The Ambler Gazette 19090812

              The Ambler Gazette
VOL.  XXVIl.-NO.   33.
AMBLER,   PA.,   AUGUST  12,   1909.
«1.25 A YEAR
HITCH ON CHURCH ROAD.
state May Not Aid in the Improvement.
Higrhway
Attorner>Gcncral Stepi In-Auy Re¬ pairs on Bethlehem Pike at Present Mav Bender CommlBBlouersPergonttl- ly Uable for BUI.
A regular moetiug of the board oi' commissioners of Springfiold township was iield Wednesday evening at the township building. Chestnut Hill, with all the members in attendance and President Crothers in tho chair. The minntes of July 7 were read and approved.
Mr. Cheston,of the light committeo, suggested requesting the Philadelphia Electric comjiany to reuew a Dumber of light bulbs in the township, some having been in service for so loug a time that they .are jiraUticallv worth¬ less. The suggestion was adopted. ¦ Mr. Campbell, of the jiolice and fire committee, presented the jiolice rejiort for the mouth, which showed seven arrests. Chief Bysher reported hav¬ ing called the attention of the manage¬ ment of the White City jiark to an overflowing waste wator well in the rear, wdiich had bocomo objection¬ able. A new and larger well was then m course ol construction, has since been finislied,and the alleged nuisance from the old well at once abated.
The treasurer, J. Milton Brooko, reported as follows; Balance on hand at last report, $4^7-1.27; taxes collect¬ ed, $i)W9.SS; delinquent taxes, |22; permits. $3; license fees, |S50; orders paid, $2](;.07: balauce on liand, $12,- 793.G3.> Mr. Brooke stated that there are about $'2S00 of ro.ad taxes yot outstanding. Bills amounting to |1468.- 18 wore ordered jiaid.
Mr. Crothers presented a communica¬ tion from the state highway dejiart¬ ment regarding jirojected rejiairs to Ohurch road, in which Attorney- General Todd advises the state high¬ way dojiartment again.st euteriug iuto any agreement regarding repairs of roads except in comiiliance witli tho Jirovisioiis of the state law. Tho stato highway coui'oiissionor, therefore, pending a formal oj iiu ion from th<' attorney-genoral lias iutimatod that ' nothing will be doue by the dejiart¬ ment in tlie matter. Solicitor Miller stated that tho oouuty commissi oners are ready to go ahead ^'ith its share whenever tlie work is o^mmencod.
The unofficial opiniou of tlie at¬ torney-general i.s" that the state high¬ way departmeut cauuot drive a bettor
barg.aiu   regarding roa tho   iiToiion' aots of   ."..SM
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has repaired the culvert at the Flour¬ town switch.
The secretary was asked to furnish the township with the list of telegraph, telejihone and trolley jioles subject to taxation.
Mr. Campbell stated that, pending repairs to the sjwinkling car of the Lehigh Valley Transit company, a wagou had been used on the turnpike for that purjiose, but was assured the car will be in ojieratiou shortly.
Mr. Brooke stated that the time is apjiroaching for the triennial assess¬ ment of projierty and thinks that tho board of assessors should be notified that there are many jiroperties iu the townshiji not assessed jiroperly, whicli is esjiecially true of several estates. Ho stated" that he is willing to givo the board the beuefit of his knowledge on the subject if be is ap¬ jiraised of their meeting titne and Jilace.
Iloo]ic» BroiherB Demur.
Clement R. Hoopes and Barton Hoojies, ,Ir. ,of Philadelpliia,who were recently sued by their brother,Dawson Hoopes, to recover his holdings iu the Hoopes & Townseud comjiany, which they helrl as trustees under a sejiara¬ tion .agreemeut which Dawson Hoojies has with his wifo, have filed formal demurrers to the action in the common iileas court, Phil.adoljihia.
Hoopes, besides seeking a cancella¬ tion of the agreement nnder which he was to Jiay his wife |2500 a year, also brought suit for divorce, naming Charles A. Newhall as correspondent.
The brothers in the demurrers pre¬ jiared by .Tohn H. Fow. as couusel, maintain that his action against them is a moro subterfuge tci break the ar¬ ticles of soparatiou .and that no fraud was jiractised upon him to obtain the agreement as be alleged. They also maintain that Hoopes' bill contains many charges whicii are "scandalous and        imjioitinent" aud        that
they have uo place iu his suit.
HeopeH lli-dthera   S«y Tlicy Kept   Daw- HOU Out ot Jail.
