The Ambler Gazette 19160316

              FHE  AMBLER  GAZETTE
VOL  XXX1\ .-NO.   10
AMBLER.   PA..   MAUCH   10.   1910
»1.2f>   A   YKAR
COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
BARREN HILL FIRE COMPANY.
Happeninfs of Local Interest to Our Preliminary Or^aoization ^Points to
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Readers.
Plymouth    Sends    Big     Delegation    to
Norristown  Tabernacle—Harmonville
Resident     Dies    Suddenly — Baptist
Church   Notes—Personals   and    Mis¬ cellaneous.
-Mrs. John B. Young, of Pl\inouLh Meetin.^¦, ha.s  been quite ill.
Mrs. Andrew Walter, uf Cold Point, is  imiiroving after a serious  lllneKs.
Mrs. Alillie Miltner, of Karr's lane, Harmonville, iias recovered from grqi.
Mrs. Elmer Hitter, of Barrijn Hill, has been very ill with double pneu¬ monia.
Mrs. Jacob Hart, of Cold Point, spent Monday with her mother in Con¬ shohocken.
Mrs. Lemuel Rodebaugli, of Hicv- orytown, has been confined to her bed with bronchitis.
'Harry Plleger, of Barren Hill, re¬ cently killed a pig wiiich welgiiud dressed 51(1 iiuunds.
Jacob Hart, ot Cold Point, has -sold several pice porker.^ to -V. W. Drennen, butcher,  of Lancasterville.
Mrs. Frank Engert, of Philadeliihia, visited .Mrs. Solomon Lightkej), Ply¬ mouth Meeting, on .Sunday.   .
Miss Helen C. Livezey, of Plymouth Meeting, was tlic guest Sunday uf Mrs. Josepii K. Corson at Cynwyd.
Several Cold I'oint persons attend¬ ed the Bciderwolf evangelistic meet¬ ings in  Norristown Sunday  cveiiuig.
The young peoiilc of the Plymouth U. E. churcli will give a "Japaueao Wedding" in the church oa March SO.
The ilouston house, Germantown pike, Barren Hill, whicii has been oc¬ cupied by E. ll. Tarbutton, is being repaired. '
Mrs. J. M. Berkhimer.. of Harmon¬ ville, has a beautiful pi,.k azalea in bloom. The plant has unusually lar.go llowers.
Rev. Charles B. I'irman, of near Nor¬ ristown, preached an interesting ser¬ mon Sunday naorning in Cold Point Baptist church.
Mr. and -Mrs. Ilorace Hallman, of Pottstown , vvere week-end guesis of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elliott, Karr';j lane,  Hiirmonville,
The K. L. C. E. society,.of the Ply¬ mouth U. E. church, will attend the Norristown tabernacle service this Thursday evening.
Mrs. S. S. Collins will move from Barren HIU to the Walter Coulston propert.v in cenlral Wliiteniar.sh, va¬ cated by Wiiliam Gaskins.
Mrs. C. P. Lingo, Miss L. Woodland ajid Miss Leverene Lingo admirably conducted the services Sunday after¬ noon in the Plymouth  U. E. church.
Mrs. Carl Lorenz, of Plymoutli Meet¬ ing, attended a lecture Thursday giv¬ en at tho Women's college, Philadel- •phia, in the interest uf babies and their care.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross, of Germantown, were Sunday guests of Mr. and .Vii.> S. P. Rartiey, of Harmonville, und in the evening attended the tubeinacie services.
Next Tuesday evening the Christian Endeavor society, of the Plymouth U. E. church, will iiold a social .md busi¬ ness meeting at the home of Airs. R. Coffman,   Hiirmonville.
Charles  Larkel,   of  Gw.\iiedd   Valle.v, farmer   for    C.  C.  Coolbaugh,    visited Thomas Magee, at Cold Point, on Sun¬ day. dfAylne : *.w:JSi9«jJrt!,f i^ ;j.i4,ui*.)fas*>«i« steeds, '•'r*ete"CSi'nl-"Repeat."
Ne.xt Siiturdiiy evening In the PI:, - moiuli U. E. church a St. Patrick's so¬ cial w-ill be held by the K. L. C. E., and ' special preparatiuns luive been made to ensure its entire success.
Work   on   demolishing   the   walls   of
the burned stable on the Fred. Schupp-
.   haus   hotel   propeity,   Barren   HIU,   has
been  ciinmenced.    The stables  will  be
rebuilt  in lhe rear of the property.
William Little, of Consliohocken, will build two houses in Hiirmonville on the Hallnian tnict, wiiicli he recently purchased. The old liarn vvill be re¬ moved. In addition, it is also said he will lay a curb and pavement ulon.g the property.
A number of improvements will shortly be made in the United Kyun- gelical church, Plymouth, und#' the supervision of the men's Bible class. The contract for the work has already been let to Llghtkept and Weidner, of Plymouth Meeting.
