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NARBERTH, })A., THUR:iDAY. OCTOBER 21 , 1915

TALK,NARBERTH

Without halting, without rest;Lifting better u p to best.-Emerson.

VOLUME II. NUMBER 2

School motto:

Be su re and keep open the eveningof November 12, for the juvenUeoperetta, entitled, "Snow Whi te andth e Seyan Dwarfs," Come and' hearth e little ones.

The chapel exe rc ises a re now in thehands of , t he H ig h School students.This is to h el p t he individual whenin public meetings or gatherings. Itcertainly Is a splendid idea. AlsoPrincipal Melchior introduced thisyear a ser ie s of mora l lessons . Anew one Is pu t in e ac h r oom eve ryweek.

Events of Interest.Friday, October 22, we w il l celebrate our Annua l A rbor and BirdDay. The A rb or D ay e xe rc is es wi llbe held from 10.30 A. M. until noon.Bird Day exercises will be held f rom1 o'clock to 2. All ar e cordially In

vited.

NARBERTH SCHOOLON BASIS OFSELF GOVERNMENT

I: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ~ + + + + + + ~ + + + ~ + + + + + + ~ + + + + + + ~ + + + ~ + + + ~ + + + + : ISCHOOL QUESTION OF+ :I: .i DU YOU PATRONIZE NARBERTH ENTERPRISES AS MUCH AS YOU CONSISTENTLY CAN? :I: VITAL I M P O R T A ~ C EI i DISCUSSED BYMR. LOOSi Let us makei t a plan, from to-day on, to buy everything that we can from our:l:i home stores; where quality and prices will admit of our doing so. !I Such action makes for the good of any community. It Very few towns as small as Narberth can boast of somany w e l l ~ e q u i p p e d and u p ~ t o ~o ;;; l)resent (;ont!lticlll 11 Serious One.10 d t t . Th t h t t d d d th + The situation regarding school facll-t a e en erpnses. ey mus ave our suppor 0 succee ,an we nee em In our:l: i t ie s in Narberth has reached an acuteto t + s ta ge , d emanding the s er io us c on -t growmg own. + sideration of every p ar en t a nd t ax -

Professlonl11 Acth'lty of Teaehers - t :I: p ay er i n t he borough.I+.+. ~ + + + , . + + + , +++,+++++,,+++++-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++,+,+. ,++._.++.:t._ It w il l b e r ec al le d that after theStudent BOll)' Elects Officers, Includ. , defeat of the School Loan l ast year ,

Ing School };dltor for Our Town- IIU"'TE S S \. a c ommi tt ee o f c it iz en s was f ormedi, .Il, P, RE THE GILlY WEEKLY HEALTH Ollt of harm's wa y, o n a cc ou nt of theSQU to consult with the School Board, Wit l lInterest ing Items of Wcek I ' IUUELS. fact that this was a new ar t to Mr. a view to gett ing al l interested par-Show lInch Activit). LETTER FROM Taf t, whi le I had donned the g love s t ie s t oget he r on some practical werk-Article ] ~ Prominent Townsman All. off and on for years, but gradually he 1lis committee, t he s igners of whichllellls to Common Sense of ne n and GEORGE W. BRADEN began to get h is b ea ri ng s and t hen I 'mg plan. A paper was circulated byHoys to Protect Our Gray Sllulrrels had about al l I could do to "cover up" agreed t o v ot e f or a loan approved byOlu OrclhulIIce To Ue Enforced. at t he proper t ime, f or when his good th e School Board that would provideright did land with al l the force of his for the erection of necessary adcli-Surely the men and boys of Nar- Ph)'sicIlI Director, Central Urancl1 Y. weigh t b ac k o f it, it was a lmos t " good t iona1 school build ings with in 1000

