The Ambler Gazette 19121114

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The Ambler Gazette.
VOL   XXX.-NO.  46
AMBLER,   PA..   :S"0^'Ii;M BER   14.   1912
S1.25   A  YEAR
ROBERT LOWNES COINERS' DEN AT ENDS HIS LIFE. WILLOW GROVE.
OFFICIAL VOTE   $10,000 LOST      jTHE BOROUGH'S IN THE COUNTY.! TO ST. THOMAS. LIABILITY.
Lansdale    Hotel     Man    Commits Suicide.
While   Mind   Was   Likely   Unbalanced He     Strangled   Himself     With   Sus¬ penders   From     the   BatI   Post—Had Been   in   III   Health. Robert    L,ownes,   proprietor    of   the Hotel    Xorwood,   Ijansdale,   and     one of   the   best   known   hotelmen     In   the county,     committed       suicide     I'riu-iy morning   by    banning   himself   to   the' bed  post  in   his  room.
His death removes one of the most popular residents of the Xorth Penn borough. He had lived there for many years, and the hotel uliieh h' conduct-^d was one of the best in that section. He had many friends and some relatives in Xorristown. B. M. Hownes, the Mai.n street hatter is a brother. Another brother is Charles T. l.ownei's, proprietor of the Farmer's hotel, Skippack.
The lifeless body was found when attaches of the hotel had occasion to enter his bed room iiliout 5 o'clock. The man hud talcn his suspenders, twisted them inlo a noose, and then knelt down at the head of the bed. He had held his feet clear" off the Iloor evidently, until he strangled. A phy¬ sician was immediately sumiiioned. up,on a servant's discovering the form. but life was extinct. However, an hour-or more was spent at resuscita¬ tion.
Mr. Lownes had been in ill health for some ^Ime, and during the last six months his mind, at times, had wandered. He had been under the eonsliint care of a physician, and it is believed that he committed tbe deed wliile in an Irresponsilile state of mind. Such was the opinion of his physician. He is survived by several brothers.
Coroner Xevilie was notilied, and after heiirlng tcsliniony to the effect that Mr. l.ownes' mind had wandered, ordered llie physician to issue a. eer- titlcate of death  due  lo suicide.
The funeral lool< place, Monda.v af¬ ternoon.       It   wus iStrlctl.v   private.
Deceased was born near Skippack- vlUe 53 years ago. Kor several year.s h.» kept a hotel at West Point, but for the past 21 years he had the Hotel Xorwood at Ijansdale. He was a member of Shiioh lodge, F. &. A. M., and of the Red Men and Odd Fellows.
The deceased Is survived by hia second wife, who was Mi.'is Susanna Trumbower before het marriage, one son and on" daughler. The brothers are Charles, of Skippack; Louis, of Xoi-rLsttown, and Waiter, of Hryn Maiwr. The sister Is,' Mrs. Ida   Thompson,   of   Philadelphia.
Roy    Ella.n    Home   From   Cuba.
Roy       Ellam,     belter      known      as "Whitey," of West Conshohocken, for- merly   of   Ambler,   arrived   borne   Fri¬ day night,  from  Cuba,  where,  for  the .last  month,   he   has  formed   one Of tt ¦ party     of     "batns: iMle.'y^rs-'^tnm-.M     . . and   cleaned    up   hi they met.
ILIIam's return was made without any brass accompaniments, although his friends would have been fully justified in gi\ing theni to him. liut "Whitey is a very Viuiet f"llow, and as he knew the inevitable results of letting everyone know when he woukl arrive home, he ijidn't lell a soul and found his waa into town on a late train, going immediately lo his home' on Merion avenue. West Conshohock¬ en.
He has had his best season since becoming a pi'ofessional ball player. He piloted lhe lllrmingham team of the Southei'n league, into the pen¬ nant, led the league shortstops in lleldlng and batting, and was the third best batter in the circuit, which is  some  record  for  tlie  little  fellow.
His worlis has .attracted attention of big league scouts on every hand, but he will probably stick to liir- minghain. There is a clause of his contract with the southern team which prohibits his being sold to any major league team without his consent. 71c escaped the draft net, and, as he is very popular in Alaba¬ ma,   will   doubtless   i-emaln   there.
"Whitey" was out of the game for a month, during the season, with ii broken collarbone, but has complete¬ ly recovered, and the broken bone does not trouble hini nor aft'ect his work.
Three Foreigners Chargfed With Be¬ ing: Counterfeiters.
Arrested on Trolley Car After Having Tried,to Pass a Bogus 50 cent Piece —Accused   Held   Without   Bail.
Thai a   Iiig counterfeiting  plant  has j iieen  in  operation  in  the lower end  of 111 i.s   conuty   for  several   weeks   is   the I I'clief   of     the   United   States     secret s-rviee   agents,    who   "sweated"   three loreigners arrested by the police after I having  attempted   to   pass  a  counter¬ feit'.50-eent piece on a troUay car con- dut'tor.
