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AMBLER  Gazette
yOL.   XXVI.-NO.   18.
AMBLER,   PA.,   APRIL   80,   1908.
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SCHOOL TOPICS DISCUSSED.
Lower End Local Institute Held In Ambler,
ProbleniR of Eilnciitlniml Work CoiihIiI- erol-Wlint .M<i)Ii<'|'m> (Iii Iih aif I)(lill^.- 8tiirt of tlir Moiit'i'H NclKiol-^ilclUii;; CoiiteMlM Held.
A local institute, held uuder the auspices of the Directoi.s nud Tcacliprs' association, commenced its sessious iu Ainhler opera liou«e Frirlay atter uoou. A large ftttenilnnce resulted of teachers, diri^tors and otliers iuterest¬ ed in educatiou.
Principal \V. K. Groff, presideut of the association, was iu ciiarge of the exercises aud prepided. After music by the pupils of the Ambler high school, rendered under tne direction of Miss Dyrilla HoU, the devotioual exercises were in charge of Rev. M. H. Nichols, pastor of the Ambler M, E. Ohnrch. Harold G. Enight, Esq., of Ambler, extended to the visiting delegations of teacliers and others a warm welcome to the borongh, trnstiug that the delibera¬ tions prove of value in the great work of educatiou, Priu Groff replied to the welcome. After mnsio by the pupils of the Ambler high echool, Superiutend¬ eut W. G. Oleaver, of Oheltenham, made an address ou " Some Problems Before the State School Oommission," in which he mentioned the value of getting before the commission the real needs of the schools in a closer supervision by the connty superin¬ tendents, the accepted mefliods of dealing with truant and incorrigible children, the length of the school term, uniform course of stndy and other matters.
These were elaborated npon by Samuel J.Garner,of Hatboro;Prin. H. N. Davis, of Willow Grove ;G. Bevlin Gifford,of Jeukiutowu,aud others,who brought ont many good points whereby if adopted the standard of the scliools ADd geueral scholarship be may raised. In the eveuiug Miss HoU couducted a mnsical exercise, which was render¬ ed by the pupils of the Ambler high school. Readings were giveu by Miss Ethel Jamieson and Beutou Russell, Jr, Misses Oaroline Gusman and Mafgner- ite Bahn rendered a piano duet, while reoitations were given by Misses Mar¬ garet Schowers and Violet Heath. Prof. O. 0. Ellis, Ph. D., delivered a leotnre ou the "Biggest Word in the Dictionary," whioh he cousiders is ..."possibility." In an elogiuent and ira- ¦preesivo manner he elaborated on the termEand its significance in «n eduea¬ tioual way:
lie   exercites op^^ned   sluytly   after
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iie Am After niURic hy tl'e Ambler high-soliool pupils au address ou "What Mothers' Globs Are Doing" was delivered by Miss Helen .K; Yerkes, secretary of the Pliilatiel- phia Home aud School associations, which was especially interesting and instructive iu view of the success which lias crowned the work of these associations iu Philadelphia.The work was discoBsed by Mrs. Gideou Stoddart, of Abiugtou, who told of the work of a like associatiou in Abington ; Priu. E. h. Flaoh, of Abingtou; Prin. E. H. Oarl, of Hatboro, and Sn[.erinten- ribnt W. O. Cleaver, of Ohelteuiiam also discussed the subject.
In the afteruoou another large at tendance of interested persons was present. After ninsic by pupils of the first and second grades,"!. U.Williams, Esq., of Royer.sford, deputy state forestry commissiouer, spoke "on the work ot his departmeut and the great necessity for the preservatiou of the forests of the state, uot ouly for lumber,but lor conseiving the laiufall, preserving the streams aud maintain¬ ing the general fertility of the laud.
