The Ambler Gazette 19081022

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AMBLER,   PA.,   OCTOIiER   22,   1908.
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Obituary.
THE IRf^^n,
Application Made to Continue Vot¬ ing Trust in Power.
HaTtiig lii'til lu Autliorlty for Three TearK, It Is Ileslreil fo t'oiitluue—Iiii- proveniciitH .Vccoinplltilied —Plans for Future UoocI of tlic System.
Holders of stock trust certificates (including oeriifiuates for fractional amonuts)of tlie Lehigh Valley Transit compauy have been addressed to continue in odioe and authority for an¬ other term of three years the votlnu trust, which on Nov. 3, liiOo, was en¬ trusted with the luanagenieut of the properties then merged under the one company at the reorgauizatiou of tho several companies.
The voting trust is composed of the following: George H. Frazier, of Messrs. Browu Brothers & Co., bank¬ ers, of Philadelphia;Edward B.Smith, of Messrs. Edward B. Smith & Oo., flankers of Fliilarielphia; William F. Harrity, lawyer, director of several banking aud busiuess corporations, Philadelphia; Arthur E Newbold, of Messrs. Drexel & Go., bankers, Philadelphia; Harry (J. Trexler, pres¬ ideut of Jjehigh Portland Cement company, Allentowu ;Tom L Johnson, mayor of Cleveland, O. ; (Jeorge O. Albright,maunfacturer and bauker, Al¬ lentown. It is desired that the voting trust be coutiuued liotil Nov. '.i, HIU. The preseut directors of the company are: George tl. Frazier, Edward B. Smith, Wm. F. Harrity, Harry C. Trexler, Edward M. Youug, Tom L. Johusou, George O. Albright, Charles i E. Ingersoll, John 0. Dawson and R. 1 P. Steveus, president. The Lehigh Valley Trnst auil Safe Depo.sit oom-j pany, of Allentowu, is named as de- j positary.
In the agreement issued il is stated that tlie Lehigh Vnlley Trausit com¬ pauy was formed by the merger ami consolidation o( tlie Lehigh Valley Passenger Railway comnauy aud other compauies, aud that lOO.UOd shares of preferred stock aud 60,000 shares of commou stock wero issued, aud that the entire capital stock of the consoli¬ dated company was held in trust tor three years by the trustees.
Since the reorgauizatiou of the com¬ pany mauy improv.;nieuis to equipment and service iiave beeu secured. Uoad bed has'beeu improved, curves elimi¬ nated,service bettered,AUeunown pow¬ er h-jnse reconstructed, high tension current iustalled, oars equipped witii high power motors, running' time shortened aud rolling stock greatly improved. «
i)fc*8i'l'j'.tiSi' ''O tliese changes and {iffV^^^wt.much niore renj^i^s ^ be fttjny to bring the road up to the high standard of eflicienoy demanded by tha directors A freight servioe lias.beeu iustalled from Lansdale to Allentowu,aud plans are umlerway by wliftih, through a traflic arraugemeut wiyi tne Philadeiphia Rapid Transit oompany, express and frnight can be transferred at Cliestnut Hill aud takeu riglit into Philadelphia.
Tbe preseut method of signal bo^cs containing electric lights at the switch¬ es is also to be doue away with and lias already been discontinued on the line uorth of Lausdale. Under the
plans soou to be put into operation, all tlie cars on the eutire system will be operated by telephone from the main oflice of the company at Allentown, the system of operation thereby being identical witli that of the steam roads whereby all trains receive orders from the despatcher at the main offlee of the company. Ry this method, under which the location of every car on the line is designated and knowu at the despatcher's office,it is hoped,Dot only to lessen the liability of collisions, but to eliminate these danagers entire¬ ly-
2 Above Lausdale this telephone service 7b already in vjgne, the motormau reoeiving orders at each switch by wire direct from Allentown, and the prelioitnary trials are said to have been highly satisfactory and to guar¬ antee that when the whole line is tlins equipped the service can be more easily aud satisfactorily coutrolled. Dnriug last week itie telephoue wires were inn throngh Ambler,being placed on the extreme tops of the tall poles and as far away as possible from the high tension wires to eliminate the dangers of iuduction as mnch as pos¬ sible. In a few days the whole lower end ot the liue from Lansdale to Chestnut Hill will be thus equipped, at which time the signal lights will be done away with.
