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The Gazette V>^L. XLX NO. 4-S AMBLhiR. PA., DECEMBER 2.^, 1924 S1.75 A VEAR Pl!;iUIH TQWfflP >.>• \ '•.( |TC!.-8 OF TO 1 3CAL INTEREST READERS Cold Point Scouts to Attend th(e F^e- union — Mr. An-blur Addng to His Rasbit .Stock—h. .Oscar Young Ayain Appointed Poartmaster—Ply¬ mouth Centre and tHarmonville. SUieui-l cull piclme.s u,l tlie Nutiv- Ity .n uie Culd Point Buiiiisv cliui<-h, i;fcu...i..i:u.ly ijorlrayed ChB>i. Anothui' liari of proi-.iiiu was sntii lo Vfhn rtiideied iiie ukuuI creu.-auly. Tiic Cold Puiiu uuop are i.ieiKued to alieml unitn SiauidiLN the stuiy oi mt- even-iia s tiie childieii, itaiures ver.v ul H'ly KCUUlH ilie giund re- of all soouis .n IJolawuie and Monifeomeiy i uauue.s at Uie Academy nf \,asic in I'tiilaueiiJli a, The uu s win leave t-ly.nouih Alee - rr,\f „n Vlie !5 l.< car and will enjoy Uie St.> ot va'.uu.s -u.i-.s.in. places in toe . li oi' a inoinina .n Uie pool -'l the clnu U y. M- L'- A. m the ulternuon alio clock tne boyn nviH nvuch to U e *^'"'" cold Po.nl hall at lu a ... ,1 ¦ h the scouthi.uister ih P'''" r,.niianinvestiiuie of all «co.ns w..sli.- form. Mrs. Jouella who lias Ijeen HI I tor wo.ne lime, wah -.l' uciCk to the Jef£er«o.i lice to the home oc a Her (,-ond-i.oii Ing vhf Janii.i y Coulter, ol in Harinoii- ,„ ,.^,. ,w ... the Bryn Vflle, Mawr li moved hospital and tii Blifter .1- cJlu>Vvynne remains unc-haiiged. The Uynoimcdu hoiiue MeeL..it', has scarlet lever. The c'lPid I'oint Will mtet. on Friday weeli to elect jihlv lur tne «ld the Saturday eve..- Ijee.i in Plymouth quarantined ior castle, K- •-«¦ evening oi ollUers. Plans are E., thss ana of Plymouth been doing home Kead.ng, has taken liiiiyhamiou. PROSPECTVILLE In Pr(i,speciville M. E. church .lext Sunday: SunUiiy School at 31) a. m.. 1), i-egular iji'tacning services Ijy the pastor, Kev. Waller iowell. In the ewiniji,' tile aiimiul Onrlsinnus I'ji-' te.'falnnieni. Everyone 'nvited. Th:'\ offerlisjif at this enierlainnifiii will he donatcll to the Sunsniiie home at • Uhileniars'h. j -Mrs. l^iu. a \Ve*><a is siieiidliig several j day with Air. and Mrs. Aloert Mar- chant, at ivy Hill. j Kev. .Alexander Smith, of ih.ladel- phia, spent the weelkrend with Arthur Williams anu lankily. Airs. Kdward Lioehner visited Mrs. ^ Aithiir Kell, Horsham, on Tuesday Mis. Kell is on the sick list. ! Air. and Airs. G. Herman AanoHl, of ! Hose Valley, were Sunday v.siturs at; Ihtt home of Air. ajid Alls. Arthur ' Williamn. .Urs. i-'i-ank Anderson .-iiJeiit Tuesday in Philadelphia. The elect.O.I of the i-eserve and lay delegates lo tne annual confe.eiicf' will he held in Piospeotville Al. E. i church iie.vt Sunday morning. Sjieciai revi\al sei"v.c-es will he held' 111 Prosijectv.lle Al. &. ohuicli ilurli.g the month of January. , , Airs. Allred Aloore sjient the week.- er,)l with her onliier, Walter Hal- vaunner, and family in riiiladelphia. All". Will. Tooine>' was the guest of his son, (-ieorge Tooiney. aiicl faiinl.\' several days recently. The llorshani School and lli.mr,^ League held its nio;iilhly meeting on Tuesday eveii.iig iJec. liSd, at S o'cloi'U ' at the Habyluii school. Carmoii Ko.ss [ principal of the Hoylestown schoiols' was me speaker lor uie evening. ; • 111 the evening ol IJec. 2Sth thei following the Christmas exercises theic- will he a veiy iinjiortant iiieethig of the otiiclal hoai-d. i Al chael li.U'hulKlit and family iiioved ' on AlonJay from Uie Stoiig properly lo ' near Aloiitgomeiy .Sc|uure. I lUi(y W'ilwer 'celf|j>3a.tei:I. her KiVil liirthday last' Thursday hy ente.tal.iing live of her little cla.ssmates. Cakes, | candy, nuts and fruit we.-e eiijo.Vta ¦by all present. Several beautiful gifts were received. Those present were XjHura Anderson, Mabel IJager, Caio- «iie Alulhii, Jennie AluUm. Eviiyii I Kunz.. j The Frofipectville school gave a 'Christmas enterlaimiienl in Prospect- ville Al. 10. chuich on Tuesday even¬ ing. i Air. ami Airs. Casper dellihia were Sunday I home of Air and Airs. A Sunday. I Uev. Walter Powel I Alaust and family were entertafnell at the homf of Air. and Airs. J. li. Hoffman o.i Sunday VIr. and Airs. John Wegsclielder of RED TAPE MAY SlOP CHESS MATCH: t SPRINQHOUSE. Cllftton Marple was aide to sit the h U|l GREAT BRITAIN MAY HALT COMPLETION ITS lirlggs. Phila- oallers at the . J. Wllliains on and .losepli Ing o,n snwo— ¦•¦¦ — *^"''-"' ^>!:JrA:w"v;;c.