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Ambler Gazette.
VOL.   XXIX    NO.   34.
AMBLEH,   PA.,   AUGUST   24,   191L
.^1.25  A   YEAR
P. O.S. OF A.      SHUT-OUT FOR
OUTING.   SELLERSVILLE.
Great Turnout Promised at Chest- K. & M. A. A. Backs Besson in Fine nut Hill. style.
Program Furnishes Some Idea of Splendid Day Planned—Imposing Feature to Bo Parade of Uniformed Members.
Plans for the tirst annual outing of the Patriotic order Sons of America, which will take place .Saturday.! Au¬ gust 2Gth, al Chestnut Hill park, Phila¬ delphia's beautiful pleasure park, were eonipleted at the niecting of the dele¬ gates held in the I. O. O. F. hall, Flourtown, Kriday evening. JI. R. Snyder, chairman of the meeting, and who is the originator of the movement, stated that from present indications the outing will be ihe most successful affair ever held by the order and without a doubt more than lU.tOOO members of the order and their families will be liresent on this occasion. From the reporis of the .various committees inany novel, interesting and amusing ¦events will take place for the enter¬ tainment of the members and their friends.
The love for their order has caused the delegates to be untiring In their efforts to make the outing a grand success. In this they are ably sec¬ onded by the park management whose chief aim on that day will be to make every inember of the ordt-r spend an enjoyable day at the park. Besides the number of entertaining features arranged by the committees, llie park management will give one of the grand¬ est displays of fire works ever seen in the park and besides this the park management will, in honor of the P. O. S. of A., unfurl the world's largest flag. A feature that will draw hun¬ dreds of the members of the order to the park will be the turning out of more than 500 niembers of the allied commanderies fully uniformed. It is said for this body of men that they are the finest drilled organization in the state and are recognized as the tlower of the order. An e.xhibitlon drill, which is to be given by these men, will be well worth going miles to see. There will be plenty of music by the Germania band, of '32 pieces, of Qua¬ kertown, Pa. The full program as arranged by the various committees Is herewith given: 1 to 1.45 p. m., band concert; 1.50, unfurling of the largest American tlag in the world; 2, field and athletic sports as follows—100 yards dash, onej-quarter mile run, hign jump, broad jump, one milo run, 100 yards dash final, one-quarter mile run flnal. i'^irst, second and third prizes consisting of gold and silver medals for each event. Events for women— chicken race, wheelbarrow race. Pa¬ rade at 4 p, m.sharp, commandary drill, 4.30; addresses and speeches, 5; band concert, S to 10; grand display of lire- works, 10.
HOOVERS HOLD   303 PRIZES       I THE LEADERS     CYCLONE DOES BIG REUNION.! FOR DOG SHOW.!       WINGAMES. GREAT DAMAGE.
Samuel B. Linton New President of Finest Array of Cups Ever Shown >mbler Defeats Lansdale by a Score High Wind Uproots Trees and Demo 1- Family Association. I Outside of Large Cities. I of 4 tol. j ishes Buildings.
Timely  Hitting  Aided   by   Errors  Gives! 1£th Annual     Meeting  of    ths     Family, Handsome Cups   Presented  by  Senator; Score  Should   Have   Been  2 to  o—E.--
Hor.ie Team the Victory—K. and M. A. A. to Play Lenape at Chalfont Park Next Saturday.
Sterling pitching on the part of •'Lln." Besson, backed up by snappy fielding by his teammates enabled K. and JI. A. A. to hand Sellersville a siiut-out in a Twin-County league game lust Saturdaj- on Lindenwold lield by the score of 4 to 0. Besson had liis cross,'-tire ball working to perfection, se\en of the visitor..,  being
Held  at    Chestnut  Hill   Park—Mem orial   to     Ex-Judge   Hoover—Officers Elected  (or the Present  "/ear.
Several hundred meinbers of the Hoover Family associalion gathered from all purts of the state in Chest¬ nut l^ill park Thursday to attend the sl.\teenth annual reunion of their clan. The associa.ti.m is <omp<ised ofl the .slm descendants    of    Johann    Huber, whqjpoliii oi
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Vare, H. A. McCleman and Others- Arrangements Now Complete for tho. Most Successful Event Ever Held in| Ambler. i
¦Flavell   Hits   Ball   Over -Simpson    Allows      But!
rors Figure- the Fence- Four  Hits.
