The Ambler Gazette 19250226

              T HE AMBLE* Gazette
V«   L. XLII-NO. 5
AMBLKR.   FA..  FEBmJARY   26,   1925
.«1.75   A    > KAR-
AND COLD POINI
by  lhe  pasior, .\l   7.45,   even- "Kewai^d      of |
I
rr.M8   OF    I OCAL    INTEREST READERS
Local Peraons Unitef or Peaca Sling- lijff Fanrlily Stricken With Scarlet F'evei*—Schoola Obcervle Washing, ' ton's Birthday — Plymouth Centro Nevk^s. Mis.    WllJlaTn    Kulp,    or   'Hiu-mon,-;
I PROSPECTVILLE
!      Regulax    .servioes    wili    Oe   held    in
Prospeclville   M.   E,   cliurch  next  !Sun-
ilaj".     Sunday     scliooi     at     IU     a.     m.
Preaching  at   11   a.   rn.
Kev.   WiiltoJ-   Powell, mij    ..^ervJcM.      'Iheme,
l-'aith. ' Cliarles Schnieie   unci   .Miss Margaret —f.    Birch,    of    Pliiladelphia.    were    reuent j Huesis of Al!r. and  Mis. Kraiiii Au^evet. j     iiufe'eiie   Kralz     and   lainily      visile'!
.ili;s.    KaLiiarine    Kralz    al    .MonlKuin-
ei'yviile  on   Sunday.
Mrs.   i'rank   Anderson   spent   Friday
wilh   Mr.   and   .Urs.   -Mbert   .MarchiiiiL
at   Ivy   Hlll. I     Next Sunday  morning  following?  the
preaching   services   a   meetlns   uf   ihe j Sunday   school   will   be held.
BY LOCAL TALENT
AMBLER     A.        A. MARCH   11
BENEFIT AND 12
ON
JUrs.   Kalph   i-'rench,     of   L.anBdowne,
¦vilkt,   waa  a   Sunday     guesl     ot   .Mrs. i ,       -    , ,    . ...    l. f ..
Millie   Hlltner.   of   Plymuuth   Meeting, j :^^f>\,';fi« rj^lt^^^.^.JL^ ''°™® "^ ^^' MlU vin   Fenstemacher,   a   student  at
Jjebigli university, who .btslstefli to the musical play ai the lahigh unlver¬ alty, who assisted in the^uaical pla.y at the Conshohocken high school last BYiilay evening, and his iwo comiian- loins. Mark Bteser and Roscoe Peiers, toth 0|f Urslnus ooliege, were the) weeK-end gue»ts of Mk-s. Beu.ah Sin¬ clair   and   family   of   Plymouth   .Me,-t-
A sauerkraut supper was given Sat¬ urday evening at the home of Mr. and Mr.s. J. Pierce Khoads. of Ply¬ mouth Centre, by Mr. and Mrs. Chri i,.:in Wisler. of Lansdale, who at thai lime acted as host and hostess
and Mrs. Hari-y  LoweiT.
Mr. and Mrs. John Serrill and Mrs. I Whitely Vincent spenl Saiurday with ' .Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley in Phila- I delphia.
Alrs. l-'iajik Steever and son George spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. ; Chartes   tiallinger.
The package yiarty and polilical I spelling bee which was lo have ibeen ! held in Prospectville hall last Satur¬ day evening, wus postponed unlil a I later dale on accounl of so much I sickness   in   tlie   neighborhood.
Air. and Alrs. Joseph Gouak, of Hor- 'shain, spenl Sunday Willi Air. and Alrs. Frank Hlll. i     Miss  Sara Longcope, of Cheltenham,
to   the   latter's   mother   and   brotheis, | spent   Sunday   with   her   grandmother, ¦will, leside In Plymouth township and ! Alis.   .Mary  Lukens.
Non istown. 1     Airs.    Saia   Gouak   returned    lo    her
The  htiiiie  of Mrs.  David   Rhoads  in'home  at   Springhouse     wilh     Mr.  and
Hand   after   having   spent with   .Mr.  und   -Mrs. Cliar-
iie Plymouin  Centre,  has  been  rented  byj Raymond  Marple,  who   will   move   his fan, ,v   of   Ne^w Hope, were   enteitained I
Alls.    Matilda   Elliott   rturned   fromi the   Alontgomery   hospital    on    i'"Viday and   is   coarvalescing   nicely     at   her home ill Plymouth Cenlre.
Mr.   aill    Alrs.   Hubert   Walton   and famil.v u.   .\t\v   Hope, were entertainer by   Mr.   and   -Mrs.   Harry   Slyer,   Ply-' mouth   ("pntre,   over   lhe   week-nd. I
Mrs.   Kugene   LigJnkep and   son,  and j Mrs.    .Mai-'gie      Rlioads,    of      I'lyiiKiullij Centre,   vi.sited   .Miss   Elizabeth   Heim, who has been sriouBly ill at her hom« In   i-tridgeport. i
]^u:ia, one of the twin daughters, of, Mr.   .Ilid   -Mrs.    Walter    Rex,     of   Ply¬ moutli   Cemre,   is   rejiorted   ijuite   ill.
Mr.    and    Alrs.    George    Dunn   have nioved  from  liarmonville  to a cottage! in I'achvl le row. j
Gt.irge Ivautman and sister and < Mrs. l;ear and d;iUf.;hi*T of near Darby | were the guesLs nf -Mrs. Ralph Hall- ', man, ol   Ridge  " k ¦.  Harmonville.
Mr.   and   Alrs.   liarry   Slintrock   and
(laughter,   of  Gejinaiituwii.   visted  with;     - ,      .
Mr. and Alr.s. Jlar\ev Re.x, of Plymoulh i reiiuw n,   Were   entei-lained   on   »unday
at   lho   home   of   -Mr.   and   Alrs.   Leslie
.Mis. Henry three weeks its Gouak.
