The Ambler Gazette 19250507

              The ambler Gazette
V )L. XLII-NO. 15
AMBLKR.   PA..   MAV   7,   1925
Si.T.-)   A    N FAR
WMOUTH TOWNSHIP AND COLD POIN]
..A OBITUARV
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I   .MlTH.T'H    I.I.SWOIITH     ll.WVKIN!- I      KuiiPnil    HcrviceK    fo'r    AcUnir    l-ils vvonh   liiiwltinR    of   Ni^nlslown,   were iield   in   the   I'lymoulh    Centre    IJnii^n I mission.        MondJi.y      nfteanoon   ut      2 o'clock.   The   ilpicii-spd.   aced   61   years. :   \.'d    Hiiflilc^ily''    V\**iln«>s( ky    iiifiht    n! [l.siil    wef-k   .'U   hiB   residenre   on   For- ! nance   street.
I     lie   is  ^-llrvive^l   by   his  wife.   M.incy   COUNTY Plymouth   Alumni    Planning    Banquet  E-   liawWnM,   and   two   sons   and   one' tor May 2S—Successful Grange Par ty—Miaa  Markle  Is  Improving—Piy
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ITCMS   OF
1 '>CAL   INIEREST   TO READERS
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mouth Centre Boy in the West,
Mrs. Ilarry Styer, of I'lymoulh Cen¬ tre, vlsiteii her daugliter, llairiet, who Is a siuUeiil at the Wesl (Jhesler State N(-nvuii  woi* >ol,  on  Sunday.
Mr.  and   .Mrs    Adolph   Vogl,   of  I'ly- uuth Centre, unterlaineU Ibeir iiume- d«..te family  on  Sunday,
ti. Clayton Hex und fnniily, ot .Maplf Can, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs.  Helen  Hamel,  t'lynioulh Ke.x.
Mrs. John Bowan, Harmonville, is reported  on the  sick  list ¦ ¦ -'"
Mrs. J. M. Berkhimer, Huriuonville, wus a caller at the home |il Mrs. Lemuel RodebauBli, of Plyniouth Cen¬ tre, on Sunday. .Mrs. Hodebaugh has i.<overcd from her illness, but is still annoyed with a bron<hiiil roush.
.Mr.   and   Mrs.   Walter   Mghlkep, Norrisiown,   were   guests   of   Mr. Mns.   Harvey  Rex,   of   Plymouth   Cen¬ tre, > n Sunday. *
.^l w. .Maggie Rhoads has returned to her home in Plymouth Centre after a few days' visit with Mrs. Anne Moyer, ot   1 11.ladelphla.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Yetter and daUKhler and Mr. and Mrs. An-ls Wll- linKnaiii. of Norristown. were enter¬ tained ut the home of Mr .and Mrs. Ka.vmond Marple, of Plyaiiouth Centre, on  Sunday
.lohn Conrad, Mf Plymoulh Centre, spent the week-end" with relatives Ifa Geo. •¦elown,   Del.
Tho Senior Alumni of the Plyniouth CotisoiitiiiiPd schools .are plan.nlnK lo huld their annual bamiuet on Saturday evening-, Jlay 23. .\ dinner to be serv¬ eu al the Cold Point Urange hall and an selective inngrani following are a part ol' the plans. .A numl>er of the meinbers are piyparing a play for en¬ tertainment also. Those at a distance who will attend should' immediately coniinniiic.in- with. Mrs. l.ydia i-'reas or Mrs. Helen Hamel, both of Nor¬ ristown,   K.   1'.   4.
Anthony llindenberger, Plyniouth Centre, visited iVliUives in Shamokin during  the   week-end.
The Sewing Circle |>)f thc Cold Point (iiange will meet next Wednesday af¬ ternoon at the homo of Mrs. (Miarles Hoser,   Plymoutli   Centre.
Milton     Marjilp.     Plyinouth     Centre,
daughter,
daughte<i\ ,
'IMie inteiment followed the service!' at    Riverside   cemetery,    Norrisiown.
.MI{S. liMll.> I'.KKKllliMKK A large number nf relatives and frieiuls atlended tlie funeral service,-? held at lhe Cold Pomt Haplist cljurcli 'i'uesday afternoon for the late lOniily, wife ol .lesse Iierkhimer of .Maiiheiiu, I'a. l)pceai-cd passed away ut her home on   SaliiiMho-'   ug^d   ti:i   years.
Born in .Marble ilall to llie lale -Mv. and Mrs. Saniuel I'isher, she lived tlie early pari of her life in that vicinity "and nuuried Mr. Berkhimer. who then resided near .Narcissa. Slip wa,s one of tw« children, and her brothe-r, Saniuel, of Blue Hell, survives her.
Afler her marriage she lived In fann m Narci.ssa and later moved .\nibler,   wiier^   her
ORGANIZATION TERTAINED
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to husband entered employ ot Keasby and .Mallison. Co Leaving Ambler, lhey moved ubout 12 vears ago lo .Manheiin, where she  passeil   her   reinaining   days.
1 l.psides her husliand tliere s'lrvivc her four sons: W.-rien and .Iesse. .lr.. of .Manheiin: -Vrinon. of l-'hiladelph.u. and .Iohn. of Centre Square. A daugh¬ ter.   -Mildred   also   lives   in   .Manheiin.
i     The bodv was brought lo Cole   Poinl
church on Tuesday, whe^e she h. 1 fo: a long time been an active niember. Internieni   followed     llie   funer.il     spi-
I vices Ihere in lhe adjoining; ceiiiPlci'.v, M.VRY BRONC. Marv, widow of Williani Brong, of .Noiris't.iwn, a former resident of Lans¬ dale, died on Kriday in the Montgoni- eo-y hospital, foUowing a* stroke of apoplexv.     She   was   litt   years   ol   age,
1 Kive children, Reuben, of Green slreei, Lansdale; Harry, of Norristown-, Hail¬ ing, of West Point; Laura, of N ir- ristown   ,and  Hannah,   of  Philadelphia,
! survive. George Lutz, of Shearei street, Norlh Wales, is a brother. Puneral   services   were   heJd   Tuesday
' afternoon ti-tnn the home of her soii, Reuben, 322 Green street. Lansdale, Tuesday ailernoon. Intennent was in lhp   Lansdale  cemetery,
I .MRS.   A.MICV   h'KLL.
