The Ambler Gazette 19010905

              the ambl gazette vol xix.-no 89 amhlkk pa september 5 1j)()1 si 25 a yeah norristown letter weekly review of recent happenings by old friend oummm for nnty offlcm-"trnltiir siinl corrupt m*n l>piionnrfi<l lll«t<>rlc trn|ipp — kiimaiire f ontre sqimrp monopolies create new i.nw norristown sept 1 1001 jesse shoemaker a fnrrner of vvhit jiiviii and a regular reader of the amb ler gazette " after his recovery from a ppcll of sickness wtl lati week oonsttl tinir with friends about his candidacy for the office of director of the poor he ban man v warm friends who would like to fee him nominated and lie would be if lie could l'el enongh of them into the county convention on the 10th inst a farmer is specially fitted for that ofhce for what ii director there lias to direct is farming and feeding cultiva ting the soil and caring for the sore and needy we have a fine farm in upper providence and it ought to he made profitable in the hands of good hnsbund men whltpaln don't often get any office but jesse lives in the lucky corner of it the lightning of good lurk struck it in 1s72 when his next neighbor sep timus roberta was elected register of wills thomas m coulston's friends assert that unless thete be an trade is sued an the sultan calls imperial decree he will have the majority of the dele gates at heait in favor of his nomina tion for sheriff the turk in his cap itol of constantinople may by his trade pronounced e-reoa declare law we can only declare opionions the legisla ture makes law politicians make nominations but coulston is confident the friends of conrad s shelve for district attorney are offended at the article in one of our newspapers saying that the contest is now only between hendricks and acuff for district at torney this false report has aroused a sentiment for 8heive judging from tho vaporings from norristown for the city papers of the movements in mont gomery county one can not make any estimate of the movements on the po litical chess board from surface indica tions the dealers in human chattels now and then run against a man whose principles cannot be bought or sold buchanan found this out in 18o and the manipulators of politial machinery discover it now the people are not ail in the market and the traffickers in poltroons and sycophants find that they dare not undertake to estimate the true men of pure motives and incorruptible ideas of political intergity by the stan dartl of the corrupt creatures in and around the legislative halls at harris burg only the hungry hangers on and paraavtes eta be plaved with as uutf'itiotous in tiiis state there is u it in the land ihat nice aroused will m tl i tin trail aud hurl f w iii dishonor i he democrats are indastrions and they will nominate a full ticket this year neville tyson seems to he the choice for judge of the orphans court but he is not one who will make any personal effort in his own behalf albeit he would make an acceptable officer in that position as all know the dem ocratic convention of union county on the 2(ith ult bodly denounced bv name senators washburn stiles xeely boyd and haines and representative fake kain shutt galvin garvin ant rothrock as corrupt men and traitors ' there jb a severe epitaph the judge of york county.bittinjjer de clined to approve a recommendation ol the grand jury for a new jail which would cost 300,000 as advocated bv the commissioners and urged the jurors to recommend that the present jail be en larged at a cost of 100,000 that is the kind of talk cyrus baker the owner and former landlord of the famous old taylor house in norristown iuib purchased the lamb tavern the upper hotel in the 1 rappe and will take charge in a few days the trappe was a famous centre of business and political activity in the days of governor shnnk con gressmcn gross auditor-general frv judge rover senators rover recorder kratz and county superintendent and principal of the washington hall board ing school abel rambo resided here and were masters of the situation in their respective spheres the trappe has been dormant since the opening of the perkiomen road in 18(18 by which it was isolated and collegeville made more prominent but by the building of the transverse line for electric ears from philadelphia by way of norristown the trappe will now revive and perhaps her ancient academy where so many of our men once were educated will be re-established mr baker's new ven ture is at the appointed spot where travelers will stop who visit the sacred church founded by the muhlenbergs here carefully preserved ami guarded from the ravages of time and the van dals who steal away relics of antiquity henry melchoirmuhlenberg was founil er of this german lutheran church and