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The Ambler Gazette.
VOL   XXXlll.-NO.   19
AMBLER.   PA.,   MAY   6,   1915.
,«1.25   A   YEAR
COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings of Local Interest to Our . Readers.
Baseball Seasqn Open-~ Suffragists Busy—Narcissa Store Closed—Evan-' gelical Church Members Increasing— IViiscellaneous.
Ernest Bunzel, of Lancasterville, has dust  received  150  rose   bushes.
Albert Hiltner, of Harmonville, spent Sunday in Norri.stown  with friends.
Mrs. Oliver Reed, of Harmonville, has been on the sick iist for a few tlays.
Mrs. Joseph Maxwell, of Harmon¬ ville, entertained Philadelphia friends on Sunday.
Mrs. Reedi, of CoUegeville, spent Sunday with her son, Oliver Reed, at Harmonville.
Mrs. Alillie Hiltner and Miss Genivieve Batty, of Harmonville, motored to Sanatoga last Thursday.
on Tuesday evening the members of the Plymouth A. C. went over to the Conshohocken  tabernacle  services.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Bartholomew and daughter.s, of Harmonville, spent Sat¬ urday and Sunday at Stone Harbor, N. J.
Mrs. John Mountain, of Ivy Rock, road, spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Wiliiam McCullough, at the Box¬ wood.
George Hagy, of Plymouth Meeting, who planted his sweet corn early, now has the growth up fully 11 inches in height.
Miss Katharine Hippie, of Hickory¬ town, is spending the week with her grandmother, Mrs. .Sarah Hippie, in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Herman Ely has been adding to the rear of her house, on Consho¬ hocken pike, Harmonville, occupied by Samuel Rodenbaugh.
Miss Bessie Beibrough, of Phiiadel¬ phia, has been spending some time with her brother-in-law, Arthur Har¬ rison, of Marble Hall.
Frank Tune and Miss Jennie Tune, of West Philadelphia, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wiliiam McCul¬ lough, of Harmonville.
Next Friday evening the Plymouth A. C. will hold its regular weekly meeting at the home of Rev. W. Ray Musselman, Plymouth.
Mrs. Samuel H. Myers, of Harmon¬ ville, recently gathered from her fiock of White Leghorn chickens two eggs that weighed 7% ounces.
No services will be held Sunday evening in Hickorytown mission, as the congregation will go over to the Conshohocken tabernacle.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lynch and fam¬ ily, of west Philadelphia, were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Rich¬ ards, of near Hickorytown.
Daniel Batchellor, of Germantown, attended Plymouth Friends' meeting on First-day morning and delivered a message to tjje young people.
The Betsy Ross Sewing circle, of Harmonville, met last Thursday at the home of Mrs. Millie Hiltner, and , will assemble this Thursday evening at Mrs. Wiliam Schubert's, Harmon¬ ville. ..,
George William*, of Harmonville, on Sunday visited t^ Merion.^igquare. Metho'tlst cwircli to Comtjlete arrange¬ ments for the decorating of the grave.-; there on May 23 by the Conshohocken post.
A mothers' meeting will be held Sunday afternoon in Plymouth Uuited Evang. church, which will be address¬ ed by Mrs. Kellerman, of the Dr. Mc¬ Kinney evangelistic committee of Con¬ shohocken. A special program will be presented.
Rev. H. W Atkins, of West Con¬ shohocken, preached Sunday morning in Plymouth United Evang. church, and in the evening the boy preacher, J. Scott Dawkins, occupied the pulpit. A large audience attended, and spec¬ ial music featured both services.
On Monday evening the Men's Drexel Biddle Bible class, of the Ply¬ mouth United Evang. church, held a very pleasant meeting at the home of Norris Cole, Plymouth, and the ladies' class members were guests of Missi Mary Maxwell, Harmonville. Both these classes are doing good work.
On Saturday the Plymouth A. C. ball team successfully opened the local season by defeating the Elm A. A. by the score of 13 to 12. The local-boys were far behind early in the game, but due to plucky playing and the good pitching of Cleaver, which Improved as the game progressed, they flnally won out in 11 innings. Next Saturday Plymouth A. C. will play at Belfry.
The Barren Hill Brotherhood ball team on Saturday opened the season Saturday and defeated the First Dutch Reformed team, from Philadelphia, by the score of 14 to 10. The game was called at the end of the seventh Inn¬ ing. The Barren Hill team played a loose game up to the sixth, when they rallied and scored seven runs. The feature of the game was the catching of H. Johnson for the visitors.
