The Ambler Gazette 19130703

              AMBLER Gazette.
VOL    XXXl.-NO.   27
AMBLER.   PA..   JULY   3.   1913.
S1.25   A   YEAK
 
COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings of Local Interest to Our Readers.
Attempted Kidnapping at Lancaster¬ ville—Fire at Harmonville—Miss Staley Becomes Bride of Augustus Cook—Other  Notes.
John S. Young has been suffering from pleurisy.
Mrs. Mary Baynes has been spend¬ ing a weelt in Atlantic City.
Ralph Killmer has been very busy caning chairs since school closed.
Thomas Coulston has sold a Une Jer¬ sey cow to Fred. Saylor, county com¬ missioner. ,
Harry Lees, veteran of tBe Civil war, left Plymouth Monday morning for Gettysburg.
The huy crop on the Dr. J. K. Cor¬ son property was cut and housed by Thomas Sinclair.
Miss Emeline Hoskins entertained Miss Cleo Propret, of Xorristown, on Wednesday evening.
Miss Katherine Lightkep has been spending hei vacation in Philadelphia with her sister, Mrs. John Hoover.
At the Maple Hill avenue residence of Dr. J. K. Corson are a number of very line and extra large hollyhocks.
Walter James, of Harmonville, en¬ tertained his brother, AViUiam James, of Reading, for a few -lays lasr week.
Mrs. H. C. Hovenden, of Plymouth Meeting, has been entertaining Mrs. SVilllam DeCandry, of Washington, D.
Mr.s. Harper, of AVest Conshohocev¬ en, were the recent guests - of Miss Elizabeth Harper, of Maple Hill ave- aue.
Mlss Elizabeth Harper was a guest at the wedding of her niece, Miss Richardson, of Philadelphia, Monday afternoon.
A large number of friends from Philadelphia were recent guests at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Magin¬ ley. of Plymouth.
Company D, .State Fencibles, en¬ camped at Plymouth park ft>r several d.Tye. On Saturday afternoon they gave a fancy drill.
Mr. and Jlrs. Adamson and daugh¬ ter, of Philadelphia, were recent guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. K. Corson, of Maple Hill avenue.
Samuel Sands lias had the kitchen of his residence repapered. Mr. Sands occupies the house at Cold Point ¦wherein he  was born 61 years ago.
Mrs. Matilda Haigh, of Philadelphia, and Miss Mary Hiltner, of Consho¬ hocken, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. James Cunningham, on Maple Hill avenue.
Next Monday evening will be the monthly meeting of the Sunday school board, the trustees and the improve¬ ment fund committee of the Plymouth United Evang. church.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Smally left Sun¬ day to spend sonie time ai Gettysburg. Mr.  Smally  is  manager for the  ffi.,<J.
pfch ^Tu'nctioh     near   ijje    chemica; rka.
The employes of the Trenton Cut¬ off railroad have placed strengthen¬ ing timbers under the bridge. No. 29, just east of Narcissa station and ad¬ joining the coal yard of the Samuel Rhoads estate.
J. Oscar Horning, wife and son and A. P. .Smalley, wife and two sons are bo<Trding with Mrs. A. Ambler at pre- ecnt.i.1 Mr. Smalley is manager of the Lavilni Stone crushing plant at AVhite- mariih Junction.
/Satuiday   evening   the   annual   ban-
qket and recerMion ot the AVhitemarsh
Sphool   Alumni   association   were   held
Spring   Mill   school.     A   delightful
rogram was rendered and a very on-
oyable evening was spent.
Miss  Cora  Schultz,     teacher  of   the
lack   Horse   public   school,   has   gone o her home at Belfry.    Joseph P. Ros¬ enberry and Miss Letitia Montgomery, teachers    at the    same school are    at their respective homes  in  Norristown.
Miss Flora Staley and Augustus Cooke were quietly married on the 28th of June in Cold Point church by -Rev. Wm. J. Cusworth. Only the im¬ mediate families and the bride's Sunday school class of little girls wit¬ nessed the ceremony.
Hagy .Brothers, meat packers of Cold Point, report a decided increase in their business, and in addition to their delivery -wagons through Con¬ shohocken and Norristown. will, in the fall, place another wagon to deliv¬ er in Germantown.
26 persons came out to 'The Pines" last Thursday, being the flrst consign¬ ment. This is about one-half the full quota, and as many more will come out this Thursday to remain two ¦weeks. In this way one-half of the requisite r(umber is departing each ¦week and a like number will arrive every Thursday.
