Our Town December 30, 1915

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IHAPPY NEW YEAR HAPPY NEW YEAR 1VOLUME II . NUMBER 12 NARBERTH, PA., T H U R S D A Y ~ DECEMBER 30, 1915 PRICE TWO CENTS

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T..\DH:8. 'l'AKI-: :XOTICE!'I'ht ('OJIIDlullitr T"u, "'llich wa s tilhe heltl llecember 28, hns bl'l'n postJlollet] 1I1ltJI tile following TUl'sdllr,,JlllltHU',. 4, 191i.

Xext I ~ r i d a y evening promises tohe H highly interesting, delightfulandprofitahle evening in th e Presbyterian(,hurdl. I t is th e occasIon or theannua l o bs e rv ance of th e dying ofth e old y ea r a nd th e hirth of th e new~ ' e a r . T he e xe rc is es w il l b eg in at go'eloek an d continue until midnight.Th e following i s t he p ro gr am :S-H: Add re ss h y Prof. Calvin O.Althouse, of th e Central High School,Philadelphia.9-10: l\Iusical an d l i t e r a r ~ ' entertainment. Vocal and instrumentalmusk; organ, piano and s t ri nged in st ruments. R ec ita tio ns by p upi lsfrom Xational School of E loc uti onalHI Oratory.10-11.::0: TIeeeption given tol'ntire eon!;"regations und er t hepiees of th e Ladies' Aid Society.lowship ancl refreshments.l1.aO-12: DevotiOlwl service, conclneter! hy th e pastor. A t the strolwof twelve al l will pass over thethresholcl into th e Xew Year on thew i n ~ s of prayer.A eonlial invit.\t ion i s ext en ded tothe pnblic to join in this 'WatchXI/!;ht meel. in/!;.

LOST-Detween station nnd IUerlon avenue,on Sunday. about one o'clock, floweredsilk girdle. Finder please notity 1\Irs. Wilkins, 159 1I1erion avenue.

,WI" '1'1It: lllW ('lIHlSTJL\S l'LUH.E[ghl).st'H'n lIIelllltl'rs joined' til"Will fhrlstmus ('Iub oa' UIlI J[eriollI 'I'JlIt' UUtl Trm,t, (:olllllllllr on )[onda) '(th'st liu)). Till' du b is stili 0Jlen toI't'eehe IIIt'lII"t'rs.JWXTIILY ) r E t : ' l ' I X ( ~

AXI) n,t:Cl'IOX. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS0"" cent ller wor l1 I n ol1\'on"e; minimumTh e monthly meeting; of th e Men's t"n words.Bible Class of the Methodist Church (,'Olt 8,\I,";-Collectlon ot Fore ign andwas h el d on Tuesday evening, Decem- {Tn!leu Slales sll1ll1P8. Auuress "S," Ourber 21. in th e lecture raoUl of th e T:...::.,".:...,.::".:.... _church. Th e newly elected president. I.'OIt lii,U.";-lIuhogo.ny uprighl plano, $140;E. C. Anderson, presiued. Thl." en - con


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NAltBERTH, l>A.-OUR T O W N - - D E C E ) i B ] ~ l t 30 , 1 ~ 1 5OUR TOWN

Owned, an d Published every ThurstIay by the l "arberth CiviC Association.

HARRY A. JACOBS,Editor.:\lrs. C. n. Blackall G. M. Henry~ l r s . C. T. Moore A. J. Loos:\lrs. E. C. Stokes Henry Rose:'I[issAdahDurbin W. T. 1\1elchior1:;arl F . Smi th O. L. Hampton

.\.ssociatc ] ~ d l t o r s ,------------\L\Izn:: J. SIMPSON,ClIshier,H. C. GARA,.\ II H ~ l t i s i n g )IlIllllger,

before, and his competitor is makingmoney, too. This is one instance , bu twe Imow of two similar ones righthere in Xarbe rth . The moral is evi dent. ---------

so:nE SDfPI,E nuu:sl'On. Jtf:A.lIIXG POJ:TltyEditor of Ou r Town:

THEIMPERIALNarberth'sLead ingGroceryFancy and Staple GroceriesFruits and VegetablesButter and EggsFish and Oysters

Herman's Hot Bread and RollsEvery Afternoon.

