The Ambler Gazette 19090729

              THE TROLLEY RAISES^FARES.
Ambler is  Affected by   the New Schedule.
-will Coat 10 CentR to Uo Ffuni Amblrr to iVorth Wales-Hnir Hour Service From Atig. 1—Fnstcr TItiic lo Alleu- totvn.
Following the meeting of the direc¬ tors of the Lehigh Valley Transit com¬ pany President Stevens has annonnced that half-hour trolley cars will be run trom Nortii Wales to Chestnut Hill overy day, the new schedule to take effect on Aug. 1.
Ever siuce the agitation for more frequent trolleys the officials of the road have been wrestling with the problem of better accommodations for tlie pnblic, the chief difficulty seem¬ ing to be the cost of operatiug addi¬ tional cars. The average fare on the eu¬ tire line is said to be about one and a quarter cents per mile, with the exception of that part between Nortii Wales and Chestnut Hill, a distauce of a trifle more than 11 miles, where the fare is 10 cents. The longest trip ou the entire line for a five ceut fare is betweeu Ambler and North Wales. To equalize the rates and at the .same time give better service, the company has decided to increase tJie fare be¬ tweeu these two places, and when the new schedule goes iiito effect au additional nickel will be collected at Springhouse, making the fare from Nortii Wales to Ohestunt Hill 15 cents. On south-bound trips tho fare limit will be at Springhouse and Fort Wash¬ iugtou. Ou north-bound tri]is the sec¬ ond fare will bo collected at Orchard laue and the third fare at Springhonse. This increases the fare from Wm.Penn inu aud points betweeu Nortii Wales and Ambler to 10 cents, where former¬ ly it was but five ceuts, " Tlie fare from Ambler to Chestnut Hill was formerly five cent's, the same as it was as far uorth as North Wales, bnt uuder the uew schednle it will oost 10 ceuts to either place Irom Ambler.
The new car to be put in sei'vicc ou the half-hour schedule will be of the same type as uow used on the regul.ar hour schedule, and School street will be tiie starting point in Nortii Wales. ' Ey eliminating curves and grades aud reducing rhe uumbi i- : .stci\s, dMTectors of the
ciec.rt-af.e"-rii" Ohestnut Hill and'^Alloutuwu, aud before loug a schedule of two hours between the two places is looked for.
OBITUARY
Bluil, Gag auti Kob Man oii Vork Rutttl.
Bound hand aud foot so tightly that movemeut was impossible, and with a drog-soaked sponge closely pressed over his mouth, serviug both as a gag and anaesthetic, a youug mau was louud about midnight Wednesday lying unconscious in aditch beside the car tracks on old York road near Rus¬ eomb street.
Patrolman Herbott, of the Olney police station, discovered the man aud quickly removed him to the Jewish liospital. Prompt treatment liartially revived the patient, aud Thursday morning he related a story of a daring assault and robbery which lie was the victim. He gave his name as Robert Froelick, Jr., of No. 153(1 North Twentj^-seventh street, Philadel¬ phia, aud said that he is 27 years old. According to the iu.iured mau's story, hewas retnrniug from a call oua friend late Wednesday eveniug, when he saw a man approaching him from iu front at a dark place along the old York road. While he was watching the man in front, he was attacked behind. JThe part of the aft'air which puzzles tlie police is that, when found Froelick was wearing a valnable gold watcli and cliaiu and a diamoud riug aud scarfpiu, any one of whicii could iiave beeu readily disposed of. Froelick says the only thing lie has lost is his wallet, and will not give auy idea of what it contained. He refuses to say how much money he had iu it, or whether there was anything in tho wallet whicii could give liim a clue as to whom his assailants might bo. Froelick maintains an absolute silence as to all particulars of the case, and replies that he "can't remember" whenever a questiou is asked him.
Tlie doctors say that his conditiou bears out the truth of the story that he was attacked, and are inclined to think that the sponge whicii was used as a gag was .soaked iu some anaesthetic. He will recover.
OreUnd.
The Oreland Braptist Snuday school will hold its picinic at Willow Grovo •n Satnrday. The Lutlieran Sunday school will hold its picinic iu VauReu¬ ssalear's woods ou Saturday. I^Alfrod Harrison, having purcliased tlie old Cannon placo, has sunk a well 400 feet deep and is buildiug large chickeu honses.The work of demolish¬ ing the old honse and erecting a man¬ sion will soou be begun.
