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PRICE TWO CENTSSCHOOL CHILDREN TO
ELECT THEIR OWNEDITOR FOR OURTOWN
NARBERTH, PA., T H U R S D A Y ~ OCTOBER 14 , 1915
Our Town Will Not Suspend Publication!
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tN A ~ B E R T H- vOLuiliE .II . NUMBER 1IMR. F. RhILL
EXPLAINS
ELEClRIC TRAIN SERVICEIllustrated Lecture Before the Men'sClub
of Presbyterian Church Answe red Many Quest ion s - NewScht'dule
Announced, EtYecUveOctober 24.
New Plan WhlcJl Wlll Go Into EffectActivity Among Leaders of th
e Civic Association and Townspeople N ~ ~ o ~ ~ e ~ u ; ~ ; : ~ ~ n
; t c ~ ~ s tventlon-Leadlng Men toBefore the members and guest s
of Saves the Day. Public Sentiment Demands Continuance. 'l 'ake
AcUve Part.
t l } ( ~ Men's Club of the Presbyterian I Beginning next week,
the school\ Cht(Ch. last Monday e v e ~ i n g , Mr. Ern- , wlU be
given a regular space i n "Ou r"es t R : I;)f New York city, gave
an " fi f 't d sl'ble, an d as Ou r Town i s your paper, i t is
Town." Items of i nt er es t t o the' " I With th i s, th e rs t
issue 0 1 S secon year , puplls and patrons wlll be con-illustr ~ t
e d talk on the new train servo lOur Town presents itself, after
quite a na r - expected that yo u will do your par t in help-
tributed by the school editor a nd h isice to td frlm Narberth in
connection I ro w escape f rom being among th e l ist of sus- in g
to continue th e work as originally s e t a ss is ta nt . T he y
wlll be elected bywith t:\e electrification of the Main: the
student body and shal l contributei...t B d Street Stntion I d d bl
' t 'ons for th w he n O ur Town was launched a yearLine, ;jl" we,m
roll. ... pe n e pu lc a 1 their art icles direct ly to the editor
ofand Pa. Ill. I t is t o b e regre t ted that such a note of dis-
ago. "Our Town;" they will not be sub-Mr. till came to Narberth at
the couragement was so unexpectedly th rus t With deep regre t we
announce th e retire- ject to the censorship of the faculty.reque s
of Mr. A. C. Shand, chief en-! The above plan for school-news
wasgineel"J f the Pennsylvania Rai l road , apon it s readers, last
week, ment of Messr s . Muschamp strongly advocated at t he l as t
Na.-and aJ lth e guest of th e Men's Club. I t I when it was
announced that TOR d t an d Cole as Managing tional
Superintendents' Convention,was \ l ~ d e r th e direct supervision
Of, I unless one or several of th e 0 ur ea ers. Edi to rs . T he
ir s, together as a means of developing a keenerMr. Sl nd's
department that Mr. Hlll's I . fir d 't M interest by the pupils in
the localflrm- essrs. Gibbs and Hlll, consult- I ~ e s i d e n t s
of Narberth would WIth It s s t e l o r , rs . paper and hence
local interest, like-ing 'aiectrical engineers-bullt the I
trolunteer to e di t O ur T own In taking up the work as C. R.
Blackall, wa s a hard wise weekly acquaintance of the citi-electr ~
t e d portion of the railroad. fo r a period of si x months Editor
of Our ' rown , I deem it a task, bu t a successful on e zens of
the things that t he pup il sMr'lHill explained his latest engi- or
on e year, th e paper would pleasure as well as a duty to use to
have brought Ou r Town think worth wf hided' d 1 tneerh triumph i n
i ts most elemen- every effort available in making A course 0 a
resses an ec urestary 1 .'ms, following Which, with the suspend
publication. my work a s ucce ss . I s ha ll not through fifty-two
consecu- wlll be given the student body
use 0.4) some f if ty lantern s lldes, he The call fo r
volunteers hesitate t o c al l u po n any of our t iv e n um be rs
, a nd a lw ay s throughout the year. Once a monthillustrated very
clearly the method of : readers for their assistance from on t ime,
w it h i ts pages fu ll some one wlll a dd re ss o ur school:Onerat
ion of electric trains. I wa s heeded, an d o ne b y o ne lawyers,
physicians, school men, cler-... th if d th . . time to t ime,
knowing ful l wel l or bright , interes ting newsy db These adMr.
Hlll gave tne principal reasons i ey 0 ere elr servIces gymen an
usmess men. -. d b d id d l'n many ways' , for Our that their help
will be cheerfully things per tain ing to Nar- dresses wil l be
given to the up pe rwhy electrification ha een ec e given. ;
grades, and wll l be f rom twenty-fiveon by th e railroad. Not only
does the ; Town, they said, has been All art icles pertaining to
our ber th . Their accomplished to thirtY-five minutes in
length.new ~ f - r v i c e effect II. saving in opera- to o great a
factor in th e community wlll be appreciated undert ak ing was a r
ea l n e- The opening address was given lastting expenses, but it
increases the I developments o f o u r locality at any time.
cessity, and,while they have Wednesday by Dr. W. S. Nevin,
widelytraffic. and enlarg,es the carry ing ca-. known throughout
Eastern Pennsyl-it f th d Th ' he snid Wn8 t b d V r y tr uly yours
retl ' red f rom t h e act ive edi-pac y 0 e roa . IS, . . . , . .
. 0 e passe on . e, vania, as an ardent temperaneeone of the
principal requirements for We mus t h ave Ou r Town, HARny A.
JACOBS, t o ri a l work , y et O ur Town worke r. H is address on
"Educationalthis PlrticUlar section of the Pennsyl- Editor. will
have their support, Opportunities" was splendid. I f
fol-vania/lallroad. fo r it is ju s t as needful to lOWing
addresses wlll do as much goodF ~ ' I th e standpoint of the
suburb- ou r welfare as any of our fo r their interes t in it s as
did Dr. Nev in 's , the faculty wlllani t. Mr. Hll l stated that
the electric institutions. I t ha s t ru l y done a nobler work
welfare is stil l a t heart . feel many times repaid for the
efforttrai are Cleaner, less noisy and capa- . t d d h Mr . H. C.
Gara, Adver t i s ing Manager, and to provide the MhZi6 Simpson,
Cashier, wh o have done Iwit hi n a few weeks.. , .- . . __ . .
.yea h an steam service. i an y community, a whole-hear ted suppor
t is s uc h in es tim ab le w or k in their depart-
H 11111 showed on the screen many needed. ments, will continue
their services, fo r which Friday, October 23, will be observp-Js t
r t ~ h ~ 5 of the Main Line sectlon, we ar e grateful, indeed. as
Bird Day and Arbor Day. FullW i ~ . l t b e network of Wires
overhead, I n t ak i ng up th e work of th e editorial de -
announcement wlll appear next week.eSl- l ~ l ! . 1 I Y at the
terminal ends of the partment fo r th e coming months, th e new And
so Ou r Town enters it s second year Keep the date open. I t wll l
p ay youroa 'I He explained in minutest detail editor shall make
vigorous efforts to get th e with many promises of needed support.
Ito come to the _SChOOl.th ethods of insulation used to pro-I f d t
hould best suppor t f r om th e townspeople as is pos- Will i t
have yours? Itec ( he t rave er rom aCCl en s Columbus Day was
observed ona ') e break and fall on the cars Tuesday. The major ity
of the pro-l 'l llowil lg Mr. Hlll 's t al k, h e an- g ram came as
a surprise to near ly al lS W ~ e d many questions pu t to him W
TE'A",IIERS' of t he s tudent s and faculty. No dayht t . PROGI'ESS
0"" ",.,. \RBI'OOK" SIX NEW TRAINS .. INSTITUTE.his earers. These
broug au ma:'lY ~ . "". Iof Nat ional i nt er es t o r
importancepoi t s over which the commuters WElt The Park
Development Committee IgoeS by unobserved. Puplls and facul-puztled
and which were cleared up n r ep or ts s ub st an ti al p ro gr es
s i n t he FOR NARBERTH SI)IClldld List of Sgeakers-Excellcllt ty
alwaYs awai t " special days," butthe ~ m i n d s of all. ~ I
PrO"'rams in " lelv . , this t ime more than the ordinary hadork at
Narbrook. The sewer is "'1' e conclusion of the evening's p 0- been
planned f or t hem. The fifth.grain was somewhat disrupted t l
tr0th now under construction, and consid- New Schedule, ElYectlve
October 2,1, grade presented a play, "Columbus atthe
over-enthusiasm of some of th se e ra ble wo rk ha s been done in
laying Adds l"our Inbound and Two The sixtY-first annual Teachers'
In the Court of Spain." The principll.lpre*ent. As Mr. Hil l h ad t
o leave or the foundation of the main driveway Outbound Trains.
