The Ambler Gazette 19280308

              The Ambler Gazette
VOL.   L-']N^O. 5
AMBLER.   L»A..  MAI-CH   8,   1928
S1.75  A   YEAR
ITEMS
OF  LOCAL  INTEREST READERS
Harmonville Fire Co. Purchases 'tlis Gubin Property—P. 0. S. of A. Plans —Cold Point Church Hears Candi¬ dates—Plymouth Centre and Har- rnonville.
Jjown idiynicnt on tlie iiroiorly 1.0 bfc-orne tlic fuuire liuiiu" or the llar- monvile Fire L-oniiJuny wti.s.nuule Sat¬ urday afternoon. The cuiiijiuittce iies^o- tiating- the liuichasu ami follow.pk Instructions issued ul Ihiw nieeting on the prec^l'iio evening made the pur¬ chase of the property and sioi-e buiUi- Infe' at the corner ot Kans lane and Conshohock.«i pike owned Tjy Isidore Gubtn. :Mj-. Gubin will he given anijiIe time to dispose of his store goods oe- fore possession  is given.
Mrs. John Uauer, lliuniionville, is up airain  after  an  attack  ot  grip.
Mrs. Gertrude \Vc>eks, formerly a resident of Cold I'oint, and an active member of tlie church, has been crit¬ ically ill at tlie home of her brothei', Chuj-lcs Killman, in Uiuniantown. Her Illness was caused from an attack of iltiin.sy. ilci' condition is somewliat re¬ laxed, ajid attendants are hopeful of her lecovery.
Andrew Walter, Cold I'oint, is re¬ ported to be resting easier at the Montgomery hospital.
The interior ot the X.'ucissa Cream- ory has bejn painted by Samuel Weid¬ ner, of I'lymouth -Meeting. Jlr. AVcid- ]ier lias also enteretl inlo contract to paint the e.xlerior of the mansion home of George NScidner, Krdenheim, and will plaoe 10 men at work there ne.'ct Monday.
Mrs. Harry te'eeman has moved her household goods from Cold I'oint and left Katurday to make her residcaice with hcr sor, AVilliam Seenian, in Newark.
Pleased with the succe.ss and enjoy¬ ment of the op.m j-.jcial meeting re¬ cently, when a motion pictui'e progi'imv wa.s held, membeis of tlie 1'. O. S. of A. cf Cold. I'oint, at their last meetin*, laid plans to hold a similar meeting at the etnd ol' March. Another group of pictures will bi' obtained to entertain ithe memi'ci-s and  llieir guests.
Kev.  Mr.  Taylor,  a  student of      tlie vost  jfi'^duate  school  of  Cro/.i.a'  instI- , lute,   at   Chester,   will   preside   at   thej niorniiig  auil   evening   scrv.ces of       the . t:'ol(i   I'oint   IJaptisi   church   ne.M   Sun- | day.  liev.  Mr.   Taylor  is  announced  as | tt   candidate   for   Uie   pulpit   ot       the i church.   This   will   be   his   second   ap-! peiirance  liore,  having preaclied lo tho comrregalion  two wtJcks ago. liev. ilr. ; McKay,  a student of Kastern   Cniver- ] ftity   of  Pliiladelphia,       conducted   ser-i vices   last    Sunday.   .Mrs.   Kolle'   class \ ut   Sunday   achool   took   a   llrnier   hold ] in   the   lead   of   the   atieiidanc-       and ! KcholarshiiJ    race.    ,\laiy   .McClean.   one of the elass niembers leiidi'red a  read- ; ing  10  gain   1ft   poinis.   Tliui'e   were   til - In  Sunday   scl-ool.       At  tlie       evening clliucii  serviee  sevenul  line  vocal  solos ¦were   given   by   .Mr.   Hall,   of   the       St. ^ Maa-tin's   Kpiscuiial   cUtui'b  I'lioir.   The 1>.  L   N."mrJs oluti'af-the  ehureh  a'ry] plaanlng   to    1 resent   a   play   in        tlie Iri-anpe   hall   at   I'lyinoutli   I'entre   very j shortly.
The   Cold    Point   Churcli   and   t^om- ! munity club will meet ag.iin next Tues- I iieci'S.><nr.v day eveninfj at the home of Mrs. I'led lla.ll   in   Cu!d   Point. i "'""'
F. T. Foy Deceased
Furman T. Fl>», a=re B9, former .Jenkintown jeweler and more recent¬ ly a magistrale in tha-t community, (iled Saturday evening at his co.llntr^ home at Cliurcliville from diabeles, after an Illness of one week.
rje<:eased Is survived by his wife, three daughters anil • .son. Me at one time conducted a Jewelry store in Ambler.
Seven weeks ami l''oy was arrested by Cheltenhani -police, charged with lrregular:!tles in offlce. He was releas¬ ed on ball-for a liV'ther bearliTg. Tlie i-ase w-'x still pendin!: at the time of his dcatli. ll is believed'wo-'-v of llle ca'-e  hastened  his end.
The late Justice of tli.e peace was vwner of the Foy oflldo and store bulldin.';- at West .-ivenue and Old Vork   road, .b-nkintown.
SEES LINDBERGH
AFFECTED   BY  COUNCIL'S  RECENT: ORDER '
M'RS.   LINDBERGH   GIVEN IN   BOSTON
MEDAL
NCREASE $312,010
'PRESENT     TAX      RATE      SHOULD I YIELD $28,714
Provides for  Vo-ft. Sidewalk  on  South¬ east   Side—10   Feet  on   Opposite  S:de — Borough   to   Take        Over       School Street—Oth»r   Matters. Ainbler borough  council  held  an  Im- lortant   session   .Monday   evening with   pal all members present excei t (! il. IJei-k, Isaac   Pyne   and   .-\i-nu   Koemp  1.   ,Mem- i.eis answering   roll   call   were;   .Messrs. .Mh'i,.   Cavalier,   Piddle,   O'Brien       and IJiivis.    I'lesident .Allen presided, and af¬ ter  healing   llie   reports   of   tlie   several iiimmittecs   the   iiuestion   of   establish¬ ing m-w  building  linen along  a  portion of    Puller    avenuo    w',as       considered. Some of  the members favored  extend¬ ing    the   lines   from    -Main    stre. t        to Pethlclu-iii   pike,       bul   later   it      was i dec med   wise   to   li'gislate   as   far       a.s J.indcnwold   avenu.'   Cor   the        inesent. After    careful    consideration    ol        the.