Next Saturday evening at 8 In the Plymouth United Evang. church will 1)0 held the first duarterly conference of the present year. Sunday morning' will ba,held the first communion, when the new individual communion service will be used for the flrst time. Rev. J, W. Hoover, presiding elder, will be >present, and new members will be received and candidates baptised. During the past year the membership has been Increased 27, and several more will be added next Sabbath. Mr. Musselman assumed the pastorate, the membership numbered 63, and now the total is 90.
A very enjoyable    card  party    was given Saturcay evening by the Misses l_^gjlzabeth and Jennie Richards at^ their '^^me near Hickorytown.    16  .peVsons ^(?ei;e present and prizes were awarded ' Miss Anna Walton I^ewry, of Hickory, town, and  Alfred  Fozard,    of Wissa¬ hickon.    Consolation favors were ten¬ dered John  Conard  and  Cl.ayton Rex. Delicious refreshments were served.
M. F. Boorse, who is farmer for Mrs. E. M. Wilson, of near Plymouth Meeting, has three cows that during the month of April gave 1394 quarts of milk. One of the animals produced 576 4 quart."!, or a little more than an average of 19 quarts per day. A sec¬ ond cow yielded 484% quarts, and the third, 330 quarts. Mr. Boorse says he will continue the test for 100 days, and he Is confident one of the three, if not all, will y'-^'d more than 1000 quarts In that time. ,. , ^
Geoige Peacock spent Sunday visit¬ ing nis parents  in  Cold  Point.
lhe piay called "The Man Hater," given in the Flymouth cliurcli, waa a great   success.
Walter liaiisell recently planted a numuer of fruit trees on his premises ai Barrtn Hill.
Mrs. Quinn, .who has occupied the George Cressman property at Barren lllll, lias iiio\ed to Philadelphia.
Geoige S. Rapine, of Barren llill, has oruered a Cadillac touring car t^j be delivered'by the 15th of May.
J. 11. Walters expects to occupy th', house on the lormer T. J. Brady farm, east ol Cold Point, about May 15.
Joel Wolf© had a very successful day fishing last week in the Disston <iuarry,  catching three large cat lish.
Win. B. Fisher and two children, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday at the home ot Samuel l^isher, Sr., Hickory¬ town.
lUrs. Martha Goshen, a former resi¬ dent of Barren Hill, visiied Mr. and Mrs. W. H. HellinK.s a part of iast we*k.
Augustus Cotike has purchased three Berkshire pigs from Mr. Hinchman on the C. B. Camburn place. Cold Point.
J. B. Kerper, of Barren Hill, has planted out a nice bed of strawberries and is also preparing ground for later fjlanting.
Mrs. Mary Hellings, of Norristown, visiti-,1 lier fo.riner home, at Barren Uill, on .Saturday now occupied by W. M.  Hellings  and   wife.
James Peacock has flnished sawing a large quantity of wood with his cir- culai*saw and engine tor J. Price on the former  T.   Urauy farm.
L. A. Hacking and son John who havc charge of the Barren Hill ceme¬ tery, commenced mowing ou Muiway morning in order to conip'iete it by Memorial day.
Miss Loretta Museh, of Tennessee, who is spending some time with her mother in Conshohocken, visited Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hart Sunday at 'The Willows," Coid Point.
The F. J. Lavino company, of Ply¬ mouth, received a steam shovel on Monuay, which wiil be used to further develop the quarrying of the limestone rocK and  lor other puriioses.
A very enjoyable i>lcnic was held Tuesday afternoon by the Plymouth 1' riends' schooi pupils in the meadow at Wm. E. Lukens'. Games were play¬ ed and a most delightful outing enjoy¬ ed.
Miss Elizabeth Keeley, who became ill sometime ago and has been recuper¬ ating with a relative in Germantown, nas regained her former health and will^hortly return to her home aB Barren 'Hill.
Plymouth Meeting Friends' associa¬ tion wiil meet at Frances Jones', Con¬ shohocken, Saturday evening. May S. A sketch, ';An Economical Boomer¬ ang," will be given by members of tha association.
The Hagy pork packing plant at Cold Point, pursuant to general orders affecting ail plants that had received hogs from outside the state, was fumi¬ gated Wednesday of last week by re¬ presentatives of the state livestock sanitary board.
