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*>¦*.-''.'.vr-^r.v.^"-^ '^-rA.'r,-.--. »y ^,.-:~.'-.-^-.i^ 1 ¦->v- •?i---r-«<,j The Ambler Gazette. VOL XXX-NO. 2 AMBLKK. I>A., .JANXJAUY 11. 1012 «1.25 A ViOAR |y $500 BOND p PAID OFF. HORSE CO'S. CENTENNIAL. ORDERED 300 Q FEET OF HOSE. POTTS ESTATE TO GRANDSONS. Bonded indebtedness of Ambler;Jenkintown Organization Oldest in School Reduced in That Amount, i United States. i Resolution on the Qeath of Wm. j Potts. The following resolution on the doath of Wm. C. Potts was passed on Tuesday at the meeting of the board of directors of the First Niitional Bank of Ambler: „ _. '_ ... , i In the death of William C. Potts „ . . ,.,.,, , ^ j .- • v., , .»•. „ Flourtown Fire Company Adds lo: vyc- are iigaui reminded of the fact thiit i Bequests m Will of Deceased Fort Wm. J. Dilthey Writes Enthusiasti- MINING IN ARIZONA. Washington Octogenarian. cally From His Mine. Regular Meeting Held and Routine Members Duly Celebrate the Event— Business Transacted—Good Attend- Other Companies Send Representa- ance at Schools Reported—Balance tives—History of the Society Given in Treasury of $5021.49. by President Isaac Miehener. The January meeting of the Ambler Members of the Union Society fjr school board was held in the directors' the Recovery of Stolen Horses and the room at the Matlison avenue building | Detection of Horse Thieves, which was last Thursday evening, with ilessrs. _ ¦ ¦" Styer, Weber, Maas. Irvln and John- ! teiinial celebration and reunion son present—the full board. i Jenkintown on Thursday. After the reading and approval of; .\'o other similar organization In the the minutes for necember. Principal ; [:iiited States has, so far as Is known, A. R. Gilber.i presented his report to ieiiched the ripe age of 100 years. the board showing a total enrollment As a special commentary on Thurs- in the schools of '2'20, the same as for; day's leunion there were Included December, with an average attendance i among the 11 invited guests nine Pnnjnm' t i this earth is not our permanent abld- _ -1_ ''"^ plaee, and In looking back ovor a period of less than three years we Had But 1000 Feet on Hand—Appar- note that death has Invaded our atus in Good Order and Ready for I board oC directors for the fourth time, Use-Officers Elected for the Pres- ' taking oach time frcim our number _... „ . those wll', had attained a good old age ent year—Utn.er Busmess. and woi,. liasklng In the sunset of ma- At the regular monthly meeting of,.ture exporlonco and knowledge. the I-'lourtown Fire company, heid In Mr. I'otts was one of tho organizers „...^ - . .., the township building at Chestnut mil of the I'iist National Bank of Ambler i Potts,' the wc-aithy resident of Upper organized in January, 1S12, heid a cen-| laat Thursday evening, it wag decided in 1881 and was elected a member of; Dublin townshii), who died on Jan. J inspection'.-it the mines at our camp Estate Valued at One Thousand Dollars—Farm Each Grandson When He Reaches His Majority—Faithful Servant Re¬ membered. Throt; grandsons of Williani C Hundred Enormous Wealth of Gold, Silver and Goes to . Copper Being Developed—Beautiful Country—High Elevation—Delight¬ ful Atmosphere—Promising Pros¬ pects. i'.'ditor '-Amlilor Gazette:" i am enjoying a short vacation and to increase ttie efficiency of tho com-! the lioiird of directors and lias served ! 2, will share the greater portion of jin Arizona. One can reach here by pany by purchasing 300 feet more of j in the- cijrectorate of this In.stltution ' deceased's estate which is valued at ! traveling night and day from New two and one-half inch hose. Since from lis organization, uninterruptedly I aliout $100,000. Deceased's will, which | York city in 76 hours. The train tlio return of the hose belonging to for a poriod of nearly 28 years. As names the Montgomery Trust Ca, as llio (.^hcstnii,'. Hill park, which was a dircrtur he was constant in executor, was entered in the register attoiRliiiioo iit the meetings of the ' of wllis oilice for probate on I'Yiday. hoard and active and earnest as an, .Vfter directing that iiis doots anci : northv.tird, ad\oc-iui. of every measure that w-ould j fiinorals oxi.enses be paid immodia.tely, ' iifter range, loanod lhe company through the cour- ' tosy of ilr. H. IJ. Auchy, general ; manager of the park company, the ; service is excellent, arriving at Wick- enburg, a mining town. Tlic United States mail wagon takes us 12 miles llmliing mountain range unlil we reach an eleva- oTlVo!"" The magazinea''"w-hich Mr" ! presiiunls of horse recovery societies | coiiiiany has had but 1000 feet of hose I promoii or advance the best interests j .Mr. i'otts' beiiueatiies .$,'',00 to the I tion of about 1100 feot at ciinip and Gilbert was given permission to secure | in and aliout I'hiladelphia. They were: iat its command which was deemed In «.'-¦¦ ¦ . . . .. . i „ . _ ¦ are now at Hie schools and In use, one of these periodicals being conHn- j ed to tiie subject of art. A number! of new books to finish the course In lilngltBh «eie asKod ior and the re¬ quest euintou. -vlr. Gllborl also said that a iiiOoiUig ol ino teacliers of tho first toor giauos ana ninisell lues Doou held quite recently, since which time some of tlic work of theso grades which heretofore has not been agree¬ ing has been adjusted and so arranged that there is a more comprehensive and satisfactory working together. \. C. I'oilom, of Germantown, of the' siillioiont, and as there was suUicient Germaiitown i^ompany; George Schriv er, of Fort Washington company; .1.1,!... l'nruh, of tlie Fo.x Chase com- ,,.1.1 ; Jonn i;iciclli.. of the UusUclon ... iiiij.iu.N ; Joiiii .\1. liiiriiili. of the .,1.lis. llio conipanj; J. Miiton Urooke, ot tbe Washingtoii ocmpany; Samuei funds in the treasury it was decided, I'lnin il resolution offered by Harry ..Bgins, Sr., to instruct the equlp- ....... committee to make ,the purchase monunn ut of honor •t .additional ho3e at an early date. Ill L..f a..i:3eii.-o of Fred. 1... Harnei pl isiiloiil or till., ic.iiipaiiy. \ ic o Presl i-rkcs, of the Huntingdon V'iiiley ' uoiil Goorge Iviiiiboi piosicieci. Tne .-on.puny; Itiohard Holmes, of the 1 laiiklord coinpiin\. and Williani Pen- loso. of the liatboio company. oiiioiiilu of the Lnion society iiro: i resident. Isaac ilicliencr, of Jeiikln- A nuniber of minor complaints were lo«n; secretary, 'I-hoiiiiis .Noble, of received by the board which were dis cussed iind satisfactorily adju.stcd. The improvement committee repprt¬ ed the accompli3hmen.t of a number of small lepairs. A suggestion was giv¬ en by this coinmittee with reference .\ijinglon; treiisurc'i-, Henry \V. Hailo- .\oll, of lielhayros; linanc-e coinniittee, iJociige T .Vice, B. F. I'enrose and A. c_'. Heritage; exeoutivo boiird, Aboi S. lioberts, Goorge T. Nice, W. F. Mor¬ gan, John B. Halloweil, Howard ila- minutes oi the laat nguiar niecliny. iiolvl December Jlh, were read by the SOI i-olaiy, Wiiiiain Tlioinpson, anu ..ci-o iippio\ed as read. (--Iiiof It. .1. iiiv'iosiioy, reported the uppiuatus in good order iind ready lor use. Tno chief al-^o loporicd having ooss purcliased ^ Uoillii.ili .aiii'il till M c-iiiirges lor the itinouishers, and hci hand also to the lloors cf the hailw-ays in the iner, John C. Roberts, Joseph Kulp, Forest avenue building, which in a number of places are splintering bad¬ ly, hence a menace to the children, that a one-half inch flooring material be used o\ or these floors lo cover up sonu the spUnlers; also tbat ii number of double desks now stored in the cellar be cut down and used as single desks pany. when the occasion demands them. Addresses wor These matters wero referred to tne : i.iosidents of the neighboring corn- improvement committee to u.se Ita; panics, and the response was made by judgment in the cairying out of the i^ou.s A. Nagle, of Ogontz suggestions. isaac Miehener, the iiresident of tbe 'ihe supply and budget committees Union company, gave the following noiissicy of having heat in tioth fire hcni.