The Ambler Gazette 19180509

              The ambler Gazette.
VOL. XXXV.-NO.   17
AMBLER.   PA..   MAY   9,   1918
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COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Bappenincs at Local Interest to Our Readers.
Plymouth Will Cloae High School- School Tax Rate Eight Mills—Har¬ monville and   Hickorytown   Events—
Personals and Miscellaneous Items.
Thomas Magee. Sr., of Cold Point, is driving an automobile.
George Sheller, Sr.. of Primus, spent Sunday with sis son at Cold Point.
William Hendricks, of Camp Meade, spent Sunday with relatives in Cold Point.
Mrs. Buekman, of Cold Point, enter¬ tained guests from New Jersey over the week-end.
Mrs. Helen Smith, of Hatboro, Is making her home with Mrs. Andrew Walters In Cold Point.
Mrs. Rebecca Hampton, of Cold Point, has been spending a few days with relatives at Hatboro.
Joseph Frederick, of Philadelphia, epent Sunday with his brother, Char¬ les ii. Frederick at Hickorytown.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stead, of Phil¬ adelphia, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hart at  Cold Point.
Miss Laila Marple, of Hickorytown, on Monday resumed her school studies after having been ill with  tonsilitis.
Mrs. AJbert Bacon, of Germantown, visited frleads at Maple Hiil avenue and Plymouth Meeting on Thursday.
Edward Sheldon, of Norristown. and Thomas Brophy, of Manayunk, spent Sunday with Albert Hiltner in Har¬ monville.
Miss Edna Berkhimer. of Philadel¬ phia, spent Sunday In HarmonvUls with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Berkhimer.
The Misses Childs and Miss Sultzer, of Norristown, spent Sunday with the Misses Effle and Edith Marple, Ply- naouth Meeting.
Mrs. Joseph O'Byrn. of Philadelphia, spent Friday evening in Hickorytown with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Char¬ les B. Frederick.
Mrs. Fred. Ollard and children, of Wayne Junction, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. L,emuel Rodebaugh at   Hickorytown.
Next Sunday in Olivet Baptist church, Norristown, Rev. Horace T. Houf, of Sistersville, W. Va.. formerly of Cold Point, will preach.
Mrs. Lidie Marple, of Roxborough, and Samuel Maxwell, of Barren Hill, spent Sunday with their sister, Mrs. Martin Dietrich,  Hickorytown.
James Q. Cunningham, of Maple Hill avenue, is extensively engaged in the laying of cement walks. At present all orders are promptly attended to.
Harry Swartz, of Norristown, preached at the Hickorytown mission Sunday evening. He expects to leave shortly to take up chaplain duties at a military camp.
On Tuesday of last week Joseph Livezey, formerly of Plymouth Meet¬ ing, now of Reading, and Misa Zella Metz, of Norristown. were married. They will reside in Reading.
On Wednesday evening, in connec¬ tion with the prayer nieeting of the C. E. society of Plymouth XT. E. church. Miss Jennie Stout, of the Baptist train¬ ing school, Philadelphia, was the speaker.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Rhoads and daughter. Dorothy, and Miss Elizabeth Winters, of Norristown. and Mr. and Mrs. Christian Wisler and son, of Lansdale, spent Sunday with Mrs- David Rhoads.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cunningham, of Conshohocken, and Mr. and Mrs. For¬ rest Rawlins, of Norristown. spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Cunninghai.i, of Maple Hill ave¬ nue,   Piymouth   Meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Taylor and Mrs. : Harvey Tayior and children, of Phila¬ delphia, spent Saturday evening with I Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Mart, at Cold I Point, and J. Harvey Hart, of Phila- I delphia, spent the weeK-end at the j same place. '
During the illness of Rev. R. W.| Musselman, ot Plymouth Meeting, ser¬ vices Sunday morning in the Plymouth U. E. church were conducted by J. S. Moser, of Conshohocken, and in the evening Leslie Rodebaugh assumed charge.
The Bell telephone lines on Monday were extended to the new office build¬ ing of the American Magnesia com¬ pany at Plymouthu Meeting, and it is aaid that connections will also be made with the new Plymouth Meeting freight station along the Trenton Cut¬ off, which Is nearby.
The Plymouth Consolidated school teacheis and pupils have done wonder¬ fully well in selling $1000 worth of Uberty bonds, ana in addition they sold sold $.331 worth of thrift an.d war .saving stamps during .\pril, as fol¬ lows : Week of April 10, $99.2.5; April 17, $86.75; April 24, $65; April 30, $81.
