The Ambler Gazette 18950131

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The Ambler Gazette.
VOL. Xin-NO. 8.
AMBLER, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1895.
Professional Cards.
ATTORNBTa.
J^   B. LARZELERE. JR.,
Attorney-at- Law,
sa> r«KaIb 8t., Norriatown, P».
Collections, Conveyancins and all Leni Bnri- •ea* will receive prompt attention,    apr any
$1.25 A YEAR.
Professional Cards.
MiaCBLLANBOUa.
p-RCAS STYER,
Attorney-at-Law,
597 Sweede Street,
Norristown, Pa,
A LBERT R. PLACE,
Attorney-at-Law,
Lansdale, Pa. OmoBi:—LanaUlcPb.   Norriatown. P».
jan Mly
QWEN B.JENKINS,
Attorney-at-Law,
ThW Floor Front jBlMy
Bnllitt Building,
PhUadeiphia. Telephone No. TIU.
^RNOLD AIMAN,
PHICTICIL SLITE and TILE ROOFEB,
BEHOVED TO WTMimOOBK.
Dealer In Roofing Slate, Slate Flagging, Hed. Greer, and Black Slate. 2 and S-ply Ready Boot tng, BuUding and Sheeting Pelts, Oimait«, Cement, etc Bepairing a siKidalty. BMrnatea cbeei-fUly fumisned.
mar 3 It WTNDMOOK. Pa.
JOHN M'CLEAN.
Annbler, Pa.,
Dealer in Ume, aand and brick, aog 7 ly ¦aallng and sTadlBg done.
w.
M. SULLIVAN,
READING -   - - - RAILROAD.
ilflthracit* CmI.      No Smoke.     No Cindtrs. On and Afler November 18,18M.
Steam Marble and Sand¬ stone Works,
MAIN STREET, NOBRISTOWN   PA. Indiana Limestone, Pennaylvania and Connect! cut Brownstone, Wyoming Blnestone, etc. oct 9ly '
yss.
RHOMAS S. GILLIN, C. E..
Surveying,
JOSEPH T. FOULKE.
Attorney-at-Law
AND CONVEYANCER, (B Walnnt Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
. „ , SBtinghouse, Moutg. Ool, Pa.
Altenaaalso to insurance, oollectlnr am
  July 2 1 year
ment of estates.
(andsettle-
PBTaiCI-tNS.
QR. A. C. HERMAN, A. M..
Oculist,
N. MAIN STREET, LANSDALE, PA, Diseases of the eye and ear a specialty. Kyes examined and proper glasses fitted, OtncK Uovas;   T to 9 a. m., 12 to 2 and 6 to g P' "'•         nov a IJ p
NOTaABIBS.
,:^mci^
A I fll f     \l 1^^
Ambler, Pa.
Farm, Towns and Topographical Sarreylng Executed and Certified to. Agent for the aale M Bose Hill Cemetery lots. aog 2 ly
to sell a cboioe and complete
fMIED SiLESMEN
line of NURSERY STOCK or SEED POTATOES, or both. PERMANENT and PAYING POSI¬ TIONS to GOOD MEN. We can give you ex¬ clusive territory if you wish. Itwill P.VY YOU to write us for terms.   Address,
THE HAWKS NURSERY CO.. Rochsste-. N. Y. sept t-tmo
\mun3 miLLi.
IDEAL STEEL WHEELS and STEEL TOW- ERS, Galvanized. Satisfaction and reasonabia charges guaranteed.
feb 22 lyp
J. WILMLR SHAW,
Qoakertown. Pa.
inly 2 ly
^EX KEISEL.
Notary Public,
Heal Estate and Conveyancing and general busineaa agent, Offlce 1 mile East of Ambler ¦ •tion, A.MBLEK, P. O., PA.
  apr 6 6-m
BOTELS. Q    F. HENDRICKS,  ~
Springhouse Hotel
AND SALES STABLES. BzcelleDt aocommodations for permanent and timnsient guests jun > ly
If Experience
is worth anything, I ere It U:
Over Half a Centary
at the Watchmaker's b:ncta and still at it.
E. STELLWAGEN
will cali for Cloclis and Watches to repair, and retnrn the same '^hen iu good order at reasona¬ hlc cost for quality of work. Send postal to him at Fort Washington, Mcntg. Co., Pi.
ang g 6m p Box 74.
For Sale.
B
ROAO AXE HOTEL,
JOHN S. SCHREIBER, Prop.,
BBOAD AXE, PA. Boarding by the day or week.
Firs^class accommodations for stock sales.
Choice liqnors snd cigars at the bar. ]nly30l7
DENTISTS.
J^ H. KEISEL   M. D.,
Dentist,
IUK Oolnmbla Avenne. Philadelphia. At Ambler, Wednesdsys from 8 a. m. to SJO p. m.
CONTBACTORS AND BUILDERS
JAMES O'NEILL,
Carpenter and Builder,
OGONTZ, P. O.,
Montgomery Oonnty, Pa. ¦arSIy
BENTON  S. RUSSELL,
Contractor & Builder,
Amblcr, Pa.
Ratimatet Furnished. mayaviyr
QEORGE  AMBERG, JR.,
Carpenter and Builder,
Postoffice:   AMBLE    or BLUE BELL.
Estimates furnished.
Jobbing promptly attended to.
•prist 7
UNDER TAKERS.
qCORGE G. DAVIS,
Undertaker,
Short distance east of .Vmbler. All ordera by rail or otherwise left at A. Nib- oclc's Uvery, Ambler, will receive prompt at¬ tention. mayUly- P. O. AsoaaM. Fokt WasBinoTOit, Pa.
A UCTIONEERS.
QEORGE GEATRELL.
Auctioneer,
PENLLYN, PA. Tema reasonable and satisfaction guaranteed.
aat'»
JjOHN Q. DAVIS,
Auctioneer,
Boae HUl, Upper Dublin Twp., Montg. Co., Pa. Terms Beaso.aable.
All letters addressed tc Ambler, Montgomery ooontv. Pa , will be promptiy answered.
¦ay i>m
MAKBBB and CONrBCTIONBBB.
