Ambler Gazette

              The Amb
Gazette.
VOL. XDL-KO. so.
AMBLER,   PA.,   NOVEMBER   21,   1901.
$1.25  A  YEAR
NORRISTOWN
JJTTER.
Weekly Review of Recent Happenings,
sj "Old Friend."
Tho New Amendments— Supreme Court on
Procuring Evidence from an Accused
Man—Location of Hospital for tbe Insane
—Argument Court and Injunction Suits.
Norristown, Pa., Nov.   18, 1901.
Scarcely bave we voted on the constitutional amendments and adopted than
tentatively before it is made manifest
tbat tbere is a trick or a Job or both In
the project to establish voting machines.
I knew there was a sinister -motive in
it and therefore opposed any amendment to the constitution. Tbe Telegraph
polite out the danger: "To vote a
straight ticket requires but a single mechanical movement, while two additional movements are necessary to enable
the voter to vote for any candidate
whose name is outside the party column.
The element of time is of little' importance, as a few seconds suffice for tbe
manipulation of the additional levers,
but with every distinct movement of
the mechanism a clicking no'se is made
wbich is distinctly heard outside tbe
machine. The election officers, and all
others within hearing, are thereby notified tbat the particular voter who is in
the enclosure is scratching the party
ticket. Although the audible click gives
no indication as to the candidate scratched, it does reveal the fact that the voter
is a scratcher and by this revelation
destroys the secrecy of the ballot, which
is such an indispensable condition of
intelligent voting."
A decision of the supreme court of
tbe United States lays down the law
that where a police officer procures a
man charged witb a crime, to make a
written statement to him before the
grand jury has acted, vitiates a conviction obtained by tbe receiving of such
a statement in evidence by the court
tbat try the case. Bram, tbe first mate
of a vessel, was on watch on deck at
night; the captain and hia wife were
found murdered; Bram was suspected
and arrested, and after a long.trial convicted. He got a new trial.. -One of
the grounds upon whioh this was granted
was" that after Bram's arrest a detective
examined him about his conduct. The
-supreme court of the United States beld
''that our law reqories tbat accused persons shall be free from such interference,
a constant menace to justice as well as
an inevitable temptation to the police."
Sound sense.
I am glad I have found this high
judicial sanction to a principal I have
individually held for years _ to be tbe
onlv tne and just application of the
law in this country. Police officers ought
to be punished for contempt of. court
who undertake to procure evidence
from mi accused man from tiie accused
himself while under accusation and
ji-fcLoj!*Jb » htarinf Jjefore the jp-an*t,**~»*
add a trial in court., Tbe detectives, as
they call -themselves, are too flippant,
pert aad officious. Our criminal trials
are founded upon common law practice,
precepts and maxims, and one of the
most important of these sanctions ia the
axiom of the law',nemo teneter seipsum
accusaie. Tbe supreme court of the
United! States asserted the same principal In the Lees case, and has always
held strictly to tbe ancient landmarks
in all cases of this class, "that one law
■ required that accused persons should be
free from such interference, a constant
menace to justice as well as an inevitable temptation to tbe police." ■ The
practice of examining an accused is also against the statute law of Pennsylvania, unless he volunteers as a witness
In court.
Much talk is had over the pro
ject to change the course of a river
at St. Louis in order to have a good
place to tbe exhibition of 1903, as if
that change was something new. Gibbon, ,-in hia "Decline and Fall ofthe
Roman Empire,'' speaks of the artificial conflux of the Euphrates and Tigris, A. D, 233, and history is full of
other suggestions of just such changes
in channels of * rivers and even of turning rivers in a contrary direction.
Our manufacturers, and perhaps oik
municipality, will take renewed alarm
at the pollution 'of our waters in - the
Schuylkill and, Stony creek since tbe
decision ot the sepreme court ef Pennsylvania recently delivered on tbat subject. I agitated very much the late
Governor Hartranft and hia friend, Dr.
