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E -J-. VOL. XLII-IS^O. 27 AMBLER. PA.. XY 30, 192.5 T AND COLD POINI ITEMS OF 1 OCAL INTEREST TO READERS PROSPECTVILLE. j Rov. Elmef' Leipart, ol PleaBiintvUle \ Iteflomned church, preached in Pros- ! pectvllle M. E, church last Suhday evening. Mrs. Sumuel Gouak Is spending a weiek with her sister, Mrs. Katherine Nitterauer, i,n Atlantic City. Little Margraret Ford, of Gwynedd. spent several days last week with her cousin, Mary Hill. ¦ ' Mr. and Mrs. Isaac of Philadelphia, and Paul' Schflneberger. of Va., B)iient Wednesday Mrs. Walter Sprouse. Mj-s. Frances VVo,lf and daughteir, Mrs. Thelma Wolf, of Philadelphin. hpent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Moore. Mr. Robert Compton, of Ambler FORT FIREMEN Schilnoberger, Mr. and Mrs. Charlotteville, with Mr. and Local Grangers Enjoy Picnie — Party Leaves for Stone Harbor—Change in Parcel Post Ruling—Harmonville and flytnouth Centre Notes. •ontrcuy to their original plans the \iumni league of Plymouth township ^vUl piunlc this year at the ho,me of the Misses .Mary, Annie and Carrie Prooke In Cold Point. Plans have been lunnulaled to hold this event on Sat- Mr. Albert O'Brien, ot Ches.nut Hill, urduy, August 22. Members and their, ^^ere visitors at the honie of Mr. and fl lends will attend. Mrs. Marcus Edwards on Sunday. Kalhryn Walton, New Hop,e, la visit- Axel Magnuson, of Brooklyn, Niew ing with .Mrs. Harry Styer, of Ply- York, wits a visitor at the home of Ith Centre ^'''' J'^'^"*' Kunz and family on Sunday. '"mis Dorothy Geisinger, Harm«pvlUe, ' Leslie Shepherd spent the week-end la the guest of Mlss Carolyn Auster¬ berry, of Plymoulh Centre. and Mrs. Charles Shuman and u„d .Mr. and Mrs. Harry Myers CARNIVAL TO BE CONTINUED THIS FRIDAY EAR AMBLER DISTRICT GOES OVER THE TOP Last Saurday's Event Interfered With By Rain—Booths and Attractions at th; Tennis Courts Along Summit Avenue. I Inasmuch as the storm last Salur- ^ji,] day evenins prevented many from tak Canvassing Still in Progress, With In¬ dications of Reaching $2000—Infor¬ mation as to the American Legion Endowment Fund. I^roniies.s Is being made in the Ajnb¬ ler' disUict with ilecord to the collection • Mr. faniily ing p;ut in the carnival given by the jof pledges fo? the American Legion Fort Washington Fire Company and also becau.se the grand success of the affair was interfered wi.h by tho dash of rain, the firemen a,nd their co¬ workers have deqldcd to hold it again tills Friday evening, July 31, at the with relatives in Philadelphia. .tennis courts along Summit avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hendricks, ofl It ^-ill be ojie more opportunity for LansdaJe, spent Sunday with .Mr. andl«oine to enjoy the festivities of the car- Mrs Leslie Goiuak. .nival, while lo others It wiil be an.»160; Endowment tund for the disabled and the orihans of veteilans. To Uate $lti87.75 has been paid and pledged, il.s a result of the effoiits of th«i following captains and theii- ieiipis:" Jlairy Grant, .$271.75; Ko«coe 'fft-atly I $322; Cl»i-i(<topliei< Branda; QWYNEDD VALL.EV Mis Henry B. Barlow 18 reported 1«>" be now si.opping In Chester. Nova t-'cotla. A. C. Cressman Ifl cnjolng an ex¬ cursion to Niagara Falls and Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bolton are re- ceivin.g congratulations ujion the birth of a son on July 22. Both niother and son are reported to be doing well, A house Is under constiuction on Statte road near the Owynedd turnpike for William t^arlisle, who Is eonnect- jed with the Columbia Avenue Trust j company in Philadelphia. i The Misses Kmily and Elizabeth i Smith are visiting in Jamestown, R. 1. A son was born to .Mr. and Mrs. Nor¬ rls Barrett, of this place, on Saturday, July 25. - I Mrs. Aiken Relchner is spendinjf, sonie time at Spring Lake Beach, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Kayton, who | have been touiing through the Near East, arrived home on Wednesday of Jast week. Mrs, Martin Brennan and infant son' have returned home from the hospital. A son has been born to Hr, and Mrs. m T MISCELLANEOUS ITEIViS TEREST. OF IM. Irvin Radc'ff Suffering from Injurie Palmer Tract Being Divided—Miss Buckman (nju\red—Dresher and Jar¬ rettown. iichool LVWiani enjoyed I'-bemlrf' Piibifii^y a picnio Tuesday along tlie Perkloiii.en Creek near Au- duilion. Irvln Radcliff, in the accident Hoi.