The Ambler Gazette 19030319

              gazette vol xxi no l ambler pa maik ii 10 l903 si 25 a ykak ancing on a en-cent piece building and cost of good roads by wilmcr atkinson tlmtpnlrnltiliir mill preparing tin i1.-.i — i'u iimi-f hi ils hmiiimiih him i i'ht-'ao vnll-4 cniiiparetl — counting tlie cost win th ailtimihkt thniie who walk si mil i alfin r i fi the riuht way and a low tax hate thfl above liunre shows sect inns of niarailaiii road miule according to the standard ispecilications adopted tiy the upper . dublin citizens advisory committee and stipervinoih the sub hase of earth is properly curved elevat ed above the side ditclien all depres siona lilleil in and made even and then thoroughly rolled ; the stone is trap rook of uniform size none laiyo and topped out with three-quarter-inch binder with a layer of screenings such a road will be permanent and require a small annual outlay for repairing insuring a low tax rate the wroni way and a hiohtax rate the figure above is quite different the sub base whs not properly pri pared not curved as it should have been not rolled and not huilt above the water line such a road lied i not permanent and will prove an endless source of ex pense vvoe to the taxpayers who allow their siipervisois to lniild the public roads in this way this is what is the matter with most of the stone roads built in this section and this is the kind i have warned the citizens of upper dublin npiinet roads so made mean a 10 mill tax and general misery evidence is at hand to the effect that there are all shades of opinion amodg dpper dublin people on the road i|ties tion some do not care for much of 11 change becatjsb they fear the taxes will be higher some want better roads anil think th?y can he had without bonding by only a slight increase of the tax rate some are willing for a consider able increase of the yearly tax but favor the " pay-as-you-go plan others want the whole 12o,00o of bonds to be lulled the work to he pushed rijjht ahead while others would limit the issue of bonds to 160,000 and have the leading mads only made good some are willing to drop the whole subject for some time in the future and settle down in the mud ayain like a bummer tortoise it ln'.iv 1»j vyt^^ti>^^?nn;^rp the two methods -" pa'its-yo^jo and boiul - ing if tbe whole 125,000 be borrow ed about 0000 a year will have to be raised by taxation to take care of the loan this at the present assessed val uation will require a 4 mill tax of course as property increases the tax rate would fall helow 4 mills the cost of repairs to the roads after the 125,000 shall be expended would be added to the tax rate and the amount of increase would depend upon the quality of the road making if like those we have now i mills at least would be required if the new roads were made iyht prob ably the present rate of y<t mills would be siiflicient for repairs under the pres ent assessed valuation,but the rate would decline as the property valuation in creased if the 150,000 loan be issued the tax rate to pay principal and interest would be one and six-tenths mills tinder the present assessed valuation never any more and as property increased the rate would be less accordingly then to keep the mails in repair if tbe same be made according to the standard specifications " should not require a rate much above what it is now — 3 enille.ugeuming that there will be a con siderable increase in the assessed valua tion from year to year good roads will certainly cau>e a rise in value of property.if not there would he little use of going to the trouble and expense of making them mow in case no loan1 be obtained and we go on with the present tax rate it is doubtful if any new macadam roads can be made the old roads that have been stoned are so much in need of re pairs that it will probably take for some lime all the money at hand for that purpose the spring thaws and rains lave been very hard on them ami it will not do to let them go as they ate much longer liberal appropria tions must be made to keep stone mails in repair that are improperly made of soft stone and without any attention be ing paid to underdiainafje suppose therefore the tax rate be increased to 18 mills which would yive taylor and li'ewenh each annually about lltiho for liunv macadam how inucli will thai do land how soon will we et good roads on ilmt basis and how rapidly will real ettate valuation increase under it and will taxpayers feel well satimitd with a •"> mill la unless they we mole than i mile a year of new roads built ad i tvo mure mills tu the i making it 7 mills doable