Read, now deceased, when I somewhat
zealously opposed the establishment ot
tha Hospital to the Insane within the
limits of the borough of Norristown,
and especially on any of the banks of
onr streams, but one was governor and
•the other his surgeon-general, and tho
hospital was built on Stony creek.a road
was vacated to make room for it and a
half dozen streets out off from being
opened westward without demolition of
th* buildings since erected for tbe institution. Stony creek ia one of tbe feed-
en of tbe Schuylkill. Now since the
asylum to the insane bas become crowded all can see that it should bave been
established beyond tbe borough limits
and away from these streams that flow
through our town. |But even William
Penn, with all his sagacity, could not
forsee what Philadelphia would grow to
be.
Argument court was in session laat
week and many cases, motions for trials,
exceptions to reports and other motions
were heard, but decisions are not generally rendered till-after due deliberation and consultation by tbe judges.
The orphans' court business, being now
separated from the common pleas and
quarter sessions cases, the latter will be
adjucated alone by Judges Swartz and
Weand and the former by Judge Solly,
who now Is sole auditor and judge in the
orphans' court.The causes in the equity
side of the common pleas court nave
multiplied to a great extent in the last
few years. The numbers grow with tbe
growth, of corporations, especially railroad* companies, which are jealous of
each other, all grasping for power and
patronage and each one attempting to
curtail the advance of its rival.   Court.
have been too tolerant with bills for injunctions. A private citizen or a competing company comes into court to stop
progress of a new company chartered to
build a railroad, Mill tiie court awards a
preliminary injunction and the proceedings are halted ia the very hour of our
jut expectation thai the public way enjoy the full fruition of tne desired enterprise. Such pretensions should be
tried in the common pleas according
to the rules of the common law, excepting only where tbe proof is evident or
the presumption great tbat irreparable
mischief will be done by allowing the
proposed public improvement to progress with its plan of operations. Let
those who allege injury sue for damages
as other persons have to do, who assert
injury for trespass.      OLD FRIEND.
Broad Axe.
Misses Maud Amey and Edna 0. Marlin, of Norristown, were the guests of
Miss Swaincott on Sunday.
Mrs.- Susan Rex and son William visited Mrs. Swaincott on Sunday.
Syndey B. Horn visited his mother
•t tbia place tbia week.
Mr. Daniel McClain, of Erie, Pa., ia
visiting his brother-in-law, Daniel
Sands, for, a short stay.
Mr.   Griffith   Jordon, of Flourtown,
spent Thursday with his daughter, Mrs.
Hiram McCool, of the inn.
'  Miss Lizzie Moore is residing for the
present in Bridgeport.
Abram Kell Bold a load of cows Thursday at the inn at an average of $40 per
bead.
Our village is to have a new meat
butcher route. Mr. Smith, of Conshohocken, intends opening in a few days.
Mr. Clayton Van Horn has returned to
his home in- Lancaster ville.
George W. Hellings is confined to his
bed with stomach trouble under the care
of Dr. Newberrv, of Whitemarsh.
C. W. Bergner has improved hia fence
by a coat of paint. Mr. Bergner will
remove to his city residence with the
advent of December.
John Martin, of Ambler, has been
making improvements to Mr. E. T.
Price's residence. Mr. Price has also
placed in a new Jones' scale.
Elsje Adelle Swaincott  visited  Miss
Lydia Harmer on Sundav.
. Mr. Elmer Weidner, of West Ambler,
called   on   his  cousin at thia  place on
Friday.
The telephone company of Ogontz nave
been laying new wire along their line
on Morris road.
W. E. S. met with Mr. Baker Sat-
urdav evening.   A social time was had.
Edward O'Donnell and John Martin,
Jr., have been on a gunning trip to
Trnmbauersville and Quakertown. They
report excellent success.
Flora 3. Swaincott, who has been
confined ..to ber home with a sore arm,
will resuiae her studies this week.
Miss Ada Wilson, of this place, attended tbe confirmation service at St.
Thomas' church, Whitemarsh, on Sunday.
, Mr. Hellings will remove the tollgate
to his own property, across the -road
from wbear -It-stands...  a_
U^0?^e%ttm^4
Thi$ .'year   tfte   union   Thanksgiving
ter vi «g   wil   he held in. the Baptist
Ichuich and Rev. Amthor, of the Meth
odist   church, will preach the   sermon.
