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              The Ambler Gazette
VOL.   XLIX-NO. 47
AMBLER.   PA..   DECEMBER   2f),   1927
JS1.75  A   YEAR
^I^EMS
I
AND COLD POINT
/.
OF  LOCAL  INTEREST READERS
TO
Beautiful Christmas Scenes Represen.- ed—J. Martin   Berkhimer  Very  III  on 73d   Birthday—The   Cold   Point   Pas¬ torate—New Year  Services. A  marvelous   and   insonioiiH   display Is to be  seen  in  tlio  home  of 'W'illi.un White   ill     UariiKiiivilh.'.        h;xten<linij from,  beneath   the  (:h^i^stma^i  troe,  de¬ corated   for   their   (jiandson,   William Love,  and   oxtundiiiK   on   a throuKh    two    icaimis    iw    nj iccivatioij  park.   W'ilmor   i.uve,   fa.t!her | of  the   boy,   is   the   buiiai-r.   The   plat¬ fonii   is   (XJtween   2')   and   25   feet   in length   aud   holds   the   entire   display. I At one  end   is  a  L'luislmas  tree  pret-I tily   deeoi-ated   and   liyhted.       Around j the   edge   of   the   i/latlorm   runs       nn olectrie   train   which   slops   at   a   larte i stiLtion   and   is   operated   wilh   a   coni-j plete safety and signal system. WiLlim this  on  a  ground   o£   Krcen   is   llie  rc- erealion parlt at one end and a villaj^e a.t the  other.  In  the   park   is a  merr>--| goli-ound,   the   whip,   iui   airplane   rule | in   planes   on  a       whirlinK   e.a'nle,   tmrt i an autoniatie  wind the  other end  is  a encampment   witli
PROSPECTVILLE
Mrs. Jos. .Maust and family, oi Whitemarsh, and I..;uirii and .iidit'i Andfrifon visited Mi', aii<i .Mrs. Aiiiok -M'l.ore  on  Tuesday  evenins
A son lia.s been born to IMr. nnd Mrs.   Clarenee   .Icjhnson,   of   thl.1   ]ilaee.
.Mr. .\ithui' Williams and famiry spent (.'liristmas day with Rev. Alfcjc K.   Smith   anil   family,   of   I^liila.
Charles AVillier and f.nmily spent riiiistmas day vith Mr. and Jlrs. l-Ilvin  St^hrope in Phila.
IMrs.  IlegKUJi,  mother pf irrs.  JamwM
ill.   .Sm-
T
m. j. M. EWING SUCCESSFUL BENEFIT ACCEPIS LOCAL CALL
AWARDS MANY TURKEYS IN  PRE- CHRISTMAS AFFAIR.
Mf
wr;
Mr.
I-ansdale   has   been   tiei'iously leiiiiM   Willi   the grip.
Benjamin    Best   and       family, tilensi.bv   fipunt    (^hristmas    day Atr.   and   .Mrs.   George   Toomey. I     Itev.    (Jrillltli    l..loyd   and   wife, \Vali(-r  Ilittle and .Miss Violet .\lbreclK, of  .\loiili;oiiii'ryvillo,  and  .Mr. and Mrs. William   Jiueliner,   of   I'liila.,   were   ei.- l''''tl«""'" I tertained  o,,  Chiistmas Mondav at the mini.lture   ),„nu'  of  Mr. rand Mrs.  Kdward Koen- uer.
Mr.    and    Mrs.    Charles   tJoiial*   are j spendin).;   the   ciiiislnias  holidavs  with'    .  ,,   ... .
the  latler'.s  sister,   Mrs.  (Iranville l.ee-1"'  -Matlison Avon doni.
-Mr. Andrew Ijowery, of J'liila., speiu Saturday   with   his   eliildren,   at       the home ol  Mr. and  .Mrs. Walter Wprouse. .Mr.   Kenneth   Lear   and   Jlrs.   ILiVry ¦\V(.likel   attended   the   e.'ierei.ses   lleld   hi    "M"' "^ ^^'"" Kynott   .M.    E.   eliurch,    I'liii.-i.,        l,i..^i i •"''*" Sunday   evening,       when   .Miss   Ciloriaj c;h,erry,   daughter   of    K0^'.       Thomas l^hei'iy,  preaehed.  Miss Cherrj-, nKc'd 7.1 yeai's,  is a  noted  evangelist, mill  ahd  pump.  Al |     i-i.^, j,  y   jiaurer  will  preaeh      and vilhiKe   and   Boldier [ ;n],,,jni„(^,,,.  tonimuni(i|ii   in   I'rospectviJie a    wliole    company I ^^1.   |.;    |.|,ureh   on   iie.st   .Sunday   iiuirii-
Proceeds Go to Swell the BuildinS Fund—Committees Named—Prepar¬ ing for Minstrel Show to Be Giiven in  the  Spring.
The .Norton Uowns, Jr., I'ost, No. P27t, .•\nieri(an I.egion, is grateful for the generous response tendered its re¬ eent award of turkeys, the winners thereof having been announced nt: follows:
TO   BECOME   PASTOR   OF  AMBLEK PRESBYTERIAN   CHURCH
Annwjncement Made on Chrislmas Day at  the   Morning  Service—Was   Grad¬ uated   from   Princeton   in   1926—Wirr Move to Ambler from  Norristown. llev. Josi'pli  M. Jiywing,  of      NorriH¬ town,   has   aciciJted   the   eall   extemiert hini   by  Uk   congregation   of   tbe   t'lrst Presbyterian   ehurcli   of  .Anihler,  to  tK> their   pastor,   and   will   assume   charge of   the   \V(rik   aa   soon   as   the   I'vesby- I'Mrst  prize wenl  lo   Xorman   Taylor, ] tory  approves  the  aeeepUince, and  the uo,  second  pri/.e went i t™n'';<rer e.iii be el'feeted. Ann to   W.   I'ehringer,   of  7,-20  For-.'est   avt-j nue;    lliird   prize   went   to liaker,   of   Amhlor to    llariy    Strehle,
OBITUARY
Ijansdale;    litth
avt-I of   the   d Cluu-les   J*. I mude  at fourtii   prize   went! Christmas day 7,0i    (Jreen   Stnrt,!     Mr.   Ewhig.
nouneemeint
ision   by   Mr.   I'^wing       wms
llie   morning       service
on
who       succeeds
Rev.
prize   went   to   O^-irKu i (Jeorgo  ,1.  Crist  as  pastor  of the Am and a speeial, or .jixtTi, i bier church, is a native of New .Jersey went  lo  Ilarry Urolf,  of  Soude;-, a son of ,loseiih  E. Kwing, r>. D., win)
is now superinlendeni of national mtp- sions fur the synod of Xew Jersey. The latlei-'s home is al Jtiihway. , An uncle of liev. Air. Kwing l.'j Dr. Arthur l-^wing, founder of the Kwine; Kindeiiwold and | christian eoll(>ge, of AllaharKid, Indii. Another   uncle   was   Sir   .Tames   C.   *«.
jlon. The i'osl wishes to lliank all liioiv who   assisted   ill   tills   oonteHl.   A   ne.it
1 sum   was   realized,   wliicli   will   beeome
' luirt cf the lunds now galhered togetli¬ er for a  new  home  lo  be  built at  liie northeast   corner   ot I'ark avenues.
j The following Is the order of tne i Kwing,' who spent tl) years In liidl.i, t3Uildlii«s lU'e road ways made of brown L,i.j^jf,es wfll be re'ndered, after whicii ! "cw olllcera and llie various commit-jand wws laic president of the Piesriy- pebbles, and .smaU stones are also laid ]y_ social hour and watcli night serv.-.-e i "'¦,-< lor the year of 1!)2S; Coinnisin(U"r, j terigja'board of foreign missions. Stn! in   the   railroail    tracks,   all    of   which /livjil   im.  held. j Karle   H.    Ritchie;    Jo.s<ipli    W.    Cixi.M, : a   third  uiiele   is  Ur.  John  .\.   Mari|Uls,
makes the scen<' very realistic. In the, John Sprouso and family, J\riss Catlt-iJ''-, iii"st vice commander; W. Clay- 1 goneriil secretary of the Pre.sbytcrltiii oentre are replicas ot nikitor cars and ei'ine Shirlt, of ItorslianO .MV. and ton lrvin, second vice comm a ml er: j boai'd iof national missions. airpla,nes slanding as 1,, a tield or^j^j,.^ I'idward Copper and Alex .\niler-; I'li'isloplie* Brunda, adutja.iil. Itev. i KeW .Mr. Kwing received Ills A. T.. running tlie roads, ll Is a beautiful j jjo,,^ j^„,] ^yU'e and John l.e.ir spent I'-dward J. .Mattson, eiiaplain; Oliver! degree^ al J'rinceton universily in lO'iri; settii'.u: for Christmas a.nd one none Qi,j.j.,t„,,,y j.^y ^^-m, jjj, ^^,„| jj,.„ a. Tolan, finance olficer, and Henry I liis A. .M. degree in 1020, and in the should   mi.s-s   .seeing.    Mr.   and       3^1i'«-; Waltc-r tiprouse. ^ K.   I'Vust,    historian.       The   oxec;utive | aame   yiar   was   graduated   from   the
White   or   the   Uove   family  are  liappy |      -^u^j.   |.-|„|.,,|i,;e   Iii;;gins,   of       I'hiUi., i epmmille   comprises   ;<n   the   onie»"rs j pi-inc€tloii    Thoologieal    senninnry. to   show   anyone   this   remarkable piece ! „„|j   ^i,^   ilisses   Alma ji,nd   Viola   W'K- i of    the    post    iiuluding        Knsley J.        For.lour  years Wr. I'Xwlni:: .ser\'ed  as
of handiworli, and are only too glui j m^,,,., spenl .Monilay wilh -Miss I.illjan Crahani, .Vorman F. Taylor, E'. Kja supply of the chapel al Silver I.akr, to   welcome   all   to   their   homo   to   ten    liunj., 'Weaver,   Koscoe   O.   Brady   uiul   1 lenry i Susquelia nna    eounty,    I'a..    a    suiiim?r
of the work which Jlr. Love and thei ijavid Sprou.se and Miss fJleima ' ¦<• Kaust. The following commitlees lake eonuinmity, and for two years has fiimily did in building this vef-j' won-. v.;|„.^^„„i^. ,i,.p .spending^ the Chrlstm.-s 1 bave been appointed: Memhershlp coin- been direelor of religiims education l.< derful scene. Dtlier Cliristmns decor-I |^j,|jj.jy^ ^^-m; tlieir parenUs, Mr.. aiivi! mittee: Craft, (iilbert, Johnson and ' ihe Mrst fresbyterian churi'h, of Nov- 'ations   depicting    iirclty    Cliristnias   or.jij.j,     ji^nvey   fc'prouse,   in   Virginia. Ihaiida;   house   comimittee,   J.   1''.   nait-j risto\('n,   of   whicii   Kev.   J,   M.   Corum.
