The Ambler Gazette 19160427

              The Ambler Gazette.
VOL.   XXXIV.-NO.   1(5
AMBLER.   PA..  xVPRIL   27,   1916
.Sl.2.5   A   YEAI^
COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
HappeDinfi:s of Local Interest to Our Readers.
Easter     in     the     Churches—Rev.    Dr.
Tupper    at    Cold    Point—Events    at
Hickorytown     and       Harmonville —
Personals—Miscellaneous.
J. J. Albright has planted trees in front of his new houses in Harmon¬ ville.
The Hagy pork packing establish¬ ment has been whitewashed over the exterior  walls.
The Whitemarsh supervisor has re¬ paired the Flourtown road southward Irom  Cold  Poinl.
Barren Hill boys htive organized a ball team, and are looking forward to some spirited games.
Klmer Gladfelter, assistant agent at Narcissa station, spent Easter at his home in Klizabethtown.
Jlrs. Uliver Keed, of Harmonville, has been spending some time with her mother-in-law at  Trappe.
Miss i>everene L,ingo, of West Phil¬ adelphia, visited Mrs. Streeper Carr, Plymouth  Jleeting,  on  Sunday.
Miss Helen l.,ivezey, of l^lymouth Meeting, spent the week-end with Mrs. J. K. Corson at Cynwyd.
Mrs. C. G. Lorenz, of Plymouth Meeting, spent Thursday with Jlrs. Albert  Bacon   in   Germantown.
Mrs. Samuel Pollock, of .\mbler, spent Sunday with Jlr. and Jlrs. James Cunningham, Plymouth .Meet¬ ing.
Edwin R. Freas, of Altoona, spent the week-end with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Chick, Plymouth Meeting.
The Gilinger pottery has purchased a G. M. C. 1^2-ton automobile truck for delivery purposes at its .Marble Hall works.
The Barren Hill i'^Ire company will give a minstrel show if the local school house can be secured in which to  hold  the  event.
Mrs. Elizabeth Oppenlander and daughter, Elizabeth, of Wayne Junc¬ tion, were Easter guests of Mrs. John Stout,   Hickorytown.
Fred. Trankle and family, of Cold Point, spent Sunday in Conshohock¬ en with Jlrs. Trankle's parents, Jlr. and  Jlrs.  H.  W.  Atkins.
Mr. and Jlrs. Fred. Ollard and two children, of Wayne Junction, spent the week-end wuth Mr. and Mrs. Rodebaugh,   in   Hickorytown.
William I'isher and two children, of Philadelphia, spent Easter with the latter's grandparents, Jlr. and Jlrs. Samuel  Fisher,   Sr.,   at   Hickorytown.
Mr. and Jlrs. E. H. Chick, of Ply¬ mouth Meeting, on Sunday entertain¬ ed their grandson, Marise Sllnglutf, and  Miss  Smith,  of Conshohocken.
On Saturday Samuel H. Jljers, of Harmonville, was presented with a beautiful Easter lily by his lodge, the Order of Independent Americans, of Norristown.
Jlrs. C. P. Lingo, of West Phila¬ delphia, who has recently removed from Plymouth Jleeting, on Sunday attended the Easter services in Ply¬ mouth C E. church.
Mahlon      McNolty,       of     Plymouth
Meeting,   says   that   inasmuch  ajs. r^in.
-WH-tni- GooflTYprSy'tliJf rains' during
the  summer  will  be  followed  by  high
winds and periods of drought.
The state highway department is receiving about 50 tons of crushed stone per day at (^^orsons station and the material is being hauleti to the Germantown pike by Stephen Lau¬ bert.
Harland A. JIarkel returned Mon¬ day to his studies at the Jit. .\iry in¬ stitute for the deaf and dumb, after spending I-;aster with his parent.s, Mr. and Jlrs. George JIarkel, in Plymouth Meeting.
Walter E. Hansell, of Barren Hill, reports a busy season. He has re¬ cently been awarded the plumbing and roofing for two houses on Seventh ayenue, and one on Third avenue, Conshohocken.
The Johnson family, from Fox Chase, has moved Into the George Hallman property, on the Consho¬ hocken pike, Harmonville. Jlr. John¬ son is connected with the toy works in Conshohocken.
William Little, . of Conshohocken, who purchased a tract along the Ridge pike In Xorth Harmonville, has commenced tearing down the old barn on the property preparatory to making   improvements   thereon.
