The Ambler Gazette 19231101

              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)