The Ambler Gazette 19010808

              the ambler gazette vol xix.-no 35 amiilkk pa august h 11m>1 si 25 a year norristown letter weekly review of recent happenings by old friend e the allklitlr c»l>le - klu-trlc nr ami the liev«-l«|iinpiit or hwffstowl - tiirf li.mitli of amim i hiyrr fl<"«n«l 1>y mi o1<1 trick ifoniitown i'a anjj 8 1901 i can remember well when the first atlantic cable was stretched across the ocean anil king jsidci ami qlleot vic toria exchanged congratulations on the suvucjssifui completion of the wonderful undertaking it wns hen the sen knglnml poet wrote xftotiloiielrbiy of trinity , ye boikyihomiantrod l>?an breath to the white hpikii wa nml heir thevoico of qoqi * that was in be ante-bellum dan and james was our pennslyvania presi tlent the one who banded over the american empire to the lincoln of 1 i t > erty and history now om«'s the word from paril that viiulx tin aeronaut will attempt to croh the mediterranean in a balloon about the middle of this month this information is received with nil the hanj froid with which we received the announcement in 1856 tint cyrus w field bad gone to london to organize thf atlantic telegraph company to car rv the line aeon the ocean and himself subscribed for ono-fourth the whole capital of tin company they made an attempt in 1867 ami another in 1s5h anil both failed hut in august 1858 it was on the ith when the intelligence arrived of the successful laying 01 the submarine cable was spread throughout the united stales that our steamer niagara and the polish vessel aga memnon had performed the wonderful work and at 10 o'clock p.m the xorris town hells announced to ostheachieve ment of the greatest event of the age on monday aug 16 1858 — the queen's message by cable to the president bon tires illumined the sky and the popula tion shouted with joy that cable worked only a few weeks however and then became silent many lost faith seven years passed away a great war engrossed the atten tion of the states the effort was re newed in 18is and again in iwili when it proved a permanent success it was laid by the great eastern the monarch of the deep thus after 12 years of in cessant labor never losing courage or faith crossing the ocean oo times to do it cyrus w field pronounced his niis sion fulfilled congress voted him a gold medal and john bright pronounced him the columbus of modern times who by his cable had moved the new world along side the old " hence t do not r"ad of the propose 1 attempt of comte de la yaulx to fly across the m*it sea wii , lor i believe h rh succeed if he should fall.i iif machinery give way or som enrnclydon drive hi.n through the relentless winds into the abyss below he will demon strate what can be done and will be done by perseverance in the naviga tion of the air with all the safety and chanceb of ships at sea it has been the question of the ages if we can build dams like beavers spin ropes like spiders sail through the ocean like whales why can we not navi gate the air like birds one thing is certain for it stands de monstrated before our ayes the intro duction of electric oars has given a wonderful impetub to development in norristown just at the present termi nus or turn in the tracks in the bold northern line of the borough territory the large farm formerly owned by isaac roberts afterwards by the late thomas p potts esq and now by mr george f toleinan the new england suburban improvement company has commenced opening all the avenues according to the borough map anil the whole do main of upland commanding a fine view of the surrounding country will be sold oat to purchasers who have been wait < ing veare for this opportunity to secure eligible sites for elegant homes the next upstart i predict will be on sandy hill catching this spirit of improvement with the movements of progress the well known firm of i m ost a company have raised their large dry goods trim mings and carpet store at the corner of main and dekalb streets one story high er and adorned the summit with an ad mirable tower from which the whole business stieet may be viewed and de kalb street seen from the city hall to the bridge it is now the most impos ing business house in the borough and the inside is rich in all that goes to make a perfect store in a county seat even the philadelphia inquirer the most obeisant of the supporters of the last legislature admits that probably more than any of his predecessors gov ernor stone had to encounter the evil known as too much legislation the clobe of the session found him face to face with a stank of bills enough to ap pal even as industrious a worker as hnu w.lf * * * # j-ne 1 legislature was profligate in the matter of bills profligate is a mild euphemism for its real definition ' ' broken down in respect to rectitude principle virtue or decency as given by webster i did not think the inquirer would be so plain as it was on the 29th ult the death of amos k styer at his residence near washington square in whitpain township removes doe of our oldest most modest and retiring citizens he was the sou of john styer a famoui farmer and business man and the first tary of the montgomery mutual file insurance company he held the ottiie fur very many years and was ever faithful to his trust and kind