The Ambler Gazette 19160601

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Ambler Gazette.
VOL.XXXIV.-NO.   21
AMBLE:R.   pa..   JUNE   1,   1916
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COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Happeninsfs of Local Interest to Our Readers.
Memorial Day in Plymouth—German- town Pike Repairs—Events at Har¬ monville and Hickorytown—Cream¬ ery  Coniract  Awarded.
No local freight trafflc was operated on the Trenton  Cut-off on  Tuesday.
Walter Campbell, of Hickorytownj has been confined to his bed with ill¬ ness.
The pay car passed over the Tren¬ ton Cut-off Monday and stopped at Narcissa.
Gwynedd monthly meeting will be held at Plymouth next Seventh-day at 2.30 p. m.
John Thomas, the aged shoemaker of Harmonville, has been busy in his garden  this  spring.
Mrs. Jesse Ambers and baby, of Conshohocken, visited relatives in Hickorytown Monday,
" Charles Woodland and family, of Harmonville, entertained Philadelphia friends  over  the   week-end.
"Well drillers are boring an artes¬ ian well at William Kulp's residence, on   Karr's   lane,   Harmonville.
Mrs. Millie Hiltner and Mrs. Wil¬ liam McCullough, of Harmonville, spent   Monday   in   Ivy   Hill   cemetery.
Miss Elizabeth Haley, of Philadel¬ phia, spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs.   Howard   Smith,   in   Harmonville.
Mrs. Lemuel Rodebaugh, of Hick¬ orytown, was ¦ a caller on Mrs. J. M. Berkhimer, in Harmonville, on Sun¬ day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dager, of Wor¬ cester, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. E. H." Chick,. Plymouth Meeting.
' Mrs. Cameron is repairing the porch roof of her Cold Point properties oc¬ cupied by the TranlsJe and Hendricks families.
Miss Helen Livezey, of Plymouth Meeting, was a week-end visitor at the home of Mrs. Mary A. Corson, of Cynwyd.
John Baker, of Plymouth Meeting, has been awarded a gold watch in a puzzle contest by a Philadelphia newspaper.
Mrs. Carl Lorenz, of Maple Hill ave¬ nue, Plymouth Meeting, was the guest of Mrs. Albert Bacon, of Germantown, on Thursday.
Road oil has been applied on the Conshohocken pike, Plymouth, in front of the Burke, Ambler and Light¬ kep projiertles.
Elmer Gladfeldter, assistant agent at Narcissa, spent Saturday evening with hi^ family at Elizabethtown, Pa., and returned  Sunday.
John McGettigan, of Cedar Grove, spent Sunday afternoon with his daughter, Mrs. Vickers Tarbutton, and family,   in   Harmonville.
The Ladies' Aid and steward board, of the Plymouth U. E. church, will hold a festival on the church litwn on Saturday  evening,  June   10.
Mrs. Fred. Ollard and child, of Wayne Junction, spent Monday and Tuesday with the former's mother, Mrs. Lemuel Rodebaugh, Hickorytown.
Painters are at work on the old Hallman homestead. Ridge pike, Har¬ monville, which has been purchased by  William   Little,   of  <'cinshoho<ken.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hippie and son, of Philadelphia, and Mits Jennie Bow
MAY FORM A^jmOUGH.
Result of the Citizens' Meeting at Fort Washington.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY^LEAGUE.
New Line-Up and Standing After Re¬ cent Contests.
Upper Dublin Has 3038 Inhabitants, Fort Washington, Bethayres and Jen¬ kintown Win Both Memorial Day Games—Willow Grove Leaders Lose Both Contests—K. & M. Splits. The K. .V- M. A. A, again met de¬ feat last Saturday at the hands c)f the Jenkintown team by the score i^f 11 to 3. Poor flelding and the manly errors of omission were the causes of the Icjcals' defeat. Kelly, al.si), failed to jdtc-h his usual good garde and was very wild at times, but liis wildness can be attributed to Umpire Lingerman's failing to give Kelly the corners, making him (;ut the plate be¬ fore calling a strike. This so un¬ nerved the local boy that he i^isued no fewer than four bases on balls. The K. & M. boys were the lirst to score. After two were down in the third, Wodock singled and stole secoii-J, from which station he scored on Rob¬ inson's one-base blow-. In the eighth period  the  locals made their last  two
::nnmr"«HMorHst«rtVn, i,ieih^MtBa^7m-'"«>m>e*ied hy.^he*esideBt8^^« )t 4.e- tle Bowman, at Harmonville, on Sun- serves, and despite the fact that it has fl.„ by its efforts maintained the highway
day
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Myers, and the latter's mother, Mrs. Hartnett, of Bridgeport, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Myers, Harmon¬ ville.