stltute of Montgomery county, will be gave an address on "Columbus,
theNew York on the 9.29 P. M. train, $i s and i n grading and
filling. held in Norristown dur ing t he week Man" in which he
related things notannouncement was interpreted as the .of October
25, under the personal dl- g e n ~ r a l l Y known about Columbus
andend of the program, and many peI'!lOnS T he con trac t with th e
Spr ingf ie ld When t he P ennsyl vani a Rai lroad! rection .o f P
ro fe ss or J . Hor ac e L an - f rom which he drew lessons
worthlef t the aUditorium following a sug- Consolidated Water
Company for lay- establishes its full electric train ser- idis,
County Superintendent , and the Iwhile; concluding with the
famousgesl!on that Mr. Hlll be given a riSing. ing serVice pipes
has been signed, vice be twee n Broad Street Station. l!Jxecutive
Comm i t t e e . . I poem, "Sail On!" after which thevote of
thanks. I : aud work wlll be b egun without fur- and Paoli, on
October 24, residents of I The Grand Opera House wil l be Igi:ls
sang "Sai l O ~ ! " Forty lanternOne of th e special features of
the' ther delay. The cont ract for laying Narbe rt h wi ll enj oy a
service which used for the afternoon sessions and I slides were
shown m connection witheV6lling\was the making public 0 the, gas p
ip es i s b ei ng pre pa red by t he wlll be superior to any heret
ofore I the evening entertainments While another address on
'Columbus, thenew s o ~ ' , d u l e which will be in ect C o u n t
l ~ s G ~ C o m p a n ~ , and will be given by the rail road
company. Iboth t he H igh School and t h Chain Navigator." T h
rooms and hallsw h ~ n t h full electric service i es- real ly for
signature th1s week. This fact was brought out during Istreet
school bulldings will be utll iz- were decorated w1th flags and
buntingtab ished As so few people hea r t hi s i Negot:9tions have
been in progress the meeting of The Men's ClUb of ed for the
morning sessions the Chain and plants recently presented to thepa
of tbe evening 's exerc ises , spe- : wit h t he Bala & Merion
Electric the ~ r e s b y t e r i a n Church last Monday Ictreet for
the discussion o'f the Pri- school by patrons.cial art icle about t
he new se l dul e Company and the Bel l Telephone evemng, fol
lowing an illustrated lec- lDary and Elementary work. I ---was
prepared, and i s g iven else here Company, w it h a view of do ing
away t ur e on the electrification of th e Main 1 ' . . I A Worthy
Requcst.O T . . h d i b t tl f Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad by
('I .:o 1ee. instructors th1s yea r w ll l In-I Have you an outdoor
fiomer box orn t hi s i$sue of ur own. Iw1th over ea w res, u 1e
cost 0 ... "
'I uudergrcund condu it s i s s o h igh that Mr. Ernest R. Hill,
consulting elec- I . vase, now fill ed with cheer, that inSf)![E
FOLKS sufficient funds wlll not be ava il ab le t ri ca l eng inee
r o f New York City, Unben Post Ha ll ec k, LL. D., lec- a few days
Jack Frost wlll turn brown !tc accomplish this very desirable re -
whose firm had charge of th e work. t ur er a nd aut ho r, formerly
of the and sear? Perhaps you have II. palm,SeeUl to think that get
tmg sUlper at I s uI t. As soon as this poi nt i s f in al ly Acco
rdi ng to the new schedule, in Univers ity of Kentucky; Dr. M. V.
0' - rubber plant or some other plant thatElm Hal i on Friday
night, lctober I settled the electric and telephone general, the
"15 and 45 minutes after Shea, Department of Educa ti on , Un i- is
t oo l arge for you r own room.2 ~ n d , would be expensive.
companies a re r eady to proceed with the hour" leaving time from
Philadel- versi ty of Wiscons in ; Dr. Luther H. Call up the
Narberth Public School;The menu i s an a 111. carte I..ffair-,. th
e installation of the service. phia wlll practically be c ontinued.
GUlick, of th e Russell Sage Founda- they wlll call for it at
once.5 fents for any article-two :dnds of M Wllli T H i h i th ;
The "29 and 59 minutes after the t ion; Hon. W. H. Focht,
Specialist in We are glad our schools believe innt 'at, coffBe,
tell.,' chocolate, an1 if the! fi r t a i : r ~ : i w.o sN ~ hour"
leaving t ime from Narberth will Rural Education, Washington, D.
C.; the "All round development." ThatI,t ldies ' need mi lk th ey c
an liave II. rs one 0 eg 11 u ng ln ar be maintained up to and
including the Prof. W. A. Wentzel, Principal of the includes the
esthetic.b\ . gln!;s full for 5 cents or two for Ibrook Park, h as
a .dwelling wel l un- 9.29 A. M. train, following whi ch i t
Trenton, N. J., High School; Miss The walls of rooms and hal ls h
avelit cents. Qr s i > ~ for a q u a r t e ~ Ide r way. Others
lDtending to build wlU be "18 and 48 minutes a f te r t he Merian
Shaw Peters, Supervising been calclmized; appropriate pictures.
flliS autumn ,"te will be he from in the near future ar e Messrs.
Smed- hour" up to and inclUding the 6.48 Principal of the Thomas B.
F lo rence hung and now they want plants and1 to 10 ' P IV) .tme
divided \ s fol-! ley, (two h ous es) , Sha nd, S nyd er , P. M.
train. The schedule will then School, Phlladelphia; Miss Katharine
fiowers.b ~ s 1 ~ , ) . " o'clock, articles for sale:Wllliams,
Artman and Atherholt. go back to the "29 and 59 minutes K Moran ,
Supervising Primary Work, Several pat rons have a lr eady s en tat
oo.t, tables, etc; 5 t o ~ . , a la l The committee . in charge of
de- af ter the hour" leaving time wit h t he Scr an ton, Pa. , p ub
li c s choo ls ; Miss boxes and plants. Are you goi ng toea e s u -
p ~ e r ; 8, entertainmE t. Par- i velopment, while I t h as been
hamper- 6.59 P. M. train. Laura Bryant, Supervisor of Music , let
Ja ck Frost or the school have"f post b ~ o t h open al l the 'l
ne, and ed in conducting i ts wor k b y man y Electric trains will
run on an Ithaca, N. Y., public schools. yours?ni under the
allspices of th Ladies" unexpected delays and difficulties,
eighteen minute schedule from Phlla- At the meeting of the school
direc- IA.. d Sociuty of the P r yterian now feels ve ry much
encouraged at delphia to Narberth, and on a s ixt ee n tors, to be
he ld in the Cour t House AWARn SCHOLARSIIIPS. -.. : urch. . i the
outlook for the successful fiulfill- minute schedule from here to
Phi ll l- on Thursday morning, October 28, t he Ann oun cement was
made at State' ment of all of its plans. ,delphia. speakers wlU be
Hon. H. W. I
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Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Watts o.renew residents of Narberth; they
ar eoccupying No. 113 Chestnut avenue.
IMr. Wilbur Duncan,\of State Col-lege, was th e guest )f Mr.
WalterNash, of Dudley avenut,':over Sunday.IPostmaster Haws an t
Mrs. Hawsdrove to Reading, Pa., (Q Tuesday tovisit th e Berks
County 9'air.
Mr. Harry Joslyn, of Elmwood aveI nu e, i s in Chicago this
'\leek, wherehe will be best man at a wedding totake place in that
city.
HETTY BAXTER'S GOSSIP.THE FIRESIDEFriday,Oct. 22d, 1915
FrOID ODe to TellIce Cream, Candy, Fancy Workand Aprons for
Sale. HOllie Bake.Parcel Post Booth. SpecialAttraction for Children
in the Afternoon.Supper a la Carte, 5 to 7 P. M.Entertainment, 8 P.
M.
UDder lheAe.plcef tb .Ladies' Aid SocietyElm Hall, Narberth,
Pa.
Autumn FeteFo r tbe B.o.-l i t 01 th eNARBERTH
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
NEW BOROUGIl CODE ADOPTED.