Prof, George Leslie Omwake, dean of Ursinns college, gave au address ou psychologizing edncation, whicli, de¬ spite its depth of thonght, was most instrnctingly explained aud presented. Piof. A. R. Rutt, superinteudent of the Lower Meriou schools, made an address, as did also Prof. O. A. Wag¬ ner, of the West Chester State Normal school, who spoke on "Wliere the Modern Sohool Startel"
In the eveuing a most pleasiug enter¬ tainment was giveu, openiug with vocal and iustrnnieutal mnsic nuder tbe direction of Mre. Ella H. Buch¬ anan, of Ambler. Joseph G. Sullivau gave several appreciated baritone solos, and a violin solo was also ren¬ dered. Panl M. Pearson, of Swarth¬ more oollege, delivered a lecture on James Whitcomb Riley,
On Friday afternoou a spelling con¬ test was held for pujiils under 13 years of age, 50 words were given, and the resnits were highly satisfactory. Five P'lpils missed bnt one word,and nnder the conditions the jirize could not be awarded, but a coutest will be held for the five to decide the winuer.
On Satnrday moruiug a similar ex¬ ercise was held for pnjjils over 13 years of age. Miss Anna B. Logan, of Hatboro, aud Miss Anna Renuer, of Ambler, spelled all correctly and each was presented with a fonntaiu pen. Misses Ethel Heath aud Ethel Jamie¬ son missed but two words in the con¬ test, /
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Charter for I'oiiutr)- Club.
The followiug well.kuown residents of Norristowu aud Plymouth have made applicatiou to the court for a charter for a olub to be kuown as the Plymouth Valley Country clnb: Charles Doran, Oharles F. Wilkinson, Michael Lawler, Joseph Loweuberg, Thomas J. McGrath, D.Davis, Oharles F. O'Brien. W, W. Earl, Daniel Yost, of Norristown, aud John O. Ennis, I, Sngden, L. W, Rodenbangh, George W, Mullen, Oharles N, Spring and A. Sogdeu, The object of the olub is for social purposes, which is taken to mean   goli   and   gentlemen's (other
WEDDED.
LIVEZEY—ZIMMERMAN.
The marriage of Miss Mabel, daugh¬ ter of Mr. aud Mrs. H. H. Zimmerman, of 1210 DeKalb street, Norristowu,and Mr. Thomas J. Livezey, of Plyuionih, was (inietly solemnized Weduesday morning at" 11 o'clock in Christ Re¬ formed church, Norristown. Rev. Beuoui Rates performed the ceremony iu the presence of only the immediate families. The bride was attired iu a Rowu of reseda-groeu bicailolotli, with a hat in slmdes of greeu. There were uo atteudauts.
Following tho ceremony Mr. aud Mrs.Livezey left for a trip to Washiug¬ ton and poiuts .'^outli. Xliev v,ill he at home after May 1 at \i-22 Powell street, Norristown.
HAAS-BARTLETT.
Numbered amoug the iuterestiug Easter teason weddings was that of William Haas, a Jeukiutowu business man, and Miss Margaret Bartlett, daughter of .Mr, and Mrs. Scott Bart¬ lett, of Rushlaud, Pa.
A touch of the romantic was added to the wedding wheu Mr. Haas aud Miss Bartlett,anxious for a quiel wed¬ diug,slipped away to Norristown,pro¬ cnred the needful license and were married by Rev. Thomas R. Beeber, pastor of the Presbyteriau church there Mr, aud Mrs, Haas wiili li^e iu Jeukintowu,  •
MO KRIS—FLECK,
Miss Laura Pauline Fleck and Mr. Edward Stabler Morris, of Philadel¬ phia, were quietly married Saturday at the home of the bride's mother.The bride is the daughter cf Adeline B. and the late Theodore Fleck, aud is well kuown in the vicinity of Ambler. The groom is a bookkeeper iu a large Pliilauelphia steel compauy and is aleo a maunfacturer of soap. He isi a grandson of the late Peter Couard, of Horsham, and'the eon of Silas Morris, whose wife Phebe was a daughter ot Peter Oonard,
Mr. and Mrs. Morris will reside iu Philadelphiik and will be at home after Sept. 1 at 8T25 North Carlisle street.
'Sltakcspearr'B Birthday Remembered.
Shakespeare's day, April 23d, the auuiversary both of the poet's birth aud death—was becomingly celebrat¬ ed by the Ambler Shakespeare clnb at its last meetiug for the year. The olnb was eutertaiued at the home of Mrs J Watson Craft, aud were it possible, with the poet, faithfully "to hold the mirror up to iiatnre," a most charm¬ ing piciure wpuld be reflected of that spacious country lionse set abcnt will a7<4HMM|i|^^^yi^^^i]£°^pmiiior A beauty.
