The Ambler Gazette 19290228

              The Ambler Gazette
VOL. ti-:no. 5
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OF  LOCAL  INTEREST READERS
Benjamin     Sprague   Is
Scarlet    Fever    Cases    Isolated—As
sista.ice   to   Seiberlin-   Fa
bit and Cavy Breeders to Meet.
Crushed   between   his   own   and other   truck,     Lenjamin   Sjiratjue
CENTRE   SQUARE
The employes of the .state hiBluv.iy dep.irtmeiit huve been at work alun^ the DeKalb and Skippack pikes.clean¬ ing snow from the yutters. \S hen tue Kiuiw tell last Thuisday the snow plows and .'tempers were suon at work rtmeving the snow from thcie two pikesi
.•V    -Martha    Washniston    ^Ul.pel¦   and 	
encertainment W.IS tjiven Salurday eve-   .,.„,,,__    ...   _rT-,_   „-   ,-.,....,.---
;uint   in  LeUiel  hull tinder  the auspices , SERVICE   IN   PLACE   OF   BUSINESS of the  I'lpworih leugue. Tlie event wasi MEETING
Rfsoverine—^ largely attended and enjoyed^ by ull. A| ______
neal  sum   was  realized. ,      I'-velyn,   dauyliier   of   .Mr.   and   .Mis. dy     Rao^Ueoige   Shelve,   wno   was   hadly   scald-
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EREIIA, "P[GGY AND IHE PIRAIE"
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ed s.-aie time uKO, is reported  impruv-
inu   nieely,   and Qf   anticipated.
her   fully   recovery   is
Rev, J. M. E. J. Matt- -Inter-Ciub
Conthohocken, foriiT.rly of CH I'o,int, appears to Le only bruised from his accident last I'Yiday. 'i rauue was Serving meat trom his truck »t the front of the home of .Joseph Warbur¬ ton, in I'lymouth Centre, stanr.inj,' at the rea'' of his truck cutting the nV at, when one of Hitner's trucks from .Nor¬ ristown, descendins Hlckorytown hill skidded and slid Into th.e rear of Srafc'ue's trick, pinning him fast be¬ tween tliem. Sprague i«, fused to i;o to a hospital, but was taken to hia liome, where after an exaniination It was found no hones w'-re broken, and he was only bruisi>d and suffering from the foi-ce of the squeeze.
A case ot scarlet fever was dis¬ covered in the liarren lllll school last Monday morning, wiiich caused the olticials to close the sehool Immedi¬ ately. The cuse is that of Kulh iJow- man,  who  residl s ut   the   Yerkes home
Lavid Schwenk, who recently under¬ went an operatiun in Montgomery hos¬ pital, has sulliciently recovered to re¬ turn to his home, where he is now eonv.ilescing.
-Miss Lillian Knoll has returned to her iKJiue'after having spent several day.s in I'hiladelpliia as tile guest ol relatives   and   Iriends.
.Mr. and -Mrs. Lloyd -McMullin ore lecelving cungraluUuions of then' friends oyer the appearance of a .sun in llieir liome. Loth mollier and chiid a] e  (luiny   well.
The I'arent-Teaehers' assuchilloii will hold its regular monthly meetini; this Thursdiiy evening in tlie Whitpalu high   .school   huilding,   and   -Mrs.   S.   C
Exercites   Conducted   by Ewing, Assisted  by   Rev, son—In^pressive    Tribute- Meet st Chester.
In reverent testimony cf the frater¬ nal altili.ition and close fellowsliip ol the late Alhert S, Hrenneman, mcjii- hers of Kiwanis iii» Ainbler set a.^lue all business, Tuesday evening, and ini- morlallzed    his   name   in    their uwn
hearls   by   1 aying   tribute   to  his  meiii- ory.
The service, conducted hy liev. J. ,"M. Kwing, a.ssisled by Uev. L. J. .\]alti'-ni,. followed the dinner served to the elui, at Springhouse hotel, duiing which there was nuiet observance in Mr. Biennenian's lionor. Kev. .Mr. Ewing, as a member of the program eomniit¬ tee, took upon himself Ihe sulemn privilege ut .sjieaking of the high es¬ teem   of   the   fellow   members   in   Kl-
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vouchers
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MISCELLANEOUS    ITEMS    OF    IIV- TEREST
1-udwig   has ai'ianged a mosl  excellent,'"""'';'  '<'>•  their depailed  coimade       j.i
picgrani for llie occasion. The Kev. Ueorge Hartman, pastor of Weiit/'s Keformed church, Center I'oint, will he   the   iii'iiii'ipal   spetikcv.
.Miss   Ada   1'-.   Kohertson,   who      has
in Cold I'oint. The child was immedi- | been  conlined   in   .Montg..iiiei'y   iiospii,,: ately     isolated,   and   the closed for  fumigation.
Another scarlet fever case, that of Daniel McUuigan in IJarnionvillc has been discoveivd. This case it is thought, is traceable lo the eiddiniic that   is   in  the  Conshohoeken   schools.
Firemen in Harmonville, I'lymoutli Meeting and even in Conslioh'jcken have been collecting money, food, clolhiiiK. etc.. to assist the family in Barren ifill which was made homeless by tl 'were
scliuol was for some time undergoing trealment, lias sullieiently recovered to rclurn to her  liome.
-¦imong the graduates of the Univer¬ sity of I'ennsylvania recently was Jliss Jlildred Bernliard, daughther of Jlr. and Jlrs. Clift'oi-d Bernhard. Both Jir. and Jlrfc. Bernhard attended tlie grad¬ uation e.\ercises.
The  regular  monthly  meeting ot  the
Whitpain  sehool  board and  llie laculty
will  be held ne.xt Jlonday afternoon.