IINAHBEHTII, PA.-oUR TOWN--OCTOBER 14:.,Jig15
EDITORIAL NOTES
OUR TOWN
OUR TOWN 'Will gladlY print Iany news Item about any subjec
tthat Is of I nt er es t t o Nar be rt hfolks, bu t in o rd er to
meetth e printing schMule, al l "copy"-manuscrlpts-Jnust rellch th
eeditors by 6 P. M. Monday eachweek.
EMERGENCY PHONE CALLSFire 350.Police 1250.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1915
HARRY A. JACOBS,Editor.
Associate EdJtoraMrs. C. R. BlackallMrs. C. T. MooreMrs . E . C.
StokesMiss Adah DurbinG. M. HenryA. J. LoosHenry RoseW. M.
MelchiorA. L. HamptonEarl Smith.MAIZIE J. SIMPSON.Cashier.H. C.
GARA,Advert ising Manager.
PUTTING ONE OVER I ~ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ~ON
OUIt NEW EDITORTo th e Peop le of Narberth:
I t may be a little t ou gh on t he neweditor to go over his
head the veryfirst week of his editorship; bu t It Isnecessary in
this case, as you wl1lsee in th e next few paragraphs.Thi s s ta
tement was wri tt en , onlyafter we had exacted a promise fruln.Mr.
Jacobs t ha t h e would no t bluepencil It, In any way, o r und er
anycircumstances.As the retir ing edi to rs o f Our Townwe ask
every resident of Narber th to ,lend a ha nd in h elp ing Mr.
Jacohsmake the paper b et te r a nd newsierthan it has ever been.
He has hadnewspaper experience and is therefore, ful ly competent
to perform theeditorial duties. But h e m us t havethe assistance
and support of thetownspeople.His sala ry will be exactly the
sameas ours was-no more, no less. SoS end a ll l et te rs a nd news
i tems to if you ar e good at figures it won't
P. O. Box 404, Narberth, Pa. Do n ot t ak e you long to figure
it out.s end them to the p ri n te r. H e h as volun teered to g
ive h is t imeSend a ll advert i sing copy to P. O. and l abor ;
will you give him yourBox 820. Make al l remittancea t o support ?
Send in y ou r n ew s i tems,P. O. Box 118. and if you haven't
subscribed-sendOur Town is on sale at th e depot i n your subscr ip
tion . Mr. Jacobs isnews-stand, and at t he s to re ot H. E . s in
ce re ly Int er es ted i n t he welfare (\fDavia. 'Narberth and ha
s already done mu(,h_________________ to help the town.Entered as
secondclass matter, 00 ' Sincerely,
tober 15, 1914, at t he P os t Oftlce at W. ARTHUR
COLE,Narberth, Pennsylvania, under tileAct ot March 3, 1879. E. A.
MUSCHAMP.
Owned and Published every Thursfa y by t he Nar be rt h Civic
Asaociatlon.
Once more it seems necessary tostate that Our T ow n will no t
printunsigned communications. It is no tnecessary that you r n ame
be p ri nt ed, In r .o nn ec tl on with any l et te r that youmay
write to th e paper, b ut th eeditor must k now who th e writer is-
o r th e letter goes in the wastebasket.We want your let ter s,
your ideas,your s u g g e s t ~ o n s an d your criticiAm, bu t do
n't fc rg et t o sign yournames.
I love to wander through t he wood- Mrs. Robert Mar ti n i s qui
te ill atlands hoary, the home of he r parents, Mr. and Mrs.In the
soft light of an autumnal day, ,John Scan lin, on Brookhurst
avenue.
When summer gathers up her robes of I - - -glory, I Contractor
Will iam D. Smedley IsAnd like a dream of beau ty glides, making
extensive alterations to resi-away. i dence o f Dr . C la re nc e
T. Fa.ri&'.,.Lon INarberth avenue. . . . . . r r ./The chestnut
burrs ar e opening, and I --- ,
ByAct passed May 14,1915, the Leg- ~ h ,,:oods. about Narber th
ar e glow- Mr. George H. Gifford, of' W ~ : . ~ 8 j d ei s la ture
has adopted a complete sys. l U With nc h autumnal tints. NOWb,ere
avenue, Is in Boston, Wl,,!ere ..0 'wlUtem o f g ov er nmen t f or
b or ou gh s b y ar e the woods and fields more beau- witness th e
World's Se,ies gamesrevising, amending and consolidat ing tiful
than right here near the "Year whi ch take place in that city. 'a l
l pr ior l aws on t h e subjec tand mak- Round Home Town, " and at
n o t ime - - -ing such chang,es as w er e deemed of t he y ea r is
the country lovelier . A party o f young folks f ro. ' N ar proper
and advisable. In view of the than now. The young people of th e
berth attended th e P enn-S ta t F oo tfact that th e laws govern
ing boroughs Bapt is t Church spent a pleasant day B all g am e at
Franklin Field ,:m Sat-have here tofore been expressed in a in the
woods on Saturday-the oc- urday Those comprising th , tlarge numbe
r o f acts passed at vari- casion of their annual chestnut picnic.
were: Hilda Smedley Marian ~ : yous times, the subjec t has b ~ e n
in a : - - - A U g ~ s t a Witherow ~ n Ruth h ia : : :Imore or
less s ~ t e ~ confuslOn, and Mrs. Rob t. L. Beatty, of Price a,ve-
Walter Nash, Wilbur T. I Jlncan,
To the Editor of Our Town: i the present codificatIOn will, no
doubt , n ue , entertained the Thimble Club on Eugene Gilbert and
John Nash.. Ibe welcomed by all who have occasion Wednesday. Her
guest s wer e Mrs. .Dear Sir-The writer, one of the to r efe r to
the subject. Henry Rose Mrs L es te r Nickerson I CI .paid subscr
ibers o f Our Town, was The Act is divided into twelve chap- Mrs
Adam ' W i l s o ~ Mrs John C a l d ~ " lar leyfi" dthe ent erpr ls
lU news. . d d' th . ., ' a ge nt co n de to a prominent
citizengreatly d ls ap pomt e t o re a 1U e ters, With the
following headings: well, Mrs. Ellwood Sickels , Mrs. Robt.
'Saturday afternoon that P Id tlast i ~ s u e t ha t i t w as
likely to be the 1. Preliminary Provisions. H. Dur bin, Mrs. A. E.
Brown, Mrs. \Wilson and his "fiancee" were t t e : ~ -last, I. e.,
if no one came forward to 2. Creation-Charters. Purse, Mrs. S. L.
Jones, Mrs. W:ll . i ng the ball game at the Phillies' Parktake
charge of th e editing of our I 3. Change of Limits-Boundarles-
Cohic and Mrs. James McMackin. .paper. He s po ke to several ot the
Wards. The afternoon was devoted to making i ---g,ood citizens of
ou r town, and t he con- 4. Adjustment of Indebtedness. aprons for
th e bazaar, which wil l Ue I Mr. and Mrs . Wm. R. Par ke r
andsensus of opinion was that they, as ' 5. General Powers. held a
t Elm Hall on Friday of n ex t IBon, of Maple avenue, spent the
week-well as himself, had enjoyed r e a d i n ~ 6. Special Powers.
