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AMBLER Gazette.
VOL. XXXIX.-NO.   12
AMBLER.   PA..   APRIL   6.   1922.
.*1.75   A   YEAR
I    COLD POINT b PLYMOUTH.
i^     Hapoentogs ol Local Interest to Our Readers.
Whitemarsh PupilToefeat ^^y"^<'f^J'' Test of School Studies-Bev.val Se^. vices at C«:cl Point Chuch-C. W. Lewis Recovers-Plymouth School Bjard Loses Its President.
fr ©r oor,e|"tnd   accepted   o.». with the  American  Magnesia &  Cov ering company. ,    Point,
Miss A""=^-..,-^°";f;ently visiting hor spent a few *" Amhler
hrother,  Charles  in AmoIeK
Mr..  Arthur M''>'^'^^."t^„,r n the new race, haa secured a l^"!,^ "^i,„,,„eken. Hhht wal«t factory in C-mshol ^^^^
'^''tak." tTt^; rhestnit Hill ho.- was  taK'^n   id   <•¦" ..omM ms  In  a
„ital  a few  ^-^l^^'^S'theTn^tUutlon. v-ery ^veak cond lion nt ti^e,^^^^^^ ^^^
Eugene I^l^htkep n.as i ^^.^^
homo  and   [,«ll<>'"'"^,   '",«  occui'i<='i  ^^ Freas,  which  properly    a  'i'^':^'       ^th Harvey Rex and family, ot  t vm" Centre. , Plvmouth Cen-
Uiss Mag J--^«-       ^'Xctelphia. tre,  spent ='^*-"',''^„„Kirk have moved
Mr. and Mr^'?^^:'^^!','^ -^m Haimon- their household ''^^If'^/L^ cold Point ville to the Parso";^Ke of 'he Co ^^_
B.".i'tiRt   church,   wheie   tney commodate the pastor. Rev. Mr.
Cnulkins. ,„„,„v,iie and a Nash
A Chevrolet automoble '^^f^^.^^^ti„„ touring car collided at ine of the Oonshohooken .Uld wag
at H-X"^J»%X wert"sTlghUy   in- ,°„7"r" Thf ca'J^ were handed ov^r^t^ j AH. l^luuimer, who operates a gaiage),
"^C;^ Sunday opened "-^j^l^-J^^r;^ j the  I^lymouth Meet ng ohuich^ nve y
&-u:^p-i|H^.^^i^i
rv^^S^.:^:ar'^ei;a«l|^: ounred   the   pulpit   both   morning   .and ^ evening       In the morning he made an ^Fdrlsfto the children   which,,they a"
^Ker^"  ^-T^e^ng Jxt .
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^T-rS^'T \::. ^^v^n" b'rrm^e ^-^ng neoule of Christ Reformed church, Nor-
Ladles'  Uible ^ass meets, at the "wn of   Mrs.   .Markle,   Kidge   Pil^^-JXirch evening. Prayer services in the church -Wedne.sdajf  evening, to be roiiowtu  uj ameet ng^f the Sundiiy schoo   nianag-
be in the interest of her fveople. ,
James McKeown, of Cold Point, was taken very ill last week. j
Mrs Jacob Hart, of Cold Point, visit¬ ed he^ mother, Mrs. S'"'^h f lavm of | Conshohocken, on Sunday, Mis, Slavin has been quite ill of late. I
Mrs. William Dicker son has returned i to her home in Cold Point from the, hosnital in a splendid condition. I
Emma, wife of Edwin Pries of Barren Hill, died last wee)< i" the Riverview hospital, Norristown. Hei | chUd which was born shortly before her   death,   was   alive  at   last   report.
• lhe wL the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Warren  Brooke   of Cold  Point.
The old house on the Hinds Property, near Cold Point, is being ronoyated both | inside and out. The entire '"tprior is being done up. and, on the outside, the walls are bt-ing whitewashed and .a norch placed at both the front and. J^r doors. This place will be for rent, after all work has been completed.        ,
A Philadelphia paper, reviewing the origin of names for places and dis- i trlcts, says of Plymouth "The town-j ship was surveyed and laid out fm , "the Plj^nouth purcha.sers in Ibau. One account says the Ply;m°uth pun- chasers were James Fox. Richard Gov^, OTrttncfls Raiwio, John a\elson i^nid other Friends, who came from I ly-| mouth In Devonshire, England. The, original soLllement -was made at the village of Plymouth Meeting, where WilUam Penn, according to a survey of 1686, had ordered 6flO acres to be laid out for a town.
Harry Miller, of Cold Point, has had his house painted recently.