Since Hj had been
FIRE COMPANY IN READINESS.
Plans    for   Housing:   of  Ambler's Chemical Engfine.
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The housiug of the new chemical euijine of the Wissahiekon Fire com- pnnj^ !No. 1. of Amhler, ou Saturday, May 9, proniises to he the greatest evtur-evcr held in .Ainbler. Already 24 fire companies v,-ith enuipment, 12 fnll liauds and five drnm corps have signi¬ fied their willingness to be present and participate in the exercises, which will comprise a parade, clo.siug with the housiug exercises at the fire honse on Maiu street.
Tho uousliohocken Fire conipany. No 2, will do the housing, and ilie compauy for this part of the exercises will furuish a speaker. Congressiuau Irving P. Waugfir, of Norristowu, will respond on behalf of the Wissahiekon Fire compsuy.
In addition to the many fire com¬ panies of this sectiou there will be present a delegation iu uniform from the volunteer fire department of At¬ lantic City, who will not ouly partici¬ pate in the exercises of the afteruoon, bnt iu the evening will preseut to the local company a set of embossed reso¬ lutions, and the company will have a speaker to make the jireseutat-ion ad¬ dress. Rev. M. H. Nichols, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal cinrcli, of Ambler, and a member of the Wissahiclion Fire company, will re¬ ceive the gift on behalf of the local company.
OBITUARY.
in wlif
poets
belougiugv.ti the objective class, aud as effectively hiding themselves behiud their writings, rather than weariug the heart upou the sleeve. Many selected tributes to Shakespe.are .were then given, as well as some pretty lines iu verse writteu foi ti.e occasiou by Mrs. Walter Jenkins, of Gwynedd. The secretary, Mrs. Edward Phillips, also presented "all the abilities, citts, natures, shapes—severals aud geuer- als' —of the club in snch flattering uieasuie that the clay seemed oue to canonize not ouly the poet but the mtnibets of the club as well. The verses to Anue Hathaway attributed ta Shakes|)eare, read so prettily by Mrs. Herbert Jeukins, called forth from au invited gnest, who had jnst come iu, an amusiug experience elie once had iu Anne Hathaway's garden. With true American zeal aud curiosity, the visitor,uot content with admiriug at a distance, must taste the ourrauts and pluck a posy Irom snch a noted garden. The guard, not appre¬ ciating these acts of hero-worehip, at ouce arrested the fair offender, and it was only after au hour's argument that the bright young American woman was able to convince the stern official that she belouged iu the home of the mavor of Stratford, where ehe and her party were gnests, rather than iu a convict's cell. A "concourse of sweet sounds" that iesned from the music room evoked by the skilled fingers of Miss Oraft and Mrs. Beaslur (Dorothy Johnstone),then served asau juterlnde.
The diningroom was the scene of the laet aot, aod if the salads and the ices were eoraechiug of an anachron¬ ism, the English taffy was trnly Shapespearean, The flower holder for the lovely rose giveu to each guest as a souvenir, was a paper on which was written a skeleton quotation from Sliapespeare, and the ease with which the missing words weie supplied showed that the members of the clnb had trained their memories and attun¬ ed their ears to Shakespeare's har¬ mony. Long live the Arabler Shakes¬ peare olub to help keep gieen the memory ot the great poet.
Hcjri.
1.1 guests are coming out to the Gwynhnrst this week.
A"dolf Muller has charge of thegiad- ing at the Florex gardens. North Wales,
Jndge Oarr and 0. F, Gummey, of Philaiielphia, visited their country places on Sunday,
Adolf Muller, of the Acorn Hill nurseries, is sliippiug 6000 evergreen trees this week to Roehest'er, N. Y. Several weeks ago he shipped 11,000 iu one consignment.
James" Timbers, of Ambler, who has been digging a cess pool at the Gwynhnrst, for John McGraw, on Tnesday was painfully injured by hav¬ iug a stone fall on his ankle,
Mr. aud Mrs. H. B. Bartow and family moved to their oonntry home on Saturday.
W, G, Jnet, road master, has re¬ oeived four carloads of omslied stone, which ie beiug spread on the loade of the township. jiMi;;^.;^: .Mtfe^..
Test School I,a»' iu Court.
