The Ambler Gazette 19190717

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MBLER Gazette.
VOL. XXXVI.-ISrO.   26
AMBLER.   PA..   JUI^Y   17,   1919.
S1.75   A   YDAR
COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings e! Local Interest to Our Readers.
Plymouth Townshio Road Work— Whitemarsh School Board Meets— Personals and Miscellaneous News From Hickorytown and Harmon¬ ville.
Mrs.   Sallie   Slavin   has   returned   to the home of her daughter,  Mrs. Jacob HiU-.,   at   Cold ,'Point,   after   having. Bpent   some    da.ys    in   Conshohocken With   relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. George Sheller, Jr., of Cold Point, entertained Philadel¬ phia   relatives   on   Sunday.
i.Mrs. James Kyle, of Cold Point, left on Wednesday to spend some time In ' Rhode Island. She will see her Bister from Texas while there. They have not met for 14  years.
Mra. Cooper has been spending a fewi days with her cousin, Mrs. Win¬ field  Kulp,  of Cold  Point.
Miss Sarah McAfee and Miss Haws, of Norristown spent Monday evening With Miss Kathryn Rodebaugh, of Hickorytown.
Mrs. Stephens, of Carr's lane, Har¬ monville, on Sunday entertained Miss Couiston y
M.tster Christian Wissler, of Hick¬ orytown, has returned home after spending the week with his grandpar¬ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Daub, of Earlington.
Vernon Rhoads spent several days last week with Zera Ward, of Xorris¬ town.
Misses Elizabeth and Emma Yost, of Hickorytown spent some time with Mr. and Mrs. Pennington at Ambler. Mr.   and   Mrs.   Martin   Dietrick   and
WON GAME IN LAST INNING.
OBITUARY.
ESTHER   l>.   M.A.TT1SON. .Esther !>., wife of Richard V. Matti¬ son,   M.   D.,   died  Tuesday  morning  a; 9   o'clock     at   the     Mattison     summer   home,   "Bushy   Park,"   .Newport.   R.   I.
Ambler Champions Make Great Fin- ^^^ iea\e9, two sons, Richard v. Mat¬ tison,   Jr.,   and   Royal   Jlattison,   both
WHITPAIN AND    USE OF THE
ish at Norristown.
of Ambler.
The   interment   willi   be   private   in Laurel   Hill   cemetery,   Philadelphia.
r>AVlD  K.XIPE. r>iivid   Kniije,   a   resident   of   ,\mbler for .">0 .-.ear.-, diid at  his liome on   iJUjl- ivtnue,   alter   an   illness   lasting   "
L. GWYNEDD.
Who's Who and What's ^'hat in the Two Townshipa.
J. W. Steinbright and  wife and Mrs. '¦•-.•iliclla  Steinbright     visited    relatives • t  Ti-appe on  Sunday. The   l'"elIowship  club  of   the   Gwyn- _^_^   ,,,^ 'i-'ld  Valley contemplates adding to the
year.     The' dect.'.sed   waTT? "yearlf b'f"'"''  "^on&e.     Member.s  are   being   can- age,   having  been   born   May   20,   IsiL'. i'¦'i'"'''   f""" sub.scription  to a  series ci
'       ' iituiidable   notes   of   obligation   which
lei
TOWN HALL.
HORSHAM AND UPPER DUBLIN.
Discussed at Meeting ofWissahickon! Miscellaneous  Items of. Interest 1*
Fire Co.
: of the .North Penn valley : conducted a coal, Uimhcr and feed j liusinesK for aliout '.l', year.s. He es- Italdislied the luisines.s now owned by I J. Watson f'raft at Amliler. Uiter i he began the same kind of business .it \ Kort Washington, vvhprc .Vrbuckle- I Gordon lompany is located, and which I bu.siUe.s.s,    afler    conducting    the    same
House    Oommittee   Has   Full     Charge Thereof       Reasonable       Care       and CJieanlinor;*      Ey.pected^—;Commivtet J Appointed  for the Year. The Wissahickon Fire comp.-iny owns
and   maintains   the   Amliler   town   hall nd   has  t.iken   pleasure  in   loaning  it
He was we!! known to the businessmen   ,   ,,   , .,     „, , .        ,-        "..u   .....^   .,..v^..   ,.,.„..
purpose   the   present  and   future   good |'"•""S"
low it.
Martin's   Heavy   Hitting   a   Great   Help —Clancy     Pitches   Well—C.     Barker Is  Full  of Ginger and   Playing  Abil¬ ity   Behind  the  Bat. Afler   floundering   around   for   eight
innings   of   our   great    national    i)ast-
lime at  Norristown  last Saturday and
being   "out of luck"  during that many
rounds.  Manager Amey's Ambler team
jumjied   on   the  delivery   of   Bilnt  and
when the ..ession was finished Ambler
has annexed the game by the score of
nine   to  four.     During  all   the   fu.ssing
our  first  baseman  certainly  did  cause
the  aforementioned   iJlint   considerable
trouble.    Martin  came  to  the  bat  live
times   and   only    oncedii<    Ulinl    lur.n
him back, and on th
a  great   catch   by
In   the   first  round   he   came   up   wjth:.^ ^^   ,  health     Mrs   KniPc   his wife, ! Willow   Grove  last   Wednesday,   wiiere 1 frtneral.   and   the   house   committee   in   covering.
three   on   ba.ses  and   he   made   a   lhree(^"  *     " ' ' '   •      -      -       -   - -         •
base   hit,   scoring   three.     His   .second; hit was for two ba.ses but did no dam-
Many Readers.