"Friday, the Thirteenth," is the title of a comedy to be given in the Ply¬ mouth Consolidated School, Saturda,y evening, April 8, at 8.15, under the au¬ spices of the School Wel|fare League. The orchestra from the Conshohocken high school will render several s<>leo- tions. The public is cordially invite(i to attend. ,       .   .
Plymouth township i-eal estate ap¬ peals w ere made as follows before the county commissioners: Amelia Gambone, Smoketown, lot, $400| no reducton. Florence Gambone, 5 lots ,at $100 each, no reduction. American Covering Co., Plymouth, $180,000, re¬ duced to $175,000. Same owner, Ger¬ mantown pike, $2500, reduced to $2D00. Same owner, Germantown pike, $4500, reduced tn ?J.IOO.      Alan Wood Iron &
• Steel Co., i\y Ro.k plant, $5401,000, re¬ duced to $515,090. Same owner, platei mill $130,000, no reduction. Slamuet Markley, Consho. pike, bungalow, $3100 reduced to $3000. Andy Gambone, Smoketown, $1300, no reduction. Same owner, $1100, no reduction on three properties. Same ow!ner», $4001, no( reducton on two propertied- . W^alter Derr Est., Ivy Rock,$1500, j-^Suced to| $500. Mairano Angelo l^jt.,' Mogees, 2 acres, $500, reduced to $30,1,,   No i-e
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200 VISITS BY LOCALNURSE.
Red cross Reports Activity During: Narcb.
Review of Miss Gault's Work from Ambler as a Centre—Dental Clinic Opened Through the Oourtesy i>f D,% Mehler—^Appointments by^ the Viaiting  Nurse.
MlHs Gault, the Red Ci-oss nurse stationed at Anibler, reports 22 cases, on her list tor March, which has meant ll.-i nursing vi.ilts jjald, besides tol- l(i\v,-up vi.slts to the homes of school I hi (Inn, VKsits to the scliool.s in th" township of Upper Dublin and Hors¬ ham and a few visits to the borough school.s, vi.slts (if child welfare and tuberculosis, milking a total of 200 vislt.s. i'vllss Ouult has also taken three school children to clinics inPhllu- delphia, two be fitted for braces and one for spectacles, two patients lo (-'hestiiut Hill hos])ital, besides being in attendance with Dr. Craig at the ba (y clinic, which Is held al Hoopes¬ ton every other week with an average attendance of 15 to 20 little children to be  weighed  and  e.vamlned.
Another activity which the Red Cross nurse Is lielplng with is the loieiitly established deaital clinic which through the courtesy and co-operation of Dr. Charles C. Mehler, has been, o|iet*e<l for ^Jeh|il c.4.ic;reii ' In i.f.si offlce In Ambler.
The Red Cross is interested in tak¬ ing care of the dental work for school children especially tho.se with the 6 lo 7- Vear molar. The stale departmenls of iiealth asks that sociiil organizations in communities follow up the defects of school children after the annual school examination. The walue of, attention to decayed or unclean teeth in the scrtool child cannot be overesti¬ mated.
r-'ollowing school examinatoln antT repou't lo the /state del i JtniCTit l^ health, slljis ai-e sent from Harrisburg to the Jiarents of children with physic¬ al defects such as teeth, tonsils, glands, eyes, hearing, etc. "Many limes when a child seems dull In school It Is be- ctuii^e of small physical defects which can easily be remedied. The Red Cross, In its local social servke work and through Its present nursing ser¬ vice, is anxious lo co-operate with the piirents cf children thus affected. <)f cuurse where there Is a famllyl physical! or dentist he Is always con¬ sulted, or families preferring to make their own arrangements are entirely f,ree to do so. The visit from the nurse with regard lo any denUil work Is only giving the families of the school child¬ ren an opportunity to have any work that should be done, done jiromptly, dono well, and at the  least exjiense.
Dr. Mehler has been very generous in his desire to help the school child and haa offered his office and services from 4 lo B o'clock on Tuesday and PridaiV ajfternoon. This plan is also very gwod because the child does not lose any time at school. The prices are very low and scarcely i>ay for more than the material. The nurse makes the apixiintment for the child's appearance at the clinic and is present while the clinic Is in  progress.
WHITPAIN AND   ISTATE OWES     ;BALL TEAMS
L. GWYNEDD.|PLYM0Uffl$4258
Wlio's Wbo and Wbat's Wbat in tbe Two TownsbIp».
