The Ambler Gazette 19190227

              The ambler Gazette.
\ OL.. XXXVI.-NO.   6
AMBLER.   PA..   FEBRUARY  27,   1919.
$1.75   A   YEAR
COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Bappeninks ol Local Interest to Our Readers.
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Closing   Services  of   Rev.   Mr.   Mussel- man's Pastorate—Record of the Year —Events  and  Personals at  Harmon- •   ville   and    Hiekorytown—Miscellan¬ eous.
Edwin V. Kirk, who has been ser¬ iously ill, is  steadily  improving.
George Sheller, Jr.. of Cold Point, on Sunday entertained his parents from Primus.
Christian Wissler, of Hickorytown, has completed the erection of his gar¬ age. He is now flUing the floor in with cinders.
Mrs. Fred. Ollard and two children, of Germantown; Mr. Jesse Rhoden- loaugh, of Bridgeport, and Mrs. Leslie Khodenbaugh and baby, of Harmon¬ ville, were Silnday guests at the home of Mr. and Mra. Lemuel Rodebaugh at Hickorytown.
Willard Tupper, of Cold Point, spent the week-end vvith friends in Xorris¬ town.
Winfield Mervine, of Harmonville, having sold his residence to Mrs. Wil¬ liar.i Corey of Port Indian at a price, said to be $."<000, will shortly remove to the Elva Foulke property, Plymouth Meetlngr, formerly occupied by Solo¬ mon Ughtkep.
Mrs. Thomaa Magee, Sr.. of Cold Point, is recovering from injuries sus¬ tained in a recent fall down stairs.
Mis. G. W. Tupper, of Cold Point, alter having been on the sick list, is able to be about again.
On Sunday Elia.s Slavin ancl family, of Conshohocken, .spent Sunday and   Mrs.   Jacob   Hart's,   Cold
State Police Busy in  Lansdale
The stillness of th^ early morning hours was suddenly broken by the loud report of a heavy calibred revolver that soon brought a score of persons on the scene in front of the trolley waiting staiion in Lansdale, and the cause of the shot was soon compre¬ hended. A sergeant of the state po¬ hce had three prisoners under arrest and they were soon locked up and quiet was restored.
Thursday the prisoners were given a hearing before Magistrate White at Upper Gwynedd with the result that the evidence brought forth the follow¬ ing facts :
The principals to the affair were Arthur White, a wealthy farmer of Colmar. Clarence Hoffman, painter of- Lansdale and Joseph Shaffer, hotel clerk at Lansdale. White, 1-loffmau and Shaffer left Lansdale and attend¬ ed a pig roast at Trewigtown, 4 miles away. They left and returned as the best of friends, but about 2.30 on their arrival at the irolley station it seem.s that all friendship ceased, for White and Hoffman got into an alteration that ended, it is said, with White throwing his companion through a glass window of the station. Shaffer endeavored to act as peace maker, but was mussed up in the scuffle. The crew of a freight trolley summoned the aid of the state police and the sergeant responded. All three of the peace disturbers tried to escape. White and Hoffman stopped at the command to halt. Shaffer disdained the order however, and the officer tired in t'ne air.    Soon all three were under arrest.
It cost White $1?,,."jO; Hoffman $3 and Shaffc-M- $.¦!.
FIRE FIGHTING MACHINERY.
Ambler Equipmeat Second to None in the County.
Tanks Mounted on New Truck and Whole Has Been and Is Now Housed and Service—Company   Holds
Montgomery Co.  Baseball   League. *At  the  annual organization  meeting of   the     Montgomery   County     lea.gue, held   at  the   Hotel   \Vyndham,  Ambler, lilans  were made  to  increase,,the  cir¬ cuit  from   six  to eight  clubs. It  being at Mr. 1 announced    that the   six  clubs    whicii Point, 1 staged a great pennant tight last year
f with  the  former's mother,   Mrs.   Sallte | will  again  contest  for  honors.    These
f Slavin.                                                                 i clubs are Ambler, the pennant winner;
f Mr.    Lemlee   of   Philadelphia,    spent i Kort   Washin,iilon,   Soulliampton,   Doy-
i Sunday   with   his   son,   Frank   Lemlee, i lestown, Souderton and Glenside.   Two
Chemical
Packard
Painted
Ready  for
Meeting.
The Wissahickon Fire company, of Ambler, on l'"Viday received from the Lindenwold farm paint shops the new Packard motor truck upon which are mounted the chemical tanks and body from the old Pierce Arrow truck. The machine not only makes a appearance, liut is a piece of appara¬ tus substantial and strong—built for heavy work and load.s—and capable, with even ordinary care, of being a. most ettlcient fire fighting machine for many  years.
The madhine Jias a maximum speed of but 18 miles ^er hour, and with its self starting and electric light equip¬ ment is able to respond immediately to the driver's touch on receiiit of call for help. It is capable of any load that ,fan. be put upon it. The wheels, which have .solid rubber tires, are of the special type used on all Packard trucks. In addition to the care the engineers of Ihe company will give it, the truck will lie inspected monthly by the Packard company and is guar¬ anteed for a period of one year. Tiie whole machine fully equipped is es¬ timated to be worth .$50O'i, but its act¬ ual cost to the company is well con¬ tained within the insurance of $4000 carried on the outfit.