HANNAH GILBERT.
Hannah Gilbert, of Edge Hill, died Weduesday luoruiug ot caucer, after a lingering illness. She was in the .iSth year of her age. Deceased was the daughter of the late Daniel and .\un Stont,of Oreland, and in 187a was married to Harmer Gilbert.of Oreland The latter, with the tollowiug sons aud daughters, survive: Russell, of Glen¬ side ; Jesse, of Bdge Hill; Harper, of Siieridan, \Vy. ; Ralph, of Edge hill; Elizabeth, wife of Clarence Yeakle, of Philadelphia; Sylvia, of Philadel¬ phia, aud Leta and Edith, botli of whom reside at Edge Hill.
The fuueral was held Saturday after¬ noon from the deceased's late resldeuce aud iutermeut was made in Hillside cemetery.
MARY H. BARTM.\N.
The funeral services over the body of Mrs. Mary U. Bartman, mother of John H. Bartman, Republican legis¬ lative caudidate iu the Third district, were held, Friday afteruoon, lu Trin¬ ity Reformed church, Collegeville, of which congregation deceased was a life-liing member.
Tlie services were coiducted by Rev. F. C. Yost, pastor of the church. The pall-bearera were George Z. Vander- slice, H. D. Sterner, j. B. Kroupe, H. L Saylor, 0. S. Longaker ami Horace Samuel Iutermeut wiis made in the graveyard adjoining the cliurch.
MRS. ISABEL BARNES.
Mrs   Isaliel   Barnes,   widow   of   the late    Baruett   Barnes, died ou Thnrs day moruiug at her liome iu Warmins> ter, aged 81 yftars.
Mrs. Barnes resided iu Warminster all of her life, aud ia survived by the following oliildreu: William, of Delauco, N. J. ; Mrs. tlauuali Shaffer, of Warmiiiister ; Mrs Margaret Cai- sidy, of Richboro; Howard.of Bayoue, N." J ; Mrs. J. Y. Headelv, of Am¬ bler; hid ward of .\mbler; EIuiht, of Doylestowu, and Leua aud Many, of Warminster.
JOHN JOHNSON.
John Johusou. of Franklinville,died Tuesday at 10 30,from general debility due to old ago. He made his home with his son, Enueue, where death occurr- ll. Deceased was 90 years of age, and leaves three children: Joues R., Kugeue and Lydia Fry. The re- luaius will be Duried Friday at 10 :30 from the iiome of Eugene Johusou, where services will be held. Interment will tate place ia the old cemeiery in the rear of Upper Dublin Lutherau church. Carriages will mi^et the 9.37 traiu at Gwyuedd Valey station.
ELIZABETH W.
W. WHITNEY.
Elizabeth   W.,  wife   of  Tliomas J Whituer^RM|jMi|i^Kria«y  iu Ment
vices were liel^arFif teen th auti KBCe streets meeting house, Philadelphia. Deceased, who was iu her 80tii year, was born and raised on the properiv now owued bv E J. Stannard, on the Amhler and Plymouth pike, just west of Broad Axe, ami atteuded school at Sandy Hill under the tutorage of Beu jainiii Conard and Peter (1 Evans, and later taught the school herself
In the 6U'3 she married Thomas J. Whitney, wlio survives.There were uo children. Jfor a nnmber of years they made their home in Philadelphia.
Acvldeut at Plyiiiotitlk.
When the crew of tlie Schuylkill -^Valley Traction company car, leaviug Norristown at 7.10 o'clock Monday morning reached Plymouth Meeting they found the nnconscious form of a mau lying iu the roadway beneatn the Treutou Cut-off railroad at that point. The man was au Italiau residiug near Plymouth Meetiug and was imme¬ diately seut to Charity liospital,Norris¬ town." He is suffering from a badly ^lacerated face, and it is feared that )hiR skull has been fractured.
From appearances it would seem that the Italian was walking on the traoks of the Treutou Cut-off railroad when he was struck by a locomotive aud hurled from the bridge to the road¬ way beneath. The bridge is a well- known structnre. Artist Hoveuden met his death at the spot while resoning a small child from death.
