The Ambler Gazette 19030723

              the ambler gazette vol xxi no 30 ambler pa july 23 ism s1.80 a ykar referred to counsel ambler council still considering north main street problem move in strhl|(lite»i the water cnnm i'ii lel the sllllwliy aim i i m-rilh v ill tlu-n ik on i i.iiiiimii i'i«i»'ii sinii i'm for in i'it v iimllt amblev borough oouocll met in special nation imi rritfaj evening hi the regular place to consider tli onone of water nniler the subwavnn north main street all the member were present but mr walinsu'v when presi dent acuff called the meeting at h.:!0 the latter stated the call resulted from a visit which mr rose chairman ol the hiirhwav oodimittee and himself had made to tlie work then being proswn ed on tli street it whs discovered tlmt t)je course of thfl water through the subway would lie deflected and lead to washing atnl wear anil tear mi the chan nel mr l!n«p said the conrae us laid nut i about four ice t out of linn with the course under the suhwav lod that the channel is too narrow ii casns of high water whim in ptesldg thronj»h would strike on the bend and form an eddy for the deposit of material his suggestion was to move the course 4.3 feet to the northward whlcfi would allord a straight lourse the change would not materially alter the lines as the course outside could readily con form to that within tlie borough and the change would cost probably s.o in addition to the above cause for the finance he also urged that it he so changed to make a thoroughly first-class job which would better accommodate the growth of the town sir a cull stated that if the change was sanctioned it would necessitate luiildinp the abutments on the street propeitv and not on that of mr john - son which of itself would bean advan tage and eave tlie boroogh tbe differ ence in c;o9l of building an is-inoh wall as against a 24-ioch if constructed as previously agreed upon mr knight sutraested the agreement be read which was done and he then urged the borough to proceed cautiously i 11 the matter and especially as there was nn advice at hand from the bolioi tor concerning the borough's obligation to build on the spot designated iii the plans and specifications on motion therefore tlie highway committee was i dbtructed to lay the pro posed change of the plans before the borough solicitors for an opinion and if same be favorable to secure bids on the work rendered necessary bv the change and to proceed with all possible despatch ; if not favorable to suggest tnat the solicitors present some arrange ment if possible by which the desired changes may be brought about passed mr knight voting nay mr rose stated having presented to air 0 w stun the bill contracted by the borough in laying liis pavement on iiinde.nwold avenue and bad received a check in full which he turned over to council and on motion it was ordered to be devoted to the payment of the ill of josiah clark who hud done the work mr knight brought up the need of a street light in front of the postoffice building which for a long-time had been paid for bv hie owners of the poet office building but which of late had been turned off and he moved that the light be placed on the street system which was carried mr haywood one of th owners of the building stated'tbe light was paid by the owners until they had received information from washington that they were not compell ed to illuminate the exterior of the building and street in froht as that was a matter to be taken care of by the borough authorities up i im hudson on july so aug 19 and sept 3 the pennsylvania liailroad compady wil run ita usual midsummer excursions to the upper hudson under persona escort special train will leave broac street station at 7.34 a m topping _ principal points between philadelphia and trenton a stop will be made at west point giving those who disem bark an hour and a half at that point and enabling them to view tbe united states military academy in order to insure an early return no stop will be made at newbure although the steamer nvi'l run to a point off that city and there turn tickets will be sold at the following round trip rates from phila delphia bristol and i ntermediate sta tions 2.50 trenton 2 ; tulpehocken vebtmorelatid and intermediate sta tions 5o upsal carpenter and al len'8 lane,$2.