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The Ambler Gazette.
VOL. XXXlX.-NO.   13
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COLD POINT PLYMOUTH.
HsipDenin^s ot Local Interest to O'ur Readers.
Mr. and Mrs. Josepii Warbiirii.,, Kn- tertained by Grangers in Honor of Their Silver Wedding—Ford Car Wrecked   at   Harmonville—Plymouth
Centre News.
It  io,    daughter    ui;    .Mr.    and   Mr.-5. Gjoigtj Keller, of Cold I'oint, is enjoy¬ ing her fifth  birthday  Thursday,  witl a. number of  friends.
.Mr. and Mr.s. I'rank Krewson and diiughter, Mrs. Cliirk and son, ;ill of fiiiladelphiii,, were entertained lj,y Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hart, of Cold Point, on  Sunday.
On Stunday afternoon Mrs., Jacob Hart, visited her mother, Mrs. Sarah Slavin, of Conshohocken who is very iil with pneumonia.
The Cold Point Young People's as¬ sociation met in the Baptist church luot Friday  evening.
Revival services at the Cold Point Baptist church wei-e brought to a close on Sunday evening. Rev. torney. of R( xboro, rendered the closing sermon. r.o.. iiLl the interests of the members and friends of the church are centered on two things. First, the baiKtism next buuday night. The second point of interest is th^e pastor's subject for i^.Buncily .tevening, the al3rdi Skoal. It is concerned with a thrtllLng story o£ tho high seas. Bring youi- friends w..h you that night.
Miss Effle Marple of Plymouth Meet¬ ing, entertained Miss Emma Wolfe and Mis. Louis Kolle, on Friday.
Jesse Davis has sold his farm at Narcii .sa to a piu-ty from Jenkintown.
Vvii liii   Frazier  has   purchased  the
Hines pio.,eity at Cold Point and is remodeling the old liome into a doub¬ le li..use beadles adding many rei- paiis   and   improvements.
it ia reported that the improve.* ment of Mrs. Georgo Kirk, who is in the   Chestnut   Hill   hospital,    is   slow"
The play, "Friday the Thirteenth", give.i by the Plymouth Consolidated school, in the school auditorium, was exceptionally well rendered and very amusing.
Business in this vicinity is showing a marked increase. The Corson broth- evj are shipping at least 4 carloads of fluxing slone lo tne Betlilehem Steel company, and tiie Lavino concern is receiving a very large consignment of crome ore from Europe. This compiiny | it is noted, is one of, the largest im- i porters of ore  into the  United  States, j
Joseph   Steimjr,  of  i'lymouth, Meet¬ ing,   recently    opened   a.   garage   and' gasoline  station  on   Butler  Pike,   near the Germantown pilce and is reported,! to  have  develoi>ed  a  very  good  busi- ! ness. I
Grace Campbell, of Carrs LanfcV I Harmonville, spent the w§e|i-end in I New Brunswick,  N. J.  .- j
Will. Carr and daughter, Rose, of 1 Philadelphia, visited William Carr and j family in iiarmonviile, on Kunday.
Mrs. Henry Hinkle and daughter, | Maj-ybe'.le, of East Shawmont, Rox- j boro, were guests of Mrs. Charles New- j man, on Suiida.y. |
Mr, and Mrs. V'lckors Tarbutton and! family  spent  Sunday  with the latters! mother,     Mrs.   John     McGettigan,    o^ Conshohocken   iMke. j
Miss Laila .Marple, of Plymouth Cen¬ tre, with Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Hex and, family, of near Ainbler, spent  Sunday | in Moore, Pa., with relatives. I
Frank Stead, of Cold Point, has talc- j en aposition at Pottstown, making the | trip once per  week.
Irvin Famous, of, Jeffersonville, will j move into the Foulke place, at Ply- | mouth Meeting, which is being vacated. by I'Yed Trankle and fajnily, Mr. j Trankle will move to Stone Harbor, I where he will manage a ku-ge board- , ing house. I
Formal initiation of new members of tho Cold Point P. O. S. of A. will be held on Tuesday evening.
Reta Oehlch has moved to Philadel¬ phia with her mother, where she will attend the Banks Business college.
