The Ambler Gazette 19221012

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The ambler Gazette.
VOL. XXXIX.-NO.   89
AMBLER.   PA..   OCTOBER   12.   1922.
S1.75   A   YEAR
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COLD POINT PLYMOUTH.
aooenlnfes ot Local Interest to Our Readers.
Cold   Point  Baptist  Church   Fair—Rev.
and    Mrs.     Caulkins   Return      From
Honeymoon—Harmonville   and    Ply¬ mouth   Centre   News.
Nearly everylhinK !••' in preparation for the annual rally day to be held next Sabbath in the Plymouth U. E. ei uich services Special music, special speaker and many other things will make the day enjoyable. The service on Sunday was a good one. Atten¬ dance al the sehool was 133 with a very good offering. The men's Bible class carried off the banner, and the class taught by W. A. Kneer was the Hlar cla.ss. The pastor gave two in¬ teresting   talk.s   morning   and   evening.
George Bailey, ot Cold Point, has had his house wired for installation of electric lights.
Mr. and Mr"- Frank Gormley, of Cold Point, attended the funeral of the former's brother in Brooklyn on Monday. ,   ,,
The Cold Point P. O. S. of A. held 41 dance in their lodge rooms on Tues¬ day evening.
'^iv.^. Krank Gormley, of Cold Point, entertained an aunt from Brooklyn on, Sunday.
Mrs. Luther Freaa, Jchn KiUmer and Miss Effle Marple of Plymouth Meeting, will attend the Pennsylvania Baiitist state convention in German- tov.n next week as, representatives fi - m  the  Cold   Point   Baptist  church.
Arrangements are being made lor an Illustrated lecture to 'he given by Professor Charles Heathcote, Ph. D., of Temple university, at the Cold Pont laiitist church hall about Nov¬ emebr IJth. The toiiic to he rendered Is .the Pri;-.sion Play and OberamerJ agau. Mr. Heathcote attended the play n Germany this year, and the picture to be shown were taken by him.
Next Sunday will mark the close of the pastor's first year at the Baptist chui h of Cold Point. Al the morning service an anniversary sermon will be preached on the subject "When Men Bless God." A baptismal service will be conducted in the evening, at which time the ordinance of communion will be observed and the hand of fellow-J ah'p  extended   to  all   new   members.
Camp Fire Girls at Cold Point will resume their activities on the 21st. A meeting will be held on that date at the Baptist church p.arsonage under the charge of Rev. C. W. Caulkins.
The Cold Point Baptist church fair Is now in full swing. Sewing and apron tables are displaying some re¬ markable work, and the refreshment anid amusement booths are great sources of attraction. Dr. Ru.ssel Con- well's lecture, on "The Jolly Karth- quake," brought many visitors to the community which also heli)ed to swell the interest and business of this en¬ terprise.
On Saturday evening Reverand and Mrs. C. W. Caulkins returned to the p.arsonage at Cold Point from a short wedding trip. There they will make their home and continue the splendid woirk ^h.at Mi*. Caulkins has ^o| auspiciously begun.
On Sunday a grand reception was arranged for Rev. and Mrs. Caulkins In the Baptist church. The decora¬ tions of dahlias and oak leaves were very attractive. All the members offered congratulations and best wishes to the oou' ip
A regular meeting of the White¬ marsh school board was held at Barren Hill last week.
Plymouth Meeting Friend.s' school will give a bake at the school house this Friday at 2.30 p. m. At this time all sorts of baked foods and sweetai wiil Va- on sale. This event is given for the benefit of the lunch room, which is being conducted by the teachers and parents of the school children.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Beck and daugliter Mildred, of Harm/Onville spent  Sunday  in Philadelphia.
Miss Lidia Binckley and Mr. Charles Landis, of Wissahickon, were Sunday guests at tv-o home of Mr. and Mrs.   Joseph   Marple,   of  Harmonville.
Oliver Sawyer, Jr., of Harmonville, entertained some 40 of his .associates at a birthday party given in his honor Uiat Thur.=iday.
An accident, not so strange as ita colmidence, occurred at North lane, Harmonville at noon Saturday, when Harry Mountain, of Ivy Rock, and Miss Ksther Thompson, of Harmon- vlllle, ¦wterte struck hj anpther chr bearing a New Jersey license tag. The couple were on errand pertaining to arrangements for their wedding to be held at 4 o'clock the same afternoon. Both were slightly bruised, but despite their scars the ceremony was per¬ formed at th© First Presbyterian church at Conshohocken at the time appointed.
On Saturday morning at the Chest¬ nut Hill hospital a son was born to Mr.   and   Mrs.   Charles   McLaughlin.
Mrs. Emma Mohn, of Mohnton, Pa., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. E. Baker, of Plymouth Meeting, for a week.
