our town october 15, 1914
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No. nUltter .how h.l9nmed in,
any wide-awake town-ma,.
become,notably ~ ~ l r e r
PRICE TWO CENTS
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A Reaolution
At the I;Hetmg of the Hoard of 1>i.
I'Cc:t< rs cl the Civ.c Association, Sel'temb('r :: I, the following resolution,previously passed by the Executive
Committee, was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the ~ a i b e r t hCivic Association heartily approves of
providing adequate school facilities and
pledges its suppor t to any pro ject p ro- .posed by thll School Hoard 10 lupply
the necessary r oom an d equipmcnt
-provided only that the ques t ion of
the locat ion oi the bui ld ing ,be submitted t o t he people.
A Query
At a mec ti ng o f some citizens at the
house o f i \l r. C la ghor n, the followingquestion was asked: What has' becomeof the School Board's SIGNED
promise of las t yea r, to allow the
voters to ballot-Whether improvement s shall be ma de to t he p re se nt
school buildings, or by the erection of
a new building c en tral ly l oca ted forprimary grades, and ~ I s o for purchasing playgroun'ds if a loan was author
ized?
Facts About School Question-
A Resolution and an
Important Query
THE FIRESIDEl
By Lady Narberth
V\raltel' Nevin, E h ~ l : Terrace, who
had both jaws brOket.:l; while playing
footl 'a ll with the Narberth eleven at
Villa Nova, Saturclay:J Octoher 3. isdoing as well as Illay lie expected.
Mr. a nd Mrs. J. C. , ~ 1 c K e e l , Essex
avenue, arc receiving \congratulations
011 t he b ir th o f a daulthter.
1.1rs. Carroll Downes.' Woodside avenue, who h as be en cbnfined to her
home fo r ni ne weeks· with typhoid
pneumonia, has passed the criticalstages and is rapidly r ~ c o v e r i n g .Dert Simpson, Narbhth's old spit
ball pitcher, and his ,\vife , forlllerlyMiss Martha Lindsey, a ls o o f Nar
berth, are visiting their relatives and
Facts About Ihe School Que st ion schoo l i ndeb te dnes s which any school
Not ices have recently been posted in dis tr ic t e stab lished by this act is requiredvarious parts of the borough, cal ling a t- to pay, or to pay any indebtedness that
tention to the fact that at the November may at any time hereafter be created by
el ect ion we wi ll be cal led upon to vot e any school d is tr ic t, or to enable it toon the question of increasing the in- car ry out any provision of this ac t, thedebtedness of the School Distr ict to the Board of School Directors in each schoole xt en t o f $54,000, for the purpose of dis tr ic t in this COllllllon'!fealth shall he,constrncting a new school building, re.. and herehy. is, vested with all the neces·pai ri ng t he old one, and providing a sary authori ty and power annually to
proper playground for school purposes. levy and col lec t, in the manner herein
Upon reading this notice, the question provided, the necessary taxes required,naturally arises, what is the present con- in addit:on to the annual State appropri.1' ation, and shall havc, and be vested with,ultion of our school plant and how badly
all n eces sar y power lind autho ri ty t oare these proposed improvements need-ed. If t h e ~ ' are neces sa ry , we as sume compi)' wit h lind c ar ry out any or all
the provisions of this act."that every resident of the "Year-'roundII ollie Town" will fed bound to help It is further provided in Sec. li06:
keep onr educational fadlities on a high "'rhe Board of School Dis tr ic t in any
plane by voting for the loan. school dIstrict in this Commonwealth,Perhaps ) 'ou have chi ldren in school , in an)' )'car, in order to purchase or
or somet imes vis it the bui ld ing while a llJu ire prupe r s ite or grounds for schoolI I " . 1 buildings, or any lands addit iona l tofriends. Their home is now in Scran- sc luo IS m sessl()II. f so, you are
ton , 1 'a ., where Mr. S impson i s em- famil ia r with condi tions. Ii not , here an / prescnt school sites or grouuds, or
ployed in the engineering depart·ment ~ r sOllie ~ ; l l t s which will furnish food to e rect , enl :l rge , equip , or furnish any
I I f ] ' school building, or to repair or reouildof the Bell Telephone Company. or r e ect lon , pClldlllg t he a rr iv al o f. . dectiou dav. any new or old building, or in order to
The boys of the !\1ethodlst S. S. arc - replly or rciund any existing indebted-()Iannin,"". t o conduct a mins t re l show 'rhe present buildings ar e so ~ r o w d e d
I ness of any school distr ict, or to pal"in Elm Hall, November .20 and 21. ,Iat the f ir st grade has been forced out 'lilY I'ndebt dn ss . I db '
< e e II curre y any mUl1lc-u I 1\1 \" J H'I d .: nti rcly a nd has t empo ra ry qua rt er s a t",H. an( . rs. ·v. .. • anll ton an ipality for or on account of any school
I · K I I· d the Y. l\I. C. A. The High School ist lel r son ennet I lave ·.returne from district or for school purposes, as is. B I IJ '1'1 l ls ing thc Auditor ium, and a number of
summenng at eac I ~ a v e n , ley herein required to be assumed by any'11 .• N I tl fl ' t classes use the basement for reeitatl'oIIS,
WI remam 111 ar ler I or t Ie Will cr school district hereby established, or toinstead of locating i n l \l al vern , as t he y with poor light, heat and venti la tion . r efund as l ie re in authorized to anyb d . 1 I d t : . l M Three children are fre(Juently cro\"ded .a prevIous y p Rllne 0 lIO. r5. '. muniCipality the amount of any such in-Hami lt on i s p re si den t of the Lad ies ' in to s ea ts mean t for two, and other s debtedness, may create and ine.ur an in- . . _Auxiliary and is p l a n n i n ! i , ~ l J l e U v e pl'<>- are obligcd--to -occupy places nleallt-for debtedness against any such school dis-gram for tbe cOllling winter. none at all. If you need fur ther data t rict and issue bonds to secure the same,
l\liss Bertha Bri ll h as gone to :Mah- to convil lce you tha t the loan is needed, for any and a ll such purposes, or mayanoy City, Pa., where she will remain call at the school building sOllie day, and create and incur an increase of any ex-
a we.ek or ten days. have an interview witht h ~ .
principal. Isting indebtedness agai nst an y suchThe Ki Pi Sorority will prcsent In order that you may become familiar school district, for any or al l such pur -
"Tommy's Wife" at Elm Hall, : 'Jovem- with your duty in the mat te r, we quo te poses, t o any amoun t t ha t t he total inber l: l. The g-irls wi ll a ls o g ive a t ea the f ol lowing f rom the school c ode: debt edness of such school d is tr ic t, in
at t he h ome of lIiss Katherine Mc- "Sec. 401. The Board of School Di- eluding the i ndeb te dnes s o f a ny sub Dowell, i\Iontgomery avenue, Satur- rectors in ever.\, school d is tr ic t in this school or ward school district therein,day, October 17. Commonwealth shall establish, equip, if any, sha ll n ever exceed seven pe r
1\1 iss Helen Maxwell, formerly of furnish and maintain a sufficient number ceutum upon the assessed value of the
Narberth, is continuing her studies at of e1emcntary public schools, in compli-I taxable property for school purposesBryn Mawr College. ance w;th the provisions of this act, to therein."
