The Ambler Gazette 19300828

              The Ambler Gazette
VOL.  LII-NO. 28
AMBLER.   PA..  AUGUST   28,   103O
Sl.7.5 A  YEAR
m COLD POINT
ITEM*.C f
OF   LOCAL   INTEREST READERS
TO
Miu Iflarflaret Smith Will Head School
RECEIVES  SCHOLARSHIP Miss  Sara  Gehman  Will   Enter Colum¬ bia  University
Ancillicr linnctr liiiis liefii rcinforro.l npiiii tlic lil(;lu^sL lliinur .sludent of Ilif Ainlilrr llilll school, j^raillLllfd Inst .liinc. Mls.s t-'!ini (Ichmaii, viilcMllctnriiiii flf her clii.ss last yc'ir liiis lict'ii wiiril- ed a Rulisin.ntlal scliol.irslilp to tiiitor llarnarrl t'oIlcKO at Ooluinbla univer¬ sity. Now York.
Miss  (Ipliman    rccoived    BchoKarshlp
HISTORICAL DATA
of Methods Club—Grange Church |,„„„,.„ ,it tho llmo ot her Ki'.iduatlim Sunday—Norristown Road Repaired from hiKh sehool. She was, prescnlx'd —Many End Vacations this Week. \wiVn the Aliimnl award for Kirls and Mr.   and   Mrs.   William   Wilsci   and  t^n- .Iiinicr  oclcnv  .liiU   seliolarship  of
children,   of  Mont Clare,  and  Mr.  and i *;'":„",;¦'•   "'''¦oh.stl
Mrs. Edward Gerliiarl and son, ot Ncir-
rlstown, wero    guests o£ Mr. and Jlr.s.
I'lub'cnc   LiKlitkep,   ot   I'lymouih   Ceii-
tri',  on  Sunday.
Mlss  lULsallo I.auletta,   of  Plymouth :,|^p colleKC liodi'd o.va.iiilnallcns ro'iiilr- Ocntro,   has   returned       homo       aflcr ^^j  ,^|^,, ,^^,1. ,„.,,.,5„ y.„^.,. „,• j.,„.ii „„.,.)£
PRESENTED  AT  ANNUAL  RE¬ UNION AT AMBLER
spc'iidlnh- an  enjoyable  week  with   her ^^^   supereede  all   others   who   took   the
friend, Aliss Uuth Ijowric, of Jefferson-,pj.^,.|jj|.|.^(ljii^
vllle. I     The i^chcilai-.'^liiii  stands  for one year
ancl the stlpiilallons lU'e lliat 11 -will lie
noeessary for ]\llss <leliiiiaii lo ret.iln exeellent urades eaeh year to reeelvp tho   seholarslilp   each   siicccedlng  year
Carpenters havo eompleted their work In remodeling thc farm of the homo at MlHon Marple In Plymoulli Centre. I'lasterers are now at -xvork romoTlw? tho old plaster, after which I jj;i^oj,jli, coHeiji they will rcplastcr tho exterior. '
MIs,s Caroline Muckley, Pl«llai5alphla, spent several days last week its Kue.st of her Ki'andmotlier, Mrs. Caroline Vopt, of Plymouth Centre.
Knumeratlcm of sc-hool .c-hlldrcn h.is been taken In the Pl.\-niicinth Meeliiii,' and Cold Point romiiiuniliM-^ uf Irvln A, llorne, for the Wliltcmai'sll towii- slilp seliool dlstrlc't. Mr. llorne lian compieled his work as far as the Kas¬ tern end of the dlslric-t and <-.\pccts to have a llnal reporl of the whole towii- slvlp liy the end of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Crolins and their
Kuests,  N.  W.  lIutchlnRS,   Mlis  Susan [ 	
Ilutchlnprs and MIhs OUuiys llutchings, i jj^g Wissahickon  Favorite Mecca  Dur of Bermuda, aro sLaylng ovcir.nt ]''or- ost  mils,   N. Y..  whero  they alien led recent tennis matches.      Miss    Oladys
Edward   W.   Hocker,   Notsd   HIsterian
Speaks     of       Famous      Ancestlsrs—
,, Charles   S    Mann   Re-elected   Presi-
standln^  was   nn-,      i-naries   o.   m»ioi
rivalled. dent—The Sterigere  Bible in   Ambler.
It was not. however, npon these T'lrciiitUli e.\'.iasti\M .study .and re- merlts uilone that the eoUepre srholir- ^eareh throuirh old records and family ship W.'US offered to Mlss (ieliman. .She | juides after the va.iTue information ru- pas-ied  with  very  liluh  marks all      of: f;-i,iiilln!,'   the   pioneer   iij'mli"rs   cit   the
llauiil or Ilciuiit families In l';c;slei'ii IMnnsylvanla a n.'ust Interesting re- perl ct the Ilndlngs was possible lo bo Iiresent'rl al the fourtii annual re¬ union of the Colonial Uaupt Associa¬ tion, ;>ild Saturday, al the l'pper liili- llii Lutheran church, Hutler pike and Susciuelianna road, neaj- Ambler. In thfl burial ground of UiIs church many tfarly members ot the family are burled.
Mrs.   Anita  I'^ster,  of   Philadelphia,
tho   historian,   told   of   her   Invi-fltlga-
licins among ciiurch records, dec*Is and
' wills,  which showev'l that Hovcir.al Cler-
i in.an iiiimlgraiils of the na.me of Iliiupt
I setllocl  In  Pennsylvania In  the middle
of  tirt  ISth   eentuiT,  hut  so   far  their
I ri'latlonship  has  not been   estahlish-d.
Two of these  were Saninel   llaupt  ancl
Sehasllan  llaupt,  both of  whom   lived
near   Jarrettown,       thouK'h    Sebastian
Hai'ipt later n^covr-rt to liucks eounty.
Mrs.    l';.v..ll (r   showed   drafts   of   the
Bucks county kaiul.s of the llaupts and
also     two   original   patents   for     land
anted them by Thomas and Hlchard
CLOSE AT
FLOURTOWN   CHILDREN   HAD   DE¬ LIGHTFUL SEASON
ing    Hot   Summei—Baseball,   Tennis i ponn.  The  dlspl^ji  Inclufled numerous and   Life-Saving   Favorite   Activities I ph')toBraphs of family homestead.^ and
1 three  old  famiiy  Illbles,   one  of   therr.