Miss   Mary   Harris,     of     Plymouth i Meeting,   will   complete  her  course at the   Pierce    School   of   Business   this week. I
The    attendance   bf   %he   Plymouth j Meeting U.  E.  Sunday school reached \ the mark  of  1G3.    Two new  members, wero added  to the Men's  Bible class, which took the banner this week. i
Russell Kirk and family, of Har-1 monville, are now well settled in the \ Cold Point Baptis*^ church parsonage, ] where also the pastor. Rev. C. W. i Caulkins, will reside with them. j
On Sunda,y evening a new Ford Sed¬ iin was wrecked at Harmonville, on the j Ridge pike. The only occupant of the! car, a party from. Roxboro, was badly | cut and bruised and immediately set' out for the hospital. The accident j was caused when the driver suddenly [ saw a figure in front ut his cai- and' swerved quickly to one side and plun- ! ged across the car tracks Into a i>ole! and thence through a wire fence intoj the field, wrecking the car completely. | As tho party expliiined afterward, he thought the figure was that of a child, | but, as It turned out to be. It was nothing but a stray dog.
Mrs. Mary Fisher, of Plymouth Cen¬ tre, Is having her houso painted.
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Graber enter¬ tained the offlce force of the United Motors Service corporation and the friends at i.. CoUl I'oint Grange hall, last Saturuay cMaing. A five piece string orchestra furnished music for the diince. Refreshments were served later, Mr. Graber is a large stock¬ holder in this concern.
^Tr. and Mrs. Harry Styer, of Ply- muuth Oenitre, entertained friends from Pottstown, Whitemarsh and Phil¬ adelphia,  on  Sunday.
Mv. and Mrs. John Stout Spent Sunday with the mother of Mrs. .Stout.
There will bo a danco at the grange hill', this Saturday evening.
.u..'. William i!. Richards, of Broad Axe road, is  recovering from a s'.ight
stroke.
75 Grangers gavo a surprise to Mr. iind Mrs. Joseph Wurliurtoii, in the Cold I'oint Grange hall, last week, in honor of their 25th wedding anniv¬ ersary, A gift of money in silver was presented   to   them.
Mr. and Mrs. Phlip Huber and son, Clarence, of, Franliford, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mvs. Addis Shoe¬ maker, of Plymouth Centre.
(Continued on  ouge 8.)
PIKE TO BE        iA. PATROLLED.
Springfield to Regulate Traffic Over Stati Highway.
Will Util ze Five Poiice Under Direc¬ tion of Chief Koons—Building Reg¬ ulations Discussed—Bc'.-\rd May Rec- mmend   Sdewaii<  Along   Pike,
The board of i ununissiuiierH of Si'ringficld township is determined to I- giiliite tinlUi- over the Springhouse^ ;ind Chestnut liill turnpike, and iit it.s inciting, on Wednesday evening of last wee!;, un i ocoinnieiidation of Sherman It. Koons, chief of police, the latter was instructed to employ at his dis¬ ci.tion .sevemi of the lire ixilice of the town-ship to act as traffic men on the pike on such days as this e.xtra force  is   deemed' necessary.
At a previou.s meeting the secretary of the board had written to the Phila¬ delphia and Keystone Automobile clubs informing the membership thereof that .-¦igns have been erected along said highway and that the officers have been instructed to enforce the law.
This action has had a salutiiry effect, liul as the approaching Hne weather increases the motor travfel, it was deemed advisable to employ addition¬ al traflic men.
TI^ VquesHion .«f aidewUJcs ai'onj that road, which is a state highway, was discussed, and it is the opinion that present law does not give the township any authority to compel the laying of pavements, but the board requested its secretary to address the highway department calling attention to the need especiiUly for the protec¬ tion of school children who are ob¬ liged to travel that lilghway.
Mr. Kerper, of Stenton and White¬ marsh iivenue. asked that road condi¬ tions of the latter street be improved and same will be promptly remedied. A water i>ipe in Whitemarsh avenue will also have to be removed if tho street grade is lowered. The Spring- Held Consolidated Water company was ordered notified, Jesse Bliven, super¬ intendent. The latter company was also notified to repair a ditch on Weiss avenue.
The necessity of exerctising some control and supervision over the erec¬ tion of buildings, especially with re¬ gard to the construction of foundation walls and chimneys, was discussed, and the rights and powers of the board along this Une wiii be determln- < d by the solicitor.
The condition of a recently erected building near Wheel Pump was re¬ ferred  to  A.   B.  Kerper,   fire  marshal.
Treiisurer William J. Bysher report¬ ed as follows: Haiance at last meeting, $2642.05; Philadelphia Electric Co., $25; manui'e sold, $5; street permits, $lit; temporary loan, $11^00; orders paid, $2131.41;   balance,  $1559.64.
Bills amounting to $3962.71 were oi-- dered paid, and the boai-d authorized the crfciition of another temporary loan of $4W0.
Three cases of measles were reported in   Wyndmoor.
The dumping of debris in Wyndmoor avenue was ordered investigated.
A permit was granted the Wayne Iron AVorks company for the deiiosit of material along the sides of Southamp¬ ton, Willow Grove, Chelienhiim ave¬ nues and Paper Mill ruad during the construction of the iron fence iiround the estate of Edward T. Stotesbury.