The Oreland Fire company lias erected its alarm beside Mr. A, L. Aiman's store.
Charier PInceil ou Pile.
Attorney W. F. Danuehower has filed the charter for the Americau Asbestos compauy witli the recorder of deeds, aud this uew Norristown concern wiil begiu operation at ouce.
The new company has acqnired tho old trolley ear barn,at Stanbridgo and Sterigere streets,Norristowu, aud will manufacture all kinds of asbestos materials. The capital stock of the compauy is $00,000, and the directors are as follows:
Ben,iamiu    Evaus,   I.   O.   Wober, William   Evaus, J.    Gillmnr    Tyson and W. F. Jaeoby, the  latter two of Ambkr.
JANE HORNER MYERS.
Tho deatii ot Jane Horner Myers, at Hartsville, on Tliursday moruiug, will allow the distribution of a large sum of mouey amoug the Hdrner heirs in    that locality. Tho   amount   is
variously estimated at from $50,000 to     *SO,000. Mrs.     Myers,     had
been seriously ill and helpless for a loug time. Her funeral took placo last Saturday.afternoon from the Nes¬ haminy church of Warminster. She was oue of the heirs to a large New York estate. Her share will now be distributed. Among the beneficiaries are: B. F. Horner, of Ivyland; Ben,iamiu Hougli, of Warringtou; Saniuel Horner, of Philadelpliia; Andrew Horner, of Califoronia; Silias Horuor, of Horsham; Mrs. J. M. Wamsley aud Mrs. Giddings, of Hatboro.
JOSEPH EASTBURN MILLER.
Jose]ih Eastburu Miller, a former well-kuown Gleusider, died ou Tues¬ day, July '^0, iu the Presbyterian hospital, Philadelphia, following a short illness. Deceased is survived by a widow, Clara K. Miller, and one sou, Courad. He was 33 years of age and the oldest son of John E. and Josephine E. Miller, who formerly resided at the southwest corner Glen¬ side and Lismore avenues. The funeral services were held on Friday after¬ noon at 3 o'clock at the parlors of Oliver H. Bair, 1830 Chestnut street. Interment was strictly private. At tlie time of his death, Mr. Miller main¬ tained a resideuce at 3931 Poweltou aveune, West Philadelphia.
ALB^feT^d. HlNES. ;       :r
¦ • r • ; ' ¦ . •? ¦¦ Albert G. Hiues died at tlje home of his father, Henry W. Hilles, iu New Britiviu township, suddenly Suuday night at 11 o'clock of anaermia, aged 33 years, seven months aud two days. Mr. Hiues had been ill ter sev-, eral mouths, but on Sunday uight was walking up and down the porch of liis home 10 minutes before his death. He weut iuto the hou.se and sitting down in a chair held his head iu his hands ami was seeu to topple over by those who were taking care" of him, ' They caught him iu their arms and ho ex¬ pired almost immediately. Mr. Hiues was tho son of Henry W. and Prisoilla j Garges Hiues, aud -(vas born D-^ciim- ber -^3, 18T5.He worked ou his fiith^-r's farm aud assisted witii the r.i.,' .".'- iuii bu.-iuess until   his   father
He was married, bnt his wife died a I little ever throe years ago, leaves one sou, Heury, who survives his father. | Mr. Hiues is also survived by his father and mother, two brothers, Edw.ard Hiues, of Horsham, aud Watson Hiues, of Chalfout, and oae sister, Mrs. W. AV. Delp, of Chalfout. The deceased was a member of Wash¬ iugtou camp P. O. S. of A., aud the Knights of the Golden Eagle,of Ohal¬ font. 	
ProiDectTlIIe.
Mr. and Mrs. Oalvifi Fitzgerald, of Hatlxiro, aud William F llmau aud family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herrmau Ford on Sunday.
Frauk Worth aud family are moviug into Goorge vVorth's honse this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Oharles Gouak and Miss Hannali Gouak visited iu the city on Friday.
Miss Oalvin Fitzgerald, of Hatboro is spending the week with relatives in onr neighborhood.
Sylvian TjTe, of Philadelphia, is spending several days with his aunt, Mrs. Oharles Creamer.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stackhouse spent Thursday at Andalusia with tlie former's fatlier, who is very ill.