The Lancasterville school pupils of Whitemarsh township picniced Thurs¬ day afternoon in the meadow and grove of the William Disston proper¬ ty. In addition to granting permission for the use of the picnic ground, Mr. Disston also generously provided boun¬ tiful refreshments, all of which were much enjoyed by the pupils and ap- —i3ciated by the teacher.
carriage belonging to William Ite, of Rldgo pike, Harmonvllle broke down while descending a hill on the ¦way to Spring Mill station Wed¬ nesday morning of last week. While traveling along the shaft broke, but fortunately the wagon did not upset and was finally brought to a stand¬ still after being skilfully managed "oy the driver. The damage was repaired temporarily to allow the occupants to proceed to the station without dis¬ mounting.
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus    Cook,    the newly  wedded   couple,   played  a' good trick   on   their   friends,   as   they   left Saturday  afternoon    after    the  cere¬ mony.    They took a carriage and were driving  towards  ' Plymouth    Meeting ^our friends of the pair, whose names ^He  will  not mention,  thinking to  get !¦( Plj'mouth ahead   and  give  them  a V^arm    reception,    rushed    to Thomas Coulston  and  persuaded  him   to  take them to the trolleys ahead of the bride and   groom.    He   loaded   them   in   his Ford touring    car and    safely landed them  at  Plymouth.    Having    no  rice they   borowed   U   from   Mr.   Coulston purchased   the  rice,   and   thus  armed' gleefully   awaited   the   arrival   of   Mr' and Mrs. Cook they confidently believ¬ ed   would   board  the  trolley    at  Ply¬ mouth,  and  whom  they aimed  to  de¬ luge with rice.   The reader may Judge their     chagrin     and     disappointment when the bride and groom. Instead of alighting  at   Plymo ith.   calmly   drove Ion down the Germantowrn pike to Citv 'Line,    where    they took the    cars  to Philadelphia.
I M|5Ci
Mrs. Milton Nice has been on the sick list.
Percy Rex has some fine sweet corn in tassle.
Miss Lidie Freas has been on the sick list for a few days.
Mi.ss Edith Zleber has been assist¬ ing at "The Pines," Harmonville.
Arthur Lawn and Luther Freas have oiled the road in front of their properties. ,   ,       ,
On July 4 afternoon the married and single men of Cold Point will play a game of base ball.
Cedar Grove has Installed a Bell •uhone, which Is the first telephone to be located in that section.
Miss Helen 0. Llvezey and a num¬ ber of friends from Plymouth Meet¬ ing last Friday attended the suffrage meeting in Norristown.
Mrs. Augustus Fielitz and daughter. Miss Marie, of Philadelphia, have been spending some time with the former's daughter, Mrs. Percy Rex.
Miss Poebe Lightkep, Margaret Shu- bert and Helen Killmer attended the commencement of the AA'hittmarsh township schools at Fort Washingtun last Friday.
Last Saturday the members and friends of the Hlckorytown Union mission enjoyed an outing at Sana- toga. A trolley car was chartered for the trip, and all enjoyed the outing.
Charles Johnson, the Republican leader of Montgomery county, having removed to his new house along the Germantown pike, has been register¬ ed as a voter in Plymouth township.
Mrs. Walter Miller was unfortunate in running a needle into her band. The services of a physician were re¬ quired to remove the same, and a very painful wound has resulted, al¬ though   Mrs.   Miller   is   rapidly   recov-
( m Monday afternoon about 3 o'clock a Philadelphia Rapid Transit com¬ pany's freight car I'an off the track at the "PJ.\-moulh Meeting switch and the services of the construction car were required to right matters. In less than an hour the track was again opened.
Joseph Baker, of Cold Point, a veter¬ an of the Civil war, who had counted on going to Gettysburg on Monday to attend the G. A. R. reunion, has been | prevented from going by reason ol? illness. Mr. Baker, who will be SI years of age ou Aug. 10, is a member of Smith post, of Conshohocken, and served in the First Pennsylvania regi¬ ment.
A wagon belonging to Mr. Chapman, of Nn ristown, was damaged Tuesday morning on the Germantown pike above Hlckorytown, when the horses took fright at a passing motor truck. i.;oih occupants of the wagon were thrown out, but not injured. Line of the horses threw a shoe. The wagon v.is damaged, lilt: axle bent and cne of the wheels twisted.
