The Ambler Gazette 19240731

              The Ambler Gazette.
VOL. XLI-NO. 28
AMBLER.   PA..  JtULY   81,   1924
J^i.TS   A   YEAR
AND COLD POINl
ITC.'JIS OF 1 OCAL INTEREST TO READERS
Gas   Service     for     Cold   Point—Record Sunday      School      AttetHance—Cold' ho nt   School   Prize   to   Be   Awarded —Dn   to   Maine   Next   Monday—Plyl¬ mouth  Centre.
j%. ... - .ilppia iiiul fainiiy und the M:ih.-><.s Hagy, of l'l'yniou..)i iMeellntf, niu...^rd   to   iingl^'wniere,    .Monday.
iwis. I-Yann usedon, ot l-'iynio.ulh ' Meet.ng, " enjoyed a trip down the De . .xiHo bay cturlnir the week-end. 'y..e l-iidies' iJib.e class of the I'ly mi uih Mtetlnff , U. E. church wiere veiy de.lghttuUy entertained by tliei Men's B.ble ciot.s in tli>; Sunday 8chi,ol   room   la.st   Monday   even.ng.
Mi H. Lewia fcihoeniakei" iind dauti;h- ter, i^aura, were the Buests ot Mrs. Jiu;ob Hart, ot Cold Point, one daj last   week.
JVw. ujid Mrs. George McC'ullouyh, of Priinas, were guests of George Sheliei and family, of Cold Point, on iSuiKiay. Geor^-e Sheller, Jr., of Cold Point, Ib fcjiiju. ing a visit at the home of Hunt,..   .(tcCulIough,  in  Ph.ladelphia.
About 35 of the old students ot the Plymouth Consolidated school attend¬ ed I I.e Senior Alumni picnic on tlie Siiuiiian property , above Plymouth Centre,   riaturdjiy.
The picnic of the Pl.vniouth 'Centre Union mldsion was attemied by at lea.st 00 members on Saturday. They met early and journeyed to lielmont Piuk by automobi;e. Games were plaiyed among the children in the raorn.iiy. After a re.il old-fashionea picnic lunch .sports for all were held, and everyij.ie wa.s given a lively time. JVlr. and -wrs. Harry ilil;el, of Ply¬ mouth Centre, entertained rcci'iitly in honor ot the lath birthday of their granddaughter, Iielen Millet, of Phlla- delpriia.    liight  guests  were  prosient.
A.i-s. Ellwood Winterbottom and son, John, ot Pro.spect Park, wcr« week¬ end guests of Mrs. Helen ^Hfiunel, of Plymouth Cenire.
MiBS    Alar.on    tl.liot,      ot   Plymouth
Mrs. George Albright and son, Allen, and Mr. and Mrs. George Nodler, or Ofe'ontz, and Mr. and Mrs. Kalph Charles,  of  Willow Grove.
A very enjoyable outing w'as had by the Men',s B.ble class, o-f th,el Plymouth Mating U. E. church, at Indian   ileftd  last   Sunday  afternoon.
Attendance   I't   the     sess.on/of   the: Plymouth     Meeting       U.      E.   SundaV Hfh'o;  took  a Jump  oif  1^5  on Sunday. rf.li   clui.sses   were     WIL   fliled   and   In-: BOROUGH  HONORS ITS BASEBALL c..» t  in  tbe work  .seemed  at  Ms pe.l.K. |
ue liannie.r iiass for the day wits .hut of .Mrs Harry Vost, whiie the only star c iir s wa.s in the charge ol" .Mrs. Harry Ataxwell. Both church ser- ices were -V well attended. .Mr. . .iWer idelivered sermons at both. The 11 j.l-wt.ek lu'aj.i r .service is hed evei'- Wednesday evening in tCie church. The' choir w.ll again meet on Friday even¬ ng and all members are re(|iie.w.| d .o   be   present.
A.i    unknown      i>ai-ty    bumped      thci trolley   on   (Jerm.intown   pike,   in   Ply¬ mouth   Aleeting,   while  backing  his  car around    on       tiv   highway      rti'turda?.- evening.   .\o   gresit   d; mage   was   done aiid   no   one   was   hurt.   The   car  drove, off   rapidly   witb   .'Jev.er.rl    bent    fendei's beloiJo   an.v   Information   was   obtained. The  winners of  tl>"  I'mrTKl n   It.   F..   ' tiMphles  in   the  recent     Scout   contest, held   b.v   the   t'olr.l   Point   troop,   will   bv .iimounctl.l    Saturday    evening   at    the luid   Point   church   at   7   o'clock.      At tills   tim)'   all   members   of   the   troop are   to   lye   present,   and   .Mr.   Kow,   the (loMor,   will   <liHtrlbiite   the   prizes,   Thn winning   pntrol   in   promisi'd   a   I'eeil   at; the   e.\peii.se   of  ttt*   losers.   Immetliate- iy   following   this   t!iere   w.i.   be   an   in-' - I *|   •.»!    H''tliose     s. till l<      w'llo    are, to   leave   on   the   laniping   trip   .Monda.v nKirniiig.   It  is   hoped  that  the  parsntH and   tr^jndH  of   the   ba s   will   lie   pie¬ sent.    12    bovs   and   their   scoutma.ster. Air.  Cautkins, and John Kilmer, of Ply¬ mouth  Meeting,  will  start  early  Mon¬ da.v    morning    in    3   automobiles   on    a. two    days   jo,urne,v      to   Garnet,      Me., u here  they  wH;  remain  about  10  dtJys ,'iiie   troop   will   '»¦   ,io ii*»(l   at   I'olerain. I .Ma.f»s.,   by  a  jiaity   of  4   who   wl.l   coni- ' pleto  the   trip  an|l   camp   wil'.i   tlieiii. I     Last    .Sunday   the   Cold   Po4nt    En-; jdeavorers conduc',l»?d a   very   pretty reh-I gious   service  at   the   county   prison   im .Norr.stown.   L'4 menibers   \><. re   iireseni | .\e.\t    Sundar     will   be    the   lust   timei Mr.   Caulkins   will   be   in   tlve   puiplt '¦ until   the   last   of   August.   IJuring   hi!-;i ibsence   his   cha.rpe   will   be   supplied
CHAMPIONS
President Diehl Traces the Progress of Amateur Basebai , and J. William b.tier, Esq., Appeals to Local Pa- vr.ot sm — Consiiohocken Wins Bail <-ame. 1 ..e -meatest event  in  the histoiy  of
dents of Ambler and vicinity the pur¬ pose of the association, wh.ch before long will be recognized by almost every pajent as the one organization for their boys.