Rev. R. W. Musselman, pastor of Plymouth F. E. church, was enter¬ tained Sunday evening by James Cun¬ ningham and family, of Maple HIU avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Rawlins, of Norristown, and Miss Mary Hiltner, of Conshohocken, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Cun¬ ningham, Maple Hill avenue.
D. A. Nitterauer is having an ar¬ tesian well bored on his property just east of Karr's lane, and the wa- tef, will supply the houses of Mr. Bar¬ tholomew  about   Harmonville.
The Smith post, G. A. R., of Con¬ shohocken, on Thursday morning con- duc^ted services in the Plymouth Con¬ solidated school and interesting exer¬ cises  were rendered  by the pupils.
Hagy brothers. Cold Point, have purchased an 80-foot iron stack from •Newboid, Norristown. It will be tak¬ en apart and McGlnnis will haul same to the local plant, where it will be erected.
Friday evening the Men's Bible class, of the Plymouth U. E. church, will go to the Germantown church, where special services will be held. The members will leave Plymouth on the 7.15 trolley.
E. H. Chick, of Plymouth Meeting, is officiating as watchman in the People's National bank. Norristoyn, for three weeks, and after that time Mr. Chick will take a position at the Cox plant,  "Whitemarsh  township.
On Memorial day about 50 members and friends of Mt. Zion Methodist church, Wissahickon, spent the dayl at the Richards, Broad Axe road, east of Hickorytown. The afternoon was spent in games and social intercourse,' and splendid refreshments were serv¬ ed.
George Smith post. G. A. P., Con¬ shohocken, conducted services Tues¬ day morning in Plymouth Meeting and Cold Point cemeteries, assisted by the local clergymen, and decor¬ ated the graves of the departed hero members. The post then went to St. Peter's cemetery. Barren HIU, where the same ceremony was repeated.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Richards, of near Slckorytown, on Sunday enter¬ tained the following: David Schuy¬ ler and family, of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keisel, of Ocean Gate, N. J.; Mrs. Mary Adams, of Philadelphia: Samuel Richards, wife and daughter, of Norristown. and Randolph Richards and -wife, of West Philadelphia.
Stephen Laubert, of Barren Hill, haS been hauling crushed stone from the cars at Corsons station and plac¬ ing same In small piles along the Germantown pike from Plymouth Meeting northward. The road i.s to be oiled this week, and fhe cru.shed stone will be spread over the surface after the oil la applied. Louis Stan¬ nard, of Ambler, is the state's repre¬ sentative in  charge.
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Not Sufficient    to  Become a   Town ship   of the   First  Class—Benefits  of a    Borough    Incorporation—Commit¬ tee  Appointed  to  Consider.
Upper Dublin, with present inhabi¬ tants of 3038, has not a sufficient po¬ pulation to become a township of the Hrst class, as the law reciuires 300 people to the square mile, the area of the townahip being about 12 square miles. Having decided this one ciues¬ tion with regard to the township, the active residents of 1-ort Washington have again taken up the considera¬ tion if agitating for the incorporation of a borough within the district and a portion  of Whitemarsh   townshp.
A meeting of the citizens -vvas held at the fire house Thursday evening, attended by about 30 residents of the two townships. U. G. Funk presided. According to agreement, the assessors of Upper Dublin reported the present population as follows: North districjt, 949; South, 94.5; East, 674; Lower, 470 —a total of 3038, only 75 acldltional over the census enumeration kji 1910..^
The committee, appointed at the last meeling to consider the benefits to be derived from having Upper Dublin organized as a first class township,   therefore,  made  no   report.
A second ccjmmittee—-comprising George Slater, Russell Conover, Sam¬ uel Yeakle, F. B. R. Unger and Wil¬ liam J. Chandler—appointed to ctnr- sider the feasibility and desirability of a borough incorporation, made re¬ port, and the remarks were gener¬ ally   discussed.
Some of the most usual objections to a borough incorporation are : Re¬ quirements on part of property own¬ ers to lay curb and paving, likelihood of a .small increase of present town¬ ship tax rate, probability of errors in the council in administration of bor¬ ough affairs.