Alrs. Arthur Alaikley, leaciier al Pro.spectviile giainniiu^ school, is on lhe sick lisl, sulTering with a heait ittlauk.
Alrs. Baldwin Spence entertained the card club al her home on the Chest¬ nul Lane lasl priday eveniiig. Twelve guesis were present : Air. and Alrs. iiald win Spence, .Mr. and Alrs. Halpii l.'rench. Air. and .Mr.s. John Serrill, Air. and Alr.s, Gusiave lluber, .Mh. and Alrs. wniitly Vincent, Air. and Alrs. iiurry Loweiy.
.James Grale, of VVest Port, New Voik, visited , .Mr. and Alr.s. Waller .'-prouse   on   Tuesday.
-Mr. and Alrs. John Lear, of Ambler, were eiiierlained on Sunday al the ho.ne ul'  Alrs. Georg-- Lear and family.
.Mr. -Mberl Keading and lamily, oi Cliallont, were guesis of Air. and Alrs. Hairy   Weikel   on   Sunday.
-Mr. and Airs. Claude L. Conrad and sons \^¦arren and Ivennelli, uf Ger- iiianuiwn, und Air. and Alrs. .Augustus Leniz and daughier  Hlizabelh.  uC ,lar-
Centre, on Sunday.
Air. and Mr:. Joseph .Markle. Har¬ monville, sl'en' Sunday with Air. and Alrs. Milc-K .Ausierijerry, who reside near  Plymouth   «;enlre.
Kay Bowiiiun and Aliss Alarie Dieterer. of ..\llentown, w.ery Sunday guests (f -Mr. and Alrs. Leonard Beck of   Harmunville.
A number of residents I'rum I'ly¬ mouth Al«ling, \^^xo are interested in the moyemeiit lo stop war, uig.d by the Socieiy of l'"rieiids, atlended the mass meetinfrs held in N'orris.- tawn and Conslioliock^in on Sunday un'der the auspcies of the cuuncil for "r"--—-r ritujjlMaiiiim^ I—~"T- -wiu) opyn to all apBHIilBtloiis and ne'.;iu.s as well a.s w'mies. and ^: the extensive programs led by i."ather John  A.  Kyan   and   i'Vaderick  Libby.
A porlion of the Cold Point troup of Boy Suouis under lhe leadership of George Young, participated in the an¬ nual rall.v of the Delaware-Monlgorm- ery Counly .Sruuts al X'alley l''orge on   Saturday.
The Junior Christian' Endeavor so¬ ciety, of thie Plymouth Meeting U. E. church, is growing steadily and a wave of intei'est is making ils success im¬ minent. 42 were present last Satur¬ day afiernoon. and a rousing meeling is looked for lhis we^e,k. Church ser¬ vices last Sunday were featured by several solos. At the moi'ning ser¬ vice Mrs. 11. E. Baker favored with the selection, "Just When I Need Him Most," and Alias Bthel Mosely sang, "It Is Tou; It Is I," during the evening sei-vice. Kev. Mr. Baker preaided at each service. Th'e attendance record at Sunday school showed 140 present, ;i notable increase over the last few weeks. The Men's Bible class retaine..! the banner, and the classes which were awarded stiu-s for recitation of Scrip¬ ture vei'ses fronx memory wiere those of Hazel Rex and Frances Rowan. Miss Hazel Kex and Miss Ethel AIo.se- ly favured with a duet at this ses¬ sion. .Me(etinB;s for the week : Keg. ular Men's Bible class maetlng at home of Eugene Lightkep .Monday evning; further discussion of new budget system in a m,eeting of the newly organized Steward Board before luayer meeting, Wednesday; choir practice   Friduy   evening.
Scsulet fever has gripped the en- tino Slingluff household in Cold Poinl and iseveral members of the lam ly are iju'te ill with il. Through lhe kindness of the chui-ch congregalion i in that village food has been supplied al   regular   intervals   to   the   family.
Rev. .Alexander Alitehell, who re.- sides in l^lymouth Centre, is said to have (x)lla|>sed fron^ Ihe resulta of a. stroke r.icently and his condition hQa piaced hini in a .semi-conscious con¬ dition   and   very  ilose   to   death's   door.
A. P. Crolius. of Plymouth Aleet¬ ing. is out again after a short ill¬ ness.
Tiie monthly meeting of the Nor¬ ris:^ wn Frionds will lie held .Saturday at    riymouth   Meeting.
Cuiiijnemorat V ' exercises wer? held Mondav In t' ¦¦ iVhi'.i'mail'h lownship school.s in hunu.^ uf om- first pr'si- dent,  George   Washingion.
holiday
famil.v.   111 his    faiin
Kuxliiir- here    on
and and
Shepherd.
John Bush and ough, visited at Sunday.
Air. and Alrs. Harvey Sprouse .Miss Glenna Sprouse visiied .Ur. Alrs.   Walter   Sprouse   on   Sunday.
The PinjO Kun Country Club will hold a dance on Tuesday evening, l<'eb. 2Jlh. This will be the lasl dance un¬ til  al'ter  Kasler.
Alrs. George Toomey visited Air. anil Alrs. Benj. Best on Saiurday.
Alv.   and   Alrs.   Henry   -Milter and   Air. jJj, and   Alls,   [•'rank   Uell  Wicre enterlained ull   Sunday   al   the   home   of   Mr.   and M'S.   Wliitely   Vincent.
M.-s.   Huw,(111   Detweiler,  uf CKa is  tiubiiiiluting   this  week  aa principal lor Alrs.  Arthur Alarkley In Prospect¬ ville   school.
The Prospectville Community club will meel in PrusiKciville .M. E. church nexi Satuiday  evening.
Geraldine Wells visiied her lather, Jisiry  Wells, at this  place, on   Sunday.
