The Ambler Gazette 19190925

              The Ambler Gazette.
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:aMBLER.   pa..   SEPTEMBER   25,   1919.
S1.75   Ai*YEAR
^ COLD POINT I AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings ot Local Interest to Our ' V    Readers.
Cold    Point's  h)pn\e    Welcome Scrvicei ; Next  Sunday—Changes at   Plymouth
; —Rally Day at Evangelical Church—
Sf Hickorytown   Notes.
; Mr   and   Ma-s.  Cha^^es  Streeper  and
,. „.. Ml. ,ii.d Mrs. Walter Streeper of Chest¬ nut Hill, were Sunday guests of Mr. ami  Al/-^ Charles Wood,  Narcissa.
Wh'.piUn    township    has been    tap- •.a.eSHing and  dressing up  many  roads In  Iht  lower end.
^ On Sunday Mrs. Sallie SUavin, of Cold Point, was visited by Miss KditH Dan, and the former's grand- d.iughter. Miss Helen Slavin, of Con- s^iohocken.
On Oct. 5 Cold, Point Baptist church , will have its general  rally  for the fiiU
¦ .and  winter season  in church, Sabbath
I .school and  ChristLan Endeavor.
(: Mr.   .and   Mrs.   .Vndrew   Walters,   of
; OoW  Point,  on   Saturday  attended   the
f Walters reunion held at Willow Grove
« park.
f Mr.  Stanley, who h.as been a tenant
; in   the   Morris   Williams   property   at
i Plymouth Meeting for some time, will
remove to one side of the double house f formerly   tenanted   by   Winfield   Culp,
t adjoining   the   parsonage   of   the   Ply-i
I mouth V. E. church.
r Mr. Russell Kirk, of Cold Point and
t; Miss Pearl Fields, of Plymouth Meet-
b ing, were married, on Wednesday f morning- of last week, by Rev. Dr.    G.
f- W.   Tupper   at   the   parsonage   of   the
I Cold   Point  Baptist   church.    Immedi-
• ately after the ceremony they left to i spend some time In Atlantic City. On > their return they will reside in one of S the Albright-estate houses, in Harmon- i ville, which Mr. Kirk recently pur- I         chased.
I The  Plymouth Friends'  school  is  in
f session in charge of Miss Singer.
Edward Hinkle, of Harmonville, has resumed his duties at the Diamond State Fibre works, Bridgeport, after having been at home for several daya recuperating from burns sustained, ¦while at work. He was making some repairs under a boiler and was pain¬ fully burned about his hands and arms by gases from the soot. In addition ¦while hastening to extricate himself from the position he Injured his back. Mrs. Oliver Reed and children, after having spent several weeks with rela¬ tives at Trappe, have returned to their home in Harmonville. home  in  Harmonvile.
Miss Gertrude Myers, of Carr's lane, Harmonville,    on    Sunday delightfully entertained    a party of 15 young   girl ^      friends  from    Conshohocken,    Norris¬ town  and Bridgeport. ^ Miss Clara Wheaton and niece. Miss
j. Clara Johnson,  of  Harmonville,   spent
, the week-end at Oak Lane, and while
there aided Miss Ella Louise Wheaton In the celebration of her birthday. The    famliy    of Joseph    Markle,  of c^nvljje,   spent   Sat- i.-Pei'kioiX)cu_
Mrs.  Gcoim-   Henckly   and   daughter, I-"'       of  Wissahickon,    spent   Sunday    with
* Mrs.  Joseph  Markle  in  Harmonville.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Miles, of Harmon¬ ville,    spent    Sunda.y as the guestp of ^. their  daughter  in  Llanerch.
i Miss  Marion  Miles, who is studying
ALBERT BECK LAID AT REST.
Interment  Friday in St. Thomas' Cemetery.
Activities cf 40 Years rtevlewed—More Than 90 Structures Erected—Built First Ambler School, Bank, Pacto-< ries,  Etc.
On Friday afternoon in St. Thomas' cemetery, Whitemarsh, were liiid the remains of Albert Beck, of Ambler, whase   death   occurred   early   Tuesday
morning, 'Sept. B, in Chestnut Hill hoB-;Oouak on Saturday evening, pital. He was 74 years of iige. Ser- ¦ Harry Pierson and family. Miss vices were held in the Mt. Pleasant l.«sher, of Fort Washington, were the B.aptist church, Ambler, which organ- guests of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gouak ization he long served as an offlcer in i on  .Sunday.
many capacities, and of which denom- !     Mrs.  Robert   Turner    and    daughter ination  he was  a member. ,       i Billian returned to her home in Phila-
During a period of 40 yeiirs Mr  Beck I f'f'lihia after spending some time with was    a    most    .active contractor    and  'i^'" sister, Mrs. A. Huber. builder,   commencing  his   labor  in   the      ^^^^'^  Marion  Smith,  of Philadelphia, vicinity    of  Centre   Square.    He  built'-^''"^"'' ^^'"'"'"¦'' "" ^""'^^^^ *
Boehm's   Reformed   church,   Blue   Bell I     ^¦'®-   ^-   Conndlly,   of Ambler,   spent and  other structures. '' visited   at   the  home  of  .Mr.  and   Mrs.
