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the ambler gazette vol xxlll.-no 18 ambler pa march 1905 01.915 a ykar i found dead in ljs bed charles smuh.of ambler expires in his 85th year owl i fpii-nt it i.nwer 4%vyiu(hi townnhlp tlhilf hm homn with hip tmagtltot mm sunilllm wrtlter in ml>l.r skitcli iiflhr oharles smith of bob euclid avenue ambler who for the past out years has made till liotno with his daughter mrs bnsanna walter w:is found dead in ins bed friiiny morning the deciiisi il s;is in his s.'itl1 vi'iir miiii for a week pust had beea w nflned to his bed with general debility incident tc ape presaging an early dissolution o forces and faculties there appeared t be mi decided ohanm in his condition j thursday evening when the njjed man \ was lilt or tlic night ami lie did not complain of experiencing any symp toms other that those which had | characterised his case tot the seven ¦ days before however when the family wont into his mom friday morning they found the old man stretched oni in death there was apparent a bodily warmth indicating chat death had probably taken place about an hour before the end was peaceable and it is probable thnt he died without pain a stroke extinguishing the spark of lift as though it were but a candle flump ' deceased was the son of william mid susanna smith and was born nearly 85 years ago in lower gwynedd town ship on the road leading from kpring house to three tuns about tlirce ( quarters of a mile from the former , place he was one of four children elizabeth mary and salinda being the othftk.all of whom are now deceased the family lived on the farm which is now owned by o p fox for years and later kept the tollgate on the bethlehem turnpike at springhouse where the elder smith's death took place in 18<s;i the subject of this sketch on march 8 1848,married bar bara geyer daughter of jacob and susannah mover geyer formerly of sunineytown and lived on the farm just above spriiifjlunise now owned by itranois e bond esq here the mother alter the death of her hukband went to live.remaining until her deatli in 1874 charles smith and wife lived on the property i'or many years having ( me daughter susannah m , who was married to the late j m walter about 30 years ago eight yearn ago having k'iveti up active fnmi work mr smith took up his home with his daughter then hv-j ing at bpringhouke.and four years ago they removed to ambler where thev have iui-e resided the deceased took no active part in township affairs while living ¦«£ s))rii|ghuunft but " h " jumk er died in 1879 at sp 6uw.leiivi>ng a widow and fonreliild ren kiftie wife of herbert morris of edge h$u ; margaret wife of david h buchaubu ; charles ami maud of funeral servioes were held sunday afternoon at the deceased's late home euclid avenue and interment was made at rose hill f<c»t with a had k when mrs william baker of cen tre square tliin county opened her front door wednesday to ascertain the cause of a eommotiou on the steps a mad don of the st bernard type sprang at her attempting to close the door again she was prevented by the dog becoming wedged in the at tempt to enter the house as she was struggling with the auimal to prevent being bitten some neighbors who had been giving chase to the rabid dog appeared upon the scene with clubs the dog was beaten from the baker door and pursued and in an attack on the baker family watch dog kllt eu taujued in a wire fence while thus held a prisoner john jiishter one of the pursuing party shot it with a gun the animal bad previously tried to en ter the home of harry young not far from the baker resilience where it was beaten off a number of watch were bitten by the rabid animal itillri a|i|iniveil by linvoruur governor pennypaeker approved tiie following bills wednesday : fixing the salary of the district at torney of philadelphiu county at 12 oooand authorizing that offiical to ap point eight assistant three of whom shall receive 5000 three 4o00 and two 8000 enabling townships which have heretofore been declared townships of the first class and which no longer have a population of at least 300 to the square mile to again become town ships of the second class striking out the proviso to the 10th section of the act for the incorpora tion of the borough of bristol which limits the amount of the indebtedness of the borough making it a misdemeanor for per ilb to have iu their possession burg u tools providing for stationery for the su perior cuutt obituary hit nollman h h.w.ilw in v mi rev norman bristol baldwin a m died at the nugent