WEST POINT.
The annual eongiegalional meeting of Grace Reformed church will be held this Thiusday evening.
PareiKgration ar" being madiS; as former years, to open Zeiber's paili, the well known faniily picnic grounds. The buildings are being gone over and a general clean-up of the grounds will be made before the opening date, which will  be  some time next month.
About $170 was reahzed by the West Point Fire comiiany from its recent mock trial and social. The niembers of tho company wish to thank those who so generously assisted.
Services wili be held next Sunday in Grace Ueformed church at 7.30 p. m. Sabbath school at the usual hour. The Hnal meeting of. the Cateciietical class will be held this week.
J. F. Fenstermacher is about again after having been confined to the house on account of illness.
The state game deiiartment, through its local protector has set at liberty in this section quite a number of partrid¬ ges. Every effort will be made by the residents to protect these birds in order that some day they may furnish good hunting.
The township supervisors have flnr ished resurfacing the Morris road with crushed stone. Tiius far no wurk has been done by the supervisors of Wor¬ cester on its portion of the same road, ur on Bethel and Belfry roads.
i..iist Thursday evening the initiation teiini otf West Point camp, Patriotio (irder Sons of Americit, performed the iiiitiailory work on a number of candi¬ dates  for   Souderton camp.
Mr. and Mrs. it. W. Bookheimer, who were lecently married, hiive returned from their honeymoon trip and ha\'e taken up their residence in Worcester.
The Easter festival of Union Siibbath school will be held Saturday evening and Hold comniu"' 'n win be celebrat¬ ed   by   the   church   Sunday  evening.
.Morris Quinn, formerly employed by Harry M. Nase, has secured a position with the Norristown Hardware com¬ pany.
.\ number of our residents attended the supper at the Bethel Methodist church  last  Saturday  evening.
A number of the beautiful magnolia trees here are now beinning to bloom.
The   Bell    Telephone   company   has a force of men at worlc along the Morrj road striiightening poles and i-eplacing others.
A. A, AMATEUR BALL ,N0 TAX ON IHOPSHAM AND
ACTIVITIES.!   OPENS MAY 13.1 HRE COMPANY.!  UPPER DUBLIN,
Ambler  Ball   learn Prepares Active Season.
for
Officers  Elected, .ind  Manager Sharkey Promises  Good  Team—Plans for tha
Grounds—Efforts  to   Aid   Treacury— Minstrel   and   Picture   Shows—   The
Grounds.
Wiih ullicers elected for the present year the Amblcr Atliletic association, after cleaning up last year's affairs, ;iiis iii;ade a good start fur the presenl -ieiisnii. The giiiuiids are being put ill order, Willi new fencing find il luiw giiindstand roof, the gi-eater part of the labor involved being gratuituously furnished. The lumber will tie sup¬ plied by the athletic association, anl the labor will  be done free of charge.
A report was heard from Lee Shar¬ key, who has been elected niiiniiger of the team this year. He will have several players on the ground Satur¬ day for practice. Any local men wish¬ ing to tryout, will do well to reixirt to the miinagcr on Saturday about three  o'clock.
.New uniforms were ordered for twelve players /from Passion, Gottleb and Black, of Philadelphia. This spo.-ting house has furnished the Amb¬ ler club  with  uniforms three  seasons.
A moving picture will be given by Si Henry, vice president of the club on April 24. The play will be the ixipular "Peck's Bad Boy." The show will be in the afternoon and evening.
A committee was appointed to pre- pai-e for the minstrel show which will be held about the third week in May.
Tills minstrel show will be presented jointly by the A. A. A. and the Ambier Field club, both organizations sharing. Practice will be held this Thursday evening at 8, when members of both -tubs  will  report.
Robert P. Kern has donated for use of the A. A. A. a large room in the Wyndham  building.
Candidates for the A. A. A. and the Giants wiil i-eport for a pratice game ne.\.t Sa'uidaly afternoon. Admission free.
The season's balls will be purchased from R. C. Roberts, Inc., of Ambler.
The club has arranged to shortly make an award of a suit of clothes, tickets for which will shortly be issu¬ ed.
The club reix>rt3 the following ex¬ penditures to date: Entrance fee to league, $50; dues, $10; labor on field, $57.
The committee reports the advertising sign which is to be placed on the lot between the station iind But'i,er avenue which space wiis donated by Henrj-' C. Biddle. The iidvertising space sold up until this.date is $600. The sign will be erected abou/ 10 days from this time, and then wiu, be lettered and painted aftei^ward.^iBfciiyone.. wishing his adverttfiirtisnt placed on sarne will kindly notify Rajvnoiid Jolinson iur Ralph Martin, who have that matter in charge.