Miss Emma Buckman, of Plymouth' Meeting, spent the week-end lu Chester.
The sewing circle of the Cold Point grange. No. 606, was entertained at lhe home of Mrs. Robert Carpenter, of Norristown,  on Wednesday.
Isaac Smith has taken possession of his newly i :u. ha!--ad property, on the Conshohocken ii^he, near (E^lymouth, Meeting, formerly occupied by Mfr". Henchman.
Wm. Fisher arid sons and Miss Elsie Fisher, of Palmyra, N. J., were entertained by Mrs. Samuel Fisher, of Plymouth Centre, on Stmday*
Mrs. Robert Cassel and Mrs. Earl Cassel and son, of Norristown, spent Thursday with Mrs. Harvey Rex, of Plymouth  Centre.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lightkep and children, of Plymouth Centre, visited Mis. Anne White of Jeffersonville, on Su.idi.y.
The street lights in Plymouth town¬ ship are nearly all distributed and erected and it will be but a few days when the lights will be ready for inspection prior to connecting the current thereto. Through the failure of Whilemarsh township to cooperate with Plymouth the residents along Butler and Conshohocken pikes will remain In darkness while the rest enjoy  this  illumination. •
mother Bonner. Jarrett,
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FARMERS AND PROfiUCEPRICES".
Horsham Growers Hear of Condi¬ tions Elsewhere.
.^rices in Maryland anu Minnesota Compaied With Those Secured by LTcal    Farmers—Domestic    Economy
Hints.
- 'i'he Hoisham Farmers club met at he home of Itussel I!, and Charlotte <. 'I'wiiiint; on .Saturday evening Presi- ii.M'.t. Diivis \V. Hill called to order ud Meeording .Secretary M.arguerite ilallowell read e.\-celU'nt miiuiles of last  meeting.
The executive committee reported ,i!aco and time of next meeiing, the lome of Isaac and Mary S. Warner, ilorsham,  Saturday  evening. Nov.  4.
itef erred riueslion: "To what do you attribute the progress on farms . nd the better standard of living'.'" Anna D. Ilallow.dl. "What rotation crop can the farmer in Eastern Penn¬ sylvania plant ill place of wheat " :'"rank Oehrle, .Ir. "In what does the real wealth of a nation consist?" /saac Michener. "Is America restrict¬ ing the growth of its wealth by drastically cutting down the iiillow ot able bodied immigrants wisely, or is it short sighted'.'" Howard Hallowell. "Is it possible for a woman to be a success ill business and at the same time be a good wife and Klizabeth Carrell, EdWMi v'urrent topics, Edna P. Charles  S.   Kin.sey.
Report of the crop coinmlltee: Charles S. Kinsey said the crop of watei' is lhe _ topic of the lime. We liear of dry wflls everywhere and ill his trips around the country he had never seen the streams so low, or so slender a stream of water falling where there are water falls. Ue had seen '••ree fields in which the wheat was up, bul the soil had be¬ come so hard there had been but little ' wheat sowed. He said lo me f irmers, j "Hurry   up   the   seeding."
He   gave  an   interesting  account  of j lhe exhibit .at Solebury. A large num-| lier  of   every  flne  blooded  milk  cows, very   good    horses,   both    heavjf   and light;    a   reall?   marvelous   show   of (lowers  fruits,  vegetables  and  canned I goods. j
John   Beans   reported   an   abundant i crop   of  potatoes   the   corn   crop   fair, second   crop   hay   very   good.       Some I people  had       good  crop   of     peaches. ! Apples  are not  up  to  standard. i
Harry Worth, just returned from | a motor trip in Southern Maryland j and Virginia, compared the prices re- i ceived here for what we have to .sell I with what they are getting. The | principal crop to be sold just now isi .sweet potatoes. These are carefully: invaded. To be flrsl^-qlass a potato i must be over one and a half inches! in diameter and not more than eight inches long. If they fail to fill these iequiirements lhey are discarded. Some are shipped in barrels, some In j basket crates. For the latter bushel , "ize they may gel 45 cents. They , pay all costs of transportalHon i* ' eluding of eight cents for the basket, i The net return is meagre. Farther 1 south they are getting only .25 cental a bushel, and not able even at that i price to sell nearly all the crop I Melons, etc., are correspondingly I cheap. It is a conundrum how those I farmers meet exiienses. In answer to: the question, he said the best yl'jld of sweet potatoes is 300 bushels per i acre. !
Mr. Adee has just returned frorn I Minnesota. He .said he had can-fully 1 investigated crops and prices through the best part of the slate .T'l^^v haw a big crop of while polato'JS. lor which they are receiving 18 cen's per bu.shel.
As he sat down Newton K. Wood said. "This is a wonderful aectlon for la-meji."
