The Ambler Gazette 19070418

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AMBLER Gazette.
VOL.   XXV.-NO.   17.
AMBLER,   PA.,  APRTLi   18,   1907.
S1.25 A YEAR
STRONG TEAM IS ASSURED.
Ambler Baseball Prospects Are Un¬ usually Bright.
About »400 Siil.»crll>o.l-IMbuh l„r l.'«i,ce BDil UrBiirlstmiil- riHjMrn Kurtilleil -SiiK- BealloilB TllMt Team l;i,tBr Uih North I'eiiii League.
-V meeting of Hie Aiubler Atliletic assoeiation was held Wednesday even¬ ing iu the borougii hall aud the' base¬ ball aituation was further discusssd. About -20 persous wero jiresent aud considerable interest was manifested as the enconraging reports were pre¬ sented by the various committees.
By-laws were preseuted, reail and adopted making the organizatiou eoui- plete and fisiug the yearly dues at $1, 16 is desired to got all the busiuess meu iuterested, so that the orgauiza¬ tiou nmy be assured of suflioieut hack¬ ing to perpetuate itself aud to endure the first year, which will require the largest expeuditure of monev. It was reported that the cost of enclosing the grounds would be about $400, and that a suitable grandstand will cost about 1300 additioual, m.-.king ,$700 in all. It is anticipated, however, that this outlay can be offset by the income to be derived from tho sale of advertis¬ iug space on the fence.
It is expected that before the next meeting, whicii will be hold on Friday evening noxt, word will have beeu received from Mr. H. G. Keasbey TPgardiug the lease of the grounds". The committee to solicit aud receive <'ontributions reported about -WOO pledged, aud also stated that a hand¬ some donation of $50 had been receiv¬ ed from tho Keasbey aud Mattison conipany.
Among the players uow enrolled are Warwick, Trook, Flavell,H.-llobinson, Hackett. Sayler, Brown, Dunlap aud Shaffer.and it is hoped (o .secnre others as the season advances and as regular practice is inaugurated.
-Application has boon received from Nortii Wales for the. first game, and there have alf« been received'clialleng fitu froiu other clubs, whicli insures aii oxceutioUal seliediilo for the .s'eason. It has beeu suggested, however, that the club make owrture.s for eutranoe to the North Penn leaaue, which >;Wa8 orgauizel last fall, ^nd whieh is expected lo iuehlde Lausdale, Jeukin¬ towu and some other olntw this season. ! bnt tho scliednle for whieh has uot as i yet been adr.pted. j
-As tho preliminaries for the season aud team are arranged, everything points to scccess uudor the present i businesslike mauagemeut. Lot the | bnsiness peojiie aooerally endorse tlie inovtment, atteud the mer-tiiigs anri enroll thtir names aa financial aud aotive workiug membors.
WYNDMOOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Improvement Association Perfecting: Plans of Action.
Kiitlri"l,v Ntni-I'HrtlHiin ami Nmi-rtilltlfsl Kll'.irtii Siilnilted f'lr IIib Itettermnul ol the Toirii—How tho OrcMiil/Atloii Isto He Fer- leoteil—U"^*^" ^Ireft Statton.
The initiative of a Wyiiihuooi' Im¬ provement ass.iciatiiin, taken at the meeting of citizens held in the Suuday school room ot the LntliRraii clinieh on Ajiril '.'il. is gradually developing iuto concrete form. The committeo, composed of Mes.srs. Myers, Aimau, ¦yeaiile, Blake, Eggleston, Krieder and Wilsou, has met twici; and has gotten into shape the constitution and by¬ laws, which will soou bo preseuted to a second nieetiug of the citizeus of Wynduioor for their consideration, riiis coustitntiou iudicates that thc ob.ieot of the as.sociatiou is to promote the welfare of the commuuity b.v arousing interest in improving and beautifying the town through bring ing together its resideuts for the pur¬ jiose of exchanging views and carry¬ ing out pro,iects for tho coninion good, and gonerallv to do anyiliing which will make the town healthier, more beautiful aud a better jdace in which to live.
No political actiou shall be taken by the association, aud no partisau remarks jiermittefl at its meetings. The interest of every person in the com¬ niunily is to bo enlisted, by having two classes of niembers: First, fuil members, composed of men aud wo¬ men ovcr l,') years of age ; and second, jnnior members, composed ot boys and girls uuder ]."i years of age.
