The Ambler Gazette 19140827

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Fhe Ambler Gazette.
VOL   XXXll.-NO.   35
AMBLER.   PA..   AUGU8T   27.   1914.
S1.25   A   YEAR
, COLD POINT .^AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings of Local Interest to Our Readers.
Plymouth Evangelical Church Consid¬ ers Gym. Building—Improvements at Black Horse School—Tennis and Baseball—Road Work—Creamery on Fire.
Mr. and Jlrs. E. Y. Hyde, of Har¬ monville, are spending the .week in Wildwood, X. J.
Rev. John Keller occupied the pulpit of the Plymouth Evangelical church Sunday evening.
Jlr. and Jlrs. H. E. Chick, of Ply¬ mouth, on Thursday attended the Slingluff reunion at Coliegeville.
On  feiir day  Jlr.   Dreer,   of   Philadel- ^la,  was the guest of Wm.  B. Rich- *afds and family, near Hickorytown.
Hugh Cunningham, of JIaple HiU avenue, and a number of friends spent Saturday and Sunday in Atlantic City. Jliss keown, of Fort Washington, and Jliss Ada Diamond, of Barren Hill, are spending the weeli in Wildwood, X.
J.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira J. Row and son, of Philadelphia, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Jlrs. Wilbert JI. Hellings, of Barren Hill.
Williani and Frank Cocking, of Phil¬ adelphia, spent Sunday with their mother, Jlrs. Katherine Cocking, in Barren Hill.
Jlrs. Jlillie Pliltner. of Harmonville, last week entertained her daughter, Mrs. George Campbell, and the latter's daughter, Grace.
The A. J. Drexel Biddle Bible class of the Plymouth United Evangelical church will hold a picnic next Satur¬ day near Valley Forge.
On Tuesday afternoon the sewing circle of the Cold Point grange met at the home of Jlrs. Cleaver Richards, u'pper Plymouth.
One of the garbage teams passing City line at St. Josejih's convent, near Barren Hill, lost a horse Monday after¬ noon from heat exhaustion.
Last Wednesdav the Hickorytown Union mission Sunday schoo! held its annual outing at Indian Rock, along the Wissahickon creek, and the event was a great success.
Air. and Jlrs. George Ralston, of Norristown, spent Sunday with JIlss Edith JIarple, of Cold Point. Jlrs. Ralston was formerly Jliss Ida Seltzer, of Cold Point.
Last Sunday morning Rev. Horace T. Houf, pastor of the Cold Point Bap¬ tist church, completed his series of sermons on the teachings of Jesus on the Christian life.
The Jlisses Kathryn and Isabel Gal¬ lagher, of the Conshohocken pike, and the Alisses \XeIl, Florence, Emma and Jlary JIurrfty, ot the Ridge pike, spent the week-end in Atlantic City.
Eugene H. Foster aajd wife, of Sere- ^ >9ta;iJila., w-h«J-^*a«o.-.*if!enw»»?Hffn!r- Mr. ""and Airs. John S. Tarbutton, at Barren Hill,  visited  friends  in J.aij^downe  on ,Sunday.     Airs.   Foster  and   Jlrs.   Tar¬ button j^lre sisters.
A daughter was born last week to Air. and Jlrs. William Ambler, of Con¬ shohocken. The father is a son of Jlrs. Annie F. Ambler, of Plymouth, and tho mother is a daughter of Jlr. and Jlrs. Morris Williams, of the same place.
A. D. Bartholomew, builder of Har¬ monville, has been awarded the con¬ tract for the carpenter work on tho new house to be erected at Spring Jlili Heights by Harry Cressman. It will be of stone.
Last Thursday evening Geor.ge Det¬ wiler and a party of 30 young people from Xorristown were guests at Wm. E. Richards', near Hickorytown. The evening was pleasantly spent with vocal solos and recitations. Refresh¬ ments were served.
David L. Crater, formerly of X'ar¬ cissa, now residing at West Chester, was a visitor last Friday with Isaac Sheppard, at Broad Axe. They visit¬ ed the Perkiomen for bass, but had poor luck. However in a pond near Anibler they made several flne catches. Mr. Crater is a selling agent for the nursery flrm of Hoopes Brothers and Thomas. He left Xarcissa eight years ago.
E. H. Chick, of Plymouth, this Thursday will return to his duties as carrier of route two from Conshohock¬ en after a two weeks' vacation. He resumes his work with an increased recompense as a result of the enlarg¬ ed business developed under his pains¬ taking and reliable and dependable efforts. He has repainted his mail de¬ livery wagon, and the vehicle looks like new.
Last Saturday the scheduled oppon¬ ents of the Plymouth Consolidated team failed to niateralize. A picked team was arranged, and the Plymouth boys won, 14 to 13. D. McQuirns, who pitched for the picked team, was the only one successful in checking Ply¬ mouth's heavy hitters, and he blanked them in the three innings he was on the mound.