I     The Ambler A. A. team journeyed to -¦  of thei Lansdale Saturday afternoon und tliere         will   be   W'as  some  apprehension  as  to  the re- held on lhe Amblcr A. A. grounds nex,t! suit of    the same,    as it was    recalled Kauirday, and  there  is no  d.mbt  thalithat   lasl  sea.son   when   the  chumpion- ¦.vill   be   lhe   very   iargest   in, ship of  the league seemed  all  but won
The Second annual dog slio' Guynedd   Vailey  Kennel   cUi/i
sent back to the bench by way of the strike-out rcnite, and in the way of 1 safe hils all they could get were three little ones, one each in the first, third and nintli innings, showing that they were so wildly scattered as to do very little good.
Carl was also pitcliing some ball, al¬ tliough the home team got to him for two   hiis  in   the   Hrst   and   one  in   the second   inning.s,   but   nothing   came  of them,  as  the  ne.xt   batters  struck  out or sent  up, a fly.      in the second inn¬ ing Carl set three of the home players I down  in a  row on strikes.       Starting the iiieventh inning with a single, after ;Leaf had  struck out and  Wodocli had I gone out on a fly to Alexander in lefj: I Iield, Shinn paved th ! the lirst run tnr the home team.    Bes i son aided him  by cracking out a  long ! two-base hit.      Jliller  closed  the  inn- ! ing by sending a liy to Baum for the I third out.
i     The locals clinched the game in the i eighth    inning by scoring    three runs. I In    starting this    inning C.    Robinson i went out on a Hy to Baum and'Ober- 1 holtzer was thrown out at first by Jlar- I gargel, but Firman and Robinson were . given lives on Esser's and JIargargel's errors.      Leaf    then  straightened    out one  of  Carl's  curves   for   three   bases, I scoring both Finnan and H. Robinson. ! Leaf scored the third run of the inning when Wodock cracked out a nice sin¬ gle,  .Shinn  making tho third  out,  Mc¬ Kee t..i Esser.
K. and JI. will play the Lenape team, of Doyleslown, at Chalfoni parki ne.xt Saturday instead of Souderton as per schedule, this game being postponed until a later dale.
SELLERSVILLE K. i M. A. A.
£  b. o. a. e. r. b, o.
10 0   0
emigrated    from  Switzerland and settled near Norristown.
In   1732 The teS- last-
Prizes for Best  Bread. t
The premium list of the Bucks county fair is now ready for distribu¬ tion. It is one of the largest and finest catalogues ever issued in eastern Pennsylvania. Be sure and get one. Upwards of $2000 in cash prizes are oftered in its pages to competitors in all deipartments.
Farm Journal prizes are offered—a lady's fine gold watch, and .$10 and $5 in gold—for the best loaves and home¬ made bread made by the comi»eti.tors and exhibited at the Bucks county fair.
The competition is to be open to all young women of Bucks county and adjoining counties,j .the only condi¬ tions being that contestants shall be between 18 and 25 years of age, unmarried, and not in the baking business.
The competition is to be in charge of a committee of well-known married women, who will see that it is carried on with absolute fairness to all com¬ petitors.
The   award   of   prizes   is   to   be   de¬ cided   not   by   Judges,   but   by   vote  ofj those    attending    the    fair,     the  first; prize    to    the     competitor      receiving! the largest number of votes,  the  sec-i ond and  third  to  those next  in  order,! the    committee will receive    the votes and    announce    the      result,    handing over the prizes    to  the  winners.      All persons    voting    must be    subscribers to the Farm Journal, or subscribe dur¬ ing the contest.     Subscriptions will be received   at any time during the   fair, and    certificates    issued entitling    the holders to vote.      The subscription Is $1.00    for    flve    years,      giving      the subscriber flve votes, or $1.50  for ten years, giving the subscribers ten votes.
Caleb F. Fox Robbed.
Ganleyj a detective, of the Chel¬ tenham police department, notified man acting suspiciously on the Old York road late Tuesday night, of last week, and arrested him. At the Ogontz p'olice station the prisoner gave the name of Sidney Shore, a Phila.¬ delphia address, and when searched a number of valves and metal fixtures were found in his pockets.
A short time later Chief Lindsay got a report that the pump house on "Berthellyn," the country es:ate of Caleb P. Fox, had been forced op¬ en and much of the machinery strip¬ ped of fi.xtures. Later it was demon¬ strated that the valves and fixtures in Shores possession were the ones stolen from "Berthellyn." JIagistrate Comly gave the accused man a hear¬ ing and held him on the charge of larceny.
Cbr't'n. p tiruit'. Hi Eisec, lb McKee, Sb Sca'll, n Carl, p Baum, cf Alex'r, If Marg'e. ib
Totals K. tk a. A.
sieller.vli.e.
u   U   8   1   0 Reba, cl  0 0   0  2^1 Ob'zer, o    0
0  1   C  0   1 Firman,3D 112 2
0   0   2   2   0 Rob'J, II    1   1   0 U
0   U   2   U   U Leal, 10     12 12 1
0   0   0   2   0 W'(l,t, es    0   14 2
U   U   3   1   0 Shiua,  2b  1   1   2 3
0   110   0 Btston, p   0   1   0 4 .u   1   u   1   2 Jliller, rf    0   0  10
tivities began    before noon and ed   until   evening.