(>o : wissahickon heights highland and chestnut hill 2.70 al cierniantown junction connection will be made with regular trains from chestnut hill branch tickets good only on special liain and connections at above pointy jul 30-3t — w s krier of cheltenham has planted 2.\00o cabbages the shoemaker lev company of qgontz have nine deli veiy wairuns — doylestown haa 18 fraternal ojgani atlodl with ¦ total membership of 1832 aajuetong lodge i o 0 f , ttoda with l'2 members — david webster of jenkintown baa sold out his ice and coal business to the wyncote ice company jkttymond doanggar this company has bought out chtvilcs anibler jompb w hunter tbe ¦»*'»¦ liigluvu v niiiiui i.-.-ionci , bas opened office iu tbe temporary capitol building on i'ust mrei't llatrisbui't mid is p luirin to enforce tl new road bill pauel bv tlie last legislature — after tin ¦ matt yttn tbe perm bylvunla kuilmad company u at«n has cufully permitted tl>e philadelphia biutol and tieoton kail way coin pan v \ iitiui us to complete the linuhink at croydfli ill lht iduoh wauled liii-lnl tonvsilale trolley obituary ai.frku i iiii.ds alfred oliiuih » brother of lobn i of jenkintown died at bis rohi ci on hurch roail wept at about lfl on wednesday morning of lout week after an illness of twn w<'eks from yphoid fever fie leaves n wife anil wo children a nun john jr and mrs i'rank hubreei me was an old ami i>v specled resident of ojfontz by oc.rupa imi h was a brick and stone mawon hinnir wns h years mr ob has was imrn in n stone house stand i n on the old shoemaker estate opporiln isostler'h mill he nnd his brother jobs lonpfa hostler 0 m biiiron i lin nn charles campbell and nntluin l'ishcr were school matn together hack in ls">7 or 18c8 nt the old shcenmker town behool then k'.'pt in llui old stone bnllding sottthweit of ihemvers mill ashboome the school was then taught by james iiijon he is the lirnt of bis old scholoniatph to pnsn from tins life he wan i son of joseph i nali i cliilds ii ^ luorit lay conke'a bb lance now miss kast man's genii nnry in ojzontz hiro huesell nmith's.houhe it krige hill now ooeuplsd by his son xanthiih-smit li both artists mrs thomas btjckman the remains of mrs thomas back man were interred saturdhv afternoon in hatboro baptlll tremotery she hav ing ilied huddenly in hatboro thursday afternoon of heart trouble she bad a sinking spell at the dinner table and be fore a doctor could arrive she was be yond liinmm aid she leaves a husband daughter and a married son who resides at fox ohaae . emilink keifinokr kmeline widow of henry ruilinger died suddenly on.tulvki at the lionie of her son-in-law john vv detwiler west of uratersford a^ed 70 years and three month the cause of death was paralyses and tbe attack came while she was seated at a eewinpr machine her husband died in november 1001 deceased is survived by five daughters an follows margaret wife of robert lobnson of skippack angeline wife of jacob keiple ; kate wife of ieorjre j miller of line lexington ; klla wife of william dietterly of west point and jane wife of john w dctwi.er with whom whe resided her suiviving brothels and sistersare lewis and leon ard spare and misses angel ine and sal lie spare all residiner at creamery nellie r sohfler hies nellie h schuler of i'erkasie died from consumption at the home of her father samuel hcbuler on yatur day the faneral services will be held this wednesday with burial in tbe lutheran cemetery deceased was it year old joseph casper weiss joseph caspur weiss of flonrtown died sunday in the i 07th year of bis age he resided with his eon mr a weisc but formerly lived at chestnut hill the deceased was a native of germany and was bronchi to america at the age of two years during the struggles of napoleon it was to avoid the horrors of this warfare between the states of ger many and france that the father n thonv weis tied carrying the boy on his back leaving all his possessions behind niui they settled in iunnan town and after a time prospered when the deceased waa a young man he pur chased a farm near germantown and later had a large farm near chestnut hill on which he resided till 1895 during the anti-slavery agitation he was active in aiding the escape of fugitive slaves in 183s mr weiss married annie gilbert daughter of the late john gil