The Ambler Gazette 19151125

              VOL  XXXlll -NO.   47
AMBLEK. PA..   NOV^EMBER   25,   1915*
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COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
HappeniDg:s of Local Interest to Our Readers.
Officers Named by Cold Point Grange —Trustees' Supper a Success—Leon Solomon III—Hickorytown and Har¬ monville, '    .
Joseph McCrudden, of Harmonville, has Installed a  Liell  phone.
Arthur, son of Mr. and .Mrs. H. Os¬ car Voung,  of Plymouth,  haa  been Ul,
Augustus Fie, of Harmonville, who has bean iiuite 111, is only slightly im¬ proved.
¦ Mrs. Reuben Coffman, of Ridge pike, Harmonville, spent .Sunday in Frank¬ ford, (,.
George Uromhead, of Germantown,' spent ISunday with Leon Lyons, at Narcissa,
Miss Edna^ May McCullough, of Harmonville, has recovered trom a fc-evere cold.
Harry l"'etter, of Hfirmdnviile, hau been .s,pending some time vvith Wynd¬ moor friends.
Sta'nley yulgg, of Philadelphia, spent Sundky with Mr, and .Mrs, Jacob liart at Cold Point.
Richard, son of Mr, and,Mrs, Percy C. Kex, of Narcissa, Is recovering from typhoid fever.       ¦ "^
Misses Reda and Elsie Fetter, of Harmonville, ' have recovered from their recent illnesses. , , Miss Lllli^.n Ramsey, of Norristown, epent Sunday with Mr. .and Mrs! Sam¬ .uel Ramey, at Harmonville.
Mrs. Gilbert Amber, of Hickory¬ town, sijent Thursday with Mrs. .Mat- tie Fiaher, at Broad Axe. * Master William McKannan, 3d, of Hamilton Heights, Barren Hiil, is re¬ covering  from  a  severe  cold.
Wilson   Oox,   of   Cold   Point,   broke fhe rear axle  of his  l'''ord  automobile , dn the road at Corsons station.
Miss Elizabeth Fennel, of Hickory¬ town, visited Mrp. Jacob Hart Sunda.v at."The Willows," Cold Point.
Mrs, Wm. F. Roberts, of Chestnut street, Barren Hill, Is recovering from, an illness of the last two week's.
Mrs, Reuben Schwauger spent Thursday as the guest of her daugh¬ ter, Mrs. A. M. Fulton, of Spring Mill road.
Siaturday evening Misses Jennie.and Elizabeth Richards, of near Hickory- fowii, attended a party in Roxbor- o'ugh.
Mrs, Jacob Hart, ot-Cold Point, has been braving thd cold winds in assist¬ ing her husband to husk his large fleld oJT corn.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W, Bartholomew, of Barren Hill, on Sunday were the guests of friends at Oak Lane, Phila¬ delphia.
James Cunningharn, of Maple Hill avenue, who was on the sick list last week, has recovered and is able to'be out again.     .'-, ,   '      ,
Miss Dietrich, matron of Fairview school. Barren HIU, recently enjoy¬ ed a visit to her parents' home at I>ancaster.
Allen Mehler and family, of Phila; delphlg, brother of Dr. C. C. Mehlet^ of Ambler, spent Sunday •with Barren Hill frienda,
A   flne     specimen   of    deer    passed through Cold Point recently and spent mofo than an hour browsing in Jacob :JBail;';i,mea'(3t>Wi..- '
Le<)n-'Soloflibn,  of   H.-irni.i.x illc,   who last     week Was    removed   to    Norris- "to'Wn, is noVv somewhat Improved from hts recent  illness.
Miss Faust, on© of the teafhers In' the Fairview .'School. Barren Hill, re¬ eently enjoyed a visit to her parents' hortie at  Chalfont.    . ',  '
Mathew Buchanan; of Park avenue, Barren Hill, who htsi been In the Chestnut Hill hospital for some weeks, )s recovering slowlv
Mfs,  ATiirtha J.   Hlair. of Maple Hill- ayenue, Plymouth Meeting, spent Sun- , day at the home of her sbn, James .T, ,;6]air, at ,TeffersonvilIe, ¦
The sewing circle, of-Cold, Point grange, held a'meeting Tuesday after¬ noon at the home oP Mrs. Wm. B, Richards, east of Hickorytown.
Mrs. Harry Cunningham, of West Conshohocken,'.TVas a visitor Sunday . at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jamea Cunningham, Plymouth Meeting. . Mrs. Mary Hellings, of Norristown, spent a portion of last ¦week at her old home with W. M._,.Helllng3 and famili- on Germantown avenue. Bar¬ ren  Hill.
Mr. Hugh, of Norriatown, will be in charge of the Hickorytown mis¬ sion services Sunday evening. At 7.15 Mr. Hebel will lead t.he Christian En¬ deavor meeting.
,Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Rodebaugh, of Hickorytown, left Tuesday to spend the week In StAten laland, N».. Y., aa the guest of Mr. Rodebaugh's old com¬ rade, John Dougherty,
Brinch   Meinertz,     who    foh    soma "¦years   has   been   an   a.ssistant   In   the popagatlon     depaitment   of   the    An- dorrtt nurseries,  is  r--^  a 30-day busi¬ ness  trip   to  Kentucky, i
Charles Brown, brother-in-law ¦¦ of Mrs, -Vfm. F. Roberts, has just fin¬ ished painting the residence of tho latter at Parren Hill, which has great¬ ly  improved   Us  apipearance.   ,,    ,
The Helping Hand clasa will give .i box party on Saturday evening next at the Hickorytown mission. Every¬ one 4s .Invited. The ladles ¦will each bring a. box of lunch to be sold later.
Joseph Bolton, of Wissahickon; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Richards, of Nor¬ ristown, and John Smith, of Philadel¬ phia, were gueats Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Richards, east of Hiclt- orytotvn. ' .
Tho triistees' chicken supper Satur¬ day evening at Coid Point church -was a great success. About 25 chickens ¦were consumed. There was a large; attendance of people, some coming 1':"om Norristown.   , '       , .
Mrs. XUIia Ootilston,! who has been .pending some time in Htirrisburg, n&a, in Cold Point Sunday visiting friends. She has recently erected a. stone in the cemotoi'y in honor of her , jate husband,   Thomas   Coulston.
. H. J. Corbett and family, who have "oeen occupying one of tho Houston properties for soma years,-have mov¬ ed jinto tho church house. Ridge and Ohurch avenues. Barren ITill, recent- Jy vacated by Jean H. Cojan.
Sunday morning in Cold Point Bap- ''1st church the services will comprise a five-minuto report from three or four men on the recent men's con¬ vention in Philadelphia. Rev. Mr. Houf will then occupy the rest of the half hour with an address on the ssamo aubject.
WEDDED.
WKA'Vl'IU—EVERIIA.M.
.\ beautiful wedding was ' solemniz¬ ed In- Trinity Memorial church, Satur¬ dav afternoon at 3 o'clock, when Miss Viola Crosby l''verham, daughter of .Mr, and .Mrs. li, V, Everham, of Am¬ bler, became the bride of Mr, Harry R,   Weaver, of  .Newport,   R,  1,
The bride, whi looked charming in a velvet. traveling suit, white beaver hat with lace trimming, was given awiiy by her father. She carried a shower bouquet of orchids and lillies of the valley; She was attended by her sister, Mrs. George Gm-ton, of Newport, who wore a gown of old rose talfeta and black velvet hat trimmed with silver flowers and she carried plrik chrysantlxemums. "The groom was accompanied by Mr. George Gorton, and the ushers were Mr. ITarry V. Everham, Jjr,, of Boston, Mass,, and Mr. Robert Hamilton, (if. A'"bler. The ceremony wds performed by Rev. Gil¬ bert llerkeley Griflith, rector'of Trin-- Ity Memoi'l^l church, .Ambler, and MI.SS Marhni I.. Pose.v, of A nil.ler, rendered two beautiful soprano sobis during the .iprvlce, Mr. Mahlon A'ard- ley, of Doylestown, presided at the organ. ¦
, Immediafely after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Weaver left to spend .their honeymoon in Atlantic City, aiTii lat¬ er they win. be at home at ,'?.1 Gibbs avenue, Newport, R, I., bi which'city Mr. Weaver is -manager of tbe Acker- Merrill  and  Condit Grocery company.
The bl-idc was the recipient of man\- beautiful ,'ind useful gifts. Includin.g silver,   china,   pictures,   cut   gl.ass,   etc.
f IRE COMPANY IS EFFICIENT.
Two Years' Record of Wissahickon Firemen.
Argument  Ends in  Hospitpl.
As the result of an argument uver the European war late Saturday night, Tony Scarpo, of .lenklntowii, was taken to the Aliington hospital lo have a-deep cut wound in his neck treated. The knife, it is alleged, was wielded by Cesare Trlginano, also of Jenkintown. Dominic Donato was cut lb the hand ,and arm by Trlgmano, the llght being a three-cornered one. Donato 'lad his wounds treated ai a physician's  oflice.
'C'iS'nano escaped, presumably over, the railroad in the direction of New A'ork, but ,Chlef of Police Thomas says he will ¦ be' arrested within a day or two. According to t.'hlef Thomas, Trlgmdno's son is now in prison in Philadelphia, having been the aggres¬ sor in a cutting affray similar to ,last Saturd.aV's affair.
Dedicate   Lansdaje   Church.
The new church ' building of the i-ansdale Baptists, oh Broad street. In Lansdale, and completed some time ago, was formally dedicated Sunday, Rev, M. C. Hare is ipastor. The ser¬ vices were. inaugurated during the morning, when Rev. Dr. H, J. Whalen, of New Castle, preached the sermon. During the afternoon the sermon was delivered by Rev, Norman R, Smith, of North Wales, and Dr Whalen made a short address.