At 2 o'clock a memorial service was held for ex-judge Iliram C. Hoover, of Hooverton, Pa., v,ho was the honorary president of the as¬ socialion and for years ihe oldest Hying'Hoover. The service v.-as con¬ ducted by Rev. Andrew H. Walters, of the Roxborough Reformed church, and Jliss Flndley Bradein read a poem dedicated to the former judge. Five other members of the family have died since the last reunion. There are at present .S64 meinbers in the association, the oldest being Philip JI. Hoover, of Norristo'.vn, aged 75 years, and the youngest the 4- I'ayfor scoring! month-old daughter of Jlr. and Jlrs. Horace Bondj of Norrislown. The his¬ tory of th.e family will soon be pub¬ lished in book fm-m, inf.irination for which is being collected by the his¬ torian, who has thus far obtained over  10,000  names.
A program of athletic sports was carried out by the younger niembers, when a number of prizes were award¬ ed. Vocal and instrumental music was also rendered and the history i)f the family was read iiy the secre¬ tary.
The OfHcers elected at a business session are: President, Samuel B. Linton, Philadelphia; \ice presidents, Philip W. Hoover, Philadelphia, and George Hoover, Blue liell. Pa.; sec¬ retary, Jliss JIary H. Walters, Chal- I'onti Pa.; corresponding secretary,' Jliss Irwln JIacNair, Neshaminy; treasurer, J. Benton iloover, Glen¬ side; historian. Hernian R. Hoover, Webster's Grove, JIo. It was decided to med in Chestnut Hill park next year on August 21. The arrangements were in charge of a committee head¬ ed by l\ J. Hoover, of Blue Bell.
entries, and., weatiier permit¬ ting, ill attcnda.nce of any show ever hekl ill Ibis section.
iii.iii,' nas been neglected that wih
by  Amlder.  l.ansdale  handed   out a  3 to  0  defeat  on  tho Ambler grounds.
The    game    Saturday was   a    pretty contest.      Anibler    scored In    the fir.st
insuii. .^oiiit'ort to spectators and dogsilnnjng. Howes hit a neat single on the and r.iiivenience to all who attend. ¦ first ball pitched. Carris sacrillccd The gi-.iunds will be in pertect condi-i him to second and Foulke broughi liiii tion, ','.1111 ample iiuariers for 1000 dogslhonie with a two-bagger down tno if    ii'jccssary,    and    the grand    stand, j third   baso  line.
tems, eic, will accommodate fully 10,-; Ambler scored again in the fourth, 000 people. Especial attention has j when Flavell after having two strlke.s, betn gnen to the care of the animals, j placed the ball over the fence at left- Water and  feed  will  be at  hand,  and | centre field.
the .services of a veterinary provided! Lansdale tallied in the sixth. Ed- and ample police protection furnished, i ward.s hit one to JlcJIullin, which the lor the spectators, owners and others Matter juggled  just  long enough  to al-
ihere will be provision for refreshments and other clmiforts so that all may spend a prolilable and enjoyable day. .Several judging rings will be con- ducl.jd at tUe same tliiie, and arrange
low the runner lo get to lirst. Ke then stole second while Klunipp was striking out and then Tull hit one down to Cariss.r which the latter would easily have   lieldod,   but  just  as   he   was   set
menis have been so made that none of] the ball took an ugly bound and jump, the evtnts will interfere with theied over his head. Fdwai-ds raei;ig other.s, iiiid  the events  will  bo run oif! home with  the  only  run.
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3
24
9
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4
0 0
Totals 4 7 27 15 2 000013 X— 4 0000000—0
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SuBquenauua..lJ  4 .705 Telford-...
bellerovule  8   7 .533 K. <ii M. A,
Norili Wttle* ... 9   ti .529 douueruju
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::.„.8 a .470
A. 7 10   .412  5 U    .294
Wyncote Stables Burned.
Fire destroyed the stables of the Hanscom stores at Wyncote Sunday night. Thousands of people from dif- . ferent suburbs were at the scene. Re¬ sidents of the suburb saved the horses and wagons in the building and ad¬ joining property.
For a time the dwellings of James AValsh. Mrs. Roma Jleade, John Mayo and several business places were in danger, bul the volunteer firemen con¬ fined the flames to the stable in which they started. The loss is several thou¬ sand dollars.
Birthday Party at Gwynedd Valley.