in all his dealings aim was content in bin unassuming way to spend his life upon the faun krom all 1 ever heard of him and 1 knew him all my life he wta a good neigh bur ho was a brother to w augustus btyer farmer formerly of whitpain now of norrutqwa and ul i*wis styer cashier of tli4 ptoyle's bank norristown he was born sept 18 isl'i oti hil father's farm where he livol and died and now in tl enpancy of alfred styer the eldest mr vivintr brother he was an ancle to i i styer of out bar allot mm never married in former fein he took m active art in whlg'republtcan poll liosi i be pafll hot weather was too much for him in his old day his remains will rest t plymouth meeting caught again and by another genteel stranger captain reuben t schall gives a stranger change for a click for 12 the ohi ordered was l\7.r < mit just 19.25 and this too or 	 i the oldest and most familiar tricks known to our business men especially coal dealers storekeepers and liverymen if a norris town working man conies for otoj gro ceries of to hire the rush must accom pany tl 	 ider 01,1 friknp l,nn*<lhle there whs a pretty large attendance t the combined sunday school excur sion to menlo park last thursday rather more went m the afternoon than in the morning it is to be hoped that by august 1002 the i.ansdale schools may have the choice of reaching three other parks by trolley chestnut hill chalfont and zieber's the funeral of mrs alary m.unistead took place at her home here she had died on the previous thursday after a protracted illness she was a native of germany born in december 1836 and coming to america in 1ni>4 she was married tolevi uinstead at barren hill whiteimirsh the latter has lived here about id years com log from new britain township the interment was at chal font cemetery the deceased left a son charles and two daughters marv and bertha — the latter married in philadel phia the next race on the driving track will take place on any 1 a long trench is being dug on broad street from lleebner's shop to hudson alley terra cotta drainage pipes are being placed therein there were about 700 personh in at tendance on the combination sunday school excursion to menlo park on ana 1 the kept going on trolley cars all day and returning from 5 in the after noon till 11 o'clock at night the round trip was only 20 cents j s martin is a new barber here he comes from brooklyn and is a col ored man a c godshall and son harvey have gone on a prolonged western trip as far as spokane washington where his son lincoln resides james ramsey jate of new hope is now the night telegraph operator at lansdale station the baseball game announced for sat urday was with the y m l team of philadelphia . it was won by lansdale by a sco,re of 14 to i the former had a new pitch ei**hamed roscher broad axe i /. /. i e m ji ire jf j i misp lou turner o phila-'elph the jes.t of misggertru.le fellings john l selireshr has harvested the last of his grain ftliir week he has a line field of corn mr and mrs charles k fricka have gone to atlantic city wofft has returned to mrs scott l philadelphia mrs al b hegley is convalescent and on thursday visited at fort wash ington miss marie o'donnell is entertaining her coubin from the city miss maud mccool entertained sev eral frie.nds at the inn last week she is able to be out again frank horn was confined to the house with a sick s]r'll friday but is much improved mrs kva kerper is in very poor health at this writing mr e t price hab placed a night watchman in charge of spotswood he entered upon his duties aug 1 walter h swaincott visited philadel phia thursday taking in the various points of interest your correspondent visited the cream cry at narcissa thursday afternoon and spent a verv profitable afternoon mrs charles fitzgerald has returned to her home here after an extended absence several coachloads of young people from norristown and conshohocken passed through here this week from willow grove park cora wilkey has been spending sever al days with her grandfather daniel sands lottie and laura ilellings are visit ing their grandfather david knipe for a few days at ambler john j martin is cutting his rye alfred reynolds the genial and ac commodating horseshoer at the broad axe shop is doing quite an extensive business in his branch and is able to do the most intricate work he is al ways ready and pleased to respond to the many calls made on him and he appreciates the confidence placed in him 	 maple gleu alfred w beans spent sunday with friends ntar neshaminy miss lizzie maytrott is spending some time with relatives at pittston albert tyson and family visited at samuel tyson's hatboro on sunday mms mabel neiinan of dreshertown is upending some lime with her cousin miss bertha mann mns sallie houpt of norristown visited at chailea h maim h on tues day and wednesday of last week mr and mrs simon hitter ami miss ida of neshaiuiny visited at mr.hain inel's on sunday mr and mis levl tiheppard of prospect ville are upending some time with their daughter mih qhikrlm roberta thmllta the mt'iiilu'ia of the k 4 iii han-ball team desire to express their sincere ap preciation and also thank the people of ambler for the generous support given at the festival recently held wm urban secietary the crops discussed