The formal dedicatory service, con -- ducted at night, was directed by the- pastor. Rev: Dr." Tlnre,--and Rev, Dr. Whalen delivered his third sermon of-' the day. Marking the dedication, the services will be continued an entire week, with Rev. L. W. Hainer, of Norristown, Jia the principal speaker on MoPday night. Tuesday night was "Neighborhood Night," and Wednes¬ day night,  Uaptist night.
SeesAfter  Eight Year*.
;,Aft«r' >)eiilS'*b1fri(l for. eight -years, l>. Morgan Casselberry has returned to his home In Evansburg from Char¬ ity hospital, ivith his sight fully re¬ stored.
Mr. Casselberry was^ admitted to the lociil hospital as. a private .patient aljout two weeks ago. Ten d.ays ago. he underwent an operation, performed by ¦ Dr, Frank C. TJarker, of Norris¬ tuwii, The opertition consisted of re¬ moving a ca,taract from tlie inside of the eyeball and was so suc(;.essful that .Mr.   Casselberry  rapidly  recovered.
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Motorists   Freed   From   Blame.
llr. B. T, Quinn, of Jenkintown, and l-Jdward J. Brimmer, of 7749 Cottage avenue, Philadelphia, have been exon¬ erated by a coroner's jury, the former of having caused the death of Chas. H, Roberts, 49 years old, of 6413 North AVoodstock street, on November 7, and the latter of fatal injuries to John -A, Hee.se, 77 yeans old, a retired physi¬ cian, of 414 N, 'Twelfth street, on No\-. 17,.^ .
Both deaths, it was testified, were due to automobile accidents, which the testimony  ,showed   were  unavoidable.
Fire  at   EnfieFd.
The largo barn on the Megargee Iiroperty at Enfield was destroyed by flre last Sunday evening. The flre companies of Oreland, Wyndmoor, T-'lourtown, Fort Washington, Edge Hill, Glenside and Jenkintown re¬ sponded to the alarm, but could not savo the building, a.s there was na water near at hand. The chemical crews of the companies, however, did good work in saving the dwelling, which wa,s closeby. The place has; long been untenanted and the barn was empty. The cause of the blaze Ms unknown, but it is believed to have been set on fire, as four men were seen leaving the place a short time before smoke was discovered coming .from the building. Insurance covers the. structure.
County  Historical  Society.
The Montgomery Counf.v Historical society .Saturday afternoon, at the society'." rooms, Penn, below Swede streets, Norristown, with President Foniance in the ch.air, held an, inter¬ esting meeting.
Several. interesting papers were read i<v. S. Gordon Smyth and Dr. W, K, Rt<-d. Tho latter told of an old time hatter and postmaster of Skip¬ pacU, Michael H. Read, his father. Mr. Smyth read from reoorf^s of George Shearer, who was supervisor of Plymouth Mwnahip' from 1846 to 1SB4, .        ¦      ¦
Explosion   at   Ivy   Rocl<.
When a pipe directly over a ladle of molten lead bursted at Ivy Rock plant, shortly after midnight Sunday, there was a terrific explosion at the ateel mills, and tho noise was so ter¬ rific that all tho residents of the neighborhood wero shaken In their beds and aroused Miraculously, ho one waa Injured.
The bursting of Ih© plpo was' evi¬ dently an accident. The pipe "bursted over the pot of hot metal and when tho water poured down into the fiery mass, the expioaiou occ,:rred. Fortun¬ ately there were IIO ¦workmen neiu" at hand, and due b- ibl^-no fatality oc- c«rre<l. /   : ,¦" ,
Regular Meeting Hears Report of Work -Done—Proposlition to -Pur¬ chase Part of Company's Lot—• Other   Business   Transacted,
"The records of the .past two years will prove that the Wissahickon Flre company, of .Ambler, ia not only dot 'Inettlclent,' but has dono most efllcient work at local tires in promptly extin¬ guishing the flames, and also in limit¬ ing the loss sustained to the lowest possible figure," said Howard J. Da¬ ger, df .Ambler, at FrlJay night|s meeting of the company, when he commented upon and contradicted the relent statement in the Philadelphia Public Ledger that the company. Is In¬ ettlclent, ' Mr, Dager further stated that he has secured from the secretary of tho i-onipany, William Ilrown, a record of alarms in the pust two years which the company has responded, and it shows l(j lires during a period of 2i months. Inasmuch as Mr, Dager represented the Insurance conipanies in nearl.y every one of these losses his report was listened to with much interest, aiul he closed his address by giving In detail the nature ot the blaze,' and the insurance adjustment, whicii showed in every case the smallest possible amount of damage consider¬ ing the  nature of the  lire.
It was also explained by Mr, Dager that Ambler and the surrounding dls- trlc-t protected by the local flre com¬ pany and served hy the Ambler Sprin.g Water company enjoys the very low¬ est suburli.an lire insurance rate of any commiinlty, and this fact alone, out.sdde of tile actual review of st.atl3- tics as shoAvn, proves the efficient work, of the company. Its personnel of .lighting fprce and the character of its eiiuipment.
