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the ambler azette xxlll.-no 2h ambler pa m'i,y <!. 1905 1.25 a year new factory for ambler ' grants permit for k & m warehouse building regular unlit rnmannl itrmi guard hit i'nltlli i ifiimiiy butane mom than i'kyi ulll ambler borough council met in fi gnlar subs i on monday evening in the borough hall nml all the members were present when chairman join s called the meeting to order the minuses of julie 12 wen read and approved mr marple of the highway cflni mlt tee reporter the niblocfc estate mail erected a guard rail along its property on ridge avenue he leported the flag nile at the vnard store property to bo in an unsafe oondition and the pole was ordered taken down the street commissioner has hauled about m perches of stone from forest aveuni ami heudrickr street where tho stnne had been excavated from the trenches this stoue had been stored for the future use of the borough and the haulin i:ost about jo cents per perch he al-t'eported three stumps dumped over ttie buchanan estate property on butler avenue in the rose valley creek whioh stopped the how of water but ou orders from the committee the obstructions have been removed mr martin also reported that owing to the ninull water pipe in centre street crossing fjoenst street was backed up and hoods the properties and cellars ) on motion the committee was authoriz ed to replace iron pipe with a culvert with an iron grating mr.m.colean,0f the light committee reported the light placed at mattison und greenwood avennes and also that the light on 1'oplar street back of dr w b fine's stable burned out mr rend of the hnilding permit committ e reported p rmits issued walter n . heiss for extension and to iieidy h heckler lor two housts he also reported holding under advise jbeufrand awaiting instructions from council the application for permit to etect a large bu.'ding for the new american asbestos shingle slate and ishtiathuif company mr re of the fire committee re ported hint the insurance on the fire equipment of the borough is about expiring , and the renewal was left with the clerk mr rose reported progress on the alleged dog nuisance and also on the work of reviewing the ordinances mr reed suggested that an electric signal be erected by the reading rail way company at the mouut pleasant ivenue crossing as high banks on the east side render the crossing a very one the borough solicitor was instructed to confer with therail ofld company in reference to the y in lliih connection mr shoemaker called council's attention to the in conveuieuoe caused by shifting trains blocking the sutler ave.'uc crossing i mnr.v hours during the day and on motion tlm clerk was instructed ti coin in u n i cine with superintendent 0 i a beach of the new york division ' in reference to the complaint mr rose addressed council regard ing the application for the permit to ereot the new building which he saic when completed will have no wood exposed except the window frames as building will be covered with the ' asbestos bnilding materials the cost of which will be about 5,0 he also stated that when the company contemplated erecting the building of steel and the price of the bids for the structural work alone amounted to 15,000 consequently it was decided 0 alter the plans and cover the itruotural work with the new asbeetos materials which will render the bnild ing nearer fireproof than any brick or stone structure iu the borough the proposed structure i 144x120 feet aud will stand on stone foundations with concrete floors there will be no fire contained therein except at the boiler house and thflihaterials produced is absolutely inflammable in this struc ture which will be used as a ware house and shipping station there will be stared about f kiu.ooc worth of material aud thsjfstructuru will he finished as beautiful aud complete as is possible to erect with the general idea of displaying just what can be done with the asbestos building material chairman jones said his understand lag of the ordinance is that it was the ilosiie of tliu trainers to prevent so far us po.-oi v conflagration from pro.xim ottn buildings iml mr me lean tuiii that the structure would be uoai'ly if not quite fire proof by tlieatiiing with asbestos and concreting tho doors mr reed stated that his only object i bringing the matter to council was 1 have instructions as ho hud hereto fore refused permits for proposed baildingfi on mot ion the com , v as immune i ' .