The Ambler Gazette 19230329

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VOL. XL.-isro.   11
AMBLER.   PA..
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COLD POINT       IMONTGOMERY     NEW PASTOR'S
NORTHt-PENN
PLYMOUTH.ICOUNTY LEAGUE.
Bappenlngs ot Local Interest to Our Readers.
Easter   Services     in   the     Churches— Houses   Building     in   Cold     Point—¦ SpiSng    Movings—Harmonville    and Plymouth   Centre   Miscellany. One     of     the   liirgest     congregations over      assembled      m    the      i-iymouin Mi.ning   U.   E.   church   gathoi'bd   Sun¬ day   morning  to  heur  Hev.   .Mr.   Haker preach.  His  sermon   subjecl   waa     i he Truinphiint    Fntry      inlo     Jerusalem.- Tho Junior choir gave a  spooiicl selec¬ tion. The  evening  aervice  waa  equally lai-ge   in   illlendanc^'.    at   which    time tne Senior choir ronderod a line suloc- iion   and   lhe     paslor   addreasiid^    the nieeting  on   "Judas,   the   Traitor,     iho ovening meetings    of    the  varioua ^or- ganizauona      conneeted with      ,ihe
.liurch for thia week iiro: Monday. iMen-a Ihule cla.s.a. al ti»J home of Mr. Ilarry Yosl, in Plymouth Conlre, ami Junior choir rehear.ul. at the parsonage; Wediiesdiiy pi-iictice;    Thursdiiy.
Meeting at Lansdale Accomplishes Real Business.
GOOD RECORD.
Rev.John E. Rine Will Shortly Move to Ambler.
V
the    Junior
Senior ciioir iniil-w.'-'ok prayer service at home of -Mi'- Ciusey. iii llai-monviUe; Iriday, Paasiuii w-eoR sc.v.ce-in the church. Wednesday Rev. 11. E- Baker preached at week aervice at lhe Lutiioiiin cburch. Noxt the Sunday achool oody will hold meir l-:aaler enterlain- 1 tlie ciiurch auditorium, inc services of the churcii will at the nUular hour, al will bo luid and eoniiiiunioii administered. On I'riduM. April li, oho.r of the Plymouth .Meeinig t,. i..- oliurcii. will render tiioir oanliiui. aiiU on UIO .-.unday ovoning tollowing the will present the.r pro- chuicli hail. At tnese two 1 paulimiiiies, all lanui'iimg  lo mc  crucilixion  will  also
'''''\u's^s''"i'loronco Hagy, of Plymouth .Meeting. siy--nt the week,-m)d in Al¬ lantic   ciiy.
John     X)anehownV Templo  University,   viaited his parents Mr.   iind   Mra.   George   Danehower,   in Plymouth  Meting,  over  the  we-
.Mr.    iind    .Mrs.    Ilarry Piymoulh   .Motmg.   enlerlalned  a  num¬ hor of frienda  on  Sunday.
Harry Wiedemoyer, of ilarmonville. spent Sunday with Streeper Carr, of Centro  Siiuaie.
nloveil   his     family to Arnbler on Mon-
oveiuiig
the     Passion
i.airon   ilil.l.
.-luiidiiy   morning
oody
mom   11
Laator
fo.iow    this
WHICH   time  bapltam
.Senior c gram in playiotlea  und sever
sludeiiS at irents er, ir i-end
Campbell,   of
40-Games     Schedule     Will   Give     the Towns    Plenty   of    Ball—Norristown in    the    Circuit—Ump-ire    Salaries— Other   Baseball   Business. The   spring   meeting   of   the   .Mont¬ gomery Couniy  leai.^-uo w-aa held  Jlon¬ day   evoning   iit    the   Tremont    llou.HO, i.ansdiilj.   Preaidont     Williiim   I''.   Diehl preaided.   and   tlie   roll   Oiill   liy   Secre¬ tary   Frederick   allowed   all   ropresenl- ed.   Tho   xjce   prmiilent.   Dr.   Jamos   I. l-'iirreil.   Waa   alao   pr.'aent   and   took   a lively       nlereat     in   the     proce^'dinga. President   Diehl   handled   the   moeliiig n   a   liuainesa   like     manner,   and     tlio entir:'   aesalon   was   free      from   usual wrangling   and   miaiitiafactory   results, livery   ropro.sontativo    prosont    allowed that   he   ia   intent  on   working   for   the best      interest   of     the   sevonil     com¬ munities  roprosonted   by  the  league. 1      There    was    considoi-alile    importiint busineaa      transacled     aniong      wliii-h Wiis   the   agreomenl   reached   for   a   40- gamo   schedule,    the   lowering   of   the aalary   to   bo      jiiiid   to   tli;'l     unipirea, lhe   olootion   of   a   sixth   i-iuli   and   tho acioptanco    ot    proposod    amominionls lo  the  oonstilutio'i iind  by-liiwa of  the league   in   order   thiit   the   aame   may be   more   clearly   defined.
The adoption ot ii iu-game aohodiilc- waa :i.;-reed to by all clubs, oxcoplhig Uovleatown. Miinager Wodock stiitocl .o tiic league thut lo play twilight ball ill Doylostown will niciui linancial disasler to thd cluli. Thos') favoring one oxli-.i game a week pointed oul Ihat whal little cxi/orieiico Wiia had with playing :i mid-wq"k league game has been highly aatfafactory. w-hile on ;he other hand gamea with indepeii- dont teams have been juat the oppo¬ aite.
ll ia believsd that when the schedule commltlee meets next .Monday oven¬ ing the iiKilloi- will be fully iuljualed and tho resoiutiona , of Uie Ciirriod out, aliould d:iylii;lit 1)'   adopled.