There was a lively time at "Pictur- esQue farm," Gwynedd Valley,- the home of Jlr. and Jlrs. J. Conard Walton, on Wednesday evening, Aug. 16, the occasion b«ing in honor of tljc birthday anniversary of the host. Notwith¬ standing the fact that Jlr. Walton and his famous colt, "Bellboy," had flgured in a serious runaway accident earlier in the evening, in which the former was badly cut and bruised^ he made light of his injuries and joined in tlie sports with as much zest as the others. The main feature of the evening was an auction, of which C. H. Button, of Frankford, was the auctioneer. The bids were fast and furious, and the obliging auctioneer, in defiance of the highest bidder, awarded the packages in a nianner that would have gotten a "real" one in serious trouble. How¬ ever, every one seemed pleased with his bargains, and carried them off witlf smiling faces. Thai mo.^. valuable) fell to the share of Jlr. Walton. Mrs. Rummage and her husband were there armed with a carpet satchel, in which they packed her numerous bargains. Other_ amusements had been prepared but o'wing lo the length of the saie, were postponed for another evening. Refreshments of ice cream, cake, pret¬ zels, crackers and candy were served and a toast was drank to the long life and happiness of Mr. Walton. Those preseni were Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Ambleri C. JI. Ambler. Jr., Jlr. and Mrs. Wm. T. Ferguson, Mr. and Jlrs. K. Paullin, Jliss Edith Paullln, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Button, Charles and Theodore Button, Misses Marion and Katharine Button, Miss A. C. Kern, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Walton and sons. Clyde and Wesley and A. Slaughter.
Thinks He Set Home Afire.
At Crestmont, near Willow Grove, Ben Donnell, colored, enaangered the lives of 12 persons by fire early Wed¬ nesday, when he is declared to have set lire to his own home. The motive is said by the police to have been the man's jealoosly of his. ^fe. The fi.re was ,ex>ingdaBlied»"bef6r^f^ had gajhed serious h^adwaV.'-'^'DWIwSn is under arrest.
Horace H. Kriebel Goes Free.
The    Philadelphia    grand    jury
just a:; rapidly as possible in order to coniplele every class before nightfall.
The array of cups is the linest ever shown outside the large cities. Dur¬ ing the past few days they have been on display and have attracted univer¬ sal comment and attention. In value number and iimgnilicence they sur- Ijass all offered al any olher siiovv in this locality. Senator Vare has offered a handsome tropy, valued at $100, for the best male or temale dog in the show, and fjis neighbor, H. A. Jlc¬ Clenian, also presents a beautiful and expensive cup. The Gwynedd Valley Kennel club offers a lisl of 47 cups and other valuable prizes, the total of whiih, including money, cups, medal.s, etc., brings the lotal offering up to 30.1.
^Supervisors   Welcome   Suggestions.
Editor Amblcr Gazette:
1 have read, with interesi, the article appearing in the last issue of your Jiaper., by "A Taxpayer" of Lower Gwy- jiedd lownship, in regard to the Ambler and Penllyn road.
There is no doubl that a number of ^the narrow roads in the township wnich are so generally usedj such as the Ambler and Penllyn road, should be widened, and the case of this road hus been frequently spoken of by the board of supervisors, with the hope that,, in the near future, it may be .tiiriia/^iU-d .so'tifijlf ;^'¦'-¦ iilciiuate ro take t'Ltre oi^-'mmn ¦¦{ ' wtfK^
has develoied thei'i, m mu past few years, as well as for the comfort and safety of persons traveiing.
In Ambler's half of the sixth Carris reached first on four balls, Wheeler advanced him and Foulke struck oul, | but Bowney dropped the third strike, i Foulke raced to first und Bowne.v threw the ball into right field, Carris came home and Foulke rested on second. I X'ansant then hit to centre, bringiJig Foulke in and reaching second. How¬ ever, he was tagged out for failing to touch first base.
Outside the pitching of both Simpson and Cummings there were no features of the contest. .M(!jlullln made a protty recovery of a ball, which drop- ed from his hands and was recaptured before it hit the ground. The final score was 4 to 1.
AMBLEB LANSDALE
B   H    O    .1   E B    H   0
Howes, ct  1 2   0   0 0 Ed'rda, If X 1   1
Carris, 2b  1 0   2   2 0 Klum'p. ts 0 2   1
Wheeler.ll 0   110 0 Toll ,3p 0 0   0
Foulke, rf I 2   2   0 0 M'l't'e, rf 0 0   0
V'nsant,lbO 0   8   0 0 Gerh't, of 0 12
Flavall, c  1 1   9   0 0 Mull, 2b 0 13
Gal'r. 3d  0 0   2   0   0 Foell, IB 0 0   12
M'cM'D,ss 0   13 Simo'u, p  0   0   0
3   1 Browney, c 0   0 5   0 C'mlngs, p   0   0
1   5 27   8   2 0   0   2   0—4
has'
Totals       1   7 27 10   1 Totals
Ambler 1   0   0   1
Lanadale 0   0000100   0—1
Quakertown defeated Doylestown. 4 to 3, in an 11-inning game at Doyles- •town. and Perkasie defeated Glenside 3 to 2.