- authorized giant the permit mr jloso further stated that it is ie inteiil ii u l the company to re lest a permit for the removal of the iillle llousl i'd weeu tlm lilill'oilil and i'l-i-i m/t turn it around : i as face miijj^^c red this tji 1 n.r i curs in-iw \- ' inn hglit down into 0 new building ami loaded from i nth leu i1 join a brought u tho proposed ie uvenue extension which was tly placed ou the borough plan stated that the treasury can afford periuuutmt improvements lie estert building a bridge which d require itio perdu of stnne and filling in sufficiently for foot t leajst tu p,ts over the ex in rom favored making a loan tm i ktlei.t luipromijut'hi i marple uukuil oagufuiuk the mt under which mr walker jvouhl releano ihe ground or the street ml mr uost volunteered to inttuvn w 1 walker ui\m mpuil name iu council at next meeting mr row incved that the high wot coinniillee convnlt with m rs ii (!. hurt mganling the edtranot to her property from buutf aveimo and if fwhidble rench an aihiobblc nnd island ing regarding it and also nee if mhe iiinnot he prevailed nn to rem'il the entrance to her property on fonii avenue paused mr roue suggested that the high way conimutne confer with the bqptl visor if wliitpiiin township with a view of illliug or piving under the new subway ho us to get rid of the mandltig water therein hills were pmned amounting to|d49 • i i iilid ihe cminrriilinns crnvcil liy thi ins collector wire referred to the ntianoe contnittee to report nt next meeting tho treasurer sported a bulimic on hand of b98.w wedded hennkct-il vn on thursday jane 89 at i n mi the home of mr and mrs j.vv frebr a miller was the scene of b pretty wedding when miss minnie l.bennett and mr frank is linn were ii i i km i in marriage rev n thomas blown pastor of the ambler presbyterian church of which the bride is a mem ber officiating alter the ceremony nn elaborate wedding supper was serv ed the bride was attired in while mnlle and carried bride roues the tiride is the youngest daughter of mr nud mrs w p bennett espyville crawford county pa and has been a successful teacher in the amblei bor ough schools for the past three years the groom is engaged in real estate business in brooklyn mr aud mrs t.,inn left ambler in the 7.21 train for brooklyn where tney have taken nr their peimanent residence broml axe mrs theodore sohriber ot hickorv tewn visited here friday miss margaret l jauncey will speed some time in baltimore this summer george aoiberg has torn down the old barn on the ktackhouse property joseph mcbride wife and daughter miss uara ; mitw kdith wetzel mr smith of philadelphia,and will price and sister miss fannie price ol wissahickon spent sunday the guests of mr we c swaincott and family obituary mrs randal morgan mrs randal morgan wife of the second vice president of the uniteil gas improvement company died at new london conn on july 1 on board her husband's yacht watnrus mr and mrs morgan and family boarded the waturus in new york and cruised up the sound the trip was specially planned for the benefit ol mrs morgan's health as she had been suffering from heart trouble for some time ou friday mrs morgan grew rapid ly worse and n message vrai sent m philadelphia tfr surgeons and nurses which came on a special car attached to the washington express but were too late tin party had been to the yale harvard regatta the body may be taken to philadelphia on the yacht mrs randal morgan was miss anna shapleigh the lamily is one of the oldest in the city she was an active worker iu the episcopal church the morgan hosne wyndmoor is on willow grove avenne chestnut hill there was a serious fire there one night la«t april mr morgan discovered it and got the various members of his family out scantily dressed the house is still undergoing repairs mr morgan's secretary said that he had received no details concerning mrs morgan's death the family consisting of mr aud mrs morgan miss jane morgan raudal morgan jr and marshall s morgau were cruising on the yacht waturus miss jane morgan is one of the five women in the world qualified to handle a steamship in all waters having passed a strict government examination jamks i'age sr james page sr , one of spring mill's most venerable residents died shortly before noon friday following a day's illness.at his home 805 spring