This new piece completes the equip¬ ment of the company, which in its capacity for clficient service, places it in a class by itself in compariso^i with other companies in the county. The chief  machine   is   lhe   .'67500   American
WHITPAIN AND L. GWYNEDD.
Who's Who and What's ^hat in the Two Townships.
in Cold Point.
Miss   Effle   Marple, and  Miss   Ella  Wolfe, have beeii among  the
I clubs will lie added, as it is understood i DaFrance    motor    pumping    machine
J. M. Berkhime.'. of Ifarmonvillev lias been conlined to the house with illness.
John Maiple has about ..completed the alterations and repairs to the former Plymouth Valley schoolhouse and lias secured a tenant for the structure.
Mrs. Horace Holland, of Xorris¬ town, spent^ Saturdav and Sunday with Mrs. Harvey Rex at Hickory¬ town.
William Fisher and family, of Ger¬ mantown, visited Mr. and Mrs. Sam¬ uel Fisher, Sr., at Hickorytown, on Sunday.
Mrs.   Anna   Moyer,   of is   spending  several   days   ns   a  guest I od ©f Mrs. David  Rhoads at Hickorytown.
Mrs. Eugenf; Lightkep and daugh¬ ter Elizalieth, and Mrs. Pierce Rhoades and baby, of Hickorytown, spent Thursday with Mrs. Charles ftlioads at Xorristown. "
A very successful concert was held in the Plymouth IT. E. chuich on Sat¬ urday  evening,  wliich   was  largely
George Young I that Lansdale, Quakertown, Xorris- of Cold Point, I town and Xorth Wales are desirous of recent sick. \ iilacing   teams  in   the   1. ague.     It   was
dpr-ided lo open lhe season May 3.
The iOiiowiii;;- represented tho var¬ ious teams: Howard S. Amey, Am¬ bler; War.en Iningan. A. Obeilioltzer, Charl's A. H. Heiy.ell. l> ort Washing¬ ton; Joseph Steelman and Joseph Wo¬ dock, Doylestown; L. 3. Fitzpatrick. Suuliiampton; John Mauser and Wal¬ ter   Hawkins.  Glenside;   Kussell  Trum-
which was purchased jointly by thei borough and by the company two i years ago. and which machine has well : proven its worth in tests at tires with¬ in the borough and in the surrounding! country.
Tbe company held a meeting Friday evening, and several ininoi- purchases for th" new truck wove made, such j as glass containers for acid, soda! bags, etc. An additional tool box is to be attached to the running lioaid ofi the   new  truck.     .lohn   B.   Martin   vol- I
bore, Souderton. In addition. Presi¬ dent H. C. Pike. Vice President Rob- i unteered to execute the work ert Kern and Treasurer William Ruos attended. Another meeting will be¬ held on Friday evening, h'ebruary -28. al Ambler. ^
I     tloward   S.   Amey.   acting   president |.: Philadelphia, I of the Winning Ambler team, has (^vll-f^^^      ^,o^,,   ,o^,,   ,t,„;,i,.ed.    The   com-i elniK   of   t,ie   cUib   for   nexU^itte^  .,|„o   ,„.g,.„   ,,,p  c.„.o„eration  of; Kri.lay iii.^li'., at whu h officers will beKj^    members   in  keeping   the   buildin,-:;! elected   and     plans   made   to     place   f* ' ^lean '
strong team on the field. .  ¦
Four   applications      Tor   nienibership • were  received,   and   Clarence  Yost  and ' Onviil Matz,  wbo were previously pro¬ posed,  were  elected. -,
The   houi^e   committee   has   had   the !
Un Wednesday evening, March ,'ith, ¦^l S.1.5 a lecture will be given in the I'riends' Meeling house, at Gwynedd. "y John Doan on the subject "Why I'lunts and Animals Live and How They Live." An interesting address seems ass^ired for the speaker has a wide fund of experiences to draw up¬ on, both in his work at Cornell uni¬ versity and later as a member of tbe I ii-ulty of the Women's School of Hor- 'iiiiliure. located near Ambler. Every¬ one interested is urgently asked to at- beautlful i lend. Xo chai-ge will be made for ad¬ mission.
tjwynedd Friends are enjoying a siiid\ group in the meelin.g house on Wednesday evenings after the regular meetings. The Society of l-'riends' outline is used in the study group.
The Whitpain town.ship Consolidat¬ ed school is closed for lhe remainder • if the week because of scarlet fever and measles prevailing among the pu¬ pils.
.Mrs. Mary Clayville. of Blue licll, s|ient Sunday  in  Philadelphia.
The engagement is announced of lianon Hoopes, 3il, ot Whitpain, and -Miss (.'hristine Gillillan, of Swartli- niore.
.Ml', and Mrs. Harry Hoover, of Blue Lell.  spent  Saturday   in  Xorristown.
