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FIRESIDE ITEMSWANTED FOR
OUR TOWN
SHORT LOCAL
NEWS ITEMS
WANTED WEEKLY
VOLUME V, NUMBER 49 NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1919 PRICE TWO CENTS
PROPOSES A P LA NT T HE "YEAR ROU ND H OM E TOWN" WILL BE
PROUD OF-INCLUDES AUDITORIUM, SWIMMING POOL,
ENLARGED GAME ROOMS AND MOTION PICTURES.
NARBERTHY.M.C. PLANSBIG IMPROVEMENT
AND EXPANSIONDECIDING CONTEST IN DOUBLES TOURNAMENT POSTPONED FROM
LAST WEEK-SINGLES REACH SEMI-FINALS-CONSOLATION
MATCHES PROCEEDING AND MIXED DOUBLES START.
, - - - - - - - - - - ' - - ' - - - - - - - - - -C.:LASSU'IEJ) ADVERTISEM.Io;NT"
The sl"'ond g an ,, ' f or t Il l' M.ain Line
Len/.:ue ehampionship will b e t o- da y,
Lansdowne I1Il'eting th e Dohson t.eam on
th , ' Strnwhridg-e &: Cloth i"r grounds at.
::-;ixty·third an,! Walnut ~ t . r e l ' l s . Philu
'i<'lphia.
It \\':lS throllgh :\Ianagl'r I ~ h o a d s , of
Lan"do\\ 'lI(" th a t t hp:'HI g r 0 1 J n d ~ were S P l'nrl'd, lind it was a WiSl' move. The
West Philadelphia diamond is on e of
t lll ' hest i n tl1l' ( 'i ty a n, \ illl'al fo r a
titular hattIe.A,I Swigl er , t he P en n p it eh or , w il l bo
in the box Sat u rday fo r Lansdowno
a ga in st t he E ns t I-'al1s nine.
Mixed Doubles.
]<'irst r o u n t l - ~ [ r . Cowin an d Miss
Co\\'ill defeated ?[r. an d M r . ~ . Watts,
2,(;, (j.(I, 7·5.
]'('SII!tS of t hl ' ul at eh es p la ye d during
fhI' past week follow:
LANSDOWNE AND DOBSON TO
PLAYAT S, & C. GROUNDS.
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Thn,,'·basl' hil-C:lrtl'l ' . :-It.ruck ou t
B.,' 1 " ~ a r s l J n , 1::!; Durhill, I. ])ouble play
-TIat1l'n amI Dads. Hit. hy pitched hall
--Du rhino Left lJn hasl's--S. & C., 4;
.'\al'1)(1rth, 4. TTulupi r t' -Bi l l Wasner .
Tinle-l.:!;).
Singles.
Third roulI([-:\c\\ 'ell defeated Philler,
]O.H, (j·I; Kirkpatri!'k defeat.ed Shaw,
(j·4, 6·2; \'an Auken ' !efeated Cowin,
(i·l, (i·3.
Singles Consolation.
] o ' i l ' ~ 1 I'Onlld-'Vatts WOII from TOlllp·
!lillh h,r t11'f:lUlt; DuTII'l'e defeatod Fl'n
no, ;J.(i, (i. I, 6 ·2 ; Thomas defeated Hart
Il'y, ().O, (j·O; P . H l'di fe r, Sr ., de feu ted
V,,'. Harris, 6-3 , 7-; ); ])olllwliy defeuteil
P. Redifer, .11'., 6·1, 6·1.
Second round-Krusl ' defeated Graee,
6·0, 6·:\; l\:[nsehamp defeatell Watts,
(j·4, (j·2; D o n n e l i ~ ' defeated P. Redifer,
Sr., 6-1, 6·1.
COnsolation Doubles.
Preliminary rOUlld-'Schulte an d
Thomas defeatetl Wat.ts and Redifer,
Sr., 7·5, 6-3.
Fi rs t round-Mnschamp and Donnelly
dl'feated Schulte and Thomas, 6·2, 7-5.
Second round-Muscha l ll p and Don
nelly dl 'f eat ed Burkhard t an d Bailey,
6 ·3 , 6 ·3 .
I'wo Ct!llUI Pe r wOl'd eacb loaertlon. cu bIn advance . No adverU.ement a cc ep te d u nl e 1 ! ~ caab accompl :lJuel l l copy.
GIVE A PARTY-Ente r ta in your
friends. Lawn entertuinments. Lin
german, Vent r iloqu ist . ; Mme. Dupont,
Palmist, 705 North Fifth st . , Phi ladel
phia. BeI! telephone, Market 1584.
Y l'ars I'stllblished. (50.p)
WANTED-Detached house, must have
four s l eep ing roollls. Price $5000 to
:!l70nO c as h, n o ngentR. Box GIl, Nar
herth. (49.1')
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SPACE in garage. Apply 203 Essex:
U1'1'., Nurhe r th . g l izubo th M. Posey.
E.II WANTED-Detal 'hed house, must buve
(I -10 sll'eping rooms, price limit $700n
o ('ash. No agents. Address O. C., eal'e
1 of "Our Town," NlIrborth. (49·p)(I
o GARAGE F OR REN T, Cloveland and
n Rrookhurut ave. Geo. Werner. ( 5 0 ~ p ) ,oo WANTED-Marr ied couple want s d in .
n cr ( ev en ing) . S ou th sille Iprefen;ed.
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EXPECT TO PLAY TENNISCHAMPIONSHIP MATCH THIS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
La"t Sal ll l' l! ay a ft cl 'l 1oon at Sixty·
third 11I1l! \Valnut sl,/'('I·tS, he 1'0 I'l' a
l'I'owd of ;:.UUll 1"'I'SOIlS, 8tr:lwhrldgc &
Clothi t 'r d "f l' ate ,! ou r loral team in a
l'10 ..... l' and i l l tprl '. 1 itl:..'" ;.!HtllPt 11." tht\ Sl'OTfl
of 1,0.
A sl igh t :ll 'l ' i ,lellt to 0111 of the' play,
"I'S, whieh whi!e it. was JlOt. serious w a sll1li,·iellt to temporarily "Tipple h i ll l ,
millie it nec,'ssa ry fo r th e Toumallll'lIt
( 'olllmittel' to postpolle the finul match
ill thl' ,loubles tOllrJlament of tIll' Nar,
herth Tenllis Assoeia tion last Suturday,
ulltil to· l lay-Baturdl ly, September :W.
So ulliess something unforeReen hllp,
pens-whieh always, nowadays, includes
th e g )'r ati on s o f th e W ea th er Man
wha tever tha t may mean, 'Messrs. Shaw
al](! Warwi!'k, and :M:essrs, Kirkpatrick
and Staph'S will meet at :.! o'clock thh,
Satul'l!a.v afternoon, t.o llecide the
dOllhles l'halllpionship fo r t he s ea so n o fU ) ] ! ) . And all that we sa id las! 'Sat,
unlay ahout this eon test being a good
0111 holds tm e in spi te o f the post.polle
ment.
'In th e mean'whilll tIll ' singles tourlla·
m el lt h as been moving a long and has
1I0W reached the semi·f ina ls. In these
two events, ]\fl '. Warwick meets 1\[1'. Va n
Auken, an d ~ r r . Kirkpatrick mee ts M r.
Xewell , a l l' \ the winllers of t he se two
matches will.!'ome together in the fillals
fOT the Ringles champiollship, which will
prohahly be p layed next Saturday, Sep·
temher 27.
The consolation matches are nearing
the finals, and during the past weel,
the mixed douhles ha"e started. Thl'
Narberth Loses to
Strawbridge&Clothier
111' : lJ ' S0 J 1, 0 11 l ' of COll l l i l ' jla('k's n'·
"rllits, : II I' ! who has hl'l'n doil lg , 'ons i, l ·
1'1':1 hI<' pill-hing for tllP At.hletics this
".. :\son, pitehe,l agaills t Narherth, alld
'l'ith thl' l'xreption of a hi t made by
8tit(\;oO:, 11011(' o f o ur Jo('u1 hoys ,,"PI'l' ~ 1 t I . "!'!'ssful in lIIaking a s af e h it .