"Taxation without represeutation," the familiar cry, was raised iu court at Norristown Thursday by the town¬ ship of Lower Salford In "retnsiug to pay to the borongh of Lansdale the tuition of a township pupil iu the borough high school. The student, Irma Obeiholtzer, after going as far as she conld iu the towuship schools, K-'ught further knowledge in the bor¬ ongh high school, as the towusliip has uot provided this means cf higher edncation.
Uuder the aot of 1895 the borough looked to the township for the pay of this pupil, and ou the township's refusal to comply the case was taken to conrt and is prosecutea as a test case The township iu withholding paymeut,questions the cousritntionali- of the aot of the receut legislature;' sp the township authorities hayi sdiction in the mamigpaJt-ut   0
T-hey aleo questiun'^^eiher the '^i&ns- dale high echool is sMli au institntion as is contemplated by the act of assem¬ bly.  1^
Tampered tVllh Rntlwav .^iKualM.
The mystery which has snrro'fiuded the strange optratious, at times, of the Hall signal system, at various points aloug the Reading railway, whereby traius have been brought to a stop, only for the engineers to fiud the signals cliange to "clear track, " witliout evideuce of a cause of stop¬ page, Ime at last beeu solved, aud proved to be the work of clever illegal train riders, For some time past trains ou the maiu line, a well as on the Ply¬ mouth branch, have beeu held up at varions jioiute by reaeon of the engi¬ neers' being suddeuly confronted by a sigual beiug set against them. About the time the train was brought to a stop, the signal would chauge without apparent cause for the stoppage, as the track would be fonnd to be per¬ fectly clear.
TI.e frequency with which this was oconrriug, especially along the west side line, as the trains were approach¬ ing or leaving Phiiadelphia, prompted au iuvesticatiou, aud throngh a mis¬ calculation ou the part of one guilty in selecting the wroug rail for the trick—his being mistaken as to the direction from which a traiu was ap¬ proaching—the mystery was solved uear the Woodlane yards.
The scheme lay in the use of a very fine copper wire, which was so con¬ nected with the rails from the wire of the eig'nal poets as to form a complete circuit, and thereby permit of the throwing of signal rod. An engineer seeing the signal againet him would naturally conclude there wae some¬ thing ahead, and the ueual stop would be made. The wire was laid across the rail and the moment the eugine touched it, a break would ocour aud the sigual wonld returu to white. The trick had auswered its pnrpose, how¬ ever, in that the party performing it, or for whom it was performed, had safely got aboard the traiu from seine obscure point during its temjiorary halt, and, eveu wheu fouud by traiu- meu, he was unsuspected of beiug im¬ plicated in the mysterious halt.
Perkatile Ball Team.
From a large squad ot applicauts the Perkaise A. A. ball team, of the North Peuu leagne, has beeu selected as tollows: Thomas Rarerig, Bethle¬ hem, catcher; Robert Quigley, York Houck, Philadelphia,pitchers;Wriglit, Germautowu, first, base; "Dutch" Gehman, Allentowu, secoud base; High, Philadelphia, short stop; Sine, Lausdale, or Bradley, Philadelphia, third base; J. Stuart Wilsler, centre field; Jaoob Crouthamel, left field; Frauk Stoneback, right field. This team will open the leagne eeasou at Ambler on Saturday, May 9.
HORACE JONES.
Horace Jouee, sou of the late Robert Jones, of Jenkintown, died at his late resideuee. Crease street, near Girard avenue, PhiladelDlila on Wednesday, of' tuberculosis. He was a nepjiew of J. W. Ripdatli aud was related to Howard Krewson, formerly of Jeukiu- toMn, iiud also to Mrs. Couard Dern, of Jeukiutowu. Ho was in his 81st y^ar. Funeral services Sunday after¬ uoon at   UaU Lane M. E. cliuich.
i: ABRAHAM HARLEY CASSEL
fAlirfihnm Harley Cassel, the noted Penunvlviiuia Germau liiblioi-hile,died Thui'j'lay niiilit at his heme, near Feiuistiiirg,iu Lower Salforil towu.ship, in hi^ ij.Sth year. Ho was a pioneer iu literary iiud historical research aniniig the Pi-nnsylvaiiia Gerniau!;, apd in his farniiioui^e he gathered the iilost remarkable library of Gernian- Aiiirricau publications that any one' man every collected
Mr Cassel gathered copies of Chris, toplier Saor's Bible printed in Ger¬ mautown lu 1748, 40 years before it was jjuhlished in English auywhere on till' continent ;dozens of other noted works fiom the Sanr pressitlie Martyr btooli, printed by the Epiirata brother¬ liood iu 1740, a folio of 1200 pages aud the greatest literai'y uuderta king iu America prior to the Revolution; lare books printed in Germau by Ben¬ jamin Frankliu, and countless other bocks treasured by bibliophiles.