Next Sunday afternoon at the close of the Sabbath school of Plymouth U. 15. church the annual observance of moth¬ er's day will be held and Miss Emily Beyers, of Norristown. will speak. In the evening Rev. Mr. Musselman's ad¬ dress will be on the subject, "The Re¬ lationship of the Local Community to the Church."
On Monday evening the trustee board and the parsonage committee of the Plymouth U. E. ehurch met. and the Ladies' Bible class met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Samuel Ramey. Harmonville. The Men's Bible class held a very interesting meeting, Friday evening, at the home of Solomon Lightkep. Norristown, which  25  persons  attended.
It is assured that a large audience will gr»et the sextette of Albright col¬ lege, ne.Nt Saturday evening in the Ply¬ mouth U. E. fhtirch. when that noted party of musicians come from Myers¬ town to render their annual entertain¬ ment at Piymouth Meeting The tick¬ ets are 25 and 15 cents. The young men will be entertained in the several homes, and at the Sunday morning church service will assist with the singing and music.
The Plymouth school board has found it necessary, in view of advanc¬ ing prices all around, to increase the tax rate from 6V2 to 8 mills. In addi¬ tion the high school grade will be abolished at the end of the term and the teachers. Including the principal. Homer Bortner, will be released. Next year those pupils desiring to take the high school courses will flnd it neces¬ sary' to go to Copshohocken. Norris¬ town or other point.s, transportation thereto to be assumed entirely by Xjae lupils. One of the directors, discuss¬ ing the move. Monday, said that had the board decided to continue the high school a nine-mill tax rate would have been necessary to provide the teaching force and pay for the alterations nec- t'Hsary to the school building.
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10 MILLS
SCHOOL TAX.
Ambler   Increases   the   Rate One Mill.
Added Expenditures All Around Leave Little Margin on Estimated Dis¬ bursements—Half the Faculty Re¬ elected.
The Ambler school board, at its meeting last Thursday evening, in¬ creased the tax rate from nine to 10 mills, and even witli this advance the probable returns over the estimated in¬ come are but $28 for next year. All the members of the board were pre¬ sent and President Styer was in the chair. The action, which was unan¬ imous, was reached oniy after mature deliberation.
Principal Fisher reported the total enrollment as 615. The program clock has arrived and is in service. Six flags were purchased. Work on the schoul gar,den was delayed because of unfav¬ orable conditions. 110 pupils have volunteered for this open-air course. The annual commencement wili be held on June IS in the Ambier opera house, and the annual exhibition of school work will be opened during the latter part of May or early in June.
The board decided to make arrests in the matter of rowdyism or vandal¬ ism on the school grounds at any time, and especially during the evenings.
Mr. Engle and Dr. Hough had visited the schools and made interesting re¬ ports as to conditions and progress.
Treasurer Faust's report showed a deflcit of about $16ip.
The necessary action was taken with regard to Miss Cruger and Miss Mc¬ Mullin and the matter of their state normal techers' diploma.
The following bills were ordered paid : N. Snellenburg & Co., $3.60; Milton Bradley & Co. $3.27; H. M. Robb & Co., $4; "Gazette," $11.75; G. M. Deck & Co., $3.90; J. M. Fisher, $3.68; C. M. Stout. $19.27; Keystone Telephone Co., $2; Philadelphia Su¬ burban Gas & Electric Co., $78.96.
Principal Fisher's appointment holds over from last year. The following teachers, all of whom were candidates for re-election, were re-elected : Miss Donohue, commercial. Miss Bean, domestic science; Miss Byerly, gram¬ mar; Miss McMullin and Miss Cruger, seventh and eighth grades and first year high school; Miss Halloway and Miss Coyle, fifth and sixth grades; Miss Moyer, third A; Misa Pyle. second A; Miss Rynear, first B; Mias Allen, fourth  A.
There being several vai'ancies. the teachers' committee was empowered to act, in conjunction with the principal, in the matter of filling same.
Messrs. Engle ancl Styer were ap¬ pointed on the commencement com¬ mittee.
THE WAR CHEST DRIVE.
Funds for War Welfare Council to Be Solicited.
NEW HOSE
IS_NEEDED.
Ambler Fire Co. Petitions for lOOO Feet.
To Combine the Finances of Certain War Activities—Drive to Start on May 20—Robert H. Anderson Is Chairman of  Local  District.
