The Ambler Gazette 19220601

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VOIi. XXXIX.-NO.   20
AMBLER.   PA..  JUNE   1.   1922.
S1.75   A   YEAR
COLD POINT
PLYMOUTH.
COLONY CLUB     THE BASE SCHOLARSHIP.    BALL SCORES.
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H-iDDcninfes ot Local Interest to Our j Ambler Ladles to  Assist   Worthy Readers. I Young Persons.
"*"     ,.     /lo   Mo«,     Av/ard   Co.nfrned   to   Graduates   of  tho Plymouth   Alumni   Banquets  43   Mem ^^^^^^^   ^.^^   School-Rules    Listed
bers-./ill       of       IV^rs.       '-'^"^y -Colony   Cub   Closes   Year      With
Harmonville   and    Plymouth   Centre ^.,^^    ^^^^^    ^,    p|y,-nouU.    'aour.cry
Niews—Miscellaneous. C'uIj
i'acheal. ^l^^Sincr   ^^ ^^^^;^^^;;; ^t ^ho annual meeiing of the Amb-
^"^":":it°opemtion ' •' a 1 im.cdimem v.'r Colony club on May 10 it was de- ,.   i-u.^ni  opeiauoii cided   lo  create  a.  seholar.'anp  tuiid   01
1.1 iicr speacn. ^.^^y ^^ enable a worthy young per.-.'oi.
Mrs. Jacob Hart ,'Uid .Ma's. .Stead, or ^^^ sicure the necessary educalio.i Cold Point, attended liie dedication 01 j,ij„i(,i^„t j^j y,,^,.,. the business world, the Boy Scouts' new log cabin, pr"- ^^ ^.^.j schola'r.-.hip, wliicu were lo K-'uted by the Uoiary Club, in Norris- j^^ worked out by a commitlee ap- ;..iwn.      At ti.'is affair the  Boy Scouts      ji„^yj j,y ti,y ,,i.esid'..iil 01 the club.
of   Norristown  and   PoUstowii   held   * ,,. -.i    .,      	
conte-t whi.'h w;;:j won by the Potts- In .accordance therewith the pre.-.i- town-bov.'.' wno have been under the dent apiioinied tlie following .ommil- leadership of Frank Stead, fo.-merly tee who dnw up rules and regulation.- ¦      i'„1,l    l><,lnt goveriiiiiB  lhe   m:ina!,'cineiU  and  award
,      " ¦.      ,     „„,„   .,   f,.,v   ,1-ivs   "f   ^-''iJ   scholarsliip,   whi.li   were   ap-
Miss Jean f'^^'^^ «f"' -^ ^^.^.^.'^^^^.^ proved by the Exe.utive Uoard at Us the tarly part of tins week with hei [^^^^^.^j.^^, ^„ ^^.^^ ,-^ 1^22: Chnirman, lather  in  Pottstown. _^|^,^    ^y    j    Hopkins,   Mrs.   V/arren   G.
Mrs. James McKeown, of Cold Point, ^'^,;^,lJlt.l•, jmi-h. Jaiues Cooper, iir:.. v/ho is nov," undergoing treatment at .^,n,j. ^y Godfrey, Mrs. Charles A. B. the State sanatorium at Hamburg, Pa., ]|^tj.(.ii. 'pi,c tollowing rules ^;ilall writes that the couditiori.'i surrounding j^j^verii:] The scholarship fund shall he.' ui-e of the most excellent kind and ,^^, i^nuw,, ;i„ the "( olony Club Scho- tnat every care and kindness is be- |.,,.s),],,.•• 2. Tne ol)ject of the schol- stowed on all the patients thure. arsliip   shall   be   lo   assist      a   worthy
..ot ownei'sJ at the Cold Point ceme- , y^ting iiersoii of eilher sex lo h'ecur.' teiy, desiring tlieir lots 'rimmed and ^],y ,n.ce..jHary education sulHcient to generall.v cared for, mu.y secure the ...ut^.j. the busincjs world. 3. The service from the Boy Scout troop by ..,(.holarship shall be open to any grad- appiying to Harry Smith, scout scribe.    ^^,^^^ ^^ ^^e Ainbler High school  under
', ne .'¦-plendid Sunday congregations ^j^^ following conditions: (a> Such at the c'old Point church continue to | person mu.st bo of good moral stand- grow. An especial eifort is being madu j j„j^. j^ the comniunily and one whose to secure record .-ittendences for tho, pj-^jviuus work has shown his or her four Sunday evening services' remain- | earnestness and ability. (b) Such in;,'-ii. tills season's work. Now •'«"¦, person must be unable financially to t.i.iC .J. ...1 members and friends of Iho I ^,f,„.jl   .,   ,,1-( iiai'iitorv   couiVe   of   study
church 10 :'.tand by for a wnirlwind Closing of me prtsent activities.
The rWmouth Alumni held their an- m:.;i uuiiquet at the Plymouth .Meeting Consolodated .school on Saturday even¬ ing. '18 members attended and were entertained with a musical program.
x'.-rcy HendricKs, of Cold Point, is! re; o,'ering  afler  a   seven.-   illness.