^sV-theColdPoim Oran^ie hall. Miss Alice Amble. M.eel.:.g, who has ecoiioiuic work a teml>oraiy position ^^^ V-inier Gladfelter, clerk ''^\J-'}j("]"^^,^ Montgomei-yvllle visited Mr. and Airs. Meeting station, 1 . '\ ' ,', ' i,„,„e ,n I«•"¦'•>¦ VVeikel on Tiies.lay. tt weel«-3 va.iiclion at h.s noi | ^, ^^ Kvelyn Worth, a teacher at ]ja,'-zahethtow.i, I'a- ,„,,,,„„ ond-)VUss l^'"''*'''-'i' '« spending the (^hrisl.nas Air. and Airs. A. J. Ihipi.s anci» ,^^,j^,,^y_^ ^^,^^^ ^^^ parents, Mr and M-riam PhipP«. of U^'^^tM, on'Thurs- Mi«- ^"'-""k Worth. and Plynwuth Aleeting letl on inu , .^^^.^ iu,rvey Sprouse and .Mrs. day last to w.nicr in '•'"''•..• .^^ ;„. [Samuel Gouak spent " Thursdny .in An X-ray, paiure tai-en ...,.,_,,.,..,.. lured shoulder of Airs "-'"".'"V "i^;.,, Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Huber spent ¦ ¦" 'I'-'lo^eii .1 o Sunday with Air. and Airs. Samuel last weeK, disclosed Charles H-Cn- ..irioks, last y'^";;;'",;r;;;emher having bc^e, The l'-^']j;Uf he resulted h. continued to '^^''j'^,''^^,;;'';i,.«. H'endricks veeks ago, and Chrlst.nas the X-ray being il^VTwhile m her back yard, •>*»>« '* slipped and ttell. ^" ";"trbe""ve.. iry'the chUdre.. program to be =';j" .'.he Fne.ids' -'^ ^-"l^frst-'r'tcir^ol,' will be..-i^ aoth in the Prie Is Tha Stackhouse In I'hiUidelphia Aliss Viola Williams, of the Women's | college. Delaware, is spemlii.g the 1 '''"""'"^"" '^"1ilML(i1llIlillhi tT'- ¦ I.*i.U(»U.i h^re. I Aliss Eleanor .Scliiialile. who has been spending some time at the home; of -Vr. and Airs, .la.-ob Kunz, lias re¬ turned to her home. Meeting Pirst-uay sc..-"., ¦¦— ,,.; ,,j. i Mr. Earl Buzhy and Airs. Ida Tippin, on Liecemher aoth m .^'tti,,.. Tha °' Philadelphia, visiled Mr. ai^l Airs, school house, PlM.io.uth Aleeuno. ^ na ^ j^.^^^^j^ Aloore on Tuesday, public will be welcomed. ,,petim; I "^ number of I'hildren from the WiUlam Ambler, IMymouth Aietc .it,, yj^j^jfy attended a Christmas pa.-ty at has just received ''¦"V'l.-ll'n'dt'h rah- t''e ho...e of Ala-. He.i.y AUKeaii l.v ¦ lu steel }•''^""'^.'1^,.',^'', g-e.sol at the AmmiiOale Farm, Wed ecently pui'onaseii The Haverford-Oxford Chess Competi¬ tion Violates Regulations, Says the Ruling — Plays Were Broadcast 1 hrough Irving Smith's Station at nomier. 'luiougii an une.xpected- rliiing by the .ji'itish . postmatJter geinerai the ladio chess match between students at iiaveiford College and ciiess enuius- iasls al tixford University, which was jjartly played off under adverse comli- tjons on tile night of lieeemlier S. may neve.' be completed, so say.s the Phlla. North American. .\l least not h;' radio. Tha fii-.st scsier of games, played be¬ tween foiu' students at Haverford and lour at 0.\foid, resulted in a "SO-.'iU" tiluatlon at the end of about live and and-half hours. Dm ing that time the radio siatimi at llavei'ford and that oi' Irving li. Smith, of Amlfiler, a llaver- tord student witli a |io\vc-iful s^aiiou a; his home, was maintained with the I'higlish station. All the .stations ai'e operated by ama¬ teurs under anateur regulations. All conditions we.-e exUe.nely bad, but in siiite of It the ga.nes went along until a breakdown occurred in the llri- lish station. That phase of the contest got a great deal of publii-ity not o.n'y in this coun¬ try, but in England, w'hoi'e it attracted the attention of Ihitish iiostofflciP olli- cials, who (-oii)i-ol a.mateur radio in that country. They pointed out to the Ihitish ama¬ teurs engaged in the affair that a per¬ mit I'or such .-1 foi'm of -'test" w-as re¬ quired, am; then application w-as-ljiiule to the iKistmaster general, w'ho. during the last' few- days, has luled thai the international chess m.-iti-h messages'do not c-onstitute "exiicrimental messages" in the sense intended by the Rritish government I'adio .¦egiilatlons. Most of the Haverford College stu- deiils are .-iway over the holiday.-i. but Air. .'Jmllh. ,-il his .Ambler lino- .Mon¬ day, was astonishe' when he learned of the action of the l'.iiiiij,li goverii- iiient. "Our -olMcials in this country," he said, "have raised no ob.jection to the tests, and 1 hardly think, they would Interft're with them, .\lthough the ex¬ periment was built a.-ound the i-hess games, it was. neverthe'"---: tirima.rily ¦ ni experiment in extended tran.s-.At- laiitic communication. There was nothing of a commercial nature invfilv- ed in the idea: in other words, it did not seek to transmit matter that ought to he paid for, bei-ause such i test would hardly be arranged sent hy one of the big wi.