The officers aud executive comraitTce will be composed of rejiresentativo men and women of the towu, and from tha junior nieiiibers there will be formed a board of collectors apjiointed in the differeut districts, who will tici as receivers of suggestious regarding betterment of eoudilions. There wilf alsn be a Ladies' auxiliary,which will lake an activg.parf in the. affairs of the associ:i'(ion. *¦'  •"
One of llio projects fnr v^-hich ag/iod many of the resiileuts of Wyuilmftor had signed a petition addressed to tlie Pennsyivsihia railroad'? uauiely. a sta¬ tion at Queeu street, has already, ma¬ terialized, and before long.an improv¬ ed schedulB of trains will bo iustitut¬ eil, which will make access to Pliila¬ ileljiliia very nineli more ccuveniout.
!     Tilings aio looking np alWyudinoor,
'all ihrotigli co-operation of its citizens.
1 A town is whiir its ritizcKs make it, and the eiiizen-i ot a plftce are judged by   the   ajipearaur)   of   ilio   place   in
; whicli thej live. The enterprise of tlio rnsideuts of   Wyiiihuoor   is   shewn   by
I their d-viiru 'o luijirovo ikor
I'liaafe ltrldB«n tn .M-iTii;rnii.
T,wo railrond    bridges  -:u   Ahington
township iw'i'. u'.w firai-iic. i|iy undiir   a j.        ^ban.        The   breito"i «<r, JSJobhe siatitjli
¦'irwant,a uew i r!,!;,'(!Tfl ¦   'vidth   of old
^.;' YorW-r'iNurl   -iM'it   nnllr iin.   tv;ii:tiou eoui-
pauy   aud   th'a   townsliip   aathorities ; have signifitd a willingui ss to do their
¦ )5hare of the work, the railway oom- Y pany beiug rhe ouly oue to hold out ;            against the proposition
k- The railwiiy bridge  on   Welsh   road
I' noar Willow Grovo is also reported   as
^^ being dangerous to a grave degree and
f, the commissioners havo   referred   this
^ matter to Solicitor Aiubler to make an
i- amicable adjnsr.inent witli the railway
I compauy iu liiivijig the bridge repaired.
j Patient tlmiaed Hunpllal Kirn.
? At the State hi-isjiital for   the  insane,
¦f at   Norristown,   an   investigation   bv
h Steward John L   West   has   developed
I that the canse of the flre was the work
I of a patieikt, wlio   meddled   with   the
f gas   appliacices   u.sed   in   rho   thermal
I baths of tho patients iu seotion II.     A
i, significant    faot   connected   with   the
I origin of the fire is that it   broko   out
I in the batlmioin jest after the patients
( had vacated it tor the night
I Tho iire lo.-s   has   been   ad.insted   to
? the satisfactiou   of   the   trustees, who
f say that the iu,surii«   comjiauies   paid
1 the amount of the claims in full.      As
I a   consequence the   work of rebuilding
|; .will begin at ouce, an many of-She wall*
i oan be ntilized in the work.      .4 force
I of patients was engagod   in   removing
I the debris.
r A ProsperoiiH CHMtlft.
I The proKjierity   of   Horsham   oastle,
' K. G.  E., has   oontinned   nuinterrnp-
|, tedlyfor three years. 'Then itsmeniber-
i; shij) was 64, now   it is   161, and   pro-
5 positions   Iieiug   made   almost  every
f , meeting night. It   is   the   only   oastlo
¦ i ill a oirclo of iniles, a niffiuber of   the ; home and orphanage,  aud its uuparal-
Jed prosperity dates from the time it decided to joiu tho homo and orjihau- ;age, and do its dnty by the old miiin and womau of the order, and the or- ; phans   of   members   of   tlio   order.
',' The home and orphaunge  is   located
j. at   Davis   Grove, iu   Horshaiu   town¬
ship. There is not a finer farm iu this tuwuship of flne farms, and the doors of the institutiou will soon swing open for inmates. When the improvo- luonts in view are completea every uieiuber of the order will point with priue to this grand oharitable institu¬ tiou. Albert P. Bissey, who has been the farmer of this farra for 17 years, an eutliusiastic member ot the order and M. of E. of Horsliam castle, has been appointed superintendent and his wifo matron of the institntion,
KulKhtHTivuntv-i^'Irat AnulverHHr.v.
The 21tit auiiivorsaiy of Fortuua lodge. No. 18, Kuights of Pythias, of Hatboro, was celebrated in their lodge room ou Satnrilay eveuing. The com¬ mittee engaged soveral talented vaude¬ ville jicrformors to entertain, ,iud tol¬ lowiug this.a Dutch lunch wasserved. All members of tho order wera wel¬ comed. Fortuua has always rankeil as a model organizatiou, and at. 21 (jteps forth stroug aud souud in everv particular.      . . "
mgs. tion.
