The Ambler Gazette 19100421

              THE  AMBLER   GAZETTE.
VOL.   XXVIII -NO.   17.
AMBLER,   PA.,   APRIL   21,   lOlO.
«1.25 A YEAR
F. -
BIG ORDERS FORMBLER.
Cruse-Kemper Co. Sees Busy Times For a Year.
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Several Very Large Contracts Awartled— One for n Gus IluUIrr of .'i,OSN,UUU Cubic Feel Caiinelty-WIII Ilo Work for tile U. G. I.—pther Orilers Uooketl.
With orders on liand and .some very large contracts jnst received, Arthur R. Cruse, jiresident of the Cruse- Kemper company, Anibler, says the compau.y has work ill hand for a year, necessitating tlie installation of some new machinpry anil tlie euiployinent of about ICiO men duriug the day and 100 niore at night, it being the jilau to keep at work uight aud day the power riveting macliiue.
Oue of the receut order.«, ami the largest ever received by the company, is that for a gas holder of 3,088,(100 cubic feet capacity to he manufactured for and erected at a New Haven, Conn., plant. This fiue order was Jiartly tlie resnlt of the very satisfac¬ tory work doue by the Anibler company in the eiectiou some years ago of a similar hohler of (J00,000 cubic feet capacity for the .'•auie compauy.
An order for a holder of 1,500.000 cubic feet capacity has also been re¬ ceived from the Uuited Gas Improve¬ ment com])auy to be erected at Harris¬ burg, Pa. This is the first large order ever received by the local compan.v from the U. G. I., aiixl it is not unlikely that it will be followed by other large work' from the same com¬ pany.
A third lurge order for the Anibler plant is a holder of 1.50,000 cubic f*^et cajiacity of the American Gas company, of Coa'tsville, Pa. Two years ago the Ambler jilaut construct¬ ed and erected a 400.000 cubic foot holder for the Americau'Gas conipauy at   Burlingtou, Vt.
The Cruse-Kemper company is now engaged in completing a 200.0(i0 cuhic foot liolder at Pleasantville, N. J., and another of 100,000 cubic foot cajiacity at Hammonton, N. J., and with tiiis week will (complete tlie telescoping nf the holder at Bridgeton, N. J., built by the Anibler plant four years agd.
The Auibler comjiany has also betn called UJIOU to help out ou a gas holder at Port Jervis, N. Y., built iu 1875 or '7li, aud the local mauufactur¬ ing plaut has also received au order for a 75,000 cubic foot holder to be adajited for future telescojiiug for the same com^ern.
"These ordtrs,'¦ Mr. Cruse says, "constitute good, profitable business and guarantee bn.'y times at Am,bler for many months, lu aildition there is a lot nl fiirthi !¦ business wliirh is liic«iJr-»o I- .ItHlti
the uext ¦
The first gas holder erected b.y the Cruse-Kenipir company some years ago has only recently beeu removed. It was of 5000 cubic toot capacity and was erected for the Reading Rail¬ way •comjiauy at Niuth street ami Fairmount avenne. Its removal was necessitated by the work involved in the elevation of the trackage from Spring Garden street northward.
BIG VERDICT WILL STAND.
THE LOT IS    ¦ TRANSFERRED.
County Must Pay $61,000 lor  Betb- Tiile   Passes to  WLssahickon lehem Turnpike. Co., of Ambler.
Supreme Court Allirmg FInilIng of the Chester Count}- Court—County Coiu- iillssionerB Lose Their Case.
Becau.se of a decision handed down Monday by the snjireme court, Mont¬ gomery county will be obliged to pay to the stockholders of the Chestnut Hill and Sjiringhonse Turnpike Road comjiany the .amount of $(il,000, iu additiou to the costs that are involved in this case.
Several years ago the jury to con¬ demu and free the turnpike from the Pliiladelpliia lino at Chestnut Hill to Springhonse. a distance of 7.1 miles, awarded damages to the turnjiike comjiauy    ot    ?2a,800. The   latter
ajijiealed to conrt and asked for a change of venue, the case heing taken to Chester county, where a verdict of $(il,000 in favor of the turnpike com¬ pauy was secured.