august meeting of the horsham farmers club •»' 	 ~ i'our rro«pert - dhmnmhmi on llii h.im-r fly homo himi iithijc l wiii.hv un>w h mmmfltr-llmmlhig of mm clnl jart-tte the aagnsi meeting of the horsharrl farmers club wn entertained on aug 1 at iliii home of oiarles and ellie m jurrett horsham president isaac mich ener called the meeting to order alxnit •"> o'clock p in and the minutes of the jane meeting july meetings an usual having been omitted ivere read by secretary mannii k gostttner a geneial talk on crops was engaged in by the men all reaming to agree that the wheat in this neighborhood would not make very good hour com it was thought would make a good crop hay lunch of it too old and colored by rains pear was expressed that the potato crop would not tie good for while vines are very luxuriant the potatoes are few and small lames i atkinson does not think there in a prospect of a large crop of apples it was agreed that while eastern farmers had cause for complaint of the frequent rains the western farm its were worse off by far as their corn crop is a complete failure in many cas es it was reported that in some places there were cobs in the corn which bad not a single grain kvery one agreed that the wheat crop should he threshed immediately under domestic economy there was a general talk on the house fiy james q atkinson advises the use of traps outside as well as inside the house and does not like using fly poison or tangle foot ny paper which latter he says no christian would use the ladies did not all agree with this view it wmh ad vised to keep the barn as free as possible from manure as here is the breeding place for hie automobiles and trolley cars by doing away with the use of so1 many horses have been instrumental in ridding the city of many horse rlies which carry germs of disease howard tarrett uses a sprayer on his cows for keeping away the flies and thinks it a great advantage miss goentner said they hud tried painting their cow with a brush dipped in a liquid for < lest royi flies but it was troublesome and afi doing it if she saw a rain coining i put the cow under sheltei so thai would not be washed off several members being absent tl answer to some of the referred questio were deferred until next meeting william j hiillowell in answer to tl question how many horses kconomy to k farm ; suitable , vreatl hfe?t.bu'hcres ana keeps 70 horlb which have been in constant use this season susan h jarrett in answer to the question ja willow grove a bene fit morally and financially to this neighborhood said from a niusic lover's point of view it certainly is a benefit morally as no pleasure could be more elevating and refining than to listen to such fine music in such a beau tiful and well regulated park the amusements for those who care for them are innocent and while perhaps our country people spend more of their money then they would if the park were not so handy yet they might do so in a much more injurious manner that it is a benefit financially to those who wish to take boarders in its neigh borhood and to those who supply the casino with milk vegetables ice etc there can be no question most of the members agreed with this view al though one or two thought work is sometimes neglected in order to attend the concerts especially by the ladies under letters and communications it was reported that congressman wanger had sent a number of bulletins from the experiment station for distribution the club gazette was next read in the absence of the editor elizabeth r wood by e h jarrett contents editorial the romance of a booksel ler dust john's opinion of our club and a plantation xegroe's prayer ' ' under new business it was suggested that a committee be appointed to look up some new features for our club to add to the interest and value of the meetings elizabeth w ely isaac par ry and s h jarrett were named uuder current topics mrs chandler a guest of miss ucnmtner read a very valuable and interesting paper which had been read before tne botanical department of the university of penn sylvania is the subject of unusual food plants the meeting adjourned to meet aug 29 at the home of charles s and tacy paxson upper dublin after a very pleasant social evening the members returned to their homes under the light of the full moon feeling very grateful to their kind host and hostess for an enjoyable time settlement likely dr denckla and the trolley com pany may come to terms cttmttnri inn and irtnitii"iu toraplhi to he tut into ii l l'o««llile ci>nilllliin wurk i'rngrna^ltik i mlilfr — krlpnicit furl iw'oinltik when the f,ehigli valley traction oornpany moved tnti the equity roll with i>i denckla b poetponed till september court it was with the belief that a battlement could be effected be fore the hearing,and this is the impref sion which is now going the rounds and delay therefore is the bwt course to purfae from the rtandpolnt <*{ both ttt kuuawny lu l-»uad*le luumlale people witnessed u runaway on t urd»y alteruoon which wan thaiol jolm sorrill of ureeii tree mr serrill had beeu atopulug iu rout oi kumsukjtfrrv'i carriage im/aw and left the train with two ladies in the carriage atand while he weut in to purrliiwe a uew wagon the hone was tied to a hitchluk font with oue of tlie lines while lookiuk over the assortment of vvogoua a iuum-iiklt uulii j>u.