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AMPLER   GAZETTE.
VOL.  XXVIII.-NO.   1.
AMBLER,   PA.,  DECEMBER  30,   1909.
«1.25 A YEAB
THE NEW
BOMJ JESUS.
Cbrlstmas Exercises in  tl^ Local Sunday Scbools.
¦.sutlful ProKre*. of Song and TriiUc goond Tribute, lo tUe Clirist CUIIil— Sauta Olati. tlruccM Many Ovv«nIi»iih Witb HI. Prr.cnce—Interentliif; '<ci'v- toc.
The several Christmas exercises of the local Snnda.y schools have bneu rendered for the yoar with the n.suiil spirit of tribute to tin; Christ child, aud the profiranis reflect the care iu praparation on the part of children and teacliroK aud the attendances are convincing that interest in the old- time snbject is ever new,*and that the true spirit of the HtaSou is, retleeted in tlie desire for ii wider and moro practical charity and helpfnlness aud interest-in one au.ither.
MOUNT PLEASANT BAPTIf-^T.
The Monnt Pleasant Jlaptist Bible school held its Christmas eutertain¬ meut iu the church ou Thursda.y even¬ ing with a large atti^iidauce of nunii- hors iiud frieuils. The decorations were in beautitnl keeping!: with the ({lad season, and the projiriim reudered was interesting from stiirt to fiui.sh, nl- tlioHffli in .several iustnuces juvenile maladies iuterfered with the attend¬ ance (if those w!;owere to take sever¬ al of the pnrts, Kev. Wni. O. Stiver, pastor, made au aiij rojriate address, the subject of wliich was "Why the CIiime.H Raug." Santa Claus and liis twiu brother ajijieared iu due season and just at the righl* timo to distrih- j uto the mauy i.;ifts tn all, the teach- I ers and officers, as well as the cliildrou | botnp: spleudidly renieniherd. Miss' Linda Sage and Miss Elsie Walker were remembered with euvoelopes con¬ taining KUbstiintial apiireciatious of their eft'orts in belialf of the school.
ABILBER METHODIST. Despite the .«eveie snow storm, the Ambler Me:h<idist cliureli ou (Christ¬ mas uiKht was about three fonrtlisfnll when the e.«,ucises of the Sunday school were lendeied. The church was raoit beautifullyileeorated with Clivist- mas bells at the altar, and .screens throushour the aiiditorinm. 'I'lie pro¬ gram comprised the siHKins "f carols, etc., !iud the priuiarj'room, nnder the direction of Mrs. E. L^ Posej-, render¬ ed a very interesting eserci.se com¬ prising liuets, choruses and solos. Rev. James, pastor, gavo an iiddre.ss on the Christmas spirit. Santa Claus, in the iierson of Roy Hamilton, ap¬ peared aud ijerformed his iiiniortant 1istint>n:(yi(tu^iteiSitH,JCli!Pre
pastor and his wifo wero kindly re¬ membered. , The offering was |13, whioh is an excellent expression of the spirit of the soMOn.
WEDDED
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mlierod the\sn perintendent, E. L. PoSey, and tlin jiastor was also the recipient of au ap- rpreciateil ronicnibrauce. Owing to the storm prevening ull the cliiRlrou from attending a nnmber of the e.vercises were omitted.
TRINITY MEMORIAL. Oa account of th j inclement weather of Snnday the Christmas services of tlie Trinity Memorial church will be held next Sunday. In the evening at 7.80 tho children's Ohristmas carol serrioe-s will bo rendered.
ST. PAUL'S   REFORMED.
The Ohristmas entertainment of St. Paul's Reformed Snuday school, of fFort Washington, was held on Friday evening with a large attendance of frieuds and others interested. The
ieoorations were beantifnl and in ^thorough keeping with tho Ohristmas IjKBSOu. The program rendered cOm- 1 ised songs, recitations, etc., and was laot only well presented, bnt was hear-
ily enjoyed. After the program was mpleted, there was the usual inter- jofaange of presents, and all wore re- ^membered.
iZIONLUTHERAN. WHITEMARSH. Ghridtmas exercises of Zion Lnth- feran Sunday school, Whitemarsh, were
leld in the chnroh Friday evening, snd the progiam was reudered very nicely aud to tho enjoyment and ap- ^eolation uf thc^ large attendance. The lnterio;r of tho churcii was nicely decorated with 'ho usual Christmas trimmings, and there was .ilso on dis¬ play a largo aud beantifnlly trinmed tree. The program, which was oiiarge of the superintendent, Samnel Teakle, consisted of songs and recita¬ tions and also mnsic by the choir, un¬ der the leadership fo John Hamer. Rev. Hersli, pastor, made an excellent address on the glad Christmas time. Qifts were presented and exohanged, and the pastor was snl^fitantially re¬ membered, as were also John Harner and wife, who were presented with a comfortable cliair.