Tr, ifi79 iv-ii..  Ro,.i, .,„„,„ »    A    .1 . ' OUC   day   last   week   with    her   sister.
In 1872 Mir. Beck came to Ambler and   ^r,.-   Hnrw Ti^llman during    his  activities    for  more  than   * The  Epworth   League    of  Prospect-
PROSPECTVILLE.
Mrs. Sara A. Gilbert and Miss Clara Gilbert, of Flourtown, and Mrs. Albert Marchant, of Ivy Hill, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kratz on Wednesd.ay.
Mr. and Mrs. Willing Weidner, of Montgomeryville, spent Sunday at the home  of  Thomas   Fillman.
A. "Home Bake" will be held in Prospectviile hall on Sept. 27th. A good entertainment will be rendered. Ice cream on sale.
Frank Anderson and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Hoff¬ man.
James Rixmsey and family, of Hor¬ sham, and Mr. and Mrs. Granville Lee¬ dom, of Philadelphia, were guests at the     home     of   Mr.  and   Mrs.   Charles
WHITPAIN AND L. GWYNEDD.
Who's Who and What's A^hat in the Two Townshipa.
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Yost, of Blue Bell, hiive gone to Tuscarora to visit the  former's  father.
Miss Florence Sailor, of Spring- house, led the Senior C. E. meeting in Boehm's church on Sunday evening.
R. R. Jones, of near Blue Bell, met with   iin   accident   on   SiUurdiiy   wliile
DECIDING GAME AT NORRISTOWN.
Ambler and Souderton. Will Play Next Saturday.
Toams Tie for Lead in Montgomery County Baseball League—Players on Edge—Ambler's Great Up-Hill Fight —The  League  Race.
The hoped-for has .happened andi Ambler is now tie for first place with Souderton.     There   Wits   great   joy   in   Dublin
HORSHAM AND
UPPER Dublin;
Miscellaneous  Items of Interest \a Many Readers.
Horsham Fire Company's Benefit ftn Oct. 4—Jarrettown Church Anmv«r« sary—Cinders on Some l-lorsh«n» Roads—Dresher Items— Miscelian* ecus.
Farmers   of     Horsham   and     Upper townships     are     compliiinini^
accident   on   biUunhiy   while 1^^^^^,^,,,^  baseball camp  last Siiturdiiy ' that  the  potatoes are  rotting hauling- in hay.    His hor.se hroke away i^^.g^j^g    ^^^^^  ^^^    „^,^g ^^^  fia.she.l      Misses Sallie and Ida  Dielil,
  of PhH-
,    over the wire thiit Disston hiid defeat-} .adelphia, visited J. W. Freas and ftim- •^        ed Souderton by a score of 4 to 1. The  ily on  Sunday.
I league seiison was  to  have  ended   liist |     George   Potts,   of   Jarrettown,   went George   Tuslin   is   spending   a    few, i Saturday,     but     the   leaders'     defeat  to  the Allentown  fair  Wednesday days iit  Blue  Bell  with his  parents,     intakes     iinotlier       giime       necessary.       "¦ -
Roscoe  Jones* and  i\mily,  of Atliin-I Mever in the history of the Monlgom-
I'rom  the  wagon.    He  was  thrown  on his   face   and   sustained   several and bruises.
lie   City,    motored    to    Blue    Bell    liist  e,.y   County   league   was   there   such
Mrs. A. D. Barnett, E. C. McConnell and family, of Jarrettown, and Misa Elizabeth  Kalahak,  of  Dresher,  visitoicl
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ring his at'tivities for more than 35 years he erected no fewer than 89 houses iind other buildings within the limits of the borough, the actual labor involved upon whiclx properties amounted to $186,666. A list of the most important structures, as publish¬ ed below, includes only the actual lab¬ or expended upon them, and a review of the list shows that Mr. Beck erected the first school, the first Baptist chapel tha bank and commenced the first buildings for the present large plant of the Keasbey & M.attison company. He has contracted extensively for build¬ ings at Three Tuns, ProspectviUe and the immediate vicinity. He has erect¬ ed houses at Fort Washington, and' built Alexander Ralph's magnificent country seat at Camp Hill.
His operation in detail in Ambler have   been   as  follows:
1867, for Jonathan Lukens upper house of the old row on west side o< Main street, $160.
1868, altered and remodeled two dwelling houses for Claudius Haywood on  Bethlehem  pike,  fl300.
Dwelling of what was later S. H. Freas' meat store, $5200.
Frame house for Hosea Kriebel, east comer of Walnut and Spring Garden streets, $800.
1875 frame house for Frederick Huff¬ nagle, $1600.
Douible frame house on Spring Gar¬ den street occupied by John Mc- Clean and Stuart Woodward, $2000.
1867, Baptist chapel, $300.