<<ham tire »12«.,C|.; Ensley GWiiham, $104.50; Henri Sf'^V. "^ Haverford, formerly of this K. Faust, $192.50; Jos W. Craft, Jr., I^'^ce. one of thoae injuiiect e^uouMtered by the comiiany recently, ha* an infection in the dcei» cut sustained in his leg. iUidcIiff wa.'i i>lniied beneath a portion of the (ire truck la<;e;iition on the coif of the tht? bcii.e. The cut at to and son, ol Plymouth Cenirev were en-ij at the home of Mr. and Mrs.' of Anselma, o^ Sun- Mrs. J. D. Sprouse and Mrs. Benjam-|lnvilatlon to view Thursday at tertained Cuil.s Holloway, day. 'i'he picnic, held on last Tohickon park bJ the Upper and Low¬ er Bucii.s County Gra/igcs, waa greatly enjo>ed Ijy a number ot thc momljers of the Cold Point Grange. William Mooje, Plymouth Contre, haa had a concrete walk laid from his ^ouse to the roadway. ^l<i. and Mrs. Theodore Uuerr and farirly. Uermaniown, and Mr. and Mr.s. SiKi'.ond Ketterer, Koxborough, were recent guests of Mrs. Harry Hojs- In^ton, of I'lymoulh Cenlre. Mr. and Mrs. Earnest (irabc daugliler, Mr. and Mrs. Hurry Miss Harrlei Styer and Kathlyn Wal¬ ton, Plymouth Cenlre, were ^ully enteitained on Sunday Schuyler Wiley, of Pughtown. R. Marple and faniily, enler- his hume in Ply- Shirk, of Horsham, were eniertained-liiemen and to lend their suiiiiort. on Wedn«/sday at the home of Mrs. i^lenty of i'un will be inovlded and Walter Sprouse. |lota of .social activity. It is a grand Mrs, Wni. Smith spent Wednesday,'Reeling place fo,r young and old alike, with Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wentz at and yet in all it tends lo aid the cause ¦ and Styer, of the liiomen. Last Saiurday there were labies and boo1.hs, decorated and draped in var- ;ious fancy and attractive ways. wa.s a. fine disiday as ojio passed Rose Valley. Mrs. Hiram Ludwig, of North Wales, spent Wednesday with Mrs. Leslie Shepherd. The official board nieeting was post- poned last Sunday morning to an in-1 the Tennis courts along Sumiiil ave-,o#thc ilislrict will be advised, deflnlte TIate. i nue. A gala affair was promised, andi Donations are accepted in cash Andrew Lenahan, of Philadelphia, would have been most gloriously car-1In l>le(lt,^s covering a period of last week with his sisler, Mrs. i''ied out but for the rain which drove Oliver Tolan. $213; E. H. Rlch- he activities of theit^, $13.").50; Frank McJIroy, woi;k just stfc^ed. $18; .S. Jchnson, work now uitoier way. rciiorf lo be mad© Aug. 4. The Norton Downs Post has pledged $160. Ca);t:iins a.:e striving to personally Intei'vipw every one wiliiin their diH- trl?ts, Inu if anyoiw is overlooked tha plfidge Ol' cash may be foawarded Itjijawai-d J. Dager, chairman, or Wm. by IH^ Fau.st, ti'easurer, and the captain spent John Serrill. lall Mr. and Mrs. V^ern Bou,n, of Cleve-'ind land, Ohio, spemt several days lastl'i"<' weiek at the home otf Mr. and Mrs Bald- o the shelter of the fire house hall, but the goods were saved, with tllie.se and others secured an¬ olher effort will be made this Friday to a successful cul- monlhs or, any shorter period. The effort is l>elng made tlu'oughout the I'liited States lo establish a fund 0* ai ie.ast $5,000,000, the Income of whhli Scout N>3ws A number of the boys from No. 2 are still at Camp Delmont, tho Scout Camp at Gree;n Lane, Pa., which is en¬ joying the biggest season it has ever had. The Camp is all booked for the season, except for a vacancies durin" the last week, Aug. 15 to 22. The boy.s, the direction of "Merd" Doug- did some excellent work last and indications are that when cards are turned in No. 2 will in excellent showing. under lass, week, lh<>lr make ind Uie leg was -- Hrsl seemed to heal rnpdly, then puss gallioi-edP and on Monday a physician leoponedl the wound af*iesh. The member Is very soife und Radcliff is ujiabi' to at- iten;ii his w'ork. Williiim l!urkli|iiMlli who was ( ut about thb head is none the wore for the accident now. Tha other.i,, too, suffered no bad Mr. and Mrs. Geoi-»,'e H. Hoisham cnler;ained i,iid Mrs. liarii; and Tohickon Park Activities Thursday, July 2:J, marfied the larg¬ est assemblage in Tohickon Park iVr the season, when beiween 500 and 1000 Grangers delight- at the Cold Point next Tuesday Ha) Mrs. Sajn- Mlss Nettle Charles Hen- the exception of Fisher, who re- Sunday, are spending ily spent Sunday with Wm. Dager and jdeveloiied by a group of local business lioifie of Milton tained relatives at mouth Cenlre on Sunday. The next meeting of ihe Orange will be held evtiniiiB- Thoe who left for Stone Friday evening to occupy the dricks cottage are Mr. mid uel Fisher and family. Ambers. Mr. and drick, Mrs. Martin Dietrick, George Dietrick and Miss lOleanor Whitaker, al from Cold Point and Plymouth Cen tre. The pany, with Mlss Ambers and Mr turned home on the week there. Williain (..'oulslon, who is on from Iowa with his wife conducted services at the Plymouth Centre Union mission on Sunday evening. Mr. a former old resident of The public has been advised thiough the postmaster and a notice has boen posted in Plyniouth Mectfng po.st offlce that on .'ind after August 1 all domes¬ tic pai-.cel post jparcels will be accept¬ ed only with 'I'di'^rWH'iyi'»lH'a!'