The Ambler Gazette 19171227

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IThe Ambler Gazette.
vot. XXXV-NO.   .^O
AMBLER,   pa:.   DECEMBER   27.   1917
JS1.75 A yp:ar
COLD POINT       'BLUE BELL        'FIREMEN'S ANDPLYM0UTH.|H()RSE^0MPANY|   SERVICE FLAG.
pappenintfs st Local Interest toJOur i Organization Closes Tbtn Year cf Its i Ambler Company WUl Pay Tribute Readers. History. to Hero Members.
WHITPAIN AN.   jLOCAL PLANTS   iHORSHAMAND L GWYNEDD.I    TO HELP U. S.i   UPPER DUBLIN.
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Who's Who and Whai's What injhej Dr. MatUson Pledges Interests to! Miscellaneous  Items of Interest to Two Townships. " ihe Government. Many Readers.
Christmas      Visitations — Appropriate, Meetings  Nowadays  Partake of Social   Will Contain 15 or More Stars at Pre- | History of  Bethlehem  Bapaist Church,
Exercises  by  Schools  and  Churches
— Harmonville     and      Hickorytown
Personals.
Liast week G. & W. H. Corson, of tJold Point, unloaded a car ot stove coal.
Albright & Mebus, landscape engin¬ eers,   who   have   been   doing
lot   of
Rather Than Business Nature—No Horses Stolen Ouring the Year—Re¬ tiring Officers Are Re-elected.
The 7Cth annual meting of the Blue Bell Horse Company for the recov.-ry of stolen horses and detection of thieves was held, Thursday atternoon' at the IJlue liell inn, J. C. llinkle. pre¬
sent—Roll of Honor to Be Establish- i Penllyn, Shows Growth and Ad- ed—Inventory Shows Assets of; vancement — Thieves Visit Whlt- Nearly $40,000. pain's  New  School—Miscellaneous.
The Wissahickon Fire company, oi '• VVlioopiii.g cough Ii.i.s invaded ili.' Ambler, will shortly Hy a service flag, j famliy of kobert .McPheison, llwynedd conlaining a star tor each  niember  ..i ' Valley.
the tnited Statu.s service. Action, j,,. ,,,,,1 ^^^.^ \y„j >i,jilenhauer, of was taken at the regular meeting lust : Gwynedd, announce the engagement ot Fiiday   evening,   when   VVm.   ,1.   Ijeyiiie   ti,^,i,.   ,|;n,gin(,r    Aliss   Ethel   J.,   to   Mr.
nrit   on   the   Erdenheim   oroperty   of' prletor,  who tendered  the 58 members           .    „,  .....c,...^.    .....,„  ^    -.,   ._   	
«onvirp Widener   received two cars of   of the (.-onipany iiresent with a splendii ; offered to have the Hag made Provide I | ;y],,[^i,j ,..   J,^^JJ^^,y   i,-,j,.t  Washington, on c^ush^  stone at WllUams  station for , dinner. : the  company   will   provide  tlie   ma tei-, ti,,,.,,,^^ evening, December 26th.
The ..tone  was  loaded I     The  retiring ollicers  were  re-elected   ials.     The   oiler     was   '"^'-7^^'' j;, "'i     J. c. llinkle,    of Idue liell hotel, re- .is follows:  pre.sident, I>r. S.C, Seiple,   thanks ami  Mr. IJevine and  Sec eta y, ^^^.,„.^,,,   ^^.^    ' , ^^.„i^„
of    Centre     .Square;     vice    president,   Urown   were  appointed  a  committe  u.   ^^^^^     ^.^^^   ^^^^^_^       WeAnos'lav    night
the operation. In box cars.
The Plymouth branch of the Read¬ ing railroad has been receiving the assistance of two government loco¬ motives from Bridgeport in the move- ¦lent of freight over the branch. It is reported that an additional two will shortly be put into service.
W. B. Cox, of Cold Point, wlio was laid up with seriou : Illness, is again able to be out and about his business.
A son of .Vllltoii R. Snyder, agent at Plourtown, is studyinK railroading from the bottom upwards, and ha.s connected himself with llie track gang of the Plymouth branch.
The old trolley dinkey that formerly operated between Ilarmonville and Plymouth Meeting was so liadly dam¬ aged last week th.it another car wa-i pressed into .-servic. The trolley lin.! between the two places was ciosed by Jack l-'rost last week with Old Sol de¬ clining to disHoive the injunction. A gang of nu-n with picks and shovels opened one rail, and the sand car, oper¬ ated very slowly, was driven ovei- tli,- route, one wheel cutting and k^'u ling the ice so that it was easily remove.l and, the  track opened.
Harland Markel, wlio is a stu'leut at the Mt. Airy institute for the deaf and dumb, is speu.iin.ir the Cliristma! hol¬ idays wilh his parents. .Mr. and -Vlrs. George   JIarkel    in   ri;.-moutIi   .Meeting.
Miss Aliie Amblir. who is pu-suing a course of study at Cornell niiiverdi.v. Ithaca, N. y.. returneil home I-riday to Plymouth .Meeting to s|iend the hol¬ idays with her motlier, Mrs. .\nuie 1<". Ambler. Miss Ambler says thev snow was aliout i!4 Inches in deiith al Ithaca whi-n  she  left.
I'JImt.-r Glaiitrlder. assistant asent at the Plymouth Meeling slation along the T'.enton Cul-olT, .s-pent Christm.is y/lth  h'u family  at iili;iabe tli lown,
'The pupils of Marble school, on Kriday afternoon, rendered a vory intereslin-.;- and eredltable Chrislmas program. Th- school elos- ed immediately llier. ,if'( r for the holidays.
