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The Ambler Gazette ^^OL. XLIX-NO. 38 AMBLER. F OCTOBKR 27, 1927 .«1.75 A ^ FAR * AND COLD POINT ITEMS CF LOCAL INTEREST TO READERS Cold Point Church Chicken Supper -.¦ Harmonville Fire Co. Dinner a Sue- ; cess—D. I. N. Girls Active — 'Rev. D. A. DraPer Much Improved —Re¬ vival Services Held. The Coiu l^oini cliuich chicken ;iiu,- ' pel- ,s tlie tvfciit of lilt weeic. This , t..iluiui»y cv«ii.r.fe' in Ciild Point hull this moiislious iiltair Is to be a re- plka of thoso of previous yeurB. Coul I't.uit supper.s uif kno\sii lo luiinj. '1 hey are excellent and lUc serveil \v;ih l.ujte. This is to he complete in every, Uetall. Conveyances wili he^ supilied | tor tliose who must walk from Ply¬ mouth MeetiuB or I'lymoutli also tn 1 LAOIES AI m MEETING OF THE MCNTGOMERY . COUNTY FEDERATION Centre. r\iiriisliea. Interesting Program —Among Prizes Won North Wales Captures Second Place for Beauty of Floral Arrange¬ ment—Urged to Vote. .Mrs. Allen .M. Criiijj; ar.d sevenil meniher:( of the Colony Ciuh of Am¬ hier, jouineyeil to IJala on Uct. 21, to atlend the fall mectintJ of the .Monr- Honiei-y Counly l-'edeiatiou of Women's Club. llala-Cywiiyd club ailed as hos¬ tess in Uieir henutiful new club hou.se. Those not altendina missed a iiive treat, us this is a wonderful chi.i home, and too much cannot he said in | ^M. iJoizoB sueh I 'i'he'''^l^i"vn'^"^>ollier tiuartet, of PblU- praise, as the fuinishings arc sueni^rum delphia, has heen oUiained. l-u'eial llmt the members mny feel Mstty | y^j^,,, NORTH WALES. Alls. KniniM Horer luus returnei' home from the hosjiital, where she \va.- u patient with a fractured hip bon_, and i.s stiiying with the Uimily or .i sister, .Mr. and Mrs. Oswin Aile.jacn, on North .Muin street. Haljih .Sheiuer is home from tue Lcgionnaiie inp to the hattleflelds of I'-urope, and .Miss Anna Kohl, an army nurse, bolh in the hue war In Kuroi/p nnd iiiemheis of the locul Donald ;irc- Cleod Po«l, A. D., will be home tlils week. ,-Vbel <). I'rice, secretury of the locul hoard ol trade, hus completed anil .sle,Illy will oe<upy his spacious nt-r' home' ailjoinint; the Odd Fellowr^ temple, on -North .Main street, •N'orlh Wales IJrnnch of Needlewoi.; tluild of .\meiica will hold their an¬ nual mietiny and exliibition or ga.- meats o„ Tliursday, -Nov. 3rd. A lur.t,e lot of the latter is unticiputed 'oy ti.c directors. Ilaily day was observed In 91. Luke's Iteformed Sunday sehool on Sunduy morning. The audience inoni wus packed lo the doors. Pustor .loliii had charsje of the pro- CAPTAIN OM LECTURE, NOV. 8! LAID TO REST UPPER DOBLIN; iD DATE FIXED FOR HIS ENGAGEMENT AMBLER REMAINS INTERRED IN THOMAS' CEMETERY ST. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF IN- TEREST Announcement Made at Kiwanis Club Adoipted DaoEhter of Mr. and Mrs. Meeting—Frederick Todd Addresses i Fred Slater Believed to Have Corn- Members on "Vision and Acc&mpi i.i- I mitted Suicide from Melancholia — ment." ! Graduate N'jrse by Protesslon. Witii llic rapid and timely recovery On Tuisday aflernuon froju hor la: of Capaln Irvina OHay irom iiis lare lionie, private .services iii eharb'e o. illness ilie date Ainbler will be enle.- Hev. X. U. (Jroiun were conoiuti..: tuined by this iioUibie speaker hu.-: over the leuiaiiis of the late Hu;. ueen set lorward to Tuesday, -Novein- Slater, adopted diiughter ol -Mr. is tiie liealine of Uraee Lnroii The l^iidies' ^Ud l!<e .suppor Liua llie lire uall. A Jlrs. l>'red Slater, of I'ort ¦Wasliiiiyi..i,. intennent followed in St;. Tilolll.^^ cenietery, VViiiteiiiiarsh. The deceased, 20 yi urs of age, imii mitted suicide riaturilay niyht i'- shoolinsr herself in the head. S... wus the udopted duusliler of !