>i<Wl)l<M^| pootage guaranteed liy the sender. Charles Staley and family, Plymouth .Meeting, spent the week-end lantie City. Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, Includes the Plymouth Friend.s. convenes at ing this Thursday. Mrs. Anne F. Ainbler, I'lymouth spending the week at Elm is lo be used to cai« for the 1 •-¦''''¦"Kers and friends assembled and win Spence. to bring the affair to a successful cul -1 disabled and the orphans of veteiuns. i ^"iioyed the "perfect day" from start Mlss Dorothy Hestler, Clara Dotten- minaUoii. JT^ie iiurpose is to kdep the child in |'« finish. Guesta were present from ville, Mr. and Mrs. Robert White, Mrs. The Fort Washington Flre ompany ^the home wherever possible, but where ;'"""y co.untles of Pennsylvania and the A. Keller, John Keller and George thas expressed its gratitude to all those the hom* is disintegrated the Legion slates of New York, New Jersey, Del- Bush, of Philadeliihia, spent Sundayi who gave their support to Uhe success | provides a Legion billet, where the :iwaj-e, Ohio and Maryland. o!" the tempt on to tlije wilh John Bush and family. Mr.s. Harry Stem and Mrs. Sidwell j weather, Conklin and daughters Florence and i ^"^^a gTcally Ethel, of Wyndmoor, spent Wednesday wilh Mr. and Mrs. Edward Boehmer. j Mrs. Frank Buck, of Norlh Wales, bor on spent several days last week with her Hen- daughier, Mrs. Matthias Landt. Mr. Wm. ThornhiU and family, of i^h Iladelph la, spent Sunday with Mrs. Nettle Spence. The Misses Aim results. Zeitler, of on Tuesday Mr. nan Reinhardf, and daughter of Olney, and Mr. Frpd Loesche, of Oak l..ane. I Mr. and Mrs. Wlii.iim Brown and family, Morrisville, called at lho jof Mr. and .Mis. Filank Ilorsham, on Sunday. i John Hembold Horsham, has , .spendiiig a few da.vs this wc^ek h .s friends. Richard and Reynolds of Media. Jones and Johnsi n, pur,cha.seis of the Palmer pioperty, l.ving betwoen liirosher road and Eaaton road, having same surveyed for streets. I Miss Mary ThoiuiiHoii, who ,to her home in Hort Ml-B. homa Korkett'. of been wim Edwaid ara carnival, despite the inclement wtork is organized und,er a houae 1" spite of the inclement weather , J, ,,'^7"® '" Horsham on Sunday and it lias pleased the mem-'mother with 8 or HO children of vary-i^ind floods of Saturday and Sunday '"'*''" ""-ving spent a week with Mr. to hear thai another at-jiljg ages. When natural homia with 130 men ll-om Philadelphia motored lo o" ', ""^'' Meredith, of Kennett lih,eir part will be supported Injotli.r c.miiot be iiuiintaincd, the the park Saturday pitched their tents.' .'l.""!'^' ''^*' ^"^^ ^» visit with her 4^'"o*'- liwgion assists upon legal adoption. '^"'1 camped during the night in the'f, ''"' Harry Hobensack, of Doy- e l.egUm ^fill make cajieful invest-I'l^^dow. Although the water was' \Vf^^"' tion l^afore allowing adon.lion and .high, it did not overflow the banks . •* "^"^® Herediih, Horsham .ere. not obliged to i?.,.^''"'"''' ^^'"^ inside. Up-: ORELAND. That section of Oreland lyi,ng per Dublin township, knowii as East Oreland, is growing into a thriving settlement, and Viola William'modern and attractive homes and withi*<>. owing adoo-'tion and insist upon follow-up for year.s. |and %illets are eKtablished in Michigan, l-^^ek ;W Jei-sey, Kansas, and wiil bo was did not overflow the banks. campers were, not obliged top,,,.,, ^^j j ,„ reiwrted lo be shelter inside, as did the unfor- the frionds neai- With the construction ofiCsflftbli.shed in Califoinia and Tennes- Jersey billet is at I'he New visited Mr. and Mrs. Herman Arnold a beautiful landscape view overlookingjjjlaik.sljoro. on .Sunday. jthe Sandy Ru|n valley and the hills I'J A sjiecial build-up and help policy Jolin Dager and family, of German- of the Manufacturers' Country club, ft, extended the shell shocked veter- town, and Mr, Frank Dager and fam-, this portion of the village has beenJj^-reliabtUt.ation service under f experts amidst esi>ecial linen inlO; the Coulston was Cold I'oint. lamily. Prospectville M. E. Sunday school |in the suburb, north of Philadelpliia, will picnic at Chalfont Park on Wed- Incorporated as the Oreland Improve- iii's(J;iy, Aug. 19lh. nient Association this coterie of men iliirokl Moore and family visited re-1 has disposed of many lots along l.atives in the neighborhood on Thurs-1 Wlschnian avenue and Weldy and Bala day. iU.venues, and has built tiiercon quite a Helen Mann and Alice Davis, ofiiiuinber ot siilendid looking homes that Philadelphia, are spending the week;are a credit to Oreland. Al presont coming residential place iwfidings. and economical as it is ap ¦ifealing and humane. lunate campers along the I'erkiomen.! On Sunday the cainiieis wei-e ghad loi reach the large diningroom, prepared for dinnei' parties, and there paitakj qf a sumptuous breakfast, which was sufficient foi' some ,of them for the' tljpjrest of the day. .