home uprman town on sattfrday march is in the soth year of his age mr bald win w:is formerly pastor of montgomery baptlii church lmt for a dozen yearn n more had been ;¦ resident of nugent home lie was born aug 81 1 894 in new aiiiiiini cannectlcot hb was the son nf rev daniel baldwin an esteemed l!ii|itut preacher mr baldwin wm baptized december ih-io by rev b (' amliler and heciime u liiemlier of the norl ii ville eluircll mi baldwin is well known in bucks and montgomery counties and preached in many churches mt different time he was educated it madison university n y and was graduated in 1848 during ilia lifetime he served the churches at mofiticello n y ; bethesda church new vnrk city ; oalvary churoh olivat church phila delphia and the montgomery church at colmar his pantorate there begin ning in 1888 while a resident of his i inn at ( ihnar he supplied thebapttat j pulpltfl iit new britain 1'ristol and gwynedd during the first year of his pastor of the montgomery church about 70 persons were baptized mr baldwin continued us pastor of this church un i til 1887 in the following year he re ; moved to hilltown and served iis pastor of the baptist chnroh at thnt place for something over five years one of his sons liev b f baldwin sailed.in 1s84 as inissionary to mor rocco africa centre siiimre thomas gouldy n former resident of this place now living with george blotner at norritonville bad the misfortune to break his leg by a loj falling on it mrs john haag and son vayne,are ou the sick list charles greger has secured the position as manager of al coxes farm near belfry mr oreger lias lived on the farm as tenant for several years aitenr l l katz held a eoinbiiiati on sale at sliyder's hotel on friday a large crowd of people attended a*id goods sold at good prices aaron philips purchased a fine pair of sorrel horses at anthony schulty.'s public sale at centre point miss kate p botts spent a few days with her brother andrew p botts at pottstown who niet with the mis fortune of having his left hand lacerat ed with a cirmuar saw in the agricul tural works where he is employed mrs william j baker spent a few days with her mother mrs emily o bird at tiogn mrs bird is seriously ill mr poole the steward of the soldiejfc home at west philadelphia visited mts mary jaue lenharcl oi m month ago since that ti me hf m resided with her sun irwin jraham mrs john whitcomb of dekalb stiver norristown for many years a resident of this place visited mrs sue beideman on thursday wilber baer of port providence was the guest of liisgrandfather.frank evaiik over saturday ami sunday mine anna bell haag a senior of west cliester normal school is pend ing her vacation with her parents mr and mrs john haag john boyer formerly of thin place now living at 105 willow street nor ristown was tendered a surprise party last saturday evening it being his birthday guests were present from norristown bridgeport philadelphia centre square and blue bell music ami games were the features of the evening elegant refreshments were served by the guests after which they ill wished mr boyer many returns of the day and then departed for their homes edward reezez has secured a posi tion witii qimbel brothers as driver of one of their delivery wagons at nor ristown and vicinity he entered on his new duties last monday pfleger's clean score ambler gunners defeat willow grove with hiffh score t»r|[i't mill will l>v oi i ii i in wtilvh nnil i vlil,,ry — ln brrah iso out ol ii fltkliti - i.rt i n 1 i hml iiviiiuki strom the amliler gun club journeyed to willow grove latit wednemlay to mepti a team from the club at that place and to decide tin championship each club havlnfl scored a victory in the two shoots held the ambler team comprising aluian went bradfleld m dillon pftegi r bl'blug and 1 dillon shot in fine form running from is to so and aver aging 81 8-7 breaks per man pfleger who is rapidly raining a state reputa tion with his fox gtin broke all his targets waking the only clean ore of the day line seldom equalled in team shouts for willow qrove brennan and park were high with 92 each the whole team averaging is 6-7 per man the total footing to l<ji as against 162 for amliler the scores are : amliler — ainiiin ¦.':'¦: wentz l8;btadflew,ai ; h dillon it pfleger 35 j binbing 28 ; 3l dillon s3 totiu l.vj willow grove — brennan 8s;maaon hi ycrkes 14 ken ton 18 park 33 boilean 20 tondinson 19 total 181 the first team shoot bet ween the two cluhs w;is held at ambler on feb 15 when amliler won 1(57 to 117 the next shoot at willow qrove on march 1 resulted in a victory for the latter by the score of 171 to 158 llu.l ii 11 t.