The   umiiire     .sal.iry     iiiiealion fully  diaousyed and  it  was iigrood llio   league  paid   too   mucli yoar   for   the   lield   judges.
II«K  .VirPi)'-'  ('ill!  (o  Poslorale of  .St.
.lohii'H   l.ullieriiii   Church—Service   in
.Ministry    .Miuw.s liotli    .\ctivity    and
-Vchievement.
Uev. .Lolin E. Uine. of .Miiiorsvilie. I'll., who hus Iiccepted tlio cull to llio pastol-- iile of Sl. .lolia s Linlioriiii oliiircli. .\iiib- Icr, I'.vpii-t.s to ninvi' liiTo ilurini; llie lir,«t week ill .\|iril unci will a.-^.'-umi' ciiargo of llie Idciil cliurcli  at  once.
.Mr. Uino was lioni in Nortloniiii'.Innd. I'll.. lu!< piiriiils licilli ,-lill liviiiK. resid¬ ing ill Millon. I'll, lie was griidiiiilod in I'.tl.'l li-oiii llio Siniliiny liisli scliool witll honors in llie cliissic-al ocmrsi', and from Susi|iiolianiiii universily, Selinsgrove, Pa., ill I'.IIT. Willi Iliinl lionor nieiition. and i-ooeivecl lli* Ihii-IioImi' uf arts dogroe. In I'.lliO III' ;;i-:idllllt('cl  fl-olll tilt' tlioologi-
ciil   soiuini,. V   ill    Seiiii«sj;rove   and    wns
ARCH   29.   102.3.
$1.75   A   YEAlv
MOTOR CAR
Mrs. Grace,  of
lo   the on    Riilge
Beck,   of
Mr.   and
lhi
of  Nor-
iihJ Mrs. Phnladel- at the
.Mr. and   -Mrs.
du.ughter. visiied   the
in    the y    lheir Stead,   who with   them, rn
aoveral
mooting aaving
CENTER WORK.
rive for  Memhership During: the Apiil Month.
Many Sided Value of the Organization Makes It Fit All Community Needs —What It Does—How You Can Help.
'I'h" North Penn Community (Jentre is planning to conduct a member.ship drive duriiie the month of April. If .Amblei- iind tlie -"rrouiiding com¬ munity will rally to the local needs iis it (lid lo the national noed, a fow yoiira agO|, the Centre will have a siillit ionlly large momli|er.s.liip to enable | il lo enlarge and carry on the work i it lias begun. The organization Inia a many aided v.ilue.—The viaitlng nursing aervice alone warrants its ox- iatence. In addition to this aervice. whicii enables rich and uoor alike to olitain akilled nursing care for a short time each day ill a rate suitable to one's means—free when necessar.v-~t till.' Centre has an educational fune- licm. ('lul)S tor boys and girla-aewing clii.ssoa iiisfruotion in hygiene and |M-opliyl;i.xis following up of absent sohool childi-eii investigating reported cases of distress. Judioious giving and williholding aalVi»go sho-< aro in- c-iuded ill Ih- .letivilios of the Com¬ muniiy (/.'ntiH—and it is hoiied that the public it atrivoa to aerve will give   ithoai-ily   support.
'I'here iii'*; Iliioe i las.soa of rill°yiber- sliip open: .Sustaining, iit •$2."i or more lier year; Contributing, al $12; Acliv'e at .$3. If you are williil,' to help in thia w-ork. ploaso coinniunicate \vith -Mra. Howai-il ,1. Dag-r, ohairniaii. i .Amblor. I
Tho t'entre noods two more nursea, | one nVore car. ,i ^>'tlloment worker, woll baby- and pro-iialal clinic. int"n- sive follow-up nui-sing and the good w;il 'and i-o-operation of the com¬ iiiunily.
KI-;V.   J(MI\
Ul.NK
i'jdward    Steer from  Hurmonviile
''".Miss Sue Carn will take possession on April 1 of lh,e pronerty at the corner of Ridge and Conahohocken pikea, which she recently purchased Irom ilra.  Hernam  13ly.
Jlrs.   Georgd   Keys,   of   Harmonville, is   expected   soon      to   remove forme'   Keys   homestead, pike. ,
Mr.   iind   Mrs.   Leonard Hiirmonville,      entjertained .Mrs   ,l,,bn   llipple   of Phikidelphla. and .Ml.  ,iiid  Mra.  Friel   Shannon ristowTT,  oii -SUTtdny. ¦ -
Frederick Ollard and daughtei, Wayne Junction, were Sat¬ urday visitors" at the liome of Mr and Mrs. ,1. Murtin liorkheimer. in Har¬ inonville.
Mra. Krank Krewaon. -Mr, Samuel Clarke and son,- of phia.      on    Sunday,      visiled
"Willows."   the   1 lo   of
Jiicob   Hart,   :il   Cold   Point.
Mrs,    Walter    .Major    and Kalherini".   of   Philadolphia Hart   farmily   in   1''>1>1   1'"'"^-   ""   •^"" day,    and    upon    their    loturn evening    wero    iiccompanied    1 granddaughter,   .M i«a  Jean will   spoiicl   aomo   time
.Mr.    and    -Mi'S.    Krank    C.ormloy,    ot Cold        Point,     cntorlainod frionda   and    relatives   at   the.r   home over   tho  week-end. .  ,,  ,,   ,,,,:„,
Mrs A P S. Stead, of Cold Point i«' visiting friends in Phllad^lpWaV this w-oek.   ' , 1     *
iOiisior aervicea will be olxservod at Iho Cold Point Bapliat church next Sunday. There will be no Sundiiy achool o.Norcisoa i.t :i.4,5 a. m. accord¬ ing to Rev. C. W. Caulkins. acholiirs irro roiiuoated to lheir leachlora who will lake and then the Sunday achool body will join the congregation ill the church and participate in the aorvno to be¬ gin at 111.30 in the mornin; hollow¬ ing thi« worship lhe ordinanca of oonmiunion will be observed. At 0.4o u m. till.' young peopl" will meet aa usual for the twilight hour service I'Jsthor Huckman will be in evening service will be- which biiptlsm will be Caulkins will de¬ li \ier
..     I'l.r     .\i-i.     ^¦^^ll .'       jVl    OiO-ll    '
l'"rank
Wi 1 a that money   last   ,„.,|„j,„,,| j,, j|,,y „( ii,,. samo year by tl)(! \ l.o   I re.si- I jjusqucliiimia sviio.l of il.e rniti'd Lutliei-" ] dent Ft.rr^'ll led the way tor rel.enoh- ^ j,,, ^.^^„y^.^, j,, 1,,^, i„,„„. church, the Clirisf ment  of those expenses of the club '.u.i I j^,, i,,,,..,,,   ,,,-  Mj|t,,i.. !