"a    IB. STILLWAGON,
Bread and Cake Baker,
AMBLKa, Pa. Vine confections, ice cream   tancy cakes and ^oice fruits.   Parties and weddings supplied on ibort notice, and onlers solicited. aog 1 ly
Farms and Country Seats
of all sizes, st TELFORD,    CHALFONT,    COLMAR,   LANS- DALE,   NORTH   WALES,   GWYNEDD, PEN¬ LLYN, AMBLEB, FORT WASHINGTON, aud BBTHAYEBS.
Also City Property.
GEO.   EMLEN, AttyatLaw,
623 Walnat St., Phiia., eeot 17 ly or Penllyn, Montg. Oo
TRAINS LKAVE AMBLER.
For Philadelphia, Beading Terminal, 5.46,6.57, 6.W, 7.27, 7..W, 8.«, 9.11, 10.51 a. m.; 12.13, 1.5S, i.ia, 3.21, 4.38, 6.51, 6.33, 7.12, 8.31, 10.28 p. m. Snndays, 7.66, 9.1«. 10.4€ a. m.; 1.11,3.26, 4.27, 6.37, 7.00, 7.48, 8.31,10.21 p.m.
For Philadeiphia. 3rd and Berka St., 7.41 a. m.; 2.21 p. m.   Sundays, 7.35 a. m.
For Bethlehem, 4.46, 6.53, 8.43 a. m.; 2.39, S.57 p.m.   Sundays, 7.19, 8.57 a. m.; 2.12, 6.00 p. m.
For Doylestown, 6.53, 8.4.1, 11.5.5 a. m.; 2.39, 3..'tl, 4.40, 6.38, 5 57. 3.54,11.42 p. m.; 12.48 night. Sun¬ days. 7.19,8.67, 10.48 a. m.; -2.12. 6 00, «.40, 8.38, 11.39 p.m.
TKATSS POR AMBLER.
l«aTe Beading Terminal, Philadelphia. 6.05, 8.00, 9.06, ll.OOa.m.; 1.00, 2.C0, 2.47, 3.30, 3.55, 5.00, 5,29, 6.11, 7.36,8.45,1(1.46,11.55 p. m. Sundays, 6.-.J7, 8.06, 9.56 a. m.;  2.30, 4.15, 5.42, 7.42. 'J.OO, HI.42 p.m.
Leave Third & Series, Philadelphia, 4,10 a. m.; 1.40 p.m.   Sundavs, 1.20 p. m.
Leave South B'ethlehem, 5..50, "l.V,, 10.55 a. m.; 12.»), 3.50, 6.10, p. m. Sundays, 6.30, 6.35, 9.20 a. m.J 4.10,8.10,p.m.
ATLANTIC CITY DmSION.
Leave Pailadelphia. Chestnut St. wharf and Sonth St. wharf for AtlanUc City,
Weekdays, express, 9.0O a, m.,'.i.OO, 4.00,5.00 p. nfc   Acer mmodation, 8.11O a. m.; 5.45 p. m.
•inday, e.(press, 9.O0, lO.OU a. m. Accommoda- tMB, 8.UO a. m. and 4.30 p. m.
¦etuming, leave Atlantic City depot, Atlantic akd Arkansas aveaues.
Weekdays, express, 7.35, n.oo a. m.; 4.00, 6.30 p. m.   Accommodation, 8.15 a. m. and 4.12p. m.
Sanday, express, 4.00, 7.30 p. m. Accommoda¬ tion, 7.15 a. m. and 4.15 p. m.
Parlor cars on all eipreas trains.
L A. SWEIGAKD, C. G. HANCOCK,
General Supt.        General Paas. Agi-
To My Patrons and Friends:
I have opened at the old stand, Gwynedd Station, a temporary -store, which I intend to occupy un¬ til my new building is completed. I will have a full line of Groceries and 'Provisions, and all articles kept in a general country store at the lowest possible cost. I solicit your custom. Thanking you for your past favors, I am.
Yours respectfully,
FRITZ RUSSO.
HOTEL WINDHAM,
J. D. COOPER,
PROPRIETOR.
BUTLER AVENUE, AMBLER, PENNA.
First-dass Accommodations for Permanent and Transient Guests.
RATES, $: jtmei4iy       Choicc Rooms.
.00   A   DAY.
Home Comforts.
"HE THAT   WORKS EASILY, WORKS SUCCESSFULLY."  CLEAN HOUSE WITH
SAPOLIO
A MULTITUDE OF
NEW
COATS
Hanging on onr racks-the product ot the hest known makers in the country-came this week Just when every one was short; came here to give the ladies cf Norristown the creara of Parisian models and the prices that go With a fine assortment that comef. from a house like this. You'll find the long stylish coat or the short London-cut Jacket, medium aleeves or very -"^Ide sleeves, the large bultaus so prevailing, and all other accessories to the make op of a big stock
For $4.98.
A Fine Black Cloth Cape, trimmed with Braid and tipped with Fur.
decis
For $7.98.
A very Long Coat, Velvet Collar, Broad Reveres, in Beaver Cloth.
For $9.50.
Cheviot Coat, been selling for %l2bD; Large Sleeves. Broad Reveres, Very Stylish. A grand ooat for the money.
For $9.50 and $11.50.
Venr Stylish Chinchilla Coats, frora Very Latest Models.   Prices simply the Lowest.
CHILDREN'S COATS
A full stock of Children's Coats are here.   How many mother'* minds tbis will gladden—They know where to find the best assortments of these garments.
For $1.98.
For $4.98.
OhUd's Eiderdown Coat, with Angora Fur Trim- , Long Coats with Sleeves, edged with ftir, rich in rtlnS- quality and style; a bargain.
The Greatest Trimmed Hat aijd Millinery House
FELT SHAPES
100  Rich   Trimmed   Hats,   for   whicb   others charge 15.110.
At $2.98
We nse nothing but Silk Velvet on our Trim¬ med Hats.
We wiil continue the sale of   those English Felt Hata
At 39c.
rn
WM. E. BURL. Fort Washington, Pa.,
 DEALER IN	
Building Stone, Lime, Sand.
Hauling and
Grading Done.
mar 10 lyr
T.1KE THE CHILDIIEN
M. H. BASH & SON, ^\^±}±^^f''
-TO THE—
Old Reliable Toy House,
MAIN STREET.
