Our Town November 30, 1918

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'FIRESIDE ITEMSWANTED FOROUR TOWNRED CROSSWORKROOM ATY. M. C. A.

VOLUME V, NUMBER 8 NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1918(

PRICE TWO CENTSMOVEMENT STARTED TO RAISEMEMORIAL FOR OUR HEROES

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Georga W, Braden Will Tellof His Experiences witbtbe Italian Army

CIu\SSIFIED AnVERTISEMENTS

E ve ry M an and Woman i n N a rb er thIs I nv it ed t o H ea r :Mr. Braden

Address th e AnIlltal Meet-i ng o f th e Y. M. C. A .

Xl'xt .\Itlnda., u t S P. ~ I . , in ourXarl"'l'th y. ~ l C. A .. the opportunityof hl 'uril lg' :Jlr . Bradl'n will he "xtl'ntlell to all l'I'si,ll'llts of our t.O\\'!I. :Jfr.Bradl'n. a lt l ll l llg 'h a ] 'I ', si ,lent of Ka r ..IJert h. ha s hl"'11 thrill ing' sueh organizations as the 1'001' Hil'hal"] an d Ad"el't is ing ' C lubs of Philt!l]elphia, while wo01' hi s honl" t() \\ ,n h av e n ot been pri,"ill,!",'tl 10 11I'al' llis "'01111"1'1'111 story oftil" Y. :II. C'. A. \\'ith the Ttal ian Arllty.

Dii'ector Stites t o Pres i de .:\fl. Flc\.l,hpl' \ \ '. St i t. ' s . Olll' of the Y.

:JI. C. A. Din' c :to rs . wil l preside at thisJIII'I,ting' alll] will han ' an int e re s ti ng'r epor t. tn gin' , rcprl'''entillg' th e Dire,t.ors, o f t he incrl'a,e i n t he adiyities (]lIrin g th p past, mOllths ant] hetter s ti ll o fpro'!, of .:\arh"rth.'\Vatch for posteri' as to exad lo('atioll.

.\lIl1l1al QIIl'.,tion: Wllnt '''hall .I g'i\'t't h"111 thi's year? Sa \'e yourself needI,s" \\'orrr a 11


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CANDY

Houses

at course, wedeliver - anyp l a c e - anytime.

At

SPECIALNOTICE

tCE CREAM

NarberthTaiioring CO.

Have Removed to myNew Address234 Woodbine Ave.Narberth, Pa .

Phone Narberth 305Will give my customerse ve ry a ll eo ti oo i n e ve ry r es pec t. W or k ! lo od ; p ri cesreasonable.

French Dry Cleaning,D} eing and Pressing

DAVIS'

BRUSHESCOMFORT KITSSTATIONERY

A COMPLETE LINE OFSCHOOL SUPPLIESA T

CIGARS

HARRY B. WALLPlumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingN A R B E R T H . PA

Attractive NewAre B e c O l ~ i n g Scarce

I have r emaining fo r s al e a veryattractiveHOUSE ON ANTHWYN ROAD

STONE COTTAGE on AVON ROADA N T H W Y N F A R M S

Don't hesitate if you want a good home.WM. D. SMEDLEY

Why Go To City?_

of Buy Your~ ." V I C T ~ ~ L A S

. RECORDS

H. C. FRITSCHPrt per tl es Fo r Rent and SaleFire Insurance

Bell Phone 852 W." n i l BulldIng. NBrbertb, Pa.Phone . Ardmore 96 7 W D.y a n d Nig htJOHN MARMORAHauling and Moving

A N Y W H E R ERates Reaaonable ARDMORE, PA.

Frank CristMEATS & PROVISIONSHijfh Grade BL.tterTelephone-Narberth 644 A.

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HOWARD'S

CASUALTY LIST.

SAVE

The Brightest Spot in NarberthA Drug Store in theMost Modern Sense of the Term

YOURSOLDIER BOY

CLERK-POST OFFICE SERVICE.

your old newspape rs unti l th e lastSaturday of each mon th . The Ladles'Auxiliary ~ planning t o c ol le ct a ndsell th is o the rwise was ted ma te r ia l aso ne m ea ns t o cover tbe Y. M. C. 'A.coal bn l Which it ha s so ably me t Inth e p as t. H av e y ou r b un dl e or neWlSpape r s neat ly tied on that day, readyf or c al l.