—Alexander Breckinridge, of West Point, has been held in $400 bail before Magistrate Harry, for a hearing on the charge ot perjnry.lt is alleged that Breckinridge made false statements onoerning Miss Bertha Hoffman in her bhU against John E. Heebner. ' —Burglars broke into Ihe shanty outside the new Abington high aohool bnilding recently and stole abont |76 worth of carpenter tools. ^,
Cburcli !¦ 77 Years Old.
Elaborate ceremonies, to continue for a week, began in the historio old Methodist Episcopal church, of Chel¬ tenham, will mark the 77ih anniver¬ sary of the founding of that church, and three-qnarters of a ceutury of re¬ markable growth of Methodism in that place.
The week of anuiversarv services was instituted with an old folks' ser¬ vice at 10.30 o'clock Sunday aud a ser¬ mon by the pastor of the church. Rev. Bartram Shay. In the eveniug the annual harvest home service was held. No services were iield Monday eveu¬ ing. On Tuesflay tlie Junior Ohristian Eudeavor societv eotertainecl. Wedues¬ day eveuiug will he "general class night aud love feast service." Thurs¬ day niglit Will bo given over to a reunion of former pastors and mem¬ bers of the congregation, with brief addresses by many ot the visitors.
The second anunal rally of the Mont¬ gomery County Sabbatli School as- soidation will attract many prominent men to Cheiteuham on Friday uight. The anniversary services will be cou- claded next Sunday with a historical sermon by Rev. Dr. John G. Wilson, presiding superintendent, a rally of the Sabbath .school and a special inns- ioal program.
Held on False Pretense Charge.
Charged with obtainiug money by false preteuses,iii representing himself to be a director of the Red Men's home iu Cheiteuham, Harry Wetzell Satur¬ day was lield iu SUOO bail for court by Magistrate Fitzpatrick, of Phila¬ delphia.
It was testified that the prisoner had goue to a uumber of business men in Germautown aud asked for donations iu mouey aud goods for tlie home. George Nace, secretary of the Red Men's home, testified that Wetzell is uot connected with tlie institution aud has never beeu authorized to solicit donations. ^
Floartown.
A series of Gospel meetiug are be¬ ing held iu the Flonrtowu Persbyter- ian church commencing on Wednesday evening of this week and coutiuuing through uext week. Popular ministers from other places will iprjaoh at these services. Rev. Stearns, of Ambler, is to preach this Thnrsday eveuing. Everybody invited.
Miss Clymer is having plans prepar¬ ed by David MoOrork for a bouse to be erected thia fall and winter on her lot, on WiBsahiokon avenne.
I. N. Tarnall will have a sale of oattle at Qerstlauer's hotel next Mou¬ day.  See adv. ,..,jmMtmmtm^WtltmiSm
RALLY OF REPUBLICANS.
700 Strong Assembie at Ambler lor the Whole TiclceL
Afldresses hy CoilgreKsnieli Wauger nnd Moore, (Jeoigc II. AVIilte, Ksq., .1. II- llartiilall, James Krewsou aud iSuni* uel J. Garuer—Dr. .Mattisou Presides.
A rousing Republicau meetiug was held in the Ambler opera Iiouse on Satnrday evening, with abont 700 people in attendance. The Ambler baud discoursed music, aud tho hall wag decorated with flages, and the photo¬ graphs of Tatt aud Sherman were prominently displayed. Oominittee- meu wero present from Whitpaiu, Upper Dubliu, Whitemarsh, Lower Gwynead,Ambler and other surrouud¬ iug districts.
Dr. Mattisou presided at the meet¬ ing aud iu his opeuiug remarks stated that he wished to deny the reiiorts that he iuteuils votiug tor Bryau "Not on your lite,"' said the doctor,"uot as loug as the Republicau party is what it is will, I supiiort the wild en; tliporie^of Democracy. ' His remarks were gWeted with applause, and ho theu iutrodipced Congressman Wauger.
