The Ambler Gazette 19180110

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Ambler Gazette.
VOL. XXXV.-NO.   rr/.
AMBLKR.   PA..   JANUARY   IO.   1918
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COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings ot Local interest to Our Readers.
Principal W. B. Dannehower Very III —Plymouth Firemen Service Flag— The Coal Situation—Events at Hick¬ orytown and Harmonville. Mrs. a, W. Tupper, of Cold Point, has been ill for a few days.
Mrs. EUzabeth "Wilson, mother ofl Mrs. H. Oscar Young, of Plymouth Meeting, has been quite 111.
Dr. and Mrs. Roy Hengst, of Altoona, -were week-end guests at the Eckened bungalow, east of Hickorytown.
Albert Depew and Miss Smith, of Wllkes-Barre, spent Sunday as guests of Mr. and Mrs. William McCullough, Harmonvillo.
The Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. tiamuel Fisher, Jr., of Hickorytown, was buried Sunday in Cold Point cemetery. The child was aged five -weeks.
Owing to coal shortage at the Hick¬ orytown mission the prayer meeting was held, Wednesday evening, at "Buttonwood Farm," Hickorytown, the Jiome of Mr. and Mrs. Milton R. Mar¬ ple.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton R. Marple, of Hickorytown. on Sunday entertained Mr. and Mrs. G. Clayton iiex and baby, of Maple G14n; Mr. and Mrs. Albert F. Wernle, of upper Plymouth, and Mr. and Mrs. J. K.aymond Marple. of Nor¬ ristown.
Stella, wife of .loseph Kuleck, of Carr's lano Harmonville, died Frid.ay night. She wa-s 21 years of ago and besides .a husband leaves a daugliter aged three years. A complic-ation of diseases caused the death. They are Polish people,
WEDUED.
KREWSON—HOCKMAN.
Mr. Albert C. Krewson and Miss LillUan Hockman, daughter of 'Squire Hockman, of Hatboro, were married by the Rev, J. Purman Shook, at Ger¬ mantown, on Wednesday, Januai-y,2.
After a honeymoon trip to Florida, Mr. and Mrs. Krewson -will reside In the apartments over the Krewson gar¬ age on York road, Jcnkintown.
Mr. Krew.son Is one of the best known businoss men in Jenkintown and Hatboro, conducting a gaiage in both places, nnd also having the agency for the Chandler and Ford cars.
FIRE ZONES       i^HflPAINAND CONSIDERED.      L GWYNEDD.
E. B. SMITH IS DECEASED.
HORSHAM AND UPPER DUBLIN.
Montgomery   Cj.     . -men's  Assn. i Who's Who and What's What in the i Gwynedd Vailey Resident Succumbs! Miscellaneous   Items of Interest to
Meets In Ambler. Two Townships. I to Pneumonia. j Many Readers,
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Routine   Business* Transacted—Report.   Whitpain     Principal     Resigns — "Mr. | Won   Success   by   Meriting    Advance-j ^^<>'•s|la;^ Pi'-e Company ElecisOfficer.-
For Officers' Training.
Francis Jami.son, who enlisted, wilh Captain Fellman's headquarter's com¬ pany, 108th Field Artillery, al Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., haa boen se¬ lected, with 481! others, for an appoint¬ ment to the Ollicers' Training school. George Steel, of l.afayette, al.so of the lOSth Field Artillery, is anoUier, They I reported on Saturday for trainin-.;.
Wanted olr All Fires—12 Companiea Represented—Praise for New Fire House.
Tho J''iremcirs Association of Mont¬ gomery County met, .Saturday evening in the ncw fire house of tho Wissa.- hickon Fire company, Ambler, and k fair sized delegation  was present.
Considerable   discussion   was   engag-
Bob" to  Be Produced, at Gwynedd- Personal   bnd   Miscellaneous   Events of Interest. I
lillis Ford, of Ijinsdale, visited Hor- ' ¦ace i'hipps at Bluo Bell last Sunday.
ment—His Activities  in  Lehigh  Val ley   Transit—Other   Companies    Or¬ ganized.
Kdward 15. Smith, banker, member of the board of city irusts and a loader in civic'iind linaniial activities, died Mon-
The  Mitchell  house,  in Lower Gwy
nerr township, east of Wm. Fenn inn, ; day'at'his residence, .1066  South Nine
IS about completed. ; loenth   street,     Philadelphia.     Hi>   hud
-   ..__   „..„„„ >l''- and  Mrs.  O.  W.  Wood,  of \ym. Hjeen   111   of   double     pneumonia   for  u.
ed in with regard to the mattor of Iiro   "'-""  1"".   bave  b^en  spending  a  few   vveek.
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Auto and Trolley  Brush.
A car on the Reading Transit com¬ pany's lines and the automobile of Walter Ballz, of Washington Square, was damaged, Wednesday, wben thoy sideswiped at Chestnut and DeKalb streets. The motorcar, Iiowever, was moved  awav under its own power.
Traffic Policeman Taylor ordere;! Baity, lo i-i-iii)i-l :i; ci'.y liiill to m.ll'" th,^ statement.