PICKED TEAM a  e rhoae
PLYMOUTH r  h   o
M'Qui'es, cf 1   1   3   0   0 Bowman,3S 2   3   2   0   3 Gauger, If   2   2   2   0   0 Sul'bach. p 5   7   0   0   0
Sanda, p      '-Jt 2 McK'ley, 2bT   2
1 3 1 Collins, lb  2   3 11 0 2
, ^,,    1 2 0 Brogan, 3b 0   12 0 2
Harri'on,2b 2   3   0 2 0 D.McQ'3,2b2   3   2 0 2
Dick'son, c   3   3   3 0 0 Dutil. If      114 0 0
Keown. sa   3   2   0 0 3 Ro'augh.cf 0   0   0 0 2
CampbelLrf 0   12 0 2 Fisher, c     112 0 0
Nitte'ur, c   1   2 15 0 0 Smith, rf    ^ J J _? ^
Totals      16 18 27   7   6     Totals    14 20 24   0 13
Plymouth 1   1 13   0   0   0   0   0  x-15
PiikSleam 4   1110   13   2   1-14
The new gymnasium for the Ply- mou''l>J^<5iilted Evang. church now \5^-^^Barer being realized than ever. IIWl[ing held last Friday the pro- J-O..L /Icer.ed fresh impetus. A large number of tha young people of the church, constituting the new organiza¬ tion, of which the tennis club is a part, met and discu.ssed the project in all Its phases. Six new members joined the organization, which under the leader¬ ship of the president. Rev. W. R. Jlus¬ selman, is a live wire among the young people, nearly 20 of whom have con¬ nected themselves with the club. The older members and workers of the church, comprising the board of trus¬ tees and other organizations, are also willing to help with the proposition if the young people will do their share, not only in the inception of the plan, but in helping with the finances nec¬ essary to realize the project. To aid in this feature it i^' proposed to conduct a grand i;»rnh m "li *he church lawn on Sep. 11 ani 12, tiu- ; '' details of which will be announced :ater. "We will realize our buUding next year, if not this," faid one of tie offlcers' a I day or two ago to the "Gazette" repre¬ sentative.
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OBITUARY.
ESTHER JOXES.
Death, on Friday, called Jliss Esther Jones, ime of Conshohocken's oldest and most -respected women, at har home. Eleventh avenue and Fayette street. She was ah invalid for several years, and her death was, therefore, not  unexiiocted.
Jliss Jones was a member of one of the oldest families in that section. Her forefathers lived In that vicinity since 1700. She was born in Ply¬ mouth township, 83 years ago, and was a daughter of Jonatlian and Eliza (Davis) Jones. She has lived all her life in Plymouth township and Con¬ shohocken.
Jliss Jones wns connected with a number of prominent families in the borough. One sister, Jlrs. Elizabeth Webster, of X'orristown, survives. .lo¬ seph C. Jones is a cousin, and tlie sur¬ viving nieces and nephews are: Alisa Lillian Jones, Jlrs. Annie Anibler, Jlrs. Henry D. Cranor, Horace C. Jones, Williani Potts Jones, A. Conrad Jones, Samuel Webster. Johnathan Webster, Davis Webster and William Webster.
The funeral was held on Jlonday af¬ ternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be private.
ALEXAXDER MILLER,  SR.
Alexander Jliller, Sr., a well-known resident of Blue Bell, died Saturday at noon of Briglit's disease, in the 70th year of his age.
The deceased was born at Wick, Scotland, on JIarch 31, -ISSS, and was the only son of the late Donald Jliller and Jane Rhind. At the age of si-K months he was brought to America by his parents, who settled in Tarrytown, X'. Y., and- thev afterwards lived in Canada. In 1854 Air. Jliller came to Gwynedd and afterwards removed to Blue Bell. Until 18.S2 he was employed by the Xorth Penn railroad, as mall agent, conductor and freight agent of the Lehl.gh Valley railroad at Wilkes- Barre. He resigned in 1877 and con¬ nected himself with the clothing hnuse of Wanamaker and Brown, Philadel¬ phia, retiring therefrom on Jan. 1, 11)13.
Jlr. Miller married Rebecca JlcCor¬ miek, of Holidaysburg, Blair county. Pa., the daughter of the late Alexander and Katharine Adams. She was one ot 11 children, of whom two sisters and two brothers survive. Mrs. Aliller died seven years ago.
The deceased was a member of Dov¬ lestown lodge, X... 24.1, F. & A. JI. He was an active Republican party work¬ er, but never held offlce. He was of¬ fered the position of collector of the port of Philadelphia under President Harrison,  but declined  the offer.