domestic  scenes aoout  iheir  Ciiristmas ,      .Mr, Jos. iliiust aiul family, ol   \\ iiite-| t rs;     building    and    loun        conimittee,' tret''   are   found   at   the   home   of   Mi'- Unarsli;   Mr.   and   .Mrs.   J    h.   lloffmao    ('raft;    playground    commitlee.     Craft,
family
IIOIIACK  PLACn efm$ t$tpal.eeveOa voofi  ii.Metaoin    tet
Horace Plaee, 75. prominent Mont¬ gomery county farmei* and former tax collector and road supervLsor of l-o\vei- Provider>ee township died on Dec, 21 at his home. Kidge pike,,' Kagleville, after im illne.ss of six weeks, from, a stioke of apoplexy and a complication.
Ueceased was one of the oldest re¬ sidents of the county wlicre he was born, and .spent virtually all his^ life, Ilo wail born in l.'piK'r I'lovidcnce townsiii]) and all bi^t light years of , lis life livi|l at ICagleville, ami for the last halt a cintury lived in the home in  whicli  he died,
I''i-om early in his life ho followed .'iKrieuItural pursuits iiinil also eon- ductenl a stand al the PliiiadelphT.i Karmcrs' .Market, being a mcinhei' 'Of thai organization for many year.t. Ilo w'us a director of the Oollcgeville X'ational Bank, trea.«urer and a, mem¬ ber of the Hoard of Ti'uste<;s of flie l.ower I'rovideneo P.'iptist Cluirch, and former road suiwrvisor and tax collector  of  the  lownshipi
Tw-o so()s and two daug'hter.---. ]-;iiz«- beth. Jloward. Clarence and J''lorenJ.j, all   of   I'^aglc'ville,  isurvive.
Tile funeral was held Saturday afternoon at 2.30 with all serviees at the housei Intennent was ut I.K)wcr Providence  Baptist cemetery.
UPPER OM AND
MISCELLANEOUS    ITEMS   OF    IN¬ TEREST
and Mrs. Joseph Markle and and Mr. and Mrs. Kalph Hallnian, and! family, ol llarnionville, .Mr. and Mrs. Kugeiie Uig-iitkei) and fainily. In Ply¬ mouth Cenire, also has a line tree and dtjoiorations.
Children   of   the    riymoulh   Jfeeting Fi-iends'    school    presented    two    pretty plays  last  Friday  morning  before they .were dismissed for Christmas vacation. The   four   upfier   grades   rendered       a Mother     Goose        production,    entitled, "Chrislmas    Eve    in      l''a.iiylajid."        It was a line character sketcli. .Miss Hel¬ en   Howie   WUB  Mother   Goose.  Horolhy j Bruslu r    was    the    fairy    yueen,    l^ur-y ] Websltj'^ !.'. fairy,  ,leaji   Stead,  a  brow- j ijie,   I'Mwin   Ambler,   a   herald,   Kinily j Cleaver,  the  iiiiceu  of  hearts,  Kennedy; Forsythe,    knave    of    hearts,        Buddy j Jioberts, a hoy, Virginia   llunler, a gin,! Kathcrine   .lones,   an   old   woman,  in   a basket.   .Nina   Itagsdale.   tile   Chrlstnms j spirit,   and   John    I'r.ce,    Santa   Claus. i The   otlu r   chara.ctei'S   of    lne   Mother G'oose   story   )vere   Belly   IJuiniiig,   K    ¦ -iMTt,    Clurlse,    John    Perkins;        Jun>»s , Geiser,    Jtiiiani    Oilhert,    Aiice   Prlee and    l'"i-ancis    Welsey.    The    First   and Second    grades    pirsenled    a    play    ot their   own   called   ¦¦Midiiiglit   In   a   Uod Slore,"   wliiieh   tlicy  ciiucied  cleverly.
J. "'Marlin 1 ierkliinicr, a formei' resi¬ dent of Hariiioiiville oliscived his 73d birtliday on c'lirislmos Sunday ¦wliile laying very ill in bed at ihe :jtatu hospital at Kiiyeislord. Jlr. Beitklllni- ; cr's condition is ri. poi ted to he very' critical   caiistd   oy   a   lingering   illness.
Mr. and Jlrs. W'illiam Cleaver. of Plj-moulli Cenire, have been recefvhig congratulations on tile birth of a Hon,   Wfllium,   Urd,   on   Uecembcr   If.
.Mr.   ana    .urs.   .irorge   Bailey       and
of this place; Jlr. l-:ugenc Ivialz ana and Sylva; entertainment committee, family, of Kurekii, spent Christmas .»t| Taylor; publicity commitlee Haywood the   home   of   Mrs.  L«iui-u   Weiss. (and   JIaltson;    ways   and   means   coin-
Matthias l^ndt and family .spent ;'"'ttee, tiraham; tlag eoniiiiiilt.ee, Biek- Jlonday with Jia and Mrs. FranK 1 ford; siek and relief commiltee, Matt- Bi.ck,  Sr., al North W-<Ues. | «on, and legal serviee committee, Kic.h-
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kdward  Walton  spenl i ter. Christmas   day   with       Mr.   and     Mrs.       The  Post,   one  ot  the   birgest       and Harper    Walton   in   Philadeliihl.i, j most  active  in  the   Ninth   district,  ex-
George Toomey and family vrsit.-.': [ PCcls every ex-service man, who luus the former's father, Wm. Toomey .'n an bonoraoie dischaigc from the Tni.- Ncw Jersey lasl Sunday. Wiiiiam fd States army or navy, or JIarine Toiney has been indisposed for some I Corp, any ex-serviee man who, pr:or time. ito   enlistment   waa   a.n   American   elii-
The scholars ot the Prospectvilh'j >!cn and served honoraidy in any oflhe Grammar sjhool lield their Clirist- ! ¦allied armies, to join Willi il. ' This mas exercises last l''rlday afternoon, j i-s the latest ruling on eligibility to lOiuh   pupil   i'( ceived   a   box   of   candy,   inembershlp.
The teachers received g'ltts from tne i Jlorris Walki'r, eliairnian of tlie Jlln- .seholars. strel   show   eomiiutlec,   reiiorted       that
D. !D.,  is Jiastor.
Antlcipatin.g tJiat the Uitinsfeir 'of Mr. Ewing will soon be effected, the manse of the Ambler cluirch on Kin- denwold avenue is being renovated and  repaired.
MARRIED
Jiark, Kuby, and Jlarvella Willier were Friday guests of Jlrs. Kingsley \Mortli, ; ^ ; ^^ ill
Jlrs. l.<eslie Shepherd was a recent guest of Jlrs. (.Maude Conrad in Ger¬ mantown.
Jliss Mar^oi'ot Ouiininti.haui^jufj/^'r of I'enblair sohol, is' si>endlng tiie ho'lUlays with her parents, Jlr. ai.,: Jlr.-:.  George   Cunninglium.
Claren(;e Sjirouse, ol \'irgliia, r.- siieiidiii,g the week with his sister, .'drs. Clarence   .lohnson,   of   this  place.
Charles JfcClean, Jlr.-;. Alary f.iikeiip. .Mrs. lA''.ster i'ingst were Cbristmas giusis  of  Jl.r  .aiul   Jlrs.   W'm.   Vingst.
A number of people from this vu- iliity attended the C'lirist.mas celeiira¬ tion at lile home of Jlr. Henry JicK.ean liigersoll  on   Siiturdiiy  afternoon.
Jlr. and .Mrs. Charles W'iiller spcT.V Saturday   -n  i'liiladeljihia.
The i'uiiblair suliool Christmas en- tenaimneiit   w lis   jiresented   on   Frii^iy
daughter,   Uorothy,   of       Cold     Tolnt, ! alternoon   at   which   time   several  par- look   dinner   Christmas   day     .nt       tlie   ents   were   Jiresenl,  and   each  child   r'»- lionie    of    Mrs.    Hillc.v's   |.-<'st;er,    :Mrs. j cc'i\'ed a   oox of candy. Williani  W'olI,  of Geriuanlowii, and  m !     Jlr. Kdward  lioehrer and family vis-
plans are made to liave the annual legion minstrel during the month of Jlarili or the early jiain of April. .• dofinite ilali- liiis not been set. Coin- rado \Villo.\ reportid th:it the po^t assisted other service clubs of 1i .poipmunity in the lylnual Chidstiu iCt^ebrittidn^ '-       v'iC~i'---''"' ' ¦'"^7;.-""'"
!"(/mi'ad.< Jlatlson. chaplain nt i.;. I'ost, re|)orU'<l every member nf te,' Jiost and families hi'allhy .n.-iid liapj!.-,-, Ciiinrade lliehter, of ihe legal .s-ervice driioi-tment of the I'ost, was asslgne,-; a delinite laslt in the behalf of a meiiviier of the jiosI, Free legal advl<-o is given to any meniber of the .Anie;- icaii Legion llirough tlu> olTlce of the legal   advisor   of   lhe   .N'inlli   district.
