The Ambler Gazette 19151223

              Fhe Ambler Gazette
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VOL   XXXlll -NO.   51
AMBLER.   PA..   DECEMBER   2:^,   1915.
S1.25   A   YE    A
COLD POINT        FIRE CO. OF- I AND FLYMOUTH.|     FERED $6000,
Happeoinfs of Local Interest to Our i Company, on Dec 23, to Consider Readers. Sale of the Lot.
POSTOFFICE BURGLARIZED.
Fort Washington   Safe  Blown  by Bold Thieves.
Freight Trains Again Run Over Ply- mouth Branch—Openlmg the Snow Biocked Roads—Christmas Notes— Miscellaneous   Items.
Thomas Hanley, of Harmonville, has been ill  with grip.
Rev. G. Z. Stup is suffering- frum an attack of bronchitis.
Joseph Johnson, of Harmonville, has been very ill.
Joseph Troy, of Karr's lane, has been suffering from grip,
William Freas, of Culd Puint, is out  again  after  an   illness.
Mrs. Evan Haley, of Harmonville, has been quite ill with grip.
A. D. Bartholomew, uf HarmonvlUe, has been suffering from croup.
John Tarbutton, of Barren Hill, who has been contined to his house for some time is still quite ill.
Allen Oberle, of Barren Hill, who recently came home ill from Slate coUege,   is   simewhat   impixived.
Henry Miller, ot City line, will tako possession on Jan. 1 of the house re¬ cently vacated by  if. J. Corbett.
The court has appointed Samuel Chambers judge of elections of Ply¬ mouth East in place of Charles E. Weeks, resigned.
Sever.al mt>mbers of the Wood fam¬ ily living on Chestnut .street, Marble Ilall, have been quick ill, but are im¬ proving.
Miss Martha Kreeger, of Cynwyd, spent Sunda.v with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Chick, at Plymouth.
The Misses Mary Stup, Florence Cressman and Xellie Staub, of Barren Hill, visited the Cold Point Snnday school la.st Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Thompson, of X'^orrls- town, .s.r>ent Friday and Saturday with her sister, Mrs. E. H. Chick, at Plymouth   Meeting.
Mrs. George Hiltner. of Consho¬ hocken. spent Sunday with her par¬ ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Cunning¬ ham.  Plymouth  Meeting.
Miss Florence Alosele.v, fif Harmon¬ ville, has returned home from a Phil¬ adelphia hospital where .she under¬ went a successful  operation.
An interesting prayter meeting of the Plymouth United Evang. church ¦was held Wednesday evening at Mrs. Harry  Maxwell's,  H.annonviUe.
The Christmas exercises of the Friend.s' school will be held this! Thiirsday evening at 7.,'?0. All friends are  cordialb'  invited   to  .attend.
Mrs. D. H. Dager. of Germantown avenue. Barren Hill, is recovering from a very severe cold that kept her Indoors for some davs last week.
Rev. Mr, fTnrtman. of Ci-nzer Then- logical seminarv. preached .Sund.ay in Cold Point Baptist church, and next Sabbath Rev. Mr. Jones •nill flll the pulpit.
At the recent sheriff's sale of a -small lot on Karr's lane, H.armonville, the property was purchased by Albert D. Bartholomew, who owns the adja¬ cent lots.  ,
On Mondav afternoon in Phttaifel- phla James Cunningham, of Plymouth Meeting, attended The funeral of ,1, nephew. Matthew King. Son of Mrs. Ma.ntha King.
The s.auer kraut supper, held on Raturdnv in the diningroom uf Bar¬ ren ITill church bv the members of Mrs. .«tiip's f-iihle class, wns vei-v well 'attended considering tlie cunditiuns of travel.
Mr. 'and Mrs. Snmuei H. Myers and daughter. ATiss GeTtriide Myers. nf Harmonville. spent Sunday with Mrs. Myers' sister. Mrs. Edward Wertz, in Conshohocken. '
Mi.«s Bertha Staley, principal of Barren Hill schonl. is .still, at this writinf, imahle to resume her pl.ace in tbe schonl i-oom owinsr tu an attack of cold nnd  grip.
Mrs. William McCullough, of Ridge pike, H.armonville. whn has been suf¬ fering frnm .a badly infected hand, the result of n .s-pUnter wound, i<i much improved and w.as able Monday to cro to Phil.adelphia.
The Chri.sm.as exercises of the Sun¬ day schn d of the Plymouth United Evang. church will be presented next Sundav evening. Sei-v-ices will also be held in the church Christmas morning frnm  7 to S.
Owing to illness among .a number of youne persons connected with the church and Sunday .school ,at Barren HiU. the practicine for the Christmas entertainment has been very much retarded.