The following sons and daughter.^! survive: Jean, wife of E. H. Slifer, of Long Island City, X. Y.; Donald, of Pittsburg; Fannie Jr., of Blue Blue; Ale.Kander, Jr., of Sellersville; Kath¬ arine A., of Blue Bell: Rebecca, wife of Edward H. Butler, of Germantown; Clara H., wife of John Keown, of Tio.ga; John Rhind, of Xorristown; Anna M., wife of Rev. H. M. Leid.v, of Harmony, Pa. Two children are de¬ ceased.
The^,&in«i<»tib'Wa«» held- thlsi^Wed¬ nesday arVrnoon afr2.30 with services at LiM liiii i Reformed churcli, Blue Bell. Ke\. D. U. Wolff, of Jlyers- town, was in charge, assisted by the pastor. Rev. Joseph Yost, and Rev. J. D. Detrick, of Philadelphia. Inter¬ ment was made in the adjoining ceme¬ tery.
CHARLES HARPER BUCKMAN.
Charles Harper Iiuckman, of Whites avenue, upper Plymouth, died in Phil¬ adelphia on l''riday. He was the son of the late Amos and Catharine Buckman, and his wife wa,s the late Jlay Begiey Buckman. He leaves a son and a daughter. The funeral was held Jlon- da.v morning at Plymouth Friends' niecting, and internient was made in the adjoining burying .ground. GEORGE   Li;WRIE.
George Lewrie, who for many years resided in Flourtown, died on Jlonday at the Masonic home, Philadelphia, in the 64th year of his age. He was a wheelwright by trade, and was em¬ ployed in the Flourtown shop for g, long time. He was a member of Fort Washington lodge, Xo. 308, F. and A. JI. The funeral was held this Wed¬ nesday afternoon, with interment in Ivy Hill cemetery.
Hurt by Fall   From Car.
Thomas Eenish, twenty years old, an Italian of Edge Hill, is lying in a critical condition at the Abington Jlemoriai hospital. Young Benish foolishly stood upon one of the cars of the Willow Grove scenic railroad and was thrown from the car as it whirled about the curves. He fell up¬ on his head, giving him concussion of the brain and is otherwise injured.
LANSDALE.
Last week Jliss Anna Wilson, sales¬ lady for the Moyer Bros, store, took her vacation. I
Anna White and Anna AlcCarren have spent a week at Beach Haven.
Recent visitors from Greensboro, Xorth Carolina, have been Airs. Henry Barton and children and Miss EIUv Phillips, the guests of Jlrs. Charles Springer, of West Fourth street.
Last week Davis JI. Stoner with his wife and daughter Lettie took a motor trip through Lebanon, Lancaster and York counties.
Last week Sarah, daughter of Ro¬ bert Kercher, of West Fifth street, was taken to a city hospital for an opera¬ tion.
Jlrs. JIary Kriebel, of Derstine ave¬ nue, has been visited by Jliss Lillian Clemens, of Lanark, 111.
Last week Jlrs. Annie Conver had an aged visitor. This was Jlrs. Eliza¬ beth Allebach, of Colmar, who is 93.
Visitors for a week at the home of Aliss Emma Hunter, of Hancoclv street, have been Jlrs. Williani JIathers and daughter Helen, of Hartford, Conn.
Last week Ira B. Harr, long the of¬ flce clerk of the Heebner's, took vaca¬ tion.
Last week was spent in Wilkes-Bar¬ re by Jlrs. Parker Boorse.
John Hurst is nursing a. foot, badly burned In tho Krupp foundry recently.
Jlrs. John Care, of Green and Vine streets, continues seriously ill. She was from Solebury, Bucks county. Hen maiden name was Bird.
William Conder, of West Main street, long resident here, was on the sick list last week.
After staying a month in Roxboro, Airs. A. T. Kratz and Airs. George Frederick have returned home.
Jacob Landis, of Lancaster, has been the guest of Eli Krupp.
BLUE   BELL.
A marriage license was issued Tues¬ day in Philadelphia to Victor Prete, 1008 Carpenter street, and Anna T. Lapetina, Blue Bell,
K. & M. A. A. BEATS BRISTOL.
Locals Win Again by Close Score, 4 to 3.
Kelly and Richie Again the Winning Battery—Squeeze ' Play Ties the Score—C. Robinson's Single Wins Game.
Although winning by the score of 4 to 3, the Keasbey i<: JIattison A. A. did uot play its usual good game last Saturday against the Bristol A. A., of Philadelphia.
The local team did not have the snap that has characterized the work of the players heretofore. Had the home team put up the game that it can pla.v, the Bristol club would have been lucky to have scored one run. "Bob" Kelly was on the mound again for the K. & Jt. boys. Hallman, whose father died the past week, was out of the game temporarily. Richie was also in the back stop position and his throwing to bases was the one enjoyable feature of the contest. Xo fewer than six times did the visiting players fail in their attempts to steal second.