• r .Slater, Sunimit Avenue, Fort ^\u^. inyton, und was a nurse in the Pen. ber S. This clianse in date has mater iaily assisled the .Vnihler Kiwunis club in niakinj;- airanyenieiits for ii'.s appearance hex'e. The Kiwunis has ael forth every effort to lill ihe audllur- \ ium of lile Amhier opi-ra liouse to ! in.spire llie enlhttsiasni of Cuptuiii „ America and the stores and O'liay who has promised his best cf- ilaiers of^eliicken and vegetables Will proud. i shops are ijreparlnt; fer Hallowe'en forts in repaying Anibler tor its coin- - ¦jTserved and every detuii is complete The district president, Mrs. Ahi-.ihaiii ;i,id ar.nual luasiiuerades. No spccnu tesy iu relmeiuishing- h.s rcceni oii:i- sylvania hospital, I'hiladelphia. Slie n- t r the evening. Supper wiil be serv-; nmin Hn.ss, «ave a resume of tlicjpurude will be aiveii this year. gallon of Oclober IS. turned lionic Saturduy iiiiiht in a njel ¦id from 5.30. 1 I'ckets are 75 eents, and , work do.ie al the ;jjd annual conven-I _\|,.y ^^ Uncolu Saxton contInu,«' Aunouneeinent of tlie llnal arruiiK>-- i on the sick list. uients was made- ny tin- cuiiiniitlei- at -Mrs. H. i-iear has reoov'ered from her the meeling; of the club, Tuesday eve- fall, ning, al Hotel Kesbitt. The aiiendaiKi' .Mrs. John ilartin has disposed of | was larye and representiuiv s her household goods und will resuni ¦ of good spirit, and the attenuauce her residence in the city and a pos.-; aveiugo wus yiven a grand boost. I erts, supervisor of arts, from, tne , tion in a departmSTil store. j Visilors from the (liens,iie Kiwiuiri I'liiliidelphia public schools. j The new parking oidiiiancp Is |>u>.-, club W. T. P. Hoberls, I'd, and John lier specimens of druwiiigs executed I zling local and tiMii-sii-nt molorists. .M. Heading. .Mr. Koberts had a lew hv children from the Kirst p;rade lo ' Our Ladies' Civic club won second words to -say in behalf of his elu... the High school, displuved remarkable Prize for displuy ol cut flowers at the i He was uuite insisiant that the Am atiia Many ' brlginul| dniwinKt: <:i>ii"ty meeting of clubs at I'.ulu-, bier Kiwanians, which he termed a '<"yllw•^•d the last week. in.U ivi ..i >; Miization anil one widely ' Harold Kull) and bride returncu recognized as a leudi r in local ac- lioine On .Monday to rtnd their newiy j tivities, visit the (ilenside elub meef- compleled home. Fourth and (Jhurcli ing some Thursday evening, either in streets, decorated. ia body or as a visiling comiiutlee, und Our Hre depariment will urge coun- see the responsible strides that i)o:»y buy a new pumi.er, for wun I is making in buildin 60 cents for ehildren. tion of the Pennu. I'edi'iution of Wo- Mis^ Florence Mosely entertained on mens Clubs, held in Pittsburgh, unrt; SL'urday even.ng a nuniber of Iier iinny inlerestinn ideas were hrouK'.it lii4iius at a masquerade party at licr forth. home in liarmonville. j Seviial very inspiring talks were iulh .Marie, daughter of Mr. and given, among which were Miss lloi;- Da'i.iel Armstrong, of Harmon- has b<-en very Ul. Mrs, vii I.irs. John K. Karr, of Ccnue Siiuare, formerly a resident of I'lymouth Meet¬ ing, is reported to be tiuiie sick. A supper of roast chicken served to more than 275 diners last Saturduy evening by Uie Harmonville were exhibited showing Uevi'iihle progress fronx firemen and auxiliary is one ot the llnest ana ,,,,p„, most successful benelits given, by tn.iii- ^^^.^ Imogene Oakley, Ma ride ilmost uiihe- young cliif- writer for organiza.ion, anil Mrs. •'V«''i;5^,_,'";'.;,;^" the I'ublic Lrf..dsei-, gave a very Inter- and i-as- ¦ne Liightkep, who had com- "'f, ' """.i- -"."o-.. „.~ t.i-u virv uratelul for > "•"^""f'' •^^'^^ "" oeauty. 11 13 Judged Mr. and Mrs iionald Peck, ot llai-! old Uracefully, " bringing forth the j and is reiiainting ' ' frundmolher ofiiMain street. ¦ ...nlvilTe eiiterUUned Miss Ma.-y Ma-p.a.st differem^e in tlie grundm son of Conshohocken, on Sunduy. 1 toilay from what she wa; i^iv nd Mrs Morris Williams, who, few years ago, her character were former lesidents ot Plymouth , taken from the book. "Madam Mating are reporied to have eloseil ^ wonutn of 78. iheir home in Palo Alto, Cal., and will | .,-„,.,.£, „,as also a coloi-ful wirtter in. fje'ng iieach, near the> j.^,, ,iowers, the Ardmore ImSe^ of lheir daughler, Mrs. Robert „i„g ^..^t prize for the m Mitten V, , ' blooms. Nortii Wales took .