Thev will   sncceed by
surround oii-opera-
EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT.
Theme of County School Directors' Meeting;.
llltereHlllii; ShmhIoiih Ht Alnhl(>r—ToplCIl ol ^'ItHl IiitereHt lIUcilHHcd—llfilpIiil .Vflfll'psH en li.v fromineut Kilii(!ntf>rH-TltR IVoKrioii HH irlinfleied.
The mtll seiiiiaiiiiual lueet&ff uf the School Directors' associatioly ul Mouigoiuery countv, was held Tliurs¬ day in the Ambler ojiera huuse. Tin- morniug session was called to older at III o'clock hy Samuel ,T. (raruer, jiresiilciit. There was a tair atteml¬ auce. Pujiils of the .\niblor public seliool ojiened tln^ exercises by innfie uuder the direction of the mnsic teacher, Miss Oyrilla Holl, and the invocation was offered by Kev. M. H. Nichols, Jiastor of the Ambler Afetho- dist Kpiscojial chnrcli. Kev. F. \\. Lockwood, of Whiteuiarsh township, secretary, read tlii^ minntes of the last meetiug,held in Norristown on Nov. I. F. 0. Weber, of the Amblor school board, gave the address of woloonie, iu wJiicli he extended an invitation to the visitors to inspect the local schools and he trusted the deliberations, 'if the convention would be helpful and successful, ,*
Mr. Garuer suggested that if any uf those pre.sent had ((uostions to present, same could be giveu the meeting for answers aud discussious.
After music, the lirst (juestibu, "Oau the Preseut Method ot Sujier¬ visiou ot the Schools Be Iiuiiroyeil Upon':' If So, How'r" was then dis cn.ssed by Dr. H. D. -loliuson, of Cuel- teiihani towushiji. He spoko of llie qualities necessary in the niako-uii uf a successtul superintendent, giving his relations to the school hoard ami to the other teachers, iu all of which cooperation is needed. Ho also spiike of the needs of the child aud the in- teresD in the ticliools there slionld ,1)9-: '^at home. Ue urged medical iusjioc'iiou O'f. cliiliVrenaild a. ptudyof their euio- t'iqnal charact'otisj^ics, i^ud also juo- jin.sed li uultyjii the Whole scheme of, «d'ncatio'Bal.jQiigauization. ' . ' ',
.Idh'U H'.'''yranstiaw,:of NorristOH"Ti, followed.preseiiting'. a w«il prepiirod Jiaper in wlircli lii^ asserted there should lie more' iutimaU* ajiquaiutance v ith the work of each teacher, but adnui- tod it is a physical imjio.ssibility tor the couuty superintendent to otVer ihe 400 square miles of territory pud minutely investigate tlie 487 toachiiSs. He suggestetl the appointiuout of at least tlirfio assistaut supervisros ^?^o should visit four teachei's per day j>nrt report to the county head, tho cOuntiy being divided iuto ilueo iliBtricts. Mio paj' for this extra expense canuot i'^'- der the Jiresent law ixune fiyinL ^Sliii hv a Twry slijcht r Ikh .¦¦'r.^iy Hi,   ¦-
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clinrel:. ''i il resoliitioi'.
¦of rt,Sj.e. I, ^1, ::..       Miss   -Xuiiie
H. Lonsdale, who was a very active worker in the society I'mi church and whose untiinclv death ;s mourned br a large circle of frieaiis and co-wozk- ers.
Miss Maggie Harvey spent Saturda.y aud Sunday visitijei' Miss Kola I Allan's.
, OnS-aturday eveniUR of lastweek the einplu'ees of the Nelson valve worfes gave an entertainmont and dance in tl'.eir new paiferii slieiji The eveuing was spent pleasantly.
A iiiusical under the ausjiices of the, Ladies' auxiliary, of Grace Lutlierau ohnreli will be given ou Friday oveu¬ iug, April li), at the honje of Mr. aufl Mrs. Harry Fallows, on Bast Willow Grove aveuue. In iiddition to mnsic of a good class, there will be reading by -Miss Lillian E. Dreby, ot Chestuut Hill. A pleasaut eveuing is auticipat- eil.
The sooial meetiuK of the Luther leagne, of (1-race Luihorau church, was htdd on Tuesdav evening at tlie hoiue of the Misses Earn,ist.
The coif.'ts of the Wyndmoor Tennis club were recently roiSed and mowed and are now iu good couditiou tor playiiog a.
At the annual meeting of the con¬ gregation of Graiji- Lntherau chnrch, held ou Mouday eveuiug Messrs. H. M. Dickiusou, William Fox and L. E. Fr«ueli wi^renU'Cteil as moiubera of tlm church council Mr. Harrv Fallows was rii-elected as treaso-rer, Edwiu Lonsdale resigned as secretary and B. H. Eggleston has been appoiuted to take his place.
