The Ambler Gazette 19090211

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AMBLER  Gazette.
VOL.   XXVIl.-NO.   7.
AMBLER.   PA..   FEBRUARY   11.   1909.
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SPRINGFIELD'S TAX RATE.
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Present Rate of Five   Mills cient for Next Year.
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Boartl of Coiiiiiitfldtonerfi Holds .Slioi-t Meeting—Solicitor Miller hkiI TrcHNii'r- er Brooke .4bNriit—Ail.loiiriii-ii .lIcefliiK Provided for (he INlh.
The board of conimissiouerii of Springfield towuship met in regular geasiou iu the townshiji buildiug at Cheatuut Hill on Wednesday eveuiug with Messrs. Crothers, billenbeck, Otlliugham, Aiman and Camjitmll iu atteudanue, beiug called to order bv President Crothers.
The minutes of the last meeting, lield ou Jan.(i. were read aud approved.
Mr. Aiman.of the jiolice cniuiuittee, presented Offlcer Bysher's report oon¬ ceruing the capture of a chicken thief and other towuship matters in connec¬ tion with the preservation of peace aud order. Mr, Bysher also reported the prevalence ot tramps in the lower end of the township and that as suspicion ia apparently well founded that the vagrants are using several local barns as sleeping places, the offlcer was authorized to make a' raid at such times and in such manner as lie cuu- siders expedient and justifiable.
Inasmuch as tbe solicitor of the towuship, John Faber Miller, and the treasurer, J, Milton Brooke, were absent it was thonght best to hold an ad¬ journed meeting on Feb, 18. iu order to take up snob township matters as demand the attentlou of the board in winding np the busiuess of the year. The board consequently adjourned nn¬ til that date.   -
Informally the members discnssed several impdrtant matters, one of -which, the decreased maintenanoe sum from the state highway depaitmeut for roads tnis yeai, Mr. Dillenbeck stated was being looked np at Harrisburg, By the ajiprqjiriatiou this year the lownshlD receives $2000 less than last year,
A review of some of the main im- provamouts and added assessable pro¬ perty aud a statement of the fixed charges of the township Ior.next year Bhow that the present five mill tax rate, if ooutainned uext year, will furnish snlficieut revenue to'comfortably run the township, siipply, Oreland's re- (jnested fire pluas, repair the high¬ ways where ueaes.sary and also bear the township's portiou of the exjiense of maoadamizing Oburah^ioad The fixed cjiaiges of the toWn^bip were to
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tKapMfffii^Tf:,^ .»"«roi#^ or B<3ni» y«K, wiil retbrii saftioient funds to maiutain the towuship lu its present high-class aud altogethei de¬ sirable condition.
BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL. Heury C. Hiilille, real estaie   broker of Ambler, nqiorts the sale   uf a large .farm in Suringliel.l  towuship, adjniu- ' iug the Knfield stock farm aud Milchel j Harrisou's projierty, this  county,   for ;C. Heury Stiusou, et al,of Norristown, i tc H. Frazier Harris,of Philadeliihia, This is said lo bo iho   best   sale   ever made if a farm iu tills cnuuty, cousid¬ eriug     the   tract   has   jiraciically   uo baildiugs thireoii        The price   is be¬ tween 140,00(1 and *."iO,0ilO    Mr,  Harris will build a large   iuausion   Iiouse   on the    same, improve   the   jiroperty   in geuoral and maiie this his   p<'rmanent residence.
Mr. Biddle has also sold for .\. M. and E. il. rhonipaon, of Mechanics- villo, Bocks county, their projierty on Park avenne. Ambler, to 0. Marviu Riley, of Ambler, at private flgures. Mr. Riley will taKO possession on or before March 10 aud improve the pro¬ perty. Mr. Biihile has   rented a large farm
IIEN'RY C. UIDDLl-:, Bureu^s uud Keal Estate Broker, of Ambler
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Celebrate Golden 'Wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hamilton, of Ogontz, were entertaiued by their youngest cliild. Miss Mary Hamiltou, ou theSOth auniversary of their wed¬ diug on Thnrsday.
The Hamiltons are anlong the old¬ est residents of Ogoutz, Mr. Hamiltou haviug managed the Bosler farm for almoJt half a centnry. He is at present employed by Joseph Bosler, assistant Uuited States treasurer at Philadelphia, aud was formerly em¬ ployed by Mr. Bosler's father.
