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The Ambl (xA2:ette VOL. XL-NO. 4^0 AMBLER. AND m POM I SCHOOL DraOl WIIH ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST TO READERS Joseph Warburton and Wife Struck by Trolley Car in Collegeville—Cold Point Scouts Win Honors—Services at Plymouth—Halloween Activities— iron Buainess Shows Failing Off. Mr.s. Wuiter Miijor ami .son, Irviii, and MI s. Catherine Hurt .and son, Hij\v.\. ol Phi:ui.lelphki, wore guesls of .Mr. und Mrs. Jut ub Hurt, ol' ("olcl I'oint, Sunduy. Mr.s. Jacob Halt, cir Culd I'oint, hus nuw reuoverud sullicienlly lo iiiuloi- tuKy u Tew houschoUl ilutius. Mrs. Uuniel .Vrni.stionH, ol' Cold Point, visituU liLM- I'iilher. whu Ih ill ul his humo in i'liilaa«.-li)hlu. The Holioi. propi-rty. I'lyinoiitli to,, nship, is beini.! fquippi-il wiih a I.n ssure waUT sysloni. Whilo muluiin.!.; llirough '.'oik'.m-'vibo. Kunday evoning, .lusfpii WarourioD w.is struck by a iruiloy and Unuwn I'rom his cur. ills wit'o, who accom- panit'd Iiim, was also hurled from tlie j'.ir und suffered a s'evcii' cui on her bead and une ley, whicii wcio luler sliuu^u. The acciilenl occurred when the luuLormun dlmnicd his li^his ano Wui burton, apparenlly misjud.uinK Ibo nisiance, pulled across ihc iracU only lo have lhe rear uf his car struck. The c.ir was badly ballercd bui Uepi runnmt and passed over Wttiburlon ¦Who weal through llic lup and land¬ ed in iront uf the car. .\u .¦serious Injury has resulted, und buth are re¬ covering nicely I'rum the injuries. An oyster supper will bo hold at Plymuuth Cenlre Union mission S.aturday. Mrs. Horace tichlator, uf CukI on ic'riduy visited .Mrs. Jacob who has beon Iil. on N'ovoinbor 10 the Mothers Uia. y ut tho Culd Point troop. A., will provide a "fathi banquet in tlie Cold Point P'urther unnuuncemonl lished luler. l^.ir.t iSunday afternoun lhe scout? of tlio Cold I'uint truup ulioiulod the annual Hoosovolt .Memorial scrvK-o at Haws .\voiuio M. E. church, Norris¬ town. tin Iheir return they brouHht with thom a streamer awarded tliem for allaining u 25 percent increaso in tl.<-.r rarrtts within an allotiod space uf lime. These aro stroaiuors award¬ ed by President Harding; before his death, luit as the cunlesl was yoi upen at that time they woro never distii¬ buled. Mr. and .Mrs. T. A. tjritlilhs dolishc- fully enlertaiiiod al a llalloweon par ty, iSulurday evenin in Plymouth .Meeting. Sunday inorniu^ Itev. C. W kins, pastor of •'- Cold I'oint liap¬ tist churcli. ounductod the services as usual. His muinint: ihome was based upon tho "tjiory of Caleb." In the evening he rendered an o-spusitioii last week, but suffered only a battered fender. ' Mrs. llowun, ot Iiutler pike, Ply¬ mouth Moeliiiis, is reiiurlcd on the sick PENDING COURT DECISION, STRUCTURE MAY WAIT the Ihls I'oint, Hart, ' .\u.x- and son," liurch hall, will bo pub- their humo Caul- Validity of Special Election on Loan Questioned in Court — School Board Has Plans Ready for New Structure and Is Ready to Award Contract. I'ondinK a decision in llio .Moiitgom- ory <<iuniy cuurt on the validity uf III*' t.'ioolioii lu socuro a bond issue, tho school lniar<l of .Montgoniory luwn¬ ship may delay grunting the cuiitruct fur tho orootiun of tlu? proposed new coiiso:iilated schoui. .\i prosont tho board has decided un plans .and speii- llcations prepaied lp.\- Walson K. I'hil¬ lips, of Amblor, und hus secur'oil fiuin II. C. .ShalloruKs, of < hiilorsford. a luW bid of about .fMJ.iiiiii un ,1 basis uf a .sale uf Iho present ulil shiict ures within tlio distri<:t. The heuring came up in ciuirt at .Vorristuwn on .Monday with regaril lo tno speci.il electiuii in .\loniL:umei',\ township held on .May iiil. when tliore wi^re 134 votes in favor of a *:la,OflO loan for lhe oonsoiiduled scliouls and 1,33 against. Tho light is headod by Thomas Walker and other oloct..)rs. At Iho hearing it was allegod that three persons not ¦ i.|ii:ifllied to vtile woro u11o\aimI tu llu so ami that two. persons well' periniltod to e.isl thoir' ballots ufler the pulls had been ulli- ciully cliKsod by the eonstablo. liecause of those alleged irrogiilai-- lit'K tho coiiiplainants a.sk that the ejection bo doelarod illegal and the sohool dirci'turs provtr-nted fruin bur- ruwin.g lhe muney. .Vfter a slaleinont of tho i-.iso a mu- , tiun was made by the schuul diroiiurs that tho bill in ei|iiity bo dismissed on lhe L-round that under the ruling uf the .ippoilate |-olirt of the stato tno e<iuit\' court is without .iurisdiciiun. The .¦ourt permitlod the cumplaiii- ants to call witnesses but. under oii- joctlon of the school directors, declar- i ed that tho i|iiostion will I'oine up for arginnont al r>oeeinbor luiirt amt tliiit thr- defondunf will not be reiiuii-f-d ! to call witnesses unless tho conrl de¬ cided advor,soly. .'