Miss Dorothy Hiltner and Mrs. Mar¬ ion Soloman, of Conshohocken, were the guests of Mrs. JameS Cunning¬ ham, Maiile Hill avenue, on Sunday. Mrs. Solomon was one of the guest.s , at tho "Tom Thumb" wedding at the Methodist church, Conshohocken, Sat¬ urdav evening.
Saturday evening ;it the Cold Point church hall a dollar social will be held by the Loyal Crusaders. The mem¬ bers, for the past twu weeks have been iissiduously collecting funds for a special purpose, and the results of tho labors will be made known at this social, which will be open to all. Some suriirl.ses are in atore, it is said.
Robert Butler, aged about 70 years, a, negio resident of Harmpiiville, died t snddenl.v at 6 o'clock Thursday even- / ing. He had been at the home of Thomas Lynch and appeared in his usual good humor. He walked to tho Roberts property, vvhere he resided for years, and was stricken. Death re¬ sulted immediately. The remains were burned Tuesday afternoon at tlie Gulf, church. The deceased was un¬ married.
On Sunday afternoon 37 persons from the Plj-mouth Biddle Bible class, of the United Evang. church, joined with the other liko societies from Consho¬ hocken and other places and attended the tabernacle services in Norristown Sunday afternoon, h'ully 1000 men were in line. During the afternoon at the home church the ladies' Bible class was in charge of the services. Next Sunday afternoon Mr. Joboni, of a Drexel Biddle Bible class in Philadel¬ phia, will be the guest of the Ply- jTnoutli class and will address the Sun¬ day school. He is said to be an inter¬ esting speaker.
The Re.al Estate Manor company, tho real estate holding corporation of the Pennsylx^anlii railroad, has pur¬ chased from the old Argue family about 10 acres of land near Narcissa station. The property was south of the AVilliam Freas farm, and the chief reason for the purchase aeema to have I,een to rid tho company of the Uabil- it.v of maintaining an overhead cross- #ig over the tracks on a private right of way. The bridge was badly in need of repairs, and aa soon as tho com¬ pany secured title to the property tho bridge ' was removed. It is .said the property Is now for sale.
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Success.
Another Meeting to Be Held Tbis Saturday Evening at Whitemarsh Inn—Temporary Organization Effect¬ ed—Residents Generally Are Inter¬ ested—Co-operation  Necessary.
Indiciitioiis are bri.t;ht for the suc¬ cessful organization ot a lire comiiany at Barren Hill. Last Saturday even¬ in.g it meeling of the residents of the village lind vicinity was held at White¬ miirsh inn, .Kred. Schaupiihaus, pro¬ prietor, and after discussiii','- Informally the matter of ii lire comiiiiny, a tem¬ porary organization vvas effected as follows: President, E. E. Hutchinson; secretary, Charles Wagner, Jr. The name vvas decided upon as "The»Vol- unteer Fire Company of Barren  llill."
-\bout 3j persons were present, and another meeting vvill iie held ne.xl Sal¬ urday evening at the same place to effect a permanent organization if pos¬ sible and to discuss matters pertaining to equi;jnient. It is desired that there be a iiiiaiiimous response to this effort to organize the coinpany and that the property owners and the yuung men unite in their efforts lo foster and control   the  urganization.
According to the discussion last Sivt- urda.v evening, the dues will probably be placed at $1 per year. Efforts will be made to secure eiiuipment, and it is s.aid that a good chemical machine can be procured at- small cost from a neighboring comi/aiiy.
' The matter of fire j,lim.s was also dis¬ cussed, and it is thought that .several of these can be secured iis it result of the united efforts of the volunteer organization. Tliese and other mat¬ ters Will be taken up at Ihe meeling ne.xt Saturday evening, and it is lioped that all the residents and properly holders will attend and help along with the eoinmondable movement.
Coiony Club Meeting.
The. meeting of the Colony club, held at Mrs. Harold CJ. Knight's resi¬ dence, on Wednesday, March Sth, was one of unusual interest. After a brief business meeting. Miss Sarah Knight took charge of the program and the iifternoon, which was devoted to the stud.v of Shakespeare.
Miss Knipe and Miss Henzey read the love scene fr.om "The Tempest," and one from "King Charles V," and Mrs. Harold Knight gave several .ap¬ propriate vocal selections. Miss Knight invested her subject with so much in¬ terest, that all agreed it was a most enjoyable iifternoon. After the meet¬ ing 1000 stamps were sold to aid the baby saving campaign of Pennsyl¬ vania.
The next meeting of the Colony club, llarcli 22nd, will be held at the resi¬ dence of Mrs. D. W. Slielly, Butler and Lindenvvuld .avenues.
Strange   Hitching   Posts.
f.int station in the mornings tie tlieir olnt station iu the mornings toe their h.iises to the backs of other wagons and one morning recently it man un¬ tied his huise and drove to Hartzel's mill with another team Ilea to his wagon. The youn.g man vvho owned the team hunted for it and finally lo¬ cated  it al Hartzel's mill.
'¦¦'¦-¦'CMf^o'Tffr'TftinWraf "^ Inn!