(ieorg,>   C.    Hackman,   conductor   of
the   cai-,   detected   a   peculiar   ring   as
the  counteitelt    jingled   against  other
i coins   in   his   pocket   and   ordered   the
I Ml rest  of  the  men.
' Within the 'ast we'>k Matthew F, i Griftin, tlie local secret service agent, I has received many complaints from ' the Rapid Transit company, depart¬ ment stores and shops lhat they had been  duped  inlo  a<'C"pliiig a  eounier-
¦ fell ,")0-cent piece. In each instance j the complainants declared lhat il i was   only     when   they   presenl.Hl   the
coins at the bank foi deposit that the liisc-overy was niiide that Ihey were bogus.
I .Xgepi Gritlin and Detective Tate began an invesligation, and on Satur¬ diiy unearthed a clew that led them to believe   that   the  coins   wi'ie   iiianufae-
I tured   n"ar   Willow   (Iroxe   by   a   lia-nu
¦ of counterfeiters.
The     Si'ciel  servien  ageijts     Sunday
'earned   that   tliree   men   had   ijeen   ar-
! resi'\l     on   a   Willow  Grove  ciir    after
j ha\'in!^  altemiited   passing   a .eoiiuter-
feit   ',0-cent  piece  o;i   (he  eondueior  o''
the car.
When   the   three   men   were  arraigii-
¦'    li-'lii:e   Magistrate   Goi-iuan   in   the
Central      station,    Philadelphia,    Hack-
iiian  I'Stilied  that   tlie trio liad  board-
' ed the car at Klghth and  Race sti'eets,
and   gave   hlin   a   half   do'lar   to   pay
the   fares.       Hackman   had   a   genuine
I !JO-cent piece in  his hand at the time,
! he  said,    and   when     the    two     coins
jingled    together   he   detected . an   uri-
¦ familiar sound. His suspicions were arroused nnd he refused lo accept the coin. From a large roll of notes of a'l denominations one of the men produced a .$10 bill and paid the llire.i f.ares.
Hackman   called   Policeman   Bessan,
of   the   Park   and   l.ehigh   avenues   pp-
I 'Ice   staiion,   and   ordered     the   arrest
I of   the   men.       When   the   men   wei-e
I searched   at    the   police   station   only
¦ one bogus coin was found. The so- j eret service men b'Mleve that the men i threw the coins into the stieet when j they saw the conductor summon the ' policeman.
The three m»n, who ai'c .Joseph Fa- rantz,     24   years  o'd;     Keierlzus  Fer- vitis,   21   years  old,  and   Thomas  Wil¬ liams,     27   years     old,   all   of    Willow j Grrtve,   were   held   without   bail   for  a I healing     before   ITnited   States    Com- I missioner  Craig.
When    "sweated"   by   the   detectives
Count Completed Saturday by the Be^quest to Whitemarsh Church Is I Judg:es. '' Set Aside.
that they received the counterfeit half dollar in a department store. The coin is m.'ide of nn alloy of tin nnd lend and is slightly lighter tljan the genuine. Only nn expert can " lect  that  it is bogus.
de-
I ,A Treat at Boehm's.
I     A    musical   treat   i\iil   be   given   at 1 Hoehni' s   church,   Hluo   Bell,   by   Prof. j.Adam Geibel, blind musician and coni- j poser   ot   Philadelphia,   on   Wednesday I evening,     Xov.     13,   at     7.45.       There i will   be  piano,   vocal  nnd   violin  solos, j novel   tests,   etc.,  and   the  composition I of il hjiiin  before  the  audience.      Dr. I Geibel,     having    spent     tho    summer j abroad,     will  tell  in    brief.  "What    a j Hllnd    Man   Saw   in   Europe."       This program  will be almost entirely differ¬ ent from the one gi\en two .\"ars ago. Admission   free.       Silver   eolleetlon.
Wilson Leads        in        IVIontgomery,
With   Roosevelt   Second—Difenderfer
Heads     Bean   by  1809     Votes—Acuff
2001   Behind   Bergey.
The ollicial count of Montgomery lounty's vote was compleled Saturday by Judges .Swartii and Weanil, and is announced  as follows:
President, VVilson,, D., Il,v94; Roosevelt, W., ll,3Ssl; Taft, R., 897S. Wilson's  plurality,  over Wilson,   .")13.
Congress, Difenderf-^r, D., ]1,.')91; Hean, R., 9785; Ober, W., 9145. Di¬ fenderfer's majority over Hean, 1809. in liucks countv th" vote was: Dlfen¬ derfer, D., 6636; Bean. R., 6055; Uber, W.. 3060. Difenderfer's plurality over Bean was 5S1, or o plurali'ty in the congressional   district   of   2390.
Assembly, First district. Ambler, R., '414:' I'Mlzgeriild, D., 3016. Ambler's majority, 2398. Second distriet, Hart¬ ranft, R.. 2635; Bradley, D., 2505; Rex, W., 28CS; Rex's plurality, 233, lliird district, Aiaii'f, P... 2952; Bergay, 1.".. 4ii5:{. Ilfrgey s uiajoriiy, iOCI. •einth distriet, Weiier, R., 9)0; Kei n. 11..  .(711.       K-^rn's majority,  2771.