bert of near oreland in all eitsrit children five sons and three daughters survive as follows augustus morris gilbert of flourtown etminnel living near broad axe mrs mark hartley afld mrs albert merchant of near chestnut hill joseph of near prob pectville and mrs august gilbert re siding on the hallowell furrn near ore land the deceased was a wonderful man despite his years and had a very vigor ous oonstitui ion up to the time of his serious illness in february his children ssy they never remember his needing the serviceb of a physician but once from this illness last spring he never fully recovered the funeral services were held this wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at his late tiome interment being made in st thomas cemetery mrs almira jane turner mrs altai ra jane wife of john k turner of ambler died tuesday even ing at 7.40 in her lst year of acute blight's disease after an illness of about three weeks the deceased wa tlie daughter of the late captain james lafl'erty of point breeze where 44 years ago she wan mar ried to mr turner aiuv where they liv ed until removing to ambler 18 years ago ml turner having purchased the old ambler park property he removed his family thereto where they have since resided one brother jesse lati'ertvsa hus band and tbe following children sur vive : mis liaie i histon frank mrs mamu 0'l>ell kllen nettie jennie lucy and grace kiiueul tervicee and histb mass will itlieltf friday morning at 9 o'clock at st jwtliiiny a r c qhumbf aaibler the iiiiitiiifiil lining private at new cathe dral qbinetery philadelphia ii.iih «•!<¦" ¦ w kuans rliltad nltttvmio pbludtl a sunday , joiittttiau bright uf norrlitown is ipendluu i s tbomni i coauq amiio 1 uml slmy k bliotmuker uf i liliiu speut siimluy of 1 ust week with their i oiului w heury nd a cornelia mana mis kaiiuie b etientnwer t 1'liiliulelplila bih'ut tuwluy with her uitei tin mamie s i iliiiw place who is suiuuierlug la'ur lut villa mii ami daughter ida ol boutb aini.i ii im luc'ii hpeiiilluk uio tiuie at juun naud w heury uana's , inlay vlklton inuludeo mn hmuia a o uldavisciruve mr uml mm li-auf e hlillidelphla mum kmuia j bright ol koirutown mr albert w»t1 ¦¦ 0erb»ntown t.i+me sbeppanl ol tro»p«ctvllle and u number oltb«r voices from the street thou shalt not go up and down as a tale bearer snlij.il uf ilin plfm of n nnrinn uf sermon by l(e irvine t kdwardli dull i'm i lite hsrnt fiillio<ll»t bpliicopal chnrnh ainulet i.am sunday evejiing in the liisi m k churcli amww kev irvine t j5d wardfr pastor l)6dimfliice<l a hori«h of sermone on vij^ceh from the street and he look tlic ¦¦¦ i for hie i i i one from lev ix:l(i tbon nlfalt not g6 up and ilcwn as a t*le hearer in hih introdut'tion he flaiil i'lnin truth will bu morn serviceable tonight than piiliir painting a multitude of voices com e.froin the rtreet from which let me pick out one in particular it if r'ern»rk«b)f bow muoh bailnen is done at the gossip conntw if i'enn ypaikci ould pnl a muzzle on gossips more good wond be done than in trying to silence th)c press the bweetfit morsel thnt ever panes their lips is a doubt upon some person's character they feast to drunkenness on the details of senie one's ruin a gossip should be banish ed from society let me say to you to nigh i tlie commandment in the text ie still valid it is humiliating to tin i'hnrch nf iod it is hyprocracy of tbe worst hr;inh the worst feature ifi,it is pastime of otherwise good people sowing circles civic clubs church gatherings too often are invaded by tbe kohbip spirit until more harm in done by their repeated tales than good is ac complished by their o*k may oo<l deliver us from the vou>»of goeaip there are three protests 1 wish to make against talebearing ii is unfair to the absent patty talebearing is not square it is stabbing in the back it ran prevaricate as fast as it oan yarn toci have mercy on theso wretched perjurers who first defame another's name then deny the gnili if you can't do any rood don't do anv harm be ready to throw the mantle of charity about another's misfortune don't be tiie advertising agent of domestic dis cord and happenings the public had better never know talebearing causes heaviness of heart haven't you learned the world's heart is heavy enough without the bur den of misrepresentation