On Saturday at 12.3J p. m. Rev. Wm. J. Cusworth. pastor of Cold Point liaptist church, performed the cere¬ mony 'vhich united M. Augustus Cook and Miss Flora Staley. They were unattended. The groom is a son of Mrs. George S. Exley, of Cold Point, who is herself a recent bride, and his I wife is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I Samuel   StaJ,^-.     UnJ5LiS&*   Imgiedlai
I L¦ercniOT^KPHPHHi'^o Dela^waf'e on; a short weddlng'TO8i>, and returncif early this week, taking up their resi¬ dence in a part of Mrs. Exley's homo at Cold Pohit, where they were promptly serenaded by their friends.
A large motor truclc had a narrow escape Sunday afternoon from being ground to kindling wood as it passed over the grade crossing of the Tren¬ ton Cut-off below the plant of the American Magnesia and Asbestos comiJany. Tne truck in the morning had brought a party of Germantown and Ro-xborough men and their fam¬ ilies to Harry Atkinson's and a very pleasant picnic was held there. Dur¬ ing the late afternoon the truck made a trip back to town and was return¬ ing for another load of human freight, when, as it was passing over the rail¬ road, the rear axle broke. The dis- abled machine was dragged over the tracks and in a few minutes a huge freight  train thundered along.
It is now believed that the same person was in Lancasterville last Wed¬ nesday and again on Friday, who, on June 20, passed through there in a Ford touring car and under pretense i of making some minor adjustments to the engine, stopped opposite Isaac ! H. Cassel's wagon house, rather' screened from the dwelling. As the children gathered around, the driver induced AA'alter, aged eight, and George, aged four, to get into the car. On their doing so the man jumped in¬ to the troift seat and started off. Mrs. Cassel, however, was watching, and screaming, rushed out of the house. Mr. Cassel heard the shout, and by the time he rushed out of the door. Mrs. Cassel's scream had caused the man to stop the car. and as she hust¬ led the-children to the ground, he was heard to say as he sped away, "I thought the children wanted a ride." In the excitement of the moment no ade((uate description of the man w-as secured, and the number of his license tag was not ever taken. Mr. Cassel is positive the man was around last week, but he had another car and there ws no license tag displayed. It is not known just what the intentions of the man would have been, but Mrs. Cassel has been almost prostrated by the affair, and a close watch is being kept for the return of the supposed kidnapper. "
Last Thursday morning about 4.15 Samuel H. Myers, of Harmonville, was awakened and immediately detected the odor of wood burning. He at once roused Mrs. Myers and dressed himself as rapidly as he could. Lo¬ cating the burning in the front part of the house, he at once rushed through the store and out on the front porch, where he detected fire. By this time Mrs. Myers was also investigat¬ ing, and as her husband drew several buckets of wafer, she dashed the con¬ tents on the blaze, which had starti?d right at the edge of the front porch. AVhen the fire was extinguished a fe^w I of the boards in the floor were remov- I ej to make siu-e none of the sparks had been lodged thereunder. No clue exists as to the origin of the blj^ze, which is a mystery, and is all the more strange from tho fact that just two months before another small flre was discovered in the wooden parti¬ tion of the easterly side of the house. Investigation at that time showed that the blaze had started in the morn¬ ing, and the location of the fire could It? reached through a hole from the outside, which, it was remarked at the time looked like incendiarism. Fortunately, at that time a serious blaze was prevented by the timely discovery of the fire by Harry Max¬ well, a neighbor. A close watch Is' now being Uept to detect the guilty parties, if such there be In the case.
Additional Cold Point and Plymouth notes on page 2.
WHITEMARSH GRADUATES.
The 26th Annual Commencement Is Held.
Class of 11 Graduates Presented With' Diplomas—Exercises at Fort Wash¬ ington Well Rendered—Addresses by Dr. Seasholes and Rev. Mr. Lock- wood.
The 26th annual commencement ex¬ ercises of the public schools of AVhite¬ marsh township were held Friday af¬ ternoon in AVissabickon hall. Port AA'ashington. and 11 graduates receiv¬ ed diplomas after presenting a most creditable program. The class of 1913 comprises: James Laverty Crawford, Helen Mildred Freas, Helen Josephine Gallegher, ot Spring Mill school; Clara- Yates Supplee, Harold Lawrence Ker¬ per, Olive Byerly Dager, Anna Bunt¬ ing Lukens, • of Barren Hiil school; Hattie Emmaline Oberholtzer, Martha Hartman Green, AVarren Stanton Dungan and Beatrice Amanda An¬ geny, of Fort AA'ashington school.