- l'. N. Gins ciub ot Cold I ornt ,||^, „j(jst beautiful arrangemen duced .Ur- l''rederick Tudd, a se;ienii- 11c e.xpert of the expeiiiiienlal dejiart- aneholy stale of mind because of heallh, and luter, it is suid, she secu. 'd possession of her father's revolver and ihe sujiposition is she went to the lake on tlie liodensiein esti.r. where she took her lile. When she did not return home Mr. Slater became' iilanned and enlis.'ef. neighbors (o assist hiin in trying ,i. Ilnd his ilaughler. A visit was paid t. Sl. Thomas' cemetery, where it was iielieved she had gone, as she was . tin* habil of visiting the grave of her aiKli)ted mother, but a search there I'ailed to reveal any evidence or a i.' cent visit, und the scuri-h was contin tied at the Hodenstein estate, which i.. near her own home, and i.)r. A. .1 Craig, who was assisting in the seare: came uiion her lifeless body lying on I the hank of the lake. i .Miss Slater vvas of athletic nulnii , having been graduated from the Sar- igent School ot Physical Culture, lios iton, before her entrance In the Tlni¬ versity Hospital as a sluiloil : nurse. She was graduated as a nur.--' in 1!)^:;. with a record of unusual abil ity, and after serving a year and ;: half in the hospital, entered private nursing, in which she liad since beci i engaged. I A yeur ago, it was suid aV the i;iil- I versity liospilal recently, .she contrue Grace Union Church Activities— New Public School Nearly Rc;,dy — Com¬ munity Meeting to Discusj Horsham Civic Aftairs. A chicken suppei' the activilli's ot the church of Horsham, siotdety ju-xj giving i'^'iilu.v e-veiiiii.'.^' in Utll <-ouise 111'al will be- serveii irotn 7 o'cioeli on for *1. This is a benent for tile church ijuilding fund. Thu L,adie.s' Aid sueiely of tiie Orace Un¬ ion oliurch, 111 addition to tlie supper, will Jioid a masiiuerade pai'ty on ilat- lowceu night, October 31. This is vo Le a iJonimunity allaii-, and every ono is invited to attend nitisked ana .a costUJiie. There uiil be an admission taken at the dour for llie cJiuriM building' fujid. An oyster supper is being plajuied as another benefit tor Uie Uraeo Union ehurcli and will bo held In. Horsham lire hall on Nov¬ ember 11). It will ii*>l !)« loiiig betore tlie iiciv Horsliam grade school v.'ill tie in u.-?<^. j The linishing of Uie detail wuni oa : tlie inti'iior of the building is a mas¬ ter of day.s. Oulside, board walks writ I be mado lo lake the place of pave- R^tirt chu^n'lre'"entn-ossed in tne ^vuitemll^'sircTiptuVed "thYrd f.ir the fivo of '^ "ew'iy arrived daughter at their; .Vwheie'uie/y'Ts "lio \,s','m''u,ere w^n',',! Baptibi onureii ^ ..„ii,.,.tiinr and , ,....,i,„,,. ^,-,„.,.i..i,^„.r. ci,,!,. ei,.i> home last week. The mother was for- progress." naie is no j "Men with vision," he stated, "ai- compllshed the greatest tliinv tmhiy. : T>..ti'i-,i-,.i-,..i ''"' '"¦'¦''' "^ 'iilei'esting others to lei- i^^r""'"^::.: oid F;ii:;w;; i;::; r;:en ^pp^d "loi"^^"''^.'» '^-'^"¦"hushed tmough duu-itable work of '-^"''"'''''•K ^j ^„.. eontriouting ^^arnJ&nls i aid of ^he Needlework Oulld ol America. ent ?Ms met ast Friday evening and de- tldl^ upon Ulis work for tl.e mon h. The garments to be collected are ull - ¦^atef/'for the -^l^^'-ttln """ 1.10" , doTng. Piuladelphla. 1" '-^^ ft' 'fnotlier yeJr Almost every subject for the an club, ollicers elected foi ano^^^^ ^^^^^ community in gener we«-e^ '';^f,s -rictTa l/r yl? v.-.e,al is taken up, and through the eo largest ba.skets: .Norristown Civic olub ! I'onie last week. The mother was for won honorable, mention for their dis-!>n«»'ly money order clei-li in our posi.- nlav I oniee. ' j:dess one attends . these meeUngs j J-Jj'^, Alcott, ^a^iast^ chief of Tar one cannot realize the work the clu;> women, of toduy The rpper .North I'eiiii liraneli the .Montgomery County Chrisli; I'^nileavor Union lii-lil its annual f. rally in the .Methodist i'^plscop churcli, l.rii,nsihile, on Hunduy, with record-oeraking attendance of 25u 'I'he novel feature introduced by Odd Fellow.s, has been appointed to aeteni&>fciint,''^T n.^„,!;i„e "^ l'i<'1 The novel feature introduced by ti. the ollice of district deputy grand intrTrtSi?!