The Ambler Gazette 19141029

              VOL   XXXll.-NO.   44
AMBLER.   PA..   OClOBER   20.   1914.
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COLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Happenings of Local Interest to Our Readers.
Successful      Services     at      Evangeical
Church—Suffraget  Talk—Baptism   to
Be   Observed—Personal   and   Miscel¬ laneous  Items of  Interest.
Mrs. Whittemoyer, of Harmonville, has boon ill for several weeks.
Edward Hallman, of Plymouth, who has been ill. Is steadily improving.
John J. Albright and family, of Har¬ monville, spent Sunday in M.^nayunk.
Miss Anna Rainer, of Harmonville, has been spending a few days visiting in Conshohocken.
A marriage license has been granted to Sullivan Asko, Plymouth, and Rose Lenhart,  Norristown.
Mrs. William McCullough, of Har¬ monville, spent Sunday visiting in Philadelphia.
J. H. Geist, bf Shamokin, vvas a guest Saturday of Rev. W. Jiay Mus¬ selman at Plymouth.
Hugh Cunningham, of Plymouth, spent Saturday evening and Sunday in Germantown with friends.
Tho Golden Rule club, of Plymouth, ¦Will hold a masquerade ball in Cream- erly hall on November 7.
The J. K. Corson estate has sold a coop of 12 blooded Black Minorca chickens to a Conshohocken fancier.
Mrs. Garrett Cotton, of Cold Point, on Sunday was removed to the Ger¬ mantown hospital, having appendicitis.
Next Saturday evening a dance will be given in Creamery hall, Narcissa, by the Apollo orchestra, of Norris¬ town.
WiHiam McKennan, of Trenton, N. J,, visited his son, W. J. McKennan, of Cherry lane. Barren Hill, on Mon¬ day.
¦ Mrs. A. H. Beyer celebrated her birthday last Friday at the home of Mrs. John S. Tarbutton, of Barren HIU.
Patrick Maginley and family have moved from the J. K. Corson estate house, on Maple HIU dvenue, to Phila- idelphia.
Miss Bertha Staley and Miss Lillian Kerper, of Barren Hill, are attending the teachers' institute in Norristown this weelc
Mrs. Morris Adams and Miss Jennie Harding, of Philadelphia, spent Sun¬ day with Mrs. Wm. ii. Kicharas, near Hickorytown.
The Sewing circle, of Cold Point grange, met Tuesday aftej-nuon at tne residence of Mrd. Wm. li. Richards, near Hickorytown.
Last Saturday evening at "The Pines" property a birthday surprise was tendered Mr. Rocket. The event, which was largely attended by friends and relatives,  was a complete success.
Fisher Lightkep and wife and Alva Lightkep and wife, of Barren HIU, at¬ tended the lunerai ot, Mrs. Weir, of Roxborough, last Thursday. The lat- , tataWiiS -/'•'^ ,'-¦''•¦'•''"»•., of. Streir. E5i<;her W^i'      '' "'¦¦-'    ' -.!¦''
/'A. new Hill water pump operated by .'¦t-aih power has been installed at Hagy's meat packing establishment. The pump throws a IVi-ineh stream for the ice jmachine, and does the work very successfully.
Mrs. A. li. Hergeshimer, of Ridge pike. Barren Hill, on Sunday attend¬ ed the Presbyterian church In Ger¬ mantown, where a roll call sej'\ice was conducted b.v Director Porter, a mem- ber of the church.
A very successful dance was given Saturday evening in Creamery hall, Narciasa, by Misses Vera Maiz and Anna Frederick. The hall was taste- full.v decorated, and the young people spent a most deligbtful timo.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coulston and Miss Clara Kirk, of Cold Point, re- .tumed home Tuesday after a trip to Harrisburg. Mrs. Coulston left on Tihursday by rail, a.nd Mr. Coulston and Miss Kirk went out Monday in the Ford aujtomobUe.
The "dinkey" car operating between Plymouth Meeting and Harmonville, ran off tbe track Satjirday evening. Some of the loose stones on the road¬ way had become pushed on the rails and the flange of the wheels ran up on the stones and over the rail. Traffic was delayed for some time.
The Betsy Ross Sewing circle was splendidly entertained last Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. WUliam McCullough, at Harmonville. 15 mem¬ bers were present, and after a very pleasant and profitable evening, Mrs. McCullough presented each of her guests with dainty favors. This week's meeting of the society will be held at Mrs. Millie Hiltner's.