Some of the desirable features to be attained, as brought out, are : Home government, flections and choice of officials entirely within the hands of the smaller district as over against the township area of 12 square miles. Lights and water ser¬ vice conveniences already established here. Control of nuisance and health conditions. Sidewalks can be requir¬ ed to be laid as needed by conven¬ ience of the residents, at a grade to be  established.
In addition it was stated that un¬ der a borough charter the condition can more readily be controlled of rpal estate- owners who have unimproved land, now lying entirely idle, but at the same time being enhanced In value by reason of the enterprise and improvements made by adjoining pro¬ perty owners.
The questions were discussed by Alan Craig, G. A. Kuemmerle, i>r. Conover, George R. Wallace, Wm. J. Chandler, William Worman, U. G. Funk  and  others. a
Mr. Funk stated that the improve¬ ment association, which has been in existence at Fort Washington for many  years,     has    not  latterly    been
in afternoon,  fi  to 3.
W. L. P.C
Hethayres 5 1 833
Jenkintown B  1 8S3
Willow Grove 4 2 067
Glensiiie 3  3 BOO
K. &M. A. A 2 4 333
LaMott 2  4 333
Fort Washington 2  4 333
Wyndmoor    1  B 1G7
OBITUARY.
COMPLALV OF     HORSHAM AND TRAIN SERVICE. I   UPPER DUBLIN.
HANNAH FRYLING. Hannah Fryling died Friday morn¬ ing at li.30, at the residence of her SI n-in-law, Jacob S. Yost, North street. Ambler, in the 84th year of her age.
The deceased was a daughter of the late Robert Benson, of Bucks county, ancl was born Dee. 18, 1832, being o'^e of seven children, of whom a sister nf tho deceased, Sarah, widoiv of Robert Johnson, of Doylestown, alone sur¬ vives. She married Isaac Fryling 82 years ago. He enlisted in the Union army during the Rebellion, going out from 4»oylestown, and died last year in  Paris,  Mo.
They had the following daughters nnd one son: Julia, wife of Levis Lirkruan, of Perry, Mo.; Daura, wife c^if Henry Metz, of Clinton, .Mo.; Thomas, of Forrest Grove, Pa., and Jola. wife of Jacob S. Yost, of Ambler.
The funeral was held on Monday afternoon,   with   services   at   the  home
runs  on   Robinson's  two-base   hit  and   25    •^^''°''    ^-   "^'"s'-     Interment    was singles   by  Peters,  Scholz  and   Richie. Three   bases   on   balls,   three   hits  and two errors by Cleary gave Jenkintown
made at Rose Hill cemetery. JACOB   L.   NICE. lacob L.  Nice died  Saturday morn-
sjx  runs  in   the  third   inning.     In  the   inu   after    a  short     illness,     aged    69
fourth  period   they  added  three  more' years.
I'he deceased was born April 13, 1848, at Shoemakertown, now Ogontz, being one of nine children of the late Harper .Vice and .Mary Large. The following sisters and one hrother sur¬ vive: Kate, wife of the late John Slingluff, of Bridgeport, Neb.; Eugene E., uf Philadelphia; Sarah, wife of H. Fassett Conard,  of Ambier.
Jacob Nice, having an opportun¬ ity to dispose of his property, sold out and moved first to Fox Chase and afterwards to the old property west of Ambler along the Broad Axe pike. While residing here, the subject of this sketch married Cyrene Whitcomb, March  18, 1869.
They resided on the old homestead for si.K year.s, and then for three years farmed at Bridgeport and then lemoved to Cheltenham. Two years later they moved to Jarrettown and then for two years resided in Ambler, and then the deceased was superin- dent    of    the    Samuel  Lee    property,
on Evans' error, a single by Grifflth, two stolen bases and Cavis' home run, and in the fifth session two more runs were tallied on thre^ singles and two stolen bases. A one-hand catch by Davies of a line drive from Harper's bat was the feature of the game.
In a -closely contested game Glea- side defeated Bethayres at Bethayres last Saturday by the score of 6 to- 4. Betts broke up the game in the eighth period when he hammered out a hoWe run, .scoring Wodock ahead of him.
Willow Grove had very little trouble in defeating La Mott last Saturday. The park boys got to Newman for 14 hits, which, coupled with La Mott's eight errors, netted them 16 runs. La¬ Mott made but two hits off of Rock and  was only able to score one run.
Fort Washington continued its slump on Saturday and again went down to defeat at the hands of Wynd¬ moor by the close score of 7 to S. The   Fort   Washington   boys   played   a i M;;;n.s ";.oad,"'and"then' fo7 f.3ur" yea'r.s
Ambler Board of Trade renounces New Schedule.