House on Spring Garden street occupied by Messrs. Pole and Reading- ton,  $200.0.
Frame hotise on Walnut street for Mrs.   Sarah   A.   Deemer,   $2000.
House of Wm. Gi-acey on Butler ave¬ nue,   destroyed   by   fire,   $1200.
Abram Stillwagon's property, But¬ ler avenue where Mr. Styer now lives, for   Slutter,  ' (carpenter   work)     $275.
House    q^lfyn^ay2|et   fpr Jo^epir
t^hiaes,' fnW^fflmfflffff^' -   ¦   .
Hou.se south comer Spring Garden and   Walnut,   $800.
Tin store on Main street, rented to Jacob Lyster, where present tin store is, .flOOO.
Brick house on Main street for H. W. B. Reed, $3000.
Store  of John  Walton,   Main   street,
Thiusdiiy   and   spent  some   time   with | i.jtter   struggle   for   the   chiimpionship i Mrs.  James   Carson,     Kensington the foi-mer's father. ,a.s there has been this season.    Up un-   Sund.ay.
The quarterly missionary meeling of;,)]  .^ month  ago there  were five  chilis |     Thomas   J    Lane     .and     family      ot Boehms church will be held next Sat-   battling   for   the   fiiig.   Souderton   took  Dresher, visited Dr   T   J. Clements' and urday iifternoon at 2.30 in the Sunday the lead  early  In  the season  and  was  family  at  Southampton,  on  Sunday, school room. never headed,  but at   no time did  thei     Rotert   Campman,     of  Whitem.arsht
xi.c i^p««.ii. ^c.,6-^ ". ..^o,...^. „ j'"',*'^'^,. ""l?®, fo*' o"^<''2 • '" j up-country boys have more than a two .and Mrs. Emanuel Dewees. of Dresh- ville M. E. church, held its meeting, ;^"<''if" ^ church last Sunday morning, .^md-a-lialf-gitnie leiid over Ambler, er; Benjamin Eves iind fiimily an* at   the   home   of   Mr.   and   Mrs.   Wm. M"   "¦"-'  evening  a   riilly   day   Prognim ^hjie the locals had lo go at top speed   George Schaffer and family, of Jarret-
when  al^\'".s    rendered:     Address  of welcome,  to hold second position in the riice, lie-   town,   iUtended   the   Reading   fair   hist
Yingst last Saturday  evening good    entertainment
home   talent.     The   ent.^, v..,.,....;...   ......| .  ..        r.        i,  r^  «!„i i    „„i„ i   --" 	
rendered on  the barn  floor, where the i ^ost.  recitation,  Russell  Duffield,  solo., ,i,^ely  to  go  aheiid   at
was    given     by P''^"''^'*''^!   Duffield;   exercise   by  junior L^use  Southampton,  Disston, .NewtowTi   week! itertainment   ^vag P^^y-"' •¦<''^'''»t><'"' l*!"- ^'^"<''^=  5."'"'        ,'^ I'lhd  Doylestown     wero  crow.ding    and'     Jan
iiny   time.
imes   Nagle, All   the  sick   list.
of   Jiirrettown.   is   or*
audience was seated on bales of straw. Ice cream and cake were served.
Joseph Stackhouse, Sr., of Philadel¬ phia, spent Sunday with relative^ here. f
Elmer Gooding and family, of Wil¬ low Grove, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sprouse on  Monday.
Robert Weisel and family visited Alfred Swartzlander in Grand View hospital S-ellersville.
Ellwood Finley and family, of Phila¬ delphia, spent Sunday at the home oif Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  Walters.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weikel visited Mr. and Mrs. John Reading at Glenside on Sunday, I
Ralph Moore has purchased a Ford car.
Walter Fillman and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rich at Horsham.
Ellwood Ely and daughter Miss Sara Ely attended the funeral of the for¬ mer's sister, Mrs. John D. Morgan, last Friday morning at her late home. Up¬ per Dublin.
along the line from Dis.ston to .Souder- Mr.s. Mich.ael Dougherty and daugh- ton there was great excitement among ter Anna, of Dresher, were in the city the fans and  almost  every game .saw-1 Thursday.
the   leaders  dr.awing  splendid   crowds. |     Missi Eliz.abeth  Kalahak,  of Dresher,. There    is  every    indication,  at   this; Is    attending   the     Mathias     SleeletgHI writing', that the contest to be played,  schooil, near Ambler.