Domestic economy: Mrs. Park ga\fe seme useful hints. When baking a llie rl juicy fruit, pinch the crust as usual, then wet a strip of White im.'iiir and "bind" the edges, nc juice wi i lun out of the ^ie. 'J'o lake iodine stain out of delicate fabrics that vill not bear washing, mo sfen l-.mioiy starch and pile it on tno stAin v.! t;i It is dry brush it oil' T'n'> spot will be gone. It - knife blade falls o I .jf the handle, fill the cavil/ with powcierei'. sulphur, hold the end of the blade in the flre till it is very h I, Thcp stick it in plvf.o. li wnl si.iy.
Benjamin Park told how to make infallible cement. He said it is eiLsier to buy Dupont's, which mends a'.ylliinr. china, glass, or wood, do¬ mestic science was discussed. Every on^ sffmcd lo know some s :ne.iie 'o meiiJ   bitakages  or  lo   sto:>  lo.-iks.
Answering of referred questions: "^''' il di'Iiydration be of benefit lo iht f.irnicr Tell all you kno.v al.(.iU it." -Mr. Adee said he knows only what ro lia.- liter, lold about it after t'-adng and lif.ter.ing he decided iheie are :\vo Wi.ys to get the moistjie iit cf th.> so.;, the voluntary wiiith is d-c.-ii'qr diaining, and the J'.ke, I'S r.':icticei il' the Missis^i'pl-d \ai'y. The involuntari- way is to plow a piece of ground and let it be rough It guarantees all the moisture will be o :t of t io a short time, ile g;ive the results of some of his own experi¬ ments.
A member of the executive com- ni'tee Ki'id when the qi^i.i.n v.as .uiv ii H. Mr. .Sdee it had no rivfrence to t'lO iio.l. They wanted h^m lo ttU of t -p d<;hydratlon of fruus and v.'t-'iahi''.--
"iiow bliftll we spend rainy fitva O'l t!-fc faiin'."' Newton E. Wiui ii;i'd t:ie-2 a-IB a'waya plenty of jfibg to he) di. 0. Siieep the cobwebs, E"lnl the • u. .!;; und f.ttend to the countl'.ss '.!-r!o th'.'nv t'-..it establish the lino 'c.^iveen ;h   •¦; ! I'd ;ilackness.
•'H' '.v s-Vall the women of tne farm spend rainy days" Susan J. Williams rapit-i (ihe shbuld spend ths n as j-he did the sunshiny days in caring for he'.- family. If any tim3 shoa;-! be lert s!iy ctuld go to her ss>v! i^ f,r tbo Guild, or go to Abington hospital and sev thee ¦. tew hours.
'¦pi!,'.' 'UTent events Mr. Mi'hirer ri'iiwed the coal situation, lie flels ih- riic:.; blame for the pro n it fi- iMiio,. belor.gs lo the So c3'.iod labor ic-.u'i.-. vho enrich them':ie:/.la ;t lie t/:pe-o." oi. the men they p • .f ess I'l aid. The crying need of the day is to ed'C'io thi laboring man sa ho ran se '   Um'   I'-ut   state   of  uffair.-i.
M.-i. P.oniier sent an ex'!^ lot pa'er on ti II va.ue of snakea v/hloh w.-js r."d   by  the  secretary.
."VVlJiirui    Oehrle      rea-l    the    Oubl
'.iiizet;--.
A   i-.Tiler   prolonged   dii'.'iM.si lowed,  the question  being ^hc  hrj of a  comniunily  nieeling this winy h.iH   been   the   custom   for   years.! .N'eighlxirs     will     iiul   unite     wi'* l''.irmerK'   Club   as   lhey   have   ulfj! tiikeii   so   many   things   for   the   n9if boihood   they   feel,   "their   hands tul."   The   farmers   and   their   frie| will  iiroliabiy hold  the  meeting .'ilf' This will be decided at the next m| ing.
WHITPAIN AND   READY FOR L. GWYNEDD.       GREAT FAIR.
HOFSHAM AND UPPER DIBLIN
iir Hathaway, the
he   Rev.   W. fv'.
Swedes'  SweBe-
1  in  marriage/by
Rnr.EKTS—PAIST.