what u la now and leu than i ! , mill's n veai of good ma is will be added in each and of tbe tovmbip tad who wain bit tax doubled and who would be natiirled with mob dlllv rhllv road making therefore ii seemi tliai the moil fav orable way to improve the roadi i by a i ji reasonable loan al a lov rate of niiiiv i i per , , ¦ 1 1 1 . . tod iln'ii to jo uoatl aiul peroaauenl work upon the lead lug roadi only ivr bapi not but will mil miino i-iti/.i'ii uuue aome otliei wtiy and tell un how the thing can be aevonipluhed light u deeded lit every perron that haiidj let it hine sh'riiiid a loan rjfm0,(wobe obtained ill i per i'cnt il will idd 91.60 00 hr thonwnd to nrh man's tux rate a farm amemi at 5000 will pay ** more inx than now this would bo the rime ri placing ii tnortftajre on raoh a farm of in except thai each payment f s a year piiyfl of part of the principal as assessed vnlnnlion would rki the las rate would lower so within iii ynn the 18000 farm would pay ronstderably less than ftl n year for having the lend ing roads naoadamiiserl xot a very big price to pay for that which must prove to be of great value moot of u inn has been said ns to thp advantage of jiood rniuls between lead ing villages to turnpikes mid railroad tottnii has been with reference to thoae who ride in carrldgci and who have hfltiling to do little in reference to those who wnlk this omission is not jnstiliflhle it i.s important to have good roads for foot passengers o people who cannot travel otherwise may not honn der in the mud after every rain i'or several weeks in the iprlng the roads of i'pner dublin are not fit to put a leath er shoe down iii a fact that may havt escaped the notice of those who always ride but it is patent to every man ac customed to travel by aid of bhank's mire are those who go afoot not en titled to consideration in the matter of good roads if not why not not only do tbe men who go afoot neeil dry smooth footways lint the women also how often one meets in the spring of the year a woman lloun dering in tire mud along the kngard town and other roads of the township sometimes with one gum shoe lost m the mire and the other one on the verge of disappearance1 how can any civilized community contentedly con tinue this state of things all for the want of a little liberality a small modi cum of public spirit citizens of upper dublin i appeal to you now that the matter is up let keep on until something effective is lone to better present conditions let's quit dancing around on a ten-cent piece as it were and be willing t do something for good roads even though our own pet ideas are not car ried out and it enst each of us a few dollars a year more it cannot be de nied we are in a rut let's net out upon solid ground wilmer atkinson three tuns pa limmdaia the revival rneetiims conducted by george robert ualnil have been well attended on sun dny musk hall was occupied bv the meetlnglln the afternoon anil evening the first of which was attended l.y men onlv these meeting are held under the auspices of the baptlft church rev j l beeknr is l>euliiuin to recover from his serious illness and after a few weeks is likely to be uble to resume his preaching in the luth eran church x h evans will likely lie returned here as paitorof the methodist church by the c-omlrik ' mutual conference he has been here one year thomaip nicholas a lilm'ksmitli employed in heehnei't bhopa will betl mall carrier on the rural delivery route to be ipeued about may 1 it will extend from north wales to montgomery bqu$re montgomery vllle eureka and pro»peot ville covering montgomery township and the upperportlon of hnneum mudath mills zetta tke freich milliner who advertised so fully is uot likely to return here lioni new york this spring the bridge across the zuchariah orfek worees ter at kiieltel's p'ill is to be extensively repair ed and john mluiugw«of laugduk will do the chi niut'i work . . slits luev kurd has sold her housv no 109 l.re>n stiver to tho/aiw suyder s s jiiul ' william 51 ba lo.of the i.ans t le i>!..'itnv null has recovered front the anchor estate philadel phia skm.'i.ht due hin lor mill worn owen b jenkins was his lawyer and the case was tried before judge ralston there is a prospect that another stove foundry will be located here south of town by the linn uf thomas roberts stephens fc company or philadelphia if it comes it will be planted near the flap station called penubrook mrs anthony singleton died here on friday leaving a husband and seven children her ill ness whs brief and she was about 40 years of age an illustrated lecture will be given