Mr . O. I,. Hampton, as,is tant secre- e ~ u c ~ t e eve ry per son re si ding in such Our purpose in eal ling a tten tion to
t ar y o f th e l( '( 'al Y. M. C. A., and his distrIct, betwcen t he ages of si x an d the foregoing facts and statutory prowife, arc now occlipying their ' new twenty-one y c ; ~ : ' s , who lIIay attend." visions is to place before you, in con
home, so Windsor avenue. It will be note,l that the above sect ion densed form, the most impor tant fea -
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Prescott, is mand:ll )r,) and leaves nothing to the tur es of the situation, in order that tiloseEssex avenue, have returned from a dis(:rel1on u1 the lJirectors, In the event who are not already familiar with schoolthree weeks' s tay a t their bungalow at . )f their failure to provide proper facili- conditions may have necessary data uponOcean City. tics, Sec. 1017 of the Code, provides that which to found an intelligent opinion
Mrs. Albert Golze , Maple avenue, 1111: State t : u l J ~ r < n t e n d e n t of Public In_ as to the need of t he l oan. Wh il e lack
who has b e ~ n critically ill for many struction: of space prevents further remarks at
weeks, is much improved, and can now "Sha1) have power to c ondemn as un- thi s time, we hope in the f utur e to givesee friends. tit for use, on account of unsanitan' or further details, and we welcome any
'"The Cabin," 1\lr. Smedley's new real other improper conditions, any s ~ h o o l conllllunications bearing on the subject.
cstate Qffice, has been inspe ct ed by buiJdiJ}g, school site, or oLltbuilding in
many visitors who have seemed well this Commonwea lth, and upon· fai lurepleased with the novelty of the new on the par t o f the Board of School Diquarters. r cct or s t o r emedy such condi tions , he
)'1r. and 1\1 rs. W il li am Ben tz. f or- s hall have power to with hold and demerly re sicfent on \Voodside avenue, c la re for fe ited al l or any par t o f the anw ho have frequently delighted Nar- nual apprO!lriation apportioned to any
such school district."bcrth audiences by their j oint o rgan
and song recitals, ar c passing the win- Of course, al l the dut ie s imposed onter at Berwyn. th e Schoo l Boa rd are duties imposedThe new real estate opcrat ioLl of upon the res idents of the distr ict which
Mr. Smedley, on \Voodside and Elm- the Board represents. And i f t he resiwood avenLles, is progre ssing very dents refuse to ass is t the .Doard by givrapidly. ing them the means of performing their
1'l'1rs. \Villiam Chase has leased her dut ie s, the penal ty a lso fal ls upon us.
home on Elmwood avenuc for the win- At prescnt our share of annual Stateter to 11r. and 1\£rs. Bradley, and ill appropriation is about $1500. Thisboarding With 1\1rs. Kern, Essex amount would pay interes t at four per
avenue. cent. on bonds covering the cost of aRobert C. McQuilkin and family are $37,500 building, and is t her efo re an
occupying their new home 011 Wood- i tem well wor th bea ri ng in mind wh il es ide avenUe. Mr. McQuilkin is assoc i- making up your mind how to vote.ate editOT of the "Sunday-school TimeF." .
A 0 ....1 tl f N b tl Let us suppose you vote agalllst them ng l Ie you 1 0 ar er 1 away It I 1 CI I N · St t oan, and enough ot hers do the same soo SC 100 are: la r es eVln, a e I .. dCollege of Pennsylvania' George and t lat It IS efeated. What happens then?Chester Smith and S;uart R. M. I Sec. 402 of the Code provides as fol
Thoms on , D el aw ar e S ta te College; ows:
Horace Smedley and Leon Darlington, . "In o rder t o establish, enlarge, equip,Syracuse; Philip Justice, Lehigh; Mar- furnish and maintain any schools or de
jorie Challe, Buena Vista, Virginia. par tmcnts herein provided, or to pay any
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NARBERTH, PA., T H U R ' ~ p A Y , OCTOBER ]5 , 1914,.
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assurance that the reade r will get hisor he r money's worth.
G ~ O R G " l\L H ~ N K Y .
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The Citizens
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An Experience in Co-operativeJournalism
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Narberth's Latest Experiment
As Viewed By Some of Its
Prominent Citizens
VOLUME I. NUMBER 1
The Narberth Civic Association wasorganized only scven montils ~ g o , but
t hi s has been long enough to convince Narberth'a Opportunity
those act ively interes ted in i ts var ious In t he pas t i t wa s not uncommon for
enterprises of the need of a convenient our speakers to deplore the lack of puband regnlar means o f c ommunica ti on li c spi ri t in Nar be rt h. Rec en t even tshetwe en o fl ice rs a nd memhe rs a nd be- have sbown that they were mis taken,
tween members. and that our citizens are really imbued
PUblic meetings arc usef ul f or t hi s w it h a high deg ree of publ ic spi ri t, thatpurpose, and we ho pe to have t hem responds freely when al\Y occasionmore frequently; but if we are to be arises for its manifestation. The formalimited to t hi s method o f d is semina t- t ion Of the Narberth Civic Associationing ideas ~ n information, it would be and the hea rty response of the publicn e c e s s ~ r y to hold such meeti ngs so when the Pageant was p roposed l as tfrequently that they would in a short spring have conclusively shown what atime become burdensome to many of splendid es pri t du corps exi sts in our
ou r people and thus defeat their own Dorough.end. The success of the Pagea nt a s a
Futhermore, owing to the var ious spectac le exceeded the most sanguinebusiness and social interests of our hopes of its promoters. It was madecitizcns, it is, of course, impossible to possible solely by the hearty co-operations et d at es f or public meetings conveni- of nearly every individual in our town.ent for all. While t he p lan of send- The vas t amoun t o f hard work tha t wa siUg" out circular letters has b een fol- done in planning the event, making coslowed quite extensively dur ing the pas t tumes and other properties, attending to
summer, this is necessa ri ly expensive , count le ss minor detai ls , was a ll voluna nd a s our membership dues are s n ~ l I , teered cheerfully and uncomplainingly.the expense makes the regular adopt- Our people wer e b rought cl osely toi on of s uch met hod prohibiti ve_ It gether in the e ffor t to make the Pageant
was therefore necessary for us to find a success j they learned to know one ansune method which wou ld be less other better, and experienced togetherbu rdensome t han freq uent publ ic t he g low o f p ri de tha t re su lt s i n t ak ingmcetings, cheaper than communica· part in a good work wel l done.t ions by mail , and yet combine the ad- And now another work tha t has beenv'lIltages of both these methods. going on quietly during the summer
The idea of conduct ing a newspaper months is conl1l1g to f ru it ion. The
s<.;emed the best· solution of t hi s p rob- p la ns for the reClanJation .of a wasteJCIll, ~ I it offered the advantage of tract of land, and the creation of a beaua regular means of communication at tiful park, proposed by M ,r. George Ill.
