Ambler Gazette

              •^Fsp
i
7
!
The AmbleR Gazette.
VOL.  XXVI.-KO.   13.
AMBLER,   PA..   MAKC1I   2<5,   1908.
*1.25 A YEAR
PEINYPACKER
GIVESADVICE
Lectures Before School   D.rectors
Association at Lansdale.
Says People Do Bat Appreciate Eflfort-
Me__'« and Girls' Shortcomings-Coat'
mends County Superintendent lifnidl.
— Other Speakers.
Thursday at Lansdale, the central
figure of the 38th meeting of the School
Directors' Assooiation of Moutgomery
Oonnty was ex-Governor Pennypacker,
Who was assigned the topio "Should
tlfe Public Schools be Centralized?"
The governor spoke about education
generally aud criticised some of the
shortcomings of the present day school
system. Assigned on the topic with
him was United States District Attorney J. Whitaker Thou.p_.ou.
During the ccurse of bis address
Governor Pennypacker said: "Our
people are wanting in certains ways,
OT they would give greater credit to
my achievements accomplished in all
tines of good work for their benefit.
"We are losing sight of many of the
old standards which need to guide our
lives aud those of our forefathers.
Women of today forget many of the
arts of their mothers and grandmothers. Few et the girls nowadays care
to know hew to boil ham. People
nowadays want to live in cities, and
When tbey get there want to put np
in apartment houses. Men all waut to
go to Pittsburg and raise big fortunes.
Then tbey want to buy yachts and many
things much worse than yachts, and
then have a good time. it is then*
fore very difficult to tell the improvement by the effeot of eduoation.
The ex governor declared tbat the
purpose of education is not to fill the
heads with sentiment, but With good,
practical, verile knowledge.
Mr. Pennypacker also took occasion
to commend Oounty Superintendent
Landis for the excellence of bis ad
mini strati on of sohool affairs.- Said the
ex-governor: " Wheu I was ohief executive of the state, I had the honor
to appoint Mr. Land is to the superin-
tendency of your county. While lie
was highly recommended, I did not
at once make tbe appointment, but
only deoided thatMr. Landis was a suitable person after many consultations
with educators."
The guiding spirit of the convention
was President Samnel J. Garner, of
Hatboro. to whose tact and cleverness
the meetiug was mad._jinteres.iug and
who... ttaveloned-ttiuch tenable thought
OBITUARY.
MRS. CATHERINE F. SWARTLEY.
Catherine Fuuk Swartley, aged 84
years, died at tbe home of her son-in-
law, Francis P. Shiep, No 96 Shewell
avenue,Doylestown,on Friday morning
at 4 o'clock.The deceased was a native
of Hilltown township. She was married in November, 1843, to George
Swartley, who died in May, 1901.
She resided in Colmar for 19 years
and later moved to .New Britain
where she lived for 40 years. The deceased is survived by a daughter. Mrs.
Francis P. Shiep; a son, Jacob F.
Swartley, of Ambler; two brothers,
John F. and Abraham E. Fuuk, of
Elkhart, Ind.,' aud two sisters, Mrs.
Esther Frick of Philadelphia, and
Mrs. Henry W. Gross, of Doylestown.
She was a member of the Mennonite
church, of Line Lexington.
BENJAMIN F. BRADFIELD.
Benjamin F. Brad field, a well-known
resident of Horsham township, died
some time Thursday evening.' He had
been away in the buggy on Thursday
evening and it is thought had been
takin ill and was attempting to get
home, when he was seized by
last illness and died.
The first inkling the family
of what had happened was a
minutes after 9 oclock, when
liorse, which had been driven
Mr. Bradfleld, came walking np
lane and stood by the barn door,
tile horse bed freed Itself from
carriage, it was thought that there
had been a runaway and en investigation was at- once started. Going down
the lane the boys found the buggy
lying on its side and the body of
Mr. Bradfleld was lying near tbe
side of the carriage where it had fallen. Mr. Bradfleld's body did not show
any signs of injury or violence, and
it is thought that his death was purely
a case of heart failure. Mr. Bradfleld
bed been sick for a long period, but
tH somewhat improved in health and
it was thought was on a lair way to
recovery, and his sudden death
comes as a great surprise to his many
acquaintances. He leaves a wife aud
nine children, most of them grown
up and all. residing at home.