When he .-^ii-rlved, Ihere. Halts? de¬ mand'd- to know from Chief Warren why lie had boen summoiiod. .Vfter the matter wai explained to him he gl.idly made the req^ilrei statement, in which he set forth the clrcitm- stances as above r:>cord(>d.
zones.    Jt was  brought up as a result ''">'-¦* '" Atlantic City
jol a Joint report from  tlie Pioneer and '^- J- J^""*  ''^'ed  his large  icc  houso
I Independent   Fire   companies,   of   Jen ''"^   Buttonwood     farm   last   week   with
' kinloivn,   wiiich  have  outlined  a  terri- P'o'Uict cut from the Wm. G. Just lake.
¦ tory   in   and     about   that     borough   in ^^'"'-  ^-  J"**''  °^ Gwynedd,  und  Jos.
I which    both   companies    will   operattt ^'-  l^''»'z. of .Vmbler. have gone  to In-
! The report  was accepted and referreji 'buna after a load of horses lo be dis-
1 lo the zone committee of  the associa/- ii'^'^'d of at Ambler.
' tion.                                                                   V .Mrs.   Kendrick  and   her   sister.   Miss
'     Wm.   J.   Devine,   of  Ambler,   who   li, Gaulbert,   who   aro nt  Wm.   Penn   inn
chairman   of   that     committee    slated '"¦" tbe   winter,  have  been  spending  a
that  he  hopes  to  soon  caU a meeting ^''w days in Atlantic City, which  tho  chiefs of tho several  com-|    Mrs.  Olive Way  -"'  '''
panies  will    attend,  so    that  the    Iln- returned to Wild zones for each company can be outlin¬ ed,    lie  said   that  the  committee  has i'repai-ed   a   map   of   lhe   iowt-r   end   o.
of  his  soils    who  arc  in     tho
—K. G. E. Lodge Big Initiationr-Up. per Dublin Schools Close—Oresher and Jarrettown.
.Miss (Jraco Frick, ot Dresher, was ri-moved u, Abington Memorial hosplv t.-tl last u-iek suffering trom aiipendi¬ citis.
Hy order? of the fuel commissionei' tb<! Siieelfjlgh, Tliree Tuns and the I'Ort Wasliington scliools of Upper Dublin   township     aro   closed   for   two
Uniled SiaU^w service liad been sum- j weks to conserve fuel, moned to his bedside and were witli I A lotier has been received by Mi\ him when he died. They are Captain and Mrs. S. S. Hagerty, of near Davis A. L,awrcnc(; Smith, of the artilleiy, . Grove, I'rom their son, Clarence, now and  ICnsign   Edwaid  li.  Smith,   Jr.,   of | stationed in Sail I'Vancisco, Ca!., cn hi.s
Reports  Ono  Fatality  in  Year.
In his aiiniuil roiioi-l to the boiiid jof commissioners of Abingion town- I ship at the reorganization meeling. During the past week the Plymouth ; Chief of Police H. S. l.^ver railed ;u- i^Vlends' school wns closed owing to a tention to the fact that, despite th" break-down in VIh^ heating plant and j oxoeptlonally heavy motor trafHc in the Impossibility of .securing parts for | the northern .-suburban section, there repairs.     It   is   lielieved,   however,   the j lias   boon   but   one   fatal   motor   acjl-
; liie county, shoiving all roads aii^i i atreets us far nortli as Tennis avenut. ', Ambli r, this work iuivi-ig been done »{' ; no  e.\peii ie- lo  the association,  and  lie
liopes the  li'-e cliif.'s  will now co-o|iu:'j
ate ill outlining the zones. '      Presiilcnt Andrew Grahani    reviewt^l
the  necc-ssily  for deciding on  zones in
order lo s-ave needless e.\peiise of time
of mon and upkeep of apparatus in ; running to lii-es wlieic lhe service of ' so   iiuiny   mil rhinos   is   noi. neces.;ary.
The idea is* lo have one or two com- i panies cover i-ertaln zones, and if any
outside   help   is   required   such   assist-
ay  and daughter have   rin',V"^'^'n..tVr *""." Iwood, N. J., after hav- : f.^^  ^°,Ti"«  '"' ing  spent    the  hoUdays  with     l-Ioraca''-*'"  '°''"^''"'=«'' Phipps and  family at Blue Bell.
>lr. and Mr.s. Ilorncc Phipp.s, of I.lue Bell, .spent Ncw Year's day in I'l.iiadelphia. i Mi Thuraday !iftt.'rnoon liay visiled Mr. Phiii)).s' sisier al Fort Wasliiugiiiu and on Saturday even- hu.   vi-itcd  in   l.ansdale.
Uus'icli Hunter. Who for a year and a liulf lias been piincipal of tho Blue Uell liigli schoul, has resigned to ac¬ cept a position in Now York city, ili lett on Monday. During the Christ¬ inas holidays ho undertook the exam¬ ination, wiiich" has since resulted in hi- advancement to a more lucralivc pr.si- tlon
the  navy.    Two  younger sous  and   his widow also survive him.