NORRISTOWN, PA.
FOOT BALLS,
LATEST GAMES,
ROCKINQ HORSF.S,
EXPRESS WAGONS,;
DOLL COACHES, ETC.,
DOLLS OF ALL KINDS.
JOS. HARRISON,
loe E. Main Street, 3 Doors below DeEaib.
Norristowti, iuly 12 tf
ALEX.   NIBLOCK. Ambler. Pa.
Restaurant & Livery.
Hack   meets   all   trains    at Ambler Station.
Will run to any part ot  the j country.
may 19 ly
Chas. E. Aaron,
.=^a
PAPER HANGER =^ and DECORATOR,
Gazette Building,
AMBLER, PA.
Vou can't tell the riu.ility of a( 2 r""'P I'y the way il's painted—you i S can tell by the   way it's marked. S If the stencil says it's
THE
IBLATCHLEY
PUMP
it's a positive sign of perfection— in material, in construction, in every detail. If you want the best pump, and of course vou do, you iiiust get a BLATCHL£Y. See the ¦ icaier about it.
C. G. BLATCHLEY, Manfr,
i fts N. Jnnlper Street, PhUada., Pa.
Oppoiite Broad St. Slation, P. II. R.
I am rullT prepared to do all kinds of Paper Hanging and Fancy Decorating. All work guar¬ anteed. A full line of Moulding constantly on hand.    All orders by mail promptiy attended to
sep 1 ly
OYSTERS AT
NIBLOCK'S  RESTAURANT,
Buticr Avenue, Ambler, Pa. HARRY NIBLOOK, Propr. Oysters and k^ Clams
m SEASON
PTe|iared In any style denred.
Heals at all bonn. FAMILIES SUPPLIED.       d«:Uir
decSOly
" HENRY sTlJTfERr
Carriage Builder
Ambler, Pa.
The latest styles of Carriages madeon the moa satisfactory manner.
Estimates given for repairing, repainting and building new wagons and carriages. All work guaranteed. apr 33 tf
rAINTBSa AND PAPEB BANGERS.
e    J.JONC5,
Painter and Paper Hanger, BBOAD AXB, PA. Hi^wood flniatiing a specialty. deo M lyr Jobbing prompUy attended to.
The Ward
Restaurant
AND
BABNBaa.
WA. THOMAS, * ^ynr.tnt. PA.
I haye a fhll line of
Winter Horse Blankets,
T» (Hit all ctiatomei*, Trom fl upward. _fln»h i--    Call and aee them decXt U
ABCBITBCT.
^    BBEAN.
Architect,
LANSDALK, PA.
iasUlr
Sole agent for Great Western Champagne. Choice Wines, Beer, Ale and Porter. Ladies' Dining Room Second Floor.   Heals at all hoors.
S. C. CUSTER, Proprietor,
No. 16 EAST MAIN ST., Norristown, Pa.
noT 29 8 mo
pDWARD C. KENT,
Architect.
AHBLEB, PA,        !   1*0 Soath PonrUi Bt., 'wedaSSjOT PHILADA, PA.,
""^^Sd SatnrdaTi. I on otber daya.
49-lBqtiire at OaairTK office. may M ly P
MiaCBUtABBOUa.
OAMUEL HAMILTON,
General Blacksmith,
r to John L Ooaman)
Korae ShoeSng a Bpeeialtar*
AMBLKR, PA. JanUbn
WALTER DEPREFONTAINE, BLUE BELL, PA.,
TEiCKl OF PIIIO m OSGU,
, fbr the AMBLER GAZETTE.
Grant Jenkins & C(k
Practical Plumbers,
nf A. NIBLOCl'ra BCILDINQ,
BUTLER ITEKUE,     ilBLEE, PL
All orden in tae line of plambing will reoriye car most carefal attention.
Main offlce Is   LANSDALE.    Telephone
No. U. lun 4 lr
Clifford H. Martin,
Manofkctorer and Dealer io
Tin and Sbeet Iron Ware,
Stoves, Hcfttera, Ranges. Tin Roof and SpJntlng a Specialty.
Bates Beaaonablc.
SatiahetiOB Qaaranteed.
SHAUt'S UtHMMbOtlUOHT SHOP
East Ambler. Pa.
mac 1 It
Ambler Coach Service
And Livery Stables
AT  BLACKBURNS  HOTEL.
C. W. GERHART, Prop. Teams to hire at all hours, day or night. Hack meets trains at the station for all parts of town and snrronnding country.
FREIGHT AND EXPRESS DELIVERY.
Freight and packages delivered at reasonable rates.
Orders left at the station or hotel will receive prompt attention. nne 1 tf
New TermtiuR
Branch Stcre.
Market Street Exit.
FINLEY
ACKER
& CO..
PURE COFFEES, TEAS & CONFECTIONERy
Lmvs your orders in our Terminal Branch Stor*. They will be iillcd at our main estab¬ lishment, 121 and 123 N. 8lh 5t. and delivered to youat train time or shipped to your home. Ask for a copy of Grocery News, aod a Cata* logae, with price list.
Oar guarantee—Quality and Parity.
Our pricea make new trade daily.
FINLEY ACKER & CO.,
SBANGB (Reading Tenni.ial l<uil(Un|;, STU&E,  iMarkei St. below Twelfth.
noT 8 ly
OPPOSITE POST OFFICE.
H. H. RYNBAR & SON,
AMBLER. PENNA..
Painters and Paper Hangers.
We are prepared to do
House, Sign and Wall Painting,
HARD   WOOD FINISH A   SPECIALTY.
Papep    Hanging,
Just received the latest styles of wall papers and decorations, have a large stock to select from, and will be pleased to wait on all that have anything tu do In onr line. AVe are Deuer prepareu tnan ever lo aa plain and decorative work.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.        Orders Promptly   Attended To, Window Shades and Shade Fixtures.
We are also prepared to furnish shades of all kinds.    Shades pot up and altered to fit.
We also have for sale room moulding in great variety.
