The Ambler Gazette 19120912

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VOL   XXX-INTO.   37
TOO HOT
_ FORJIREMEN.
Small Attendance at Ambler Co.'s Meeting.
Several  lmf>ortant    Matters Postponed
—Moving  Picture  Benefit Successful
—Two       New       Members—Routine
Business Tranacted.
The regular monthly meeting of the Wissahiclion Fire company was held Friday evening with a small attend¬ ance.. In the al'sence of liotli the president and vice president, William Urban presided. - The minutes of the meeting on Aug. Z were read and approved^ ¦' The board of engineers reported th,- apparatus  in  good  c.'ndition.
Edward Shulz and George T. Bow¬ ers  were elected  to memb-rship.
The delinquent committee reported having collected $3.
The committee on condob-nce re¬ ported having fulfilled its mis.sion. . The special committee, tn secure a large frame in which to i,lace photo¬ graphs of deceased members, reported that Harvey Dager had donated ;v suitable trame. The gift was receiv¬ ed and a vote of thinks ordered sent lo Jlr. Dager.
The benetit coinmittee repoj'ted hav.- Mng turned over .UTS.-^il up to last, meeting. . -Received from then to Sep. 5, •'il!)7-45. From this is to be paid out $22.02 fpr prizes, etc., leav¬ ing .$.'-i.'i.2.', .ttr-bc rcporl-'d at this meet¬ ing. Williain Hamilton, of the coin- ^ mittee, reported the nef.'d. of help, at the moving pictures 11 properly look after  the  company's  interests.
Treas'ih-er Davis reported as folioivs: Balance at last meeting, 'fill.56; re¬ ceipts, *217.2li; orders paid,- $213.30; balane;. on hand, .$115,52.- bafance in sinking  fund,. $150.
Several   communications • were   read ' from   other   fire   companies   respecting beneflts.       - ''   .
Notice ^a6 received froin the Jlont¬ gomery County Flrenien'g association that the annual demonstration wtllba held on del. 12 at Lansdale, and the secretiyy of the organiaftlion asked for ceftain information. < iwlng to the small attendance, it \\sas thought best to postpone actlor^ tnereon until the  next meeting.
An Older was pass-d for $2 for dues in  the  State Firemen's association.
A donation of $2 was reported re¬ ceived from Horace Effrig, and a vote of tha-nks was extended  therefor.
The secretary reported having re¬ ceived from council $49.55 for . the July bill rendered, and also an order for" $75, the balance due on the street sprinkling appiropriatlon. He also stated that the June bill to council had been' mislaid by one of the mem¬ bers, but that this item apo* the Aug¬ ust bill were paid at the Septemb.er meeting. He rfljported that, tne rent on • the   company's   lot-:ha9   been   paid
up to*Atig. 16. .:',.        ¦
Driver ,Kulp reported  the need of a
i.eet of .clippers,'- and  this  w'asf'^referreil j
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BLER.   PA..   SEPTEMBER   12.   1912
81.2.5   A   YEAR
Conviction  Set  Aside.
Jui'Ke , Swartz handed ' do o-iini"" fn lh'- case of Com. v jicT- 'if  Jenkintown,.-81
ajtldt .ictlon  of  tKe defe:
ii.jXoie   JviSti. (•   of     the   l^eaee       ^ Kirk, of-'Jfenkinlown,  on  the chari the    violation   of  an  xirJinance vidlng for  Ibe  regulation  and  coBe ion  ff a  lli-ense  tax  on   hacks, justice   ¦Jound    the    defendant and    dli:,§cted   him    to  pay  a   ¦ flni 'e case was appealed  to
opinldn    the    court    sta 'aefendant  was  charged  wl 'n   of   the   borough   ordlnOTi citing   trade   at   the   railio: He   stated    that     the [.did   not   show   in   whai ance    was   violate!*' nor"" d-    j
e it ar'pear what dutle_g ,^1^ j.Twin-County league .game Ijy the rillnalpfoe Imjjos.-'d nn the hack drlyeliii'j sc. re of 4 to 2. iJcsson did not pitch The jSflitlce aiso fouTT* that the.-.dia'' his usual good game, issuing no tcwer fendaffii.'ylolated an ordinance paSssea than Uve passes i.o lirsc on balls and til p^Wefil vice and ii.iimorality bllt | bitting one batler. Teltord louk ad- again^piie record dops not give anyKunlage of these gifls and drove out ai.'HclrtS'-act ctimmitted by, the dd-" | tin- hits that were necessary io score 'fendarit'in vinlation ot" the, ordlB'fince. i , nuugh runs to wiii ihe game. Auciiy, ."It is.essential that a suiiitnarj .oon-, a ho was on the mound for Telford, vi'.-tlQ'B; shall cnntain a finding'\ii<'it a ' i ;'s just tho oiiposite to Besson when ..'¦pec^'l,.act has liecn performed Py the ni.ii were on Ijases, and this fact 13 .lefendant: and that it shall describe I m.-ide evident by tlic nine local boys it or aflSn.? it in such a way as te in-j ... ho were left stranded on the bases, .iividuafe it and show that it fails I withlflEvtau unlawful class, of acts."'j I'or tHe reason that this was Rot don%
CK WAS ITHJEj-FORD.
