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The Ambler Gazette 1 \ >L. XLII-XO. (3 AMBLKR. PA.. MARCH 5, 1925 Sl.7.5 A YEAR PLYMOUTH TOWNSIIIP. , mm POINI ITC.M8 OF » OCAL INTEREST TO READERS Local Boy Broacicasis Over the Radio— Cold Point Grange Adds 20 Members —Farevfell Reception to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rex—Plymouth Centre and Harmonville. Chester Sii.Jalr, of Flynioutn .\leet- Int; PiU LjiiiJiited In thc cuiicut ijroud- oust uy lh*' Cunshohocken hijfli schooL orenestra torn WFI Siuuiday evening. Bi'Sidea playing iti the ¦rchestiul selec¬ tions he rendered witi; great e.xpre.s- eloii a beautiful uornet . uio. Mr, and ilrs. Clmrles ..lendriclis, ol' CoiJ Iioint, were guests Hi Mr. and Wrs. Ilarry Kaji, of Culph Milla, on Bunday. " 1 i;iiik Stead and daughter, Jean, of Cold'Point, sj-^nt' ,S;iturda.v afternoon at the honii of Mis. E, J. Wood, ot G«i mujitown. iMi. and !MrH. .lolm iJaneiiower, Philadeliihia, spenl tiunday witli the formers' parents, Mr. aud -Mrs. Ueorge Danehower, of I'lymouth .Meeting. Mr:-. .Mirtha \'a'niJo,ii. fiynioutli Mef,.i.,- is iniiJioviuK after a bri^f iil- iiess. -Vjr. and JIr.s. Jacob llait, of the ¦\\ i.i. w.s, Cold Point, last Tliursday e. ening en.irtained Mr. and Mrs. Ii vin T.il.o^', Miss .\nnie Green, of Ivied il, iinU Mr. and Mis. William Ltuik of .\'evv York, who on that day fornied tilt ..ridal party at the mairlage of Mrs. Taylor's .si.ster. .Miss .MolUu.lt, of Media, to Mr. John IJodson, of Plilla- delpl'iia. The I old I'oint Grange will attend Poiii.oiui ill a, boAy Thuisday evening. The i.ieetiii;. is to be londueted at the halt of the S.inatoga Urange. A K.ding lia.s been e.vteiided from the main line of the I'lymoulh branch of the Keatling litiiroad to the woi'e- hoa.se recently construcled by the Tide Water Chemical company. Miss Helen Cii'ssnnui, ot Plymoutli Ht-igh.s acted as one of the bridta- niiiiO?, .U lhe i.'rawford-Llroves wedding at the First I'resliyleriaii cliurch, in Norristown .Saiuidiiy ev<tning. Uttle b>oioiliy Mosely, Harmonville. Is ;,uite ill, ha\ing ::. congested lung. Mr. and Mrs. J'Yiel Shannon, Norris¬ town. v,ere entertained iil tho home of Mr. and Mrs. l^eomud lJCH;k, of Hur¬ monville. Miss l^diiii l;eililiimer. I'hiliidelphai «pent Suiviay in I lurniouville. A few i.ersuijs in I'lyniouth town¬ ship iue afCw-ted Ijy the closing of a porUon of lhe Alan Wood mills due _to a vviige liispul;'. Miss lliurel .Miulile. IlarnionviUe, visited .Miss Caioiyii .Austerberry, of I'lymoutli Centre, doriiig the weeii- end. Ml*c. .Albeii Wi'.inle. PIymo,utli Heigihs is sjieiiJiiig som,- time with *, ;• nnrther i-Jl Atlanjiej<yteii. ¦_« iiijujcd .Siiiiirday evining id ili. li^Miie of Mi.ss lliii-.el Jtex." ill I'lymuuth Centre by a iiiunlwr of yuuuf; liiends. The feature of tiie ibieption was an orchestrii cuuc«it frum WFI by the COiTishohocken higfli school orchestra. Mj-s. Chailes ilhoiids, I'lymoutli Centre, attende,d the wedding of her brother, Harry Uiil, iii.N'oiristown hist week. iMr. iind Mrs. Itaymond Marple, PUf- niouth Centre, spent a day last week with friends in I'hiladelphia. ilarry Campbell is continuing the aesries of dances itt liie Grange luill on Saturday evenings. Thus far he haa exnerienced gratifying suci'ess in liis undertaking, .und with the Kuropean Serenaders as the ^acc^onipanying at¬ traction ho has iasued an invitation to all to tsnjoy a Saturdiiy evening of lively nd refined ple;usure. Mr. and Mrs. J;imes l.H)wrie. I'ly¬ mouth Oentre, were eniertained on Satuiday evening al the home of Mr. and Mrs. .Albeit l'"ianks, of I'-iiiis of Schuylkill. H. W. Topley. iif il'lyiuouth CenUe, served lasi week on the traverse jury. This week iMrs. fl.elen M. Hamel is doing court duty. , Mr. and Mrs. Jliiivey Smith, iind son and Mrs. Charles Sliuman, Ply¬ mouth t;^entre, were the guests of Mr. iind Airs. Frank .Mi^thers of Siles, Buoks county, last ii'riday. Mfss Kllzaboth Hamel, Plyinouth (Centre wtifc able ot return to her studies, Monday, after having suffered (he distressing pain oi an abscessed tooth for-several days la»t week. At the nieeting of Uia t'old Point tira,iige, Tuesday evening a class ot twenty new meinbers was iidniilted as iiieml>ers. A number of friends gathered Sat¬ urday evening and sui'priaing Mr. and Mrs. \yalter Rex callts.1 on tliem for tfie evening to bid farewell beiore their Oeparture to their newly purchiised home in New liope. Delighted with ,the party in their honor Mr. and Mrs. flex provided a nuniber of games which all enjoyed playing. Refresh- iiienta were served later in tho evening. Thoee who comprised the party were John Caley. Alrs. Ijiuiia Schurcii. Charles Sheppard, Kdith Foster, J. H. Dugan, Mr. and Mrs. Harry 'I'opley and family, Mrs- Helen Hamel and children, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shu¬ man and faniily, Mr. and Mrs. William Moore .and son, Richard, Miss Nettle Amiiers, Airs. E. C. Zimmerman, Mrs. Miiiy Zimmerman. Harry Woithing- tun. Mrs. Lnti i Rex, Mr. :ind Mrs. Mai-.