---os lor thc> purpose of keeping the water in tho ohc-mical tanks from freezing. .>jju.:i.. including the amount In the sinking fund, wiis reported by the iroasuroi-, Idissoll V. PuUinger, as the liiilaiicc ciii iiand. 'Ine election of follows: President. George Ivimbel; .ice president. Harry Coggins, Jr.; made Liy the visiting iroasuror, Russell V. PuUinger, se- Penrose Hiillowell, I'rank li^ngle, '..'naiios Kinsey, Jaiuos Krewson, Car- rod Hiirper, Henry \V. Hiillowell. An olegant dinner wns served in Ma- hall by Trower, of Germantown. A modal, a horse's head, was pre¬ sontod lo each luonilior of the com- of this liiuik, and zealous and untiring [ .'uonIgomery Trust Co., directing that [ where <'"o hiis the finest outlook pos- .11 pre uniting and miilntaining ..svithin i tho interest tiicrefrom be paid lo the slble to see for 100 miles in evory lull- ill,'uiiition a standard of banking I'lopai-ative ileoting of l-'riends of direction over a sea of mountains, ..llicltfi'>¦ and o.Kceilence thnt w-oiiici Upj/er Dublin lor tin- purpose of Ciinyons iind ivaksi. The climate is ill- 11 Io its patrons and make it a ..i oi iiig .lis luiiial let in repair. To glorious. While in xhe same latitude uui usefulnc-ss in t.te said trust company deceased bo- as l.os .•\ngek>.s, owin - to tile elevation, '.l.s c-i.i.;iininity. cpioathes ;f2ui)iJ. the interest of w-hich ii couple of bluniiots are neces.sary lor As 11 oiiizi 11'ho was Kind and alfiiiilo, is to bo paid annually to his servant; sleeping i-o\cr all summer. In the courteous to all pcrsont! witli wliom he I'^'i.san Walker lor lifo. .A.t her death winter months tl:.. thermometer goes .mc HI cciniaot, but it was as a sue- ' uie iirincipal is to ro\ori to the es- down t.i freezing. Lut lho sun is so ... .ssfiil fii-hivr that he attraitod the tate. sparkling all day. as U is seldom ;....i... ii.....!i . .1 .,.,1.1 lii.s friends and; lo a giaii.is„in, Siitor .N'iish Potts, , cloudy here, as to make a coat unne- ..t-.quaiiUiaicos. He was known aa i decea.sed bequoaihes a farm of 2li i cessary during tho day. The at¬ one of tho real wealthy farmers of ! aires in (,'ppor Dubiin, valued iit •'510,- ; moaphero is clear as c-rystal. Laat .."; lu a giandson, Willian, .N'ewberry night the moon was aliout half, and. I'oUs. is ijoqueathcd a lann in Upper , one could almost see to read a iiews- i farmer being largely due to l-iuliiiii. valued at $12,7.')0, and to a ' paper at 10 p. m. by its light. I have ihiul grandson. l:;arl T. I'otts is be- j done so iit full moor, Tiio starlight i|Uc-allied a farm in .Moreland town-i is Hiifioi b. The stars aro so large and .--iiip. viiliiod at «U,UOU. Deceased di- : liriiliant as to illuminate the distant roots ttiut tlie widow of his son, T. niountuiiis and ;ire visaljle away down r.nNood Potts, be given the right to ! to the horizon. Arizona siiould cer- iive cm tbe proporty of his grandson, uiinly .'idd iuatro to tho starry flag Wiiliam .Vow lurry Potts, iis long as when iidmltted into the uniein as a ihus gi-:.iify his chief desire to iittajn slie uosiros to do so. Henry Biddle, state.. One does not really see Arl- ¦nos of Ills early ' ol .\iiiijler, and Ooacon Taylor are nam- , zonii liy /foing through it on the South- ..r..lMgciiii.-iy eounty, one who had ac- liUired uc.iiith from the soil, his suc- lus klmwlriigo of tho practical tilling if the soil. Coniliinc-d with indefatig- oomi..aiiy's aUention to the,.;i,lo lali.,.,r and frugality. He believed -.iiiit to socur,. wc-aith was an honor¬ able iill.i.ition. and the one great test of a poison s usofiilni>ss, iind he pre¬ ferred tn apply himself at home and : IIOCO.'-S ilMi. life. Ws th.. crotai-y, A'v'iiliani C. Thompson, assist¬ ant secietary, G. Fred Kimbel; chief, (ie..i-go ilatz; director for tive years, iieni.v 1-Ciiiibel; auditors. Harry Cog- ^-ins. Jr., Jonas K. Fox and William also reported. history of the oiganlzatlon. A valuable publlciitlon was presented m part: He said Clymer. The president appointed the foliowing members as delegates to the m to the board by Hon. ^ohn E. Bart¬ man containing a complete digest of the school laws of ISll together with .the new code. Thanks were extended for same. As a visiting comniitlee for the pres¬ ent montli, Philip JIaas was appointed by Chairman Styer. In presenting tlie treasurer's report, which shows a balance on hand of J5021.49, Secretary Weber stated to the board that all districts which were obligated lo pay a share of the tui¬ tion owing by the old Ambler Inde¬ pendent school district to the Ambler school had met their obligation with the exception of Whitpain township, which will, no doubt, soon follow- tne lead of the other districts and pay its share. ollltMKcl lulde lur tlie^d*. ofcihe., __ ._ ,_ _ _ prlnclpal^to buy small miscellaneous i we're changed nearly every year e.xcept articles when needed by him. that of secretary.^ Riohard Shoe-maker The question of the purchase of a iield that office until lp-59. safe was left w-Uh the supply commit- - In the early years of the company tee, which was given authority to do , ilioi-e deos not appear to have been any same and Instructed iise to limit of! horses stolen. The receipts of the the purchase price. I treasury kept increasing until 1843, Bills amounting of $76.18 were or- ' when it was resolved to make a dis- dered paid. tribution of the funds, when 27 inem- The secretary reiiorted that the i bejs received $12 each. The treasurer bonded Indelitedness of the school w-as I was under bonds and always gave a reduced on Jan. 1 by the payment of very concise account of cash on hand. J500. It was also given out that $2500 In tho minutes of 1S36 the amount re- worth of bonds will be retired In. 1912. : ported was $-149.62 and three-quarter cents. The value of the aharea at that 'lhe records of the sooiet} are aiilh- -Monlgoinory Couiity Uirenion-s iisso- enlio only back as far as 1833, for, ciation: Devi Desseig. Henry Kimbel, ..iciiard Shoemaker, who acted as se- ; Urank Harner and G. i.e-slie Dager. oreiar.v, suffered the misfortune toi Bills amounting to ?;ll.35 wc-re ordered lia\o his houso burn down iind prior Pabl- -^ communication from the records were destroyed therew-ith. ' .Montgomery County I- iremen's asso- We Know, however, that the company c iiitlon was read calling the company's I miss his gonial presence licers resulted as and kindly advioc.. in our rnoi-lings as ..o not.