The Ambler Gazette 19260304

              The Ambler Gazette
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AMRr^RR.
I»A..  MAliClT   4^,   192G
151.75   X    ^ EAR
AND COLD POINT
SPRINGHOUSE !
(iarvin  iiJougla.ss     continui-H      lo   li" I siok  In  bed  with  the  grip.
Williiim    Currteil.    who   hus   lieeii    ill with   Krip,  is  better.
.\riss  Eiira   L,eaiiiy   ha.s  been   111   with | nieaslefl. j
Mrs.  .le.SHG   Kmith   and   f.inilly   called I 11   .Mr   a.nd   .Mr.s.   William   I'arKer,   of ITEMS   OF    I OCAL    INTEREST   TO   l>an<"istervllle,   on   Sunday. •TEMO    OF    I UOAI.    IINIcnto Sclioul   attendance   in   MTadual»,v   im
READERS pruvin-.;   a.s the epllleiiiie  ot contaKlous  ROUTINE
 "        " I  t  J       (ll.seases   in   Linver   (J%vynedrt   township
Cox      Hydrating      Plant     Completed—' ,e,ecles.       The   condition,   accordins   to Ellwood    Miller   Critically    III—P.   0.! the board of dlrector,s,  Ls Krcatly    im S.   of   A.   Would    Erect
MATTERS       AT MARCH   MEETING
THE
Memorial    provfti   now,   and   niany   of   the   chila-
' ren   have   reHUUied   their   studies   a.ler Mrs.   Mosely  Too   III  to   Return  from ^ |„„^.   „i|„,.nees.   The    iPKular    business
i meeting  of   tlie   board,   held       Monday Ullwood  Miller,! t'vening;.  was short  and  IVw  new   niat-
The  supervisors      ot        lie
England.
The   fuii«ral   of   Mi's.   	
ht.v. .uoiiuay ut U a. ni. in the Ply¬ mouth Fl-ends' .\luutinB house was at leiiUed by u Lrgo number of hcr en¬ deared friends und acciUiiinlaiices. ,., s Miller a resident of Wmieiiuu-sh, lownship, died lust week at her liome in Orlando, rnorlda, and was brought hero for burial, rilie wus u>.; a very loving und thouKhUul d-spositlon, und her death is muurnea by hcr niany tnends.
The hydrating department of the Cox l..inie uiul Slone company is ncai-- ji.g completion. Tliis portion of the companys eciuipment located ut the r hiijie quurry at Cold I'oint, was des¬ troyed by flre lust fall und eniullea a loss lii about $7r),ii»;U. Cleuri;Ki- away of .ixe debris and rebuilding Ijegan immeuiutely and now the building has been completed and some mach' nery nisuUled. A pulverizing machine ha.s just arrived and will be set up, und Uie hiuraiiiig equipment will follow shoruy. These are modern lypes of niailiijicry of huge proportion andi will aoo ^ijcatly to the -ficilitics at the plant. 11 is expected that the machin¬ ery Vill be running by the end of the iiioiilh.
Tlic lime business n tlie Cold i'oini and i'lymouth sevtiou has taken a big Sliurt tiui.ag the past week and la moving more lively now. All trade conditions, for ihat part are belter und i«i-iglitcr now than ut the I laio since tlie begimiliig of the year, iiurfi- liess in general in this section is on an upward trend uii'J promises well for ths  monlh.
Tlio work of the greal Near-Kast relieif wid be the subject of un address whicii will be giveii Ijt'fore the congre¬ gation ol the Cold I'omi Hainist chuich next Sunday moruinig liy Mrs. I'earl 11. l.,iirsoii. one o;t lhe active ollicials oi that organizulion. Mrs. l.iuikiii will also give a similar talk to the mem¬ bership of the Sunday scliool previous to the churcii service. Rev. Mr. Uol^iies. pasior ot the Col.rH'oiiil church, bus obtaiiuil Ibis noted lecturer lo incite greater enthusiasm in lhe missionary work which the church undertakes yearly and the topic ilselt presents a very Interesling.as well us a Clirisiian' like aspect  of
ters  arose.
lownslVlp were granted the privilege nf meeting In the Springhouse .,chi"d building i"egularly. The trea.surer re • portcii liills to the total of $1X(I0 on hand to lie paid. and. at the end of the mee'-in,-,''. a balance of nearly .$S,iii)'). .lohn Cassidy is leporUil iil in .. I^hiladelpbia hospital.
Snow Removal Done by Machinery— Building Ordinance Again Upheld—.* Drains Given Attention—Fire Engine Repairs   Paid. ^,.
.Amliler boiough council mel In 'I'c- gu!ar niontbii' session .Monday even¬ ing al th town hall with ilarvey B. Allen, chairtnan, presiding. .Merahcis present utre \)'lliaih IJrowii, Joseph Cavalier, Wesley McPherson I'yne and' Arno Ivoempel. The lees   were   Henry   C,    Diddle,
Isaac ibsen- <i.   M.
OBITUARY
MRS. OLA V.VVP
Mrs. O'n Ca^i,    widow      of      Morris
i-'iilp. who, until recftnily      resided      ii
' l;.iiien Hid, died    Monday,      the      day
I lo lowing her tilth birihday,     ut      thc
home of a son.      Williams      Culp,      in
.-Schwenkville.
Ill  ior  .several   years,   she   hail   beei
bcdt'iisl  only  a   few  weeks.   Death  was
(Jue  lo  asthma.      ^Mrs.  t:ulp's    maiden
name  was   Dewees.     She   was   bo; n   in
, liochester.