On Thursday evening Mrs. Charles Frederick, of Narcissa, attended the reception of Miss Emma Hennls, of Norristown, who gave a most enjoy¬ able talk on her trip during the sum¬ mer to St. Paul, Minneapolis and other points In the middle west. Miss Hennls also displayed many souvenirs of the trip, and in addition presented each one of her guests with an appre¬ ciated favor.
Last Thursday the boUer at the WH- mej- B. Cassel stone crushing plant at Lancasterville, developed a leak. The fires were drawn and the machin¬ ery shut down Seddon brothers, of Flourtown, repaired the letik on Friday and operations were resumed. The plant is crushing up 1000 tons of stone for stock purposes in order to supply the winter and early spring demand.
Mrs.    Charles    Camburn,    of    Cold
Writ,  has  had a most  beautiful  dis-
[ly of blooming cosmos at her home
ilflng the past two weeks.
when Norristown officers went to the home of William York, .an Italian residing in Plymouth township, Thurs¬ day, they found a shot gun in the man's living room. The officers held a warrant for York's arrest on the charge of making threats against George M. Stanley, a neighbor. Be¬ cause of their find they later prefer¬ red the charge against York of .t for¬ eigner having firearms in his posses¬ sion without a license. When arraign¬ ed before Magistrate Egbert tha cliarge of threats fell fiat and the case was dismissed. When tho other case was called against York the defendant proved conclusively that he had never used the pun for hunting, but that he had keot it nt his home ns protection against Intruders. No evidence to the cf*t:rary was produced and the Justice also dismissed this case against this defendant.
K. &  M. A. A., 0;   Blliken, 5.
Ill one of the best ganie.s seen on ti.e local griuirun in a long L..iie th.. K. i>i M. A. A. boys went Uowii to de¬ feat Saiurday at the nai.os <ii tuf i.iuKen Club, ot .Vorrisluun, by the a'.ore uf 6 to 0.
1 he visitors' siilendid team work was loo great a hanulcap for tin. locals to o.orcome. The team.i in othi'r ways were evenly matched, with a little of the advantage in favor of ihef- visitors in the weight end. Blliken was not long in scoring a touch down. In H minutes after play was started Besse¬ mer was pushed across the line for a score of six points. The ball was car¬ ried across the line at the lower side uf the west end of the lield and was punted *out. Forker failed to kick the goal.
In the next period tho visitors work¬ ed the baU down the iield until It had reached K. & M.'s 40-yard line when time was called and the first half was over. Captain Wodock appeared to havo made a mistake in the last jjer- iod of the flrst half, when he signalled for a forward pass instead of punting the ball on the fourth down, and as a result the ball was given to the vis¬ itors in mid-field, and the calling of timo alone saved the home team from being scored on again.
The flrst quarter of the second half passed off without either team having any marked advantage until towards the close, when Blliken by a series of end runs carried the bail to the home, team's five-yard line where they were held for downs and were obliged to kick. The period ended with the ball in the home team's possession.
The visitors in the last quarter came back with renewed force and made a strong bid for another touchdown, but the locals were equal to the occasion and although the Norristown boys had again worked the ball close to the home team's goal line, they could not gain sufflcient ground for a touch¬ down, and having failed to advance the ball it was given to the K. & M. Ijoys in whose possession it was when the game ended. There was little to choose as to the best article of ball for the visitors, as all the Norristown bo.vs put up a splendid game. For .Vmbler, R. Wodock, Haff, Scholz and F. Wodock looked to be doing the best work. Warren Klosterman, of Kort Washington, was referee and gave ex¬ cellent satisfaction  to hotji teams.
This Saturday at 3 p. m* K. & M. A. A. will play the strong Sellersville team, and another good game can be looked for. The annual Thanksgiving day- game this year will be with the Blliken team, and from present indi¬ cations It looks as though the South Spring Garden street grounds will be taxed to their fullest capacity.
Jenkintown     Methodists     Mark    47th Anniversary.
Meisaljers of the Jenkintown Meth¬ odist Episcopal church, of whieh Rev. J. Purnam Shook is the pastor, par¬ ticipated Sunday in an all-day obser¬ vance marking the 47th anniversary, of the founding of the church. .-T.he church draws its membership f)^6t|a the suburban population in the ccmffaunl; ties of Jenkintown, Noble. 5'<*lj»HJt?, .Wyn./^e, aiid'^Colastiiii.'
