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T HE Amble!r Gazette VOL. XITIl-NO. 20 AMBLER. PA.. .JUNJ^^ 10, 1920 S1.75 A YEAR I AND COLD POINT t ITEMS OF 1OCAL INTEREST TO READERS Harmonville Firemen to Hold Block Parljy — Plymouth School Plans Festival — Promotions at Plymouth ; U. E. School — Harmonville and Plymouth Centre. A black iKirly is tlie event lliat is he.rjt,' lx.anned b.v the H:irnionv.lle firemen. At their meeting Kriday evfc^nlnfj the dates of thia ctunlval party were set for Friday and Sat- iirday evenings, June 25 and 26. Com- niillees were appointed and cim.struct- led to start their duties immed ately. : The i>firty will be a carnival In nature, booths ot refreshments, and iiou.se- ho'.d and automobile articles will be auctioned. The liulies' Auxiliary will be (n c-harj?e of the refreshments, the proceeds from which will be allotted to their own treasui y. A special nieellnK of the Uidles' ; Au.xillary, of the Hamionville Fli-e coiiuany, will be held this Tlun-sday evenins to elect commitlees and pre¬ pare Urer share in the carnival work. Mr. and Mrs. I^ewls H. Shepherd and Mr. and Mra. Isaac Shepherd, of llarnionvliie, motored to. Xew Hope on Sunday, where they visited with Aljr. and Mrs. Walter Re.\. Mi.s.s Edna Berkhimer. Philadel¬ plhia. spent the weeU-end at her Pi\rental home in Harmonville. JMrs. Warren Gelsintrer, of Hwmon- ville, is reported on the sick list. Mrs. GeorKe Binkley and Mrs. Ijeonard Culver, of Wis.sahickon, weire week-end guests of Mr. anid Mrs. Joaejih -Markle and family, of Har¬ monville. Mlt and .Mis. LeoniUrd Beck amt dauf;hter. .Mildred, of Harmonville. visled .Mr. and Jlrs. Kriel Shannon, of Nonrlstown on Sunday and enjoyed vvith them a delighlful niotor ride through the Kulpsville, Souderton and I., nsdiiile sections. Ilymouth C'onsolMated school at Plymouth Meeting, will be the scene of a strawberry festival this Saturday from 7 until S p. ni.. when the teach- lers .and jiaients of the scliolars will serve berries and ice cream for the benefit of the school fund. Mr. .and Mrs. Oeorge Wolff, of AVil¬ Uamsport, ae vLsltng witii the for¬ mer's auTit, Mr.s. Anne F. Ambler, of Pl.vmouth Meeting. Next Sunday is ch .Idren's day at the Plymoutli Meeting U. E. church. Sunday .school is called at 9.45 in the( momhing. and ne.xt Sunday promotions from the priiiiiU'.v room will taker place. Rev. 1). -A.. DraiK^r. pastor, will preach at the niornlnf service, called at 11 o'clocTi. K. Ll C. K. will meet at 7.45 will comprise a children's day program hy llie Sunday school. Mid¬ week la-ayer serv;'ce In the church Wednesday at 8 p. m. Junior K. E. C. J5.. Saturday afternoon, at 2.45 In the ehuroh. iMst Sundiiy presiding Elder, Rev. E. S. Woodrnrg; of Allentown, conducted the ordinance communion, at the morning .'Service and delivered a vex-y fine .sermon. Rev. Mr. Draper returned to the pulpit Sunday even¬ ing and jil.so administered communion His semion was hKghly received. Mi-s. H. O.sc.nr Young, Plymouth Meetinfr. is serving on the petit Jury Ihis week. * Mraifl Mary Maconachy, of Ply- moFUlh Aleeting, is reix)rted to tie convalesolnp at the Rlvp'-i'ipw hos¬ pitiil after her sudden decL'pe recent¬ ly. A. P. Crolius of Plymouth Meeting, successfully underwent an oiieration for the removal of his appendix at ,i, I'hiladelphia hospital last week and was .able to return home .Sunday. His recovery has been very rapid. The school tax rate set by tho dir¬ ectors of the WTiitemarsh school dis¬ trict at the'r June meeting last week IS 13 mills, the same as last year. An addition has been m.ade to the per oapita lax. however, and the rate Is now $3. F. R. Fi-ank was selected from among a number of applications for the iX)sillon as principal of the Fort Washington school. Mr. Frank is from New Jerney. Mlss Stella Bakjei'', of Meehanicsburg, has been elected to fdl the vacancy in the primary de¬ jiartment at Barren Hill. Miss Idella t}<KishalI Is also elected for a position , as extra at Barren Hill, A strawberry festival is being planned by tha ladies' of the Ply¬ mouth Meeting U. E. church which ¦will be held on the church lot on Sat¬ urday e\i6ning. June lti. A iSght lunch is to be served with the berries and cream. Josiaih Freas. of Plymouth Centre, la ill in bed with bonchltls. Howaid) Noblett. Plymouth Centre, is making veji^r slow progress since his recent relapse, and Is unable to be out of,bed. John Remy. of Philadelphi.a. called on Mrs. Mary Fisher, of Plymouth. C'entie. on Sunday. Mrs. Edwai-d Gerhart. of Norris¬ town. w^l^ the guest of airs. Eugena Ijightkep, of Plymouth Centre, Sun¬ diiy. Mrs. Alber AA'ernle. of Plyniouth Heights, ia attending the convention of 'he Order of the Eastern Star at Reading'. Mr. and Mrs. ¦miliam "Wolff, of (lermant(.