Long Periods Without Trains—Sun¬ day Service Inconvenient — No Theatre Train Southbound—Elec¬ tric   Light  Rates.
At the meeting Monday evening of the Ambler board of trade, the new achedule of the Philadel¬ phia and Reading railway came in for a just denunciation, it being the unanimous verdict that the time table is not only not an improvement, but is a decidedly  liackward step.
Miscellaneous   Items of Interest to Many Readers.
Severe Electric and Hail Storms at- Hallowell — "King of Tlmbucjtoo" Success — Events at Dresher and Jarrettown.
Miss   Hessie    Lightkep,     of     Jarret¬ town,  spent  Saturday  in  Philadelphia. Mrs. C.  R.  Rutherford,  of  Hallowell, visited  Northwood  cemetery  on  Mon-r day.
Seveial  residents    of  the    Horsham
store  corner  have  planned  to  oil  th©-
I turnpike.
The matter  was discussed at length       John   Headley    is    erecting   a     new by     Jos.    T.    Fcjulke,     Esq.,     Wm.    J. I wire fence on the Ring estate farm, at Brown   arnl   others,     who   pointed   out j Three   Tuna, that  Ambler now  has no  north-bound i     Miss  Georgine  Murphy,  of  Glenside,
Mrs.   Charles   H.
morning train between 9.54 and 12.48, ispent Sunday with e.'ic.cept the train due at 10.02 which is .M"iiteilh, llorsham. scheduled to stop only to let off pas- Nel.son Lawrence, of Philadelphia, senders from the Central Railroad ofjaPent Saturday and Sunday at Wil- New  Jersey. (liam   Pearson's,   near  Hallowell
The  evening  south-bound   train   ha.-?
great up-hill game and were' only de¬ feated in the last inning when 'Wynd¬ moor, by a great rally, scored two runs.
Memorial day morning the Fort Washington team won its lirst gamo in the league by defeating K. & M. A. A. by the score of 7 to 2. The con¬ test was played on Dungan's fleld be¬ fore a large crowd. The Fort Wash¬ ington boys put up an excellent game, going through the entire contest with¬ out an error. Cleary for the Ambler team drove the iiaii over the bridge for a home run in the first inning. The second tally fijr the K. & M. boys came in the si.\th period. Maust hit for   two   bases  and   scored   on   Peter's
was superintendent of Dr. R. V. M.at tison's farms. Later he was employ¬ ed in Irvin Dager's coal yard and con¬ tinued after the business was pur¬ chased by George W. Niblock, work¬ ing in all at the one place for about 20 years ,and which position he did not  relinquish   until   fuur  weeks  ago.
The deceased leaves a wife, and one .son, Oscar L., of Ambler, and a daughter, Hannah, wife of Warner Hiddle, of Philadelphia. One son, Leonard, died at the age of 15 years.
The deceased was a hard working ancl upright citizen. For many years he has been a consistent member of Sf. Thomas' church, Whitemarsh, and he  leaves many  friends  who admired
by  its
lights, it proposes now to give up the
fight.
Mr. Unger suggested that there may be a means within the'law of secur¬ ing a legal incorporation for the pre¬ sent improvement association whereby its financial requirements, levied as taxes within the radius of its activi¬ ties, will be a legal lien on the proper¬ ty and  required  to be paid.
Mr. Chandler was anxious to learn whether incorporation of a borough will aid Ambler Highlands, and the question was discussed at length, as the only outlet to Fort Washington at pre.sent is over the Springhou.se and Chestnut Hill turnpike—a state highway. He said that many resi¬ dents in his section have sidewalks and the township roads are fairly good.
Mr. "Unger said that in addition to his taxes he is voluntarily paying into the improvement association an an¬ nual sum, equivalent to a two mill increase in his present tax rate, and he ventured the suggestion that the tax under the proposed borough would not be any higher.
On motion a committee was ap¬ pointed to investigate the powers and possibilities of a borough form of gov¬ ernment, to inquire into wider legal powers for the improvement associa¬ tion and also for a second class town¬ ship, which, it is now established. Upper Dublin must remain for some years at least, and to employ counsel if deemed necessary. Chairman Funk appointed the following: G. R. Wal¬ lace, F. B. -R. Unger, Dr. Conover, Samuel Yeakle, Wm. J.  Chandler.
