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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 OBITUARY 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. a ing OREL .A C settled 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-- r 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 is 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 &.)
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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 |
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