The Ambler Gazette 19120411

              The
Gazette.
VOL   XXX-NO.   15
AMBLER.   PA..   A)     IL   11.   1G12
»1.25   A   YEAR
^SCHOOLS DOING P     GOOD WORK.
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Principal Gilbert Make >. Encouraging: Report.
TO WORK FOR AUTO CHEMICAL.
Given    En-
the   Ambler on   Thursday
Ambler School Board Holds Regular Meeting—Contemplated Changes in the Faculty—Athletics couragement.
The April meeting of school board was held night, April 4, in the JIattison avenue school building, all members being I present and President Styer in the I chair. |
Secretary AV'eber read the minutes ofj the last meeting and also of an adjourn- | ed, meeting, held on Jlar 14, the same i being approved. i
Principal Gilbert in presenting his i report said that the sixth and seventh school nifinths will show as the best thus fai^ in the si hool year-, nol only in point of .ittenflance. but a.so as re¬ gards disi-iijirne, interest and condi¬ tions generally. lie stated that the schools .'IIV making gooil ' progress. ¦For the sixiii nion.'.n 223 maLes iiad been in aitendance with an average of 200; 226 females, vvith and average of 294. The entertainm.-nt recently giVen for the benefit of the High Schocl Athletic assoclatifin had netted $61. Jlr. Gilbert informed the board that he had paid a visit to the Jenkin¬ town schools, inspected the work done there and thinks thet the local schools' work compares ver.v favorably and in some features excels.
The f-omplaint committee, through Mr. AA'"elier, reported a comjilaint from | Miss Fleck, of the Forest avenue! school, who had received a slanderous and abusive letter from an Ambler resident on account of the teacher complaining to a boy of his unclean condition and recommerrdlng to him a general clean-up. It' was agreed by the board that the secretap^ make reply to the parent,' !?tating tne facts and warning against any further sim¬ ilar action, lest the matter be dealt with by the law. It was also agreed by the body to uphfdd the teacher In her ac.tion.
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THO.M.AS   H.   IVVJIHRICK.
'i'homas,   H.   BamlA'it'k,   who   nianfr' years ago   resided in Ambler   foratlme. ; founder of th    I'enns , !     nia Labor ex¬ change  and  jLioilsh"!-  ami   founder  of'
the   Hotel   Reporter.   de,v AVednesday ' -   	
at his home, 3V26 Brown nreet, Phila-' AmblCr FirC CfctO HClp OUtsidC DiS- delphla, following a hriet dlness, Jlr. Hambrick Was nlso .igen for all the fiutgolng trans Allantn- steamships for Furope and for (-on.;', wise steamship companies. • lie also carried on an ex¬ tensive  real: ....yiate  'lusinoss.
ELIZ.ABRTH  MCKEAX.
Mrs. Elizabeth McKcnn, widow of Thomas JIcKean, ;ind a member ot one of the most    widi ly  linown Phila
delphia    families, died    <¦ irly morning while visiting :ii tlie
hef son, Henry Pratt McKean, at! Penllyn. She w-as .smitten suddenly 1 .with an atiar;k of neur.lgia of the! heart and filed within a few minutes, i She had returned r. e-ntly from aj trip to the West> Itiditt, and Panama ¦ and seemed to have been in the best I of health. She was OS yeurs old and is I survived by four children—Henry I Pratt MeKean; Thomas McKean, Jr., I Jlrs. Benjamin .Allen, of tVilorado Springs, and Jlrs. Xor^ton Iiovvirs, of Three Tuns.
trict Secure Apparatus.
Matter Discussed at Meeting of Wis¬ sahickon Fire Co. and Committee Is Appointed to Heip Secure Protection for  This  Locality.
The    regular    monthly    meeting    of the    Wissahickon   Fire   conipany   was Sunday Uield  last  Friday  evening  with  Prusi- home of I dent Craft in the chair, and Assistant
WifTEMARSH STEEPLECHASE.
First Event of the Whitemarsh Val¬ ley Hunt Club.
More School Room Needed. At the lasl regular- irronllily irreeliug of the Upper Dublin school boiu-d, held at Jarrettown, the udvi.sability and feasibilitji of enlarging several of the township s«liools during the present summer vacation was discus¬ sion. The Jlathias Sheeleigh school, near Ambier, will very likely be fin¬ ished up In the second s'ory and addi¬ tional rooms provided for the rapid¬ ly   grovving   attendance;   and   a   i-oom
i will  also   l>e  provided   for   the  regular
' meetings of, tiie direclcjrs.
AA'atson  K.  Phillips,  archlleet,     w:is also   pres.'iit  at   the   meeting   in
! to present his views regarding a jiro- posed enlargement of the fownship school at tVrl VVashington. The sug¬ gestion was nrade to place several rooms over the  west end  of the struc-
I ture.  and   Mr,   Phil'ips   has  since  been
I making surve.vs and  measurements  to
I ascertain if the present  walls will sus-
; tain   the   additional   weight.
I      It   is   probable   that   the   ThrVe   Tuns
] school will lie raised to allow the lawn
I to be filled in and regraded.