The aiinlversary sermon was deliv¬ ered ait the morning service by the Rev. Dr. J. O. Randall, corresponding secretary of the commission on evan¬ gelism of the Methodist Episcopal ehiirth. The Sabbath school conduct- el an afternoon rally, and at the night service four of Billy Sunday's "trail hitter.s" from Scranton delivered ad- d resses.
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Abington Township Commissioners.
The regular meeting of the township commissioners was held un Thursday night, with all the members present. Treasurer Wilson reported a balance on hand of $8721.89. The chief of po¬ lice reported that 38 arrests had been made during the month.
A contract was awarded for the erecting of a steel flag pole, 50 feet in height, in front of the township build¬ ing'. The committee in charge will shortly advertise for bids for the col¬ lection of garbage.
A committee, from the church, Sn re¬ gard to the putting down of a side¬ walk along the York road front of the cemetery, came to the following agreement: That as it will be neces¬ sary to take down the cemetery wall. Involving considerable expense, the township .and turnpike company will divide the expense on the wall and the committee reported that there are enough private subscriptions to lay the sidewalks as soon as the wall Is re- nvoveJ.
Two flre plugs were ordered install¬ ed, one at Rydal road and Terwood road, and the other at WQodland road and  Terwood road. ''
Suit for His Wages.
Suit was erected in the prothono¬ tary's offlce by Oscar Schimerer, of Wyndmoor, against W. F. Pringle, also of that place, to recover $97.15. The plaintifl! alleges that this amount Is due him for work upon the lawn and in the yards of tiie defendant's home¬ stead.
Slight Blaze at Jarrettown.
An oil stove in the kitchen at tlie home of William Lightkep at Jarret¬ town became overheated and caught flre on Thursday afternoon. Word was sent to the Abington fire company and their automobile was on the scene in short order. The blaze was e.xtin¬ guished with a loss of between $75 and  $100.
The Coming  Bazaar.
The coming bazaai-, to be held for the beneflt of the Ambler Boys' ciub, gives every indication of being a great success, but Mrs. Thomas Stinson, who happily conceived the idea of the event, as a newcomer In Ambler and a comparative stranger to many, realizes that she may have overlooked some ladies who desire to help. If these persons will kindly tender their assistance by telephone or In person the courtesy will be gratefully receiv¬ ed and appreciated by Mrs. Stinson and her helpers.
Besides the usu.al fancy, doll, novelty and other tables and the booths, etc., Mr. Kelly, of the Palace theatre, has donated lWo season tickets for this amusement house, and these will ba awarded at the fair.
Mr. My« rs, of the City garage, hav¬ ing Instituted the sale of strip tickets for taxi rides at the r.ate of eight for $1, has donated $5 worth of these tick¬ ets for the fair, and these, aiso, will be awarded during the event.
LOCAL HIS¬ TORY SKETCH.
Interesting: Local Matter Collected by "E. M."
The Barnes' Plantation, Horsham Township—John Shay—Israel Shay —John Barnes an Active Colonial Land Owner—Dr. Norton Downs and His Holdings.
There are two Shay farms in Hor¬ sham, each with a separate history. They aro situated on opposite sides of the Butler road, on former Prospect¬ ville turniiiko a mile or moro north¬ ward of Tlireo Tuns. In this sketch reference is mado to the one on the western side. Here are farm buildings on a meadow bank at some distance from the highway. The dwelling ap¬ pears as though erected long ago. Tho house is so placed the gable ends point east and west. The farm lands attached are leyel or slightly undulat¬ ing. A stone springhouse stands in the meadow, east of the dwelling. The property was until her death in 1896 owned by Elizabeth Y. Shay, who was the widow of Israel Shay.
Ill Colonial days tills was a Barnes plantfl,tIon, and John Barnes was not only an original settler, but a man of much importance in the community. He was a Presbyterian and a mem¬ ber of Abington church. In 1722 he was one of the jurors empowered to lay out the Governor's, or Old York road to Graehm park. In 1734 he was assessed for 229 acres. In 1750 his farm was one of 150 acres, of which 90 acre.i reinained in forest, and on, the cleared land were two orchards. In 1776 he was assessed for 150 acres, one negro slave, four horses and five cows. In those days a farmer kept only a few cows," or as many as his meadow gras.s could proylde with hay. His death took place in 1777. In his will mention is made of daughters, Lsabel and Mtury, wife of John Shay, and sons, John, William, Thomas and Jesse. The latter went to Whitpain, near Blue liell, becoming the owner of the later T. F. 1!. Wunder home¬ stead. At the time of Barnes' death several of the children are spoken of in his will as minors. There are only two explanations: Either John Bar- neg, who died in 1777, had married a second time, or else he was the sec¬ ond John Barnes owning the property that his father had purchased in 1729.