Mr. au'd Mrs, Hamilton have seveu children, 30 grandchildren and four great-graudchildreu. The members of tbe family alt assembled Thnrsday to extend felicitations.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Hamiltou are active aud enjoying good health. 'Mr. Hamilton is well kuowu throughout the lower end ot Montgomery county.
ou the Lewis road, kuown as " West Side," Whitpain township, to Oharles F, McBride, of Lafayette Hill, who will take possession ou or before April 1, Reuted for Dr, R, V. Mattison one of his fiue properties at the coruer of the Springhouse and Chestnut Hill turnpike aud Higliland 'avenue, Am¬ bler, formerly occupied by Mrs. Car¬ rell, to JohnRodey, ot Philadelphia, who will rake possessiou some time in March. Al-io reuted for Dr, Mattisou llis property at the coruer of Spring- ht^nse aott'Oheatnnt Hill torupifee and
i»^'^^^,Wwa''^flWifHoi Philadelphia, who will take posseaslon abont .April   I Reuted   tor   PalriOk
MoOormick, his farm On the Limekiln tnrupike, at Dresher, to Mr. Barrot, of Germantowu, who will take posses¬ siou ahout .¦\pril 1. ' Also rented for Jane Sailer, of Glenside, her house on the Gwyueild   roal, at Penllyn, to
I Garfield Reed, of.:Penllyn,   possession
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Notice in aridther columu of the "Gazette" .Mr.Biddle's public saie fur J Dulles Allei^ on the Enfield stack farm, Mouday, Feb 1-5. Mr. Biddle will also have a nnmber of other pnblic sales of personal property, which will appea** in latir i.ssues of this paper.
Deutli from Locklaw.
Theodore Smoyer, a leading farmer, of Upper Providence towuship near Oaks, aied Thursday of lock jaw after Buffering several days.
While workiug abont a barn at OaEs a few days ago. Mi. Smoyer fell and was severaly injured. At first the in¬ juries of Mr. Smoyer seemed to in¬ cline toward healing,but lateron tliere ensued developments the symptoms of whicli were alarming. The physi¬ cian iu chargo at once recoguized a teiideuoy toward blood poisoning aud begau nsing lieroio treatment in an endeavor to check the same.. Efforta, however, appeared to have failed, in fact, his condition early Thursday ¦loruing became critical.
Mr. Smoyer'a iojnrlea were snstaiu- ed while he was iu the act of oon- strooting a ulinte at the barn. He made a miaa step and plnnged precipitately, breaking a leg, the bone of which was torced out throngh hia trouaers. The fleah of the member was alao torn so badly that two sets ot stitohes were reqnired to sew np the wound.
All of Thnrsday Mi. Smoyer suffered the greatest of agony. His death oo- cured Thursday afternoon and ended his great snffering.
Deceaaed was well known iu the vicinity of Oaks ana he was also well acqnainted in Norristowu. He is snr- rived by a widow and a large family. Samnel Smoyer, a son, formerly con¬ dnoted a milk route.
Correettoii.
Editor "^mbler Gazette:" To the Repnblican voters of Lower Gwyuedd, also to the your Gwyuedd correspond¬ ent. Iu last week's issne there was stated at the Republicau primaries held at Wm. Penu iuu ou Jan. 37 that 80 votes were polled aud the ouly flglit was for finpervisor, J. L. Browu 55 voles to 52 for J, Hayes Mitchell. Here he claims 107 votes poled. 80 voteg is the correct number. J. L. Brown, 55, to 25 for J. Hayea Mitoh¬ ell School dircteor, for two years, Oharleg Cassell, 47 votes; Gus Taylor, 27. The remainder of thu article is cor¬ rect. GEO. GEATRELL. Chairman of meeting.
The error arose over a transposition of "52" aud uot from any intent of the Gwyuedd correspondent. —Ed.
MARRIAGE BAN CONSIDERED.
Ahingfton Friends   Vote to   Chang:e Existing: Rule.