Estimates liavci been requested on April ¦2'M, 1907, an the jiroposed altera¬ tions and additions the Siiringfleld townsliip public school located on Ply¬ moath aveune, Orelaud, from plans Jirepared by Olark Dillenbook, archi¬ tect of Wyudmoor, the followiug build¬ ers: David MoOrorfe, George Frantz, Flourtown; Dauiel Sperry, Glenside; F, L, Hoover & Sons, Philadolphia; William 0. Rambo, Wyudmoor; Georgo E. Blake, Glenside ; Bfcuton S. Russell, Ambler, The alterations, aud additions will consist of the ereotion of a one- story wing, 49 feet wide by 40 feet long comprising two additioual class rooms, each 38 feet loug by '2'.i foet wide; the installation ot a toilet room contain¬ ing imjiroved plumbing fixtures ; a jan¬ itor's room and coat rooms. The new buildiug will be locati^d iu tho rear of tha present one with connection to same. Tho whole br ilding will be heated by hot water.
J.mtLZmtmwrm.
O.O. Riggins has vacated the Shriv-
er store, ou Yiuk avenne, and moved to his store at Greeuwood aveuue aud Leedom street.
It is said that au injunction has boeu served on the distribution uf the Oharles F. Wilsou estate hy a represent- atie of tho secoud oonsins.
W. H. Berger and family have re- tnrned^^from Florida^to Wynoote.
state, but could
nf the (8X ralf
,ii .U-.'trtots
fl ',, Slieiiiu. i^sq , oi ..Hcnr-!. ^ . if iljr' Ijgj'laiil-'iii >''¦ ,edu",«i-«|l„ illnralley, where iliei i,- loiiafict avast jiopulaiion from south¬ ern Eiiriipe, He ihinits loca' sujiervi- :iiou will load to a great iinprovemout ill tlie schools, and rurgeJ tkit the shiie increase its appropriation.
Kdwiu O. Scott, of tlio Ambler scbool, gave a few remarks on the subject, aud charged as "moral cow¬ ards those directors, who, knowing that ifie raise of a tax tare will afford needed edncational opportunities, ne¬ glect, from fear of re-bloctiun, to iu- oreast the rovenuii. He ad>vocated dis¬ tricting tho county fw the purpose ot closer sujie«vision.
Uinier 'x geueral discusBlon of tbe subject Prof. Martin, tc.ruierly of Bucks county, stated that he heartily believes in a closer suji'ervision of the scliook, and also urged tli»t the pnb¬ lio in general secure a. mort: thorongh kuowltdge of the schools.
Rev. Lockwuoil urged the directors to aid the county suporintendent iu this work of inspection so that the whole system under the preKOUt orgau¬ ization be made more effective.
In the afternoou Kev. Philip L. Joues, o£ Narberth, jire.seuted the fol- .'owiug. 'Resolved that the Sohool Di¬ rectors' association, of Moutgoniery oounty, assembled in session at .•Am¬ bler, favor a closer inKpeelioii ot the schools, either by district suiierinten- deiils or assistant superintendents, and thnt a committee of seveu bo ajipoint¬ ed to iiiak* recomnioudatious to tho fall meeting. Tho resolutiou was pass¬ ed aud the chair apjioiuti'd to serve ou the iiomniittee: Philiii L. Joues, ..lohu H. Oranshavv, Dr. H. D. .ToliUBon, Edwiii C. Scott, M. H. Walters, II. Ij. Sliomo uud W. B   Werner.
Tbo iliscussi'iii,"Do School Directors Manifest tho Projier Interest in the Perforu/ance ot Their Duties?" was opeued by Kev. W. B. Weruer, of Scliwonksvillo, who spoke of the H- uancial side of the problemaud the groat ueed of providiug the nooossary sup- jilies. He was followed by Hou. Mil¬ ton H. Walters, of Upper Salford, who urged a more geueral interest on the Jiart of directors in tho schools, aud stated tnat ho had always tried to do his full duty iu that respect, but ad¬ mitted ho had unt been froo from error. H. Wilsou Stalilneckisr Esq., of Nor¬ ristown, read a carefully prepared pa¬ jier showing the legal side, as outliued iu state euactuuuits, of the rospousi- bilitios of directors.