At the -Mineral Spriims inn. Willow tirove, improvements ronsisting of a liirge .garage for the convenience of liie many pairons iind the general pub¬ lic' vvill be opened about April I'st. A full line of tires and accessories for sale win be carried in stock. A repair ship equipped lo do Hrst chiss work will be maintained. Cars will be bought iind sold. Plverything contain¬ ed in an up-to-date garage will lie jii- stalled. ¦ These improvements, eslini- aled lo cost $ri.OU0, will give storage room for 40 cars, it will be under se¬ iiarate management from the owners nf the famous Mineral Springs inn. Horsemen will not be forgotten, but will be taken care of in these yards as  usual.
Cheltenham   Commissioners.
.\t the Miircli meeling of the Chel¬ tenham township commissioners a tire plug vvas ordered to be placed on Wil¬ low Grove avenue,  neai- the riilroatl.
Ordinances wore passed compelling property owners to curb and put down cement sidewalks on properties abut¬ ting on Elm avenue in Cheltenham district. Woodland avenue, Melrosi? Park district, Bickley avenue, Glen¬ side district.
Bids for supplies and material for use for coming year wet-e opened and turned over to highway committee for schedule.
New electric lights were ordered placed at Chestnut avenue ' and City line, Melrose, and Grove and Beecher avenues, Cheltenham.
The police committee, at the head of which Is John W. Campbell, of Melrose Park, caused a sensation by asking lor the resignation of Chief Gideon S. Lever and Patrol Driver Charles Ham¬ ilton. Theodore Hamilton was made house sergeant at a salary of $1000 per year. Chief Lever will retire March 21. He came to Cheltenham from a long service in Abington, and has been in charge of the Cheltenham police about two yeai-s. Mr. Campbnil when interviewed, said the question of de¬ partment efflclency and not politics caused the change in the force. So far a new chief has not been chosen, although foi-mer Chief Jensen has been mentioned.
Chief Lever has made a record as an expert on finger prints, and was a well-known inember of tho Police Chiefs'  as.sociation.
Willow  Grove  park.
It is given out that tho Willow Grove park maniigenicnt, as soon as the weather will penult, will begin operations on a large skating rink to be erected whero the automobile track now is, and other new amusements will be added to those already in the park. Mechanics and painters will be put to work at onco in making repairs and brightening up tlie buildings, so that everything will be in readiness for the opening day in May.
Funeral of Mrs.  Henry C. Witmer.
The remains of Camilla, wife cf ITenry C. Witmer, Chalfont, were tak¬ en on March fi to Driftwood, Cameron county, where interment was made. Services were conducted by Rev. Frank Ritchie, paator of the St. James' Luth¬ eran church, at the houae, on the pre¬ vious Sunday afternoon. Driftwood is the fonner homo of Mrs. Witmer.
C. A. AMBLER IS ENDORSED.
Committee's Letter 'in Behalf of Au¬ ditor-General Candidate.
Open    Letter    to   the    Voters    Urging Them to Support Mr. Ambler, of Ab¬ ington, at the Primaries on May 1&^ Montgomery's  Right to   Recognition. The   committee     behind   .Spciiker   <tf tho   Mouse  Charles  -\.  Ambler,     who vvill   lie   an  aspirant   for   the   Republi¬ can  no;niiiatioii for auditor geni:ral at the   Ma.v   primaries  sends- out   the  fol¬ lowing letier:
"To  The   uepublican   Voters  of   Penn¬ sylvania:
"Alonlnomery    county    iircsents    tl^ name of her distinguished son,  Charr: les  A.  Ambler,  of Abington,  as  candi¬ date     for  Republican     nomination' fot auditor  general  at   the   jiai'ty   primarf" ies to lie held on -May IG next.    Monti- gomery hiis liee.ii steadfast in her Ioy ally   lo   Hepuhllcanisih   frum   the   blrt, uf the  party  lo  the  present  time,  Ini has heen more than modest in her der manils  for  recognition   of   her  sons  as! candidates for the great elective office^ of  tiie    commonwealth.     Though     the sixth  county  in  jiopuliiiion  in the  eii' . tiro  stale.     -Montgomery   has   had     bui | Jiiister, two of her 'fiivorite sons honored with high  otfice  since  the /'ivil   war.  iiame^.. ly, the distinguished patriot and stated man,  General  John  A.  Hartranft,   vvhq was  choaen  governor  of Pennsylvanli* in   1S72 and   1875, and  that most able orator and  soldier.  General  'Thomas J; Stewart,   elected   secretary   of  internal- affairs In ISSC.
"This year, Jlontgomery calls upon^ her sister counties to co-jierate witli her in the naming of a standard bear-' er whose nomination and election wiU' not unly rellect honor upon his home folks, but will insure to the .people of: the state the services of an uprigh£, and able odicial. Charles -A.. Ambler is no stranger to the voters of the'; state. While he has for years enjoy¬ ed the confidence of his immediate., neighbors whom he has represented during- six legislative sessions in thef liouse of representatives at Harris¬ burg, his record has been of a kind to attract the attention of the public generally, and he is today recognized as one of the foremost leaders In 20th cent my Renublicanlsm in Pennsylvan¬ ia. -Mr. Ambler, as the speaker of the last house of reiiresentatives, was di¬ rectly in the lead in furthering the workmen's compensiition act and other Jirogressive measures, pledged to the peoiile in the i)art.v platform, the en¬ actment of which stamped the session its the most important held in aeveral deiiides.