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Quakertowii  9  9	
Lausdale  fi 12	
Glen side  1 17	
NEXT GAJIES. Ne.xt  Saturday  Ambler  will  play  at Doylestown,  Perkasie at  Lansdale and Glenside at  Quakertown. NOTES. Joseph    Rantz,      the    general      all- around   player   of the   Quakertown  A.
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.000 .333 .05
GWYNEDD.
Last Saturday the high tension wire of the trolley short-circuited and srt fire to the cross-arm and would have burned down the piole had it not been extinguished in time.
C. O. Beaumont has purcha.=ed an¬ other horse.
Robert A. HoUingsw^orth now drives a Ford runabout.
Pemberton Hollingsworth has un¬ loaded several cars of manure for his farm here.
Mrs.   Lowery   has   disposed   of   her
It is also much more economical to found that Horace H. "Kriebel" of West 'naintain a broader r..iad, because of Pointi vvas not criminally responsible "-he fact that automobiles and heavy for the death of Gilbert Horn, whom; 'eams are not so apt to rut, by driving he ran over on Moyamenslng avenue,; 'n the same place, which is rendereo Philadelphia, on July 4 last. The 1 "ecessary on a narrow road. bills   of   indictment   charging   Kriebel i     The initial cost for doing this  work
with murder and  man slaughter wcre|f'rom Penllyn station to Mr. Stephens'  _ _
consequently returned as ignored, house, however, would be quite con-i c ijasebail" team, has signed a con- Horn was riding a bicycle and came [ siderablej but 1 think 1 can safely say j tract to finish the season with the into collision with Kriebel's automobile i fhat the board is unanimous in its de-' Quakertown North Penn league team, and was killed. Kriebel was arrested i sire to make this improvement as soon i "Perkasie's base ball team will soon and held in bail for court. '' as possible. i have a whole local out,-field."—Harry E.
 _ I     However, in regard to repairs, which j Grim, Perkasie.
Iniured at SnrinnhnuBP ""^  writer  thinks  should  not  be  done      Doylestown    has protested
rrv,     l^    , Springhouse. , ^^ the present road-bed, I do not think: town's  victory  on  fe^aturday
The   blowing   over   of   a   huge   wind, that any money so expended has beem 	
mill,      during      Friday
Quaker-
afternoo.i's, wasted, as, until the dry spell this sum- storm,   on   the   Wilson   farm^   Spring-' mer,  the  road  has  been
, .      .      _      ,    ^ ^..   in   compara-
house, caused serious internal in- tively good condition for a narrow juries to William Carrigan, aged 22, of I road, and, when it is broadened, the West Second street, Lansdale, who: ri-p,airs already made will not be was caught under the wreckage. wasted.
Carrigan.  a  tinsmith  in  the  empliyl    Though  the seven  mill  road  tax is., of    Grant    Jenkins,  was    working    on; ,,f course, high, the board feels that the the    top    of      the    90-foot    structure,: money  which  it has  been able to  ex when    he    observed      the    Impending
storm. He began the tedious dc- shown its result and benefitted the scent  and   had   gotten   within   25   feet I taxpayers of the  township;   and,  after
?h       ¦n^'"''"!?1^^^K^"   ^?®  wind  struck certain  other  improvements  are  com-j T,,,,rsdav   in  Aueust the mill, bent the hu|e frame and hur ;l ,„eted. it    would be    quite within    the   "¥l[|'f<riiowinl"^offlcers  were  elected: beveial heavy paits  i,„es of possibility  to reduce this  tax.
Slingluff Reunion.
The luth annual reunion of the de¬ scendants of Henrlch Schlingloff, who came to America in 1729, was held Thursday at Chestnut Hill park. it was the largesit of any me-ting yet held by this association. Representa¬ tives    from    Philadelphia,    Lancaster,
,,        -,,..,.. , . .      ; Chester and Jlontgomery counties and
-  '.',';".^.i^^ .'?'^^'i"*^ f^*^ ^^^,'^.*- 'hi? .ra^'e has, tvom New Jersey  were present.
The    gathering    next year    will    be held    at Chestnut Hlll  on    the    third
ed the top over, fell  upon the man.
Carrigan's plight was discovered as soon as the storm had passed bv those who had been attracted to the wreckage by the loud crash. He was soon released.
