The Ambler Gazette 19160224

              The Ambler Gazette.
VOL   XXXIV.-NO.   8
AMBLER.   PA..   FEBRUARY   24,   1916
$1.25   A   YEAR
COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Happeoins:s of Local Interest to Our Readers.
/Cold Point Property Sold—Successful Tea Held—Plymouth Church—Events at Harmonville and Hickorytown— Barren Hill Items.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fetter, of Har- mionvillc, have purchased a piano.
sir. and Mrs. Ilarry Miller, of Cold Point, have now recovered from recent Illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walters on Feb. IB celebrated the 4-lth anniversary of their wedding.   -
Harold Buchanan, of Park avenue. Barren Hill, is sufiering from an ab¬ scess on his neck.
Oliver Reed, of Harmonville, has as¬ sumed his new duties with the Lee Tire company in Spring Mill.
Harry Cressman, of Cedar Grove, recently had a linger crushed while at work in  the Alan  VVood  iron plant.
Mrs. G. W. Bartholomew, of Barren Hill, visited the family of A. D. Bar¬ tholomew-, of Harmonville, on Friday evening.
Miss Edna Berkhimer, of Philadel¬ phia, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Berkhimer, in Har¬ monville.
Mrs. J. Morris Price, who has been ill at the home of her paients. Dr. and Mrs. Percy Corson, at Cold Point, is improving.
Harry Gilinger, of tho Gilinger and Bros, terra cotta works. Ridge ave¬ nue. Marble Hall, visited Elkton, Md., on Saturday.
Bolton L. Corson, of Plymouth Meet¬ ing, has sold a Saxon six roadster tc^ the superintendent of the E. J. Lavino company's plant,
Frank Steiner, of Maple Hill avenue, Plymouth Meeting, spent Friday at thcj home of his daughter, Mrs. Ellwood Zeigler, of Norristown,
Harry and Alonzo Hart and Miss Violet Tipton, of Norristown, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Berkhimer in Harmonville.
Rev. Charles B. Firman, of Xorris¬ town, preached Sunday morning in Cold Point Baptist church. No ser¬ vice was held in the evening.
Mrs. George S. Rapine, w-Tio has been confined to her home at Barren Hill for several week.s, is slowly recovering her health and is now able to be up. . The mid-week prayer meeting of the Plymouth U. E. church was held Wednesday evening at the homo of Lemuel Rodebaugh, Hickorytown.
Rev. M. S. Cressman, of Lewistown, Pa., spent some time laset week with his brother, Howard K. Cressman, and family,  of Ridge avenue,  Barren Hill.
Warren Brooke and William S. Dick¬ erson, Jr., of Cold Point, have recover¬ ed from injuries received one day last week while coasting down the long hill at Cold Point.
. Mrs. Carl l.iorenz, of Maple Hill avenue, Plymouth Meeting, and Miss JSllzabeth Kipley, of Plymouth, Mass., spent Thursd.ay in Philadelphia visit¬ ing relatives and friends.
A new electric centre light cluster has been placed in the Plymouth U. E. church auditorium, replacing th6 old chandelier. The new- illumination is of 2000  candle iiower.
Mr. Moyer, whose wife died recent¬ ly at the Chestnut Hill hospital and who has been living on Park avenue. Barren Hill, removed his household goods to Philadelphia on Monday.
On Tuesday afternoon Mr. and Mr.s.
WEDDED.
SHOLLEI^-PHIPPS.
-V very pretty wedding took )ilace in Boehm's Reformed church. Blue Bell, on Wednesday, Feb. 16th, at 2.30 ()'' luck, wlien Edith Haines, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Phipps, of Blue Bell, became the bride of William Whittock Sholler, of Penllyn,
The marriage ceremony was per¬ formed liy Rev. Joseph Yost, pastor of Boehm's church.
The bride was attenderl by her sis¬ ters, Letitia 1. Phipps, as bridesmaid, and Mrs. Hiury M. Walton, as matron of honor.
Tho best man was Russell Sholler, of Penllyn, brother of the groom. Harry Walton, of Blue Bell, and Walk¬ er Cleeland, of Philadelphia, were ushers.
Immediately after the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Sholler then left for a trip to Marlboro and  Boston,  Mass.
Answer in  Funk Case.
An allidavit of ilefeii.sc bas been fil¬ ed by .Vttorney Henry M. l.irownback, in behalf of Max Schmidt In the action brought again.st him by William Schw-cnk.
This is one of the almo.st innumer¬ able cases grow-ing ont of the affairs of the .1. M. Kunk companv of Hat¬ fleld.
The suit w-as brought to recover on the face value of a. note for $950 giv¬ en originally to l'"unk Co., and passing through several hands, inclucling those of the .alleged Funk Company promo¬ ter,  M. Taylor  I'hler, to Schwenk.