North Penn League to Play Schedule! Ambler Organization's Property fs Miscellaneous   Items of InteresJ t» of 60 Games. | Now Exempt. Many Readers.
Find   Body   in  Quarry   Hole.
A diver brought the body of George lierg, missing taxicab driver of Hat¬ lield, from the bottom of the Alderfer quarry pond, above Hatfield. Berg had been missing since his toxlciib was recovered from the waters of tlie quiirry pond, three weeks ago. At the .same lime a HiUHeld youth told Dis¬ trict Attorney Renninger that Berg hud unfolded to hini a plan to junk his automobile in the quai'ry and collect insurance. The youth was to meet Berg at midnight at the quarry.
The ,youth said he was there, bul he couldn't find Berg. The next day Berg's cap was found floating ou the water at the quarry's edge and the supposition was he had accidentally slipped into the pond whije disposing of his automobile.
All day Sinion Grant the driver em¬ ployed by Captain C. A. Marsh, ot Philadelphia, searched the quarry pond which is about forty feet in depth. 100 yards long iind fifty yai'ds wide. Berg's body was found buried under rocks in the middle  of the  quai'ry.
Berg was 34 years old. He leaves a wife. County Detective Stevenson, of Hatfield, Berg's father-in-law, iden¬ tified the body.
PENLLYN
Wm. M. Johnson has purchased it new Auto car, a 3-ton truck.
Eugene Da,v/s recently underwent an operation at the St. Luke's hos¬ pital. It was first thought that such would not be necessary but a marked change in his condition necessitated immediate relief.
Charles Roberts and family have moved from Mrs. Piatt's house and wili hoard with Mrs. Wtinen Churcii for the time being.
A new telephone booth has been in¬ stalled in Mr. Rosenbergei-'s store. . The local school children have been busy, mincing liai^lctlts for (Easter. Alany attractive and elaborate designs will be displayed in the school house.
Mr. Adams spent Sunday in Wild- wood,   N.  J.
Johnson's coal yard has received a new lot of bean iioles and red cedar suitable for rustic work.
of 60 Games.
Amlilor WMI Open at Oreland—North V»'.-iles to , lay K. & M.— Game Every
i-.aturclay on Lmd-'nwol-' Fieid, Am¬ bier   Full   Schedliie   Listed.
.\ meeting of the .Xurlh I'enn leagui. V,iis heid lii.st Thursday evening in the ass. inbly rouin uf the Weldon Fu.' '¦'¦nilia J.-'s h< .lh|,uarlei<.s iit VW'ldon. Pi.sidcnt i'"owels presided, and th.'re W.IS a full attendance of. the several t<'.iiiis in the league. The' priiu-iiml sulijcct of the ineeting was the receiv- iny and adopting of the schedule as pic;,;iii(l by the committee, which is given liclciw. There was also taken up and considered i!avorabl.v, tlio new pKiyrrs' contriict which will short!" Ije mail'.d to the players for their signii- tures. The seiison will open May ].'! and will close l.<ibor day. Only one league (,Tinie hiis been arranged for each uf the holidays. Memorial day and July 4th. This was done because of the celebratiims he'd at Glens.de, Oreland and North Wales. President Fowels also announced that he will shorUy name the umpires. The saUiries of the liitter are still an open question. Following is the schedule:
Miiy 13th. Weldon at Glenside, Amb¬ ler at Oreland, North Wales at K. & M.
M.ay 20th. K. & M. at Ambler, Glen¬ aide at North Wales, Oreland at Wel¬ don.
May 27th. North Wales at Oreland, Ambler at Weldon, K. & M. at Glen¬ side.
May 30th. P. M. Glenside at Oreland, Weldon at K. & M., Ambler at North Wales.
June 3rd. Glen.side at Anibler, North Wales iit Weldon, K. & M. .at Oreliind.
June 10th. Glenside at Weldon Ore- land at Ambler K. & M. at North Wales.
June 17th. Weldon .at Oreland, Amb¬ ler at K. & M., North Wales at Glem- side.
June 24th. Glenside at K. & M., Weldon at Ambler, Oreland at North Wales.
July 1st. Glenside at Oreland, K. & M. at Weldon, North Wales at Amb¬ ier.
July 4th. P. M. Ambler at Orel.and, North Wales at K. & M., Glen.slde at Weldon.
July Sth. Ambler at Glenside, Weldon at   North  Wales,  Oreland at  K.  &  M.
July 15th. Oreland at Weldon, K. & M. at Ambler, Glenside at North Wiil-'s
July 22nd. North Wales at Oreland, -Ambler at Weldon, K. & M. at Glen¬ side.