Mr. Devine suggested that the Am¬ bler Highland residents petition for a road- to be opened from the High¬ lands across towards the Fort Wash¬ ington sehool to afford an outlet for the children. Spring, Prospect or Hartranft avenues were suggested, and Mr. Chandler promised to take up the matter with the Highlands Im¬ provement association at its next meeting.
The Fort Washington residents ad¬ journed to reassemble on June 15 to hear the report of the committee.
single.     The  Fort    Washington     boysj,,;^   sterling   honesty     and   substantial played inside baseball in the fifth and i ,,,.jj,j,q(j(]
scored   flve  runs.    Gordon   opened  the
run   getting   by   laying   down   a   bunt  ,j,j„ Thursday at 2 p. m. from his late
The  funeral     services  will    be  held
Second   Will   of  Dr.   Downs.
A second will of Dr. Norton Downs, of Horsham, who, some weeks ago died from a pistol shot wound, has been found, according to a petition filed In the orphans' court.
The register declined to admit the second will to probate on account of the granting of letters of administra¬ tion in the first, and an appeal was taken to Judge Solly from this decis¬ ion. The court entered a decree di¬ recting the register to revoke the let¬ ters granted on the flrst will and grant letters on the second.
The matter will come up for final adjudication this Wednesday.
The discovery of the last will came about in an unusual manner. The decedent had a safe deposit box in the Ambler National bank. Letters of ad¬ ministration were taken on the will found in the decedent's home. When the administrators searched the safe deposit box they found the last ¦s\-!Il, which, will now be probated
and he was safe at first when Peters dropped Scholz's throw; Hetzell fol¬ lowed with another bunt and botli runners were safe, when Scholz fujrf- .i«J.qicl.. ,.tl3a(. ba>l. A. Dungan fl^v out to Martin in right; H. Kreps bunt* ed and when he started for lirst the ball hit him on the foot. Under the rules he was out, but the umpire said he did not see it and called all run¬ ners safe; E. Kreps also bunted and Gordon was caught at the plate, Scholz to Richie; W. Dungan sent a long single to centre tield scoring Hetzell :ind H. Kreps; Maust dropped Carson's long drive to left after a hard run and E. Kreps and W. Dun¬ gan scored, Carson pulling nji at third frpm where he scored when Richie threw the ball wild in trying to catch him napping; Oberholtzer singled, but was out when he tried to ste:il second. Fort Washington added two more in the eighth on singles, by W. Dungan and Carson, Davies' error and a i=<ic- rifice  fly.
K. &. M. A. A. FT. WASH. Maust. If 1110 1 Kreps, rf 1 U 0 0 0 Daviee, cf 0 0 3 0 1 Dungan ss 2 2 4 1 0 Clarey, 2b 1 1 4 1 0 Carson, e 2 2 13 1 0 Pet«re. lb 0 1 6 0 1 Ober'er, 2b 0 1 0 2 0 Scholtz, p 0 0 0 2 1 Kindig, lb 0 1 7 0 0 Martin, rf 0 0 1 0 0 Gordon, If 0 0 1 I 0 Rob'n. rf 0 1 0 0 0 Hetecll, 3b 1 0 1 1 0 Ritchie, c 0 1 8 1 1 Dungan. cf 0 0 1 0 8 Firman, 3b 0 0 1 1 OH. Kteps, p 1 1 0 1 0 Evans. ssOOOSl 	
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FT.   WASH 0   0   0   0   5   0   0   2   x—7
Raymond Clarey had everything a pitcher should have in the afternoon game on Memorial day, and coupled with good batting on the part of his teammates proved' to be a cumi'ina- tion that was too much for Wynd¬ moor. The result was K. & M. -'^. A., 11; Wyndmoor 2. The contest was played on Lindenwold field before the largest crowd of the season. Wodock proved the hero of the game when he drove the ball into Park avenue with two on bases. For flve Innings Roch- ford pitched well Tor Wyndmoor, al¬ lowing but one hit. In the sixth, how¬ ever, the local? got to him for an¬ other hit and two sacrifices tlmt tal¬ lied a run. Then in the seventh the real fireworks began and before the smoke cleared away the home team made flve hits for a total of 10 bases, a sacriflce and recived three li.ises on balls, giving the K. & M. beys eight runs. In the eighth Richie s single, Haff's three-bagger and Clarey's sac¬ rifice gave the locals two more runs making 11. Wyndmoor's two tallies were scored by Lamb, who singled in the flrst, went to Second -^vlien Clar¬ ey threw wild to flrst. He .'?tole third and crossed the plate on Nonnenian's single. In the sixth I.^mb received his base on balls, went all the way to third on a wild pitch and on a careless return he raced home. Next Saturday K. & M. A. A. will "lay Glenside on Lindenwold fleld.
