The Ambler Gazette 19060726

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Gazette.
VOL.   XXIV.^-NQC.   31.
BUILDING
GOOD ROADS.
C. W. Pickering, Esq., Writes on This Important Subject.
'loDtraats CoudltlonB lu Whitpain 'I'own- »hlp With Other Sncllon« - Hii:Ii\vMy« Should Be Well Drained—Tbe FinaD'iial Side.
It is agieiit gratification to me to see that at last the residents of Whitpain towushiji are takiug a lively interest in "good roads," for nowhere else do we find tlie higlnvays iu wor^e con¬ ditiou thau bofore onr owu iloors.
I recently atteniled a meeting of the road couimissioners of this town¬ ship, and, strauge as it may a])]iear, one reason given for a]i]ilylug for state aid ou a certaiu road was tliat "bold¬ iers of the continental army traveled ou that road iu 1110." This reason would, I fear, hardly carry auy weiglit at tbe present time.
I have ti'iivtled over a gocd part of tbis ami adjoining couuties, both iu carriage and automobile, and nowhere do I fiud worse conditious than those Vwhich obtaiu in Whitpaiu township. It is said that large sums of money are spent ou tho highways. If so, then 1 fear it is not done so juiliciously.
The present method of buildiug or repairiug the roads seems to he to make the wagou way coucave iustea'l of con- yex, thus making a natural gutter in the ceutre of the road, which, in a .heavy downpour, becoun's a rushing torrent, washing the roadway badly. Whon tbe wagou way is well rounded tbe storm water flows uaturally to the aide gutters wheuce it is carried ofl. I inclose two sketches which show clearly the right aud the wrong way. In other words, tlie roads draiu the gutters instead of the gutters draining the roads. A well drained and rounded road will stand an immense amount of ain withont d.amage. A good example of this may be peen on the Skijipack pike in Worcester township, or auy of the roads in Lower Meriou.
The familiar "thank-yon-ma'ams," j whioh the road bnilders in this part ot the country oousider so uecessary, oan, in a weHmade highway, be en¬ tirely disjiensed with, aud it is ouly neoessary to ride on a modern road to be conviuced ot the facts.,
Of course vfe caunot ejpect to build ;ood stone r,oad8 without mouey. What [ have said apjilies to botb stoue a&'d dirt roads. We mnst leinember tha^ while good roads euhaiice the value df property tliey do uot necessarily mean ^ Hjrer tf?<i«, __!ii,ivHie i*p#ferse, fqPthj It'expeas^ufvl'leepiiSg si-,t^od road i^!' rejiair il btit a ti^iaxifctytt.requirediki s fteyerbvej^iiifiiy pati^jig a poor% ^t thgigiBgbiarp;,:.^.>.¦¦'   ¦;¦¦.'
iafljtoed il!a*Wii^roa,d tax iti rtftij^sdhfttii .?(iO0O siuc^- r^^'jjigjpjt, aJid tliat  i$
AMttER,   PA.,   JULY,   26,   1906.
S1.25 A YEAR
about plan   .1*1 sniugv I'd
onal mm in ox :iate, tliiW'fBiaU!ng[;runQegB,-"g in ihe .vailable each   year.  The '"
_ liere? 'lA ik iltae nd |5J " pr0{>^rly   securef^, -prove k'tuftctryi teres* oof the s«,: f-.,„   leaviug   j>"."liaiJ- ¦^4f]
|5i)t;'''''XWMWWHWlr^frtAi5»i,t''Oie *; 'priucipj^-g^iMrouj-'iifirri
localities of,^,51 be' aito^rted lO at Aper dept S.8-blie.-s, iorsS^^rtie-'Iu
$2000;'Hm Si 13? .IsQfitL for ;^' one\'
I', p 1' town¬ ship oWJiEFBe rebujit iu tliu iJio.st uiod- ern way. 1!' tl.i- Uiwiii-bip raises the. money the fctntH i.s bound to heip. In five years' time we cau point to our towuship with a just pride. Shall we (10 it now?
I have myself tills year expended a large sum in placing broken stoue ou a bad part of the Morris road, and jiut in a large wrought iron pipe to drain a notoriously defective spot.
OHAS. W. PICKERING, JR. Ambler, Pa., July 18, 1906.
I'l.Htols to stop Autoti?
When an Abiugton township cop Btops your auto in respouse to a whistle from auother coj), he jumjis from be¬ hind a tree ana holds in his right hand a revolver, just to let you kuow that he means business.
