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We Got Dun'. N1Imberat Last

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VOLUME I. NUMBER 39 NARBERTH, PA., T H U R S D A Y ~JULY 8, 1915 PRICE T WO C EN TS

HERE ARE MORE OF THE PRIZE-WINNING

COMPOSITIONS BY NARBERTH CHILDRENTo Repre nt

"Our Town" and the CivicA.sociation

SAFE AND SANE FOURm CELEBRATION

MAKES ABIG DA YFOR ALLNARBERTH

Long Program Completed Despite Showers

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.L e tt er s a d dr e ss ed t o th e following

named p e rs on s r e ma i n u nc la im ed inthe Narberth nost office:

Mrs. Sara V. Brown, Harry Connel ly, Miss Florence Saunders , Mrs.Eliza Wil li ams. Mrs . Ali ce Winsor.

Edward S. Haws, Postmaster.

You'll Find Them Exceedingly Interesting0 - - - - - - - - - - _S ev er al m or e o f t he p ri ze -w in ni ng NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.

compositions, written by Narberth Rober t Dothard , Wynnewood aveschool children, ar e published below. nue, has been chosen by the memNext we ek we hope to complete th e bers of th e School B oa rd t o s uc ce edlist. Joseph Mullineaux, 3rd, who recent-

Every citizen, particularly every, ly resigned. Mr. D o th a rd i s c on ne ctm ot he r a nd f at he r, i s u rg ed to read ed with the architectural departmentthese compositions carefully. They o f t he P en ns yl va ni a r ai lr oa d an d isshow decided ability and retlect no a long-time resident of Narber th .end of c r ed it o n the teaching s ta lf o fou r public school.

Charles Nevin ha s beenengaged by the Civic Association to - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -0make it convenient for you top ay y ou r annual d ue s a nd s ub - l"ARBERTH POST OFFICE WINS I Narberth's Fourth o f J ul y c i l ~ b r a -s cr ip ti on t o "Our Town" as SALABY I NCREAS E. . tion b eg an w i th fireworks and endedwell. i T he l oc a l post office is included in Iwith fireworks. In th e ear ly morning

We know tha t there are a the list or th ose in th e neighborhood hours Jupiter P lu vi us m a rs ha l le df r ~ ~ t~ ~ ~ : hw : ~ t : ~ ~ ~ : :~ ?~ : : of P h il a de lp h ia t o receive a salary J m as se s o f c lo ud s i n close formationB lu e L is t o f L oya l Boosters-a increase this .year. T he a dv an ce w a s and sent down t o rr e nt s o f r ai n drops.group of ciVic-minded persons from $2300 to $2400. Berwin. Over- H e w as a bl y a ss is te d b y Boreas, withwho ar e doing much for th e brook an d P a ol i w er e th e other Main b la s ts t r om a ll t ou r quarters of theYear 'Round Home Town by giv- Line towns to win increases, each compass and for a time mattersing even t hi s l i tt le sum. They b i f ddit' 1 $100 a year 'tell us so from time to time. en g or an a IOna . looked very serious. Jove, look ing

}'INAL COltl)IUNITY NIGHT. T he y s ay t he y " jus t forget" an d down from Olympus an d seeing th eSixth Grade-Firs t Prize. that ~ e ywill gladly give us th e I Y. JI. C. A. NOTES. anxiety of our citizens, immediately

Individual 'Home Talent d "Kitch nominal sum if we will bu t directed Vulcan t o f or ae a few thun-LAST SUMMER'S VACATION. . an en ..Orchestra" Make Hits. "come around some night." i Boys ott }'or Camp. derbolts a nd sho ot th e clouds toBy Adelaide Smith. Community Night , in the truest doY ~ ~ rt ~ ~ c e ~ : l 1 i : ~ i n f ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; e ~ ~I The fo llowing boys of the Narberth pieces, which he did p ro mp tl y a n d