Mr Wauger lias just returned form Europe aud is naturally familiar with couditious there. He pointed out how Germany has tlirived under the vi'-it provisious of the protective tariff, jvhioh builds up industries aud gives employment to the workiug meu. Hb also noted the growth of Germany and the Uuited States, the latter ot wnich in mauufaetures is first and the former second aiiiimg the uatious, disijjaeiiig free trade Great Britain iu iliis standing Owing to the necessity of a'tendiug a meeiing in ('ouaholiookeu, Mr. Wauger was obliged to cut short ills addiess, buc in closing he urged Ambler and the surrouudiug districts to ilo their full share iu the comiug victory.
J Hampton Moore, congressman of Piiiladelphia, in risiug lo spejk, paid hia iribnte to Mr. Wauger as au able represeutaiiva ol the Bucks-Montgom¬ ery district,to whom.the speaker said, he was frequently obliged toga for iu- formatiou aud advice. Mr. Moore, too, has beeu abroad this sumiuer.aud did not liesitate lu poiutiut' out the terrible couditious existing in Great Britain auiou;,' the laboring [leople, :iO per ceut. of the whole population being out of work aud thimoring that the government adopt some iudustrial policy which will give tliem work and close np the free soup houses. Mr. Moore f'lrthtr stated that in passing through Euiope he could readily pick lout the ciuutriHs having protective erely. by observing iudustrial conditions; ¦¦ '-• Wfe. pai* hlti»-»bute*«o-' the vacillating atlitode of ll^'an, who, while 111 congress, aided iu framtlig and passing the tlisastrous Wilsou tariff bill ot 1898, when the Democrats filled the white house and controlled con¬ gress. Since then Brayn has waged campaigus ou the free silver issue and the cry of imperialism, and when he lauded iu New York from his Euro¬ pean trip he announced that the great panacea for this couutry is the gov¬ ernment ownership of railroads. Be¬ fore he reached his owu state of Ne¬ braska, however, he hedged along a uew line—the government guarantee of bank deposits, a most disastrous theory, which ouly shows the mau to be an agitator and to have no cou- structive nor executive ability. On the other hand, Mr. Moore pointed out what Taft has accomplished while ou the bench, in the Philippines and other parts ot the world.
IVhen the speaker closed. Dr. Mat¬ tison said that the theory of gnarau- teeing bauk deposits can uut be ex¬ pected to accomplish oue of the things claimed for it, as it is preposterous to suppose that tlie people of Ambler shall help pay for some defaulting cashier or bank president's deficiency iu the west.
George H. White, Esq., a negro, was then presented and iu a vigorous address soon had the audience enthus¬ ed.He broght out oue point uot touch¬ ed by the other speakers—the fact that the next president will have the pow¬ er of appointing several members of the supreme court, aud iu his opinion Taft is a mnch better qualified states¬ man to do this thau Bryan. Eloquently lie plead with the negroes not to turn their backs ou Repnblicauism and lower conditions to what they are in the south, where disfraucliisement of the colored race is openly practiced and where the negro has few rights. He, himself, had fled from the S3uth to the north to secure the privileges of a free couutry,the prosperity of which 'he attributes to the Republican party, aud he urged all his race to look at the campaign issues as a business proposition aud to staud shoulder to shoulder with tlieir  white brethren.
Mr. White's address was greeted with apidause, and after a baud selec¬ tion Dr. Mattisou stated that iu tho last '25 years the compauies over \vliioli he presides have paid out to the colored meu more than $1,000,000 in wages.
J. H. Bartmau, of Collegeville, cau¬ didate for the assembly from this district, next made a few remarks. James Krew.sou.of Cheltenham,caudi¬ date for couuty commissioner, also spoke earnestly for the support of the whole ticket. He was followed by S. J. Garuer, of Hatboro, candidate for register ot wills, who told of his per¬ sonal canvass throughout the oonnty, aud stated that he anticipates an old- fashioned Republican victory in Mont¬ gomery.    	
—A stranger called at Rhine Her¬ ring's residence, in Hatfield, and asked Mr. Herring if he oonld get a drink of water. Mr. Herring told him be could, and kept on at his work, while the stranger went to the house for the water. When Mr. Herring re¬ tnrned to his home he found a watoh and |17 in money were missing.    __
TO GET CAR¬ SON BEQUESTS.