-elesh panles." Original plans wer<' to resume thi match after Cliristmas. in A chair last week lor tim^ since his accident. John Haliowell. of New York, vis- ted Iris parents. Air .and Mis. 1. J. Hallowed, here during the week-end. John Hinkle is able to walk again on the leg which he severely bii.ised recently by fulling over .-i large box. Mrs. Charles Kucbler is reported do- j ing- nicely at the St. Joseph s hosiiital. 'Squiie U. F. Dunehowe. ha-i hgureo in two accidents recently but weaih- j eied both without a sc.atch. In the host, several weeks ago a tree was ' snapped off, a gale post and iiaiiel des- troyekl hy another ear which avoid,-o strikl.iH' the machine in whicii tii> . 'S(|Uire was riding. This took plac\ right at the'entrance of hi.s own d.-ive I WU.V. The iast a<--cident occurred. -Mon'- day, when, while riding w ill. .Saniuei Uailey along Alelvean .-oad the 'siiulri' suddenly found himself riding up over the embankment to the side of the I'oad, nariowl.y missing a pole and stranded in a grain held. The steel¬ ing jsear had become disconnected and the car, beyond control, had taken this wild cour.se. .\oiie was hint in either accident. The llinUle-liell Moioi comiiaiiy is having the gara,-~e scaled w-itliin,by nieatis ot wall luiarding. 'MiSs .Mh-e Kuzby is .<pen<llng Christ¬ mas with her b.-other, Willi.e.- Ihizby. and family, of rhiladelpliila. M.TS. Alan Closter sustained a sc - verely lnulsed iiack when the wagon in whlcli she was riding, one day last week, was upset. The 'accident hap¬ pened on Quarry road, above here, and was caused b.v the bivaking of one of the wagon shafts, which frightened tliK' horse and started him lo run wtld- * I.V. The cariiage w-as ove.-turned a.n-.i AMBLER FIELD CLUB PROTESTS OBJEQTS TO ACTION OF CLIFTON HEIGHTS TEAM UPPER DUBLIN AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TEREST. OF U' ilriiggeil for some distance, ter clinging to the inicrii While. ' AIl-S (lln th" PENLLYN Airs. John 11. .--'i InebrL-^ht visited h<i- niotho.'i in N<n-.ristow-n on Sunday. Katherine Luxton is able to i-etniii to school after having Vieen iiuaraii- tined with mumps sor several wcx'ks. Ruth Ki-auss is now able to be out. of cft)o;'s and is showing romarkablc inipfovinent. A very pretty enlei lai!in»ent. ainno- priaJte in the season, was held Wc-diies- day^aCterjioon by the (hlldren of Ihe Penllyn school. .\t the close of this exercise the scholars were dismissed for th»' I'h.rlstmas holidays and will return to theh- duties on Alomlay. .lan- uary 5. D. Gambone is reiiorlcd , ill with grip. Golden Wedding Postponed. The million weddini; aii.iiversaiy of .Mi-ound Airs. Wm. I-'. Morgan, of W-b low Gi-ove, which was to "have been appKopriately observed on Monday. !ias heen 'postponed beeause of the illness ot MJ*. .Morgan, who was stricken on Friday. con- to be coin- Heads Cojnty Game Association At-a meeting held in the olliie of '/, T. Smith, the Montgo^iie.-y County Kish Gflme Association elected 11. ('•. ir. of .Vorp'stown, as president for y^ming year. l-Pon. \Villia..i l-"". a former p;-esilent of the or- t^lon, was elected honorai-y presi- ^ h Air. linger and Judge Solly been conneeied w-.th ilv ¦thetr'»le»tto.n-'kwas, tin- Manager Robert Shoemaker, of Am Diet, issues Statement—Blame Fixed on Manager Miller, ot Clifton—Calib Anribltr "Hick" Team. Aliuiager ttouert Kmotmakei, of in Ambiei- i-'leld Club lootoall team, na this lo say with regard to the action of tile nianageiiieiil ot the Ciillo. Heights team i;i calling olf the gtkiiu last Sunday aftei- Ambler had arrivei. on the grounds ready to play : "An. lei-, who was the manager of the Clit ton Heights team during the seaso. i*eoi-gani/.ed liis tea.iii fo; a poat-seaso. seile.s of guiiies with Ambler, for ih ch.imiiionslnp of Delaware and Aloni gomeiy counties, and the tlnaiun. basis upon which the ariangenient were made was till P"r cent to the win iier aiiid A*J pe.- cent to the lose. Willioul considering any linancial re tiiiiiin tioni tlie gallic wiiatever, .\m bier went to Clifton Heights, as pc agreejnent, and the players donned their a.iiloriiis and were preparing ti go to tile grounds when word \\-as re- i-eU<-d ihat Alanag-r Aliller iiad callt ¦ the game off and when asked his rea¬ son he stormed and raved siboiil tin great h.iancial loss he would sustain if the game was played. lliS laiij-tia. was at times anything but that of a ge.itlei.ian. Theie were those preseiii who may .go so rai .i.