berth who ar e accustomed to hunting 1U. C. A., l)ltihulelpltill, To Contl 'lb. ' night f or me. " Once my nose was feet of the railway station. ThiSwild game will not kill the beauti ful ' the recipient of o ne o r hi s "taps" and d . dNarbe rth wil l be represen ted o n t he gray squI'rrels t ha t a r e I'nsl'd'e tIle bo-._ ute To Our Town-An Extrnct o cnme nt , s lg ne b y about 78 voters,i ght then and there I freely shed my t d t j ' t t' fp rogr am a t th,e Co un ty Inst.itute at ough o r e ve n l'U tIle "'oods and t re es By D r. Chas. E. Uuker was presen e a a om mee mg 0Nit M L 1 11 kI" blood for my country's good i f not th e committee and the School Board,or,r, s. o.wn.: ISS arze e,r,e WI. spe,a_ c lo se to the borough limits. my own, wllile on another occasion Itl G d I I P h el d t hi s fall. The b oa rd w as iu-o IVICS I Ie . ra ~ s w 11 e r. n Many of our c it iz en s have bee n e n- was forced back into a corner and a formed t ha t about 200 voters hadC1pal M ~ ~ c l l 1 o r ~ I I I give an a ~ d r ~ s s couraging the increase of these desir- lIow 11 President Kellt "Fit." " h a y m ~ k e r " to my j aw near ly p ut me s ig ned , but that al l of the papers hadentitled, ProfeSSIOnal Growth ?f High I able little animals by feeding them I first met Mr. Taft when he was to sleep, and I carried around a stiff; no t been turned in. After a thoroughSchool T ~ a c h e r s ,as Essential fnr and protecting them from their natu- neck for a day or so. discussion of t he matt er, i t was agreedEfficiency. He Will also talk to the ral enemies and no doubt they would Secretary of War back i n 1906, while This sort of t hing brought out the by both bodies, that lt ' ' 'ould be " 'I segrammar school section on "Voca- ',., ., " "t . 1 T i ' " go to the limit m protectmg the:n , I was o n a triP to 'Washl11gton, and he perspiration as nothing, else WOUld, to l et t he whole subject go over untillona ra mng. ' IIncidentally, "Professional Growth" from thel.r unnatural enemies, ~ h e . , sent for me to see if I could assist him, and a ft er a short rest h e was ready immediately after the election onseems to be th e slogan of th e faCUlty ~ u n t e r s , If they were d ~ s c o ~ e r ~ d klll- I i n r educ ing h is f le sh and otherwise for a cold bath a nd t he n for a day's November 2. ,At that time, an entirelyof our school. A faculty mee ti ng i s I.IIg them ~ .even shootmg mSlde tll.e! to get him into good physical condi- work. new loan could be prepared, to be sub-held o nce a week Nine of its mem- borollgh limits. All birds and am-I . Thi s d ai ly program Mr. Taft kept mitted to popular vote after threebel'S ar e studying 'a t the University of mals 'within the borough are protected: tlOn. " up for the four y ea rs h e was in the months' notice. Immediately af ter thePennsylvania their object Is no t to I by an ordinance, copy of which fol-! By carefully followmg a program White House , no t because he enjoyed coming election, it is the intention ofobtain "credits" bu t for "great.or Ilows: : consisting of e x e r c l s ~ and dieting, he get ti ng up. in the morning at 7 o'clock the board. I understand, to s ta te t heefficiency." Pupils are being taught Ordina.lce N, 0. 50, Borough o f Nar -' gradUallY, succeeded m no t only get,- and exercising an hour, but because needs of the schools, and present Itsth e necessity .of. efficiency by t.he berth. Montgomery County, Penna. It in g i nt o a s p l e n d i ~ condition of vi- , he . ~ v a s in better shape, mentally as plans.means of good magazines. S to p i nI An ordinance to prevent th e firing I t a l ~ t y ana strengtn,' but reducea ~ l l S well .as lJUYllICll.I1Y, to r the wurK or th e Ontside AccoIIlUlodauous .beiOW .s ome d ay and inspect the s choo l o f gun s, p is to ls , rifles o r a ny o th er ,w ei gh t to ab ou t 260 pounds, which PreSidency. I n o th er words, he could Standard.library and the magazines. Iire-arms, and to prevent the shooting' amount he c ar ri es w it h e as e, as he is do more. work a ~ better work with As for the necessities of the cal!C,Great progress i s being made in the of song o r ot he r birds or rabbits, !a man of unusually large frame. less fatigue durmg the rest of the none of us who have been in t o u ~ hLiterary Society, which is composed squirrels or opossums within the cor- i One of the chief assets of his c ha r- d ay because of s ti cking to such a with t he c ondi ti on o f t hi ng s, needso f t he High School Department. There pora te l imit s of the Borough of Nar-', acter i s hi s great will-power, together Iregime. information. The f ir st g ra de, nowis usually a debate on t he program berth. I with h is a bi li ty t o concentrate his But even t hi s amoun t o f e xe rc is e hou se d in the Y. M. C. A. building,a nd the cleverness with which they The Council of the Borough of Nar - :mind on anything he undertakes, for ~ o u l d not keep Mr. Taft's weight where Iaffords a good illustration. Thf)reargue on current topics is r e m a r k a b l l ~ . berth does ordain: io nc e h e "set his h an d t o the plow," It ought to be, largely because of the I ar e at present 55 pup il s c rowded inSchool on a Dnsls of Sel f.Gove rnment . Sec tion 1. All persons ar e prohibit- he went straight to the finish. ,fact that he a lway s h as had a keen a small, low-ceilinged room, and n[ -An election by t he s tu dent bo ll y ed f rom f ir ing any guns, pistols, ' I returned to my home in Madison, appetite, Which. of c ou rs e, t he e xe r- te r Januarw 1 next, 10 mor e w il l b ewa s held on Friday, October 15. The rifles or other f ire-arms when in th e Wis" and two yea rs later, when he cise only served to make kee ne r, h ence a dmit te d, h av ing r ea ched the properfollowi ng pe rso ns w ere elect ed: Borough lim it s, under penal ty o f t en was e lec ted to the Presidency, I re - it was only by bringing int.o play his age. The amoun t of ai rspace pe rEditor for Our Town-Charles Mc- dollars ($10) for e ach and ev er y o f- , ceived a letter from him, asking that Igreat wlll power and following a re-I capita is far below the legal limit,Carter, Jr. fense; one-half of, the penalty to bd I come to Washington and look af ter s tr i ct ed diet that he managed to keep j and there is no r oom for indoor p l a ~ ' ,Assistant Editor-Estelle Cohic. paid to the informer. ihis h eal th . Th us i t came abou t that anyWhere near to normal weight. except such as has b een provided byB ulletin B oard Overseer-Edith Section 2. No person shall hunt or ' I was associated with h im i n this way! During the l ast year of his adminis- the c ou rt esy o f th e Women 's Cam-Humphreys. kill any song o r o th er hirds, nor da-; for the four y ea rs o f his administra- ,tratlon so man y t hi ng s happened munity Club, which occupies th e ad -Room Inspectors-August Witherow stroy their nests, nor hunt or kill any tion. Iwhich put to t.he severest test his great joining room, Of c ou rs e, t he re i s n nand Mildred Harris. rabbit, s qu ir re l o r opossum under: At 7 o 'c lock each morning , with the Igood nature that I advised him to outdoor p layground unless It be inPilltform Overseers-Margaret Mayer penal ty o f t en dol lars ($10) each f or : e xc ep ti on o f S unday, t he P re si de nt " ea se u p" t he c he ck on his eating" so t he s tr ee ts . T he N ar be rt h F ir e Com-aJld Agnes Rose. every offense; one-half the penalty to Iwould g,et out of bed, don a sweater that he was weighing more on March pany has v ery generously offered t.heCommittee of Order-Marlon Haws be paid to the informer. i and l ig ht trousers a nd w as r eady for 4, 1913, than a t an y t ime during his use of th e auditorium (Elm Hall)and .Helen Duff., Passed this twentieth (20th) day of work. t erm as President, bu t h e k ep t his hour without. payment of rent, other thanLibrarians-Hilda SmedleY and October A. D. 1896. The f i rs t t en o r twelve minutes was of exercising u p t o th e ve ry la st day , Ithe additional cost of light and heat .Margaret Eyre. given up u sual ly t o breathing exer- a nd whe n h e s te pp ed o ut into private This however presents diffiCUlties, be-Plants-Marion Trot ter and Mane- RICHARD H. WALLACE, 'cises; i. e., exercises which bring th e life he was, with t.he exception of Icause when entertainments ar e given