-^hiiU Boff 1. ll and Mr. and Mrs. Ilarry Styer. The Plymouth Me<.'ting V. E. Sun¬ dav school last Sunday was in charge of "the Supt. W. A. Knerr, attendance wjus 141; offering $9.65. The Star classes, were those of Mrs. Staley and Hajsel ilex. Banner il.oss. Men's Bible <-lass. The morning theme of tho pastor was "A Workman that Neo<l not be Ashajned." Evening' theme, "The Re¬ ligion that Changes." Children's ser¬ vice will be held next Sunday morn¬ ing .Monthly ftieetlng of the K. 1.,. C. E. ius usual. Prayer Service each Wed¬ nesday evening. The interest is grow¬ ing and the number increasing. The flniince board of the church, whioh has been organized recently will hold its monthly meeting, the third 'ruesdiiy:. evening of the month. Mrs. Annio P. Ambler. Plyiiioii'tli Meeting, is spending some time with her sistei', who resides in Willliinis- port. , Alis. Eugenii IJghtkept. Plymo.uth C.Mitr'.v spent Alonday in PhiliUlelphia. j i E POLE LINE WEDDED GROVES—CRAVVTORD The marriage of Miss Estelle Craw¬ ford, youn,,-er daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ci-Hii? Crawforta, of 1421 Powell street, Xorristown, and'the Rev. Wal¬ ter A. Oroves, son of Mr. itnd Airs. Robert Groves, of tJlensidc, look place 'on Siiturday night in the Fir.st Pres¬ byterian chuir;h, Nonistown. The Rev. J. AI. Coruni, Jr., pastor of the ihurch, ofliciated, assisted by the Rev. i;. C. Hutchison The bride was given in marriage by iier' I'ather, and w;is intended by her .".sler, .Miss Juliii Crawford, iis maid uf !,i)iior. The bridesniiiids were Aliss Kuiiice Grove.s. sisler of the bride¬ groom, AIlss Alirlam l.^eiinett, and Aliss Esther Ballard.. Ali.ss Alarjorie Groves. I sistei' of the bridemoom. iirted as i flower girl. The besl man was Ur. Phillip S. Hench, o£ Rochester, Alinii.. and the ushers included. Air. Alberl Ijiiconey, -Mr. Kenneth Alathews, Air., ihat unless the latters pule lille^ Cyril Fair and Air. iienry Little. iiloivg Broad A.xcaoiul :incl Helvoir avo- i The bride wore' a gown of white nue are repaired at once tlie liiunshli, I satin crepe trimmed with ostrich will proceed to remove the poles which I feathers and her veil of lulle was are considered ii menace to tlie travel- held in place with clusters of orange "'S pulilic. blossoms. She carried a shower bou- The condition has been evident to TO LOCAL VETERANS UPPER DUeilN ANO UNLESS KEYSTONE TELEPHONE AMBLER COLONY CLUB HEADS SHOW FULL HOUSES FOR EVENTS CO. MAKES REPAIRS ""^"^ MOVEMENT ON MARCH 11 AND 12 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TEREST. OF tKK Lines on Belvoir Avenue and Broad Wemoi^ial Tablet Suggested to Men of Monster Benefit Assured tjie Amb:i;r ths Late Wai—Voluntary Contribu- Axe Road Reported in Dangerous Condition — Appropriation Promised Harmonville Fire Co.— Lights to Be Increased. I'lymoulh tov.nship icumuissioners ilt their regular monthly meeting last Alonday evening iit Guinge Hail, Ply- tions to Be Received — Announce mitnts of Colony Club Activities. -Mucli interest ;iiui eiithusiiism are being siiown in the lown uver tiie iic¬ tlon of the e.xecutive board of The Colony Ciub of --Vmbler to sponsor ii movenient lur il memurial tii Olel ior the men of -\mblpr and suiToundini4 iiuuth Centre, served an ultinjiiiiun poi«ts who .served in the World War. on the Keystone Teleplione 'iiipiiny This iiiiitler was seiiously taken uii al a rer.eni meet.ng of the e.xecutive Athletic Association, the Members of Whom Have Worked Diligen.ly in Preparing Splendid Program. Tiiere is little ul iiiij tiling elsf t^.,' is being talked of by ii liirge iiuiiiIk i of the I-esidents ol' .•Xmbli'i- iind viclnny than the bin minstrel .show tu be giv¬ en Wednesday and Thursdiiy evpnim;. -Miirch lllh and 12th, in the .\niblei- opeiii huuse under the iiusjiices of tlu¬ ii ouifd .it ll! Mrs. O. P. Smith Convalescent—"Misa Picklj the Plaintiff" to Be Presented on March \7—Flre Co. Meets—Two Local Fires—Jartottown and Dresher. Airs. (J, P Smith, of llursl-.iim, is mending iiipidly iiml is' icpoiteil iibl» '¦¦ be iluvMi stairs. < Mr, .lllli Airs. Williiim liuyle, of ili'ir- siiam, iire prepiirlng tu uccupy a por¬ tion uf ihehoni' Alls. Sarah (ilK'en. uf thill villiage. Alrs. Miitildii Downs. Horshiini, vis¬ iteil her brother, Cliarles Iloilgers. of of the piesident, .