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The Ambler Gazette \rOL. LII-NO. 27 AMBLER. PA.. AUGUST 21, 1930 Sl.7.5 A YEAR AND COLO POINT' FIREMEN PICNIC' ON Wissahickon Firennen Mr. and Mrs. J CELWARE are Quests of M. Kirk The annual picnic, tendered by the Hub tnub oC Anibler to thc active niembers ot the Wissahickon liro com¬ ipany and their fumlilos und ludy TO:friends, was held last Saturda.v, Au- giil.i Ifi, at the summer home oC Mr. 'and Mrs. ,lolin M. Kirk, at Hmitbtown '~^ Ion the Pelaware, Cold Point Ch'.irch Has Chosen Newj ,J,^^^ Hiemen und their families nnd Pastor—Old Auto Runs Through filends left Anibler at 1 p. m. in twelve ITEM^ OF LOCAL INTEREST mi READERS Plymouth Meeting — Harmonville Firemen's Social—Vacation Items. , After doing without a bimxo pislur sinco March tho conKiegatlun and bourd ot Trustees of lho Culd Point Baptist church hius clioson und elect¬ od uno from the severul supplies, -who have been tried out during the inter¬ vening months. Mr. .1. S. Wilson as¬ sumed Ills duties in the C'ohl I'oint pulpit last Kuiidiiy morning. 1; urlng tho last 4 years Rev. Wilson bus bad [ a charge at Homers Point, N. ,1. lb' is ut present allcniling the biislern liaptlst .'iciiilnary in Phlladelpbui. und j lias one ycur more lo study befure he Is eligible for ordination. Mr. Wilson,! who succeedif) Rev. Richmond Taylor' to the Cold Point pulpit, will move; his family, a wife and two children, | to the local parsonage about Septem- bor 1. I Mr. and Mrs. Arthur I.ukens, ot Ply¬ mouth Mooting, have returned from ] seveixil Weeks' stay at Capo May, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Armstrong, of llarmonvllle, uccompaiiied by .lulin Merklin, of I'list Orange, .N. ,1., will leave on Sunday to spend a \vcck at Wildwood. Miss ilari-let IMarkle, 1 larmuiiville, vas a guest ut .Mlss Hetty ,l'"amuus ut hor bume in Cunsliuhucken during the wtK'k-end. •Wallter Jackson, of Rldgo Pike, Jlarmonviile, b.as l»pn spriously ill for a week, suffering trom physical ex¬ haustion and a weak heart. Th,o young man has not been well tor somo time and lu.st week suffered .a fulnting si>ell wllich disclosed his very wcuk tondltion. Ilo Is conllned to his bume liut prugrp.ssing slowly. l-ivmuiitb Meeting was amusingly turpri.sed lusl week to seo the vinUigo of i:ili-J puss thruugh the village. An antumoblle, worn with a.gie yot fallh¬ tul and still determined, sped along tbe main avenuo .at a rate ot 5 nilbil per hour. In Uie car ruad a mun and woman. Tlve driver was Charles Rad¬ cliffe, ot I'lymouth Mjeeting, and be¬ side him -svas Mrs. Rudclilfe, both proudly porti-uying tho height of fash¬ ion of 20 years ago. Mrs. Klla Dietrick .and son, George IMetrIck, William Maxwell, Ch.irles mialey, Jr., ali of I'lymouth Meelbig, and .¦M'eo^.isiipr.xror whltaker, of N»r- ristown, are enjoying a week In Wild- ^vuud. Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. IT. Hunter, of I'lymuuth MeeUng, arc spending some timo at the Sky Tup Club, in tbe Poconos. Mlss Alice Ambler will return to Plymunlb Meeting this Aveek ENTRY FORCED AT AMBLER POLICE KEPT BUSY WITH VARIED DUTIES autos with tllie wealher looking vci-y threatening, but on arrival at tbe bunguluw the weulber eleured and the rent uf the day was Ideal. The afteiyiuun wus spent by the pic¬ nickers In swinimlng, buselKill, i|uolls aiid bikes, and at 11.15 a chicken sup¬ per Avas serveil to 61 persons, and thoroughly enjoyed. Dancing and card guino-- fullowed supper, and when darkness set In a Inigh bonlire wus lighted on tbe Island j ^1,^ soT/lng of across Ihe river, which turnl.sbed n very pretty light from tlii' sliui-e ut the bunguluw. At 10 P. M. the party sat duwn tu a walei-melun feed, after Avliich the picnickers started fur Ainbler, eom¬ plet ing what everyuno said wus ' a pcrfoct day. ' Find "Moonshine" Transport Cleverly Concealing Contents—Three Hurt In Bad Accident on Morris Road- Other Arrests. Corpoi-ul \V. R. Kngle, ot the stato bigbway patrol and chief ot police, l'''red It. I'luck ot the Ambler police, investigated un uecident on tbe Welsh ruad, lasl Thui'sduy night, thut re¬ sulted In tho urrest nt uno mun und truck, alleged to be louded with the necessary materials foil- m.iking '"inoonMliind" wliiskcy. According to tbo polieo tbe truck in itiieslion wus being driven nurlh on tbo Welsh ro.ad when, neurlng But¬ ler pike, tho oper.ator attenipted to puss .another motor vehicle at tbo same time another car wna coming In Known Old Men The Ilremen und their fumilles tuko j ^i^g Hppoi.slte <ftrecUoi\ Thc latter this oppurlunily tu publicly thank the ,^_.^^|,i„g y.,^g operated by George R. Hull Cluli and .Mr. and Mr.-. Kirk for jj„p^ „|. Ablngton and seated along this wuiiderful uiitlng, .su enjoyed by i i,ip „f ^j,,, y.^g j,!,, y-ite. ull. I There was almost a head-on colli¬ sion, the police stated and both Mr. and Mrs. Roe were badly cut and bruised. Mrs. Roe was liie most ser¬ iously hurt, as she sustained a frac¬ tured nose. They were treuted by Dr. Phillip i.ukens and, later, were .'ible tu return to their home, AVhen Chief l-'liult and Corporal Kngle .arrived on tho .scene tbo driver of tho truck ud dlsuppeured and bis wlierealxiuts jwas not ascm-talned. FORN'ER FLOURTOWN RESIDENT, I''i'"m a colored man, wbo was ft I rider on tho track, the operator's WAS 1C3 ;name wag learned, iiowever. The pol- Ice sny the n.ame given them w.as As One of the Three Grand unknown to one giving bis name. l.alpr the colored man who g.ave his . name as Oppie Davis, wa.s placed un- Reminiscences of His Life—Buried ^^^,j, ,^,.,.pj.,- ^„^ .j^.,,„ piven a hearing at Union Cemetery, Whitemarsh. [before Justice of tlie Peace Urban, The last ol' Ih ¦¦ tUree grar.il i.ld men | wbo beld him under $2500 bail tor a ot Flourlown has passed awuy. liei further heurlnff. who last deiiai-ted this life and who The truck Is snid to be owned by was the oldest, wus Edward ¦.Smoyer, 1 Albert Cutler, of Xo. IJIiii North Rth whoso death .