Andrew Wallers of Cold Point was bitten by a cat iast week and tho wound iias sdncei become infected necessitating extreme care on Mr. Walters'  part to save his arm.
ihe Young People's As'.sociation of Co:d Point will hold a parcel post party   in   the   Baptitit   cliurch   hall   on
! for business purposea. 4 The expense i of lhe cour.se sliall not exceed the sum, ! of   If IUO.   5   The   term   of   the   scholar-
¦ snip fund shall hold good for one club j year, lo be vote,d on as to ittj' con- I tinuaiice for the succeeding year, at ' the  annual   meeting   in   .\laiy.       U.   Tho
award shall be made on or beforo May j Iwt of each ye.'ir in whicii said scholar¬ ship shall be i^ fore, excluding the year 1H22; the name of the winner shall    be   announced   at   the       annual
¦ nieeling of the club in May. and the i .scholarship to take elTect at the option ' of liie winner, with the approval of the
chairman of the scholarship committee of   tlie  club;   '.such   o])lioii,   however,  to
Saturday and Memorial Day Con¬ tests Listed.
Saturday   evening.   Tliie   proceeds  fi'om' expire by September ISth'of each ygar. ,
the si'le of these parcels will go to the   .51,^,^1^   the   winner   ot   iHe  scholarship   miiiiediately after the meeting Tuesday
Arr.bler A. A. of Montgomery Courr i-e.^.jue, Has • et to Register Victory—K. & ivl. A. A. Leads Nortiy" l^cnn Leacjue VVith Field Club Cioscj; Second.
Ambler of '..joiityoiiier.v Couni-V< league went to < onsi^jliocki/i la l(u .Saturday and met del'nat by the score uf 1;: 10 5. Ambler'.s new team looked i^ood a'c lh'.' .start, scoring three ruii.'- .n the initial round, hlowever, after tliat time lhey were unable to do any Uiiiig with Machiii s 'delivery until the .-evenlli, when they scored two more ro.is. In the iiieaiitimo th(v iron- rnakm-.s were iiouiidiiig Singer, wiio was pilchiiig for Ambier. for 1.! hits, one of which was home run. which laine with threo on. 'I'li(.s four-j.ly blow was struck by Keenaii, and it ('.'inio in the iitth inning. However, it must be said in Justice to Singer tnat he had tlie batter struck out, only the umpire'.s' judgment tailed lo recoril it as such. Mad the strike been calli d no runs would have been scored, as two were out .it the time.
Memorial day was very prolitable for at least two of our ball clubs. Both of which however, are in the Xorth I'enn lei.fue. Amliller Ai. A. oJ the Mont¬ gomery County lea.guo, s'tiH iu thei rut ami (Iruppfrtl Ijuih gan/.'-( 'of the' .Memorial duy bill. The morning game was played here with Souderton and for live innings the locals were winn¬ ers. Thoy played the best kind of ball back of l'"ullerton, but in the sixth period the breaks commenced to go agailist Ambler and before the round wa.s' linished the visitors liad scored four runs and in the ninth Souderton put tile game completely out of our leach i>y scoring three more tallies and winning by the score of 8 to 4. In the afternoon it was the same story at Ijo.vlestown when the Bucks counly s'eaters handed us another jar b.v tne score of 10 t.i I This leaves' Ainbler still witliout .1 vii'loiy. However in justice to .Manager Bonner, it must be saidilhat after the game at iJo.vlestown he delivered himself to the oHicials of Lhe associalion and before the nieeting was over there was' a tull understand¬ ing and wliicn fjrave lo Al.iiiager Boiinei' full control of the club, and as a result before the week is out, at least three players w'il! be given their releases and
WHITPAIN AND   j TRIBUTE TO        HOPSHAM AND L GWYNEDD.!     OURJiEKOES.I UPPER DUBLIN.
Wno's Who and What's ^hat in the | impressive Fort Hill i^Iemorial Day Miscelianeous  Items of Interest to
Two rownshlpo
Baptist orphanage. i ailciw said option  to e.xpire, the scho
A pie and cake .sale will be held on | ij^i-ship   conimittee   of   the   club   shall the lawn of H. Uscur  i'oung, Plymouth   ^^^i^e a second  award  under the  rules
Meeting,   Saturday,   June   Mth,   by   the:|,ei-eiu   contained,   s.iid   second Coid Point Boy Scouts.
The services of tiie local Boy Scouts have been offered to care for the cemetery lot.s at the rear of the Cold Point Burrtist church for a. Very nominal sum. Rev. C. W. Caulkina may be. seen concerning this thought¬ ful and conimeiidulile offer.
Mr. and Mr.s. i:'»enai*d Beck, of Haf- h.   monville entertained Miss -Ma'rijJVfagft i^'^'ilid 'i{;^r'TiTc5fe-!0'iss""K: 1 ll 1; 1 :.'¦'ny
Con.';lioliocl;.eii,   al   tli'.ir   ii|U''   in   iiar-; monville, n Sunday. ]
Tlie monthly nieeting of Friends will; be held at l.-'iymouth Meeting on June j 3rd.
I to   take   elTect   immediately.
The    will    of    ."Mrs.       Helen    Corson Livezey, late of I'lymouth Meeting, has' been      admitted   to   probato   and   dis-i poses of an  estate valued at .pjOU.  To | a  son,  Lewis J.  Livezt^y,  is given tho'
award '.   The
method of award shall be as follows: (a) Any members of the graduating class of the Ambler High School de- .siriiig to contend for the Sclifclarshiiii .¦¦'i.all submit their names to the princi¬ pal ot the school b.v January lath; (b) I li.' principal of the Ambler high 1 shall submit to the scholarship a ,Of....tJlft^alft'a,,,-^^l"^>   the
iia.a.'s ui. Un-e.e of fiie''appi'^Sfits who in lii.s opinion are nio.st eligible, and said applieanls mu'.s't, of course, compl.y Willi'tlie rules corilainod in .Section II. These names must be submitted by April   15th;    (c)   The   chairman  of   the
evening .Manager Bonner left on a scouting trip, and he hopes to have a. number of new pla.vers ready by Sat¬ urday when Ambler meets the .f3Ull ch.'imp.oin.o   from   Lansdale.