Mr. Uager further ^said that as a director in a .Norristown .Mutual company, as reipresentatlve of sever¬ al stock companies, as a citizen of the community, a property owner and as a member of the company he will do all in his power to assist in increas¬ ing the efflclency of the comiiany. In strengthening its financed and height¬ ening., the Interest among the mem- bei-s.^
.Several 'other mem'oers present— Williarn firown, Walter Vollentipe, Lewis FarrihgtoPv Jesse -Hayden, Harry .Hinkle and others^expressed themselves along the same lines. The.v showed that with a motor ap¬ paratus tha company will be able to cover a wider radius over what is nri^v possible with hor^edraun ai>par- atus.' ' -
Mr. Hayden said that the present apparatus is ample 'o'" a'l needs of the borough- now and that'If the funds, are subscribed by' the adjacent pro¬ perty owners' and others sufflcient in amount to purchase a riiotor appara¬ tus the company will be glad to lojid Its aid,>^d as wide a territory as pos¬ sible through the use of such ai:#iar- atua. , -At the present time the funjjjKl^ colle<'te(l, for a motor engine amotitit to about $600. whichj of coiarse,,,-is" not, flufliol*nfc toi»pjfr<sliaf5«'. *S-'-typ**"-of machine, for the needs of the service.
Mr. Dager asked the company to put a selling Thrice on one half of its lot, or 2,5 feet front op Butler avenue, ex- ending 160 feet in der>th. He atate.l he has a client tvho desires to pur¬ chase a lot and erect a building there¬ on, tie asked lliat the matter be coii- sidpi'ed at the ne.xt meeting and an answer given   hini. ...
It ^yas decided to iiotlfv each mem¬ ber of thpmeeling on Dec. 3 stating the importanf biisinpss to be consid¬ ered and urging a, full attendance.
The board of engineers report."''! the apparatus  in  good  condition.
Chief Craft reiported $385 damage done b.v tho . recent lire at Siimiad Ayer's house, which losa has been ad¬ justed  by   the   insurance  cortipaplea,
'A letter wasread from the board of en.gineers addressed to Ambler couii- cn with regard to. the recent appro¬ pri.ation of $10 semi-annually for test¬ ing the  fire engine.
The next meeting of the Firemen's Associ.ation of Montgomery countv will be held at Rockledge oh Dec. 4.
The follnwing bills were ordered passed: I. M. Scheetz, $16.1S; ".Am¬ bler Gazette," $2.7,5.
OBITUARY.
R'jBKRT a. LL'TZ. liobert A, Lutz, president of the Independent Flre coni,pany, Jenkin- I'.wii, was stricken with heart disease ill the lire house Monda.y nighty and ilied shortly after being removed lij his Inline on Cedar avenue. He wa;s born ill I'liiladelphia .52 years ago, and has been living in Jenkintown 25 years, lie was engaged In the insurance bus- iiie.'js until his 'health tailed three .\ ears ago. l''or the past eight year.s. he had been a member of the Jenkin¬ town (oiincll, and he wus a active Re¬ publican  worker.
LANSDALE.
i    Joseph  Ttodgers, the postmaster, has 1 pun based   the  former Goetler, properr ly on South Broad street, from Well¬ ington  Rosenberry,
I Cei-ii Charvanes and wife have j spent a week in southern Maryland, I where the former employed the time i ill gunning.
I I 111 Tuesday of last week, Valentine Mlodshali, of Lansdale, along with two . i-oinpanions went to the woods of I.Maine  on   a  hunting  ex,oeditiiui.
Last week was the death froni diph- I tlieria     of   'Evelyn   Rudolph,     a   twin daughter of George  Rudolph,  of Sixth I street.    The  numbers of cases  report- 'ed  at   present  Is three.    Two  of these I ale children  four years of age apd an I ollii-r i.s a  girl of 16. I     William   -Minnewig  has   moved  frim. I .Voiih   r.ansdaie to Chicago. i .  fine   of   the   new   publishers   of   the I Ueporter ha..^  rented  a  housi,  No,  418 |.N'i.iili    Hroad   streei.     This   Is   Waltpr II..   Sanborn,   and   his   partner,   William jl".  'I'cmple,  will  board   with  him. I     A  visitor at  the home of Posthiastcr Rodgers.   on   South    I'.oard   .'jtreet,   has b..en   .Mrs.  Whitney Wilbur,  frorh  Suf- I folli,   X'irginia.     She   was   called   home I by   telephone   because   of   the   sickness \ of her  son  from  scarlet  fever. I     .At  the .annual meeting of the Lans- (lale    Water    company,     William     D. I Iieebner     was   elected   president     and Williani   R.   Ridington,   the  secretary.
I'^dgar Haldeman, of Line Lexing¬ ton, whb was injured and his auto smashed by collision with the I-ans¬ dale auto truck of the Are cornpany, will tile a suit for damages against the i-onipanv,
I'^arnest Cook and family have re¬ moved from Lanadale to Pine Run farm,  Horsham  townahip.
The delinquent tax collector for Lansd.ale Is W, W. Zimmerman, uy recent  appointment.
.A new resident here will be George .Sutton, ^yho with his family, has moved to 121 Fifth street, coming from Springhouse.