H.   H.   Williams   Farm   and   Stock   Re¬ ported Sold—Visitors From Oregon—i Freedom    Surprise    at   Jarrettown— Dresher   Notes—Miscellaneous. The  l)oard  of managers of the  Iv. G- E.  home, Davis  Grove,   visited  the  in¬ stitution  on Sunday.    William  Brooks, one of the residents of the lionw, whoi has been visiting in  Norwood, has re-
his occasTon it took   ^«'- '' y-'"-«' ^^ «"'<' '° «"¦""-' ^-'''^"'-1 '"''"• .. -v.
lspnli^,L^   t?    ,i,^f h^^"''i"S  'he past 16 years he has livedl     William   Sholler   and   wife   with
ho   /..,r^u   ,,,.   VvUhi'etired andup to a year .ago he enjoy-   \V.   Steinbright   and   wife   motored
.Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leaver Strass- , ^^.^„ ^^^^^^ „f j^^ ^„^^.„ .^^^ ^^e-i Harry Dieter, who has been on ,i I'urgcr of .Normandy tarm, pwynedd 1 pQ^J^^^j^y There is no desire on thj business and pleasure trip to New vajiey are occupying the home oi , ^,^,.^ ^f the company to make a charge , York state, visited his father, .\, Die- Alr.s ^trai-ssburgers father, tne '-'te < f^,. j^e hall's use lor such purposes, ter, at Hallowell, on Tuesday after- i'i-oderick   G.   F.ourne,   on   Dark   i^^'^^^i [ nor i» Ih.re linv Ae>,ire W m.ike it bur-   noon.
•Au^.xan.ira   !:ay,  Canada,  for  the  sum-    j^.^^^^^ f„^ ^^.;^^^ organizations whichi     Jonathan   Stackhouse,     of Hallowelf,.
I work for the town's best interests to lost two horses by death last week. J- I secure the privilege.s of the liall, but Both were tine animals. Two other- to I the  members  ot  the   fire  company   in   horses,  which  were  also  sick,  are  re-
age
In
who Was Miss S;uah iJavis. died .a number of years ago. The deceased Is survived by three daughters:  Laura,
U^e  to-tl!^\<^'^l^^  i^Z.^.i^'ii;^  wife Of George Hellings  Of «road Axe: «„.,c,   1.,   fi..„t    ..„,!    ..i.v,„,,?,i,    !,„   ...„i„   f'-lla  "nd   .Sarah   D.,   both  of  whom   re¬
pass   to   first,   and   although   he   stole second  his  teammates again  failed  to aid   him   in  scoring,   but  in   the  ninth, with  his  side  one  run  to  the  bad,   he was   not   to   be  denied,   and   he   paved   VV^VJ the  way  for the awful  execution  mat   ^*'''-^- befell   the   delivery   of   Blint.     He   hit : a single to center and  then stole sec
side   at   home.     Funeral   services   will | be held  next  Saturday afternoon from his   late  home,  and   in'erment  will   be made in the Lutheran cemetery. North
JACOB B. COATES. Jaeib   B.   Coates,   73   years   of   age.
ond. Haney, who took R. Wodock's author, traveler and for many years place at short, with s.icriflcial 1 ten-1 well known in coal and woolen circles tion)!, advanced Ralph to third with' in Philadelphia, died on July It, at his his infleld single. Then the jirettiest home, Wharton and Weldon streets,,! play that Ambler has pulled off this Glenside. He is survived by a widow,-' Ma;t.s'on was made, when C Barker Emma E. Coates; a son, J. Boyd^ handled the business end of a squees*; Coates, and two sisters. Miss Cora play  that  sent   Martin   over  the  plate! Coates and  Mrs.  Edward Holmes
aon   George   returned   home   on   Sun-,    ..:   :h"\;,""" ."""""mUl"",  .V"  »"'-^^i^-'i" >"o,  .....s.  u.u.>a.,.  ,.„.,„^.-,. day after a two weeks' visit in Lewis-' ^ "¦" '"* ^^'"^ '""-      The latter came j     .Mr. Coates was a memlier of the old
iburg.
Rev. and Mrs. Mussleman, of Phila¬ delphia, visited Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rex, of Hickorytown, on Saturday.
Mrs. George Hippie, Jr., and Mrs. Howard Klghter, of .Norristown, spent Thursday with Mrs. J. Pierce Rhoads, of Hickorytown.
Miss Catharine Frith, of Newark, N. J., is spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs» Lemuel Rodebaugh,     in  Hickorytown.
Miss Sarah James, of Hickorytown, severely injured her foot in a hay rake while assisting her father on the Lukens  farm.
