The Ambler Gazette 19200610

              The ambler Gazette.
VOL. XXXVU.-NO.   21
AMBLER,   PA..  .TUNE   IO.   102O.
$1.75   A  YEAR
COLD POINT
AND PLYMOUTH.
SPRINGFIELD      WHITPAIN AND   ! COUNCIL HAS
TWP. FINANCE.
Happenings ot Local Interest to Our $2000 in Bonds to Be Paid, Leaving Readers. l>"t $2000.
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Sabbath   School   Superintendents   Meet
at Cold Point—Eck Carson  Improv¬ ing—Serious Accident to L. F. Lyons
—Lavino     Team     Joins     Industrial
League.
(jorson's coal yaid, Cokl I'oiut, is stocking with several sizes of niithrn- elte.
.loseph Frederiik anil wife uud daughter, Bhiuclie. and William Cut¬ ler, of Logan, wero Sunda.v triiests of O. B. Frederick and wife in i'lymouth Weetiujf. Miss Frederick and Mr. Cul¬ ver will be married next Saturday af¬ ternoon at 4 o'<'lock.
Mrs. Annie P. Ambler lias returneil to Pl,vmouth Meeting after a stay with lier i!,iughter at  lliughaiiiton,  N.  V.
("¦.irles Slii'iilii'ril, of Fort Washiug¬ ton, was a Sunday guest of Mr. anil Mrs. Oscdr Horning, of Plymouth Meet¬ ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Friel Shannon, of ^or- ristown, Avere Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leouard Beck in Harmon¬ ville.
Mis." Bose HoUiday, nf Harmonville, spiut  I'riday in I'hiladelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Leouard Beck and) daughter, Mildred, of Harmouville, spent Wednesday in I'hiladelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Kobert Blair, of Con- uholiDcken, spent Sunday in Cold Point with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hart.
.lonathan J. Webster, of Kidge pike, Seven Stars, on Monday harvested some Lay, and on the same day at Cold Point a ¦field of alfalfa for Samuel Sands ¦was lut.
Corson Stevens, of Harmonville, has inoved his family to near Valley Forge, he having connected himself with the I'ort  Kennedy  asbestos  rihint.
?Irs. Greenland, of Wilkiuslmrg, is lieie to epend the summer with her daughter, Mrs. Maeemore. and, Mrs. Eisenberg, of the Lavino row.
T. F. Lyons, a Cold I'oint farmer, met with a distressing accident one day recently, when in mending fence the nail he was' driving rebounded when struck with a hammer and destroyed the Bight of one of his eyes.
On Monday evening at the Cold Point Baptist Church hall the ladies most delightfully entertained the 100 or more members of the Sabbath School Association of Philadelphia and Vicin¬ ity. A business meeting was held in the church, followed by the banquet.
The monthly Christian Endeavor So¬ ciety meeting of the Plymouth United Evangelical Church was held at the home of Miss Hazel Rex, Hickorytown, on Tuesday evening.
Children's day serviees will be held at the Plymouth Tjuiti^d Rvaiia;eIii'Rl Chureh nex"t Sunday at 7.45 P. M. "In the Way He Should Go" is the printed service to be used, ineiuding musie, recitations, addresses ami other inter¬ esting features. An effering for mis¬ sions .will be received. All are wel¬ come.
The pastor of the Plymouth I'nited Evangelical Chureh has annnunecd that baptism of ehildren will be held at the morning jireaching serviees next Sun¬ day. It is desired that the parents of tbe children to be conseeriited be pres¬ ent if possible.
The trustees of the Plymouth United Evangelical Chureh have taken steps to install a new heating jilant in the church during the summer months, aud are eimsideiung what kind will give the  best   satisfaction.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Xyce. Misses Edna and Klsie Nyce anil Mr. ami Mrs. Steinvork nnd ilaiigliti'r, nf Am¬ bler, visited .Mr. ami Mrs. Harvey Kex, Hickorytown,   on   Wednesday  evening.
•The funeral of Miss Nellie Wmid. who died in Norristown Hosjiital on May 31. took iiiaee on Friday from her home in Hickorytown. She was 38 years of age. and was the daughter of the late (Jeorge Wood. Services were condueted at her late home by Kev. B. W. Musselman, of Philadelphia. In¬ terment was made at the (luljih Ceme¬ tery.
Miss Mary Smith, daughter of Rev, and Mrs. O. E. Smith, of Whitemarsh, spent the week-end with Miss Mabel Fisher in Hiikor.vtown.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Freas and sun, Samuel, and Miss Margaret Madaiia, of Philadeljihia. aud Mr. and Mrs. Ed¬ win Gerhart, of Norristown, were Snn¬ day guests of Mi;^. and Mrs. Eugene Lightcap,   of   Hickorytown.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rhoads, of Norristown, sjient Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Peirce Rhoads in Hickory¬ town.
"The Pines," the outing place at Harmonville for slum children from Philadelphia, will be opened next week. Miss Spilman, who is directress, is ex¬ pected to arrive this week. The two houses on the jiroperty have been cleaned.