Dr. E. A. Rile, of Blue Bell, has purchased a ixjrt.on of tho DeHaven rtroperty, on Stenton avenue. Blue Bell fronting 364 feet thereon and extending In dei>lh about the same distance. He has also purchased a tract on the west side of, Skippack pike having an area of live acres. On the iformer tract he will at once commence the erection of a modern bungalow, and will follow with the erection of others as rapidly as   the   demand   evidences   Itself.
Mr. and Mrs. P.-iul Johnson have returned from Atlantic CU,y and an st;i,yini.; at the nome of the bride. .Mr. and Mrs. Saniuel Fisher on the iinopes farm, n< ur  I'Uie Hell.
ii\:ss Ruth Wood |i.«iteit!,lned few/ at  her home  last  Saturday  evening.
l-:ugeno DuffkM of Blue Bell, is driving a new four-cylinder Durant automobile.
Mr. and Mrs. Han-y Walton, of Bel¬ fry; Mrs. William ShgTler, of Blue Bell, attended the West Chester Slate Normal school banquet held at the Bellevue-Stratford last Saturday even¬ ing.
.vira. Bnown, of Shamokin, was a recent guest of Horace Duflleld and family, near Blue Bell.
Leroy Bernhard and family, of Blue Bell, moved lo the SJifer farm this week.
I'apitol avenue has been resurfaced' with crushed stone.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Jones, of Nor¬ ristown, were 1-Yiday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Johnson, of Blue Bell.
The teachers and directors cif Whit¬ pain township met on Mondac^ at the. high school.
Catharine   Bauer   and   friend   spent the  weeli-end  al   Cape  May  with  re- i latives.
Grace Ruth, of Line Lexington, visit¬ ed at the home of Horace Wood and f. I iTlly Wt. Cjentre Snuaj-e pve[- the' weeki-end.
The Ladles' Mile society, of Boehm's church, will meet this Thursday after¬ noon at the home of Mrs. George Schlater at Broad Axe.
Mrs. Elvie CVirk, of Norristown, is si>eiidlng a few days wllli her sister, .Mrs. Harry Tippin, of Blue Bell.
Horace Phipps and wife, qi? Pairvie\v, N. J., spent the week-end as the guests of Earl and Ruth Wood of Centre Square.
Maude L. Baringer, of Gwynedd V'.'illey, was a recent guest of Mrs. Georgo Hoover, of Blue  Bell.
Haycock and Ziegler, of Blue Bell, has linished painting the Blue Bell inn.
John B. Smith, of Blue Bell, is driv¬ ing a Dodge car.
Conard Shoemaker, ef Blue Bell, is recovering slowly from another attacW, of heart trouble.
The flowers which were furnishedi'- In Boehm's clmrch on Sunday morning by the Ijadle'^'*Atttilt class,'Svere sent id Jame.s Beinhard, Esther Reyner and Conard Shoemaker.
The   sewing   circle   will   meet   next
Road Maintenance Bills Long: Over¬ due.
Plymouth     Needs     the   Funds   as     It Cwes the Barrett Oil Co. $1594—Nar oissa   Again   Petitions   for   Lights— Ordinance   Passed  and   Several   Pro¬ jected.
'f the state highway department wVukl ixiy Vl^lymoulh ¦loWiisiup ili)>« $425S.33 il owes lor Us share ol: ruaii work done last year and the year be¬ fore, the township could ix'adily jiaj' Us Ijalanee of $15j4 due the Barrett UU comiAiny for oil and Would liave a vct-yj,jiiiiHi'(ji table   baiauce  in  llie  trea-
t.ohmiunication lo Jos. W. Hunter, stato: coinmissionei', are answered baclt) to iho. bmrd staling that the fundi ha>e been utilized to pay the sehotjl districts, and al the meeting of the l'!,yiinjulh boajil of comniission- ei.s, iK'ld al l'l>niuuth Centre on Mom- day evening, with all llie members present, Secreiary Suelifiard was in- stiucied to reply lo ilie letter from Harrisburg, slating that the road supervisors were notilied and so un- diCrstoud last year when the work in the tuwnship was approved by the state that the funds at that time had been appropriated  and  were available
Tne board passed the brdlnance sub¬ mitted by the Bell Telephone coinpany at llie former meeting. This ordi¬ nance does not prevent the township from passing other ordinances provid¬ ing fur a tax on iwles for inspection, nor tl) authorize a charge fore the op¬ ening Cif highways to p'ant jioles.
Aithur Lawn and half a dozen resi¬ dents of the Cold I'olnl road to Nar¬ cissa section were present in behalf of electric lights, and assured the com- misiiioners thai all but two of the resi¬ dents have expressed theli willingness to bo customers of the electric line when same Is erected.