Friiuiilin S. Edmunds, Esq., a mem¬ ber of the Philadelphia board of educa¬ tion, was then introduced, aud stated that educational work iu Philadelphia seems to bo taking iwo phases: Pro¬ fessionalism, that of arranging the oonrse of study aud other work aloug that line, and administrative, that of solooiing school sites, erecting build¬ iugs and equipments. But the great ueed of the school isystem is money. Ho stated tho average cost of luition iu the United States is f'41 per pupil per yeftr, aud he urged that the jinblic schools should try to equal iho work of tho private schools, where there are so many faeiliiies for advancomeni. He stated the average school life is but
six years, and the object should be to raise this average. He reviewed the lives of George Davidson, Elihu Thompson and William Elliott Grif- liths—all products of the Philadeliihia schools.
In order to have edncational growtii it is ueoessar.y to jirojierly nourish the child so that the Americriu stock may not be degenerate, aud thero must also be more care as lo the teacher. A teacher should be given a salary large enough to enable him or her to mako edueationiil jirogress, and care sliould also be taken to provide against old age. The sidiools siiould seud forth Americans, as the making of inli'lli- gent citizens is the jiurpose of the schools.
After iiuisio, Hev. .Tones spoke on "What Slionld Be the Ultimate Aim of the Public School S.Vstem':"' and urged jihysical and moyliiiuical train iug and also the jiower of discrimiua¬ tion.
Couuty Sujierinteudent Landis, be¬ ing called upon, urged centralization for the rnral schools, and also au cn- eouragenieut to the teachers by the directors to take advantage of the opjiortiiiiity for iiiijirovement.
H. S. Lessig, of Pottstown, gave some report ot the state couveution last Febiuiiry and theu gavo nis views geuerally along educational lines and aloug matters of sjiecial interest aud value to the couuty school system.
The evening sessiou ojieued witli a crowed house. The jiupils of the Am¬ bler schools rendered a eliorus, aud Miss Olara Keeuian, of Amblor, gave a recitatiou, which was both credit¬ ably giveu and well received. Mr. Garner, chairman of the meeting,then gave a few remarks, reviewiug the work of the day's sessions for the ben¬ efit of those parents present and poiut¬ iug out the necessity for active and liberal sujijiort by the pareuts for tho cause of eilucatiou iu general and the public schools in particulai'. Miss Linda Sage then beautihiUy rendered tiie vocal solos "Miguon" aud "The Blue Boll," after which Jos. S. Wal tou. Ph. D.. of George soliool, was iutroduced aud in w^eil defined lan¬ guage jiointed out the necessity of tak¬ ing educational bearings along the linos .of wfi'eiice caniowo, -whercare we,aud wliitherarc we tending.
Dr. Waltou was tollowed by a violin- solo rendered by Harry Hi'liynear, '¦Jr., of-Anibler, aud then James M. Ooughlin,snperintendent of thB Wilkefi- Barro public schools was introduned and gavo sm excellent address ou"The Go-o))oraliou-of Kduoatioiial Factors." His addre.ss was a plea for the liar- uioiiious workiug nf the jiarents,ohild¬ reu aud the schools, jiointiug out in unuiistakable language the benefits to be derived irom suoh coperatiou aud jnakiiig some valuable suggestioiu: as to ther necessity of strict applicatiou of piypils   during  sohool   hours,   then    a
tnjileto ri lease froiu work duriug ro-
B and after school, affording   amjile
or   jihysioHl   dovelopineiif,   aud
sentcil Ills views on   the jirivi-
: jiaviuy taxes in the snppufr, of
i'orrniiities    for    ailvaiin ment
and   iuMi^en^u^^rliHtiier
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!   SCIHSOIS.
Wmiiih llnH*tl,Mtl  lui|iroT.-«i.
.\ bill ill equity has been liled bv C. Henry Stiuscii, from W. '1'. B. Robert*;, against the Philadeljihia aud Willow Grove Street Railway com¬ pany, tho Pliilad-tlphia Rajiui Transit couipajiy aud the Union Transfer com¬ pauy.
The court is aSied to make au order directing the dejiartmeut to recon¬ struct tlie.se roadbeds along certain streets in Abington towuship, iu ac- cordttuoe with the manner set forth in agreemeuts jiievionsly entered into by tlie parties now at i.ssuo.
Ottlcera TeetotalerK.
The court has handed diuvu a de¬ cree apjiointiug 4;j men as deputy con¬ stables to act as policemou in Willow Grove park aud ^'iciiiity.
The ajipointees are a remarkably fine-looking body of men,and tli.=) most unique Tact about them is that all are teetotallers in the matter of alcoholic beverages with one exception, and he only nses intoxicating driuk medicinal¬ ly in time of illncKs. The conrt coiu- menteil ujioii the fact aud stated tliat. while it was very gratifying it was quite unusual to find such a condition obtainiug among a body ot men of snob sizv.