While a passenger on a Norristown trolley (-ar Sunday, Harry Wolf, of Cold Point, was made the victim of a slick pick-pocket, being relieved of $15 in cash, which he carried in his hip pocket. The police have been notified and they are eiid'^a.yoriae-i^ tOr kicate ¦^cte-^r thief: ^ ¦
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A motorist on Sunday coming east on the Conshohocken pike and desir¬ ing to turn south at Plymouth, had a narn^w escape from serious injury. The rear wheels of his Ford car skid- oed and the front* plunged into the stone wall at Harry Lee's porch. The car was so badly damaged that it could not lie operated.
Cliarles Wagner, of Barren Hill, has rented 12 acres of his farm together with the tenant house and barn to Georse Schwoerer, of Germantown, and has let to Adam Staub, Jr., the larger part of the balance to farm on shares. Mr. Wagner is busily engaged in the dru.si business in Philadeliihia and linds but little time to devote to the farm.
I 111 Friday afternoon Mrs. George Corson, of Plymouth, gave a suffrage tea, and about 30 guests assembled to meet Miss Adelia Potter, of Brook- flyn, who is organizing the work in' this section. The dteoorations were in keeping with the prescribed colors designating the movement, and the afternoon was a most delightful social occasion.
The Plymouth Consolidated BaU team, on Saturday, auspiciously open¬ ed the season by decisively defeating the Rebel Hill Junlc*- team, 19 to 6. Previous to the contest a flag was run up the pole by the manager, W. S. Dickerson, who also threw out the new ball, and Miss Anna Weaver was presented with a sago palm by the ball team. The Plymouth boys started with a vengeance, making 10 runs in the opening inning. Throughout the game they played, consistently and scientifically, and despite a change of pitchers they continued to score. H. Mosman twirled a good game for Ply. mouth. Sands. Campbell and L. Mc¬ Quirns played well, while Dickerson's fielding and bunting were features. Next Saturday Plymouth will piay Olivet, of Norristown, and on May 15, Sandy A. A., of Norristown.
The school board of Plymouth town¬ ship met'Monday afternoon and even¬ ing. The tax rate was flxed at 5Vi mills, which is the same as iast year. Matters pertaining to the new consoli¬ dated school were decided. The high school desks will be furnished by tht» New Jersey Seating company, and other desks wiil be supplied by the American Seating company. The con¬ tract for curtains was awarded to Ja¬ cob Hoxworth, of Norristown. Or¬ ders were passed and teachers' salaries fixed for the year. Following is the assignment of teachers for the new Consolidated sehool: Wallace Danne- hower principal; Miss Hallman, now of the Plymouth high school primary, teacher of the flfth and sixth grades of the new school and also teacher of drawing; Miss Anna Weaver, of the Eighth Square school, teacher of the seventh and eighth grades and teacher of music of the new school; Miss Zook, of the Cold Point school, to be teacher of the third and fourth grades; Miss Weber of the Plymouth Valley school, to be In charge of the flrst and second grades. Miss Schultz, of the Black Horse school, will be regular teacher of branches at the new school and also act in lieu of substitute.
WAR ON
STRAY DOGS.
Anibler Burgess and Police Have Full Autliority.
Clean-Up   Day  to   Be   Provided   For— Health     Officer's    Salary     Increased Because   of   Efficient   Services—Cor^ ner   Loafing  and   Motor  Speeding  to Be  Broken   Up—Other  Matters. Ambler borough  council held a long meeting    Monuay  e\enlng,    in    which many matters of detail were consider¬ ed.    All   the     members   were    [iresent and Chairman Acuff presi.le.l.
Walter Lower, chairman uf the Am¬ bler board of health, asked that coun¬ cil approve uf the sugge.sii.in to set a "clean-up" day or days tor Ambler and co-operate with the board in that movement. He suggested some action with regard to an unsatisf.actory water condition at Mattison and Park ave¬ nues. Dogs running at large, be con¬ demned, and asked council to rid the borough of the nuisance. He toolt oc- caslon to ajiprove of tiie work of Jesse Hayden, health offlcer, and mentioned his iiainstaking efforts to perform his duty and to properly tabulate and pre- .«erve the records of his office. Mr. Lower suggested, therefore, that coun¬ cil increase the compensation of this offlcer from |100 to $150 annually, as heretofore.