¦ Mrs. Oliver Reed and children, of Harmonville, spent Sunday with rela¬ tives in Phoenixville.
The Sewing Circle of the Cold Point Grange will meet this Thursday after¬ noon at the home of Mrs. C. Carpen¬ ter, Arch  street.  Upper Plymouth.
The E. J. Lavino Company is re- buildLig its brick kilns at Plymouth Meeting. The kilns were constructed to produce ordinary building brick, but are now utilized in turning out the chrome and magnisite bricks, whieh re¬ quire intense heat in the burning proc¬ ess.
Frank Elliott and famiiy, ot Potts¬ town, spent Sunday in Harmonville with William Carr and family.
Mr. and Mi's. Lewis Carr have re¬ turned to tli'ii' home_ in Harmonville after having spent their honeymoon in "7cean City.
The B. J. Lavino Company's base- , aU team, as the new member of the Industrial League, was to have played its firtt league game last Saturday af¬ ternoon at Conshohocken, but the rain prevented.
On Saturday evening Mrs. William Culp tendered a surprise party to Mrs. Millie Hiltner, of Harmonville, in hon¬ or of the latter's birthday. Many friends were present and a ver.v de- liglilful evening was spent with music a!iil social intercourse. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Hiltner received many cards and other remembrances of the day.
A. H. Plummer, of Harmonville, who has devised a new and improved gas¬ ket for motors, _ has been granted a patent thereon in both England and Canada. The gasket at present is be¬ ing manufactured for Ford cars only.
The Sewing Oircle of the Cold Point Grunge will purchase a barrel of flour,
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(Continued on i»ag« 8.)
Temporary Loan of $4500 Also Repaid —Road Repairs Progressing, With Season's Work Laid Out—Sunday Baseball Asked For
Sjninglielil townsliiji's Board of Com¬ missioners may well iiingratulute itself and resident.-s and jirojierty owners feel very mueh gratified over its .splen¬ did liuaneial condition.
At the meeting held lune li in the townshiji building the funds iu hand were more than sufficient to pay all of the bills, tu liquidate the temjiorary loan of lf4.')(J0 advanced by the Ambler Bank and to allow two .'jldOO Immls to be paid, which will leave but .'ji^OOO as a bonded debt of the township, which will be comjiletely paid off iu June, 1021.
At the .same time the highways are in good eondition, desjiite the great amiiiint of heavy travel diverted to townshiji ruads beeause of the detours necessary by reason of th" State work on the Springhouse and Chestnut Hill turnjiike. Efforts are being exerted by the small but efficient road force to keep in order the township roads now so much used by this diverted through traffic, together with other highways where imjirovements merit and wear demands   repairs.
Mr. Hart, of Erdenheim Terrace, ad¬ dressed the boai'd, calling attentinn to the need of improvements to roads. He was assured that same will be given attention as soon as the limited force ean   reaeh  that  section.
Mr. Aiman, of the Police Comniittee. reported the arrest of Charles Wiley, of Jarrettown, on the eharge of being resjiiiiisible fur un automulile aiiident iu Wyndmoor. Mr. Aiman rejiorted having emjiluyed Harry Eustace as offi¬ cer, which was apjiroved by the board.
Treasurer Bysher reported as fol¬ lows: Balance at last report, $1900.7.'i; Philadelphia Suburban Gas & Electric Co.. J?19; temporary loan, Ambler Bank, .S2.')00: street permit,-.$7; Philadelphia Electric Co., .$25: taxes, .$3t),50(».4»; orders paid, .$3221.10; "ilanee. .$31,- 740.12. The discount on early jiay¬ ment of 3020 faxes was ,$1605.41. Out¬ standing 1919 taxes amount to .$745.21.
Bills were passed amounting to $2847.18. and were ordered paid, and it was also decided to repay to the Ambler Bank the ,$4500 in temporary loans.
Mr. Harper reported having sold to the Vare contracting firm the small crusher and engine for $400, which cost the township .$610 and performed a service in the Edge Hill section crush¬ ing up slag for the township.
Representatives of the Chestnut HiU Baseball Association a.^dresscd the board relative to Sunday baseball, giv¬ ing assurances of sjiecial police jirotee- tion. The board stated that the re¬ quest will be submitted to vhe solicitor.
Mr. Aiman suggested and the board ajiprrived of a notice to the Oreland. Wyndmoor and Flourtown fire com- jiuiiies. calling for a test and denion- stratiiin at 4 P. M. un June 12 at the lake at Erdenheim. The several chiefs are to arrange a jirngramme whieh will show the efficiency and apparatus.,
EUREKA
A memori.Tl service was held on Sunday .afternoon in Beulah c'eme- turv.  Xew   Britain.
Children's     day   will   be     observed next     Sunday   in   the     Pleasiantville 'church.