Credit II1USt Ill' g iv eu o ur O\l'Il Bill
Durhill fo r thl' wouderful work \\'hi"h
he <lid againsl t.he strong Stra\\'hridgl'
"" C lo th ;! 'r a gg re ga ti on , a nd h ad o ur
boys bl"'11 ahle to Im"e mad, ' onl' or t\\'o
hi I s a l :1 Il opportunl' tiu,,'. therl' is no'I'll'st.iol( hilt that the ?'arlll'rth tl'alll
"ol l it l hal' " "Ol lle away with the houor"
as theil ' pla.vilJ,!.! W:iS in ( ' \ · l ' r . \ ~ \ \ ' a ~ · l'C'lualto, if not b " It , 'r th an lh e Str:lwhri,lll"
& Cloth ie r lpalll Us fa I' :1S fi(,ld work
was l 'Ollf ' l ' f ' l I t l (l.
S(,()J'P:
to ta ls 0
I t
~ A R B E R T H .
.Josl'ph:-" ;;1.. 0
Still's. "f . . , . " II
Durhin, 1'.. ,. " II
Hntt"n, :.!h. , . , . (I
1 ~ l l ' , ' k . If " U
.Jolly, ss 0
}'ahe.", I .. , 0
Da \is, 1h. .'., 0
Humph 1','.", rf .. . 0
Bald\\'in, rf. " 0
Totals ........ 1 5
nieluer, :0;5.
: ' I ["Xi 'l , 2b. , ..
B. ~ [ 's', rf . . . .
Bitting, :\b. '"
Allen, If . . .
Cllrter,l·f.. , .
Young, lb . . , ..Berger, I' .
Pl'lIrSOn, p. , .
Th,' :f;IOO H,' gi ,t l' l' l' d Wal ' ) ;; al 'i ng('prtitit-atl's al'l ' s, ' lIi 'lll for : j ; S ~ . O I ) dul"
illg f'I'pl"lllhl'l' at fh" I'ost Otli"". 'l'hl'Y
matnn' II I :j;l()O ill I!I:!L Th('se ' ~ I ' I ' t . i l i ·eat"s aI'<' 1'1'llistered al Washillg-tou, n,( I . , il l t h ( l I IHIlHI of ti lt ' IHlJ'I ']W:,wl':" i 01'
O\\"I1(ltS.
Th,' I llal lY fri l" llds o j' Dr. HOlllai ll l' ( ',
II 0 tl'u III II , of ~ I Il 'orre:-;t a \' l '1I1ll ' , a I 'll
,·ollgnrtnlatill/.: hilll Oil willllillg th e He,
puhlieall 1I0millatioll fo r Coroller of
:\[olltgonll'r,l' Connty. There is lit t Ie
douht as to ])1'. Iloll'nllill beillg ,'Iel·tl'd,
alld 110 donht al all "Olll'"rllilill his fit,
Il",s 1'01' th .. posilioll,
SlIl 'JllIssillg IhI' stHlldard sl'l hy 11 is
Illst prodlll'tioll, II. B. Warllt'l' has
al'hip\,l·t! IIlon- latin-Is ill ~ I T h l - Pagan
God," to be shoWII at thl' 1'alllc, ' Thl"
atl'!', Ardlllor,', oil \\'l'dlll'sday. It is a
"tor," of Chilil', its illll'ig'lIl's alld sllhtll"
IIl'HS, alit! shows \Val'llel' ill thl' 1'01<' 01
all AIIIl 'l ' i,-all dil 'lolllat, agl'lIt II'ho I'isks
his lifl' amollg th,' (:hillesl ' plottl 'l's. TIll:
pl 'odudioll was a,','olllplbhl'd Oil a IlIl'ge
""III". Elltir,' ChiJll's" stl'el'ts hll ll to be
('n'ctl'd alld hUlI,ln'ds of ('hillallll'lI II'l'l'll
, 'ugl lged to IIpp!'al' ill the h i SI'ell!'S,
~ J I · . :III.! .)1 .. :-: (i"l!rg., . I t ) : o : " ~ l l h :ll!d tllcjr
lillI., daughtt'r U"II." han' 11l0\'l'd frolll
: : l ~ \\'tllll!hilll' al"'lItll' I" a f al'lII I I' hi "hth!'y ]r:I\" I"a"'d ill St !':t 11'0 I'll. :'Ill'
.1'IS"l 'h is a l '' 'I 'lIl ''1' 1I11'lIIhel' "f thl' I;. ;,;
XaY.\". : t l t l i l l l l ~ ' 1 J 1I0t a wa r ,'(\tpl':ln.
A l"ndial illvitatioll is extellded to
all )'I'llIIg I'eopl<', hoth ladies an.gentle
"1"", who ar e 1I0t idel l ti f ied with an y
, , :IIl 'r SUllllay Sl'hool to ,ioill t he Young
I " ~ o p l e 'i< Bihle Class :It the Presbyt.erian
Chu reh e \ '( ' ry SUlllla,v morning at 10
n 'plock, W il li am Du rh in , P re si de nt ,
~ f a d l ' l i n e ~ [ e C ( ) y , Sel'J'efllr)' alld TreuH'
nr('/', W. C. POOl', t!·al'her. StraugerR ur"
"ery cordially inv it l' l1 an,a wiJI I '( '( 'e ive
a "1'1')' warl l l welcome. A socia l even
i ng enc e a 1II0n th whNc Rtrnngers will
hu \ ' l ' 1I good chllnel' to ge t ucquuinted
(Continued on Page 4.)
.\fr. alld _\Irs, 1".11. 1'1'1''''011. alld
< laught ,' r, . \I is s Huth E. l'res"olt, ai'll
elo .... i:!;! t"l1l'il' hOlllP til SPl) l l l l a fpw \ \ " l ' l ' k ~,iu ~ 1 ' " t l ' l I I h l ' l ' alld Ol'lol"'r at thl'ir hUIIll'
aloll' at O"('all City. I I'h! 'rc : 'I Ii ,s I ' rl ' s
"ott lI'ill t'UIl'l'laiu ",'\'('ral hOl"l ' parI ie",
BegiIming w it h t hi s w ee k' s
issue, Our Town will be pUb
lished once every two weeks in
s te a d o f once every week, until
matters so shape themselves as
to admit o ur r es um in g th e
paper weekly. W e are com
pelled to t ake th is act i on owing
to t he l ar ge in cr eased cos t of
newspaper production .
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
THE FIRESIDE
The ?llaill LillI ' was well r e p r e s l ~ n t e dill t he h ig parade of thl' Kllights TeJllp
la r ill I'hila,lt'lphia la,;t wcek.
,1111. P .· A. Lanahau has g iv cn ul ' h is
work or :;OIllP yl\ar:-:, in th e Ill:lllagement
of trust ~ l ' \ t a t ( l s an d b BOW engaged in
selliu!! life i ns ur an "e f or t hc Provideut
Lif, ' au d TI'Il.St C""'1,aly " f I'hil:«lcl
phia.
Beulah Geo rg I' , who l II ad c hcr homo
w it h M rs . Golze, of ~ l a p l e avcnuc, h as
gonc to Hasl<ell Institute to take a eOlU'
Illercial course.
'fhis sen'il'l' is obtained bj ' I' ladng
on : lI Iy Ie,tter or lIrticles of muil u spe.
dal d e l i " e r ~ ' st.amp o r te n cents' worth
of orl1illa 1')' stamps in addition to the
lawful postage.
When ordinary s tuiups u r e used tho
wor,ls "Special D el ive ry " m ust be
p luced on th e ell\'elope or wrupper, di.
reetly below bnt, never on th e s tumps,
otherwise t1w letter or urtiele will not
be lIccorded special delivery service.
Par, 2, Sec. 845.
'I'hl"r" was a hittl 'r f ight i ll : ' Ilo ll tgom·
el'y l'oullty ill all dl'ort to defeat H o ~ 'A. l Ia t li l 'ld , o f .'\OlTistOWIl, 1'01' Coullty
Commiss iol l l' r , hu t I'l't n r ns fr om mOl'll
thall onl'-half fIll' ,Iistriels gi ,' ( ' r Iatf iel , l
a 1 I 1 a j o r i t ~ · 0\'('1' William Paggillhotham,
of ~ [ o l l t ( ' l a i r , aud \Vil l ial ll \VaJ ' ller
Ira I'pl'r, 1'1'0111 Spri Ilgtil'ld Towllship. The
Hepnhli"all orgallizatioll ha,.ke,1 Hal'))( 'r
all'! l'aggillhoth:lJlI.
Hanllo llt B"ady, of [: 1'111'1' :'Ilor.,[ulltl,
was 1I0lilillall"i hy thl' ])elllol 'l'ats flH
('(HIII ty CCJJlllllisRitlllt'J '.