Anotlior chajiter was added on Fri¬ day to the litigation between Dawsons Hoopes and his brothers, Clement R. and Barton Hooj/es, Jr., thoJatter filing an auswer to a rule recently taken by Dawson to ojieu <a judgment obtaiued by his lirothers lor $(;(i21.2y.
Dawsou Hodjies maintained tliat ho iiad paid tho uoto, aud that it was agreed that it wonld not be entered, but tills his brothers deny, explaining tliat the note reiiresentod luoUoy ex- jiondeij by them in keefing him out of '^jail after lie had. siiot Charles A. New- ball at Auiblor.   j,
-•^fter tho '^hpotiug. Hoopes was pharged with assatilt and battery with
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PREPARATION FOR SCHOOL.
Ambler Board Places Bnildingfs in Readiness.
Sefinlons Reopcxi on Sept. G—Full List of the Tcachcri*—State Appropriation Is S3G03.4S—Ja ultors Re-Elected—Minor Improvements Ordered.
The regular monthly meeting of the Ambler school board was held Thurs¬ day evening with Messrs. Styer, Weber, Maas, Allen, Hayden and J(!ukius and Dr.Hougli in attendance. Tlio minutes of tho meetings on .July 1, 5 and Di wero read aud ajij,roved.
Principal Rahu rejiorted that the grates for the old buildiug have been received, several window panes are broken, teacher's desk ueedod for new room iu Forest avenue school, recom¬ mended a chango in the jihysics text book, need 1000 jiounds scratch jiaper, office rug needs rejilacemeut and sug¬ gested tliat as ceiling jilaster in base- nieut room below is falling that lin¬ oleum be usod iu oflice floor.' Mr. Rahn rejiortod tJio need of some good American history as a text book in the senior year of tho higli school. Board fenoo uext to Josepli K. Campbell's lot is out of rejiair. The large diction- ery is worn out,and suggested the jiur¬ chase, for the use of each teachers, of small dictionaries.
Regarding tho advisability of admit¬ tiug to the high scliool Jiujiils from the outside districts, which question Prin. Rahn brought uji, Mr. Maas urged that such jmpils be jirojierly graded so that might be avoided the jiast ex¬ jierieuce of local teachers being oblig¬ ed to coach these jiujiils by extra lessous and sjiticial tutoring in order to koeji said pujiils uji M'ith the desired grailos. There is no doubt that accommodatious can be secured iu the local liigh school for all j.ujiils from outside districts who may desire tO attend the Ambler high sciiool.
Mr. Allen, of the sujijily oonimitt«e, statod that when all the bids aro se¬ curod the contract for tho 100 tous Qf foal for tho schools will be awarded. He had also secured i)rices on tloor oil.
Mr. Hayden, of the imjirovomont conmiittee, rejiorted that Boutou S. Rnssoll, contractor, is provoutod from comj letiug the work at the Forest aveuue buildiug, owiug to tlio nou-ar¬ rival of tho mill work, wJiicli, how¬ ever, is now, jirouiiwed by Aug. 10. and Mr.Russell assures the couiiuitteo that tlie work will bo entirely ooiirilet- ,©d I'oforo the opeuing of school. Re- p,-irrliug the iiuderdraiu needed in th^ ¦¦¦':uo Hohoo) >'ui!ili!;f'i-_ ' i.d , securod   ru uin '"
Death on Rail at Hatfleld.
The Black Diamond express, on the North Penn division of the Reading railway, shortly after 1 o'clock Mon¬ day, struck and killed an ijnknown man at the curve, a short distauce above Hatfleld station. The body was hurled 60 feet to the side of the road¬ way, nearly every bone being broken. Tho man's" features were so badly disfigured as to preclude identification A telephone message intimated that tlio body is supjKised to be that of a man named Miller, known iu the NortJi Ponu valley, but whose jilaoe of rosidoLce was uot known by the in¬ formant. The victim is said to have stojijied out from the rear of one pas¬ sing traiu directly iu the path of the exjiress.
tinder the ausjiices of the Philadel¬ phia Active Odd Fellows' association, sovoral liundred Odd Follows of Phila¬ deljiliia held their first annnal jiionio ou Saturday at Chalfont.Child- ri^n from the Odd Follows' homo for ornhans, th» women from the Rebekah ho'uie and the home for Agod Odd Follows, were the guests of the active Odd Follows at the picnic, together wifli many oiflcers of ther grand lodge. There were baseball games, oiistacle races and numerous other sjiorts that kopt the crowd interested duriug the dav.
FItxwatertowu Ca«e at Coort.