July 29th. Weldon at K. & M., Amb¬ ler at North Wales, Oreland at Glen¬ side,
August 12th. Glenaide at Ambl«r, North Wales at Weldon, K. & M. at Oreiand.
August 19th. Glenside at Weldon, Oreland at Ambler, K. & M. at North Wales.
August 2,6tlt. Weldon at Oreland, Ainbler at K. & AI., North Wales at Glenside.
September 2nd. Glenside iit K. & AI., Weldon at Ambler, Oreland at North Wales.
September 4lh. A. M. Glenside at (Ireland, K. & AI. at Weldon, North Wales at Ambler.
September 4ll». P. AI. Ambler at Glenside, Weldon at North Wales, Ore- land at K. & AI.
Skippac4< Considers S/chool Conso'i- diition.
.¦Vfter several yeiirs of witnessing the progress being made in the bordering public school systems Skippack town¬ ship is about to consider the consolida¬ tion   of   its   schools.
Through the untiring efforts of the clergy, and a number of other pro¬ gressive men of the township—this agitation has been afoot for many months—a meeting of all taxpaying citizens has finally been called for Saturday evening, April 15, to be held ia Community hall, Skippack. Evei-y- lodj;;^ is urgently requested to attend thio all imjiorant gathering, so tiiere niiiy be a freo exhange of opinion, the questron to be thoroughly threshed out from all .angles—but, of course, it is uiiilerstood, with the education and ^\e:fare of the children to have Hr.?t itiid   absolute   consideration.
The piaii, roughly drafted, is to pat¬ tern afler other rural districts who al- n.adv have talcen this step. Th.^ pre- fient s. Inol pi'ii '.¦>:!e< wiil "in be sc'J, the prcceeds of which to go toward tlie bui'ding ot oi.e lavk,?. graded iind up-to- tha-minute school. to bo built as nt'iir the centre of the township as is practicable, to whicii point the child¬ ren will be carried daily in township owned auto busses. '
Already there has been a great deal uf discussion, both fur and against this much merited propositoin, and it is anticiptited there will be an unprec- dented gathering at the initiiil meeting in the movement.
Action   of   County   Commissioners   Re-j
duces the Assessr.-.e.it to Zero, Which
Saves the Company, on  Present Tax
Rates,  $120   Annually.
The properly of tho Wissuhickoii Fire comimn.v, Anibler, is now e.*:jiiip' frum cuuiiiy, boruUHh and scliool taxe;-, whicli resulted from the recent action of the Aiuiitgoinery couiit,y cunimis- siuners in i-educ.iiig the assessment from $5000 to Zero. This effects a siiving to the company, un the presenl rtites of taxes upon the iibove assess¬ ment   figures  uf  $]2;l  annually.
The matter was bivjiiglil before the county rumini.ssioners by George ituch, newly appointed a.s.scssor of the I'li'st ward, a property owner and a long- tjlnio member of the fire compaii.l having .sprv^inl ap trigsurer of ,tli<i organiziition during its early years. Afler a full sUitement of fact by Mr. Ruch, the action of tne commissioners was uniinimuus.
At a meeting of the Wissahickon Fire company in Ambler Uust Fridiiy even¬ ing, the.se facts were stcted by the secretiiry, Win. D. Deuch.,r, and a vote of thanks to -Mr. Ruch was enthusiasti¬ cally passed.
Chief Engineer Couter, who was un¬ able to attend, due to illness, reported through .Monis Lentz, assistar.t, that the company hud resix>nded to^ four talis during! the Inonth* i<s follows/: Sch(\3l of Hortlclut/ure, Air. Luttgen, Air. Price and Air. Scheetz. Tile apparatus is in good condition.
The following members were elected: Walter atuler. Dr. John I. hVanz, E. J. Stone, Winchester Douglass, W. F. Woodward,  Edgar  R.  Kerbaugh.
The games committee reported the receipt  of  $12.92.
The house committee turned over to the company $55 as rentals received during the month, with $15 yet to be received.
The ambulance committee reported three runs during the month, and tliat the cai- is in good condition.
Treasurer Jesse F. Davis reported as follows: Balance at last meeting, $3t0.- 63: receipts, $218,S3; orders paid, $157.- 33;   balance,  $422.43.
A letter was read from E. Luttgen expressing his thanks to the company for efficient work done at his recent fire, and enclosing a check for $15. 1. Al. Scheetz forwarded h.s check fur $l,'l in apprecation of the company's efforts, when his place of business Wiis 1/I •, / te.ied. (Both doi^.^oris W'Ve; received with the thanlis of the com¬ pany.