The Uoard advised these residents, as they wei-e requested al the March meeting, to secure the signatures of the prospective subscribes to the blanks furnished by the Counties Giis and Electric companiy, and then to present that list, together with the application of the township for sireet lights along thiit highway. This the residents  promised  to  supply.
With regiu-d to township streei light¬ ing the hoiu'd slated thiit the electric com)-any reuuesled more lime to pre
HORSHAM, AND ARE PREPARING.! UPPER DUBLIN.
Montgomery  Co.  League  Met  at Lansdale.
Slight Change in Memor:al Day Sched¬ ule—Bradley to Pitch for Doyles¬ town—What the Other Clubs Are Doing.
At a meeting, Friday night iit Lans¬ dale, the Montgomery County Base¬ ball league adopted the schedule, as Iiubllshed, except time fif the game or, Memorial diiy between Doylestown iuid I'orliasie al Alenlo iwrk. Mr. Miic-» Sparren, Democratic candidate fo- governor, will sj/iak iit tiie purk tha! day and the Perkasie management, hiii; asked thill the game either- be .st.u-te',1 early or be p!a|\-ed on the first ojien dale. This Is satlsfaclory to, the. f-ioylestown m.anagement. The revised,' by-laws v.ere accepted. Reiiresentii- tlves were present at the meeting from ]>oy lest own, l.iinsda!e, Amblor, Per¬ kasie, Souderton, C'onshohucken. Doy¬ lestown: Miiniiger Wodock, of the Bucks counly sealers, has come out with the slatements thai Chieif Bradley, the Indian iiitcher, who last year made such il wonderful record in the league, will again twirl for Doylestown. Itay Blint and "Nick" Power will iilso re¬ turn, as will Gear and Doylf. In ad¬ dition. Manager Wodock announces thiit he has signed Ctu-ney, formerly with Marcus Hook, McGrory, last year with Chestnut Hill, and Lally, a proi- duet o^ the Blue Ridge Mountiiin leag-ue. Besides these players It Is positively stated that lines are out for McKeone, who jilayed third base for Dobson last season, and Lukens,of hist year's Liimbertville team.
Lansdale: Manager Mann.s has his teiim niiide up and ready for the bell. At this lime on pixper the "stovemak- ers" look like the winners for the com¬ ing tilt ia the Pike circuit. However, there Is much uncertainty in our gi-eat naliomil pastime, and there are likely to be many ch.anges before the cur¬ tain fiills next September.
Perkasie: The only announcement that comes from the top-most club along the North Penn is that "Dick" Smith, formerly pilot of the P. R. R. tciim, will nwinage and thiit "Tom" Voltz h;i.'5 been signed to pitch. Fi-om all accounts from what is knovyn of VoHz'k ability, who is no stranger'to the older teams In the league, the Perkasie outfit wfll Viear watching. ' it Is also iinnounced that more than $2500 has been raised towards  supporting the club
liare  ies  sketch   of  the   roads  and   Its \ clurinjr the coming season.'
chart uf the lights needed, so thiit the I     .A.mb!er:   Xo  official     announcement
bjjard aijticlpatps a special meellngjfor j has been made up to this time.     How-
lljls purjiose during the monlh. The n-ijiitler 'of size of lumps required has net yetibeen decided, so that the tu-ice per iann> i*er month has also not been
'ixed.   ,v r      .,>*,
IWitljf r^ard tp the subject of town¬ ship aaseijafnentis iind equalization the d su^gestcyl that the subjeit uijd,^t>e covered.- at. ij,:Jtttiit meeting. with the school board and the assessors* But such movement is now a question for futui-^ action.
It was decided lo instruct the solici-
over, from what can be learned Shar
key,  who  played  left  field  for  several
seasons,  will  likely  manage  the team.
Conshohocken: What is doing iu Conshohocken is also ii secret .'nd no¬ thing-can be learned as to the outloulj there. It is stated, though among the fi-.Uowers:of the cluh. th,at the-Irvn- fotfrn aggregation Avlll be a -strong one, iind whero monc»v v,-as .spent last vear for the grounds this sum will be avail¬ able for players during the coming season.
Souderton:  Manager Trumbauer haa
list ¦? properties: Angelo Vly,ola,,.f 10100; Alfonso Marlanarl, %ltH\(f\ ' Antonio Marino, $700; Giavonni SalamJ3ne,;^750; Salvator Palatucci, $1300; ^anie owijer, $1700; Dominic Nave, $800; . Antonioi Polottu, $SO0; Luigi Lenzi, ^;300; Sat- vatore Marinari, $1000; s.an^e owner $2175; Luigl Sanfellce, $&0Q; Carlo',M. Nave, $800; Pasquale Cipqiola, $700; Nicola CiauculUa, $1400; Antqnio Cus,- cenzia Baratto, $1550; NlQp5a Media, $700; Lulgi Monio, $700; Jos, Jacovet- tl $700; Glaovonnl Jacoyejllj^- $900| Beasi Janelll, $900; Guo PellechJ, $1000.