JOSEPH LANDIS.
Joseph Landis died at hie bome in
Lansdale on Friday of fibroid phthisis,
within one day of being 79 years of
age, without having been oonflued to
lus bed.
The deceased was a son of the late
Abraham and Barbara (Geil) Landis,
his mother being a   danghter Of  Rev.
DR. MATTISON
ON CONDITIONS.
Industrial Affairs Art iia State
Convalescence.
of
hit
had
few
tlie
by
the
As
the
Btie-.m-.. Condition. Will it .cover Verj"
(-rndiiiilly nnrl Only \ ftf r Aitf ti.tment
of  W'Rge. md  Loitering of Price*  off
Co in modifies - Lorn] Condition..
At the request of   the  Philadelphia
Public   Le.'ger   Dr. Richard   V   Mattison, the president of the _-_.-■_-!- -y   A: |
Mattison company and   half  a  dozen j
other corporations,   at   Ambler, Peuu-1
syltania.   said;—The' indu-tna! situ- j
ation reminds me of Pit's  description j
of the grip, in   which   he said,   ".Hi!:
Yes sir, the grip! that's the disease iu
which you are sick 16 weeks utter you j
get well."
Just eo with the iudu.tr ai eitua-I
tion. With the closing of tin- doors of)
the Knickerbocker Trust company,
the monetary situation, which like
a slow fever, bad increased in tenseness for 12 or 15 months, suddenly
became acute aud the spectre, ''fear,''
stalked through the laud, frightened
depositors withdrew and locked up
their savings frum the ban its, and
inore's the pity, the frightened bankers iu many instances accumulated
reserves of specie and currency in
their own institutions, running up to
40 or 50 per cent, of their ttepoists.
Such bankers, lacking the true bank,
ing instinct, thus through fear added
to the famine in currency aud put the
domestic exchanges altogether out of
sorts. But beyond the trouble of securing the ordinary medium of exchange,
this did not affect materially the industries of the country, which were
still busily engaged in producing their
various finished materials for the
country's consumption
Following the acute stage of the
monetary panic, oame the inevitable
aftermath, whioh alwav-s affects and
clouds industrial prosperity, and
Which will not vanish at the bidding
of the industrial cyclops.for the poison
of financial fear has penetrated all toe.
d'istries and only those of particular
claim and merit can expect to retain
their previous prosperity during the
tear' 1908, during whioh period industries that depend upon the agricul- J-
WEDDED
RODEBAUGH-LUTZ.
At Trinity Lutheran parsonage, Norristown, on Wednesday, by the Rev.
A. S. Fii htheru, Jesse Sheppard
Rodebaogh. of Plymouth Meeting,
aud Elizabeth Jarret Lutz, of Norris
to*v   mot. n.ttiotl.
WISHLE-YERKEt*.
Mr>    ••
FARMERS
MAKEJMERRY.
Entertained by the Whitemarsh Valley Hunt Club.
aito Me
about t-
life anti o
I wo
tulfol   conditions  generally   and only, fa .ready sent  acceptance]
wili still see  a  continuance   of   good*]
times.   The farmer, ever the backbone
of our »reat national wealth and pros!
O. Yerkes. of Maucb
and Frederick Windle,
.. were married Saturday
Md ,auii are uow spend-
'vnic-nn in the suuth, to
an.) reside   iu   Philadel-
ne -i n,I! nn.,en  then a babe
 lyears of age.     The    groom
teas formerly of Wert Chester, where
fits parents reside uud where he at
fended the state normal school, being
iti the same etaaa with tlie bride the
latter of whom upon graduation secured a position iu the faculty of the
Ambler public school. Mr. Windle is a
practicing lawyer in Phi la delp! iia.
YARDLEY-MERRILL.
| Mi. Mali Ion Yardley. of Doy let-
to au. and Mrs. Lucie Elizabeth
ll<.rrill were married Thursday at
high noon in Holy Trinity chnrch,
Rittenhouse Sqnare, Philadelphia.
Rev. Q. Berkeley Griffith, rector oi
Trinity Memorial Episcopal church.