J1(:nllnal cost, perhaps without cos t, a s Henry and endorsed by t he Civic AsIt was r ea sonabl e to suppose that a soc ia tion , seem assured of success by
local paper in a communi ty of this s ize, another manifes ta tion of the same pubII properly conducted , would be self·, lie spirit. Nearly enough subscriptionssupporting. A fur th er advantage lay for the required number of buildl11g lutsII I the fact that this would uttcr not have becn obtained through the untir ingonly a means of conullunica ,. tion be- e ttergy of l \l r. Henry . A skilled towntween the members of the Civic Asso- plannmg archi tect has des igned a pubdatlun, but a lso serve the same pur- lie park with lovely drives and charmingposes lor every other organization i n vi st as of t ree s a nd sh rubs , poo ls a ndLUwn and w ithout a dd it iona l c os t to winding stream, interspersed with homesthem. t ly t hu s combining our efforts, oJf indiv idua l and a tt ract ive type. ThisrCSl(jents may know at a ll t imes wha t development , when completed , wi ll be
IS gom" on not only in their own, but uuil jul: in our s ecl ion o f t he coun tr y,111 all other church, social or athletic ,1IId will place NarOerth in t he f ronlorganizations, and wha t i s b ci ng donc ra nk of progressive towns.
by their local government olliclals in It i s the Civic Assoc ia tion tha t g i\ 'c s
tIIC way of new ordinances, etc . EilCh Sarocrth ils 0IlPortllnity to become in
person can thus be put in c lose touch every respect an idea l communi ty . It is
With a ll act iv it ie s and with matters 01 the medium through which any c it izengeneral interest, and we hope a nd be- may make suggestions for civic improvencve that with the help of all, this ment and through which, by intelligent
paper may be made the means ot discussion and co-operat ion with thennnly establishing in t he mi nds of all Borough authorities, many improvementsoi us the ~ d v a n t a g e s and impor ta nc c may be accomplished. Those citizensof the princ ip le which this assuc ia tion who are dissa tist ied with the conduct ofhas f rom the beginning contended w a our Borough activities may now presentwe keynote to t he h ighe st t ype o f c iv il t he ir views to the Civic Assoc iat ion,
Improvement-CO-O.PEltA'l'lON. where they will be discussed intelligent-
In applying the pri nci pl es o f co- Iy, and the co-operation of the authori,operation to journalism, our plan is to ties enlisted to remove any cause fororganize a st aff of contributors by se· dissatisfaction.
cunng the services of at least one per· Let us cu lt iv at e a spi ri t of helpfulson t o repre se nt each s ep ar at e o r· optimism. Mere adverse criticism, withganization or body of persons in tOWII out act ion, is worse than useless. 'fhe
lind alSO a s ta ff of contributing e d i t o r ~ conduct of our public activities has seemto f ur ni sh c opy on lnat ter ! of gcner- ed in t he pa st a thanklcss task. T hos e1.11 or public interest. In carrying out who give the ir t ime and energies to pub
this plan, we wish to say that we are lic work should be made to feel tha t the
highly pleased with the he ar ty r e· citizens stand back of them. By IIIcansspO"Hse given by al l persons to who III of t he Civi c Associ at ion we c an keepwe have so far applied, and a lso with in c lose touch with all Borough affai rs ;t he interest shown by the people in the Counc il and School Board can be adgeneral. The liberal response to re· vised of t he wi shes of t he peopl e, a nd
llueSts for adver ti sing , g iven by our helped by their constructive criticism.lOenl bus ines s men, assure us ot Let oltr Illotto be, "Narberth for Nar
sUlficient funds to meet actual operat· oer th ian s, " a nd a ll work togethe r fo rmg expenses, all other services being Ithe common good.rendered f ree of cha rge. At the sall)e AUGus'rus J. Loos.time the fact that the many able writ· -
ers and thinkers. for ~ h i c h this COIll- A Narberth newspaper I It tills a long-
mun it y is n ot ed , h ave una.nimously fd t want. Success, to the enterpr ise.consented to devote some of tbeir CHRIS G. K o l ' l ' ~ I , .t i ~ e to the cause, ill in itself sufficient Contin"ed au Page a
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WELCOME IWORSHIP
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Home Again!
There IS
Vacations are over. Everybodyis bock aga in a t his post , coger totake on the responsibilities thatbelong t o h im .
Play is all right for play time,bu- t
"Life is real, life is earnest:'
New, big tasks await every ser ious-minded citizen 01 Narberththis winter. It is a greo1 time and
a fine place to be a man.
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NAR B ER TH, PA
Narberth's Latest Experiment(Continued from page'])
I ON THE 8 14 I T ha t t he re h av e b ee n no bad aula
• accidcnts at tillS pomt has been due
, An d E ls ewhe re i n Ou r Town. more to good Juck than anything else.
IIf you want to know how I feel Th e improvement will make travel
A WQrd of Congratulation. Dr . O. J. Snyder Exp la ins How Thi s a bo ut this "opening gun," think 01' safer for pedestrians (yes, t he r e a r e
I b eg l eav e t o c ongr at ul at e Nar be rt h Wee kl y Messenger Might Convey lien Franklin "quilling" hi s first ed i- few o f th es e a ~ l t i q u a t e d animals still
generally on its acquisition of "OUR Health Messages t o N ar be rt h lorial f or t he old Pennsylvania Gazet te ahout) and 3utOlstS.
TOWN," which of course will prove People. - and have pity on me. It may take ~ I u c h ohliged, Council.
worthy o f its opportunity and privileges. \Ve assul1le t ha t n on e wil l ga insay a lot of courage to r ea d t he initial is- , . * . * * , .From a SOlliewhat c lose opportunity of thc p roposi t ion that heal th is the 1110St sue of a ncwspaper ,. but it a lso t ake s ~ ~ I ; l e l J m e S b I l l ~ l n n k m f ri en d Mac IS
ubscrvation 1 think it will maintain J impor tant cons iderat ion fo r e\'ery 1m- a little nen'e to start one. That bcing a lit e to? e Igerent or as peaceful
high stand:trll uf excellence. It n ow r e- man be ing. It is man's greatest asset s o l et 's call it lluits. You're gut n ot h- a commullIty.as N a r b e r t ~ l . ' l 'h i s t ime ,
" . ' . . ] . i n "on me" 'lI1d I have n thing "on though I tlnnk he spoke the gospelmaius only lur th e reS1(lents of Na rbe rt h as well as I ns chOIces t luxury, t IS, . ' U ,
to send in thei r shekel s to t he amonnt o f acco rdingly , the part of wisdom t u y ou :' lIesides, you may l in d t l!e s ec - t r t " . ~ . I I I' d rk t I?One Dollar, t ha t t he cnterprise may he a Istrive to maintain our!1elves in the best ollli paragraph more iuteresting. 0 you mow w la t I' e U (u .