Program   of   Township     Activities   In¬ creases     Annually—League     of   Wo¬ men    Voters   Attend   Commissioners' Meeting   and   Ask  Questions. :      Plymoulli   township   taxable   assiss- ! ments    have    increased    $;i72.010    over ¦ last      yi'ur's     llgui'es.   givin.g   a      tulal I valuation   for   lUliX   of   $H.S28,r)50,   from which   . tho   7'2-niill     iVad    tax     rate should     yield     a   reveiiHe   of     $28,711. This report was given on Monilay eve¬ ning   ¦¦'   a   nieettg     of   the   town-.ship I commissioneis,      all    lhe    mi'mbe-s    1 ,.'
whom   were  presenl. .    ,r;iIlR  -weri'  ri-dered   paid   as   follow.s: I I'liiladplphla.   Sulnirbaii-i>jiinties   G-.is 1 and    r;iecti'i('    Co.,   I'i^L'llli:   ¦ .Xorristow'n • 'I'inn-.•i-llei-ald.      «2:!:        riiillp        Carey I .MM.i'iil'.-ictnring  Co.,  $!I!1!I.!I2 and   $HU.L'."i; ] Felii-uary   pay   roll.    $4»:!.SU; v.inia    .Manufaelurei-ft    A.sso. , InsuraiK-c.   adjuste<l    inmlieii I  iy--21 pay  roll. $37.2:!. j      The      township j plaint   to   tlu 1 regard     t»i ; ils       tl u,ck   a,n<l I the cperations.  esiiecia AVorks  road
queslion a. resolution was sli uuiing tho borough 'I'liomas       .A. Foulke.
prepare  an  ordinance
idiipted   in-
solicilor,
Ksr|., to
t.-ibllshing   the
Interesting    Educational    Meetings and Exercises—Pennsylvania      Day      O'o- served  in  Ambler Scohol—Collingdale Defeated  at   Basketball. J. M. .Fisher,  the  sup-ervlsing prln'-l- i-eturned    Friday    morning,    ll-cni ! Bo.'Uon,  where   lie   atlended   th 1  meet- , Ings of the  dt partment   of superinten dence.   He   also   attended   the   sessions' of till'  Xational   Society   for  the  Study of   Kducation.       The   meetings   of  this society   were  devoted   to   the   discussi.111 of   the   twenty-seventh    year   book    of till-  socieiy   .cntltKO  "Nature and   .Vur- lun ." The miec*t'lngs of the deiiartment of   suiicr.nlendenee   wwre   relattd   i:vi- niiiiily   to  the  problems  of      secoudar> eduiatiun.   The   lasl   lueeliiig   was        u nnist   iiiipressive   one.   The   mother   01 Colonel    Ciiarles    Ldjidbeigh    was   pre¬ sented   with  a   life   meiuiiersliip  in  the
'K. and M. Co. Involved in Suit .\ suit to nullify contrtuls alleged t». liave bten made in fiirtlieram-e of a (->nsi;i-acy to cuntroi the intorsta'.e and foreign commerce of the I'nited States in asbestos wa,'' besTUn Friday in   Federal  Court  In  New   Pirk.
The CJovernment named as defend- an.ts iJIlUon-. Kc.-iil S: Co., Clarence Pillion, Aa'-ostos Corporation, Ivd., t.i ll be<- Asbesto.'i (Vrporal.|On, Ltd., .Johns-Jfanvllle Coriioration, Philip Carey .Manufaclurui','        Company,
Keasbey .t Mattison Compin.v, JtlcliaiVi V. -Mattin'.n. Duval I!. Gildl invajfi ai^d   (ieorge  IJ.  Ciabbs.
OPPER DUBLIN m
MISCELLANEOUS    ITEMS    OF    IN- TEREST
SUGGESTION   MADE   BY  THE WANIS   CLUB
Kl-
Pennsyl-
(^asfkilty'
^atii'ii    on
building lin.is along lhe s<iutheiist side ot liutlei- avenue frinii .Main street to hindinwolil avenue to a distance of Hi feet from tlie present curb, wliicli Incrcjisea tin width of the side¬ walk 111 feel more than at ).resent, and on the i;orlli side, iiotweeii the same limils the consideratioii shall b;- 10 feet tiuiii the curb wliere tlie build¬ ing lines uri!'to be eslablislied. 'The reason for tlici dilfere,iice is that at Iiresent many business places have lieen erected on that side of  the  street.
A repn sentative of Hai'iisoii Protli ers attended the meeting, and aildi-(;Rs-j tliy Senior High Seiiool assembly on ing the memoers stated it is their de-:'j'hurbday niorning: -The Wind "'Sara sire to improve Vorli. slriict, pioviding | i;,,i„„;in; "JMscovered," Lottie lliuil- adjoiniiig properly owners will agree i'By ,-bai-a. Friet(-hle," Flizabeth Pent/.- lo   the   plan   now   under   cimsideiatlon. I "Tim     First      Pesson," UiiunoTogue)
No Suitable Place for Playground— Service Clubs, Legion, Colony Cl.io Might    Unite    in    Su,:port—Subway-
'     Subjrbs  Development.
I A iiMw ob,)ective has been placid bi- fore the niembers of tlie Klwanls CliKi of Ambler. \V1iy not erect a comniun¬ ity house in Amlder instead of a  play   .
! ground    Is   lhe   new   idea,   of   th ¦   joint 1 comgiitlee   III'  the   Itulary  elub.   I.egion
X.-itional   J'^ilucatlon   .Assoc-iation   and medal.   Culollel   l.indbei-gh   was   pies.'jlt, when    his   mother    was    thus   lionoi-eo, anil   he  addressed   the  convention       en tin-  subject  of  aeronautics.