Centre  Square.
Miss Clara Mocre, of this place, is waiting on her sister, Mrs. James Bnzby.of Hoovertou, who has been sick the past week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Styer and daughter. Miss Hanna'i, of Norristowu, were guests of Mrs. Mary and Miss Clara Beck on Tuesday.
Miss Katharine Botts spent Satur¬ day with her auut in Philadelphi.a.
Mr. aud Mrs. Horace Meenley and niece. Miss Henrietta Morris, of Philadelphia, speut Saturday aud Suuday here with relatives.
Mrs. Amos Beyer spent Satnrday with relatives iu Norristown.
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Toucliton sjient Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Philadelphia.
George P. Marks, proprietor of the Swedelaud hotel, is making imjirove¬ ments.
Mrs. Elizabeth   Phillips' uew house
is nearing completion.
^    G. L. Oddy has a fiue flock of sever-
"^al hundred White Wyandotte chickens.
Richanl   Roynan planted more than
1000   strawberry  plants,   au  orchard
of peach trees, and other choice fruit.
George Oddy has   a patch   of  more
than 1000 choice strawberry plants.
James Chalk, the champion trucker, has an abundance of fine truck.
Mrs. J. Irvin Yost entertained the Centre Square Embroidery class on Thursday.
Mrs. Madison Rayser entertained 18 members of the embroidery class of St. John's Lutheran church last Wednes¬ day,   i
Mrs.' Elizabeth R. Ryner, ot Norris¬ town, visited relatives Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. J. B. Ritter is attending Lutheran coufereuce at Dublin.
Miss Nellie Fly, of   Philadelphia, is visitius her uncle. Dr. S.   C.   Seiple, ^j and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Spaeth and Mr. aud Mrs. W. E. Baker, enjoved a spin iu the latter's automobile,' last Wednesday. On the return Mr. Sjiaeth purchased a fiue station wagon at Jef¬ fersonville.
Janies Righter, of Atlantic City, sjient several days at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Righter. The Whitjiaiu high school gave a very successful drama entitled "Maidens All forlorn,"last Saturday eveniug in   Penu Square hall. The
proceeds will be used to purchase a physical culture apparatus for tfie high school.
W. E. Baker  has been appointed to some special work in city hall, Phila¬ delphia. Mrs. Charles Spaeth'has purcliased a
JurrettoTTU.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet next Tuesday eveuing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Engle.
George L. Willard is still confined to liis rnnni with a very sore foot.
Miss Editli Rodemicli is uow nearly recovered from recent illness.
The Methodist church choir has been eiilargttl and reorganized.
Sunday school board elected officers this Weduesday evening for the ensu¬ ing year.
Courthuid Frick, owe of the smaller boys, has earned a uice pocket kuife by srcuring uew snb.scribers for a Pliiladelphia evening paper.
Meehaus' force of men are now eugaged iu jilantiug nursery stock iu their uew grouud adjoining Dresher station.
O. B. Taylor and Rev. E. B. Sharpless attended rli^^ Central dis¬ trict conference held iu St. George's M. E. chnrch,Philadelphia, on Thurs¬ day last.
Mrs. Kate Lightkep, and daughter, Lidie, of Philadelphia, are visiting relatives here this week.
Albert Houpt, wlio has been clerking for several years iu his father's store at Dresher, has takeu a position with a Philadelphia firm. Oliver Houpt has taken the .place vacated by his brother.
Rev. E. B. Sharpless jireached the initial sermon on Sumlay eveuiug of a series he has planned for yonng men. The ropic was "The Youug Man and the Old Book.'' The general subject for the series Is "A Young Mau's Best Friends." The remainder of the proprain is as followsi Sunttewij ¦•iire- ••¦- ¦ -¦' ' ¦¦'¦ ¦ .-¦ . y,,-,!,.! 'itra'iT's Ph-. ...      .       ;    .     i::.:-^  -M.Ill's
Best I'rieuds;" .May 15, "The Voung Mau's Worst Enemies;" May 2'^, "The Imperial Task;" May 2!1, "The Young Man ' of Gallilee." Song service jirccediug each sermou. Wed¬ nesdav evening. Ajiril 30, class meet¬ iug, lid by S. P Tibben. at 8 o'clock. Friday eveuiug at 8 o'clock regular churcii choir rehearsal. The choir
has been reorcauized under the leadership of Miss Margaret Engle, and it jiromises excellent music at all services. New voices are being added, aud on next Friday night the choir will|be orgauized iu to a society for the purpose of giviug sacred musical entertainments duriug the year. May Ist a representative of the Anti- Saloou league will occupj the pulpit, both moruiug and eveuing. Subject ot morning sermou for April a4tli, 'The Christi an's Watchword."