NORTH  WALES.
nursing    at   the     .sanitarium     of     the
Seventh Day Adventist in Washington, | occupied hy the Ambler Supply comp-
D. C. has been spending a few d.ays in  any,  $38()|0.
Harmonville -with her iKirents Mr, and|     House of Joseph  Dbvis,  Race street,
James Thurber, gateman at the Walnut street crossing of the Reading railroad, came near having a fatal ac¬ cident on Monday morning. As ha lifted the gates after a train passed by he stood in the roadway signalling when an automobile at a rapid rata of speed ran him down and dragged him down the road to the Weingart- ner buildings. Passersby extricated Mr. Thurber from the machine. He was quickly conveyed in an uncon¬ scious condition to Dr.- H. F. Slifer's oflice   from     wheQpe   a^*r     regaining
home o^^^^flm^^iFortunatel.v no bones were broken, but his head is severely gashed and his nody bruised from the dragging. This careless driving of cape on our congested streets has on several occasions re¬ sulted in narrow escapes from simi¬ lar accidents, and if our ofHcers do not soon make an example of these viola¬ tors there may soon be a fatal one or serious wrecks.
Quite a number of people rushed out
Mrs. E. E. Miles.
On Saturday the Lavino baseball team defeated tbe G-wynedd nine by the score of 8 to 0.
• Henry Seq.man, track foreman along the Trenton Gut-off, who resides at Cold  Point,  has  heen on  the sick list.
Benjamin' Moseley, blacksmith at the magnesia plant, Plymouth Meeting, and his wife left on Friday to spend two weeks in Canada, where they formerly   resided.
On Friday a loaded coal car on the Biding of the Lavino company's plant run away from the men and crashed Into the traveling crane, breaking the 'boom of the Uatter. The damage wad repaired so that the crane was work¬ ing on Monday. .
A walnut tree along the Chemical works road ne.ar the Ridge pike, which Bhed its leaves during August, is now coming out in nice new green leaves.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Nice and family, of Broad Axe, Visited Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rex, of Hickorytown, on Sun¬ day.
Mrs. Joseph Jones, of Hickorytown, has been  on  the  sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lawrence and' three children, of the Hawes avenue M. E. church, Norristo-wn, were Sun¬ day guests of Messrs. Eck Carson and J. E. Ewing, and in the evening Mr. ikwrence conducted services in the Hickorytown Union mission. In addi¬ tion to the interesting service a splen¬ did musical program was rendered by Prof. Marcella and two sons, of Hick¬ orytown, and Severa Madonna, of Wil¬ low Grove, The attendance was large. Next Sunday Rev. Mr. Hemden, of Philadelphia, will preach.
On the first Sunday evening in Oct¬ dber a harvest home service will be held in the Hickorytown mission,    and
I occupied     by    John     Sheppard,     $800.! to   the  Stony  Creek  railroad  on  Sun
Dr. D. W. Shelley's house and stable, Butler avenue, west of the railroad, $4200.
House for Thomas Walker, Ridge and   Belmont   avenues,   $1000.
Hiirry Stackhouse's house, on Spring Garden street, $2200.
Henry Jones' double house and stable. Forest avenue,  $6800.
Row of four houses on Race street, $2500.
House for Mrs. Brown, now owned by Mrs. Hart, Forest avenue, $400.
Two houses on Race street occupied at one time by Mirs. Phoebe Walker, and  Mrs. Charles Plumly, $20(10.
Addition to coal shed for Jacob Craft
Machine shop for Kriebel & Shay, now Gerhart's livery, Butler avenue, $1200.
First building for Keasbey & Matti¬ son, $6000.
Bark house for Keasibey & Mattison, $9000.
Large frame dry shed, Keashey & Mattison $30{I0.
House for Harry Ahrandts, South Amibler,   $1500
House and bam owned by Dx. R. V. Mattison,   Forest   and   Ridge   avenues,
1886, house and bam owned by Frank Comly, Walnut and Spring Garden streets, $600.
Buchanan row six houses, Butler avenue,   $\?,000.
Baptist parsonage,  $3000
Slutter's first shop, $225.
Barn for lllman , Thompson Mill road,   $300.
St.  Anthony's  church,   $450.
St.    Anthony's    school house,    $200
House   for  James   Bartleson.
First National Bank of Amliler, $2250.
Home for Thomas Gusman, along liiilroad,    $1500.
Clement   Collom's  house   and   stable
an interesting program will be present-   g^thlehem pike, now occupied by Leidy «d. I Heckler,  $3300.
Tjiist Saturday Friends and members i Three frame houses on Bethlehem of the Hickorytown mission gathered pjjjg owned by Elizabeth Yocum, Mrs. .at the property and assisted in clean- | -^ j Devine and Fred Pfizenmyer, ing up same • reparatory to the plant-   ^5400.
ing of the er;.s:-i seed.
The Rally Day Services in the Ply¬ mouth United Evangalical church next Sunday promises to be very, interest¬ ing. Rev. Wm. F. Reeser, formerly be¬ longing to the Coxey army, will speak in the morning and at the Sunday school session in the afternoon. Prof. Hottenstein, the new principal of the Conshohocken high school, will make an address. Mr. Ranenzahn, a soloist from Philadelphia, will sing, accom- Danied by Miss Wiener at the piano. A coriietist is also expected. Other fea¬ tures, with splendid home talent, will make up a good program. Everybody if- invited, and a lunch basket with you to rem.ain all d.ay will be in place. Reducing the parsonage debt tv'ill be the financial effort of the day.