Ambler, of which Mr. Yardley is organist, performed tlie ceremony. Mr.
and Mrs. Yardley will reside in Doyle. •
LOGAN—SWAINOOTT.
Last Thursday evening,before a large
company of friends aud relatives, Mr. I
Andrew    Logan,   of   Lafayette   Hill, I
and  Miss  Elsie   Adele   Swaincott, of
Broad Axe, were happily   married   in |
North    Broad    Street     Presbyterian
church.   Rev. Leon   Kurtz   officiated
The bride wore white poplin.      There
were   no    bridesmaids,      A wedding
breakfast    followed    ibe    ceremony
After a short trip the couple returned to
the home of the bride's parents in Broad
Axe prior to going into the newly furnished  bome  in   Philadelphia, which
is expected to be finished by June '15.
__r.lrnlle.liii the Scene of Spirited Track
Mild Kit-Id Kvfiits—A initial Bnmiuet of
I Ik- (lull Peine, u Splendid A (I ill r
— f... I _;«   A tie 'lull, lice.
The Whitemarsh Valley   Hunt   clnb 	
wined aud diced tho farmers of White- jTicipates returning   to   h
marsh,   Plymouth.   Springfield,   Fort-1 shop on or before April
Washington, Blue Bell,Centre Square, | date  just 50   years  ago
Gv»Tneda.
A. J. Yothers has gone||to Boston
for a few days, and Mrs. Yothera
expects to spend e port ion Jof this week
in Easton.
100 guests were at Wm. Penn inn
on Sunday. Lewis J. Kolb and family
came np from Philadelphia for a few
days at the inn. '—'"Z
John Calhoun will move from tba
Godshall farm and reside in North
Wales, but will work _for O. O. Beaumont. MR
Rev. W. P. Kemper has his garden
plowed and early peas planted.      t_^__.
H. S. Lowery is steadily gaining
strength from his illness and  now an-
Tp Dedicate _**Ire
12. suburban   fire
_rtaies    have
^^^^ to   the ibvi-
tutipu extended by tiie McKinley Fire
company, pt McKinley,.to participate
in the   ceremonies   incidental   to   the
-frdoad
-___. •yfg-ffgrVlatniP
the    practical    recognition     of    the
sohoowi,    ■'
Rev. A. M. Fratz, a Mennonite
preaoher of Souderton, in an essay
on "Do public schools give ohildren
.the education which best qualifies
them for practical life?" deolared the
compulsory eduoation law, which may
be necessary in cities, is not the best
for the oonntry districts. Dr. Franklin
8. Edmonds, ot Philadelphia, made an
address on "New Problems ot Sohool
Administration."	
Wire Thief Captured.
The keen ear of a fair night operator
in the Norristown exchange of the
Bell Telephone company, and the
alertness of Special Officer Watohhorn
enabled the latter, one night last
week, to capture John Olark, a Philadelphian, on a note at Cherry Lane,
neat Barren Bill, while Olark was in
the aot of eultiug a span of telephone
wires.
9tbe young woman s eye told her
that something was amine along the
wires. She -substantiated her suspicions by try ing the Barren Hill lines.
Aware of wire thieves, Watohhorn
had placed himself within call and
thus was quick to respond to tbe
alarm given over the trunk Ilea.
Olark wee arraigned before Magistrate " Lenhardt, and sent to jail to
await trial.	
Sues Hear Neighbors.
Suburbanites living in the Old York
Road section are evitlenoing a deep interest in a most unique Mil 'filed at
Norristown in which the litigating
parties are well known people, both in
Cheltenham township and in Philadelphia.
In the suit Gertrode R. Hubbard
seeks to restrain Howard S. and
Josephine Eckels from cutting down
two old and valued tulip trees. This ie
not all, however, for the fair plaintiff
further alleges that she has been made
the sufferer by the evitlenoing of ■ very
"malioious dispositkn against her"
by tbe defendants, that the defendants threatened to eat down a board
fence over whioh tbere has been a
dispute and that she has been very
mnoh annoyed in otber ways.
Charges Hot Sustained.
Charged witb violating the provisions of tbe law regelating the conditions of tbe state h.altb board, Dr.