I      Services   for   Mrs.    Amey    l''ell,    wife
'. n( .-Vrthur i^ell,  were  held  .Monday  at-
' lernoon at 2 o'clock from her late residence in  Horshani.    Deceased pass
Fiiijs    Reported   for   the    Month—Will
Request    Suction    Hose    Outlets    on
Bridges—Plans  Discussed for August
Outing.
The Alay meeling of thc .Monlgoni¬ ery County Kiiemen's Association was liflil <iii Saturday evening in St. Janies churcli, Che'ltenham, as guest iof the Chplteiihain Hook and Ladder com¬ pany. President Muldrew called the meeling lo order. Mr. O'Neill, presi¬ dent of llie Clieltenhani b'ire company, extended a hearty  welcome,
l-ortv-two ..niipanics nsponded K lhe roil call . iloy Sperry and Benja¬ min P. Hly wure elected individual members. The ollicers had no report, except 'I'rcasuier Kleck. wliii reported a balance on hand ot .¦tri02,!i2 and re¬ lief assoeiaiion   balance.  $2,136.7!).
Chief Kire .Marshll Cresson reported llie  lollowing  for the  inonth  ot  .-Vpril :
.Number ot lires. 12, as follows : Kield lires, tx; woods and nui^ery, 1; chicken hoiLse. 1; hay rack, 1: bun¬ galow ,1; brl<-k fliundiy, 1; laige trees. I. Cause of lires: Huriiiii-4 brush, li; unknown ,2; sparks from loco'ino- tive, 1; overheated l>iooder slove, 1: burning rubbish, 1. and overhpaled oper, i. Loss, $."i7T.">. insurance. $13,- l,('0. Property endangered. $104.2rifl llose used. KiuO feel. Chemical used, 27') gallons.
'I'he li-ustees reported they I'dlect- ed interest ij'n Libert.V bonds anioimtr ing to iil. and have sold the bonds, realizing $S2S.n. Both of these amounls have been handed lo the as¬ sociation.
'I'he liy-laws committee requesied an increase of tvvo menibers lo tiieir coiiiniiltee,  nnd  It was granted,
'I'he liamiuel e.ininiittee gave a re¬ port and handed a che»k of a ni<-p ainount   to   the   association
PROSPECTVILLE 1
Th6s^   -.vlio   attend   si-hool   evei'y   day during   llie   month   of   .Vpril   In   Pros- peiitVille   Grammar     room   are     Mabel i Tia^er,   Louella   -Mullin,   Jennie   -Muli.n, i Caroline   .Mullin,   Ruly   Wilber,    Km Iy [ Worthin^-ion,   t'liester   K.alz,   teacher, .Mrs   .Laura   -Marklev.
Joseph   .\lausl   and   family,  ot   W'hite- niar-sh,  spent   Sunda.v   al   the  liome  ofj -Mr. and   .Mrs.   Krank   .Anderson.
Next   Sunday  regular  preaching ser- j vices will be held. .Sunday schuol ,-a 10 a.   m.   Peaching    by    the   pastor   at   11 | a.   m.   Toijic,    '-ICome",    and   -Mo;lier'.s <lay, will   be   observed   in   tlie   evening when special services will be observeil,
ftonald Weatherb.v and son liunald, ; 1)1' Wesl I'liiladelphji., visited at thei home ol .Mr. and Mrs. Saniuel GouaK I on. Stiiiilay. 1
.Mj-. .\h tthia.s Landt has purchased; a   Kord   sedan.
Ijtsl   Krida.v   the   Horsham   township school  held   one  sessiiin. as  the  tench- ers'   nieeting     wus   held      in   Korsham , school  house.
¦Williani L.vnch lost a horse lasl iweek. The animal dioked on c/ats while, ealing.
Alfred Moore spent Wednesday in ; iPhiUiileli'hia with -Mr. amV Mrs. Au-' gust   .Shelly.
Hany Christy, of Philadeliihia, sppiil ' Sunday  visiting-  in   Prospectville.
Sevei al people from this vicinity at¬ tended llie fimeral of .Mrs. -Mabel I l)aveii|,<ii I at Willow on 'I'uesday ufternoon. .Mrs. Uaiivenpoit was for- 'mei'ly from this place. I Mr. and .Mr.-* (ieorge I.N'iblock, of lAinblei-. visited relatives in this coni- ,inunii.v on  .Sunduy;
Mr. -Norman Kjul/.. and family ol l^hall'ont entertained liis Iirolher,''Ku- gene   Ivi-atz   ami   family   on   .Sunday.
Prosppclville Sund.iy school are re¬ hearsing  for   Children's   day  exercises.