Proposeil Chanee to .\IIo» IlIeiiilierH to .ilarry Ont ol .MeHln>t —Proposed t'liail^r of DlKclplitie-niKeilsstoil on the Siih.leit.
lu decidiug to propose to the Phila¬ deljihia yearly meetiug of friends ((Jrthpdo-x brauoli) a cliaugo iu the discij'liue of the meetiug that will make it possible for members to marry uon-members without being guilty of a breach of the rnieB,.Abington unarter- ly meeting,at its sessiou ou Thursday probably took the most radical action adopted by any meetiug ot Philadel¬ phia Frieuds in many years
Probabl.y never siuce tlie yearly meetiug was orgauized, more than 200 years ago, has ir, beeu possible for a membor of the society to marry a per¬ sou not of the Qnaker faith without beiug dealt with in some way by the meeting.Uutil receut years the Friend who married "out of meeting" was promptly disowned. More receutly, however, it has beeu customary for monthly uieetiugs to compromise iu the matter by simply appointing a commit¬ tee to visit he Friend breaking the rule, giviug the member the jirivilege of remaining iu the .society it he so desired.
It was made plaiu iu the discussiou that the change was desired simply by way of recognizing the fact that many Fri6nd.s are marrying members of other sects. It was stated Ihat of 65 marriages of members ot the qnarterly meeting iu a certain period two-thirds were with non-members. Those who spoke ou the question made i t very plaiu thac there was no ohange what¬ ever in objectiou of Friends to mixed marriage.s.    ,
Among those who spoke ou the ques¬ tiou were William H. Haiues, Dr. Ed ward G. Rhoads, Stanley R. Yarnall, Walter T. .Moore, Johu E. Carter, Samuel Emiiu. Elizabeth .\llen, George W. Thorpe,Margaret \V. Haiues aud Martha ^. Garrett.
Abingtouanarterly meetiug of the liberal brauii^ met uear Jenkintown. Byberry, HOrsham, (.iwynedd, Abing tou aud Riohlauu monthly mettiugs were well represented.
H. Singer at !).'>.
At his home on  Y'ork  avenue
Rock,  Satnrday,   Michael
FeT|; Morri ese.y
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BUILDING
OPERATION.
H. B, Auchy to Improve Tract Wheel Pump.
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o:c«i mer in tiie subnrban eeotiou, but there are veiy few who at 95 retaiu the splendid health of Mr.  Morrissey.
He was born in fJonnfy Muuster, province of Clare. Ireland, on Feb. 7, 1814. At 95 he is still a singer, in good voice, too, and frequeuUy reu¬ ders the songs that were popular three or four score years ago.
L. T. 1.. at Willow Urove.
Mrs. Parsels, state sujieriuteuilent ol the evaugel I stil- department of the W C. T. U., organized a Loyal Temperance legion for Willow Grove children uu Wednesday afteruoon. The Misses Mabel aud Elsie Dennison will lie in charge of the ^ciety and pros¬ pects for a large enrollment ara bright.
In the eveuing of the same day Mrs. J Parsels .addressed au audieuce iu the Methodist chnrcn. Ou account of the inclement weather the atteudauce was not large, bnt what it lacked iu size it made up iu enthnsiasm Mrs Parsels' address was a spleudid ex¬ position of the liquor qnestion and so impressed hnr hearers that at the close of the service every oue jireseut, who was not already a member of the W. C. T.  U., handed iu their uames.
A   list  of   associate   members   was secured,including Rev. W. J.Dawson, George    W. (jiuigley,   J. Dyer Moyer, George CoUmer, Rnssell   Baum, Ray mond Erwiu and Oiarence Templeton
HUOUth lllrtlidH)r.
The oldest mau in Norristown, aud well kuown, is Richard Dorau, fath¬ er of Oouuoilman Charles Dorau, who has jnst celebrated his 99th birthday anniversary iu the latter's home He Is aa chipper as a youngster, and is as strong mentally as physically. He likes to talk and la very entertaining.
Mi. Dorau tells how he helped lo make the Norristown borongh streets, aud declares that he oould hold his own In a loug walk with auy young athletes. He was called njion onjils biithday bv a nnmber o( friends, all of whom oougrainlated him npon his age and appearauce, and wished htm opportunity lo observe^ many other birthday ^aunlveraaries.
ProapeetTllle.
Mr. aud Mrs Friend Barlow speut Tnsday visiting in Philadelphia,
Miss Bessie R Wei is was the gnest of Mrs. Samuel McKinley, of Ambler,on Friday.
Arthur Hagerty has enlisted iu the navy.
George Fry received 161 postal cards as a birthday surprise.