I'MHtor'd .'Salary Invrennt-d,
Meiiihers of the Grace Presbyterian church, of Jeukiutowu, have, without snlicitatiou, increased the salary of the pastor. Rev. Dr. W. K. Foster, $800 anuually,and have elected three trustees—Oharles D. Wright, .Tolin L. Olayton and William Scoit. The pro Jiosition o( making extensive improve¬ meuts to tlie church (irojierty on the oM York road is now being considered by the beard of trustees.
Chestnut UIU A. V. I'ruHpectii.
The Ohestuut Hill A. O. Baseball club ojiens the season on its grouuds at Wheel Pump ou Saturday, April '20, with the strong Eastburu club, of Germantown. l'he line up this season shows quite a few new faces. O. Frankenfiekl, who pitched for the Weldon elub lastyear, has beeuougagea to pitcli this seasou; M.Oreuuy,of last ssasou's team, will also jiitch. The liuo-uji iucludes: J. Oavauongli, T. Flood, Ed. Oarr, who is cajitain ot this year's North East Manual club; Heuiiis, who was "Snoji" Mulder's old catcher, will be seeu in the line¬ up; John Wickort, at third base, has had Jileuty of exjierience iu this po¬ sition, Iiaviug playod for Franklin¬ ville for (ho last twu seasons; MoUou Stevens iu right field is from the Weldon olub, Walter Pyle iu ceutro is a very fast outfielder and a good bat.
Tnis season's schedulo includea a series with Doylestown, ono with .Tenkintown and series with Ohelten. Also gaiues with Penusylvauia Rail¬ road, North Wales, Norristown,Chew, Germantown Travelers, South Phila- leljiliia and others. The manageiiiuni IS aimionsly awaiting the dating ot a leries with Ambler.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN.
Fortunate Discovery Made Just North ot Penllyn.
Kvldeiit Attempt Thwarted to Iteinnve Flsh I'lHtoHaticl Spread KaiU I'elore KxprenN r»»He<l —Itohl>i*r>' illa.v llt»ve Heen IHoilve —'rruck Fatrulleil.
An attempt to wreck :i train on tlie noith-bound track of tlie Nortii Peuu railroad above Penllyn station w;is evideutiy frustrated last Thursday evening, when the engineer of the train leaving Gwynedd at 9.10 saw two mon working on the rails on the north-bonutl track about the jioint of the first crossing above Penllyu sta¬ tion. As he suddenly liroughc his train to a standstill the men ran away and were soon safe in the darkness and in the woods on both sides of the rail¬ road at this Jioint.
Tlie engineer proceeded to Penllyu and from that jilace a notice was sent to section foreman, Charles Shrader, of Ambler, who with his gang went UJI on the next traiu to the point. The suspected parties were still around the same place, and the crew of the 9.47 train from Ambler, togetiier with the gang of workmeu under (/harles Shrader, chased the parties fully one- quarter of a mile before losing track of tlieiu iu the darkness.
Au examiuation of the track where tliey were seen to bo workiug showed that they were jirovided with fish jilaiiis, sjiike bars and other utensils used iu track laying. These wore re¬ covered by the workmen, who found that no damage hail beeu done to the track, although it was evideut that mischief was intended.
It is thought that the men had plan nod to remove the fish plates from the track, aud spread the rails without breaking the boud wires which tontrol the automatic sigual system. If is thought desigus were made to wreidi the 8.;i0 Lehigh Valloy express, which jiasses that point sliortiy after 9 o'elock, and whioh ruus stiveral express cars. A serious wreck was thus foiitnnately averted, as iu tho darkuess it would have beta impoesible for the engineer in charge of- the exjiress to discover tbe rail disair ingoment aud tho exjuo-s bowls along tliis'point at a high rate of sjwBil,as the trai^k is jierfeotly straight trom a point below Penllyn to above Gwynodd.
0. Stuckert, of   Lansdale, is   snper. visor of tins divisiou of the road, was notilied of   the   discovery,  and it was uoc   long   before   there   were   10    de tecti\os, two triiiii crews   from   Ijans¬ dale ami »'U or 3."i Italiaus on tlie watch for the guilty jinnies      ITuIortunately owiug to tlie.  ilarku5ss   it was   imjios¬ sible to See the men, ami   thus no   de- scri|i'.ion of ilie j'artie.- Ikis been secnr ed, Hlthougli that jiortion of tlj!   track is now tliiirooglily iiaiiolbd at iiighi '      le whole oCliemo looks liko robbery,
^'.ouK/i „'h irg^^jji'iy lia»;e,ijt.'^p,-ypi»- gT'aiiee 111 the 'al teiUjitpd, wrecking of the express, a^ if is said l/'liailes Me- Kiiiglit, till' -coudnctor in cliarge, w;h also on tlir 111.1,5 tram smilli bound winch three yea-rs ago last November was wrecked at tlie Wissahiokon bridge just bidow Gwyned,^, and in whieli two per.sons were killed aud uearly y score of jiasseiigers injured.