The visitors, were tbe first to score, the tallying beginning with the initial round. King, the first batter, walked after having two strikes. Walker sac¬ rificed. Krier singled and with King on third stole second, Rea sent a sac¬ rifice fly to C. Robinson, scoring King. JlcShang's grounder was missed by F. Wodock and Krier scored. JlcShang was the third out when he tried to steal second. Bristol got another run in the third inning after two were out, Rea making a home run. Kelly tight¬ ened up and while he allowed four more safe blows, he permitted no two to come in any one session.
The home team started its scoring in the second after two were out. Donofry and C. Robinson d.ving on foul flies to Krier and Ryan, H. Robinson got a free ticket to first, when Brooks failed to locate the plate. He stole second and on a balk, whieh umpire Hartley called, he went to third scqi-Ing on Ryan's error of Fir¬ man's grounder down the first base line. Firman stole second, but Richie fanned for the third out.
In the next session the homo team tied the score. Kejly was safe at Hrst, on Ryan's second »rror. He stole sec¬ ond, was advanced to third on R. ^Wfi- dock's sacrifice and then the usual squeeze play was pulled off, Davies laying down a neat bunt, which he heat-out, and Kelly crossed the plate before the ball was fielded. F. Wo¬ dock's sacrifice sent Davies to second and on Donofry''^ one-base knock to right centre he counted the run that tied the score.
The K. & AI. boys won the conflict in their half ot" the sixth, the way lie-
bench, COnroy taking his place, played a very poor game at seconti base, Davies opened the round by giving Young a chance to retire him at first, but he fumbled and the batter was out JlcShang to Ryan, Donofry fan¬ ned, but a stiiiEcing single to right of C. Robinson sent Davies over the plate with the run that won the game. Fol¬ lowing is the score:
K. &M.
r
R.W'ck, sa 0
Davica, If   2
F.W'ck. 3b 0
D'nfry, 2b  0
C.R'son, cf 0
H.R'son, rf 1
Firman, lb 0
Richie, c     0
Kelly, p      1
Totals      4
K. & M	
Bristol	
h
rl
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
7
2
1
2
2
0
«
fi
1
a
2
0
3
1
n
n
0
6
2
5 27 14
BRISTOL
e                     rhoae
1 King, cf      10   2   0   0
0 Walker, ss 0   0   1   0   0
1 Krier. c       116   4   0
1 Rea. rf         110   0   0
0 McSh'ng,3b0   10   4   1
U Ryan, lb     0   3 10   1   2
0 Young, 2b  n   0   3   0   2
0 Conroy, 2b  0   1   0   0   0
0 Miller. If     0   12   0   0 Brooks, p    0   2   0   4   0
3    Totals      3 10  24 13   5
.0   1200100  X—4
.201000   no   0—3
THE SLINGLUFF FAMILyjIEETS;
Many Descendants of William Hen¬ ry Slingluff.
About ICC Persons Assemble at Col¬ iegeville— Literary Program Render¬ ed — Officers Elected — Historical Sketch of Founder.
¦ About I'ji) of the descendants of Henry .Slingluff assembled last Thurs¬ day at l-'i>iinus college, Coliegeville, in the 18th annual reunion of the family.
¦ A program was rendered comprising the followin.y: .-Address on "The Farn¬ lly Tree,' l,y Charles W. Slingluff, uf Bridgeport; prayer. Rev. J. JI. Booz, pastor of L'ppsi- Dulilln Bretliren church, near Ambler; reading, Jlrs. Anna Raine.v, of Harmonville; vocal solo, Jlr. V(ningjohn, of Xorristown; recitatinn, c. \V. Slingluff; piano solo, Silas. Slioeniaker, of Anibler; reading, Jlrs. Hiinnah Shoemaker, of Ambler; vocal sol.l, iiaymond Ellis, of Jefferson¬ ville; address. Rev. J. AI. Booz. Games and social intercourse closed a most delightful aftornoon.
The otlicers elected were as follows: President, Charles W. Slingluff; vice president, Wiiliam Funk, of Cynwyd; treasurer, Amos Ellis, of Oaks; secre¬ tary, Jlis.s Charlotte Davis, of Am¬ bler. It 'v.is decided to meet next year on the tliird Thursdaj' in August at Hunting park,  Philadelphia.
The old Slingluff homestead is now owned by Itobert J. Glendlnnlng, on the Skippack pike south of Broad Axe, in Whitemarsh township. The house was struck Iiy lightning' in July, 1913, and destroyed, but in rebuilding the struc¬ ture, iir. Glendinning utilized the ori¬ ginal walls and followed the old lines bi the house.