M. A. A. Defeated by Score of 4 to 2.
bier Boys Failed to Sacrifice With Men on Bases—Visitors Make Two Lucky Honie Runs—The Details. - •¦¦ Tuo lucky home runs, delivered, by Ulj and Auchy in the fourth anil \lh Innings, were the principal uses of K. and JI. A. A.'s defeat at T' iford     Saturday      afternoon    jn     a
LOW FIRE
RATE LIST.
Zone Extended by Board of Under- 'writers.
Ambler Brigade Wins. The' Ambler brigade defeated the iiaraca . team last Saturday by the srore ..( 12 to 4. The Brigade start¬ ed sc.ring in the first inning, when Jloir'iv.- singled and Heath put dow-n a sal'H liunt. After a double steal, ¦Jlorrow scored on a sacrifice fly of G.irrilt's. .An infi.-"ld out, a hit by K-l'y after Hicbii' walked scored three more v.hen l-luehanan hit safely. In the third, inning the Brigade piled up
APPROPRIATION $500 SHORT.
Ambler   School   Board   Shy   That Amount From State.
.ire  Is  no  doubt  but  that he   would
In tfilS case the court decl4.ed th^ lhey-Gobid not sustain the .lUdgment aud .conviction aijd the prij.Seedini5S were' set aside.
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Partlf^$    and  Demonstration    at Lans- '¦C d^ile. ";..:
Only unfavorable weather conditions will stop Lansdala from haV4««r one of the best and largest firen»]«;s, par¬ ades and demonstrations oa Saturday, '.ictober 12, ever held in tJM^ti: tciwn. '.'n this occasion the FlrafhS4'», asso¬ ciation  of Jlontgomery cootlty w'lli  be
the guests  of  the  Fairmount boys,  of   'h"^  l«'Sf-       There    is  no  telling Lansdale,  and    from   th ¦    present  re-j would have happened  had  Oberholtze ports  of  Secretary  Foster,   oi  the'as-   t"eld his base, as three .if the best hit
All this territory located within the zone and within 300 feet of a flre h.\"diant will get the benefit of the lowest  suburban  rates,   which  go   Im-
Fior  judgment   at   opportune   times.   "'Vn,!"'^''"'',^']^?   ^"^'i'^' -i  -    ,^.^
liuth at the bat and on the bases, also , The official notice prescribes the played an Important part In the Am- "!"V.^'^''\^'^"^ ^^ follows. i't^tins' blei- boy.s' defeat. In. the sixth AVelgle | «' Church stTeet, fj-'ross the ra r*;?;' led off with a two-bagger, and had | '^",.1 ^11 S_outh_ Ambler, West^ Amjder, ho trext  Tjatter a'ttvamud  him  a  bas
Official   Notice   Gives   Ambler   Rate  to j six     move J  runs.
Section Covered by Local  Fire Com- | ^1^]^,^'%^^:^ '^^^   ih?"L.t?s. ".any    and   Local     Water Companies and  Flre  Hydrants. .,
' olii-ial iiotise w-as received in Ajii- bler Jlonday from the board of under- \M iters of the ''l'"ire Association of Philaueiphia, that Ihe Ambler rates for tire insurance hud been put Inlo force in the extended suburban terrl- lory .about the borough which is cov- cr'f'd by .the ertlcie'nt service, equip- tiicnt-and organization of. the Wlssa- hii kill] i-'ir? compan.v, of Anibler, and v.hii 1;   is   supplied   with   flre   hydrants
of the Ambler Spring Water company... .,„ .     , , ,       , .
and the Upp-r Dublin Water company,   inning.      1 his Saturday tpo  third  an.i
       deciding    game uf the* scries will    be
.Vorth    Ambler to    the  Houston  road, l.ast  On  same  to   the   road   along  Da-
Vve  scored   on   Wodock;; long  fly   to l^^2.. "T/^^fi.l^.J^"' ^'^T^  ^:^.
right. Welgle-v^houlil have gone to third on th'Is out, anyho\r, but he ran half way between the bases until the fiy w-as caught then had to hurry! back to the bag He had left. Another chahce to sc'.re \vas thrown away in tbe seventh. In this p.eriod f.)ber- hoitzer singled after two were out and then allowed  himself to  be caught off
what zer
sociation,  every company belcjiigtBg ti the association will be in line oif tha
day.
There     are     23
present    holding   membership organization,   and   thay   of   th' woufa conslitut.; a flne parad*;' addition   to   these   23   compa: will   be   20   more   companl*^' from almost  every  section or per end of the county.      It^a bv the committee in chargi fi'ilr  that more than  5000 in  line  with  the  beautiful date    flre   fighting   appara' Montgomery   county   assoct nuhlber given above of the many bands that v head ot the companies, by 'the   ?omraltlee   in end^of the  event that musical   Air^anlzatlons   ha- gaged. As a titling climax' a demonstration of one fighllhig  apparatnis  to "f  (jQurSe,   will  only feature."'     Then   will  ci—, tainlpg wt the visiting.fir ill  this the town  council iiu'n„.are  working  to rnyaj  koipd   time.     "Aft tainSta^Wirt   of   the'pro.ipan theniv^^foijjeral  gala tiro..'   ¦-. i by fli*=fP?^and visii'r'rffmi'i''o .
fii-i.