Burgess Posey aiso addressed coun¬ cil, asking that some deflnite action be taken with regard to the dog nui¬ sance, loafing on the streets, clean-up days, speeding of motor-driven ve¬ hicles and the taxation of taxi cabs and  jitney  cars.
W. F. Cressman, county representa.- tive of the state highway department, appeared in resiioiise to council's com¬ plaint respecting the bad crossings on the Springhouse and Chestnut Hill turnpike at Lindenwold avepue. He suggests placing a 14-inch pipe from the northeast to the southwest corner, and urge Dr. R. V. Mattison to place a culvert opposite the entrance to his property so that the water on tho south side of Lindenwold east of the borough is taken down the old turn¬ pike on the easterly side thereof. An engagement with the highway com. mittee and the property owners was made by Mr. Cressman for next Tues¬ day afternoon.
F. G. Foote addressed council with regard to repairs requested on Trin¬ ity avenue, and was answered that the highway committee already has the matters in hand. Mr. Foote called at¬ tention to the dumping of debris on the Turner estate.
A representative of the Atlantic Re¬ fining company presented a bid of B'i cents per gallon for the application of asphaltum oil on the streets. The mat¬ ter was left with the highway com¬ mittee.
Mr. Hayden, chairman of the high¬ way committee, reported the work flni.shed on Main street. It required 200 tons of stone more than the es¬ timate. Amesite was used for a few feet on each side of Butler avenue on Main street, and more will be placed at the western eni^ of the brick#»3nijj Putlar avenue and In ar ftw 'otherr places. Mr. Hayden recommended tho use of oii on the streets. Reiffs Mill road needs topdresslng and North Spring Gai-den street should be' re¬ paired. Gutters on Tennis avenue need to be cleaned. Lindenwold avenue should be topdressed. Mattison and Ruse- m.ar.v avenues are in poor condition. South Ambier has been cleaned up, and in this work the Keasbey & Mat¬ tison company lias co-operated. It has cleared off it.'S vacant lots- and parcelled same out to be used for gardening. On South Main street, Mr. Hayden suggested that the Lehigh Valley Transit company be obliged to assume its share of the cost of resurfacing. The borough crossing stones are too narrow for modern travel, as motor vehicles tear out the street on each side  thereof.
Mr. Craft stated that Mrs, H. C. Hart has lodged a complaint with re¬ gard to the crossings and the bumps thereat.
A. M. Jenkins, of the finance eom¬ mittee, reported the balances as fol¬ lows: Highway, $1440.84; water and light, $1560.90; salaries, $2; fire com¬ pany, $303.42; law and order, $257.65; commissions, etc., $1300; garbage, $175; miscellaneous, $1631.88. A deficit of $1.05 remains in the coal item. The expenditures to date have been as fol¬ lows: Highways, $2585.16; water and light, $1739.01; salaries, $750; flre com¬ pany, $446.58; coal, $101.05; law and order. $642.35; sinking fund, $4430; garbage $175; miscellaneous, $368.12; a total of $11,230.27.
Mr. Craft, of tlie police committee, presented the police control records and also the report of the oflicer, lodging four complaints of bad pole.^ or cross-arms against the telephone companies. Several pavements were also reported to be in need of repairs. Two arrests were made.
Robert H. Anderson, superintendent of the Ambler Electric Light, Heat and Motor company, suggested that a one- inch board be placed back of the metallic street signs on the company's poles in order to afford protection to employes who are obliged to work on the poles. Same was referred to the highway committee with power to act. Mr. Irwin, of the flre committee, re¬ ported the apparatus in good condition and the Keystone Telephone company affording prompt service through its signal boxes.
A numerously signed petition was presented iiiskiiig council to urge thei Lehigh Valley Transit company to dim the headlights on its cars while pass¬ ing through the borough nt night, and the    requested action    was  taken   by
council.
The bond of the tax collector for 1915 was fixed at $15,000.
Dr. Godfrev, of the building com¬ mittee, reported four permits Issued during the month, and stated that the committee has decided to decline the application for a permit for the erec¬ tion   of  advertising  signs   within   the
horough.
Council decided to co-operate with the board of health with regard to clean-up day. and Dr. Godfrey, W. C. Irvln and A. R. Hayden were ap¬ pointed on the committee to have full charge thereof.
After   discussion,  the  salary  of  the
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BROTHERHOODS INSESSION.