in the high school room on thursday evening next by george w rogers of norristown its title is egypt its tombs temples aud people a fee of 15 cents will be charged and the receipts go for the benefit of the high school base tall orgauiza tion the last event of the high school series will be given in music hall ou mai i h 26 it is the bos tonia sextette club the enrollment of lansdale schools for feb ruary found r)h pupils the attendance wae 18 per cent the brick wall of milder's new pantaloon fac torr have been completed it is expected to be occupied some time during april wheu that in dustry will be removed here from north wales miss llllie mover will close her millinery shop here aud engage in the same business in allen town at present there are if hands employed by the company making radiators north of town the plant is under the management of robert k story heintends employing 3c0 hands more by june if they can be procured the local indite of lansdale odd fellows will celebrate iu u2d anniversary on thursday even ing by having a buin|i,et iii freed's hall and to which the wives and lady friends of meiubers will lie invitid four years ago u similar event occ tired what is called an athletic tournament will be held in music hall on march mx it will really amount to a boxing match between local talent and also by parties brought here from philadel phia quakertown ambler and other plaeeb it is called an evening of spurt j norman springer an engineer had his hand so badly mashed last friday that amputation may be necessary this occurred in the radiator foundry of this town blue bell mrs aunmda and miss miriam 8tr«eper intend | occupying the cottage " which tias just beeu vacated by oliver stannard they will take pos session mar lift mrs nettie eisenprcy of oaks is spending some time with her sister mrs albert shook the property of mrs annie booz wan put up at public sale but was withdrawn miss alice t'oiiard visited friends in the city over sunday harry hoover hml a large sale i nt thundty and thoboods brought very fair prii c s mr and mis win (.'. moore visit ¦' iriemls in abnunaover bandar the pobtui telegraph cable company has add ed another arm iiml six wires to its line through here making » tntul of i wlrei him ella tlpplo of philadelphia l^'iit s duy with her parent m j melieli of loodrldge farm intends uy in mi vt im.uiei year ultl.ougli raporu wi'ie out to the contrary l.evi mlmiiufl i'u anlarged tbe kltobtn idjoin int his house n|i i clifford bernhard.of philadelphia who ' u mddenly ill ut ihc noine of her pal < ots i.i-i week i ery much luiproved luhii m m i en i u>udridge farm bai been workiiii on u cituuuct to mlouc ttu laucni ii h timiiii i.miuiii blddle who baa purchased the julia blddle i.uc lartendi uiuklim counldi pftln io hi iiiuii-inii the wliitpatu i.iti'iiny iiiiiiy iii meet at the borne of mi kmily mtuu cei 	 square on sutiiniu cm-niiik as thlj in elettlon night u uetted urn i an hue ulhtti ol phlladeljihia inmadi n turutng t,i her aountry renidenc in aurll i!i,,'i me lieinij inadc in i ill'1 liiii-h en on hie uottiiy c i i',i i i'm no of buehlu'f kefiiimud ehurch ulte a iiumbtfr ufcuru have iwvu cni|i!',\i'l r-.in .¦ . ' u mid uiortar wbu-li wii i'oinu'ily ilic wall ill tll in on i.uild . rytntnii im been completed cxupt j ii wull noteworthy lodge event fort washington odd fellows ob serve second anniversary keinnrkn of i"rm iranil lolm a went tin tnkhik ""¦ < loih ( iivitiiik illnlory nf the i.»d||p - atfdrtrfmh hy i'riiiiihipnt stulp odd fpiiown the celebration of tlm sccrnd niini vcrsary of kfnt waihidgton loil^e no 1 128 i (). <). i on saturday nveniog at foit wfllhington was a rarul nicrcss ami n hla ocotllon in the history of that insiiiiilion l.nr^c delesationa wse present fnnii incinnatns i'liiliuli'liihin laobdale north walts ambler mount airy centre point find norris loilge of norriatown with small delegation1 from bpringhoase upper dablln wis siiliickcm aidniokmi iki mwlon square tlio v lit ton nnnilit'iiinr approximately t and the ei aciouh bulge room was blledi tlio lodge was regularly opened at 7.80 o'clock with noble graml i-'ran cis kehr in h.e chair and the other nfflcetl in tlieir prnper stationp with uroiher howard a kohter of < ilen side ohidatinc at the organ at the close of the opening ceremonies ex senator lolin a wentz was inviteil to preside over the members a the oldest past k'fmid of the iodise on taking the chair the exercises of the evening were opened with iin address of welcome by 1'asit grand john a wentz who said in part in welcoming you to this spec ial meeting in