]\«ss Kathryn Rvans i.s visitingi lu-r   lirnther   in   Slediii. '¦
Invitntions h.Tve been issued for tho mnrriape of Edwin Hallet Barnes i of H.'itboro, .and Miss Amy Elizabeth j Houck, on June ihirlhieth. at thej home If the bride's i>arent.s. 1516 1 North    t'iftv-sixth      St..      Philadelphia. |
Tho   WaiTington   W.   C.   T.   U.   held ; iti.s       monthly     meeting    , Wednesday afternoon    .at    the   home   of   Mrs.   El- w-ood  Harr.ar.
¦ Mas.s Helen Hollv, of Philadelphia, an^ Miss Lillian Fageley of Ambler, were entertained on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Serrill.
Miss Sara Evans, of Philadeliihia, is spend'ng a few days with her brother her.
L. GWYNEDD.
WlioV,Who and What's »Vliat in m Two rownshlpa. '
The closing exercise.ij of the Gwyn¬ edd Friends' school will be held thlife Thiirday afternoon at fc o'clock Everyone   invited.
Last Sunday marked the ninth an¬ niversary of the pastorate of Rev. T!. N, Bird at the Chtirch of the Messiah, Gwynedd, and in connection' with the services a corporate com¬ munion   was  held.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix L. Hanlon, of lufv SpringhiiuBe, W.'ilJ leave about Augustl for a trip to Australia, which is .'Mrs. Hanlon's native country. They will return by way of Asia. Complet¬ ing  to circumnavigation of  tho globe.
Mi: and Mrs. Harold Hoover, Mr. Wiliiam .'teller and family, all of Am¬ bler, wei'e Sunday guests ^v1th Mr. and  Jlrs. G. W.  Hoover, of Blue Bell.
IVank Hibshman and family, of Blue Eell, entertained relatives from Lebanon over the week-end.
Mr. (and Mrs. George Russlell, of Pliiladelphia spent Sunday with the. latter'.s brother, H, H. Tippin, and family.
!-^lowers were sent to Mrs. J. G. Dr.neiiower, Mrs. Prank Fiunous Enos Robert -nnd Samuel Shaeff, Mrs. Margaret liowers last Sunday morn-i ing   from   Boehm's   church.
In the absence of Daniel Tijiiiln. one of the graduates at Ur.sinus col¬ lege, norenee Sailer presided at tho organ at  Boehm's church,  Sunday.
EUzabeth Hibshman, of Blue Bell, is visiting rijlativee In Philadelphia for   the   week.
Mv. and Mrs. Henry Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hand, of Blue Bell; Misses Emma and Aiinie Soemalier, ot Norristown; Mr. and Mrs. George Zimmerman sjient Sunday wit Clar¬ ence Zimmerman and family at Blue Bell.
A. A. Nash and family, of Eureka, were Sunday visitors with Mrs, Mari- otte  Hoover  and  family  of  Blue  Bell.
The monthly meeting of the sew¬ ing circle of Boehm's church wns held at the home of Mrs. Joihn Kynear, Tuesday  afternoon.
In connection with the s.ei'vices at Boehm's Reformed ohiurch next Sun¬ day morning there will be the install¬ ation of the officers at the church. In the evening the Children's day service, entitled "O Mappy' Home," will be rendered. An interesting program has   been   arranged.
NO RUDDER.
Members Seem Listkss and Show Little Intel est.
SPRINGHOUSE.
Mr. .and Mrs. Charles P. Fox. with their children have returned to "Fox Hallow.'" their eounto'' home for the summer.
Children's d.ay exercises will be held at the Union Sunday .school on Sun¬ day afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Friends of the school are cordially invited to aitend.
Adam B. Fleck and sisters, Miss- M. Elizabeth and Miss Ida B., spent .Sunday with -Mr. and Mrs. Barnet K. Beaver   at   North   Wales.
Miss Sallie W. Pisher has pur¬ chased an automobile.
JosejA Campbell and family, of Philadelphia, have come out to their country  home  for  the   summer.
Miss Naomi Talyor i-eturned from the  Lankenau  hosjiital tlie  jiast we.ek.
Punds Still at Low Ebb—Treasurer Faust Suggests a Sinking Fund Tax in Addition to the Road Levy of Ten Mills—Hack License Proposed.
"I'ike a shiji without a rudder." is abuut the situation at present in Am¬ hler ISunmgh Council affairs, and in iiiUlitiuii there seems as little interest as iiiissihle in the business to be trans- aeteil. Members of the body make a liraetiee of remaining away "friun the meetings, thereby interfering with iiu- iiurtiiiit matters that shuuld not be de¬ layed. Meetings are convened any¬ wheres from une-half to three-quarters uf an huur lute, and when the body is in sessiun there is a listlessuess ajijiar- cnt, inilicating that tho members are too ready to neglect borough affairs. i{esu|iiti(ins are ulfered and ri'ceived in a careless, weary and half-hearted niauner, ami nu une ajipears to eare I .iust wlint liaii|iens to tlie question un- jder funsiileratiiin.