Fire
Fcnilm.
I. R. Davis and family, of Philadel¬ phia,moved to their conntry home on Thursday.
O. M. Parsons has rented the Hart farm and Is farming the same iu con¬ nection with conducting his store.
Mrs. Oristiue Piatt, of this place, has reuted her summer residence and will travel abroad this summer.
Janies McCombs, ot Blue Bell, is assisting the blacksmith, George B. MacLaughlin.
Dr. Brister, who purchased the Johu Mathias tarm, already has the jilans out tor the erection of a model mansion house on the same.
T. B. Wunder and family moved to their country home on Tuesday for the summer.
George W. Norris has leased his large mansion house ou Gypsy hill for the season and is now touring Italy in his large motor car, which was shipped to him ou the 8th of March.
The Hollowday house, of this place, has been cleaned and renovated and was opened on Saturday tor the season and about 30 ladies from the city enjoyed the hospitality of this place Saturday night aud Suuday.
Broad  Axe.
On Thursday a uumber of our men attended the openiug of the Philadel¬ jihia baseball season.
Rev. Sheppard, of Conshohocken, called on Miss Eddlemau Thursday.
Miss Laura Hellings has been visit¬ ing her brother in Norristown.
William Swaiucott is now liviug at the Black Horse.
Mrs. MaT7 Myers visited in Phila¬ delphia Thursday.        '
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews liave beeu entertainiug Philadeljihia friends.
G. W. Hellings is making extensive improvemeuts to his jiroperty.
Miss Flora Swaincstt has been visit¬ iug her sister in Germantowu.
G. W. Hellings has returned from a business trip to Lancaster, Pa.
Regular .'•leellng of Comimiiy—Half Cash Ptillanil Half III .>Ior(giigp at 5'., Per Cent.—Kair Coniiiilttre lieportN Net Balance nf SirtW.in.
The     regular        meetiug    of    the Wis.saliickou   Fire   comjiauy was held ou   Friday   evening    with   President Devine   in   the chair.      Five uew ap. jilications   were received for member¬ sh ij). nnd   the   name   of Oscar Miller, whicli was   jireviously preseuted, was unanimously elected.
The    committee    ou    contributing members reported haviug collected .$0, and called   attention to   tlie   fact that the annual   meeting   of   the company will occur on the  first Frida.v in .Jnue nnd that tlie   aunual dues are payable at the first meeting iu May.
The   equipment committee reported the pole strap and reflector for chemic¬ al engine received, aud it was suggest¬ ed that quiler liooks be placed   ou the hose cart.
The      candy     committee    reported througii   Thomas   C.   Jenbiiis.   chair¬ man,   that   there   is   ii   net   jirofit   of 117.22 due the comiiany.   This ainount was   turned   over aud   the rournittee discharged with tlianks.
The   fair    comuiittee   iiresoiited    a detailed rejiort   shnwina   as   follows: Receipts from  tables, .'fin4;),S0; hooks. $385.80; contributions. $5i;).."i0: shoot¬ ing   gallery, ^¦24.'2'2',   tickets.   .^174.50; auctiou,   .fSS;   rec'eipteil   bills, .f3;j.;>3. Total.   ¦•f2204 11.     Expenses.    iJ(;.-)4. ;35. showing a bahmce for the ooiiijiau.v of .¥l.i40 7(i.      The reiiort was referred to the anditors.