Secrelai-y Deuchar reported that at the last meeting of the Alontgomery M»»u..ty Firente'ifs asfUftititu.J the Ambler company's representation was 1 'J 0 - p^p'-'Cent perftct, -SsU - o^-aly Mfi(:tegis^ tion attending, and he mentioned tnat the local company' iias aifein bifjii honored in the re-election of its vice president, Wm. J. Devine, as treasur¬ er, which position he has most cap¬ ably iind creditably tilled since the organization of the association. The iinnual banquet of the association will Ue heid at Xorristown on Ajiril 29.
The following bills were orded paid: Ambier Spring Water Co., $3.74; Alont¬ gomery County Firemen's association, $2; Keiisbey and Alattison Co., $4.05; F. Couter, $7; Alamite Lubricating Cc, $20.15; R. C. Roberts, $1.50; Ambler Garage, $6.38; Philadelphiii Suburban Gas Co., gas service, 90 cents, electric current, $9.20.
Robbers   at   Joseph      K.   Whitoside'i Grace  Chapel   Holds  First  Commun
Cliar.os   Miil3.. held   its
EUREKA.
Frank W. Worth has purchased a new Aionroe touring car.
Air. and Airs. A. D. Alaikley and AIiss Wilma Alarkley were entertained on Sunday hy Air. and Airs. A. W. Dren¬ nen,  of Lancasterville.
AIiss Alice Sutton, who has been ill at her home, is slowly recovering.
Charles S. Alann, secretary of hte Prospectville schools on Thursday. Air. AJann has ve«y generously offered to contribute trees to all the schools in the township that want to plant them on Arbor diiy.
Very few people in this ioci^lity have planted their  gardens as yet.
On Wednes<ia.v of last week, while A. D. Alarkley, of Eun'ka, Wiis enruute to Philiadelphia with a load of hiiy, from some unknown origin, the hay caught Hre, consuming both it and the truck. Neighbors responded, bnt noth¬ ing could be done to save either one. About and hour after the fire two young men, driving a truclc for a bak¬ ing firm in I'hiladelphiii, stopped and began disniantlciiig the truck uf all av¬ ailable parts. Air. Alarkley g.ave chase as far as Aliiple Glen, iind secured the name of their firm and their license number.
GWYNEDD  VALLE.Y.
W. C. I'ilzgeruiil. wliu has recently purchased the Henry C. Boyer place, on the Brushtown road, moved his family into the  same last week.
.Mr. Coleman has recently moved in¬ to the IiunguJow owned by Irvin King, on .Sumneytown pike. He formerly lived at  tlie I'hiladelphia Criclcet club.
Irvin J. Gotwals, of 570 Noble street, Norristown, has been appointed in¬ ternal revenue collector to succeed W. J. McGrath, who has been In the oflice for eight years. The change took effect on April 3.
Alleged Bootlegger Caught in North Glenside. The laitter part of last week tho Cheltenham police were "tipped off" that John Newbower, of North Glen¬ side, was operating several stills for making boltleg wiskey. The house in which he was found is situated on Waverley road, near the Holy Sepul¬ chre cemetery. tin further investiga¬ tion it was found that the appariitus was on tho third fioor and when the police forced their entrance, Newbower is alleged to have been caught in the act of operating ifour large stills and was preparing another for use. New- bower immediately put up a fight and attempted to destroy all evidence with il hatchet, but he was soon overpower¬ ed and taken to Norristown, wliere lie is held under $2000  bail.
Can't   Withhold   Dog    Fees.
County Troiisurers hiive on iiuthority to witlihold receipts for dog licenses under the act of 1921, which became opei-ativo in January, to cover claims made for damage to domestic animals or poultry prior to January 15, accord¬ ing to an opinion rendered by Deputy Attorney   General  Hill.
PROSPEC-^VILLt.
T. Aa-thur Anderson, of Pittsburg, visited relatives in the neighborhood! on Wednesday.
Airs. Thonias P. .Vnderson was the guest of AIiss Lizzie I'Yy on Thursday.
AIiss Alice Sutton has been on the* sick  list.
A reception was tendered Rev. imd Airs. R. G. Haney lasl Saturday evening at  the   church.
Leslie Gouak and faniily and Air. and Airs. Chiirles Gouak spent Sunday w^llh Air. iind Airs. Joseph Gouak at Horsham.
Airs.    SiddtUI,   of   Philadelphia,   has been    spending   sonic   tnine   witli   her son,   E.   Siddall,   and   family,   of   this ¦ place.
AIiss Hazel Hagerty, ,Ste\Vart, Paul Hagerty, of Alontgomery Square, spent .Sundaiv at the hoiiic of Air. and Airs. Jacob Kunz.