I being   t'-uo   Sterigere   Bihle,      now   the
—The   Bridge   Class.
Carson   College Playground   and   the.
propeity   ot   Mrs.   George   T.   Buo,   ot Ambler.
Among the en trl is In tho Sterigere Plhle well' those of the marriage of Peter Sterigere .and Ann I'Jllzabeth H.aupt. In 171)1, and tho birth ot th .lr son. .Iohn R Merlgere, ,Iiily Dl. 17!t3. famous as a
Hutchlnss is tennis champlim  In Her- j muda. I
Bepalrs are being made lo 'Norris- i "ereek," in Khnirtown, have been real town road hetween Hutler and Cler- (.p,|,tp,.j, f,{ activity this summer, and juantown pikes. This sll'<^lc-ll o( high- hk. unai -vveek's program will finish a way, -which receives much travel as ,„n„t Interesting seiuson. a short route frum I'lymouth to Am-j ^\t the creek, due to continued hot bier Is helng resurfaced wilh i*"!'''', weather, crowds were large this sum- stone and tarvla. AVork will becom- ,„,,,._ j„ addition, Mr.i. Hes,s I.,Ightcap 'r[.y^^'., j,,,,, y.^f, afterward pletMl at  the  end  ot  this -week. condueteil classes In swimming, diving, _,v|ii,,,-|i lead ,r.
Mr. and Mrs. Arihur Howe, ,Tr., and and llte-savln.g. Many local children: osear H. Ilc^up. of llirdshoro, i'a.. .family of Joshua road, Marllc Hall. |,ave learned their swimming under| retiring president, oiwnwl the moet- letl on Monday to spend a week In ,„,,. excellent supervision and nuite ai ,„,, onic-i-.s' wero elected Including: Stone Harbor. '      ''III! Id  few  are    receiving  their  junior      '<¦"<'   pnsldent   Charles  S.  Mann,  Horaham
Dr. I'Mward Oorson and  faniily    "re I „p„io,.  iif(,.„avlng  h.adpes. i township-'   vice   prcBldents,  Francis   S.
jiow occupyinor their newly remodeled (j„ „,e piaypround lilreetor Karhart > „aupt -vvisslnomlng; -William K. home on Spring Mill road In Plymouth ,,j^,j .^ ,.f.j,,|.|U- tennis class, which met' H..-,iipt' 'Philadelphia; Ellward S. Meeting. I>i'. Ccnson and his fam''y ,„ioe a week tor Instruction and oflen-I j^aupt' Shamokin, Pa.; Mi.ss May C. have been residing in Bala-Cynwyd | ^j, ^^^ practice. In addition, baseball j.,aui.t' Krae.ksvllle, P.a.; .Samuel Tt. »ectIon whllo tho old house was being i^.,,,. 1,^^^ ^ eonstanl attraction. Three; j.j,^„pt' cresson. Pa.; Oscar B. Hjoilp, remodeled. I years   ago,   Mr.   Karhiart   stiu-ted     tho   uji-dshoro.      Pa.;     Theron  S.    Iloupt,
Miss   Margaret   Smith,   Butior   pike, ijageball  team  to   represent  Flourtowu   p^yen   N   Y'   Alvin N. Itterly, NiLza-  aj)   elected   president  pf   the   School |.j„.^   l,ou«r«te.   He   finally   secured •a-|«^S'W*'11Ti;.sTraaJr.Mauptrty^^^ lit  M'ethods Club  of      tho      Plymouth fi..,„^,,,„^   j„   „„,   Xorth   Penn   Lea.gue..,.,,.'    \,,.j,    ri-^i'«e   T   Hue,     Aiiibh-r;
THE "NEIGHBORS"FLOWER SHOW Hatboro  Group  Will   Hold  Second  An¬ nual   Eyent
Tho second aiinuai flower show of "The Neighbors" of jpatboro will be a colorful .and glorious event. Tho Gar¬ den committee of tli^ club h.as opened ."iTi (-lasses and a shOAv much larger tlwm thai held last yviir Is being pre- pai-ecl for. The exiiibit will ho held In the Hatboro hish' school, Tuesday, September 4, from 2.tjnlll 9.30 p. m.
Undti' the dlrectlflh ot Mrs. Frank Imager of Horshain. the committeo Ikus arranged and are noiir hooking entries for all classes. Tljeie are deslgn.ated undor heads of tlahll.as. asters, zin¬ nias, miscellaneous. I(ables and child¬ ren, f.
Kleven classlllcatl(*hs are open un¬ der dalilla.Sk n nuclei' asters and 3 for y.innl.-us. The misi-eliancciiis premiums are for gladioli, cosmos, scablnsii, del- liiilniiim. snapdragofls. ii,a.slurtliinis, liansles. sli'.awllowen^i larkspur, rosct-c, marigolds, petunias ajpd cocks comh. Collection of hai'd.v lereiinlals, iiutted plants, flowering potjed plant, dinner table arraiigements i^.sc^ a.iicl bowl "f flowers, porch decoifetlons, vegetable garden displays, frui| display, minia¬ ture garden and other ciu'ves of flow¬ ers and arrangementa .not touched aro Includod.
Tahies will havo 4 difterent cliusses hut all tables and accessories must be supplied. The children's classes aro set apart .and clasiilfled according to section ivhei-cin tho ?chlld lives. 1 re- rolum lists are availahle for all through Mr.-i. l-'rank (l>agcr. llalhoro. K. D.
Xlirs'-rymen find (Jdrlsts liciiil the neighborhood have supporled this show heartily and have doiliated some line prizes for \-ai-|oiis cocmpetilion. There win be tlrsl and second prizes for every class.
HAS   EXPLANATION    FKOM    ELEC¬ TRIC  COMPANY'
Kvangellcal   Congregational  r-liiii-ch   for  j^asl year lliey did fairly well.
Pa.; Mrs.