week. end at Charleston, W. Va.th e p ap er , a nd felt that
Narberth 7. Government. - - - - - -wou ld b e going back, instead o
f for - 8. Election-Vacancies in Office. Mr. and Mrs. J ames A rtma
n and I Mr. Norman Kriebel, of lana ave-ward, If this bright l it
tl e paper was 9. Parks-Shade Trees-Forests. I Miss Ver a A rtman,
of Wynnewoo t\ n ue , i s spending most of his time atto be
eliminated. 10. Libraries. I avenue, ar e making an extensive t ou
r ? re sent In West Philadelphia. WhatAfter making a few inquiries
as to 11. Burial Grounds. 10f the Pacific Coast, the S an Fran- IS
the matte r, Norman. Narberth no t
th e cause, it developed that it was due 12. Enfor cement o f
Ordinances- cisco Exposit ion being the objectiv.l good enough?to
the lack of moral and financial s up - Act io ns By and Aga in st
Borough s. , point. 'port. and that a few people were doing T he se
va rious chapters ar e sub-dl- - - - I Miss Kathryn Ross, of C ~ l
I . J t o n ,==============-========I he work , and . at t he same
time, dig- vided into art icles and sections in a Among the Narber
th f an s s ee n at ' D e l a ~ a r e , and Miss Margaret J\qng,. _
- - ging into their pockets to make up t he manne r W,hiCh makes th
e Act conveni- the wor,ld Series g,ame on saturdaY,lof Ridgely,
Maryland, ar e ,spcn-:ing
_ , _'1'0 hll'l!i!. s . e ~ u r e " . such a capable an d
deficiency. , . p . ~ t . Jo r referencl!. . . . . ' tll\rtp.ent.h
flhllJ)- were Mr. Rnf) Mr'!. Fletchpr StitPfl,- the week w it h
.Mlss . : w a d ~ .. ~ o o n -enthusiastic staff of associate
editors, I Cltlzens.?f Narb.erth, is thil' the te r contains a l is
t o f a ct s r ep ea le d, IMr. A. J. Loos , Mr. E . A. Muschamp,
[stein at her home on ClieE:tnut a v ~ , u e .is most fortuna te
for Our Town. F rom p rope r spirit? No, I t i s n ot ! The real
and also a separa te l i st of a ct s r e- Mr. R. H. Dur bi n a nd
Miss Adah I - - - .this source we wil l secure, f rom week cause,
no doubt, is indifference. There pealed in part in so fa r as they
relate Durbin. I .The , ~ r s t meeting of th e , " : , ( ~ r t -to
week, many interesting i tems con- ar e nine ou t of every ten
people you t o a ss es so rs , con st ab le s, e le ct io ns ,
.mghtlY 500 Club was hel d OIl Ped-cerning ou r community, as well
as speak to concerning the.welfare of Our justices of the peace,
overseers of the, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Anderson, Mr. Inesday, October
6th, at the rellldf'cearticles covering other various sub- Town who
ar e enthUSIastic about it, poor, school directors and taxation. A
IWarren Anderson and Mr Edwin An- of Mrs. C. T. Moore, Merion
ndjects of interest. and that is about all. Ent hu si asm t hi rd l
is t i s g iv en , specifying acts derson motored to New York on
sat-I Wynnewood avenues . Among f seFrom those of ou r readers who
have may be all r ~ g h t , bu t if.it is no t b a c k e ~ which
relate to other municipali t ies , urday to see th e Astor Cup
Automn- ,present were Mrs . Aldme K. S ,er,no t th e opportunity o
f b ecoming ae- up w it h actIOn and With real Amen- and which are
repealed only in so far I bile race. ,lllrs. Clarence P. Fowler ,
Mrs. C m't ive ly engaged in th e cause of Our can blood behind i
t, t hen what good as t he y r el at e t o b or ou gh s. T il e Act
'Ent Booth , Mrs . Wil li am Llvlngnon,Town, come words o f encou
ragement , i s it? . . lalso contains a general clause, which Mr.
H. A. Kennedy and Miss Lil la I l \ ~ r s . S t ~ w a r t
McClellan, Mrs. Rorertto le t ou r good work c o n ~ i n u e . Such
I f Narberth Is ~ l right to hve I ~ repeals all acts or parts of
acts incon- Kennedy, of Cape May, ar e visiting 1-;: Pattls011,
Mrs. Frank , ~ t ~ n e , Mrs.words ar e of wonderful stimuluS..
For, then back it up With moral and, (don t Isistent with lind
pertaining to the sub- Mrs. Char les Humphreys , of South
C.\ll.rles A. Verna, Mrs. \\Ilham ~ r oftentimes, a good word
spoken IS fa r forget financial) support. Don t wai t j ec t matter
covered by it, thl! i n ten tion Narberth avenue. Mrs. Herbert
Miles, kl'r, and Mrs. C. T. Moore, of Narbet te r t han a n ob le a
ct io n p la nn ed , f or the other fell?W to p ay your por- being
to furnish a complete and con- of New York, i s a ls o spending a
few b e ~ t h ; Mrs. John Young, of Phlladel-bu t never tried.
tion. So g et b ehmd t he band wagon clush'e sy:;tem for th e
government and day s w it h Mrs. Humphreys. phla, and Mrs. J?hn J.
Byrd" ofOur Town appreciates th e many an d push, a nd whe n you
have paid rllgulation of boroughs. Wllyne, Po.. Mrs. Si ler and
Mrs. Stqnekin d e xpr essio ns c onc ernin g it s Iyour dol la r f
or s ub sc ri pt io n t o Our I An important featur. '! of the new
A theatre party at t he Broad Street c a ' J ' ~ i e d off the
prizes. ifuture. Town, you can feel that you own part Icode, which,
however, is merely a re- TI t Th d .f th I H R H , . lea re on ur s
ay evenmg was 'I r d 1\' CI B ho e SlOW. . . . Ienactment of the
Act o f J un e 12, 1913, made up of th e following young I ' . an
.rs. ement oot haveGooel news-particularly good Nar- , ,"')' , '
IP. L. 499, iJ lhe provision for election ladies of Narberth: Miss
Maude Wlpf, U!oved from Merio? avenue to theberth news, i s a lways
th e best kin d B f.AUTUlING I ( JULIC I L.\CES. 10f a borough
controller in lieu of : Miss Helen Gara , Miss Esther Haws, s ~ l I
~ l e ~ s t corner of Narberth a.ndo f n ews. Moreover, this is the
kind The Commissioners of Lower Merion borough auditr-rs. As wa s t
he c as e IMiss Achsah Wentz, Miss Mary Gara, 1\\ o
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8/7/2019 Our Town October 14, 1915
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of "Our Town," publ ished weekly atNarberth, Pa., required by
Act ofAugust 24, 1912.Editors-E. A. Muschamp, W. ArthurCole,
Narberth , Pa .Managing Editor-W. Arthur Cole,Narberth, Pa
.Business Manager-W. Arthur Cole,Narberth, Pa .Publisher-Narberth
Civi c Assoc ia tion, Narberth, Pa.Owners-Narberth Civic
Association.Officers-President, George M. Henry;vice-presidents,
Augus tus J . Loos,A. C. Shand, Dr. O. J. Snyder;
secretary-treasurer, Samuel T. Atherholt.D1rectors-W. Arthur Cole,
Mrs. A.C. Shand, Fletcher W. Stites, Wm.D. Smedley, Robt. H.
Durbin, Mrs.Geo. M. Barrie, E. A. Muschamp,John B. Williams, Mrs.
C. R.Blackall, E. S. Haws, H. C. Gara,James Artman, E. P. Dold, A.
E.Wohlert, Mrs. Edwin C. Towne.(Signed) W. ARTHUR COLE,Business
Manager.Sworn to and subscribed before methis day of October,
1915.W. S . McCLELLAN,Justice of th e Peace.
Seboo! Board Meeting.The regu lar month ly meeting o f t heLower
Mer ion School Boa rd w il l be
held next Wednesday evening.
One cent ller 1\'ortl In ad"ance; minimumten words.
The Merion Country Day Schoolbegan I ts f ir st year on Monday
), .ith23 pupils enrolled. The new s(',hool,Including as it does
many novel features in its curriculum and met'.lod ofteaching, mark
s what is belie'/ed byeduca to rs t o b e a d i st inct advance
inth field of education.The school, while no t exactly an"open air"
venture, will use the"fresh air" i dea in th e class room, th eai r
from w i d e ~ o P E ' . n windoW's beingheated as i t enters . The
course ofstudy will include out-of-door natureclasses, c l ~ l : l
s e s in gardening andother r . o ~ e l features.Sirteen Qf t he
pup il s en tered MonJa y qualified for the advanced grades,and
seven , ,' er e e nt er ed i n t he Montessori kindergarten.
Organized playand handwork classes will be intro-duced. ,.__. .- .
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SUBJECT"Women In Industrial and
Commercial Life."CONTRAI . TO SOLO I ST
MRS. LOUIS G. VANCE
On Saturday afternoon the Narberth
iPA.-OUll TQWN-OCTUBER 14 . 1915I I ''yMCANIl SOF WEEK I t io ns
w as in ses sion t he re a nd the I AN INVITING CLASS. mas s mee ti
ng was h el d Sunday after- - - -
SHOWS DCH ACTIVITY I noon. Narberth had a good repre-! The
Woman's Gym. Class wil l holdI sen ta tlon and al l th e boys
returned I i ts f ir st f al l mee ti ng Wednesday Oc-Iwith a s
tronger determination to be a 'tober 27. Miss Christman will b
ourVarious Clumge III Commlttees-, r : _ ~ l Christian boy. i n st
ruc tor again th is year . Those whoCommunity Df e
Class-Interesting I attended our c i rcus last April and sawExtract
}'rom tory of Hervey S.' u drill do no t n ee d t o be told
that}IcCowall-ln tloll of Welcome Happy 11 had, last year, a very
excel len tto l Ien and B.'s of Narbertb. class. We want t o h av e
a larger oneS d E t h is year . Some say, "Yes, I 'd l ik e t oun
ay vening join, bu t I'm too f at ," o r " th in " o r"stiff," or "
J h av en 't been in a gym.