line McCoy. President of Council. upper portion of the body int o play, overweight, a "fit" man f or a ny wor k, i n t he hall, time i s needed during theThe object of t hi s plan is to te ach Attes t: !breathing forcibly through the nostrils and a splendid example to every bu si - d ay for making preparations, rehear-responsibility to t he s tu de nt s and at the same time. After a fe\v min- ness and professional man In the sals, etc. This would interfere withneedless to s ay t he new positions aTe A. P. R ~ ~ ; : ~ r Council. utes' rest, then a run around the room country o f t he way i nWhich it pays to th e school seriously. The board ha sa sou rc e o f g re at i nt er es t t o those for about five or ten minutes, s ta rt in g " st op and look af ter your health." a ls o had under consideration the re31-

d Approved this twenty-third (23rd) d t F t d WI dconcerne , i n v ery slOW then gradually inereas- ence a orres an n so r a v ~ -day o f October A. D. 1896. I " I (N th t ) Thi i hting the speed t i ll a rather fast, bu t nn)8 " . nues or wes c or ne r. s m gA. H. MULLER, I s teady , pace was ma in tained , then to- "ANTED FOR _ Ibe temporari ly fitted up ! or t he firstChief Burg ess . w ard t.he close gradually slowing down WYNNE""OOn ROA,D grade, as a makesh if t unt il be tt e r ac-to a walk. PeullsvIvanl1l State IllghlVIlY D e p a r ~ commodations can be provided.The enforcement of th is law should 01 .. . . P F JUti I tIo d b Such an exercise was good, not only men t, Harrisburg Pa Sealed proposals roper ac es mpera ve.not be necessa ry . ur men an oy s f or his "wind," but a ls o strengthened w il l b e r ec ei ve d' at ' said office until I very sincerely hope that ou r citi-

