The Ambler Gazette 19181205

              The
mblerI C^zette.
OL.XXXV.-iSO.   40
MBLER.   PA..   DECEMBER   5,   1918.
S1.75   A    Y P:AR
p. O. S. cf A., No. 53. new member last week, Tuesday   will   initiate   a
COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings ot Local Interest to^Our Readers.
Mrs.    C.    B.    Lewis    Dies    Suddenly—
George Corson a Lieutenant—Service
Board     Dedicated     at     Plymouth  —
Events   at    Hickorytown    and    Har-
riionville.
Cold Point r. ceived one and on next dafis of four.
Mrs.   Herbert   Stout,   who   h.as   been
undergoing treatment in a Norristown
hospital, has so far improved that she
, will,   this   week,   return   to   her   home
In Narcissa.
Word has been received from Wil¬ liam Hendrick."!, of Cold Point, who is in France. His lettor of -Nov. 11 is to the effect thaf he was all right, and that the l>"rench people were joy¬ fully celebrating the signing of the aimisticp.
Mrs. Hester Hendricks, of Cold Point, who has been ill. is much im¬ proved.
Mrs. David Rhoads. of Hickorytown, g.ave a dinner at Her home on Wed- ne.sday in honor of her son. Charles Rhoads, of Norristown.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rex and child¬ ren visited Mr. anr Mrs. Horace Hol¬ land, of Norristown, on Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. Charles .Stayton, erf Hickory¬ town, entertained her two sisters 'from Philadelphia on Sunday.
Charles Rhoads, of Norristown. re¬ sumed his ,work at the m.agnesia plant, Plymouth, On Monday after nine weeks of serious  illness.
Mrs. Eugene Lightkep. of Hickory¬ town, entertained the following to a roast duck dinner on Sunday : Mr. •and Mrs. Charles Rhoads, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn V. Rho.ads. of Norristown, and Mr. and Mrs. David Rhoads.
Mr. and Mrs. Jo.'ieph Jamea and daughters Mary and Sar.ah spent Fri¬ day with Mrs. William Marple, of Port Kennedy.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Miller and daughter, of Norristown. spent Sun¬ day \v'ith Mr. and .Mrs. Haivey Rex at  Hickorytown.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Ollard and child- renV of Tiou-a spent Thanksgiving day with llie latter's mother. Mrs. Lemuel Rhodebaugh.   of  Hickorytown.
Mr. .and Mrs. Gem-ge' Pi'^llaven and son spent the wek-e-id with the for¬ mer's  parents at  I.ancnsterville.
E.  Thim.  form"ilv of Cold Point, but who removed to Hrooklyn, has accept¬ ed a position,  which has taken him on .a trip to iowa.  Kansas and  Nebraska. •   He Pxp'i'ts to bp awa'   five  weeks.
Mrs. Samuel S.ands and .Vliss Lillie Kerper. of Cold Point, on Sunday in. Philadelphl.a. attended the funeral of. Margaret  .St.ale.v. a.tcfd  10 years.
Rev. Mr. Kocher and Mrs. Sarah Hippie, (if fiermnntown, and Mr-i. Car¬ oline Kerper. ol:' Norristown. ^.oit<- Sunday in Cold Point  with lii<-ud.s ijn
Thi- Gilbi-rt fnmily. ir? Conshohocki ;,. has moved into the Camburn piuperi.\- at  Cold  Point.
' The Reading Tr.msit .';- Light Co. emplojes .h.ive-been renewinu- the ties on the line just south of the T'hmoutli Meeting store and at the same time the rails hare been raised nearly 10 inches at a p.:iint where a great qu.antity of water has g.athered. Thp improvement is in the right direction, as the higii¬ way is being macadamized, and here¬ tofore the traveled portion of the rofid- w.ay h.as been higher than the rails, wliich allows the surface water to flood- the rails rendering it dangerous for the safety of the trollev cars.
One night l.ast wecl- a building at the Corson kilns at Williams staiion was broken into and ransai'ked. Imt nothin.g of  v.^lne  was  removed.
A. D. Tiarlholoniew. of Conshohock¬ en, has beeu p.ipering some of his houses   in   TT.armonviUe.
A letter recentVv received by rela¬ tives in Harmonville tells of the safe- . ty of Elmer Myers, who is sergeant of ordnance in France.^ He is with the 79th division, which "has been cited by the French government for conspi¬ cuous bravery on the field. Sergeanf Myers is connected' with the military police and has been on the firing line and over the top .at different times. i
On Monday evening the* p.arsonage committee of the Plymouth IJ. E. church met at the parsonage, and on Tuesday evening' the T.iadies' Bible class met at tho home of Mrs. Robert Widemoyer. of Hiirmonville.
The beautiful service board, contain- 'ng the C9 names of the boys of the , TMymouth Meeting localitv who have ! responded to our country's call, was erected last week at tho southerly end of the Friends' meeting house wall and dedicated on Thursday morning in a • short, impressive and aTiproprijite ser¬ vice. Mrs. Oeorge N. Leiper, who is president of the local Red Cross branch, gave an interesting address reviewing the sacrifices made by the lads whose names are represented on the board, and in a larger sense re¬ viewed the responsibilities of our country in the great conflict. Rev. R. W. Musselm.nn. pastor of Plymouth U. K. church, offered an impressive pr.ay- er, and several patriotic songs were most heartily sung. On the board the names of Thomas Ambers. Leroy An¬ tes, David Smith and Alfred flutter bear the gold star opposite, whicii most in-nressively tells of tho supreme sac- •¦¦fice the lads have made for the great 1 anse of human liberty.
