The Ambler Gazette 19240501

              The Ambler Gazette.
^ OL. XLr-?<7o. 14
AMBL.ER.   I>A..   JVl AY   1,    19:^4
S1.75   A   VKAR
moiH TOWNSHIP LOCALIIES MND ACTIVIIY OF
FIREMEN'S' mm     IHE FIREMEN
OBITUARY.
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tMS    OF    < OCAU    INTEREST READERS
TO
Dt ightful Birthday Party Tendered Clark Hall — Sunday School Pupils Entertain—Rev. Mr. Baker Attends Conference—School Welfare League Holds  Meeting.
Ws. and Mr.s. 'Ieorge Sheller, of I !'! I'mnt, entertained Mr. and Mrs. .c.ii.eit iJasnall and daughter, of Pliil- iuie.phla, over the  week-end,
-Mrs, Aug-ustujH .-^el I roeder. of Cold Point, enteitained iwo girl fi ieiid.i fi'iiu Ne-vv York, .Saiurday and Sun- Oay.
Mrs. A. P. S. .Steail and .son, Prank, and granddaiiKhttr, Joan. accumpanleOl Iuy Mr.9. .lacoh Hart, of Cold I'oint. c-Jled on Iiev. Stanley We.st, of Con- te.iliucken, svhile in that village Sat- ti. ¦laj- evening-.
The birthday party given to Clark Jlall at the home of .Miss Bertha iirooke, of Cold I'oint, was attended t'-y a. g-oodly nuniber of local children liiMt .Saturday al'lc'i noon. Many of the old faKhicned y;aiiii/.s were plaj'ed, and the ehildi-eri -were w-ell entertained the wliole afternoon. Some fine gifts, iri'-aUUiMg muney from the family, were
Jeeeived. I
¦' .\.r, and IMrs, Geo,rf.;e .Allirnght and CSeorge Na.u-lo and friend, of Wyncote, called a I the homfe of .Mr. ajid Mm. Jacob   Hart,   in  Cold  Poinl,   .Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin .Sprague, of I'cild l'i..iiil, eiiiertaiiied .Mr. and Mrs. .I;<iseue Sharp, uf Norristown. .Mr. and M.S. A. Schroeder, uf Cold Point, and friends front New- Vo,rk, and Mr. Moe.e and Wr.s. A. Plummer, of Con- Bhohockeii. Sunday.
1/aniel .Armsti'oiiB' and fa.mily have Eioved final the home of .lames AIc¬ Keown, of t'lild Point, illlil the Charle.q Jj. bier  house   in   tlie  same village,
A very pleasarft entertainment was fiven liie junior and inlermedlaie iht-SBes of the Cold I'oint Baptist Sunday school last I''riday evening by the members of the Senior class who Jost a recent attendance contest. The evening's prograin began with a piano solo by .Mrs. Henry Ijittle, and fol¬ lowing, a cornet solo by t;arlos Bawn; H piano duet wa.s given by Alisses Kieanor and Kli-/abeth Hlnchman. at¬ ler which llnwfird Smith played KC \-eral piee.-s on a liariiionica. Tl.e entertainiiieiii w-as closed wilh chorus singiiiK by all. Cames I'ullowed and th.. c-vening was lerm.iiated after I'll had enjoyed a refreshment uf cane and ice cream.
The oflicer.s and teachers uf llie Sunday school deiiartment of the Cold Point "liaptist church are to meet in their regular bi-monthly sessiun at the home of .Mr. and .Mrs. Lewis Kulle. of Colli Point, this Thursiiay evening. At the beginning of the church ser¬ vice nexl Sunday al the Cold Po nl .Ir'.aptist churih the pastor will ask the congregation to vote upon the financiai iioUcy to be followed throughout the eoining year. The New World Moveinent, to which lhe church    h.is   cmuM i ibiiie.l      during      tl
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COUNTY    WORKERS     ENTERTAIN¬ ED   IN    NORRISTOWN
MANY     AMBLER     CALLS j SHORT  TIME
WITHIN
W: 1 ¦¦•: ;,     la l.-ith iery
Sat- annual I -uuiuy
Every Volunteer Company Is Repre¬ sented— More Than 50Q Present— Banqujet Foliowed by Aratory and Vaudeville.
Kvery  voUiiuiier   tire  cumkiany   wllh¬ in     .Mcintgomer.V    county     was   repre¬ sented   among    the    guest Urday   evening,      at   tl''' bunciuet    oi'   tiie    Alontg' Fiilenien's  .Assooiatinn    The  event   w,iS| lield   in   city   hall      and   the   president, William l'\  iMuIdrew.  • resided.
¦rhere   WIS feeling   uf   di; appoint-
iiient when he announced that .Mayor Kendrick;, l^entJ•.¦ai Butler and Hon. ,1-Mw-aid E. lioidleman. the latter presi¬ dent of till- SlaHe Kireiiien's .Associa¬ tion,   w-ere   imable   to   be   present.
Besides   an      e.veellenl    nrfnu      there I wera     speech     m.'iking.     .ind   a    goal ; I vaudeville  entertainment.
There   were   levr.il   hundred    .iitumo-
biles   iiai-ked   in      the   vicinity   of   Cily
lall. ar-i  tli,e lire iioliee uf Xorri.-town
lid   excellent   work   in   preventing <on-
estion   on   the   iitreels   ill   that    vicin-
15'.'
'I'HI-: .¦^I'1-:aki-:ks.
The lirsl speaker of the evening was •"raiiK H. Suulefy, Coatesville Chief Fire .vlai'slial uf Chesler Cuunly He paid a tribute to the lu ii who com¬ plied the annual program, and decided that every member uf lhe Ai-sociation ¦hould re.ul lhe ccinleiiis. The article compiled by Fire .M.ii'shal .lames Cres¬ son, Norristown. end Chief Thomas Diehl, of the Olenside Company, he stilted was Very invtrui-tive. Tiiese men received valit iblc assistance in Ihelr work from suggestions and de¬ monstrations given be lhe uUieill-. of the Philadielphla and .New Vurk sehoois.