Plymouth ("uiisuiidali'i; sehool pupiU and teai lie:s. on Friday evening, be¬ fore a large and apprecifilive audieiice. lendored their usual interestin.g ChrlsHaas pi-o.trram. The decorations luditorium
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of   Blue of
If.
Charles   Ue Prefontaine,
Bell;    treasurer,    llenry   C.    Biddle,
Ambler;   seerelavy,   H.   !¦'.   Conard.
Amliler;   committe,'  on  aecounts,  II
Ilooyer,     Johu   It.   .Morris     and   C.
Danehower.
Xo horses were stolen nur were tliere othe- losses during the year. Tie- committee to prepare a memorial .0 the decea-ed niembers presontel its ru- port. The toial membei-.hip Is more than iJO, wilh several haviUK lieeu elected  at  the meeting.
All the ollleials of lhe (ieiiiiau.\ have served fo - many .\ears au 1 pr-iliably for a li)n.!.r('r peri id liave been identiiied with the orKaaizali 11 when it wi- ib'enietl one or .he -no-:! potent i-r-c foy mutual proteetliui in the i-ommuu- ity.
-Mr. liiddle 1- lilll;.' Ibe second Ireas- iire'- lo s'. rve the eoinpau.v, lie haviu.i;' nou- been in that oflieii for a sons.;eu pe.-ii A oi :'-'-0 year.s. elected to the ollice .in Dee. 1.'. l.inford Preston, uho died about was a member of the societv fo • .'•."¦ vears. and serveil as president Ih  I'cuf fur :.M  consei-utlve  yeai's.
The     compan.v     not     unb'     pi-olecls hoi-ses  and   mules,   bul ull   property   if its menibers i lays   i-eads :      "A    reward   of   $7"!    xvill I be offered  for the capture and  convic¬ tion of an.v iiei-siiii who shall be found ! .millty  of committing  burglai-y.  or  lar- j ciu.v.    or   destruciiiiu    of   in-ooerty.    or ! comniitting the crime of arson  on   an.v I pi'opei-t.v beloiigiug lo a membei- of this ; .-iKSOciatioii  to  the  value  of $11)  or  up- ' w.ards."
¦     The constiiutinii uf llie compan.v jjro-
vides  that  lhe  annual  meet ings  of  tin-
' society   sliall   be     held   at   lhe     publi,-
, houses    along  the    .'^kiptiack  turiipik.i,
either  at   Iilue   liell   oi-  Ceiiti-e  S(iuur-j,
ommitte  10 have   eha:ge   o,:  the   matter.   J'l;; ';il- , of  last   week   broke   out   of   the   stable er. auer  a somewhat  hasty   e.x   ml...t- uaudered  away.    The animal  was
tiou ol tl.e books, stated that tleieaie   ^^^^ ^^^. ^^.^^_.,
nearl,    '20   members   ol    ihe   comp.my   j^^. ^^^^^ ^^,.^^^  ^^^ ^^ ,;   .^ ^,^^
now in the service. |     ,„,       „   . . ,      ,
A   rull   of   honor,     to   be     displayed I      I''e L hristmas exorcises ot Buehni s within   tbe   Jire   house,'containing   all : Keim nied .Sabbath sclioid  were held in
tiv Cl-sl
I DOS,
the  church   at   liluc   Hell   (Ui   Christinas
e\.',   wiiieh   lias   been   lhe   ciisloni   for  a
iicialiou.    Till, church   was tastefull.\
coraled.   and   an   e.Keellent   p ograin
iva.s most creilita dy  lendered.
a Tuesda.v of last week tliieves eii- I iiie new KciiiMd building of VViiit- ' p.-iiii.   near     Iilue    IJell.     Kntrance    wa
I ,i'¦cl   and   a   s--arch   of   the   prenils,.:; ,\\as  made.    Some   load   peiicil.s  and   :i i few scissors, erasers, etc.,  were stolen. j''rhere  is no clue  ly  the  .guilty  parties. li   iJii    Tuesday    morning    at    ll.:JO    an .extra  frei.ght train, running south,  mot : Willi a small accident at  Penllyn.    Tie j'.bralie   rigging   uu   a   loaded   tank   cn- jdrupped,  causing two  wheels   ui  jumii 1 ithe track.    The car ran along the ti jw ! for a distance, requiring the service uf .jthe  v.recker to  replace   it  on  the  ruii.s. alus, as  lhe  present  mechanism  is  un-'   -^  ^t'"'.^' '-"^ told of the  lute Dr.  .M.  K. satisfactur.v. 1 Kuaiip, of Gwynedd.  whicii reveals his
Albert   Kulp   stated   that   he   has   re- i paired  some  (;f  the  old  hose  and   that ! cmut.
the uaiiics of  the  members in  the  ser¬ vice,   uas  also   provided   for,   and   Sec- letary     li.oun   anil     .fi .s-ie   D.   Ila.v le.i' wer appciutej  a  comuiittee  to  procur.^. sucli a roll and to ha>e char.ge Uk reof. r
After the reading uf the luiiuites of' the meetiilg held on Dec. 7 the board 01 ; ingiiieeis. thriiugii Ije.vis i'lir.ingt.u-i. ' lepuried the aliparalus 111 goo-l coii.li- liou uilh rKpairs to llie iiiulur c1kiii-| ic.tl .suil in """Ogress. |
llie names uf three nierubei-s were; j pro|iosed, to be acted on at the iie.Kt' nitetiiig, aild llenry \V. Scattergood, ' vice* pre.si..lciit and secretar.v of the : C.'rnse-ICempcr i.:oniiiaii.v. vvas elected having   been 1 to   meinbership.
it  wa.< decided  to  request the Amer¬ ican l.ali'runce liiigiiie company to for ward a new pump fur llie motor appar
liall public I tlJ^, jjyy_ luiving evid-ontly ijucn to nl tei-nate Uie.moetiuss as lias iM-eu thi rule foi- several years past. On otu or-casion. hovv.-ver. the annu.-il meeti.i;.; vvas   lu'ld   .-It   Broad   .-\xe-
article .\'V of the by- i he and George Crockett have covered Willi asbestos the heating boiler in the basement ot the  building.