On Mondi^ morning occurred the death of Sarah Johnson, wife of Charles W. Lewis. On the day pre¬ vious she attended church and Sun¬ day school service at Cold Point and appeared in her usual health, which of late year.-a was none too vigorous. ^Towever. thero were no svmptoms of '-'10 early dissolution, which followed ¦ •> soon after. When Mr. Lewis called her Monday morning to come to breakfast, it w.as found that she had passed away during the night, survives.
E. ed
JARRETIOWM i WATER CO.
BOLD CORPO
G. W. Willard, Thourh Sl Over the Top.
WINS SUIT.
Jes Public Service Commission Stands i Firm.
[LOCAL fiOYS IN KEYSTONE DIV.
WHITPAIN AND   HORSHAM AND
Barren Hill
Lads in Very Heavy Fighting.
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Led   Men   of   His   Section Three   Days   and    Nights Without    ScratcVi — Since Hospital—Letter Shows Yankees. The   following     letter   fro:
Willard Lightkep, of Jarrett
date of .N'ov.  -1.  to his  pare
the true spirit of the Yank
Dear  Folks : —
I  am   still   in   the   hosiiital
getting .along line and feel  mup^feet
ter.     1   received   a    new unif<Hn^!|,last
Wednesday,   (new  from shoes
and have been up and around
for short intervals.    I still
stoniiu-h   trouble   and   ;un
.-Vm still on a light diet, and t'
a little weary at times.    We havfe-^Oita
very   nice   meals,   at   least   tlxe*^iai»H
good, but I have not been able JjjS.pIstt
an.vlhing for more than a moa^j>S^', !     I  had  chicken   two  SundaySrJK'suc- i cession,   (something  very   uni6^fl^.b for
the army, you know).    I had.
today   mashed   potatoes,   cn ¦ ions, steak,  bread, coffee a . a   very   nice  meal,   was   it , only  could     taste.     Don't
when  1 tell you  this.    I ha' , the   front   and   fought   for   tl ; and   nights.     I  came  direetly;, ifront   to   the   hospital,   but
without   a   scratch,   or   any
from gas. I     1 was sick  two days befoifd-
into   the   front   lines,     t)ur" • (who  had   been   sleepin.g  iti Itent)   knew  how sick I  had I wanted  me  to  go  to  tlie  kosj . stead of front lines, but I Brfi
suaded him to let me,go. i ' died    my    rifle,    .atitf"dm»',
my    overcoat    and    amrri : Through extra efforts t ma i mile   march   into   the   from
after the artillery had put
derful   barrage.   I   went
leading    my   section.      We'
under a smoke screen, and
a Boche until  we had gone,
and     one-half     or     three
Then  we encountered  snijia chine  guns.     Wp  took  sevei ers.      We   kept   advancing :<;
(of  .ilmost   three  days;   Uteri
lor 18 Townships and Boroughs Involved d in the Decision—Will Be Obliged to n       Pay   $334   Per    Mile    Per    Year   for
Vrater     Mains— Springfield's     Cost,
$4500.
The public service commission has ilismissed the compiaintg of .^e 18 boroughs and townships in thejteietro- politan district outside Philafttlphia. filed against the Springfield -CJonsoii- dated Water company because of its increased rates for lire protection.
The decision ends four years of con¬ troversy over the rates and service oC the  company, -Consumers  began  liti-
which -March, mented "The sisting C.amp M.'UJCock. 1   and   trained
George Glanding, George Prader and Harold Buchanan Members of the Division Which Stopped the Ger¬ mans at Chateau Thierry.
C.orge Glanding. Georgo i'radcr and' Harold  Buchanan,    Barren  Hill    boys, ar.'  members of tiie Keystone (Twenty- eighth   division     of  Pennsylvania,     ot division     General     Peyton     C chief   of   staff,   recently   com- on as follows :
Twenty-eighth   division,     con-
of   Pennsylvania   troops   from
was overseas by June
with   the   Krench   until
Four   companies   were
the Marne and ea-st of
to help stop the Ger-
niiin   offensive   of   July    l-"i,   and   held
their ground.
"Tlie division   was  then   jiiit   in  sup¬ port   of the  couriti'r-attack   of July   IS. On   July   28   it   a Hacked,   crossing   tlie Ourc(i,   and   advanced    with   tlie   Third dl\ ision   (later   the   Thirty-second)   on its  ri.ght and   the   I'orty-second  Divis- . ion on its left.    The advance  was bit- ; terly resisted by the enemy. (     "On July ¦'il it was .t-pproaching Nes- commission,  however,  allotted  a -'<'f   and   August   li   reached   the   Vesle, ,'-^.specified   sum  as   an   e.,uilable   ,,eturn , >\lif-« « reh.'ycd the Phir y-second Di- ^^¦^^- the company tor lire piotectiftH and : )':^"':i-     Until     i-ept.  3  the    Keystone .; fixed   the   annual   water   rates   f<.r   aU!l"^.i«'«n h^-'d " •'^'-'Ctor along the \eslP
L. GWYNEDD.
Who's Who and What's JVhat. in the Two Townshipa.