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YEAR   CELEBRATED  IN   PHIL¬ ADELPHIA
MISCELLANEOUS     ITEMS I TEREST,
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Mr.   Kdgar      Ititter     and   family 'KUShlimd,   were  the  guents  of  -Mr. Mrs.  Hany 'Weikle  on  Sunday. I     Mr.   .-liul   -Mi-s.    lOdw.iril    I-!<icIiiipi |tenO(.il  IliP  funeral  of -Mrs.  Arthuv ut  Hoi-sliam  on   -Monday  afternoon. !     i\^r. and  Mrs.   Wm.  Gert   ot  Tacony. jvaij-e'l  .Mr.  ,-ind  .Mis,  l-'rank   Yingst  on Suiilay evening. „|     Hlaiik    .Viider.sim    was    on    Ihe    sic3< bai- l"Bt*Jast   week
X;''Ru»«^f'Nm^auer'\!V\^d;;;Vm;.:  ed awav- on  Kriday, following a linger-
Mr. ;i,nd  Mrs.   Harry  Bergan. Frank-1 ing  illness of -several ye:i.rs. ford   were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. I      Kor  nearly   live   years   .Vis.   1-ell   has Har^-v   Holsington,   of   Plymoutli   Cen-1 lived    in    Horsham    l"'V""?"''«"'.'*L''' trtr   Sund-iy 1 Havis Grove, and  latterly  in  Horsham
"iTnt   Gia.v,^ fJiir^-^eSO:' ffi'eigrht- chiw-w., tianiely
essful   social   and   boxlciaya^n,     Mary,     Mai'gaiPt,     Aniiul.e
ance as a result of their elhcienl work 1 A rising A'ote ot thanks vvas pxtoiilpil i and the (-ommiltee is lo be retained.
The secretary was instructed lo send | flowers   to   Har-ry   S<'hiiiuck,  a member - of   lhe   banijUPl   eomniittee.   who   is   11! .ll    Ihe   present   time.
lehairman Hall if Ihe liretlasher coinniillee, reported that he has sev- ; era! requests for tlreflashers and slut- : ed thai in the near fulure they will i be able lo furnish same to tiiose wlio' deserve them.
11   was   decided   tliat  the  association l:iK'p   Ull   with   tile   slate   higlnvay   de-i parliiip.nl    lhe   iiUesiioii    "t    i,;,i.iiiu    ii¬ all   bridges an  outlel  suiiaiili-   loi   i
Ml', and .Mrs. l-'rank Henry Mr. und Mil's. .lamps Henry, .Mr. Harry Jan.soii. Lewis .laiison. Dr. K. W. Bowman vislte'l Ml-, ami .Vlrs, -Vlfred .Moore on ¦'¦Sunday
.Mrs Will. Giiigsi visited Mrs. Waller Spr;oii>-f- on  Kriday.
Ild   Mrs.   George   Carr   and   son
of   -Ml.   .-Viry.   and   Mr.   Karnest
11,  of   W^ndmooir   spent'   Sunduy
Mr.  ami   .Mrs,   George   Toome.v.
is lepoiled  Ihat  bus  line  between
ni and  Glenside will be resumed
Uga)- I'uture.
Wilieri e^'tgEs   Vjll  give, a  play
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-H«^rtet
Very   succi party   Saim-day   evening at   the Grange, hall   in   Plymoutli   Centre:     -VIoiv   than 50   enjoyed   the   affair, and   a   sum   of; J25  wiLs  realized  lYoni   tlie  sale  ot  the boxes
Mi-ss Mae Markle, Harmonville, who Is still quile ill in the Montgomery hospital, Noi-rist>)wn, is said lo be lomewhat   betler.
Miss Mildred Beck. Harmo,nvUle, passed her spventh birihday on Tuen« day.
Miss Sue i:arn, Harmonville. is now recuppra.ting rapidly and Is able lo be out of  bed.
Lewis liodeliaugh, vvho is resiijing in OiOiland, Calif., h.is added jconsiderable acreage to his ranch in the wesl. and. according to his letters, has planted a hU'ge number - 'f plum, aiiricot. i-herry and other fruit trees thereon. Mr. Rodebaugh is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Rodebaugh. of Plymouth Cen¬ tre,
Mr.  and   -Mrs.   Kugene   Lightkep   a,nd
I leleu and .Amos.
KoUowing   the   funeral   services   -Vion day, the  remains  were  interifd   in  the Hoi-shain   Kriends'   burying  grounds.
ClIAlir-KS   MKIXNKR
The   death   of  Charles   -Vleixner.   lius¬ band   of   Cecelia   Meixner.   of   Gnlario slieet,    Tioga,   oci-mre.d    l-'riday.    from tlte l-esults of wliat was  pronounced strol-t.-   He was aged  71  years.
Deceused   wus   well   known sli.-im   wlici-p he  Sl em   llii¬ iiis  farni     In Philadelphia  he was em¬ ployed  in  the real  estute business.
Deeeased is survived hv his Wife, three  sons and two  daugliters.
InlerniPiil   wa.s     made   privately     on Tiipsilay. KLORKNCK    GILLINIHIAM     MORSE.
The dealh of Mrs. Klorence Morse, nee Gillingham, wife ot Dwight Morse, ».f -MadiBon, .N. J-- is repoiied to have occurred on  Thursday, April 30.
Deepased.    who    resided    in    Orelan.l
the Norristown flre police for the etlicient work at the annual meetling and annual banciuet.
'I'lie   enlotainiiient    committee   were  , instructed   to  obtain   from  the  managei-   A""'*'^    presenl of   Memoriul   park   his   price   tnr   fur-   •^l"""«P-    < attiPrine    Shu'l* nishing   meals   to   the   Hremen   on   theiii-',"'-.   Vera    U.usner.    i-.leanor o<-ca8ion .,if their annual outing in Au¬ gust.
j taine,i .1   ,! II : <la,v   evenillg ' IMiss   (;iad.vs Miss   MaLsie Those
Many Local Workers rarticipate in Exercises at Beiievus-Stratford — President Retires Amidst Honors — Reports of Committees—Junior Day Observed.
Nearly JUOO delegates from all sec' lions of lhe i-ouniiy, including niaii.i from the Ambier e. mununity, altonded the uiinuul nieeting of the -Needleworl< Guild of -Vinerita which opened lasl Thur.sday morning in the Bellevue- Sliatfoi-d, J'hiladelphia. The mceliim this year marked tne 40th unniversary ol Hie founding of Hie orgaiiiz.ition.
.Mrs.   Truiiiun   H.   -Newberry,   nalional
presiileui,    pipsiiled.      Greetings      were
1 tendered   the   delegates   by   Mrs.   E,   W.