The games eunimitlei' repurted hav¬ ing i-i.lifcted $ti.'20.
-•A letter fioni the Uiilll.-iiid laliorator- les, inclosing a cheek for $150. was received by the company, and tliank-t vvere extended for the .gift.
Tlie auto chemical committe report¬ ed havin.g paid .$10:i on ,the note given th<' .\merican Lal-'raijce I'ire Engine euinpau.v, whi<''li leaves ;i baiaiic-e of but $'250 on the ubligatimi and a like lialancu oU the liiolor chemical ma¬ cliine,
Wm. J. Brnvvii, of the liunsc eomuiit- te,  i-epurt"d  tlial   A.   l-.-ipelina   has   pin
kindly human sentiment .iud very us per.sdnality. Ilr. Kiiapp vvsfs ;in active practitioner for Gl yar.s. and the story is told that during the l.itter part of his active vvork he was called Upon tu frequeiiUy visit a very ijoor famil.v of the neighborlioud. On one of iliese visits, the mother, with some apology handed the venerable physi- jcian a •*.'i bill. Dr. Knaiip accepted it :auil then, looking her in the face in lii kindly manner, pressed it back into iter hand again, saying. "1 think yuii can use Ihis. to better advantage than I.' and before the astonished and grate¬ ful woman could renions'irate or ex¬ press her thanks, he w-as gone. j Iln Krida.v aflernoon al 2.iri th Christiiia.-i exei-cises uf the Owyued.l i Friends-   .-iuhool     wero   very  crcdittibl.v
Stops Commercial Trade to Devote  In¬ dustries  to   Help   Crush   Huns—Has Sold   Electric  Light   Plant. The   Philadelphia    .\orth    American, this Wednesday morning, says:   Dr. U. V.  Mattison, millionaire asbestos mine I owner  and   manufacturer   of  asbestos products.  Is  selling several   of  his  big I public  utility eiiterprlzes in  the nortb- • ern suburban section and curttiiling '.li.s 1 commerilal   acUvities   at    his   Ambler plants  that he may devote all tho re¬ sources     of    his    ^l.'J.UOO.OOU    asbestos works and mines to turning out goverii- , ment war orders.
I As part of his patriotic vvtir program. ¦ Doctor Mattisun, w-ho has two asbestos i plants at Ambler, cuntrols asbestos mines in Canada and lives at Ambler, has just sold the Ambler Klectric light piant to the Philadeliihia Suburban Gas «t Klectric company.
.Manut\w!turing asbestos products used in i.-oniii-ction v\'iili nniniiiuu . ships ai-roilutiies and otlu'i' vvar-uin- uliig devices by the I'liiled Stales gov¬ ernment is the sole thought o Dr. Mat¬ tison, who says he is taiving st lek o.' all his side lines that he may devoie himself "more partic-uiarly to wurk c.il- ciilated   tu   will   the   vvar."
.Sealed   ill   the  libra y  of  his  pulaiiul residoiice   .-it   .Vmbler,    this    man.    wJio vii-tuall.v' huilt the town of Anibl.-r an.l , made   it one  of  the   igeatest   a.sbesto.s centres in  the  vvorUI, tol dof his des-r- , to aid  the  United States governnient. "I haven't lieeu appolnteil one uf thes.- admiiii.slraturs.    nor    have    1    been    to Washington lur a long time," stiid Due- tor   Mattison.     "But   I'm   doing a   little : vvork   that   all   industrial   men   slioull strive  to  do  so   ihat  we  may   heat  the , llun."     He declared  that the mobiliifj- 1 tion  of  the  liiilustrits,   no  matter   how ! remote from   vvar  indusiriefj.  is a  vital foree needed in the war.
ed rubber pads on the front .stairs iu 1 reu..ered liy the pupils under tlvj dnce- the buikling. and that arnui.gements ! """ "' "if P'-'ncipal. Miss ,!.hza Ani- have   heen   made     for   euriains.      that 1 I''''-  •H"'  ^'"^  ^'-'^t'"''' ^ -   Peters.    Ihc
SPRING MILL.
'Liill
Mrs. Keubi-11 Kilpatricl;, .Mrs. Wm. Shirley, of Manayunk, and .Vtlss l.u- i-.cssa .Schall, of Pbiladelpiiia. visited ¦ ¦MuBv-afemtwoliy'^-'.-iityfewtel^ iiii^i»Jiifa)p>awnMi^)
Uarv.ey 11^, ..-, ' ef Rid.ge pfke. vis¬ ited   C.   B.   Frankenlield   on   Kriday.
Mr. ¦ and .Mrs. Samuel Kiliiatri.-k, Samuel Kilpatrick. .lr.. and Kber Kil¬ patrick. ,if Sprin.g .Mill, and .Mr. an.l -Mrs. David Ratnsoy. rir.. Mr. and -Mis. David Uamse.v. .Ir.. an.l Miss I'loi-ence Ram'-ie.v. of (,'uusliohockeii. teiidei-ed a : surprise party lo Alexander Kilpatrick-, of 10^ I.everlngton avenue, Roxbor- on.gii, in  honor uf his Both  birthday.
Mrs. Samuel Kilpatrick spent Weil¬ nesday afternooii uith IrU-uds ill -Man¬ ayunk.