Dr. Edsal and wif,e expect to move on Wednesday to their country homo after having spent tho winter In Phila¬ delphia,
]''rank Hill and family .spent Sunday with Air. and Mrs. Geurge Walters.
Kdward Kadcliff is spending a few days with his son, C. Kiric Radclift', and family.
Robert HallowWI and family and Airs. Gertrude MacNair, of Ambler, spent Sunday with Air. and Airs, Ray¬ mond Weidner.
SPRINGHOUSE.
Frederick Ciulson, of Pine Run farm, siient the weik-end visiting friends in   Philadelphia.
An added improvement has been made in the drainage c(f the surface water through our village by' the state department.
Isaac J. Hallowell has in his pos¬ session a marriage certificate of his mother. It is ^vl¦itten on sheep skin and is plainly visible to the niiked Qye. It is over 100 yeari old, and bears the signatures ot, 40 witnesses.
Mrs. Bombay, who returned home from Chestnut Hill hospit.al last week, had the misfortune to fall on Tuesday, breaking her iu-m and injuring her¬ self internally. Mrs. Bombay was immediately Uiken to the same in¬ stitution.
AVilliam L. Jenkins, who is well- known hore, and who Is a son of Walter H. Jenkins, of Gwj'nedd, .sailed three weeks ago from New York for Aladeria, his Hrst stop, lenroute as United States consul to Colony Kenyn, East Africa. The trip requires about 35 days, going by way of Capo Town.
Samuel Smith, of Lansd."]e, visited his mother, Airs. J. Smith, on Sundav.
Airs. li. AI. Fleck iuij Airs. Wm. !•'. Cowell spent Wednesday with Airs. Alaurico Thoman.
I iMi-sK ."Wlilmicr .AlaMile VBstited lijH p.ai-ents. Air. and Airs. Wm. Walton, Blue   Bell,   on  AVednesday.
Airs. AV. C. Lapradd and children visited friends ..    Ambler on Thursday.
Alary Strehle, of Lansdale, visited Air. iind Airs. B. AI. Fleck on Saturday.
The many friends of Airs. J. N. New- bold will bo glad to hciir that she is improxing nicely.
present,
ion—Harrfir      Creditors      Agrc-    t-
Settlement—Miss Warner tn, ^S-c.; >,
Saturday.
William  Wliilesidc, u\   I! :'
purchased   a  viiluiible   liu.....       :.
Uiigtr,   of   -Viiibhr.
Uist Wedne.sday, Airs. AV. V. Allv:n... of Babylon, spiaiiied the ligaiiieiits of her lia<-k while iitieiiipting to cross a, CJ-eek, iind sin<;e tlic^ii has been siifCec« ing excriiciiiti-    piiins.
Joseph Whiteside, of Hallowell, at¬ tended the Tlieodoif Serrill sale au4 was   the  buyer  of  ii  good   iiorso.
Air. and .Mrs. Clinton Rhoads, ot I'hiladelphia, wej-e guests at tlie home» of W. V. Alkn, of, Babylon, on Sun¬ da.v.
An eai-ly spring wedding of Interests will be thiit of AIiss .\I,arioii S. Wai-ncar,. daughtei- of Air. and Airs. Isaac Waraortv of I'air iXiMs farm, Horsham, whos» inairiuge to Albert H. Lippincott,. son, of Air. iind Mrs. Harvey D. Lippincott^ of .Marlton, N. J., wiil take place Sat¬ urday, in Horsham meeting houso^ lollowing the marriage a recepttoc* -.vill be held in the same building and a. special table is planned for tb.^. bridal   party   at   5   p.   m.
John Whiteside and sister norenoft. were entertained) by Ralph Aloyer it», Philadelphia,  last  Sundajy.
Robbers entered the home of Joseptk Whiteside livst week and stole sonxa fj-uit and eggs and wore atfterwarA tracked to ncai- Prospectville. Thoy also entered the home of Claren«:e>- Alullen before Uiey finally made theia- esciipe from the parties who Werft tracking them.
William Calhoun, ii resident at tliii K. G. E, home, Davhs Grove, was re-* moved to the Norristown state l]uiar>. pital for treatment.
Several v-sitoi-'s were entertajfnefi^ .at the K. G. E. hume liist Sundiijr-j. Among them were Benjamiri ArcUei^. vice presidcint of tlie board; GistirgQ Owen .secretary, and ATr. and Mra^ I'Vank Irvin and sons, all of I'hiladel-* piiia; Air. and .Mrs. Crozier, -Mr. an«J. Airs. George Altmus and ..xv. ajid Mra. Shephard, oif tleiinaiilov\n, visited, tli^ new resideint,  Mr.  Zink.