The War Welfare council of Phila¬ delphia and vicinity is a corporation ot the state ofj Pennsylvania created for the purpose of supporting bene¬ volent and charitable undertakings and enterprises by organizing and con¬ ducting a campaign for voluntary con¬ tributions to such causes and enter¬ prises engaged in relief and welfare work, in connection with the war, as are endorsed by the president of the United .States, the secretary of war or the secretary of the navy, or as may be approved by the board or directors of the council. It Is termed the war chest.
The foundation of this drive will be a house-to-house canvas. The sub¬ scriptions will extend over a period of 12 months, and as all war welfare or¬ ganizations are to be provided for, necessarily the amount obtained must be greater than if it was a campaign for only one beneficiary. With the rapidly increasing number of soldiers going to the front, it is expected that the demands upon the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A., and all war activities, will be very heavy during the coming year and their support means great sacri¬ flce upon the part of our people at home. Our object and aim is for their support and relief regardless of the channel through which it comes. The more sources of supply the better. Talk soldiers, sailors, and their wants all you possibly can. This Is the whole problem. We are not working for any particular organization; we know only our flghting men and our heip they must have to the utmost limit.
A house to house canvas will be con¬ ducted by teams; each team being ap¬ pointed by the ward or district chair¬ man of each division. Teams making this canvass will begin work on the 20th day of May and the campaign will continue until the 27th day of May. On the 20th of May the drive wiil be¬ gin in flve counties, namely Philadel¬ phia. Delaware, Chester, Bucks and Montgomery
WHITPALN AND L. GWYNEDD.
Who's Who and What\What in the Two Townshipa.
During  Last Three Months 15 Sections [ .^^^^JH'^^.^^^Tis rfce^t^rnlt's Have   Blown   Out—Officers     Nomm-
has
Mrs. Harry Hoover,  of Blue Bell,  is ated for  New  Year—Dues of $1   Per ¦ recovering from her recent  operation. Member   Now   Payable  to   Secretary !„ Mr. and Mrs. Edward Phipps, of Blue
Brown,
<.'hief Mayden, of the Wissahickon I'ire company. Ambler, at the meeting, last i'"riday evening, reported to the members the necessity lor 1000 feet of new hose, stating that during the past few weeks no fewer than 15 sections of hcjse has bursted while in service. At his suggestion the secretary was in- .structed to recommend to Ambler bor¬ ough council the purchase of 1000 feet of new hose in order to place the com¬ pany on a safety  footing.
The meeting was presided over by the president, H. G. Knight, Esq., and there was considerable interest taken in the session.
Chief Hayden reported that a call had come during the early evening for help at a fire on the Trenton Cut-off railroad bridge over the tracks of the North Penn. His informant stated an unsuccessful effort had been made to summon the Fort Washington com¬ pan.v. and Mr. Hayden reported that he had also tried to give the alarm to the Fort Washington company before blowing the Ambier alarm. However, the flames were extinguislied before the company reached the scene. A rear shoe on the chemical machine blew out, but no serious damage was done nor injury sustained by the men. He stated that the rear wheels should he changed to the solid type, the cost an.d manner of carrying out which sug- sestion will be investigated by tlie board  of engineers.
The building committee reported that H. P. Schneider has made three applications  to  the  concrete  floor.
The games committee reported the receipt of $6.74.
The house committee reported that the Red Cross branch has offered to place awnings on the front of the sec¬ ond story of the flre house, and re¬ quested permission to erect same, which   was  unanimously  granted.
Treasurer Jes.se F. Davis reported as
Bell, entertained relatives over Sunday.
HORSHAMiAND UPPERJUBLIN.
Miscellaneous   Items of Interest^to Many Readers.
Horsham  Mill to  Be  Removed to  Nor¬ ristown—Jarrett9v/n   Receives   Honor Flag   and   Dresher  a   Service   Flag- Other Notes of Two Townships. Miss   Clara   Carr,   of  Dresher,   spent
Mrs. Warren Fleck,  of Blue  Bell,  is j Friday in Philadelphia
able  to  be out again after her recent illness.
.Nuss, of North Wales, has been painting at the Justus Acuff property, Gwynetld.
Julius Rempp and Fred. S. Magar¬ gal, of .Springhouse, have purchased two pigs each.
Linda Weber and Beatrice Tippin. of ,     jarreuown < un'"l^^ H'l'r'r'^ &,^;';^f f'km'ii'y';  **"^"'i berry festival     on   Saturday
Charle.s Donat, of Philadeiphia, spent Sunday in Jarrettown,
John Kneezel, of Dresher, at tills writing, is critically ill.
