The Ambler Gazette 19000104

              ambler gazette vol xviil-no 5 ambler pa januaky », 1jhm si 25 a yeak norristown letter vr«r l»»y ik-iilh f l«il»r h mv.r tim slyer family ornv l:l«-ptv kqlinlltv itcforc itm l-nw l.uw filmier at itm minty 4rnt nonistown pa jan.l 1000 while every iny li ii re year's day mid lie commencement of a new eta or new cycle by ihw anil common nnin liimmiiiv first in wrh m»r is tlir day we crlenrate like december :'•> it some times proves a er sad occasion the widow of isaac k btypr of plymouth fm imtance and their relntions sur viving followed today i iln1 gmv grave yard hi plymouth meeting the body of isaac h slver who died lit his home near i inknrvtown nn the 28th lilt he died in i be old house where mv mother and the mother of martha htyer were bom of the eabetl farm on ilal lowell avenue martha who survives ih a sister of the late ellas hick cot win isaac r suit was a modes farmer vet conspicuous for his strong opinions and firm itand mi moral and political questions several noted men nave passed sway reoently who were prominent atnoug them george vv steiner of zelglernville ami clinton korer,late sheriff of uie countv.two pn inineiit democrats perhaps the moat prominent of the old party men of the last 30 years steiner whs an educated 1'niii'iii'iin ami lonq an honored justice of the peace a model justice he was tory oarefol not to send trilling dis putes to court if be cottjd legally anil properly avoid cloinjr so the graveyard at plymouth meeting always reminds me of grays elegy in deed of every veise of it and i must involuntarily quote s l look over the aered hoi i where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap where once in his narrow cell forever laid our fore fathers of the hamlet sleep perhaps in this neglected spot in laid some heart once preknant with celestial lire hands that the rod of empire mlnht have swayed or walked to eestney the llviiifc lyre home village humuicn that with dauntlc-uimreath the little tyrant of his hi'lds withstood ; home mute inglorious milton here may rest om cromwell guiltless of l«l country's blood i do not wonder why daniel webster culled for the reading of this famous poem when on his deathbed it seems to me that it might be read at every funeral for in every quatrain of the legy tbeie is a sermon and a sentence for sentiment emotion and reflection texts that teach the philosopher as well us the rustic moralist to die while steiner uorer and isaac k styer ach came from large families and lived long yet each left no children and korer and steiner 1 believe were never married the stoer family is an old and highly respectable one and the ancestors of the generations htill extant were stalwarts sterling thoroughgoing joen adorning nearly every occupation and profession in life many of them imlinci to the friends but isaac it styer and martha ooraoii hit wife gravitated into the i'.aptist church many years ago through their admir ation for rev samuel aaron and other apostles of that church in their pro nounced opinions on the moral reforms agitated in their day but that is a mat ter of their own concern isaac k styer lost a brother in the war of the re bellion john r styer who before his death was in partnership with chalkey styer in fanning the plantation where the bitter still survives near narcicsa john ii was a brave man and soldier and felt it be his duty to go to war as soon as lincoln called for troops to mibdue irebellion so liunly was he con vinced that he would never return alive that he came to mi to write his will i wrote it april 1ft 1861 it was prov«n here oct 31.18g4 judge mcpherson on saturday filed a very sensible opinion in the united states district court at philadebhia in which he iiol.ls that the alexis club is liable to tbe government for the special tax for the sale of liquors to the mem bers he loe not believe in privileged classes he says if the ntniit that i havn reached is correct i mievu it is in line of enforcing equality before the law and equality before the law in a principle of american society than which there in none more vital l'riv i lege and a privileged class are and ought to be intolerable and it comes irrita tingly new ta a