-" " ^'^^'on I braxieh •«>*-iw-vi^g tho meeilng on , patriarch of the lower district ' of Tiie .'rioi't «..i f,„-ii, i, n- , ! .Sunihiy afternoon, insti'ad of il. .Montgoniery county hy the grand en-1 ,.,h ^,.. ^ .^ n,,/ ^ . " l^'"''''" evening on a week-day. ciimpment held at lUibois the Piist : i.'ViVie,] 7„ eni,..^^'^^^^^^^^ ''"' '" I The meeting was in charge of Wil ;week, to succeed Samuel F. Troutnia^V i'^-.''''""-"' '" *"« "-^¦oniplishnient there- liani 11. .Knders, of J.ansdaie, pres Mr. and Mrs. ful work being done by women's clunsjaon. Ueorge and his iniile have 1 am i visited the parental home here. 1 Charles Patterson's buses took a lot ndl Do not forget the first "oridge class | of North Walers lo the Switchbacic M,r. ¦^""/";^'„.r ,',r„or from Frank- ful work being done by women s . rdtt"Jhc^r"ho;.: ^ii^Com'polrit <lur-,one niay^wel, be proud to say, ": ins the week-end. Sheller and | Do not forget the first -oridge t^fly ^f'cold Point,"rd ?he.rormer.a|at U-. l^-r.o^ ^rs./.amos_0'Brle,. l.st week. father, who visite attended tion of Jjkiglev •BroU Uent the and is '^he Plymouth Meetins Boy Scouts 2S. in the f--^, °'did"ot mTss'I^o'in- "^DrnTt-forget don.ntlon to the Kee- " Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kulp and some Kev. H. A. fJi aper. "lu pnnadelphia i dleworU Guild send .same to your neighbors motored to Mauch Chunk nual scout 1 oun on in ^fhi^ t^J^^ied director before Oct. Slst. jand other mountain points. ed in charge of Tt is also asked that every clut> I Hari-y Ilall, foreman in the mill of tablished and his ideal or vision sui.- '^'"'¦'^ slantiated the budy of Halph S. Adams, of Lansdale, on Ue niT,«.. iie.f .,7 .!,„ I., 1 '"'^\,.""'"'¦* deavor societies are ti'iiining yoinr. meanini '-tf la, Ml •''^"'V"'' ^^?'';"''' P^«P'« f"'' ««"-i'^^ »"" leadership meaning to build. And so today ' *^ ' . ..j last Saturday. in sauads und place con"..petent leadei-s and some 'went I member he sure to. vote on November j Luther H. Shearer who has been laid I up for two months with rheumatism, the Comiy, "¦"."'¦ ¦ i.i'':.s,irr troon In that man- 8th. "P ior two montns wun rneun with 'f'f'^''°'" ° \;°^.^' tSien can' 01 ' Thoro is a prlj:e oftered "oy the State has recovered and has rented ner all the Liojs wtic i. - ,,„,,„„,,,.^„ f„,. (i,p l.nrcost norrentnco fnnnor homo nf Mls.i Uj-jilo t^^K^Ari^^?" "i AnibierVto attend i u^^llontgo'meo'cJunty'un'lon, exteml- ^iZl'^r^ i^n^"^ sei-vices at the ^d g-reeUngs in behalf of the coun- Ambler opera house Sunday after- ,v Rev. Everett D. Decker, D. D,. It.- Xb'sh^w^^Ho'In^; •?' 2.30 o'clock. The .^'i pasior was in clmrfe'e of the iiule. ^w.i =»^,!^/ ^.i'""';^^,'''" "".^"''^"•-Ihour period, and gave the greeUng.-^ ?o^t.en^ n . H , ^¦"''"^ imanlmoiisly |i„ i,eh'alf of his society in the absence TV,i. JL.».^ '*°''^' , e of the 1 resident, Hariy M. Hun.socr The secretary wus later given In-iger, on acQpunt of illness in the fani- structions to send to Mrs. Stewart I... D.'ivis, wife of Kiwanian Davis, a "oou¬ quet of flowers. Mrs. Duvis, It wa.- ABET. F. HAMTOT. l!elutivo.s in I'lymoutli Centre of "^Ji Mh'oriVed a"-siilendid opportunity to Federation for the largest porrentago, fonner home of Miss Lizzie '"^l^f'l^^n of.Uev. D.. A., l.i.p-!;:;:^e" Ahn t.^havej^^^^en. v-n. in. ^npany. _ two^big n^.^ind.st.es -«f^„^^^^^Chest^^ . j completing their plans for building. 1 ' OBITUARY One is the Adam. Schmehl Co. plant .. for agricultural machinei-y, coal yards. etc., l-'itth and A\"alnut streets, and I another the Siner Shale Brick Co.. ^, opposite (ireen I..uwn Cemetery, iioui ..\li.'l l'\ Hamel. ot -Mont Clare wero.,,,.^ iiwaiting side track facilities to ipiite shoi'l:."! at his sudden deniisr. | ^.^j,,, .^„,, ^^^ business, on TuesdiO of last week. He was ag'.'il . l>hotogriiphs were lallen of the Ord 70. I Umd mark, the l^ar Itestaurant bulla- Mr. ITamel was in iv-nr lioiilth lor , j^g hist week previous to its being ra^- .