The  decorations   were  tastefully  ar¬ ranged   in   the   class   colors,   lavender and  white, crepe paper of those colors being    prettily   draped    and    blended. The   motto,   "Climb   though   the   roc be  rugged,"  was  formed  in  the  v   .. letters arranged on the lavender hkiif ground.     The    class   flower     was   the sweet pea of the class colors
Music by the orchestra opened the e.xercises, and Rev. C. E. .Smith, of Zion Lutheran church, AA'liitemarsh,. offered the invocation. Helen Mildred Freas gave a pleasing salutatory, which gracefully welcomed the assem¬ bled guests. Harold Kerper followed with the president's address, and Hat¬ tie Oberholtzer presented a recitation. Anna Lukens also creditably recited a selection, and Helen Josephine Gal¬ lagher gave the class history. The class presentations were made by Olive Dager, Clara Supplee, Martha Green and Beatrice Angeny, .and the vale¬ dictory was given by James Laverty Crawford. The class song, "Com- menjcement Day," Avas the final num¬ ber for the graduates.
Saniuel Yeakle, of the school board, then' introduced Rev. Charles L. Sea¬ sholes, D. D., of Germantown, who con¬ gratulated the graduates and the l:ownship on their commencement day, and then asked the attention of the audience to direct their thoughts on the subject, "AVJiere Are We'!" In this connection Dr. Seasholes discuss¬ ed our present position in astronomy, politics and in the educational world. H<» said that we are just entering the day of brighter promise and bet¬ ter prospects, - educational facilities are ijeing widened, -the political at¬ mosphere extended to include unl- versiil suffrage and the human heart of tinuntiful unselfishness is being 'en-, largc'd.
Afier music. Rev. ]'. W. Lockwciip.d; of  .Spring   ,JIi!l
n.an »ddres? '¦ur^d \be "graduates to make themselves useful in whatever sphere of lai-jor presented, impressing upon them the necessity of each one taking his and her part in the world of labor and of doing his and her share in an honor¬ able and steadfast way. .-i-t the close he presented the well earned diplomas.
Mr. A'eakle then announced that th.' Daniel Buckley prize of a silver watcli to the pupil making the highest aver¬ age during the term had been won li.\- Gladys Fillman, of Fort AA'ashington. and that the E. A. Dungan prize of a $2.50 gold piece to the pupils in eai-li room making the highest average in¬ cluding deportment and punctuality, was Avon by Gladys Thomas, of th primary room; John Fahey, of tli' secondary room, and Anna May Gil¬ bert, of the grammar room. Fort Wash¬ ington school.
Rev. Mr. Smith then pronounced th.' benediction, and music closed the we'l executed program.
J. W. CRAFT IS HONORED.
Tendered  Testimonial   Dinner Wissahickon Fire Co.
by
Hotel Wyndham, Ambler, the Scene of the Pleasant Occasion—Silver Cup Presented Mr. Craft, Chief's Helmet to A. R. Hayden and Fob to E. Frank Craft.
A marked event took place last Friday evening at the AVyndham hotel. Ambler, when the AA'issahickon Fire Oonijiany tendered a testimonial din- U'-r to J. AVatson Craft, one of Am¬ bler's oldest residents and leading business' men, who has just retired as president of the company. The ^Stvent was attended by more than 50 quests, numbers among \vhom were eimaged in ulnjOst every walk of life, in giving tfii's dlB^er the members of iAVi-<.-,ahiels;on I^lre" Wbmpany honored a 'man who by his many acts of kind- ne.-^s and V-iy his efforts' to assist in making the company one of the best «luiig the North Penn, has endeared lAiinselft to all who are directly inter- i^f'-sU'd in the success of the company. JSinee its organization, Mr. Craft has ']H'('n actively indentified with every i\e that has been made towards illif'iency. The first oflicers elected und him numbered among them and .-> has continued to h'tJld an elective illke until the time of his retirement hiih he announced at the annual ¦I'ling of the company held June ti, '91:;. The large dinning room at the i'yiulham was beautifully decorated ,,.iih the national colors, which was -H'ei-.\- luur-h in keeping with the occ;i- 'einti.    Cut  flowers  also  formed  a   part
WEDDED.
ROBERTS—DRAKE. Mr. Edwir) F. Roberts, of Gwynedd \ alley, and Miss Lillian M. Drake '.vere quietly married at the Lutheran par¬ sonage. Seventh and Cumberland streets, Philadelphia, on Saturday evening at S.30.
