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i'-V^'^^'r.T>-' ' T^^^^WT-'iV^' "l-* I THE AMBLER GAZETTE. }' VOL. XXXV.-NO. 2 AMBLER. PA.. JANUARY 24., 1918 .«1.75 A YEAR COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH. Happeninfs at Local interest^to Our Readers. n has Con- of Philadel- her parents, Berkhimer. in Har- Coal Shortage at Plymouth Consohdat- ed School—Plymouth U. E. Church Notes—Harmonville and Hickorytown —Mission Sunday School Pupils Bring Wood—Miscellaneous. William Carr, of Harmonville, sold out his butcher business in "'^emueT-Rodobaugh. of Hickorytown, visited Mrs. Leslie Rodebaugh, in Hai¬ monville, on Thursday. r.i,.„nMth The prayer meeting of the Plymouth U. E chut-ch was held this Wednesday evenin- at the home o£ Mrs. Wiibam White. Miss Edna Uerkhimer. phia, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. M, ""dV^e" F Corson, of Cynwyd, merlv of PIvmouth Meeting, Is at Camp Grant and is a lieutenant of '.he ''g s"'Houseman, manager of the E. J. "lavino °ptant. Plymouth Meeting, who has been sick, is now alile to le- sume his work. ,, ^^ Mr Davis of Xew "i oik city, wno is vlsithig at .1. Thim's,.Cold Point, ell on the ice last week and Injured his back painfully. T:)i,„noiitb The lliermometers at Plymouth, Meeting, on Sunday 'fS>«tei'od 4 to 6 , below zero, while on .Monday the maik| was 2 above zero, I Rev R W Musselman. pastor of the) Pylmoutii U, E. churoh, has inau.g.ir--; ated a oass in catechism. The class niimliers 12 juniors, J^hn J, Albright, of Harmonvile, who has been quite ill for some weeks, '-•uffered an attack of pleurisy recently, but is now somewhat impro'v;ed. The Adams sisters, Lilliputians, gave a ver- interesting and instruc¬ tive entertainment in the Plymouth U, E. church Saturday evening. Elmer Gladfeldter, assistant agent at Plymouth Meeting slation. returiied to duty .Monday evening after having spent several days at his home m Elizabethtown. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. .Tames Cunningham, of Maple Hill avenue, entertained Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Raw¬ lins, of Xorristown, and Hugh Cun¬ ningham, of Conshohoi'ken. The plant of the American Magnes ia company lit Piymouth Meeting ¦" closed Monday, but owin pipe Sunday night it for some men was to .a bursted was necessary to work making repairs. Some of the t^iymouth township farmers, who slill have corn to hudc. are-: John and George Wilson, of Hickorytown; George Sheller, Georgo Exley and John Larkins, of Cold Point, Miss Katliarine Rodebaugh, Miss Nettie Ambers, Mrs, .lames Frith, of Hickorytown, and olhor residents have been enjoying tiie skatiilg on in George Corson's, Polnt.V ¦ , - -l, --.I At'tn»v:"iiom*'oi-«a'.. n. w. .\iuss .,man. i?lymoutli iVlee^i^ng, next Ti evening ,i ineeting ivill be held "The Neighbors." Despite the cold afternoon, a goodly number "f club menibers gathered for the meeting of "The Xeighbors" of Hatboro, on ,Ianuary 19. Miss Goent¬ ner, the president, rapped for order at the usual hour. After the reading of the collect and the minutes, committee reports were called for. The civic committee announced .an all-day meeting on March 2. the morn¬ ing session opening at 10,30, and Mrs, .Sutherland-Brown was the afternoon speaker. The fiuestion of serving cof¬ fee that day was discussed and it was decided lo have it and take up a con¬ tribution, the money to be used for the wool fund of the Red Cross. I .Mary B. Smith, chairman of the i committee on education, had attended I the meeting of tho Consiimer.s' League i of Eastern Pennsylvania on Wodnes- i day and told of tho addresses of .Miss i Ida Tarbell and Mrs. Florence Kelly, i As an incentive for the rending r,f poetry, Mrs, Smith ha^i arranged that I member.- of hor committee read two or i three versos from some Inspiring poem ! al each meeting, I MIS'-' Anna n.arrali reported the saloi j of 2C''i3 Red Cross stamps at Christ- I mas time, Mrs, Martha B. Mitchell for- ] told of the meeting nf the Montgomery Count.v I'"edoration of Women's clubs at Conshohocken on ,Taniiary 1 Marie Yerkes read Kipling's "Recessional," The program for the afternoon was o'lonod with a piano solo, "The Awak- I ening of Spring," by Miss Trncsdale, ! ¦^Tiss Sa'-,T ,Tarrelt's paper on "Robert j Hin-ns" told of his lifo, .At Ih,' time nf h's lioath in 17!l(i, ho wa-: not \-pr.\' hig'il.\- ostoemod, but in i.SliC, inn yea^s later, persons of many countries join- ¦ ed in paying fribnte to his memory. Mrs. .Judith .Shonli iiresented his poem, "Tli,» Colter's Sa'urday Xiglr " giving a. scIiolarl.\' review of this, hi,s lon.gost poem. Miss l''l.ronce Twinln ¦, road th" ,pniie:- of Mrs. il.arv C. Wil- ! liains, "The Story of Highland Mary," lirst readin.g tlio poem, "Highland Mar.v." At the close she sang "Mary of Argyle," an old Scotch poem, and Marion Warnor accnmvianiod her on the piano. -„. "The Quality in Burns' Ballads That Touches the Heart" was the subject of .a paper by Miss ^M.artim llallouell. She f|uotpd from m.iny of lliem, some liein.g "My Fatlr r W.as a Farmer," "Jo Anderson, M,v .Io, ,Tolin." "T H.ive a Wife of My Own," "Auld Lang .Syne," "A Man's .a Man For a' That." His ballads have as many different qualities as he has ballads. The club adjourned, to meet on Feb¬ ruary 2. when the topic will be health and hygiene. The program is in tho Iiands of Mrs. Helon F, D, Acton and Mrs. Stoll.a Robinson. UNFAIR TO FIRE COMPANY. Some Members Take Advantage of Privileges. Pool Room Facilities Abused and Lights Burn Until Wee Hours—Atti¬ tude Condemned at Regular Meeting —Several Gifts. At a short meeting of tlie Wissahick¬ on Fire company, helrl last l-'riday ovening, the memliers present severely criticized the custom of certain mem¬ bers in encouraging WHITPAIN AND L. GWYNEDD. Who's Who and What's What in the Two Townshipa. non-members to j avail themselves of the facilities of \ ! the buidln.g, especially the pool table. ; ' It was stated thai on several occasions ' this has happened and liglits have i ( been seen in llie firo iiouse until 4 o'clock in the morning. The names. i of the accused members were freel.v i i niontionod at the meeting, and stops | I will bo talren to have them dealt with ; ' unless this practice is discontinued al '¦ I once. j It was also stated that the use of Miss 1 the telephones has also been abused ! poem, ! by ,some residents transacting private ' I liusiness over the line, which practice i fs in violation of the contract with industries oi the 'ce n?£ndiuv. Cold and Black which have session on Red Cross Needs Help. A strong appeal has been made hy Mrs. J. Howaid Breed, chairman of the surgical department of the X'or¬ ristown branch of the American Red Cross, for every patriotic woman of .Vorristown go to city hail and do her full share. Mrs. lireed states that the Xorris¬ town branch did so well on the „ , , : -• ; December rush order for surgical He has al.so been acting asj dressin ganize a -woman's missionary society, at which time Mr-j. Amanda .Xiedhawk. of Reading, will assist. , Mis; .\niia, C. Garretson, wiio resid¬ es Willi .^rl's. Mary Livezo.