We said the collection was the most d ^appointing feature of the d.ay's pro¬ gram. We wish to take th.s back, tie- caupe tliere was one other part of the program that «vas equally disappoint- .ng and that was the re.su I of the t>ai, gajiie. Conshohocken was the attrac- t.on and the locals looked itnythiiiji llkf the ciub they really are. Then- were a. numi»ei* of reasons for the horiit team initting up the exhibition ( tlnu they did. In the fiiwt place it wa.s a distressing week for C ne. I Amliler's I star pitcher, who had mucn I d.-fficuity in jyetting away from h s place   »>f    employment,    which    it    was
PENLLYM
Elizab'eth Steinbright, of Spring- house, has been visitng her son, John H.    Steinbright.
Marjorle, daughter <rf .Mr. and Mrs. John iKtenyon, of Chester. Is spend¬ ing several wtt-Ks \vith her granif- parents here, John Kenyon is pre- l^ir ng' to stul wi'lh his family foi England on August 9 on the S. S. "Kedr.ck"   Thay   wni   remain   until   fal .
Slir.nghouse   easily     lU.ft.il.fd   Quak eitown   on   the  Penllyn   diamuriid   Sun¬ day,   ft   to  5.
.vlisi, S.illy W. I'^Mher. is reported to  be  ([uite  111  in  be'
.Jose ill   Kane    is   on   the   sick    list.
Iiorotiiy Adams is spending s.-vera' weeks   in   Camden,   N.   J.
George Dull and family have be.p.ri enlerta/ning     fr.endu     from    Gernuin-
UPPER DUBLIN AND
MISCELLANEOUS     ITEMS TEREST.
OF    IWi*
Centre,   is  siiending  two  weeka  in At-   ijy      Rev.    Charles    Firman,
pastor   of
lantic   City.
l''rancis Harris, of Plymouth Centre, is encamped lor two weeks at .Mt. Greiiia with the Bridgeport TanK corps.
One of the recently remodeled Wei nie houses, just above Plymouth Centre, is now occupied by Wai'ron Cressman and fa.niily, of NorrLstown. Mr. Cressman is the Montgomery county   surveyor.
After enjoying a repast of water¬ melon and ice cream S.iturday even¬ ing, John Kilpatrick, of .Xorristown; King Dawalt, of Piymoutli .Meet.ng. Mrs. Powell and daughter, lOthel. and Miss Ethel .Mosely, of tUitinon ville. were all taken sudden y ill. A phy¬ sician, who was hurriedly called pro¬ nounced   it   an  att:ick   of   ptniiKiino  ii.il-
Koilillj;. All        H.-       U:,V.        W.-ll       MMT      ll|.>
illness,   but  arc  far   froni   feeling   well.
!*OhHJ-le.i W. , J..^wl<<.. MVSfc Mai'tfta WohciHlC'Sfr. and Mr«. J. M. Berk¬ hirner ajid Mi3» Majy Berklilmer, all af Harmonville, called on Mr. and ¦mIts. Gi-orge Klehl, ot (^old Point, Sunday   afternoon.
Besides several additions to the house the entire interior of the Mooney residence, near t^old Point, is being remodeled. ., , .
The pupils of Mrs. II. E. Baker, of Plymouth Meeting, will bold a mu.sical recital In the Sunday school auditor¬ ium of the Plymouth .Meet.ng V. 10. church this Thursday evening. There will be solos and duets on the piano a.s -well as vocal. Several interesting readings wili also be given. The pro¬ gram wiil be rendered thus : Oiiening march, "Hough Klders," lOva l.eiitz and Mrs Baker; piano snlo, ".Vngelina Nocturne," Dolly Uailey; piano solo and duet, Floral l^irole, Betty Fisher, piano solo. Jaunty Scouts, .Mma Z.eg- ler, piano duet. "Birds of Piuadi.se, Elizabeth I.ightkep and .Mrs. >^>:il"'r; reading, "An Aspiring Dish ^V;iRher Mildred Coulston; piano duet. Rustic Dance" Eva Lejntz, iMildred Coulston; piano solo, "Valse L'Arpeggio," Ejiiima Maclntyne; piano solos. ' soms" and "Iloso Petals, piano solo, "l'"olii Song, iLIghtkep; vocal duet, "I'm a Pilgrim, EU'wood Ziegler and Mrs. baker; piano duet, "Danoe Sempltte, Doily Bailey and Mrs. Baker; piano sou, -Dance ot the FloWers," Mildred Coulston; singing game, Jing-a- King" by four girls, accompan.ed Eva J^entz, a first-year solo,  *Bance   of   Spring?,
baugh;    rtiudliig    ,"How Sister's     Beau ¦ piano   duet. Alma Ziegler
ot
tiie
S<iuare,   a   former I'oint   church.
Quite a number of Friends from Plymouth Aleetlng attended the out¬ ing of the combined First-day schols of the Norristown, GwyiiLdd and Ply- iMDUtli Meeting Fiiends at GwyneUd Meetinghouse on July 20.
.Mr.  and   Mrs.  John   Renne.  of Phlla de<phia,      caled   on   .Mrs.   .Mary   i'"lsher, of  Plymouth  Centr".  last  I'Viday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter .Staten .ind son expect to move this week to lia.ley.s for  the   balance  of  the summer.