This is the charge made by several residents of the township who go out for nightly spins in tlieir autos.
Two cops who patrol the Meeting House road, wliich rnus east from York road above Jenkintown, iu the lower end of tbe township, are accused by the autoists of niaking a display of arms in commanding the occupants of -the machine to halt. It has occured v.'^iflve times, they say, within the past week.
In eacli case tbe autoists beard the whistle, of the cop wbo bad "spotted" tbem further up the road. Immediate¬ ly his partuer would spriug from be¬ liind a tree into tbe road and halt the machine in Dick Turpin fashion. Iu several instances women aud childreu were terribly frightened
When they asked why they had beeu halted, they say, the cop, gun still in hand, merely walked arouud the ma¬ ohiue, and for au excuse said the rear light did not shine clearly ou the license uumber. Then the maohiue was allowed to proceed, although uot one motorist changed the rear light arrangement.
North Fenn Keloruiers' Keunlon at Menlo i'ark.
The annual reunion of tbe Reformed
ff(ilo and their friends uf the North fin district was held in Menlo park, srkasie, Satnrday last. The'follow- g program was arrauged for the day : 10.80 a. ni., devotional services; an¬ them, Hatfleld choir ; address, Prot. W.J. Hinke, D. D. ; a p. m.,devotion¬ al aervice; anthem, Salem Reformed •hoir, Doylestown ; addreas. Rev. Paul "Leinbaoh, First Reformed church, Eaaton; anthem, St. John'a choir, Lansdale.
Trinity Reformed Snnday school, of Telford; St. Stephen's Reformed Sun¬ day sohool, of Perkasie; St. Paul's Reformed Snnday sohool, of Seliers- Tille.^held their aunnal pionioB at tbat time.
OBITUARY.
*t JOHN K. BKAVKK.
'J'he fuueral ot John K. Beaver, lale of Trappe, and who ili«il on Tnesday July 17, aged S2, took jdace Saturdiiy morning. Services 'Wtp held at the Lutheran cliuroh, Trapjie. Inter- ment was made in burying ground ad- joiniug. His wife and two ilauglitev«, Mattie, wife of Rev. S. -M. Heneli, of Frederick Oity, Md., aud Mary V., wife of B, G. Browubiick, of Trappe, survive; also one brother and two sisters—Henry Beaver, of Coiisbobock¬ en ; Mrs. Snyder, of Silverdale, and Mrs. Amanda'Eokhart of Lansdale.
SARAH K. ECIBE'.T.
The funeral of the lati Sarali N. Egbert of Noriistown, w;is held from her late resideiioefe-'l Ea-t Marshall street, last Wediiefoay ami iutermeut was made iu tn^ Frieiids' oemetery at Plymouth Meetiug. Deaili occurred ou the l.^^.tli inst.
Dereased wa'< the dauabt.T of George Egbert, a native nf WT&ttfmarsh, and who died tliere in 1S4L "
He ovyiied a'sniall. fariii and also burued lime. He Dianiiui Hauua Herliuer, desceudaut o" an old Mout¬ goiiiory couuty taiiiilyj,,and they had the followiug chinir^\in adilitiou to the deceased: Mary,^<^e ot Austin Miller,ot Norristo'.vn; AUeu Corson, Uayid, deceased, Laurence, who died ill Philadelphia, and Susadi, who i.iar- ried Norman Egbert, of Nqtristowu. .,
ALBKKT .MOMMJf. '      f
-Mbert Momme, tax ctf/lector aud constable of Whitjiain township, died Mouday moruine at his houie on State ro,%d, near Wasbiugioii Square, ot lieni- oriiiages.
Deceased was promiuent as a Dem¬ ocratic leader of his towuship and enjoyed the esteem aud resjiect of citi¬ zens ot all parties. His wife, who is a daughter of B. Frank Famous, of Whitjiaiu, aud two children sarvive.
CHARLES W.  SHARPLESS, M,
Obarles Wesley Sharpless, Jr., of Jeukintowu, was drowned Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock while bathing in the ocean off Ohelsea, N. J. De¬ ceased, wbo was ya years of age, was the sou of the late Oharlea Wesley aud Delinda Coun Sharpless, and spent much of his childhood at Langhorne, wbere bis father died less than a year ago, his mother baviirg been deceased for some years.