Mrs. Lemuel Rodebaugh, of Hick¬ orytown visited her daughter, Mrs. Ered Ollard,  in Tioga, on Wednesday.
Miss   Mildred   Oppenlander,   of   Ger-
up for the second time in the ninth Coates family, being the brother of the period and again met one of Blinfs late Crawford Coates and a grandson fast ones that he sent to deep left' of Captain Isaac Coates, U. S. N. Hla field and which was captured only; father was Jacob Coates, a former alter a hard run by Isenberg, Mart- 1 magistrate. He traveled extensively in's total for the afternoon was three! and was the author of the following hits for a total of six bases, a base' books : "What Is Education?" 1896; on balls, two stolen bases, one run, i "Shall .-Vmerica Rule ?" 1900, and "God and he accepted 11 chances w.ithout and America." an   error,   and   in   addition   he   helped __^__-^____
ihey    hfciird    the    Philadelphia   Choral ^ ,,a,-iicular   which    has   t!ie   care   andi     ,pj^     v.ic-incv   on   tlie   boird   of  road society render  '"Phe   .Messiah." rc-s-ponsib!ity not o,„y of the town  ha,l I , J,^,'",,--^'"';^,  "Voi-sham "townslZ:
Miss .Mabel Cheney, Ol .\tlantio City, luit of the whole liuilding, feel that j,.^used by the death of Howard H -N. J., .spent .-Sunday with. G. Herbert tliey are not unrea.sonable in re'iuest- -vvi„i„n, „,i„ ,,g fi„ea by appointment .Itnl<ins,  Es(i., and  tamily,  Gwynedd.     | ing,   especially  a.tter   the  privileges  ol   ^j  ^^g  couit.     '!'o   date   the   names  ot;
-Mrs.   George   Gordon   and   son   John j the   hall   and   the   comfort   of  lif,htinvr Isaac Warner and of Joseph Wood. Jr.,, have returned home after having spent | "id  heating are  given  free of charge,   j^^ve  been  mentioned, -some time at the home of the former's   that_ tjio^se  who_ atteml^^.aml  make^ use,     ^.   ^   Willard, of  Hallowell,  has in
(Ifl.
i';';^' .^r;^in;'^tone;'B;;df;.^":^um;ian;r :fsc;-U.ir-ih;:halV-an;T   the-ap^ ^_^It^i« ^.eiKu^d   ^at^^^f ,'/ne^68.a^
miles i icT.ioi  icii ill .1.-5 g,uv^,.i .......I.Liuii ...->   .. nt.,1    --    - , .  ,
ms at held by the late Mr. Williams at $22,000, and the selling price for same is about that figure. Mr. Adee who has just returned   from   France,   plans   to   take
m;
house,   of   Germantown,    were   enter- ]     Discussion   of   this   whole   question
tained on Sunday at the home ot John   came up at a meeting of the fire com-
'Bauer and tamily, of Blue Bell. j pany  last   I-'riday   evening  when  mat-
Dr.   Leidy  and   family,     of    Penllyn,! ters of recent   haiipening  with   regard
The members of the company.
especially  those who  have worked for i'"&  subject  on   Sunday  at  Jarrettown years   lo   secure  a   suitable  and   com- i Community church.    The evening sub-
_' ¦>....       ..,,11      l\a       "la       Ta,.t-«,lfr,v\'Ti      tin      fViA
score three of his teammates. Not .a bad afternoon's work for a bridegroom Ralph recently became a benedict when he was united in marriage to Miss Grtrude Hedrick; 4Tiiii-.rhter of Mr. and Mrs. FVank Hedrick, of West Butler  avenue.
Having told about this player's splendid work, we feel that the fans who were unable to go to Norristown will   want   to   Iflnow   about   the   neW
.Mrs.   Phoebe   Walker     is     siiending  mind (some   lime    with   her  daughter,     Mrs. -Edward   Phipps,   of  Blue   Bell. | years   lu   seture   a   ni..uiu,c   .i„i.   ^^...-, . ,    .
Cliarles   Steward   AVurtz   and   family i fortable   home   are     justly     ))roud   of ^^^^   will   be,    "Is   Jarrettown   Un   the are     spending   some     time   in     Nova, the   structure     and     of     its     equip-   """"'   "' ^'"*   "'•v,,,  xT„f7" Scotia. I ment,  and the  efforts of  the members
Warren   Mitchell,   formerly   of   Blue  ^re directed in maintaing the property
mantown, is spending some time with I ","' "'"L"' ..^'^ ™ii"vv auuui. i„c new her aunt, Mrs. John Stout, of Chemical 1^'*^*" t'lf-*^ were in Ambler's line-up row,  in  Plymouth. | Haney,  who had  been  signed  for  the
Lemuel Rodebaugh, of Hickorytown, is  improving his residence.
Mrs. Jacob Hart, of Cold Point, was a recent guest of Mrs. Irvin Taylor in Philadelphia.