Charles Mc Clean entertained visit¬ ors from Ambler aud Virgiuia on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Willing Weidner aud danghter Inez,of Montgomery Square, were entertaiued ou Snnday at the homo of Mr. and Mrs, Charles Crea¬ mer.
Mi.ss Carrio Stackhouse spent Sun¬ day with relatives at Bristol.
Miss Bertha Shutt speut several days last wook in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Botts, of Lafayette Hili, spent Sunday with Mrs. Borles- ton of this plaoe.
Mrs. J, Holler, of Philadelphia, was tho guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stiickhouso on Wednesday.
Mr. aud Mrs. lUibort Weisol aud daughter sjicut Suudav with Mr. and Mrs. William Detwiler, Ohalfont.
Mr. aud Mrs. Abram Kratz, of Lansdale ; Mr and Mrs. Frank Wortii and family, of uoar Montgomery Sqn.ire; William Wortii and family, of Eureka; Harry Worth aud family, of Davis Grovo, woro the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Markley on Snuday.
Miss Oathriue Hahn spent last -week witli Mrs. Barlestou.
Mrs. Mary Mouteith is spending the week with her daughter, Mrs. Edward Bates, of this jilaco.
Mrs. Joseph Wiedman, of Philadol¬ iihia, aud Mrs. Edward Cluell and sou, of Pattersou, N.'J., were the guests of Mr and Mrs,Thomas Ander¬ son ou Thursday.
Mrs. John Markley still continues very iil.
Mr. und Mrs. Samuel Eckhart, of Montgomeryville, sjient Suuday -with Mr. aud Mrs.  Edward Bates.
AMBLER TRIMS THE CHAMPIONS.
Defeats Souderton in a North Penn League Game.
—William 0. Moore, of Plymonth, hasjhad great success witli his alfalfa tliis|year.
SIniiKliler Vnlilttable Wheu Hlt» Mean Runs—An>hler»> Biilit Pla.v (Jrcnt Pari lit Ihe VIelorj-—VeikaMe Lnnilii lu Sec¬ oml Place.
For the second time this season at Souderton the Ambler A. A. team defeated the champions, the game Satnrday resulting in a score of 7 to 4. A crowd of more than 800 peojile was Jiresent, and the excitment was intense at all times, and especially as Souderton was the first to score, whicii spread a gloom over the large Ambler contingent which followed tlie team.
There was nothing doing in the first inning, but in   the second   Whitelock fumbled   Cressman's hit   and   the big first basemau -was safe. Ferguson then made a hit, but Cressmau wag thrown ont   at   third   iu Johnson's hit to the I infield.   Prosser then  made   a   hit   to | right      field, scoring    i'ergusou, aud : Johnson scored  when  Wildrick  fum¬ bled      tho    ball,   Prosser    going    to | third aud was   allowed   to come home j wheu Wildrick's  throw-in went for a, passed ball.       Robinsou  and Morley  1 both struck ont. I
Ambler theu got busy at ouce. Cav a | vvas out ou au assist from third base. 1 Howes drove oue to right field, whicii Johnson dropped. Wildrick_ was tl.eu safe ou fielders' choice, Howes being put pnt. . Hiirper made his secoud 'iit aud Foulke -ifollowed, scoring Wild¬ rick, Harfier-going tci .third. ' Foulke stole second. Flavell-,i^as the second out. Pros.^er threw to second to calch Foulke aud the ball rolled away fAm Saylpr,- Harjier scoring. Slaughter made a wicked hit dowu the third bii.=.e liue, scoring Fonike. makiug fciur runs and placing Ambler one to the good. ' ¦     (
Both teams settled down and tlwre j was no more excitment until the sixtli, 1 wheu Foulke made an error of .John- j <^on's hit. Prosser was hit with tl e 1 ball and .Lillig vau for him. Robinsou ! hit to centre, but Howes returned jjjie j ball to Flavell iu time to tag Johnsbu j our at th.^ plate. Lillig  landed on i
third witl^ two out. aud as Slaugh-ler | was striking out Morley Lillig stXuei !iome, tying the score. I
Tu thi.s -inning wheu Umpire Kirk i .t lared Jolinsou out a| the p:,''--'>- <'\j0gg^^  .-v-^general  kick,..froni
.-w.trmed Wfjr tiie fit Id aud there m'ii- great confflSion. For a timo it seemed as tlKiugh Kirk would be mobbed, and several of the players aud spectators made omiuons pasjsos at him. The gamo was delayed fiilly 15 minutes, and it was only after considerable difficulty thf.t the diamond was cleared. Thero was almost continuous kicking throughout the game, nearly every close decision being protested.