UPPEOUBLIN.
Miscellaneous   Items of. Interest^t» Many Readers.
^jiSation in the courts and later thfe cast-ju'ter   July   1.     Im i(    was carried to the public service-com-   Pht in south of th
,,:   mission,     the   compiuints   then   Ibcin.u-1 Lhateau Thierry t
based on domestic service rates'. -V valuation of tlie property was aski-d for and the most complete Survei of a water compaiiy known in the countr.v followed, ,}
The result was a decision list the commission some months agp b.v which the company was allo^ied to receive a fair return on its invesfment. This meant a reduction of .13 1^3 per ce.-it. in domestic rates.
The  commission,  however, alio.'
m
(It;
annual 'municipalities  at  $7   for  each drant and $335 a mile per year j mains connecting theso  plugs. The    tire-hydrant    rate    was
f6r all! Ol' nifc-hy- ¦ -^^ii • f&r all I i^''!
liar
into third line
some warm feed. VVe had.;;.Mst lil^d up, when word came to raU;Jii. aij Qle Germans were co'iinter-attafoking; rso our boys had to leave the njfeji'fan.! go back, but 1 was una'l:)le to icJllo'w ;/j:v1 i-aine to the hospital, and ;£«vo 'ijeii-d nothing from our divisioajjffi' cop'C^Mun since, excepting I met 'iap'.feUfnv in the hospital, who was fi?(^p'.:the divis¬ ion which . relieved (nir.s,:.i^-the- front. 1 did not ff 11,you this afcaBtMt-' bi-cause I- w;iiited .^o see hoSsflBB^^^.^'; Were- ¦tu'iviin.g at1t*he .front, 'I^HBK'$'^<in it-' "hi a   'niPJ^tWn'of biil^"^HBppfrlj^" atty*
I L'on; .itgalii.'aMBlE«'--5iiffe. T f lti»re nn,t of !!¦«•(>¦ Ida pes  that
Hie uill I"' no niori' fighiiii'4, .\ow don't .get afi'.'ild of rny safet.v, and  worry, for everything is allright.
what the municipalities had been pay¬ ing, but the pipe mileage rate i-s'a tiie nnnual bills of the municipalitios up to 800 and as high as ItiOO pei cent above  former bills..
The   townships     of   flower
;WS • Abington,  Cheltenham  and  Sprl.!
Montgomery c6unty;  Haverford, 1
11 Darby,   Radnor  and   Springfield.^
ware county;   Lansdowne, dharoj
Bl ospect i Ridley Park and .Morton filed plaints against the new fire-serviie rates and asked the commissldn t(; reopen the case for a readjustmsht of the rates. The commission last i^'ee!; heard  final argumeiii  in tho^o cafes.
it is believed the townshiiis aiicf;boi'- oughs   ffected    will    light    llirougft:   the
ith i-onstant r.aid  and patrol activity ptember   I  to 7  the  Keystone Divis i ion. crossing the  Vesle in  force, drov< ypboiit   '"   rearguards   and   kept  clo-se   contact
I Swarthmore.   Conshohocken, I! Collingdale^   Nor,wood.   Prosp
TK.
Katty
;ia,c"k
rather ;'^"P!-'ojV,{<' »<*+ jfourls. Amounts iin'olved. aiid *hich x,r. ,...-...i-s.i- ,-..__, ^^ townships and boroii.ghs w:ul b.- iBJBmpelled to pa.v unless methodll'oan be devised which nill eliminat^ 'the necessity of payiiij,. iim well inti thoiis.-iiuls of dollars, .-\biiigton sliip is. ill all likeliliiiod, "hit ; than an.v of the nortlK-rn siib lownshiiis. There is. if i.s d sufficient mileagf of piiie Iin 'W^ich lire hydrants are locate fT^ing the annual rental under th' I'fi.tes up to approximately $ ^if'rom an attorney in thi- townshi; fs in close touch with --ondltion*; oln--une'l   tliiit  stat.Omei
".¦"ihTn-'tfin   ln\
¦:.<h
ill
not jAg -<rTiA
with the retreating enemy.
"The ,Twenty-eighth was in line near Vaquoise at the start of the .Meuse-Argonne offensive on .Septem¬ ber 26 and continued in action until October 7, wlien it took Chatel Che- hery.
"On'October 29 the division was ro- portedion line in the Woevrc near La- cIiaU8(|<>e Lake with the Second Army and ttjlbk jiurt in the actions in that regioiti halted by the armistice Nov- ember.ll."
Getiffal March gave this account of the oymratioiis of the Seventy-ninth Divisj^. composed of eastern Pennsyl- \'ani^H'Maryland and District of Col- unihial! national army men trained .it CamfT'Meade.
"T^ Sex ent.v-ninth division reaclie 1 l'"ranTO'and began training about .-^ti- gust tjat Praulhoy. It was in the first line oifrthe Ar.gonnc-Meuse offensive id' September 26. but .letails of its action are aot a\'ailable.
"KovenibiM- 2 it was r"|i(U-ied on line on tfijtl biglifs L-ast of the Meuse. No\- ¦""^ fl it was advancing in this see¬ the  dirr-ctinn  of  D-¦lmvilIer.'^.¦•
WEST POINT.