Jll'. and
CUi:JI E .N" S- .V .V S11 JTiss I'Jle.nnor Xash. <laiighl<'i' of and Mrs. A. A. Nii«li, of Kureka Mr.' J.' Warren Clemens, were united In marriage on Sunday at l..'!0 ji. m., in the I'leasantville Iteformed cliurch. by the pastor, Uev. K. F. l.eiiihart. The rin;?  cereniony   was   used.
Mrs.  Clemens  is one of tlu'   jioiiiiHar to^iclu rs  of   Conshohocken   school,   .-^he is^. graduate  of  the   l)o\lesto\vn   higli ool iind West Chesler State Teacli- Colli^ge.   Mr.     and   Jli"».   I'lemen.s I side at Ijam«lale.
ITTSONADDRESSES
REMINISCENCES   OF   THE   WORLO WAR
ited    Jlr.   and   Jlrs.   Harry   Weikei   on Jlonday  evening.
Jlr. and Jirs. Koliert I'lister. Jl.. frank l!esiiselier, of New ^'ork, aiii*: lontown, weru eiUertaiiied by Jlr. and | Jlr. and Jlrs. John Distler, of Fox Mrs. Samuel Weidner, of Piymouin | (!lia.se; Jlr. and Jlrs. KorT Zuhle, of Meeling, over the holidays. '  < I Olney.    wer,.    guests    of    Jaeoli    Kuux
Two  prize  I'^eniish  Giant   r.abbits aro   and  fainily  ojj_t;iiril»Inias day
the I VI ning eiLiuyol i-ejKisl   with    their Walter  Slalen,   and John   Kfdinglon   ;
aiiotlH-r Christmas I daughter,       Jlrrr. j fa.niily   I,i   .Vrdsley, nd    l:iiiiil.\',   of   .'\i- I
being' prejiared for shipment by JV)»- liam W, Amoler, of Plymouth JIce«- ing and will lie shown at the Boston Poultry and I'el slock show in Bos¬ ton, Jiass,, during the week <it ,7;inu-, jU'y 1. One is a .gray and the other iL   bliicli   doc.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Josepii JlarUlc and fiimilv, of Harmonville, entertained 3\lr. and Jlrs. Jliles Austerberry aiul family, of Plyniouth Heights, niirt other (riends from, llie eily on Mon¬ day  evening.
After   the   large   field    lire,        which swept   the   broad   acres   owned   by   the I'hiliulelejiliia    Fle<-tric    company    liov- dering  Uidge   pike,  ojijiosite the  nidge pike   service   .-(tatlons.    tho   appnratuB of th* Harmonville  Fire company was housed    in    its   new    iiUiLrler.-4   on   the Mo.sely  projK'rty   on  BuUer  pike. Here the  firemen •will  hold  their next meet¬ ing,, the  first   I''riday   cvi'ulng  In  .Tan¬ uary, and conduct  business to ]ila.n tc»r the   future   of   their   organization.   "I'lie j 'Women's   .-\uxillary    will    hold       the*- . me-eting   tlie   evening   before   at       the: home   of   the   jiresident,       .Mrs.   l^'wls i Shepjiard.  in  Harmonvill<>.
I'he I'hilip Carey Comrmny c7osrd on Siiturday after the liolid'"' season and renuiined shut down until W'ciT- nesday, w'liiie an inventoiT wns taic- "n of their slix-k and eiiuipment. No holiday will be tiiken next JTonday. | Other Jilants in that vicinity also clos¬ ed   durin.g  the  Christmas  holidays.
Charles Buckwalter has resigned his liosition with Fred, W'ocner, Cold I'ointf .storekeeper, and is now emjdoy- od ij||k'it: l.ee tire jdant. Tony lUggs lia.«,'^B|'ed tlie vacaiie> in the local stored
A watcli night .service will be held Siiturdiiy evening in the Cold Point liaplist church. At ii o'clock, when the eioneneKiitton Will "mkiut to' enjoy a sioeial evening until 11. .\n hour's service will be held unlil the new year is ushered in. As yel no candi¬ dates for the permanent supidy of this l^iulpil have been heard. A num¬ ber of iiiimes hiive been offered to the board of ti-ustees and will lie eonsld- ed-ed after the fli'st of the new year. Last Sunday morning Ur. Kandall gave a splendid address from the pul¬ l-it. In the evening about 25 memnors of the congreg-.ttion altended the pas¬ sion jiliiy pre.-«jnted ut the Seeoni Bajilist Church in Germantown. Rev. Mr. Ijiifterty, fonner juastor of the BrldgeiKirt liaplist ehurcli will eoiji- duot the serviees next Sunday morninir and  evening.
(continued on par« 8).
Jlr.    I'''i'ank   Anderson   iild        faiiul.v. Josepii   Jl.'iusl   and   family,   Jlr.       Jind Jlrs.   J,   B.    Hoffman   were   enlertained | on    Jlonday   evening   at   the   home   of' Jlr. and  Jlrs. Frcil  .Moore.
Jlr. and Jlrs. I.uther Wis.ser and i I.elloy Wisser s|,ent Jlonday eveniiig | with   Jlr.   and   Jlrs.   l':iias   Jloore.. ]
Jlr. and Jlrs. t:harles 1 •.iillliuier. .-.r | .N. J. spent I'hristinas Duy wilh Ji^.i and   Jli's.   Frank   Steever. |
Jliss   Kveb'n    Worth   jicted        Sant.i, ('lause  in   tlie  Grange   in   his  snme u.i;- Uill   way   last   .Saturday   evrnlng.   deliv- ^ ering   gifls   to   tlie   children       of       thai iieighboi'hood. I
Jlr. Leslie Shepherd and f!iiii.iiy j spenl Christmas diiy with CharKsi Koberts  and   famliy   ill  Jbiple  Glen.        |
'Jlr. and Jlrs. Wiilter Allen .spent Chiistmas day with Jlr. and JIi-.-<. Jljircus Cromer.
Mr. and Jlrs. Leslie Shepherd and daughler JIarion were Monday guesls of Jlr. illid  Jlrs. tr. Slonp
Two   Auto   Victims   Die
Two   Jiersons   died   in   hosjiitala       in Phila.   .Monday   of   injuries   suffered   in recent    niotor    aeeidenls.    Bridget    l«i- eey,  til),  of 21   Sunset  avenue,   who w.is struck  by an automobile ne.ir her home , December 21, died in  the Clieslnut  Hlll I Hospital.   Chestnut   llill  police,  follow¬ ing   the   death,   ai rested   .Samuel   VtoO,- well,  .'211     Soutii   d''oi't\J-si.\ith    strije.. i di'iver  of   the  mnc.liiiie.   on   a   lechnical ; charge   ef   manslauKliter.
Samuel Wassoii, 7a, of IfiSO Pitf- ville street, died in the J'ii\vish tloslii- I lal of il traetureil skull suffered hue Saturday nighl wlun he was hil by iin ,aiiU>nioldle at Ogontz iivenue andPitt- i ville stieet. John T.infoa'd, Jr., <it .Glenside. driver of lliiit ear, wns lieul I witliout bail for the coroner l>y Magis- i trate Kindell, after the P.ranchtown ' piilii'c  liad   arrested   him.
The Joyous Christmas Spirit Christmas sjiirit and loyally to lei- low men, together willi commuiili.5- iiiteresl, is jiorlrayed in an original lyric which was jioslod in the win¬ dow of one of Ambler's jilaces of busi¬ ness:
"God   love thee,  hosts  of  Ambler!'' With  carols   iiright. You   .'Sung'   this'night, t^f the Saviour's lowly bi'ilh. Our souls toolv flight, Wt  scell^ed  to sight 'Tlie   Heavenly   Home   from   carWi. W.  P.   SAtJI'IBlKL,   Optometrist.
Kolb.
{   Glenwood   Estate   Sold   to   Col.
i     .-Vlliert    Jl.   .'iieeidicld   i>i   Co..   rejire-
i sensliug   tlie   owner,   i'Jditli   Stotesbu. }•
Huti'liinson,   wife   of   Sydney        Fmu-n
I Hutchin.son,  has made  settlement  who
; Colonel  Bouis J. Kolb for the   llutchl).-
i son    I'oun'ti'j'   ']'csid< 11,^'|;   ."(ile;nwaod,"
sale   ol   which   was   recently   negoliati.'d
iry    .\ Ibert    JJ.    GreinfieJd    &    Co.    The
Jirojierty   is  on   the   nortliwesterly  side
of   School   House   lane,   ;it   the   .'nt';r-
stttion   of  the  jiroiiosed   Henry  A ,'c.'nue
1-oiilevard,   extending   3G2   feel       ulong
School    House   laiie   by    1315   feet        to
Fiiirmount   Park,   and   containlns   ap-
pi'oximalely   IU  acres,   with  two  man
gu.v
sion    houses,    stables,   garages, house and greenhous'es.
While the consideration was not dis¬ closed, the Jirojierty is know lo have' been held for suie at :j;:i5(),00(), ard iid-| joins tlie present home cf Colonel Koln. | The ;ici|uisition of the Hutchinson; estate gives Colonel Kolb about -2'ii\ lu res at this location.