Services begin at 9 o'clock.
Rev. J. H. Sechler, formerly of Blue
Bell, preached la the Reformed church
on Friday evening. Hia theme was
the application of Christianity to the
labor question. It was one of a series of
five sermons preached last week before
tbe Christian Endeavor society.
The grading for tbe Norristown trolley line ia making rapid progress. By
the close of last week tbe workmen had
completed about three miles, or nearly
to Zieber's park, except small bridges
over two streams. A cargo of rails also
arrived. It li probable that' tbe hands
will come back and lay.track aa soon
as they have sufficient ties. If tbe
weather keeps flne there is no telling
how far the road mav be completed before Christmas.
The Cosy readingroom of Hotel Norwood has been extended, an improvement whioh will be much relished by
its guests.
The Heebnera are busied with a $10, -
000 order for cleaners and threshers to
the Argentine Republic, South America.
Revival meetings are the order of tba
day here and thia week they are in full
blast in the Evangelical, Dunkard and
Baptist churches. Those in the Reformed ehurch closed on Friday night.
Miss Minnie F. Shay ia assisting in the
Baptist church.
Rev. Dr. Willet gives the second of
the winter oourse of lectures in Music
hall on this Wednesday evening. The
singers, both living here, were Misses
Margaret McKinley and Blanche Letson.
Rev. 0. L. Seasholes, fomerly of
Ambler, will lecture in the Baptist
church on Thanksgiving evening on
"Is Live Worth Living?"
Willow Grove Man Missing.
Clayton Shonenberger, wbo resides on
the C. H. R. Triebel's property, on the
pike below Willow Grove, left his home
on Monday, Nov. 4, and has not been
heard from since.
It is alleged that be has deserted his
wife and four children, as nothing has
been heard from him since his departure. The family are in destitute circumstances. They moved on their present place from near Fort Washington.
Tuns last spring and Shonenberger has
been engaged in working on tbe farm.
Previously he had resided in Lansdale.
The day of his departure be is said to
have been drinking some and his wife
told him he had better not go out with
the team, so be put the horse in the
stable. Then it is said he went down
to Abington, where he borrowed $7 from
Boutcher & Margerum, and nothing
since has been learned of him.
Took Poison for Pepsin.
Miss Mary Bomberger,a teacher hi the
second primary department of the west
Ward school, Lansdale, took poison ia
mistake for pepsin Saturday morning.
Her condition became alarming, when
she went to Kuan's durg storq for medical aid. Drs. S. P. Seese and J. W.
Bauman were then summoned and after
working with their patient for a short
time abstracted the poison.
MINISTERIAL
J TRAINING.
Work Done at the Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary.
Rev. J. A. Singmaster, I>. D., Tells of the
Institution to a Large Audience in Upper
Dublin Lutheran Church—Training: Required for the Ministry.
Rev. J. A. Singmaster, D. D., of the
Gettysburg Theological seminary, pteach-
ed in tbe Upper Dublin Lutheran church
last Sunday. In tbe morning he attended Sabbath school and spoke on
Moses and true greatness. The church
service was in charge of Rev. M. Q.
Richard, pastor. In introducing Dr.
Singmaster to tbe congregation, Rev.
Richard said be felt the church had a
particular interest in the speaker, as
Rev. van Buskirk, great, great-grand
father of Dr. Singmaster, was a pastor
of the charge in its early history. -He
said, "Dr. Singmaster is a member of
the eastern Pennsylvania synod, i was
pastor of the First Lutheran clinch,
Allentown, and now occupies the chair
of Biblical theology in the Gettysburg
seminary."
Dr. Singmaster then announced ?his
text from II Tim. ii:2, "And {lie
things that thou hast heard of ,'me
among many witneses, tbe same commit thou to faithful men, who shallv.be
able to treat others also." Dr. Spg-
inaster said; "The minister ought to
be a man of piety, talent and learning.
This is fully exemplified in Paul's letter, wben be wrote to Timothy -at
Ephesua. A minister must be faithful
and have an irreproachable character.