Last summer we spent t h e s u mm e r sense or the word, wa s enjoyed by have asked Mr.Nevin to do it for Y. M. C. A. Camp Club left f or " Ca mp effectively, and th e smil ing sk ies weren ea r t he Delayare Water Gap at a p la ce o ve r t hr ee h un dr ed N ar be rt h people them-in a systematic way. I Tohickon" MondaY, July 5: Burr soon re tl ected i n o ur faces.called Deleware New Jersey. It is a o n Tue sd ay evening, June 29, in th e He comes no t to urge or de- ,Robbins, Ross Robbins, Roscoe Smed- The ce lebra tion was car ried ou t sub-very pre tty place w i th h i gh hills an d Y. M. C. A. an d Community Center, mand-only to receive. ley, L eo ni da s S ou th er la nd , S t ee lm a n s ta n ti a ll y as outlined in last week'sm ou nt ai ns w i th b e au ti fu l trees. We the Woman's Community Club being Be readr for him! : Sheldon a nd F r an k Kromer. each f or " Ou r Tow n. " T he p ar ad e, m ar sh al le dused to t ak e w al ks and one day we hostesses. lone w ee k; R os s Howenstein, Kenneth by Mr. Fred Walzer, assisted by Officerwent for a w al k a ro un d the block The gymnasium and lobby were IWa lt on , Wy cl iff Wal to n, Howard D. J. Hill, started shortly after 9about five miles around th e hill which beautifully decorated with flowers Hamer and Philip Livingston, each o'clock. Schuyler's Accordion Band, of. ht h 1 UAillES }'OB SATURHAY.w as r Ig near t e louse. It was a d on at ed by Mrs. Norman J ef fe ri es , O ve rb ro ok at Narberth. ,:f or t wo weeks; Donald Faile for four Philade lphia, furnished th e music. Itvery pr et ty wa lk with wild r os es, a nd others. The audience ga thered in weeks. was followed by the Fire Company,bl kb i d h Wayne at Paoli.ac err es an t istles. Across the the gymnasium, a nd w er e entertainel1 GUlph Mills vs. Dun at i l\arberth will be well represented headed by Chief Charles V. Noel, all inroad in front of the house was a little with a n o r ig in al program enti re ly of Wayne. & Co., I during th e w ho le c am p s ea so n. Nine uniform. The apparatus, inclUding thebabbling brook where you cou ld get home talent. other Narberth boys wil l go at differ- handsome new hook and l adder t ruck ,spearmint. Miss Maud Wipf pres ided at the en t tlmes. made a fine showing. Then followed

S ta nd bl g o f t he Clubs.One day we went b:r train to the plano, and played the opening num- W L Pct. ! Bowling. Narberth's d an dy b as eb al l team inWater Gap. It was lovely the moun- ber delightful ly. Miss Wetherill p r c- X a rb e rt h tin. ~ s t . .846' Yes, it is too hot t o b ow l t ho se b ig a ut os , w e a r i n ~their uniforms andtains were covered with trees. The sen t ed five little girls f ro m t he fi rs t Dun & Co. 8 4 .666 . p in s t hi s time of t he y ea r. O ur bowl- eager to vanqUish Wayne immediatelyr oc ks i n th e s id es o f t he m ou nt ai ns grade. T he y w er e: M ar y Dold, GracI! Overbrook 7 5 583 I ing a l l e ~ 'is the coolest place i n town. after t he p a ra de . Among other carswere carved a nd w orn into different Casey, Madeline Meisen, Anita Miller G il M'II 5 7 .'417 I How a bo ut " ca nd le p in s" or "du ck in line were . those of Mr. Harry S.

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shapes by the weather. On the sides an eanor ntrl en. They did her 2 5 ' ~ pins?" T he y' re g re at s um me r sport. Hopper, PreSident of the Y. M. C. A.,h d i Paoli 3 9 . U Io f t he m ou nt ai ns w er e l it tl e s um m er m U ~ tt.cre it w t h t he ir songs anrl Wayne .. 3 10 .231 Our outfit o f b ot h b al ls and p in s i s Iwho was accompanied by Mr. C h a r ~ e shouses wher e r efr eshm ents w er e reCi a Ions. practically new. Come in and tr y I E. Kre am er, P re sid en t of th e F ir eserved a nd w he re people could stop Ava Mulholland and Augusta With- HAYIS' DOGHLE I ~ T E ~ T Hl l ' I ~ SI them. Bring your "pal" along and: C o m ~ a n y ;Mr. Ha:ve y D. Narrigan,an d rest w he n g oi ng u p the mountain. : e ro w w er e v er y p le as in g with well- SATURDAY'S GA)IE. Iyou'll have a grand evening. ! PreSident of CounCil, and Mr. Freder-

When we c am e h om e o n t he train it rendered reci tat ions , Dorri s Van Cul- _ Incidentally. you may be i nt e re s te d i ck H. Harjes, Sr., e x- P re s id en t o fwas a long bu t nice r id e. W he n we len danced w ith g ra ce a nd w as m uc h fllamjlioll's }'Irst Baseman's 11ft Send. Iin a " c an dl e p in " o r " du c k p in " t o ur n - C o u ~ c i l .Mr. C. Howard McCarter,came t o t he c it y it seemed so different applauded. I t w as r ea ll y quite Im- ill Lone Tully That Decides Pitchers' I ament. PreSident of the School Board, ace om-so hot and dusty. possible to d iscover a straight face Hattie Hetween Gilmore and Deegan. I pa ni ed b y t he other members of the

dur ing the last number. In fact, every .~ R WRULES }'OR }'IRF. Board, followed in his car, an d thenSecond Prize. on e se emed t o be having difficulty , APPARATUS CREWS. came an automobile carrying those

A RIDE. w it h t he i r s ho ul de r s, a n d a "hurrah" In t he t en th i nn in g o f t he Main Line