The defendant denies that the note w-as delivered for a consideration, and avers that it was endorsed t i Schw-enk for the purpose of iiroventing Schmidt from making a defense. .-\t the time he gave the note lie was to receive ao shares of the Funk company stock from I'hler, who represented himself as its president. He paid $.',0 in cash to Uhler, be claims, as well a.s giving him the note, but has never received the stock.
Congressman Watson on Preparedness.
Prepai-edness was advocated by Hon. Henry W. Watson, representative in congress from the Buck.s-Montgomery district, al a meeling held in .Vew¬ town, Tuesday afternoon, February 22d, under the auspices of the Bucks County chapter of Pennsylvania Wo¬ men's Divi.sion for National prepared¬ ness.
C^ongressman Watson said in part, "1 am in favor of increasing the army and navy, not for aggression, but to protect our couniry from a possible invasion. I believe it is a national peril to delay. I advocate a military defense of sufllcient strength to thor¬ oughly .gu.ard the lives .and property of all American citizens wherever they may reside, and to prevent the landing of a foreign foe."
Appropriation to Farm Bureau. The county commissioners have ap¬ propriated $1,500 to Montgomery coun¬ ty farm bureau. This is the same amount that was appropriated last year.
Accident to Edwin Richie. Kdwin S. Richie, of Hatboro, a for¬ mer county surveyor, fell on Monday and broke his hip. Aa he is paat SO years of age, it is feared the shock may prove fatal.
LOCAL MAN IN ARIZONA.
Charles Dilthey Writes Concerning Recent Floods.
Rivers  Change   Their  Courses   Due  to
Soft  Nature of the Land—Dilthey  Is
Engaged  in   Mining  Operations  Near
Wickenburg.
Charles Dilthey, lormerly of Threii Tuns, has been for some years engaged in milling operations near Wicken¬ burg, .-Vrizona, and In a recent letter to his mother, .Mrs. L, -M. Dilthey, of Fort Washington, he writes as follows concernin,g tlie recent floods in that state:
On the 2!)tli of January, having somo business to look after, 1 walked into Wickenbur.g. When 1 arrived at the Hassayamiia rivei- 1 found that the two central siiaiis of the new concrete bridge, with their piers, were gone.
Having gone out on Thursday night, not wishing to go back when that near Wickenburg, 1 took off my shoes, roll¬ ed up my trousers and waded in, along with another man who also w-anted lo cross.     "
The water was not so deep, but the treacherous sand is wliat is so bad ill the river, for I clid not know but that at linv minute 1 might step into a bed of unicksand. .\fter struggling for hours I reached the Wickenburg side, thankful that 1 only lost my shoes and  socks.
Having promised I would be back by night I set out for the return trip. The wires being down, I could not 'pbone, .and rather than risk life a sec¬ ond time by wading in the river, I walked the railroad track to the place where it cro.sses Hassayampa, seven j miles below- town, and then struck across the country for camp, which was not an altogether pleasant trip, as I had part of the distance to go by an unknown way and after ni.ght, but 1 kepi on until 1 reached the road I knew- and reached camp at 12.30 a.m. Though it was a round trip of 12 milesi 1 would not have minded it if I had not walked a big blister on each foot a liltle while after leaving town. I pre¬ sume it was from having on new shoes.
.\rizoiia had not seen so much water for .a long time. There were two flood periods a few days apart. The first was the result of a warm rain falling on a hCiivy snow- at high altitudes, causing .an immense run off. The next, by a heavy rain. .Most of the railroad bridges in the state suffered. The Phoenix and Prescott line was tied up nearly a week. One of the ,peculiar freaks the river.s play here is their habit of leaving high and dry the bridge they formerly  ran  under.
Down at Florence the new concrete bridge, recently- built for highway traffic, no longer spans the channel of the Gila river, but that erratic stream has made for itself a channel 900 feet south of the bridge, and now engineers are wondering whether to lengthen the bridge or try to .get the river in its former channel.
These freaks of the rivers are made Jiossible by the sofl nature of the land through which they flow. The com¬ pany that erected the Wiikenburg bridge guaranteed it for two years. At this time they claim they are not liable for its repairs. The case will be car¬ ried  to  the court.   . ,.
Cold  Point Man Killed.