-.-eil the broad atreet crossing at which the hone took fright and aa the lino had been used to tie the horse he had everything his ii wn way when once torn loose he weut up urowt street at a terrific gait aud tried to turn the comer at main ami broad street when he upbet the wagon ton1 the top uk and threw the two occupauu out considerably bruised the horse was raptured and another wtgonieoured to make the journey home l.atiiua»t«rvlue miss hannah k besaou spent a lew dajb last week with dr kenteiu and wife giuipaou grove mils lillie brooke of five i'oiuu ud kinma fallows dl wyuitiu<»>r upeut the weekwitb mr arthur markley . mounts the vibitoro m the village of huuday were mi nellie lkueiei mi keuecea pay uter and mr and mm ieorge l)auueuuwer we i»«uui u r«|*jrl mow mu u uu the tick list an iuviug in ii letter to joseph haywood i'resi ilent wright of the lehlgh valley traction company announces that it is the intention of the company to put the chestnut hill and springhouse torn pike in the best ponible condition in timating that nfkt the tiolley is hnili and the improvcinenth are completed its surface will be eijual to the 01<l york road as the old turnpike company old out to the union traction company several yean ago the road bed ami right of way for n piko has now passed ns whs announced in the gazette last spring into the hands of the lehigh \ alley traction company nnd any prom ise they inny make regarding the road bed they are free to carry out in order to accomplish this the trolley com pany would prefer that the releases be so drawn as to allow trucks on the side of the road leaving the centre for the driving public yet it seems likely that in a few instances they will be compell ed to lay their tracks in the centre it is altogther likely alont isaac ambler's iropertv and that of k h johnson t ambler the cars will run in the ntre of the pike an the agreements re drawn with that provision in ambler the work progresses rapidly an agreement has been reached between george k knight and the trolley com pany for the use of grove street from south main to spring garden which avoids an acute angle turn and the low ground at the lower end of main street the work of grading down the butler avenue hill progresses and already ties and rails are laid through the cut a street is being opened between george euch's and samuel faust's from which r faust will have his entrance a talfling wall will probably lie built long the front of his property l»r ii v mattison and william h his have united in an agreement with p trolley company regarding that part 1 bannockburn avenue'outside the hor h the provisions of which are very iflltar to the borough ordinance grant ig the company th franchise through rubkr ¦ '¦ drovii <- for nwil nth vilrif -¦¦! in ii-k i i,,ttr»i her provisions regard iu the rare ani use of the street the time of running cars disposition of snow etc glenside and around proppectvllle . mr frank gordon of norristown spent sunday with his parents mr and mrs aaron gordon mrs john reading of ambler spent one day last week with mrs thomas p anderson afcs frank worth spent several days uibt week with her mother mrs wil lett of jenkintown mrs r finley is still on the sick list prospectville m k sunday school contemplates going to funk's park wed nesday aug 14 a good time is ex pected especially for the children all are invited mr and mrs evan clymer of olney have returned to their home after spending a week with mr and mrs c 8 reading mr herman ford purchased « new horse one day last week mr calvin fitzgerald and wife and mr alfred crocket of horsham visit ed mrs lavlnia ford on sunday mrs george kern of jarrettown spent sundiiy with miss clara kern the cake and ice cream sale held at the home of mr 8 s ritter was large lv attended and ciuite a sum realized we expect in the near future to have a new toll house in our vicinity mrs silas knight and mrs bella worth visited mrs abrain markley of philadelphia on friday during the electric storm on monday alphies reading was stunned by lightning while fishing mr kman nel stoeker and miss amelia stocker of hub place are spending sev eral days at atlantic city last sunday evening miss kate cox bang a beautiful solo in prospectville m e church entitled pass it on stanley bon of charles cramer met with a verv serious accident last week while his brother was mowing he stepped in front of the mowing ma chine while iu motion his leg was so badly cut that a physician was culled in and on examination of the wound found several pieces of broken bone next sunday morning rev william h t cattell will speak on the subject regeneration in the evening adop tion " saturday will be pay day ut tlm creamery 28 cents per pound will be paid for butter fat delivered during the month of july auioa htyer.who was well known iu this neigh ujrliood died last week his fuueral took place on momlav he wan hit yearn of axe beth jaujek in still unable to work on account of hid eye of whleh the doctor flveb no hopes the wires thieves made a haul of wire at this place ou tuewlay ninhi > ir wednesday morning takiuic the wire from the niackninlth ahop to huttield's tenant home on friday night they btule the loug dutance