(Contlnue<l on pace' i;]
SPRINGHOUSE.
Charles S. Reyner, who resided on the 1-iond farm several years ago and removed lheref;-om to North Wales, has accepted a position at Three Tuns. Mr. Reyner will move his fiimily to Three Tuns next week.
A movement is under consideration to have electric lights placed at the Intersection of the five leading roads at this place. The matter was taken up with the otiicials of the Lehigh Valley Transit Company, but they re¬ fused to give the matter any conslden- iilion. The inhabitants of the village contemplate furnishing lights, through subscriptions from  property owners.
Tttfe residents on Bethleliem pike near Springhouse and some friends from Reading celebrated April first with a parcel scramble. The iiackages contained everything from elbow mac- oroni to gentlemen's underwear. The competition became so great that it was found necessary to summon Lower Gwynedd constable in order to main¬ tain order. All participants left with il strong determination to return next year. Many thanks were extended to the people, who furnished the package.
Mrs. B. F. Danehower resigned as teacher of Cedai- Hill school last week. M'rs. Danehower has taught school for sixteen years. The pai-ents of the children that attended Cedar Hill re- gi-et very much that Mrs. Danehower was compelled to resign on account of ill health. The schol.-us all speak, highly of Mrs. Danehower's ability as a teacher, and the number of graduatea under her tuition, from year to year, was  very griitlfying to the taxpayers.
Wai-ren Ingersoll, who has been spending a fornight at his home, here reiurned this week to the St. Paul school, Concord, Mass.
Miss Anna Baldwin, who has been spending some time at her home here, returned to the Chestnut Hill hospital fin  Saturday.
Mrs. R. P. Pimm, a former resident of this place, visited A. Sperry and famiiiy  on Saturday.
All-am Cassel and family nicved on Fl-iday from Skippack to Mrs. E. Reger's farm.
Morris L. Hallowell, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with his parents,.
Mrs. Joseph Newbold, who under¬ went a serious operation .at the Uni¬ versity ot, Pennsylvania hospital, last week, is convalescing at the present writing.
Mrs William Cleaver and daughter returned to their home in Somerset Pa, after having spent sonie tlmel with Mrs. Cleaver's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wentz. ^^__
Ow^ner of Abandoned Cloth not Found. ConsUble Milton Rumsey, of Barren Hill, has reported to tho district at¬ torney's office the finding of 12 rolls of cloth In Joshua woods near Lancaster-
^ The only marks of identification on the cloth are the numea-als 12 above 24, and a diamond mark with a C within it. Railro.ad detectives have been investigating, but cannot And the owner of the gookis. B. B. Barrett, secretary ot, the Manufacturers As¬ sociation, has been asked to try to find the owner.
Tuesdiiy afternoon at he home of Mrs. i tor to"prTpareVrdlnkTces      requiring -  „,.   ..„ ^„„   .
riiirence    Zimmerman;    near       Centre i permits for the  opening of roads and   a line-up that will make all slep, it is bquarei j gtreels,   also  une  covering the  use  of 1 believed.     Charles Heath will again be
at the head, which Is saying much.
Dr.
Baumen   preached   In     Boehm's : the""to\vnsrip''hlghways'Vr'"building church on .Sunday morning. ! purposes,   and   the   dumping  of   ashes
Florence   Sailer's   class   in   Boehm's   and  other rubbish  in the  highways. Sunday school have a beautiful line of I     John   Matrple   tlurned   Bv^er   'to   thei Easter cards and  postals for sale, the \ treasurer  $30.50   for  the   sale   of  slag. money  to  be  donated  to  the  building, Treasurer  Wernle  rejxirted  a  balance fund. .of $556.97 on hand.
Mra    Clar.T   KlMehouse    is   visiting |     ^he   following   bWkls iwere   ordiered;
Ji.ugene   Jonnson,   c.    paid:  John Marple, road foreman, $9ri;
i minute book,  $6.65;   "Ambler Gazette,"
John Reyner iind family, of Blue 1 $17; township dues in the Supervisors' Bell; Harry Ziegler and family, of Association of Montgomery County, Ambler, spent Sunday at Kenneth; $3; Barrett Oil Co., $100 on account. Square as the guests of the former's! It was suggested, inasmuch as the brothers. i straightening     of   Diamond street,
The Junior Needlework guild met on   leaves a flre plug neaor the centre of
her   sister,   Mrs. Blue Bell.