i^if that compahi%8  at
ters  were to follow.      All this goes in ; base ball, and were it not for just such piayg   as   we   saw   made   on   Saturda.v, the    great national    game  wou'd     noti drdw a_ corporal's guard. . i
The Ambler bo^B were the first to' acore. Davies started proceedings In the i^thlrd by going out on a fly to Cressman. Xeeman, \vho took C. | Robinson's place, tha latter being, offl on a- three-days' coon hunting trip' negr Allentpwn, was the next batter [ H'll .'and   received  a  free  pass  to  flrst. j
.[ i-'Srijian failed to advance his team- | niti^s, Auchy. getting him on strikes. ' (ic^rholtzer got his second hit, a sin-
i gt!e. Sending Neeman to second. Bes¬ son "¦ sent a high one to right field, AV'^lch Hartzell muffed. The error .wa»-'a costly one, as Xeeman scored an(J"/Oberholtzer went to third.      Tel-
I ford'S luck showed its self on Robin-
; son's drive. "South" hit one a jnile a mtoute to the right of the "pitcher's box, which Umpire- Kline got in front of* cutting off a sure two-base hit. Under the rules Oberholtzer was sent ba<;k to third and Robinson got credit fof a hit. Had the umfclre not stopped    this    it    would    undoubtedly
thcno to Chestnut Hill dnd Spring- house turnpike, south to John's lane, eastward to Susquehanna street road. t.iking in Rose Valley terrace, thehce i-"iith to Engardtown road, lo High- lond avenue, thence to the line b';- i.\cen AmMer Highlands and A.'G. Kiiemmerle's property, including all "f the Arpbler Highland operation and ! roperties, to Chestnut Hill and Springhouse turnpike, to Ambler road ond thence to Church sireet, the place 'if   beginning.        ' '    .       ¦ '
has his
Boy   Confessed   Robber.
Paul Bowman, aged IG, who been making his homo with grandparents, Jlr. and :iVIrs. Edwin Wagner, respected residents of Tel- I'lrd, is now in the counly jail, a confessed ¦ perpetrator of the series if robberies, which, for some lime, have niystlfied and terrorized, the people  of X'orth  Penn  Valley.
During the past year barely a week passed that there was not .¦^'ime robbery^' reported from one- scctio.n or another in the several towns in the upper valley of the northeast section of the counly.
The climax came when the mis¬ sionary boxes in Grace Lutheran church, Telford, were rifled for the secon'd lime and also the residence of . Milton S. Souders, foreman of the Lehigh Valley Transit company. Jlr. Souders placed the matter in the hands of the transit company's de¬ tectives, and they found that young Bowman was having a "great day,'' as the lad afterward put it, at Cen¬ tral park, between Ailentown and Bethlehem.      That    sufficed      for    his
sRl.'a
etlter-
13   over
i.. !iad son, vyei^re Closed a most promismgi _„h;';i-,,pnj.,^ i^nfesserf -to'"th^ «.riP<5 A baiid^ inning tpr-JVmbler, by baing robbed of ^^'"^^f^fj 1„ Tuakfertown So^dir? -ornersia hlt,'*ne*i  JI, Wismer got his dri-¦    '"^  iwDBeuts   m. yudKeriown, ,bouaer
Qampion ^ singled.   September   Meeting   Held—.An   Enroll¬ ment of 359 Sdholars  Reported—Re- Buchanan hit to second, but the throw]     P^'"^  ^"d     Alterations   Completed— honi--   was   too   late   to   get   Campion. I     Other  Business.
Wal^ker then hit safely, scoring Kelly. Tlie Septemb'r meeting of Ambler Jlorrow liit to left -scoring .Mitchell I .school board was held "last Thursday and L;urhanan. .Heath struck out, ..yening in the JIattison avenue but Garritt hit a long tw-o-bagger | building. President George Y. Styei" to   left,   scoring   Walker   and   Jlorrow.   in  the chair '
Campion up for the second time hit a .Siipervisorv Principal Fisher repori^- high Ily to Ball. In the fifth Brigade od and enrollment ot '3^7 pupils in the scored two more, making tbeir total 12.1 gi-iides and 52 in the higli school.
Baraca. was shut out till the seventh i The improvement committee repbrt- and eighlb, when Kelly let down a cd tbe alterations and repairs cojn- little .ind this were made by Sholz. pleted la the l-'orest avenue school to Fisher and Hrown, scoring two in each | tlie entire sulisfactioh  of all  concern-
, ed. There iias also been a number of nii"nor repairs made. All the books^ and   supplies   have   been.' received.
The   treasuier's.  report   ga've   a   lial- tiuceon   hand ¦ of   S3M32.74,
'It  'was found  that  th.-<  state  appro- priatiiSii to tlie schools fo'r 1912 is'^oOO le.KS   than   in   li'll,   ajid   the   secretary '>vas  iiiHtruclcd   to. conimunicajte .  \iritli „. ,. ,   „ ,.,  ,,   „ ,.     ,...     „   ,   ,,  .,   , , the   pn'per   department  and   ascertain
Ricliie.c        1   2 13   0   0 MouHt,2b    0   10   2   l|,i.,„   ,-„,„,,,,  f,,..  ,i,i„ R.Kelly.p     2   113   0 ball.3b        0   111   0 i "'.,,''•''.J','" ^1 , ,"l'-^- , ,   ,
Mitchcll.ss 10 11 0 Uou'ty,lf 0 U 1 0 (I i -H- Kicmnidter was r-leoted truant Buch'an.cf 12 10 1 E.li'ty.ss p 0 2 0 2 0|.<'tlicor of the schools, he to be l/aiil Walkcr.ff    1   1   1   (1   0 Kohr.cf      0   0   3   0_ 1   20 cenls iiei" iiour fo'r actual  tinie  giv-
played on lh- .Vniblei' A. A. grounds- at 3 p. m.     .Score: - , •
ERICADE BARACA  .