general peter john muhleberg was born here in 1740 he was a famous minis ter but laid aside his sacerdotal robes put on his uniform formed a regiment among his parishoners entered the con tinental army and fought for indepen dence was made u major-general saw the new republic rise in our land and he died near philadelphia in 1807 he was a member of the supreme executive council and in 1875 vice president of this commonwealth served also two terms in congress perhaps no village in the state has furnished so many pub lic men the tiappe is now a borough lit municipal charter did it no good ex cept to define its boundaries and increase the taxes of the inhabitants but the location of the electric line of cars through its btreet is the vaccination that will preserve its existence from the death of dry rot revive its energies and bring back to its domain the scenes of progress ami political literary relig louu hiki business autivity which flour tu«r from itie foundation of tiit mate to the period of 30 years ago and mr baker is josl the man to a 	 immo date the visitors as well as the fesii of thi plctureiqae and historic town it is well worth i \ i a noted man of our town p i awnv inst week august hillebrecnt,aged 7c for many yean hi was rtfflrctod with ii tnmor on bin neck making it difficult and painful for him to breathe many vears ago when wells tomlinson kept the hotel rt centre nqotra •''-' came wandering up the bkippsck road a pilgrim fmm a foreign land and in german asked for food and work wells took him in as a good samaritan gave mm employment and helped him almil he soon picked up enough eng lish to be aide to communicate he worked his way into norristown ac quired land kept a restaurant then a grocery store carried on farming and butchering and became famous for mak ing the purest and best wine from his own vineyard and saner kraut from his own cabbage his son succeeded to the butcher art but the business did not prosper and gust lost title to his real estate but he retained a residence and his occupation there till his denth on sunday the 25th nit he always re membered with gratitude and pride the helping hand of wells tomlinson that cold winter night when be straggled in to centre square half starved this was about 1s47 the great sleighins winter when charles i philips and hunter ratten then sowing their wild oats and dr philips was a terror when on a torrent kicked up a fuss and threatened to lick tomlinson when thomas ii wentz achieved the championship as the hero of centre square by stepping in p.nd giving the giant of chester val ley a complete flogging wentz then kept the centre square store all these parties afterwards became citizens of norristown it was the rash desire of the naviga tors of the irenton to heat the rival boat at any cost that caused the explo sion and disaster on the delaware and now the dreaded rival has the stream alone and not the trenton to contend with like the waves of the sea are the ways of fate as we voyage along through life tis the set of the sail and not the gail that tells yon the v?y to go pennsylvania must redeem herself from the deluge of dysnomy and the scandals of legislation which now scent all the atmosphere where newspapers are read and our name is known j the growing monopolies of the country will bring new laws for regulating these enterprises and our legislatures etate and national will have to travel over the old roman road the paths of eng lish and french legislative limitations and regulations and the courts will be busy in the future defining what is meant by virtual monopoly so offen sive to justice it is now decidedjhat whenever one or more business establish ments in a state constitute a virtual monopoly to which the general public must resort and when their charges as sume thu character jf a toll or tax w h every one ni'ist rmv then the state f i ilati old oreland mrs john hallniiui entertained tn silent euchre club on friday evening the excursion to cape aiay on wed nesday was quite a success 18 members of one family were present on the boat miss lydia ravior was tendered - birthday party on friday evening mr and mrs henry keilrnan and three children visited their daughter mrs john hallnian saturday and sun duv mr george ravior and family of philadelphia visited his sister mrs john knoll saturday and sunday mr and mrs brown and family visit ed the latter's mother mrs 8 wilson miss ella warner is spending a few weeks at atlantic city rev j meighan tilled the baptist pulpit again on sunday after a three weeks vacation miss harris our village school teacher of the primary department has taken ui her abode at the home of mrs john jlallman mrs fallows spent a dav at ocean city last week mr harry hallnian and miss lydia