Be.sldes  the son.  a  daughier      Anna wief of Alva  LlghlkeHi,  of  Barren  llill. and eight gnindchl'.dien survive. A.N.\A  .\1. WOLF .\ftev   a   liridf   Illness,   Anna   .M.,   wir<' of  Ilarry  IO.  \Solf. o,   l'"orl   Washington died  early   Wtilnesday  mornin;.;  of this week  In   the  Abinglon   hospUal.       Her ] death was reported due lo      compllca-
liiiiis She was aged 4S. ;      1 <-('e; si'd  is sui \ ivc.I  by her husband and    three    children,    who   ai^'    lOsther.
m mwm I
MRS.   LYDIA   A.   KERN   SELLS   ANi- BLER   PROPERTY
UPPER DUBLIN AND, I
early;   1 lafry   1-:
.Ir.
i;isa   Bright   has  left  the  store'i'^<^'-k  and  John  .Morris.
.Mis^< of .Mrs. I. .1. llallowell and is now en- ployed as a slenogiapher in a re:0 est'ale llrm on .Vorth Broad sli'Hjt. Pihadelphia.
.Melilan .McMaster and family have nioved from the former Hughes pro¬ perty, now owned hy John H. Hankin. to A\('st   Point.
The familfi' of Oswald Colmar'is o; I of (lua.rantine.
Jacob Ludwig and r.inii'..v ami bis falhei-in-Iaw. .lohn I'llcgcr, have niov- lil I'noiii l.ansdale into llio nouse for¬ merly occupleil by Williani Bruy.
Leslie Swirfoos underwent an opera¬ tion to relieve an abscess in one ear last  l'"riday.
Bids for the coKci'tioii of garliage Were received and indicate that the borough will have to pay consiilerably nioire ¦ for the collection o.f gui'bag© dnriiig the next three years as the lowest bids $SIIO more Ibun p.-ild at present. The bids were lu"iTlcd over to a ctommitlee appointed by I'resi-v dent Allen consisling u'i .Messrs. l^lavalier. Brown and Pyni' who will leport \it the next moeling of cou:icll. j Tlie I^Frunce tire engine, which [was recently overliauled was report¬ ed by .Mr. Brown us being received land   in   slilisfactory  order.
wife  ot: Irvin  S and  Irnili.
Shp always took active interest in orgnnizatlon woil; and al the lime of her decease was a member of the Suns anil. Daughters oi Libeity "-and the AVomens .Auxiliary of Uhe Fori Washington  Kire company.
Deceased was the ilaughter of the lale Hugh and Barbar.i .McClanin. n' Columbia,   Pa.  .She has  been a resideiil
Agreement   Signed   on   Monday—Settle¬ ment  June   1st—Lewis   Rantz,   Phia. delphia,   Is   the   Purchaser—Plans   to | Renovate the   First  Floor.
The  agreement   was  sigueil   on   Mon¬ day   ny   i.yui.i  A.   Ivem  .or  the  saie  oi, tne   liofici    Wyndham   upaiimenL   lUu-, pert.v, Builer avenui', .Vmulcr, lo Lcw.s, 1 liaiiLz.   i,\t    I'hiladelpliia,    .or   a        co;.- ' siderai.ion said lo be about .liTU.illlO. ,
j     'ITie properly  comprises      lhe    large, I apartment   house   and   ailjoining       loi. Ithe whole huving a  ironiagc      of      loo 1 teel   on   Bui'.ei"   avenue   and   c.xiendiiiv. i ¦ i-ll)   feet,  along   Sou.h   Spring       Caiiic:. sireet.
-Mr.   Uanlz   anaounces   that   he   plall^
; lo   greatly   improve   the   ilrsl   simy   n.
the  Wyr.lUiam  apailmeiils  by brlngin;!
the struciiri''out lo the street anil con- '
structing  stores   therein.       The  second.
^ of  Fort   Washington     for       nearly       :;0i third and  ;ouilh stories will  remain a..
! sears. , apari ments    and    lhe    present    IcnaiH.T
Serv ces  will   be  held ,at  2  o'cloclc-nn : will   not  lie  dislurbed.   .Mrs.  Kern  plans
Saturday  afternoon  mt       the      Trinltyi to  remain  in  her  piesent  apaitmer\t.
Lutheran church  in   Fort   WHishington.   '      The   present   Hotel   Wyndham      'was
—  __  erected   in IS!':) by the laic .lolm D. Coop-
NORTH   WALES 'or,   who   purcha.-^ed   the   ground      Ifroii.
I  ""Miss   Anna   Kohl,   of   Carson   college   tbe   late   Chuives   Shoemaker.   The  ho-
Ifacullv.   was   home   on   a   visit   to   herM"'!  was licensed and  conducUd  by  .M..
A   letter  wus   received   by   the   high-   ,,,,.„„,,     m,.    „„,|    m,...     n..„i„i    K-ni,i    Cooper   for   11   year.'..   Alexander   Hip.
has  wa.v   comniiltiee  /.loin   Hobert    H.   An-
parenlK,    .Mr.   and
i'harles   Trautman,   olf   Lansdale,   ii*.^|""..»    v...iii-iiiii.i.vv-  f.iv.m    i.w.»l-i l    n.   .^n-   \,,|.ih   Main   street returned  to  the employ of  I. tl   Hcmpp i dei-soii   relative   lo   a.  dii^ngerous  condl- and  son. ! on   Uio   highway   existing   ul   lhe   in-i'
.Mrs.  G.  Kdwin   Brumbaugh,  Mf (iwy-j ter.section   oT   Tennis   avenue   und   the' nedd,   has   been   chosen   h.v   elefiion   to 11 ielhlehem   pike.   Mr.   C.ivalicr   slated Irad    '.he    iiarent-ieacbers'    ,;s:?oi.'iati nl   that   inasmuch   as  this   is  lo   be   looked' of (he   Lower  (iwynedd   scho'ils.       .Mr?, j utter    liy    the    stale    highway    depart-; Hector   .\.   Sinzhelmer,   of   Pcllyn.   a.s tnenl, a representative liad  viewed  thei vice president. Mrs. Fred S. Magaragal. isltuation   and   that   the   .same   will   he as secretary,  and       Matthew       Leggat, jiaken   care   of   ut   an   early   date.   The trcasiii'cr.   were   elected   as   l.er   asisist-, condiion  complained  of  by  .Mr. Ander- ing  ollicers.  These  elections  look   pla-e  .sun  is  with  refeieiue  lo  til a.t  llie incetin.',' of the new oriiai.iLizllon | f^uijy in   Springhouse   school   on   Friday   ive.   |„)j„\ ning.   llelH  in  conjunction  with  an   in-' structive literary      meeting      the    lori* than   ill)   present   thoroughl ^¦   enjoyed   : splendid   .social   evening.    V"ry        lillli business    olf      any       impor'..)rie       wai
liter
Kohl,
at
the   roadside   al
iiaiigerou.s the   above
Mrs.    Daniel last \*eek.,
Ilarry Krieble. of South street, is ou the sii.k list wiritd"   r^'sideiice   in   the   city.