Iu the library, oocnjiing the second floor of Cassel's farmhouse, there were books, pamphlets and uewspapcre, inatiy of them 300 or 400 years old In all there were 50,000 titles iu the col¬ lection.
i     MRS.  SARAH ANN SHOLL.
^Sarah Ann Slioll, of Lansdale, was jnried Thnrsday afternoou iu the jutherau cemetery at North Wales. '* Mother" SlioU, as she wae familiar- Jy known, was aged S7 years. She sur¬ vived her hnsband, the late Jonathan Slioll,abont 10 years She was stricken with pneumonia Tuesday, April 14tli, and died early Monday morning,April SOth. Of her, it may be said, she was a devoted and saintly woman. She bec»me a member of the Lausdale Methodist chnrcli iu Mij??, 1874,aud for 30 years was the failliful teacher of a Bible class in the Sunday school. Oeceaeed is survived by one son and fonr daughters; also oue brother, who is DOW quite feeble, and resides in Washington, D. 0.
•*-.     "JOSHUA WHITCOMB."
iriie original of" Joshua -Whitcomb," igeumau liiompsou's tamono oharactei ft "Th« Old Homeftead, "¦ (Jied Thurs OBiy ;on a farm at.-'Klinesvilfe.va few il/s east of Penusti'nrg. His apiue was lliain Whitcomb,anil li&r'wa>i 7(> rs old. Kefore mov-ing thire abont vears ago, he Iteed 'iu ya^ssaclm-
I'jm ^ a niodi^^^^VlUjpimg ....- kiudhearted oliLSn'moi'^of the drama^> The story of tli"play, however, is not based ou M!r Whiloomb's l-ife. Mr. Whitcomb was the father of Henry Whi'.couib, who was for many years a" detective in Philadelphia.
JONATHAN MURRAY.
Jonathau Murray died ou Apiil 27 at his home in Oold Poiut. F^r mauy years he was au active member of tiie Baptist ohurch. He is survived by a wife. The funeral will take place Thursday afternoon,. Friends will meet ^t the house at 1 o'clock aud at the Bitptist church at 2. Interment at Barren Hill cemetery.
LOCAL NINE LOOKS GOOD.
Many New Players Tried in Hatboro Game.
Kelly, at Third Kane', a FIUfl,alid Cau- Hon, III I <-ft Flelil, Uo»-» Well-IMUIier and Cciitir Fielder Will He Oil Hand iSatiirday .^galiint Wildiilaii.
The Ambler A. A. baseball team showed np well Saturday afternoou in the preliminary game witli.Hat- b.pro. Cooke, the newly signed .-Am¬ bler pitcher, was uuable to come, auti Welsh, a local boy, was put in the box and did well. Howes, the regular ceutre fielder, was also absent and Huuter, of Jeukiutowu, filled the positiou.
Kelly, ou third base, proved a star find, and despite an injured knee, handled himself like a veteran. His hitting was hard and timely, getting two singles, a donble and a sacrifice out ot five times at the bat. He fielded his position well, handling some hard cbancee. Caunon in left field took care of one high flv, aud at the bat scored the first run after makiug a two bagger aud being sacrificed to third,
Al, Flavell had no chances iu right field, but at the bat he loomed np etroug, haviug a single and u double. Harper, first baseman, took care of all his chances and did some timely bat¬ ting.
The regnlars, Wodock at short, Wildrick at secoud sud Flavell as catcher, showed to advantage. Wodock took care of all his chauces aud made two singles. Wildrick played his usual finished game. Flavell was true in his throwing aud canght the only two Hatboto men wlio at¬ tempted to steal second.