At a benefit held .Saturday for the Barren Hill Fire company, Oscar Quinto was awarded $5; William Nunnewether, $2.50, and Howard Cressman and Stephen Laubert were also rewarded. The benefit realized $107.12.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ramey, Mrs. Winfield Jlervine and daughter. Miss Lottie, on Sunday attended services at the Upper Dublin Brethren church, east of Ambler. Jlrs. Ramey was baptized In the church 40 years be¬ fore to the very day.
A novelty shower was given Mon¬ day evening by the Betsy Ross social, of Harmonville, to Miss Mable Moun¬ tain, and a very delightful occasion ¦was enjoyed. Miss Mountain, who is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mountain, of Ivy Rock road, was married this Wednesday to Charles  Detwiler,  of N'orristown.
Mrs. Mary Baynes, the oldest resi¬ dent of Whitemarsh township and probably ot the Plymouth Jleeting section, on Saturday celebrated her fi5th birthday, and received her friends from 2 to 5. The event was a tribute of love and esteem In which the aged hostess is held hereabouts, and she enjoyed the occasion as keen¬ ly as any of her guests. In addition, Mrs. Baynes also received many cards, letters and flowers in memory of the day. She is ¦well preserved nnd takes a keen interest in her home and in the affairs of the day.
Rev. Dr. and Mr.=i. G. W. Tupper, of Wilkinsburg, arrived in Cold Point on Saturday and were entertained tem¬ porarily by Jliss Lillian Kerper. Dr. Tupper on Sunday assumed the pas¬ torate of the Cold Point Baptist church, and preached a most appro¬ priate Easter sermon to a large au¬ dience. The decorations t\'ere most beautiful, and the friends gave Dr. and Mrs. Tupper a most loyal ¦wel- (?ome. In the afternoon the regular Sunday school exercises were sus¬ pended, and an Easter program wa.s most creditably presented by the school. In the evening the choir ren¬ dered special music.
WEDDED.
KERPER—VAN  OSTEN.
The wedding of -Miss Adele Van i.>s- ten, daughter of Jlr. and Mrs. J, li. Van Osten, of U211 North .'Sydenham street, Philadelphia, to Jlr. GrilUii Kerper, of VVj ntlmoor, took place on .\liril lyth, at 7 o'clock, in the Tioga haptist church, Broad below Tioga street, Philadelphia. The pastor, the Kev. l-ir. Rutger Dox, performed the ceremony, which was followed by a reception at the home of the bride's parents. The bride was given In marriage by her lather. She wore a gown of while satin, draped with tulle, and a veil of tulle caught with sprays of orange blossoms, and ear¬ ned lilies of the valley arranged in a shower. Miss Emma Van Osten, the bride's sister, was maid of honor, and wore a .oale blue satin frock, drap¬ ed with tulle to match, aud a piclnr- esdtie hat of leghorn, witli trimming of Iilue tulle. The bridesmaid, .\liss Cora Hurst, wtis similarly attired, but in pale pink. .Miss iOdna Van (Osten, the young sister of the bride, was llower girl. Her frock of white embroidered batiste was trimmed with pink ribbons, and her dainty leghorn bonnet wa.': faced with tiny pink roses.
Jlr. Kerper's brother, Jlr. .\lbert Kerper, was best man, and Mr. Ro¬ bert Van Osten, Mr. Charles Spress, .Mr, lioyd J. Coate.s, and Mr. Roscoe Estenship acted as ushers. The wed¬ ding march was played by Jlrs. Boyd J. Coates, the bridegroom's sister. .\tter the reception Jlr. Kerper and his bjide left for an extended jour¬ ney. They will be at home titter June 1st,  in  W.vndmoor.
DEARDORI''F—CRKSSMAN.
The wedding of Miss Heulah Albert- son Cressman, daugliter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen C. Cressman, of Logan, formerly of Ambler, and Jlr. Curtis Wilbur Leardorff, of Philadelphia and Gettysburg, took place very tiuietly at noon, in St. Luke's Evangelical Luth¬ eran church, Philadelphia, on Easter Jlonday, April 24th, the. Rev. John VV. Richards otllciating.
There were no attendants, and only the immediate families witnessed the ceremony.
The bride wore a traveling suit of dark blue pussy willow taffeta, with white hat of georgette crepe, and she carried a bouquet of lilies of the val¬ ley. Immediately after the ceremon.v a wedding breakfast was served, af¬ ter which they left on an extended tril> Ihrough  the south.
Jlr. and Mrs, Deardorff will be at home after May lath, at 4.^21 Old Vork  Road, Logan.
Lansdale Outshoots S. S. White.