Cyrus   1.1.   Heatty,      Wilkinsbur,!
another term al a meeting held .at tho ,j,|j|^ y^^^ j,^^ team has nvido an ex-j p^.; registrar, AUs" Craee G. llaupt home ot Mlss Klizalieth Lightkep. ,,p]ij,„j showing. At no time during the' phiiad.'Ipliia; ' secretary of records, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Ku- ^i.„„„er has Ihe team don>,i badly M.in-|j|iss Kll'/abeth IliiLpt Smith, Klour- pene Llghtkep, of Plymoulli fenH'e- ager Maust, during the 1st half, lied f'ir!^o„-n' hi torlan, Mrs. Anita lij-ster, other ollicers elected were: Mi.ss llc'li'u „|.^j j,,.,^,,, j,,. M.,„„t felt, however.' p,,i,y,,p,|.,,i..,. tre.-isurer, Luther C. Skilton, vice president; MUs A tola ^,^^^ j,,^ .^^.^j,.,. ,,j,, „„( ,|,,,.,„it i,i,„ to n.-uipl. I'Ml.vlelphia. Itodebaughv secretiu'y, both of Har- ^.j^.^ pn„„j,], tj,,,,, to baseball to con-: ^^ w-elocnne was tendered tho vlsl- nionvllle, and Mlss Alma Ziegler, of tinue. But the loam wa.s fortunate vo, t„rs bv the pastor of the Uiiper Dub- Plymouth Centre, trca-surer. The clu.b, ^.p^j^.^ ^,^g ,,p,|, „f jack AVheeler to'nn Lutheran church, Uev. Dr. Martin composed  of girls,  decided    to    aclriiit fl„i„,.|   ti,„   se.ason.   'With .Tack  "on   the' p   Hocker.
young men to membership providing j,,,,., ,,,p (p.,^^ ,^.,„ ,„,j,„ playing "par" | Th^ principal .-wldress waa by Ed- they dollnitely arrange lo altencl an ,,.,,, j,,;^ ^ocond half, ¦using the same: ,.,ard W. Hocker, librarian ot tho G-er- annual summer conference at ^^•"''- players. It's too bad they are not mantown Historical Soeiety. who re- helm, near Allentown. Membei's .set „pai'er the top. hut the poor start did rK,„nt(n the life of John H. Sterigere, aside a monlhly :i.mount tcnrards ^^ j„ i.nsci.an the team Is getting! ,,,a political trlijmphs and defeaLs, his meeting eoiiterenee expenses. A iiicion- ,|,pj.(, ],•„„„ i,o,,c jack continues to^|,.f,t|„„ to the state senat- and con-, llght hike along the -Wissahickon drive y,^^ I j^,^   filr.ndshlp   wilh     Jnmes
of  the  club  and      their,  "^
ROTARIANS IN CRASH
AmbUr  Men   Bruised  and   Cut     W(hen
Car Hits Truck
rour Rotarlans from Ambler ligured 111 an .accident .at Fort Washington la.-it Wednesday night as they were reiiirn- In.g from a Uotai-y club meeting held at Fort Side inn. The car was badly damaged and all were bruised and cut.
The occupants of the car wc-re Gar¬ net M. Deck, l'r. Frank Hotlienberger, C. Uay. AVelr and Harry It. AVeaver. Mr. Deck was driving.
It in told that Mr. Eeck .attempted to pass another car while mounting the crest of the knoll just north of Tuwii- shlp lino In Fort AVashlngton. Hero a slight bend partially obstructs the view and Mr. Deck did not see a fleet of .\m«rlcan store trucks approaching. As ho attempted to pass the -machine ahead the trucks loomed Into view Im¬ mediately in front of him. Deck swerv¬ ed his car which BH.ldded on the re¬ cently weUed_iyad !*  aii^J craph^ .s<iua"rely'"lii'to "the leading triicTf.   ^  ""^
.Ml the men were bruised badly by the Impact hut none was ,Kei-iou.-ily hurt. Mr. AVeaver and Mr. AA'elr .suf¬ fered from cuts on their scalp when they struck tlie top and all sustained a sprained back and limlia. Dr. Roth¬ enberger wns badly cul over on eye. Other notiU'lana foilowin'4' the Deck ear took the men to a. nearhcy doctor and later to their homes.
for members of the club and tneir, jjui-iin- the summer the college built pi|,,|,ai,nn, later president. and his friends will take plaee September 20. '_.^ parking upace and a cement lennis sp,-vic« .as a memlier ot the P.<)roagh The tournament at the; .llil-.lo-MIn- ,.„^„.t „est to the main buildings.' (^,„ii,cil „r Xon-istown In bringing '.iiture Golt cou*'e:liv.lJai'iin.n_ville was pij.pctor Karhart hopes to use this j fii,„„t stro't improvements, telling al-: {lainpened hy iiiln add .Mr. Koc-k'was ,,,„,,.[ f,,,. „„,. i,„yH' toiirnament and J „„ ,(,|' ],iH , t'f„,-t,H j,, the last year of his forced to pjistpone his plans for an- ji^^, „„a|H In the cliuss Icnirnaiiient. 11 ]j(i,_ isjo to efrect th.e rehabllit.allon other week. This AVednesiliay evening, i^, ^ n^^^, court, and a pleasure to play „( ,)„. Upper Dublin Chui'ch, where' therefore, the tournament Is to be con-: ,,j., j^ ,^^y .^,^,, jj,, „^,.,, j,,,. skating in sorvices h.ad been suspnwled. A monu- tlnued   If  conditlcms  permit.      A d'eat  „,p ,^.j„jp,. I ^^_^^   .^  ^,.^^    grounds of   this   church
deal   of  Interest  has  heen   shown       Inl     .pj^,^   summer.   Mrs.   H.   D.     K.-u'harl; marks  his  grave. 1
this  little  course.   Many  are   tiying to j^,^^   j^^^j^   (-oiiductiiiga cia.ss    In bridge,     j„|i,t,   Houp,   of   Birdshoro,   a  youns' lieat  par at  41   nnd   l-'ust -n'oek   a   new  ^.^^j^  j...^^   ..veiling al ".Mother    floose" 1 daughter   of   Oscar.   Hour,   captivated!