- will be held  Sunday evening lieformed  church  at  7.30. Mattern  has  flnislit'd niovin.g to   his   new   iiroperty
Lewis    alone
Ave- born to them, but both nre de ceased. Mrs, Lewis was a most charming person, active in church and charitable worlc, so far as her health and strength permitted and alw.ays having de.arest to hor heart the com¬ fort and care of others. She will bo "adly missed not only In her home, but also in the church and neighbor- b-v.id circle, where .^he was beloved for btr many graces charm and tmsel- flshness.    The funeral will be held thi.s
Thursday afternoon  with interment in the family plot at Barron Hill.
Service in  Grace Robert from   .-Vlli-ntown on  Main street.
The lecture ou "llirds," given by J. ! S. Hriggs in Grace Reformed church ¦ , Monday evening. w.as well attended ! and those present found the lecture • quite an i.nteresling and instructive' one. , :
The monthli' meeting of the I'litier Gi.yiiedd .Alunini will be held Thurs¬ day e\'('nin.g -u the home of the Misses l.i-isti'i',  on .Main slreet.
The  regular monthly meeting of the West   Point   Fire   company   was   post- , poneil from Monday to Tuesday even- ' ing.     The  usual  routine  business   was ' transacted.
Mrs. Sahuiel ]juV/, recentl.v enter¬ tained her brotlier. Ishen Miller, of ISethlehem.
The  regular monthly meeting  of  thp West I'oint .=Vthlellc association  wiil b; held   ne.xt     Monday   evening,     and   as ' there   is   considerable   important   busi- nsss to be transacted, it is hoped that, a   large  number  of  the   members   will' be  present.
Mrs. Amos  Stetler is at present  re- : siding with Mr. and  .Mrs. George Kib- i blohoii.sp.  Centre  Sciuare. The annual reunion and  banquet as ' I well as the celebration of the anniver- | sary   of  AVashington   camp.   No.   33,   P. ; O. S. of .\.. of this place, is being held | this Wednesday evening.    This is con- ' sidered  the leading  event of the year | 'and is .attended  by a  larg  number  ofj mrmbers of the camp. !
I'^llwood Hoot made a business trip , to  New York  this  week. ;
The   supervisors    of    the    township j have   finished   repairing   a   portion   of I..ansdale  road   west of Garfield street, and the road is a.gain open to travel. A   meeting     of   the   local     Sabbath .School   iissociation   was   held   Tuesday evening at the home of Isaac Leister. School was closed over the Thanks- gi'.ing  holidays  and   reopened   Monday I morning  of  this   week. i
W.   D.   Lukens.   contractor,   is   mak- I in,g   rapM     progress     with   the     new i buildjng   that    is    being   Orected    fo« I Samuel  Kriebel,  and  at  this  time the flrst floor window frames have already been  se,     Mr.   Lukens,   who   also   has the contracts for the addition and im- iirovr-nipnts  to Robert Knerr's proper¬ ty, at the corner of Garfield and Main streets,   is   pushing  this   work  well  to¬ wards completion.
Our townsman. Joseph Shuman, is leported to have purchased a grocery business on Main street. Norristown.
ThP foundation work of the new mill for W.  L.  Bean  is  finished  and  brick layers  will  shortly start work  on  the erection of the building.    Mr. Bean re- Mr. i cently jiurchased tho lot on whicli wa.^i Two  children   situ.ated the double dwelling owned by J.  Stetter and  which  was  destroy- by firo. A   local   resident   had   quite  an   un¬ pleasant   experience   while   out   in   his automobile.    He  got  .about  two   miles from home when his g.asoline tank be¬ canae   empty   and   he   was   obliged   to ¦walk   home   to     secure   the   necessarj' supply.
W.  L.  Bean,   local   dealer,  has  receiv¬ ed  two o'ario.ads of lumber.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lund,
ion,-, -j) i .-n t - in-' - ('¦'! -1*111 of the lommission will make the townshiii pa.v—if they continue tbe service. Cut they won't eonUniie tbe servi(;e. While definite iilans have not been complet¬ ed it is practieallv certain that the flre companies in the township will he eiiuipped with high-powered, modern '¦hemical fire-fi.ghting in.aehiufs, and the present type of machines, using water as an fxtinguishor. will be elim¬ inated."
WEDDED.
HARTZIiLL—MOORTC.
On Saturday evening at tli. hum • of Williiim Moore. Sr., on Xorth .M.aio street. Ambler, .Mr. John .\. Ihirtzell. of .Souderton, and .Miss l.ori-ttii G. Moore, of -Vmbler. were miileil in niiir¬ riage by Hev. G. A. K'lierr, pastor of St. .Tohn's Lutheran church.
Miss Carrie Camburn played the wedding iirocessional as the bridal party miirched into the parlor. Miss Crertrude 1 fedrick was maid nf honor, and Mr. Hiilph Martin was best miin. The couple were married in the pre¬ sence of lhe followin.g invited ^juests. Mr. and .Mr.-<. William Moore. Mrs. Laura Hartzell. Saville Hartzell and Rimer Hartzell. from Telford. Mrs. Samuel   l''irmiin,     Mrs.   Walter   Baker,
NORTH   V^^ALEo.