OBITUARY.
C11H1ST1.\.\   C.   SMITH.
Cn; istian <'. Smith died on Thurs- 1. uy at his lale home on Wissahickon avenue, I'^iourtowu, aged 55 years. The deceased was n sulTerer from i.sthnia lor the past seven years which iina ly biought on compllcatious that if suited in his deatli. He w.is tho son of the late Seth (md lOlizabeth Smith, who nl one linie resided on West X'allcy Green road. Having lived in the Whitemarsh valley all his life, the deceased was well known. -Mr. Smith was a slone mason by trade, and in addition wns nn auction¬ eer.
Besides his widow, the following children survive: Idel'a, wife of Lewis .Shannon, of Sellersvilie, and Walter-, of Fiourtown. The following broth¬ ers and sisters also survive: .lohn W., of Oreland; George and Seth, of li'lourtown; Elizabeth, Johnson, and Hannah, llarr.\' Moore.
The funeral services wei'e held at his 'ate home on Monday afternoon. In¬ tel iiieut being made at the Union eeinelery, Whitemarsh. • Besides the relatives and friends who attended the funeral, the members of Fiourtown (kid Fellows' lodge and Wissahickon council. 1. O. of A., of Kort Washing¬ ton, of which the deceased was a niember, attended lhe services in a body.
I.'REDERICK  WILLIAM  YOUXG.
Frederick Williani Young, of Wis¬ sahickon avenue, Fiourtown, died sud¬ denly last week aged 55. The de¬ ceased a short time before his death suffered frorp a seveije' attack of rheumatism    which   JM^MBiA  Jo   have,
asf.' reslded^WB^^'sFv^ral years, I earried on tHft'-^reltaurant business on j South Second Street, Philadelphia. Besides his wife, Elizabeth, th» de-. i ceased is survived by two children, ' Dorothy and Frederick William, Jr. \ The deceased's mother, who is 84 years j of age, three brothers and two sisters i also survive. The funeral was held i On Sunduy afternoon, interment being' made in Germantown cemetery, Philn- 1 di'lphia. .
MISS   LUCIXDA   L.   AGIX. i
Miss Lueiiida L. Agin, daughter of the late John C. Agin, formerly of Hucks county, died after a lingering iiln"ss al the home of her brother-in- law. Charles D. Wright in Jenkin¬ town, on Friday night. !
Miss Agin is survived by two sis¬ ters, Mrs. Charles D. Wright and Mrs. M. Harris Cornell, liolli of Jenkintown. i
Interment was made at Forest; Grove  cemetery.
Only One Witness to Sarah K. Hill's Codicil—Law Requires Two—$8000 for Chimes and $3000 for Ringer Hold,   However.
Jl. Thomas' P. E. church, White- indisii, suffers the loss of a bequest of! •¦flu.uuo, intended for the per¬ petual fund of the congregation by Mrs. Sarah K. Hill a former parlsii- ioiler of the church, and who, in a codieil lo her will, made evident her desire for such a legacy to accrue from  her eslate.
I'nfortunately, it developed ing the adjudication of the before Judge Sall.v, that the wherein this specilic bequest foi;th, bears' but on.^ witness signature of the testatrix instead of two, as the law requires, and that even this wellness is not a dis.n- twested witness. Therefore, und-'r the riding of th'e court, the legacy Is ,\oid.
This loss does not in any wa.v af- Ihe wl'l pro¬ of a s"l of tor which the sum of .$8000 trii.sl fund of will proper for I   bell
Alleged Conditions on Water Street and Orange Avenue.
dur- estate codicil is set to   the
Water     on     Private
Through       Private
Drams  aniS   Invades Cellars—Council
Declines      Responsibility,    But      Will
Try   to   Remedy.
The r-giilni inonlhly nieeling of Aiuliier liorough eounell was held Monday evening Willi Messrs. .\eul'f, Jenkins, I'Maveli, Turner, Craft, Hose and Hayden in attendanee and President Acuff in  the ehair.
The minutes of the meeting held on   Oct.   7   were   road   and   approved.
The specilieations and agreement wilh   lhe  borough   by   Hees  C.   Robert!-
POULTRY SHOW FORAMBLER.
Initial Exhibit to Be^Heldj Dec. 19, 20, 21.
Property     and   The Initial Poultry Show of the Mont- Mains       Bursts       gomery County Fanciers' Association Will  Be  HeJd at  Hotel Ambler, Am¬ bler,  Pa., from  Dec.  19 to 21. THE    Hi:.\SO.\    WHV. Many   line   bird.s   of   almost   all   the varielies  ui-e   breed   in   Mont- county   and   the   above   asso- has   organized   with   the   idea liiul ur,t:aiiizaiion and associa- lh» local  larineis, poultry men lovers of poultry in Montgom¬ ery county  will  be most helpful  lo  tho meinbers as a  whole  and   individually. ihere is an unusual opportunity lor
popular gomery elation in view lion of -ind all
for  the  construction  and   niaintenanco:'•''*> Montgomery Couniy Fanciers' as-
the the W.
wife of  Samuel wife of llie late
feet     th..   i.roMsion     in jjer     for   tiie   purehnse hlUii-s   for   tlU'   eluiieil, iestairix   sel   aside   Ihe nor   iloes   il   affeet   the .liJiuOn  ],iovided   in   tlu lhe securing,of th.'  services  of ringer for  the chimes.