Dr. Bowman.1 who finally revivo.l the unfortunate workman, found, while no bones were broken, the victim had sustained bruises and cuts on almost every portion of his body.
Internal injuries, too, have devel- j oped since Carrigan's removal toi the home of his mother, Mrs. Annie Carrigan. on West Second street, Lans- ¦- dale, and these are of such serious a form as to cause much apprehension: as to the outcome. i
JARRETTOWN.
The township schools reopen for the
new term on Monday nexit.
.  Miss Bessie Lightkep entertained her
Sunday school class on Wednesday last.
Edward   McMullen,   of   Philadelphia,
.......=.   ..^v,..5.j    ..^o   .j..ji,.j.j^^   ^j.       is spending a part of his vacation with
homestead here to C. O. Beaumont and  Charles R. Robert^ family,
BLUE   BELL.
The Whitpain township schools will open on Jlonday, Sept. 1.
Miss Gertrude Lestourgeon, of El¬ mer, N. J., has been visiiing Jliss Sarah Shearer.
The Sewing circle will hold a home¬ made bread and cake sale and fruit festival at the sheds adjoining the church. Friday afternoon and evening. Sept, 1st.     A good time is expected.
The public schools of the township will  reopen  Jlonday,   Sept.   4th.
Jlrs. Enos Roberts and Miss Annie V. Roberts spent a few days last week at Ocean City.
will take up her residence with one of her daughters.
Road Master Just is scraping and fixing the roads that have been badiy washed by the heavy rains.
The state police will be quartersd here   at   least  ail   winter.
Jlr. and .Mrs. A. L. Hottle have been spending some time among the Po¬ conos.
Temporary buildings have been erected at the Hetzell place until a new stable and garage is erected to take place of the one burned last week.
A dance was. held by the young people in a portion of the Jenkins store building  on   Wednesday   evening.
The Friends school, which has been closed for the last two years, will be reopened on September IS. It will be in charge of Miss JIarguerite Bye, of Germantown, who has Just returned from abroad. Special attention will be given to primary and kindergarten work.
WHEEL PUMP.
Some of our horseowners were in¬ terested spectators last Wednesday at .Belmoni Driving park, when a series of races were run off. Probably the best work was done in the free-for- all event, when "Ethan Roberts." own¬ ed by J. JIurphy. of Downingtown, won in the fast time of 2.10%, 2.08',4 and 2.10, which is within 10 seconds of the fastest time on record and considering that other tracks are faster than Bel¬ mont is truly a wonderful performance.
Jlrs.  M.  J.  Dillon,  Edna Dillon and
Willie Dillon spent a few days at At- j
lantic  City this week. I
The Willard famiiy reunion wil be[ held in Willow Grove park next Satui -1 day.
David Douglass is very seriously li! wilh typhoid fever.
Miss JIaggle Smith was a visitor this week with .Mrs. E. W. Stillman at (Jcean City.
About 40 large trees were broken off  ibove or uprooted in  E.  C.  Williams'  woods by Friday's storm.      JIany  trees were broken and damaged at the farm school by the cyclone.
The drought of the summer has been
I irgely responsible for the loose stones oi which the writer complains, espe- < ially on the roads  without oil.
As    regards the    road    sides    being
II immed, from the ditch to the fence, i: is customary for the owner to at- i nd to this himself, but, in numerous instances, the township has removed tranches or obstructions which inter- f.'re with the comfort of those using l.'ie road.
The board is always glad to hear I'om taxpayers, and to receive any Miggestions they may make. In rei- t^ard to making the roads better... and 1 think that persons either driving i-ams or motors can themselves great- !' help the situation, by keeping out .f the ruts as much as possible, for liiOse who are keeping the roads to- I ay have far more to contend with llian they used to have, on account .f the heavy automobile traffic. Very uuly yours,
EDWARD  INGERSOLL, Secretary   of   the    Board    of   Road .-iupervisors of Lower Gwynedd Town- hip.
President, Charles Slingluff; vice president, Wm. S. Funk; secretary, J. Iloward Ellis; treasurer, Amos J. Ellis.
Horse  Kills Boy  Near  Lansdale.
While endeavoring to place a crup¬ per upon his fatlier's horse, Irvin iodschall, aged 13, a son of Prank lodshall, of near Lansdale, was fa- ally   kicked   by  tho  equine.
The family  lives on  a farm  on  the
\.lIentown      road,      some        distance
station.      The    boy
the stable    for the
to return within    a
His    father      then
"What" Club Wins.