Hue J.   VanBlUiard.   whow  as  laid   u| with  a cold,   is  improving.
Charles Ueyner on .Satiirda possession of the Hendricks and stationery store in the building.
l>r.'   Alberl    Shaffenacker    is    on sic'k   list.
son.   the   lu'.vt
TenllC"   yo'^'-  ••I'l'l   '¦'
his i the  liite (jeoi
look cig.ir Wade
the
proprietor, remained fm half   sellling   In   lilllB   :..
e Kern, who remaliui; the proprielor unlil this death in llili,. llis sons Ihilieit and Widiam then (ondiirted the iiusiness until IIU" after which date .Mrs. Kern lemodeht! the upper floors into the apartments.
hroughl   forth  a,t   this   liuie.   'i'he ary   meeting   which   preceded   the   busi- 1 ness meeting    dwelt  upon      our      poet.j James     Wliitcomb      Rilc.v.        Pl'ofessor i
'I'he  highway  commiltee  also,  stuted ' jthrough     its   chairman,     Mr.   CavuJier, thut  the snow   tliat  been   reniovel  from j (Butler avenue in   order to  relieve liatHii Iconditions   on   February   ,'i.   :Mr.   Cuva-
work  done
Washburn made a few commei"s xn this noted .\iiiericun, und anionv; ctlitrs who discussed the poet was Mr. Hogg, princiiial of the Whitemarsh sch. or v.ho was present in the inte''e;;t of thc new organizatfon;
B. 1''. Danehower. of Lower Gwynedd lownship. has  received  his commission itre" woiiderfld  acliviliea   for notui-j'  public.
lier also slated that olh b>' the commiltee wus the opening o|! the drains ami gutters along Orange avenue and the placing of cinders on Highland avenue and Poplar sireet, niaking repairs at the intersfc-ction of .Main street and Butler avenue una Xortiti Spring (Jarilcn street, .-,-.-. ¦Cavalier concluded his report that [lu^ icommittee had witmssed a dcLiioiii- stralion of a snow scraper through the  ciurtesy  of  Harry  T.   Lindop,   loc;il
Murkerji, Author and Traveler, at Miss Henszey's   Scnool. I'uiilay    al tel noon      un    ap- audleni'e   listened   to   an   in address    by      Dhan       Llopal listingui.shed      writer,    phil¬ osopher   and    lecturer   on    i*duciitionaI. social  and   olher   vital   world   probktiis The   si.y.-iker      is   a   native   of   India
l..'isi,    S; I preciative ' teresting i Mukerji,
,i{f the missionaries in  the eust.      Mrs. | Larkin is i eporled us a splendid speak-; or and will give a tulk well wortii hear¬ ing.   The.evening   service   next   Sundayi will be conducted by Hev. Mr. Holmes,, who will use us lils sermon topic "'i'he' Parables   of   the   Bible."   .V   very   plea¬ sant social was given  iusl  !¦ r.i.lay  eve- i uinif, and about 7,'> young people      and- chuich    members   ailended.   The   boys'' class   cnteriaiiiecl   wiili   a.   livcl-.      i'.:^, wiiich   iM-OUKht  much       a|ii,laii.-' Tuesday  evening  of      this      w.'i;        ' meeting   ol"   the   Christian       Kndeuvors, was   called   to   plan   a   more  active   or-] ganization and  the creation of a great-( ei   interest in tlie woi'+i.  Prayer meeting | Wednesday  evening  was heid  at      the, home o,f .Mlss Kllie .Marple in Plymouth; Mea"ing.       I'be key word was      "Judg¬ ment."  "ITiis Thursday eveniiv-; a iiieei-; ing  of   tlie   icacjicrs amf, ollicers  of the Sunday school will be iield al the home i,;C  Miss  l':nima  Wolff.  'I'he  tiirls'  club, which  has  now   selected   for a       haane the  "Dill"   C.irls,   meet     l''riday   evening a.  the  home  of   Mlss   He.en   Polls.  The orgln and  meaning o;' the name is licit a seciet  by  the cluli  whose  purpose is to work in close attUiation       wilh      all' church iictivilies.  P.oy      Scouts      meet Saturdtiy afternoon as usual.
Services al tiie Plymoulh .Meeting V. E. churcli on Sunjtay were well iil- tended. The evening service was llic beginning ot the spccial^meelings to be held each evening this week, i excep- Saturday. The pastor' spoke Sunday evenin.g on the theme "A 1« cu for Pardon." Morning theme "'I'he Chiisi ¦ ian Slogan," Hev. Clyde Holston will he the spciikcr each evening ii(f this week. He is pastor at I'ine St., M. E. church, Xorristown. Sundiiy schnoi was in charge of the superiiilendeiii. There wus iin attendance oil 141. Klhel .Mo.-ioly «!Ui(l Wni. .Mosely's c iisses wei;e star clas.sts. The regional meeting oi tbe Phi iidelphia church, namely Hat¬ lield and I'lymoutli Meeting will be he'll Thursdiiy of this week in the lat¬ ter chtilcli. Sessions morning, after¬ noon and evening. Hev. E. S. Woodring will preach in the evening .A progran' ojf special spciikers has lieeu provided. The Dollar sociiil, ho d sAlm day eve¬ ning, was a pleasant affiiir iind $2(1 was derived from the beneht, wiiich was held under the auspices of the Ladies' Bible cliiss. The regular meeting of the Uidles' Bible class for this week hiis heen postponed on    account      of      the
pike.