«kx cut ii olevelajld kindt aged id y ie,siiliiii4 at allentowu au employe of the perkiomen railroad met with in juries while at his work afbchwenks ville friday morniug that will likely cont him ilia life kindt is a brakemau on the perkio inen local while the train was at the above place it was uecebuary to do sumi shifting k iiult wau unsihtiug iu this work and in uoiue manner flip ped bcton the train could be stop ped several ears had passed ovttr has lens auiimtutiiik both near the knees medical attention wan at olicu reuiler ed aiui which hu wus removed to the i'hutnixvilli liohuital where it was louud that hu bad but u blight ohauoe for recovering from the lo«j«<if blood he had tid cut hill foot with ii to sherman perry of eureka recently met with au accident which might have proved very serious he whs cut ting up a log when the axe slipped and cut his foot near the instep as soon as possible dr shaddinger was sum moned and he took live stitches the patient is doing nicely yet walks on crutches lioails still uluckerl with snow the property owners of upper han over township will bo compelled to pay taxes to the amount of 758.08 for money spent by its supervisors in opening the drifted roads this winter this can be considered as au econo mic expenditure for had the supervis ors opened every road in the township the expense would probably have been double thin amount however they used judgment and opened only the roads which were mostly traveled as a consequence there are at present about 1 i miles of roads iu the township that are blocked with suow and still impassable charles roberts who at one time was a familiar figure at narcissa ureaiuery and store is very ill mark freas son of luther krean is on the sick list miss lydia kreas daughter of the above named person is home from the normal school as it is the usual spriug vacation it is said that mrs moouuy will re build her house this season the walls are standing hence it will require only the wood work to be replaced among the removals reported in the neighborhood it h b killman bf who it is said will make philadelphia his future home elmer huyer of marble hall will occupy the phipps property at lancaster vi lie dr albert h garner sou of liev li b guruer has been elected in structor in hygiene iu the public of norristowu mnitle glen mrs daniel cauipman and mrs joseph maytrott visited mrs james weir of eureka on thursday miss elizabeth campmau has been spending some time with her niece mrs ii;dgar thomas of ambler isaac farley has rented some gmmwd at the anderson property three tuns miss elsie l campmtm is spending some time with her sister mrs mark p stout of philadelphia miss gertrude k couard is spend ing several days with relatives at doliiifjton.newtown and yardley john morgan and family moved this week from mrs hiudenach's luiut-c to 1 h rhine's house at three thus misses bsrtha and krlythe m mann visited their cousin miss charlotte rorer at buck hill on i'ri misses ethel maytrott a man and mildred m m sunday and monday ence weir of e .' if ms jacob brandt tlvtfij idace an her iot greaser of seuderton < vwkgd mrs thomas h gamble on saturday mr brandt and familv have corie to-xcrrth carolina where they expe'.-t to g il}to the baking tun-in •»-. sliver wrdcltiig kl >. ii i,.ii on march 8 at their home maple springs farm narcissa mr and mrs john e dufh'eld celebrated their iuth anniversary while it was a day of enjoyment it was as solemn as a wed ding day mr george w engle a cousin of the bride " addressed the gathering though the ilay was damp and stormy friends gathered and registered to the number of 130 com ing from gwynedd springhouse blue bell ambler narcisea centre square norristown philadelphia fox chase frankford by berry somerton davis vilje qermantown huntingdon val ley southampton norfolk virginia j'ittsburg mellioiiint a|i|iuiutineiita the following appointments have been made to methodist churches of the northwest district ambler james elvln halfont — j w simmons < heltenhaui — bertram shay conshohocken eli hickersgill doylestown — e p hoffman bvaaibnrg — w d hallman glenside j b mackay hatboro edward cline jarrettown — 3 h hhook jenkintown — r h harkinson montgomery square and prospect vilje o h egge north wales — k e hauu willow grove aud cozens memorial w l gray rev 1 t edwards formerly pastor of the first m e church amuei has been assigned to the norwood charge south district jurrcttunn must of the migrating birds are