- 1o swear thai Alanager .Miller was under the infill em c of liiiuor and for no re.-ison what- c\er ho waiileil to llglit several of the .Ambler iila.cers and fans and was on lestrained lii-oni doing .-'• ¦ of his friends. Alanager timi's i-aved aboiil the $,'!. was ali-eady out of pocket ing the game." Air. Shoemaker continued that he ill no way bl.imes the ofllclai of the Clil'ton Heights team, as iht game w-as arrnnged hy their mana.'^e who had been paid lor his .services .iiii who was informed on the prcvion Sunday thai Clifton Heights had fli ished the season and that he w-a. through. There was no good rea.se for calling off Ihe game, excepting i stated and if Millrt- had l>P*m a re;. siioil he would h.ive played the gaii whether he suffered a loss or not. .Ambler -(vas reaily and w-i'lln- However Aliller felt that he did no like to go ill a hole "on account of "hick" team. .Ambler miy be_-i "Hlcl> team, as hi> called them, lint I an. sal Isfied that had Miller gone throng) with the .gamie he would have receive the siiiprlsp ot his football earee The looal hoys have closed n nios successful season winning 12 c.f tl^ In games and when it is taken -i" ronsider.-ifion Ihe record Is all \h. more an excellent one. liecanse on', three |ioints have been seoied agains the team on the home grounds. Al' (1 111 hy ) c» Her th.-i arr st; upl a f h ing illii Horsham School Pupils Render Ve-y Charm-ng E>-(;rcises — Horsham Scouts to Attend Rtcinion—Horshan' Fire Co. Does Heoric Work—Jarn.-t- town and Dresher. A iiretty and del.ghtliilly preseiilecL exe.-c-lse was reiflered Alomlav even¬ ing in Horsham fire hall by the schol¬ ars of the Hoi-sham schools. l''or many weeks the children nave been lutored under tin. ,i,i;eciion of All.ss Fai a, teacher of tlie Muh and S.xth grauea,, Hoisham hall was crowded \, itli parents and frieiios who des red to enjoy tlu- ife-i forma nee o,t the cliildi-eii, aiijl ail were tiiglily s.itisiled with the excellent iiiaimer iii wli.ili the childr 1-en so eieditaldy pel lorn.ed. The liuil was ilarkened saie .or the meliuw- ligiits of candles, ,iiid th.-.' proi-ess oi.al liled 111 coinanising- the pupils of the sc-ho,ols. The exerc-.scs began v/1 th me siiow-liiike drill, consisting of a num¬ ber of g ris dressed all in w-hite, jiiss', Z.eg.er s class tlie.i ie:)lered al^ <>xr~ erc-te. The Tell Little Helpers. ^V play, entitled "The iOucliauted Clirist¬ mas Tree," by Aliss Worstall's ela.-^s was followed by another calleil "A. Joyous ('h.'stiiuis Gilt." Ill ihu ,aitoi- the children were dressed ill vai.ous. cbt>tuin.es lo represent the people oC several eoitnliies. Gladys Tyson also, lierformed a I'letty huie dance uin iiig: this act. Th'e eiitertaiimieiit was finiilly- termlriated in a Tom Thum wedfUng, Willi h was cleverly portrayeiil by lh& young.sters. Eetween the scenes" .Mis* Dorothy l-(eisoii entertained .vith. vio.lin select oils. A g.-eal ch-al ol credit is due the teachers and sc:huUirs for ' the de...ghtlul enLeriaiiimeiii. ami ever.vone has heaped praise uiioii .Mis?. Ellis whose iiigenuiiy ami |i'-i s. , ^t-- aiice made it so successful. Ills Ho fol¬ ia si m 11 ;s am, Ullip. re- cs-|irt . la JONAS GtJDSHAEK The I'nneral of Jonas Al. Godshalk. a well-known automoli'le dealer and garageman, who fell dead at his home. .'-nnl ^ tllH jevery |Ca.-ds i "In Re.ad nti R, R. Hpa^' Grateful M.g fards ;a-e hc;n :'^i|iiWt'."t"'*»lJ'l"tVt'Xt iicaong ll.iilway c-ompany, i einplo.vee on the system. _T1 reiid as follow*s: extending the season's gi-eet'm in took place Tues .;-ood a shipment of rhir!:?tirUmi:^h..-Alr A..d.^ i5^,:!::r s, ^"^^x he' --- ^^Mrl.'^Haltie Hanehower of NorKs- town, mother of George Uanehowei ol I'lymouth Meeting, is reported lying critically ill. Sunday evening .servic-es exceptionally well aUended ot iJ-te •'.t the Cold Point Baptist church and Kev Ur. Caulkins, pastor, is especial¬ ly (ieUghted at the large turii-oul the men. Next Sunday everdng pastor will render a i>ost-Christmas sermon entitled "Valueing the morning his topic will the New Year and is t.tled. Ixiok. Now Towain Heaven." Sunday school will meet at 9.45 a. m.: Church ser- >«ice at n. Junior Christian End<.avor at 2.a0 p. m. Intermediate C. E. at J.ju, and Seniof C. K. at 7. Evening worship will be at 7.4.