- his iiiisonoo iiiid contemplate tim.t cmo hiis lieen removed from our lioard who had grown old with our liisiyuUoii and had a personal knowl¬ edge of its unwritten history from its ii.,.oiiti..ii In the prosont time. JAMES A. COZK.VS. BE.NJA.MI.V F. PE.VI'.OSi;, .roH.X A. WEST'/j. Committee. Coroner to Make Sure. Whil.. safeguarding publie- inter csls in iill cases of sudden and vlo- i lent ilcitihs in the county. Coroner Neville will not take uft cases where- , , in it seems to be evident that there 'l"^''^i"'" od as oversoors for the throe farms | ern Piicilic railroad as for many miles und tiioy shiill pav the inceime to the j tills road goes through il great desert, .Montgomerv- Tru.st company until the i neither by going on the Sante Fe rail- iiovs rouoii tlioir manorily. None of road, on the northern border. To see tho property is tci bo sold until tho Arizona one must stop off iind see the grandsons reai ii the ago of 21 years. ; Grand Canyon, the gieatest and most Tile executor, the .Uonlgomery Trust beautiful i-rea'tion of natural scenery companv, is to take charge of the es-. in the world, or- the great loga and lato. tile, principal, togetlier with trees of petrificil forests, hut best of the iiccumulations. Wtien the threo ;:ill the mountains, as sunsets and grandsons loach lhe age of 18 years I f=kies, such us no one ever saw- else- .hey ille to oiecl theh- occupation and \v liero. are- found here, and the great the trust company is to furnish suf- mines being ilovolcped tha one hears ficieni funds lor each youth's educa- ^cry little aliout. Lion as he desires. When the grand- ' »'<'nt do\cn 500 feet into the Monto sons reach the age of 21 years, the 'risio silver mine adjoining our com- " i entile estale is to be equally divided pany s propc-rty and during the past " ' ii'.o three parts and each son is to re- -^c-ar close to .-$1,000,000 worth of silver oive an equiii share, the farms be- ^"e appe.'irs to be blocked oat with to ihoui taken inlo consid- i great reserves being developed. This groat of er Elt the public house of Moore Stevens, Mooretown (now Abington). John Stevens waa elected president and fUiiiard Shoemaker secretary. The ijanquet, which are $1.25 each, can be purchased from G. DesUe Dager. The equipment committee was In structed to look after the matter re looiiil^.rphill..a.t ,th!s ttoe .t/,'aB^>t.-../-..-'JJAr^ Tr*t<: .i.iJtBlpu* offlcers of the 'eftliltiany 1 hou( Inciiidi sorts: _ bout t. although not counting ou silver, as is proving up well In In fact, it is mak- i«„af ,,f '"S: I'O good il showing for the little '^'^"* 'Tf^on^ of our friends and* bu! _ ..,,¦,,., lo...,.»...- „f i^M'.ii,. <.j-iff.lv Hor I •"<¦" know what we have hero tliere apprised of the sudden death uf Hiii""" %''^^'^,' '^ •, he -iwarched and """''' ""' '"' "^^'"''i' ''"""^h shares to ram Freas, an aged and «Wi''>- .^^ ;„. ,,.^,Xa "n" ..rfo^fowa ' »^' ¦¦^''"""^- On our copper property, known farmer, of Whitemarsh, at •--.>,',' ''''"o'^s-^^^^^^^ ..,,,; it is showing up the finest copper, ore He op puzc---i-list prize, a bucRtail^^, „, ^ . j ^^ ^j^ ^ ;roop!"rhenro^p'^?^'be"kr:^ t tUl ifl'^.--"!"'- --• ^^" ^-t and in con- Tail Troop," given by the' quires that he be Informed fully, by the per.son reporting a case, of thei The. contetus . . ..,.. Monertv conditions and circumstance^ a.ttpnd-;"l ""'ler sports, beneficial to growing.""' '','t..,,- ing the deiith and thus bo enabled to ''*»•''' -^"d in line with the objects of' f^" / "^ ceipijioi the )i.-.tm.>. »£ f h.>. ....,.¦>. fi,.^'aeterTOi.ne.whethsM^Mfcmi thien.1 la i.4i.e t-oy Scout movement. :- ? ^:^' .^ ^'^'*^'^'*r^ 'fi'wanr^eJFldmTlW^ i ^f^iHW , ' i l.ii.il.tg-oirere^"*>3^. "i i Wednesday-, Coroner NevUle^ j^^g i dolphian.s Included in them is one Director of Public Safety Por Appeal to High Court. A writ of certiorari has been liled for the prothonotary of the supreme court, by Attorney George Vaux, of Philadelphia, In behalf of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. The appeal is taken from a de- tlme were $10, which increased to $15 In 1841. The first account of a horse being stolen was In 1848, which was recover¬ ed. This, of course, does not go back of 1833. In 1850 .the name of the com¬ pany was changed to "Tho Union Co. of Montgomery County." The number Plymouth Thieves Held. ^ Allchael and Fjank PIzzo, the Ply¬ mouth township Italians who were ilie Andora farms on the road from arrested on Dec. 2^, in Norriatown by ' Spring Mill to Barren Hill. Inquiry: Policeman Adams after they had stol- developed tin- fact that in this in- .. en a lot of books and picture frames ..tance It was a plain case of natiual ,,'r'"^'' -. „^7„V,,h;. ,::^,r,''mitt„^ -^'y "rother. (.hiirlos, is now looking from the Rldgeway mansion on De- .auses, due to the man's age, 91; that ''H t,V„,i m-w^^ lo?ffM?^?kin 'eivon ''^"*^'" '^e work and is doing fine. He Kaib street pike, were arraigned be- the family physician hod boen called , ^'-,'-,''"^, P„;f^'%"'i'i;\\?„^^''',^l.„f ,',\.t" ('•ues the ce.oking for the iiicn and han- ; i linuous ore. ily brother. Chiirles, is now looking fore Magistrate O. F. Lenhardt for a ' in, from time to time, since Mr. Freas' further hearing Thursday before noon, enfeebled state, and that while the col- Attorney J. Ambler Williams repre- uipse came sudden,- there w-ere no un- sented the defendants, who. have been toward circumstances, at liberty under $1000 ball each since in consequence Mr. Neville au.thor- thelr arrest. i ized the physician, a Conshohocken 85 cislon of Judge Solly, In the estate! of membera at this time was 46. The of Martha Shoemaker, late of Chel¬ tenham. The local court Invalidated a bequest to the Philadelphia insti¬ tution on the ground that one of the w-ltnesses to the will was a trustee of the academy—the same princi¬ ple upon which the Agnes Stinson will was Invalidated. Hoisham Election Case Argued. Before Judges Swartz and Weand in Norristown last Thursday argument was made in the Horsham township election contest. AL M. Gibson, Ksq., argued that despite the fact that neither Democratic nominee for the office of road supervisor had the length of term specified on the ballot for which he was a candidate. It was un¬ derstood by the electors generally tha.t lilmer 13. Potts was a candidate for the two-year term and George W. Stong for the four-year term. It waa iirgucd that some of thoae who were present at the Democriitlc caucus state that the terms were specified at that time. Mr. Gibson mentioned similar cases in other states and ar¬ gued that where the election waa aet aside for the omission the oflice w-as accordingly declared vacant, and he stated the objections piesent contest. Joseph T. Foulke. in his argument, cited the principal of common sense, and called the court's attention to no fewer than three decisions of .the su¬ preme court under exactly similar circumstances In which failure to spe¬ cify the term for which the successful candidate was running not only, ac¬ cording to the decisions, threw out the total vote of that candidate, but also declared elected his opponent who received the minority vote and whose length of term was specified on the ballot. In addition Mr. Foulke called (¦.ttentlon to tw-o more recent decisions r'from local courts along the same lines. At the conclusion of the argument the court reserved its decision. In case the election of the Democratic candidate. Mr. Potts, is declared Irre¬ gular there Is no doubt but that Wil¬ liam Tea.s, the Repiiblican 'nomine© for the otlice, who served during the previous torm, will be declared elect¬ ed. highest number ever reaolied was in l'S89. The oldest member of the company at this time is Charles Mather, In his 89th year. He was elected aecretary of tile company in 1868 iind held the oflice continuously until iiis resigna¬ tion in 1910, iiaving served the com¬ piiny faithfully for 42 years. In 1891 .Mr. Mather presented the company with a gavel inadi! from an oak joist iiiken from liie house occupied by Washington as his noadeiuarters at \'alley Forge. in 1872 Kdwin SiUtertliwaite was elected President, under whose rule the coinpany was guided until his resignation In 1S33. He was succeeded by Joseph A. Shoemaker, and he a few- years after by Joseph Bosler. From the period of 1899 to the pres¬ ent time the comnany has had 22 horses stolen, 12 of which have been recovered. In the early days of the company when a horse was stolen the members were obliged to ride on horseback In pursuit of the thief. The company was divided into two sec- lions, known as the east and west aide, tbe York road being the dividing line, and In order to guard against the In thiQ "in fnolt'^t'"' o^ "¦ '""'»« being Btolen while jthe company was out, only one side was permitted to ride at the same time, l.Tpon the Introduction of rall- road.s and telegraph this system was done away, and two inembers would drive together. To-da" the telegraph and telephone are at once resorted to In case of horse robbery, so that the notice of a theft can be flashed to the uttermost parts of the earth in the time formerly consumed by our fore¬ fathers In saddling their horsee. In conclusion. 