\vn, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. GeoiBe Bailey, of Cold Point, on Sunday. I ' FriinJc Gormley, of Cold Point, eu- 1 tertained friends from the city on r .Sunday. Rev. Frank Holmes, pastor of the old. Point Baptist church, addressed the parent-teachers' associ.ation at Bai-ren Hill, Monklay evening upon the "Value of Books." The annual strawlierrj" festival of Cold Point Grange, No. 606. will be held in conjunction with a flower show en .-.i.turday evening. June 19. Supper will be seiTred from 5 to 8. A special dish of good, old fashioned shoirt cake will be a p.ort of the treat. M'r. and Mrs. Hiram Goshen, of Ger¬ mantown, called on Mr. and Mrs. Uoyd Yerkes, of Cold Point. Saturrlay evening. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Austerben-y. of Plymouth Centre, entertained a num¬ ber of friends one evening last week in honor of the former's birthday. 'SPIRIT OP fHE INSURANCE RAIES INIREAL KIWANIS DISCUSSED AT MEETING COMMISSIONERS OF, INFLUENCE AND FELLOWSHIP I FELT AT AMBLER MEETING AILER FIRE iTHE CHAUTAUOUA UPPER DUBLIN AND BUG suspected: OPENS IN AMBLER "AM TOPSHIPS Lowering Should Fiesult—Plymouth [Greetings from Local Delegates—"Zero Reported to Council Meeting—Streel BOROUGH AUTHORITIES WATCH WILL CONTINUE ITS PROGRAMS FOR GUILTY PARTIES FOR FIVE DAYS Fire Company Now Operating — Road Work- Mapped Out—Finances in Favorable Condition — Harmon¬ ville Corner Improvements. I'ire insurance rates on properties In the Plymouth .Meeting and Har¬ monville sections came up for dlscus- siun, jMunday evening at the regular monthly iiiieet) ng ot lh|L' township commissiunt-trs, having resulted trnm Mt's. C. B. Burke's visit in *'Cijnne< lion wl.h I'lymouth's share In the annual rental of the liree plugs at Plyniouth .Meet¬ ing and at Cold I'oint. Wilh lire .suc¬ cessful o)jeration of ihe Harmonville Work Planned—Proposed Building Being Investigated—Pavement and Awning Ordinance Proposed. 'riie ri-BUlar monthly meeting of Am¬ bler boiough council was heki iMon¬ day fcvcnint.'^^ith ail iiieinbers presenl excepiiuy; .Messrs. Morris and Koen,. , pel. .\i the hearing of llie l.chifiii Su berg and Benj. il. Eves, of theiV'alley Transit comixiny before tiit Plymoutli,) Anibler club, attended the "Alii public service coinniission, .Mr. H. F. the matter Kiwanis Night" prugram, while mem- Dickey, of the Transit company, iigreed bers here observed a somewhat \ to remove the rails along South Main similiir al'fait' and' the .^.vnchronizod ] sueet and Bannockburn avenue, at "Zero Hour" when all clubs In the j the time the bus.ses are put Into opei- Hour" — Address by Rev. Charles] Miller on "Wealth Through Content- ; ment' and Inspiration from Work j of Rev. Dr. Conwell. .\t the opening of tlie Kiwanis In- ; ternational convention at -Montreal, | Canada, Alonday nighv., ilelegates K. H. j and Benj. il. Eves, of Littended the l-'nJtede Stales and Canada, simultane- j allun. ouMly witli the Montreal convention i liiiving been slopped In his opoiia- hour, paid an imi.i-essive siient tribute i tion uf altering me g;uuge, owned by til the ex'er-slrunglhening fr tnd.'Jhil) I-^^o.ses Aniion, on Race sireet, inlo an FJie conipany and the availabilliy of _ _ water supi ly ' in the vicinity, it is and fellowship of Kiwanis'. The "Zero i auariinent house, whicii work was be- Ibought the insurance rates slioiiia bejlloui'" pariod lasted 15 minutes, and , ihe done ill violation of uie borougii lowered. The Plymoulh board has'included the "Fello vship been working on the subject In con¬ nection with the liremen, but little satisfaction, and as yet no action, have resulted from the underwriters. 'Hie liie i>lugs will be ciinlinueil and: additional eft'orts will l^ nuuie 11' pojisible. John .Marple reported that he had made a recent visit to the Pl.viuoulli Fire conipany and found aiiiiuiatus, hou.se and( general conditions uuich lni|,roved. The lire truck has new tirea now Jacked for safety; the building has been conipany generally .Moment of i'''^''''''"B code, James 'iiiiibera, tne Silence," the singing of "God Save j conlractor, uppeure.l before council the King" and "America," the read-I "r-U alter hearing lu.s story council re¬ ins of the mes.siifre of John H. .Moss, j l'-!'''^''l th't matter to the building com- of .Milwaukve, \V;.sc., president of '"'/,'«'^' t"'" '"'¦,''':'¦ 'nvestigalion Kiwanis International, and the "On- Council decitled lo re-bu id N. Maple street for a distance ot HOO leet m a cast of appro.vlniately ifaiMia. The hiyli- rtpurled having ward in Iviwanis" song. 'I-'ho local j/rogram followed the last course of the evening meaj at Htitei Xesbitl, Ambler, \'ice iiresiiient Hariy T. Ijindop. whu i resided in the ab¬ sence of the presulent, 10. H. .S eberg, read a lelegiom from the .