The Ambler Gazette 19170405

              The Ambler Gazette.
VOL. XXXV.-NO.   13
AMBLER.   PA..   APIllL   5,   1917
SI. 75   A   YEAR
COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Bappeninsfs of Local Interest to Our Readers.
Missionary to China Speaks at Cold Point—In the Churches—Events at Harmonville, Hickorytown and Nar¬ cissa—Miscellaneous  and   Personals.
Mi^s Sylvia Johnson, of Harmonville, spent Sunday at Oalv l^ane.
Mrs. Rebecca Hampton spent a few days visiting friends at Ulney.
Mr, and Mrs. David Smith spent Sunday in New Jersey visiting friends,
William VVhite, of f'lyniouili Meet¬ ing, has rec6vered at ler iiein.g lil with pneumonia.   "^
Charles lirice and lamily came out Saturday to their country jilaqe at Tyrol  .station.
Mrs. Sal ah Hippie, of Germantown, attended the Cold Point Baptist ohurcn. on Palm Sunday.
The Misses l-'ieiitz, of Philadelphia, "spent Sunday visiting their sister, Mrs. Percy  Rex, of  Narcissa.
Walter .Siale.\-, of Philadelphia, has been spentdii.g a ft^W' days witli Miss Liliie Kerper at Cold  Point. ^
*Miss Ghuly.s Williams, of Wellesley college, .Mass., iS home at Pymouth Meeting for tlie spring vacation.
Daniel Pearsoir, of Norristown, .sjient Sunday afternoon witn Mr, and Mrs, Samuel Rodebaugh  in   Harmonville,
Mr. 'Snd Mrs, Warren Atkins, of Cold Point, spent .Sunday with H, W. Atkins and  family,  Conshohocken.
Passion Siervices are being held in Plymouth Unit'.d Evang, church Wed¬ nesday ervening following  the services.
Mrs, Ella Freas and Miss Gract' Coulston, of Norristown. attended ser¬ vices at fhe Cold Point Bajitisl churcli on Sunday.
A marriage license has been granted Grover C. Hiltner, Plymoutli Meeting, and Ethel M. Dane, of 307 Heecii street,   Norristown.
Linneus Prince and wife, ot West Philadelphia, were Salnrda.v guests ot Rev. and Mrs, It. W Musselman at Plymouth Meeting,
On Wednesday evening of last week iHr. and Mrs. A. L. Johnson, of Har¬ monville, entertained E. Johnson Bon^ ter,  of Spring Mill.
^i^aster services next Sunday morning W the Cold'Point Haptist churcli. In" the evening tl^ ordinance of baptism will be administered.
Miss Mildred Constable, of German- town, and Rev. Charles Arner, of Princeton,' were recent guests of Rev. and Mrs. R. W. Musselman.
Miss Katharine RoOeiiaugh and Miss Mary Ma.>:well, of upper Plyrnouth, wi.e Sunday guests of'.iMr. and Mrs. J. M. Berkhimer in Harriteiiville.
Miss Edna Berkhimer Slid Mr. and Mrs, Bert Mellors, of West Philadel¬ phia, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Berk¬ himer in Hickorytown last week.
Walter I.arsgn has been contiii^d to iiis honjie in .\(TO"'Stown because of In-
njag-nesia plant, Plymouth Mee' 1 Last  Thursday     the   home     depart ment of Cold Point church met at the home   of   Miss   Jennie   Carr  and   Mrs. Carrie D. Coulston,  Plymouth  Meeting.
Mr. and .Mrs, G( iii'.ge Kerper, of Cold Point, went to Norristown Saturday night, whei-e they will malie their homa with their daughter, Mrs, A. D. Bar¬ tholomew.
A sign, ' 'Plymuoth Meeting," nas been placed on the former Narcissa station along the Trenton Cut-off. The name of the station was officially changted  l-'eb. 1,
The   Steadfast   band,     of   the     Cold Point   Baptist   church,   will   hold   their monthly  meeting at  the home of M.s. ; Oscar   Voun.g,   Plymouth   Meeting,   on Thursday "veiling.
Harry Johnson, painter, has sold his property   on    the   l^onshohocken    pike, i Harmonville,   to  a  Polish  family  from Connaughttown.    .i;i.'iOO  Is said to have been  the  price.
The Ladies' Bible class, of Pl.vmouth United Evang, church met Tuesday •evening at the home of Eugene Liglit¬ kep. Tlie Men's Hible class will meet Friday evening in the chui'ch base¬ ment.
The home department groups, o»ie and two, of Cold Point Bajiti.st Sun¬ day school, will hold their quarterly meeting- at tbe home of Mrs. Alice Hoskins, Flourtown road, on Thursday afternoon.
The jiarsonage committee of the Ply¬ mouth United Evang. church has re¬ ceived and paid over $3*0 and intenest on the property since the last an¬ nouncement, leaving but $1800 on the splendid parsonage jiroperty.