with us very few patches of buow are now to be seen the april-like showers of sunday have started the grass iu sheltered places miss isa f stevens entertained some of her fellow teachers from forl washington on saturday and sunday kirs whiii-man of philadelphia was a sunday visitor tim ladies aid society will meet tuesday evening march h at the linine of isaac farley maple ilm a package party will be a part of the program a large mastiff dog said to have come from u farm near ambler has beeu doing considerable mischief among the poultry and pet animals for some of the people over this way an animal so large and so vicious as this dog is naid to he is uusafe to be at large even little children might bv injured by him the funeral of frank t'adwalader jr sou of mary f cadwaladcr y/m held from his mother's residence m llrehhcrtowii ou monday intel amm wab hindu at the presbyterian « < '»• niv abiugtuxt village npxt sunday the now i>uutor of th m.k church ft expected tu be prewut shooting may be murder william walker.of penllyn serious ly wounds doylestown man hi-.pli r.ihlii-1 tin injiirvtl tttgnt i ij iii \\ .. i !«• i "" ' » ^ !•<- v:i ldmattll(1 ll.v i'.llln r oanfltotlm sxorl«iitohl by thiw in william walker an uninarrieil color ed man of penllyn is confined in tin doylegtown jail charged wlthahooting joseph palmer of doylejtown aim a negro the affair took place batnrdny at tnidnight while ii party was in pro mess at palmer's lionne oh ashland street jnit hovf the trouble itarted is somewhiit of a mystery as conflicting stories are told palmer may recover but the bullet a heavy ball of 1 1 euliiire is in a ilanfrerooi ar a as it was fired at a distance of abonl fonr feet striking the oollai bone on the left side and glancing up into the mnn's neck jml where it is cannot be told definitely as it was thought advisable to nor probe very much for it palmer though very weak gave out the following story of the atlair : the mini wiio shot me is a utranger to me 1 never saw him before but i believe his name is william walker of penllyn 1 had invited two ladies and a gentleman from that place to visit roe over sunday but when i came bach from op town saturday ni^ht i found ft whole crowd there several of them were strangers to me they spent the early part of the evening in danoing atnl cutting np,1 but i was was out in the other room once this walker got into a quarrel with jack carter of penllyn i went in ami stopped it don't do that fellows 1 said have aciuit-t time and enjoy yourselves the landlord lives next door and he's sick ' carter came away with me and that was all here wa of that but walker acted nasty all the evening some of the i itjiers said and r.iice kicked the stove over then about midnight i asked them all to stop dancing and make less noise on account of the neighbors,and they did except walker who danced around a few minutes he was mad then and as he went to sit down on the stair steps just four feet away from me he looked at uie swore and said who's that fellow?1 pulled out a gotiand shot me 1 dropped to my knees and then crawled out to«the other room and told niv father juwas shot the women all ifcu and rri\y brother went after a ( d t knfw what became of lit ilrifliwla sri in tn have ii r wtut for 44-enlivire hulleta h hg on the ground bv the same tree 1 didn't do a thing to make him mad but a mr reed who was there told me it was him that walker wa after he belitved because walker had threatened to shoot him palmer's father theodore palmer when seen at his home together with other members of the family declared that there had been no quarrels at all during the evening i know there wasn't any quarrelling at all they were just having a good time 1 heard the pistol shot about 12 o'clock and right afterward joe walked out — yes he could walk all right — aud told me that he was shot and i went i'or the doctor when i went out 1 saw walker standing behind a tree tiut i didn't know him then be said where you goiu'v tiutl didn't answer him mrs joseph palmer said chat the other penllyn people all she knew who were in the room were mr carrie piper who was sitting alongside of walker when he shot and tried to knock the revolver out of his hand mrs mary ball jack carter annie gordon and peter johnson and a man named reed of ambler walker at first declined to make any public statement hut later said i didn't raise any disturbance pal mer was the one who made the truohle he was nasty all through the evening finally a lot of us men were talking together tamling uj and palmer in sulted