Fort Washington won the afternoon on Memorial day, contest dete:iting Glenside at Glenside by the -lose score of 3 to 2. Warren Dungan pitched great ball, and after the first inning Glenside cnuld do very little with his delivery.
Bethayres won two games on Mem¬ orial day, defeating La Mott fi to 5 In the afternoon, and Willow Grovo In the morning, 11 to 3.
Jenkintown kept up its winning streak antf won its two Memorial day contests, defeating Wyndmoor in the mornine,   14   to   7,   and  Willow  Grove  cent.
residence, 94 Hendricks street, and strvices will be held at 3 at St. Thomas' church, where, interment will  be made.
been changed from 7.27 to 7.40, which reaches the terminal at 8.22, too late for theatre convenience, the only earl¬ ier train leaving Ambler at 6.03, which, reaching Philadelphia at 6.47, necessitates a wait of more than one hcjur before the performances.
Mr. l-"oulke emjihacized the fact that the schedule is not as convenient as it was some years ago, when Ambler did have a north-bound mornig train le'aving first at 11 and later at 10.30, which now leaves the terminal at 9.30, stopping at Ambler only to let off passengers from the New York line. .
A eommittee, comprising Jos. T. Foulke, Esq., H. G. Knight, Esq., and J. M. Haywood, was appointed to per¬ sonally present to the railway com¬ pany  the need of better train service.
H. J. Dager presided at the meet¬ ing, and G. M. Deck, secretary, read the minutes ot the last meeting. One application for membership was re¬ ceived.
President Dager announced that the Standard Pressed Steel company has prcjmised to investigate Ambler before purchasing ground elsewhere for its new plant.
H. G. Knight, Esq., reported in writ¬ ing that he is in consultation with Morris L. Cooke, Esq., of Philadel¬ phia,' with regard to the proceedings and data which secured before the public service commission a reduction of    Philadelphia     Electric     compan.v's
President Dager read the rate cards as follows: Counties Gas and Electric company—fir.st 200 Kilowats Electric company—first 200 kilowats 7   cents;   next   100   kilowats,   5   cents;
Jlrs. Marie Kilpatrlck, uf Philadel¬ phia, spent Sunday with her sister, .Mrs.  .\.  I).   Barnett,  of  Dresher.     ¦
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fcjrker, of Hor¬ sham,     spent   Tuesday  at    Langhorne/ with   .Mr.  and   Mrs.  Warren   Starkey.
Robert     McMullin,      of     Eddystone,.. spent   Sunday     at   Dresher     with   his parents,   .Mr.   and   Mrs.   John   McMul¬ lin.
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. FranK Forker, of Hoi'sham, entertainecJ. George Forker and family, of German- town.
On Memorial day there was no af¬ ternoon mail carried on the trolley.9 to the Horsham nor HaUowell post- offlces.
The Horaham Friends' association met First-day afternoon, and Mary W. Lippincott, of Wyncote, gave her- aecond  talk  on  Paul.
Ernest Schwem and family have- come up from Atlantic City and will spend the summer at their country home near Three Tuns.
Joshua Atkinson, of HaUowell, re¬ ports a bu.sy spring in the painting line . He is now finishing up a Job near Ivyland, and irt addition has the Shortay house in Hatboro, to paper" throughout.
Many Horsham ladies on Saturdays attended the final meeting of '"The* Neighbors," in the Baptist chapeF, Hatboro. A pleasing entertainment songs and readings was rendered and a  luncheon   was  .served.
Ralph Tyson, of Horsham, has been- advanced to new duties in the Frank-- ford freight station of the Reading,, and Roy Forker, also a Horsham lad,. has also been iiromoted to the .sam& station.