Air. and Mrs. Solomon S. Hagerty and son Paul, of near Lansdale, were guests of Air. and .Mrs. HaiTy Weikel on  Thursday.
Leslie Shepherd visiied his molher, Alrs. Harriet Shepherd, at .Maple Glien on   Thuraday.     Alrs.   Shepherd   is  very
kev. W. E. P. Haas, of Philadel¬ phia, will lecture in Prospectville AI. E. church on Maiich 13th.
Air. Willard Kiatz, a student at Ursinus College, preached in Prospecl¬ ville  AI.   E.   church  Sunday   evening.
Aliss Glenna Sprouse and John Lear w^,r«   admitted   to   Prospectville chuich     on     probation     last morning.
On Sunilay, Alarch Sth, communion services will be observed in I'rospect¬ ville M, E. church.
.Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watho and Mr. John Alyles. of Germantown!; Air. and .Mrs. Walter Kuons and son AValter, of Fort Washingion; .Mir. and Alrs. Albert Brandt, Geraldinei l^rman; of Ambler, were guests uf Air. and Mrs. Uubert   Serrill   on   Sunday.
.Miss   Dorothea Kunz,   Aliss  Schnobel, Mihis    .Magnuson,    and     AIIss    Chuvala, all   of   New   York,   spenl   Sunday .Monday at  the  home of Air Jacob   Kunz.
Uist ,Sundav in Prospectville M. E. churih, Walter Hittle sang a beautiful silu. entitled "Decide for Jesus" al the  murning  servioe.
All   the   Old   Favorites   and   Much   New Talent    Wiil    Be    in    tha    Line—Re-' he^.-sals    Assure   a    Fine    Program—, The  Sale   of  Tickets. I'he    tirsl    annual    iniiisti el   show    of tht)     Ambler   .-Vthletic     assoriaLon   by' local  talent  will   be  given   in   the   -Vm-I bler   oi)era       house    Wednesdiay     and ! Thursday   evenings,    Alarch    Ilth    andi ]2lh.    Despite   lho   fact    that   practice has   been   held   behind   closed   doors   ii hi»s   leaked   oul   that   this   will   he   one. of  the best  if   not  Ihe  very   best  nlin-I .strels that has eyer been  given by the j home  boys.   All   the   o.d-time   favorites! will be found  in the line-up. i
i     'I'he end man will be Howard  "How- ¦ jdy" Alartin, fieorge  Davis, Eddie Kelly i land   Jai'k  Alagill.  The  latter   is  a   new-! jr»omer,   neverthel'.^ss  he   takes   his   pai^i ' lln the .ablest manner, and  the  boys  ofj ithe  ministrels   say   he   is   a  scream.   Ifj ithis   is   true,   thon   with   Alartin,   Davis i iaiul    Kelly   this   sIiow   will      have   the igreatesl   i|Uarlel      of   fun-makers   thati jlias ever graqed   the local opera  huui-c [stage.    The    interlocutors,    or    middle-| ;men, as lhey are called  sometimes, will | ibe     .Stewart    I..      Davis   and   John      T. , '.Morris. The former has laken the  pari jat    previuus   shows   and    needs   no   in itroduction.   Tha   latter   who   is   direct-j iing   the   show and   who   hais   cha.i ge   ul' lall   arrangements,   will   take   this   pari I I'ur   lhe   lirst   lime.   Huwever.   he   is   no Inew  man   lo  local audiences.  On   utlier j Oiiasions   he   ably   performed   an   end man's   part.
'      Miss Ethel Dager.  whu is  the )iianist ¦liul   who   is   ilssisting   in   the   training of   the   members   in   the   vocal   end   ol , lhe   program,   slated   that   a.t   none   uf the   previous   shows   in   which   she  as¬ sisted   was   there  .such   excellent  taleiii Jas  has  been  shown  in   the preparation; I'ur    this    minstrel.       There   are    many | 'sungs that  ring with  that old sonlhi-rii ' :meliMl.\-. and  they are sung in the inusl ; pleasing   and   viguruus   manner.        The, twu lural buys  whu  will have the lead- i lug   vucal   iiiimljers   are   Karl  AlcCaule.v | and-James      Alurra.v.        Hoth   of   thesel young men have sung in local churches ami    will   need   no   introduction   lo   the iiMunibers   nt     Ihe   chuu^ches   who      will ;alteiid the show, and to the oihei's they, j too, will   he   of   the   one   opinion   when I the.v   hear   Ihese   boys   and   will   agree thai   .•Vmbler      siirolv   has   sonie   voi.'al ' talenl.
I     .lujinnie    F!niie.\^.   another      Im'al   boy' iwho   is   traveling  on   the   Keith   circuit i 'and   who     i.s   now   perfurniin.g     in   the; 'IhcalreH   of   Canada,   will   al.so   be   Iii'i^i'. ¦W'ith   hia   partner   to   take   \:ari.   There Will be a screaming comedy tu wind np lllis     evening     of   fun.   The     "xchange ti<kets ai-e now on  sale at Brenneman Draiiy's   drug   sture.   Siinire   Krban's otiice,  BishoiP's sture, Rosemiiry ua^ .nu an^ Watec street, ajnd nieniliGrs of
i*i»WlU.'?fh'e! iftf-irT'. (-.1    t'.':.!.
I'tmts, and thc tickcu, i^i :!., , ai^e to be exchanged al the box oltice of the opera house Tnesday and Thursday evenings, Alarch 3rd and 5th, from 6.30 to S. The cominittee has decidCid that ao more than 10 reseived seals may be 1 urihrtsed at one time by a pur- ohaser. This will ubviate the unpleas¬ ant feautre of previous minstrel shows, when some persons secured a score of .-.eats at one time. The limit of 10 will give  evpry one a fair opporlunity.