<iccurrii(l l-'unday u,t th." | street, Pliiladelplila. The polieel d^e- hunio of a disUr.il relative ut M-'- clare tliiut upon making an investiga- cuiigf.'i, Piu Tho deceased was the hist j fjon it w-os discovered that tbe ma- of three mon who bad long hokl thi> chine had a false bottom and con- hunur ot being the three oldest men in (.p.aicd therein were: C2-flve gallon li'lourtown. I tins, the kind used in transporting .ol- Tho tlrst of these to p.ass on wus cobol; three lyoxes cont.ainlng 50 Kdwin Cres.smun, who died wht'n clos? founds each ot ye.ast and on top ot to IIO years of age. A number ot years ti,is were 34 bags each containing 100 .-U'terwurds Clrllltlb IJordan dieil when J pounds ot raw corn sugar. The truck within a eonu'o,juf yei.'j's of reaciilnci^wa« BeizP<I and taken to Norristown tho century rwu'k In life. Now tlii:'i last I fit the direction ot the disUict al¬ ol' th-. three will be lowered Into his;torney's t>'llce. In the nipun time a grave this Wednesday afternuin al warrant has been I.ssued for tbe ar- UiR IJiilon ccniel ry, V.niltemai-sli. Itij.cst ot the operator ot the truck on was be who had the honor of lelng the I the chaive ot uttemptlng to violate oMest und living the longest of the.; ji,g prohibition law und assault and three grand uld men. file bud hut a:|,..,ttery by automobile. RUNAWAY YOUTH IN TEXAS Springhouse Lad Heard from After Two Months j M.r. .and Mrs. Raymund Mayers, ot McKean road, Springhouse, havo iitl last heard from their son, I'larl, who j left home eiarly In June und who; Iwid not ben beard frum until the! past wi-pk. Ills father received a let¬ ter staling tbnt ho Is now In Tcviui and close to tho bunlor of .Mexlcu. ; Karly one inornlnB In June the yuung; man left home, without saying good- liy to hW parents or a wurd abuut his Intentluns to leave bume. His parents, wllicn he dliij nut return home, at once notified the police and a deseriiition was telegraphed ,to a number ot police stations In large tdtles, but no word was received, Thc young man Is about 18 years of ugo und Ills purenis received the letter frum him the pust week thcy were uvxd'juyed. Jle wriV's Ui!('., since leaving home, ho passed througb Ifi slateis and, during bis travels, ho has worked a day nuw and then fur a Ut¬ ile spending niuney. Ilisf Iwas us¬ ually a gift from kin I people, and be jwas bellied the most of tbo way by : bitch biking, ito failed to sta.to the town in Texas -vs-here be Is looaled, jbut did state that he worked three days tbere In a bakery and thut ho I had recelvde enougii money to see him through for a few days. He also mentionod in bis letter that he wlli head tor southern California and will writo later. OFFICER CIBORN E I MILK TRUCK HITS TREE Meyers' Dairies Driver Only Slightly Hurt on Bethlehem Pike | .\ Iriick, lilled with empty milki I.utiles in cases lilt a treo und turned: uvcr on Helhlehem pike below llan-i iiuckburn avenue last I'l'lduy ut b.'io! p. 111. und the driver cnmo out with unly u few nilnur injuries. j The uecident uccurred to Thumiis Culc^^ridl.e, ut' .Ambler, who was ilrlv- jlng une uf Ihe Me.vcrs' lHulrlos trucks jat tho time. Culebrldgo wni< return- Work or Blue Bell Lunitic Case Given !lng wllh a load of empty botUen from RecOBniz.ance—A Splendid Surprise •'''"¦''tnut Hill, where tho Meyprs'| " ¦ ¦ ¦ ......... - branchi UPPER DUBLIN ANB li HONORED FOR COURAGE EFFICIENCY AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF IN¬ TEREST Dog 'Shot Destroying Ducks—Peach I F.Mtiv<al and /'pfly by i'lii .inerjj Friday—A. H. Hood Leads Services —Vacation Notes. „ ... ,. , » ,, lUulrlPS has estubllshed -Presentation - Made on Ambler ,.„^,^p ,^„,, y..^^ ,,^^,,p,, f„^ „,^ „„„^ Opera House Stage by R. H. Ander- depot on Rldgo uvenue In Ambler. son. Colebrldge wus uble to crawl from A pleasant surpriso und honor aw.alt-h'"' ^^'''K'k'wJ ""d altboilrh su'ller- od tilllcer .lohn T. Cumburn, ot Uio '"« ^^1"' "¦ «l>'~'I"f'd Anibler police force, Sulurd.-iy even¬ ing when by reiiuest of bis superior olllcer. Chief of I'ollce l''rcd. Fluck ho wus asked lo uiipear ul lho Am- HORSHAM FARMERS' PICNIC Club Members Were Guests at Goent- ner Homo Members and fri ni.ls uf lhc Ibirn- hi'm Farmei-.s' Cliib to the mumb 'r of IUS, purtlclpatod in a picnic at "Oak Knull", the home oj; the Misses Coent¬ ner, near Hatboro, laat .Satuixlay eve¬ ning. Followln'g tl«? picnic dinner, the miw prpsldent, William Pa.xson, announced the committees tor tho next six j months, Wal ner Hallowell was select- : ed chairman uf tli*i crops cenimlUcc and .Mrs. l'"i-.ank M. In r.er chuirmun ; of the duinnstlc science cummitlee. t Charles Kinsey, muster 'Of ceremo¬ nies, Inlruducrid Mrs. Walter Ruth, who pr isenlci the tolluwing program: vocul sulus, Mrs. ,, Waller ll.