\'. Plymouth Meeting, fell on the ico last .Satur lay morning and dislocated her shoulder. She was on ber way to Xorristown ^it the time and pluckily continued as fiir as H. O. Young's store, where she was ; taken ill. | The .Men's Hible class, of Plymouth i II. E, churoh, met last l-'riday evening i .at tho par.sonage, and will moot the ! first Friday evening in Kobruary at tne i home of Georgp Mosely, Harnionville, : at which time tlie class will be reor- j ganized and proliably be placed under I the State Salibath School association. The fires at the Plymouth Consoli- ! dated school were allowed to go out j Friday because of coal shortage, and i on Tuesday tliey wore started, .iOs- I sions being resumed this Wednesdav morning. The Ivy Rock Horse sclmol huiidings, sufliicient coal, woro in Monday. Mrs. James l-jxloy. of Xorth Wales, who spent several days with Mrs. George Exley. Cold Point, fell on 'he ice, Friday afternoon, while opposite the'former residence of George Kerper, Cold Point, and injured her spine .so i weverely that sho was obliged to spend 1 the night with llie family of Warren I Atkins, She was removed to her home ' the 111 .\t day. I Frank C. Hiltner, of Conshohocken, grandson of Mr, and Mrs, James Cun- '¦ ningham, of Plymouth Meeting, who h,as been stationed at Fort Slocum, has been made a corporal. He w.as trans¬ ferred lo Fort ii:tlian Allen, Vermont, and then to Camp Shelby, Hattios burg. Miss, clerk in the Ileadciuarter's company, Mr. and Mrs. James Cunningham, nf Plymouth Meeting, are Justly proud of a photograph of their family showing tive generations, as follows : Mrs. Martha J. Blair, who is Mrs. Cunning,- bam's mother, Mrs. James Cunning¬ ham, Mrs. George Hiltner, of Consho- hot-ken; Walter Hiltner, of Xon'i.s- town, and Forest R. Hiltner. the lat¬ ter being aged six months , Next Sunday regular services will be, conducted in the Plymouth U. E. church. In the evening plans will be formulated for holding a big patriotic meeting in the church on Sunday evening. Feb. 17. under the auspices of the church and the Cold Point, P. O. S. of A. Two lodges from Cons'ho¬ hocken and several from Xorristown will be present. Tho chief spe.aker will be Mr. Helms, secretary of the state) camp P, O. S. of A., and he will at the .sami! timo dedicate a service flag whioh the cliurch and the Cold Point camp will unfurl in honor of their memlvers in the service. Last Sunday morning in Plymouth, r. E, church a children's service w.as conducted by the jiastor. Rev. R. W. Musselman. Clara "VVeldemoyeii Breisch, Dotothy Everson Ma.xweil Margaret Haley Smith and Virgini.a Alheita Miller -n-ere baptized whil<4 .\lbert H. Hiltner, of Harmonville w.as b.aptized and admitted to membership in the church. A progr.am of music, contributed by a dozen or more child- ;-en, was an interesting feature. Tho Sunday evening service was devoted ^y the pastor to the consideration of the following sacred hymns: "Abide AVith Me," "Hold the Fort," "Jesus Lover of My Soul." "X'earer. ity God' to Thee" and "One Sweetly .Solemn Thought." A short history of eaeh was most interestingly given. Conshohocken's New Plant. Conshohocken is to havo .a new and important indiistr.x- that wili empio.v fi-om 100 to liiO mon at the start and plans are under wa.v to make it one of tho most important the town. As announced in last blor Gazelle," Richard V of .'\nibler, sold to the Ford & company of Phjladelpiila, that 01' the site formerly occupied liy f^onffmead Iron company extendln.g ,^ froiH, \th.° ueoiif-Stv !«f ijie AV-in \\-.> ,rl J imni and Steel o:impan.\' tn ('herri- -4 Street and from Washin.gton street lo "1 tho canal. ,a plot containing aiiout 7'.^ IS the telephone companies. The by-laws and the house commit¬ tees will tako up the problem this i-'ri¬ day evening nt tli°ir meeting, and it is tiiouglit the silualion can be satis- rao-iiril.v coped with. The games commitlee ropoi'tod lhe rocpipt of $7.."i!j. Geor.ge Spono t, Lewis Siienecr. J. M. Thonilisoii and .Valhaniol Hood¬ macher wore oieoted mombers, and one liroposition wa« recoivod. It was stated that the apparatus is in good conditon. wilh minor repair- still necessary on ihe Pierce-Arrow car. J. G. Rempp & Son. of Springhouse, purchased the running gears of the old horse-drawn chemical machine and presented cheoit for $3," in p.ayment of samp. The ambulance was called Into seryjo on Jan. 8, on application of Dr. Mary P. H. Hough, to remove Mrs. Philip Wood to the Chestnut Hill liospital. Chief Hayden reported that E. H. .lolin.son, Jr.,has presented a pair of wlieel cliains to the compan.v for uao on the ambulance. It was decided to pay $.^0 on account of the comp.any's $200 noto due J.an. 22 in favor of Robert M. Haliowell. The colony clnii. througii Mrs. R. .T. Rolston. requested permission to hold an illu.=ttrated lecture in the town hall on Jan. 30, the lecture being b.v .T. Henry Scattergood on tho subject, "Rpconstruotion Work in France," Tlie apiiiication was referi-ed to the hou.se committee. Argument for New Trial in Braunfeldt Arson Case—Blue Bell Notes of In¬ terest—Personal and Miscellaneous Items. Temperature was about four below zero at l-'lue Hell Sunday mornin.g. Samuel I-'isher shipped -150 bushels) ot wheat from the Hoopeston farm to Lansdale rriill on Thursday. .Mr. .-V, S, Viilentine and family visit¬ ed thoir country residence on Wed¬ nesday. Sorvicos will be continued as usual ill Boehm's church. Blue Bell, Sunday evening, Mr, and Mrs, J, C. Bernhard moved from Heist's farm to Taylor's farm at .Springhouse. Miss Kdith Hoffman, of Amhler. spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Horace Phipps, of Blue Bell, Irwin R. Hickson and family, of Whitemarsh, wero roceiit guests with Mr. l-'rank Hibschman tind lamiiy, .Mr, and Mrs. Horace Phipps, of GEO. G. DAVIS IS DECEASED. Veteran Fort Washington Undertak¬ er Passes Away. Was Engaged in Local Business for 44 Years—Sketch of His Active Life- Succeeded His Grandfather, John j Gamble—Will Be Laid in Rose Hill I Cemetery on Saturday. George G. liavis. of IJpper Dulilin ; township. l'"oi'l Wasliington, is dead. ' i-'or a continuous iii-riod of -14 years ho I conducted the uiulorlukiiig business. I He sulTered a stroke last i-'riday at I ¦ o'clock and n<-vcr wholly rallied, death ensuing Tuesday niorniiiii at !l. The decea.sed was Ijorn in Upper Dulilin township on .lune 25, lS4,"i, be- i ing the son of the lale John and Jane .S, Gamble Davis, who then resided at ! tile old house now included in Rose ' Hill cemetery pruperty east of .-X-ni- I bier. His mother was the daugliter ot I John Gamble, also an undertalier, who I for 33 years was looaled at the corner ! of Susquehanna .Siroot road and Fort I VVasiiingloii avoiiuo, east of l''ort Hilue j Washington, 'fhe deceased had one HORSHAM AND UPPER DUBLIN. Miscellaneous Items of Interest to Many Readers. Jane K. Jarrett Is Deceased—Schools Open, but Saving of Coal—Upper Dublin Schools Open—Events at Jarrettown and Dresher. August, son of John Rotelle, of Dresher, is ill with tonsilitis. Tho .Mooban niirseiy wholesale ofilco at Drosber was cliisi^d on Monday. Benjamin l-:ves and fiimily and Miss Jennie Sliaffer, of Jarrettown. spent Tuesday in Philadelphia. Tlio annual ebieken supper of the Jarrettown M. I-:, church will be held on Saturday evening. I'eh. '.I. Ice creain will also be for sale. Jamos i-'arrell. of Philadelphia, vis- tioil Mrs. Cornelius Lane at Dresher Saturday. .Miss IJessie Lightkep. of Jarrellown, spent .Saturday in Pliiladelpliia. Mr. Mann, of Jarrettown. who has boon sick for several months, is some¬ what improved. Joseph Lare, of Jarrettown, who 13 Kratz, of Pros- Hill hospital, on week's "..\m- Matlison, .fi Sittings for Income Tax Returns. Following are the places of sittings, d.ates, and names of the L'nited SLa'.es Kendig I income tax instructors, assigned to portion i this county. 