the entire matter of selecting the uni- I .vfior liiivins sc.-m-cI lor i.hoiil ii year iis j pir-s for the coming soiiaoii waa I'-'tt, „ ^ii,,!,.,,! s..|iplv of tiie Diinlisli Luiheran i 111 hia h-',nda, and llio si.lary i.moed | j.ij„,.^.|, ,,,- .Mii„.|svilli.. Pa., he was elect- j upon was $10 for tho i.iiin behind the | ,.j j,^ paslcir in .Miiicli. I'.illd. and lociited I Plato iind $B for the Held un.pire, i |„ (i,,.,, |,luce aflei- licii.K Ki-i.diiiiteil froin j which   is   a     reduction     of     $4     over | n,,, x,.iiiiiiarj. |
laat    vear's   salary. '      During   Rev.   Mr.   Uiiic's   piistonite   at ,
'i'hc;    franchise    for    the    sixth    club I .Mincrsvillo    lia-   i-.in};i-o«iitioi'    oi-ected waa   voted     tq     .N'.n-.ialown     :ind   the | bea.il iful     pai-soiiatte  coslins     more f.-aiornal  Order  of  Knights
<.   but   the report   lo Ille
the
if Golden Eagle will back the club there, it is said. Vice President Fiirrcii, together with Ropi-esionlativos Fislioi;. of Lana- daU', and Urban, of Anibler, wore iip¬ pointed a commillee lo meet tne .N'or- rialowr representalivea and finally close negotiationa for tliat club to the league. All cluba were notiied liy Prosident Diehl that tlie lirat p;iy- mi;^nt, $50 tor entrance fee lo the league Is due, and he h»f>os that a check will be in the handa of the troaaui-'er of the league before tho nexl  meeting.
Tiic proposod ai..'e..d.i.e..l I/i t,..tl conalitutiun alld by-laws was brought up by iiepreaoiitulive liowman, of Porkasie. who in aakin.,' tor a change stateci lhat hia only purposo is to hiivo mada moro clear tho law with .-ogiud to two leama in tile league l>Ia\-iiig each other during lh" .egular loiiguc aeaaon. II Wiis tho opinion of the nienibera that the intent and 1)...- pos,' ot this by-law as il stiinds is lo prevent any two toams i.l the leaguo plaving ,1'Xhibition ganies. Thisiuncd- n.o.it was then olfered by Mr. liow¬ ii..ill. whicii will be linaliy adopted at Il.e next moating; ".N'o leama ol Il.e league shall take part in any ex¬ hibition game during tho league aea¬ aon with eacli other in any town of U.e .Mont.^-on.ei-y     Couniy        league
tliaii
.¦^T.'iUO.   nil   nf   which   has  been   paid   fof will,   the   exception     of  ii   few     hundretj^ dollars, 'i'liiio was also a very g.-alifyiu' increuse   ill   all    Il.e   iictivitios   ot    Ith- church. '.,
Ill  Simday school  work also, Kev. 'Mt',.
FLOURTOWIV
Peter .So.-oi.son is liaving trimmed ill the laige mnple trees in front of ilia  house.
The properl.v,. recently sold by Peter Short..'ley known aa the Jacoby home¬ stead, is now- being reliithed and re- plastered.
The foundation walls ot Alfred Baealer'a houae, on Wei«s Avonue, are up, and the wo.k of erecting the reniainder of tho dwelling will soon lie  siarted.
The meinbei-fl of the Flourtoyn Fire comiiany should not fail to attend the noxt mealing o' the company to be held Thursday evning, April 5, be¬ cause tliere will be considerable busineaa ot importance transacted, and it is hoped that as many of the members aa "oasible will attend. Tlv*< first steps towards purchasing li,'neW li.-o appai-atus will bo definilelj taken. -Vdami   Todd    will    move   ^o   Ambler
ISCRUSHhD.
Most Peculiar and Unusual Fatality
in Lower Gwynedd
  	
One Woman Killed and Three Other Persons Injured When High Wind Blows Tree on Motor Car at Button Ball   Farm.
One woman was Itllled Instantly, iinother crilieally Injured, and a 15- year-old girl crushed so badly .she Is not txpeclod to live, when a tree two feet in diamfcter waa blown over by a swift noil invest wind and crush¬ ed down upon ii sedan iiutomobile aa it waa onleri.ig liulton I'all fiirnij the country place of Colonel Loui.M J. Kolb. at Gw^neddi late .Siiiu.clay after.ioon.
The dead wonian was IVIis. Hlsie Frazier, 24 yeui's old, of Brooklyn, N.   Y.
Tbe inJm-ed. who are in the Cheat¬ nut   Hill   liospital   are:
-Mrs. .S. Seybold' 2013 Ooean avenue, Bi-ooklyn. New York, sufl'ori.ig I'lcim ooiio.lasion of the briiin, shock cuts a..d   bruises.