This property had been bought In 1729 from Richard Hall for 138 pounds, or in those days about $640. In this tract was comprised 151 acres, a piece twice as long as wide, doubtle.-is ex¬ tending from the Welsh road ne.arly three-quarters of a mile northeast. The previous brief of title was: Part of 2002 acres owned ijy Joseph Fisher: 1710. Fisher sold 300 acres to Peter Taylor; 1723, Taylor to his son, Jacob 1725, Taylor to Richard .Hall. 782,   or  abfj^tjif   close   of   the
ds of John Shay, son-iu-law of Barnes, and it remained a Shay farm for much longer than a century. In this deed Shay is described us being from Whitpain. He was originallv from Ilorsham, but in 1769 he hail bought the later Fisher place, near Blue Bell, afterward that of T. F. B. Wunder. This he sold to John Barnes in 1782 for 8.'iO pounds, or more than $4000. The latter was his brother-in- law, or the third John Barnes. Shay paid 1400 pounds to the other heirs for the Horsham farm, but thi.:j was in depreciated continental currency. ^ it was exactly of the same size as'ii wa.s in 1729. It was then bounded by lands of Itobert Loller, William Mc¬ Lean, Atkinson Hugh, John Lewis and Seth McQuee.
In 1785 Shay bought of Atkinson Hugh a piece of seven acres lying on the northwest side. It was of curious shape, being only eight perches wide and of 110 perches longl We bo- lieve that the Barnes and Shay fam¬ ilies were both of English origin and that of Barnes were originally Quak¬ ers. The Shays were Episcopalians, members of St. Tliomas' church, Whitemarsh. John Barnes, probably father of the one mentioned in this article, deeded to the I'^'i-iends' monthly meeting of Abington 120 acres upon which was erected a schoolhouse and a meeting house. The present place of worship now stands on this tract of land. This deed was granted to the Friends on May 5, 1697.
36 years passed away, und John Shay, becoming old, made his will on April 15, I8I81. In this document men¬ tion is made of two sons, Thomas and William, to whom was devised the farm. Later AViliiam released his claim to his brother and shortly after¬ wards died. There were other child¬ ren: John, Jesse, Jonathan and Mary. Thomas Shay, the next owner, died without will in 1838. He was born in January, 1777. His brother, Jesse Shay, became the owner, whose will was made in 1842. He died October 9, 1847. He had been born in January 1772, and was 75 when he died. Israel Shay, his son, bought of the other heirs in 1848. He was a brother of Jesse Shay, later living in Fort Wash¬ ington, and was the owner for 20 years. In his win he left his property, real and personal, to his wife, Elizabeth Y. Shay. His will says this was "former¬ ly the residence of my uncle, Thomas Shay." In 1848 he had soid off 20 acres to Benjamin Rich. Israel Shay was but a middle-aged man at the time of his death and his widow survived him 28 years, dying April 11, 1896. She was a devout Episcopalian and left a legacy for the caro of th ¦ lal lots at St. Thomas, church a., for the beneflt of the Sundav No children are mentioned, but a ious nephews and nieces, anti brothers, Samuel and Legr.and ;:pocv,e. Among others were Sarah Whitcomb, Amelia Shay, Elizabeth Roberts, Amanda Streeper and Amanda Garner, wife of William Garner, then of Fort Washington, Her executor, Louis Whitcomb, sold in 1897 to John Con¬ ard, who in 1898 sold to John M. Ken¬ nedy. The tract was a small property of 20 acres and sold for $3300.
Both Ellzaboth Shay and her hus¬ band were buried at St. Thomas' church, Whitem.arsh. Sho was born on February 6, 1820, and was there¬ fore 76 year.^ of a.ge. Israel Shay was born in 1816, and died March llth, 1S68. Elizabeth Shay passed the clos- Iner years of her life In a house on the Hughes road to which was attached 20 acres.
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K. & M. VS. BUCK HEIRS.
Verdict of $1500 With Costs of Suit Amicably Agreed Upon.