Inne b tf
A peca paets
For sensible people who aim to save money: if you want goods that prove their worth in use, come in and see our splendid line of High Grade goods for the year 1895, a stock that is always fresh. By the virtue of values, by the power in qualities, by the quick and polite attention and by the prompt delivery of goods, we ex¬ pect your trade, we fully guarantee the quality ofour goods. Put us to test, our goods cannot fail to win. Keep your eye on us. We are going to offer some specialties next week. It shall always be our aim in the future, as in the past, to give our customers the full value of every dollar. Thanking our friends for their past favors, we solicit their trade in tbe future.
Very Respectfully,
J. L. BROWN, Penllyn, Pa.
p. S.—Remember, we give special prices in quantities.
To riy Friends and Patrons....
HAVING made arrangements to continue bu.siness at my old stand, I take pleasure in stating that there will be found at my store a better assortment than I have ever offered of everything that belongs to a well-equipped SHOE STORE at prices that will be the ver>' lowest. I have also arranged to close out a large assortment of small and brok¬ en lots of goods that will be offered to my customers at much less than their original cost.    This
Special 5ale
AN ALARMING OUTBREAK!
Almost an epidemic of COUGHS and COLDS is reportea an attendant on the recent storm wave.
COHEN'S
COUGH AND GOLD REMEDY
is an effective cnre, and soid nnder a gua-an tee to cure, or money refunded.
25 CTS. PER BOTTLE.
Every article fonnd in an ideal drug store we have ajd sell at the lowest priccs.
Prescriptions and other orders sent by (first train, to aa.v address along the Penna., or Bead¬ ing R. R.
Reading Terminal Drugstore,
Copner 12th & CQaPket Sts.,
PHU*HOBI<PHtH-
will begin at once and continue until all such goods are disposed of, it being my intention to close out all such lots prior to putting in spring goods. These prices will give you an idea of the great sacrifice now being made :
Ladies' Fine Dongola Shoes, re¬ duced from $2.75 to $1.50.
Misses' Fine Dongola Shoes, reduc¬ ed from $1.75 to 50c.
Misses' Lace Calf Shoes, reduced from $1.50 to Si.25.
Ladies' Lace Calf Shoes, reduced from $1.70 to $1.50.
Ladies' Fine Hand-turned Shoes, reduced from $3.00 to $2.00.
Men's Fine Hand-sewed Shoes, re¬ duced from $4.00 to $2.50.
Men's Seal Skin Shoes, reduced from $3.00 to $2.00.
NEW   MEAT   MARKET
AT FORT WASHINGTON.
The tmderaigned has opened a Heat Market Fort Wadiington, where he will keep the be aty Dreaeed Beef, Mutton. Lamb, Veal an ererything pertainmg to a arst-claas Heat an Proviaion Market.
I solicit a share of public patiomige and gnar¬ antee satis&ctaon.
I bare aecured the aervloea of Charlea Ford, who will superintend ths store.
All goods delivered free of charge. Ordera by mail promptly attended to.
G. W. HELLINGS,
Proprietor.
Boys'
4 t
Ladie::'
11
Misses'
1 (
Childs'
i(
3.00
i-7,S
I.IO
300
1.50
I-7S
'•.1.5
.90
•50
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report
^B&OUJTELY PUBE
YORK ROAD TROLLEY.
THE   UNE IN OPERATION   BETWEEN JENKINTOWN  AND PHILADELPHIA.
Time From Jenkintown to Walant Street One Hour and Fifteen Minutes-Fare 20 Ccnts Kound Trip.
PLUM  PUDDING.
There are a great many broken lots of Shoes, too numerous to men¬ tion, that will be closed out at a very low figure.
As we propose to sell for spot cash, the followiug prices will pre¬ vail :
Old Price. Hew Price.
Men's   $4.00   Shoes, now   $3.50
2.50 1.50 l.oo *' 2.75 1.25 1.50
1.25 .85
•35
Remember, please, that in addition to this special sale, my as¬ sortment of regular lines in both Shoes and Rubbers will be kept full and complete, and always sold at the lowest market price.
Repairing and Custom Work.
I am fully prepared to do Repairing and Custom Work in the best manner, promptly and at lowest prices.
Thanking you for past favors, and hoping for a continuance of the same, I am
Yours truly,
H. Sa Cope, Manager.
The formal opening of the York road trolley line last Thnrwlay aft<?rnoou from Philatielphia t<i Jenkintown, was an im¬ portant epoch iu the history of .lenkin¬ town and other towns along the way. The ieetd wirisj having been erected, the com¬ pany lost no time in putting the line in operation. The opening a.tt? looke<l for¬ ward to with much interest by the citi¬ zens generally. It is the general opinion that the line will pay from the start, a.s the low fares and the comparatively quick time made to the citv will dniw a large percentage of people w^ho now use the Keading road.
Tl;e regular schedule was iriagiirated on Friday, the trips on Thurstlay afternoon and evening being made principally to test the line.
The cold weather has prevented the re¬ construction of the stone bridge over Tacony creek at Ogontz, one end of whieh fell in a short time ago, and, as one track is at the end of the break, it cannot be used until the bridge is repaired. Con¬ sequently, only one track am be ased be¬ tween Ogontz and .lenkintown at present, and cars cannot be run at shorter inter¬ vals than halfau hour. The lirst regular car left the depot, at Eid'th and l>auphin streets, at 2.15 o'cioek, and .Jenkintown shortly after :> o'chxik.
llesldent-s of Branehtow n. Fern Rock, Ogor tz and .lenkintown gave it and the suweeding cars a quiet welcome. As several trial trips liave been made over the line, they were not mnch i>f a novel¬ ty, bnt tlie residents showed their appre¬ ciation of the opening of the mad by pat¬ ronizing the cjim at once for business or pleasuie. A number of parties were made lip last evening and rode into the city, and there are already inquiries for special cars for theatre parties or for trolley jiar- tiei to ride over the route.
W.tllMEI)  HY   EI.KtTltIC   lIE.\TEa>i.
I'ive new cars, jnst received from the builders, have been provide<l for by the line. They are the regular cars use<l on thr People's system and are provided with electric heaters, which warm them com¬ fortably. .Sign boards on the head liear the words ".lenkintown" or "W'alnut street,'' acconling to the direction the cars are travelinj;. There was a little dirt on the tracks Thursday, biit a day's travel will clean the mils and allow tlie' cars to run smoothly.