WEDDED
WEBSTER—FISHER. Mifc Elizalx'th D. Fisher, of Wymie- wooOf and Jonathan Webster, of Pros¬ pect avenue, Jeffersonville, wei^ quiet¬ ly idarripd on Wednesday, Kebruary 25, iif. Plymoulh Aleeting. The niai-- riagia toik place at the nome of Alrs. sF. -¦Vmbler, and a sisler ot tlv^ and was aoleinnii;ed with the ' ceremony.
bul the committee of overseers the   Friends'    .Mt.ellng   and    the jlate family was present, couple will   reside  m   Jelfersun-
FIRE UNDERIITERS UPPER DUBLIN iO STIR NORTH WALESi
AGITATE   LARGER   WATER   MAINS FOR  BOROUGH
MISCELLANEOUS     ITEMS    OiF" jlW^., TEREST.' "¦<>¦..stir.    -,,-
KDKRICK—DOUGHERTY Alary    Dougheity   daughter   of, ,(1   -drs.    I'a uick   Dougherty,   ofi sireet,    .\rtibleli,    and    Thomas ick,     of Gwj'nedd   'Valley,     were .In   nnuriage    Saiurday    by    the Jeremiah    F.    Coyle   al    the    .St.
Chapel, -4nibler. and .Mrs. Frederick left imniedi- following   the   wedding   to   spenl honeymoon        in    Allanlic   City, will   reside   in    Philadelphia.
la   Henry   Rescued   from   Stream filing    spills    s|iurtsni;in»:hlp    and ce     f„iltuied   the     Washington's uy Joint  fox hunt of the Picker-
'iHlley  Hum club and the Brandy- Hunt club at Charles  E. Alalhci's
'dywlne     Aleadows       Farm,     nea. Chesler,  Alonday. eed  to   dismount   when  her .e   bogged    in    Brand wine
'ai   mies   from   the   Mallu'r .Sa ly   1 fenry,     daughter     of
hurse I crecK,: home, 1 -Mrs. j elneur    Cadwalader,    ot    ¦liawks-j Fort   Washington,   was   rescued , tile   streain   afl,'*r   the   wat.er   hadi eil    her    necji.    Fighting    plucklly managed   lo   hold    to   her   moun. issisijince  arrived, tonse   e-xcilement   reigned   as   Aliss y was being taken from the waK'r shrill, cries of "save her, save hcr ' j wera   hastily,   shouted   by   her   lelluw- uoBien  riders.  Among  lhe  tirsl   lu g ve aidfe''\vas   .Miss   Menr.\-'..   liiiaii.-c.   .lames ] u,wen,     of   "Deeiidcn.',"     i'lieslnui .Viler   sue   li-ui   p.tiiu'ii   a    looting, lild  she ass.sled   ill  e:.:, .lea... g  lie t. .She then jumi>ed into an auto ¦ ile   and      molujed    tu      her    home.!
ll     hoiu's   later   she   refund
me   'liut   llid    not   liart.cipale enialnder of  the  hunt.
-I ill
Water Company  Demurs and  Consui-n-
ers   Face   Either   Increased   Ratios for
Water   or   for   Insurance   —   Council
Has  Other   Problems   Also.
Mr. and Alrs. John Caniley are vis¬ iting with Air. and Alrs. George Gai- nea- on   Sixlh street.
AIlss Jeanette Walson, of Kuiiit i sti-eet, is visiling friends in Wush¬ inglon,  D.   C,
Mrs. Daniel E. Kohl, of Nortli Alain street,   is   on  the   sick   list.
Palmer King is home from cuIIcki' sick at his parents' home, Montgomeiy avenuie.
The Junior Civic Club met in the Alemorial Libi-ary rooms on Tuesday evening.
The Little-By-Little Society had their annual F.-lstnacht lunch. In tin ruoiiiK of Sl. l.uke's Reformed churci, on    Tue.sday    evening.
Lanah Rebekah ludge. No. 133, O. F., will have supper in the F,eIlows'   hail.
Conlractor Win. D. Lukens, on Alon¬ day, commenced work with a force of men making tl.e alleriilioiis and ad- • lltiuns lu the building for the Weiss Maidwar" store, al Alain and Walnut streets.
The   annual   supper   of   the   Luthor an   I'hurch,  on   South   .Main   streel,  last Saiurday   evenim;.   wius   a   big   success being largel.v attended.
The huliday mi Alonda.v was observ¬ ed by closing uf bank, postoilin" and some stores. In the evening a iiiu\u shuw in .\niuseiiienl hall was given for the benefit of the fund lo secure a pulinotur appailitus for the town's us' In car^ uf aicldents and fur the tin department.
The services in  Sl.  Luke's  Kerurmeii
Danehower's Risal Estate Activities. ^ P. llanehower, real esiale a,L;eiil of Springhouse, has rented for Col. Loals J. Kolb, ot Philadelphiu, lhe following I'arma : Linden l-.odge Farm. 80 acres, along Bethlehem pike,. Lower Gwyntdd township, lo George W. Brower, Twin. Springs I.'arm, ll.'i ¦ax3fes, Welsli road. Lower Owynedd lownship, to Irving K. Waltman Maadow Springs Farm, 108 acres, I'p- pe/r Stale and Welsh roads, L'pper iKdil township, to .Vdolph ihuno. e Farm, 100 acres, l'pper .State Welsh ruad, Aluntgomery lown- tu Winlieid 1.. Waltman. Long Farm, ?u acres, l'pper Slate road, uiiiery townshifi, to Kdward ,ster. Ilillsidit l''ariii, iiO acres, and .Siiniip ruads, -Montgomery ip, to 1. il. Wall man. 'lil acr.- .Bethleliem pike, lo 1-^dwaid Cupe.
Vi^HITEMARSH
"rank     Aliller     and     daughier iturday  in PhiUidelphia.