AVIiat is the reason for this state of lalTiiiis';    Are   the   meinbers   worn  out fb.v  the  (lay's  tuil   and   tuu   tired   to   do .the business for whieh they are  elect- eil. ur are their own affairs demanding "attintiun to sueh an e.xitent that tliey ore jftble tu give borough business affairs only jhali-hearteil   euiisidoratiun'.'     The   lat- jter ma.v be tlie reason for some of the neiiiijirs making a  jiraetice of absent- ng iheriiseives from  the meetings, but 'or i.'invc meinbers who do attend aet- iig ill tie manner that they do is dif¬ ficult tu cuinprelieiid.
Hnwever. in justice to the latter it must 111 said that they at least do make siiii.e effurt to fill the office to which the.v have beeu elected, but more credit woulii he theirs if an aetive interest Were >liuwn and the business of the body ilibiiatched jiromptly. The finan- ijial ijiiestion confronting the members Bt this time is certainly a problem, and as succe.ssful solution requires mature aelilieratiun.
,' Treas irer Samuel A. Faust reported a balaiiee <in hand of $303.75 to pay current bills amounting to several times this amount. Mr. Faust pointed out a reiueily, if lawful. He stated that the l^uruugh tax levy of ten mills is tBTe legal limit, but he believes that a tax suflieiently large to take care of the sinking fund can be levied, whicii will yield Council about $5500 more revenue. Otherwise, Mr. Faust said, there is no relief for the financial con¬ dition of the borough. The matter was referred for an ojiiuibn to .Solicitor Knight, w.ho was jiresent.
Members attending the meeting were: President Henry C. Biddle, A. K. Hay¬ den, Walter Lower, Joseph Cavalier and Ituliert Brouse. The absentees were: Messrs. Gillin, Hough, Diver anfl Davis.
Ihe minutes of tbe May session were read by the clerk, William Johnson, and aipi^roved as read.    A  'letiliuii frum the >nts   of   Oak   Park   seetiuu,   pro
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TAX COLLECTOR HORSHAM AND MAKES RECORD.| UPPER DUBLIN.
E.C.Scott Secures Large Percen-j Miscellaneous  Items of Interest tf
of School Tax. I Many Readers.
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Exonerations Amount to But $254.7G—   j Horsham   Fire   Company   Preparing  toe $99   Added   From   Persons   Not   As- I      scssed—Several  New  Teachers A(!d- I •   cd to the School Faculty.
Exjiressioiis   of   apiireiaaticins    wi're made to Tux Collector Edward C. .Seutt by the members  of the Ainbler School Board  in   regular  monthly  session  last Friday   evening.     It  was   the   oi-eahiun fur  that   iii'iii;.il  tu  ask   for   his  exiin- eratiuiis.   whioli   slio'.ved  un  uveruge  of but  7-10  of  one  jier  cent,  of  the  du- ' jilieute,   ri-ii'irti'd  by  Mr.   Sciitt,  a.s  be¬ ing unable to collect un aecount uf the jiersuiis  having  died,  reniuved  or were unknuwn.     It   was   stated  that   this   is the   luuest   list   of   exonerations   ever aiijilieil for by any tax collector of the buidiigli,   hence   the   reason   for      the meinbers of the  Sehiiul  I'.uard  jmblicly ixjiressing   their  ajiprciation   of     Mr. Seutt's   efforts.     The   total   umiiunt   uf exuneratioiis  asked   for   is   ns   folluws: First   ward.   .$4!.'..'{5:       Seeond     ward, .*]<;«.5-l;   Third   ward.   .$.'!,S.!;0.       Tutal, .$254.7!>.    The reason for the list being so high   in  the  Seeuiid  ward.  .Mr.  Seott stated, is because uf large nuiiihers as¬ sessed       being      unkiiov.ii.      Iluwever, iiaines  later  added   tu  the   list   bruught in taxes amounting to .$!!'.).    In (0110111- siiiii   Mr.   i^cott   rejiorted   that   he   was able  tu  collect  within  15  jier  cent,  uf thi,'  duj.licate.       Again  was  Mr.   Seott thnuUeil fur his efforts, as this is also the    largest    jiereentage    Vf    colleetiun ever made  by uuy tax collector uf the boruugh;  in  fact,  su  far  as knuwn,  is the  best   record   made  by  auy  borough tax  collector in  the  county
The buard assembled with President Styer in the chair, and these mem¬ bers Jiresent: Kev. Kaljih L. May¬ berry, Dr. George Kobinson and I'hiliji Maas. Mr. Maas, who is secretarj, was asked to susjiend the reading of the minutes of the last meeting on aieutiiit of the members desiring to attend the exhibition of the work done by the pujiils during  the  jiresent  schuol  year.