There was no more scoriug until tlie eighth, whou Foulke led ofl with a hit. Flavell flew ont to second. Slaughter, made his second hit,and Gallagher liit scoriug Slaughter and Foulke. Oavis flew out to lett field. Howes got to first on balls, but was pnt out at second.
The game tlironghont was one of the most exciting ever played iu the leagne, and while Umjiire Kirk made several jioor decisions both sides suf¬ fered, and Ambler esjiecially on the judgement of Slaughter's cross-flre delivery over the corners of the jilate.
Oavis made two beautiful catches in left field aud Howes gathered iu two iu center, while Wildrick took ad¬ vautage ot one chance in right. Harper laced ont three hits, as did also Foulke, and Slaughter got two, Ambler totalling twice as many safeties as its apponents. Foulko cut off a hit iu tlie second by a fine stop, aud then later fell down on au easy chauce. Flavell caught a pretty game and should have had auother assist, as ho clearly threw Saylor out at second, when he essayed to steal.
For Navul Acatleoiy.
Tlio following candidates apjieared for tho examination iu Lansdale on Monday for the ajipointmeut to tho United States Naval academy : Francis Reeres Heath, ot Bryu Mawr; Frank Wanger, of Pottstowu; Charles L. Austin, of Fort Washington; John E. Oolby, of Bryu Athyn; Alexauder Mc- Nabb, ot Morrisville ; Sydney Herk¬ uess, of Wyucote; Stacy Kiiojif, of Pottstowu; Alfred K. Hamill, of Jonkintown; Lester M. Freed, of Lausdale; Allen"S. Harley,of Trajipe; Raymond Mohr.
Norristown is still strougthcuing its team.
Following are tho batting averages of the Anibler A. A. team includiug last Saturday's game:
Games       A. B.       Hits       Per
Foulke 13 M 2-' 407
Harper 13 50 ;2 375
Wildrick 12 89 12 SS3
Siaiiunt-jr 13 17 18 315
Hriwe* 13 45 14 311
Wnittlock 13 43 12 278
1'-. Flavin 13 54 14 2eo
«a lairtitr 13 .52 13 ihii
A. Fiaveli  b 16  4 2,''i0
CaVis  2  4  1 JJO
Souderton has requested a meeting of the Nortii Ponu Baseball league. The reason for the meetiug is uot giveu. Perkasie also desires to reopen the question of its game with Chestnut Hill on July Kf and which Perkasie claims was forfeited by the Hillers, bnt the leagne decided, ou receiving Germantowu into membership, that all the nnjilayed games of Chestnut Hill must bo played by Germautown. Whether this matter can uow be reopened after h.aviug been decided is problematical. Presideut Jenkins has comjiiled with Sonderton's request, and a meeting of the league will be held at the Tremont house, Lausdale, on Friday evening.
To say tho town was interested iu the game on Saturday is jiutting it mildly,
¦ It looks like Ambler for that penuant. Some of the fans are lookiug for the Jiolo to fly it ou.
Whitelock deserves a lot of symjiatliy from tho fans as there is no jilayer Jilaying today who has had more more strikes' called on him than Whitelock, and yet ho manages to hit oue once iu a -(vhile. If you do uot believe this ask Pressor.
Roy Ellam is jilaying a great gamo at short for Birmingiiam iu the South¬ ern league.
Notice to the fans. The uext game Will be Jilayed ou the Ambler grouuds witli L.ansdalo. Gamo to be called at 3.30 p:m. Notice again: Do uot forget to bring your noise with you.
Jlotilgouiery Cotiutj- LenRue.
Tlie Laurel Field club, of Anibler, lost to the Summit Field club, of Fort Washiugton, on Saturday by the score of 3 to 4, Summit winning iu the last inuing. Bessou.and Neemau constituted the battery for. Anibler, Su-mmit getting nine hits Michael
held Summit to seveu ii-its, of which Hough and H: Robinson got two eacli.