-ime lime, but news of his deatl. , j^,,, for the new block of stores, . Coldbere- wis chased bv Hiri-i- r'iv,i l-oniiiig .at a timo when his condition | -phe residence of A. N. Weikle C'n I p.iVio or>^o lLti^f,!wJ^^iJ.,»r^ s<H.med favorable was a shock to,ji,,i„ g,. ,,,,^ j„, „,,«i„,«s i,,„ek on ,'^^\'^\^\^^%i'^''^^^'°^''jj'^^^ Tne annual ian rany 01 tne jun.o.s I a wkle ^-irclo of frienHs tmd rohitive. second street in which is the 'Iron 1 ^VW low Grove who ^^f?^^ns ' ^"«1 Intermediates will 7>e held at tlu iro sm'nt praetic.illy .ill hs life in Lantern Cafo," of Eugene Moll, the ! "{^ulV C ^h^ clr as tl^^A^ were wa^^^ '-" Mont Care, and wis a member of th- Memorial Library and .in audilorium i f^t^^n the 'ide of n road Bird srVrte.i ' (i^iy afternoon. November 13th. <:r<'en Troe Chureh of tho Brethren. 1 have been seized by the sheriff. I n m.rsiiW nf h» hit v,, .r^re ,it;.^^ Jle al.so held membership in Kstohago smuel C Krieble has completed a ,"[:''!"" ''ly^^V.^'J-'^Tr-^nt^J^ "•" Tribe <f Red Men. For the last nine | fine new Sample home on his lots on i^g^,'^^^^"^ '^ i^^^l^oPf^^J^ •^-^i^^.^^-'^^.f ,^^^^^ viavrs ho w.as employod with the , Beaver street. | lenmg ponce or tne accuunt, hut f.iil- Phoenix Iron Company as a carpen- 1 A deU'gation of residents from er. of I'lymoulh Meeting, is happily ijuite imi.i'oved. Hev. IJniper was ril last we^ii .villi a liglu attack of pneu¬ monia, whicii together with ii nei-\'oaa e<illapse phiced him in a serious con¬ dition, which caused lhe anxiety of all j in Uie village and his many., frienus I in the congregation and withoui. ' Flowers were sent from many and fruit and custiirds iilso arrived from manyi of his congregiition. Among the scores 10 visit him during his houi-s of recuperation have been Ilev. and Mrs. Clyde E. Morrison, presiding elder, frorn Blrdsboro and Mrs. iloycT, of Norristown, wiio hiul been iiuile intimate with him in fonner pastor¬ ates. Rev. Morrison was a former chum. Mrs. Emanual JIurray, of Plymouth Meeting, is recuperating from an op¬ eration for the removal of her ton- i Editor Aids Police. -V four-mile chase after ,a lilt-ano- run driver, froim Willow Grove to Abington. ended in the an-est of Samuel Goldberg, 26lh street neur Berks, after his ear had crashed into the rear of a machine in Aliington and later struck a woman, who sufter¬ ed concussion of the brain and cms iind bruises. ily. I Special selections of musJC wen r(*ndered by the Zion .Mennonite ,in<' ' lioehm's Heformed society of Bin.- ! Bell. Blind children from Kin'jr of Prii.- sia rendered several selections. The I song service was conducted by Sam ; uel S. Franklin, of Lansdale, assisted iby Miss Annn G. Muore, of Souitoi- . ton, at the piano. Holl call showed an attendance ..r ' 34 from the Souderton society. 23 fVoni the Towamencin SohwenkfeOders, .:: from the l.iin.sdale Schwenkfelders, rl each from the Lansdale Evojigelicul;- itnd the Boehm's Reformed socle•-•. nnd 12 from the Methodist church There were 17 visitors. The annual fall rally of the Junloi Sun- ails. ter. Mrs. Thomas Gill, who resides at tlie home of her daughter, Mrs. Ch.arieij HJioads, in Piyiuouth Centre, has un- <lergono an X-ray ex.aminatlon and is now quite ill and under the observu.- t on of 111"- doctor. J'lrs. 7: r laih Di-aper, of Plymouth " j'tihi. -a I'ten quite indisposed (""x hei. .y cold for the past weUit. ._>...^ Lemuel Rodebaugh, of Ply¬ mouth Centre, is reported ill in bed. The attending physician has not, how¬ ever, found lier condition serious. Th© county commissioners in the repair of Buller pike from Plymouth Meeting to Haimonville have neuriy completed tho Plymouth Meeting end of the stretch as far iis Spring Jtill road. The plko at this Jioint will be | ""til closed to Harmonville and a detour opened betwoen the two villages ovwr I I.e JJpring Mill road. The congregiation "of the Cold Point Baptist church heard two splendid sermons Sunday preai^hcd by former pastor. Rev. Clarence Firman, of Penn Sqiiiire. Rev. Firmen su|iplie>d the pui- pit in the juiscnco eif tho jiastor. m the evening the Brown Brothers" ipiar- tet from thn city sang a nuniTior of negro epirituala, which were ver>- In- spi'l'ig in their theme. Mid-week pi-iiy- 01 n.eetlng is held Thursd.ay evening' I,. Uie eliureli. j 'Wilkes-Barre in a oig auto bus came A widow survives .as well as two | (jo'wn and took a view of North Wi. •- iniindeh Idren. W'ilrae- and Eliz-abeth, Park on Sunday, sen and daughter of Wimor L. and Frank S. Kriebel, Inp to mention the injuring of Mrs. Hoffman, who was taken to Abington Memorial Hospital by George B. Strat¬ ton. of Collingale, School Dedicated Helen M. Hamel. of Plj-mouth Centre. , the water company, is" hlmfl^m "J i'^'''^'" ^^""" ""'' Miigistrate Thi^ro are also four children: visit to relatives in New Jersey. I Charloc. H. Hamel. 