Fresh Killed PoultrySmoked MeatsSausage and Scrapple

THFRSDAY, DECEMBER 30,191:;- - - - - - - - - - - -E;\IEnGEXCY PHOXE CALLSFire 350.Police 1250.

BUILD UP YOUR TOWNBuild Up Your Home

] )on ' t fo rget t ll a t this is a comJUllllitr of homc JIlllkers amI )101111kcellcrs mill that onc of YOUU)lOS1' DIPOU'I'.\XT nUTlES is tokeell it so,You call aill materillllJ' br 110.iug J'ollr ShO)I)lillg' Il!ld Jll.l\l'ketiIIl;'witll thc luIHI'Users II I tillS paper,

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order for your NewTurkey \vith us.

Year's

Christmas is over.:\'o\\, comes Xcw Year's Day.0\ , ( '1' 1700 copies or Our Town's lastt\\'o issues were printed, and ever)"

( 'cp)" distributed.Thanl,s 1'01' the many kind words

of appreciation rega rding Our 'fawn'st \ \ 'O special issues. We were proullof them, too.

Hi&h Grade ButterTelephone-Narberth 644 A.GODFREY

'6Don'. Cry, Little Girl,Don't Cry,"

The Rea l E st at e lIIan a.t114 Woodside Ave.,1.>e pleased to assist you inting a home .Telepbone-Narberth 685 A.

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, If th e roof leaks ask father to send for

BellPhone, Spruce 5469

THEQ)n'l'll11tUl1l1 lirtnttnn (!IC.

Job an d Commercial, ', PRINTERS ,',1709 SANSOM STREET

PHILADELPIlIAOfficeStationery, Posters, Prollrams, Tickets,Etc. Le t us estimate on your ne:tt job.

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Once we had a store tlwt handleso ne c la ss o f m er ch an di se , amI hadmuch trade in ou r locality. Thisslore believed it would no t pay tobother a great deal about th e appearance or up-to-dateness of hi s p la ce o fIJllsiness. A competitOl' c ame a longand opened up a better looking placenear by and took some o f t he o th erf el low' s t ra de . Ou r o ri gi na l merchantwo ke u p a nd s pe nt several hundreddollars to make l1is place be tt er apIJearing t ha n h is n ew competitor. Nowhe claims that he does more than ever

. JOIX ' !' ](E 1916 CiIRIST)L\S CLUB,}: Il;'htrose\'en Jllelllbel'S JoIned th e111111 ChrIstmlls Club oi t he ) [e ri onTint' mul 'fl'ust COlll)lRny 011 )[onday(first lIllY). The c lub Is still OileR tol'l'cei\"(, lIlelllbel's,

It Is Better to Buy Than RentLET ME PROVE ITAt the Cabin. WM . D. SMEDI..EY

Narberth & Haverford Aves.Who wor k f or g lo ry a nd p ay ,

Bn t with confidence undiminishedThey dream of a world made new,

And af ter their daj's ar e finishedThe wonderful dream comes true!"Sincerely, E, A. )[nschnmp,December 27, 1915.

J. A. MILLER(Successor to E. J, HOOD)lIEA.TER AND RANGE WORKSLATE AND TIN ROOFEBto!! Forrest A.Tenue

Jobbing a Specialty, NarbertJa, Pa.Estil1li1lt . FurnisheJR, W, CASEElectrical Contractor242 HAVERFORD AVE.

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N A R B ~ R T H , PA.-OUR T O W N - ] ) E C ] ~ ) I B E l { 30.1915

CONTRACTS TO MEEf THE REQUIREMENTSPolicies Adjusted to Cover Every COlltt71ge1tcy

C { l J ~ ~ e _ d ~ y _ Q e a t h .CORRESPONDENCE SOL IC ITEDPenn Mutual Lile Ins. Co.

PH I L ADELPH I A .

'I' ll E rm::mn'EUUX VllunClI.l I n Tohn Yan Xcss, JIinistcl'.

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About Digitalis

Contented Consumers CommendCook's Coal

c. P. COOKOUR PRODUCTS ARE GUARANTEEDUNDER BACTERIOLOGICAL CONTROL"The JJi tuc Chnrc ll on tiLe JIm:'

P a s t e u r i z e d MilkB r y n c l O ~ ~ l k c e r l i l l e d

( P e d r i a l l e Society)

(Roberts ' & S h a r p l e s s 'Dairies)

DELIVERTESWEST PUILA.OVERBROOKMERIONWYNNEFIELDBAMCYNWYDNARBERTHARDMOREWYNNEWOOD

COAL, WOOD ANDBUILDING SUPPLIES

NARBERTH, PA.