Of  the  two houses on the  TTutch.'n- j son  property, the other nearer  School House   lane   was   the   manor   liouse   ofl Geoi'ge   L.  Harrison,   erected  aboul   lin'. yeai's ago,  while  tlie other, ovei'kiekli!- : tile    ravine   01    the    VN'issahicUoii,    w,.-i .Hiilt   aboul   eight   years   ago   by   Mr,;, itutcliir.son.   It   Is  Imilt  in  the  style  ef an Fnglish hunting lodge, and contains in    llie   main    poriioii    of       the    hoi.132 1 whicii      is      ujiiuoxiinutely      71   feet 1111 froniage  by  'Jo  feel  in  deptli,  two  iiiul ; one-half stories high. U rooms and sisx j bitths,   and   in   addition,   ;i      .-icrviinlsi wing,   Willi   12   rooms  and   three  bsitlis. | This   lalter   liouse   haa   been   occupied by    the    Hutcliinsoii    family    since    its- erection   and  it   contains  a  remarkalm'| and  valiiiilde  eolU ction  of e-orl.v  Amei'- i ican   and    I'aiglisii    .'Uitiijues    of    great! value. I
ORELAND
'.,-   Fva     Mauer,   who  lias  just  re- ¦ '111.^    s(iffI red   the   loss   of   her  eye- -iglil.   wus   given   ;i   Christmas   parf-y, 1-1 id;)y  nighl.  by  the. Girl  Seoul  Irooji,-; .-f   Oreland   in   the   school.   The   guest] ef honor was o\"erjo,> t'd becat)ie of the j illll.res'   shown   by   lie.r  companions   ill ] lur  and   th".  gift  of  a-seout  suit   was ¦ ovei whelming.  .She also received  ollu'r | liretty     und      usufii!   'iifls   frum       lur 1 friends. 1
CharU'S lluinor and famil.v. of Olney, 1 '..iie.-'ts of Jlr. aniili Jfrs. A. E. Aiman j ul  dinner Christmas day. I
Jlr. and Jtrs. Jacob  llummell visited ' with   Jlr.   und   Mrs.   ]-"iank   Staeey,   in I'liiliulelphiu,    Christmas    Sundaj. I
Jfrs.    Hazel    Clirist.    H;.'i.lioro,    spenl j the holidays at tiio Iiome of her grand- j parents, Mr. and   Jlrs.  ]•'.   llier,   whose liome  is' above Uio  station.
The growing 'free in the yai'd cf F. A. AN'arren, of Weldy «ivonue, was very beiuitifuily decorated wilh eolor- I d lights and mtjde a striking tlisjilay <'hristmas eve. ''Jtlici' trees on the lawns of Jlrs. Unndo and .Mr. ICarlsun. j which      wero   t;olo|rfiilI,\i     iriiniiinud d. 1
i made   a   strikin.g  iispeet   5n   tliat   sc;'-j lion  of  the  villa'.io.
I      Jlrs.   I'^lizalieth   Kleiberl   sjient   Siiii-
¦ day at   the heme of hor  lAicle  in  Biir-
j liolnie.   ¦
I Jlr. and Jlrs. G. W. .Aiiiian and Jlrs. .\inanda   Sands,   wore   enlerlained    on
i Christmas  Sunday al   tlie home uf  .Mr.
I and JUrs. Joseph William in North -' l-lensKle.
I The young people of tlie Lutheran Sunday school ''.-i.jjented a I'rilllianl |iag"ant in the churcli auditorium on Tuesday.
Mr. Arnold and Caniily and Jlrs. .lohn   Ward,   of  Ivastonn,   were   enter-
j tained     al   the   liome   of  the       hitter's
I daughter,      .Mrs.    I'lUwood    Thorn.      on
! Pl.vmoutli avenue. Christmas Jlonday. Mrs. Berniit'e Sinmions find sons, Goorgo and Frederick, of Philadelphia, spent Christmasi day at the home of her /dairjj'hler, Jlrs. John Jluri.liy, and family,  of PlMiiouth  avent.e.
Avail your.self ,of the services of a 111 ating I .vpert accordecl free of charge ly .Xujbickil liros., lociil eoal dealers. s'l      pago  2.
Its Many Phases Ten Years Latec — Clijb Meets at Springhouse Inn — Preparing for Ladies' Night on Jan. 24.
Journeying lo Springhouse Iiotel Tuesday evening was a pleasant leoess llie membera of the Iviwanis Club of Amider. In conlenijdation. of i-emoviil from the Hotel Xesliitl to more sjiiicioua ijuarters, the club se,- eeled lo givo llie .Springhousi- lo<\ntion a, fiiir trial. T'he resull was most I'leasing, and in order lo further con¬ sider Hlis location the nfeeting next 'fuesday evening will be hold there. Ilolel ."^rcsbitt will remain the per¬ manent lieadiiuarters of the club, how'- ever, until there is a delinite occi- sioii for removal.
Rev. Kilward J. Jlatlson spoke to his club  at   tho  meeting-   this   week,  Willi no   sjieaker   available       Frimk     KIuk. j e!iaii'in;i.n  of this nieeting, was pleased tu   i>e  able   to   call   iijjon   Mr.   Jlatlson 1 to give  an   extemporaneous  address tc ! tllo   club,   which   pleased   the       fellow members   oxtieniely.
"Thore is never anything you can't do if you ivant to do it," said Kiwan¬ ian JIatlsiii, and he thereafter fol¬ lowed with a sjilendid talk on the re¬ miniscence of the e.\-serviee iiieE 10 years   afy-r   the   great  W(ra.-:1   war.
In li>2>>,' he remarked there wiil ne brought forcibly lo these men, wlio liavc served, I'elleclioiis and thoughts ot 10 yeai'S ago. Tlujy will conien.- flate the reiietions of life resulting tlierefrom. They will recall, tbo. liumi¬ orous— the ridiculous and tlu' sublime -—the serious moments of that won¬ derful,   but  terrible,   time.
Ue^dewing .several incidents relatn'ri to ixjtli uf these angles, the sjieak.i'r told stiu'ies of the com«ly In wnr, ni-..-: eoneluded with choice bits of tr.e thoughtliil pari, reciting and re;idii g the jiocms of those who wrote thu.^ on   that  great   sU-uggle.
The ladies' „ight affair is being wen planned for Tuesdiiy evening, Jani.- ai'.v 21, and all  exjiect a royal evenin.;.
Giie.sls of the club were W'illiam Jr. Johnson, II. J. Uager and Ojirnet Jl. Ueck, of the Kotary Club of Am¬ bler, and .1. W. Jhtrtindale and Wil¬ liam.   Burnett.
Business at Horsham Postoffice Is Heavy — C. E. Society to Entertain Children — "Prophesy and l;ulfill- ment"—Christmas Exercises in HuS- lic  Schools.
lairing the week befon.' Christmas Uu I'C was more liusiness done 111 the Ilorshani jiostollice than ever beforo Jlore than *JOU in cancellations amt stumji sales was IrtLnsacled during this iiciiod. Poslmasler J. \v. Freas sluldl llllll this is double any business hilluito accomplished i„ the jieriod of one iii.>nlh. One j,eculiar item in the ac<„'unl ol the Chii.stmas work is that the stiimp sales were. far ,>..|ow tho anu-unt in Ciuicelled stamps. Althougli this is the largest year's business tl.o Jioslollii e has ever done, it will havo no ertect  upon  its standing.
Although uiiiibh to obtain children Irom, the i-orlt Koad Health I'entre, the Ciiristian I'indeuvor socieiy of Grace Luion church, of Horsluim, has turned llum, diati-ly lo offer a. Chrislnuis jiartv to Jt, children under the cure ;iiid rc- eomiiii ndution of the Abington hospital w;ll> otherwise are unable to efi^oy this gludsome season. This party is to tio lleld Fr,day al In noon in Ilorshiim hall. .Sj.lll.l is sclieduled lo apjieiir and di.'-iiibute gifts which will bear tho iiiime of each child. A toy, fi'iiit and candy will oe given to every one of the ;i.-) youngsters. Besides tliero wnt be games iind aiiiiusenienls for the Irf. tu   folk.
Jlr. and Jlrj?. George H. Zeitler. and fiiiuily. of Horsham, were guests of Mr. and Jlr.-'. .lacob Scliueffer in Jlattleld on   c'iiristimis Monday.
George .Marple, Mr. ^md Mrs. .Tosei.* Gouak and daughler, Uorothy, Hori.- hiiiii, were the Chrislnuis .Mr.    and   All's.    Arthur
-of
of   Jlorsham,   enteii- of  guests  at  dinner
ISast
Mrs.
on
fa.m-
New Rum Source Stopped.
-¦Vnother source of .supjily of hoUd.iy liiiuor that wus being siiipjied b.y truck (o nearby cilirs ha.s been < ul' off when Constiible A. R. .-Mklnso^. of Doylestown, under direction of lb-' dislrict attorney's ollice, raided a fann at Grove Hill, off the Street road. In Soulliiimjjlon township, imd seized a wbi.sky-mukiiig  jilant.
Tile still wus found in a supjiosei" unoccupied Iiouse on land owned by ti,"' Pennsylv.'iriii railroad. Police arrested Virgil Jackson, colored, and held blm for a  hearing.
-A complete wliislsy-makinpr ouflt was seized together with twenty f|iiar'-s of whisky and SOO gallons of lyemasn. l''ohce are conducting a search for tnr owner   of   the   still.
M. J. Crean if Re-Elected Ccal Ex¬ change    President
'file l-'lliladcljihia Coal f.'xi liaiii;e at ils annual meeting in tlie Colonial 'Pi ust buildini;' re-electt^d Jlaurice J Crciin, of Stenton avenue, li}rdenhelm as president for another year,
J. William JIason was re-<deetod vice Iiresident and Charles K. Scull was again named seerelary-tretisurer. Five directors also were chosen.
They are: James M. Ciiristian, I'ld- win J. I'lmimings. Frank F. JLathers, John McCusker .uid -Vndrew K. JIcKef'.
Erdenheim  P. 0. to  Be Discontinued. Carrier delivery  from  Chestnut    Hill will  i-eplacf.   tlie  fourtii  class post  of¬ fice   in   Krdenheiniu   has   lieon       unof- Ueially   reported.   The   rumor      cnntes Kdward   S.   Ling,   sujierintendent      of ! the   facl    that    tlie    postofflce   will   be .schools    in    Abinglon    townshiji,        h,^„ j <li.scontiniicd   on   January   I,   lfr28.
ted  Jiresident of the Glcn.siae i      ' "'>'  deliveries iue to  be made frem
Glenside   Kiwanis  Elects
been  elec
Kiwa.nis Clui*.  The  new vice jiresident
is   Wlllium   Howard,   and     Trying      r-.
Xibloeli.  commissioner      of      Abington
township,   is   the   newly   elected   secre-
tao'.