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New Abington Y.  M. C. A
Slipping from tho shifting engine in I     Urganization    of   the   committee    oC'
the  yards  of  the  Swedeland  furnaces I management  of  the  .-Vbington   brancli
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7c^i„ K   Ihomas  in  NoiT^^^^^^^^^ ""''jneath   the   wheels     and   was   in.stantly i addition    o.    a    ninnbei-   ot_   pron
wpre   eiltertalned     hv   Mr     ind     Mrs  lyears,    resioiiis, ai uoia i'oint,    ten  oe-   "¦   ""^   t.^...........      ....,.,..,v th  the,
J^'c^m K   Ihomas  in  N^^^^^^^ ^'^-ineath   fhe   wheels     and   was ' in.s.antly j addition    o.    a    ninnbei-   of    i;-:"";'nent
Mr   and     Mrs    Forrest  Rawlins      ,,ficrushe.l   lo  death.    His  body   was lior-   '"en ol  the ' iM   Iork road section, pie-, Norristown,    and  George  H    ne    ' and I-I'l-V "'angled, the left leg l/eing almost   hnilnary plaiis devel.iped fm^^ family, of Conshohock<.n, spent Snnda. I severed. ™tion  and  opening    toltcn  ha  .the j
at   the   home     of  .lames   Cunningham, i     Nel.son    had    been   employe.l   at    the   new   ^.  M- < ¦  A-  ''' !'l'"f/^\ •'^'^'\«""'! Maple llill avenne, Plymouth Meeting. : "i.'na^'^--^   ""•   ^^'^me   time,   bin    it   has | a'^'l   •'   comniiltee   lormed   to   develop:
Mrs.   Joseph    Johnson,     ef    Consho-   ""'y  '^^e"   f"''   H'e  past  few  days  that ' all  plans  for  this  event. '.
hocken  pike,     Harmonville,    afler  the   his duties consisted of acting as brake-       I ndcr luesent arrangement.s, the tor sale   of   her  personal   property   Satur-I'"'"'   on   the    single-track     train   that
h.inis   the   slag   from   the   furnaces   to
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day, will make her home with Mr, and Mr.s. Charles Lewis, on the Ridge pike.
John Pugh and wife, uf Trooper, and Mr. and Mrs. D. Han-y Dager and Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Schupphaus, of Barren Hill, were Sunday g-uests of Mr. and Mrs; Milton R. Rumsey at Marble Hall.
Mrs. Percy Rex, of Narcissa, will hold an ice cream and cake social this Thursday evening under the auspices of the Loyal Crusaders, of tho Cold Point Baptist church. Everyone is in¬ vited,
William Little, of Conshohocken, has had pl.ans prepared by Henry Martin, contractor, for the erection of a three- atory brick residence on the ground the former recently purchased along the Ridge pike, at Harmonville.
154 persons attended the Siibbath school of the Plymouth U. E. church on "bring-a-friend Sunday" last Sab¬ bath. Of these, 47 were visitors. Sick¬ ness among the members cut down the attendance from the regulars. The of¬ fering was $8.80.
In the absence of Rev. R. W. Mu.s¬ selman, services next Sunday morn¬ ing in tho Plymouth TJ. B. ehurch will be in charge of a student from the Mt. Airy seminary. The evening service will be under the direction of the evan¬ gelistic b.and of the church.
Mr. Culp and family, of Norristown, have moved into A. D. Bartholomew's houso on Karr's lane, recently com¬ pleted. The house of Mr. Bartholo¬ mew, just vacated by John Fulmer, who has moved to Norristown, has been rented by Raymond Maxwell, of Conshohocken, who will again return to Harmonville.
Friday evening Mrs. Charles Freder¬ ick, of Narcissa, gave' a most success¬ ful te.a in behalf of the Loyal Crusad¬ ers of the Cold Point Baptist church. The house was beautifully decorated with valentine favors, and about "', persons were present. Many .amusing games were played and later refresh¬ ments were served.
Mrs. Mame Becroft, of Harmonville, who has been employed at Rambo and Regards, Norristown, for 18 years, has relinquished her duties and waa pre¬ sented by the firm with a sum of mon¬ ey' and 18 Killarney roses. On Thurs¬ day evening about 20 of her fellov/" employes gave her a surprise party, - which was a most pleasant and suc¬ cessful event.
An .adjudication of the personal pro¬ perty of the late William Hellings, of Germantown avenue. Barren Hill, was recently made at Norristown by tho administrators, the amount of tho appraisement being $1269, one-third ofi which goes to the widow, the balance] being distributed equally between' Anna Bell Lightkep, Georgo W. and W. M. Hellings. Tho two latter are the administrators. The real estate i.s .still 4^ insold.
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tMie dumping place. Monday, he was- engaged in taking several cars lilled with slag from the furnaces, when he made the mis-step.
The unfortunate youth was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson, well known re.sidents of Cold Point, who survive him. He is also survived by his widow-—ho had Vieen married about two years—and a sisti-r, Mable.
The funeral will bo held Thursday aftei-noon, at one o'clock with services at Cold Point Baptist church, of which congregation the deceased waa a prominent member. He was also prominent in the affairs of several fraternal organizations and societies. Interment  Riverside cemetery.