.lohn      I.utz,     of    Second     and streets,   fell   while   going  down ?ollur   steps   on   Mond,i.\    morning dislocated   her  hip. I'OU^   council   .met    on     Mondav j-i^fit^gvCTiInBfi -'immitii'tiV<'-mmiinwu3- and     the preparation  of our  streets foi>;-wiiiter's wciir  were  discussed.     IJecaipe  of  tbe Lack   of   finances   not   much   Btreet   im- provimenf      will    be   done   until     ne.Nt summer.    The streets are  being elejM)- ; ed   of  the   accumulixtion   of  fall   leaves ; and   refuse.
'      II. Alvin Gerhiirt. of IT. S. emergency fleet,  and  wife and  the  latter's motheiv -Mrs.  Mertz. of Pliiliidel|>hia.  were Sun¬ day visitors  to J. .\. Gerhart and fam- : ily.
i (^lur band played in Xorristown on ¦¦ Tliiirsdii.v and wa.s complimented by niau.v for the line apiiearance an 1 I good music. A siiecnal ciir conveyed ' i|uile a numbei' uf our lieople to see th" parade.
Kev.  Charles  G.   I feck, of  St.   Peter'.: ICv.   Lutheran  ehurch.  has  been  elei-te ! president   of  Ihe   .Vorristown   Lutheriin - conference.
I     The     new     restaurant     building     of George Pritchard. at Third and AValnut ; streets, after many delays  iu  complet¬ ing   the   fixtures,   was  opened   the  past I week and our town now can boast of I a  flrst class restaurant.
Waller E. Krell, son o' Mrs. Albright ' I of   this   borough,   has   been   promoted I in   the     C   .'''-   ammunition     train     in \ France.     He   is   in   ii   French   hospital : recovering   from   wounds. [     A telegram f'roin tiie war dep.artment , , rtports the death of Chiirles Troaster.   j Letters received from Ralph Shearer; 1   l-'rencli   hospital   reports   tliat ¦ getting  along   nicely,   and   it   is , will
The consistory of Boehm's ehurch will meet this Thursday at the ehurch. The siune iifternoon the I..adieH' Jlite society will meet in the Sunday sciiool room.
i Jlr. and Mrs. Casper Slingiufl, of iilue Bell, spent Friday evening with -Mr. and   Mrs.   Harry   Ziegler.
4Ir. Hallowell and family, of I^enllyn,
have  gone  to  the  city  for the \vinter.
!     A. S.  Viilcntine  and family  intended
the   football   game   in   Philadelphia  on
, Thank.sgiving day.
I'rancis Schlater,  of Broad Axe. has
returned   home     from     Camp   Taylor,
hiiving     been     honorably     discliarged.
, He will give a  talk  in  Hoehm's church
, ne.xt  Sundav   evening'.
'     Mr.s.  Josph   Yost  and   Mildred   Duf-
i field are spending some  time  with the
former's  iiai'enls.   Mr.  aud  Mrs.   Liown.
of  .'^'hoinokin.
' A party was given at the home of John A. liauer, of IJlue Bell, on Friday evening  itist.
-Mr. and  Mrs.  Charles Del'refoiitiiine , Jr., of Fort AVashiugton. spent Thanks¬ giving day  at   their  parental  home  at iilue Bell. I     Mr.   iind     Mrs.   Hiram     Krieble,     of Friinklinville,     celebrated     their     50th , wedding anniversary Itist Tuesday. 1     Mr. Love and family, of Philadelphia,   during spent   Thiinksgivin.g   with   .Mr.   l.lorape !     Mrs. Phipps iind family.
Miss .Mary Rossiter. of IJaltimore, spent a few days recently with George Rossiter and family, of Blue Bell. I Miss Flora AValton und Frank Rol¬ ling, of Philadelphia, spent Sunda.x' with William Walton and lamiiy, of Blue Bell.
Mr. and Mrs. Diiniel iCi h, of Bliu- llell, entertained the following on Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. i'.id¬ dle, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis iJidille. of Am¬ lder: .Misse.s Emma and .-Vnna Slaoe- maker, of Norristo in; .Mr. und Mrs. Harry Hoover, of Blue fiell; Daniel Biddle, of Ambler.
Mrs. Baringer and daughter Maude, of Gwynedd A'alley,.. spent the week¬ end with Mr. iind Mrs. J. C. Bernhard. of Chester  count.v.
The   funeral   of   Kmily   Schlater,   of Fhiliidelphiii.     was   held   at     Boehm's church   on   Tuesday   at   :;   p.   m.      In terment     wiis   made   in   the     a-ljoiuiii^- cemetery.
lioehm's Sunda.v school m mbers are busy   rehear.sing  for  ('hrislniiis.
.\. .\. -Vasli and faniily spent ThaiiUs- giving (lay at the home of Mrs. Mar¬ ietta  Hoover, of Ulue liell.
William Sailer iind family took din¬ ner with .fames Hand iind familv nine   liell.   Thanksgiving   dii.v.
Miss .Vlai'.v' Stiinniii'd. of -Xoi't' AVales. s|)ent the week-eii-i iit the resi¬ dence of her iinele. (Hive Stiinniird. a: Blue liell.
The teaehei's iind diree-.ors of AVhit¬ paln to-wnship mei on .Monday after¬ noon in the hiKli school.