Thl' H"l'uhli"III1S uOlllillat,'d thp fol.
l ow il lg : Cou ll ty (',," t roller, Hom,· l' 'V.
Swelll!'y; Hl'gist,,), of \Vil Is, HolJl 'r t. C.
:'I[ill"I'; H!'l'ord,,1' of D,,('ds, B. Palll She·
dl'l'; Conllt." '['I'I'aSI1I'l'I'. 11'\'i1l II. B:u',l,
llIall; Shl'l'if1', .Iaeoh Hamil tol l ; D ist . rid
AttorueJ', Jo'rallk Hl'lIl1inger; Clerk of
Courts, .J. Cl':lwJ'orll .JllhIlSOJl; Corollcr,
VI'. HOllw,ille C. Hol1'mall, of Narhertll.
SPECIAL DELIVERY SERVICE.
HATFIELD IS VICTOR.
Montgomery Candi da te f or Conunis
sioner Defeats Two Opponents.
To I l I ' l ' J l I i ~ l l i t ' ":o::;illo of th e . · \ s ~ o c i n ·I ion II'0uld he a l'l'proa"'l Oil th,' "0111
lIIullit)' aud a hurt to the 1\','lfan' of
ou l' ~ - o u t h .All a"li\'( ', illfllll ' lItiaJ allll sllce('ssful
: \ ~ : - ; o t ~ i a t iOJl is an a ~ ~ o \ ( ' t to thl' ' l 'own; to
P\"( 'I '," j l l ' 0 I H ' r t y o wn pl ' a nd tl l l ~ V l ' r yhusill! 'ss lIIall ill thl' comlllullity.
L!'t's rall." to thl' drort :tIlll put it
; l ( ' l ' ( ) : ; : ; - l ' \ ' { ' r y u l l t ' togpthcl'.
""1'11 I 'l l tt'I,\', 1I11 ulld,'}' ,slIilil'it'IIL proper
an d pXJwrt :-,uJH'I'\"i:·,joll!
Imagill", :1[1. Bowll'r, four till" alll 'Y';
1'01' ,\'0111' tU\lI 'II:LlIlPlltS!
Imagilil' Iht ' IWIIl'fits of physi l 'a l in ·
sfl'u<'tion 10." a ll l 'x lH 'r t i u a I 'l 'l 'u rl li sh eo
g,VJIl 11:1 SiUJH !
There i Sl l' t a thillg ,',ontelllplated ill
th"sp plalls hut whllt QUI' Town needs,
a ll d u l' e, ls h ad l. '· , and nothillg that j,
l Io t possi lo l, ' i ll this cOJllmunity o f o ur s
with all it s "i l' i , ' pri lle .
'I'h" adlllittl',l ddil'il'lldes of tIll' As,
so"iatioll ill t Il l' past have been due
llllliul,r to a laek or interest and suppo rt
I Oil th(, part of t h l ~ cOJllnlllnity, due in
t ll l '!1 possihly to ,t laek of those features
IIhieh appeal.
'rhe 1'011 !Pmpla ted plans, howevcr , pro
vidl' all possihll' ,1esirablc features,
,;Ollll' of whieh will appea l d i rce t ly to
PVl'l',y 0])(1 of Olll' people.
'1'1", sU"('CSS of this ef1'ol't depend"
Oil you, 0111' frien,!, a nd t he Association
feels eOllfidl 'nt YOllr serious thought 011
the subjl ' l' l will I l 'ad to carnest support
on YOUI' part.
The As"ociatioll J II us t g o forward or
go backwards. Either the en la rged ef
fort til list 1)(' made a reality or till'Iollildillgs ,.hlS, 'd "lItin'I.\', as pl'l'S!'1I1
( ' ()l l t l i t i l l IlS ( ' :I 1I l Iu t alld 111\1:-;1 1Io t ( 'Oil
Ii 1I11l.
TheWoman's Auxiliary II
AFTER TffiS DATE, TH E
S UBSCRI PT IO N P RICE OF
"OUR TOWN" WILL BE $1.50
PE R YEAR, IN PLACE OF
$1.00, AS FORMERLY CHARG
ED. OWING TO OUR PRINTER'S INCREASE IN COST TO
US, WE .ARE COMPELLED TO
MAXE THIS ADVANCE, AND
BELIEVE THAT EVERY RESI
DENT OF NARBERTH IS
WILLING TO STAND TH E
SLIGHT IN CR EASE W HIC H
WILL HELP US MATE.
RIALLY IN KEEPING "OUR
TOWN" BEF ORE Y OU EACH
WEEX.
Narberth is "ss,,"1 ially a yOllllg folks'
town, abounding in hoth hoy a nd g ir l
youth, fo r whose welfa/'(' thl' l 'olllmunity
is responsible.
The local Y. M. l' . A. i s l Ilaki ll l! n
bold stroke to as,nrl ' a prop,'r p la l- e i n
Our Town whe re o ur y ou th s lIlay spl'nd
their spare t inw u llde r good "'Ill;!itiolls
and proper a nd e xper t sUI,,'rvisioll.
Now, Mr. Father alld ~ l r s . Mllthl'r,
you'll agree, won' t . '· ou , t ha t, we ha v e
long nel'ded just what is propose'!?
And what hoy just woul,lll't l ike to
have a " sw im" right in his own "Y"1
The Association this yl'ar is 01ll'lUti ng u nd er n ew officers: Mr. A..1.,Loos,
President; T. Noel Butler, "i, 'e-Presi·
dent; W. N. Mills, S ec rl 'l ar y, a nd
Daniel Leitch, Trl'asu/'('r, h:\(-ked up
hy an energet ic and enthusiastil ' Board
of Direc tors.
These officers han, hel'n thinking h.ig
things fo r us and l I lauy I llon th s of
thought, study and work IIlI'-C p r e l ~ e , l l ' dthe announcement o f t he ir large an,\
worthwhilc plans.
Nothing so p r ae t i l' a l and worthwhill'
h as e ve r before b l' en a t t. emp tl ' d in ?-I'ar'
berth ,and th e support, of the elltire cOlli·
munity is anticipated.
Imagine an auditorilllll s,'aling six
hundred, modern ill "V"I'.\ ' II a ,,- . sh",v
in g the best 111"1 i,," pi d urI's s"",'I'al
times a week, all'! a"ailalol" at o th er
t inlcs fo r th e J ) l l ' ( ~ t i l l g : ' i ~ P:lI'I i ( ' ~ auel
e ve nt s o f a uy IIsso"iatiolliu :\al'herth!Imagine II lIatatol'iulIl pro l' il li l lg - a
"p lunge" or "swim" f or t ha t lil'l'd
fepling, 01' to ('onsllllw thl' slll'plus "n ,
e rg y o f that 1 ) ( ) ~ ' of ."OUI' or ~ ' O l l l ' IIl'igllbors', whieh mllst t il ld Vl' li t iu 0111' din',,·
t io n o r another!
[magi'l!' a "Roostl'I 's" Club Hoolll for
I n e n , and g a n t t ' I'lJOIll:-: f o l ' BIl '1l and h oy s
By a Member.
Thl' 1\I1'mbers all,l fril'uds or th., Y.
l\f. C. A. are eor<lially illvil"d to Stl'1'
i nt o t he b ui ld in g all'! inspl,,'t a wry
f il le ( ' lock whi ch h as just h l' '' " p la el 'd
ill the lobby. ' r h i ~ ,-lol'k was a gift to
the Auxiliary, ,rho ill tUI'II pl'l'sellted it
to th e Board of Dil'l'etors,
\Ve regret that. we an ' II lIahit, at t h j ~time to divulge th " IIlillil'S of the dOllors,owing to their dislike of' I'"hli!'ity, alld
J'f'aIizing as ",,"e n Il (lu th e grl 'ut Heel'S
sit,y of a good elo!'1< ill the r, .\1. C. A.
1000ilding, it is mth('r dil l i" l Il t to fl:1l11"
all acknowledgmellt i ll lang-uag<' sll ll i.
('ienl.ly sf rong to l'xpn'ss oUr al'l' l ' l, , . ia
tion of 1101. only t.he gi ft , hu t thl ' thoug-ht
whieh prompted it. HOWCI'I'I'. 011 hI"
half o f t he \VOIuell's AlIxiliary alld th ..
Board of Direetors we wish 10 puhlidy
thank t he tw o gelltlemell whll n'IlIl'III
hered us so beautiflllly.
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CANDY
Nurseriel
12 house.
Narberth.