He was 56 years old, son of Dr. Albert H. Smith, .an eminent physi¬ cian, who lived at Broad and Walnut streots. Hia funeral was held Wednes- 11   o'clock,   frora   his
The deceased maintained a oountry home on Gypsy Hill, Gwynedd Valley, where he sp-n'; tho summers. Tie par • ticipjiled in township uflairs and ut on,- time servofi as iiresident uf thj lioard of roa.l supervisois. lie was connected   with th- Church of the M''K
return witli his coinpany from threo years' .service in tho Phili]iiiines. Tho .voung man is well, and stales that tho services of the votoans, and especially of t!ic oflicers, ot whom he is one, are> necessaiy ,|n vicv*' of llie recniiis ar¬ riving ivV-''cUh:ip almost daily.
iir. alia Mrs. Alfred K. Williams, ot: Horsham, expect to move to Hatboro about Mai'cli 1, when (Charles Kress- l--,i,i i.;,( ;i,..:i-ry, w-ho ha.; iiurciia.^cjd tho \S'!ll.Knis: lipine, will tako po.s.session ihi-r'C'ii.       "¦' '•
'file iK.ard of road .-!iipervi.-:.ors of llor.-ljaijj..i;o\y«.shii> inot  Monday oven-
siah,  Gwynodd. and   was  w(dl  regarded ¦ jng nt  ifiy honi.- of Davis  W. Sill   Hor by  all  bis  noighbons. i sham.      .fjll    nie'inbcrs      were      prcient.
P.oiillnc  ;,Iisiness  was  transacted.    Tile
He bad staited his business careei- in 1S81 as a clerk in a stock broker'.4 ollice. Two years later he establJKhcil a tirm. Sinilb it Hopkins, in I!allinioi-c, reluniiiit, to I'hllaOelpliia in 1S.S6 as .i jiarlner in the lirni of ICoons, Tunis .t Co., whicii two yoars later bccani ¦ Tunis & Smith. In 18!)2 Mr. Smitli, formed tho present banking house of Kdward B. .Smith iS; i;o., whicii liii.-^ main   ollices     in   Philadt Inaia     ant:
break will be repaired and sessions resumed this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Leidy Renner, of Ger¬ mantown pike near DeKalb street, and iiv. and Mrs. Lavalet Coleman, of Bel¬ voir avenue, upper Plymouth, recently ¦connected themselves with the Hick¬ orytown Union mission, the commun¬ ion services having been conducted by Rev. A. C. James, of tlic Ambler Meth¬ odist church.
.John J. Albright, of Harmonville, who for some years has conducted H. blacksmith shop along the Ridgei pike, and who ^vas seriously ill, was able to com« down .stuirs on Sal.urday. Mr. Albright has his place of business i for sale. His old helper, William Cams, who -was employed in the shop ¦ for about l.'i years, was, on Saturday, remored to the county home.
Harry  J.   Suanell,  who   is   now   -ii'ith his father in  Hazleton. expects lo visit Corson  and   Kwing  this  spring at  the„ HicK I. ,-rown  bunu.'ilow  and will speak
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efi .'.;it Golden Rule club'while "lie was Incarcerated in an El Pa.so prI=>on In Texas, having stood trial for a crime and been convicted, T.ater he was* pardoned and is now- with his father at Hazleton.
The Men's Bible class, of Uiu Hick¬ orytown mission, has been reorganized, •with the followin" ofticers ; Rev. John tievering, of Norristown. teacher; Ell¬ wood 55ieglcr, prcsi.Ii nt; I.n'a!,-' Cop.- man. sccntarv; .lohu tyx-'ll trcisii-- er. The clri-s bi'ld a ver-.' rnjovabl" and bi'ljjful ni".-i:ng. 'i'UAsday evfiiing. at th,' l-'i'l:pned biiu'-'lt.". Hl'-kc'v- town, whei-c the m ¦mbers wiM-- de¬ lightfully I'nlertainod by Messis. Car- ' son and Ewing.
The coal supply for lhe Plymouth townshln I'onso'ldaled sohool h!<'' been occasioning much concern during the past few days.    The  prolonged   inii-ns
dent during the last year in Ablngtou township and but nine accidents in which drivers or passengers were in¬ jured. During the entire year ofllcials of the township assessed only two $10 fines fni- violations of the motor I.ta-h.
At   Gwynedd Meeting   school    bous.' ance may be called by the company Yn   will  be  staged    the  play    "Mr.   Bob"
i whoso zone    the   lire  is   located      The ' this coming Saturday evcnlnt;. January   ^^_^^^_^   „„.,,.,       	
j question     was    furtlier    di.scussed    b^   12, 1918, at eight o'clock.    The procce.ls i ^,p^^. y,,,,,^ .^„,, lj,.„„^.h „„iees in -sevur- j others. • •    i>om this and from a bazaar which wi I   .^, p„„ntry cities.
After the reading, by the secretary, be held Immediately after lhe play will ^j^. j.,j,-jj(, ^^^^ active in financial an.l ; A, J. Foster, of yie minutes of the be devoted to reconstruction work in ^.^rporation affairs. I-'or several years 'meeting hekl  In Norristown on Dec   1    l-'rance.     Tickets  at  twenty-live   "-'"ts j ^^^^^^  j^.^. retirement  he  was a dii
Ready to Issue Dog License Tags.
Tho justices of the peace have re¬ ceived application blanks for tags un¬ der the new dog license act and arc now ready to flll out the applications, which will be sent to tho countv treas¬ urer and tags returned lo be givi.'ii t.i Iho applicants irid, tho tags aft.u-lic"i to llie dog's collar.