Boi'ii   to  Jli'. and   Jlrs.  I'Jliiier Cole,  .i
Jlondiiy   moining.    Voli.nteei-s   .sun.  Both  inoiher  imd  cliild  are  d.olng
iiiled   from   their  beds       at   4 , well.
In'High School Auditorium on March 6| / and E—Pupils Enjoy Instructive (potion Pitcures and Lectures —Bas- J<€t Ball  Games.
ishington's birthdiiy  was      appro- , l'ly   obsereved       in   the       Anibler lie   schools   lasl   week.       A   motion Iture,   entitled   "The   Life   ot  Oeorg,- .shington," Wiis shown  in the Jlatt;- nd   Forest   avenue   liuiidlngs     en Mfeiiiiesdiiy nfternoon, iind  in  the .Iun¬ lor  nnd   Senior   high   sehoul   assemblies on  'I'hui'sday morning.
¦ On  Tuesdiiy  morning ii   set  of slides, entitled    "tlur    Seeiile    lli'.;liwiiy—from. St.   I'nul   lo   Seattle.   Washington," was shown  tothe  luiplls ot the  Forest ave- ; nue. buildin.g.. The  slides  portrayed  the cat'le and sheep riiising of this district. Jliss JlelJonough gnve the lecture whicr. I accompanied   these   slides. ,
i     On   Tuesday   morning,   Fehruai-y   ¦20, ; Louella    JIullin,   a    member   «if        tne i Senior   class,    entertuined    the   Senior higli   .school   nsssemhly   with   two  pi.ano solos   entitled    "-Narilssus"   iind    "The B«IIs  of  Saint   JlaiT."
Don't miss tlie annual high school man as hiiving been an e.\ccllent pres:- operetta, "I'eggy and tlie Pirate" dent when he held that oMice in Kl- which will be given In the high school w.iiiis   during   lliJT. atlriitorlum   on   Jlarch   6,   7,   8,   at   8.15
The lu'ogram wiis opentd*by a ren- p., ni. Admission, 7,11 eenis. dition of the hymn, "Xeurer, Jly God. i The following iieople hiive started to Thee," by Daniel Tippin. Following pwictlelng on biind instrunmnts anrr Kev, Kwing's conseeiatlon of the de- hope to he able to join the main hU'. ceased's memory a resolution in iri- echool hand in a short time: Cornets— bute to the honur uf the name of Al- '-Kathleen Berlin, Klizabeth Stu.irt. berl S. Brenneman Wiis read by .Sec- Florence Jlorg.in, Uiuellii JIullin. relai-j' Biddle and unanimously jiassed James Oilbert, Jlaxwill Donnelly, Karr by the meellng. liev. Jlr. JIattson in Cassel find John Adams. Saxophones— lirayer   asked   for   the   strength       nnd   Anne   Pari-y   and        AVilliam   .¦\rbuekle.
WHITEMARSH
lliiikli-    KiRi-.l     tjati rr
iiy    ill
In
Liiui a I'liila.
Jlr. an.'. Jlrs. Clarence Hostetter and family si ent Sunuay at the i.enu III   the   iHtto'-s  trotlur  in   IBiadiim.
Jlrs. William Ltgn spint Jlomlay I'liila.
Alhcil .Neal, of I'i ilii., eiiliid iii. Hope  Lodge on  Wednesday.
Laura Hinkle sient Sunday visit¬ ing  reliitives  in   l'rospi'Ct\ ill''.
Jlr. and UMls. Joseph .Mau.'-.t and .¦\iihiey Jhiusl visit'd i'.e latter's mother, Jlis. Laui'a  Wl.iss, on SunuUy.
Auhrey JIaust calle,',' at the home of his iiunt, Jlrs. J. B. llidfinaii, i'los- peetvllle  on   Sunday.
l.enten si rlvci's are hell in St. Thumas' ehureh u'n Wednesdiiy eve- niiv;'s.
Wt-C.TPAIN
r\iie, aiKi uphelil ihi iutiuil and live value of his friendship, co-opera¬ tion, splendid personality and umiues- liuned ability and value in his coiii¬ munity, Kev. Kwing  cited  Jlr.  Brenne-
Horsham Minstrelsy on IVIarch 8 and 9 — Trelley Track Alleged to Need Repairs—P-irents ancl Teachers to Meet—Ball Players to Meet March 12.
lioisliam   Athletic   as.sueiadoii      each yea.,'  i<ii sents one  ol   lne   best  minstrel SIIOWS   thai  l.S   lu   be  seen  in  i;iiy ainii- teur stage. Tiii.s year the  uoys proniiso present   even   a   beller   peifui iiianco that   splendid   show   of   last  year, iiijiisliei   will   again   be   sUiged   m lire   hall.   Thi.   daiet;   set evenings, luh'i.'ly  u£ 1 local   ttileiit—young   men   who      eithei- I folmeu   llie   basebiill   leam   or   took   in¬ terest   in   its   aetivities.       As   end   men mere are iieurge I'uid and i'aul Brink- ' tr,  whu  wurks with  Charles Bickley as 1 Inteilocutor,   and  Ldward   Th,.iiias  and I William  Fallows,   who  work  w.thfliir- [ ence   Slout  as  interlocutor.   The   eirclei. is  cuiiiopsed  of  the  following:   Herbert iitoiit,   (ieorge   i-'reiis,   Walter   Hoffman, Kichard liCenis,  Wiilter Ahii, Jr., Oiorgo
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thill
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lne   lioishiiin
ure    I'riday   iind      Siiturday
Jlarch  S  ami  'j,  Tu,.. i.a.st  i's
Hcv,  waller K.  Bei ttie, ot I'le.-.siint- ville,  will  conduct  the  Lenten  services , Williams, Kobert Freas^ iloNViird tihhiti
James   Baker,   organist,   rendered     a | rteitai  at  the  evening  services    in  St. Jolin's   Lutheran    church,    which   was very   mucli   enjoyed   by   the   huge  con- J gi'iigiiiion.