when a man or woman is in trouble they want sym pathy and not censure again talebear ing is an irreparable wrong to be sor ry for a deed does not annul its effects unspoken words are in your control but once uttered no repentance can re call them time never removes a rcai . the force of kindness is to be compared to'the powerful rabesthat tear their way tli rough rock and steel evil apeakinlc baa the same power just as dvnamite will shatter and pile in ruins the finest structure so sarcasm sly hints i|iies tioned motives insinuations against character will heap in confusion the proudest reputation be honest this is my last work deal fair with one an other if there is nothing good to say charitv begs silence keen from jour door tbe bearer of village gossip keep it out of your home and keep it out of the churoh don't criticise but sympa thize don't publish but protest let mercy lead you to kindness with what measure ye mete it shall be measur ed to you give the world a boost heavenward lift thfi fallen to their feet again auto wrecker released john dodf rey who appropriated a motor car riage from the automobile hed of george d widener at oeontz on wednesday of last week and smashed the machine by colliaine with a hay wagon y«s arraipuea thursday before justice of the peace wood ho had heeu ar rested on a charge of felonious entry au'l lurceny but at the hearing j h jackson widener s head chauffeur who owned the damaged automobile said he did not wls h to preis the charge if the youog man made restitution mr widener also bent word to the same effect in tiew ol the fact that the testimony showed that godfrey had no bad intentions he was released from custody after he had paid tb0 amount of the repairs to the machine and the costs of the prosecution blue bell mir edith hulley of philadelphia is spend ing some time with miss beatrice sathau charleb shoemaker ef philadelphia fwinerly of this plnce is spending his summer vacation with his brother joseph shoemaker h.g silngluff is remodeling hlb house the entire building will bechadged thomas smith gardener for h e iirayton has picked his first lot of sugar corn and lima beans the annual picnic of boehm's reformed sun day school will be held at chestnut hill p«rk on wednesday aug s loyd shaetfer had an eye badly hurt while playing ball last week john morris was stricken down with apoplexy on sunday the weekly praver meetinns of the c e society of boehm's church wil be held on tuesday eve nings at 8 o'clock during july and august detectives make haul at i m-<l >!•¦¦ philadelphia & reading railway detectives and high constable kulp of lunsdale bml their haudsfull in that borough last thursday night tbe detectives gathered in eikht hoboes and took them to norrlstowu and constable kulp captured a car-breaker aud stored him in the borough lock-up for a hearing thesouth-buund milk train from n«w york state which makes the trip over the lehlgh val ley & keuding hues every night carries milk for the philadelphia market when the train ar rived in laufcdalu the detectives arrested eight out of a party of is huboes who were almard the truln stealing a ride to philadelphia tne three detectives woo mu.te the arrest madu a btreuuout effort to gather in the whole gang but seven ol them eseui>ed shortly after that highcuuttoble kulp receiv ed a message firnn glcnslde to la on tbu umkout for three men who had broke tllto u cur at that llace it was mteved that th men » ere aboard the mid-iilt'lu fiviiilit train iioiim north when the tralu arrived at i.ansdale the codfctable dln covered the three meu tboard a c»r h baae a bound fortbem but two escaped hearreited hie tlilni one uml tixik hlui to the lock-up g k knight is dead former amblerite expires on his delaware farm mini !<•¦»<. hixl mil orminl old agt ol hi whk actively iilrntllli'il with ainlil until h liiv vfin - at - sktitch of iii lit rh lunuiy ol norrlitown have been bpaudlng fc"iue time with hairy fleck inn t'muiiy 11 i1 me kuan jr ol i'rldi visited his home mi 1'ine hun farm lust week kev m i klciiunl ami fumlly uml walters i ambler speul friday with mrs newboki mil sun ltwrtoce "' jereajr city n.j were vltitiug tlie former's aunt mi i i uallowal last wmd g i uallowal last wmdasday george snyiler of philadelphia nas vultlrg k i uclaugbllu nod fajplly on iui ulwmay ramsey ol : , tu sunday n nh ura joseph ni wuild an uiu'lainied letler;itiuulll in 1he pottotttce !