An  enumeration  of  the  school  chll- Mr.  Irvin, of the  iniriifiVem.ni  com-j dren   will   be   made   after   May   1   by mittee,    reported    a    nuniber    repairs j Robert   H.   Kepler,   truant   officer, made  at   the   schools.       The   unsatis¬ factory desks purchased from the Tis
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dall Co. had been removed and a num¬ ber   of   old   dvsks   had    been    brought from  the  store  room   ;•>   replaci   them until  such  time as -lhe  board   saw iit to purchase others which    will comply to  the  requirements.       Heavier  hang¬ ings  have  been  placed  on   the  rolling .doors  at   the   high   school   room,   thus doing    away   with    any  danger     that ' might  reisult  from     the  doors  falling. ' Contrticts for new desks were submit- -¦ ted     by    the  .American*   Seating    Co. ! However, the ijoard vvas of the opinion '. that present accommodations will suf¬ fice   until   t.he   close  of ,the   term   and the    contracts    were    returned.       Mr. [ Maas   mad"   report   on   ¦.¦bubblers,"   or drink'ng    fountains, fdji*'.   the   "schools.
^b- '^I^^r-'fco.', .of'sprlngteeid. Mass;).! lor '?S(far. ft Wfis i^igreeiW.iat one' stj-,ii.;ift, lie installed anil flioroughly i tried out ¦
The supiily committee, Mr. Irvin re¬ porting, said that ffiur tons of coal had { been purchased and delivered, also i two rolls of p>iper toweling and hold- ' ers, these latter, if satisfactory, vvill i be  installed   permfinently.
Mr.   Weber,   of   the   teachers'   com- i mittee,  said  that  he had received  cir- j culars    from    the    Jlansfleld,    Xormal school    making several    reconimenda- ' tions for high school positions:  two or three   were  quite  favorable, applications    had   also   been   received from teachers for positions.    Mr. Web¬ er recommended to the board that two men  teachers,  together with the prin¬ cipal, be securfid.      it was unanimous¬ ly carried by the board that Mr. Web¬ er proceed' along tha line whioh he has mapped   out   for   the   investigation   of teachers.
It was carried by motion that the principal be authorized to purchase two dozen dipJoxnas of the kind ac¬ cepted by the board, six to be proper¬ ly filled in and the balance to remain in the hands of the printer until called for  liy   the   board.
The budget committee, Ihrough Mr. Miias, reported the balartc-es and deli- cits for the nionth ending April 4.
Mr'. Weber said he had visited the schools during the nionth passed and reported very favorably on the work being accomplished, and remarked particularly on the 'excellence of that being done in Miss L.ahdis' room at the Mattison avenue school. ¦'
Treasurer Faust's report show.s a balance in the school treasmv ' of $3fi!t7.16.
A commrrnication warj recvived fjonr the state board of health asking for. permission to hold an illustrated 'lec¬ ture iiy t>r. liixon on tuberculosjs. iii the Forest uvenue buililing. .-.vvhii-lr was gr<lnt'ed. the date to lie given lat-' er Another comnturtfc'ation was read from the same board calling at¬ tention to some, conditions .in the schools vvhich are not considered sanltar.v nor in fmformit.v with the school codf*, as fullows: Individual drinking cups are not being generally used, dry cle.aning and dusting are helng practiced, in some rooms ventilation is not being proper- j ly carried out, etc. The board In- I structed the secret.ary to communi- fia.te with the health board and in- I form it that these matters will be j lemfidied. I
Messrs. Johnson and Maas were ap- i pointed as a committee fo arrange for J ftommencement. ,
The following liills paid: Etta Speelhoffer, ¦ind Co., $1.20; W. C. Ev trie Light Co., $4.60; School Journal, $7.50; .son, substitute,  $5.50.
It wa.i? moved and carried that the supply commltteo purchase a. mask, 10 bats, catcher's mitt, body protector and a glove for the high school base-- ball team, this paraphernalia ,to be a part and parcel of the school equip¬ ment. A motion was also carried that the request of the hlgli school girls for a tennis court on the grounds in rear of the Mattison avenue school building be referred to the improve¬ ment comiTiittee for further inquiry. Adjournment was th'en njade.
SPRINGHOUSE.
Chai'K's P. Fo.K visited his country home  on  Saturday.
George Jlathias and vvife, of Paoll, spent Easter with the latter's parenLs. Mr.   and   Mrs.   Charles   Collom.
Mrs. Mary Smith, of Philadelphia, is visiting Harry Strehle and family this week.
William Martin, of Jleadowbrook, has secured a posllisn as florist witli (4eorge W. X'orrls.
Mrs. Charles Smith, who has been ver.v   sick,   is   slOwl.v   improving.
The Kings' Daughters held their anniversary at the home of Harry A. Fleck on Monday evening. A most delightful evening was spent.
Harry Strehle and -wife are rejoic- j',.K'q'.-f. (I; 1. I'.ri-Ui x.(!,',iJ.';iaby: '¦ i '- -Mr.'aro(>k'Hai''«%ci'irerf'S,a'position as I'haiifl'eur  for  11.  P.  McKean.
JARRETTOWN.
