The Ambler Gazette 19271215

              The Ambler"gazette
" V"OL.  XLIK-NO. 4=5
AMBLER.   PA..   DEICP^MBKR      o,   1927
S1.75  A   YEAR
y^TEMS
AND COLD POINT
OF LOCAL  INTEREST    TO READERS
Junior   Colony   Club   Presentation.
A\'hiit, Iki tluTf!!! Attention, ('V(i>- liodyl!; rciniit uk to "tome ijikIv" ror la iniinu'nl wlltli a ie<il cocktail (just lot' ol<l-tinii''M siiko) and, nii'lapluiiii'.i.l- ly tijitaklny, sljinding wltli trumpet al the toimn' ul' Alain and Hutli'i' Ave¬ nues, ery aloud, that theres a {;reat event Just alieud for Amhier, when on next Tuesday niglit at the opei.i house, a Kreat sliow is to he stiiged. - one tliat has been in preparation fur wi^eks, and weeks, and weeks. llavii.R si'eii a dres.s rehearsal of the »lio-«-, and liavlns gone "nuts" over tho array of youth, hetiuty, and tiilent on e.xliihr- lion, we do not hesitate to .say, tii.Tt the entertainment is goluK lo he a "wow," and will prfitly nearly o'er-top anything of its kind ever given in Am¬ liler. The Junior Colony Clui), of our eily,   is   responsihle   for   all   this   noise
"An   Kve- glveii   un¬ der   tile   Iiersonal   direetiun   of   Mrs.   J.
AIU.OFP.
Harmonville   Fire   Co.   Settled   in   New
Quarters—Antique   Shop      Closes   —
Business  Cond.tions  in   Plymouth —
Transforming   Plant.
\\ork Jias been'pushed to remodel the new headiiuarters ot the Harnion¬ viUe I'ire eompariy. George Mosely has kindly  given   the   company  use  of  his
bui I,  on  uutler  pike  near the  edge  o£   The   p eoe   i.s   ealled   simply the    village   and    has    further   undei-   ning   ot   A'audeville"  and   is taken   to   enlarge   Hie '^Hiildins   Ior the particular purpose  of housing  the  fire   Ivan   IJufiir.  A  great audience   will  lie
COMMUNITY     MOVEMENT     NEEDS MORE    HELP
up.aiatus. Merchanlcs are at. work to TjuikI the additiun, and plumbers are pi.inning a iie-aliiig system ror lhe place. The llremen erected the siren on top of the barn Saturday and are now in a position to pruteoi the conununity. N'earby tire companies r.i Banen llill, ^spring JM;11, Consliohuck¬ en and Murrisiuwn stand ready, liow¬ ever ,tu answer any call in heiialf of theu- uiuortunale neighbor wliich has been somewhat ineapacitaleU during the rcniioval from tlie old nreliou.se. The new lieadiiuarters ot llie lire cuni¬ pany will be eiiually as convenient as the fl liner, and cundiiions ¦when the remouei.iig is conipleted will 'ue even betler  Ihan   herelulore.
C.liiiiiieiV ul the knver grades in the i'lymoutli Cunsoiidated school wul piesent 'Ul uieretta, entitled. "The ttainbow s Knd,' this Tliursday even¬ ing before menibers of the I'aieiil and Teachers' associaliuii, whicii holds Us ifcguiar meeting then in the scliuoi- house at i'lymouth Aleeling.
Wilfred Moseley, iiarmoiivllle, who fraciund his right arm recently, is aboul aga n, wearing that niemuer in a
(sllnt,.
iUirvey Lentz residing at tlie lionie ol his daughler, Jlrs. William .Morgan, In llarniiinville, continues to be sei- lousiv    ll  111  bed.
ilaniionviUe's anliilUe shop, on Riage pike near .North i-Aine, where •wooden Indians of by-gone a.iys, carv¬ ed images, crockery, furnilurc und imi leiiienls secn in use many years ego uere arrayed ill the from yard and uboul the old stone house, nu.. been closed and tile business abanaon- cd. A recent sale ol these woilis of old url iailed lo br.ng suiislanlial inlei''- est and the wooden Indian which stood sUiunchily oefore the jiristlne cigar store failed lu lure the expeitPd anuiiue dialers lu the sale. Many pieces have been d.sposeil to .small dealers, Avhile a lew Hne pieces have also licen   sold.  Sume  of  tlie slock has
present—everybody,    and      evei-ybody's
Tree at Wyndham Apartments to .^Qaln Be Scene of Comniunity Observance —Singing and Other Music—Distri¬ bution of Gifts.
The   coinniittee   for   the   coinmur.ity celebration    in   Am'oier   on   Clirisimas evc   mel   i\lunday   evening,   und   has  a.I details   well   arianged   for   a   gala   oc- ; casion.  More  conlributions are  needtu ; to   carry   un   along   the   lines  of  u   true |
be!
Killed  When   Hand Car Runs Over Dog
llinry   Seiiiiaii.   ul   Culd   I'u.in,   sec¬ tiun  foicmaii  on  tlie  Tiiiiiun    Cut-uu. / died   Monduy   ih   Abinglun   hospital   .-.s 'ithe- result   of   Injuries   sustiiined       oil, the   riiilruad.   tt    is   ;aid   Seeinan    W.i.'- I On  the  hand   car  \TUh  fuur other  men : and  that  they  were  racing with  a  li,,;.: ] near  Southamptun,    The  deg     juinpe.; i on the tracks,  was run over and kiileo \ and   upset   the   cur  on   whicii   the   nifcu were riding. |
.Krnesl   ilunis,   negro,      was   fatniiy I injured.    John    Sylvester,, has   serloi...; injuro.l,   but   is  expected  to  recover.
Seenian leaves a wife und a steji son. I-Ic was born in Germany 58 yoars ag,, came   to   America   '2i>   yeurs   agu,   and ' has beon emiiloyed by the Peunsylvani,i H. R. Co. for many yeius. ^.      , , i'uneral  services  will  be  held       this
Chai!(s Bohmer, a graduate  uf Aiiir   Thursday afternoon  at  2 from  his  late
honie In ('old I'oint, and Interment will be made in  the adjuining cemetery.