&   ..v.   AL    ludge   held   their
were m keepini: liirlhday celeiira- n,ei-zog preache.l ll was also fu. - in that denoiiiiu
church,  on  Sunday, with    VVashington's tions.     Paslur   John appropriate sermons, eign   missionary  day alion.
Aliss Etta Hendricks, of Norristown is visiting Air. and Alrs. Daniel Kohl on   Norlh   Alain   street    this   week.
The public schools ubserrved Wash¬ ington's birthday on Kriday aftenmui with   exercises   in   the   auditorium.    ^
The Alemorial Library in conjuuf- tion with the Ladies Civic club aie making a drive to Imrcase both tin membership and a Iar:-;er number books. Over ."iliO books are talfl'n uiir on an average per nionth. which shows our  town   has some iKiuk  worms.
Dr. .Melchoir, of the Girard Col¬ lege, made an address on "CurrPni Events" before the Ladies' t'ivic Clui' In   Weikle's   ball   on   Tuesda.v-  evening
Tuwn    lOuiH'il    has   a,   knotting   pru position  to  untangle.     The   lire  under writers  want the lown  to  have  I water mains in.stalled or  thoy crease the insurance rates     Tlie wat company would have lo expend  $;lii.l) tc   do   that   and   then   raise   rates   ,
¦e  lai'Rt will  lh
M.   E. Sundoy
•and aifd   Alrs.
Hoffmun \ home  of
PENLLYN
H. A. Sinzhelmer and faniily enter¬ tained Germanlown friends on Sunday.
Air. and .Mrs. B. D. Switzer and their new-born daughter have rcturnied to their home after a brief sojourn in   Philadelphia.
A. L. Fitzpatrick has been filling his ice house this week, having re¬ ceived a carload shipment on Monday. The Vaux and Chambers houses were supplied  last  week.
When the fingers of one hajid were badly mashed and partly severed by a machine at his work last week, An- diiew Dressier received an injury which will incapacitate him for some time. Dressier Is employpd at the J. E. Mars¬ den Glass   Works,  Inc.
Successful   Event  at   Hatboro
.\    valentine    party Wednesday,
per cent, which would be about as in ¦ ,in«f. a'nd alBO-anppwr in [as higrher insiu-ance rates, , The. Wai' Saturday .evening.    ..Vboul, company assert that the lAiQn.t ai" ,¦
efflcient as any other Noinh " ;- town and with iiioi"" pressure '¦ most towns. This, with the luuti: tion with the state highinjay coniiiiT sion tu get fair dealings on our \\v state highway projeffs will keep thf'ii minds  busy   the   coming   summer.
Rev. E. W. Burk, of the SanctuaT^¦ M. B. church, delivered an addit:ss at the 60th anniversary .of .the .lar¬ rettown AI. B. church on Tuesdiiv levening. On Friday evening of l.isi week he delivered an address tu tii* Ushers' Association of the Bethanv ' ng. Pa
Ala.-.
I .SH  members  were   present. I     Air.   and   Mrs.   Josiah   " B. ' spent  Friday   evening at   the
Alrs. Joseph Alaust.
J.   S.   Wallon   and   Clarence   Howell
motored   to   Honey   Brook   last   Alon¬ day on business. 1     Girl   Scout   Troop   26   meet   at   St.
Thomas'   Parish   house   at   3.45   Friday
afternoon. ;     The   Boy   Scout   Troop   1,   of  White
marsh, went lo  Valley Forge last Sat
urday.    Alany  Boy Scouts attended. Kegular  services  ¦will   be  held  Sun
day morning at St. Thomas' church al  Evangelical church of R Church   school   at   9.20
I'
wus   given    un aftieinioon   at   the   home
_   and   10.30.
Evening  services  at  7.45.
Air. and Airs. Joseph Maust and son Aubrey spent Sunday at the home ot the latter'a sister, Mrs. J. B. Hoffman
The Misses Potts spent Tueaday evening with  Miss C.  Achens.
Clarenoe W. Hastetten spent last i'"riday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Frank Anderaon spent Friday with relatives  In Whitemai-sh.
Mrs. Ruth Riker spent last Tue.s¬ day Vvith Airs. William Hinkle, of this place.
Mr. Wagner, truant oflicer of Nor¬ ristown, visited the Whitemarsh .schools on Tuesday.
VVm. Fisher, of Ambler, visited in iiur neighborhood  Sunday.
-Vlr. and Airs. Walter 'Wentz, of Phil¬ adelphia,   visited   at   the   home  of   Airs.
of    Mrs.    Hannah    W.    Logan,,   presi-1 Claj-a Wenlz la.st W'ednesdio'. dent   of   the   Hatboro   branch   of   the! ,/y.nianiH    Leslie    J,,,   has   insiall.d
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lil wife (nee
.MARTHA  A.   LuVAlON bul   one   -VN-eek,   Alrs.     Alartha   .A. of   the   lat,e   Aibert     Ray   Lemon, Lees),   died   from   pneumonia   oh Fritlay cf last week.
Deceased was residing at the hom? uf her daughter, Mra. J. H. -Marshiill, on Kidge plke, Harmonville, where the death   occurred.
Funeral    services   were   held   at   the .Marshall   residence   on   -Vlonday   after¬ noon   al   2.:fO.   Inlerm-.mt   was   made   in Uiverside cemetery.  -N'orristown. EV.'V  POLLOCK. Eva, daughter of Susan and the lale imuel   Pollock,   of   Oreland,   depai-ted his  life as a result  of tuberculosis Saturday night. Deceased    has    been
Needlework Guild. .Vbout seventy ladies enjojtpd the affair. Each brought with <her a small bag. which had been mailed her with the invita¬ tion and in which she hiul placed coins. The sums of money secured in this way for the guild amounted tn $85.