At that rliue the eugiue, which was just getting under way from Gwynedd station, strnck the rail whicii had been spiked iijieii on top ot tlie stoue arched bridge. The engine aud forward cars rolled dowu the einbaiikmenf to the edge ot the stream.
Kxploclfne Kauee 8et KItrhen AUre.
By the exjilosion of a water back couuected With a kitchen range at the Nesriittum home, ou Kleetric avenue. Wyncote, Mouilay, Mrs. Naustbaum was injured, the rango shattered and the kitchen wrecked and set nu lire. Mrs. Naustbaum's infaut child, seated beside her iu a chair, was uot injnred in the slightest manner.
Mrs. Nestbaum was ironing near the range when the explosiou occurred. The water-back is believed to have been emptied of water, and with a suddeu influx of absolutely eold water the ex¬ jilosion followed. The rauge was shattered and one flying triiginent strnok Mrs. Neslbanm on the arm, tearing a largo jiiece of flesh from the mciuher, other fragments bruising her about the body. Indentations were made in tbe ceiling and walls of tho room by flying jiieces.
Fire alarms seut to Jenkintown brought two eoinjiaiiios—the Pioneer and tlie Indojieudent—to the Nestbaum home but a bucket brigade had prac¬ tically quenclied the flames. 'Tno fire and explosion damage, combined, will total abont $100.
SnrlntckoaBc.
H. P. McKean and wife returned home on Saturday after spending several months abroad.
Miss Sadie Gibbons, of Jeukiutown, spent Saturday with friends at Pine Run farm.
Mrs. Charles Kuebler, Jr., and Bernhard MoVan aro on the sick list.
Miss Pinkey is spending somo time with J.  Ohestou Morris and family.
Conrad Rieger, of Piiiladeljihia, was visitiug his home hero last woek.
Mrs. Martin MoVau sueut Suuday with Hugh McVan aud family at Ger¬ mantowu.
Thomas Lynch, of Mauayunk, spent Sunday with Fritz J. Hartman aud family.
Mrs. John Fertsch spent Saturday and Suuday with her son at Wynd¬ moor.
Grover L. Roror and wife, of Phila¬ delphia, spent Snuday with Joseph Newbold and family.
William Lowa, of Wissahickou, and Oliristopber Lowa, of Philadelphia, wero amoug the guests at Kueblers' Iiotel on Sunday.
Letters remain in tlie postollioa for Mrs. Kolb and Mra. J. R. Mausfield. Postals for Johu Harvevif, Goo. Zollers and a^package for Mies E. O. Boil- latat.
GLENSIDE  AND   AROUND-
Mrs. W. H. Waygood eiitertainetJ the Girls' associatiou at the manse on Friday eveniug.
The menibers of l.lie Roslyn Teuuis olub are rehearsing for a concert to bo given .Saturday evening. May 4tli. in Masouic hall, .Tenkintown.
Plans are ont for a jiair of houses oi' stone aud shingle construction, slate roof, Meulo avenne, Glensiile, for S. Luther Olayton,to oost about $7000,
The annual moeting of tbe North I'enn Union Ohristiau Endeavor con¬ vention will be hold at Oarmel Presby¬ terian church. Edge Hill, ou theafter- noon and evening of   Thnrsdav, .-Xpril
MeOutcheon has  moved   to has had his pliarmaoy
Wm.  H. Wayne.
Dr    Whitaker I'Cjiiiiuted.
The anunal strawberry festival will be giveii by the Ladies' Aid society, of the Gleusido M.E.ohnrch,on Thnrs¬ day evening. May •2'ii.
Kline VanWinkle,at his usual sjiriup; sale, disjiosed of :KJ0O bnshels of pota¬ toes from (if) to 77 ceuts jii^r bushel. Uorn brought 00 ceuts shelled aud from 71 to 77 cents on the cob.
An oflice of the Silica Stone com¬ jiany i* being built at Mt.i;armel ave¬ nue and Edge Hill road, Tiie comjianv' operates the old Wilsou quarry and a quarry ou the W. T. B. Roberts es¬ tate at Penbryn.
Good 8hootlne at Kilge HIU.