\i1er dinner and sup- suJ-'P*'" were seivcd, the guests returned who Asbury very iU IS in the care of with .Mrs. Krank Steever. AIra. Eugene Kratz spent At- Friday Willi irs Dr. Hairy Roessler and wile wt-n^ Hers in ilie vicinity on Sunday. i .Mr.s. Nettie .'-^jience is spending a which tew days with hcr daughier, Mrs. Wm. Meeting I ThornhiU, in Philadelphia. Norristown Meet-j Mr. and Mrs. Ralph French, of Lans¬ downe, spenl the week-end wijh Mr. and .Mrs. John Serrill. Elwood Ely and Mr. Edward Boeh- WEST POINT • John Kulp, painte." of Hatfleld, has. aibput linished painting the exterior of' ,"'"¦"* IWaa-ry M. .Nase's store and dwelling. |l^i'»'"U« ¦W. D. Tyson and family, of Spring eify, have flnished moving into their new iJioperly here. Preaching servidAs conducted by the liaitir. Rev. D. D. Bieulle, in Grac to Philadelphia well .satisfied with thoir picnic trip, and the full assurance of a return to the-same place in the future. EUREKA A. Kratz, a student ol lo'.lege at Collegevilk preached In the Pleasantville Refotin ed ('hurch on Sunday evening-. Th« subjeci of his dlscoui-<:^e was: -"r! ut Wcifihiit" Ne.xt Sia,iul,ay nioi-iiliig In^I.V coni- thfe to th* Thursday whera: two houses are under construction for .Messi;s. Dier and Dorninfr, who are l..-t-lll |iuc rl[:].-,c I .s. 'i'liil. .,ve utluerB,,- ^^ • -- - - - ^• '' ' ,111. h.V'isb, i-l'-»'?'»"»Jed cliuixli..jiejtt aiui(}ay at 7.30 '"Uiiion will be ad.-niniHteied in Imu uill waJi uiiiii next ,s ./ar Lo deveU | P- I'l- Sabbath school wllT'he H©!a'^at"^'^'''''''''""'^^^'""^'*"f'"'''''T,-and' In t^r- rx-,';,- op their properties. Through the ef- the usual houi'. '"'¦ 'i':'' -i. ,, tar. weh tons ut the association all improve- "^ho work on the West I'oint loau ''¦^" '"' ' "ii;-, i,; ,,; j,,,, i^,. .\ii;,., i.^-.., nient.s have been placed on lheseih'<s been flnished and once more this ^-'^^wiiei', who has been aipiinted a streets and the roaway, themselves, j highway is in ofccelleiit condition for |"''ssionary to Chin.a. Adcb esses will be are either iniproved or to be imiiroved '•'''•-Vel. given ly Aliss Gertrude Hoy. a mis- through the persistent agitation of the! nVs. Fred Hackman, who lias been ^'onary from China, home on a fuil- Meeling is .-., ^ vllle, ^^ Y., visiting with Misses Leticia I ner and faniily attended the Ely re and Mabel' Webster, who are conduct¬ ing a hotel there. Miss Helen Skilton and cousin bert.a Shaw, of Mr. and .Mrs. , union al the home of Mr. and Mrs. lAlfred Michener al Doylestiown. Ko-I The Montgomery Co. Apiary associa- Harmonvlllc. were guests itlon met iat the ho^ne of Matthias! completed from Lafayette avenue as John McFelridge, of .Landt last Saturday afternoon. jfar as the school building, acc«f ding co'iiimenoed b.v the supervisors of Up-1 Hackman it per Uublin township on the Bala avenue, but activitfes were slop¬ ped 'i'uesday, to await the laying of curbs. Wlschman avenuo will aJso be tormei" improving. Mrs. ;''J"fc'li; Rev. Paul W. Yuh I slight. jP"--*'"^'" of the church here, and Rev. i i-'-ckman was ictiunlng Halde-,^' ^- Leiphart, the pi'e.sent pasior ollichurch, with her now years. Conshohocken, during the week-end. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. .1. Martin Berkhimer, of Harmonville. entertain¬ ed at their h04ne Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cline, Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Ij-edoni and daughier and a friend, all ot Glen¬ sido. Mr. and Mrs. Cllne are well known in Harmonville, having resid¬ ed there for many years. Mr. CUne Is aged Ofi and Is (|uite hale for his Mrs. Clino is also aollv.e at 92. Miss Elizabeth Ambler, of Plyniouth Meeting, is at camp this week with the C.Tjnp Fire Glrla of GwT,''nedd. The camp, which is under the supervision of Mrs. Thomas Foulke, of Ambler, Is located on the plot recently purchas¬ ed, by the Young Friends' Movement along the Neshaminy, near Richboro. A large open porch has replace<l the former porch at the front of the houae on what is kncwn as the Litchfield property, now being remodeled by its i new