11 is planned to instruct ho Ithe taxpayer .and assist iiim in makin lip thf- return. The/instructors b'lv.p ;i .^liiflcient , sfl.npl.y .'i-.f ' '",kl i-r, fiSrjm.sjalFfw"^ ni.siowii, Jan, 21 to Feb,' 6, Singer i*-'^' Bell, visiteii Eugene peot\ille, ,11 Chestnut .Sundav aflernoon. Albert T. Smith, son of the late Ed¬ ward K, .Smith, of Gw.vnedd VaII-'.\', j has been posted for inomlior^.hip on the Philadolpliia stock oxohan,ge. j Itev. and :Mi's, Joseph Yost enter- ' tained Jlr, and .Mrs, f-Uigene Wentz on , Tu 'sday evening of l-.ist week in hon- i or ot their hftli wedding anniversa"y. ' Tlie anni\'ersai'y of the sowing cir- cl ¦ of Hoehm's church. Blue Bell, will Ik- held next S.aturday evening In ihe Whitiiain high school. Admission free. Cake and ice croam for sale. An inter¬ esting progi-am. All welcome. <1n account of the scarcity of coal Mrs. John Preston has generously opened her house to the Red Cross auxiliary of this place. The meetings havo boon previously held in the old Whilpain high school building. The director of consuls at Washing¬ ton has appointed Ilorace C. .Tenkins. son of Jur.v Commissioner and Mrs. .Walter If, Jenkins, of Gwynedd, to lo V. S, consul at Genoa, Ital.v. Mr. Jenkins expects to sail for Ital.v early next montii and take charge ot tho crmsulate. Mr. .Jenkins is professor of Frencli at Girard college and lias also heen connected with several otiier •educational institutions. His Iirother, "R'illiam Jenkins, is at present U. S. consul at Treliizond. Russia. Iir. Robert Mead."' Smith, of noai" Gw.vnedd X'alloy, frai'turod his left arm wlion he slipped and foil on tho Ice. Tlio Lower Gwynedd blaeksmith shop near Wm. Penn inn wiil bo closed for the nrpscriliod Mondays according tp the .e.arlield order, C Of; Beaumont and ."amily, who are ill Phikidelphia for the winter, were „,,, at their summer home in Gwynedd on w"iiiL¥?*'^y ill tho couniv home, .Xorristown, 13 brother, John S,, now residing at Rose ¦ improving in health, Ilill, and sisters: Anna, wife ofl Harold Lightkep, of Philadelphia, Alexander McAfee, both deceased, and |-^.ipent Sunday with his parents in Jar. Margaret, now of Schuylkill Haven, i rettown. u-ife of the late Hebort Hiichiinan, m'' Pavcnport Plumer. noiir AmViler. Gl.-j, who has been The ioreboar,-' of this well-known day to spend 10 days family woro Wol-tlimen, the grandlalh,-: He is .-uaying at lint.' ro of the deceased d.\ ing in Wales, tli.>' Hov.ard .McConnell, widow afterwards bringing the famil.v" : who is employed -at cf noar Maple ill, lett Satur- iii Atian'.ic Cit.v. 1 Dennis, of Jarrettown, Midvale Steel to .Vmoi'icii. She liad two sons—Saiii- ' uol and John. Tlii' latter died in niid- I dio lite. Marcli 2i). bs.'iO. at Putt's Cor- I ner. His wite. Jane S. Gamble, was I a daughter ot .loliii and Mary Servico Gamble, natives "f Ireland, who emi- giiiled lo America and settled in Bucks county about l,S3,"i, I Mrs, Davis, who survives, was Lydia S, Freas, who was liorn Aug. 10, 1.S.11, tho daughter of Josse Freas and Jlaii- nali Cariv.ar, ot Pennsburg, but who made hor home with hor uncle, .\dani, of Plourlown. She was one of tivo chiidren, a brother dying in infancy. The three sisters are : Annie, deceas¬ ed, wife of Benjamin F. Sell, of Barto, now of Reading; Mary, wife of Wil¬ liam Bishop, of t.Uiakertown. both de¬ ceased; Kale, deceased, wife of Rufus Sliker. of Philadilphia; Susan, wife of Aaron Freas, ot Jlilford Square. The deceased attended the township schools and al 'ho a.ge of IC went with ills grandfather and learned the under¬ taking business. Later be followed ca"- pentering, but on death of John Gam¬ ble in 1.S74. tiie subject of this sketc'.i succeeded to ilie business, which h,i successfull.v conducted for 14 years. Mr. andMrs. Davis were wedded on Feb. G, l.Sliii. and ihey have the follow¬ in.g son :ind daughiers : Margaret, wife of I'rank Polls, of Jarrettown; Jesse T„ of Ambier; Ida May, wile of Fred. S. Arnold, of I""oi't Washinurt^i .¦Vnna, who reside j worUs, mad? a business trip to Dela- j rnar, Dei., on l-'riday, I Mrs. Klizabetb i-'ord, ot Hiasiiam, I spent S-iin<la.v with hor daugi'eor. Mrs. I Rohert Willits, at Camden. X. J. ! Josse Ford, ot Worcester, Mas'S., j spent the week-end with his mother, ! Mrs. Elizabeth Ford, at Horsham. I Miss Grace Frick. of Dresher, has returned from Chestnut Hiil hospital I and is recovering from her operation for appendicitis. I On Thursda.v last aboiit noon Aman- i da Barclay, housekeeper for Jacoh Mcore, of Horsham,' iiad the misfor¬ tune to tali on a slippery place an-l rbi-ake Iier wrist, John h'-ord, of near Fitzwatertown, sold four ver.v fine hogs to Frank Pal¬ mer, of Horsham. Thoy ^veighed near¬ ly 1700 pounds and were of tlie Jersey red breed. Robert Wier, of Horsham, had two seven-months-old hogs to dress 200 pounds each. They were delivered to Palmer's abattoir. Howard C. Mann, if Maple Glen, and Horace A. Geatrell, of liorsham, eacii had two very line hogs killed at the Palmer Horsham plant. Mrs. Charles \V. Will.ard. of Hallo¬ well, lias Iioen on tlic sick list. The Tlirop Tuns, ,larrotrowii and Mathias Slireleigh school, of Upper Dublin township, which have been closed for two weeks owiiiij to coal scarcity, reopened Tuesday morning. oen at ! acres of land and several brick bnild- ; ings. Tho iransl'er nf the propei-ty'will i bo made about l-'elirnary 1 after which I tbo new owners will , be.gin oiiuippiiu; tho building- with machiner.v. The industr.v will be the fabrication ot iron and steed pipe. Pipe will ho ! bent, coiled, shaped and cut for tho ! variou.i uses, it is the intention of the new owners to erect additional build¬ in.gs as needed and to build a foundry ! whiih wili .give employment to m.iiiy ; skilled workmen. j .Mr. A. E. I-'ord, of the Ford i*i Ken- ¦ dig compan.v. last week, visited the I silo and found tlio liuildings In good j condition and adaptable for the new ' liusinoss. He said the plant will be I eijiiipped as soon as possible and that ! operations will begin with the employ- I mont of from lOl) to 150 men. The j oompany expects to begin operations ill the earl.v spring. Mr. For." staled it is the intention lo I develop the plant and oxpocls it tn be- I como a vory important factor among ; Conshohocken's industries. i The now own 'is arc Hid ostablishod Philadelphia business men and the compan.v is one of the Largest, it lot the largo-U. handlers of pipe in spec¬ ia Itios business and do a national busi. ness. i and .Scliois.ser, court house; Consho hocken. Jan. 21 to l'"eb. 2, Kelly, post- I office buildin.g; Pollstown. Jan. 21 lo i Feb. 0. ?,reDnnongh, iiostoffice bnild- ; ing; I^.o.Norsford, Jan. 21 to l-'eb. 2. Ab- Giath, iii>stofnce building; Ardniooo, , .Tan, 21 to l'"ob. 2, Albriglit, postolH-e buildin.u'; I.aii.<dalo, l'"oli. 1 to Fob, '1. I Mi'Monou.gh, postollico liuilding; ,Trii- j kintown, l'"eli, 2 lo l-'ob. It;, Schois-er, : ,TenUiiilown Trust Co, Gas Company Asks to Increase Rates, i I The Philadeliihia .'-inliurlian Oas I'C- Electric company, opoiating in dies- : iter, Clifton llei.ghts, narb.v, Lansdowne' ! and Media and oihcr parts ot Delawiro eounty, hiis filed witli the Publie Sor- ; 1 vice commission, to become effective '. 'on February 17, a supplement to its | j tarilf of rates providing i'or an in- ; j crease in the minimum charge from ."iO | I cents to 00 cents per month and an ad- | I Vance of from 10 to 20 cents per 100(1 I cubic feet in tlie rates charged for ,g,'is I consumed. The new tariff cont.'iins I the following scbediile of rates: i ! .Minimuni, ,'iOO cubic feet or les-;, li'i i cents, less live cents, net 60 epnls; tirst 5000 cubic feet or less, $1,30 'ior 1110(1. loss 10 conts per 1000, net $l.L'ii; i second 5000 cubic feet or less, $1.2'.. ! • less 10 cent'<, net ,$1,15; next ]0,0(i() , culiic feet or less, $1.20, less 10 cents Inel $1,10; ne.xt 20 000 cubic feet nr io.