Justice of the Peace M. F. Lachot, of Abiugtou township, Friday re¬ turned to the clerk of courts a trans- crijit charging John Collins with making threats to kill Philiji Brancli. Both parties reside in Fitzwatertown. Collins has furnished J^liOO bail for his ajipearance at court.
Iu the trauscrijit Mr. Branch alleges as follows: "Collins lives with me. I rout hiin a room aud he has had a woman staying at night with him. Wliou I asked his sister it thoy were nuuriod she said she did not "know. Satnrday Collius said if I interfered with tliem he would shoot me. He had his revolver. I first saw tho revolver Friday night. Ou Saturday in the threatoued to shoot uio, aud 1 knooKod tho gun from his hand Ho then jioint¬ ed it at me; then ho threw a liglited lamji at me. I dodged it, and it foil UJIOU the floor. I jiicked it uji and tlirow it out of doors. The laniji was lighted."
The trauscript names several jirom¬ inent residents of Fitzwatertown as witnessl'S, aud iuterestiug dovelojie- rat^uts are exjiected -vvlien the oase comes to trial in October. Brond   Axe.
Miss Aunetta Stoolmail is visiting iu Oolliugswofid, N. J. 'f^-
Edward- Trottor Price has roturuiMl from a triji to Dover, Dol._       Jji-'
Mr. and Mrs. W. Foga aud Str. i-nd Mrs. H. Eddlemau   visited   friends in
¦ .ushohockou Sunday.
J.'liu   lirfioU   and   a party oS trin   r
SOUDERTON WHITEWASHED.
No Hits and No Rnns in the Game With Ambler.
Slaughter Kot Onlv Pitches Ctllt-Kdge Ital), Bnt Leads In the Hitting-White- lack's Fine PlaylUK—Large and En¬ thusiastic Attendance.
Nearly 700 jieople swarmed the Am¬ blor A. A. grounds ou Saturday aud saw Ambler not only defeat the Cham¬ pion Souderton team, but shut it out withont a hit or a run iu the best Jilayed coutest ever witnessed on the local field. Sl.aughter was iuvincible, and, aided by almost jierfect fiol<ling, ho was able to administer a most crushing defeat to the ohauijiions, who were forced to admit the superi¬ ority of the local team.
Eutliusiam was at a higli pitch throughout the contest. Souderton batted flrst, aud after Lillig liad struck at one he was iiit iu tho back by a jiichod ball and took first with none out. It looked as though Souder¬ tou would score at the start, but here Slaughter straightened out aud tho home team rallied to his sujijiorr. Hunsberger,the secoud Sondertou bat- tor, sacrificed Lillig to socoud. Saylor. one of the best batters ou tho Sonder¬ tou team hit to Wliitelock and on the tlirow to first Lillig got to third base. Cressman, the heavy hitter, came uji, but Slaughter had his moasuro and struck him out. This was t)io uoarest Soudertou camo to scoring, and in tlie other eight innings the champions could not reacli second. Two of theui tried to steal, but Flavell's jierfect tlirowiug naiiod thom easily, ami in the nintii, wheu Saylor reaoliod first on Gallagher's error, ho was afraid to attomjit to steal tsecoud and rouiaiu- od at first while throe men wore jiut out.
Thero was nothing doing for Ambltr iu tho first, but iu tho secoud Flavoll. tho first man uj., hit to left centre for two bases aud would have mado third li.ad he uot trijijiod after jias.^ing first. Slaughter,drovo ouo out iu almost tlio same jilace aud Flavell oauio homo, Slaughter reachiug second. Gallag.'ur Jiromptly sacrittood Slaugliter to third, and when Huusborger drojijiod White- look's long tiy to right flold S'augliter crossed the jilato with tho .-^ocoud run.
The score remaiued 2 to 0 until tho sixth, when Foulko hit to Robiiisou at third, but tlio tlirow got away from Crossuiaii aud Foulko was. safe at first only to bo Jiut out at socoud a miiiuto hittor on Flavoirs attempted saorifico. iitor tlioii made ilis secoud hrt, • lU   foing   past '^hort  Rtoii,   and
town yet to play.
Becanse Germantown played Pitcher Hamilton at Perkasie on July .31 the leagne game was awarded to Perkasie by the score of 0 to 0 by Umpire • Kirk. Mauager Reynolds contended that Hamilton had not been under contract 10 days before he was allowed, to Jilay.
Fraukenfield has been signed with Sonderton and will jiitcli and ul,ay in the field.
MontKomery County I.eagne.