Elmer G. Kriebel, of Whitpain township, waa a defendant before Magistrate O. F. Lenhardt in Norristown.
Sbe charges were brought against
the physioian by Charles E. White,
tbe Norristown health officer, who is
-also health officer for Wnitnain township. Il w<_s alleged that although the
physio! an bad oharge. of tbe oase of
Waiter G. Sept,of Whitpain township,
Who .filed February 3, 1908, from diphtheria, no report of the case had been
made, which is contrary to the law.
The justice heard tbe evidenoe In
the case and after dne deliberation be
discharged the physician for want of
sufficient evidenoe. The oosts in tbe
case were placed npon the oonnty.
—Tbe Montgomery county licensed
places include 810 betels, _sl restaurants, 18 wholesalers, 2 brewers, S
agencies, 1 distiller and 1 bottler, nit
of wbioh have bee nre-licensed for the
present year. |__B.!_£____I
watchmaking--bS_<ii«l*S-i. WiFHi-V LOebl
bnilding, ou NoM-J-^-MSiH street, au 1
15 Vests ago moved to Lansdale, where
he resided until his death. Be was a
veterau of the Civil war, having enlisted with the 90-day men, under
Oaptain C. K. Frankenfield, but had
never kuown a well day sinoe bis discharge, owing to the exposure during
the service.
Mr. Landis is survived by his widow
and three children, Mrs. Isaiah Beans,
of Philadelphia; Abraham H. Landis,
of Lansdale, and Martin E. Landis, of
Philadelphia.
OHARLES TYSON.
The fnneral of Charles Tyson, who
died on March 15 at Charity hospital,
Norristown, from the effects of a
stroke, took place on Wednesday, at 1
o'olook from tbe residence of William
Freas, of Oold Point, with whom the
deoeased had resided for many years.
Tbe servioes were couduoted by Rev.
H. B. Qarner, pastor of Oold Point
Baptise churcn. A large throng of
friends and relatives of tbe deceased
attended the services.
MARY ELLA OOLLOM.
Mary Ella, wife of Olement Oollom,
of 44 Argyle avenne, Ambler, died
Satnrday night,aged 83 years. She was
the danghter of Aaron and Ellen Gor-
don., formerly of Penllyn, and later of
near Prospectville. Deceased was
married to Olement Oollom abont nine
years ago, and for the past tow years
they have  been resident* of  Ambler.
Mrs. Oollom leaves three obildren:
Gordon, Helen and ail infant. Besides
a husband tbere are two sisters: Mrs.
Fillman, of Prospectville; filmma,
who resides at home, and two
brothers, Frank and Edward. Tbe
funeral was held tbis Wednesday
afternoon from deoeased' late residence, witb services in tbe upper
Dublin Lutheran church. Interment
was made in Rose Hill cemetery.
Shoot at Washington Square.
A nnmber of well eontested sweepstake events were deoided Friday afternoon on the grounds of tbe Washing,
ton Square Gun olub. Marksmen from
Philadelphia and the "surrounding
points participated. All the events
weie deoided on the miss-and-out
plan witb tbe following scores resulting:
First—Edward Oarr, 4; Kratz, 4;
Mumbower, 3; Erisman, 8; William
Carr, 2; Lea, 3; Jamison, 2, Hoopson,
I; Cramer, 9; Yonngman, 1.
Seoond—Mumbower,     4;
Carr, 4; Kate, 8; Kristinan,
9; William   Oarr, 8; Oramer, 9; Jam!
son,  3;   Yonngman,    3;   Harper,   1;
Krause, 1,
Third—Katz, 4; Lear,4; Mumbower,
8; Edward Oarr 8; William Carr, 8:
Krisman, 8; Yonngman, 9, Hoopson,
1; Jamison, 1; Creamer, 1.
Fourth—Edward Oarr, 5; Krisman,
4; Katz, 4; Mumbower, 4; Lear, 8s
William Carr, 8; Yonngman, 8; Jamison,2 ; Swisher,2 ; Kramer,2 ; Harper, 1.
parity, will be more than efrer king ii&ftdedication of the new firs -'house aud
new
Aa.