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Ot course, we
deliver - an)'p I ac e - an y
time.
-ICE CREAM·
DAVIS'
H. C. FRITSCH
A COMPLETF LINE Of
SCHOOL SUPPLIESAT
Prime Beef, Spring Lamb,Country Dressed Veal andPork, Sugar Cured Hams
and Bacon
PHONE us YOUR ORDER TO.DAY
You will find our prices right
Groceries and Provisions
, CIGARS
Cotter's Market
GOOD VALUE
Pupertles For Rent and Sa••
Fire Insurance
Bell Pbone Ii ! W.W.\l1 BulldIng. Narber&ll, Pa.
John AlbrechtLook a bo ut t he h ome a ro un ds a nd have
your planting d on e n ow . T he . e a. o n i .
here again, a nd i he weather condi t ion.
ar e adVAntageous.
Greenhoules
30,000 ft. of gl a..
Pencoyd
In the following up-to·date homes:
20 8 Grayling Avenue
34 Avon Road
36 Avon Road
100 Avon Road
OTHERS BEING BUILT
WM. D. &H. T. SMEDLEY
NARBERTH GARAGERaymond Weils. Proprietor
GASOLINE, OIL, SUPPLIESEXPERT REPAIRING
Te lep ho n e Na rb e rt h 1 6 33
CALDWELL& CO.R.ea l E s t a t eI n s u r a n c e
S O U l r t ~ ~ ~ t a U o n NARBERTH, PA.
HOWARD'S
Garage
G . A . HUHN . 3 rd
P r o p .
DRIVING a car does no t give a man supreme satis
faction unless he gets h is money' s worth. If
you ask us to keep y ou r c ar i n good condition
it will cos t you less money than asking u. t o s av e i ts
life l at er on.
WHAT 15 THE GREATESTSAT'SFAcnOri
IN
LIFE
The Brightest Spot in Narberth
A Drug Store in the Most Modern Sense of the Term
45th and Parrish Sts.
l l U T O M O V I J e SP ".flY Lee:SOARAGE
OUR PRODUCTS ARE GUARANTEED
UNDER BACl ERIOLOGICAL CONTROL
Telephones,
1267
1268
StorageAccessories
SCOTT-POWELL DAIRIES
Pas t eu r i zed Milk '\ DELIVERIES
B r y n C l o ' ; . ~ ~ l k c e r ' l I i e d WEST P H I l . ~ .IPedrlaUc S o c i e ' ~ ) OVERBROOK
Special ••Guernsey" MERION
Milk WYNNEFIELU
(Roberts'&:Sharpless ' BALA-CYNWY
Dairies) NARB£RTH
Cream Buttermilk ARDMORE
Table an d Whipping WYNNEWOODCream.
CLEAN-·· SAFE·--WHOLESOME
CENSOREABlE
TiresRepairs
B e ll P h o ne
N a rb E :r th 1 6 2 4
Open 'Day and Night
lona Avenue South of Montgomery Pike
Montgomery
E.Q. SMEDLEY
(Continued from Last Week)
(To be Continued Next Week.)
Please do not ca ll Narberth 1633For my sertJice.
P ho ne NARBERTH 1255 W
Electrical Devices fo r th e Home .
The Hack Service Man Has ChangedHis Phone Number to Narberth 377
or Narberth 625.
An o.cillaling Washing Machine
o f u nu su al merit. Phone fo r
demonstration in your home.
Carl Cramer ( ~ e r t a : ! l l r had a hard
tilllc pas;.ing his hiI'd study test. POOl '
Ca rl g ot up a I. 4.30 A. ~ one morning
to hunt arollnu fo r t en d ilTNent spec ies
o f b ir ds , h u t e ~ o l l l d only fillil se\ 'en. HolY
he manufactured the ollieI' three I don't
1\11011', for he stayeel at eaml' f o r anothl'I'
w('ek, prc'sulllably to hunt n ro un d f or
t ho se o th ( 'r threc birds.
}[cl'I'itt Va"is also s t a ~ - ( ' d anothel'
week. You {'an't tell I I l I H ~ h about ~ l e r ti t I, hut I I h ink the r ea so n h e stayed
another wpek was to earn enollgh points
to gl't :I C. D" so that Ill' e:ln join thl'
Unami t ri lw . ]l[prritt looks at Carl
'emllJer's merit haclge5 with a good deal
of e n , ' ~ ' . although h" i" not fa r ilehind
Carl, an d I fu ll y bel ie \' e hefo re another
year is up he will be u p w it h them.
Carl and l \ fe r r it t ar e th e p ri de o f tI,e
troop, as they ar c covered with achieVl"
ment medals won hy good, hard work
and study.
Harold Baum seclIJed to be having II
good t ime, bu t as he w as to l eave camp
a d ay e ar He r, o wi ng t o a trip planned
with his father to go to Kenoshl l , Wis
consin, on Saturday, August 16, he could
no t ta ke u p th e WOrk fo r points, as he
k new he couldn' t f in ish in time, s o hl'
was con ten t i n the "-ork of learning' how
to wllsh dishes and peel potatoes.
Palmer Swartz Wll s anot he r wa te r r a t.You could always find him around th('
hoats. O ne day when Palmer was 011
d uty a t t he t ab le he seemed to ge t to
fl'eling bad just b ef or e h is turn came
to washing th e dishes. So I thought
t he h cs t thing to do was to confine him
to his t en t f or the r est o f th e da y, a s
I did n ot w an t to take chances. He
stayed there al1 right, bu t looked long
ingl." at th .. hoys whpn t.hl'Y left to gu
hoating', 111' sl'('lned t.o he al l right
wh,'u night <'allll',' so I told hi;n t o g"r .
tnc 'k l'd in hi" {'ot., so h,' wonld I,e all
right f or t hl ' mol'l'o\l', ",hi"h h,' did, an d
nc\-er was s i ~ k again that wpek.
GeorgI' !:;UlIdl'Y 5e'elllecl to hI' I'njoying
hilllself every ntinute, hn t wh,'n it {'um,'
to tnking t es ts f or lIIerit hadges he felt
tha t he would I' l l ther stndy I helll an d
help Carl win h is E ng l, ' ::;cout ba,lgl'
than to work fo r himself. \Ve ar c hop
ing' that George will {'on tin 11" in his
:SeOUl work, fo r he is p re tt y f ar ad
\'ancpd, au d wi th j ll st a litt]" l Ilore in
1,'r""t conld fill his arlll sll-"I'" ,,'ith a
good many honors.
Boy Scout News
·ARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN
In last week's issue of Our Town
there appeared , in a lett, 'r sent. to the
Eclitor, an article referring to n "huil , l
1'1'" who is a r es id ent o f our horough.
'l'he }o;clitor sincerely regrets that the
pllrpos(' an d IIlpaning of t h is ar ti e le wa"
mislln,ll'rstood, as no harm nor {'ritieism
'1':1" intl'n,h',l b ~ the writer o f t he arti,
e1(' in quest ion,
He has { 'ont ri hu ted to 0111' Town fo r
nlallY months past , and simply dwelt
lipan this matter in his usual good
natn red way, wi th abso lut e ly no intent
to h arm o nr !!OUU f.. llow-townsman,
Th(' Editor is e x t T l ' m e l ~ ' sorry that
this a r ti c1p shou ld have given offense
an d ofTers his sinepre apology.
GARAnteed Roofs
"FINING SQUIRE" DEFEATED.
Robert Thomas, of Bryn Mawr, is
Ousted by Voters.
Rolwrt Thomas, th e "f ining squire"
of Bryn Mawr , was defeated fo r re-elec
t io n a s .Justicp o f the Peace in IIa vcr,
ford Townsh ip on Tuesday.
ANAPOLOGY.
Citizens i n te res t ed in keeping up th e
rpl)lltation of Narberth as a widc-awake,
heaut ifu l and homeliko town, might bo
intl'J'ested i n t he fol lowing :
Thl' hillboards and seYNal store wiu
dows o f t hi s borough usnal ly - I might
say invariably-carr.r not ices long sinco
ohsoll'((', E\'l'n thI' post o ff ic e i s no t
altog<'!her free from th is anachronism.
Snch a thing Illight bc exp('cted in a
"lHIP-horse" villagl' or e,'('u in tho
..hpprll'ss t en em en t s pc ti on o f a bi g
"it,'" Bu t fo r a livl' eommuni ty l iko
l \arhprth to continue to advertize meet
ings hpl<1 long ago, i s s im pl y r id ic u
lous!