WEST kOiNT
o'clock, were unable to .save the home or any ot the personal effects of Jlr. Seiberling and his family wlilcli were totally destroyed by lii'e. When the fire conipanies receive<d the call from Barren Hill thy were only live minutes in reai hing tl.e scene. The house, which is situated nearly op¬ posite the Barren Hill school, on Her- Tlie work on the inieriur of Uraei mantown pike, was of frame and was Utlormed chuich is progressing an.r quickly consumed. Wry few articles ; win soon be e.uiiipleled. were siiveU. Quite a few liousehold j The lieavy snow fall lasl Tliursd.iy articles, ami clothing have been col-1 caused some of the buck ruiids to be locted throughout the community foi' ui ciied, but only for a short thne. the worthy family who has since l;i< n I This Wednesday evening the Cpper living' with nei-_'hhors. Jlr. and Jlrs. Gwynedd l'arenl-Te;ichers' association SeiherUng  have  eK'iit   ehlldren. held its monthly meeting this  Wediies-
I4n.'rv   Peters    Plvmouth    -Meeiing. ^<'y evening in llie school buildhig. Tin- has   suffe ed   the   partial   loss   of   his  "I'-I'^^^t,of  the meeiing,  besides the  us-
Clarinet—Jhirgaret .Stevens. Trom- hone.s—Kiirl Jlatson. Isriiel Pollon.. Vic¬ tor Kur.st, John Sylvester iind Kdwln Smith.
On   Feh.   10,   the  Amlder  girls'   team the   Willow   Grove   girls,   23
guidance of his family and associates in the peniod of their bereavement. The program was clcsed by Jlr. Tippin who .sang "The  Vacant  Chiiir. "
A personal Invltiithm was extended t , , all menibers of the Ambler Club to ^^ffted attend the inter-elub meeting to be | to 17. held in Chester by that Kiwanis club' The Amhler boys also won from in honor of their own Kith annlver-j Willow Grove by the decisive score of siiry  on  Alurcli   li.  At   ihis same     time|''9 to  17.
the spring conferenee of the SouiTi- ! Souderton defeated Amhler htgh. 47 eastern district will al.so be held there, to 13. In winning its 14th g-ame of the K. .A.  JlcCadden, a  guest at the meet- ! seiison.
ing frim the Chester club, e.xtended the; —.	
invitation cordially. Hs was .supporter ' in llis reiiuesl for tlie extension of In¬ ter-club relaliuns between Chesler and Ambler, by his companion, F. D. lluelniiin, who was also a guest at the Tuseduy  evening meeiing.
in Boehm's churcli  this  Thursday  evi ning.       Bev.   Kalph   Holland,   ot       Fort l Washington,  will  preach  the  following Thursday evening. Special music.
Plans  are  being  made  to   hold       tr.e \ annual   chicken   supper   on       Saturdiiy j evening. jMiirch 23rd, in the social room of  the  church.  The  affair  is   given   ny Ihe   sewing   circle   of   the   church.
The Senior C. K. meeiing on Sunrtay evening   was  led   by  Lawson  Camburn.
Abram Stinson expects lo move from the llackett I'lirni to Uwynedd this week.
lieniT Slingluft was given a surprise Uist week ih honor of his birthday. Slipper was served and ciirds featur¬ ed   the  evening's  enlert.iiinn;ent.
Wlllliim Speakniiin and N'elson Huliler. Kill '1 ysiiii i% pianist. A nunioer from lne minstrel circle will slii'^ solo sel¬ ections, nnd the end men will caper to their own special parodies. When Jokes are exliausled, and lliere will be plenty of wit in all, iJie circle will glvo way lo several acts of vaudeville to ne
the ono
'this
the
PROSPECTVILLE
eyesight care.
Airangments
md   is      under
ph.vsii'ian's for 'the  cnrd   ¦ riirly
Uill order of business, was the discus-!'*^'''''"'''* meet for the .seltlement of bowi- sioii Tor the fulure hellermenl ol tue j '"*>' supremiicy between the club.s, 'Dr. schools. I J'^' ^' Kothenherger. a guest of the club
The  regulai'   monthly   meeting  of  tue,ut   this  meeting,  heard  some
Jliss Viola Willlam.s, of .Norristown. Spenl several days last week with her parents,   Jlr.  iind   Jirs.  A,  .1.   Williams
Il  was announced  that on  Thursday 1 i,-^';!;;   ^'"'^''^ ,''}"*^l:'   V.''    -y^'V'^/"""' evening   of  next   week   Kotary   and   Ki-   X ^'S', '   '^'''   "'"'   -^" •"'   1'"'''   '='""''*^''   '¦'"
Sundiiy.