At this writing Keasbuy ts .Mattison A. A. i.s in undisputed posserfs'ioii of I first Iilace in the race fiu' the pinnani I in tlie North Penn Isiague. Tlio high I honors came about when the makers of asbestos product.i walloped the d.iy- lights out of Glenside la.st Saturday I^y the score of 17 to 4. The reason for the K. il: M. boys' victory }a the fact tH?W Glenaide were uhable' tiTT-irt l;ichlj' wlioii hits meant ruiil-,', and coupled witli this wa.s tne terrilic hit¬ ting ot the locals, who amassed Itl safclies fol' a, total of 23 bases. Wacker and Shneider led in the aclack, the former having four hits, while the latter  connected   for   three  safe  blows.
The Ladies Mite Society of Boehm's ¦hurch will meet tiiis Tliur.sday aftor-
O'l.i  at  th'j  iiome of  .Mrs., Reuben  C.
• .t-r, in  Ambler. ' '
J-dgar Clayton, of Blue Etll, and .i'.nii Steiiibiiyht, of Norristown, anHM-i'd lo New Jer.scy on .Sunday.
-i; :!\elvey Lrotht'tW, of Centre Square i'   iirivinj; a inw truck.
.yu.ivii ijurliett, of li'mo Bell, has pur- liase'd a  now Chandler car.
Mv. aad .Mrs. i-Uwood Joiieri, ut Nor- ri.-!o\vii, spent Tuesday with .Mr. and •Ul s.  Eugene Johnson,  of  i-ilue  Bt 11.
Horace -Nice and wife, of irlooverton. sieiit .Sunday wiui George Rossiter ..lid faiiiiiy, near Lilue B-.JI.
The Junior Guild, of Blue Bell, will Hold a .s'trawberiy festiv*' at the High siliuol oil Saturday evening, June lOili. .Vdmission free. Icj ( ream, cake anJ I'ie will be on sale. Orchestra niusic .vill be   furnished.
.\lr. and -Mrs. Warren ijrookc, of Cold I'oint. silent Sunday afiernoou Willi the ialters iislei, Ennna Walton, of Blue Bell.
Ueorge i''allows, of Blue Bell, is cut- liiig .some vejy line asparagus for uhich he linds ready sale.
iJorolhy Shingle, of Blue Bell, .spent a lev days last week in Philadelphia. .
Charie.s' E. Blasius and parents, of I'liiladelphia. and Miss Catharine l^auer, of Blue Bell, are spending some lime at  Wildwood, N. J.
-Mr.s.   Laura   Danehower,   of   Norris- louii,   spent    Sunday    witli    Mr.   John Mi-iK.'llvey"   ajid    itlini.1/.>»,    of'   UV'iitr& ^~||uare.
i'lowers, whicii were furnished in l.iHlim's church on Sunday, were sent lo .Sylvester Jones, Heniiy Hibshman .Uld   iluiiard  Shoemaker.
Air. and Mrs. GcHirge Russejl, of ^VV•sL I'hiladelphia, spent .Sunt,ay with 11.ury Tippin and famil.v, ul  ijiuo  Ilell.
Jain; Reyner and family, 6f Blue J lell, spent .Memorial day at Willow Glove.
Exercises.
Splendid   Program   ai   Fzrt   Wasi-.inj-
ton— Farad;, Exercises and'Ac'drs:..-
ses   on   i-crt   Hill—Floral      Tr.butes
Laid  in Throe Adjoining  CeiTiaterias.
(Jn Tueada,'/ niuiiiii.g viry iiiipre"- slve Meiiional day exerci.-'cs were r'.'ii- drd at i-ort "Washington undir tiie auspice;) of tlie !• ort liill -Memorial a.'?- sociation, whicii organization tor lli'i p.ist nine year.s has, by ilii.s patriotic means, ptli-petuated the nieiiiori-'S, valor and detds of the heroes who hav,'. sacriliced that our countiy, it.s in¬ stitutions and sacred tradition^' may endure.
Tile e.xi rcises commenced about 111 Willi a parade from liie Duncan athle¬ tic Held to the .'-iie of tht' old  llevoiu- j of c'fAiJfont
tionary forlilications on i-ort hill. Tho       Cha'rlea  j'ri.k   eutcrtained  the   Geo- rd.r  of  march  comprised  Ch.tf Mar-| ^,,.^,^1,;^   socitiy   ou       Uuesday   at   his
i beautiful  and  historic  lioiiie in  Hors- i hain.       About   iUJ   pei'o'ons   were   pre
Many Readers.
Horsham   Supervisors   Relinquish,   for- tire »Pr|esent,    lde,a    ofi   Purclias^'ngl Crusher and > .uarry—Building Oper¬ ations—Dresher and Jarrettown. Air.  and  Mrti.  Herbtirt   Raiidaa  and children, of I'a.'niyra, N. J, are spend¬ ing a we*jk with Ml'.-;. Randall'.^ parents Mr.   and   Mri.   Joseph   K.    Whiteside, Ba.byioii.