Miss Helen Willits I'aisl. of Norri.H- ' wii. aad John Roth Uoberts, of . n'.ini'iwn, were married in ,Sl. 'ohn's Eiilscir.ial church, NorrisloWn. 'v the Rev H. St Clair Hathaway, th •eclor, assisted by lh T'lylor.   rector   of   Old
land. The bride,  given  ...   -.^   ,
her father, was attended by Mrs. .Arthur H. Jenkin.^. of Jenkinto^vn^ a ¦ister of the groom, as matron • of honor. A reception followed in the home of the bride's parents. They >ill reside in, .lonkintown. where ^he •Jioom is treasurer of the Jenklntc^vn Hank and  Trust  Company. '¦
K'Kl'Si:—K'.VO' '
< Ine ot the prettiest weddings c< brated in Hatboro in recent y< oc( urred We<lnesday evening in Lehman .M. K. church, \vhen Rose Knoll, of Cheltenham, beci the bride of Conard W. Kruse, Hallioro. The church was beautil ly decorated with fall flowers ^ terns, and the altar was banked \Vith dahlies in variety from the Kruse g|ir- dens. The liride was attended bS a cousin, .Mrs. Dorothy Schuman, ind the best man was Edward P. Krifce. lirolher of the groom. f
.Misses Clara Young and Elsie \\|it- ler acted as flower girls. The c€+e- niony was performed by Rev. B. iW. Burke.
.iiss Elsie Bckes rendered several vocal solos.
"'he brirtemaids were Miss Christine Witter  Miss   Edith   Hall,   Miss   Helen { Grubb,    Miss    Elsie     Gschopp,    Miss Lillian   Link   and   Miss   Meger,      The ushers were Carl  Kruse,  John  Young, j William  Engle,  Albert  Strech,   Allison ] Gollshalk.  William   Voung.
MOUN1TAIN-THOMPSON. |
In the presence of a large .assem¬ blage^ of relatives and friends in the Presbyterian church, of Conshohoc¬ ken on Saturday afternoon. Miss Esther, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Harry Thompson, of Ridge PWe, Harmonville, became bride of Hajfry Mountain, of Ivv Rock. The cerem*iy was performed at 4 o'clock with RCv. ¦J. F. Sheppard, pastor of the' church offlciating. '
The bride waa attended by her sister. Miss Ruth Thompson, as nuiid of honor and Miss Marguer'te 'I'-'oV", of Cold Point, as bridesmaid. Mai c|m Evans acted as best man. The usbjrs were Edwin Priest, of Barren H|11, and   Walter  Heist,   of   Ivy   Rock.   1
The   bride   looked      charming   In' a gown    of    white     marianette     crepe, trimmed with Spanish lace and pearls. ] Herilulle veil was held in place AvIth a \ coronet   of   orange   blossoms   and_^h( carried   a   shower   bouquet   of   br^"" roses.
The  maid   of  honor's   dress  w; peach   colored   canton   crgse  irlflHBd
wrtBf'Sgainiairnuiw wfl rafilB. an
wore a, jucture hal to match, and a c<»r«age    bouquet    of    ophelia    roses.
The bridemaid's dress was of orchid Ciini.on ri'i.i " I"- iim< a w*' I'e 'i i. i roses and she wore a picture hat to match and a corrage bouquet of orchids.
While the guests were assembling in the church organ recital was ren¬ dered by Miss Rachel Beatly and Waller DePrefontaine.
The bridal party entered the church to the strains of the wedding march from Mendelssohn, played by Miss Blanche Beatly. The '>>¦ '" was given In  marriage  by  her   father.
After the ceremony the brid.al iiarty went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Mountain, with whom the .eroom resides, from where lhey left in the evening for Gary, Ind., where lhey will spend their honeymoon at the home of the gi'oomfs parents, .and upon their return will reside .it the home of the groom's grandparents at Ivy Rock.
The bride is an accomplished musician and is extremely popular among the young social set ol that viciniiy.
The gi'oom Is a well known young man of that vicinity and has :i re¬ sponsible position at the Ivy Rock plant of the Al.an Wood Iron and Steel company .
Who's Who and What's A^hat in the Fire Two rownshlpa.
The new Lower Gwynedd township .-chool house is progressing al llie liaiiils ol' the builders, Barnes and .\lcl .aiiglilin. who have the founda¬ tions U|i. At a meelinf,' of the school '.Miard la.s'i week the .\ral)ler 'l^rust Co. was named depositary for the sinking liiiid account of the new bond issue. .Seveitil Vacancies have resulted in te.irhiug force since the ojiening of scliool.s, but the facultv is again complete. It is believed the board Hid Charles E. Ingersoll will adjust '¦lit of court the question ot cost of ¦.lie three acres taken b.v the board for its school site. The question will probaljly come up al a special meet-* ing  ot   the   board   this   u-e> i
.\lr.   and   Mrs.   Eugene   Johnson,   ofj I'.lue  l-!eli,  spent  .Sunday with  Mr.  and .Mrs.   Levi   Lesseig,  ot  Chestnut  Hill.
The Adelphia Concert conipany will giye all enlerlainment for the benefit' ut the Junior Needlework guild, of lllue liell, this Wednesday evening, at the lire iiouse. Centre Square. Tickets, il.'i  cents.   The  entire  iirogram  is  new.
lA'slie Doan, formerly of Blue Bell, is driving a truck for Gimbei.i' lo I'littstown.