".Mr. Ambler was very active in helping to secure the first good roiids bill for the state of Pennsylvania in lliii:5, and has always been an ardent ailvocate of all bills to improve and benelit labor, industrial, educational and  agricultural interests.
"We feel that the future welfare of tliis nation depends upon Republican >.Liccess ne.xt November. Without I'ennsylvania this c-iinnot be obtained. in nominaling Mr. .\mbler onr part.v A'ill Iiresent an iiiisailable candidate, who vvill bring j^reat strength to the ticket. We earmstl.v solicit your sup- liort to insure tliis result."
The communii ation is signed by: ,'1'. Lane  Bean, attorney, Nonistown. .(^h.aiies Johii-son sjoiier !ii/lxe
Frank P. Croft, 'state senator iind manufacturer,   l.'pfier Meriori.
Wllliain 1). Heebner, county controll¬ er anil maiiufactiirer,   l.ansdale.
I'^dvvaril Uok, editor of Ladies' Honu- Joiiriiiil,  .Morion.
.Vicholas 11. Larzelere. attiprney ristown.
Amos H. Schultz, master Montgom¬ erv County Pomona grange, Centrt P.oIht.
I'Y-ank Beecher, mechanic, Pottstown Horace  Ziegler,    farmer,    IjCderach- ville.
Ferdinand -V. -'^Itender, manufactur¬ er,   Glenside.
Arthur M. .lenkins, banker, Ambler Irwin (J. I.iukens, North Wales. Dr. Andrew Godfrey, physician, -'Vm¬ bler. John W. Storb, banker, Pottstown. George Sullivan, count.v commissioii- er, Bala, secretary.
OBITUARY.
EUCK-VE  K.   PAUL.
I'Jiigene K. Paul, of Wyndmoor, one of tho best known businessmen of Ger¬ mantown, ' died in the Chestnut Hill li'ispltal last Thursday after a brief illnoss,  iiBed   -16   years.
'fhe decased with his family has re¬ sided in Wwndmoor for about live years, having bought the i'lariiest pro¬ perty, at the corner of Willow Grovo avenue and Cheltenham road. -A.t the -Vuvi-niber election Mr. I'ual was clecl- 'd il memlier of the .Springfiold town- •''¦liip school board, and out of respect tlie Wyndmoor school was closed iloii- I'iiy iifternoon at which time the fun¬ ci'iil was held, Inlermenl being made in Hillside cemetery. Tho deceased is siuvived by ii wife and  two children.
I'llA-NKLIN   R.   ZlMMlfUtMA.Y.
I'r-iuklin R. Zimmerman died Su.a- d.i;. morning after a short illness, at his home, west of Blue Bell, aged ST, yciiis. He was a life-long resident of Whil|.ain township .and for iietirLv ."0 yeius liad lived on the Union Meetin.^ liouse road, near the ciiurch.
The deceased leaves twii sons, Frank and I'^llioit, who reside at home, and a daugiiter, Llllie, who lives in -Xorris¬ town. The funeral v\iis held tills Wed¬ nesdiiy ill 2 o'clock p. m. from Monl gomeiy cemetery 111(111  in  Montgomery  cemetery.
FAIR OPENS ONAPRIL 8.
Ambler Firemen to Hold a Grand Beneiit Event.
McCormick Arrests a Chicken Thief.
(•nicer John McCormick, of Wynd¬ moor, made an Important arrest on March 111, when Henry Baker, was cap¬ tured stealing chickens from Francis I; f^lorden's poultr.v house. Losses of chickens were reported on several oc- ¦:|casions, and Officer McCorniiek has spent many nights in trying to appre¬ hend the guilty parties.
Henry Baker was twice before iir- resied in Springlield township for the same offence and has served jail sen¬ tences for each.
aiies Johii-son,  insurance commis- ir    nnd   Ir^jyjure^   of. , tiep,p_blic« n .cciinrhlftee^   JCiirri.suiwnf.'
Soliciting Committee Appointed to Se¬ cure   Donations   and    Co-operation— Touring  Car  Will   Be  Awarded—De¬ sire   to    Raise    Funds   to    Purcil-.ase Motor Fire Apparatus. Tile  niembcis    uf  tbe    Wissahickon l'"ire   cumpan.v.   of^ Anibler,   th.-ough   a special committee ajipointed   by  Presi¬ dent  H.   G.  Knight,   has   hui'iichcd  the first  public    benefit    effort  lu    sec-ure funds for the jnirchase of a motor flre apjiaratus, and  un  Munday evening  in President Knight's  oflice  met and  or¬ ganized as   foUovva:     Chainnan.  J.   M. Hityvvuod;   secretary,   .Wm.   J.   r.i-ow;i; treasurer, Jesse F. Davis.
