The Ambler Gazette 19240313

              1 HE  AMBLEJR   GAZETTE. 1
VOL. XLI-IN^O. 7
AMBI.ER.   PA..  MARCH   13,   1924
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ITEMS    OF    LOCAL    INTEREST   TO READERS
¦ Judge    Miller   to    Speak    at    Plymouth
Centre    Next       Tuesday      Evening—:
Large      Attendance    at    Cold      Point,
Ch'jrch—George Hac,y IH— Plymouth ^
U.  E. Services
M.-a Samuel Kisiier, Jr., ot I'lymouth t;e:...e, has l.lun conlined to her 1, ,.iic   with  rehumuiisiii. ^;
Joseph Jiiiucs, of l'l.viiioutli Cen-.re, hits had  eic.,.-.     Kkii-s    . -'     n  o..-, i
iifcwly  purchasea  liome  ;;iid  expects to O'^cupy the property  this week.
llarvoy Kex, ul I'lynioulii Cenlre, visited his luilier, Orlando Hex. who is 111 in the Ainerii-in Oncologic hospital  in  West  I'hiladelphla.
l-Vunk   .Mclntyre,   oi       feaciiville,   is bil.tering t.-oiii a nervous llauss and Is, u...ible  to  ali-nd  'o  iiis duties    a I  the American  Magne>iia  works. '
William Wilson, ol I'lynioulh Centre, Bpuiit tjalurdu;. wilh hw niother, .Mrs. J.iiianuel  .-jchiiefer,  of Mont Clalr.
Jlr.   and   ilrs.   U.   Cayuiii   ili-x   and son oi Maple Glen called at ths Marple, ] home,  in  I'lymouth Centre.  Sunday.
• ¦ JriLiige Sewing circle met Wed¬ nesday afternoon at the hme of Mrs. Theodore Wiedemann, in I'lynioulh Cent 10.
lUirry   Miller,   who   Vecently   pur-i i chased   and   moved   into   the   former lioii.e   Ol    Addis   .'^ciiiliiiaker.    has   had, the   entire   interior   repapered. I
The report of the sale of the pro¬ perly of Jlrs. Wosley Oiiclcs, in Nar- cis.sa, by 11. I. l-'o.x. I'^sq., of .N'orrls¬ town  for  $6,000,   h.-'.s  lieen   coiiHrnied.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Wiedemann,! of I'lymouth Centre, on Wednesday ot last w- el; ciitertaiiii'd and accoiiimo- ditted two gentlenieii for the night, who have come from Ueriiian.v to lour tlie United States and Caii.ida, during wiiich lime they expect to visit and iiisiec't   llie   l.irge   iiiacliiiu-     lio|is   here.
Wiliiani/Cox, of t'oi.l I'oint, haa boon suffering froiii a badly aliscesscd enr for the past fortnight.
Al tlio nexl ojien ine.tiiig ot the Cold I'oinl Orange, No. (ioii, next Tues¬ day evening, .ludge John Kaber Miller will spealv on his i'eiiiiiiisi-eiiaG.s whilo serving on tlie bt'iich of the Jlontgom¬ ery county bar. All who are interested in heaj-ing Judge Miller are Invited to a It end. '
Iteport states tliat the mother of Williaiu Jloore, of r'yiuojth Centre, is critically  ill at his home.
Mr.   and  Jlrs.   Adolf   Vogt,  ot  Phila¬ delphia,    siK-iil    the    weel<.-eiid   at   the, home   of   their   son.   Wallace,   in  Ply- '. mouth Centre.
Mr. and Jlrn. I.r nard Gillan,, who have recently nioved from Springhouso to Norristown, called on Jtr. and Mrs. Harvey Rex, of Plymouth Centre, Sun¬ day,
Jlrs. llelen IT.-imel, cf Plymouth Centie, is iHouiHy ilisjihoing a largo (lumdruple llowereil s|ierie of Amaryllis. The blooms contrary lo the ciisloniary orange lint, are pinii and sirealccd with  white.
Jliss   i-Jstlier   iiiickniin   has  riliirned io   her   lioiiie   in   I' ill]   I'oinl   from   the ..li^UiO^^iiiiiu. luiKpiUU.. .Md. is reiiorted,. »o   be  convalescing  nicely.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Kolieri 1;1i.-m- orfoiisho- hociin, were guesls of Jlr. ,iiid Mrs. Jacob Hart,  of Cold I'oinl, .Sunday.
Jlrs. A. l\ S. Stead, of Cold I'oint, who has heen visiting relatives ia Ihiladelphia. for the p u-t three weeks. leturned lioiiu' wiili her son, Frank, who   culled   for  her  Sunday.
JLrs. Walter Sta lon, formerly Mias Louise Hailey, w.is honored upiin the event of her L'lsl birthday Saiurday e-.ening at her iiarents' honie in Cold Poinl. Her husband and ii.ii-ciils lo¬ gether with Jlr. and Jlrs George Stalsey and Jl ss Loretta Kenworthy, of Kaston; Jlr. and JIi-s. Charles Hendricks Jlrs. Jacob Hart and .Miss .i.-aii .Sicad i,r CiM |',.int. .-in,l .Miss Jennie Wall, of Philadelphia, were iiriLsent    upon   this   lrt'l-:^sion.
George Sheller aii,J iamily. of Cold Point, on Sund.iy niuinn-d lo I'liila- di-lpiiia,  where   they  visited   relatives.
Jliss Jean S'l-rd and .Miss .lacob Hart, of Cold Point. vlsite<l Jlrs. Hugh Cunningham, of .Vurrisiowii. on-- d.iy last  w-epk.