Charles Newcomb, the winner of the Trap Shooters' league iudividual high guu jirize, added another trojihy to his list by cajitnring the silver cup offered by the Highlauil Gnn club in a special iOO-target event by cracking 111 ot Ilis targets Satnrday at Edge Hill. Newcomb shot spleudidly, oou sidering the stroug wind and the rain, which mado bluo rock shooting auy¬ tliing but easy. Gnnners from tho S S. White, Flotists, North Camden and other clubs particijintod in tlie eveut. MaCarty, of tho Florists, was secouii high mau with 8-5 breaks and M. Weutz., of the. Highlands,..and Mink tied-at 84.   -    •     :   . ¦.'..¦
On. next Saturday the Trap Shooters' league event for a gnn betwieu' S. S. White, HiglUauil and Nor')i.j.,('amden will-be shot at Edge Hill.: ,..;,
Saniuel Henne, a brickla\or, long sick, liied here fill VVeiliiiisilav. His age w;is about 40 and lie leavi.s a wife.
Will. Till .-dinger, for many years the Main street fiugman, Iiml .bteu absent from his jius' Ior a eouplo of niomlif owing to rin uniiiti.'^m. His substituti Abraiiam Su;, m r
Uu Ttiursiiay of lasr weefe*tlie family of Williani li. .Vngeuy had a salo ot rlicr linusphold gooils, prijiaratory to tlieir II iiieval to i'lill.iil*'ilpiiiri,
Frank Him"^ i-ontinues ^,-riously ili witli fliroii' ri':uliR''. 'Jle symptoms are simi!:ir i • W,QS"' lioii-oning and are; sn ppn yiU|^ '-'.^dHlH^H^''' ^''
On !::ii uiii.,y ia.-jt ."-.irui. • <., ¦fr-r lind a, Iiersounl i'ro|ierty sale ot heiisidiol • nooils at her resiiK'iice ou North Broad, street.
Mn-s Lillie M. Waiiipulo and Oharles Drake,Jinth of Lansilale, were mar¬ ried last week.
Albert D. Sehniucli, the six-year-old drowned boy, was buried at the Pres¬ byterian cliurcliyard.at Eagleville,Irom which plaice lie came.
Muleoni Comly died here on Wednes- day. He had removed with his family from Montgon.ery townsbiji ou tho Mouday previous. Ho had suffered a stroke of jiaralysis aud was about 7S years of age. He leaves a wife and tliree dangliters, one of whom is Mrs. Robert Bright, of Lausdalo. Ho had loug been a farmer and was member of the Refornied church.
The marriage ol Horace Freed, ot Lansdale, aud JViiss Mamie A. .-Arnold, of Qnakertown, took placo in Doyles¬ town on April llth before 'Squiro Charles R. Nightingale.
Mrs, Georgianua Sands died on Fri¬ day night last fri in cancer. Sho was about 00 years of a,ge. She is survived by her husbaud, Thomas G. Sands, and two children. 'These are (.^olia, wife of Timothy T. Kirk, and Now- ton,wlio is married and lives in Phila¬ delphia.
Ueath lu Celluloid Coinh.
Anna, the two year old dangliter ot Mr. Adoljih Schneider, ot Rydal, Ab¬ ingtou townsbiji, died 'Thursday even¬ iug from bnrns received several days Jirevious 'The little one was jilaying with a celluloid comb iu front of a stove ac the parents' residence. The comb took fire, as also did the child's dress. The child's screams were heard by the mother, who was iu the kit- ciieii at tho time. Sho rau to tbe little one's aid and flung a rug about her, which extinguished the fire. An am- bnhince took the little victim to the Jewish hospital, Philadeliihia, wliere it was at ouce seen that her injnries would provo fatal. She lingered for a week suffering teirihle agony. Her tuueral was held Saturday afternoon,
AhinJEton Bonds Sold.
•j^eO,000 worth of honds,80-year term, 4 Jier cent, interest bearing, a recend issue ordered by the board of commis¬ siouers of Abington towuship, have bo disposed of to the firm of Brown Brothers, of Philadeljihia. who will take the entire issue for |75,503. SO, or at a   jiremium of iJ.JO'i. ."lO.
The bonds will bear date of May I, 1907,and the money thus obtained will be largely used tor exiousive contom- jilated road and highway improvementa in this township. Wheu the projeot was first discnssed several \veeks ago tiie placing of u temporary loau waa snggested nntil such time as the money niaricet was lower, but a committea selected fonnd such a demand for Ab¬ ington bonds that the entire issue haa heen (jnickly absorbed by one firm, liminating all uecessity for a temjior- ary loan aud the jilacing cf a jierman- ejut one in tlie form of the bond issne.
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