Prompt Deliveries Assured

Telephone-Narberth 368.

CALDWELL & CO. IInsurance I HARRY B. WALLPlumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingN AR B ER TH . PA

Miesen's BakeryN A R B E R T H A R C A D EB U I L D I N GBread, Cake, Rolls, Pies,Candy. Ic e CreamCATERING FOR PARTIES

GEORGE A. WITTEPaper Hanging and PaintingWoodbine Ave. and Williams Ave.

NARBERm. PA .Phone, Narberth 1203 W.


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N A R B E I ~ T H , PA.-OUR TOWN-DECEl\IBElt 30,1915=====================...

TelephoneNarberth, Pa.

BOYLE'S MARKET HOUSEPrime Meats

Offers Fine Specimen Evergreensas Low as Sr.oo Each. Five orsix planted on your lot would bea joy forever.

ARCADE THEATRENARBERTH. PA .}'rlcIlI)', Uercmber31st

MARY MILES M IATERIn"AMLUS IN TIlE WAY"StulIrdll)', .TlIlluarr 1s t

HE:\'RY KOLKERIn"'1'111-: UnmGE; on, m';'l'Tt:n } [ A ~ "

'1'ullsdn)', .Tnullnr,. Mh" ~ E A J , o}' TIlt; NAVY"t:lllsode No.9

IIT IS BETTERTo Have HOUSEKEEPER

I, Fill Your Prescr ip ti ons. ThanWish You Had.SAVILL "SWAN NECK" FAUCETNon-Splnhlng Posill" THE "UYILL"Quick Acting Shut.Oll Rig. U. S. Pit. Ollie.Recommended I n 'n- Pit.Ilell duneed by 18, '12

All Thomas SavillsPlum. Sonsbel. 1310,12.14 Willece St.

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l:!iJ Estimates188 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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166160

644

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142146106132

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12988

HAULING FREIGHT.

HawH . . . , . , .10SSayill 205

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S ( ~ a n l i l l 129Foote . . 197Ward . .. ., .. 147E n s i n ~ e r . . 151Hartley ,BUlllphries . . . 14!1

646X11l'1Irook I). KII 'I , ., .. 121)lunn .,122H. Humphries 82White .A. Kirk 14:'Hors t . .. . ,134

ThlirSthl). }'rlday an d SlItRrdll)'\VILLIAM S. HART. HOUSE PETERS91 and J. BARNEY SHERRY in101 "BETWEEN MEN"126 ~ ( l o x t W('('k

HENRY WOODRUFF604 1565 540 IAnd th e Celebrated Japanese Actress.-- I MISS TSURU OAKIThe Hlanding- to date is as fonows: "THE BECKONING FLAME"\Von. Lost. Pr;r.

Plugs . . 7 2 .777Essex. . . 7 2 .777:\arherth . . . 6 :1 .666Colts , . .. 3 6 .33:lSouth Side 2 7 .222Xarhrool( . . . 2 7 . 2 2 ~

773 685 775 A RCAD IAh e feature of th is m at ch w as t he l CHESTNUT.Bel.16th SII . I .. 1 I .. " J I Fines tPho top lay The-how l l l ~ of t Ie (a rk IOrse, 1.11'. . . t r e 0111. Size In Ih eG. Foote. Ent l reWorld.toIts. P h o t o p . a y s - c o n t ~ . u ~ ~ lOA. M. 10 11.30I 4 ~ . ])avis 1 ~ 160 124 PhD Pa .G. Fleck . . . 106 114 . . / PROGRA.MME Week Commencing:\. Compton . . .. 112 171 Mondays December 27th.L. navis 135 173 J[} T d d Wed }Long . . 162 85 103 ' om I I ~ ' , AueI!'e a't' au C IdleSt a)'

11 '" ys on e orne yJ , I l ( O e ~ 130 U SYD CHAPLINIn Mack Sennett's Supervised Production

116 "A SUBMARINE PIRATE"103

llowIlng' Sllecial.O nr te am in the Main Line Bowl

i ng League faces i ts c ru ci al t es t onWednesdty night o f t hi s w ee k. w he nwe h owl Wayne, t h e l ea de rs of th eleague. on ou r own a ll ey s. I f ou rboys t ak e t h re e games it will ti e usfo r first p la ce . All ou t a nd help Narherth get to the top.