cottage.   TIiIm  Iras  been  a real  success   the aiidtrince with a recitation. i
and Mrs. Karhart de^¦prves miicli credit; Supper was serviK.l in tho parish for licr exeellent work. Mosl of them j •hou.se of the clvrrch, and at the con-j are Iilaylng a fair hand. I oUislon   Rev.   Dr.   Hocker -preaented-
The closing ^veek's program Is as, prizes to: oldest m-nn present, Klwixid follcnvi,: i Stout,      Ambl'.".    SL';      oldest   wonVm
,Satiii'da.v, .'\iig. 2.1—Hrldge party at I p,.e.seiit, Jfrs. Kiiinia .Smith. Klourlciwn, Mother <loo.se: AVednesday, .\n.g. 27 ' ,ij;i yc-ars: youneesl clilM present, —Tennis class. Playground; Thursday,! Richard Kranels Houp, llirdshoro, tmir .\iig. 2S—Tennis llnals, I'laygroimd; ! ,„„„,hs old; traveling the greatest I'llday, Aug. ^il, 11 r. M.,—Swimming rUsianee to all'Mid the reiinlcm, I>eon- lliials at creek. Including races, diving.' aiv] p. llaupt. l-:,rr'. Pa.; liest exhibit, life-saving al n.Sii—Corn roast atjira. Anita Kl.vster; h-^-gest family ereek; Saturday Aug. 211—Hoy's tennis' present. Mrs. Klva S. V. Kdwards and toiirnamenl; Monday. Sept. 1—Tenuis flvo daught-irs, of Roxborough; most Tournameiit coii'c-liidfi'd; HI A. M.— | recent hrlde, Mrs. George Kelnard.' Ha.'-eball  game with  Cold Point;   3    1*.   Coatsvllle.  Pa., a dnughter of Cliarles
lov.- score of 37 waa made.
Mrs. C'hrlatla.n Fran-z. ot AVeldon, ^Isltod with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Noblet. of Pivmouth Centre, on Sun¬ day. Hrr. Nciblc-t Is again ill in bed with another heart  allack.
Mr. and Mrs. William "l.-everlng. of Rnxlioroiigli. called on Mr. .and Jlrs. Jo.sepli .laincs, of I'lymouth Centre, on Sunday.
Members of Ihe Pliiladeliihia Kal'liit and Cavy Hreeders a.'^ioelalloii have po.stponed their regular business meet¬ ing on account of l.<ilMir day. The as¬ sociation will meel at tlii^ lionio of Mr. and Mrs. AVUllam Ambler in Plymouth   Meeting,   when   plans     for
tho exhibit at the Doylestown fair "III  ^j-^ul'^.^ball   game  with  Tc41toi'd lue completed. '     | 	
Mr. and Mrs. T.. A'. Rhoads, of Xor¬ rlstown, and Mr. and Mrs. I'ldwai'd JlcKenney, of .Manayunk, were eiiter- Ijilned on Suncay by Mr. and Mrs. J. Pearce  Hlionds.   of  Plyinouth  <*entre.
Jlr. and Mm. Fred Ollard and chll¬ dron. of Tioga, arc spending llie pres¬ ent monlh as giiest,s of Mrs. Ollard's father, l.eiiiin.,1 •Ko.leliaiigh. of I'ly¬ mouth Centre. Allss Crace Ollard, a daughter Is enjoying the week In Wild
If
SEEKING    INFORMATION Wci-id    Rebuild    Barren    Hill    Lane Deemed a  Road
Wilileiiiar.-ili lioard ot ruad .suiiervis- 0.1-S i-* awaiting iIk' i-i-piii-t ot Us suli- eitor, J. Wllliain 1 >UU'l', who has lu'en Instruc-ted lo Ic-arn it Chestnut atreet, iwri-en Hill, i tlK! llrsl pr
S.  Jiunn,  the new'y 'elected president
AMBLER  YOUTH   SUED Acton   Filed   for  $10,000   Against   Isaac
Hetiell,  Jr.
.Anotlier   iiislaiu-,'   ot   a   gu 'st   suing
his liosl on an alcimoblle tilp tor di'iiii-
a,gei' siistaiiie.l liy an aceld 'nt enroiile
Is marked In an action brciugbt In the
I  road  or an  alley.  ]i  olliee ot the Protbonotary bv Attorneys
to   lie'-the   CISC,   11  will' Fc nlke  and  KouMo In  beli.ilf of -Monte
AVlille on the Duller plk-N It Is elaliui'l Hetzell drove hla car at .a speed excedling .'lO miles per hour, lost ointrol   of   It,   and   It   swerved   ti)   tho
tloning there.
Miss  Margaret  Ziegler h,'»,s returned ! work. to   I'lymouth   Centre,   after   spending      'J'he Board has widened  North 1-ane a pleasant week  as  the gn.-sl   ot Alias  toward S;iriiig Mill  from li,  feet  to 21 Ai.,,.,r.,,.ni   ¦I'luimiis     N'orrlslown -'"'d 24 feet wide, at a cosl ot $43110. Of
Maigaiet   Ihomas    Aoinsiown. , „„,,,,„,.   «.,,,„„   -va^ received  from   «i^1" ot  the  roti*! striking  a  leleBraph
Mlss Gertrude Culp on Saturday af-,iuis  amount,  ?-.uuu   wa.-i ilicivlu  iiom|      _ \
ternoon entertained  the Sunday scliuor the slate.
class of girls of .Miss (lladvs  Moseley,     'the   work,   wliic-h   was  lo have  been at   her  home  in  Pivmouth  Centre. i'hme un  Militia Hill by „>alton Hroth-
"(li'-inge Cliureb Siuidav," will he oh-' ers, will not ho done, aa the. Falrmoiiiit served by Cold Point Grange, llinl. by I'a.rk Conimlssiun claims owiiers.hlp special services Sunday, September 7, and have a guard slatiuned lliere. .No (ll the Spring Mill Hapllat church, of I'arkln.g is allowed la thai section iif- wlilch Itev. G. Clvde Paxluu Is pa.stor., ter 11 p. m. Leo Splekerman. of Fort A ciuarlerlv nieeting ot Pomoiio Grange, Washiimlon, a deputy conslable in the will lake plaee September 4 at Grange; Kaat dlslrlct has been placed In Hall, with reprcaentatives ot the com-;cliai-gii.