Williani H. Slingluff was born in Whitpain township, March 19, 1805, on a farm near Centre Square, and a short distance south of Sf. John's Lutheran church, which at thdt time was called "Grog 'Ilill church." His father, John Slingluff, was a farmer, who in 1803 served as guardian of the poor in Whitpain townsiiip, and was also one of the founders and a member of the first board of directors of the Whit¬ pain Library company, at Blue Bell, Alarch   7,   18J4.
William H. Slingluff wns the young¬ est of eight children. His father in his youth was a resident of Lower DuIilIn township; ^nd was one of five children. He was married in German- town township, Sep.- 6, 1788, to JIary Hallman, of the same township.
His grandfather was also John Slingluff, and hlSi great-grandfather Hendrick Sligloff (3"»called by an early English scholar), otie of'75. ¦ Palatini n, who, with their fam^es, came to Phil¬ adelphia Aug. 19,'l'?Zfe.in the ship AIoi
Schwenk Family.
Tlie ninth annual reunion of tho Schwenk Family association will be lieid in Hendricks' hall, Schwenksville, .-Saturday, Sept. 12.
Hans Jllchael .Schwenk, progenitor of the present family of descendants, born ill Gerrnan,\-, 16Uij. Arrived in Philadelphia from Germany on the ship "Lydia," James .-\llen, master. Qualified, Sept. 20, 1741. He settled In Frederick township. The children as¬ certained were Jacob, George and Nicholas.
Business session will begin promptly at 11.30 a. m. A dinner will be served at the hotel, opposite the hall, at 1 p. fii. The committee on entertain¬ ment has arranged a program of good speakers, also to have the use of the meadow, adjoining the hall, and the free use of a number of boats on the Perkiomen.
Jlembers are especially requested to report marriages, births and deaths, with dates, to the secretary for histor- ii.-ai record.
The offlcers of the association are:
President, Frank H. Schwenk, X.jr- ristown. First vice president, Lewis Schwenk, Xorristown. Second vice president, Irvin S. Schwenk, Scliwenks- ville. Secretary, John K. Schwenk, Providence Sipiare. Treasurer, Dr. Clarence Kemiierdlne, Philadelphia. Registrar, Aliss Hannah Bean, Xorris¬ town. E.xecutive conimittee—Frank U. Schwenk, Enos S. Schwenk, David Schwenk, Jr., Irvin S. Schwenk, F. S. Koons, V. G. Prizer, Harrv F. Schwenk, F. S. Brant, Xorvin S. Wile, Samuel Swartley.
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Young,' ¦W'lio until he  tvas sent  to  the   tianna,  an^  by  a .son  Raulus.    In  the
DIAMOXD   XOTES.
Kelly did not appear to have the stuff on the ball that he had when he pitched against the Jloose and the vis¬ itors were able to gather . 10 solid bingles.
Harry Richie, the young catcher of the locals, drew a round of applause almost every time he walked to the bench at the close of the inning, for his splendid throwing to bases. The boy showed the confidence he had in his good right arm when he pegged to R. Wodock catching Ryan stealing with McShansr on third. This was the prettiest play of the game.
The opinion prevails among the local fans that the players of the home team are not hitting the bail as hard and safe as In the early games of the season. This Is 'true, but it must be remembered that the boys were not facing the same kind of pitching then that they are now, and therefore in or¬ der to win, science must be employed In every game, and the players under¬ stand that when one of their team¬ mates gets on the base paths, they, in order to get him around to the home station, must sacrifice. Hence the rea¬ son for the apparent weak hitting.
Atkinson, on accotint of being at tar¬ get practice at Jit. Gretna, was again unable to be with the team last Sat¬ urday. "Tuck" is a sergeant in the Sixth Infantry, national guards^ of Pennsylvania, and in the shoot of Sat¬ urday he gave a gopd account of him¬ self, getting sixth honor in a lield of 55.
Bristol A. A. came to Ambler on Sat¬ urday in a large automobile truck. A large crowd of rooters came along with the team and for a while they made lots of noise.
This Saturday the K. & JI. team will play Lansdale A. A. at Lansdale. Houpt, who got his release from Jlana- ger Jackson after the game with the local team on August 1st, has been forgiven, according to reports, for his work in that game and will again be in the box for Lansdale. Lansdale fans and JIanager Jackson as well were a little too hasty in accusing Houpt in having laid down to the K- ^ ^f- boys. Xo pitcher ever worked harder than he did in that contest and while it is true that ho threw slow ones at tho local players in that ninth inning after the score had been tied, Houpt, as he view¬ ed it, believed that he was being made the "goat" by his teammates, espec¬ ially two of them, who appeared to be acting as though they were in a trance. Well, let us all hope Houpt redeetns himself and that the IC. & JL boys win, too.