Eight yeai'D ago tbe deceased mar¬ ried Gabrielle Houpt, of a weU known Norristown family, and tbe widow and one child, Eleauor, less than four years of age, survive. The fuueral services were beld this Wednesday ruing at 10 o'clock from' Ids late d the Interment, wliich was was  made    at   Mount  Peace
^,ie,.#ti(Iiteu audTantimely end of Mr.
Slil^itess^.loii'ed a-'careei -liriglit   with
pM^ise Kiid full Of great jHissibilitiea.
M'^h a« be had alt.^a.ly acooniplisbed,
lii^; renflfaTljable .bttsiiiefia   uajiabilities
iwe   al^uixtiaut i^Rciition 'of   greater
(wrirr).  Although only
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br'night^fi'^^jii acoiijjfi.i^linie!iH' audi sno-
ei''6]fegreatei^tb>w\hat   ,\!iii,i   falls   to
tlit^tljiiajS-jJlunSat iiis   iime   ct life.
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iiiill"OiT-f^fji:-1 7u ii.- w his short career be 'lad designed and iiatcuted many improvements and uew idea.s iu machiuery for tbe manufacture of tbe firm's specialties, and it ie typically significant of the esteem and wortii iu which the deceased was held to quote the followiug words of a member ot the firm: "Mr. Sharpless was one of the most valuable men we ever had," said Henry H. Collins, a member of the compauy. "His deatli has come as such a shock that we can¬ uot comprehend it. His execntive abil¬ ity for directing meu and capacity for work were wonderfnl. We cau never finds mau to take his place." Mr. Collins added that Mr. Sharpless' posi tion iu tbe company was not dne to auy inventions, bnt to his sterling worth.
Several years ago Mr. and Mrs. Sbarjiless speut a summer in tbe Charles M. Sboemaker homestead. Ambler, which they reuted. While here tliey made many friends, who bave sinoe freijuently accented and enjoyed tlie whole-souled and bouudless bos'pitality ot the deceased, aud many ot whom this Wednesday took occasiou to pay tbeir last teuder respects to the mem¬ ory ot the dead, who dnriug his short life attracted so many frieuds to him¬ self by a charming and thoronghly honest personality and a most sterliug worth.
NEXimME AT AMBLER.
Local Club to Play   Saturday North Main Street.
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story of tile l''lne <llanie at Jenkintown on 8»turd»y, When Ainhlcr Was Drlealed a to I —W»rw)«h'B Fine I'ltchlDe—Loral Flayern Ilo Well
Ambler A. 0. was defeated on Sat¬ urday by Jenkiutowu on the latter's grouuds by tlie soore of U tol. Ic proved to be oue ol tlie-hest jilayed games of the seasou. Kaudall aud Warwick were at their best, aud base liits were few and Iai between. Jeukiutowu secured seven hits off Warwick, .vhile Ihe Anibler !nys could get only hve hits off of Randall. Ambler's only run was scored in the ninth, as follows —O. Robiuson, bunted, aud on a wild throw by jMcOartby Robiusou took second, from which bai-e be scored ou MoFetriilj;p's two-base liir. Jenkin¬ town.scored ;ts i-nns in the second and thittt, as follows-^Fowler led off v.'ith a t'wo-base bit. A saoritice placed him on third aud a jiaWed ball helped intn to score tiie fir>.i run of the game. At ;t!ie elose of the secoud ianing raiu put a stop to the game for 20 miuuies. When play was resrimed the men v.vre couipelleii to I'lay jn a field of mud, and these comliiio'ns liad mncb to do with Jeukintown's scoriug its two rnns. One hit, a base on balls, a sac- ribce and a passed ball put the two runners over the plate.   '
Lacy, the catcher of tbe Jenkintown team, was a big factor iu briui/iug victory to his team. Bradley and Campbell carried. Off the lielding boners for tbe Ambler team. Warwick still keeps up bin great work in the box, and if the Ainbler boys will do a little more hitting there wili be uothing to it but Ambler. Pierson, who did tho catching for the Ambler team in the early jjort of the seasou, has returned to the team and will oc¬ cupy his position for the balance ot tbe season.