.\iiiong-   llie    patriotic        pilgrima.ge.' ciiiiducti'il    during    the   week    was   the .,
one to I'lymouth, the landing place'of t^oUiny club, Cominunily (Jentre iind till- Pilgrims. The town of I'lymoulh '^i^vanls club. The subject was intro- was host to ubout 1000 members el duced by Frank King', chairman of the till-   department   on    last        Wednesday    Kiwanis   representation,   who m,-ule
afieniiion. The Plymouth Anlli|uaiiaii Siiclety pi-csentiid a historical pa- ^giaiit, "The Pilgrim Cln-oiiIMc," lie- i fore this groupSjf educators. I Tile following readings by the meni- ¦ j hers of lhe Junior and Sopliomiiii' i pulilie   speaking   class, k   were   given   in
llle   plan   now   under
11   Is   iiroposod   to   wide-n   the   streol  at
least  livii feel  on   each   side,  and   1 l.ir-
rison  Pi-others   will   macadamize  same,
also  a  portiuii  of   PopLir  sli-«*'t,   which
h.id    entereii      com-   J?   "'«"   '¦"   ''*"'   ''"l''"ved   along       other
Phila.   Klectric   Co.   with j ""*""•
the   alleged   operation       ofl     Relative  lo   Schoul   street,   .Mr.   Cava-
niiitnr   cars      during'"'"'   suited    thai   llie    agreeiiieiil      .for
on   ('lu'ni.i*'al   the  boioiigli   lo  lake  over  ScImmiI sireet
the  corners    at  llidge !>i''s '«'<-'" signed by  Dr. P.  V. .Matti.son,
Ijorutliy I'islier.
TIu'  following- progiaiii  was given  in liie   high   scliDoI   in   honor   ot   Penn.-;yl- I vajiia   day,   established as  ilarch  4,'by I )V'.'"'''^ Uuvernor   Fisher;   The  governor's   pro-' '
claiiiation, of  WiUiaii
4iigs  from   T.   A.   Daly,   Gladys  Colgaii piano    solo,    Dorothy    Deck;    Pennsyl
coinpli-|te report of the cominunily eoiiiiinlllee's meeting- wliich discussed the  proposed   lilaygroulid   project.
The community house idea w;is pro¬ posed alter it bad been announced I hut no liicalion can be sicured as an idea; p:a\-.ground for Ambler, Tibs i.ropo.sal was discussed favorably by the com¬ mitlee, stated Mr. King, as a more de¬ sirable project for .tVnibler, and it was decided to liut It before the several service clubs for opinion and discus¬ sion.
I'resldent   Thomas  .1.   I.jine   tuok   Hit
matter   under   advlseiiu'iit   for   the   Ki-
club  and   Informed   lIii- memtiers
full   disciis.'Jion    will    be   given
at
pike  and   (ialla'^her's  road.   An  answer I v'
of     ai.pi-e»-ialioii   was   read   f*>m       (],,.; mg prepared.
cumpany   proiiiisii-.-^
md the deed of dedicalion
now   be-
I
remed.v.
riie towiisliili had also suggesteil t" tlu' I'hila.. I'.Tectric I'o. tlie nec-i'S.s.;ty of liiing with the township a lion I covering its activltv on township roads during construeli'oia work. Othei public     utility   corporatloiii
MUhed to. llle sueli a Hmd in Plymuuth. .gallon   nny aiul    thi-.-i    towftship   reiiuiicmcm    Nvill i coiiunill.-^. bc   insisted   upon. i      (Uiairman '
A letter \vasrea.l from the I'rnn- I ilr. I'avaliei sylvanji l!aUiT>ad Co. With regard ti • rebuilding guard rails at Its ap¬ proach lo (he overhead bridge, Xo. IBu'i, on ()allii.';her's road.The cown- slii|) Miilg.gests llle suine tyiie of con- itiiielion as It lias ereetcd, and th" latti'r made imnilrj- as I- sperltl- r.'itli.m. - <iK't.. ei <;. 'I'he slated   that   lhe  company
Williani   Kussell;   Uiogra'phv j "";"  '<"''¦;."•; "«•''<- ^""el^'s meeilng. I   Penn,   Harry  Fisher;   re id     ,   '^   ',"","""    1'1<-'1"''«    '"'nehl   ha.s   been
'launched   by   tile   undni'pnvileged   chilil
committee.    Oscar    H.    .StiUwagon    an
xaula   niusic.   Francs   Scheibner;   voc.lI ! n""'"'?' .'^'¦"^   H'^tigh   the   elfoi-ls       ul
(luel,   Catharin..   ilanns   and       ivancN i ' "'.'¦'r-''''''-V'"''-n\''"''Y"'''''''   ^ ^  ''' ^^'"¦
ti.hen;    Penn.sylvania   art     Puth   Mai - I I'r"^  I'nnce    will b . shown at the An,
A   p  tition   was   also   presented   by   a!*lianl;   trombone .solo,  Charles Allison   ! J ''''   ',''"'.',;,'    I""'**''   "." ¦'"'''"^"y  evening.
majority   01   lhe   lu-upcrly   uwiieis       on 1 Penn.sylvania        initiatives,        Harrison'   ,'^ I hel e are  to  be  two       evening
Pace  .street,  e.i.st'of  Itidye avenue,  for ji:i.;.ler. "^ ''"""   shows  and   a  matinee.
the   purpuse   ot   having   tUe       buiimgUr ,„,  Tuesday   morning   .lames   P.   Uii- ^v'llhun'lo"   we!^'      Geole   S    Snolm
¦A^rate-"v^'''T:Lirui:der'''i,n^r-i''   i^'-">V''-^   the   niemuers   of   til, ; ,'>.:l!iJr S^herlf Mnd   (^il^s^i^ """ ^
lliih   ui.ittii    ua..   Held   undei    .hUisq-   rfuii.or   and   Senior   High   si-hoo tl,.-' number  of   the       Monrtromerv     ¦¦.iiv,i>'
.nient    n   ordi.-r   tlial   a   furl ier    aveslL-ifunditioiis -mil    iiiiviiles  uf  •¦   r-iiv .in.i 1 V-   ••      . -      -'lontSoniciy     counly
ij^tuiioujons .inii   .11 mines  01 .1   lan   an J   pnblicitv   bureau.   ar;d   his       colleaeu.'
e.\ illation   to   be   held    In   the        tuwn | Jjr. Kobert  iloffel, a former worHer lui- hall,  under  the auspics  of tin-  Putai y ^ u,,,  slate  commerco  bureau.
ml    iviwaiiLs    Clubs    of   Anibler,        i,,c     Dr.   ilolfel  was   present  to       address Mai-ch   .11.   Jhe   exhibition   will  consist, the Kiwanians  upon the fur   the   most   part   uf   articies     made j
jy   the   buys;   al.so   l.-oys'   hobbies. | develoimieiii. of  id
The   lirst   lillii   of   the   usual   ilonday 1 district   comprising
ijc   made   by   ilii /f llle liighway
I'l'ol't^.