Mrs. William Fiilman attended the funeral ot Mrs. Lizzie Clark, wife of Howard Olark, of Hatboro, on Wed¬ nesday.	
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Herman Deuobia,formerly of Spring- house, who has been assooiated with J. S. MoCord aud Co., baukers of Philadelphia, has become manager of the Atlantic City braucb of Homer and Henderson,
George W Reese,formerly of Spring¬ honse, aud Miss Bertha Phillipg, ot Conshohockeu, were called to Pitts¬ bnrg and Allegheny, returniug on Snuday evening ou the Pittsbnrg limited,
Panl George Mitohell and family re¬ moved to Philadelphia ou Friday.
Walter Hallowell visited frieuds at Hatboro cn Sanday.
Edward lugersoll, and F £. Bond left on Saturday for a trip to Europe,
Johu Worthington spent Snuday with his family at Fern Rock.
lllrs,Charles Knox is the Norristown hospital snfferiug with an abscess ou her head
J O, Boyer, of Philadelphia, visited his country place on Saturday.
Mra. Hiirry Bnzby visitbd Mra. George W. Fisher, at Wyndmoor, ou Satnrday.
James Baldwiu, of Rosemont, spent Suuday with Alfred Baldwiu aud family.
Miss Ida M. Sperry returned bome on Monnay after spending aome time witb.relatives'in'PhiladelphU.
Prof. J. Horae;e Landis.
County Snperinteudeut of Schools J, Horace Laudis, of Norristown,Friday, at Harrisburg, at the session of the state ed«cational comiuittee of Peunsyl.- vauia, spoke on the subject "How Oan the School Best Aid the Home In Its Fanotious'i"' His address bristled with valuable suggestiaus and ghowed that the speaker hag gtudied the maiter moat thoronghly Prof, JLaudia was complimented by several of thoae in attendance afterward,
Io oompany with Regiater of Willa Garner, who is iientified witn Ihe Connty School Directora' association. Prof. Laudis was attending tne three days' session of the state edncational committee, at Harrisburg.
Bornbam.
A meetiug waa held in Proapectville hall ou Wedneaday evening to diacnss the stoning ot the Babylon road from the Davis Grove road to the White Hall tnrupike, and the Davis Grove and Horaham road from Park oreek to the township Hue of Lower Qwy¬ nedd, whioh ia already done, thus giviug a good road fiom Lanadale to tbe Doylestowu pike. The meeting was well attended by the best class of residents. Messrs Ingersoll, Con¬ ard and Just) of Lower Gwyuedd, aud H. M. Woith, of the Horsham board of supervisors, addressed the meetiug, aud it was decided that a determiued effort should be made, with the aid of the townstiip, to have the work done, many preseut agreeing to fnruish teams aud atone.
One day recently, wliile Isaac War¬ ner,of Horsliam, was sorting potatoes, he came across one that had grown into an iron riug, with a good portion of the potato on eaoh side of the ling. Mr. Waruer aays that he nged snch good fertilizer, made by the Un¬ ion Chemioal works, of North Walea, tbat even a piece of iiou oould uot hold the potato baok from growing.
Presi-iit riailN   fall   for  Kreutloit   of lloii.ieN-Streets to Be l-radeil and Slde- iMiIkK Laid —t.as   and    Wafer nl    Ilaiiil —oilier Flonrtown  \'otes.
l^laus are already complete for a rather exteusive bnilding ojieratiou ou tlie H. B. Auchy projierty ou the ea?t side of the f'hestnnt Hill and Springliouse turniiike, jnst north of Wheel Pump.
The preseut jihiiis provide that a syn.licate of we'l knowu business men will bnild at least 1(1 honses on the tract coutaiuiug all the modern ini¬ provomeuts, aud beiug of attractive -arcliitectore. located on a good sized lot. The hQuse.s will cost at least §4000 iudeiieudeut of the grouud.
Mr. Auchy, who owus the property, will lay and grade out streets ami side walks, aud coucrete pavemeuts aud outljs will be laid. The proposed 10 buildings will be well scattered tliroughout the property, but will all be reached by improved sidewalks and grrvdeii streets.
As soou as the weatlier will permit the Nortii Peon Gas company and the ' there during the Nurth Springfield Cousolidated Water couijuiuy will run gas and water mains (jver the proposed streets to reach every sectiou of the tract, lots in which will bo fnr sale by Mr. Anchy,and the iuiprovenieut of the property aud sale of tho loiB and Iiouses will be puslied during the coming spriug. !