-ilb and I Mrs. William Millar, accompanied by j Miss Anna IjOgaQ; remarks, James i Clark and RenWnin Park; reu.lings. Miss Kliziiliet.h Yei k « and Jlrs. James Clark; poenii Juhn B. Purk, und a stury, Herbert Johnston. A voth* uf thanks was extended to the siiipper committee tln'i entertainers, and tbe hostesses. The nexl ij?g;ular., meet ing will be at tlM bome of Mr. and .Mrs. lienjaniin I'. W. a\ark, on .S^SjItemLer 13. bier opera luiuse at S o'l-lock shuni. When he upiicured there, be wus fur¬ ther roiiuesteil to mount the sluge. .Somcwbul backward and not know¬ ing the object uf his presonco Ot¬ llcer Cumburn did as directed, by bis Chief. He was met on tho .stage by Robert II. Anderson, vice president and siipprlntondent of tho Keasbey .Malllson compuny, und Chief Fluck. Mr. Aiulersun In u few brief wurds cungratuluted tbo iiuroitgb In huvlng such elllcient ollicers as Chief Fluck land Olllcer Camburn, and, as tho ot- j llcers appeared on the stage at a alg¬ iiai from Mr. Anderson they weru greeted by round after round ot ap- ¦pluuse by the more than IiOO pooplc jin the uudk-nco. ; Mr. Anderson, brielly addre.sisln.g the uudlcnce, stated that a few ot the cit¬ izens of tbo borougii, as well as two of the leading instltutluns, desired tu 'appreciate the elllcient wurk ot the local ollicers suld to pubiicly make Isuch annuuncomcnt. The prim.ary pur¬ pose ot that formal act, Jlr. Ander.son u.-k and ankle ho was able to climb from the over- .'turned truck, una.sHsted. He was lakeii tu a nearby duutur but was I'oiind unhurt utiier Iban the sprains, 'j'he driver u.s'^t'rts he was di-i\-liig nortii on lleUili'iii'tn pike wiien a car darted out from an intersecting street on Ambler ill.gblands. He. swerved to avoid a possible accHlent and lost conUol. Tho car skidded on the puv¬ ed highwuy, wet with a ruin, and crashed into a largo treo trunk on T|tho Stuart property. Tho Impact Ihrough the truck over on one ship. In the crush all the milk bottles wero hurled to tbo front on Cole- bridge's hack und nearly all Avere broken. From tlipsp, liuwever, CViie- bridgo recoived no cuts. AILER PLAYC'NDS s,ald, wa-s to give honor'to whom bon-,MORE SMALLER CHILDREN HAVE ,or is due, and that Chief of Police i'luck Joined with ull citizens of our boruugh. 111 buying (illicer (.lamburn, a local boy, born und i-aiscd lieri", ap- peur before thls'iurgo audience In or¬ der to bo publicly cummendcd for ef¬ liclent wurk und rewarded for blH cuurugpuus and huniane wurk in siili- ,duing the unforlunute mun who had spread terror among the residents ot I Of an aclJoininK township. ^,^ ^^^ Mattison avemio Bcliool i Tin-nln^,^ to Oll.cer Camburn. Mr. An- i,^^^ ,j,j^^ acLlvilios this yc-ar hav<. dor.son said: "It is only httins that we,^^^^^ ^^^^^^,^ ^j^^^ ^^^^^^^ ,.^^^^ ^^.j^,^ .^ ^^^^ |Hho\v om- apprcciatiun of your work ^^^^j^. ,^,^^ ^,^^,^.^ ^^ ^^^^ ^,^^^ ^^^^ ATTENDED New Activities and More Equipmont Havo Inspired Interest—Ouoits Is the P Ot" u I a r Cam e—To urnaments Draw —Final Festivities Planned. Thc sucfX'ss uf till' A nil'!t-r l>In>'- Kround.s thi.s yoar hus ciiu;illi'd if not fxcc'cdoil that fijih-ndid wnrk done last policeman and, also, that we j .show lo you in a more auhstantiul way I our citizens' esteem In a moro aub-1 stantial way." AVith these few wordM' kept the children riuite interetited. Miss Marjorie Ohurch and AIiIhs I'.prnico Hoylos hnve undertaken tlic duti'.H to instruct and entertain tlie after camp AdirondiLck I da;..' or lw*o b< his 'death ccl.'bratcdl '-"' I tbo IviOth anniversary of his birtli. spending; a pleasant 2 weeks m camp j ^^.,^j,^^ ^,^j,,j,^ on liidiian lako iu tho liiuii II tains. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. I'hipps, ot I'ly- tiiuuth Meeting, ai'e vacationing in tuck Illll Falls. Mrs, .Sarah llcrkblmer, uf I'liiladel- i phia, has been spending sumle time villi Mn--. Leonard P>ix-k in Hurnion- vllle. Mrs. Herkhlmer was .a lifo long tcsident ot I larmonvlllo. Miss Murgaret Ziegler, ot Pblinouth Centre, Is visiting wi.th .Miss iMargaret ThomuB of near Xorrlstown, piis woek.. ¦,'. , ', ll. . ; Airs. Joseph Marklo and diiiightcr, bbtty, spent live daS's lust Week in in li'luurtown the j deceased, wllb I'.'dwin Cressman and ! (irilPtb Jordan gutbcrc'd ulm-usi dully ] t,n tli,o porch lOt Juhn M. Ilcdrlck's I harness sbup lo t >11 of their buyboud ! du.\-s. \\''lien Mr. Cressmun passeil awa.v It sadd'-ned the two remaining old men, and it wus not long utter the death tot Mrs, Smoyer tluit Mr. Smuycr lust his Inlei-iNt 111 I'duurtown and went lo live at Macungie. For many years he was the janitor 'of 'tho ll'lourto'.vn public schoul aii'l iliV'lng tills time lie bocame u great tavorilo with th> bo.\-s of that day win havo now liecome men. The ileccascd also bad a siilendid \\-ar record, lie Through a warrant sworn out by l-*atrulnian l-'ltzsimmuiis uf the state, highway iialrol, Adron Navelslein, uf SlIS North iliith street, Phlladcilpbla, was arrested by Constable Samuel Dobln ut the dotend«int's home in tbo city. Nevplsleln was charged with violatlnig Uhe .imotor vphlcle coda When bo fallpd to appear a -warrant was sworn out. Tbo defendant waa t> pippear llx'fore Jnstlco ot tlio i'oaco i'rbun lust June, but fulled to do su. Nevelslein pleaded guilty and paid a lino und cost, amounting to IJIO. A'cconlllng to iSergpaitt Swlartz ot the Reading Railway police the Pen¬ llyn stutlon was broken into l.alo New York City as guests ot Uie tor-\ -—--l------^^—;^ bribe'CiVir'''¦"''^J' '»'«'¦'• ^ 1"^^ was used to ii,ei-s coiisbi, Jlrs. (loi.rge Rlnkley. 1 ^,.^,. ,^„,, ,.,,,. ^p^.