. Baird,    presidenl    of    the    Ph.lade.pliia
I bi-ani-h,  and   Mrs,  John   Wood   .Stewui i.
founder   ot   Hit   - irgaiiization.     in   he.
uddtcss,  Mrs.  .Newberry aiiiiuune-cd  hci
lesignulioin   us   presidenl   and    thanlieo
the   members  and   national   ollice. s   foi
Iheir  <-o-opei-aiiou  during   her  term  o,
olflce,   usking   Uiat   lhe   .same   support,
courtesy    and    ihoughtfulness    be    ex-
IpiidPil   to   her  successor.
Reports of the vai. ius (oniiiiiltee- vvere read, following hy Hie electioii oi oftif-ers Wlien the results of the ele<-- . tion vvere announi-ed there was an en¬ thusiastic deiiionsti-atioi< as Mrs. John Pieston's name was read as llic nev. riresident. The iatter, who vvus for nierly -Vlrs. Gr iver Cleveland, liiunKe.. lhe menibers of the organization to. , tiie conlidence lhey placed in he. ui,i usked tor their co-operation in tlic lu lure.
The aftei'noon session was given ove, enlirply to the celebration of the foi ; tieth aiiniversaiy. A feuture of the ; piligrain was Ihe raising of a Ihan,, offering fund, which wus in char:-;e oi -Vliss -Mai-ion S. Bettie who aniiouricpo that Ihe Inaiu-hes all over the counlrv had   suliscilbed  tiil.'iiiti.
In  lhe evening  a reception  was liplil , in   Hie   Rose   Garden   of   lhe   hotel,   Im ; delegates being the guesL-j of the Pliii- adeliihia    branch.
-VIoi-iiiiig and afternoon sessions or j l-'i-iday  were  giveii   over Di  repo.-ls.
SaiuKlay  was ju»iior Uav.    A bcauii- jlul pageant entitled ".Needlework Guild I in    .Ainerica,"    was    Presented    by    in. Juniors    fi-oiii    nearby    points.    Am' lei ; Branch    sending    three    sections,    who gave.the   follovving   ¦;Kruilful   Haves, ;-\head."   May   Pule   Dance,   Boy   Scoin.- ' of   Ameriea   liiill,   l.,-i\vs;    .Mlegiai-e,-   :, I the  'K,ag,    A on n-,, > i-zaiioa   Group.   ^•' .tl.--lijj-i.hurch.  hong.'s, "x
flor dinner dance on Kri in   honor   of   theii-   niece,' Sprouse,   and   her   guiest.' Sander.-^.in,   of   -Abington. i vvere        Mrs.    .lohn    1> Charlol.le : Horner. ] Mabel Worihington, Milton  Kunz,   Bobi Runi.seyi.      lIai-i-l..;on     llening.      Waller! A   vote  of  tlianks  was  extended   thfi""'le,   Wm.    Diehl,    Kdward 111 hosts   for   their   hospitality.     The   ii<?m!I'-u   Leach,     John   l.rf'ar,   and I nieeting   will   be   held   at   Halboro   on In   Hor-i Saturday.   June   li.      The   meptii^g   ad uniniers
.ionriipd at Kl p. m.. after which lunch was sei-ved hy the eiilerlalnnient i-imi iiiiltee of the Cheltenham Hook and Ladder conipany. ably assisted by the ladies' ,au.\iliary. Mrs. Owen Adams president, and the following members- .Mrs Cliffin, Mrs. Krewson. Mrs. Schaircr. Mrs. Horn. M.rs. AYiltnipr. Iilrs. -Monigomery. Mrs. Smilh,- -Vlrs. 'I'iiiiipy and  Mrs   Cornell.
Sprouse.     Refreshments   were
-Mr. and .Mrs. .lohn Distler, Mr. and .Vlrs. C. Zabel and Mr. and -Mrs. Adolph Sa.ci-ethti of i'hiladelphia, spent Sun¬ day at' the liome oi Mr. and .Vlrs. Kunz.
Will Simpson and family aixd. Mr. and   All's.   Tiiomas   Clemens,   of   Phila
family,  Plyniouth Centre,  ealled at the     , ^'„,,  i„(m„-v. was verv popular
home of  William Krea.s and faniily, ofi,,^p   village,   and"  her   warm
nd   open
disposition   gained   her   many   friends.
Slie  was  the  daughter  ot the  lale -Mr.
and   Mrs.   Herliert   K.   Gillingham,   and
survived    by   a    sister.    .Mrs.    .Mary-
is
Ohio.
she
She leaves
I Afeyers,   of  Cleveland ! aged  iti   years. ,
1      Besides    her   husband I month-old baby. ^
Intei-ment   followed   the   fnneiial   ser¬ vices,   held   at   her  home,  on  Saturdav 'afternoon   in   West   Laurel   llill  ceme- Itery.
Scout  News
Krnest Schultz vvill be a visitor al the headiiuarters of .Amhler No 2 this ooming Kriday night, .May S, and will give his very excellent talk on t'amp Delnnmt illustrated with the best camp pictures. Mr. Schuliz has l>een camp director for many yeurs, and is a very entertaining speaker. .-Vil friends of the Scouls are invited  to be present.
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Norristown, Sunday.
Mrs. George Roth and :• n. cliarles and family and Miss Mary Roth, all ot Chestnut Hill, were Sunday callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Beck   in   Harmonville.
Mrs. J. Mai'tin Berkhimer, of Har monville, was quite pleased to receive on P'riday, May 1, a numbei- of re¬ membrances in honor of her 70th birthday. With her daughier, Kdna, wh("i resides in Philadelphia, and her husband, Mi-s. Berkhimer quietly en¬ joyed a treat during the evening. Mrs, Berkhimer was formerly Miss Sarah Thonias,  of  Harmonville,
Mr. and Mrs. William Ambler, ac¬ companied hy Miss Leanore Shoe¬ maker, of Conshohocken, motm-ed to Annapolis, -Md., Saturday and there visited during the week-end witli Lieu¬ tenant  and   Mrs   Rnherl   Mitten.