____F*
                Hp_nc!Vi--
9 -WWriHTT.' TOfit., Ihfough'five Mil"
urban towns along tbe old York  road.
The event, as planned, will be easily
the most spectacular ever'held iu  the*
suburban seotion.
Companies participating will include: Pioneer and Independent, ot
Jenkintown; Wissahickon, of Amhler;
Willow Grove, of Willow Grove;
Abington,of Abington :01d York Road,
of Ashbourne ; Cgontz Hose company,
of Ogontz; Weldon Hose company, of
Weldon; Hatboro, No. 1, of Hatboro;
Vox Chase, of Fox Chase; Cheltenham, of Cheltenham; Willow Grove
oompany and tbe Glenside company,
of Glenside. Later acceptances may
yet be reoeived from other oompaniea,
as more than a soore of Montgomery
county companies bave been Invited.
Seven of tbe companies will have brass
bands in line, and every one of the
companies intends parading witb apparatus.
The parade is soheduled to move
from in front of the new fire house
in MoKinley at 9 o'clock, going first
to Jenkintown, then down tbe old
York road for more than a mile to
Ogonts, then to Blkins Park and Aah-
bourue, and after parading beok to
MoKinley will disperse.
Organised only a little more than a
year ago, the McKinley oompany, a
volunteer organization, now has 109
members, representative oitizens and
property owners of MoKinley and
vicinity.    *
Eloper* Stranded.
Marguerite Weinert.of No. 810 North
Fourteenth street, Allentown, and
Oharles King,of Lausdale,an attendaul
at the Allentown rink, have eloped
and when last heard from were in
Savannah, Ga., very anxious to get
home. The parents of girl had been objecting to their courting, on aooonnt
of tbe youth of botb parties, the girl
being 17  and  tbe boy   18.
To disoonrege them the father
had tbe pair summoned before the
obief of police ot Allentown, Promising thet he wonld discontinue hia attentions to tbe girl,King was released.
Next day the oonple disappeared. Tbey
went to Philadelphia ana thenoe to
Savannah.
The gilt will likely be brought
bome since she has been located
through the efforts of the polioe de-
partmennl.
prliigliouso and the surrounding
country at ita club house, at Erdeuheim track, Saturday afternoon.
The members of the olnb who assisted were: Welsh St-rawbridge, M.
F. 11 ; Frederick Whitaker, James S.
Lu i .-ii, Jr , John Stokes. Walter
Stokes,Lowber Stokes, Welsh Harrison,
Stanley Reeves, Richard Oadwalader,
Jr., Folger Barker, Edward B.
and Edwin N. Benson. 	
Preceding the dinner interest centered in spirited field contests by localites.
The 100 yard dash was won bv Jobn
Foust. of Chestnut Bill, with Donald
Oot sou, of Cold Point, second, and
John li win, of Hickorytown, third.
The t hree legged rare was won by
John Kirk and Harry Topley, of Plymouth township. William Hughes, of
Hickorytown, and Richard Ewing, of
Spring Mill, were close seconds.
The jumping  contest   was   won   by I
Brownie    R,.    owned     by    Richard I
Hi.nun, of Centre Square;   Prince   W,
owned by Engene   Whittock, of   Blue
Bell, was second ; Baby   S, owned   by
Percy Supplee, of Marble Hall, third.
The   half-mile flat race was won bv
Baby S, owned by   Percy  Supplee, of
Marble Ball; Hickory Boy, owned  bv I
William    Hughes,   of    Hickorytown, |
was second, and 3. C.. owned by Jesse l
Cassell, of Blue Bell, third.
Among those present were: Jesse
On. .-ell, Jesse Shoemaker, Matthew
Buchanan, W. CI. Just, Harry Flick,
Howard McPhision, Frank C. Hoover,
James Henderson, Jr., Hiram Krieble,
N. B. Zimmerman, George McMastet,
Matthias Landt, Cortland Morris,
Harry Dannehower, B. Frauk Danehower, George Murphy. George Arp,
Enos Roberts, Fritz Murphy, Scott
Meehan?' Jesse Berkheimer, Edward
Nice, Harry Shearer,Casper Slingluff,
Frank Zimmerman, Jonas Berger,
Patrick Burke. Frank Hartman, Jr.,
Joseph Kirk uer, Daniel H Kirkner,
Harry Otfinger. F. T. Busby, William
Fry, John Morris, John Bernhardt,
Elwcod Zimmerman, Reese Zimmer- [
roan, ^Oreesou  L.Ziitunattn-t,n,    George
data   just 50   years
charge of the shop.