mill avenue friday evening the aged and retired wheelwright appeared in is usual genial spirits saturday morning about 2 o'clock the household was aroused by the distress of the father and a physician who was summoned soon discovered a serious case of pneumonia and other complica tions the 75-year-old man speedily collapsed aud sunday morning ho lapsed into unconsciousness death coming about 11 o'clock until october last he and his family resided ill tho village proper then retiring from active life he purchased the borne at spring mill ivenne and righter street oonshohoo ken the helpin.uc and lifo partner whs immediately stricken with p moiiia and with marked suddoii leath speedily claimed ie r i c eased w'ai prominent iu masonic i i eing a nejnbi t for piany j u . ., lni ton lodge -.:; i f and a m ri | . . ptatives of this n'rdt r with hose of fritz lodge ot cousrohocken will attend his funeral from ins lite mine tins weilni sd iv afternoon deceased was u staunch member if sr mark's evangelical lutheran mui the time of its nt and for a numbi t < ! years was a mi mber 1 1 the i h oanoll he is survived by twu nuns james jr aud frank and a m j*|f wtwltliy aumlila fined aiittiniobilihts wire arrested at thursday for violating the speed law on york roud the machines owned by barclay warburton frank lookwood and ii k ntillinan philadelphia this is the second that mr war burton bus beeu uc used of otfuuding the auto laws tlm u rents weie made by the cheltenham police uud the oft'uudein aim taken before justice of tho i'uuoe wood who uihki each f 10 und 8 graduates in springfield commencement exercises held in wyndmonr i iu mli'iiilmii ¦' unit iiikii-1,,1 l -<•>¦:>. ioiih ihi*m mnltii lilthnr llrlnu itn » l hilt ml slollt the i2t.h annual commencement of the public schools of hpringlichl town ship was held in wyndmoor grammar knool weilncsiliiv af'f.ernoon,,luut a8th and was largely n trended bv the par ents ami friend of the graduates the rooms wore tastefully decorated with the dan colors which were two hhades of blue there were ki graduates us follows wesley a hem s lamoute hiimiiiaii anna n garritt william h tease from orelond school bessie s pobtef howard r iaskill tacv irene i''ox rortrude a tim|ihell,1 nmi wyndmooi school the exi rci.ses were opened with an instrumental duct by the misses kly followed by the invocation by rev e j heihnan pastor of wyndmoor lutheran church after music by the jreland school miss bessie s foster delivered the salutatory and essay in a pleasing manner her subject being the class motto labor brings re ward the class hi story as prepare by howard r.gaskill was an excellent as well as a humorous paper and very much enjoyed by the audience miss marion d myers of ridge road sang a very pretty soprano solo s lamoute hailman gave the class prophecy which was interesting and amusing followed by a we'l written essay on abraham lincoln by miss gertrude a oampbell mnaic was then rendered by the wyndmoor school after which came the class presenta tions by miss anna n garritt and muk tacv irene fox which was an amusing feature to the audience and apparently also enjoyed by the gradu ated william h tease gave a humorous recitation entitled the dime supper followed by music by ureland flourtown anil ridge road schools the valedictorian wesley a lem ou account of his recent illness was unable to read the essay which he had prepared and delivered only the valedictory mr v a stour president of the school board presented the diplomas with a few appropriate remarks rev a o reiter pastor of the reformed church north wales made an excellent addrews to the graduating class which was followed by the singing of anchored by all the schools the musical part of the program was iu charge of prof thomas r middleton of norristowu who is the instruotoi of vocal music iu the schools of the township the benediction was pro nounced by rev eugeue dietteric.h electric i lulu plant contracts at a special meeting of borough council ihe contracts for the rebuilding of the lansdale electric light plant were awarded the success ful bidders being the erie uity iron works and the fort wayne electric company the former company will furnish the steam equipment — one boiler and two engines together with all connections and the latter two dynamos of ia6 kvv capacity switch board together with all equipments and 0 now enclosed arc lamps jenlclnt*wn miss