-.. The meeting of the School Welfare League was conducted last ThursMlay in the Plymouth Consolidated school bv the president. Heslle Kodebaugh. Dm-lng this time it was suggested a victrola be purchased for the school furnished with more to be have been of the Gifts". In concern! nesday afternoon. Airs. Robert Sernll had the misfor- tunle to break her collar bone last, WednescUiy by falling from a chair at her home. Mr. and Airs. Walter Sprouse spent Pri(lay in I'hiladelphia. shopping. Air. and Airs. Ualph French, of Lfinsdown, spent Sunday with Al.-. and Mrs. John Serrill. Airs. Harry Dowery a.nd sons. Trus¬ ter and Raymond, spent Sunday visit¬ ing in Philadelphia. Mrs. Harry l.,owery delightfully en- tertn:ned the cai-d club to a sauer kraut supper last Satmday evening covers were lad for 11 g-i.iests. dropjied 4'feless. by his wife and and the kitchen ,, . dishes. For the latter a decision was Jlount peiicjhed whereby each member should Fifth street, between Broad LANSDALE Born, to Air. and Airs. Sam Pa.in.-i. of AVest Fifth street, a son. AS'SH Ai-lene Hoff, teacher of P'rench and mathematics in the Littleton, Va., High School, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hoff. Mr. and Mrs. 'WilKam Brunner, of AVest Kighth street, have returned from a visit at "Vincentown, N. J. Ualiih Adams and family have re¬ turned from Ohio to, their home on Vernon street. and conU'ibute at the next meeti'ng a cup Chestnut streets, is completed after and saucei- The Jaiiuarv meeting is, being torn up for some time. It ro- Incidentally, to be held on Tuesday, |Oeived a covering of lari-ed crushed January 27.' After the meeting the enter- 27. After the 'members of the L«ague Avere tained bv thfe children in a progra..., as follows : Kecitation by Mary Zim¬ merman, of the First gaade; reota- tion by seven first grade children. ! stone. Aliss Sara Moj'er, of North Broad street, Is spending the week in Potts- itown. i Aliss Winifred Derr is spending the holidays at her home, on East Second vacation of actue' iiijligestion (lay. Air. tbidshalk was i.ci.t in heaJth and Interviewed his doctor, who orde.ed him to go Iiome to bod, and he would visit hini^ in a few hours. Godshalk walked ho.n.e. anil as he en- |." tei'ed the house he He is survived th.-ee children, Gerald, a student at Lehigh rnlversity. lOhvood and Keulah He was 4ri .vears olil. Services wei'e held fi-oni his late residence, 115 Kast Fifth street, at two p. m. Interment in the Ijansdale cemetery. A.MANUA 11. I'FNNNICK .A.maiida II. I'ennick, aged SO, llied i'Viday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Rosei.berge.', at Jarrettown Funeral se.-viees w-ere lield Tuesda.\' aftiernoon with interment at the bti.y- inggroti'iid adjoining the Lower Prov¬ idence I'resbyterian i-hurch. Services we.-e held at the chii.'eh at '2 o'clock. WILLIAM S. HINKLE, JR. ' This Wednesday afternoon from his late home i.i Whitomarsh, services wei-e held over th-e remains of the} late AViliam S. Hinkle, Jr., whose deatli oc¬ curred on Sunday in Chestnut Hill hospital. He was 44 years of age. The ."emains were interred in St. Thomas' cemetei-y, Whitemarsh. The deceased was born in AVhite- marsh in 1880 and was the son of AVilllam S. and Marietta Hinkle. The mother, a brother, Jacob, and a sistei-, Laura, wife of Jacob Kike.', of Con- ahohocken, survive. The deceased was unmairied, and was employed in the plant of the Asbestos Shingle, Slate & Shenthlng Co., A.nbler. ANNIE E. bAGER. animous. other oflice.'s elected .-it Ihe meeti ing were: D.'. W W. lieed, .Xoitl AA'ales. first vice-pres'dent: Oeo.'gi Haag, North Wales, second vice- firesijleJit; IT. H. flnt-iser, .Vorrlslow-n ''^;thi.-d vlce-i..esident: ,1. Kdwa.d Brew- Reading Company, I take the opportnr er, secretary, and Frank Nyce. finan¬ cial secretar.v. The .Norristo,\vn-Pen.i Trust Avas again chosen as treasurer of the association. Plans for the annual hanqtiet wei-e disci.ssed. and .laiuiai-.c- 15 was set as i tentative date for the affaii-. I'lans .y W'-:iliaiii Alann, if H poitcH to be ill. Aliss Anna P'oiil, i has been iiuaiaminei out again. Messrs. Harry uud Charles Ivans, of; Bustleioii, were .Sunday visuors of "Wilson Kessler. ot Horham. Mrs. Geojge Thomas, of near H.Ulo-- well, is very ill in jjed. Airs. Thonuis te,. the daughter of Airs. Alatilila he.vns, of lloishajn'. I Mr. and Airs. S. W. v\liitc and family, of Horham are enjoN itlg: Christmas, at the home ot Air. \\li;i-pi* pai-ehts in Wuriu-inster. Frank Palmer, of Horsham, ing at I-'^eas' store dur.ng the mas season. Nominations were held at ti ham Castle, No. 484, K. G. i;.. Friday night and names were for election to he held this evening. The Hoisham tro.op of B.i,- Hf.outis. will meet on Fnday evening as usual On HatuiMlay the bovs wiMl Ic.