PENLLYN
.lames, infant son O' Mr. and Mrs Oeorge   +>ull.   has   been   ill.
liilrick Keane is now carrying his arm out of,the sling and is about the village.
(ieorge       Krauss.    of       Philadelphia, spent  Sunday  at  Lhe home of Mr.  and •-.iH"-   Keonipe ,   ot   the   h     L   couumn- ,1        ,t  1     .   i-„„„.„ \tee,   reportpd  ihut all  lights are  wo-  .-
:r"23Ss. '¦'—i::^-^"* "' *" '"'
.Mis. Hector Sinzhelmer was on thei Ijiw iiiid order lommjttoo. .Mr. sick   list   .severii'l  days   lasl   weelc. jCavalier.   chairiiiiui,   icporled  a,  huccss-
.Mrs.  Charles  Taylor   i.s   ill   with   grip. , fnl   raid   in   the "South ^Ambler  section.
Hoy Xieniun has partially regain-1 Building cummiiiee. .Mk-. I^yne chair¬ ed the sight in his left eye and is: man. reiJorted the issuing of three now able to expose tluit membt'r inipermits. Continuing his report .Mr. light. It will be remembered thift dur-1 Pyne presented a letter lo council ing the heavy snow this winter, Nie- i from Hobert Brown relative (\j re¬ man hiid his e.ve h«Ul injured by thej building wilh frame material the pro- lilow of a heavy piece ot iron which | perty ot John Burrell, located .at !)13 fell on him while tiiking down a sleigii i Woodland avenue, rei^'iilly ' damagedi from its liangings. l'"or several weeks; l>y (ire. However, it ivas decided by he i-cmaincd in the hospital where it|Council that tho building be recon- was ill lirsl ihouglit ills sight was gone, islruclt'd to comply with the present Care  and"~good   fortune,   however,  have I liuilding  laws.  Coumll  on  miotion  aiso
ORELAND .Mrs.   Beard   is   able   to'  sil   up   after having   hiidl  a   bad   attack   of  grip.
William   .Miles,   of   Orleman   avenue, is   111   with   grin. , ,     , ,       ,.    ,     ¦ ., ,
.Mea.sles  iUC'still   prevalent   Ihrough-    :"!'¦"/"'     '""    ^'''''Y"'"   '/'?•''^',,:'•"", h"
out the  vllage.  . nd   new   ci.ses  report-   "';¦"' /'"-.'   ^:-'-«-»'ker   of   (.andhi.   the
, ., r   .,¦       I. ..      ,„ .,,.        noted   leaner  of  Ihoughl  in   India.  Mr.
ed   are   those   ol    Miss    Belly    Phillips.   _^,^,,.,,erji.   al   IS.   went  from       Cilcutta
itobert.  and   |. lorence    Dickson       Alice   ^.„i^^,.^i^,.   ,„ j,.,„,„  ,,„„  ,,.,er  to  Cal-
Pool and   the  two  children  ol   .Mr.  am!   jf,„.„i.^   ^iadiiiiting  from   l.eland  Sia,,-
.Mr.s.  Ralph   .Shinn , ,.,„..,,    ,-„i,.e,..si,y    in    PlIL   Since   liien.
.Miss  1 orothy   I hen  spent  the  week-   t„ough  a      resident  of      the      fnitei;
en,l   in   the   city, stiilos,   he   bas  traveled  widely,   lectur-
A meeting ol   the   Uidics AuxilaiT ot-,       .,„,,   „.in„ing   honors   in   the   Iciid-
the  Lutheran   church   wli   be   held   Ibis   i„g  ,.),,,.„   „n3urnTWr-and  America.  His
-Thursday eveiiinR at the heme ot  .Mrs. j |j„„,j.„  .„.^  widely  read   and  appreciat-
Jacob  Hummel. i^^]   |.,j,.   tj,pi,.   powerful   influence,   theii
Pord   iigeni.   and   as   a   lesull   of   this!,   Lutheran   cnirch  council   m  a   nieet-i,.^^,,,.,,,    ^..j,j,p   ,,,.|,i   iiumanitarian   in-
demonstratiou, the   machine   was   hirt^d ''"K'^t week re.'.clied  no  decision  up-, jg,.,_.„j    y„ .,   „p„,ij|.|.  ),,,  ^-jn..,  iwimira-
iironi   I'otls   Ba'others.   owners,  and   the"t"" theytujestion  of moving  the church Lj,,,;   |,v   i,i.s   ch;irm   and   simpliciiy     oi
snow   removed      from    Soutii     Spring i'*^   '-^   higher   plot   o     ground.   On   thc  „,.,„„,.,.    !,!„   ready   wit,   nis     bciuiiifu
v-iiiiden    street,    Hosieimiry   avenuo    ijo  j"''-''*^"*   •'"',^   t.!i<% cellar* •    .Jhe   churcii   English  and   evjlent  sincerity.
tlie   pike     and   Tennis      a,venue     froiiii"'"' 'f<*"   flooded   vit.i   wiitcr  mi  many i     j,,. adilltion   to   the   pupils  and   the*
Uciffs     .Mill     ruad   to   the      Bethlehem I"'''¦™'*"f ,'"\''  '^¦¦•'"   ''''""   -i"'!-"'''  '1- ^''-''V : pauents,    the      au'dience    on      Sitlurday
¦ujdes fable   lociiHoii.       The   matter   <if |comprised   many     olher   citizens     aim moving   to   liiuhc,   '_;n,iiml   is   therefor. . u-,.i^.„jy   „y  ii^„   school,   invitations a prqdlem  of  imiort..nce     to  the  con-   jp.     i,een   issued   to   as   many greij'iKi'--     ' -••          	
4in       ' 11 owiever,   a   com-
ioi''    i "-; ructed   to  Itl^^estt^
gate   se\eiiil   loci ons     and   render   ii delinlte   reiiort  at  a  later  nieeiing.