lillian brooke of springfield township is the new clerk iu the h nk nit own national bank the 17th annual comniencenieut of the jenkintown high school was held on thursday evening in the high school assembly room diplomas were awardeil john alexander clarke robert blake donnell frances mar guerite depny agnes murray moll henuey william nice rorer kuth sherborue ethel may smuul ethel oarolyna weiss on wednesday evening while using a punching machine at the willow grove park hurry freelaod jeukiu towu's crack baseball pitcher broke two small bones in his left hand which will put him out of the base ball business for the next five or six weeks william miles formerly of the doylestowu dub has been signed by jenkiotown the heading railway company has put down large water mtiins beneath its tracks between tho signal tower and the water tank north of jenkiu town station to carry the surface water from beechwooi avenue to ta cony on ek our town is prosperous the assess ed value is about $ i , f>00 000 an in creasti ovei last year of nearly f 100 • 000 the tax duplicate this year for the borongb and school purposes i.s aboui 131,000 k s btttll ami family are spending til i in the pocoilo motuiici.ii 01 :' \ « 1 1 di wlndbte vn ¦ the 88th trip he haft taieu acroae atlantic joiiu v henderson and family uo sailed foi ! urt pe on wed eastman pi imip hoi 1 i , n tilling ihe bh world congress in london kjij , us the di legate of the jonkiutown t tint ohnn b 1 tic ttepoiltl at the jenkintown js'a tional bank ou thurtiday were 711 ooo av uolonel uud mrs john i rogers miss kathurino clover rogers ot wyucote anil miss helen heukels havu gone to uedfurd hpriugs a o yykehhtth resided at his pi-o lie.riy at niblo for 10 years ho is a lemon ot the jeukiutowu iiaptiut church and is a member of the firm of kul will ami company ohohtiiut struet fhdudelptiia importerd uud iu<inu fayturois of dry goods hood's pills cure liver ilia bii wiusnesa indigestion headache * k to o««rato too easy for ambler north end rail team games loses two fihvpii nncl t'hlitn me'h i .. i i i in m * ji.mii iii lii l'rt»lillin 1 ll mhiihkiiiioiit a|mii nkl/i'fi l imiiii'h ii s»tui(lnv hlnl irn iiiiki ii i . on ilntf i -. ambler had the strong olney team as its opponents on saturday and won without nn ellorr by i lit1 score of 6 to 1 prnviouh to the ginne the ambler bund gave a conceit before the headquarters of tho club and then headed the sup porter to the grounds playing daring the innings oahill pitched anothei gnnd gmtie nml allowed hut two hits one of which was misjudged by ( lharles buchanan in centre field aud the other struck fair but wnulil have rolled foul hail trook been less strenuous the visitors vvere never dangerous ambler made six hits humphreys leading witl two each slaughter ulney's pitcher taught ambler s batters a new trick alter potting two strikes called or them he would delivor a very quick thrown ball before they were in readi ness to strike mow ing three mon dowi by this neat trick but when he t.riec it on mcvetridge the old war horse was not to be caught napping am planted a solid single in righlh'eld scoring hackott and km am harunat caught his usual game atid few runners took any chances trook the first time up planted the ball in deep lef field and made the circuit before the sphere was returned in the seventl inning while batting hackctt was struck on the right elbow by a speedy inshort and was forced to retire mcfetridge going to first and sailor to right field ambler's last two runs were scored a base on balls aud i hi batsman forcing two local men over the plate in the morning of july 4 ambler payed north end and easily won 13 to 8 al flavel pitched for the locals aud held his opponents down the game was remarkable for ambler's heavy biting uurtis leading off with a r,hree-bagger in the first inning ambler base runners grew bold and frequently stole second aud third oampbell played on first and put up a good game making two hits one oi which was for two bases euam , got back ins batting eye and had three hits one of which was for two bases wilson played second flavell le with three hits oae of which was for two bases north end made glaring errors in the field and at no mine wen they able to hit flavell successfully the afternoon game was oven an easier victory for aniblor,tor the locals won 22 to 2 before a large crowd iu reference to che games with nortl