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Morrow,2b   3   2   1   2 "O .Sch'tz,s.^ p 2   a   3   2 1
Hcath.lb      1   1   «   0   0 I-isher,lbnO   2   9   0 1
Garret,3b     13   0   10 .Scii'der,rf  0   10   0 0
Campioii,lf   1110   0 Brosx,rt'     0   0   0   0 0
Kelly,rf Totals
0   0   0   0   U Bnj-W'n,lbc2' 2-10   0   0 12 13 27   7   1   Totals       4 12 27   7  4
Friends   Meet;   Then   Death.
Strangely ui'ietiiig agaiii after a per¬ iod of 15 years, during which 'neitiier had' seen or heard of the olher, Wil¬ liani Whistler and Robert Johnson, both of Worcester town.sliip, clasped hands in friendship, and 15 minutes later, while each w;is still rejoicing ovr the reunion and pursuing his Work,   AVhlstler  was
son liadly hurt, in the explosion w-hich resulted in the death of three men, at the quarry of R. K. Kibblehouse, near Centre Point.
The story of their meeting is truly spectacular. 15 years ago Johnson, was a driver of grain, taking the stuff to a large establishment near Skip- pack, wiiere there was a recp'ver named   William   Whistler.  .    The.   two
Iiei" en 'Id  the  work.
Some repairs to tlie closets iu <he bas"m.Mit were given int., the hand.^ of G. M. Deck and Co., for completion.
.\ communication was received from Ibe board of health asking that the schools be funilgated- before opening' them. Inasmuch,, h >wevoi'; that this' lett'i' '.vas not received until the day prcviiius to the npening, the reiiuest ciiulil,' not  be  complied     with.-      This
in,,    iiiir^iiinu^ '.V(M k   ' Willi  Uo '   doU bt'    Iw     done     SO'Jll,
km,^dan^%.^\.f::;:^!^^y duringjustnute  wee-k in  , ic-
The following cjiiimunication, ad¬ dressed to the state Iioard of education, is sell'-oxplaiiator\., and should, be of interest to all local scho d boards: DR.  N.  C.  SCHEAFl^ER,
President State Board of jSducation, Harrisliurg,  Pa.      . Dear Sir:— ....   .
in the latter part of May our school board    elected its    corps .of    teachers
were fast friends, but ftnally Whistler
left   his  employment   and   later   John- [ for  the school term commencing Sep-
son  also- left,  and  the  two   lost   track ^ tember 3rd,   1912.       About   the   latter
of each  other. ¦      ; part, of June onS of our teachers  was
'm     Thursday   afternoon,     Johnson, ! elected to   a   position   in   Cheltenham
drh'ing a cart, was j'ussing the engin house at the quarry, when he hajJ'pen- ed to glance into the engine room. The man there gave a start and then came out. He held forth his hand and said: "Don't you remember nie ?'.' Johnson confessed that he didn't. The ,>lhen tlien reminded him of the grain- hauling days, and in an instant the re¬ cognition was complete. The two chattered for a few moments, and as they  parted,  TVhistler,  now  ari  engin
?;',^''''SW;rS'''''T>"^P^^"-   ^eTt^ taken     rito   ^u^stodl.    an'd    he  ^^l,'• sorjj      Weikle closed a most pirprtiismg' .     .    >    .      ". .>""¦
eor, shouted to his ohl friend:   "I'Usae^ placed in the awkward position of. re
r
,,^ .yy^e  lo .1   loonidttii'* exjblos ibe-?ritone quarry on  the. Frick farm  in  Worcester   township,- d  sboxt distance   from. Belfry   slation,   on   the Stony  Creek railroad,        0
The  dead  are: Ralph Kibblehouse, 14 ' years old,    son
of (he owner of the quarry. William   Whistjer,     of   'Worcester,   38
years old, engineer, leaves wife and
child. Frank JIantell,  32 years old,  wife and
three children.
The injured admitted to the hospital are:
Albert   Fredbeck,   fractured   skull,   la¬ cerated about the body;  cannot live. George   Cooke,   compound   fracture   of
the arm;   condition  serious. Frank    JIaguire,  lacerated    head  and
sho'ulders;   condition  serious, R, K. Kibblehouse, head and arms cut; .    will recover, Tony   Gamboije,  arm  and  leg  broken,
head   lacerated;   condition  serious.
R, K. Kibblehouse, of Lower Gwy¬ nedd, had been operating the quarries for several months, having been em- Bloyed by the supervisor of Worces¬ ter township lo quarry stone to use on the roads in that township, II was customary to have three holes 16 feet deep and havo the explosion about the time the men quit work for the day, Kibblehouse was cleahing out the third hole w-hlle JIantello was placing the dynamite in the second hole. He had just inserted the 45th sticU of dynamite when a stone acci¬ dentally rolled into the hole, causing the explosion,
The bodies of Mantellu and young Kibblehouse were hurled 50 feel anif lodged against the side of the quarry. They  were  badly  mangled.