\inbler delegates al the -Montreal oonvenllon, cleaned and thei wishing theni well at iheir meeting s greatly imiaov- jon .Monday evening. I Rev. Cliarles -Mi.ler, pastor of Mt. Bd. All tho members of the Pl^-mouth | Plea.sjinl liiptisi nhuich was intro- oummissloners were present excepi duoed as the spe.iker of the evening. -Mr. Rhoads. I'resident GiilHlhs was Siieaking most lilgliy of the Iviwanis 'n the ciiair. The minutes of the creed of ililer-club relalions he meeting held May 3 were read by Secretaiy Sheiipard and approved. i Bill Wero paid as loilows: Counlles tia and Eliectric Co., $27(1; .Mbeit F. Wernle, *22.US; Benjam »i Quillmaii 'Hardware Coi, $l.ti5; -American Magnesia Co. $50.32; township's sliaie in rental ot fire plugs at Cold Point and Plyniouth Meeting, iy25 and l!t2ti $12(1; township monthly pay roll, $I4!)1; Majin Iron and Steel Co., $2111.- 33; Bukens and Verkes, $80,811; Vaai<i and Roberts, $142,94. ' TliiO condition of the treasury was reix>i-ted as follows: B.alance at last liraised the g-eiierosity and cunimon fellowship of thou«lil and lhe altruis¬ tic siiiiit that is iiphe'd in local business inlerests. 'I'Ui ning his iheme inlo a cli.innel parallel with lhe great work of lhe late Russell II. Conwell, he ha.led the devotion to local in¬ terests as the objectives in our search for wealth through contentment and lil-jewtise. contentment through the wealth of our individual ideals. Rev. Mr. -Miller's talk was extremely inter¬ esting and encouraging to the Kiwan¬ ians and coinmend.ilory of tlie;'r work. Williani Irvin, an attending visitor, nieeting, $18,1114.40: taxes collected' wits called upon for a few remarks works on borougii streets wi and pemUties, $11115.12; lion, $1.50; andi also expressed himself as inspir- enforoed. perniils, $8.50; bills liaid, $231)8.21; I ed by the spirit manife.sVPd in the balance. $17,301.31. dlul) meeti'ngs. A light over lire cenBi'c of Ridge! With the business of lhe convention wuy uoniiuittee rtpurted having done coiisiilerable patcliing wurk ou tlic Iioruugh slreels during the past montii. -Mr. Brown of the fire coiiimltiee iv- porltil that at the recent lue at I'lU- reils garage, on Ih^. Bethleliem plke, thai llu- bearings in the Amerlcjui l.,a- France motor liail been tiuiued oul and that the motor, had been returned to llie I.al'rance peuple fur repairs. Keeeiil lires starting in lhe early liuuis of the niorning apiiear lo be lhe wurk of a tire bug according to Mi. Brown, and the lire police, a.s well aa Chief of Police l<'oid, have been inslrueted to kei 11 a careful watch. The new appara tus purchased frum the American LaFrance Fire Engine conipany will be delivered on June 22. Cru.se-Hinds Company were award¬ ed a contract for lour sets of signs whiih will be placed on the traflic <'uiir. <ol ll.glil>< liistrucliin.g- niolO'riS|ls tu make all turns on green. The 4th of July celebration, to be plainly conducted. ¦ I MdiiCiiwdl'urredfeistCdddrezJCiarfilmb iield on tlic L.indeiiwold Fleld, mel with ilu^ apiiroval of borougii cinincil. Iluwever, the usual proclamation pro¬ hibiting the setting off of the fue be rigidly Exercises lOpen at 3 and 8 p. m.— Programs for Each Session Are In¬ teresting—"Applesauce" for Satur¬ day Evening—Juniors to Hold Forth in ^"e Afternoon. The Swarihiuore t'hantau'iua up'^i ed in Ambler this Weilnisuay iu( ociock, to continue Maily ,afiernoon a. 3 and evening at 8. until Monday eve¬ ning, witu religious services on Sau- "ay uf ternoon, us may be am.nged Li¬ ter. The pi'ugrani is as follows: Wednes¬ day afiernoon, opening; concert bj llie Peliie Instrunien al iiuartot, eve¬ nillg, prugram by nuariel, followed ii;- Jesse Itae 'laylor, chai'aclerist. Thursday afternoon, lo be ed. Evening, "An tjriental "Julius Caesar Nayphe. Fri'Iay afternoon, concert, Flyun'Riiiggold company; same perionuers, fullowifl by lectuie "Vou Aiiiericaiis," Ada Ward. Saturday af.eriioun, .luiiiur Cliau- tauqua pageant, "The Bell;' cuniedy- drania, "Applesauce." Monday afiernoon, lecture. "TIh Homing uf the People," Lethe Cole¬ man; evening, Henry and Co., "Miitii. Magic, -Mys cry. Sand Painting." "Seansun ticekts may yet be .securec, from the guarantors" at $2 for i./luli.- aiid $1 for children. Single admission are 75 cents and $1. Fe.'i jiires uf Cliautauiiiia tills year ai< the activities of the Juniors, an inier¬ esting iKir'l of whicli is a contest for mayor of Junior- luwn among Rush- more Allen, VV'ilson Maclntire and Iter bert Amey. aiiiioiinc- I'agtan. Joiin> exemiii WEDDED BL.ANK-R110AUS The wedding uf Aliss Lillle .M. UlaiiU of Franconia, and Cliarles D. Rhoads. of Plymouth Centre, was uuletly sol¬ emnized, in the church ne.ir the former s homa. The families of each of the contracting parties only were In ai- terillance, and the ceremony was very After remaining with his wife's family for <liis week, AI!r. Rhoads will bring his bride to live at his p.irental home in Plymuutl Centre for the