.^inoo the sjiot'ial olei-tion tho school bu.ird. ¦ictliig Ull advi(.-o of cimnsel und .ivailing itself uf tho lalitiido of tho school law. prescrlhing" a tax lov.\' : limit of :)ri mills if neeessary. has gone • ilKUd with its buililing plans. .-X very; dosirablo tract al .Montgomeryville has ^ been approved by tho stato dop.crtmeiii ] and school board and plans studied ' lor .1 suitable consoliduteil siiiictiiro preiiarod and decided upon. Compet¬ itive bids were secured, and .Mr. Shall- | cros.s' figures ure the lowest. Hoing-1 .111 eminonrly responsible bidder ami; having inst eonnilotod. very satisfac- turil>'. tho erection ,,f the foiir-roimi ; school building al Oaks. In rpper i Providence townshiii. and the tw.t- ', ruom bnllilhiL' af I'enn .Sriuare. il has lieen anuouneed ihat the Montgomery nipt the completion, or j effect the closing in of tho nevy struc¬ ture at .Montgohiervville before winter [ weather, but pending tho deeroe or I the court, llu^ board hus decided tu m,7:%:^c:fm». HOLD STRONG OPPONENTS SCORELESS IN GAME BE OBSERVED IN AMB- 'BEGINNING NOV. 11. Wl^.C., IRVIN FOR CONTROLLER IS WORTHY OFFICIAL MISCELLANtOUS ' ifiiM^ Xif TEREST. I Defensive Work of Ambler Remark able—Offensive Attack in Third Per iod Carried Ball to 15-Yard Lme, Only to Lose on Perlalty. In a game liy ploiily of .icliun .end before .1 large crowd Anibler, l.isl ISuiula.\", played the strung Swedeland lo.ilii lu a st.ind-HilIl. .\t tho end of tho game the score wus ..Xmblei' Swodeliind 0. 'I'ho defensive work . ,,, , .,, , ,, the Ambler iino was remarkable, often ,. • '""'! '", slupinng Swodeland's plays idmosi bo- '?;i*'? elimcli I'oro they could be starlod. In tho third period .\nibler began a. viiricil attack tliat i-.irriod tin- bail from thoir own L'O-yard line to Swedeiand's I.l-.vard line. .\ beautiful I'orwai'tl pass, Kel.y lo .M, Douglass, iieiied 2', yards. Sail¬ or oil an uff-taekio i)I:i.\' gained fiVe .\ards. .\i Illis puint liuwevor the o).»- portuiiiiN' was lost for a luuehduwn. when the lucal tt-aiii was peiialixod l.'i yards. lieens. .Murris. Holt and .At¬ kinson fealureti for .\inbler, whilo Kep¬ hart .uul .McKeown and 1-linios cariied off the honors fm Sweiloland. First Opportunity Given Ambler E ec- : tors to Vote for a Fellow Townsman for One of the "Row" Oflices at the ! County Seat—Larye Vote Assurrec. j Tho citizens ami ta.\pa>ois of tins i comiiiunily will liavo an opportunity to show their upprocialiuii by t:o.ne to the pulls on election day, nest '¦ I Tuesday, and casting thoir ba lots ror nd Son" w-.n-k beginning' -N'o^ our fellow townsman, Wm. C. Irvm. ther and sons' proBrum in who Is a cundldute on the nepublican nd Sunday school, nn ticket for the ollice of County 1 <iii- diiy. eve^ning .N'ov. 1.-1 lo have .1 troller. and sons' servk.'o ill o;u*h Irx-al ' Special Ffather and Sons' Program in Each Cburch and Sunday School— Nov. 1S, a Community Father and ' S^n Get-Tcgether Meeting in the MJBthodist Church, At .1 nieoting on .Monday evening, wltl} each ohurch .,f .Vmbler ropre- fjented 11 wus d. cided tu celebrate ¦¦ L "FiUhoi ' n.jvilh Wtflii felh church, . and on Krlday night,-. Xov. l(f','a comnumity l.'athor and Son get- tnifptlier in the .MraliiHllst church, when a, prog'rum Willi u very uhl,'? s|)c,'ilwa- and singing, 10 be followed ihy a "mixed" ond feed" Hot this prograni riisiin that the "dads" .uid tlieir gV-ther in g* ud fellu\•,¦^.I^i|l, :¥^ ms WEDDED. -Vmlilor will noxt Suiula.w Foilowing is Su'odelaml llyan .McHonald Kapichok .1. Ilorix.og lita>- \ ieiix at ¦.\rilmuro the line up: .Vmbler lefl .-ml .Mi.eco left l.iel.le lieens left guard lloll- eontre v. Iiouglas (laiilt right guard .Morrrs llaines li 1 limes .MoKoow n .MoCarmai'k It Hart rh Kephart 1 Sliolfiior) .•.Jcore b\- i|ii .\ mbler Swedeland Substitutes .Mecco. Ileath 1 louglass. Uoforei'— Sc Mullin. Head of iieriods—!:; ight tackle .Vlkinson right end .Martin iluarlerbaeU Kelly ¦ft halfback M. 1 long,as ^lii halfback I.ewis fullback Sax.ur alters : 0 n 0 0—0 0 0 0 n—u for .VJnblor, Meyers for for I.ewis. I.ewis for .M. utehard. rnipire - .Mi-. linesman—Cassell. Time mintilos. -CI.K.M.MKl; : -Moviou M'. D'.irrol! :Moyor. son ..t VVil.-un MO>'er. I..ansdale, and .Marth.a Clem¬ mer. Ilattield. wero iinvrried Wi-'diiosd;i>' mtirnlng of last wook iit th>» pai"-oii- n^> of St. .losoph's Hofornied Church. Utnsd.-iJ|e, by llov. Alfro^l Xeviri Sa.vres. Wily the niembers of the imni'dia.le fiOiiiUefl were pfosent. 'y Thought Car Abandoned. ^Vhile uper.iting his, ear .in l)n- JCil'i stroet. .Monday evening-. (Ieorge Mallon, .Spring .Mill, parked his ear u(ciiig tho curb uben the li.