UPPER DUeON AND
WINS    ELECTION   TO      MATHEMA¬ TICS SOCIETY
Graduate of Ambler High School — J'.mior High Presents Creditable Ra- 'dio Program^—Hatboro Pupils Ob¬ serv':  Student  Activities..
MISCELLANEOUS    ITEMS    OF    IN¬ TEREST
Party     —
neighbor—wUh   nwmy   peop'Ie   rrom  out' ^'"'"'•",'^«   ¦'hnlt.   and   funds  may of   town;   »u   tluu  unless  yuu   want  tu   f"''^^^'J*^"?  I"  JJ''-   1J•\^\ ¦  Sliolly,  treas- he    lierever   wfler   knovvii    ys   a    "hiui-' "'"*""•¦'''',";  ''''   I-'l'"'""!   '"   ''e'loh   in       a been," vou want to liasle ye  to o-ula.n   substantial manner Uiose lamlUes whlt.i
a   ticket   tor   the   show,   so  as   lo       be , V"" ^TV "'"'*'  ''"  '"  ^""" '^'^ '"''^ ''^''" and   tUerefpre ! fenced for many  yeurs.
among   "those   present' distinctly  in  the swim.
'I'here isn't time nur space enougli to lell all abuut the show here. May be after all, il will be siUlieienl lo say that this is to be a "girlie" show, no mere pestiferous male Vieing allowed in, or near the cast. However, an out¬ .standing feature in a one-act piny ' j\ Uuiet Hotel" in whieii Miss -Mignun Kenner, iM'ss .Margaret i'i.sher, ami Miss  IClsa  Boorsl ai.pear.    A beautilul
The street exercises will be lielkl as usual in front of the large pine tree ou the Iiroperty of the W.yndhai.i upartinenls. This tree will be lighted from Uec. L'l unlil afler Xew Year ^ and tlie comniunity singing in cliargri of Mr. and Jlrs. AValter K. ICddowu,^, will be a feature, together wilh thr brass iiliartet. Bong sheets will be dis¬ tributed.
Old   Santa   Claus   has   promised       to
ANO IHE BIBLE
STUDY   AND   INTEREST   IN ! INTENSIFIED
BOOK
tlrne-—sutlicienlly lung lu distiiliule the gifts  to  the  children.
The street will be roped off from Ridge avenue to .Main sireet, and the Iioliee assisted by deputies .will keep tile children in line and prutert tlie   pulilii    frum   tralhc.
specialty daree dune hy Alius I'ealxKly,   ji^ain make liis appearance for a shurt Allses 'Weaver, and Mr.s. Shaen;   a dis- -
tlnctive recitation by Aliss Craig, and a monolog by Aliss Ilanwll, are ollier features that struck us ns sure lire. There is also a very al>t.raclive musle,-ii number by Aliss Jlnnsel and Miss lyeunard to say nothing nt some vpt,. new sungs and jukelels liy Aliss Boorsl, The vaudoville purtiun will be "an¬ nounced" by Aliss Sara Alullen. Then thei'e Is n teriisiehorean chorus of j2 g'rlles, selected for their—^—bul we'll I'ot give' it away. The orchestra witt :ie lhe well knuwn "The Buslonians" Irom I.,a.nsdale, and this asset Is sup¬ plied by Airs. "Dufur herself. 11 seems rirliculous to mention mere money -tn tiie fare of all tills artistry, but the prj'-e   Is   to   be   o,,   a  scale   of   "lOc,   75c.
ORELAND
Jlrs. Jane Barclay Alitchell and Jlrs. Jlitchell's daughter, Aliss Mlsie Kliza¬ iielh Alitchell, have closed their home in Oi'eland for the winter, and are en¬ joying a cosy little apartment in the center of the cKlos activities.
!¦ 1,11 line Ciiristmas canilies at 'the (,.relaiid    I'aslry    Sho|i.    Orders    taken
and   ';(Xrds   held   until   wanted—  small
and $1, nccording to how conveniently i deposit.   Your   urders   appreciated.
close  y(ni_waii^to  bp  for  climbing  np ^- j^^, o^p
un  the  stage.  Come  on  In,-   the  wat^r       o,,,.:„.,h„i i  . . ¦ i- „,
"^ spi inglield   tuunsliip  puliee on  Tues-
ivill
flne.
In,-  the wal "ARADNEII'
day  apprehended
miseliievuus
boy
Ambler Colony Club
On    Tuesday   evening.    Kee.    Gth.    in the high schoul audiliiriuin. the library ¦^•nn'itire of the Colunv club uf .Am¬ bler  Jiresented     Air,     Zellner,     charac- lerlat   of   great   nn'e.   Thuse   fur
a    inlu  -tile    house : .SOU]) diSiio.sed of.