^s i $1.10, less 10 cents, net $1; next 40,00(1 I I cubic feet, 1)5 cents; next 70,000, 00 cents; next 100,000, ,S5 cents; next' 150,000, .SO cents; next 200,000 7."i | I cents: next 400,000, 05 cents; 'nexlj I 600,000, 60 cents; all over 1,000,0(10, i I ii5 cents. Local Farmers to Get Nitrate. Xotice has been given to A. K. Roth¬ enberger, agricultural agent for Mont¬ gomery count.v, that the LT, S. depii't- _ - ., that tho women are now ie"l'"^"t of agriculture will .sell at cost a duosted to deliver a large number (.fi"''"lJPly of nitrate of soda lo farmers dressings before Februar,v 1 and if the local branch is desirous of maintain¬ ing its high reputation on the rush or¬ der lo be made up during the coming week, it is essentia] to even do more work than has been accomplished since Chri.stmas. The workrooms at city hail head- Quarters are open from ii a. m. until 5 p. m. on Tuesday, Wednesdav, Thursday and Friday. Bring an apron, a he.ad covoiing and scissors. Material for making the dressings will be furnished at headiiuarters. L (Continued on Tage 8). ) Illustrated Lecture in Ambler. An invitation is extended by the members of the Colony club of Ambler to their friends to attend an illustrated lecture by J. Henry Scattergood, Wed¬ nesday evenin.g, Jan. SOth, in tho town hall, Ambler, the subject being. "Re¬ construction Work in France," Leroy Hallman in Serious Condition. Loroy Hallman, of Trooper, whose right arm v\,'is crushed in the rollers of a machine al the Philadelphia mint, is now in serious condition at Charitv hospital, although it is Iiopod that tho operation will save his life, < The accident occurred. last Thurs¬ day, and th,^ patient wus t.aken to his home tho following day. Despite the attention that Dr. M. Y. Weber. Evans¬ burg, at once' gave, gangrene develop¬ ed. , —The Bucks county .almshouse had a record year, completing 1917 with a balance of $K1, —The Perkiomen branch of the Am'erican Red Cross in one week re¬ cently sent to tho chapter in Philadel¬ phia 100 quart jar,;:, 8S pints and 104 glasses filled with jell.v, preserves and canned fruit. ill Montgomery county The nitrate was purchased through tlie war industries board under tlin -authority of the food control act as a part of the program for stimulating agricultural production. It will be un¬ loaded at ."Mlantic ports, and the price will be $75.50 a lon. free on board cars al port of arrival. Farmers are to pav ill addilion freight from port of ir- rival and the state fertilizer tag fee HOW TO OBTAIN NITRATE. Applications for a part of the ioo,- 000 tons of nitrate bought by the gov¬ ernment will be roceived only from ac¬ tual farmers or owner or holders of farms for use on their land, and mav be made through County Agent A, K. Rothenberger. Xo money will be required with ihc application but upon notice from the county agent farmers who have signed applications must deposit with a local bank, association, or individual de¬ signated by the secretary of agricul¬ ture to act as the farmers' agent ! 'i" that purpose, money to cover the cost of the fertilizer except the freight charge. After the money is transmit- tpd to Wasbin,gton the nitrate will lie shipped lo the farmers, Tf applica¬ tions tor tho nitrate exceed tlie sup¬ ply of about 100,000 tons the govern¬ ment will allot tliP supply on a pro rata basis among those -v-vho applied. Applications must be received by Feli¬ ruary 4. rrtteni O.' 1 toPTtH^TiTl-nior pTaiTage the Roi.ger fann, Springhouse, had j I .gone to woi'k at Hog island; instead, I however, be is managinj; the Woodmcro I Iiroperty, Chestnul Hill, for C. R. .^rnitli, who is spending the winte- nt j the Traymo;-p. Allantir City, Mr, Rii- I berts is assisted by his son jrerlin. I Among tho Penllyn boys who have failed to return ciuestionnaires aro ih- ' I'ollowing : .\i'chie M. Jb'Ilatto'i, ; Thomas Shierin (Goorgo Johnson, .Martin Mullin, .Tohn J, Cunningham. | ] .^I'.gnmont w.'is heard in Xorristown ; last week for a now U'ial in tho casp | of Edward S, Brauiitoldt, of Lower I ¦Gw.vnedd. who was convicted in De--1 ember of setting tire to buildings of I : bis wife in order tfi get insurance I money. Aside trom the allegation.'; i ' that the jury's linding was against the j j evidence and judge's charge it is stat- I ed that Brixunfeldt was unfortunate in being deprived of llie lostiniony of] I five material witnesses, four who are I in the army and one on account of 111- I ness. Complaint Is also made that he 1 was required by a deputy state fire ' marshal to sulimit to an examination and testit.v coiioorning tho lire, the subject of the dotendant's prosecution, and thereafter uas prosecuted therpfor I in contravention of section G of acl of .Tune 3. 1911. .-Vnother reason is that thp caso was starteil for trial at tho i end of a week", when the jurors werp i tired, .and continued for six days and I one ni.ght. and therefore wn.'^ an ex- I traordinary strain upon the jurors, as I was indicated by at least one juror who fell asleep al consldpr.able periods of each dav of the trial. Com- 'Plaint is also made that dotoctives and ofTici.als of insuranco companies trail¬ ed members of Braiintiddl's family and macle improiier and illegal remarits tending to have a doiriinental effect upon the outcome of llio case. It is also alleged that nraiintoldt's wife was unnoopssarily publicly humiliated, her unconscions actions rosnlting in pre¬ judicing the cause of the defendant through no fault of his. Her actions (shaking her bead while hor husband was on thp witnpss stand werp) at¬ tributed to her highly nervous and sensitive temperament. It is alleged that the assistant district attorne.v misquoted the evidence during his ad- dj'ess to tho jurv af tho ond of tho trial. "Reconstruction Work in France," by .T. Henry Scattergood. special re¬ presentative of the American Friends' service committee and member of the American Red Cross eommi.ssion to Prance, will be discnsspd on Wedncs- ne in Gwvnedd on jr,.,,,,j„,. ui , ..il tvn>ioni;n<i, , scarcit.-.. reoiienou 'luesnay niori ,¦ j-¦^nna, wlio resides at honio. and Elij;;m_, James Mi.'Knight. who has ',. it was iitatod^hat !!:!!-%-'^•";^ orj2|QLori Smith. , of 1'"^; dfi^ <K-Loili^i'4|i. ..Ga., vza.^i, j: •t^-nior p^^.-Tger ofl ^'•a^fii'^t-o/ir-"^^ ' • ¦^»" -'¦¦¦*- ^ i,,-, iViday ifi fiiT .goodliv to^lP The funera! will, bo iield Sa'tiirday afternonn at 1 o'clock from his late homo, and interment wili be privatol.y mado in Roso Hill < emetery. OBITUARY. .Mf^.S. .-V.N'STl.V.A. APPl.F. Mrs. .-\n.stina .¦\iiple. for many years a prominent re.sldeni of Conshohocken, died, l-'riday nighl. at her home in Red Lions, Pa,, death coming V( ry suddonfv, being duo to henimorrbages. She was ,S2 years ot age on tho day on which she died, Mrs, .-Vpple vv'as a resident of tlial borough foi^ many years and the moth¬ er of a prominenl undertaker of that vieinit.v. .She was a charter member Of St. MarU's Lulheran church, anl, during her residence there, very active in its work. She removed to Red Lion a number of years ago. She was apparently in good health up until ber birthda.v, i^arly in the da.v she grew very ill. and bor condi¬ tion rapidl.v Iiecame worse until d ¦all; ensued. Miss I'lthol Apple, of I'ayette stre •'. Conshohocken. is a granddaiiglitor. The body was brought to llio home of her nephew. Howard F. Crpssniah; at Barren Hill, from wbich place tho funeral took place, Tuosd'iy atternoon, at :! o'clock. Services woro eonducted at the housp. Interment Barion Hill compterv. 