Estate Now in Condition to Be Di¬ vided as Per Will
Kmiiloyes of Erdeulieim fo Kccelve Amounts of From S>00 to S.-,0(I0- Provlsloii for the Erectiou nud .ttiilu- tenauce ot the Home fur Girls.
The Flourtown beneficiaries under the will of the late Robert N. Carson have received, or will very shortly se cure,their bequests uuder the terms of his will, which provides for the em- plojesof his Erdenheim property iu sums varying from .f.500 to fiOOO.
Tlie li.sr and amounts areas follows: Miss Lowinau, liousekeeper of Erden¬ heim, $,jii()0; Margaret Gafney, ,$5000; Jonas Oassel aud all others who were employed as help ou the place for two years .joutiuuonsly up to the time of Mr. Ciirsou's death, $500 each; William Gaskius, head coachman, $i500; Daniel Brnder,mau of all work, $1500.
By the appraisement, an account of wMrl: Wil- published in last week's "Gazetti,' .ur. Ciirsoii's estate is worth 14,(is:!,763 95. By the terms of the will Ills widow, Isabel Frances Carsou, lias a life right iu the Erdeu¬ lieim property, besides au annual iu- come, said 10 be at least 8100,000, aud somo personal property. The steam
yacht was also bequeathed to her, but Dills ha^ been disposed of, and the Newport residence, the location of wiiioh IS ouiisidered oue of tne finest in that lashionable watering place, has also been held f'l- sale. Although it was Mrs Carsou's custom to speud a poiiioii uf his summers there, Mr-i. CarsuD, iluriug last seasou, spent the warm* weather at Spriug Lake aud theu ^retiirued to Erdeulieim, wliere she makes her home.
Iu_Iact, the lato home of Mr Car>ou is not tiio olil Erdenheim niausiou at all, bur this property was atlded to the vast lirtleiiheiiu holdings by the late Avistides Welsh, from wh:)m the lato Couiiiioilore Kitttou acquired it iu its entirety, Mr Ca'sou purchasing the whuio some 20 years ago from Louis Kittsou aud otiier heirs of the l-\te coinnioilord. Up tu that time the uaniB Enlenheiui was aiiplied to tne colonial stoue house near the ulue Be.ll roiiil, which pus.ses tiir(nii,'h the propertv. Wheu Mr. iJarsou acquired the estate, however, ho ^it^nce set to work enhirgiug the old taf'm house ou the haulis ot the Wissahickou, coui: pletely remodeling the same, provitl iug tlitreiu for every eomfort possible, aud here he made his hurii'\ and which has siuce brruo the name of Erdeulieim, "eanhly home.".
The (Uiief part of .Vlr Carsou fittj7id6>fei* .t*6-TiSBr»JjH^m»»ut, the death of Mrs. Carson, for a h i ;¦ for girls, to be patterned iu manage¬ ment somewhat atter that of Girani college for boys According to the ap¬ praisemeut ot the estate, the sum of 13,091,000 will be devoted to this great, charity, unless Mrs. Carson sees fit and proper fo add to this provisiou.
The iustitutiOM is to be located ou that portion of Erdenheim lyiug near¬ est to the village of Flourtowu aud on uot fewer than 50 nor more than 100 acres. The object of the college is declared by the will to be the care, edncation, mainteuance and support of poor white, healthy girls, botli of whose pareuts shall be deceased. In the matter of admissiou to tne college, preference is to be given equally to girls born in the city of Philadelphia and connty of Montgomery; after that admissions are to be to those born in the state of Peunsylvauia, aud lastly to those boru iu the Unitetl iijtates. The ageof ad'xission is between six|aud 10anil years,and of discharge from the college at 18 or earlier if the trnstees deem it for the best iuterest and ad¬ vantage of the girls. They are to be giveu a good moral traiuing aud taught all the comiuun English brandies. The domestic arts, including laundry- lug aud dressmaking, aud, as far as possible, the doiuestic sciences, are to be taught, so that the girls may be prepared to take up successfully housekeeping and nursing.