Charles AVeeks, of Hickorytown. *ias movefl his household goods into his newl\- erected bungalow at Har¬ monville. .and Mr. and Mrs. Weeks have gone to T^ew A'ork to visit their daughter.
Mrs. Almirn Bailie, wife of Wash¬ ington C Bailie, of Germantown ave¬ nue. Marble Hall, who was taken ouite III while visiting a relative in West Philadelphia, was .-Uile to be re¬ moved  to  her home  last  Saturday.
The family of IT. J. Corbett, of Bar¬ ren Hill, is much afflicted. John, aged seven, wa.s on Tuesday remov¬ ed to the hospital suffering from a. severe .attack of pneumonia, while two other children of the family are very 111.
Horace F- Schlater, of Cold Point, recently received a letter from Rev. ftwace T. Houf, the recent pastor of Colt! Point Baptist church. Mr. and Mrn Houf were then at the latter's parental home at Centralia. Mo., and Mr. Houf told of a recent hunt he en¬ joyed wherein he was rewarded with a Wlllnt' of 14 rabbits, a squirrel and a quail,
A. C. ITart, of Ridge avenue and Chestnut street. Marble Hall, who Is associated with Mr. Conelly, of Ger¬ mantown avenue and Arch street, Ply¬ mouth township, for the sale and erection of a.gricultural machinery, spent 10 days recsntly at Montrose, Susquehanna eour ty, superintending 'the erection of some machinery re¬ cently sold In  that section.
O-wrIng to enorm-nis freight ship¬ ments over the Hetiding lines, the oompany is now again utilizing the Plymouth branch for freight purposes" between Port Richmond and Bridge¬ port. 'The new order relieves freight congestion on the P?tlladelph!a lines about the Midvale steel works and other places, and also provides a shorter route and tone of greater con¬ venience to the employes, as a lay¬ over Is not necessary.
Ambler   Firemen   Receive  and   Discuss
the   Offer   on   Friday   Evening—Paid
$5000    for   the    Proeprty    in     1910—
Miscellaneous  Items.
Tile members uf the Wissahickon Kire company vvill meet this Thurs¬ day evening to consider and take ac¬ tion un the ofler to purchase ilie cumpanj-'s lut un liutler avenue fur $6000, which oft'er was made through the offices of H. J. Uager, inc., real estaie brokers, at a meeting of the trustees held Dec. 14. The trustees reported same 10 the meeting of Ih-J company Kriday evening, and the same was discussed by the members present.
President Knight was in the chair, but there was only a fair represen¬ tation of the company present. Tlie. offer of sale was discussed by Mr. Knight, Lewis Farrington, AValter I'arrlngton, Jesse Hayden, AVm. H. Bruwn, Albert i''ry, Robert Kepler, AVarren Biddle, Juhn Hendricks, Harry Hinkle Herbert Amey, Juhn Signs, AVfh. S. Acuff, Esq.,- Albert Culp and H.  J.  Dager.
The oiiinion was .that the offer should he well considered at a larger meelin,g of the compan.\', and many of tho siieakers think that the comiiany should secure a better price. Mr. A(-ult: thinks the offer is a fair one and that if the ouinpiliiy desires to sell, now is its chance when a buyer waits. The lot,, without counting in¬ terest on the original investment, has cost tbe cnm.pany $.5722.7-1 since the imrchase in March. IDin. The rent re¬ ceived has been $610 plus $250 from H. C. Biddle for sale of a right of way.
ytr. Dager stated that the offer is mnde on ,a cash basis, and that no commission will be charged the com¬ pany. He feels that it is the best offer he can secure from his client, inasmuch as there are now other pro¬ perties in the same neighborhood which will also be available in the spring.
.-^s a result of the cnnsideration, the secretary was instructed to issue nntiees for the special ineeting on this Thursday evening when a large turn¬ out   is  desired.
In connection with this meeting there will also be disposed of a fine turkey, a pair of chickens and two euine.as, the gifts of Wm. H. Frame, Thomas F. Shoemaker and .loshua Stout. These gentlemen were thank¬ ed  for  their generosity.
Two proposals for membership were received, and the following were eleeted: Harry Beideman, George N Crockett, Jr., Elmer Ott and AA'alter Simnn.
The g.ames committee reported the collection  of .$1.4.'i.
AAHtii regard to the offer of Pred. L. Alien to give the company a bene¬ fit at the Palace theatre, the "benefit committee considers it best to hold snme nfter the liolidays. Mr. Allen's entirely voluntnry offer is much ap¬ preciated,^ lirtjivever,.by the company:
AMBLER NEEDS $30,000 LOAN.
Council Thinks That Sum Is Not Too High.
Drainage and Street Conditions That Demand Attention With Regard to Municipal Improvement—Workmen's Compensation   Insurance.