privilege when social clubs offering advantages of comfort and luxury mat are only within hit reach of the nioue prosperous cwu|n a share of the public burdens because a refined reason dwturwi that they an doing no more than distributing a coni iiion stock of liquora amone their mem hers wliile the robunt nense of the com munity not excluding the club inem lien tbeuihelveh knows the transaction to lie a sale " this in sound sen the tendency of the time is toward mon opolies concentration of owei and special privileges for the rich the whole theory of the law relating to inns clubs corporations runs upon the line of one man power and exclusive grants i have often written before and repeat now that any man who is a flood citizen and has the accommodation for boarders aojourners strangers travelers and bnalneaa men where tlie whole fam ily can go and bo provided with provend er and lodging should tn entitled to opeu his house to the public and he required to pay the tax for so dolaff the pres ent system is » mockery ami is us im provident as it is anti-democratic and anti-republican it keeps thoilhttlids of dollars from the eoffefu of thestate created special privilege and does not prevent tbe a»le of liquors or curtail the use of it in u liogle town • r township in the state yet the loss to the itkte in revenue is enormous rile rgdlnal teetotaler will say hut i prevents mm . it keeps the poor house and depletes the jail hut that is a false theory ; inure are only two views that brecon uteul mwolute prohibition which i impossible ami tin i iii to every man >" a lici n a law1 ttbidluu eiii/.eii anil h.i lln ar couhliodtttloux just like any uthui vender of murdhandino or prof i or buslnewj man lavver uootor druggist farmer moohttuio ut iu«rul thru1 ttli in in v peonis who lliiuk to hauco i ii jurious and they preach vote and i'lilv itgfliutit it vil il inliiii tiini i lni pa •- hi ii t ¦- poriblttw i tart i up and pry inn vocation on ererv ntrwi i and nllevii'iiil rotul in the rniintywlifte lie ran seta l<idgemen for his inisincss this i the line of ramming with iihil'i mcpherwin inrl noi milt xmindfi like knue i u t it is xnttnd pmm itself hpecinl inwfl granting special privl pge in i fp iln ut»l iliinini^li rniiii , imt inrreim it 100 fold there should be tnir in w fur nil freedom and ilavery i'nnnol exist tobether there ir the ir repressible ciilill lit if arislderat ie iluli can si ii liquor wlthodi nv tax let the root minn havn the nine powet and en loyment h is the reign of ini.l'lit en forwd i'v arbitrary power in the lenis liition thronghoat the ikihi thai naure tin deep iimiht which often lends to rint strlkn socialism and distress i it the laws lie lienelieial mill bear fairly on nil alike and each man will cum liis burden withant nom plaint pbtienl the camel labors with his heavy load and the wolf dies in silence not bestowed in vain should siieh examples i if they tilings of mv aues or ignoble model see use and think not we of imhler ilay limy tem per it to bear it is btrt for a iuv " well.it is sad hut in one view it gervefl in confirm what i have written aboul high and large school houses 11 child ren wre hurned toilciilh at a festival of school children and roanv were rained for life by the lire in a school room from which there was no chance of escape . not withstand ing it in a legal holiday bs the law fixes the mret of luiiuniy as tbe day for the newlv elected connty officers tu take their places they are nn hand to assume the functions and re oeive tlie fees in ihiir respective sta tiohs it in stated tl.nl the pope of rome leo xiii has designated his successor cardinal iotti and thus notice is given to the world of the close of a lone h farewell sermons itcv will i h nrl.m.i l-ri'llilwn lll i ln:il pennon «« l*»*tnr of tlif ffr-t i'ri'nln irrtmn i luiri'h r ml>l<-i ili.olil mini hie n in ilii livening ref wm v s jjelsmi imh sondav prenclipd iiis final sprmnnn n imrfart of l.nnarinlp the flrm i'n shvti'i ian chinch nf am lir be having received a call to tin distant pnstonite nf the oxford presbj terian chun'h philadelphia in the morning tin hi istmas music we repeali d by the choir and mr nil son trnill his tnjtl fr no tbe 23d i'salm " i