The results of the s<ale of household poods for Mr. Litchfleld, of Plymouth Meeting were very pood. There was a lijrge attendance, and fuir price.s were received on all goods disposed.
Mrs. William DeCalndrey. of Wash- ing1}-in. D. C, has ardved to spend the'summer months with her sister, Mrs. H. C. Hovenden, of Plymouth Meeting.
Ijeonard Beck and family, of Har¬ monville, enjoyed a motor ride on « . » ™ .i _i Sunday and in the evening stopped I Whitemarsh School Tax Reduded at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F'rlel | The tax rate of the school distriei Shannon, Norristown, where they were of Whitemarsh was lowered one mill entertained   t'o  tea.                                            at   the meeting of  the school direciors
Mrs   H.   E.   Baker   has   returned   to   Tueisday   evening   and    was    made    13 Plymouth   Meeting  after  having  spent   mills.     The   peicapita   tax   remains   al a few days with her parents in  Mohn-   $2.    Whitemarsh  township, assessed at ->n $3,328,csri.   is   carrying   a   bonded   In-
Vlrs. H. B. Baker has returned to; debtedne.ss of J50,000 This burden of Plymouth Meeting after having spent a ' indobtedness weighs quite heavily on few di^ys with her parents In Mohn-! the board no (|iubt. but the condi¬ ton, - tion   of   the   treasury,   which   holds   a
The Dieni' 'IS nf the Christian En-i balance ot $19,734.88, as read by the deavor ot  lli-^   Piymouth  U. E.   churcii 1 treasurer   at   Tuesday  evening's   meet-
Mother    Goose's     Garden
Barren  Hill
Days of nur.sery  rliynie
.-u-e   being   recalled   these
Barren   Ilill   Consoliilaled
Coming    tt
lilolphia, visited at Hie home of Ml -Vlrs. Charles Gouak on Sunday. j Walter II.tile and Will- Diehle |pMi( i-tain<*l al the liome of iMr. :-VII-s. wulter .SpronsP. I .'^Pveral people in lliis vie-in,ly jaie   employer       in    1'hiladelphia
and  folk  lore days   in   tiie! sehool     Cos
ippii    vai-einaled. A large nuinlier of people luiilay   and    Sunday   at   the
Colony Club Notice. *"
A    most        delighlful       luiulleull        .ni
card party was held at the home i Mrs. A. C. Landis. on Wednesday, in 29th. Tills wa.s given by the li.'i^i.:'.' i-omniittee, and much pialse Is do Iheni for the splendid manage.ne;. displayed in handling so large a iia tv- 'I'hei-e were present about !»» lacmoe Thomas, i ;"V| ".'"""t^' '""' '"'snips being a s, iw.>,o.io.i I'"^'   sucoess   was  a   linam-ial   one   als-
set ved      '^*"   **"y    '"^'   "t   *>'»»   1'-    '"•    ¦¦'   '¦¦¦" party   at   the   lioiiie «,f   Mrs.   Irviii:^   L Smith,    Lindenwold   avenue,   in   cha g, ot the program eomniittee     'i'ickets, Tii cents.    -A  very  special  meeting  will be held  on   May  13lh  al  2.30   p.   iii.   vviu-i. the   new   ullii-crs   vvill   be   installed   ai.i the  annual   reports  of  the   committec will Ije given.
The Junior Colony Club held its an¬ nual business nieeting iust Tuesday evening, the follovving olfict-rw vvei. eiecied :
President. -Miss -M. Gelberl; sei-re- tar.v. .Vliss .\. .VI. Geur; vice presidenl, Miss M. Hopkins, corresponding sec-' retai-.v. Miss J. Compton; treasure:, .Miss H. KishPi-: directors. Jliss II. Weil amd Miss M.  C'raig.
md
w ere and
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spenl Pine
.-Jal Run
tumes  representing "Red  Riding Hood
", icoiinlry   Club     to   view   lhe     airplane
md   "Hov   Blue"    "Marv    Mar-i'    Ouite I "'B'"'^'    A large  numher of people ven-
Comrary,"  etc    are adorning iL wahs i '"''^^     ^he   trip   and     express     great
was   of   the  diffei-cnl   i-o|,ins.     The   childi pm IV.''"'',"^:*''    ^'"'   '*''"""   '""'   ''"""'   ""'"
are    eiithuslastic    over    the    program which    they    a.re   pre-paring   for    the ( vening ot May  8.
i''i-om the starl Ihe sale of tiekels has been unusually large, und the school authorities declare the entei- taiiuiient will be the heat that has lieen '-liven in this section for some time. Tliere are approximately iia (-l)iidren in Hie operetta, and the cos- tunieis indicate there are no chai-HC- lei-s in Mother G; lose Land omitted. Ill addition to the operetta there will be talented musicians present- from Norristown. 'I'he inusic supervisor. -Viiss Mary -McCoy, will sing a soprano solo, and liorothv Wag-ner will rende- la   piano  solo      George   A.   Staib.   nlBte.l
special    invitation    being   extended    to
the  mothers of the Scouls.
It   i.s   expected  that   about   15   of   the
Scoiils   will   attend   the   champioiiishlp   "."'^"<'  ^ ''nke  imd   ice  cream  sale
meet at Haverford Saturday, May  ilth.   'he  .-orridor  of  the s.-hn .1  building
The winners will take a trip to W.ash-
!!--.;li n    lo   c impete    In    the    inter-city
mee,  and  Anibler  is  pinning  hopes  on
its flrst-aid team coniing through.
baritone   soloist,   will   he   on   the   pro- -inm,  and  Walter  .Slough  will  pl.ay  a loi-gram   there
violin   solo.  'After   the
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Ambler High Tennis Amliler High Si-liool's Tennis team has gotten off to a good start this seuaoin despite the greut handicap of having no courts on which to practice. Great cJedit is undoubtedly due the leam, which vvith the inadequate practice secmied in the gymnasium, tra.veled to Abington about a wee.« as.> and defeated that team, four matches to one.