The   "What"   ciub   on   Saturday   de¬ feated the Sequanney, of Lansdale, by the score of 6 to 1.      The battery work of the  victors featured  the  contest. WHAT CLUB SEQUANNE
£ II    K   O
2
R    H   O    A
Heatb, 3b    0   13 2   1 Eaton, ua   0
Mcllroy, lb 0   0   e   1   1 Blank, 2b  O 0
Rile, ef      0  1  1  1  0 Stiell.-y, cf o 1
Spohn, If    10   10   0 SchoUl, 3b  0 0
Kreps, 2D   0   1   3   1   0 M'Lau'n, rf 1 1
Ber'ger, ea  0   0   1   3   0 Smity. if    0 1
Busby, rf    0   10   0   1 Delp, lb      0 0
Grosholz, c 2   2 12   7   0 Hartley, p 0 0
Uowaid, p 3  3  0  1   0 Jaue, u      0 3
Totals      6   9 27 16  2    Totals
What Club 0   2   0   12   0
Se.iuaune 0  0  0  0  0   0
1 8 24 14 5 1 0 x— e 0   0   1—1
Knecdlers ad    lieen sent to horse,    and failed reasonable    time.
made  an   investigation,   only   to   come across    his     son's    unconscious      and iileeding   form   in   the   further   end   of t.he  stall. A   physician    found    that the   lad's
the    chest more    than    one kick  of  the horse.      Tho  boy  did  not live long,  never    regaining  conscious¬ ness.
Special Offer for Sunday.
On    next Sunday,i   August 27,    ther, .   .
will be given as a supplement with tht skull was fractured and Philadelphia Sunday North American crushed* indicating the regular seniD-monthly magazine, containing short stories and serials by noted writers. . Ever since th. publishers of the North American haw been giving this magazine away to Its readers, the circulation has been rapid¬ ly increasing.
This magazine has now become a regular feature on the second an^i fourth Sunday of each month. Thos. who are not regular subscribers woubi do well to place their order in ad¬ vance with their newsdealer, so as t. avoid the disappointment, which us¬ ually follows.      Yours  very  truly,  tho
Doctor Brings Suit.
To recover $150 alleged to be^ due for professional services Dr. E. C. ICriebel, of Centre Point, Worcester lownship, has instituted suit against Jlrs. Emma E. Reiff.. a widow, of West Point. A charge of $1 a visit is made for daytime and $2 for nights. When medicine   was   furnished   a   charge   of
j5 cents and 50 cents was made; afrac North American, James L. Farley, act-1 ture cost $5, and examinations of eyes
ing  circulation  manager.
$2^
SPRINGHOUSE.
Mrs. J. Cheston Jlorris is spending several weeks at Winsor, Vermont.
Jlrs. Walter Halloweli returned home on Sunday after spending several days with her brother, Albert Morgan, and wife, of Carlisle.
Jliss JIargaret Bevini of Phoenlxville, visited JIlss Hazel Wentz for several days last week.
.Mrs. Edward Ingersoll, who has been spending the suminer with her mother, Jlrs. J. Wain Vaux, at Little Boars Head, N. H., returned homo on Jlon¬ day.
Jliss Kate Pleckj of Norristown, spent Sunday with her niother, Jlrs. T. W. Fleck.
Simon Sionsky and wife are spend¬ ing  the  week  in  Atlantic  City.
Rayniond Fertsch, of Norfolk, Conn., visited his parents, Jlr. and Jlrs. John Fertsch,  on  Saturday.
Jliss JIaisio Jlorris is spending some timo wilh friends at York Haj-bor, JIaine.
Carl Jloser, of Bethlehem, spent Sunday with Charles Kuebler and wife.
H. Raymond Gcrrish returned to his home in Philadeli.)lila on Sunday after spending several days with Lewis Jleyers   and   family.
J. H. Hays, who recently sold his property will remove to Philadelphia in the near future.
Henry Ingersoll's garage is rapidly nearing completion.
Mrs. W. Bevan, af Philadelphia, Is spending a week with Mrs. George Lewis.
Chari?.'? Brown, of Felon's Manoit, spent a fe'.v days last week with rela¬ tives here.
Extends Over Wide Area and 'Leaves a Path of Destruction—Electric Light and Trolley Service Damaged—De¬ tailed  Account  of  Loss.