-iliery went l.^d. He loft tho ear without notify- Ilio .Vorristown police a uthorltlos 'J-n .Mullon returned the c.ir hid len t.-ilioii to ,-1 gar.ige for safe keep- li,v the polico. The lesidents hereabouts have never before had un opportunity of helping to make it iiossible that .Vmbler bo rtiorosented in tho row- ullices at oui county seal. So it behouves all the iieople lu shuw lhe citizens uf tno county une of the larfest roLuriis over , liiveii a candidate. Ill jMr. Irvin we nave a i,..in wliu is untiring in his efforts l. give th- poupk of the whole cuunty elllcieiu sorvice. He has done much.to accom- n;...l.uo thoso having busiiie».s at ti county seat, and his'individual efforis to aid the people ure wuitliy of tlio support ol tiie entire coniinunit.N'. be¬ sides the o-Nptrienco in lhe coniruller s ollice gaineil during the past several I yoars when he servod as a high y elli¬ cient doput>-. assuri-s a mo.^t cltieiei',1 atliniiiistration. boiin, road The Anniversary of Peace. l'"ailuro of the .Vet uf I'.iL'l, establisli- iiig .Arniislico tla>' ;i legal hollda.v. to provide for observing the -Monday fol¬ lowing whenever the llth uf Xovember h.ipiicns lo fail on .Sunday,, h.-is pi-o- \ukcd the ijuostiun whethei- an execu¬ tive proi-laniation is in ordi'i- to sel aside .Momla.N'. the 12th of Xovembe?, this year, as a legal holiday. Is there any o.ill for the double holi¬ day '.' I3.\perieiice of other years Iti- dic.itos .that only the banks and l>.|iK"- iii.g houses and (;o\-ernmoiit ollices- would be aireotod. for .Arinlstii-o Day- has not come Into lh:it <?Iafls of days when business in gener.il lionds and SPRINGHOUSE. A high tension electric lino is coiislructed along tho Welsh down lu Willow Uruve. .Mrs. Christine Plait is spending a foriiiight ul the Home uf Mrs. J. W.uii \'au.\. .Mrs. Siy.is Huber and dauBhlor, .Miss Uo.ssio. uf tierwyii, visited friends hero oil Tuesday. .Mr. .md .Mr,s. l..eslie 11. Shepheid. of Honor Superintendent. W » Ish and School roads, visiled frjend.- C. Sl.-uilfor, ^al|Jol-intelldenl of , i" llnladelphia last w«jek. t? Tyson Shin Faeiorv, Lunsdilo ' Henry 11. Coxe and Charios Kdwani i.s given a surprise m.isiiuorade puL- I'lgersoll will give u mul-winur liall Thursday evening at his home •'! ih<^ Ititz-tJarllo Telford, by his omi)Io.vbs. A'-.le.isnijt . ¦'""'^^"'•^ cvdCiJng W.IS- spent, .lnd the rlldn, Philadelphia. Cla! t.yitiing wa ^iploy.s prosonled liftent wirh a hiimlsum ¦fen I. iheir superlnten- •¦ .uid useful |ile- Man Ends Life After Church .Vfter alfendhiff a eliiin-h soi \ic" an 1 I'aiii.o- hi.s" nriond.iy meal with his wife Jld five .^mall ;eliiMroii Iloward Iloih.- Jtiiiii. :i:!s. rr^--IHijdin. eomniitt d suicido unday b.v banging liitn.'-olf lh thn tirii .-if his farm. His bud\' w,n.*.(»und '¦lis fiilhen. Aiigljst Hoihi " ""' ifltli is .s:,i4t)'rn lirtVe .end his'^we. '. -,. :iuirch a*rfi<j4^ .Miss l';dith Steven.s, of VliiiadelphiiV, jwhose inoperty on the Welsh'roud was recentiy "debli;ayod by lire, visiied friemls hero on ijuiiday. .. William S. Wrighl is the new jiiaii- .igor uf the lloland ^j. .Taylor pouH'r;, farm. C. Walter tellis, lhe • former manager for sevoral years, resigned last week. ' 1 •¦ 'I'lie liandsume ¦ new • honie of lhe ' First Xational PanU.' of Ambler wiil ibo u|i.ii lu the pulilic t'or iuspecilun I on "?*• , , - ,,, .,,,. „i„,„„,io„f i delny niatrors; and it is likelv tho con- In lhe absence o£ the superiiitendent ,_..^^,j ^^..„ ^^^^^ ^^ awarded unlil later and the work actually sl.-irt in ihe Uaker ' huol' and his assistant, llov. ll. E. took charge uf the Salibalh services of the Plymouth -Mooting V. E. church .Sunday murning. 117 were ill attendance at this sorvice and an offfirinij of $8.DO was received. The banner class was that of iliss (Iladys Mosely and the star classes, Mrs. Har- MaxwoU, and Mrs. .streeper Karr. spring-. ry At tho morning service Rev. Mr. BaK- ' er preached un "Failhfulness 10 i Christ." In lhe afternuon and even- j ing ho conducted evangelistic servler.^ ' at his charge in 'Worcoslor. services I at the Plymouth Meeting church, hav- j ing been suspended, .\ciivitios ingr the week were announced a lows : Monday evening, .Men's Man Fights Nurses to Leave Hospital. Attired oni • In a hospital leKUlalion nightgown. William Bchane. a clothing nvrchant of nothleboni. who had been taken t.i the Crandvlew Ilu.^pit.il al SolIorsvilTe follow-ing- an. aulomobilo crash, pui up a light with nurses in an attempt to le;ive the hospital. .-\ftoi- an aru-un.ent with hospital au¬ thorities ."Jchano recelvori his clothing- .Ulll WMS allowfHl to depart, dur- t Ills in,iui'h*s consisted of cuts .