In the eixth inuing Manager Acuff put eome new mon iu the field, Don¬ nelly going to short etop, and later Myers took second base, and iu the eighth iuuing Dietterick replaced Welsh in the box, the latter going to center field. Hatboro had uo difficulty in hitting Dietterick, bnt the balls generally went to eome waiting fielder.
Hatboro played a good game. Ker¬ baugh pitched a strong game until the seveuth, when he retired in favor of Jones.The whole team played aplncky gane, of course always agaiust odds, but they never despaired,and the ploy- ers will certainly give a good accouut cf themselves in the Montgomery County league.
Next Saturday afternoon the stroug Wildman A. A , of NorrisiOrtU, wiii come to Ambler, at which time the locals will have out the regular team with CooKP in the   pitching   box   aud
Howes iii centre fltld. not   only
'Tills game js ^"^ bv.t
Montgomery IIUtoriaUH.
One of the most successful mecfiugs of the Moutgomery County Historical society wae held iu their roome in Norristowu ou Saturday, the oocasiou takiug the form ot au all-day eessiou. The morning session began at 11 o clock and after the regnlar business had beeu transacted a jiaper prepared by Mr. Beujamiu Burkart,of Philadel¬ phia, was read by Mr. Kratz, of Nor¬ ristown.
The ladies then eerved a delightfnl luncheon which proved qnite a novel event as it was the first time enoh an addition had heeu made to the pro¬ gram of the regular meetiug. At the afternoon session qnite an interesting paper was read by Edward W. Hooker, of Towu and Conutry, Penusb'drg, on the life of Abraham H. Cassel. Au original poem by Mrs. Fiuley Braden, entitled Identeuaut McKiuley's Ride, proved a literary treat, and a caper by Dr, G. W. W.Potte,entitled "Sweeds Ford," proved most interesting.
Since the meeting of tbe eooiety in February six members have passed to the great beyoud and at Saturday's meetiug a fitting miunte of respect wae placed npon the records to the memory of these members
The annnal onting of the society, which takes plaoe in the tall, will be held this year at Pennsburg and with the coutinnal additioual of uew niem- bere the society hopes to make this years outing one of the most success¬ ful in its history.
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will  !pt>ii its schi'im
Perkcisie as Ambler.^s
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¦ "^tuiday's score is
AMBLER A. A. i
r n  o
Wlldk, ib 0  1   r.
Humer,cl I   0   1
H.irj.er, lb 1   1   G
F.Flav'll.c '.1   0 18
on
gue^,-s
with aud  •dp-
HATBORO.
cauiioii. 11
Ki-lly, 3h,
\ Flavell rf....l
Wfidouli.s!, 0
Wi-l.'-h. r 0
Diet'k. p 0
Myerp, ¦ii) 1
UotiU'y, ijB 1
1   2.
o!st'v'r.rf..C 0: Leaf, ,',b..O o! J'D's,lbj,0 Oi W rt'u.c.O Oi Evans, stO <;'riri.2b,0
K'rb'h,p.U Wall'n.llO Ree(l,ol,,.0
h
0 C
1 1 (1 7 i 11 1 1
0 2
1 2 0 0 0 1
Totnls 9 11 :i7   S   2 TotalN.»..0   5 2111   [i
Ambltr A. A U   0   0   2   0   3    2   2   x-ll
Hatboro 0   0   0   0   0   u   0   0-, 0-0
Two-base hits, Canuon, Kelly, A. Flavell Wor- thiii(;tou; stiuck out, Welsh, 12: Dietterich,1; i^'.-r bauRh. 8; Jones, 3; lirst base ou called balls, i ft Welsn. 'o; Kerbauab, Jones; passed balls, Wor¬ thiugton, 1.   I'mplrt, C;eo. Urban.  »
Ma>l« «lcB.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lefferts, of Hatboro, visited tho latter's sister, Mrs. Woodward, one day recently.
Mr, and Mrs. Adelos Gorten and son AdeloB, of Fraukfnid, spent Snnday with Mrs. Amelia Householder and family.
Mies Gertrude K. Couard attended the wedding ot Edward Stapler Morris nnd Laura Panliue Fleoa at the home of the bride's mother, Philadelphia, laet Saturday.
Mrs. Daniel Campman spent a part of last week in Philadelphia with her daughter, Mrs. Mark P, Stout, who haa undergone an operatiou in the Womau's hospital.