On Tuesday of last week J, W, fTeckler and daughter left for St. Petersburg,' Florida, to stay all win¬ ter.
Miss. Hannah W. Koons, whose aged m.ilher lately died here, has spent several days in Atlantic City at the h'lme.of William Baldwin.
Mrs. Harry Metz. of Fifth and Hroad streets, had the misfortune to dislocate  her  right  shoulder.
.A petition has been flled' in court bv .A. R, Place to permit the Lansdale l'',:m-les -to sell real estate at private .sale. .     "
.An   efflcient Tnspec'tion   of  the   milk
fiirnishetl     in     'f^ansdal'e     by     M.     B.
Krause   declares   that   it   is   pure.     So
j the recent sickness here of many per-
i sons  at  one' time >nu^>t  be  attributed
t'l some other cause.'
j(.   John  P.   Roseijherifp.r, . ,the     foomor. ¦stationery    store'Keepcr,    Ifc  staying  a I few   weeks with friends In  South Jer¬ sey.
Mrs,-Johii II. Addons and Mary Lutz, of NIaRara Falls, have spent a week at the home of Mrs. Frank Jo¬ senh,   North   Broad   street.
The Lansdale Structural Iron works has received a contract to furnish iron to a party near Detroit, Michigan,
NORTH   WALES.
Mi',s,  Susan Ashford,  one of our old and   highly   respected   residents,   dieil at the home of her son-in-law, Harry .S.  Krieble,  Main  and  Shearer  streets, on  Wednesday morning.    Slie was the widow   of John Ashf'iitl, a well known nursery  man  and florist at Third and Walnut streets,   where  the family had resided  lor 47 years.    She  is  survlv.ed by .Jennie, wife of H, .S, Krieble;   Liz¬ zie and  Grace,  living  with   her at  the old homestead:  William, of Allentown; .Mrs.  Emma Garclson, Mrs. Sarah Am- |bler, and Mrs. Ella  I'Inders. all of Phll- j adelphia.     The   funeral   took   place   on I .Saturday   afternoon.      Interment      was I made    at     Christ   'Lutheran     church, Towamencin.     She   was     in   her     71.st year,  and   was  long  a member  of  St. Peter's  Lutheran  (*hurch.
T'nion Thanksgiving set-vices will this .vear be held in St. Luke'a Re¬ formed church at 10.30. Rev. C^har- les Beck, of St. Peter's Lutheraa church,   will  ,preach.
Mission services will be held In the Epi.scopal church of Messiah com¬ mencing Xov. 28th and continuing iiii- itil / ec. II. On Sundays. Mondays, ] Wednesdays and Fridays (?onveyan- ] ces will carry persons free, le.a.ving jfrom Main and Walnut streets each I evening.
I St. Rose Catholic church had a very ; successful supper on Saturday even- i ing.
! Scott .Vearing, formerly of the Unl- j vei'slty of Pennsylvaiiia, gave a lec¬ ture on Industrial Democracy'' in I Am'isement hall on Saturday evenfng. 1 The .North Wales band's beneflt en- ¦j teitainnieiit takes place this Thanks- ;gl\ng evening in the opera house, j Jamvs Stains, formerly a resident here and now a successful textliei [ manufacturer in Germantown, was in I town on Saturday attending the an- liiual meeting of the North Wales I Water Co. -
I The .Noj-th Wales Water Co. held I Its annual meeting at Its building on East Monigomery avenue on Satur¬ day afternoon. The retiring board of offlcers was re-elected und a dividend of six per cent was declared. The companys business Is on the increase from the spread of building opera¬ tions on the outlying districts of the Third ward and vicinity in Upper Gwynedd.
The children of Augustus Keyser, of r ifth street and .Montgomery ave¬ nue, gave him a golden wedding sur¬ prise at the residence of his son-in- law, Elmer H. Buck, on South Main street. A number of friends and im¬ mediate members of the family were present to congratulate him and his wife on the happy event, Mr. Keyser is 75 years of age, and his wife is two years his junior. They received, many golden gifts, Mr, Keyser is a prominent member and official. In St. Peter's Lutheran church, ujid the pas¬ tor and  wile attended  the event.
The North Wales Water comiPany has contracted for the erection of an¬ other large iron reservoir adjoining the other erected a few years ago. The big wooden tank will be done away with. The work will riot be completed until spring.
Arthur Stuigee has removed from Lansdale to Swartley street, this bor¬ ough.
i^lm avenue, which has been in a bad condition since opening it to lay sewer pipes, is iiox* being put in re¬ pair  by   the   borough  authorities.
Cunalable John Stephens, of- Lans¬ dale, arrested William Cassel, a for- .niier re»ident,,4»Htij,..irf*cfr,i-aif emplDy-- ment, near Allenii>%n, oiv a cliarge of non-supiport preferi-ed b.\ his wife He was given a hearing ai Norris..iwn and  held  f'lr court.
The scarcity' of laboi.-'rs aud me¬ chanics- is ining soi-elv felt in 'ihis vifcinlty.
HORSHAM AND UPPER DDBLIN.
Miscellaneous Items of Interest to Many Readers.