.Mr, Montgomery expects to vacate tlie l.yman Biddle farm ut Blue ijtll and move to bii? home at Roxborough. -Mr. Dannehower and family, who live on the Drayton farm at Blue Bell, have been (luarantincd because of sculet   fever.
•lames Hand, of Blue Hell, has two ewes  that each gave  birth  to  triplets.
li.  It. Jones,  of Blue  Bell,  is having a chicken house and pig pen erected. -  lioward      Kepart,      of     Tradesville, moved   on   Saturday  to  Artiiur   Fretz's faiin.  at  IJlue Bell. |
Maivey   Danehower Xorristown,   called   on noon   al   the   liome   of iloover.   al   Blue   Bell.
.Mr. Charles Haley, of Blue Bell,'has i la:d ,1  water iiipe in his drivew-ay. '
lla.iy   .N.ish   and   family,   of   I'lour- own,   spent   Sunday      wiih    Mr,    Hai'r.v' T:ii|iiii   and   family,   of  Blue   Hell.
Horn to .Vlr. and Mrs. liarry Zell a. son. Mr. Zell was a former princijiall of  the  Whitpain  high   school.
.1. C. Staphs, of Hlue Uell. h.as had his automobile painled liy Julius Rempp.  of .Springhouse. i
Miss   Maude   L.    IJaringer.   of   Gwy¬ nedd    N'alley,   spent   the   week-end   in i Atlantic City. '
Uev,  J.   I).  Detrich,   of  Xorth  Wales.
and family, of Sunday after- Mrs.   Marietta
BARREN  HILL.
The evening' of February 2otli was very pleasantly spent at tlie home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Harvey, Ger¬ mantown avenue, where fiiends from Germantown, Xew York and Baltimore gathered lo help celebrate the birth¬ day of the former. The customary amusements were indulged in, follow¬ ed by a very nice supper prepared by Mrs. Harvey. After whicii some very attractive and useful presents were given to the host. Upon taking their leave all expressed the wish thai tiiere will be many, more birthday anni¬ versaries for Mr. Harvey and that they will be able to share in them.
The   Boyi   Scouts,   accompanied    by
their  leader.   Scoutmaster  Chamberlin,
spent February   ;;;;nd  at Valley  Forge,
going by irolley as far as Xorristown,
j hiking   it   from   there   and   return   to
I .Norristown.      They    had    the    pleasure
I of .seeing the presentation of the por-
j trail  of  Washington  by Albert  Stuart,
j which was  presented  lo the chapel bv
I Dr.   .-Vckerman.     of   .New   Vork.     The
Rev. Herbert Burk was the orator for
the occasion.
Mr. and .Mrs. Eugene Tarbutton en¬ tertained -Mr. and ilrs. olin Polls, of Superior, Wiscoii.sin. Sunday last.
C. M. Bachman has resigned his position wilh Wirt Co., electricians, Germantown.
Miss Gertrude Moore, a former resi¬ dent of this section, but now ot Xew¬ ton. Xe^^¦ Jersey, spent .several days last week in this town visiting friends. Lieutenant Gilbert Diamond, of Camp Holabird, Md., spent the week,- end with liis parents, Mr. and .Mrs. James Diamond.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar 'Ca.ssel, of Mill- bourn. spent Sunday with the latter's mother, Mrs. Sarah Kerper, of Park avenue,
Mrs,   John   Miller,     of   Germantown
avenue,  is  suffering  with  rheumalism.
Gfcoige   W.   Wanklin.     of   Hamilton
Heights farm, is on a business trip to
Xew York slate.
Edward Watson, wlio serves the .Sunday papers in this lown, has b»ien indisposed for some days, but is re¬ ported  to lie  improving.
William Wisser was in Philadelphia Monday.
Carvey Rapine has rented one of his houses on Itid.ye avenue lo Mr. Stein¬ metz and lamiiy. of Philadelphia, who liave taken possession of the same.
Mr. and .Mrs. Wilbert Hellin,'.is spent Sunday in .Xorristown as the guests of the formei's mother and sisier. .Mrs.  Walter  L.ighlkep.
.Airs, Oeorge Rapine spenl Saturday ill   l-'hil.idelpliia.
The sau.'i' Uratil ,';uppi-i-. given by the Iviidies' Cnild Saiurd.i.v evening in the dining room of the church, despite the inciemeni weather was well at¬ tended.
Sylvester   Jone,-
fsfe
Indicted  for  Misusing  Mails;
The federal .,,urand .iiir\- has ivtiivn cd a hill of indiclmein. Iiai'^ii:', '- seph  Kernen.AafetffiJiaii."" "-''¦'¦   ^'¦''
to iTie i)iii t5l5^!fISPBBBt i&
to Fnuik P. Myers, a f^ol•^^¦l, i.i VV\nd- moor, threatenin.g to Liow up his hot¬ house unless Jlr, Myers placed $.'iftO(t in a till box in the shiubbery.
ended. A ¦•¦ffiri?rwHBi>'t"t^ * \'rV<J>T&m* was rendered." The receipts were, $21.40. '.    '
Mrs. Walter Lightkep and Mrs. Mary Hellings.   of   Xorristown,   spent   Wed¬ nesday     with     Mrs.   Harvey   Rex    at: Hickorytown. :
Mrs. David Rhoads, of Hickorytown, i entertaintd   at   dinner   on   Wecfnesda.v 1 the     following     guests :      Mrs.    Anna, Moyer, of Philadelphia;   Mrs. Christain Wissler,  Mrs.  Pierce Rhoads and  baby. | Mrs.   Eugene   Lightkep    and   daughler! Elizabeth,   all   of   Hickorytown;      .Mrs. -Uynn   Rhoads   and   Mrs.   Edwin   Ger-   was hart,  of Xorristown.