should want the b irds and squi r re l s to material ly the action o f h is heart 10 A M Novemb l' 4 1915 1 bid zens wi ll ever keep in mind th e factlive among us. There Is no p re tt ie r! Ano th er s ho rt rest, t hen abou ; flf- will be ~ u b l i c l y o ; e n ~ d and : C ~ : ~ u l e d ~ that the School Board Is best qualifiedsight t han g ray s qu ir re ls among the, teen minutes wer e g iv en t o ab doml - and cont rac t awarded as ,soon t he re - i n every way, to devise the most pract ~ e e s In the parks, t he chi ld ren 0.1- ina l exercises, which sought to bring a ft er a s possible, for the reconstruc- t icable and e conomica l p la n t o proways e nj oy s ee in g them, and now I i nt o p lay t he p ar ts of th e body w11ere- tion of 1756 lineal f ee t o f bitumlnolls vide proper school facilities. Theythat we w il l s oo n have a park which: in lie the vital organs . These inc luded or cement concrete pavement, 16 feet ar e giving th e m atter their b e ~ tis being constructed close t o whe re : t h e "lying-down" exercises, which ar e wide, situated i n Narbe rt h ,Borough, ~ h O U g h t , and ar e in daily touch wI. 1s ome o f the squirrels ar e located, eV-, so advantageous to professional men Mon tgomer y c ounty. Plans and he situation. Mr. McCarter, theery e ff or t s hould be made to protect or those engaged in sedentary occupa- specifications may b e s ee n at office president of the board, h as h ad v er ythem. ' tions. Folowlng t he se h e would rest of S tate Highway Department, Har- many years of experience, and no oneTo show with what determination for a Whi le, sometimes sitting down rlsburg; 1001 Chestnut street, Phila- can, for a moment ques t ion his deva\1iolators of this ordinance will be a nd t he n again Indulging in a s low delphia, and 903 Hartje Building, P it ts - t io n t o th e best Interests of the schoolfollowed up was demonstrated Mon-,.walk around the room. bur gh , P a. Fu ll p a rt icul ar s and In- as well as of th e borough, WhendaY afternoon when a man was seen I We finished the hour with about ten formation on application to R. J. Cun- these gentlemen submit a plan, U mayf ir ing a rUle, presumably at squirrels, ',minutes o f wha t mi gh t be caned "big ningham, S ta te H ig hw ay Commle- be depended, upon as embodying th ein t he u pp er se ct io n of Nar bro ok I t ff " I tl ti f sloner results of t he mos t c ar eful studY ofPark Officer Hill was taken with teague ~ , conll: n ~ ~ o ~ e mb eSi 0 th e situation in i t s every phase. Theytwo 'c ltizens' to that locality within ~ or ree roun t s tw th e t ~ ng have absolutely no personal In teres ts,ten minutes af ter the shots were f ired g ovetsl'i or wet hweln hi' helmtta or a UNCLAIMED LETTERS. to promote, being on ly concerned in, wrss ng ma c , n w a er case, providing ' the best f ac il it ie s c on -,and l1\1e minutes l at er t he Ardmore as maybe imagined, I had not a ghost, Letters addressed to the ~ o l l o w l n g s i st ent with th e means available an dpatro l wi th two officers app'eared on 'of a show, f or what could a man o f p er so ns r emai n u nc al le d for at th e th e . charac ter and location ,of, theSabine avenue. 146 pounds do with one who had nea r- Narbe rt h post office: Miss Florence N. present p la nt . Remembe r that 'they,,' Th'e poltcemen were' unable to ap- 11' twice that weight? , D a k i n , Miss Virginia. Riceman, ThOR, ar e elected fo r .t h is very purpose an'J'prehend, t he cu lp r it as ' he must have The first dOlen times or so we boxed C Pinkerton Reginald Roberts Esq t t h t I r t dd 1 ".,. I ye ou r vo er s ,ave w ce , r e ~ e c ema e a very qu ck get-away. I had l i tt l e or no dbllculty In keeping' Edwartl S. H,,"8,P. M. I (Continued''on Fourth Page)The students w1ll welcome as usual'their Institute vacation from October, 21 to Nov emb er 1 . Of course, we aresorry to see ou r teachers' leave fo r a(ConUnued, oli Third ,Page)


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Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Odiorne andfamily have closed their home at Fairview, and will occupy for the winterthe house recently vacated by Mr. andMrs. Robert Dothard, at the corner ofMaple and Woodside avenues.

The Kappa Phi Girls ar e to g ive aminstrel show at an e ar ly d at e. T heY. M. C. A. Glee Club must look totheir laurels when these girls are ontheir trail.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coleman, Jr.,and daughter Betty, formerly of Wynnewood, have taken up their residenceon Sabine avenue, Narberth.

Mr. Charles Mirick, of North Narberth avenue, is suffering a severe atLtack of pneumonia.Mr. Carroll Downes, of Woodsideavenue, an act ive member of theSchool Board, is confined t o h is home

I with an a tt ack of bronchitis, but isimproving.

Mr. and Mrs. William Livingston, ofNarbe rt h a ve nue, s pe nt S unda y w it hfriends i n Eas ton, P a.

Mrs. Henry Rase and he r young sonar e spending a few d ay s in Brooklyn,N. Y., t he guest s of Mr. and Mrs. E,E. Seaver , recently of Narberth.Mr. and Mrs. George B. Supplee, twochildren, and Miss Jeanett e Turnermotor ed to Del awar e Water Gap onSaturday to visit Mr. Supplee'smother.

Mr. Jonathan Y. Keck, of Pottstown, was a visitor to Narberth lastweek. Mr. Keck is one of Pottstown'ssuccessful business men, and i s a cand ida te for Commissioner of Montgomery County.Mr. and Mrs. Hervey C. Kelm, o fDudley avenue, celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary on Saturday e ve ning . ' A number of Mr. andMrs. Keim's relatives and fr iends werepresent, including Mr. Keim's agedfather and mottier, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan 'Keim, of'St Peter's, Pa .

Miss Buckman gave n n i nf ormalluncheon t o a few fr iend s at the Littl e White Tea House on last Saturday.

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Betty Baxter's Gossip."The trees wea r g ow ns o f y el lo \van u red,Or ma nt lc a o f gu lden brown.The azu re blue peeps thru oerhead...,....