METHODIST since I left schooL" To these r e m a r k ~the best I
can sa y is that nobody ist oo " fat ," " thin" or "stiff" to join
ourEPISr.OPAL CHURCH gym. class. If you ar e no t able to do.. all
the "s tunts" at f ir st , you will no tbe urged to exceed your
strength. Socome, everybody, at half-past 10,
Wednesday, the 27th, and be on thefioor at quarter of 11 in
middy blouse,bloomers a nd s ne ak er s. A t 12 o'clockYOU'll be
home aga in i n p lent yo f t imeto ge t ready for that card party
.Terms to members of the Community Club, $1; to those who ar e no t
ye tmembers, $2, which will make you aclub member, too.M. M. L.
DOTHARD,
Athletic Manag,er.
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A10.15 A 10,33 A10.40 A l1.03 A11.15 A l1.33 A11.45 A 1 ~ . 0 3
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0.33 P9.45 P 10.02 l'10.30 P 10.48 l'11.10 P \1.28 P11.30 l' '
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Emerson L. Swift, Pastor.
ST. MARGARET'S CHUUCH.
EVANGEL BAPTIST CHURCH.Uey. Jolm Van Ness, Minister.Next Sund'
Y'8 meetings:10 A. M.- nnday School. All departments; tl invited.11
A. M.- 'ubIlc worship. Sermonby t he pas tr Sunday, 9.45 P. M.,
Bible school. 7 P. M.- oung People 's meeting.The Men's class will
be taught by Mr. Leader, T. rewart Cowan.J. C. Davis, a nd t he
Ladles' class by 8 P. M.-E e ning wor sh ip . S ermonMrs. Elizabeth
Needham. Th e p ro- on thu Bet ' . It ude f or those who
motions of rally day bave made sev- mourn. Dur ing t he p s t
rear Mr. F. W.eral changes. Attendance last Sun- Three new classes
were formed in Stites has been: chairman of our Iday, 142. the
school lalt Sunday. Over 200 were l\lembership c o ~ m i t t e e ,
and made i11.00 A. M.-Morning worship. Sub- in attendanc his
headquarters! at the build ing on :ject of t he sermon , "Fata li
sm, Faith The annur .chu rch mee ti ng for t he F ri day nights.
Mr. Sti tes has trans-Iand Freedom." e le ct ion of e lers and
deacons will he ferred to chairman of the Social Com-7.00 p.
M.-Young People 's service. held on WeI nesday evening, October
mittee and i s now on duty at the Y.Leader, Miss Bessie F le tc he
r. Th is 20. __ 1_ M. C. A. T h u r s d ~ r nights. Iwill be the f
ir st meet ing u nd er t he, .. L P t 1 L I I S S I O ~ A I ) I
LECTURE AT Mr. Frank R. R inear has taken thegroup plan. ester e
ers is cap- i' "' chairmanship a the Membershiptain of th e group
that will have PRBSBYTERUN CHURCH Committee and m ~ be found on
duty Ichagre. There was tI'resented on last Friday Io' id I I H7.45
P. M.-Evening wor sh ip . S ub - evening iq t h Narberth
Presbyterian r ay n ght8. MI' epler has volunject of the sermon,
"The Tracings o f ( jhur ch a m o ~ t interesting Miss ionary tee
red his ass isHnce on the Mem-Character . " Revival hymns. You ar e
lecture entltl,ed "A Scene in a Zenana. bership c o m m i t t ~ .
Iinvited to the services of th e day. in Jndia." 'Those taking part
were Mr. T. R. COgg hall, who succeed-The Ushers' Association will
meet members of ' ,he Mary-Martha Club of ed Mr. Seave!:, i s
rapidly gett ing ac -I qualnted and witll his years of s I Hearty
CongregationalSong Seroice.Monday evening at the home of Mr. the
Presbyt! ,r ian Church, under the . ' a so-J. T. Houston, 201 Elm T
er ra ce . T he direction of drs. W. B. Anderson, who c!atlOn
experlencelwill surely make 0.1 COME! 7.45 COME!speaker will be Mr.
R. C. McQuilkin. has spen t se,leral yea rs i n India, and 1No. 1
General Ma1ager. I ~ ~ ~ : : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : : ~ : : : : : : : : : ~ :
: !His subject wi ll be "The Life Tha t who, with t ~ l e help of
the g ir ls , p re- -Wins." sented this i ~ t e r e s t l n g and
instruct ive Commullity nlble Study Class. ITENNIS PLAYERS
ATTENTION;The Woman's Mission Cir cl e w il l s ke tc h, w h l ~ '
b sbe has written from This class i s l ur el y getting a fine I
HIPORTANT MEETING TO.NIGHT ~ I E R I O N COUNTRY SCHOOLbold i t s
month ly meet ing Tuesday a ft - h er own exp'erience. A collection
was start this year. The interest, not I STARTS WITH 23
PUPILS.ernoon for study and conference. taken for th,e benef it of
Foreign Mis- only judging f'om attendance, but! An important
meeting of. the mem-The Wednesday evening, prayer and sions amoun',
ing to $17.00. from the dlscuss.on, has been the best Ibers of The
Narberth Tennis Associa- ;\lulI)' Novel Jo'eatllres III
Curriculumpraise service will be held at 8 o'clock. - I ever and
promises to far exceed the I tion is called fo r this (Wednesday)
alld ~ I e t J l O d s of Teaching.Subject in the sixth studY of
PhiUp - t ;PISeOl ', !\ .L CHURCH NEWS. l ast year ' s clast,.
Subjects like this: evening in the Y. M. C. A.plans, "Progress in
Chris t. " Phi l ., 3 : The se rv ice s at All Sai nt s' P . E. Is
the Bible Inspired? HoW' Can The season now drawing to a C l 0 3 ~
,12-21. These have been interesting Church, Mon gomery and
Wynnewood Christ Be Both God and Man? ar e and the tournament just
ended, haveand helpful. avenues, for next Sunday are as fa1-
discussed. Is 11 Rny wonder t he c lass afforded t he members of
the assocla-The annual business meeting of the 10Wll: is
interesting? Come. You are wel-! tion and a ll Narberth l ov er s o
f the
young people, last Monday evening, at 8.00 A.:lt Holy Communion.
come. Igame, a great deal of exercise andthe homeof Miss Helen
Jones, resulted 9.45 A. M, SundaY School. :pleasure. It ha s been
one of t he bestin the election of th e following om- 11.00 A. .,
Morning Prayer anll noctors }'Igllt \Vlth Nerves, Despond years In
t he h is to ry of the associa-cers : Pres iden t, Lawrence Houston
; ISermon. I elley Imd SuicIde. tion. But there is a danger of
thevice president, Lester Peters; seere- 4.00 P. ~ l Evening
Prayer. The fo11owh .g Is a quotation taken organization being
confronted withtary, Emma Mueller; t reasurer, Ruth The pews r e a
ll free, and a cord ial f rom a story by Hervey S. McCowan, this s
itua tion : no cour t s and no avail-J on es ; c ap ta in s o f
groups, Lawrence i Il vi ta tI on i e xt ended to the resi- author
of the "Trail a Boy Travel s" : ,able ground in th e center of the
town!Houston, Emma Mueller, Elizabe th dents of N ~ r b e r t h '
Wynnewood and i "Health is God's breath in the body I That is why
the omcers have canedMiller, Lester Peters. Th e meeting Vic in ity
tp , ttend al l of th e services., as love is Gon 's breath in the
soul." this meeting. They are an xi ou s t owas well attended, and
everyone re- All the p rishioners of All Saints' I Yet we ha' re
sick people i n th is have every member at tend.ceived t he n ew p
lan enthusiasticallY. wliI be cal ed upon by a committee I town and
in e'lery other town-who!The services of ra lly day were well from
the ch rch In t he in terest of the Icould be str ~ r~ : ~ : : : :
: : ; ~ : : : r e g ~ l a r exe rc ise. Your muscles and; room at
the Y. M. C. A. and Com-U9 A 9.16 A bram n e e ~ r e ~ u l a r
e,;erclse a nd re - imunity Center. All members and~ : ; ~ : : : I
~ : ~ : creative dIverSIon in manly games! their friends ar e Inv
ited to come and10.18 A 10.34 A that make you feel ilt for
business: enjoy a social hour.