Joseph .Maust and family iind Jliss Liiura Hinkle, of WJiitemarsh, and J:r. and   Jlrs,   Kalph   Alni.m,  of   Wyndmoor,
Airangments       for-tne  cara   -.iiiiy       .^.jj^.  i.^gulai'  monthly  meeiing  of  liie   "t  this meeting, heard  some      Miiriied'l'; ••,:;¦':', ""VV;,,:.Vw; .r, ,V'J,,;";^
planned     by   the   Plymouth     MeeUm,-   \^.^...,., p„i„j ^..j,.^. ^„„,p^ny  will be helu  -'"d   chiOlenging  assertions   concerning r'-ji',.'''^-^^''"-,/,::^"\-',,';^.l'^%?"„
branch   of  the    -Needlework   <*ii^ld-*£ i n„^ Mo.iday evening, and all membors'-'he  coming  evenl.   Kiwanis   will     iilso^J:^,^';..'^"^,^,^^^^,,^,^.*".'';^.,':;"";'^^  ^''l'"^
America  lo  be  held   Saturday  evV ning, ; ^,,.^. .^  ,^  ^.^^.„J ,  ,„,rtii'ipi.te  „, :''I'uHenge the American Li-gion bowling   ^; ,,".   'il'h,  "„,,        .'i ^ ? ,     ,,       . i,.      f ^
-March  a.  in  Orange  hall   will   be  com-^ i„^ j,.,.„,...,„   aiscussion  for   the g'ood  o.': ',"=^01.  whicii  has ii   tine record. ,     A   son V'^s   h, rn     *    Atn   i,v  tn^A v
r,i„fo,1   ..,t   n.  ilireetiirs'   meetin.g   al   the ; ,. „  ,„,„„ " ,     Birthdav   feIicU.,ii,,ns   xe^ro   o-vt„n,io,i        ^   "J"   ^^¦>*'   '™'"   ""   -Alonday  to   Jlr.
   general  aiscussion  for  llie g
pleted   at  ,a  direelurs'   meeting  al   tlie.^.^ co.npany
home  ot  Mrs.   l':u.','ene   Lightkeii.   Ply-]     -Urs.   rr-iiik   Quinn   is   suffering   from
mouth   CVntre,   next  Tuesd.^     evening., j^j, iiiiiiction uf the eye, wiiicii has giv-
lloward    Xoblet.    is    iigain    .stricken : ^..j i.,^i].sim.i ulile trouble and pain. ill and  is conlined  to bed at  his home        Tuesday evening  the niembers of the in Plymouth  Centre. ! \\ est   1 oint   Ciunp   l-ire   girls   held       a
l'liilii.dol|Jhiii. Ttahhil 'iiid, Cavy | meeting at the home ot Jliss Florence Breeders' associ.ation will meet next, l-eister. -After the usual order of husl- Monday evning at the home of Jlr. ness the remainder of the evening Wiis and Jlrs. William'-Ambier in I'lymouth | spnt  in  an  enjoyable  manner
Bh'thdii.v  felicitations  were extended^
to  Kiwanians George  Davis, Kdwarc !
Fouike,   William   Landes   and IJanie!' Tippin.
Chalfont's    Oldest    Resident    Honorec- '
A  son   was  born   on  Jlonday  to  Jlr.
and   Jlrs.   Vaneo,  of  netir  I'rospectville,
Jlr.  and   .Airs.  Sherman     i'erry,       ol
Kureka,   were   Sunday   genesis   of   Jlr.
and  ;Mrs.   Koberl  AVelsel.
Frank  AVeikel and  family, of      Oaks,
,,    ,,        ,         visited  Jlr. and  Jlrs. Harry  Weikel on
Harvey  U.   Barndt,   Challont's  oldest. .sundiiy
resident,   and   JIr.s    Biirndt,   guests   01'" jiiss- 'Kmily   AVorthinglon,   of   Abln-,-
the P.  O. b. of A. Home, wer<5 delight- ' ton,  spent Saturday  wilh  Mr. and -Mrs.
fully  surprised  1-riday afternoon  when ' seth   Wurthin-'ton
Meeting-.   Xominatlon   of   offlcers   will!     Jli.ss   Klla   Jloyer   has   returned   to;u   number  bf   relatives       and     friends.     ji,-    «nd   JLs    Win    Oesmond o'
take  place.   The  iissociation   lias  noti-| her  liome after  having  been     conlined I gatliered to help celebrate Jlr. Barndfs : Feasterville * siieni    Sund'iv   with   Mr
fied  ail  known   breedeis  of  nibbits  in 1 to a  nearby  hospital fur a sliurl lime. 1 ninetieth   birthday   anniversiiry. iand^Alrs   Kdward A\''ilton''it this pl''ice'
this   se   ction   that   t!."y   will   he   wel-I     The recent oy.-iter supper of llic   Lp-:     A shower of cards and various kina.i j     AVl'lliain   Longcope   and   -Aliss       Mae
' Hoffman,   of   Cheltenham   were       Sat¬ urday and .Sunday guests of Jlrs. Jliiry
PENLLYN
Walter 11. Adums, or Ambler, call¬ ed at the Kenyon residence on Sun¬ duy  afternoon.
John .steinbil;;hl and family have moved into the house on the Vau.'i properly, lormerly occupied by Andrew Dressier and family, who are now re¬ siding on JH. I'lciisiint avenue and Spring Uarden street in Ambler.
Kewih JIarcus. and laniily, frum 1 erkasie, are now occupying the lio.- llday   Iiouse.
.A. Washington's birthday supper w;;i be served in the Bethlehem Baptls. churcii on Fridiiy evening.
Tlie b-ervice Sunday evening held ii. the Penllyn chapel was led by f.ve students ol the Philadelphia School ot Bible. Testimonies were given by tv.o of the youii'g men, and all joined In special song selections. An evangelis¬ tic message .was given by their leader. Regulap class work is being conduct¬ ed in llie Sunday school at 2.30. John Itemmey, of Germantown, will give the mes,sage next Sundiiy. Bible cl.iss as usual, Friday evening, at the Sin/,lieimer  home.
short  lime, that   t!."y   will   he   wel-I     'The recent oyster supper of llic  Lp-:     A shower of cards and various kina.i come lo exliibit stock at the next showi per   Uwynedd   liigh   scliiil   pupils,   was i of  greetings   had   previously       ai-rived to he given by the assoeiiitlon al Wil-jun   excellent   success   llnancially,   and ifrom far and near and gave him much
"""       -•-  .     pleasure.
their
low   Grove   at   the   hatter   end   of   Jlay. I'he   studenls   desire   lo    express
Now is the time  to Wgln  preparation ' thiinks lo all who made the supper tlie
of show slock. i •¦*";',>''J^s it was.