shall mil want " lie iid it might be considered pccnllnr to tnke this trxi with the iheoming nr viai and he 1 sired to ipvah relrosnei t ively nf the old year nnd triistiniiv regarding the now for the latter the text is in n sense sd appropriute nnd henutifnl theme the i'siilm iik-o contains thoughts nf tbe past liitinl'lv mggcftive of the old year the entiie psalm is the n null of past years of experience david looked buck on his life and sn thai the bteal nnepheh imd been a persons friend to ill no to fanning him lie was cms dons nf the care exercised by ihe divinity which spoke tn him stronsly of rod s love nnd out of this experience he wrote the beauti ful words dnrlng the past venr we ton must feel that there bus been a divint all the jioliihiy entertainments wen in id his week ilosi lift with that nl thr ml vermin streel l an 1 n:i on tliur lav cveiiini all wir-'nnlv too kill illended for lie comfort nl loose pres i lit and were of thr average order nf evcellcnce the srlmlars rejoi"ed in i'sndf and m-aiiif'1 while the grown folks enjoyed innsie and juvenile acting ambler and nr.it i \ a watch infill meitiiil as held on sunday night till midnight in hie methodist nnd iii'i'ii street kvanaelical i'lnirches in his sermon pastot adam ii scored cotne of the sin of lansriale i 	 | ill whn tttppnseti themselves respect able the cold wave last wpek sending the ilicrniometerjilnwii to,nine degreets made tlie 1 1 vi 1 11 1 amount ni trouble with nnlerpipes but rendered various youth ami maidens happy with ihe fine skat intr provided melville alebach for m>ven years imst a siilesmnn in teller's tore ha bought a simill farm of 18 acres in if jacob m i resber paving 2500 in successful plant ihr muwtm of mr liimk ivltll pnth ilent r iho ivttlt miiuiinrntnl iron nml frnrp cnmpimi i mlilrr t tlip sliiikholclrrn the annual meeting of til pettlt ornamcntitl iron pence companv nf is held in rhilmlel|iliia mi dec 21 . at which tlnw the follnwitifi sddrem wnx made to the p"tix:hholil«rs by mr frank pettit ptiasident r»f ihe company : binw mm i,isi annual meeting we have purchased a trad of land at amb ler lfl(l feel by l'::o feet on which we built a factory 60 by 130 feel exclusive of h"ili t limi-e and palni hnii^e wfl are adjacent t the philadelphia ami reading railroad ami have a railroad siding tiui baniness of the past year h«s been i the nature of n new venture h h career at the head of the roman cath olic church princes potentates and pontificals must time and nature itself.yes.all which it inherits shall dis oversight in mir lives throiilih ihe power and the grace of ( lod look hack and let the months and days come to you and can you not say with david the lord is my shep herd and i shall not wnnt ' the year is going and we must now count its hours as we look back some will regret hut we find the joys and hless inns resulting from tbe care of the great shepherd the i'salm is not onlv a result of experiences but an expression of perfect tifti i did d f th we have passed through the experi mental lams of it have adjusted our j'l(i ways an i niran to the requirements of conditions and assure < n t associate the smiihs . .,, per mine/over near the , i".1;!'1'"1 \<> > ' '•»< every effort within tlie county line hwtproved a failure and illllllv"t ' f e vef81 °? thj5 t farm ban been sold by the sheriff t i v p y , lml1 "' ih rl''1i''">'v 1,i,illi(iru - to maniigi its business economically and william 1 shay fm many vears nn i '•« 1 ><>•"< ^ 1 y - express agent liere bus unit tbe mum hiving secured a position in i'hihnlel "'"' phi a ills father liis grandfather ie bl i'nrt washington william 1 heebner will depart for orange city fla on thursday the ih'ebner agricultural works are unusual ly busy at nn unusually slack season anil the hands have been working three hours every evening the i ew silk mill is about finished moving incidental to fixture and to interruption of edward bhny and biisines meanwhile and to putting onr e shay both lived factory in complete working order ex p p atisfaction in david's mind rrmces potentates ana shpph«rd's leading david savs st yield to the claims of ! j w'lllk tnrone th vmev of tlu re even the great globe - of eatll j will flm)r „,, vil