, '. ' 'bl J •
I· I" he shouted at l11e.grcat finanCial ~ u c c c s s . wll1nl11g Its way POSSI e P I)'Slea COl1l1tlOll. * '" * \V I' I I 11,-. '11 f I t , t ' \\ 11' C e wcre Slane lI1g a on g tI e wa •
into e \' t' IT h omc, an rl c U l \ l v a t . l n ~ the lcrc a rc many actors t.la ope r. 1 e 'a W lg up he'stnut ~ t r e ' e ' t t h e . 1 k fl' I 1'1 f I' -.' I' II I ' lust lac' 0 t 1e In - lOUll( 51(co t le
charactcrist;cs th at make fo r t he l ugh- 111 produclllg e 15ease, as we as Illany othc'r clay a man s:lId to me: "\\ 'hat . . . f I 8 1·' I ",1- '. I 1· I - d 1 I I E:'" ' . N b?" statIOn, waltlllg or tI e . 't. . sal
cst VHllics 101 l ' ~ n u l I l l l <juHl1l1es Rnl hOlllC l la t 111a (e lo r goo lea t 1. \el) i sort of a place IS ar erth , " "b d ' d I t I Id 't.. 1'" ,nO, ut a nlltte t la wou n
life, ~ o n l I 1 : u l l l t y has Its own p ec u J ar e n- VI' hat would you h av e t ol d h nl l? I ' I k ' SlId, ]' I' , ' ] 1 ·1I' . mll]( nowlIlg. 0 Ie to me:L. ,. ,I..\CK.II,I., I'lrOnll1(:nt that IIIllucnces t Ie lea t1 thought lor a momen t, a nd t he n salll: \V II II I I--------.- . " . . . , I " e you sec a t lese ctter ellveA Its peOll le , :Sume of these ,Irc ll,ltu- " ] )0 you remember t hose snow s t o rm s . ' J I I
N eed for It. - .. '1 ' lopes scalterel l around lCre; 00 (.al, sUllie ar c arUhclal, or due to IU - we had l aI c l ;t st wlntcr?" fi ' . ? 'j ' .' I
l 'ennit l1Ie to express, in thi s ini ti al 111all agellcv. I h d h' I I F I II1C doesn t II. Jout a s I le at as tI ea lin t lere • rom tIC expres- _.umber of "OUR TOWN, " my g ra ti rl - , ·\ ll lu ll g t"lle Ilattll'al illtluences that h' f I I' k I I d 1100r of a newspaper ofhce on electionslOn on IS ace t l in ' Ie la v e r v , T ., ' , ecation at, ,the pn.lslJect of .th.is,local ne,ws-, b ea r u "o n health a re v eg et at io n, t he I "II" I b k" '1 n!ght. No t very I11vltmg or attractlv
I '" h l a ~ p I rc co l ed'ctlOns-lIl-t le- ac - f 1 is it? \\ 'uuldn't make a very f:l\'orahle
paper. 1herc IS need tOI lust SUe I a topography o f t he lan d, th e charac te r aVl1lg s lOve e tons and tons () tIC . . , , .mcdium_ "I· tulllnl1l11icatioll a l l 1 O l ~ g u,s,! of the snil, th e p resence of hodies of b t'-f I "IT I " . I, .. II. on I l n p f e S ~ I O I 1 on \'Isltors or prnspech\'e
1 I I I bl 1\1 cau- I U s n o ~ a li s Sl( (- \ \ .1 , residents, would il? l' d like to pickand I Sll1Cl'rC y lOpe t lat tI e pu IC WI water, el.. I'atil.ns o f lan d on t he o ut - lIumerOIlS occasIOns.
elltlll1siastically support this wurthy en - s ki rt s o f th e community, etc. ., Yes ," h e r ep li ed rathcr sall\l', "I np 'leverYI on e of t h ~ S C envelopes Iandterprise, '1' hc C iv ic Association has al- "\moll!! the artificial factors ar c the b tl .. . mal eac I o n l ~ to t Ie person w lOSe'
I reUleUl er lem. name is w ri tt cn o n t he a dd rc ss sider eady dunc nluch luI' Nar1Jerth and t l is s ewe rage s ys tem, t he water supply,
• 1. I -u t tl ' I "\Vell out i n Na rbe rt h , you know," Iwith a notc saving' 'this was f ound apaper b u,:t anutter eVJ encc 0 lelr sanitary rcgulations, agencies vit iat ing 1 I .
, exp amed, "w e havc a snow-plow and the st.'1.tion.' I'd dOl that t wi cc a nd ihelpful aLlJI,ties. 1 rejoice in th e pnv- lhe atmosjJhere , regulations governing f
a couple 0 husky horses and two 01' it happcned the t hi rd t im e 1'd posllcge of being ident il icd wi th th is Asso- t he p ro du ct io n and ma rk e ti ng u f milk th re e m en that ar c Iwt a fr ai d to ge t their names on the bulletin b oard s
ciatiun, 1 a ss ur e y uu that )'OU may a nd o th cr 100a supplies. up before b re ak fa st . R esul t? Side- l' d show __ ."
count upon nlY ,;u!JlJor t, i n e ve ry pos- Upon many of t he se p ro bl em s t hc walks cleaned and the walk to the You sec, I warncd you that Ma c \Va.
s ib le way , 111 connection with t hi s n ew people o f o ur various cOlllllluuities ar e s ta ti on a s e as y a s a stroll through the inclined tn hc a l i t tle hOI-hcadcd. Iand dainlY hide craft_, .1annche.d this (lay Inot well informed, and take il.lsurticic,nt k D '1 .par ' on ecoratIon Jay 1110nllng. * may be th at he has I)('cn rC:llting tooI11'0n t he gn 'a t sva 01 Jonrnahsm. measures to surround thcmselvcs With * * Maybe that will give ynu somc much war news, I\nll yd.-Iht ' re 's a
Vl'ry ,1Ilccrely, Ithc proper s:lIeguanls. l !ence th e en - idea of what kind of a town Narber th p rct ty gnod poi nt t n his rCll larks. The
J I I I I : \ V.I:\ N£ss, lightenment of puh li c o pi ni on u po n is, eh? Ipunishment suggeste(1 might he a biPasto r o f :\arbcnh 1'resbyterian Church, such matter is h igh ly de si r ab l e; an d * * * too strong, 1Jut if eve ryone were aDircctor of :\ar;lcrth Civic Ass'n. therc IS no more effective wa" of ac- I
\"1 . I b I little more careful, t he g ro und a ro un (Oct. 1:>, l ! l l ·! ' complishing this than through the me- ' lIC I, Y t lC way, rcminds me-- I ' 11 I I I I
Of c ou rs e, as a maller of fact that tIC statIOn wou ( le a w 10 e nt moredium of a local newspaper . .
On e Thing Needful. j n i t : i!wu1t1 he I lr in te e! t l1ne l) ' sug- snow s tory doesn 't r el ll ind me at all attractIve'.