me 1 said he ought to be enough of a h to treat his own house right and he just cussed me and reached back into his pocket i didu't know whether he was going to shoot me or cut me so to protect myself i well that was all there was i didn't want to do it.but i had to protect my self " walker refused to tell how pal mer had insulted him but he had pre viously said that palmer called him a verv vile name i've never been in anv kind of trouble like this before i cauie from warrington va aud bad been working hard driving coal team for lewellyn v davis at peullyu he said walker was arrested by constable henry kolbe at the turk as he board ed a trolley car kolbe presented his revolver at the uegroe's head and com manded him to put up hia hands which he did iustauter if you move i'll blow your head off he said and while he kept him iu that position conductor marshall white went through walker's pockets his search was rewarded by the finding of a big 44 calibre five-shot revolver in which there were still four bullets monday morning countable kolbe swore out a warrant before justice william wall charging walker with i ii tying concealed deadly weapous if iu demands a hearing ou this chuige i b will be given one but the results of palmers wouud will determine what farther charges will be brought ttius,t the prisoner later advices htatu that although iu .» i'ucuruius ooaditlon mph palmer ik rusting easily d except for hutfuem iu ins neck the tmll«t lodged e»p»i iv uv uu ii he way rwover glenside and around liev c hikimiii ot philadelphia preached snnday in the methodist church a meeting of tlie olcniodn improve nietit association was helrl friday i veiling david leahy who had blood poison ing from ii wound in his leg is bow recovering john ii godfrey nan broken ground for the linll-e lie is to erect lt i'en bryn for an edge hill ritlwn walter mccue jr , formerly of this place now living in reading on wed nesday nnderwenl a surgical opera ', tion b a wright who lived m mt carmel avenue moved on thursday to pelham on the chestnut hill line of the pennsylvania railroad george h todd and wife it hal horo arrived it edge hill on thurs day from florida they were gone eight week and had b very line timo wilnier mcallister innuerly rail road messenger at this place has re turned to qlenside after h hwo-nionth's stay with ii sick brotner-in-la'w who lias lately died ill all iitiiun qlenside lodge no 20 knights t the mystic ohain on i'riday night held their 18th anniversary in their lodgo loom at rhoad.8 hall they en tertained a large number of guests the ushers association of carnicl presbyterian church jhavfl put in place their new sliutilelmiird and on thursday evening most of the mem bers were present and took a hand in shoving the counters over the sanded board on which the game is played k lnnixlnlr the preacher in the methodist church sunday morning and evening was rev.o w simmons of chalfont w d cassel has removed ' from klmwood canada to a house on fifth street on wednesday evening of last week was the marriage here of abrani s holbt of philadelphiu and miss lydia h cassel of lansdale the latter is the daughter of rev f p cassel the dunkard preacher the groom is also the son of a dunkard preacher and he holds a clerkship in the city where they will reside airs lydia h cassel will remove north wales where her two mar ried daughters reside the house she vacates will be occupied by john m riackman the funeral of mrs sophiu bergstress er took place on saturday from her late residence on columbia avenue she was in her oftth year and died suddenly from heart disease she was the daughter of abraham kriebel of muff1 misryr^v it^mmww mnt-l ahralvim emma ahir marthft l)'si*>s lizzie deceased wife of william i wolf and ieorge also deceased her interment was ii the towamcuciii sch venkf elder graveyard ' james m 0 spiers will represent lan-dale castle of iolden eagles ar the state convention held iu the city at york next may harvey suplee writes that he will return here some time between april > and 18 he has been in southern california all winter the bardo planing mill kept in operation last week though there were reports that it might be shut down any day the numerous hands received only partial payment for their work at the apple sale held at hotel nor wood last thursday pretty fine fruit brought only from j to i)5 cents per basket the public school library treasury lias been enriched over sjsias by the recent home production or snow white and die seven dwarfs " the newly married couple robert e mooune