I - Jacob  Krewson  Seriousfy   III.
\     Jacob     Krewson,     th(?     "e-rand     old I man," .of    Cheltenham   township    an'l oldest  resident  of the  section.   Is  ser¬ iously, ill  at  the  home of his  grand-' 'son,   J.   Howard   Krewsot),   of  Chelten¬ ham,     Bom   In   the   lower  end   nearlv ; 96  years ago,  Mr,  Krewson la one  jf j the pioneers of that section, I     He is the father of James Krewson. president qf the board of commission- ers 'of    Montgomery  county,    and   six j grandchildren,    of    whom   J.   Howard i Krewson, of the board of commission- j era of Cheltenham township, ia ope, are I living.    His present condition is attrl- j butable   to   two   causes—old   age   and ! grief over the recent death of Sylvia, I a 0-year-old great-grandchild,  daugh- iter of Mr. and Mrs, J, Howard Krew- ; son.
Victim of Thuga Dies,
. Guiseppi La Matono, 50 years of | age, of Edge Hill, who with Nicoiia i Testa, 27 years old, of Edge Hill, wa.s I held up and robbed and badly beat- ¦ en a week ago at Tenth and Chestnut I streets, Philadelphia, by six men, died | early Friday morning in the Jefferson j hospital. Following the hold-up Testa ' was arrested and at a hearing in tl^. 1 Central station was held without his | bail as a material  witness. i
, According to Testa, he and La Ma¬ tono, went to Philadelphia to visit some friends and were on the way to the railroad station. As they -were passing Tenth and Chestnut streets. three men attacked them and robbed Testa of $9. Testa and La Matono fought tho three men, but later thre'; more arrived and assiiUed the other.s. When the police who answered a riot call; arrived at the scene tiic^ found La Matono unconscious aim Testa standing beside him. They re¬ moved . La Matono to the Joffersoi. ho.sipital and arrested Testa. Addi tional arrests ha-ve been made.
Auctioneer   Delp   Dead.
Abraham A. Delp, aged 73,' Columbi.. and Richardson avenues, Landale'.; widely known auctioneer, died on Wed¬ nesda.v .afternoon. Ho had 'iieen il' for the past six months and death was due to dehilit.v' incident to apre.
Mr.. Delp cried sales in the Nonii Penn section for a half century. Ho had resided ,at Ijansdale for the past 22 year.s. Ho conducted moro than eOOO sales. His- wife died a number of vears ago.
The funeral ¦was hebi from ihe resi¬ dence of hi.s aon, Howard W. Delp, on Columbia .-ivonuf), Monday afternoon. Interment was made in Christ church burying ground,  Towamencin.
Huntera   Return   Home.
County-Treasurer-elect George .Aji- ders, of Norristown, has returned home from a hunting trip, with a par¬ ty of friends, spent in Perry and Cum¬ berland counties.
One of the trophies of the hunt, now on exhibition .at the county treasur¬ er's office, is a flne specimen of the -American bob-tail lynx, .shot by ono of the friends of Mr. Anden.j, Among ¦Mr. Anders' own trophies i-s a fine 20- pound wild turkey.
106   Miles  of  Road   in  Abington. j    Abington  township,  third wealthiest I hrst   class   township   in   this   section, : now    has   106  mfles  of    highways  ot?
w.hich sixty three miles are vateer- ; bound      macadam,-     six   miles     are
asphaltic macadam, fourteen miles aro
private roadways not yet dtdicated to. : lownshij) ownership a'hd fewer than ! iwenty-ihree   miles   are   old-fathion'-d
'iirt roadways.
Pennsburg   Gets  Ultimatum.
"Pennsburg is not living up to the .a-w requirements in regard to sani¬ tary conditions, and If prompt action s not taken in tho matter Dixon will
, send' a man there and charge the work
;'" the borough council."
'I'hese are the words spoken by Br. \Vhltcomb, of Norristown, saying they
; are thd strict orders of Samuel Dixon,
:«tate health  C(.rnmi,seione.'-,  rf H.ir.-Is-
, burgr.
Trolley   Freight   Burns.
Fire destroyed ope -of tho trolley freight cars of the Lehigh "Valley Tranait comp.any on the outskirts of Souderton Friday, The oar was run¬ ning from Philadelphia t*' Allentown Vith a load , of rhisc.ellaneouF mer¬ chandise, valued at $2000.
Trolley Co.  Earnings.
I    I-<ehigh    "Valley-   Transit    company's ;' .omlrtgs for October shov.' up aa well • ts  had. been  forecasted.    Gross eam- msn increased more than 23 por cent., jand   net  earnings   available   for  dlvl- i".®""s gained more than 141 per cent. I'Igures for the year are interesting in view of• the    recent  Increaso in    tho oreferretl   dividend.     The  full   rate   of I "JO P*'r cent, require^ lass than J250,- j I'OO,  -.Uld  the amount    availablo    now -hows more than  20 per cent.  In  ex¬ cess of that    sum, the actual    figures '?«'ne $303,321,    compared  wllh  $201!,- ii.'O In the prpvlous 13 months, r.n 5n- '   reAse of $97,681.