RUE-ANDERSON. ^
The wedding of Mr. George T. Rue, Anibler, and Miss A. Maude Anderson, of Prospectville, took place at') o'clock ou Saturdav evening at the homo of the bride's pareuts. The house wns beautifully trimmed with the Christ¬ mas greens and b'lls. The wedding was a very (luiet one, being witues.sod ouly by the immediate fiimilies of the eoutraetiug parties aud a few must intimate friends, Tho biide. who is, tJie daughter of Mr. Tlnunas .Audeisuii, was attired iu a beuntilnl white silk messaliue. trimmed with lace nnd satiu ribbon aud carried a showt-r bomiiiet of white caruiitioiis. . Miss Sarali Ely, of Prospectville, jilayed the wedd'iuf,' march. Neitlier the bride or groom were attended. Rev. W. M. Pisbing, of Germantown, formerly jiastor ot the Willow Grove and Prosjiectville ehnrges. jicr.'-'oniied the cpreniouy, after whieli the bride aud gioom received the cougratula- tious ami best wishes of all jiresout. Instead of tho usuiil wedding break- fnst, all hands sat down tn a well- j.rejiiired Christmas diuuer. Thto biide and groom vvill make their Lome for the present  at Prospectville.
rl>rl.i<m»H lirems Ani-<-111   Nim'   Hiit.«ll» Church,
The anuual Christmas eufertainumiit of the New Britain Snnday school was lielil iu the uiiditorinni of the Baiitist eliurch ou Thursday evening. Good roads aud fair weather served to crowd the honse t^i its fallest cajiacity.
Tlie ilecoratious Were beautiful. F(atoous of red and green pajier Iiuuk frnm the gallery railing. Bells were 11 abuudacue, A large star liniig over t'le organ, aud two handsomely decor¬ ated trees served to gi-?e a. seasonable effect aud draw tho attention of all present, *
But all iliis beauty eanio uear beiug detsroyed. In fact, there mi;,'hr, have heeu lie eiiteitaiunient, and jiossibly no church, for when lighting the bull¬ ing Jirejiaratory to lioldiug the e.xer- cis(!S, a festoon caught lire and a blaze like jiowder burning was tiie result, Mr. Couard, the se.xtou, mauager to tear dowu the festoons and stanip out tho flames, before auy serious dauiage was (lone,
Lan.dule Utiiilier  WIuk.
A good field of suburban guiuier» Jiarticipated in the weekly live bird shoot of the Wheel Puniji Gun clnb Thrnsday aftornoou at Wheel Pumji. 13 men shot in the I'i-bird event, with honors j-'Jiug t"   Allabij^ugll, of  Lans-
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The. l^ausdule man ran straight his llth bird, whicli, although hit hard, managed to live loug euough uu¬ til it Hew ov(;r the boundary lines. His last bird escaped both loads of shot. .Tohnson finished second with IS kills.
Rotzell ind Lapworth divided first money in the miss-and-out event with six kills, whilo Watts aud McFarlaud shared tlie purse in thc_ other miss- and-out, with scores of five.
SUICIDE
IS BURIED.
Williani Snyder Laid to Rest at Rose Hill.
ST. JOHN'S, AMBLER. The Ohristmas services last Sunday ^Tening at St. John's Lutheran chnroh, of Amhler, were rendered by the Snnday school to a large audience oousideriuK the drifted roads and i reeta. The program was well prepar¬ ed thougli a uumlier of the parts were necessarily omitted becanse of the absence of 8ev< ral of the
SptlBCiMoae.
The store will be closed Now Year's day at 0.80 o'clock and willbo open from 6 to 7.