and miss aquflla prints will reside in norristown where the groom has employ in newbold's iron works he came to norristown from obambersdiirg charles a.qroff.of derstiue ivenue has rented the oloverdeli stock farm near colnnir and will sell his brick house here dr j n jacobs is by this time iu manilla having reached there from japan from the former place he will go to hong konjr china a u mott of the stove foundry along with his wife and daughter is where there are no stoves needed for heating he is now iu jamaica and lias beer in other islands of the west indies a new firm here is that of felver and ilgen civil engineers the latter is a t ilgen late of easton their office is over the store of the velnex bakery buildings lames p clemens of whom the gazette readers heard in jauuarv is ou a visit to lausdale where he conies periodically from the old soldier's home washington one more store has been added to t hose existing here grant warner is it manager and it is called the co operative store it is near to aud on the east 6ide of tiie station the laiisdale gunners defeated the strong florist guu club of philadel phia ou saturday afttiruoou on the local grounds an evening company was held at the residence of mr and mrs alexander kicker ijuusdale the following at tending : muhlou molntyre sydney b horn miss muiuie brelatord mr aud mi bert cassull frank horn miss ella mclutyrc w;itsou fry miss liz/.ie kicker miss kulheriue horn — andrew ouruegie bus signified liin williiikuoss to give half toward a 3000 pipo organ for the doyleitown baptist ciairei at ii public suli murcii 8 at tiiu hanking imube l t>harus of the uuiun national bunk of boudertou were hold i»t ai7.fjo aih und ai8.&0 per share this is au advance of 60 oenu to 1.60 over recent sales ambler to have gas application blanks mailed by the north penn gas company i lilllmllotim r.ilnt in f ipn l,n intg us sunn mm fvmthar fvrniit vranghn dnk«1lttmim<m mllhllfm illltllthh n,l|iitfl!!l'll,l»'lll ol mil i un wii^ihmkttiii plant residents of atnblei la.-i week reoeiv d through the mail typewritten forma from the north henn oms company tu be filled ont and returned to tlm office of the pennsylvania qas im provement company in the common wealth building " philadelphia the hunk form is is follows : amliler date i idofl tin north penn iin 0o . amliler i'll gentlemen being desirous ni usuik gas for domestic purposes in ray real nence i location of lame i i hen b v make application for meter and sen connection for gai supply for which 1 agree to pay at the rate of fi 60 p r thousand cub'lo f eet of gas need at the above address signed i uame mr ii t duue president of the company in an interview with a t preservative of the gazette n>ict the north penn qas company wishes to inforrn the citizens of ambler it is ready to put in service pipes iu the houses under the following terms tlie company will run all sn feet services without charge and furnish free of cost the meter and connection to tlie gas stoves in the kitchen the com pany will conneot any make of gas stoves free of charge and furnish the stove if necessary on payments of two three or four mouths time to re bponaible parties the price of k«s for the present is 1.50 which may be lowered as soon as the company cau aft'ird it the ordinary application will be all that is necessary but the company would request a prompt reply ' ' this application gives assnrsnee that the people of ambler will be supplied with the product some time during the coming summer pipes were distributed throughout the borough some mouths ago and the north penn gas company by purchase of the ambler u-a.s company acquired the franchise for the town ambler council treated the company in a just manner imihj.siiif no obligations on them in respect to pipe laying other than provided in the ordinances then existing which specify that be fore any section of street be torn up a permit shall be taken out and tfae sum of ¦?') cents per foot of street d'e to be opened ^ t,jl*er.e than iu0 fflgglsssssssw w onj liroccftnre may he rep full hinount nf pipe lityin the plant of the north i eompauy is located at fort washinj ton from whence nas may flow hy gravity or pressure through the mains which are laid in many of the streets and roads in fort washington and also up the b<pringhouse and chestnut hill turnpike to the ambler borough line on sept 1 an unfortunate accident resulted at the plant just us everything was iu readiness to proceed wit u the manufacture of the product as the gasometer was being filled an explosion occurred