In th e AlI-Yellr-Round-Home'o\\,n,"

TilE FIRESIDEDr. and Mrs. E. L. Canaga havemoved from 106 Woodside avenue toWynnewood, Pa.I, I Mr. and Mrs. Waterson, Mr. and

Because of the fear entertained 'b y Mrs. St. John and Mr. and Mrs. Buckeman y t ha t t he p re se nt tennis courts I lew ar e among the newer residents ofabout town may no t be available next Narberth. Mr. Water son, Dr. St.year , observing persons may see ce r- John and Mr. Buclrelew a re a ll fromtain tennis fiends playing, in fu rs thi s the Central Y. M. C. A. of Philadelphia.fall.

Mrs. C. K. Blackall, of Woodsideavenue, visited in New York city oneday last week.Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Davis and MissMay DaVis. parents and sister of Mrs.James T. Houston, of Elm Terrace,have recently moved f rom Newar k,

Mrs. O. L. Hampton, of Woodside' N. J., to Narberth.avenue, i s so fa r recovered from a j ---Lprained ankle that she can now walk Mrs. Fuller, of Boston, Mass., is vis-without a c ru tCh. iting Mrs. George Gifford, of Woodsideavenue.The marriage of Miss Eleanor Ensinger, of Narberth, and Mrs. Charles

Coon, o f Westerly, R. I., will takeplace on Wednesday , November 10.Miss Elizabeth Mason, of Riverdale-on-Hudson, N. Y., is Visiting ller sis- Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hamblett, ofter, Mrs. George Abele, of Narberth. Boston, Mass., spent the week-end with-__ Mr. and Mrs. Clement Booth, at 300The baz aa r, whi ch will be held, at [WOOdside avenue.

Elm Hall, on F ri da y, for t he benef it , ---of the Narberth Presbyterian Church, Mrs. Arthur Haig,ht and Miss Graceg:ves promise of being one of th e mOSI Haight spent last week visiting relasuccessful and enjoyable affairs of tne Uves in New York.autumn season. There will be a special attraction for children in the afternoon. Supper will be served fromfive to seven. }


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N A R B ~ H T H , PA.-OURTOWN-OCTUBER 21. 1915=

Next Sunday:10 A. M.-Sunday school. All grades.All welcome.11 A. M.-Public worship. Sermonby the pastor. The new qua rt et w il lsing,7 P. M.-Young People's meeting.Leader, Kenneth Hamilton.S P. M.-publlc worship. Sermonon the "Beati tude for the Meek." Thequartet will sing.A most important church meeting isannounced for this Wednesday evening, October 20. There will be theannual election o f e ld er s a nd deacons, and a change proposed in theconstitution of the c hu rc h. T he rollof members wil l be called.The Autumnal Fete ; as noted elsewhere in Our Town, will take place onFriday of this week, at Elm Hall .

.\'ANTED-GOOD STRONG GIRL TO DOg en er al h ou sewo rk . Add re ss uB " Ou rTown.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED-YOUNG MAN TO ,WORKaround place one day per week. Statewage s . Addr e ss . 10 " Ou r Town. ' .'

THE EVANGELBAPTIST CUURCHINVITES YOU

The Women's Community Club Trllined Tea che rs for tile Bibles ta rt ed i ts fall and winter season School.Tuesday afternoon, with a tea in the SermoD-Universal DominloD.c lub room In the Y. M. C. A. building. StirrIng Young' Peo ll le 's ServIceAbout thirty members were present . ,vlth Group Orgllnizatlon.The retiring officers acted as host- E iesses and Mrs. W. Arthur Cole intro- 1;._.v.el.I.I.lg_S.e.r.m.o.D_s.O.D_.C.lI.a.f.a.ct..;,.e.r:...:duced the new officers to th e mem-bers. These l at te r a re : Chairman,Mrs. C. T. Moore; and the followingmanagers: Mrs. Roy E. Clark, financlal; Miss Grace Haight, library; Mrs .. One cent Iler word In advance; minimumAlexander Chambley, house; Mrs. 1". t


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J.A.MIU.ER

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Fancy Frui t and Vegetables.

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Prompt Deliveries Assured

Contented Consumers CommendCook's Coal

COAL, WOOD ANDBUILDING SUPPLiES

BOYLE'S MARKET HOUSEPrime Meats

(Successor to E. J. HOOD)HEA.TEB AND RANGE WOBKSLA.TE AND TIN ROOFER1MForrest A.TeUDelobblDc a Specialty. Narbertla,P. .

~ s ! i ? u r ~ . e s ~ lnesl Photoplay The-atre ol l i s Size In th eEntire World .Pbotoplays-Contlnuous lOA. M. to 11.30P.M.

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Friday, October 22ndROBERT WARWICK, inALIAS JDDIY VALENTINESllturda)' , October 2SrdFRANCIS X. BUSHMAN an dMARGUERITE SNOW, in

THE SECOND IN C O ~ I l \ I A N DTuesdllY, October 26thROBERT WARWICK, inTIlE MA,N OF THE HOUR

Home Dressed Poult ry , Butter , Eggsand Game.

JAMES G. SCANLINContracting Painter

Little White TeaHouse & Shop

THURSDAY NIGHT, Chicken an dWaffles.