\li-s. .\. C andi'mt upon -solicitation -A^'ubler Athletic association. I.ike the Jenkintown, last 'I'hiirsdiiy. l-andis. .f'JOtball iind biisoball tennis, the show ^—^ wun heiiriy respunse from llie . is going to be a line-up of home tal boa|!d mciiibers. However, detinile'enl, and from pre.st-iit indi actfoii was not tiiken until lhe special (.(viu be a continuous me#li,g ol the boiiril last week. I ^^^^.^ „,_.^„ yy^^ ,,„„,.^_ itiuiis there i-i.ut of I'tm fill- ¦ dre6.ses .alike of rose flowered tiilTeta They wore bands of »iilver in tlieir hair iind carried uld-fasliiuiied buu- i;uets of spring bloom.s. I On Alarch 10 the Rev.' Air. Groves iand his bride will .s.iil as niissionar- I ies of the Presbyterliin Churcli to ! Persia. rue, the Will- is lung over and our isles lire lient on lasting peace, yet -^n indication ot liow these events 'e still lingers thiii feeling of pridi are taking anioiig the residents wa¬ fer "Vour boy and my boy," and a'shown Tuesday evening when tlie Htting public testimonial is but a very i.i,a,t Wiis opened iit the lio.x ullii-e of .xpression of the iippreciation -nj^ i,,,^,.^ house.' Almost one hour be- Afis. ICdward 1-ugiin, of Ibilluw ell, enterlained Airs. Hector Sinzhelmer, ot 'i'all Trees, PellIi^•ll, one day lasl week. Typliuid fever is icported at Iha quet of roses, lilies of the valley and the board since last fall, and sever- '*"' sweet peas. The maid of iionor wore :ii times the Keystone Telephone com ""^ a frock of sea green laffeta flowered pafly hiis been niotified lo make re in rose, and the four bridesiiiaids wure i,airs. At tlie meting uf the conimis- feeljle expression of the sioners .on Alonday evening a letter' of the unselfish service i-« ntleied by was received from the compiiiiy iid-, our boys. vising the boiird that the lines had I ^ in not desired that there shall I'¦''"•« 'eserved seats the line began lo been repaired and are. now in lirst- •'^'•'^'''i' ciinvtuss made in this niove-, f'"'»'. and by li o'clock, llie hour for cliiss condition Road Supervisor John''"^'•' '""- '"' eai-nest ap)ieal is made opening the bo.x offlce, fully 100 peo])! Marple took «"x,-ention t., this sn..». to the liiiiriotism ol; the people of Am- wore in line. The .ummittce in chiiiT •Aiibert liowna home of Mi. iind AIis. in llallowell. .Mrs. Jacoii IJiscnmaii, Davis Ci. .ve, is Siiid .u lie iiiling agiiin. Alter a weelf's visit with friemls iti foie Ihe opportunity was given to se- Germantown and olney, Alrs. Williiiui Veach iias returned to lier residenre in Davis Crove. menl ind thP^T.fwnrhln" l!,*^.',?-, I''i'uitu ^^^^ "'"' ^''''"I'^i' l*^' co-uperiitlun. and'of the reserved seals did not allow ii ment, .md the township bo.nd look voluntaiv conlributions, whicii will be .,,.,,„, ,,, ,,„ ,.,,.,.„ ,,.-,¦ ,hp .-har, „r,i i iis above noted. The ,.nnii,M-nv .i,„.,i.,-,.,,.. ; , 1 „..,, iHiitet to ue laKeii on tne cnau uni-i Gerliude Caruthers, Hallu.sell, ¦en out of Hilioul for .several iiny member I OBITUARY the time .stilted on the e.xi-hange ticket. action iis above noted. The company thankliil'ly received by will be ailvised at once of the decision.! of the e.xecutive boUrd ot the cluo,,, . .¦ .,, ,. ., or at Ahs. C. Al. Heiss' .store, Kutler M'•"'"""5' "^ >* o clock he chart was ol Aliss lois^Hi avenue, .\mbler Pa. 'closed and will not lie opened again ''- at lu a. in. AIRS. lU-JBBCC.A J. JoH-\'SO-\' Mrs. Rebecca J. Johnsun, died on Saturday evening . al her home. 311 I West Foiuth avenue. Conshohockon. ¦The funeral took place Tuesday aftei- inoon with services in St. John's A. Al. 11-:, church. Rev. -Mr. Bantuni, pastor. |lnteiment in Friends' cemetery, I'b'- nn.ulh Aleeting. JENN11-: JIALEY * Jennie, wife of tlie late Charles B. ! Haley, died Sunday at ilie home of hm- son-in-law, iVrcy l^tch, ('entic Square. The dece.-^e-I was about tia ¦years of age and resided for a numljer of years at Blue Uill. She is siirviv;-<l by ' one daughter. Alargaret, wile ul j I'ercy I.iitOh. Thu fuiiejiil w.ll i.iUi- I place this Thursdiiy at 1 p. in. frum her late home, iind internient will bi- made in the C-ladwyn lemelery, iH^ (J lad wyn, Pa. REV. ALEXA-NDEi; -MlTCllEI-1. Having laid ¦motionless for over a weeli and scarcely recognizing any of All the memljers, ot the board were present with the exception uf Diiniel Rhoads. Air. Grifflth presided. Bills ainoiiiiting to .?6.")lj were order¬ ed Iiaid. which includes about $-'8 for snow removal. Receipts of $34U. and tlie iiPe\*iuus Oaliiuce, gave a lialaiu'e i lit ij,44iMi ill the close of the meeting. ; until ti o'clock Thursil:iy eveiiiug, wlien holders uf exchange tickets will In giveii 'the second opporlnnit.N' for re- May we count on you '.' Variuus other imporiiint nialleis were Uikeii up at the special meeling of the liOiird, prior to the club meet- i;;^,.