^,..,, ,,. ,^,., „^ ,,^,,, j,, pry open the door of the waiting and family. Tlicir visit m-us lilled with ^„^ thickest .it tbo battle ,>;' Oettys- ¦•«"" "¦"'!' '•'"¦'¦• ''"'''l ¦;; f"'';''"*-' •'" pleasant slglil-s(V.-lng trips. I^„,. ,^.,(1, the First Ponnsylvaniu ''"l'"'"^ '" »"« ""''¦''¦ ^'^^ tUcK. was I''roin plans afoot a vei-y enjoyable ; ^^^.,^,^.,„.^. : tound in tiio waiting room. Accord- watermelon social will bo beld thlsj 'a'i-.'.w y«rs aflcr t.'iis great baUle '"" '" *''" twiieo. between »3 or J3 Katurday evoning on the lawn besldo I ^ )« (old, bo wus walking ucross the •" 1><'"'"<-'S wus Laken, together with tI*o Iiro house at J lannon vitUe. The liremen of tho Jlarmonviile comixiny have planned this splendid event. AVarrcn CicisiuKcr licadi^ the committ-i'e in charKe of arrangements with Jtob- prt Weidemuyer and William Kcitli as his a.ssistifints. The pnpularity i>f Ib-t' miniature jjtoU course at J liarnionville Is Krowing llally. AVilliani Koch, proprietor, haa cstabllsbcil a fascinating.;: pastime Iwic. and attracts Kreat crowds. This "Wed- [ tiij.s stnry Jiesday eveninK a tournam-cnt has been; hlbilcd it tobacco and pro Hold wilh an olllcer of bis regiment ^ovei''tl packages of und viewing lho scenes once again/'i*-''^''''"""','!"» -'-¦'-".¦'Ke to the lllll d 1""'''.^ "f ""^ company is said to bo in tho slru.'glo between Uie v,.,.,''. ''onsiderable. Thus far the police oiiened lo all who will compete. 'I'licri' I i„t,,, .^ wulcb t is no iiualifylng round. .\li may juin] n ,.vi.i. ..luce." in. The par ot tills i8-liole coiu'sc ia! bow the ullice wliere Un gri'.'it.st baltle uf hi Nurtli untl tho ^1111,11 bud Uiken placo when, ho kicked wllut pruv.'d lo be the heud j of tl skeleton. As the skull rolled there wus a ruttle. He plclted It up and tak¬ ing < lit ills kult'e be dug tiler'from a l.llllel whii-ll withuut u doubt luul elid¬ ed that, suldier's lil'e. Jlr. .-^n'.uye^ lull to the wiiler und, .as be e\- Ii- suid, ''I hud thut, made 41. It hus been done in 3S by John Wood, .Ir., ot Conshobocken. The prizes for the tournament are Iflll and $2..10 for the lowest and second lowest scores, l-espectlvcly. The cuur,.--,e is lo¬ cated along itidgo pikc just below Hju-monvllle con-ncr. It would seem that the liliclibood of having a tralllc light placed at lhc In- terseciluti of Uldge and Uutler pikes in llarmunvlllo is pr.-ictlcully un im- pussibllity. Tlie ,s,tutp is now ubsurbed in duiiig away with tralllc lights on higliways wliero trulllc Is seldom con- gj^Med, Ilarmunvllle, 'thuiigh a dan- llltcl'sectiun, is nut one to be havo no clue, a« to the guilty party. Pecause \ho issued a traudulent check to tbe Alemite company, of Pblladeipbia, Juseph A'HuezlaJp, of Telford, was placed under urrest un u warrant thut iiiwl been sworn out for Ills arrest by <'onstabIe Jolm T. Jlorris, The amuunt uf tho check Is fur $;ill.!IO. The deteiidunt made tlio harm and have curried .'''"''^'< «"'"' ''^'t"'-^^ e"ing to a heurlng He chuckled as ho lui.l '^ seriuus aulomobilo accident touk 1- bo was wilh ol'tered "''"¦« t^»"'^''iy atternoon on the Mor¬ ris roud near tho Penllyn and Blue him $10 for Hit bullet. Jluny ot the resl'lenls, of Fluuituwn uttendlng the funeral services Uils J"'-y °t three people. The «ir burst Into n.-unes and wan pni-tially des¬ troyed by nre. Tho mnchlno was gjl^etl are arternouii, which are bein.g cundiu'led by (Idd l''elluws liidg' uf i''loiirluwn,. «f Wblch ll.. was the oldest living <1''^'<^» ""'¦"> "" "'*> M"''"''" '^'^ '"'"' inemli.r. The deceased wius ulsu a, "''"'¦¦ •'f-'^oendlng the steep grade a member ul (Iermanlown Post, (J, A, R.: ><'""•' 'li«t'i'"'0 beyond the driveway / ut Ilenry K. Drayton, the operator, (leurge iluirmaii, ot Pcnbrook, is said LATEST BOOKS IN LIBRARY to have lust cuntrol. The car careen¬ ed ugulnst tho banjc with great force and upset. I'lumes leaped up jiruund the niTi- Wiiy nut enjuy the lutesl new buoks,'chine and before the nccupaiits, who iiicliililn.g a, large list of the "best were Jlrs. I'llizabelb Rudcnbaiim, of Ambler's Library Offers Splendid Sel¬ ections at Small Rate sted. The state has cundomned sellers" biugrapbies and mysteries for Xo. 1i:!7 Windrim avenue, I.ogan, und Ilg'bts at intersections whero there Is the small sum ot ten cents. Visit your JIlss llattlo Jlcflowun, of No. 2005 vehiculur travel ot less than 500 an own town librar.v, Cunimunlty Centre Jlempbis avenup, Phlladiflpbla, could Jiour or pedestrian travel of le Is than iiuiiding, Rutler avenue, any AVedncs- get out they were burned .as well us 2,10 an hour. The iiumber of either at duy ur l-'irda^ evening, 7 to 9 und re- cut und bruised. Jlrs. Rosenbauni lho llarmonvillc Intersectiun duos not, glsler, Ihen niukc yuur uwn selec- wus'the more seriously hurt, us she nearly average this and seldom cx- tloni<k siit'fered a compound fracture of her ceeds it at any busy period. Tbe strong I Among Uio recent houks added, are left limb, oi'id ber burns .-iro said to light put up beforp the euunty com- Uio following:- ; be of such a nature that ber cun- mlssioiiers, by tbo residents und town-i "I'^xil," Hurold Hell Wrighl; "Mun dltiun muy be criticul. ship bodies, seems, tbi'iefuie, of lit- und Dumb," P. tippenbelm; "I'hls lloffnian was al.so burned and cut, tie avail. Thi'ic Is no doubt that the Du.v atul Time," .