On the progia.m were vocal solos by Airs. AValteir Rothwell, Airs. -Mfred K. Williams, .a duet by Airs. Rothwe!! end Aliss Eihel Neely, readings by Aliss Ruth Welker and piano solos by Afiss Ann.a JI. Logan.
radio  in  liis   home. Herbert   Allison   and   friend   enjuycl trip   to   .Norristown   .Saturday   even-
.Mr. and .Mrs. Emory Weisei and son Leslie and Alrs. VVilliam Leslie spent ^"llnday   in   Lansdale.
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sylvani. Airs
.ANi3
.   Cressnnn    nd   fmily   are   now in   Iheir   nw    home   on   I'enn-
I   avenue. Katiierine   I'^allows   visiied   her
the  subject  "Three  Greuit-'Man,*"
WEST   POINT
There   is  still  a great   deal   nf snow and   ice   on   some   of  the  back  roads, but not enough to ittterieri' with trav¬ el.    However   it   is  almost   Impossiblt to use some of these roada now on ac¬ count   of   the   dangerous   condition   of (bership roll, the   same.     Last   fall.it   was   pointed j    The   rgular out   to   the   super-slisttf's   of   VV'orcester, Union  church town.ship  that  this  would  be the   case if something was not done     No att"n- t?on waa paid to the v.aining and as a result, only at great risk can any trav¬ eling be  donei Olf  these ,rvads.
Joseph Lucas has stiirted to lear down the old stable connected with his hoL»l property and which is sltual¬ etl un G.'inield avenue. The removal of this old building^ will make rojom for an up-to-date garage with two en¬ trances. Last summer Air. Lucas greatly improved the front nf the Ifctel property, which has made this building   quile  atf-i tfctive.
It is reported ajlTohg' the bascli.iP fan.s that an-angemenls are being made to have the i Lansdale team of the Alontgom "i-)- County Baseball league to play Suntlay ganies on the pari' '    " '     ¦     .planning
William Speakman ^er.ously 1.1— Local Ohristian Endeavor Society Growing—Barber      Shop Chanaaa
Hands—Jarfettown      iind Dreshsr
Personals, ,
Adulf Kiere who hate been bedfavit al uhe K. G. E. home Davis Grove^ Wi^^ visited on Sunday hy his wife and daughter, of I'hiladelphia, and his ,son.. Iiei..y   .\iere   of   Wyncote.
Air. and Mrs. Fied. Baker and iciiilil- ren, of Geirmantown, were the guesis. of Wllliana Veach, of Davis GruVe, last Sunda,y.
Airs.   Jamesi     A.    Hannum,   ui;     .\*eW Cenlrevillo,   and   sun, ^ p.   J".   Hlihnhii\   ' and   faniily,   oX  Pliiladelphia,   wt're   . . ;guests  ul'  (iodfri-y   Kqhl at   the'  K.  <;. B.  home, Davis G uvej  .Sundiiy. '  ¦
A1..-S    .Nina   .\.    rishjer,'' I'hiladellJhliii." sjiii I  Alonday  with Airs. A.  P. RlftseVl Ui    I avis  Grove. ' '
Air.   alid   AIis.   Joseph   Caruthers,   of I.  O.   Geirniaiitown,   were  gnests  of   Air.   an.t Odd'.Mrs.   t iiarles   Caruthers,   of   Hallowell. Sunda ,\. i
Air. ai.d Mils. Edwaj-d Logai), HaUo¬ well, ',.1 Sunday enten-tuined: Atr. ./uid Mrs. .lohn Eden antl family, ot Qer-- manto^Mi. . ,   , '
Airs. George Fijhivin, Hailoiye'li visited .Mrs. E. Burton Saltcr.thwalte. of Tioga,   on   Satm-day. .
Wi.i ,1,1 Si>ealun.an, of Horsham,. who suffered anothen strolte on Satur-: day,  i.':; in a, vei-y serious condition.
Alrs. -d.iry Seiple, Horsluun, on Sun¬ day eniertained .Mrs. Katherine Schaf¬ fer anil Airs. Oi'villC; Mej'eri},. v^ Over¬ brook. ,
Aliss I'.'llis. teat luv of fhe Hurslvm. public silii.ul. has recovered from the. quinsy  and   resumed  her   duties.
Robert VVeckerly and famiiy, who occupietl a ixirton , of the old stxjre- property at Davis Grove, haye mover to  .South   Alain   ¦.treet, Doylestown.
Air.   and   -Mrs.    Walter   Grindrod,   of Caniden,   N. J.,  were  recent guests  ot .Ml.   antl   r.Vls.   i^uWard  Logan  and  Jlr. Air, and Airs.  Edwa.vd l^ogun ol"  Ha lo¬ well.
Alrs.W. S. AlcVaugh, Iiatboro, called: al the is. G. i'l. liopie iu Davis Grove Sunday, lo visil her parents. Air. ahdl Alrs.   Thoriitun   .Sta,ukliuiil-'e.
Air. and Alls, llarvey D. Thoiiipsohr and    daughier,       ..l.i ot    Horsham.
I j visited   WiUiam   Jonc.i   ani   family,   oC Gorniantown, Saturday.
Aliss Su-sanna Walton, who was-, quile ill lasi week at her liuii..; in. Ilorsham, accompanletl -Mr. aiui .Mrs.. Walter DePrefontaan, of Sorii.i.nwrx,. and the AIi^*s .Sljoemakei-', of Phila¬ delphia, on a weelji nd trip lo Atlantie .City.
Airs. Davis W. Sill Hor.ihani is re-. IKirted   to  be   consalescing.
Louis Rich, of olney, and AUss EllZai and Henry Bonder, of i-'ox Chase., spent .Suntlay in Davis Grove. ¦ Air. and AIV<. .Vugust Funk ll.xUo- wcil, enterlajrietl Air. and Alrs. Josophb Bevls, Airs. Thomas Xarfluar and Mr. fieorge Tarquar alrtTwWtelftei' 'of Boa* ' Gerniantown, aiui Air. and .Vfrs. .JaclC. Keen, of l''ern  Kock on  Sunday. ¦
-Vlrs. -Vlankin.s, Of Germantown, was entertained by -Vlrs. Charles Caruth>r.s, of Hallowell,  one  day last  week.