where
1 enuvtrh  to  take  advantage 'jif this  up¬
in tile conununily who is said lu have j niialieiuus tendencies in his errant I undertakings, lie is a .school boy nain- [ ed Jolm Seenian who has lived in the I Krb liome, uu Plyiiiauth avenue, unlil jthe last few days before his caplurt^ I when he decided tu sleep in the seliool- iinate ' house.   The   lad   has   been   a   persistent
"oler  hgh   school   In  the   class  of  1!) at  present  a  JiuUor at   tho   University of  Penn.sylvaiiJa,   has  been  elected       a membi r of the  Gauma  Chapter  of the Pi  Alu   I'ipsilon ilonorary  Aiallieinalics SK>ciet.\,   .As   the   only,   students   eligible ; to   th.-s   society   are   those   who     have : received       distinguished       gi'ades       Ul i matheiiialics,   the   student       body     is' proud   lu   have   une   of   ils   ulunihl      al I membi 1    uf   this   national   fraternity.     ] !     On I'liday, IJeeember 'J, room 2ii ga.cl a  radiu  program   in .tlie  Junior      high 1 school   assembly.   The   sUige   was   a.-;
ranged   lu   repicsenl   the   interlur   ut  al I studie. The annuunuer was Billy Buyet-. I The   Jiiugraiii   began   with   a   eiiurus   oi
eight girls and boys, who sang a pa.- ; ody tu the popular lune, "Aliss Aniia- • 'oel ,L« c." iietty Brister sang two solus. I lierberl A,iiiey played a cornel sulu, ; "At '.Sundown." Oscar Slillwagea ¦gave! a reading entitled "Umbrella.-,, ' I Carolyn Sliver sang ".lu.st a Alemuiy" iand "Oiaiie." i'jieuiior 'Towler gave a , delighlful contrast belween the Clirist-
I mas  uf  today  and   lhe   Christmas       uf   Point   ot   view   und   scieiiUllc   inetlio^. ; long agu.       The  last  jiarl  uf  the  in u-   is  breaking  into   llie  old  and  rcvcrciu
gram was devoted to the chiUlrei. s ' altitude piescivid fur tne sludy o: I bedtime slories. ilobert itussel toKI i tliu Biolo. Scientilic mind has ruinc. I several of his choice jokes on the ! the luie uf thi3 Bible and has taken ] teachers. Betty Brister gave the child-j away the guud iuiiuaiueiitals ot llic ; ren uf the radio audience a delighlful i iiible. Sirieii.'c, luo, has icproaclied lue ICIiristinas story. Janies JJouglierly n-| ineuiisisteiiea s uf llial gic.il worl';. I cited a Christmas pueiii. i-Uhlyn Co-'] which has in these iiiodern times b.c. I well also recited a poem, "Jest lie-'placed under the critical, but iiul irrc- I tore Christmas" Santa (Wilson Aiai.-j veitnt, mind of today. I Intlri ) read some of the letters he hau i "Here is conceded, however, a mar- i received from sume of tlie good giiiS I V'jlous recurd uf cuiid.tiuus, religious land  buys of Anibler. i vith  respeci   lo   the   records  and   ideas
Th.    motion   pictures   presenled AFun-| ";' V'V'*'"'  ^'""-T ^"'"^^-'''^''t' 1"«^ ^"J i'o*.
day  murning  in  the Junlur  and Senior   V      i   '",""''    ¦   "'       J'l<-*-''^liy  U       lias
Assemlilies   of   the   Amiiler   high school, ; i^'-'V"'"'",'"' ,""   uilense   intere.st  not  on.y
and  also  in   the  i'ore.si   .», venue  school i'" '"" iii.i»ds ol deep ihihiikiug ineii, ;>ut
audiiui iuni,   consisted   of   three     reei.i, '
one   sliuw-.ng   agricultural   activities of
Argentina;    another   on   nature   sludj-.
Rev,   N.   B.   Groton,     of     St.    Thomas' Church,   Addrtsses   Kiwanis   Club   oi Ambler—O'Hay    Lecture   Yields   .tJ.-, (or  Underprivileged  Child, '     "The   trend   ot   a   modern     sclcnliric
Lower Horsham Civic Association Se¬ cures Street Lights—Gracn C. E. Society Plans Children's Jarrettown   and    Dresher.
The euiiditiun of Tliumas Burlev, of Jiursiiain, whu was injured in a niu- lur cuUs.Gu In West i'lLladelphia, Sut¬ urday, IS said lo be Improved. Burley was considered at lirst very seiluusiy hurt by pliys.c.ans lu the Wesl 1'Ii.Ik- i.e.i'.ii.i    M,inieu|„uliic    hospiial,    where
lit   -i   ia,v, ,-i.   Afler   liii.< collisi,.in,
wliioli oocurred at .'il'nd street and VVja- lusing .^veiiue, w.th a cur driven hy l.owis Zeil, ol Cardington, pol.ce look h m tu lue ho.si.it.il, where il waa lound that scver.i! ribs were fraclu.- ed and he was sevi ie,y bruised about the iL.ps. Internal injuries in the chest, at llLs,. Uiuugli .serious, Uld not so prove.
l.uwcr  llursham  Civ.c association at the nu'cting Munday  even.ng  were as- , sured  Ihal their . hurls i,i secure l.ghta ; along   i'Jaslon   road   will   be   rewarded ; iie.ure   Januaiy   1.     The     i'liiladelphia , Suuurbaii-Counties    Gas   ai.d   KlecU'ic I  luiupaiiy is drawing   uu a  cuiiiracl ac¬ ceptable   tu   the   slate   department   of ll glni.iys    ,i,r    iue    procedure   and will 1 ei'ict   tue  hne along'   the  north   side  of I Kaston   road   befure   the 1 L..ghls ure lo Ue piaci u ' tervals   aad   at   roud nuiiiber ui
been    muv they will 1 -
Airs. Lewi.s, who rectutiy moved to Harmonville, is leported  to be very ill.
Cold i'oint caslle, K. G. E., liai taken on new l.fe wilh ils la new ¦members and activities in this organ,^ ization are springing to the fore rapid¬ ly. The elecliun u£ uthcers ut the lodge takes place Thursday eveiiii.g, IJeeem¬ ber :;ii. ¦     ,      ,
inyni«ulh    MeeUng    li^'iienda'   school
I'urtunity   were   greatly   pleased    with the   evening's   entertainment,   lie   pre- ' sented      many    familiar        characters, .nmong' whom wore  ATark  Twain,  'I'om t S'lwyer, Grant,   Ulneuln   - nd  .Abe  Al.'ir- i tin, a  personage nuite familiar around j
I truant from school, and been in many fonns of trouble and niisehieC. jus conduct linally curried him oeyond the control of tlie school authorities who then ealled upon the police fur as¬ sistance.
, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur' S. I'eil, En- tbe stove uf 'he general st-ire a decade i fleld, are rwielving congralulatlons un agu and is still tu be found' In the i the birth of a sun, December 5. rural seeiions. llis portrayal ofl Charles Nace. 14, of Orelemann ave- BHilical <'hai'acte.r comprised Moses, I nue, is suffering with a bnikPn riglU Slni/ll called  Peter and Judas Iscariot. ¦ m-ni.    susiained    whilo   atle.niptiilg*    to
. .,    T'S'    niuelt   canjiot   lie   'aaid   of    this i crank a c-jJ* one dl^ jrust'w^jelc, ,
¦Will close gn >Viday macruus o£^„fi,«*J.| mu'i li^tarestingnertorman.ce. awd^y ri,.!. ..^eHwoaa-fC-hftw afld%nmHy.'Pivnioiiiii ¦week with upvupriale Christmas ev - | j;..i|;,,>,. „.,,„ In'niself well pleasevl witli j avenue, un .Suiulny entei-talueii tue ercises.   The   cliildren  are   lie.ug   drilled    i],,,   ueceplanee   of   his   roles. former's   falhcr   and   liruther,     Jlessrs,
in reahearsiil of a pretty playlelle ap- , |j„ ,^-,^,1. c,,!'^^! the l;lg vaudeville j iYpderick and George Thon, of Phjla- propriale   lo   the   Vuleiide   which   wul | ^|,r„^, |,y  ,i,p j„iiiui-  Club nt  the  Am-I delphia. ,
be enacU^ before the I'arents ''¦"« j hler up'-ra house un Dee 2ntli. This j Quests of Jlrs. Amanda .San.V and visitors ol *he  scliuol.   llhs school WUl, „.ji) ,„. entirely  by  iioiup talent.  Come Uj,., u„,]  j[,.„   f-J,  W. Aiman  on  Sunday
uut   and   Seo   lhe ,Juniur   Club   at   its ! .^ygj.j, t\i,.   .md   Mrs. J. F. Williams anil best. - Ison,    North    Glenside; Jfrs      .Tenn«'
The exeeviive board wishes to cor-] Qimtz, Thiladelphia, and Jliss Elizu- re<-'. the statemeiit made last week. ; f,atj, -^.v-iison, Glenside. it will niiH't lAi Oceembp" 21st instead ! jf,. (;ur.ningliani, bariier on Plymouth uf December 20th. at tile hume ot Bieiavenue, will sell Christmas trees in President. Airs. Allan M. Cralg, at -'|thiH community during the season, p. m. sharp. Jlembers jilease lake | -itivs. Alurphy. Plymouth avenue, en- nollce. I tertained   her   inuther.   Airs.    Siniinon.s.
of PhiJadi'lphia, Sunday.
umong all classes. A deeper and truer i incentive to study Uie passages writ¬ ten tlierein lias evolved througn *Jiowiiig the star fish and tlie ootoiiiis science, and the Bible has been pi.iceu :in llieii- habitat, and a third on voca- "",'\ lUglier and mole omnipotent i^u i tional   guidance.    ' ' !'^'*^/^'/"^"''-,      .      ,.
,,,.   „.        , 1,     ,.    , n       -, ¦        ¦''"^    Blolo    IS    discussed    today    by
'Kerkl,    ¦ u'^"'';' ,^'"¦7"^''^;   ^'     -^I"'''''-'---ji"oie   p. upie    iliai,    ever    befuie.   Mur.
Berkhudl   and   Charles  Meyer.s   mem-,halls,  more audiioiiums and morepuu-
I H's ul  the .Senior cUlss ol the Jlalbo.oi;,.   meeting   places-have   ijceii   upouci.
I g 1   ,-:.: lool.   were   v.s.lurs   in   the   lucc,   to    Uie    discussion   and    leuclung        ol
high  ,-scliool.  1 he purpose  ot   Iheir  vis»; | (he   eunlculs   uf   this   sacicd   buuk.   u.u
|WAslu ob.'jei've  the  organization       an.-.^; reverences   have   gone.   A   new   Ins giu
:admui..slration   ot   the   student   activi-' of lhe Bible, uf rcligiun anu Uie cliurch
;   j have   lakell   llieir   places.       A     large.
I cipRiiMruniicc i bruadeiied   and   mure   intense   Interest
SPRINGHOUSE i j,as    been   awakened    In   our   thougii,.,
l^iuer.wyn.d.l  scliuol  directors  re-, upon   religion ,and   ils   pliases.   Sciei,,-,
olecled     .eurge   \\     irankenheld   the.r   and  the   1 ersistence   In   seeking   mlcli;-
ipresi.ent and  Walter  B   Bright,       vice ^ g-,..n.;i,   m   the   fundamentals   of  Biblic.u
¦pi»si,lent, at the annual  meeting Alon-lieachings   has   brought   furili   llil.s   au-
regular .l.usine.ss   of | vancement,   and    today    we   have        a
da^  evening.   The
V.h«>   buard   was  euVidiieti'd
vvas placed  m  tlie sinking  fmid at theater   of   people   who   not   only   .seek   t.,
i^^oler  .Trust   coijiivany,   $3,noo   to   ue'i...... ^   tm..   «.,ii.,i,. i    ...        ,¦
plaeed  6n tlfb' priHclple nnd  ^,000  lur
close  at  noon  for  the   hulidays.
The home ot Thomas Casey In I'ly¬ mouth Cenire, is iiuaranlined because of diphtheria with wiiich a son, AVli- liiUii,   has   iieen quite  ill.
The business progress in I'lymoutn township appears encouraging. TUe outlook for the next three months .is viewed by the i'hilip Carey compauy is fair, while the Uivino company, a (Slight increase in shlpnieiiis is an¬ nounced, in the spring the Corsun and Cox lime industries will agarn renew activities In the export Held, and WiU undoubtedly experience a good eeason over that of last year. The new i'hiladelpiiia Klectric iransrorm- ing plant provides woi'k for many persons in the lown.ship. Aluch or lne structural   steol   is    in    position    no.v
j Ambler Man Ejected to Scoi-t Masters'j ' Council I
I Merit badges were awarded ami | ullicer.'i were eieeled when Buy .Semis ' I uf tile Northern dislrict held ,a court | I uf honur si'ssiun i'ecentl.v In the { I Alethudi.sn. Kpiscupal Churcli, Ban.sdale. ; K. K. Stevens, who Is in cliarge <il I Anibler   Ti'u<ip   2.   was   clecleil   to   the
Inlerest,   Taxes  riM'eived   from   the   ;'Ol i l( clor aniouiiled to $ll,!ll3.yn. Bills wer.' ' listed   to   the  aniount   of   $l),S0fi.40.     A
balance   rcm;i:iis   in   the   treasury       of
*r,4118.I.j.