.„,,„li,r n-,-,.,,11 111 nllendajice   The gl'oun'     The   Hoard   was   also   hifuniied      the
^Zt^Zyal^d^yiJ^^^U'onnty coinmlssiuiier. will place a Hat-, upriXnt   a   B..„rdlan   adllv^t   for   the, HI   'ieotemltr r i "'¦  "«'"  '" Jinrnionville.  al  the  Inter-   luupose   of   this   c.-^e.   Judge   tcir.soii
^'•ll'isrnion   Ihidenbaugh   of   ^^V-  --^;'^_-;U;;;;- -uer Pikes, hut^ .;-- ,^[,,^'-'—-,»""^'-"
llllh   Centre  returned  home recently ! v. Ill  not i i.iinlaln it. j  ^	
i,o!  "— I
j     —S.-.veral   barns   have   been   burned      —Mr.   and   Mrs.   AV.   D.   Landls.     of
  I this     season   ia   XJucku  county    from Quakertown.  have just obsei-veU thoir
: Ushtnint'. it'oUlcn -iveiKlinjf, -     ^ ..,  ..
Iiole.
I'lalntlfC waa ^thrown through the wliictshielcl and was pinned beneath tl'o car wlii-ii il was oveitirned by the ¦tnii 1 ol llic iiiiinic-i.
'I'aiiibcriiio c-ijiliiis tliati he sustained a fl-i ctiircl iii-lvis liuii.» ai«l other serl¬ oiis In.ii.i'les. sctnie uf which ^.ill ,ie perinaner.t.
Inasmuch as the defendant is a, miiKa' and service ccnild not bu had on him.   counsel   jiietitloned   th.e   court   to
mu
after .speiiuiiig .L -v\^Li
Iiome of relatives.
(cOlitii'iUCd Oil pabO 6;
FIREMEN   AT   AMBLER District   Group   are   Guests   of   Wissa¬ hickon  Company
Members ot Wissahickon flre com¬ pany ot Ambler were hosts last AVed¬ nesday evening to the liremen of the Fourth District ot Alonlgomery coun¬ tv. The meeting was held in Ambler town hall. ' iJ'*'"
Samuel Gla.ss, of the -Sprin.g Mill Flre Company, president of the Fourth Diatrlct organization, presided. Seven companies were present. Spring AIUI, AVyndanoor, HarmaiivlUe, Oreland, Flourtown, Fort AVashlngton and Wls¬ aahickon companies. Barren Hill and Lincoln company, ot Cedar Heights. were the ah.sentees.
Fire reports for the month were read: Spring Mill, ono lire; Harman- vllle, six; Ambler, four; Flourtown, three. Amhler. I'iourtown, Oreland and Fort AVashlngton reiiorted responding to the big lire last week al Jarrettown. when a house, barn and garage wero destroyed.
Warren Gelslnger, ot the Harman- vllle company, was appointed chair¬ man of the comniiltee to present a minstrel show at the Flourtcnvn Flro House In the nreir future. The show will be given for the benelit of the l-'ire Prevention committee ot thc Fourth  IHstrlct.
Chief Thomas, ot the AVlssnhlckon eompany, demonstrated tho new smoke masks ritently purchased hy thc Am¬ bler company. HarmanvlUo reported a flre demonstration held lasl Tuesday night on the farm of Chnrles Sliuman, on Cenler Suuare road. The Septeiiiber meeting of the J.-omlh Dlstric-i llrenien will  be held at Flourtown.
Twilight Services End at Artinan Home
The Twill'.;1lt servic-es. v.hi.-'i hnve licien eonducted so successfully on Sunday evenings on Hie Artmaii liume gruunds wiUl c-ome lo an end for this yc\'U' with the service to he held nt seven o'clock Sunday evening, .MigiMt 31. The preacller tor the iiervice is Rev. M. L. Hocker. Iho riustor of the Zion Lutheran chuic-h. There will be a special   musical   program.
Arr.angements are being made to have an outstanding success uf Ihe annual visitation day, Satunlay, ."^ ep- tenibor ;n.
Aliss Roberta Ariller. daugl'Jter of the director, has nccepted n poslllun of 1'1'eneh teacher In the hleh sclieel at Ilrldireton. X. J., aud will leave Sun¬ day fur her new work. All'-s Nellie Joiies Miller wi.'l take, up l'.cr cliille,' next week as nurse In the inibli. schools  of Xorrlstcnvll.
The .Molhel's' clul' of the l,"llierin Settlement House of I'liiladelphin will picnic on Ihe grounda of th" Artman Home on Thursday of thLs week.
rtWYNEDD  VALIEY
KImer G. Stoler and family returned home on Tuesday after spending li weeks am<mg realtlven In and near Waynesboro.
Robert -Adams and fnmily have re¬ turned from their sojourno In Pler- mont, N. J. I
, Interesting   Talk   by   Chairman   Elmer Mengis— Claude   Rohr Tells of Trip —Plans  For Another  Business Show. j    —Birthday   Felicitations. I     The   marked   achaaee   in   c-csl  ot  el¬ ectricity   ill   Ambler  as   apparanl      on llie   Illlls  of   the   eonsiimi-is  in  Am,der .,1 nut pas^j tlio nulicu of the Kiwanis jClllli   ut   Aiiihu-r.   f.lnce   Hie   recelpl  of tho .luly stall iiieiils, wliidi turi-casl lln- j greater  cost  ot   this  ulilily,  a  iiumbei' ¦of llie Kiwanians inveslig.ile-l lho rea¬ .son   and   have-   called   the   1'i;Jlaclclplii,i : i-.l,i trie;   i-umpany   lo ac-cuuiit  for  such I an   advance-,   without   lirsl       reilclciing I  .uiicc and  offcrln« reasonable explan¬ ation on  the matter.