!-'vci'v Ao.g in every township, boy. I'lig'i all'i 't*lrd-class city in Pennsyl¬ vaniii will hSve to be licensed and k. |i; under restrictions laid down by the lie-w <log law which becomes effective Jaimai-v irith. It Is expei-led to pyovn -,. bj.g factor in the increase of shoop i/ind- other "Hye stock in tbe state, and. ilsalOB-    Th,   vorunir miui tola.- : Provides that the owners of dogs uiub-,-
from the county treasurer or ii Justice of fhe peace and the metal tag mu^t beWorn by the dog at all times. Night -straying is prohibited and the owners of dogs must, botween sunset ;i!id sun rise, keep all dogs confined or attached to a chain or under reasonablo conlrol. It is unlawful for any person lo har¬ bor o!' keep aliout his premises any mi
lii'i ll-.f.d   dog.
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)'.   Ml   .i   -n  ')>" Hf-     r •,•!>•-iii'ur   -,-oy-' -
iii.-r or -.C'lundlng liV' vtnpk   or attackiiv
lArKOM'-    wb'-th'-r ov nnt   th" di'g  bear:
11":   '¦pouired   by  the
'lo liability of su'-'i
for  Buch killing.
I the MeKinley  delegates  were  seated. ''each may  still be  procured  trom  Mis '     Emil   P.   Walters,   of   .McKinlev,   and   ilannah E. Foulke.
I Uichard Doyle were dulv elected indi- While motoring along Stenton avo- i vidual members. ,iue, southwest of Hlue Bell, last Mon- i The demonstration committee re- day morning, Walson K. Phillips, of I ported the receipt ,f $3 in addition to !--Vmbler, was thrown out ot his car I the  1101.08  reported ..        . .   ..^...,-,..
lor of th( l^anklin National bank. He took a leading part in the reorganiza¬ tion and upbuidling of the Lehigh Vtil- ley Transit system, wliich recently wa : taken over by the Lehigh Power Kc- curities     corporation.       His     banking
al the last meet-   when the machine skidded, headed into , j^^^^^   .^^.^^^   primarily   instrumental   in ing.     Of  the   ticket   report   four  com-   a  snow  drift   and   toppled   right   over. | ^^^^^1^^^ ^j^p  Philadelphia  and  W.stori'
panies are yet to b-- heard from. Tb. Good Will company, of l-'oitstown, sol; the grwitfi- n-Liinbci- of tickets. Thf ni-f iji-ofii t'l till- aisociation will b' *1.">0.
The sei-1-flary reported haviii'-; pui-- cliasi-d   an   assoiiailon  seal.
Trcasin-.-i- Iicvinc lopoitfd a balani'i of $62.a.s  in  Ihf  trCa.^ury.
Secretary l''os'er road leports 'f (ires, f'ald repoi-r.- having been sub,- mitted by Horsham, Hrldgeport. Xi?i- Molt. Fort  Wa'-hi'o^lon ;iiid Floiirtow-n,   , 	
It. was uixetubtt'--.*ii -tyjinuajuaa il&tiv^.«•«»«!*•»«««««*«¦* mil reports or all fires,  which they an-   iug   s'jlcndld   wor
Mr. Phillips was somc'-ha; Irui^ed but otherwise unhurt. The car had tha wind shield broken and was strain¬ ed and twisted, but able to run Ed¬ ward Duffleld aided Mr. I'liillips to light i!ie car.
During tlu si'vere weaHicr of la.-;i Fridny the Wbilp.ain townsb-p lu-.v si-hool biiildin.u was xisitod by it< designer. Wat.on K. Phillips, of Am¬ bler, whose especial mission wa ;;'i iiKluliy into the effli'.'cy of thii hcatiM- under   the    si '^nditior:--,
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Rejected  at Camp   Meade.
John   J.     Perry,     of    Conshohock- ii. Wallace   Puchor,   nf   Skippack;   Hari> wea\hei"of"lasl w'eck nipidly'exhausted   Sto%..r,   of   Ogontz    were   rejected   a- the   supply,   and   an   additional   lot   of   Camp Meade for phy.slcal  reasons.
large sized fuel was siyured, but with the end of the wet^k it was feared th - school might have to be closed. How¬ ever, , the Corson yard, <'ame foi-ward with some soft coal, which tided over the condition for a ie^- -iays this week. The school .at Ivy Pock has a supply for £ month or moro.
The Plymouth Pire company has 15 members in the service of our country, and on Sunday afternoon a servico flag waa unfurled at tho building with ap¬ propriate soi-vicDs. which -were largelv attend'd.    Wm. B.  Richards, of Hlck'-
Warning  to Gas Consumers.
The Suburban Gas & Electric com¬ pany has issued a warping to gas con¬ sumers to be careful about turning off the gas. Owing to the probability of failure to secure gas-making mater¬ ials this company may bo unable t . furnish an .adequate supply of gas nnd consumers aro warned to turn off ga> keys before going to sleep and also if the gas does not burn when tho key is turned on to immediately close tha key   and   under   no   circumstance   to
call.d to attend in order that tho asso- : tu'c   In   all   the  rooms   w.is   up   to   llu-
ciation may have complete data there-   guaranteed   marks    as  set  by   the  in-
on.    Secretary Foster said that the in-   .stallers   of   the     plant   the     American
siii-aiii-e   ciiiipanie;,-   freqiii^iiily   rof|iii-^-,' ' Heating and Ventilating company.