"The  volunteer  firemen   uf   tuday taught   how   to   prevent    llres   and   not h,)W   to exting-ui.sh   Ihem,"  decided  Hev. .v.   F.   Schmidt,  of   .Si-hwenk^ville.   Coh- llnuing,  he  said:   "A  goud   many   lire men   are   like       an    old    maid ready but never called. But you cannot deny  that  tho   liremen  are doing  valu¬ able   i-ervice     In   all   sections     of   the .uiiiity"   The   Iiev.   .Mr.   Schmidt   told 111 'n\-   amusing   stories.   When   lie   c-on- .iiideil    .Mr.   Seliiiiiilt.   was   eheeivd   fur several   minutes.
Others    w-lio    ma>le    short    addresses wen-   Captain  .1.   P    .Macdraii.   Inslruc- lor   of   the   Phiiailelphia   Fine     .'¦Ji-hooi; .¦•^.i.niuel    f.    .\iiiles.    Fa-'^t     I'etei-sburg-, Chief      Fii-f'      .M.ii-lial      of      I,.master ''oiintv.      anil     1'id idem    Willi .Mllldew.   The   laller   slated   that 1 iiinil   llf   the   lengili   of   tic-   va I 1 «¦¦] Vvinniriik,    <. >i'      sjieoi^i- vviiiild   lie  curtailed.
Prompt      Responses     and     Successful Work  Shows  Efficiency of the  Locai Organization       and       Condition      of Equipment—To   Nominate   Officers. 'I'lie.  Wi.ssahlckon   Fire   Co.,   oi   Am¬ lder,   has   been   kept   b-j.sy   answering calls   within   the   past   lo   days.     True, all   lhe    lires   have   resulted   in    siuall lusfrs    whcli   attests,   uii/si   impressive¬ ly,  to  the skill of the  rire  tlghteis. the elliciency of their equipineni  and iheii 1 espuiuliiig
HKNRY
I'oiie.   ,cn   11 d   resident   of ,1 THviJiS      dif-d    .1.1    his      home    on Thursd-cy,   .4pril   24t-h.     On   .-Vpnil   3rd 1,«   was   stricken   with   apoplexy   from which   he   never   reco\'ered.   gradually lieconiinp     weaker   until   death     c«.me. .Mr.   Cope  wiuj   born   at   .Naceville.   the son   of   Keuben   I'ope.     He   Ix-eame   a pa ntet'   and   paf.ierhanper   and   cuntin¬ ued  at  the trade  the  rwnainder of his life.    He had  worked at  his  trade  the day-before .Ije was taken i 1.    -Mr. Cnix- w-ent     to   SellersviPe,   -16   ycvirs     ago. ille is Survived by  flve children.    The>- i are   \^.'>tor  Cope,' Hattield.   -Mrs.   Harr;. i r;.   SlTelly.  .Mrs.   .-Mie-   Bongnecker   and ! Howiu-d. iSellersvllle    and   Henry.   .1;.. 1 Philafllt p^la.     Hi.s   wife   Emal ne   Inee : Hoft"irt)*ni   died   several  years  airu.     lie Iwas 71-j'c-ars of ag'e.
NORTH WAIES
UPPER OUBLIN AND HORSHAM lOlSHIPS
SCORE   29,
WITH    AMBLER SECOND
NO.
MISCELLANEOUS     ITEMS TEREST.
OF    V*",
K.NOl'.SK
ieorge   Knouse
promplni-ss alariii.-^.
Last Thui'sday night a barn ul, vli.' furmer K. W. French farm. au-,v liiehi's. near I-'iosiiectviile, ealled the company. The men luuiid a uiaze in a frame barn uii an unoccupied pro¬ pert.v. -Nu une \\'as li\-ing' there iiut the   caretaker. .. n
1 On Frida.\', at¥ei-nuun a bla/.c- uii- Igiiiated on Ui** sn;ngle ruuf of tlie oiu Nolan iiarn,*Tieiii' l'entie Si|uare. The b.aze probably orig nated from a tire not far away, llie.e having been suim trasli   biiriiing-.
The   .Ambler   cuiupaiiy   made  a   i|UieK ' run   with   ils  ehcmical   waguii   and   was; able to  euniine  the   Hames.  despite  the 1 stiijng   wind   blowing.     Ladders     were spliced   logelher  to  reach  the  roof and by   means  of  the chemicals the  Hames. whleh   looked   dangc-rous  at   tirst    were , soun   .uutten   under   eoiiiiul.   with   iiiil.\ sliglii   ila.mage  lu   only   a  small   iiuitiun ; of  the  shingle   roof. ,
I The ne.M aficrnoon lhe .\nililij' lire i Hghter.s were called lo i''lourtuwn Iiy Chief Kuhrbach, uf the Fluurtown Fire I conipany. to help protect pruperty | I near lhe blaz llg barn on the rear of | ;tlie .sunshine Home. (Juod wurk wasi iiimc,     and     Hie     powerful     LaFrance
Tlitt .?)ai;...ial of Oeorge Knouse, wh d ed at- his home on the Hun-en Hill 'i.,:.il.^.Su- >•¦- ^'' jaturac. murning, .., j-i _..«! a i-ix week's j.lii?ss. was hPJt, Jfedhesoay afternuon at 2 u'clock .Serviie.1 al the house Wicre in eharge of R^V .1 F. Sheppard, ree.lor uf t?hr I'l-eWp-twian Church. fJuiial was luiidi- in  tip<dl?krren  Hill  cemetery.
De^effstd   was   well      knowii '¦een W li.iitmer   in   tiie   linn   of   Wagner ¦md    jTtrmuse,       jiaintipg"     i-onlraclurs. i.'on.siohocken.
FojBi the Mist llfteen .\ears lie ha.-- beenj Itiactive, and six \\ e-ks ago he ! lieca^e violently ill. He wa.s a pro- aiinent ini-nilier of the Fritz lodge anil is sltrviveil hy his wife, iluriup and [Howard, and a sister, .Mrs. Flla (lur- 'dun.   ol   I'hilailelphi.-i.