commemoration of the beeond anniversary of the institution of ort washington lotlne no 1128 i o 0 f permit me to say that i can not command language suliiciemly strong to folly convey to vou our appreciation of the honor you have conferred upon us and the liiph rejinrd you have shown towards the institution of odd fellow ship hy your presence here this even ine the lame delegations from the numerous lodges that we see before us e believe epeak to us in unmistakable utterances that you have an abiding in terest in our lodge its achievements and ils success two yeais ago today march 14 l901 in this liall our lodge was instituted with 20 members 18 of whom for the rirsr time jrazei upon the marvelous beauty of revealed odd fel lowship imbibing its sacred traditions and truths <. ne year boo we celebrated our first anniversary wilh a member ship of 111 which we were assured bj those present was a ratifying increase and u numerical advancement to be proud of today we have a membership numbering 58 a percentage of gain eijiial to the progress of the tirsr year of our labors to establish at this place a lodge wortyh of the name of fort wash ington ami i star undimnied in the con stellation of lodges in the jurisdiction of ferinsylvniiia we have been exceedingly fortunate as regards to the pa merits of benefits l'p to hut a few days ago we have not been jalkd upon to pay but one benefit covering the mnount of one week's disability and in the two years there hits been no deaths our have evening fltid lip elpctrified i i i l hear be tho intricate work ings of odd fellow ship and have labored assiduously in the porformance of every duty devolv ing upon them and have striven at all times and in every season^to honor the institution which has honored them and i firmly believe will continue to use their best efforts for the advance ment and upbuilding of this lodge our members have shown a commendable zeal for the principles of odd fellow ship and a notable devotion to the tenets of our order as is evinced by their regular attendance at the meet ings of the lodee odd fellowship is not its mere forms and ceremonies nor is it even the works of the order it consists not wholly in deeds ¦ of benevolence and mercy these it is true are its genuine mani festations these are the outward ap pearances by which it discloses its in nate existence and its true life but to produce these works there must be an jnner spirit creating for itself this liv ini form and action i now turn to our visiting friends who shall have the floor after express ing to you my feelings as expressed in the following ode which was a long standing favorite with odd fellows in tbe early history of our order oh what pleasure for to meet with wendb so blithe and iollv who all delight for to dispel the doom of melancholy then let us throw all rare aside let's merry be and mellow may friendship love and truth abide with every true odd fellow i again welcome you and trust that yon may spend a pleasant and profitable time with us and that this occasion may be memorable to every one pre iit because of the entertainment and instructions that are in store for hb edwin l uitter grand master of th i rand lodge of i'eniisylvania was then introduced and spoke on tlie potent forces of odd fellowship say ing that there are lloo lodges in this state with a membership of 110,000 joseph h mackey of williamspott fancl secretary followed the grand matter and delivered a forcible addrem ipmi the tenets nf the order hon irant b mcdluthery was t he iu'\i on ihe program who spoke ilu queutly upon the difference between in lodge nnd the church extolling i'm fellowship above the church in it exemplification ami ministration of practical charity and good fellowship ¦ tail in the moulding end elevating of itniihii character 1 p hale jeakitu egq puke of lie ioclal ilda of the older and tuned ii bearer to be conntajit lu practicing nut of thu lodge the principle and loctrines taught within it 1 1 • ' 1 1 ' ) ' i bolton of ni»i rutowi listiici deputy grand master for 1 1 p >>¦ i1 niiiiuii ni moutuotuery county i the next speaker who nave a brief hi tliiu of ihe piv:ii advance of il • ¦ mill in his jut isdictiqil kullrll w l"lll:!'illm'l \ , l'>i ill i phlladi iphiu w bb hi lit-t gp ji 1 1 • rs with hi charming elo()uellot a ppoke fur over !'