Williiim   W.-iilon   h'ls K't  "'"  c-^iv'	
of his brother, Harry M. Walton, in the feed business at Belfry and is driving  the   Texaco   truck.
Flowers which were furnished in IJoehm's church on Sunday morning were senl to Mrs. RoUiMid Wentz, Sylvester .lones, William Frant'^ and \>   ' "1-  ^''i.   ¦"   .'J'.^.'J.',.
Howard FallO^iSrs, of Philadelphia; James and Dorothy Fallows, of Wynd¬ moor; Elizabeth Arubckle, of Fort Washington spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Fallows, 9t Blue I
John Reyner ahd family, of Blue Bell,   spent   Sunday  with  relatives  at
I:        u   "Il     .-.i.-M
J. Harold Hoover and family, of Blue Bell, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George   Hoover,  of Blue  Bell.
George Ro.ssiter and family, ol Blue P.eLl, Maude L. Baringer, of Gwynedd Valley, motored to West Chester on Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bernhard.
.Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shaeff, of .Xorristown, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shaeff,  of Blue Bell.
Company Event to Open October 20.
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WEST POINT.
PROSPECTVILLE.
Mr. and Mr|. /John IRetulin.y, o^ Glenside spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.  Harry  Weikel.
Harvest Home services were con¬ ducted in Prospectville M. E. church lasl Sunday evening, when a beauliful display of donated goods. Autumn leaves and flowers were displayed, Mr. and Mrs. R. '^ Haney sang a beautiful duet and Mrs. Archie Wil¬ liams a solo. The donations were given to the Philadelphia Methodi.st hospi¬ tal, in Philadelphia,
Mr. ,andi Mrs. Edwardf T!<iehnter were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H.arry Stem, at Wyndmoor, on Sunday
Mrs. Mary Beyartaock, of Philadel¬ phia spent Sunday with her d;iughter Mrs.  Jacob Kunz and family.
Mrs. Laura Weiss spent last Fri¬ day with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mar- chant,  at Ivy  Hill.
A home baker will be held in Pros¬ pectville M. E. church on «Ktober 21 for benefit of the M. E. church.
The schools of Horsham township will be given a vacation during in-, stilute which is next week.
Ethel Mildred, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarance RadcliiT. waa baiitized at her home on Sunday October 1 by the pastor o* I'rospect¬ ville M. E. church. Rev. R. G. Haney.
Mr. Clarence Radchff and f.amily spent Sunday with relations at Mont¬ gomeryville.
Next Sunday morning a representa¬ tive from the Dickenson and Penning¬ ton movement will preach ia Proa- pectvila M. E. church.
Born on Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Holland Wentz a son named Donald Bruce.
Servicea will be held next Sunday at    3.30  p.  m.    In Grace      Reformed
church.  Sabbath school  session at the u.sual  hour.
Charles Barrett has moved lo tha Morris road. The property vacated by Mr. Barrett was purchased some time ago by Milton Bean.
The West Point brick yard con¬ tinues to operate full handed, and there is quite a demand for all the bricks that the plant can turn out.
Mrs. Oelz who has made her nome for some t'me with M'' and Mrs. Edward ScVirepple. of Morris road, continuea tc be quite il'. •,; .vafe>iaWifr^-4<fe<i>»«wrrtiwr from ,ft»I.Ufa jury to nla arm, which waa the reauif of cranking his automobile.
The continued dry weather has worked a hardship upon the farmers of the district, as many are obliged o haul water a d'slance for the=r live stock. In addition very little fall plowing is being done because the ground i.s too dry and -vyill not work up so that the seeding can be done property. It is also reported that a number of the farmers stated that their second crop of potatoes is al¬ most a total failure.
Al the recent communion services the   offering  amounted   to   $350.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Hoot, who have been enjoying a slay of two weeks in Allaplic City, have reiurned lo their home.
Walter Bookheimer, who was for¬ merly lemployed at Na^Vs.'gienerali store, will gain return lo his former position   on   the   railroad.
Mr. Hilleges, of the Morris road is now gathering a flne lot of eggs from his chickens, for which he finds a ready   market   at   Ambler.
Wiilter Fenstermacner, who played in the outfield on the famous Worcester team is about the leading hitter of the Perkiomen league, ac¬ cording to the records as recently published by the league. There are other players ahead of "Rube" but they failed to play in as many gamea as the local boy.
Wiisahickon    Firemen Tpind  lAmbJer and    Locality    Ready    to    Assist    in Reducing    Mortgage      Debt—Appar¬ atuses Aro  in  Good Condition. The      Wissahickon      Fire      conipaiiy inembers   and   supiiorters,   as   well   as Amhler    and      nearby    residents      are ready   for   lhe   great   fair   oiiening   on Ocl.   20.   are  read--  to  aid   in   reducing the     $ll,r.(IO   niortgage     debt   on      llie coiiipan.v's    pnqieriy.        The   cjmpany has   no   other   liabilities.