1 think this company is to be congratulated upon reaching the century mark. Few, indeed, are the organizations that can celebrate 100th anniversary of their existence. I trust we will move onward and up¬ ward, keeping step with the march of progress ao that those who follow mav be enabled to celebrate the secoml centennial. When arrested thev had books and pie-.ture frames in their wagon. At Norristown city hall the men were <iuestloned by Chief of Police Roden¬ baugh and according to the chief's testimony the Hrlsoners admitted that ithey had taken the ariicles from the house. At the conclusion of the hearing ilagistrate Lenhardt held both prison¬ ers under $1000 ball each for trial at the March term of court. Both pro¬ duced bondsmen and secured their llb- ei.'y until that time. Lansdale Wins Shoot With Highland Club. i,iinsdiile-s representa.tiv(;s in tlio Trap Shooters' league proved to be bet¬ tor Arctic marksmen than the High¬ lands Saturday for the former won by 11. M. Hart, of Ambler, treasurer of the Philadelphia Committee. I'atrol prize—First prize, choice of: one. a tent large enough to accommo¬ date a patrol; two, a canoe, tho Ard¬ more executive committee, or, three, an aluminum cooking equipment for patrol. Wayne executive committee. Second prize, choice of the other two. Third prize, the one ieft. Personal Prized—First prize, embroid- ; ered cowboy buckskin shirt. ; Second prize, embroidered Indjan j moccasins. ! Third prize, moose skin Indian moc- I casins, given by Director George D. I I'orter and Assistant Director Charles 'E. Fo.x. „ , . , „ , -,.' .Any '^tie becoming a proficient scout nobbed a becond Time. and oither a diatinguished or honor i'e.r the second time w-iihln a month s.out will have the choice- of: one, a '.ill home of Wilson Poller, at Mont- railroad ticket to Poqiica eamp and re- ;;niiiery and Stenton avenues. Chest- uirn; two, an individual cooking kit; mil HUl. w-iis broken Into and robbed ; three, a scout luiifo, or fmir. a scout 'III l-'riday night of silverware valued axe. ill $3000. On December 9 articles The scout niastor of -the- treiop mak- iallied at $2500 were stolen. On both ing the highest record will receive doctor, who gave the statement, to is sue the requisite certificate, Mr. Ne¬ ville not deeming it necessary or in order for him to hold a view and pre¬ sent a bin. The funeral of Mr. Freas took place il onday from the residence of his son, Hiram M., where the death occured. services was held in St. Petor's Ev. Lutheran church. Barren Hill. Inter¬ ment in the family plot in the ceme¬ tery adjoining the church. dies pick and shovel also places and tires the! dynamite cartridges for bliisting tho rock like a typical miner. We no lori.ger h.ave a regular engineer employed, as we find is better to have a consulting engineer only occasion¬ ally to lay out the work and advise the best methods of procedure. Thia Is iKisslbly the youngest, and one of the best mineral districts discovered, and, like all new districts, and must explore tho ground, which is being done, and the expert mining men in the district are convinced .that it Is going to be a good one. Tunnels are being cut through granite walls. Shafts are being sunk and there is every evidence that Arizona will con- tribiMe to the nation groat mineral wealth, and this district in particular appears to be a most favored one by na.ture; tropical fruits abound a few miles south of us. Mining i:an be ciirrlod on all winter as practically no SIIOW- falls hero, like in the northern ¦state;--. Tbe pi-aks are slightly cov¬ ered with snoiv and ttiat is all. b'or several years Arizonii tias takon .the i the inatch shot ;it Lanadale by a score | occasions the burglars conlined their I pair of antlers, and of the troop mak-i ;,\.',|'j"J,' eop'per eVvVr"a'n the^old'er sta!tes of ,188 to 364. I work to the low-er floor of the house, i ing tiio Lansdale shut a better race than did; l.ntrancos was gained in both in-; of moi so skin moccasins made to or Highland. Of their 10 high men they stances by cutting out part of a pane I dor. hud tour to break 40 or better, L. L. ; of glass and unlocking the catch of a Swartz leading tiie club with 45 ; wiiiiiow on a side porch. Hot Lunch for School Pupils. smashes Rogers and C. Swartz broke, The police of Germantown believe tIio innovation of having ii -hot McCatv""Lf"^l-'"''''''''-„ , . i'?"'\h^'' '¦"^^«=--'«« ^•^"•^ perpetrated ;u„l,'.^.oor in tlie hUse-lmed the^ivw^unr'i ,^*^",^.'^y "'"l ''2 ^-^'f' ?¦ "^® .^*'"« persons. An Investiga-| .-istown is proving successful. 200 or the Ldge HUl delegation. They with tmn la be,„g mau.. by Special Police-i more of lhe students taking advan- to llien 1-isher and Maci'arland, in con- | tiige of gotting a hot lunch at a noml- ncLiion with the police of Chestnut \ nal price right in the school instead of Perry were the only Highlanders i-each 40 and better. Scores: — Team race—10 men to a team; targets'per man; 16 yards rise. 50 1 HUl. Rejects Coroner's Bills Tlie annual sta,tement made Thurs¬ day by County Controller Jacobs shows that there was $113,000 In the treasury on January 1. The con¬ troller allowed but six of the 15 bills presented by Joseph N. King, the re¬ tiring coroner, for work during De¬ cember, the last month of his term. The amount for bills was $24 while that for bills refused was $37. The controller has refused to pay many of the bills previously pre¬ sented to him for approval, on the ground that inquests and investiga¬ tions made by .this official were un¬ necessary. It is expected that the former coroner will sue the county for bills refused payment, extending over a period of six months. Or ever since Governor Toner appointed Jacobs as controller. Funeral of Samuel J. Garner. The funeral of Saniuel J. Garner, former register of wills of Montgomery county, was held at his residence on I'.yberry avenue, Hiutboro, Friday af¬ ternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Mr. Garner died the previous Tuesday morning from a complication of diseases. The services were conducted by the Rov. Frank C. Colby, pastor of tho Halboro Baptist church, of which Mr. Garner was a member, assisted by the Rev. H. F. Auld, rector of the Hatboro Episcopal church, and the Rev. J. B. Shook, pastor of the Hatboro Metho¬ dist church. Mr. Garner was widely known In the suburban section, being a leading figure In educational affairs and a recognized authority on reality values as weil as an active Republi¬ can. econd iiigliost record a pairiynd is rapidly coming forward in gold and silver. Closing witii New Vcitr's greetings from the inountain peaks of .¦.rizon.'i. I am yours very truly, WM. J. ]>lLTHEy. County Medical Society Officers. 