L tl I whom we al l l ov e t o h on or , th e vet-By :Marjorie Warner. sounded for o ur " Ki tc he n O rc he st ra ." e ag ue game on Ie lOme grounds T he f ol lo wi ng rules have been erans of the Civil War. This was fol-It c er ta in ly w as w on de rf ul ly well Saturday af te rnoon, wi th threa ten ing adopted for the guidance of the acPaul and Ralph were brothers, They - lowed by Mr. Fletcher W. Stites, ex-

lived near tile school house. done and reflects m uc h c re di t o n t he clouds and amid gathering gloom an d tive m em be rs o f t he N ar be rt h F i r ~Burgess, a nd o ur p re se nt boro counmanager. Miss Seymour, and the di. the crowd on their f ee t, w ith nerves' C om pa ny h aVin g b ee n approved by

Mary Watson lived two blockll away d tl I I I d G D " sel, and o th e r c a rs in brave array andrector, l \~ r s .Roy Clark. M ay we hear 011 e ge, Ie oca a. ene aVIS, tile c om pa ny a nd b oa rd o f engl'neersfrom the boys. T he c hi ld re n o ft en , decorated with the na tiona l colors.it soon again! made himself a hero of the borough and are in tended to prevent confusion

played to ge the r b ec au se t he y w er e At the close of tile program I'n t Il e w he n h e c a ug ht o ne of Deegan's s w if t a nd m i su n de r st a nd i ng ' In connection w it h t he p ar ad e t heabout the same age. . committee in charge wish to apo logize

gy mnasium, t he g ue st s w er e i nv it ed o ne s right on t he s ea m a nd s en t it be- Rule 1 Tile mechanical morking ~ fOne day P au l a nd R al ph came down . . . " to the residents of Wayne avenue forupstairs and refreshments were tween l ef t a nd c en te r for two s ac ks , t he a ut om ob il e apparatus is to be fato Mary's h ou se w it h their new pon.... b ' . H I ' th bb an unexpected c ha ng e i n t he r ou te ,

J s er ve d i n t he n ew ly f ur ni sh ed room rmgmg ump l rl e s o ve r e ru er charge of Messr s. Edward Wipf an,l whereby the parade turned from Essexa nd c ar t. T he ir f at he r h ad given it to o f t he Wo ma n' s Community C lu b. w it h the lone rUIl o f t he game, a nd t he E dwa rd Yost. No o th e r p er so n Is a ve nu e i nt o P ri ce avenue, i ns te ad o fthem for t he ir b ir th da y. T he y w er e Manv. express ions of deligllt a nd a p- X ar be rt h c ha mp io ns gained a 1 to 0 e rn li tt ed t o I'nterfer w it h t he movery proud of it. Ralph jumped ou t of p e . i nt o Way ne a ve nu e. a s planned. This

P roval were h ea rd a bo ut t he a rt is ti c victory over Dun & Co. in o ne o f the tor or nlake any adjustments to anythe cart and went to the door and wa s e nt ir el y a cc id en ta l a nd d ue t o aa n d c om fo rt ab le a p pe a ra n ce of the most remarkable games played along e Ilal 'c I parts 'h ts ever 0' 1k d "I M ' ? " H th m c 11 a " a 0 , misunderstanding.as e , s ar y In . er mo e r a n- room. A delightful social h ou r w as the Main Line. 'tl I . tl t d f

d "Y h ' t . d '11 el ler ma c nne, WI IOU o r ers rOIn Meanwhile, a large crowd had col-w e r e . es, s e IS up s airs an WI spent; old f r iendships were renewed. Gilmore's Pitching "AIrtight." the above-named men or the chief. lected l'n front of t i le FI' re H al l a ndbe down in a few minutes." Paul , and new ones formed, before it W:l'3 Both twir le rs were at their best. an d R I 2 I f fi th hi

th h th d th u e . n case 0 re, e m ac nc y. M. C. A. to hear tile addresses andc am e u p on e porc en an e time to say "Good night ." These de . it would go to show tha t Constable b r..t rt d by th ..t . b 't d f h may ~ s a e e man receiving wI'tness tile unfurll'ng of tile flag. The\vo OYs wa l e or er. lightful occasions will b e c on t in u ed I Walzer's select box man, Bob Gilmore, 'I e I of fir r o ' d d i e i m n' h h d t i d 1 a ar m e, p VI e 1 s co . plan of er ect l' ng a substantial steel

, . en s e came own s a rs an next season. I had t he b e tt e r of th e duel, holding the l let en t t o do so Apparatus shall belooked out o f t he d oo r sh e was so sur- I slugging Dun & Co. club down to two b th f 1 1 ' d' . th I pole and keeping the stars and stripes