Iu order to avoid the appearance of charity, aud to encourage individual¬ ity amoug tho girls, there is to be uo uniformity of dress. The girls will live iu cottages, aud in eaoh cottage there are to be uot more than 2a girls. No religious sect nor denominatiou have control of tI.e institution or its funils, uor any religions services are tojbe held in' the institution wliicli are exclusive or peculiar to auy ohurcli, bnt the girls are to be carefully iu- struoted in the fundamental doctrines of Christianiiy, and uo clergyman nor ecclesiastic missionary of any sect is to be excluded from the grounds,
The mauageuieut ot the college is to be entrusted to a board of sevou trus¬ tees who aro to be appointed by the executors and trustees of the will.
Runaway lu Ogoutx.
Max Eiduer and WMliani Hillmau, occupants of a Salvation Army wagon, heatiquartors at 310 Columbia aveune, Philadelphia, were thrown out iu a runaway ou Ogoutz hill at 5 o'oloofc Friday eveniug, in frout of the resi¬ dence of Assistant United States Treasurer Joseph Bosler. Eiduer es¬ caped with a few bruises and outs. Hillmau was internally iujured, aud one of his legs was fractnred. Both men were tnleu to the Jewish hospital. The horse rau for half a mile before he was stopped.
—The Jt'elton-Sibley paint is a lead and zino combination that always wears aud looks well.It is nnsorpassed in darability and covering properties by any other paint on the market. Sold and guaranteed by G. M. Deck & Co,, Ambler, Pa. aug 26-tf.
—Ooanty Commissioners Anders, Penrose and Shelmire made a trip Thnrsday throngh Whitpain, Hatfield aud Gwynedd townships inspecting bridges and oidering lepairs.jj
llrlde.LcBVes College.
Because she made a girl chum her confidant, and', told her that siuce comiug from her iiome in West Vir¬ ginia she had been secretly married to L. D. Pellas, a resident of that state, Orela Simpson,, member of a prominent aud wealthy West Virginia family, has beeu obliged to resign as a meiiihor of the junior class of the bie Methodist iustitution for yirls at Ab¬ iugton.says a message from that place.
The faculty learned the secret and the girl's mother was itLmedialely snmnioued by ti legraph. She arrived, but in the "meantime the gi^l had telegraphed for her husband, and he arrived on the same train. At fit.st the mother flatly refused to reconcile her self tl the situation, but, after think iug it over, and being informed that her daughter could no louger remaiu iu college, she agreed to allow her to returu with her husband.
RALLY FOR LOCAL OPTION.
Ilallnityiic lllgli Gun.
Breaking all but four of his 100 tar¬ gets at the weekly shoot of the High- laud Guu clnb, at Edge Hill, Satur¬ day, Captiiin Edward Balleutyue uot ouiy was high guu, but captured the club prize, a silver spoon. The High¬ land captain shot iu great form, losiug two of hia first string, oue each in the second and third and breaking the last 25 straight. George McOarty was second, aud, considering that he was using a new gun, his score of 8S was surprisingly gootl. McCarty has had a double-barreled guu made for him, oue of the barrels restiug on the other, instead of side by siile iu the nsual way. The bright sunshine radiatiug on tho polished barrel handicapped him f3onsiderably, aud after changing to the lower one McCarty was more successful.
Followiug the clnb shoot McCarty aud .Mink gave au exhibition with She uew gun at doubles, aud while fairly successfnl in hitting tlie targets Willi thc upper barrel were uot quick enough with the lower one. Both fouuit the uew guu a trifle too heavy. It woigiis eiglit aud one half pounds, but McCarty proposes to have new aud lighter locks ou it, and will give it a thorough trial iu matches this wiuter. _^_^_	
Abingtou Commissiouers.
The Abingtou board of towuship oouiniissiouers held a legular meetiug ou Thursday eveniug with all the nieuiliers of thc bourd present .e.vei'i.r Clemeut B. Newbold, wlio ha» guue Ui Kniope,
The highway com-nittee reported that the exiieriuieut of placintr oil ou the higliways has prove,,! very sati.^- faatoiy, auti au apfiropnatioii of IJOOO was uiaJe to the committee to contiu- ue the WOIK. The committee is to coinmjuicajje- with the I'liilailelphia .Nutomobllo    cj^ub,   calling   atreHtjou
J .sjaus that a'.f-13 be  placed   on"'tiie ll igli wa^t'^/i'Xiiinltai-t jji, warning as to dangeiovis cui'tes
Au appiopiiatioii of $3500 was made to the fluauce couiniir.teo
Chiefot Police Gideon S. Lever asked that he be given authority lo ap poiut another patrolman.