() minute ii|ioti lot in ii ii related io i kid fellrmp tlir s|,(i('li("j were intprnneimd with kl und in-lriinienlfll inn-ir pntiiri ite.l in by visiting glee clubf alter the close of the sets i on n imn r|iiet was surveil in the lower hall which was prepared und irveil hy oliver ltouell this agtembly w8i the larg'-st lodn meeting evei held in trill vicinity the attendance lieing a sub ject of crininicnt by the grand lodge olli mn who arc monitotned to rtiettlns large concourses 	 it in a>ft frnnk i blddle who lm been working inr the rm«t year for howard harvey liar nccepted ¦ position with wlllinrn harner siiim •}¦ b horn vlsltdl in norristown batnrday evenlnif taaac cm>1 has removed frnm iliyii mnwr to our village mrs stout visitefl in norrlitown on i huniday andrew lnyhlin the hnstk'r is iiktiin imrk nt the inn chnrles stout hnn rommonced the fence on the ilolicnsack property which wns blown dowo be fore the winter weiitherset in a iiz chase will be one of our attractions on thiirviay a iiumlierof our young people will attend the whitpaln literary society nt centre tenure sut urdny evening an szoollottt prokrhin by blue bell talent will be rendered william k jacoliy will start vcrv shortly the new ilwelling for nlb lirother wliliiirn to the side ol his residence bioiik the pike a.knbppir will erictanent wood fence nrouni his property here it is repoited wedding ijells are rinting nierri ly the groom from here nnd the lirlile frnm muster rnymond harvey is studylnk music tin der : i lii'ni e martin the heilpie hetween mejisrs cornell mid mc pbenon has been neatly trimmed ii lower eontemplntes removing to ambler oi on the pike in the enrly spring mrs schlater wns visltlrik mrs mcrhsttod on wi'tinesilay lnst miss gertrude m ilelllnxs has returned home from a pleasant visit with her mint in l'hlladel pliin william funk of chestnut hill was seen li our village ast week licorge weiss har been remodeling the fnrm house on the lewis tract occupied by the lntc samuel streeper harold hellings has joined the ambler camp p 0.8 oi a your correspondent attended services sunday afternoon at the parlor meeting of 1'ninn m k chuich blue bell held nt mr charles dci're fontuiue's rev walter keeue iurdner.who has been pastor of the church for the past two years preached nn appropriate farewell sermon owyncriil the matron of the ciwvnedd home miss burns with the trained nurse miss snvder are now in residence and are busy getting furniture ete in rendlnfss the children nre not expected for a reek or two yet the auditors of the township have finished their work w h jenkins is mnklng some minor improve ments to his store property onthecoininn 1st of april the lirm of lowers & white blucksmiths will dissolve by mutual consent mr lowerv will continue the business and mr white is still undecided as yet what hf will do thellrm lias been in existence tliiee yenr for if venrs mr white has worked for and with mr 1 owery the l»'st uf feeling has uwayi existul btiw^en them the coming iprlna marks the 4"ith year that mr lowery has pound fed iron shi d hr>tses and done other work in the 1 il : i , - k - 1 1 1 : ; h 1 1 1 l line nt qwyneddi in nil that ioiik time be nlways made his own horse shoes anil still goutluuea to make them the enlargement of williinn pt'iin inn now in progress will rive that popular hostelry lncrean it rihini for the business or the house which hat grow n up under the management of mr anil mis a ii yotheis the addition uf one story 11 feet in width will extend ulont the entire length of the west side of the inn anil then along the south side or the building increased iliniimroom am kiti-hen capacity with plenty ol pantry room will be given anil an offlce and waiting room yil be located at the north end of the new extensloi alonii the west aide there isn't i finer hole ii montgomery county than william lvnu inn nnd every room is engaged for the coming summer l>retthertown - sirs carrie ho-ipt has bee mm the sick list fc the prst week courtland friok of jarrettown.is now working in the nurseries at this place it is reported that the new york division o the philadelphia & pennsylvania railroad wil take hold of the trenton cut-off which runs through this town and that they are going to la two more tracks ou which they will run pass enger trains daily the keystone telephone company are placing phones iu this place one has just beeu put in the orliceof the meehnn's nurseries there will a shoiitlug match held here ou sat drday for a rilie the pike down this way has received a thorough coat of stones signs of spring are showing ever}1 one is trim ruing his trees and cleaning up liis yards last week one of the trains on this railroad broke loose above harriett's coal yard and the hind end ran all the way back to the riuker farm the new supervisors are starting to work on the roads frank cleaver of centre square