A.   on    Brought    in    Behalf    of    Eight
I.    Idren—Father  v. as Fatally  Injur- m Ambler Factory—Testimony as
' 'jred by the Witnesses. . i..c oaiL ol.»anuiei Ii. Adair Buck anu .,.111110 ..vdair, guardian of lHo se, u luiiior cniiurcn of Christopticr Bu. );, deceased, of Norm Wales, ag, ::,.st the Keasbey i.*i Mattison com- pa;; , of Ambler, was called for triai bei 1... Judge Reed, uf Jclfcroun cuun- ty, . uecialiy prcsidng in cuurt rjoui No. .', Nurristown, on Wednesday ol la.- week, and at the cunclusiun ot pia, I.lilts' testimony, thu defendant, Wll jut offering any defense, made a nio.'m fur a iion-suiL on the ground ot mtributory ncgligenco of tue de- cca.d, but before me motion was art: led by counsel on either side, the cent summoned and suggested to the ati-nirv fur ucteiiaaiit tnat the mat¬ ter oi an auacable settlement of the ca.- shuuld be considered by counsel, as, ;a the opinion of tho court, tho qii. -lion of law was a very close and uih rtaiii one, and accordingly, upon the recommendation of the court, it wa.- agreed between counsel that a vei'iicl be returned by the j'ury In fa\ a- of the plaintiffs for $1500. With cos'.s of suit,  which was done.
Thu action was brought oa behalf of llie eight children, to recover dam¬ age., lor the alleged negligent killing of tlieir father, at the factory of de- teiiilaut, on Uclober 24th, 1913, when .i brolieii fixture, operating the elevator gau on the lifth floor, suddenly fell down the shaft and struck Buck un th« head, when he was presumably ali'iii tu operate the elevator from a sii'l.- opening pruvided for such use on the flrst floor, where he worked as 11 carpenter.
Ki witnesses were called by the pliilntil'fs and included: Annie Adair, Sanuiel H. Adair Buck, Agnes M. Bu k, C. R. Goshen, Assistant Super¬ intendent Aichele John Signs, George Oil, Elijah Branch, Isaiah Crawley, William Ashton, William Jones, Rich¬ ard Thomas and James K. Helms. ¦ ¦ Annie Adair, the guardian and aunt of the children testifled that their .names and ages .at the time of their fatlier's death, were: James, four; jChiistopher, seven; Elizabeth, nine; Marion, 11; Esther, 14; Matilda, 16; Agues, 17; and Samuel, 22; that th"ir moiher had died Febru.ary 29th, 1912; an.l that their father had been ar, in- du.-trlous, steady workman, of good hen 1th and habits fur the past 30 yam's.
"The oldest daughter, Agnes, testifled th^t she and her sister Tillie had been caVing. for the other children since _^^b- mother's de,i.t.h . J*., ,__¦. . . . . ', p^Ww«»rtSflSr"t3Pali<'fi festih'ed "to thfe ' |)i|^iti<in of the body arid nature of the wjund,
I Assistant Superintendent Aichele, I who appeared for the company at the trial, testifled that Buck had been in their employ fur a number of years, was a good, steady workman, and earned 25 cents per hour.
John Signs testifled that Biuk had worked with him for the company as a carpenter for 20 years; that he saw him two iiiinutes before the accident and wa.s the first person to lind hl.^ body on the floor of his workroom aliout two feet from the slide opening of the elevator, but stated, upon cross- examination, that he had occasion to warn him against having his head In this opening a few days before, when the elevator was descending, which the witness thought was careless.
George H. Ott testifled that he had ch.arge of inspecting and repairing the 12 elevators in the establishment; that this was the only one which, prior to this accident, did not have a regular operator; that he did not remember just what day he had Inspected it, nor whether it had been reported to him lis ont of order; and that when he did examine it, the week following the accident, he found that the shuttle de¬ vice for raising and lowering the gate on the fifth floor had been broken, the angle Iron, to which It was bolted, coming apart; that he could not ac¬ count for the accident; that the angle iron, which had been furnished by the Otis company, who supplied the ele¬ vator material, had previously been broken, and that he had made a new one and put together the parts, al¬ though he could not remember many of the details of the work which he did.
Workmen employed there at the time testifled that the elevator was used chiefly for carrying carloads of material from the basement to the drying room on the fourth floor, at which places It was operated by a cable and locking device, but that it was also used by the men generally, and the foremen and superintendents in going from floor to floor, and carry¬ ing other freight, although there was a warning notice posted inside the elevator; that it was operated at these slide openings on the side of tho ele¬ vator on each floor, sufficiently large to allow a man to look In to locate the elevator and handle the cable, there being also a bell for sign.aling where It was wanted.