pri'sent. -;'e pike at Harniunville has been placed ; by the Reading Transit and 1-ighl Co., and the latter ha.s also corrected the menace caused by stopping its I "dinkey" caj- too near Ridge pike. I II waa reported also ihat strong efforts are at work to have the county permanently improve the roadway' be- i twe;^n HjiirmonVille 'and Plymouth i Aleeting. The secretary Avas requested to I again write the .Nf rristoNxti Water Co. 1 with reprard to the leak.'ng plug on Hiamond avenue and also to erect 1 the new plug as ordered some months ag'o, the cost thereof to be assumed iby Plyniouth township. Road Foreman Alariler e|)orted that jhe la ready to proceed with the road I along Diamond avenue. Tlie Lousettu. ! street residents are agitating for road I improvements, but were advised to ¦ place their i>roperty curbs first. The tlreamery road will be resurfaced and oiled. The Conshohocken New road i.s now m good condition. SPRINGHOUSE Airs, .loseph While, furmerly of this place and Airs. Davenport, both of Norristown. called on Mrs, Howard ! Mullin on Alonday. 1 Ralph E. Gibbs and household have i moved from the city to his country estate, Kathleen farm, for the summer. ! liam Elloitt ning Alondiiv lu the Canadian city, both the local Kiwanl' delegates were busy attending sessions devoted to reports by International commit¬ tees dealing W;th Kiwanis education, busine.ss standards, inler-club re¬ lations and the ohild, w\A<^'iAvTa0i»e>' Kiwanis. 'i'he annual election of Internation¬ al ofllcers for the ensuing year and the choosing of a ounventlun iit.v fur 1927 are the two outstanding imder- takingrt of thie three-da.v session, this week. Alemphis. Tennessee, and Indianapolis. Indiana, are b'ddin ne.\t year's c(mv*'ntion Iionors. Sulicior Foulke iire^^ented to council an ordinance forbidding the of boxes, barrels, casks, etc., upon lh pavements and also governing the er- ectiiiii ot awnings. This proposed o.ilin- ance was referred lo a special conuiiit¬ tee tot: further action. Council expressed its willingness tu d( ilicate to the property' owners un the east side of Euclid avenue. 18 inches Butler Field Club Loses to Chalfont Chalfont lowered the Builer Kiel., club gently Into last place on Saun «"^»S3»3Ssfeji^;r?-::Sr'= SS-^^WS for OBITUARY i-:i- Mr. and Airs. Willard Herlrng spent the week-end In Washington, D. C. W. R. Wright, purchaser of the pro- I perty formerly owned by William Alc¬ Cans on Bethlehem pike, has planted a nurst'iy on the premises In conjunc- ' tion with his business in Logan. To¬ gether with this business Airs. Wright established a gift shop in the loft of the barn adjacent to their home, and will carry a substantial line of attrac¬ tive articles. Mrs. Jesse Smitli and family spent Sunday wih friends in the city. Air. and Airs. Henry AInrkoe enter¬ tained to dinner on Saturday evening. Mr. and Airs. William Leslie. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Weisei. Mr. ahd Mrs. Walter Farrington, and ALbs Bertha Fai-ring'.ton visited friend.s in Potts¬ viUe duiing the week-end. AIIS.S Annie Baldwin narrowly es¬ caped injui-y on Alonday morning at ¦7,30, when she struck a passing .sedan Just as she was leaving the driveway of her home, along Norristown road. Neither p.arty saw the other, and AIlss (BaMwln turning from the drive caught the other's rear wheel. Both cars were j considerably damaged, 'he sedan hav- ! ing the wheel broken and the front ' of Miss Baldxvin's Ford car was bat- I tered. Fortuna ely no one was hurt I in the least, I Rev, N. B. Groton will be tlie prin¬ cipal speaekr at the commencement ' exercises to be held in the audi brlum of the Springhouse school on Thurs- 'day, June Vl, for the gralluating class jof tho Lower Gwynedd toxvnship (.schools. The program is in care of a committee of the pachers wiio aro preparing exercises to be given by the pupils of the gradualng class. Rev. C. A. EdwTJids, pastor of tho Bethleheni Baptist, chtu-ch at Penllyn, will pro¬ nounce the invocation and benediction at the commencement. MATILDA R. ELLIOT Funeral services for Maitilda R, liott heljl at the funeral parlors of H. J Kogelsclia.tz. a / Norristown, on Wed¬ nesday .afternoon at 2 o'clock. Deceas¬ ed was the victini of a parajyic stroki- and died sliortly after being admitted to the Alontgomery hospitiil on Sajur- day. She was aged 63. For several weeks she hail been ailing oA lier honie, but no serious results were an¬ ticipated. She is the widow of the la.te Wil- who lived soutii of Ply- placing jjj^y ijy defeating them 5 to 4 on thi Park grounds at Chalfont. The game was closely contested throughout aiu' ' both tejvnl^^ played steady >iaspball. Safe blows in the fifth, however boosted Chalfont into the lead afte: Ambler had .scored one in the first The locals name richt bac'K in thi ing and.tied the score, oii- » vantage when