Vineland.  .N. J., and  is owned and w.is operated   by  Captain   Janney.
.-Several     people  from     lhe  neighl'<ir- liooil   attond   Ihe   funeral   of   -Vlrs.   .A Hull-   Kell   en   .Vlonday   al   ilorsham.
.Vlr. and .Vlrs. Charles Willier ai¬ lended the Cumeral of .Vlrs, i / ga.i- l):ivpiipoi-| at Willow Grove lasl Tues¬ dav. Mr. Willler wus mie of the pall- be; uers.
.Mr. and .Vlrs. R. Sjieilman and M": s. .\. Chester and daughier. .Mr. und Mrs. T. Worman, .Vlr. and Mrs. K. Snyder, all of Philadell-hiu spent Sunduy with -Vlr   and  Mrs.   Wm.   Diehl  ut this  plai-e.
.Miss Maisie .Sanderson, of Aiiingion, spent the week-end wilh .Vliss Gladys ' Sprouse.
I Kdwin Korrest. of Tellcrii. siient the vv-ppli-end with his sister, Mrs. Leslie (Jouak.
Miss   Vera   Raisner  speni   the   week end  vWth   .Miss  Cliarlotte   Kunz.
-Vlr. John Sen-ill and wife. -Vlr. iind Mrs.   Edward   Bosmoii  on   Sunday.
.Mrs. Lidia Cufl'e.v- of Amt.ler, spenl .Sunday with ber daughter, Mrs. Wm. Sip lh,  and   family.
.Mis. Baldwin Spence enteitaned the card cluh on l''riday evening al h(-r home, on the Chestnut Ume. Kiglii guests  were  present.
Babylon Road Repairs Await Favor¬ ab.e Advice from County—McClean Road Repairs—Lady Firem"'n Re¬ hearsing Play—Ngta.i^ From Jar-et- *ov»n and  ul'osher,
,William Hiooke, resideni of the K. G. E, home in Davis Grove, siuiii Sun¬ day Willi Walter C. Kble aod fain:Iy, of Philadelphia. -Vli-. Kble i:..lle,i I'jr ;\lr. Brooke in llie early ino. loiig and rt-iujiicd w.th  hini  m the evmnig.
.Mrs. John Kiseniinin, ot Davis Jrov*, is lepoi-ted to he iiiling wiUi a .oucl» of  appendicitis,
.Vlrs. M.irgei-y A. V:in llo;n, oi i'oint l'lc;i:-aiit, -N. J., was the gue.vi oi -Mrs. VVilliam Veuch, Davis Gruve, on Sun¬ ilay. '¦
.Vlr. and .Mrs. Willaid "!'. Wnite, oC -Vle«lia were the Sunday guests ot .Vlr. and Mrs. Sumuel Wiii.;unson, Davis Grove.
-Ml. a'lul .Vlrs. W.iller lieliiie-^s ancl son, Walter and f.imily all of I'hila¬ delphia, and P. A. Sergeant, oi i.ang- huine, siient Sunday al the K. G. hi. home,   DaViS Grove.
The dciiih of -Mrs. K. .Mergi nthaler, ot < liicago, molher of Aii.->. iiuwurd Hubbard, Jr., of I l.illovvell is reporled to huve occurred on Sunduy. She was oD years of age. The remains vvere senl    to    I'hiladplphiu   for   inlerinent.
An enjoyable business and social meeting ot the Kpworth League, of the Jarrettown M. K. church wus held at the home of Jlrs. Kurnest Jones, near Dresher, on Monday evening. Tho young people of the League ;iie ro- hearsing tor u pl;iy Uj be giveii in the near   future.
.Vlr. anil Mrs. VVIiiterglist wlio have been making their home vvith their daugliter, Mrs. -Alfred Gerbron, Jar¬ rettown. moved last week to their newly purchased litime in Glenside.
Mrs. Annie Lightkep and. fainily, of Jarrettown, entertuined tho following guests on Sunday last : .Vlr. and Mrs. W"illard Lightkep and son, of Ambler, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph l-Cirk und duugh- ters, of Dresher; Mr. und .Vlrs Kay Smith and daughter, of JaiTPltown; Earnest Willard, of Korl Wiishington. Charles Willard and Joseph llildman left Jarrettown on Thursday morning enrouie tor I.,akeland, Klorida, by au¬ tomobile. .Mi'S. Wniiard will slay some time with relatives and triends In Jai¬ rettown and vicinity, and later join her husband in lhe south. »L,adies' Auxiliary, pf tlie Jaiieliuwn Al. "F BKw'-h/ vVill sc-w .in tiie Isinnday. school   i-'Jini  on   Thursday.
Mrs. Dougherty and family moved froiu the tfinjier Conieal properly, .iai- rettown, to Thos. J. Lane's house, lis Ditesher.
" Rev. and Mrs. Charles Margerum, ot Jarrettown, entertained relatives from New   Jerse.v   on   Sunda>'.
Mrs. L. B. Ijukens enterlained Hie Ladies' Aid society, (of the Jarrettowii JI.   E.  i-iiuich  on   'iiaesda.v  evening.