The beauliful spring weaiher. Sun¬ day, brought a large number of the> members of the iiakc'i'W' Counlry t^uU to  tlieir club  grounds   in  D.avis Grove..
The Christian fcndeavar society,. organized lately in tlie Gr.<ice Union, church, is turning out It) be a very suo- j oessful organlzalion. There were 47,' present at the nieeting Suuday even¬ ing iind the mrtnbership is steadily- increasing. Enthusiasm in litis move- inient is spreading, and the interesi; of the church going public is assm-ing-
Jlembers aie giadually bAosCing th -j congregalion of the Grace Unio i church. Last Siinady evening s.ven young people wefe added to the 'ineni--
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in :
Rare  Surgical OPeration 1
-V surigcal oiieratiutiV^'as necessary ! to remove a bead which a 3-year-old I child of A. U Banham. Conshohocken, | playfully pushed into, its eiu-. The oper-I aliuii was performed at the Norris¬ town   htispital.
Altmdny   was   ijhsei ved   as   .i   i oi.u^., ,     j,,        uaughter or Susan anu me laie -y Persons   Burned,
in   memory   of   G.eurge   Wa-shingtuii   a     _.-.^„^^l   pjiock,   of   Oreland,   depai"ted | ,        ''^°   *'«"""*   Burned.
["the  I'lymouth Meeting Friemds   .-schuol L',,,^  ^^y^ ,^^ .^ result  of tuberculosis  uni     \Mun    llames   burst   ab,,ut    her.   ai'- (     Alls     Fred,   Ollard   and   children,   of j 1^.^^^^^.,.,;^^^  night. j pai ently   in   a    flasii,    AIiis.    Walter   S.
Geriikaniown: AIlss ALrion Rodebaugh.: ' ue^.eased has been ill for several j Miller, of Fifth street and Prospect lla.i imiiiville, and Alri. James ^'''''k ¦ years and had taken treatment in th" jpyenue. North Wales, barely had time and    daughters,    of     Britlgepurt,    were i jj.„„i,u,.g  sanitorium. jto „natch up her 3 year old son, Rich-
i grounds. Thei league is, .planning In lilay 40 games the ctimfng sea.son and if this is done an effort will like¬ ly be made to secure the above grounds. 1
Bdward   V'aughan,  -\lfred Rader and
I Joseph . H^l»r,   .. i«-ere    r^presentativ
I from the local camp that attended t annual   county   convention   uf   the   P
] triotic Order  Sons of -\mei-ica -Mondjiy
i at   -A_mbler.
I went   down
Ithe   ni^ht ¦ V^asion   wljein. th^re   was
! class  initiation.  ' 1  '   .,f
i     Elwood   Hoot   has   been   confined   t uffer their opinions in the ! his room for  sever.al days  on accot^nt to   be   held   on   the   matter i of   suftering   frowi   an   attack   of   th-^
*TiP.  .      .     _ . ,. J_   iJohn   Adee,   in
were and
of     Bridgeport, entertained   on   Sund.ay      by   Air.   andj     Besides   her   niother, Mrs.   l-icmuel   Rodebaugh.   of  Plyniouth   gurvlve.    They are Alary Centre. iind   Grace.
Mis" Anna Lowrle, Cold Point, v:8lt> d iir sister, Mrs. Crlssie Camp-, lon, and family, of falls of the Skuyl¬ kill, during the week-end, Ori Jlonday | all returned to the former's parents i hoimo, were the Camlplons spent the! day
four     sisters I     , N'ellie, Sarah  f"^"' , low.
Funeral services were held Wednes- I neck day  at   2 ip.   m.  at   her  late residence Iso   badly   burned   that   he   wns   taken Interment   was   made   in   the   Hillside jto   the   Alontgomery   hospital.
and rush from her She was burned and    arms,   and   I
frame bunga.- cp   the   face,
l.e    ohild   was
son,    VValier    i<"alluws,    and    family Harrisbui-g  during the  week-end.
H. H. Jones. Sr., is mending rapidly from his recent attack of Illness .and Is now able to be down stairs.
A smoker will be given Saturdav evening under the auspices of the Ore- land Fire company in the fire hall. Invitations have Iteen extended to a number of residents of the village tu attend and dIscu.sRions of  bettering  fire  protectioa.
Philadelphia Suburban Gas & Elec¬ tric company have been busy install¬ ing gas and electric lines intu sev¬ eral  new housos  erected  here  lately.
Mr. and Mrs. I-awrence, of Jenkl'.- town, were guests of Mrs. S.ojoah Rol.- t'ts on  Sunday.
The   congregation   of   the   Lutheran church ¦were  greatly  disappointed Sunday evening when it was announc
practice   of   the   Gra &• clioir  W-ill  be   held th.- week at     the  horrtt   of   Alt',   and    ALs, William K.  Helmboldt,   of  Horsham,
-Mrs. O. I*. Smith. Hursham, w.;u was very 111 last week. Is said to be or.i the   mend.
Ll L. Trauger has laken over tiie barber shop in 1-lorsham, l<ecer. Iy conducted by -Mr. K'-lly, who is repu. t- ed to have returned to Telford, whe.'.'C:. he came.
Horsham schools observed Washiag¬ ton s    birthday   on    Alonday   with    -he- omis.slon   ol   the   afternon   session.
Warren Starkey, of Horsham, wliu is.
irpenrer by H. C Lia.iud
hiiS      been    staying      in
Philadelphia       while      working •   o.i    u.
special job" there.    ¦
;\lrs. Alatilda Downs, Horsham». Sl ent Tuesday wilh her daughter, Aiis« Oliver   Llndsey,   of Germantown.