.It was decided to ojieii the jirojios- ed fair on Siitiu'day evening, April S and to eontinue nightly for two full weeks thereafter. EIToits are being made to secure the Amblgr Bojs' club cbajiel, with inter-!'^"''^""S" for the piirpo.sc. • The struc¬ ture was recently jiurcliitsed by Dr. R. VMLTTA   \-i(iT  V    iT'i^Ti.^i' 1^'-   Miittison.  iUid  It   is  thought  can  lie
AMLLIA  \10LA   LUI.STl.K. , secured, and  that  the  jirojccted  renov-
.\melia   Viola,     wife   ol      William   <.|atlon   of   the   interior   thereof   will   be died   Tuesday   morning   at   « | courteously    delayed     until  after o"rloek,   iifter   an     Illness   from   jmcu-   fair. monia,  aged
the
1)7 yeiirs. liesides hor linsliand. she leaves ivvo sons, Fre.I, vvho is chief jihyslcian of the Reading liailvvay company, and John, surgcon- in-cliief of the Boston Naval hosjiital. The funeral will be held this Thurs¬ day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment Jiriviiie.
Jerry Dull Arrests a Wire Thief.
It was partly due to the detective* tactics employed by Constable Dull, uf Sjiringfield townshij) that caused him to arrest ^he two wire thieves on Feb. 2!i. Both of the thieves were convict¬ ed iit March term of court and sen¬ tenced lo terms in jail.
No?-
Lee Plant to Enlarge.
The  Lee Tire  and  Rubber   (Xonijiany
has completed plans and sjieciflcations
jt"oi- a  new mill  building SO by 130  feet,
"two stories high, to be erected  300 feet
¦jback of the present tire mill at Spring
¦IWill.     The   plans     and     specificaiions
"have  been   submitted  for  bids.
.   The   building     ia   to   be   in   hiirmony
';Aviih   the   other   magnificent   buildings
of  lhe  Jilant,  and   will  be  of  steel   and
Coiii-rele and  of  the  same  ariiiitectiii'e
as   the    other    buildings.      The     new
uilding   is     to   be   completed      within i
jiiee months, and will be used tor lh(>
liiniifacture   of   miscellaneous   rubber
oods  and  hosjiital   supplies.     This   is
branch   o*  the   buainess   now   being
iiiried  on    in  a  part  of    the  jiresent
liiiit. but the company has so increas-
lijd   lis   autornobije,   ii'       '-.   'in-ss    lli^i!
.¦ii-.ove I'OcrhT'tfiii.d* tie   '
: Tlie nevV buildiuf; ., i:! " -o Iik-i'lc' I that in the future a large iiddition cai be made to the present tire mill, thus I keeping tile tire maniifactulng dejiiirt- I ment in a connected unit iind sejiara'e from the other branches of the biis- I ness.
The new mill will meiui  the need  ior
additional  helj), as  the  tire busines.-^  is
'constantly e.xPanding, and  the deniiiiid
lor the Lee tires, especially the jniiic-
j lure-proof, is increasing in all sections
of the country.
1     The comjiany haa for yeara been cn- I giiged   in   the  manufacture   of  vaiioUs lines of rubber goods and hospital sup¬ plies and   this  business  is  also  grow¬ ling.    With  the separate    manufacture ; building    especially  designed    for the liusiness,    the   company    will     devote i.L^reater energies  to  this  line  nt  busi¬ ness and will enlarge it.
One of the features of the event is the Jiroposed aw.aiil of an automobile touring car, and ii committee, compris¬ ing Wm. J. Brown, A. R. Hayden and II. G. Knight, was ajiiiointcd vvith, this mission in  view.
The Ladies' Aii.xlliiiry of the i-oni- pan.v, the Anibler Colony club and klndreil organiziitiuns, including the Ambler buard of trade, will be invited to co-operate with the movement to hold a successful  benefit  fair.
The following soliciting coniinittee was appointed: G. M. Dei-k. IT. J. Ha¬ ger, Wm. J. lievine, Jos. H. Fretz, Al¬ bert Kulj), John Signs, E. C. Scott, L. D. Myera. E. I'Yank i.'raft and H. M. Hinkle. This committee will solicit iind secure donations of funds or goods. Any person desiring to make contributions lo the benelit, vvill jilease notify an.v member of the above nam¬ ed  committee.
The jiublicit.v committee coinjjrises W. J. Brown, Warren Biddle and J. M.   Haywood.
All the 201 members of the Wissa¬ hickon Fire comjjany are unanimouslv working for the complete success of the fair, which has for its object so commendable ;i jiurpose and one of such practical utility to every resident of Ambler and vicinity, and it is hojied that everybody will aid in making the event  a  glowing linancial  success.
The fair committee will meet next Friday evening after the regular meet¬ ing of the flre company.
HORSHAM AND UPPER DUBLIN.
iMiscellaneous  Items of Interest to Many Readers.
Dresher  Postoffice   Robbed—Fire  Scaro
at    Hallowoll—Events     at     Horsham
and   Jarrettown—Personial   and   Mis¬ cellaneous   Items   of   Local   Interest.