-ive- Horsham early In lli. ju'oni.ig to at.. ' in, I'hilHdr.-l- 'i 1 F IcIlJ- i-.St ¦¦¦ i pfS-- last -iven 'j^^'i&miiiL.j' ;to the ofTieers and emi>loyees oi th ity to acknowledge with n iipreciat iie the loyal and faithful sei-v ce you con tinue to rende.-. It is my sincere wisn that you will enjoy a Merry Christina" and that the year li)2n will Vnin- happine.ss and prosperit - to all." oni. have been iirogressing rapidly and tlio enfieitainment committee iti'e-(is ',- make this year's^ banciuet one of the finest held hy the association in rti cent years. l-'ofowing tb*i business meeting; ; lengthy discussion was held on the deer situation, and the association in- children of the Pi'ospectville school tends to take a definite stand an thelFriday at noon hy coiitp buti.ig a l.-irg- matter in the near future. A closed kettle of well cooked sauer kraut for EUREKA Aliss .^lii-.-iiii. teaclier of the Coinii Line school in Warrington township Avas entertained on l-'riday evening bv Mr. ami Airs. AVilliam .X. Swartzland Mrs. Marcus Edwards delighted tin I their hot lunch. The teachers are vei-e iappreeiative of the co-opei'ation shown ,b.v fl.ie noon hour. W;i,ltei-. Ihe 22-nioiiths-old child o!' Air. and Airs. Howard Cadwallaller, o!' Wairington. (lied very suddenl.v o' Saturday aiHernoon about 5 o'clock season for doe was favored by all. Would Repeal Federal Death Tax Itepeal of all state "death taxe.s" on personal property of non-iesldent de cedents was recommended to tlie legislatures of all states in which these laws are in effect in i-esolutions presumablv from iKiisoning caused by i adopted this week at a conference of isomething the child had eaten, members of the Pennsylvania state tax j The impils of the Iloi-sham schoo'' commission and tax experts fi-om New pave their <'h.istmas entertainment o'l I York, Massachusetts. Alaryland and Monday evening in the Horsham fire' Kentucky. |hall. The pupils of the I'ldspectv-Ile The resoluMons held that "In the school rendered theirs on Tuesda\-. judgment of this conference, death, levening i.i Prosiiectville Hall. Th'- taxes on personal jnoperty of non- Home and School I^-ague meeting of resident decedents aie contra.-y io;,h townshiii was held on Tuesd.-r. sound public policy, and, as impose i-evening in the Bahvlon school. All the' at the pi-esent time, result in a great- schools fn the township Avill close on er burden upon the estates of decern!- pp,, jjib ,nnd re-open on .Innuary 5th ents than the returns to the states' po,.,, „„ Fridav, to Air. antl M.s s-n"lng by a gi-oup of ten children street, enjoying a vacation from her « t ^ihe Second g(i-a»Ie. exercise by a .school duties at Ursinus College, number of the school, entitled, "We; Aliss Inez AVeidner. a stijlent at are Sttnt.a's Helpers." Campbell; exercise 1... - — ^_ , Thh'' giade, exercise by Second grade I pa rents, Bdiorars. Then followed a ' —" "'"" etintnta by a 1 ^i c:osin,s ad'h y i-Tr. Armou.' o '_'e group; and finally s w.is given hy Rev. Coiishohocken. Sand- ii hes and coffee were served later. MembHis of the Plymouth Meeting U. E. church Avill sing carojs at 4 o'clock Christmas morning. At 0 o'clock' service will be held in th'e chm-eh hall by the p.-istor. A Christmas rrog.-am has been arranged by the children of the Sunday school and will be presented next Sunday evening. Ijast Sundav morning the roll was an¬ swered by 143, which shows a good attendance which has continued Bteadilv since the rally .The attend¬ ance at ilie church services, especially In the evenings, have been somewhat "We; Aliss Inez AVeidner. a stijlent recitation, Jack) | West Chester Normal School, is spend- y six from the; Ing the holiday season with her id grade ! pa rents, musical I Airs. Joel Rosenberge.