'i'ho .Montgomery County Medical society has elected the following of¬ ficers: President, George F. Hartman, Port Kennedy; vice presidents, J. B. Brown, Oaka, and H. A. Arnold, Ard¬ more; secrotary. H. II. Whitcomb, Nor¬ ristown; corresponding secretary. E. S. I'.uye-rs, Norristown; treasuror, Franlc G'. Parker, Jeffersonville; delegate, Ilavid Nathan, Norrislown; censors, C. 11: Mann, Bridgeport; George N. High- ley, Conshohocken, and E. G. Krieble. Worcester. picking up a cold lunch at nny place on the outside. The menu served one day comprised vegetable soup, 5 cents; beef roll, hot, 5 cents; cheese and nut sandwich, 5 cents; cocoa and whipped cream, 5 cents; cocoa with milk, 3 conts; glass of milk, 3 cents; rice pud¬ ding, 5 cents. A roll was served with the beef and crackers with the soup. In other towns where the school lunches have been served they have proved equally successful and - the pupils have undoubtedly been better prepared for the work of the second session of ttie day through .their esta¬ blishment. Arrested at Prison Door. 1 l.'HTy Morris was released from the Media jail Monday after serving a term of one year for swindling suburban¬ ites on a magazine propoaition which was supposed to convey as a gift a costly atlas. ' Both Welcomed by Children— , As Morris stepped from the prison ... , „,,. „, I doors he was arrested by Stull, a de- Snow and baking from Gilt Edge | ,^.,.tn-e. Then he was tiiken to PhUa- •''""''• I delphia, and in court pleaded guilty to an embezzlement charge preferred Tax Rate Nine Mills. At the meeting of the Cheltenham township commissioners the tax rate for the year was tixed at nine mills for the township purposes. It was aiso decided to jairchase an automobUe to be used for a jiolice patrol and ambul¬ ances It was shown that when a hur¬ ry call came from Edge Hill or Lawndale, the extreme ends of the township. It required too long a time to get to the .scene of the arrest or accident. Will of Sam'l J. Garner. Samuel J. Garner, late of Hatboro, former register of wlUs, In hla will ! probated by his successor, Daniel ! Stew-art, Jr., and drawn March 21, 1911, 'makes this disposition of hia estate: Fannie, the wife. $1,000, to be paid as soon aa possible after hia death and to be in lieu of widow's $300. The residue Is to be devided Into two parts. I iiio half is to go to the widow and lhe other half to the surviving chil- Ji-en (5), sliaro and share alike. The :) sons are named executors, withoul •oinp<?nsiition, holding that they will¬ ingly do this in affection for the other heirs. Marine Has Been Home. Reuben A. Ellis, employed as a machinist in the United States navy, on board the I.t. s. S. Washington, spent a few of the holidays In a visit Alex VanRensselaer the Host -'vlexander VanRensselaer was the i host at a dinner and smoker that fol¬ lowed it at Horticultural hall. Phila¬ dolphia. Thursday night. The dinner was given In honor of the Orpheus club and Carl Pohllg. leader of the lo his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ellis,, Pbiladelphia orcliestra, was the guest of honor at the smoker. Though the Invitations were distinct, ttie dinner overflow-ed into the smoker. The Orpheus club did a series of niusical E.tunts in the course of the socond function, and one of the fea- iiires of the musical program given by itio Philadelphia ore-heslra was a smashing "rag" in which the gre.at Kind worked under ii baton swung by Mr. Van Rcnsselaor. 600 covers were aid for the dinner and a thousand quests were asked to the affair ttiat followed. will) recently moved to Eagleville. Since leaving homo about 16 months ago, .Mr. Ellis has visited nearly ail of the larger seapurt towns aiong th- coast. He has been through nearly ill tho states east of tho Misalasippi river und has also been around a num¬ ber of the Wost India islands. The Wasiiington expects .to Iciive Norfolk Vil., (wliero she is at present), ami iiake a three months' slay at Guan- aiiamo bay, Cuba, which ia Uncle -am's southern drill grounda and coal¬ ing station. REAL ESTATE TRANFERS. —Norristown is atill a few thousand short of 40,000 population. ^In one of the f.astest and cleanest games seen In Doylestown this win¬ ter the IXiylcstown high school basket ball team defeated the Hatboro bas¬ ket ball team by the score of 29 to 28. Abington, Solomon LIberman to Wm. .¦\. Weaver, $1. lot. -Miington, S. Frank Williamson to Smith C. Crane, $1, lots. Norlh Wales, Evelyn M Jas. A. Harley, $800, lots. by a m.Tig.azino. Sentence was aus- ponded, jH-in«arlly becauao Montgom¬ ery counl.v wanted him. Morris was turned over to Sergeant Ganley, of tho Ogontz station. Mon¬ day nighl he was arraigned beforo iiagiatraito Comly, at Ogontz, charged with swindling at least 12 residenis of Ashbourne, Elkins Piirk and Ogontz. out of sums riinglng from $1.50 to $6.80 on the same plan. •Morris had worked effoc-tively, it is Hiistert tn 1 ib'clared, among the attaches of "San " ildro," ,tho couniry estate of tbo Coun- Upper Gwynedd, Samuel.E. BaUey to ' I',"'''?,-"^, «"^"l'\ «"¦""": "f'^n"."'w]d'^ no. Winn. $5000, lots anet'housca. ' "•'»• ^^K <'<"'"t''J: f-^l-'^'^ '"^ ""¦' ^^"' 3U8C3. Worcester and Norriton, May E. Beyer to Jaines Irwln Beyer. $2100, house and tracts. Whilemarsh and TJpper Dublin S. Lewis Summers to Organic Chemical .Jo $27,000, tract and buildings. Hatboro, ilatboro L. and Bl-j Asso. lo Anna Bickley, $3300, house and lotg. oners, and among the oiiiployos of liie i'JIkiii.s' and other families of tha northern suburbs. .Magislra.fe Comlv held the man un¬ der $500 biiil. Morris, who is iiliout 4.''i. yi-ars of iige- and claims i-'aiulusky. Ohio. iif< his homo was takon tn Xor¬ ristown til awiiit triiil. k
Object Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19120111 |
Volume | 29 |
Issue | 2 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 01/11/1912 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
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Language | English |
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Month | 01 |
Day | 11 |
Year | 1912 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19120111 |
Volume | 29 |
Issue | 2 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 01/11/1912 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
Rights | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
Contact | For more information, please contact the Wissahickon Valley Public Library at abutton@wvpl.org or phone: 215-643-1320. |
Contributing Institution | Wissahickon Valley Public Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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The Ambler Gazette.
VOL XXX-NO. 2
AMBLKK. I>A., .JANXJAUY 11. 1012
«1.25 A ViOAR
|y $500 BOND
p PAID OFF.
HORSE CO'S. CENTENNIAL.
ORDERED 300 Q FEET OF HOSE.
POTTS ESTATE TO GRANDSONS.
Bonded indebtedness of Ambler;Jenkintown Organization Oldest in School Reduced in That Amount, i United States.
i Resolution on the Qeath of Wm. j Potts.
The following resolution on the doath of Wm. C. Potts was passed on Tuesday at the meeting of the board of directors of the First Niitional Bank
of Ambler:
„ _. '_ ... , i In the death of William C. Potts „ . . ,.,.,, , ^ j .- • v., , .»•. „
Flourtown Fire Company Adds lo: vyc- are iigaui reminded of the fact thiit i Bequests m Will of Deceased Fort Wm. J. Dilthey Writes Enthusiasti-
MINING IN
ARIZONA.
Washington Octogenarian.
cally From His Mine.
Regular Meeting Held and Routine Members Duly Celebrate the Event— Business Transacted—Good Attend- Other Companies Send Representa- ance at Schools Reported—Balance tives—History of the Society Given in Treasury of $5021.49. by President Isaac Miehener.
The January meeting of the Ambler Members of the Union Society fjr school board was held in the directors' the Recovery of Stolen Horses and the room at the Matlison avenue building | Detection of Horse Thieves, which was last Thursday evening, with ilessrs. _ ¦ ¦"
Styer, Weber, Maas. Irvln and John- ! teiinial celebration and reunion son present—the full board. i Jenkintown on Thursday.