¦' ' '¦     ""    "     ¦' "¦ " The   Lower  Gwynedd     school     bna.-I
held its regular meeting Wedne.--,'iay  .. last week at the home of Marry Strelil.- Springhouse,     with   all   the     monl'i'v present.    Miss Flmence Hughes, teach¬ er .if the   Pf.illyn    chool,   tendered   ho- resignation to accept an o(t,>r from thn Abington  township board.    The  Lowc- Gwyncdd   board,   mindful   of   the   elli- cieiii    work   don.-   by   Miss   Hughes   at Penllvn   and   recognizing  th<'   dillicult^- of tilling her  place,  de-li'ied   to  aci'C > the  resignation  at  Mils  limc.    Koutin bu.sini-'ss   was  iraina-ted   and   thi?  bi'!-. paid.     No   stale   appmpT-'ation   1i.-t--   a yet   hcin   received.     ."^oinn   ou'.-laiidiii taxes remain to be rolU'cted.
The  Ambler   l^.uilding   .<•   l.oan  .asso cialion    lii-ld      it<
Hotel Keublor on Saturday cvenini.' After ,a sbort business mooting, held in the front parlor, and to the tunc of a march     ri'iidored     on   the   piano,     tin-
of him infn-niation '.vifii ii-Hard lo lii ill thi'- i-oniit'- association, and it is ur,gr-.d fl,at n.'i-h i-.inri.-in.-i' f-ii-np.'rat" ill Mipplyitig to the as-ociatiiin data witll i-igard tn such assistance render¬ ed.
Tho following compaiiic-^ wi-r- icprn- .'-nnted at the me. ting : l-;di;e Mill Flour'cwn. Foi-i W;i«biii'.rton Glen- .-:l(i,". )"oiK'e- and liidepcndnnt, ur.Ten- ki'imw": LaMott. Webion, Wvndmoor. Hridg-f P"'( P.'iirmou'it of Vorristown. and  Wis ahi'kon. of Ambler.
Thn  n.v   nl if ni'-ntinr:   is  -tt   ! -i
Molt  ,..,   l'--i>. 2, ana ai   Pott'do-.a  wit tl).' Good  Will I'onirianv on Mardi 2.
A   vote  of  th^lnk'^.w'as  crtenbd   t'l .Vinblcr  nompany    for  its    hospitallt>. :,-,-.,!    1 Ctrl'    Mil-    mec''ng   the    rt'd-iiate- and   friends     wa-re   favored     with   re freshments.
President   Gr.aham,   before   adjourn ing,   congratulated     tho  Ambler  coin-
railway   a   tninsport.-itloii   line   o public value.
With   th-   -jpDort     '  .liiscnii   Whart.. and having acquli-ed  with associates  ;i I big  holding   nf   liCiiigb   Valley   railroa 1 , slork.  Rdw'ard   li.  Sniith   was clr^ctt-i ' Uirtctor  o.'    hat   .-n'ii;-iany   .Tanuary   '!'i 1904. -
Varioi; ; 1(1 her (-..miianies w-e'-c or ganized und linain-iil by Udwtii-d !'. .Smith .V Co., among them the 3. G l^riU eompan,\, thij Hale ,<t Kilbii'-c company, \ V" '•'- ' "' •MiCtijc-ain.JJr' '¦"•'¦ I t.he Giant 'n-tl.in . ooo t,i ,.,i, ,,.¦-- - and at one hi > • r anofrnr a -.llr< :'tu in a number of other concerns.
In 190G Mr. Smith was chcsen a incnibei- of the bonvd of cit,v trusts He served in 1SI07 as piosidtrni nf --r. Philadflphia Stock exchange, of whi(-'. b.' bus bncii a in.^mln'r since Ma"nn -'> 1S8.S.
Edward    U.   Smith   did   a   number   "' big   things   whloh   took   courage   deci¬ sion   a'ld   business   skill.     In   l!U)."i   rb tit-m   o|-   Fdwar-I    H.   Smith   K:   Co    to..'- the  h''a'lsiiip  of :i   s\ ricica-.-   which   of¬ fered   I" a.lva.iL.n th.^ r-i:,.  S^OOOO.nOO ' (¦n.-'bl-    tt   to-'.'iVn   hank   the   srsis   work •Hi'  tb"i!  !0 lc.-"<,> theni for 75 yea.'s .'l.LT.fl.ooi  r"'r annum.
(jueslion of permission by tlie Phila¬ delphia r(apj,d Transit (jomimny to carry froiglil through the »township was nol con.-'i.lered. nor was the sub¬ ject of a township stone crusher. The ti-.'asui-y balance was about $1200, and bilK aniounting to about .flOO were or¬ dered paid, Tlie annual report lo Har¬ risburg was  prcpare<l  and  forwarded.
Eugene Kratz.. who resides north of ProspectviUe, is recovering from in¬ juries receiv(!d on Saturday In Phila¬ delphia. His conveyance was run Into by a trollcd.v car, the wagon damaged, one hor.se killed, and Mr. Kratz's log w,as broken, and besides he sustaineci bruises.