.Miss .Auna Veager has i-elurned houre fr'om a few- months' visit with an  uncle in Ohio.
A son vvas born lo Jf'i-. and Mrs. David Mur-r^ay last Tuesday morning.
.Mr. AViliiam Lewis has'had a good hatch from one of his incubators.
Jfrs. Irdell has lieen ill.
Jlrs.   Harry   Kneezel   and   daughter,
of   Philadelphia,    have    beerr   spending
tiao^-r.,! I several   days   with   R.   W.   Smith   and several | family.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Philip Beyes, of X'or- r-islAvn, have ben spending a few days vvith Jlisses Maggie and, Harriet Smith. Edward Lower, of Fort AVashington, also visited  them on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frvln Dewees and daughier, of Centre Square, spent Sun¬ day vvith Mr. and Mrs. .Samuel Engle.
Mr. and Mrs. Itobert Campman and family^ of Fort Side, sijent Sunday vvith Mr. and Jlrs. Emanuel Dewees.
JIlss Annie Houpt has been spending j a few days with Fred Riley and fanr- i il.v. of Philadelphia.
I There will be lO days of revival 1 meetings in the. Methodist church starting last Sunday evening. Rev. .S. n. Goffan. evange]is,t from Phila¬ delphia, vvill be out on AA''ednesda.y to take charge of the balance of the.serv¬ iees. '
.Mr. and Jlrs. John Lightkep spent Sunday   with   Jlrs.   Kate  Lightkep.
MONTGOMERYVILLE.
Jlr. and -Mrs. Edward Holderoy and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Weidner, of Proijpect- vllle. .• ¦¦ .   .
George Darr, of AA'ashington, t>; C. spent Sunday and .Alouda.v; with his farnily  ;it   Montgomery ville. '
Miss Fdlth .Sihiilar spent a few da.vs last   week   vvitli   .Miss   .vfar.v  .Ambers.
Thomas Walk is repairing his house
Jliss Margaret Jackson, of Phiiadel- phia. sperit a - few days last vveek with Jliss .Alberta lioehner, of this plae;.. •   ¦. '-     ¦
Secretary Jesse Hayden olliciating. The niinutes of the meeting held .March   15   vvere  read  and  approved.
One application- was made for mem¬ bership and same was referred to the proper committee.
The treasurer reported as follows: Balance on hand at last meeting, $52.- 15; receipts, $64.67; orders paid, $56.- 42;   ba,'ance,   $60.40.
Street Commissione,. Kulii reiVJrtod Ural .some repairs were tveeded to the sireet sprinkler and same were or- ilei-ed.
Ciiief Hayden called attention .to an artiPl.. in the ¦Gazette" in reference to the need of arr autonrobile < hf-mu-al to take care of the terr-itory suirouiid- ing Ambler. He soid that .the article . stated the qirestion fairl.v before the people, that it is impossible for the. conipany wltll the present apparatus to properly talfe care of -this section vvith its valuable propert.v. He mentioned the fact that in resptmdin^ td the JIaple Glen fire a valuable horse was killed, and an accident, although not so sei-ious, hajipened in responding I to th(j tile a.t E. B. Smith's, Gwynedd order' ^'o."*'>'> a year liefore. The calls fr'om the outside districts place the lo¬ cal conipany In a peculiar position, and he suggested that the matter be taken rrp with the residen,ts of iha outside districts to ascertain if this apparatus can be procured. The bor¬ ough is now well equipped for its own demands and well protected, and the fact is becoming more and more apparent that there must be this addi¬ tional apparatus secured '-'r the com¬ pany must stop responding to outside, calls. He asked that the matter be fully discussed.
Jlr. Devine stated tiiat he had read, the "Gazette" article in question. It ver.v. clearly states that thei'e is no need for added equipment within the zone of the present water supply. It seems hardly fair |<.ir the outside dis¬ trict to ask Ambler to buy extra ap¬ paratus to serve the outside districts. He thinks an appeal can be made to the district within four or five miles of Ambler where good roads pre¬ vail, and the peopl... .should lie given a fair change to respond. If lhey do not desire the adtl'ed equipsfient and protection, then we should reduce our scope of service. He therefore, mov¬ ed that a committee of six, with the president of the company as one, to draft a letter and make a proper and urgent aiipea.l to the residents ^vithin a radius of live miles. '.
Jos. "£. Foulke. Ksq:.. 'eild that'-th* cOaipWiyi ''K'i¥pYi&(tr'lists' Trtlt? n c'sitieK-tS' of this seclion into its eonfidenee and see if the.v are willing to help in pro¬ tecting themselves from the great lire menace.
Jlr. Devine stated that tbe added protection means a lowering of lir" rates   within  the  zone cov'ered.
Jlr. Craft thinks it is a j^robleiii to be faced now and solved promptly. If the outlaying district desires th.- proteclion the apparatus should b.' furnished.
.Mr. Havden said that the compan.v has been willing in the past to respond to all the outside demands and thes" have entailed great risks and expense on the local compan.v, not to say hard¬ ship on  the part of tho workers.
