The Ambler Gazette 19260610

              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
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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
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Whitpain   Commencement ¦•'Trutli    Conquers   All"       was motto   uf   the
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the i Wierman,
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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- |
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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
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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.
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