Joseph T. Fonlko and famil3' spent Christinas with Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Pim at Linden lodge.
O. E. lugersoll is bnildiug au addi¬ tion to his barn.
George Smith is suft'ering with rheu¬ matism.
A horse belonging to Ralph Kibblo¬ house was killed last Tnesday morning. While some men under Mr. Kibble- house's employ were loading stone at his quarry the horse backed down the embankmout and was instantly killed.
Miss Rliebe E. Morgan spent Sever¬ al days this week with her brother in Philadelphia.
Miss Florence Newbold spent Ohrist¬ mas with Grover L. Rorer and family at Glenside.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pepper "Vaux were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed¬ ward Ingersoll on Snnday.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Harshaw en¬ tertained the following guests this week : Mrs Mary Gillespie, of Delfi![,t, "* i Ire.; S. Mathews and family, ot Park- side avenne, Philadelphia; Mrs. James Harshaw, Blkton, Maryland; Mr. and Mrs. John HarshaW, of Homeebnrg; Mr. and Mrs. David Har¬ shaw, of Chestnut Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harshaw, of Penllyn.
The Sunday school will hold its Christmas exercises this Wednesday evening at 7.45 o'clock.
Carl Knebler served turkev Innch to his patrons on Satnrday night.
Rev. E. V. Loucks. of Blue Bell, will preach in the Odd Fellows' hall ou Snuday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Springhonse Sunday soliool has postponed its Ohristmas entertaiu¬ mont, which was to have been held on Wednesday,  nntil Wednesday, Jan. 3.
Edward Battersby was snow-bound at Ohestnut Hill for several days.
VoilliK Mnll, SnlTerlllK WKh illeluu- cholln, Mhot Himself—Und ifven l» I'onr Health for linvernl Year*—lu- Nlnlilnlleoii.s Denlli Kesilll of Revolver Slid.
The lemaiiis of William .Suydi-r, (it Church street, were interred Tues day affenidoii in Rose Hill cemetery, serviei'H beiu^.' cdiiducted at his late home. afJo'(;Iock by Rev. G.B. Griliith, reet'ir of Trinity Memorial P. K. chnreli. of Ambler, on Mouday.
The .yoniig mau, who was ;U years of aye. wits a son of .Jacob W. Snyder, and he eoiiimitted suicide early Thurs¬ daj' iiiuriiiu^' liy shooting himself tlirough the body with a revolvi r, death resulting almost instantly, Cer- iiiier King viewed the reauiins nn Thursday, wheu he gave a verdict of deatii liy suicide, and tlie follovk'ing details (if the distressing tragedy ¦'ivere tdld :
The deceased for some years iiad been a -iutTerer, which latterly devel¬ ojied into a form of melaneholia, the various stages of whioli tl.e deceas(>d himscdf was cousedons. This realizmtioii of llis owu c'ludition further depressed him. It lias not been two weeks ago since fi-e deceased stated loan Aiuliler Jihysician that he full}' realized his eiiudition and feared that unless sor.io- tliiii;: coald be doiu^ he would do away Mitli himself in oue of the sjiells (if melaneholia, which soemed tn be more severe aud more frequeut. The physi¬ cian talked and reasoned with tlie young man for a long time, ami seem¬ ed tn sooUie his fears and (stablisli within the nufm'tuuate's mind a niiiie even tenure of thought, and on ^cav- iiig the oflice the youug mau wasgjviii some medieiue. '       j
However, within a few days after this conversation the fear.s of Sujder were realized, ami the .youug manihail aecomjilished his own end. Retiring to llis room latct Weduesday night, he had aiijjareutly not yet gotten iuto boil, but after jiartially undressing had Jilaced the muzzle of the '.\-2 calibre revolver close to his breast and jmlled the trigger.
His Jiarents were formerly residents ;;f Norristowu, and the father for some years iias been an emjiloye of the keasbey aud Mattison compan.v. The deceased was the last child of tho cou¬ ple. Leon, a brother, liaving died sev¬ eral years ago from tnborculosi;» and gaugreue.
DECEMBER
BLIZZARD.
Severest Storm in Tbis Locality fur a Generation.