WhiStter was struck In the head with a piece of rock and his skull was crushed, *
Coroner  Xeville  made an  Investiga- • tion, and decided'that it was not neces¬ sary to hold an Inquest.
Albert Friedbeck died in the Xor- rlste-w-n hospital on Saturday morning as a result of the injuries he sustain^ ed Thursday.
dt-clase.Kover •thfr'd-'.HMid
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 -d.  "Asl rO' i l3tl!J|^B^-Hef(JS»last. came
the \it;iUUi; liit;merf'aiir^e they wilfj ovor in Llieir hSlf of the eighth. Bes be, greeted by the appropriate decora-j son was -flrst out In this round when 'tions that the business and citizens [ he fouled to Kern. Robinson walked, alike expect to display. i JI. Wismer again robbed Weigle of a   I hjt by making a good stop and throw¬ back of third. The out advance.l Robinson to second, from whence he scored when JI. Wismer threw- Shinn'.s grounder over Little^s head.
Telford's flrst hit "off Besson, which' cairre in the fourth Inning, was good for four bases. In starting this inn¬ ing Besson hit Kerns and he went to rtrst. Little then got. the flrst ball pitched on the end of his bat and drove
.„  T..t*i ' Wn,   ¦ Sellersville,     Perkasie,   "J'elford
i^Kil.  -    ".; ^tijS Hatfii'fe-fletailinfe.-e&'ch. '*    "***•'•     'To     llic     siirpi-iKf     of   'It-
Big  Fire  Near  Lansdale.
Several score of pigeons were cre- nia'ted in a fire of which Friday af¬ ternoon destroyed the- large barn of R. R. Koch, of near Lansdale. The b'aze was of the most destructive or¬ der and did over $2000 worth of dam¬ age  before  it  w-as  extinguished.
The origin of the flre is a mystery. While returning from the fields, a farmhand saw smoke issuing from it over the fence for a home run the liarn and he immediately Issued ] scoring Kern also. This was the sec- an alarm, securing assistance from|;ond time during the game that Tel- nelgbboi's and fellow-laborers. They | ford's luck was w-orklng. The fence did all in their power to prevent the in question Is of wire and the hit blaze from spreading but with no .^ Ilittle made over it should have bi'en success. jgood for only two,'bases, but as Shinn
The conflagration soon reached j got all tangled up in it the batter proportions making the destruction easily made the circuit,- The Telford of the building a certainty. Realiz- ! 'Joys got th.etr third run in the sixth ing this, farmers then sol to work I after two hands wi^re out. Besson rescuing the horses and other live ; lost control and passed both Hart-, stock. They managed by wonderful' zell and Auchy. E. Wismer then hit and horolc labor to get all the equines ' for two bases, scoring Hartzell, Jlore and cattle to a place of safety, but \ luck .came through for Telford In about  forty pigeons  w-ere consumed         "     "
o't!tclal»,
.younj.; h'owiiiou l;ini-d o\<;' -.: set of keys which would have admitted him to the Telford postofflce," and which, he Intimated, he had planned to use in a few days. The keys had ^beei> stolen recently from th > iiuir of Josiah Landis.
Better Bucks County Fair. At Menlo park, Perkasie, Pennsyl¬ vania, September 18, 19, 20 and 21st, 1912, will be held the third annual ex¬ hibition of the Bucks County Agricul¬ tural society. Liberal cash prizes, rib¬ bons, and premiums are offered for the best exhibits in all departments. Leo Earl, the great high-wire aerial artist. White and Lamart, the cyclonic' com¬ edy acrobats, Bottomley's wild west ,        ,   ,. - horse show and scores of other splen-
_   . _ their  half of the   eighth  and  another i did    attractions    and midway amuse-
.\fter  rescuing  the   live    stock    the j run   -was   scored.       Auchy,   who   was; menta have been securecTT   Don't miss
Wanger for Roosevelt.   .
Former Congressman Irving P. Wanger was one of the men who signed tlie recently issued letter en- anatlng ffom the Union League, Philadelphia, and favoring the election of the nominees of the Xational Pro- j dacy for the gressive party—Roosevelt and John¬ son.
you    later, lo have a    good  talk with
A    quarter    of an  hour    later
Whistler'was dead.' ^'
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township. Pa., and in July another one was similarly elected to a position at Enon Valley, Pa. The usual time for school li'iards lo select their teachers is early In June, after w-hlch time all successful and experienced teachers  have   usually   been   placed. ¦
In the above instances w-e recognize that it was.not necessary, for us to release these teachers who had sign¬ ed their contracts ne\ ertlieless, in one  of tho cases  mentioned,   w-.e  were
taining a dissatisfied teacher, or of .electing a primary  t'-acher of little or
no experience. We accepted the latter •'alternative    with  the    result    tliar our
stohopl will probably sUflCer Uuring the
mntlr*! .^(wni.  ang -tb"   i-Ji«ir.fB jito-, -bi
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Wililn
Will MptvVjj
imws^^-'i-jSfM-'.^^^Kti
I  see   In ;the'riewspapJ^T thai rumored  that   thQ     proposed   caiulidau-i      "VN'iiiio    .S... ti'.ii   lio. .       , ¦ iin:-i
for congress oh the-.Washington party | schooF code penaliees teachers elected ticket, contemplates reiiuesting me lo 1 to position's who" refuse to fulfil their withdraw in his favor. Were it' not signed contracts, nothing is mentioned that his friends are persistently about sohool boards who commit the spreading this rumor for the purpose greater offence, of offering teachers of.,  embarrassing      my    candidacy,    I; the   inducements   to   break   their  con-
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farmers were forced lo witness the ' the first batter up, hit one to left con complete destruction of the barn, po- | ter. The ball struck a post in the werloss lo prevent the same. The: fence and- bounded off Into the tall loss is estimated at more than $2000 j grass, and before either Davles or partially covered by Insurance. j Shinn could flnd it Auchy scored.