.\inliler cuiiiic!lnian,  al   the  adjuurii-
About  |50   Worth   of  Stam--   Secured —Burglars   Fire   Several   Shots,   One Narrowly   Missing   Mrs.   Carn—Par¬ ties   Escape   by  Automobile. Three   men   broke   open   one   of   the rear   windows   at   the   Fort   Washing-j ed meeting Monday evening, whicii nil lull    postoflice   about   2   o'clock   Sun-   tlie nienibers attended,  were freetoe.v- da,y mur'ning,  drilled the safe,  blew  ith'iess   themselves   with   regard   lu   tue. opin   with   iiiiruglycerin  and   lied   with I I'lupu.sed   luan  of  from   $20,000  to  $30,- papers     and     about     $50     worth     of Muni   tor  street   irriipruvement,   $4000   c.f siainps.    They  secured  no money. I which  is due  because uf repairs made
Tile   jimmying   uf   the   shutter  pro- I uuriiig  the  recent  year.
Mayor-elect   Among   Guests.
Celebrating their 10th wedding- an¬ niversary .at their home in Roslyn, Dr. and Mrs. AV. 11. Wilson gave a din- ! ner dance. Amon.g their .guests were Mayor-elect Thuinas I!. Smith and .Mrs, Smilh, uf I'hilarleiphia: Mr. and Mrs. ICdw-iU-d Hair. -. and Mrs. Fritz ijiiitiner, .Mr. and .Mrs. Charles Mnss, .Mr. .and Mrs. Edward Xurman nnd Mr. and Airs. AVilli.am Chase. Dr. AA'ilson Is the treasurer of .Vbington township.
lalily awakened Miss Ella Rowland, who with her mother, Airs. .Amanda Carn, occupy the dwelling. .Miss Ituwiand flew tu the side window, llirew up the sash, and was promptly advised by a man below to "Stick yuur head in or I'll shoot." She ran lu the telephone'- and called Gordon's liutel. the l''urt W.isliington station- and .Mrs. F.. fl. .'Anschutz. the post¬ mistress.
In the meantilme .VIrs. Carn, who was also aroused, ran over to the .same window and as she peered out a shot was fired at her, the 15 calibre liail passing through tlie glass and the curtain, scarcely 10 inches front her' head, and lodged in the celling tl bove.
It is lielieved the person outside was on the watch, for the sate door Vas drilled and blown off w-ith a charge of r»itroglycerin. The safe Wiis badl.v shattered, pieces of steel being blown .about the ruom. men then grabbed the papers and abuut $50 worth of stamps mid es<-ap- ed liy a rear door, which tliey had previously opened, passing along in¬ side the enclosed iiorch to the rear. Mere the sliding door was opened by^ hi-en Icing the gl.ass frnm the outside nnd opening the lock. The fist was probably used, as there wns blood about the door and on the boards outside.
The thie\-es. of whom there were no fewer than three, had previously vis¬ ited the Gillian blacksmith shop^ where they found ,a door open, and took therefrom a strong rasn. which nided tliem In their work and which "as recovered at the scene of the robbery.
Despite the general alarm given by Miss Rowland, and the fact that a part of the excitement was witness¬ ed by the night operator <at the sta¬ tion, who, however, remained at hisi post, the work was not interfered ¦vvith, and when the burglars escaped, by the rear door with their booty Ihey ran to the back of the Carn pro¬ perty, their tracks being followed in the snow, and boarded a waiting au- tumobile on the Township line, mak¬ ing their escape.
Some uf the residents, vvho were n wakened by the telephone calls and the several .shots fired claim tn have seen a large automobile come up the pike about the same time, turn dnwn around the stntinn nnd pass up Sum¬ mit avenue. It is believed their car jeonveyed- t+rei parties aw.a'y from the I scene, and it is also believed that oije of the shots flred was a sign.al to the driver  uf  the  car.
'     Tlii..^  i«  the fifth  time  that  the Fort Wnshingtun    postoffice   has   been    rob
Mr. Jenkins, uf the finance cuinmil- ii-e, stated that he understands Treas¬ uier Kausi's suggestion regarding n. Iiui-oiigli loan to be the issuing uf $12,- "fiu worth of bunds the lirst year- - ••iliioo tu pay off the present lloaling .lelit, leaving $8000 for streei work, nnd the rcmniniiig $8000 to he expeiid- od .-IS needed  during the  second  year.