K. & M. A. A., 2;  Potter A. A., 10.
The journey to Front street and Erie axeinie, Philadelphia, last Saturday by the K. *i M. A. A., where they played the Potter A. A., was a mighty rough one, as the locals met defeat by the score of 10 to 2. IS hits for a total of 20 bases, two bases on balls, a batter hit by a pitched ball and four stolen bases, readily tells the story of the home boys' defeat. AVhile the winners were doing all this, our boys were able to gather only two hits off Barnstead and only for the Potter boys being a little generous in their fielding in making it, few misplays, K. it M. A. A. would have returned home with a beautiful coat of calcimine. It might be added though that our fel¬ lows hit the ball hard though, but it always went directly towards a fielder; AA'hile this was just the opposite with the Potter boys. There was a lot of hick that went to the winner by rea¬ son of the ball being very wet, as the contest, from the third to the eighth inning was played in the rain. Essig. first baseman of the Potter team, was
! struck iin the head by a pitched ball in the fifth period and was rendered partly unconscious. He was injiired so l-iadly that he had to leave the game. After play was resumed, Ellis, who at one time pitched lor the Am¬ bler A. A., played flrst.
The K. & M. boys were loud in their praise of the treatment they received and the excellent umpiring of Cooper, who they claim is the best they have been up against in a long time. The K. it JI. boys were the first to score. After AA'odock went out on  a long fly
i to Brown. Oberholtzer was safe at flrst when E. Ellis fumbled his grounder. C. Robinson sacriliced .Oberholtzer to second and was out at flrst. E. Ellis got his second error on H. Robinson's drive to short, which he failed to hold after making a good stop. The latter stole second. Oberholtzer scored when Essig dropped Geiss' throw after
I helding    Corneal's    grounder    cleanly.
I Davies closed a most promising inning
I 1 \    being   robbed   of  a   hard   drive   lo
I I) Ve.-il in left field. Four hits, a base en liails. an error and' a stolen base netted Potter three runs In the first. An error and three singles scored an- iither  in the  second,  and  in  the  third
I t]>e fifth run was scored on a base on lialls.  a  forced  out  and   three  singles.
I In  the sixth,  seventh and  eighth  per-
¦ If ds the Potter boys scored five more iiins on a three-bagger by O'Neal. sin.i;les hy E. Ellis, Robinson. Paget. i:ia-\vn. arjd Barnstead and three stolen
I b.i,-es. and errors by Wodock. Corneal .md H. Robinson, the latter's error was an excusable one.
K. .t AI. A. A. Scored their second run in the thir^l on a drive to cent.?r h\ AA'odock that was good for tw^o bftse-s    and    errors
PLYMOUTH LAD'S GREATPROGRESS
Harland Allen   Markel   Attaining Education Despite Handicap.     <
Young Lad, Stricken With Loss of Hearing During Attack of Meningi¬ tis Learns to Read Motion of the' Lips—Story of His Wonderful Pro¬ gress.
Every one about Cold Point and Plymouth Meeting is interested in the remarkable progress In school being made by Harlund Allen Markel, son of Mr. and Mrs. George ilarkel, who resides half-way between the two places. The lad is 11 years of age, and on June 17 completed another year at the Mt. Airy Institute for the deaf and dumb.
Despite the tremendous handicap in, ttt* complete loss of his hearing five years ago. he has made wonderful pro¬ gress in his studies and linished the school year with the highly excellent average of 96.
The boy was born with all his fac¬ ulties,   and   arrived   in   the   household
Lansdale Woman a  Suicide.
Margaret, wife of Henry Armon. of East Fourth street, Lansdale, fired a bullet into her right temple Friday evening, while at the home of William l-'ox, Penn street, that borough. The woman died at Charity hospital, at an early morning hour Saturday.
It is said that religious difference.-^ between her husband and herself ha\-e led to friction, with the result that a few days ago, the wife removed her belongings to the Fox home, ¦\vith whose daughter, Mrs. Ella Johnson, the wife was intimate. At the time she is reported to have threatened to end her life, according to police offi¬ cials.
The act was committed, it is claim¬ ed, after she had had another inter¬ view with the husband, who made an effort to have her return to her home. She is about 25 years of age.
Fort Washington Park.