.Mrs. llill In her will mnde manv lie(|ii..sl.=.        She       s.'t        forth that
should her eslate, aside from the .honiistead b.:> suftlclenl to provide in . full for all the bequests and l"g|ries. then the homestead in Wljilemarsh should be sokl. In cotlieii, however, she tendered homestead to her brother, D. Grall.\-, for his use only during his llfetiuie or for the use of a son of an adopted daughter, who per- rhaa.-e. Is under ag". lioth the brotlier and the guardian for the youthful son of the adopted daugh¬ ter lenounced their desire for the home. This made operative a provi¬ sion ill the codicil for the sale of the phijc. This was done. The codicil set; .no.OOO of the amount aside for the ehurch, as above related, and the balance realized was directed lo be eiivii Lo Sarah Hill Roberts and I'Jrasius Hill ftoberts, children ot Bertha HIP Roberts, the adotited daugliter of Mrs. Plill, the testa¬ trix. The homestead was sold for .$15,000.
When it became evident that the .$10,000 legacy failed, an effort was made, on behalf^ of the two grand¬ children, to claim the $10,000 in addition to the lialance accruing frohi the safe, ' which, with in¬ terest, etc., amounts now to $18,- 575.43.
Juege   Solly   in   an   opinion   render¬ ed   on   this- porht,   rules   it    to   be   a of'the rasWue  of  the  estate,   in fhe ^viM •galfe.^iie./iCMtfejJ. aazJIar:
of a Jiroposed cesspool in Xorlli Main street were read and adopteo and ordered to be executed by the pioper  borough  ollieials.
K''gnrding liic lialiililj- of the Le- high Val'ey Transit company for the 1 .'placement of the brick work be¬ tween .its tracks on Hutler avenue, the mallei- was laid over till the next meeting of eouneil.
Regar.ling the  preparation of a pro posed   oidiiianci undergi-oiiiid     of
sociation to become one of the most innuential organizations of its kind in the county, and this tor lis iiienib-rs. We   aio
means  much
nen fanning eomniunity, and Willi.; the price ol leea seems to oe c:o,i;,iantly soaring, we aivi ablev LO .a.se aiui iiu.v it ai as good or bet¬ ter iitiu,e.-i Uun tiiou.sands ot out- compel.i.oiS, uno our greatest a.sset is uiij- ea.-,y a.-i.-e.sa lo an unlimited mar- requlrlng the laying! "*^'—'*¦ luarkei which the state electric     wires,      Mr. :''* . ^^n'lsylvania    i aniiol   siipiijy.
tiiiig advant- ..   thut   lie   at • ouir-very door V      Xot one in a thous¬ and is making half an effort.
1'hcre is only one way to go ubout ll. There is only one way to begin. J.>on't mnkie u mistake of thinking that a mongrel Hock will pay as well as a full blooded one that hus been lireu along scii'ntilii' lines for show points, liner texuire ot llesh, weight und   gieuler   .-gg   producers.
Vou never knew a mulatla or n,' half-breed lhat was good for much, .ind you will never get a hen that looks like a crazy quilt to lav 250 eggs a J ear.      You might just as well
part that ns Ife
sua.
Kramer,   lliroiigli   .Soliciioi-   l-'ouike,   re-j     ^'''•'   ^'"   inui\ iiiuaiiy   uiki (luested   more-liiii.'  for  its  iiieii.iration. !'^^c^/if   the   opportuniUes
The beiuted bill of th,' Ambler Spring Water iiimpuny, having been investigated, it was reporti'd correct \cith the d"diiclloii of $12..',0 repre¬ senting a plug which was charged for July 1 although not ord. red unti' Dec. ' 1, and the bill of $3:i."i.42 was therefore ord-ied paid, although both Messrs. Jenkins and Ciall favor¬ ed asking some concessions in th ¦ amount inasniiieh as the bill dated as fur   back   as   1!I0,5.
-Mr. Rose, of the highway iiimmillee, i-eported     tlie   iilp..   placed     .it   Tennis
avenue     and   Reiffs     Jlill   road.       The, . „   -    ..^.-
curb   placed   along   Joseph   II.   Fretz's   '^<^'>P  thoroughbreds  as   mongrels.       It property   there  badly   washid,  but  the   costs no more to feed them, laying   of   n   gutter   will   correct   this, i     ^^^   yo"   know   that   a   full   blooded which   WiU   necessituie   llie  raising  oii ^f*" properly fed will produce in. eggs pipes     across   Spring     Garden   street.'""' *' '' •  ¦¦   ¦ '  -
.Some work has been done on the Pen¬ llyn road and some stone spread on Tennis avenue. Two carloads of stone huve been received. Mr. Walk¬ er has granted permission to place the  pijie  on   Tennis   avenue.