s blacksmith
, on which
he   assumed
inauag.__Ttotfl"'fliIflWl^W_eSffi-_#-eei__p the
wave of populistlc ungovernable prejudice, which is altogether unjust
and unreasonable Economic conditions
must adjust themselves this year;
wages will be reduced ; commodities
Will be lessened in price; enormous,
amounts ot business will be transacted
without profit, and although I note
that the steel manufacturers have decided to reduce neither the price of
labor, nor the price of tbeir product,,
all politioal eoonmists must agree
that this decision is an economic mis-
tab eunder the circumstances (deoided
open, no doubt, to prevent the precipitation of a conflict between oapital
and labor—an industrial war, in faot
—whioh deoision, however, will be ineffectual, aud tbat both the price of
labor and the prioe of the finished product, must be reduced before the necessary adjustment of values is iconsnm-
mated to equalise present and to prospective industrial conditions.
Id our own industry, I may say
tbat in the asbestos department of our
works we are still running, and expect to do eo throughout tbe year. We
fire the largest manufacturers of asbestos produots In the world,and the pressing demand for the produots of our
work is, no doubt, due to tbe superior
escellenoe of their manufacture.
We are operating onr asbestos mines
ta tbe provinoe of Quebec, Canada,
witb tbe fall force of between 400 and
600 men, and shall continue this right
along throughout the summer.
The oovering department of onr
works has run in a half-hearted way
all winter, and we regard the outlook
Cor the sale of these products, wbioh
depends largely upon industrial prosperity for a large output, ae being
prospectively much curtailed for the
coming season.
The prospect fox the sale of asbestos
shingles, or slates, is excellent, onr
business for January being three times*
the busiuess transacted ia these
goods in Janauary a year ago, the nse
of these shingles extending to the most
progresive farming communities
throughout tbe great west where asbestos shingles are being generally
preferred for the roofing of permanent
buildings, suoh as the better class of
dwelling houses, chnrch ee, schools,
libraries, oourt honses, and pnblio
buildings generally.
Edward
8; Lear,
Three Tubs.
B Notice to the members of theBapti.t
schools If yon were not oal last Sunday, yon missed a good time. Don't
forget to bring your Bible this Sunday,
and also bring a lead penoil aloug, as
you will bave writing to do.
Railway Victim   Ideu.tl.te_.
Thomas Brnns, of 2266 North Leith-
gow atreet, Philadelphia, was at
Jenkintown early last week and identified tbe body of tbe boy killed ou
tha Beading railway at Blkins Park
oa the previous Sunday evening, as
that ef his son, Joseph Thomas Brnns,
aged 14 years. According to the father,
the boy started out from his home ou
Snnday morning presumably to go to
ohnroh and that was tbe last heard of
bim until the patents read ot the death
of the aaknown boy at Elkins Park.
The body was sent to Philadelphia
for interment.
— The residents in and abont Plymouth Meeting are unanimous in their
endorsement of tbe petition of Wile-
Ham Dickerson, of that vicinity, for
a renewal, at the hands of tbe court,
of bis detective license, whioh, dnring
the past three years, he has held with
snoh gratifying results to the community.
Amateur Performer*.
"Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch"
was given in Loller hall, at Hatboro,
by a cast composed entirely of prominent matrons and young men and
women of mat place. Intended as an
aid to the building fund of the Hatboro
Baptist ohuroh. Rev. Frank Colby's
oharge, and with a eaat of popular
and well-known people, Loller hall
was orowded and a splendid sum
netted to be added to tbe ohnroh fund.
In addition to the regular performers
there were several attractive musical
specialties. Mrs. W. Oarrell Harper, of
Jenkintown, sang; Dr. J. S. Downey
and Miss Blanche Downey gave a
piano duet, and Miss Florence Fassnacht and Messrs, Ferdinand aad
Riobard Fassnacht, Of Hatboro, wen-
heard ia a trio.