f()r ( p f the though thon art as we look hack we must he i patifltied that god has worked all things solve nnd like an unsubstantial pageant faded leave not a rack behind j we mll(,ll of the .,„;„ nn,i the accounting days now are fast ap mmw from our own transgression and preaching and those who hold public onr dlgwtslons from the written will offices and public confidence and who , of ,;„,, the master leads us into temp have not kept their houses in order are : tation t0 stren)j,ju,n 08i if we fni it is scampering out of sit men of at | sin wg an he,,arate tlie two during paientdefalcationseome from ditfeient the t vear ln<1 xe|rtim witi i)avid parts of the state n«w coinbinations we fear no evil for thou art with us the l'sahn is the expression of a perfect confidence in future guidance id serves surelv are formed about this time of year messrs lar/.elere and iibson buve'asso ciatedwith them iiibertli fox ksq they will conduct thtir law business at the office of the former linn from this date this makes a very solid law firm there is great economy of labor and trouble in these associations of professional men one may take , ther burdens in parts and also their rest and enjoyments in severalty and still nerve their clients thif is th<j advan tage over the old wa^f of la fire bupjnudg eini{k hmided r if i'removntmrkinley'guth throiigl new year's reception alive reiving all his american callers representative of .!() nations ne win : hav f»0 not fear the comine venr prove that be w made of the best timber , look p and see the great ood shep thewent or east evei produced for it heri ana through the midnight gloom { ! you will hear the lord culling ami ready to zo into operation the five students from this place at tending west chester normal school were all bourn for the holidays as well as alfred i ionian attending franklin and marshall college lancaster robbers visited i.ansdale on fridav evening and blew open the safe in the office of the unitedstates express irvin ambler the boeilt states that his loss includes 20 in monev five revolvers ami a lot of razors the safe was rob bed some months aro the thieves have not been apprehended in verse t am as our new year's thought goodness and mercy shall follow ttie all the days of mv life and i will dwell in the bouse of th lord forever ' days are i coining and we know not what is in them hut the lord of the past will care for us in the future to guide and project i desire to implant in your hearts f.nrm'thing of this same conli two week tour to florida the first pennsylvania railroad tour of the season to jacksonville allowing two weeks in florida will leave new york and philadelphia feb 8 excursion tickets including railwav transportation pullman accoinouida tions one berth and meals en route in both directions while traveling on the special train will be sold at the following rates new york 5 phila delphia harrisliurjr lialtimoru and will be a trying ordeal under circumstances happy new vear old fr1kxi eudimrt had four oiitn between the shepherd and the sheep there existed a close relationship and i we too want to j^st near our shepherd j an not*ni«8 hearing his voice or the .. . . t , ,. i messing lw bestows he epeatce to those several days ago magistrate lenhardt near to him christians press closely of norrihtown issued a summons to tne master tu those outeide the arainst a resident of weldon this master avs those others of my fold ' county in a civil proceedings to re he want(r tl know you tllink rf 1)ifl cover a debt ow«d to a well known ti«n.lprn«»i in mtlirw von sh««n i.i«t«i dealer the muiuhoiih was serve<l and a heariiik was arranged for ml o'clock friday morning but it did n<it occur friday tbe local justice received a letter from the defendant in tbe suit he stated that at the time of writing he bad four cents after nwmliijg two i to of these for a stamp bis earthly posses lu sions were two cente the defendant i tenderness in llidg vou sheep nnd you will hear the muster calling come to ie today you hear iny voice harden not yotir heart ' walk where lie walks the master yearnsfnr you tlie old year imidfi and when will thvre lie a better time than now to press closely him and join that hock in which i ne has mail smut of n overseers eventide the fnureh was i'rowmxi u the newaik n j b.courlaender ir.,l'ass en-jer agent baltimore district balti more aid ; colin studds passenger agent snukheaetern district washing ton d 0 ; thomas k watt passenger agent western district pittsburg pa or to george w boyd assistant gener al passenger agent broad street sta tion philadelphia jan 4-5t sion ere tw ^ m ewotartts cmmib wa mowowl to further says that if traihut from weldon | di)ors with listeners and mr nelson flttfiu-ly to norristown is turniehed he would be elected a the tuple at his sermuu the old ik1 .