John Mercdltii, road master of Ilors¬ ham, lias been suit. 1 ing iroi.i a iieavy cold.
A son lias been bora to Mr. ajd Mrs. Morris A4.anis,  of J-Ior.s'iiuin.
Joiiii JiaiT.ir, Jij, and I'.HiUly, of Ilorfehani. siient Sunday wjih .Mr.s, Han ars father,  Howard 1'Vanitunfield,
shall   L'.  G.   I'unk,   North   Wales   ban
Williani   Boulton   iiixon   Po.st.   No.   10
Amt rican   J..,egion,   Women's   Auxiliary I ..ejit
Caniii No.
4 P. (I. S. of A., Jarret¬ town, l.as erected a large lla.g pole on ils property. The inombers went lu the woods, selected a tall poplar, cut Jt down and now have a 46-foot flag¬ pole sunnounled by a g.lded b;ul. On itK'iiioi'i.il day. after appropriate ex- I rci.ses, a 11..^' 7x12 feet, waa Uung to the breeze.
Liesliicr A. C. played it.s' first ganiQ of tiie .season last aunday at North Wallas defeating tiie Strol C. C. by tho sioie of ly to (i. The features of tha- fea.iie. was th<j pitching of Oliver iioupt,   who   fanned   15   batter.:.   Next
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WEST   POINT,
S. Zern it Son. local drovers.
scholarship coinmittie of the club shall i ilell  call  a iiicjliiig of said  conniiitteo ,
in conjunction witli'lliupriiicaiAiiol\said I Kichie and Smith each had home runs. I Ainbler high .s'chool by .May 1st of each I I' was a real ball game up until the year to go over in detail and discuss j hfth .s.fssion, but jn the last four sum of $300. The residue ot thfe estate; die n.cords of the three applicants, | Pei'iods Scarborough and Wilson, who isl divided eiiually between a daughter, j the scholarship conimittee making tho | """-'le on the mound for Glenside, w.-re Helen Corson Livezey, and a son, I linal award, (d) Tne chairman of thei'ianinied to all corners of the lot. in Joseph Livezey. The daughter Helen .scholarship conimittte of the club, the op-ning round Richie staged us is named  executrix. i shall   then  ajiprise  the  winner  of  the; t^ 'i two-run lead when he hit for the
¦Raymond     Marple,        of    Plyn.outh 1 award of the decision ot the comniitti^'s I'^'''"'^tiit   with   Gambone   on   the   bases. Centre, has purchas'ed a new Ford car. land make the necessary arrangements |'^y re.ison of free pa.ss'. Wacker paved Mr.   and   -Mrs.   briel   Snannon   were] with said winner as to course of study 1 the way for our second brace of tallies
^desired, scliool to be selected and the]'"the serond inning, -vvheii he hil I 1 xiH'iise atlaclK'd thii'do; (r) Tl^'.' , i.uyments for the course shall be made 1 direct to the school selected in ac¬ cordance with the rules ot said school nither, Mrs. | regarding same, and also in accor- ' dance with the rules of tbe Colony Club
a   sale   of  Iresn  cows  and   sprin K'nlpe's stock yard, Hatfield.
I'lip'r Gwynedd public schools <los- ed -Monda.v for the suininer vacation, '.uul this Wednesday the pupils were taken on tlieir annual outing to "Valley I'orge  park.
Henry Vaughan has secured a posi¬ tion at Milton, Pa., to wliich place Iw has gone.
There are several cases of appendicitis according to report, among our I'^'si- ijenls. -Miss Gertrude Cassel was' taken .rudilcnly ill with Mie disease rc-cently, Iini at this writing she is recovering nii'i.'iy.
i.Xil local business places were closed Tiiesda;,'   in   observing   Memorial   day.
'A iber's i>a'k, thie well known family rv'nic grounds, opened tor the season "•oj Saturady evening. ^' 'QMii&itt.itUtftlJer of ,t.hf ..Ipc.al itia.ieball fan.-^' attended tfte P^rkaslijieiaiiie at Lansdale la.st ^'-turday and wero quite disaiipointed at the showing their lavorites  made.
Nn services will he held nitxt Sund.iy in   Grace   Reformed   church.   Sabbath
Sunday callers at the liome of Mr. and Mrs.   Leonard  Beck.
J.   Marlin   Berkheimer,   of   Harmon¬ ville,, is on the sick list agin.
Mrs. John Stout, 1' Plyniuth Centre, spent   Sundny   with   her Albright, ot Frankford.
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to its members. The committee in! charge of the entertainment, composed | ot Airs. Tliomas Atkinson, chairman; '• -Mrs. -M. T. Houghton, Mrs. M. T., RiiodCH, Airs. Robert Hamilton, -Mr's'. I liichard Alurlit, Airs. Charles U. Jones, | and Aliss Sarah Hoplcins, representing ¦ the Junior Auxiliary of the club, gave ; a play, entitled 'The Colony Club ' Twenty Years' Hence," with a pro- I loguc   by   Kutherine   Roberts. The I
play was a satire on some of the pro- I
William    Tliomas    who   was      taken I governing disbursements;   (f>   The an very ill last week, has 'returned to his 1 nouiicemonl of the scholarship shall be work at the American Alagnesia plant.