 " j    Telford  has put in a claim for the
Commissioner  Scramble. I two    games    that  Berkasie    failed   to
The   court   has   fixed   Friday   morn-i Pja^^ at  Telford  '    If allowed,  K. and
ing as the time for flllng petitions of! ^^- ^\ ^- 'i"^  Telford  will  be  tie  for
applicants for the position of minority   second    place.      In      that    case     the
representative on the board of county commissioners to ' fill the vacancy caused by the death of Jlontgomery Christman. At that time, also, will be heard the petitions and the appli¬ cants personally.
..\niong    the new    nam"s that    have been lirought forward, and nqt as yet
referred to publicly are Dr. S. C. Seiple, „„„..„,
of Centre Square;   former Couricilman j HrR-son.'lb l   l ]o  n  o Ku'rn'c Jesse    I'ronfleld,    of   Xorristown,    one   'Weikel,2b    0   0   12   1 Little.lb of    lb'-  old     Democratic  war    horses; l Shinn,cf      0   0   0   0   0 Cres'n,2b
president of the league may order a d>^ciding game played betw-een the two teams. Follo-svlng is the score of .Sat¬ urday's contest:
K. & M. A. A. TELFORD
rhoae rhoae
Firman.Sb   0   13   2   1 E.'W'n.cf    0   110   0
Ob'holt,c Besson,p
0   3   4   0   0 M.W'r.ss 0   0   14   1 Gei8'r,If
0 0 15 1 0 0 3 0 0 118 0 0 118 10 0   2   4   11
Duffield   Family   Meets. The   second   annual   reunion   of   the' Duffleld   Family   association   was   held I at the home of the president,  R, Ed¬ win Duffield, at Blue Bell, on Monday, I Sepfeiiiber  2.      Despite  the   thi-^aten- i ing weather about 'JO guests were pres- 1 ent.       A   business   meeting   was   held at 2.30, at    whicii it was    decided    to meet the following year on Labor day at Willow GrjDve park.
Charles Duffleld, of Colmar, gave an
¦exceedingly    Interesting  talk  on     the
m '<irigln pf the family in England about
•   .1066.    ' He   also   presented   an   accur-
curate   and   complete   history   of   the
I family  from  1678  to  the  present  day.
Dr.    J. J.    Kane,  of Norristown,    and Michael F.  Jloore,  of Conshohocken.
Lansdale Cars Stalled,
To Wed Thursday.
Announcement is made that the marriage of Frederick Leroy Moser . and Miss Trlnna Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Jlrs. Christian Freyer, of Spring City, will be solemnized in the First Reformed church, Royersford, this Thursday afternoon at 5.30 o'clock, Mr. Jloser is the associate editor of the Coliegeville Independent, while the   bride  is  a  former sch  -i_teacher.
Horse and  Wagon  Stolen,
Norristown police have been notifled that a horse and wa.gon was stolen from the livery stable of Samuel Bolton, at Coliegeville. The outfit was seen at Fairview and was then headed to¬ wards Norristown. The horse is a bay, with four white feet and a bob tall. The vehicle is a no-top run¬ about.
liecause of an accident on 'Lehigh Valley Transit company's lines Saturday night trafflc on the Lansdale trolley line was held up for several hoifrs. The storm of Saturday night blew down, a high tension wire near Centre Valley, thus leaving the Lansdale line's cars without power. As a result, oars were stalled along the line. The car leaving Lansdale a I 9 o'clock was delayed along the line and the passengers were obliged to put up -(Vith the Inconvenience un¬ til Sunday morning. They reached X'orristown shortly after 4 o'clock. The last car on the line left here about 9 o'clock Saturday night and the passengers aboard this car were also delayed.' It did not arrive In Lansdale until daylight. Trafflc on the Lehigh Valley company's lines was also  delayed  throughout  the  night.
¦Wodock.ss   0   2   10   0 Butt'k,3b    0   0   13   9
Daviea,lf     0,0   2   0   0 Hart'll,r£    10   3   0   1
1 Nce'an.rf     10   2   0   0 Auchy,p     110   0   0
i Totals 2 6 24 8 3 Totals . 4 0 27 10 3 ...00100001 0—2 ...00020101   x-4
.,    ;k. &M. A. A. luc>   Telforfl	
Victims   Burled.
I bl Jlonday the funeral of the late Ralph Kibblehouse, Jr., who lost his life in the premature blast explosion Thursday near ilelfry, was held from his  late  home  above   Springhouse.