William Davi.s, carpe-.iter forenum 1 Kxlensive repairs and improvements at the I'hillip Carev JIanufacluring; "i'*^ 'j<^'i"K made lo the property of company, was stricken witli paralysis 1 Oiul Jensen. The principal work is be- several  weeks  ago  and   is  iiuitJv'  ill  at
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done  on   the   interior.
-V   card   piuty   wus   given   by       the
Ladies'   Au.xiiiary,   of   the   West   I'oinl
; Fire   conipan.v   Salurday   evening.   The
'event   was   largely   attended   and   iiuite
neat   sum   Avas   realized.
.     ¦       •  .1 ...  i„   ti.n   ,,,,1. it I     'l^hv high school pupils and the mem-
the   pastor s   sixlli   year   in   the   pulpll. ; ¦
Bishop  K.   S.  AVoodring,   Of  Allentown, 1
spoike at all services of ll».^ day. while
BeA". Draper,  pastor,  ofliciated.  Honors
and favors were heaped upon the p.as-
Luken
Jfr. and JIis. John Kunz, of I'hlla., spent Sunday with Jlrs. -Anna Kun;! and  famil.v.
Arthur AVilliams silent I'liday, Sat¬ urday and  Sunday  with   his  daughter.
his home in  Consholiockon.
.Sp'-cliil        music       iind     educational; exereis* s marked  the Sunday irugramj of the Plymouth  Jleetlng V, C: church this  week.   It   was  the .anniversary  of;
of   the   Lpper   Uwynedd   -Alumni preparing to give a play      in      the
tor. He was presenled witli two hand some lasWi-.ts of llowers; one a ba.sket of carnations, from the Jlen's Bible class, and the other daffodils from the Sundav school. Itev. Draper is now preach'ln.g in ids second pastorate. He was ordained Jv^st six years auo, liav¬ ing passed tlie conference course, and received. appointment to preach in Tower Citv in the United Evangelical
are
near future.
-Aniong   those   from   this   place   AVho enjoyed the conceri of the Philadelphlii
orchestra the p;ist  week were:   Jlisses Dorothy, Helen and JIargaret -•Vdams.
The    giirage    that   Knos    J'auglin    ii building   in   llio   rear  of  his   lioine   on
Garlleld avenue, is nearlng completion, i obtained   lier  Ucree The work tlial Jlrs. George Bowers  is i that institution, having   done   10  her   property,   is  ulso! being finished.
Jliss Kthel   Garrison,   Avho  has  been tlie guest of friends in  the city     for
church there and in Reiner Clly and . gome time, has returned to her home. Williamstown, all small communities | Considerable improvement and alter- cloi*.' together. After three years tliere I ntions .^^.f. being made by llaiT'y Jl. ho was appointed to fill the pulpit at; Xasc, local storekeeper. In displaying Plvmouth   Jieeting,   following   in   the  his goods.  Tho Avork is  being dono  by
Srbbath   School   Association   Superin- te.nden^ Word eunies  tu  the president  of our COI nty    Sabbath        .School    association
that  the   Pennsylvania  State   Sabbalh | ^I''s.   .-^lex.   Smith,   in   Phila School   association   has   st<curt(d   the I     -^   congregational   nieeting   will       Tie services of Jliss -Adelia  Sterrelt as as-   ^^'d   '"   Prospectvllle   Al,   K.   eluireh   on sociate   supcrinH.ndenl   Ior   the   yount;'| ^"turihiy    evening.   All    members   are people's  division.   Kev.  K.   H.  Bonsall, :i'^fl"''*'t<^'l '" '"^ present. Jr.. is sill eriiitende.-!t uf this work. j     ^''«»   I^lva   Hiirrar,   of       Neshiunlny.
-Aliss Sterrttl tiikes t'.e place of JIlss ^Pent Sunday with  Jlr. and Jlr.s. John ,  Letitia   Bruwn.       Jliss   Sterrelt     is   „ i ^'"'''''"'•  -'^   ""''*  place.
1 1' iinsvlViiMia girl, her homo being in! J"^>^ Catherine Bender was tenderer Krie She was graduated from tlu-:^ delightful party on Saturday even- Krle high school, anl look a course in M"^ '" honor of her 13th birthday. The domestic scienci! at the Rochester i ij^^ '^^''''S spent In dancing and games. -Mechanics Institute; she Is also a iP^efreshments Avere serveil. Those pres- gi'iiduao. of the School of Religiousl|"t Avere Jeanette AVorthington, Emily I I'Iducation, Boston Cniver.sitv, i,;ivin'-r I Worthlnglon, Ada AVorthington, Laura in "R K" at [Anderson, Florence Bender, Esther Kunz, EA'elyn Kunz,' Edii.a Busri, For the past three years Jliss Ster-I £"''^,"1' Bender, George Smith, Wilme.' rett has been on the staff of the re-i|™"'i' .^^."^""J 1^ ?,''"^'"?'°"'^. ,''""" ligious education council' ef the fed-! f'*^^"*' Edward Geller, Jos. Tillni.an, erated   churches   of   Cleveland,   belm:-^-^'^''^^^-^^'^y^'V ^Y^^sley   Hoff,   Alfr. '
¦ SPRINGHOUSE
!     The   play,   "A   Trunk   from       Indl.i,' I resented   before   the   menibers   of   tlu l^wer Gwynedd  P.  T.  A,  by  the    Glii Scout troop  of  Lower  Gwynedd       las'. Thursday   evening  was  an      enjoyable ; enterUiinnient.   Tiiej-e  was  a sifiall  al- i tendance of members due to the heavy snowfall,   hut  all   preseni   enjoyed       a jdelightful  evening.  -After the short busi- I lies   sesssion,   over   which   Walter       1. Llright  presided  in  the      absence       01 President   Karl   Leach,   the   entertain¬ nient   progiiim   was   given       by       tiie I Scouts.       The   girls  piu'ticipating  were I Kulli   Green,    Jlarie   Kempp,        -Niionii iand   Kvelyn   Jliirple,   Dorotliy   Culmar. I Jennie   Zerbenski,    Catherine   Vanilje- I grifl  and  Jene   Lutz.   The   play   was   a oumed.v   thriiugliuul.        Several   of     the I troop also  staged  a  clever  clog  dance, ¦fhey   were   Kuth   Green,       Jene   Lutz jand   Catlierine   Vandegrlft,   A   lir.st-an: ! demonstration was gi\'en by the junior i group   of   girls.   .Aliss   Catherine   Wulf. I captain   of   tiie   troop   conducted     the |prog''ram.  There Avas  singing and  Jlis;- I tsobelle   Douglass  and   JlereditliDoug jlass  sang  solus.  Tills  delightful   enter- ! tainment   hefure   the   1*.   T.   A. w.as
[presented   In   the  auiliturium    of       til- I Spiinghouse  school.