:g' a shir I female   pa-
Charged with waist, tho proix.\rty tient, Mi.ss £thel Lee, an attendant at the Norristown state hospital for the insane, was recontly arraigned before Magistrate O. F. Lenhardt.
It is claimed that other articles of apiuirel bronght to the iustitution by patients or their friends for them, are missiug, but the waist is the only thing njxin which the accusation agaiust the yonug womau is bused. She was held in $500 bail to auswer the chargo at court.
Wa. Called a Thief.
Charging that Edwin Koliler had intimated that he is a thief, Edwin C. English, of North Walos, through his attoruey, N. H. Larzelere, Fsq., has bronght au actiou iu slander and Kol'ler has beeu obliged to fninish $1000 bail for his appearance at court.
The papers in the case have been filed in the prothonotary's office and in tliese it is set forth that Kohler had said in tho vicinity of North Wales, tliat "Edwin O. English had stolen a whip, a blanket and some feed beloug¬ ing to Kohler and to other, meaning and intending thereby to charge him, the said English, with tho crime of larceny.''
The capias was submitted to Sheriff Buckley, and it has been serv d on Kohler. As has boen stated the latter has furnished bail t<i   the  amoc.it  of
Btemii KoadH nud TxoWoyn TIeil U|i Uu der liJ luclicN ot Suow — II Igh way. Drifted ICull, uud Btislllexn at n Slnilil-
Ktlll.
'2'i inches of snow is IHOO's Christ¬ mas coutribntiou to this stHdiou oftlie couutrv, it beiug ti heavier downtall thau in the bli/./.ards of 1888 an(,l I88',l, and ajijiniaehing that of 1871.
Snow eommenced tailing on Clirist mas moiuing about 8 o'clock and con¬ tinued steadily for '24 honrs, lining a i- comjiauied with a driviug e.'ist wind, which jiilei) high drifts aud idoseil roads 'if trav(d, blocking railroad.s aud trolleys and jinttiug tiaiisjiorratiou facilities ont of busiuess.
The trolleys ran jiratty regularly on Saturday until eveniu^;, whi;u they felt the weight of the storm. The suow jdiiw was of litlle avail,aft the suow drifted iu uearl.y as nijiidly as it was jiushed aside from the track. The 10,2;i car Sduth-liound thrnugli Am¬ bler rail into a drift iit Flourtowu and was abandoned. The rails throu^rii Am¬ bler were Momiiletely blocked .Sunday aud   until    Monday   eveuiug. By
0 o'clock the workuien had ojiened the track to Ridgo a\'eune and duriug the uiiflit (lie jiliiw was jiuslred down. The (i.2;! car ran down Tnesday morning and lati^ 111 the afternoou took the mail for Whitemarsli aud Flourtowu, beiii'j tlie lirst mail.for jihese jioints frnm Ambh.ir since Saturday. The (irst mail to Sjiriughouse left Anibler Mon¬ da.y evening.
Several of the jiatrous of these offlces had made pi-rsoual re(.(Bisiti(in tn Piistiuaster Buelianan for tlieir mail, bnt the latter, having no authority to interleve with m!iil in -transif, eould not aecommiidate them.
The railroad was tie(| uji uearly as badly as the trolli.'y,' The Norristowu and D(;ylest(iwii brauehes werii early (dosed to travel, and the liue.uoith of Lausdale had but one track ojien on ?[(inda.y, thrnugh trains coiuiug frnm Betlileiieiu b.y way of Alleutown, all of them being at least bu hour late even ou Mon.ady afternoou. The milk traiu was snowed iu^it Derstiues Sun¬ iiay morning aud was uot released until Monday. The New Hojio liue was e(im|iletely blookod, bnt the New York brauch was kept ojieii by au al¬ most .sufjerhnmau eft'ort. The Black Diamond exjiress w"s derailed at Sou¬ derton ou Sunday,bhieking both north and south-Ixmnd tracks all day. A large force of 1 (('ll v.'iMc kept wt. work all ¦^¦¦^yill^ jjWJlcIi   yl^
otJeHfe'^Jllt^ui'TT!ySfienTii^'T "^^''^'^¦' "
Liufot'l Wiiduer, uight ojiierator at Oreland, who resides at Ambler, went dowu at i) Satur.'lay evening and did uot get back till '2 o'clock Mouda.y moruiug. Jesse Beideman, ot Ambler, weut oil duty at 11.30 Saturday uiglit and was not relieved nntil i) o'clock Snnday night, wheu Frank Royahan, of New Britain, by walking to Laus¬ dalo, mauagod to got a train for Am¬ bler.