The Camp Fire Girls will hold a special meeiing at Cold Point this Saturday evening to plan a camping trip during the summer.
The Barren Hill Fire company will hold a carnival on Tuesday Sth and lOth.
On Saturday afternoon the remains of Airs'. Geoige Kirk were interred in the cemetery of the Cold Point Bap¬ tist church. Airs' Kirk died Wednes¬ day morning- in Chestnut Hill hospital after a three months' illness. Besides iier husband she leaves a .son and a daughter.
Tuesday evening, June Gth, the Cold Point camji, No. 53, P. O. S. of A., will be vib'ited by the county president and secretary who will aid in acciuainting seversil prospective mdmbers with the mysteries of that order, as connected with its initiation.
On, Wednesday. May 31st,'' at, 4 o'clock, the, children of Plymouth Meeting Friendt' school gave their annual Alay Day |*agea!nf, on the meeting house grounds. Th© play v/as staged in Fairy Land, At the bidding of the fairy Green the fairies and elves "danced and gamboled and amused themselves under the Itiify i( rest shade." Puck, the naughty elf when sent to teach a mortal child how flowers grow, spoiled all the spring season by t' ling Elma to paint the roses navy i-.aj. the costumes, dances and singing made a most attractive jirograin. 'Thos^ Lajkijng' fpart werie: ii'airy Green, Alarjorie Jane Lee; Moon¬ beam, Alary Pickard Porter; Klnia, as a Fairy Eleanor Ford Jones; as a Xvlor'al, Charlotee Thomas; Puck, Alan Wood Jones, Jr., The fairies were] ii-th-ji HaU, Anne JBrociiH Lukens,,' Emily Jane Alanii, Verna May Hiltner, May Catharine! Smithi Katharine Wes¬ ter Wright, Alice Hurst White, Sus- ani.a LouisV Wright, ;AIarga>et Ely Wh.: Alary Elizabeth Naylor, Gladys "V. iliiains Anibler, Alargaret Wright, Elizabeth Jarrett Ambkt, Francis Elizabeth Huber. The elves were Brinton Price, Gordon Topley, Robert Crano;-, Horace Jones, Jack Lukens, Grenlirigh Krewson, Robert C. Porter. Nicholas Larzelere, McLean Coughlin, Harry B. Alartin, John It. Wood, Jr. Commencement exercise's! will be held ill the meeting house on June 9th at 4 o'clock Mary Pickard Porter and Charlotte Thomas will bo graduatea.
safely and  was followed  by  a  base  011 a   balls  to  Smith  and  Schneider's  long single.  Gleii.-iide got  two  of these runs liack  in  their  half of  the s'econd ses¬ sion,   and   ill   the   iifth   and   sixth   they tafjied    other    imo    run.s.   fThe    local--' came   through   with .one   in   the   liftli, three in  the sixth, two i,ii the seventh, publis'lied   yearly   the   lirst   Wednesday '¦ ^i^  in  tile  eight and one  in the  nintli. ill September and posted or announced | 'resides thiir terrilic hitting the locals in  the Ainbler high  school at the bo- | stole live bases and secured five sacri- giniiing of  the  school year. 'lice hits.
.,.,, , ,,, ,,.       On Satui'day, the Ambler Field Club
On     Alay     24th     at   the     Plymouth   ..agjiy defeated lhe Weldon  F. C.  by .1
Country club the Colony club of Amb- , geore of 15 to 2 in an uneventful game
ler  held  Its  hnal  meeting m  the  tornx, en  the  K.  ii  AI.  lield. Ambler.  Weldon
¦¦-   - jolhhcation by giving a-May party ; i^a  off with a run in the hrst inning.
of tile post, Kort VVashingloii lodges as follows: Wis.sahickoii coumil. No. 137. Son.s and Daughters of Liberty; Wi.ssahiekoii couni-il, .No. l-TO, order of liideiieiident Annricaiis; Independent order of Odd Kellows, No. 1123; Jar-i rettown caiii|.'. No. 224, P. O. S. of A.,; I-ort Wasiilngton I-ire Co., Fort Wasii- in,gton Gle-- Club, Flourtown lodges as tollows: Washington camp. No. 784. 1'. O. S. of A.: Washington Lodge, -N'o. 17S, Independent Order of (>dd Fel¬ lows; Flourtown Fire Co., Whiti\niai-s'h Troop of Ho.v Sfoiits. Whitemarsh Troop of Girl Scouts, Flourtown public
school, Whitemarsh public school. Fort j yjnuay "L"rei,he*r will open at hoina \Va.shingtoii public school Carson col- with Ure Fort Washington team, of Lho lege. I'onimittee lind ."peaktr assistant , Suburoaa league, and a good game can niarshall, John Harner and David Me- | 1,^ looi^ed for. Dreslier wiil play this/ -'""¦¦¦ season   0.1      the   Hoopesloa      grounds,
On the Kite of Foil hill, amidst iis|vvliere tiimy will open their iioiiie sea- imprtssively historic and naturai;,y j son next .Sunday. Game called at 3, beautiful   surrounding.s,   the   following 1 o'clock p. m.