—Spring painting is here. The Fel¬ ton-Sibley paint is a lead and zino combination that looks well and wears well.Onaranteed and sold by O M. DeokIand,Oo.,;Ambler,-aapr 33-4t
— An entertainment wil bu given in Creamery Hall, Narcissa, by the young people ot Oold Point Grange next Satnrday evening. Prooeeds lor the fire esoapo fuud of the hame hall.
Gletmlde   and   Around.
The first marriage nnder the new rules set forth by the holy father, Pope Pius X, for the observance by the faithful occurred at St. Luke's rectory ou Wednesday. The couple married were Johu Oassidy aud Grace O'Don¬ nell, both of Weldon. The witnesses were F''rauk McCrystal aud Annie O'Donnell, the latter a sister of the bride.
At a recent meetiug of the Glenside Fire company William McOanu was elected president. The enrolled mem¬ berehip of this company is now ISO. Howard A. Foster is chief, with Fred¬ erick Fensky ana Thomas B. Fenton as assistants.
Charles Zeiner, for mauy years the efficient enperiutendent of Hillside cemetery, has rented a honee uear Ardsley,    	
ChvHtuut    mil    Club    Kouiidliig     Into lieugue Furiii.
On Saturday at Wheel Pnmp, before a big crowd, Ohestnut Hill defeated the Uuited States Marine clnb, 10 to 1. Touohstone, the Hill pitcher, was a pnzzle to the mariues, and allowed bnt one hit and got 10 strike outs iu seven iunings, Ogdeu went iu to pitch at the eight inniug and struck ont five ol the six men who faced him. The batting of the Hill boys was Btroug,tliey having 1';! hits off Gibson, the pitcher who is uuder contract with the Philadelphia Natioual Leagne olub. The features were Fowler's great ruuuiug catch, fast double play by Lodge and Stntz and the batting of Berry and Fowler,
Next Saturday Souderton, of the North Penn loagno, will play an ex¬ hibition game with Chestnut Hill at Wheel Pump, and the result ol this meetiug will be food for the dope fan iu picking the positious ot these two clubs iu the North Peuu leagne race.
—Rev. Dr. Joseph F. Hartman, for¬ merly pastor of St. Peter's chnrch, Lafayette Hill,was on Snuoay install¬ ed as pastor ot Bethany Lutheran ohuroh, Philadelphia. He is president of the Evangelical Lntheran synod.
HOOD'S PILLS cure Liver Ills, ¦II- lousness, Indlgeatlon, Headache, easy to take, easy to operate.  2Bc.
LaiiBdale.
On Thnrsday was the marriage of Thomas Weikle aud Miss Emma Ben uer, both of Lansdale, The ceremony, was performed hy Rev. J. J.Rothrock Weikle has a barber shop near Hotel. Norwood, where he succeeded Jacob Martiu, now of Ambltr The Benner family moved here last October from Hatfield borough.
Owen B. Jenkins, the Republican candidate for asemhiy from German¬ towu, i.s a son of John S. Jenkius, of Lausdale, auil resided heie till after he became ii lawyer. His cleotion^ifc verv probable.    " f^
John M. Harley, of Xortli Wales, who built a block of 15 houses here last season, says that five arp rented, aud that the fiuihhiug touches are be¬ ing put ou the riuiainiug. He also ha;- them for sale. ?t?^
Wo uow Imve plenty of moving picture shows. The Star Amusement conipany, of Reading, has bought out the Jeukins skating riuk, on Maiu street, aud gives a moving picture show every eveniug aud ou Saturday afternoons. |t!9M
H. B, Troxell had a sale ot Nebraska liori-es at Hotel Norwood ou Monday.
Ou Saturday was scheduled the first game of baseball here, between the regular Athletic team aud the Eastburn team, from Germauiown.
The Lausdale-Norristowu trolley line has employed 40 Italians to renew its tracks, begiuniug both ways from West Point.
Oscar Geisiuger, of Lansdale, is one of the grandsons of the late Mrs. Peter Kanffmau, who died on April 15, near Shelly station. Bocks connty.
•The Perkiomen Alnmni association has arrauged for a picnic the coming season. A recent meeting held in th© Kratz hall was attended by 80 mem¬ bers, where they had dancing aud re- freshmeuts.