William j.'jilly has bi-n snlTerlug v\iti' a  very  heav.v cold.
There   is   miiidi   iiuoi-ovemeiit   in   lie-
I Condition of Dorothy and  .Marie  l-'reas
who have been ennlined to their liomi-s.
oil   Ihe   Andorra      farm,    vvith     scarlet
fever.
-Mrs. .loseph I'rankeniic-ld of .Norris¬ town, spent several da.vs here as the guest of her sou. Charles Krankonlleld.
.John Smith, wlio vvas operated upon recently,  i.s  impruviug.
On Tuesda.v inoriilng of last week a large quantity of egg eoal was distri¬ buted alon.g tbe south-bound Pennsyl¬ vania tracks due to the bottom of one uf the ciirs being open.
Idaiis are well under way tu prop.rly eare for tile meeling of the l'"iremeir.s .X.ssocjatioii .If Montgomery I'uuiKy at the next niding UII Jan. 5, The daii.-tj^.l lo be tendei'O^thc ladles vvliu .-.> kindljn tMiigiJ&nJaai^it. tai,
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School pupils ver-,'-eredilahly 'ii-es>"iU.eil "Widow Mcllon's CJiiristmas,"' Xvhich contained a beautiful moral, whi.-h was vvell emphacized.. "Old Woman In Her Shoo," was also very .ably given. The rirlmar.v pupils gnve pantomimes, tableaux. parts, mush-, etc., all of which retlleeted ve'satHity and ability.
The Plymouth Kriends' school clos¬ ed Krida.v for the Christmas .season.
.So far as Plymouth. ColA Point -anti the nelghburing secLiona aro concern¬ ed the eoal scarcitv ha.s not b^^en felt very much, as hoth the Rhoads estate. and the Corsons' yanks have been fairly well supplied and the disposi¬ tion of this :"uel has heen both .iudi- eious and tirneiy. Kew peojile have suffered, and in a measure a wider range of sei-vi,'e than usual has been covered Ii.v the deliveries ef both yards.
The Cold Point choir, on Sunday evening, rendered a beantiful vocal service at the Baptist church. The cantata was "The Night of Glory." The Sabbatii school's Christmas enter¬ tainment was given Monday evening, when a ve;y interestin.g pi-ogram was presented and enjoyed by a large au¬ dience.
Mrs. Thomas Hovenden and daugh- I ter, who are spending the winter in j Washington. D. C. were iu i-'lyuioutn i .Meeting for ;i lew days 'last week. | They have now gone back to Wash¬ ington, i
Mr. and Mrs. David Rhoads, of Hiek¬ orytown, spent Christmas day vvith their daughter, Mrs. Christian Wisler, in Lansdale.
During the holiday rush Miss Eliza- beth   H.   Marple,   of  Hickorytown,   as- ; sisted in the Yost store, Norristown.
Mr.  and     Mrs.   Charles  Rhoads,     of , Hickorytown,  have moved into  one of¬ the new houses uf the American .Mag nesia  company,   near  Piymouth   Meet ing.
Robert Dunne, who was the lirst janitor of the Plymouth ConsoiidJi'.e'l school, and who is uow employed in the asbestos plant, i.s residing in one of the company's new houses. About ' six of tho 1-' are occupied.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rhoads. uf Hickorytown,' spent Christinas wiih Mr. and   .Mrs.   Kugene Bightkep.
Dast Sunday evening the Sabbath school of the Plymoutii 1.'. E. church rendered a cantata, "The Traveler," in tile cluirch. Ill addition 1 there were recitations and music, apd the whole p ogram was exceptionally vvell pre- .senled to, a large and aripieciative au¬ dience.
Mrs. Lemuel Rodebaugh, of Hickory¬ town, spent Kriday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Berkhimer. ;
On Dec. 17 Josiah Freas, of Hickory- '
dav     He is" hale and    hearty    and  i^   resulted   in   200   member.s   .among   the wd    able   to   conduct  his  shoemaklng i ^'"V'"*'''"/'„''''' ^attyette paiier m lis look after the general'     J"']"   M'^'-^.y   '«.   '"yf*?   ">"   ""'='' for the  Lee Tire ,t Rubber Co.
The dilapidated house o the Andoh
rations
lie-  gla<
.wi.rk   ..f
senqdes
['ni,iiish!i
were ver.v appropriate t -casun—a*! of w!iich was lii the   puiu'ls—and   in     a.Miti.n.
t   their   proiii.rfss   and kOn  the
on
.\rr.'< lieVl%-. of Uie .' aina'alMeine cw.minlttec. reported that ati uneou- lirinei valuation of the company's pi-..- pet-tv totals to. more than .$3«,OilO. the valuation ln-ing fixed at fair ligures eithei- at what the propert.v Wt..sl ur a value arrived at after mature dili- beration.
Mr. Karrlugtuii r- ported that M; wires in the Rose \'aliey creek conini '.¦¦ hich operate the whistle, are in sn.i: I onditioii tliat they need and it was fleclded m uotif.v the .\in.- bler Klectric Light. lUat .vi- .Motor cotii- p.-iiiy  tu mak-e i-epalrs thereto.
Chief   Hayden   repurted   a   slight   lir uu   .Vorlh   streei   uii   Dec.   1 .S.     About  I'u men I'l-spoudel vvith the motor appl .i- tns   aud     the   bla/.e   was     extlnguislie.'. after little loss.
It w-as decided t,, move from the old lire huuse to the new the safe and tie piano.