„„,,,. „, ,!„> k^nriiw i thenrw " tnkliic tils teit from tlie 1st chairter pieeent at tne neanng . «¦(.'.. ,. ¦ , of kevehitlonb.dwcliinn particularly on the i:r-t th tt udgmnt h h«pfc f th ld d th but the uihglrtratu n»fl f th li . «(.'.. ,. ¦ , of kevehitlonb.dwcliinn particularly on the judgment in i verse whfro h«p»fce of the old and the new d h i | l h hl ht b f illi tuvor of the plaintiff and he ie now | uxlnu the whole chavter by way of llluhtratloii ogoriug how he will get his coat i 0^^^^s&st z lz .. 	 .. ... p*-«rh ttnills repuenil by the new the old rr*titi lies and ik tiiwi'n away to b««upplauted by new a ir«uduii>«lier hoiiwrril i'hc m 	 s an rvi clmlikillk mill the oln given . ,, n «. - ... place to the uew hti t^ixtlu of ttie old whys nf a happy reunion of tin brandt t mini v i jolnn thln^r and how mankind had been be'iuht descendants of mrs margaret brandt ' ed by their pnshtji aw»y and the installation of | wou hol<l oi iha r««ii>liaiu>h of mr gn i nn mcthi«l mid iww ld«b 1 ii conclusion he was field _ at the resmeire 01 tar n brtrtre!wed „,,,„,.„,.. rtn.n^ly «> replace the old i mrs lewis n sinitli of chalfont on inful ways with i*ort nm dunin-s which will christinas day it m i ii i im mis urandt who ma and is yet hale and ceived congratulations from throe eenerationn h wan spent and after the guest had sur rounded the table laden down with good things an address of greeting was made by allen g.moore after which be read a poem comported nearly a quarter of a century ago and read at a sinaiar reunion held in honor of grandmother brandt a prayer was then offered by john markley.oi liinsdule which was followed with a presentation speech hy kev purdy b mover of oreland he fore presenting a handsome k'ft t the venerable old grandmother th trettlatt caleatui hood's surtuipiiiilln proverb calendar for utoo is the prettiest wo have seen it is borne iu front of two little girls whose fresh mwvot faces and dainty | robes of blue and pink form a pleasing plotuia uiimi which to look during the coming year the calendar is printed from large plain type and ives valua ble information the calendar is made to stand alone in it can be suspended from the vail everyone will want hood's calendar and you should ask your druggist foi it al once tou can obtain one if more oonvenlent b ful way hd delre whi of i kelp in the uplifting of thetr fellow men nmiiv vmm at the roih'lusioii of the ser»iee mr nelpnn j many years atoia canh n of thc au(lu,m>t hy tn hnn hearty bhe re wikhiiwllicni a happy new year anil in turn re and greetings ! vived their u»i wishes for hlx nueoasi in hie a joyous day ¦ "•¦ flela of l*harh '" ubout «" en^r t hd november at charity mru s k weaver reports the follow ing cutih and supply contributions from the reformed churches of montgomery count for the month of november : norristown reformed church of the ascension mist elsie dyer chairman 51.50 supplies 3.50 christ church mrs abraham schwenk chairman 10.45 attempted munler a sensational feature hats developed in the narrow escupe of miss hannah ash who lives with her brother john ash about three-quarters of a mile north of iiolicung hud from being shot on thursday of last week while mins ash was sitting near u window a bullet passed through hei chair and buried it self in the floor it in now alleged that the shooting was done by a farm hand who was in raploy of mr ash and who was angry t miss ash becuuse he thought she kept him from certain society the mail was lust seen ut l'ineville ulthough i raced as far us churchville the man is rather short has a black mustache and wore » light suit