Tho Laurel Field club lost to Sum¬ mit Field club on a forfeit Saturday by the score of S) to 0. In the seventii L.aurel was .ahead 8 to 7. Dickinson, the first basemau of Laurel, had the ball, and Denver, iu the box, tried to le.ad the runner to believe he had the ball aud by effort was preparing as if to throw the sjihere. Summit claimed a balk, which Umpire Brandith allow¬ ed, a protest at ouce ensued and the game was awarded ta Summit. HATBORO   LEADS RACE.
Hatboro pulled away from Glenside Satnrday by winning from Ashbourne, Kl to 4.
GLENSIDE LOSES.
Glenside lost its lead iu the raco Saturday by beiug beaten ly Willow Grovo, Score 7 to 4.
.,.     LEAGUE   STANDING.
W   L    P O. \V L  P.C
Hatboro II...1 73S Summit 8.. 7....633
Olenside 10...5....(ieT WiDowGrove...6.10...330
ABUbcurne  8...7...533 Laurel F.C 3.12...230
NEXT GAMES. Next Saturday Ashbourue will play at   Ambler, Summit   at   Hatboro   and Willow Grovo at Gieuside.
The Spares Meet.
Nearly MO desceudants of Leonard Sjiaro met at the fourth auuual ro¬ uuiou of the Sjiare Family as.'.-ociation at Zieber's jiark Saturday. Thoy camo from Philadeliihia. Norristowu, Cou¬ shohockon. Lansdale. North Wales, Phoouixville, Royersford. Sjiriug ^¦ity, Pottstowu, Reading and from various towns scattered <.iver tho east¬ ern section ot the state., Immodiately following the family diunor the bu.si- iios meeting was hold in tho auditor¬ ium at the Jiark, the program in¬ cluding an address by the Rev. John Sjiare.of Chester; musical aud literarj- .-ioloctions by j^oniig women members of tlio association, and the outlining - of Jilans for the uoxt rouuiou, to be hold at that jilace on-tho first Satur¬ day iu August. liUO. Tho oflicers of the as.sooiatiou aro: President,Charles M. Sjiaro, of Pliiladoljihia; vice Jirosidont,John G. Sjiaro, of Liuiorick, Pa. ;.-socrotary.Miss Adolo Spare Wilo, of Norristown; treasurer, 5li.-;s M. Sjiaro, of Philadeljiliia.
HaDj^e uien.
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willing to pay three-eighths of the cost ottlie Church'road iiujirovomcut, the connty one-eightli, aud the state four-eighths.
J. Miltou Brooke statod that lie flud Mr. Gilbert aro the ouly jirojiorty owners along Church roail who havo not moved back their fences, but In* is willing to do tJie work at anv time.
It was decided that tlie secretary address Highway Comniissionor Hunter urging him to request Attor¬ ney-General Todd to give him an official opinion on the matter at issue.
Mr. Cheston suggested ordering the fences back aud jiatchiug up the road, exjiendiug about $4000 in the opera¬ tion, but it was shown tiiat this work, while any improvemeut to the condi¬ tiou of Churcii road is to be desired, might prevent the state from assist¬ ing iu the permanent imjirovement.
Mr. Camjibell etrougly urged repairs on the Chestnut Hill aiid Sjiringhonse turnpike, calling atteutiou of tho board to the fact that Whitemarsii is uow engaged in sjiendiug several thousand' dollars in this work, aud other town¬ shijis are jirepariug to follow, aud that in its preseut coudition it is in the worst rejiair of auy road iu the townshiji, at the same time being its most traveled thoroughfare. . He asked Solicitor Miller whether the township would bo safe in jiroceed¬ iug with tho work. Mr. Miller statod that, however much he jiersonally desired tho road to be imjiroved, a"6 the solicitor of tho board ho advised that nothing bo douo at the jirpseut time, and read tl^e act of lilO'J, -which places the care of freed turnpikes on the towusliijis       througii
which they ruu, calling attontidn especially to tho section whicli jiro- soribos that such repairs aro the duty of the townshijis only after tho damages for the condemnation iu freed roads are actually jiaid. He said that tho questiou of tho damages of the coudemuatiou ot the Sjiringhonse and Chestnut Hill turujiiko is now be¬ fore tho sujireme oourt, where it oannot be .argued before next February, con¬ sequently tho damages havo not beou paid, and the commissioners, in .author¬ izing any rejiairs ou the roadway, m.ay render themselves jiersonally liable for tho exjienso should the auditors ot iwushiji books next sjiriug decline to eoognize the bills aud tlirow the mai¬ or into court.