He ought to be a good man, and talents
are implied in the calling. We are
able to tench men, hut to be successful
tn hia calling a minister roust be born
to the ministry. God diversifies his talents. So far as piety ia concerned, every
man must settle that for himself. It is
difficult'to make a man pious. We may
pray and teach earnestly, hut tbe response must come from his own heart.
We can educate a man, but not make
brains and the Bible demands an educated ministry. God established itjn
the old testament and Christ chose 12
men to be bis disciples, whom he taught
and then trained. So the Bible intimates that tbe ministry must be of the
very highest type. The greatest ipfl.u-
ence that men nave created in this world
bas been exerted by the greatest minds,
wbo have uplifted humanity. The difference between educated and illiterate
ministry is the same as tbat between a
keen and dull tool. The office demands
education to make the way of salvation
plain and to make men better. It requires tact and ia diflcult of attainment,
therefore those who attempt it should
have the power to create public sentiment in their favor, should he publSj'
men and should uplift the com inanity
and make men better.
rf'This age ofAwakening and ofim_l't:
of new fields of -enterprise ' aniT *SjS|ift".
tion demands man of natural adaptability and trained scholarship to go in mat,
possess tbe land. It is a very sordid
age—a money-making age. I deplore
the fact tbat the young men seem to be
so engrossed in business that tbe ministry has very few allurements, hut if It
were not for our pastors We would all
fo to pleasure seeking and worldliness.
hese young men for the calling must
come from our families, and it ought to
be a serious problem with our parents
aa to which boy is heat adapted to-the
work. Soma families have no sons and
vet tbey should consider this quesiton
in the light of a duty in helping others
in this respect. The state feels the need
of it, but it cannot do the -work, so
that it devolves on the church to accomplish the education of ite ministers.
"This church bas been founded ISO
years, and tbe first body of Lutherans
formed the general synod in 1820 and
one of the first questions that came up
was that of founding a school. Our
ministers were first educated in Germany, ud Muhlenberg was sent over
from Halle to centralise the church.
After this supplies came from Germany,
Later the education was effected in the
pastor's family. Dr. vanBuskirk was
one of the first to be educated in this
country. The scope of the pastor's work
demanded much time, so that whioh
remained for his pupils was necessarily
limited. Princeton seminary supplied a
few ministers of onr faith, rat ia 1886
Gettysburg seminary was founded. You
are greatly indebted to this institution
because you have a share in the responsibility.. Pupils may come here
trom other schools after the completion
of their courses. 8. S. Smucker was
the first president In 75 years 900 men
have been graduated. These have gone
out and founded 27 colleges, 37 academies, theological seminaries, orphans'
homes, newspapers, etc. This seminary
has prepared nearly all £be ministers in
the church, including your own beloved, the late Dr. Sheeleigh. Men of the
future will have to come from Gettysburg. Tour life is wrapt up in it*
"The institution is located on Seminary ridge, and the property comprises
40 acres of land. The old. building
has been restored and is used as living
rooms by the students. A new building has been erected In the past six
years. It contains a.14,000 volume library, recitation rooms, etc. We also have
six houses. In all the property is valued at a trifle under $200,000 and. we
have $200,000 at Interest. $10,000 is tn
a library fund, $15,000 in scholarships.
Each synod, elects ministers and lay
members, wbo constitute the board of
trustees, and these act to you in its
management. Tbe course is three years,
and the tuition and the-furnished rooms
are free of charge to the students. The
church has decided to make tbe course
as easy as possible for its ministers.
Most of the student are from poor families and they need to be helped. There
are five professors who devote alt their
time to the pupils. This faculty is
composed of men of supposed ability. 1
will say of foui of my colleagues tbey
are men eminent for their piety and
learning, and the uncle of your pastor,
Dr.   Valentine,- is one  of them. *  Our >
men are sound In the faith, and you do
not bear of heresy and tbe revision of
creed lit our denomination. The seminary doesn't poison tbe minds of young
men that they will go out and be a
miasma on the church. Tbe character
of the seminary training determines the
character of yonr church. Of oourse the
congregation may somewhat change a
pastor, but more "often a poorly prepared minister will depress his people.