Dr. G. W. Tuppor, of Cold Point Bap¬ tist church, will till the pulpit of the Bi-ldgjeport Buptist church on Thursday evening. Rev, J. P. Liafferty is pastor of the church and he is holding evan¬ gelistic meetings,
Charles Nelson will move from the Ivysinger hall property. Cold Point, to the Hai-ry Williams, property, German- town pike, Plymouth Meeting. Harvey Rex, of Hickorytown, has rented the other side of the Williams property,
Mr. and Mrs. George Bingaman, of Bridgeport; Mrs. Charles E. Weeks, of Hickorytown, and Mr. .and Mrs, Wil¬ liam Wethey, of Flourtown, were en- 1;ertained Sunday by Mr, and Mrs, Ell¬ wood Hoskins near Cold Point,
Palm Sunday was appropriately cele¬ brated In Plymouth United Evang, church last Sunday, and in the morn¬ ing the attendance was especially large. In the evning Rev.. Charles Ar¬ ner, of Princeton Theological semin¬ ary, preached an inspiring sermon.
There is a sentimient among tlie olficlal members of the Plymouth Cnited Evang, church which may re¬ sult In the following improvements to the property this sea,son : Installation of a steam heating jilant, recarpeting, refrescolng and pointing.
On Thursdav eveninp- Mr, and Mrs. W. Allen Kirk, of Jlourtown road, near Cold Point, observed the 32d anni¬ versary of their wedding. Guests were preserrt and most pleasantly remem¬ bered the occasion with gifts, which were gratefully received. Refresh¬ ments were servied.
The Misses Fennell. of Hickorytown, entertained at dinner Wednesday in honor of Miss Ada N. Keller, of New •York city, who will be married in the '..ear future, to Joseph T, Wismer, also of New Vork. Covers were laid for 24 guests, who were from New York. .Reading, Lansdale and Nonistown. The decorations were jiink and green.
Dr. and Mrs. Walter Hiltner, mis¬ sionaries froin China, Enoch Marple and family were visiting, at Ply¬ mouth MeeUng over Sunday, aud Mrs. Hlltner gave a talk to the young peojile in the evening at the Cold Point Baptist church on the women nf China. The address wa.s greatly .appreciated.
PLEDGES FAITH TO PRESIDENL
Ambler Council Wires Expression to WashingtoJi, D. C.
Unusual  Action  Taken  by   Local   Law¬ makers   at   Monthly   Meeting—Regu¬ lar    Business — Street    Work — Two Officers—Bills Paid. At the .\m)ilier borough i-ouncil meet¬ ing  .Monday evening the following was passed    and    forwarded   to    President Wilson,   Washington,   D.  C. :
lie   it   resolvvd   by   the   burgess  and ]i]\e town council of the borough of Am- ' blei,   county   of   .Montgomery,   slate   of I Pennsylvania, that it e.\.lends its greet- ; ing   to   Woodrow   Wilson,   iiresident   of ' the  I'nited  States,    jded.ges  its    aid  to I the g(n-ernn\ent and volunteers its sup- j poi-i  iu   the  defense of tlie  llag  in   the I Iiresent  national crisis, I     In  addition,   the  following  was  also ; forwarded     to  Senatois    Penro.se   and ' Knox   and   Congressin.an   H.   W.   Wat¬ son :     "He  it   resolved   by   the   bur.gess and the town council of the taorou.gh ot Ambler,     county   of   Mont.gomery     and sialic of Penns.Nlvania, that the United States senator from the state and  the representalive    in    congress    from    the Eighth   Congressional     district   lie   re- ((uested to sujiport the president of the t'nited   St.ates   in     all   matters   in   the jn-esent  national  crisis,"     Both  resolu¬ tions  were adopted by a rising vote.
Council   convened   with   all   members jii-esent and   with Chainnan Acuff  pre¬ siding.     Tl-kc   minutes   of   the     regular j maetiiig were lead and approved.
Mr. AculT stated that the solicitor has pres"nted the contract with the Ambler Electric Light, Heat & Motor comjiany lor the street lighting, the jirice being 10 cents per kilowatt and ihv term live years. The jiroper offi¬ cials were Hulhori/.etl to execute tha contract, which when sl.gned by the electric light comjiany will be forward- • d to Harrisburg tor the appro\-al of ilue public  service commission.
Mr. Hayden, of the highway com¬ mittee, reported that tlie winter has been the most severe in recent years on roads, and that ii has been neces¬ sary to make repairs to Rosemary avenue, and .North Spring Garden street also needs atlenlion. Cars of three-cjuarter and of one-inch stone iflive been ordered, and the street com¬ missioner is spreading the stone whert' rejiairs are demanded. In addition gutters are being cleaned. The ame- site has stood up well, despite the fact that it was laid over the old street beds. The macadam in some cases has given way through w-inter's wear because of insufficient foundation and lack of.underdrainage. Mrs. J. W. Craft has agreed to donate ground at North Spring Garden street and Mt. Plea.sant avenue to round off th^ sharjj corner. Mr. H.ayden a^ed couftcil to fiecide if it desires^a«ji,or cCTJ|hed iiliO llill iiiiiiiii lllllllllll Trfrii""^Thr ashes on Trinity avenue are sett-ling, and no macadam work should Ue plac¬ ed thereon until they have thorough¬ ly packed,
.Mr, Irvin, of the law and order com¬ mittee,   rejiorted    ,a   condition     in   the Lightkeji   fainily,   and   the   removal   r)l '. the members to the county home.    The . Keystone    police   bells   in   several   in- } stances have   been   found in   poor  order i and  repair, and  the secretary  was  in¬ structed   to   notify   tho  company   to   at ' once repair the system, i
Mr,   Hayden,   of   the   lire   committee, reporied a representative of the Amer- ' iiaii   La France i-omjiany   has  been   in i Ambler,   and     the   ditliculty   with     the coujiling   lo   the   new   engine   has   been rectitied.     At   .Mr.   Hayden's  suggestion . council   (u-dered   the     jiuichase   of   six ' Jon"s jilu.g nippies.