The handkerchief .sent to the fair by Mrs   William   Howard   Taft  uetted a returu ot $28. ;j5 to the comjiany. *
Wm.   ,T.   Devine,   rejire»entative  of the    comjiany    to    the   Moutgomery Couuty   Fire    associa'ion,    reported having met in Hatboro earlv in April. The by-laws were   chauged to provide tor lii-montlily   meetings, and   no   re- freshifteuts   will   he   served   at   these gatiiei'ings. The   a.ssociation will
meet iu .\mbler on Juue 4.     Two res¬ pirators wero presented the local com¬ pany   by   the   Philadeljihia Suburban Gas and   Electric couipany for use at fires iu going   into gas or "steam laden atrtioi'inieres.   X':'. ijevuie a'so rejiort- ¦cd   tli;t   the    annual   parade   of   the association   will   be   held   iu Octo'uSr and thaf. a comiuittee, comprising the chiefs of all the   companies, has been> ajijiointed to make arrangements.     A'- charter   is   being  applied   for by the asso^'iation.'¦
A,'"rt    (   1: -red the
use ot   itiK.  i.. .. . .      .   iil(.u and
:JtoBftHliiiPS»i-K:i'.v •>*¦: -'
A. C.Leuhart, John Sij. ;
Dreby were appointed a cuuiunttee to make arrangements for the jirojjosed trip ot the company to Quakertown on June 11.
J. E. Underwood, K. C.Roberts and Wm. S. Acnit' were ajipointed a coui¬ niittee to disjiose of the watch, wator pitcher and mug from the recent fair, the receipts . txi be apjilied to the, exjienses ot the members at Quaker- town.
The pool committee reported a bal¬ ance of fl.30.
Some montlis ago the officers were instructed to buy a safe, aud at the Charles Conard sale jiurchased one tor .$27.50,aud an order was passed for the amount.
President Devine stated that title tor the new lot wifl be jiassed ou Monday. A mortgage for $'2500 has
been arrauged with the Norristown Trust company at 5><i per oent. in¬ terest with a reservation to pay off portions of the jiriucijial in |100 sums or upward at auy interest period.
The question came up as to whether the   fire   comjiany will   be obliged to
OBITUA/»v.
ELLWOOD G. TERRY.
After suffering several weeks with droiisical affliction. Ell wood G.Terry died at his home on the Davisville road, on Thur.sday morning, aged 5(1 vears. Jlr. Terry was horu iu Phila¬ delphia and was a sou of tho late George W. Terry. He weut to liat- bnro with his mother when a young man and worked about the village at odd jobs. He was emjiloyed as lioBtler at the hotel conducted hy the late .John B. Jones and Harry Wilson for the perioil of 20 years, after Wliich ho transferred his jiosition to tho Railroad house, conducted by .1. C. Collamore, for niufi ye.-irs. After tlie jiroperty
was sold to Mr. Goesler, Terry moved to Willow Grove, a little more than a year ago, but was unable to do any work, owing to illness: He wasajwr- son nf a genial disjiosition, a kiud friend and an up-right citizen. He
had a largo circle of frii^uds who aro sorry to learu uf his death. He liad been a member of Loller loilge. No. 338, 1 O. O. F., for many years, ahd        tliis organization        had
charge nf the burial services, whicii took Jilace on Suuday afternoon at 2 o'clock at his residence aud i)..iO at the Hathoro M. E. church. Interment at Hathoro cemetery. A wife, four childreu and nn aged mother, Sarah A. Terry, survive him.
MRS. MAUY VANWINKLE. Mrs. Miiry Vau Winkle died at her home on East Montgomery avenue, North Wales, Thursday attiirnooii jifter a loug illness resulting from .ijljuries she .received in a fall down tne steps at her home last fall. Deceased was born in Bucks county .and was   dl years of age. Sho was
twice married, her first husbaud being Harry Booz. After his deatli she was iiiiirrinl to the late Charles Van Winkle, wlio died ou December 2:'., 1907. Mrs. Vau Winkle was a meui- bre of the Methodist church, at which jjlxice the funeral services was held on MSoiiday afteruoon at 2..'!0 o'clock. Interment was liiade iu the Lutheran cemetery.
WILLIAM HARNER.