end secretaryourtin says theamb ler a c liegr to apologize for thf poor game ot july 4 which was un avoidable on their part as they wert mislead iuto thinking that the firs class roxboro team vvould be over instead of which a second team was being formed to visit ambler anc hence upon discovering this fact witl only 24 tump ' notice ttie ambler a o had to 1 1 nth for a game as al first class teams were engaged for the 4th they had to take what they could get rather than leave our toyvr without a game hence the very in ferior club which turned up we wil redeem ourselves with st john's on haturuay next aud oreland on july 15 so kindly forgive and forget anc come us usual jarrcttowa jcaunette shoemakor will bo liomt on saturday from a sea trip to boston where she went in company with a number of westtown school friend aud teachers the hay harvest has been pushet during the fine weather of the past week the school children are thoroughly enjoying their vacation mr and mrs a g mcdowell en tertained the ladies aid society on tuesday evening of last week the lawn was nicely decorated with color ed lanterns a number of friends were present from a distance work ou the roads has been stopped until after the harvest season is over george shaffer has beeu a great offerer daring the past two or three weeks from a serious attack of lam ago rev w 1 kwing preached a vi rv able sermon sunday morning at the m e church upon the subject of justification by faith next sunday morning the topic will be kegeneia tion " country dairymen under aidhi the state dairy and food department and the depart nn at of public health and ore tal dg unusual pr i ;. tiring to prevent the bale of adt ii d philadelphia the ornrade of oom i ¦ ,¦ \.. c.i chief tuuk ii ¦' tot of tin lie uf public he i'1 i lee bami lee 0 nrllk have ' ' i ii>:.,ui in the i.i and as an i of tl ration bf't t.tute and city aatlu ritiesi he dalrymi i who lorn ish the eity i tftllartwe being arieited m well as the retailers theiu m lves upon evidence obtained by the citv authorities agents of the dairy and food department arrested william hihikor of douglasville ; oharhis towusend of ohe uoy ; adam a straiim , of helleitown eugene michenor of muohauichvilie ; martin j mcvuu of springhoude and david k iv \\ sun of n i'w to wii « ho w'1 charged with having wild adulterated milk wiey appeared baton magistrate boat on monday but ou ucc.ouilt of tho deuth of tho mother of the oity ohemiht df w 0 kobiunoii tho lieuiiugh w«n until july i di robinson uiado tliu uu»lybib of the in ilk olenside and around william mealli-fcr hit returned i'rom boston the bohumme oonnfcrnotlon comimny mployi id horsei and 40 rwfi thomas olampflet has ¦ new bo ganasli rnoabont which was built in chicago mrs william ridpnth h:is chaise of the lr 0 k luring the summer thi lrst meeting mi held at her home on i'hursdiiv afternoon oscivr boatohehai laid ¦ new cement pavement in front of hi losideiicf on limekiln pike which extends from l.he house down to the roiulway george sines ft brother of poitmaster ohatlei sines who is a resident of ariaona paid him a visit recently the two gentlemen had dot seen bsch dt her for is yean the baptist church on sundin oele brated its second anniversary rev qeorge w alexander preaohed an an n i versa ry seinion the vvnrl of till charge is progressing satisfactorily frank ciorco the italian baker at edge hill purchased the baptist frame chapel that stood on the lot of ground on which the new church was erected and had it removed to roosovelt ave nue edge hill he has converted it into a dwelling house first putting n second story on the structure d f ahem painter has finished chris frantz's house john mooney's house and renovated the bar room at hotel weldon he also is painting barney smith's house at wynoote and four houses at jenkintown for mrs oharles b schwartz and bphralm kram's and michael plunkett's new houses brl)l ami groom hereimrlfwl mr and mrs p watson a young bridal couple sojourning at the home of mrs annie ambler plymouth were tendered a serenade by a large calithumpian band thursday evening the serenaders who were unexpected were accorded lion a most planning recep patriotic sermons wore preached in both the methodist and baptist churches on sunday evening the lutheran sunday school will go to ohalfont park on august 2d borne day about that time will be the com bined exenrsion of the baptist