owner, Mrs. McConachy, of Con hohocken. The Knights of thc Gold Engle, of Cold Point, wlil picnic with the castles of Norristown district at Mepnorial Iiark, Schwenksville. this Sunday. Rev. Charlea B. Firman, of Penn Snuare, presided during the service nt the Cold Point Baptist church Sun¬ ilay morning. A goodly sized congre¬ gation was rresojit to hear their for- mj"r pastor "-d Mr. Firmnn spoke well. N<^xt week. "v. <*. D. T\'niiamRon, who wiT move to the Cold Point parsonage on Thursday, will take the pulpit to lead the congregation during the month of August. Rev. Mr. William¬ son Is a minister of great repute, hav¬ lni; preached tn many of the largest churches in Wilmington and elsewhere during his long and succe.ssful career. Not only is this pastor well recom¬ mended, but his pleasing .address nr'i out of the pulpit is a chnracter- iBtlc that aJao precedes htai. Mlss Roberta Shaw, of West Phll».- delphia. Is spending a part of her vaca¬ tion with her uncle and atint, Mr. anfl Mrs. John Skllton. HnrmonvlH" Miss Katherine Rodebau^ Ply¬ mouth Centre, spent la«t Thursday-with M'S. J. M. Berkhimer, Harmon-vIIle. The Busy Bee Sewing circle of Har¬ nionville, enjoyed a pionic at River¬ view Beach, along the Delaware river, Wednjesday. Inipi-ovenient jVssociation. Work wasi'"' '» reported to be i said suft'ered repair of|-'*tiiDke a iV»w weeks ago. Mrs iiuin ajid Roland Fenstei-'maclier are|the chuich. .Mi.ss Detwiler, will also also reported to be on the sick list. i^'^'^ » parting message, .-ind there w.ll It Is announcel that Wentz's Re-,1^ siiecial music by the choir. jEormied Sabbath school will hold its i -'^l'- '^nd Mrs, Howard A. Clymer. annual outing thi.s year on August I^t"- '""' Mrs. Williain D. Worth luid Mrs Laura Weiss and Mrs. Frankito the Plans of the supervisors. 28th, at Memorial park, Schwenksville. |I>»- ""'^,/'^J'-^', Smith spent the week- Anderson, K and Mrs. Eugene Kratz Mrs. A. L. Aiman and Miss Anna The sc.l.oul ,,oai'd has decided to en-len^^att' i-^^^ attended Vie funeraleof George Ros- Aiman visited relaUves in Palm on elose a nor.ion of the i orch of tbs Peek s„ond .n Pike county, hong of Bridgeport, last Wednesday Sunday, and viewed, there, the deva.- |We8t Po.nt school and also to inaKe I^iwhtning played some fantastic afternoon, luueriiienl was made at the jtalion wrought by the bursting of thn with dipht;i,ei'la and a tiaincd nurse. TlicK' was .' large nuniljei- of visitors at the nieeting of the Horshani castle, K. G. E., on Frid.ay evening. Repre- sentalivies from 1 oth Red Cross Castla and Langliorn ca.stle were on hand. The icjg-gj/ii' business meeting wa^ pnoceedied with, ujid afterwards thei, men ^njoyted a good social evenins:. .Mr:^. Alaiy .Seiple and .Mi', and M.r3-. Robert. Rani-sej't Ifiiisham, am* Mr. and .Mrs. Percy (,'j;aig and daughter, Bott.v, of Logan, motortel I'ocono Mountains on tbey speni the day. A portion of tire Horshani troop, li. S. A., wiil liave for Camp Delmont this Satiu-day. Scoutmaster Krick¬ baum their leader is unable to accom¬ pany them because of his duties. The 1 —'•-• -',-! i.- ;. ',,,:, ¦ .:ap- 'li.-, j-Jt..ii.. .,a. lull.111. whu resides near No;tth Willow Grove, v.as lor spvoral days -.-.l the -Vbington liospi.UJ.1, suffering bruses sustained when struck by an automobile in fmnt ot I^'^'aj*' stoi'e Sunday niglit. \ Misa homo froir* moth ", and both other needed repairs to the buiiding. Ipriinks on There is indications here now that ii-arzalere, corn will be a bumper crop. The Union church, Whiiemarsh. two dams in that section. Mr. Frank W,eikel and faniily, of Mrs. Delp, of Lansdowne, was the Ambler; Miss Doris Plotner, of Clay- guest of Mrs. Elizabeth Flynn, of Ply- recent rains and Avaim nights have mont, Del.; Mr. and Mrs. Granville niouth avenue, on Sunday. done much to make the corn glow, Leedom, 6t Trenton, N. J.; Miss Mar- Andreas Bothe and family arei'ind the farmers are very much enlat- garet W^eidner, of Ambler, and Vivian spending some time at Piermont, N. J. ,Ofl ovei- the prospects of a very flne AIcGucken, of New Jersey, were Sun- Mr. and .Mrs. Roy Meyers and son, day callers~nt the home of Mr, and Joseph, spent the week-end wlili Mrs. Charles Gouak. Mr. Vern Bean, of Cleveland, O., is spending two weeks with his sister, Mrs. Baldwin Spence. Mr. and Mrs. John Serrill and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph French visited Mr. and Mrs. John Fretz at Lake Side on Sunday. Air. Elvin Schrope, of Phil.adelphia, and Mr. Clarence Detweiler were re¬ cent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Willier. crop. A laj-ge nuniUer of the childen from the congested sections of the city ane enjoying th'e fresh air camp of the Volunteers of .