William lUu'Kliai'dt, of iioar Hur.,- hiUn,"lliis Iiurchased a horse.
Mrs. J. T. Kaniscy, wlio has just removed to IJorahcun, has been quito ill.
Fred. Gensell, Sr,, of llorshum, has been trimming out the trees on his lawn.
Airs. Alfred Moore, of lower Hora¬ ham, has been .critically ill In Abing¬ ton liosjiltal.
Mi.'-Js Marie Peniiick, of Three Tuns, spent Sunday at Horshain w-Ith J. W. Freas  and  lamil.v.
A committee of the Hursham Firo company recently investigated a motor truck iit Fox Cha.se.
.Miss E. S. Butcher, teacher of tho Kri,lids' school, has been ill at het- Conshohocken home. ,
William ilelmboldt, of Hursham, who has been ill with nervous pros¬ tration, is recovering.
Theudore Dubree, of Horsham, has grafted a number of trees on his pro¬ jierty during tlie  week.
.Samuel tJvv.v liters, farmer for Wil¬ liam Helmboldt, of Horshain, has hatched   out   100  chicks.
l-rauk Weed, wbo will farm the Lindsay place,, at Warrington, jiur- chasetl  a horse  last   week.
Harry S. .Nash,' of Hallowell, has Jiurchased a fine driving iiorse from Howard Clymer, of Eureka.
Williain Deitrich, of Horshiim, has secured a Jiosition vvith a Pliiladql- phia contractor iind  builder.
.Mrs. Williain Pearson, of near Hal¬ lowell. exjiecis to return home this week  from   Abington  liosjiital.
-VIr. Hottenstein, of -\bington, ha.s rented the C. W. Willard house and vvill move therein about June 1.
irvin Cozens, assessor of llorsham. Silt at II. S. -\'ash'« on Tuesday and Wedneaday  to register the  voters.
Upper Dublin township was obliged to shovel open a portion of the Dillon roitd liist  vveek east of Jarrettown.
Charles .iielssier, of I'hiladelphia, spent Sunday vvith Mr. and Mrs. Geoige  H.  Zeitler,  Jr.,  uf Horsham.
Miss Jennie Shaffer, of Jarrettown, spent Thursday afternoon at White¬ marsh. She has several music scholar.s in that neighborhood.
Mrs. Arthur Wood, of ' Horshatn, vvho has been quite ill in Ablngtou hospital, is recovering and e.xpectM to  return   home  this  week.
Isaac  lirooks.  Horsham's oMest resi-
___^_^__^^___ dent,   (lUietly   observed'  his   Dist   birth-
i       -,-       r>i :'lay  on  .Monday.    He  makes  his homei-
Changes at Lee Tire Plant. j ^ith Mr. and Mrs. George -Marple.
Thomas   W.   Pojie,   of   Conshohocken. !     Some   residents     think   that     Upper
has   been  ajipointed  niglit  superinieu- i Iniblin   how   lias   suiliclent   jiopulation
dent   of   the     Ixie   Rubber     comiian.v's in, become a townshiji of the first class.
Jilant,  Spiing  Mill,    --^t   the  same   time \     Mrs.   John   Mantz,   of   lliitboro,   ha.s
it  was anniiuned  that   William  Herron   been spending some time  with her sis-
nd Howard Armitage, liolli of Sjiring .Mill, have been advanced to the juisis of rubber insjiectors. and that eiih will act, on iilternate weeks, as a night foreman.
The  new   day    superintendent Smith,   has  been  in charge only  a  few weeks, having come here from Detroit,
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ter,     Mrs.   Geoige   Sill,     of' Horshair-i Terrace.
¦Joel Wood has removed from the former Wilmer Wood Xarm to the 'Wil¬ liam   Rich     estate   property,     cast  of
Mr. i Horsham.
Kllwood    Wiieatland.   who   haa   bee: ill for a lonii lime, is linprovirig slovv-
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comiiiiny, for whicii bids arc now be¬ ing received, all the rubber dejian - hienis, with the exception of the tbe- makiiig. will be removed, thus in¬ creasing the cajiiicity for ti«e manu¬ facture.
daughler.     ol' guests ol" Mrs.
The threatened strike ill th< plant was averted b.v a granting of the demands of the men. The dil'leiences led to a, short cessation of work early last week, but the men returned when an agreement was made to give them a decision later. ."^11 their deniiinds have been .granted.
'     ! i iVovviis   and
I'liladelijliia,   \vere   the aiatilda Downs,Vof Hor¬ sham,  on  Sunda.v. ' i     Miir.v Iredell, now residing in  Phila- , deljibiii,  visited  her Horslii'-ii   |pi"oper'.\ [recently  and  sjient  the  wee!;-en<l   wjit
Sheriff Sales.
Last week"s sheriff sales iiffected tic ' following  properties   in   this   locality:    <
The   quarries     Of  high-grade     silic;i j rock near Glenside and Edge HIU sta- 1 tions     in  Cheltenham    and    Abin.gton , tovvnshijis,  including    three stone and two double frame dwelling liouses, to¬ .gether   with   atone   and   frame   stables : to I'Yank Renninger, Atty. .$10,000, also ; the 7(j-iicre farm near "Woodmont sta- tion lu iforeland townahip, all the pro- ^ perties   of   Samuel   Wilson   and   wif'. , for a debt,  of $17,'148.14  due  to  Philiii Wunderle to A. Green, $4,100.