Great   Day   Celebrated   on   Lindenwold Field—riortbern    District   Well    He presented    and   Events   Cioioiy   Con¬ tested—Winners   Wiil   Go   to   Haver¬ ford. .-'aturda.\-   last   was
the   Scouts,   Some   uf
ing.   ill   thc^   Iiiorning,
uf   papers   for   the   I'
a   busy   da.v   lui the   boy.-i   ass st¬ in   the   colleiiiui. 'oiiununii.N    Centre
B. 1-'11A.VK LARZKLFUF B. l-'ranl-i LarzeleiV-, ag'ed C-t years, uf near Kureka. died al 12.30 .Monday morning after an illness that had laH- ed for some time. Aniung the siir\ivur>! are his wife, .Mrs. Flizabeth f^arze- Irre: one von .and two daughters, l.'enjaiiiin Larzelc'ie and .Mrs. William Kelley. uf Hoylestown. and .Vlrs. Irvin .¦\1c.\aii-, of Fttreka. .N'ieholas Lazre- leie, a prominent member of thu .Montgoiiiipry   cc'.i.^ty   Itar.   is   a   brulher.
'" I pumper  showed   up well  in coiujiai ison nj.^   jj    .SHOK.M A l< FU
firej^villi  other  machines there. ;      .y,,      ,•,,„„„.,,',,,-      , ., .'   „      ',,
;      On    .Monday      murning    the      Ar.i.yle 1 ^..^''f,  .'"' f'   ' /'       ''1'     '¦   Sliuemakcr
nre'avenue   blaze   was  extinguished   by   the i ^.¦'¦«  '"^>^   .f^'f-^'  •''-;." •"''I^bv  ,aflernuon
local   liremen   with   liti.e   damage,   ^f- \ rhJ^, ^rt T .T^-   i'      ''T T^^^
ter a -luick  run  at  O.ii,. i ¦istowi,      IV.,-    1,'    i^lo   ¦ " If'".';   ^"^"
A   recent   lest   of   the   American   La-I   ';'":^''  ,':."',/',, ^^  flair   Hathaway.
France  motor pump revealed  the need ;'';. '^^ J"''"-^-^ ¦  '¦'¦ ^I'urch, had charge
-Uwivsluf some repairs or adjusinients tu that I "     ^%J^'2'f"''-,.J"''"''T*    ''''""^    " ¦       mechanism,  and   the  experience   at   lhe >^*.-,JJ'omaH        Kpi,scopal       <-enietery. .Nolan   tire   shows   the   need   for   a   juug , ^^ "'teniai sh. ladder   in   the   eciuipment   of   tlie   com¬ pan.v,   espec-ially   for   work   outside   the boruugh.    ,lu.st where and how to suc¬ cessfully  carry sucdi  a   piec-e  of  equip- iiieiit   is   a   problem   to   be   solved   be¬ iore    sain'e    is    secured.      ll    might    be eaniiHl   uver   top   of   the  chemical   ma- c-hinc.   extending     oiit   over     the   hood and   sustained     by   he.-i.vy   .«tee!   braces well   seeuri-d.
These i|iiesllons of securing increa.s¬ ed ellicieiiey are lo be dIsciiKsed al the meeting of the Wissahickon Fire Co. this  l-'ridav even ng. nt  which  time
I--
udex'ille making'
ollieers
llieetill.l^ lellilanr
be will be
,,f   the
elec-ted      at nnminaled. mrinber.«  is
lhe .lune .A mil at- iir^ed.
J.A.MFS WO(JD J.ames Wood, of Plymouth low-nshlp. dierl -Munday nighl at hi.s iiome, ne.-ir I'.'ig-hl Square school following' an illness of a coniplicition of ailments. He was 6:j year.s old. Deceased was an employer of Lie American Magnesia eompany, Plymouth .Meeting. He w.is a member of the Brotherhood of .America, of Conshohocken. The fol¬ lowing smis ind daiighlei-s .-ui'vive: .Sarrtuel. James, David B., .Mary, wife uf jjfe.ii'ne C. Kennedj. Miss l-Tssie 11. iin'W.'ili'i-.' Laura
wliile the afternoun was fuiiy occupiei! by   the   meeting   uf   the   Senilis   ul   tn Northern  Disliici  un  i..iiideiuiul.i  iie..i Ambler.
This meet was wuii by .N'or'.b Uae. Ti'Mop -N'o. 2 Willi a score of 2:» po.nt.-. witll Ainbler -N'o. 2, second, u'l points; Lansdale No. 2. third. 12 points, anu j Nortli Wales .No. 1. fourth, 2 poiiis. havinfr! Olher 'I'roups competing failing lu Hcore.
Ambler   No.   2   seined   in   ll   ,,(   ibe   - events  on   the  program    but   the   .\ui li, Wales   bojs   were   belter   bahrnccd  an scored   in   7   of   the   events.     'i'he   Iirs, and     second     man   in each    'event   wil. Compete  Willi  the  winners of the otiie Idstrlct   meets,   at   Haverfurd   on   Sat¬ urday,    .May    JUth,    Waller    Laner   did particiilai'l.\'     well   in   the-knul     t.Muc. event,   whi.e   in   the-lirsl-aid   the   Ain¬ bler    team    alsu   aciiuilted    .iself   weh, tying .North  Walejj in the Ibsl   iiiolilei, given   Willi  !I7   per  cent,   but  lusing   uu, In    the      second    event.      North    Wales scoring   lOU   per   cent   againsi   .Amblers 114   lier   cent.     .Mr.   .Stone,   who   traineil fhe     .-Xinb.er     team,      deserves      much crc-dU.   as  Norlh   Wales  had   been   very well   trained   by   Air.   Kusenlierger,   uiie of  the  best  known   iiistiueiurs  in   lirsi aid  in   this  seel,on.
i Summary of events, district clia.mp- ioiiship — Knot Tying, lirst, Laller. Ambler No 2; second, .North Wales Nu. ,2; third, Lansdale No. 2. Time -I-l . seconds.
First   Aid—I'Mrst   event,   tie   between
Ambler  .\o.  2  and  North   Wales  N'o.  2,
each    with   DT   per   cent.     .Second   test
¦well   by   .Vorth   AVales      lUO   per   eeiil;
' seeoiid.    .Ambler.    IH    per   cent;    third
! Lansdale   No.   2.