George   .\iinaii   is   again   conflned   li his   he'd   and   il   is   feared   thai   anothei
rcsloriil  his sight.
.Mrs. Ilarry Ilarl is doing nice''y and was able to be down stairs on Monday for the flrst  time since her accident.
Mr. and .Mrs. Charles A.  Hansen and,tjo.,   ;fio(iS children,  of  Flourtown.  were guests  otii|iv;5y7        jj,g y.r. and   .Mrs.  Oliver Hosenbei-ger Sunday. S,
ordeied   a   new   uniform   for   Chief   ot Police   i'ord.
The   ,ollowing       bills   were   ordered
paid:   Amer^ctin  l.ial''rance  Fire Kngine
J.    W    Craft   and   Sons,
Amb'.er     Garage,       .?-103;
Ambler   High   School   News
I'lose Peb-
The .\iubler High sextet lost one to Cheltenham on Tuesday ruiiry L'3rd, al Chellenham. The score was close (brou.ghout the entire game. Anibler was leading T-C al the end of the lirst half, bul live fleld goals by .Miss llermcdiiiger proved 1'iiI»l1 to the Blue and (lold, lhe flnal score was U- is.
On i'liday llic boys pliiy their iisi league^game. this also being the Uisl lioni'e  giinio  of   tiic   presenl   season,     il'
' .Vmbler win this game 11 will give them a lio for second place.      They will end
' the leiigue .season  wilh  500  per      cent,
I wilicil, is very .good  for a flrst      season
, !n   the   league.
!    .Miss  Elizabeth   l>ager was  the      re¬ cipient af a love.y corsiige of roses and
; sweet pea«, presented by      Mr. IL      D.
; Scheaffer,   proprielor   of   "Ve       i'lower
' .'-'hoppe"    of    Anibler.    This    prize    Wiis
UeaiMiig.   WiUs   hcinie  for   the   week-end
.Members   of   the   Orel   nd    Flre   (.'o.
planned a rummage svie at their meet
ing   .Monday  e\en iig  anil   set   thefdate
for   Saturday,   April   10.   .-V   idea   lor  all
rummage  and  disciirdod  articles about
the   home   has   heen   intide   to   all   the
wcinien of the  village,  and  the  flremen
will   canva.'i   later   aniong     the   homes.
Plans  for the  enlargement of the  pre-
....,,. ¦• sent  lire house are well  underway and
Wllham    Lrban,    $l(i;     Keystone   Tele-   will "tie   submitted   al     the     company's
phone   Co..   $-13.y2:    Bell   Telephone   Co .! next   meetin.g     with   cs'tniates.        'lihe
$•"1;   State   Workmen's   insurance   i'linvl. j (iremen  have   been  greatly  d'iscouraged
iottire    proJePt    ,; nd ile on  the  last two
liiulici '-;niiiiid IS Iherelor. . u-,.i^.„jy „y ^i^^ school, invitations lia,v of import;.IU'e to the con-jjp. i,een issued to as many as lh' l>,i.<    iinHiiees   nuiy   prevent ,|^clipol'A audltorhim   can accomnioaaic
"      J   .J.he  tb'st iialf of    Lhe a'ddress*    wa:
jifireT'te'd mnlTi^ to"ttiJ!"-impt}s m';!!^^ I school andw as a thrilling descrip- j tion of Jungle life, jungle anima.s aiuT I their remarUablc customs und intelii- igenie. Directing manv nuesiions lo attacTc   of   pleuiicy   is   developing. the   pupils   regar.ling   this   subiect.   lh"
Charles Warner, a former resident of this V liage. died last Wednesday at his home in Philadelphia and was buried  on  .Salurdjiy.
Kllwood   Tihoii,   who   is   employed   in
*!>!).CO;    Amjnican   l>?glon,   .$30;    .Mcrris iin    tlieir    motion    I' Queenan,   .'tuS.33;   i h'la.   Suburban   Gas   have miade   very  lit
and' I'.'lcctric Co., $301.42; Wissahickon i'ive Co.. $(»:;.riU; Samuel A- i'"aii.st, $5.33;   Gl  M.  Deck,  $3.
Pointi
.¦wardiil lo .Miss Dager for having sold
   .        - ,,       ,     Ihc-la-.gest   number  of subscriptions   in 1
special meetings until Thursday, .Marrli I jj^g  Curtis  Publishing  Conipany   sales-j
18. when  they  will meet in the li"".'«on-: ,1^.^,,^.,^)     eampaign  which  was  iield  In   ^"'>''
age.
.Mr. Point, himer,
Mrs
md   ID'S.   Henry  Wolff  of  Cold enterlained    Miss    Mary    Berk- of   Harmonville,   on   Sunday. George      Corson,      is    conflned with   cold   and   n^-.ix   at   her   home   in Ilymouth  Jleeting.
Hard coal-ha.s reached ths section and both Waller Rhoads and G. and W. H. C'orsMii have received' a carload of the iill icilc product. The supply is coming in slowly, but It Is thought that there will soon be plenty in these yitrds.
'I'he condition of Fllwood Miller, wliose wi'.'e, Mary, wiis inten'ed in the hinial plot of the I'lymoulh Meeting Frienvla' on Monday, is reported to lie uuite cl scouragine. Por several years his health has been very poor, and a stroke not long ago left him In il ci'iticiil  (fcndition.
.Miss Martha Corson, Cold Point, h.'s  neen 111 with grip.