~ ~ : ~ : : : : g:g: and home.11.48 A 12.04 P Our gymnasium Is
tbe bes t p la ce~ ~ : H ! lH I~ ~ n t ~ ; ; i ~ n . to keep you in
first-class FIRE ON SABINE AVENUE.~ : ~ : tg: l O u r Business
Men's Class is held I On Tuesday morning, at 8.29 o'clock,2.48 P
3.04 l' I every Friday n igbt , f rom 8 to 9.30. an a la rm o f
fire was tu rned i n f or 216~ : ~ : tg: I Lot s o f b us in es s
men come in and Sa? in e avenue. Our company was4.18 l' 4.34 P take
th is exercise that puts Vim, qUIck to respond , and on arriving,~
: ~ ~ ~ : g : Vigor, vivacity and vltnlity into tllem. found that a
nuumber of wooden shinu: ~ . g : We extend YOU a cordial
Invitation. ,gles left in the chimney at t he t ime6.48 P 7:04 P
Specials. ,the building wa s e re ct ed bec ame~ : ~ ~ i. ~ : ~ ~
Have you seen ou r new clock? Due I ablazefrom a newly started
heater fire.7.49 P 8.05 P to the generosity of Mr. Stites, one No
damage was done, bu t for a while~ : ~ ~ U of ou r Boa rd o f Man
ag er s, w e ar e some l it tl e concern was fe lt as to the8.69 P
9.15 P able to ask you this question. This outcome.~ : ~ ~ l ~ : U
fine addition to our. lbby equipment FIRE
C-O-}-rp-A-N-Y--P-A-R-A-DES AT10.29.P 10.46 P Is n ow s ta nd in g
o n t l\ e mante l over~ t ~ : ~ U the fireplace and fills iL big
need that CYNWYD.
_____1.51 l' 12.07 P has bee n f el t for ! lome time.S U ~ ' )
' \ Y S . Don't forget that announcement in__ the last edition of
Our Town regard- ,Fire Company, together with the o ther
f ; : ~ ~ I . } o ~ ' ~ . ~ ~ ~ h . N a n ~ r ~ 1 to n ~ l ~ in
g the educational ~ o r k . Are you Lower Merion township
companies,S.15 A 8.34 A 7.53 A 8.09 A interested in a course iirl
salesmanship Iparaded at Cynw.yd before the Lower (Seal)9.15 A 9 .
3 ~ A 848 A 904 A Me io C I A t d 1 My commlssl'on e pi J 5
19'109.45 A 1 0 . 0 ~ A 9:18 A 9:34 A or advertising? In a l'eading
club or r n omm SSloners. grea ea x res an. , ~ 10.15 A 10.33 A
9.48 A 10.04 A camera club for both men and of credit wa s g iv en
t he active mem- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -10.45 P !1.03 A
10.18 A 10.36 A '''omen? " ber s of ou r fire company for their11
.5 A 12.04 P 10.48 A 11.04 Ag : ~ ~ l i : ~ ~ ~ k : ~ 1i:g: Several
of ou r boys \who have or- fine appearance and large turnout.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSU ~ ~ : g ~ 1.48 P i:g: ganlzed into a
NarbertljI Athletic Club .JURORS FOR THIS WEEK2.15 P 2.33 l' i : :
~ 4.04 P now have a most arqistically deco- 25 P 3.03 l' US P 4.3.
P rated real club room 8/t the Y. M. C. Among those drawn for jury
dutyMERION l\IEETING HOUSE. ~ : ~ ~ . t ~ ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : A. Drop i
~ they Wilt be glad to , t hi s wee k at Norristown are the fol-
WANTED-50 TO 100 LOADS OF GOOD_ 4.16 P 4.33 P 6.48 P G.O' P SllOW
it to you. lowing f rom Lower Mer ion: Will iam rich dirt. N'ame
best price delivered o 15p ' premises In Narberth. Address "A"
OurMontgomery Avenue and Meeting 5:46 P t ~ ~ : ~ : tg: Watch for o
ur a rt i Ie n ex t w ee kIAltis .Tohn Albrecht , Joseph Barnes ,
IT_o_w_n_. _lIouse Lane. 6.15 l' 6 . ~ 3 l' 7.18 P 7.24 P
concerning t he s t ar t in . of a c la ss i n Joseph H. Derham,
Alex. Enochs, A. WANTED-GOOD STRONG GIRL TO DOG.45 P 7.03 l' 759 P
816 P S.15 P 7.25 P 8:29 P 8:46 P English for foreigners. . Fenner,
Warren Faulk, F. H. T o ~ ~ ~ r a l housework. Address "BOO OurS.15
P 8 . ~ 4 l' 8.59 P 9.15 P Lewis, Charles Passmore , Lu ther C.9.15
P 9 . ~ 6 P 9.29 P 945 l' FO" S.45 P 1 0 . ~ 3 l' 9.69 l' 10:16 P
BOYS:- Parsons And Thomas T. Trotter, of '" ALE-GAS STOVF; AND
REFRIGER-1030 P 10 N b th ator; a lmo st n ew ; full particulars on
re ...11:00 p l1:a 1 9 : ~ : 10.46 P Don't forget t he d at e
Saturday, Oc- ar er . quest. Address "Coo Our Town.11.45 p 12.03 A
11.51 P g : ~ ~ ! tober 3. Our boys Ir.i m class will WANTED-YOUNG
lIlAN TO WORKstart. Have e ve ry th in l r el ldy to ge t II
OCTOBER 22 I S FALL ARBOR DAY. around p la ce one day per weelt.
State"TeU me, EUIel, who wa s here to a good s tar t . ' Friday,
October 22, was fixed as wages. Address "Doo Our Town.
S ~ o y O U last nighU" Did you see that gro lP of abou t fif- f
al l A rb or D ay in Pennsyl vani a by LOST-DURING THE
PRESBYTERIANnly Myrtle father" t b lkl t d d Rummage Sale. held In
February. a brown" ,. een oys wa ng a ar A r mor e proclamation o f
Nat han C. Schaeffer, willow basket, about 12 Inches long,
con-Well. tell Myrtle that she, left he r last Sunday? A Boys'
Confe rence of Superintendent of Public Instruction, talnlng olive
wook dishes. Reward It re-pipe on the piano." i the E as te rn P
ennsylv n ia Associa- Tuesday afternoon. ~ : ~ d . d N t : r b ~ :
: h . L. W. Nickerson, 111 Elm"
9.45-Sunday school. Bib le s tudyclasses for men and
women.1l.00-Public worship. Sermon bythe pastor.6.45- Epwor tl1
Leeagne . VernonFleck, leader.. 7.45-Happy Sunday e ve ning s er
vice. Third of the sermon series on"The Home; Its Making, Building
andBreaking." SUbject, "Women in Industrial and Commercial Life."
Contralto soloi st , Mrs . Lou is G. Vance.Mrs. Vance is one of our
new member s, and before coming to Narberthw as t he soloist in one
of th e largechurches of Baltimore. A congregat ional song service
of revival hymnswill precede the address. I f you liketo join In
hearty singing with others,come!The Men's Bible Class will hold i
tsregular business meeting, Tuesday evening, October 19, in the
church. Afellowship gathering and refreshmentspromise an enjoyable
evening.
Early Mass on Sunday f rom Aprillo;;t to October 31st at 6.30 A
. M. FromNovember 1s t to Marcn 31s t at 7 A. M.Late Mass, 9.30 A.
M. throughout t h year. Masses on holydays, 6.30 and8.30 A. M.
Weekdays at 8. Eveningdevotions and o ther services at
regulartimes.
Merion Meeting House is opened forworship every First-day at
10.30 A.M. Visitors are cordially welcome.The old mee ti ng h ou se
and thegrounds surrounding give the appearance of restful seclusion
whi ch is. very helpful to th e spirit in it s quietcommunion with
God.A registry book i s k ep t f or visitors.All are asked to regi
st er their names
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TelephoneNarberth, Pa.