One day last week Mrs. Mai'y Flaher, of Plymouth Oentre, visited .Mrs. ICmina Holt, w'.io Is bedfast 1'ro.in a  stroUv at  her   home   in   t^hiladel|>hia.
..lu.i.er was nolo .ast Saturuay, when the bu.sinessmen of Amoler .siageU a parade of progress in honor ol the raising of the liaseball peniiaiu won last year by the .'Vmbler Atluetic as- soclation. Without a doubt it was the most successful event ever held ill A'jiibler. Tliere was in the I.ne ol parade a representation of tuniost every bus.ness ni the borough, show¬ ing the splend.d progiess that ha.s .,en made o.v those I'lmimeiicially ac¬ tive in the borough. There were more than lUO floats in line. Some ot these wei'e very btMutiful y arranged, anu iu< the.v passed by the big erowo standing a.oiig the .sidewalks applaud¬ ed.
1 UO much creiUi can not be given to the members of the .Ambier .iihleiic a.ssoc atlon, and especial.y John Mo.- '. IS and ,\lbert fteali, the comm.ttee, for the oulstaiiul.ng' succesv< of tht event. 'I'he coniiinltee for several days puor lo the event lefl nothing undone ' that iiiwint success. They iVduested i'ver.v business man in the borough to turn oul and participate in the oppor¬ tunity of showing the great iiro:-re.-is made since the borough has been In¬ corporated, and at the same time do honor to the .tnibler -Ath.etlc asso¬ catlon for havin.g brought to the bor¬ ough the highest Koiiors .n the Mont- go,neiT Count.v P.a.seli.il'l league oy winning   tlie   chiuniiinnship   in   l!l:;.3.
With but one or two exceptions tlie cominittee met with a hearty response a.s was indicated by the splendid re- presentaton. It was ostlmated that fujly ."lOOO lieople assembled along the streets to v.ew the parade and to wlt- iVni* ooss the ceremony on Knight lield. Shortly after 1  o'clock  the line started
i.litl',1    on ¦ SundaV.
!     Water   Adams Wildwood,   N.   J.
spend   1 iSt   week
(ettied   that   he   wou d   lose   if   he   di
obeyed   those   lh   authoiity,   but   rather I"'«'"   since   the   wtek-end
than  disappoint  the  management  Chnrl     John    Dull   and    family,    of   Ambler
appeared.     However,  what he had  pass-| eatitia    on    his    lirother,    George,    hen
ed   thrjiugh   showed   conclusively   that
he   was   not   the   Cline   that   the   home
fans   were   used   to   seeing    n   the   box,
Cte  tiie  other  hand  Conshcihocken  hiui
i»ured    Kohrer.    star   pitcher   of   the
Chester   club,   to   .set   the   locais   dowii
aihd   while   he   was    touchi d   uji   for   in
hits  and   he   gave  four   bases   on   balls,
he  was   never   in   danger.     There   were
several   times.     however,     when   iiure
luck,   canne   to   his   rescue   and   pu leO
him  out   of  a   hole.     The  score  at   tne end  of the fuss was 0 to 1.
Next   .Satunlay   Ambler   will   play   at Conshohocken   when     t   is   hojied   that the tables  will  be tutned. Following is  the score :
CONSHOHtJCKEN .        r.  h
LANSDALE
Misa Se.iiia Becbiel and iiiothe ¦ ftre   visiting   Iriends   in   Al loona,   Pa.
.Mr. and Mrs. .lacob R. Fretz, aiui two sons, of Derstine avenue , are .11   oa. in   City,   for   the   w^eli.
Dr.   E.   J.   Freein.n and   f.'m.y   liav.
from
lh.
Cold I
.Mr.-
IJl'aii    al.'l    !.!i';i lulthi iii^h
> 1,1   l;
.l;ini'.
i'~iji h
Apple   Bios Kva  Lentz; Elizabeth
llattii 1.1.     .Mll'.ll-i-l.     !''¦ ¦rinusila>   with   .\1 Pl'ymouth   Centre
Mr.      and    .Mrs. Ciniil.c,    nf    Mriduei
!lm   week   with   Jlr.   and     Mrs.   l.i^iiuel Rciili'baiigli.   of   Plymouth   Centre.
On .Sunday. Aug. 3, Rev. 'll. W. .Musseiman. formerlv pastor of Ply¬ mouth II. E. church, will have cha,rge of all (Services in the Presbyterian' church,    in    Consiiohocken.
Miss Hazel Ilex, of PlymOjUth Centre, ha.s i-ecured a position as siciiograiiher for the l.ee Fire com¬ pany   in   Consholiocken.
Mr. and .Mrs. I''riel Sliinnon, of .N'orrlstown: .Mr. and .\li>4 l.''ona.r(l lileck and Uaughter, Mildred, and .Mlss Edna. I!erkhiii\r. of Harmonville^ motored to Indian Ifead, Sunday afternoon.
•Mrs.   .Saiiie   liprkhlmer,   of ville.   is  suffering   a   severel.v   si wrist,  received from .-i moirning.    .Mrs.    Kerk^iiii^r    had    bebn watering   her   garden   plants   and   was i|aMaW    'he    liii.-it   llMU'li>.lt!nl    into    thei garden   when   she   slipped  and   fell   on llio   stoiie   walk     at   the   rear     of   hi;r home  and  came  duwn   heavily  on  her left arm  which she thrust out  to  .save herself.  A  Joctor   was   summonad   ini- medlatk'ly,    but   discti.vered,   no   honos brokeiji.    Though      severely      ilnocked Mrs.   Berkiliiiner   soon   redovered    her
Moser,   if Muffler,   ss. .Blake,   .f. eiater,   2 b. Mc'Tinm'y, Carney,   c.    ..
Ford,  3b	
Kennedy,   rf. Ilphrer,    p.     . .
3'otals     .. . .