The Lansdale Gun club defeated the S. S. White club, of Philadelphia, 06!» lo ii04 targets, in a shoot Satur¬ day afternoon. The teams were tied in the points scored during the sea¬ son, but the White team broke a few more targets as a total, and were awarded lirst place in the league. The Lansdale gunners challenged them to a match shoot lo decide the cham¬ pion team. The shoot was a friendly one and not under the sanction of the board of governors of the league. The result will, however, give Lans¬ dale a claim to the unofficial cham¬ pionship of 1916.
26 men shot for the Lansdale club, while the White team could only mus¬ ter •Mt"^."f J. "f'lark was the orily'man to .scnre as high ""as VO for the I.ans¬ dale team, while Grifflth, Bgtson and .Vewcomb each scored 70 for the White team. The low scores of Davis, ,5S, and Melrath, 60, kept the total  down.
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PLANS FOR FIRE HOUSE.
Tentative Sketch Sugfgested by Wat¬ son K Phi lips.
Will    Be    Placed    Before    Members   of
Wissahickon      Fire      Company      for
Suggestions — Two-Story     Structure
in   Contemplation.
Teiitati\e plans for the new liome of the Wissahickon Fire company to be located ou the Palace theatre pro¬ perty, Butler avenue, Amblei-, wore suggested by Watson K. Phillips, ar¬ cliitect, at the meeling of the company Frfday evening, over which President Harold   G.   Knight   presided.
Mr. Phillips stated that during the piesent week he will have posted In the present lire house these plans and sketches, and he reiiuests that the members scrutinize same thoroughly and make any suggestions and critic¬ isms tor the betterment of the same. In addition to these suggestions the several members of the building com¬ mittee will visit other modern tire houses in this locality with a view of securing ideas along tlie same plan.
.Mr. Phillilis, in an address, outlin¬ ed the preliminary plans of the pro¬ posed iire house. In the basement will be storage riuarters for street machinery, etc., stables for horses and the borough lock-up. The steel gird¬ ers in sujijiort of the flrst floor will be lowered in front to make the floor level with the streei. This tloor will probably be of con¬ crete. The apparatus room will like¬ ly be 65 feet in length with a g.imes room in the I'ear. Large double doors open to the street, with small do.Jis on either side, one leading directly to the apparatus room and the other into a hallway in which a stairway reaches  the  .second  story.
'Jn the second floor will be living ijuarters in the rear, comprising four rooms and a bath. A large meeting room, 40«.by 30 feet, and two other rooms will be provided, so arranged with folding doors that all can be thrown into one large hall. No third floor  Is  contemplated  at  present.
The company accepted au invitation from the Fort Washington Flre com¬ pany to unite with the latter mem¬ bers in attending services at Trinity l.,utheran church ne.xt Sunday even¬ ing, notices of which will be mailed the  local   members.
A committee was appointed to draft suitable resolutions on the deaths of George J. Kern and John A. Keil.v. both members yt the company, and floral offerings were forwarded at the lime  of  the   funeral.
Roberl Iieebner, of Lansdale, ad¬ dressed the ineeting as to the merits of a Federal chassis for the proposed lire engine truck, and suggesled that the company mount the pump and other  equipment   thereon.
The next meeling of the company will be on Friday, May 5, when nom¬ inations for offlcers of the company will be made.
Chief   Lever   Loses  Suit.
(liief of Police Lever, of Chelten¬ ham township, lost his action before Judge Jliller Saturday to continue himself in office. Judge Miller de¬ clared that the commissioners of Cheltenham townshii) acted within their rights, when they recently ask¬ ed  for  Lever's  resignation.
"The commissioners who appointed Lever," Judge Miller said, "had the power to dischai^ge him at their pleasure. There is no civil service legislation in Pennsylvania that ap¬ plies to the police department of a township of the first-class." Lever had contended before the court that in the absence of speciflc charges he could not be deprived of offlce.
Upon motion of the .police commit¬ tee of Cheltenham, the board of com¬ missioners. On March 7, voted to ask for Lever's  resignation.
Holstein Breeders to Meet. The Montgomery County Holstein Breeders' associalion, which was or¬ ganized in F'ebruary, will have Its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, May 3d, at 1.30 p. m. in the grand jury room of the court house, Norris¬ town. A prominent Holstein breeder will give an addresa on the "Future Outlook for Holstein's," which ¦will, no doubt, be very interesting. At this time the petition for the charter for incorporating the organization will bo ready for signatures, and all th.ise who desire to become charter mem¬ bers should make special effort to be Iiresent. The meeting of the organ¬ ization Is open to the public, and any one Interested Is %velcome to attend wiihout further  notice.