The servicii; .-it Uie CoM I'oint liaptist church last Suivday were at¬ tended by tile l.-ii-ge. t i-ongr.-!:ations reinemli'i-ed in its history. Tlie h.ilI -.vas ."iillrej'v mil ;it huth services. The Christian Kiiile.ivor meet ng, l>i-ior to the evening servioo. was also i .'corded <is   having  been   exce|ii iona H.-v
rge. This is i|iiiie iiiilic.-il iv-i' of the greater interest heing taken in church .vork .-ind ot the ever-Increasing ap- p.-eciation of its doctrines. Ne.\t i.'rid.iy .¦\-ening the r-otiage ]ira.\-ei- nieeting held by the Senior Christian Kndeavor .society will .¦i>»i.|iil,|,. .-n ihe li.iiii" of Jlrs. JIary I ;ui-kiii.-m. in Cold I'oint. (In .Sunday evening Iho slorm.v-day h.-igs. issued to lhe congregation, will be receivtud. l-olaiwing a suit; ble de- dic;itory servii'C the p.istor will devote the remainder of the morning service by an illustrated talk to the children. Kev. Jlr. CaiirUnrs h:is pre.sentid tlie.se talks to the (-hiWi-en of the congre- g-ition hefore. ;ind his iiiess^ige is not inly thoroughly appreciated b^- them, but its meaning is fully giasped. And the .Mond,-iy evenlni.-- following the tiustees' biard will hold ther regular 1 ¦ nthy ineettlng. The "Pine" social, 1" ing planned hy the .'¦tenlor christian Kndeavor sr..'iety of the Cold i'oint l;.i|itlst ch'i' ¦'. for Saturda" JIarch '22, in-omise.. ;o be a splendid arf:iii-. Tlie natiir.- ot ihe social Is to be kept sn(-i-et. but a lecture by Jfr. T-'aunca. of PI]lI.-i(ielplii.-iJ. on • l.alioradi'r. has been  fll orulst'
Jlrs. Klein  is  ill  ,-it  the home of her daiiu-l-iler   Jlrs.   Y.'ri:es   of   Cold   Point, suffering   from   a   congestion    in    one '  lung.
Mdss l>illie Iserper. of Cold Point, aecidenlly hail the end of her middle linger on the right hand cut off In a nau'-"~'e grinder, last Pirda.v. The In- j.j \ lliough iifllnful. is not serious iiii'l Jliss Kerper is not incapacitated to any degree.
Mrs. H. G. Hovenden and daughter, M;irtlia. who h;ive been wlnUring In Wikshii.glon I). C. returned to their home   11  PlymoiMli  Jleeting l;ust week.
GeorgK Hagy is reported in a ^¦ery wirious condilion at his liomo in Ply- iiiiiith Jleeetng. Xot long ago he safrer<'d an attick of apoplexy, which has left his heart in a vei/ weakened
EUREKA. Kev. Z.  ll. Copii,  11.  II.,  of Philadel¬ phia,   gave  a   very   interesting  address In   the  Pleasuntvilie   Hefonmed   church
¦ 111 .suii'.iay iiiormng in tne interesi of lhe A III.-Saloon league. His sui.Ject ,\as   - i^aw   Knforcemenl. "     The   Junior
era.on was preaclu il by Jlr. K. W. Chaun. a Chinese studenl of denli.siry at the I', of P., in Ph.iadelphia. He was me guest ol Jlr. Carl .Martin, .vho' wll. Vie graduated from the .same m- .^titutloii  this  spring.
Jliss Jlargarel Jlac.N'air, daughtei uf Jlr. and Jlrs. Pr;ink F'. MacNair, ol 'I'radesvibe. Pa., entertained aeveral of lier former class-mates of the Weal Chesler .S'ornial school, at her home on Saturday afternoon. At the same lime she announced her engagi-inen." lo Jlr. A;lieit Weisel, son ol Jlr. and Ali-s.  Charles  Weisel   ot near Chaifont.
.\ box soi-iiil w.ll be given by the Wanrlntilon W. C. T. I'.-on Wednesday :ifternoon at the home of Jlrs. Agnes Cadwa lader. of W arrington.
iuiss l-:vi'lyii Uoi-tli and brother, of Proapectviile, altended a lian<|iiet on .Saiurday evening al the Bellevue- .Sti-:itford. II was given by the aluiiiin association    of    Wesl    Ciiester    .N'oriiiai
¦ ihooi. ..\lioui luOO lieople were in .it- leiid.-ince.
Jlr. and Jlrs. l-;iias Sellers, of flwy- nedd Valley, were entertained on Sun¬ day liy  Mr. and   .Mrs. .1.  Lowell  lloovei-.
.\li-. and Jlrs. Grant C. Sw;irtle\. of lluntingilon \'al,ey,- eiitert;iiiied a nuniber of relatives ;it dinner on S;ir- urday   evening.
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REPUBLICAN   LEADERS  UNITE  ON SENATOR'S   WIDOW
PENLLYN.
Mrs.   K^jlieri   I.e
if l'eiill>-ii were entertained at tea evening at llie home of Wliliani   i'.rown.
has   iiio\ed   his   l';im-
Jlr.  and C;iiiiiti-,v   club, iast  Thursday .Mr.   anil   Jlrs.
Wiliam   Slim iiy   from   Siiringhouse   into   his    newly reniodeied   bungalow   on   Penllyn   pike.
In the absence of (ieorge Villi l.a- .-¦¦iia-e. who is at present attending the duties of baggage agent at Anibler. ex¬ tra iigeiit li. W. Havis, ol .North Waes, has been given llie day siiin at   Penllyn  atiition.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Oliver l'.oseiiln-i-gei- motored to Lansdiile, Sunday, where lliey visiled tlie liilter's brother, Har¬ ry   Kuby,   und   fiiiiiily.
Geurge,   son   of   .Mr. 'ngersoll,   who   siilTen
llolll    i
weeks
and Jlrs. II.- .S. I a broken leg niishiip while siedding several ;igo, has been relurned from lhe liuspUiil and is reported lo in- oii>. ali'scing   i-iipiilly.
.\. L. Sinith. .Ir., who has been spending some time in Uermuda, rc- 1 urned   home this  week.
(I. M. Parsons has purchased a Hud¬ son  sedan.
Uoliert Kenyon and Miss Lottie Krauss Journeyed to Chester, Sunday, where they visited the former's son. .lolm   Ken.von.  and  family.
.Mrs. Waller .-Vdaiiis is enjoying a liiief  Viu-alioii   ill   .New   York.
l-'ern, daughter ot Jlr. and Jlrs. Pel¬ er Grill, is recovering nicely from the scariet fever.