Corn  and   Fruit  Show.
- The annual corn aiul fruit show, in which the Moiugomer.. tarm bureau, the Montgoniery Couniy Horticultural association and the-, I'omona grange are jointly iiitere.sied, will'be held in the Norrisiown city hall on Thursday, 1' riday and Satui'day, December -', 'i, 4. It promises to be C'..::siderably iari,'- i er than last year, and without doulit ' the biggest show of its kind in the eastern part of the state.
$22i will be given in prizes. ^r-S will be given iu each of ilie four claos- es o£ corn, three lO^cr clasijes and one 30-ear clasa and lao class of pj- tatoes. $1!) will be gncn'in each of four classes ot canned vegetables, and $25 in six prizes for the largest and besl variety e.xhlbited of cunned' liuits and vegetables. 1» uiidilion to Uii.i the .Montgomery County HortlcuUiiiiu association -offers special ,prizes i 'v the besl plate of each of the folio-a in.; apples: Slayman Winesap,- -Grini.js Golden, Jonathan, Smokehouse, Para¬ gon, Stark, Rome Beauty, and Deli- clou.s, as well as fur different vegetabU- and market  gardeners'  exhibits.
-A number of booths to be ari-aiigcd along the wall.s of the two i-ooms w.ll be occupied by different merchants and Arms of Norrisiown and else¬ where.
The show will be open all day and evening. On Thursday the Pomona grange will have chai-ge of th© pro¬ gram. R.- P. Koster, associate editor of the Pennsylvania Farmer, will bei the chief speaker at the open meeting in the afternoon.
On Friday th«i Muntgomery County Horticultvina association ¦^¦111 present an interesting program. Prof. 'R. L. Lake, of the U. S. department of agri¬ culture, and Prof, H, A, Surface, eco.-i- Cimiu zoologist, will speak both in tlio morning and iifternoon.
Saturday wiil bo faim bureau day, The.xieeting will be devoted to tht' ¦Wlndup'' of tho various boys' ami girls' clubs: The Montgomery Tni.st Co. will pitisent the awards to tho potato club .and the Girls' Gardeii and Canning club. The generijj corn club, consisting of members who do not i'lio in the vicinity, of the local clubs, wiil alao receive their awards. The poul¬ try club's work will not bo linished until April 3, 1916, but each of tha 20 members will havo a trio of hi':) or her fowls on exhibition. County Supt. Landis will preside and Geo. M. Phlllipa, of West Chester Normal, will award the county corn club sweep¬ stakes prize, and Judge John Fabor Miller will also deliver an addres.s.
Saturday afternoon will bo devolo^l to the election ot offlcers iuul a round table discussion on 'The Fufur..i of D.alrylng in Montgomery County."
—Sevferal new streets havc been oiT>ened in Pennsburg, and electricity has heen installed along Dotla slreet.
—Whllo -Georgo Gerhart, of near Palm, was working underneatli his automobile, ho was overcome by gas fumea from the engine, and it-rfcqulr- id the work of a physician to brinff him back to coT\8cio'usnei;3,
Program of Horsham Farmers' Club —New 15-Acre Orchard—Events at Hallowell, Jarrettown and Dresher—¦ Miscellaneous.
Harry Dougherty, of Dresher, lias been repainting liis house.
George Ryan, of Dresher, haa pur¬ chased a Maxwell roadstetl
Mrs. Cornelius Lane, of Dresher, spent  Alonday  in  Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth Lightkep, of Jarret¬ town,  spent Saturday In  Philadelphia.
Wm. F. Burger, of Hallowell, has some line  Rhode Island  Red  poultry.
The Horsham Friends' school clos¬ ed Wednesday afternoon until Mon¬ day, : . , , Charles Rutherford, of Hallowell, sold 12 guineas for. the .Thanksgiving trade.
Scarlet fever has been interfering with the Horsham township school at¬ tendance,
Russell Megargee's bulldog recently killed a line Ill-pound 0|i>nssum on the farm  at Hallowell.
Mrs, Charles W, Wlllard has been conflned to her home at HalloweU for a few days vvith illness.
Ginorge R. Fox, of Philadelphia, vis¬ ited his cousin, Franklin A. Crocket, at  Horsham  on Sunday.
-A. Dieter, i.f HalloweU, will spend Thanksgiving day with his daugliter, Mrs,  Harry Flte, at Hatboro,
Miss Bei-tha West, of Germantown, visited her aunt, .Mrs. Susan R. Crocket,  at   llorsham,   on  Sundaj'.
Miss Irene H, Atkinson, of Hallow¬ ell, spent the week-end with lier sla¬ ter, .Mrs, C, R, Rittenhouse, In PhUa¬ delphia,
<"iii Tuesday seven Mne h6gs werei killed at Palmer's pork manufactory, w;ihcli animals came from William Dager's at Hartsville,
The remodeled frame house ou the former Greaves estat.e, Horsham, is being coihpleted. .A porch Is being- erected  alidut  the .structure.