.Miss .Margaret .\'i))pl.s, 15 yea.-s old, of (Jwynedd Valley, near .\orth Wales, suffering from cuncusaion of the brain, a broken left le;j and a L.-oken   left   arm,, i.nd   shock.
.Mrs.    Chaln%'.il-s   and    Mrs.       Seybold arrived    at    Gwynedd    from    B.-ooiiiyn late   Saturday   afternoon   to   visit    -Mr. and   .Mrs.   Fi«.deri(-k  G.-illilh,   wl.o   live on   tile   Koll)   estiite,   .Mrs.   (h-illilii   ;ind i.e.-   aiater,   .MiaaXitZfa     met   lliem   at the slation  in thoir aodan ca.-. The car hail   entered   tho   Kolb   eatato and   wai j proceoding   up   the   long   nar.-ow   lane, I whioli    ia    lined    on   oither   sido i trees.     when   suddenly     a   largo I c-i-.ialiod  down  on   the  ca.',   pi.ining  its i occupants   undor   il   and   crualiing   the top   of   the   automobile   as   if   it   wer,' made   ot   card   board.  The   trf\"   which fell   waa  one   whoae  age  1.4 lieiieved I be almoat   Kin  years.   It   Wiis  dead , had  boin   left  standing. '      Noijrhbo.-a ' the  aoono   by
HORSHAM AND DPPER DIBLIN
Miscellaneous  Items of Interest tt Many Readers.
House    Delays
Families—Mrs.
Honor   of   81st
and     Dresher
Construction     of   Oiie Moving      of    Throe Comly   Entertains   in Birthday—Jarrettown Notes.
Your bona need Pratts I'nullry Regulator at this time. See W.n. .M. Johnson a  adv,   page   " ;ulv
Leon W.ir entertained I.ia Suiidiiy School class on Sunday ut liia .oan; in  Uoi-sliam.
Alra. Pamolla McVaugli, of li.iiboro visitod hor p.irenia, Mr. ami .Mrs. Thoriiio.i .siac-Khouse, at the K, cj E honu  last  Tliursdiiy.
J-oseph Wl I osidi' and fai..ilv. ot Babylon, spent Sunda.\- will. Wiiliam i\roul   a..d   ramii. ,   of    l-:i.i-c-kic.
Mr. and .Mrs. Harra.;, ,| r., and family, of llailioro, rooeiiily r.esiilenis in Horshiim. visiied tlv parents of .Mrs. Harrar, .\|r. and .Mrs. Howard I'l-ankenlleid.   of  Chitlfont.   on   Sundav.
Howai-rt Allen,  ot  Babylon,   has  pur- 11.   O.crland   .Sedi.ii   from   ilij
cha.sed
gar
.1.-
1 iailiiiro,
.    Cll    lio.-al.am     o.\-
his now  homi'.  the
near    .N'oahiuniny,
.igency  nt   Smith
,lohn lla.-.-ar Sr. pects to move into Paul Valley r.irin, aboui April   1st.
Mr. J. Roland Loi.gstl'.'ot a.id .Miis.s Anne LongKi.eot, of Gornianiown visitoi; lheir t.unl, .Mrs. William' Veach,  in  Havia (irovo. cm  .Sunday.
W.I. L.-ooke, rea.denl at lj.o K. O. E. In Ille Davis Gi-ove, has been suf- flmng g.eaily from sciatic riieumatisni .Mr.-:. Kiclph T. Herr and .Mrs. Clit- \\'. Koger, of Phiiiidelphia, were enteriaiii'. ] by .Ml-, and .Mra. A. P. ¦Disi;s,<.'y,  of  I>.i\is Grove, on .Sunday-.
Though    every   effort    is    being   ex-
lenili d  to ei-oct  the house  for  Iloward
Hubbard, on his propert-- on .Moreland
avenue,   Ilailowell.   it   ifl   v,o.y  doubtful
but I whether  it   will   bo  conipleted   by April
! 1.  Tlie  cellar  luis  been dug and fouiida-
wlw,    weno   attracted    to I''""   \valls   are   well   under   way,   but,
lhe cries of tho injured, !'¦^¦'"I' .i^imgn   the   constructmn   of   the
wilh i ford t ree
into
with   axes  and  sawa   cut   tho   t.oe removable  lengths,   a..d   freed   th"   viC tin.s.   Coronor   Neville   t,'ave   ;i   ve.-dict of accidental  death.
EUREKA.
Whil'.^   William   i-Cohlei in/   a    road    scraper   on civerturned    with     him, ankle.
Miss    Lizzie      Kohler some   time   with   Mr.   iin Sellera.
KIwood  Harrar installed    riidios. a f«ui Uleisantvill'   church
Wiis   oi.eriit-
Satuiday.    it
injuring      his
apendlng .Mrs.   KliUi
poriable house, which ho purchased and rec/'ivod f.-om the government t-n- torprise ill I'V-nns Grove, oan be don* rapidly, the Ume is not sullioient to complete il fully. This, therefore, will detain the moving of thinij other fa.iillie|.s in Hallowi.ll, .laniely; Arthur Fell, whl will oi:oupy tho house to be vacated by Mr. Hubbard on the b^ ici'Jxou.ie piVipJi-iy. Kaston road;J the Oberla fa.ni' - who inter 1 to oc¬ cupy the houae vacated hy Mr. Fell and Walter Green, who haa planned to start a poultry fa.ni with bia brother on the Cireen horue8l.9.id. to \J?  vacated by  the  Qeberlep
A   good   c<Kit   of   coarse   alag   stone
II.    ,-MllHIII*     Siaitfl'I     \*.,lrt    iiin.j,    .... T.    ..,..,.,< .,¦ ..        . .r
Uine  W.IS uutivolv  interested, serving tli.f' from   the   former   Muchmorfe   propertv - '-   ¦ -'-' "•    -   "  '   to Jl
buil-t   house-.'?