¦Liid I fol- i hruIMes. when the autumobile he was Bible 1 in whicii was driven by a wonian. stance that this your .\riiiistici falls upon Sunday. The holiday such siiecial and s])irituul signirieaiice. in Its dediOalion to the meniury of thoso who died for the c^ountry, tli.-it it blends adinirabl.v with the 1 oUgions sidrit and habit of the Sabbath. .Xfter such observance Mond ly woiiM be merelv a day of celebration, the real tribute having been paid on the duy when it was moSl meet and niu^-( appropriale. Xuv^mhor ¦eseiiis die •iiii ft-¦ 1 ' <Tiri,-t'-fo: 1.: Walter ¦.-¦ ii.i,l-< Hi-d.oweh Slow Progress With" Horsham Buiftlint! —Trespassing Motorists May Mee» Trouble cn New Road—Plans foi Ne-.v Union Church—Jarrettown and Dresher Notec. -Mrs. IJ. .M. Swank, uf I'liiladelpUU-i, is .spoiulliigr a tv,-u-weel;'s vae.iiion witti Mrs. (3. E. Bowers, of Ureslier, 11. S. Powers, of Dresher. had lua arm pulIiMl out of joint, Saturdaj,-, while at his work willi tho I-lhrot Roijf.- liitr Muniii! icturing- Co.. I'liiluilolphuii. Tlio urm ha.s beon reset a.nd is ivovv. mendinj?. A Halloween purty and aoolaJ wt^i--. givfcn by Iho Jairotiown -M .E. churcU, Tuesday evening last, in the Ijii.sement uf tho church. Tho hall was decoralert, appropriately for the event and a fnii- crowd enjoj ed the PiOstivItcs uf (Uh ovenlnK. .\ now houiP is boing/huilt in ,I.in-et town by Warner .Murphy, rj£ Willov. Grove. Juniics Derr, of Doiioit. .Mich., w-;i.sr the week-end tjii.est of Mr. and .Mrs¬ ll. S. Bowers, uf Dreslier. 1 Mrs. lienjamin Websler of HorsJiam spent tho week-end ,it Iho homo ot Mrs, HiliT'er, of Philadolphia. Born to .Ml-, and Mi-s. Alvin Bt intoir of Horshum, a daughter, on Siliircti.y. Ociober 27, .Mis, Frimk Forker, of Horsham, ii . ill with a congestlcn of the lungs auot is conIine-1 to her bed. Mrs, Georera l.ear, of -Xoith Willow C^ove, I:4i»- been curing for her during the pa.s! liew days. Mra. Harry Rutherford, of Hallow«.!.¦¦ is i-occ^ ering' nicely from her relaj»s& _ ; t the Ai'iington hosjiiliil and will soot* ' bo able to be out uglun. ! The Young People's cliusa of thai tiraciB IJiiion chun-h of Horsh.iin im planning to hold n masquerade ixuty. .S.iturd.iy ovoninK, al lhe humie of Mts* Heali-ieo Hood, of Horsham, ' Slow progress has been made on tb«» hoi|aert under eonstruetion tor Mr.«<. Crickbaum and- .Mrs. (¦;raven, on Htyr- h.-i,m "IVrriidP. liMMUsOi. of tha scarcit»>- of" iilasterors. Wm. Tyson, coiitiaotor.i has. been doing ill in his power to pualfc the wprk and the, slruclure ¦ is nowf neil'ing- completion. •^Sai. Wurren Starkey. of llurshai..-. is Sno^ving' steady inuirov>ement ^t. the Xortli We.stern Ooneral ho.^pUil III Philadelphi.i. 1 .Mrs. Sarah Forker. iif Horsiuim, wlu> was iil last week, is reported aboun. again. Thoins I'ltw.son .uid wifo have lefi- their poKiLi<ms at tho K i O. R. hori-ie. in D.-ivis Crove, and havo i-eturn,ecl tcv Philadolphia. Mr. Krese. of Philade! ¦ VlfiAo, )-*i* been socnrodi to (111 Mi- iS'l*s^>'» '•'^' i-.mui-y fJunt. pref:i- FnivPi-sIty, spoke in Day ¦ Iiull sol-vices. 1 ir. s of I iieni of Bucknell the muining. In the aftoiiiuon ilnj speaker was Dr. .Spencer .Meeser, professor of pracllcal theology ll the Ci-ozer Seminary. Spp- was a feature of buth ser- I III I J1.-.-1- fri-.-.r,r^ L friends of John liiS been .^oriuiu:' liuspital, 'will b a sliglil impru-. II was reported cial miis.'i' vices. PENLLYN W.iliers has The many well, wliu i Xew Vi.i k ; U'arii that , his eundii io hospital lo his father, on Tuesduy j Uno duy last week an autoinobilist ! ran his cur at a llith ralo of speed ; .1. been on thi class at Iho home ot George Mosely; Tuesday evening. Christian Kndeavor Halloween social at home of Louella Couller, Hai-monvlllo; Wednesday evening mid-week prayer; Friday evening, choir practice. Work has been siarted on the addi¬ tion to the store building owned by V. M. Comolli at Cold Point. Mrs. Mattie Hiltner, of Carr's I^ane, Harmonville, called at the home of Mr. and Mrs, John Mountain, In Ivy Kock, last Thursday, IMrs. Anne F. Ainbler, of Plymouth -Mooiiiig. has li.-id a radiator Installed in her kitchen. Joiiaihan Cleaver, of Conshohooken pike, did the work. Preparation . iim'er wu.\- 10 instull a now hen'"-- in the Cold I'olni liaptist church parsonage. Kdna I'.orklieimor and Miss Korb, of Philadelphia, visited the formor's pur- 1 ental home in Harmunville. ovor tho ! ¦week end. , Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Beck, of Har- ! monville, ontortained ,.Mr. und .Mrs. i Friel Shannon, of .Norristown. Sunday, and bolh parties en.ioyed a motor riile I thriiugh the country to see the colorful scenes of uutunin. I I'lymoulli Alumni held a delightful ' inasiiuerado party at the home of Miss , Anne Brooke, Co'.d Point, last Satui - ^ ilay evening. 