Ambrose Yeakle will hold a public I sale of his eutire herd of cbws ou i Thursday, Feb. 18, at his farm, ou j P'lisi Mill road, oue-quarter mile trom i Flonrtowu. The herd comprises 20 | 'fresh cows and forward sjiriugers, a stock bull, lot milks cans, 500 bushels! Ot eorn ami five tons baled wlieat straw.
hev.   A.   J.   Miller,   rector   of   St. I Thomas'   church,   conducted   the ser- | vices over   the   reiiiaiuh of   the iufaut I sou of Mr. and Mrs, Reod M, Savin at their home .Saturday afteruoon.  Inter¬ ment was Jirivately made at the Flour¬ town   Presbyteri-au oliurcli.      Rev, A. W. Long ofliciated at the grave.
Henrietta   McCloskey, who recently underwent un   operation at the Ciiest¬ nnt Hill  hospital, is .so much improv¬ ed thar «he   was removed to her   home Ifriday. Mrs.   Ambrose "yeahle spent several ,trlieJipme oi he-^jsiu TTSV^TaST'iv Mi.-is AnnitJ   Scott,   of   Philadolphia speut   some   time with her auut, Miss Mary Raiuey,iilast week'.
Mrs. Jarret   Sli ier, (it  Jenkintowu,
is visitiug   her relatives iu^thia town,
Thomas   Brown   liaS"   acBepted   the
nomiuatiou for   school director ou the
Republicau tickut.
Mr. and Mrs. Ohailes Higgate speut Thnrsdai' night a? the home ot-Mrs Eicliley.
Mrs. Toogood's three children have been enrolled in' the Whitemarsh school.
Mrs. William Whittem. Jr., enter- tauiod the membera of St. Thomas' choir at her home Monday evening.
Mi3. James Tease is coufiued to her bed with a very severe attack of grip Plans are iu tho hauds of our local coutractors for bids on the propertv to be erected by John Cochran, ou his recently acqnired lot, ou the Bethle¬ hem pike.
Harry Dokenwadel aud sou Ralpli killed a pig for Pun Weutz that tip¬ ped the scales a 400 pounds dressed.
The Springfield Guu club will hold a shoot for a silver cnp aud pitclier, valued at more than $40, on the local gonnds iu the rear of Spriugfield hotel.
Measles have entered the homes of Newton Yarnall, PatricK. JBnlger, William Huuebacii, Audrew Couu, William Gray, Jeremiah Murpliy and Charles Campbell,
Ou Mouday Alfred Woodly went to New York with five dogs to out(>r the animals in the show conducted thor.) this we.ik, Th(\y are the projierty of Dr, Henry Jarrett,
Mrs, Beuuet, of Philadelphia, speut Snnday and Mouday at the. home of her sister, Mrs, Charles Higgate,
Mr, and Mrs, Whittem, Jr,, visited tho dog show in Ne<v York ou Tnea day.
Edwfird Smoyer gathered 400 eggs dnriug Ihe mouth of January from 19 hens. This is 39 eggs more'than H. SbiUiui' gathered from 20 hens in the same period,
Samuel Johnatiu, Jr,, was heard to observe that Mr. Shilling had six eggs from hia prize winning stock to weigh tlirce ponuds eight onuces in the ag¬ gregate.
Carpenters are at work erecting a small bnildiug along side of the power house at Wheel Pump,
It Is reported that  a Mr. Yonng, of Fhiladelphia, has purchased   18  acres ot gronnd at the Five Points prepara¬ tory to erecting  a uomber of  greeu houses.
Ihe aick liat has been augmented by the addition of Mrs. 0. MoOool, Thomaa Fesmire and Sara Woodly.
William Byshei fumigated the Pres¬ byteriau church last Friday.
Harry Hart, of Penllyn, is our sta¬ tiou in plaoe uf Milton Snyder, who has been confined to tha house for two weeks with grip and measles.
The cellar has been dog preparatory to erecting a honae on George Matz's lot on West Mill ruad.
Walter Clatrk haa been assisting in Stowman's atore for several daya, while Mrs. Stowman waa attending her ohiidren, who were laid np with measlea.