The motion passed unanimously, arul the chair then apppinted to serve on the committee: Arthur Hayden, chaii'- nian; AA'm. C. Irvin. Jos. T. Foulk". AVm. J. Jievine, J. JI. Havwood and J AVatson- Craft.
It was suggested that the tinamial needs   will   be   about   $3000.
Jlr. Devine stated thai) since th. .Maple Glen fire he has purch.ased two hand e.xtiuguishers, which he has plac¬ ed in his garage and which at all lin.s will b,.. conveyed to the scene by liis automobile.
It vvas stated that the eonipany needs soda bags and a horse brush, which were oi-dered, and also a new set of brake bands for the chemie.il appirratus.
Mills unrounling to $40.37 werv oi'- der'i'd  paid.
The special corirmiltee appoiui-il will meet this Wf^dnesday evening in lh,.   lire   house.
Johr   Strawbridge  Wins  Cross-County
Chase—A.    J.  A.   Devereux     Thrown
But     Uninjured—Course     of     Three
Miles—Event     Presents   Gay     Spec¬ tacle.
Riding Bandmaster, John Straw- bridge Saturday! afternoon won the fiist .'•pring cross-country steeplechase of th.r Whitemarsh Valley Hunt club, run from Roslyn Heights to Erden¬ heim, Chestnut Hill. Eight other riders were in the race. Edward Chestorr. on 'Pattie," came in second, and Welsh Strawbrrdge, on Easter, thliil. vvhile R. Xelson Buckley, mount¬ ed oil .Mountain Girl, was fourth at the linish.
The lace vvas unniarred by accident, with the exception of a spill which A. J. Anii'lo iievereujf took in hurdling the n>-xx to the last obstacle on the three-mile eourse. Jfr. Devereu.K was rldmK vvell up until he fell. He was not injured when his niourit ' fumbled over Ule bars of the gate and rose to his leet iminediately. The horse lay still, hoiwevor, 'for several moments until a.ttendanls ran up and. led the anirrral off the course.
i'ine   weather   and   the   prospect   of gooii sport brought  out a large  nuin- ber^ of .society folk.      The course  was dotted  with motoring parties, and fol¬ lowing  the  race  an     informal  outdoor i town.        The gaii^ieu   party   was   held   on   the   lawn ; traveling suit, of  tlie  hunt  club,   where  ref'reshments i \yere served. ; ly  for a  irip
Closely  contested   from  start  to  tin- I reside al 241 l^h. the race vvas featured for the nip- i tiler, und-luck   ridiing  of     Jlr.   Strawbridge and Jlr.    Cheston.      tin the last three- quarters      of    a.    mile      tioth      riders w.'-re   urging     their    animals limit, and both    sailed' evenlv
WEDDED.
.STi U T—L< i.NGSTRETH. j     A   very   pretty   honie   wedding   took ; place last  Wednesday  at  noon  at  the . residenc,.   of  Josiah   Longstreth,   Beth¬ lehem    iind     Euclid  avenues.    Ambler, when his daughter, .Miss Florence, bo- tame the bride uf .Mr. Joseph A..Stout, of  Three  Tuns.
The house was beautifully decorated with tlowers. and the wedding march was played by the bride's sister,. Miss Elsie ."Viae Longstreth, and the cere¬ mony was perffirnied by Rev. Wm. (.,'. Stiver, of Ambler.
Thf   bride   vvas   attired   in   a   lovely
creation    of .silk.      The    guests    were
; the  immediate  families  of  both  bride
I and groom  with  but few  specially fa-
I vored   friends.    A   wedding   breakfast
followed the ceremony I -Afler the usual congratulations the i newly married couple amidst confetti i and rice with words of hearty good I wishes their automobile rolled away j gaily attii-ed in white streamers. i Jlr. and Jlrs. Joseph A. Stout look ! 11 ain from Broad street station for j Washington,. D. C, for their wedding journey. On their .return they will I reside near Three Tuns on the Stout ' estate.
LESSEIG—KIBBLEHOUSE.
This AVednesday afternoon at 3.30 Mlss .Alinnie Kibblehouse, of Ambler, became the bride of Jlr. Levi Hause Lesseig, of Flourlown. The ceremony took place in S" Thomas Episcopal church, Whiteniarsh, which was beau¬ tifully liecoi-ated with its Easter flow-- ers, iuid vvas performed by Itev, -A. J. Jliller,  rector.
The impressive service was witnessi- ed only by JIlss Elizabeth Comly and Jlr. Williarn Thompson, both of Flour- bride   wore  a  dark  blue
Jlr. and .Mrs. Lesseig left irnmediate- and on their return will Greenwood avenue, Am-
, the   last  gate   together. ¦': .Air.   Straw- I brlilge^s   horse   seemed   tir  recover   his j : tee,\,   better   than   the   other   after   the j juni)),   and   the   few   remaining   yards
lo   the   finish   aroused   the   entire   at- !
tention of the gallery of spectators by ! j the   splendid   nerve   with   which   they.
were run. I
I The meet was the opening steeple- i I chase of the season. -Among those • I who entered horses were Jliss Emily ' : Fox. Thomas Stokes, J. Stanley Reeve, j '- Clement AVilliams.  Frederick Whittak- :
er;   Haniel   C.   H.   Wentz   and   Edjward
C. Dale. i
In gorgeous spring raiment fashion- ¦
WOOD—WHEELER. One   iif   the   most' interesting   wed¬ dings of  the  season  took place Tues- to   thei day afternoon when Miss .Sophie Will- across ' '¦o-'i^  Wheeler, the daughter of Mr. .An¬
drew WhA»eIer, of No. 2137 Locust street, Philadelphia, became the bride of  Jlr.   Robert  Leaming  AVood
The ceremony took place al 4 o'clock in St. .Vlark's church, which was beau¬ tifully decorated for the occasion with Easter lilies, azaleas and tall potted palms and plants.