has rented the erb property on the paxon road mccormiek brothers are building a new wncon for fred rlley of plttville harry hoover has purchased a new driving horse john kneezel has repainted one of his tenant houses which has beeu recently occupied by ai neiweg mr sanderson who rented the kneezel larm wil sell out and return to the city a m hotipt ha been isecured by the fort washington buseball team tor the corning season theodore kapp has removed to tr jackson farm mccormiek brothers nre doing quite a business clipping horses madam 1'eehen of camden will summer at sunuvwild as a truest of madame betus j haines of wyndmoor has rented the patter property at fltzwateitown w c gilbert has a young st bernard dog weighing 118 pounds 	 three tuna messrs atkinson and worth havt received two carloads of trap rock and frank shugard and a force of workmen are engaged in putting the butler drive in apple-pie order t p turner construction superintendent of the keystone state telephone company has com pleted the line of wire between three tuns and jarrettown he will take his men to edge hill ou friday to build the intervening distance be tween edge hill and the county line charles lear has tinisued trimming jonaswelr's hedge along the itouler drive aud has made iulte in artistic job of it mr uudmrs hurley w sldler formerly of this jilace vlslti'd mr and mrs perez mi friday lasr jn sunday mr ami mrs perez visited the miller's home at iiwyuedd ml thomai hyei formerly employed atthe j l atkinson farm moved on tuesduy to sesh atniuy io join her husband who m mulch i took the position of head farmer fur mr betttty lin cauipruun has secured the i«'sltlon of luiiiiiiui tod militant to w brother hubert on mr rlnge'i plac0 mimm laura and mabel dtwaw ol qermtn town lulu kile mri rourlle and ion uordon oi blue bell uiiii albert meruiiy of philadel phia were the gueitaol mr iwxl si r il«>n oil huod mil reubeu finley s|m'nt iu day tm*\veek in phlltdelphla mn ai.i.un kr.it ol challoni j-olin markleyou saturday kd wuni i liii spi-ni baturday and buuday with hi father i hai le ' mr ol this place mr and mis ai run miukiiv and albert craw : liii i tpeut sunday with mr and mis john msi ¦ mi harry l-'illimiu visited ber litter mn • lenient culiii in i three tunn lust » i i,,-r|,ii ijtackhoua vitited ner ulster mrs joaephii u llaituian ol line lexlugtou n work of the mission fields rev james b elv tells of work in italian quarters milan iiioir liamfwi bciaottmi in i iir prtitourin chnreh — i'nmihiiitien mid knriilirhbrliii'iin ol iii work iii tlip raam »' lmillndel|ilil l!cv james ely of wvncoli ami a clioir nf italiniis from the llodh of i'liilfldclfiliifl wcte premfll in thu amli lei i'rcslivterian clmrcli suniliiv lnnrn kev i r i'rowii pnst»r hail clinrei nf tin1 prcliiniimry lervlce lirv kly assisted i r lirnwri ihst sammn in n scries nf evangelical services in ami ler and in presentinp liiin l.'r brown mentioned that a formal introduction t at entirely unnecessary anil exprefted ii is pleasure in having mr kly apiin it tbe pulpit mv klv who hnil come in after the btvlca lin<l lieen coinnienced forbearance for his uitenese hs he as uniler ihe necessity of driving fion wyncote and an accident on the way further delayed him he was glad to he in ambler again to present tbe work which the two presbyteries of this sec tion had oeen doing slung the mission lines and to eny boincihing of the pos siliiiitics of the foreiim population in philadelphia there are over 70,00 italians in the city ami the responsibil ity of their christian care devolves up on us mr kly said this italial choir shows just what may be accoin pligbed among the people and the christianizing influence of the over 750,000 foreigners of whom 27 per cent are italian arrived in the united staten last year the doors ol foreign countries are open to this emi gration and it behooves us to prt-sen the gospel to them ' so far as contributions to the causf of foreign missions are concerned we may view the matter in the light of an extraction but yet that is the mission of christ to get out of a man all there is in him and set him to work for good the core of the whole matter i6 not education nor missions but back ol tluse lie tho necessity of civilizing am tbe lord leriie anil il is clearlv exem plified in john xii i if i be lifted up will chaw all men unto me the up lifting of the lord before these peopk is then oor mission christ's enemies at brst lifted him up and shed his blood but now it i.s ihe work of bia friendl the cause of christ is grow ing even beyond'oin faith and expecta tions four years ago out presbyterj entered into a campaign to take the koipej to people hy means of tlie teiil system and it has been eminently suc cessful the movement is an outgrow tl nf the general evangelistic work am each slimmer has empbazifd the fact that it lathe duty of the church to the gospel ti the people and is in keep ing with trie mission of christ the lesson of the bret summer ivai the getting out of the people the pecoo'i was the neeil nf gospel i reaching tie tuird convinced usoj tin necess 0tt5bs nnd ttiir fdimti mi pre&r'd that the mo.