telephone wires between the cut-off bridgf ut william jean place t the road that leads lu ( old point a party of friends went to mill grove farm on the perkknneu thursday anil hail an enjoyable time the i'lyiuiiiiili kvaiikelka sunday m-hpol will go to c'hthtuui hill park thin week aui poiut will go vhe.fullu.wiut week , ijmjmiei l4i_*i vinituig in -«» at th i '< itiinminv noinproin vl«ltnr — the itlfmfl i.bwii h>tf r tlil tlmriilnv ithi.liall vit ifmtt wp h»vp murp hili or • dr g n whitlaker bpenl htmtlfty last at oonet iflnnd n y mish edylh s lliiiihfn left oti tuesday for a two weeks sojourn at whltenlaind n y mr howard wllion and sliter mis kiiimn wilson were at atlantic city last sunday mr henry si brooke and family con template spending tin coming week al atlantic city mips florence w hare spent thill week and n part nf last with friends at atlantic city mr w w malette left ilencide earlv monday morning for an indefinite tay ut barnegfit h(iy where he is en joying a pleasant fishing jaunt mr and mrs ii allen with tlieir daughter miss margaret allen spent sunday with mr and mrs w !•'. han hen of willow grow pike weldon the seesaw success favoring the two locnl baseball clubs the i'sheiv and the brotherhood seeuah to have spurred them on to further attempt al higher jlory the managers have decided to iriiig them together next saturday on he highland diamond it is needled to say that interest in the boat runs high and a large crowd of friends is looked for by those in nlose touch with the teams the few loiterers happening near ilensiile station last wednesday at noon were treated to iiit an exciting scene mr edward a saylor's spirited horse while standing near the station took fright and started up willow grove avenue in attempting to enter the table yard the wheel caught in the gate post and was wrenched from the axle the horse was captured and safely hous d not however until lie had caused an expense to his owner of at least 2 this is the second runaway in which mr saylor has participated the third annual lawn fete of the usher association scheduled for this thursday evening on the lawn of tilen siile inn promises to be a most delight ful afl'air the boys have conspired to make it their most successful effort and if the weather favors them they will certainly outshine themselves ice cream cakes candies anil various dain ties will be at the public's disposal the lawn will be decorated luxuriously with chinese lanterns if the boys jo not reap a rich harvest a an aid toward their church mater fund it will be most surprising to them numerous iiueries about the glenside country club are heard on all sides since the airing of last week a number of disinterested residents have asked about the stupendous organization which has started to such an exent the i worjd of t,ho town fc tea n i.^flia mnwibfhdfmrh jtmmhphi ous pen-picture of the future rlub house was based on noth into mire stable tnan several young gentlemen's vivid imagina tions those knowing the circumstances realized that nothingjj^angible could really result the di'laaeil public now aware of just how matters stand can do but little more than*cojnpare oilenside's latest scheme in selfj-advertisement to those fallacious castles in spain we sometimes read about 8-mill willow grove .). a moyer intends to carry a line of fresh meats this winter mist marguerite hamilton is employ ed at the telephone exchange at the trolley waiting room howard fisher will give up his posi tion in mover's store and will attend a philadelphia business college mr and mrs thomas pursel are spend ing the summer here again m george w qulgley had the niis iortune recently to lose a pocketbook which contained valuable papers and a railroad ticket j b larselere was recently offered st^oo per acre for his farm near here alphens menefee of horsham expects to move to his new home near ilubikain station this week william gheen agent at our station has moved into one side of p p gheen'a house on church street a very fine tennis court has been laid out at the edenfleld park avenue harding harry has repainted his house henry l kvans has recovered from hie rece'nt illness william kothrock of l'hiladelphia has been spending some ti:ne with arthur steeley miss liule harry has returned home after spending bonie time with friends in west philadelphia tax rate w l s at lilue bell the whitpaiu literary society held a large meeting last saturday evening at the residence of miss marie hoover the meeting was railed to order by the president f clifford bernliard roll call and minutes of th previous meeting were read by the secretary john martin jr the following coni niitteeh weie appointed auditing j w merrill jaiues h horn jr john martin jr ; program w del'refon taine minsek clara miller marie hoover oeorgt davis was chostn editor ami the following wem appointed a lookout committee to et now members misses kate miller gertrude shoemaker emily morris ieorge haag and j w merrill it wan also decided to hold a picnic at plymouth paik on aug 24 the program of the evening followed singing my country wsof thee w l.b j revolutionary history of whitpain 1 h horn jr ; dm i miss h fannie miller marie hoover reading mrs j w merrill j muaic mit clara k martin rwharkl j w men ill and joseph