E\'l 'ry !'l'sillellt ought to appoin t h im
self or hersp11' a ('ollllllittl'e of one to
n'nlO\'1' thesl' J'l'lies of a n t i l j u i 1 ~ - .Thl' onl,'- exe,'ption shonl.<1 he poster."
"ontaining informat ion of eurrent YI11ue
in addition to the oh"olete notices at
("-ents, sl1..h a s t ho s, ' ad,'crtising the
Anll'rica 11 L,'g'ion. 1t woulll lll' Ill'tter.
h'HH'Yer, if these posl:<'rs a l so wer l ' de'
"troypd alHl replacl'd by up-to-date ones.
LittJ<o thing;; g'l a l on g w ay toward
in, 'n'asing or decr( 'asing a elllllmnnity's
s!'lf-respecl, and v i si to r s a l " , a ~ ' ; ; noti""
thp "f in" t ouches. " Anot .her indieation
of" f l l 7 . z y · n l i n t l p a n c R ~ "
in thif' to\\'ni;; the common praeti('1' o f t hro" , il lg
\ y a ~ h ' l pnpf 'T 011 th(' :\\"t1IlttCS or f'111t'
",nlks.
Conllnis"iolll'r Charl,'s HllInphr,'Ys, 1
mn snn', wonl,1 Il l'a r " , itne; ; ;; to thl'
fa d t ha t th e two squan's or so from
thl' post ome" in any d ir ee ti on a re fre,
ljnently littl 'red witli n'mnants of mail
,1isear<1ed hy ('are1p5s i ndi , 'i dua l s. Ann
t li i; ;. too, de; ;pi t l' the tin'lpss plTorts of
onr effici('nt strcet cleaners,
One thing mor,', an d thpn T am
throul!h, T liav, ' hca 1<1 1ll1l"h from time
to tinw ('oncerning p l ans for a nH'lllorial
to the sN,'iee men of Narherth . hnt it
npppars to he as v ag ne a s a mid-suIll
mer's dream in No\'{ 'mlwr, Can anyon('
pnlighten m,' on this subj, 'ctf
SPARTACUS.
To tlie Editor o f O ur Town:
tical coursc i n manua l t ra in i ng o r tin·
kpring wil l p ro fi t hy l1Iauy othcr th ings
that thc school ha s to offpr, an d will
( 'ont inuc his education.
' l 'he l lvI' rage pan'nt ('an h elp b y di",
carding the i,lea he is fa r likpl.y to
h ol d t hu t "wha t was goot! cnongh fOi
ml' and Illy futhl 'r i" goocl enongh for
1 I 1 ~ ' hoy." It isn't. Th e world nlo"('s.
'rhc pllrcnt who 1 I 0 w a t ! a ~ ' s ,lelib,'rately
1('18 hi" ( 'hi l, l l ! 'a \' ( ' s , 'hoo; is pral'ticully
coudemning him to u lifp of fai1nre.
Thp ful'! that a f,'w clllcrgp without
c,lucation l1Iu"t no t h l ind us to thp fa d
that thprp ar c t housan' ! s o f yonng l1Ien
an d womcn who haye th e finest natnrnl
ljnalitips and never ( 'a n r is !' h ec 'a nse of
la('k of 1'11ucation. SonH' of th i" t h, '
.,'onth can 1)(' told, that WI ' ar e soon
com ing to th e p oint i n this country, if
we ar e no t already t hp re , when t he h oy
und g ir l without at ll 'ast a High School
p(ltwa tion will bp hopelessly haIlllicap'
PP(]'
(;prtainl.\· e,'cry bo y an d g ir l i n N ar
}Il'l,th should havc as a minimum a High
B"hool pducation.
Henry Rose,
A. J. Laos,' itors.
Mrs. Roy E. Clark,
W. T. MelchiorAssOciate
SATURDAY, September 20, 1919
HARRY A. JACOBS,
Editor.
'fhis i til" testing t il ll e for mal l) ' 1\
bo,\' and girl. 'rhe lure of wage", the
d,'sin' to go unt i nt o t he world and do
sOlllething, imp at ie nc l' w it h t he slowgrind of clas" work, t he n ec es si ty o f
contributing to r.he family income-all
t h , ' s ( ~ 111'0 motin's that ar c working
})oll'"r" at t hi s t ime of year on boys an d
girls. Fortunately l\ a rhl'rth is not liS
hard hi t as many localities, bu t cyeu i n
t h is up- to -da te , p rog rpss i, ' e t own there
ar c boys and girl;; b e i n ~ depri"I'd of nn
eelucation.
To a large extent the boys an d girh
h av e t hi s p ro bl em in thl'ir own hands.
Fo r t.he most part t hey mu st settle it
themsolyes. \Ve e an only hup" that
nlost of tl.elll cun he made to see that
for thcmseh 'e", and for the comlllunity
tlle wise t'hing to do is to use Youth's
Golden Hour to g iy e eve ry bo dy a ll t ho
Crlucation possible.
One or two positin' thiltgs the s('hool
('lin do is to he lp th e hoy an d g ir l mako
the right d ec is io n. One is to make th eNarberth schoo l as atlractin, as possi
ble. The prerequis ite is a good faculty
-teachers of marKed ab il it y , wi th bi g
souls. Wo think we have II right to
bonst o f th is . O ur B oa rd has r eta in ed
its s tr on g f ac ul ty o f last year, an d is
paying reasona.ble s al ar ie s. T he other
thing that every school should do is
to h el p t he bo)' an d girl to decitle to
remain in school by giving educational
opportunities o f e ve ry sort , regardless
of' whether th e opportunit ies sought are
th e / lregular things" o r n ot . Many a
boy s av ed t o t he school by a good prac·
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Owned an d Published every Saturday
by the Narberth Cidc Association.
BACK TO SCHOOL.
Editorial
MAIZIE J. SIMPSON,
cashier.
Ar. E x ~ r i m e n t in C(\-operative
Journalism-No Paid Workers.
OFFICERS OF THE NARBERTH
CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
April 24, 1919,
OUR TOWN
f':nllse,ril'tinn pd,'\ ' on,' clolla1' an d fift,"
centf pl'r y,'ar in a,lnln,'\',
Fire, 3;30
Police, ] 250
E M E R G I ~ i \ C Y P H O ~ E CALLS
Send all advert is ing and news i tems to
P. O. Box: 966.
Our Town is on sale at th e depot
newsstand; and at th e store of H. E.
Davis.
Entered as second-class matter
October 15, 1914, at t he P os t Office at
Narberth, Pennsylvania, under the ac t
of March, 1879.
OUR TOWN w il l g la dl y print
an y news i t ~ m about an y subject
that is o f in ter est to Na rber th
folkS, bu t in Order to meet th e
printing schedule, all "copy"
-manuscr ip t s -mus t reach th e
editor by 6 P. M. Wednesday each
,,"celt.
P r ( ' s i d e n t - ~ [ r.• Joseph H. Nash.
Yice-Presidellt-:Mr.•Jumes Artman,
Mr. A..J. Loos, ~ [ r . H. J. Dothard.
Secretary-Mr. R. J. Edgar.
CorrcS'J'ond-ing Secretary-Miss Friedu
Schubel.
Treasurer-Miss Maizie Simpson.
Directors--Mr. •J. .T. Cabrey, Mrs. C.
P. Fowlar, Mr . H. R. Hillegas, Mr. Chas.
H. A. Chain, MI'. W. R. D. Hal l, M r. H .
A. J ac ob s, M r. F. A. Lanahan, Mr.
Daniel Lci(,ch, Mr. G. Knutzen, Mr. R.
J. Nes pe r, M r. ' E. A. Muschamp, :Mr.
Fl et cher W. Stites, Mr. A. E. Woh ler t,
,Mr. Walter Y. Shaw, Mr. Walton M.
Wentz, Mr8. C. W. Young, Mrs. James
Foote.
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NARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN 8
Narberth Office,
LEARN TO DO BANKING
IN
~ s ~ u r ~ . E !Alnellt Pho top lay The -atre 01 It II S i z e " th e
Ent i reWorld.
PbetoplaVII-Continunns to A. M.10 U.38
P.M.
Ph i l a .• P a .
GEORGE K. YEAKELNORRISTOWN, PA.
candidate for Ihe RcpDb11Gal lomiaalilRFOR
Regis ter of Willsof Mont .ome r y Cona ty
MY PLATFORM ONI: TERM
DOROTHY DALTON
PROGRAM
WEEK of SEPTEMBER 22nd
~ I A I N I 'RODVCTION STARTIl AS NEAR
AS l 'OSSIBLE TO 10.00 A. M•• 1%.00, %.00,
3.·J5, II.4G, 7.45, 9.30 P. M.