Mr. Hayden, of the law and order eommiltee, reported three arrests during the month and that the Key¬ stone Telephone compuny has failed to  replace   the   poles   coiupiained   of.
Mr. Craft moved that 500 feet ot Eureka hose be purchased, which carried with Mr. Flavell's amendment lhat in addition 100 feet be purchased hereafter  every  year for  live  years.
Mr. Turner, of the building coiii- niittee, reported a permit issued Wm. C. lOvans for the erection of the bak- uvy  liuilding for  S. S. Gehman
•A.   a   resplt
1,
i-UUf lu llie.se LWo,..-tjlalid- clilldren, -so • regarded*by th^-testa¬ trix, was spacUically set forth, and that   ll   did   not   inpiude   the   $10,000. !
Under the wiil, the residue of the estate, after the many bequests are provided for, will be placed in trust, the income thereof only to accrue to the two children. At their death, the trust of the residue will be ap- ' plicable to the purchase of food, etc., '¦ for the  needy  poor of  the  county. ;
The   estate,   usule   from     the   home- ; slend   sale,   amounts   to   $47,11 I..'!.'!.
six times her weight In a year and at a minimum price of 25 cents will show a clear prolit for the own.er of  more  thun  $4  a year per hen.
When the urice of market eggs falls off in lho spring then the owner of pedigrei'd slock reajis his biggest har¬ vest, selling eggs for hutching at prices never lower than $5 per 100, und us a general rule be seldom parts with   them   under  10  cents  apiece.
So    join   the    tight    for  pure     bred stock.      Join   the   Montgomery  Coun¬ ty  Fanciers'  association.       We  are  In [ our  infancy  now,   but  will  grow  with a   realization   of   our   ever   increasing '¦ ability   to   help   our   members. j     We    havo planned    a series of iec- , lures     by   prominent   and     sutcessful j poultry men covering every important p,hq.se   of   tho   subject   of  poultry   cul- .twe. , . A   list   of^ tiicsc- leeiuresrwiil ¦ tflililished:   i; T. . Tbf; "litj-v
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CENTRE SQUARE.
Mr. Emil Myerhoss, of Allenlown, spent Saturdav and Sunday with Mr. and  Mrs.  M.  Trinkle.
Willard tJnruh, of Xorrislown. was the guesl of his parents on Sun¬ day.
Miss Carrie Hart, of Xorrislown, spent several days with Mrs. W. H. Baker  and   family.
Mr. and Mrs. George Meldron and children, of aermantown, spent sev¬ eral duys with relatives the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Murtin Englert and children, of Xorrislown, visited rela¬ tives   here   Saturday   and   Sunduy.
Mr. and .Mrs. Charles Kelbber und George Trinkle, of Camden, X. J., spent Saturday nnd Sunday wilh Mr. and  Mrs.  M.  'rrinkle.
W. E. Baker spent Saturday in By¬ berry  and   Somerton.
Mr. and Mrs. I. II. Detwiler and son Allen were guests of Mrs. Detwiler's parents. Mr. und Mrs. Frank Permar, Sr., and Mr. und Mrs. W. D. Barnes in   Povlcstown   Saturday  and   Sunday.
Howard Breed has added much to the uppearunce of his shade trees by employing several foresters to do the trimming. ,    ,,        ^    ,,
A    social  meeting    of    the    Luther
ague, of St. John's Lutheran ihurch, ,..111 be held at the parsonage on 'iiuesday evening.
Services will be held In St. John s church next Sunday morning and evening. 'IMie evening services will be continued all this month.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Clifford Bernhard and children visited Mr. and Mrs. TTrirrv ^.  Hoover  on   Sunday  at  Blue
BeU. '
Miss Emily Permai-, of Bryn Mawr. spent   a   short   lime   with   her   sister.
IMr H. L. Morris, of Philadelphia, spent   Sunday   with   i-Matlve.s.
The supper, held on Oclolier 2C by aid society connected with Bethel Meliiodist church, was a grand suc¬ cess,  netting  more  than   $14^.
Revival meetings will commence on Sundav to continue two weeks.
PENLLYN.
A. B. Fitzpatrick spent Tuesduy at his country liome here.
Williani     Morton   has     relinquished his   position   witb   George   W.   Norris, niid George Snyder, u former employe, j takes the plaoe.
I     Mrs. Helen Metier has been visiting ! in   Brooklyn.
I     Mr. and Mrs. W.  S. Hallowell spent Saturday here.
-Miss Sara langstroth, of Xew York, ' sp"nt Saturduy and Sunduy here with ' her   parents.
I Powell Seiiipon spent Friday here. , Miss Anna Ingersoll und a few 1 young friends comprised a house parly Thursdn.\ evening und Friday ut the liigei^iill home here. I Howurd Liiiipen spent Wednesday ' here.
Mrs. J. W. Lutz has been on the sick  list.