It was further testifled that on Wed¬ nesday morning, prior to the Friday morning of the accident, when two of tho men had ridden up to the fifth floor, as had been their custom, tho cir went further up than it should and broke the shuttle piece, a broken p.- rt of the wood falling on the eleva¬ tor; that the attention of ForemajO ,Tones w.as Immediately called to the break, and that, although tho broken piece waa seen by the other work¬ men during that day and the foUow- imr one, H was not repaired or r'^mov- ed, and -was Jarred loose bv the load¬ ing of the car In the basement on Fri¬ day morning, at a timo when Buck wa<! seen to have his head a few Inches in the slide opening on tho first floor, presumably for the purpose of u.sing the elevator. It was testified that it was customary tn so use these open- in£'^J for that purpose, In the absence! of a regular operator. i
James K. Hems, an elevator Inspec- I
tor  of  Phllad'iphia,     testifled   that   It
was unuanr.     ,   have elevators without
provlsir-   )o,.   .,,  operator helng on the
car; that them   -i-le openings on each
lloor, twenty iia lus wide and forty ill' 11..S high, weie am..-.uai and uiiiiec- 1 s.Tiaiily large, unless lhey were to be useu tor loeuling the cur, as well as .i.indling tn.' ealae; a.id that the force .Jl the eievatur being allowed frc- liiiently lo dritt to the top of thu sliaft, without an operator, resulted in ..iraiiiiiig the gale I'aising device and forcing tlie lioil heads through tn : wood piece, into whicii the angle iron was bolted.
It was the cunlentiun of the plain¬ tiffs that the deceased had siiiiply used, in the customary way, tho equip- nient provided and was not negligent in not allowing for an overhanging, uremedied danger, not usual in tho ordinary operation of the elevator; tho defendant contending that regardless of any negligence on tho part of tho company, the deceased should nut have placed his head in tho opening, it be¬ ing unnecessary for him to have done so in tho operatiun of the elevator.
Plaintiffs were represented by G. Herbert Jenkins, witii whom wero as¬ sociated Evans and Dettra, Esqs., and the defendant, by N. H. Larzelere anJ Franklin L. Wright, Esqs.
It is understood that the deceased had purchased, by monthly deductions from his wages, a small insurance in the General Accident Assurance cor¬ poration, Ltd., of Perth, Scotland, (whicii company joined in the defense of the suit, being liable as insurers for the damages recovered), and that this small insurance, stated to be $300, will now also be payable to tiie children, its previous payment having been withheld because of a condition in the policy which provided that its acceptance should uperate as a release from all claims whatever, including the one sued for.
Shrlners Hold  Field  Day.
The second annual field day of Lu Lu Temple was held Thursday after¬ noon at Shibe park, under the aus¬ pices of the Lu Lu Temple Country club, and exhibition drills were given by the uniformed patrols of Lu Lu Temple and Crescent Temple, of Tren¬ ton. ()ne of the principal events scheduled was a base ball game be¬ tween teams representing the two temples. Among the players were seven or eight of the Athletics' team.
About 200 Shrlners left Lu Lu tem¬ ple in .automobiles at noon and went to Xorth Phii.adelphia station, where they met the delegation from Trenton. The combined temples then marched out Lehigh avenue to Shibe park, headed  by their bands.
Entering the grounds the two tem¬ ples, led by their potentates, W. Free- land Kendrick, of Lu Lu, and Piter Caughley, of t^rescent, engaged in a dress parade,
Pardon Is  Refused.
The hoard of pardons has refused the application presented by William R. Wayne, who is a prisoner in the penitentiary, having been committed to that institution by the Montgom- ei'y county courts.
Wayne was tried at the Juie ternl, 1912y on the ,'lbo-gf|_ ,- f |j»i— '" ->i"J*4' inteht^'ttt/tfti H5' was convicted and was sentenced to serve not more than five .tears and not less than three ypurs six months in the penitentiary, it was testified that Wayne had called at the home of Dr. James Walker in Cheltenham township and that when the physician had responded to the door bell summons, the prisoner had shot him. Dr. Walker was in a ser¬ ious condition for a time but finally recovered.
Souderton Accident  Results in Suits.
As the outcome of the recent ac¬ cident at Souderton, when a train on the Reading railway crashed into an automobile carrying prominent resi¬ dents of Nonistown and vicinity, four suits to recover damages were entered in th^ prothonotary's offlce against the railroad company.
The plaintiffs in the four actions are: Mrs. Minnie Simons, widow of Fred. W. Simons, the Norristown newspaper man, who met almost in¬ stant death; Assemblyman John Rex, who was badly shocked and somewhat bruised; .Tohn Dicio, the la'w student, who is still suffering from internal injuries, and Bernard Shefter, the Norristown autoist, who owned and operated the fatal car.