NARBERTH, PA.Telephone.
WEDNESD.U and THURSDAY
Contented Consumers CommendCook' s Coa l
BOYLE'S MARKET HOUSEPrime Meats
NARBERTH, PA.
c. P. COOK
Prompt Deliveries Assured
J.A.MILLER(Successor to E. 1. HOOD)
HEA.TER AND BANGE WOBKSLATE AND TIN BOOFEB
104 ForrestAnnueJobbing a Specialty. Narbertb, Pa.
FRIDAY ad SATURDAY"John Glaydes'
Honour"
':COAL II:WOOD AND\. ,It:BUILDING SUPPLIES
H THE LITTLE GYPSY"
~ s ~ u r ~ . 2 s ~ lDest Photopl ay The -a t re 01 It. Size In
th eEntireWorld .Photoplays-ContlDuOUS 10 A.. M. to 11.30P.M.
,.AStore for Particular People"
Estimates
JAMES G. SANLINContracting Painter
Miesen's BakeryNARB E RT H A R C AD EBUILDINGBread, Cake, Rol ls
, P ie s,Candy, I c e CreamCATERING FOR PARTIES
1- . Home Dressed Poultry, Butter, Eggsand Game.Fancy Fruit and
Vegetables.
I I', '12Thomas Savill'sSOIII1310.121'Wallin 51
DENTISTR'YAt 202 NARBERTH AVENUE, Narbatb, 'a .Gndllate 01
University 01 Penna. ond Pbua. ri.nlal Colleae. BellTelephone
344W.WE DO ALL KINDS OF ALTQlNGImperial Ladies' &.Gents'
Tailors. PRAGER, Managa .\.Arcade, Narl:aerih.
O.. dUalO Chlller'l Colleg. 01 D e s l l l D l ~ FantonNo. 7603,
Paris. ' :\1
m 4 m U t t l t ~ n U 1 l ~ wrustQJ:n.1323 Walnut St.,
Philadelphia.
DR. W. M. CAMERONBegll t. AIlDouneeTha t He Ha s ~ p e . e dAD
Oilice Fo r th e Pract lee 01 '
STO . \ PIN AND TRY 0 EO FDAVIS' SU DAES
HARRY B. '1ALLPlumbing, Gas Fittingand Heating VERL
PUGHNARBERTI- l [ , P A Electrical Contractor
__________ Ir !225 lona Avenue, Narberth, "a._---------II-----!
Telephone-Narberth 381-D.
ARE YOU AWARE { ~ i : ; d ~ : t ~ ~ ' ' ' '. Sumo Pumpkins
Iet your Jot Irom AT THENarberth's Big . ~ Tract LiUle White
Tea
andbuildyour bouee eeeordlnit lour ow n planlandthe way you want
It-and e re you ...ant Donse &: ShopI t_a to bUy a ReedY-Made '
/USe?MAKE SURE OF YOUROICE NOW THURSDAYNIGHT, Chicken
andWaffles.
Building may be rented with orwithout service.Phone, Narberth
1252 D.
.r' .
The new minister was Invited ou t tosupper. He w a a bachelor,
and whenhe helped h i m ~ e 1 f to the biscuits forthe third t ime.
he looked acros s t hetable at t he hos te ss ' l it tl e girl.
"Idon' t of ten haV;e such a good supperas this, my d ea r, " h e
said i n h is most:.propitiatory tone."We don't, ~ i t h e r , "
said t he l it tl e Igirl, smiling. ,"I'm awful glad youcame."
"While t he au to th ie f was speedingaway, the stolelj'. ca r t
urned t ur tl e anqpinned h im t o the ground.""Caught with the
goods on him,eh ?"-Boston Transcript.- -
"Well, Tomm y, ar e you a good boy"Papa , what becomes o f the
good a ll t he t ime ?" s ke d th e visitor.Uttle calves when they
die?" "I f they "Not me."ar e very, very good, my son, they be-I
"And why n t? "c om e c hi ck en croquettes."-Detrolt " 'Cause I do
't want to die young,"Journal. repl ied Tomm . -Houston Post.
Someone was,heard t o s ay : CaptainDurbin is quite an athlete.
Th eanswer to this exclamation was:Wait a w ee k or so unti l he
gets going.and then nobody wil l s top him. Thewriter thinks t hi s
w as a very goodanswer. (--WIlat do you think of the team in Litt
le El izal !eth and he r mothertheir new togs? I were having I
lmcheon together, andthe mother, w a always t ri ed t o im-MARRIED.
press facts upo he r daughter, said:
Mr. Harry J. Burns and Miss Elvira I "Those ~ i t t l sa rdines
, El izabeth ,G Lill i d M d ft are sometImes eaten by th e l ar ge
r. ey were marr e on on ay a - fish"ernoon in "The Li tt l e Church
on th e .Hill" by th e stor Rev C G K p_ Elizabeth go.' ed at the
sard ines inPlio , ... 0 wonder an d th a ked'pel. The wedding
party motored from ,,' n s .Morrisville where th e bride nd bride-
But, mother how do th e large fishI ' a get the cans 0 en?"groom
are prominent in social circles. ... '. .
Narberth 1267
4. t "The C ...bln ."
GODFREY
THINK IT OVER
45th and Parrish Sts.
The Real Estate Man at114 Woodside Ave.,will be pleased to
assist you in getting a home.Telephone-Narberth 685 A.
Frank CristMEATS &PROVISIONSHilh Grade
ButterTelephone-Narberth 644 A.
Why Bank in Philadelphia?Use Your Jiome Institution.TheMerion
rille and Trust COl
BARGAINSIn Narberth &Main Line PropertiesSALE AND RENT
WM. E. YOST, 109 Cbestnut Ave., Nar1lertJa, Pa.Represcntlna
Harbert & Claahorn.
Narberth 0I1ke, Areade BuUiiagOpen FridayEvenlnae 7 to 9.
McCarter i s cer ta in ly making acapi tal , $150,000
SllrpIWl,$125,000 ~ r a n d figlit to th e quarterback
posi-Undivided ProUts. $75.000 tion.
Pasteurized Milk IDELIVERIESBrync lov l s Ce r l il l ed WEST
PUILI\ .MlIk(PedrlaUc Society) OVERBROOKSpecial .. Guer_ey" M E R I
O ~MlIk WYNNEFIELD(Rober ts '&.Sharpless' BALA-CYNWYDDalrlell)
NARBERTHCream Buttermilk ARDMORETable aDd WhlpJllag
WYNNEWOODCream.
SCOTIPOWELL DAIRIES Notes ,of th e Gridiron,I Eugene Dav is i s
ou t of t he gameat present with an injured hip.--------------
Narberth wl11 be without the ser-vices of Vernon Fleck for th e
comingseason. Vernon,/sorry to say, has towork on Saturday
afternoons.
Offers Fine Specimen Evergreensas Low as $1.00 Each. Five orsix
planted on your lot would bea joy forever.
HOWARD'S DRUe STORE
Yo u can't escape winter bu t youcan protect you r house against
thewinter s to rms by havinr it painted,and it pays. Estimates
cheerfullygiven. Telephone, F. H. WALZER,Narberth 12-47 D.
Howard F. CotterM'EATS ofI T.I QUALITY
D1VE YOU SEEN TDE NEWDOUSES ON ELMWOOD AVENUE?