After the reading and approval of; .\'o other similar organization In the the minutes for necember. Principal ; [:iiited States has, so far as Is known, A. R. Gilber.i presented his report to ieiiched the ripe age of 100 years. the board showing a total enrollment As a special commentary on Thurs- in the schools of '2'20, the same as for; day's leunion there were Included December, with an average attendance i among the 11 invited guests nine
Pnnjnm' t i this earth is not our permanent abld-
_ -1_ ''"^ plaee, and In looking back ovor
a period of less than three years we
Had But 1000 Feet on Hand—Appar- note that death has Invaded our
atus in Good Order and Ready for I board oC directors for the fourth time,
Use-Officers Elected for the Pres- ' taking oach time frcim our number
_... „ . those wll', had attained a good old age
ent year—Utn.er Busmess. and woi,. liasklng In the sunset of ma-
At the regular monthly meeting of,.ture exporlonco and knowledge.
the I-'lourtown Fire company, heid In Mr. I'otts was one of tho organizers
„...^ - . .., the township building at Chestnut mil of the I'iist National Bank of Ambler i Potts,' the wc-aithy resident of Upper
organized in January, 1S12, heid a cen-| laat Thursday evening, it wag decided in 1881 and was elected a member of; Dublin townshii), who died on Jan. J inspection'.-it the mines at our camp
Estate Valued at One Thousand Dollars—Farm Each Grandson When He Reaches His Majority—Faithful Servant Re¬ membered. Throt; grandsons of Williani C
Hundred Enormous Wealth of Gold, Silver and Goes to . Copper Being Developed—Beautiful Country—High Elevation—Delight¬ ful Atmosphere—Promising Pros¬ pects. i'.'ditor '-Amlilor Gazette:" i am enjoying a short vacation and
to increase ttie efficiency of tho com-! the lioiird of directors and lias served ! 2, will share the greater portion of jin Arizona. One can reach here by pany by purchasing 300 feet more of j in the- cijrectorate of this In.stltution ' deceased's estate which is valued at ! traveling night and day from New two and one-half inch hose. Since from lis organization, uninterruptedly I aliout $100,000. Deceased's will, which | York city in 76 hours. The train tlio return of the hose belonging to for a poriod of nearly 28 years. As names the Montgomery Trust Ca, as llio (.^hcstnii,'. Hill park, which was a dircrtur he was constant in executor, was entered in the register
attoiRliiiioo iit the meetings of the ' of wllis oilice for probate on I'Yiday. hoard and active and earnest as an, .Vfter directing that iiis doots anci : northv.tird, ad\oc-iui. of every measure that w-ould j fiinorals oxi.enses be paid immodia.tely, ' iifter range,
loanod lhe company through the cour- ' tosy of ilr. H. IJ. Auchy, general ; manager of the park company, the ;
service is excellent, arriving at Wick- enburg, a mining town. Tlic United States mail wagon takes us 12 miles llmliing mountain range unlil we reach an eleva-
oTlVo!"" The magazinea''"w-hich Mr" ! presiiunls of horse recovery societies | coiiiiany has had but 1000 feet of hose I promoii or advance the best interests j .Mr. i'otts' beiiueatiies .$,'',00 to the I tion of about 1100 feot at ciinip and Gilbert was given permission to secure | in and aliout I'hiladelphia. They were: iat its command which was deemed In «.'-¦¦ ¦ . . . .. . i „ . _ ¦
are now at Hie schools and In use, one of these periodicals being conHn- j ed to tiie subject of art. A number! of new books to finish the course In lilngltBh «eie asKod ior and the re¬ quest euintou. -vlr. Gllborl also said that a iiiOoiUig ol ino teacliers of tho first toor giauos ana ninisell lues Doou held quite recently, since which time some of tlic work of theso grades which heretofore has not been agree¬ ing has been adjusted and so arranged that there is a more comprehensive and satisfactory working together.
\. C. I'oilom, of Germantown, of the' siillioiont, and as there was suUicient
Germaiitown i^ompany; George Schriv er, of Fort Washington company; .1.1,!... l'nruh, of tlie Fo.x Chase com- ,,.1.1 ; Jonn i;iciclli.. of the UusUclon ... iiiij.iu.N ; Joiiii .\1. liiiriiili. of the .,1.lis. llio conipanj; J. Miiton Urooke, ot tbe Washingtoii ocmpany; Samuei
funds in the treasury it was decided, I'lnin il resolution offered by Harry ..Bgins, Sr., to instruct the equlp- ....... committee to make ,the purchase monunn ut of honor
•t .additional ho3e at an early date.
Ill L..f a..i:3eii.-o of Fred. 1... Harnei pl isiiloiil or till., ic.iiipaiiy. \ ic o Presl
i-rkcs, of the Huntingdon V'iiiley ' uoiil Goorge Iviiiiboi piosicieci.
Tne
.-on.puny; Itiohard Holmes, of the 1 laiiklord coinpiin\. and Williani Pen- loso. of the liatboio company.
oiiioiiilu of the Lnion society iiro: i resident. Isaac ilicliencr, of Jeiikln-
A nuniber of minor complaints were lo«n; secretary, 'I-hoiiiiis .Noble, of
received by the board which were dis cussed iind satisfactorily adju.stcd.
The improvement committee repprt¬ ed the accompli3hmen.t of a number of small lepairs. A suggestion was giv¬ en by this coinmittee with reference
.\ijinglon; treiisurc'i-, Henry \V. Hailo- .\oll, of lielhayros; linanc-e coinniittee, iJociige T .Vice, B. F. I'enrose and A. c_'. Heritage; exeoutivo boiird, Aboi S. lioberts, Goorge T. Nice, W. F. Mor¬ gan, John B. Halloweil, Howard ila-
minutes oi the laat nguiar niecliny. iiolvl December Jlh, were read by the SOI i-olaiy, Wiiiiain Tlioinpson, anu ..ci-o iippio\ed as read.
(--Iiiof It. .1. iiiv'iosiioy, reported the uppiuatus in good order iind ready lor
use. Tno chief al-^o loporicd having ooss
purcliased
^ Uoillii.ili
.aiii'il till
M c-iiiirges lor the itinouishers, and hci
hand also
to the lloors cf the hailw-ays in the iner, John C. Roberts, Joseph Kulp,
Forest avenue building, which in a number of places are splintering bad¬ ly, hence a menace to the children, that a one-half inch flooring material be used o\ or these floors lo cover up sonu the spUnlers; also tbat ii number of double desks now stored in the cellar be cut down and used as single desks pany. when the occasion demands them. Addresses wor
These matters wero referred to tne : i.iosidents of the neighboring corn- improvement committee to u.se Ita; panics, and the response was made by judgment in the cairying out of the i^ou.s A. Nagle, of Ogontz suggestions. isaac Miehener, the iiresident of tbe
'ihe supply and budget committees Union company, gave the following
noiissicy of having heat in tioth fire hcni.---os lor thc> purpose of keeping the water in tho ohc-mical tanks from freezing.
.>jju.:i.. including the amount In the sinking fund, wiis reported by the iroasuroi-, Idissoll V. PuUinger, as the liiilaiicc ciii iiand.
'Ine election of follows: President. George Ivimbel; .ice president. Harry Coggins, Jr.; made Liy the visiting iroasuror, Russell V. PuUinger, se-
Penrose Hiillowell, I'rank li^ngle, '..'naiios Kinsey, Jaiuos Krewson, Car- rod Hiirper, Henry \V. Hiillowell.
An olegant dinner wns served in Ma- hall by Trower, of Germantown.