Make your seminary strong and the
work resolves itself into a question of self preservation, as tbe ministers that are being trained will determine the character of the support and
assistance to be derived by it later when
they secure assignments.
"The financial side of the institution
is one that ia interesting. Yon have
looked well to yonr own churcb in enlarging and beautifying thia building.
It stands for progress and enlightenment.
Just so with the seminary. We feel
that we must put forth our best efforts
to make the training and equipment at
Gettysburg equal to the best. Our old
building was a very good one when it
was constructed. - Yet buldings will
wear out' just as your church did, and
then comes the demand for better and
more substantial and beautiful edifices.
Wben I went to the seminary tbere were
onlv two stoves there, and there was
not a spigot to water, in the place. The
buildings were old anil dilapidated. Now
a new building bas been erected and
plumbing introduced. The plant will
for 50- years. The cost waa $90,-
000, $62,000 of which remained several
years ago. Since then there haa been
an urgent need of paying off the balance,
and the trustes have prevailed on me to
solicit tihs fund. I have been very
successful and have secured about $25,"-
000, so that $33,000=remains. People
have their family and home duties and
business demands, and yet you have
never been called upon to give to tbia
cause am| may never be again. We feel
that this is an obligation that should be
cancelled. Out of the $200,000 handled
jin the past 20 years only $135 has been
lost, which shows that the funds are
judiciously cured for.''
Dr. Singmaster preached again In the
evening after ■ taking part in the Christian Endeavor. Dur ing the week* * he
called on several members of the congregation and secured promised assistance
in the work in which he is engaged.
Willow Grove.
Howard-Ervin moved from Abington
to one of P. W. Triebel's bouses on
Overlook avenue.
J. A. Moyer has sold large quantities
of potatoes this season. He bas over
400 bushels and has disposed of more
than half of them.
Joseph Balme is building a house on
his lot, corner of Old Welsh road and
Edge Hill road. His son, Josepb Balme,
Jr., is doing the work.
Congratulations are being received by
Mr. and Mrs. .William Campbell on the
arrival of a little daughter ai-tbeir home
iu Philadelphia. Mrs. Campbell is the
daughter, of Samuel Keighflv,
Mra^SsiMwHMiWMev maka
Mte8iiekaid$$8mi. toftmfSM
Emma Rothroefc,' of Heiiertowh, Has
been spending some time with her*sister
here.
Mrs. Wright and son,of Philadelphia,
have been, spending some time with
Mrs. Samuel Ramsey.
Tbe regular month 1 y meeting of the
Ladies' Aid society, of the M. E. church,
will he held at tha home of Mr. and
Mrs. George S. Dutton, Old York road,
this Thursday evening.
Tbe cellar has been dug already for
the new hotel to be built at tbe corner
of Arnold avenue and the Old Welsh
road. Mrs. S. C. Murphy, of Atlantic
City, N. J., will be the owner and pro*
prietor. The Harry Kates company,
limited, has the contract for the erection of the building, which is to be
three stories in height. The structure
will be under roof shortly.
Trade at the stores at the Grove is
quite fair.
J. W. Margerum is erecting a flne
large barn In the rear of his residence
on tbe Davisville road. The Harry
Kates company, limited, supplies the
lumber and Mr. Margerum is himself
doing the work.
An electric lamp has been placed in
front of the general store of Samuel
Keightly & Sons at the junction of Park
avenue and the Doylestown road.
John Crawford has been on the sick
list.
Mary Keys and Maggie Winters have
been held by 'Squire Goentner on their
own recognizance to keep the peace.
Arthur Seeley and wife spent last
week in Hellertown visiting.
J. C. Robinson, who Is electing a
large summer hotel on Park avenue, has
purchased of Samuel Keightly ■ two lots
adjoining his new building. Thia purchase makes Mr. Robinson the owner of
nearly all tbe building land fronting the
park, on Park avenue.
Thomas Hobensack, the liveryman,
on Wednesday went to West Chester to
see if he could identify as his own, a
jhorse and carriage advertised as having
been abandoned tbere by an unknown
party. About two weeks ago a stranger
applied at his livery, in bis absence, for
a horse and carriage for about an hour.