-t proniisint people are the italians my friend l'rof dnrante who is here with his choir has gather ed a larg<3 cihes around him and be limls the pupils apt and willing we have a large tabernacle and rent a lot the pec pie are interested and have evinced a substantial request for the work to c on by pledging means ami labor to heir with the work already under way be fore this work was undertaken the pres bytery had only one niissionaiy in the field among 7(1,000 italians we now have an established corps of helpers services every nitiht sewing class sab bath school music and catechetical classes we tind the people honest and promising they feel the general aii of freedom hut have not the principles on which freedem exists we neetl to christianize the peo ple coming to our shores there may be a good deal of sentimentality about the foreign mission work some people believe in home missions ami dream of a pluce away out west others do not believe in missions at all at the tame time foreigners arc ooming here ignor ant of our conditions anil it meant that if we do not christianize them they will heathenize tis the church of god must evangelize " l'rof durante and a choir of four vocalists rendered several selections in italian and master william d'kluco aged 11 years gave two selections on the comet which were creditably rend eied by rciiuest of rev kly one of the choir michael casaccio spoke in fav or of helping bin people he had been a christian for four yearsj and laid that his people ate kouian catholic in name and deed and look to the priests for all the american ideals and ofttinieh receive very false impressions of tbe prote6tunts lie urged fair treatment for liis people who will stand by tbom who render them assistance be thank ed mr kly and othei christian workers who have men io kind in bringing the loape to them ami in causing i t'liris : i.ui glow of ovoui awakening through it their lection nf the italian letlle iient 	 llrlrifiiiit douttlt hi muiituoinery llu b«puhucaul ol monttouioiy u ik-i|,ly oncerned over the sclei ilmi nf nine u legatei ti in1 state eouyeiiti'ni i ¦ u 	 ¦» 1 l 1 r,in,ii,i:it 11 i 1 kg i s'orrlstown villiam mi ownj edwr matrni uiyenfonl w ' ¦¦¦ ¦ ' '' c tile penu bun di 1 e lauman telfoi i l»raelh bupplee lower her 011 fred clark lohihohooked 1 illl.uu mo 1 awaru fenklntowu , . , kei 	 tatl r>tf ¦ i ¦ iffaln at ire delegatlou rum his county li l unit i rue 1-1,1 ni,l hint he i ii i k'titiim.s to ei net alan to 1 etter and miy i'.llll.ui ju mm till i ill 11 itinir lii'i'i ¦ lay 1 a aid well ii . 1 - hi hi m . ¦¦¦ , iovi ¦ 1 l.iuk'kilu ik nnrlll h ih the difflcnlty between the super tenrlenl and the weaver of the a com web company which oanned the sbiii ling down of their teomi for 1 1 eeks bus \» en ad justed htlvfactofir io the men and they rctnrneil to woll mondav electrician john welkie bus been so gaged the past week in hiring ihe weber man u factor ing plant and tlie north wales iron fotunlty compaojf'l shops with electric linlit ing so they tin wnrk at nigbl the employes of the weber planing net nt krible's hull on thursday night ami nrganizhl a mill workers union william k mccrarken the well known merchant is being groomed for tjte delegate to the keputilican conven tion the well known former saddle bnr-e nellie w , of thu william m sink«'rly family when ihe former occupied tho home farm at i'ranklinville met with an accident last week which caused her tn be killed the mare was mi years old this spring and for the past ii yearn has been tbe property of policeman owen s lowery having been given to him by mr slnaerly when he sold out the stock from the farm with the un derstanding that he was to enre for her until she died mr lowery was diivinu her and an he was passing main and walnut streets the mare made a misstep ami tirnktt one of the tendons below the foot lock george b dager and harry woodier who were s>o severely hurt while driv ing on dekalb street nonistowd by a collision with contractor jtavis team have been brought home from charity hospital