HATBORO WINS..
¦ Hatborc^, by  defeating   Glenside, 8 td 0,011   Saturday   ciM>u>   uji on eveu ''-rms   w'Mt   the   oh-anii Kuis. Wlio are j {;¦¦'- .    first jilac '"    '   	
:'-s bvet::
riurne 111 ramijiiig 11....i^.. ¦,...i'.-. ... Yerkes, kept Glenside's hits well scattered.
WILLOW GROVE LOSES.
Ashbouruo   won an   easy game over Willow Grove   by the score of   7 to 2. NEXT   GAMES.
Next Saturday the Laurel Fiehl club will play at Hatboro, Ashbouruo at Glenside and Summit at Willow Grove.
LEAGUE   STANDING.
W L   P C. W L P.C.
Gleufide SI...4....6W Summit 6...7... 4G2
Hatboro V...4 eSli Wtllow Grove....4...9...3tl8
AsHbourne S...6...615 Lauitl F.C 3.10,..231
WATER CO. VERY^CTIVE.
New Supply for The Springfield Cor¬ poration.
lUGreanetl Dciuanti In Cheltciihaiu, .Vh- IU|{lou nut! S]irliigi1elfl To\viit*IilIis~ Biillillns Big Keservolr-i at .Vvsllniil- Iny Falls.
The Springfield Consolidated Wator comjiany is actively eugaged iu a de- veloiimeut of business within the dis¬ trict already covered by its mains, whicli now extend as far uorth on the Chestnut Hill aud Sjiriugliouso turn¬ pike as the residence of Jacob L.Cul¬ bertson,just above Orchard laue,uorth of Fort Washington. With tho iustal¬ lation ot flre plugs at Oreland, the erection of water cranes aloug the turupike tlirough Sjiriugfield township aud tho active demand for increased water service' in Cliolteuham. More- land aud Abington townshijis, Jenkin¬ town and Rockledge boroughs, and, iu fact, throughout the whole lower end of the county, the couipany has boeu kept bnsy taking caro of this new business.
In addition to all this, the comjiany for some weeks has beeu engaged iu laying a line of pipe in the viciuity of Trevose, Somorton and Bethayres, and a vast amount of work is also beiug done in the vicinity of Nesli¬ aminy Falls, whore the comjiauy has goue back for a number of miles anil secured water rights up the Nesham¬ iny creek. It has begun building a dam across the creek just below -what used to bo the old dam wheu the theu famous Neshaminj- Falls. park was in existence. This dam -wheu com¬ jilete will be four feet higher than the old ouo, aud will back the water uji so that boating to the covered bridge abovo Browusboro will bo an easy matter. The distance from the dam to this bridge will be sometliing more than a milo. But tho comjiany is uot building this dam for jileasure pur¬ jioses, but to get water to supply the aforesaid mains. The water will be dr.awn froui tho d.ani to a poiut on the east sido of tho Philadeljihia and Reading railway tracks and jnst south of Jaunoy statiou, where tl.io comjiany is uow buiiding a filter jilant .ani re¬ servoir. The water will thero be filter¬ ed and jiumped iuto a reservoir IiO foot deep and 200 feet in diameter, from wh'icii   it  will'he  tmmped   into   rho
Centre Square.
Tho [members '. of tho'i^Whitpaiu alumni will picnic at Menlojjiark next Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs.S.B. Drake and daugh¬ ters, Misses Edyth and Edna, have re¬ turnod after sjiending several days in Atlautic Oity.
Rev. Andrew Fitchord of Norris¬ town, was the gnest of Mrs. Mary aud Miss Clara A. Beck last Thursday.
Tlioro will bo no services 'in St. Joliu's Lutheran church next Suudayi' as was announced in this pajier.' Rev. Bitter, who has boen ill in tho Gorman hospital, Philadelphia, is im¬ proving, bnt not sufficiently well to preach uext Suuday.
Perkiomeu castle, K. of M. 0., of this placo picnicked along the Perkiomen, near Oollegeville, last Wednesday. A good turnout from this placo aud an enjoyable time resulted.
Miss Margie Seijile is spondiug some time as the guest of Mr.andMrs. J. Baker, iu Newtown, Bucks connty.