"The Market of Souls"
Avery S. Demmy, B. D., Pastor.
BAPTIST CHURCH OF THE
EVANGEL
T. B. SMITH, DruggistNARBERTH and ARDMORE
opllning fa ll meeting next Tuesday. All
w(\men of the congregation cordially in
v it ed . 1 'h l' mel'ting will hegin at 10
A. M.
Why not concede t ha t our Soda Fountain is the cool.est spot in Narberth. I t is. and the service is thebest in town. The various refreshing drinks ar emixed by those who know and whose business itis to give you t he bes t Soda, Sundae or Ice Cream,you ever had .
Come in allY time. Make our fountain your placeof rest. At the same time
"TAKE HOME A BRICK"
of Our delicious Ice Cream
Hou rs o f sen'ice:
Sunday, [1.4;) A. .\f.-Bihle School.
(:Iosing' wilh lantl'l'n s i l , ] P ~ 011 the "His
tory ()f I.h(> English Bible."
11 A. ::\f.-::\Iol'llinl! worship. with ser
lIlon 011 the sllhjel't, ,. A \Vinning
Chtll'l'h," Ad s ~ 42-4'i.'i 1'. ::\f.-::\Ipeting of H. Y. 1'. U. to
organize anel "o nsider plnns for the
yen I' 's work.
7.45 P. 1L-Enn ing 1I'0rsh ip. 8,'rl11on
stlh,ieet, "The ::\aliolls ' fhat Forg('t
no<1," Psnlm 9 : 17.
T l l e s d a ~ ' , 8 P. :M.-Opelling e x e r c i s e ~of (lIe Bnptis t Insti tu te) 1421-20 Snyder
aVl'nne. Dr. n. G. Sll' \ 'Plls will makp
t1l11 address.
W , , ' ] n l ' s ( l a ~ ' , R P. 7\'f.-::\fi<1·w(>('k sen'
i,'''. The topie will he t he first of a
series on "Di vi ne A ri thme ti e. " F or
this ~ ( > J ' \ ' i e e it will be "Addit ion." You
would recein great help hy nttending
these srrviees.
Friday. 8 P. ;\L-Clinton N. Howard
will g ive one of his famous tel11peranre
]pctllres, (>ntitled, "A ,Toy Ride to the
(Continued on Page ·4)
Why Not?
JOHN B. HERTZLER
After alterations, we will
have an
UP·YO·DATE, SANITARY
Meat Market
MEAT MARKET
Cash Business and Low Prices will
enab l e you to
BUY MORE THRIFT STAMPS
Delicious Meats
A 1 High Grade Ch i cke n s
Eggs and But te r
Rev. John Van Ness, Minister.
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
205 Haverford Ave.
-'feelings fo r Sun,]ny, S,'pl"JIlber ~ I 10 A. M . - S n n d a ~ · School. At thl'
II!H'ning of th e s chool t lwr l' wil l be thl'
indnllation of ~ f r . WiIlinm .r. Peeh],'s
a SUlwrintendent and ~ [ r . A, G. COlliI"
"11 as Assistant Snperinten(l('llt of the
.( 1'001.
II A. .\L -Puh l ie worsh ip . ' l' hl ' se l'
111:11 of tIll' pastor will he on ., Th,'
(;I'l'at Aposlas.\" of the Ag('.'·
' iAii P. ;\f.-"8\·ening worship. 8l'l'II1011
Ih"I'I('. "" ' ha t Onl' ('hi"f \ \' ol 'k I s, a lld
II",," 10 no TL "
Church Notes.
A ;\' l' \\ ' Era ronlluiUI'(, was 1'01"1111"]
]:11>1 S 1 l n d a ~ " af tl ' rno01l \\ 'hi"h will han'
c-l targp of rurTying nut. the Npw Era
!'r"grnl11 f or t he (·oming 11101lths. Plalls
':n' Iwing ma(]e 1'01' a soda I visitation
(,f tlu'\ ( ~ n t i r ( ' eong"n1p'at.inn nn thp week
l'l'l','p,]iITg- Hally Day. which win he held
",: Octoher 5.
Prayer l 1 1 e ( > l i n ~ will I I ( ~ hel<1 next
\ \ ' , ' , I n e s d a ~ ' (,,",oning-. A full aUen(]an"()
i requcsted.
The ::\pw Era ( 'onl ll li tt .l 'e an ,1 a ll
(;:'oup J,('llelers win meet 10-InoITOW
:1I:l'rnoon at 4 o'(·lock at the church.
T1le \ \ 'om('n's Auxil iary and the Woo
11J('1l 's M i s s i o n a r ~ - Sor.il't.\' will ho1l1 their
Arcade BuildingCommunion. 11 A. " L - ~ f o r n i n g Sen'
ice.
On 1.11(> first Snnda.\· of the Illonth Holy
Communion win he lIPId at both the
Fi 0 'clock an,] ] 1 0 'clock services.
Bundny Srhool wil l oflen the third
8111lllay of this llIon th. A go"dly 1111111
Iil'r of classes will Ill' (',)l'IIIl'd :llId par·
( ' l l t ~ al'e rcqlw:-;h'd to III'illg" or ~ / ' 1 1 1 1th"ir "hildrell wheil the l'lasst's "j"'ll.
Rev. F. M. Gray, Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
.. The Little Church on tne Hill."
,sliIJday, 8"pt('11Iher 21st:
!l.45 A . . \ l . - - . ' i u l l d a ~ " 8clwol. Class('s
f or a ll a ge s.10 A. ~ L - ~ f e l l ' s Bihle Class, laught
lo,y HOIl . .1". W. Stites.
lJ A. M . - ~ : : \ f o r n i l l g s,'ITi,·e. :-;"1'111011
hy tile past"", ., The Fi ll .. 'l ],i('l'.··
'i P. ~ L - - E p \ \ ' ' ' " t h ],t'agllt'.
7.45 P. ~ .-_·J-;"l' l l i l lg' ~ \ · r \ · i l ' l ' . ~ r l ")"011 by the pastol', "(;hrisl's I ' r l ' ~ e r l l ' ( 'iu ' he Tm1lpk.· ·
)londny, S 1'..\1.- B1Isiu,'ss aud soeial
I Jlll'ding of t he Epwor th League.
TIl l' sda. r, S I ' . .\I.-quarterl." Confer
,'11"". All oflicials nnd Presidents of
' ~ h l ' "hlll'eh orgauizations arl' , 'xpeded to
h,' pres l 'lI l. The He\". Ilr. tl. Rickl,'y
BUIUS will preside.
\ \ 'eclncsday, 8 P. ::\L-Prnyer meeting.
The pastor will cont iuue his Bihle t a lb
I;:: the hook of James.
' rhursdny- ' i P. :H., the fil'sl rehearsal
.. " the .Tuuior Choir. ,<; P. }L, t·he Jirst
1, !Iearsal of the Seui"r Choir.
ST. MAIWARET'S CHURCH
SOOIETY OF FRIENDS.
ALL SAINTS' P. E. CHURCH.
Rev. Andrew S. Burke, Rec to r.
Bel'. R. I'. Cowley, Rector
MeriOn Meeting House, Merion, Pa..
No mat te r how small your busir tOS may be, have a bank account.
Th e small mer ch an t w ho h as a bank account establishes his
credit, has safety f or hi s cash, an d pays hi s bills with a c he ck in a
business manner,
You are inv it ed tD open an account with us.
THE MERION TITLE &TRUST CO.
From now on au, ] int ·lud in!; t ho f ir st
Sunday in Beptemher sel'\-iees at All
Snin ts ' w ill be under t he II uspiees of
t he Re\ '. Gihs(ln Bell. rect.or of Mont·
gomery School.
A ny mem her o f the ('arish w is hin g
Ii is administmt. ions wil l please notify
him.
Berdces wi11 be: 8 A. ~ L - H o l y
Early Mass o n S un da y from April
1 to Ootober 31 a t 7 A. M. From
Novemlber 1 to March 31 at 7 A. M.
Late Mass, 9.30 A. M. th roughout the
y ea r. Mas se s o n h ol yd ay s, 6.30 and
8.30 A. M. Weekdays at 8. Evening
devotions and other services at regu
la r times.