Misses Ethel Moseley , and Gladys Moseley, of Harmonville. visiled Miss Hazel Rex, at Hickorytown on Sunday.
Miss   Sarah   McAfee,   of   Xorristown.   ^^''''^''''l'',,,     .„.,„k^,.„ spent   Saturday     evening   wiih     Miss j l"^"  f Hi'^^^'^'-'ilf'^: Rhodenbaugh   at   Hickory-!     "When     women     :
teachers, especially
Mrs.    Charles   Rhoads,   of: m^"'   ^i'','"''^   "^<^'" spent  Sunday   wilh    Mr. t tact   with   youn Pierce   Rhoades  at  Hick
Faculty   Charges   at  Carson   Cgllegs.
Several teachers of the Carson Col¬ lege for < irphaned Childien. at I'h'- denheini. have been dismissed by tho college  board   of  directors.
'The   cau.se   of   the   abrupt   severance of   their   association   with   the   college I   series   of   eveiijng   entertain¬ ments  at  whicii   the  teachers  are   said I to have had  wine,  song und cigarettes. James  P.  Carson,  son  of  Robert  X. Carson,    founder   of   the   college,    was emphatic   in   his   condemnu-
The games committee reported the reeeipt of $11.91.
The auditors reported having exam¬ ined   the   books   of   the   secretary   and
ir    tieasui-er,   and   at   llie   suggestion Ibe  commitlet'    a  combined    order he- JJLllyttt*d  tor   ali  Vay.-.[Jpo
¦ehts. r?"i
A letiei- ,,i I hanks and a check for f.ao was received from the Xo'rtl". Wul< s .Machine Co. for work done by the fil'e ('ompany at the lire in Xortli Wales on Jan.  21,
A   mcetiirg   of   the    hTremen's   Asso- liation  iif  ,\loiil,L;omei'y  County   wdll held   at   the   Willow   Grove   lire   ho
spent   Sunday     with an I   wife,  of  Ambler.
(".unity Superintendent Horace Lan¬ dis visiled the Whilpai\i townsliip sell.nils   recenlly.
U'lic following program was rendered at ihc Whitpain alumni meeting last Thiii-sday eveilius : I'iano solo. Edna Zincnerman; recitation. Ada Hoover; void solo, Mabel Walton; iiistoi-y of class    of    1S9S,      Hottie    Brinton-
marks,     '"V-r V  P-TrnhnrrnrTlUMfl .Alurphy and  Dornthy niiflield:  Jf)iirn;ii .May   Ro.ssiter.     Cocoa  and   sandwiches were  served.
Mr.   and   Mrs.   Clarence   Zimmerman, i ¦Mr.   aud   Mrs,   J,   Harold   Hoover,   Mr,! and     Mrs.   Walter   liand,     Meryl     and be   Kdward     Zimmerman     spent     Sunday use Hvilli      .Vlr.
and   Mis.   George     Hoover.
on   March   1.   at   which   lime   nomina¬ tions for ottice will be made.
Catharine town.
Mr.   and Norristown, and  Mrs.  J orytown.
Mr.   and Jr.,  and son Benjamin ter Edna,
Mrs.    Benjamin   Crowther,
of St. David's,  and Mrs.
Crowther,   Sr.,   and   daugh-
of Roxborough,   visited   Mr.
a.nd Mrs. Eugene Lightkep on Sunday. Last Sunday the closing services of the present conference year were held in the Plymouth U. E. church. In the morning Rev. R. W. Musselman baptized one infant. In the Sunday school Rev. Mr. Musselman delivered a palling message, and in the evening his farewell was preached to a large -ongregation. A quartet of Consho¬ hocken young ladies sang two selec¬ tions as also did the Junior choir of 'he local church. The day's services ¦iver'e both inspirational and impres¬ sive.