\nnc Armstrong; but wus ablo to pruceeil tu hJs home, cuunly will pulnt lo tbo suite's uc-! "Wild "Wind," Temple Pauley; "The while Jlrs. Rusenhuum and Mlss Jle¬ rion. Coldstone," 1. Wenlworlb; "'Phe ijist nowan was taken lo the Chestnut / Rev. ,T. .s. Wilson, nowly electcil pas- I''ull Jleasnre," 11. W, Jlorrow; "Ptory lllll hospital in the anibulance of the tur of Cold I'liinl liaptlst churcli tuok "f .Sail JUchelc," Axel Jluntbe; "Jlau WisitibUkun Fire cunipuny. Chief of over his duties In Iliut cluirch .-un- utld Ills I'liiversc," Juhn l..iligiluii Police l'"hi<k, whu was called to tho da.v murning and cundiieted the ser- Davies; "To the tloiilh Kcas," Giflord scene ot the accident, direclly utter vice. There was a line .attendance. IUs I'lnchul; it bud happened mado an Investlga- sermon topic was very Inteivstlng. The' '— . scripture wus from the 12tb Chapter Breaks Leg in Jumpmg Over Hedge ot Romans. There are no Sunday eve- Dudley .Volaii. uf Ii27 Spring Jlill nlng services during Augiisl. .Sunday "^enue Is cunllncd lu bis liume with Lchoul is held in the murning ut ll.'JO, I"- fin. lure ot the right leg, sustain- Kdmund Rra.i. I.s sui.ci-imenuei.i, .dor-K-fl w^e" h" fell In jumping uver u nlng worship l«.giii.-i .it 11. I low _.„....____^_ -..^^__ .__^_^ , and MRS. FRETZ IN ACCIDENT 'With Two Children Escapse Injury at Erdenheim t AVhen a I'. R. T. bus stopped .<ud- ileni.v on Bethl-ebein pike noar tho Krdenheim tcrinliius ot ihul Unc Mrs. i.u.tlu'1- I'retz, of Kdgewud drive. Am¬ bler, crusbcid intu the rcur with a jolt that complptely -svrccked tho front of her machine. I With Mrs, Fretz were her infunt eon, Luther, Jr., and Jllss Ann Bid- dip, daughter ot Jlr, and .Mrs, Dunlel Riddle, ot Kuclld jivenue, Ainbler. Npither ot the cbildrpn, who v.ere ;lhrow-n from ¦.their seats by the im¬ pact, were hurt other than sli'.;lit bruises. Jlrs. Fretz was thrown for¬ ward and sbe received a gush across J the bridge of her nose, when her ¦ face sUnick the stearing apparatus. ! Motloli'lsts. who gathorod at ,tlio scene tooi< Jlrs, I'l-etz iniinediatoly to (.hestnul lliu huspital, wh.^'re, it ^\¦as ¦fuund, she was nut injuri'd other than tlie cut on her nose. Her injury wus attended to and she -w.as ulluwod to .return to ber homo immediately. The machine was removed to a I nourby gurago tor repairs. i PROTEST HIGHER RATES Merchants Incensed by Higher Elec¬ tric Bills Consiiohocken iiu'rciiunts are buml- : ing together tor a concerted protest ugulnst un Increa.so In tbeir c.lecli-lc bills. Ono luerchaiit oi-gaiiized a mass niiv:llng lur WiilncUiljiy night at u-llich business nun.may present tbelr oplnluns on the charges. Just this very thing sliuuld bo dune in Ambler, tuo. Jlei-cliant.s, here, jhave abso noticed that tbclr bills aiV considerably great'-r this munth than ever before. The meaning ot this .ic¬ tlon of the I'liiladelpbla Klectric Company was nut explained. Imiuiiy Into the matter brought forth ajn cx- plunullun that there is "nu inci-cia.se jin rates." The additional amount cliuigcvl. It Is explained. Is only on the <-um!niei-ciul rate, which Is uiuler protest, .and this rule Iwus not been chang'oil. Insleud, the increu'^ In the bills ot sume ot I lho commercial users Is I'-xplalned by liie fact thut u,survey Iwul nut been niude by the illectric Compuny for the pust t'ii'ee years until reciintly. C'hurges ure niude according to thc coUecUve luad. .\t a recent sul•^'ey in Marcli an increase in the luad bad . liCen discovereii in 'm-my inslances land brought a resultant Increase In the charge tor power. i Iiowever, nuiny ot the merchants consider thie extra clihrge nnw-arraiit- ed und It is the main tuple ot dl>--,- cusslun among business iiicii in Ibis si^ctlon. Mr. Anderson then presented a «"iall ¦ ^j,i,flren during the two summer |bae ot gold tu onicer Caniburn, and.^^^t^^,..^,^^ playgr(l.inda ,Is open. MlHff ,as be did so tbe opera house again, f.f,^„.p,, opened the vear and served ^rang with applause. I .^^ insti-iictur during July. ML-s Ruvles 1 In conclusion, Mr, Anderson said, as ,^.,^u^,.,i the duties un August 1 and bo turned to Uie audience: "It is your ,^ „„,^. prpp,u-lng fur a giHi.d week of ; right to knuw thut on behalf ot our i (¦..^^^.m,,,, ,,„j ^^ ^^^^„^ ^^ the close citizens I have just presented Ollicer ,^f ^^^^ season , Camburn with a bug culUuining $100 ^ .j^,,,,; ,^^^;,„,^:,„ce this vear b:;s nm in gold." This annuuncement bruught ,.,„,„ „„ ,j^,.j^,,, .^^ t,,.,^ „r ,,,^| vear, but forth more applause. Olllcer Camburn t,,,,,.,, ,„^., i.^^.,, .^ ^,^J.^^^ p^^^, ^t was too amazed to make any remarks; lounger eblldren and fewer uldur and could but c.x;preas bis tiianks 4.0 f,„y, .p,,,^ ,,..^^. ,,p^„ ^„,t„ grallfylng, Jlr. Anderson. i^,, t|,p instruction especially bel'its the onicer Cumburn bas been a member mtip ones ot tbo Ambler pulice force for scivcr-1 „ „, ' , -u . ,, , , ... , r ,., ^ 1, Raflla work has been added as a al ypars. He bas served faithfully un-l , .. .., I .,.,¦,, ,1 ,,, , .:, t. new craft In addition tu reiMl wi-av- der former Chief of I'ldlce Richard S. , , . ,, ., i Ing, as pursued last year. Roth boys nnd girls b.ave been ubsurbed In their tasks of wciivlng tho rallia and bave made i^iplendld specimens ot basket- work, bells, napkin ring.s, elc. Tho girls huve ulso done sew-ing work and have niude sume line pocketbooks. The boys huve becume Intensely in¬ terested in pitching tiuolts and this sport bus become the most popular of .all. In tho mornings groups ot larger buys speml their tlnie ut this past- timc. Jli-s liuyles i.s pluiiiiln'g a tiiur- nument ut 'luults which will bi^ held un tho lot this I'^-iday afternoon. Volley ball and baskptball are other sports the boys uml even some ot the larger girls play. The smaller girls play witli soft halls or un the appuraltis wblch Is pvpr in popubir demand. Tb(^ new swings and see saws, which v.