To   Be   Wedded  Thursday.
The marriage of Wellington R. Wolflnger, of Norristown, and Jliss Catherine II. Hobson, of Collegeviile, 'vN'ill be solemnized Thursday at the home of the bride.
Jlr. Wolflnger is one of the engin¬ eers of the state highway department and in charge of the district of which Allentown is  the  headquarters,
The bride-to-be Is a daughter of tho late Freeland Hobson, ¦who at tho time of his death was president of the Norristown  Trust  Co.
To   Oppose   Toll   Roads.
Plans for the big public meeting of citizens and automobilists as part of the campaign to free Old York road, from City lino to Warminster, from further payments of toll, have been announced. The meeting -will bo held in the Jenkintown club. Old York road and Greenwood avenue, Jenkin¬ town, on this Thursday night, nn¬ der the direction of the citizens' com¬ mittee, recently formed.
This committee was organized nn¬ der the title of the "Old York Road Free Highway association." It is planned to send requests to attend the meeting to 500 motorists of Phil¬ adelphia and the northern suburban section, with the suggestion that each invite another.
To   Rebuild   Burned -Plant.
No cause has been determined for the $90,000 lire which wrecked tiie Smith, Kline Ul French' coinpany pUini anif'th* garage' of Koberle & Soii at Church and Mills roads, Ogontz, on Sunday, although it is considered pro¬ bable that an e.vplosion of chemicals or combustion caused the blaze. Ko¬ berle & Son will rebuild and continue the business and workmen are already liusy at the ruins of the drug lirm's plant, clearing awa.v debris and ex¬ amining mac-hinery. This is taken as an indication that the lirm will also rebuild  and  continue  operations.
.\t the flre several of the volunteer liremen were injured: Xanthu.s Hom¬ er, Glenside company, in AbiUKton hospital, cuts, contusions probable internal injuries. J. Adams, Chelten¬ ham company, cuts and contusions, thrown when horse of Cheltenham compan.v fell dead. Joseph JlcCain, Glenside company, ankle injiiicd. AValter Hawkins, Glenside compaay, iieep cul on head, struck by falling hammer.
Corson   Famify   to  Meet.
At a meeting held recer^tly a eniii- mlttee of members of the Corson family of Montgomery and Bucks counties decided to hold a family re¬ union on June Srd. The affair v ifl^ take the form of a picnic at Valley l''orge park. A program will be out¬ lined for old and young, and it is i .'C- pected that a large number will at¬ tend. Those desiring to attend will kindly communicate with any one of the following committee: S. Cannr- on Corson, Norristown; Charles Adamson, 4227 Chestnut street, Phil¬ adelphia; Percy Corson or Geome Corson, of Plymouth Meeting; .Man Corson, 7042 Chew street, Phihclcl- phla.
GWYNEDD.
The remains of Dr. Downs were cremated on Wednesday, and on Thursday the ashes were Interred in the cemetery at the Church of ill? Jlessiah.
LIGHT RATES INAMBLER.
Discussed at Ambler Board of Trade Meel inf.
Compared      With     Similar     Rates      in
Philadelphia,    Where    Well    Directed
Agitation   Has   Resulted   in  a  30  Per
Cent.   Reduction.
Tile Ambler board of Iraile, wliicli met .Vlonda.v evening and whicii was presided over by Howard J. Oager, cliairman, has instructed Its counsel to confer with Jlorris L. Cooke, Esq., Ill l^iiiladelphia, and a.scertain just what steps the taxpa.\ers of tbat city pursued in so successfully presentiiig their case to the public service cum- mission at Harrisburg that the Phil¬ atlelphia Electric company decreased its lighting rates about :!i) per cent, over former rates, which reduction alTects the smallest iMinsumer of cur¬ rent.
^Ir, Cooke successfully represented the Philadelphia ta.xpayers, and the resultant pruposition ot the lightiii.g companv has now been approved b.v the public service commission and tile decreased  rates are  in  force.
Itemai-ks with regard to the prose.it electric lighting rate in .Amliler Mere made liy A. Lapetina, Jos. J. Harton .ami others, who stat(;d that electric jcompaiiies in this locality, btit not ; iiri\ilegeil lo enter the borough, are jcliarging a lower rate than the ..Am¬ liler Electric Light. Heat and Jlotor company, and it wus slated that the latter company, some years ago, in order to meet the then proposed tax of ."ill cenls per pole, increased it.s rate to private consumers. Tlie pro¬ posed ."lO-cent ta.x, aa a result of a supreme court decision, flnally reduc¬ ed itself to a 10-cent per pole ta.x, but the rate, established to pa.v the tax of live times that tax, has been contin¬ ued.