.Mr. Hiddle, of the permit committee, rejiorted six building permits having been issued.
Mr. Irvin, of tl»e special committee, reported on the fountain proposition, as suggested hy W. W, Doughton, whose idea is that it should be of size and located in a central part of the borough. A site in the rear of the station  was suggested.
Dr. Godfrey stated that he had iwme <;orrespondence with Mr. Doughton on the subject. The Ambler Spring Water company will certainly charge the borough lor the water consumed, and the burden of maintenance will be on the borough. Mr. Jenkins had also been interviewed by Mr, Doughton, and the former agrees that there seems no suitable location for the fountain.
On motion the proposed gift was de¬ clined with thanks to Mr. lioughton and with regret that the borough is at present unable to aocept same.
The following bids for garbage col¬ lection were read from the board of health : Morris Queenan, $4'00 per year; William Boehret, -$350; George Boice, $325; D, F, Marple, $G00. Coun¬ cil then awarded the contract to Mr, lloice   at   his   bid.
.\ letter was read from lift" liell' Telephone companv with regard to its proposed work advising council that it will plant 35 new and remove 12 old poles.
The 1-eliigli Valley Transit company stated it will improve the condition of its South Main street switch. Council, iu reply, authorized the secretary to notify the company to at once rejilace- with vitrilied brick South Main street at its switch the full wi'th of the street.
The Ambler Electric Light company notified council that jjending the final approval, by the publio service com¬ mission, of the light contract the rate for borough lighting will be 12 cents per kilowatt. The light committee was instructed to review the lighting sys¬ tem and arrangement of lamps to re¬ port at the next meeting.
President Lauer, of tlie board of health, requested council to co-operate in a general clean-up day and in the securing of an incinerating" plant.
Dr. Godfrey and Mr. Hayden spoke on the necessity of maintaining clean conditions, and in the prompt removal of all rubbish from the borough.
Burge.ss Posey stated he has receiv¬ ed the names of several prosjiective ofllcers and was advised he has full authorit.v to proceed in tlie matter.
The following bills were ordered paid : T,ehigh Vallev Transit Co., $l4;l.ri9; "Ambler G.azette." $29; I, K. B, Hansell. $28,68; Keystone Telephone Co., .1:21.96; W, C, Bri.ster, $75; J, C. Craft, $22,50; Wis,sahIckon Fire Co,, $35.71;      E.   H.   Johnson,   ,lr.,     $55.25
WEDUED.
WIllTIi—.MULFORD.
A wedding of great importance in suburban social circles was that ol .Miss Dorothy .Mulford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Joseph Mulford, of Wvncote, and the Rev. Edgar Eu¬ gene White, which took place Saturday at 6.30 o'clock in the Second Baptist church, Germantown, which was de<'or- ated witli banks of ferns and jialms, intersjiersed with lOaster lilies anl sjiring  tlowers.
The R"V. Dr, Charles H. Dodd, Jias¬ tor of the cluirch, olliciated, a-ssisted bv the Rev, Dr, A. J. Rowland. The bride was given in marriage by her father.
Th" wedding was followed by a re- cejilion al the Wyncote home of Mr. and -Mrs. Sjiencer K. Mulford. Fol¬ lowing Ilieir return from their weddin.L; ti-iji, .Mr. and Mrs. White will go lo .Moorestown, .\. J., to make their homo.
Chauffeur Seriously Accused.
Deiiiiis Mood.\-, a young negro, em- jiio.'.ed about North Wales as a chanl- leur, was taken to the .Norristown jail by Chief of Police John A. Entrekiii, of .Vorth Wales, on a commitment without bail by .Magistrate William Kirkjiatrick, to answer at the ne.-\l term of criminal court serious charges jireferred by Clia.lcs lleiison, on behalf of his  1 l-year-iild daughler.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. l-'or l-'everishiicss. Bad Stomach, Teethin.g l.'isordcrs, move and regulate the IJowels and are a jjleasant remedy tor Worms. I'sed by Mothers for .!0 years. They never tail. At all drug¬ gists, 25c, Samiile FREE. Address, .Mother Gray Co.,  l.c Koy,  ,\'. Y. 5aj)r4t
SCHOOL BOARDS LEVY TAXES.
Some Rates Increased. Otlier Boards Wait
OBITUARY.
HORSHAM AND UPPER DUBLIN.
Miscellaneous  Items of Interest to Many Readers.
Whitemarsli Raiises Rate One-Half Mill and Postpones Building—Upper Dublin Rate Is 8 Mills—Other Town¬ ships.