The conijiaiiy met on Friday even¬ ing and ii.-ilened with interest lo the loniilreheiisive report ot lhe fair com¬ mittee, who gave ereal credit lo the Ladies' Au.xiliarv for their coopera¬ tion and also to the generous re.eii- tion by residenis to the solicitiiLg -. Iiiiiiuittee, which, haul been inos'., courteously received. It has dona¬ tions of money and goods, witli coii- .siderable work in this line yet to b._' completed. The conipany reiiuesls donations of goods and funds lo con¬ tinue the work so well inaugurated. A booth at the fair has been assigned to the Social service work of the Amb¬ ler Red Cross. Besides pledges <jf money and goods, the company has accepted the tender of a Guernsey pedigreed bull calf, which after Hie award at the fair will be registered in the name ol the owner, and a goose has also lieen pledged. Admission ticliels have been mailed, and ujioii these tickets valuable award.-! will 'oe made.
Chief t.'outer reported the apparatus¬ es in good order, witli a resiionse to two flre.s during the month. 300 feei of new hose purchased by counc.I, has been received.
The ambulance conimittee reported that the machine had made three runs during the month, and the receipt of a $5 donation from Augustus Ito'vve, o.; Penllyn.
lhe house committee reported the .Xeed:'e-wor;< Guild w'll meet in the hall on the 10th and hold its display or   garments   there   on   Oct.   31st.
Treasurer Jesse F. Davis reported as follows: Balance at last report, $144.34; receipts, $461.17; orders paid, $2411.75; balance, $355.76. Orders were passed as follows: Ambler Spring Water Co., $7.50; Philadelphia Sub¬ urban Gus and Electric Co. $1.90; Ambler .Storage Battery Service stat¬ ion, $2.00; Irvin M. Sheelz, $1.35; I. K. B.  Hansell,  $46.80.
A donation of $25 from R. M. Hallo¬ well was gratefully received.
Gets Heavy Fine for Reckless Driving. It 'cost Dominick Kedotto of old Elm street. Cons"-" tiockfn. J23.50.' in Police Court thia morning afti'r being adjudged guiltv of operating a, truck without a license and also reckless driving. Burgess Potter made the Hne $10 each offense and added $3.50 costs.
Springfield    Township   Commissioners.
The   Springfield   township   board   of commissioners   met  Wednesday   even¬ ing of  last  week with  Vice  President Aiman  in  the  chair.  Chief  Koons re¬ ported     15   arrests     for   motor     law| violations  and  nine on  other charges, i The ditch on  westerly side of Wynd- ' moor avenue south of Flourtown ave¬ nue   will   be   repaired.   George   Wurlz having   been   granted   permit  to  open a ditch in the highway was notified to fill    same    properly   particularly;       in : front   ot   the   Perry   nroperly.
Cheltenham   and   Springfield   town- ! ships have proposed that a division of] work   be   agreed   to      on   Cheltenham road.      Cheltenham offers to take the road up to  Samuel Fenton's property' from  Queen  street  aid  suggests  that Springfield   care   for   the   remainder. Each   will   repair   its  present  portion first.
Treasurer  Bysher  reported  as  fol¬ lows:    Balance,    $22,919.02;    Philadel¬ phia Electric  Co.,  $25:   fines for auto i speeding,   $45;   Reading   Transit   andl Light Co.  pole  ta.v,  $6;   H.  B. Anchy | stone   and   tar,   $82.50,   Mr.   Conway, stone  and   tar,     $29;   street     permits,; $40;    ta.\   on    foreign    fire   insurance, ' $M4.75;    pole   licensA^s, •$75>90;    1922  \ taxes, $1014.72;  penalty on taxes, $47.-j 93;   balance,  $19,587.14. Bills    amount-j ing   to   $5015.81   were   ordered   paid.     |
< ibstructing  bushes   al   Montgomery ^ avenue  and   Paper   Mill   road  will   be'
removed.
..|.'me" Coul'^lon asked concerning, grada lines with respect to curbing and paving, and the materials to bo'
used.
CENTRE SQUARE,
Dr. H. O. Williams addressed the members of St. John's Luiheran Brotherhood   one   evening   last   week.
The   workmen   have   completed   in¬ stalling   a   gasoline   tank   in   front   of ' Clifford   Bernhard's  general  store.
Work on completing the rebuilding i ot DeKalb Street pike ia being pushed ; forward and should nothing unfor- ¦ seen happen the laying of concrete i will b« finished in about two weeKS, 1 This -sxork haa so riogresa»d. ¦wittmj-h--twijmi>fbe- V.MffsahloKtnr bridge      iid/tho    r;i'l'"iid    bridge,
Hora< e Crater has secured a posi¬ tion at Walton's coal and feed place, Belfry. i
Joseph Zornek and family spent Sund.ay as the guests of friends aX Southampton.