P.  O.  S.  of  A.   Delegates at   Lansdale.
.n02 delegates, representing 31 camps, attended the annual conven¬ tion of the' Montgomery county P. O. S. of A. at Lansdale. The opening ad¬ dress was made by Harry Refsnider,of camp 331, Edge Hill, county president. The report of the secretary, E. M. Mowdand, camp 33, West Point, show¬ ed that in 16 camps there has been a loss of 97 members during the past year, while in six camps there has been a gain of 85 members. The fin¬ ancial status of all the camps is good.
Senator Boies Penrose was lauded as a real friend of the P. O. S. of A, and like patriotic bodies was chron¬ icled by Charles Weand, Pennsylvania secretary.
These now officers were elected: Morris Kurtz, Pottstown, president; Howard Pressler, Norristown, vice president; Howard Godshall, I-ans¬ dale, master of forms; E. M. How¬ land, West Point, seoretary; Harry Shearman, Norristo-wn, assistant sec¬ retary; Orien Sweingart, Pottstown, treasurer.
Jenkintown was selected for tha 1917 county convention.
mal opening of Colton hall will be late in March or early in .-Vpril. ll is iilan- ned to devote at last three consecutive nights to the opening features. U. C. Bodine, Clifford Fenton, Frank D. Wil¬ liams, Robert McTammany and Super¬ intendent Williani D. Wright are the members of the committee in charg' of the arran.gements.
Colton hall is located on Old ¦! urk road, south of Susquehanna road, md was made possible by a bequest cif John Milton Colton, a Philadelpliia banker, whose country place was at Abington.
Lansdale Sewage Problem.
C. -V. Buck, member of the Lans¬ dale borough council and former prc-s- ident of the body, at a meeting re¬ cently admitted tliat Lansdale is vio¬ lating tho requirements of the statcc board of health In not having a sew¬ age disposal plant. He asserted th.n the strongest protest against the ab- sen'-e of proper sewer drainage comers from Hatfield township, and in liiis connection said:
"How long can w-e continue this non-sewer nuisance we are committiau now '/" If we provide for sewa;;'^ drainage in the vicinity of Hatfield township, how long could we stave lU' the state board of liealth '.'"
The sewage question has long be • ti an issue at Lansdale. Several yeai-s ago the voters of the town by a pop¬ ular vote sanctioned a loan of $70,0 "i for a sewage disposal plant.
It was then deemed unwise to "gam¬ ble" on the situation by putting ii"' money for the construction of a cli.s- posal plant in one section, when thn-f? was a chance that the money spont would be lost if the state directed i complete plant be instituted.
LOCAL fllS- TORY SKETCH.
Interesting Local Matter Collected by "E.M."
The Jabez White Plantation, Davis Grove—Farm of Enos Kenderdine and Joseph Delp—Changes of Own¬ ership  Down to the Present.
'i'he White plantation is an old home-c stead lying northeast of the Kender- dinj estate. It has a connection with tlio Davis Grove highway by a long lan'-. Here is a modern frame barn and a vevy old stono house, bearing till- initials of Jabez White and the daft- of IVtiO on the northeast gable. It has been built in two jiarts. Both house and barn stand cm the brow of a hill rising from a meadow, through which a rivulet flow-s. 'fhe present owner is Mrs, Frank Stackhouse of .'iT acres, part of a farm o'f 86 acres for¬ merly.
We have trace of this properly ba.-k to IT.-!5 when Isaac Tyson sold 150 acres to Jabez White, an Knglish Quak¬ er. 'I'y.son went to i'piier Dublin the sanif year and bought land northeast of .lari-ettow-n. In the llorsham tax li.st of 1T:!4 his name is not meution- eii. .labez White was a young man at the time of his purchiise, but of him We know nothing save that he lived lu-ic in years, and built the east end of iJic Jire.sent house in 1760, He made a will in 1775, leaving his farm to his son Jabez. In the assessment of 1776 tho latter is credited w-ith 100 acres, thi-ep horses and fon,r cows. He and ilcn.iainin White were enrolled in Caj>- tiiin .MarpolLs' comimny militia. The sc-c-ond Jabez White was the owner for at least 32 years. In 1807 he made his will, devising" the property to his three son.s, John, .-Vyres and Joseph. The- unusual first name of "Ayres" Hug^i.'sts that their mother may have bcinic that family name.
The White ownership lasted 87 years, or til! 1812, when three heirs sold to Encii II Kenderdine 109 acres. 'I'he lat¬ ter was the owner 40 years. .V docu- nicnt on record in Norristown states that he died August 24, 1852, In his 80th year, and was buried at Horsham l'>iends' Meeting house. These, facts were .attested to by his physician. Dr. Gove Mitchell, of Moreland. It also says that he was the son of Benjamin and Margaret Kenderdine.