-Vmerica. This is tlie 13th season for the same, which each year docs an excellent work in giving the chlldrtn some relief from the hat and Mrs. Walter Sprouse. Gladys jweek Mr. Mr Sprouse, Douglass Sprouse and Anna AVood motored to Gap on Sunday. Nine men from here recently enjoyed a fishing trip to Cape May, returning with 346 flsh, Willard Kratz, pastor of Prospect¬ ville M. E. church, preached in Pleas¬ antville Reformed church on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yingst will mo.ve in the near future to their newly built house In Palmyra, N. J. friends in Norristown. The Oreland troop of Boy Scouts, under the leadership of Scoutmastti' Breisacher, are now at Camp Delmont, near Sumneytown. Mrs. Clement Sands entertained Mlss Emma Harvey and Miss Carqllnej streets of the city. Sands, of Olney, on Sunday. "~ I ,,T~; TT, 'ZTTi Ellwood Thon, who Is employed at , ¦'^1' fo"" •'"''ae Miller Reading, was at home over'the week- ^ DtJiiocratic petition ha.s been filed gjjij I to have the name of John Faber Mil- Frank Potter and lamlly spent thei'^r^ pr-sideiit Judge of Montgomery end, at the shore Russell, of Philadelphia, the Delaware Water i moved his family into his newly residence on Wischnjan avenue. county, placed on the ballot of the j,,|.,'diemociiitic party at tne September ' prlmtu-y election. Republican p<tltions wei-« flled for him at HariHsburg last) week. bui Inquest into Horsham Man's Deaith Following an inquest by Coroner Huff, of Monteomery cou/ity, into causes of the de.-.th of Hari-y Stacey, Jr„ of Horsham, a juny exonerated I^lGeor^ Knoell, of North Broad street, declaring tlie boy's death to have been the result of an unavoidable accident Young Stacey, hurrying to his hame croBsed York i-oad and wa» struck by an autpmobUe driven by Knofell, on July 16. He died In the Abington Hospital a few houra later. The Bergeys Meet Shooting .Accident at West Point MoiJB than 100 members if the Ber- "it was an accident,"' was the only gey family braved the inclemein i statement made by Floyd Snydei- wealher on S-'.turday jind attended the,when admitted to Montgoniery hospi- annual reunion and pilgrimage held a' tal Sunday withia bullet wound in his Hallowell's Grove, Skippack. ichest. Accoi'ding to .T-ttening physicians Rev. James Riley Bergey. of Balli- jthe 32-caUbre bullet punctured a lung, more, president of the family assocla-|.and the youth's condition is seilious. presided at the sessions. He wa.-' : The shooting took place at the home association for of Snyder's mother. M:-s. Nelllle Sny¬ der, who found him shot in his bed- fcontlnuefl .>n »<«i'» \ » Released When Mre Paid Taxes When Mrs. Addle Sperling was com- mltled.to prlBOiD. at Doylesto'wn, isrlth a baby in her arms, for non-paymen^ df taxes, the prlsojiers subscribed suf- ficolnt funds to have her released. tion, presided at the re-o!eated head of the another year. All othor offloerri wen re-elected. They are F. P. AVanger, vice president, Pottstown; Dr. D. H. BeilB«y. secretary, Philadelphia, and AV S. Bergei-y. treasurer. Line Lexington. The annivlersai-y address was madi- at the afternoon session Uy Rev. Wil¬ liam Barnes Ixi-wer. Immediately fol¬ lowing this session a pilgrimage wa-s made to Die Lower Salford Mennonltr Meetinghouse and to, the homestead of the ancestor of the family, John Ulrich Bergey. ' Brief services were heid ait botli places. At the meetinghouse the pre¬ sident of the association dellver'ed a mmorlal address ~3iMn^ D. David H. Bengey spoke on "The Ajicesturs ofl thlff F'amily an Thetr Influence on Poeterity," at tli* homestead. the premises ot .Mis. L.2zie but no damaged was done. Mr. and Mrs. Elias Sellers and family, of Gwynedd V'alley, were en¬ tertained on Sunday 1 y Mr. and Mrs. J. l.Kjwell Hoover. The play given by thie Girls' Mis- siionaj-y Guild! two weeks agoi repeated last Thursday evening attended by a number of people who were prevented from coming before the sev'ere electrical sUndingf loo lata of on account atorni. Aliss Eleanor leader iit Slie A'ash waa the Senioi- ClirS.'Stlan Endkavlor Society on Sunday evening. A meeting of the consistory of the cnurch was held on Tuesuay evening Tl<e cxtei'Jon of the Pleasantville church has been much improved by painting and aiso pointing of the stone. Mrs. Eleanor Leaman, of Philadel¬ phia was a week-end guest of Miss AVllma Markley. v\^ai'0 waiting to lake the trolley car¬ at the ciossing when the accident o<:cuii'cd. A car in tow was re- si>on.sible fov the guls Injuiy, although no blame whaUjver can be