J. M. Megargee, of Hallowell. is planting 12  acres  of potatoes.
Mrs. James Kamsey, of Horsham, spent Thursday  in Philadeiphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Waiter Hand, of Blue Bell, spent Sunday with Misses Emma and Anna Shoemaker, of Norristown.
The funeral of C. H. Danehower, of Centre Square, waa held at Boehm's church on Monday afternoon. Inter¬ ment was made In the adjoining cemetery.
Harry Rieger and family have come ont for the sammer.
Under the auspices of the Mothers' club, the pupils and teachers of the Gwynedd l'"riend.«' school, on Friday, motored to the Zoological garden, where the.v first enjoyed lunch and then enjoyed the sights.
The     Sewing     circle     of church, Blue Bell, will meet nex
Jarrettown church will hold a straw- irry June  22.
evening.
Mrs.
da.v  afternoon    at  the  home  of William  Sailer, of Springhouse.
Horace Phipps, of Blue Bell, has re¬ covered from a severe attack of lum¬ bago and grip.
Frank Hibshman and family, of Blue Bell, spent Sunday in West Philadel¬ phia.
George Fallows, of Blue Bell, has one of the largest and flnest beds of as¬ paragus   in   this   virinity.
Joseph Whiteside, of Hallowell, on Monday evening visited John Krout In Ambler.
Howard Allen and Joseph Whiteside, of Hallowell, on Tuesday finished planting potatoes.
The Hor.sham road supervisors met Monday evening at Hallowell and transacted  loutine business.
A largely attended toadies' Aid so¬ ciety meeting was held at the Jarret¬ town parsonage on Ai)ril  30.
Miss Susannah  L.  Walton,  of Hors¬ ham,   spent   Saturday   and   §unday   in Philadelphia   visiting  friends. ,   ,     Herman   Rinehart  and  James   Sulll- t^oenm s | van,  of Philadelphia, spent  Sunday  in
OBITUARY.
County C. E. Convention.
The Montgomery County C. E. con- veijtion met in the Methodist church, of Lansdale, with President Newton S. Gottshall presiding and Roland J. Pax¬ son leading the singing. Juniors from the Perkiomen and North Penn unions gave references on junior work occu¬ pied the afternoon session. Supper vvas served to the delegates. Cafeteria style, ao no time waa wasted, and the business session followed, with reports of the year's work and interesting ac¬ counts of tiie state executive meet¬ ings, at Greenshurp; and Altoona. Fol¬ lowing the supper the county executive meeting held a session to consider county work and to order that the constitution be printed, at once and a copy be sent promptly t 1 every society in  tha  county  union.
The evening session was of a pa¬ triotic charcter as well as the after¬ noon se.ssion, Wm. J. Parks, of tha Phila. C. E. union, speaking on "Jun¬ ior Patriotism," and the Rev. John Marvey Lee, of Germantown. on his "Three Months with the Red Triangle," at C'amp Hancock.
The county honor-roll was displayed, entirely filled, another will have to be started. Letters were read from some of the boys at the, front.
Offlcers for the coming year were elected, a few changes being made, Wm. K. Bean, of Norristown, becom¬ ing first vice president, and Mrs. Car¬ ver, also of^ Norristown, becoming jun¬ ior superintendent. Chairmen were appointed for various committees and there were given the right to choose others to help them.
BELFRY AND WORCESTER.
The road supervisor have spread crushed stone on the Lansdale road from Skippack pike to the Morris road.
Miss Minnie Bobb, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday at her parents' home.
E. A. Heebner's bungalow at Centre Point is nearing completion.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Schultz, of Niantic, spent the week-end with rela¬ tives.
The state highway department has been spreading crushed stone on the Skippack pike.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Baus, of East Greenville, were week-end visitors in this vicinity.
Robert Geyer has left for Ohio to purcha.se a carload of livestock.
Worcester was well represented last .Sunday at the dedication of the new Schwenkfelder church at Lansdale.
Mra. and Dr. E. G. Kriebel spent Simday in Chester as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Daig,
F. J. Allen moved from the Marn¬ hout poultry farm last week to North Wales. Mr. Schmidt is temporarily in charge of the farm.
Elmer Place made a large shipment of hickory planks fijom the Belfry* freight yard op Tuesday.
Joseph Blattner has been appointed road supervisor by the courts to suc¬ ceed Thomas G. Comly, removed.