[ Coiiipas.s, tirst .Maeiaren, Norlh j Wales No. 2; second. Wampole, North I Wales .No. 2; tlurd> Harry l>avi», I Amlder   .No.  2.
Semidioie signalling, lirst, Seger ami Stevens, Ambler No. 2, time, -J min¬ utes.   20   .seconds.
Morse  Signalling,  lirsl.   North  Wales
, No.   2;   third,  Ogelsby  anil   Cehmaii,   ut
Ambler -Xo.  2;   third,  .Vwiili   Wales  .No.
1;   time,   4   minutes,   20   seconds.
I      Flre  by friction,   llrst, Gregor,   .Ninth
and
if   Ha lluw Bullaiul s
SIStci
,   lia.s-. 4oing
liutel.
r.iiiiii.\'.  ol
l.ogaiv
Colony ll.   forget.
Club   Notes. Thuisday.   i
HU:   past   5   vears.   makes ,its   lili.d   cub.-et i.nl i 2.:!il    p.   in.    ii^.jlic^
pr.
t^e   serv.
•ll    and    three    new    uieinbers
iiMiiiely Anne   1
Mrs. iwn
received intu the cluirch Charles l-'redei-iek. Miss and  Horace Alarch.
Mrs. Bachael A'an P.laiicum. who has been visiting with her father, Frank Hiltner, of Plymouth .Mi'Cting, expects io return lo her home in Spenceriiurt   during   this   week.
Mrs. Horace Fuiilke and daughter. Eleanor, of Conshcihocken. spent Sun¬ day with Mrs. Charles Staley, of Ply¬ mouth   Aleeting.
L. V Khuads, on Mr. and ,,i    1'1.\ iiiuiith
Mr. and Airs. rJBtown, cxiUed Pearce Uhuads i>n Sunduy.
The   I..-lilies'   Bible mouth  Meeting  U.  I
of Nor- Mrs. J. Centre,
class   uf .   churcii
meeting    next
the Ply- will hold Tuesday
ch. on
i&U
^1^
KA.
¦f>^'
of'
Airs, l•'oed:^ liekels still iu   store   fur   you.
.\ bake sale will also be held this .Saturda,y frOiii 3 lu .', p. iii. at Ibe Hutel Wyndham in eharge of inc huuse and hospitality i-ommitlees. liunatiuns may be sent to .Mrs. .lulm Aliller,   Park avenue, .Ambler.
Wedne.sday. .Aiiril 23d. w-as garden day, nat onal garden week being from .\pril 21st to 2(;th. .A very appropriale prograin was arraiiged for this ocr.-i- sion. .Adoliif IMuUer, of .Vorristown. gave a most interesting talk on shriili- bei-y planting, illuslraling same with lantern slides. Fulluwin.g his talk. ,lanies It. (lilliii, oni- of our very near neighbors, spoke on birds also w.th illustrations. This was most enter- tainiiig. and brought us in close con¬ tact with many uf uur liule feathered friends.
.Mr. Mulier and .Mr. Cillin surely left w 111 us many valuable thoughts and ideas, while the Iieauliful spring songs and love songs, rendered by Airs. Wm. I-:;, lleese. a meniber of the Afatlnee Musical club of Philadelphia the real touch of siniiig and beauty.
Tuesdav, May Uth, is Junior Colony elub nieeting. The weather is surely in our favor now, so let this be a recurd-breaking ineeting.
The   pubic      library   uf   the     Colony
club,  huii.sed  by  the  North  Penn  Com-
(•  TM,.„,..uil> ! munity Centre.' now has a, room for Its
,C  T iMnoiith t ^^^|^^..^.^_   ^|^^_^   ^^ij   yy^^   second   floor   ot
the ii<>w headciuarters of the Commun¬ ity Centre. Nu. 12 N. .Main street. If you have not visited the Bibrary be- All residents of .\m- i- aim viemny have its privileges. A rental of 10 cents per week is charged for adults' books, children's books aro free. The follo-wIng Is a list of new books, etc.. put on the shelves durng .\pril : "Sege." Samuel lluiikiiis Adams; "Heirs .Ajiparent, I'hilip C.ibbs; "Gerald Ci'Mnston's Ladv," Gilbert Franklin; "Fasy." \ina AV'ili'ox Putman: "Mistress 'Wttth Ing," Rafael Sabatini; "Fdur Ralph 1). Paine; "T^enve It Smith" P. C. AVodehonse: i Bream," H. G. AN'ells; "Who Harrington 'AVaste."  Uobert   Herr ck;   "The
'.liP;..iii84F*-ia«^.-'-Jj-^-''-  '--'^^^ llafcK'    hall,    in    Chalfont,    on
v. iiiii.g.   Alay   2.      .\s   Iirs   ass alwa.ys    linanees   the   expenses
.ViiirP-r    ini- i:'aiii!."..;P! 'T
uW^^^^^^^^^li
im    Fiiday
assueiatiui r   th'
ALAKV    1-;.   .lOII.XSO.V .\l I-;.,   age.l   :.4.   wilt-   uf   Haily   T.
Hut lonwuiifl      street .Muiid 'X-   afleriiuun   a!
.''¦"1.      of    ab 1 i- lown,- diii'd .,..¦. ailLi^ti/ the
I AVales No. 2 onds.
J''ii'e
No.   2;
.Vo.    2;
No.   2.
Ten t
j second
I Nonh
time,  3 minutes,  10  sec-
building,   lirst, second,   B.   l'"". th.i'd     Harry Time,   15   minutes, pitching,   lirsl,   Laiisd
.Voith    Wales   No. Wales   .Vo.   1.   time.   C
Glick,   Lansdale
Meyers.   Anibler
Davis.    .'\i,ibler.
,Vu.   2- Hiiro
iiiiile ¦
idi
Vi/EDDED.
of
if
the   ehureli.   they raising   funds   to
added all   Its
its     regular evening.