Chalfonl batters came through again In lli' eighth to .score the winning run. Java relieved' Stanger for Chalfun. ' In the secund inning and pitcher. superb ball throughout. Warw,.lck. who was In the box for Anibler, pui 5 up a. fine exhibtion also and was master in all but the one inning which Isiiellieil his defeat, cents; Keim Supply conipany. $120.24; i The Amlder team has now dropped "Ambler Gazette." $44.50; Dept. of into the cellai- position, losing all its Labor and InduSstry, $1; Irvin AI. jlast four games by close scores and Scheetz. $1.25; Keystone Telephone putting up good spirited baseball. The conipany. $21.96; Phila. Suburban tJa;- boys are playing well and are dui & Electric Co., $334.39; Bell Telephone to win the next few games to be play¬ ed on the home grounds at Linden¬ wold fieldi Next) Saturday Perkasie. ! however, will be duiu. ai \\\e expense ; uf the properly owners. The following bills were ordered I paitl: Wissahickon Fire Company. i .$62.50: George Schwoerer, $125; Anier- : lean Logion. $30; J. VV. Craft & Sons. $22; 56; Ambler Spring Water com¬ pany, $200; .\nibler Garage, $17.64; Edward Berry, $25.60; J. AI. Kirk. 75 late of Plymouth Cenl-e, were: Company, $9.40; Dewey's Auto Supply i Shop, $1.66; Barber Asphalt Company. $207.08; Cruse-Kemper Company. $-«.- 190; William Urban, $34.80; Samuel A. Faust, $34.16. ' Council will hold its regular meeting Tuesday evening. July and -Ambler 4iattle IgrounilB at 3 o'clock the lucal July 0. Whitpain Commencement ¦•'Trutli Conquers All" was motto uf the 3b lb p iFord, I Java, I Lane, c Jhe ' Flack, ss the i Wierman, 2b If moufti Aleeting, and one step-daugh¬ ter. Alarion, suiwives her. A sister alsu survives. She was formerly a. teacher at the continuation school at the Lees plant in Bridgeport and at Plymouth Meeting Friend.s' school. The body oii cises in which the memiiers acquitted the deceased will be in lerred in River-;j,,g„^p,ypj. ,^0^ creditably. «W« cemetery following the funeral. , ,^,^^ ex^rcLses were held in taie •-^—^——^^— I firemen's a,uidito>-iun< a,t Centre I Square, and the stage was prettily jraduating class of Whitpain township grammar schools lAIoyeir, at the commencement exeiroises held |Stanger. lb on-Alonday evening, when diplomas jSchalcher, rf were pre.sented Luella i>dget. -Murial jThonia-s, cf Gale, Sara Louden, -4^da Pozen and Melvin Seiple after interesting exer- | ToUUs CHALFONT r /!> 0 0 0 1 1 ) 1 1 1 5 AAIBLER h 0 2 0 1 3 1 Scout News counties championship held : set wilh blue and goldand the forget 2b cf P In the , , ^ near Bryn Ma« i' Fi-iday and Satur-| rne-nots, the class colors and flower, day of last week among 17 contestants ; After the chorus*, "Morning Invita- representing the best troops selected lUon, "Rev. El Cook invo".4edi Divine from the nine districts in Delaware .blessing, and AIlss Louden read "The and Montgomery (bounties Ambler j Seiple presented an essay, "The No. 2 made a most commendable i American Indian." wicli was most showing finishing ^¦Ird only 3 points jintere.stlng. The chorus, "The Sailor's behind the Swarthmore troop. The Grave," was followed by an essay on Two-base (hits—Coffot', contest was won by the troop from | 'Prohibition of the Liquor Trafflc," |-\Y'ierman, Struck out—By jEast I..ansdowne, with 951 points out j by Luella Dldget. Alur;)el Gale gaveij^y Java. 2: by W^ai-wick," 2. First base of a possible 1000, Swarthmore heing Ithe clever class jjrophecy, which was~on Vialls—Stanger, Java, Warwick, second, with 916, and Anibler, third , followed by the^ presentations made by i^jnipji-e—lE>avies. Other North Penn League scores; Perka.sie. 3, Telford 2; North AVales- Coffey. If Haywood, Robinson, Warwick, p'isher, lb Eddowes, rf Noble, 3b I'rban, sa Alurrll 3b Furlong rf Totals ^ Chalfont' Butler Two-base 'o 1 4 4 jMISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF IN* I TEREST. Grace Union Church Ready to Baild— Firemen Hold Successful Festival— Conard Clan to Meet Saturday— Jarrettown and Dresher •--nis. At a trustees' meetin.g, Tuu.sday evening ilellnite plans fi;r the new Graue Union Lihurcli bui.ding in llors¬ ham were set forth and witliin A monlh. it is expiiled llail cuutractorts will be at work on the projecl. Plana I have been accepted, and Uie couiniit- tee has lueen empowered lO secure bids for the work. The truaiees are arranging their Hnances in ouhr lo keep the work in | rogress once it la begun. The fund alicady accuiuuiated is of gratifying pi uportion liUt at lea>lt $4000 is iiesessary, and tho workers in the church are soliciting donations from good friends ct tlia church, i Airs. William Sill, has been brought to her home In Hui^hain from the Jl<iwa.id huspit.