Children   uf   ih,'   Spriiighuuse        and ¦ rciiUyii   scliools   will   be       given       too , Sehiclc   test   by   liir.   Ciaig   abuut   Jaii- I uar.v  l.'i  at  the  Springhouse  school. i     Clinton   Alarple  had   lils   car  wreciv-
ed un .Sumlay in Norristown, AVhen ne 'avoided anolher car bearing a N'ew I Jer.sey license, 'I'lie driver of the other I car not noticing the j-oad in froiit of I liim pressed Alarple. to the very edge >f  the  street  and  onto  the
become lhis enlightened, nui unly -, ithe chtu'clies but in-the'public discjui. ; sions so numerously held today lela-..- I ing 10 the works aud views of tla; lu- : ble."
Rev. \. B, Groton, niinister of Ir.e : Sl. Thumus' Kpiscupal parish, thus i viewed Uie modern viewpoint upon tin i teachings and passiiges of the Biu.e j before the niembers of the Kiwanis I Club of Ambler, Tuesday evening. A.- I guest of Chairman George Weiss, An, : Groton  hunured  the assemblage      win.
this splendid address upon nioderni.siii. |- The Kiwanians bus.ed theiuselves in ¦a   short   business   session   ui.on  a   loc.j
case   in   wlileJi   assisiance   Is   ouvluuSiy
OBITUARY
and  work  hero continues  quite rapldiy | scuutmasters'   -coiinci   Iwhich       meets! in all  kinds  of  weather. lat  intervals to  confer with Kdward  A.I
Henry  Corson, Avondale,  was a via-   Carlson,   .Scout  cxecuthe  in  charge  ofj Itor at lhe home of his brother, Georg* ! the niovement in Delaware and Alont
Corson, uf Plymoulli Jleeting, during the week-end.
ilaiTY Seem-all, Cold Point, and John Sylvester, Black Horse were badly, but not serlou*ly injured, Monday morning, when the hand car Uiey wero operating on the Trenton Cut-off ol the Peiiusylviinia Bailroad near Soutu- ainpliii, struck and killed a large po.- llce dog. \\ llil liiem, however, wus Karnest Hanlson, colored, of Norriu- lown, where cundition is deemed crit¬ ical by. physician of Abington Jlen.- orlal hospital, where the three were liurried afler being given emergency ii'eatiu. 111.  The men are a part of the
  on   Lang   working   between   Edge
Hill and Philadelphia, of whicii Bee- man la superintendent. They were en.- roule to uttend some work near Tren¬ ton at the time. ^Vilnesses of the ac¬ cident sunimoned a physician rroai SouUiampton to attend the Injureu men.
Menibers uf the cungregation ot Cold Point Baptist church though ; disappointed not to see and hear again | their former pasior, Kev. Charles AV. j I'aulkins, bul they enjoyed thorough-| ly  lue  sermons of Rev. J. Klmer Saur, i
eounlie.s.
Bauer,   Sr.,   of   Oreland,   was
the   northern   district     repre-
Cuuntles   eihineii.   Air.   Bauer
Counties   ci»uncll.   Air.   Laurer
a resident of OreUind,  Is  con-
gemerv
J.    \V, elected gomci'v
j gomery
I wliu   is
j nected   with  Ambler  Truut)   2.
Kive Scouts iiualilled f."' merit badges, which are awarded only to lirst-class Scouts for prollciency in specialized HUbjeels. Tho buys thus honored are as fulluws Winlleld Cam- ijurn, S])rlng'hou.se 'i'roop 1, public healtli and personal health: •Jlarvin Ahlum, Souderlon Truup 1, cycling, William Jliller, Alontgumery Square Troop 1 personal health; Kermit Geh¬ man, Souderton Tr-o.op 1, carpentry; 'I'ruup   1,   personal  health.
i'lans for the coming year were discussed by the Scouts otllcials. An atltinpt is being made at present to increase the list of registered expert cuuneilurs   who    pass   upon   the   qual-
1 ilicatiuiis       ..ii   ScuLits   whu   apply     l'6r
IIAKHV   l'.\Wl.l.V,(l   BAlliVKS
Serviees were lleld this Wednesdav afiernuun at ihe Oliver H. Bair build¬ ing. I'liiladelphia. over the remains ot Harry Pawling Barnes, of Ambler, who.se death occurred on Deo. ]fl .at the home ot his «>in in Kan.sas City, Mo. s
The, deceased, who was aged" (il years, resided in --Vmbler for many ,\'ears. ami fur aboiVt 20 years was as¬ sistant treasurer of the Alattlson cor¬ porations. He leaves one suoi, H. P. liarnes, Jr.. who during tho reoent sumnier removed to the middle west. KJIJIA B. SCHAFFKR      .
Kmma B., widow of Alilton II. Hohaffer, lale uf Kulpsville and lluyles- tuwn, i1led Thursday murning uf last week at till hume of Howard llolslng- tun.in Gw^nedd Valley, where she re¬ sided. Deatli was cau.sed by heart disease. She was aged Iil years.
Her large familv of children are scattered but several livo in the North Penn section, where the deceased spent .1 major part ot her life. A son, I'JilwIn  Sciiaffer,  resides at  Penllyn.
The funeral was conducted Sunday, at 1 p. m. from the George li. Hull funeral home In Bansdale. Interment was private.