metho dist,kvaugelical and reformed schools going to the name place this is usually a big affair the ladies of the methodist mite society recently made 72.50 by the con cert and sale held in the big tent the colored camp meeting in zieb er's park was an attraction for a num ber from bore on sunday atfernoon and evening it was handy to go by trol ley another limb of the law from fiaus dale will soon be looking for clients this is jlmites p gotwals nephew of a r place with whom he has been studying for the three years past u b kratz has given out the con tract to john b detwiler for the erection of n double house at corner of fifth and wal.iur lawn services are held every sunday evening at the baptist church when the weather permits the kvaugelicul propose to do likewise an iufaiit child of harry lougaker mauager of the senior buseball clul died on saturday morning lausdale has four eating houses be sides a bakery where light lunch is pr vided only one of these is connected with a beer waloon in contrast doy lestowu has no restaurant except those connected with liquor saloons t allnn bilger from sellorsville is a new cigar ami tobacco tlualer here selling both wholesale and retail at this writing it is exj>e<hed that two games of baseball will vtie played here july i with the allan gray club — one in the forenoon on thursday last was a reunion of the pownall family at the house iof h l shull nee pownall who was then 60 years of ase s g freed for many years a hotel keeper here is this summer in the boarding house business at longport near atlantic city a r kriebel till lately of lansj dale is keeping the cue hotel in bloom ing tileu hilltowu this is a village of k houses on the prejcctetl line ol the trolley routes licm ivrkasie to doylestowu work on the hitter is proposed to begiu this tuult <¦ philip accoi son of john a this place a young njun ot u4 years hud his right foot amputated in the hahnnman hospital philadelphia e attempted to jump on a shifting p engine north iis footing h (' t jp g the station and missed h k he had 1 working iu the ox gfove foundry aa a polisher carl mitman ooming from south bethlehem is a t lerb ' t tile summer in blifei and harri's store it is the bakery firm - f et brother now their lather f w ki hler hag ri tired from the partner ¦| i > will ii ii be m a ing ropes in victory is our aim motto of the graduating class of hot'sham township kxnrrlum llelil in proipmtfum 1*1 m obtiniti — ciumi ni lo 4wsrd6d l>ipi<i s,i|imliitei,iiini laflflu ilni,f ili the oommenceuiont serclnes of tho 1 torsham tow nghi , sohw n wen held wednesday evening joqi ,. in the i'rcispeetvillt m k chutch when a class of id pupils the inrgert l tho history of the township was glafluatoil vviih interesting exerclkps the class roll vfa w fellows oatll arine k whiteside barah k ely mary alice val i tine mae walton adeline pranw a bakley,mary jertrurte glost.er roy randall will a a h mann olavence a.oeatrell ano albert r randall thi interesting class had seleojed victory is our aim as iti motto the white rose a the class flower and black and gold as the class colors and these with effective arrange rnentfl of bunting and sags furnished appropriate decorations for the splen did stage setting orchestral music opened the exercises soon after 8 o'clock followed by the salutatory and essay character in capital by miss kly a well-delivered and appreciated efford win h.mann class president delivered a most praise worthy address miss oldster followed with a recitation which gave great promise in the elocutionary line after orchestral music miss walton deliver ed the clahb prophecy in which the future lile and attainments of each member were revealed miss valentine delivered the class history which was also interesting clarence qeatrell acting the part of eminent attorney opened the class will and read its efou tents to the delight of the audieuoe music followed and theu albert ran dall delivered an oration creating a most favorable impression miss bakley followed with her well prepared essay on happiness ' ' after roy randall had made the amnsing and at tiuaee em harassing class presentations music followed and miss whiteside gave her essay and valedic tory biblical influence on english literature which showed the result of much thought and original research j horace landis oounty su peri nt end - eut of schools delivered the annual address along