He was accommodated by those wbo
had been left In charge, but nothing
has been seen of the horse or vehicle
by ite owner up to the time above mentioned.
George Lease has moved'from George
W. Titlow's house to Germantown.
PURITY IN
LIVING.
Conference Held in tbe Upper Dublin
Friends' Meeting.
Address by John I.. Carver, of Philadelphia- Meral Well-Belng Controlled by
Individual Action—Impurity in Character
One to Neglect.
A well attended conference upon the
subject of "Purity" was held on Firstday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock In Upper
Dublin Friends' meeting. Tbe meeting
was called to order by the clerk, James
Q.Atkinson. Arabella Carter, the secretary of the committee appointed by
Abington quarterly meeting to conduct
a series of conferences _ upon temperance, peace and other kindred subjects,
read the minutes of tbe last conference,
after which Phoebe Atkinson*, of Upper
Dublin, read impressively tbe 35th
chapter of Isaiah.
James Q. Atkinson then stated the
subject of the present conference and introduced the principal sneaker, John"L.
Carver, of Philadelphia, who in discussing the topic referred to tba respect
we all have for the skilled physician,
who so impresses us with bis abilities,
land the great knowledge he has of disease and the remedies to be applied to
heal them. But with all his knowledge
of the medical art, the testimony of the
most learned man in the profession as
to how to keep a community in good
health and free from any epidemic of
disease would be that the desired result
would depend more upon individual
obedience to laws of hygiene than to
anything the skilled practitioner could
do.
"The moral well-being of any community is also controlled by individual
action and by the inner life and character of each person living.therin. To
improve the standard of morality and
social purity among the people each follower of Christ should do his or her
|part in advancing the good work. It is
essential first of all that those who attempt this work should themselves live
the pure life they would have others
live.- Children are very quick to note
any imperfections either in the teacher
himself or in the method of bia teaching, and the conclusions thus drawn by
tbem are generally pretty accurate.
"Secondly, the teacher should thoroughly understand that wbieh be attempts to impart to others. The rising
generation will be in much better position in this respect tban those of former
days because of tbe better instruction
on tbese topics they are now receiving.
Much- of tbe irnpurity.in personal character is due to the ne-gject of parents in
not teaching their children certain facts
in regard to their own being, which
they should know. Instead a veil of
my^tery-is.too often thr&wn around these
things, and tlie-jSErild.-ci^aje left to pifek|
tup-their knowledge a-fc^treet corners or
^■rTukuj-scin, tlid speaker saiqMie
[uridation for such tnojvledgc eouWbe
nghf to even y<?nng children by directing tbeir attention to animal and vegetable life around them and to the wise
and beautiful laws God has established
in regard to the parental relation and
the loving care bestowed by even tbe
lower animals upon their offspring.
Wbere tbia primary knowledge has been
carefully taught little trouble need be
experienced in teaching the further
necessary knowledge as they grow older.
Appropriate and interesting .remarks
upon tbe same subject were nide by
Silas Morris, of Horsham; James Q.
Atkinson and Arabella Carter. The
next conference will be -held Twelfth
month 15th, at 2.80 p. m., in Norristown "Friends' meeting, subject, "Temperance." Porf. Green, of Westchester, will  be the speaker.
Whitpain r.lternry Society.
A large meeting was held Saturday evening at
die home of Prof. W. DePrefontaine. It was
opened by the president, George Davis, at 8.45.
Minutes read and roll called by the secretary,Miss
Emily Morris, and the following program was
rendered: Singing, W. L. ti.'. reading, Mrs. Merrill; vocal solo. Miss Clara Miller; address, J. W.
Merrill; reading, F. Clifford Bernhart; poem, Miss
Shook: piano solo, Prof. W. DePrefontaine; duet.
Prof. DePrefontaine and Miss Clara Shook, followed by recess. Order was again restored and
the rest of tbe program rendered. ■.