Senator A'are's bill, paving the way for the e.xtension of the AVissahickoa park, Philadelphia, to Fort Hill at Fort AVashington, was finally passed by the house at Harrisburg last week and has gone to the governor, who has indicat- ted his approval of the idea. The bill provides for a survey of Fort Hill and Militia Hiil at Fort Washington, as a site for a public parl-t with an approach from Philadelphia. The bill carries w-ith it an appropriation of $10,000 and places the work under the direction of commissioners of Fair- mount park. It commits the-state tu the park enterprise upon which it is planned to expend about .$300,000 even¬ tually.
Bequests to  Hospitals.
The will of Mary Shoemaker, late of Jenkintown, makes two large be¬ quests to hospit.als, as follows:
To the Germantown dispensary and hospital, at Germantown, $2000. To the Jewish hospital at Philadelphia, ?2000.
Deceased bequeathes the sum of $200 to her son, Charles Shoemaker. To Alice Shoemaker, daughter of her son, she bequeathes all her household ef¬ fects and furniture. To the trustees of tho grave yard fund of the Abing¬ ton monthly meeting of Friends she gives $200, the interest of which Is to be used in keeping the family burial lot In repair. AU the rest and rest" of her est.ato deceased bequea equal shares to her six grand children of the son.
of the decorations. At the head of i the table seated with the guest of honor, were the following: Paul Jones, president of the Firemen's Association of Montgomery county; Harold G. Knight. Esq., now president of the AVissabickon Fire company; Chief A. R. Ha,\den. Treasurer Jessie F. Davis. Secretary AA'illiam C. Irvin, all of the Ambler company; Joseph T. Fouike. Burges.s. Howard J. Dager; Council¬ man AViiiiam .S. Acuff and. Council¬ man Thomas C. Jenkins. The toast- master was Mr. Knigiht and the prin¬ cipal speakers were: Jospeh T. Fouike, Paul Jones and AA'illiam C. Acuff. A. R. Hayden. AA'illiam C. Irvin, Liurgess Dager and Hon. John A. Wentz, of Fort AA''ashington. The ; toats were: Mr. Fouike; ''C>ur i-'riend;" Jlr. Jones; "Surburban Firemen;" by , Mr. Acuff, " Token of Esteem." It be- I came the pleasant duty of Mr. Acuff, on l)ehalf of the company, to present to . Air. Craft a large silver loving cup, upon which was inscribed the follow¬ ing: "Presented to J. Watson Craft by the Wissahickon Fire company on the occasion of his retirement as president of the organization and in ijrateful recognition of his many ser¬ vices.    Sixth  month sixth. Iiil3."
In accepting the cup, Mr. Craft said, ¦I can scarcely express to you my ap- I'reciation of this splendid tribute you! ,ire paying me on this' occasion. While 1 I am rtiring from active association j ill the affairs of the fire company, yet i : hope that I m.ny al^v\'ays be able to! ,(SSist the company in maintaining the! • xcellent standard of efficiency for| ¦.vhich all have worked so diligently to j .iiaintaln." |
There was also a very pleasant sur-1 prise   in  store  for  Chief  Hayden  and j liis   assistant,   E.   Franli  Craft,     when | Toastmaster    Knight  presented    each with  a gift    on  behalf of    the  active I ) lembers   of  the  company.    Air.  Hay-} '!en  received    a  fireman's    hemlet  of; ! ly-e white, while Mr. Craft was the re- ¦ipient    of a    beautiful    gold    watch liarm.     The   gifts   wero  presented   to I'hief Hayden and his assistant in re- 'Ignition   and   in   appreciation   of  the .:;'J0d   the   company   has   b£en   able   to accomplish in fighting fii^Bunder their Iradershlp.     During    the^-vening   the quests sang some of the popular songs 'I the day,    and the    orchestha    also ). ndered some choice selection,  which I ^slsted  In  making the  event an  en- ; j' yable one.
Following     was   the   menu:     Little II' ck clams, mock turtle' soup, French 1 I'lUs,   queen   and    stuffed  olives,    red ! radishes     in     lillies,     Kern's     broiled i siiring chickens with brown sauce, Ber- j inuda potatoes, Hollandaise, new green I ]iens,   roast   spring   lamb   with   mint ; sauce,    creamed   onions,    tomatoes  on ] I'-ttuce  with    Frnch   dressing,     salted i j peanuts.   Ice  cream,  fancy  cakes,   Ro- ! o'leforte     cheese   balls   on     crackers. I ci'lfee, after dinner mints.
IJr<y\vn.
by E. -Ellis    and
"¦i!i^""l.''TS-e''m'orning ancf afternoon contests will be with Wynd¬ moor. The morning game will be call- '¦ ed  at  10    o'clock,    and  the    afternoon!