-, who has been Annie E. Dager, one of the oldest i residents of Ambler, die<j Sunday night, after a short illness, at her home, 619 Lindenwold avenue, in the 85th year of her age. The deceased was one of six child- i-en of the late Chtules L. and Mary Dager, and was boi-n in Ala.eh, 1840, on the old Dager homestead, alcmg the Springhouse and Chestnut Hill tm'nplke. where she continued living until 1895, when she and her sister justify." Such taxes, the conference declai-ed in its resolutions, should be i-eserved to the state governments, and It re- cimilmended that. "Inasmuch as the ifederal government entered this field Dager of Oermantown a daugh has purchased .i seriously ill with an abscess, is re¬ ported as doing very well at her home Margaret, removed to Ambler, having Aliss Dorothv Weaver, a student at Purchased the property at 619 Linden- AVilson College, has arrived at the i ^<'1<',J;'^<;""^'., ^.*'?';f_?5';v'ces Avere held home of her parents. Air. and Mrs. I'^ank Al. W^eav'er, of Franconia ave¬ nue, where she is spending the holi¬ day season. because of war emergencies, it should now withdraw, and leave the states exclusively this mucU-needed source of revenue." Belief was expressed that the yield from the tax to the various states on both pei-.sonal property and realty of non-res!/dent decedents does not aver¬ age more than $10,000,000 a year. In i;ii;0 Ne-w- York collected about $1,80(0.- 0011 from this source. Alassachusetts about $220,000 in 1924 and Pennsyl¬ vania about $870,000 this year. ' John ter. VA'illiam D. AVorth new- Ford Sedan car. Airs. AVilllam Dager, of Prospect- ville, is confined to her ho.n.e wrtli an attack of grip. Many of our local resi¬ dents ore suffering from heavy colds. o'tjlock Horshatn this Wednesday afternoon at Interment followed in the Friend.s' burying ground. The decetised was a member of G-wy- nedd Friends' meeting. Her only sis- i ter, Margai-et, survives, to whom i.5 $20,000 Desired -for St. Gertrude Church .extended the s>nnpathy of a large num $14,000 of the $20,000 needed for St. Gertrude church. Con.shohocken. has been pledged, and the balance is ex¬ pected before the close of the j-ear. ler of friends in the bereavement - iwhlch eiifls a life, beaut'ful in its full 1 I fe-ultlon In years and usefulness, and i 'a personality most lovable. i Charges Wife's Wanderl>jst Wanderlust, which his wife was un- d^c-ourtTglng to the pastor because of able to control, coupled Avoth dissati- the meagre respo,nse of the iiieople. jfact'.on with life on a farm In Upper Here is a duty to which everyone iprovldence township on the outskirts Bhould respond, and the pastor, who of Royersford, were the reasons as- Is strlvinjg'hls utmost to make the signeU before the master, by Cha.les services worthy, should be supported JE. Hauck, a foi-mer lay judge of bv a KoodlA' congregation. (Columbia County, in his suit for ^„_,- •r....i„ji.i„i,io „„„„. fli^,(jrce against Elizabeth A. Greech Stotesburys As Hosts. I Air. and Airs. K. T. Stotesbury hosts for the tenth year to 600 ' children at Starr Garden Recreation wi^re poor Miss Ijatira Blair, Philadelphia, spent Bund.ay with her uncle, Mr. Leonard Beclt, of Harmonville. (continued on pan* S ) Hauck. A degree was granied. Hauck who is 54, told the master he moved to Montgomery county that h's wife be neaner to Philadelphia. Centre, Seventh and I,rfimbard streets, Phlla., Wednesday at 5.30 p. m. The tree rested on a platform spec¬ ially constructed to represent a wood¬ land sciei.e, with n c^omplete mhtiatm-p electric railwa.v system. A-ssLntimr Mr and Mrs. Stot°sbu'-'/ were Equal Assessment of Taxes. In a recent address befoi-c the Coii¬ shohocken Home .and School League. Prof. H. O. Dietrich, superintendent of the Norristown schools, made a strong plea for uniformity in the method of determining assessment valuation and claims standard in this m.atter, -which would greatly Increase the assessment value of many pro¬ perties, -would loAver the general tax rate. The cjuestion is a mooted one in the borough and has been brought be¬ fore council .and the school board a number of times. Professor Dietrich's discussion of it i.s of particulai- inter¬ est at the time. Plymouth Welfare League Gathering. The Plymouth AVelfare League meet¬ ing was held Thursday evening with the president, Airs. Leslie Rodenbough. In the chair. Following a brief busi¬ ness session this program was ren¬ dered : Address of Avelcome by Mildred Zim¬ merman. Exe.-cises, fir.st grade. Motion song, second grade. Song. thli-(i grade. Cantata, "Christmas Eve," A Christ - mas story was told by Mildred Couls- ton, -who took teh part of the children's nurse. This w.as followed hy solnrs by Ml-, and .Mrs. August Funic, iralio Avell, spent Alomlay in Philailclphi i Arthur Jaireit. Jr.. ,,(- |,..,^.