Mra. William Chusman and children
were visiting Mra. Wentz un Monday.
Lonis    SweigerC   has  acqnired   the
blackamith    shop    from   the  Seddou
brothers,
:Willlam McLanghlin, Jr., who re¬ cently caplnred several prizes atf the Philadelphia ponltry show by his floe
pigeons and who lost a 'jiri/e bird dnring the shipmeut of the crate to his home,has recovered the missiug jiigoon.
The Irviug Literary society wilt hold its regnlar monthly nieetiug Wednes¬ day evening, J^'eb, IT, at the home of Mr, and Mrs, Harry Barues
L. G. Dager sjient Snnday at King ot Prussia,
The Ladies' Aid society, of the Flourtown Presbyterian church, will give its annnal supper ou Monday eveniug, Feb, 22ud.
Jarrettown.
The committee ou securing chickens for the church supper on Saturday I veuiug has soured a largd uuniber With an abundant supply of other eatbles jirovided, the ladies witl iiave uo difficulty iu providiug for the big crowd oxjiected ou that occasion.
Miss Cooper's pupils in the juuior grade weut to the Mathias Sheeleigh scliool this Weduesday to take the final examination iu certaiu branches.Prin. Rahu, of Ambler scliool, is the ex¬ aminer.
.Mrs Aunio Houph, of Drosher, is slowly recoveriug from receut indis¬ position. The atteudiug physiciau lias Jirououueed her uow ont of danger.
Mrs. John Kueezel, who men with au accident some weeks ago, is now bia to sit up during a portiou of each day.
Walter Blake, who has taken a posi¬ tion    with    Dr    B. V. Mattisou,   ou        .
Liudeuwonld farms expecis to remove I ment   and cause lu geueral should not
latter   part   ot   this i fail   in   still   further    euthusing   the
I peojile iu   behalf   of   the   Anibler   or-
the j ganizatiou.
The ministers of the towu and
Y. M. C. A.
ACTIVITIES.
Rally in Ambler Next Sunday Prom¬ ises to Be Lar?e.
Itev. Will. Karnes Lower, l>. I>.,   Cliester >'. Farr, Jr , a !>ltate  Secretary aud Lo cal niinisters Will   Uiake    .Iddresses-- Leclnrron Feli.'J.'l Ii.v Or. Lower.
Next Sunday afteruoon at 4 o'olock in the Ambler opera house a public rally will be held iu behalf ol the pro¬ posed Yonug Men's Christian assooia¬ tiou, of Ambler, aud the meetiug will be opeu to all Ihose who are interest¬ ed, and everyone is invited to attend.
Chester N, Farr, Jr,, ol Philadtd- pliia, and Rev. Wm. Barnes Lower.D, D., of Wyucole, will be the maiu speakers, wliile it is also jiromised that the state sei;'etary or other repre¬ seutative of the state Y. M. C. A. will also be preseut to give some data iu reference to the proposed organiza¬ tion. Mr. Farr aud Dr. Lower are both speakers of note, and as both have beeu heard in Amblcr on pre¬ vions occasious thoir presence should prove special Imlucements in interest¬ iug the people in the rally, and what they will say of the Y.M.O. A. uiove-
month.
I    The    anniversary    services   of I Methodist    churcli    will   begiu   next | I Suuday    with  sermous morning   aud I ; eveuiug by Rev. W. L,  McDowell, D. i D., Jiastor of the church   during   1871 ' I aud '72,  Dr.  .Mcliowell was   also   dis-' ' Irict superiuteudent some   years   ago, j The Suuday school   session will begin jat 2.:i03p. m,iustead of 0.45 a. in   that ; day.       Tuesday eveuing   Rev    J.    F. Kingsley willbe   the   speaker;   Wed¬ nesday   eveniug.   Rev.    W. H.  lioyor; Thursday   eveuing    will    be   Snudav sciiool raliy. to whicii all noighboriug schools are invited.    An axcelleut pro-   home
vicin¬ ity have also beon   iuvited   and   it   ia anticipated thut they will not only  be ' Jireseut but will alto hy ilicir exjiressed j sympathy for the movement add to the I general iuterest iu the cause.       There will be a quartet of vocalists and Miss Emma BncUmau will also  sing, while others are expected, to assist with   this important part of the jircgiaui.