G. Rowe is \isiiing his purcnls in Bulliniore,    Md.
C. E. Ingersoll und Harry Ingersoll and Miss Susie Ingersoll spent Tues-' day   here.
\V'iliis Alterbolt has secured n posi- liciii  wilh  S.  Wilson  Fisher.
-Mrs. Steers spent Tuesday in Phila¬ delphia.
Xewbold Drayton has gone to Alt- mar, N. Y.
Miss Christine Chambers has lieeni .spending 10 da>s ut her country home here, i
The     attruclivo   country     house   of Air.  and  Mrs.  Henry Brinton  Coxe  at l'"iillyn  presented  u guy scene Friduy L'ieiiiiig,   when   u   dance   wus  given   In honor     of     .Miss     Murguret      Robins, iluughler    of    Mr.  and    Mrs.   Thomas Robins,   who   is   one  of     the   season's dcbutuntes.       The   house   wus   elubor- .itely   decorated   with   uutuiiin   Ilowers und     uutumn       leavs.       -Vboul     1,10 ! guests   were   present,   and   in   addition ' to   a   number   of   this   season's   debu- '. tantes   were  somo  of  last  season  and j a  few >'Oung married  people. !
Home   Mission   Week
in  Ambler. 17 to 24,  wili
Xext week, from Xov. be known throughout the country as home mission week. During that time churches of all denominations win strive to become better acquaint¬ ed with the worli which is being done on the home mission lields, and with the possibilities of the future. Over a million immigrants per year are en¬ tering our countr.v. These must be Christianized or tliey will soon over¬ run our counlry wilh their semi-bar¬ barous   religious   nnd   inlidelity.
Tlie churches of -Vmbler liave unit- "d for the ser\'ii-oe of this week and your attention is culled lo the topics und sueakers for each evening at 7.41 ns   noted   below:
JloiuiH.v—.Subject, Indian;     spi-aker. Dr. place,   Culvury  M.   E.
Tuesdn.v—Subject, (Illustrated);        S]>t.>ul'
GWYNEDD.
On Thanksgiving day in the Church of the Messiah holy communion will be celebrated at S a. m. and morning prayer and sermon at 10.30.
.^t the annual nieeling of the Wo¬ man's Auxiliary these offlcers were eleeted: President, Mrs. J. Cheston .Morris; vice president. Miss Elizabeth Smith; S'»cretar.y, Mrs. William II. Harding; Ireasurer, Mrs. Henry C. Boyer.
-Miss Jennie Armstrong' has been elected president of the Junior Auxi,!- inry und Miss Murguret Rlnge ap- poiiilod as one of the leaders in mis¬ sion  study.
The     American Wilson Wallace; church. "The     Frontier"
.'r.      L.      Morrill
place.    Alt.    Pleasani    Haptisi
Hainer church
Wednesday—Subject,     "The      Immi- j grants;"     speaker.     Dr.       Doiigherl.\ ; ! lilncc,   l'"irst   Presbyterian  church,   up- i djL^r   uusiiiees   of   St.   John's   Lutlier.iii church.
Thursda.v—Subject, "The Rural I Region nnd tli.e City;*' speaker. Dean j Tull:   place.  Trinity  Episcopal  church.
I''riduy—Subject,   "-Vmerlcan     Social | Prolilems;"       speaker,   •  Rev,        Wm. i Schmnlhorst;    place.   First   Presbytar- ian church, ;
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That   Winter   Supply
of lloiir for the house and grain for the barn gel at F. G. Slritzingor & Co.,   Xorristown.
NARCISSA.
The iiiasquer.-ide ilanc.^ given Satur¬ day evening in proiimery hull was a success.
An exhibition of corn was held in Ihe creamery hall Wednesday by the members   of   the   grange.
I      The    Loyal    Crus.-iders. of    the Cold Poiijt .Sunday school, will hold ils re-
¦gular nionthly meeting Saturduy even-
. ing in the form of a poverty social, to
I which nil are invited.
!     George  Johnson,  of Bridgetiin.   -V.  J..
i visited  Joseph   Buckman   last   week.
'      -Mrs.   A.   C.   Buckman   aii.d   daught-r
i are spending the week in Chester. .V.  G.   Wl 'I'l'  i.'-  spendimr 10  dues  on a   i;riinnin,g  trip   to  Alloway,   X^  J.
The supper given Saturday even- irg liy the Cold Point church was a success.
IVIAPLE  GLEN.
Mr. nnd Mrs. John Harrar moved from Harry Stout's lo Willium Whiteside's  o'n  Tuesduy  of last  week.
Russel L. Campman, of Xorristown, anil George W. Campman, of Ambler, were at tlieir brother's here on Sat¬ urday gunning.
Mrs. Smith und daughter, Mary, of Doylestown. spent Sunday at Josepji Worthln.gton's.
^VIIliam Hoffman, of this place: .lohn Roberts, of Dresher, and Leslie it. Shep'iurd, of near Springhouse, spent n iveek's llnn' gunning In Mon¬ roe county.