J.,
i
Qouglass, cf. Mai-t.n, lb. .. Baifoot, c. . . Deens, rf. . .. Do.vle. ss. ... PJerson, If. .. Bishop, lib. .. iBJddowes, 3b. QJine,   p	
.1 . .0 . .1 , .1 . .0 , .3 . .0 . .1 . .2
0
• motor    trip    to    lii .
'    I'.iniih'      lia\' tbe   T.vson   hiiusei . J     1'^.    Reckless   ami Vurk avenue, have v.sit   witb   re
Pferci .Mom und' .^
..9  10 21
AMBl.EK
r.
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
....0 . ...0
forni.ng at Butler, avenue and .Main street. The floats and beautifully de¬ corated automoliiles formed a line on .North .Maple street and Butler avenue, while those parading on foot wei* assembled on Soulh .Maple street. Di¬ rectly eiust ot .Maple street on But.er avenue the otiicials were formed In line with the IJoyleslown  band.
.Shortl.v   after   2     o'cloclc     the     flre whistle   wa.s   sounded   and   the   parade i moved.
Chief of J'olice Ford headed the I parade followed by the police of J Spr.ngtle.d township headed by Chief I Koons. The marslials, John Morris, i.Mbert Refill, Grant Bui'baiuui and {George Niblo<'k, .Ir., In their brillianl Iniiiliiig     costuiiii s       l.illc.wcd.        'I'ben
iille .jiuiJfBaB •AlldelS'ill with the ot-.. i\ok.l»:iHiffmminr^.A N.itloncrt-Bfenk oTH Vmbler. Irrt the next car was Pres- '. nt Wll 1a,m Dlelil, of the Alontgom¬ ery Count.v league: President lliirold P.ke of the Suliurban league: .1. Wil¬ liam Kilter.. I';s(|.. lu'iiicipal speaker uf the afternoon, and oilier guo«ts, fol¬ lowing wliich were the Daughters of Pocohontas in their brilliant Indian costumes, who el.cited great app.ause along  the  line.
The orders in line are given below. The hne of march was : I'^ast on But¬ ler avenue to l.indeiiwold, to the pike, lo Alaltison, lo Butier, to .Spring Gar¬ den, to Forest, to .Main, to Butler, to Spring Garden, to Knight Held, where the parade dlsniisWed and ali assem¬ bled  in  the ball grounds.
Headed by the Do.vlestown band the two contesting teams of the afternoon.
Tola l.s     	
Conshohocken Anibler    	
. .0 ..0
...1 10 27  15
0 2  10 0  0  2
1 0 0 0 0 0
2—!l 0—1
STANDING OP THE CLtJBS W. L.
' Doylestown     3
Souderton     3
Aanbler    2
.(Jtonshohocken     2
fiftnsdaie     2
^rkasie    0
P.c.
.7.")0 .7.")0 ..5tie .."lOe .."lOii .0011
I. c.iiri.ed Poconos.
I     .1.    i\l.   Godshalli 1 moveid   to  one   of I     Air.   and    Mas. ;son, .'I.  Lyden,  of ii'"iiied   home   irom la.tlves  in   Altonna.
l.o^coe    Ilu ler.       of    L.in.sd.ile,      an. .\I:ss   Gi-.ice   Heckler    if   I.inp   Ue.>:iii.i.' I, [ton.   inotoi\>d   to   Det w.ire   Water   Gai ll   and   Bushkill   Fals on  .Sunday. \) j      .Miss      .Maragret;       Gritss.of u l-stj^et,   has   returned    from   thV gomery    Hospital    where      she v^ nt   an    operation.
I'rank   Al.   W'eavtr.  Jr.,   has  returne i.-11111    II,    twdi-wV'eks*' 'sUi:.<    at    Can.  \ De inont.
A dauti'hter was' born two w'eek¦- ago to Mr. and Airs. -N'eal Newell, <>; Iona, N. J., who aiV well-known i liansdale.
i.ichelenwalner       and    Seliers    hive broken      grouiW   for     a   block     of   si- houses   at    the   (orner   of   Fourth   an Line   streV'ts.
A. S. Tyson iS Son have slartc work on tlie erection of, ... block o eight houses on Fairvlew avenue. :• new thoroughfare which has L»eii .¦:. through between Fifth and Sixii streets,   oft   Chestnut   street.
Alark .Meigs recently caught a IT incii bass In the Neshaminy. It weigh ed   two   pounds.
Stricken on Visit '¦(feeii*-d with ai.peiidirilis whiie visit inie at the home ot Airs, .lulia AlcCall North Walas, Ruth William.s, a teii- ye<fr-old Scjanton girl, was rushed tjt Alontgomery hosllitJil Sunda <¦ siclans   fouiiil   an   operation   iieces-
and'r>r. ^ohn ''',  Macdonald  re-'ispeakei-s  'Who  tvill   iMT-prvseiit   dutin organ,   and   the ithe   entii-e   week   are   the   Rev.   R.    t'. Alcl\a,.\.   D.   D,.   of   Toronto,   the   secre
 • !tary   of   the   board  of   foreign   mission'^
Reading   Ry.   Is  Pushing   Bridge   Work  of ihe Presbyl.erian church  of Canad.i;
The   Collegeville   Assembiy The   Collegevl.le   Summer   As.senibl.\ fo,r   Christian   workers   of   all   denoiii. nations    will      open    i\s    17th      annuai session      on   Aionday      August     4,     at Ursinus      colle < ¦   and,     will    continue until   Suiidaiy,   August   10.       The   dail;, .t'ogram    wi.l    iilrlude    Uib^e    e.vpos.l liinn      al    S.;iO,    conference      hours      on church   problems   at   1V»   a.   .m.,   / uiisei service   at   0   p.   m.,   and   I'Jie   evenin' plaBform    meetings   at   7,   all   apiioiiit- n( nis   on • standiu-d   time.   .-Viiiong   the
moved   the   intlammed patient   responded.