. d tl t h I ' d "Oh t 1 k I ru n y e o owmg ri ve rs In e r fioating therefrom at all t i me s o ri g -prise la s e exc alme , . 00 }'UND F OR n O ) n S T W S e n : ~ C Escratch infield hits and one double and order accordl 'ng to number witll the

t th d t " TI b th ' ' l ' n a t e d wI'th Mr. Edwin P. Dold. whoa e pony an ca r. ley oys en COURSE. I walked bu t one man, only thirty-five instruction that the automobile chem- p re se nt ed t he flag a nd a rr an ge d a llhelped her into the cart and took he r The girls of th e Narberth school batters stepping to t h e p l at e in the ten . I t b t ke t fir t if 0f I d i lea mus e a n ou s , P 5- details In connect ion wi th th is part ofor a ong r ve. ar e working hard to raise a fund to gruelling innings, fourteen of thesame ible and tIle truck to fol low I n c as "1 I s . . . ~ the day'S rejoicing. This is anotherWhen she came lOme she said ," meet some of the miscellaneous ex- falling strike-out v ict ims to his elusive f th f l I t

never had such a grand ride." After ' penses that will a ri se w it h t he i na ug - curves. ~ o n e0 e 0 owmg. men ar e p re se n h ap py evidence of the influence of theo ru n t he automobiles, the m.an in new community spirit since the forma-

thanking them sh e w e nt i nt o t he h ou se u ra ti on of the domestic science course Deegan also twirled a masterly I f th d tI n large 0 e company ma y eSlgna e Ition of the Civic Association.a nd t ol d h er m ot he r a bo ut it. at the school next fall a nd th at w ill : g ame a nd held down t he N a rb e rt h b t h t b th t

T he n ex t day w he n s he s a w the boys not be ta ke n c ar e or by a ny a ppr o- Champs to eight hits, although five of ~ o m eone; u e m u s e sure . a I When t he p ar ad er s r et ur ne d t o t hed . I d none of the following are present be- F' H

11 M FI t h - St't tat school they aske her If s I e woul pri ati on. t he se w er e wasted. The fielding was fore giving th is order : (1) George Su- Ire a, r. e c er .. . I es, n alike to go for another r ide Saturday. S om e f ew we ek s a go Mr'l. Perry o f t he s en sa ti on al o r de r , n ei th er s id e p lee . (2) Edward Yost, (3) Taylor I few \ ~ ' e l l - c h o s e na nd a pp ro pr ia teShesa id she would enjoy It very mUCh. Redifer suggested that "Our Town" committ ing a n e r ro r , and many of the H (4) Will' m H d (5) words. mtroduced the ora tor of th e day,

When Saturday came the boys receive these subscriptions. I f you are plays being especially spectacular. enry

. . la en erson: I Mr. Murdock Kendrick, former Assist-stopped for M ar y a n d s h e w as surprised i nt er es te d i n the introduction of Fleck Robbed of Homer. Edward l\ h 11 er, (6) JaO?es MCQUiston., an t Dis tr ic t At torney of Philade lphia.t o s ee that t he y h a d a l a rg e l un ch in such a l lr ac ti ca l c ou rs e i n t he currk- Captain Fleck was the most dis- Rule 3. The follo,:"m

gar e desig- Mr. Kendrick's earnest and patri-

d d hnated as hosemen, t o r ide on th e chem- l' d 11 t d t ith th

a basket. She sai goo -bye to er ulum of our school, send in y ou r of - heartened player in the game, for in ical apparatus j f p re se nt , provided 0 IC wor s were s e n e . 0 w emother and they s tarted out for a g oo d f erl ng or give it to t he g ir l who c all s t he third inning he clouted the sphere they do n ot b ri ng the number above closest a t t e ~ t l o n .He pOinted o ut t hetime. at y ou r h ou se in her missionary ef-, o ve r t he r ig ht f ie ld fence for the cir- nine. T he b a la n ce are t o r id e on t he u ni qu e posit ion of the United Sta tes in

T he c hi ld re n t oo k many a ni ce ride fort. cult. bu t in rounding third W. Simpson hook and ladder t ruck , which will be the c o n g r ~ s sof na tions , and ou r un-t og et he r. T he y t oo k t he ir m o t h e r ' s . IpUlled a Merkle play by t ap pi ng h i m o n t a ke n to every fire. The engineer. or s ~ l f i s hattitude t.owards conquered na-o ut o n picnic very often. W. C. C. HELPS Y. Jr. C. A. I the shoulders. the umpire immediately m an i n c ha rg e, will designate me n t o h on s, a s i n MeXICO and Spain. He re-