«': u uflliy iluveh • u k kniitlit iuiik i rtiicleni o atnliler died at 5.;>0 o'clock innlav afternoon on ln l>elawar<i farm near milfofd where lie liail rehiileil for the 1'iifil 16 yenrh and wliure for several years pant h ha been falthfallv itt linded by bis daughter cordelia e kmjilit home of li i m uniiulcliildren from nili li'i1 were down on sunday and on thtiir departure mr knitrht aiipcareil to be in iiis usual health as im iwle them n nlieery good by and 0v6q walked to the t'il«e ol the nhrilfii with tlifiii peceaied was the on of the late pr alexander knight and alary knorr and waa worn on front street then the inoft i i-!n niable iurt of i'lii ladclph in on nov (>, ihis ho that at the time of bis death he was in tbe 85th year of liin ai»t george knorr the deceased's kttiiid fin her and for whom he was named lived to attain the a^e of 2 and il was mr knight'a ambition to live to lie as old dr alexander knight wast a very prominent practitioner or phila delphia and was port physician for a number of terms he pushed through nne of the yellow fever epidemics and while ministering to the poor of the citv at that time contracted the disease the deceaned being left an orphan at tlie early age of eight years was nlaoed in the jlerniont academy and here he panned his studies for several yean with ambitions to follow in the foot elep of his father and sstiulv medicine however he entered a business bouse in new york city but his health broke down and realising that nothing but a life in the country would restore his shattered health he iumitsdiutely gave up his city pursuits on aua 4 j842 imr knighl married sarah ann arthur by whom the fol lowing surviving children were born alexander sarah k and cordelia e the following are deceased elizabeth k mlra lavlnla and genree mr knight purohased a tract of land al washington lane terntiantown and fanned it for several years all the children except george being born there in 1856 being attracted bv the possibilities alone the newly opened north i'enn railroad he purchased 50 acres in the present borough of anibler of the corson estate lying on both aides of the railroad and extending up to the station then called wissahickon ever afterwards and up to the time of his death he was a firm believer in the pos sibilities of ambler as a flourishing town a conviction he lived to see realiz ed at least in part later mr knight purchased addition al tracts acquiring 10 acres from losepb l wilson and 20 acres from charles shoemaker his holdings extending along the present butler avenue from the rail road to spring garden street after wards tracta were sold to the bank th late evan j ambler the beading rail road companv to be used ae a freight yard and also the property on south main street now owned by dr e v mattison and the sites of the present cnibe-kemper company were taken from the tract mr knight was one of those who with benjamin p wertsner conceived the idea of establishing a national bank in ambler and subscribed fora quan tity of of stock after the organization he was made vice president serving for several years the banking business until a proper structure could be erected was carried on in a corner of his pro perty then used during the school months as sunfiyside academy when mr knight first purchased his ambler property he resided in the farm build ings then located near where stands the present residence of his son later however he moved up to the sunnyside property about io years ago mr knight purchased a large tract of 175 acres lying between milford and iious ton del which was a 9ne peach farm for a long time he let the property out but about 15 years ago be took up his permanent residence there visiting in ambler only occasionally several years ago the deceased suffer ed a slight stroke but apparently re covered and to the last he retained a wonderful possession of his strong facul ties always a student his great mem ory enabled him to repeat sentence after sentence of latin and especially of the author horace learned years ago in his youth the partner of bis life's jovfe and sorrows died about 11 years ago and lies buried in upper dublin friends cemetery where