Progress is being made in digging j the cellera for Mr. Shook's and Mr. I DeiPrefontaine's new houses in the | Mumbower tract. I
The regular monthly meeting of the i Centre Square Fire company was held last Thursday evening and was well attended. The usual routine busi¬ ness was transacted and in addition the committee on new apparatus re¬ ported that they have looked over a number of up-to-date fire fighting machines, but .are thus far unable tu decide on the best for the company's needs. It w.as also announced that there is a difference of opinion aa to whether the company should pur¬ chase an apparatus of the large type or one of the smaller machines. Fur^ ther time was extended the committee in   order  to  decided   the  question.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McLaughlin are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son, on Saturday at the Chestnut   Hill  hospital.
Horace Schlater, janitor of the Ply¬ mouth ' consolidated school, has re¬ sumed his duties after a two weeks' vacation.
Clarence Zimmerman and family were the guests of friends in New Jer¬ sey  on   Sunday.
Mr. Howel Seiple was on a busi¬ ness trip during the week through the coal regions of this state.
Mr. and Mrs. George Louden and son Edgtii, Daniel OarJeJand und family motored to West Chester Sun¬ day, where they visited friends from North   Carolina  at   the  Normal  school.
Mr. and Mrs. D|. J. Schwenk enter¬ tained their five hundred club Satur¬ day evening Prizes were awarded and a light lunch was served during the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Kibblehouse, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Rodebaugh, Jr., motor¬ ed to Point Beach, N. J., Saturday .afternoon for sever.aJ days. The ladies of the party will continue to stay for several days after the men have re¬ turned to their business.
A daughter of Jamea M.anthorn ia still   suffering  from   tonsilitis.
Miss Jeun Phillipps was the guest of Miss Elizabeth Unruh, af Norriton- ville,  over the week-end.
J. Irvin Yost and family entertained Mr. George Zimmerman on  Sunday.
Aliscellaneous  Items of Interest to Many Readers.
County   Commissions    Help    Horsham
Roads   Rev.   Charles   Mills   Deceased
— Rev.    Mr.    Ellison    .=Ilectod. Pastor
of   Grace   Union   Church.
Mr. .111(1 -Mrs. I'miilc Irvin .md sons of i'hil.ideliiliia, were entertained at the K. G. E. home. Davis Grove, on .Sunday. iMr. Irvin i:f ¦• member of the suiijily  hoard  of this  lodge.
JVIr. and Mrs. Williani Shephard, of Germ.inlown siieiit Sunday at the K.  G.  K.    home, at  Daviw Grove.
Mrs. Walter V. Allen, of Hallowell, enjoyed a trip to Headinf'  on  .Monday..
Mrs. Thorton Sf.'ickhou.^e. of Davis Grove, is on the sick list.
Jlr. Williani Brooke, resident at the K. G. K. home, Davis Grove, enjoyed a few day's visit with relativcj in Phil.idelphia,   last   week.
iHoisham township road board iB preii.iriiiu- to resiim..' w-ork upon its road.-i. The t^ount.v" coininissioncri^ have pledged the townshii) $12,000 to( which, the jirovision slates, Horshaml towii.^nip shall aiM •'5.'),000. A meeting of tiic.e two .ioai'J.4 was held in Hall¬ owell, on Tuesd.iy, when bids were given out for the road reiiair.s. Men arc alread.v at work uiidirr the super¬ vision of the towii.sliip clearing out tile gutters.
A nuniber of ladles of the Horsham Grace Hnioii chapel attended the funeral of their former • iiastor. Rev. Chas. .Mills, of Sharswood street, Philadeliihia, who died last l-'riday. The funeral was conducted from the home of the deceased. Interment was made in' Camden cemetery Mr. Milla was 73 .vear.^ of age and leaves a wife and  six children.
Mrs. Cecille Kiebel .and daughter,! Genevieve, of Texas, are paying a visit to the former's mother, Mrs. Benjamin   Webster,  of   Horsham.
At the meetihg;/of the members of Horsham Gra6e. y;nion chapel last week me tollowjfcg- were elected to the church coupcB^W. K. Helmboldt, Charle" Moiuenil^Kd Rooert Ramsey, all   of  Horsham,,^.
A regular jti^eftag of the Sunday .School lioartiksaf.ftoe ~ Grate L'nion chajiel wa=i nelq! at the home of Mr, and Mrs. W. -Kv Helmboldt on Tues¬ day evening.    '„-
Rev. Mr. Bllison, of Philadelphia, has been fJipnoinlVd to ,supi4\^ the( jnilpit of the Grace Union church in Horsham. ¦    . ¦'•
At their last.! ^Nl^t'ip' the Ladies' Aid society* presented the Grace Union chapeX with $300 to be placed in  its  building fund.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Taylor, of Dreah« er, entertained Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Carson, of Philadelphia, ' in Tuesday evening. ..Mr. and Mra. Garson called to offer c'ongratulationa on the an.« niversary of iheir lOtn weuued .year.