Saturday   afternoon   at   the   home Mrs. John Bauer.
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PENLLYN
A. S. Johnson will move this week to his recently! purch(a,s|d property at Rockledge, Pa.
Lewis Kelley, formerly workman on Pine Run farm, will take charge of the "WTiarton farm, owned by C. E. Inger¬ soll, In the place of A, S. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moyer were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Horn, of Philadelphia on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruby visited their daughtei-', Mrs. Oliver Rosen¬ berger, on Monday.
Eugene Da'-is, who was taken to the St. Luke's hospital last week, will not undergo an operation, as was first ex¬ pected. His condition is now much improved and he is soon expected home.
The colored population of Penllyn will be represented by a strong base ball team this year and alreadsy are makink strides to sustain their reputa¬ tion.
the street, that the Norristown Water company, whose plug it is, be i-equesl- ed to move same to the street side.
Man Insists He Wants to Die
EUREKA.
Dr. Herbert McKinstry and faniilR', of Kennet Square, visited Mr. and Mrs. Phares Weisel on Sunday.
Leslie Cornell has sold his farm, on
After giving up  an  iittemiit  lo  end his  life  in  three  feet  of  wiiter,  lsa;ie,, Hedrick, a young farmer, of Creamery, } tivanscriber. went to the general store of C. R. Hun¬ sicker   and  begged   for   poison  to  put himself out of the way. *
Hedrick, who is about 32 years of age and unmarried, made an attemiJj at suicide some years ago. He has been melancholdy, neighbors say, for years.
He jumped"v into the pond of the Perkiomen Dairymen's Association, one morning recently, about 9.30 and rolled around in the shallow water. Suddenly he arose and ran to Hun¬ sicker's store, here he asked the, clerks for poison, as he wished to die.
"I am not afraid of my horse, or any¬ thing, but I am afraid of myself,. II have often wanted to die," he declared.
Mrs. Wright, of Skippack, and Mark- ley, of Gnatersford, examined Hedrick, and on their recommendation, he was removed to the asylum at Non-istown.
WEST POINT.
The Sumnieytown pike, whieh Is a, counly road, is fast getting in a most dangerous condition by reason of the number of, large holes In the ixjad bed.
It Is announced that extensive Im¬ provements are to be made to Wentz's Reformed church in Worcester. The latter is the mother church of Grace Reformed.
WiUiam,   K.   ^Heebner,   one   of   th^s leading  farmers   of   this   section,   re- i cently   suffered   a   severe   attack      of vertigo.      However, at this writing, it is  announced   that   he  has  about   re- j covered.
Harry 'Lukens, who resided on the ^ ton-is road near Acorn, and who died | recently after passing through an op¬ eration, has left an estate valued at $S0O. Air. Lukens was employed at the   court     house,   Norristown,    as   a
Coal   Strike   Denounced. Wissahickon  Grange,  No.  76 D, P.  of Lower  State  road,   to   a  Philadelphia i H., adopted the following resolution at Iiarty, who will take possession in the | a   recent   mp'etingfsl   ^'Resolved;   th|a|
near future.
A meeting of the adult classes of, the Pleasantville Sunday school was held on Monday evening at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Markley.
A young daughter has arrived in the home of George Cornell, our local store keeper.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson, of Chalfont, delightfully entertained about thirty guests at the home in Chalfont on Saturday evening. Many of the edibles were "fakes" in keeping with the spirit of the day— April 1— which .ad¬ ded much enjoyment lo the dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. How.ard Robeson, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Rile, and Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Markley were callers at the homo of Mr. A. W. Drennen, of Lancaster¬ ville, on (Sunday. Mr. Drennen is ahe to be about his i-oom, having had a severe attack of tonsilitis and grip.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. Worth visited friends in Perkasie on Sunday.
Miss Annie Grady has taken up her residence with her niece, Mrs. WiUiam Hamilton.
A business meeting and social fo the
on Saturday afternoon at 2.30 o'clook at the home of Miss Evelyn Worth, of Prospectville.
the Miners are unfair, unreasonable, and un-American in attempting to further add to the great burden un¬ der which we are laboring, by bring¬ ing on a strike for any reason, but it Is much more reprehensible to do so by demanding an Increase on wages and a decrease in effort and hours of work, when the whole world must real¬ ize that only by work, and hard work, and one exhibition of Common honor, each in the other, can we hope td once more get down to rationalism and get back to the old standard of living in neighborly unison."