Bradley, more famili.Trly known as "Dinpy" to the baseball fans of the town, was in Ambler on Jlonday look¬ ing up old acquaintances. Bradley, wlio formerly played on tho old Ambler team, is now holding down an outfield position on the Greensburg nino of the X'orth Carolina league.
list of the secretary's offlce at Harris¬ burg we find the name recorded "Plendrich Schlen.geluff." After a lapse of years it was evidently thought best by the family to spell the name as it is Iironounced, "Slingluff," thus pre¬ serving the Russian termination, "ff."
Paiilus is the Swedish for Paul, and the name of his great-grandmother, Anna Christianna, also indicates her Swedish origin. His mother. Alary Hallman, was a daughter of Anthony Halliii.inf a Revolutionary soldier, who was wounded at the battle of the Brand.vwine. At the time of this bat¬ tle shi was but nine years of age. She died aged 86 years at the resi¬ dence oi her son in Xorristown. She was a daughter of JIary Streeper, be¬ ing one of five children, great-grand¬ daughter of William Strleper, brother of" Jan Strieper, "of Kaldkirchen, in the county of Juliers, In the borders of Germany," who took up ."lOOO acres of land by virtue of a warrant from for¬ mer commissioners bearing date Dec. 15, loss, part of which is described as in the "Liberties" of Philadelphia and including a large tract of what is now known as Logan and Wayne Junction.
Wm. H. Slingluff lived during his boyhood on his father's farm, in Whitemarsh township, about a half mile south of Broad Axe, bought in 1807, when William was but two years of age. He engaged in labor on the farm, and at intervals in teaching school for his brother John, and at one time teaching at night in the old Sandy Hill schoolhouse^ He also for a short time kept the store for his brother Samuel at the village of Rising Sun, where, when scarcely 20 years of age, he met a young woman, JIary Knorr, and they were married Dec. 15, 1833. The latter was the daughter of Jlat- thias Knorr, a farmer and lumber deal¬ er, whose grandparents, John George Knorr and Hannah, were born in Ger¬ many prior to 1698. On the maternal side Jlrs., Slingluff was the great- great-.granddaughter of Dirk or Derick Keyser, who came to America from Amsterdam, In Holland, arrived in X'ew York in 16S8, and then purchased land and settled in Germantown.
Wm. IL Slingluff, at the age of 20, was employed by the old Bank of Montgomery county and in JIarch, 1829, became cashier of the institution. On Xov. 7, 186'?, he was elected president of the institution. His death occurred April 14, 1880. He had five children; Sarah S.. wife of John L. Rex, Esq., then residing n^nr Blue Bell; JIary JI., wife of -A. Bl Longaker, of Lehigh county; John, of X'orristown; Clara S. Pauling, widow of the late Dr. Harry Pauling, ot Xorristown; Williain F., of X'orristown.
PROSPECTVILLE.
Born, a son, to Air. and Airs. Eugene Kratz, on Friday.
Air. and Mrs. pobert Alann spent Sunday with relatives at Willow Grove.
George Rue and family spent Sun¬ day with Jlr. and Airs. Frank .\ndei'- son.
A son was born to Air. and Mxa. Ron¬ ald Weatlierby on Friday.
Frank Hill and wife have moved in¬ to Arthur Williams' tenant house.
Jlrs. Jlnry Chamberlain, of Xew Vork, Is spending- some time with her broth¬ er, Frank Wright, and family.
JIr.9. Kato Kratz and Leroy Kratz visited at the home of Eugene Kratz on Sunday.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Leonard Ross, of X^ew Jersey, spent several days last week with Jlr. and Airs. Henry Hoffman.
Aliss Alary Wismer, of Philadelphia, is spending a few days with Air. and Jlrs. Joseph Stackhouse.
—A tract of 40 acres and 136 perches in Doylestown township has been sold by the heira of Abraham L. Gehman to Joseph^ B. Xutt for $6000.
Lightning Kills Man at Perkasie.
In the heavy storm on Friday after¬ noon, the barn on the Jacob Derstine farm, Perkasie, owned by I. B. Dill, was struck by lightning and burned. This barn was destroyed by fire two years ago and was rebuilt.
A second storm soon approached. Walter Keller and several men were standing near a telegraph pole when Keeier was struck by a bolt and in¬ stantly killed. Jlr. Keeier was just re¬ cently married. Six of the men stand¬ ing with him  were knocked down.
A colt grazing with its mother was killed by lightning, and the mare's ja(W broken.
During the severe storm on Thurs¬ day evening, four flres could be seen from Perkasie. Two were in the im¬ mediate neighborhood. One was the barn of Butcher Lewis, north of Per¬ kasie, and the other was the barn of Jlrs. Strunk, near the Temperance house. Both iKirns were in East Rock- hill township.
SPRINGHOUSE.