^^^ g^m.,,; ^y^.^y reserved seats ai ing on Wednesiliiy, Feb. L'oth. ' On tlial arternoon. Aliss Dora .\dele Shoeniiiker, piincipal of the .National School of Klocution and Oriitory, Il.s i-llds, the R.v irnd .\lj-x;indei- ,vas taken. .\ piupositioii has heeii sulimitted j phihi., presented in a very pleasing lo llie Coiiiilies Gas iSt IClectric com- manner, "Alonsieur Beaucaire." Her pany with regiird lo ailditiuiiiil light-, Prencii dialect brought this cliaracter ing' throughout the township, uhich | almost pel .sonally liefore the iiudience^ included eight lights along Hlckoiy¬ town lane. In all, it is proposed lhis year to add I'O lights to last year's listing, l'p to the time of the meet¬ in.g, however, no reply had been re¬ ceived from the eieclric light comiian.v- It is believed, however, no serious dif- fully will be encountered and that the extra ligliting will be available din¬ ing ihe present spiing. 'I''he boiU'd i-onsidered a price uf .'$:;;"iO for a snow plow, which conipiises it blade to lie placed on the fiiint of a stiong truck. .N'o iictiun, however The Harnionville l-'ire (•umpiiiiy made : .^tto applicaliun fur duiuitioii well W'l S th*. nietiiii .Mitchell died Friday iast at his cot- j tage ill Piyijuiuth Centre from the re- i""'\^"£,.'\ ¦'¦^'•'^'^¦^'¦^ stroke. He was , ^^^ appropriation . for aid . in tho pur-1 In'iAccunin The' dTecea-sed .;,.!. Plymoutb.^ h-iTbeen i7*ila anPSBHBIIr^ un-f J'''''^' ' ''¦ L'ciiUe about foui .\l:i..^ .umj. iiiid liiK- . ¦ ,,, 1 ' II ,1 i„ „„•**»»..,. .>.) Siive ail iluubliess nuestions lor thf iing a fancy to the properly ihen own- "e'foo'I. will Oe av.-iilable oriTHay J.1. i ^,, ,._^^.^,,,^ ^,^ ^,,^ ,.',„,^ institute, to ]ed by Cluules -Nelson, purchased itj The board assured the company that |,,^ ,,^,|j ,„, xvednesday. -March ISth i and called it Rose Collage. Ifii're he irii-ided until his death, having been Ali.:s li.is 0, iiii.\ s. .Ill iiil-ilii;. meeting of the .larrel¬ town Guild Will be held at the homa ill Wednesday, Alarch lo .j p. 111. Directora and luembers are reijucjSteil to bring Iheir I liank ul'l'i-iiiig l'u;- the exteiislora uf the Uiiilil wurk. I,adies pleas^ pro¬ vide iis usuai. Tile l..ailics .\ u.xili:iry, of the ilur¬ shaiu I'Mie i-oinpaiii.', have elected to hold a himioruus pliiy un Alarch IT en¬ iitled "Al.."s Pickle, the PlaiiiUff." Ar- liiiigeiiients for tiiis piay were i:om- pleted at the legular inont'hiy iiieeling.. -Monday evening, ami iifter tlie meeting; Mrs. Jiimes Tilbury, chairman of •''"^'. T" ",' '"" '.',',""'." """7' ,"." lhe lirst rehearsal was held. .\ num- miMlc in the club, sang two num- "i"»ical numbers will be lemlered in \,^,. „( prominent liidies of the com¬ ber*, veiy cliarniingiy. ; such a manner that will do iridit tu munity are to take iiarl and all arts, March 3d, 8 p. m.. the Juniors held .artists of great note. 'going lu lijive a good lime on that, tlrtfr regular business nieeting. |.-y,. almost two liiunUis the boys evening. .After the play is given a. me libi-iiry comniiltee of llie club U^,^^.^ j^p^,, piiiclicing their vocal and i "Piitlie's Day" dance will l»e held. rAti^;d^^TJ'-^s.;c.^srLru'i;"rd''-t'->"-^ rians under the Ciirefuil Mr. and Mrs. S.amuel Kessle, -ani p&rly held in the club room on Thurs- '"rection of -Mi.ss Ethel Dager, wli- day afternoon. Feb. :;tfth. It was fin- stated recently that in all herexper fly and socially a. decided .sue-: ience in assisting in tliese events slu has never seen such an array of talent, ch nth is the regular business! i^y^,.; .\i,.(,.'auley, James Murniy im ¦ y ,)!' the .senior club, when the .^yj„j^|_^ Sewyer are among the sweet below Horsham. reoorl uf the nominating committee' ... . r .r v, uu u m -n^ n ..... wfll 1 ¦ heard 1 vocal aitists of the show, while Her- -Mrs. romluison, 'l-;diili Darrow Goldsmith, chair-It'ei't Fiumm and William Finney wil: town, is spending sjjme time iit th» r Hieiiiture, Alontg. Co. l'"eder-' surprise the big audience on the twi left after Thursdiiy evening, rnay be^ had at the offlce ot Justice of the Peace I'rban, 301 North Alain street. Theit is no iiuestion, bul thai ill' boys on this occiision will put on ull' of the best home lalenr minstrel sho«- ever seen in the operii imuse. The musical numbers will be lemlered in such a manner that will do cndit lu iiner- Phil- Idrs. ni^n fiimily, Hoisham. attended the ill uf Airs I'alvin Ward. .Sr.. i iiililphia on Alonduy. William AUiiin has moved his fanilljr from* Horshiini village to Fair Oaks, of East German- some time at the home of Mr. iiiirt .Mi-s. .