Our flre company will be ou haud at the great firemen's parade in Ambler on May 9.- Meautime it will have its apnaratus newly painted.
Samuel Shaw, the noted Methodiat layman, will soou reoccnpy his snm- uirse home in Lausdale. He was a native ot the province of Ontario, Canada.
Mies Mae Sell, the bookkeeper, of the milling firm of AC. Godshall and Compauy,came here from Littlestown, York county, where her pareuts live, and whom she has receutly visited.
Charles Stetson aud wife last week: returued home from a winter's sojourn in Flordia.
Trading stamps are uow geuerally used by the Lansdale grocery stores.
William Lear, who receutly kept a livery etabe at Hotel Tremont, will have a eale of his vehicles and haruesB.
The burial of Mrs.Saraii Aun Shnlbz tock place ou Thnrsday at the Luther¬ an cemeiory, of North Wales. She was one cf the old'st women iu Lausdale, iiftving beei: bi-u ou Sept I, 1820. Her father w"- Abraham Beam, of Lowf r ©\ •.¦>i- ' .-he married Jona- tiiau ainlT Wl.. .     ¦= of afjo. Tliey-
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._ wveli weffher mtutaV aud phyWaT faenliies pt.'.ervtfl that -.ip till Ajiril 12 she taught a. Bijile idaes in the Methodist church.
Mrs. Fnuuy Oonley was uuriea ou Saturday iu ihe Mt. .Moriah remf;<fciry, Philadelphin. She was the widow ov Malcomb Cunley and difd here ou rhe Tliuiedav previous. She was past 78 years. " She leaves three (lav.gliters : Fauny aud Mary, siugle, aud Martha, wife of Robert Bright, of Lausdale, The Oonley family formerly owned a large farm Ir Montgomery townsliip, two miles east ot Lansdale,
Twenty Years Married.
A notable social event took place, Thursday evening, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E Weeks, at "Willow Brook farm," Hickorytown, when Mr. aud Mrs. Wei-ks celebrated the 20tli auuiversary of tlieir wedding day.
The house was decorated in au es¬ pecially pretty manner with palriis, terns aud Easter lilies, together with potted plants, which transformed the rooms into gi.rdeus of {.rsen.
The host and hostess received their gnests nnder an archway of palms and Easter lilies. Mrs. Weeks wore an elaborate gown of white French batiste, with trimmings of lace aud white ribbon. They wliere assisted m receiviug by Mrs. George F. Leiten- hergpr,of Norristowu,and Mrs, William Supplee, of Plymouth.
100 guests were in attendance to tender their congratulations and best wishes to the couple. Amoug tbese were several members ot the bridal party ot 20 years ago. i^CZ
Later a "dinner was served iu Ihe dining room which was effectively (lecorated with pink carnations and asparagus fern, together with foliage and potted plants. An elaborate menu WHS served. The march to the dining room wae led by tbe host and hostess, to the strains of Mendelssohn's wed¬ ding march, played by Professor Walter dePrefontaiue, ot Norristowu. Followiug the dinuer, dancing waa indulged in, Mr. and Mrs. Weeks re¬ ceived a large number of haudsome gifts, including cnt glass, silver,liuen, china and bric-a-brac.
The guests included frienda from Norristown, Jeffersouville, Roxbor¬ ough, Mt Airy, Philadelphia, Marble Hall, Germantown,(Chestnut Hill,Ply¬ mouth and Coushohocken,
Wyndmoor.
Mrs. Charlotte P. Citti aunouuces the marriage of hor niece,Charlotte P, Lamb, to Walter R. Fralic, on Wed¬ nesday eveuiug, April 22. Rev. Hos¬ hauer, ot St. Mark's Reformed church, officiated.
Mr. aud Mrs. G. A. Hart, of Kiugs- ton, N, Y., were guests last week at the residenoe ot Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fallows.
Miss Florence Gaskill, of West Philadelphia,spent Snuday as the gneet of Miss Elsie Stem,
Mr, and Mra, Clark Dillenbeck had as their gnest on Snnday Mies Olga Wise, of Mount Airy.
Joseph Fleckenstein, of New York, spent a ' lew daya last ^week with ¦T„m»«n,/nitt,i.|——   -^^ '
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