William Haruer, of Skijijiack pike, near Fort Washington, died sudileuly early .Saturday morning aged (¦5 years. * He cnuijilaiued of feeling ili and .before a physician couhl be sum¬ moned he died of heart failure.
Deceased was the son of the lafe Antlronv Harner. who at oue time kept the toll gate at the foot of Ciiest¬ nnt H'll and then later kejit store at Haruunville. Williaui HarUer resided in Lo-.ver Meriou ojiposite West Cou- shoiioc". en, before he came to this sectiou some 15 years ago.
Deceased svas married and leaves one son, and several daughters, one of whom U -^Vra Elsie Hellings, aimthcr is GMKlde, a traiuei! uurse. ' /.^^U^y^j^^pas held e,)i J^n-csdik^
deceased   on   the Stiiisnii   Boyd faru.. and   iiiteruieiit    was   at   Cnlil   Point cfemetery. ^  GEORGE Z. VANDERSLICE.
Death at an early hour Monday morning claimed George Z. Vander- slice. oue of CoUegeville's foremost aild most jirogressive citizens.
Mr. Vauder.slice, who was ahnut 72. years of age, comjilained of feeling ujiwell about 11 o'clock Sundaj' nj^ht when he was overcome with afl affliction'of the heart. Uji uutil that timo he had enjoyed his usual good health and his family had no thought of illuess. A physician was hurriedly summoned aud he jirescrib- ed for the sick mau but without avail. The heart beats gradually grew weaker and about 4 o'clock Mouda.y morning Mr. Vanderslice passed away.
Deceased was formerlj- a promiueut rherchant of Collegeville and lie was jirosperous in busiuess. Receutlj' he has devoted much of his time to borough imjirovemeuts,haviug been aji- jjointed street commissioner. He wair notary jiublic aud transacted consider
DOG SHOW FORMAY 28.
Open-Air Event in Ambier Base Ball Paric.
KnthiiHlaatIc illeetlngof tlie Uwynerlil Valley Kennel Club—7*.4 .MeiiilierN .\oyv Kurolletl—Judges NRliieil-Frizes Llst- eil—Other Arrangements.
Au enthusiastic meeting ot the Gwj'ueild Valley Kenuel club was held last Friday eveni ng at Hotel Wyndham with the presideut, Joseph A. Buchanan, iu the chair.
After jireliminarj' routine busiuess it was decided to hold an ojien air dog show on the ball grounds on Sat¬ urday, May 28, commencing at U o'clock aud closing about 0.30. The following judges were apjioiuted: Lynford Biddle, L. P. Hanjiiiner, George A. Clark, James C. Bechtold, Georgo F. Bolej'. Mhss E. T. Barrass, W. Burko.aud others to be added later.
Several sjiecial prizes of .$25 each have already been received, aud the club will also give a prize to he announced later. The show will ho along the same lines as the oue recent¬ ly and successfully held.
Several accesssions were made to the membership list, tho total roll now footiug to 72. The following bench committee wns ajijioiuted: .roseph W. Ball. George A. (Jhnk, Janies C. Bechtold and Kilwin \
11. G.   Knight,   FJ.sq
FIRST GAME NEXT SATURDAY.
Ambler Ball Team to Open the Wildman.
Willi
Slaughter Will Be In the Iiox-Several New .Men to He Trle.l Our—Veterans AuxloiiN to Coinniellee—LiOciil Fans Plan tireat Welcome to Cliam|ilou8.
The Amblcr Athletic associatiou ball team en Saturday afternoou indulged in jiracticc before a large audience and liad as its ojijiouents the local players of several teams.
Slaughter aud Flavell were in the jioiiits for Ambler. The former ap¬ peared in good trim, but threw few curved balls, usuallj' allowing the batters tc hit them out. This gave
jilentj' of needed jiractice for the fielders. Howes made a very pretty running catch in deep centre, which resembled the ono he captured from Reynolds' bat in the Perkasie game last summer. Wildrick gave a pretty exliibitiou of right field playing, catching several hatters who essayed to loaf after hittiug apparently safely in nis direction.