the remains of ttie deceased will be interred t thursday afternoon services at the old home in ambler at 2 o'clock sharp stocki sold low at the hotel montgomery recently auctioneer a m.bergey sold for agent e m kvan.s the following stocks three shares peoples national bank john h tyson at 1128 i i\f shares norristown trust com pany to a r place at si w 10 shares first nations bank s p fox at slso.'ro hve shares same 1 8 hutfbner at 17t 10 shares albertmd trasl rompany theodora lane ba»n si 100 u nburei shiiii s leiaeng 100 six shares spring garten market oom panj . ii \ thomas hi i 18 ihtres paxtaug cemetery company henry rlohards.at 124 quite r number of other hook wera offered foi iale bul were withdrawn became the bldj weu too low 4loudort«in is u have il lilu which can be heard li oaltei li wiu ittiiched tn the boiler i the trolley powei iiuu -«• 1'irn alarm boxtt will be distributed tbrougboul the town glenside and around the indies if ths lutheran oharcb inwn fete near theli nhnrch on thursday evening csrda are out for hie innrriuirn of milt lidte brooke daughter of hem y s lrookb,to mr williiuii lliplry.nf i'hila lelpbla mi < ;. b blake wife and daughter arrie mr edi level and wife ana mr robert jordan peni lasi wrakal atlantic city kred baton who is a detnber of the nierican cricket team now in kn^'hind i on hin wby homa he rnldni hers with ii in father-in-ln w m i kohler mr girditm of oamden n j has moved into bin own house on dickies avenue which was formerly ocoapiori by mr i.uther who recently removed to oak i/gne charles kelly of hillside called ht t hamph'er's store on wednesday mid made a few purchases she then relumed to bur carriage which stood i\l ilmiluor for her pocket nook which she mppomnl she bnd left on tbe seal to her sunirise she found it miming it evidently having fallen from the seat to the ground ms she rode to kdgr hill tin1 pocketbooh contained some 0 the corner stone of the new lutheran chapel corner willow drove pike nnd mi oarmel avenue was laid snndav afternoon at ii o'clock by rev it h daugherty of norrifitown missionary superintendent of tbe philadelphia con ferenee the exercises were opened by kev arthur liredenbek the pastor ami then followed the rurular services the speakers were iiev dr charles k tlav pastor of all salnta lutheran church philadelphia an«l l!ev ii bert k alleman pastor of messiah lutheran church of philadelphia the venerable dr luther k albert who has been pastor of trinity lutheran church ier mantowrj for 52 years otiered an impressive prayer rev w 0 lback of i'hiladelpiiia presided at the organ and mr eugene wedtsell a philadelphia baritone way the soloist st paul's chapel is to be a two-atory building of stcne quarried in b!dge hill tin contract price is si>24 m e hauser of glenside is the builder the dimensions of the chapel are i<ix"2 feet the front being on willow grove pike ample space is left on the large lot owned bv the congregation for a parsonage on the east of tbe chapel ami a church auditorium on the west pro vision has also been made iii the plan for connecting the chapel and the church proper when the congregation strength shall warrant such enlarge ment l*f natiaif i krupp & angeny the fifth street bakers have lobtfour iiorm's within a year the lust one wn from lockjuw caused by running a nuil tn it foot a mad dog caused soine excitement ulon broad stieet on thursday nirlit lost a younp woman aud boy made a narrow escape it bit the dogs of j btuuenbecher and keese kesmire it was dually shot by the latter near the cassel toll gate on next saturday will be the scml-uimnul meeting of the southeastern district uf the american mechanics it will te an all-day ses sion held in music hall in tin evening will be a free entertainment to which tbe public is invit ed this will comprise music recitations uud oratious during the past six months the lans dale council has added 42 new members new wheulbegftu coming to the godshall mill here last week a considerable number ol soldiers from cump hastings were from time to time present iu lans dalelast week william swartley will likely become a student at the university ol pennsylvania the coming session during the past year he has been attend ing albright college at myerstown lebanon county all tlie new houses of the rosenberger