111 of ill day evening, ough hall. .Tan. ,30, in .\nibIor bor- WEDOED. SAWYER—DIETERLE. William H, Sawyer and Minnie Dleterle, bolh of Philadelphia, united in marriage at tho St. Lutheran parsonage. Ambler, by A, R, were Tohn's Rev, Skippack Thieves Scared Off, Fsing ico tongs to smash .a window and fhe inside blinds at the Valley House hotel, Skippack, thieves made s'o much noiso that they aroused Landlor.i Croll and wore frightened away, saj-; a message from Skippack, Mr Cr,-,II sent a parting shot after them from a revolver but the intruders escaped without injury. G. A, Knerr on .Saturday ' afternoon They werp accomp.aniod by Mrs. Aug, Sholz, Henry Sholz and Jlrs, -\gnes Wolf, of .-Vmblor. .Vfter the ceremony the Iiappy pair left on thoir wedding tour. Td'OFFM.\N—SUPER, Robert Hoffman and Miss TCittie H, Super, both of Minersville. Pa., wero united in marriage by Rev, (.', -V. Ivnerr, of Ambler, in 'Minersvilio, on Mon¬ day, The bride is a cousin of Mrs, C, .¦\, Bridegman, of Ambler, —The Rockledge Fire comp.any will purchase a new motor pumping engine and has elected these officers : Presi¬ dent, William T, Jones; vice president, Harry Goebel: secretar.v. G. J. Tongue] Jr.. treasurer, .1. L. Shoppard; Arc "•hiit. R. G. Russell. LVDLV SMITH. Lydia, wito of Stephen H. Smith Lindenwold farms. Amlder, died Chestnut Hill hospital on Sunday evening of a compiicatinn of diseases. aged 51-'! years. She was a niece of Wm. J. Devine, superintendent of thp farms, and together willi her Iiad lived tiiere f'or 14 years, comin,. from Frankford, I'uncrai services will i '."" be held Frida\ afternoon between 2 and '"'' 3 o'clock. Also on Thursd.iy evening from 7 to 9 a service wiil bo conducted by the Sons and Daughters of Liborly. of Ambler, and the Ladies' P, O. .s. : A., of Lansdale, of wiiich lodges Mrs, Smith was .a member, and also between these hours friends nvay view llio. body at the homo. Red Cross Notes. It is not known as yet exactly how much money the wooi committee mado at tlie moving picture performance on Tuesday everting, but the ticlcets were vory well sold, considering the bad weather and the uncertainty of Iiaving" tho performance on account of the fuel administrator's orders. Tho next moving picture porform.anoe for the wool fund will be given on Feh. 2S. Tho peoide of Ambler should feel it their dut.v to support these benelits. as they are the only means by which tho wool committeo raises money. It ma.v not be known that the wool com¬ mittee requisitions only half of the wool used for the knitting, and the sweaters, hplmet.s. etc., ni.ido with this wool must be sent back to the Phila¬ delphia headquarters, the other half is purchased by the proceeds of thp mov¬ ing picture shows, and tho goods made from this wool are used for tho Am¬ bler boys who go into the service. ..\ny donations towards this fund are ver'\' welcome. Tho attendance in the surgical dress¬ ings rooms has been very dl.s-oouraglng. .\mblor has been given fin allotment of articles which it must mako and turn in eacit month. This is a new feature, and we want to do what is asked of us! The Ambler branch has made such a splendid showing so far, that we do not want to drop behind n^ v. Cannot the women fm i '¦ ' -i-., at'least one-half a d.' . • .j.g wo '• .«iister. Mrs. Williani Elliott, and his brother, 1 .Robert ."McKni.gbt. before he leaves for j France. The ninth grade class of the Jar- I rettown sciiool wiil bo transferred to the F'ort W.ishington public school, Mi.^s Hazel Clayton, who resigned as; ; teacher of that grad" at the Jarret¬ town s<'hool, h.iving secured a position in Washington, D, C. i Tlorsbam schools wore open on Mon- ¦ day. The Babylon building was out of coal on I-'riday, but the next da,v Di- ¦ reolov l•^ VV, Worth secured a supply ¦ from the Prospectvillo sihool and since ', thon the Babylon school has been open. The scarcity at the Penn Blair school has also been relieved b.v help from , the liins at the Prospectvillo school. i Charles R. Rutherford, of Hallowoll,. : has been on the sick list for a few I days, ; Wiiliam Doyle, of Horsham, has been ' quite ill. j H, .S, .Vash kept his Horsham hotel, j Hallowell. closed on Monday.. I Harry Dieter, who spent some days with his tatlior at Hallowell, has re¬ turned to T^hila.delphia, Miss Katharine Whiteside, who i.-t. employed in Philadeiphia, spent the- wpek-end and Mondiiy with her par¬ ents, Mr, and Mrs, Joseph K. VAHiite- side. at Hallowell. Miss I'lorence Wliiteside, daughter of Mr, and .Mrs, William Whiteside, ot" Hallowoll. a student a I the West Ches- etr State Xormal school, has been ili" I at the latter institution with a heavv ] cold. 'In Wednesday evening of last weeic while returning from Philadelphia -vvitli his empty motor truck. Joseph IC. Wliiteside. of Hallowell, discovered a I number of passengers at Willow Grove I sprioiisly inconvenlonced and subject- husband ! *¦'' to loiisidorablo delay by reason of tbe breaking of the irolley car axlp. much ;is tbe persons werp bound points furtlier up the line Mr, I Wliitesido loaded them in his truck and tlius helped them on their several j wa.vs. lie not onlv earned their warm f I thanks, but vvas also remembered with , I a casb bonus as well, ThP 7,30 south-bound trolley car on Jlonday brnke an axle at the Hallo¬ well switch, and tbo passengers were obliged to wait until the S,12 car came along. District President 1. W. Sleath, of Ambler, installed the newly elected offlcers of Washington camp, X'o. 224, P. O. S, of A., of .Tarrettown, on Wed¬ nesday ovening of last week, Janp Jarrett, widow of George W, Jarrett, of Davis Grove, died Monday evening. She was the daughter of the late I'.onj.amin and Mai-v Kerbaugh long-time residents of Horsh.am. The deceased had been ill for some time, and last fall spent a t"ew weeks in At¬ lantic City, from which pl.ace .she re¬ turned just before Cliristmas. She leaves the following sons .and (laugh¬ ters : Benjamin K„ of Kintnersville: Anna ,1., of Boston, JTass,; Mary, nf .Tenkintown: .Vrthno, wlio resides nt homo, Sho also leaves a brother. Ch.arles Kerbaugh, of .Vmbler, Mr, .Tarrett died two ypars ago. The fun¬ eral will be held this Thursday morn¬ ing at 11 o'clock with services In the Horsham Friends' meeting house. In¬ terment in tlip adjoining b'urving ground. Alvah. son of Jfr. and Mrs. TToward TT, 'Williams, nf ITorsham, who has'^ heen at Camp Meade, has boon trans¬ ferred tn Fort Myers, Ya. Miss Ethel Robinson, nf Dreshoi: Fpent the week-'cind Frankford. Willi.am Li wbo has liccn proving. friends in; htkep, on the with nf J.ari'Pttow.'i. sick list, i.s im ,L-1. 1
Object Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19180124 |
Volume | 35 |
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 | 01/24/1918 |
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 | 24 |
Year | 1918 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19180124 |
Volume | 35 |
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 | 01/24/1918 |
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. XXXV.-NO. 2
AMBLER. PA.. JANUARY 24., 1918
.«1.75 A YEAR
COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Happeninfs at Local interest^to Our Readers.