Rev. Alfred G. Jlortimer, rector of the church, was the officiating clergy¬ man, assisted byl Rev. Ed-viard Shippen AVatson,  grandfather of the bride.
Immediately following the ceremony a small reception followed at the home of the bride, after vvhich Mr. AVood and his    bride    left for    an    .extended
able folk motored out from town for | honeymoon, and on their return will the event and Sunned themselves in l reside on Rosemary avenue Amblei-. the bj^lrny atmosphere along the; where Jlr. Wood is secretar v of tli- course and near ,the clubhouse,    JIany   Cruse-Kemper   conipany.
drfive .from nearby residences in  traps; 	
and    carriages.      Every    one    agreed i that  the   day   was  ideal   for  the  race, I
PENLLYN,
but that  it   was  a  little   to  waiini   for the horses.
-At Frazer Harrison's piace,.in Roslyn Heights, where the race wJis begun, ;yoirte a number of promineat people j.ssembled. Jlrs. W. A. Inck, Jlr. and ,VIrs. George ^Widener    and  Mr.    and
u:„.-iTotva-i'.T'lix-Vir;,"--v<?r?-->i't the throng that cheered the the" set-off.
Ambler Shooters Do W^ll. P. F. Pfleger, Ge^rg ¦ A. Clark and .Xorman K. Hibbs, oi.-Ambler, made splendid scores .it th- shfiol Saturda.v afternoon between tiie Highland club, of Edge Hill, and the Clearview team, enabling the formn- to w-in b.v a scoi'e of 43S to 4.'',-l. JlcCarthy broke 4S for the vic.tors, and Ptleger broke 45, vvhile Clark broke 43 and Hibbs. 41. Of his runs '.'f 25 each. Plieger broke 22 and 23, nnd Clark 23 in his tirst str-injf and  20  in  the seeond.
Jliss JIary Slavin has been spending a week at her home in Touglikenne- mon.
Elrner. Jacoby spent Sunday at West Chester.
Mr. and .Airs. Clifford Langstroth, of Philadelphia,   were   the  guests   of   Mi:.
•*-t^tr.i:ft-igi-\%:v.h-ii-!^.t-i-Vii'yWfti!-l-S'kgf •.'<!'t..... MrA.
rid'.'is  at ' Ployd,  of Germantown,   has aJso  been visirting   at    the . .same   place.
Thomas l-angstroth anil .son. Tener, have b.'.-ri spending a few days itt the latter's  bungalow  in  Ocean  Cit.v.
H. E. iii'ayton and houseliold are fiut for the summer.
GWYNEDD
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VALLEY.
'The   Neighbors"   Meet. .Neighbor.s."   of   Hatboro,
were    ordered i
$!¦   John  Kirk i
ans, $20:  Elec. '-
Pennsylvania
Mrs.   Thomp- j
Killed at Ambler. L'riah, son of- Jli'. and Jlr-s. C. Civamer, formerly of Prdspectvill'?, and Who lately moved to the Lewis farm at JIt. Pleasant, was struck the soirth-bound train Xo. ¦ 100, which is knowrr as the ofHcial train, last Thursday night at the JIt, Pleasant avenue crossing. It was shortly be¬ fore 12 o'clock when the accident hap- unfortunate young man. vox  16  years of age,   was
Ballots Repriinted. .All th,' ballots for the Third L.:-gis- laiive district of Montgomery coimty were., reprinted, the <'ourt haviiic granted rhe writ' ¦. of alternative mnndaj.nus asked for liv .Attornev Alir.am H. Hallman in' behalf if sundry citizens of Lansdale. who fl"- sired- that the court direct that tin- name of-TIarry • Graham, of Lansdal.-. be iiUiced upon the ballot, despite the fact that he had filed' a withdrawal after  being  nominated     for the  pi'im-
—By   the  wll!  of  Sarah  J.   Cleaver, I late of Norristown, the dwelling house, ! 217  E. Jacoby street,  Norristown, and j its  contonts  are  given   to  the  daugh- ' ters, Mary R.. Sarah- and Tacie K.    If ' any one should ciarry or die the house goes    to    the survivors    or    survivor. Mary    R. and Tacie    K.    Cleaver    ar.i named  as execulort
—The  Doylestown  Mav^nnerchor elebrated   its   25fh   anniversary.
pened.       The who was not
on his way home after attending some i -vent   at   Prospectvllle   and   was   In   a I top     bugg.v.   which     vvas     completely i wrecked,   part   of   which   was   carried ! almost   to   the   shingle   plant   on   tho 1 cow catcher of the engine.      The horse was   uninjured   and   was   later   found ! standing before his stable door, at the I Creamer    home.       The    injured    mail I was  haried  a  distance  of almost   100 ' fi'et on   Railroad  avenue,  landing  op- ] poslte   William   Camburn's   gite   into whose  home he  wjis removed.      Lat¬ er  he  was  taken  to  the  Jewish   hos- Hital where he  died,  having sustained a fractured skull and internal injuries The    funeral    of    the    deceased    was held on Tuesday afternoon  at  2 30  at the   Upper   Dublin    Lutheran   chureh Interment    was    made    ii,t  Rose    HIM ceiiif.tery.