Several new men were on hand, among thom beiug J..^Wilson at short, who jihiyed with ^^mbler at third base iu the flrst vear ot the league. Stuart aud O'Brien were at third base, Myers, short stop; Quaile second base Boger. I and     Baker,   left   field.      Several   of
J.   Chaudler. these   showed   up   well, aud  Captain
Bernard and Edwin L. Boger were ! Flavell is disjiosed to try Wilson at apjioiuted to ilraw up rules for the i short and Quaile nt second for the opeu event, the admission to which will iug of next Saturday's game at least, be a small fee. The entry ciiarge will ! when the Wildmau A.' .\., ot Norris- be .50 cents,with an additional charge town, will be on hand to play the first of '25 ceuts   thereafter tor each dog.     ¦ preliminary gamo. Other men will
/issaniie.! Health Ollicer. j probably   be   jiut   into the game as it
Accused   of   halldlin^   William   H. \ prf^Krfsses'. u„,.:„„ t„„,„ „„
Mover, health officer ot^Vest Telford, L     ^ ^^'''"f '^« strong,a batting team as
;divy, at ¦iif"rT'''
er, iu a rough uianiier and with striking him a heavj' blow iu the face, Henry Wambold, a jiromiueut resideut of the above borough, will he obliged to stand trial at tne June term of court.
Wambohl wns arraigned betore ilagistrate O. F. Lenhardt ou Sat- urilaj' ou the ciiarge ,it assault aud battery. The defend mt,   however,
waived a hearing immediately anil tue tacts in the case were cousequenc- ly not learned. He entered bail in the sum of if;i00 for his ajipearance it the June sessions.
.><oieliiiry Iteshleilt Chtirgeil   Witli   Ijar- ceny.
.Jesse G. Webster. .Jr., Soleburj', was arrested by an nffirer of Hatboro, Wednesda.v, aud nu Thursday was given a hearing before Justice of tlie Peace Keubeu Hockman,ot that jilace, on a charge ot larceny.
Webster   was held   iu   $400   bail for co^trt.
pay   taxes   on   the  uew  lot,   and   it' able busiuess of a legal nature.
was   agreed, after   discussion,   to put I    Deceased    was    a   meniber   of   the
the matter UJI to the borough   council i Masonic   order   and was quite jironii-
as    to   whether   it   would   make   the necessary exemption.
Treasurer Davis reported having received $10 from E. B. Smith, |7 from H. V. Everham and $5 trom Charles H. Spaeth.
—A meeting is called at the V.'hite City park on Monda.y next at 3 p. m. for the purpose of electing officers and committees   and    arranging   tor   the
thoroughbred  King. Charles puppy in I farmers'    picnic   to    be  held    there Philadelphia. , ' during the summer.
Sick Woman Lucked Up.
Abraham Hunley, of Division street, Jenkintown, is alleged to have gone to Philadeljihia receutly to at¬ tend a meeting of a religious sect, with which he is identified, leaving his sick wife locked in their home. His religious fervor, it is said, has beeu aroused to au abnormal degree. When Chief of Police Jensen and Dr. Wilson, summoned by indigjant neighbors managed to get into the house late in tlie afteruoon they fonnd the womau critically ill and Dr. Wilson expressed the opiuion that her recovery was extremelj- doubtful.
Woman Polled Burglar.
Heariug a uuise ou a porch of her Jenkiutown home, aud later the noise of a window shutter ojiening, Mrs. H. M. Blake didn't lose her nerve, but quietly went to the telejihone and called Chief Jensen, of the Jenkintowu police department, who sent an officer to the Blake home on the double quick.
The intruder must have heard the ring off of the 'phone call, however, for when the policeman arrived he had gone.
Mrs. Blake was Miss Theobald, of Wyucote, one of the jirominent young society women of that section. The preseut liomaof the Blakes, on Summit aveuue, Jenkintown, near the Readiug station, is one of the attractive places on that avenue.	
Orchard Meellng.
J. S. Briggs will give a demoustra¬ tion of sprayiug for the codling moth on apple trees in the orchard of Charles A. Livezey,near Springhouse, ou April '29111 at 1 o'clock p. m. The public is invited. apr21-2t
nent in secret society affair.s. He is survived by his widow, a .son and a ilaughter.