¦>< ' inmltjte] staled   Uiat   iliii-iir.; . tJ- past munth  lialching wurk. cleaning, gutlers   and   the   lebuikling   uf       -fii) culvert  at   t'oresl  avenu,-i ami       X .Main  stieet  has  been   dom-.   .Mr.   '.'a; Iier  a.l.'i<i   iciiui'ted   relative   tu   Un diiiuns   at   ilu-   inleisectiun   uf   fiiaji; avenue   and   Soulli   ilain   sireel letter   -  also'. atato»l  .t!ui,t Jiitn^.itf 41i« 1'Ml . 'ci>»i iiiteniiilales ' "on   her .els' due   to   the   manhole;
lianing- iiiutiun pictures in the li:.;;i huol showed "The Pr.'vention of the luead   ot    Disease."    tlie   .sei-ond.        a
reat       econ- it'oot   relative   to   the subway       suburbs the       southeastern
Hcrtham FreparS:^ for Fleitric Light Tax Payment Alang Easton Road— Real Estat; Asse-sments—Dreshep and Jarrett.Own NJtes- 'I'lie liampiel of the Christian Kn¬ deavor i< irJt. y of (irace Cniun cliurcli wa.s a most enjoyablo alfulr on .Sat¬ urday evening In the llursham Jiro hall, Clarence Delwller, uf Davis Grove, was toastmaster. itr. Jack Plum.' secreUiry of the Soi i'heastern diistrict <if tile Christian I-riideavor conference, addresse;! lhe gatlierlng-. OJiers tu speak wi'i-i' Mrs. !•;. H. Th, ;,rii. uf Ilat¬ boro, and JHss Ilarrls, of Willow Grove, wiio recited Peiirod. Frederick Tiir.iley* sang several solo.s, one uf which waa ••(iouil-l ye " by Tulstuy. This annual gathering of the local Kndeavorers waa most    deli';htful. *
-V young man,  whose  namo  was iii(. diseloMed  by  lils friend.s,  who are Mis.s ilary   Fell  aiul   iUss   Dorotli.v   i'li'i-son, of   Moi-sliam,   was   struck   aiul   Ihrown heavily   lo   lhe   ground   by   a   pa.ssing- car,   Sunday   evening,   bul   Is   11 porled to   havo   escjiped  with   no   bad   injury. Tile   girls   were     accompanied   by   two companions   while   walking   down     the con'i-i'ti:   liighway   opnosite   llie    llor¬ ¬sham   Friends'   Alei.tinglKiii.se.   .Sunday ^  about 4 !>. m., and the lad  was nearest to   the   trallie.   The   car   which   threw him   struck  him   I'i',111   behind,   lie  W.1-.5 :   lif-.lied    ti^   /{ lin.glon    luL-Ji'teLl    wlierei I   llis  superlicial   wounds   were x.-ari'd   for itrd   suon  after   lie   w;us ill.seharged.
The   P.'idies'   Auxiliary   of   Horsham fire   cmnpaiiy     lueeting    last    ilunday niglfl   spent   their   entire   Ume   In   dia-' cusslon   and   piannliv;'   for   the   supper"' and   ervtertalninuiU   lo   In    held   on   St. Patrick's     day,    S:iturda.\,    ilarch    17. ,   Oysters  are   lu   be  served   at   llie   sup- ;   per,   afli'r   which   a.   iilay   will   bt;   pre- .scnti>d.   The membeis  will   enact   "Tho l-'ri'l'lexing       Situation,"       a.       clever i   comedy.    Tieket.-^    I'ur    liulii    fnu-Cbnii i  are on -s.-i.le.
! The memhers of Horsliam I'ire com- I pany met ilonday evening and eon- j dueti'd routine business. Th,? comiiany I a ns wired .1 call lo Township line road, i Tuesday alternoon, lo liglit a small ' lire.
The   supervisors   of   Horsham   town- ' ship met  ilonday at  the  hol^el  In  Hal- , lowcll and  conducteil  th < regular biisl-i j ness   of   that   depailment-   'Pax   Collec¬ tor   Kelly   made   returns   of   .^'SUU        on Pi:J7   ta.xes.   The   supervisors   paid   bills amounting  lo  JSOO.  A  balance of mora liian $71)11 i-cjnaiiis in  the  treasury. The j tnx   colli' tor   was   notilleii   to   preiiaro I bills  lo  Include  a  lire  tax  and  an  o^l- ' electric   liglil   tax   for   PI'JS.   The  rates ' have   not   yet   been   IIxikI,   as  the   elec- 1 trie   light  contract  for  illumination   of I Fira.ston road'in Jlorsham  Is not signed. I Only  propei-ty  owners   bordering       tho
highway     will
reiiuired   to       p.xy
th.
in
:c]ir
¦\Vt
.'I'eet'rg a   liigiier   bridge  there,  as  the ;'j';'  J-ell.   i elephune  company   bi i-uniin? presen:     structure   is   lower   than     the ' I'"''''   "''I'   "ater   ilui-ing   i-am.s    wlurli 'landard   clearance   by   IS   inche-s.   The j '''"^'^   t'"-'  sUecl   lu   be   lluuded    A   ,-.- work    on    the    approachel-.   •'^-''"tion   wa.s   adopl>..d   directing-   that   a ,. ,      ,,,,,„   M.,,.,,i„      ...ill   ,...      leller  liB   written  tu   liie  cum|.any„a.sk-
"^'¦'^""¦1«        ncrVe   '^^sis    li   n-ei   'ln\\'^^-   remedy   for   this _..ondition.   The /,.-   ,    .     r  -i,    !„..!,   ,...ix...ni-.„.,i 1 building    pernill   comniitti e        reiort.il Mr.s.  Pouls Killmer. Plymouth  Meet-: length.   50;,  feet  of  -y4 - n. 1,  g.   v. .1 ^.       l^^_^..,^„   received   iHo:\.:,o   lor       permits ing,    has    suftered    several    attack    of j "'ire   c.-ible   and   ,(l   leet   i'    „.il\ ,ii.i.i'1   1 ,,|,,,   ^^., ,.,,   j^.,;,,,,,   ,,„,   |,.,.^^  nionth. pall t^xmble  and  has been  piilnfully  i^^\^i^'':.^'":;;^%:^(lZiTco'" """"""';     ilr.  (.Prien.  of  the  special   commil-
for   Uie    last    twu    weeks.    She   is   >'«-    '".,,     '   ';.'"'.',,'' lePennsN Iv.-.nla i'ee   a inted   sunie   time   ago   on   the
ported   to   oe   resting  more  easily. lhe    nieetin„    01    tne    1 i iihs.mn.iui.i 1 renunii.erin"     Uie    liuiwi's
Mrs.    Charles        Staley.       PlymouUi    Association    of   "r«t    ''la-.-^s    '''"'"¦¦I'M'''-;   ,l'\'^/, !'',,, .'^\'^"'^.;!;/;f ""'"''^
Jleoting.    is    reported    uuilo   recovered I will   be   held   in   I'lttsburgh   hn   .March,"' noioiigii,   iipo.ieil   pio,
smd   iiWe   to   be   out   once   more  ufter'  14,   ir,   and   ID,   lut   the   township   will a. nervous  illness. j piubably   not   be   represfiiled.