'I'he funeral of John Carter, colored, who died on l'"riday last, of pneunion- a. was very largeiy attended by his iiuniero.us friends and tlie lodges ol .Masons and the Ued Jli-n, lo whicii iie belonged. A choir of Iiearly UIO vouth.-i chanted at the serviice, which was coniUicted by the Kev. C. .\. 1-Jd- wai-ds. Internient was made in Kose Xa ley   I'enu'tei-}',   Anibler.
I DOROTHY   SJIITII.
t      Dorothy,   daughter  of   .Setli   ;iiiil   Un
' late Annio Smith, died .Sunday at lie. home in Fiourtown, after a long ill¬ ness.     The   decea.sed   was   l."i   years   o
j age iind had been il. for a period oi IWO  ; ears,     liesides   her   falher   she   is
I survived     by   one     sister   and      three
: brothers.     The   funeral   services   were
! he.d    Ihis    Wednesdiiy    afternoon,    and
! internient was made in tile l.utlieran cemelli'i-y   W hittiuiirsh.
I GEORGt:   HAGY,   SK.
|. Ueoi-f;e ilagy, Sr., long a r.esident of P.ynioiiui .Meeting, died Jlonday niglit iiboui il o'clock, after a loim illness aged  Til  years.
The deceased Wiis a son oi Uu- liiU- Saniuei Hagy and JIartha Jlu.vaiie>, was one of a large family and was born  near Plynioulh  Jleeting. where he
I realdeil   practically   all   of   his   life.
; He marred Iiiiiiiaris ISuchanan, of Phi.adelphia. who died in IS.s:;. Jlr Hagy was an actve biisinesa man of Whiteiniii'sh township for .'lO years following the lime business for many years. .About Hi xeais ago he |jur- chaspil a i-oal business near Wayne Juncliciii. whicii he coiidiicted up to the liiiic of his reiireiiient sevei-ii year ago. He served at one time on tha Sciiool board of Whiti'iiiarsh lown¬ ¬ship.     Ile was  Identilleil   with   tin-   .M.i
' Bonlc   order   in    I'hileniwil e   lor   som,
' years.
I     One brotlier, John  Hagy Co,Id   I'oint,   now   o vives.   and   also   :i .Ir.,.  of   I'itisliiii-gh. leJB.   l-;iva    wife  of
P®i>Jis, .of   New   York,     Jliiiion     and Krol'ence, residing at  home.
runeral servh-es will be held from the la.te home of the deceased on l''i'i- day aflernoon at '_'. conducted by Kev Dr. \Vest. of the Coiishoh*|cl<eii Kpis¬ copal church, iirlvate iiitVrinent wi 1 follow ill Iiarren Iliil cemetery. Wll.l.L-^JI I''. I.KI-:. Wiliiani I-', l.ee. a nieiiilier of Uie publishing liriii of Keilly and l.ee. dieil Friday niorniiig in liie llahnemann hospital. I'iii.iKleiiihia, after a brief illness.
Jlr. l.ee was widely known in Ui.- boo,k iiublishiiig business.
The Iuneral servici-.^ will be lielil at his residence, 74411 lievon streo Mt. Airy, on Mondiiy at I.:i0 o'clock Th'e Rev. N. P.. Groton read the aei- vlce. I'.iirial was in St. Thomas cliurciiyard   at   Whitemarsh.
,   ICATIIKKI.NK   HOVD   JlOOKHOl'SI-;
!     Mi'.s.   Katherine      lioyd      .Moorhous,',
i widow of Kev. .lohn Kennedy Jloor- liouse. of ConslioiiocUcn, died Saturdiiv at   her   lioine   in   Ardmore.
The deceased was born in Philadel¬ phia,     but   spent     her   girlhood     and
young   woniiinliood    in    Wayne.    Alle.
• lier nii'iriage to ilie late Kev. Jlr. Jlooreiion-e. she resided witli him in Hristol,   wiiei-o  he  held   his  lirst  cliarge
-until aboiM li; ye.:j-s ago, when In lUCCepted    the    i-ci,<orslii]i    of    C:ilvary
'church.   CoiusiiuiiocUen.
j     Bhe is  sui-\-n-.'(l   b\   lier  moiin-r.   Jlrs.
¦ W. Livingston lioyd, who was lor- niaii Vare and other dislrict leaders I ] mwly Jliss Sophia .-Mien, niember of have tlierefore decided lo heconie itja priuiiiiieiil l'nilaili-l|ili a family, ano candidate   and   my   noiniiiation   papers   tWo ciiildren.   Ijernclla   Jl. and Livings-
THE MM PENN m OUBLIN AND
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ITS    FUNCTIONS    AKE    OUTLINED IN   DilTAIL
Wi';i Succeed Brother-in-Law, Repre¬ sentative Wm. S. Vare—No Opposi¬ tion in Sight—Mrs. Vare Is Wel Known in Ambler, Where She Has a   Residence.
Jlrs. l''lorii M. V.irc. widow of Sen¬ ator l-:dwiii 11. \'aie. who died al his country home in Anibler during l!i22. has been named by the Kepiilillcaii organization .eailers of the l-'irst dis-' ti-icl, Phjadelpiiia for the state aeiia- torial seal, lecently liiled by Senatoi- \'are's brolher, Wiliiani .•-<. Vare, wlio hiia recent y been aiipoiiiled represe;.- tative in congress. .Members of lhe \'ai-e fami.y have he'd the |iost since 1897.
'i'iie sK-iIing of Jlrs. Vare wiis Uic clinax of ;i aeries ot polilica! coiil'^er- ences during llie day Uiat ri'sulled in the coin|iletion of ;i major portion of the orgiiniziition slate for the coming liriniary. It was unsuspected and i-iiu-sed great surprise ii politiciil cir¬ cles.
Keiiresentative \'aie. wim licid Uic seal durin.g the last general assembly signilled his intention of siipporllng liis brolher'a wiiiow and the leaiU-ra iiccepled iiis dictuni al a Ineeting n lhe headiiuarters of the city comuiit- tee,  Kleventh and  Chestnut  sti'eets.