I t I' I' I 'k II .' '" '" '"It is with the gTcatcst llleasure J en - ."'_e,tions an d ipstructions that will ad- JU t la t s a Itt e t nc ' we wnter I Ch XX,., , lk " I f k' d' apter .
dorse thc new 1110\ 'elllcnt of the Civic' vise the people 11011 to p rot e ct t hem - ~ 'S 1a\,e 0 'Id ,1I1 g our readcrs "Fift IOllked steadfa:itly intn his hon
Association of :\arberth, t u p rodu ce a Isch'e; : , ~ , : I ; i l ; ; t disease inlluences and ,dong. Bu t we can t stop here ,1Ild c st h rown eyes. Over head the sof
kl I .] ' .1 . . , I . I' I ' I" Ihave an argument so we'll admi t t hat 'wee' y paper w lie I .IS to aulanee oca Ihow t ICy can mlpro \' e t lelr en \'Iron- . ",." sel1l!ller zcpher zepllell Its gentle wa ), d 'I d ' f· d ] ' I' , f l'f It rcm1Jlds me" and proceed .IIltcrest an stnnu ate a eSlre 01 mure ment an t ~ e l r cone It!ons 0 I c so as . through the nodeltng leaves . It seem
beautiful surroundings. tu foster health, \\'hat I started ou t to s ay was, have c d a s t hl ln gh all l"I"eation had l ahore l
When 1 l ir st came t o t hi s n ei ghbo r- Thesc messa'ges of health could an d Iyou s ee n t he imp ro vement s that the "ince the he'ginning of time for this
hood, a h n o ~ t ninetcen years ~ g o , Nar- s??uld be supplier.! by th e local p h ~ - I. ' j . g l l \ ~ a : . . De partl,l1ent,. a ct in g u nd er J particular monlent and. this particula
be rth was hl lle morc than a Village, and SIClans. who' a r ~ - 5 u p ] l o s e d to he quah-1the ehrcetlon of Conncll, h as m ad e at place. Fo r several IJ1lllutes he gazes
1 have since watched with interest its l ied to, adv!se t he cOl1lmunity. in ~ \ ' h i c h I \ V Y I ~ n e ; v , o o d : ~ a d and \ V o ~ d s i d c avc- s ~ e a d i l y ':l1t (wer thc green rolling
gradual elevel0l'l11ent. they I l\ 'e "ne l whose duty It· IS to IlIue, ,] he htde stone b rI dg e whi ch 111115 : lnd I ll to t he d ee pe r h lu e heyond,
I think we arc all grateful t o t he Civic spread knuwledge U P O I ~ such matters,! ~ v a s P l c t u r e S ( l t ~ e bu t D:\NGEROl1S Then h e t ur ne d t ow ar d her.
Association for the s!llendid wor k i t has Ir-Iay this h e on e o f t he I Il te re st s o f o ur IS g on e, a nd I Il st ead of a sharp and .. 'Fifi.' he , a id , t aking her hand indone anu iur awake ll ing s ti l l f ur the r, ' Narberth constituency , t h ~ t will ~ trcaehefGus turn from t he a ve nu e i nt o his - - - -
ou r cOll1lllullit\' illterest anu the comtelll- , subsen-ed by the puhhcatlon of thIS the r oa ll ami \'Icc I'ersa, there IS WI\\ ' (T o be continued ncxt wcek.)
plated papc r 'is 1 t h i ~ k the one thing I \ \ ' , ~ d d y messenger plenty of s pa ce f or a good, wide turn. CUIEI' \OVINGI':1l0NI;, JR.
nee df ul t o uni te u s in spirit, and to pro- 0, J, Sl\YI l I :R, M. So> D. O.
1II0le go A citizcmhip, I most hearuly- - - - - - - - -
approve t h hoped for pr oduct ion . A Neighbor's Greeting
Vcry truly,
C r . A I U ' ~ C J ( T, FAIUIiS.
NARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN-OCTOBER 15, 1914
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You cer tainly have the \"Cry he,t wish
es vf the ?llerion Cidc Association in all
A Necessity. I the. g?od things your members and :\5-1The life uf ::tilY interQllt that surdves soclalJon do. It seems to the wnter
the world's degeneratiI'e processes mu51: Ith"t the Ftlture of Xa.1-hcrth spell6 ibe centralized, Every progress ive com-I " g r e a t n c ~ s " - i f all your resi(lents Willimunity re 'luires a local p ap er t o grip I~ J 1 . l t j oi n t he Civic i \ , ~ o . c ~ a . t i o n a!lCI enter
and utilize t he f re e activities of society II1to the work of pOSSIbilIties helore you,
f or t he healthy development and main-I Y ~ u r r.esidents, s h o u l ~ lose n o ti me in Itenance oi its o rg an ism. Suc h a paper tillS ac\l\'e serVice, wInch nC>1 only means
i s a voicc , but i t is more. It is red blood, e nh an ce d v alu at ion tn their estates,
hands and feet, lIead and conscience. h ro ught a bout hy improvements, bllt
To be without it is l ik e t al ki ng t o t he " th e lip and doing spir i t of all " in a ny
winus. It is t,hc transmission o.f life's c , o , I . 1 1 I 1 l l : n i t : ~ . is i dea l. ,?\,ot, _l ~ n e . person
Ipower tu parlIcular organs w lu le t he 11\ IIlg m N arherth or IIltl r e s t ~ d ,111 prop
o ther s a rc left to weaken and decay ; it e rty can r:ally atTord to be Olll,sl(1c your Iis an employment of t he h anus for o the r m e m h e r s h ~ l ~ roll-and an IIlterested Ilhau bodily needs; it is walking and nev- worker . I h ose w ho a rc no t memhers,
er get ti ng an) ;whe re ; t h ink ing but not arc st.anding in ~ h e i r , own light al,l(1 can
in touch wi th fellow-citizens' or moral- not, 111 my eslJmatl l ln , he c rc ,h le d a s I
izing in egotistical silence. 'The com- good citizeus t o y ou r comn1l1l1ity-since!
mnnity needs to t hi nk a nd a ct a s a c om - t he w o r l ~ is purely helpfulness, towanl,'
mnnity if it is to he in evidence in the better th1l1gs. I
larger liie that i s m ov in g upward toI Very r c s p ; c t f u l l ~ : : ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ . I
civilization's brigther day. (:. S. ~ n . \ h s. IE ~ I " I l S l l X L, SWI1'''£. hxecutlve Secl'l'tary. ;
I I n c a se o f illness, death o r other t rouble , any minister will be g l ad to help.I
S te am Back o f I t. TIle' kno\". \"11en Not to know, Is:. NOTE-Issued and/.Uporvi&ed by Ihe pa.ln" 01 the MelhO&l, Presbyterian. Roman Calholic and aaPl;"" " . Church", 01 Nnclx-rlh, Pn. Printed by <ourlay 01 "OurTown."