The   Sabbath   school,  of  Cold   Point
Baptist   church,   will   hold   its   annual
picnic, on     Wednesday,     Aug.   13,   at
SaMj^daoi   pMrifc^ neait-Potlstq.wn,   ^hA
. 11 III   liJI     tarn ^^'Mt^^t*" 1—"^xi tj-ucks.
resident   of   Cold   Point,   died   at   the
infleld has received a flattering offer from a team in the west and will not remain wilh the locals. However, he reported on Saturday rather then dis¬ appoint the local manager. He played the last Inning of Saturday's game and showed up well, both at the bat and in the fleld. Much interest was cent¬ ered in Ambler's new battery, C. Bark¬ er and Clancy. The former is a brother
a 1-w.rHi.r.. r^er   of   jhe   team,   and   his   excelfent
work     behind  the  bat  stamps him  as
home ot her daughter, near Pe^nH a catcher that will fill the bill for Grove, N J, funeral services were, ^^b,^^ j^^ .^ ^,^,^y^ j^ ^^^ held on Wednesday afternoon .it the ^^^^ ^i^ chatter certainly helped to Cold Point Baptist church, and inter-| ^eep the local players working for the ment was made in the adjoining | ^^^^^ Clanc- showed up well in the cemetery.
At the exercise held last Friday, which formally opened the Ellis home for fatherless girls at Lancasterville, Rev. Dr. G. W. Tupper, pastor of the Cold Point Baptist church, opened and closed the program with prayer. Each of the eight little girls now residents of the home was presented with a doll, which hfl/d been made In America.
iMrsI Rebecca Hhmptloniof PhUal-V delphia. .spent the w:eek-end with Cold Point  friends.
Miss Mary Millington, of Phoenix¬ ville, has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Mrs. fVank  Lertllee,  of Cold  Point.
Charles H. Mitchell, of Liinsdale, agent at the Reading's Cold Point sta¬ tion, is recovering from injuries re¬ ceived last .Thursday, while riding his bicycle from Ambler to Cold Point. While near Broad Axe a dog ran from a nearby house ;ind the wheel and dog colhded, with the result that Mitchell was throw.i oft, his clothes torn and one leg painfully cut anti bruised. His machine damaged.
The     Whitemarsh   town.ship     school
. MAPLE  GLEN.
Joseph Worthington had twin calves born on Saturday.
Waller Dilthey, of Philadelphia, is spending his vacation in the neighbor¬ hood. ?
Misses Julia and Marian Compton recently spent some time in Philadel¬ phia.
Miss Elizabeth Campman is visit¬ ing at her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard  C.  Mann, of Hatboro.
Joseph Worthington and f.'imily vis¬ ited Wilmer Marple and family, of Penllyn,   on   Sunday.
Fir Co .Contributors.
The following contributors ivre re¬ ported to the Wi.ssahickon Fire com¬ pany's special fund by Wm. D. Deu¬ char, treasurer: llenry C. Biddle and James   McFetridge.
Map;   If Not,  Why  Not?"
The Jarrettown Aid society will meeet at Mj-s. Kate Lighlkep's home on Tuseday, July 29. The picnic o£ the SundAyl sch|ol at Ch'atlfiont Isi. free to all on Wednesday, July (JO. Mr. and Mrs. John E"gle, of Jarret-
,      . „ town,   have   returned   from   their   cot-^
Levi   Slingluff,     of   Blue   Bell,     has   has   been   generously   supplied   by   the, tage at Ocean City, purchased  a   new  Ford  Sedan  car. public.      The members of the flre com-        o^..    .,,,,,   Mrs    A    B    Peterson   will'
Ben""snr?.be'weiu%nrnT'Hfd?or   ^""'-   ^""^   '''"''''^^   '*>'^  ,""^^   ""''   --H vislt'^he   ilr^on.^gt and   o^htr  frlend^^^^^ Bell,  spent  the  week-end  at  Haddon-   desirous of expressing their apprecla-! ^^t   Jarrettown   during   their   vacation..
Bell, has returned  from  France
John   Steinbright     and     family,     of Norristown,   are   spending   some   time
In its splendid condition. .\11 that is isked of the public is a just and fair cooperation.    The properly and equip-
with   Edgar  Clayton    and  family,    of' ^^ntVeiiresent an exirenditure of more ^'"e Bell. , than $45,000, the greater part of which
field,  N. J. ,       ,i tion   of   the   public's'  confidence    nol
.Mr.s.  Laura  Danehower,  formerly  of  „„,     ;„  service  when   c-illed,  but  al.so
'Mr. and Mrs. Charles Erexeo, ofi Reading-, h.ive been guests ot" Mr.l. and Mry.Walter V. Allen, of Hallowell..
Wiliam Whiteside and family andt Mr.   and   Jlrs.   Walter   V.   Allen   and
lell. I
Mrs. A. A. Nash and son Russell, of!
.   ,.,,     As   a   result   of   the   discussion   the I £°hu C.  Whiteside, of Hallowell. spent Eureka, spent Thursday last with Mi"s^ house   committee   w-as    instructed    toJ;^^;^f,^y^«venu,g wnh John Harrar and
lu-ocure a bulletin hoard  to be erected^'"""-'   '"   norsnam. in  the hallway  to the town  hall  stat- ! \ Ing  th.at   the  use  of   this   hall  can   be I secured    only   by    permisf-|on   of   lh,e i
"Marietta  Hoover  and   family,   of   Blue Bell.