On Saturday nest the Ambler A. C. will play the' strong Chew A. A., of Germantown. .Warwick and Pierson will be the battery for Ambler. Tbis will be tbe first game tliat the Ambler boys have played on the home grouud since June 23." Game will be caUed at :.iJOr. m. Following is the score of last Saturday's game:^
JENKINTOWN K H  O
L'ngnin. 2b 0 Reilly, S8 0 I,i»cey. c I .M'C'thy,3b 0 Fowler. If 2 Loi:an, Ib 0 Schart/., rl 0 Flower, cf 0 Kandall, p   0
a jQung,.^ifiau.   11-14
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u I 1 2 1 11
1 0 I 2 0
1
0
2
0 0 7 27
A 0 i 0
:i
O'O Ro.b'6on,li 0 11 u lironn. rl u 0 0 Plewou. c 0 2  0 SciUCiSb . 0
0 B'dtey, 8s 0 0 Kob'son,rf I 0 C'mpbl, Ibo 0 M'Fige, 2b u . 0 War'Tck, i> o
AMBLEK KHII
later, Jauies 15  years,' of Pbiiadelphia, a deep   pool
'   Razors Didu't Scare Lever.
Jumping on a trolley car at Abing¬ ton, on which two colored men were brandishing weapous and tlireatenng tbe conductor. Lever, the chiet of police, arrested the two priucipal offenders early Friday morning aud, althongh a dozeu companions of the two were on the car aud inclined to take au interest in things, he kept his prisoners ou the car uutil it reached Jenkintown.
The car left Willow Grove abont midnight. Among tlie crowd of colored men ou board were W. Rollins and A. Stnart, both of Jenkintown, They were boiaterous and when remonstrat¬ ed witn by the oondnotor pulled re¬ volvers and razors. As the car pnlled into Abington, Lever was signalled by the motorman, and jnmped ou board. It took him about 10 seconds to convince the crowd he was there for bnsineaa and to arrest the two prinoipal culprits. They were given hearings before Jnstice Goentner and were held In bail for court.
—Mrs. Joseph Davia, of Hatfield, while walking throngh the room, ao- cidently canght her foot in the carpet, tripped, and fell on a tin flonr oan, striking her lower jaw and cutting it to^anoh an exteut that she almost bled to death before the flow of blood oonld be stopped by a physician.
Totals        3   7 27   S   0
JfiikintowD 0   1
Ainbler 0   0
Two base hits, Powler. out. Riiiidall il, Warwick 11,' ban^=. Warwick I.   timpire,
FhlladPlplila,B»
10 minutes after   a from   Philadelphia   h away,    f^iii* a   ojreek; where'th'e^v v^jfe   swi .afternoon,'' b;]^jPftlrol 1 i'.   th"   1 ''lelt'o^l^ii^;'!^, ¦- \:\:i'n ' c - O'.v J ¦ 'wag'trtit S
Less than , iO min'utes McCloskey, aged abont 1907 Hamiltou street, was at tbe bottom ot drowned. He perished iufuU view of almost a score of companions, who eitlier could uot or who were too badly tipghtened to go to his aid.
The body was recovered early that evening aud was taken to the establish¬ ment of George T. Nice, at Jenkin¬ towu. 	
18 Operations, Tet Will  Frobably Uie.
After having undergone 13 opera¬ tious, iu au effort to save his life, ten- year-old Charles Waldron, of White¬ marsb, will hardly survive the iieroic battle, instituted last fall at tbe Jew¬ ish hospital. He had gone rabbit hnnt¬ ing and accideutally shot himselt.
The lad, with another of his owu age, was mnch excited as the two trailert a bnuny,'and ran iu front of the guu of his companion. The charge therefrom, as tbe firearm was discharg¬ ed at the fleeing animal, pi^rforated Waldron's intestines.
Time and again as the effects of the leaden missies developed, operations were jierformed, under each of whicb the lad here up exceedingly well. The fact that he has lived to the preseut is considered remarkable by the sur¬ geon's.
Despite all these endeavors, however, the medical men have been uuable actually to cheok the effects, aud see little chance of saving much longer the little hero's lite.
Iiiterferred With Otllcer.
Charged with raising a disturbance and atiempling to. incite a riot Heury ClaUH and Bert St. John, resideuts of Philadeliihia, were before Magistrate E. M. Harry Sunday moruiug in Norristown.
The two men were arrested at the White City jiark, Ohestnnt Hill, Satur¬ day night by sjiecial otticers and they were taken to Norri.stown when tln' above charges were pre.ssed against tbem. Both were hehl uuder $.100 kill tor trial at court.