Reading      railway      workmen      have
the   Rev.   Kdwar.l      S.   I'.ronier, *D,
completed   the   lU'biiilding  of   tbe   uppei'j professor   of   practical   Iheoiogy   in
Harmon J'.Ambler  and   Coiisohocken,  and   led   b.v spraineii I Presidents   liielil   and   Pike   and   other fall on Aionday I quests marihed to the  Hag pole In left lield.   where   Captain   Barfoot   assisted b.v   the   captain   of   the   Conshohocken team,  puhled   the  Iieautiful  pennant, an prosenteil     lo   the   leam   by     Wood   & Guest,   of   Phikidelphla,   lo   the   top   ol the   pole,   and   a.s   the   b.and   played   the "Stars  and  .Stripes  Forever"   the   pen¬ nant  was  unfurled,  releasing liundreds of   Kiiiall   American   Hags,   which   were soon   gathered   by   the   children.     The whole   assemblage   then   marched   back ,, .,      , 1. I to   tho  grandstand   where  stirring  ad-
every-ready    smile   and   clVirry   man tl ^,i.eases     were   delivered   by   President
Diehl    and    Air,    Ditter.      The   former, who   at   one   time   resided   in   Ambltr,
by pupil; piano Edna Rode- 1 J'intertain Aliidred Coulston; In I'ield and Meadew," and Elizabeth Llghtkep; Vocal mixed quartet, Emma Yost, Ellwood Ziegler. Mrs. BaUer, Harry Yost; piano duet, "Noi-wegiiRi Alarch, Edna Rodebaugh and Mrs. Baker; vocal  .solo,  selection   by  Airs.   Baker.
Mrs Charles W. Caulkins anjd son, of Coid Point, who were in Colerain. Mass., last week. have gone on to Brunswick, Ale., where Airs. Caulkins visiting among her ow-n relativbs. Mi,s."5 Litio KerPK-r, of Cold Point, s able to he up and around again and Is Tioticiably   improved. .
Now that the gas main has been laid through Cold Point hy the Coun¬ ties Gas and Efectric Company a number of residents along Butler pike ar<? having the service run into their homes. , ,  ,      .„  ,    | Oirned with  a.
A   pink,  puff and blow social  will  be j     MeniU.-r.s   of given,  Saturday  evening,  on   the   lawn  ,„,.t   Tuesday   evening   in of the  Plynioiit'i  Milting 1'. E. church   hall In Plyniouth  Centre bv  lhe  I.adi«   '   I'ible  cla.ss.   This  is  to^iye.i ^ garden cluh
ner and soon relieved the situation for her anxious friends, who h.id rushed   to    her   assistance.
Air. and Airs. George Klchammer, of Plymouth Centre, are home after a   trip   to   Atlantic   City.
Jlr. an(4 Mrs. Irvin Tayloc, Airs. Mitten  and  daughter,  Anna,  of   Alddia.
and Airs. William. Uuck, of Brooklyn. [ and as he recalled one after another N. y, were guests of Air. and Airs. | there was a general nodding of headfe Jaco.b  Hart, of Cold  I'oint.  Sunday.       { by   the   older   fans   who   remembereo
Jean Stead, of Cold Point, siJlin'l ¦ those good old days. Air. Diehl said, Frid.iy at the home ot George Albright j "The teain of that time that I lielpea and   family   in   Ogontz.
and who is the father of amateur baseball in the borough, told his hear¬ ers ot the great team that Anibler had more than 30 years ago whicn was composed of home boys. -Mr. Diehl went   down   the   list   of   these   players,
xs
There has been a report that Japanese beetles werte recently found on the Sheller farm at Cold Point. This is vigorously disputwd by Air Sheller. who declares that the hard- shelk<l iri.4.ct found on his premises though similar to tho beetle, ha.s a longer bo«ly and ;. more shiny and ¦|jei>er colo.red back than the beetle. The charactleiistic white spots bord¬ ering   the  wings  are  not   present.
An   excursion,   comjjosed   of   IU   men from    I'l.vmoulh    Centre ' and    vicinil.v. fi.shed off Forlescue oft Sunday and re- fair catch.
the Cold Point Grange the Grange and organ-
footpath on the tenipoiai"\' brid Ford street. When tii-it side was opened to tratlic it relieved the con¬ gestion, of pedeistrlans which toilow> the closing ot industries on both siflei- of the river at  niglit.
Work on the temporary DeKall street bridge continues to be sus- peiidied while the siding is being coiitpleted. The ,steantshoVel, w'lii<':i is erecled on a miniature tractor, w'lus transported lo the site and ex¬ cavation    for    tlte    ^'""T    w-as    I^'gun
The   siding expecled   to   be   laid
the beginning of next week. When it is co,niplete(d airtlie preliminary steps will he completed and tho coiistru<V tion of the bridge will be immediately started. I'lugineer Murph'.v exinects K* Increase his force of n\en the latter p.irt  of  next  week.
Fo'jndry Starts Up .\fter a shut down ol' about four weeks the Abram Cox Stove Company, of. I.-'insdale rcvumed .operations Aionday morning with practically a. lull force. It is said that orders en¬ ough are assured so tliat tliere will be  no  further  shutdown.
D.
the
theological      seminar.v      at    l.,ancti.ster:
th'Itev.  Arthur C.   Hill,   I). D.,  minister
of      Trinity      congregational      cliiinh
i Glasgow,    ScotlaiilJ;      .md the    Kev.
i Peter   Ainslee,   D.    D..   minister   of   '..he
I Christian   temple,   Baltimore.   .Md.   Tiie
! music   ot     the   assenibly   will     be   in
charge    of    Air.   (".    Harold    Lowen,    o""
Phiiadeliihia.