buckman trip to buffalo clifford heinharl ; music tieorge haag reading program for uext meeting eloiing march miss c'lai shook meet ing the i'lohcil to reauemble on satur day aug 17 ut the honv mary shoemaker l)h\v bell ammer borough council ihe former rate levies w1o otfeil ib klre ompntiv rrrpiirliig fur mie subway - trolley mill t«l»p1lotl krnnrhlnen oeilrnl kill paid oradlng iximiin property ambler borough nouncil held its august meeting lasl monday evening ninl was in session just three-quai of an hour presidpnl kramei called the members to order at 8 1 fi with all present clerk mavis read the ininulem of the meeting on july i nnd of the ad journed meeting m july 18 which were approved at read the finance light ami borough im provement committees reported nothing mr knight of the higwhay cob i tee reported the streets cleaned up and the drain gutter along maple itreel thoroughly cleaned owing to inability of the committee to meet the n:k of action of the keystone state telephone company in moving for consideration and the opposition of the burgess to the increase of poles in ambler the cobi mittee bad done nothing with the ' r>hone ordinance mr acnff of the law and order com mittee reported thai borough officer boileau was taken ill on thursday aid that dpmari bpealhoffer was substitu ting no arrests last month mr davis of the building permit committee reported having issued per mits to john rex si1 benton russell 2 watson donat 1;d b johnson l john b martin 81 mr knight of the tire committee submitted a letter from the wlssahickon fire company through g a reimer secretary requesting an annual appro priation of 100 for the company it requires 48 per year to make the engine tests and the remaining 5l would be devoted to incidental expenses and re pairs other fire companies receive sup port from the boroughs and towns regarding the ordinance for the amb ler and jenkintown trolley company the committee stated that the company had not moved in the matter and no thing had been done mi kramer of the railroad crossing committee reported having received an opinion from colonel hoy d of the read ing railway company in which the com pany states thev will do nothing until reift mill road is vacated bv borough ordinance which could be passed con ditionally on the building of the s.nb way the treasurer reported as follows j01 dr july 1 o'asli i>iilant:e 	 s201 m july 2 edw whreholl lirunse 	 5 00 july 1 chas neeni.-in taxes 	 j.xi 00 450 mr craft moved ami mi knigdt sec onded that 100 be donate the wis sahickon fire company in quarterly payments commencing sept 1 and that they test the engines at least once per month passed mr rose stated in this connection that sorne years ago 25 wab appropriated to this company with the understanding that when they need ed more an application was to be made to council mr acuffon behalf of f j crilley presented an ordinance granting the in land traction company franchises over main and spring garden streets the ordinance was referred to the highway committee without being read on motion of mr craft and second bv mr aeufi the solicitor was authoriz ed to draft an ordinance vacating and relaying reitl's mill road mr knight suggested the possibility of benefits ac cruing to the borough in vacating the road and moved that the solicitor in quire into the legal btatus and give his opinion as to the advisability of apply ing for a jury to assess the benefits or damages passed mr acutf introduced a resolution that grove ftreet be opened,843.4 feel south east of u btoneat main street and orange aven uo from main to spring garden ami parallel with bannockburn avenue and that same be placed on the borough plan when the deed of dedication is re ceived fiom george k knight fused mr acurt called the attention of council to the necessity of levying the tax rate at this meeting and advised the passage of an ordinance in this connec tion solicitor fotilke prepared an or dinance and on motion the rate was fix ed at s mills and the ordinance passed unanimously mr knight stated the highway toui mittee had investigated the cut made at the home ot samuel a faust by the grading of butler avenue and said that the damage to the property is consider able me urged that the borough build a retaining wall and grade his property this opinion was soared by mr acull and others mr faust wan present and stated that it would be necessary to move some of the trees and he would not be ready for the borough to com mence the work before oct 16 the highway committee was therefore in structed to report at the next regular meeting and be ready with tin bids mr hlbbitt of tlm keystone state telephone company stated the eompany is peifthttly willing to wait auothei month tlieir purpose is to build the line in opposition to the bell the rates being 40 per eent lessi the company means business and propeee sjoing through the state the following hills wereotdeiedj paid wm murphey v sous minute u>nk 	 » ;; , i lamei ii bolleau naury 	 u uo daniel diiwlin im-i work 	 w ni block lime 	 1 on — hark b kobunlkirger is making improvements to bin pretty homo al colmar a two-story back addition has been built bol air heat has been lntro dmt.i a handsome pia/./.a is heina and the property generally is ig a r«novatiou