.Mr.   Devin... statci   that jl  water bill
. 11M..111; ihe.; JTitieB,* ¦ arid\'''^h ¦cholar.s"vel'y creditablj?*^ presentd ¦fCvery Girl." both of which Were .horoiighl.v enjoyed b.v tho.se pi—seui and likewise revealed the trainin.g an 1 .-dncational prngre.sj of the pupils 1111- ¦ ier the careful training uf the able teachers.
liethleheni    tJiiptist   ehurch.   of   Peii-
ll.v n    one  of   the   v.-ry   stiuugeat  negro
cdiigregiUiuns     in   the   suliurban     see-
•,ti...rm ...  itlou  of  Philadelphia,  was ur.ganlzed  iu
'I V Ut-l 111. II I.   I   .Oft..    ' 1       .._ '        -    .. 1   •
iS9<i. and the cougregatnni. nothing I bers. Thi> lirst home of the congre- ' gallon,   erected   iu   1S8S.   vvas  1.111  a  sit--
near the present ida.ksinith shop. I southwest of the station. Tills place j of woj-sliip hovvever. Iinriied down in I IS.Mli, -an dtlie congregation, notliing i daunted, purchased the frame mission j building that had been used by the I whites and which branch was esttib- j lished      by   the   Mt.   Pieasant     Bapiisl
church,   A-mbler.     $1.'!00   was   iiaid   for
Horsham  Road   Finances.
'i'lie annual siaiemeiit has beeu i.s- sued of the roa,! liimnoes of Hor.diam township, showing e.\'pendilures and receipts for the year ending Dec. :l. Tlie whole lax iluplicate yielde,! $77.')U.10, which was further increased by a balapce of .*li28,3!) irom last year and lyili tax uf $887.3i) ?1S0 was re¬ ceived from t;ie state iiighway depart¬ ment for use uf the Ke.viiship roller, $iiii each from .Mrs. Xori.iu Down^ an' 11. P. .McKean for the w.irk done on llu.ghes road, aud ?l.'i!'..'iU from C. and F. Greist fur Jloreland avenue im- piovemeut, so that the total funds to pass through the trea.sui'tr's hu.id.s were .510,081).Go.
The   exiieu.litiires   for   tlie. yr-ar   '.vere ¦S7"lO.;;l,   vvith   uutstandiie^   l!il«   lax  o." ¦Iil 1.17 and   11117 tax.  -i^ri i::;..-di, and a  ba¬ lance in   the treasurv   uf .sl2i*S.."i2.    Th • hirg'est     item     of     expense.'' was   ' the Ulioniit  of  .l;V7r,o  requiied   b,v  the  sink-i Jiti^***n(l. .'lli*(iii»J.««»je« «nd olj the to"Wui-' sliiVi  expelldt^ll  ii;li;!(;7.22.  us  representfVi iln  If.  H. I'onily's account.    .S. .S.  Ha.g I eriy's account as road  master and  eii- ' gineer   shows     .$170.S.77   expended,   tli, lar,gest    items    uf    $(;i.-|..'Jl    and    $iil7.7 : lieiu.L;-   fur     laburers   nn 1      foi stuiie.
II.    II.   William ; to  only   $211.80.
'     One maiu  item of lown.sliip expens is  shown  in   the  statement  of  .-fl.lii.i.j I for repaiis to state aid route 87. whicii 'is the  road  from  liie   liorsham  sture  t-i Ihe   \\'(-ls:i  road.
.lari-ettoyvn. re¬ of line turkeys The birds were a  long  time  be-
iMi¥^"'
(-rtisnod aceuiint   auiuunle.l
bier iias  been  doiuitcd   l.y a  >dumbeis'j """ propert.v,  which served  a.s a pkice
Killed   at   Spring   Mill.
Asbury White, a negro living at Port Kenned.v, was fatally hurt earl.v Sun¬ day morning when he was struck by a train on the I'enna. railroa. 1 about 200 ' yaids soutii of the Siiriug Mill station: and ju.st opposite C. B. Frankenfield'.1 coal yard. It appea.is that \Vhite vvas in iVorristowii on Saturda.v night aiil had purehased . a quart of whiskey Later in some wa.v he found ills wav to Conshohocken, for he met a man on Fayette slreel. and a.sked hovv he cou'.i get   to   Fort  Kennedy.
It   is   believed   that   lie   hoarded
uplilv dealer, and that he will see thar tho fixture is erected in the tire house. The tender was. accepted with thanks. A communieatiou from the Flremens -Kssuciation of .Munt'gomery County gave the folliiwin.g list of meetings : Ambler. Jan. 5; LaMi.lt. Feb. 2; Potts¬ town.  March 2.
The sum of $1 was turned over to tin- cuiiipauy by f'hief llaydeu  to the com pany   from   th.-   sale   id'   the   old   loci, iiiutive  tire.    '-
. All order wa ; passeil lu J. G. ltem;iii .<- Son ill the sum of $lli) for repaiis painting;,; and lettering of the miU.ii chemieal appartitus.
the
Upper  Qublin   Road   Finances.
The l'pper l^uldiu ruud supervisurs report shows expenditures of $1C.0J;'.. !l;i fur the year ending Dev. 3, and  then
SPRING   MILL.
Tho drive for memberchip of mem-
town, quietly  observed his  75th birth-i'^'^'¦«hi"  °5 *'iL"'"'  *^^i'"°^^  on  Dec.   20- ."  'Ji    .  ¦>.    . 1    , .-     ,   ..-   resulted   in   200   member.s   .among
husiness and to
store which he conducts In a portion of his dwellin.g. He has been a resi¬ dent of Plymouth township and of llieko'-ytown for lialf a century, and at tin. s served the township as tax col¬ lector, school director and judge of election. Mrs. Freas Is also well pre¬ served, and able to perform her ordin¬ ary limsehold duties. They will have bepn niarried 52 years on Jan. 31. ' Air. and Mrs. Charles Rhoads, of Hickorytown, spent Sunday with Mr. nnd Mrs. Gill in Norristown.