James   Shields   and   fainily   desire   le ' e.xpress   their   sincere   gratitudo   lo   all I for  kindnesses   and   sympathy   extend ; cd   during  their recent  bereavement.
I staged hy the boys, Tliesi' will lie 1 novety leiitiires, cleverly devised, Tick- I els are now ne-.irly sold, and the few I remaining are heing taken in I eomniunity ut Tui cents each. Buy I now, and be sure of a seat for i line enleitainmenl. j Anollier cur on the tracks alona i road bed of the 1". K. 'i, company iiiiougii /laiiowell gives rise to a volc- I .i.g 01 .¦M'miiiifni ii.iioiig llie riders and j residents therein. Cars ull ilie iraclt I along this .streieh ol roadbed is be- 1 coming a cusioinary thing. Tlie ties : and bed ;iie .said to be out of cundltion. I iiie conuition is alleged to have been I evident lur a lung nine, yet there I havo JH'en no repairs lUiule, and X'ro- 1 bubly will not be. There is n.o doubt • in the minds uf those who coiiunent ! ..i<on II,OS eoiiuition of liie trolley i tracks that the P. K. T. dues nol iiiienU I 10 maKe 1 epulis, and, luithermorev it I seem.s lu iu.sieg.rd many items uf safe- ; ty. Regardless of the facl mis track; j -s.vMU-m IS lo give wuy to llie moilern bus ti-an.sporlallon facility, the public I .|ij>-.-.iiinis me leasoiiing m jeopardiz¬ ing the safety of the riders, 'i'lu:. liir ; none hiis been hurt to any mention.iblo exlent, but if the conditions continue j iiu-ie is Sine 10 oe ii more seri nis nccI- j dent, a were lietter taut thi system be immediately abiindoned befo-e sucli I an accident occurs, or that tho road¬ bed berepairtKl lor tii« satiety «.. thv^3 who must  use the cars.
Wesli^y -Ahn, who underweni .;i ser¬ ious opei'iition fur the removal of his i.pfieniiix at Ahington hospital, la finally well enough to return lo his 1 home ill Horsiiam at llie end of this. week.
¦ Jliss Grace Kau, uf Horsham, lias the first hutch of baby cliicks of tho I .season. .She has only Khode Islana : Keil.s, and these cliiiks liatching out '. .seem liealihy and sturdy enough to I wilhsland the rigors of the se-.i.son. I -Ali.ss Annahelle Fell, of Horsham, I who was operated upon for appeiidicl- j tis recently at Abington hospital, has , j recuperated   und   is   now   visiting   willi
iier giiindpiirents  In   Do.vlestown. I     llorshiuii   I'arent-Teachers'    as.socfa- '. tion   will   Tiieet   on   Thui-sday   evenlns I in  the  Jloisham  grade  sehool  huilding. ;-Vomination   and   election   .of       olllcers j will  follow  the Ijusiness meeting. Dur¬ ing   the   meeting   the   niemhers   will   be iiddressed ly both the viee pre.sident of I the Pennsylvania Congress, Jlrs. Ljiura (Ireenwood, iind  president uf tlie Coun- 1 ty  Federation,  Jlrs.   K.  Ihiymoud  Ana- I bier,
I A supper has been planned h.v the j llorshani Friends' montlily meeting j and will be lield in the meetinghouse, I Sixth-day  evening,  Jlarch  S.
The oyster supper held last Satur¬ day evening by tlie Aid society o£ Grace Criion cliurch was a fair suc¬ cess. Although not so many attended, many oysters were used. The commil¬ tee iliis not yet made a report of tho prollts drived.
The   morning   service   of   tlie   Grace
Union   cluircli   of       llursham      Sunday
w IS  led   hy  Dr.  Tiiniier, of   Wissinom-
tev.   Call's   Wils   absent,   liaving
steps of Rev. H. E. Baker. Rev. AVood¬ ring, preaching at the morning ser¬ vice, remJeved a flne sermon, the text of Avliicli was "The AA'ings of tlie Eaglo." At this service 10 new mem¬ bers AVCre received into tlit^ church. Tho choir sang special selection. A testament was given to the two vouuKest present. -A.llen Slavin and Eaniel Armstrong, Jr. Kev. \Vood- ring also addressid the coiA'iregation in the evening upon the sermon topic. "Jly Help Cometh from Ood." JllfS 1 Margiiret Smith rendered a vociiT sojo selection. During the morning service : the bai'tlsmal font, pr sented to the ; church hv the Busy Bee society at . EasKr in 11127, was formally dedicated! ty Bishop AVoodring. In Sunday .school; thWe Avere K7 preseni with one newi scholar iind thrv <¦ visitors. A banner I was given to the Ladies' class for the 1 largest attendance Kev. AVondrin- also spoke before this body* Collection \ was $10.7(1. The banner 1 lasses \\« re those of Jlrs. A'oung and AVilliam Moselv. Mrs. Brelsch liad the only star class. Jlidwefk prayer service is a cottage meeting this AVedncsday eve¬ ning at the home of Benjamin Jlosely, Senior choir pra^cH-e follows. Roth .iunlor nni> senior choirs practice F"i- day evening also in preparatory East, r  mi
Jlr.  Nase's      accommodating      clerks, AValter and Edward  Bookheimer.