-il, wnere she recently underwent a succestui operation. She lis much iinproved. (Clarence Bick.e.v. of Hurshai.i, luia |a new lludsun sedan. '. Irvln Radcliff, uf lloishiiin, has re- I covered irom inllaiuuialiun uf the slumach, iind is able to be out. ! Iliir.sham Flip cunipan.v cunipletecl pUins for th'eir strawlierry festival at Ithe meeting Alonday evening. The festival w.as held the Wednesday evening following and Was .a iiiosi! succes.sful event. The service of the I Women'.s lAi.xiliii^y aided materially in the suciess of the event. ' AVilmer Smith, ot Horsham, who ia still In the hospital whero his lung waa drained ifuiin.g ineunionia., is re¬ ported snmewhat sUonger. 1 Roy Ktesskr, of Ilorsham, lias been very il?. The Ladies' Aid society, of tlie Jar¬ rettown AI. E. church met on Tuesday night last in the .Sunday schuol ruuui. No meetings w.'ll be held during July and August. ' Mrs. Charles Margeaum, of Jarret¬ town, spent the -\icek-end, visiting ^friendiH In Delanco N. J. Mir. and Mrs. \\''in. -XL Taylor .and daughter Betty, of Jarrettown, Hp2nt a part of last week at the bungalow; in Ocean City, N. J. « I Mr. and Airs. Charles Willard ar¬ rived in Jarrettown at noon on Sat¬ urday, having left their home in Ltfikeland, Florida, by automobile, onl the prev.tiiis .Mondiay morning, they will sjiend some time with relativea and friends in thia vicinily. 1 Misa Grace Grifliths of Neshaminy, ia spending some time with her aunt, Mrs. Joseph Stortenbecker, of Jarret¬ town. ' The ladles of the Jarrettown M. a church will sei-ve a coUI supper In connection with tiie strawberry tfeetlvpi, on tfatui^iiji evening, next" Supper servedi from C lo :». Tickets 50 cents. The Children's da- exercises of the Jarretlown AI. E. Sunday school will bS held next Sunday evening at 8. Willlapi Fallows of iDresiwa-, haa purcha.s<'d a Ford touring car. j R. W. Smith is laying a cement ¦ WBiHt and steps at his homa on th" Limekiln pike, Jarreitown. I Charles Margerum, Jr., and Walter Gerbron, Jr., of Jarrettown. spent -he week-end at the latter's home in Get-- mantown. I Visitors at tlie liome of Mrs. .Vu nio I Liglhtkep, Jarrettown. on Sur. day, wes-e; Air. and Airs. J. Ervin i^iigla and chiliUen, Air. and Airs. H'liace Willard and daughter Ethel, .jf''SVII- low Grove: Air. and -Mrs. Musli-ill iS)an(i«, of Gerniantown, ' The Jai-rettown AI. E. Sunday 8 24 0 0 1 0 3 '0 Warwick, Stanger, 2 with 913. The entire patrol conducted j Ada. Pozen. "Chief of the ^Vrabs' itself snilendidly. and- much credit is was sung by the chorus, and Judge due Patrol Leader Han.sell and As- Knight delivered the atldress to the sistant Patrol Leader Hopkins for graduates, which was a most thought- their work In planning and directing j full preparation and well delivered, the patrol activities The balance of wich it is hoped will Ue a real inspira- the patrol waa Ba-ister, Langbein. tion to the graduates and Telford, wet grounds. all school i PENLLYN A. Sinzhelmer Rus.sell, Houpt, Schultz, .and H. Ann .v Tho fln.'U nieeting of the court of honor for this season will be held Friday of this week at Trinity churcii Anibler. Over 8(0 applications are to be passed by Scouts. Airs. H. A. Sinzhelmer has been children. giving her constant attention to her After the choiois, "Forget Ale Not",'father. Mr. Gemnii, of OaJ< Lane, who the diplomas wei-e pre.sented. and the is irecuperating from an illness at pre<entalion of .school prizes was j Chestnut Hhll hospital, nuuie. followed by the benediction Upper Gwynedd School Commencement The annual commencement exercises of the Upper Gwynedd school were held Saturday evening in Grace Re¬ formed church. The address to the graduates was delivered by the Rev. ORELAND. Robert O. Ross and family moved last week from Glenside into their new home on Wischm.an avenue. Roscoe AValls and family are en- i Joying a week's vacation in Ocean "City. Mrs. H. C. Jones, Sr., is pleurisy. Mesai'S. A Ia. Aiman and Aiman called on Uielr pronounced by Rev. C. C. Snyder. ! The Alumni Association's prizes ot ! $5 for the highest ave'-age wa.s award¬ ed to Aliss Muriel Gale, and $5 for the most school spirit and aJl-arouna i scholastic :.:jiding to Miss Sara Lou- {den. Animals. ill Thomaa Lynch, who was ill with chicken pox, is able to resume his duties at the Rosenberger store. Airs. John Kenyon and daughter, Alarjoo'i of Phil.adelphia. visited her husband's parenls, Mr. and Airs. Roliert Kenyon, on Sunday. R. W. Stltt moved his family to Syracju.se. N. Y.. last week. Robert s! ChaJfont, afflllated with Chalfont and Scott, coal dealers in Philadei (oontlnued on page 8> Two Fined ifor Cruelty with I Hienry Coatij, of FortAV^ashlngton and I phla, and family are moving into the ; Kirk Foulke ot Gei-mantown plke, gtitt residence thia -wieeik. George i Plymouth Meeting, weae given a hear- rp^e Penllyn Sundav school -will ob baother, ' ing before Justice of tho Peace Ur- Arnold Aiman, of WJ-ndmoor on Sun- ' ttasx Monday afternon on