In 1854 Thomas Kenderdine, admin¬ istrator of the estate of Enoch, sold the farm of 113 acres to David Morgan and his wife Sarah, the latter being the sister of Enoch Kenderdine. David Morgan died in 1865, leaving a family comprising Enoch K., David, Issachar, Edward and one daughter, the wife of John Conard. For some reason it pass¬ ed through Sheriff Beysher's hands at the siiit of John Conard, It was bought by the Morgan brothers, who in 186,5- sold to Tacy B, Davis, wife of Morris Davis. This was only tempor.ary, as the next year Davis and wife convey¬ ed to Hiram and David Cornell the farm of 86 acres. In 1871 the Cornells sold to Joseph Delp now living at .-Vm¬ bler, for ?9130, ftfho was the owner for 17 years. He was the sor\^of Samuel Delp, of Montgomery township, whose horfiestead was a mile west of Eureka. In 1888 Delp sold to William B. Haines, M ho demolished the old barn and built the present one. .-V later transfer was ill 1892, when Haines sold to Elizabeth R. Stackhouse, daughter of Joseph Conard and wife of T. Frank Stack¬ liouse, of Southampton. The amount c pnveyed was 57 acres for $612J, Delp Uavinj; .detached 29 acres to th^ Ken- traWn^ slStei-s iti ISSO.*^'Th'e projierty WHS lately sold to .loseph Wood, Jr. DKICD TO .l.VIiEZ WlllTK.
Lsaao Tys..ii w-y.s a descendant ot Ry¬ near Tyson, a ^lermaIl Quaker, who was in Germantown as earl.v as 1692. The later White homestead was con¬ tained In the 5086 acres .granted to Samuel Carpenter and a small part of which was conveyed in 1717 by Car- jjenter's will to Isaac Tyson. The lat¬ ter built a house and made the lirst imjirovements. liy tlie date of 17:15 Tyson was livng in Abington and White in Horsham. The latter paid only £S'J for 150 acres—a jiiece indicating very inferior improvements. The boundar¬ ies were: Beginning at north corner of land of Ellis Davis, northeast by line of Richard Kenderdine, southeast by late Samuel Carpenter 116 jierchea to corner in Luken's line, southwest by- same 112 perches to corner of lilllis Davis, by Davis line northwest 116 perches to beginning.
The will of Jabez White made May 20, 1885, was not entered for record till Mai-ch 10, 1789, indicating that he sur¬ vived the Revolution. In it he .says he was quite advanced in years. He had two sons, John and Jabez, and two daughters, Mary Ships and Sarah White, each of whom got $100. To son Jabez was given "all the plantation upon which I now dwell," amounting to 100 .acres. Joseph Lukens and Benjamin Kenderdine were the wit- nessf^!. E. M.
FIREMEN TO HOLD FAIR.
Benefit   Planned  by   Wissahickon Fire Company.
President H. G. Knight Will Announce the Committee — Ambler and Fort Washington Companies to Attend Methodist Church on March 5—Re¬ gular Meeting.
The Wissahickon Fire company, cjf .-Vmbler, will hold a monster fair and benefit, probably during- April, with an idea of raising a sum of money to be added to the approprlatiuii from bor¬ ough council, under the loan, for the Iiurchase  of a   motor fire apparatus.
The movement was started at the regular meeting of the tiro company last Frid.iy evening, when President Knight announced that the borougii loan w-.as assented to fiy fhe elector.s, and that one of the jiuijioses of (oun¬ eil in asking that the bond issue be ratified is that an apprcijiriation be made towards the jiurchase of a mo¬ tor Hre apparfus. The president sug¬ gested tliat the cMiinpany take steps to hold a benefit in order to raise mon¬ ey to supplement the sum comu-il w-ili appropriate.
.Sei-retary Brown said thiit w-lien the local firemen respond to an alarm lliey are deserving of the very best ap- jiliances, and he urged that the com¬ jiany pure-base the very best apjiaratiiM obtainable for its needs. In order to secure this considerable money will be neces.sary even in excess cif what may reasonably be expected from borough council, and he suggested the holding of a fair as a benefit.
ll was stated that tlie iatit liremen's fair was held in 1909, and since that time the company has asked very little of the public. On motion tlm jiresi¬ dent was authorized to appoint a com¬ mittee of nine jiersons to have full ptiwer to arrange tor and conduct a fair. President Knight stated that he will announce the committee at the next meeting of the coinpany on March 3.
.-Vfter the reading of the minutes of the meeting held on Feb. 4 the en¬ gineers reported the apparatus in good order.
Two applications for membership were received and referred to the com¬ mittee. C. J. Kemmerer was elec^ted a member.
Albert Kulp stated that he has re¬ insured the fire horses for $200 each in the Farmers' Mutual Live Stock In¬ surance company, the rate this year, because of unusual losses last year, has   been   increased.