A modal, a horse's head, was pre¬ sontod lo each luonilior of the com-
of this liiuik, and zealous and untiring [ .'uonIgomery Trust Co., directing that [ where <'"o hiis the finest outlook pos- .11 pre uniting and miilntaining ..svithin i tho interest tiicrefrom be paid lo the slble to see for 100 miles in evory lull- ill,'uiiition a standard of banking I'lopai-ative ileoting of l-'riends of direction over a sea of mountains, ..llicltfi'>¦ and o.Kceilence thnt w-oiiici Upj/er Dublin lor tin- purpose of Ciinyons iind ivaksi. The climate is ill- 11 Io its patrons and make it a ..i oi iiig .lis luiiial let in repair. To glorious. While in xhe same latitude uui usefulnc-ss in t.te said trust company deceased bo- as l.os .•\ngek>.s, owin - to tile elevation, '.l.s c-i.i.;iininity. cpioathes ;f2ui)iJ. the interest of w-hich ii couple of bluniiots are neces.sary lor
As 11 oiiizi 11'ho was Kind and alfiiiilo, is to bo paid annually to his servant; sleeping i-o\cr all summer. In the courteous to all pcrsont! witli wliom he I'^'i.san Walker lor lifo. .A.t her death winter months tl:.. thermometer goes .mc HI cciniaot, but it was as a sue- ' uie iirincipal is to ro\ori to the es- down t.i freezing. Lut lho sun is so ... .ssfiil fii-hivr that he attraitod the tate. sparkling all day. as U is seldom
;....i... ii.....!i . .1 .,.,1.1 lii.s friends and; lo a giaii.is„in, Siitor .N'iish Potts, , cloudy here, as to make a coat unne- ..t-.quaiiUiaicos. He was known aa i decea.sed bequoaihes a farm of 2li i cessary during tho day. The at¬ one of tho real wealthy farmers of ! aires in (,'ppor Dubiin, valued iit •'510,- ; moaphero is clear as c-rystal. Laat
.."; lu a giandson, Willian, .N'ewberry night the moon was aliout half, and. I'oUs. is ijoqueathcd a lann in Upper , one could almost see to read a iiews- i farmer being largely due to l-iuliiiii. valued at $12,7.')0, and to a ' paper at 10 p. m. by its light. I have
ihiul grandson. l:;arl T. I'otts is be- j done so iit full moor, Tiio starlight i|Uc-allied a farm in .Moreland town-i is Hiifioi b. The stars aro so large and .--iiip. viiliiod at «U,UOU. Deceased di- : liriiliant as to illuminate the distant roots ttiut tlie widow of his son, T. niountuiiis and ;ire visaljle away down r.nNood Potts, be given the right to ! to the horizon. Arizona siiould cer- iive cm tbe proporty of his grandson, uiinly .'idd iuatro to tho starry flag Wiiliam .Vow lurry Potts, iis long as when iidmltted into the uniein as a ihus gi-:.iify his chief desire to iittajn slie uosiros to do so. Henry Biddle, state.. One does not really see Arl- ¦nos of Ills early ' ol .\iiiijler, and Ooacon Taylor are nam- , zonii liy /foing through it on the South-
..r..lMgciiii.-iy eounty, one who had ac- liUired uc.iiith from the soil, his suc-
lus klmwlriigo of tho practical tilling if the soil. Coniliinc-d with indefatig-
oomi..aiiy's aUention to the,.;i,lo lali.,.,r and frugality. He believed
-.iiiit to socur,. wc-aith was an honor¬ able iill.i.ition. and the one great test of a poison s usofiilni>ss, iind he pre¬ ferred tn apply himself at home and
: IIOCO.'-S ilMi.
life. Ws
th..
crotai-y, A'v'iiliani C. Thompson, assist¬ ant secietary, G. Fred Kimbel; chief, (ie..i-go ilatz; director for tive years, iieni.v 1-Ciiiibel; auditors. Harry Cog- ^-ins. Jr., Jonas K. Fox and William
also reported. history of the oiganlzatlon.
A valuable publlciitlon was presented m part:
He said Clymer. The president appointed the foliowing members as delegates to the
m
to the board by Hon. ^ohn E. Bart¬ man containing a complete digest of the school laws of ISll together with .the new code. Thanks were extended for same.
As a visiting comniitlee for the pres¬ ent montli, Philip JIaas was appointed by Chairman Styer.
In presenting tlie treasurer's report, which shows a balance on hand of J5021.49, Secretary Weber stated to the board that all districts which were obligated lo pay a share of the tui¬ tion owing by the old Ambler Inde¬ pendent school district to the Ambler school had met their obligation with the exception of Whitpain township, which will, no doubt, soon follow- tne lead of the other districts and pay its share.
ollltMKcl lulde lur tlie^d*. ofcihe., __ ._ ,_ _ _
prlnclpal^to buy small miscellaneous i we're changed nearly every year e.xcept articles when needed by him. that of secretary.^ Riohard Shoe-maker
The question of the purchase of a iield that office until lp-59. safe was left w-Uh the supply commit- - In the early years of the company tee, which was given authority to do , ilioi-e deos not appear to have been any same and Instructed iise to limit of! horses stolen. The receipts of the the purchase price. I treasury kept increasing until 1843,
Bills amounting of $76.18 were or- ' when it was resolved to make a dis- dered paid. tribution of the funds, when 27 inem-
The secretary reiiorted that the i bejs received $12 each. The treasurer bonded Indelitedness of the school w-as I was under bonds and always gave a reduced on Jan. 1 by the payment of very concise account of cash on hand. J500. It was also given out that $2500 In tho minutes of 1S36 the amount re- worth of bonds will be retired In. 1912. : ported was $-149.62 and three-quarter cents. The value of the aharea at that
'lhe records of the sooiet} are aiilh- -Monlgoinory Couiity Uirenion-s iisso- enlio only back as far as 1833, for, ciation: Devi Desseig. Henry Kimbel, ..iciiard Shoemaker, who acted as se- ; Urank Harner and G. i.e-slie Dager. oreiar.v, suffered the misfortune toi Bills amounting to ?;ll.35 wc-re ordered lia\o his houso burn down iind prior Pabl- -^ communication from the records were destroyed therew-ith. ' .Montgomery County I- iremen's asso- We Know, however, that the company c iiitlon was read calling the company's
I miss his gonial presence licers resulted as and kindly advioc.. in our rnoi-lings as ..o not.- his iiiisonoo iiiid contemplate tim.t cmo hiis lieen removed from our lioard who had grown old with our liisiyuUoii and had a personal knowl¬ edge of its unwritten history from its ii.,.oiiti..ii In the prosont time. JAMES A. COZK.VS. BE.NJA.MI.V F. PE.VI'.OSi;, .roH.X A. WEST'/j.
Committee.
Coroner to Make Sure.
Whil.. safeguarding publie- inter csls in iill cases of sudden and vlo- i lent ilcitihs in the county. Coroner Neville will not take uft cases where- , ,
in it seems to be evident that there 'l"^''^i"'"
od as oversoors for the throe farms | ern Piicilic railroad as for many miles und tiioy shiill pav the inceime to the j tills road goes through il great desert, .Montgomerv- Tru.st company until the i neither by going on the Sante Fe rail- iiovs rouoii tlioir manorily. None of road, on the northern border. To see tho property is tci bo sold until tho Arizona one must stop off iind see the grandsons reai ii the ago of 21 years. ; Grand Canyon, the gieatest and most Tile executor, the .Uonlgomery Trust beautiful i-rea'tion of natural scenery companv, is to take charge of the es-. in the world, or- the great loga and lato. tile, principal, togetlier with trees of petrificil forests, hut best of the iiccumulations. Wtien the threo ;:ill the mountains, as sunsets and grandsons loach lhe age of 18 years I f=kies, such us no one ever saw- else- .hey ille to oiecl theh- occupation and \v liero. are- found here, and the great the trust company is to furnish suf- mines being ilovolcped tha one hears ficieni funds lor each youth's educa- ^cry little aliout.
Lion as he desires. When the grand- ' »'<'nt do\cn 500 feet into the Monto
sons reach the age of 21 years, the 'risio silver mine adjoining our com-
" i entile estale is to be equally divided pany s propc-rty and during the past
" ' ii'.o three parts and each son is to re- -^c-ar close to .-$1,000,000 worth of silver
oive an equiii share, the farms be- ^"e appe.'irs to be blocked oat with
to ihoui taken inlo consid- i great reserves being developed. This
groat of er
Elt the public house of Moore Stevens, Mooretown (now Abington). John Stevens waa elected president and fUiiiard Shoemaker secretary. The
ijanquet, which are $1.25 each, can be purchased from G. DesUe Dager.