'Wilmer E. Hamel, Cforgo A. Hamel and Mra. AVilson'l (Marv F.) Christman. I Charles Meredith Feted. The funer.al w.as held Saiturd.aly af- j Charles M. Mered.th. of Quiikenown. ternoon at the home ot his son-in-law. ^a native of Norristown, was the gue.-i Wilson G. Christman in Mont Cl.are. j of honor at a testimonial dinner giv- Tho new I'pper . Morekmd High school ,at Willow Grove was dedlciited Saturdi*,- with exercises in wh'ci pupils ai»d \-arious o-'-aaizations in Golberg was held in Sl.f 00 b<a.l for i *e section p.artlcipated. •m-n f -A- fetUtire of the eyent was the mass ¦""'"' formation of I.l- Interment was makle at Green Tree e„ Saturdny afternoon at the Adelphi cemeten-. j Hotel, Philadelphia, by nCVvspaper puu- For 45 years Mr. Kerper resided .at 1 Ushers of Bucks and Montgomeiy Cold Point, but has lived in Norr s- I counties. town for about ten 10 years. He w.as j His associates planned the event Ciirpenter by occupnticn and .active as ii. tribute to the Quakertoivri edllor a short time before his liiFt who w.as elected jn-esldent of the Na- illness. • tional Editorial Association of its rr- He is survived by his widow. Caro- cent annuel convention. line Dewees Kerper, and the following Among Iho.se who ixirtitrlpalea ir children: Mrs. A. L. Bartholomew. | the progi-am were Joseph R. Grundy. Presidei.t of fhe Pf nnsylvania Manu facturers Association. .St4ite Si'jin.lor with whom he resided: Joseph Ker¬ per, of Germantown, .and Mrs. -Wl- liani Henns, of Tioga. He leaves no criindchildre.n GEIORGE F. KERPER George Kerper, NoiTistown, . died Saturday morning iit Montgomery Hospital. ikftor an illnes.'^ ^a three weeks. Mr. Kerper who wa-s 11 hr.s 7Sth year, was tl.o «on of Lovi iiiid Miiry korper. of IJarren HiU. where Ills ancestors settlecl nianiy yoars age James S. Bovd, of Montgomery- coun¬ ty, Judge Kn.ght, ol Ambler; Sen ¦- tor Clarence J. Buckniiin. of Bucks county, .and members of the Legislii¬ ture from both counties. Other guests Includod men prominent in the news- ivniier fi-aternity in this section. Elwood S. Moser. editor of the Collogevllle Independent, und dean ot the editors in the NinUi Congresaloiml district, was the toastjiiasler. nd a cnmp.anion. .Samuel Gar- lormauon 01 iin American fl.ag nick, of 28th street near Montgomen- P'"*'''"' ^'""^^ .^^¦^^F "^"^ boys' foot- avenue, was held in $000 b.all as „ b.all teams pi lyed games^ Music ! was- fui-nisljed liy the band of Glens do j Chapter, Patriotic Sons of America. i A. M. Kiilp, super'ntendent of Mont- material witness. Reliaious Census of Ambler A i-eMi-'ous census of Ambler .'.nd vie nit-.' will be t.aJcen bi-'-inning Octo¬ ber :'7th, itnd continuing until Novem¬ ber Srd, or until the census is com- j.leted . 40 rer»resentnfives of practoally all the congrecrations .and n.arishes of Aniblor and Port "V\'.a.shington, includ¬ ing the Upper Dublin Lutheran and .=!t. Thomas' Epdoop.al church, have volunte<'red to iindert.ake the census. Tho JiurpnRe is to obtjiin in- forniiit on r«dative to the religious .of- niiiiUorifl and Incl luations of those who hiive iM-eome residents of Arnbler and vicinit.v in rocent month.", and others interested, in the welfiiJ-e of relgious i>r-iri 111 iziit ions. Tlio c^iiiBus will be ujidenominati ona] 11 evei-y respect. No funds will 1k' solciled. The c<in.'^i*'. is in line v,-itli work of a similar nature now be ng lono in Philadolphla and many other o'tit>a iiOUd t-oimnini.iti*^ tli.tioiig'.lK.iu the iiiilic!!. gomen' County schools: Ralph H. Smith, .'-uperintendent of schools 'it Ijimsd.ale. and Leonard .