Uther imjiortant business trui.sacted was the advancing of Miss Lucy Coyle from the Sixth grade to dejiartmental work in the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Krade.i. New teachers electeil >vere: Miss Anna M. Gear,, of Ambler, de¬ partmental work; Miss Frances M. Peterson, Horsham, Tliird grade, and Miss Sara L. Morgan. I'erkasie. Sixth grade. Supervising I'rincipal J. M. Fisher, who was jiresent, reported to the board that he has issued the bills for tuition to the several boards of townships and also tu individui'ls, all of which aiuouuted to .$2875.
OBITUARY.
JOSUA    MCCOOLk
Erect   Siren—Friends'   School   Closest —Palmer  Shoots  Two   Owls—Dresh¬ er and  Jarrettown  Events. Miss  Myers,   one  of  tho  teachers  ot the lloi^iiaiii Jiublic sihool  Was called home   to  Reading  by   the   serious  iU- iK.-:w  of  her  grandmother.
The    Harsham   Fire   company     heU Us  reguhir monthly  meeting on  Mon¬ day   evening.     The   electric   siren   has iirrived   and   iilan:^  ai'e  In   prejiaration to erect same on the tower of the fire hou.se.    The  canva.ss made  throughout the   townshiji   for   funds   to   bear   this exjiense—a.bout   $400—haa    been  com- ji-eted   in   several   sections   and   more than   $200   has   been   subscribed,   witl* several    sevtions   yl..'t    to   be   covered,. It is hojied   tiliis wOrk will be  Sijietdily'- comjilctid,   so   that   the   funds   will   Iitf, avaikilble   when   jiayment   is   due,
John Weisert, wiui jiurchased thu- Wm. I''. IJorger jirojierty;, llallov/oll,, has sliijiped his hou.s>'hold goods back to Ha-stina-s. Midi., and Will return, to   hi.s  foimer home.
I'rank Palmer, of Horsham, recently .shot   two   owls   that had   been   klllingr. his   jiiseons      The   owls   measured   12 inches from  tip to  tiji of wing'.    Thejr were   white   breasted,   with   steel   blue and soft  brown  feathers on  the backs.. <Jn   Juno   Li   the   Hors'ham   Friends* School   Pupils   and   Teachers   associa¬ tion   will   meet  at   the   meeting  houso. with a sjiecial  jirogram  tu be  renJer- i ed.    A  box  luncheon  will  be  jirovideii- and  in   the evening a debate  and  ex¬ ercises by  the Friends'  school  will be jirovided.     Wm.   L.   Paxson   is   presi¬ dent and Martha C. W. Park is secre¬ tary.
Miss Florence Whiteside, of Hor-- .sliam, spent the week-end' in Phila¬ deljihia.
Walter V. Allen, of HaUowell, haSi a   fine   looking  potato   field.
Clarence Allen motored to BristotC. on  Monday.
Josojih     Wood,     Jr„     and     Joseplv Whiteside,     of     Hallowell,   are     busy hauling   lai'ge   quantities     of   hay   t<» I'hiladelphia.
Misa Irene Allen, of HallowelL sjient the week-end with Jane Mere¬ dith,   of   Horsham.
Walter V. Allen, of Hallowoll, ptir- chased a good cow at the I'''i'ick sale» Uhafont.
The Young People's Wide Awake Social union, of Jarrettown churdli, will meet in the basement of the ed¬ iflce this I'Yiday evening, at whichi time a special pirogi'am v,-ill be rend-- erej.         _
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WEST   POINT
Sei-vices will be held next Sunday evening at 7.30 o'clock in Grace Re¬ formed church sessions herafter and continuing througtiiout the summer will be held at 10 a,m.
Members of L. W. Matter's family are prejiaring to leave on an extended trip to the west the latter part of the month.
The pupils of the grammar room of West Point school enjoyed a trip to "Valley Forge one day last week.
The Union Sabbath sehool held its regoilar monthly meeting last Thurs¬ day evening and the usual business was  transacted.
Mrs. Robert Mattern recently enter¬ tained Missi Emma Romig, of Allen¬ town.
West Point A. A. won an interest¬ ing game last Sunday from the Key¬ stone Leather company team by th© score of 9 to 1. A hcane run by Arm¬ strong with fjhree on bases and Cur¬ ler's pitchdng featured the game. An¬ other red hot contest will be staged on the pajrk grbundls next Sunday, wlien the lo'cajs meet West Philadel¬ phia professionals.
West Point ' Pire company held its monthly meeting Monday evening and the regular business was transformed.
The annual -commencement exer¬ cises of Upper Gwynedd (high (school were held last Saturday evening in, Grace! Refloi-meU chiurch. K^ev. Mr, Godshall, of Pennsburg, delivered the address. The event was largely at- tendetJ, and the following received, diplomas: Miss Mabel SheUenberger, Miss Mabel Snyder, Miss Miriam Kreibel, Miss Jeannette Christy nnd Miss  Anna GodschoU.
The four of tlie series of recitals given by the North Wales Scool of Music will be held this Thurs,l.ay evening in P. O. S. of A. hall. The recital will be given by tlie pupils of Miss Myrtle A. Mattern and MisSi Florence Lieister. The publio Is in¬ vited to attend and enjoy the splendid program that has been  aranged.