Messuage and lot of land in the bor- ; ough of Hatboro to S.amuel High $15:i"', -Mso undivided one-half interest in messuage and -IS perches of land in llorsham, In the name of Claren.ic ; Lefferts tor a debt of $2,782.OS due Car¬ rie Cantis, executrix, to Samuel High $1235. \
Messuage, bungalow and 7 acres, near Fort Washington, Upper Dublin, in the name of Rebecca Shaffer, for a debt of $1,214.10 due Calista Aiman. to Atty. Wm. F.  Diinnehower $200.
Messuage, coal shed and lot of land in Crestinount, Abington town.shIi) In the name of Ijoro.v li, Wenner, for a debt of $2,749.,Sri due Jenkintown Trust Co. stayed
. Removing Electric Plant to Chalfont. '. Lansdale borough council has nviv- jpd the question of moving the Laiis- ¦'lale Electric company's plant fr'iiii its , Iiresent location In the liorough to ; Chalfont, four miles east of the lior- ! oiigh, where water jiower is iivailable. I Decision will be made at the next .meeting. '
Will  of Cordelia   Barnes.
The will of Cordelia Barnes, late of .Moreland, waa admitted to probate in lhe offlce of Register of Wills Miller. Testatrix leaves her entire estate, con- >isting of money in bank, to Cordelia lliirnes and her son Jesae 1>. Barnes.
License   Remonstrances. Although the last day for filing re- iipjilications   for
Second   Sister   Hurt.
Coast ing down the Leedom atreel hill ill Jenkintown Saturday, Elizalieih -Mangold, 12 years old. daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. Navler Mangold, crashed lieiidlong into a nv'ior car. She is in the .A.biiigtoii hospilal with a fractured skull and other injuries, and her con¬ dition is critical. Two weeks ago her sister, .Vlary Mangold', was Injured in a i-oastiiig accident. The vicfiin of the tlrst accident was removed from the hospitiil to the iiarents' home only on l'-|-iday, and Saturday Hie victim of the second accident was pljiced on a cot in the same Wiird.
A group of boys and girls wore coasting on the hill all morning. ,V few minutes before 10 o'clock, W. H. Howard, chaiilTeur for Charles L. Bor¬ ie, Jr., of Rydal, drove east on Hill¬ side avenue, and turned south on Lee¬ dom street. Five youngsters were coming down the hill on their sleds, almost abreast, and Howard, fearing a possible accident, brou.ght his car to a complete stoji. Either tho toboggan was speeding- too fast on the icy street,
inonstrahces  against    appiiciiuon.s   ior Mangold  .got  bewildered
liquor   licenses   was   not   until   .March
Attorneys    George   Wanger    aiKl l-"rancls  R.  T.aylor,  last w-eek  tiled   six
; remonstrances     in    the   otiice  of    the
' iork of courts.
The license grants which .are opjios- "ll include: Harry Printz, Pottstown: lohn J. Shanfelter, Pottstown. Jixcrib .-^hartle, Pottstown: Rudolph G. Kel- ir, Pottstown; William H. Geiger, I'ottstown, and Harry S. Nash, Hors- l:iim.
,    Applications have been  filed for 214
j lii:enses, six fewer tban laat year.
Lot of land on the Ijansdale turnplK..    .,.,,        _ .       r. u
road, in Lansd.ale, belonging to the es- Willow Grove Men Negative Borough. tate of Francis J. Crilly, dec'd. f.u' Willow Grove will not apply for a debt of $74.15 due tho borough of: 'Uough charter. This was decided at Lansdale to .'Vttorney A. R, Place $.^iO. i mass nweting held recently in fhe Messuage and seven acres on the Willow Grove flro siation, at which Sprin.iihouse and Sumneytown turn- more than 100 jnoperty ow-ners of pike. Lower Gwynedd township. In the : Moreland township were present. In- name of .\gnes C. Flood, for a debt of , stead, a committee was appointed to $(n.'i.23 due Henry C. Biddle to latti-r inake a survey and report on a plan for $100. I to divide Moreland township.
Part of a inessuatro and lot of land ' Those who spoke at the mass meet- on Centre avenue, Weat Norriton, jiro- jing were Harrv Kates, Charles S. Kln- pertv of ,T. Brinton RusseU, for debt : sey, J. Dyre Moyer, R. Patterson, S. ot' -$2,74S.n^ due  Frank A. Freeman  ti I 11. High and others.
1 i'"ollowing tho elimination of the bor¬ ough plan .a suggestion to divide the township Into Ujiper Moreland and I Lower Moreland -was made. The In- ! vostlgatlng committee Is to report its ] liiidinga .at a jniblic meetin.g.
—she crashed head-on into the front of the motor, her bead striking the heavy front axle  aqua rely.