The Treuton Cut-oil" line was badly snowed np. Engines were kept busy all night Saturday and all day Sunday working in tho outs to keep the liue ojK'n. Tiie 8.15 train Monday morning was one-half liour late, it beiug the first train through to St. Thomas since Saturday. The next train to reach St. Thomas was 4.40 Monday afternoon, the 10.15, 10.50 and 3.18 being omitted from the schedule.
Tho roads throughout this section are badly drifted, and farmers are co¬ operating with the towuship antliori¬ ties iu opening the highways for trav¬ el, while in many instances the feuces are removed and temporary roads are made through the fields aronnd the deep drifts.
Clifford H. Martin, of Ambler, had an ezjx^rience going to Broad Ase Sunday. He fonnd the drifts horse- high, aud was obliged to ojxin the fences to got iuto the fields and arouud the banks of siiow.   Coming back, tlie
back at that point, bnt ou Wednesday both carrier.s wore snccessfnl in push- iuK tlirongh to their customary desti¬ nations.
wire Thief ('oiifrHaed.
Confessing to having stolen lt)*J jwunds of wire ut Sjiring Mill several weeks ago, Charles Meyers, kuown auiong tho fraternity as "One-Eyed Charlie" has beou committed to jail by Magistrate O. F. Lenhardt I'or trial at conrt at the March sessions.
Charlie's arrest was caused l.ist week by Reading raihvav ollicers. They had traced the theft of a large i|iiaiiity of their telegraph wire to him and -vvlien he was ajijireheuded he refused to say a wo d. The o.'Tieers, however, got busy and i-eenvennl 100 jiouuds of the stolen wire from a jnuk dealer whose jdacc nt business is on Ridgo aveuue, Philadidphia. lie had paid Meyers at tho rale (if ten ceuts a jiouud for the wire.
When Meyers was arraigned for a furtlier hearing ho was confronted with the stolen wire and the jnuk dealer gave testimony agaiust hiui. "You've got me. I give iu." Ho was eonsoijiiently held for trial at court aud heiiit,' unable to furnish bail he was committed to jail.
Chrl.tniaii for the Insane.
The inmates of the Norristown State hesjiital for tho insane, numbering ;iOOO, wero given a merry (.Miristuias, througii the courtesies oi' the board of trustees, the resident jihysiciaus, Srew- .'ud John L. West aud Assistant Rich¬ ard Markley, aided by the largo stall' of nurses and attendants.
Early in the day Santa Claus made a call ujiou each jjatieut iu both male and female dejiartmeuts. and for each oue there was a snitable gift and candy.
In each ward thero had b(;eu erected a ChriHtm-ris tree decorated approiir-ia- tely wnilo there was much festooning rhrougli the ward halls.
At the noou hour, in the sjia- eions diningrooius, abounding with l'l stooniug nf laurel aud hoU.y, a temptiug feast was spread. JJiOO jionnds of roast turkey, and nearly 1000 miuce jiies. with bushels of mashed jiotatoes, barrels of cranberries aud abumlant vegiMables and oiauges formed the nnnii-ilay meal.
In rhe evening iu the large cliajjcl. an*extensive Christmas service of a varied form was rendered by tho at- teudauts for the gratification of all the jiatiruts w hn could be reuiovsd from the several wards.
COUNTY PRISON.
-Vt the eouiiiy jail, Warden Gotwals and Mrs (jotwals, the matron, jirovid¬ ed u bill of good thiugs for the prison¬ ers. Stewed chieheu, mashed jintatoes aud fruir formei. Tlei   liuuei.    IJurini;
BIDDLE SELLS VALUABLE SIIE
Disposes of   tbe Ambler Property, Butler Avenue.