kavior purchased tickets for the cape may trip and missed the train they took the next train ami having the day on thought they would visit some friends in trenton took the boat city of trenton and when the boat left on its return they just missed it by about two minutes therefore they prob ably escaped l>eing among the dead ami injured of the fatal explosion mr albert clemm was on the sick list last week s lamonte hallnian has the daily philadelphia record for sale friday morning there were a number of them cut to pieces by fall ing under the wheels when they were thrown off the train prayer meeting on thursday in the baptist church was led by the pastor subject was open confession those who were absent cannot imagine the blessing they missed it was a most delightful meeting and was closed by a talk and prayer by mr william f al brecht the program for the entertainment of the baptist church sept 10 is now complete the talent is fine and a fraud good time is expected tickets 10 cents the ladies are trying to raise p100 interest on thu montgage if they lucoeed they will eend up a balloon klue bell schools opened on monday miss annie shoemaker miss emma hoover and mr walter hernhard spent a few days at avalon a number of young folks went on a straw ride to the hoiie of mr robert mcnair bucks county on friday night evening services will be resumed at ioehui's church on sunday e veiling miss mary wjssinger and miss mattie jurfor of philadelphia are visiting llitw alice dclyefontaine ancient order knights of the mystic chain thirty-first annual convention of the select castle of pennsylvania convenes in ambler tuesday september magnificent greeting planned 10 civic and military features promi nent factors principles of hi or.ler — loyally obeji em bud tldelltt alma ami pnrpotm ¦ the founder nauithtprn of kutli — itenia rntlon r principle from lake erie to the deln ware from the ohio to the old north east from factory forge and mill from farm and mine and school and college and marts nf trade .¦! grand army f plume knight of pennsylvania with ambler as their fraternal mecca stands on the tip-toe of delightful expectations wait ing for tuesday sept 10 mill the individual and collective manhood to those kindred instrumentalities tbowof fraternal agencies which the brain and a conscience of thin age of fratermiliam have evolved and crystaliced into a mighty factor for the benefit of man the motto of this order its legend cot i deep and clear on its castle gates and tow ers is loyalty obedience and fidelity — the pledge iind guarantee of its prin ciples faith and missions organized and instituted to promulgate the great truths f the fatherhood of god and the brotherhood of man it seeks to ac complish its mission and purposes through a principle of government whose liberality of law benevolence of power and spirit of intelligence lifts it william and h j bloouier of jt-ukinuiwn tlirushetl thin muou over two bushtte of wbwtt in o matthew g->tnndt nt the a o k of mi c occasion will mark and emphasize ai event in the history of the order an nually repeated in the regular session of the select castle of pennsylvania tht highest form and representative of le islation judicial and executive authority under the autonomy of fraternal over eignty under state jurisdiction t make the event a red letter chapter <>. the history of our order in pennsj vania the genius of resource and ft tility of invention of the sir knights l montgomery county have been niaii tribute and contribution and the modes but progressive borough of ambltii through the heroic efforts individual an collective of the sir knights of hendrid castle stands on the threshold of hi civic ami municipal realm holding or her generous hands to give royal groe ing and civic welcome to the sir knigh | and representatives of the select cist of pennsylvania the spirit ok kra'l'kknlly the sacred beneficial aud fmtern organizations which mark the marve ous century now past and with pht nomenal meaning emphasize the earl morning of the present are monumen i that give eloquent proof to their ei nobling uplifting and upbuildin forces and benericient agencies in blent ing man in broadening his power et larging his energies in ijuickunink h pulses of generous thought and dut and in deepening and widening an broadening the channels of mental an mutual sympathy mutual dependant and utter dependence these f rate mat ii need no apologies today no defencei all around the magnificent republic from seu to sea and from lakes to thci gulf they hare built up a god-broaden d and god-heightened edifice an urvi lifting power that now reaches out inj multiplied agencies and instrumentality toward all men and through beneficien ies that reach the heart of the