-cre added to lli<. grounds i'liulpnipnt tllle" spring, bus added tu the facilities that have highly pleased the tuts, 1,'isl Friday was boys' day at the pluygrulinds and all the loys, lar.;e and small, julned In the variuns cl.iss- es. Sack races .and 3-legged races wi-re Intei'spersed with jumping, du.sli- ei« and other lleld spurts. The girls. Kennedy und the present chief, Fred R. Fluck. Ollicer Cumburn is ulso a veteran ot tiie Wurld W-ir, buying served throughout tills war with dia- tlncilun and also as a tup sergeant. The courageuu.s and humane act re- j fl rred to by Jlr. Anderson was fully; told in l.ast week's issue of the (luz- ettc. ilcterrliig brielly, it ugaiii muy be stuted thut an unforlunuto man, said to have become demented tbruugii' the beut, hud tprrorlzcd the i-esldents. ot Rlue iiell pike, between Penllyn und I llltie Hell while in possession uf u rc- ( volvcr. Olllciu* Camburii respondcl to ¦ tho call, and when bei appeured tbe I demented man gavo battio at once. Not wanting to burl blm oniccr Cam- burn fur one hour and a half buttled tuok a lerrilie beating beforo being compi'lled lo use force in such u niaii- tier us lo render the mun uncunsi'iuus, Ollicer Cumburn has recovered iiulck¬ ly from his wounds, except where the mull used bis lliigernulls to tear the fli'sh from the olllcer's breast. There is uu dullbt but the cltl-^'lls uf .Ambler nnd AN'bltiiain township Juin Jlr. .An¬ derson in praising tbls olllcer fur his aplendid and cllicient work In this case. Max Donat will Represent Norton j Downs, Jr., Post at Harrisb'Jrg tlon nnd has reiiuesled Iloffman to appear and explain how tbe accident happened. Fellman Clan to Meet Tne iilteetith aniiuul reunion of tbe privet hedge between his home F'ellmun I'iimlly will be held on Sut- ilie homo of JeiSBO Hansell, 1I2S : urduy ut tho home of AValter Fellman (continued on pace C). I bpi'ing Mill uvenue. 1 Chalfont, GWYNEDD VALLEY i Jliss I'ldith Rlildle b-.is leluriie.l from hi r stay at I'Ur HH.rhui-, Jle. Mi.ss jKuUicriiie Sullida.y. ^un-uni- .conipunied by several frh-nds from Glonside, left un Suturduy und ure 'touring through Canada. ! Ilrs. C. C. O'.Veili und fumlly bavo I returned after 'spending two wV'ckM lin \>ntnor, N. J. I Mrs. Arthur Biddle Is visiting in Dennox. JIuss. 1 Jlr. and Jlrs. K. C. Poultney ure home aguln from a delightful 10-day Uour In Canada. . ,..., looking on, were heurty and entbus- - ''" I lustlc apectators. ¦ I The nnal week of the season will LEGION CHOOSES DELEGATE ,i,p allulted to picnicking, exblblUun work and tournaments, A full pro¬ gram has not yet Ik'cu worked out by Jliss Royles, but the inslstanee and I Norlon Downs, Jr., pusl, American | j„t,,j.pj,t „f t],p cbildrpn for theso itc- I l.pglon ot Ainbler decided on Thurs-i tivltie.s, such .a-s were pnjurt'd Uip day evening tat tbi-lr meeiing -o final woek bii-t seiuson, makes it Im- sciid a delegate to tbo stalo cunven- | p,,K.sible lo cunduct a prugram uther tion being held at llarri.ibui'g Ui'stban what Ihe youngsicrs desire. The woek, iM'ginning Thursday, JIux Don-j iii,;tl day will be sot aside as e.xblbl- ut, one of the ucllve membei-s uf the Ition day when parents and olhers in- post, was cbifh(en as ireprcseiita:,Wo ^ tcrested in the enlerprlsp ma.v at tend and will leave Wednesday ev'tii.',;. 'and witness the work of the cbildrpn. lie was Insti-ucted tu attend all ses-¦The gi-iiiinds v.-ill be elused after l-'ri- slons and lu rclutn with a cuiuplulc day, .Vtigust '20. report. j —— i Tbe legion has received moro of- Hatboro Neighbors Will Hold Flower tors tor Uie legion lot and the lutett | Show Is un ol'l'er lo leuse the lot for bii,<l-; Tbe flarden cuinmittee of the Ncigli- noss purposes. .Allhuugh the post l.u^lbora club ot Hatboro are planning a set u price on lho lut there Is no dc- nuwer shuw, und urrangenipnt-' arp she to sell ll or even lo ie.it.e il, to hold tbls dpligbtful pvpnt in tho 'riiere is talk among the menibers ot Ifatboro high school auditorium tho establishing a modern rccrculivc en-' nfternoon nnd evening ot Thuraday, lei-prise lure. September 4. I Tho report on tho carnival wlii.-b j At least .-.ii vuriuus classes will be w-us held bv tho l.cglun bind was opened tur exblidts of ull kinds of very gratifying. -Net priK-m'1- from nowers, baskets uml plant-'. The show Ibls event exceodcd $:100 and lho' I" open to everyone and un- Invlta- pust Is now fr.M? from responsibilily' tlon is extended to exhibit any show ot suppurtiiig tiie band tluaiu lally. i plpccs Tit nurai beauty. An ndmlssion cliurg of 20 cents will be mudo on the dav of the exhibit. The varlou.s classes Include, .ipruys, bunches, baskets. luncheon table dls- iRecelvos 'Gator By Mail j lilwiiil llelmliild, prupi-l till- uf th Cuurt llui;se Uestaiirant, was given a plays, still-life lluwcrs and uther num- ¦ snrpi-iso w-hen b, reclved u bo* erous und mlscelluneuus classes. C'hll- : tbi-ough the mull cunlulning a small dren will uLso liav» classes for dls- nlllgalui-. It had bepn spiit from ¦ playa ot miniature g.ardens nnd tho I riurida by Jliintgomery (laiiser. \\1.»st'like. There will be iiiuny prizes, as, I Furnance street. Jir. llelml.ol'l si'.ys; thus far, nearby