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Phone 672

14:1154176

R IDB I N ONE OF OUR AUTOMOBILES

WALTON BROS.MOVING. PACKING ANI) SHIPPING FURNITURE.

J an ua ry 1 4- Communi ty(XuI' sed).J an ua ry 2 il -Men 's nass Meeting(Xarberth Theatre). Speaker, Han.W. H. Berry. :lUhject, "W ar, Whatl"or?"

Monday an d Tues day n i gh ts cont inue to be filled with interest ande nt hu si asm. D ro p in :and see foryourself.ProbablY th e matc]) that ha sb ro ug ht f or t he most enthusiasm was

bowled Monday evening, Decemller20, when Narberth Avenue I l ea t th ePlugs two ou t of threC'. The s co reis as follows; Plugs.Gifford . . 127Rose ............13:1Smedley . . 144

Y. M. C. A. NOTES OF I Protection FromINTEREST i Contagion ' The Garden Nurseries.. - -!J,IUUAI{\'. i Owi ng t o its antiseptic propert ies ,I Th e most recent a dd it io n t o o ur !i-I' 20 Mul e T eam Powl1ered Boric c ~ n -'hrar\ ' is a larO'e blue b()ok, contain- I ~ o t be too. highly r eco ll lmended fo r. ' .. . l ib e ra l u se m th e care of th e person109 the first fifty-two numbers or w he re ve r an d w he ne ver ex po se d tocomprising th e f i rs t volume of. "Our an y contagious disease. It ma y be ap Town." This i n t e r e s ~ i n g volume ma y plied as a powder or with water a s a'h e f oun d In t he o ll ke a mi is always i solution.

1 available. I t may be used w it h ab so lu t e free-dom and sa fe ty In al l th e natural cavl-Jh'sl'nc .Tlln. Hth.:!:lrt}. ties of the bdy;. physicians almost., . always preSCrIbe I t as an eye wat er ,l'\lght. mouth wash, etc. , antI wherever in t rodnced th e antiseptic action i s c er ta in , H ome D re ss ed Poultry. Butter, Eggsb ut t he re i s no danger from it s us e as and Game.there is with some other disinfectants. IInsist upon having th e or iginal pack-I Fancy Fruit and Vegetablea ge o f 20 l\Iule Team PoWdered BoricIan d thel.l y o lmow that you have ~ h "A Store for Particnlar People"real article fu l l s t rength . Al l l ead ll lgdruggists. I NARBERTH, PA. '

" I' Telephone.d15lJ ~ . ------------7401 JAMES G. SCANLINi ~ Contracting Painter127

},h'e JIlln TellDl DOWUIIg' League.In last week' s i s sue of "Our Town"

we prom ised to give t i le indiv iduala ve ra ge s o f al l me n ho\',"ling in thisleague. Her e t he y a re :R. G. Savill, 6 games 174\V. Humphries, 6 games 173

I J. G. Scanlin, 6 games . . . . . . . . 158. Geo. Gifford, 3 games . . . . . . . . . 157: I. T. Ward, 4 games . . . . . . . . . . . 157:W. D. Smedley. 3 games . . . . . . . 153! l Ienry Hose, 6 games . . . . . . . . 151F. R. Rainear, 6 games 151

I L. Davis. 2 games . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149I W. T. Butler. :I games . . . . . . . . . 149; I. F. Hepler, 3 games . . . . . . . . . 148Matthews. 3 games . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

I K S. Haws, 6 games . . . . . . . . . . 139J. C. McKell, 5 games . . . . . . . . . 138Chas. Ensinger, 6 games . . . . . . . 137Geo. Sheldon, 6 games . . . . . . . 136Geo. Markel, 2 games . . . . . . . . . . 135Horst, 6 games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Bradley, 5 games . . . . . . . . . 133W. Simpson. 6 games . . . . . . . 132A. Kirk, 6 games 131White, 3 games 129E . D av is . 5 games 129.J. G. Foote, 3 games . . . . . . . . . 129Don Kirk. 6 games . . . . . . . . . . .125A. L. Orr, 6 games 124I j

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