Mombers of the board of directors, i,ilsi> elee.ttd, ar<>: IJoyd Cooiier, JV. Eva,ns, Augustus Hei'kmnTi, --Mitht-.i Ajifelb.iuni. AVilliam T. Muldrew, Kd- Wiu-d S. Hhojideta anil Ktlwin N. John- si-n. The new olliciiils will lie inducted into  ofllee Tliur.siluy.
t^hcstmit Hill' jio.stoHico, one in the imorning and one in the ;uftei-no6n. (This   service   will   lieg-in   at   the   time
of    dis<'onlinuance    ef    tbe   f'^i-denhe.'.,'!
jpostollicc.
Farmer,   Go   Hunting,
AVith the deer seiison open, take a little vacation and get much iieoled j'e- creation by sj>endinir a. fow days in tlie woods. It's only good busin^'ss to first get a liceaso.
WHITEMARSH
Wilbur AVentz, a. student of Buck¬ neli University, is spending lils Christmas vacation at the home of ihs mother, Jlrs. Cliira W/entz.
Mrs, Abe Kinsey a.nd diiughter, Mary, of Gennantown, spent Suturday and  Simday  Jtt Hope Ijodge  cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jliiust ttnu son, Aubrey, spent ChiiKtm.xs at tne home ot the latter's mother, Jlrs AVeiss,   of  I*rosuectville.
lliu-vey Coblon S.S who resides in o jnirt of the old Clifton house, had hit automobile diimuped by fire.
The Whitemarsh public scliool rei,- doi-ed a Ciintata in St. Thomas' jiai-js, room last Thursday night.
The AVhitemaj-sh Boys' eiu'b wit hold a meeting  on JiinuaTy  5th.
Auto Kills Boy at Play. On the way to the homo of a buddy to see hla Christmas presents, Rus.seri Hall, 12,, son of Jlr. and Mrs. Samuel liall, of Telford, was knocked down b.V an iiutoniobile driven by 11. .A 1 Smith, of Tolford, near his own hoine Jlonda.v  afternoon.
Young   Hall   Wiis   given   first   aid   at
(he ollice of il   lociil physician and theu
rushed    to    Uie        Gi'iindview    hospita..
Sellersville,   where   jihysicians   s.i.id his
lefl   lung   wns   jnincturcd   and       th.it
deitth   seemed   certain,
j     The   boy's   mollier  saw  the  nceldeiit
land   al>solved   tho   driver       from       i-n
j blame.   Tlie   accident   happened   on   the
county line concrete highway, the jrln-
cijial   street  of  the  boroiig^li.
I —¦—————	
j Girl Saved, Two Hurt as House  Burns
j -Abraliam Verkes, ii motorman for the  P.  Ii.  T.,  finished    work  Saturday
I and came home to make )in;il Jirepariitions fin- the Christmas of his mc.tlu rloss   dau.ghter,   Anna,   1(1.
He found his house, in Summit .ave¬ nue. Willow firove, in llames, and desjiite iin hour's light b\ volunteer liremen, durin.g whieii two of theii* number were injured, it was destroyed, AVilliam Smith, 24 of Iht -Abinglon A'ohinteir comjiiiny, was ovei-eome by smoke while fighting the blaze, and wa.s revived on lhi> .scene. Janu-s Jleadows, a nuarine visiting'' at a nciir- by home, joinol tho voliinteers and received cuts and burns of the bands, for whicii lie was treated at Abing-ton' HospitiU.
Uespile the tfforts of the voluntwrs. the A'ei-kes home was de«tiiyed. and damage was done lo the adjoining lonii* of AVilford Andei-son, .another P. K. T. motorman, the roof of which took fire.
gue.st.s VVrighl, Hatboro.
Wilmer Wood, tained a numbei On Sunday.
Ur. Williain Harding Needier, of Clhestiiut Hill, was entertained on Tuestlay evening hy John. lit»lmbold, ofl ilorshiim.
Jlrs.    Thomas    l'''ar(iuar,      of Gei inaiitoHii.   visUed   her   sister, C.   K.   Uutlierford,   of   Hiullowell AVediiesduy  last.
Chillies   K.   Kutherford  Jr.,  and ily,   of   H.ii'tsvillu,   spent        Cliristin«is Sunday  with  his  parents in Halloweii.
Jlrs. .Iohn SUickhouse, ot Jlorsliain, went to Washington. D. C,, tu spend the 'Cliristnias holiduys Willi her son, Sheldon   lb-own.   iind   family.
A splendid poi'lr,iyul of /n'ropbesy and l''ullillnieiil," w.is given Sunday evenin.g at the service' of tlie Grace Union cliurch of fforsliam .as n chore eiintata. The chorus work of tlie cho»r was a boautlful leiidition. wliile .soio selections by Jliss I'JIsie ScHuUt. M1.1S Fnima Uuckman Jlrs. Uoyd Trangrr, Williain ilolmbold and Fred. Tlnsuy Viore  delightful.
'fhe .Sunday school depurtmenl Of the 'G-raee l'nion church tliis VVednes¬ diiy evening renders its f bristinas en¬ tei tiiinmenl in the Horsham hall. T'ae childien have a pretty story to present il:  diseoursti  and   musie.
.New VeiU''s eve the members of tno churcii gather at 11.15 to jiarticijiaro in a waicliniglit .service. Kev. Mr, Cafei will iire.sido. Al midnight ri short .so>.- ial will be held lo will ome the new year.
Servici s next Sunduy will be held iis usujil. In the evening following th» regular sci'vi<'e communion will i>e siived. Hev. iMr. Cate a:-i;ain will 01- llcialo.
The nieeting of the Liidies' Mssloii- ary socieiy of the Gnice Cnlon <-huren of Horsham, lo have been held Tues¬ day evening at the home of Jlis. Fre.'i. Tinsley in Norlli AVillow Grove, was jjosljioned   unlil   Tuestlay,   Janufiiy   j.
Horsham Fire company has jio'.'i- jioned the regular election meeting until Jlonday evening, Januar,v !1, 01-- eause tlie holiday un whieh the first Monday of the nionlh occurs. The Li.dies' .Auxiliary c.l Uie J lorsliam Fire eompany ii.lso meet on Hie Siime evw- ning.
Tlirei lire lalls have been answere.-I l>y the Horshtuii comjiany during the Vicek Jlst. Two were liled llrcs, onent Five Poiiil-s on Salurday nigiit; the other near Avenue C, on the tipjiev l<'ei'gusoii tract. The large flre whlcn Jiartiaily destroyed the home of .Abra¬ ham, were iiuietly miirried last Wed- l'"i'iilay eveivng drew ftilie Itorshar.i volunteers to the 'aid of the local comiiany.
Jiiss Sii.sanua AValton, llorsham, en¬ joyed Cliristnias Sundny -with a rouwin, .Mrs.   Jlinnie   .Skick.   in IDtoyleslown
-Mrs. i.'aUurine II. Kiley, of Willow Grove, and Warren Starkej-, of Hors¬ ham, were quietly inarriedly last AVetf- nosday. The couple are now residing In one of the Jiadden houses on Jlore¬ land   avenue,   AVillow  Grove.
Children of the IIor.sham. graoc- sidiool renidered pretty little cxerclsws ajijirojiriate lo the season lu.st FrJ- lUiy alllernoon. Fach room iiresente<l a sejiaratc jnogi-iuii and each room had its own Christntis tree. iSania visited the various classes and present¬ ed gifls. School will reconvene at the ojiening hour next Tue.sday mor¬ ning.
Mr. and Jlrs. Koi-l AVynne, oimint, iliohi.gan, are holiday guests of Mr. and   Mrs.   George  Freas,   of   Horsham.
Horace Adee, a student at State College, is sjiending the holidays at his home in Horaham.
Jlrs. Williani Uoyle. of llorsham, is very   ill   from   consosLion   of   the   liver,
jirs. Fdwin Guild, w'ho is ill al the Abington hospital with jineumonia., is rejiorted   lo   bu  much   inijiroveU.
Hiirold Murdock and fiuiiiiy, of rhlladelphiu, were entertained bv Mr. and Jlrs. B. C. JlcConnell, ot Jar¬ rettown, on <^bristnia,s day.
Jius, Ida .Shaffer, of llorsham, sjient Christmas widi lier son, -Ubert, m Abington,
Jlra. Wm. Uowiis and I-Vank I'almer. oE llorsham, entertained IVIiss JIary J. Pern' and l>"Tank: Crockett   on   Sunday.
Jlrs. George Jfaust, of Hoisliam, is ill with gall trouble.
A score of the >oujiff people of the Horsliam i'riends' I'h-st-day soliool, un¬ der the direction of Jli.ss Anna .Turret presented a striking,' j)ictui-<> of "The First OhrisUnas." Tho Jirogiiam was given l.ist Fridiiy evening In thf meetinghouse before a large audience. Recitations and music, too, ndded to the chami of the enlertainmenl, whlcn was   most   delightful   to   ull   jiresent.
(oo'tlr.ued on pago 8)

Object Description

Title	The Ambler Gazette 19271229
Volume	49
Issue	47
Subject	Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler
Description	A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times.
Publisher	A.K. Thomas
Date	12/29/1927
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Month	12
Day	29
Year	1927

Description

Title	The Ambler Gazette 19271229
Volume	49
Issue	47
Subject	Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler
Description	A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times.
Publisher	A.K. Thomas
Date	12/29/1927
Location Covered	Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa.