OWEN HABUiOAVT:I-B
Horsham   again   loses   one   ot      Its
P'^'v*^"^*'-"'-I needed.  The mailer  was turned  over tu Mhore he struck a pole. Alarple s famr'the underprivileged child cummlttee anil liy was in  the car,  but  none  was hurt.   $05   ^^..^^   ^.^,^,.^   ^^,   suppurt   the  worlhv lhe   other   car   proceeded   withoui o.-,   case f. ring  as.sistanee. ,     Thomas J. Bane, made a linal'repurt
Walter Bright   Jr., is out ogam after , upon the Captain O'llav enlerlalnnienl. an attaek of grip. '..yne total  receipts  were  $DC4. Kxpen.ses
Aliss  Florence S. AVeiser,  of      il.an.-i-'amounted  lo $2Ui1, leaving a balance ol' dale,    -subslilivted    on        Alonday        for   $274   for   underprivileged   child   work.
Jlrs. Anna AT. Kurd, teacher of Seventh;	
and   Kighth   gra.lns  of the  Springhouse! PROSPECTVILLE
school    Jlrs,   Ford   was   Ul. !     W.lliani    l.oiigcupe,   of     Cheltenham,
A Buick  sedan was found  ouniplete-   spent Sunday  wilh  Airs. JIai-y Lukens, ly stripped in the lane of John Alarple. I nis grandiiiuther. on  JlcICeaii^ ruad,  last  week. |     Air.   ItaymoiKl   Godshall  and     fainiiy
-^  visited Air. und  Jlrs. Robert Serrill  on
EUREKA , Friday.
Jlr.s.     F.   B.   Hartzel,   of    Clialfunt. ,     Airs.   Frank   SLe«>ver   and   son   .speni was a week-end guest of Dr. and Jlrs. 1 Saturday   and    Sunday   with   relatives
irl   Jiartin  of  Ijinsdowne
Afiss f.ouelln All llin h.ad th'- lleaKiire of witnessing "The .Student I'rince"   ift   Philadelphia   last   week.
William Haniiltun held a piublic sale of household goods on Tuesdav, ,M r. H.'imilton will reside witli his sun, l'harles   Hamilton,   uf   County   Bine.
AIls.s Mai-y Ruth was a guest on Siinday of Mr. and JIVs. Kdgar llald- iinian.
The mid-week prayer nieeting was held   on   AVednesday   evening   at     the
ime  of Mr,  and  Mr.'O'-lnier  K.   Cly
who  .suppUed -the  pulpit both  inoi ning . ^j^^^ numerous merit badges listed, and   evening.   Sunday   school  was   \.eil|     j    ^^.    y^^ ^^._   .^^.^^   .^,^^   ^,
nttciuled   and   intere.-.i   was      «^Wnded .^ ^^ , chairman.
.  .... n.^.^^.... t     i.r-.c    xin.le      'tniiT . _     * .
wlKii announcement was made 'that anotlier contest—this lime a balloon j.tL,-e—WiU be held, beginning Janua>'}- 1. A Cbrlstnia- onterUiinment has been fanned uy the ieachers and wi- , flccrjfl\lans a-i'c also foi-mulated to Bir.i-' -yfiSi'sunas carols in the village on ChiistnTas  eve. ',
The AVomen's club, at their meeting, ' held Tuesdav evening at the home ofl Mrs. Percy Coulston, the AA^oman s | club of Cold i'oint Baptist ' cliurcB j llanned to distribute plant.* among j the sick in the community at Chris«-J niius. . 	
Children of the grades of Plyniouth, CJonsolidated school are preparing a Christmas exercise, which will be held on irili v aftea'noon of next wee'k, ¦when the "school wlU close for the holi¬ davs
'i.lr and Mrs. AVUllam Alcott, of Atlantic City, '^'ere guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Rhoads, of Plymouth Centre, oi,  Sunday.
A Christmas entertainment will bo presented by the chilren of the Ply¬ mouth Meeting First-day school on Clu'if.iiii.'s  .Sunday.
(contlnueiJ on p.^ce 8)
nieril badges. The Scout leaders are ! many widely-known residents in the attempting- to obtain a number of e.x- ' passing of Owen HaUoweU, hged 82 perts in various lines, in order that | years, wiiose dcalh occurred at the iliiie will be some qualilled person lu ; home of one of his four daughters, llie    charge of the lest fur each      ut ' Mrs.   Floyd   Jliller,   In   'Wiilow   Grove
Dealh  resulted  from   pneuiiionia. ected '     Deceased spent riiQSt of his life      m AVillow   Grove,   but   not   long       since
(in New Jeisey.
i The regular ollieial board nieetir., W'ill b( beld on Sunday morning after Uie preaching services.
I     Mrs.   Blanche   Haldeman,   teacher   of
I Pru.speelvillu   I'rimary  room,  is suffcr-
1 ing  with  griii.
I Air. and Airs. Ollle Redford, of Kl¬ kins  i'ark;   Jlr.  and  Jlrs   AValter Gor-
I don,   of   .N'orth   Wales,   spent       Sujiuay'
jwith   Air.   and   Airs,   Itobert   Serrill, All",  and   Airs.   ]'"dward   Wiilton   spent
I Sunday   with   Jlr.   and   Jlrs.   Wm   Os-
I mond   at   Keasterville.
I     Jlr.  and   Airs.   B.  .AVHIson,
t Lane,  were Sunday guosts  of
I All's. JIatthias I^ndt.
i     Jlrs,   Richard   Schuler,   ot
of Jlr,
Oan and
! visited  Airs. Kli
; last  Tuesday.
I     Airs.    Uubirl    Weisel
Aluure,  uf this
Ambler
'ilai
Stanley L. Uavls, of Lansdale acting lield executive for the norlhern distriet, which includes the leirit-od'y belween Souderlun and Whitemarsh, during tlie absence of Kxecutlve E. N. Weiiicl, of Nortii Wales, who is mak- | ing a trip liiruifc'h the Suuihern States. '
Science Lecture. Free Chrislian Science lecture by Salem Andrew Hart, C. S., of Clev»- land, Ohio, Valley Forge hotel, Sui.- day afternoon, December ISUi, at 3.S», Public is Inviled. adv
farmed for a number of years  In Hor Eliam  and  became one of  the respect¬ ed   and   inlere.sling   residents   of       the community.   His   farm   lay   on   County ^Ine  near Hallowell.