Truck Wrecked at Colmar.
liilling to heed the wai-ning bell at the Bethlehem pike crossing on tho Reading railway, .at Colmar, the driver of a seven-ton aulomobile truck owned by Bayuk Brothers, of Philadelphia, drove his machine into the path of a train Friday afternoon.
The truck was loaded with $28,000 worth   of  tobacco  to   be  delivered  lo
various dealers in Allentown Young Ladies'  auxiliary  will be held t    The  huge  truck  was  hm-led aginst
the station, tearing up the platform. The driver was uninjured, but the titick was wrecked.
Mrs. Benjamin Kriebel is slowly re¬ covering from an jUtack of pneumonia.
Indications now are that the West Point brick yai-d will be a very busy place within a short time. Bricks arei now being made and the work qt filling the kilns has stai-ted. Another car of soft coal hits been received at the yard, iind it is announced that the plant will be operated daj' and night.
No services will be htild next Sunday in   Grace   Reformed   church. Holy
communion will be celebrated Sunday, April 16lh. The Union Sabbath school will hold its session as usuiil next Sunday. The Sunday school associa¬ tion will hold its regular monthly meeiing thi.s Ithursda.l eveninji,, al which time the annual congregational mfy?tlng win also be held.
The road sui>ei-visors of the township are spreading crushed stone on the Morris road from Frick road to the township line. The job would be complete if the supervisors of Wor¬ cester townshiiii would do likewise. Soon the Mon-is road and the Skippack pike will be greatly traveled when the work on DeKalb Street pike is under way. Belfry, Bethel and the Lansdale road will be used as the main high¬ ways, as soon as this work starts, to reach ixilnts north of Lansdale. The latter roads are in no condition to take ears of bis travel, and there will be more than one accident and con¬ siderable annoyance to the drivers of vehicles unless some attention is given these roads.
4 Hurt as Motor Upsets.
A woman and a man have been in a serious condition ni the AbingtoH hospital with injuries received when their motor car overturned at Willow? Grove.
They are Roy Christian, thirty, 132 Ripka St., Manayunk, and Mrs. Mary Brody, 465 Umbria st.fi, Roxborough, Christian has a fractured shoulder and bruises and Mrs. Brody received cuts of the head and body.
Two other passengers, Williiim, Slaugtherback, flftjy, Horace av., Ab¬ ington, and his granddaughter, Hannah Slaughterback, seve iteen, suffered slight cuts. According to police, tha accident occurred on Yoik rd., when Christian, who -was driving, swerved from the track to avoid a trolley car. The car skidded.
Miscellaneous  Items of Interest m Many Readers.
Hcrsham     Road   Supervisors     Meat—»
Bootlegger   Has   Truck   Cjliisior'   a*
Hal.'cwelli—Schbol    Progi |m'   to    B(.» Debited—Ho; fnam       r    Wcd.f.na"-<-
Dresher  and Jarrettown.
Sevei-iil visltor.-i were entertained byr the Viirlous residents of the K. G. E.. home at Davis Grove, among them be¬ ing .Urs. .AIa,y .McVaugh, difu.ghter of .Mr. and Mis. f-',;aekhouse, iKith resi¬ dents; Mrs. a. C. O. ^\Ueiu,UB, Mr. T. Croaier and family, i-ela-.l,'es of the new resident. George Zink, from Ger¬ mantown, and J. it. Longsti-oct, also ul," Germantown.
f). IL .Mauier, o,f Hallowell, has beer* un'*:::idi!ur a o-jr i.f fertiiizer ut Hat¬ boro.
the Horsham township rond super- viscrs he'd thoir monthly meeting .at the hotel in Hailowe'l, on .Monday •'vening. Routine business wiis tran- fr-a'.i'.d VVith re^raid to highwiiy con¬ ditions and re,Kiirs.
Ciar ri.e D( tw.'ler was the victim ot a colli:-!, 11 between two trucks at tha- switch in Hallowell. The other truck driven by an allege d party intoxicated: foreigner from Dublin, Pa., was found; badly broken up and soaked with "bootJcg," The Alnngton police wero siiinmoned aud took the foreigner in¬ to cuMlody while Mr. Detwiler wUe escaped, with but a few bruises, set about getting his machine in running- order.
:Vfrs. Jo.'^oph Kirk, of Dresher, spent Siiturday in Philadelphia.
.Mrs. E. C. McConnell, of Jarrettown,. and Mrs. A. D. Barnett, of Dreaher, journra-ed to Philadelphia, on Wed¬ nesday.
Mis.s ,Ma.i!t'ha rMcOli|nu<4\ and her rdom-mate, Mis.s Francis Ziegk-r, both students at West Chester Stiilo Normal school, spent the weely^end with tho fell mer''! parents, Mr, and Mrs. fi. C. • .vuCci.nell, In Jai-ittlown.