Counsel for the Ambler board of trade will confer with Jlr. I'ooke and report al  his earliest convenience.
.At the meeting the following new members were elected: Wm. H. Geg- genheimer, Joseph J. Diver and Perr.\^ I!. Strassburger.
It was decided not to enter at this time the proposition to erect adver- tisin.g sign boards along the pike from .Springhouse to Line Lexington, inas¬ much as there is a proposition to erect .Ambler direction signs at all de¬ sirable points contiguous to the bor¬ ough.
The board endorsed'the clean-up week proposition as suggested by the Ambler board of health and approved by borough council and offered to co¬ operate in every possible way to make it a success.
.Mr. Deck, ot the publicity commit¬ tee, made an intersting report on ihe result of the advertising done in the Philadelphia papers. 170 responses were received, about 35 in person, and of the latter fully 15 of the men were secured   employment.
l'nder the report of the new in¬ dustries committee. President Dager said that he has conferred with Ja-ob .Ash <fc Co., manufacturers of ladies' waists, who promised to come to Am¬ bler to look over the- ground, before selecting a site, -fte'also stated hav¬ ing investigated the Rowe .\riitor Truck company, of Downlngtown, which company desires to sell stoek ill connection Willi Its proposed new site for a plant. .A letter to the Chev- iiilet Jlolor company, which also de¬ sires a new location, had also been | mailed. I
Whitpain  Seniors   Enjoy Trip. i
The members of the class of 1910, of the Whitpain high school, accom- piiiiled their assistant principal, F.liza- beth Dick, to her home in Clear Spring, York county. The party started last Thursday, arriving at their destination the same evening. Friday afternoon was spent in climb¬ ing one of the ridges of the South Mountain. On Saturday a tour of the battlefield of Gettysburg was made. Monday was spent In Harrisburg vis¬ iting the state capitol, museum and other places of Interest In the capital city. The return trip was made Monday evening. All the seniors re¬ port having had a pleasant journey, and are ready to take up their work with more enthusiasm from now un¬ til commencement, which will be held May 31.
SWAT THE FLY CAMPAIGN.
Ambler Colony Club Will Inaugurate the Movement.
Methods   to   Be   Followed   in   the   Bor¬ ough   to   Minimize  the   Nuisance  and Lessen  the  Danger—What  Has  Been Done  in Other  Places. Led    by    the   Colony   club,   Aiiibler's women's     civic    organization,     a    fly- killing   campaign     will   be   started   in our   borough   this   spring   which   it   is hoped     win   be   instrumental     in   pre¬ venting a  great  amount  of  the   usual pests  this  summer.
The ci\lu committee of the club consists of .Mrs. Kees C. Roberts, chairman; Mrs. James Gillin, .Mrs. J. JI. Haywood, Mrs. J. II. Thomas, .Mrs. Wm. S. -AculT, .Mrs. G. Whitmer Ro¬ gers, .Mrs. A. .M. Jenkins, who will appear before the board of health, borough council and .Ambler board of trade lo present the matter before them  and   solicit   theli-  co-operation.
The lioy Scouts have volunteered the construct ion of fly' traps as re- I ommendeil by the agricultural de¬ partment and these will be placed at \'arious  points  in   the  town.
The pupils of the public schools wll! also be asked for active support in   tho   campaign.
The Ambler Colony club is encour¬ aged by the resull of similar ctim- paigns carried out with excellent re¬ sults in many cities and towns in the t'nited Slates, chief of which is Cleve¬ land, tihio, where the campaign w.as most successfully led liy two women, and as a result the city has set an ex¬ ample almost sensationally success¬ ful in exterminating the typhoid fly— an example b.v which all fly .afflicted cities may well profit. Cleveland added to the "Swat the Fly" slogan by proclaiming "Head 'em off," and start¬ ed in February and Jlarch with tbe work—like the early bird, and the- at¬ tack was directed against the winter Ilies—those that had survived the cold season and would soon begin to pro¬ pagate, fine pair of flies, beginning to breed in the siiring, will iirodiic3, it is said, before winter, if all their offlspring survive 151,010,000,000,000,- 000,000 flies..
In the course of the next few weeks circulars bearing on this subject will lie distributed to every house in Am¬ bler and the movement will be fnr- thereii by the generous use of pla¬ cards  and posters.
The people of the town are earnest¬ ly requested to give their support and co-operation. Suggestions as to prac¬ tical methods that might be used in the c;impaign will be gladly received by  the committee.