The Misses VanWinkle, of Flour¬ town, visited their aunt, Mrs. Mary Beck, on Mouday,
Harry Chalk,of Bridgejiort, is sjiend¬ ing his vacation with his parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Jauies Chalk, Sr.
Messrs. Honry and Georgo Pluck, of Lederachville, formerly ot this place, were entertained at their former home by Mr. aud Mrs. Jacob Moyer, on Suuday.
Mrs. Rebecca Walter and Miss Agnes VValter, of Philadolphia, are visitiug tho former's daughter, Mrs. James Bombard and family. SST
Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. V. Touchtou and son, Jamos E. Toucliton, aud Miss Dorotliy Flozoy, of Bryn Mawr, were the guests of Mr. aud Mrs. W. E. Baker on Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Shaffer, of Germantown, was the guest ot her aunt, Mrs. Mary Bock, for a short time.
Miss Anuie Learuiy, of Bryu Mawr, visited friends iii the village tor a few days,
Oscar Keeley, of New York city, paid a visit to his brother, Harvey Keeley, who is clork at the hotel, at this iilace. He will also spend some timo with his pareuts iu Worcester. Ho had not visited his home for sev¬ eral years.
Mrs. George Kibblehouse, with frieuds sjient Wednesday at Willow Grovo Jiark.
Mrs. John Kite, of Norristown. was eutertaiuoil by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Baker ou Sunday.
Mrs. Mary and Miss C^hira Btck and Mr. and Mr.s. J. Irvin Yes-: sjicnt Sun¬ day with Ml. ami Mrs.Hirrs-S.Young in Norristov 11.       Mr.auu rii.s. Yot
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SOUDERTOWN
Dily, c. 0 LlUiir, 68. 0 Savior, 2b. u Oress'an.lb. 0 Fery'n, It. I Johnson,rf. I Prosser, p. 2 Kobl'soii.Sb 0 Morley. cl. 0
b
1 b 0 1
2 5
0 12
1 1
0 0
1 U '2 2 0 1
a. c. r.
O 0 Howes, 0 1 1 wiriek, rf i 0 Hai per, Ib.l 0 Foulke, 2b. 2
0 Flavell. c.  0
1 Slau'titer.p.l 1 G<ill'Ker,30 1
AMBLEK
r. b. 0. a. e.
0 Wlii'ock.ss.O 0 Cavis, II.    0
Totals      4   (1 '27 lit   3    Totals      7 l:'. 27 12   3
Ambler u   0   4   0  0  0   o  ;!   0—7
Soudertou 0   3   0   0   0   I   (i   u   0—1
Earned runs—Souderton. ]; Amok-r,:;. Stolen bases—Soudertowu, 5;AmbIer, s. Sinicl; nut—By ProBser, 4; bvSlauchler, Ii. Bases on tulls-Off Prosaer, 1; oil Slaugbttr, 3.   Umpire— Kiit.
PERKASIE  SECOND.
By wiuniug at Norristown when Sondertou lost, Perkasie lamlid iu secoud Jilaco iu the leagne raco. The Bncks couutiaus had no difficulty iu wiuuiug at the Moutgomery conuty seat by the score of IU to 1.
GERMANTOWN WINS.
Germautown defeated Lansdale Sat¬ urday by the score of 8 to 7.
LEAGUE   STANDING.
w L P.O.
Ambler... 11  2 816
Peikasie  8  8 727
Soudertown  «  4 (i92
ilor.istown  5  7 417
Germautown  2  9 188
Lansdale l 11 033
NEXT   GAMES.
Next Satur-lay Lansdale willjilrty at Amblor, Norristown at Souderton and Germantowu at Perkasie.
LEAGUE NOTES.
Last year at this time in the Nortli Peuu league raco Souderton was conceded to bo au easy winner, tho club standing boiug as lullows: Soudertou, .ilOO; Ambler, .(186; Chost¬ nnt Hill,.(')00; Perkasio,.400;Lansilalo, .375; Jenkiuto-wu, .000.
"Oy" Perkins will cover riglit field for Perkasio. _     I
Perkasie jilayed iu Atlantic City ^ Tliursday aud was shut nut witliout a; hit or a ruu. Score,8 to 0. '
FIOBrcowB.