Merion Meet ing i s open for worship
every Firs t-day morning at 11 a 'clock.
We cordially weleome any visitors who
deeire to worship with us.
AVAILABLE
THE AUTOMOBILE LAUNDRYWORTHY OF THE NAME
Specializing AUTOMOBILE LUSTRE RECLAMATION-where cars are thoroughly washedand polished.-Tops and Interiors Cleaned by Vacuum
MOTORS CLEANED BY AUTOMATIC SPRAY SYSTEM. OILING AND GREASING
An institution in connection with" HONEST TO GOODNESS" GARAGE where every attention is served
and your fee is INVESTED not SPENT
The installation of every MODERN facility employed together with CAPABLE employees to MAKE for popular prices. The proper application of
such methods is your SERVICE. Believing t ha t " He Profits MoatWho Serves Best" we will appreciate COMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION. We ar e as
near you a s you r phone . Ours is NARBERTH 1210.
MAIN LINE
AUTOMOBILE LAUNDRY AND GARAGE
of Narberth, Penna.
ASK H. E. ARMSTRONG, Operat ing
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NARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT COST-1919
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Jules Junker Inc.
FRENCH BAKERY
FAMOUS BREAD AND
ROLLS
For convenience of ou r
patroms in this Vicinity.
THURSDAY, JULY 17 , 1919
WILL OPEN STORE
104 Forrelt Ave., Narberth
HARRY B. WALLPlumbing, Gas Fitting
and HeatingN A R B E R T H PA
Phone 1210 J JOBBING
WINFIELD H. COOKPlumbing and Heating
E••ex and Haverford Avenues
Walto . ' . Carage NARBERTH, PA .
MUSI(lLoo". j"auIlY H. 1'lano telleher.StlltIio. Arl'lld" lIltlg. Phone. 316-J.
SJohobn. Mi .. Ebba. Mu.lc T.ach.r aad Aecompanl.t. 228 lana ave .. Narberth.
N O T A R ~ I"UBLI(loJetreriea. oJ. H. 111 N..rberth ave.Phone, 666-M.
Ty.on. War reD R. 200 Woodbine ave.Phone. 1202-W.
O P T I ( l i A ~ l ! IFentoD. Carl F. 506 Eae" ave. Phone. 611-WPhil... addre.. . 1806 Che.tnut at. Loeaat I I I .
ZentmaYer, Joseph. 228 S. 15tb s t ., Pblla .PAINTERS
Walzer. Fred.117 Winsor av•. Phoue. 1247-J.
I"APEB HANGERS
Witte. Gen. A. Falrv lew ave.Phone. Cynwyd 778-J. Flrel-clau work.PHOTO PLAYS
"Arcadia," 16th and Chestnut at .. . Phi l. ..See dlspl..y advertisement In thl. laue.
PLUMDING. :ET(l.Cook, Wlnfteld H. P bo ne 1210-J.See display advertiBement In tbl. "atle.
Wall. H. D. Phone . 819 -J .See dl.play advertleement In thla laue.
REAL ESTATECaldwell &: Co. Phone. 1271-W.See display advertisement In t hi s l aue .
FrItach. H. ( l. Phone. J52-W.See dl.J:I. .y advertillem.nt In thla laue.
God fr ey . Wm. D.114 Woodalde ave. Phone. 886-W.
Naah, Robert oJ. Phone, 605.Money for Flr.t and Second Morteaea•.
Slmp8on, .fame. (l. 232 E •• e" ave.Phone, 636, or 1420 Cheetnu t at.
HOOFING, ET(l.Gara-McGlnley Co. Phone. 1268-W.See dleplay advertl.ement In thl. laua.
Hiller. Jobn A. 248 lona ave. Phone, 661-J.Shcp. 246 Haverford aVe. Phone. I1I6-J.
SHOEMAKERSGood Wear Sboe Repair Shop,Con"lantlne. D. O. :?;)2 Huverford ave.Xl' "t to ('OOII'S COllI l"nrd.
TAILORSPremost, H. Pbone. 12M-J.See display advertisement In this Is.ue.
WIIITE W",SHINGAlexander. George.See display advertisement In thl . I. . . . .
The above department .hould be of theereatest us . to the community. t he l I .t contalna the name of every prote.lonal man.tradeaman, mechanic. .hopkeeper. etc., wh.does or can In a ny way .erve hill tellowtownaman. aad who I . p roerea lve eDou.1Ito add name t o l is t of Ree l. te r .• As It I. dlmoult for thoae contr1butlqtheir time and etrorta to the produotlon Of"Our Town" t o per.onally elth.r know orInterview all .uoh, It would bs mo.t h.lpful It tho.e Dot now tound In tb . Pr1l1t..JiIIt would .end In & memo ot tb.11' Dam .. .addre. ., p ho ne numben and b1 ll l lDe_ orprotealona tor Iilltln... Thill will COR .. . fol.low.: 10 cenu eaoh 188U. tor I 111....; I C18atefor eaob ad41tlobal II....
Narberth
Dey and Nillht
ALTERATIONS
Phone. Ardmore 96 7 W
JOBBING
Phone 1652-R
Clarence A. Speakman
Carpenter and Builder
George AlexanderWhitewashing by Spray or Hand
Houae Cleaning Rug. BeatenHeater . T ak en C ar e o f
53 Prospect Ave., Bryn Mawr, Pa.
The Misses Zentmayer'sSCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN
Will Reopen September 17, 1919125 WINDSOR AVENUE
234 Haver fo rd Avenue
L ad ie s' a nd G e nt s' Garments Dyed,Cleaned, Pressed and RemodeledWork Called fo r and Delivered
F re nc h D ry C le an in g a Specialty
Bell ' Phone 1284 . J
FO T - Good - Work - See
H. PREMOST
The Home Town Tailoring Parlor
Narberth Register
JOHN MARMORAHauling and Moving
" , ~ Y W H E R ERate. Reaaonab l e ARDMORE, PA .
Two Line. , IDe per i. .ue ; 5c for each additional line
ACCOU1'/TANTSKebn, H . (l . Cer ti ll ed PUbl ic Account an t.202 Dudley av-. Phone. Narberth 100-W.
AUTOlllODILES~ G . _ _Repalrlnlr. Etc. Phone. 1606.l\lontgomerY Garage. Pbone Narbertb 1624.See displaY advertisement In tbls Issue.
Narber th Garage. I 'boue Narbe rth 11133.See display ndvertlsemeut In tbls Issue.
A F l ' ( ) ~ l ( ) l n L I S E I t " I C . ~( ;e .U' .ore , Su.llie . Pltolll ' . (i:!ii.s"" ,liHlIlllY llth'('rl!selllelit In thts issul'.
1\II&1n Lin., Auto Lllundry and Garage.Phone, H.2.
Se" ,1IslllllY ntll"l'rtlsement In thts Issul'.BANKS
Merion Title 01: Trust Co. Phone. Ardmore I.See display adverlleement In thl. laue.
DUILDERS
Smedley, Wm. D. &: H.T . Pbone.OOO.See dleplay ..dverllsement la thl. laue.CANDY, ET(l.
Vav... H. E. Phone. 1254-W.See d l .p lay . .dverU.emenl In thl. la u•.
CARPENTERS A ~ DUILDERSoJen1dDa, <Jhaa. L.103 Dudley aVe. Phone. 882-H.
Sl'....kman. Clarence A. Phone 1652-B.See display a<1vertlSl'lDent In this Issue.CONTR",CTOR 01" PLASTERINO
"'ratolltonl, James, &: Sons.2311 Hampden ave .• Narberth. Box 270.
DENTISTSOrr, Dr. A. L. 101 Elmwood av. Phoae. 1t8-W.Phil... Phone. Filbert 425¥. Keith Bldlr.
DRUGGISTSHoward'a. Phone. 1267.See dl.play adverllaement In lhl. laue.
Smi th , T . B . Ardmore, I'a.See display lldvertlsement In this ISBue.
ELEOTRI(lIANSl'ulrh. Verl 225 Iona aV•.N ar . P hon e. 650-W. A rd, P ho ne . 188-J.
ELECTRICAL DEVICESSmedley, E. Q. Phone 1255-W.See display advertisement In this ISBue.
FISH AND OYSTERSimperial Grocery Co. Phone. N.rberth 606.
HAULING, ET(l.l \iarmoma, . John . Ardmore, Pa.See dlsplny advertisement In this laBue.
INSURANCEpowman, Samuel!". (Life.)116 Elmwood aV. . Phone . 651-W.