HORSHAM AND UPPER DUBLIN.
Miscellaneous  Items of Interest Many Readers.
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OBITUARY.
Dr.   Downs'   Will   Probated.
The will of Dr. Norton Downs, laie of Three Tuns was probated in N^r- ristown on Tuesday. He possessed no real estate and his personalty was less than $10,000;, in fact, it is s.iid, it is  worth not more  than  $5000.
The palatial home and the spacinis grounds surrounding belong. It ia said, to his wife, Mrs. Phebe Warren Jtc- Kean Downs, who Is, by the terms of his will, which was executed on February 15, 1911, m.ade executrix .'ind the  principal  legatee.
Most of the bequests which ho makea are of articles which his wife had given to him.
His only legatee, aside from his famil.v, are Dh. Robert G. LeConte ;in 1 employes. His wife is directed to give to his "life-long friend," Dr. T.e- Conte, a special remembrance. 'I'o each person who has been In tho cm- ploy of Dr. Downs for flve years at the time of hia de.ath Is to be given $250.
Auto Collided With Wagon. A touring car diiven by Mias Ael- ma Phlander, of Lansdale, and a wa¬ gon In which were Harold Fuss, his wife and baby, and Mrs. W. H. ITon- nlng and Miss Edith Henning, of Philadelphia, collided at Hatfield, and the baby and JIlss Henning v.eve thrown out. Jliss Henning wa= thrown under the horse's hoofs, hat sho  was  not seriously injured.
Boys   Confess   Crime   Record,   Say Police.
In an effort to clear themselves of suspicion of having chloroformed Walter Sheipe, Jr., a youth, in hi.s bed while the home of his parents vias ransacked, two Lansdale youths Monday night confessed to Detective J. B. Stevenson, it is alleged, a crime record extending over three years. The two youths deny emphatlcafly that they flgured in the recent epis¬ ode.
According to the police,, the pair with others broke Into Mr. Ambler's hardware store two years ago and stole stock which was found buried in a slate-lined cave In a woods near the town. They stole. It Is said, the autopiobiles of Ell Kruiip and Sam¬ uel Clymer, and toured the country in the stolen machines until thoy learned the authorities were on their trial. Then they abandoned the cars. They stole a team from in front of a local businesa house and later aban¬ doned it. It is alleged. The youths told, it is said, of their Intention to hold up and rob a storekeeper at Kulpsvilie, using two revolvers, but when they arrived at the store In.a stolen autiitnobile they saw their In¬ tended victim peer out the window at them and left immediately.
J OILS  A.  KELLY.
John A. Kelly, formerly ot .Ambler, died Thursday morning at his parent¬ al home in New Hope, after a long illness,  aged  about  4U  years.
'i'lie deieased was a son of the late John and Jane Kelly, of New Hope, lie came lo Ambler as an oflice boy in- the employ of the l>:ea,Btaey <Si .Mat- lison company and woMied himself up until he was one of the chief book¬ keepers of the concern. Later he leased the Ambler opera house, con¬ ducting same as a moving picture theatre. He also served as an audi¬ tor of the Ambler borough, and lor years was a director of the Wissa¬ hickon  Building   &  Loan  association.
The funeral was held Monday morning from the residence of the deceased's sister, ..?nnie H. Kelly, southwest corner Thirty-Ki.ghth and Spring Garden slreet, Philadelphia. Solemn mass at .St. Agatha's church, anil   intermeilt   at   Cathedral   cemetery.
MAPLE   GLEN.
Charles Ford, of near Fprt Wash¬ ington, visited his brother, S.amuel. on Sunday.
Master AVilliam Botten spent Jlon¬ day with  relatives at  Jarrettown.
Mrs. Amelia Householder visited her mother, Jlrs. Dilthey, cf Fort AA'ashington,  on  Sunday.
Plans aro still progressing for tho orange social and Ico cream festival to be held at T. P. Conard's Saturdav evening, for tho benefit of Three Tung mission.
Tho members of the Aid society, of Three Tuns Mission, on Saturday evening at Jlr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Campman's. were pleased to have with them Jlrs. Tacy Walton, of Frankford, who was visiting Mrs. Daniel Campman, of Ambler, and accompanied  her  there.
PROSPECTVILLE.
.Mrs. Edward Jlosqultier and son, iif -New Jersey, are spending a few lays with her parents, Mr. and Jlrs. Joseph   Stackhouse.
I'liarles Gouak is suffering ti-Mni a fractured rib.