During tho time that the work      of 1 School associatic
the director of young people's AVork for th'.- city of Cleveland.
Together with Jfiss Elizabeth Nut¬ ting, Jliss Sterretl I'ov.nded Cami Caledon o. L;ike Krie, the caniiJ thai is sponsored by the Krie County Sab bath    School   ajscciation,   and   wher'-
improving   the   Interior  of  Graco  Re¬ formed church I3 being done, tlie Sab
camps each year fo
conducts or^of it., j gprouse. ir'higli school girls       -ci...^,.
Moore, Dr. i-"rank Bauman, Jlrs. vin Hinkle, of Leonidgs Kealius, J:i. and Jlrs. Fred Bender and son Frel¬ erlck.
Jlr. and JIr.s. Joseph JlcCormlck and son. of Beihayrcs, and ReA'. tirif- fitli Lloyd were entertained on Sundiiy at tlie home  of Jlr. and Mrs. AValter
James   Baldwin   was   able   lo   return I j,^,, home   on    Friduy    last   from    Cheslnut ! ^'^n,,   j,,   xvai k.   N.  Y..  over   the   weeK llill    hospilal,    where    he   successfuli.%
Edward AA'alton,  who  hag  sold      20
.JIlss   Sterrelt   brings   to   tho   S-ahbath 1 a„ „ j ,    ,,,,   „ f.       , ,    ^   .        , „,
bath   school   sessions  Avlll  bo  held   In 1 school   work   a   charmir.s   per.onaht;. !^^^|| ^^j^^t" the   L mTk In the flre house at the usual hour. ! backed   by  a  thorough   experience   iult^Jo,^ i" ,"°   *"     "'"eklln   pike,   amii
underwent   an   operalion   for   llie   re moval  of  ulcers  of  the  stomach.
Lower Gwynedd troop, B, S, A., Wiis represented in the iinnual Seoul pil griniage to A'alley Forgo on AN'ashing- ton's birtliday Ijy 11 memhers. Scou»- iiiiisler Kempp was indisposed at the time, and Field Executive F-, N. AVelrc- el,   of   Nortii   AVales,    wus   in   charge
i tnd, Dr, Tanner conducted the enllre j .licrviee and addressed the congregation . on   the   subject  of   "The  Two   (.'losses."
There 'were 1)4 in Sunday school. Frea- ; (Tick Welter, of ilorsham, led the eve- [ ning service and addressed the congrc- : gation upon the "Kxodus of tho Is- : raelites." taking liis text from tliat I verse   in   Kxodus,   "Why   cry   ye   unto
me'/ Go forward." Jlidweelc prayer ser-
of   the   troop.   The  -trip   was  made  m i vice Avill  be held at the  home of Jn-.
The local hody plant is Avell under w.ay towards turning out scA'eral truck liiiilies, and thi'ie is con?siderable other puinting   iind  repairing.
.,,,,,...,. , , build  a  home  In  the  near  future   on
the local church arm m city nnd coun-|^})6 remainln" acres. ty  youn-r  people's       vV rk,  as  w*^-!!  as ' =  ' •
\Mhiahle  experience In  camp  direction and  teachlncr.
Sale at Jarrettown
Wiiriur Jiur.-Ji.v, reil estati hroIS r ol Willow Grove, reports having sold for the aceount of AVlHIiim Kapp and Christiana Kai p. Willow Grove, at¬ traolive gi'ounJ contiiining- *,. acres ! ami a 7-i'oom modern dwelling recent¬ ly huilt. .Situated on Jarrett road lit 1 .larrettown.   Sold   to   AVm.   J,   Kick.iVd, I!
Miscellaneous   Court. Jllscelliuuuus   iiKiiters   were   dispos¬
ed of before tlie court us follow
Commonwealth   vs.       John     Skweir violating   motor   vehicle   l.aws.   SetUeo Commonwealth   vs.   Stanley   Furlong non   support.   Settled.
Commonwciiltli   vs.   Lewis   JUCariy of   I'ottstown,   violation   of   motur   ve- i of   WhiU marsh.  At  time of .settlement i'V'''*^.,,'''^''''*'   Oontinu«d   on   account   of j MaiT Lukens, will move from  Edward Jlr.   Klekiii'd       will  convey  about    "i..   "'«'  illness  of  JlcCarty s  eoun.sel,  Nel-| AA'alton's  house,  on  the  Horsham  roan
Mr. and Jlrs. Robert Serrill spent Sunday with Jlr. and Jlrs. AA'alter Gordon  at   Xorth   AVales.
The Liidles' .Aid society, of Pros¬ pectville JI. K. church, will meet ill the home of Jljs. Kdward Boehner inext Tuesdav evening. [ Oeoi'ge Jlcirse, of Phlla.. visited Jlr. and Jlr.s Casper Briggs on AVashlng¬ ton's  birthday.
AA'alter Sprouse lost a hors5e on Jlon¬ day.