The    advance    reservation    assure    a large attendance at this a^^.selllbl^¦ am! the  prominence  of  the men  who  com pose   the   staff   gives   guarantee   of   a.; unusually   strong   program.
hands to catch.    'Hi
gentlemanly '.Newt' Alyei'n on secona. Gallon at short, 'Big Burleji,' Jack Urban, the slugger of the team ai third, and In the out-ncld was JacK Acuff, Joe Alorley and Elmer Grumble our mascot was our good fiiend, Dr. Andrew Godfrey." Closing his re¬ marks. Air. Diehl said : "It gives me much pleasure to present the cham¬ pionship Hag of 1923 to the Ambler team. No leam in the Alontgomery countv league played better ball or conducted themselves more like gentle¬ men upon the ball Held than the play-
he hew as a benellt for tiie pipe ormnf';;,- t^^e'beni^^rof those who will \ ^^ ••';l![^r7ou'1n1ic^^^ng Th^ j^k- fund of the churcli choir. Candy, cake.|.^ttend the picnic of tho Plymouth I J°'"^«^^^^;^fo,f..?" Great appkiu.se gVetea i„.   cream    l'k>   tja. 's.i.i.d*v>ches   anU | Meeting U.  E. church at Zieber's po^'k i ^f"'-]^;',^,^    jlr    Ditter   f iuno
potato'   salad,   besides   lots     o,r   other, on   Augu."?!    9,    information    has   heen ;;,„'    ,,,,.1  again  ho  was  interrupted as
tasty   things,   will   be   .served.     There 1 ,,i,t,,jned(   Irom    " ¦•'      > 1 time ana  again  nc  wa
will  also  bo  a  n.sh   pond The   monthly   mteling I'L-town   Friends   will   lie afternoon  of  August  2   In  Norristown. At   ''30   o'clock  there  will  be  a  meet¬ ing of the nihiislry and council, after which   tho   regular      monlhly   meeting
will  convene. ,       ..   ,
The   Abington   ffu,,rl(erly   meeting Friends   wlil   lie   held   at
to   organize   was   made   up   wholly   or home boys.    There was Edward Thom¬ .as   in   the   box,   and   rough   and   reaay •Tom'    AlcCann   behind   the   bat,   who, seldom    used    -"Vl'""g^,.'^^^^„'^[,«, '^^'^   ^^"th^  accid* nt  occurring at a  place
Firemen Unveil '1'ablet to Chief A bro.nze tablet to honor the me¬ mory of the late Mllos Stemple, chief of the CoiKholiocwen Fire Department ul the time of his death wais unveH.Hl Sunday afternoon at the Washinglon Fire Company house. The Hre com¬ pany   oliserved   open   house   all   day.
Hatboro   Man   Injured Ilenry Schaffer,  oi  Hatboro  was  in¬ jured about the htad on Sunday wheii his   car   was   struck   by   another   auto on   the   outer   edge   of   CafnIden.     The driver did   not
Fatal   Accident    Near   Willow   Grove
Five persons were killed and foui" injured when <a cloxed automobile, in whicii .seven persons were riding wa.-. slruck by a train on the Keajllim Railway at AIoo,i'eland road. Willow-1 Grove, shortly befoie 6 o'clock, Sun¬ day   afternoon. |
The   train   was   derailed,   the   engine: overturned,   and   ties   and   trai'ks   turn up   ISO   that   train     service    to   Willow Grove   and   pointiS  along   the   line   wa« disrontinued    teiiii|iriu|iv.    The    engi-'| neer  is among the dead.
Those       killed     were:    Airs.      Helen Stein,   1812     Diamond   stifoel;    George i Alaxheimer,   4932    Koyser   streei.   en¬ gineer;   .Mr.s.   Elmer   Alornlngstar,   5."ilii' Spruce 'street,   daughter ar^l      Jei'oiii# i
eleven-year-old  son,   Airs.  Julius  Stein ot    1812    Diamond   streft,    Piiihi.
The injured are; Julius Stein. 1S12 Diamond stre*?t hiii son and daughter l.eonard and Elaine .Stein, and oily Templin, 1009 Gvec--. street, flreiiten of  the   train.
Horsham   Firemen   Do   Police   Duty   at Wreck—Boys    Off    for    Maine—Wm. K.     Heimbold     Recovering larret¬ town  and   Dresher   Notes. Mrs.   Ilerniann    Rhinehai il.     of     Oak
Lane,   was   the   guest   of   .Mrs.   G.forae
Zeitler,   of   Hoisham,   aifew   days   lasi.
week.
Mrs. John Seiple. of Horslii,m. nc¬ companied   Percy   Cr,a g   ami   l'.uiiiil,\.   oj.
Logan,   to   Dulilin   ami    I'-iilcuiii   111   the
latter's car,  where they  visited  friends. M'iss   Mary   Thompson,   of   Horsham,
spent Sunday with William Jones ana- family,    of   Germantown
Frank Forker and family, of Hors¬ ham, visited I.ew.s Starkey and fain-. liy,  of   Hatboro,   Sunday
.Mr and Airs Saniuel Kessler an* children, of Horsham, were th,' guests of Fred, MetzJer and wite, of Hustle- ton,  i>n  Sunday.
William Alann, of Hor.'»ham, hius re- covereil Hullicieiiily from his recent Ill¬ ness  to  return   to  his   work.
Stricken suddenly with ucUte appen¬ dicitis last Fr.day. evening Howard Withem, of HorshJUii, was rushed tc» the Abington hospilal, and the fo.iow~ ing iiiorniiig underwent an operatlom His condition upon recovery from th© elTei'ts of the ether, was found satis¬ factory,  and   he  is  ilo ng  niceiy.
Mr. and Airs. <J. P. Sinith entertain¬ ed a number of fiiends to d.nner at their llorshani residence, Wednesday ev<'iiiiig
Imjnediately fidlowing the occurrenca of the wreck at Willow Grove, lata Sunday alternoon. the Horsham Firo Company received a call from the Keading company to aid in policing the crowd which swarmed from ttiCi park to the scene of the <oll slon' Quite a nuniber of men responded and not ony aided in (luelliiig the- excited jam of iii'ople, but also ¦_-uard- ed against an outbreak of Hames tT\ the   train   of   cars.