Street Car Conductor Fiiietl.
E. Roberta,   a Rapid  Transit  company conductor, working on the Thir,
teenth and Fifteenth   streets division,
paid a fine and  costs,   totalling  $15,
____   after   a   hearing    before  Magistrate
Smith I George   B.   Wood,   because   ha  broke
I a lantern over the bead of John Beau,
of   McKinley, a  village  near Ogontz.
Bean   rode oh Roberts' car from Thirteenth  and  Race streets  to Ogontz,
where a fight started   whioh   ended in
the conductor hitting Bean   with   the
lantern.
Jnrretto"*-n.
Mrs. B. P. Honpt is spending  soma
time    at Horsham   witb  her sister's
I family. Mrs W. J. Tyson.
Mra. Barry Refsnyder and daughter,
of Glenside, were callers here this
Week.
G. Herman Arnold is suffering from
a broken bone in his hand.
Mrs. William C. Lower entertained
the Busy Bee guild on Saturday afternoon.
Miss Mary Lauer, of Fort Washing.
ton visited relatives here on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs Ramsey of Dreshertown, are being congratulated npon
the ooming of twins Into tbeir family.
Mrs. Martha F. Shoemaker is
having a hot and cold water system
introduced into her house. Some other
alterations are also being made preparatory to its occupancy for tbe summer by a family from the oity.
A number of people from this vioinity attended the funeral of Benjamin
Bradfleld at Horsham on Monday.
Five yonng persons were reoeived
Snnday morning into the Methodist
chnroh as members upon probation.
•TonIra la ear*
MOOD'S PILLS cure Liver Ills, Biliousness, Indigestion, Headache.
Kasytotake, easy to operate.  S6c
Harvey ___, Daueliov. er,of this place,
a reoent graduate  of   Whitpajg .high
  n-.Mii ._.        _,.    ./ehooi Las Ahe hoBor of dcMvsfftig the
na**)**. Jtfhn Kaoll*^«fc«a8^W_^^-^'1.|,aintiii-.Ty orii'tion a__*(_»ja|itijenoe:
LB: Nells,Jta»e*T_Mew_, TftaoW_\J. __._._" exercises of UT.Itn^conege,
Hoffjnair, Elmer Y-tter.Harry-StreBl., Collegeville, in June. The' young man
O. K. Horner. William Beisel, George [is a son of C. Harry Danehower.
Knee_zle, Samnel Berkheimer, B N.- Several of the farmers ot this vicin-
Friifij," Walter Gordon, Charles Kneb- ity aud.many Others persons from here
ler, Finley Kitzelman,Samuel Rhoades, | attended    the    dinner   given   by   the
George Welbank, Harry Welbank,
Amos Brown, Linford L. Lutz, Wilmer* Whittock, Eugene Whittock,Leon
Bernhardt aud Ross G Rile, Mr.
Hughes and two sons, William aud
Owen; Harrv Topley, Charles Hendricks, Walter Campbell, Grover Hippie, Samuel Kilpatriuk and Biebard
Swing.     	
Pretty   Widow's   Appeal   Tout-lied   All
Glensldere. -
With Ihe general depression in business affaire, the entire suburban section has been overrun witb neddlars
of all descriptions dnring the last two
months, the merchants ringing front
door bells at all hours uf tbe day,
having for sale anything from shoe
laces to brushes or toys for a baby.
Bat it remained for one attraotive
young woman to make the real baal
in Qlanside. When she dropped into
that suburb attired in a complete costume of widow's weeds, aad made a
round of the stores offering packets
of oourt plaster, with a touching message termed "A widow's Appeal,"
printed on tbe envelopes, the yonng
men—aad tbe old ones, too—stood aud
delivered withont a question. Her
proceeds for half a day rau well into
Ihe dollars. Then she boarded a train
that took her baok to Philadelphia.
and   Mrs.
Born on Sunday   to  Mt
Edward Ingersoll a son.  ^
Mrs. Lincoln B. Wells is spending
some time witb friends iu Boston,
Mass.
Thomas Shoemaker  and family and
the   Misses  Lottie Davis and Glenna
Brooks,of Upper Dnblin, visited Joseph
Newbold and family on Friday.