"ones, Ch... R.305 S. Narberth ave. Phone. 611-J."onea. Woo. oJ. 108 S. Narberth ave. Phoae,680-J. Phlla. .ddr.... Penn Mutual Bid .. .
S'roUer Bro.. (F ire. etc.)209 Woodalde ave. Phone. uu - a .
LAWYERSGilroy, oJou 211 E.se" ave. Phone. lU6-a.Phil... addr••s . Linco ln BId .. .
Itlte., Fletcher W. U8 Haverford ave.Phon•. 872-W Phil... addrea. Cro.er Bide.
LIGHTING J!'IX'l'UBBSMcDonald "olm. Narberth phone, UII.1588 Che.t. .t.. Phil. .. Phone. Spruce 1111.
I\IE",TS, ETC.Cotter, Howard F. Phone. 1111.See dlaplay . .dvertl.ement la tbl. laue.
Herider , John B. Narberth.See dlaplay advertlAl'ment In thl , I••n .
IULEScott-Powell nalrl. . Phone. Pr.aton II".See dlaplay ..dverU••ment la thl. I••u•.
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NARBERTH, PA .
with some of thc be st yo ung people in
the borough. Come one, conle all antI
prove the statt 'men!.
The Fireside
Narberth Shoe Store
and
Repai r Shop
(Continued from Page 1.)
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~ r r . H. Eo Al'Ins!l'ong. 011l'J':lting thl'
:M:ain I,illl' Autonl"hile Lauu,ll')' and
Garage, \I' ho ha s I''''','nt Iy taken ()\"(':
the \Valton prop"l· t )' anti husiness, is
\'I'ry much p lea s ed with ou!' borough.
Tht' t'xtensil"c impl'o\'I'ments mad" hy
him at t he o ld \Va lt on "ol'nl'l' a r , ~ luu(,h
!1I't'tled ilnl'l'o\'t'mt'nts to this section,
all,l ~ I r . Armstrong is planning to nrakt'
flll'th,,1' iml"'ovt'ments to the corn, ,! , in
the nl'ar future. ' I' hi s is one 01' th"
lH'west inl1ustrit·s in Narlll'l'th, :11111 wilh
t h e ab le Illunagt'm"nt of Mr. Armstrong,
who has installed model'll equipment
an d systl'tJl t h roughout , ' t h e hus iuess
I 'r om is l' s t o h e lJnite an asset to :\al"
hel'th. In an y husiness where a town
benefits hy such itJl j l ro\ 'ements liS ~ r r .Armstrong is making , should ret'l'ivt'
!t ...arty support frolll t h e r esi den ts ot
t h ... eOlllnlUnity.
209 HAVERFORD AVENUE
c. P. COOK, Narberth
Per Gross Ton-" Chuted In "
ORDER FROM YOUR DEALERIf He Can 't Supp ly You-Call
1
Clinkers Money lNO Soot T i ~ e SAVED
Gas PatienceInconvenience Labor
Ash Sifting Elil11.inated
Thi. Coke Will Mean a Great Savinlt to You
SEPTEMBER PRICE
Sales Agent: W. J. RAINEYReal Estate Trust Building, Philadelphia
TELEPHONE 6468 WALNUT
SAVE MONEY-BURN
Rainey-Wood "Domestic"
COKE
SEND FO R DESCRIPT IVE BOOKLET
U How to Bul'Il RAINEY.WOOD 'Domestic' Coke"
CHEAPER THAN HARD COAL
Distributor for Narberth. Wynnewood and Merion
ELECTRiC SHOE REPAIRING & SHOESHINE PARLOR
JOSEPH COZZONE
6041 Woodland A""au." W.1l PhiI.delpbia
Auto Service Tueaday and Friday
DROP.A CARD AlI'D WE WILL CALL
J\Iary and Day wer e now comfortably
ensconced i n Arno ld' s apartment , w.ith
H hn da to l ook after thelll and to see
11mt a ll w (' nt well.
To th:is pla n Ma ry ha d at f ir st d e·
muned. BU't, seeing how much Arnold
wishe([ i t , anI ! re al i zing how nl1lch more
time i t wou ld en'ahle he r to give t o h l' !
II' ri I. ing, s he h ad finally consented.
And now he was gone.
How wonder fu l he hall been to he r
lind Dal. Why hud he Ill'ell 80 kind!
Shl ' b lu sh ed t o think what. a little fool
she' mus t h av e seemed that n ig ht s he
had :laketl him to mar ry her!
Sh e looked about the <,ozy roolll. How
goo(1 he had been and he had asked
nothing in return-not c.ven a k i s ~ . Sh e
wished he ha d asked that ; bu t perhaps
hI' (Hdn't want to k iss h er . She won.
dered how long it would be befo re t.ho
promised letter would cOllie. He was
to wri te f ir st a nd s he was t o l lnswer in
kin·d. She eould hard ly-
(To be ContinUed Next Week)
Consignments o f t he food recently or·
dered at th e pos t office are ar ri vi ug.
Not ic e w il l be ~ i v e n each purchaser
when their o rd er o r a portion of it is
ready.
By a Rising YoungNarberth Authores8
TlIE LOTTERY
(Continued frOm Last Week)
"I 'm goinog t o make 0. confession."
Mary's eyes widened.
"A s you know, I am a woman-hatcr;
but, as y ou p ro babl y don't know, 1,like other roC'll, have a dream-woman.
In s ome way e, y ou r em in d me o f her.
I w an t y ou to write to me the kind of
l et te rs y ou wou ld w ri te t o t he man you
love. "
"Ob, I couldn 't l " Mary munnured .
" I \Vouldln't know how."
Arnold laughed. ' ':My dear , anyone
w i th an imagi na ti on can write 0. lovo
lmter. You h ave a lr ead y proved your
imagination by coming hem tomigh t •
"You, too, must have idealizel} some·
one. Write to 11I0 llS you would to
hiro."The n, s eo in g h er b es it at e, "Cheer
up! " he said! grim Iy, "a s you reminded
me a short t ime ago, you probably won' t
have to write fo r long!"
"Oh, that wasn' t it. I wa3 afmie]
I - I - -oh , oh, I don't know wha't," pro·
tested t he g ir l.
"I t won't be hard, Mary. J u st wn teof the little every-day ,things tJhat go
to make up life, with just l1JOW an d t1len
a dash of l ove, s o that I may fool my
soU into thinking lihere's someone at
home who c ar es ."
And Mar y, looking up into t he e ye s
of this big, lonesome man , s ai d sol
emnly, "I wil l ."
On th e eve of h i s depar t ur e Arnold
lIJld :Mary were qu ie t ly mnrried, with
DaI and Arnoldi's servant, Rhoda, aswi tne8l!es.
30 Jobs within the last 2 months are 30reasons why we should do your work
GOVERNMENT SURPLUS FOOD.
We are showing a fu ll l ine of 1919 Imported
and Domestic Wall Hangings and Cretonnes
153 MONTGOMERY AVENUE
Phone Cynwyd 895 CYNWYD, PA.
News 01 the Churches(Cont inued from Page 3.)
Grave," i n t he Baptist Church at Bryn
l \f awr. You ar e cordially invitl'll.
Repairing Appl iance .
EARL E. SNOWElectrical Contractor
5 0 0 7 Westl11.inster AvenueHouse Wiring Philadelphia, Pa.
MARTIN & HENRYDecorators
Interior and Exterior Painting
Chureh Notes.
A handsome Vinccnt piano was last
wcek added to thc equipmcnt o f ou r
Sunday S l ~ h o o l .Rally Day will bc ohscl ' vcd in this
church Sunday, Octoher l:!, with appro·
priate services throughout t hl ' day . A
great rally will h e h el d.
Next Sunday even ing, t he : !8 ih , we
will hold 0. Demobilization Service,when
our service flag will hc taken do\\'n. l\Ir.
George Braden II ill make the a dd res>
o n t he subject, •• The Call of t he Hour. "
Our Bible School ha s recently rcceiv·
l'd a handsome elHlo\\'llIent i n memory
of our formerly helovl'd S n p ( ~ l ' i n t l ' n d e n t ,Mr. Harry S. Hopper.
The s er vi ce s l as t Sun day Wl'l'e v e r ~well attended alI<I the enthusiasm was
inspiring. Considering the Divine favors
that have been bestowed upon the
American people an d Narberth in par·
ticular, ou r churches shou ld he c rowded
with worshipers. Le t us all /.(0 to churl 'h.
You w il l be welcome with us.