Aliss Etshcr Tull, of Wycomhe. .MIs«- es Kebecca and Mary .Shoemaker, M;i«s Mary .S. Park and .Mlss Su.sanna Walton, of llorshani. enjoyI'd a jaunt to  Wilmington  on   Saturday.
Journeying by niotor from .Si. Paul to Horsham, Horace Helmbold and wife arrived at the home of his bit>lh-- er, Wlilliam K., 0.11 Tuesday alleinoon,. Those young men, who will leave] Horsham on .'.^aliirday lo spend their- week's vacation in .Maine are Freder¬ ick Pletcher, Irvin Radcllff and Ar¬ chie Washington h'red Beuhler, of AViliow Grove, accompanied the party. Mr. and Afrs. Charles Alonteith. who moved, Saturday, Into their new home on the Meetinghouse road. Ilorsliam, were given an old-fashioned house warm ng by ,1, number of their Hors¬ ham friends, last Aionday evening. The surprise was coniplete. a lul as the erowd surged upon the porch ringing cow bells, blowing trumpets and twirling rattles, the couple stood open- mouthed. FiniUUv breaking inlo ner-. vous laiv^htor, liiey welcymed tlieit' guests. Euch niember of the IhronK Carrie deatables. and atter an lillar- iou.s evening playln.g old-fashlonedl games   the.v   enjo.xed   a   Hne   repast.
Thougli sti.l suffering connidorably from his fall inlo llie well at his hom» in Horsham Wm. K. Helmbold is now? able to do light work about the farm. The itccldent happened late Wednes¬ day nighl of last week, as Air, Helm¬ bold was oiosing up the doors of tho endo.sed porch, ."-^leppiiig backward to close one door his foot went tlirough the operied trap doorway above tho well, and down he plunged striking his back against  tlie  far edge and a orosa
I bar below the Hoor. He forlunateljf caught himself and palnfuly drew li.im» self out and into the house. Thero, it was found that he was very badljp skinned and scraped on the back andt about his ribs, as well its his left hand and arm. An o.'caminatlon b.v the- doctor   revealetl   no   bi;okeii   bones.
I (iiommunion will be served next Sunday al the Grace Union church of Hoisham by the Reverand Kate.^.    ThQ
! service will  be open  for all denomi'ja-.
' tions to participate. It has been an-, nounced that the jiicnic of the Sunday- school wiil be held at Chalfont park; on   Wednesday,   August   20.
i The eldest son of Air. and Airs,, Charles   Aleisner     has   returned     frona
[Kentucky to visit his family in Hal¬ loweil.
Eleanor Caruthers, of Haliowell, spent   a     few   days   last   week    with
lighter   of  Airs.   Stein ^j.ig„jy  ,„   (ic-inantown AlWs.i      Aloniungstair's ,      (;harles   Hu
Stein    Blamed   for   Accident
The fatal accident near Willow see the Schaffer jGrove. Sunday evening, when a nortli- bdund train craished into an auto,uio- where t^L-veral streetis and road come I bile at Aloreland roajl. c.-iu,sing the, together. Hrs. Schaffer was hint onldeath of five Philadelphlans and the one arm and a cousin, who was with j injury of four, l.s attributed to lieed- theiii, lui.(il her, dollar Hone broker^ 1 le.ssness on the part of Julius .stein, Aliss   Sarah   Schaffer     Was   not   hurt,  of   1812   Diamond   street,   Phiiadeliihia
(.iounty  I Farm    Agent'
i he   spoko   of   the   great   achievement
"'¦' Gwynedd   on
»   .1 „   -,-„,.   !A\allz to the e-xtj-nt that it is  i>ermis-     f  (he  local boys  not  enly Ia.sl .seascAi or   the   Nor-^.sable  to  transport  vlpg».'tables and fruit   hut  tbis  ye.ar as  well.    Before  closing held   o,n   tnt'-to    the    park,    which    lies   within    the {hia  Juldress  Air.  Ditter  made  a  strong quarantined   section. 1 plea to those present to give their fin-
Russell .N'ltler.iuer and family and .^nclaI support to the Ambler Athletic Air. and Airs. George Swai'tz, '(vere agsociatlon, which organizsition is try- entertained by Airs. Helen Hamel, of i ing to secure a home for the nienibea-» Plymouth   Centre,   Sund  y. \ In  which   there   may  be  many   oppor-
Tliough suffering yet from tho burns   tunitie* for the young man to develop
,...,      received   while   adjusting   a   plug   In   .1 i niind  and  body.     -Vt   the  close  of  Air.
Julv  7. A jneeting  of the  ministry wLli | multlgraph   machine.> wiiich  had   short   Bitter's  address   an   offering  was  tnk- beg'lnatlO  o'clock  (summer  time,) fol-| circuited.  AIlss   Laila  JI.-irpK   of  Ply-i en.
lowed immediately at its close, at 11 luoutli Centre, Is able to be at her I The tvdmlssion wag free, nnd .more o'clock Iiy tho quarterly mtetlng. , work. The incident occurred at the I than 2000 poojile attended the eere- Friederlck J. I."lbbiy, secretary of the [Diamond State Fibre plant, in Nor- j^ony and the ball game. The collec National council of prevention of wai'.! rlstown, last week while Aliss AI ~ '¦ '" -''—' '^ 'was on duty, and the palm of left hand wns severely burned. resul*. was not scllous, and ,a doc tor's services wero necessary only few  daj-'s.
Though the back of their car was smashed they were able to go to Halboro in it.
Bible  School  Closes
'i'he ^.i,ilj». Bible VaOtitio.il Mchd-f will hold it.s closing exorcises on Thursday evening, July 31, at 7.30 on the BaptLst church grounds. Tho kindergarten pupils will have .a pro¬ gram and the older children wlH have a pageant urider the suiJ-.-rvision of Aliss Anna Jarrett. Als. Bliss has been a.ssisting them in dramatizing Bible stories.