Air. and Airs. Joseph Gouak, Ili^is-- hani. wtre entc-rtalnexl by Air. und. Alrs. Frank Hill, of Prospeclville, Sun¬ tlay. '
.Mlss Florence Rumsey, of Oak l-.^!ie.. was tho week-end visitor of -".iisa. Gladys   Towii,   of   llor.-ham.
C<(=t:e,.
omi'loyed as Iof    .Vliington
.Members   of   fhe    Htn-aham, S»;veral   of   the   menibdr.-   Knights of the Golden -Eagle, will v.sit. from   here   and   attcndf-tl   (.j],e(ii,mh   Castle,   No.      20,   at   O^   -ita this   Thursday evening.    —    - . ..',   ,
Willam Bltie, formerly of Ho: s^'-.-trn, who has becli taking treatinen's ft* hfs cancerous ailment in'a Philadel¬ phia   hospital,   visUed   at .the  home   of
Sum'ay.
Benjamin Runner, pf n«arJ«Jieedter, I J,^.   ^jj^^   declaies   himself   pi-act .^ally
•luetl
, who was chargied with diivlhg an  au-| tomobile   while    under   the    influertcc , of   Jnl()xlc.'|ting   liquor   .and   also   p«s-I'"''""'¦' wpsiii* k.atid    '¦'nishinR 5tntapBl|atlng   11- i quora.?T*ai actiujtfed b^foi'lj tj^coili-ts Bt   Non-istown   la.st   week. '*      [
Services   wil!   be   held   next   Sundav ^""1 irffWiMfln flit  ?iV' "'clock in Grace Re ' for
Horshani
isei and
on
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aing
of   the   disease, in  health. -Misses   Elizabeth   Kalbach ai d   .Vlico Bender, student of Wesl Chester .Slate Normal  school,  siient   th^ weel; end  a^
The Tide Water Chemityil Comiiany has InstaUed a numbier of new mechanical devioos to develop a more eflicient production of its drier cojn- pouiid and is now pi-eparlng to recom- Trience  aotlvitlos.
A son ¦was born on Sunday even¬ ing to Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Beami of Plymouth   Centre.
cemetery.
JOSEPH    AI.   TAYLOR. Joseph   M.   Taylor,   long   a   resideni of   Upiier   Dublin   township,   died   this
Wednesday morning at the hom<> of his son in Fort Waahington. The deceas- eil was ""> years of ast>, and besides a wife he leaves three sons, Frunk E., of Sununit avenue, Fort Washington. N.athaB,..of Newtown, and 'William M.. of Jairettown. The funeral will be held from his son's home ^t Fort ¦Washington, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and interment ¦will be made in Roa« Hlll cemetery.
The origin of the fire is unknown. Mrs. .\bram C. Snyder, a neigm>or, saw smoke curling from the rtKif, and in a few seconds the whole bung.alow was  in   flames.
Continued   as   Prison   Inspector.
The court reappointed Dr. Williani G. Miller, of Noristown, a member of the Board of Prison Inspectors lo serve for three years from April 1. He is a brother of John Fatleir Miller, president judgje of the Montgomery county courts.
ea that Rev. Mr Duugherty, who was to h.ave addressed them at that service ¦vras unable to come on account of ri prior engagement from which he I'ould riiit   be  released. '
Wins Verdict for  Deafness
In suing fur iiam.ages in Civil ctiui't' recently E'l.'.iliefh Wulf. tif Non-lstuwri ckumeti she was permanently injured by hfing made derif when she -wjaii struck by an automohile driven liy Kichard 1-.- Hynes near the court- buuse in Norristo^wn after att^ndfllg fservioes with friends In ths Ascpijijjop. Keformed Churrh. The iury renderqcf a verdict for Mis. Wof. The sum agread  upon was not  dlsclosied.
ri-L-ubO!-   hoHT:-
thelr respective home in Jarrettown. Mr.   aind   Airs.    Niles   Mun.s ili,* ¦,vHl aVfihlTi gptiovl at <he I entertain   the   1-adies'   Aid   a«tl  ty^pf the Jarrettown AI.  E. chuich mi  T^..i€S- day evening next.
AIlss Lillian Lukens of E'.il nhcim, V,,- y,p^n ispent Sunday with htr cousin. 'Ar.B». nas   oeen f^-;y._,^.,^p,h K.aibach.  of Dresher.    ,
The (Ji4ldi;en of Air. and Jli-'.-'Walter- of Jarrettown, have 1 ' tn suf
Stf^ut-on  Found   at   Black   Horse. The   .skeileton   uf   a   man found in the Jew.-h- cemetery at Black Hor'se.' n'ear   Norristown   . The   bone?
are  helieved  by  those  wh'<(-aa^w th^n>i<J''Wli|r"".
le TTie auth irities have betn notifled
ro  Have     come  from a  drk-tor-f*  t.fTi(>ei»fi i"K with asx attack of tonsilitis.   nrH
" • Norristovyn  Traffic   LightSJ
' Norristown will try out the same system of traiSo lights as are- itr psb' In Atlantlo City. To'wn fotlncll has odeTf^ them pladc4d ftt Alal^n and Be-. 'KaXb stl-eetsi, the buBleat comer in-the to\<'ii. " The threa Ugrhta will chang* from red to  yellow and  green.
. The  uiembers of the  P.  O   .S.  of  .\. • 1 ot Jairottpwn attentled services  In ths- ' JJatbQiwM. E. church on Sun.Iay even¬ ings , >'! '•*:/     ". Miss ilaj-gvet   Miller,      'f   I'rsipusi OoUetff,'..spent the -week end   wUh'-IW^'"
frkmd. iWN .rettown... r ,
Graca  Buntinjf,;.^ /'far-
(oontlnued on pact &.)