Telephones,12671268

Tho t 'nite

reported as missing.Joseph Cuthher t, of :!41 Chestnut a\'enue, Ardmorl', r epor tClI mii is ing in ac

tion.Alfred L. Cutts, of 21;\ Forest ayell\1c' .

Xurberth, reportell lnissin/-: in action..Tohn B. R il ey , of :JO :lfalloa road,

Llanerch, re1'0rtc(1 missing in action.Harry C. :1IfcX:unee, of Llaner,.]I, who\yas rcported missing, is unofficia.lly re,

ported safe.:I[auricc N. Bnrns, 22:: Brook iit n'l!.

Bryn :lIawr; has 1Ieen reported missing.

Is Doing a Man's Job "Over There." He Will Appreciatean d Welcome These Comforts:

SHAVING SUPPLIESFOUNTAIN PENSFOOT POWDERS

WAR STAMP SALES .At Narbe rth Post Office there is asufficient amoun t o f s tamp s ye t to be

!\Old to make it imperat ive upon thepart of QUI' c i ti zens to come forwardand invest in these stamps very liberall y d ur in g t he r emai ni ng weekA of thep re se nt ye ar . A sheet of 20 WarStamps cost $84.40, for whi ch t he purchaser wil l rece ive $100 in 1923. Hclppush Narberth oycr.

TO THE PUBLIC.The War Indus t ri e s Board has sellt

notice to t he Boa rd o f Const ru ct ionsand : I[a te ri al s of Penusylnll l ia . whichin turn ad\ises the Local Board of:lfontgolllery County, that rUlings here10fore in force ar e modified to th e ex11']l't t ha t a ll hnil l lings and repairs pur,'l y agri eul tura l, a s " ' el l a s a ll other kinl]sof eonstruction aud improyemcnt not inexcess o f t en t hous and dollars, may proceed without permit of a ny k ind, andthat dealers and matl' r ial men may supp ly mat er ia l i n s uch cases without aflidayit o r permi t t o t he app li ca nt .In new construction exceeding in cost

te n thousand dollars, permi ts wil l herequired until at least ar ti c les of peaceare signed.The pub li c i s a s ked to co-operate withthe Goyernment in hringing civiliancons truct ion work hack to normal. Thegradual di scont inuance of war activities will help release materials an d menfor civil ian construct ion, and help produce normal conditions.Co-opcrate withthi.s Board and in that way it c an bes ts cr ve you and hel p r es to re bus ines s a ndprosper i ty throughout our county .Board of Constructions and Materials.

NICHOLAS II. LARZELERE,CLAYTON L. BROWN,ROY A. HATFIELD,WM. WARNER HARPER,HAR.MAN Y. BREADY.Nov. 14, 1918.

The Cub i s a n incompoop, net;Fo r why should he eve r f or ge t,

The left door is lightFo r entrancc or f lightAfter all, broken r ib s c an be set!

A I ~ O Y S l U S SCHUn.

The Cub is a comical cuss!For why doc s he mak l' sueh a fuss?

If he hits the "Tong t rai lGoing i n f or his mail,Tho bump might r es ul t in a buss!

That \I-ill no t do at all; instead of areprimalHl 1"-0 giY('1l' hinl a tip .. Once111ore:

Now why docs the Cub ge t so soreOn tho hang of that postoffice dood LEE'S GARAGE Essex Ave. abo HaverfordTho jam, don't you see, Avenue N a ~ ~ ~ ~ l hMakes our t own seem to be 0 l d S l d S AA much higger hurg than before . ver an a es an erVlce gency

That's 110 hetter; it 's ,, o rs e. I want REPAIkS, STORAGE, GASOLINE AND OILS. OPEN DAY AND NIGHTsOlllething carrying a rebuke, yet main- L . C. S H A H A N1nining a proper dignity. Let 's tr y it I==================:;====================:=lgain: I' :J

NARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN

RAIN FAKERS.