Alr.s. Vern.a Kuhn - has been in charge of the .school this summer. On Alondiiy   afternoon,   she   and   three   of
the   motor-car condltilon   in
and   now
ffnagle, of Wayne Junc¬ tion, was the guest of Charles R^ Rutherford,  of  Halloweil,  last  Sunday.
Thomas Farquar and wife and Mr. and .Mrs. Josepii Bevis, of East Ger¬ mantown. called on Air. and .Mrs. Au¬ gust  Funk,  of  Hailowell,  .-Sunday.
Aliss .Nellie Dwyer, of HaUoweli, journeyed, lo Ceiitreville, where she spent >!atiirday and Simday with her- fafher. Upon her return she Was ac-' comrian ed bv Aliss Alartha Rilthor- foi'd. ot Hallowi'll, who had been spending the  week  there.
Mr. ,-und APrs Wf.llla.m VeiwJi. of DavLs' Grove, expect to leave Friday to spend two weeks with rel.atlves ini New   Jersey.
Gorge   E.   Ernshaw.   of   Frankford,   .Ti
tlie "Ablngtoli I director of the K. O. E. home in Davl.% Grove, p.aid a visit with the residents.
driver ot a critical hospital.
Investlgatiorts   are   being   cojiducted   on Sunday.      ,„,,,, _
by John-   P.    Dohney,    for the    public |     Kev.   and   Airs.   Charles   Margerum, tservice    commlBsio,n;    officials    of   the! «'     Janettown entertained        their-
Reaidini^     railwav,   and     by   Charles I'l^'UKhter  and   husband
Slegrist,   of   Jenkintown.    registrar vital     stisistjcs   for     that   section Alonlgomery   county.
WEDDED
from   Orrvilie, Ohio, last  week.
Afrs.    Ilann.ah    AMniton,    of   AViliow
Grove,     oj-rived     Saturda.v     to     spend
some time with Mrs. A. P. Bissey, ot-
Davl.^ Grove.
______ Mrs.  AV. J.  Tyson,  of Horsham,  at-
AOTT—'ArnPT!T'5 tended   the   meeting   of   the   German-
^      „       •^*"    ¦y-'Ji-i^ia ; j^,^y„   Business   Alen's    .-Vssoclatlon   in
On   Saturday  afternoon  at  a   o clock 1 ^(ia,,tiy  CUy last  week.
in   the   Ambler   Presbylicrlan    c'liirch I     ^'he wili of Alai'y .Ann  Kdwards late.
Air.   Robert   Roy   .Ash,   of   Hellertown. i „£  Upper Dublin    was  ajdmitted  toiwo-
and   Aliss     CInra   Alarion   Morris,     of  i,ate  and  illsposes  of an  estate  value<>
the high  school  girl.^,  who have  bcenlAmbler,  wero ^T'ada<^•l  by Rov.  George! ..|^j» 5430   -vvhicli   textntrix   gives   to  het»
assisting her,  went   to a  D.  B.  V.   S.j J.  Crist^^ p.-istor of the church        -       1'     ..
S. conference in Phila Air. Diftilap, the manual training leacher, also went to the conference.
Dies   With    Wedding    Near
In the midst of preparations for her weddlngl Ada Atkinson, twenty-flve, daughter of Jlr. r.nd Mrs. Edward Atkinson,   of    23   Ea.st   Ninth   avenUe.
„    „    ,, ,_., ,,, children     David    Rlchnrrts,    a   son-ln-
Alrs.   R.  P.   Slftyton was  brulesni'ild'  ].^.^^.  jj,  named  as  executor, and Mr. John Alorris, Jr.. was grooms-       a. very  successful supper  wa.s  serv- nian. The bride was given In marriage I g^j  hy the  Horsham  nrcmcn  Saturday- by  her  uncle,  Mr. John  H.  Morris.  A'night.    Nearly everything was dispos- iiunili(cr     of     relatives   and       friends | gjj  of,  and  thr'ifish  the  liberal   dona-
at AVashington, D. C, will attend the morning meeting. In tlio afternoon at 3 o'<-:ock Air. Llbhey will r.ddress an open meieting', to, which the public, In   invited.
Air.   &nd   Mrs.   Jacob   Hnrt,   of  Cold Point, entertained on Sund.iy, Afr. and
"rple ition   tnken   bv  the  members   was   the j Conshohocken ^died at her home  Sun-| On   their   reti hflmost   disappo'inting   feature., ns   only I d.-iy rJght of septicemia. Luf...Io,  N.  T,
The   n',70 w.as received, which  is but'ahoui |    The   young   wom.in   was   struck   by        „ —
witnessed   the   ceremony.
After the ceremony a. wedding bre.alifast wcs Mtrved. and Mr. and Airs. Ash left on a honeymoon trip, their   retun   they   will   reside   In
^continuea >n oa,fre 8.)
.-flOO more thaji the aniount received with no extra attraction thrown in av the ball game. However the menibers of the association are satisfle*!, as the occasion  has  brought   before  the  resi-
lighting   a   year   ago   and   her   health failed     rapidly   afterwards.   . iHer   en ¦'agenvent   to    Howard   Fehl,    of   Ply mouth    Meieting  was    announced  re uentiy.   She  w-ts  111   only  a wetk.
SPRINGHOUSE
Ali.sa Alary E. Deckwalt'er left on Saturday for Kennettt .Square to spend the rema.nder of the Bummev with  her niece and nephVw.
tlons of the community a goodly suni W.IS reali'/ed. The purpose ot thi.s- beneflt wns to obtaJT funds to repaint tho firehouse. It is eatimated the. amount cleared at the supper wi!^ cover  this  expnse.
Mlss Eliz.abeUi CaUahach. o^ Drcsh-. er. Is .spending a month with her aunt,. Mrs.  James   Carson,   In  Wildwood,   N,.
X ^_ _^
(oontlnued on paee ?.)        ^