masse is converting the spirit of the age int i symphony of eypboniee written o he start of a divine revelation — hear o isreal ! the lord our uod is one got and all men are his children 8 widespread and ho powerful in thei instrumentalities for the accomplishment of good in their ameliorating and pro tective agencies in transforming men from time-servers into god-servers have these fraternities grown that lunch and etate recognize them as thje most l>eu«'iieerit factors in the solution f the grave social and ministerial pioq ems now confronting the century a separate bands in a gteat grand army which unlike the crusading knights o old is leading ita march not towan he sepulchre of christ but out and u oward his holy spirit royalty obedience fidelity the ancient order knight of tht mystic chain is one of these beneiici«ut agencies a fraternal planet bwuihi into he universe of fiunteraity to add the til of ita precepts the force of its lu«ucw yjutl tki uivii i above the cold lifeless barren and com mercial organization which sells to com mand for a price that exacts the pound of flesh as a return on investment it is not a coldly legal cruelly technical nor a selfish soulless fraternity it is broad to us all christ-like in its be neficences god-like in its justice and rests on the moral law the founder of the order native and to the manor born this order is the fraternal child of pennsyl vania and out the brain and conscience of a pennsylvania mechanic this fra ternal structure now second to none in the splendor of ¦ its architecture the forces of its formation influences and the glory of its achievements was en volved john o matthews.the founder organized the first castle feb 2 1871 in the city of reading pa and from this first-born of the mystic chain a royal family has sprung into vigorous life healthy growth and stands out on the advanced lines of a splendid march bv a splendid army pledjjed to princi ples that underlie our christian civiliza tion christian manhood and civic moral and social elevation pennsyl vania new york new jersey dela ware maryland virginia west virgina ohio indiana illinois missouri mich igan connecticut massachusetts rhode island louisiana texas kentucky and other states have been welded into the mystic chain as golden links encircling a mastership of modern knighthood the peer of any in the republic declaration ok principles while the ancient order knights of the mystic chain is kindred in spirit aim object and purpose to other organ ization founded upon the fraternaliza 1i*iik of degree of put comiuauuer tion of men with the fatherhood of uod and brotherhood of man as their basic principles special significance is emphasized in its connection of frater nal ethics which teach with eloquent power the relations of its principles to the heathly culture growth and develop ment on the part of its members of those truths which underlie our nationality c'jiriatiun civilisation the products of god'u law — principles of civic govern ment with the principles of christian ity these principles and their rela tion to un ennobled manhood an exalted iio which tttuur ty ill mtvl . l|tm ucuiimmi*fcl uxui by winch confront our civilisation are the clearly delined and irrevocably lixod and established ones of the ancient order knights of the mystic chain it stands for advocate and cbampiona an equality based upon actual character nnd not on the aceeident of birth for a brotherhood pledged d'-voted and de dicated to mutual duties mutual aid mutual dependence and interdependence for wealth in the arts and achievements of naomi of civic intellectual and spiritual power for liberty defended and detfned l»y law for civic manhood and citizenship strong in the might of justice purity and honor and great in the magnani mous qualities oivic and moral of chris tian manhood true to the teachings and traditions of our fathers that free men and free homes find their safest guaran tees in popular intelligence and public free schools the order embraces in its autonomy the supreme castle the select castle subordinate castles the assemblies of the degrees of naomi the military rank ami the funeral benefit relief fund or insurance branch the select rattle of pennslyvania which meets on tuesday represents a state jurisdiction and we lave the limitations prescribed by the supreme castle this select castle repres nts the supreme authority of the order in pennsylvania the event gives to lmblera prominence in the hisory of the order which is a worthy one and veil merited and the sir knights of montgomery county stand ready to wove that in genius of invention and ertility of resources little montgomery is not least among the sister counties of pennsylvania in procuring entertainment for the coming guests the semi-civic md military demonstrations on tries lay jafternoon promise to be an affair of most pleasing and instructive charac .!