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Language	English
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Full Text	The Ambler Gazette VOL. XLIX-NO. 47 AMBLER. PA.. DECEMBER 2f), 1927 JS1.75 A YEAR ^I^EMS I AND COLD POINT /. OF LOCAL INTEREST READERS TO Beautiful Christmas Scenes Represen.- ed—J. Martin Berkhimer Very III on 73d Birthday—The Cold Point Pas¬ torate—New Year Services. A marvelous and insonioiiH display Is to be seen in tlio home of 'W'illi.un White ill UariiKiiivilh.'. h;xten--\| goli-ound, the whip, iui airplane rule \| in planes on a whirlinK e.a'nle, tmrt i an autoniatie wind the other end is a encampment witli PROSPECTVILLE Mrs. Jos. .Maust and family, oi Whitemarsh, and I..;uirii and .iidit'i Andfrifon visited Mi', aii their pastor, and will assume charge of the \V(rik aa soon as the I'vesby- I'Mrst prize wenl lo Xorman Taylor, ] tory approves the aeeepUince, and the uo, second pri/.e went i t™n'';. D., win) is now superinlendeni of national mtp- sions fur the synod of Xew Jersey. The latlei-'s home is al Jtiihway. , An uncle of liev. Air. Kwing l.'j Dr. Arthur l-^wing, founder of the Kwine; Kindeiiwold and \| christian eoll(>ge, of AllaharKid, Indii. Another uncle was Sir .Tames C. «. jlon. The i'osl wishes to lliank all liioiv who assisted ill tills oonteHl. A ne.it 1 sum was realized, wliicli will beeome ' luirt cf the lunds now galhered togetli¬ er for a new home lo be built at liie northeast corner ot I'ark avenues. j The following Is the order of tne i Kwing,' who spent tl) years In liidl.i, t3Uildlii«s lU'e road ways made of brown L,i.j^jf,es wfll be re'ndered, after whicii ! "cw olllcera and llie various commit-jand wws laic president of the Piesriy- pebbles, and .smaU stones are also laid ]y_ social hour and watcli night serv.-.-e i "'¦,-< lor the year of 1!)2S; Coinnisin(U"r, j terigja'board of foreign missions. Stn! in the railroail tracks, all of which /livjil im. held. j Karle H. Ritchie; Jo.see township died on Dec, 21 at his home. Kidge pike,,' Kagleville, after im illne.ss of six weeks, from, a stioke of apoplexy and a complication. Ueceased was one of the oldest re¬ sidents of the county wlicre he was born, and .spent virtually all his^ life, Ilo wail born in l.'piK'r I'lovidcnce townsiii]) and all bi^t light years of , lis life livi\|l at ICagleville, ami for the last halt a cintury lived in the home in whicli he died, I''i-om early in his life ho followed .'iKrieuItural pursuits iiinil also eon- ductenl a stand al the PliiiadelphT.i Karmcrs' .Market, being a mcinhei' 'Of thai organization for many year.t. Ilo w'us a director of the Oollcgeville X'ational Bank, trea.«urer and a, mem¬ ber of the Hoard of Ti'uste<;s of flie l.ower I'rovideneo P.'iptist Cluirch, and former road suiwrvisor and tax collector of the lownshipi Tw-o so()s and two daug'hter.---. ]-;iiz«- beth. Jloward. Clarence and J''lorenJ.j, all of I'^aglc'ville, isurvive. Tile funeral was held Saturday afternoon at 2.30 with all serviees at the housei Intennent was ut I.K)wcr Providence Baptist cemetery. UPPER OM AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF IN¬ TEREST and Mrs. Joseph Markle and and Mr. and Mrs. Kalph Hallnian, and! family, ol llarnionville, .Mr. and Mrs. Kugeiie Uig-iitkei) and fainily. In Ply¬ mouth Cenire, also has a line tree and dtjoiorations. Children of the riymoulh Jfeeting Fi-iends' school presented two pretty plays last Friday morning before they .were dismissed for Christmas vacation. The four upfier grades rendered a Mother Goose production, entitled, "Chrislmas Eve in l''a.iiylajid." It was a line character sketcli. .Miss Hel¬ en Howie WUB Mother Goose. Horolhy j Bruslu r was the fairy yueen, l^ur-y ] Websltj'^ !.'. fairy, ,leaji Stead, a brow- j ijie, I'Mwin Ambler, a herald, Kinily j Cleaver, the iiiiceu of hearts, Kennedy; Forsythe, knave of hearts, Buddy j Jioberts, a hoy, Virginia llunler, a gin,! Kathcrine .lones, an old woman, in a basket. .Nina Itagsdale. tile Chrlstnms j spirit, and John I'r.ce, Santa Claus. i The otlu r chara.ctei'S of lne Mother G'oose story )vere Belly IJuiniiig, K ¦ -iMTt, Clurlse, John Perkins; Jun>»s , Geiser, Jtiiiani Oilhert, Aiice Prlee and l'"i-ancis Welsey. The First and Second grades pirsenled a play ot their own called ¦¦Midiiiglit In a Uod Slore," wliiieh tlicy ciiucied cleverly. J. "'Marlin 1 ierkliinicr, a formei' resi¬ dent of Hariiioiiville oliscived his 73d birtliday on c'lirislmos Sunday ¦wliile laying very ill in bed at ihe :jtatu hospital at Kiiyeislord. Jlr. Beitklllni- ; cr's condition is ri. poi ted to he very' critical caiistd oy a lingering illness. Mr. and Jlrs. W'illiam Cleaver. of Plj-moulli Cenire, have been recefvhig congratulations on tile birth of a Hon, Wfllium, Urd, on Uecembcr If. .Mr. ana .urs. .irorge Bailey and of this place; Jlr. l-:ugenc Ivialz ana and Sylva; entertainment committee, family, of Kurekii, spent Christmas .»t\| Taylor; publicity commitlee Haywood the home of Mrs. L«iui-u Weiss. (and JIaltson; ways and means coin- Matthias l^ndt and family .spent ;'"'ttee, tiraham; tlag eoniiiiiilt.ee, Biek- Jlonday with Jia and Mrs. FranK 1 ford; siek and relief commiltee, Matt- Bi.ck, Sr., al North W-!cn and served honoraidy in any oflhe Grammar sjhool lield their Clirist- ! ¦allied armies, to join Willi il. ' This mas exercises last l''rlday afternoon, j i-s the latest ruling on eligibility to lOiuh pupil i'( ceived a box of candy, inembershlp. The teachers received g'ltts from tne i Jlorris Walki'r, eliairnian of tlie Jlln- .seholars. strel show eomiiutlec, reiiorted that D. !D., is Jiastor. Antlcipatin.g tJiat the Uitinsfeir 'of Mr. Ewing will soon be effected, the manse of the Ambler cluirch on Kin- denwold avenue is being renovated and repaired. MARRIED Jiark, Kuby, and Jlarvella Willier were Friday guests of Jlrs. Kingsley \Mortli, ; ^ ; ^^ ill Jlrs. l.endlng tiie ho'lUlays with her parents, Jlr. ai.,: Jlr.-:. George Cunninglium. Claren(;e Sjirouse, ol \'irgliia, r.- siieiidiii,g the week with his sister, .'drs. Clarence .lohnson, of this place. Charles JfcClean, Jlr.-;. Alary f.iikeiip. .Mrs. lA''.ster i'ingst were Cbristmas giusis of Jl.r .aiul Jlrs. W'm. Vingst. A number of people from this vu- iliity attended the C'lirist.mas celeiira¬ tion at lile home of Jlr. Henry JicK.ean liigersoll on Siiturdiiy afternoon. Jlr. and .Mrs. Charles W'iiller spcT.V Saturday -n i'liiladeljihia. The i'uiiblair suliool Christmas en- tenaimneiit w lis jiresented on Frii^iy daughter, Uorothy, of Cold Tolnt, ! alternoon at which time several par- look dinner Christmas day .nt tlie ents were Jiresenl, and each child r'»- lionie of Mrs. Hillc.v's \|.-<'st;er, :Mrs. j cc'i\'ed a oox of candy. Williani W'olI, of Geriuanlowii, and m ! Jlr. Kdward lioehrer and family vis- plans are made to liave the annual legion minstrel during the month of Jlarili or the early jiain of April. .• dofinite ilali- liiis not been set. Coin- rado \Villo.\ reportid th:it the po^t assisted other service clubs of 1i .poipmunity in the lylnual Chidstiu iCt^ebrittidn^ '- v'iC~i'---''"' ' ¦'"^7;.-""'" !"(/mi'ad.< Jlatlson. chaplain nt i.;. I'ost, re\|)orU' olTlce of the legal advisor of lhe .N'inlli district. Jll'. and CUi:JI E .N" S- .V .V S11 JTiss I'Jle.nnor Xash. . I'he I'hilip Carey Comrmny c7osrd on Siiturday after the liolid'"' season and renuiined shut down until W'ciT- nesday, w'liiie an inventoiT wns taic- "n of their slix-k and eiiuipment. No holiday will be tiiken next JTonday. \| Other Jilants in that vicinity also clos¬ ed durin.g the Christmas holidays. Charles Buckwalter has resigned his liosition with Fred, W'ocner, Cold I'ointf .storekeeper, and is now emjdoy- od ij\|\|k'it: l.ee tire jdant. Tony lUggs lia.«,'^B\|'ed tlie vacaiie> in the local stored A watcli night .service will be held Siiturdiiy evening in the Cold Point liaplist church. At ii o'clock, when the eioneneKiitton Will "mkiut to' enjoy a sioeial evening until 11. .\n hour's service will be held unlil the new year is ushered in. As yel no candi¬ dates for the permanent supidy of this l^iulpil have been heard. A num¬ ber of iiiimes hiive been offered to the board of ti-ustees and will lie eonsld- ed-ed after the fli'st of the new year. Last Sunday morning Ur. Kandall gave a splendid address from the pul¬ l-it. In the evening about 25 memnors of the congreg-.ttion altended the pas¬ sion jiliiy pre.