To th e Editor of Our Town.May I ask if ~ " o u r contributor Cubis th e majority stockholder, that you

accord him such license i n y ou r o th er wise respectable columns' Most vehemently do I protest against his holdingup to ridicule and s co rn t he l ea di ng citizens of our town. Even our worthyconstable does no t escape the gall scattercd b y h is ruthless pen! I warn himthat he may e ~ - p e c t retalia'tion in kind,if no t action at law.He now makcs our postmaster th e

targct of his gibes and barbed lampoons,presuming upon th e digni ty of that gentIeman's official posi tion as a memberof the Adminis trat ion, knowing that his

A POETICAL SCRUBGIVES THE CUB A RUB

At one per iod o f t he r ec en t war t he rewas a considerable controversy in Engl an d a s to whether the tremendou3 filin g o f guns in Flanders and the northe rl l sec ti on of France di d no t hring.about the ahundant rainfall that hadthen heen exper ienced in the sOlltheastern part of England.Perhaps it was t hi s contro\"('rsy thatstirre


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NARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN 3

IIn.ver ford to

ASH COLLECTIONS.

M . C . A . B U I L D I N G

OVR PRODUCTS ARE GUARANTEEDUNDER BACTERIOLOGICAL CONTROL

HOWARD F. COrTERM'EATS of1",1 QUALITY

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Tuesday.E ss ex A"enue, eas t side,Montgomery.Wayne A"enue.Price Avenuc.Forrest A"enue.Grayling Avenue.Narberth Avenue.

CALDWELL& CO.R e a l E s t a t eI n s u r an ces O ~ ~ I ~ ~ S t a t i o n NARBERTH, PA.

Monday.Con"':ly A"enue.\Vindsor A"enue, Essex to Wynnewood.\Vynnewood A "cnue.:\[on tgomery A "enue, Wynnewood to

:'\a r1>erth.Essex A"enue, \H'st side, Haverford to:\[ontgolllcry.Dllllll,y A"enue.Stuart A"enue.Ehu Terrace.Sahine A"enut'.

CLEANSAFEWHOLESOMEPasteurized Milk l DELIVERIESBrynclovls Certlll.ed WEST PHILAMilk (Pedrlal le Society) OVEROROOHSpecial ..Guernsey" MERIONMilk WYNNEFIELD(Roberts '&: Sharpless ' BALA-CYNWYDair ies) NARBERTHCream But te rmi lk ' ARDMORETable an d Whipp ing WYNNEWOODCream.

D O N T F O R G E Tto mail u s you r Razor Blades as we ll asyour Razors when they needsharpening upSafety Razor Sharpening Co.

14 S. SEVENTEENTH STREETPHILADELPHIA. PA.SIngle Edge Blades 2c eachGillette HIndes 3c eachUazors lIolled 25c each

We guarantee complete satisfaction.Mail ordeI\s given prompt attention.Try us.

SCOTTPOWEtt DAIRIES

Thursday.Narberth Avenue, south side.Elmwood Avenue, MapleWoodside Avenue.Grove Place.

Wednesday.Hampden Avenue.Ionn. Avenue.Woodbine Avenue.Montgomery Avenue, Narbe rth to Hav-

erford.Meeting House Lane.Williams Avenue.Haverford Avenue.

Friday.Chestnut.Merion.Rockland Avenue.

I f possiblo the routes for the daysspecified wi ll b e followed out. Wbenit becomes necessary to change routing,due notice wiH be given. In caso ofa s ev er e s to rm o r holiday interruptingth e collection will be one day la te .C. E. Humphreys,

Streot Commissioner.

Roofs

Kentuckyrom

Don't ForgetTo Save a nd Bundl e YourNewspapersY. M . C . A. Collection-Nov. 30th

GARAnteedC. A., at Radnor Fire Co.; Wayne ::\fen '5Cluh, at Paoli 1\1en's Club.March 12-Ardmoro Y. 1\L C. A., at

Narberth Y. 1\. O. A.; Radnor Fire Co.,at Autocar Club; Bryn Mawr Fire Co.,at Wayne Men's Club; Paoli Men'sClub, at Rosemont Men's Club.March 19-Paoli ~ 1 e n 's 'Club, at Ard

more Y. M. C. A.; Br;yn Mawr Fire Co.,at Rosemont Men's Club; Radnor FireCo., at Wayne :Men's Club; Narberth Y.l\I. C. A., at Autocar Club.March 26-Ardmore Y. M. C. A., at 45th and Parri sh 8ts .