An inque.st w.as held on Mondav in Philadelphia by Coronor Knight "and the jury rendered a verdict of acci¬ dental death, the railroad <-omr'anv be¬ ing exoneriited  from  all  blame
Action   Against   Gas  Company,
Thf- Cheltenham lownship board of by I health brought an action against tiie Philadelphia .Suburban Gas company at .Xorristown eourt fin Thursday to gel out an injunction ivstraining the gas '¦ompany from polluting the water of Tacony creek.
"The   .Xeighbor.s."   of   Hatboro,   held a  meeting on 'Saturday.      Vice  Presi¬ dent  Emma   L.  Jones presided.      Two invitations     from  oth.-^r    clubs  having, been  received and delegates appointed rarteslan lo attend  at  the last  meeting, reports ! place, were first in order. ¦    Elizabeth AV. Ely reported     the    visit    to  Ridley    Park. Two   delegates   from   the "¦Neighbors" attended.       They     were cordially    re¬ ceived   and   after   excellent   addresses in  the  morning they enjoyed  a musi¬ cal    treat    in    tfie    afternoon. Goentner  i-. pf.rted  the visit   to She spoke 01 addresses by Jlr.s. O'Hara and  Mrfe. (.ivven AJVister-, both of whom have  visited  the  Hatboro club.    Cath- ••rine  F.  Smith read a  paper on  "Tho Uuty   of   thf   individual   to   the   Com¬ munity."
A vocal S(.iki was rendei-ed by How¬ ard Colb>', which was encored. Jliss Ella Hart read a paper on "The Dut.v of the CornmuniJ.v to the individual." Five . mlnut'e jijapijrs were given on these same subjects bv Jlrs. .Anna Twining, Mrs. Eleanor "st.alTord and Mr.s. , Alice .Miehener. Mr. Colby again favored the .club with, a vocal -solo. An invitation was extended to the W. C. T. v.. of HfUboro. to attend the next meeting .April 20th when the subject, will be "The State Refoi-ma- tor.v for AA'fimen" and the 'Home for Inebriates," the latter by lir. J. B. Car¬ rell. -Announcement was made that a lewure on -"A'osemite' V.illev and lhe Giant Red AVood Trees^ of Cali¬ fornia." will be given iiy I-Tof. H. Cla.v, Horden on Friday evening, April 12. at ^ o'clock at the Baptist church for the benefit iif Hatb i-o busmess men's association.   ¦
W. K. .Mii'arthy. of Camden. .X. J., formerly of tliis place, visited here Saturda.v.
Thomas Jli'es and family came out Friday.
John 11. JIi llherin.v was looking over his recently profierty- here.
,   F. E.  Bond and his kennelman, S bates,  l^ft  Thursday; for  Europe.
F. A. A\'ills and family were up Sat'- urday in their automobile. *
Ridpath   and   Potter  are  drilling an well  on   the    JlelvUle  Greger
up  Friday purchased
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FIRE FIGHTERS IN HARMONY.
Meeting of Montgomery County Fire¬ men's Association.
Former Officers Re-elected—Question of Police at Fires lo Prevent Robbery —Other Matters of Interest Discuss¬ ed.
It is the aim of tlie member's of the lire companies lo protect tlie property of per.sons against theft as well as against loss by iire. This was a question discussed at the annual meeting of the Jlontgomery County Firemen's a.ssociation hold in tho tire house of the Pioneer Flre coinpany, at Jenkintown, last Saturday evening, which vvas attended by a largo num¬ ber of delegates, more than Di of the 25 companies belonging lo the a,sso- ciation being represented.
Paul    Jones,    president,    called   the menibers to ord<?r and the bylaws com¬ mittee presented an amendment lo the. bylaws, which creates the olHce of lin¬ ancial    secretary,   and    which,   coming up   tor   linal     reading,   was    adopted. President Jones stated  that us soon as jthe   new   lire   eoinpany   at   lluntingdon j Valley   rei-eives  its  charter  aiiplieation tov membei snip in  the association  will I be mad;'.