The Bex family, representing three generations, met in reunion on Christ¬ mas (Jay- at the parental homo, on Hi(^orytciwn lane, as tho guests of and iVIrs. Orlando Rex.
wrong train and went in the direction i remains a balance of $1020.S;', in tlie of Philadelphia. The (.(inductor appar-1 hands of tho treasurer, Wm/ J. Devine. ently discovered tiie man's error and j The main source t,t revenue was, ttf gav(^ him a slip ])a.ssiiig him back to | cour.se, from taxes, and Collector T. Port Kennedy. Witll this in his pos- | F. Shoemaker turned over the fol- sessioii he left the train at Spring Mill, lowing amounts : 11117 ta.xes, $13,5.')ii.- Instead of waitiu.g for a northbound ( 02; ' lOli; taxes, $);V3ti.05; 1015 taxes, triiin be proeeeded along the railroad | $1177.4ri. Hotel licenses amounted t.i ti-.'icks and some time during the night | $180.
ur early morning vvas struck by a Tiie lutul expeiisc-s'amounted to $10.- •train-as bis body vvas dis.irverpd about ()8(i.2:i,. the largest- item qf.•which is 6.15 Sunday morning. He vvas car- $0742.tjii for permiirieiit' improvement ried to ih»' ..Spring .Mill station in a|of roads. $.'i!iOO w'.'i's-required -Tor the .lying condition aii-l expired before ! sinking fund. Uemoval of snow. $117.- modieal aid could be given. HC is ! 11; -i-oafl oils. .$51»..'i«; tax on bonds, survived by a wife and 13-year-old | $305.11; roadmasters' wages $1131.12: son. '    ¦'?  *S I collector's  ((uniiiission,  $471.3-1.
 The   townsliip     has   not   only     b- ,-u
(>eoiiumically administered during tie' year, despite the scarcity of and iligli -Pi-ieo. for labor and materials, but tie roads have heen kept 111 generally guo 1 condition. The work that could I"' made so has been constructed of p"i- maiienl materials and the state of (he highways in general has not been al¬ lowed to deteriorate from the well known high standard .set some years ago.
The bonds at the beginning of the year amounted to $79,500, and $3000 were paid off during the 12 months. The sinking fund accoimt shows a bal¬ ance  of $9,011.25  on hand.
The tax duplicate amounts, on lie- present tax of $28,701.80. made up as follows: North district, $7,S4I.S,"i; South, $6,357.05: Kast, $8,256.30: Low¬ er. $6,243.60.
(Contlntied on Tage S).
ra nurseries, on tho Cedar Grove road, has  been  torn  down.
Skating has been very dne on the Potts  quarry, Cedar Grove.
The Christmas entertainment at tho Spring Mill church was very success¬ ful.
The Lafayette paper mill closed down cm Dec. 23 and wtll.resume on Dec.  31.
Tho llmo boiler at the Lafayette mill has been repaired by the Eagle Boiler   works,   Norristown.
flO employes of the Lee Tire & Rub¬ ber Co. have been laid off temporarily.
Ashton Lebold and Fred Sultzbach, of Camp Meade, spent Chiistmas at their  htimes  here.
of worship for the congregation until 189(1, when a lar.ge stone edifice was ereet(!(l direi-iL- in frunt of the fram • buildin.g. Thi.-! line |iroperl.v Is located on the nurthwest corner of the Pen¬ llyn and Blue Bell pike and Trewellyn avenue, and the new church cost up¬ wards of $10,000. which included the renovation of the old structure, .so that now the latter Is dashed ami in gener¬ al appearance lesemliles tlie stone work of the larger aud more commo¬ dious building. Rev. C. .\- l''.dwards. 1^. D.. the present pastor, hails from Westmoreland county. N'irginia. l.;iist- ern .Shore." .-is- it is ealled. He vvas educated  iu   Wasliington.   D.  1'..  and  in
^1^891 vvas graduate.! from the l.awsem- Ihai-.v, thut cit.v, heiii.g 01 dained Ihe same   year.     He  at   unce   assumed   the
! pastorate of the Bethlehem Baiitist church, which Ihen cumiiT-ised but 2.". member.s and now the membership hag reached Hie itiaguiliceiit propor¬ tions Of ilii'i 'l":ie wurk is actively car¬ ried   on    thidughout   all   departments.
I and  the  .Sunday school litis an  enroU-
' ment of 150. .Mr. Kdwards is active and business like in all phases of the work, as is sliown ' by his foresight, when th.i new churili was c.qnceived. At that lime.;i building and loan mort¬ gage was created, which Is now hirge- l.v liquidated, so tinit the splendid pro¬ perty is almost free of debt.. As a tes¬ timonial to his work and his seholar- -"hip. the Correspuiidence School uf Washington. D. C. in, 1916. (conferred the 'degree of doctor' of divinlt.y ou Mr. hklwtirds. iVctive tis assistants i}i the.'- ¦ multitpdinuns duties .are .Ander¬ son Gi-e-n general superintendent an.l secretary of the church and Sabb.ith school; Rolierl K. Brown, diroctm- of •Sunda.v school work, and Rdward Reed, one of tbe teachers In the latter school.
—Rev.   O.   K    Waage,   pastor  of   f .St.    Paul'-     Lutheran'    church,     ne. Pennsburg.     has    resigned     after years' serv^o.''
Caddies  Feasted.