Rev. 11. 1-;. Baker and family, Plymouth -Meeting, spent frum Friday '.o Mondav evening .'it Ihe home of re¬ latives near Beading. Rev. Air. Baker attended the meetings of the Fiiited Kvangelieiil ehiireh conference in lieadlng  during  that   time.
The .Sunday morning service at the Plymouth Aleeting 11. K. church was conducted by Rev. Mr. Bawrence. of the flaws Avenue .Methodist church in Nonistown. Waller A. Knerr led the Sunday sihoul ilcparlment as usual, at which servico 110 were present. A roUection of $".;iO was taken. In the evening Benjamin Mosely was in charge  of the  service.
Airs.   Ch.'irles   Newman. Meeting, visited her mother. Airs. John MoGettigan, of Hariiionvill''e,  Sunday.
Lidla G. AVeb.ster, of Germantown, has  taken  several  rooms  at  'he  home ^    ^,_^^.     ^^,i ,.t.„i,„.„,„ ot At
of Mrs.  Anne F.  Ambler,  in  Plym<^uth yic-inity   have   its   privileg
Meeting,  and  has  moved her  furnituie' therein. , ,,
Mrs. John AIcGettigan, of Hnrmon-- ville, is reporled very ill in bed nnd her sisli-r. Airs. .Anne P.eard, of Dela¬ ware cuunty,  is taking care of her.
Charles    i'.erkhimer   and    fiumily.    uf Penllyn.  were gue.sts  of  Mr.  and   Mrs. .r.   M.   Berkhimer,   of   Harmonville .¦Sunday. , ,,
Mrs   Vickars Tarbutton. ot Harmon ville,   is  about again  after  a brief  ill
on
isl
Bells.' tu P. "The Killed Hext; AA'rath
weekl.v'    calender lake   this   means euver the e.spense.
Holy communiun will be observeij on Sunday morning at lO.-ir,, Stand"- ard lime. .Vew members will alsu be reieived by eoliliriiialluii, reprufesslon of faith and cerlilieate of disiiiissai. .\rter next Sumlay. all services cun- ueeled w tb the church and Sunday school   will  begin   one huur  eailier.
The weekly prayer servic-e will be held oil Wednesday evening at the bume uf .Mr. and .Mrs. fralU; 1'. Ale- .Vair.  i,t  Tradesville.
.\ meeting uf the l-'rieiidship class, of the Pieasaniville .Sunday scliool, will be held on Saturday afternoun al the hume uf .Mrs. ,liidsuii Weidner at    Lansdale.
on Tuesday evening at 8 u eluek. there will be a meeting uf the eon- sislorv uf the church at tbe parsonage.
"Willard Kratz, of frsinus college, gave an address on Sunday evenin.- at   tlie   Hilltown   Uefonned  church.
Aliss Katlirvn Hartzeil. uf Chalfont, visited friemls in i'hiladelphia over the  week-end.
Doris  and   Franc-es   Sellers, neOld    Valle.v,    were    Ki»ests grandparents,   .Mr.   and Hoover,  last week.
Carl Alartin has returned from A'ork cuunty wliere he spent several days visiting  his   parents.
Air. Briggs, of Prospectville, has erected a frame addition to the rear of his house on   Limekiln pike.
Harry   Weisel.     of   Chalfont.     while doing     some   carpenter   work   un     the roof of a   barn,  fell and  w-as bruised, although  no bones were brok¬ en.
Blllle     Jennie     Alullin,     aged     nine vears.  daughter of .Mr   and   Mrs. How-- ard   Alullin,   of   ProspectviUe,   has   be come   an   expert   cake   Viaker. some   of   her   home   baking delpliia to prvate customers.
Afrs. Flora .Markley, of Germantown, spent the week-end with Mr. and Airs. Frank   Worth,   of  Prosiiectville.
The   condilion    uf   Frank    Lrtrzelere, who  has  been   ill   for   some   time become   critical.
Luiii^,   ,'ni'1   unfi(^r\\'e-ni an   uperation,
Besidi*--   hi-r is    survix'ed    I lohn   K..   of ter,  llelen  1 uf  Bansdale.
l-'uneral   service     will Irum   her   l.l^e   r sidence, Wuud    street,    Thursdin'" 2   u'clock.   Intormoiit   priv side.
A.NGFLi.vi-: i-;uu k.vi-;i-;zi-;l.
.After less than a week's illness, .Vlrs -Angeline Kneezel, nee Frb, a life-long resilient of Dresher died at her hume in that euiiimimil.v on Tuesday morn- in.g. She was S-l .years of age and very active, having prepared meals up to last Thursday when she was strick¬ en.
HALl-r-Kl
iBj.rt.i '..   ¦. ._.
Iiusb.ind.   .Mrs.   .lulinsun tw'u    children—a    son .Vorristown.  and   a   daugh- !..  wife of  ilr.  Clarke  Lung,
lie   eonilueted
,   fll"   Buttun-
afternoon    al
ile   in   Uive;--
.An attr.ic i.-ve widn;.,g too.^ >1 ti o'clock Saturday evening ; home ul -Mr.-', lluraee Fug'-iie gerald, 711 Crittenden slre-t i nul Hill, when her daughter. .lean     Kul--    l''ili!gli'iald      ber.mi"
.Mi
lis
1-',1Z
de
of
uf  Gwy- af     thfeill' Mrs.   ,1.   Bowell
The deceased w-a.s the dau.ghter the late Amus Frb, w-ho condUicted a farm on a portion of the propertv auw- knuwn as the Harr'bun estate. She later married John Kneezel. uf llresher   whu clied  sc)me six  .voars ago.
one sister. Airs. .Amelia 'Dewees. ur llresher. and a brulher, Dan <-l Fib. uf Blue Bell, survive lier. She alsu leaves one son, William, who resides lit the home, and tw-o daughters. .Anna, wife of Binford Sperry. of Glenside, and Liilie, wife, of Courtland H. FrleU. of Dresher,
The funeral services w-ill be con¬ ducted from the home on I-'riday at 2 p. m., D.  S. T.