Mr. Hayden. of the highway com¬ mittee, stated that he is not sure uf llie figures, as the storm conditions li:i\-e prevented going uver the streets t.i make measurements nnd tu esti- niite their needs. This plan will de- -^igiintc tc the dollar aim-isl just what Ihe boruugh can expend, under the proposed loan, un each streei. He re- (oniniended that the work be not ¦^iven (Hit by cuntract,t as under thf< |.inner luan, but that the wurk be done under the directiun and siiper- \isioii of the borough. Mr. Hayden i-.Nplained that all of the recent ex- The| lu-iidilure on the streets is not resiir- I'i.i-ing and oiling work, but .some nf it was used in filling streets up to- upiide, the liutler avenue bridge was lepaired  and   improved.
Dr. Godfrey thinks that tho antici- pnted expenditures on each impiove- iiii-nt sliould be clearly si>ecified, a.s it \ull help carry the luan, and also that a portion uf the loan proceeds be re¬ served for needed repairs during the .•^icund year. W. C. Irvin cuiiicided with this view.
.Vlr. Craft said that .$25,000 might be needed for the proposed work, Mr. liiddle suggested $30,000, so that all llie necessary work can be" include! within the amount of the issue, and tlie several committees should review the borough's needs and estimate the aniuuut required in each specific iti-m.
Tills idea was incorporated into a iiH.tion and passed that the solicitor ut the next meeing prepare the nec- e.-^snry ordinance calling for a vote of the people fur the purposes set forth nl..ive, with tlie amount of ihe pro- p.ised bund issue to be specified at that iiK-eting, after the estimated itemized l:.<is ure repurted by the liii.inoe and tile highway committee.
1'1-esideiit Acuff said that the street I'lpnirs are not the only necessities, a,-- water conditions must be taken l;i'(- uf else the street work in cer- tiiiii quarters will be in vain, lie said t|-.-il errors of the past will have to 'bt ,corrected. He suggested orn.imen- i?ij|-'lights ¦-*3«»'-Main stp^t .and. Utrtlei- avenue. The streets .in South Am¬ hler and alsu in East Ambler alsu need   repairs.
Dr. (godfre.v called attention to the necessity uf remed\ ing the water con¬ dition     on     Lindeuwuld     avenue     and
! Sheriff's  Sale   Stayed.
There has been stayed in scheduled sale, by the sheriff, under an execu- liun issued uut uf llie prolhunolary's oflice, of the personal property uf l-:d- ward Ganley, of LiiMotte, there hav¬ ing been seized to sati.sfy the claim, among other pruperty, the equipment luf a blacksmithshop and also 14 head ;uf liorses. An adjustment uf the mat¬ ter has been made.
bed. but the lirst time since it has ; suggested that (ounci! proceed w ith been in the Carn building, on the I its plan of conducting the water uver Springhouse and Chestnut HiU turn- ' the Park avenue e.xtension. The nec- pike. ATrs. E. R. Anschutz Is the post-I essary iiuthnrlty for action was .ac- mistress. nnd she hns been in the ' roidiniilv granted hy council, h.abii of tnkiii--: boiin- her d.-iily re- u was dei-ided 10 burruw tempor- '^¦''''''•'i- .arily  $5000   to  pay  off  lloatiii.g  indebt-
niiv-o!'   ihe   rec-ime   of      Postmaster | edness,    snme    to    be    liiiuidated    from iHiiffnn-rlo   the  office  was  luuted   twice. 1 the   incoming  taxes.
I Then his succeisnr, Mrs. Annie Leaf., The workmen's (-umpensntiun iiisur- I I'oiiiul it necessary tu report tn the | .Tpce rates were received from the I cnv-ernment thnt yeggs hnd twice vis- I state department and w-ere cnnsider- |ited  her ofTice. ^,,1   ,(,^   i,,w   in   the   face   uf  rates   fur-
I  ¦ nished frnm llie stock cumpanles' lists.
I Sixty Children Saved by Fire Drill inlTt vvas decided tu furnish the state I Home. v.-ith full data  with regard to the em ¦
j     The  lives  of  Uu  children   were  prob- 1 Pl'^VPs  to  be insured.
juhly saved un Thursday  by being pre- 	
viously   trained   in   a.   flre   drill   when
(Continued on pare 8.)
Dinner  to   E.   B.  Smith.