W^illiam    Whiteside     and      William
over 350 kilowats, 4 cents; minimum | Bui-khard, of HalloweU, have been monthly rate, $1.50. Prlladelphia j .shipping quantities of asparagus to Suburl^an Gas & Electric company—' the Philadelphia markets by troUejr first 50 kilowats per month, 12 cents; freight, and Jonathan Stackhouse, on next 50 kilowats, 8 cents; over 100 ; Monday, sent down a large lot of kilowats,   4   cents;   minimum  rate,   JI,   rhubarb. i     I
with   power    rates     still   lower     than i     Services were held  at  the  K.  G. E.. above in both companies. ] home,   Davis  Grove,  on   Sunday  after-
It wiVs shown that the Ambler rate j noon Jn charge of St. David's castle,, of 12 cents per kUowat is consider- pj,i]a,]p|pj,ja, and about 35 friends and ably in  excess of other rates charged  jnembers   were  present.     Services  will
Tax Accounts Must lie Closed. The county commissioners have fntorme'd the various tax collectors of the county having in their hanls ac¬ counts of delinquent taxes unpaid, amounts due prior to this year, that these accounts must be closed at once and that summary proceedings fol¬ low in all instances where the tax¬ able fails to meet his obligutiun to the state or the county.
by companies operating in this lo¬ cality and subjected to the additional expense over the Ambler company of maintaining long lines for the supply of current from Norristown and Wyn¬ cote respectively.
Tornado's  Twentieth  Anniversary.
It was 20 years ago, Monday, that a great tornado swept across .Mont¬ gomery county, doing much damage in the course ot its path, esiiecially between Ambler, Fort Washington and Jarrettown, where many houses were destroyed. Two men were kill¬ ed in the collapse of the stone sheds at Jarrettown hotel, and over a score of houses wrecked. Orchards and shrubbery  generally  suffered  greatly.
WEDDED.
WOODALI^-WHXIAMS.
An interesting but quiet wedding was solemnized Saturday at 12.30 o'clock, when Miss Helen E. Williams, the attractive and popular daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis B. WUliams, of "Sulgrave," Jenkintown, became the bride of Mr. John Wood&U. The cere¬ mony was performed at the home of the bride's parents. A small break¬ fast followed to which only members of the immediate families were invit¬ ed.
On their return from their bridal trip Mr. and Mrs. Woodall will bo at home after July 15, at 27 Washington avenue, Jenkintown.
Suffrage   Dinner-Dance.
An informal dinner-dance was giv¬ en Thursday night by the liower Gwy¬ nedd Suffrage association. The din¬ ner, whicii took place in the huge barn on the premises of Mr. G. Her¬ bert Jenkins, Swedesford rotid and Sumneytown pike, was preceded by a novel entertainment, including a ser¬ ies of fancy dances. The affair was attended by the major portion of the summer crowd who are already oc¬ cupying their country homes in Gwy¬ nedd and vtrinity, and also attracted a large numlier of Philadelphians, who motored up for tho occasion. The af¬ fair was a pronounced success from every standpoint.
The committee on arrangements consisted of Misa Esther Jenkins, Mlssi Miriam Ellis,' Miss Gwendolin Evans and Mrs. T. Duncan Just; reception committee, Mrs. Janies E. Barnss, Mrs. G. Herbert Jenkina, Miss Esther Jenkins and  Mrs.  T. Duncan Just,
Sellersville Girl Poultryist. Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Haring, of near Sellers¬ ville, has been quite successful in manipulating an incubator the past season. Last week 306 perfect chicks were hatched from a 376-egg capacity incubator, but during the period of incubation 2 eggs were broken and 27 thrown out as infertile, leaving a per¬ centage    of    hatch  about    88  1-6  per
red to the public service committee to confer with the local light com¬ pany and to make a rejwrt at the n^t   meeting.
The matter of crowding local pave¬ ments with goods and produce was discussed and referred to the law and order committee of council lor solution.
The tcjU owing bills were ordered paid: North American, $3.45; Ledger, $2.2."i; Conshohocken Recorder. 82 cents; Inquirer, $4.44; BuUetin, $4.50; "Ambler Gazette," $12.80; Gatchell & Manning, $6.45; W. H. Ortlit, $4(i; G. M. Deck,  $20.50. »
be   held   at   the   home   the  second  and fourth Sunda.v afternoons in June.
Active   work   on   the   Davis   W.   SlU ' farm   was   started   Monday,     when   a large   tcjrce   of  men   started   in  to  lay. - off streets on the upper portion therei^
The.'whole'subject  has-been~-'¥efer=^-5f-fyjrin---frfr-~Saw'¦'Mill road, "tt    Is-
Plead-Guilty   Court.
At the session of plead-guilty court last week the following- accused in this locality confessed to charges and were sentenced  by Judge Miller :
Two Lansdale boys, Lewis Ruther¬ ford and Wilmer Tiee, were charged with a long list of offenses, including the thefts of two automobiles, at least one wagon, and a quantity of muskrat skins. Rutherford was sent to Glen Mills and twice was released on pro¬ bation. Christopher C. Herron being made probation officer.