The stockholders' meeting of the Plymouth Alumni Building & Loan associalion will be held next Saturda.v evening at Louis Killmer's, Plymouth Meeting. Ollicers will be elected. The following nominations have been made ; Pi-esident, Winfield Culp; vice president. Walter Rhoads; secretary, John Killmer; treasurer, Charles W. f.«wis; directors, George K. Brecht. H. O. Young, Charles Staley, Charles Hendricks, Leslie Rodebaugh, Joel D. Kerper. J. Harvey liart, Louis Kill- i mer, Edwin V. Kirk. Waller Coulston i ;ind Benjamin Monsley. A new series of stock, the lyth, will be issued at the time, and subscriptions will be re- | ceived. Start now and save money by this process. The equity in your stock is a recognized basis for borrowing, on \vd!ich coll-iieral any bank will loan money,
Mis.s Mary Kirk, of near Cold Point, spent the week end with Miss Mabel L. Wisl'-r, of Ceii'ie Point, v.-.ifcii a EUrprlse no*..".'y shower was giV3n to •l;e latter, which was attended by 37 ot Miss AVislor'-s friends. Af'or the !'iany useful and pretty gifts •.v'»-e •'lowered i pon her and congri-jla- lions were extended, refreshments were served and a joyous time of fun followed. Miss Kirk also attended t.ie wedding of Mabel I>. Wisler and Ser- geai:' -Alarvin S. Wiltsee. of Camp .VIeade, on Saturday last at l^jinsdale. Sergeant Wiltsee has been stationed at Camp Meade since the beginning of the war, and after a several days' wed- iling tour he will return to his duties at that camp*. The bride, unlil recent- 'V has been employed as a stenogru- nher for the Reading Screw company, of Norristown. She obtained her edu¬ cation -with Mary Kirk at the Norris¬ town Private Business college and since then they have been very close friends.
are     employed     as when that employ- in   continual   con- girls   whose   fathers md  mothers  are  dead,     such   conduct becomes  all   the  more   unseemly,"   de¬ clared  Mr.  Carson.
"As the meeting of the board ot di¬ rectors was a secret meeting, I do not feel at liberty freely to discuss the situation . But 1 will say that these women gave parties in their rooms and that they not only entertained themselves wilh wine and cigarettes, but had the audacity to invite the older girls of the institution to share the enjoyment. There is nothing fur¬ ther 1 can say except, that every teacher implicated has been asked to i resign." .
I     The college  directors  were  informed ! of the "parties" by Cheslnut Hill resi¬ dents whom'lhe singing had  disturbed - during the early hours of the morning.
Severely   Hurt  By   Auto.
Mrs. Marv Spencer. '>"> years old, residing near Jenkintown, was criti¬ cally injured Thursday night when she was struck by an automobile driven by Mrs Sumner Cross, wife ol Dr. Sumner Cross, widely known sporting enhusiast and member of many hunt clubs. .   ,       .    .V,
The injured woman was taken to the Abington Memorial hospital, where it was found that she is suffering from fractures of both legs and internal in¬ juries. Doctors made an X-ray ex- aminiation. » ^,, -s-„„i.
The  accident happened at Old York road     and     Washington     lane.      Mrs. Cross is said by witnesses to have ap¬ proached this intersection of the roads at an  e.Kcessive speed.    Mrs.  Spencer, when   hit,   was   thrown   the   width the   street  and   was  picked  up   m unconscious condition not   been   arrestee, authorities of her when   called.
The  Doylestown   Pike  Value.
Counsel for the l>oylestow-n and AVillow Grove Turnpike company of¬ fered what is considered a bargain vvlien former Judge Harman Y'erkes a.greed that the company be satisfied with $120.6Ui'.7tl for the six miles of lurnpike in this county which bus been condemned.
Attorneys for the county and the company made heir arguments before the viewer Monday.
Counly Solicitor Henry A. James contended that the damages should not exceed $20,000. He based his claim on estimates of the value of the road¬ bed, the payment of a rental of $1000 by the Rapid Transit Co. for the pike, and the allegation that the troll(^.v' company bought tiie whole pike for $20,000.
Elements of damages included, he said, were as follows : Macadam, $.16,889; vitrified brick, $128; Belgian blocks, $12,$65; bridges, except the two largest, $37,036- culverts, $3332; de¬ preciation in toll houses, $1*00; fair revision in real estate values, $100; grading, only lestilied to by a company witness, $22,997; repairs to the two big Xeshaminy bridges in dispute as to ownership, $16,334. This, he said, would  be exclusive  of  franchise, etc.
The question to be considered, he said, is not what the county gets, but what it is getting from the com¬ pany—a property with an income of $8000 per year, or tlie interest on $135,- 000 at six per cent. He argued, too, that the trolley line on it is a benefit rather than a  detriment.
of
an
Mrs. Cross has
but   fiotified   the
readiness  to appear
(Continued on pago 8.)
EUREKA.
Mrs. Emma Baer was buried from the residence of her grandson, Ray¬ mond Axemoth, near Eureka, on Mon¬ day .afternoon. All services were held at the house, wilh interment at Xew Britain cemetery.
The Warrington AS ¦ <-¦ F. L. neia its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Howard A. Clymer on Tuesday afternoon.
The Misses Adele Hanson and Eva Kneedler Avere entertained on. Sunday by  Miss  Mao Kohler.
The Friendship class, of the Pleas¬ antville Sunday school, held a busi¬ ness meeting at the parsonage on Sat¬ urday  afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. AVilliam Ii.rout visited their daughter, Mrs. Cleveland Maur¬ er. on Sunday afternoon.
J. Jxiwell Hoover has purchased a new Buick touring car.
Thieves at Ogontz.
Counlry iiomes of Mr. and Mrs. Caleb ,F. Fox, and of Mrs. Betlie Campbell, formerly Mrs. Percy C. Ma¬ deira, in the exclunive Ogoi^tjz hill district, were entered by burglars early Thursday  morning.