Mrs. Samuel Weidner, of Plymouth Meeting, has returned home' after ..¦onding a few days in Allentown.
J.fr. and Mrs. Chas. Graham and son D.iniild, of Darby, spent Suday -with Mrt. Louis Killmer, of Plymouth Meet¬ ing.
(Continued on pag* I.)
House and stable for Theodore Hous- er, Bethlehem pike. $39i00.
Baptist  church,   $14,000.
1893, three houses in East Ambler, occupied by Jerris Kyle, E. M, Auge and Harry Nash, $6000.
Remodeling Hotel Ambler for W. C. Blackburn,  $7500.
Irwin Dager's barn. South Mairi street,   $400.
Barn for Johh Sheppard, Race street, $500.
Two htiuses, Euclid and Park ave¬ nues occupied by H. V. Everhan and Wm. A. Wallace,  $6000.
One house on Eculid avenue, oc¬ cupied by Rev. W. F. S. Nelson, $2000.
Three houses on Park avenue, occu¬ pied by FVederick Faut, Annie Thomp¬ son and Samuel Hamilton, $6000.
Albert   Shaw's   house.   Park   avei,e .
$500.
Lake house, Park avenue, $11,201
House for Mrs. Wm. Walmsely, Mi'' tison  avenue,  $2616.
House and stable for Morris R .nf. 1 $2400,
House on Bethlehem pike and X.m- ^^en-woUl  .avenue,  $80(^0. ¦      '
day to view the wreck at the Morris road.
E. T. Mason has sold his Greystone apartment house, at Main street and Montgomery avenue, to Albert Ritchie. The latter will continue same as .an apartment house for small families and the front floor for stores.
Mr. Mason, in order to be nearer his business as jeweler at Wanamak- er's store, in the city, will move to Philadelphia.
The organizers of the local Amer¬ ican Legion held an adjaunied meeting Tuesday evening in the Odd Fellows' temple. State and coun¬ ty organizers and officials were pre¬ sent to assist in the details of form¬ ing the Legion. Captain Clifford Jones and W. M. Kirkpatrick are at the head of the movement.
The local Knights of the Golde)\ Eagle will, on Saturday evening, en¬ tertain their late soldier boys who are members of the castle.
John Rorer, agent, has sold for Rc- bert Bell his recently purchased house and lot at Walnut street and Pennsyl¬ vania avenue,  to city parties.
Miss Myrtle Matter, who has bein notified to vacate the Rorer buildirg with her 'school of music, is in a quandary where to find a place suii- able into which to move, as it is aN most impossiWe, except by purchat.% to get a tenement  in  this  town.
The syndicate which purchased th'' vacant Mushroom plant building :it Third and Church streets is enlargirig and altering same, for a sash and door factory which will add another in¬ dustry to our town to employ a large number of hands, with no homes to let for workmen.
Leroy Koehler, while on a hunt m the Rocky ridge, near Rising Sun hotel, captured seven young ground hogs.
Harry Allabaugh on Sunday visited his old chum, William Johnson, in Beverly, N. J.
Andrew Henning is recovering from an attack of influenza.
The moving of the trolley tracks on South Main street, after a long period of inconvenience to the heavy traffic, is   now   complete  to  Royal   avenue.
Prospect .avenue. Summit street and South Fifth street from Summit and Prospect avenues are being coated with stone and slag, and a cinder sidewalk  made along same.
Church   Notice
A union Sfunday school parade -t«ll t.ake place in Glenside next Saturday, at 3 o'clock. Evei-y Sundiiy school in the region is invited. All Glenside, North Glenside, Edge Hill and Weldon schools,  will   be  in  line.
Prizes are offered for the best de- .•orated .automobile and for the most iieautiful float.
Next Sunday In the morning service the sacrament of the Lord's supper wil be administered in the Cai-mel Pre- byterian church, Eldge Hill. In the evening Mr. Mjorrill will speak on "A. Young Mian of Long Ago."
Ella Walton; exercise, primary child ren; reading, Anna Rossiter; exercise by primary children; duet, Ruth Wal¬ ton, Mildred Duflleld, junior girls. The secretary gave a report of the .school. Male quartet. Rev, J. D. Det¬ rich, Mr. Hibshman, Daniel Tipipin,; William Walton; address. Rev. Mr. Detrich; instrumental solo, Daniel Tippin. The church was decorated for the occasion.
.A.delle, daughter of Benjamin Quee¬ nan, of Penllyn, has been seriously ill.
Mrs. Richard Barton, of Spring- house, has been laid up with rheuma¬ tism.
Mabel Walton, of Blue Bell, render¬ ed a vocal solo at the moi-ning service.
Mr. and Mrs. John Duffield, of Nar¬ cissa, are entertjuning the latter's mother for a few days.
Rev. J. D. Detrich was entertained on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.  William   Berkhimer.
Mrs. Laura Danehower, of Norris¬ town, spent the week-end at the home of Mrs. Marietta Hoover and family, of Blue Bell.