The Sewin.g circle of lioehm's ilnireh will meet at the home of Miss .Ala.\ Rossiter  next  Tuesda.v   iiftern.>o:i.
.Th»-^WU>li!!>*t»ttoniiif-B«ehm'.-»- .sent   in   last ''X'H^l? amounted  to   $ .and   money.     $-'17.60.     making   a   tiitai of $55.Sll.
The Lower (iw.vnedd boiird of roiil supervisors iiTt Monday evening iinii orgiinized as tollows : President. Pemberton Mollin.i-'s worth: secretary Irvin Kinr: treiisurer. Hiirry Str-'hle: road master. Win. G. Just. The tax rate was lixed at seven mills, the^iini'^ figure as heretofoi'e. .Vboiit $-!ii00 re¬ mains in the treasury, and considor- iible crushed sto.ne will be placed on the roads  yet  this fall.
The AA'hitpain township road board will mei-t .Saturdiiy to organize and to eensirlei- the tiix  rate.
Road     Supervisors     Hold     Meetings— Sproul  Condemns  Toll   Gathering   orf Pike—Firemen's Benefit on  Dec. 14—. Jarrettown and  Dresher Items. Repajrs of cru.-fhcd stone and tarvia
,are  still   being made   to   the  state-aid
jroad  from    Ilor.iham  store    to  Welsh
.road.    The work will be completed this
I week.
!     Mr.    and'   Mrs.   AVilliam    Doi le,J -wil
, Horsham, spent the week-end with Langhorne   relatives.
Mr.   and     .Mrs.   John   Morrow,     ofi
: ITorsham, on Thanksgiving day, enter¬ tained .Mr. and .Mrs. Hess, of Nor-< wood,  Delaware county.
I I'-i-cd. Buckhalter and family have moved from Horsliam to Locunt Grove farm,   near   AVestville,   N.   J.
' .\ -Vew VoiK- iind Philadelphia school instructor spoke on tlie work in the Uor.-ham school Tuesdiiy morning'.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Gi orgo W. Zeitler, Jr., of Horsham, on Sunday entertained JTr. und .Mrs. P. W. Worth, daugh.- ter Kvelyn and son Kingsley, of Pros* pectville.
• Mrs. John .Miiiitz and son. of Iliit¬ boro:    JTrs.   Albert   .Sill  and   daughter,
, of AVillow Glove, were guests of Mr. and    Mrs.    George     .Sill   at   Horsham,
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Clarence   Jloore,    Mr.   and   Jlrs.   Clar-i c^om
ence   Grieb,   Germantown,   Jlrs.   -Albert ¦ ],e   (.,,
Ciimburn,   Jliss  Jennie   Peniiigtun  and : now   reported   no   amputation
Miss   .\verllng.   Philadelphia,  and   Mrs. ' nces.sar.v.
Coleman, i     The  boiird   of  trade  held   a   meeting
After tbe ceremony the enl ire party on Saturdiiy evening, sat down to an elaborate wedding l-'rom a letter of Sabastine Natalie to breakfast. The happy pair left for: id.s \yife he states that he passed their honeymoon trip and on their re-j through the big battles in T-'raniM. turn will temporarily reside with the j without being wounded, bride's parents on North Jfaiii street.. Galen Slifer. son of Dr. II. F. Slifer, The groom is employed al llie Cruse- js in a I'reneh hospital recovering K'emiier  plant. 1 from iin attiick of infiuenza.
MAPLE   GLEN.
Mr. Kiizniiin aiul famil.v will mov- fi'oin ehe Itin.Lie liir.n to AVest .\mblei this  A'-eek.
Thriy> iiir;iliiiies passed over thi: place Saturday goin.g in .a westerly direction.
Quite a number of gunners were out  on  Thanksgiving day.
Miss Elsie S. Mann, of Ambler, spent Thanksgiving iit her iiareuta home here.
Jlrs. George I fiower. ,Ir., entertain¬ ed her piirents, Jlr. and Jlrs. Gorges. of Schwenksville. on Thanksgiving day.
The members of the Roy Scouts who attend Three Tuns school have charge of the flag, so we may expecl to .see the .stars and siriiies flying every f-iv- orable  day.
Mr. iMid Jlrs. Lyle Buzby iind son Alliin and Miss Clare Householder, of Ambler, speiif Sunday with Mrs. .-Ame¬ lia   Householder.
SPRINGHOUSE.
Henry JlcKean Ingersoll anl sister. Miss Jeannie Hobart Ingersoll. return¬ ed Monday to Phiiadelphiii for the winter.
Miss JIariamne Morris has u'^'cn vis¬ iting her sister, JTrs. Benjiimin Reath. at  Haverford.
Harry lUeger and fiimily have re¬ turned to their Philadelphia liome for the  winter.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Slurry, ot -Ambler, spent Thanksgiving day at the former's parental home at this place.
Mrs. George Deaber, who has been ill, is able to be out again.
The littlo daughter of JTr. iud Mrs. Joseph Shelly is ill with inlluenza. Mrs. Shelly and her son hav-' recov¬ ered.
Miss Anna Baldwin, of Ohcsinut Hill, siient l'"rida.v at her parental home.