Mr. Chestou ' statod that several of the property owners aloug Steuton avemio from Mermaid lauo to Mrs. F, O. Allen's gateway aro considering imjiroving aud oilinir that highway, but desired first to ascertain if the townshiii will aid them iu tho con- templatod work. It was decided that if Stenton .avenue is to be repaired aud tarviad from Mermaid laue to Mrs. F. O. Allen's noathern lino, according to specifications approved by Mr. Ohes¬ ton, tho townshiji will contribute $'200 towards the cost thereof. J Mr. Camjibell stated that the Wissa¬ hickou bridge was reported ont of rejiair aud he had at ouce uotified the county commissioners.
Mr. Dillenbeok asked if the jirojiosed fire plugs   at   Orelaud   had been jiaid for and was assured thoj' had not. The Lehigh Valley Transit company
aud $,!i01) iu cash, uuikiug a total of 10(121.2.''. Th;s sum, they say, is still duo thom.
The answer, jirojiared- by John H. Fow, sots' forth that tho sole aim of Hoopes. jn beginuiug tho litigatiou, is siuiply tb oroato a soutimont iu his owu favor against his brothers and certain other jiersons, and to bring th(-ni into scandal and disgrace.
Tho Messrs. Hoojios say they aro ready and v.'illing to satisfy the judgement on jiavnieut being made to them of tlio sum nauicd.
Lunsdnle. Jerome   Rosenberger aud family are oft' cn a triji through   various jiarts of Pennsylvania.
Rev. J. R. Laird,of Camden,Maiue, was tho Jireacher iu tho Methodist church ou Suuday. Rev. S. P. Hodg¬ son, the Jiastor, hasbeen at Northfield Mass.. where is located the Moody Sunimor school, and is now iu OeeaUi Grovo with his daughter Ruth.
Mrs. Annio Keeu and daughter Graco from Elkius, VV. Va., are guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Janies Hein.
* Considerable crowds havo been drawn nightly ou the Broadway houae park to hear aud see a jiatent medicine show. There was siugiug and comic dialogue, besides the exjiositiou of the merits of iiis renieifies, by Dr. Vane, au Englishman, whose home is in Philadelphia.
The omjiloyos of Pool's slijrt factory have a week's vacation.
J. Winfield White is on an excursiou triji as far nn Salt Lake City. Ho is an Ujijior Gw.yuedd 'squire, liviug olose to .Lausdalo.
Rev. F. W. Johuson, of Washiugtou city, a frouicr pastor here, filled the Jiulpit of the Bajitist churcii ou Sun¬ day and will also do so next Suuday.
Thursday last had boen tho day ap¬ jioiuted for tho outiug of the con'ibina tion of Lansdaio schools. It was quito favorable for tho anuual picnic, this year held for tho flrat timo at Chest¬ uut Hill. Tho Jieojilo were carried there by five sjiecial cars.
William Owens has been operated on at tho Jewish hosjiital for an abscess on tho collar bono, caused by being hurt witli a horso at Hatboro. Mr. Owous is emjiloyed with tho Jonkin¬ town and Clieltenliaui Gas compauy
Wyadnifior.
Mrs. Ziegler lias boen ou the sick list for tho past coujile of weeks,
Mrs, Frank Myers aud Miss Mary E. M.yors .aro in Eaglosmoro.
The Mis.ses Kcruou eutertained a number of frieuds ou Saturday eveu¬ ing.
Mrs. E. J. Moffett and family aro siiending the moutli of August at the seashore.
Mrs. M. Oraig and Miss Beruico E. Craig were gnests in Wyndmoor over Sunday.
Rov. J. S. Heffner, jiastor of St. Mark's Reformed church, is taking a two weeks' vacatiou and rest.
Mr. aud Mrs. Walter G. .Fralic aro visiting iu Penus Grove, N. J.
Tho buildiug business in Wynduioor seems to bo booming. j\t the jiroaeiit time there aro soverai houses iu tho course of erectiou aud rumors of sever¬ al more.
that the boaritjli.laoo tho borougjf'water iu the school J^piltiing and ipstall ;:u automatic jiunij) to disjiow of tlie v.aste water, which, jirojiosition'via.* considered the more economical, and the improvemonff eomniittoo was authorized to secure ligures pu tiie cost. ¦..,' '   '
Mr. Maas, of the fiuauce committee, statod ho is uot jirojiared to rejiort tiio authorized bndget, but will bo rondv at the Sejitember meetiug.He suggest¬ ed that this year the sjiecial high school ajijirojiriatiou bo kept sejiarato from the general fnud aud nsed ex: clusively for the high school jmrjioso,-. Last yoar this ajijirojiriatiou, whieh amouuted to iJouO, was placed in the general fuud.