Howard leajied from'the motor, pick¬ ed the unconscious gii'l from the stfeet, and with her by his side in the motor, made the run to .Abington .Memoii il hospital, more thim a mile distant.
-Vttoiiiey T. Lane Bean,  $2,000,
Watch   Set  Over  Motorists.
Beciiu.se of recent serious accidents in which electric cara on tho line of , the Lehigh Valley Transit compan,.' have ligured. E. C. Spring, manager of tiie division from Allentown to Phila- deljilii'a, has directed the special po¬ lice of the Une to take tho numbers of
Telephone Lineman Falls From a Pole. Falling a distance of 20 feet from .a lelcphone pole, upon which he was working at Pennsburg, on Thursday. 11 iiutomoblles between Chestnut HlUJEdward Terger, of Non-lstown, an em- ;ind -N'orth Wales that pass standing i jiloye of the Bell Telephone companv. cars, and directs the arrest ¦ of the I w;is badlv hurt. He is under the care owners. of physicians.
Buckwalter Sues County of Montgom¬ ery.
Recorder of Deeds T. Darlington Buckwalter has entered suit against the county of Montgomel-y in an effort to collect the jiostago and incidental exiienaes attending tho conduct of his office during tho past term.
Through his counsel, Attorneys Hen¬ ry Freedley and E. G. Hallman, an ac¬ tion has been filed in the office of Pro¬ thonotary S. B. Drake for the amount in dispute between the recorder ami county commissioners, covering a bill of over $200 which tho commissionera find the controller h.ave refused to ap¬ prove.
THREE TUNS. Sunday was anniversary dixy at thci Baptist mission. Kev. R, L. Mayberry and Rev. T. F. Sowers wore present and helped make the services very in¬ teresting. Each one in ntfendance was presented with a beautiful spray -if sweet peas.
—Lansdale will next year entertaiij tho 7Sth annual session of the East Pennsylvania Conference of tho Evan¬ gelical association which closed Its 1916 convention at Penn Argyl recent¬ ly.
Lee I Mrs.  Matilda   Howns.
j Miss Mabelle i'Yeaa, of Horaham, returned home Thursda.v after spend¬ ing several da.vs in Ambler wiih her grandparents, .Mr. iind Mrs. II. 11. Ry¬ near,  Sr.
Horsham loads were pretty liadi.v drifted last" week. The road in front, of the K. G. E. home was filled up.. The big Wanamaker truck was unabler to break throu.gh on Monday.
Jonathan Stackhouse, of HaUowell, last week seiji three truck loiids of produce to the Philadelphia markets. On eiich tlip he mitrketed more than three tons of potatoes, beets and. apples.
Jaines I:. i':rviii, .of Philadelphia;, who is to lie the new superintendent of the K'. G. E. home after Alirll 1: Vice President Harry Ernrich, Lewi.s Rich, Fi-iink Ervin and .Tames Tom¬ linson Were visitors at tbe home on. Sunday.
The Horsham township road super-- visors will meet thia Thursday even¬ ing at H.  S. Nash's,  Hallowell.
John B. Park, of Horaham, has re¬ turned from a trip to the Owega val¬ ley. New York, where he purchased' seed  potatoes.
The remains cif Wm. l'\ Cooper will be interred this Thursday in Horsham l'-rieiid,s' cemeier.v. The deceased, who was (l:! years of age, bad been a resi¬ dent of Woodbury. He married EUzii- beth. daughter of Thomas S. Smith, of Horsham, a brother of O. P. Smith. He leaves a son, Tliomas S., and a. diiughter, Helen. -Mrs. Cooper also survives.
Sunday morning ii bla-ze was dis¬ covered among aome excelsior in thei cellar of Walter Pixxson's resdence, north of HalloweU. Tlie Hatboro Fire lomji.in.v was notified and responded, lint In Ihe inexantime the blaze was extinguished without much damage. Tile llorsham firemen were also rciidy ro  respond.
There is one young man in Horsham vvho, it is aaid, will not receive a leap ye.ar proposal this year. He spoiled ilia chances, so the girls say, when he ventured inlo the Horsham store and sat down ' on a banel of mackerel. The top of the latter was loose, ahd in addition the barrel was full of brine. The board of health did not act, as the young man made a hast.v exit.
ElizalM-th F. Nowpoii, wife of tin,,- late I'jUison Newport, ti brother of the- late J>avld Newport, died suddenly Thursdiiy ovening at her late re.-sl- dence, .'')fl21 North Ninth atreet, Fern Rock. ,Sho was aged 71 year.s. The fnncral was held Monday at Horsh.im Friend.s' cemetery. At tho meeting house apiiroprlate remarks were made by Martha TravlUa. Lukens Webster and Eliz.abeth Comly. The dee-cased waa twice m.arried. She formerly re¬ sided where Mrs. Jiicob Coml.v now lives. She leaves the following sons and daughters: Charle-^ Wiley. Mrs Meta Wood, Mra. .lessle I'lnklo, David, Martha and Ellison, of Germ.antown, and Walter, of Detroit.  Mich.
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