Mrs.   George  Geuther  spent  Jlonday
I The Church of the Messiali, Gwy¬ nedd. had sneeessful rummage sale in the Bean building on AV.alnut ."dreet on
I Siiturday afternoon iinil evening.
t S. R. Grove writes to his mother and says thiit he liiis been through strenuous fighting in France and es¬ caped injury.
Miss   -Vannie   Craven.   oJ   the   Army
BLUE BELL.
I     Bayard   F.   Livingston.   Jr..   attended
I the  funeiiU  of a  friend   in  New  A'ork
, city last Saturday.
! Mrs. T. J. Hile is confined to her bed again.
! The Jlite society will hold its month¬ ly meeling in the Sunday school room on Thursday afternoon at 2.30.
i Mr. and Jlrs. Henry C. Biddle mil JTr. and Mrs. I.*wis Biddle were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Erb on Sundiiy. Mrs. Mary Cl.aville has tnken a posi
with   her   daughter, Cabc, at .Ambler.
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a  daughter.
T.erov French,   wbo  will  hold  publii ^ ^,^	
sale ot his stocks and crops, expects f o I eereniony,    Mr. and Mrs. Fnjnous reside in  Non-lstown. rosiAe  at  Washington  Square.
Thanksgiving  Eve Wedding,
Announcement is made of Th.anksgivlng eve wedding of Katharine Keller, of North AVales, a.nd Clarence Raymond Famous, son of Jlrs. Elizabeth Famous, of Washing¬ ton Square. Tho wedding teok place at the home of tho bridegroom's broth¬ er-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. LioRov Rittenhouse, of Xorristown. The Rev. IT. AV. Bright, pastor of tho Reformed Church of the Ascen¬ sion offlciated at the marriage cere¬ mony. Only the immediate f.amilies wero present. There 'were no bridal .attendants. A wedding supper for the f.amilies    wns    served     following    th
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Nurse Camp, Jlineol.a   N. Y    has been | j;,„, j^ ., „pntisfH oflice in the city, visiting  her  iiunt  and   unole,  Mr.  and i     „j.^    .Toseph   Leidv   has   closed   her Mrs.  Wert:.   Jl    AVeber. ,  ..       „ I hon.se'for the winter:
Miss (?. T-Trell. daughter of Jlrs. T. S. Albright, while .shopping in the city 'was  stricken with appendicitis.
1-Vom renorts of the local Needle¬ work guild we learn that they col¬ lected 1C50 giumcnts, which with their own  made garments,  totalled   1S02.
Word has been received of the death of Walter Stein whose mother resides on the pike north of town. Another son Albert is reported safe from in¬ jur j'.
The Fellowship club at Gwynedd, to which many of our townsfolk belong, is preparing for winter recreations now that the b.an on festivities is lifted.
Mrs. John White, of East Walnut street, died on Sunday .at her home on East Walnut stroet. Mrs. White had been in ill health for 'some time, but her demise was a surprise to many. Mrs. "White was .a well known resi¬ dent of our town for many years and wns largely identified with lodge and church organizations. Sho formerly held exalted iiositions in the Rebekah (I. O. O. F.)  order.
Tho mattor of erecting a suitable memori.al in our town to our local heroes is being agit.ated. Some advo"- catp a manument while others con¬ tend that a building such .as might be used for Red Cross a.nd other char¬ ity work will he moro appropriate.
Report of  Oreland   School.
The following were present in tiie Oreland school during November : Primary room. First gr.ade—John Erb. Ruth Poolo. Second grade—Albert Builer, AValter Keenan, Raymond Mc- i Devitt. Katherine Weigner. i Secondary room—Third grade—Er¬ nest Magee, Ksther Mower, Fourth grade, Casper Knapp. Casmer Pasciak, Lawrence  McDevitt. Edward  I'Ccenan.
Intermediate room. Fifth grade— ! Charles Zoll, Edmund McCauley, Wil¬ liam Grieve, David Miigee: Sixth grade, William Mower. A'irginia Smith, Nancy Pinkett; Sepenth grade—Brad¬ ley Algeo.
!     Gr.ammar room. Eighth grade. Myrtle j McCauley,     Emm.a    Weigner;     Ninth I grade. Eliz.abeth Kleiber, Hazel Brady. The  highest  averages  made  by  the pupils in their respective grades is as follows :       Second    grade,    Katherine Keigner,   97.8;     Third   grade,   Clarence Upton,    80.2;     Fourth    grade,    Casper Knapp. S.'i.a;  Fifth grade, Helen War¬ ford.  I!3;   Sixth grade, Virginia Smith. 89.3;   Seventh gr.ade,  Alice Upton,  93; Eighth   grade.   Myrtle   McCauley,   92.,';; Ninth grade, Klizabeth Kliebor, 92.-!.
—^Perliasle new hose.
flremen    ¦will    p'urchase
—Slipping at tho top of a stairway, Mrs. J. Cridland, of McKlnley, plung¬ ed to the bottom and fr::: tured a leg.
the   wek
JIary .Ann Jlonteith, after hav¬ ing spent two weeks in Horsham with her son. Charles, has returnod to her home in Jlon I.gomery ville. I Mr. iind Jlrs. John Seiplo, of Hors¬ ham, on Thanksgiving day, entertain¬ ed Mr. and Jlrs. Perry Craig and child¬ ren,  of Logan.
f)n Thanksgiving day Jlr. and Mrs. William Pearson, of Hallowell. enter¬ t.ained the following guests : Jlr. and Jlrs. Theodoi-e A'iindegrift and Misses Florence, Helen and Emma Vandegrift, , of Doylestown; Nelson Lawrence, Er- Inest Ghents and Charles Elsler, of Philadelphia.