Jliss Phoebe Hollingsworth, of Jar¬ reltown, has been spending" a few ilay.s with friends in the neighbor- liood.
.Mr. and Jlrsr Granville Leedom, of Frankfoid, were the guests of Jlr, and Jlrs.  Charles Gouak on Sunday.
The I'rospectville AVide .-Vwake so¬ ciety will hold an "Easter supper" in the  hall  next Saturday  evenin.g.
,Mr. and Mrs. Joseph White attend¬ ed the funeral in Philadelphia of Jlrs. Joseph Osmond, wife of Dr. J. Os¬ mond,  last  Thursday.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Horace Bowman, of Edge Hill, visited at the home of Mr. and   -Mrs. Elwood Kly on Monday.
The Easter services in Prospect¬ vilie JI. E. church were well attend¬ ed on Sunday evening. A flne pro¬ gram  was  rendered.
Jliss Lottie Smith spent last week with Jlr. and Jlrs. .Alfred Wentz; of t^uaUortown.
Elwood Finley and family and Jlr. LeHoy Finley and family, Philadel¬ phia, spent Easter with Jlr. and Jlrs. Reuben Finley.
Jlr. ahd Jlrs. Elmer Neeman spent Sunday   with    Jlr.   and   Jlrs.   iOlwood
Ely.
.Mr. and Jlrs. Frederick F. .-Vrnold, of Rose Valley, visited Jlr. and Jlrs. Arthur J. Williams on Sunday.
BLUE  BELL.
Russell .Shaeff has returned to Wil¬ liamson school after having spent ihe Easter vacation at his home here,
Jlr. and Jlrs. Enos Roberts, Jr., visited Enos Rolierta and family on Sunday.
Xext Saturday evening tha Sewing circle will render the comedy, "Breezy Point,"  in  Penn  Square  hall.
Jlr, and Jlrs. Shugard, of German- town! have been visiting Casper Slingluff   and   family.
Mrs. Bayard U. Livingston, Jr., was entertained tit luncheon on Sat¬ urday by her mother, Jlrs. John Struthers.
At a bread and cake salo held at the Wyncote public school recently more than $70 were realized. Miss Katherine A. Jliller is principal of this  school.
Dr. Crawford recently purchased a new horse.
Mr. and Jlrs, T. J. Rile entertained a number of relatives on Sunday.
—Frank R. Whiteside, of Wyncote, has filed a petition at Harrisburg as a candidate for congress In this dis¬ trict  on  the  .Socialist  ticket.
Easter   Services   in   Jarrettown   M,   E.
Church—Petition   for   New   Horsham
Supervisor   —   Miscellaneous     Items
from   Hallowell   and   Dresher.
Thomas J. Lane was in I'ottstown Tuesday  on   business.
I''red. Nash, of Hallowell, on Stan- day  m itored   to  -Atlantic   City.
Howard JlcConnell, of Jarrettown, spent  .Sunday  in  Chadds  Ford.
Wilmer A. Wood, of Horsham, tiaa constructed a Hne,  large poultry yarvl.
•Miss JIarion Shaffer, of Hatboro, spenl Tuesday with Horsham rela¬ tives. ,.
Jlrs. C. U. Taylor and Mrs. Zebulon Kngle spent a day recently in Jenliu.i- town.
Robert Jlc.AInllin, of Eddystone, spent Sunday with John .AIcMulIIn. ot I iresher.
John F. Palmer, of the K. G. K. home, Davis Grove, has been on thgk sick list.
AVilliam AVinner, of AA'.vcombe, vis¬ ited at Fi'ank Forkers, Horsham, on. Sunday,
.Mrs. C. B. Taylor and .Airs. Char¬ les Corneal recently visited friends in Jenkintown.
Jlarthfi .McConnell, of Jarrettown, spent the Easter holidays with her aunt  at   Lansdowne.
Jll-. and .Mrs. C. R. Rutherford, of Hallowell, spent Saturday evening with   friends   at   Tern   Hock,
Jliss Ethel Robinson, of Dresher, has been elected secretary of the Jarrettown   .Methodist   Sunday   school.
The new report of the K. G. EX home, Davis Grove, for the year enti- ing Dec. 20, 1915, has just been issue<L
Ross Verkes and family, of Broad Axe, spent Sunday afternoon with E- C. JlcConnell and family at Jarret¬ town.
Jlisses Helen and Mary Thompson, of Horshiim, spent the Easter holidays with their aunt, MrS. William Jones, in  Germantown.