Thos. J. Lane, of Dresher, ?pent. Monday in PhiUidelphia. '
i. B   Mooh.an Is vei-j- much improved'.
Mrs. John McMullin, of Dr',»sher, ;s; en  thr   .<-!cl{  Vi.st.
The Thos. B. Meehan Nur.sery com-, pany has been .active this sprin,"?. Last wefir, (^'irs of shubbery were ^shipped to C'farlield, and Reading, Pa., and' tc Denver. Col.
Mi'i.o Lilie McMullin, teacher at Mar¬ cus Hook, spent the week-end with her pp.'en'.s In Dresher.
HiW'i'd McCb.ineH and Ri-hard H'ackk-r, loth of Phil.adelphia, vis;i'>a: th.^ f( rn er's parents in Jarreitown. or, r.uin ay. ¦
r.i.r. DiiiTield, of I^hiladeliihia, who pureliated tho piopi?rty of ^'in.xjeT F.ng'i- in ,'farrf'ttov.n. moved Ihote on last,  Tl.iii.-day. *
iThort»n'' RutherCertl has ^mn»e: his huckster rautf' asiiin In the Hallo wi-!I,   a.nd   Horsham   section.
Jonathan SUackhou.'.. '^f ''inowell, has been having his farm liuildin^a generally Tepaired.
.¦^n old fashioned entertainment fol-- lowed by ii d-ebate will be given at 8 p. m. Saturday, April 15th, in the Horsham fire hall. The subject of the debate is a much discussed and vital question to the community. Resolved, lliat the School Program of Dr. Finnegan, State S'uix-rintendemt oif Publlo Instruction,. ,s for the Best Interests of the Children and Citizens of Pennsylvania." The- afTirmative wiU be taken by Mrs. Sarah Gheen and John N. Adee, while the- negiitive by Anna H. Penrose and Wm. SatterthwaJte. This will be followed' by an open discussion of the question, in debate.
Nothing speicial develoiied at the- meeting of the Ladies' AuxiliaiT lo the- Horsham fire company, the only an-- nouncements being that $90i had been realized at the minstrel show last week, sund that the closet for dishes on the flre hall has been com¬ pleted, and paid for by the auxiliary.
Mrs. Anna Vlckery and daughter^ Caroline, of Philadelphia, were guesta- at the home of Mrs. John Seiple, oni' Sunday.
Theodore Dubree, of, Horsham, hasr recently purchased a new Chevrolet Sedan.
Edward Hill and wife, of Nesham¬ iny; have rented the Arthur Wood place In Horsh.am, recently vacated by Harrisen Clarson, who moved to New- Jersey.
Regul.ar order of business was trans¬ acted iU the meeting of the Horsharn. flre comiiiiny on Mondiijy evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Starkey andi family, of Hatboro, spent several days: la.st week with Mrs. Frank Forker, at Horshiim,
Mrs. James Woodruffe, of Horsham^ spent two days lasi: week in Germans- town with relatives.
l'>ank Forker. of Horsham, who was ill for several days last vvcek, returned: to his work Monday.
Mrs. Fonder ajid family, of, Horsham,, are now reletmed from tha diptheria fiuiirantine which confined them for- several  weeks.
WiUiam Sill, of Ho'rsham, has been confined to tho house with a sovel-«^ attack of the grip.
Joseph Fbrker spent the week-end" with his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Forker,  in Philadelphia.
John Ty.wn has moved Into the new house on the property of Wm. J. Tyson,., situated on the Easton road, Horsham,. The house whVch ho vacated on Hors¬ ham Terrace, will be rented by a partly from Willow Orove.
An entire fiunily, Mr. and Mrs, Leon N. Wajdyk and two daughters, aged 12 and 15 respectively, of South Philadel¬ phia, miracnloualy escaped what might have been instant death Saturday night when tho automobile in which they were riding crashed through the, twq-foot Kt««o wall at the Edison, bridge, bt-twoon Hallowell and Doy- lesitown, and phinged flf|teen feet below to the grounci. The accident happen¬ ed early in the evening when dusk ha<i set in thia absruring the sharp turn at. the entrance of the bridge. Howevei- none was seriously injured, the stocif; none was seriously Injured, th<.> ahock}. any of the party suffered.
Robert Rajnsey, of Hatboro and: Misa Cora C. iSelpto, of Horsham, wore* married in Philadelphia, on Siiturday. The couple vrlll reside with the bride'a parents in Horsh.am for the present.
A   miscellaneous   shower   was   ten-
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