The board of health was grautsd an appropriation of $100.
Ordinauce No. 34 was adopted ou its secoud aud third readings. It pro¬ vides for increased fees for permits to opeu the street for auy purpose what¬ ever.
The proposition in regard to gather- ing garba;;e in the towu was referred to the board of health
A representative of tbe Welsbacli Light company was present, asking that the use of this form of illnmi- uant in street lamps be contiuned. The matter was referred to the iiighway committee with power to act.
A resolution was adopted providing for the tiling of lieus agaiust property —encli lieus to be made a matter of record on the deliuqneul tax lists for 19C6-7.
Walter E. Hering preseuted a peti¬ tiou asking that Meadowbrook aud Huntington avenues (formerly Mont¬ gomery) be retained as tiie names of higliways iu the township.
The tungsten lights in use in the township building wire approved and will be retained.
Au ordiuauce was Introduced, pro¬ viding for fixing the salary of the towuship treasurer at $1500 per annum. Actiou on the same was postponed for one month, when it will b<5 ttikeu up for secoud and third readiugs aud fin¬ al passage.	
Clieltenham Commissioners.
At a reoeut meetiug of the Chelten¬ ham commissiouers the board took the iuitiatory steps for various roadway improvements, and since the meetiug bids have been received aud contracts awarded lor doing the proposed work.
To Albright & Mebus, civil engi¬ neers, was awarded a contract for work ou Sharpless avenue, in Melrose Park, from Oity Line to Mouutaiu avenue, a distauce of 1890 feet, the contractors to receive 13677 tor the.job.
To the same firm was also awarded a contract to macadamize a seotion of Mill road, iu the Wyucote district, from the tlall road to Wyucote laue, a distance of 1330 feet, for the sum of $iWO.
To Morria W. Wolff.of Gleuside. the commissioners have awarded a oou¬ tract to macadamize Rock lane, from Church road south aud west, to near Washington lane, a distance of 3000 feet, for $3600.
The township conimissioners also fetitioned to authorize the macadam¬ izing of Myrtle avenne, Cheltenham village, from Ryers avenue to the Jenkiutown road, a distance of 3000 feet. The qneption is held nnder ad¬ visement. 	
¦••I ¦¦tala Tvaaaiara.
Peunsbnrg, Mary Gehman to Horace K. Kulp, $180 95, lot.
Abingtou, Carl J. Steiu to John Eaieer, $1300, honse.
Jenkintown, Q. Walter Sperry to Jenkintown Trust oompany, fl200,10t.
Moreland, John Pitcatn to West End TioBt company, 1386, lol..ja.tMtHt.
Church League of Ambler to Meetini:,
Hold
lt4rv. Dr. Floy«l W. Tomklus and Uclirv W. WlllMir to .Vildress Couveiitloiii This Wediiesdny Uvenlug lu Opera House.
All the churches of Ambler ara united iu a cliurch leagne, whoso pnr- po.so is the moral betterment of the community. The meeting last Thurs¬ ilay at Rev. S. F. Tholau's home waa enthusiastic. Rev.Nichols was elected president and Rev. Stearns, secretary aud treasurer.
The initial movement was timely. Oue of the newest aud most important national and local issues before ths people is the question of local optiou. The qnestion will be discussed from au impartial, aud patriotic standpoint at a meeting iu the Ambler opera house this Wednesday niglit auti the league has secured the services, ot two men ot character. Floyd W. Tomklus, 01 Pliilatlelpbia. is well kuowu to all the people of this snctioa aa a fearless expouent of trutli. Tlie other speaker is Henry W. Wilbur, the general secretary o( the committee for the advaucemeut of Friends' princi¬ ples.