l.'eiitHrlly Located and l.,ar|{e Plot of (iroiiiid llrlUKH More Tlinii «'iU,UOU— Male liii'liiile. f;»iiiir<l Moic itiid Dtvell'
Henrj- C. Biddle. real estate broker of Amliler, negotiated a few d.ays ago, the sale of the Ambler jirojiorty, (Ul Bntler avenue, (i]i|iosite Hotcd Am¬ bler, cninprising the whole nf the front on Butler aveuue from Main street to within a few feet of the railrn;id. The jirojjcrt.y also has a trout nn Jlliiu street and on the raikiad compauy's ground, iucludiug the large storo hf
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is rejinited to be between is:3l),()00 aud ,*;il),00O. This is tho most valuable busi¬ uess site; iu faet, the only laud left iu the busiuess jiortiou of the town. The buildiugs are of stoue, ami were Iiuilt sniiie years ago by Evan J. .Vm¬ bier, now deceased. The hou,se, uo. dnubt, will lu: converted intn two up- to-date stores iu the nesir future. The balance of Ihe laud will be for sale by Heury C. Biddle.
The rojinit given out that some of the laud has been resold to the Wissa¬ hickon Fire comjiany, nf .Vniblfr, was not otitioial.
lUoV of 'her .ei'v well at-
.e^y-','(7S{'&imr-&eimiM--^^i'(MC:f^'-eftSTM^ 'dhi visited the iwisnn and rendered carols birthday. Thee,' iu cdiineelion with a sjiecial service.      leudcil.
IJ'OUNYT HOME. ^     Friends frinii llo.xbornugli. I'liiladel-
: phia and Centre Sijuare came to sjiend Stewurt   Leidy   ami   Ins   wife,   the i Christmas with T. F. Buzby and fam-
matron, jirovide^I turkey and ehieken with the "lixingtj," for the old folks at tho Black Bock home. A Christmas tree had been set iu jilace and gifts of candies,oranges, etc., were distributed.
roads were dr'-tve'l mor>i baiiv'liau ou
flOCO. Becansp c^f the  promineuo of; I.is fli-Ht  trip,  and after breaiiag har
the two men in North 'Wale.i tiio caue will lie watoh.il with cnnsldor,.b'e ih- twrest amoug the residents ol' t;i,'. vi- cinity.
children who were snowed in.       A    number   of   Owner, of Motor vehicle. Wa.t  comply
tho 100 present expressed their appro elation of the jirogram aj^||vQdered, and in the attendanc/ UPt pluck and enthusiasm was displayed by the uhildrpu in turuiug ont on sucii an evening. One little boy, eiglit yo^rs of age, walked two miles to take his part in the exercises. Lyman Pohr, of IVIr. Williani Pole's class of youug meu, received as a reward for atteud¬ iug Sunday school every Suuday dnr¬ ing the yoar a very nice Bible. Five other children missed but ono Snnday, They also were kindly remembered. A number of other scholars were reward- el for their faithfuluess. The organist. Miss Agnes Scholz, who mi8,sed but two Sundays, was giveu « handsome Bible. Sauta Claus gave to each teach¬ er as many boxes of candy and oranges as there are scholars iu tlieir classes, to be distirbnted later by them.     The
WMiik
8oou With  LiDtv
Tht act of April 27, 1909, providing for tho registration of motor vehicles will becomn effective on January i. The application blanks for registra¬ tion have beeu issned. The following informatiou must be given: Name and style of vehicle, name of maker, man¬ ufacturer's uumber, rating horse power, character of motive power, uame of ajijilicant, residence, post- office address.
If the ajijilicant is uot a resident of Pennsylvania the followiugintormatton must bo furuished: Agent's name ad¬ dress, state nud conuty.
The registration fee is $,5 for motor vehicles of less than 20 liorse power; $10 for motor vehicles of 20 liorso Jiower and leas than CO horse power; 115 for motor vehicles of 50 horse pow¬ er or over; motor cycle, %2.
Broatl
J. W. Bojlow has more than 800 guinea pigs, 100 of which are import¬ ed thoronghbrede.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Gilmnr Tyson, of Norristown, spent Ohristmas with Mr. aud Mrs.W. F. Jaooby.
The heavy snow of Satnrday uight has so drifted the road to Ambler that teams have beeu obliged to take to the fields.
Miss Blla W. Hellings is entertain¬ ing visitors from Uniontown ovor the Iiolidays.
Samnel Angeny coutemplatt>s sever¬ al imiirovemonts to his residence, tho former Joues property.