of clothed when last seen a warrant for his arrest has been issued by justice jrim of dof lastoa'ii 	 oiniiiusluiiart orsauue the county commissioners organized monday morning at thu court house mr clemen's the new member of the board was present john hampton of upper merion wan made president of the hoard to nucceed charles m.reed of i'ennsburg retired daniel llitner was re-elected clerk wni f solly solicitor and daniel charles janitor needed our estimate considerably this however is a result usual to moving an active industry the i'ai'tory is now in excellent run ninn order and owiiik to ample room lijjht nml ventilation our own power and eli'etrie light we are turning out work with less labor than ever before while iherc is now a saving in this respect we are still under a daily tax of freights ear fans and diavage which did not exist while we operated in philadelphia we hope to lessen these extru expense in the future by enter ing into a duss of work which will to a considerable degree obviate the necessity for them when we moved to ambler the bor ough did not have a vacant residence suitable for a laboring man anil in conse quence we had much trouble in retaining our old drilled labor we are able to atate now that there is no longer any canst for complaint in this line since good ami substantial homes at moderate rent have recently been built we hope that the establishment of homes will give it a coherency fidelity and permanency which we have not known even in philadelphia the advanced price of raw material has in some way.s militated against us it has increased the cost of our cheaper grade of goods almost to prohibition and at the same time it has lessened lie purchasing power of our capital id tier cent consumers of cheap goods iiave been holding off waiting lui lower prices high prices will continue another year at least and purchasers will yield to present conditions the company stands greatly in need of a foundry it is a large user of cast iron one order on its books now re quires ho tons on this product we could save a good profit without materi ally increasing our fixed charges its our present executive force would be ampin to operate both wrought and cast iron department we have ample ground fronting the railroad on which to erect a suitable foundry ambler has no foundry and a long felt want would be satisfied several of the borough's most influential citizens have expressed a wish that we add this to our industry and we are led to believe that substantial aid would be forthcoming to make it a success we feel justified in advocating expansion in this line as our prospects for an enlarged business is very flat tering for the ruining year the unfilled orders on our boika at this date amount to mi per rent of our whole lust year's business ami we ue sptiak fur the company a prosperous year yours truly frank pkttit president at the meeting a semi-annual divi dend of it per cent was declared light contract made % mirier hiiiunafi pr»piir > ihe i muniri fflmalllll r p|il»lili in lilrht i'mnimniv p«llnrtfh'r 4'oiti|>«.|lhi|f pnffhfrti o«n#«r lt * l':m i'hvt'iih'nt niml(;nttt>rm nl hnnir the fnnuarv meeting of the amblci ii..ii,ii:.|i council mat in id i'm sdsy i v b ing in borrmgh lull tin membern havinj met monday nnd ndjnur 	 i to the follow inn nla;ht memn walker cmfl k 1 1 i >_> 1 1 1 hihi kramer were prpsenl wlien the meeting was culled to order al 7.4b the minute of dec i were read and bppi i i'd the lilililire lire law and order build injr in<l tiorniigli improvement eotutnll tecs reported nothing i i ic light committee mr kramei chairman reported that the lights had not vel been placed in isait amhll - nrderiil .•!.