\ii','ust I'unlc in llallowell. Wliat the jokes'of the endmen will .Mis. .\iinie Sliankin lias bad aa -\t- br lilll only be guessed at. Howevei, liiiilii ^,,-isiiliii. t h', ..n.i puniii iir-tall- .-il! ,,i.;, ^alboMMislted'. ttiaJHS^^ if. a|ii,j«fl on liei --iui- |m .,,¦¦. 1yji,t llallowell. Clulis, will address nights wilh their excellent skelche: .Anieriean l-ileruturi with J'^igjopean." .Musii n,v I "Uil our iJioniiiienl iind public eitizeni-i U'liiter Elilii .u Uiiown lo be a very religious niac. freiiuenily speaking at the Plymoutl: Centre Union mission and doing a liirge .imount ul good work in the neighborho'od. liev. Air -vlitiiiell i-iiiiie from I'ark- erford, where he Inid lived as a local preacher. He was born lu Juhn and Isabelle Alitehell in Alinitgomery, Orange county, N. Y., in .\prii. 1X4:1. He married Anna Mcl-aughliii, uf that place, and years after ber death was again iiiarried to -Mrs. f.ouisa l^ost. Though never an ordained minister, Air. Alitehell Wiis respectfully litle.l "Iveverend" because of the greiit amount of religious work he accom¬ plished. Those who survive hlni are his wife, Douisa. two broihers, Janies, of Bar¬ ren Hill, and Charles, of Broomall, and two sisters, Mrs. Eleanor Rank, of Poughkeepsle, N. Y., and iMrs. Jane Ostiinder, of Cornwall, N. Y. l''uneral services were held at one o'clock Wednesday afternoon from his late home in Plymouth Centre. In¬ terment w'as made at Parkerford, Pa. i-:di>5.\hetii -acpff shedl,y l-'uneral services were held in Anib¬ ler af 2 p. m. Wednesday for Elizabeth Acuff Shelly, who died early .Sunday morning; Services in St. Thomas' church. Whitemarsh. at 3 p. in. -Mrs. Shelly was a. descendcnt of Jacob Sheetz. the tirsl Judge of Alontgomery Counly, who aided in organizing the County, and his son. General Henry .mn.et./„ who took part in the Revolu- jtion and tiie war of 1IS12. She was a I membpr of the Sout',liern industrial 'lid uea tional association, the Woman's I Club uf Germantown. The Art Alliance. Jthe Wissahickon Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Matinee lAIusicale. The Genealogical Socieiy, I of I'ii., subiscrlber to the Phlladeiphia Orchuslra. Mrs. Shelly was one of the !organizers of the Colony Club of Am¬ ibler, for two years was coi'responding [secretarj' of the Quaker City Chapter ilf the Ntiliojial Society Daughters of the American Revolution; At the time of her death was corresponding secre¬ tary of the General Robert Patterson Chapter of the National Society Unit¬ ed States Daughters of 1812. Airs. Shelly is survived by her hu.sband. Dr. Daniel Webster Shelly an/1 two sons. Dr. Isaac High an-l Dr. James .\cuff Shellv; and two grandchildren Jean Elizabeth Conrad Shelly and Caroline Aiarshall .Shelly. AIABY UNDERWOOD WILLIAMS Alary U, Williams, wife of the late Arthur Willlanis. died at the residence uf her son. --Arthur J. Williams, at ;jn3hiin*...of' lias been dr'tfpi*d. and-s deiistood. will Oe availalde ori*TlIay 'li. The board assured the company thiit.^,^ „^.,^ „„ ,,,,„.„..,„„., ,-.- ..- -- an iippiopriation of township funds. I^^i -i p „, ,\ii.ss Henzey's School. -\Vrs. by tliese boys in the spipit of fun. The. Williani Speai as perinilled by law. will be made' Kichard J. Hamiliuii. state chairman o!'! endmen will be "Howdy" .Martin. Jack said to be slightly I d SttiU "fltM'8"***' as well as uur businessmen will esca.jif King. Philiidelphia, visIteA ^t the K. the humurous darts iniried iit tliei:i*G. E. liome in Davi^ Crove Suiiilny. if Ilorsham, i» )avi* < iinii". just as soon as the conipany is in; club institutes aiiil president of 'he jj^gi]]^ Eddie Kelly iind George Davis position to render service in the light-, Montg. Co. Federalioii of Women's MiipiTived. ing uf fires. Clubs, will condui-t the open furum. The dance given Siiturday evening while the interlocutors will lie John T. by the young people uf the Hursham Scout News. Alonis and Steward E .Davis. Word Fire eompany proved v ; has been received from tlie --Unelia There was a well crowded lIooi uccessful. iindi The free iibiiiry of the Colony i'lub has many interesting books for child-i i . ., . i c„- ..-,„ .,„ T,s shelves, .\iiiong them is iGruin Scenery Service tliat' the new all appeared to enjoy the event. .Alter liy Swift. GuUi-;scenes will airive at least two days be-'paying all e-\pen.ses and the orchestra ^iil.ui<li,l veiiui-ts were ni-iile -it t he i "tlulliver's Travels" by Swift. - . .. - .>spitiidiu lepons weie maue ai "i«|^.j.j, .^^j, ^.