^ Cnyit^ is out again following a light iIIn«M. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Caruthers, Crerniantovvn, called on Air. and Mrs Charles Cartithers, of Haliowell, Sunday. Charles Uutherford, Jr., ami family, were guests o,f his latlier ii.d i.iuiilv- in Haliowell, Sunday. -Mrs. Hector Sinzheimer and children of I'eiiliyii, were visitors at the home of Air. and Airs, lildwai d l^iga.n, of - Haliowell, on Sunday. A fierce blaze was found early Satur-. day morning iln the Kisenman home. at Davis Grove and the fire apiiearedi lo have gotten a good headwii,y before, it was ihsi-overeil. The efforts of the. Hoishani Fhe company. however, which again made record time in ar¬ riving on the scene allayed the fears, of the family jind saved the house from any great damage. Smoke was dis-. covered by Mrs. Kiseninan who rushed down stah-s to find a closet behind a., stove ablaze and the fire seemingly eaten into the partitions. The closet filhil with papers, clothes, etc-,, tuinish- etX plenty of iiiHammabie mat^ii-iaL- The fire c;on.pany was summoned andf water was thrown on the blaze to iStay its iirogress. The smoke, lio.w- ever, soon drove them to abandon this ^and not before the arrival of the water pumper of the Horsham Fire company was the progress of the fire stayect. :and overcome. After the fti-e Mrs. (Ei.senman was ouite overcome through a nervous co.ici'tlon and is no,w quite-- ' ill. Tlie . loss from the fire consist.^ mostly of clothes and damage due to ismoKc .11)1 u-iiiei- on ilie w.-ills and floiors. A sinall hole in the side of thei, ihouse uuii-k.s the extent of the main blaze. Th*" Horsham Fire Company an-» swered another call on Sunday af Prospect ville. There a tire was ex¬ tinguished in a grass field behind the, buildings owned hy Harvey Sprouse, a farmer. Airs, H. C. Harvey, of nermaiitown,. and hrothei-, William Pattersoji, Tor¬ onto, Canada, called on .Air. and Mrs. Willilain ATeach, of Davis Grove, on, Sunday. On Aloiila.v Airs. A'eaeh also enter¬ tained Mrs. Harriet Cherry and Miss Agnes Cherry, of Germantown. William P.-oolie, resident of the K. G. E. home, Davis flrove, is spending; Christmas at the home of 1|'h sister-- in-law, Mrs. Fred. Knight, ot Kensing¬ ton. The Christmas cant.ata renders* Sunday evening by the choir of the Elizabeth Hamel, Alartha AVood. Dor- Grace Unio,n church of Horsham was othy Moll, Fred. Wade. Richard Aloorr enjoyed by a large congregation. The- and Lindner Kolle, with choru.ses b\ Young People's entertainment in the afternooo was also a big suocess. Xext Sunday afternoon the children of the Sunday School will persent- jtlieir Christmas exercises at 2..'iO. I Mrs. Jeri-y Kelly, Ho.-sliam, is re- and .sandwiches were .covering from a slight Illness, auditorium and school I Mr. Maude Worstall, principal of the- groups. Rev. Thomas Armour, of Consho hocken M. E. church, gave the child ren a short talk, after which a delight ful social was held In tWe basement -where coffee served. The Cheltenham Will The will of Isabella H. Kirkpatrick. late of Cheltenham, disposes of an estate valiied at $1000. The Northwood cjemetery receives $200 for the main- Peter I tenajice of Uie burial lot. The residue rooms were beautifully decorated and Miss Coleman, the drawing teacher, had a lar^e drawing of the shepherds .About 3"0 parents attended. Schmid, the prlnclpa i and a staff Of, Is given to the brothers and sisters of teachers Troop 95 V*ii Scouts and the Becedent. Jenkjnto-wn Bank and Trust Girl Scout Tropp. loonKpejiy is nami«.-d as executor. Alontgoniery county's new concM-ete brldg-e at Schwenksville has l>een com¬ pleted aril -will be opened to the public in two weelcs. Macadam ap¬ proaches are now being laid. The bridge replacos the covered structure which bulmeid last spring. Horsham grammar schools, will leave for Florida on Christmas day, where- she will spend three weeks. Mrs. Wor¬ stall will be ajjcompanied by her sister Mrs. Howard WilUams, of Easton road, who will pend several months-, In the south. Henry Nelson and family, of Di -"sher... visited friends in PhHadelphia on ^-in- .' day. lPontJnu»rt on t.) /A
Object Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19241225 |
Volume | 41 |
Issue | 48 |
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 | 12/25/1924 |
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. |
Month | 12 |
Day | 25 |
Year | 1924 |
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