A cyclone swept over Ambier and viciniiy r riday atternoon between 3.30 and 4 o'clock leaving desiruclion l:i its path, crippling .telepnone, electric light and trolley lines and uprooting- trees and damaging buildings. AJIBLER. The damage to Ambier comprised chieiiy the blowing down of trees and limbs. A iarg^; maple tree on Linden¬ wold avenue nearly opposilo Rev. Crist's le.sidence was oyer.iurned, and a large ash tree on J. Watson Craft's property, along North JIalii street, was also damaged. A portion ot the roof ol the Donaldson residence; JII. i-'leas- anl avenue, was torn away. Tho damage on the Joseph Haywood estate consisted of the uprooting of three largo appio trees, the entuo lopping of a iarge cedar and a large maple treo and tne breaking of brandies on a dozen oiher trees, besides ripping sev¬ eral shutters off the house occupied by C. Wni. llaywood. At George Knee¬ zel's residence a large tree was blown, across the turnpike blocking the trol¬ ley, besides tne loss of several other trees on the piac . A large door of his barn was also blown oil. tm Jit. i-'leasant avenue traveling w.-is block¬ ed in two places by overturned tree.?. At Joshua Stout's property 12 largo trees were either overturned or otherwise damaged. Tne Binswanger place, formerly the Jlerrill farm, had a large tree in the yard blown directly across the turnpike, blocKing the road. A large glass window in the oflice of lhe Iveasbey and JIattison company's otfice was broken. Several telephone, poles on Tennis avenue east of Bethle¬ hem pike vvere blown to an angle of nearly 45 degrees. Thy electric light service, whicli .had fortunately been cut off a.t the storm's approach, was damaged, but was promptly repaired. On Jit. Pleasant hill several sections were down and other damage was re¬ ported throughout the borough. The streets were strewn wilh broken branches and leaves, and two large signs al Hotel Wyndham were bio i.n down.
Over along Morris road and the vi¬ cinity of Mt. Pleasant the damage is extensive. The lawns and woods of tne Pickering, Drayton and Mrs. Annie W. Wiison pioperties are strewn with wreckage in the shape of limbs and brancnes, and in piaces the roads were blocked.
Isaac E. Ambler loses two fine large trees, one of which bordered the stream flowing through his place. Besides this numerous limbs vSere broken off .ai'd (J'^lodgcd and.siiillot with£Teai,.toxce right.t^'* of otner trees. _   . .^
SPRINGHOUSE. The large trees around the Kershaw place were brokeni the windmill blown over and the cupolas on the chicken houses knocked over. Several trees were blown down al the tollgate, tha house being barricaded with branches, seven trees being piled against tho, house, which is occupied by Mrs.. Sinith and children. The large steel windmill of the former Denckla place, now owned by Wm. H. Wilson, Esq.,^ was blown over and a number of trees' blown over and others badly broken.. At the former Singerly farm, just I across the pike, a number of farm. I buildings were demollsned, and a lot of branches blown down in llie yard. GWYNEDD. The barn of W. G. Just, in course of erection, was blown dowm and the frame barn of Herman Just, on Welsh road, was partially destroyed. At E, Meyle's residence a large white oa'n tree, four feet in diameter, was blown down, fell on the house and then de¬ scended to the road, blocking the high¬ way. At tl. B. Bartow's a large whito oak and elm trees were blown over. W. 11. Jenkins had a portion of his barn unroofed, and a large locust tree, the highest treet in the township, was broken down. A jjortion ot the wind wheel of Jlrs. Howard Jenkins was destroyed. About 20 trees on the E. B. Smith property were blown down or otherwise damaged^ and several panes of glass were also broken. General destruction is also reported around the residence of Wharton Huber. Threo big maples were destroyed at H. C. Beyer's.
PENLLYN. Handsome willow trees on Jlrs. J. Wain Vaux's lawn were blown down. A triple chestnut tree on the upper lawn was also damaged, besides larga maples. In front of the cottage a large pine tree was blown over. A large silo was demollshedi and in all fully seven or eight large pines, maples and chestnut trees. At the Penllyn club there was also general destruc¬ tion of trees and at the Penilyn tollgate a chimney was torn off and several trees blown down.
THREE TUNS. Several large trees were broitea down on the property of Dr. D. N. Downs, and a portion of a frame barn was demolished. one of the work¬ men was struck, but not seriously hurt. A chair was hurled from tho house to the turnpike. At the toll- gate on Butler drive a large tree crash¬ ed into the houso, damaging a portion of the dwelling, and in sevei-al places the drive was shut off from treea. On Clement Spaldings newly purchas¬ ed property a largo chestnut tree waa uprooted. Roofs on the Teas, Jluilia and Webster barns were damaged and dislodged  by  the wind.
The old oak tre in the lane at Nortii View, Three Tuns, was completely wrecked by the tempest which visited these parts on Friday afternoon last. Nothing is left standing but the trimk, the limbs having been all swept away. In falling there was a mighty crash which was heard a great distance.
Upon the trunk is a tablet bearing the legend:
The    monarch  oak    the   patriarch  of
the trees, Shoots rising up and spreads by slow
degrees. Three  centuries   he   grows,   and   threo
he stays Supremo   in state    and in    three more.
decays.
This tree was probably standing wheri
Columbus   discovered  America.
Girth 22 feet.
This tablet will remain, to which will
now    be added tho    following    '.voidB*
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