HARLAND ALLEN AIARKEL.
when the parents lesided on the southern edge of Norristown north of Hlckorytown. He enjoyed normal growth and developed regularly. Four .\ears ago iast" Jsuuary he was taken ill wilh whaf.,'at lirst seemed a bilious attack, but his cbnditinn changed so ial)idly that Or. Henry Whitcomb, of Narristowff. \yho was called, soon pro- uncej} ,ft atf^ise of meniii^ins. ^ai»<ni_^ ¦ciys''ufter'the ' !Ku'was feUucken his- hearing was absolutely desti;byed, and since then he has been totally deaf. l''or  many  weeks  he  lingered  between
contest  will  begin ^t  the  close  of the field sports.    Following is the score: POTTER A. A. K. AND M.
H'tunff.rf 2 E.EIIis.ss 1 Geiss.ob 1 O'Neal. If 2 PaBet.2b 1 Brown.cf 1 Essig-.lb 1 H.EUis.lb 0 R'b'son'c 1 B'nstead.p 0
0   a e r
0   0 0 Wodock.ss  I
0   0 4 Oherh'r.c    1
4   2 1 C.K.'b'r.cf  0
0 0 H.Rob'r.lb 0
h o 1 2 0 13 0 1 0   5
1   1   0   Corrfal.2b 0 0 0
3   0   1   Davies. If 0 0 1
Haff. rf 0 0 0
Firman.Sb 0 0 2
1 1 3 J3 0 0 2   0   0   0
0 0   0
Houpt.p      0   10   3
Totals    10 18 27   3   8    Totals        2   2 24 10   4
Potter A. A 3   110   0   113   0-10
K. & M 1   0   1,0   0   0   0   0   0—2
Brigade  Smothers  Wyndmoor,
The Ambler Boys Brigade baseball team easily defeated AVyndmoor last .'-Saturday by the score of 2i to 2. The feature of--the game was the fine run¬ ning catch by Martin, of Brigade, on a hard drive to left outside the foul line. Running at full speed he took the ball at hi.s shoe strings and des¬ pite ,a hard tumble held the ball. Score: AMBLER BRIGADE.      W'fNDMOOR JRS.
r
Heath, lb     3
Maust.ss     2
E.G'rrit.2b 4
Richie.c      2 BTianan.p   2
Martin.If    3
Walker.cf   4
VVodock.3b 2
H.G'r'tt.rf 1
Jrvir.. rf      1
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24
hoae                       rhoae
19   10   Dull. If       1110   0
13   2   0   Alb'grht,2bO   0   2   2   0
2   0   3   0   Lawton.rf 0   10   0   0
0   5   3   0   Moase.3b    0   10   12
10   11   M'T'g'e.s3 0   0   4   2   1
13   10   Wolf, c      -00622
0   10   0   Raincy.p    0   10   2   0
2   4   3   1   R'b'son.cf 1   0   0   0   0
0   10   0   Earneat.lbO   0 11   0   1
0   10   0
 Totals       	
8 27 14   2                      242496
Horsham  Commencement.
A very large audience was in at¬ tendance at the commencement exer¬ cises of Horsham township public schools,  which  was  held  in  Prospect
life and death, tenderly nursed by hi.s older sister and his devoted moth¬ er, and finally lils condition changed for the better. The lad commenced to improve, very slowly at lirst. His weakened limbs barely supported hiin and his body tottered as in vertigo. (•'or weeks he shuffled alon.s. falling" liiKl risin.t;- and then falling ai^ain until Ills liody wa.s bruised in liis efforts to rem.'iin on his feet. Progress w.is very slow at first, and then convalescence became more rapid.
On the advice of Dr. AA'hitcomb the lad was emoHed a student of the Mt. Airy institute and entered the school in January, liiOO. Pi-evious to his ill¬ ness he had learned the alphabet, but after his sickness his mind was a blank. He knew onl.v a few of the letters, and his schooling from tha very beginning was neces.sarily com¬ menced anew. Entering in Cresheim hall of the institution, under patient tutelage be advanced regularly. In¬ telligence was conveyed to him by the movement of the lips, which he now readily understands, although he has also acquired mastery of the deaf and dumb language, whicii he learned from the other inmates.