educational lines aud the benefits and advautages to be derived both individually and as a community from a well organized public school system he congratulated the graduates suid the township on the suoess attain ed and urged the members < f t!:n class not only to progress along educational lines.bnt to retain their intp-rtst in the great cause of education hs-i-tiug iu its work in whatever bphereor locality ot existence their lots may be cast the well-earned diplomas were then presented the exercises closed with a class song and hie benediction aftei which the graduates were :. i led an impromptu reception by their many friends proposed abandonment oi harms hill arrangements are now bains made with the lot holders in the old haraier hill burial ground belonging to the ¦ ghenside m k church tending to the ren:o%al of the bodies buried there preparatory to closing up the burial ground the trustees expect to procure a larger lot in hijawde cemetery where t.hohc persons hcivijiy lots in hamier hill can have the b#iies of their rela fives taken and rt interred without expense to such lot holders or tliey will be taken to any other cemetery that a lot holder may own a lot in such removal to he without ooft to the lot holiltrs also the trustee - have a purchaser for t lie uarmer hill grounds provided the removal of the bodies and their re-interment shall not hist above a oertain price almost every lot holder i as signified a will ingness to have the removals made and has signed a n lease to that effect the church people will not go further with the matter if the price of reinov als shall exoeed the purchaser's limit smallpos ijtlg»tlon the long drawii-out conte.-t between the borouifh of pottstown and the ccuuty ' t ; re sponbtrilitv t i experi'sei lucurn 9 at pottsipwii in treatlug the ptnallpox i pideniic ol 1904 anty j,;i ing about half the bill of if 1 00 i lie doi i'ted that the county i tors of tl t tho county ii li •' ; aiming . tuent of r the ttlv as t'.'ell ;. otlll r thing . inn i ' 1 1 eutittl d to nivioor rel 11 miry i on v e ¦ cu 1 i b s i hi . ; luis instead i oawt he will lure lln ha bnughl the ) uyi ¦ k tionse^oorner of vine ami bts of j b oaller to tiiis he make an addition and by next fall will be beady for patients trigaily ffltthllsll by will the cnurutir of klla larilon who was known as mrs furbush and icr two children three years ugu by i mulatto oanaed charles lane whs eoalled yenlarday when the will of mary a kurbush the first wife of the lute uharltth a furbush win admitted in probutu mrs furbush lad ian tuesday bite left an estate rained at w$.bw all of which ulu to her brother i'1 rank t \ iiiidcrbilt ohui'loh a kurbmh died \. . : ¦ it to if ¦ i ant february leavtui tut eutute valnud at iw,(kk umi upward county alum ¦ j in all ; attend u . . oi the anty • hiumk.y july i in plyuiouui park thereorgai hull of tin it it league of the - t»i lous looaj bodies has v\"n gi ueral a i roval and i ! turnout s prom i bed at the outing in the morning al 11 o'clock tlm business meeting v ill be held wimt ottoers will be elected henjamin 1 ljoper ot cheltenham township is now president it is likely that a oon tent for the presidency will develop between tlm middle and upper end di trlcts at a o'clock in the afteiiuxui a literary and musical progiaiu will be d the chief feature beliksj an by oharlm u psnnynaoaar tin unique liuigtiss ot west • hunter f i the afternoon tseroiwi will to the gouortu ojwu
Object Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19050706 |
Volume | 23 |
Issue | 28 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 07/06/1905 |
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 | 07 |
Day | 06 |
Year | 1905 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19050706 |
Volume | 23 |
Issue | 28 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 07/06/1905 |
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. |
Full Text |