At Berthellyn, the country seat of Mr, and Mrs. Fo.x, entrance was forc¬ ed by jimmying a window. The house was thoroughly ransacked. That the thieves did not make a rich haul is because the silver and other valuables were place-i in a vault prior to Mr. and Mrs. Fox's going south early in the  winter.
The thieves then Avent to the home of Mr.s. Campbell at the base ot Ogontz ftill. Examination by the Ogontz po¬ lice revealed the thieves had ransack¬ ed the house. Chief Hallowell advised Mrs. Campbell. Avho is spending the Avinter in Philadielphia. and an. in¬ ventory will  be made.
Belief that the gunmen who held up Professor Pirmin. of the Northeast high school, while on his way to his home in Glenside, were Philadelphia gunmen has been omphasized. In- ve-stigtition by the township police has developed that the five bandits after .shots were flred at them, went toward Philadelphia. Crews of trolley cara reported seeing the machine speeding toAvard the city.
Householders in the suburban dis¬ tricts are keeping guns and revolvers available. Xumerous requests h.ave been made to police for permission to carry guns, but in every caso thi.s has been denied.
of Iilue Hell. ' Mrs. Brown, of Shamokin. has le- tuiiied home afler spending .some time wiUi her daughter, Mrs. Josepli Yost-, of   Blue  Bell.
Miss   I'^sther   Slie.-irer.   of   Hlue was   tendered     a   party   last     Monday evenin.g in h^^nor of her birthday.
Mr. and .Mrs. Harry Biddle and Mr. and Mrs, Lewis Biddle, of Ambler; Mr, and Mrs. Daniel Erb, of Blue Bell, attended Ihc funeral of the latter's brother,   Mr.   Earnest,   of  Wyndmoor.
Horaep I'hipiis, uf Iilue Bell, cele¬ brated his birthday ou Saturday evi n- ing.
Mr. and Jlrs. William Sholler spenl Sunday with Edward Phipps and fam¬ ily, all of Blue Bell.
Lyman Biddle, of Blue Bell, has fill¬ ed his ice house.
John Bower, of Blue Bell, is enter¬ taining his brother for a short time.
$46 was received at Boehm's church on Sunday with other pledges for the aid of the war stricken peoples of Europe.
The boys' suits have all been com¬ pleted, numbering 30. at the Blue Bell Red Cress, and the members are now working on  the  Belgian dresses.
Corporal Herbert Allison, of the M. T. C, is -spending some time with Walter Dotts at Gwynedd Valley. Mrs. James Allison, of Germantown. spent Tuesday witll Mrs. Dotts at Gwynedd  A'alley.
Live   Bird   Match  at   Fort  Washington.
' J. Siuclill', of Pliiladelphia. copp. d lirst money in the big event ot an all-day live bird slioot at Fort Wash¬ ington ,Saturda.v, grassing 23 of liis niiola of 2") birds. There were four ties for second money iit 22 . each. They we;e i-..ii-l Melraili, i-'iank Mc- • liiigan and .Anthony l'"elix, nf nhila- ilelphia, und Harry Harper, of O^ren- ton, N. J. H'or third mone.\ there were six ties at -I, They Avere Isfioi l..iow- iua, Fmn;. .Shields, .Harr; Hi,-ruan, |-",Anr"e -Witson and H. ¦ Gt,-', i-.d. li' I—Kww ife<.iiji--^^^j&y '7.''- •
entrants. *
111   an   optiouiil   s'.\.   > _'.'i
Eiirl   .Melrath  and  Aiiiliony   Felix.   !.¦ of    Philadeliihia.   divided   Hrst   mone. , eai-li recording 2L' kills.    In lhe option- I al event there were nine entrants.
Karl   Jlelrath.    of    Philadelpliia.   ivas' high   for   the   last   ten   birds   in   this' event, killing straight.    The only miss i Kreus and  iHil event  shoot  was  won  by  .^lel-! foUpw'in: grassing
HORSHAM AND  . UPPERJUBLIN
Miscellaneous  Items of Interest t# Many Readers.
State Police at Davis Grove—Ladies' Auxiliary of Horsham Fire Co.—'- Finances of Company—Events and Personals at Jarrettown and Dresh¬ er—Miscellaneous.
William   Brooks,   a   resident   of   tKe K.  G.  E.  home, has returned  lo DaA'is Grove after having spent a weelv with i friends  in   Philadelphia,
Twining brothers, of Davis Grove, I have been liauling the contents of I several c.-irloads oi niiinure from the ¦Hatboro freight yards to their farm. j A large lot of manure is being I hauled to the Downs Fordhooke farm j in western Horsham township. I Mrs. Joseph Whiteside, of Babylon, Ihas been on the sick list. I 'I'he short piece of highway fromi I the Lioylestown pike to one of Hor- I siuim township's most important in- lousiries—the llutliertord blacksmith 1 .shop—is in need of a dressing of aev- I eral loads of cinders. A stitch in time I saves nine, and a little repair to tho i bad iilaues now will save greater ex- ' iji-iise   later.