i Tuesday evening, in the regulai' ; business m.eeiing uf lho dub the iiiat- i ter was mentioned an.l reve.'Ued that none fully understiHid the rea.son for the change. The li.sue had been fol'e- I seen, however, and a representative of ' the Phlladeliihia Klectric company, ll'i-aiik Mieiidez. also a Kiwanian from Glenslde, was lircsi'llL lo converse lli- I'ui-inaily with tlui <-lub and give a I brief review ot the action ot the publk- I utility and its reason. j .No rates havo been raised, Mr. Men- clez explained. It Is rather a readj ist- meiil ot costs reciprocal tci till* demand ut the Individual customer. That is the reason one persim's rale has been greater than another's. Somo auffcjed an advance In co.st of conHuniption neiarly  100  percent
Mr.   Menclez   stated  a  recent  survey of each buKinessman's demand for cer¬ tain   kilowatt capacity   was  made  and ill  a majority of ca-ses  tho demand of the consumer had  Incrca^d.  This  de- niand,   he   explained   is lho       greatest lamoimt  of current possible tu  be uaed by  an  individual   if ho la  using every i electric     .socket,    molor    or appliance iin Ills pluce of business.  Ot this peak lload it is eutlmated that thc consumer Ut.-i's an aveiage ot 70 perccnt.'and he is c-harged accordingly. I     This  Is just  the lirsl step toward a ; revision   of   costs   and   rates   by      the company and nn efllciency pampalgn Is ! undor   way   to   benefit   lioth   the   com- ' pany  and   the   consumer.  AVhether the i readjustment   of   consumers'     demand which,   naturally,   has  Increased      tre- I'lienoil'inyiy   In   recent   yeara,   will   le.ad i lo a  lowering  in   the  rate  Is      merely I conjectured now,  but It la reasonable TTU'" aii(Mum«"'thait •at-aoroer-futura 'the  rale  mny   he  decreased  as tlie a,s- scssiucnt is liicrear-ed.
The Kiwanians. were not entirely Lsatisllecl with tho cxplanatlcm, h.aving found many iiuottlon-ible puints rela¬ tive to Individual circumstances, and a commltlee, headed by Tt. LIndenfeld wus appuinlc-d to thoroughly investi- jgale the niiUtor.
KImer Menges, chairman of tho j meeting, having secured no speaker foi' jlhe evening vul'inteered to tell an ex- j .s'l'ienee ot hla own. Ills siib.iei-t w.as i faaclivilins and very well pictured in j words.
Some yeai's ngo. he related, ho en- I Joyed a journey to Europe. Ills voy- Uge over the Atlantic, as he described 'it, was made "im I'luimbermald on .a Canadian cattle boat." His first day Wl':' a busy one tying up loose steers, i wild trom the confusion ot loading 'and It wan.a h.ardy man's Job.
For three days the steamer ploildixl down the St. Lawrence river frum Alontreal to the ocean. Most of these were spent In the usunl duties of feed- ling. watering and giving per-vinal at¬ tention to each of the voyagers In the stalls. On tho ocean many -n-ere sick, hut Mr. Menges described himself eiiu.al to the trip and did his work In the hold or In the stalls rtn needed. , In Kurope he with aome compari¬ sons whom he met on the voyage, also .college men, deserted ship in Scut- land, and buldly and daringly hiked ;and hltehod through 11 couiitrlei-; to see many sights and experience many strange things. So well impressed were these young men with their maldrn voyage that all book p.assnge home In omufort and style even beyond their eireumslane<»a.
1 At a meeting of the board of dir¬ ectors Inter In the evpning decision was made to hold the annual Business Show during the second week of Xov- ccmher. President King ordered his committees of last year to ass-iime their regular duties again and to start Immediately to make thorough nr- 'rangemenls. New Innovations are to Ibe  planned also.
i John Fisher reported on the bnseh.ill [game with Lansdale Kiwanls and re- que---ted more candldatfs lo accept the positions of manager ot the team and pla.vi'i-s.
Hirthday felii llallun.s were rxlend- 'ed to AVilliam A. Hurnelt, H. II. Kves land Thiirmnn  M. -Wrl.sht.
OPPER DOBLIN AND
MISCELLANEOUS   ITEMS TEREST
OF     IN-
SUES   HENRY   C.   BIDDLE I
Action. Brought for $cO,OOD for Injuries in  Fall
! -Aeliun to i-ec-uver $2(1,01.11 as conipen- si ii,iii ::oi' .sellous liijurln alleged to have liceii siiMl.'iliied when aho f ill on au Icy sidewalk ot tlie ilefeiidant's poperty waa liroiiglit by Al tui ney K. Kenneth Jllix.re In 1.i|li:ilf of Hannah J. McCool, againat Henry C. Illildli, loth  ot Amiiler.
The .accident Is .sa,KI to h:Lve occur-1 *^"'Pe Hardware Store Robbed Again- red In Amhler, on Friday, January Firemen Sell Out at Festival—Mr. 31, lO.to. Mlss .AlcCool waa walking lul Veach Is 90—Church News and Per- her  place  of  emi'loyment  ai.il   alleges! ,
.1   .  ., . >. . . '     sonals.
that the p.-ivccir<'nt was hlv ami caused ,
the fall In which ahi fraetured herl J''"'" '-I"* "'''"•' I""'' ""eves have en- ankle ill two places. She has had con-|'''""l "i"" Hardware and Auto Supply slant trouble with liei- Injury, -she ns-;«'"'!' •''"'' M'l'' t''"'" »¦'"'- ott with abuul .sorts, since that accident, and la parti-;*'"" "'"I'th of goods il is judge.l. i-lii- ally c-liiiplecl as a. result. "'.'''  "'¦^'^  l"'"c''cl at Hie front and       lliu
tliievm apparently had plenty of    llmo
  ,to   lake   what   they   chose.   Mr.   Knlpi^
  llie   propriety.   Is  niilie  at  a  loss      to
know -why he Is so i-oiislstantly tho vleilm of these maraiidci-.-i. The thoft took place last Thiii'sda,y after mid* night.
AVillL'im A'each la hearty and vigor¬ ous art 110. Last I''rlday, Mr. Veach passed lil-i birthday which iii.ii.i'kecl bim c-ali-iidar fur 4 score year's and 10. Ho Is .1 reaident ot tlin K.nlghls ot tha Golden l-i-i,gle homo at Davis Grove, and has resided there with Mrs. Veach jfor just   10   years.  Mr   Vtia'c-h   was       a
  ! New Jersey farmer and originally eaiiicl
Philadelphia   Society   are   Flying   Fans   I'm-m   the  Che-apenk   bay  roiiniiy       in
PURCHASES   NEW       FIELD BLUE   BELL
NEAR
—New   Organization   is   Phila.   Avia¬ tion   Country   Club—Field   Will       be Named Wings Airport. Furiiiatlon  ttt  tbe   I liilailelplila -Avia-
Marylalid. In latter yi^al'ij he ha.s bec-n a stil'ti-rcr of hernia wliii-Ii lia.s eaiisecl llilll 1,1 cillil Ills acllve prai-- liees. Ile Is i|uit'- hardy, liuwe\-c-l-, is clear   of   mind   and   possiisses   all   fiii--
llon Country Club and the selection of iiltiea except a. slight defect of lieariiu'. a .site fur its iii'tivitics al a new llylng Ills he.irt and general physical eondi- Ueld   to   be   known   a-i   Wings   Alrporl, i lion Is deemed very atrong. Mr.  Veach
near Wissalik-kon l-'Yirms above ('iiest¬ nut Hill, announced by J'aul Thomns, memher ot tho oi'gaiilzatloin'a site committee.