Il Wiis no secret that the reiiresenta- tive desired to keep the traditional A'are seat In the State Senate, but vhen It wus learned recently that young Kdwin H. Vare, .Ir.. did not care  to,  enter   poiitit-s.   ;t   was  believeil
formerly of
Lancaster,     sur-
¦loii.   George   llag.v.
and    -iii-ce   daugh-
the   late   .Amos   J
Unit   Williiin passe.
Tn   calling   for   Uie A'are us a candidate, tivti  eatalilisiii'S   a   pr sylvania   politics, been   a   woman
iifiil   rciiclied
iUpporl   of   All's
the   Keiireaenta-
-I'deiit   ill   I'ci'.o-
I'lieie     has     neve;
the    State    seliaU',
lirst   II Ihc   .\s
and Jlrs. A'are wi.i in' tin ler the upper chamber of biy as a  niember.
It was said that Mrs. A'ari> will liave no oiipoailion in her campaign for elec¬ tion. Conimenling uiioii her Ciindidac,\ rei'ently,  she  siiid :
"A/ numlier of represent.atives o.- woiuen's oi'Kani'/.iilions have .-i-slied in» to become a ctindiilale I'or Sliile Sena¬ tor ill the l'"irsl liisli-H-l. Their r-- r|iii-sl lliis struci; a responsive chord in my heart. I not only i-onsider il a grcal liunor lo liold nienibership in tliat iniliortant body but it would p ease me beyond ineasure to ociupy the seat ao long lllied by my husban-.l the   late   Senator   I'Mwin   11.   A'are.
".\rter   consiiltalioii     witll   Congress
one tbe
.   2:;   to   L'l.     'i'his   game   was   the excilfmg oiTe p^^yed ortThri .MjBtTi.
>;,\ 111.   lloor  Uiis  season.     .Iim'l-.;.l-
lnter--Jhurch   Basketball. Liisl   Wednesday   lln.'   Jlelbodisl  Icalil slopped   the     Kpiscopal   team   by lio lit.   2:;   to   L'l.     'i'his   gam niosti'e'x'cil odisi
dowes lliiipi-d .". goals inlo the basket, beside :; loul goals, lie played ii star .-;ii.i.c on tlie ol'l'iiise Willie hia broUier '-;:'' ..iiricii on Uic defense. Chariic Gelbert put In 4 licld goals in the firsi hair and also 3 I'oul goa.s during the ., gii:iic. Tin- lirsl lia t ended wilh tiic l*;]! si-opiii 11 tile lead with a good nuir- .;iii. IT lo 10. The Jlelhodisl oiicncd ¦rip a wiiiiilerfiii attack in tlie second lialf, ami ill a few minutes had tied ;lie acore. I'ciiiungton dropped one in, giving il two-iioint lead. Then i oula by Paul l-;ddowea and Gelbert and a ijrelly liell goal from the cciil.e of Ihc lloor by Gorton tied the acore. .¦V few minutes o.f this when Jim Kd¬ dowes made a dandy cut for the bas- Uela and dropped in wliat proveil lo be llie waning score Gorloii. in ti-yiii'4 1,1 defend his goal beciiinc mixed up with Jim Kddowi'a ;is he sliol and luui one ot his teeth broken while .llin had a gash in his hand. In the i;isl two minutes Gelbert put in a foul try. In the liist minute of play Gelbert hiid , \ ery one brcalhlcaa by rolling Uie hall 'around the biiakel several limes. Thia game puts the Lutheran iiiiintei ,11 llie lead for another week, but not .ure id' the cup by any nieans, as they -'v'e lo ii'av the Kpiscoiials on Jliirch 12.
follows :
Positions I'^piscopals
Forward Gelbert
Forward Douglas
Centre Stephens
(liiard o'lhien
Giiaid Gorton
1-:.    Kddowes    :,.   Gelbert
'cniiingtoii   1. P.  Kddow-
, Dounlas   I.     l''o,iil goa.s.
I'Mdowes L*.
hiive   lieen   placed   in   circulation.
"If elected I shall give tlie beat Ihiii Is in me to the work. .At the propei time I shall announce my platform."
Jfrs. A'iire Is assessed aa a resident at the home of Repreaentative A'are. 2304 .South Broad street, .allbougii sin apciida most of her I'-iiie al her hon - al .Ambler. George .A. A'are wiia il llrst in the I'amily lo rejire.senl ..tin. ' itlsSt!fT'lTrtTie''W«11aT«."''--nV'^ir-Ti^ ISliT lo IIMIS. Ill' was succi'iMlcd by !ii- brother. I-Mwiii II.. who remained ir th" Seiiiite iinl'l 111'-'-. .Afler his dealli the p ill 2 was laken by Kcprcaeiitalivc A'are.
ton   lioyd.     Jlra.   ilovd   has   been   ill   at , the  honie     of  Jlrs.   Jluorhouse,     with Whoni  alio  i-esiiled,   for   some   time  iind 18 at in-esenl  in a |i|i-ec;irious cond lion. The funeral was  heid  Tuesdiiy morn¬ ing ,at    U   o'clock   in    old   Sl.   David's chui-ch.   Kadnor.     Inlernieni   wa.'i   made l)a.vid's cemetery. ,^
'1'1-e
WEST  POINT
I r\ices   will   l.l-
illll
,-h
li-formed ¦ lu al 7.lio o'clock, by Hi« J>. Ilreiidie. Sal bat!, will    be    licld    at    lhe
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Scout   News, nip   i;    me!>!!'cl---lli|i   is   slill    on    Ui- ,rade, anolher new  meniber  iiav'ng Ici n   proposed  ill  the  laifl   meeting.
.A bird lioiise contest has been start¬ ed amongst the boys, and a prize will be iiwarded to the one lurning in the i.est   hoiiiic  by   March  'JI>--f.
Air.   1-;    .1.   Slone   denionatraled   some
ed in i ;i n. i Sunday eveiiiii.g paslor, Uev. D. scliool scwsion usual   hour.