The present terminus isat the northern limit of the lioniidary of Jenkintown, which is aljont 11 miles from Walnut street. I'mler the present scholule the trip in one direction wil! be made in an hour and Vo minute's, or two and a half hours for the round trip, but it is likely that the timt' will 'o»> n-iluewl .tn »n Iwuir each way as soon a? the line is operating smoothly.
The fare is five cents to I?ranchtown and tive cents lietween Branchtown and Jenkintown, whicii is ten cents Ik'twetui Wai iut strect and Jenkintfiwn. Pa.-<.sen- gers vill have the privilege of the exten¬ sive <ystem of tninsfers in oiieration op the People's system, and by it a jjersou can travel between Snyder avenue, Fair- mouiit park or other remote points to Branchtown for one fare. The second fare is collecte<l after leaving Branchtown in either direction.
Under the present sclietlule tlie (irst I'ar every day will leave Jenkintown at t) o'clock a. III., and afterwards on the hour and lialf hour until 12.:W a. m. The I.Mt car will only run to Eighth and I>auphin streets. The first air {(ir Jen¬ kintown will ieave P'.ighth and Walnut streets about 7.15 a. ni., and every half hour thereafter, which will be quarter be¬ fore and ffuarter after eiu;h hour of the day and evening mitil 11.15 p. m.
CO.SSTItfCTIOX   OF THE  I.I.VE.
The now line has been con.structed of the best material and in the tx^t manner, under the «ui>frvision of I,. II. Mclntire, Chief FIngineer and General Manager of the Pci>ple'.-' Tntction company. lyeiiving Germantown avenue, the double track is laid in the middle of the turnpike as far as Hunting park. There the tracks di¬ verge to each side of the ro.id, leaving a splenJidly macadami/.e<l tlrive :!4 feet wide between tliem. Through Branch- town, Ogontz aniiJenkintown the tracks are in the middle of the road, but over the remainder of the route they are laid on the side. Over tlie greater part of the route T rails are usetl, with broken stone lietween the rails. The poles are iron all the wav, and carry the feed cables.
The charter is heltl by the Philadelphia, Cheltenham and Jenkintown Passenger Kailway company, and the road is oper¬ ated by the People's Traction company. Caleb F. Fo.f, a meniber of the firm of George .*^. Fox & Sons, brokers, is Presi¬ dent of the Philadelphia, C'lielteuham and Jenkintown Passenger Ilailway com¬ pany, and the firm owns a contn^Uing in¬ terest in the turnpike, letter known as Old York roak, The directors of the Philadelphia, Cheltenham and Jenkin¬ town Passenger Railway company are R. F. Carson, Williani ll. Shelmerdine, J. I.evering Jones. C. F. Fox, E. J. M.it- thews, < Jeorge S. Fox and D. C. Golden. Mr. Shelmerdine is President of the People's Passenger Railway company, and Mesars. Carson, Shelmerdine, ilat- thews and C. F. Fox are directors of the People's Traction comjiany.
THROfOIl  JE.SKISTOWX   BOUOlXiH.
Througii the borough of .Jenkintown the franchises are controlled by the .Jen¬ kintown Electric Raiiwav company, the directors of which include the gentlemen named.
The tracks are laid to Willow fJrove, but the overhead win« are not up, as it is not the intention of the company to operate the road to Willow Grove until spring.
Old York road has many histonc asso¬ ciations. It passes through a beautiful suburban section and the handsome sum¬ mer homes of a numljer of the best-known business men cf the city border the pike all the way to Jenkintown. A substan¬ tial amount of travel is looked for over the electric line in winter, and in summer it is expectetl that it will be one of the raost popular Unea for suburbau riding.
The excursion rate from Jenkintown by the Keading railroad is 40 cents, and to this in many cases must be added "20 cCnts for hack fare between Jenkintown and the railroad station. The 20 cents which the trolley line eliarges for the ronnd trip, it Ls thought, -will take many pas-sengers from the steam road.
The   Tscant   Tnuteeship   <<f    NorrUtown Hoapital.
The fact that the affairs ofthe Hospi¬ tal for the Insane mana^s'nent is to be investigated by a Legislative committee will probably delay the appointment of a trustee to succeed Charles Hnnsicker, whose appointment, made by Governor Pattison dnring recess and never con¬ firmed, was amongst those withdrawn bv Governor Hastings. Ex-Trnstee John Siingluff is an applicant for the place and has brought strong influence to bear. Another applicant is John Jones, of Amb¬ ler, who haa the support of manv local politicians. •
These jurors have been drawn from Montgomery cotmty for the Cnite<l .States District Court commencing in Philadel¬ phia on Monday, February 18th:—Grand Jury, Jacob L. .Stadelman, Henry G. Gtsifl, Williiun H. Buck; petit jurj-, Ad¬ dison Eppeheimer, John A. Righter.
Brief Digest of Events ami Tilings  Culled for "Gazette" It«aders.
liCt the Trolley come.
The next holiday will be Washington's Birthday, February '2:2.
Who is the first man or boy to start an anti-cigarette league? There is lots of room in this town.
The G.VZETTE advertising columns speak for the live "Duainess firms.   Are you in
it?
l>et the Trolley come.
Our lives are like roads. .Some are siiKxith and even from beginning to end, and some are all ups and downs.
A fine line of samples of wedding in¬ vitations, at less than city prices, can be se«"n at the Gazette otHce.
The fellow who predicted this would lie an open winter has gone to a warmer clime, or out of bnsiness.
I.et the Trolley come.
>See that your cows are free from tuber¬ culosis.
A new $10 counterfeit silyer certificate, well executed, has been discovered by the secret service. It tirst made its ap¬ pearance in Xew York city.
Petitions are in circulation in alt the rural regions to be presented to the leg- islature to do away by law with the old custom of allowing farmers t<i pay their road taxes by working on the highways. It is claimed" that many farmers send tlieir boys to do such work and then charge men's wages for it.
Let the Trolley come.