The games conimlttee reported the receipt of $1.32.
ft was decided, on the invitation of Rev. A. C. James, to attend service in Calvary Methodist Episcopal church. Ambler, on the evening of M.arch 5, and the Fort Washington company will unite in the visitation. The Ambler company will meet at the lire house at 7 o'clock that evening, uniform and badges, and will meet the Fort Wash¬ ington company at 7.25 corner l.iiuli-n- w-old and Butler avenues.
Mr. Farrington, of the board of en¬ gineers, asked that the members turn out and help clean uji the ajiparatus so that il can not only be maintained efflcient, but dean, brif;ht and jiolisli- ed as well.
Alfred  H. Trank's Deals.
.Vlfi-cd   11.   Trank,   real  estate   broker Jenkintown,  reports as  follows:
HenK^d douWe stone house,  3i'J  I Iiy side avenue,  Jenkintown,    for Mrs. (1 ; Kmma Schwartz, to Mr. Ilarry .-V. I.iir-i of  Joliiistown,   I'a.
liented   for   .Mrs.   Mai-.\-   11.   Hca-iuige, Ihcr  single  stone   liou.se,   411   West ave¬ nue,   Jcnliintcnvn.   to   Mr.    l^llis   Lewis, of ,Ienkintow-n.
;     Rented   one   end   of   a   double   frame Ihouse,  545   Leedom   street,  Jfiiikintown, for  .Mrs.   10.   Burger,  to  .Mr.   William  V. McOee, of the same place.
Kented 418 Leedom street, Jenkin- fouu, for Ml-. A. Jackson .Smith, to Mi. John .-Vshman, of Philadelphia.
Kented for A. Jackson Smith, 420 Leedom street, to Samnel Gristald. of Glenside.
Pa. Women Organize.
Mrs. Walter S. Comly, formerly ot Ogontz, and now- of Port Chester, New York, is the founder and first president of the Society of the Daughters of Pennsylvania in New York, organiz¬ ed-last week at a meeting held in New York city. .Mrs. Comly is a daughter of  the  late     United   States   Treasurer
I Joseph Bosler, of Ogontz, and a sister of Charles W. Bcisier and Lester Bos-
I ler, both of the northern suburban sec¬ tion. She has lived with her family in New York for some years.
Lansdale Gun Club Adopts  Program.
The f>aiisdale Gun club's jirogram coniinittee, with Frank M. Eames, of Philadelphia, as its chairman, has de¬ cided to Jidopt the same program for the 2Gth annual Pennsylvania state siioot ;u Lansdale May 17-18-19-20 as was in vogue at the suci;essfiil lOl."! Pennsylvania state shoot at Milton last .May. The open events call for a total of 450 targets, with the ever-pop¬ ular Squier money-back system to be used daily with the Lewis class .system, four classes. A, B, C and D, used in the award of the daily average money. Over $2000 in cash, cups, watches and valu.able useful merchandise prizes will be offered to the Keystone State sportsmen at this big blue-ribbon event of trapdom. The largest entry in the history of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's association is look¬ ed for at this year's, tournament.
Say He Asked  Money For Fake Charities.
A sentence of six months in the eounty prison, the limit on a vagrancy charge waa imiiosed on A. J. Purnell, of Philadelphia, by .Magistrate Heller¬ man, at the Ogontz polico station .Saturday,
Purnell was arrested by Detective Ganley, on Old York Road at Ogontz. He was provided with "credentials" to solicit money for .a number of org.an- izatlons and "missions," some of which, according to the police, exist only in tho imagin.ation of tho solicitor. Pur¬ nell was asking money from any of tho suburban families who would donate It.
Rather than carry the case to court, with the expense of a jury trial, on a charge of obtaining money under false pretense, the Cheltenham authorities made the charge one of vagrancy.
Legislative Timber.
In the Third Legislative disiric-i former Register of Wills Henry Gnu!' of Souderton, is mentioned for the .--¦ ' which has been held by Assemblynia" Josiah L.andis, of-Franconia.
Editor C. R. Addison, -of HatiicM Time.s, has also entered the contest for the Republican nomination in tli' Third district.
Mr.  Detwiler's  Funeral Tuesday.
The funeral of Samuel If. Detwiler tho aged resident of Worcester town¬ ship who died at his home, Wednes¬ day, took place Tuesday afternoon. .VII services wero conducted at the Woi- cester Methacton Mennonite church, at 1 o'clock. Interment in adjoining cemetery, >
—.-V horse brokrt loose at Oaks sta¬ tion ofl the Pennsylvania railroad and followed the track of tho company a-; far as Mont Clare opposito Phoenix¬ ville. Thero the animal tooK to the railroad bridge. It was discovered by a man named George H. Brown, v/lm removed it just ahead of tho midnight train. '
'Meadowbrook  Residence  Sold.