placed uii¬ on the one stearing. .Vs the lattei* at I swing in towai-d the Hoisham ser¬ vice station from the highway AIlss Buckmiin is alleged to have turned her back to look in anolher directioru The man at the wheel, a purty frora Haddonfleld, X. J., unfamiliai- with the turn, did not make tho corner so tiuickly and being without lights, did not discern the girl, wlio was besides at the corner, until was Miss Bucknian fell when .struck and waa and I badly hm-t and shocked by the im¬ pact. It was reportel fi-,o:n the hospltai thai no bones are broken, although the bruises and scratches alxjut her tody are severe. . Mr. .and Alrs, William A'ta.ch, lesi- dents at the K. G. E. homo, Davia Grove, observed their 41.st wedding anniversary on Wednesday, July 23. Air. and Alls. Veach were married at Chesapeake City, Aid. l-'red Roth, vice president of the IC O. E. homo ajid orphanage, and Air. and Mi-s. Funk, all of I'hiladelphia, spent Sunday as gue.sts of the resi,-> dents of the iioiiJo in Pia\'i-i Grove. room aften he had taken his wife to hee motrter's home in West Point. She told the police she found him lying on the floor. Air. and Airs. Gtorge I<Ml:nan and Tlie annual reunion of the Weisei ifamily Hallowell, were in Capo May duringV, thj( woek-eh'd, i(eturtiing oa Monday. Air. and Mrs. Charles H. Rull.ei-forJ, of Hallowell, and Chj-fes Rutherford Jr., and family, of HartsviUe, visited Mi-, and Mns. A, J. Rulhei-ford and family, in Wajf^ington on Sunday. A number of persons from th» Christian Endeavor society of tha church, of Horsham, to attend the great family was held on Saturday in the grove at AliU Creek school. About 50 membera were present. Airs. Sarah Schaffer, of Davis Grove who was overcome by the heat two weeks ago, has recovered and is able to resume h'ei' work. It 's reported that a bus will opei-nte this fail from this place to Ambler. Fi-ank W. Worth, of Prospeclville, Orace Union is hauling tilfe preparatory to buildi/ig have planned Glenside Man Drowned Volunteetti Avore sought in Norris¬ town to search for the body of James Sweetwood. of NoiJ-istown, who 'WB» dro'wned in Indian Head Parjc Sunday while he and two companions were shooting the rapids in a canoe. For tWenty-foui) hom-s a search has been made of the I'erkiomen Creek for tho body, without result. He was 24 yeans old ajid before coming to Norribtown two monthe a,g:o lived in Gfenside and B^lefonite, anfl '\^tl8 eimployed by the State Highway Department. a house on lus proiierty on Limeljiln Qhj^ig^Ian \Hn;deayo(rtx c^n^ventlon ^^ P^lte. Chester on Saturday evening. M. Bender and family have moved The Christian Endeavor of the Graca In\o the farm house on William union chiirch of Horsham pit?sented Kohlier's property, along Lower State! ja nne program Sunday evening, which -waa jurtdor thlaj laadei-ilHii) ofl Mr, Road. The Sunday school of the Pleasant¬ viile Reformed church is picnicking' to-day at Fojiest park, Chalfont. Mrs. Sarah Fogarty, of First avenue was the victini of an unusual accident, while assisting at the home of Mre. Lawrence Blanche. She was working in an outside kitchen when the floor gave way, pnocijiitating her into the well below. She struggled and scream- aiis oaojeq aui]-) oiuos joj dioq joj pa was heard by members of the house¬ hold. Whitehead, tieasurer ol tne '.N'orthoast bnanch of Philadelphia C. E. Union. A quartet of splendid voices was aU so present and rendered very enpoy- able selleotions. Clarence Detwiler, one of tho prominent leaders In the Hatboi'o Action, was present. On Auirust 1, Air. and Mrs. WlUiank Veach of Davis Gro-v'e will leave tc spend a month with tbe ^forimei'% .(jrVi.IdauR'htfln, Mrs. David Unglt)-- bach, of Lynwood, N. J. (oontlnued on page 8)
Object Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19250730 |
Volume | 42 |
Issue | 27 |
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 | 07/30/1925 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
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Month | 07 |
Day | 30 |
Year | 1925 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19250730 |
Volume | 42 |
Issue | 27 |
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 | 07/30/1925 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
Rights | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
Contact | For more information, please contact the Wissahickon Valley Public Library at abutton@wvpl.org or phone: 215-643-1320. |
Contributing Institution | Wissahickon Valley Public Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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VOL. XLII-IS^O. 27
AMBLER. PA..