40 members wore pre- ' H. nt from Xorristown, Plymouth town- | ship, I-^anover, and Conshohocken. The house v\'aa wonderfully decorated with autumn leaves, pumpkins, crepe ornaments and bouquets of dahlias, (lames and refreshmenta featured the evening. William Fisher and son, George, and Mlss Elsie 1' iter, of Palmyra, .V. .T., were guests of Mrs, Mai-y Flsher, of Plymouth Centre, Saturday and Sun¬ day. Mrs. Fred. Ollard and three ohildron. of Tioga, v\ere week-end guests of Mrs. I-emuel Rodebaugh, of Piymoulh Centie. Plastering has been flnlshed and the (himney erected In the mansion house of Benjamin Four. Flourtown road. <;old Point. The house Is now near¬ ly comp'eted and is billed fur sale. Mrs. Charles Hhoads and Mrs. .1. Pien e Rhoads, of Plymouth Centre spent -Monday In Philadelphia. Eugene Llghtkep, of I'lymouth Cen¬ tre, erected a set of concrete steps at the front of the home of Harvey Jtex, a neiKlibor. Mrs. Lemuel Kodebaugh, who suf¬ fered a torn ligament afn-r a full re¬ cently, is .'lllle to be down stairs. crashed into another macliine bearing .1 IJistrict of ColumibJn license lag'. The accident occured un the Bothlehcm piko, near SellersviUe. Lansdale Pupils Educated for $80 Per Year. The cust uf l*Jisdale la.xpayers for each pupil in Lanadaie public school from First grade to high school, was .$80 last year. The flnancial report ot the district shows $88,532.83 expendled last year for all purposes. The en¬ rollment was approximately 1100, so the figure of $80 per pupil is almost correct lo the cent. The report show.s llial of this sum j I iil.\- $-l.'.OT,'').o.') wont, for actual Iii- i stiiioliiin and oxijoiisos incidental i tlioi-eto. Indeblednoss to tho amount i of $2:i,,''i.")0 was paid off and interest to the .-unouiit of .'jlSTti.iil was pa.id. The close of the sihool yoar found ¦ tho district on the light side of the I ledwor. Tliere Is an indebtedness lo tlio Cilizens' .Natiunal B.-i.nU amount-- , ing, to $211.11110, but this is olfsot by ' *I6,072.30 due from tine .-alal.!. ami I $1,050 due for liiitlon from parents ; outside tho district, nnd $5,4t0.70 cash on hand. I The bonded debt Is but $53,3110, of i whieh $13,300 Is at 31^ percent and $411,000 at 4'.a percent. As the as.se-ssed I valuation of the district is $3 900,000, Armistice Day Nov. 12 Legal Holiday in "•- «.. -VrmisUee Day. -Vi veraber II. which comes on Sunday, will ibe uhs'ierved Monday. Xovembor 12 as a legal holi day in Pennsylv: nk i. OoVerm annouiie|od saying- that elamation 10 this effect wa para tlon. I'nder the law no pruvisiun is ni'ido for thli observance of the following Monda- a.i a. Ie- ' holiday when .-Vi- inistice Day cumes on Sunday, l-'oi- Ihis reason a inoclamalion by the Gov¬ ernor is neces.'^ iry to make Xovember 12 a legal lioliday. s.-lii.y^l building on PoiiII\ 11 be exposed to publii- s.-ito. .November 3. at 3 p. in. iikei-l has reopened Ills I.atirr- ¦ after having closed it all I'inchut a pro- ill pro- Instulling 1 liome . of ' ! Ihruugh a tlock of sheep belongin •Albert C, Llvezey, which happened to be In the public highwa.v, having mude their escape from thoir pasture by breaking through a fence, and killed and Wounded sevoral uf them. 'I'ho driver of the car made his esc.ipe be- ; fore his number could be taken liy I several farm hands who were working near b.v. on 'lis ¦^¦¦¦^ lli.un \-. ,. ', .homo ill D,.-..;. i.:. . ia recuperating nicely. John OslervuII. wlio furmerly ISvedii neur Dresher, sails this Thursday froivv Xew ..York enroute to Sweden. Itoadnitistor Gouak of Horsharrv has Rev. C. W. Caulkins Asoisting. I'liion sorvicos ure being held in the Pullig-oniinga Baptist Church, West Conshohocken every. evening this week-. Tho Rev C. W. Caulkins, uf the Colli I'oint congregalion; the Ilev. i'l. A. Miller, of the Holiness Chrisiian Church, and tho Kev. J. C. KeHer. pastor of the Pyle Memorial Metho¬ dist cnngrega.tlon. will be the speak- • .Mrs. .\. siek lisl. The oil! piko will Satui-d;iv. .1. ,1. lie dale stun summer. Plumbers aro at work bathroom lixtures in the nome .oil EUREKA. Harr Hart on I'enllyn pike. „., ..,,,, ..- ,. , 'i..,.,...i.,,„ ("¦ F Inly uf |.-n«l rieiueo V 1 ' 1 '''- Saljbulll bcIlOol .¦VSSOCiatll , ercises al Lafayette college on Satur-' ^.V''^ , ¦ .day and witnessed the i.Mfiivet.n.r.,,.