A wife, Sarah, survives him ' with four   married   daughters.
Funeral services were ht^Jd Tuesday at -'.30 from the bome in AVillow Grove. Interment was made private¬ ly-
mer,  of Tradesville...
Jlrs. Cleveland JIaurer was the leao- • !¦ of the Seniur Ciiristian FZiidcavur Miciety  on   Si.ndav evening.
.Mi.ss .stell'i Sat'J, Jap.anese sluilent 111  iier Junior year at llrslnus College.
i'elle.',-evillp, was called to her hom,'| Jlrs. Uubirl W'eisel is substlliitii-.,g in Bos .\ngeles, Cal,, ull aceuunl uf 1 in Pruspeetville Primary room for Sev¬ ille ,serioiis illness ot lier ml .lier. leral days this week during the absenr,
Afr. and  Jlrs.  William  Kelly,  uf thi.-I ot   the   teacher,   Airs.   Blanche   Halde- lilace,   entertain   1   a   number   of  llieir ; man. rriend,s   at   a   venslon   dinner   at   their ;     Atr.   and   Jfr:-
ill ;
WHITEMARSH
Mrs.  Wm.  Degn  spent  Tuesday Philadelphia.
Abe   Kinsey   spenl   Sunduy   in mantown.
Jlrs.   Frank   Anderson   ca]le<l   at   the home of Jlrs. Joseph Maust on Fridiiy.
Children   from   Wliitemarsli   schools are   reliearsing   for   a   Christmas  play.
Jlrs.   Fraitk   Jliller   and       daughler, Jllldred,  spent  a  day  in  Phila.,      last
Mr. iind Mrs.  ItaJi'ih DokenwaiUe en¬ tertained  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Georg^H liuui   Drexel  Hill.
NORTH   WALES
The poi'sonal pruperty of the Mu."-!!-
room  Co. opimsite      the Green    Lawn
Cemetery   will   be   sold   on     Saturday,
and the farm part, whicii hns beon soid
, to the .Shale Erick Co.. of i'hiladelphia.
Ger- ' \\'ill   utilize   the   properly   for   its   big
'million dollar brick plant fronting      on
llhe   i-',tuiiy'CreeU   rallruad.
logg
Robert T. Potts Injured Attorney Roberl T. Potts and C, Ander.son, o'f Conshuhueken, hint when n truek < rowded machino from the roid, causing hit a p-lle, ICarl Booker, 342 Rediield sti'PPt. Philadelphia, was hfid in $80 1 bail to nwalt the outcome of Iheir In-
JOlllll WCI
the! It   t'l
home  on  Thursday  ovening.  Jlr,  Kelly shut   the   deer   in   Pike   cuunt.v.
.Mrs. Lawrence Kratz. has returned ll.inie      after    Iiaving    atlended tlu
funeral  of her brother, Alayward Grls- woUl, at  Brookslde,  Lyconiing  Cuunl,\',
Kight graduates will receive iliplu- mas at the leacher training gr.a^liia- liuii exercises in tlie Plc-tsantvill'^ lurch nexl Sunday murning. Airs. !A. A, Nash was tiie leacher of the class. The address will be glvdi by Rev. Fred D. AVenlzel. director v,f I..eadcr- sliip Tr.aining in the Refurmed church. 'I'lie Girl's Jlisslonai-y Guild will have eharge of the service In the evening, at which time Jliss Alinerva AVell, a missionary from Cliina, will give an address. AUss Weil will have many interesting   experiences   to   rehite.
A white gift service will lie held -mi Sunday, Dec. 25, by the Pleasantville Sunday school and congregaticin. Ketlutny Orphans' home is in ne^'d of the following articles, which are inen'luned as suggestive gifts; PiUow- 1 ases. in In, 54 inches, oiien al both ends; um-'jard hand tow€ils of crasn, with Uipes at both ends. Jloney of course, is always a welcome gift, as it can iHj used whore mosi tieeded in the purehase ¦of ar'i"leK.
Baklwn   Spence  spent a  day  last  week   In  Ailantic  Cily.
Jlr. and Airs. C. J. AVillier and fam¬ ily spenl Sunday evening at the hun..- of Air. and Airs, itldgar Swartzlander, at  Willuw Grove.
Air. and Jlrs. I.saac Sowers and daughters, Alariclta und Nelda, of AVel¬ don, and Jlr. Oscar Toomey, of AVon - ona, N. J., were Sunday guests of Jii. apd   Jlrs.   George   Toomey.
The children of Ilospectville Jl. 1.. churcii are urged to be present ler thoir Christmas rehearsal in the church on Saturday afternoon. Bign' retreshments  will  lie soi-ved.
Air. and Jlrs. Alex .A«der.son and Rev. Grimth Lloyd, of Phila., spent Sunday at the home of Jlr. and Jlit. Walter  Sprouse.
Jlr. Ix-slie Gouak and fa.mily visitto Jlr .and Jlrs. Fid, Forrest and fam¬ ily at Telford on .^^ iiiday.
Jfrs. l''i"ank Anderson spent 'Wednes¬ day  with  Jlrs. George Rue at Ambler.
Mrs. Joseph JIaust and son, .Au¬ brey. Were week-end guests at ti.e home  of Jlrs.  I>aura AVeiss.