There is a movement on foot that waa Introduced by the Patrotic Order Sons of Aniej'ica in Cold Point, re- irently, to raise funds for a stbne me¬ morial and tablet to bo erected In Iionor of the heroes from Oold Point iind Plymouth twnship A committee from, the lodge Is wi king out the vle- tails necessaiT *o meparo for a drive and will soon reprvn the sntne. A rough estlmfUo on I" cost o? such a memorial  was  laid  -^t   $500.
the  high   school  recently.
iir. Caldwell, from the state depart¬ menl of health, addressed the high /school  boys  on Wednesday  afernoon.
The Imlustrial Club presented a pro¬ grum in ussembly on Friilay moi-nlng. February 'ltith. They gave a sketch sliowing the construction of an xylo¬ phone.
The Hiiilio <»lub broadcasto in high   school
niorning. Sidney Zall. the presideiiL acted as announcer. The Midnight Kn- tertainers and the Coiil Wusl Cousins fumished an interesting musical pro¬ gram.
Farmers   Meeting       at    Centre
Grange   Hall
.Arrangements have been made by the local farmers and olticers of the Grange witli the Counly Agricultural .•Vssofialion lo hold a farmers' meei¬ iug  111   the   Centre   I'oint   Grange   hall,
I Tuesdiiy evening, .March      nth,      iit      ,1
i p'clock.
Prolcssor N. ll. Sidiniitz, extension il.gronomy   spcciii isl   of   Stale   college
I will address the farmers on soils, crops.
I lime   and   fertilizers.    Professor   K.    ll.
; Olm.si'.eai^., extension   dairy       specialist
1 of Stale college, will lalk on fteds and
; feeding-.
i A similar meeting wiil he held at Trappe Gr.inge hall, Tuesday afternooi.. March 'Jib, at 1.30 o'clock; also at lip Grange hall. New Hanover, Wednesday aifternoon, Mai'ch 10th, at 1.30 o'clock, and in Upiier Hanover township. Wednesday evening, March 19th, at .S o'colock. AU the niee«ing.s are open to the public. Farmers arc pra'ticularly requested to attend thes" meetings, as the extension specialist I'.ave the lu.test information on their subjects.
sliowiiu wlli  in
s  in  tlie  flre  htill.  The  p cf'jres ill   prob.-ibility   he  discontinued
cliildren's answers allowed them re-' inarkably well informed and eager; lor added knowledge. ' ;
Piissing   to   the   more   serious   pro¬ blems  of  our  day,   .Mr.   Murkerji's  dis- I course   was      most   enlightening     an ' I compelling'.      A       long      resideiice      in 1 .Aiiiierii'a   socms   lo   have   eijuippeil   lii: 'with    more    knowliM.ge   of   our   pep I and  our problems  than   most      Ameri¬ cans  themselves   possess.       lie   po'iitir out tliat  this country  is now  the cen¬ ter of niodi'rn civilization, and directed allention   10  our  duty  of     guarding  it against    tlie   deciiy   that   ended   earlier civilizations,   lie   dwelt   upon   our   pre¬ sent   opportunities     for   exercising     a bwiign   woVid-intluenco      in    order      lo bring   about      stabilization   of'  present ilay   unrest   among   the   peoplrs   of   the globe.   This   he   si'.ld   will   cali   fur   S"ir- siicritice   upon   our   part.
In      hi'inging this      disliiiguislied
speaker to Amb'er and providing sii'"i a. notable progi-vim for her , guests. Miss Henszey has once' more earned their   lasting   uppi'eciation>
Norristown  Bar  Endorses  Knight      for Judgeship.
Harold   G.   K'night,   Esq..   of   Anibler,	
lias been itccorded tho genei'al endorse-I
ment  of the  Norristown  bar      for  tliej North  Penn  Baseball   League
appoiiUinent   as  judge   to   succeed   thei     The   North     Penn   Baseball     l>"agii" laie .lobn  Kaber .Miller. iwjn  hold  its flrst  meeting of the year.
In tile nieanlime seventy-live manuv,'niursdav     evening,     March' lllh,     at
f;i.cturi'rs und business men met and iippoinled a coiiniiittec to lay beifoi'e Governor Pinchot the (luulifl'cations at Maxw ell  Strawbridge.
District .Attorney i'rank X. Rennin¬ ger is considered a'favorite, if, as nmny lliink pi-'ibable. Char es Johnson, couiii-,- lei:>ler. is able to name the man for the place.
Noijrh Wales. President George W Bcj'l will be in the chair. Other ofllcers !ol' '^ho league arc; Andrew West ol' I llatlield, vice president. Dr. (;harles '\E. Wheeler, of .N'orth Wales. Ireasur- jer, and .Miiurice H. Hobinson. a Am- I bier, secretary. There will he the iinmial   election   of   olliceis.   ami   plan'-
  .will   be   nuide   for   the   li)-lti   .seiison.   It
c       ¦¦-..All _     .     „ i's   reported    that    tile   leiigue   will    U'
Specialists   to   Address   Fruit   Growers | (,„iai-Ked    to   an    eight   club       circuit, at Trappe. jNorth  AVales,  Chalfont,  Perkasie.  Hat-
.•Vrrangements have been made by; (ield, Telford and Ambler hold frail-' the County Agricultural i:3xtensioii! <'hises at the present lime. w'lille aasociaiion for a fruit growers' meet-1 several new appliciitions have been ing to be held a Irappe Grange hall, i received. 'I'he Norlh Penn league is Monday   afternoon,   March   8th   at       2 one of the  few  strictly  amateur  biise-
this  part of the
the
ball  organizations     ir stiute   and   has   e.xperienced   four   very successful   sea.sons.   The   North   Wales aj'e  the  present  champions.
o'clock.