The boy remains at the school dur¬ ing the week and returns to his homo for .Saturday and Sunday. AVhen th© school is in session work commences at 7.45 and continues in well regulated stages until 12.15. when lunch and re¬ creation take up the time until 2. Sessions are then resumed until 4.2J. The afternoons are devoted to pursuit of the manual arts, and useful avoca¬ tions are taught. A half to three-quar¬ ters of an hour are devoted to supper, and then after play, study is resorted to. so that the day is filled completely, and whether at play or work the pu¬ pils are under the direction of teach¬ ers continuously.
Tho institution comprises four halls, ind  the new  student  enters  Cresheim
ville hall, Prospectville, on Wednesday [ ball,   then  advances  to   AA'ingohocking.
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—Harry B. Rosenberger. 39 yer.q old. of Ashbourne, while picking cherries one afternoon recently on the farm of Abraham Richard, fell to the ground a distance of eight feet, sustaining a broken thigh, and lacerations of the right leg.
Red   Men   Dedicate  Home.
Fully 3000 Red Men and their wives attended the dedication of the new addition to the Red Men's, home of Pi-nnsylvania In Cheltenham town¬ sliip, Saturday afternoon. The exer¬ cises also marked the 21th anniver¬ sary of the home.
The home is provided for aged Red Men and is maintained by 25 tribes of Philadelphia having a total mem¬ bership of 6200. The old building is a three story stone structure, having eight rooms In which there were l.'i inmates. The new addition, which is of brick, was built at a cost of $30,000. It has 29 bedrooms, and In addition there is a fully equipped ktchen. with an infirmary and a spacious dining roo n seating lOU per.sons.
evening, June 25th. The hall was de corated very prettily with the class colors, pink and white, also with pot- led plants and cut flowers.' The class motto. "Nothing Without Labor," was in gold letters across the back of the lilatform.jffhe class flower was pinlc sweet pejjHLa bunch of which was worn by^HR graduate. The class roll was as iWkiws, Anna Baldwin, Clara Irons, Helen Craven, Florence White¬ side, Phoebe Potts, Anna Shields -and Emily AVildonger.
The program opened with the invo¬ cation by Rev. John Lentz. followed by the salutatory, "True AVorth," by Anna Baldwin; the class history, Helen Craven; selection by the orchestra; class prophecy, Florence E. White¬ side; essay, Anna Shields; recitation, "One of the Little Ones," Emily Wild- onger; class song, "Commencement Day;" the presentations were given by Phoebe W. Potts; valedictory, "Noth¬ ing Without Labor," Clara Irons; or¬ chestra selection. The address was made by Prof. Smith Burnham, which was both Interesting and Instructive. This was followed by a selection by the orchestra, then the presentation of diplomas by Prof. J. H. Landis. The benediction was pronounced by Rev. John Lentz.
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Left Wife and Four Children. Harvey II. Smith, former proprietor of the store at Elroy, Skippack toiO'n- shlp, disappeared from his home in Hatfield township on the night of June IGth, deserting his young wife nnd four children. His whereabouts are unknown. He left his home some time during the night and his family have had no tidings from him since that time. He Is a carpenter by trade. For two years he conducted tho store at Elroy, selling out In the spring.
VA'is.^iinoning and finishes in Morris, nnd the course to the normal pupil re- quirs three years in each hall. The Plymouth lad is now in AA'ingohocking hall. Cl' grade, with Miss Stella Ste¬ wart as his teacher. Tho institution will reopen Sep. 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Markel are justly proud of the splendid advance of their son, who despite his great handicap is able to converse freely with them and they with him. In his conversa¬ tion he intently watches the move¬ ment of the lips and when not sure of his understanding is apt to repeat the main word questioningly, but he rarely makes an error. His mind is very active, and 'ho enjoys the sports and games of other boys, but some¬ times in the excitement of a contest his voice fails him when he desires to shout. Yet at other times he can speak quite loudly.
Mrs. Markel recently showed some of his school work to a representative of the "Gazette." The penmanship Is very neat. Naturally left handed, the boy has become ambidextrous, and can now write easily with either hand. His work is most creditable, and there aro very few errors. Althougli ho Is quite expert with the needle, he hits expressd his desire tn bo an nrti.it, and his sketches and repro¬ ductions show t.nlent i"  this direction.
Auto Burned at West Point.
A small runabout owned by Charles Kunz, of Norristown. was complctoly destroyed by firo near West Point Sun¬ day night. Mr. Kunz had taken tho automobile for a short spin and whilo driving on tho Bethel road he notlco'l that It was ablaze. Tho loss will amount to about $500, but partially in¬ sured.