B.  Gray   AVeber,   who  has beivi  em- '      Six  "sclio<»l  si'ins'
' "'"  "" "" ""  "    with ri
. I     Pill.- paid
th.
were ordered I'or ployed in Dayton', Ohio, has returned , erecticm on the tuwiishlp liighways at to   Plymouth   Meeting-   to   greet       his   the schools.
Tiewly born infant daughter. Polh ilrs.; A letter was read frum Sfilicitor ¦Weber and daughti»- are now al home j styer slating the town.sliip's liahilily and doing  well. I fm-  $511.92,   the  share  assessed   by   the
Mrs. Annie F. Ambler. Plymouth | imblic service commission in coin- Meeting, is reported very ill at her, nee'Lion with the widening uf the liome with  sciatic rhcumaliaan. 1 Pennsvlania   Kallru:ui Cu. liridge wliieh
Mrs.   Sarah 'Berkhimer,       a   fomier i-esIdent    of   Haj-monvIUc,   was   visited Ity several of her former friends from PlymouUi   Centre   last  week  and     was   expense     i found    just    recovering   from    a    slight { lUdge   pike
porti
ing it as a psychological time foi eaiiitalization ami commercial' biilldiii'4 ul' this suet iun, l.ir. ilol'l'' I uit4V->iUl.a j&Utiafa...Xitwurtunity, f" gi-AiV-r cuiistii"if*tlve ' .niov(?n7enr develop tlie natural resources uf great  community.
The coniin.g ot the su'uway Into nuilhei-n part of Pliiladelphia, and i-oii. ned ing the great residential section of ilunlguiil'i ly cuunty has opened this vast vision of advancement, and Willi land as ils commodity tlie cominunily in southeastern Montgoimii'y, in .which he says Ainbler is a vilal unit, mst tewi,.,^jj ^J^^^ ^^ create homes for tlie ne- niand.
W.ith   sucli   a   iiroinis'1 uf      rcononii'-
construction   Uie  busin<ss  nun  nre  a-
ready  organizing   to  lake advantage  of
ail   ,i,i„-i, .1,.   ,1        ,   ,. -   ..     ,     ,    I this   boundlc.sjj   benelit.   and   it   Is     the
'¦''   st,'ra?J     u,      vi T^'   "''   "¦f-'''''''^\"'''''''''   f^ "'¦    I"'-   -^'"''et    'hal    the   bn.sin.ss
>'et. i iield   "O'.l        X     , he   be'."/nnin'f-   ""   f    ',""¦•"¦"   """   "'""^•"   "^  '^'"'>^'"-  J'"" '>"-¦
totaling   SlJlU.a-   were   orde.-i-d !'l,^'' 7"';''   C^,    ['<¦   '''"''"^^^ '"     "'growing   organization   and   linance   th.
Treasurer,  Saiii,uel  A.  l-'aust.  le-]'^f:^',   ,..,.!.'   .i..'"."'^.'.','',I;;..l'='.""'.,''.J".''-^'i "oom which is inuninent.
1   a   balance   of   .i;7:!0'.7,>i   on   haiiil.
At
uf   the   borougii,   reported the   conclusion   of   his   report   ilr.   O'¬ Brien  tendered  his  resignutlon for the reason   that   he   is   now   inoving   from the  .Second   ward.  Same  was aeccept
111.  lesson d i'iiitiJgy. " .\mhl.'i-    lli.uiii
lasl   Friday,   liy   a
home   team   seem ¦ the   season   as   they
.strln.'4   of   vi.tories ^ can   make   up   for   llie   few   del
niid-scason.   when   fate   stepped I wreckid the  team ' lastir  ditHcuIties. i     Culliiigdale    tuuk    th ; the game anail  held  it  fur tii ^niinutes   of   piay.       -Alter   this   Arhblei ; !stepp»il   Intu   the   lead,   and   was   nevei 1
...P,.. ^ ..... .J..     . ¦,.!.... ...V*      I.U i,tl,jf
such tax. The lire tax will undoubtedly sectioji   uf  ilontgomory  county.   A'iew- ' b..i Uie  siune as that of 2 years      ago.
; lioadmaster Gouak reported  that ho is I keeping   th"   lilelnvays   in   conditiun   bv
score of a2-2ii. 'I'lic determined to eiri b, gaii it—Willi a P.y doing Uiis ii •als in in and on  account of schi'i-
d    early
11
ll
111 :
stoiipi gain I'. 11   in.
d Uii-mighuut the resl of the .\ t Iialf'tiiiM' the si-ore stood lii- I'avur   uf   the   lucal   siiuad.       In-;
EUREKA
carries Itidge iiikc uver llu' Trenton cut-oft tracks. The (]>w'iisiii|i had ub-, jected   to   paying   any   i)oi-ti.e.n   of   the.
view-   of
Is   not   .-
the   facts     that ] y^.,,„„, township   lilgli-
heari  allack.   She   is  said   tu  be  resld
ing'   in   a    jiretty   lillle   home   wilh   her
daughter,   Edna,   und   both   are       i|iilte
comfortable.