Througii the courtesy of R. K. Kib- blcboii.oi., Sr., Albert Freybock, one oi lb,' ¦''iir victims of .the explosion, was gh f I burial. The i-^eceased died at Charity hospital with ut any rolative or' near  friend   by  his  sid:. ,,
Montgomery   Progressives,
Washington party Progressives of Jlontgomery county organized and formed an executive committee, witli officers as follows: Chairman, AViliiam P. Young, of Pottstown; treasui-"r, Lewis N. McCarter, of Norristown; secretary, JIaxweil Strawbridge, of .Xorristown.
Having given careful consideration to the qualifications of candidates for congress and the legislature, the Washingtrtri people voted indorsement of men to go on the party ticket. Tliis action was taken by the executiv.i committee only after coiisulation by the pre-empters of the party nainc -with representative Progressives -of the coiinl.v' and approval of the selec- ti'ins lr\- the party's state e\.ecutlve conimittee.
Tlie men IndT".(T for nomlnatiom on the Washingto'i, *icket are: For con- Kress, Thome; ir. Ober, Jr. of Noble. For the leg-.'-lature, f!r.,t .listriet, Charles A. Amio^.r. of Ab.ngtoii, th'i Republican nc. 'le; ,secon>' district, John H. Rex, oi Xorristown, a form¬ er assemblyman; third distiict, Wilson Henr,\ Bergey, of Lansdale. vlio '.las the k'>ystone and Democratic nomi¬ nations; fourth district, Snmu.d l''<iust. .ot Fr.e4erick township.
the fair!      Seind for catalog to I.  Y. Barlnger,   secretar.v,   Perkasie,   Pa.
Court  to   Fill   Vacancy.
The vacancy in the board of coun¬ ty commissioners, caused by the death of Jlr. Christman, will, u.nder the law, be fliled by the Judges of tho court of this county, the appointnient to be for the unexpired term of the de¬ ceased. Under the provisions of the law, the appointee must be of the same political faith as the deceased and must have voted for the offlclal wbOjpe ottice is to lie filled. The names of Harvey Christman, of Lim¬ erick, Democratic county chairman, and that of John J. JlcCormiek,- burgess of Bridgeport, have been mentioned  for  the  offlce.
Washington  Party  Busy,
The    executive    committee    of Washington    party,    in    this    county, has   secured   headquarters   at   16  East Jifiin   street,   Xorristown.
The members of the committee are announced  as  follows:
First district—Thomas K.- Ober, Jr., of Xoble; Penrose Itobinson, of Hat¬ lioro; B. Flower, of Cheltenham; George I. Jlerill, of Cynwyd.
Second district—JIaxweil Straw- bridge; Lewis N. JlcCarter; John Rex; Caleb W. Wilson, all of Norris¬ town.
Third district—Charles H. Miller, of Lansdale; WUliam S. Hemsing, of Souderton;     Henry      S.    Krieble,     of
would  not  dignify   it  by  making  any comment   on  the   same.
The proposition .has not Been men¬ tioned or made to mo by anyone, and lo set at rest any idea that I would entertain such a proposition, I wish to state that I announced my candl- Republican nomination for congress in December of last year, had the work of a hard four months' campaign, and at the prim¬ ary election Held on April 13th last, I was nominated by a majority of 6507.
Having been thus nominated at the primary election at which nearly 15,- 000 Republicans of the district - par¬ ticipated, it is preposterous for any one to intimate that I would hand over my nomination which has been fairly, honestly and legally procured, to a proposed candidate of another party bitterly opposed to the success of the Republican party. I am In the contest lo win and expect lo be elecied. uSCAR  O.   BEAN.
Doylestown,   Pa.,   .^ep.   10,   1912.
The   Misses   Elcock's  School.
Bethany Commandery Has Big    Night.
Dn last Friday evening, Bethany commandery, X'o. 39, Ancient and Hlustrious iirder of Knights 'if JIalta, of Ambler, held a public installation of
offlcers  and   ladles'   night,   in   the  ball       „,.     .„ .,     ,       .. ,,,       ., j    , ,
j-oom    of    the    Ambler    opera    house. ... ^^e residents 'it C,len.side. and vicin Xearlv 100 persons wero present. "^   "p   ""'V'' . '"l''[<-'^t''>i   '"   t'"-'   new
The assemblage was called m order [^'i^o"! wliah is being opened n„ the by the chairman, Harry JI. Cx. Foi-if."'?..,l^^,.'^e Jlisses^ Elcoclv, ai their low-Ing the Invocation, by the Rev. Geo.
tracts or be dissatisfied with their positions' if not released.
We therefore certainly think that tb^ above mentioned section should be amended or revised, or a new sec¬ tion incorporated In the School '"oda which would i>rotect school boards from having their teaching force raid¬ ed by other school boards after the first week in June, by which lime teachers generally are elecied to po¬ sitions.
Copies of this letter have been sent to County Superintendent Landis, and to the secretary of the school boards of Cheltenham township and Enon Valley,
This matter has been brought to your attention by direction of the Amblei- school board.
Tho matter of purcliasin,g typi-urlt- ers w-as taken up and the supply com¬ mitted was instructed to secure prices and submit same at the 'Tictober meeting.        . ,
Bills for boolcs and repairs was pass¬ ed  amounting  to  about. $1.S00.
$10 .was given > to the principal for incidental   supplies.