William   Walton,   of   Blue   Bell,   has purchased a Ford roadster.
Charles DePrefontaine, Jr., and wife, ; of Ambler  Highlands,  spent  Saturday EUREKA. ,1 evening   wilh ,.the .forutesCs
Mr.   Harrar  has I considerablly   improved   in   health   and' , is able lo work in the harvest field. Mrs. Herbert Randall, oldest daugh-
house   committee   of   the   Wissahickon   ter of Mr   and  Mrs. Joseph K. White- Fire  company."  and  the names of the , 5,'de^ of i^abyl^n./s^iecoverm^^^
S'fSf^r   -^t  committfee will also be posted thereon, i Woman's   hospital,   Philadelphia, ''?rff**-"^'^^r'"•-)-il^^^^^d^M^toBVs tt   proper   thiii • i'"2e£&«"u; iWfcen^ppweAion..    •
atl
pl-ese
ed
h donat- he .Meth-
was he,d al, da/on^Tuesd.,y at Uoyles    '!^rZ%lTl'o:e\ZT^oulTfor'the \     The app^I^.^v^ .portedin con-   oA^^ore^ii^rm for poor^childreri.
town beginning at 7 a. m- with a bugle | i:;,l^,l%'J"^^ Ton'sideri'nT'anrdlscussi^n; i dltl^n for" use, and 'tlie  new nozzle for, loc^iled at f>aylBville
call.    At  9    oclock  a    pan. e    s ait-                           memorial hall  in honor of   the chemical  has arrived. !     R«v. A.  Graham,  of  Jarrettown   vf-
ontinued     duringi .^„ ,., ..„..„.,,..„.„„„ „.v,„ .o,.,.„,i       ^       ,_..,„   ,.„.,   ,,,,..„,„„   T,o.ii„<,.^,-, : cently   visited   Louis   Carroll,   who   i.s
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ed,   and   exercises     cont
dance  druini;
box   despite   his   wildness,   which   was i the  day  endin.g   with
due   partly   lo   the   umpire   failing   to 1 thp   evpnins- .,,¦¦¦.. ,, ,       u   •
call the good ones when they were ov-j ^''^n-t   RobeVl Weir, of Newberg, ^^^"^1^'^%^  W.lt«    Bright'^'secr'^Ttan- f,""'.   "''_''  Chancy gotten  the  breaks of | York,   is   visiting  relatives  here '"''"     ''"''   ^''""    Lright,     stcretaij.
the young men and women who served       Leroy   Irvin   and   Charles   Redington in  the  army or navy  during  the war.   -were    electd    mmebeis.  and    applica¬ tion  were  received   by  four.
the   game     Norristown     would   never I     jirs.  Paul W.  Yoh  has  been on t!ie
hfive   scored.
In the sixth frame when Norristown, tallied its three runs it was simply the irony of fate that allowed the runs to be scored. As a starter Isenberg was given a p.-iss to flrst, but a mom¬ ent later was caught napping. Clancy to Marlin. Co.sgrove hit a lucky single when he bounced one that just touch¬ ed the ends of Clancy's finger. Keely was given a base on balls. Hopes of the Ambler fans arose when McMullin fanned for the second out, McGough, to first on balls. With the bases load¬ ed Dame Fortune certainly failed to smile on Ambler. Blint hit .a high fly that looked easy for Sykes who was set for the ball, but in making a step bacwards his spikes caught in some¬ thing and just as the ball touched his hands he fell, and before he could re¬ cover himself two of th runners scor
sick list.
Miss Laura Hall, of Philadelphia, is spending the week-end with rela¬ tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Worth, en¬ tertained Miss Eva Walk, of Jenkin¬ town,  on  Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid and Missionary so- I defies held their meetings in the Sun¬ day school room on Wednesday after¬ noon.
R. M. Johnson was tendered a birtli- day surprise one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Sellers visited the liitter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lowell  Hoover,  on  Sunday.
Remarks were made in favor of the liroposition by Albert Smith, Frank Walton, Joseph Evans and B. F. Dane¬ hower. Harold G. Knight. I'^sq., was also present and discussed the legal side  of   the   question.     .\n   interesting
talk was also given  by  Mrs.  M.  Tho-j ^^^'P"""//"-^  '"""^11%.''"   "''^''l  """'y
the     Union   Sunday    school, I ^"-^ y'"*,^° J''T.,!?^ 7 ^'""^l ^"""V  ""
'  ceived, of which $741 have been turn-
board  has two  vacancies  to fill in Us 1 ^^^ -'|.J;; t^e mlxup thatJo,Jowe.l a^
fe
facult."—one at Williams school, and the otlier is tiie prinolpalship of the Spring Mill school. Oscar O. Ander¬ son, the teacher there during the past year,having tendered his resignation. The schools will reopen on Sept. 8, The board re-elected the retiring sec¬ retary and treasurer respectively, H. O. Young, of Plymouth Meeting, and Washington C. Bailie, of Barren Hill. Maxwell Strawbridge, of Norristown, wtv< ,el<cta(d' solictor. Josiah 3i* Kerper was again awarded the con¬ tract for the transportation of thg pupils from the Lancasterville and Plymouih Meeting sections to Marble Hall and Barren Hill.