Mrs. Charles Haley, of Blue BeLL has been suffering with asthma and hay fever.
May Bauer, of Blue Bell, spent the week-end   in  Atlantic   City.
Carolyn Vallentine, of Blue Bell, en¬ tertained a numiber of her Chestnut Hill friends on Sunday.
Mr. and M)rs. Hartridge, of Phila¬ delphia, have been spending a few- days at the home of Mr. John A. Bauer and   family,  of  Blue  Bell,
Alberta  Thomas,     of  Ambler,   spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace  Phipps,  of Blue  Bell. .._ .MJWtHA.. Mr^.,  HeiiHtBrinton. Coxe^j. of Penllyn. hasye fssued Invnathins foi^ a  tea  on Friday afternoon,  October  3. I n' vV,r..f'nwn from   4   until  7  o'clock,   to  meet   theii" JJff^'^';\'"il' daughter, Miss Catherine  Coxe. '
The Liberty Fire company, of Pen¬ llyn, has purchased a lot from II. G. Knight, Esq., and later will erect a fire  house.    The
cooperation and good will of the pub lie.     J,   F.  Gordon     is  president     and 1 George E. Taylor is secretary. |
wh^oh     Rev"c"   A^Fdward^s'T'D    °sj'he  visitors  were very  tame  and   went   baby,   of   Hor..^hath,    spVnt    Sunday   in. n««tn^- i^free of debt    Interesting and ""'  *"  f^*-'"^'-' excepting the eighth  in-   Philadelphia.
HrgelV attended   Iwcisest^^^^^^^ Mr.    .and    Mrs.   George   Zeitler.   Sr.^
largely   attendtd   exeicises   weie   11       |     j^^     j^^.    gpp„„j   session     the   lo.als|wiH   move   into   their   new   home  next
jumped 'Chief" Bradley for three hitsi week. In the meantime electric wfr- and two runs. These tallies came | ing lias ib|en Jn^talled by Ohari«J after two hands were out, as a result | Moyer, of Doylestown, and paperingc of Row's.  Hartline's and  Barker's  one 1 is also being done.
base blows. Three more runs were ad- I s. S. Hagerty and family, of neaif ded    in the    next frame.      A base on I Prospectviile,    will  move   next    wceiq
between Ambler and Souderton for the pennant will draw the biggest oiK,wd that ever saw a Montgomery County league game. When the two teii.ms met on the Ambler ground.'* Saturday, September 6th, between 1500 and 2000 people Siiw the game. It is estimated that fully 5000 people will see next Saturday's game. IJoth teams' will send their old line-ups in the field, iind it Is prol>able that Souderton will be the favorite, on account of the foui-' defeat that the up-county boys have handed the locals, but Manager Amey said Saturday evening, when he re¬ ceived the news of Souderton's defeat, "My boys are playing better ball now than they have all season and they will smash this Dutch luck that has been folfowing Souderton whenever they met Ambler." The Ambler Root¬ ers' club, more than 200 strong, headed by the Ambler Fife and Drum corps, will parade to the grounds. It is to bo hoped that every man, woman- and child will be on hand to root for the locally, because word has been received, thiit this will be the case from up Souderton way.
Ambler had an easy time defeating', family.
Mrs. Jarrett Kirk and Mj-s. Jo8«(>Nt Kirk, of Dreshec, were in tho CtlVT last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Taylor have r*-. turned to Jarrettown from a. viicatioik at   Ocean   City.
Miss Ruth Dowlin the popular teach¬ er at Jarrettown was welcomed hy parents andi scholars.
Jarrettown church anniversary ttiial Sunday at 2.30 promises an overflotr congregation.
Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Graham, oC Jarrettown, were the. guests of Mr, and Mrs. John Engle and Mr. and Mvst Ross   Terkes.
Rev Mr. Ewing, formerly of Jarpat- town church, expects to meet aad greet many friends on his return visit to thet church Sunday evening at S.4Cb
It is Relieved now that the toll- taking on Doylestown pike wilJ not cease before the end of the year. It is understood that the gatekeepers have not as yet been notified whoa to cease the toll charging. -   .      .^
Mrs. Mary Weber and Stanley Wel)» " er,   of  Philadelphia,   spent   Sunday  ia Hallowell     with   Charles   Weber    an<X'
Doylestown last Saturday on the Soutli, Spring' Garden Street grounds in the final tilt of the Montgomery County league season of 1919.    The score was
Mrs. Harrar, who makes her homci with her son, James Harrar, near Ha.!-* lowell, has been on the sick list.