108  Delegates Attend  Meeting at Barren Hill.
Inspirny Address by Rev. Dr. Valen¬ tine-Discussion on "Every Member of tlic Church a Contributor"—"Wis¬ sahickon Valley Brotherhood" the Name Accepted.
The l.utheran Brotherhoods, repre- sentiii- ¦Uase churches: Upper Dub¬ lin, ol ,..,ii- Ambler; St. John's, of Am¬ bier; i I inity, of Fort Washington; Chri.sr of oreland; Zion, of White¬ mar.sh. ,1(1 St. Peter's, of Barren Hill, met in uinual spring session in the latter urch iast Friday evehing, and besiiU, iiscussing matters of interest to the iuirches, the members present listeiici to a most excellent addreSs deliver.,; |jy the Rev. M. H. Valentine, D. D., 1 litor of the Lutheran Observer. Rev. i;. J2. Stup, pastor of the Bar¬ reii Ilili church, opened the session by the If lug of tho Scripture, which was fu jued liy a .prayer by Dr. Ft L. Signui! 1, of Trinity Lutheran church, Fort W isbington. Rev. Stup then in- trodui I 1 the speaker of the evening, Dr. Va ntine, who dwelt briefly on personil work, and closed his remarks by ur.^ing the men "to get closer to Go<l b; losing self in doing some good for th' other fellow." A rising vote of tha ks, on a resolution oflTered by IJr. SiKiiund. was extended to Dr. Val¬ entine ior his splendid address.
Rev. C. B. Smith, president of the brothi iliood, then took charge of the business meeting and called on tho memb' IS for a brief- discussion on the sulijens Iireviously presented under the 111 id of: "Every Member of the Chunli a Contributor," which was di¬ vided, lirst, "Per Cent, of Contribu. tors.'' The report received to this questiia was that there are from flve to 30 i"?r cent, of the members who do not ciiiitribute any thing to the sup¬ port 01 the church represented by tho several brotherhoods.
The seeond question was "Do Nom- Resideiits Contribute '!" The answer was that from three to 63 per cent, of such members contribute. "Present Methods of Encouraging Contributors" was the third question. The duplex envelopes are considered to be the method in use in many of the ehurelu'.s. After a discussion it was also agreed that personal work is the best means of inducing the delinquent members to pay their church obliga¬ tions.
It was agreed to hold the summer outing (if the brotherhood in Boden¬ stein's grove, at Fort Washington, some time during July or August, the date of which will fee later selected by the e.xecutive committee. It was also decided to hold'the fall meeting in the Upper Dublin Lutheran church, near Ambler.
The question of adopting a name for the organization was taken up. The name Whitemarsh Valley Broth¬ erhood" was suggested, but this name w^s objected to by the Ambler and TJfcpft-. Dublin delegations who contend tliai they are not located in the White- mal-ith VotieM. ¦¦'/¦.-¦/H^tev-t'a, -discussion It jwas linally agreed to adopt th^ name of Wissahickon Valley Brotherhood, which was carried by a laige vote, there being but 23 Out of the 10S mem¬ bers voting in favor of the first name .suggested. After the business session was over the members enjoyi d two vo- lal selections rendered by a quartet from Zion Lutheran chuich. Later Mr. Stup invited ali to the banquet hall of the church, where n freshments were served.
NORTH   WALES.
The employees of the ( . M. Weber & Son mill demanded an Increase of fivt cents per hour, and the company has shut down until furtiier notice.
Wm. Sheetz, employed at the As¬ bestos works, hurt his ankle when a barrel fell against it.
Gertrude Hindenach, of West Phila¬ delphia, was the guest of Miss Hattie Gerhart on Saturday.
The Odd Fellows' organizations to tho number of over iOO attended di\ine worship at St. PetiT's Lutheran church on Sunday evenin?. The pas¬ tor Rev. Charles Beck, preached an appropriate sermon on 'Friendship," in honor of the 96th anniversary of the order in America.
Town council met on Monday even¬ ing and tran.sacted a lot nf important bii.siness. The tax rate for the ensu ing year was fixed at ll>/j mills. The budget for the ensuing year was pass¬ ed. The sewer engineers reported the completion of the sewer system, main coniract and also the filtration and reduction piant at Meadowbrook parlt. Council ordered the sewer committee to enclose the plant with an iron fence. The streets have been partially put in repair by the contractors who have one year's time in which to restore the streets. The street committee has been busy the past week putting streets in repair. On Saturday next clean-up day wiil be observed. The bid of Cantw-eii & Co. for two sewer extensions was not accepted, the bid being deemed too high. The resigna¬ tion of Lr. Wm. R. Childs as borough auditor was laid on the table. The board of health reported that it had abated a number of nuisances and that 17 cases of measles had been reporteS during the month.