the charge day and found him quite ill -n-lth an ot cruelty to animals and each was attack of gall stones. . Jbliged to pay a flne and cost amounting 0»-eland Conununity BrothBrhoo<l j t" »".50. The prosecuUon was brought George Spotts, of Telfor«. F^lowTng '^'^^J-^ rn7'd'^^''xvT,^rxL'"'"'T'' lf^ulv^ty"rd '^y^tom ' A^or.'Tf are the graduates: Alorris Gaves.PauT l^^eeUng ori Tuesday_^evenl^ Woman's branch of the Society of Hamilton, Wal'ter Piston, Ruth Mich-'exttensive plans for ener, Howard Cook, Jr.. Ethel Huns- braUon on July berger. the coming cele- | —Proceeds of tixe Wynnewood dog show. $21,000, were aU turned over to oharity. A splendid entertainment will be held in Uie Lutheran church Friday evening at 8, ¦when tho boya and girls of the Sunday school wlU proaenl two sketches. Admission, 25 cents.i' Prevention of Cruelty to AnlmaJa. It was testified by the agents that Foulke bad sold a horse unfit for work, as It liod 1>een underfed, an^ the Coates had worked tho animal several Umes. Mtet the hearing it waa agreed to have tile horBe killed. .serve ohinldren's day this Sundiiy with a speco'aj program by the yoiuig people. Spe<ial prayer meeUng services have been started among the older miembeirs of the Simday school and are held on the first Friday evening of ea.ch month at the Singheimer residence. The first service was held on Friday o* last weelc —NumeiroTiB dead flsh In Sohuyllull about Nonistown are 'ing iinVfcStigBte('. the be- school will picnic at Chaifmi' on Sat- Iurday, June 19. 1 Aliss Emily Winner. of Wycomb, ha.s been visiting with her aunt, Mra(, lEx-tJiili Furker. of Hursham. j Tlie deceiid';nis nf 'he \:J.e Jolm and Siua Conard uill . uniti' for tha i twenty-third year in Ho.sham hall on Saturday. The very intti-eslinB history of this family dates liai-k td 11782, and for lhe last 23 yoais the |descepjlants have met to revere .x-"! memory of their ancestors in Ameris. ;The fanii'.x- wil meet at 10.30 in thq ; morning and take dinner in tlie iiall. jPuring the afternoon an interesting jpi-ogram will be followed. 1 Airs. Samuel Peterson of Aleeting- I house road, Plorsham has been re- jmoved lo ;i Philadelphi.a hospital. AIlss Susanna Walton, of Horsham, .accompanied by her cuusln.s. AILsses Alary and Rebecca Shi.emaker, of I Logan left Philadeliihia aii Saturday jF.vening for Boston, where they ara siiending this week.' Their return trip ! will be made by auto bus, and they I are expected to arrive home on Fri- |da<y, ¦ Mr. and Airs. Hany Belhai-z, of iHorsham. attended the funeral of tha Hatter's niother. Mrs. Tlllle Remp.ser, I who died In Alanasquan, N. J., on Sunday. Servioes were iield at the home of her son-in-law, Joseph Has- kens. tn Philadelphia on Wednesday. .Intennent in Northwood cemetery, I A beautiful mansion ot the Hamll- |ton tyi« is now ulider constructior^ on the Jones, Johnson and \Vuri2burg-' ler tract, formerly the Palmer farm, j facing tlie Easton road in Horaham. jThe house will be the residence o£ I one of the partners. ' .Mrs. Charles Cfuuthors. of Willow I Grove; visited friends In HalloweU Fiiday evening. Airs. Joseph Dobbins, who Is maJc- ing her home with her daughter, Mrs. Susan Stackhousee, of Hallowell, was stricken with heart trouble and ia quite 118, Those from Horshani to attend the sweepstake races at Doylestown last Thursday vrere Harvey Thompson, Maurice Pisnrose and Charles Ruth¬ erford. Misses ICatherine and GerUuda Twining, of Weldon, ctiled on Mra, William Veach of Davis Grove, Sun¬ day afternoon. Henry Kelra and Mrs. Adolphl Keire of Wj-ncote, visited the latter's husband at tha K. G. E. hom^ in Davis Grove on Sunday. ¦¦"—"^"^.^ (continued on p.ige 8)
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Title | The Ambler Gazette 19260610 |
Volume | 43 |
Issue | 20 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 06/10/1926 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
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Month | 06 |
Day | 10 |
Year | 1926 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19260610 |
Volume | 43 |
Issue | 20 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 06/10/1926 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
Rights | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
Contact | For more information, please contact the Wissahickon Valley Public Library at abutton@wvpl.org or phone: 215-643-1320. |
Contributing Institution | Wissahickon Valley Public Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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T HE Amble!r Gazette
VOL. XITIl-NO. 20
AMBLER. PA.. .JUNJ^^ 10, 1920
S1.75 A YEAR
I AND COLD POINT
t ITEMS OF 1OCAL INTEREST TO READERS
Harmonville Firemen to Hold Block Parljy — Plymouth School Plans Festival — Promotions at Plymouth ; U. E. School — Harmonville and Plymouth Centre.