program was impressively given: | This Thursday evening, the Homei •America," iJra.vtr, Rev. A. i'". l.o-.t; j and tchool i..eague of the Alathiasi K!oy Scouts ut Whitemar.sh troop, Len- | Shoeleign scUool wilii hold tha last coin's Gettysburg address; While- nieiting of the season- i,i the school marsh school sang "We Hail, Then | buiiding. IJrof. J. Honicie Landi.s-,. belli Oid- Glory" and "-Memorial Day | county .superintendent of schools, will er at Flower.s'." Carson coliege students gave j address tho meeting on "The- New a flag drill; ihe maie choru.s) sang. School Adniiiiiolraiion." An attractive •Stand by the Flag," l-'iourtowii j musical program has bcjji arranged' public school sang '•The Land , and refresiiments will be served. Al Where Hate Should Die," and, cordial invitation is expended to all presented     a      pagtam. Tho     Girl   parent.-,' and   persons  ii.tui-ested  in  the
Scouts gave a  very imprtssive  tribute i work of the League.
to the deceased oiiicers, and the nialni Aliss F'ioreiice VVliiteside, of Hors- chorus followed with the singing of, ham wiio is one of the teachers of tila ••tiail Columbia." i'ranklin L> Oiler, Ambler public schoo.s, is preparing to past national commander of Iho pursue, the summer school cour»'e at American Legion  deliver'-1  a. patriotic 1 State college.
addr.'.sK emphncizing our duties asi James Cirlton, who resides in ona Americans ;o preserve the scared tradi-¦ of Joseph Wood's houses, ut Babylon, tioa.s of our governmi. nt and tn take, 1 has 000 ihnfty .young White i.eghorn OUl-   i>ropei-   places   as   leaders   iu   th.i i chickens. •
woiid's disire for advam ement an.l! Horsliain furniers' may well tako lasting p.Nice. Loll call and lloial ui- pride in tlK-ir iiotiitoes, uliich thus fur buiL- foliowcd, alter which tb,e tiagwa^.', have,.Come up well and give evidence vai-ted. and duly salut.td by the sln-giiig''of •a/prohiie crop. Fruit, gciffenaiy, of  "^arSp!j.iii.<lea;,Banner." . „    giv^ e\'ldel^ of a plentiful yieW'   '
Attiv the" ('¦xercS.^'.•«¦ on tlie hill tne .strawberries, -wbich a!-o jus't, .-oi Fon?- VVashingi<,(ir. >ieinii^amieA;^fy%,Yl ±t!i,um,, Wm'iM't, U'^oli-^x,. ' -« ¦ ' placed   flowers   on' tUt'^Wmm -^TWilllgimmiH^^ atia .t'WKff-
Thoma.s' cemetery, while'tb ,\ iiit-p-'flffoi'iir(I>Uejjf of Hoi^/rftam, on iSunday marsh sehool and Sons .;ni! I .1^11,. r., aii'.-hued the class meeting of Pieas- of    Liberty iierformed    a  lil;c    .sacred 1 antville churcli.
duty    in    Union     cemetery     and     in |     Walsh   Straw'oridge   ia   mak:   ;    le Springfield  cemetery  the  graves were; pairs and improvements to the  nuild-
...    ^..         -...   --. ! oijiiiieiiciu  ceium?! V   lub  eiavuR   " t-ie , pairs anu improvementa to the  pi
school at the usual hour   The Sunday   impressively  decorated   by   the   pupils-j ings on the historic Graehni park
school associ.ition will '-old its monthly meeting Thursday evenin
but the Field club boys quickly counted this with a 3 to 1 advantage;. F'rom that time on the Ambler F. C. had thingh' entirely their own way. Several home runs and a few three base hits on the part of Ambler kept up the interest of the game. W. Pierson, led in batting honors with 2 triple.'* and a home run, while the rest of the Ambler tiani uiiheld their reputation of hitting to the fullest extent. Weldon
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,. ,,        ,  , , -       ,   procured  but  3  hits during the entire
iniiient niembers of the club and wash game, 2 of which were off Alichener enjoyed hug-ely by the present. AHss I i„ ^ innings, and one trom G. Pierson ¦'r'^," .\r ?' "" rendered two songs in j i„ the ninth. Michener pitched Iiksl delightful manner, and AIiss Katherine, | usual tfame, striking more than a dozen Roberts gave two cllarming readings. ; men out and allowing but a few drives Alter the entertainment -Mrs. Alehler, 1 out of the infield. Since the tho prtsident, addressed the club and expre.s'sed her appreciation of Hie worli I uoiio by the committees and the ioy- ' ally shown by all the members. She announced thu appointment of two • new committees; the Literary com¬ mittee with Airs. James Cooper as chairman,   and   the   Home   Economics i
committee,  with Alr.sj Warren Chand- | taking AVeldon into camp Uy the score ler  as  chairman.   She   then  called  on 1 of 10 to « out in Lindenwold lield. The
isbcslos makers had Gambone on the
out of the infield. Since the bein ing of the season -Michener lias pitched against Oreland, K. it AI. A. A. and Weldon and in all 3 games has had 32 strike outs and has allowed but 3 bases on balls and 7 hits.
The Keasbey and Alattison -V. A. continued their winning v .ly on Tues¬ day in celebration of Alemorial day by
WEOOED.
HINKL13—DET.W lilLER John L. Hinkle, of Gwynedd, Valley .son of Air. and .Mrs ildward Hinkle. of Chalfont, and AIiss .Mae F. Detweil¬ er, daughter of Air. and Mrs. Erwin F. Detweiler, of Chalfont, were united in marriage on S.iturday afternoon. May 20. The ceremony was per¬ formed by Rev. C. E. Heflleger at llis residence on Race street, Perkasie. The couiile were attended by Raymond F. and Martha i-'. Detweiler, brothel' and   .sister  of  the  bride.