XY 30, 192.5
T AND COLD POINI
ITEMS OF 1 OCAL INTEREST TO READERS
PROSPECTVILLE. j
Rov. Elmef' Leipart, ol PleaBiintvUle \ Iteflomned church, preached in Pros- ! pectvllle M. E, church last Suhday evening.
Mrs. Sumuel Gouak Is spending a weiek with her sister, Mrs. Katherine Nitterauer, i,n Atlantic City.
Little Margraret Ford, of Gwynedd. spent several days last week with her cousin, Mary Hill. ¦ '
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac of Philadelphia, and Paul' Schflneberger. of Va., B)iient Wednesday Mrs. Walter Sprouse.
Mj-s. Frances VVo,lf and daughteir, Mrs. Thelma Wolf, of Philadelphin. hpent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Moore.
Mr. Robert Compton, of Ambler
FORT FIREMEN
Schilnoberger, Mr. and Mrs. Charlotteville, with Mr. and
Local Grangers Enjoy Picnie — Party Leaves for Stone Harbor—Change in Parcel Post Ruling—Harmonville and flytnouth Centre Notes. •ontrcuy to their original plans the \iumni league of Plymouth township ^vUl piunlc this year at the ho,me of the Misses .Mary, Annie and Carrie Prooke In Cold Point. Plans have been
lunnulaled to hold this event on Sat- Mr. Albert O'Brien, ot Ches.nut Hill, urduy, August 22. Members and their, ^^ere visitors at the honie of Mr. and fl lends will attend. Mrs. Marcus Edwards on Sunday.
Kalhryn Walton, New Hop,e, la visit- Axel Magnuson, of Brooklyn, Niew ing with .Mrs. Harry Styer, of Ply- York, wits a visitor at the home of Ith Centre ^'''' J'^'^"*' Kunz and family on Sunday.
'"mis Dorothy Geisinger, Harm«pvlUe, ' Leslie Shepherd spent the week-end la the guest of Mlss Carolyn Auster¬ berry, of Plymoulh Centre.
and Mrs. Charles Shuman and u„d .Mr. and Mrs. Harry Myers
CARNIVAL TO BE CONTINUED THIS FRIDAY
EAR
AMBLER DISTRICT GOES OVER THE TOP
Last Saurday's Event Interfered With
By Rain—Booths and Attractions at
th; Tennis Courts Along Summit
Avenue.
I Inasmuch as the storm last Salur-
^ji,] day evenins prevented many from tak
Canvassing Still in Progress, With In¬ dications of Reaching $2000—Infor¬ mation as to the American Legion Endowment Fund.
I^roniies.s Is being made in the Ajnb¬ ler' disUict with ilecord to the collection
• Mr. faniily
ing p;ut in the carnival given by the jof pledges fo? the American Legion
Fort Washington Fire Company and
also becau.se the grand success of the
affair was interfered wi.h by tho dash
of rain, the firemen a,nd their co¬ workers have deqldcd to hold it again
tills Friday evening, July 31, at the with relatives in Philadelphia. .tennis courts along Summit avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hendricks, ofl It ^-ill be ojie more opportunity for LansdaJe, spent Sunday with .Mr. andl«oine to enjoy the festivities of the car- Mrs Leslie Goiuak. .nival, while lo others It wiil be an.»160;
Endowment tund for the disabled and the orihans of veteilans.
To Uate $lti87.75 has been paid and pledged, il.s a result of the effoiits of th«i following captains and theii- ieiipis:" Jlairy Grant, .$271.75; Ko«coe 'fft-atly I $322; Cl»i-i( |
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