-¦ ibe committee whs waiting for he arrival of tbe metre and the commencement of the new contract tin proposed contract was submitted n»:i part of the report and rend bv the clerk mr knight of the highway cniiiiniltc reported that the work on smith main street had been completed the treasurer reported a follows ism dr dec #, cash balance 	 jfi hi cb dec i i.nlers ktnnted 	 jnvi ! inn l i'.hni belanu 	 i 1826 1p the treasurer requested thai council have the proper committee draw bonds for payment as the money is nl hand mr krninei of the railroad crossing committee reported that nothing new hail arisen as the nihtter was in court and wuiild probably not be heard of until the march term the committee of the whole on the proposed street plan of kast ambler dee'uleiltlial inasmuch us a full member ship wns not present to report progreas the following hills were ordered paid elmer e clemens high constable 	 j so (*• daniel dowlin strtel work 	 w ix amt>ii>r uzi'ttc uilv 	 9 1-t j w craft roppuea 	 i 81 john h burl bill on bill 	 n il geo vf nililoil eni^silin st«hir 	 l l'l ambler electric light company 	 1v.1 0f mr knight called the attention of the members of council to the need of an ordinance requiring property owners to remove snow from their sidewalk and glitters and attaching a penalty and fine for violation of itn provisions ill laid he had examined the ordinance of thfi borough in relation to this matter but the ordinance provided for no pen alty other tlinn that on refusal of the property owners to remove the snow the street commissioner was empowered and his bill with -{) per cent added would be collected of the property owner after much discussion as to meant ' ordinance no.31 wusumendcilin that the porpertyownera lk required to clean the snow froni their sidewalk • and gutters l'h'iii iv m'kirif jirnrs afu r sjit'w hull have i'ea.-4'd fuiwitu and for nun confoririity therewith a fine of 2.50 he iposetl tor the n'rst offense and 5 for the second to be collected according to law the motion carried tht light contract submitted by the li^ht committee was then read sectioi by section and passed uiianimnuslv am on motion of mr kramer and eecoml by mr craft it was decided that iln same go into effect as soon as the metre arrive and is pluced and the proper parties sign the contract the contract is operative for one year and provides that current w fiirniehed and the line maintained by tlie ambler electric light heal ami motor company at the metre rutu of eight cents per kilwoat hour the borons to pay in addition the cost of thu metre and for nil renewals on motion council then adjourned transcribers afternoon the day for tins year are upper merion d were the named mon c.oiiiniiksioncrs john hampton k oraber l'enus hurg mid mannahht^k 0 cleiik-ns sal imrg ford collegeville mrs frank robson chairman h4.:io lausdale per ifrs a krat 140.00 supplies 12 10 trappe per itev s i ifeavlnger 21.27 scliwenki-villk -- ivralu-rt hromer,*2t blue bell lloehnih church per m ueorge zironiernian 22.ft per 11 0 thomas 100 ll.il slruka aftar wbila dr charles m weida of frederick this county whs driving home from visiting u patient at '-' o'clock thursday uinrniug he disixiver til thd unconscious and prostrate form of charles koz/.ol on tbe road side tim physician took the man to i'oitstown tiospilal where hu in nnw critically ill from mid and exposure and heart trou ble he is a resident of frederick he attended a revival meeting weil fort washington pw misa theodora bmday evening at zeigktrevil^e and was sending nix cents in rtamps t<i v llo.id 4 co , lowell , bauw winter wuatbur the lame i you mi langdon f mitchdll hax roturu ed from lu 	 hei a trip 1 1 1 < < old wqatht t ilie held la-i w v iiii-.vl.iv upou iln iliiffniaii farm wttx well ilinidcd and good prieet «, i ii'iiii/rd hay especially wlliuii iv bigh r ilh evidently stricken mini from preabyutrian ohurck urn hi wav home of port kennedy 16.25 previously ac knowlediied 139.80 supplies i6.8a union thanksgiving aervioea l-'irsi pruxbyteriau per mi v i l.a'isdaic per mr a ii krai hi oo wh itciikii i inn l.utlieian with heart trouble iinv iimu omimiiui itauyarou i in 0 i'lunuuiu-c'i i:iiik n his and iii.-i.iic.l tho i'ntnbliti)iuient by thu iiuihi.nl i l;illv uf i li ii lilui i kiii 1 lll.lt ii sll'illlil in i u iiiit m itli i l;lll ill ih ki i i'lnlaili lpln . inn1 bi i trulu m i ruwtliik 1 1 !«.- rullnimi the l'rr aim .,»,,, llu i'liilii'ulplilii i'rens nlniiinnc for itwoiluow i i illhtrlbutlon to thane avqualuted wltb lirevluuh vuluuieh it luouly nt 	 wury louay iii.it ii kuiukllex liaiiroveiueiiui bungeati a hy the post .. i i nil inni'h entirely lie iml exelualvc lul for thoie uui iioniliiu wltb ths work i her il u a vi'lunu of over mw piwe hueil with lu(uriiiatii>u which makua ii iclated in the * in i-n i y lo ih.ms related u all ln | con ..