-«jnted ut the Seeoni Bajilist Church in Germantown. Rev. Mr. Ijiifterty, fonner juastor of the BrldgeiKirt liaplist ehurcli will eoiji- duot the serviees next Sunday morninir and evening. (continued on par« 8). Jlr. I'''i'ank Anderson iild faiiul.v. Josepii Jl.'iusl and family, Jlr. Jind Jlrs. J, B. Hoffman were enlertained \| on Jlonday evening at the home of' Jlr. and Jlrs. Frcil .Moore. Jlr. and Jlrs. I.uther Wis.ser and i I.elloy Wisser s\|,ent Jlonday eveniiig \| with Jlr. and Jlrs. l':iias Jloore.. ] Jlr. and Jlrs. t:harles 1 •.iillliuier. .-.r \| .N. J. spent I'hristinas Duy wilh Ji^.i and Jli's. Frank Steever. \| Jliss Kveb'n Worth jicted Sant.i, ('lause in tlie Grange in his snme u.i;- Uill way last .Saturday evrnlng. deliv- ^ ering gifls to tlie children of thai iieighboi'hood. I Jlr. Leslie Shepherd and f!iiii.iiy j spenl Christmas diiy with CharKsi Koberts and famliy ill Jbiple Glen. \| 'Jlr. and Jlrs. Wiilter Allen .spent Chiistmas day with Jlr. and JIi-.-<. Jljircus Cromer. Mr. and Jlrs. Leslie Shepherd and daughler JIarion were Monday guesls of Jlr. illid Jlrs. tr. Slonp Two Auto Victims Die Two Jiersons died in hosjiitala in Phila. .Monday of injuries suffered in recent niotor aeeidenls. Bridget l«i- eey, til), of 21 Sunset avenue, who w.is struck by an automobile ne.ir her home , December 21, died in the Clieslnut Hlll I Hospital. Chestnut llill police, follow¬ ing the death, ai rested .Samuel VtoO,- well, .'211 Soutii d''oi't\J-si.\ith strije.. i di'iver of the mnc.liiiie. on a lechnical ; charge ef manslauKliter. Samuel Wassoii, 7a, of IfiSO Pitf- ville street, died in the J'ii\vish tloslii- I lal of il traetureil skull suffered hue Saturday nighl wlun he was hil by iin ,aiiU>nioldle at Ogontz iivenue andPitt- i ville stieet. John T.infoa'd, Jr., y Magis- i trate Kindell, after the P.ranchtown ' piilii'c liad arrested him. The Joyous Christmas Spirit Christmas sjiirit and loyally to lei- low men, together willi commuiili.5- iiiteresl, is jiorlrayed in an original lyric which was jioslod in the win¬ dow of one of Ambler's jilaces of busi¬ ness: "God love thee, hosts of Ambler!'' With carols iiright. You .'Sung' this'night, t^f the Saviour's lowly bi'ilh. Our souls toolv flight, Wt scell^ed to sight 'Tlie Heavenly Home from carWi. W. P. SAtJI'IBlKL, Optometrist. Kolb. { Glenwood Estate Sold to Col. i .-Vlliert Jl. .'iieeidicld i>i Co.. rejire- i sensliug tlie owner, i'Jditli Stotesbu. }• Huti'liinson, wife of Sydney Fmu-n I Hutchin.son, has made settlement who ; Colonel Bouis J. Kolb for the llutchl).- i son I'oun'ti'j' ']'csid< 11,^'\|; ."(ile;nwaod," sale ol which was recently negoliati.'d iry .\ Ibert JJ. GreinfieJd & Co. The Jirojierty is on the nortliwesterly side of School House lane, ;it the .'nt';r- stttion of the jiroiiosed Henry A ,'c.'nue 1-oiilevard, extending 3G2 feel ulong School House laiie by 1315 feet to Fiiirmount Park, and containlns ap- pi'oximalely IU acres, with two man gu.v sion houses, stables, garages, house and greenhous'es. While the consideration was not dis¬ closed, the Jirojierty is know lo have' been held for suie at :j;:i5(),00(), ard iid-\| joins tlie present home cf Colonel Koln. \| The ;ici\|uisition of the Hutchinson; estate gives Colonel Kolb about -2'ii\ lu res at this location. Of the two houses on the TTutch.'n- j son property, the other nearer School House lane was the manor liouse ofl Geoi'ge L. Harrison, erected aboul lin'. yeai's ago, while tlie other, ovei'kiekli!- : tile ravine 01 the VN'issahicUoii, w,.-i .Hiilt aboul eight years ago by Mr,;, itutcliir.son. It Is Imilt in the style ef an Fnglish hunting lodge, and contains in llie main poriioii of the hoi.132 1 whicii is ujiiuoxiinutely 71 feet 1111 froniage by 'Jo feel in deptli, two iiiul ; one-half stories high. U rooms and sisx j bitths, and in addition, ;i .-icrviinlsi wing, Willi 12 rooms and three bsitlis. \| This lalter liouse haa been occupied by the Hutcliinsoii family since its- erection and it contains a remarkalm'\| and valiiiilde eolU ction of e-orl.v Amei'- i ican and I'aiglisii .'Uitiijues of great! value. I ORELAND '.,- Fva Mauer, who lias just re- ¦ '111.^ s(iffI red the loss of her eye- -iglil. wus given ;i Christmas parf-y, 1-1 id;)y nighl. by the. Girl Seoul Irooji,-; .-f Oreland in the school. The guest] ef honor was o\"erjo,> t'd becat)ie of the j illll.res' shown by lie.r companions ill ] lur and th". gift of a-seout suit was ¦ ovei whelming. .She also received ollu'r \| liretty und usufii! 'iifls frum lur 1 friends. 1 CharU'S lluinor and famil.v. of Olney, 1 '..iie.-'ts of Jlr. aniili Jfrs. A. E. Aiman j ul dinner Christmas day. I Jlr. and Jtrs. Jacob llummell visited ' with Jlr. und Mrs. ]-"iank Staeey, in I'liiliulelphiu, Christmas Sundaj. I Jfrs. Hazel Clirist. H;.'i.lioro, spenl j the holidays at tiio Iiome of her grand- j parents, Mr. and Jlrs. ]•'. llier, whose liome is' above Uio station. The growing 'free in the yai'd cf F. A. AN'arren, of Weldy «ivonue, was very beiuitifuily decorated wilh eolor- I d lights and mtjde a striking tlisjilay <'hristmas eve. ''Jtlici' trees on the lawns of Jlrs. Unndo and .Mr. ICarlsun. j which wero t;olo\|rfiilI,\i iriiniiinud d. 1 i made a strikin.g iispeet 5n tliat sc;'-j lion of the villa'.io. I Jlrs. I'^lizalieth Kleiberl sjient Siiii- ¦ day at the heme of hor lAicle in Biir- j liolnie. ¦ I Jlr. and Jlrs. G. W. .Aiiiian and Jlrs. .\inanda Sands, wore enlerlained on i Christmas Sunday al tlie home uf .Mr. I and JUrs. Joseph William in North -' l-lensKle. I The young people of tlie Lutheran Sunday school ''.-i.jjented a I'rilllianl \|iag"ant in the churcli auditorium on Tuesday. Mr. Arnold and Caniily and Jlrs. .lohn Ward, of Ivastonn, were enter- j tained al the liome of the hitter's I daughter, .Mrs. I'lUwood Thorn. on ! Pl.vmoutli avenue. Christmas Jlonday. Mrs. Berniit'e Sinmions find sons, Goorgo and Frederick, of Philadelphia, spent Christmasi day at the home of her /dairjj'hler, Jlrs. John Jluri.liy, and family, of PlMiiouth avent.e. Avail your.self ,of the services of a 111 ating I .vpert accordecl free of charge ly .Xujbickil liros., lociil eoal dealers. s'l pago 2. Its Many Phases Ten Years Latec — Clijb Meets at Springhouse Inn — Preparing for Ladies' Night on Jan. 24. Journeying lo Springhouse Iiotel Tuesday evening was a pleasant leoess llie membera of the Iviwanis Club of Amider. In conlenijdation. of i-emoviil from the Hotel Xesliitl to more sjiiicioua ijuarters, the club se,- eeled lo givo llie .Springhousi- lo<\ntion a, fiiir trial. T'he resull was most I'leasing, and in order lo further con¬ sider Hlis location the nfeeting next 'fuesday evening will be hold there. Ilolel ."^rcsbitt will remain the per¬ manent lieadiiuarters of the club, how'- ever, until there is a delinite occi- sioii for removal. Rev. Kilward J. Jlatlson spoke to his club at tho meeting- this week, Willi no sjieaker available Frimk KIuk. j e!iaii'in;i.n of this nieeting, was pleased tu i>e able to call iijjon Mr. Jlatlson 1 to give an extemporaneous address tc ! tllo club, which pleased the fellow members oxtieniely. "Thore is never anything you can't do if you ivant to do it," said Kiwan¬ ian JIatlsiii, and he thereafter fol¬ lowed with a sjilendid talk on the re¬ miniscence of the e.\-serviee iiieE 10 years afy-r the great W(ra.-:1 war. In li>2>>,' he remarked there wiil ne brought forcibly lo these men, wlio liavc served, I'elleclioiis and thoughts ot 10 yeai'S ago. Tlujy will conien.- flate the reiietions of life resulting tlierefrom. They will recall, tbo. liumi¬ orous— the ridiculous and tlu' sublime -—the serious moments of that won¬ derful, but terrible, time. Ue^dewing .several incidents relatn'ri to ixjtli uf these angles, the sjieak.i'r told stiu'ies of the com«ly In wnr, ni-..-: eoneluded with choice bits of tr.e thoughtliil pari, reciting and re;idii g the jiocms of those who wrote thu.^ on that great sU-uggle. The ladies' „ight affair is being wen planned for Tuesdiiy evening, Jani.- ai'.v 21, and all exjiect a royal evenin.;. Giie.sls of the club were W'illiam Jr. Johnson, II. J. Uager and Ojirnet Jl. Ueck, of the Kotary Club of Am¬ bler, and .1. W. Jhtrtindale and Wil¬ liam. Burnett. Business at Horsham Postoffice Is Heavy — C. E. Society to Entertain Children — "Prophesy and l;ulfill- ment"—Christmas Exercises in HuS- lic Schools. lairing the week befon.' Christmas Uu I'C was more liusiness done 111 the Ilorshani jiostollice than ever beforo Jlore than JOU in cancellations amt stumji sales was IrtLnsacled during this iiciiod. Poslmasler J. \v. Freas sluldl llllll this is double any business hilluito accomplished i„ the jieriod of one iii.>nlh. One j,eculiar item in the ac<„'unl ol the Chii.stmas work is that the stiimp sales were. far ,>..