Ingersoll for Local  Option.
Edward Ingersoll, of Penllyn, Demo¬ cratic candidate for the state senate, is for locai option. Reports have been circulated that the Montgomery county candidate opposed the issue, but this he denies emphatically.
Kriebel vs. Township  Continued.
The action for damages brought by Kate S. Kriebel against the township of Worcester has been continued on the ground that the case would take at least three days to try and time did not permit of its being brought up. This action was brought by the plaintiff to secure the value of a barn which was burned. It is alleged, by sparks from a steam roller, tho pro¬ perty of the defendant.
Springhouse Guild.
At the third annual meeting ot the Springhouse branch of the Needlework Guild of America, the following offi¬ cers wero elected: President, Miss Hannah L. Hoffman; vice-presidents, Mrs. John H. Mitchell, Miss Mary Hand, Mrs. Willis S. Atherholt; secre¬ tary, Mrs. Fred. S. Margargal; treas¬ urer, Mrs. B, F. Danehower.
The collection of garments was about 500, an increase over last year. Rev. N. B. Bird, of Gwynedd, rector of the C!hurch of the Messiah, presided and made an adadress. Mr. Ottinger, of Christ's homo, also mado an addres.s on the work of the home and the needy of the society.
Freeston Case Continued.
The hearing of S. Victor Freeston, of Glenside, formerly of Ambler, was heard in Norristown last Thursday. He was charged by his aged father, Arthur Freeston, with assault and bat¬ tery. It was testilied at the arraign¬ ment that father and son had qu.arrel- ed and that the latter had "lost his head." The father charged that his ?on so far for-jot Ms fidelity that he engaged in fisticuffs. Mr. Freeston, Sr., alleges that his son struck him four times, felling him to tlie floor. After he had heard con.siderablo evi¬ dence in the case. Magistrate Egbert announced that it was an exceeding sad circumstance. He decided to con¬ tinue the hearing until next week for the purpose of giving father and son an opportunity to become reconciled.
HORSHAM AND UPPER DUBLIN.
Miscellaneous Items of Ilnterest Jo Many Readers.
Horsham Friends' Association Meets— Horshamites Guests at the Rcisevelt —Races at Halloweil — Jarrettown Needlework Guild—Miscellaneous. Miss Florence McCormick, of Jjres- iier, is again on the sick list.
Mrs. Conard Lane, of Dresher, visit¬ ed Pliiladelphia last Saturday.
"Ou April Hi, 1854, I went sleigh¬ ing."—A.   Dieter,   of  HaUowell.
Mrs. E. C. McConnell, of Jarrettown,, spent Saturday iu Philadelphia.
Repairs to tho Horsham meeting: house slieds aro being completed.
Read Hoyt's offer oi bargains ii» his J lorsham store a'Jv on page 4.
Mrs. tl. O. Geatrell, of Horsham^, lost her driving horso on Monday.
Fraiilc A. Crockett, of Horsham, wa.Si a guest of John Walton on Sunday.
Rev. Clydo Holsten, of Quakertown,, spent Friday as the guest of JohDj Engle.
Mrs.   William  Dager,   of  near  Pros¬ pectville, has been under the care of at physician.
Miss Cora Seiple has been visiting: Miss Su.saiiiiah L. Walton in Horsham this week.
Mrs. Walter Fillman, of Prospect¬ ville, has been confined to her bed with  illness.
D. J, Kirk, of Dresher, is having ills market wagon trimmed at the McCor- micK shops."
Edwai'u Houpt and Thomas J. Lane-, of Dresher, motored to Camden Sun¬ day afternoon.
H. A. Geatrell, of Horaham, liao cut, husked and housed John Walton's tlne» crup of corn.
Edwin K. Houpt, of Dresher, has purchased a i-accoon dog frum New Jersey  parties.
William Tyson, Si'., has broken ground tor a double house on' Central avenue, Horsham.
Mrs. William Tyson arid daughter Mildred and son Earl spent Monday with city Iriends.
John WaUon, of Horsham, who has been on the sick list for 10 days, i» steadily recovering,
Mrs. ¦Jienjamin Houpt and daughter^ Miss Olive Houpt, of Dresher, speat. '1 uesday  in  Philadelphia.
.Mrs. E. C. McConnell, of Jarrettown:, will leave Thursday to visit her pa¬ rental home at Chadds Ford.