Mother's day will be observed next Sunday in Bethel church. Messrs. Carson, Ewing and Corbett. the sweet singers, who are connected with the Hickorytown mission, will sing at the morning service.
Bethel Aid society will give a lawn social on June 22 on the lawn of the church.
follows :     Balance     at   last     meeting. It is the desire and    the wish of the   $322,45;   receipts,   $55.27:    orders   pa'.d, welfare   co'uncdl     to   collect     sufflcient   -tBn.gtt.     Balance  in  the  auto   chemical | ing in   Norristown money to finance the following war ac-' fund    $17.40;   in   the   relief  association' tivities.    The  American   Red Cross,  Y, ! $3:!9.7».
M.   C.   A.   War   Work   council.   Young j     With   regard   to   the   nomination   for Women's Christian a.ssociation,   ofticers.  President  Knight asked  to  be
Knights of Columbus, Young Men's 1 relieved of the offlce, as he has he- Hebrew association. Commission on I come largely identified with local work Training Camp Activities of the war iin connection with the government, be¬ ing food administrator and holding other positions, which demand largely of his time iind attention. Several members voiced their regret at his .de¬ cision and congratulated him on the srowth   and   advance  of  the   company
and navy departments. Salvation army, -National Jewish War Relief, Boy Scouts of America, Community Re¬ creation Servioe. together with similar national and local approved war-re¬ lief activities
The  first  local  meeting  will  be held 1 during    his    capable    administrations.
WM. P. JACOBY. W. F. Jacoby, of Philadelphia and New York, formerly of Ambler, a prominent coal operator and well known in coal trade circles for the past 25 years, died in New York city on Wednesday, May 1st. He is survived by a widow and two daughters resid- and a mother and two siKteis residing in Allentown. Pa. He was a member of a number of clubs as well as Masonic fraternities.
Horsham with George Zeitler, 3d.
Mrs. William J. Tyson, of Horsham, who has been quite ill. Is steadily im¬ proving.
Marvin Yowell and Ellwood Detwiler, of Dresher, motored to Valley Forge Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ford, Of Horsham, spent Tuesday and Wednesday In South Bethlehem attending the funer¬ al of her sister-in-law.
James Caldwell dnd family, of Phil¬ adelphia, spent Sunday at their coun¬ try home in Jarrettown.
Sergeant Carl Maier, son of August Maier, of Dresher, writes from France, where    he has been    for about    four weeks.
Robert Campman and family, of Whitemarsh, spent Sunday afternoon with Emanuel Dewees and family at Dresher.
A. P. Bissey, of Davis Grove, will gt> to Sunbury next week to represent) Horsham castle. No. 484, K. G. E., In annual state convention.
Mrs.   Joseph   Wood,   Jr.,   is   getting
The  deceased,  many  years  ago,  was   her house. Jabelwadi ' at Davis °GrovT operator at    l-'ort  Washington  station.  i„   readiness   to   occupy   the   property
the latter part of this week.
on Friday evening. May 10th, at the Mattison avenue school house, Am¬ blar. This-" district Includes. Upper Dublin, I.()wer Gwynedd. Whitpain township and the borough of Ambler. We request the presence of all those who   are    interested   in   thia     welfare
worli.
ROBERT H. ANDERSON. District Chairman. Frank   C.   W^bei-.   .Sec-etaly.
Red Cross Notes.
-A. ineeting of the ixei-ntive boaril of the Ambler Red Cross was heUl Thurs¬ day, the reports of the various com¬ mittees were most gratifying. The workrooms   report   250   garments   coni-
Mr. Knight, in reply, stated that he is glad to have been of any service and modestly g.ttribute.d the success of the companS^ to the support given not only by the active worke's. but by the people generally and gen¬ erously. He assured the company that he will still maintain his Intereat in the organization and worli for its fur¬ ther advancement.
The following officers were nomin¬ ated : President, J. M. Haywood: vice' prosident, Wm. .T. Pe\inp: secretal'^•, Wm. J. Brown: assistant secreta"'. Luther l-'retz: treasurer. .Tesse F. Davis: chief. A. R. Hayden; auditors. Robert H. Kenler. George W. Franl-'en-
Some yeais ago he purchased the old Widmayer property, west of Ambler, where he resided for several years.
The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon in  Philadelphia.
CHARLES   H.   DANEHOWER.
C. Harr-- Daneliower, aged 68, of Centre Square, died early Friday morning ^t his home, after a pro¬ tracted illness for several months. He was one of the most prominent citi¬ zens of Whitpain township. -     .