(iood sleighing is an item of sociability. It takes pt-ople into the fresh air, and makes their blood pulsate in their veins ; it brings forth many a inxl and smile of recognition as tliey go gliding along ; it brings together fri'cnds widely sepanite<l, and It carries many a merry party to the homes of friend.s, where old acquaintance is renewed and new friendships formtnl. .* bright winter of g<xxl sleighing is vastly different from one of muddy roads,gloomy days and black nights.
Will you make public sale? Tiien don't forget that an advertisement in the liAZETTE will liay you ten-fold.
Ijit the Trolley come.
It looks as if some of the girls were really wearing bioomers on their anns.
It l.aa been estim.ited that fully 50,000 persons fall victims t<i diphtheria in the L'nited Statea annually, and in Europe fully :{00,000. The diphtheria anti-tox¬ ine, it is believed, would save s5 per cent, of these lives if it was accessib'e at mod¬ erate prices. It bc<x)mes almost a nation¬ al consideration how this may i>e brought about.
Let the Trolley come.
The President has appointed Hugh H. O'Neill postmaster of Jenkintown. Mr. O'Neill had one of the strongest petitions
W'hen a man gets married is the only time hi his life when he has on new clothes all through.
Twenty-four years ago electricity as a inechani^jal power was unknown. Now >>!KX),000,000 is invested in various kinds of electrical machinery.
Let the Trolley come.
There is not so much eff<irt required in getting as in keeping what is got.
Who ever heard of a woman with a pretty figure going in for dress reform ?
Quakertown citizens jiropose to make the water (iiiestion an issue at the coming February election.
I.iet the Trolley come.
The herd of Eugene James, at New Britiiin, has been examined and twenty- one of his cows were found to be affected with tuberculosis. They have been killed.
William H. Twining, of Northampton township, slaughtered a fine Durham bull of his own raising, the animal weighing when dressed 1040 pounds. One of the rounds of the bullock weighed 82 pounds, his liver 21 pounds, the hide 152 jKinnds, and there was, all told, Itio pounds of tallow.
I.et the Trolley come.
Thomas k. .James, son of Ixiiiis II. Janies, of Doylestown, has passed the pre¬ liminary examination, and will read law in the office of Henry Ixjar.
Rev. E. Yi. Burris, of the Bristol M. E. church, has accepteti a call to the Memori¬ al JI. E. church, of Philadelphia.
Executions have been iasued hy Corwin Patton against the Neshaminy Falls Oim- jianv, limited, on a judgment for J^lSd.-
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I<et the Trolley come.
Over 800 proposed new laws have al¬ ready been introduced at Harrisburg. Save us from our law-makers.
Nowadays when the doctors do not know what the cause of death is they call it "heart failure," and they arc right— ever>'botly dies of heart failure, and al¬ ways wilf, for if the heart should never cease to beat we would live forever.
The Neshaminy Falls Park, in Ben¬ salem township, is under the Sherifl's hammer, an execution having been is¬ sued against the proprietor, Wm. M. Griffiths, by E. Coop<ir Shapely, assignee of James Griffiths.
I>et the Trolley come.
An extension is being made to the trol¬ ley car storage house of the People's Traction Company, in the upper portion of (jermantown. When it is completed Superintendent .\lbaiigh expects to have accomodations for 2.50 cars. The build¬ ing will be Stil feet deep and 117 feet wide. When finishetl the car house will be one of the best in the city.
Contractor Ashton Tourison, of Mount Airy, is preparing plans for the construct¬ ion of a handsome residence and stable in Mount .\iry, for Henry Thomas. The estimated cost will be about ?20,000.
Let the Trolley come.
Representative Goentner, of Mont¬ gomery county, has introtluced a bill in the State Legislaturej making >Iontgom- erj' and Bucks counties a normal school district
The Lederachville hotel was sold at pub¬ lic sale Tuesdav afternoon to Miss Sarah Bergey, daughter of Jacob 0. Bergey, of Lederachville, for $6000. Morris Bergey ia the present owner.
Jonas G. Leidy, a well-known and mire- ly a generous farmer.residing near Leidy's church, in thia township, says the Souder¬ ton Independent, keepe a diary of the number of meals given to tramps during the vear, from which we leam that from January lat, 18JH, to .Iwcember .3isl,l.S94, he fed just V!A "knights of the road," an increase of .34 over the previons vear. HLs wood pile waa conaiderabiy reduced as a mat&er of course.
Let the Trolley eome.
LOCAL HISTORY.
The Centre Sqaare Hotel-Tlie Old Wag- gon Tavern-Tltoniaii Fitzwater—.Samuel UeHaveii—Colonel Thomaa Uumphrey.
The Centre Sqnare hotel has a history of perhaps a century and a half It is at present a large stone huildinkr, standing Hi the west corner of the crossing of Ihe State road and the Skippack turnpike. It 18 kept aid owned by Albert Mauck, foi merly of Norriutown. Il is the jwlling place ot Whitpain township. The surface hereabouts is ratlur low and level. A brook, calltd Sdver Run by some, flows westward, crossing the turnpike a few yards northwest, liasteniiiK throuBh meadows and fields to its junction with tbe Stony creek, two miles to the north¬ ward.
Thia tavern hss bad a long list of own¬ ers, some of whom were notable people. The crossing of two such imt>or!ant roads was tuch to be occupied by an inn in the olden lime. The exact time when it first became a public house is at present Bhrou-led in mystery. Ttie only thing that the writer is certain atiout i!< llmt in 1758 it was marked the '• Waggon" tavern on Scull's map. Probability indicates Ihat it had Leen ojiened several years before Ihat time. Owing to the absence of records we cannot tell who was the owrerof this corner between 1740 and 17tiO. We know that after tlie latter date Lsiwrence Reemy or Kannich was the owner. According to the Whitpain IBX IftKik < f 1761, he rented forty acres at Ihia corner to Thomes Fitzwater, who «as tho luiidlord. Of the farm altaehed, Iwentj-five acres w«re in frest, and only onesDvin to uiuler gnuo. fiizwater kept two horses and two cows. On the ojiposite, or south corner, was a twenty- acre lot leased l»y Rose Fiizwater, widow, to Frederick Karn. All this was cleared of forest except one acr°, and seven acrej were Stjwii to grain. Ile kept two horse? and two cows. R<ise Fitzwater owned the later Dannehower farm, farther southwest, holdiuK ninety acres there.