Some of lln- residi-nls li.-re seem li be \-ei-y much exercised over tbe aii- nounceiiieiit that tlie countv conims sioners are iiialUng an effort to locate the lubeicu.osls hosiiital in this sec¬ tion. It IS said tliai llie residenla ol Iibili Lansdale and .Nortli \A'ales iin preparing to put up a llglil sliou.il tin- coiiiniiasionerS Iry lo locale the hos. pital near the boarder of eillicr iilaci-.
first aid liandagiii suggestions for Uic- developnieni of (list-aid instruction, lieginning JliircTi 21st he will lake several teams of boys in hand, iind, iifter a period of iiiatriic- tion of about two months, awards wil" be  made  to  the winning  team.
.\ I lairl llf honor wil. be held in the rooms of Troop 2 at Trinity this Fri¬ day night. This ia a splendid oppor¬ tunity for the parenta and friends of the Scouts to observe the wmk the boys are doing, and they are alway.-i verv   welcome.
ii.nd   gave   valued j   Flu- poi.'-:!rv--lobleehrau ; tIK'ii F.xzlivb
-up
The MiK Jli'thodist Pennington AA'alniaiey P.   I'Mdowi'S .Noll c- Keniicr K.   Kddowes
field   goals. 4    O'l'.rieu  '_'.   I es  I. Gorloii  1 P.  Kddowes 4. Gelbert 3.  K. Douglas  L'. Kenner.   N'oble  1.
On the aiinie night the l-'orl AVash¬ ington team aurprised Ibe Pres.-napt. bv defeating tliem. 10 to G. 'I'his la the oweat acore of any gaine thia .ear. Lewis niiicle the highest ninuber <!'• points for the Fort. s<-o,ring two field and 2 foul goals. The score was close all through the game. Iloth teams had plenty of chances at bas¬ kets, bill   couldn't  sc-ciii  lo put   tlicin in.
The  line-up. l-'ort  Wash. Positions
Long I'-orward
Lewis Korward
E.  Jlorris Centre
Muir Guard
Fisher-JIcrrill Guard
Fiield goals. Lewia 2.  Alorris, N. .=!ep- er,   AA'.   Seger.     Fluck   1.     Foul Lewis   2.   Jlorris.   Jlerrlll   1.
The league  st;iiiding after  the games. ¦"
AVoii Lutherans 4
l';piscopals .1
Alelhoillsl 3
Prcs.-P.apt. 2
|.-oil   Wash. 2
The indlvidunl standing of the first 10 hluh scorers ia as I'oilows with Charlie Gelbert of the F.piscnpal team iiwiiy  ahead.
Field Team  Goals Gelbert. Kpla.       30
V   Doiig'as.   Luth.     24
¦ Phliadelnhia   rubiirban    League   Meets.
Tho  Philadelphia   Suburban   Hiiaebiill
league, at ita nieeting Monday evening
ill   G .'iiside     e'e<-li.'d      Curlia   Countrv
j club to niembership in place of AA'eT- don. making 14 clubs. It is proliab'e tw-o other clubs, of whicii Olney will be ono. will be admitted, 'i'he league will function in two sections. Frank A.mbler, of Abington, was elected .sec¬ ond  vice  president.
James   Lamb   was   appointed   on   the si-hediilc  (oninilttee   to  represent   Fort
1 Wash ugloii.      The   hitter   c'lib    posted
!   its   .'i:2.''i   delHisit   money,   and   is   now   a
' ineniber  of  ilic  Icamie.
The roads of Worcester lown.sliip ii liiia sectMin aro alnioal impassable. The frost coming oul of the grouin' and the recent rains have caused thene iiigliways to become dangerous to drive over. Iiespite tlie warning gly¬ en the supen'isors that iiortion of Moi-ria road lying Just north of Uie Helfry road and beloii.ning to AA'ori-es- ici- townahip, continuea to i-eniiiin in the aame diingerous cond tion with its many deep holea. LiL-il week stale highway employes were niaking an e>>* tort to llx up AVa nut .Street road. This la icso in a very dangerous con¬ dilion.
.Airs.' AVesley K. llean Wiis recenlly entertained at the home of Mr. and .'.Irs. A. K. Dresher, Worceater.
l-;dward Yaughan has rented one half of Ilia double dwelling on Zeiber Piirk road to an employe of the Foun¬ dry  conipany.
According to report there ia quite ii demand for houses in AA'est Point and which are very much needed to house tlie employes of the several mills here. Tt was atated some time ago that the AVeat Point Brick and Sha'e companv will erect a numlier of bouaes for Its i-inployea. but up m this time no de¬ linite action haa Vieen taken.
It is reported that a large nunibei of our residents ,'ire suffering from tin- grip and are confined to their homei..
'I'he annual congregational iiieetin'- of Grace Kefoi-ined churcli will be held the first Thursday in April.
How   Its   Many   Lines   of   Activity   and Usefijlness    Actuaby    Work    Out    in Practice—Clin.'os  and   Sewing   Class¬ es—The   Centre   Is   Filling   Its   Need. .-Vitlnigh   the  Xoiiii   I'l-nii   Comiiiunity Centre luia  lie'ii eatiibl siu-d   mo. e I.lan ll    year,    liicre   are   still    niiiny    people who  are  in   the   dark   as   to   its   oiijeci and   funclioil-i.   To   .•xpluin   lliese   mosl comiji-ciu-nsively,    perhaps    il    uill    be besi   for   us   lo  answer  aome   criticism.-, as tliey  have come  to ua  recently.