(..'hristmas    diiiueis    and    enlerlaiii- ineiits tendered to the i.addy boya at a trio of suburban cuuntry  clubs  Thurs¬ da.v afternoon, were tVatured by a lav- : ish  u.sage of the national culors  in  the decorative effects.    The boys had a  real Chri.stmas   .linuer.   llie   inrke.y   and   all the   tixin's,   but   no   uther   meats   were served,   even   the  soups  being  derived from   sea-food,   cieamed   oyster   stew. The  colors  of   tlie  allies   wori^  bleiideii Willi  the Christmas greens.    Gifts dls- 'ti-ihuled  to  lhe  boys  were in  the  foi m 1 of   mone.v   or   somi>   .-ibsolutel.v    tisefti! I artiele^a warm sweater or a scarf.
-Vf the Philmont t^lountr.v club, 225 I boys, who caddy under tlie captaincy ; of .loliii Gormley, were the guests. ' Tliei-p vvere sjiecial awards to caddirs I who showed the hi.ghest proliciency. I In Frills Glmbel's report he empha- i si-,!e.i the Importance uf the el-aii ' careful work of the caddies aa bidiig 'Ull essential feature to the success i.f , the golfer.
'     At  the   Huntingd.in   Valley  clnh,   No-
' Ille.   10(1   bo.vs  were guests at a  dinner,
I gift distrllnition aud an entert;iinmen(
'along     vaudeville     lilies,     with     D.-ivl 1
i Cnthbert,    the    club      profpssiontil.    as
niasti.r    of    ceremonies.     12    sweaters
were tiwarded Ihe ca.ddios vvith best  re-
i cords,     the  gift  of    John   W.   Pepper.
j president.      .Mrs.   Kdward   1-'.     Henson
j presented   IJ   knjtted  scarfs  to  12   boys
I next ill  line a • exp'-rt caddies.
;      IOO  lioys   who  wurk  at  the  Ol-l   Vni'k
Rotid  Coniitry .club   vver(>  guests  ut   tlr^
dinner  at   that   cl.ili-biuise.
Sfys      Corgressmari      W.^itfon      Sho,id t Succeed   Himself.
in . Jhe   N.iri iiucw 1
11,    l.arzelere,    F„s.;..
to   say   <'oiiC(!rhiiie,
Vrom   this     distiii-i.
Officers Nominated. Conshohocken lodge, 117. Knights of Pythl;(,s, iit Its regular meetin.g. nominated otlicers for the ensuln.g six months. These will be elected at th" next meiding. Thursday evening. December 27. Thev are: C, C, George Chell; \'. C. Robert J. Crawford; M. A.. ,1. Howard Burke: inner guard. Howard Vandegrift; outer guard, Wil¬ liam Smith; prolate, Howard Martin: trustee,    Joseph    Allen.
—The Dublin and l^ouderton Pik' company started to construct a con¬ crete bridge across the piko at tbe cast end of Silverdale borough, but ¦iwlng to tho severe cold weather, tbo vvui-k is at a standstill.
In   an   iiitervie.vv Herald,    .Vicholas lias   the   following the   ci.eigressm.'iu llenry W. Watsoii
"I think beyond qnesliuii he sboul-1 succeed himscdf.. He has niiiitiestione.l abilit.v, .sound judgment, and the type of (-hara-.'ter which commands eonll- denee among his fellow members of congress, and makes himself a useful leglslitor. Ho is diligent and untiring ill lookin.g after the interests of his district, which is well served. Mr. Watsuu. at the end of his pre.-eni term, vvill have h.ad four years of training and experinee in congress. It goes without saying' tliat it tak.^s about thtit longoefore a good man is ripe to take .an influential part in legis¬ lation. If ho is an unlltted man. he nevei- is ripe for real work. It is a great mistake to make frequent changes, unless it is apparent a man early shows his unfitness. Mr. Watson will be a much more useful and in¬ tluential man ia congress during ils next and future sessions than durlir; his flrst term, becaus(> he has leariie.l his job. Certain districts in thii coun¬ lry havo great influence In congi-e.-^.--- only becausa they have kept steadily in place their able roprescnt.atlves."
Horsham   Fire   Co.   Makes   Quick   Re¬ sponse   to    Fire   Alarm   at   Riley's—
Horsham   Schools'   Entertainments—
Miscellaneous    Items    From    Dresher
and  Jarrettown.
A. P. liissey, of Ilallowell, who ha.s been laid iqi for some time, Is again able to he about.
James Beresford, a resident of tho K. G. F. home. Davis Grove. Iia.s been spendiii.g a fevv days at Kddington.
John Palmer, resident of the K. G. I'/, home, Davis Grove, spent Christ¬ miis day vvith his daughter at .Sidiwciiksvillc.
.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Whites-do, ot Hallowell, on Chrisimas day delight¬ fully entertained their .sons and daugh¬ ters at a family reunion.
Horsham luvv iiship public scliools. which closed 1,11 l''iiiliiy afternoon, will reopen next .Monday and continue^ lu .•¦¦essinn on New 'V'ear's da.v.
.\. iMclei- .-ind sou Hu.iy. of Hallo-- well, ou ChrisUnas day were ijjaests of lhe foiiiu r's daughter, M:s. B.jiijainiii Kiinil.': wile.  In   Phlla ielpliia.
Russell .Shive. vvho hiis been employ¬ ed oil tie- .labelwaiil farm of Jo.seph AVo .1!. .Ir., rjoui- Hallowell, has entered tli(   tin,.luy of Dr. A.  B .-Vrtbur.
.luel Harrar and Benjamin B ad field, of I'linsh.-im. were In .Voiristown, AVed¬ nesday of lasi week, preparing their ilil sw. rs lor the e.xuminiiig board.
.Mrs. and .Mrs. Isaac Siioemaker, of .•\bingtou, aud Clarence and the Mlsso.s Irene anl .Miiliel .Mien were t'hristmas. da.v gnest.-* of .Mr, iiiid .Mrs. Wiilter V. Allen.   ,,f   Halluwell.