Jonathan Stackhouse, of Hailowell, has purchased a new cider mill anU .\ill iiii'ii ais tl '.  ts into LJ.'^ei,
Chaj'Ies   AlcCormlck,   of  LilfJsner,', oii i Sunday entcilained Fianlj A'iskey anci , i daughter Caroline, of Philadelphia. j     Miss  Lo\YW,    of  Fort     Washington, . j has  bo«n  spending a  few  week.d   with Miss Harriel «niitli,  near Dresher.. 1     Mr.   and   Mrs.   William     'I'aytor,     of Jarrettown, spent Suiiday with. thQ X'ic-^ .ncwifi^u/ift,  .7oBrTfti*Tw*«.i*r^c  Gieiit side. ^r
Albert Sill, who Iws been on the sick li,st, is able to a^nd his duties as conductor for the/Philadelphia Rapit^. Transit company.
ice was reported at Ellenwooil farm, Horsham,    on    Tuesday    morning    bif, Walter  Rapine,  superintendent  uf   tha -. poultry   department.
Mrs. Getugc Sill spent a few.days of ' last   week   v.Ulr   Miss;  Anna   Ellis,   of I DoyIostO',V!5,  v.'tlo has bn'-.-l/J contined to ' ;.er home by illness.
The pupilfi  ut  the Hursham   Fl•k¦^¦Uta¦" ' ..jcliuol   in   the  agricultural   course   art,* now    conducting    interesting    experi¬ ments in  the  testing of field corn for -seed.
Miss Cora M. Fuller, now principal of the Buckinghom high school, for¬ merly teacher of the Horsham public school, visited Friends in Horsham oik Monday.
The Meehan nurseries, of Dresher.-. last week planted several hundred! trees and shrubs at Normandy Farms,. Gwynedd Valley, the home of Ralplt Beaver Strassburger.
A large quantity of mushrooms waa. gatheied Tuesday by pickers in thei vicinity of HaUowell. Nearly threo bu.shels were taken down on the trolleX' by one tarty of four men.
The Horsham Friends' .association, met First-day afternoon, and a very interesting session took piace. Seth T., Walton read a paper on war and. Sallie Watson had a Bible reading.
The Warminster Driving club on Saturday afternoon held benefit racea on the Nash track. Several interest¬ ing events were held, but the whoio- scheduie could not be completed befora night-fall. The drivers each received. $2.30 as their share of the gate mon¬ ey. In one of the events wherein six contestants wero entered Marshall Thompson and his horse and sulkey were precipitated headlong into tho track rolling over in a heap. Fortun¬ ately none of the other entries collid¬ ed with the spill, and although stun¬ ned Thompson pluckily gathered him¬ self up. One wheel of the sulkey waa broken and the horse received a few scratches.
The following Horsham and other nearby residents were guests Thursday of Mi-s. Fannie Thompson and daugii¬ ter, Ml.ss Caroline C. Thompson, at a luncheon at the Roosevelt in honor ot" Mrs. Israel HalloweU, ot Bethayres: Mrs. William Penrose, Sf., Mrs. Wil¬ liani Penrose, Jr., Miss E. L. Hailowell,, Mrs. Enos D. Watson, Mrs. O. P.'. Smith, Mrs. Russell Twining, Mrs. Al¬ fred Moore, Mrs. A. K, Williams, Mrs. Howard Williams, Mrs. Charles Pax¬ son, Mrs. John L. Williams, Mrs. Davis. W. Sill, Miss Martha Jarrett, Miss Sallie Jarrett, Miss Florence Wiliiama and Miss S. Lukens. The function was a most delightful occasion an<J was  much   enjoyed.
The Jarrettown branch of the Need¬ lework Guild of America held Its an¬ nual meeting Tuesday afternoon at tho home of Miss Elizabeth Shoemaker. There are 19 directors of the branch, and a large attendance rpstiltcd. 946 garments wero collected and many of thi 111 distributed to organized charities, the donations being an Increase over- last year. Rev. A. B. Peterson offer¬ ed prayer, and Rev. N. B. Grotor., mado an Interestln.g addre.-is. Re-- rPFirks were also mado by ATis,- Hunf; and Miss Medary, of Philadelphia, The following officers were elected; President, Mlsg Alice Roberts; vlco- presldents, Mrs. Belle ITnok and Mrs. T.aurn Knott; secretary. Miss Elizabeth! .Shoemaker; treasurer, Mrs. Robert A. Hollingsworth. The meeting closed with refreshments.
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