I It is said that Governor-elect Wm. H. .Sproul recently, passed over tha Doylestown and Willow Grove pike to the Bucks cou;>ty seat and he is re¬ ported to have expressed his surprise that toll is slill paid over that high¬ way.
'Phe Horsham townshii) rOiu! super¬ visors mot at -Yash's hotel in regular session -Mon-'ay evening. Tlie attor¬ ney of the board. Harcdd G. Kniglit, T-:sq.. ii;et with tlieni :ind sc>ver;il m.at- ters of interest to the townshiii wero considered. The iiuditors will meet next Monday to go over the linancial reports. The township lias been ap¬ plying cinder.s to the upper end of Moreland road, and two trolley car¬ loads of the materi.al arrived ou Tues¬ day and were emptied along the Doy¬ lestown pike. The ci;iders were hauled by teams to the surface of the road.
On Thanksgiving day Albert Dieter, of Hallowell. visited his diiughter, Mrs. Louisa Funderwite, in Philadel¬ phia.
On   Sunday   Iredell   T,\!i(ininS:
-Brvia ,, and    .,Al? ms   GrdVe,   left" spend   several   days   gunning   in' Pike county.
The fourth uuarterl.v conference, of the Jarrettown M. B. church, will be held on AVednesda.v afternoon, Dec. llth. at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Dr. John.' G. Wilson will preside. All officials •are earnestly invited to he present.
The sale of crops^last Siiturday on< the Jabelwadi farm bf Lieiite:iant Jo¬ seph AVood. Diivis Grove, amounted to about $7000. ITay averaged $.'!0 per ton; wheat straw. $13 per ton; rye straw. $15: oats straw, $11.25; corn, Sl.-lS to $1.47'/i per bushel; fodder, $.';."5 per 100 bundles, and other things in   proportion.
At the r.ieai' home. Prospectviile. a pipele.ss heater is being installed a^id during the progress of the work one of the chlldre:! fell through the opening in the lirst floor for the r"gister. For¬ tunatel.v the child was not seriousl.v in.iured Init had a very narrow escape. Horsham residents are enjoying tho Halboio  Chautauqua  this  week.
Joseph Wood, jr., of Davis Grove, is reeoverin.u' from his serious illnes.s, and with his faniily will spend the winte;'  in   T'ittsburgh.
.Toniithan .-^tackhouse finds that mice have been destroying numerous fruit trees in his new orchard along the Xorristown road at Horsham. He has been giving the orchiird intensive care and has sought to destroy the animals by burning off the protecting debris  imd  dead  grass.
Miss IJessie Lightkep, of. Wiishing¬ ton. D. C.. spent the week-end In Jar¬ rettown   witll   her  fiither.
Harry Dougherty, of Edge Hill, for¬ merly of Dresher. dleil Sund.ay morn¬ ing, leaving a wife iind daughter. He was about 50 years of age.
Jfr. and Mrs. George W. Zeitler, Sr., of   liorsham      on   Thanksgiving     day,
Jacob Schaf-
 ion.  nf  Hatboro,
and   Jtr.   and   Mrs.   George  W.  Zeitler, Ur..   and     children,     JTiss   Helen   and George, of Horsh.am.
i     AVilmer   Wood ~ has   been   converting" ! into   flre   wood  some   of  the  old   pine I trees on the front lawn of his attrac¬ tive Horsh.am home. ;     The   portable  snow  fence  has  again j bei-u  erected  bv employes of the Phll- (adelphia   Rapid     Transit  company   on i land of J. M. Megargee, south of Hal- I lowell, along a portion of the Doylea- [towii   pike,  which   in  periods of  drift¬ ing   snow   always   fills   tho   road   and ' ¦ switch.    The   fence   has   been   in vice for sever.al ye.ars and has Us  utility.
Tickets   are   now   out   and   on   sala for  the  fourth  annual  chicken  supper ito   be  held   in   Horsh.am   h.all   for   the benefit of the Horsham Firo  company on Saturd.ay, Dec.  4.    A grand bazaar will   also  be   held   in  connection   with the event.    The supper,  which  will be 30 cents,  children,  25 cents,  will have all  the  seasonable  trimmings  such  as the good  hou-so  wives  comprising  tho L.adies'   Auxiliarj-   so   well   know   how to prepare  and  serve.    Gifts  of pota¬ toes, chickens, money, etc., will bo ro¬ ceived for the great ovent.   Tho bazaar will   also   eclipse   all   previous   efforts in   its   display  for  s.ale  of  fancy  ancl useful   articles   suitable  for  home  use, per.sonal  wear or Christmas  gifts.    In addition,   there   will   be>   a   pig   and   a ton of coal disposed of, tho tickets for wliich are selling for 10 cent.s each.   Lot everyone attend  tho event, or at least contribute something towards the suc¬ eess of the bazaar and supper and by this means materially aid the fire com- pinv, whloh needs the financial help at this time.
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eiiJf rtainc-d  JTr. and  Mrs. I'ei' and   daughter  M.arion
ser- proveii
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