The ladies of Zion Lutliorau Sxijiday school, ot Whitemarsh, will have a package social next Saturday eveuing on the lawa of Mr. Henry Doken¬ wadle, Plourto-wn. Every body invit¬ ed. Ice cream and cakfl will be servedj
Miss Florence Longabangh is spend¬ ing her vacation at Mount Clair, Pa.
George Oampbeli,wife and daughter are iu Atlantic City.
Mr. Yocum and Mr. Thomas liave uew delivery wagons on the road,
Mr. and Mrs. Higgate entertained ,h number- of tlieir Philadijlphia friends at tlieir home ou Snnday.
William Gerstlauer imd Miss NeUie Flaherty speut Satnrday and Snnday iu Atlantic City.
Miss Diamond, one of our sobool teachers, is touring several of the western states.
Miss Sue Heberton is visiting Hiss Heleu Campbell.
The circus at tire White Oity jiaffk is well Jiatrouized this -week.
On Mouday tire turnpike was sjiriokled witli the township's sprink¬ ler, tho McCloskey estate furnishiug tlie horses.
Miss Florence Harmor returned homo alter spondiug some timo in Backs county,
Mrs. Shoemaker is visiting her daugliter, Mrs. George Campbell.
William Byslier's teams have boon busy unloading bricks from a car- for tho house beiug erected for Mr. Cas¬ sell.
Miss Bessie Boormau, of German- town, was visitiug Miss Esmeralda Dokeuwadle last week.
Miss Reua Moody,ol Boston, Mas.s., is visiting her brother,Chester Moody.
Mj's. Lanra Harnor is visiting .somo ot her triends iu Backs conuty.
This past week Maust brothers have threshed   wheat for  Ambrose Y'eakle, I Robert  Wilson,   George   Gilbert aud j James Tease. i
Uu Monday  night ou  comiug from i Ambler   ou   the   trolley   Jamos Tease' has   tho  misfortuue to  fall  from the: car and injure his head.    He was car¬ ried iuto tho home of Dr. Seymour, who .itteuded to his   injuries   and then I'C- iiioved him to his home.      He will '^'^ confined to his bed for several davs-
Uu We>;iiesd;iy uext the Presbyteriau Sunday hchool will hold its "auuual picnic at Willow Grove, going in a large enaoli.
I. N. Moody returned to his homo in Bostou last weok after spenc'iug sev¬ eral months here with.his .son.
Mrs. Ohoesmau aud children visited hor motlier, Mrs. Peter Wentz, on Tnesday,
Tho house buildiug for Russell Pul¬ linger, on tho Wissahickou pike, is about comjileted uud ho expects to occujiy it abont tho first of the mouth.
and will be used to supply its fast iucroasiug bsuiness north of Abington aud Glenside villages.
Tlie dam being built is of latest de¬ sign,   being  eight feet  thick  at   the base aud six feet at the top. it extends across   the creek from bauk tn   bauk, and  being  jierfectly  level will make a   Jiicturesquo   sight   wheu the water flows   over   it.    Digging   was done in some   Jilaces   to   the  depth of l:i feet, while on the east end there -was a sol¬ id   rock    bank,   but   notwithstanding this, blasting   was done to   tho depth ot eight feet, which insures its stand¬ ing to jams, which will occur in win¬ ter. The work is of cement masoury up to  witliia  two and a halt feet of the top,   where   cement  blocks  of    that thickneEs, the width of the bieast be¬ ing their leugth, aud three teet wide, are  jiiaced   in   position,   fastened by anchor   bolts.       These   blocks extend three   inches   over   the   falls side and rounded   ou the top at that end, so as not   to   allow   any   resistance to any¬ thing that might flow dowu the stream and   are   so placed as to slioot the ob¬ ject  over  and   clear   the baK-  of the breast.    This in ioe times will protect the dam aud make it almost indestruc¬ tible.     Atter these imjirovements  are mado, surely   someone will soo a pay¬ iug   investment  in tlie jmrchasiug ot the   park   grotmds   and we may .again bo   able   to   see   old Neshamiuy Falls Jiark   lu  its giory.       Olo thiug iu its favor is its natural environment.
llfkn^am Barn [surnetl.
Fire, the origiu of which is undor- termined, early Snuday uight destroy¬ ed a largo barn of Horace Slieji lard, near Horsliam, and with it al tiio wheat and hay grown ou the placo I tiiis year. Tlie'hnrses, wagons and farming implements wero removod to a Jihice of safety by farmers audothors who were attracted to the scene in largo numbers. The   total   loss   is
about $4000, with insurance    only ou the barn.