Charles McBryer, the local htiiider, has contracted to erect a receiving vault at the Green Lawn cemetrey,
The automobile body works are shipping several carloads weekly and are rushing to flll orders.
^      BLUE  BELL.
Miss Esther Shearer was the guest of Miss Mildred Fry over Saturday and Sunday.
Mls.s Struthers, of Philadelphia, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bayard U. Livingston, Jr., last Monday.
Misses Anna S. Rossiter and Clar.t V. Roberta were guests of the Misses Miller, of Ambler, last Thursday.
The Mite society, of Boehm's Re¬ formeil church, will meet at the home of Mrs. John R. Morris on Thursday afternoon at 2.30.
Mrs, William Cleeland entertained friends from Philadelphia last Tues¬ day,
The work of decorating the inter¬ ior of Roehm's Reformed church will be begun this week by a flrm from Reaainff.
K.&M.A. A.  ^ WINS^ FIRST.
Ambler Baseball Season Auspicious¬ ly Opened.
Ceremonies Mark Beginning of Sum.- mer Schedule—Locals Defeat Nice- town, 11 to 2-Features of the Con¬ test—Southern A. C. Next. With apiiidiMiate ceremony the base ball seasnn in Ambler was opened Saturday afternoon bv the Keasbey Sc Mattison Atliletic association, which organization is now entering its sixth year with brighter prospects than -¦er.
The program of the afternoon con¬ sisted of a street parade, band concert and fiag raising. Shortly after 2 o'idock the new Ambler band left Its he,'i,d(|uarters at the Ambler opera house, marched to the former Boys' club building, mi South Spring Garden street, where the two teams lined up and headed b.v the band marched over a few of the principal streets. Arriv¬ ing at the ball grounds the two teams | and the band gathered around the! flag pole in right field, and as old glory j was being raised the piayers rnd some of the officials of the association stood ' with bared heads while the band play¬ ed the national hymn. Later the baud and players marched acros-.s the field to the home plate, where the playern broke ranks, the visitors taking the field for praetice while the band was seated in the grand stand \<here it rendered several fine selections th,it were enjoyed by the big crowd. Af¬ ter the home team had had its prai- tice Umpire Buchanan announced the batteries for the game. This was Ihe signal for Pr. R. "V. Mattison, honor¬ ary president of the association, to toss out the first ball. The doctor walked to tbe pitcher's box. .and the manner in which he delivered the ball to Catcher nicbie showed that he is more than nn enthusiastic fan, as the sphere went on a straight line into tlie hands of the waiting catcher.
The game, which was won by the locals 11 to 2, then commenced with the reiiabie Hallman on the mound. McShane, fir.st to the bat for Nicetown, went out on strikes, being Hallman's first victim of the season. Uhl died when he hit to the pitcher's box and was thrown out at first. Walker went to second, on F. Wodoclt's bad throw to Atkinson. Smith sent a long single to left scoring Walker, the batter taking second on the throw- in, but he died there, as Fitzgerald was thrown out at flrst when he hit to Hallman. Nicetown scored its sec¬ ond run in the flrst period. Uhl stop¬ ped one of Hallman's fast ones with his side and he walked to flrst. Walk¬ er sacrificed him to second when he laid down a bunt and was thrown out flrst by Hallman. Smith bounced a single off of R. AVodock's giove, the bail going to left Held, and before it could be recovered Uhl was over the plate. The other two innings tliat Hallman was on the rubber the vis¬ itors went out in urder. Sholz, a lncal boy, who has been signed by Manager I Wodock. went in to pitch, and during [.the tow; Innings but one,hit,,was re¬ gistered against him. The locals found Montague's delivery somewhat hard to solve at the start, but his wild- nes.s hel'ied out. His liasc- on balls to Wildrick, who stole second, and F. Wodoids's single followed by a wild pitch, gave the home boys their first run in the initial session. Pour more runs were added in the third inniny, after Hallman fiew out to Barrett, on singles by R. Wodock. F. Wodock, At - kinson and Sholz and an error male on C. Robinson's drivr to Smith. At¬ kinson was at his old trick, that ol' smashing the ball for an extra base. In the flfth round when the home team scored its second lot of four runs ho drove the ball into deep left centre for two bases, scoring Wildrick and F. Wodock, who had gotten on throujs;h a base on balls and an error. After Sholz had fanned, C. Robinson receiv¬ ed a base on balls and moved up a base on a passed ball with Atkinson. "Dan" scored on Smith's error of Richie's grounder, nnd in the mix,-up that followed Robinson aiso scored. The last two runs were sent over the plate, making the total 12, in the eighth inning, an error, base on balis, a single and a sacriflce turning the trick.