Interment will follow at Uuse Tfill cemetery.
ther;
.Ir.,
and
.Mr
.Mr
Air
cerciiion\
and
I'or
All-
Ill.
and   sell" I'hila-
h.as
Jack   Skelton,     of     Harmonville,     ¦-; „   ,^      ^  ,i about again after a very severe illness. | t-"< k      uomn
.Iohn   Mc^Felridge     '^d     fandly,     of i ,^^- Phlips Oppenhelm;   "Tne
H.'irmunville   bave nioved rnto C^o"«ho-, t,o^Conic,^ aiid the Muiphys.'  Kathlc-n
hocken.  ,   ^^ , I y,,|.,.l„.  •¦There is a Tide." J. C. Pnaith;
"Hazard,"   Nancy    B.    Alarlty;    "Race."
J    Martin   Berkhirner,     of   Harmon
has   been   exceptionally   well   ofi
¦md   on   Sunday     many   uf     bis
-1 wer« pleitsed lo see him  al   the
ild   Point   church   again.
.M.-    and   Mrs.   Beonard     Heck
i-i'ie-liter,      ot      llavmonville,
Norristown  Saturday after
ville,
late
4'fiend
V
md Visited
friends  in
-"T\V. Bewis has been painllng the | <on-Pc,,aer; exterior of the buildings at The r'ncs" ill HirmonviPe. Other repairs ',.-.. being made abuut Hie preinises, Kue'' 's tlie planting ,and trimming of l,,.e.s ',-leaning of driveways, resodding ¦ind "other   like   improvemc-nls
\t|.H    T    Al.   Berkhlmer -.¦iUo.'bas   been    ill   with
''^Mr'''iiid Airs. John lleaveline and .•ancliter, Alargm'cl. and Mr. and Airs. 1-.mns and clvldren, of T'lcture Rock, .,.¦.,- W'llliiim^l'"i't^ and Airs. Alargaret c-,.i .ffer of M.int Claire, tvere guests (.' Miss Alary AVilson, of Plymouth C-.,.,iie. .Ill   Sunday.
William AfcFee. Children's books : "Judv." Temple Bailey; "The Dark Frigate." Charles B. Hawes; "Roplnc Lions ill the Grand Canyon." Zane Gi-ev; 'The Kducation of Peter" John ¦Wiley; "b^mlly of New Aloon." Ij. A». Alontgoipery; "Freckles." Jean Strai- Daddy Long Legs." Jean AVebster,
if  Harmon- light   case
1   	
fcotitlnned on DBf* H.)
Kept   for   Stranger   Con¬ tained   Rum.
eiiuri   roiiiu   No.   :?.   before found Samuel B. H<g-tlinp nut   guilty   of  the   illeei.l f   1 i|Uor.   and    placed    thf- count.v.    In  this case tbe defendiint   staled   thnt    the   h<T,ttles   "f linuor   found   in   his   house   had   been 'eft   there  bv   a   man.  who   vieitfid   h ri- ¦ I-id   who   asked   if   ll'-   cuuld   'leave   -.'^-t icickage  there until h's return.    Hart- liiT-   willingly   gave   hini    perrrA'-n'-i but   the   owner   never   ra..r<    i :.   ;;   ' ,v ibe   package.
Package    He
.A   jurv   in Judge Solly of   I.inierii'k possession    ' costs  on   IliC'
"Buck"  Taylor   Is   Dead.
¦¦BiKd-i' Taylor. long ;<. companion of "Buffalo" Bill, died Monday morning at West Chester, whei'e he rc-sided of late, but for many year.s h.'vd been en¬ gaged in farming at Betzwood. near .Vorristown.
HIk full name was AA'illiarn L. Tay¬ lor. He w,is of huge stature. About six years ago Air. Taylor sold hi.= farms at Betzwood and -went to .South America on a tour. Upon his return he took up his residence in "West Chester, where he lived £t tht time he  died. ,   ,,
The   funeral   services     were   held   at AA'ashington  Memorial  Chapel,    Valley Forte   this  AA'ednesday  afternoon the bodv  will be  interred  '.n lY.- r ,e,V,.   ir    ¦'       ':ist..riral   hi!l.s   "f   ' Furc-
Ambler   High   School   Notes.
on Thursday evening, April 24, the seriously pupils of the iF^'orest avenue sciioo' gave a program as the entertainment for the nionthly nieeting of the Amb¬ ler Home and i-^chool Leag-ue. -Am.iiii; 111- selections offered were the foil.iw¬ in-; "A Sprir-'lime -etta," by the .Fi.arth and Fifth gr.ades, directed b.\' AI.-is-AA'hiteside. AH AIcDonoug'.i and Mrs. Kerschner; a selecti.m of songs by the Fourth, Fifth and Sixih grades under thf:- direction of Airs. Reyner. .'ini! Aliss Filler; a hoop drill by the Sixth grade girls under the super¬ vision of Airs Reyner and Aliss Filli^r .': fl.'iy, "Sir David AVears a Crown." r<-ndered by th Sevent'.i and Eighth ¦-¦-.¦. de pujiils, sup.irvised by Aliss Gear. M;ss Ruih and Aliss Coyle sever.il soiigs by the Seventh and Kig'hth gi-;:dci and several selections by the orchestra. This ent^i'rta.iiimlent w-a.s a splendid .s'ucc^^'.s. The auditorium of tlie high .ichool -ivts filled, man.v late comers   being   obliged   to   stand.
The annual high school operetta Is being planned and will be given on Thursday and Fridiiy evening. May .S and  0.  at   S.   o'clock.
The proceeds from this musical eerr.edy, together with the retmns from The higii school i>Iay gii-en .seventl -wjc-tilts age. -will be used for the purchase of fr>-mn.aslum equipment for •> e ne-w high  school.
and
Hiride of Air.   Reginald   N.  ILill.
|Chesinut   Iliil.  The  cereiiiun,i   \
i forined   by   the   Rev     Samuel
I gerald.   graiulfather   of   th.e   In sisted  by the  Rev.   l.,lo.vd  -Mellor  Smitli.
ia brother-in-law of the bndegruum. The bride, who was given ill iiiarr ag. by. her mother, was iilteiulecl by Miss Allniia AndersVm, of Hiivi;j^foi'<i; als maid of lionor. The briilesmaiils w .-i e Aliss Alargaret -Neel. of Ventnor. -V. ,1., -ABss Bertha A. Putter, uf Muur.^s- tow-n; Mrs.-Alma J. I'enro.se, of .V. V.. und Mrs. Frank Japsuii, of Cliusliuil Hill.