A verydelighlful surprise was ten¬ dered Mias Helen Killmer, of Ply-i mouth , Meeting, last FVlday evening, by frieds from the Norristown high .school. A very pleasant evening was passed. Games, dancing and refresh¬ ments were much enjoyed.
Leland A., son of Rev. and Mrs. H. G. Reinhold, of Plyoulh Meeting, left on Friday for Panama, where he will be un assistant in the commissary de¬ partment. Tbf voung man spent sev¬ eral years there jnevious to enter¬ ing the army. Rev. and Mrs. Reinhold will now have three sons and a daugh¬ ter In the canal zone.
Last Sunday morning Rev. J. P. lM.t- *rty, of Olivet Baptist church, Nor- ri.'-town, and Rev. Dr. G. AV. Tupper, Of Cold Point Baptist church, ex- clianged   juipits.
Mr. and Mrs. iC. H. ,Rod|gers[ ot, Panama, were guests of Rev. and Mrs. ¦H. G. Reinhold, at Plymouth Meeling, on .Surduy. They have purchased an autoinf.liile and are touring back to the southland, Inteding to travel to Florida   by  motor.
On Sunday mornldg in the Ply- outh United Evangelical church a very interesting communion service was conducted by Rev. Dr. H. F. Schlegel,   of   Harrisburg.
Next Monday evening the Steadfast band, of Cold Point Baptist church, will hold Its annual garden party on H. O. Young's lawn, Plymouth Meet¬ ing.
(Continued on pago 8.)
nailed in attempting to go to third.
In the first round a single, sacrifice and .a wild pitch scored the first run for Norristown, and with the three tallied in the sixth the counly sealers were one run to the good when .-Vmbler came to th bal for th final priod. Martin singled, Haney, also made a base hit. C. Barker's sacrifice scored Martin. Clancy was safe on Cosgrove error Wriggles's sacrifice sent Haney home Robinson wns given .a free p.ass lo flrst, and when McMullin fumbled .Sykes then sent both Robinson and Barker home with his two-bagger to center. A moment later Sykis iilso scored on F. Wodock's single. This was  all  and  it was enough.
Next Saturday Ambler will go to Newtown and will play two games. The game scheduled for Newtown May lOih, andwhich was postponed on ac¬ count of rain, will be played off on this occasion.
Ambler. Norristown
R. H. O.A. E. R H. O.A. E.
W'dock, sa  0  0  2   B  0 Cos've, lb  1 1   9   0 1
Robs'n, cf   1   0   0   0   0 Keely.   3b 1 0   1   1 0
Wrigley, 3d 0   0   2   1   0 M'M'en.ss  0 0   12 1
Barker, rf   2   0   1   0   0 Kite's, 2b   J 1   1    1 0
Sykes, If     2   110   1 Blint,  p      0 113 0
W'dock, 2b 1   1   6   1   0 Smy'bc. cf 0 1   3   0 0
Martin, lb   1   3   11 0   0 M'Dou'l,  c J 0 10   I 1
C.Bar'r. c. C   1   4   2   0 Eisen's, If  0 0   1   0 0
Clancy, p.    10  0   3   1 Gilb'rt,    rf 0 0   0   0 0
Haney, sa   1   0   0   1   0 Hirst, rf     0 0   1   n 0
Fena'er, x   0 1   0   0 0
Hunt'r, x.x 0 0   0   0 0
Totala.  ..  9   7  27 1 2      Totals xBatted for McDaughal. xxBatted for Blint.
Ambler 3    0    8    0    0
Norristown 10    0    0    0
4   5 27   8
0    0    0    6—9 3    0    0    0-4
STANDING  OP  THE   CLUBS.
W.L. P.C. W.L. P.C.
Souderton.. U 2
Disston    9 4
Ambler    9 4
Southamp'n   7 6
. S4(J  Norristown 5   8 .385
. 692  Newton... 5   8 .885
. 692   Doylestown 4   9 .308
. 638 Ft. Wash'n 2 11 .154
Other league games played Saturday resulted as follows: Souderton2, New¬ town 3, 11 innings; Disston 1, South- amptonO; Doylestown 1, Fort Wash¬ ington, 0,
Games for next Saturday as follows: Doylestown at Norristown, Disston at Fort Washington, Southampton at .Souderton,
WEST POINT.
Work will start shortly on the erec¬ tion of a 24-arch kiln at the loc:<l brick yard.
Mrs. Ellwood Hoot recently entn- tained as her guest Mrs. Alice Robeiis of Philadelphia.
Wliile in Long Island recently on a visit our townsman L. W. Mattci n, had the honor of seeing the British dirigible   R-34,   ;it   Mineola.