.Some time ago, lending members of thia club Inveatlgated tho Sklpixick pike aecllon fcu' a aultable site tu es¬ tablish a landing Held or airport. Their dlscrlmiiialion  waa  exacting and aa a
md Mrs. A'eacli left last week to spend his birthday and the succeeding fort¬ night with Mr. and Mrs. James Clay¬ ton,  oC Linwood, N. J.
Arthur   AVood,   ot    Ilorsham, ha.s
scrapped his faithful Hahn truck which-has served liiio 12 years and is now tli-lving .a new-   l-'ord   truck.
Mra.   Benjamin   Kl.v,   of       Hallowell,
result  the  choice  was the  135 aeres of ; fell   heavily   while   allending   the   tes- unobsll'ucted land at  I'lve Points, nearjtival   In   Ilorsham   last   Friday evening Plue   Hell,   which    lies   beiween    Stcn- ; lent   avenue   ancl   SUliii>ack   jiike.   The |
and   badly  skinned  bcith  knees.
Robert   Shirk,   of   llor.shiun,   Is   suf¬ fering  with   a  broken   ri.glit  arm.  Tho lad   tumbled   from  a step at the frunl Mei-riken, I ,,(• (i,<., Ami'i'lc.an sture in  llurshaiu aid caused the fr.actiiro.
Miss Jean Putts, of Ruxborongh, ban ,    ,. ,      I been   the   guest   of   Mr.       and        Mra.
hove joined  the club and this number : ,p,^_^j_^^^ jj^^^^.y   ^, ,,,„.,,ham, this week Is  expected   to  be  increased  to  eigWy! Jfpj.   ^j^^,,,.    p^^^^h',   joined   hii'       on
property   was   kiiuwii       as "Triple
Springs Farm," and purchase was made therouf from lli'iirl who has since vacated Hie pri-miaos. | Twenty men. prominent in Hie city's | social,   business   jiiid   aviation   <-lrcle.s, |
A\'edncsday for a brief visit.
I within   the   next   two   months,       Mr.
I Thomaa said. , ,,,,,,, ,,    Tr ,    ¦   11        i,.
Under a lease signed recently by I M™- Wl'liam K. Hdmhcdcl Mlss -leaders ot the organization and J. Abigail I'.ly and .Tohn Helmbold of Story Smith, of "Temora," owynedd jjrm-«l>^';n ^l'"'" '"^' """1' ^" ""'" Valley,   compclete   club   house  facilitiesit-'J^I-e' ^' •''
f rdvldod menibttrs in aironflVB-t'-      MlSB-Anna My. led   Colullial   hilililili:-  on   llie'fb-ld   with'home   at   XoI'Wm-
all   ,^'i-vlc-ilig   and   slorage   uf   Hie   ur-   lu-r nephew. J        :   	
ganl-zallun'a   planes   taken   care   of   hy; in Hallowell.
Wings Coriioratioii of Phlladcdphla, of Horshani lire company did wc-11 un .which Mr. Smith is preaident. 'I'he i-'i-hlay evening when everyihlng was -company, now operating at Central ^..h] at the peach festival, held on 'Airport, will shortly transfer ils base the Iilwu before the meelinghoiise Tim ;Jo the new licild. I affair netted  a return  of $33.7r, v.'hieh
j Two airphanes are to bo owned by j „.,-is placed In the company's IreasuiT. the club'. Mr. Thomas said, for the use rp^.^^ festival was'served by the mem- ot members taking lllght instruction ' hers of the I-adIca' Auxiliary with tlic< or making solo flights. Overnight ae- ^j.„ assisting. Mrs. AValter Comly was commodationa will bo provided ^ui'' ehairman of the comniittee In charge, imembers of the club and of the na-j Tw-elvo members ot tho Ilorsham I llonal organization ot Aviation Coun-: rpi-oop „f ii„y scouts with Scout 'lo- Clubs, with which Hie Philadelphia -piasters Ifagerty and Zell have re- Jiody will be alliliated. Meals will be'^,„.„p(, fi-^p, camping at Oltsville ; served In the club's restaurant ann jj^j, p ^> fiheen has returned tci provision Avili be made for the holding her home In Horaham from Schuyler's of leas, dances, card parties ancl other j^.,i(p^ where she spenl several weeks, social functions. Plans for the club (h-ace I'resby terlan Church of Hur- j hulls'" also c.-ill f.r a. terrace civerloeii- ^^j.^,,^ ,p|jj, ^\,.tive cliurc-h. Huwai'l 1. Ing the Hying lleld and a outdoor' y,,ame, paator. Sabbath school, li.ir,; puul. I Junior G.  T'..  and morning worship  at
There will he a wuineii's aecllon.,]]. intermediate and Senior G. Tt., with niembershlp now being open toi^^r;. pvenlng sei-i'lee at S. Rev. AVil- iavlallon enlhilsi.'i.sts of both sexes. ' |jani T. AVi'bser, uf I'lillaclelphia. will 'About one-third of the present mem-jou the pulpit both morning and eve- heralilp pilot their own planea. which i„|,ig. next Sunday. On Sundnv, Sep- are to be housed In the field's hangar. ¦ t^^her 6, How!u-d I-. I'l-ame will re- The committee choosing the site in- [„„nip her regular dulioa at this church, eludes: V. Francisco Valdes, of "Ka-| The'regular meeting of the Mission- jjoval," Itliun. member of Hio real ary society was held al the home of 'pBtato firm of Mirkll. A'aldea and Com- |_\],'. ^nd Mrs. .\. Krie Fillman on Tues- pany:   Nicholas  S.   I-udlngton, of "Oldifhiv afternoon.