I l e ar ned las t evening at t he ope ni ng c le ve r. i ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - _ . ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ - !night o f ou r Y. M, C. A. ( shou ld it not Great B ig Beaut iful Dolls arc too I
be V. W, C. A. ?). the meaning of th e costly fo r a ny 1I1an to own.
mystic s ig n "Oc t. 1 ,; ?" and I want to When have beens, may be's, an(1 ar c Icongra\l1late th e Civic Assoc iat ion on n ow 's m eet , s ta nd f rom u nd er , towns-
another forward step, The new paper, men. Iwhich I understand, is to be und er i ts Scratch a prude a nd h ehol d a cat. PRIMEguidanee, wil l, I am sure, prol-e an im- T he wor st furnished homes c os t t he
Imense success and a g re at a id to the /most mone)'. I
del'c1opmelCt of all on r local interests. A town to be progressive must II ol'erhcard sOll1eone s ay la st e \ 'en ing 'l sense its limitations flrst, then broall- i
"J t is bonnd 'to go,' for t he re is lots of i e n t hem. . "' s team' back of it," and I agree with th is I The h i ~ ' h cost o f l iv in g i., largely a Fancy Frui t and Vegetables
. 1\1 "0 T " ' I f "k ' . I ]' ." Ienlll11ent. ay Ut' own contmue matter 0 'eeJl lng up Wit 1 ~ 1 Z 7 . 1 < ~ . Ito grow along the lines of Civic and I Paragons anel 1 I 1 0 S C j l l i t o l ~ s have simi-
Righteous betterment. r :1I11 l ar h ab it s within a hO'11e. I, Cordially yours , How no t to propose ~ h o u l d be "the I
HARR"" S. HOPPI':R, IlUestion," of inoeclInious suitors.
President, Y. M. C. A. D A M ~ R t G I I T ~ R - RUNG. I
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1IIU:-;. C. H. 1I1,;\I'K.\1.1"1o:(lItol',
W, AH1'Inm COLE,
Dusluchs l\IUllUgct'.
II. C, GAltA.Au\'crtlslug 1I1auagcl',
OUR TOWN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, I!JIL
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at t11cposl office al Nnrhcrlh, I ' l l . , pending-.
:-;ClIl1 all ll 'UcI's a ~ l l l llUWS i tems t o r. o.Box ~ l : ; ( j t 1'al'lll.ll'th, l'a. Ho no t senll them
III the l,rlntl'l'.~ ( ' n l 1 'nil 1I,l\'crlisluJ.; COl'r 10 1', Il, JlllX
8 ~ U , ;\1111;( nil 1'C'lIlillal1<'C's tn 1'. 0, no" ~ ~
Owned nnd PUbli shed e\'eJ'Y 1 ' h l l l ' s t l l l ~ 'r.nornlng !Jy the ~ n r b e r t h Civic All.oela
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GREETINGS
" OU R TOWN" makes its bow to
the citizens o f Na rbe rt h , with a stron;;,
high p ur po se t o be of real servicc,
n r igh t , up -to -the' minut e. q nd ,ful1 01
things o f r ea l value will b e i ts a l l l l .
Non-sectarian, non-partisan, that all
may b e s er ve d w it ho ut f ea r or favor.
With a heart-fe lt desire to lend a hand
fo r the upl if t a nd comfort of al1, it
hopes for th e glad hand o f wel come
from eve ry membe r o f e \' er )' family
where it may make i ts wcukly visits.
On e word l ooms l a rge in the fullill
l11ent of its ambition-CO-OPERA
TION. Without that "OUR TOWN",
like many such h igh purpose s , will bl'
amo ng t he things that "might ha H '
been."
\Ve a sk , i n re tu rn, open minds and
responsive hcarts an d " a l on g pull, a
strong pul1, an d a pull altogethcr."
"LADY NARBERTH" will keep us
informed of socia l an d o t he r doings of
in terest , not only to t he femin ine cle
ment b ut t o f a the rs and b ro thers also.
C H m F WINGEBONE, JUNIOR,
will he lp us f or ge t h ard t im es , war ,
a nd i ts depression by jol1y l i tt le chats,
under the capt i on of "On th e 8-14, and
Elsewhere in Ou r Town." You will
be looking f or t hem.
Very for tu na te a re we in having as
an occasional contributor 1\llNA
THOMAS ANTRIM, a writer of
much note an d versatility, who is a
r es id en t o f Narb er th an d much in te r ested i n i ts welfare. 8hort s tor i es and
essay s will c ome f rom her pen.
Th e many newspaper men in Nar
berth, as well as w ri ters o f lIote (both
men a nd womel l) wil l con tr i! ll lt e "alu
able and interest ing articles fr0111 time
t o t im e. N ew f ea tu re s will be added ,
A word for our merchants: K a townha s better-with excel lent goods, lillt
tervice an d a t ru e d es ir e to plca"e,
I tbey shou ld be patronized by all ou r
eitizens. \ Ve r ec omme nd that ou r
housekeepers market in Narberth and
50 help no t only the individual mer
chants, bu t further the p rosper i ty of
our community .
Grateful acknowledgmcnt is made
of the courtesy of Mr. George A . New
man, artist, of Phi ladelphia, to whol11
we ar e indebteQ for head-line title 01
our paper, and the sketch of a lireplace; a lso to the Commercia l Engra'..
i ng Company, o f Phi la de lp hi a, f or I c
productions of th e same.
Ou r col umns a rc o pe n fo r letters
and communications of an i t lt e re ' ;ing
an d h el pf ul n at ur e, always ren-,ell1
bering ou r non-part isan and non--;cc
tanan policy.
Schoo l Board Meets.
Th e School Boa rd DIet Septembel 28,
wben Principal ~ f e l e h o i r recolllUlelllled
that consideration be g iven to the s u h j ~ c tof mid-year proUlotion in grades 8nd :.(].
vancemeut in t he h ig h school on allf t in·
ment of certain stllndards. He s u ~ g e s t e dalso that provision bemade for sub-normal
ami delinquent pupils for whom special
nstruction may be d es ir ed . Th e estab
islunent of a cu rrent l it er a tu re course
s also planned b y M r. 1\Iclchoir. These
"lid other recommendations w<re referred
I) the Inst ruct ion COUlUlittee.
The Board unanimously adopted ordi
.ances relating to the proposed school
oan f or t he PUrilOSe of constructing a
new Imilding, l\1aking repairs to heating
a nd p lumb in g. :o f t he pres en t bu ild ing
and furnishiJm 'the new 'school, and also
to provide a playgronnd for school pur
poses, t he t o ta l cost of all'of which will
reqt'lh'C' an expendi tu re o f $54,000. .