WILLIAM CLEAVER.
William Cleaver, a resident ot Horsham, died early this Wednesdaj' morning of heart trouble,aged 78 years and six months.
Deceased, the son of John and Elizabeth Cleaver, was born ou the old Yeasle projierty at Five Poiuts, on Church road. Less than two years after, the family moved to the present Hoopeston, where they resided until a few years ago, when the Hoopes and Townsend compauy purchased the land, and deceased then purchased a Iiouse and lot below Horsliam meet¬ ing.
Deceased leaves a widow, who was Henrietta Earnest, ot Wyudmoor, sister of Joseph Earnest, of Ambler, besides tho following daughters: Elizabeth, wife of Elwood Kneezel, of Horsham; Ellen, wifo of Elwood Shuman, of Dresher; Sarah, wito of Frank Morrow, of Brooklyn ; Nettie, wife of Charles Willard, of Fort Washington. A son, Johu, who resided in Ambler, died several years sigo. 	
Big Sale of Stookl.
A large number of jieople atteuded the public sale of stocks held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock in the offices of Broker E. M. Evaus, Norristown. All the stocks brought excellent prices aud the bidding during the sale was very keen.
The stocks sold brought the foliow¬ iug prices: 5 shares Montgomery National bauk. $250 jier; 10 shares Ooushohockeu Woolen company, pre¬ ferred $50 per; 33 sliares of Norris¬ town Gas compauy, $65. .50; 3 shares of same, |64; 75 shares Riverside Cemetery oompany, $33.75 per; ay)^' shares Peoples National bank ,$158 per; 5 shares Norristown Trust oompany, $200 per; % share of fractional script Water oompany, $67; $.500 Perkiomen bond, $107.50.
ag,. .1. eiiiirgeii    iy tli
with having   stolen tools to the value
of   $400    from  a  store  ue.ir  Willow
Grove.
This robbery came to the attention of the borough jjolice .several yreeks ago, hut until receutly thej' had boeu unable to obtain auj* clue to the identity of the thief. The identifica¬ tion bj' owners of several of the stolen j "^ tools found ou Webster's Jarm led to °* his second arrest.
HroaDeetTllle.
Mr.   Bradford,     who   receutlj- pur¬
chased the Schatt'er tarm on the Hors¬ ham road, has workmen engaged in digging the cellar aud foundation for a mansion property which he cou- temjilates building on his property the coming summ'er.
William Dannehower sold- his farm this week to Horace Leidy, ot Fox Chase, jiossessiou about May 1st. The farm contains about 73 acres.
A most enjoyable timo was speut at the home of Mr. and Mr.s. Theodore Alleu ou Saturday eveuing, the occasion being a birthday jiarly giveu their daughter, Miss'Irene, in honor of her 38th birthday auniver¬ sary.
Mrs. William Fiilman spent several da.vs last week with Mr. aud Mrs. Joiin Lindsay, of Hatboro.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Morgau, of Ambler, ou Fri¬ day. Mrs. Morgan was formerly of tills place. J
Mr. aud   Mrs. Edward Mosquietier, of   New   York,   are    sjiending    some time with her   parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jospeh Stackhouse, of this place.
J. C. Weiss was the guest of his sister, Mrs. A. Gilbert, of Flourtown, on Satirrday.
J. C. Weiss has purchased a new horse.
I can get." said Captaiu Flavell on Mouday, "aud tor that reason I aui disposed to give Wilson a chauce. He is a good fielder aud has a good arm, and I know he can hit the ball. Cavis will be with us at second ou the ojien¬ ing ot the league s'eason, and he is getting daily jiractice."
Amom; the interested sjiectators Satij^rday was George Foulke, who played secoud tor Ambler last season, aud who li»ftou Monday for Haverhill, Mass., wliere he will plaj'this sum¬ mer.
Tho line-up of the Wildman team will be:Finiieii, catcher; Drenuiugs. second bafee; Huston or Frey, jiitcher; Miles, left field; Rauliood, first base Kennedy,' third base; Roshong, center field; Roj-er, shortstop; Hacks, right fiehl.