"1 doii'l believe in the Commimity Cenlre bcciiuac il helps p<-ople who do not ni-eed help', is one of llie re- niarka tliat iiaa been dropi.ed lately. Those ot you who think that have you ever attei«deil a case conference al Ihe Commninily Ceiitru held on tin lii-at and thiid Tueadiiy I'lf eacn iiionih'.' Ibive you ever known oi delinite case where undue relief w.i.- gi\-en, and taken your complaint oi oliservation to the ('<-ntre'.' Vou lia\i noi. Tn iho.sc who lliinlv that, we should like lo "send honie'" the fol¬ lowing  facts;
(1.)     The    .North     I'cnn    Coiiimunii y Centre  is not a  re.lef  oganization.     Ii- timction   is   to ^ive   nilrsing   care   aii-i social     serviiX:'.     aivl     to    •dissi-inin-'i ¦ knowledge   pertaining   to   heaJth,    hy - giene,  nioriility iind civic responsibility 12.J   It   is   supposed   to   be  a   clearin- houae    for   all    iipplii-alioiia    for    rcl'c and other needs in  the comiiiunily, re' gardlesa of tlie  linancial circumstaiues of   thoae   applying.    For   instance;    Tn "A"   family   ts   reported   by   ii   luighlioi- as    nei.'diiig    li(-lp.    .A     nurse    visits;     i Ihere is illness in tbe family,  she giva einergeiicy    cans     coniniiiiiic«it«-s    v.ill; the   pli.vsiciaii   for   orders,   and    iii:ikcs sure    of    tbe    linancial    slatus    of    tli" family.  If it  ia    the Iv-ead  winner w-|io ia   sick   and   ahe   feels   that   tcmporai-.v aaaistance   ahoiiild    be   g'iven,    the   caS' ia  referred   to     the  county  poor boii;-(l for   fnrlhcr   .nvealigation.   conaiiilat.m; iind    for   auch    i..'!lei-i.il    relief   as   the board  sees  fit  to give.  If it  is  not   th" bread   winner   who   is   sick,   the   nurac gives    nursing   care    and    instructions, for   whatever   amount   she   thinks   Uic tamilj- ought to be able to pay for tha' service.
(3.)   If   a   widow   w-ith   minor   cli ! ' ren   is   reported,   aaiiie   is   referre 1   t the Coiiiily   for  au<-li   aasHatance aa  Ui fiiiiiily   is   .iitilled   lo.   if   it   is   without any   lin;iiicial   resources.   If   the   falh -¦ and  husband,  li.v an.v chance, had  d;"fl ot tuberculoaia. and the widow has  not suflicient means to l*uy  plenty of niilK'. the   Centre   furniilics   ihis   ;is   a    ia'c ventive   and   educational   measiwe
(4.) It 11 famil.v is reported getting cotinty relief when they .should n ' be getting it, Ilie Centre inimedi.ili''. calls this to Uu- attention of tin- County I'oor .Supervisor, assiiiting tin agent in making the investigallon i: ' onlcr lo Mnd out the irue status ol the f.imily. If the report proves to Ir true,    Uiis    ii-lief    ia   stopped   al    one".
l.'i.)   If   a    iKitient    in   good   eirciy n-' atnnoes 1ia  i'cferrpd TJjr'n; pKyslftlrrrT ,or'i il    mi-iiibcr   of   the   fiinijh'   for   iiiirsifti.- carc.  siimc  is given   at  lhe  rale  of on" dollar  ;iii   hour.
1(1.) .-Ml pati»-nta receiving free car* iind all iie,r»oiis receiving. free servlci- are referred to a confidentijii Kxchange lUireaii at .N'orrlstown. All Jli ntgoine'-\ Coiinly iiKeiicies do ihe Mime, and lbu« all   dui.'lication   ia   prevented.
'I'he Cenlre is conducting i-llnics and sewing   cl:iss(-s.   One   he;iils   that    these :clitH--es   are   "attended    by    foreigners' oiii.\-   Vou  might be interested to know Urn.   of   the  appi-oxiniiitely   Hid   babies registered      a'      the     several     welfar (-linica.  only  t»^-o  were  foreigners.  .-Vnd 'at    the   sewing   classes   the   attendanc- r-.-    about    lift.v-    per    cent    foreign.    All 111' nibers   of   the   sewing   classes   |i;iy weekly   dues.   In   conneicton   with   this 'iiuestion     we   might      state   thiit      tlic ' It-i.lfiin;a and other foreigners aa  a tola' do  not  ei|ual the number  of  Americans who   iire   servd   from   the   Centre. I     The Coniiniinitv Centre wa« ormin'z- ed  to   fill  a   need     in   the  community: I   ""esaity   for   lim ted   or   free   nursing
MISCELLANEOUS     ITEMS    OF    IM. TEREST.
Visitors   at   the   K.   G.   E.   Homo   Last
Sunday— Mrs.      Tyson      Sells      Her
Eunijalow—Hiflh  Wind   Doos  Damag*
In     Horsham—Fire   Co.   Houses     Its
(ic .rge  I'iilni ;n ll.illowell,  visited
Ills son, Laii, in. Wiss niining, on Sun¬ day,
Wiliiiuii llroiHto, of Dav's Grovo. has be.n spending everal dava -with relatives   In   Ph.ladelphia.
Hiiiry Kutert'oril, whu Ins liMm at the .voingion liospital for the paat seven uteks Willi ;i broken ieg, has roUnneliJ to his home In IhilloweU Willi a broke leg, ba-i returned bo his home in Ibilloweli with hig ieg scurely incased   in   piaster  of   l»aris.
K.eanor Crothers,  who has been  aiif-' ' fering   w th     a   heart   atUick     al   her hunu'  in  Horsham. Is cut again.
.AK.V-rs.  George iiiid     James  Chiyton, of   .N'oiUilield    N.   .1.,   c.illod   on    their gi-anilparenls,    Jlr.    and    Jlra.    William \'eacli,    at   the       K.    O.   E.   home    in' I'av.s (.Irove, Jlonday.
Thom is  l-'aii|uai-  and   wife,   of  Gor- ni..niuwn,   are   apeinling  a nne   time   at llio     iiume   if     llieir   daughter,     Jlrs., -Vug usl   I-'unk,   in   Uallowiell.
.lira. William Vciicii rel in nod to Diui.. Grove acuuinpaii.ed b> '\,'illiam liii;ei.son, of Toruntu, C:inad.i, oaid . Jliss llelen Hai.ey of Geriiroitown, lifter a few days' stay at the Harvey home  l.ist  week.