and are recovering charles jacobs a former prominent county politician spent sunday in town and vicinity irwin heistand former assistant sta tion agent here with his family were visiting his wife's parents on sunday the new rural mail delivery route to montgomery township will tie started about may 1 thomas p nicholson one of the three applicants examined will piobably be the carrier william gi tokens and ieorge n chappelle were the other candidates the venon tennis club's dramatic entertainment on saturday evening in amusement ball was largely attended and very successfully rendered the junior american mechanics will give a dramatic entertainment entitled the country kid in amusement hall on saturdav evening next l'ael noble chief w m weber and i'asl deputy grand chief wallis christ man went io lansdale on monday and assisted in working degrees for lans dale castle knights of golden basle lohn ford contemplates erecting s new house for himself on centre street the cbtninff summer baker and confectioner jonns henry is making excavations foi a luo-stoiy addition to bis main street store he will also put up a 16-foot mldition to his stables on i'ophir alley centre simare real estate agent l l katz luis rented tin george frantz pro|ierty t elizabeth ulutch'oril she having told her let to john hurt who will lake possession in the dear future john vet»t?r tins secured a position with aarun l'hllips hu will move into the house mr i iiii it ently puii'tiutieii of»sjuuiut!l 1 awmiel boyr •;«, euterl iry nt the lodse liiflset he will mw s(.ssif*rni.viiit-.vi-.1rr/l ' 5tf kate h clurk w'.vi iitud u public suit of peisinnl projiprty at a»tel clark on march o alolt ]'• eidnwra of the 1 . o of o p or c'en trt1 square visited the lodge at kort washington on saturday evening and all report a royul en tertainment james o'brion has left rhe employ of the m c mcgrath construction oompaoy oi liana chusetts who hud rhurke of the oonitrnotlod of ihe lansdale and norristown trolley john kookhiraer has ruovcil into the house ol llirum k kriebleut locust corner frank leaver recently sold nis farm ui sumuel larson who will take prmntiilnn al»ut april 1 mr c'leuver has renteil the erb farm at dresher town harry swart has gone to xorristown to lcaru the blacksmith trade witli mr 1 assel john myers has entered the employ of charles nolau at hound wood itock farm mis larson widow of the late john lanoo ii convalescent after a severe attack of grip miss ann rebecca evans who has been ijuite ill for tlie past six weeks is still unable to leave her room mr and mrs w j ilaker and son bird spen cer have returned atrer s »¦>!¦'. iuu st'verul days with mrs bakers mother mis e c bin ol chester mis k.iwin krtmi'aud mrs ileorge hf livelier of norristown were the guests of miss clara a beck miss kathrvne but ls spent several days with her brother andrew bottp at pottltowd mrs w h haker attenned a wuty given in honor of the 77th birthday of her auut elizabeth b smith on saturday at norristown mrs george p marks ami mrs w e bakei i>eut monday alteruooo in norristown j .\. newbold and charles a livezey who have been on the sick list are out again ' master wilmer buzby scalded himself with 11 juantlty of hot tea liitit friday eveiiliik but rortunately it did not prove serious mrs charles fleck wa*j visiting relatives in norristown on thursday francis e bond and wife of philadelphia wereylsitlhk their country home here on suu luy morris wentz is visiting relatives in norils own misses maggie fleck ami msirtie smith ure at belr respective home on a vacation from the vest chester state normal ichool mi margaret knoll ol 1'hiliulelphla speut sunn i with her parent miss k,ite fleck of norrlitown was vliltlng ur pnrrutlod sunday mi ida brown of trumbauenville vlalted ur grftudnotber b s robblm on bundfty morris l thoman wat visiting in oak lane • in runday william t.vmiii and family t'f llorshuinville ml liunv i-'inii i miinii 1111k were visitiug latterabv on sunday a ininuier of tin nienibereof bprlngbouse ¦¦ lilted the p'on waihlngton lodgi in tt'li al n hull lust sariiidii nealng mapia in wetley mulli in hu tbe m ¦ mlksgerir'ult little has 1 een p milllliii 1 u.ud ol lii*.'ii , ay la sun 1 1 mi-s 1 nnpuiaii well i » n uiuini'ii to liei room nt hit horns hi i'hllad iiia n hu hi uieaalea mi - aerti hlndenach 1 i rt'i l ¦ 1 lute ., ¦ . f a ihott me in whi 1 •'¦ 11 llvli hiul : main in this ¦ iclnlty i r 1 un ' 	 m a johukon ol da loward rt'alton -. ivyln u mulllhm.i • 1 . t about 7 o'clock in uiei eu un due nnitii over the villa in milwaukee wl - a 1 lullu 1 lety 1 iu 1