It is alleged that while one of the officers at tbe jiiirk was making an ar¬ rest Saturday night Claus and St. Jol.u interferrpd. They attaoked the oliiier and called njiou other jiersous to as-ist them. Ill the melee tie-, prisoner utii!,'r arrest escaped but other nIHcers riiiiie to the rescue and they sncceeded in landing the abore twn men in the hi-k- nm When arraiuged hoth men adnijt- ted tliHl they were intoxicated. They olaiiiiPil that they did not know the mau wlio escaped in the scrijp. The park (illicers, however, have a cIuh to their )ir,-:t prisoner's identity ami ex- peoitii Jilace bim under arrest.
^        Leavea sick lied to Wed.
When the day set for the wedding of Foster Litsky' and Miss EUen Huher, of East Greeuville, arrived the hrlde- grooiu was sick u bed. He deiermiu- ed, iiowever, tliat there slionld he no postjiiuement, .so he arose, donned bis wedding suit and proceeded to the home of the liride, T.'liere the Kev. M. A. Kurtz performed Ihe ceremouy. The i.\prliou resulted iu a relapse, ami Litsky has siuce beeu coufiued iu hll( bfd.	
.AttractloUH at che White CUy.
At White City park, besides tiie graud   old   woods, the   beantiful   and
!te crvsial lake, the fiue collection of gh class amu.seuieuts aud t!ie many ber uatural and artificial attiactioDS, e Royal Venetian band continues to nder its standiird and jioimlar mus¬ ical progran a afternoon aud eveniug. In   next   week's programs,    liegiuning
fnuiav, July '20, Llirector Lambaise ,s (mbodied au original idea tbat ill, no doubt, meet witb a hearty resjionse. Tbe jirograms we made up of sweet old sougs and embrace a col- leation of these graud old melodies of bygone days that reach the heart and bring back the happy hours of child- booil. We are all prone to nuiiniscence and there is uothiug more likely to briug baek tbe sweet recollections of otber days than the songs we heard in our ihildbood. In these degenerate days of trashy jingles of sickly sen- timeutalism, such a juiigraui, breath¬ ing incense of truth, tenderuess, home and jrat riot ism should be especially welcome. All liail to the sweet old songs.	
Kleetric Bolt KIpK Clotlilne.
Wiutield Gilbert, a Nortii Wales resi¬ dent, while eu route to his parents' home, iu Harmonville, bad the cloth¬ ing partly torn from bis baek, Satur¬ day eveuiug, by a fierce holt of lightn¬ ing ¦which struck the trolley car ou whioli he was riding.
Gilbert, a passenger, was resting his ba; k   against an   iron   rod   at   tbe
he car when the bolt from tbe
Ininiediately the mau ex-
, 3 most   jiecnliar   sensatiou.
me almoBt   beiinmlied, in fact.
. TliaUy.^e recovered his selt pos-esiMiou, lie was surprised to find his coat, vest aud shirt ripped npthe baek, with a "brand" smart of the same lenght up tbe back, along the line on whicii his body had rested against the rod. Huw be escaped a more serious fate he is uuable to comprehend.
Prisoner "Flew the Coop."
Burgess Oberholtzer, ot Souderton, is much exercised over the rather strauge manner in which an intoxicant disajipeared trom the borough' "cool¬ er" at night. The burgess himself lock¬ ed the man up.
Tbe next morniug, when Mr. Ober¬ holtzer went to give a formal hear¬ ing to the Jirisoner against whom be was also to appear as offioer, he found tbat his mau had "flown the cooji. " Ho believes some oue assisted in the liberation and promises to make things interestng.
Girla Serious Charee.
Cliarged by Miss Christina M. Oole¬ man, of Wynoote, with attempted criminal assault, William Moore, also of Wynoote, was locked up at Ogontz, ou Satnrday night, in default of |1000 bail, imjiosed by Jnstice |Wood. The alleged crime was perpetrated late on Saturday afternoon, in a bnilding on a Wyncote estate, where both are em¬ ployed. Misa Ooleman fonght her assailant, and, after breaking away from him, ran into the honse and tele¬ phoned to Ohiet Saddington, of the Oheltenham police, Moore was arreated later by Offioer Bands, who trailed him yu a bicycle.
Harus jTired bv Kolts.
Tlie barn of the Earnest Caesady farra, near Trapjie, was struck by liglitniug and destroyed ou Satarday afternoon. Fariiihauds sleeping in tlie liayiTiow were rescued.
During the heavy electrical storm wbioh passed over the lower end ou Satnrday atternoon the baru of the Mill-er farm,leased by S. B. Larzelere, at Hatboro, was struck by lightuing and destroyed by the fire which follow¬ ed.