Henry Leggins, alias Andrew Wat¬ son, admitted stealing ten chickens and one guinea from the coop of Wil¬ liam Taylor, at Weldon, Abington. Sentenced to one year, three months in the county jail, after which it is possible he will be taken back to serve the balance of his sentence in the Eastern penitentiary, the parole from which  he  broke.
Henry Baker admitted stealing four chickens from the coop of Henry Flanigan In Springfield. Henry could not well deny the chiirge as he was caught at 11 o'clock at night coming out of the coop with the chickens in his hand. He had been arrested twice before and sentenced in this court for the larceny of chickens, February 1 1909. He was sentenced to from one to two years in the Eastern peniten¬ tiary.
West  Norriton Commencemnt.
County Superintendent J. Horace Landis, Attorney G. Carroll Hoover and William R, 'Van Skite, member of the school board, were the principal speakers at the commencement of the class of 1916, West Norriton township high school. Miss Elizabeth S. Smith was the valedictorian, Miss Marie T. Gilligan the salutatorian, and the other graduates were Miss Sara S. Phillips, Marshall D. Hallman, Leon¬ ard D. Miller and R. Bruce Kemmor.
Edge   Hill   Man   Held for  Larceny.
William Pressidcr, of Edge Hill, has been held under $500 baU on larceny charges prosecuted by the Cheltenham police. Pressider i.s charged with hav¬ ing stolen a set of harness and a roll «f carpet from Glenside people, and before Magistrate Comly he pleaded that he had sold the harness to raise money to get married and that he wanted the carpet to help furnish his home. Pressider's wife was Ignorant of the theft, as he told her the carpet was a wedding present from a rela¬ tive.
promised that the southerl.v portion will not be disturbed during the pre¬ sent   year.
On Tuesday by special car front Dresher station were shipped from the Ridgewooil farm 12 fine Percherorti horses to the Devon horse show,. which opens this Thursday. A five-- year-old stallion and two four-year- old mares each weigh a ton. The- animals were all shod last week at tha.- McCormick shops, Dresher.
On Saturday evening Mr. and Mrsi. Elmer Potts, of Horsham, gave a very' enjoyable freedom party to their son Elmer, who has just attained his mar jority. About 50 guests were present, and after congratulating the new man in the house, they passed the evening moat delightfully with games and so- . cial intercourse, closing with refresh¬ ments.
Gustav Pfanner. of Dresher, reports- his asparagus flekl raided and much, flne product removed. He watched- and caused Dudley and Medford' Washington, of Fort Wa.shington, to. be arrested. They were given a hear¬ ing Monday before Justice Buchanan in Ambler and after being cautioned were discharged after paying the costs. The oldest lad is 15 years of~ age, and it ia believed they were per¬ suaded into the crime bv others.
Theodore Dubree, of Horsham Ter-- race, has one of the flnest looking pro¬ perties on the square, and he takes) just pride in keeping it in trim con¬ dition. He has a promising garden, which is not only as neat as his lawn, but it also gives abundant promise ot shortly repaying its owner for hi.s early and constant work therein. Hia chickens are also thrifty, and he ha.'* some flne young ones which havo made remarkable growth,, despite the cold and backward spring, since they were hatched  on Jan.  31."
A heavy storm passed over the Hor-^ sham section 'Thursday afternoon. Hail fell throughout the township, but in the vicinity of Babylon was sufficiently heavy to break windows, as it did at Charles Jarretl's, and con¬ siderable 'early truck was cut to tho ground. On Sunday morning a very heavy electric storm passed over tho* same aection, and the electric flashes put the telephones and electric lights out of business in the Horsham and HalloweU sections. Two trees at Dr. A. B. Arthur's fann were struck and. one  of  them badly splintered.
"The King of Timbuctoo" was most credit.ably rendered Friday evening in the Horsham firo house by local ta¬ lent under the direction of Mls.« Emma Butcher. AU those who pre- ¦ sented the prograni earned the ap-. • plause of a large attendance, and re- fleeted not only credit on themsolve.'i, but also On their preceptress who spent weeka of preparation in patient¬ ly and earnestly rehearsing for tho event. Miss Marcella North was pLanist, Miss Esther North, violinist, and a vocalist was secured from Con¬ shohocken. The local people rallied to tho support of the'event, which was given in aid of the firo company,, and about $70 will be realized, it ia believed.
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