j      The   question   of   insuring   the   auto- , mobile lire  Hgliiing apparatus came up. I for   diseussion.       it   vvas   deeided   that I the iov, est  rates  could   be  had   from  a
local comjiany at Jenkintown. I     The   annual   election   ot   officers   re- : suited    as    follows:     President,    Paul* I Jones;     vice president,    Andrew    Gra- ; ham; treasurer, William J. Devlne; se- I cretary, H. A.  Foster;   financial secre- [ tary, J. M- Clien;   trustee, A. T. Clay¬ ton.     A'committee, consisting of AVIl- : liam    Urban,    H. A.    Foster and    Mr. i Clay, was appointed to make arrange- i ments   vvith   the   manager   of   WiUofVV Grove park for a daj^s outlng-for tlje companies, to be held -late in the surti- I mer.      The    reports    o      the    various I companies   that     had"    responded     to ; alarms    during    the past    month    was j read   by   Secretary   Foster   and   total¬ ed   14;   number  of  companies'at  flrei^, from   one   to   live;    hours   in   service, from two    to  livf-;     time of    receiving t alarms,    from    9 a.    m. . to 2.30 a.    m. 'i'his   reijort    practically   demonstrates the  great   elllcieney   of  the  automobilii lire   ligikling   ma'chine.
Fire police again came .up for dls- cus.sion.- Several of the delegates spoke upon this tiuestion. At a recent , lire at the home of one of the wealthy residents of the Old A'ork road sec¬ tion it was reported valuable articles had been stolen and a,t a hre near Wyndmoor a pocketbook with a sum of money was also stolen. This in¬ formation revived the question of flre police and ii was decided to aMioint a committee on law and order, to which all questions of law will be "e- ferred. Those appointed wee. Messrs. Conard, Devine and Fold'-. It vv'lt 'also be the du.ty of this co: '.•lo-i-; UJ7 t.'ie-}na,y.;';:.o^fttre,i. found possi-iiC to. have""? ^ iVRn appijinted .as tirep'!' ¦¦.•.f.\l '-..- 'rf-..-r;-f 1.;; in.a-.e II. in the (-liij.ef '^'^ «.ach coioi.. i,,. will ha\e tJie puwer when at a. to appoint ileputi^s,. who will have tho authorlty to an eat an.v one detectec^ committing  a   misdemeanor.
The association vvill also secure, ihrough the elforts of one of, ils mem¬ bers, laws in fither states re¬ lative to lownship aid to volunteer fire companies vith a view of .securing if possible like legislation for such companies in this sta*e. '
The delegates before' adjourning voted to hold the June ineeting in the township  birilding at  Chestnut  Hill.
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B. B. Smith's country home is be- i ing gotten in condition for occupancy, j
Mrs. AV. .S. Cressman has been I spending a few days in Philadelphia.     I
George F'ledericks and family, of I Germantown, visited Jlax Gielselman j Sara 1.on Sunday. i
Jledia. Raymond Bussinger, of Hatboro, is : the new a.ssi.stant at the station. : Charles Shade taking th-- pfisitlon of ^ "Xtra  man.
ORELAND.
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window robbers ; stor-e of --A. L. ! evening. The ; afier money, as | of the goods in i
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Would   Stop   Explosions.
-A  bill  in  efjuitv-   has  been  lileJ.     in Prothonotarv   Drake's  ofiice,   by  Evans [ and   Dettra," in   behalf  of   the   eurniel j Pr.'Sbyterian ehurch, against the Edge I Hill  Silica  Roek company. I
The  plaintiff i-hirn-h  sets  forth that ^ the  fiuar-ry  conipany   has  extend.ed  its , operations i>p to the limits of the Edge ! Hill road, whieh is a inrlillc road large¬ l.v   traveled,   and   -that   the   (lUarry    is located <<nd operated *in a  thickly set¬ tled    section    of' -Abingtfin    township. ' In   its   operations   large   tiuantities   of j d.vnamite and iiowder are exploded and I these    explosions    have  hurled     large i fpianititles fif dill and  rocks  u|Min  the manse   of   the   chureh,   imperilled   the peace and lives of the occuiJiants, jar¬ ring  and   disturbing  the   wails   of  the building and  tei^n.rizing the  people  in the   neighliorhood.
liy reason of these acts th," occupauts of the nianae are in terror of their lives and .safety, and their comfortable ustr oC the property is being destroyed.
The   court  is  asked   to  restrain  the defendant from    continuing the explo¬ sions and    from  excavating under the highway between  it and  the pliilntlfTs iro pert .V.
North Perm League Suspends for Season. -A meting of the Nortii Penn Ba.se- ball league, was h«ld at- Lansdale 'I'uesday evening with Ambler, Per¬ kasle; Quakertown and Lansdale re¬ presented.' -Application was made for entrance by .x Pottstown club, but af¬ ler .discussion it was thought a too distant point for the clubs to travel, ^.xld on due consldera.tion it whs de- 1. ided to susjHmd the league for this .•»eason. but keep the organization in- <aet and arrange independen games between   the  clubs   interested.
¦    To   Widen   Old   York   Road.
, Hepre.'.-.ntatives of the Pennsylvania stale highway department havo lieen ."oliciting property holders throughout ^Varminster, Warwick and Bucking¬ ham townships, through whicii the his" toric Old A'ork road passes, to sign leleases so that work can be proceed- t-d with at once. It is tho intention of the highway department to widen tfte   thoroughfare   to  60   feet.