| dimjinui liaiis aud if 1 nl ttllil'll illll hurl m ill1 llli lulitll'ul silll utluil 11 llhhklll iii'1 diplllulul hilh 	 mtrieu the lnciu»trlal an aiirieulturaj h f t i mtreu t iirutu thu ti'iiiiii fm luautton 	 i in hurrent iiftaiis can li uudenhhhl in hi in in li ii ununbwereil to i li . , w li in by mail hi il f'^eiihi kclirn hill mr tono|lll diuckenniillei1 reliuned last sunday from a week's gunning trip to north carolina he reported that he had imgged some game but hail been refused permfaaon to take it out of the state as usual a l'i iendlv rivalry exists among several families or this vicinity over the question who hud the prettiest christmas tnsj last season it was announned in these columns that mrs christian frant could well lay claim to precedence in thin mutter this year more contestants have sprung up and the eboiod of winner is accordingly more difficult honorable mention might be made of mr j b hoover's mr ieorge kenninger's mr howanl foster's anil many others after nil however when circuiustanceh and con ditions huriounding each cuse are con cerned mrs frante is vet to be beaten she may wall lay claim to the pret tiest tree in the neighborhood a number of young people attended the christmas entertainment given al abingfun ptenbytarian church last friday evening alfred kesiniet lease and rnsaoh gil bert returned lust tuesduy towilliainsmi trade school after u week's vacation at their respective homes lieeuuso tile old yeur went ullt mi | sunday did dot binder new veai booui er from making a doilh even en gathered in the belfry of the presbyterian church and raoij 1896 out and moo in three brave young fallows marched up to the school li"'i '¦ unit did likcuisc to ihe b ii there tbotw vho wuru awakened bv tin din do dnulii woudurud ai the nolat li was certaiulv u uruesouie iouh i to hear thai lwavy hell lolliin ava al that hour of i"1 iii dii with iuatches of the siliuiilliiiii lu'li tumliliii in i p apt there a < 1 1 in t h > thu intunultteni of pi.-iuls and cannon ami iii ¦ blow iiiii hi 1 ir 1 i.i ml whutlsj h w.i an i.<ca-i"n arbich li;i|i|ien but i . ami in ibis puftli ulai bill once in ^ celllin \ lurrettuwn while the severe freeze of last put a vi'tn upon many kinds of farm w^rk the weather bus been just right for the ice crop ; and men and it-amc aie busy this week storing it for th summer u a i mcdowell has assumed charge of titeseal store but the postuflice will be titulor mr seal's charge for a while : until the postmaetership is changed by the ilcpartliieut at washington lull n madden who has been under file doctor's cart for several weeks in still quite unwell mrs wai is seriously ill with symp toms of pneumonia she is under flu professional ctuv of dr iodfrev of ambler kxtra ini'i'tings are being held this week at the methodist chinch they will be continued for ai least two or three weeks as the february election draw near interest iu being developed in the various ollins to be filled if super visor donnt ami conway decide to he candidates they should receive un votes of the people us each of them hove proven themselves worthy of the position tkiey hold school director tliomai 11 seal will not be a camli date for re-election as he removes from the district the first nlei^h of tbe boumjii pafjed through our vicinity lust monday mr ii '<¦ anthony of lewisbnig has been upeadlng the holidays with friends i this bbouob mr william m duger reportf boaiam very liirsk in the mill atkinson's of jurrettown me tilling their ici house from tliomai killman wild this week mr crpwadale jwkaon spent ibelmii days with bis mother i'liiliidelphia sliss his.-iie stackhouie in rounued to lici room ii account of illness mr and m harry walton of pblla delphia mr b uiismii milton homei inn mien mae kline konierton mi i osiii.nid mi i ai i ic walton llyiirirv and mi hi'l«if ropisul s|.riii la*l mlildav illi mr and tin rin.iii:is walton kiv liiliii wai lil i v ut i'lihadi i t ina mill mis harriet llinmn.of i'liila delphin were th of mr aad mit luliii uarkiiov nn t hirtitmwi ilr j v i»ri i uutger ol the cicaiiu'i v tilled hu ioa liouvs tlii week