^^^y ,^j. shipwreck in the Is-[fore the show. TlTe stiige settiiv; f oi ; a balance of $1875 was left to be hist meeting of Troop 2 ot tests pass-1 -^--^^- „¦(-Liiup'^ii, where the lie-ople ; the'opening of the minstrels wiir'be alt'iuned into the treasury of the fir« ed on he Valley Horge Pilgn m age I ^.^,^ „„ ^,„,,„ ,,,„ ,„^,t £ them did ^^..y pjeasant .surprise to Lhe audience.' company. and on the outing te>J- -3. seve.a ot „,^ exceed si.x inches in heigh f"P- The concluding number will be a rip-| The Horsliam tiremen convened in Xomnmr if .::r thrnnal ':^\:^!^:''Z:e,:i:::i^.''''^lii:^n'hxx^^^ -!"-'¦¦ -l.u.ar monlhlyJiUS,.iess meet- in their class and advance a grade. , of the Empeior's largest horses eacj, j Several of the older Scouts took ad-Al'out four and a half inches in height -, J ¦ ¦ were eiiinlov«d lo Jraw me towards vantiigo of the nice weather and vis-"*"" eiiipiujeu _ lu ited the proposed outdoor home for; "^'.p,^g"^J|J;',!!,°.y'^.j^.i^nisision of the Boy No. 2 and returned with very favor-1 gcouts of America has rendered a able reports. Flnai action on this jgreat service in organizing the "Every matter -will probably be taken by the Boy's Library."" AU the books, so troop committee on this fiuestinn at] designated have been approved by the their March meeting. commiasion. Only such books iis are The meeting for this week luts '-n, |;t inj.e-^ ^ « .boys most^_of^^l^ chaaiged to Thursday night, .Alai'ch o- stories of adventurous experiences. This change will govern only the meet- i j^^^e been selected. Many of the books ing originally scheduled for March 6. ; j^g ju t^e Ambler Librari- One of I them, "Jim Davis," by John Mase Ambler High School S/sxtet Adds An¬ other Victory AIlss Gelbert's snappy squad 4efeat- ed the Doylestown girls on the latter's Hoor, Tuesday of last week for the second time this season, the final score being 27 to 18. The game was not as fast and excit¬ ing as most of .Ambler's games this sea.son. but the gills played a game and easily outclassed their op¬ ponents. Fisher completely outjump- ed bolh Doylestown centers and Cowell was right there to send the ball down for fleid goal after field goiil. Bor¬ dogna niade 14 goals and Fell 13. Rosetty and Slutter handled the Doy field. Is a story of a boy, born In 1800 in England, who accidently discovers the secret hiding place of a (band of smugg'lers and is forced to one of thein for a short time. become Successful Gardening i.'entre Sijuiire Grange held its re¬ gular meeting on Tuesday eveninK 1-tb. 24, ill i'"iiciiiens" hall .^uuare. guodl the Comniunily. Air. Waltz. Alontgom ery I'oumy faiin bureau agent, stai ed that the object of tliese meeting Centre Something Different," the leading iiiir;jing Mondiiy evening. Four new nioni- of which will be taken by Robert Kern bers were received, and a goodly num- who will be remembered as one dt the'ber were present. The purcliase of best local actors that performed on|niinor necessities for the fire trucka the opera house .stage. The Roberts was ordered, tmd a definite truck crew- orchestra, under the direction of Miss | suggested. The latter, however, -^va^ Dager, will furnish the music. : tabled. Chief Chester A. Duckwortli was commissioned to have each trucH. Burie<l Under Coal Insured immediately asainst flre. An incident somewhat a.kin to .he IOth«r minor discussions but story of Floyd Collins, happened about :no«h'"f_of ^«"««5^.!"^!,J^^"",!f' noon Saturday in Penllyn, and a man AVilliani Bice, formerly of Horsham,. was v«-y severely injmed when jwho last week was reported so much improved, suffered a relapse shortly after and has been forced to undergo an operation at the Hahnemann hos¬ pital. Patterson Toiii ver, a highly esteem¬ ed colored man in Hor.sham, died fronv double pneumonia, Saturday night, ak his home on the Hatboro pike. Tolli-. goo<i game, for uoylestown, uom ai^^^^^ stock, caref forward and alQe centre. I cleanliness, proper feed, careful cull- Ambler has had quite a successful j inf, with a well ventilated and light- season, having -vTOn seven g-imes out; ed poultry house insures profit from of the eleven pluyed. Line-up : poultry. trapped in learly 50 tons of cofxl- Samuel Brunson, colored, employed al the Penllyn Coa] yard, was the un¬ fortunate one. For several Iiours he was caught In the coal trap just above a bin, and workmen and men from the neighborhood worked in i-hifts to en- trlcate hini. Brunson had ujicned the chute in the^^j, y^^^ lived for many years in Hor- bottoni of a 50-toii coal car and finding gjj^jii where he made his livelihood .._ the coal frozen clinied atop the uia.ss : ' ^j „i^ ^wn home. His wldow This was an open ineeting for to l'u"id it loose. Suddenly the ••<';''L^,,.;,.