All the live stock was saved, but all the season's crops comprising many tons of hay aud straw and several wagous were bnrned. The loss will rnaob several thousand dollars.
IMytnouth Man injured.
George Weikel. ot Plymonth town¬ ship, had a niiracnlous escape from serious injnry and probable deatli at Main and Mill street, Norristown, Snu- oav night when be was uearly bnrlefl beiieath a oar of the Schuylkill Valley Tiaction company.
Mr. Weikel was iu tbe act of attenipt- iiii; to board a oar at the above poiut when the accident occurred. The car was already in motion when he made a grab for one of tho rails. He lost hie footing'and went sprawling upou the street with bis arms outstretched.
I'ortunately wben he fell the rear portion ot the car struck him aud pusbod hiui to one side. Had this uot been the case both nis arms would uo doubt have goue beneath the wheels. His escape trom sorious injnry, say witnesses, was most miraculous.
Mr, Weikel was somewhat bruised about the arms and body by his fall and hia narrow escape left him in an excited and nervons couditiou.
Amoa Willis,residing atTiCjper, was badly cnt and bruised by a fall from a trolley car at Main aud Oherry streets, the same eveuiug. He attempt¬ ed to board tbe oar wben it waa in motion aud he was thrown heavily to the street. Mr. Willis' band and arm were badly cnt and his right leg was somewhat bruised.
—John MoQee, claimiug to hail from Philadelphia, was arrested in a barn near Rockledge about midnight of Thursday and was arrested by an Ab¬ ingtou officer. He had on hia person those articles; Three pairs ot speo- (aoles, eaoh containing only one glass; a rusty razor blade and a pooketknife uot worth five cents. 'Squire Goentner sent him to the ooanty jail for 30 days.
PRIZES FOR PICNICKERS.
Ambler Presbyterians Have Outinf in Amblei's Woods.
"Sunday School Scholars an<l FrleiuN 'I reat¬ ed to Strawride-Eii,ioyin«»nt »ud (>>!one Fonnd   111   the   Uelluhtl'il   Orove-Sports
^   and JtefreKliuielits (lalorp.
The picnio-of the Arabler Preshyter¬ iau Sunday sclinol, held in the woods of Isaac E" Ambler last Thursilay, was a success in every sense ut tbe word, aud about aOO chiidren iiiid older folk joined in a continuous nmud of pleas¬ ure from 9 o'clock in the uioruiug, un¬ til 8 o'clock iu the evening. The day wa,a an ideal one for the woods, au'd the place cannot be excelled for a day's outing of this kind.
it is difficult to determiue what the scholars' enjoyed the imist, whethef the ride tn and from the woods in the haywagons, provided liy Wm. J. De¬ viue and Alexauder Kniglit, Sr., the games, tbe swings, the ball,the music, speeches, etc., the icc cream, or the good things to eat. The dinner and supjier provided "uy the ladies was of tlie finest, ami they sorely desejve to be complimented.
Miss Venie Haywood's olass arrang¬ ed for, various athletic sjiorts aud games, which were participated in by the ladies aud girls as well as the boys. The most excitiug event was the UlO-l'oot race by the stout lailies,wliicli was won by Mrs. .Schrader. The finish was very exciting, and tlie presenta¬ tion of the prize, a small doll baby, was enjoyed liy all. The lawu swing, which Mr. Graoey jimviiled for the little tots, was well patrouized during the day.
The entertaiument committee ar¬ ranged a very iuteresting jirogram tor the afternoon, wheu the old and young all gathered around tbe plat¬ form, on which the organ was sta¬ tioned. It wonld be diflicult to say just which number of the program was most enjoyed, as the recitations and snugs by the children, tbe cornet solos by Mr. Rynear, tbe speeches aud the Torrey-Alexander sougs were all thorougby enjoyed. The coruet music by Mr. Rynear deserves special men¬ tion.
Not content with all that had been provided for the amusement of the children, Mr. Gracey seut up three balloons at the close of the day. It was indeed a great satisfaction to have so mauy of the parents and older mem¬ bers of the church as well as visitors join witb the school, aud it was au especial pleasure to have Mr. and Mrs. Isaac .^miller. All wero children for a day, aud for a time threw aside tbe cares of life.
The Sabbath School association de¬ sires to take this ojijiortunity to thank all wlw so kindly contributed to this pleasant day in makiug it the best Jiicnic tbat the school ever bad.