\|ow tho anu-unt in Ciuicelled stamps. Althougli this is the largest year's business tl.o Jioslollii e has ever done, it will havo no ertect upon its standing. Although uiiiibh to obtain children Irom, the i-orlt Koad Health I'entre, the Ciiristian I'indeuvor socieiy of Grace Luion church, of Horsluim, has turned llum, diati-ly lo offer a. Chrislnuis jiartv to Jt, children under the cure ;iiid rc- eomiiii ndution of the Abington hospital w;ll> otherwise are unable to efi^oy this gludsome season. This party is to tio lleld Fr,day al In noon in Ilorshiim hall. .Sj.lll.l is sclieduled lo apjieiir and di.'-iiibute gifts which will bear tho iiiime of each child. A toy, fi'iiit and candy will oe given to every one of the ;i.-) youngsters. Besides tliero wnt be games iind aiiiiusenienls for the Irf. tu folk. Jlr. and Jlrj?. George H. Zeitler. and fiiiuily. of Horsham, were guests of Mr. and Jlr.-'. .lacob Scliueffer in Jlattleld on c'iiristimis Monday. George .Marple, Mr. ^md Mrs. .Tosei.* Gouak and daughler, Uorothy, Hori.- hiiiii, were the Chrislnuis .Mr. and All's. Arthur -of of Jlorsham, enteii- of guests at dinner ISast Mrs. on fa.m- New Rum Source Stopped. -¦Vnother source of .supjily of hoUd.iy liiiuor that wus being siiipjied b.y truck (o nearby cilirs ha.s been < ul' off when Constiible A. R. .-Mklnso^. of Doylestown, under direction of lb-' dislrict attorney's ollice, raided a fann at Grove Hill, off the Street road. In Soulliiimjjlon township, imd seized a wbi.sky-mukiiig jilant. Tile still wus found in a supjiosei" unoccupied Iiouse on land owned by ti,"' Pennsylv.'iriii railroad. Police arrested Virgil Jackson, colored, and held blm for a hearing. -A complete wliislsy-makinpr ouflt was seized together with twenty f\|iiar'-s of whisky and SOO gallons of lyemasn. l''ohce are conducting a search for tnr owner of the still. M. J. Crean if Re-Elected Ccal Ex¬ change President 'file l-'lliladcljihia Coal f.'xi liaiii;e at ils annual meeting in tlie Colonial 'Pi ust buildini;' re-electt^d Jlaurice J Crciin, of Stenton avenue, li}rdenhelm as president for another year, J. William JIason was re-' deliveries iue to be made frem Glenside Kiwanis Elects been elec Kiwa.nis Clui. The new vice jiresident is Wlllium Howard, and Trying r-. Xibloeli. commissioner of Abington township, is the newly elected secre- tao'. Mombers of the board of directors, i,ilsi> elee.ttd, ar<>: IJoyd Cooiier, JV. Eva,ns, Augustus Hei'kmnTi, --Mitht-.i Ajifelb.iuni. AVilliam T. Muldrew, Kd- Wiu-d S. Hhojideta anil Ktlwin N. John- si-n. The new olliciiils will lie inducted into ofllee Tliur.siluy. t^hcstmit Hill' jio.stoHico, one in the imorning and one in the ;uftei-no6n. (This service will lieg-in at the time of dis<'onlinuance ef tbe f'^i-denhe.'.,'! jpostollicc. Farmer, Go Hunting, AVith the deer seiison open, take a little vacation and get much iieoled j'e- creation by sj>endinir a. fow days in tlie woods. It's only good busin^'ss to first get a liceaso. WHITEMARSH Wilbur AVentz, a. student of Buck¬ neli University, is spending lils Christmas vacation at the home of ihs mother, Jlrs. Cliira W/entz. Mrs, Abe Kinsey a.nd diiughter, Mary, of Gennantown, spent Suturday and Simday Jtt Hope Ijodge cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jliiust ttnu son, Aubrey, spent ChiiKtm.xs at tne home ot the latter's mother, Jlrs AVeiss, of Irosuectville. lliu-vey Coblon S.S who resides in o jnirt of the old Clifton house, had hit automobile diimuped by fire. The Whitemarsh public scliool rei,- doi-ed a Ciintata in St. Thomas' jiai-js, room last Thursday night. The AVhitemaj-sh Boys' eiu'b wit hold a meeting on JiinuaTy 5th. Auto Kills Boy at Play. On the way to the homo of a buddy to see hla Christmas presents, Rus.seri Hall, 12,, son of Jlr. and Mrs. Samuel liall, of Telford, was knocked down b.V an iiutoniobile driven by 11. .A 1 Smith, of Tolford, near his own hoine Jlonda.v afternoon. Young Hall Wiis given first aid at (he ollice of il lociil physician and theu rushed to Uie Gi'iindview hospita.. Sellersville, where jihysicians s.i.id his lefl lung wns jnincturcd and th.it deitth seemed certain, j The boy's mollier saw the nceldeiit land al>solved tho driver from i-n j blame. Tlie accident happened on the county line concrete highway, the jrln- cijial street of the boroiig^li. I —¦————— j Girl Saved, Two Hurt as House Burns j -Abraliam Verkes, ii motorman for the P. Ii. T., finished work Saturday I and came home to make )in;il Jirepariitions fin- the Christmas of his mc.tlu rloss dau.ghter, Anna, 1(1. He found his house, in Summit .ave¬ nue. Willow firove, in llames, and desjiite iin hour's light b\ volunteer liremen, durin.g whieii two of theii* number were injured, it was destroyed, AVilliam Smith, 24 of Iht -Abinglon A'ohinteir comjiiiny, was ovei-eome by smoke while fighting the blaze, and wa.s revived on lhi> .scene. Janu-s Jleadows, a nuarine visiting'' at a nciir- by home, joinol tho voliinteers and received cuts and burns of the bands, for whicii lie was treated at Abing-ton' HospitiU. Uespile the tfforts of the voluntwrs. the A'ei-kes home was de«tiiyed. and damage was done lo the adjoining lonii* of AVilford Andei-son, .another P. K. T. motorman, the roof of which took fire. gue.st.s VVrighl, Hatboro. Wilmer Wood, tained a numbei On Sunday. Ur. Williain Harding Needier, of Clhestiiut Hill, was entertained on Tuestlay evening hy John. lit»lmbold, ofl ilorshiim. Jlrs. Thomas l'''ar(iuar, of Gei inaiitoHii. visUed her sister, C. K. Uutlierford, of Hiullowell AVediiesduy last. Chillies K. Kutherford Jr., and ily, of H.ii'tsvillu, spent Cliristin«is Sunday with his parents in Halloweii. Jlrs. .Iohn SUickhouse, ot Jlorsliain, went to Washington. D. C,, tu spend the 'Cliristnias holiduys Willi her son, Sheldon lb-own. iind family. A splendid poi'lr,iyul of /n'ropbesy and l''ullillnieiil," w.is given Sunday evenin.g at the service' of tlie Grace Union cliurch of fforsliam .as n chore eiintata. The chorus work of tlie cho»r was a boautlful leiidition. wliile .soio selections by Jliss I'JIsie ScHuUt. M1.1S Fnima Uuckman Jlrs. Uoyd Trangrr, Williain ilolmbold and Fred. Tlnsuy Viore delightful. 'fhe .Sunday school depurtmenl Of the 'G-raee l'nion church tliis VVednes¬ diiy evening renders its f bristinas en¬ tei tiiinmenl in the Horsham hall. T'ae childien have a pretty story to present il: diseoursti and musie. .New VeiU''s eve the members of tno churcii gather at 11.15 to jiarticijiaro in a waicliniglit .service. Kev. Mr, Cafei will iire.sido. Al midnight ri short .so>.- ial will be held lo will ome the new year. Servici s next Sunduy will be held iis usujil. In the evening following th» regular sci'vi<'e communion will i>e siived. Hev. iMr. Cate a:-i;ain will 01- llcialo. The nieeting of the Liidies' Mssloii- ary socieiy of the Gnice Cnlon <-huren of Horsham, lo have been held Tues¬ day evening at the home of Jlis. Fre.'i. Tinsley in Norlli AVillow Grove, was jjosljioned unlil Tuestlay, Janufiiy j. Horsham Fire company has jio'.'i- jioned the regular election meeting until Jlonday evening, Januar,v !1, 01-- eause tlie holiday un whieh the first Monday of the nionlh occurs. The Li.dies' .Auxiliary c.l Uie J lorsliam Fire eompany ii.lso meet on Hie Siime evw- ning. Tlirei lire lalls have been answere.-I l>y the Horshtuii comjiany during the Vicek Jlst. Two were liled llrcs, onent Five Poiiil-s on Salurday nigiit; the other near Avenue C, on the tipjiev l<'ei'gusoii tract. The large flre whlcn Jiartiaily destroyed the home of .Abra¬ ham, were iiuietly miirried last Wed- l'"i'iilay eveivng drew ftilie Itorshar.i volunteers to the 'aid of the local comiiany. Jiiss Sii.sanua AValton, llorsham, en¬ joyed Cliristnias Sundny -with a rouwin, .Mrs. Jlinnie .Skick. in IDtoyleslown -Mrs. i.'aUurine II. Kiley, of Willow Grove, and Warren Starkej-, of Hors¬ ham, were quietly inarriedly last AVetf- nosday. The couple are now residing In one of the Jiadden houses on Jlore¬ land avenue, AVillow Grove. Children of the IIor.sham. graoc- sidiool renidered pretty little cxerclsws ajijirojiriate lo the season lu.st FrJ- lUiy alllernoon. Fach room iiresente"Tank: Crockett on Sunday. Jlrs. George Jfaust, of Hoisliam, is ill with gall trouble. A score of the >oujiff people of the Horsliam i'riends' I'h-st-day soliool, un¬ der the direction of Jli.ss Anna .Turret presented a striking,' j)ictui-<> of "The First OhrisUnas." Tho Jirogiiam was given l.ist Fridiiy evening In thf meetinghouse before a large audience. Recitations and music, too, ndded to the chami of the enlertainmenl, whlcn was most delightful to ull jiresent. (oo'tlr.ued on pago 8)
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