Horsham   castle,   No.   484,   K.   Q,  E„ which meets at Willow Grove, held a grand   initiation     Wednesday  evening, when   .Sodgewick  castle.  No.   2.18,  con¬ ferred degrciu on a large class of can¬ didates. :     Th.-j .Tnnu-i!  nvctin,'^ of the board of ' maniigers and also .stockholders of the LewiRvilUi   and   Prospectviile   turnpike, formerly    Hutl'r   dri.o.    was   held   last ! Tbursday   at   (ho   Farm   Journal   offlce, IPhiladelphia, and  transacted  the  usual annual bu-'-'imsK.    A tive p'n- cent, divi¬ dend   was   declared     upon   the   capital stock  of    Ihe  company.    The    reports show that the road lied is in good con- i ditioii all   Iho   way  from  Webster's  to
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County   Treasurer   Attempts   Suicide.
County  'JYcasurer Gcni'.ge M.  Ander<
,,.   at his  home,  l;t;i7  DeKalb street, mad
innual   iianquet     at   a   desperate   attempt   to   end   his   life
' nbout    1   o'clock,     Tuesday    morning
when he cut his throat from ear to < with  a razor.    He is  now  at Char'
I pany on its line new lire house, and its   !.""',;,'*, doo'A'"l'eadinlr"'to"thp''iarge din ¦ LP'f.".^^^:^^.V'l'™r„^A,?!.L"f..'*'^l!/^:!'l^^ i in^tm ^X' 2p"n'ed*"ai.d   Iho'^guesls
hospital,   and   while   his .said   to   be   precarious,   the   attondiiu; phy.sicians hold out hope of saving bi' to the credit and efficiency of the com- { assembled"around' one of"ihe'most in- ; life. ,        ,   ,       .
pany. The house he desi.gnated a.' ^f^^'^"^^^,^™;^^^ arranged In Lower! At the time of the .-iitcmptcd sui- ono of the flnest. If not the very flnest I Qw^^edd tow-nship. Much comment ' cidc :Mr. Anders and his wife wnr- flre house in  Montgomery county, and | ,^„/ ,,^^p^     concerning  the    beautiful i alone   in     their  bome.     He   h.ad     \ioon
orytown. officiated as chairman of tho. [^.^y,' jr;^, ughts or gas 3to\',;s  turned interesting   gathering   and   the   town- ' „„ ship   schools     also   particlpivtod.     Ad-
ho expressed the hope thnt other com¬ panies will follow suit in March to¬ wards   both   Improved   conditions  and
incivasnd "lli'-iency.
dresses were made by Chnrles D. Mc- A-voy, Esq., J. .\mblcr Williams, Esq., of NoiTistown; Ed'vard F. Gorman, of Plymouth, and Hon. James P.nyd. Tho Plymouth Fire company is an active organization and has increased its effi¬ ciency and membership under the In¬ spiring leadership of John O'Neil, chief.
Wallace Dannehower, principal of the Plymouth township schools, has been very critically 111 Jn Phoenix¬ ville hospital with cerobro-splnal men¬ ingitis. An operation was performed, and at last reports the patient -was slightly Impfoved. During tho holidays Mr. Dannehower attended the state educational convention at Johnstown and on his return was taken ill. During his absene his work at the Consolidated school, at Pl'-mouth Meeting, has been perform¬ ed Iiy Miss Blanche Schultz, who la asvlst.int in the high school, and Miss Sara Broslus, principal of the Ply^ mouth Friend's scho.^1, has also been .-isslstlng with the work.
Ice and Snow in Florida.
William D. Heebner, county conirol- ler, in letter recoivod from his wife aud from the manager of his orange groves in Orange City, Fla., Is inform¬ ed of unusual weather conditions.
Snow has fallen and lasted through¬ out au entire day, and Icicles from ;'. to C inches In length have hung un- melted throughout tho day.
To save his oranges the manager has ke))t 1500 oil smudge pots burning for threo nights, using 8000 gallons ot crude oil. A "heater" of this kind ia placed in tho midst of four trees. Tho treos arc laden with oranges, but with this manufactured temperature lhe crop hus, so far, boen saved.
Mr. Heebner says the weather con¬ ditions are unprecedented; that vege¬ tables and fruit have suffered through¬ out Florida to tho extent of millions of dollars.
ZllTo"   ::Z^r^s^-i:nA~t;:^iy:\ complaining   of   feeling   unwell   ear.i. cut  flowers.    The associ.ation  has just | in the ovening, it Is said, and  was ex oassed   one    of  the   mo.'-t     successfu!   ccption.ally ncrvous. i voars   in   its   hislorv.     Inleresting   ad-       Mr.  Ander.s'  accounts   have  just   rn ^ dresses   weiv   made   bv     tho following j cently been  examined  by the controll ,^    ,       „. .   -    . ., ¦ offlcerii    ftnd    dlrei^tor.--, :      .=?amucl     A. j er's offlce,    and everything    has    beei
Father Stommel   Buried. i Faust   George W.  Podenstein, William   found   to   be   absolutely   correct.     Th
Hisliop  Mcr!oi-t was the celebrant  at I H    Faust      Joseph     T.   Foulke.     Esq..   funds   aro     deposited   with   the i the solemn high mass at requiem over f Harold    G.     Knight.     Esfl.',     Frank   C    Trust  company  .and   the   People'
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11 rfU'Mii i)-;.j-rning M. 'M:'i ormiak has secured a position there with the American  Sliiiibulldlng  company.