A genuine old-time love feast, in dual celebration of the recent victory uf the Good Roads ticket in Lower Gwynedd township and of the affec¬ tion and esteem in which Is held the retiring president of the board of township supervisors, Edward B. Smith, was the occasion of a joyous gathering Wednesday evening at the William Penn inn, Gwynedd, .\mong the 30 or so diners were most of tho newly-elected county and township offlcers, with a sprinkling of non-oflice holding workers who had been prom¬ inently Identified with the Good Roads movement. Old line politics were for¬ gotten, as the township had won its late fight on strictly non-partisan, community spirit grounds, but the countv oflicers were un.sparing in their compliments to the finesse and gen¬ eralship displayed by the local poli^- cians in their successful struggle to m.aintain the superior character of the ro.ads throughout the township, and tho town.ship oflicials and leaders, on Iheir part, gave credit in outspoken terms lo the skill and public spirit of Mr. Smith for the major portion of the improvement shown in tlie high¬ ways of the township during his ten-
""^Clavton ¦R. Thomas, newly elected member of the school board, acted as "oastmnster and called In turn upon each diner. The last to respond was Township Attorney J. T. Foulke, who in a neat littlo speech presented to the retiring supervisor a silver-mount¬ ed hunting crop, betirlng the Inscrip¬ tion "Edward B. Smith, Supervisor Lower Gwynedd Township, 1006-1908, 1910-1915" Mr. Smith, whose one re¬ creation 'i« riding to hounds, appear-- ed deeply touched by this testimonial from his friends nod neighbors, and expressed his .appreci.atlon in tones which plainly showed his feeling. His successor, Pemberton Hollingsworth, was prevented frnm .attending the dinner by a severe attack of grip, which has conflned bim to his home fnr several days.
the new building uf the Christ's Hume fur llumeless and Friendless Children, ou the A'ork road, in Warminster j township, was swept by flames and every bit of woodwork and all inflam¬ mable articles destroyed.
The 60 children, ranging in ages from 3 to 8 years, and their attend¬ ants were just sitting down to dinner when the lire was discovered. It; started in tlie basement, but the ori¬ gin is unknown. The children havo been trained in the flre drill, and In less than three minutes after the wlsps of smoke found their way into the dining room, all were safely out of the building without panic or con¬ fusion.
Then the nurses, teachers and at¬ tendants of the home, aided by neigh¬ bors, managed to sove much of tho personal effects uf those who lived in the burning building-, while a vol¬ unteer bucket brigade, under the di¬ rection of Superintendent Albert Oet- tiiiger,   fought  the   fire.
l>3nglne comfianies from Hatboro .'ind 'Willow Grove, Abington and tivo from Jenkintown were summoned.
The building was completed only abuut six weeks ago. It is a two- story structure of steel and concrete. The dormitories were on the second floor, the schoul ronms, dining room, offices and kitchens on the flrst floor, the heating apiiaratus nnd store rooms In the basement.
The Christ home has three other buildings beside the burned one, and 20.1 children are being cared for there. The sixty youngsters made homeless by this flre will be .apportioned among the other buildings. The loss is es¬ timated  at   $20,000,  with  no  insiirnnc. .
Farther   Lights  at   Hatboro,
The sum of $SC.50 was cleared by the sale of fancy articles and home made baking given by the Farther Light's society, Hatboro, for the bene¬ fit of the Baptist church, Friday af¬ ternoon, the 10th, .
Mother   and   Son   Buried   in   Same Grave.
Mrs. .-^aron Payne and Oeorge Pay¬ ne, mother and son, of North Wales, were buried in a single grave in GreenwoOod cemetery, Frankford, fol¬ lowing funeral services held at the Payne residence in Xorth Wales Sat¬ urday afternoon.
Mrs. Payne, 81 years of age, died at her home in the northern suburb on Dec. 11. Arrangements were made for the conduct of the funeral on Wednesday. On Dec. 12 the son, George, aged 63 years, was taken ill. Monday his Ulness developed into an aggravated attack of pneumonia and about midnight Tuesday night he died. It was planned to hold ihe double funeral.
Airs. Payne's husband survives. He is more than SO years of age. In ad¬ dition, nine of the sixteen children burn to the couple are living. Four of these chUdren are Philadelphlan.s— Mrs. George; Saunders, Afrs. .A. Kush¬ more, Mrs. X^ Weller nnd Charles Payne.
BEST NEW YEAR'S GIFT.
To Be Answered by Horsham Farm¬ ers' Club.
Inte.restinq Session Held at Home of Davis W. Sill, Horsham—Referred Questions—Christ Home Fire—Pro¬ gram 'I'Or  Next. Meeting.
A \ ery interesting nieeling uf the llorshani Farmers' club was held Sat¬ urday evening at the hume of .Mr. and Mrs. Davis VV. Sill, Horsliam, there being fully 30 persons present. Mr. Sill sent a large wagon out to meet the trolley, and the convenience was much appreciated.
The president, John Park, called the members to order, and the minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary,   Anna   G   HalloweU.