THE KITZW.VTERS.
The Fitzwaters were nn Eii^lith family, and among the earliest settlers of this State. Thomas Fitzwater came from Middlesex, England, in 1682. He was a mau of ability aud an eminent preacher among the Si ciety of Friends. He repre¬ sented both Bucks and Philadelphia counties in the Assemhly. He resided in I'pper Dubhn, where he owned 200 acres. He liied October 0, 1099. In 1737 the Penns granted by patent to his sons Tiioniasand George 200acre8in Whitpain, and hy 17ii Thomas Fitzwater was assess¬ ed tor 160 acres. Tliis is believed to have been on the southeast side of the Slate read. He died in 17tJl. He had a son Thomas, wlio was probably the land¬ lord ill 17(il. He was oneof niue children, whose names were William, Mary, Mar¬ tha, CatliHrine, Dehoiah, Jtjseph, George and Jeremiah. Thoinae obtained liie real estate of UO acres, and lived til! 1790, lenving sons Georjje and John and Kachel, who married John Mathews,of Hilltown.
ll appears that Lawrence Rannicii own¬ ed more tiian 40 acres nt this c<irner, auiouniingto 114 acres. It extended out the btate road for half a mile, and alonjf the Skippack road 101 jierches, or nearly one-third 'fa mile. It iucluded the sit of the later Brick tavern, more recently the Coleman property.    By the dale ol
1773, Haniiich got in debt, and his lands weie ."eized t-y Judah Foulke, Sheriff, who sold to John Porter. The latter was known to have been the landlord ilurini! the eariier years of the Revolu¬ tion.
In 1776 Porter detached ten acres at ihe C'lrner, selliiin itio Benjamin Penose. This was 37 jierclies along the Stale road, wa- 40 perches wide at tlie southwest eud, Hud was bounded 'jy the Skippack roail 391 j)erches. The deed was witness¬ ed by Adam Luiz and Henry Conrad, Penose was the owner durini; the later Revoluti<iiiary j>eriod. In 1783 he sold the lol to I^aac DeHaven for S.'llO—a price tliat indicates quite inferior buildings. In this deed l>oth parties are called farmers, so that possibly the license had censed lor a time.     In 1791 Isaac DeUa-
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creasing market travel, this site seemed very piofitable for a tavern, though there was one other ezistinit within half a liliie. So Samnel DeHaven proceeded to hnil J a log and stone house, andobtainetl H license atxiut 1792. Five years later he sold lo M ises DeHaven. Then the same year a t>aiit-fer was made to John Wentz. Neither did he keep it,as in 1797 he sold ll lo Leonard Styer.
LEOXAKI)   STVER
was born in 1768, the son of Jacob Styer. He was a tavern keejier in various places, including also Broad Axe, Philadelphia and N<irri8towu, where he kept Ihe Kainbo House. Twelve years of his life were jwfsed in Wilkesbarre. He lived fifieen years afterwards on the townsliip hue road, (jwynetld, on the farm now owned hy Jefferson Rile. Hia life waa ended at Berwick, Colombia county. His wife was a daughler of Corneliua T)S(in. His sons were (Cornelius, George, Henry, Joseph and David. He was owner of this Centre Square tavern for four years, selling in 1801 to Thomas Humphrey. The sian in 1804 was a female holding a Set if Scales, rej>- resentin;; Justice.
THOMA.S   Ill'Ml'lIKEV
was the son of Chailes Hnmobrey anit l>orn   in   Montgomeiy  township  lu
1774. His falher was Second lieutenant of tlie 41b mililia comjiany of the4lh battal¬ ion in the Revolution. He lielongcd lo a Welsh Baptist family lonK domiciled there. He was a man of maik, and be¬ came one of the representative men of Montgomeiy couuty during tbe first twenty yeais of this cenlury. Humphrey owned all the corners and started a store here in 1800. He rebuilt the tavern of slone. In 1802 he bought twenty acres of the Fiizwater tract at the soulh corner. He became prominent in militaiy and political affairs. County jxiliiicai con¬ ventions were held at his bouse. He was appointed capt&in of a company of artillery in 1804, and afterwards became a colonel in a battalion. Later on be rose to the rank of a major general. He raised a company of riUemen ic 1814 to go to Marcus Hook. The present site of ihe almshouse was agieed ujxin at Humphrey's tavern bv a large meeting of citizens held October 8,1806. Mnch interest and excilement prevailed at lie time. The first jiost office in tbe town¬ ship was established bere in 1828, and James Bush made postmaster. Ttie following is a seriea of eventa which happened during Humphrey's owner¬ ship:
1805, May. CJommissiouers met at bis laveru to receive proposals for the build¬ ing of a bridge over Oil Mill ron on Skippack road in Whitjiaiu.
ISOo, Sept. 26. Counly Convention of the Federal Republican jiarty held here.
1S03, Dec. 7. Meeting of Democrats and Republicans who were opposed to Governor McKean.
1806, Juue. Thomas Humphrey presid¬ ed at a meeling of the Democratic Ke¬ puhlican party held at Blue Bell.
1808, June 22. Thomas Humphrey offered a reward of $30 for a large bay horse, 6 years old, 16 bands high. Stolen from ills fieid, and an inferior small bay hon-e left in his place.
1809, Oct. 4. He advertises that be has a fine ycnni; ram of tbe Leicester breed, full-blooded 8tix;k.
1809, March 29. Adyertieee township riebts for sale of patent chnrniog ma¬ chines.
1811, Sept. 11. Advertises a fuU-blcod- ed Merino ram.
1813. A Fonrth of Jnly celebration held at bis tavern. Tbe meeting was presided over by Georire Heist, and Humphrey waa vice preeident. The Declaration was read and dinner served, at wh-cb various toasts were offered.
1814, March 30. A conrt martial was beld at tbe iiotel for tbe trial of delin- quenta and deserters, and of which L/olonel Tbomas Humphrey waa a mem-
1813, Oct. 19. General Harrison's capture of Maiden, Canada, waa celebrat¬ ed by a general illumination of the bouses above and below Humphrey's hotel, and a military proceasion formed.