J. W. Dietz, Jr., had a wheelbarrow race and other sports at the iuu on Ohristmas, which were followed by a turkey diuuer.
William Swainoott, Jr., will sjiend New Year's day in Norristown.
J. H, Stockliridgo -will vacate the Latta farm in April and remove to Harrisburg.
It is rumored that the ohl Fister property has been selected as a sum¬ mer home for oue of the oity clubs.
Their r.ust Te.tanientti.
Tho_ following   wills   have been ad- at   the  register  of
mitted to probate wills offico.
Frauois  Olcott The entire esfiito ow, Elizabeth D after her deat^l sons—Clareiiec
Joseph H Wm. M tenham Marsh ill executor
Allen,   Springlieid.
is given to the   wid-
Allen, for life;   and
to the   childreu.    The
T , Francis Olcott, and
, ;,re mimed as executors.
<". atarshall, late of Ohel Eum'io estate to niece, Ellen Ourko, who is also named as
ji'.'Sri aud w!i,:oii   u   ¦in   effco^i. to  get  ter, Mrs through, h    ab;iudouod   his team at a larm house and i-^ade iiih wnv home on foot,
A party of five men and women iu whicii were a m>tu by the uameof Oass and his wife, all of them living in North Wales, had a most trving exper¬ ience. They boarded a trolley car at Ohestuut Hill at 9 o'clock Saturday night. The car was due to arrive in North Wales at 10 o'clock. When day¬ light dawned Snnday no word hud been received from thom at thoir homes, although they had telephoned that they had started. At noon Snn¬ day a rescue party, headed by Milton B. Keyser, Un'ted States bauk exam¬ iner, and Abram Beoker, both of North Wales, decided to go ont in search of the missing party. A wagou was pro¬ cured au'l eight hoises hitched to it. With Becker rtriving, the rescuers start¬ ed out along the traction lino. Thoy came across the car two miles from North Wales at 3 o'cleck Snnday after¬ noon, after a terrific struggle 4hrough the snow. In the car, cold and hun¬ gry, were tho five who had left Chest¬ nnt Hill tho night before. They were bundled into the wagon, together with the crew, and driven Isack to North Wales. Warm quarters and hot coffee soon restored them.
Mail service generally was prostrat¬ ed. The Sunday papers were several hours late in reaching Ambler aud theu could nut bo delivornd because of drifted streets. It was even witli tho greatest difficulty thnt tho mail service to the great centres of jiojiulatiou was kojit opeu fnr the delivery of even the liglit mail, Jamos Graham, who car¬ ries the mail to Broad Axe, Blue Bell aud NiU-ci,ssa, got only as far as Blue Bell on Monday, whilo .Jolm L. Brown, who caiTies the overland mail to Doylestown, reached Prosjiectville ou   Monday,   being] obliged, to   turn
Krother of Jiidce Mend.
James Weand, a brother of Judge Henry K. Weand, of the Montginnerv county conn, drojiped dead Saturday night in. the oilice of Ur. T. Edmund WilLs, at Pottstown.
Ho was laughing .and joking while Dr. Wills was about to e.Kaminu him for heart affection wlien tJie fatal at¬ tack came.
Mr. Weand had been iu ]iuor health for some time and on numerous occa¬ sions he had comjilaiued of having violent attacks of rheumatism. He always went to the office of Dr, Wills for treatment. He never complained of feeliug too bad to be np and able to walk abont and always around among his many friends iu towu chatting in a jileasant waj'.
Mr, Weand was the son of the late Bernard aud Sarah Weaud and he was born iu Pottstown, on Jan. 33, 1848. His father died in 18(i2 aud his moth¬ er ill 188.) nnd since their death tho deceased has been living with his sis- Sarah AneJiey.
Woman (Hex on Train.
While enroute to the home ol friends, an elderly woman, identity not yot knowu, was strickeu with heart disease on a Reading railway express train, as it ueared Soaderton, and died ns she was being laid on an improvised bed iu the station.
The victim's coudition was first uo¬ ticed by a child, also a passenger ou th« train, and the membera of tho train crew were told.