WHITE.MARSIT, 'riie Whitemarsh school board met .Moiiiiay afternoon at Barren Hill \\. . all memliers jiresent and with Riev. J. W, Lockwood in tlie chair. Orders for about $1200 were ordered paid, aiio other routine business transacted. Tho ta.\es are well collected for the year. The tax rate was lixed at 5 mills, an increase of one-half a mill over last year, Hiscussion of ilif building jiro- liositioii for the new locatiiiii al Bar¬ ren Uill was entered into, and it was the sentiment of the members, liecausi of  ih"  liijsii   Jirices  of  buikling  matei
JERE.MIAH  B, LARZELKllE, JR,
Jeremiah B. Larzelere, Jr., former district attorney of .Montgomery coun¬ ty and one of the besl known attor¬ neys ill the county, died at his home in Norristown on 'Tuesday nighl of lu.-it week after a long illness.
The   deceased   was   born   at   Willow 	
tirove,  November 26, 1S66.     He aciiiiir- I
ed his early ediuation in the school  of j "°""3'"   Road   Board   and   Fire   Com-.
Jloreland  townshiji, and  later the Cen-       pany    Meet — Horsham     Removals	
tral  high  school, Philadeliihia, and  the       Dresher     Flag     Raising—Jarrettown t niversity   ot   Pennsylvania.     He   took        Items of  Interest the University scholarship in the Phil- ,  ^   ,   Interest.
adelphia high school and in  1887 enter- '     -""ward  H.  Lomly,  ol   llorshani,   lost
a horse recently by death.
Jonaihan   Stackhouse,     uf   llallowell, is having his nouse repainted,
l-'taiikiin  A,  brocket,    of     Horsham, visited Hatboro friends last weeK.
John t^aik. of Jiorsham, on Tuesday; received  a carload  of seed   potatoes  at
ed the junior class of '89 in the highei- institutioii of learning, taking the Wharton course in linance and econ¬ omy. In the autumn of that year he was re,gistered as a sUideni with his cousin.  .Vicholas  11,   Larzelere and   was
admitted   to   the   bar    of  Montgomerv | h".':";,:,""  '^ cui.uau  oi se county     bar    December    3,    1892,      In l      p,",,,, ',.    ,,      u April.   1900,   Mr,   Larzelere   became   the I ,,,,f,'''''y^..l'"""'^^'?'   /'' senior member of the law firm of 1 line-    ll't'J.!'^'^'^'""'     ^''^^   «'
gas it Larzelere, his partner being- Jacob 11, Hillegas. Mr, Larzelere was borough solicitor of .Vorth Wales an.i had  charge of the complex legal mat-
ials, scarcity and consfjueni hmh prices iters  connected   witli  the  installation  uf iif  labor  that  the  erection   of  ihe  |iro-; the sewer s.xstem,
posed   building   be     jjostjioiied   I'or  thel     -Vr.   Larzelere    was an  earnest    and present. active      Democrat.      In    19U7   he      was
rpPI':K   lU'BLl.V. [elected district attorney of Montgoinci-.'.-
.-\   regular   nionthlv   meelini.-   of   the ' P"^""-''' ^'^'''^''''K <"'""¦ -V**'"«. "-'i'l i"   l'"' board     of  directors 'or     l.'pper   Dublin   »e   was  an   unsucccs.sfnl   candidate   loi- .school district  was held at Jari-ellowa I J^^'se of the orphan.s'  courl, on  .Monday evening,   with  all  members       ""   '''"''¦   -!•   "*•'•''•   he  married  Marl lire.ieiil.    The   minutes   of   the   last   re¬ gulai and sjiecial me-ting and tieasiir-
er's reiiiiri were read and ajiproved The treasurer was instructed to con fer   with   the   solicitor   regarding  addi-
f   the      Iredell
onie   \ery   tine
chickens.
Edwin Heritage, of Horsham, who has been berfast with Illness, is some¬ what improved,.
George Knowles, of Germantown. has moved to Enos D. Watson's tenant hous':', Horsham,
A daughter was iioin to .Mr. and Mrs. Waiicr rreed, on the Paxson jiroper- i.\, near Dresher,
l-.:inier Potts, of Horsham, is first i>n the list shipjiiug some choii-c jiansies and  swe--t   \iolels.
Many  jii osiiective lookers  visited  the
tioiuil   lire   and   tornado   insurance   on : ^''i'^-'''
Louise daughter of .losiah H. and Horsham terrace operation of WiUia'm Mary   Melvina   Trumbauer,   of  Jenkin- i Pei-gtison on Sunday.
town, and sister of Horace Triim- | "1 have been marii,ed 18 years to- hauer, one of the best known and must , day," .-aid Charles K, Rutherford, of successtui     architects   in   the      I'nited | Hallowell,   on   Tu-sday
the new school building at Fort Wash
The children  of Mr. and Mrs, Larze
Mrs, Ida  Krk-kbaum  has returned to I her Horsham home aftjcr liaviii,g spent
in.moii,    'i'he  off-r  of  the  Temjiometer!'ere are  Marie Louise,  born  Sejitembcr   a week in Holland, Pa
Willow Grove Woman Burned, While biiiiiiiig brush late Saturday Mrs. Allen Stead, of Willow Grove, aged about 40 years, stejiped too close to the bonhre and her clothing caught. She was taken to the Abington Mem¬ orial hospital, where her condition is serious.