—Bridgeport's school board will in¬ stall a gynmasiuiii in the basement of the   DeKalb   streei   school.
—SS cases have been  listed for  trial ' at   nocemb"r  civil  court.
—9.   M.   Yerger.     of   Kulpsville,   r>- \ cently plucked some fine strawberries.
—The     will   of   Oliver     L.   Althouse. | Inlo   of   Souderton.   admllted   to   pro- . bale,   bcqu^nthes   deceased's   estato   tol his wife during her life.     At her death or should she remarry,  the estate be¬ comes  the  property  of d'-ceased's  tw.i daughter.       Deee.-ised    names  his  wife Lizzie  and   his  I'rend,  Al'en  G.  Rclff, I'xi'cutors  ef  the esiutc. '
NORTH   WALES.
John Comly, who recently bought Iiuck the old homsteud farm on West Walnut road, has sold h^ line resi¬ dence on South Muin slreW, lo Wulier Weinbuck, of this place. The lutter will occupy the same as a home for himself.
Hurry Xuss, the pninter, Is erecting a \\arehouse ulong side of his shop on .•^¦outh   Sixth  street.
A. L. Knause, Fred Herman and George Bell have returned from u, week's gunning trip in the mountains with a  line  bunch of game.
-V. A. Weirbai'k und son Walter left in the former's uuto for a week's gunning in the Pocono mounluins on -Monday.
The grading over Walnht street for the new Philadelphia and Western trolley line will be completed in a few days. Trade la.\'ing is rapidly going on and lhe new line will be shortly completed. The deep cut of solid rocit at Acorn hus very much de- Inyed the work. Connection at Xorth Wnles Junction with the Chestnui HIII division hus been mudo and the subway under the Stony Creek rull- rouil on the McDowell farm also has iieeu completed, and work trains aro liallnsting the new line from Lunsdale to  -\eorn   with  crushed  slug.
-\ piano hus been purchased liy the Hrothorhood for its new room in the iia-sement of St. Luke's Reformed cliureh.
Inspectors of the state board, of hialth ha.ve been looking into the .sanitary conditions of our town.
The aniiua'l meeting of the guild ef .Vorth Wales was held in the parisli liiius-». of St. Peter's Lutheran church, on Wednesday of last wesk. Large quantities of' garmenis and hospital supplies were received and distriliu- tions made to •haritalile iiisiiiutirms. hii.«pitals,   etc.
l-"rank Murk."? has resigned us man- ,iuer of the Jaiifs Bell Co. store nnd -'¦cured  a  position  in Camden,  X. J.
Luther R .Shearer Is planting n tin,, s'iruee pine h' dge along the Main street front of his flne new home.
Tho Star cours.i of entertainments, under the auspices of the high school, are largely attended and the talent g'l^atly enjoyed by the patrons.
ii.liows permits, paid, $i!l 32.
Dr. Shelly, of the local board of health, called attention to water con¬ ditions on Water street and on Orange nvenue, where largo drains become broken during heavy rains und cause flooding of cellars, und suggested that' the borough cease running the water on   Private   property.
R. E. Gift, secretary of the board of health, staled that the large druim pipe under South Muin streei is near¬ ly clogged with sediment, and sug¬ gested cleaning this out and allowing the  rush  of  wut-er  to  How   ihrough.
President Acuff stated that the whole subject has been up in council pre¬ viously, and that council has no legal jurisdi(;tion, as the pipe lines are private enterprises, and the borough is still running waler in the original courses, but if the property owners grow two insistent then council will be compelled to step in and reopen the former streams, ijacing same In their   original   condition.
Mr. Rose explained that Mrs. Mary P. Dager had ordered off the borough employes when they entered upon her land to clean out the water wny.
C. J. Kemmerer suited lhat tbe pipt, line down Water street is draining a large section of the borough, which present street levels huve forced sur¬ face water to Ilood lo one point, und he asked that council tind some way to divert some of this water to other points.
The mailer was referred lo the high- Hay eommiltee to interview Mrs. IJa- ger to ascertain if some relief can be secured  for  this  condition.
A warrant wus received from Ih" treasurer of Penns.vlvuniu in the suin of $211.SO, being the borough's share on the foreign lire insurance, and same was ordered turned over to tbe bor¬ ough  Irensurer.
A petition wus read for slreel lights • in the morning, and council ordered same until its next meeting from 4 to 6.
T'he .\sbestos Shingle, Slutc and .Shoalhing compan.v, through Mr. Rose, asked for u stieel light on Maple street north of the plunt's entrance, und lhe light committee was ordered lo inves- lignte  need   for same.