niu'serynicn havu I h« will present tha reptile to the zoo ibeen most kind. In donating theso ' in ElrawooiJ Pa'-'k. ' 'inducements. _„.. Hoi-shum l-'ire cunipany and tbo I.adli'.s* Auxiliary wiil huld a peai'll fesll\-al and bume bako s.ale Ibis Friday evening on the lawn of the I I'l'Iends' Jleetliigbuu,'^' In llorsliam. At a nip^'ttng ot tlip two urganlzutlona (last .Monday evening plans were coin- I pU'li'd to huld a party after the fes¬ tival at whli'ii games sliall be cxin- diicted and prizes allotted the wlnnera. AVatermciun and uther refrcshiiienls ure tu be served laler. Airs. AValter (Jomly presided at this seH-ion. AH was put III rc-icTiness fur thu upenlng of the social in the piarly pvenlng. The l.aiHes' Anxiiiary, further, Uiik- ed of holding a sewinK bee in Oc- ' tober, plans tor which will he urraiig- I ed In the Spplember ineellng. llufi-sham schoul buard has had re¬ pairs made lu the Pruspei-tvllle .sehuul .-md the Horshani school building re¬ painted Inside. The latter work bus ul- j re.'ul.v been ci-iiipb to.: und luat schuol j Is niady fur use at the u| ening uf f.'e ¦ slcbuul term, JIunday, September .S. .A new Moor Is being laii'l in the upper grades' ruuma ttt the I'rospectvillo jschool. Ruler, in Uie tall before llie cool wealher acts in_ a new lieutcr will be Inslulled un the gruund Ib.ur. A police dug was sllul after l.'i liilcUa had been killed b.y thti and anuthcP dog ot the same (lerman Slieplier4 breed in Ilorsham. Dast Jlonday mor¬ ning Walter Pet)-.rsun be.-ird a cuni- mntlon in bis duck pen and investl- galliig fuund the two animals at work destroying the fowl ut will. Ifow tb*' dug.s entered Jlr. Petorsun dlld not stop to uscertuln" but. immediately, getting a shot gun ho ran to the y.ii-d anl slew one uf the div.ts. Tho uther got uw.-iy before be vus fa¬ tally wuunded. ir, uf IhP ducks were dead and others wero torn and other- wHe burt. The identity of tbo (logs was nut learned. Misi^ (Icurgelip AVhil''. uf Hursli,'iin. is spending u weeit with her uncle and aunt, Jfr. and Jlrs. Wulter Cuidt, of Ouklyn, N. J. Miss l.oul.sp JIrlleni'.y, ot Halburo, la a guest ot Mr, and JIi-s. Clarence Gunagan. uf Horsh.am Terracie. Jlr. and Jlrs. Frank Furker, of Hursbam, .i-alled on Jlr. and Jim. .Murmaii (Ire.sley, ot Dresher. ou Sun- Sixy:~ Mr: inid Mn. liV>rkftr-..wt(;uivtly enjoyed u visit to the Conowlngo daro in JIui-ylaiid. 'i (li-uce Prcsbytei ian Cliiii-<-h uf Hur¬ sbam. "Tbo Active tihurch." Huward Ij. Frame, pastur. Salihalb school, li.l.l: Jiinlur C. K. und Chiirch service al 11: InterniPdiatP and Senlur C. l'l. at 7.1.'>: Kvening worship at s. In the absence of Jlr. I''r;niie, Arlbiir II Hood bad charge of thn cbiiri-h .ser¬ vices botb morning nnd evening, bi,st Sunduy. The topic for tbo miunlng wus -'liilting flod's Kingdom Firsl." In tbo evening ho spuke on "The Daw ot tbe CroM-i." Next Sunday, .Charles Drain of Pblladeipbia will speak In the morning, and the evpnlng servleo will be in charge nf the Ciiristian Kndeavor soi-iely. JIlss Dui-uthy lluud, uf Itorsham, will bring tbe niif-isage. Tb" Al'l socipty met on Tuesday eve¬ ning at the liome of Jlr. und,.'Mrs. Lawrence IJnd'iuist. Will-'W I'ld'-" l''arni. Prayer meetin-g wius held a.s usual un Wednesday evening at the i-bni,.)!. .\. l^/il-li- l''illli.aii wus tbu leader. Jlr. und Jlrs. l.csler Jlicbener. Jllss Ruth Tbuinas, uf Hursbam, and ]->uiik- lln I.ilir, uf Klchburu, urp spending their vacallun at I'rico Lake in Uko Poconos. Jlr. und Jfrs. (-li'arleK JIunleith and duughler, Kathryn, of near Hursbam, are apending a week iln Ocean i ity. ilui-sbam school buai-d meets thfl AVednesday evening ut tlie liullU' ui Jl.'iUilus If. l.iindt, Prnspectvillc. 'i'he regular Inisiness nieellng uf ili" .Senlur Ciiristian Kndeavur suciety ot (Irace I'l-i-sbyterian Chin-ch uf Hurs¬ h.ani w.as held on Friday evening al s o'clock at tbo home of JIlss Ruth Tboina.--, After the buslnc.-is sessiun, a wulermelon pirty wa--- lu'ld un the luwn and enjoyed by all present. On Sund(iy .uffr^nouiii the Cbri.s- thin Kndeuvor suclely cunduclid sci- vices at the Rucks county jail. AVm. K. lli'lmbuld wus the spenker. A duet was sung by Jlrs. Andrew Jluck und Jlr. HelmbuUI. r.O tnicts were dlsti-i- biited umong the prisonprs. The rc- giilur cburch Mi-rvha'S will be cun¬ diieted next Sunduy night by tbo Christiun Kndeuviir su(-lety frum 7.'J'> until 11. It wdll be in chargo ot Miss Rulh Thumius, and the speaker will be Jllis I'oruthy lluud, ot llorsbuni. Pluiubln.g anl heating eiiuipnient; are being Installed in tbo new green-. huuse built b.v Theodorti Dubreo on Ills plot of ground on Horsham Ter¬ race. Tbo heater pit has been dug 10 feet deep und through 1 fiH>t of rock. The appui-utus will be put In and witliln ii iiiuiiUi the building tiiercuver will bo (-.mplc'cd. Alfri'd Tett'rman, of Ni^shaminy i-- doing this work. JIlss (lladys Tysun, of Ilursbuni, Is still unable tu w.-Uk because of tho deep cut on the bollom ot ber foot. JlLss Tyson stepped un a ple<'o ot glass while ill swimming 4 week," ago and has been unablo to walk. Tho foot was reinfected after tho phy¬ sician hud tre.'ited ber wound und tho healing priK-ess lia.s been very sbnv. Sbo will be unablo tu walk tur sev¬ eral weeks more, Jlr. und JIr.s. SaniucI AVhlto and tamily. ttt llurshum, -were plcasantl.v surprised on .Sunduy wben tbey wero visiled by AVillard German, of .An¬ dreas, Carbon couniy. Jlr. G»'i-man was emplo.ved hero In tho rebuilding ot Horsham road and boarded with the AVliitp family. Miss llllzabeth Dwyer, of I'ineville, is visiting her mother, Jtrs. Ncllio Dw.v^er In I laliowell this -vveek. (com'"'id on pass 0). I I ,