An ovi-i'ti ll i-ed iiijl wie-ked mote:- ti-uek was found at the side of Con¬ sholiocken   pike   between   llainiunville
.and   Plymou.li   ileetlng,   on   Satm-day    'mynMliIp!     St'llcilor   Slyer   cites     t!i '   ijfi'iip'V.lVui-ch,' wT evt nin-.   l.'y   several   members   uf   the ;,,,.,>„(,,,,,. ^ il-  n,,,  ^uuris.  however,  thatrslvc   Wednesday Harmonvile   Fli'c   (3>lllpan^,   whu.  were ; jj^^  townshiii   is  liable  neverthless  for leturnliii;-  from   a   inin.-trel  play  given , ,|,p  j.i,;,re  allottetl   h.v   the  .omniisslon.
way, and tliat the town.'ililp did not ' I erect the bridge, nor never had any ' rei >rnized aiMiority In connection wiill the .¦¦-. rillcture. Hven as tu dani- a.grs i-cs-ulting to lhe ti-:iveliiv; public on till- brid ;¦;• ur ils aiiiiruaches Ikui' 1    ¦ 11      MSf-uiind   ly   others   than        tin
tir's'lf'^tv" /"v',riri""r''i -V ^""^'•'."¦".j Before closing the meeting Presldiiit .0     v',n^.     .h '      " ,"i"'','r:;'   f-^^"^* 'iK'tin  announeed   the large inler-
he  hn, •       ...    -  r , '^  ended  ,2-20  In   „u,b  meeting  of  Uie  SoutheasUrn   Ki- ,' s  ,. '\n n .,V"'^."''' ,V''-:N™nis   district  in   Pennsyvlania,   whicli
r.Is      n      t e? V   ll      'i' """ .""/", ""'   M'"^  sponsored  by   lhe  Main      J.ine  clun. nveniv    I.in,      'l'l        ' "'i .^"'"'-. ¦ "' "•"<'    '"'    "''S'"''!    ^''^t   ^^'1   "lembers   at-
si-n n..' , n, r ',' 1"^'' hiiiynlhin tend the meeting .-ind ban„U(A to be .striking distance ot the eoveted honor , ,,el,l I,, u,c Carsa Del Key hotel at ot   leading .scorer  lur  the  league. j Haverlonl   on   March   2.S.   The   oincers
Tlxe last  game of  the  season  will  be   and  'cliairnicu   uf     committees       wen on   Saturdav. ! parlicularly   i.«iuesled   to   attend        the brary  and   more  will  be  added   in tin'^^tarch  10.  instead  of Fiid;iy,  ilarch  0, iafternoon  meeting at  the same jilaco. near   future.   Mrs.   Howard   A.   Clynier!'t«   this   i-liange   is_ necessarily   due    to]     Announcement uf the Illustrated   li ic¬ is  librarian.
.V   series   of _   _ _.
life   si'i'Vices.   «hi(li   will   ; e   11   nart   ui'->''ay-' Till.'-
The ilary 11. AN'alter Memorial lib- raiy will be formally opened on W."d- ncsday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with an interesling prugram In the Sunday room. ilusic and addresses will be Iwo of tho leatures. At present' Ihere arc  ;blO  volumes  in  this  now  li-1 l>layed   with   Springlield
111
The
linaneial
resident nJ' Xarclssti. wrecka.gc.   When     re-
I tuwnship j $l."')46.0il; . W"ernle,
aiitemciil is   as       l'l .'.lows: taxes   turned       in $112;i.:il:    pci/lnit*.
of tlie l-lalanee, by   .\.   F.
311;     bill.s,
mei
ijiig,  .$870.21);
for   the   benefit   c.f   their   orgiinization
at  tiraivre   hall.   Invfstigatiun   dis;-los-
ed John Palinei
pjnned     in   tile
inoved   he   Was   found   hleedln.g   freely ' ^n.,],.,.f,(^  ,,(,1,1  nt  thi
abc.ut  tho face,  and  a physician  sum- , im|;^„,.,(.^ $1X41.SO.
mone^l    from   Consliohocken   closed   a |    ' ^     ilelegation  ht   I'lviiiuiitli     luwn-
b,a,d       g.i'.5h   at   his   temple     witli   live : . |.,'i,,'..,   League   of   VV'^inien   A'uteis   w-as
.stitches.  I'almer w-as in a  semi-dazed, |,,.^.x,..n(-   headed bv 1lie president, itrs.
condition.   His  car  had   swerved  from I ^.,,j,.j^   '^j,.|^,   Mrs.   \V.   P.   Kearns,   anl
the   road   and    collided    with   a    pole, : tliiy evinced  interest   In   the inoceed-
whlch   was   knocked   over   by   the   im- : ,,   /      asking  'Hertincnt    .ind tiniely
pact.  Constable  Slieinmetz,   of  AVhite- j „^^.'s^j,:,nJJ with regard to taxes-, budget,
I cost of township adminlstratroii. police
I protection,^etc
. un,»w'(*rs   \Aii'e
the  fact tliat live   mid-week   spiritual ^ t'^e high school rvices,   uliii h   will  i.e  a   part  nSyj^ay.- This pronii Lciilen   program   In   the   I'leasanl-   f<"'i'   - 11   le   held   oh   succes-   crowd, niglils        beginniii-- ilarcli   7th.  Tiie foUuwing  schedule   Im,- llien   arranged   Willi   iieighburlng    p.is- lors  parlicipatiiig;   il.irch  7lh,  Pev.   il. Ward.ir Lewis,  of Xew  Pritain;   Marcli 14th,  Kev.  Carl G.  Petri,  of Skippaik; ilarch   21st,  Pev.  Juhn  E.  AVtldasin,  ui' Plooming   Glen;    .March    2Slli,        P.-v. Jacoli   A.   Long,   uf   .New   Hope;   April Frederic   .\.   (^ate,   ol   Hors-
play will be give,, n, on Thursday and l'"i-i- ies to be a h.-ird-fouglit
n.l   shuiil.l   .iiir.ii-l
lai-
marsh lownship. arrivetl a -short tihie after the call sent in and (liok charge of llie wrecltiige. The car w-as re¬ moved  .Sunday inornini.'.
