also pitched good ball, al¬ lowing but four hits and striking out 18 of the home boys. Buchanan, the new catcher for tho victors, played a very creditable game, accepting all of his 25 chances without an error. IDavIs and Haywood, the other new players, also played a good game: Irvin was obliged to retire after the first inning on account of an injury to his foot, received, in sliding into second base.    Score:
Doylestown
r
Ruos. c        2
Gulleck. rf 1
Rapp. p      0
Case, cf      0
Bailey, lb   0
Math's, Bs   0
Butler. 3b   0
Irwin, rf      0
Smith, 2b    0
Totals      'J
Doylestown 1
Ambler H. S.
H. S.
h   o
1 20
0   1
2   2
0   0
2   8
1    1
1    2
0   0
0   2
a
4
0
h
2
0
0
1
0
3
7 37 15
.S.
Ambler H. S.
e                     r
0 Mau!it. sa    0
0 Davis. If      0
0 Buchanan.c 0
1 Edg'ton. 3b 1
1 Stiver, lb    1
0 Kell.v. p      1
1 Chus'an. cf 0
0 H'wood. rf 0
0 Scott, 2b      1
3     Total"!      4
h   0   a
1   1   1
1   0   0
0 23   2
1   1   0
0   8   2
0   0   6
1    1    0
0   1    0
0   4   2
4 38 13
100000002000 0-
000300000000 0-
e
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
4
-3
-4
JARRETTOWN.
George Young has Purchased a horse.
Fred Moore, who has been ill, spent a weelc with his parents h'^re, Mr, and Mrs. Kllas Jloore.
Mrs. Elias Moore has been on the sick list.
Miss Edith Lewis has been spend¬ ing a week with her sister in Phila¬ delphia.
Jliss Elsie Craven, of Mechanics¬ ville, has been visiting with Mr, and Mrs. John Engle for a few weeks.
JIIss Lily Craven and Morton Ren¬ niker wero Sunday ^isltors with John Engle and family.
Mr. and Jlrs. R. W. Smith entertain¬ ed  relatives on  Sunday.
Musical  Tea at  Hatboro.
"The Neighbors" held a musical tea on Saturda.v. After the opening exer¬ cises President Elizabeth R. Wood called for reports. The committee to conduct the nomination ballot for officers for the ensuing year posted tho following- names: President, lOllzabeth R. Wood and Elizabeth W. Ely; flrst vice president. Miss Emma Jones and Ella Buckni.'in: second vice president, Mrs. Sarah Gheen and ^rs. Hannah Logan; recording secretar.\-, Mrs. Alice M. J. Wood and Jliss Bertha Tomlinson; correspondin.g secretary. Miss Amy Yerkes and Jlrs. Alice P.ax- son; treasurer, Jlrs. .\nna D. H.allo- well and Mrs. iOiiima Jlorgan; new member of the t:xecutivc committee, Jliss Elinor I. Jlorgan and Miss Anna Darrali.
The delegates to attend .Newtown New Century club's reciprorlty meet¬ ing, held at George sehool Wednesday, April 16th. made an excellent report through Mrs. C. O. Dager. The com¬ mittee to visit the scliool for feeble minded children at Elwyn, Pa., re¬ ported through Jlrs. F. C. Colby. Mrs. Ann.a D. Hallowell continued tho re¬ port, saying that it is a most pitiful sight to see these, little ones, but the great care seems to be to keep them busy.
The opening number of the musical program, a quartette by Misses Mac- Nair, Jones, Walton and Logan, was beautifully rendered. Miss Scott, elo¬ cutionist, gave an illustr.atlon of ono end of a telephone talk. Master David Cohen, a pupil of the Laefson conser¬ vatory of music, gave a violin selec¬ tion which W9.S wonderfully execut¬ ed. Mi.'ia Bessio Rubinkam gave a piano solo executed entirely by tho left hand. David Cohen gave a second beautiful selection on tho violin. Mlss Emma Stratton kindly consented to give a vocal solo instead of Jliss Hal- mo Fritz, who could not be present. Mlss Scott gave "Tho Saleslady," which was a perfect representation. Another selection by David Cohen ended the program. -A. vote of thank.s was tendered to all those taking parr, in th.i program and to Jtiss Harrietto Jones for securing the littlo violinist. After adjournment all present v.'cro served with tea and homemade cake.
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