-Ali-s.  Isaac  .Siioemaker,  of Abingion, and Clarence Aden and sister, of Hor- I sham,   spent   .-lunday   with   Waller   V. , Alien   and   w ife,  near   Babylon. '     Xexl   Saturday   Allen   brothers   will have a clearingiroul sale  of their  per¬ sonal properly, near 1 lallowell. !     The Ladies' .-Vid society, of  the  Jar¬ rettown M.  E. church,  held  its regular monthly  meeting, Tuesday  evening,  at ; the  home  ol  Mi-,  and   Mrs.   George  D. I I'oits,  Jarrettown.
I     Charles   Johnson,   who   ia   employed
i on a farm near Davis Grove,  was ar-
I rested   Sunday   morning   by   the   state
police.     He   was   baled   before   Justice
j Urban in Ambler and a line and costs,
amounting     lo   $9.,")0    were      imposed.
Jolinson said  he had  come  down from
Doylestown    and    on     walking    home
was  overtaken   by   the   rain   and   went
I under  a  shed  at the  old   Davis  Grove
¦store for sheller.    Wht n found he Avas
sound   asleep,   with   a   lighted   lantern
I along   side   ot   him   and   a   fUaslq   of
liquor in his, pocket.
M.S. James Ramsey, of Horsham, who was ill w-ith inlluenza, is again able to Vie about.
Miss Esther Jones, of Germantown, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Harey D. Thompson and tamil.i,- in Horsham.
Mrs. Susun Crocket is serioudy ill at her home  in Horsham.
Mr.  and Mrs.  George Zeitler,  Sr.,  of Horsham,   on   Sunday   entertauiid   the i'ollowing guests :    Mr. and Mrs. Jacob .Shaffer and  daughter  Marion,  ol'  Hat¬ boro;  Mr. and Mrs. George Zeitier, Jr., I and  two  children.   Miss  Dollie   Morrow : and  Harry Seiple, of Horsham, in lion- i or of Mrs.  Zeitler's  70lh  birUiUi'Ly. I     The Ladies' Au.\Liliary,  of  lhc>  Hors- I ham Fire company, will present a two- act  comedy,   "A  Box of   Monkeys,"   at (the tire house  hall  nn   M:Lr<rh' iS,  nnd
ruth, grassing l."> birds before he miss¬ ies.    Tlie  events  of'the day  leave  Mel- Bell. Trath   a   big   total   winner—in   fact,   the tournament  was a   lield  day  for him.
Collision  of Cars  at Collegeville.
An automobile collision that created conslder.able excitement and resulted in quite serious injury to at least one occupant of one of the machines be- side.s badly damaging both cars, oc¬ curred near the junction ot the Ridge Pike and Gravel pike, at Collegeville, Friday.
A large touring car. owned by M. R. Strunk. ot the Boyertown Casket company and driven by the owner, was on the way to Philadelphia, com¬ ing east on the Ridge pike. AVhen op¬ posite the Gravel pike, another ma¬ chine rounded fhe curve at the Per¬ kiomen bridge, and, it is alleged, turned too short, crashing into the Strunk car and causing both machines to be partly demolished. The force of the impact threw Mrs. Daniel Leidy, of Boyertown, who was a passenger in the Strunk car, forward against the back of the front seat and she sus¬ tained head cuts. The other occu¬ pants of the cars escaped injury, but were shaken up.
The injured woman Avas taken into the Perkiomen Bridge hotel. Dr. Horning dressed her injuries. She was obliged to remain at the hotel. The cars could not be operated, on account nf the  dama.ge  done.
Swartz Wins Club Shoot at Lansdale. "Dad" Swartz, veteran Xorth Penn trap shot, and oldest .active member of the Lansdale Gun club, was high sun at a club .shoot on Saturday. He broke 4S out of 50. Johnny Hoffman and Joe Rodgers tied at 40 out of 50. D. Hoffman got 43 and Rauch 42 in their   double-century   quotas.
—James Richard, of Schwenksville, •was killed by falling from a porch, the accident causing a fracture of his neck.
NORTH   WALES.
Lewis Hall, one of our well kno^vn old residents, died of general debillt..' on Sunda.v morning at iiis home on West Wainiii street. He is survived by his widow.
A delegation of camp 547, P. O. S of A., with l.'i candidates class initiation in tha opera liouse. Philadelphia, on Saturday evening. They went down by auto trucks and experienced a rainy outing. One of tlieir members enacted the part of a candidate for the edilication of the other 1500. Chester Mayal was the   lucky   one.
On account of the death of both father and grandfather of the bride the reception that was to have lieen given to Rev. and Mrs. Frank Teske by the congregation of St. Luke's Re¬ formed church, on Thursday evening, was   postponed   indefinitely.
On AVednesdav evening of la.st week the local Odd Fellows' had a big time on  the occasion of a visit from Quak¬ ertown   lodge.     The  local   lodge   exeni- j plified the degree of friendship in full | form.    There  was   a  big  turn  out  of, the   fraternity    and    addresses    were i made by officials and prominent mem¬ bers.