Air.   Hall   bad   a.s   his   best   man,   his brother.  Air.   H,   Douglas  Hall,  of   L'lica N.    v..   and   the   following   ushers;    Air. It.   Noble   Hall,   anolher   br C.      Alolcher       Butterworth, l-'raiijilin     P    Ueynulds.   Jr., l-'rederic     Collins,   3d.
-¦V   receptlun   followed   the .-V.flcr   ;i    weikling   trip,    .Mr. Hall    will    make    thi'ir    hon prcsiit w;tii   Mrs.  Hall's mother. B1-:W1S—FUFFD. One    of    the    social    events    of    Ihe .season   was   the  wedding  on   Saiurday afternoon  uf  Aliss Corrinne Freed and Leon   T.    Lewis,   liiking   place   at   the home   of  the  bride's   parenis,   Air.   and Mrs.   Rhine   Russell   Freed    uf   Schou! slreet. North A\'ales.    The groom is the sun   of   Air.   aiul   Airs.   Wiliiani   Lewis, of   the   Homestead   apiirlmenls,   North AVales.    The  ceremony  was  perfonned by   iRev.   J.   D.   Detrick.     Airs.   .Iiuiies Nolan     idayed     the     wedding     march. The   bridal   parlw  Wiis  arranged   about a   bower   of  palms  and  evergreens  fur the  Iierformance  of  the  ceremony.
The bride was attired in broca.led canton crepe, .and wore a .veil caugtit with a spray of orange blossoms, while her siiower bouciuet was of white roses an.l sweet i>eas. .She was altended by Aliss l-;iizabeth ¦U'eingartner, clad In green organdie with a picture hal. Florence Alartiuerite li'reed, a niece of the bride, as one of tho flower gins, wore white orandie. w'.iile the other. Ida Montague, of Philadelphia. was dressed in pinli silk, both carrying baskets   of   sweet    peius.     The   ushers
Daylight Saving Observed—i-lepresen . tatives of K, G. E. Castles Meet at Davis Grove—Fair for Hailowell—- Florida Residents Return — Jarret¬ town and Dresher Personals. Joseph Bear and wife, of biaakfurd were enteila.,iied by .Mr. and .Mrs. C. ill.   Itutherford,   of  Halloweil.  Sunday.
Charles   Crothers     and      faiiili.\-,      of HaboWell,   are   eiilerlaiiiing   li. fioiil    Seattle,     \\ asliiuglciu.
Hiu-iy  Rulheirord.   uf   llalluw discarded   his   c^ruliln about ou canes.
Howard Hubbard. tended the sale at Hartsville,   Munday,
Alls. Annie .Shankin and Halluweil, visiled lelaliveti Sunday,
'.rhe new da.\ 1 ght saving time sched¬ ule is ob.scrv.^d tliiuuglioul Hurshani township aiiiiiii.g the business p.ace.s. and public ciuerprises. The fanners. too, huve adopled the new time. buf. very much againsi their will. i.,iulic- a litllo criticism has been iiiail.^. unci, seemingly tew really favor il iii this, section.
-Mrs. -Vellie Invyer rclunied Thurs¬ day ut l.isl we.-k lo 111..' hume uf l-ilver- ritt   Uutherfuid.
Harry   .Vasli.   whu   moved   frum   Hur¬ sliam   lo   Udison   last   year,   is   reporleiifc    ' to   have   send   his   trolling   horse   lo   a, party   north   of   Doylestown.
The iiiontli)v liusliiesH and .s/iclail" meet.ng of ilie l'".pwui-th Leilgllf|^ of the- Jarrellown Al. E. church will be held, a I the home ut Aliss Irune Smith or-i Friday   evening-.   Ma.v   2.
Waller (ivrbrun, of Jarrettown, lias* been conliiie.l to his bed with an .at¬ tiick   of   pleurisy.
'I'ho .lanc^ltuwn branch of the, Needle work tjtiild will sew at thu hoiiKA of Aliss Kecelia Kaiser, on Wed- nosday, .Alay 7, Badies, provide a boy. luncii
Miss Lillian Lukeits, of lirdenheinii. spent tho Week-end with Aliss Borotay Bigiilkep,    Jarrettown.
Harry Fillman and wife, of Ro.se. Viilley, and Karl Fillman, of Wisain-. oming. wene callers lU the honie uf Air., and -Mrs. Geurge l-'illman, of Ha.lowelU Tin- represeiitativofl ofthe castles ot the Knights of the Golden Kagle met .Sundiiy at the K. il. E. homo In Davi.i Urove. This event lakes place once o, year at the home, and all representa¬ tives meet to enjoy the d.ay and in¬ spect the home. Those who alteiideci. the4meeting Sunday wore ; August. Stwi'nie, P. O. C, I'hiradclphiii; Char¬ les J. Kelly, director, -Ardmore; Bewia K, AValker, P. C; -A. Tyson Boyer. treasurer: Walter C. Klile, director; Herman F. Timmlor, director, of Phil¬ adelphia; Herman G. Michane, P. Q. C., Norristown; Cliirence E. Smith, secretary, uf Philadelphia; George iE. Karnshaw, direc^t.ir, Kraiikford: .Mbert, Hillner, represenlative, Cold I'uint; Bev. J. Branilrelh, past i-Iiupliiin, iiiici. l.rf)Uis Uich. Iluresl I'liiladelph i : Mrs iW..H. Hatsner. J'.,T.,.iUid \V...U. Rals- ner. represen|alive, of U'.llucv 'U-ove,. Aniong other guesls present wero Airs,, A. Tyson Bu.ver, I'liiliidelphia: Miss ,Iennie Karr, Centre Sctuaj'e, and ATr and Airs. William E. Dullii-ld. ..f Ger¬ manlown.
lui       Rev.   A.   I,.    Smitli,     pastor   .,f      llic uf   Grace  I'niuii  Church  of   Horsham,  w-a.s ¦r-   taken   ill   with   grip   Sunday   iiud   haa been   very  miserable  since.