Mrs. L. R. Atkinson, of Durham, N, C, and Mrs, C. R. Rittenhouse, of Philadeliihia, spent a day recently with Mrs. J. Vt'. Atkinson at Hallow¬ ell,
.Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ta.\/lor, of Jar¬ rettown, entertained'Mr. and, Mrs. Ro¬ bert Taylor, of .Neshamlnr.- an^ Mr. and Mrs. Amos Erb, of ij^»,^h*!lfc on Stinday. '.  >'ii'.*
Ernest  Schwemm  and   family,   .'wijo" haye  gone    fo   their  winter     home  In • Atlantic   City,   are   spending   Thanks¬ giving at their farm,  on  Butler drive, near Three Tuns. ^
. Emery C. McConnell tin Thur.sday resumed his duties as agent at Dresh¬ er station, -having enjoyed a lO-days* vacation, being relieved by Franlc Handwork,  of Lancaster,
Thomas Shoemaker,. John Bradfleld, Sr., and John Bradfleld, Jr„ of Jar¬ rettown, have returned from a gun¬ ning trip into ' Wayne county. They brought home about, 30 pheasants. •
On Tuesday Charles Rutherford at his Hallowell blacksmith shop sharp¬ ened the shoes of the horses of Chalk¬ ley Stackhouse, the flrst sharpening i'^\ flwj»*|U .the-shap this present aea-
Wni. J. Tyson, is drilling his well ileeper on his Horsham property. James F. Leavengood, of Willow Grove, is doing the' work. The well ' supplies five,houses with water on tho Horsham .Terrace.   .
Karl Maier, ofi Dresher, has pu"- chascd from the J, • W. Mann poultry' i'' ¦"'•, 'i^ AValnut Hill,-29 full bred Barred Rock hens and a prize-winning fooster, Mr. .Maier intends making poultry raising his business.
The Keystone Telephone company is erecting a line of jwles on New road and on the Meeting House foad west¬ ward from Doylestown pike. A Itey- stPhe telephone will be installed at' tho stbrfe - and several other subscribers a re also' listed.    '
Judge golly on Tuesday flled an •opinion in Avhich he modified a pre- r-'r"^ distribution of the estate of Elizabeth and Rebecca Jarrett, so thalt Rebecca and Qurner Jarrett, children of: David Ja.rrett, share in .each estate to tho extent of about $650,
The board of appraisers of tho North Wales Mutual Live Stock In-. .surance company met Tuesday at H S, Nash's, Halloweii, for the appraise¬ ment and Insurance of horses there¬ abouts. The farmers and others re¬ sponded liberally and the dav proved a busy one for the committee.
At the Palmer pork products fac¬ tory, Horsham, 6h Friday Franklin' A C rocket and Elmer IToftman killed a very flne hog for .1. T. Williams, -whicb animfji iu'eighed 429 pounds. Thrt porker was very cross and several nmes had the- men ¦ on tho defensive but a wen directed^ bullet did tho work and the- knife flnished the kill¬ ing..
.b.natliari Stackhou.se, ot Hallowell, !:; Iilantlng his 1,5-acre field along th.s Horsharn road with apple ,and peach ti-ocs. About 1500 trees will be plant¬ ed, and the ground w.as laid out iiv r',iws oil Tueaday, Mr. Stackhouse se¬ cured his stock from the "West Cliea- U-r nursery of Hoopes Brothers & Thomas, gomg over himself and se¬ lecting the tree.s.
The new bridge over the Limekiln liike and Susquehanna Street road, on rhe Ti-enton Cut-off, was slipped int' .olace this ,wepk, tho old structtiro be¬ ing moved out at the same time with¬ out   .-rny   interruption   of   travel      Tito
'^hT ,'"1"''^'' ?''? "^ concrete bottom. whKh prevents hot cinders, etc., from fai,mg through tp the roadwav Dur- i'Jf.'i, . present week the " Cut-off tr,acli.s In front 'rf Dresher st.ftlo.'i aro bring reballasted.
Thq full list of questions to b.i an- .swered Saturd.ay evening at tbo Hor- bnt^   >%'"r^\'''"''-  »ftsetlng   .at   tho fnlMt, "'   T.??"  Park,  Horsham,     Is  as; follows;    "If a family of six aska foi-
TJ^II^ ^'"'¦'J'i. '"'^"'*» ^fead, Graham Zl^' '^"•^'^^"'¦-L rakes, oorn gems and muffin,^, what is tho housewiffe's dutv, 111 KVeli a family.? Mrs. D. ^V. Sili ¦If a family of six request 'coifce,.' ihocolate, tea, etc, what is the house¬ wife a di/ty in -.uch a case'r'—Mis-; Mannio C,oentr-.r. Is Chrlstlanltv :i. failure becauso of . the war ?" .¦ Is.ia.^ Parry, "What counti-y could support Itself entirely on its own products ,'n time of war?" Isreal - H. Ely. "D.-- acribo your Idea of a pprrefit garden." ICatharine L, Goentner. Current topic4 will ho discussed bv Setli T;.,Walton and M.artha Ellen Paid.
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