Mr.  Danehower uas an active mem¬ ber  of   Boehm's  Reformed  church,   and for many years a teacher in the Sun day school.    He was also assistant su
Elmer E. Potts, of Horsham, Is mar¬ keting some very flne Iliac blooms. His sweet peas are through the ground and are looking well.
Joseph G. Hitner has Installed elec¬ tric lights in the Hallowell eatate property, at Hallowell, which he now owns. Paper hangers are at work in the   houses   on   the  property.
Jonathan Stackhouse, of Hallowell, has purchased-iMiactor to be delivered about May 15. It will be equipped with  a strong light  for night work.
A large dojf of Joseph Wood, Jr., broke  loose  one    night   recently    and
perintendent "ot   'The"sunda7""school. [ ii*i'f?_i°"L^'icks^ and  15 chicken^ be-
elder  in  the  church,  and  secretary  of the consistory.
He was active in nolitics and served many years as school director of Whit¬ pain township.
At  the  time   of  his  death  he  was a director  of  the   North  Wales   .Vational | bank and treasurer of the Springhouse ;
to  A.   P.   Bissey,    of    Davis
field   and  Charles ftib.srhman;   trustee. | and Penllyn Turnpike company
I)leted  during    .-April and   the    inakiii.^: George W. Ruch; representative to the
SPRINGHOUSE.
C. E. Ingersoll and family have come out to their country place Forest Hill.
Mrs. Stiles Huber and family have come out to their country place for the summer. .      ,, ,
Frank J. Hughes and family moved from Red Hill to this place on Tues¬ day. ,      ,
The Dager school was closed on Monday.
Harry Price and family came out for the summer on Tuesday.
Mr. McMullin has moved to Olney and Mr. Moore has moved to the pro¬ perty vacated by Mr. McMulUn.
and furnishing of 25 kits. More than 25.000 surgictal dressings were made by that department, and the wool com¬ mittee report 21-Kcompleted knitted ar¬ ticles. A wonderful increase in at¬ tendance of the .iunior sewing class called to mind that three teachers are necessary to instruct and superintend the work of ovei- 50 little girls, an.d it will be greatly appreciated if more ladies will volunteer to assist with this work. The class meets every Satuiday morning. 35 men were equipped with knitted outfits from the wool depart¬ ment as they started to camp recent¬ ly. The workroom gave each on-^ a furnished kit bag.
It is reque.sted that all parties hav¬ ing wool to knit up into socks vvill please hurrv, complete them and send same to headquarters by the 14tli of May, as a large requisition must be filled on that date.
Mrs. Andrew Godfrey has resit-ned the chairmanship of the surgical dn-ss- ing department and Mra. Edward In- gersol has been appointed to flll the vacancy. The Junior departmeni of the Baptist Sunday school donated a neat sum to the wool fund last week.
MAPLE GLEN.
Mr. George Derr, of Philadeliihia, was a recent visitor here.
Master Allen Buzby, of Ambler, is spending some time at his grandmpth- er's   Mrs. .\melia Householder.
Miss Gertrude K. Conard. who haa been III with erysipelas, is again able to be about.
Mr. Howley and family have come out from their city residence and are again   occupying  Mrs.   Gorton's   house.
Miss Margaret Z. Conard. who spent two weeks at her grandfather's, was called home suddenly on account of her brother having  been   injured.
Harry C. Wilson, wife and son Theo¬ dore, and Lloyd R. Wilson, wif-- an,! son William, of Richboro, were Sunday callers at their uncle's, Thomas P. Con¬ ard George K. Conard and family, of Dolington, and P. Maurice Conard, of Newtown, were recent visitors at the same place.    	
Stites, Ambler and Fetterolf to Be in Ambler This Thursday. A Republican mass meeting will be held this Thursday evening in the Ambler opera house, at which the Is¬ sues of the campaign will be discuss¬ ed by Fletcher W. Stites, candidate for the "congressional nomination; Charles A Ambler who aspires to the state senate, anil Captain H. H. Fetterolf, who seeks the nomination to the state assembly.    The piiMio is invited.
Subscriptions to  Liberty  Loan.
Complete returns from the Ambler Trust Co. and the First National Bank of Ambler to the chairman of the Lib¬ ertv loan committee, J. E. Underwood, of all bond subscriptions received in the recent drive show the magniiicent sum of $320,700, with 1520 individual subscriptions.
 Fnancis H. Peterman has been ap¬ pointed tax collector for Limerick township.