PROSPECTVILLE. \
Wadtor Fillman and family spent ' Sunday yyiih Mr. and Ali'S. Harry Fill- ! man. - I
Next     Sunday    morning'     baptismal ' stTvicos will  be  held,    in  the  evening children's   day   servicesi -will   'be   ob¬ served   in  Prospectville  M.E.  church.
Miss Marion Smith, of Philadeljihia, was the guest of Miss Florence 'fVill- iams   on   Sunday.
Harvey Sjirouse and family, of Le'C, Mass., are sjiending the month of Juno at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walteu' Sprouse.
P. W. A. S. will be- held Bt the home of Arthur "Kunz next Sat'Urday evening.
Eugene Ki'atz and family, Josiah Hoffman and wife, of this place, and George Kue anel family', of Ambler, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I'>ank  Anderson on  Sunday.
Thomas Fillman, of Ambler, visited friends in the neighborhood on Mon¬ day.
Joseph Catterell, wife and daughters Ann and Alice of iBustleton, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George L,ear on Sunday.
Miss Edna Thomas is spending some time with her grandparents at Tfork.
Annual strawberry festi\-al, June 17th,   in   Prospectville   haU.
Joh^i Lindsay land -wite and Mj-^ and Mrs. Hari-y Montague and son Harry, of Hatboro, Mr. and Mrs. Thonias Buzby, Earl Buzby of Mont¬ gomery Square; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Weidle and daughter Edna, of Phila- delfphia, spent Sunday at tihe homei of   Mr.   and   Mrs.   Raymond   Weidner.
Leslie Gouak and wife and Mrs. EUziabeth Gouak visited Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Weatherly in Phila:delphia on Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Weikle was a recent visitor at the home of her sister at Glenside.
Alfred Swartzlander and family, of Eureka, was the guest of iMr. and Mrs.  Robert Weisel on  Sunday.
Miss Phoebe Ely -visited her brotiier Elwood Ely, and Mrs. EdWiU-d Boeh¬ ner on Friday.
About 60 persons attended the Ep¬ worth League meeting heldi at the home of William 'Yingst on Saturday evening. Seven new members were added.
—Shipping as he ran across a tre'e) on the banks Of Newtown creeki Rob¬ ert Tomlinson, 9-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. "WHlUam Tomlinson, New- to-wn, formerly of Doylstown, fell into a deeip {jmkiI and drowned.
....   _- .     vl • t. I    Joshua MoCool,  for    mahy years-%"...H-'-.^c—- -« .~». .j.^.. ...-...¦.
¦g against the dumjiing ot rubbish ! resident of Ambler, died at his hOine i Merideth property, Horsham, ami uther refuse matter on a lot on i „j, -wahiiit street Monday aftei'noon; Miss Maria Wifcv of Jarrettown, la Mam street, between Keit Mill roaa ; ^f-^^^^. gufftTing a aecond stroke. The ' one of the graduates of the Amblei- and the railroad,    was    presented    by   _^jeceased was  S3  ye.irs of age,  having! high   school.     '
been born at Cedar Hill, near Spring- j     Miss   XeUie   Long,   the   efficient  antil' iiou.'.e,  in   the  year  1837.    He was  the | jiopular      iirancii,;ul     of       Jarrettown sen   of   John   and   Mary   McOool   and ' school,   will   returii   to   her   homo   in Uhe grandson of John and Mary Sine.s. j Millville,   N.   J.,   at   the   close   of   the ¦ So.me   lime   ago   he   suffered   a   stroke.l present   tei-m.
and since that time he has been con-' Tho boys of Jarrettown and Dres'n- fined to his home, tenderly cared for er have formed a baseball club, by his diiughters, the Missess Hannah I Jarrettown church members an.l and Emm.i, McCooL liisl ancestors, I fi-iends are busy prepai-ing- for tho assi.sted in organizing tho Mt. Pleas- festival to be held on Saturday evcn- ant  Baptist  church,  and  many  of his | ing,   June   26.
family  are  buried   in  the  cemetery  of i     Tho   Ilorsham     Fire   comjiany     wIlK that   church. hold    its    annual   strawberry   festival
Joshua McCool was a veteran of the in the hall next Saturda.v evening- Civil war serving with distinction. j Su-ayvben'iea. ice croiim, c.tkes and uv threo ycir.s and a half in Kirst ' other good things fdr .Sale. Everyone ix-giment   Comjiany   11.   13th   Pennsyl-   is   urged   to   atend.
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lerk was instructed to order the iieees-    "l>""   '^e   Jiajier   by   the   commanding. business   trip   to   Poits'.own.
Chairman Biddle. A resolution was passed directing the Highway Commis¬ sioner to have the proper signs erected and to prosecute auy one failing to heed the warning. The matter will also be taken uji with  the owuer  uf  the lot.