This Tliursday morning at 10 u'clock
th:- ladies ot Ambler and  vicinity   are
invited  to   attend   a   nieetiug   at   the
ot    Mrs.   Robert    Davis,   916
Euclid   aveuue. Ambter, to aid in the wort    of    the    Woman's ot   the   Y, M. C, A, move¬ ment.
f)u Feb. 23, Tuesday evening, in Ambler opera liouse, tickets for which aro now on sale at Roberts' drng store, Anibler, a lecture on the sub¬ ject, "France, Switzerland, Germany aud the Rhine,"' wi I be delivered by Dr. Lower, who has traveled exten- iively over the world aud personally collected aud takeu photograjihs for the lectures, the subject selected being considered one of his very best As the lecture will be illnstrated, further iii-
lecture will be ilin^rateii, lurtiier iii-
j It is hoped tban a large-atteiTdance will
result, as tlie'oiroceeds will ho devoted
I to the movenieut.    The tickets fOr the
llecinre are   .'lO, 35   and   2.5   touts, aud
i are on sale at Roberts'
I    At a   meeting   on  Tuesday   eveuiug
, at the houie of Mrs. Robert   Davis the
I foliowiug     business   was   trausacted :
! Me.ssrs,    Dt'^ray. Hijiple   and   Kuight
; were appomted a cominitiee to inspect
Y. M   C.  A.  buildings similar to   oue
that is proposed lier$.
Tiie blauk snbscrip'ion   list,   as   re-
icuiiimeuded by the nuance committee,
was passed ujku favorably. Pruf Shaw
was appoiutted  to act   as chairman at
• the publio rally Siinday afternoou.
gram of siugiug has heen arranged for alt these services.      For services later j important in the   week   aud   ou   tWe    foliowiug   Auxiliary Sunday see next week's, "Gazette."
Parents* Jlleetln^.
The pareuts' meeting held iu the Jarrettowu scliool buildiug ou Satnr¬ day afternoou and eveuiug was atteud¬ ed by people from all parts of Upper Dnbliu towuship. The various rooms were decoraied with products of the pupils'sklll in drawing aud with other specimeus of class work. These dis pays, were from the three schools re¬ presented: Three Tous,Jarrettown and ClaTeiic_e^jjg^^^ela.ii;;^ , _._,     ^ .    __
The afiefuonu eessiun waf*'i55ened with prayer by Rev. J. W.- Simiuons, followed with a chorus of the pupils (if Jarrettowu school uudar the leader¬ ship of Miss Edith Mc.Murris -Miss Lidie Lightkep, theu- gave a recitatiou eutitled "The Gmgliam Dug aud tiie Calico Cat,"
Miss    Mary    Stewurt, priueipal    of {the Mathias Slieeleigh scliool, read au ; I excellent and iiistructi\e   paper   upou' i the subject, "What   Pareuts   Can   Do ito   Help   the Teacher,"   .Miss   Auna ! Gorgai, principal   of   a   Germauiown; I school, gave   a   very   thoughtful   anil ¦ practical    address    upou   the   topic, "Prerogative Rights of   Gliildliood. " T.be subject of a well   jirepai'ed   paper' by Miss F''loteuce  M. Wiuter, of   Fort Washiugton   .school,   was   "On   Whati Does Education   of   Amerieaii   Youth j Depend';" Miss Editli McMorriS,teach-; ei in the iutermeriiato   grades, Jarret- j lOWU   scliool, then gave an   llustrated \ class drill in origiual composition, us- I iug the story   ot   Abraham   Liucolns I life as a basis.   The session was ulosed | with another school soug.       r.
The eveuing audieuce, which was quite large, was favored with several woll reudered songs fly tne school, and witii solos b.y Miss Anuie Liglitkep aud by Rov. J. W. Simiunos. Misa Katherine Cooper's recitation wou well earued applause,
W. 'K. Gi-off, principal of the Jen¬ kintown schools, aud formerly prin¬ cipal ot JaiTetlown school,had for the subject of his address, "Is Educatiuu Essential to Real Success iu Auy Oc- onpation';"'Witli the skill ot the traiued educator he showed the uecessity for apecialized stndy it success is desired in eveu tlie ordiuary oconpatioti* of life. George W, Quigley, of Willow Grove, iu a spleudid address, brought out the esseutial and close lelatiouship between the factors iucluded iu "The Child, the Home and the School. "
The result of the two spelling oou- tests held in the afteruoon is as fol¬ lows: To pnpils iu third aud fonrth grades from Three Tuns, Jarrettown aud East Oreland schools, tirs prize earned by Alouzo McCormiek, Jarret¬ town aohool; second prize, Lidie Lightkep, of the same school,to pnpils
iu fifth and sixth grades In any Upper  j,|_ breaking a total of Dublin school, first   prize  earued   ty        •' Lillian   B'arley;   secona   prize,   Alice Fry, both of Three Tnns school.