Montgomery County Firemen's as.so¬ ciation, IT. G. Knight. F.sq., Lewis l-"'ai-- ' rington, A. Kulp. A. R. Hayden, Harry I Hinkle; board of engineers, Harr.y : Durkin, Homer Fluck, Robert .Astler, 1 Raymond Fertsch, Stewart Davis, , Reformed church Harry Niblock, Jr.
The following bills were ordered paid : Philadelphia Siibii'ban Gns Co.. $1.28: R. M. Hallowell. $2.80: "Ambler Gazette," $2.25; O. H, Still¬ wagon,  $10.55;   C. A. Sassaman, $(!.
Two gaskets and two valve stems were ordered  for the motor apparatus.
Mr. Devine made an interesting re¬ port concerning the successful work of the local Red Cross in the fire com¬ pany's  building.
The company's relief association meet immediatelv after the flre com¬ pany adjourned and transacted routine business.
CENTRE SQUARE.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul March, of Jefter- sonville, visited Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Drake.
Roberts Stoops and family have moved to Pittsburgh.
Mr. and Mr.s. Cauthers. of Philadel¬ phia,  visited  friends here  on  Friday.
Mrs. Harry Lyne, of Philadelphia, spent Monday with Mrs. Richard Roy¬ nan.
Howard L. Baker has purchased John  Shirmer's farm.
Miss Lily and Thomas Knoll visited relatives in West Philadelphia on Sun¬ day.
Mr.s. Robert Baker and son Kenneth, of California, are visiting Mr. and Mrs J. Howard Breed.
Dr. and Mrs. S. C. Seiple enter¬ tained Dr. and Mr.s. George Sieberling, of Allentown. last week.
Walter Roynan will leave for Col¬ umbus, O., on May 10. for military training. ,   ,
Mrs. C. H. Danehower and family herewith gratefully acknowledge the courtesies extended them during the period of their late bereavement.
Richard Rovnan moved Monday to one of the houses in Od.d Fellows' building. ,   „  .,
Frank Luther and family, of Red Hill, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zornek on Sunday.
Mrs. John R. Morris has about re¬ covered from her recent illness.
A number of the farmers of this section attended the Whitemarsh Val¬ ley Hunt club annu.il dinner la.st Sat¬ urday.
The regular monthly meeting of the Centre Square Fire company was held last Thursday evening with the presi¬ dent Richarci Roynan. presiding. The meeting was well attended and much Interest was centered in the arr.ange- ments for the coming carnival, sup¬ per and flag raising, which is to be held in the company's new home May 23, 24 and 25. The committee in charge of the arrangements has prom¬ ised many surprises and is leaving nothing undone to make the event the greatest    in    the    history    of    Centre
longing Grove.
Next Sunday will be Mothers' day at Jarrettown church, and all the moth¬ ers of the locality are requested to be present. The Sunday school of the church   is   growing  regularly.
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Potts, of Horsham,  entertained  the following friends :     Mr. and  Mrs. George Beide¬ man and ."on and Mrs. Anna Baker, of I Philadelphia.
, On Sunday Mr. and ^trs. Randal! : Fenton. of Dresher, with William Bar¬ rett motored to Tinicum, and the for- ! mer's father. Edwin L. Fenton. Rr., ! returned with them to spend a fow I days.
! Edward S. Morris and family, off I Philadelphia, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry of King of Prussia, died in the Rive,- j Wijson and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wilson, view hospital, at .N'orristown, on Sat- | „f Richboro, were Sunday guests of ur/lay, after a series of operations | ^j^ .,„^ ^j,..^ .^^ jj Speakman In Before her marriage she taught school Horsham, for several years in Montgomery coun-       ^ number of friends about Hallowell
ITe is survive,cl bv his widow. I.aura N., and two sons Walter C. and Har¬ vey B., both of whom reside in Nor¬ ristown.
The funeral  was held Monday after¬ noon,     with   services   3.30     at   Boehm's Blue   Bell.     Inter¬ ment in cemeter.v adjoining. SARAH   K.   LONG.
Sarah  Kratz   wife  of Thomas  Long,
ty,   one   yeai-  in   Cheltenham  and   five | „i„ ^^ interested in learning that Mrs:
years at lancasterville, in Wliite¬ marsh township. Besides her husband, she is survived by two children, James, who resides at Norristown, and Elizabeth, wife of Rev. J. Sherman Kerschner, of the Heidelberg Reform¬ ed church, in York, also by one sister, Lizzie Kratz. who resides at College¬ ville. Short services were held at her late home on Wednesday morning, at 10.15 o'clock, after which the funeral cortege proceeded to Lower Providence Presbyterian church, where further services were held. Mrs. Long was a very estimable woman and her death was a great shock to her many friends. ELIZABETH GROSS.