Ou Iridav of lasi week Wllllarrr Wliili side, of Hallowell. disposed oi some hay to Koehler brothers, and hauled the piodui-t to the latter.
Ml. and Mrs. George Zeitler, Sr., of Horsham, on Christmas diiy. enter¬ tained their siins 1111,1 daughters and the latler.s' children ill a family reun¬ iou.
George    .Sliaffer,    pf leived   several   crates frum   ('itljieppei-,   Va. on   the  .iuiiruey   (|uite cause of  congested  r;uIro.id  conditions.
On Christmas day .Mrs. Kdwin Twin¬ ing, uf Davis Grove, pleasantly enter¬ tained her sous and diiughters. incluil¬ ing : .Vlr. iiivl .Mri^. l--'rank M,, Dager. of 111 ish.'im^au^-'.Mr. and Mrs.'Howar.l Twining fliid  farirlly, of Ivyland.
VValter and C^larem-e Ail(>n.-(5f Hal.- lowell, last ..veek. attended the general sale of Kdward R.' Robbins. on yie Klerlin farm, un Slreet ro;id, Wa.'mln- Hler townshiii. The'sale amounted ti iuor? tnan siei'iu. The real estate has been  sold.
.Mr.  and   .Ms.   George  Zeitler.   Sr.,  of H.ii-sliani. im Christmiis .d.ay, ento'.-tain- t/il   tlie   y.ell'iey   ami   Si.-haffer   families Among ibe gutv-ts was-Sergeant Har Schal'fei-.'.   of   .Vuihl.
I'"rod.^ T%kwalter, cTfHbrsham. wh Is the Champion lim.a boan grower of the fiiwusfiii), enju.ved green lima beans with his Christmas dinner. The vegetables were kept, uncanned, In the pods in il cool place in the house, and were liiseioiis ttud in line . (.¦undition. wiien  eiiten.
Charles nutherfurd, the HiiHewell blacksmith. • i'orturateii' escuiied ser¬ ious injuries un Friday vvhlle shoeing- a horse. The animal kicked and strui k .Mr. Ktitherfor.l a glancing blow on his riglil hand an-l right leg. Both Umbs were painfully bruised, Init .Mi- Ftutherford was able to eontinue work.
Liist Wednesday evening a very huc- cessfiil oyster sujiper was given In Prospectviile ehureh. Owing to drifted roads the i.'e cream was not delivered from l.ansi'iile. but several volunteers made a trip t.. .\mbler an.l returnel with the luseiouH "eats," whiidi were much enjoyed. "^Despite the severe- wciilher the attendance tuid .general, support   were   very  ijratifying.
(inc da.v last week while Mrs. Janio-> Cooper, of Ilallowell. was sleighing-, she was thrown uut near tbe K. G. K. home when ii runner caught iu a rut in the road, 't'lie horse ran away and. collided with a sleigh of R. B. Fin-- le.v's driven by r-:inier Barlow. Plum¬ ber's tools and littings were scatter¬ ed in 'the snow and the I.ttter's sleigh, was damagi'vd. .Xeither of the oecu- pants   was   hurt.
The   clo.sing' Christinai   exercises    jf the    Bojiylon   school   wero   given    l-'i-i- day  afternoon   befoie  a   lar.ge  and   ap- prei-iiitive     audience,     and   Aliss   Jan, Meredith and her pupils deserve credit for the  well  rendennl  exercises.    Miss .Meredith   brought   len-   victrola   to   the school.   Ihe   music   of   which   vvas  ver. ente-talning.    Miss Sii'-ab ^ii' also fui - nlsh. d    instruineuliil    music.      The   tit- fort-j of till" cliildren were i'       inly in teresting-,      but    very   creditalile.     Thn .lecorations wero inhurmouy with  th(^ spirit iiml  iietuallties uf tb<   (Uirlstm.is seiison.
On Saturday l"sr ,loseph Whiteside, of Ilallowell, sl ii)j.„-ii lou bushels of potatoes to the Philadelphia markets by troiiey freight. The tubers wert; hauled to the Ilallowell freight sta¬ tfon in two big sleds, and opposite A. P. Bissey's resideneo one pair of Iiorses were ungeared and tittaelied to the front of J. B. Si^irill's big motor truck to pull it tbroilgh the drifts r.l' the roiid in frrfnt of the K. G. K. borne. The truck waa witliout the servlceof chains, but experienced no difnculty In negiitiitting tbe rest of tbl>"journay un¬ der its ovvn  power.       '    ¦ '
Ml.sa Irene Allen, of Hiillowell, teach¬ er  of the  I'enn   Blair  school,   vvest  of Prospectvillo,   and   her   pupils   gavo   a. very interesting and  highly creditable enlertiiinment  at  the  selioid   last  Fri¬ day afternoon,  which was well attend¬ ed   by  many   of  the   patrons  and  resi¬ dents.    Tho decoralioils were in keep ing with the yule-tid(\ and  the draw ing.s on  tbe  bliu-kh.iards  not  unly   re- tlected the pupils' skill, but also show¬ ed  suggestions   uf  i'he  Christmas  fea-'i in the reprudnctious of turkeys, chick en.s, etc.    Th(> program  vvas exception ally   well   presented.     A   fuur-year-olii son   of  Mr.   and   Mrs,   .Shields,   gavo   11 recitation   with   assurani-e.   and  Kdvvii Kirk, one of tbe pupils, most ably play ed   the  part   of  Santa   iMaus,   and   be side   taking-  an   Imporlant   part  of  th, caste,  carried out  the  practical reiuo- sentatlon    by    distributing    tbe    gifts. Miss Allen presented each pupil with ii box of camiy.
(Continued  on  page  S).
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