-Ali-a. Kthel T\, iiiiiig ami d.iu.ghters, Gertrude and Jlolly, of Ha.lowell. spent Sunday at the K. G. K. home advantiige of the b..lmy day to enjoy a trip .llto the couiu;y, were August G. Siiiiiinie, - I'll delphia; Jlr./and Jlrs. Charles G. Kelly, of Ardmore! Kdwiiivl 11. Uoyer, i ll.tniin ntoii, N. J, and A. Tyson Uoyer, tie. is urer of the home; Clarence 1-^ Smith, secretary; George ,1. Adrion, d rector; Frank D. Krvin, i cpresentaiive; Mrs. A. Tyson lioyer ;;iid John S. Kelley, all of Plilia¬ delphia.
AVilliam Speakmaii, of Hor. liam, is slowly   improving.
JIi-B. Win. T. Tyson, of Horshiim, has solll the bungalow, recently orectecl for her on llorsliiim Heights, lo Kd¬ ward   llill,   of   thill   village.
Jlrs. .lohn Seiple, of li.irshain -spent Thursiday with Jlrs. .Samuel Jbigargal, of   Aabbliume.
Jliss   Klizabclli   and   Henry   Iliadfield havo   moved   from       Horsham    lo    tho> home, recently purchased by llie form¬ er,  in   W.llow   Grove.
Rev. Palston Kllson, forniiir paslor of tho Grace L'nion capci of llorsam, Avas the guest of .Air. and Jlrs. Kobert Ramse.y, of that  village.  SiAnday.
Mr. Siu-ah Forker, is very ill with a severe cold at the hmie of her son; Frank,  in Horsliam.
Mr. iind Jlr;*. Warren Starkey liav» moved from Hatboro to one of the- upartmenls in the Palmer .iiiiil pro¬ perty.
'The severe s'orni Tueaday morning lifted the coirugalei' iron roof froiu the newly erected garages on tho Horaham store proiierty and dropped it in the side yard in a crumpieJ mass.
care,   advice
re-iidjustiiient arise- j m every communit - such as this. an--i 'wlint is everybody's businesa we wel know, ia noboby's business The Centre fiinciions as an instriiment for thi Good Samaritans of the district wh; li 't serves and as ^-iich 1'-ies never to ¦forget that "InasmiK-h as ye have done lit unto the least of these, my child- 1 ren, ye have done  it  unto  Jie."
I'li'S
Gn
N
AV
T.oat 1
-I'.apt. en lie'd Davis Seuer FlUCK
Segi-r
,'oiils .above
P. C. .ROD
.coo
..-,00 .S33 .3.13
J SPRINGHOUSE
1      AVaiter    Halluweil    and    famly    have
returned to reside in Springliouse.    Jlr.
Hailowell has been on the sick list for
a*few da.vs. I     ,1.  Cheston   Jlorris  is  conlined   to  his I home  by   illness.
Jlrs.   Walter   Hailowell   attended   the
funeral   of   her   father,   in   Keading.   on
Tuesday. 1     AA'iilier  Halloweil,  Sr.,  is  confined  to
his   home     the   past   week,     .suffering
• with  pleurisy. I tlves and friends gathered at the hoim
'     Jlrs. .riilin  Wiley, who has been con-   „[ her parents,   Jlr.  and  Jlrs.   William ^ fined  to  her honie  by   illness.  Is  slow-' q      Jackson,     of     Feasterville.     Anna
WEDDED.
OEHKLK—JACKSO.N. On   Friday  in   the  presence  of let.-i-
(continued  on  pagp  R.)
K.   l-;ddowea. Meth.   14
i M    Douglas.  EplB.     11
; Hippie.  Prea.-Bapt.    0
! Baker. Luth.       U
^Pennington.   Meth.   10
Dufiir,     ,    P-,B. n
tT   T.indPloTV, T.uth.    7
-¦i-icii, K"!'^.       ¦'
Foul Goals S 10 0 9 10 3 3 4 7 1
Points SO
r.8
34 31 29 - 25 23 22 21
j JIary,   became   the   bride   of   Franklin
AV.   Oehrle.  Jr..  of C'ounty  Line,   Hat-
! boro, at 4 o'clock, to the strains of the
wedding   march   from   Lohengrin,   the
' bridal party descended  the atairway to
; a   bower   of   plants   and   feriva.   where
'till- couple were united in niiirriage ny
[ jlr. Wi.liam Henry AVells. D. D.. pastor
of   the" First   Presbyterian   cliurch   of
(liney,   assisted   by   Rev.. Klngsley.   of
: the  Somerton  JI.  E.  church.     The  ring
j ceremony was used.
! The bride was attired In a gown or white canton crepe with full length veil, caught with a wreath of oranf.;e blossoms and carried a bouquet of white Virldal roses, hy.acinths imd liiiea of the vnlley. She was given In mar¬ riage by her father f;nd attended by ! Mrs. Riith  f'. Greini.  of Jledl;,. as ma -
  ' tron  of honor,  who  -wore   a  becoming
—The Bet:'ehem chamber of com-i gown of. blue pussy-willow t.affetn. merce received word from the Lehigh ' trimmed in silver, and carried an old- Valley and Reading railroads that fashioned boutonniere bou<)uet. Al- pians for a new station to cost more : bert C. Oehrle. of Olney. brother of • l...,,   »;i-,n (ifiO  hiiv"  been  .'ipproved. | the  <n-ooni.  wns  beat   man.
Iv   improving. 1     A   Pliiladelpiiia   tonsorlnl  artist  visit¬ ed   onr   vil'agp   Insl   week,   looking   for a plaeelto lociite.
j Jlr. iind Jlrs. Alfred Tlnklwln will I remove April l'l fron Hot. I Kcubier to their resi.lence on Annadaie farm, i Several new danger signs were plic- ' ed at the intersection of the Chestnut I HiU. Bethlehem and Sumneytown i pikes,   at  this   place,   laat  week.
Alfred     P.iiblwin.     who      has      been spending   several    weeks    visiting   his parents   in   Kngland.   relurned   to   hla ' home  here  last  week.