Autocar 'Club; Paoli Men's Club, at 1-- .....---------- . --Bryn Mawr Fire Co.; Rosemont Men'sClub, at Radnor Fire Co.; Wayne :M:en'sClub, at Narberth Y. 1\L C . A.April 2-Bryn 1\1awr Fire Co., at Ard

more Y. M. C. A.; Hadnor Fire Co., atPaoli :Men's Club; Narberth Y. M. C.A., at Iwsemont Men's Club; AutocarClub, at 'Wayno 2\1en's Club.April 9-ArdJJnore Y. ~ 1 C. A., a tWayne ::\1en's Club; Bryn Mawr FireCo., at Radnor Fire Co.; Rosemon t

:\[en's Club, at AutocarClub; Paoli1\[en's Club, at Narberth Y. ::\1. C. A.April 16-Radllor Fire Co., at Ard

more Y. ~ 1 C. A.; Narberth Y. 1\L C.A., at Bryn 1\Vawr Fire Co.; AutocarClub, at Paoli 1 \[en 's 'Cluh ; 'WayneMen's Club, at Rosemont :l\!en's Club.

April 23-Anlmore Y. ~ C. A., atRosemont ::\1ell's Club; Bryn 2\1awr FireCo .. at Autocar Cluh; Ra


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DON'T ftORGET-SATURDAY.NOV.30th

Charm of a Rabbit Foot.An e'A:T,llanntlon of th e marvelousand mysterious properties of the rabbi t foot as a good luck,p iece is to bef ou nd in th e fact that witchcraft regarded the rabbit as a particularlymyst ica l animal. The f avor it e dls-.gui se o f t h ew i tc he s o f old was to takethe form of a rabbit-a close secondwas the ca t -and r ec or ds a ga in a ndagain show convict ions and executionsof women for the f('urful crime ofchanging t hemselves Into rabbits. Arabbit foot was a potent charm ugalnstthe evil spells of th e witch-rabbit..,

Unk indnes s O ft en Bad Hab it .Unkindness Is more n loose, indlffer.en t hahl t than Intentional neglect , disrespect, or downright meanness.Word s a nd d ee ds ar e parented bythoughts; and I t I s s o e as y t o faIl Intos lothful, Indifferent th ink ing that , oftentlmes u nt hi nk in gl y, w e n eg le ct ,speak carelessly to, or treat unconcernedly those toward whom we oughtto act wit h mos t c on si de ra ti on anddeference. G. E. W., In GreatThoughts.

Color Blind.One man In England In every s ix tyi s p ar ti al ly o r whol ly color blind, soat l ea st t he t es ts f or tile Engllsll mercantile marine seem to show. A noted professor maintains that the proportion is even Im'ger. Candidates,after passing all th e usual tests reliedupon hy the navy and the rai lway companles, have been found to be defective b y h is lantern.

Chinese Don 't L ike Cheese.Statistic ians have figured out thatEngland ea ts th e largor part of Europe's ou tpu t of chpese. Europe's outp ut amo un ts t o 340,000,000 kilograms.England a lone consume s 180,000,000kllograJ1ls of this amoun t. N ex t comesHolland, which takes 56,000,000; Swltze rlnnd ta l, e s 43,000,000; Frnnce, 31,000,000. and Germany 20.000,000 kilograms. The onl y peopl e on earth whoea t no cheese ar e th e Chinese.

Contrary Mineral.Coal Is n c on tr ar y c ri tt er . I ns te adof e x p n l l c ] i n ~ ~ e n e r o u s l ~ ' , l ik e wat er ,in fr'C'pzing wenther, It contracts rapi d l ~ . Thp sensitive coal pile shrinksat thp fir'st touch of winte r :lnd, withth e mPl'cnry at zero, wll l'n every reospectahh' cOlllmY. ETC. I 'entulI, Cllrl I' . 506 I ~ s s e x ave. Phone. 638-WPh l l a . add re s s . 1806 Chestnut st . Locust 528.111,,1 Il. E. Phone. 1254-'V. l 'AINTIHtSS ce d i sp l ay ndvertiscluent In thl8 11!8ue. Cole, J l l n 1 t . ~ 8 U.C A l t P E N T I ~ U S AND nUILDEUS 246 Haverford ave. Phon e . S p ru c e 163S.dl 'nldns, Chas. L. " '. G. en ru lne r . Phone , 1 ~ 6 2 \V.103 Dudley ave. Phone, 382M. ~ 1 Elmwood ave" Naruertb.