Jliss JIary C. Jlorris has returned from her trip abroad and is now with her grandmother, Jlrs. A. D. Campbell, at Ogontz.
Jliss Alice Roberts is spending some time with relatives in Lower Bucking¬ ham, Bucks County.
C. P. Fox and ho^jsehold left Mop- da>"to%T»H«*sorrtietlrtie in 'Virginia.
Elmer Cook, of X'ew Jersey, has been siiending a few days the past week with friends at this place.
J. C. Williams and wife returned to Philadelphia on Alonday.
Charles Landenburger, of Philadel¬ phia, was calling on friends at this place the past week.
Jliss Helen Krieder returned home on Saturday after a week's stay with Jliss Alice Dotts.
Revival meetings are being held at Pine Run farm each evening this week.
Robert -Anderson and family are sriending this week with friends in Philadelphia.
Jlr. Parks and wife, of Philadelphia, visited Dr. Cameron on Sunday.
Waiter Bright will next week erect a corn crib having asbestos roof, on the premises of Henry B. Co.\e.
Jlrs. Thomas JlcCullock, of Pine Run farm, is entertaining her sister froni Chicago this week.
Jlrs. John Wiley spent Jlonday with friends in Germantown.
The Jlisses JIartha Johnson and Tll- ma Xilson, of Pine Run farm, visited, friends  in  Philadelphia last  week.
C. W. Jlills entertained several friends from Philadelphia on Sunday.
Frederick Carlson spent the week- em", with friends and relatives in Phil¬ adelphia. *
The Union Sunday school will hold a peach festival on Saturday evening, Sept. 5.    Tickets  15 cents.
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Races at Hailowell.
Another large crowd witnessed the races at Halloweil Saturday afternoon, under the auspices of the Warminster Drivi/ig ciub, and the six events cariTe off in flne style. The best time, 2.20, was made by Betsy Ethan in the free- for-all, but all of the heats were gon» in somewhere near that flgure. The races were as follows:
CLASS A.
Fra Junior  "..    1    1
Jlay Boy     2    2
Reuben H     3    3
Time:    2.54, 2.53.
CLASS B.
Star Boy      1    1
Aza Grier (Wilgus)        2    2
Beulah  (Stackhouse       3    3
Time:    2.32V2. 2.34.
CLASS D.
Boxwell, Jr.  (Dyer)        1    1
Xathan Alack (Beatty)        2    2
John R. (Jones)        3    3
Time:    2.20i,^, 2.22.
CLASS E.
A. C. (Weidner)        1    1
(jrphan  (Folly Farm)        2  "?
Earl   Xixon   (Finney)        3    3
Time:    2.26, 2.30Va.
CLASS F.
Joe B.  (Bethel)        1    1
Dick Randall  (Neely)        2    2
Time:    2.26, 2.27.
FREE FOR  ALL.
Betsy Ethan (Dyer)        1    1
Louey  (Brinker)        2    2
Bobby K (Kelly)     .^    3    3
Time:    2.20, 2.21.
Suit for $2500.
John S. Litka, of Lower Providence, through his attorney, Henry I, Fox, has flled in the oflice of Prothonotary Drake, a suit for $2500 against tho United States Pipe Lino Co.
The plaintiff alleges that ho owns a farm of 64 acres in Lower Providence; that on November 3, 1912, an oil pipe tipearted by the defendant company burst on the level pike near tho farm of Harry Kreckstein. Tho oil, seeking a natural water course, flowed over tho riremlses of the complainant, ruining his meadow land, trees, crops and ¦shrubbery. Tho oil also ruined 17 cows, who were pasturing in the mead¬ ow, and he now has to drive his re¬ maining cows a long distance for the purpose of obtaining water,
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HORSHAM AND 4 UPPER DUBLIN.
Miscellaneous Items of Interest to Many Readers.
School  in   Prospect—Seashore   Visitors
Return—Postoffice    IVlatters—Hors¬ ham   Ball  Team  Plays  Well—MisceN
laneous.
Upper Dublin township schools will reopen Tuesda.v, Sept. 8.
The gato receipts at the HalloweU races Saturday totalled $119.
Jlrs. G. T. Kills, of Doylestown, spent Tuesday with Jlrs. George Sill.
A di^ughter was born Jlonday to Air. and Jlrs. Kandall Fi nton, of Dresher.
The Ilorsham township publio schools will reopen next Monday morn¬ ing.
Rev. A. B. Peterson, of .Tarrettown, preached iu a Philadelphia church on Sunday.
Jlr. and Mrs. William Jones, o£ Tioga, visited Horsham relatives on Sunday.
James Porter, cowman at Ridgewood farm, near Dresher, has been on tha sick list.
Jlrs. Herbert Goss, of Doylestown, was the guest of Jlrs. George SIU on, Thursday.