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has Con-
of Philadel-
her parents,
Berkhimer. in Har-
Coal Shortage at Plymouth Consohdat- ed School—Plymouth U. E. Church Notes—Harmonville and Hickorytown —Mission Sunday School Pupils Bring Wood—Miscellaneous. William Carr, of Harmonville,
sold out his butcher business in
"'^emueT-Rodobaugh. of Hickorytown, visited Mrs. Leslie Rodebaugh, in Hai¬ monville, on Thursday. r.i,.„nMth
The prayer meeting of the Plymouth U. E chut-ch was held this Wednesday evenin- at the home o£ Mrs. Wiibam White.
Miss Edna Uerkhimer. phia, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. M,
""dV^e" F Corson, of Cynwyd, merlv of PIvmouth Meeting, Is at Camp Grant and is a lieutenant of '.he
''g s"'Houseman, manager of the E. J. "lavino °ptant. Plymouth Meeting, who has been sick, is now alile to le- sume his work. ,, ^^
Mr Davis of Xew "i oik city, wno is vlsithig at .1. Thim's,.Cold Point, ell on the ice last week and Injured his
back painfully. T:)i,„noiitb
The lliermometers at Plymouth, Meeting, on Sunday 'fS>«tei'od 4 to 6 , below zero, while on .Monday the maik| was 2 above zero, I
Rev R W Musselman. pastor of the) Pylmoutii U, E. churoh, has inau.g.ir--; ated a oass in catechism. The class niimliers 12 juniors,
J^hn J, Albright, of Harmonvile, who has been quite ill for some weeks, '-•uffered an attack of pleurisy recently, but is now somewhat impro'v;ed.
The Adams sisters, Lilliputians, gave a ver- interesting and instruc¬ tive entertainment in the Plymouth U, E. church Saturday evening.
Elmer Gladfeldter, assistant agent at Plymouth Meeting slation. returiied to duty .Monday evening after having spent several days at his home m Elizabethtown.
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. .Tames Cunningham, of Maple Hill avenue, entertained Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Raw¬ lins, of Xorristown, and Hugh Cun¬ ningham, of Conshohoi'ken.
The plant of the American Magnes ia company lit Piymouth Meeting ¦" closed Monday, but owin pipe Sunday night it for some men
was to .a bursted was necessary to work making repairs. Some of the t^iymouth township farmers, who slill have corn to hudc. are-: John and George Wilson, of Hickorytown; George Sheller, Georgo Exley and John Larkins, of Cold Point,
Miss Katliarine Rodebaugh, Miss Nettie Ambers, Mrs, .lames Frith, of Hickorytown, and olhor residents have been enjoying tiie skatiilg on in George Corson's,
Polnt.V ¦ , - -l, --.I At'tn»v:"iiom*'oi-«a'.. n. w. .\iuss
.,man. i?lymoutli iVlee^i^ng, next Ti evening ,i ineeting ivill be held
"The Neighbors."
Despite the cold afternoon, a goodly number "f club menibers gathered for the meeting of "The Xeighbors" of Hatboro, on ,Ianuary 19. Miss Goent¬ ner, the president, rapped for order at the usual hour. After the reading of the collect and the minutes, committee reports were called for.
The civic committee announced .an all-day meeting on March 2. the morn¬ ing session opening at 10,30, and Mrs, .Sutherland-Brown was the afternoon speaker. The fiuestion of serving cof¬ fee that day was discussed and it was decided lo have it and take up a con¬ tribution, the money to be used for the wool fund of the Red Cross. I .Mary B. Smith, chairman of the i committee on education, had attended I the meeting of tho Consiimer.s' League i of Eastern Pennsylvania on Wodnes- i day and told of tho addresses of .Miss i Ida Tarbell and Mrs. Florence Kelly, i As an incentive for the rending r,f poetry, Mrs, Smith ha^i arranged that I member.- of hor committee read two or i three versos from some Inspiring poem ! al each meeting,
I MIS'-' Anna n.arrali reported the saloi j of 2C''i3 Red Cross stamps at Christ- I mas time, Mrs, Martha B. Mitchell for- ] told of the meeting nf the Montgomery Count.v I'"edoration of Women's clubs at Conshohocken on ,Taniiary 1 Marie Yerkes read Kipling's "Recessional,"
The program for the afternoon was o'lonod with a piano solo, "The Awak- I ening of Spring," by Miss Trncsdale, ! ¦^Tiss Sa'-,T ,Tarrelt's paper on "Robert j Hin-ns" told of his lifo, .At Ih,' time nf h's lioath in 17!l(i, ho wa-: not \-pr.\' hig'il.\- ostoemod, but in i.SliC, inn yea^s later, persons of many countries join- ¦ ed in paying fribnte to his memory.
Mrs. .Judith .Shonli iiresented his poem, "Tli,» Colter's Sa'urday Xiglr " giving a. scIiolarl.\' review of this, hi,s lon.gost poem. Miss l''l.ronce Twinln ¦, road th" ,pniie:- of Mrs. il.arv C. Wil- ! liains, "The Story of Highland Mary," lirst readin.g tlio poem, "Highland Mar.v." At the close she sang "Mary of Argyle," an old Scotch poem, and Marion Warnor accnmvianiod her on the piano. -„.
"The Quality in Burns' Ballads That Touches the Heart" was the subject of .a paper by Miss ^M.artim llallouell. She f|uotpd from m.iny of lliem, some liein.g "My Fatlr r W.as a Farmer," "Jo Anderson, M,v .Io, ,Tolin." "T H.ive a Wife of My Own," "Auld Lang .Syne," "A Man's .a Man For a' That." His ballads have as many different qualities as he has ballads.