Miss -Margai'et Long, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday vvith Miss M;irtha Wiley, of Jarrettown,
iliai-le-i    Kulherford.    llallowell.    has had   llis  house wired for electric lights. 'I'he  meeting  of the  Horshani  town¬ ship    boaid    ot   suiiervisors    was    fully atlended   Jlonday  evening  ai)d  rouiiiie business   li;insacted.       Ta.xes     reepiv-^cl in   uireais   amounled   to   $160   plus   $14 fire   ta.x.   .No   word   hiid   been   receivod l^roni   the   counly   conimissioners   with j"i*-i.'ard   III   sh irlng   cost   of resurfacing |B;il-ylon   ro.id.   This   strip   must   there¬ ifore  le  iiegle<-ted   until  their  action  is Ireooi-led.   Slate   aid   for     the   repair   ot I the  Jleeilinghoiise road  known as state -Aid ] onle  .No. S7. is iilso held up. Word 'as   to   the   estimiited   cost   of   $580   for ti-,„.«r.   ye\ -li: s   has   been   received   from Harrisburg,  but  the state  has  yet  not ordered   ils   immediate   repair.    Koad¬ iniasler Cliarles Gouak is  now employ¬ ed  in  the  repiiir of  the  JlcCIean  road- Stone  Is  being tivken   from   tlie  quarry on  the   Pine  Run ti:ict. I     .Vlr.    and   -Mrs.       Harley    Dreisbaugh Ihave resigned  their  position  at  the  K. |<}.   K.   home   after   only   a   few   weeks' jslav   and   have   moved   to   the   home   of a   relative   ne.ir   .Ardmore.
.A I U-I- holding a short business meet¬ ing. iMonday evening, the l.>idies' -Aux¬ iliary of the Horsham Kire conipany employed their time in practising th© play which tliey wili present on Sat¬ urday June ti. in connection with th* strawberry festival to be given liy the Hreinen. 'Phey play is ;i short comedy entitled "The Comical Couniry Cous¬ ins'
Jlr and Mrs. Harvey D. Thompson and daughter, Jlary. visited the form¬ er's inolhe".. -Vlrs. .Vlary Thomiison. in llatloro, Sunday.
George Maust nf Horsham, is im¬ proved.
A   bad   accident       occurrad   on   tho
SPRINGHOUSE
,Slone from the widely known Jlorton riUiLi-iies. now Iieing opei<iited by -A. .i. Jlurphy iuid Son, of Gwynedd Valley. is being usei) to resurfui-e the drivo- ¦-vays on the Rieger property. The to¬ tiil length of the opeiv-ition is 1400 feel. Mr Jlurphy is supervising Ihe jon of resui-fui-ing and applying Hie oil.
l-^ari Woods entertaiiipd relatives fi-oin Centie Square on Sunday.
Jlrs. Stinebright. of Penllyn, has been Hie guesl of Mr. amd .Mrs. Wal- tei» Bright for the past  week.
Alfred Baldwin lias had the exterioi walls <if his house covered with plas¬ ter.
Herman  Wellon  has  nearly complet¬ ed   the  building  whiih   he   has   erected ' about   his   refreshment   sland   on   th;'j pil;e   below   here   and   intends   to   live i therein  uylin  its  completion.
.lulius   Rempp     and   family     visited; lierbert Bennet  und  faniily ,of Bristol, on  .Sunday.
Shrubbery    is    being    planted    .iboiii [the   .Springhouse   and    Penllyn   schooK by James   R.  Giilin.   landscape  giirden- j er,  of A mbler. '  jl  Easton   highway  at   Davis  G-rove  road
,„ , PENLLYN. in   Hallowell   late   Sundav   night   when
JViUi.am Stines .suffered a light touch I two cars collided head-on. One car of tomsihtis last week, but was out Avhich Kdwin L. Reiter. of .Miquon. was again  on Monday. Idrlving.   had   stopped   at   the   intersec¬
tion  and  Reiter  was  reading the sign.
After visiting during the winter months with their people in Lancaster- thire, Kngland, Mr. and Jlrs. John Kenyon ;ind daughter have returned to
Jlr.   and   .Mrs.   Clarance   Johnson,   of lU'i-^ham, spent the week-end with the   XmeVica.     Karly   la-st   week   they   ar- Cheltenhain    with   a   muei,   stromre, ;'"'"'''^  parents,  Mr  .iind  -Mrs.  Haivey j rived   in   Boston   And   bent   their  step., team    vvas  defeaod   three   matches   t.  '^'"""^^- ^        .     ¦ ,.'      inimedlately to this village, where they
two oereaiou   mree   matches   t.. |     ,^,,,    j^^j   jj,.,.    j,'rank   Yingst  visited ; have  since  been  staying   at  the   hojiie
The   results. n,re   as   follows:      First I""   '^% ^"""T "'  ^^''  ''"''   ^^""  R""^''i «£  a":-.'""l.^rs.  Robert  Kenyon.     Jlr singles.  Hippie defeated VonScJdenack i^^^'-^J   on   Sunda.v.
6-4, 6-3.   .Second singles. Diver defeat- I     '-''^t'^'' ^mgsl   who oar  ..cc. oo,.....h|- ed  Dick,   6-4,   4-6,  6-3.     Third   singles i'¦¦   l"«'tlon,    in
land   Mrs.   Kenyon   first   came   to   this has heen holding , country l.a.st year .and  remained about
Phlladeiphia,    is   novv
attended   the  rally  at  the Oulph   Biip-jmg,   is   good,   and   the   directors   feel j R. E.  Pixton  won over BIssall,  0-7,  4-6. j w"''*'"B on his  f.ather s  farm  hero
tist   church   on   Monday   evening.     On , ablv  tu  meet  the  obligations  for  next 18-6      Fourth   singles   R.   S.   Paton   lost
Sunday   Rev.- J.   B.   Crowell,   conduct-   year   with   the  above   decrease   in   the; to   Biitdorf,    1-fi,   5-7.      First   douliles
ed   the  servltes  at  the  church  during! tax   rate.     "Very   llttlo   other   business | Lindelow   and    Diver,   defeated   Sach-
the  absence of the pastor who   is  at-! of importance was brought firth.    Tvvo|enniier and pai-tner, 7-5,  6-2.
tending  the _ United   Ehrangellcal   o>in-I teachers were chosen to flll prospective i     The  foUowei-s   of   tennis   at   ,A.mhler
Eux-Mont Union Coming to Mt. Pleas¬ ant   Baptist  ChurOh,  Ambler The Bux-Mont  Uniicm  comprises  the
six or eight months. They then re¬ tui'ned to England, but labor condi¬ tions and food prices lu-e tar more un¬ balanced there than here, and cur liv-
W. JI. Mitchell, of Clementon N. J., driver of the approaching car. i-laims to have heen blinded by the other's headlights lost control of his car. The crash followed and the c.-irs were hadly wi-ecked. Neither man was ser¬ iously   hurt.