BUilding ma y be r ent ed with orwithout service.Phone, Narberth 1252 D.

DENTISTRYAt 202 NARBERTH AVENUE, Narberth, Pa.Graduatc 01 University of Penna. and Phila. Dental Coileae. Bcll TeJephono 344,W. '

Begs to Announce Tbal Bc Ba s OpenedAn Olilce Fo r tb e Pract ice 01

Miesen's BakeryNAR B ER TH AR CADEBUILDINGBread, Cake, Rolls, Pies.Candy. I ce C r eamCATERING FOR PARTIES

"John was a good'man," said th edisconsolate widow, "but he was 30old-fashioned to the last:' "How so?"asked the sympathetic fr iend. "Wlly,he got killed by a runaway horse."Albany Argus.

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Telephone-Narberth 368.

GEO. B.ABELE

Will meet all those who wish to~ i n c l u s e s in Modem or EstheticDancinl/at 2 o ' c l o c ~ Saturday.P. M . Oct. 23. at Arcade Hall.

Plumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingNARBERTH . PA

m ~ m i t t r " ~ u u n t mr1Ult mu.1323 Walnut St., Philadelphia.

IN AND TRY ONE OFDAVIS' SUNDAES

CHECKING ACCOUNTSAVINGS,ACCOUNTS

lIn.s Fitch Is Director of the Penn Schoolof Oratory and Phyolcal Education, and forthe paot three yearo lnotructor In Folk andE.thetlc Dancing and Ptayground Work atthe University of Pennoylvanla SummerSchool.In Soctal Danclnlr Miss Fitch I. a graduate of the Castle School, of New York, andhas aU the lateat dance. dIrect from C&aUe}louse.Special classel for children.

For Your Own Convenience

WE ~ ALL ~ I N D S OF A L T E R I N ~ 'IA Store for Particnlar Pople"ImperIal Ladles' &Gents' TaIlor e. NARBERTH, PA.S. PRAGER. Manager.A rcad e , N a rb e r th . Telephone.Graduatc Chiller's Collegc of DcslEning. FanIonNo. 7603, Paris.

EDWARD HAWSPlaster and CementWork

Estimates Furnished Jobbing

CLEAR PROFIT.

CELTIC REASONING.

"I f I could g e some one to inves ta thousand doJlat's In that scheme ofmine, I could make some money,""How much coUld you make? '"Wby, a thousalld dollars,"

" I' ve n ot seen old Mrs. WigglJ1Slately. How is she?" "Dead, sir.""What, joliled t he g re at majority'!""Oh, no, sir. She' wa s a g oo d enoughwoman as far as I know,"-LondonOpinion.

Daniel B. Howard, of. Carlisle, Pa.,spent the week ending October 16 withhis brother, Will iam S. Howard, proprietor of Howa!,'d's Drug Store, oneof Narberth's new enterprises.

Properties Fo r Rent and SaleFire InsnranceBusiness has been expanding to BellPhone 852 W.

such an extent that it is necessary for I Wall BolldIng. Narberth, Pa .t he Narbe rt h Tai lo ri ng Company to Iseek larger quarters, and it is reported j - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - that there wiU soon be erected a new Ibuilding in the business section for I George B. Supleeth is purpose . - - Steam &Hot Water Heating.Mr. Horace R. Hillegas moved into Plumbing -In s n ew home on Elwood avenue, on ISaturday. The house, of Spanish mis- Bell Telephone.sion design, has Colonial interior fur- _nishings. I t is of white cement, with Ir ed t i le roof, and is Indeed very strik- SAVILL S\VANNECK" FAUCETlng, In appearance. Non-5plllhlnl PositI" THE "SAVILL"Quick Aclinl Shul-Off ~ B g , U. 5. PII. Office

Recommended I n In- Pal.11111_ ~ u n eed by 18, '12

All Thomas Savill'sPlum-, Sonsbe'l 1310.1214 Will ace 51.

A.. l. L008.Haverford avenue will be very much ---.,-,----improved in its appearance afterI I have been dYIng for twenty years,various s igns have been removed froln now I am going tc,'Uve.-James Drum-Sidewalks as ordered by councils. mond Burns., I

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SCIIOOL QUESTION O} 'VITAL L M P O R T A u ~ C EJHSCUSSEI) ' BY lUB. LOOS

GODFREY

BARGAINS

The Real Estate Man at114 Woodside Ave.,be p leas ed t o assist you i n g et ., ting a home.Telephone-Narberth 686 A.

Hijh Grade ButterTelephone-Narberth 644 A.

45th and Parrish Sts.