-Viilsti'n L«t- t ntrer, siijiervising rn-inc^iJaJ of fpper Moreland Townsiiiii schools -,vei-o sjx'.okers. Hatboro School Band Ttjachers of the Hiitbero scho.ils liave made arrangemeni.> to emiiloj '"•ref. Lugi V.aleno. -¦•! o has boen tejich ng wind and su-.: _ instruments, with remarlcible success in the Doy¬ lestown hip'i school, to teiich the boys luid girls ol iliQ Hiitboro school. Mr. V.aleno goes to tho school on Friday of each weelc Ho is te<aching tho tvnpils to play, and all pupils who talie lessons will be admitted to ;in orchestra or band wh;oh he will or¬ ganize. A letter has been sent hy Professor li. A. Shields to parcnia of pupils urgini; Ihem to infbie'.c.o the r c>'n. Are.ii to tillie the ori..i"c'otr.U oours*- j ments, which will not he hujlt of I concrete unlil the newly lilled-ln ter¬ race hits UiorougUly .s»iiN|:cd. Tho boiu-d expects to change the scholitra of the Hoi-shani scliools to this luilia- ; ing sliui'Liy latcr Uie lirst of -'Novein- i ber. j Florence, daughter of -Mrs. l-'iU'i Fill- I man, or HorsliuJU, Inis been very nl j with fever lUid has been under the I ob.s<!i-vation of an attending pliy.>jro- j ian, for diagnosis of the case. j .Mr. and Mrs. Ciiarles Huthei-ford, of Jlallowell, enteruuncd John Art^- bers, of Wayne Junction, on .Suiiaay. .Miss hJniily Winner, of Wyconiue. i was a. vh-itor at the home or .Mr. and jAii's. i'runli Korker, in lloi'snam, lor I seveixil days Lhis week. Mr. and .Mrs. Kdwiird Crlbi* and fainfly, of Horsliam, visiteil frienus in Chesswolil, Del., over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Williiim Uowns ana Charles loihner, ot Hoisham, motor¬ ed to SouUi Jer.sey, Tliursuay, anU there .spent the week end on 1114 farm ot the formei's fatlier, Mi'. Jaiucs Downs. A pai'ty Wiis given at the homo of '; Mr. ajid Mrs. Shirk in Horsham, Sat- . urday evening, ut which a nuniDer of I the neighbors and friends enjoyed a meJ-ry timo. I Plans for an open coniiiiualty j meeting .ue in process and will be ' Bpon.sort><l by the Lower Horsham Civ¬ ic association. Tlie object' Is to In- , terest bolh nien and women of tne ; villago of Horshani 'in civic affairs and ' Jirogress. It Is lo be a real eommun- 1 ity get togelliei- meeting and everyone I is eligible to attend. Mioi!ila.v even- , ing, Novemiier 14, has been set for I this affair, which will be hc>M in tne . Horsluim flre hall. An excellent pro¬ gram is contemjilated. ' Mi.ss May Hynear, of Ambler, siient , Sunday wiUi J. W, Freas and family, of Horsham. I Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Forker itnd ; children, of Tac<iny, and Mr. and ; Mrs. George Lear, of Willow Grove, ; were entertained by Mr. and -Mrs. Frajik Forker. of llorsham, Suiulay. I The Horsham AUilotic association 13 'formuliuing the idea of holding a smoker in 'December. Riiymond PottS ;and a committoe is arranging the d,e- I tails in pre'paration for the orent. ic jls very likoiy that Uie smoker will be held in Hiitboro, and ii nuni7>er of the neighboring baseball clubs will bo invited to pai-ticipate in the enter¬ tainment. . Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stewart iuiil family, of Springfleld, Delaware coun- I ty, visited Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cur- • lett. in Davis Grove, Saturday. j Guests of Mr. and Mrs. AN'illiani Veach, residents of the K. G. K. homo in Davis Grove, on Sunday were Mr. and .Mrs. R. C. Ixingstreet and son, Bob7>y, of Drexel Hill, and J. K. Longstreet and Miss Annie Longsireet, of Gei-mantown, A Jelly |iarl> of your jieople from the .iii-i-eit".'n .\r. }¦': .