Whitemarsh Valley Hunt club Saturday afteruoou. A royai good time .was
reported by all.
Mrs. Sara Elsenbry has sold her property near Belfry to John J. Piston'.
Harry B Drinkhouse, the tenant for
the past year on the above named farm,
will move into Victor H. Baker's
tenant honse. He bas rented tbe farm.
A horse belonging to Wesley Duffield, ran away on Monday afternoon
from West Point. Tbe animal was
bltohed to a buggy. No damage was
done except a few breaks in the harness. The horse was captured by
George Kibblenonse, Jr., near the
blah sobool.
Howard Baker met witb a mishap
wbile driving in the lane to tbe
farm. The blag - bolt dropped oat,
leaving the front of the wagon down.
The horse took fright, ran away with
that portion of the wagon and throw-
ed Mr Baker oat. He was slightly
injured, having his face scratched.
I Tbe horse was caught before any other
damage waa done.
Miss Lillie Katz, a member of the
training school at the German hospital.
Philadelphia, viaited her sister, Mrs.
S. B. Drake, and family on Sunday.
Miss Kathrine P. Botts spent a few
days visiting friends in   Philadelphia.
Irwin Graham, of Norristown, formerly of tbia plaoe, visited bete on
Monday.
Tbe toad supervisors of Whitpain
townsbip traveled over the roade on
Mouday to inspect the highways aad
give instructions where and what
shall be done by the road masters.
This ta the first time since tbe new
road law has beeu in effeot that this
body of men has made an   official   in-
Riobard Barton   will  hold a public j spectloa of the roads,
sale of his household goods on   Marob      Mr.   and   Mrs.
gj. j several    days  at
Frank Reynolds and wife and Edward Laib, of Philadelphia, were
visitors at Kuebler's hotel Ibe past
week.
Miss Florence M. Smith ie spendinp
some time with friends   al Ardmore.
Mrs. Finley H. Kitzelman visited
friends in North Wales on Thursday.
F. E. Bond aud household will return to their home here on Saturday.
Miss Annie L. Fine was taken ill
on Monday, and the pupils enjoyed a
half holiday at the Oedar Hill sohool.
Hnrelaaa.
A very pleasant party wae given
Orlando Hex on his birthday. About
50 relatives and friends were present
H. S. Wolfe is spending some time
at Alloway and Mannington, New
Jersey.
Wm. M. Bisbing has been seriously
ill, but at this writing ia slowly improving.
Mrs. Sara Ann Detwiler will move
to Mrs, Ann O. Buckmau's house aud
Joseph Buokman to the farm house
on same esta e.
Quito a number of friends visited
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keown on tbeir
10th wedding anniversary. After games
were played and refreshments served,
the friends departed having had a
very enjoyable time. A musical
entertainment will be held along with
a sooial la Gold Point oburoh hall this
Saturday evening.
W. J. Baker spent
  the Olarenden, Atlantic Oity. 	
Misa Lillie May Botts lias returned,
after visiting relatives in Pottstown
for several days.
Prof. John Oddv, of Philadelphia,
I spent a short time with his brother,G.
I L. Oddy, and family.
Mrs. S. B. Drake visited relatives
in Philadelphia for a few days recently-
Miss Clara A. Beck spent Monday
in Philadelphia.
Mr. aad Mrs. Fred Weede, of Philadelphia, and Miss Janett Magee, of
Kansas, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Baker ou Sunday.
B, Spenoer Baker spent several days
with hia uucle, Rev. I. O. Hoffman,
and family ia Tioga, Philadelphia.
George, ton of Mr. and Mrs. Jaoob
Moyer, is suffering severely with aa
attack of inflammatory rheumatism.
He has been afflicted for about two
weeks, and ie now very little improved.
Miss Anna Marks has recovered from
a recent illness.
Oharles Nolan has almost fully reoovered after a long illness.
Arthur Frick is quite siok with
pneumonia.
—Now is the time to paint. Do not
wait aatil the sun gets strong. Use
tlie Feltou-Sibley paint. Guaranteed
aad aold by G. M. Deck and Oo., Ambler, mar 26-8t