Wm.,, iftodemick, of Jarrettown, viaited'^Vyniiam. Willard of Southamp¬ ton,  Sunda'y.    " •
Rev.   Charles  M      -.vm    of  Jarret¬ town,  entertained  ffiends at  the par¬ sonage on   Sunday. ¦    Samuel   Engle,    of   l e.-Lv    S luare.
Hatboi'o high .school v.-ill h<>: [ ^ Ciirnival on October 12 and 13 on Vork road between Moreland and Byherr.v avenues. This is to be given for the benefit   nf   the   athletic  associalion.
Mrs. Mary Farran, of Phil.adelphia, spent a few days last week with Mrs. John   Seiple.  of  Horsham.
Wm. Downs, .son of Mrs. Matilda Downs, of Horsham, received severe burns while at work on .some electric¬ al machinery <at his work in the power plant at Ambler. However, he is now' improved enough to have resumed his work.
Mr. Lewis Starkey and family of Hatboro, spent Wednesday of last week with his mother Mrs. J. Warren .Starkey,   of   Horsham.
Harry Bilharz, of Horsham, has purchased  a.  Dodge  roadster.
Mrs. SamuesI Ke.^sler, of Horsham, spent   Friday   in   Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Cribb and Mr. and Mrs. Willi.am Mann and children, of Horsham( were entertained to dinner at the home of Mrs. Harry Fenton,  of Foxchase, on  Sunday.
Raymond Allgacier, of Philadelphia and Miss Frances, d.aughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Peterson, of Hors¬ ham, were married on Saturday after¬ noon at 3 o'clock in the Lehmart Memorial M. E. church by Rev. Ed-I w.ard W. Burke, the pastor. A recep¬ tion followed at the Ye Olde Mill tea house.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Jarrett Kirk and Everett Kirk of Dresher, called on Benjamin K. Tomlinson and family, ofl West  Con.shohocken,   on   Sunday.
Wis.sahickon Grange, No. 760, P. 0«t H., held a very intere.sting and en¬ joyable meeting at their regular meet¬ ing place, on September 20; one very enjoyable feature being the atten-i dance of a full dozen members of Centre Square Grange. A very good literary iirogram was rendered and a social  time  enjoyed  by all.
Poultry  Thefts   Serious.
Since the first of April chickens valued at $4000 have been stolen from tho farms livini. north of Doylestown in New Britian, Doylestown, Plum- stead and Bedmlnister township. Ef¬ forts to catch tha. offenders have been futile.
On Thursday evening October 5, the ! flrst regular meeting of the Home and school league of the Mathias Sheeleigh school was held in the school building. Their meeting was called to order by President Watson K. Phillips who welcomed all present. Numerous mat¬ ters of importance were discussed, after which the evening waa turned, over to the iirogram committee. Prof. J. Howard Buck, supervising princi¬ pal of schools in the township intro¬ duced tho various teachers of the school and gave a short talk on general achool matters. Duets rende*- ed by Mr. and Mrs. Cline and solos by Mrs. Tilbury, accompanied by Mrs. Corn, helped to make tho evening more enjoyable Reftreshmenta were served, after which the meeting al- journed to meet on Thursday evening, November .2nd     ¦
Annie   C.   Landis Secretary.
Emma Mack Ordered To State Hospital. Judge Swartz, has handed down an order committing to the state hosptal, Emm.a Mack, the Philadelphia girl who was indicted on the charge of having caused the death of Anna Van Horn, five year old, in Horsham township, on July "" and who waa acquitted on the ground of insanity, the jury finding that she was insane at tho time she committed the act. She has since been conflned in the Montgomery County Prison.
The order futher directs that sho be "removed by the Sheriff with tho •assistance ot a woman deputy, to tha State Hospital for the Insane in and for the Southeastern District of Penn- sylvjuiia. there to be received, de¬ tained maintained and cared for, aa provided by law^ until an order 'shall bo granted by this Court for her re¬ turn to the Montgomerv County Prison, or until she be discharged from said hospital.
Tho woman was taken from tha jail to tho State Hospital at 1.30 this afternoon.
Trolley  Company   Receives  Appointed.
On pelilion of some of the bond¬ holders and creditors of the Phoenix-i ville. Valley Forgo .V: Strafford E.'^c-; trie Railroad Co., temporary receii. -n have been appointed b.v tho Cl.e.-; n* county court. Thomas E. O'COiinelf and Hamilton H. Gilkyson, Jr wero named.