A Hailowell fair will be given oia Memorial day, both afternoon nnd evening, on the lawn of Fverritt. Rutherford. 'The plans hiive lUroady bei-n funned by the Willing WorkerfJi lot the Grace iTnion Chul-ch of Hor¬ aham, and coiiimillees iire Iteginm'iitr to work.
Thornton Rutherford and f.niiiily have airived in Hailowell from .Au¬ burndale, Floridii, and are slii.yiiig at the hom.' of his falher. Harry Ruther¬ ford. They are expected to linaliy procure a hou.se in or near Hursliam, where   they   will   settle.
Mrs. Alatilda Bu.-kman, Aliss li'iiiinai Buekiiiaii and .Mrs. Sus.in Alyers '.••ere. entertained lu dinner by Air. ;ind MrS:. Wm. K. Heliubuld. of llorshani. last); Sundiiy.
The    Hurshani    I'"ire   .¦umpany    wers- kepl   Iiuite   busy   last    Thursda.v   after- attending  an   all-afternoon   fire  at   ltie Bossinger's   plant.      in   Horsham,   they ; were   call^l     to   Prospectville   in     the levening'^.  where  they  aided   in   llghttns , the  flre on  the  former French  place, i     Ali.ss  Helen  AViUson,   of  Honshatn.  is. serving on  the jury this week.
Joseph   Gouak   and   family,   of   Hors- i ham.    Ciilled    on    their   neighbors.    .Vlr. and  Airs.  James   AIcAIulIin.   Sunday.
LeRoy 11. Forker. wife and son. of' Tacony. spent Sunduy at the home of' his foster-parents, .Mr. nnd Mns, Frank. Furker.  uf Horsham.
Fdwiird Hill of Horsham, ia report¬ ed lo have purchased a lot on the. Slaeicbiius   tract.
.\ number of the proiierty owners on the Aleyers tract, who siiend the win¬ ter in the city, are moving Into their- Horshajn  cottages.
Mr. and Airs. Ijewis Starkey, of Hat¬ boro, visited the former's mother in Horsham   Sunduy.
Airs.   George     Lear.     Nurth     Willow Grove, spent  ."Saturday in I'hiladelphla. Airs.   -Alice   Walton,   of   Horsham,   i.i; i-epurteil   .luito  Improved  from   her  at¬ tack  of  bronchial  asthma.
A public sale uf farm implenicnta and  machinery  will  be  held  th.s  Sal-
were Newton  Freed",  of  State  CoUege. I urday  on  the  Cozens'  proiierty,  locat- brother of the bride. Isaac ,Iarvis, of  ed on Babylon rond, near Davis Grove.
[ Norristown.   Janies   AA'eilan.   ot   Phil delpliia,   and   Janies   Nolan,   of   North
I AA'ales. while the groom's brother, John Lewis, was best man.
I     Following the ceremony.  ,a lecisptlon
' was held al the home of the bride, af¬ ter which the couple left on a short trip.     On their return  they will reside
1 in   apiirlmenls   at   the   home   of   the
, bride's parents.
of   Horsham,
J.   Tyson. I in bed. quarterly     meeting       of be   held   next   Fifth-Ony
Jury  Acquits   Him
' ' ,-     ¦    111"   iield.   i-mur."   :!• "-
of .urn was the .sa.fe.st place -,.. h-d" liciuor pi.ssipKsrii 'l/gt.lly, ;il-er.rd r-1 to te- timony given n the citse of A '^ Smith, of I.'ppe'- Thiblin v.-hn was charged before Jiidt."c^ .Solly 'w'th v o'a- t-'on of the. prohibitionj* eufoc-eir.ent act  He w.as  acanittiMJ.
AutemobiFe Upset. Or- 'Wedr.esdrcy rcinirg -while .Sam¬ uel Purd t-i near New Britiun, w-as taking hli" ch '.dren to the Shady Re¬ treat .''ohool ir, his nutomo.bile it turn¬ ed turtle. None of the children wer.- Injured hu'. "Mr. P.Urd received injur¬ ies about the arm. It was at flrst tlKiu.ght the arm was b;oken. Neigh¬ bors helped Mr. Burd with getting the ,-iutoirnobHe into pc^sit on'. a,'.nJn', It was badly diunaged.
Historians   Meet.
The Alontgomery County Histonr;.! society at its annual spring meetin.i-'- last Saiurday. heard an Interesting paper .read or the "Harry Familv." The e.irly hisiury of the family, v h;. ' is one of the oldest in the eiiLiiit;.- was Cuntained in the paper.
The regular business session oeei-- pied th-e time of the members until luncheon, ivhen the hcspitality com¬ mittee   served  .a. repa.st.
Sylvester   II.   Orr   read   a   paper   on "Pow-wow   and   Other   Siiperstitiun,s." i inner An   exhibit   of   birth   cpnifieatea   and^_. — samplers AVa.s also shoAvn. ;
Airs.    AVm. j is  reported I     Horsham ¦ Friends'   will i at   Horsham. ;     Miss Hannah  AI.  Comb- recently re- ! turned from  California,  w-here she has.
been   visiting-     her   aunt.     ABss     Jana ' Chandler,      and    brother,      Harold    C.
Comly,  since last  fall.
A   new   house   on   the     "Fai;-     Oak"
tract  is up  as far as the  second  floor.
It is  next  the farm  house,  the  former
home of Mr. and Airs. Isiui I where Jo.seph T. Bulterfield '•sides.
.K   "doggie"   stand   Is  heing
AA'illiam  .1.  Tysons g-iouiid  nt
ner  of Fiastun  am'
and   Airs.   Riiyniond   Tyson
AA'arner. now re¬ built on the cor- I for All- who   will*
w-ith    the    Ter-
run     t   in   connection race Shop. :->
O'-.l-ge   D.   Pott '.   of   Jar'-ettown.   bisj: been  suffering -with  .an  ,-ihseess.  in   Mi.'i ¦ar.
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