The ga.s company is now connecting the houses on Garfield avenue wilh its main.
A colored family has moved fr<im PhiUadelphia lo the tenant house on the property of the local brick ycard. • Miss Florence Fetterpff is visiting relatives   in   Quakertown.
Grover Zern, of the United St.ites army has returned to Williams Bridge New York, after spending a furlough at his home here.
Charles Lund has sold his E. V. F. car and has purchased from Ririiird Linberg, dealer, at Gwynedd Square, a Ford Sedan.
L. W. Mattern and family, enter- t.ained Mr. and Mrs. Pommer, Jr., of Germantown,   last   week.
Two Sabbath schools from N' iris- twn iplcnicked Tiiseday) at ZcT'Or's,- park. On Saturday an outing oi the residents of .leffersonville will al-o be held at  the  local   park.
Harry Godshall and his father met with a painful accident last Saii.nlay morning while working in tin- liay •field. A horse attached to a rake became frightened while the harness was being fixed and before tlicanimal could lie subdued he ran away, i<i,oek- ing both men down inijurinu- hem severely.lt is stated that bcsid-s a number of bruises the younger Mr. Godshall sustained a fractured ollar bone.
Quite a number of the youn men of West Point attended the b.all h'ame nt   Xorristown   Monday  evening.
Last Sunday our local ball team badly defeated the K. of P. t^am of Conshohocken by the onesided s cn-e of 18 to 0.
The Sabbath school of St r.uke's Reformed church. North Wale^-. pic¬ nicked  last Saturday  at Zeiber's park.
Mrs. Armanda Anders is i-»riorted to be     quite ill.
—The Vanderslice farm in College¬ ville has been sold by Albert Hawk of Allentown, to William F. Detwiler' for $16,000.
man   on
which is more than 100 years old and which organization is also taking an active part in the movement. The hall will be designated as a Community Memorial hall, in which organizations such as the Sabbath school and Grange shall meet and oilier public events be held. The ojiinion of those present was that the former Odd Fel¬ lows' hall be purchased and used for the purpose. A resolution was offer¬ ed by Roland M. Taylor, which was accepted for the chair lo appoint a building committee. However, it was deemed wise to hold the same open for a time. The next meeting is to be held al the call of the chair.'
a patient in  the  Presbyterian  hospital Philadelphia.
Jos.   G.    Hitner,    of   HalloweU,    has It  was   dcided   to   reserve   the  town   plans under way for the erection of a hnll and the building from Nov. .3 to 22  poultry  house.
for a fair to be conducted by the com- i     jilss  Sarah  Hillyer,   of Washington,.
pany. , D.  C,  is visiting her aunt,  Mrs.   Har-
Wm.  Deuchar,  treasurer of  the tin- | vey    D.     Thompson.      The     formei-'at
ance   committee,   reported' that   sub-, mother,    Mrs.    Gardener,    who    came
north  with her, returned  on  Sunday. Mr.   and   Mrs.   Paul   Rice,   of   Chal-
Horsham   School   Board. The members of the Horshiim school
ed over to the company's treasurer. Those persons who ha\e pledged are requested to remit and those who have as yet failed to contribute will please accept this as an appeal on behalf of  the  company.
The games committee reported hav¬ ing collected  .$10.72.
Treasurer Jesse F. Davis reported as follows: Balance at last meeting, $405.- 28; receipUs, $146.20 orders paid, $J23.- 60, leaving a balance of $127,88.
A constitutional amendment was passed requiriiiii;- all members after their election to attend the next meet¬ ing, sign the constitution and secure a membership card.
font, visited .Mr. and Mrs. Charles- Monteith, at Horsham, on Sunday.
Jonathan StaclUiouse, of Hallowelf,. who recently purchased the J. J> Chambers property, along the Doyles¬ town pike, has been rented to Dr. Charles Schwinn, who is in the U. 3. marine service.
The Horsham Fire company, will! realize more than $30.1 clear from the- country circus conducted on- July i^ and 5. This sum does not include any of the donations of money, of whiclii there were several.
Mr.s. Harry Maurer and daughter,. Miss lolanthe, of Horsham, are spend¬ ing some lime at Swarthmore.
Mrs. John Morrow and  son, Horace,.
Chief   Hayden   reported   the   receipt j of Horsham, are  with  Mr.  Morrow at of two smoke helmets. j New   Milton,  where  the   latter  la  ata-
rhe   following     lulls   were     ordered j tioned at present.
board   met   recently   at   lhe   Horsham ] paid;    Ambler   garage   $10.5ri;    counly I     Elmer   E.   Potts,   of   Horsham,   haa;.
school house, with ull the members and the auditors present. Trea¬ surer Anderson turned his books over to the auditors. A halance remains in the treasury of $233.91 after p.aying all the bills for the year together with $1100 of a fioating debt. The tot.al re¬ ceipts for the year were $8586.55, with the expenses of $8,152.04. In this lat¬ ter amount were the following items: High school tutition paid Hatboro, $650. Ambler, $5.14.04; Lansdale, $50; Abington, $60; Upper Dublin township for grade tuition al ThreeTuns, $370 Warminster, $54. At the meeling the bills for the closing of the year were paid amounting lo $550.- The tax col¬ lector was exonerated in the sum of $53.88.