Of the $136.68 which wa s raised by I declaring hi m o ut . and he thereby fHI u p th e engine crew i n c as e of v a- ferred to th e blessings of t he p ea cethe Women's Community Club as a being robbed o f t he home run, which cancy. Engine crew: Gotlieb Essling- we ar e enjoying. and o ~ rd ut y t o doresult of th e r e ce n t s t ra w be r ry fes- a s t he g am e w en t would h av e d eci ded qr. Ra y J o ne s , E dw a rd Yost, Taylor a ll in ou r powe r to assist t he P r es ltival, t he w om en voted to donate the con test in t he r e gu la ti on n in e i n - Henry, Edward Stokes, Fred H ar je s. d en t i n m a in ta in in g n eu tr al it y. An$91.12 cents to the w or k of the Y. nings. T ru ck c re w: W. G. bummer, M o r r i ~eloquent appeal wa s made t o e ac h one,M. C. A. The money ha s been paid The champions ha d a number of op- T ~ a c e y ,Harry Simpson , E . P. Dold, including t h e y ou ng people present, to

a nd ha s been of great a s si st an c e i nI

portunities to co me across with th e .J, Howard Smedley, Wm. Henderson, take t o h im s el f a feeling of respons lhelping tide over th e "lean" montlts I r un . b ut failed. In the second inning George Gillespie, Charles Young, F re d b il lt y for t he pre se rv atio n of o urwhen receipts are low a nd the ex- F le ck g ot his f ir st s in g le and stole Walzer, R. Mueller, E . Mil l er, James glor ious inst i tu t ions . ~ t a r t l i n gUluspense goes on just the same. second, and was sac ri fl ced to t hi r d b y McQuiston, B. F. Cunningham. t r at io n s w e re g iv en o f th e smallness

Humphries, but R. Barnitz backed fa r Rule 4 . - In case of an alarm of fire and inadequacy of o u r a r m y and of theInto right field an d made a pretty being received a nd n o e ng in ee r ar- n ec es si t) ' f o r o u r b oy s a n d y ou ng m encatch of Manager Walzer ' s in tended rives, t he f ir st a ct iv e m em be r p re se nt t o p re pa re t he ms el ve s to . maintainTexas Leaguer, holding Fleck at third, wlll have charge of the company. peace by being prepared to go t o w arwhere he was left. In the fourth in- By order of the b oa r d o f e ng in ee r s If necessary. In former wars we haven in g B ig gs w en t ou t into deeep left 'lIid approved by th e companY. taken the initiative, bu t there has beenand s p ea r ed C h ar li e B a rk e r' s drive, Charles V. Noel, A . W. Needham, 0. change, and w e m us t now b e p rl '-which wa s labeled for a s ur e h om er , E dw ar d Wipf, Harry Wall, pared for wars of aggression.

(Continued on Third Page) A. P. Redi fer, John G, Walton (Continued on Second Page)

S e n nt h G r ad e -F i rs t Prize.CAMPING.

By Elizabeth Miesen.Saturday morning I w as o n my way

to Coll ingswood, N. J. I could hardly

w ai t u nt il the conductor called ou tCollingswood. I w as u p w ith a bound,a nd j um pe d off the car and ra nlightly down th e street. As I wasabout to turn the corner CarrieF r us en ( th e g ir l I c am e t o see) camehurrying to meet me. A g re at d ea lo f c on ve rs at io n followed aboutwhen we were going to camp, whowere going and other inquisitive q u e ~ -tions.

The next day te n girls, three(Continued on Second Page)

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~ . A . U l l E H T l l ,PA . - U U U TOWN--JULY8, lU15

By Lady Narberth

(Continued on F o u rt h P ag e )

THE FIRESIDE

Ocean City, New Jersey, Fourth ofJuly.-The next time your correspondent goes away for a week-endvacation h e' s n ot coming to t hi s r esor t - there ar e too m an y N ar be rt hpeople, and its just one memorandumafter another.

We had hardly pu t foot on theboardwalk before we met Mr. an dMrs. Will iam Peebles, and Miss MaryPeebles.

Down among t h e b a th er s we sawMr. and Mrs. Hunter McDowell.

A little further on we met Mr.Pebberly.

Sunday m o rn i ng t h e Misses Jacobycame s t ro l ling along th e boardwalk.

The Frank Crists, senior an djunior, were a ls o o n hand.

"Tip" Turner is still limping a litt le f ro m his recent injury, bu t afterthe Sunday papers b ro u gh t t h e n ew sof that victory over Dun & Co., Mr.Turner seemed noticeablY improved.

B e rt E yr e came up from h is F if tysixth street retreat to l ook ove r th eh ol id ay c ro wd o n the boardwalk.

Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Seaver, Forestavenue, left last Tuesday for Brooklyn, N. Y., where Mr. Seave r startsin at once as assistant sales managerof the Robt. H. Gair Co., of that city.Mr. S ea ve r e xp ec ts t o make frequenttrips back t o N ar b er th and has continued as a director of the Y. M. C . A.

Mr. and Mrs. Augustus J. Laos,Haverford avenue, returned last weekfrom a two weeks' stay at LakePaupac.

Mrs . Dav id Smith, of Dudley avenue, has been entertaining Mrs. Flore nc e G ar ne tt , of D re xe l a ve nu e, Atlantic City.

Mrs. Lester B. Knox , of Midland.Pa., has been visiting Mrs. Otley E .Jackson, o f M er io n and Essex avenues.