The fielding feature of the game was a great stop by F. Wodock of Walkers hard hit grounder in the sixth. At¬ kinson and Wildrick also played well both in the field and at the bat. Richie's catching was all that could have been desired. Only one stolen base was recorded against him. Man¬ ager Wodock gave some of the young players a chance to play towards the end of the game. Garrett was sent to left field when Sholz went in to pitch. H. Robinson retired in favor of D.avis, while Besson played at short in place of Wodock, and Davies took C. Robinson's place In centre field.
Southern A. C. will be here next Saturday. Game called at 3.30 p. m. Following is Saturday's score:
NICETOWN K. & M.
rhoae r   h
'ShB'e,2b  0   0   2   2   0 Wod'k, ps  2   2
0 0 0    -  •
0 1 1 2 10   2
1 1 1 0 10 0   8   2
M -.- ,
Uhl, cf 1
Walker, ss 1
Smith, lb 0
Fitzge'd, 3b 0
Barrett, If 0
Inai'y, c 0
Monta'e, p 0
O'Hara, rf 0
1 Wild'k, 2b 2 1
0 Wod'k. 3b 2 2
2 Atk'n, lb   2 2
1 Sholz, If     1 1 0 Robi'n, cf 1 0
„   _   0 Divies, cf 0 1
116   1 HRo'n,rf 0 0
0   0   0   0 Davis, rf    0 1 Richie, e   1 HaU'n, p   6
0
1
2
1 2 0 1
1
1
0
0 10
0   0
TotalB       2   4 24 14   5     Totala   11 10 27 13   2
Nicetown 1   0100000   0-2
K.&M 1   0   4   0   0   4   0   2  x—11
GWYNEDD.
John Troster narrowly escaped be¬ ing seriously injured when his team ran away with him on Friday.
On Friday afternoon, April SOth, a tea was held at Gwynedd Friends' sdv^ol. The baskets which the pupils had made under the direction of Miss Dorothy S. Garber,, of Ridley Park, were exhibited. There were many kinds In both raffia and reed made by tho first class, while the second class had made napkin rings, picture frames and flower holders.
—Ground has been broken for four hlghpriced homes by Frank D. Wil- liams, to bo erected in the new suburb, "Old Tork Road Hills," lying lust north of the boroug-h of Jenkintown, to cost approximately $25,000 to $30,000.
HORSHAM AND UPPER DUBLIN.
Miscellaneous Items of Interest to Many Readers.
Horsham Fire Company Meets—Field Club Defeats Hatboro—Movings at Hallowell—Dresher and Jarrettown Items,
Harry Tyson, of Hoi'sham, spent Suiulay at Lansdowne.
William Stout, of Jarreltown, lost a cow by death last week.
Alonzo Gorton, of Alaple Glen, is confined to his bed witli illness.
Airs. Josephine Swartz, of Jarret¬ town,  spent  Monday  in  Nonistown.
J. Chester Alatz, of Hatboro, visited his aunt, Mrs. George Sill, of Horsham, on   Tuesday.
Jarrett Kirk, of Dresher, has hadi his house repainted by Wiiliam Stout, of   Jarrettown.
Mrs. Walter Freed, of Wiliow Grove, visited Miss Frances Doyle, of Hors¬ ham, on Sunday.
Lewis Fislier, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with his uncle, F. D. Alewhin- ney, at Dresher.
Mr. and Mrs. Nieweg, of Jenkintown, spent Simday with John Engle, near lort Washington.
Wesley Rodemich, of Jarrettown, on Sunday entertained his two sons, who reside  in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Matilda Downs visited her daughter. Airs. Oliver Lindsay, of Ger¬ mantown, on Sunday.
Lester Fisher, of Philadelphia, vis¬ ited his uncle, Charies Corneal, at Jar¬ rettown,  on Sunday.