Postal   Examination. An exiiminatioii for third class post¬ ma.ster   will   be   held   at   Glenside,   Pa., Ion Jl.-irch 29,  1924.
j 'Milliona're" Sentenced in Doylestown j Albert Allen Harrison. IJoylestown's se>p-styled "nii"iona|re." who told folks there of his "fortune of $21,000 OOn tliat he would soon inherit and would budd a $CUU.IiilO villa in that borouirVi will havo some time to complete his - future plans.
I     Judge Claude T.  Reno  has  sentenced 'Harrison,  whoae  aliaa  ia  Albert   A'allei- and   "Submarine   Jimmy.'"   from   eigh¬ teen    niontha    ti    three    ye.irs    In    the 1 Kastern    Penitentiary    and   a    fine    of i$100.   for   steiiling   three   watches   \-al- |uted  at   .f30ll  from  the  home  of   .Samuel I Kiegel.    DoyU-stltiwn.    w'Uli    whom    he ¦lived   for  one  month   before   lis  arrest. ; I'revioiisly in the dae he was acr|u:Ued iof   anolher   larceny   charge   of   stealing nioney from   the  banks  of  small  child¬ ren   in   Tinicum   township   in   ]!I20. i     On    ChrLstmaa   eve   Harrison   disap- lieared   with    three   gold    watches    be- ' ong-ng   to   Kiegel.   The   watches   were pawned   for  |2.")   in   Philiidelphla.   Har- Iriaon  wns  later iirrested  when   he  ap- i peared In Ihe same territory and nsked ¦for a   nghts lodging in  a   barn. I      He   served    eighteen    months   in   the I Philadelphii    count"   prison    and    two ye.irs ¦ in    Glen    Jlills    Keforni    .School, from   whicii   he      escaiied.        .-After   his -|ii-u--enl    sentence   ia   completed   Ibirri- i son  will   be   tried   in   Pbilii«lelpli'a   on   a iirceny   charge.
Pupils Placed on Honor. Eleven pupils of the 1924 summer class at Norristown High Schoo'. ten girls and one boy, h.ive been elected to the National Honor .Society liy the high school faculty. The pupils Were selected from the first quiirter of the class in scholatic standing. They .ore Joseph Barthold, Florence C.asael, Hel¬ en Gl.ass, Dorothy Hankins, Jlildred Hitchcock, Sarah Hoffer, Helen Keeler, Mary Llvezey, '\'irginln A\'iilker Har¬ riet   Styer and  .Ann.a  .siinttuck.
dIsturhfS' ^^' '^¦*^^™^^^WPPmPi
The Uidies' Aiixili.iry of the Hors¬ ham Fire conipany have planned thelP iinnual "Pall es Piirty" for Jlonday. March 17. The affair will be lield n the lire hiill where ;i piay entitled "c'oil-iin .luiias .lade Karring", will be- enacted ll^¦ the ladies, Foliiwing the- play the tloor will be cleared and a. dance, held by C'iirr's orchestra, will be enjoyed. KefreslimentlH of ico creain and honic'-inade cake wiil be ou Mille An invitiitlon   s extended to all.
Tlie Horsham l-'ire compan.v cele¬ brated the 'housing" ot their Iwu new lire tigliting engiiio.i Jlonday evening: at tin- Horsham lire h:ill. .Nearly 200i people crowded lhe hall to inspect tlie iiiiH-h nes iind lie;ii- the w-irds of com¬ pliment and iidvice of the well known .spc.ikers; Irvin J. Amiier. if Hatboro, Charles .Schlachter oHii-'iited at the meeiing and introduced tlie foliowint? speaikers; Irvin J. Anil>or. of Ilatboro, Wiilter Kisenberg. respresentiitive of the Hale !'\re Pump Compiiny. in Con¬ shohocken; Warren JI. I'orneli. iiresl¬ dent of the Ilatboro Fire company. .James K. Groonie. presidenf uf the I'ucks Count.v Firenien'a Asso.. AA'm. , T. JIulib-ew, president ot the Jlont- gomiry eouity Fire-ien's As?o. Tiiese Frank I-'leck. secretary i f the Jlont- gomi'i-.v county Firemen's .-\sso. 'I'hese men spoke very coniplimenlary of the splendid apparatus that llorshaiii has iicciUiired and of the protection such a|ipartu.s affords to property In the townsh p. Although it was accliiimeil by one spe-xker that it w-eie belter to have the machines ru't out that to Wear out n saving property from con¬ flagration, yet the fiicl that there is iiviiil-ijiie :i light Fori truck with two 2,'i-gallon clie^micai tanks to penetrate the almost :inpoas;il>le riiads and a. larg-e Reo 300-giillcn pumping engine to cope with t' - larger llres. which gives .some idea ' the protection. ¦ afforded th«- comiiiiinlt.v li.v tlio coin- I pany. Hetweien the addresses there 'was community singing and selections, hy Emile Schultz ot Philadelphia, on the violin, and Jliss Elaie Siebert on the piano. At the cloao of the pro¬ gram. Jlr. Cyrus E. Doering. district [deinity tire m.irsli!i'I, who had .arrlve<l late. Will intioduced, Jlr. Doering did not aiM'iik. but iifterward. while th& men crowdod abinit the mai-hines. Jlr. Doering giive valuable information an'l ideaa in the hiindling of the apparatus iinil in fighting flres A refreshment oC hiini sandwiches .and coff.-o was served at the dose of the evening by the Liidies' Auxiliai-y. who were actively engaged in aiding t mike the evening a   suci-ess.
' Jlrs. Cecil Kt-eblo luid daughter, Genevieve. left Horsham for Lo.'» Angeles.   California,   last   Thuresd.ay.
The young people of the ("Jrace I'nion chifrch. of Horsliiim expect to render two plays. "The Fortunes of AVar" and ¦"The Day K.xpress," in the near future.
On .Sunday oven nt: Arthur JI. Hood, jot Horshiim. conducted the service and 'spoke to the congTog.ilion of the Gi-a;-e Union churcii of Horsham in the ab¬ sence of the pastor. Rev. Jlr. Smith !The topic lit -Air. llo^.d'a address wa!> the practical Chriatiiin life allowing the opportunities afforded ail to do right At Iho Silnday school .service the IOO mark was neiu-|v reached again.   Thoso    present    wero    gladden-
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