MRS.   DA.\I1j:L 11,  KIRKN'IOR.
Seeking North Wales Boy. The  .Vorth   Wales  police   have  asked the   .Vorristown     authorities   to     assist them    in    the
Samuel Maiions, a 12-year-old boy, wlio ran a\xay Thursday. It is thoii.ghl that the lad made his vv-ay either lo .Vorristown or Philadelpliia. 1-le is described as being small for his age. and well dressed. No trace of liim could   b"  riiiind   here.
11 Co. lo install its system free of charg" at the .Mathias Sheeleigh school was accepted and tlie secretary was re- onested lo notify the company of this action.
The tax rate for 1917 was .set at ei.cht mills, four for buildiii.g and four I'or school jiurjioses. with the usual $1 occujiation tax. The secretary was iiistincted to secure bids on a steel Hag jiole for the Jurretto-wn school and
if  satisfactory   jirice   and   delivery   can | lute   John     and   Esther     Siniih be obtained ; to  jjlace order.    .Satisfac- ] brother,   William   Jeanes   Smith
1), 1896; Clara Virginia, liorn .Vo-, eniiier i James Beresford, of the K. G. E. 3, 1897; Horac" Trumbauer, lioi-u De honw?, Davis Grove, has gone to Bd- cember  18,   1902. diiigton  to spend  some time.   '
William  1-ord,  of  llorsbam,   who  has
been   very   ill   most   of   the   winter.   Is
Alice  Virginia   Pugh,  wife of Daniel   niui-h-imjiroved and able to be out,
H.  Kirkner,  of  Barren   Hill,  died   Sun- I     Klmer  Gouak  and   family,     of  Threa
day  evening at   6  o'clock  after an   ill-, Tuns,     visiied,  the    formei-^s    brother,
ness of several months, aged 78  years. ! Josejih Gouak. al  Hursham on Sunday.
She  was  born,  .\pril  4,  1839,  in  Ger-        Harry   S,   Wilson,   of   Bustleton,   has
mantown, and  was the daughter of the   moved lo the former Greaves lot. Hor-
(ine, sham,  now  owned  by  Mra,  Worthing- iged   ton.
I lory  rc'iorts     were  received   from     the | 83.   is   still   living.     On   Oct   25.    1859, j     *''i Tuesday J. M. Megargee, of Hal- search    being   made   tor   truant   niticer  and   supervising   priiu-l-] she  married     Daniel   H.  Kirkner.     anl j'"'"'^"-  -¦'^ohl  the  last  190  bushels of his
' whieat  to a  Doylestown  Hour man  for $1.95 Jier liiishcl.
Miss Kv'lyii .Miller, of Hatboro, is now Degularly associated with Miss Anna S, Butcher as the faculty of tha Horsham school,
Theodore Serrill, Jr„ of Eureka, has Jiurchased the i^hillips farm, Horsham, lidwin Heritage will remaip on the lirojiertv tliii vear.
William   C.   West     and     William   H.
rooms  at   the     Jarrettown   school   was
awarded     to   Augustus   Lentz,   Jr.,     at
.$101), and T, C. Sleath, of Oreland, was
given   the  contract   lo   rejiaint   interior
of      East     Oreland     and      Jarrettown
schools   at   $199.      The   tax   i;ollector's
, bond   was   set   at   $10,000.     J.   H.   Ar-
Townships   Plan   Joint   High   School.   , luicjijp  and   W.   C.   Aichele   were     an-
(iHii-ials    of    the    school    district    ofljiointed a visiting committee for April.
Jenkiiilown   have   taken   the   initiative | WHITPAl.V
in a niovement to bring about a coali- ;     ,^.^.^^ regular monthly  meeting of  tbe
jial.    The  contract   for  reHooring   two j two days thereafter they took up their
residence at FSarren Hill, where they resided cmitinuously for more than 57 years, never being- separated from each other for more than a few hours in all  those years.
A son, Joesph H., and a daughter. Elizabeth, were born, who with the husband survive.. The funeral was lield on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from   Ihe   late    'homie  of  the   deceased.
lion   'if  tlie   high   schools   of   tliat   bor- j
Whitpain  township     sciiool   board   wa
ough and Cheltenliam and Abinglon. , ,,^,,^, Monday afternoon, with all men. In .-Xbington and Cheltenham town- i^^^.^ p,-esent and Dr. E. A. Rile pre- ship.s the buildings are congested. In I ..jdinj,. Rojjert Heebner, of Heebner ti the   lornier   a   speciaJ ¦ election,   to   i'e ] |..^,,^.p,.   ^^^.j  (he  board   with  regard   to
the  purchase of a  Federal .uuto truck.
"*^' I l-Vl\-er.   1 held May 1, was called within  the iasi | ,i,„  ,„,,.,,
wecic,. for the purpose of .jiuttiiig thrijUKh a $50,000 loan to make'sadd^ tions* to the- -hi»he4i«BhoaL*. buMiii;^.' Jenkintown higli school building does not offer required facilities and is regal ded as not modern.