Chiirles   JlcClean   nnd   sister,       Jlrs.
convey
acres with the mod'.'i'ii dwelling to his son. Alvah W. Kiclciird and Jlary ]•;. Riikard his wife, of J reshertowP, Mr, nnd Mrs. --Mvah Rickard will oc¬ cupy this r-rop'rty as llieir home.
I son  I'.  l'"egle.v. i     Commonwealth    vs.    Russell i sentence,   conlinued   pending I investigation." '   '
Court   Aids
Shaver's   License   Revoked
The   autonioliile   driver's   licinses f th"j Kodney   W.   Shaver,   cliief   cf   police
Jenkintown,   lias  been   revoked   by   th Harmonvllle  Flre comi any  will holl'state   department   of  highways,   it  was their  regular   Jlarch   busines.s   me''ting ( revealed   recently,  for  his  parlicipiitlon this    Fridav    (venln'i.       The   biisi'.T-s meeting   of  the   Lidies'   .Auxl'trv   ¦¦¦: 1 be 'Uid     on   the   following     Thurs'i'.y eveiiill'.;.
Hatboro
Transfer   of Property According   to   lecuros   in   tht   ofllce of   the   recorder   of   deeds   .at   N'orris- of I tl wn. the legal nT;chinery of tho courts had to he put  In nu'tion thut transCc's of Di-i perty eoiihl he made.
Because Jlari-n E. Printz v.as th ' niinor wife ef Lcnils H. l^iinzt. it wa' necessiiry   to  have ri  gu.iirdiiin iippoint
and  Limekiln pike,  about April  l,"ith. Lestpi   ]     Jliss   Lillian   Kunz   spent  the  Avcek- further ! e,),]  in  the I'oconos.
1 Mr. and Jlrs. AA'altei" Fillman enter¬ tained a Ciird party at their home on Saturday  evening.
Marcus Edwards is h.aA'ing cold frames constiticted in order to grow eii'-lv  pliint  fer the spring.
Mr. and Jlrs. -Vithur Pertholf vis¬ aed iit the liome of Mr. and Jtrs. Frank  .Anderson  on  Sund.ay eA-ening.
i machines fiirnished by membera ot tho troop commillce. Tlie boys join¬ ed in the .activities nnd took delight in the snowball battle that feiiturea the day's events.
Lower G\ryncdd school board wm meet next Jlunday evening in tlie Siirlnghouse  school.
From a nervous collapse suftered'ill the time of the decease of his mother, Kdward .Sliields has recuperated suf¬ liciently to Vie out again.
AValter Bright. Jr.. Avho attends the AA'illianison Trade school, spent the last week-end and AVashlngton's birth¬ day at home.
-¦A. group ot members of the Lower Gwynedd Girl  Scout troop under Cap
and Mrs. Gus AVindisch in rhiladel¬ phia. The nomination of ofhcera in the Aid soeiety to the churcli which Avas held last week icsulted as follows; i'resident, Jlrs. Lloyd Trauger; A'ico president, Jlrs. Andrew Jlack; secre¬ tary, Jlrs. H.irold Tyson; treasurer, Jlrs.   Klmer  Polls.
The cross on the Grace Union church of llorshani lighted tor the flrst time lust week waa a very impressive spectacle.
Mr. and Jlrs. Fr.jnk Car.v, of Dresh¬ er, called on Jlr. and Jlr^i. AVilliiim .M. Taylor,   ot   Jair^,"T\n,   on   Sunday.
--\ Whippet Ciir e.f,j.v ' jii ed the Avo'-st .^ of a'boul with  one o"  the   liirge   I": il- lipsburg  busses   that   travels       Eastoa
at
In   Ihe   f.llill   accident.   January   2-1
Gerniantuwn   pike   and   Chemleal   1
when   AVaii'cn   Kodenbaugh  Wiis  killed, i ed   for  the   wife   that   the   property  at
The  license  of  Kalph   Cragcr,  of Ilan-I Hatboro  could   lie   sold   tu  AViirren  W
over  Heights,   Pottstown.  was  revokec! ', Cornell and Surah E. A'erkes. The gun
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because  of recklesa driving.
diiin i'.rp' inted  was Chailes lU'liii.
—The Pottstown Puhlic LihraiT A.o- sociation elected Jlr.s. Elizabeth Gude- broad, president: Jliss Catherine He.a- !y, secretajy, and Elmer E. Saylor. ' I'en surer.
tain  (.'atherine  AVolf attended a  Scout   ^^^^   dully,       'i'hc   collision       oceui-reil
rally in Jenkintown last Sat-.irday eve ning.
Mi?s Catherine Trego, of Philaacl- pliia. A-lsited with Jlr. and' Sirs. Abrahtini  Boo^ on Friday la.st.
Guard  Asks  Pay  for  Kick .\   queer   compen.-ation    ca        eamt before Referee H. 11. Keller, sitting at .Noi-ristiiwn. ¦ Roswi 11   C.   Hcyb-'-rry.,   : giiiird  at  the  Jlontgomery eounty  jail asks   $23"..Ml, repiesentlng  the  amount ex| ended for medical care after he had h en  kicked  by a  refractoi-j-   prisoner, llayberry    has   been   iible   to   w-ork (cmtinuouslv   nnd   is  seeking  only  the vsoi-nt of tie doctor's bills.
Sund.ay evening on 'ihe highway be¬ low Horsham, when tho AAHiippet took. up too much of the ro.ad and receiv¬ ed a smashing blow in front, Nono Avas seriously injured, but the AA^hip- pet car avus hadly damaged. Tho bus 'was not dented.
Horsham ba.seball players AVlll meet on Tuesday evening, Jlarch 12, to foi'Tn their team and pian for tho season of J!»2!i, as well iis make returns for the mlmilrel show Avliich Avill derive suf¬ licient receipts to start them 'well fin- aneiiilly at the beginning of the sen- son.
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