The executive committee reported as folluws: Place of next meeting, the home of (Jllver P. and Katharine .Smith, Horsham, on Jan. 15, and the fullowing questi6ns were referred: 'Tlo you nppruve uf the lack of fenc¬ ing aruund the farms as one sees in riding through the country '.'" Char¬ ie.s S. Kinsey. "Give the most desir- nhle .Vew Year's wish for liilB," Eliza- beih AV. Ely. "AVho receives the most rieiiefit, the farmer or the middleman from the statement jusl made liy the bui-e.aii uf agriculture at Washing¬ ton '.'" Isaac Parry and H. AV. llallo¬ well. "What is the true road to hap- iiiness '.' I.saac Michener. "AA'hat two men have lately received the .Xobel peace prize '.'" Israel Kly. Current topics. Laura Stackhous and PhiliP' .ATlti-hell.
Under the answering of questions, Mary W. Saui-man's question, "Give a menu for a good uld fasiiioned Christ¬ m.as dinner," wa.s' postponed, as was also that of Chalkley Stackhous, "Giva? .vour c^pinioii of the farrn bur¬ eau; will it lie of any benelit tu I'nim- ei-s •."•
Davis AA'. Sill, in an.swer tu his question, "Is It bcneliplal to buy a Irai-tur fur f.arm use at the present time '.'" said that with the roads drift¬ ed with snow a tractor is of veo-" little real use .and are not advantage¬ ous in tills neighborhood. He st.'Ued, huwever, that it is reported Henr,y l-"urd is planning next spring lu place a low-priced  tractor on  the  market.
P. ^^ Gheen thinks this motive power is the coming thing, and gave .a description of a demonstr.ation he was given in Chester county uf its utility. The machine costs $6o0, and the two plows, $90 and they du a. tremendous lol of work in a very .sat¬ isfactory manner.
Alartha B. Mitchell's question, give your idea of the tru^ Christian spirit,'' and that of Atlee W. Saurman, "AVhat an-angements can be made to enable thr peace-loving- nation to enforce world peace against all who threaten to  destroy  il '.'"   were  postponed.
Isnac Parry stated that he attempt¬ ed to secure .some data as to the amount of guld iu the United States treasury, t>ut was unable tu repeat. Tli.e lCifl^fencev,of gqild on the. rise..,oft pr'ii-e's and the cause thereof is a.' [deep subject, said Mr. Parry, and no I one is able to prophes.v acciirately the outcome.
The editress. Airs. P. P. Gheen, read a very interesting number of the Cluli Gazette, which comprised edi¬ torials  and other articles.
.\ student from Stale college, Cbar- 1 les llallowell, gave a must interestin.g I talk on the methods pursued at the I institution and he also answered a i number of questions.
,     Miss   Marion   Goentner   gave   a   gra- , nhii-     account     of   the   flre   at     Christ : liome  and   reviewed     the   loss   as   sus¬ tained   by   the   inmates   and   the   insti¬ tution,   closing   with   a   plea,   for   help, espei-lally   in   the   nature   of   clothing, ns   the   inmnies   lost  the  greater  por¬ tion   of  their  persnnal   belungings   and they all are in  need  of the necessities. Aliss  Goentner also  gave  .an  amus- I ing account of the experiences  of the j suffragists     in    Washington     recently , nnd   of   the   reception   given   them   by I Senator   Penrose   when   the   delegation called  un  him  to  secure his aid   in  be¬ half of the cause.
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EUREKA.
Alfred     Swarlzlander pneumonia.
Rev, Hirsch, an instructor at I'r¬ slnus college, preached both morning and evening in the Pleasantville church, during the absence of the pas¬ tor. Rev. John Lentz.
Mrs. John Swartzlander fell on the ice and cut .a deji g.ash in the back uf her head.
Measles are prevalent throughout this section, m.any homes being un¬ der quarantine.
MLss Katharine Hartzel, of Hood college, Md., is visiting her parent.s until after the holidays.
The Christmas enteirtainment nf the Pleasantville Sunday school will be held Suhday morning .at 10.30.
The quarantine has been lifted from th(f hom« of A. A.;'Nash ami they are now' abift to be o/.t again.
16000 Fire in Ashbourne.
l''ire on AVednesday last damaged iwo frame houaes occupied by Ralph K. Myers and W. Longerdin, on Ash¬ bourne road, east of Old A'ork road, .-Ashbourne, entailing a loss estimated at $6000. The fire is thought to have been caused by a defective flue.
Several members of the Myers fam¬ ilj' were at home, but members of the Longerdin family were jnvny at the lime the flre started. According to lho police it was in tho Jatier huusei that  the  fire  originated.
.An alarm brought the Old A:'ork Ftoad Fire company and al>o the com¬ pany from La Mott. "When the flre¬ men arrived the buildings were burn¬ ing fiercely. Nearly all tho furniture in both houses was d,amaged. The houses wero owned by Samuel Magar¬ gal, a business man of the city and a director of tho Old A'ork Road Fire cnmpany.
WEDDED.