Airs. AVill am \ each, of Diivi.s Gi-O'i-ej is spending Ea.ster week witli relativea. and   friends   in   Germantown
AIiss Ester Jones, of Germantowi%,_ spent several days with her aunt, Mra^ H.   D.   Thompson,   c^f   Horsiiam.
Air.  and  Mrs.   Wm.  J.  Tiison  enter,-*.- tained   Rev.   and   Mrs. on Sunday.
Grace    Union   chapel communion ^.^fcrvlc es_ iiiiemiSTs   \verfc^i=GE. day the services will those who were untibll last  week.
On Tuesday afternoon the bankruptcj.'- Ciisfc of John flu ]¦; ar Wiis broaghi before, court   in   iNoriiiiiuwn   and   hiiii.1   settlt?- mcnt    was   iK.n-onii'lislu'd.        E..>.;h   of¬ lhe  creditors agreed  to  take  y.C, \:vx''-S, on the dollar.      Mr. John AVhJ.'f.siv.^i ai; Hallowell, agr<ed to take the propertjji- at   the   same  iate.
Afiss •EiiiMi.a Buckmiiji, df Norths AVillow Grove, i-endered a charming- solo at the Grace Union chapel las^ Sunday evening.
A. Al. Hood, of Germantown, haa opened his summer home In Hor^* hiim.
Lawrence I'Tnk, local blacksmith, haa moved his family to AVaywill, Saratoga county, N. Y., where he will taJce ovejf a  wheelwright  shop.
Thomas Mitchell paid a hurried visit; with his family in Horsiiam over S.at-. urday night and returned to his poal-.. tion in Washington on Sunday after¬ noon.
The Grace Union Sund.ay school board met Tuesday evening at tha home otf Airs. William Hemboid it>j Horsham.
Airs. AVarren Starkoiy, of Horsham^ attended the Samaritan hospital,, Phila.-. delphia,  for treatment on Tuesdiiy.
Air. and Airs. Lewis Starkey, of Hat--, boro, spent Tuesday with Airs. Franlc, Forker,   of   Horsham.
Air. imd .Mrs. Charles Downs aniii di^ughtert, Nellie, of Philadelphia, visited Mrs. Matilda Downs, o^ Hors¬ ham, liist Sunday.
AIiss   Alarie   ltai>p   and   Mr.   Clinton., Al.  Ciirr were married at tho formor'B home,   in   Pliiladelphia,  AVednesday  ol' • last week.      Mr. Carr was formerly the. storekeeiier at Halloweil.
l-Yank Crockett, of Horsham,  enter- taiiied  his   cousin,  George  R.   Fox,   of- Philadelphia  on  Sunday.
William   Sill,   of   Horsham,    is   y^pt very  ill  and is  suffering with  a  high, temperature.
J. Wesley I'Yeas and Franlc Palmer, both of Horsham, journeyed to Norris-' town on Monday to attend tho Han'ar- bankruptcy  hearing.
Horsiiam   Wve   company   respondocl to the call and aided niiiterlally in ex¬ tinguishing   the   grass   tire   along   tho. Trenton Cut-off above AA'illow Grovo.
l-'irst-day si-lioul union will be hold- iili da,y at the Abington meeiing house, on   Siiturday,' April   15th.
Miss Alartha McConnell is spendinpr part of the Eiister holidays with lu'i parents in iJiiri-elto\«n, Aliss Mc¬ Connell is il student at West Chester- Stato   Noriuiil   .school.
Rev. Charles Alargium liii.s accepted,, the pastotiite of the Jarrettown M. K. church In the place of Rev. S. AV. Tinney who declined the appointment Air. Alargium will move to Jarrettown next Mondiiy. j AIiss UVima ,1'Viclc, .'tuf Jju<rettownv', visited friends in Doylestown on Wed¬ nesday,
AIiss  Alai-lha  AlcConnell   is   visiting friends   in   Heading   a   few   days   thly. ! week.
I     AIiss Eliz.-iheth .Murray,  principal ot ' tho   Jiirrcttmvn    siilhoc,^,    wl'Il  fsiW,Udl Easter with  her  parents   in  Illalli^no^ City.
Airs. John AIcAIullin, who was or, thi^ sick list, is much improved.
Aliss AIcKe.aiia cntcnds to spend hou. Kastcr  holid.iy.s  in  Shenandoah.  Pa.
AIiss Miiblo AlcConnell ia spending-;. the liolidays With her .'rv>la<!t\-ca in;," I loncybroolc.
Kiias   Aloore,   ot   Jarrettown, Alonday   in  the city.
Coiiaa-d Arnold is having, iiis bari,\ painted.
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