Frank CristMEATS & PROVISIONS

In Narbertb & Main Line PropertiesSALE AND RENT

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Why Bank in Philadelphia?Use Your Home InstiJutlon.The Merion nUe and Trust COlNarbertb Office, Arcade BnlldingOpcn Friday Eveninas 7 to 9.CBpUal.$150.000 SUrplus. 1125.000Und ivid ed Pro lUs. 175.000

SCOTT-POWELL DAIRIES

Pasteurized Milk IDELIVERIESB r y n c l o ~ i t k C e r l l l l e d WEST PUIL"-

(Pedrlallc Society) OVERBROOKSpecial .. Guernsey" MERIONMilk WYNNEFIELD(Roberts &:Sbarpless BALA-CYNWYDDair ies) NARBERTB

ARDMORETable a n d Wb ip p ln g WYNNEWOODCream.Cream Buttermilk

Howard F. Cotter

MEATS ofQUALITY

You Must Be SatisfiedYou Will Be SatisfiedII you get your Drugs al

HOWARD'S

.' OBITUARY. I FIGURATIn;LY SPEAKING.Mr. George Welker , aged 77 years, I "Pop, what's a pessimist?"died SaturdaY afternoon at the home I "A man who's seasick during his

(Continued from First Page) of his daughter, Mrs . W. B. Smith, entire voyage of life. Gwan to b ~ ( \Iloan bi ll s prepared by t hem wit h th e corner o f Windsor and Dudley ave-, now, son."utmost, painstaking care. uues. Mr. Welker had been' strickenI with paral ys is nea rl y s ix yea rs ago Tl t f E 1 d FOpinion o f Present Board. while visiting Mrs. Smith, and has Ie s ory comes rom ng an o.I learn that the board, as at pres- been an invalid in her home since that! a man who s e c u r ? ~ f ree expressage TO RENT-Furnishedent constituted, is st il l of the opinion t l Th bddt I' I for a goat by Wrltlllg on the label,me. e 0 Y. was remove 0 lIS "Please pass the butter" F N b t A IIthat there should be a complete plant former home at Kane, Pa. , where in- " rom ovem er 0 pron the present s it e. T he y w il l r ecom- . terment will be made. I Comfortable TEN-ROOM HOUSE.Na r b e r t h 1 2 6 7 mend a new four-roomed ~ U i ! d i n g , to - - - AflWBAT AT TIlE BREAK1'AS '. r good yard and flowers. Rent, thirty-fiveth e east of the present bUlldmgs, de- Mr. Henry Russell died on Monday I TAULE. dollars per month. Applytached, but connected by a cover ed morning, at the home of Mr. C. A. BOX 733, NARBERTH P. O.

Th G d N . archway. This wiJI cost a p p r o x i m a t ' ~ - Roberts, on Elmwood avenue. Funeral He-Say, that friend of yours frome ar en urserles ly, it is e s ~ i m a t e d , al.>out $18,000. A was held on Saturday at 2. P. M. I~ h West .is t he g rea te st soup eat9rOffers Fine Specimen Everareens I n e ~ v . h e ~ t l l l g - p l a n t II I th e present II I the uJJlverse., "I 0 Each Five or' bUlldmg IS absolutely neces sa ry ; a t She-Why, how's that?a.s Low as:s .0 . a sl ightly increased cost, one lar/{ll A C e I n E ~ T TO ~ A l m E R T ] ( He-WeH, I 'v e s een soup syphonl'dS I plan ted on your lot would be enough to heat the new building could UUSINESS )IAX. and gargled, bu t h e' s t he first one Ia JOY forever. Ile installed. This wou ld p ro ba hl y eve r s aw who yodeled it.cost $6000 to $7000 additional. Mr. John Crist sustained rather ser-The securing of addi t ional room for ious damages to his automobile whileWINTER vs. PAINT a p la yg ro un d r em ai ns a s much a returning from the Philadelphia marInecessity as ever. T he re w as g re at leets early one morning last weel,.You can 't e scape winter but y ou d an ge r that the opportuni ty to buy While rounding the corner at Parksidecan protect your house against th e t he l ot adj oi ni ng t he present groun!ls and Belmont avenues a motorcyclewinter storms by h a v i n ~ it painted, would be l os t by its s al e for building crashed into his car. The r ide r, whoand i t p ay s. 1 ',s timate s cheerfully purposes. Through the prompt action was going at a terrific speed, hadgiven. Telephone, F. H. \VALZER, and generosity of Mr. A. C. Shand, presence o f m ind enough to raise hisNarberth 12-47 D. who purchased the land, to hold until feet, strildng f ee t f ir st , t he re bY sav - HARRY B. WALLthe School Board wants it, this dangpr ing hi s life; as it was, he was renwas averted. This ac tion on the part dered unconscious an d wa s t ake n toof Mr. Shand, one of our mos t public;- the hospital, where he il;! reported taspirited and far-seeing citizens, who is be r ec ov er in g. The motorcycle wasconstantly showing his faith in t l ~ e wrecked.future of Narberth in many wayt;,should have great weight wi th an 'fO Til}; )IUSICthinking people. I t would not Ile fair to LOVERS OF NARBERTII

him, t o allow him to car ry the bur-Y . M. C. A . BU ILD ING den of holding thi s lot for any e ~ . The Presbyterian Men's Club :lretended time. Had he not taken the continuing their activities by arrangstep he did, the lot would surely haye ing a musical treat for their nextbeen sold for building purposes, or monthly meeting.HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW advanced to a high and speculatt'!e Try t hi s f or yourself. Mark YOlIrprice. It s purchase SlIOUld be pro- ca lendar , at once, on November 8, toHOUSES ON ELMWOOD AVENUE? vided for in tlle new loan. be se t aside to b ri ng you r wife 'lndSIX LEFT-SO TWO ALIKE Growing I)emRn(1 for Admission. spend a pleasant evening with us.I As for a centrally located, separate The program is in charge of a popuSee W .. D. SMEDLEY Ischool bui ld ing for t he l ower grades, lar m u s i c i ~ n and we feel c o n f i d ~ n t