Reading, Miss Emily Morris; organ solo; Prof,
W. DePrefontaine; debate, "Resolved, The Pleasures of Hope are Greater Than Those of Imagination." Affirmative, J. W. Merrill and Joseph
Buckman; negative, James II. Horn, Jr., George
Davis, C. DePrefontaine, Sr.. and Mr. Miller.
It was decided in the negative. Solo by
Miss Shook.Meeting closed to convene Saturday,
Nov. 30, at the home of Miss Marie Hoover, Blue
Bell.
Jarrettown.
Frank Potts' new double corn crib is
now completed.
The old saw mill at Dreshertown has
been torn down recently and the material removed. Years ago hundreds of
large logs were every year litre converted into plank for varioas uses. Bnt
bow very few trees suiatble for the
purpose are to be found anywhere near
this place.
Edward Neal visited his son at Oak
Lane laat week.
Thanksgiving day will be observed as
a holiday by the township schools.
Elizabeth R., widow of the late
Robert A. Taylor died Wednesday, Nov.
13, after a long illness, aged 75 years.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon
from her late residence, Dreshertown.
Interment was made in Jarrettown cemetery. She is survived by several sous
and one - daughter. Nearly 50 years of
her life were spent in Upper Dublin
township, where she was highly respected by all who knew her.
The state board of health is stirring
up the vaccination question in the various rural school districts where the law
GLENSIDE AND AROUND.
Edge Bill Man Found Dead In Philadelphia — Wedding Nuptials — Diphtheria
Closes School—Notes of Interest.
Frederick Lovejoy, of Weldon, has returned homo from a trip to Willams-
port, Pa.
Mr. Samuel Fenton, who has been on
the sick list for the past week, is much
improved.
The next meeting of the Saturday
Night Euchre club will be held this
Saturday evening, Nov. 83.
Rev. Frank Burdick, of Philadelphia,
had charge of tha services at the Baptist mission Sunday evening.
Mrs. Samuel Crowther, of Hotel Weldon, gave a party to the children* of
the village last Thursday evening.
Mr. William Rodenbaugh, of Franklinviile, was the guest of Mr. George
Donahue   and family last Sunday.
The rehearsal of tbe Christmas music
will begin next Sundav at both tbe
Presbyterian and Methodist churches.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Robinson,
of Falconhill, returned to tbeir city
residence, 1817 Walnut street, last Friday.
Joseph Williams and Smith &
Lochot have had telephones installed in
their places of business at North Edge
Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Rodenbaugh were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William
Butcher at Washington Square last Sunday.
Mr. William A. Hillegae and family,
of Willow Grove, moved  Into one of.-
Mr. Schlimme's houses, on  New street,*
last week.
The public school at Weldon was closed for two days last week owing to the
numerous cases of diphtheria in the
vicinity. ,
Rev. J. F. Hart man, D. D., pastor
of Lafayette Hill Evangelical Lutheran
church, conducted tbe services at tbe
Lutheran mission Sunday afternoon at
Shady Nook farm.
Joseph Roatcbe has purchased the
lot,. ■ corner of Glenside and Thomson
avenue, from Alexander Thomson. Mr.
E. Hauscr will erect a house for Mr.
Rpatche during the coming winter.
Tbe Ladies' Aid society, of tbe Glen-
ride M. E. churcb, will hold their sixth
annual bazaai on Friday and Saturday,
Deo. 6 and 7, in W. 1. B. Robert's store
on Willow Grove pike. Ice cream,
cakes, candy, oysters and fancy articles
Will be on sale.
The Glenside castle, Ancient Order
Knights of the Mystic Chain, attended'-
divine service at Calvary Presbyterian J
Church, Wyncote,Sunday evening.' Rev.
William Barnes Lower, pastor of the-|
church, a member of a couple of sec-
ret„societies, preached an eloquent sermon io.their behalf.