HaroUf Scudder, of Fitzwatertown, last week received a carload of man¬ ure at Fitzwatertown.
Airs. Wiliam Sill, of Horsham, spent Tuesday with Mrs. A. B. Jamison, of Ivyland, who is very 111.
John Rupert and family, of Phila¬ dPlphia, spent Sunday with Robert Weir <and  family, of Horsham.
Samuel White and family moved in¬ to their new home on Central avenue, Horsham Terrace, last week.
Francis Houpt, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with his parents. Air. and Airs. F. Houpt, at Dresher.
Walter Simmers has moved from W. C. Evans' property. Forest avenue, Ambler, to Charies Mann's property, east of Maiple Glen.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Warner, Mr. and Airs. C. K. Stackhouse and daughter on Sunday motored to Chester, where they  visited  relatives.
Frank   Corneal,   of   Jarrettown,   and ¦ Oliver Houpt,  of Dresher, are playing, ball with the Lansdale team.   The lat¬ ter is 'Pitcher for the nine.
Mrs.  Joseph   Stortenbecker,  of Hat¬ boro,  spent  Sunday  with her nephew, . Elmer  Stortenbecker,   who   resides   on. the Welsh road near Jarrettown.
During the past week the Aleeharu nurseries have shipped cars of nursery; stuck to the foliowin,g points: On¬ tario, Can.; West Pliiladelphia, An¬ gora, Rome, N. Y.
Friend Barlow, of Prespectville, has completed the plumbing in Samuel White's house, Horsham, and is now working on the Wiliam J. Tygjjia houBBK, -wh^h lire nraring oompletlon. Last Tliursday nine tons of produce and material was received and deliver¬ ed at the llallowell trolley freight station, and on Tuesday 10 tons of fer-- tllizer for (I'Mara Brothers was receiv¬ ed  at  the  same station.
The Horsham Field club opened tha baseball season last Saturday after¬ noon at Hatboro by defeating the team (if that place by the score of 27 to 13. The Horsham lioys made 10 runs in one inning. This Saturday tha lioys will -day the Allegheny A. C. on the local grounds.
S. S. Haggerty says the township roller, which was recently reported aa having been stuck fast in Chestnut lane for two hours, was not delayed in transit "more than 10 minutes." The niachine got into a soft spot, liut after a "rail was placed under tha roller, it w.as soon extricated."
Airs. George Lear, of Willow Grove, and Airs. Frank Forker, of Horsham, on Sunday "hiked" from Horsham to Ambler, hut they returned by trolley. Tho special evangelistic services In Jarrettown Alethodist church . closed Sunday evening, with a special appeal led by the pastor. Rev. A, B. Peter¬ son.
A family named Lilly moved from the T. J. ileilly farm, at Hallowell, to Airs. Emma Hallov.'eirs house, and on Tuesday tlie vacated house was ten¬ anted by a Philadelphia ,part:». Mr. Cook, who resided in the tenant house on the Joseph Wood farm, Davis Grove road, has moved into the for¬ mer Acuff farm property, on Babylon! road.
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit com¬ pan has decided to run cars on tha 18-mimite schedule between Doyles¬ town and Willow Grove during tha summer only on .Saturday, Sundays and holidays. It is claimed the 18- minute service during the week haa never paick the company. Heretofore the company began the 18-minute| schedule with the opening of the parW season.
The Horsham board of supervisors met Monday evening at H. S. Nash's Hallowell, with all the members p—- sent and with Dr. Downs in the cha'r. Routine business was transacted r ul orders granted. The contract for "lo several culverts to be placed in the roads as already outlined in this paver, was awarded to the Philadelphia Metal Culvert company, and the or¬ der was placed Tuesday. Culverts will be shipped next week. It was decided to continue resurfacing the Davlai Grove road from S. S. Haggerty's por¬ perty to Prospectvilie.
Thp Horsham Firo company ori Alonday evening held its regular monthly  meeting.    Tn  the  absence  of
he president Jeremiah Kelly presided. 1'". members were present. Tho bond of the treasurer was flxed for the pre¬ sent year. Samuel Gwyther was nam- ed on the house committee. It was decided to hold a strawberry festival on June 12 in Horsham hall, as it is desired to raise funds to completa lining the apparatus room and also td lay tho concrete curbing in front of the building. The treasurer reported a balance of $99. Tho local company, on June 5, will entertain the delegates of the Montgomery County Firemen's association.
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