.Alii.c'rsvill*idistricf
circuit." Tho league will hold a  speoii m.-oting  .Mo..day  ovoni.ig. April  '.ith.
.Mr.
and
OnELAND.
.Mr.s.
L;i wnd.'ile. family,   of
l-:dwi.. a.iil Wiliiani J'hiladelphia.
Sands Siinds called
of
iind
upon
Sal-
.Aliiic'rsvill*idistricf    .Si.iiiliiy    School sociiitio.i   at adult   suiiori..lo.i(le..l   for perind of ll1i-oc- vears, and  servi..« us i iiiinist.-aliuu       .s.iperiiuei.denl      of        tlj| Schuylkill   I'ou..ly   Salihtltfi ^rlwo) .rt*?, sociation   fo.   the   past   Iwci   yea.-s.   ImsV sunn.ier   I.e   iitlonded   llie      iiiloi-nal ional Siindiiv   school   i.-i.i..i..g   can.p   al    Lake Wi..nipi'sJ.i.koi',   N.   II..   and   si.ice   li.e.i | liiis orniiiiizeil ill tlio Mii.c'.-sville c-h.iroli ;. i week-clay    P.ililo    sohool,    and    was    up- : IiiiintocI  a   i.ii'ialio.- cif the ooi.nly con.mil- ' loo     cm   rc4ij;ioi.s     ecliic-iil io...   h.      wliich i (•iipiioiiy    he   WHS   plivileged . lo   p.-o.i.ou the iirohloiii of oo.....iiniity Iriiini.ig school |
and   \:ii-iilioi.   Bible   sohocil.   the   oiili lr j
of   whioli    will     an   a    vai-iition    Bible ,
schonl   ill   .Miiiersville   and   a   c-c unify i
irai.iii.g .school in I'cillsvillo. dari.iK the I i-oi.iinf; vour. Ho was also inslri....e..lai it. I orsi...izi..g an olclor Boys' uiul Girls' | council   in  the ^liiiorsvilli' dislricl. |
111   his   cleric-Ill    rolaliciiiship,   lley   .Mr. Kine   served   as   rcoroinry   and   li-oiisiii-cr 1 of lhe .Miiiersville Cle.-ict.l associalion for ! lhe past   Iwci years  and  as a   .i.ei.ihor of | tile   exei-nlivo   roiim.illoo   of villo   .Ministerial   nssocintion
le'rii.i-no.l'.oiiliflnwsh fw-hebiljilrliisiieh'
past year. ^ '
Hev. Afr. Tlliie will a.ssuine the St. Joh.i's piisto.-ale ill .\...lilor. on Si..niay. .Vpril S. 'i'ho local ohiirge was estiililislied snino years :ij;ii and is well estalilished, with an activo and Kmwiiig inenilicnsl.ip and   a    very    pron.isi...u   Siibliiilh   solinol
wl.i6h   was party   from
Cl.|i'>       ¦¦:!'       ¦
sold   some   lin\e
and A. A   .'^ash h;ive StJ.nley    Walter   hasj tube  .adio  which  ho h;id at   theij,„„  k„ ,     „,        , ,,       ,      ,
for   several   daysH?''^  ^^^"   Pj'Sy*''  ""  Morelan'^  avenue, last   week    on   Wodnesiiv  evenings   a,'^''"'»^.«**'*^i^i.te townshjp
li^mbe.   of  peopf;  ht"^   i.r.  C.mw'^irs! f ""-¦^-"¦^--^ ""'^    toiKlreSMiig -^n4 lecture     on   "Acreu       of     Diamonds"
oUersville,   and   will   •¦rV.'y„.^|^p,..g
ii-wly ' enue. cj^jeeiM&i-
was   broadciiated On      Sunday
OII.-
1'
¦d.
.      i lihe
;!i:tio..-'ki''-'-'u
.-Vvieiiue, which I ago to Willia I moo.-,   has   boon   ro.iU'
I      Laat  Sunday a   laitje number of per-j
•sons      enjoyed    the      servicea    at      .St. I
'Thonins'      ICpiacopal    Church. Next'
'Sunday   afternoon   at   3.30   tho   Sundayj
' tfoliool   will      aing    Kaalor   carols.        A'
general   invitation    ia   extiended   to   all
to   atlond    this   enjoyiible   aervice. i
.Airs,    .\iina    Gilbert    is   conlined    to;
her   room,   suffering       from   a   .severe:
cold. ,'
I'oal..lastoi-   .1.    M.    Hedrick   received-
word      Salu.cli.y    ...orning     that      hisj
b.-other,   Henry,   who   lived   in   Towa-[
me.ioin  tow.(ship,  about a  mile  and  a
iji.a.tor   fro.n   Skippackville   had   been i
killed    by    liiihting   during   tl.o   sloi-ni
on    fridiiy   aftornoon.       -Mr.   Hedrick;
hia  brother
down   some
]le«tin-o   was   hear-.! j^,^g|,flrom New Jt'.ofk
'rdrii   W:ina,- *te:'noc).i
,-i:-' :   'I   :¦
ttir.via; a.3  being ! d«nts...
jS'itih   -Wiley,  ot
urged   liy  1;
!lg
:al   real-
-'11.tr   an 'C.ci.e.stea
rt.
Wnrring-lon,  is  d^f- tfae  (irieo
ias
iVi.ss      W^lin    . ¦    ¦ .Miss   l.oola   C.'riso, .   ,,    i
.Mi.ss -Mlii   Taylor,  u.   .... -o .      ¦•   ¦    • week-end.