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Narberth in Baseball
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A· E·WOHLE.R:rL ~ n d s c o p e ' A r c h i ~ e t
, lm e t : l ~ r d e n " HoIfT'OCl_ AYE,
NAR-cBER..TH - PENNoYLVANJA
THE GARDEN NURSERIESA Complete Line of
HARDY
NURSERY STOCK
clJCHSAH M. WENTZ
bzs/rudor iJl Piano, OrgaJl a1zd
Thl'ory of Music
STUDIO: 6 ARCADE BUILDING
TelejJllollL'-Narberth 601
Th " hous"", l fo ' lI de light. So handy tooi>erate-juat a. touchof hand or wrl et . No
sink I s c omp l" t llwithout t h IIIfaucet. S ol d b y
~ ~ ~ ~ w ' : . I . : ' r ~ b " r I
Cal l o n
TeJephone-Narberth 664 A
SaviIrs Swan NeckFAUCET
HIGH GRADE BUTTER
Telephone-Narberth 368
N. E. SMEDLEY
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J912.
Thos . Savill's SonsUatll I tuum I'· lxtl lre . an d SIII.plle.,
1310-12-14 Wallace S'treet.
SELECT DAIRIES
100 Narberth Avenue
FRANK CRIST
Howard F. CotterCHOICE C I TY DRESSED
MEATS
NARBERTH.
Fancy Fresh Killed Poultry
SIUnnllSS Ilurn;n
PIANO TUNINGAN D IGeo. B. Abele
PLAYER 118 Chestnut Ave.Narberth
ADJUSTING Phone 677.X
Lancaster County Eggs
All kinds of Vegetables
Y. M.C. A. BuildingFor Good Service and Moderate
Prices in
Plumbing" HeatingRoofing, Spouting
auel .Range Work
Ardmore, Pa.
Letter
Y. M. C. A. NOTES.
a
Gymnasium Schedule.
Business men, 8.30 to 9.30 P. M.Seniors, 8.00 to 9.ao P. M.
Juniors, 3.ao ~ ' 4_]0 r. M.
Ladies, W e " : . l n ~ d a y , 10 to 11.
Girls, Monda)", a.30 to 4.30.
~ a l . 1 e r s , Saturday, 4 to 5.
Printing
ARDMORE PRINTING CO.CHRONICLE BUILDING EDWARD HAWS
is a Ineans towards an" end-nothing
more. In selling printing we study .heresults-find out what you wish to ac
complish and t ha n mee t t ha t need withexactly the right kind of printing. We sell
you something more than paper, type andink.
Fo r years past the boroug h has
gin'n :111 excellent account o f i ts el f i n
the r ea lm o f sports. B as eb al l h as
lIourished, and the team representing
I\.lrhl'rth has usua l ly been found close
up w ith th e l ead er s in the t ight f or
championship honors, and on a nUIII
h ~ of occasions has hrought hOllle the
pennant bacon. The past season prov-MEATS AND PROVISIONS cd to he no exception, and th e challl-
pionship of the :'1 ain Line League was\\"on by o ur c lub, T I: is honor carries
with it p o s s e ~ ~ i o n of the Rl'ach and
G & W J M klCroft ClipS,
eo. .. ar e The team of this y l' ar w as con
ll!;cter! b.l' 1he :'\arberth :\ thletk :\sso-
dation, iorlllcG in the spr ing o j 1!Jt4,
t o jurt l: e r !hc intcrests o j t he a th le ti c
a-:tidties oi the borongh.
Special Nursery Milk in Paper Carton Throughout t he : 'I ai n L in e L ea gu e
Filled at Penshurst Farm season only t\\'o games were lost, oneeach to I tlwn and 13c\,\vyn. The bear
Iing o f I hc Loys on the ficld, a nd th e
c'llar:ll'l('1" 01 hasehall exhihited relll'ct
I'" ':1(' 1llnw"t credit on the horough
;1)1<1 eanH'd 11Ineh cOlllmendation from
PA. inc'llll :lJH! i oe a li ke , Jn the liner----=--=-=-..-.........----- points oi lLe gamc, su ch as the
W. G. CUMMER "squcczc" !llay, hit ~ I l d rUIl, bun t a ndl"lm, a nd g cn cr al f as t work 011 t h
IIAII};n nUG};u ANn IIAlxn;u hases , t he team easi ly excelled a ll y i n
the leagne, and to this jact the win-210 Elmwood Ave. : li ng of th ' pennant may he attrihuted.
Narberth, Pa. The tcam played u nd er t he leader-
Telephone-Narb:rth 675 W ship oj C h a r l c ~ Coryell, former third-baseman oj the Penn Varsity. The inlield consisted of Fred Geig, of
S""arthmore, at l ir st b as e; Gene Pen
nock, o f A ll lher st . at second; Tuck
Turner, of St;,te Cl1llege, at short-stop,
and i \l anager Coryel l at third. Jn the
ol1tlicld w ~ r e found Ell mack, Ed
Thayer and Bill Haley, all former
Pcnnsylvania players. Th e bulk of the
catching was donc by Nig Koons,
while t ite important work r equi re d o fthe pi tching s ta ff was handled by Les
l ie Pierce. Ed Ensinger and Stites, the
two latter bcin'g Narherth products.
Dill lJurbin and Harry S imps on , o f
Xarberth, rendered valuable aid to theteam, playing both in th e injield and
outtic!ll a s occ as ion demanded.
Alter the dose of thc .Main Line
Leaguc season two games wei e played
with the Cheltenham Club, winners at
the pennant in th e Suburban Leagu•.
'flO the great regret of Narberth fans,buth these games were lost hy a singl!l
run, a f te r hea rt -break ing contests.
\\' hill ' , the Cheltenham team played
last, snappy ball, there can be no doubt
NARBERT,T, PA I that tht; 1 \ a r l J l ~ r t h boys p la yed f ar be-- - - - - . ~ - - - __ ~ = > o • low their usua! form in these contests.
\\ 'hik dClinite plans for next season
ha\'e nut been formulated, it is hoped
that tlie borough wil l be abl e t o place
a good team in the ficld. Probably re
Plaster and Cement Work tlecting the general conditions through-
Iout t he count ry , b as ebal l i n Narberth
Estimates Furnished JOBBING during th e past season did no t receive--------------- the financial support it deserved-at
FOR SALE least, so f ar a s attendance at t he gamesThe Senior Opening Night. was concerned. While a loyal band of
The Narber th Building was a scene H . rooters could always be counted on,of a g al a o cc asi on o n l as t Thursday A t av e rf o rd Avenue and ~ h l r - the interest was not a s gener al a s was
evening', October 1st, when t he build- le y Road, Narberth, P a. , e ig ht Ihoped for, considering the fact that
ing was opened for the se a son ' s minutes ' walk f r om s ta tion . Ilirst-.c1ass b a s ~ b a l l .was fur?ished. A
work. Th e decorat ions consis ted of Four modern 2 I 2-story stone andstucco considerable hnancJaI defiCit w as in
autumn leaves, corn and other el11- houses, w ith sou thern exposure and old cur re d and p la ns are now under way
I>lems of autumn. A recept ion was sha de . Lot s a ve ra ge 60 by J25 feet. to liljllidate this itl·m. 1£ called upon.