RICHARDS—SFIOKM-\KER. Of    much    note   was    the    wedding, Thursday   afternoon,    of   -Miss    Carda -Shoemaker,  daughter  of  Mr. and   .Mrs. Albc'rt   Shtoemaker, Jeffersonville   and
of  l'"loiirtown  school the P. O. S. of A.
and  iiieiiib-rs
pro-
Wills   Probated.
Willoughby Kolli. late of L'jiper Han- IflOOO to a son, Flmer, and the residue in equal shares to his children, Calvin, Lizzie and Alfred. He names Calvin, as   executor.
Elizabeth D. Aloyer, late of Salford, disposes of an estate valued at $]2i0. A sister Mary is to receive the house¬ hold furniture and $500. The residue is divided among other brothers and si.sters, and a brother, John D., is named as executor.
IsebelUi J. Lovett, late of Norris¬ town, disposed of an estate valued at JSOllO, which she gives to her four children—lleitha Lovett Duddy, Anna L. Knipe, Williani C. Lovett and Susan L. Rile, The daughter Anna and Susan ot Alain streei, 1 are named as e.Necutors. Rev.      J.      Stanley I     John  C. Whiteside  late of Horsham
Air.  and  Airs.  M.   A.   disposes of an estate valued at $19,000,
Richards,  son  of
Richards', of Zieglersville, which took place at 4 o'clock in the Jeffersonville Presbyterian church. The church was fllled with relatives and friends of the and groom. Palms and ferns banked the altar. Rev. G. 11. Miksch olHciated.
of, perty.
I Dr. Edsall, of near Babylon, ha^ I greatly improved liid farm property I and buildings.
-Mrs. A. P   Bissey, matron of the K.
G. E. home, Davis Grove, who was iil,
is again able  to assume her  duties. Airs.   Waiter   V.   Allen,   of   Babylon,
who hasi been iiuite iU, is gradually re- I covering. I     Jonatiian   Stackhouse,   of   H.illowell,
is   marketing   hirge   quantities   ot   lino
asparagus. Ills whole property shows. , intensive care, and the croiis look line. 1 William Whiteside, of Horsham, an- j other pro.s'perous and thrifty tanner, I has had such prolific yields of aspara- 1 gros and rhubarb that he is hauling the i succulent      vegetables   to   market     by
truck loads and selling same by tho I thousand   stalks.
I John Gouak, of I'hiladelpliia, one of ithe board of trustees of the-K. G. E.. j home, Davis Grove, xisited the insti- 1 tition on Sunday, and in the afternoon.
his   son   and   wite   motored      up   from.
Joseph, William, Alairy and names the two sons as executors. Georgq' Edwji^rd lllanley, lat«.>. of Abington, gives an estate valued at $1S.OOO, to his (-hildren Edward, Kobert and Josepli, who are also named as Former Amblerite Found Dead. executors.
Coroner William : Neville went to Margaiet J. .Sergi.son, late of Spring- Hatboro and investigated the death ofj ' •'«'• Falanctg frSl.-iO .1i-< VCounstp Harvey W. Aloffett. a traveling photo- ; direct»,d to prepare schedule for dis- grapher, who -"as found lifeless in his 1 fribution. tent.  The coroner  decided   that  death
which  he gives to his four children—; Philadelphia.
and    Lizzie—',      ,,.        , , .       -      c  f
AIiss Annie Longstreet. of German- town, was a Sunday visitor to William, Veach at  Die  K.  G.  E.     home,  Davis
the following wlio made sliort speech es; Airs. Thomas Atkinson, -Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Rolston, Airs. Alalthew AlcVickar and Airs. Williams. Tha following new chairmen were appoint¬ ed;        House   committee.   Airs.   Edwin    ^
Stohlman;   House  Dancing comhiittee, j Wyndmoor -Mrs.  Robert  Hamilton;   Finance  com- ; and he was mittee, Mrs. Walter Webb
CENTRE SQUARE.
Mr. and Airs. G. iJ. Kibblehous'e, Air. j and Airs. J. H. Davi.s, Air. and -Mrs. X.. L".   Robinson     and   Air.     and  Airs.     R. I
hill for them and for seven innings he pitched great ball, allowing the visitors but one run- and five hit.s, but in the las't two rounds Weldon was able to score five runs. Wolf, formerly with liit. lied for the visitors, ¦eaciied at the outset, and in the third and fourth periods the home team scored all of its runs. AIcGettean and Mefsnyder put up a good fielding gann for Weldon, and the latter also carried ol'f the batting honors' by hitting a home run with two on.  Por K.   it  AI.  the  Lewis  brotliers
Rodebaugh, Jr., spent the week-end at ] and   Urban   carried   off  the  honors  in Pine Beach, N. J., i.i   ,ne of the many | the field, while liich'e was the leading
hitter of the day with threo safe drives
to his credit.
cottages.
E. C. Rezer was struck by the Allen¬ town limited one day last week at Markley and Wood streets Norristown Air. Rezer received several cuts and his truclt was damaged considerably with the entire loss of a barrel of dishies and a valuable mirror.
A son, Warren, was born last -^veek j I-i^nsdale 3, Perkasie 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Young. ' Souderton ii.