Mr.   and   Mrs.   William   Pearson,   of
a large one, Amibler scoring nine runsi Hallowell, on Sunday entertained Nol¬ le tjje Bucks County sealers' three, son l.iiwrence and Miss Altee Conner^ "Papi  Jlartllne   pitched   his   usual   ef-. of Philadelphia.
fcaftl^irjjame. allowing the visitors but |    On Saturday Charles Weber, of Hal- iwW'HHPHi  liiB'-ftrst-inning and  three  lowell,   will   leave   for   Lakeland,   Fla... in the fifth period.    In the latter round   where  he  has  accepted   a   position   liv scored   all   of   its   runs  :.s   the First  National bank of that placft^ With two down SCanlon sing-   Mrs.   Weber   and   her   diiughter   wilt- led.       Lydon     followei*    suit,  and   not  follow  later   in   the  year, wanting  lo  take  ii   chance  on   Power. |    Mrs. Jonathan Stackhouse, of Halto- Hartline gave him a free pass lo lirst,  well;   Miss Helen  Zeitler,  of Horsliam, comnanv  solic^ts^the'''"'  '^"^  ''"•"'  ^^'''"'   wo'iS'.   fo''  Myers,  and  Miss  Miriam  Stone,    of  Hatboro* '      ^ who    was    figured  ivs    a weak  hitter,  spent  Saturdav  in   West  Chester  wiU\
hit
long  single  through   the   inlieV
Elizabeth   Stackhouse,   who   Is  a   str¬ and   when   Curtis   threw   home  lo  get' dent .at  the  normal  SuhliOt   Ihete. Lydon,  Power also  scored.    After thi.s'     Mr.   and   Mrs.   Jttb6prf   Gouaik   an*
at the chur;li on Mondiy at v liicii the mortg.r;..\ repi.-Siuiiaj; un Mi'leM- edness of $2'j'i0 was ciiuxled 1= nd burned, rhe i;.!rvices v.lii'di -.v ;re fin- ducted by I'.ev. Dr. Kdwurd.s. were held undii- lhe ausdi'e.s if lhe Phil¬ adelphia Ministerial lUM-ei.ce, ii"d at the afternoon ser."!:-! Rev. A. P.. Robinsoi., of 'nil it ¦; ¦ ia, pr-i«.-i rd, and in the evening Uo, s.riaon was. dellverel uy Kev. M- Si;p-i-< of Phil- adelphii. !'nd rem<^..'ks v/ere ii^sc mo-de by Rev. 11. L. Mayberry. pas-, u- <f the Mt. Pleas.int B:iptisl clnin h. rf ;>:n- bier. Muii , was iender.il by a > •uii- bined ch.j r. Tii ¦ dcKgaies f:.r.i the Philadelphia Mlnivlfviai ci ii.ttct.i » notified iJi. Elwirds thai In m-prec.a- tion of his work as i,-.stor nf the Penllyn church •n.l ef his 20 years' connecticn with the ccnlD.vuta tlu. t body hfis 'otal hom a D'.il niedal, which will be ...res?ned to him le,i»r. The Penllyn ,.'.uren, •«i,:i now com prises 400 members with a Sunday school of 15U members, has had an un- u.sv.iiliy hard struggle in ics fight for existence. The first chapel, erected ill 18S&, was burned. The congrega¬ tion then purchased the chapel, locat¬ ed a: Penllyn, of the Ambler Baptist church, and later erected a church home. Both of these structures were burned do-wn, and the present beauti¬ ful edifice was later erected, all paid for. The $2500 mortgage was con¬ tracted in order to finish and furnislx the Slime, and this Indebtedness has now  been  entirely liquidated.
Fellowship Club to  Expand.
The autumn social season has open¬ ed at  the G\vynedd Valley  Fellowship
balls, a sacrifice, two errors, a single and Row's two-base blow turning the trick. Captain Wodock's single and Curtis' two-bagger wei-e responsible for the Ambler scored in the fourth. In the sixth another brace of runs was scored, and in the eighth the total was made nine when Barker singled, R. Wodock sacrificed and on Strain's one- base knock. Barker's fielding and D. Wodock's, Row's and Strain's batting vvere the features for Ambler, while Haas carried off the honors for the visitors.
Ambler Doylestown
R.B.O.A.E. R.H.O.A.E.
Barker.rf 2 2 3 10 Scanlon.Sb 110 2 0 R.W'dok,eB 12 0 5 0 Lydon.cf 12 0 0 8 Stnin.Sb 12 14 0 Pow«r,8s 112 10 CurtiB,U 0 110 0 Myera.c 0 19 0 1 F.'Wdok,2b 10 14 0 Hsas.rf 0 6 10 0 Martin.lb 0 0 17 0 0 Ervin.lf 0 0 B 0 0 OaIe,ct 112 0 1 L«ary.2b 0 0 2 10 Row,c 12   2   0  0 Caidy.lb    0   0   10   1
Bartlincp   2   2  0   5   0 Maycr,lb    0   0   6   0   0 Brsdlcy.p   0   0   0   4   3
Totals      9 12 27 19   1 352485
Ambler 02310201   x-9
Doylestown   00003000   0-3
Sto'er bases—Curtis, Dale. Lydon. Two base hit Curtis. Row. Sacrifice hit R. Wodock, 2 F. WodocK. Stuck out by Hart]iiie2, by Bradley 8. Basesonbal] by Hartline 8, by Bradley 3. Hitby pitcher, by Brad¬ ley, Barker, Row. Ump. Rapine.