The board organized by re-electing the folowing oflicials: Secretary, Frank W. Worth treas'tner, Thomas P. Anderson. The schools will reopen on Sept. 1, and the following holidays will      be     observed: Thanksgiving,
Christmas from Dec. 25 to Jan.4, Good Friday and Memorial day. At present there are two vacancies in the township faculty: Babylon .school and  Horsham  school  primary.
SPRINGHOUSE.
.Mr. and Mrs. Harry Markoe have gone   to   Bar   Harbor   Maine.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Warren Jones are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son.
The Penllyn pike wa.s oiled the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cahill, of ¦fciladelphia, spent Sund.ay at| .;the former's parental.home.
Miss I'lorence Colwell has gone to Bar Harbor for the summer.
Robert M. Hallowell is rebuilding his garage, which was recently de¬ stroyed by flre.
Mrs. Rebecca .Sionsky is having some repair work done on her pro¬ perty.
Wilmer Marple has harvested a fine field of wheat for Mrs. Elizabeth Reig¬ er.
ta.x, $10; G. M. Deck & Co., $2.30; O. | purchased a Ford chassis and is hav- H. Slillwagon, $16.34; C. D. Baxter Co.,' ing a body made therefor. $30.22; Philadelphia Suburban Gas and Mrs. Mary Hamons and daughtei- Eleclric company. $1.40; Internal rev- IHorence, of Oregon, are visiting thfr enue tax, $25; Ambler bank box rent, former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. $2.50. Potts.    They expect to spend the sum-
It was decided  to announce thai the  mer here, fire   company   memliers,   having   been |     H.  C.  Royce,   formerly  of  Horsham,
exmept from dues wliile in the service are liable for dues on their return.
A report was made wilh regard to the company's fine showing in the Sel¬ lersville parade last month, and a vote of thanks was tendered Mrs. C. M. Heiss in attending to the special equip¬ ment of the men for that occasion at reduced   rates.
The following appointments wero announced for the present year: House committee—Wm. J. Brown M. Lentz, George   Gorman   J.   Thompkins,   Wm.
F. Duechar. Walter Vollenline, W. Johnson, Edward Kelly, Raymond Foerlsch,   George   Ruch.
Investigating committee—Wm. J. Brown, Wm. J. Devine and AVilliam Graham.
Finance committee—Walter Vollen¬ line,  George Ruch.  A.  R. Hayden,  H.
G. Knight. Esq., H. J. Dager, Wm. F, ,Deuch£i4, Wm, J. 'Browtl^ Jesso J-\ Davis,    Wm. J. Devine Stewart Davis.
The company acknowledge.s the re¬ ceipt of $25 from the performance of "Dreamland" recently given under the auspices of Ambler Boy Scouts, Troop No. 2.
$180C   Fire  At  Pennsburg   Farm.
One horse, 14 pigs, one valued ai$100 together with <a wagon and harness and several tons of feed and hay, were con¬ sumed in a nre ot unknown origin that swept the larre liarn of William Bauer, near the centre of Pennsburg. Tho loss of more than $1800 is partly covered by insuranc-s. The fire had gained too much headway for the lo¬ cal fire department to sava the build¬ ing, A public garr.ge, with seven au¬ tomobiles, 10 feet away, va.? saved by the  firemen.
now residing in Trenton, is gradually recovering from the rheum.atism with ¦which he was a sufferer while residing- here.abouts.
Dr. Horace Furman, of Philadel¬ phia, visited Horsham on Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Deen, son and daughter. Of Philadelphia, have been visitiner Mrs. William Doyle, of Horsham Ter¬ race.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Forker, of Hors¬ ham, left on Tuesday to spend several days at Wildwood, where Mr. Forker- has been enjoying the fishing. They- spent Saturday and Sunday willi Mah¬ lon Winner at Wycombe, and with Warren Starkey. at Croyden.
A delightful event look place last Friday evening when Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McConnell, of Jarrettown, gave a pleasant surprise party to their son, Howard II., in honor of the 21st anni¬ versary of his birthday. The decora¬ tions of the diningroom, porch and lawn were beautiful with the yellow- daisy prevailing. A handsome, large birthdiiy cake occupied the centre ot the table, nnd the guests, who camo- from Jarrettown, Dresher, Horsham,. Philadelphia, Whitemarsh and Maple Cilen, enjoyed the refreshments served- The company w-as also delightfullj' entertained by Rynear's orchestra.
Wissahickon   Grange. Wissahickon  Granye,   No.  760,   P,  of H., held iin interesting- and enthu.'^iaa- lic   meeting   at     its   reguliir     meeting pliice, the home of Jlr. and Mrs. Har¬ ry A. Fleck, of Springhouse, on Wed¬ nesday evening- of l:ist week, nesday   evening   of   last   week.     Tht' meetings   are   well   attended   and   the Grang-o is growing in membership.    A, j class of six is now being- receivd.
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