A. J. Loos.

.w or ld . We n ee d f ro m time to time an : " - - : : : = ' = - ~ : - - : - ~ " ' = " - : 2 opportunity for i n tr os p ec ti on t o a pprec iate the wonderful advantages andblessings enjoyed by the c it izens o fthis great commonwealth, an d th enewcomers within our borders need anobject lesson in patr io ti sm such as canb es t b e g iven by tbis na tional anniv er sa ry, b y celebrations s uc h a s th eon e so sanely and fittingly given thisyear i n O ur Town .

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T ha t' s Wh at AllOur Stores Are For.

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DAVIS' SUNDAES

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SLATE AND TIN ROOFER104 Forrest ATenue

Jobbing a Specialty. Narberth, Pa.

and build your houseaccording toyour ow a plana,and Ih. w ay you wlnl It-and w b e r e you WanI t -as to b uy a R e a d y.M a d e B o . . . e ?

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L a k e P a u p a cL A N D O F T H E C L O U D S "

LAKE PAUPAC CO., R. F. D., Canadensis, Monroe Co., Pa.

G O D F R E YThe Real Estate Man at

114 Woodside Ave.,be p leased to assist you In

ting a h om e.Telephone-Narberth 685 A.

Telephone-Narberth 368.

Hillh Grade ButterTelephone-Narberth 644 A.

45th and Parrish Sts.

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W it h N at ur e i n th e Woods. RhOdodendrons and Flowers in the Spring.Lovely Cool Days in th e Summer. Magnificent Foliage in the Fall. Comforta b le H o me Life. Splendid Table and Good Rooms. Tenth Season. Fresh Milkand Vegetab les f rom ou r Farms.

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EDWARD HAWSPlaster and Cement Work

Est imates Furnished Jobbing

Several y ea rs a ft er I was admittedto the ba r I w as w al ki ng t hr ou ghone of th e b us y s tr ee ts o f New Yorkwhen I me t Will. He said he waslooking fo r a job, and when I toldhim I needed someone to he lp mew it h m y office work , he accepted aftera little persuasion. Will on ly remained with me for a few months.He s ee m ed r e st l es s and dissatisfied.and would spend the Whole daydreaming, or writing some poem, instead of working . After he left me, Idid no t hear of him a g ai n f or s e ve r almonths until o ne d ay I saw h is n am e

on the c ov er o f one of the largemagazines. I bought a magazine andread th e s ho rt s to ry which he hadwritten. I t was an excellent one.

This started Will on the r oa d tosuccess. H is s to ri es w e re v er y popular, an d s ol d f or h igh pri ces. Then, " T H Eh e w as c an di da te for Mayor, bu t hewa s de fea te d by a l a rg e m a jo r it yAf te r h e w as defeated, hi s name nolonge r ap pe are d in th e magaz inesa nd h is s to ri es s ee me d t o have disappeared as quickly as tney hadcome.

Ten or twelve years af te rward . ona c ol d. misty d ay i n a ut um n . as I wasgoing a l on g o ne of the streets of NewYork, I came upon a long line or Location, Greentown, Pike County, Par Fi f teen miles north of Cresco orgauntmen and women, whichsome one GoUldsboro, on th e D. L. &: W. R. R.sa id was th e "bread line." As I passedthem I n o ti c ed o n e of th e men wasv er y w ea k, a nd seemed r ea dy t o fall.Walking up to h im, I was just goingto offer hi m my arm when somethinga b ou t h im r ec a ll ed old memories andI ejaculated, " Wi l l, " I n vo l un t ar i ly.Will, for it was he, looked at me fora moment in a d azed way a nd t he nmurmured "Jack" a nd fell a ga ins tmy shoulder. I supported him, andhe began to tell me his story.

"After I left y ou , I went to a news- HARRY B. WALLpaper office. to seek work. I c ou l, lnot get any work there, and so Iwent around to several different publishing houses, but they all turn8'lm e d ow n. F in a ll y t he M - - magazine g ave m e a pos it ion in t he p r in ting office. I became friends with oneof th e men t he re , a nd one day Ishowed him a short s tory I h ad w r itten. H e a sk ed m y permIssIon to showIt to t he e di to r and I, thinking hewas joking, said 'Yes' an d then forgot all about it. A few days later 1w as s um mo ne d i nt o the editor's officeand h e t ol d me he wished to publish