Elizabeth Gross die.d Monday even¬ ing after a short illness, in the 78th year of her age. She made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Emma C. Bes¬ son, at 412 Forest avenue.
The deceased, whose maiden name was Riley, was bom in Philadelphia, where she resided until she came to Ambler 17 years ago. She was the wifo of the late John IT. Gross, of Philadel¬ phia. Besides Mrs. Besson, she leaves a son, John H. Gross, of Pittsburgh.
Funeral services will be held this Thursday afternoon from her late home, and interment will be made in Northwood cemetery.
EUREKA.
Elwood Harrai' has purchased a new Overland car.
The following persons were received into membership of the Pleasantville church on Sunday morning : Mrs. Samuel Weisels, by letter; Laura Swartley, Frances MacNair, Luther Nash and Walter Swartzlander by bapti.sm and confirmation.
Mr. Morauer had a well-attended sale on Monday.
Mrs. Livingstone gave a most inter¬ esting talk on "Prohibition" at a four o'clock vesper service on Sunday in the  Pleasantville  church.
Miss Mae Kohler spent t'ne week¬ end with her parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Harrar delight¬ fully entertained a number of guests at a dinner on Saturday evening.
Horsham township has more than doubled its quota on the third Liberty loan.
Square.    Everv  indication  now  points
to the fact that there will be the larg- _.    _    .        _   .
est crowd that c-ver assembled here on ¦ of Mr and  Mr.s.  Sam-uel Kllpatrick an occasion of this kind. i Mt. Pleasant avenue,  S;-ii.q- Mill,
Announcement.
Mr. Howard K. Cressman, of Ridge and Park avenue. Barren Hill, an¬ nounces the engagement of his daugh¬ ter, Ruth, to Mr. Eber Kilpatrick. sen
Wiley, of Philadelphia, having under¬ taken a course in surgical dressings at the Red Cross headquarters, will go to I-Yance shortly.
The Horsham Fire company met Monday evening. One new member, Harry Seiple. was elected. Bill.s amounting to $4.50 were ordered paid. It was decided to hold a festival at the fire house on June  S.
An entertainment will be given by the Jarrettown school for the bentflt of the Junior Red Cross wool fund, Thursday. May 16, at 8 o'clock in the Jarrettown M. E. church. Special or¬ chestra. Refreshments will be sold on the grounds.
Mr. and Mrs. George Zeitler, 3d, of Horsham, on Sunday entertained the following guests : Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schaffer and Miss Marion ScV. tf?er, of^ Hatboro; Lieutenant and Mr.~. ff^rry Schaffer and baby, of Amblt-r; Mi and Mrs. George Zeitler, Jr.. and H-ilH> nna George Zeitler. 3d, and Mr. ar.' Mrs O. P. Smith, of Horsham.
On   Sundav  afternoon  in  Jarrettov..- Methodist   church   an   honor   flag   wa raised for the Jarrettown district.    The meeting was presided  over by Mrs. T.
D. Just and the speakers were Mr. Millet. J. E. Underwood, Samuel Yeakle and Rev. N. B. Groton. Mr. Just for¬ mally tendered a service flag to Dresh¬ er, whioh  was received  by Postmaster
E. C. McConnell. An orchestra fur¬ nished music, and Troop No. 1, Am¬ bler Boy Scouts participated in the exercises, which were largely attended.
The Montgomery County Historical society has appointed <a committee to arrange for the removal of an ancient grist and saw mill in Horsham, built in 1734. to Elmwood Park. Norristown. The old mill, not operated for many year.s, has been ofTeied to the society by Miss Marv Iredell. It was for years operated by her grandfather. It is an old relic, and town council of Norris¬ town has signified that if it is accept¬ ed by the historical society and plac¬ ed in Elmwood park along Stony creek it will he taken care of by the bor¬ ough in order that the future genera¬ tions may see how- flour was ground^ and lumber sawed in pioneer days. It' is the intention to take to Norristown if possible the large driving wheel, turbine t\-heel and  cob  crusher.
Misses Gertrude and Annie Dougher¬ tv, of Dresher, spent Friday in Phila¬ delphia.
Frank Mich and family, of RoelofTs. spent Sunday with John McMullin ancl family at Dresher.
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