Mrs. A. D. Barnett, of Dresher, on •Sunday enU-rtaifted friends from Jar¬ l'ettown and   F.Ago   HiU.
Kev. Dr. an'l Mrs. C. .M. Haddaway, of Jari-ottown, spent Sunday afternoon with .\li-. and Mrs. J. K. Slentz.
Miss Dorothy l.ightkeji, of Jarret¬ town, has ii-covci'i'd fi-oiu a rncoiit Ill¬ noss.
Miss Wolf. .Miss Clayton and Miss; lii'.sijjc l,i,;;!iikt p, (if Jarrettown, wera in  Philad. liiliia ml Saturday.
.Miss llazil I'laylm principal of Jar¬ rettown sdiol, Weill to Wa.'-liington, D. c:., recently and now has a position in one of Hit   .uovcrnnient tlepartments.
James Nagle. of J.irrcHowii, has piircha.si'd a motor cyclic.
It.andal    Fentcui,   of   Pliiladelpliia,   is spending   a   few   da.\ s   witii   iiis   faiuily ..^     in   Dr.'shci-.
jf^. I J. lUisHi 1 .Megargee, of Hallowell. nndifion i'«' "" Monday took a motor truck load ot on uuoi.        , p^^j^(^,^,^. ^;^ Pliiladelphia for his father,
J. M. Megargee, and on Tuesday tho former again went down with a large, loiid of potatoes for .Tonathan Stack- house.
Thomas K. Mct^han, of Dresher, was'
in New York city one day last week on
business.
'     C.   M.   Hill,   of   .Maple   Glen,   Is   very
busy   building    motor   trucks,    express
and   hay. bodies     and   has   installed   a.
' pipclcs.;  furnace  to  lieal  his shop.
Jo.si'iih   Iv.   Whiteside,  of ne.oi-  Davla
Penn   ^'^^ve, h.'is been wufl'erin.g with neural-
=*"'   ^''wiiliam
Whiteside,   of   noar   liallu- i-well, on Tu.-sday, shipped a lot of fln6
the  remains  of  Rov.  Henry  Stominei,! Weber, Joseph C. Shoemaker,  Edward | Schwenk.svllle National banks
I'formerly   pastor  of   Our   Lady   of   .Mt. i h.   phlpps,   Edward   C.   Scott.   George •— : potatoes bv ti-cllcv freicht
Carmel, Doylestown,  late pastor of .St. i W.   Ruch.   Walter   Hallowell, JVarren   Reorgan.iat.on    of    County     Commis-,     ^^.^^^   Harriet   Fell,     of ' Doylestown.
Sellersville   Principal   Resigns.
  ., J,     ,,. ,  ,   ,     Prof.  R.  M. Freed has tendered hla
Mystery   still   surrounds   the   origin j ,.egjgnation ^^ principal ot tho Sellers- i;f the flames that partlallydestroyed, j .^,,1,^ gchools to accept a position as ac^
instt Fridav morning, the frame one it<iry station at Corson's, on the Ply- •noulh branch of tlic Reading. Agent I,, C. Clewell states that he loft the liuilding for a few moments and when he returned he found the interior a mass of flames. The Plymouth Fira company responded, but could accom¬ plish little, as there is no water sup¬ ply available at that place. At pre¬ sent an old freight car Is used as a passenger station. The company g." ' about eight months ago, sustained a loss at that place by the destruction by flro of the frame bunk and tool '-ouses of tho men. Since then mater¬ ials havo been received for the rebuild- in? of tho structure, which will bo of brick two stories. The damage to tho passenger station will, it Is now be¬ lieved, tend to ii.ts'.en the erection ot the bulld!ng.
countant for a largo Philadolphia flrm. Mr. Freed will rtimaln in Sellersville for the present and commute.
The school board met In special ses¬ sion on .Tan. 1 to consider the resigna¬ tion of Prof. Freed. The resignation was accepted with regret and Prof. Freed was released from his contract. The principalship has been offered to Prof. Luther F. Waidelich, wbo haa not yet notified the board as to his doci-
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Alphonsus' church, Fourth and Reed streets, Philadilphia, Thuraday morn¬ ing. Rev. -Vloysius Fretz was deacon. Rev. Henry Genert wa.s subdeacon and Rov. Frederick Hoeger acted as master of ceremonies. In compliance with the wish of the dead priest, no funeral ser¬ mon w.as preached. Father Stommel had beeu In charge of St. Alphonsus' parish for the past 27 years, and the funeral services ^verc attended by a large number of his fellow-prlosts, of the arch-dlocese ot Phlladelphlu, and a large congregation.
The funeral mass was celebl^lted at 10 a. m. Previous to this thero was a special service for the children of the parish. During Wednesday ovening the body of the dead roctor, shrouded in tho clerical robes, lay In state in tho church with a guard of honor compos, ed of various church societies In con¬ stant attendance. Great crows viewed the remains during the evening. Fol¬ lowing the funeral servicea interment was made In Holy Redeemer cemetery.
Spring   Mill   Foresters.