t \ . t " T h e Cabin ." t,hiS will certainly be needed within that you WIll g home g l ~ d for .havmgt he n ex t three to five years, as i n- e njoyed a. musIcal, evenmg WIth the PIAN0 TUN INGdicated by the constantly growing de- Presbytenan Men s Club, NOVEM-1f d t tl h ' 1 T' e HER S.man or a mISSIOn 0 Ie s c 0 0 . .1 r ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - ' Sales Agent for BLASIUS Pianos. ..-.-...- . - < ~ - o :;o-o-.;.., - < ; o ; r ; ~ ' ; ' ; ' ; O ; ; ' ~ ; ~ ; O ; ; ' ; ' ~ ~ ' : ~ ' ~ , ; ' . conditions now exi st ing in the first I and P layers. .0 . . . . .O ~ 0 i ! ! 6 c t , , O . , O r : ... ( ~ ( . i . ) ? .. .. "F'J" .. o. G- F _O 0 )' " ' , - I _ ~ ~ I f : . ; ~ : grade , WIl l n ex t y ea r eXIst 111 the VIS IT 1 .. Phone-Narber th 1255 D.

~ We do a great dea 0 ~ ~ second, an d so on, f rom year t o yea rSpouting-but dont ~ , t h r O u g h a ll t he grades. Each of th e The Little White: , talk much about it ! eight grades w!ll r e q u i ~ e two rooms,;.;. ~ . I and a new bUIlding wlll be needc'l. T H ~ Sh['f . t t ' ~ G A R A . J \ ~ ' E ~ ~ !..-Co, I~ h i S s h o u ~ d be located on the soulh ea ouse Opo;;,'.O.'lN " o ' O o " N ~ o O , o ~ o , : ; : . ~ . . " I f ' . . ~ ~ + o " : ' ; : ' ~ . l : : l ! ! ISIde, and I t wou ld be an economy too, . ~ , . , . ~ . < . , _ ., . , ~ . M .:!'..... .. , select a location at this time, and pro- THURSDAY NIGHT

vide for i t s purchase in t he n ew loan._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,If this be not done now, the locations Chicken and Waffle Supperwill all be gone, o r a t l eas t very much TO ORDER I------+----------CLEAN SAFE WHOLESOME advanced in price. .!Building may be rented with Interest of Citizens Ilt I1ellrt. or without service.The School Board i s now, an d al- Phone. Narberth 12:52 D.OUR PRODUCTS ARE GUARANTEED .UNDERBACtERIOLOGICAL CONTROL ways has been governed in its actIOnsby a h igh s en se of duty and resp1m-sibility to the borough, and b y wha tit deems to be for t he b es t interestsof our citizens, from an educationaland economical point of view. Havingamp le room on the present schoolsite for the immed at e a dd it io nneeded, and the center of populat ionof the borough being now midway between th e st atio n a nd th e presentlocation, their plan, as outl ined above,seems to them the only logical oneto adopt . The board would certainlYbe wil li ng t o co-operate with thoseparents who consider their childrentoo del icate to walk t() th e s choo l inIvery inclement weather, in providinga satisfactory 'bus service.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My o bj ec t i n calling attention tothis question at this time i s , becauseof the near 'approach of th e Novemberelection soon after which the SchoolBoard will prepare and fi le a petitionat Norristown, call ing for a vote atasp.ecified t ime and p lace on th e proposed loan.' It must not be overlooked, that when this petition isf1led, the exact-location of th e proposed new bui ld ing or bui ld ings musthe specifically stated. I f this be notdone, it will seriously interfere witht he advan tageous s al e o f th e bonds.The loan bill having been twice, de-'feated, the utmost care should be "Sure, 01'11 wri te me name on theWM, E, YOST, 209 Chestnat Ave" Narberth,Pa. taken that this should not happen back 0 ' your note, guaranteein' ye'lIRcprcsentlnl Harbert & Clalhorn. aga in . C i tizens and boa rd shoul d get pay u t, ' s ai d P at , smi ll ng p leas an tl ytogether, and agree upon a plan that as he endorsed Blllup's note, "but Oiwill s u ~ e l Y go through, before th e pet!- ' know. dommed W . ~ l l ye won 't p ay ut.t ion i s fi led , so that ou r children-ollr We'll have a laugh at th' ixpinse ofmost precious possessions-may have ,the bank.") Miss Francis Fitch, of Phila.the best equipment we can give them. " .; ' ,We al ready have a splendid facultr. But with th e '1norning cool refiet'opresided over by an ideal princlpal- tlons c a m e . ~ S c o l t . . ' ,an organization of which we may wellbe prOUd. Let u s add t o t h is a n equip-ment which will fit our children bodilYas wel l as mentally to become citizensof the highest type.

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