The club adjourned, to meet on Feb¬ ruary 2. when the topic will be health and hygiene. The program is in tho Iiands of Mrs. Helon F, D, Acton and Mrs. Stoll.a Robinson.
UNFAIR TO FIRE COMPANY.
Some Members Take Advantage of Privileges.
Pool Room Facilities Abused and Lights Burn Until Wee Hours—Atti¬ tude Condemned at Regular Meeting —Several Gifts.
At a short meeting of tlie Wissahick¬ on Fire company, helrl last l-'riday ovening, the memliers present severely criticized the custom of certain mem¬ bers in encouraging
WHITPAIN AND L. GWYNEDD.
Who's Who and What's What in the Two Townshipa.
non-members to j avail themselves of the facilities of \ ! the buidln.g, especially the pool table. ; ' It was stated thai on several occasions ' this has happened and liglits have i ( been seen in llie firo iiouse until 4 o'clock in the morning. The names. i of the accused members were freel.v i i niontionod at the meeting, and stops | I will bo talren to have them dealt with ; ' unless this practice is discontinued al '¦ I once.
j It was also stated that the use of
Miss 1 the telephones has also been abused !
poem, ! by ,some residents transacting private
' I liusiness over the line, which practice
i fs in violation of the contract with
industries oi
the 'ce n?£ndiuv. Cold
and Black which have session on
Red Cross Needs Help. A strong appeal has been made hy Mrs. J. Howaid Breed, chairman of the surgical department of the X'or¬ ristown branch of the American Red Cross, for every patriotic woman of .Vorristown go to city hail and do her full share.
Mrs. lireed states that the Xorris¬ town branch did so well on the
„ , , : -• ; December rush order for surgical
He has al.so been acting asj dressin
ganize a -woman's missionary society, at which time Mr-j. Amanda .Xiedhawk. of Reading, will assist. ,
Mis; .\niia, C. Garretson, wiio resid¬ es Willi .^rl's. Mary Livezo.\'. Plymouth Meeting, fell on the ico last .Satur lay morning and dislocated her shoulder. She was on ber way to Xorristown ^it the time and pluckily continued as fiir as H. O. Young's store, where she was ; taken ill. |
The .Men's Hible class, of Plymouth i II. E, churoh, met last l-'riday evening i .at tho par.sonage, and will moot the ! first Friday evening in Kobruary at tne i home of Georgp Mosely, Harnionville, : at which time tlie class will be reor- j ganized and proliably be placed under I the State Salibath School association.
The fires at the Plymouth Consoli- ! dated school were allowed to go out j Friday because of coal shortage, and i on Tuesday tliey wore started, .iOs- I sions being resumed this Wednesdav morning. The Ivy Rock Horse sclmol huiidings, sufliicient coal, woro in Monday.
Mrs. James l-jxloy. of Xorth Wales, who spent several days with Mrs. George Exley. Cold Point, fell on 'he ice, Friday afternoon, while opposite the'former residence of George Kerper, Cold Point, and injured her spine .so i weverely that sho was obliged to spend 1 the night with llie family of Warren I Atkins, She was removed to her home ' the 111 .\t day. I
Frank C. Hiltner, of Conshohocken, grandson of Mr, and Mrs, James Cun- '¦ ningham, of Plymouth Meeting, who h,as been stationed at Fort Slocum, has been made a corporal. He w.as trans¬ ferred lo Fort ii:tlian Allen, Vermont, and then to Camp Shelby, Hattios burg. Miss, clerk in the Ileadciuarter's company,
Mr. and Mrs. James Cunningham, nf Plymouth Meeting, are Justly proud of a photograph of their family showing tive generations, as follows : Mrs. Martha J. Blair, who is Mrs. Cunning,- bam's mother, Mrs. James Cunning¬ ham, Mrs. George Hiltner, of Consho- hot-ken; Walter Hiltner, of Xon'i.s- town, and Forest R. Hiltner. the lat¬ ter being aged six months ,
Next Sunday regular services will be, conducted in the Plymouth U. E. church. In the evening plans will be formulated for holding a big patriotic meeting in the church on Sunday evening. Feb. 17. under the auspices of the church and the Cold Point, P. O. S. of A. Two lodges from Cons'ho¬ hocken and several from Xorristown will be present. Tho chief spe.aker will be Mr. Helms, secretary of the state) camp P, O. S. of A., and he will at the .sami! timo dedicate a service flag whioh the cliurch and the Cold Point camp will unfurl in honor of their memlvers in the service.
Last Sunday morning in Plymouth, r. E, church a children's service w.as conducted by the jiastor. Rev. R. W. Musselman. Clara "VVeldemoyeii
Breisch, Dotothy Everson Ma.xweil Margaret Haley Smith and Virgini.a Alheita Miller -n-ere baptized whil<4 .\lbert H. Hiltner, of Harmonville w.as b.aptized and admitted to membership in the church. A progr.am of music, contributed by a dozen or more child- ;-en, was an interesting feature. Tho Sunday evening service was devoted ^y the pastor to the consideration of the following sacred hymns: "Abide AVith Me," "Hold the Fort," "Jesus Lover of My Soul." "X'earer. ity God' to Thee" and "One Sweetly .Solemn Thought." A short history of eaeh was most interestingly given.
Conshohocken's New Plant.
Conshohocken is to havo .a new and important indiistr.x- that wili empio.v fi-om 100 to liiO mon at the start and plans are under wa.v to make it one of tho most important the town.
As announced in last
blor Gazelle," Richard V
of .'\nibler, sold to the Ford &
company of Phjladelpiila, that
01' the site formerly occupied liy
f^onffmead Iron company extendln.g
,^ froiH, \th.° ueoiif-Stv !«f ijie AV-in \\-.> ,rl
J imni and Steel o:impan.\' tn ('herri-
-4 Street and from Washin.gton street lo
"1 tho canal. ,a plot containing aiiout 7'.^
IS
the telephone companies.
The by-laws and the house commit¬ tees will tako up the problem this i-'ri¬ day evening nt tli°ir meeting, and it is tiiouglit the silualion can be satis- rao-iiril.v coped with.
The games commitlee ropoi'tod lhe rocpipt of $7.."i!j.
Geor.ge Spono t, Lewis Siienecr. J. M. Thonilisoii and .Valhaniol Hood¬ macher wore oieoted mombers, and one liroposition wa« recoivod.
It was stated that the apparatus is in good conditon. wilh minor repair- still necessary on ihe Pierce-Arrow car.
J. G. Rempp & Son. of Springhouse, purchased the running gears of the old horse-drawn chemical machine and presented cheoit for $3," in p.ayment of samp.
The ambulance was called Into seryjo on Jan. 8, on application of Dr. Mary P. H. Hough, to remove Mrs. Philip Wood to the Chestnut Hill liospital. Chief Hayden reported that E. H. .lolin.son, Jr.,has presented a pair of wlieel cliains to the compan.v for uao on the ambulance.
It was decided to pay $.^0 on account of the comp.any's $200 noto due J.an. 22 in favor of Robert M. Haliowell.
The colony clnii. througii Mrs. R. .T. Rolston. requested permission to hold an illu.=ttrated lecture in the town hall on Jan. 30, the lecture being b.v .T. Henry Scattergood on tho subject, "Rpconstruotion Work in France," Tlie apiiiication was referi-ed to the hou.se committee.
Argument for New Trial in Braunfeldt Arson Case—Blue Bell Notes of In¬ terest—Personal and Miscellaneous Items.
Temperature was about four below zero at l-'lue Hell Sunday mornin.g.
Samuel I-'isher shipped -150 bushels) ot wheat from the Hoopeston farm to Lansdale rriill on Thursday.
.Mr. .-V, S, Viilentine and family visit¬ ed thoir country residence on Wed¬ nesday.
Sorvicos will be continued as usual ill Boehm's church. Blue Bell, Sunday evening,
Mr, and Mrs, J, C. Bernhard moved from Heist's farm to Taylor's farm at .Springhouse.