Baseball   Ontlonk   Pictured     In    Nnrtli American i^liiirpleiiieut.
ITnique among all newspaper cut'.- ¦ ..''.:- . ',ririiie&,m'ii,ti,tj«, to .Vwitjj Y-.-aU.   di;.. ^'UT •.' .;.-^-^-kj/BiTowa •;:.r-. •V.r'gi,4.>'*->.'w»«i?a/- Harbnro.jiolice   I'lt-'uicnt will appear ou Suiilaj .
This year's remarkalile issue will surjiass even the high mark sot by its predecessors.
The frout and uack pages will be in three colors, the trout iiage illustra¬ tion beiug au effective grouping ot tlie playe'-s of the Phillies and Athletics a niauuer that sliows the length time each mau lias servi.'d with the Philadeljihia clubs.
Everj' pl.iyer iu the Tristate league is photograjilied.aud everj' oue of the many letigiie teams iu the state comes in for consideration, the liue-uj) being gWeii, together with the outlook, jihotograjihs aud other matters of iuterest.
The battiug aud fielding averages of American, National aud Tristate leagues constitute a vaJu.tblo reference feature.
Hundreds of independent and amateur teams tlirongliout the state figure iu this advauce announcement of the activities of the comiug season, this department carrying the same Jirofuse illustrations as the remaiuder of the edition. Schools and colleges will find themselves liberally represent- ed. ,
James C. Isani inger, baseball humorist, who covers the big league games for the North -American, has a sigued , article, illustrated by Hoban. George M. Graham, sjiortiug editor of the Nortii American, well known throughout the state for the attention lie has given its baseball, looks out i for this specialty, aud Ross E. Kauffman contributes the school and college page:
Previous    editions    of    the   North
American's   baseball sujiplement were
always  quickly exhausted.    To be on
the sate   side, get  your order in with
our news dealer now.
Gnrnedil Tallev.
D. E. Roberts is taking the census of Lower Gwynedd township.
Cressman Brothers have purchased two uew delivery wagons.
C. C. Coolbaugh, ot Philadelphia, has purchased the B.-ildwiu property and will take jiossession about May 1st.
Thonias Boidemau will shortlj'move iuto the toll-gate house below the statiou. The house is now being tliorouglil.y overhauled.
Mrs. .t. C. Rile is slowly recovering from an attack of jiueumonia.
Dr. W. P. Wilson is having a nesv stand of hollow brick pnt iu one of his green houses.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Baldwin,of Tioga, speut Suuday with Mr. aud Mrs. W. T. Baldwin.
John Savage, the florist, reports the last season to be his most success¬ ful year iu Gwynedd Valley.
SfoMtKomerr Title.
Miss Ireue Weidner spent Saturday and Sunday with Mable Hackman, of Lansdale.
Frank Dauehower, of Philadelphia, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents here.
¦ Frank Burke, who is on the sick list, was takeu to the hospital last Satur¬ day.
Blae  BelL
Miss Reua Sjionsler, of College¬ ville. was the guest of Miss Anna M. Miller, over Sunday
Mrs. E. V. Loncks has returued from Hauover, Pa., where she was visiting her patents. Rev. and Mrs. S. P . Mauger.
A meu's meetiug will bo hold in the Sunday school room. of Boehm's Reformed church on Thursda.y even¬ ing at whicii time Mr. Waiduer, of Philadeliihia,will sjieak. All mon are invited. Business session of Brother¬ hood 7.15   11. m.    Eiectiou ot officers.
The goveruiug committee of the Collegeville Summer assemblj' take pleasure iu announcing its thirds annual couferences for niinisters and all Christian workers. The session will last but one week, beginuiug Friday night,. Jnly 2()th and closing Friday night. August otli. Special emjihasiw is being laid ujion the oue Sundaj' included, by securing able speakers, by providing extra services, bj' the variety of subjects to be treat¬ ed. For further information address Rev. Edaar V. Loucks, general secretary. Blue Bell, Pa.
Boehm's churoh will observe Tuberculosis Snudav next Sunday morning at 10.30. Special Missionary service on May Ist. The classical year closes with next Sunday. Let all members^please take notice.
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