The following bills were ordered puid: L. .S. Moore, $4; A. H. Renner, $4; Hurrv Wacker, $20; John A. Kel- ]y, $24; Wm. M. Johnson, $20; "Am¬ blor Gazette," $3.55; Wissahickon Fire Co., $30.69; D. F. Mar[ile, $S.,'54; John D. Stackhouse, $2.01; C. F. Seifert, $2.40; Harry Stong. $1.20; Ambler Electric Light Co., $1;!5.52; Florene:; L. Thomas, $1.35; Thomas S. Gillln. .^^..^O;   Albert   Kulp,   $56;   R.   S.   Ford.
large .iuiiibi:i( uable prizes * outright. If blooded stock and enlar the breeding     pen.
ivinn.v   \r'--
1     to   be  - won
' a    lireeder-  of
send   for  iireniium   list
choice      cockerel  or
B>-     showing     birds
—Wllllani Johnson, brother of the Phil.adeljihia lawyer. John G. John¬ son, is a resident of Perkasie. The foMiier recently broke his hip in a fail an "th"   street.
' MONTGOIVIERYVILLE.
Mlss Susie Service, ..f Sellersville. spent Sulurday and Sunday with her parenls at this place.
Mr. and Mrs, John Wright .ind daughter Evelyn, of Springhouse, spent Sunday wilh Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Heck'er und   family.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Weidn"!' of Prospectville, spent Sunday with Air. iind Mrs. Edward Holdroy and family.
Miss Gertrude Weidner is suffer¬ ing   with   inflammatory   rheumatism.
Mr. and Mrs. James P.iizby and f iiuily soent Sunda.v Willi Thomas F. Buzby  and   family.   '
Mable" llei^kler spent Sunday with his  parents  at West  Point.
.^.'oriis White nurchased a pair of   liori--i^s   la'-t   we<ac.
Mr. ana Mrs. Walter Service and I'laii.v ¦ '.ii-'e '-'onday with Mr. and Mrs.  Irvln Mooro,
before the competent judges that have been engaged every one will learn in the most practical way just where¬ in he excels or is deficient. We de¬ rive much on the subject from books and the poultry press, but there is no placo for practical knowledge and experience like the show room.
It Is thero we learn what we must strive for in breeding and what we must   discard.
Xo tanners nor his wife can afford to miss this show. Every lover of poultry ill .Montgomery county should visit il. No matter what the weather, come lo Aiiililmr on Thursday, Friday! or Saturday, the 19th, 20 or 21st of December. Show held right ut the station, equally convenient to train or trolley. .A boost, for the Montgom¬ ery' Count.v Finders' association Is a boost for you. Premium list now ready.       Entries   close   Dec. .1st.
JAMES  R.  GILLIX,   Secretary.
In down made
Infant Left With  Father, an     extended     opinion,   handed
by Judge Weand, in the effort by iVlrs. Xorman H. Been, of Hickorytown, lo secure possession of her l!)-monlhs-old duughter, Mar¬ tha, now in the care of the father, the lalter at pre.sent residing Avith his iiarenls in Roxborough, the child is left vvith tho father for tbe pres¬ ent, 11 is held lhat the little one is vfe.il caroLl for.      •
The court holds that the conduct of the wife, who hud evidi'iitly be¬ come lired of iioiiic life and sought the coinpany of u former suitor, was deiddedly improper, though no crim¬ inal ac1 wns evidi'nceJ; aud that the husband wns wnrrnnied in not aliiding by this. Tbe Liourl urges tlu couple to gel together, the husband to pro¬ vide n home uwuy from his parenls, and the wife lo clearly demonstrate her sincerity of jnirposo of reconeill- alioii.L The court; gives her three months to do this, and after that date stie   can   leiiew   her   amilieation,
Strikers   Back  at  Work.
The •strike of Hie 12uO employes of the Alan Wood Iron und Steel com¬ pany, and the J. Wood and Brothers company, of Conshohocki-n, whicii was in force since Tuesclay of last week, wa.-j called off Saturtluy, when the hands of the company, following' a lengtlily conference, agreed to the demands of the workers and granteil them a, 10 per cent, increase in wages.
The   new   rates   went   into   effect   on Monday    morning  and     affect   every deiiartment  of the  iiiiii, gincers,   tonnage    men, helpers.
Work was    r.;'sixiiiod    in  all depart¬ ments     on   -Monday,   th*   Alan   • Wood mill  resuming  three   turns  and   th"  J., Wood  und   Hi'iith'.r;   uv<i  tii;n- merly.
Including en- iaborei's    and
Aoington   Hospital   Benefit. Well     known     !=oi'ety    folk  of northern   f.iil.ui twin     seel Ion    Ihi. "Heeehwood."    ut    Jenkintown,    ^' ^  < '' day  evening,   .ittracti "   by  nn  e; ¦ ate musical and.Ul'T     ¦   event \e:. ¦ ' und   ilevelopcl   under  tiio  dire, .i i i   ¦¦ the   Jenkintown   '''¦oral   .'iioclely.   :i,s   a benelit   to   the   fua.l   being  tulsci   toi Iho propo,s-il  Abington General  hoppi- tul.       jriinv     proiiiiiient     per^ions     ov Jenkintown.   Wvncole,     Xoble,   .\binT- ton   Ogonc!  ;ind   F.lkinn  T'urk  '.ver*'  la the     auJi.'i--e.     ee-i    :e > i :'   '     ''au're 1 (Inllars      ''ill      ¦ "
pjtal project.
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