- i direction, ers football game. Fri- Lafayette-Ilur- \' State Motormen Favor Loan. j .Sexont v-live mon. connected with motor organii^ation throughout the Stute, altending the Pennsylvani.a .Viitumobile Association (~'onvention in Harrisburg on Monday lie'ird addresisie3| by State Ileglstrar Ben G. Kynon, | Thom. IS ll. McDowell, of Highway Deparlinient: W. seoertar.v uf insui'ineo companies: of meaning under his ablo Ur. Paul .S. Leinbach, edi¬ tor ot lhe Keformed Church -Messen- A\right Kenyon and family have left j f*-'''' '•\'f? Vj" '''"'""'"" .V.^J^f.^^Ki' ?w?.?i'r. the home of his brotlier, Kobert, ot ' "'t'- '.'.'^ "•"-'"'!' "?''' !" ' the Home this village, .ind are now staying for I ^ "¦'^^« Burning.' He .stressed the ne- a short time with another brother .11 "if =''%,"M'^','i"^,^^'"''^'"» '" '^\Jj°w;: Chester. Mr. Koiivun is preparing to -^'''«- K"zaboth !¦ inn a social workei Uako his family to Florid.a for the "?''"• ..t'^*-', ^'^1'^'^' Publication Board winter "jf Philadelphia, was the speaker on George Dull. .Tr., who purchased the «^"-.V^F ''"'"'l'"°"-„ *^''''-,^?,"",v?,.""'" old wheelwright shop of the .T. Simi, ^;f ' }«/"''*^'"°'*' ^''"[,!^i^'.','' "L\r h ?i'i this lime Mlss Emma Buckm.in renrter- Wllson estate, here, has repaired and | ^,i^o|jS$°"«,, ,^,o"f,^"i- rt^iK^^e.i .,"' „;i: , ed a pl.-ino solo and the choir followodt with aji /ijitheln. The to|i:e discussed by Iiev. H.iiky was tho 'I'r.^.itlon" its whicii ho dwelt township has experienced much dfT- ticulty in keeping motorists oft' tha portion of liubyloii roud now closed. , to traffic. Those partiles are allegect to have disn.gaidod the signs and to have ilirokeii liiroug-li the. barriers '.-uid , used Ihe road. This strip has just Ijean stoned and covered wilh tarviu andi is in no condition lo be traver.setiv j Mr. Gouak, therefore reuuest.-i t(iat>. I in order to preserve .an even surUice,. I the road be allowed to harden aueii ' I ^'.-t properly, and also, that the public- recognize the fact that Ihey aro suil- jed lo a penalty by law fur not only Irav'iiising a roadi under course o? vt^^piii")- but for destruction l'i> the-- barrieir.'j and lanterns, both of wliicU occured recentlv on the Babylon road. .Miss Catherine Hassler. of Phila-. delphia, returned to her homo. Moi-nlaj-5 aflmi- having spent the suttini.ev (t^ Dresher. Rov. Mr. Bailey, pastor of the Fifth, Bapti.1t church of Philadelphia, .sup¬ pled the pulpit instead of Rev. .Mr,. Rllson at the Gr.ace Union chapel ot Horshiim, Sunday, and the congregra-- tion enjoyed a fine ev)»nlng service. At remodclod the building nnd Is pi-ep;ir- ing to move into it this week. In the spring .Mr. Dull expects to make fur¬ ther alterations. Lansdale Has $1,000,000 Corporation. The Xorristown llusioiy -Mills in¬ creased its eaiiital stuck lo $1,000.UOO at a si>ecial meeting of tho stockhold- the suite I <^''s, held In tho ollices of the company P. Lewis, 1 on West .Main street.- Lansdale. Wod- ,f. I nesday afternuuii. The vuic> un the Civile xMyton. secerturv of the Motor pr.,position was unanimous. Tbe ca,.- Club of Hurrisbui-g. and George G. -Mo- . '"•.', "''••'^ »:iOO.noi). , , , ,. Farlaiul. of Bhilndelphia. , "'I"'. "''^^' '"<"'<'V '" "f^'le'l b. Iinam-e Ai-buckle. of 1 tne improvements now- being mado President J. Mort n EJrie. urged amendment. the $5'>.000,000 roud loan : ^eiu mf r'^^:^ ^x'^uph:a^ '' ¦"¦• l Doyestown Battles Reliance to Tie 0-0 This y.nr the sehooi h.is tour more I .Minus three lirst-string men, ami teachers than I.ist eear, and there Is outwoigli.ed almost twenty pounds to 1 the expense of the nort.-^'ile huilding.s. the man, the Doyh'stown A. C, Inde- | Tlie enrollment is much he.ivler. duelPendent champions to th''^ raiild ercwth of the borough i for the last flve years, 1 and to the .innexutlcn. liowever. i.-is i'PieUance (Tiii'> gridile.rf [ shoeke to of Bucks county held the husky of Consho* scoreless tie ut Doyk ; the duplicate Is larger, ll has not i ., , ,„ , . . r^- , . Ibeen found .necessarv to m.ike nnv in- Itown on Sunday on Worthlngton Field. crea.se in the tux rate. The amount at The same was del.iyed tor thirty present la 15'.^. mills. minu'tes In the second period, when Dovlestown scored a f|iiestiun.ible Wife "Liked Some One Else Better." 1 touchdown on « pretty forward pass, rilnian to (i.U'dy. Line up: at the plant .ind to provide for ex¬ tensions which wiil make this one of the linest hosiery plants in America. The main business and tho general offices will be at Lansdale. with an¬ other manufacturing planl at .N'orrls- toWTI. It Is the policy of the company to flnance by increasing the stuck ratlipi- than by issues of bonds. It is undei - stood that ht^" new stock has practi¬ cally all been subscribed. ¦-All that t cajj say is, .she hus some one else she Iikt-.s bott>'r. She told me thli with hor own mouth," replied Jiv'.eph Osmum, of Willow fjrovo when in hia rA'oce.'dings lor divorce tht m.ister aakitd him what the troulile w,is. He g^ot a divorce. The wife deserted her .husband and three childreu when the f inilly were living at Mervine and Diamond stn-eis. I'hiladolphi I. in L'L'l. Tliey 'were married .it Willow Grove ten years atro. The business barometer in Plymouth tiwiiship seems to be fjilling in the hun induslry and somo in-odlct a >.,, i.linc "lump as li. iiii; Imminent. (continued on oa. .3 P> -Rein C. Freed ha.s purchased the grocery business of F. P. Cassel and .