Gulph House." Ardnicire, who with his! jj,. and Mrs. Kdwin Cribli and brother <''. T. Ludlngtun. is an uflh-ial daughtera. Margaret and Kdith, enjoy- of aeveral Philadelphia avaltlon enter- p,] a trip In see the Conowlngo dam lirlses; Georgo ZInn. Jr., of Kydal. |„ .Marvland on Monday. Cunilnuiiig noted sportsman pilot, and If. S. Sal- iheh- trip, they motored as far as Hal¬ ms, vice president of the Ludington- ,i„|,,i.e and returned the s.ame dav. I liiladdphla.   l-'lying  Service. ,     -v,,.   and   Alra.  fl.  AV.  Kraui'-'e,  Hors-
David G. Heebner Dies Davli G, Ilo .liner, furmcrly of Lana¬ dale. clld In tl'.e N'.oi-ristown State hoapllnl Thi'.rsdry nluht where he had h-en a patient for nearly ten years. He was about 46 years old.
Mr. Heel.n-'r was the son of the late Isaac Heebner. He was born and spent most of Ills life In l.-insd.-ile He Is survived by one hvnth'r. Cli.",rles Heehner, who Is bell,-ved to live In Oregon allhnugli he lias not been heard from for .a number c-f years. The furn^ral services were Wiil c n Mon¬ dny.
j Dalmation Show at WIssaliiekon Farms
i -A large iiUniber of entries of pedi¬ gree dogs is e.xpei'led at the forthcom-
' ing   sepclalty   show   of   tlve   lialiiia,'.1'on
i Cluh of America, scheduled to be- held
' at AVlssahickon Farms on Seplember lOtli. One of the prime movers of  the
' event  will   he  Alls.   Pallia  Orr,  ot  the
' Tiilou   Kennels,   Hulbui'O.
Pc l.ei-t GleiicUnnlii'.,', Jr.. of Chestnut ' ham. are being eongra.tulaled on tlio HIII. heads the membership committee hii-th of a daughtei'. fllaclys, in thp which includes: A'lse.ount Krlc '1" ,\hington Memorial Hospital. Spoelhercli. former Belgian -ivar pilot;, ccongratulalions are being received l'l. Burke AVilford of Merion. bead of' hy Mr. and Atra. 11. S. ;i>anz. AVnr- the Pennsylvania Aircraft      Syndicate  n,histei', on  the birth of a dniighler.
'wilh which Mr. Thumaa is associ.ited; jf|.^ Siu'iih AVatson Is eiif/laining I'aul Landell, of Ovcrbrook who pilots ,„,,. p,,,n,, pieces. Misses Florence and a  seaplane   for .sporL  and   Mr.   Saltus.  j..|p.,p„,. -w-.Ttsuii,  of Xewtown.
other memliera ot the m-ganlzing: -^j,. „„,] \\y^, Chn.rles Alontelth. of group are: J. Heron Croaman 3d. of;, ,|.,,j^,jp|.(„^^.,, ,.„.j|] pear Horsham, have "The I'lllar.s", Ardmure. aportsman P>- relurned home after a week'a sUiy at lul;   L'aiiiel   M.   Shaeffer,   chairman   of  oppa,, city.
the board uf Transcontinental Air' ,,i,,^ Kinnia Fltzslmmons, of Hl'illo- Transport and chief ot passenger .^^.p,] ;,.i visiting wllh Mr. and Airs, transpurtallon of the Pennsylvania pharlea Russell, uf Havre de Grace, Railruad;   Ala.lur J.   Sydney  Ownes.  uf -^j,, ,--'-|-ll^^
Glenslde cuiiimanclei- of the Twenty-| winiam Barker, resident uf the K. eighth   Division  -Aviatlun  Pennsylvania ^j   ].-   home, Davis Gruve.  enjoyed      a.
.National   Guard;   Donald   AV.       Darby.  ,veek-end   f'l'  to  Capo May  with  re-
jXavul  Resei-vc and  sport,'»nian       P''"t ,iaiive.s.
I who     recntly   mairled   .t'lar.     Hrown      'php  regular  service   of  Ihe      Grace
I Scott, noled horsewoman; fleorge F. Presbyterian Church of Horsham, last Fox. Jr. of "West Illlls Farm," AVesl- .«,|nday night, ivna in cli.a.rgo ot the town; AV. AVallace Kellett head ot Kel-jjjpnlor Chrlatian Kiideivvor society. let Alrcarft; Ilarold F. Pitcairn. head ; The meeting was in the form of a of I'iteairn avialion enterpriaea; <'-"Railroad Meeting" with the topic, "Is T. Ludington, memher of the national i;;,]upatlon worth what it costs?" The organization's board of governors, and miln was scheduled to Iciave "Praise AV. Lawrence Saunders, president of station" at 7.30. reaching "Bible view." the -\cro (lull of Pennsylvania. the Ilrst slop, when John S. Helmbold
.Mc-ml-ers'.lii ill Ihe l'hlla,ld|ihla c.r- |.,mcI frem the IRth chapter of I'ro- ganl'zaticin. Mr. Thomas explained, will verbs. The "iiower hou.se" waa next aiitumatleally make one a member ot i-p-ichc'l. and a praycr servi.-e was nil the aviation country clubs in this held. Mlss .Tane Kennedy and Airs, couiilr.v, of which ihe tlrst to be open- i-^-ank Aletllnger Ihen sang "Lif'-'s fd wa.-c the Long Island Country Club.; Railway to Heaven" «.t the "Refresh- nl ll.icksvUle. L. T. Others iU'O to be es- ment doput." "Observation point" was taldlshod in AVestchester. N. Y., Chic- the next feature. Mhen Mlss Dorolhy ago, Los -Angeles. Buffalo. Boston, St. H,,od, the speaker of the evening, p^vve Louis, M-inneapoiis and other leading a message on "AVisdum or Knowledgo centres throughout the United States, through the Holy Spirit." Fiscusshm Tho Long island club began func-.was next In order at "Testimony tav- tionlng in June, 1020. nnd since that ern, and "Inspiration point". -Aii- llmc llfty-four planes have be«'n sold. nouncements on "Lookout mountain" lo members, according to Mr. Thomas, and the parting signal, the Mi/pah more than were sold for privato llylng, benediction, concluded the service nt throughout  Kngland   during  the  same|ll o'clock. The mei-ting was In    eli.ai'i-'Q
I time, '     _       I of the president,  .Miss Kuth Thoma-s,
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