^'.ndav school onioyod ii "nature hunt" on Saturdar iiftern' en 'ist Bong divided ln*o'twr> I teams by Wm. M. Tiiylrr, thi' suiifr- I intendent. they left the chuH-ch tit 2.30. after rambling around the woods and fields for a time, finally arriving 11 the Hlcrn licld. where virious p-'ime-4 were pin. d. and where all were roaily for the luneh. hronirht along. AVhen tho afternoon shadows began to longthen, thev wended ther wii.v bhck to the church. \Vhere notes were ccmtvired, it Wjis found the side cap- tainiil i-^.' llillv Boice h.ad won w-itli a score of 141 ol jects. Adele G-^rbron, ctaptain of the other s.'de, had a score of 137. Mils. Pauline Gerliron of North Wales, m.ytlier of .Alfroij Gerbron. uf Jarrettown, died on Sund.ay last. Ser¬ vices were held from her heme oil Wednesd.ay. Wm. Fallows --tf West CuUing.swaiod, N. J., spent the week-end with lii-i uiint Mrs Earnest Jones, of Dreslier. Mr. and Mrs. John Gruver, of Cali¬ fornia., and Mr.s. Sadie Crothers, of Wayne, visited .Mrs. Emma Willard, of Jan-ettown. on Friday -i Charles Will'.ard, of Jarrettown, ¦spent Uie wfeek-end in Leach Haven, N. J. Tho Jarrettown M. E. Sunday B.-I100I will hold a Hallowe'en piirty in tlia basement of the church, on Moiabiy- ovening' at 7.30. F:ver,sb.j»ly w-eloonie. Mr. and Mrs. ll. C McConnell ami Miss Bess e Lightkep. of JaiTettown, attended a Hallowe'en jiarty, given by the Eastern Star 01" .Unbler oa Mond.ay evening. Mr. .and Mrs. Edwin Kngle and "hildren Mr. and .Mis. Harold Light- .:ept and diu'ghter vsited at the homo of Oieir inother. .Mrs Annio Light- kept, ofg Jai-rettown, un Sunday. Mrs. Ch.arl.'S iMai-gerum and Mis.-s CLira Cai-r, of Jarrettow-n. v'sitea .Mi.'\ Alfred Barnett, ut Gleside, on Monday. Jonathan Stackhouse, of HalloweU, has a large force of men at w-ori< picking his large apple crop. Although recent rains did mucli damage to tho cror, Mr. Stackhouse will havo an abundance of apples and c'dei- this fall. 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Object Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19271027 |
Volume | 49 |
Issue | 38 |
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 | 10/27/1927 |
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. |
Month | 10 |
Day | 27 |
Year | 1927 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19271027 |
Volume | 49 |
Issue | 38 |
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 | 10/27/1927 |
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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The Ambler Gazette
^^OL. XLIX-NO. 38
AMBLER. F
OCTOBKR 27, 1927
.«1.75 A ^ FAR
* AND COLD POINT
ITEMS CF LOCAL INTEREST TO READERS
Cold Point Church Chicken Supper -.¦ Harmonville Fire Co. Dinner a Sue- ; cess—D. I. N. Girls Active — 'Rev. D. A. DraPer Much Improved —Re¬ vival Services Held. The Coiu l^oini cliuich chicken ;iiu,- ' pel- ,s tlie tvfciit of lilt weeic. This , t..iluiui»y cv«ii.r.fe' in Ciild Point hull this moiislious iiltair Is to be a re- plka of thoso of previous yeurB. Coul I't.uit supper.s uif kno\sii lo luiinj. '1 hey are excellent and lUc serveil \v;ih l.ujte. This is to he complete in every, Uetall. Conveyances wili he^ supilied | tor tliose who must walk from Ply¬ mouth MeetiuB or I'lymoutli also tn 1
LAOIES AI m
MEETING OF THE MCNTGOMERY . COUNTY FEDERATION
Centre. r\iiriisliea.
Interesting Program —Among Prizes Won North Wales Captures Second Place for Beauty of Floral Arrange¬ ment—Urged to Vote. .Mrs. Allen .M. Criiijj; ar.d sevenil meniher:( of the Colony Ciuh of Am¬ hier, jouineyeil to IJala on Uct. 21, to atlend the fall mectintJ of the .Monr- Honiei-y Counly l-'edeiatiou of Women's Club. llala-Cywiiyd club ailed as hos¬ tess in Uieir henutiful new club hou.se. Those not altendina missed a iiive treat, us this is a wonderful chi.i home, and too much cannot he said in | ^M. iJoizoB
sueh I
'i'he'''^l^i"vn'^"^>ollier tiuartet, of PblU- praise, as the fuinishings arc sueni^rum delphia, has heen oUiained. l-u'eial llmt the members mny feel Mstty | y^j^,,,
NORTH WALES.
Alls. KniniM Horer luus returnei' home from the hosjiital, where she \va.- u patient with a fractured hip bon_, and i.s stiiying with the Uimily or .i sister, .Mr. and Mrs. Oswin Aile.jacn, on North .Muin street.
Haljih .Sheiuer is home from tue Lcgionnaiie inp to the hattleflelds of I'-urope, and .Miss Anna Kohl, an army nurse, bolh in the hue war In Kuroi/p nnd iiiemheis of the locul Donald ;irc- Cleod Po«l, A. D., will be home tlils week.
,-Vbel <). I'rice, secretury of the locul hoard ol trade, hus completed anil .sle,Illy will oe |
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