«on at Bouderton. —Weldon Firo cuir-jiany r.eeds but $650 to complete its »n.gnO for the new equipment. 1 loyleslown (iardy P.rowii Keirns Houssell Bl.-iir J. Iluos Stanton 1 layman I'llman C. .Myers Ci-imnian I' 'ositions lefl end loft tackle loft guard coiiler i-ighl guard right tackle right end f|Uartorback loft halfback right halfback fullback mshuhock»?n Watkins Frost Millhouse Dewees Ambler Home and School League. The members of the .Vniblor Home and .School League welcomed the teachers of the Ambler borough schools .It the meeting held In tlie Poresl avenue school building, last Thursday evening, Suiiervising Prin¬ cipal J. M. Fisher, in an opening ad¬ dre.ss. intruduccd the teachers, new-ly associated with tho faculty. Mr. Web- Lviui, p,. ohairman uf tho building commit- D:ivl3:(^,. yf the school board, followed will ive.v-ser .-i, talk un the new high schonl building. O. Herbert .lenkins. Ksq.. of C.wynedd. a niember of tho Lower Gwynedd League, offered a short address on the sociability of the le.-igiie. Following- dav by Mr. and Mrs. J Mr. Jenkins' address. Mrs. Wm. H. Russell, an offlcer of the Amblor Col¬ ony club, presented her views on tho value of a library. Mr. Kerschner, Prouse. uf Chalfont, delivered an ad¬ dress ill llu- evening. I Sevoral of the local residents at¬ tended tho dedicatory services on Sun¬ day afternoon of the Schaff liuilding at Fifteenth and Kace streets, Phila- ' delphia. i William Haiiiiltun altended the Pres¬ bytery Conferonce at I'lttsburgh, Pu,. this past week. He wus a delegate fiom Ille .Neshaminy of Warwick church. .Miss .Myrtle Garner, of I'hiladelphla, gave her cousin, .Miss Murill Xash, a surprise niiscellaneous showei- on l-'ri¬ day evening. She was the recipient of many beauliful and useful gifts, .Mi.ss Helen Creamer is traveling through some of the western states giving liealth talks. Miss Croumei- w.as formerly head nurse al the Sel¬ lersvllle hospital. Several couples from this vicinity, including -Misses Eleanor Xash and -Margarel Mc.'^air, motored to M.iuch Chunk on .Sunday. The infant ohildren of Mr. and Mr.-i. -Mark Se'.lers and Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Shutt were christened in the Plea-sant- viilc church on Sunday morning. Thonias Anderson, of Prospectville, is on the sick list and conHned to his room. -V Thank.sgiving supi>er to be given on Thank.sgiving eve, is being planned by the ladies of the Missionary So¬ ciety of Pleasantville Reformed churcn. Mr. and Mrs. Howard .^. Clymer have issued invitations for a dinner at their home on Saturday evening. The honor guests will be Mr. and .Mrs on the origin of the. world cind man and the life on th<a earth. IMl'fdhigs announced for th& wdek aro :ls follows: Bourd of trustee."!*" nijeeting on Tuesday ovening at the home of Wm. K. Helmbolt, at which. liine they r^onferied with Wesley Mc- .Mullin ai-chilect. lo view the finished- plans of the new church building; ! Wednesdiiy evening, c ttage pr.ayer^ mooting at Ihe home of TMrs. Wllllanv. M:uin: Thursday evening, ohoir rehears¬ al a.l th« home of Miss Kmma Buck- man, whdn the members are i-eiiueatefi, to tittend ma.sked, Thio Lidles' Aid sooiety of the Oraoti ITnion chapel of Horsham are selllngr candy to seeure addilonal monoy tai"- tho buildjiig fund. Quite a number of: membel¦.^ have lalready disposed ot ^(¦xes which .1110 said to be very delicious. I (^oittage firayor nieeling iliext week I will be held at the home of Mr."». ¦ Gettman, of Kaston road, liielow Hovs- ' ham. j John C. Tate and George Downey, of Girard College. Phila., spent Tasi Wednesd.ay at the home of Mr. anri Mrs. J, Edward Slentz. Jarrettown. Mrs. H.-u'i-j' Aiman of Itorsham, w.as. slightly injured In an 'automobile ilc- oident on Sunday inornhig at Oreland, where she had heen vi.