SIX LEFT-NO TWO ALIKESeeW. D. SMEDLEY
NARBEl{TH, rA.-OUR T O W ~ O C T O B E I ~ 14,
19\:rt!1=.==;:========Ever Notice'" NARBERTHOPENS SEASON AUTOISTS
HELD CORONER.I "Your Honor ," s ai d - he arrested Some one noticed
that Pa t was am- WITH BRILLIANT VICTORY Clarke Thomson, So of Late
Pennsy ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : u ~ ~ : ; ~ ~ : ~ t : o ~ ' ~ ~ k ~ e e man,
bidextrous.H d n "When I was a b oy ," he explained,The careful
folks send thel
'r ell, uns Do PedestrIan. "Then why did yo . not slacken" f hC
ta l D bl d M Carte S speed r at he r t h an run 'n down?" me at er
always said to me: 'Pat,prescription work to us. I a ~ h e ~ e w ~
O ~ g : : i z e d ~ o o t b:ll : : : ~ Clarke Thomson, mateur
aViator A light seemed to d, . VD upon th e learn to cu t ye r
finger nails wid ye rTheir judllment is justified. opened the
season last Saturday by a a.d. son o f th e late rank Thomson
prisoner. "That's one . 'me. I never l ef t hand, f or s om e d ay
y e m ig ht los&most deserving victory over t he Grace l at e p
re si dent of e P e n n s Y I V a n i ~ thought of that."-Case ld
Comment. yer right hand."-Boston Transcript.A. A. team by the score
of 9-0. Within Rai l road, is held un r $1,000 bai l i na short
time, Manager Jones and As- Lower Merion town ip to awai t t
heslstant Manager Foote have r ounded a ct ion of the Coronel o n t
he death ofup a team worthy of much pra is e. a man s truck by M
Thomson's auOutwe ig hed on an average of ten t omob il e. Geo re
Bt tgess, 43 yearspounds, Narberth was not to be denlcd old, of
Narberth , W'1lfl ru n down anda vic tor y a nd w en t into th e g
am e ki lled by Thomson:s ca r at Montgom-
TheGarden Nurseries with a determined spirit of Victor)'. ery
pike an d Orfhard way, Merion,The boys appeared fo r th e first
time Monday night.in brand new foot ball togs, blue Mr. Thomson
Picked up the vicstockings, blue jerseys and grey tim of th e a c c
i d e ~ t and car ri ed himpants. in h is machine tol th e Bryn Maw
r' TERMS TO I: iYUITCaptain Durbin winning the toss, Hospital,
where he ~ i e d a short time FMJnstl'ce M O D ~ l c a ~ ; ; 7 T :
~ : D e ,c ho se t o defend t he wes t goal, an d after he was
admit,. Burgess was " , 612 CbcjtDDtSt.: Pblla .Narberth kicked
off. After being un- an employe of Bal win's locomotive . - - - -
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WINTER vs. PAINT able to penet rate Narberth' s l in e, works a
nd w as on is way home 1 h 368G ki k d t M C t h Te ep one-Narberth
race ceo c ar er, w 0 re - when t he auto st r k him. He ist ur ne
d t he ball about flfteen,ya.rds. survived by a WidO\Yland six
children. EDWARD H.AWSNarberth then gained th e f i rs t down, I t
is believed he b came bewildereda n getting with in forty yards of
by the power fu l he, dl ight s on the Plaster and Cem -l
tWorktheIr goal line, Captain Durbin placed automobile as he \ as
crossing the Est imates Furnished Jobbinga beautiful field goal
which gave NaT- road.berth a 3-0 lead.Neither side was abl e to
gain very NARBERTH AND S'fATEmuch t hrough th e line, and so th
egame developed into a kicking match, FIRE:rlEN'S PARADE.i n w hi
ch D urb in had al l the bettero f i t. The t eams t ri ed many
forward The State firemen's parade, held inpasses, only one being
successful, the Phi ladelphia last Thu sd ay , w as aGrace t eam
being the lucky one, bu t most interesting affair in spite o f t
hetheir r ight end dropped the ball when fact that it was held in
the rain. orbe ing tackled, which g av e t he ball course, our
Narberth bnys were i n lineto Narberth on their own thirty yard In
full uniform, and Wlre commendedY . M. C. A . BU ILD ING line.
After a s er ie s o f end runs by al l along th e l ine for its
good appearCapta in Durbin and Humphries, the ance and large t u r
n o u ~team generaled by McCarter a t q ua r- The most significant
feature of theterback, had advanced the bal l t o t he paradewas
the splendidmotor apparaone yard line, at which time he was tu s se
nt by the smaller towns. Thesepushed over the line for the only wer
e a s efficient looking as the matouchdown of the game. Captain
Dur- chines owned by the bi5l!er clties. Inbin, however. missed th
e goal. h IWhen it Is remembered that this t e Philadelphia
division were some Iof t he mos t moder n m o t ~ r - d r l v e n
fire I---------same Grace team he ld Narberth to a en ines 11 \tie
score last year, and to consider g. , a s we as one of t he g re at
GEO B AB LEthat th e local boys defeated them i n ae rl al .l adde
r t ru ck s, whbh is th e last . . . : oJtheir first game of th e
season, one w.ord m rescue appliances for use in IPIAN0 TU]'
INGcould hardlY think of any th ing e ls e bIg, cities. ,
f!J!'o"".' " " ~ < j f ' o ~ . y . , " , ' ' ? : ~ ' < - .
r . " ' ~ ' 1 t : " - " - " o ' : N than the fact that Narberth Is
"some nIltS l " A ~ T E J ) "'OR Sales Agent for BLAS\l; $Pianos~ .
< . . " . ; o ; . . . ~ " ' .'.".""'?''''.''''I> . . ..... ,
. . , . ~ ' . , . ~ i .team." , '0 ' 'VYNNE,rOOD ROAD and
Players.'!3 We do a great deal of : ~ : I '}lanager Jones gave
everyone a ) P h O D e - N a r b e r t h 1 2 1 ~ ': ~ ' ,
sPOUting-b. t.Jt don't t ryo ut in a n effort. to see what the I 1
e J l J l s y l v ~ J l f a State Higliway Depart-!!" _ _ . b ' d
ment, HarrIsburg, Pa. Sealed proposalslo,< talk much about i t!
\ oys coulll 0, a nd was more than wi ll b e recei ed a 'd . FO R R
E T. . . . . . ~ _ , _ ~ . _ , _ , .' I pleased with tuP.. f i . 1
. ! . o w i n ~ of everyone. . ' ." v t S-?,l . office ~ n t i l:l.
1_..... I (lARA. M c O I N L E V ~ e o . Iwhom he had taken to the
t rain ing .LtI, a. 0\1., ...o.e'6!:ol. }. . , . ~ -wlien l.1lds
Mr:s>n:;. ELiNOR Sfrtl , -' -:_. ; . '__'__ ". . _ _ _ :. t Will
be p u b h c l ~ opened and scheduled, NARBERTH AVENUE hf f'i/', ""
.. ~ . . . ~ . . . . . Iable. a d t t dd's or re li ta: . : . ~ l O
: :-.::
CLEAN SAFE WHOLESOME Markle l ef t gua rd Schmidt Wide, sltuatec
m Narberth Borough,. . Montgomery county. Plans an d H C. FRITSCHc.
HumphrIes .. centre Ehrag 'ft t' Fleck speci ca Ions may b e s een
at officeLong r. guard. Capt. Amba.cker o State High'Vay
Department, H.ar-' Properties F : ~ r Ins::.n:ee and SaleOUR
PRODUCtS ARE GUARANTEED Ensinger r ight tackle Spahm d n s l b U h
~ g ; 1001 Chestnut s ~ r e . e t , P ~ l l a
-UNDERBAcrERIOLOGICALCONTROL Owings right end Simpson e p la, and
903Hartje BUlldmg, PlttS- Bell Phone 862 W.J. \Jefferles burgh,.
Plio. FUp part i cu lars and in - Wall BuDding. Narberth, Pa .
McCarter . . . . quarterback . . . . . .Curtis f ~ r m a t l O n
on an)Ucation to R. J. CunCapt. Durbln .. left halfback .. Clauser
n !ngham , S ta t' l Highway Commis-! ------.-------W. Humphries.r.
halfbaclL Proctor SlOner. \ Georg B S 1L. ; : : : r le s fullback
Cook TIlE JOKE CLIPPElt AT WORK. Ie . up eeSummary: Stearn &
HotWater.HeatingSends Ills Best Jokes o f th e Week to PI b' .T o u
c h d o , ~ n - M c C a r t e r . Goal from Make You Laugh. um
lngfield-DurbJD. Referee--Hudson, Grac:e 8 11 T 1 hA. A. Umpire-
-Brown, Narberth . e e e p o ne.Timekeeper-Smith, Narberth. Head
Little Johnny-Dad, there's a g ~ r l llinesman-Ward, Narberth. Time
or at ou r school whom we call Postscript. SAVILL "SWAN NECK
A1JCETquarters-12-10-12-10. Dad-Postscrtpt? What do you c al l
INoRSpluhing Po,lthl T "SAYILL"her Postscript 1 0 r ~ . 9 u l ~ k
Acting ~ h u t . O f l hg. S. hi. OffiCiLittle Johnny- Cos her name
IB i iC emmondl d I f t ~ II Pli.Adellne Moore. 11111 "unlId by
AllPlum- 'b1r,
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