Increase  in Wages of Trolley   Employes,
.\nnouiicenient was made l'''rida.\ morning at the oftices of the Reading Transit & Light company tliat effective April 1st thp wages of the motor- men and conductors in the cnijiloy of the comjiany will be increased to a maximum of 7 cents jier hour, Thi?^ increase apjilies to the motoimen and condtu-lor on all the lines of tlic com- Jjuny in Reading, .Vorristown and Le¬ banon and Is the fourth increase made by the comjiany jiractically within llie last year.
No action was taken by the ' lioarcl Ui-Ae^-s-AkBja. .gianted.f*r the iiayni-n. of^'lte '¥B|BffRnnfK*''»10g8,-38. which included i'he teachers' salary and uii- tion paid tbe Ambler school board. Miss liii-k, of the high school, was giv¬ en permission to jiurchase four sjiecial books for the use of the gi-aduatin.g class. Miss .jick also asked tlie direc- tiM's lo prepare the grounds surroun.l- ing the ii"W school building for an ilhlelic lield. The board feels that no u-lion   can   be   taken  at   this  time,   but
Rev, J.  J.\ Hartman, D.  D„  will be  i„i^""^°**"  '""'   ¦^^'HH'I-V.   of Germantown, charge     of   the     services.     Interm-nt '«'"'-'''  ""   Susan   R.  Crocket  at  Hors-
will be made in the Barren Hill ceme-   "^'JV.V-'"' '^",',"'''',*^I'. „     ,,   ,,
te,.y I     William  oberholtzer,     of    llallow^ell.
The deceased, who was probablv one ' ^V''"',!)''"',"'';;''''*' '""**' .''''?', ^'"^ '"other of the oldest and best known resident.;   r^'"^*!'   ' "^t-rholtzei;   in   -;^.mbier,   who   on
office     Barren   IlillsecUon,     leaves  a   •''^,\'^''-\'"''T'^VT''''V'''^^^^^^^    , host\if friends, who, in the vears past '    C:    ,¦   *-h^i'-l«^-'^ .Weber   of  Bridesburg.
havje   e.Niperienced     the   kindly     help  i "'"''  I'"'''' ,^'''"  'V  ['l  ^^"^  '"'"'^  °^ '"
Mr. and Mrs, Earl G. Htetir.v, of West Saturday and Sun- jiarertts,  Mr. and at Hallowell,. Mrs. Theodore    Vandegrift   has    re¬ turned   to     Doylestown   after     having
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her i-harltable bourit.- and e'niphasized ; by her congenial and loving personal-1 p,;^''deh hia "^oeft Sa- Ih^i'u",!"^'," r^V Tf^'^ r'"'"'- "'- Sy'w t'le^l t er'f'', h "l;V'\f.™^!. "'^,.'?,"'' '"."i"','-^ '¦«T'''"-    ^'r«. J.  .M. Megargee, I
bered,   liy   her  many    friends quaintances.
JOHN  S.  RODEMICH
John   S.   Rodemich,  one  of  the   best known    residents   of   Jarrettown,   died
promises   to   have   the   Held   ready   by I last Thursday after a long illnes.s, aged
American La Prance Fire 'l<;ngine Co., $36,63; Thompson's garage, $7.50; Mrs. R,  Bovvers,  $2;   auditors,  $20.
The highway committee stated that E. H. Johnson, Jr., 'contractor, will proceeJ, as soon as possible, with the enaction of the; concrete arch bridge on the Park avanue e.xtension.
Canine   Difficulty  Adjusted.
When tlie information was t,estilied to berore Magisirate Clark, -Vorris¬ town, last week, that through a mis¬ understanding. Josejjh C. 11011.1,'herty, of Penn Square, had permanenily kejit in' his possession a valuable canine beluiiging to Rufus K. Schwenk, 631 Cherry street, Xorristown, tlie parlies iiiieresled in the jiroceedings were sat¬ islied that the matter shouKl b- satis¬ factorily adjusted,   whicii  it   was.
Schwenlt resides in a iKiarding house in Norristown, where the matron absolutely refuses to care fin- board¬ ers who persist that their dog, if they should have one, be lodged with them. Subsequently the next best thing to do was to temporarily give the $25 dog to his friends and defendant, lie living in the country. Of course, after hav¬ ing provided for the animal, the Penn Square man thought it belonged to him, hence the suit was instituted in which the bird dog was the bone of contention.
Allen's Foot-Ease for the Troops.
The antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes or used in the foot bath. Young- men In every community are using Allen's Foot-Ease in their drills for Militai-y Preparedness Used by the Allied, French and En!.:lish troops because it rests the feet, takes the friction from the shoe -iiid makes walking easy. 5 apr 4t
Seed Potatoes «3.65 a Bushel.
There was a, large attendance at the mixed sale held by llillc.« .t Taggart at their Norristown yail Thursday afternoon. Second-hami farm ma¬ chinery aud wagons irought good prices ranging from $50 10 $200. Seed potatoes brought as hii.;h as $3.65 a bushel, while a few bu.-^hels were sold for $3.25. Early seed i.otatoes of the Irish Cobbler and Slate of .Mai'ie brands sold in iiag lots at from $9.10 to $9.25 a bag.
Broad   Axe   Death   Probed.