.SCHRAi: GER—MA RTl .\. .V iiuiet wedding took place at the home of Airs. TiUie Schrauger, Hat¬ fleld, on AVednesday evening, when her sun, Alfred, was married to Mrs. Elsie Alartin. Rev. H. S. Paules, of Perkasie, performed the ceremony. Mr. and Airs. .Schrauger will reside in Hatfleld.
Injured  Alighting  From Train.
Fred. Wagner, probably the oldest typo in Montgomery and Bucka counties, an employee of the Times office, Hatfleld, and who resides at L.-tiisdale, met with an aocilent Dec. 13 Iwhilo getting off a tra.'1 in the f^'^ejiing at the Lansdale depot by sliPjJlng off the lower step .if the car, sprtinlng his ankle go badiy that he was not on duty but cor tin ed t6 his rooib.,
Family   Much   Afflicted.
The home of Mahlun Roth, Xo. 422 Derstine avenue, Lansdale, has been a doniicle of affliction. Two Aveeks ago ago Allss Laura Roth, aged 28, died of pneumonia. .'\.rrangements -n'ere being made fur the funeral when Mahlon Roth, Jr., contracted diphther¬ ia and it was necessary to hold the funeral  privately.
Then Earl Roth, another son, aged 20, was stricken -with diphtheria at the flre house where he was living while his home was quarantined. He died and was buried on Dec. 13. X'ow Mahlon Roth, the father, has contrnct- ed diphtheria as well as a nervous ail¬ ment.
Trolley  Co,   Men   Remove   Snow.
Heeding .1. petition uf York Road residents, gangs of snow shovelers and sweeper.s, Philadelphia Rapid Transit employes, went to Abington last week and removed from the side¬ walks piles of snow shoved ther© by plows and Sweepers of the trolley company.
SPRINGHOUSE.
Aliss Phebe Ely, of Philadelphia, and Miss .Mabel Ely, of Ambler, spent Thursday with Walter Hallowell and family.
Mrs. T-:. F. Thoman spent the week¬ end witlt her aunt, Mrs. Lydia Haw¬ kins, in Philadelphia. Mrs, Ha-wkins I.-i on the sick list.
Chicken thlCA'es visited I. J. Hallow¬ ell's p.>ultry house on Sunday night.
Mrs. Anna Magowan spent the week-end with Mrs. Fred. Carter in Germantown.
Miss Je.annle H. Ingersoll, who has been quite U! with grip, Is now con¬ valescing. Other members of the household aro still ill with the same malady,
Terrance Cassady, who was kicked by a horse, is still conflned to a Phil¬ adelphia hoapital.        • 1'
HORSHAM AND UPPERDUBLIN.
Miscellaneous Items  of Interest to Many Readers.
Willard Appointed Postmaster at Hallowell — Heavy Produce Ship¬ ments by Freight—Jarrettown and t>res(her    Notes—Miscellaneous.
.Viiss  I-IUl ence  Lightkep,     of  Jarret¬ town,  speiii  Saturday  in  PhUadelphia. A   son    was    tjorii    Monday    lo    Mr. aim .Mrs.  William iVicMulllii, of Dresh¬ er.
John Wallon, uf Horsham, haa been much impro\ed in heaith, this week.
.Virs.   Kmery   C.   .McConneU,   of   Jar- I rettown,   spent     Friday     in   I'hiladel¬ phia,
.vtr.   and   Mrs.   George     Jtuiett,     of I Davis   Grove,   have   been   uu   liie   sick liiil.t
Janies   .A.   Cozens,   uf   Davis   Grove,
has   been   conlined   10   the   house   witii
j quinsy. .
j      Rev.   and   .Mr.s.   .A..   B.    I'etci.son,   of
Jai-retiown,   spent   Thursday   in   Phll-
iulei pilla. s
James TomMnsun,  of near  Hallowell,
has   gune   lo   Ambler  and   is   visiting
.Vlr.   and   Mrs.   J.   J.   Radcliff.
Ali-s. William Si]ieakmaii and James and William Speakman, uf lIor.sh«un, iiave  all   been   on   the   suk   list.
.Vlr. Aloore and son, of Germantown, spent ,Suiiday as guesis ut lienjamin Kves aud   lamily  near Jarrettown.
I.auieiu-e 1'. ii'incke, tlie new horse¬ shoer at Horshnm, has been laid up a fevv days wiili grip at his Jenkin- toiwn home.
Horsham Kriends' schoul uill have its Christmas entertainment 2 o'clock in tih- afternoon of December 24 iu Horsluim hall.
The Jarrettown public schuul will i reiuler its Christmas entertainment I Thursday afternuon at 1.30. All friend.-i .cordially   Invited.