Mr. Huyilen, of tfie Highway Com¬ mittee, reported, umler the head of standing cumniittees. that uo stone has been received for wurk on the s^treets since the last meeting' of ("ouncil. but in order to rejiair a jiortion of South Main street, tweiity-niiie tons were, se¬ cured from the Itoiierts ijuarrv nt Fort Washington. -Mr. Ihiyden also ealled CuiiTieirs attention tu the eoiiditioll of Liildel v.iilil avenue and K'ltler avenue, west from Main  street tu  the railruud,
statingthat unless these streets receive !;"°'.""-'"    Y'''"^     ''   ^¦^"1 ..t^^nn^y "   «    urged   to   at
an  aiuilic till    of oil  the  niuuey  spent i }'"'"; ^';^«-'•>'•'•>"''   "f""  receiving his j     Miss   Susanna
last  vi'ur will  have  been  wasted.    The ; honorable discharge there was whitten | .sham,    returnetl
clerk" was instructed to order the iieees-    "l>""   ^^,^'   I^;>P"5''   ^V   the   commanding. business   trip   tu   ik,-.is-'.
sarv amount of oil to du the wurk.        I ofhcer  the   lollowing:   "This  man   was       The Horsham  Frien Is
Mr. Cavalier reported eighteen street 1'1,/°"'J  soldier and attentive  to duty."   Wednesday  for  the  summer,
school closeiS .
lights out during the month, alsu that j That also tells the story of his home on one occasion all street lights were life, ever a good husband and father out all nigbt and at another time one- I and always attentive to his home dut- half of the night. ies.    Llel   is   survived   by   two   sons'.
The remainder uf the standing com- I Mon'is and  Howard,  and   two  daugh- mittees failed to makf ^  mu_    . .- _  _
consideration of an taxies and other publi
ike any retuirt. ihc Iters, Hannah and Emma.    The f uner-j and  family  enterti oi'dinanie tu license ^ aJ  services  will   lie  held   from  his   late i of   Pms.ieetvillP iblic  hacks   reiniirel    home this FriAiy afteinoon, and inter-        M?s    T    T      Ram
The    Hor.sham    Sunday   school   will hold    its    children's   day   exercises   iri- the   hall   next  Sunday   afternoon.     Alf Invited.
Mr.   and   Mrs.   Joseph   Gouak,   wife lined  Elmer  GouiUf,,
BLUE   BELL.
Edward Shaeff spent Sunday at his; home here.
Thero will be ordination and in¬ stallation of oflicers in Boehm"s Re¬ formed church on Sunday morning.
Mrs. Catharine Staples, mother of Joseph C. Staples, died at the home of   her  son   on   Tuesday  evening.
Enos Roberts, Sr., is on the sick list.
Dr. E. A. Rile and family spent Sat¬ urday e-vening with Mir. and Mrs. Alexander   Miller,   Jr.,   at   SellersviUe.
Daniel Erb, who has been sick, is imipro-vlng.
considerable time. After sevev;i! cor¬ rections the ordinance jias.^i-d first read¬ ing. The jiruposcd law jirovides that all vehicles for hire carrying passen¬ gers within the borough limits shall pay a heense fee of ,$12 per year, and all licenses shall exjiire on the Slst day of December of each year. A fine of $25 for violation is provided. AU license tags must be displayed. Failure to do •so will result upon conviction of a fine of $10. The new ordinance will likely go into effect August 1. The application by a eommittee from Agawan Tribe. I. O. B, M., for permission to hold a carnival in the borough, was referred to the Burgess.
Lower Gwynedd Commencement
The annual commencement exercises of the schools of Lower Gwynedd town¬ ship will be held in Maple Grove school- house, Thursday evening, June 10, com¬ mencing at 8 o'clock. Rev. 'Virgil E. Korer, pastor of Arch street M. E. Church, Philadelphia, wiil deliver the annual address.
The members of the graduating class are: Paul Anthony Flyn, Cedar Hill School; Gertrude Ugusta Waldo Kib¬ blehouse, Maple Grove School; Carol Arthur Fauntleroy, Penllyn School; William Thomas 'Vincent, Cedar HUl .School; Hazel Emily Geuther, Cedar HiU Sehool; Sarah May "Vandegrift, Dager School; WiUiam Pemberton Clif¬ ton, Cedar HUI School; Charles Joseph Smith, Maple Grove School; May Rose Shields, Cedar HiU School; George Den¬ nis Nelson, Penllyn School; John Wil¬ liam Smith, Dager School; Edward Charles Vincent, Cedar HiH Sehool, The class motto is "Following the Path¬ way of duty." Garnet and gold are the class colors, and the red rose has heen selected as the class flower.
NORTH   WALESw
The baccalaureate services to the graduating class of our high school were held on Sunday evening by Kev. Frank iLeske. All other churchea in town were closed. There will be 11  graduates this  year.
The commencement will be held on on Friday evening In Amusement hall.
Gelt Edge castle of the Knights of the Golden l^le, paid a fraternal -visit to Lansdale castle on Monday evening.