Mrs.      Howaril    Jlullin     and     yM 1-^na   .Moore     iittended   a   funeral     in Philadelphia   on   Fi-idiiy.
Mr.    Korn.    of    Chestnut    Lano.    haa sold   his   farm.
Born lo Mr. and Mrs. Klias Sellera, Valley. a son Robert, given by the Y. W. M. .santville   church   Satur
shin   well, on Hallou-utJ."
1       '¦l,.-:,        ;      ,:¦     ¦
c-.     b^iTlf*
a-i-iii
J CCS
Ih"
is  ilojiif:
Mns.   F,:... ren  Starkey.
COI
I-'Ulll'., of struclion ¦ ¦• . I   ¦   ul
v.v,, ;. .Ml-i. -I'O it
War-
Mon-
the   I'nits- i .stales   that diiriiiK   the ; in   cutting
Miss
chaH..;-e.   The gin   ill   1.30   ill administorod.    .Air
a   apeeiallv    clion.'ii    sermon    on "How   Big   Are   Vou .'•   Al   each   of   the above   mentioned   iservices   .Mr. Hasling.s,   of   Temple   Univeraity,   w.ll aasiat  tho   paslor al   the   church.
AViirren Brooke and the .Miss.es Brooke, of Cold Point, aro prepiiring to build two single iwo-atory h"""'^'" property next to  1 rank
 '   •  hill
en
has all
on the vacant . . „,.,,., ,„, v, Gormley at the foot of Cold Point h i^roiSid   for   whieh   hiua   already   be
at
i   reported   Ui her   home   at
of "Cold   Point,
ground broken.
Mrs. John Hagey have boon iiuite ill Cold Point.
Mr.   Thomas   Magee, ia   ill   with   grip.
.Miss Grace KMllmeri ulaught*! ot Mr and .Mrs. Louia Killmer, ot 1 ly¬ inouth M.. nri sufforod a nervoua breakdown last woek. She is a studont at the Norristow-n high school, anil it is .saiiV owiri,- to the fact that alio is atteinpting to complete the hign aohoid course in on»? year, she has ovorttuced hler physical ciipacity and ia   now   in   a   very   nervous   condition.
.Mr. Hcnshey. resident iit the corner of Church i.nd Ridge roads, near Barron Hill, hiis secured a position with the Whitemarsh township schocd boaid as janitor at the Bariion IHU SihiKd. He was formerly employed iis a Knomjin by the Philadelphiii Lloctrlc company. ,, ,,.
Klmer     lAIcCleaii,   of     Harmonville,
haa  been  Very  Ill- It   ia   reported   thut   AVayne   Skelton, of   Harmonville,   is   impi-oving   nicely. Mrs.   Leonard  Beck,   of  Hiu-monville spent   Monday  in   Norriatown.
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Rhoads iind daughtecri, Doroth^, of Ntorrist.owiV were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. I'lorce Rhoad.s, of Plymouth Centre, on Sun¬ day.
-Mr.  and Mrs. Cleinont  Sand.s. on I urday.
The Easter eutertainmeut of the Suni'-" school department of tho Luthei-iin church will be beld this Sunday   evening  al   7 30.
F.    WiU-ren,    of    Weldy    avenue, eomploled  hia   hot-bod.  and  warns gardeners    that    he    will    outdo    them this   year.
Geor-ro W. Weidner expects to be¬ gin digging the cellar for a new house on   Weldy   avenue   this   weiek.
Charles A. Fillman. of Gw.iu.ntow-n. hiis aissumed the duties of second trick   operator   at   oreland   station.
Joim Bamberger haa purchased a l.'ord  touring car.
The membera of Oreland A'olunteer Fire conipany havo been invited to attend the funeral of Gustave Geiger this Thursday afternoon.
pi-i . .
II   ooiniuiso's  a   pa.sonaKo  in  iidditmi. the c>lii.r.l. prciporty. and is well ostal.lir ''ll in Ihis c-ci.miiiinily.
Orphanage   to   Celebrate. The  home  to.-  Orphans of  Odd Fel-
PROSPEC~VILLE:.
Tho Ladies' Aiil aociety, of I'roa- pectville church, will meet at the home of Mrs. Kdwiird P,c»ehner next Tueisday.
Rev. Aliex. K. Smith, of Philadel¬ phiii. visited at the home of A. J. Wil¬ liams on  Sunday.
Dr.  Alexander Arthur  and  wife,   ... , Philadelphia   were     callers    here     on
lows ol Pennaylvania, a' Ogontz. and Chelten iLV.'iiuo, is preparing to cele¬ brate   its   fortieth   a....iversary.
Special aervicea wore ana.iged for Iaat Sundiiy to procede tho annivei-- .'fiiry   which   fiilla  on   .Alarcii   31.
The liomo, ainccs ils founding, has mtinrained, clothed and educated, more than 500 children. It has for its president C. B. D. Riobiirdson. Oer¬ miintown, who haa headed tl.o in¬ stitution 15 yea.s and was one of the group which originally estiibliishod it. He outlined its history at Sunday's celebration preliminary to the supper which   annuiilly   marks   tho   day.
Ninety children between the agog of three and aixteen are now being c-iired for in tho schools, which one of four maintiiined by iHore than 200,000 Odd Fellows ill Pennsylvania. The cither honiios aro located 't Sunbury, .Meiid¬ ville and Bon Avon, juat ouUside of Pittsburgh.
The I'hili.iMlpli'ia homo    is the largest
It  stands  in  the  cenlre  of  10 acres of
ofl ground  und   has   extensive   equip.cent,
' including     a     (gymiiaaium   and     pipe
organ. A  radio outfit recently  Wiia in-
The   children   attend   public
^Mrfnarry  B"Wers^ha.^returni^_bi 1 alaUed.   ^^^   _,^,^.„,.^^^   ^,^,„^   ^,^,„„,   ^,
(contin-.;ed on iiage 8)
I'hiladelphia   iifter here.