my story. Well, that w as t he begin- GLEAN--SAFE.WHOLCC'OMEl ng o f m y s uc ce ss . I w r ot e f o r t he m b )severa l years , you know. B u t a f te r atime I grew restless. I felt that to be O U R P RO DU C TS AR E GUARANIEEDa novel is t was n ot m y ambition l!0 I UNDERBACTRIOLOGICAL CONTROLdecided to tr y and do something elseIt was t he n t ha t I was elected as a P a a t e u r l z e l l Milk 1DELIVERIES Paint ing in al l it s BranClhesc a nd id at e f or mayor. When I ran Dl')"Delovi . CerUl i ed W E S T PUILA.for this off ice I l ea r ne d q ui te a lot Milk - - -about th e d ir ty w ay in which the (Ped r l aUe Soc i e ty ) OVERBROOk Estimates Cheerfully Given.other party carried on its politics. r S p e c i a l .. G u e r D l l e y " MERION Telephone-Narberth 3ll.D.It was a terrible, terrible blow to Milk WYNNEFIELDme when I was d ef ea te d. I d eci de d, ( R O b e ~ : i ~ ) ' P I _ I I BALA-CYNWYDin a spirit of revenge, that I would NARBERTBplace b ef or e t he public the w ay t he C r e a m B u t t e r m i l k ARDMOREother p ar ty r an the affairs. When I T a hl e a n d Whipp ing WYNNEWOODha d m y p ape r a ll written, the party Cream.found ou t a nd c am e to see me. OhJack! Jack! I can't confess anymore," Will moaned b ut h e soon grewquiet a ga in a nd finally continued.

"They tempted me, Jack. Theyoffered me money, and more thant ha t, t he y offered to pu t me up ascandidate for mayor, for their partyIf I w ou ld not publ l sh my story. Youknow it has always been m y d e ar e stambition to be mayor. '" '" '" And Iaccepted it! I burned up m y m an uscript. b ut t ha t did not llelp to easemy c ons ci en ce . Oh Jack!" he mur Y . M . C . A . B U I L D I N Gmured f eebly, "You do not know, youc an no t i ma gi ne w ha t a go ny I suf- The Merion TlOe and Trust Co.fered, and at last, the night befo!.e of Ardmore, Parelect ion, I h an de d i n m y r e si gn a ti onMy conscience had won th e fight. Bu t Th e oldes t, l a rges t a nd b es t depoeiI felt I could n e ve r h av e any more tory in this vicinity.stories p ub li sh ed . An d so I have gone Capital, $150,000 . SurpluS , $125,000down and down untll I reached this. Undivided Profits, $40,000.Oh, I see too late my mistake. Iaimed too high, scorning the m tlet hi ng s b y which I might climb togreatness and only t hi n ki ng o f thebig thing. I have wasted m y l if e! Oh.that I could llve it over again! I f eel wlt1like say ing wi th Van Dyke:"What's that? I've had another da r

a nd w a st ed it again?A p ri ce le ss d ay i n e mp ty d re am s, a n- 1

other chance in vain?" George B. Sup eeJack died a few months after I

ha d th e conversation w ith him. He Steam & HotWater:Heatingw as b ur ie d in a quiet little grave- PI b' gvard in Coltonvil le, his n at iv e t ow n um InI w en t to h is gr av e and as I stoOll Bell Telephone.th er e in the dusk I repeated that ---------------l l tt l e ex t rac t . F L V ' W ' I R E"What's that? I 'v e h ad another day

and wasted it in vain? Black .os sq. footA priceless day in empty dreams, Galnnb:ed . .oa sq. foot

another c ha nc e i n vain 1" Copper .oa sq. footAnd far away a wblp-poor-wlll CblekBi l Wire . P e r 150 S S C

sounded it s mournful note. It . r o l l

(Cont inued Next 'Week) SUPPLEES, 1538 Market St.

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A RCADIAHESTNlTr.Bel .16th S tFiDesl Pho to la y Th e -a t r e 0111. sfze i n t h eEnt i r e Wo r l d .

Pho top lays -Con t inunus 10 A. M. to 11.30P. M.

Estimates

House Wantedin larberthf or o ne year w i th o pt io n t o buy. Detached. Five bedrooms or more, Bath.Open f ire place. Rent $35.00 to $40.00pe r m on th . A dd re ss J. W. M., 161fGreen St., Phila.

Miesen's BakeryN A R B E R T H A R C A D E :

B U I L D I N G

Bread, Cake, R ol ls , P ie s,C a nd y, I c e C r ea m

CATERING FOR PARTIES

home Dressed Poultry, Butter, mesaand Game.

Fancy Fruit and Vegetable

Ha s For Sale i l l the Netghbor- (Continued from Second Page)hood of The candy bolUng, I suddenly

51. C blc fa ...... .1 Excaval . . 1heard a sound that thr11led me witho 1 - Idismay. I t was the te lephone ,-ant lS.ltable lo r FIWng PnrfOSei my c an dy w as jus t at the critical

DOUBLE TEAM LOAD, 2Se p e ~ ~ : ~ e r i n git, I f oun d the voice atCART LOAD, lS e t he o th er e nd w as f at he rs . I t seemed

that he h a d f orgo tt en hi s umbrella.No Chargl if You Do Your Own and I w as t o m ee t h im at t h e s ta t io n

Hauli"g in time for t he n ex t t ra in .I h un g up , and hurrjed to th e

kitchen, b ut , a la s! I was too late!The candy w as b ur ne d b la ck ! I t isneedless to say tha t I fol lowed a goodrule and wrote some things on th eback of a p a pe r a n d b ur ne d it, beforeI r el ieved my feelings.