Tho treasurer, Edwin H, Faust, ro* Jiorted as follows: Balance ou hand last report, $o00.84; taxes coUectrd, $200; state ajijirojiriatiou, $-2C(i3.4'.; Lowor Gwyuedd tuition, $4.5.(in: Ujijier Dublin tuitiou, $'24; Whii-- miu-sli tuition, .^2-5. ]0;order8 jiaid.JiTT.- (11 ;note cancelled, $fi00; janitor's ordor Jiaid, $(10; balance on hand, |2u2(l.::s. It was stated that there are about ^ iS taxes outstanding from last year, aud tho secretary was anthorized to urtro the collector to make an early settle¬ ment of same.
E. Hudsoiu Marliu was elected jani¬ tor of the Forest avenne school bnildiL:;.' aud janitor-in-chargo at a .salary "i $110 por month,aud W. D. Kloiufolilt'. r was olected jauitor of tlie Mattisiu avenue building at a saliu-y of $40 inv month.
Schools will roopeij on Monday, Sej- (1, with tho following teachers ;:i ciiarge: W. R. Rahu, jirincip.al, Aui- blor;MaryE. Brouuouian, teaclier i.i high school. Harrisburg; Martha K. Sachs, assistant teacher iu high school and teacher of Gorman, Gettvsburg; E, May Keinard, teacher in drawiug and Jioumauahip, Phooui.icville; Amu: M, Baker, teacher iu uiusic, assistiuir iu grades, Newtowu; Rhoda Marin-', grcanimar school,Dontou, Md. ; Marinii E. Seabrook, iutoruioiliate A, Fair¬ viow; Mary A. Smith, commerical. York; Eliza Vandegrift, intermediale
A, Amblor; Grace LoComjito, second¬ ary A,Laughorue ;Gertrudo Hiudonacli. .secondary B, Ambler; M.argaret Fleck, secondary O, Sjiriugliouso; Ardella G. Styer, secondar.y D. Ambler; M. .1, Harvoy, primary il, Anibler;   A. B.   Vandegrift,   jirim.ary
B, Amblor; May Rynear', jirimary C, Ambler; Sue B". Shatt'or, jirimary D. Norristown.
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Mis;-'   DotHls.   of   Norristown, guoi-;t of Mr.-;. Harry Oat.
Mrs. -Leftwich, (if   Baltimore who sjient the mouth of July with lier I sou, has gone to   Atlautic (Jity, N. J.
Miss I'loia Swainwcptt is the guest of friouds iu Philadoliihia.
Mr. "and 3Irs. Edward Landr.y. of Amblor, are siiendiug August with Johu Knoll aud family.
Mrs. Hemjihill. of Germantowu, is visitiug her sou, J. M.    Hemphill.
Hallman Family Reunion.
D. D. H. Bergev, of Pliiladeljihia; the Rev. Wallace Halluiau, of (Jol- legevillo; William Suinmors, of Cou- sholiockon, ;ind former A.ssemblymau Graut R. McGlathery, of Norristown, were the sjieakers at. the second reuu¬ ion of tho doscondauts of Authou.v Hallmau, at Plymouth jiark,TIiui-.sday, the musio for wdiich was furnished by the Hallui.au F.amily baud, ot Ziou- Ville. Tho association was orgauized two years ago by Howard A. Hallman, of Howeilville.
Anthony Hallman emigrated to this country in 1720 and bought a tract ot 150 acres iu Skijijiack townshiji. He was au elder in tho old Lutheran church at Trajijie .and his u.ame ap¬ jiears on a table as ouo of tho buildiug committee. His descendants are many in Montgomery, Chester, Bucks and Berks counties.
Tlie oflicers are : President, Wallace D. Hallmau, formerly of Amblor; vice presideut, Jacob Hallman, Norris¬ towu; treasurer, Irwin Hallmau,Skip- 'jiaok; secretary, G. Fred Hallmau, Norristown; historians. Dr. D. H. Bergey, Philadelphia; William Sum¬ mers, "Consljpliockou.
Tho Jilaco and dato of meeting uoxt .year : Chestnut Hill jiark, the first Thursday iu August.