^,, bim. Funeral services were gave wiiy and iiiiwhiiii down nearly l«^'^e« I» interment followed- cover iig him. ('aliliiiig h:ms.if as hi,"eiii j uesu.ij .iuu Wiis iil.out lu Piiss tbroiiuli the bottum.at the Halboro cemetery WIS to inform the i-oiiimunitv on the Iuf the car he iudgeil in a .-urner a The consecration meeting of tha severaf siIbjeAs Urti'ining t" farii.-|tlie mass gradually heiip-,.1 iUuund him Christian Endeavor of Grace Union ing. Air Wallz also said his offlce; l''ellow workmen came to his rescue, chm'ch of Horsham was very largely al Norrisiown is upeii and he is ready and tinding thiii tlu-y <-ould not lift attended Sunday evening, showing the ill any tinie to lielp solve any iiuestion , liim out of the lightly pinked rock be- growing interest in that movement, lierlaining lo farming. gan lo shovel. This proved ifceless as Church services, too, were well iia- "" " "'¦" ^"1'^ sliilins d'iwn j,.,,nij,gj ^ gpit^ of the storm. Rev. Mr. Oates was in charge It was an¬ nounced that choir practice will be held Thursday evening at the home ol 'aIi-. and Mre. Charles Jlonteith, at 'which lime the new Easter music will Ambler Bordogna Fell Fisher Cowell Slutter Rosetty Forward li'orward Centre S. Centre GuiU'd Guard Doylestown Schenkevech Gallagher Barton Wiiddington Hiildeiiiiin Kiiitz Air. Mason talked on tb" lume gar- 'him and exhausted I'roni Ills own > fforts liroviii.i; d lo take the risk of drawin - him thjoug-h the i-oai into til;- bin below the tracks. B.v this tin. Brunson. siiueezed I'v Alrs. Edward tiopan. of Hallow-ell,. ar-'mm anu exnausieu iroin ins own' . . ,„,,. i ,, ,,....,,, ,.-lth AIra de'n"'slIe""'rt^'i'-3'of an acre, prefer- frantic eltorls, was very. weak, and-"^P*""! two days '"¦-' "-^l^ Me,..b„nt aWy 1 ? of an acre as mo.st of the preparations were made below him to [AValter G^rlnrod, of Nmth Meichant- cnltlvation can be done with a horse. : tiike every precaution. ville, N. J. Plant according to the needs of your The process was slow and tedious. , -A large representation oi tne .-^ne Wiiddington family." I'lant what they like, have a After much difficulty however, tlie kinah castle, K. G. E., from Ogontz. Hiildeiiian'succession of dilTerent vegetable-^ , <.„ai >vi,s staiied and tlie body slowly returnied a call Friday night by attend- throughout the season. Mr. Alason passed through the narrow opening, j^g the meeting of Horsham castle at lid he hild superintended }4 sample ijj^^ carried him out of the bin in ii I-willow Grove. .At the next meeting Civil Action Over a' ¦] gardens lusl year the average cost ol seriously weak condition. His face and j,{ jj,g Horsham castle th JWell maintenance was $52 to .nnd averugi- body were battered, bruised and ble<Hl-I „i„f.a i-ovlnlnn or the Prospectivlle. on Alonday m The best garden contain- ,„_' ..e ,,l.,nttn.. . *'l^- ere will be a complete revision of the by-laws of ,0 o'clock, aged 7» yei,rs. physician and surgeon, was on trial i.^^*;;^ maint^nancr*6b;"sIle.s''fr!Mrg^!.r'''"^^^^^^^ I'^^'b^arThe'reporfrnd The fandly moved from Phlla,dclphia i-ivil court through an action brought' 2^„,'^fiS.^ Miss Ethel Beadles save J^ « ^^us^tation. and he v^ UjJien ^^^^ rea.AlPS ot the new laws a» to 1-rospectvllle abotit lu yeai-s ago. ;,,,, ^,,e Thomas P.. lloiper Company, ..^ very Interesting and Instructive talk Y^, ^ mak n- riipirf .itrides toward ,,-- drawn up by the committee. Tlu. funeral will be held this Thurt-| j^.„kimown, to recover $1113, bal-1 on proper food. She said use more [J"^.»"'"«'"- '"'PW ^aies amounting to $400, plus $G0 day afternoon iil 2 ociock, with in- , •- ¦ , . ..u.e,\. terment at the Pleii.-iintvllle ihurch. Eureka. (eontlnued on puff* H ) RACHED P. CROPPS Rachel I'. Cropps. wife of the late Goorge P. Cropps. died Satmday ill her home. 204 Soutii 'i'yson avenue. Glaikside. .She leav.es two daughters. Airs. W^Illlam Williams, of Glen.side. and Mrs. Henry P. Rittenhouse. formi¬ erly of the AVyndhilim aportmients, Am¬ bier. The fmieral was held Tuesdiiy after- liioon at 2 o'clock and Interment wa-' 'madip in Northwooiil cemetery. orning' at; Dr. Fred. W. Smith, a Philadelphia; ^^^^^'j'^^'^' ^^^^ ,. ., . v.. Pliys'c''*" »'"» surgeon, was on trial in'^^^ maintenan' lla,dclphia ij.jvji court through an action brought' ^^n, $300. Mi ,*^^ " '>'•! by the Thomas U. lloi-per Conipany, ^ very Interestl IS Thurt-||j( Jenkintown, to recover $1113, bal-1 on proper foot ,vi-'.l„,",iii-"<'c •'"»• on the digging of an artesian'finilts also »n-eens. '«»''';'''', ,*''""tV,i,'^i"'e Keformed ^„ physiiiiin's .H.inUry place'rel, spinach, kale, ^oh'ab, - '"-^J^; at. Fifzwatertown. in -Abington town-¦ also