A black iKirly is tlie event lliat is he.rjt,' lx.anned b.v the H:irnionv.lle firemen. At their meeting Kriday evfc^nlnfj the dates of thia ctunlval party were set for Friday and Sat- iirday evenings, June 25 and 26. Com- niillees were appointed and cim.struct- led to start their duties immed ately. : The i>firty will be a carnival In nature, booths ot refreshments, and iiou.se- ho'.d and automobile articles will be auctioned. The liulies' Auxiliary will be (n c-harj?e of the refreshments, the proceeds from which will be allotted to their own treasui y.
A special nieellnK of the Uidles' ; Au.xillary, of the Hamionville Fli-e coiiuany, will be held this Tlun-sday evenins to elect commitlees and pre¬ pare Urer share in the carnival work. Mr. and Mrs. I^ewls H. Shepherd and Mr. and Mra. Isaac Shepherd, of llarnionvliie, motored to. Xew Hope on Sunday, where they visited with Aljr. and Mrs. Walter Re.\.
Mi.s.s Edna Berkhimer. Philadel¬ plhia. spent the weeU-end at her Pi\rental home in Harmonville.
JMrs. Warren Gelsintrer, of Hwmon- ville, is reported on the sick list.
Mrs. GeorKe Binkley and Mrs. Ijeonard Culver, of Wis.sahickon, weire week-end guests of Mr. anid Mrs. Joaejih -Markle and family, of Har¬ monville.
Mlt and .Mis. LeoniUrd Beck amt dauf;hter. .Mildred, of Harmonville. visled .Mr. and Jlrs. Kriel Shannon, of Nonrlstown on Sunday and enjoyed vvith them a delighlful niotor ride through the Kulpsville, Souderton and I., nsdiiile sections.
Ilymouth C'onsolMated school at Plymouth Meeting, will be the scene of a strawberry festival this Saturday from 7 until S p. ni.. when the teach- lers .and jiaients of the scliolars will serve berries and ice cream for the benefit of the school fund.
Mr. .and Mrs. Oeorge Wolff, of AVil¬ Uamsport, ae vLsltng witii the for¬ mer's auTit, Mr.s. Anne F. Ambler, of Pl.vmouth Meeting.
Next Sunday is ch .Idren's day at the Plymoutli Meeting U. E. church. Sunday .school is called at 9.45 in the( momhing. and ne.xt Sunday promotions from the priiiiiU'.v room will taker place. Rev. 1). -A.. DraiK^r. pastor, will preach at the niornlnf service, called at 11 o'clocTi. K. Ll C. K. will meet at 7.45 will comprise a children's day program hy llie Sunday school. Mid¬ week la-ayer serv;'ce In the church Wednesday at 8 p. m. Junior K. E. C. J5.. Saturday afternoon, at 2.45 In the ehuroh. iMst Sundiiy presiding Elder, Rev. E. S. Woodrnrg; of Allentown, conducted the ordinance communion, at the morning .'Service and delivered a vex-y fine .sermon. Rev. Mr. Draper returned to the pulpit Sunday even¬ ing and jil.so administered communion His semion was hKghly received.
Mi-s. H. O.sc.nr Young, Plymouth Meetinfr. is serving on the petit Jury Ihis week. *
Mraifl Mary Maconachy, of Ply- moFUlh Aleeting, is reix)rted to tie convalesolnp at the Rlvp'-i'ipw hos¬ pitiil after her sudden decL'pe recent¬ ly.
A. P. Crolius of Plymouth Meeting, successfully underwent an oiieration for the removal of his appendix at ,i, I'hiladelphia hospital last week and was .able to return home .Sunday. His recovery has been very rapid.
The school tax rate set by tho dir¬ ectors of the WTiitemarsh school dis¬ trict at the'r June meeting last week IS 13 mills, the same as last year. An addition has been m.ade to the per oapita lax. however, and the rate Is now $3. F. R. Fi-ank was selected from among a number of applications for the iX)sillon as principal of the Fort Washington school. Mr. Frank is from New Jerney. Mlss Stella Bakjei'', of Meehanicsburg, has been elected to fdl the vacancy in the primary de¬ jiartment at Barren Hill. Miss Idella t}
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