Political conventions continued to be held at the public house of Colonel Humphrey as long as he kept tbe Same, or till aboot 1819.
Colonel Humphrey waa connected wilh the military as an officer for many years, and saw service at Marcus Hook in 1814.
Hislastwill was made in 1^20, and his death took place October 3d, 1822, at tbe age of forty-eight He was buried at Monlgomery Baptist churchyard. In hia will mention is made of two daugh¬ ters, Eliza Hart, wifi of S«muel Wentz, and Rebecca Bees Humphrey.
The tavern propaty belonged to tho
heirs of Thomas Humphrey for thirty years.   His son-in-law,  Samnel  Wentz, was his successor as landlord.   The latter met Ills death in a tragivsii way, Septem¬ ber 11,1,^26, when less than itiiity-four years of age.    Henry H. Groff then kept the upper tavern.   Tradition saya there wasa Itood deal of bickering and ill feel- ing belween the  two landlords.   It wa a rouijh and tumble time when thau was much drinking, and many fights avi brawls in comparison with  the preaeatM One evening Wentz attendetl some poiiil he meeting held in the  hall above th« stHble of his rival's inn.     He waa canes' out and came down, whereupon  he was set upon by GrofI""s hostler and so badly beaten that he died a few daya after¬ wards m consequents.   No public notice' was taken of hia death and the name of his assailant haa now  faded from men's recollections. Elizi, the widow of Wentz, survived him  neariy  thirty  years,  her death occurri.ng August 28th, 1855, in her fifty-seventti year.
In 1851 Thomas H. Wentz sold the tevern to Wells Tomlinson, '^ho in 1853 conveyed lo Enos L, Hoxwoith. The succeeding transfers have been- 1857 Hoxworlh to Joel Wentz; 1862, Wentz to Jesse B. Fisher; imi, Fiaher to Wm. Hood; 186ti, Hood to Charles Fillman; 1867, Fillman to Alliert Kal«, who kept the tavern for fifteen years. In 1882 Kalz sold to William C. Bhw*-" bum, now host of the old hotel at Am¬ bler; 1886, Blackburn to Frank H. F:icock; 1887. Elcoek to El wootl Hart; 1893. Hart to Albert Mauck, the present owner.
Thomas   Humphrey had   one    other daughter, not mentioned above.    Her name was Sarah.     She   died a yonng woman of eighteen,  December 21, 1818. Rebecca Reea was the only one of the family who reached oid age, her death taking place February 28, 1877, when in her seventy-fifth year.    Euphamia. the widow of Humphrey, survived  him till March 6, 18S5,  having reached  the age of fifty-nine.   The tombstone of Colonel Humphrey bears the following obituary : "He was constant in hi* attendance Cpon tte puhlic worship of Ood; And liberal in gapplying the temporal Worship of the church.   Thedifferent Civil and militarv stations to which Ue waa eltivuted by hia fellow creatorea He filled with reputation to bimielf And advantage to his country.**
 E. M.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Gwynedd township—Lot 100 bv UO feet, at Pennbrook,Hawthorn Land'Com- pany to Minnie Y.. Walling, of Philadel¬ phia, $200; lot, 100 by 110 feet, at Penn¬ brook, same company to Kollin R. May, of Philadelphia, $200.
Abington township—Ogonlz Land and ImprovementCompany to Katie McNally, of Philadelphia, lot 30 by 100 feet, $22.5; toMa.'y NcNallv, of Philadelphia, lot 25 by 1&4 feet, $225; to Elizabeth McNally, of Philadelphia, lot 25 hy 110 feet, $200; to Annie Conway, of Philadelphia, lot 25 by 163 feet, $225.
Jenkintown—Lot containing274 perch¬ es, Alice and Mary Y,. Dern to Abraham B. Chillcoit, $1100.
Springfield townahip—Irregularly ahaped lot at Chestnut Hill, E. V. Ijins¬ dale to Elizabeth .McC. Hoffman, of Phil¬ adelphia, $2500.
Cheltenham township—Dwelling and irregularly shaped lot at Ashbourne, Wiliiam A. Briscoe to Samuel H. Mag- argel, $4800.
Advertise Your Sale.
The larger the attendance the larger will be the proceeds of a public sale. The crowd acts as an inspiration on the auc'ioneer and eacb other ; the owner obtains better results. Do not jeojwr- dize your sale by confining the informa¬ tion within the limits of theixjster only; comparatively few |)eople see a jjosler and fewer still take time to read it. By inserting the .idvertisement of a sale in your local paper it reaches the home ; here an opjxirtunity for careful reading is given to all the family, that is not to be had in any oUier way. If there is anything in the list of articles mention¬ ed that they  want, you can count ujion
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\ ou would not think of having a puo¬ lic sale without informing your neigh¬ bors of the fact; the best and surest way is to inform them through the lt)cal pa¬ pers. In this part of Montgomery coun¬ ty there is no medium that will give you such positive results as the Ambi,eb Gazette. It is the people's pajier and is read in nearly every family.
Boy Drowned While Skating.
Coroner Kurtz was notified on Thurs¬ day of the drowning of Washington W. Tomlinson, a son of Frank Tomlinson, of Fox Chase, in a dam in Cheltenham township on Tueaday of last week. Young Tomlinson and a cousin were skat¬ ing near an opening in the ice on tbe dam, when the latler tripj)ed and fell in. His cousin made heroic attempts to res¬ cue him, but had tn abandon the effort to save bia own life. Parties who re¬ covered the body labored under the be¬ lief common in the rural districts that a corj)se cannot, under such circumstances, be removed until the coroner has held an inquest, and allowed it to lie on tbe ground near the dam nntil wiser conn ''' aels prevailed.
A Ncw Scheme.
The interesting experiment of elippiijg cows is being tried by the dairymen around Oxford. They claim tiiat clip¬ ping cattle prevents them from having mange, and also that the yield of milk is greatly increased by the process. Dairyman William Sharpless has had a herd of forty head i-heared, and rejrarta good reeults. While the clipping ne¬ cessitates better treatment for the cattle so treated, those who have tried it say that the increase of milk more tban jMtya for the extra trouble.
How ebony's Crease Won Bim • Wife.