Coroner McGlathery, on Friday, is¬ sued a certificate of death due to apo¬ plexy superinduced by alcolholism, in the case of Joseph Peak, whose dead body was found, Wednesday, in the home of his friend, E. J. Parsons, on the Glendinning and Dixon farm, near Broad Axe.
Pelk, according to the coroner's in¬ vestigation, had lived in Philadelphia during the winter making a living' by selling grated horseradish. -V 'rt'eek before his death he came to live with Parsons . Tuesday of last week he went to Philadelphia, and spent much of his time visiting various hoi els. On his return he comphiined of feeling unwell, but it was thought that there was not anythin.g serious atnictlng him. AVednesday^ morning:. T'-ak was found dead on the floor of -lis^ bed¬ room. The only mark ¦''sibb was a discoloration above the e.ve, which it was tliought was due to a fall
Peak was 37 years of age. and is survived by a brother ;uid rister in Philadelphia,   who took  chargt   iif th
next year.
The building committee announced that work has - been resumed on tha new .school, and. weather ijermitting. tlie same will be jiiished to completion. The board declared a recess to hold a joint meeting with the teachers, who were in session in an adjoining room. LOWKR GWVNEDD.
The Lower Gwynedd townshiji school board met Tuesday evening at Wm. Penn inn willi all members jiresent ex- cejit Mr. Stf-hle, who was ill. Routine maters were considered. The tax rate was fixed at 3V2 mills, which is the. same rate as iast year.
PLYMOUTH. The I'lymouth school liiir..d met at the Consolidated school Monday even¬ ing. Routine business was transacteil. Teachers were considered, as there will be four new members of the faculty required. The board, on Thuisday, will visit the .-\mbler school tip inspect the manual  training deparlment.
SPRINGFIELD. The school board of Springtieid met Monday evening. The tax rate was not fixed. II is likely to be the same as at present. Schools will close on June 26. Willi commencement on the 27th at Oreland. Schools will close Good Fi'i¬ day and Memorial day. <)i>e session after June 11. .V committee was ap¬ pointed to purchase >-oal  for next  year.
GWYNEDD VALLEY.
William Brodie. \ isited his brother- in-law, Wiiliam S. Rush, proprietor of the Mansfield restaurant in New York, last Wednesday.
Charles Bartle has resigned his posi¬ tion with C. C. Coolbaugh and he has removed  to Ambler.
Mrs. A. Huber has opened up her country  home.
William Mather, stable man for K. B. Smith, was buried Saturday. He leaves a wife and several children. He has been with Mr. Smith for 17 years.
Wm. G, Just is unlo.ading a large quantity of crushed stone here for the township roads.
Praised Mr. Wilson. Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends, composed of Gwy¬ nedd, "piMiioulli and .Vorristown Meet¬ ings, sent a telegram to President JVVilson, praising him for his efforts to maintain peace, and urging him to continue   in   so   doing.
Burgesses May Succeed Themselves. Governor Brumbaugh has approved the bill jiermitling burgesses to suc¬ ceed themselves in office. Two years ago this same bill received an execu¬ tive veto, on llie ground that it wis "against  jiublic   policy."
Statement of the Ownership,
Management, etc., required by tlic act of August 24, 1912, of the Ambler Gazette, jiublished weekly at Ambler, Pa„  for .\pril 2,  1917.
Editor, managing editor, business manager, jiubllsher and owner. J, .M. Haywood, Ambler, Pa. Known bond¬ holders, mortgages and other securil.v holders, holding 1 per cent, or more of the total .amount of bonds, mort¬ gages and other securities. None.
(Signed) J. M. HAYWOOD.
Sworn and subscribed to befoi'e mo this 2d day of April, A. D. 1917.    Wil liam XIrban, Justjce of the Peace
spent some time witli her hrother. Wil¬ liam Pearson, at the Hallowell toll: gate.
On Tuesday C. W, Wlllard, of Hal¬ lowell, attended the funeral at Jar¬ rettown of the late John S. Rodemich. He also took with him Rev. A. B, Pet¬ erson, of l>oylesUiwii, who ofliclated at the services.
Jonathan Stackhouse, of Hallowell, on Tuesday completed hauling a car¬ load of manure from Hatboro. On Monday he hauled si.x big loads drawn by tlinee horses each, ,-ind the small- Ihe   waogn      weigher   10,100
74 years.
He was born, Dec. 28, 1842, on a farm ojijiosile the present entrance to the PennsyUania .School of Horticult.i; .• for Women. His parents were the late j Adam and .Margaret Rodemich. and h? was one of five sons: Valentine. George. William, Adam and John S. .A.dam alone survives and resides on Mundoi-k hill, near Dresher. Up to tho , est with age of 16 years John S. Rodemich re-' pounds, sided on the farm, and then he was On Monday William .McCormick, of apprenticed to Levi Houpt, a well Dresher, took possession of the Janet- known local carpenter, which trade the] town blacksmith shop, so lung conduct- deceased followed with success for 57!ed by Harry Lang, and placed John years, having ,erected some of thf , McCormick, Jr,, in charge ihereof. largest structures in  this .section. , The   IDresher  shops   will   also   be   con-
On  .Vov. 30, 1865, the deceased, mar-j tinned as usual. ried  Sallie,  daughter of the  iate  Wil-       l-'rom   the  Whitmer  Ellenwood   farm liam and  Marga,ret McVaugh, of Fitz-' projierty   tbe  following   removals   have watertown.     After  marriage.   Mr.  and j taken     place     this     week:       Antonio Mrs.  Rodemich  moved  to  near Chest-(Bluninier   to    Conshohocken.    Clarenca
nut Hill and after a residence therei of about 30 years, they returned to the Jarrettown hall property, and in 1912 took up their nesidence in the old .Veal estate, on the Jarrettown and Horsham turnjiike. just north of Jar¬ rettown,
Mr. and Mrs. Rodemich had the fol¬ lowing sons and daughters: Maggie, d.eceas"d, wife of John S. Voung, of Plymouth Meeting; Katie, wife of Percy Botten, near Maple Glen; Wil¬ liam, of Jarrettown; Edwin K., deceas- led, and Mary and Susan, both of whom died in infancy. They have four grandidiildren and three great-grand¬ children.