Object Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19300821 |
Volume | 52 |
Issue | 27 |
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 | 08/21/1930 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
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Contact | For more information, please contact the Wissahickon Valley Public Library at abutton@wvpl.org or phone: 215-643-1320. |
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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 | 08 |
Day | 21 |
Year | 1930 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19300821 |
Volume | 52 |
Issue | 27 |
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 | 08/21/1930 |
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. |
Full Text |
The Ambler Gazette
\rOL. LII-NO. 27
AMBLER. PA.. AUGUST 21, 1930
Sl.7.5 A YEAR
AND COLO POINT'
FIREMEN PICNIC' ON Wissahickon Firennen Mr. and Mrs. J
CELWARE are Quests of M. Kirk
The annual picnic, tendered by the Hub tnub oC Anibler to thc active niembers ot the Wissahickon liro com¬ ipany and their fumlilos und ludy TO:friends, was held last Saturda.v, Au- giil.i Ifi, at the summer home oC Mr. 'and Mrs. ,lolin M. Kirk, at Hmitbtown '~^ Ion the Pelaware,
Cold Point Ch'.irch Has Chosen Newj ,J,^^^ Hiemen und their families nnd Pastor—Old Auto Runs Through filends left Anibler at 1 p. m. in twelve
ITEM^ OF LOCAL INTEREST mi READERS
Plymouth Meeting — Harmonville
Firemen's Social—Vacation Items. ,
After doing without a bimxo pislur sinco March tho conKiegatlun and bourd ot Trustees of lho Culd Point Baptist church hius clioson und elect¬ od uno from the severul supplies, -who have been tried out during the inter¬ vening months. Mr. .1. S. Wilson as¬ sumed Ills duties in the C'ohl I'oint pulpit last Kuiidiiy morning. 1; urlng tho last 4 years Rev. Wilson bus bad [ a charge at Homers Point, N. ,1. lb' is ut present allcniling the biislern liaptlst .'iciiilnary in Phlladelpbui. und j lias one ycur more lo study befure he Is eligible for ordination. Mr. Wilson,! who succeedif) Rev. Richmond Taylor' to the Cold Point pulpit, will move; his family, a wife and two children, | to the local parsonage about Septem- bor 1. I
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur I.ukens, ot Ply¬ mouth Mooting, have returned from ] seveixil Weeks' stay at Capo May, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Armstrong, of llarmonvllle, uccompaiiied by .lulin Merklin, of I'list Orange, .N. ,1., will leave on Sunday to spend a \vcck at Wildwood.
Miss ilari-let IMarkle, 1 larmuiiville, vas a guest ut .Mlss Hetty ,l'"amuus ut hor bume in Cunsliuhucken during the wtK'k-end.
•Wallter Jackson, of Rldgo Pike, Jlarmonviile, b.as l»pn spriously ill for a week, suffering trom physical ex¬ haustion and a weak heart. Th,o young man has not been well tor somo time and lu.st week suffered .a fulnting si>ell wllich disclosed his very wcuk tondltion. Ilo Is conllned to his bume liut prugrp.ssing slowly.
l-ivmuiitb Meeting was amusingly turpri.sed lusl week to seo the vinUigo of i:ili-J puss thruugh the village. An antumoblle, worn with a.gie yot fallh¬ tul and still determined, sped along tbe main avenuo .at a rate ot 5 nilbil per hour. In Uie car ruad a mun and woman. Tlve driver was Charles Rad¬ cliffe, ot I'lymouth Mjeeting, and be¬ side him -svas Mrs. Rudclilfe, both proudly porti-uying tho height of fash¬ ion of 20 years ago.
Mrs. Klla Dietrick .and son, George IMetrIck, William Maxwell, Ch.irles mialey, Jr., ali of I'lymouth Meelbig, and .¦M'eo^.isiipr.xror whltaker, of N»r- ristown, are enjoying a week In Wild- ^vuud.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. IT. Hunter, of I'lymuuth MeeUng, arc spending some timo at the Sky Tup Club, in tbe Poconos.
Mlss Alice Ambler will return to Plymunlb Meeting this Aveek
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autos with tllie wealher looking vci-y threatening, but on arrival at tbe bunguluw the weulber eleured and the rent uf the day was Ideal.
The afteiyiuun wus spent by the pic¬ nickers In swinimlng, buselKill, i|uolls aiid bikes, and at 11.15 a chicken sup¬ per Avas serveil to 61 persons, and thoroughly enjoyed.
Dancing and card guino-- fullowed supper, and when darkness set In a Inigh bonlire wus lighted on tbe Island j ^1,^ soT/lng of across Ihe river, which turnl.sbed n very pretty light from tlii' sliui-e ut the bunguluw.
At 10 P. M. the party sat duwn tu a walei-melun feed, after Avliich the picnickers started fur Ainbler, eom¬ plet ing what everyuno said wus ' a pcrfoct day. '
Find "Moonshine" Transport Cleverly Concealing Contents—Three Hurt In Bad Accident on Morris Road- Other Arrests.
Corpoi-ul \V. R. Kngle, ot the stato bigbway patrol and chief ot police, l'''red It. I'luck ot the Ambler police, investigated un uecident on tbe Welsh ruad, lasl Thui'sduy night, thut re¬ sulted In tho urrest nt uno mun und truck, alleged to be louded with the necessary materials foil- m.iking '"inoonMliind" wliiskcy. According to tbo polieo tbe truck in itiieslion wus being driven nurlh on tbo Welsh ro.ad when, neurlng But¬ ler pike, tho oper.ator attenipted to puss .another motor vehicle at tbo same time another car wna coming In
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