potatoes and tom.ito.s. .md u. . al ¦ F ship. P.aj'ment was withheld after a test of the water h,id lieen made by bac¬ teriologists and the supply found lo contain tyjilioid fever germs. The doc¬ tor charged also thiit the work, done under contract, was not performed in a workmanlike nianner. The well, is 1U2 f»»et deep, has never been u.sed and Dr. Smith has piiid more th.in $!KHi iili-eady. plenty of milk. Robbery Rumor Unfounded Humors the First National Bank at umsdale was the scene of a. diiylighf holdup of oflicials and subsequent rub- Ivery.of a large sum spread like wild¬ fire Friday and Saturday. The minors ;i:*e unfounded. for flre tax, were received at tho meet¬ ing of the board of supervisory of Horsham township, Monday evening Evangelical Conference For tho first t i.ie in many yeiu_s tiie f.o"^"(J'master Gouak'reported little work two foctlona Ojf the Evangelical churcii : ^,^„g ^y present. Two cars of- aro holding a joint conference in , ,„% „„ ,, »,„ „i.,„„.i „„ - The' Sonde"! pinritlKiiicd it» L: . lUllg I'or.iiJ ti.-ink h.-is pt -jject. PottsviUe. It is probable that the meoting next year will be at Reiiding. -Among the appoiiiim;ents made iire; l.,ii.nsdale. W," H. Kauler; Quakertown, C. E. He»is; NorrlatoMTi, A, N. Metz¬ ger; Phi onixville, A. E. Miller; Tel- ford,r N. ¦!>. Bechtel. Member of :he ouiirterly conference, P. B. Tocum. L-'insdale. slag are expected soon to bo- placed on Horsham and Hatboro roads. Two more are to follow for further re¬ pairs. Several culvert pipes are also, to be placed In the sprlni?. Beside.s these preparations there Wiis little fur¬ ther business to be done at this lime (rontInn*o on P«ee ¦•>
Object Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19250305 |
Volume | 62 |
Issue | 6 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 03/05/1925 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
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Language | English |
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Month | 03 |
Day | 05 |
Year | 1925 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19250305 |
Volume | 62 |
Issue | 6 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 03/05/1925 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
Rights | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
Contact | For more information, please contact the Wissahickon Valley Public Library at abutton@wvpl.org or phone: 215-643-1320. |
Contributing Institution | Wissahickon Valley Public Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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The Ambler Gazette
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AMBLKR. PA.. MARCH 5, 1925
Sl.7.5 A YEAR
PLYMOUTH TOWNSIIIP.
, mm POINI
ITC.M8 OF » OCAL INTEREST TO READERS
Local Boy Broacicasis Over the Radio—
Cold Point Grange Adds 20 Members
—Farevfell Reception to Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Rex—Plymouth Centre
and Harmonville.
Chester Sii.Jalr, of Flynioutn .\leet- Int; PiU LjiiiJiited In thc cuiicut ijroud- oust uy lh*' Cunshohocken hijfli schooL orenestra torn WFI Siuuiday evening. Bi'Sidea playing iti the ¦rchestiul selec¬ tions he rendered witi; great e.xpre.s- eloii a beautiful uornet . uio.
Mr, and ilrs. Clmrles ..lendriclis, ol' CoiJ Iioint, were guests Hi Mr. and Wrs. Ilarry Kaji, of Culph Milla, on Bunday. "
1 i;iiik Stead and daughter, Jean, of Cold'Point, sj-^nt' ,S;iturda.v afternoon at the honii of Mis. E, J. Wood, ot G«i mujitown.
iMi. and !MrH. .lolm iJaneiiower, Philadeliihia, spenl tiunday witli the formers' parents, Mr. aud -Mrs. Ueorge Danehower, of I'lymouth .Meeting.
Mr:-. .Mirtha \'a'niJo,ii. fiynioutli Mef,.i.,- is iniiJioviuK after a bri^f iil- iiess.
-Vjr. and JIr.s. Jacob llait, of the ¦\\ i.i. w.s, Cold Point, last Tliursday e. ening en.irtained Mr. and Mrs. Ii vin T.il.o^', Miss .\nnie Green, of Ivied il, iinU Mr. and Mis. William Ltuik of .\'evv York, who on that day fornied tilt ..ridal party at the mairlage of Mrs. Taylor's .si.ster. .Miss .MolUu.lt, of Media, to Mr. John IJodson, of Plilla- delpl'iia.
The I old I'oint Grange will attend Poiii.oiui ill a, boAy Thuisday evening. The i.ieetiii;. is to be londueted at the halt of the S.inatoga Urange.
A K.ding lia.s been e.vteiided from the main line of the I'lymoulh branch of the Keatling litiiroad to the woi'e- hoa.se recently construcled by the Tide Water Chemical company.
Miss Helen Cii'ssnnui, ot Plymoutli Ht-igh.s acted as one of the bridta- niiiiO?, .U lhe i.'rawford-Llroves wedding at the First I'resliyleriaii cliurch, in Norristown .Saiuidiiy ev |
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