The weekly meeting of the Girt .Scouts of Horshani hns been changed from Jlonday to Tuesday evening, when they -will meet hereafter in the Horsham   hall.
Eugene  I.*ntz,  who   was  struck  and
ference at Reading. The attendance at Su'hday school was good, 158 be¬ ing present. It wns announced that a meeting of the Ladles' Bible class will be held Tuesday evening at the homo of Mrs. Howard Smith, In Harmon¬ ville.
vacancies,  one of which will  occur at
Fort Washington, Hill.
Dollie and Elizabeth, of Plymouth Meeting, were at Bayside. N. j., over the week-end.
Mrs. John Ooleman. of Cold Pomt, is very ill at the Rlverwlew hospital! 'f.ut a steady improvement In her con¬ dition is reported after the recent oiiei-ation.
Reba Boice, Cold Point, underwent a.n oi.-oratlon for appendiitis reoently and  ie  said  to be doing nlaely.
high   are   anxiously   anticipating the  other at  Barre., : preparation of two courts  on the ath-; „;  t„e  „„,„„  ^,„  ^.e  Jieid   In the Mt. l,Ji«.,  fl^'„^  .K        Zf^ '^inrtoA It  is^pi^.nsant  Baptist Church,  Spring Gar- hoped  to  use  them   before  the  end   o,   ^g„ street and  Forest avenue. Ambler,
I next Monday, the j     rpi,^  afternoon   session   will   ojien   ai ine 1 ; 30.    There will be an address by Prof. E. B.  Pollard, Ph. D., of Crozer Theo
CnonU»<<«d on pava
the season.
Ambler High school has entered tennis   team   in   a   tournament   of suburb.aw   schools   to   be Cyi'wvd and 13.
schools Country
to Cluh
held .Tune
at 11,
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Sunday   School   Rally A   program   will   lie   presented   this .Thursday  ev^iilng at  8  o'clock   in   the jT-s.   I'-'iank   l^^edom   and_ djiughters, ] Reformed  chmch  at  Fort  Washington
for all the Sunday schails of the Am¬ hler district. The orchestra of the lo¬ cal  Methodist  church will  be present.
Rev.  J.   C    Barrett,  of  Conshoho.cken, Students Visit Gas Plant
and Rev.  Piere Warner and  Dr.  O.  C.       Sejil.irs   and   other   members   of   the Hlffiiieii',   of   l^ittatown,   will    be   the | chemistry    class     at     Hatboro    H4gh speakers.    Everybody Interested in  the i School enjoyied a  trtp Thurday after- .=iu/nday   school  "work   is   urged   to   be  noon to the plant of the Phlla. Ruhur-
Kenyon and daughter. Their guests were Mr. and Mrs. F)ied. Fruls .ana family, of Marcus Hook: Jfr. and Mrs. Thomas Greenwood, of Chester, .and Mr. and Mrs. John Mooi'e, of Philadel¬ phia.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brinton Coxi logical seminary. A denuinstration of i retu-jning last -w-eek from an extended work with Juniors will be giveji by, tour of the Kuropean continent, have Mlss Meme Brockway. general dinecfoi j come   immediately   to   their   summer
ing conditions are much more appeal- -seriously injiued by an automobile two ing. - I weeks ago. h.as reiurned from the Ab-
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kenyon, of thls|ingt<m   hospital  to  his   home  in   Hora-
Jlr.  l.«ntz  is  not  thought out  of d.anger as yet  because ot an  injury  of
,     I Baptist Churches in Bucks and Mom-   place, on  Saturdav  and  Sundav enter-!ham ^"*'   pomery  counties.     The  spring meeting i tained  in honor of  Jlr. and Mrs.  John!
present.
—The Lederer Silk Company, of Now York city, 'will open a ploJit In PottBtown.
ban Gas and EJlectrIc Comp.'uiy at Oroland. Three nutomobllefl oonveyeil tho partv whieh w.as In charge of Mr I.afTerty. teocKier of chemistry at the, school.
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of   children's   work   for   the   America i llaptist Publication society.
Tho evening session will begin at 7.30. The program -will consist of devotions, speclal music, awarding of banner, and an address : "What Do Our Heetaeas 'SJoung People "Want ?" by Hav, 'Wnx. E3 Chalmers, D. D.. Eidu-
y.oatlotaal   Secretary   of   the   -Ajnerican
(  UnPtlfct Publication society.
w^k  V-*. - t	
home at  Penllyn
There Is an ever increasing Interest in the Sunday school wmrlt here eveiTi Sunday. New scholars have been re¬ ceived every week and the membership is rtow above 40. Every week there Is nearly a perfoct perceintxige of at¬ tendance. The achool in now prac¬ tising music for children's dai and priogii   1  is quite marked. i
the head. He is :ible to be about, ho.'«- ever. ami he has every promise of covery.
¦\Varrou Starkey, Horsham, sr ;'t Sunday at the home of his son, Lev if» St.arkey, nnd family  of  iiatboro.
The pi-ellminary contest for the l'r¬ sinus declamation was held at th» Horsham publlo school on Thursda / afternoon. Wilmer Smith was chosen sa the first contestant, with Elvin Chanken as alternate. The ontestanto relted "Sheildan's Ride." The other contestants ¦(\-ere Mai-y Btn-khardt and Earl Yoder. The judges were Mrs. P. P. Gheen, Mrs. C. A. Schlachter and MiSF   Hann»>^   M.  Comly.
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