The Ladies' Aid sociey, of the Jar¬ rettown JI. E. church, met Tuesday evening at the home of Isaac Farley, ne.ar JIaple  Glen.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Charles Monteith, of Horsham, spent Sunday as the guest.s of -Mr. and Jlrs. Frank Angeny, .it Fort   AVashington.
Jlf. tind -Airs. C, li. Taylor, of Jar¬ rettown, recently entertained Mr. ancl Jlrs. Robert Ramsey and Jlr. and Mrs., Thomas   iJinwoodie.
During the iiast week additioruii.; machinery has been received at thft. local frei,ght yard for the Chemical, Con.slrnction company.
Jlrs.   William   Pearson,   of   Ihe   Hal¬ lowell   tollgate,   is  recuperating  slowly- after   her  operatioji   in  Abinglon   Iws-- pital  two nionths ago.
George Williams has moved froi^- the AV. J. Tyson house, Horsham Ter¬ race, to the house of Josepii Towell, on  the   Doylestown   pike.
John Rodemich, of Dresher, has re¬ painted and thoroughly renovated at falling lop buggy for Robei't Caaipr- man,   of   near  AVhitemarsh. -'       ¦
C. \V. AVillard, of HiUlowell, on.' Tuesilay evening attendert tho enter¬ tainment and anniversar.v of the Hat¬ boro  lodge  of  Odd  Felldws,   No.   33S.
Jlrs. .lonathan Stackhouse, o-f Hal¬ lowell, who fell last week amt frai:- tured hll- right knee cap, is improv¬ ing siowl.v. but is still conlined to h^r- bed.
Mrs. Jlary Drummond and Miss Mary lirummond, of Philadelphia, spent Friday and Saturday with Mr. and Jlrs. George H. Zeitler, Jt-. H:or.<5- ham.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel White ana" daughters, of Horsham Terrace, ha\^- beeii spending a few days witln Mr. and Mrs. George White, of WarminT- ster.
William R. oehrle, a student; oC State college, spent the spring vaca¬ tion at the Oehrle farm, on the coun¬ ty line, foi-merly the David Jarratt property.
Jo.seph Wood, of near Davis Grove^ has been planting numerous trees on his Jabelwadi farm. The trees hava- been supplied from the Glllln nursery,. Ambler.
The Epworth League cottage pra.v¬ er meeting, of tho Jarrettown M. E'_ chnrch, will meet Friday evening at the home of Jlr. and Mrs. George Par¬ sons, J.arrettowij.
Miss Anna F. Ellis, of Ruckingham, and E. Johnson Bonter, of Springr Mill, were week-end guesta at tho home of Jfr. and Jlrs. George Silt, of Horsham   Terrace.
Lester Fisher, of Philadelphi.a, spent Sunday with Horsham friends. Mr. Fisher, who haa been in the New- York offlce of the Pennsylvania rail¬ road, will go this week to assume hls^ new  duties  in  St.  Paul.
A meeting of the citizens of XTpiJec Dublin will he held this Thursday- evening in the fire house with an iden. of ascertaining if the township ha.i- sufllcient population to be made n. tow-nship of the flrst claaa.
Jliss Lidie Lightkep was tendered t». | surprise part.v Monday evening at tho home of John Donat, Dresher. About 20 guests were present and all spent a delightful tinie. Miss Ijlghtkep re¬ turned Saturday after having apent two months with her brother at .-Vtt- hurn, N. Y.
Next Sunday iu Jarrettown M. FT. church Rev. A. B. Peterson will preach on the subject, "Christ's Special Ap¬ pearance to Thomas," and the even¬ ing will be devoted to a song servico. at which the quartet will sing, ami Miss Ethel Robinson and Miss Olivo Houpt will render a vocal duet.
Monday   evening    an   offlclal   boanl meeting    of   the    Jarrettown    M,   E. ohurch   w.as  held.    Zebulon  Engle  hay been elected the new secretary ot ttir board.    The  business   of    the  churcl appears     to   be     progi'essing     nlce?y.. Prospects  are  bright  for the install.:i tion   of   electric   lights   in   the   clvirci-. and   parsonage,   and     in   addition   ;ho. camp.aign   to   raise   $400   to   clear   tho church property of the last  indebted¬ ness,   gives   every    evidence  of  beln^ successful.     .A.  new  plan   Is   in  oper.a¬ tion  with   regard   to   the  cemetery   b.s* which (the  care  of  the   burial   gt-ouml has  been  vested  in   the   trnstoos,  aiul the   whole  acreage   will   be  maintain¬ ed.     Letters   havo   been   sent   out   to. the  lot  holders  asking  them   to   con¬ tribute  towards  this   upkeep.
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