the ambler azette xxlll.-no 2h ambler pa m'i,y ¦:>. ioiih ihi*m mnltii lilthnr llrlnu itn » l hilt ml slollt the i2t.h annual commencement of the public schools of hpringlichl town ship was held in wyndmoor grammar knool weilncsiliiv af'f.ernoon,,luut a8th and was largely n trended bv the par ents ami friend of the graduates the rooms wore tastefully decorated with the dan colors which were two hhades of blue there were ki graduates us follows wesley a hem s lamoute hiimiiiaii anna n garritt william h tease from orelond school bessie s pobtef howard r iaskill tacv irene i''ox rortrude a tim|ihell,1 nmi wyndmooi school the exi rci.ses were opened with an instrumental duct by the misses kly followed by the invocation by rev e j heihnan pastor of wyndmoor lutheran church after music by the jreland school miss bessie s foster delivered the salutatory and essay in a pleasing manner her subject being the class motto labor brings re ward the class hi story as prepare by howard r.gaskill was an excellent as well as a humorous paper and very much enjoyed by the audience miss marion d myers of ridge road sang a very pretty soprano solo s lamoute hailman gave the class prophecy which was interesting and amusing followed by a we'l written essay on abraham lincoln by miss gertrude a oampbell mnaic was then rendered by the wyndmoor school after which came the class presenta tions by miss anna n garritt and muk tacv irene fox which was an amusing feature to the audience and apparently also enjoyed by the gradu ated william h tease gave a humorous recitation entitled the dime supper followed by music by ureland flourtown anil ridge road schools the valedictorian wesley a lem ou account of his recent illness was unable to read the essay which he had prepared and delivered only the valedictory mr v a stour president of the school board presented the diplomas with a few appropriate remarks rev a o reiter pastor of the reformed church north wales made an excellent addrews to the graduating class which was followed by the singing of anchored by all the schools the musical part of the program was iu charge of prof thomas r middleton of norristowu who is the instruotoi of vocal music iu the schools of the township the benediction was pro nounced by rev eugeue dietteric.h electric i lulu plant contracts at a special meeting of borough council ihe contracts for the rebuilding of the lansdale electric light plant were awarded the success ful bidders being the erie uity iron works and the fort wayne electric company the former company will furnish the steam equipment — one boiler and two engines together with all connections and the latter two dynamos of ia6 kvv capacity switch board together with all equipments and 0 now enclosed arc lamps jenlclnt*wn miss lillian brooke of springfield township is the new clerk iu the h nk nit own national bank the 17th annual comniencenieut of the jenkintown high school was held on thursday evening in the high school assembly room diplomas were awardeil john alexander clarke robert blake donnell frances mar guerite depny agnes murray moll henuey william nice rorer kuth sherborue ethel may smuul ethel oarolyna weiss on wednesday evening while using a punching machine at the willow grove park hurry freelaod jeukiu towu's crack baseball pitcher broke two small bones in his left hand which will put him out of the base ball business for the next five or six weeks william miles formerly of the doylestowu dub has been signed by jenkiotown the heading railway company has put down large water mtiins beneath its tracks between tho signal tower and the water tank north of jenkiu town station to carry the surface water from beechwooi avenue to ta cony on ek our town is prosperous the assess ed value is about $ i , f>00 000 an in creasti ovei last year of nearly f 100 • 000 the tax duplicate this year for the borongb and school purposes i.s aboui 131,000 k s btttll ami family are spending til i in the pocoilo motuiici.ii 01 :' \ « 1 1 di wlndbte vn ¦ the 88th trip he haft taieu acroae atlantic joiiu v henderson and family uo sailed foi ! urt pe on wed eastman pi imip hoi 1 i , n tilling ihe bh world congress in london kjij , us the di legate of the jonkiutown t tint ohnn b 1 tic ttepoiltl at the jenkintown js'a tional bank ou thurtiday were 711 ooo av uolonel uud mrs john i rogers miss kathurino clover rogers ot wyucote anil miss helen heukels havu gone to uedfurd hpriugs a o yykehhtth resided at his pi-o lie.riy at niblo for 10 years ho is a lemon ot the jeukiutowu iiaptiut church and is a member of the firm of kul will ami company ohohtiiut struet fhdudelptiia importerd uud iu |
Month | 07 |
Day | 06 |
Year | 1905 |
Page | 1 |
Sequence | 1 |
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DPIY | 300 |
FileSizeK | 30604 |
FileName | 1905_07_06_001.tif |
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