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Tho features of tlio g'lftuo, outside of Slaughter's jjitchiui.' aud hittiug, were. Whitolook'h handliug of eight chauoes at short, Fonlke's oatoh of a li;ird low fly.Flavoll'.s throwiiii.'- and'tho general all-around work of tln' team. Harjn r, G.allaghor anil Cavis all got liits which did not figure in Uie ruu get¬ ting. Tho uniiiiriug work of Greer deserves osjiocial meution, thore no being a seuiblauce of a protest from^ either team.
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Howes, ef. 0 Wil'icK, rf. 0 Harper.Ib. 0 KouiKe, i'ti. 0 FIftvell. c. 2 Slau'hter.p.l Gall'er. UO 0 Wni'oen.f'.d Cavis. II.   0
.iMBLER •¦. ll. 0. a.
0
0
1
0
1
Totals Ambler..
i 27 11
.Souaerton..
SOUDERTON e. r. h. 0.
0 Liiiii.'. SB,     0
1 Hun r, rl. 0 0 Fertr'ii, If. 0 0 Tavlor, Jtl. 0 0 cress'an.lb. 0
0 O'.N'ell, cl.   0
1 Joliusoa.rf. 0 0 Pro.wer, p. 0 U Kobi'son.b'b.O
Halley. e.    0
¦3     Totals      0 ,0   2   0   (1   0 .0   U   0   ll   u
0 2
(I 0
0 I
0 :!
0 13
(I 1
0 1
0 tl
0 1
0 2
0 0 21 16    3
1 0   0   X—'. OOO   I'-O
Txc-liase hits—Flavell. Slaughter. Struck out — By Hlauchter. 7; Prosser. '2. Bases on balls—By Slaughter, 2: Prosser, 1,   Umpire—Greer.
PERKASIE   WINS
I Although Norristown outbattod j Perkasio, aud although the latter mado j four runs'at the staa-t of|tlio game, the ! Bucks county team just managed to wkx by tho score of 5 ro 4.
LANSDALE WINS.
Lausdalo and Germantown jii.ayod 12 innings on Saturda.y, tho foruior win- ning,4to!l,  "Left.y'' Townseud jiitoh¬ ed a good gamp, allowiug but six liits i and struck out 11 mou,
LEAGUE   STANDING.
I'rosDectTllIe.
Clarenco Keuderdina, of Philadel¬ phia sjient Wednesda.v with his sister, Mrs. S. S. Hagerty, of this jdace.
Florence and Alma Williams sjxiit last week with thoir graudarents, Mr. and Mrs. Pred. Arnold, of Fort 'Wash¬ ington.
Prosiiootvillo M, E. Suud.ay school will picnic at Chalfout parkon Wed¬ nesday, Aug 18.
Albort Hollingsworth was the guest of his grauduarents. Mr. and Mr.s. Albert Atkiusou, of Maplo Gleu. lasf week.
Rev. Kelly, of Philadeljihia, wiU bo tho speaker in Prosjiectville M. E. church this Snndiiy afternoon.
Orelanu.
Mrs.   Rotheuberger    aud uhaui    sjient    Suuday    in
Mr. and Mrs. Gilliu Baltimore.
Miss Sara Fallows has loft for Ooean Cit.v. N. J., where sho will spend a weok.
J. Miltou Brooko is moving b.ack his feuce aloug Church road.
Welsh Young, jirojirietor of the new greeuhouKos at Five Poiuts, is stocking tho houses with Amoricau Beauties.
J. Miltou Brooke has ordered a Chalmers-Detroit touring car. He has erected a. fiuo brick garage for the atrtomobile.
E. S. Moore is jiublishing a monthly palmer in connection with tho Fire¬ men's association, of Lower Montgom¬ ery conuty. The uame ho has given the pajier is tho Truiujiet.
Mrs. C. Fallows is having au ad¬ dition bv.ilt 10 lior house ou Park avo¬ nue.	
MouiKomerTTillr.
Miss Blanch M. .Shepherd, of this Jilaco, sjiout Snuday with Esther Armstrong.
Alvin Autiior aud Charles Kustard. both of this (dace,   sjieut   two days of last week at Washingtou jiark.
Leroy Kratz sjient Sunday in Pros- jiectviUo.
Relatives from New York are visit¬ ing Mr. and Mrs. Smith,of this jilace.
Mrs. Sarah Gathers is suffering with a very badiv burned hand.
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Ambler .- IJ	
PetkaslB II	
Souderton -..10	
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Gtrmantowii  2	
Lausflale '2	
NEXT GAMES.
Next Saturday Amblor will jilay at Norristowu, Goruiantown at Souderton and Perkasie at Lausdalo.