Putting on a r ainc oat a nd overshoes, a n d t a ki n g an extra umbrella,I se t f or th u po n m y p er il ou s j ou rn ey.I h ad t ra ve le d s om e l it tl e d is ta nc e

Iup the street, when a dark objectloomed fn f ro nt o f me. T he n ex t i nstant I w as s it ti ng i n a mudpudd le.(If you don't live in N ar be r th , y oudon't know a real mudpuddle.)

T he p ed es tr ia n w it h w ho m I coll ided ( fo r such, it appeared , was th ecase) apologized profusely, andpassed on muttering dll'e threatsa ga in st t he w ea th er , and left m ~s tr a nd ed i n the aforesaid puddle. Igot out of it and resumed th e walk,

225 lona Avenue, Narberth, JIt fully p re p ar e d f or th e worst.Telephone-Narberth 381D. Now Narber th t rees have a certain

plan of attack which they invar iablyresort to w he n e ve ry oUler methodfal ls. T il ey a ct rea l friendly an dstay high a bo ve y o ur head, until yOllget off y ou r g ua rd . Then a wetb r an c h l ea ns down a nd r ud el y slaps)'ou over the eye, pu tting w ate rdown your neck. And it is no opticalillusion either.

T he g ut te rs are s taunel l a l li es of" the trees, and are veritable rivers,'IAStoreforParticnlarPeople over which ar e s tr e we d s ti ck s an d

mud, until it looks perfectly safe. So.with my e ye s ti ll smarting f ro m m yencounter wi th t he tree, I steppedinto w ate r up t o m y shoe-tops.

Al l o f this wa s highly elCciting, andI arrived at my destination very wct.and very much ou t of breath. Ofcourse, the train was late, and I had

Painter to s ta n d f or twenty m in ut es w it h t h ew a te r t r ic k li n g down my neck, and

I the cold wind blowing through me.Telephone At last the train a rr iv ed , a n d f a th e r

and I set out for home. Bu t we werenot destined to r ea ch there withoutmishap.

First, the u mb re ll a r ef us ed t o ~ oup. Not r e li sh in g t h e idea o f s t an ding in t he r ai n, we tried to f orc e i t.Now there is nothing a n um bre llahates more. This one g r ew h ig hl yindignant, and, in its struggles, pokedpassing people in a way everyoneresented. I t w as d ec la re d v er y unmannerly on the part of t il e umbrella.

The high track at Narber th s ta tionfurnished an excel lent oppor tun ity forthe cold north wind to s wee p downand blow your u mb re ll a, s o afterhaVing experienced it, t ak en t he consequence by c ha si ng t he u mb re lla ,a nd h av in g further b at tl es w it h g utter a n d t re e , w e a r ri ve d h()me, greatlywearied by ou r forced march withthe w at er " sl op pi ng " i n ou r shoes.a nd t r ic kl in g off ou r noses.

We went t o b ed almost immediatelya fte r suppe r, leaving o ur clothes

drying by the k it ch en r an gs a nd ou rd re am s w er e t ro ub le d ones o f b ei ngdorwned.

Moral-The b e st t hi ng for a rainyd ay i n N ar be rt h is a submarine.

Ninth Grade-Jo' irst Prize.WILL-O'-THE-WISP.

By Grace Nevin.WIii, e ve r s in ce I h ad k no w n him,

was a shy lad. In s ch oo l h e wa snot popular wi th us fellows, becausehe was t oo quiet . He prefered soli-tude a nd d id no t hesitate to tell I'.S ~ o .I was his special confidant, if he hadany. We u se d t o room together atthe school, and after we had goneto bed h e s om et im es u se d to confidein me what great things he woulddo when he wa s a man. Sometimeshe was going to be a great musicianw ho c ou ld hold everyone spellbound

Office Closes Noon Saturda]'s- June I , while he played. Another time, heto October 1. wa s a n i nv en to r o f s om e wo nde rf ul

machinery whichwould

save mi ll ionsof dollars and be o f g re at benefit to

Ba t th e Ratl clvl11zation. B ut h is f av or it e d re amBy cleaning out every nook an d was to become Mayor of New Yorkcorner. Rats and mice build the i r and revolutionize it. I did no t exactneats -in re fuse and raise their young ly sympathize with his aspi ra tions .in flllthy places. Rats carry dise&lles I could not unders tand ho-w he coullland ar e very di r ty pests. They ali lo possibly care to be a musician or ancause m my fires an d destroy thou- inven tor, or even a mayor. Fo r mysel(,sands of dollars' worth of property. i I w a s p er f ec tl y satisfied to be a bigIlf there i s n o r ef us e or food open , l eague base ball player.aIboUt th e house they will no t bother I A few y ea rs a ft er t hi s Will leftyou. No refule-No Rat . -Fewer school and I lost track of him. IFire.. : went t o col lege , a n d s t ud ie d law.

JAMES G. SCANLIN

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