block are now occupied the latest tenant being john e hlrtzler coming from levin buckb connty he has employment in the radiator foundry the rain on saturday morning put a damper on the farmer hopes of finishing their hay har vest at the close of last week mis-s mary k marden the future wife of the japan missionary is now sojourning in the city of troy x y with her brother rey william marden mrs maggie greenwood of richmond va.,has been sojourning with relatives here and will not return to her southern home before septem ber the combined picnic of the baptist methodist reformed and evangelical sunday schools wil occur on aug 7 and the place will be chalfout park as it was a year ago miss nellie spiers of tbe silk factory has gone on a trip to see relatives in her native country scot aud freed'b hall which 1b now tor sale has been a very useful place to lansdnle in past years anc held many gatherings fairs suppers and other affairs it was built by abraham freed about 1879 when he was the owner of the adjoining norwood hotel about 20 years ago aud who now resides in philadelphia new officers of the k«fm 	 1 church were elected on friday night the deacons chosen were oliver keller harry hopple nnd am brobe gubo elders edward geary and danie zwier mrs emily corsou wife of george corson.ol cold point lied tuesday about noon she was sick but two weeks george long brother of james b long has been spending a portiou of his vacation at nar clssa at a citizens meeting of plymouth ton n.-liip to consider the result of the raising of the cutoff bridge below black horse the engineer of the pennsylvania railroad was present and offered to do almost anything that was asked but the trouble seemed to be that no one seemed to know what was wanted a committee of live was ap pointed to consider the whole mutter the probability is that the railrold company will have the alterations completed by tho time tlie committee is ready to report a celebration will be held at the eight square school house iu plymouth township on uuu day afternoon aug us it is the only eight square in the county just how old it is no one seems to know but an effort will be made to rind out when it was built ffvl hoffccker county superintendent im promised to be present aud make an address there will be singing a balloon will be sent up and a history of the house given jliss lillian freas teacher of the school will recite c w lewis is ex pected to give the historical part of the mutter rev c koinine "( philadelphia >« pushing the matter all are invited to be present anil help make ita success 	 wyiiiluioui mr > liwles kessler of drnbtltow0.il visiting lilmliiuw'liter mis hurry stem lettercwlsr joseph a bteinharl haj retu.id.ed fiuin 1 i vacatli »"¦ , , , , rile willoughby i«-'in nevertl das i with miss man e myers toe i'«>i week mi aud mr georie bamtman bave returned limn ii trip to new vorlt , muia i iiruliaucl i"1 i ! i::'r recoajjy vis lacob tltlow tad l»mllj wnon ai>pa!rty'of young lolki wentoa n straw rldt to willow >¦ lay eveblngpl lastwei-k mr j e moffek wo are pleased to jay li fterii mr j e moffek wo are pe y ly convalesciuu bfteraierii tiaplojred by m lu.law l.ii'.y k freaoh tin 111«bi iltli u ith wlioiu !"¦ learned the unli mentii of tils trade some yeur ago rimnthy fai duoodmk u^um after balni hi or a brtil i'liarlle mel u-h.iimn i weiring a smile i ¦ '<'»» u'-v im in iin village again work is started gas plant erection commenced at fort washington ¦ r(h v«lili tin ciiiiipilut miilmn a lle klnnliik i •••« wink in iiiriihh in to fort washington amlilw otvyneil'l ami n i rlli fvnlrn this week tbe large plant of the ilh ivnn rax corriiiany wan 1 ok'xl ill it fort washington which when ompleted will furnish gas for illumi anting ii»l domeitto purposes to fort washington ambler iwynedd north wales and intervening points alon the itieof their imtins c m byrens of philadelphia has the contract forihe oinpletcil building am the concrete foundation of tbe machinery ami says with good went her and a prompt arrival of the structural ste>el work iiih plnnt will be completed in three ononihh the building as staked out is 40x70 feet along the easterly corner of lie lot which the company recently pnroliared from a h cam adjninine flip i avid knjpe itfttber mid coal yard nnd the railroad