almost destroying the large tank as soon as possible repairs were started but the severe winter delayed the work and only two weeks ago was the plant again ready to be put in full operation the tank wus tested by experts and pronounced satisfactory within the past two weeks tlio supe.rint ndency of the port washing ton plant has in a taken by vaughn duke son of mr henry t duke president of the company replacing matthew butler in that capacity so that at present the indications are that within h few months unless unforeseen complications or accidents arise tho company wuj he furnishing the pro duct to th is community s|>ri hellenist thpdore fleck of philadelphia spent sunday with his son harry a fleck ami family joseph harslwiw gardener for mrs harry markoe planted his him peal on the 17th of march mr harahaw leads the neighborhood in gardening master willie toinlluson visited his mother in langhorne last week philip fie and wife of barren hill spent sunday with mr and mrs george mclaugldin frank reynolds and wife of phila delphia visited the latter's parents mr and mrs karl kuebler on stm dav p office inspector william j mci.uiiv inspected the postoffiee hero mi liiday ami reported the office in very good couditon the burn on william davis place now occupied by jacob hilks and fomerly the old vafmire property was destroyed by nre last monday night the cause of the blazo is unknown it started in between 1 and 2 a in and hud gained too much headway wlieu discovered to get all the stock out mr dilks lust 21 pij , besides farming im plements etc , which were partly covered by insurance grace lutheran church wynd moor iius just paid off u)00 in six ulolltllk harvey t uill of i heltenhaui is a prospective candidate for county commissiouer ou the lie puhlicau ticket tl»e candidates for stute diilejj;«*te(4 include : jacob a strussburger nor ristowu joseph moore and harry h hey wood oonahohooken j william h d qodshalk l.aiibdide , isaac warn bold telford 11 0 s stillwak<>ii kuscuiont ; willis hare bridgeport wm v sholl fottutown ; b k butz upper hauuvvr harry ('. goebel kockledgc a a slioeniakir krnn t«j it elected
Object Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19050323 |
Volume | 23 |
Issue | 13 |
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 | 03/23/1905 |
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 | 03 |
Day | 23 |
Year | 1905 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19050323 |
Volume | 23 |
Issue | 13 |
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 | 03/23/1905 |
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 gazette vol xxlll.-no 18 ambler pa march 1905 01.915 a ykar i found dead in ljs bed charles smuh.of ambler expires in his 85th year owl i fpii-nt it i.nwer 4%vyiu(hi townnhlp tlhilf hm homn with hip tmagtltot mm sunilllm wrtlter in ml>l.r skitcli iiflhr oharles smith of bob euclid avenue ambler who for the past out years has made till liotno with his daughter mrs bnsanna walter w:is found dead in ins bed friiiny morning the deciiisi il s;is in his s.'itl1 vi'iir miiii for a week pust had beea w nflned to his bed with general debility incident tc ape presaging an early dissolution o forces and faculties there appeared t be mi decided ohanm in his condition j thursday evening when the njjed man \ was lilt or tlic night ami lie did not complain of experiencing any symp toms other that those which had | characterised his case tot the seven ¦ days before however when the family wont into his mom friday morning they found the old man stretched oni in death there was apparent a bodily warmth indicating chat death had probably taken place about an hour before the end was peaceable and it is probable thnt he died without pain a stroke extinguishing the spark of lift as though it were but a candle flump ' deceased was the son of william mid susanna smith and was born nearly 85 years ago in lower gwynedd town ship on the road leading from kpring house to three tuns about tlirce ( quarters of a mile from the former , place he was one of four children elizabeth mary and salinda being the othftk.all of whom are now deceased the family lived on the farm which is now owned by o p fox for years and later kept the tollgate on the bethlehem turnpike at springhouse where the elder smith's death took place in 18 |
Month | 03 |
Day | 23 |
Year | 1905 |
Page | 1 |
Sequence | 1 |
Mode | grayscale |
BitsPerPixel | 8 |
DPIX | 300 |
DPIY | 300 |
FileSizeK | 30262 |
FileName | 1905_03_23_001.tif |
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