The equipment committee was In structed to look after the matter re
looiiil^.rphill..a.t ,th!s ttoe .t/,'aB^>t.-../-..-'JJAr^ Tr*t<: .i.iJtBlpu* offlcers of the 'eftliltiany 1 hou(
Inciiidi
sorts:
_ bout
t. although not counting ou silver, as
is proving up well In
In fact, it is mak-
i«„af ,,f '"S: I'O good il showing for the little
'^'^"* 'Tf^on^ of our friends and* bu! _
..,,¦,,., lo...,.»...- „f i^M'.ii,. <.j-iff.lv Hor I •"<¦" know what we have hero tliere
apprised of the sudden death uf Hiii""" %''^^'^,' '^ •, he -iwarched and """''' ""' '"' "^^'"''i' ''"""^h shares to
ram Freas, an aged and «Wi''>- .^^ ;„. ,,.^,Xa "n" ..rfo^fowa ' »^' ¦¦^''"""^- On our copper property,
known farmer, of Whitemarsh, at •--.>,',' ''''"o'^s-^^^^^^^ ..,,,; it is showing up the finest copper, ore
He op puzc---i-list prize, a bucRtail^^, „, ^ . j ^^ ^j^ ^
;roop!"rhenro^p'^?^'be"kr:^ t tUl ifl'^.--"!"'- --• ^^" ^-t and in con- Tail Troop," given by the'
quires that he be Informed fully, by
the per.son reporting a case, of thei The. contetus . . ..,.. Monertv
conditions and circumstance^ a.ttpnd-;"l ""'ler sports, beneficial to growing.""' '','t..,,- ing the deiith and thus bo enabled to ''*»•''' -^"d in line with the objects of' f^" / "^ ceipijioi the )i.-.tm.>. »£ f h.>. ....,.¦>. fi,.^'aeterTOi.ne.whethsM^Mfcmi thien.1 la i.4i.e t-oy Scout movement. :- ? ^:^' .^ ^'^'*^'^'*r^ 'fi'wanr^eJFldmTlW^ i ^f^iHW , ' i l.ii.il.tg-oirere^"*>3^.
"i i Wednesday-, Coroner NevUle^ j^^g i dolphian.s Included in them is one
Director of Public Safety Por
Appeal to High Court.
A writ of certiorari has been liled for the prothonotary of the supreme court, by Attorney George Vaux, of Philadelphia, In behalf of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.
The appeal is taken from a de-
tlme were $10, which increased to $15 In 1841.
The first account of a horse being stolen was In 1848, which was recover¬ ed. This, of course, does not go back of 1833. In 1850 .the name of the com¬ pany was changed to "Tho Union Co. of Montgomery County." The number
Plymouth Thieves Held. ^ Allchael and Fjank PIzzo, the Ply¬ mouth township Italians who were ilie Andora farms on the road from arrested on Dec. 2^, in Norriatown by ' Spring Mill to Barren Hill. Inquiry: Policeman Adams after they had stol- developed tin- fact that in this in- ..
en a lot of books and picture frames ..tance It was a plain case of natiual ,,'r'"^'' -. „^7„V,,h;. ,::^,r,''mitt„^ -^'y "rother. (.hiirlos, is now looking
from the Rldgeway mansion on De- .auses, due to the man's age, 91; that ''H t,V„,i m-w^^ lo?ffM?^?kin 'eivon ''^"*^'" '^e work and is doing fine. He
Kaib street pike, were arraigned be- the family physician hod boen called , ^'-,'-,''"^, P„;f^'%"'i'i;\\?„^^''',^l.„f ,',\.t" ('•ues the ce.oking for the iiicn and han-
; i linuous ore.
ily brother. Chiirles, is now looking
fore Magistrate O. F. Lenhardt for a ' in, from time to time, since Mr. Freas' further hearing Thursday before noon, enfeebled state, and that while the col- Attorney J. Ambler Williams repre- uipse came sudden,- there w-ere no un- sented the defendants, who. have been toward circumstances, at liberty under $1000 ball each since in consequence Mr. Neville au.thor- thelr arrest. i ized the physician, a Conshohocken
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cislon of Judge Solly, In the estate! of membera at this time was 46. The of Martha Shoemaker, late of Chel¬ tenham. The local court Invalidated a bequest to the Philadelphia insti¬ tution on the ground that one of the w-ltnesses to the will was a trustee of the academy—the same princi¬ ple upon which the Agnes Stinson will was Invalidated.
Hoisham Election Case Argued.
Before Judges Swartz and Weand in Norristown last Thursday argument was made in the Horsham township election contest. AL M. Gibson, Ksq., argued that despite the fact that neither Democratic nominee for the office of road supervisor had the length of term specified on the ballot for which he was a candidate. It was un¬ derstood by the electors generally tha.t lilmer 13. Potts was a candidate for the two-year term and George W. Stong for the four-year term. It waa iirgucd that some of thoae who were present at the Democriitlc caucus state that the terms were specified at that time. Mr. Gibson mentioned similar cases in other states and ar¬ gued that where the election waa aet aside for the omission the oflice w-as accordingly declared vacant, and he stated the objections piesent contest.
Joseph T. Foulke. in his argument, cited the principal of common sense, and called the court's attention to no fewer than three decisions of .the su¬ preme court under exactly similar circumstances In which failure to spe¬ cify the term for which the successful candidate was running not only, ac¬ cording to the decisions, threw out the total vote of that candidate, but also declared elected his opponent who received the minority vote and whose length of term was specified on the ballot. In addition Mr. Foulke called (¦.ttentlon to tw-o more recent decisions r'from local courts along the same lines.
At the conclusion of the argument the court reserved its decision. In case the election of the Democratic candidate. Mr. Potts, is declared Irre¬ gular there Is no doubt but that Wil¬ liam Tea.s, the Repiiblican 'nomine© for the otlice, who served during the previous torm, will be declared elect¬ ed.
highest number ever reaolied was in l'S89.
The oldest member of the company at this time is Charles Mather, In his 89th year. He was elected aecretary of tile company in 1868 iind held the oflice continuously until iiis resigna¬ tion in 1910, iiaving served the com¬ piiny faithfully for 42 years. In 1891 .Mr. Mather presented the company with a gavel inadi! from an oak joist iiiken from liie house occupied by Washington as his noadeiuarters at \'alley Forge.
in 1872 Kdwin SiUtertliwaite was elected President, under whose rule the coinpany was guided until his resignation In 1S33. He was succeeded by Joseph A. Shoemaker, and he a few- years after by Joseph Bosler.
From the period of 1899 to the pres¬ ent time the comnany has had 22 horses stolen, 12 of which have been recovered. In the early days of the company when a horse was stolen the members were obliged to ride on horseback In pursuit of the thief. The company was divided into two sec- lions, known as the east and west aide, tbe York road being the dividing line, and In order to guard against the In thiQ "in fnolt'^t'"' o^ "¦ '""'»« being Btolen while jthe company was out, only one side was permitted to ride at the same time, l.Tpon the Introduction of rall- road.s and telegraph this system was done away, and two inembers would drive together. To-da" the telegraph and telephone are at once resorted to In case of horse robbery, so that the notice of a theft can be flashed to the uttermost parts of the earth in the time formerly consumed by our fore¬ fathers In saddling their horsee.
In conclusion. 1 think this company is to be congratulated upon reaching the century mark. Few, indeed, are the organizations that can celebrate 100th anniversary of their existence. I trust we will move onward and up¬ ward, keeping step with the march of progress ao that those who follow mav be enabled to celebrate the secoml centennial.
When arrested thev had books and pie-.ture frames in their wagon. At Norristown city hall the men were |
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