Though there is no reason for suspect¬ ing iucendiaiism in the burning of the Slieppard p.roperty, farmers who as¬ semb ed at tho scene commented on 1 the fact that during the past t'wo years j there have been no less than six barus burned in tho immediate vicinity. The origin of uone was ever determiued.     |
"The Flues" (liiaraullueil.
"The Pines," a summer liomo at Harmonville, conducted as a jilace tor weekly outings tor unfortunate children (?it Philadelphia, has been Jilaced nnder quarantine, owiug to the developmeut of a case of dijilitheria.
Wednesday morning, wheu the weekly con'tingout left to returu to Pliilat elpliia, six-year-old Willi.am Bloomhall was not well, aud ho .and his mother, at the matron's sugges¬ tion, remaiued, pending the lad's con¬ dition.
Late Wednesday, a jihysician found that the lad was aft'ecte'd with diph¬ theria, and Healtii Officer Nellie quarantined the placo, and had halt¬ ed at Broad stroot station a large contingent of littlo ones, enroute for a week's sojourn at the homo The affected lad is said uot to be iu a ser¬ ious state. 	
—Simon Frick, of Worcester towu¬ ship, has sold his 41-acre-farm, situat¬ ed on the nubile road loading trom Wentz's church to the Morris road, to M. B. Benner, the woU-knowu farmer and drover,[residing;nearbyj|
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On Thursday, Aligus'. . au ex¬ cursion, under tho auspices of Grace Lutherau chnrch choir, will be taken np the scenic Hudsou river to West Point aud Nowburg via the Reading railroad and steamer "Syrus." All those who contemplate tho trip should leave ou the 7.15 train from Chestnut Hill.
Miss Emma S. Fallows is iu Middle- town, Del.
Charles McClenahan. son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McClenatian.left last week with relatives for Connecticut, in which state he will spend tho summer. Joseph Wisewell, Sr., entertained the Progressive Dining club ou Wed¬ uesday eveuing of last weok at his residence, coruer Willow Grove aud Elm avenues.
Wednesday the barn of the Sylvester property caught fire and burned to th6 ground. Wyndmoor Hose compauy. No. 1, was first ou the grouud, closely followed h7 the Chestnut Kill's engines. The hose companies,together with the timely use of neighborhood garden hose, protected tho house, which was located very close to the barn.
Miss Mary E. Myers left early iu the week for Cape May, N. J.
The regular social meeting of the Luther le.ague was held ou Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Florence Eggleston.
Jarrettown.
The recent raius have jiut new life iuto the growiug crojis
Ha^-niaking is abont completed. Somo oats remain iu tho sliocks.
A. G. Mt'Dowell is dii.-iug a nice new horso.
J. S. Rodemich will have charge of the servico* nt tho Prosjiectville church uext Snuday.
Miss Myrtle Blake is visiting friends liore tills woek.
Mrs. Nathan O.James speut Monday iu Doylestowu
A jxirtiou ot the old wheelwright slioji has beeu  torn   down. It had
not boeu iu use tor a uumber of years aud becomo dangerous to passers.
Rev. George Engle jireached very acceptably at the Methodist church on Sunday. in the evening his topic was adajited to youug meu, Mr. J. B. Martiu will jireach next Suuday.
GTrynedC Talley.
Judge Staako left on Tuesday for Chicago, 111.
Tlio Waterer brothers havo arranged a skating party among tho Gwynhurst boarders,aud it is exjioctod that about '20 will go to tho Nortii Wcalos rink this Wednesday evening.
Miss Ruth Geiselman eutertained a Jiarty ot friends from North Wales ou Monday evening.
W. K. McCartliy spent Sund.ay in Phoenixville.
W. G. Just has received five oarloada of crushed stone.
Maple Oien.
W. Harry Manu, whu nas been on the sick list, is imja-oving.
Goorgo K. Oouard aud family, of Dolingtou, .«poiit Suuday here.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Slaughter, ot SharonHill.woro tho gnests of Miss Edytho M, Mann on Sunday.
Misses Margaret, Lillian and Irma Conard, of Doliugtou, arc sponding some time at their grandfather's, Thomas P. Oouard.