The wiuuers ot the different events were asfoUows: Boys—100yards dash, William H. Bradley"; 'aok race, Harry Niblock; banana race, Georgf Niblock ; three legged race, Charles Stackhouse, Harrv Niblook; throwing ball, Wil¬ liam' H. Bradley. Small boys—100 vards race, Israel Hough; three legged race, J. Mcllroy auil Hinini Bradley; sack race, Israel Hough; tlirowiug ball, J. Shaw. Girls-r.'iO-toot race, Marion Gerhart; throwing ball, Eva Gerliart; liroad jump, Mariou Gerhart; 100-toot race, Lillian .-Vcuff; tliree leg¬ ged race, Margaret Bradley and Lillian
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I'arO.iii Keluseu John T. Wu'„-iior.
The board of pardons in session at Harrisburg Weduesdav refnseil''(i grant a pardou tor AttorueyJiiliU T. Waguer, at present s:erviug a term of iiii|irison- meni on the charge ot eiubezzleuient.
Attorueys E. Ij. Hallman and G. Carroll Hoover appeared belore the board and made pleas tliat the jirison- er's health was fast failiug and also tliat the law had heen well satisfied by the imprisonment their client had already snffered. Tbey presented pet¬ itions signed by several humlred citi¬ zens of I he connty, inclnding many members of the bar.
Mr. Wagner was eouvioted at the Jnne term of 1905 court of emotzzliug funds of clients entrusted to his care. He was sentenced to serve two years aud six mouths in the Montgouiery connty jail.
A Suit for Uaiiiaffea.
Attorney J. A. Sijassbnrger has filed two suits for datnages agaiust the White City Amusement conipany. The suits are brought by Colmou and Rachel Steiu.
No Btatement accompanied the suits but it is uuderstood tbat damages will be asked for becanse of injuriefl re¬ ceived at the park by iiie plaintiffs. No amouut of damages is named.
GLENSIDE  AND   AROUND.
.Jenkiutown Bell HiinBea.
Hundreds of the members of sev eral parishes along tbe Old York road visited tbe Ohuroh oi the Immaculate Oouceptiou, at Jeukiutown, Sumlay evening, the occasion beiug the bless¬ ing of a 1500-ponnd bell, whicb had been preseuted to the church as the joint gift of Miss Regiua Strahau, sister ot the rector. Rev. Fiither Josejih A. Strahau, and Marquette Oouucil, No. 308, Knighta of  Oolniubns.
Tlie ceremouy of blessing was per¬ formed by Rev. John J. Ward, of tbe Ohurch of the Sacred Heart, Piiil¬ adelphia, and Rev. Father Strahau, rector of tho Immaculate Conception. Kev. Father William McGarrity, of St. Stephen's chnrch, Philadaljibia, was deacon. Rev. J. McHngh, of Cheltenham, sub-deacon, aud Daniel Coonahan was master of ocremoniea.
-Mr. and Mrs, Charles V. Biruey and their danghter, Mrs, J. F, Buut¬ ing, of Ogontz, who have beeu tonring through New Euglaud, are now at the Delaware Water gap. Later they will go to Patin-Bay, O . where tbey have a oamp.
George D. Heist and Son have been in the coal and lumber business for .37 years.
Glenside A. A. is getting together one of the best teams that ever rep- lesHcted this place.
Miss Lida Hannis left on Thursday foi the Delaware 'Water gap to spend an indefinite length of time.
liobert W. Griffith, of New York, has beeu spending some titne with his friend, Charles Heuwood, at this place.
The children of the primary depart¬ ment of Carmel Presbyteriau church held a picuic ou the lawu of the mause, north of the church, on the Edge Hill road, on Thursday afternoon.
A grand peach festival will br held on the lawu of St. Luke's cliapel on the eveniugs of Satnrday, Mouday, Tuesday, Friday aud Saturday, Aug. 11, i;i, 14, 17 aud 18, in aid of tho churcli.
"Shower" ot Glfia tor Urlde-tu-Be.
The wedding of Miss Lilliau Wil¬ liams, a promluenl young womau of Hatlioro, and (jideoii S. Lever, of Ah¬ iugton, head of the Abiuatou jiolice  orce, is annonuced to occur iu August. Friends ot the youug couple, iiuuiher- iiig more than 100, who live iu Hat¬ boro, Willow Grove, Abingtou, Hors¬ ham aud Jeukiutowu, and wlio are tak¬ ing an interest in the apiirqachins wedding, adopted the old Scorch cus¬ tom of tenderiug the bride-to-be a "shower." They visited her home Thursday uight, were eutertaiued, aud tiie "shower" jiart of the event developed before the gnests left, when they Jiresented Miss Williams with almost 100 valuable aud useful gifts— Jiretty nearly everything uecessary to equip a well turuished home.