! Ed'ward V. McCurdy has sold his icountry residenco, Fairylew, at Wasli- I ington lane and Welsh road, Meadow- 1 brook, to Edward H, Fitch, of German- ' town. The sale was negotiated by Herkness  &   Stetson.
The property consists of'a handsome stone residence in tho Colonial stylo with 130 aca-es of .ground and was sold for a price close to $25,000, tho figure at which it was held. It adjoins the r-jsidences of Walter S. MacFarland, George Satterthwaite, Paul Synnes- tocdt, Thom.as B. Uppincott and the Huntingdon Valley Country Club. The IHirchaser will make extensive im¬ provements.
Slid Under Ice, But Rescued. Playing about tho Ico on the lake near the Colmar toll gate, Cyril Holly, aged 10 years, a son of Mr. and Mr.s. John Holly, Jr., broke through and slid under with his sled. Tho accident was witne.ssed by Mrs, Samuel Johnaon, the toll gato keeper. She saw the child disappear and told the child's father. The latter plunged In the wa¬ ter and rescued the boy. He was re¬ vived and Is uninjured.
$347.10 for Funk Effects.
Sheriff Louis A. Nagle, at Hatfield, has sold the personal effects of J. M. Funk, a widel.v known pork butcher, realizing $347.10.
Tho sale is the outi-ome of the difli- culties which have overtaken Mr. t'link through the collapse of the J. M. l-'mik company, a recently organized .coii- cerif in which Mr. 1^'unU's business be¬ came  a  factor. ¦
Penn Square Carriage Works,
Prompt, efflcient and satisfactory work is done at the Penn Square car¬ riage, auto and wagon shops at Penn Square. Carriages, autos and wagons painted, wood work and general re¬ pairs and trimming. Smith and rubber tire work. Full equipment and force of mechiinics to do all work promptly. It is the oldest established power shoji iu tho county, having been In opera¬ tion 65 years. Best work, low prices, estimates furnished.
Spring Meeting of Montgomery County League.
The spring meeting of the Montgom¬ ery County Baseball league will be held .at the home of tho secretary, Charles Hetzell, Summit avenue, Fort Wash¬ ington, on Monday evoning, March fi. At thitl session a reorganization of the league for the aeason will be consider¬ ed.
All former teama of the league are urged to send delegates, and other teams desiring to join aro requested to have representation at the meeting. The offlclals aro especially desirous of having Lansdalo A. A. and K. & M. A. A., of Ambler, members of the league for the season of 191C.
HORSHAM AND UPPE^DBLIN.
Miscellaneous   Items of Interest to Many Readers.
Sleighing Party's Longest Way Rouno( —K. G. E. Home Happenings—Heavy Trolley Freight Traffic From Hallo¬ well—Dresher and  Jarrettown  Items.
Oeorge Jarrett, of Davis GruNe. ha.* been quite iil.-
Miss ICsther Iredell, of Jarrettown, has been ill  uitli grip.
Afrs. Georgo Young, of Jarrettown, is recovering from a recent Illness.
Airs. John  Rodemich,  of Jarrettown, has been conlined to her bed with grip. Mrs.  Arthur   VVood,  of  Horsham,  is ill Abington hosjiital, in a critical con¬ dition.
G. Thompson lOllis, of Doylestown, was calliiLg on Hursham relatives oo. Tuesda.v.
.Miss Kllen Rush, of Willow- Grove,, vi.sited Mrs. .A. II. Sill, of Horsham on Thursdav.
(Jharles \V. Willard and family spent. a portion of Sunday Willi friends ati W.ayne .1 unction.
.lames Iieresford has re,turned to \h& K. G. !•;. home, Davis Grove, after i^ trip to  IMdington.
l.-'dwin 'rwiniiig has closely trimmecl off the hi;; majiles in front of his his¬ toric re.si(ii-nee at  Davis Grove.
.Mr. ancl .Mrs. Kouess, of Horshann Terra-cc, are receiving congratulations on   tlie  arrival  of a daughter.
John Myer, of Horsham, broke his left shoulder blade Thursda.\- after-;- noon while w-oiUing about liis stable.
John lOberbard, of .larrettown, caught his right hand in a belt at the Hoop¬ eston mill anil the hand is liacll.v crush¬ ed.
Mrs. William Doyle, of Horsham, is on the sick list at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Sill, of Hots- ham.
Mrs. A. If. Siil and daughlet- and Mrs. George Sill, of Horsham, spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. John Mantz, of Hatboro.
Benjamin Webster, ot Horsham, haa been Iiiling aijd varnishing the interioi' woodwork of the Horsham Fire cona- paiiy's meeting room.
J. J. Chambers, of llallowell, haa beeu moving and thinning out the large andi thick  BTowth    of  bo.x    bushes  in thoc' rear of his residence.
According to the published account.->- of the will of the late Angelina Hougii, of Hatboro, Horsham meeting will re¬ ceive a beipiest of $200.