^ting relatives. The accident occui-red when a ca'f- driven Iby a colored man from Dresher- 0.1 ught tho frlndor of the Aiman car- nd threw .Mr.s. .Vim.in into the wlnd- Harvoy Trefflnger, of Jenkintowm, who I shie 1, breaking it. She was cut .sever Mullon' Coynei; Johnson HIssner w-ill shortly remove to Atlantic City fur the winter. .Mr. and Mrs. Elias Sellers, of Gwy¬ nedd Valley, wei;e entertained on Sun- Lcwell Hoover. A now steeple was detlicaled .Sunitay :it the Koxborough Presbyterian ('hurch. Rii'"P and Port KoyaJ avenue. Among the speakors woue Prof. Calvin princip.il of tho high school, delivered AMliiiiise, nf Central High School, .md n thoughtful adderss on school maii- tho. Kev. Fr ink Hu.csort p.istor of agement. Refreshments were later lis church. enjoyed by the entire gathering. Secures Bondsman. Charles Hodenbaugh, Belfry, who ¦was arrested ten daya ago cn the charge of operating aji automobile ¦while under the Influenre of li.iuor. .secured a bondsman and was leieas- «! hy Magistrate Leiih.irdt, ly above one eye and about the. mouth, but ufter Iiavng hor wounds .attended to she was able lo uccom- p.mv her husband 'u their hoine. Mr. and Mrs, E. C. McConnell, ol • Jarrettown, visited relatives in Penns- awkcn, N. J , on Sunday, Preparations are-now" being formu lated by the Jarrettown M, E. chiirch. to hold a Thanksrivlng supper nr, S(.t-,'.ra.iy, November 24, (•^ntlnned od pam g)
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Title | The Ambler Gazette 19231101 |
Volume | 40 |
Issue | 40 |
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 | 11/01/1923 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
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Month | 11 |
Day | 01 |
Year | 1923 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19231101 |
Volume | 40 |
Issue | 40 |
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 | 11/01/1923 |
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 Ambl
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VOL. XL-NO. 4^0
AMBLER.
AND m POM I SCHOOL DraOl WIIH
ITEMS OF
LOCAL INTEREST TO READERS
Joseph Warburton and Wife Struck
by Trolley Car in Collegeville—Cold
Point Scouts Win Honors—Services
at Plymouth—Halloween Activities—
iron Buainess Shows Failing Off.
Mr.s. Wuiter Miijor ami .son, Irviii, and MI s. Catherine Hurt .and son, Hij\v.\. ol Phi:ui.lelphki, wore guesls of .Mr. und Mrs. Jut ub Hurt, ol' ("olcl I'oint, Sunduy.
Mr.s. Jacob Halt, cir Culd I'oint, hus nuw reuoverud sullicienlly lo iiiuloi- tuKy u Tew houschoUl ilutius.
Mrs. Uuniel .Vrni.stionH, ol' Cold Point, visituU liLM- I'iilher. whu Ih ill ul his humo in i'liilaa«.-li)hlu.
The Holioi. propi-rty. I'lyinoiitli to,, nship, is beini.! fquippi-il wiih a I.n ssure waUT sysloni.
Whilo muluiin.!.; llirough '.'oik'.m-'vibo. Kunday evoning, .lusfpii WarourioD w.is struck by a iruiloy and Unuwn I'rom his cur. ills wit'o, who accom- panit'd Iiim, was also hurled from tlie j'.ir und suffered a s'evcii' cui on her bead and une ley, whicii wcio luler sliuu^u. The acciilenl occurred when the luuLormun dlmnicd his li^his ano Wui burton, apparenlly misjud.uinK Ibo nisiance, pulled across ihc iracU only lo have lhe rear uf his car struck. The c.ir was badly ballercd bui Uepi runnmt and passed over Wttiburlon ¦Who weal through llic lup and land¬ ed in iront uf the car. .\u .¦serious Injury has resulted, und buth are re¬ covering nicely I'rum the injuries.
An oyster supper will bo hold at Plymuuth Cenlre Union mission S.aturday.
Mrs. Horace tichlator, uf CukI on ic'riduy visited .Mrs. Jacob who has beon Iil.
on N'ovoinbor 10 the Mothers Uia. y ut tho Culd Point troop. A., will provide a "fathi banquet in tlie Cold Point P'urther unnuuncemonl lished luler.
l^.ir.t iSunday afternoun lhe scout? of tlio Cold I'uint truup ulioiulod the annual Hoosovolt .Memorial scrvK-o at Haws .\voiuio M. E. church, Norris¬ town. tin Iheir return they brouHht with thom a streamer awarded tliem for allaining u 25 percent increaso in tl.<-.r rarrtts within an allotiod space uf lime. These aro stroaiuors award¬ ed by President Harding; before his death, luit as the cunlesl was yoi upen at that time they woro never distii¬ buled.
Mr. and .Mrs. T. A. tjritlilhs dolishc- fully enlertaiiiod al a llalloweon par ty, iSulurday evenin in Plymouth .Meeting.
Sunday inorniu^ Itev. C. W kins, pastor of •'- Cold I'oint liap¬ tist churcli. ounductod the services as usual. His muinint: ihome was based upon tho "tjiory of Caleb." In the evening he rendered an o-spusitioii
last week, but suffered only a battered fender. '
Mrs. llowun, ot Iiutler pike, Ply¬ mouth Moeliiiis, is reiiurlcd on the sick
PENDING COURT DECISION, STRUCTURE MAY WAIT
the Ihls
I'oint, Hart,
' .\u.x-
and son," liurch hall, will bo pub-
their humo Caul-
Validity of Special Election on Loan Questioned in Court — School Board Has Plans Ready for New Structure and Is Ready to Award Contract.
I'ondinK a decision in llio .Moiitgom- ory < |
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