Jonathan Stackhouse, uf Hallowell, has enclosed willi glass the shed un¬ der his straw house wherein he has his root crops stored.
.Vli.ss Anna Jarrelt, uf Boston, Mass., has returned home to spend Christ¬ mas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Geurge Jarrett, at Davis  Grove.
'On the Sunday the great blizzard of 1888 commenced I left fur Califor¬ nia. Going liy way of VVashington, D, C, 1 encountered no cold weather un¬ til 1 reached Arizona."—F.. C. Shoe¬ maker,   of  Jarrettown.
¦'The biggest snow drifts on lite line were about Hursham. Some of them were eight feet high and teams were driving un tlie trolley tracks whero the snow hnd been shovelled nnt."—• 'iCondUctur .Miirshall White, P. R. T. j line.
The llorshani grammar school will I nnt give n Christmas entertainment. 'as announced in Jast week's issue. ] The enterlainment had to be called ; off because of a number of the pupils being ill and the poor attendance ow¬ ing to the storm.
Charles VV. Willard. of Hallowell, haa received   from   the   pystoftice ' depart- mSnt  his   apixilntm^nt   .aa   postmaster j at   Hallowell,     and   has   already     for- I warded   his  bond   for  apiiroval.     ft   is .believed  the change nf nfflidals at  thnt office   AvIU   take   place   nbouit   Jan.   1. 1     Jo.seph   Whiteiiide.     Williani   Whlte- jside   nnd     AValter   .Allen   on     Monday l.shiniied   hy   trolley   freight   from   Hal- ! luwell   12,396   puonds   of   putatues   and j rutabagas.      On   Tuesday   C.    U.    Tur- I rill,   uf   near   county   line,   shipped   26 bags uf putatoes from tho same place. (Jlivcr   K.   Maurer,   sun   of   Cl.   H.   S, Maurer,   who   is   taking   a   two-years' course al Perkiumeii  seminary,  Penns¬ burg,   prejiaring     hiniself   fur     college, where  he will study fur the  Iteformed ministr.y,   returned   hume  last     Satur¬ day     to   spend     Christmas   and     .\e\y Year's with his parents on the Catal¬ pa farm, Horsham.
C. L. Detwiler, the produce and commission dealer, who has his head¬ quarters on the Catalpa farm, Hors¬ ham, is a very busy mau this fall, handling a large amount uf sausage, 4-crappIe, butler, egg and poultry trade, serving his customers in . Ger- m.amuwn by means of his new \'im auto truck.
O. H. S. .Maurer, nf Horsham, has harvested the best corn crop he ever had on his farm in Horsham since ho purchased the farm 12 years ago. His large 2S00-bLishel corn crib did not be¬ gin to hold the crop. Mr. Maurer planted 36 acres of corn last spring. -¦Vlthougb badly blown down by tha wind storm, the oorn grew to perfec¬ tion.
O. H. S. Maurer Is now making pre¬ parations to erect a 34 by 20-foot gar¬ age. The structure will be mostly of concrete and the roof will be of steel. In connection with the garage thero will be a fire proof ga.soliue tank. This garage will house two louriii.g cars nnd two nuto trucks, with a ro pair sliup, all to be he.ated in winter, which will mnke an up-to-date farm garage.
Through the generosity of the mem¬ bers of the Junior .Auxiliary uf the Needlework Guild, .Tarretluwii branch, the teachers nnd pupils of .larrettuwn schonl and their parents, Miss Ro¬ berts was able to take to Bedford Street mission in answer to its call fur help, a very generous Christmas gif-. consislini.- nf clothing, fruit, vego- Lnblci .-111,1 money, and she desires to thank nil whn had a part in this splendid   cunlributinn.
Horsh.am Simday .school iciulere.l its Christmas entertainment on Sa.t¬ urday evening in the liremcus' hall, and the room w,as fllled with an ap¬ preciative audience. The exerciser ¦were well rendered, afth'ough some¬ what interfered with by the preva- denco of colds, Santa Claus, hi tlii> person of Clarence Geatrell, made his appearance, and right well did he act. tho p.art. Prizes were distributed t.' the pupils and teacher.s, and a ver\- interesting  evening was  spent.
Horsham township has had its full share of road opening, and on Tues-. da.y aftornobn the road masters wero busy shoveling on the Meeting Houso road from ITorsh.am store to tho county line, .and alsn Maple avenim b.ack of the Hallowell tollgate. Thu sta.te was slow In openings its statu aid road from Horsham sure towards' Welsh road. John Park and his. force opened this highwa.v .along hi« f.arm, but a Large drift nt "Wm. T. Tyson's closed the e.asterly end of the road and traffic was comT>elled to uso Centre street and Air. Tyson's prn-- I>e<rty n.nd hi.s driveway.
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