Mrs. Samuel Dudbridge and son Walter have closed their house at Horsham Terrace and ave sjiendins: an indefinite jieriod witli friends.
On Tuesday afti-riiooii Mrs. HaiT.v Rutherford, of llallowell, attended the funeral services over the remains of Mrs. George -W. G. Weiss at Ambler.
Flags  were displayed on Tuesday ar the   K'.   G.   !¦'.   home.   Davis   Grove,   the- Horsliam   jiublic-   school,     and   atso  on ! the jicde on  the stable of Wm.  !•'.  Rur- . g<-r.  Hallowell.
j .l.-imes T. Ramsey and family, ol 'Germantown. who at one lime resided, ion the Keith Valley farm, Horsham. ¦ have removed to Mrs. .A.rthiii- Wood's j house, Horsham.
' Thornton Stackhouse, ion.y a resi- Ident of llorshani, has been admitted to ]the K. G. K. liome at Davis. Grove. I Mrs. Stackhouse is spending .some time- I with her daughter. .Mrs. Harry RiiUi- erford, at  llallciwell.
i Miss Alice lliff, of Pijiersvilie, and 1 Mr.s. Edwin Lewln, of Philadelphia, were guests of- Mrs. WiH>.TJit. P^iwar/o.. of the llallowell toll gate \Vednesda> of last week. On Snnday Mrs. Pear¬ son was visited by Mrs. Theodore Vandegrift,  of Doylestown.
On Tuesday the trolley freight traf¬ fic- from llallowell was \-ery heavy. line car was loaded full and part of another was filled with llie potatoes, carrots and beets shipped by Hari-y- Kates, Joseph and Williain Wliitesido- and .1. M.  Megargee, all of llallowell..
.-V  .jolly sleighing party of 10 young- llorsham young people left in Howard Comly's  big  sled   last  Thursday  even- I ing  for     liuckingham.    iffhey     got   to i Cai-r's store,  Hartsville, and after re¬ galing   themselves   with   the   stock   in i til delicatessen     department    they  re¬ turneil   honie   after   a   very   enjoyable- triji   and   many   amusing  exjieriences.
Kiinior has it that there will be a ch.ange in the personnel of the laaii- agement of the K, G. E. home, Diivis Grove. Morris Jarrett will leav« nw farm suiierintendent and go with T. Frank .Stackhouse on the lattei^a farm. at Kintnersville, and Miss Carriithers, who has been matron for several years-, will also retire. It is reported. that il husband and wife, now of Phil¬ adelphia, formerly of Chester county,, will assume charge.
Miss Ann.a Meddinger, of Hatboro_ h.as returned to her duties as teachex- of the Horsham grammar school af¬ ter being on the sick list for several diiys. She Wiis taken ill on Wednes¬ diiy of last uec^k, and on Thursdiiy. l'Vida.\- and Jlonday iicr jiujiils were- tauglit li.\ Miss Jane Mci-cditli, who Oiime down from the Prospectvillo school, tile scholiirs at the laller pliu;t> being jilaced temjioriirily under tho care of one teacher.
A half dozen of Horsham i:4lizens- were out on Piilmer's hill last We'd- nesday evening to enjoy tlie sledding. So gay was the crowd and so line wa.s the sjiort that Frank Palmer himself w.-is tempted, and llniill.v persuaded, to .ioin Ihe merry grouji. Thereafter, it is siiicl. he was the life of the part.v. ( ntertaining them all with droll storio^-s and liapp.v reminiscences of da.vs g-oiii~ liy, when he w-ith others of the older resident.s, enjoyed this thrilling sjiort iis buys iind girls.
Next .Sunday morning communiou service will be held In Jarrettoivn cliurch conducted by Rev. ,T. Ih-an- dretli, of Prospectvilie. The individual communion service, presented to tho churcii at Christmas time hy tho Youn.i;- Men's Christian club, will bo used for tho first time. Sunday school at 2.15 p. m. Sjiecial song service in tho evening. On Monday night tho montlily meeting of the offlcial board. On Tnesday evening, meeting of the Indies' Aid society. ,
In vli'W of the st.and being taken on- tho subject of "Prejuirediies.s" through¬ out tho United States, and in orfer tro prevent   tho   members   of   the   needle¬ work   guild   from   enrolling   with   now societies organized  for this  purposo it: is   stated   that   the   Jarrettown   branch is .already iirepared for imniediiito ac¬ tion  in    oollecting new- .garments    an., surgiciil NUiipIles in Cii.sc of any emer¬ gency Ul- calamity In this country, am: that it vill gl.adly wi-lcomo new mem ber.s for thin cause.    Information ma>- be   h.ad   by   addressing   the   prosiden:, Alice !-', Ptobort.'?, Dreslier.
(Continued on pag« 9.)