The body of Essex P. Gamp, Ji., of
Edge Hill, aged about 30 vears, was
found on Mill Creek road, near the river
drive above West Manayunk, by Charles
Carr. of _hawmout. Mondav morning,
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the deceased, who was sap-jgeLi!]
died ft*f natural causes. He wat a
of the late Essex Gamp, to druggist, ehaV
a stepson of the late consul for Holland, Albert Sobeuckmg. When a child
Camp bad a severe attack of typhoid
fever, wbich left his mind slightly deranged. He resided with his brother-
in-law, ' Walter Taylor, but left home
two weeks ago to look for work and had
not been beard of since until last Monday, when his mother was notified of
bis death by Coroner Ashton, of Montgomery county, fs •
A pretty home wedding was solemnised Wednesday evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Sulke, at Glenside,
when their daughter, Min Laura Gertrude Sulke became the bride of Mr.
Edward Mitchell Hagerman, of Lansdale. Rev. John Scfaunck, pastor of
St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal church,
Weldon, performed the ceremony. The
bride was given away hy her father and
was attired in a gown of white crepe de
chine, trimmed with Duchess lace and
carried a bohauet of, chrysanthemums.
Miss Clare Hallman, of Norristown, was
tbe maid of honor, she wore a gown
of white Paris muslin, trimmed witb
pink and carried a bouquet of white
and pink chrysanthemums. The flower
girl was K«iss Elsie Grooves, attired ia
white and', carried a basket of flowers.
Mr. Frank F. Sprogell was best man.
Mr. and Mrs. Hagerman will reside at-
Lansdale.
Tbe Smallpox Oasea.
There was a slight smallpox scare in-
Conshohocken Wednesday. Miss Irivn
of Hickorytown, who works in Gresh 's'l
cigar factory, Norristown, was stricken
With the disease on tbat day. Her
sister, who works with her, went to a
sister in Plymouth township, and the
Norristown board of health telephoned
to Consbqhocken that she had gone there.
An investigation showed that she went
to Plymouth, visiting a sister. The
house was quarantined.
Misa Irvin, of Hickorytown, was  removed to the Municipal hospital, Nor-
on that subject has not been rigidly en- 4'i.fetown.   She bad only a slight attack,
forced.
Elwood Craven and. wife celebrated
tbe 50th anniversary of their marriage
Wednesday evening of tbis week.
Frank Houpt reports having a splendid
time while gunning in Union county.
He brought a nice lot of pheasants and
other game witb him Saturday evening
when be reached home.
William Lightkep is home again after
several weeks' stay at Delaware*' Water
gap, where he was working tp tome
new houses for B. S. Russell,of Ambler.
Creditors Want Receiver Apriblnted.
A hearing was held Friday morning
before Judges Swartz aad Weand on proceedings instituted to haWa receiver
appointed to look after the /estate of T.
J. Delahanty, a carpenter who left
Cheltenham some time* iigo going to
Washington state. Before he left be
transferred some property to creditors,
which is unsatisfactory to those instituting the proceedings and it is the desire that tbe traiwfers be annulled s6
tbat all may share alike.
It is not thought that smallpox wil
develop in Plymouth, tbe local autborties.
determined, however, to quarantine
the house to make sure that tbe disease
will not be spread.
Lansdalo-NoiTistown Trollev.
It now develops that tbe Philadelphia _ Lehigh
Valley Traction compafiy la building the line
from Lansdale across to Norristown, aud tbat
Emery, who figured largely In securing franchises
and releases, !■ now in their employ. A large
force of men is now engaged laying the track out
towards West Point, and it to not known whether
from there the line will be run by way of Bethel
church and Norritonyille to Norristown, or take
the Morris road, hall a mile bevondJWcst Point
and go south to Franklinviile and thence over
the State road to the Swede street line in Norristown. The latter route to prohahly preferred
at this time, because of the impossibility at present of extending the line from Ambler over by
way of the pike to Broad Axe owing to opposition
of Mr. C. William Bergner.
The original plans of the Inland company, tbe
predecessor of the present ownership, were to run
a line from their Bethlehem pike trolley from
Friends' Corner to Norristown over tbe State
road, another from Ambler by way of Broad Axe
and Blue Bell, connecting at Centre Square. By
the supposed plans now the State road line is
still a probability and will give the lower end
patrons a route to the county seat, though of longer distance than the projected one through
Ambler, which to blocked at present.
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