The deceased, for upwards of 40 yiiars, was a member of the J.aiTeitown Methodist church .and he was also a member of the Upper Dublin lodge of Odd Fellows until it was discontinued, and also a member of Washington camji. No. 224, P. O. ,S. of A., of Jar¬ rettown,
The funeral services were held Tues¬ day aflernoon in the Jarrettown church, and interment was made in the adjoining  i-emeterv.
Royslon to the Flore.v Garden com¬ pany, at North Wales and George Ritchie to the McKean farm.
On Tuesday evening a large audience heard Francis H. Green, Ph. D., lec¬ ture at Horsham on the subject, "Na¬ ture and Worth of Wit and Humor." Dr. Green was at his best, and the lec- tuiie was heartily enjoyed. In addi¬ tion there were several vocal solos ren¬ dered. The event was held for tho singing classes of the Friends' schools.
On Wednesday in Jarrettown ceme¬ tery were interred the remains of the late Joseph Jones, of Fo.x Chase. His first wife was Annie, daughter of the late Conrad Lauer, who died 40 year.-^ ago and is buried al Jarrettown. Ijat- er he married the second time.
Two young men of the Remington Arms company, enroute to Easton by njotor Saturda.v evening, having tire trouble at Horsham, placed their car in J. W. Freas' garage, and were help¬ ed on their way by Mr, Freas. The>- had only purchased the car that day.
The Jarrettown branch of the .Vee- dlework guild held a very successful entertainment and sale Saturday even¬ ing jn Jarrettown school for the bene-
Big   Van   Dashes   Backward'  on   Hill,   {'^^e^^^^^^t^,^^^ J^^V^^ When  the sprocket chain on a mov-1 "'''"^''"1 for the most generous response ing van  broke,  on  the Old  York  road I'"''^'¦'^ worthy cauge. It  the  crest  of  Noble  hill,  near  Jen- I     Horsham road supervisors met Moii-
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kintown, Thursday, the big macliine, loaded with furniture and weighing in the aggregate 6000 pounds or more, dashed backward down the hill, nearly lO'O yards.
S. ?r. Mullineaux. of .Vo. 428 North .Seventh street, Camden, driving the car, called to hia three co workers to jiiniji and escape injury, and he hung pluckily to the wheel, trying to hold the \eering mass of metal to the road¬ way, and avoid collisions with other automobiles and teams. The three men—John Mullineaux, C. H. Fisher and George D. Pyott—all of Camden, leaped to the roadway and escajied with  slight  bruises.
Mullineaux, the driver clung to the wheel as the machine dashed by the Hiiniini^doii Valley Connti-'- club. Al il jioint 50 feet south of the entrance to the clubhouse the machine struck ,a deeji rut, careened to one side, shot across the northbound trolley track into a fence, and overturned Mullin¬ eaux was pinioned in the front of the car, back of the wind-shield, and the glass had to be mashed to release him. He suffered severe brui.ses and shock.
Tralflc on the trolley line was tied up nearly an hour. The heavy car waa then pulled into the rnlddle of the roadway^
lay evening at Nash's hotel, Hallowell, Routine business was transacted, Howard Williams has about coiniiletert scraping the lower end roads and How¬ ard Comly has some of this work yet to do, Eiios D, Watson, tax i-ollector, advised the board that he has several lareg accounts of road taxes still out¬ standing; and that he will jiroceed to collect same according to law, unless the  accounts are  jirotnjitly settled.
The Horsham Fire company held an interesting- session Momhiy evening with a fair attendance present. Vice President Alvah Williams presided. It was reported that consiilerable out¬ side help, in the form of contributions, is still needed to lii|iiidaie the cost of the repairs and work to the motor truck now nearing eoinpletion in the Rush shop iit Willow (5rovc. The jiub¬ lic is urged to siipiiort this worilu- jiur¬ pose. whicii interest and liolp will re¬ vert to the common good in iiiTording' iiK-reased jirotection agiiinsl loss by lire. John Seiple. of Horsham, was- admitted to membershiji. It was de¬ cided to arrange with th" Hatboro Methodist church young peojile to pre¬ sent, at ITorshiim for the compiiny. tho comedy, ".-Vunt Din.ah's Oiiiltiiig Par¬ ty." The details will be later .an¬ nounced.