.AIr.s. Arthur AVilliams, the Missea Florence, Alma and Viola AVillianis and Rev. A. K. Sinith were callers on .Mr. and Mrs. Harry AVelkle last Sun¬ day.
Uonald AA'eatherly and family, of Philadelphia, spent Sundiiy at tho home of Mr.  and  Mra.  Samuel Gouak.
Missi Gladys Sprousie. of Davis Grove silent .several diiys, liuit week, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sprouse.
-Air. Frank Hill and family apent Sundiiy wllh Mr. and Mrs. Franlv Weid, at  Twland.
Rev. Mr ,\fertz, of Philadelphia, proacheiL in Prospectvillo M. K. ehurch. Sunday morning. He also ad- niinisteied communion.
Mr. aiKi Mrs. John Serrill apent Sunday   wuh   Dr.   P.   H.   Costello,   In
Philadielphla.
the  McKinley   School.
Tbe   matron   and   houae      niotlio the Home  is  .Airs.   Idti  Ratclifte.
of
Arrested Ralph .AIuH
Leaving   Hospital.
137 .Ma.-lyn road, Over¬ brook, Wiis arrested for running his automobile paat a semaphore i.l Broad and   Race  stneets  late   Friday.
Mull had just left tlw Abington hos¬ pitiU, where he was troiited for in¬ juries in :i light with bandits on Mai'ch C. He was diachiirgird by Magislrate Cowiird in Central Police Court.
Mull is a .son of J. H. Mull presi¬ dent of llie AVilliam Cramp .v Son Ship   and   Engine   Building   Company.
Hee had boen attiicked on the l-Jastcn highway, neiu- AVillow Grove, by baii- dita. He attacked one and wa.s ahi t. He was left unconscious in the  mow.
distance from hia home when, the ato.-Ill came up. Ifis hal and coat w-ero lying al the foot of a largo tree, and when it bogan to rain lie steppsd over to this tree and after putting on hia coat a.icl liict.he loa.ied i.gainst the tree whe.i he w-iUS killed by ii'.^hti.ig. a.id was found in a standing position bv a fellow work.nan. Hecoasii'd was aiiout 71 yoara of age. and beaidesjiis wife,   he   is au.-vivod   by  four   obilch-oii.
Servicea in Iho .Spriiiglieid Pn-sliy- toria.i chui-ch next Sunday, will be aa foliowa; Sabbath School, 1I.45. .and preaching 10.45 a. ni. Senior and _in_- termodiale Christian Kndeavor, 7.15 p. ill. Special l-::iatoi- ao.-vioe in the .evening i.i charge of the Sunday achool. and residenla ot the coni¬ niunity itre cordially invitod to iill of those aervices. 'i'ho iiuaitorly meet¬ ing of the board of held tliis Thuraday evening.
AVilliai- .1-. infa..t son of Mr JM.-s. Willia.n Gerstlauer, is still ill   with   p.ieumonia.
Mrs. James Steele, who was con¬ fined to he.- bo..io for several weeks, auffering from pneumonia, has suf- floiontlv  recovered   to  be  about  again.
Ur E- E. Fischer, ot the Luthei-an Theological seminary, preached at Zion Lutheran ihurch on Tueaday ievenlng. Services will also be on Thursday evening, when pastor will preach, and on Iriday evening proiiiiiatory service, for Eiustcr Sunday aa follows school at 9.30 ii. nt; holy communion iind recl'ption of new memliiers at 10 45 -HI- IU- 'cl'^aalcr service by tnie, Sunday school ill 7.45 p. m. The an¬ nual oongrecgiitional meeting,' social   will   be   held   Mondiiy   evening
of   Gwynedd The   supper A.   al   the   Ph day   evening, a   neat   sum
WiUiani   Hi! with   heart   t.oublo,   ia   so.new-hat   im¬ iiroved.
Mr.  and Mrs.  A.  A.  Nash  entertiiin¬ ed on  Sunday   Kov.  and -Alra.  Leiphart. Wiis  assisting ¦ Carl  Miirtin  .ind   Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.   D. trees  a   short | Markley.
ot  fi. dl'-  in  Philadelphi '      Wilson    and    Edw aid    I-l'S.sller    :ind| i William   Simmons,   ot   IJust.oion   spent i Sundav  at  the  home of  .Mr.  and  .Mrs. j Samuel   Keasler.   ot   Horsham. j     Wiiliam   Siner.   of   Horaham.   resign¬ ed his  o'  -ition  w-ith  the Halboro stove w-as   woll    Ittended   tuid I *"'"""''''>'   '-'"-   '"   l"'^''   •'   position   w-ith w-as   realized j "'''>'   I'iinclall    conti-actor   in   charge   of
miiton.   who  lias  been  ill   'he construction  of the Hatboro  Trust
building
Miaa llole.i Creiimer ia spending a few   days   with   frionds  in   Lansdale.
Wiiliam Swartzlander haa boen ap¬ pointed sexton of the Pleasantville church in place of his brother, Alfred Swartzlaiido.-,   who   haa   reaigii"d.
Benton Hoover, of Glenaide, was a caller in the neighborhood on  .-junday.
.Alissea      Margaret      .Mo.N'air und
Kleanor Nash aro spending their Kasler vacation at lheir respective homea.
.\ meeting of the uahers ot the Pieasaniville ohurch will be held al tbe   par.so.iag.-   on   Tuesday   evoning.
Williiim Ha.winian is boarding wilh Mr. and .M.s. Warner unlil the end of  tho seliool   to......
CENTRE SQUARE.
dirooto.-s   will   be
.   and quite
held the
Services :   Sunday
md
i Progress is now being made w-jth Georgo Kibblehouse's new bungalow. Tho porch piora are ill place and the interior   ia   being   completed.
