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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
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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 <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
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„  , .     ,        „ ,  -,.' .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.
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