¦ iportion thu iiereon n . ¦. castle of pennsylvania wjl ¦ ¦!. ¦ • ii i 1 ii i d ti suj reme ml seii rt representari s s we r.o the distinguished olfiet the present regime the occasion will gather advance importance and prom inence from the dual convention marked up on the calendar for tuesday the mellow the pain and sonnws if human heart that would have lived on ton bread hut for the ministration of the royal women of pennsylv»ni the daughter of ruth the select wnflion is expected to i three days of legislation judicial and executive work pmbiarintr a review of the arts administrations and bcoom plishtnenta of the year with such l lotion ao the necessities of the ofdei de mand at this session the pretenl olli rial regime end and t neu official up thority enter upon the dmlnistation of the government of the select castle installation of officers elected in jane by the subordinate castle through the vote of the past commander it set down for thursday afternoon after which the work of the semion will embraoe promiscuorm legislation covering minor mailers the program arranged for tuesday promises to give a spectaculai coloring to the event and largely adver tise the order and its principles through the military demonstration ami thi civil display of the subordinate castles and anemblies hendricks castle oi mb ler has arranged a series of pleasant entertainments for the distinguished coming guests and especially for h feast of eloquence and a how of delightful sentiment in their castle chamber prominent representatives of the su preme and select castle are expected to be present among then the most brilli ant orators and councillors of the order to discuss ami plead the cause phila delphia york lancaster reading al lentown scranton and wilkesbarre promise large delegations of sir knghts and fair women to represent the respec tive branches of the order the sir knights of montgomery county have omitted no effort to make the sojourn of their fraternal guests one of contin uous and delightful enjoyment and when tuesday dawns and the rosy morn in russet mulle clad walks o'er the dew of eastern hills the civic gates of our municipal citidal will swing wide open and outward to give welcome and greet ing to pennsylvania's brave men and fair women ' marching tinder the ban tier of the mystic chain to the music of loyalty obedience and fldelitv to princi ples which they come to ambler to em phasize expound promulgate and m iress on public thought and public judgment through the medium of the slst ancunl bemion of the select castle of pennsylvania mr jason sexton of north wales was a visitor in our neighborhood on aridity mrs . v bold and ch'i ive i ¦ - g i s in ambler wen tfli a s fleck on fi w <¥ lincoln b wells anager of vine run farm gave the farm hands a holiday on monday miss maud sheet of philadelphia is grand ktxojtdik davis grand assembly of pennsylvania repre senting the daughters of ruth of the de gree of naomi convener at the same hour as the select castle of pennsyl vania this grand assembly represents the lay members of the order and when they invade the picturesque borough of ambler antl'swing into line in the grand march of the day the citizens of ambler will discover a band of heroic noble women an honor to their sex and the highest compliment the women of pennsylvania can pay to the dignity virtue and intelligence of her maugiti cent womanhood they are not only gleaners in the held nf life they are sowers of fraternal need dropperf into the furrows of a complex civilization of petitive life every one of the nob e band a modern kuth not looking fo modern itoaz they are all majiieo r engaged to be following the divinity of tiateriiitv wherever it leads and ring shelves in the harvest field to ri the golden grain into god-given .. l ouh mttit . umnlituii'my that w«r n aid xocmmj huumu"1 wuut nut the guest of miss sophie llurlock whom wi are pleased to hear is able ;<) be down stairs again albert livezey is spending gome time at_mt royal n j minn ' margaret walters wax brown from her wheel on l''i iday evening oq her way from ambler rendering her unable to attend her duty at the ambler telephone exchange for several days but in now able to again say hell p mis.s marion kheppard.of rising un md is the guest of ml v ii kluel man henry mek iagenoll returned to an nandale farm on tuesday after spend ing this month nf august at liai ¦ hai - bur me dr kugenc petti i and family of philadelphia are stopping with chark 8 livezey — benjamin f hendiicku of h huui township was discharged as a vol untary bankrupt iu tlte uliiteii hu i district