Kev. D. A. Draiier. jiastor of Ply- j mouth Meeting V. E. church, is con¬ ducting^ revival sinvlces at an Kvan- ' gelical church in Hatfield this week. | During his absence, .Sund.iy, Ijcelie | Ilodebaugh and Harold ilcCuen res- , poctively led the morning and i-vening ' seT-vices. There were 17.1 in Sunday | school. Two A'isitors were reixirted, Col- j lection wa.s $10.52. Men's Bible class 1 tiook the banner. This week is self- j <lenia.l Aveek ainong tho congregtition.; Envelopes wero distributtKl, and thei self-denial offering will 'oe, collected | next Stmday. The Ijadies' Bible class 1 of the Stjnday school are raising funds Hxrough tho sale of cJiocolfite eggs dur- I ing the Kaster seia^n. j
The PlyniouUi Meeting ^ijoop o^ Boy j Sooula  held  n  very entiwl'ijJining! liro-| gram beforo an audienca in the U.    E. uhtu-ch Monday •evening in -vyhlcJi
in all  pha.ses of which Iven   by   the   members
of  the  hoai\l,  and  the  dlseusRldn   was
liiosi   interestim.g.
consecration
Chrislinn   Kn-
ird   ileycr   w.s
the
on
was:
Mini'.terial  Association  of Ambler  -anJ Vicinity Tlic r.'gular  iii.inllily   ineetin'g of tlr,' illnis'.eri.'il   .A.s-.s.u ialiuii   uf .Ambler a.; 1 vir'inity  w;is  held   in   tlie iluunl Pleas¬ ant   l.-.iptist     Church   on   Tue.>--day   af¬ tei-noon,   supi-er   being   served   b,\    tlie Ladies'   -Aid   Six'Iety   of  the   churcli. Tho   niinistri-,,-    presenl    were   il.    I'. Iloeker. .Iohn K.  IJorne- Ottcy.   I':,  li.  Cook, Geo. (hirniiiii,  .\.  P. (ii'otoii, ,1. ilatlsoii, J. il. Kwing, 1'.   Delia Po.g,'--gia, C. A. Dr.  Williams and Ciias.
ture lo lie given on the lollowing eve ning by i;. Caller ilillikin on .leii;- .saleiii and tlie Holy Kand at 'I'l'lnity ilemorial church, w-:is miide "oy pusi I resident, A. S.  Prenneman.
'I''h'.' iiiiilerprivileged clillil eumr.ii'- tec. l-I I'.urling the in'ogr,K,s of Its wurk iiiiade a pleii for tlic, doiial,iun uf -shuc ¦ for several sinall i-liildri • , in a iici.'\ family.
nurse  at  tJie ..Vbington  hospital,   spent ..... jj.^^
fore midnight he made his way to the btisement to |lx the fire«. \Vlien he re-
  . 'UlO   turned  Hi tho upper tloor he. was at-
hoya displayed tho pratsUcea of scout- ) uicked by t\Vu> men who had evidently ins and  their  spendid  tratnJiip  under   effected   Uieir   entrance  to  the  jdant
Bandits in Moreland
Two landiti-i, Ibelieved to have been accompanied by four other men. rub¬ bed   tilt-  .-^ucietyi -Maid   Hoisery   ilill   in
l'pper ilureland township   half n. mile [the week-end with, her  parents, nortii  of AViillow Grove,  Sunday night   nd  Jlrs.  AVilliani Kohier. alxxr>    ll.lii   after   overpowering   the 1     A. A. Nasli is erecUng a shed on tht watchman, Ulhvood AValt, age 50. j Oberlander  property. '   iW'eather  comli-
I'.slng'  a  li«yivy   pijie  to   batter  the ; tions had caused the collapse of    tlio i<iniblnation   of   the   safe,   the   thieves lold stnicture.
obt.alned several pay cnvelopea, over' Miss Robinson and Miss .Smith were ffiOO in negotiable bon».ls and stock but (week-end guests of Miss Dorothy Koiir overlooked the    casli box, which con-(ler.
tained a considerable amount iofi i Mrs. Leach, who is well lihowTi in money, ^tocordlng to poliee. [this community, .'is confined to her "ned
AVaJt  told  Investigators .shprtly  tie-  ¦with a bruisnd  bone,  .it  her liornt, in
till,  P liam.
Sunday evening was me: lin.g of the Senior deavur sucieli-. i-idw Iloe leader.
Pev.   K.   K.   i..elpliart   1 rciiclicd. second   of  his   series  of   scl-mons .Sunday  evening.       The  subject "The AVord  of ilercy."
Mi.ss DoroUiy P". Clymer delightful ly enlertained 21 guests at a bridg. and  luncJition  at   liw  home  on   Satur
day afternoon. ,,  ,  .   1 speaker     of   national     pruminence.   A
,„¦,'¦'',  r'';"''^^ ,!'"-'^ entered a ho.spitiU m ! committee  composed    ,f  X.  P.  Groton. Phibidelphiii   lor   medic;iJ   obsei-vation.   ,^   <-.   p   ,J^^       ,„„,  ;^f   j.   noeker will
Miss  ilaigaret  Kohier,       a.    student i ,.^„,j1^j^ „,p „,,,„^ j-^,.  j,,,.  service.
A   most   i'nteresting   iind   instructive
Police Needed in All Whitjcain With ri'fei-encc lo the mosl cxccllcat ai-ticle aiijcaring in a recent issun oi- the "Gazelle." 1 would say that II is not merely t'enler Siiuare alone which needs the protection of state. Iiolice, bul the entire townsliip. Never have w-e belli a.s much 'in need of our I'igln- ful and ellicient state jiollci prolection a.s ill the present time, except befoi-c these otlicers were sent to aid the un¬ protected country distriet about Am¬ bler. Conditions are rapidly approach¬ ing the same state as then. Fortunate, indeed, is Sl ringllejd township with its nine-.     -April   4,   and       lo   secure  some ,,;„,, ,,jji^.f, forre, with Ils most ellicient
!anil   worthy  I'liief Koons ul the    head
I thereof!
Hucker, Al. I., man, .A. C. F. J. Crl.-i:, 11. K AS". F. l-uiz, ]•:. T. P. Kmei'ick Santee, li. 1'.. E. ililler.
I'lans were miide lo hold a union Passion week service in Calvary iletliodist cliurch   on   Wednesday  eve-
WHITP.UN   KES1DE.\T.
ScouUniaster  Richard  VogL
Mra. Jacob Xlart, Cold Point, who •waa ill wiUi grip, ; I19.S recovered ra.pdd]y.
Mrs. Lloyd 'Verkea, Cold Poimt, i.s repoo-ted  H> be seiriously ill.
(continued on pago S)
by smashing a window.