At a regular meeting of Court Spring Mill, No. ISS, Foresters of America, the following olficers wero Installed by de¬ puty Louis Ehllnger assisted by Her¬ ald Thomas Loftus, Chief Ranger .John McCrudden, sub. chief. James Gnr ian; treasurer, Louis Ehlinger; financial secretarv, C. 3. D'Prien, recording '<?c- retary. Jamc'-i M'-Dnde; senior wood¬ ward Dudley Nolan; junior woodward, Mathias Getzfread. Jr. Beadlo Jamos Kenna; trustees, Thomns Loftus, .^ohn McCrudden and James Gordon. Dr, Pavelldls has been elected for tin? en¬ suing year. The lodge Is in a very prosperous condition, and has at pro- .sent 25 members In the tinited State's service.
U. Church and William M. Clymer.
On Monday afternoon tho Whitpain township school board met in regular session and considered matters per¬ taining to local school conditions. The resignation of Principal Russel Hunter was received and accepted, the offer oi Rev. Joseph Yost, pastor of Boehm's Reformed church. Blue Bell, to substi¬ tuto until tho close of the term was accepted by tho board and ho was elected. Inasmuch as it will bo impos¬ sible for him, becuu.-ie of other duties, to devote more th.in halt a day to the work, some minor changes were made In tho school curriculum. Rev. Mr. Yost assumed rluirgo on Monday. The township as yet has failed to receive, the/ state appropriation, which last year amounted to $1400, with $600 a,d- dltlonal for the high school. Orders -were passed amounting to $600. A treasury balance of $4500 remains, with $1000 in outstanding taxes. Some consideration was given to the heatin? system In tho new building, nnd the architect of the structure. Watson K. Phillips, was present.
Picks Up Hot Stoel. . ISmest Kraft, of Sellcrsvlll.3, -who is working In a blacksmitli shop in th" Bethlehem Steel works, picked up a Piece of steel which was too hot to handle barehanded and severely burn¬ ed his hand. He Is unable to work on account of it, though hn goes to Beth¬ lehem every dav tn have It treated in the steel company's dispens.ary.
sioners.
Mont'gomery    county
—MIs.-i Grace Woodring, teacher of P^nglish and history in the Lansdal'- hi.^h school for flve years, resigned tn tako a position In Tellurlde Col. This Is the third mid-year loss from the faculty, t-wo others having enlisted.
! spent the week-end with her parents. The Montgomery county commis- i Mr. and Mr.s. Arthur Fell, near Hallo- sioners, at their .annual ro-organiza- \ -well, tion meeting, Mon<lay afternoon, made j Mi-.s. James Cooper, of near Davis no changes either in tho olIlcialK of | Grove, has two lino twin baby boys the board or in  tlio staff of  tho  com- | horn a fow days ago.
missloners oflice.
Roy A. Hatfield was re-chosen iires¬ ident: D.aniel Sfnot re-elected chief clerk; Amandus Snyder, assistant clerk; -Miss IMith l5outcher, named stenographer, and Frea.s Styer, i-Iected county solicitor.
Thero was no i^hango mado either in the staff of court house attaches, Norris Finley being agjiln chosen cus¬ todian, while tho janitors and bridge watchmen wero again elected. THE POOR BOARD.
Jacob Rhat, of Gilbertsville. was chosen president of the board of poor directors of tho county, at the annual re-organizatlon meeting, held In the steward's offlce at the county homo at Black Rock. Mr. Ehst succeeds A. A. Shoemaker, of Franconia, who, Mon¬ day, retired, after serving two terms in a very acceptable manner. His seat Is now occupied by J. Horace Ziegler. of Lower Salford.
Attorney H. Wilson Stahlnecker, of Flourtown. was re-elected secretary and solicitor of the board.
Steward John H, Bartman and ma¬ tron, Mrs. Bartman, wero re-chosen to their reap.2CtIvo posts aa was al'o Dr. Warren Z. Andes, of T.anpe, the latter tho county homo physician. There were no changes mnde In the person¬ nel of the staff ot ntt.Tches nt the hom.^ .Tnd farm. Several slight Increa.ses of salaries were made In .some Instances.
—Fire In a chimnev of George Hll- kert's house at Lansdale onttsed ,a los^ of $1000.
Mrs. William Doyle, of Hor.sham, has been on the sick list.
The children of John B. Park, of Horsham, havji been ill.
Walter V. Allen, of near HalloweU, has received his new Brockway motor chassis, and tho body is being madi» at the J. G. Rempp shops, Springhouse.
Joseph Whitealde, ot Hallowell, has been hauling - potatoes to market in his new motor truck.
Tho Horsham Fire company held its annual meting, Monday evening, .at the flro house, Quito a largo attendance waa present, as It was the annual gathering to elect ofllcials, and the following wero selected : President, Robert Yeager; vice president, Walter Comly; secretary, William Satterth¬ waite; treasurer, J. W. Freas; chief, Jerry Kelly; assistant chief, Joseph Gouak; second assistant chief, C. K. Stackhous; lireman, Edwin R. Cribb; assistant fireman. Harold Tyson; house committee, William Gwyther, Jerr.\' Kelly and C. K. Stackhous; truate,.*, Howard Comly. The following new members were elected : Frank Wood¬ ruff, WUlInm Schlachter, Russoll Ty¬ son and Williani Seibert. The flnaii.. cial condition of the company is en-, couraging, but It is desirod th.at more mcmbors and moro resldt^nts tako ar. Interest In its affairs an-l cn-operato with tho efforts of tho omclal.s and ac¬ tive members to incrcast^ th.^ .-.fllcien-. cy of the company and lo onlargo Itft memborshlp.
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