Tho woman, duriug the triji from Jenkintown where the train was al¬ ready late and moviug under difficul¬ ties, became much agitated over the prevalent storm and the possibility of her uot reacliing her destination, aud as the tiaiu slowly iirogresSed, her fears o' a uight in" tho car prcmpted her to frequently iinjiortnne members of tha crew and other jiassengers. Pin- ally she collapsed.
Oorouer King was notified of the death, but was unable to get to Sou¬ derton until noon Mouday, owing to the snow blockade. Bceause of this lat¬ ter difficulty too, it has not been possible thus far to have tho victim identified.
Penllru.
Everywhere tlirongliout, tho town¬ ship tho farmers aud laborers aro busy aiding the sujiervisors in ojiening the roads, wliich aro drifted more badly than they have boen withiu a genrea- tion.
Miss Buckwalter,one of the teachers ol tho Peullyn school, is ujionding the holidays with her jiareuts at Lau¬ caster.
F. 0. Tomlinson, station agent, was ou duty all day Sunday and never reached his home iu North Wales till 1 o'( lock Monday^morning. 112^22 'ilM
\\y, aud were sturiu-stiiyed fnr   a   few
days.
Misses Blauidie White and   l-'lorencf
Heckler,     nf   West   (.!liester    Normal
school, aie sjiendiug the hoidiyas with ! their jianuits here.
I Miss Belle Hall, who has'been liviug j in Philadeliihia. is home agaiu with I her parents here.
I Miss Sellers, of Philadeljiliia, sjKiut I a few days with her jiareuts, Mr. aud ' Mrs. Granville Sellers, of this jdace.
j liwTnedd Vailvr.
I Mr. aud Mrs. O. Seiter. of West Philadelphia, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Geiselman and Mrs. (.). .Seiter of Fern Rock, wero gnests Saturtlay and Sun¬ day   with Mr. and Mr.s. Geiselman.
Mr. and Sirs. J. Conard Walton and wife ou Christmas enter¬ tained friends from Doylestowu aud Trenton.
Tho Maple Grove sehool on Friday al'ternoon Iia<.l a vory pleasaut enter¬ tainment on dosing for the Christ¬ mas holidays. Thu scdiolars renilered tlieir fiarts to the enjoyment of the audience nud the crer'il of the teach¬ ers. Misses Goilsl'iilk and Kempp. and the buiiding was nicely diicoraterl lOid trimme'l for the occa.iion.
On Tlmrsdfiy ni?'>t somo miscreants visited C. P. G iniiiMy's i.nuhv. house and iiuide off v\ ,th ¦• ou, .   oI.i,i;.es «.
Mr. ami Mrs A. '.'. Auerbuiy hnve gone to New York to sjxiud » ft v,' days.
Mrs. W. S. Cressman sjxint Tuesday aud Wedno.sd.ay with Philadelpliia friends. 	
PraaDcetTllle.
Mrs. Jnstice Perry sjieut day with Isaac Shoemaker of Abiugtou,
Mrs. William Fillnuui and .son Albert arn sjiending several days this week with relatives at Hatboro.
Mr. Elwood Ely and family Christmas day with Mr. aud Horaco Bowman, ol Edge Hill.
Miss    Mazie    Fairbairn   and Margaret    McClean, ol   Pliiladeljihia, visited at the homo of Mr, and  Mrs. Thomas   Anderson on Saturday,
Eugene Kratz and Roy Katz' visited ot tho homo ol Mr. and Mrs. .losoiik ¦^'eiss ou Saturday.
Elmer Harvey aud family spent Sat« niday with Iriends' in Sonth Bethle¬ hem.
J. 0. Weiss is filling bis i30 houso. The ico is about four im lies thick.
William  Da-ger   and    lamily  sjient Ohristmas with  relativ i     '     " own.
Tho public school clii iug u week's vacatiou.
Harper Walton and v deljihia, were the gnest Mrs. Thomas Walton ou CJhristmas day.
William Hiukle, Jr., ii sjiending several days this week iu Consho¬ liockeu.
Mr.Holly is Iiaving hi', ¦ eainery iei honse tilled.
Oreland.
The Christinas entertaiuuioiit of the Oreland Bajitist Snuday school will bo hold Friday evening, j;;:;;' ^^;;^.j,4iJ
Christmas ind   wife.
sjient Mrs.
Miss
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¦re.n aro.hav-
le, of   Phila- ol   Mr. and
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