Engineers of the department have been working along Old York road, 'i'hese men say the work of rebuilding that portion of tlie road f nmprlsing the former llartsvil'e and Centreville turnpike will be done this summ.^r. This section, now an abaniioned old 1 oad. has been in wretched traveling onditlon.
The Easter Services at Christ. Ev. Lutheran church vvere well attended and the niusical part of the services '.vas   a   very   pleasing
By forcing  op^-n   a entered,    the  g.meral .'Vinian   last   .Saturday thieves were evidently they did not take an.v thi store.
Jlichael Shaffer, a resident of this sieiion for more tiian 30 years, .(Jisd on Friday night at the home of his son-in-law, AViliiam Supplee, aged 92 y«.ars. The deceased was well knovyn in this se'ction fif tlie count.v. hiividg carried on the lime burning business a number of years ago on the West A'alley Green road, at which tinie .he was noted for having the finest teams on the road. After disposing of this liusiness he went to Philadelphia and opened a lime yard, this was some lime during the 40's, the yeur of jthe big tire in that city. Jlr. ShUffer was very bu.sy that year using his teams as moving vans and being paid as higfi as $50 a load. Ho was also the owner of the old hay market at Seventh and Oxford streets, which he. exchanged .ilong with other property for a farm in Delaware, but which lat¬ er proved a poor investment. Some tirne prior to 1882, the year that h.' liicated here, he went to Fitzwater¬ town where h,- again entered the lime burning buslnr-ss, having rented the kihis that were the Potter property which jiroved unp,rotltable. After giving up the business he was engag¬ ed in clearing off unimproved land both here and at Harmer liill, whiajh he was engaged, in up until a few years ago when his hea,l.th, on account of old age, began to fail him. Tho funeral took place on Tuesday, interment be¬ ing made :it Whiteniarsh cemetery. Besides a ¦i\-if<>, the deceased loaves a number of cliildren, two of whom re¬ side here. They ure Leonard wind Alice,   wife  of William  SuppJee.
I Wissahickon Grange.
I Whil'e the social given by AVissahiek¬ on grange; Xo. 760, P. of H., in Odd Fellows' hall last Friday evening, did, not prove ag successful as had been hoped ori account of sickness. Good Friday, etc., a very enjoyable time was had by those pres'ent, the only fault to be found, most of those in attend¬ ance, for various reasons, wore very late in arriving. After a number of musica.1 , selections, recitations, and trick garrnes, to say nothing of tho social part, all returned home in tha wee small hours. .A special meeting will  be  held  this Frida.v evening.
MAPLE   GLEN.
itobert Weir and family, of Hor¬ sham, visited T. .Miller Knott and fam¬ il.v   un Sunday.
-Air. and Jlrs. Charles S. JIann and children. Hanna and Albert, visited Jliss Sallie Shoemaker, of Barren Hill, on Thiwsday.
Jliss Evelyn Roberls, of AVest Chest¬ er State Xormal school, is spending the spring vacation at her parental home here. She is accompanied by two schoolmates.
Jliss Tacie -A.  Mright, of Xorristown,-,'- and  Misses  Mary  B.   Uright  and  Elsa.' Hrigiit,   of. Siiringhouse,    were   recent visitors   vvith   their   uncle,   Thomas   P. Conard.
The senior class of Three Tyns .schcKd. fonsisting of Jlisses -Alice Fry and Ijillian l''arley and Adelos Gorton, Jr., went to Fort Washington on Tuesday afternoon for the ex.im- inatifins.
Democrats  Endorse  Wilson.
In addition to re-etectlng Harve.v Christman as chairman, tho standing coiuniLttec of Montgomery County De- mocrai y at its annual meeting en¬ dorsed' the nominiition of Gov. AVood- row AVlLsOn, ot New Jerse.v, for tlif> presitl'v-ncy   of   the   Unl.ted   State.s.
NARCISSA.
William Latham sustained a serious cut while slKK'ing a hor.se last AVed¬ nesday.
Richard Stevenson, of Chester, is visiting his cousin, Earl Buckman, of Narci.ssa.
R. P. Harrar is havin improvements made to his house.
The regular services will Ue held in Cold Point Baptist church next Sun¬ day. Sunday school in the aflernoon at 2.30. Chrlstaln Endeavor at 7.15 p. m. and the church service at 7.45 p. m.
A f-alithumpian band visitiel .Mi', and .Mrs. Charles Hendricks, of Ply¬ mouth  Meeting. Monday everiing.
To    Reorganize'    Montgomery    County League.
.A movement 1..^ under way to bring- about the reorganization of the. Mont¬ gomery county baseball league, 'which had a couple of years sii.i'.'ssful his¬ tory. It is pljumed to have four teams in the league this year: Glenside, Jenkintown, Fort Washington and AVillow Grove. Glenside lias retired from the North Ponn K>a.guo and the fans uro .Mn.\lous that th" Montgomer.v Count.v- league be i .'lorganized ami a;i     liibs to  bo of loeal   talent.
Spring House Cleaning
la efseiilial. Gilt Kog,,- llour is mad.' from wheat which i.-i cbvineil and scoured before it is milli'i.