Satnrday, March 6, anotner parents' meeting will be held in the Mathias Sheeleigh school building near Ambler,
Jenkiutown Firemen Celebrate.
20 years of snccessfnl growth aud development were recounted Thnrsday night at the anniversary banquet of Independent Fire oompany. No. 3,, of Jeukiutown, an event atteuded by 1,50 persous. The company was organized iu 1889 and now has 150 members. The speakers included Howard K. Olay¬ tou, the preaident; William Buskirk, vice president; Sylvester Bates, treas¬ nrer; Howard K, Hubler and William T. Nell, secretaries; Chief William McGee and former Chief Rohert A. Lntz.	
—After ooudnoting the Line Lexing¬ ton carriage works for 43 years, Johu Q, Brandt will retire from business, having disposed of the same to George Kister, who wilt take possession April 1st. Mr. Kister will by uo means euter the business as a stranger to the com¬ munity at large, he having been lu Mr. Brandt's employ for 21 consecu¬ tive years.
HlglilHuil Won FJaslIy.
The Highlaud Shootiug  association, with au   aggregate   of   401   breaks, in the     monthly    Trapshooters'    leagne 1 match    at    liidge   Hill   Saturday, the ! Meadow   Spring   Guu club, wilh 348, ! being secoud aud Chester-Ridley  Park ! third, with only 206. . I     Meadow Spring had out  a large aud select squad, hnt   mauy   of their   best 'shots failed to live up to iheir reputa¬ tion.     Men like   Mnrdock aud HilpoC made    dlscouViigiugly     small   scores, jand   bnt    lur   the     good     work     of I Crano, Williams and   Mace, tho   West I Philadelphians would have   suffered a j woise defeat, Chester-Ridley Park had ouly a meagre representation,aud   waa miuos   the   services   of   some    of   its best   meu, and   Ihe   total, cousideriug everytliiug, was at least praiseworthy. Although   the   Higliland   Gnu club got its three poiuts   Saturday   by   de¬ feating Meadow ijpriugB aud theChest- er-Riilley  combination at Edge Hill,it failed to make auy gain ou   tne   S   S. Whiles iu the race for  the   champiou¬ sliip.   Iu fact, the   dentals    not    ouly kept   the   two-point   breach   between tbem aud the Edge  Hill   clnb, but   as well made   distinct gain   of 38 targets on the Highlanders in   the   matter   of targets broken.  While the   Higlilands, were    wiuuiug   at    Edge   Hill,   the Wnitea    were   uot   outy   bradug   the Sonth Ends aud Florists at Wlssinom¬ ing, but as well were  making  a  uew leagne record for a team's total score, 439, a   fignie which   is  (hree  targets  higher   than tlieir previons high score record.
The Whites now have a fairly com¬ fortable lead in the race for the championship. They are two points ahead of Highland and four better than the Sonth Ends.of Camdeu.Wliile the latter team ia iu third plaoe, two poiuts behind Highland, it neverthe¬ less leads the Edge Hill meu in targets broken, having a toial of 1622 to Highland's 1616. The Whtea htve a total of 1673 tor fonr aiioots, giving tliem au average of 14 targets per shoot, aud tlio iudivianal gunners a little over 41 targets per slioot. This is championship shooliug, and if the Whites cau eontiune snch a pace, they wilt be a hard propositiou to beat out. Individnal soores were also of the nigh water mark Saturdav, as Harry Bnckwalter broke his high gnu of 49 breaks, made in. the Jaunary shoot, by rnnniug a peileot score This Is the flrat time snch a feat haa been ao- compliehed this season. Severn, of ihe Whites.aud Mink, of the Florists, tied np with 48 breaha.
—The yearly tat on polos carrying eleotrioiiy charged wires iu Pottaiowu baa been^rednoed from |l to  20 cents.
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