—Free Christian Science lecture by James G. Bowell, C. S., of Kansas City. Missouri. "Valley Forge Hotel, Norristown, Sunday aftemoon, March 11th, at 3.30. Pu'olic is invited.
Philadelphia,
Hurt at  Lansdale Foundry
Georgei liilwortili, son of Mrs. Anna l>ilworth, of G-wynedd Square 'had two ines on his right foot badly crueihe<l while employed at his -work, in a liansdale foundry. Tliia is the s<M!ond mishap young Dilworth has siiffereil. Late last faJl he had two. lingers on his rig-ht hand crushed while at work.
paper was i-ead by the liev, N. P. GiJao". upon tho subject. "Christ's RelatlWsliIp with Different Types or -Groups of People." ilr. Groton dis.-; cu'.^se<J five ty pes. or groups : lat, the Apostles'. 2, thie Disciples, 3, the multi- t-ude, 4. the Pharisees,  .»- Leajlei-s, nnd 5Ui. tho Individuals. .."JUfxe : napear was afierwarda dis- .puaped. .by t,he ministers preseint. and A,liearty voto of tfianks given^or its suggtistivo and illuminating presenta¬ tion.
, |,| peath cf  Mrs.  Mary  Snyder
ijijip^. Mary Snyjder, wife of I. Mere¬ dith Sinyder, Shearea- street, >5oi-th 'VValot), died in Montgoniery ho.5pital, Non-istown,     S.aturday afternoon,
wheav >i3io lifid been fasten for an op¬ eration on Thursday. Mrs. Snyder was B7 years of age, and had been a. resi¬ dent of Nortli AV^ales for many year.-.
Cow Testing at North Wales -At the meeting of th© ilontgomery County Guern.scy Calf Club, Saturday afternoon at the farm of Robert Skin¬ ner, near North "Wales, an intercstin.s program, including two judging cqu- test.'S for tho children, waa given.
Ono was in tho cow class and the other the heifer class. Mr. Skinner of¬ fered two first prizes, and these. wer« awarded to Blanche Bobb, of Barto, and Mary Anders, of AA-orcestcr. The boys received no honors.
At the conolusion of the judging con¬ tests,   the  club  members and friends, to  tho  numtier  of  a'bout   30,   entered tho Skinner home, where a .social time ¦vraa  held  and   refreshments      sirved. j llr.  Skinner made an  address   on   the' ¦value   of  tlio   calf  club   doings   to   the young people. It was after this speech I tho   awards   were   made.   The   prizes were a, silver cup and a .shoulder halt-! er. "I
" '      '     ' i     '     ' ,       : , .    '. ^- l-l-'fT.:.,   .\
weiitalion of Uie school   boiird  of ham  was present.
While at -N'orristown lasl we 1^ the board of s<-liool jlirectors and board of township supervisors in Hursliiun conferred with the couniy cumniii<- sioners on the. real estate as.sessi- ment in the township and substan¬ tiated ill the action of the assessor In increasing- cert;iln developed tracts. Fe.\v pr<ii>erty uwnJr.si, e.\cii,t those who aim tu commeri-iiillzi' the .s;ile of lots, suffered aity increase The onily chang.'s made wer." In cases of farm land having bien so improved and di- vid. d into lots, whicli wcie suixse- ciueiitly as.se.ssed as separate plots, rather than as a whole. Any appeal on the asses.sments may be made before the county commissioners on .Vpril 4 as per notice.
iliss 'i'hur.sa Tomlinson. win, was visitin.g friends in Hailowell on 'J'u(5S- day, i-tporti* having >'•'¦'^Ig'n'ed her position In X'ew A'urk, and is now seeking ;i  iiosillon   nearer  home.
ill', and Mrs. L'lierry, ol Gennan¬ town, were guesls of ilr. and ilrs. William Veach iii the K. G. K. homo Monday.
ilr. Peagan, professor ot the (ilalc- wood w-liool, al Pouglikecpsl.%, X'. Y.', gave a very slining and admirable address upon "I'arents on I'robatiop," at Horsham Fiiends' ileetinghouse, !-'evenlh; day evening. Mr. Il-iagun re- nei'iilril ills ud-liess In the mei'ting un tiU' followTr.g morning, iiany froiii lhe surrouiiding .section and a great numhi.r in iloi-sl.am iiit >,rt-.,i. .Much euuijiien: lesul'.-ed, .Mr. Reagan's opinr il lis  uiiiii'Id  the mudern  y >uUi.
I'^dwin Gqild, Hoi.sliani, Is di iving a  ('hi'Vi-uU t car,
Juim Haag, uf jluishajii. lias cun- traeteil to build a fr.inie office build¬ ing on lhe Willow- Grovo Rcial J'^stiito compiiny property, which intends to eonduel iiii extensive .sales campaign this summer, 'i'liis operation includes all of tlie Watson and Thonip.sop farm land  bordering the I'ii,iston road.
Four nicmlj(«s were received into the Grace I'nion cliun h Sunday even¬ ing. Kev. ill-. Cate presided at the service of comniunion. il id-week pray¬ er- mixtlng is held this AS'ednesday evening ;it the home of Mr. ami Mrs. IJoyd Trauger. The legular church business meetin.'.; will bo held in the lire hilll on Tudsday evening-, ilarch 20. The I-adies' Aid society of thei churcii will hold tiieir nniiiuil reorgan¬ ization meeting on the previous even¬ ing at the home of Mrs. AV. J. Tyson. Tha Ciiristian Kndeavor .society electa officer.^ at its meeting next ifonday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clendanlel,
Services were held by thei Christian iElndeavor society of the Grace Union church of Horsham at the K. G. E. home, IVivis Grove, fur the ix-neftt of tha residents there. Quite a crowd of visitors .attended. Rev. Mr. Cate con¬ ducted the service.
"WiHlng AVeian«r apd famliy, of Ijaiisdale, €a^ed on Mr. and Mrs. Goorge Flllma.n, of iHaUow'eli; on Sun¬ day.
Mi.'if) Clani SohalTer. of; PHU.-ii., visit¬ ed liarry Kutherford and fainllj', of Hallo-woU, on Sunday. " '
Aniiong the marriage licenses grant¬ ed, Tuesday, at Elkton, Md., wa-s end to Charles A. AVood and Amelia C. K;i.iser, of Horsham.
(Continued on iiagc S)
N