LEAGUE   NOTES.
After till, gamw of Ambler at Souder¬ ton on July 24, Slaughter said to the Amblor Jilayers ho wonld shut out the ohauipious the next gamo if the boys would stand by him in the field. They did so, nud he more thau kept his word by not ouly defeating them ruii- less, biit did not allow a single int.
First liitless game in.North Poun league history. Ambler is the only team in the North Penu league, to score shut-outs tliis season, doing the trick as follows: On May 1, Perkasio defeated, 4 to 0; June 1!), Lausdalo defeated, !j to 0; July 15, Chestnnt HiU defeated, 4 to 0; JiUy 10, Laus¬ dalo defeated. 8 to 0; Aug. 7,Sonderton defeated, IJ to 0.
Manager Heebner s.ay.s he will havo a champiousliip team at Lansdaio uoxt year.
Anibler has a clear load of throo victories, and h.as ono game with Nor¬ ristown, oue with Lansdale, ouo sclieduled aud one jiostjioned game vvith Perkasie and  one with Germau-
«ud gasoline throsliers. , Earl .Stuut, ot Pliiladelphia, is sjiendiug some time at his gi-andpar- ents. Mr. ami .Jlrs. Dauiel Canipmau.   Mis'! Margiirot Z. Couard lett her grandfather's to go to lier grand¬ mother. Mrs. Margaret Keutner, of Willow Grove.
Miss Ethol G. Maytrot, of Philadel¬ phia is sjieuding some time at her home here.
Mrs. Daniel Cauipman and Miss Anna M. Camjiiuaii visited at G. Her¬ man Arnold's.   Auibler, on Suuday.
Mrs. G. K. Conard aud daughter Alice and Mrs. P. M. Cou.ard aud son Panl, of Doylestowji. speut a day last week at Thom.as P. Couard's. Mr-.and Mrs. George H. Clouimer, aud daugh¬ ter Josephine, of Norristown, visited at the same jilaoo on Sunday.
A buildiug has bieu erected iu Wil¬ liam Teas' M'oods to aocommcdato tho Italians who are working on tho Norristowu road, which is beiu'g macadamized. Tho large stono is al¬ ready ou for (juito a distance.
SDringrhouse, Miss Caroliuo   Oboulaud i.s visitiug relatives in Laurul, Maryland.
Mr. aud Mrs. Goorgo" Godshalk. of Lansdale, sjiout Suuday with the lat¬ ter's Jiarents, George Smith and wife. Richard Peuu Pim, of Philaded- jihia, visited hi.^ countr}- lionie,Lindeii Lodge, on Saturday.
Wnrron C(dlnui aud wifo,of Philadel¬ jihia. sjiont al'ow d:iys last week with Charles CoUoiii and family.
The Misaes Roso aud Kato Obenland
enjoyed   a.   triji  uji  the    Hiid.son   on
'Weduosila.y.
Mr.s. Sjieucor   Roberts and children
l.are    sjioudiug, some   timo    with   the
I former's fatiier iu Doylestown.
Johu Gossolman, of Germ.antown, visited his daught(T, Mias Kato Ges- selman, on Monday.
Mrs. Kato Lentz". of Philadeljiliia, is spending somo timo with Eugene Guethor and family.
Tho Sjiriughouse and Prosjieetvillo Suuday schools will picnic at Chalfont Jiark ou Aug. IS.
Dr. Norris Vaux, of Chestnut Hill, called ou  fiiends hero on Saturday.
.Tosejih Sullivau, of Philadoljihi.-i, is sjieuding some riuio with Mrs. Nanny 0. Jackson and fuuiily.
- KarPlii.H-
Miss Elizabeth Clair has roturuod to hor homo ii^ .-Vmbier after sjioudiug .a, lougthy vacation with her grandpar¬ ents, Mr. and Mrs. .J.ames B. Long.
Herbert Waltou is homo from school duriug tho moutii of August for a vacation.
Miss Ida Aruold sjiont a fow of the Jiast weeks witli her sister, Mrs. Buck- man, of Belfrv.
Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Wells, of Potts¬ town, aud ."Mr. and Mrs. William Duflield aud famil.y, of Norristown, speut Suuday with Johu Duttield and family.
Mrs. Ella Fosmiro has returned to her home at Wi]low(_Trovo after spend¬ ing some timo with brother.-;.William, John and Edward Duflield.
Mrs. Cora Weber aud sihier, Carrie Brooko, visited at Salford ou Satur¬ day aud Sunday.
Miss Sara Lawu is staying with Arthur Lawn.