I > I ~ S T I S T S Wulzer, I-rl'd.Or r ,Dr . A. 1 , .101 Elmwood av . Phone, 393-W. 117 Winsor ave. Phone. 1247-J.Ph ll a . P h on e . Fllbert 4 2 5 ~ . Ke it h B ld g. I'Al'EIt I I A N G I ~ U SDRUGGISTS Denv e r, IUeh a rd A . Ar c ad e Bu ll dl ng ,Phone. Narber th 1693-W.I 1 ' S l ~ \ \ ' t l r d d ' I A . I P h o ~ l e . 1t2167. t I t h is I s. ue . "r i t le , G('o. ,A. FaIrview aVQ.ee sp o,y uuver BeDlen n co Phone, C.ynwyd 77S-J . F l rs t c lo,SB work.EI,ECTIUCIANS l ' I I0TO 1'1,,11'8'-ul:h, Veri ~ 2 Iono. nve. uAr('udlu," IGtll an d Chestnut I!It8" PhU ..Nar. Phone. 650-W. Ard . P ho ne . 163-J. See dlsplllY advertisement In this Issue.

FISIl ASI> OYSTERS l 'UDIl l ING. f ~ ' l ' C .Inlperlnl G r { ) c c r ~ ' Co. Phone, Narber th 606. SUIJlee, G("(J. ll . Phone, 1289,See d i sp lay adve r ti s emen t In th18 issue. See diMplay advertisement In thIs il!!lue.G A I U ) J ~ N NURSI':RIES Wull. II. 11. Phone. 319-J.l"rhnroHcl"owt 'r ShOI). Ardmore, Pa . Cu t See d i sp lay adve r ti s emen t in this II!I!lue1I0wers a n d p l an t ., funeral deelgns. l t l ' ; ,U. ESTATEWnhlert . A. E. Culdwell & Cn. Phone, 127I-W.l \Jon tgo lnery n \ ' c. Phone. 696 Narber th . SeQ display ndver t1Rement tn this ll!Jsue.l ' rlt.dl, II . C. Phone. 252-W.G U O C I ~ I l S Se e d ls r -I a y advertisement In this Is.ue.Ifnllerial Grocer" Co. Phone, Narberth 606. ( ~ n d f r e 3 ' , ""n l . lJ.

~ e d i sp lay auvcr t lRcment In this 188ue. 114 'Voodslue a ve . P ho ne . G86-WIIAUI,ING, I ~ T C . NIlSh, Unhert J. Phone. 605. WnHnn llro Phone. 672. , lIloney to r F i rs t a n d Second lIIortgage.~ c display a d v e r t l s e m ~ n t I n t hl l! Il!18ue. ShuIH;nIl, .'nrneN C. 2 32 ESRex aVe.INSUUANCE Phone. 636. or 1420 Che. tnut .t .lInwn1l" ' , Snmue l I ' . ( L it e ,) UOOI'ING, ETC.116 Elmwood ave. Phone. 663-W. ( ; " r n - ; I I c G l n h ' ~ ' Co. Phone, I26S-W.

~ l l r l < l l l . r d t , JIIllIer. Gene ra l I n su r an c e. See d lspl l l )' advertisement In this Issue.100 Maple a\'e. Phone. 659-M. Miller, John A. 243 Iona ave. Phon e , 6 6 1 J .J o ne ., C h " U. I Shop, 246 Hllvertord ave. Phone. 1226J30" H. Narberth ave. Phone. 682-J. R H O E ~ r A U E R S

dom's, \ l m. J. 103 S. Narberth ave. Phone, Good ' l 'enr Shoe Uellllir ShUll. .680-J. Ph l l a . add re s s . Penn 1I1utual Bldg. Cnnsllll1tlrl

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Our Town November 30, 1918