The visiting committee for the month  fs  Jlr.",Ma.-i.s.
J. Crist, the retiring commander, I.. H VoUentine, delivered an address of welcome, after which tho installation of officers for the ensuing t, iiii took place, the grand commander of Pcnn- sj;'vania, -Alfred B. Keisennan, offi¬ ciating.
The installing offlcers w-ere the Grand Commandeu, Grand Captain-General , [John tl. Hoffman, Grand Generalissimo "^"•^ L. D. Woodington, Grand Prelate Wm. Gretzsinger. .-Vddresses were made liy the Grand Commander, Grand Re¬ corder, John H. Hoffman and others.
Several  entertainment features were
beautiful Did horn" on AVaverly Heights. Jiiss Elcocv is u graduate of Bryn JIawr I'nllege and slie and. her sister liave had eonsideralile ex¬ perience in work of this kind. The grounds are well lilted f'lr the naturo classes an,i otht-r outside s'lorts. They are also having dancing classes in the afternoon to wliicji children not IJe- longing to the school are admitted. A school of tho kind has been greatly needed in the neighborhood.
H.   R.   Ringe   Engaged   to   Wed.
Announcemont ot the i-iiyiii;<.'ment of their daught,;r, Jliss JlarKuc'rite Love- rendered by out-cif-town talent, and ! land Siiiiih, to Henrv R. ltint;c, a law- at the conclusion of the program re- yer of I^hiiidolphia, "has been made by freshments were served. Jlr. and Mrs. .Vlfred Calvert Smith, of
' During    the evenins-    the new    past   Mexico Citj-,
commander,    L.    H.    VoUentine,    was!     Mr. Ringe, whi is a'graduate of Yale called   forward   and   presented   w-lth   a   and tho Unlver.''tiy of PenHS.\ Ivania, is
beautiful  past commander's jewel,  the gift  of  the  commandery. '
The offlcers installed were: Com¬ mander, Jos. H. Winnc'-; general¬ issimo, Harry JI. Cox; en pia in gener¬ al,   Harvey   JI.   Stout;   senior   warden.
rth  Wales,  and H.  G. Anderson,  of | George    A.   Renner;     junior     warden,
T^ioyersford
Fourtii. district—AViliiam P. Young, of Pottstown; Adolpf Printz, of Potts- tflw-n; AVm. U. Wan?'" o' .Vo- Han- oVL^r,  and  Samuel P't .o't, of Ob'Misk.
Man Killed on York Road.
The Hrst fauil a ¦,. -iit wlii^Jh has occi; — ^d in the biiii.iing < :' the Ygrk road  !'   uu Sfcet road to Jiockiii.qham,
Robert" Hamilton; sentinel. William Lewis; warder, Charles Camburn; guards. Garllold C: rey and Jesse Beideman, .ilaudard bearer. George Of:;   sword bearer,  Williani   Ib'own.   '
Captured  at  Gwynedd   Valley. Eight men  wh ,  were tal<on  in  hand near   Gwynedd   A'allev   Jlouday   night, by  Special    Olflcers  ITorani  and  Mur-
occu'.-ed" about 9 o'clock on Thursday   phy,   charged   '(vlth   Illegal   car-riding, niorning. ' ' Iwere   recentl.v  arraigned   before  Mag-
A   blast   was   being  set   off on  tho:   rstrnt,^ K. Jl. Harr.v, of .N'orvlatonyh, and, nortion   of  the   toad  know.n  as  Carr's'|,wjth    ^^c. exoepllon given    nine  days mill,    above. Hartsville.    ..'hen a large plp.--.of flying rock  stru  !"  riii- of tbe Tt.llan    workmen., kri'' f'.orb'n.     ¦ T'-'    ...111 io,,vish I-   o ;- .,f    Hrro. ,i.,oii;l,   ,
each, .'iliowancc of a day being made for the fact that thex- spent  i:-t nlgtit i.lhe custody'of the officer.^.
-—Horace Geyer, of Kiilii.'illo. lost a purse contn!;'!ng more than S2.00 and w-as not 'fvwai '' -f his loss until the finder ..returned   th-^   o "  '.
the SOB of Jlr. and Jlrs. J. 11. Itlnge, of Philadeinhia ariil Threo Tuns, Pa. The date for the .wedding has not yet been selected. it is expect.od that af¬ ter the ceremony the couple wll' mako their home in- Jloxico City.
Thieves at Telford. In "th'^ absence of the family ot Jlilton F. Souder, of Telford, some sneak thief eiiterod the house by breaktnft otieii a cellar window, ran¬ sacking tho w-hole buUding, brcakinfi' open Jlr. .Snuder's doak and about $3.."id and II ..'iod t.ilver watch '^vas taken. A few ¦ owr, wej<.' §oen by ne' -V.bcr.s loitering around, the house of irr.v Renninger.. ill their absome the .aanio day, the next door nei'glibor.s to Jlr. .Soudei'-r Suspicion f-sts on •¦•-•rfflin Tiirties.
¦—Jiiha nai>fls. .' . i'otideri.'U, v.afc: taken Ui the •Doylc.'= . ¦ i''tl on .'^i.-.i- dny. having been cmio o'd fo) ' •" ¦> steali»g bv Justice W. S. Berg", it.' Line Lexington, .to -.iwalt tiriai ah court., •
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