Jfatthlas  Landt  sold   a  part  of  his farm on the Horsham road and Lower State   road   to   a   Philadelpbj^i    '.irti He re.served  five acres alung    ¦      I' sham road.
year   is      out. It  specilied lu- .ntersectlon.       .\ w nil nibers were received ,nto   Uie   ussuc.at.un   at   ihla   nicclhis. Nunieruus  discuss.uns   1 esulled       wlin regard to publ e ii.iiirovemcnts and the man   topic   related   to   Uie   repair       of crossings where  lue Philadelphia Rap¬ id  Trunst coiiip.my's tiacics cause baa. road   oondiUoii.s.    1 lus   lhe   as.socIation w.ll  uiiil.,UMte..ii   ijU-iVo  LO have repair¬ ed  in   Liie .s,,.^ llg.
j;r.j. 1-Jdwai'u llil], HorslLam, has been very 111 and tlireaiencd w.lli ty¬ phoid-pneumoila, fiuni which she haa apikiienU.\   .(covered   nicely.
John \'uiktit, Horshum, ,s planning lo   leave  fur  l''luri.ia   this   week.
A number uf hunters from Hors- ham lei), early 'I'uesday murning to aga n try  their luck al baggin;^ a deer
''¦—.''   '^"'     " ¦¦  > "'I   ••'¦   J uur.sday.
Benjamin   iriy  ai.d  a  party   of  friimud^
have   been   in   -Monroe   coujity   tur   tnb
I past few day.s, where they were before,
I and  tlKi'e ju.n  Charlos Gouak,  who had
! ucen  giinn.ng   lor   luo   weeks   AnoUier
j p.Li'ty   im lulling   Thomas   Tudd,  G-oorg*
i and   Robert     ireas       and       Benjainiu
Wcrlhingluji, turni'd toward I'lke coun-
ty    section,    w uer    Uiey    trudged    atlei-
deer  all   d.iy   'i"uo.-i.jL.y.
Janies JlereJith, till, of Five Points, near iiorsiiam, is In Abington hospital, with his leg broken in three place* ¦ and his fuce badly scarred. He wa* I struck by a passing machine aa ne I stepiied from a trolley ciir one eve- I ning last week while reiurning irom 1 work. He was hurried to the hu.sp.tal i where it was ascerlaiia.il n,, .-,, 1 iuita 1 internal injury liad been susiained. I 1'. C. Colby, Jr., builder In li..LLijorv, j jUus- <!oiitracted   to   ertsct   flve      ¦-iiiW't. ¦
'oungalows   on   Fair   Oaks  avenue       in ; Five Poinis.
, Mr.s. Josephine Forker, Philadelphia, I was a week-end visitor at the home ; of Mr. and Airs. F'l-ank ForK^r, ot 1 Iiorsiiam,
! More than fiO persons attendi'il tne I smoker of the HorsliaiA Athli-ii. as- , sociation last Thursday and enju.\ed a. wonderful evening of enterlalnmo.it in j AVilgus hall. The members coi.'vened I again on Jlonday evening to discuss : their future and laid plans to secure . funds fur lhe baseball season next j year. A minslrel show was su.gg.-aLeU. I and was favorably comnieiuea upon. 1 A oommittee is now at work to plan lor this entertainnieni and select a. suitable date. ' JIiss Nellie Dwyer and Jliss Aiarlhi 1 Rullierlord,   ot   HaUoweU,   visllej      in
the cily last Thursday. I Mrs, Ciiarles Caruthers, AVillow : Grove, called on Jlrs. Charles Ruther- ; ford in Hallowell, un Friday. I Jlrs. Harry Shunkiii and children, I Halluweli, visited her sisier in Ixigan j last  Sunday.
i JIiss Claia Schaeffer, of Philadel- I phia, was a Sunday guest of Air. and I Jlrs.   Ilai'iy  Rutlierford,   of  HalloweU.
Jlr. and Airs. James Harrar, of Hal- I loweJl, attended llie funeral of the lat- j tei-'s <^,ousiii, Alr.s, Kdwin Hick.s, In I Newtovi'n,  lusl Friday.
I The Sunday school uimrd of Graces I Union ehurcli met at the home of Mrs. ! John Haag up Jlonday evening. Fol- i lowing lhis meeting the C. E. society j held their monthly business meeting. I I'reparatiuiis were planned by Uie i mimbers lur a Christmas parly to do j given tu about 35 children uf the i'onc I Uuad Health Cenire. on Salurday af¬ ternoon. Deceniber 31, al Uie tire luill. I They will be .entertained by games, re- j freshments will be served and each { cliild will be presenled with a foy. Sev- I eial members have volunteered theli" I automobiles, lo provide Iran.sportation. I On Christmas Sunday, Dec. 25, tne- I regular services will bo held at the j lire hall. Sunday scliool, at 11,45. Alorn- I ing church sence at 11, and in the , evening, the choir will sing the can¬ tata, "Prophecy and Fultilment." by Alfred Judson. The Chrislmas enter- , tainment of the Sunday school will be held on Wednesday evening, Deeember 28, at S al the fire hall. I Fii'e destroyed a coal truck owTie3 I by Ma,Uliew lianhub.er, uf Dresher, at I Lane's liliing sUtion Tuesday. A red , hot exhaust 1 Ipe and gas spilled upon j it was the story. The truck was partly 1 destroyed l>efore tlie flre was extln- ' guished. Banliolzer conducts the oid Barnett  coal yard  In Dreshei'.
Jlr.  and  Mr.s.   K.   C.   AleConnell,  Jai¬ rettown,  vi.sited  friends in   Reading  on I Sunday.
Robert Fairley parked his truck load of feed before the .larreltown jiostoIRce and stepped inside for mail. A crash one minute later drew him lu the street to see his truck and feed at the bottom uf the hill careened against the hume ot Mr. and Jlrs. Alfrwl GerViron, ot Jarroiiiuwn. The braki had alippeil and the truck moved tu the base of the iiiU and over the embank¬ ment Jigainst the houso The trucRwas badly damaged, but the house with¬ stood the attack except for a loss of a pendulum knocked from a large clock. Georgo Jlitch nnd A'Ictur Jlitch. botli of iJj'esher, are driving new Dodge coupes,
Meinbers  of  the  Jarrettown  M.    K. church are rlvlng th-'ir spare time 10 enlarge the cellar of the churoh to tho 1.11.   el   t;;e  ^^    - ,<?   1-uiidaticii.