property kntraiioe to lie lot in obtained through mr knipo'a yard which at prusmil is the onlv way a aiding having i radius of 800 feel will be run in from the railroad which will furnish trackage sullicient for a great number of cars ihe walls of the building will he of concrete nnd the highest point of tho structure will be l'4 feet whipb are to be devoted to the large gas holders the lowest part of the buildinir will contain tho engines fan metre purifier etc when tinishtid the plant will have a capacity of 1 0,000 cubic fee.t of gas per hour all the latest and moat ap proved methods of jzas production wilt be applied and the plant will im strictly up-to-tlate allowing the coin pan to place a superior product on the market at the very lowest price mr jiyrens when seen in the lot monday by a representative of the ' ga zettft " expressed himself pleased with the location and size of the lot of the company and he considers the neighbor hood ii promising one for patronage he has just completed a plant al herriii sted long island which is thoroughly modern and although the fort wash ington plant will be modeled after the former still in a number of waw will he an improvement thereon a sral frame huildinji for oflice nn<l storage of tools etc has already been erected on the premises north wulih ieor^e nnd warran miller of phila delphia were visitors to friends in our town over sunday the picnic of st luke's reformed church to zieber's park wan not held on account of other events interfering the local camp of the p o s of a will journey to valley forge on satur day charles w kiggio council jr o v -\. m will form a coaching party to go to iron bridgts on the i'erkiomen sat urday th interior of the sanctuary m b church is being renovated and painted ground has been broken and rapid progress is being made in the enlarge ment of the chapel of st peter's luther an church the picnic and coaching party of lanah rebeka and odd fellows lodge to the perkiomen last saturday was very lamely attended harry s krieble is removing the iron fences around his pretty home on main street and shearer avenue and will throw the grounds and lawn open jacob kneedler who has been seri ously ill for a number of weeks is con valescing and able to walk out editor dumbly of skippack was the guest of banker william h kneedler on sunday owen s ijowery has resigned &» special police ollicer there has been no appointment as yet to fill his place the new t-ewer and btone sidewalk on third street have been completed and the street graded from school street to beaver lane mr lukens will curb aud pave alone hi residence and the row of bouses he is building the street commissioner is trimming up tbe low braiches of the shade treei along the streets county to wnlen bridge at a meeting of tbe county coiutnis iooera al xorrietown on wednesday they agreed to give to0 to widen the bridge over tacony creek at jreenwooil avenue wyncote this thoroughfare will bf abandoned where it crosses th railroad tracks at the grade nenr jen kintown station a new road is being opened over the nicholson property east of greenwood avenue and an overhead bridire erected the roail from tin railroad bridge makes a sharp curve to connect with the county bridges with of the railroad it is for the purpose of iaeititatinjr travel that the cornuiis - inner agreed to make the lntter bridge arger a hello of the 1'u.ute in tbe office of george lenlunl at maple lien hlulgw m iuteretlin bough now entirely obsolete tool of uisbaiidiy.aad jet 40 years ago it wan extensively u*e.d iu this section the writer refers to an oxen neck yoke 11 was formerly poummed by tbonaj j)ar rah who yeiii-s ago was ii farmer of the not distant neighborhood an<l wlu haul ed many load of ha to tliu 1'hiladel ph la market behlod that auooe yoke ii pasted fiom tbe po8f«mtion al mr j>ar rah into the ownarabip of samuel ker baugb aojlwai boogtit at his tale by mi i , uljari 11"1111 i -' yrare a«o » ) \ to bav log outlived ita il - ¦ tut in - ii lowed to fall into decay by foi aei end liiiil started to li ih a eplendidly formed ieco ol liar be nit i u i work beiu taiefullj wrought and iti inuch admired i mr l.enluwt tbe pgrta to pass around the necks areof tool hickory and wei eaied by pini on tbe top whicu ¦ 1 1 in t oy a chain ami bt»ule