Rev... J. B. Martin, a former pastor, Preaciied in the .Sanctuary .M. E. church on Sunday morning and was greeted with a large turn out ot his former   parlsltioners.
The Brotherhood of this church .gave its annual supper in the chapel building on Monday evening,
Mrs. Rov Russel and son Frank, of Camden, X. J., and Mrs. II. .Alvin Gerhart, ot North Philadelphia,, were visitors at the home of J. A. Gerhart and family on Tuesday.
J .Martin Hunsberger, who for man.v years has resided in the old Freed homestead. now being iiltered into stores, on Tuesday moved into parr of Mrs. Soliday's residence on South Main   street.
Rev. Thomas C. Bird, the new- pas¬ tor-elect of the Baptist church, will continue to reside in the city and commute'to town in his pastoriil duties until the parsonage, now leased to a tenant,  is vacant for him.
William Johnson, the veteran wagon builder and blacksmith, will retire from busines.'5 and close out his .stock and tools at public sale.
Our town is looking with deep in¬ terest on the promised .ommencement of the improvement to tho Norris¬ town and Doylestown state highway promised hv the state to bo completed this summer. It i.s highly necessary. Besides tho heavy trallic thoro is .also the auto mail route from West Chea¬ ter, Norristown, Di ylcstown and New York that goes through here and over parts of this highway.
It Is anticipated that our Avell known townsman Barnett Beaver, one of the Fort Washington wreck victims, avIU bo able to como home from the hos- nitnl next week. Weslev' Howland and John Sandman aro still In St. Luke's hospital,   not  much   lmp:oved.
;f!ss. .. eoeui buiiL-.ta a,iid a casn aon- ^-'ion ot $200 from Jo-sepli G. Hitner, v,i Hallowell; have enajjiod ih • com¬ pany to reach this enviable financial position, so that now lhe company li;i3 only a mortgage of $l,'i0ij on ils real estate.
Ull  Sunday  Mr. and   Mrs.  J.  Wesley of  Hoisham.     entertained  the guests:    Mrs.  H.  H. Rynear, Sr., and Miss May Rynear, of Ambler, and   Mrs.   George   J.   ioeigler,   ol   Phila¬ delphia.
Howard 11. AVilliam, one of Horsham lownsiiip's road supervisors, who haa been   ill,   is   steadily   improving.
Silas Morris. fui-iiiei-|y of Horsham, has purchased lii-- ICeighlley store property al Willow Grove, ' corner of the Doylestown iiikc and I'ark avenue, lor  *SUOO.
The Horsham Fire company Avas, itlended the < called out on Thursday lo extinguish a. Metropolitan i t'l'e in tne rear of George Lee's resi¬ dence, along the Horsham and Hat¬ boro lurnpike. It is reported that some children set fire to a stack of hay in tile rear ot the house and near the buildings. The women folk responded lo the call and after tl 3y had become exhausted carrying water, the fir© company was summoned. Tiie fire¬ men pulled the blazing pile apart and soon extinguished the tlames.
Prayer meeting was held Wednes¬ day evening at the home of Charles W. Willard, Hallowell.
George Maust, of the Rich property, Moreland and Meeting house road, Horsham, has moved into his newly purchased house, the former WiUiam Kord Iiroperty, Horsham.
A coaling of crushed stone has been placed at the junction ot the Paxson, road and Limekiln turnpike, Dresher. Mrs. Randal Fenton, of Dresher, will sell her personal property and store goods on Monday ne.xt. See adv. Mr. Fenton and family will leave next week to settle at Grenada, Cal., where they  will locate on a farm.
Mrs. William McMullin, ot Dresher, has been employed as gate keeper at Dresher on the Limekiln lurnpike and will move into the toll house next week.
Miss Katharine McMullin, of Dresh¬ er,   was   in  Philadelphia  on  Friday.
Miss -Margaret Nagle, ot Jarret¬ town. spent Sunday with Miss Han¬ nah   Shoemaker  at   Conshohocken.
Miss Ethel Robinson, ot Dresher, spent Saturday in Ambler.
Benjamin Houpt and sou Raymond, of Dresher, were in Philadelphia on Monday.
William   Stout,   Jr., ha.s been ill.
Howai-d McConnell, of Philadelphia, spent the week-end at his parental home in Jarrettown.
It is practically assured that Rev. Dr. C. M. Haddaway, Avho lias so suc¬ cessfully served the Jarrettown Meth¬ odist church for the past two years, will not be returned . to the local charge by the coming session of con¬ ference. Dr. and Mrs. HaddaAvay have mado many friends here.
Harry Dieter, who is employed in Pliiladelphia. spent .Sunday witli his father, A. Dieter, at Hallowell.
On Saturd- at Somerton Frederick H. N.aah, of Hallowell. and Miss Eliza¬ beth Fell, of Philadelphia, were mar¬ ried. Mr. Naah is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Nasii, and tor several ye.ars has been employed in the Som¬ erton store of William Irvin .t Son. Mr. and Mrs. Xa.sli hnve rented a houso near Somertoii and will occup.v samo in the near future.
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of   Jarrettown,
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