The game to decide the champion¬ ship, according to Information receiv¬ ed this Wednesday morning, will be pliiyed  next  Saturday  on  the  Norris
club.    Members of the dub  are  from ' t°wn grounds and will be called at  4 Ambler, Gwynedd, North Wales, Lans-   P- ™-
dale and intermediate points of the North Penn district. The majority of members of the Lansdale Country cluib, which disbanded last year, hav^ joined the Fellowship club. The fall season at the club opened Saturday night when nearly 2100 persons were entertained al a dinner dance, given by members from "Lansdale West." An elaborate schedule of e-vents has been planned for fall and winter.
At a meeling of the board of govern¬ ors of the club, it was announced that $2000 has been raised from the sale of bonds to members, and this money will be used for Improvem'ents which -will include ,a new dance hall and din¬ ing room.
The country home was a scene of gayety Saturday night and the Lans¬ dale hostesses entertained elaborately. It Is the plan to place each club night in charge of women of different sec¬ tions.
The Lansdale High School orcheslr.a furnished music for the dance. Be¬ sides the dancing, there were several taibles of bridge in one of the card rooms.
—Adjusting an fu'c lamp, John Hutchinson, a Quakertown municipal electric, liglit employee, was severely shocked.
LEAGUE  STAJJDING.
W.L. P.C. W.L. P.O.
Ambler 18   6   .760 Southampton 13 12   .620
Souderton      18   6   .760 Newtown 9.14    391
Disston 14 10   .583 Doyletown 8 17   i320
Norristown    13 12   .620 Ft. Wash'on      5 21    192
MAPLE GLEN.
Next Sunday the Baptist mission at Three Tuns will commence holding Sunday school in the afternoon for the winter months instead of in the morning.    All are in-vlted.
Joseph Worthington and family vis¬ ited relatives north cf Doylestown on Sunday.
Mrs. Charles S. Mann spent a part of last week with her sister, Mrs Frank Houpt,  of Willow  Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Mitchell, of Germanto-wn, P. Maurice Conard of Newtown, and Thomas P, Conard ' Jr of Dolington, spent Saturday after¬ noon and Sunday at Thomas P. Con¬ ard's. James K. Thomson .and Mr and Mrs. Curtis B. Holloway, of Bala, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse 'M. John and daughters, Melva and Lillas, of New¬ town,, were Sunday visitots at the same place.
—Charles S. Stover, '.f Ivyland, has bought the 76-acre fam of Jacob Hen- vis, at Traymore,
into tlie James A. Cozens house at Babylon just vacated by T. Ellwoodl Ely, who held public sale of this pep^ sonal property last Saturday and re«i moved to Prospectviile.
Mrs. John Seiple, of Horsham, speniS several days recently with relati.ve.* at HJIItown.
Jeremiah Kelly and Harry Seiple$. of Horsham, returned home Sunday evening after a delightful trip of sev-J eral days spent at Niagara Falls.
Satisfactory progress is being mad«» with the preparations by the Ladtos*- Auxiliary of the Horsham Fire com-^ pany for the oyster supper and an-» tertainment to bo held in the Horshawk' fire house on Saturday evening, Oct., 4. The very finest oysters will be^ provided for this occasion, and they will be served in every style, Willi nci saving of the eggs, butter, milk, etc., which make them euch a palatabte food. The ladles know how to prepar&^ them in tho very best manner. andP their fame as cooks has deservedly- spread beyond the mere township linei* and gives every guarantee, not only ot a most tempting meal of palatable bi¬ valves, but al.so of a grand rush to bft served. After the menu has beeix thoroughly discussed and the inneii man satisfied an entertainment, "The Gypsy's Wedding," will be presented. The preparations for this pari of th» evening's program is in charge of Mrs.. James Ramsey,- who already has .1 talented cast rehearsing the parts, sr» that a most successful rendition oC the charming playlet is assured. Lot. there be a most generous response-? U-u this effort on behalf of the ladies ta aid the firemen in liquidating theii-- financial obligations and in placing tha- company on a strong basis.
L. Linqulst, who is a tenant on tho Al. Moore farm, lower Tlorsliani, haa purchase<l .an International motoi* truck. Mr. Linquist has ;i milk route through Abington and serves 2att quarts daily.
Fr.ank Ml Dager. of ITorsham, isi having heating installed in his house. Mrs. Alice Walton and daughter. Miss Susanna L. Walton, of Horsham, spent sever.al days last week at Kint-- nersville with the family of T. F^. Stackhouse,
Han-y Maurer has relurned to hifs.- home in Horsham afler having- lieeil on a business trip through the Now' England states. He was in Bostoiv during the time of the police strike. Cinders h.ave boeni placcfl in thrt holes in the Horsham road as far aa Bisel'a comer.
During llio heavy rain on Tuesday the Babylon road all the way from the Lewisville and I'rospectvillo turn¬ pike   to   tho   Walter  V.   Allen   corner
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