Miss Kdith Hoffman, of Amhler. spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Horace Phipps, of Blue Bell,
Irwin R. Hickson and family, of Whitemarsh, wero roceiit guests with Mr. l-'rank Hibschman tind lamiiy, .Mr, and Mrs. Horace Phipps, of
GEO. G. DAVIS IS DECEASED.
Veteran Fort Washington Undertak¬ er Passes Away.
Was Engaged in Local Business for 44 Years—Sketch of His Active Life- Succeeded His Grandfather, John j Gamble—Will Be Laid in Rose Hill I Cemetery on Saturday.
George G. liavis. of IJpper Dulilin ; township. l'"oi'l Wasliington, is dead. ' i-'or a continuous iii-riod of -14 years ho I conducted the uiulorlukiiig business. I He sulTered a stroke last i-'riday at I ¦ o'clock and n<-vcr wholly rallied, death ensuing Tuesday niorniiiii at !l.
The decea.sed was Ijorn in Upper
Dulilin township on .lune 25, lS4,"i, be-
i ing the son of the lale John and Jane
.S, Gamble Davis, who then resided at
! tile old house now included in Rose
' Hill cemetery pruperty east of .-X-ni-
I bier. His mother was the daugliter ot
I John Gamble, also an undertalier, who
I for 33 years was looaled at the corner
! of Susquehanna .Siroot road and Fort
I VVasiiingloii avoiiuo, east of l''ort
Hilue j Washington, 'fhe deceased had one
HORSHAM AND UPPER DUBLIN.
Miscellaneous Items of Interest to Many Readers.
Jane K. Jarrett Is Deceased—Schools
Open, but Saving of Coal—Upper
Dublin Schools Open—Events at
Jarrettown and Dresher.
August, son of John Rotelle, of Dresher, is ill with tonsilitis.
Tho .Mooban niirseiy wholesale ofilco at Drosber was cliisi^d on Monday.
Benjamin l-:ves and fiimily and Miss Jennie Sliaffer, of Jarrettown. spent Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Tlio annual ebieken supper of the Jarrettown M. I-:, church will be held on Saturday evening. I'eh. '.I. Ice creain will also be for sale.
Jamos i-'arrell. of Philadelphia, vis- tioil Mrs. Cornelius Lane at Dresher Saturday.
.Miss IJessie Lightkep. of Jarrellown, spent .Saturday in Pliiladelpliia.
Mr. Mann, of Jarrettown. who has boon sick for several months, is some¬ what improved.
Joseph Lare, of Jarrettown, who 13
Kratz, of Pros- Hill hospital, on
week's "..\m- Matlison, .fi
Sittings for Income Tax Returns.
Following are the places of sittings, d.ates, and names of the L'nited SLa'.es Kendig I income tax instructors, assigned to portion i this county. 11 is planned to instruct ho Ithe taxpayer .and assist iiim in makin lip thf- return. The/instructors b'lv.p ;i .^liiflcient , sfl.npl.y .'i-.f
' '",kl i-r,
fiSrjm.sjalFfw"^ ni.siowii, Jan, 21 to Feb,' 6, Singer i*-'^'
Bell, visiteii Eugene peot\ille, ,11 Chestnut .Sundav aflernoon.
Albert T. Smith, son of the late Ed¬ ward K, .Smith, of Gw.vnedd VaII-'.\', j has been posted for inomlior^.hip on the Philadolpliia stock oxohan,ge. j Itev. and :Mi's, Joseph Yost enter- ' tained Jlr, and .Mrs, f-Uigene Wentz on , Tu 'sday evening of l-.ist week in hon- i or ot their hftli wedding anniversa"y. ' Tlie anni\'ersai'y of the sowing cir- cl ¦ of Hoehm's church. Blue Bell, will Ik- held next S.aturday evening In ihe Whitiiain high school. Admission free. Cake and ice croam for sale. An inter¬ esting progi-am. All welcome.
<1n account of the scarcity of coal Mrs. John Preston has generously opened her house to the Red Cross auxiliary of this place. The meetings havo boon previously held in the old Whilpain high school building.
The director of consuls at Washing¬ ton has appointed Ilorace C. .Tenkins. son of Jur.v Commissioner and Mrs. .Walter If, Jenkins, of Gwynedd, to lo V. S, consul at Genoa, Ital.v. Mr. Jenkins expects to sail for Ital.v early next montii and take charge ot tho crmsulate. Mr. .Jenkins is professor of Frencli at Girard college and lias also heen connected with several otiier •educational institutions. His Iirother, "R'illiam Jenkins, is at present U. S. consul at Treliizond. Russia.
Iir. Robert Mead."' Smith, of noai" Gw.vnedd X'alloy, frai'turod his left arm wlion he slipped and foil on tho Ice.
Tlio Lower Gwynedd blaeksmith shop near Wm. Penn inn wiil bo closed for the nrpscriliod Mondays according tp the .e.arlield order,
C Of; Beaumont and ."amily, who are
ill Phikidelphia for the winter, were
„,,, at their summer home in Gwynedd on
w"iiiL¥?*'^y
ill tho couniv home, .Xorristown, 13 brother, John S,, now residing at Rose ¦ improving in health, Ilill, and sisters: Anna, wife ofl Harold Lightkep, of Philadelphia, Alexander McAfee, both deceased, and |-^.ipent Sunday with his parents in Jar. Margaret, now of Schuylkill Haven, i rettown. u-ife of the late Hebort Hiichiinan, m'' Pavcnport Plumer. noiir AmViler. Gl.-j, who has been
The ioreboar,-' of this well-known day to spend 10 days family woro Wol-tlimen, the grandlalh,-: He is .-uaying at lint.' ro of the deceased d.\ ing in Wales, tli.>' Hov.ard .McConnell, widow afterwards bringing the famil.v" : who is employed -at
cf noar Maple ill, lett Satur- iii Atian'.ic Cit.v. 1 Dennis, of Jarrettown, Midvale Steel
to .Vmoi'icii. She liad two sons—Saiii- ' uol and John. Tlii' latter died in niid- I dio lite. Marcli 2i). bs.'iO. at Putt's Cor- I ner. His wite. Jane S. Gamble, was I a daughter ot .loliii and Mary Servico Gamble, natives "f Ireland, who emi- giiiled lo America and settled in Bucks county about l,S3,"i, I Mrs, Davis, who survives, was Lydia S, Freas, who was liorn Aug. 10, 1.S.11, tho daughter of Josse Freas and Jlaii- nali Cariv.ar, ot Pennsburg, but who made hor home with hor uncle, .\dani, of Plourlown. She was one of tivo chiidren, a brother dying in infancy. The three sisters are : Annie, deceas¬ ed, wife of Benjamin F. Sell, of Barto, now of Reading; Mary, wife of Wil¬ liam Bishop, of t.Uiakertown. both de¬ ceased; Kale, deceased, wife of Rufus Sliker. of Philadilphia; Susan, wife of Aaron Freas, ot Jlilford Square.
The deceased attended the township schools and al 'ho a.ge of IC went with ills grandfather and learned the under¬ taking business. Later be followed ca"- pentering, but on death of John Gam¬ ble in 1.S74. tiie subject of this sketc'.i succeeded to ilie business, which h,i successfull.v conducted for 14 years.
Mr. andMrs. Davis were wedded on Feb. G, l.Sliii. and ihey have the follow¬ in.g son :ind daughiers : Margaret, wife of I'rank Polls, of Jarrettown; Jesse T„ of Ambier; Ida May, wile of Fred. S. Arnold, of I""oi't Washinurt^i .¦Vnna, who reside
j worUs, mad? a business trip to Dela-
j rnar, Dei., on l-'riday,
I Mrs. Klizabetb i-'ord, ot Hiasiiam,
I spent S-iin |
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