!      The   slate   liiua   a   force   of   men    at
i work  here buildi.ir,- the foundation for
1 the new garage, which is lo be erect¬ ed in the rear cif lh.? hotel property. Th<? building is to bo used in hous¬ ing the trucks and other road eciuip¬ ment of the  statc.
!     Tho  remains   of   I.   Irvin   Yost   were
I interred   Thursday   in   Boehm's   ceme-
I tery.    Blue   liell. The   funenil   was
i largely   attended   by      neighbors   and
i frienda    pf       the   deceased,   who    had
I known    him    for   many   years.   A   re-
I markiiblo   tribute   in   the   life   ot   tho
I deceased Wiis that during the 41 years that he wiia a member of Boehin's church he misaed taking comniunion but once, a fact that waa commented upon by the pastor of the church. Rev. J.   1).   Detrick  during  his  discourse  atj^mgrabl* damage and  l»ss.
MAPLE  GLEN.
Robert Bell is enlarging his chiokeii
ciiarlea     Conard,   of     Philadelphia, spent   Sunday   at   Edwin   Simnier's. Lawrence     Scheibner     and     fiimily d   friends   at   -Vrdmore,   on   Sun-
visite day.
Miss ton, D. at  lier
John Todd.
Evelyn Roberts, of AA'ashing- C. recentlv. sponl several di.ya parental home hvre.
Schoen   and     wife   iind     .Alra. of   I'liiliidelphiii.    woro   Sunday vialtors al  his  father's.
Miss Sai-iih C. Mullin, ii student of AVest Chester State Normal school, is spending the Easter vacation at ber parents'   home.
This vicinily ha^ alao gotten the radio rage. Among thoae equipiied ar© Thomas S. AA'orthington, Miss Klsje S. Mann, Roland Knott, ;uid William Botten. I^awrence Scheibner has had one for some time.
company
The wliilher-bo.irdiiig haa been phiced on th/? now houae boh.g con- alructed for Ravmond Tyaon, and it ia Siiiil a slato wiil be u.sed as roof¬ ing.
Baptism will bo administered to those who have expressed thoir inten¬ tion of joining llic Graoe Union chapel, of Horsiiam, and communion will be administered to the members this  Eastei-  Sunday.
AVm. l.'o.ide.', of Ilorsi.hm, has had installod   a   Keystoicj   telephone   .
Harry Nash, of Horsham terrace, haa moved a part of hia gooda lo his place in Edison, duri.ig tho past w-eok.
Mrs.   Elizabeth   il.   Comly.   of  Hora¬ ham,   entertained      her    nephew     ana wife,    froi.i    I'hiladolphla,   ttX>   dinner,- i last Thuraday evening in honor of her I Slst birthday.
! During '.he electric .storm last Prl- j day afternoon the house on the I Christiana C. AVheatland ealale, on ! Eaaton road, Horaham, was struck by lightnini.,'. No tiro resulted, but a part 1 of tho chimney was destroyed and several holes w-ero made in the roof.
Miss Susanna L. Walton, of Hors¬ ham, was taken quite ill last week with a heart utlack, but is ag-ain able to take charge of lier household duties.
M'rs. L. H. Brady has aold her sniiill house on Eaaton r.iad, t>elow Hors¬ ham, to Dr. Frederick J. Dillon, dentrat,  in   Philadelphia.
Several buildings on tho Ferguson tract were aaved by tho prompt ac¬ tion iiiHl ikggressive lighling of the Horsham Hre company when a grass flro spread from a pile of burning trash and got beyond control in an adjoining lield at tho "Five Points," IjoIOAT llorsliiim, lust Sunday. Con- .sKderablo under growth, w'ceds and dead grni3S spread the flre rapidly, and only the efforts of the firenior with   their   apparatus   prevented   con
the   funeral.
A force ot men haa been at work opening the guttlei'.a along each side of the Skippack iiike, which is dona in order to prevnl the road bed from being wiished. During the few w-arm diiys last week oil worked through, and to prevent iiccidents the piko was resurfaced   w-ilh   line   crushed   slono.
Joseph Zornek is still too ill to at¬ tond to his barbering business. Mr. Zornek, while aide to be iibout, feels that he ia not well enough as yet lo look iifter his buainess. The barbers who have U'oii iissisting each Sun¬ day during ills illness will not be on hand  next  Sunday   because  of   Easter.
St. John's Lutheran church will hold their Easter aervices Sunday evening.
Mrs. Evans is sick with the grip.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Clifford Bernhard and fiimily ontoirtain^aH M^s. SalUe Hoover, of Blue Bell and Misses Anna .and Emma Shoemaker, of Norristowii
John  Mc.AIuUin,  of  Dresher, forem.'.r at     the     Thos.   B.   Met'han    and     ( nurpery,  is on  tne sick list.
Thomas J. LiUie, of Dresher, b.i.s purchased  a  Ford   1-ion   truck.
Thoniiis B. .Aleehan and Co., .' Dresher, received a carload of n-iapl. saplings form Portland, Oregon, ¦( Tuesday. Orders ha -e also boen shii T»ed thua far this spring to Roanoi<»- and Norfolk A'a., Salt Lake Citv Utah.
Misa  Martha McConnell  has retur- ed   from   West   Chester   Stiite  Norn .school   to   spend   the   Easter   hollda, s with   her   parents,   Mr.   and   Mrs.   P C    McConnell.   of   Jarrettown.
Mr. Niles Munson, of Dresher, has bought  a   Ford   touring  car.
Rev. Charles H. Margei-uro na* been relumed to the JarroUowa M. E. ptustrnte for the en.suing year by the  M    E   conference
at  I'hiladelphia.
(continued on Bate 8)