Dr. E, K. Nixon, extension plant j pathologist Oif State college, will ad- j dress the growers eft tx-xxxt diseases and j their  control. Dr.  G.  F.  MacLeod, also, 	
s;en;bly"on   W^^^^^^^^^ Snow Shoveling Bill, $^00 ^ J^e.'wuf taul^Sn'tn'^^r" m^^^^^^ '°   Make   Another   Appoint-
Tlie February snow storms    cntuileci i "Measures.  Both  otf    these      men      are; ment
specialists   in   their  line  of   work   andj     Polit cal  le;i.ders  in  Norristown  have
a  cost of $1300  on   Whitemarsh   town
ship roud  boaid  in  opening  the  town-j will have a real message for.the 'fruii'ngr'-ed   that   fato   has   given   Goverm ship roads.  iVis Hem  was  paid  at the I growers.   Time   will  be   given   for  dls-Ipin^ihot  opportunitv  to  strengthen  his meetng  of  the   road   supervisors     last|°ussion   locul   problems   and   how   thelpoUtical   fences     in   Montgomery     Im- I Monday,   when   they   mel   ut      Banen ^'^i^^slon  association   can  a.ssisl       — Hill.   The Cold Point and i'lourtown road pfruite  growers  In  working  out serious   was probably the worst drifted, and  in   problems, condition   tlio   last   threo   weeks,   Mrs.! addition  to  a  tractor  and  blade,      the       The meeting is open to all who Soph a  G   Co.xe   84   vears iigo a nutive 1'ownship plow attached to      a      truck '''".tereste<i   in  horticujlture.
'       '   '      ' ¦ was   used   and   about   60   men   besides | — ——
III
Mrs.  E.
since   last
B. Coxe  Dies
fall   and   in   a
are;
of .leiiklntown. and widow op Eckley B. Coxe pioneer anthracite operator, and a member of one of the leading families of northeastern Penns.vlvanla died Monday atternoon at her home at Drli'lton.
.Mrs. Coxe was knwn as "The Angel of tho Anthracite Fields." bcsiiuse of exlenslvo chiU'lty. She was born at Jenkintown, and was maii-ied »o Mr. (^oxe in 18*0. She iBok up her resl- .deiice at Drtfton, a mining village 'ixear Hazleton, and 1 Vod there ever since.
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"—The Stanley Company of    America has  inirchased   the   Ardmore  Theatre.
were emiiioyed
The taxes ar« pretty well collected, nnd at next meeting the colector wl'l probably  make flnal  return.
Tho papers tue all slgniti for the state nid work on the Biu'ren Hill rond from SpHng Mill -to the top of the Barren Hill r«id, a distance of about GOOO feet, and also ifor aid on the Flourtown road from Stenton avenue to Bell's corner, 'a illttle more than a mile.
Application has aiso- been maxle to the county aid in sevei'aJ stretches of •road, and while the commissioners have viewed the highways no acrtlon has yeit been taken. '
Freights Crash on Trenton Cut-Off
Three  tr.iinmen  were liurt andi three cabooses  destniv.il   in  a  rear-end  col¬
lision  on  the    1 I Whitemar.sh,    1 A fi'eight. .<it«ipi' Camii   Hill.    Wl west-houndl   fre, morn rng.   and   I. th.at  were snia.sf   • wx'i'o  derailed,   'in
on  Cut-off,  east  of
Suniday    morning.
It  the  bend   arouml
¦riushed    Into    by   a
about   7.30   in   the
'S   the   three   eiu's
.   nimiber of others
hree  men   Injured
wex-e taken to .Ainiig-ton hospital for treatjiient and two have since been dlsmissodl. The tr.-uJcs wore promptly cleared nnd through trafflc was little hiuupered  by  the wreck.
•^'^^^ ;mqj|»iurabl.v,   through   tho   deatii   of   J. 'oca! ;c'|.;i\vford  Johnson,  cler".c'  ox' the  courts so   closely     following   that   of     Judge Jolm   F.aber  Miller.
Both vacancies are to bo fllle'd by ai>iiointment, and it 1« expected that the.\' will be bartere<l in exchange for l>olitical support of the expected Pinchot candidacy at tho  rrlmariea.
Special attention was Bp ured re¬ cently by a rumor that th "overnor might elevate Dlstriict Atto; jy Fmnk *X. Rennli.,«rer to the bench, and thus h.ave opportunity to fill a tliird vacancy—^that of tho County Pros I'u- tor. He could thus align behind hi-' candidacy the support of two, ini'^ead of one, of the nt'orneys now I'^in;'; pu.shed for the jtulgeshiii The ri; 1 •¦¦ seemed to have no substantial '.louai'a tion, but was sufflcent to worrj- ,)."•"• leaders.
MISCELLANEOUS     ITEMS    OF    IM> TEREST.
Supervisors   Meet  —   Firemen   Prepare
for    Mortgage    Ci;rn ng — i'Vlrs.    J.    W.
Freas    Very    III    —    Jarrettown    and
Dresher.
Mrs. J. Wesley ]''reus has for tlie laat few days been in ii critical comii.ion at her home in iiorsluiiii as a resuil ot a recent heart alluck, vjhicli occurred sevei-al weeks ago. .Mrs. i'reas, last week stemed to be growing saonger d,iily and no alarm was lell for iiW condition. At the end ot lust week, how. ever, her condition became iiuite ser¬ ious, uI.U at luat report slie was maiting ho satisfactory progress.
.V duuguter, naincd Doro''.hy .May, Wus born on i'riday last lo .Mr. and •Airs. Jo.seph Gouak. \(i llorsham. Both mother and iiifunl aro enjoyin-.; splen¬ did healtli.
.Mr. and .Mis. Hobert      Ramsey      xae t nioving S'oni  ilorsham  this  Wcdnesdiiy ami are locating In  their newly remod¬ eled   hoine in .Aliiiigton, wha c .M.r. Itam- sey is iinw emIJioycd.
Mis. :'!alikUi Buckman and daughter,
of Xorth \','illow Grove, eniertained Mr
and   .Mis.   Willlam   K.   Hembold.       and
son, and   .Miss Grace i.au,  of  Ilo; sham,
, to dinner on Sunday.
Miss Beatrice Hood, of Ho. sliaiii. is able lo be oul uguin aller suffering a severe cold.