Hoys In AblUKton Hold Up AuOdsts.
Even the boys try to be auto cops in Abington. An exeiti'd motorist in a big car drovo up the York road through Abingtou at a high rate of speed and Htojijieit iu frout of the Abington com¬ missioner's ottice Friday evening. Ho waa W. O. Henry, of Philudelphia. "Where is Oiiief Lever," he demand¬ ed. "Three toys just held up my ma¬ cli iue at Noble bridge and .said I owed them |1D for speeding. "
In less than half a miuute the chief and the motorist were goiug down York road towards Noble, Wben they weut over tbe hill at the Huntingdon Valley Conutry clubhouse, they s-aw tliree hoys still at the bridge. The boys saw the uniformed chief at about the same time. They knew they bad uo chance with the speedy machine on the road so they jumed over the bridge to an einbanknieut 12 feet Iielow and escaped by ruuuiug dowu the railroad.
Kncleavorers' Meeting at the tirove.
Members of Christian Endeavor. societies from Philadelphia and alll Jiarts of easteru Pennsylvania held their annual renniou at Willow Grove jiar,k uu Tnesday. 'i'he address to the more thau ;!,'),000 Endeavorers who oomjirised those jireseut, '.vas made by- Rev. W. T. Hams, of Piiiladeljihia.
At 4 o'clcok the juuiors iicieties ren¬ dered llie cautata, "Under tho Palms," aud at To'clock the senior societies jiresented a secopd cantata, "The Rolliug Seasniis." TheSe twti monster chornses were directed by H. O. Lincoln, with Mrs. Jennie F. Budd at the piano, and was accom- liaiiied by the Victorlierbert orchestra.
The list of soloists included Miss May E. Gibson, soprano; Mi.ss Olara A. Yocnm, alto; Dr. G. Conquest Anthony and Heury S. Weidner. bas¬ sos; David T. Stuart ami W. Jacob Weiduer, tenors.
WynUnauur.
Cupid has been so busy hereabouts recently that be has uot imd tune to take hi"s vacatiou, two of our village maidens having become hvide.s last week. Miss Gertrude Engard and Mr. George Hojipmau, iif Pliiladelpbia, formerly a resident here, v^ere mar¬ ried ou Weduesdav. Mr.and Mis.Hopji- man are at preseut residing in Thila- deljihia. Miss Mariau Butcher and Mr. •Albert Benner, of Germantowu, were also married ou Weduesday. l^or the time being they are staying with the parents ol the bride. They expect to go to housekeepiug in tbe uear future.
Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Heilmau ara teeeiviiig congratulatious on tbe ar¬ rival of a sou.
Mr and Mrs. Clark Dilleubeck, the Misses Alice and Genieve Dillenboch: and Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Myers en- ioyed the sea breezes at Asbury Park iast week. Tbev made the trip to anrt from tliis resort in Mr. Dilleubeck'.s antomobile. ,, ^ ^,
Mr and Mrs. John Burtou sjient the early' part of the week with Mrs. George Burtou, wbo is spendiug the summer in Bradford couiitj'.
The Misses Nellie and Mabel Earnest visited'Mis.s Mary Bowmau at Pitz- v.atertowu on Sunday.
Tliomas Johnson, of Yorklyu Del., speut Saturday and Snuday with liia daughter, Miss Elizabeth Joiiuson.
Mrs. Stejihen Mortenseu, ot South¬ ampton, was the gnest of her motiier. Mr,s. William Engard, a tew days laali
Frederick Knapp has beeu ill \s-ith inflammatory rheumatism for  several
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Miss Irene Poole, of Philadelphia, was tbe gnest of Miss Anuie Lonsr dale on Sunday.
CainplDg At ITarua School.
The grounds of the National Farm achool, at Doylestown, are beiug used as a sort of rabbinical oamp dnring the present three weeks. A party of 45 persons recently arrived at the sohool under the guidance ot Rev. Dr Kranakopf, presideut and fonnder ot the institntion. Besides Dr. KranskopJ anrt his family, the party includea Rev, Dr. and Mrs. Heury Berkowitz, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. William Koseuan, of Baltimore, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Maurice, H. Harria, of New York, all accoinpauied by (heit tauiiliee. .^
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