Other scores in the Jlontgomery County league on Alemorial day were: Souderton 2, Lansdale 1; Perkasie 7, Doylestown 3; Lansdale 1; Cons'hohoc- ken 5.
Othe Saturday scores v.-ei-e: Doylestown 0,
was due to heart trouble. From the condition of the body, the man had been dead at least 4S hours.
Aloffett was last seen alive on Tues¬ day morning. May 23, when he visit¬ ed a store and made s'ome purchases. He has relatives at Plainlield. N. J.,.
As death was due to natural causes, the coroner decided that an inquest was not necessary. The remains were taken in charge by un undertaker at Hatboro.
For   several   yearfc'   Moffett    resided
at   AmbleA    ivhere   bfc   'cond'ucted portable  photographic studio.
PENLLYN
W'lter Adam^. student ut Girard college, Philadelphia, visited his grandparents. Air. and Airs. W. H. Adams,  ot  Penllyn, on  Sunday.
John A. Williams, who is' working for T. B. Wunder in this section, is now apprearing each morning in ai Fovd car, which he recently purcliased.
Penllyn school has won the baso ball championship of Lower Gwynedd township, having defeated Dagen's school last week bv a score of 21 to 0.
Wm.   Af.   Johnson   has   bought   th'i
Grove.
Mr. and Airs. Horace Shaefer, of Philadelphia, visited Air. and Airs. A. P.  Bissey at   Uavis   '    -'e on  Sunday.
The Oberle family liave moved into the old Twilling esiate property at iJavis Grove, which is now owned by -Mr. Alyers, of Horsiiam. Tlie old store 1 proiierty, on the opposite corner, also has another tenant.
The Horsham road supervisors, foP the present at least, have given up thei ilea of purchasing the 25-acre John Serrill   faim   in    Upper   Hoi-'s'liam   on,
Thomas  W.   Clamffer,  late  of  Chel¬ tenham.      Balance $4243.44, which is tOi be awarded to a trustee to be appoint¬ ed  by  the Court  for the  widow,  Wil- ainina   At.   Clampffer.
-Mary  ]•:.  Zimmerman, late of Whit¬ pain.        Balance,   $11,7»9.06,   which    i« j which to develop a" stone  quarry and awarded   to   Clarence   H.   Zimmerman. • mgtall   a   crusher   for   township   iMad
purposes.      A committee of the board.
Frederick J. Schlaich; late of Chel¬ tenham, disposes' of an estate valued at $5000, which he places in trust for the life benelit of liis wife, with re¬ versionary interest vested in his child¬ ren. William Gaverly and Wiliam, Braun,  Jr., are named as executors.
George W. Clymer, late of Jeniiin- town, disposes of an elstate valued at $6000, which he gives to his daugh¬ ter, Emma D. Lachman, wife of Frank Lachman, Alfred H. Tranli is named as executor.
Mary A. Hurst, late of North Wale's- disposes of an estate valued at $15,00 J, whicii   she   disposes   of      as   follows;
Joaeph K. Whiteside! and Raymond Weidner, and John SerriU made a recent examination of the property taking iiiiio soundings, all of wliicb failed to reveal road making material close to the surface of tho ground. It was' thought there wae plenty of good, stone close to the top. After the test the holes wera refilled, and the com¬ mittee decided to make iis final re¬ port to the board of road supervisors next Moiida,y evening. It is probable that some time in tlio future a quarry and crusher may he establis'hed by the townsliip, and, in fact, tho present
Eliz.abeth   Greenwalt,   a   sister,   $2000; I board   has  not  entirely  and  definitely
William Dannehower, $1000; Alont goinei;y Trust Company, Norri.stown, $1000 in trust for the maintenance of tho burial lot in Lansdale cemetery. Tho residue is g-iven to the Montgom¬ ery Trust Company for the Ufe bene¬ fit  of the  sister, Elizabeth Greenwalt,
500 gallon gasoline tank from Robert 1 Willi reversionary interest vested at Kenyon, of this place, and will install : her death in Wentz's Reformed' it at his cotJ, yard here. | chu'.ch of Worcester, absolutely. Jacob
Stone is being hauled from the local i U.  Ydst,-  of  Norristown,   is  named  aa siding   to   thei   Penllyn,   pike,      nea r! executor.       it   being   shown   that   tho
Sprihghouse.
Wreck Engineer Hon>e. James FI. Rook, engineer of ono of the trains in the Bryn Ath.>n wreck on Dec. 5, has just been discharged from the! Abington hospital. Ho spent Memorial day at his home in Newtown with hit. 90-year-old mother.
executor named is deceased, letters of administration with the will attached wore granted to Attorney Edmund J. Bennett.
Catholic churches and charities b.'- noflt materially from the -will of Ellen J. Duddy, late of Whitpain, which haa been admitted to piobat'e. The estate is $15,000.
given  up the plan.
Nash's track at Hallowell has been put in good condition, and every week! horse-owners use it in worl-iing out tlieir steods'.
Mrs. Benjamin Webster, of Horsham is recovering from injuries received on Sunday evening, when sho waa struck by a motor car while walking: homo from church services'. She was painfully cut on the forehead by tha fender of a cur. The driver, who wa.s. not proceeding rapidly, stopped liis cai< within a few feet and gavo what al<i ho could. Mrs. Webs'ter was coniined, to her bed for sereval days.
Children's day will bo observed lu Grace Union Sabbath school, Horsham^ on the afternoon of June 11.
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