Th* Kiieezfel farm sale on tiaturdr.y was Ciirried off with very fair succets. I'l'ices were not excessive, but held good in the iicst portion of the fann eciuipmint nnd crops. .Mr. l<ne^-M;i, hiinseli'. I,,,ught in a number of tWliJi*-. lor  his  own   farm   in  .Meihiinieiivllle^^S'Jii.
Mi'.xind -Mrs.  Orville Myers ar.ii MiilBE , ICiitlierine  Schiiffer.  of  Overbrook, 63^r" ,'Mr.  and   .Mrs.   Percy  x'.ixigi.famd, diiugii¬ ler. Be ty, of I.ogan called      on      Mis. Mary   Seiple,   of   Horsham,   on -Sunday,
.\Iiss .Mary 'I'liompson, Hoisham. .1.-, spending .Mime lime wilh her cousin in ¦A'ashiiigton, P. ("*. _/
Hoi shiuu townsliip supervisors hC(|' the expense of over $1,100 for tho 1*- nioyul of snow from the township road-j durng thc past month. This tiemei;- dous outlay Is due to the heavy snow which ilrif ed higli across the bi'mka ot the roads, .As nuiny as ID men wero emp.oyed lo hasten the work, it was I'tporled at the supervisors' meeting ox\ Monday iveiiinq. AppeaJs wei'e receh- ed from every (luurlcr, and the added expense was necessary to acconano- dute as many as possible. Another drawback came whin the clutch of thii tractor plow gave way anil the ruad^ had lo be flnished by hand. Despite all adversities, roi lis were opened in'^ a. surprisingly short time. The proposar to deliver the upkci'p of llorsham road into the hands of the .¦^tute highway ileparljnenl has been wtrongl.v advociit- . e.| by Horsham and a report given at the meeting rehearsed the consulta¬ tions of the local supervisors with the oflicials of the uppe.r townships. Tho matler is now only a project in the minds of the supervisors, but il has. been received lav" ''ay ,.i.,..\..-\...,'r. .md may idtv. .¦'\i   ii, .;im>
.tin -iaJkCii    V.ViAU li':> . i r.i;,,:^   fX... ¦
Watson.  Drdiis  u.i,.  ili,.\vn      lor-flS^ payment   of   1I1.'    .n.'(\   .v|i',\, iirs      and for ib carload  ni   -l.ig   v.lii.li   v.iis      ap¬ plied  on Hatboro road.
Albert, son of Furl Fillmen. of llal¬ lowell. is veiry seriously ill willi pneu¬ monia ill his home. ( Jonathan Stackhouse Iius been bed¬ fast with grip at his home in Hallo¬ well.
Pliins for  the  burning of their mor*!.. gage were <li.scus.sed at the short meet¬ ing   of  the   Horsham   h'ire   compan.v  on Monday^evening.    Building      and      .i . eiiuipment   is   now   free   of  debt  und   it . is   proposed   to   make   .March   17  a  gala evening when the Jast  evidence of their- •¦ormer indebtedness shall be deatro.vea. 'Will  probably  be  obtained   lo  make iid- Prondiient   flre oflicial.s nf the      count.'C dresses.       There is aiso lo  be    musical ' tntpitainnient    and      other      fe.itures. The   L.adle.s'   Avxiliaiy   wlli   preiiare   a. Rooil  repast.      The replaslerlng of tho I interior of the (ire iiall  was      reporleil I aliout coinpleled.
The nieeting of the Ijidies .Auxiliary ' was al^o brief. Preparation f-or or- 1 dering refreshments for the big event 'On March 17 wero made. The aiixill'ir.v has also purcliased a new piano wbich they have instaileil in the flre hall. I Mr.s. .(Mfred Gerllroii and three child- 1 ren, of .hirrettown. are suffering with a severe aitack  of grip.
Miss K'ienor Poor, of Gernuintown. spent the week-end visiting .Mi.ss Doro¬ thy  Liuhtkep. oli Jiirrettown.
.Mr. and .Mrs. George Potta, on Monday moved from ,fari'et*own to their newly purchased home In Ambler. Ralph thc thi'ei*-yeiii'-ol<l-son, of. Mr. and .Mrs. Ra'iih I'aden, o,f Dresher, last week, was removfil lo a I'hiliidel¬ phia  hospital  for treatment.
ThlB Ladie.s .Aid society, of the .larret¬ town   .M.   K.   church,  held   a  very       en¬ joyahle business and  social meeting, ae . the   home  of   .Mr.   and   Mrs.       Chiirlen j Donat  on   Tuesday  evening. I     The ladies of the Jam-etlown  brancii X of  the   Xeeillework  Guild,   will   sew  at the  home  of  Mlss  (^eclia  Kai.ser.      on-. I Wednesday March 10.
B. II. Eves, of .larrettown, has pm'- , chiUsed a  Dodge  coupe.
George ih'haillt, of Jarretlown, is oit the  sick   list.
Hobert Fa Irley Is erectin,'^^ a large chiclcen house on his newly purchaseu propert.v in  Jarrettown.
Mr. and Mrs. AVilliard Lightkep and ehildren. of Ambler, have been quite ill. Willi grip.
George Marple is iiuite ill foUowing^ an operation at Abinglon hospital for the removal of an Internal growth on MonJlny. Mr. Marple seemed to with¬ stand the operation well, but extreme, pain caused the u'lendants much con¬ cern, and he Is being carefully treated at regular interval.s to relieve his suf¬ fering'.
A communion service will he heir! Sunday evening .at the Grace Union of Horsham. Rev. Mr. Cate will preside- nnd administer the ordinance of com¬ munion. The chorlatei'. Miss I'lmmai Puchman. ha.s seleided Raster music- and has called a meeting of the choir- at her home for next 'Thursiiay eve¬ ning", when the music will be rehe.arseil for the flrst time. The annual church* meeting takes pl ..e Tuesday evening. March 16. At th. ; time the memberw of #ie oengregatli 1 and all who ar& interested In the hurch work will txe. welcomed. The mr ting will convene-il:) tho Horehiim hall.
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