Isaac Pox contemplates going to Philadelphia to enter the shoe bus¬ iness.
ment   will   be   made . in  Mt cemetery.
WILLIAM LTT.E
William Lyle, 2C, of West tith ave¬ nue Conshohocken, died at the Mont¬ gomery Hospital Thursday afternoon, after a Ungering illness. He was a son of .lo.seph Lyle, uf Camden, and is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Ethel Hoffman, and an infant son, Ralph, also by a sister, Mrs. Ira Frantz of Lebanon, nnd one brother, Clarence, of Collegeville.
The funeral wns held Monday after¬ noon, at 2 o'clock, from the family home on  Sixth avenue, Conshohocken.
Mrs.  J.   T.    Ramsey,    of    HorsJiam ¦
Pleasant : sjient   Monday  in  Philadelphia.
C. E. Union Meeting
The annual meeting of the Montgom¬ ery  County  C.  E.  Union  was held  in the   nfternoon   and   evening   of   Satur¬ day, May 2i),  at Palm.    Both  serviees were  very inspiring  and  the  speakers very   interesting.     Mr.   Reichel   spoke at both sessions and Mr. E. E. Jackson in the evening. Mr. Reichel spoke upon the   possibiUtiea   of   a  life.     He   com¬ pared a Ufe with a seed; it would be saved,   thrown   away   or  buried.     Mr. Jackson  spoke  about  the  PhUadelphia convention and urged attendance upon its  meetings.    He  spoke  of  the  chal¬ lenge between the counties of Delaware and Montgomery.    He also told of the challenge   between   Pennsylvania      and Ohio for the best State convention. In this connection it is interesting to note that Montgomery county had until Sun¬ day noon 180 registration,  as follows: Norristown   branch,   134;      Perkiomen ¦VaUey branch, 25; North Penn branch, 20; Pottstown, one.   It will also be no¬ ticed that  Montgomery  county is  try
Charles   "W.    Willai-d,    of   Hallowo'll. lias   been   tendered     the   position     of manager   of   the   grocery   department of  the   Horace  Effrig stoi-e,  Newtown.
The Honsham road super^'isors met Monday evening with all members Jiresent. Bills amounting to about. $2800, including a temporary loan, and payment to the state, were order¬ ed  paid.
Mrs. Walton who has been visit¬ ing at Wtllow Grove, has returne<3l lo the home of her sister, Mrs. A. P.. Bisaey, at the IC G. E. home, Davi*. Grove.
George Earnshaw and son, of Frank¬ ford, spent Sunday at the K. G. E^ home, Davis grove.
WEDDED.
BARRY—BUCHER
Miss Hilda EUzsiibetSi Bucher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. FVanklin ZL. Bucher, 4813 McKean avenue, Ger¬ mantown was maiTied to Thomaa J. Barry, sjon of Mrs. ThOmafe iBarry^ Wesitj avenue, Jenkintown, on Wed¬ nesday, Jxtne 2, at 3 p. m. Rev. John E. Cavanagh, rector of the Immaculate Conception performed the ceremony.
Mr. Barry is one of Jenklnto-wn's! most popular young men, and has the desti nction of bfeing the youngest postmaster in the Old Tork ro.ad sec- Bion. having been appointed to that office last fall, since which time he has filled the -post with remarkable Vnc- ecutive abiUty.
       „ _, „„„^   ,„   „^^_       Following  the  ceremony   'Mr.    and
ing to secure a registration of 600 for   Mrs.  Barry left on a wedding trip to
this convention. If this number is to be'reachcd the number ot registrations must increase considerably. The con¬ vention is from July G-O, registration noyv $1.50; send to K. F. Greene, 744 Haws avenue, Norristown,
The following officers were elected: President, Mr. B. F. Greene; secre¬ tary, Mrs. Earl Simons; treasurer, Le¬ on K. BeU; junior superintendent. Miss Edna Mesehter; efficiency supermtend- ont. Miss Edith Argue; EvangeUstic Oommittee, Earl Simons; Lookout Committee, Newton S. GottshaU; Press Committee, L. Harrison Ludwig.
—Pennsburg voted to botrrow $16,000 for renewal of machinerj' of the mun¬ icipal  electric   plant.
Atlantic City .and upon tlieir return, ¦will occupy their rec'ently purchaaed home on iShoemaker avenue, Jenkin¬ town,
BKiNEY—BL'VXER
A very pr'otty wedding took placo at. the home of Mrs. Amand,a Carn, Fort Washington,. Thm-sday evening June 3, when John F. Erney and Annie C. Blyler, both ofi Philadeljihia were united in marriag'o by Rev. C. A, San¬ tee, D. D. The Jiarlor was beautifully decorated -wltli mocki o^ango, white peonies arul iris; the hall with d.oisles.. Mrs. Erney is a nleco of Mrs. Cam. Aftre tho ceremony the guests par¬ took of a wedding breakfast served: by Mrs. Cam and daughters.
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