Every eviilence of grfat interest ia apparent. The followiug representa¬ tive meu will act as vice presidents:
North Wales—Heury S. Kriebel, Aslitou A, VVork, A. A. Wireback, Prof. B. A. Klino, Dr. E. M. Michen¬ er, Arthur Kastuer, Dr. VV S Haialey, Heist L. Joues. F. K. Swartley, Esq , William Straw, S. 0. Kriebel, John K, VVilfoug, Geo Schal'euacker. Robert L. Stewart, A. K. Shearer. Freeman Reynolds, Mahlon Swartley, John Pattou, Frank Knlj), Mahlon Moyer, Charles L Smedley, George Fine, H. F. Slifer, M. D., Johu Algeo, J. S. Morris,
Ambler-VVm. 0. Walker, Charles Leach. Geo. D. Bradley. E. L. Posey, O. S. Roseuberger, W. O. Stiver, T. B. Stephens, Harry .Michener, J E. Leach, R. L. Stewart, ,1 J. Johu.sou, Charles B. Hough, M. U Nichols, Uobert Job, J. VV Freas, S F. Tliolau, J. L. Levan, G Wilson, Edwiu I Stearns, William Hersh, E O Scott, F. C. Weber, .fnsi |iii Ihivwciiii Isaae Pvne, J. B MarViJ, VVdiiaui Tluinias, War¬ ren P. Chnrch, Eli K. Edmuuils, Percy L. Hippie, C. DePrefontaine, Ii'. B. Beeclitel. Thomas Gillin, A P.HodfiOn, Uharles R. Smith, Marvin U. liiudig, Charles L   D"iJ|(liey.
Ladiejfeai-p espeoially invited, and choice vftts Will be reserved for them.
Rev.
erin'tli'e Presby-Tery^'Pti11 ad^liiTiia north, lias resigned to accept a call to the Lafayette Sqnare church, Balti¬ more, Md, where he will suceeeil Rev. Duncan M. fiuelianan, who dieil last March. The Presbytery of Baltimore met Mouday to act upon his accept¬ ance. Dr. Way good is a native af Glasgow, Scotlaud.anti was graduated from Princeton Tlieological seminary. He had pastorates at Morrisville, Pa., anti Schenectady, N. Y., before beiug called to Glenside.
Pllllailelphia to Kastou.
The Pliilatlelpbia Rapid Transit compauy will operate the Philadel¬ phia aud Eastou Electric Railway company's line. This was given out Friday by authority. This will give the Rapid Transit company a through liue from Philadelphia to Eastoa hy couuection at Doylestowu, the Eastou road being 33 miles in length.
It was also announced that the pro¬ posed Doylestown aud Perkasie road will be financed by the Newtowu, Bristol anil Doylestown Electric Rail¬ way compauy, aud that work of con¬ structiou will soou begin.
»*Pleasure Is Cheap.*'
40 years ago, perhaps, I read an ar¬ ticle from the pen of that great anrt good woman, Lydia Maria Oliilds, with the above caption. She had giveu a penny or two to a poor child, aud had observed the great joy it hati giveu. I have remembered it ever siuce. 20 years siuce, perhaps,we were ipeuding a summer ou the Massachusetts coast, I was standing on the pavement iu the town ot Gloucester waiting for a street car, wheu a small child poorly dressed approached, I gave him a penny or two, aud the uext moment his little bare feet and legs took him up the street as faet as they conld go to meet a group of bovs. Soou I came along in au opeu car, and he, the overjoyed one, pointed to the oar and said, I fancy, "There goes the fellow that gave me the penny. "
Surely, reader,   pleasure is cheap.
 H. J.
eiTrynedd.
A. G. Yothers aud wife returned Friday from a 300.uule driving trip through Peunsylvauia,New Jersey and New York. This distauce was covered in less thau two weeks, aud the route lay through the beautiful towus iu uortheru New Jersey ami over the flue macadam roads through the Lake Ho- patcong country aud iuto New York aa far as Port Jervis, thence to Strouds- burg, Easton aud other towns in this state.
Ciiarles Brookp, clerk at Wm. Pena inn, is away this week aud with his family is spending some time at Al¬ lentowu and Strondsburg.
The stone annex on the AonS estate, cross from Wm. Penn inn, is being repainted anil re-dashed.
William Fisher,employed as assistant in Lowery's shop, but who latterly has been working at Frauk Stong's, fell off a load of hay aud fractured his leg.
Jndge Carr will remove to Phila¬ delphia this week.
The Beaumont family bave returned from the iWhite mountains, N. H^ where they spent the.sammer.
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