A. D. Barnett, of Dresher, this week received a carload of coal and one o£ fertilizer.
Jliss Anna Davis, of Willow Grove, spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Albert Sill.
William Rodemich, of Jarrottown, spent Sunday with Percy Botten, at JIaplfe Glen.
W. S. Carothers, on the K. Q. B. home farm, Davis Grove, has a floclc of 40 yiiung guineas.
J. J. Chambers, of Hailowell, on Sun-i day entertained about 25 friends, who were treated royally.
Howard JlcConnell, of Jarrettown, la spending the week witn nis grand¬ mother at lloneybrook.
James A. Cozens will this Week com¬ plete the enumeration of school child¬ ren in Horsham  township.
Jlrs.  Dewees   and   cliildren,   of  Ger-'. mantown,     were   week-end     guests   of Rodger Smith, at Jarrettown.
Jlrs. AViliiam Lewis and daughter, of Jarretto\vn, spent Saturday with Alexander F.wev at Fox Chase.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Wilson, of Boston, JIass., well' recent guests of Air. and Jlrs. A. D. Karnett, of Dresher.
Harry 1 Meter returned to HalloweU on Tuesd:iy afternoon after spending several da.\s with relatives in Allen- town.
The Aloihan nursery, at Dresher, gave its nun a holiday Saturday after¬ noon ai4 lhey enjoyed the races at Hailowell. ,
John JlcCormiek nag ^received or- •flers til repaint'unit reoDvate the cut- under carriage for H. H. .iQrenrj-, of Camp Hill.
Several more inmates—report says three—are expected at the K. G. E. home, Davis Grove, towards the end of September.
On Saturday Oliver Houpt of Dresh¬ er, pitching for Lansdale, enabled his team to defeat the LaJIolt giants, G to 5, in 12 innings.
Jliss Helen Itorke, who has been vis¬ iting Jlrs. Samuel Dudbridge, has re- turaed to her duties at the Authopedics hospital, Philadelphia.
Thomas J. Lane returned Jlonday morning after attending the florists' convention at Boston, Alass., where ha represented the Jleehan nurseries.
' In Jlonday C. R. Rutherford and brother at 'the Halloweli shop shod 20 horses. 11 of them arrived at oncu and were from the Thomas Reilly farm.
On Saturday afternoon the Horsham ball team put up a very creditable game against the Quaker City nino and were barely beaten by the scorq of 9 to 7.
Jlrs. Alfred Williams and daughter and Airs. D. W. Sill attended the Jlon¬ day evening meeting of the Doyles¬ town Chautauqua. They report a very pleasant time.
Rev. J. Dunn, of Philadelphia, preached Sunday evening In the Jar¬ rettown Jlethodist church. In tha morning the services were in charge of the  Epworth  League.
Edwin W. Simmers has reopened tha old established store at JIaple Glen and has received a full stock of groceries, with additional stock of general goods to be received at an earl.y date.
The state highway department for its repair work on the Welsh road i3 receiving crushed stone at the Hors¬ ham freight siding on the Trenton branch, which is in care of the Dresh-v er offlce.
A. Tyson and the Buckman brothers have been shipping large quantities of sweet corn from the Halloweil trol¬ ley freight station. The latter In ona consignment had 6300 ears and In an¬ other 5800. The pricea, however, hava been rather low.
Last Thursday during the thunder storm a trotting horse of W. I'razler Harrison W'hile grazing in the fleld near Dresher was struck iiy lightning and killed instantly. Tho animal had just taken a mouthful of grass when the bolt descended.
A. Dieter, of Hailowell, returned Jlonday night from his driving tll^ to Hamburg, Berks county. In all ho traversed 142 miles, and the blooded steed, "Warbler," returned none tha worse for the outing of two days and a half. The ride Jlonday was from Princetown, Berks county, to Davis Grove,
John C. Donat, roadmaster of Upper Dublin township, is making a good job of tho repairs to Susquehanna Street road near Dresher. Several hundred tons of crushed stone Is being spread on the highway in places, the surface being first scarified with the steam 1 oiler. The stone and fine material .lie then sprinkled and thoroughly compacted.
In every number of the "Gazetto" we see something mentioned about tha up-to-date farmers lof quiet old Ilors¬ ham. During the past week we hava hod another demonstration. Ono of , our citizens, thinking a bath might ba retre.shinB to hia faithful steed, "Betsy," decided to experiment In tha cool refreshing waters of a nearbv spring. All went well until tho bath wa.q over, when Betsy refused to niovo at the word of mouth. Fortunately for both JtJie owner anil steed a passing automobile came thoir way and tho oc¬ cupants assisted in getting all on foot once more. Xow Betsy can bo seen looking refreshed as sho travel.^ on dry land once more, but she Is said to,now expect hor Saturday bath regulr'"';