tendered to t he new physica l d irec tor, I Nine rooms and two bath.rooms; thl' LJOls('hall enthusiasts of the borough
Mr. Edgar Fie lding, and Mrs . F ie ld- laundry in basement, hot water heating, arc urged to respond generolls ly to
ing; also to Mr. and 1\1rs. Hampton, guaranteed temperature, 70 deg re es . h el p in t hi s regard.and Mr. and Mrs, I ~ U 1 e r 8 0 n . An int er - E lect ri c lights and gas; combination gasest ing program was rendered by local and coa l range . Excep tional p lumbing
talent of Narberth. fixtures; sewer connection. Easy terms
Program: Orchestral music, led by Hl-rst & McMulll.nMr. Laos; vocal solo, by Mrs . Brad-
ley; piano solo, Lance Latham, Ches- W e st E n d T r u st Building
ter; bass solo, Mr. Crossley, Ardmore. Phi lade lphia
me
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HERE IS A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU
I f you want to help Narberth and incidental ly receive
from me my certified cheque for $25.00 or $100.00 try this:
THE WAY TO BOOM A TOWN is to br ingpeople to it. You may not have the t ime or
opportunity to go a ft er t hem but by fewminutes' thought, you may be able to think of ahalf dozen "out-of-town" friends who, if theywere solicited, might be induced to become fellowresidents.
Give me the names and addresses of some of your out-of
town friends who might be interested in Narberthas a home.
In each ins tance where we rent a property,we will pay you $25.00.
In each instance where we sella property,we will pay you $100.00.
THIS OFFER IS GOOD FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY.
Harris-Real Estate
The union service October :25th wil l behe ld in our church. We will h av e twospeakers from Scranton, Pa., who wil lgive an account of , t he "Bi lly SundayRevival."
to alli.t y ou in gettin. a home.
Godfrey- the r ea l e st at e m an
at 114 Woodside Aye., will be pleased
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JOHN LEE MAHIN
HeHeHe
PreSbyterian Church.
Sunday, 10 , A. M., Sabbath
all departments; two Bible
There are three things that the luccessful advert iser must KNOW.
CHURCH NEWS
All Saint's Church.
Sunday s er vi ce s at Al l Saints'
Church, co rn er M on tgome ry an d
\V ynnewood avenues, ar e as follows:II A. M., th e Holy Communion; 9.45
A. M., the Sunday-school; 11 A. M.,morning prayer and se rmon; 4 P. M.,evening pr:lyer.
l'hcre will be a second celebration
.Jf t he H ol y Communion on the first-:lunday of ::ext month, at 11 o'clock.
St. Margaret's Church.
Sundays: Early Mass, :May to September, inclusive, 6.30 A. 1\1.; early
Mass, Octoher t o Apr il , inclusive, 7.00A. M.; late Mass, 9.30 A. M.
Masses on holyclays: 6.30 aud 8.30A. 1\1.; Masses on weekdays, 8.00 A. 1\1.
Lenten and other evening devotions,s o'clock.
Next
School;
classes.
11 A. 1\L, publ ic worship . Theme
of the pastor's sermon, "Resurrected
Lazaruses."
7 P. M., meeting o f t he junior cong 'r eg at io n, a temperance meeting,
Leauers , Kcnncth Hamilton and LeslieSmith.
8 P. M., pub li e wor sh ip . P as to r' s
theme: "Does Gud Del ight in OurSuffering ?"The jun io r congregation has begun
its fall work wi th spirited enthusiasm,A delightful social was h el d by the
young' people l as t Fri day eveninb'
which was large ly a ttended . 'l'he
newly-elected officers are: President,
::\Ir. \"'alter S. Nevin; v ice pres ident ,Miss Alma Ea st on ; sec ret a ry , Miss
Augusta Witherow; treasurer , Miss
Dorothy M. Beatty.
'l'he Presbyterian Men's Club re
cently enjoyed a "hike," starting at Berwyn and walking th rough the country,
v i ~ i t i n g his toric s i tes . After a sump
tuous d inne r a t t he Duffrya Mawr Ho
tel, near Malvern, some of th e partyreturned by t ra in , whil e a number of
sturdy "hikers" walked home, covering
a distance of twenty-two miles. Mr.
Eo G. Hoyler, of Cynwyd, addressed
the monthly mee ti ng o f the club lastweek.
Baptist Ohurch.
Ten o 'c lo ck w ill b e r et ai ne d a l t hehour for the Bible school throughout thefal l a nd w in te r, Men are especially inv it ed t o a tt endthe newly formed men'sclass aUt1 women the women'. class.Subject of t he sermon next Sunday
morning is .. The Gospel I1efeaded,"
that for the .venin, "The 'Teen Age."
,Parents are urled to attend in the evening.
The young people will meet at 7 P.M.
Sunday. The SUbject will be "A Saloonless Nation; Why not ? How?" Hab.:2:l-r4.
The annua l business meeting uf the
Young People'. Society wil l be held Friday evening at the hOlUe of Miss MaizieSimpson.
Th e subject of t be p ra ye r meetingnext Wednesday evening will be "A
,Contented Life."
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c. P. COOK
Prompt Deliveries Assured
COAL, WOOD AND
BUILDING SUPPLIES
We do all our own Baking andMake our own Ice Cream
MEISEN'SFamous Ice Cream and Cake
NARBERTH,
Howard Longslreth, PresidentA. C. Shand, Vice President S. W. Waterman. Sec. and Tru.t Officer
W. C . Filzgerald, Vice Pres. and Treas . Thomas Ridgway, Solic itor
DIRECTORSFmik P. Off V. Gilpin Robinson A. C. Shand Howard LonvstrelhS. S. Pennock ' C. R. Simons Wm. R. Dougherty Bu,roW> SI,,,,nA. R. Perkins J. Lewis Twaddell Theo. Presser Wm. C. Kealor, Edward C. Dixon W. C. Fitzaerald
Many folies living in the suburbs, and being in town during the usual businesshours. find it most agreeable to have their bank account in Philadelphia . We enjoy a large suburban palronage on account of our convenient, central location.progres.,iveness, and courteous and efficient allention to all details. A specialroom is maintained for the exclusive use of the ladies. Safe deposit vault locatedon the first Hoor. Boxes of liberal size may be ren led as low 8S $2.50 per an·n ~ m , You are cordialIy invited to inspect our offices and to open an accountWith us.
wIlr iRUtruItnlU1r wrust Q!nmpuuyWitherspooo Building 1323 Walnut Street Philadelphia
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w. D. Smedley
A FULL LINE OF
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Where it is Most Convenient to You?
Howard E. Davis
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' W h i t m a ~ Candy-
George B.. SupleeSteamand Hot WaterHeating
Plumbing
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I THE STORE OF QUALITY Ii "The QUALITY SHOP" is known as a gathering place ofgoods of I
I quality at reasonable prices. No wiled, shop·worn articles appear in the !! stock; no so-called "bargains" are displayed. ii 1£ you wish to know why "THE QUALITY SHOP" IS popu- i: lar, pay a visit there on your next visit to Ardmore.
i THE QUALITY SHOPi. Located in the Chronicle Building
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Cook's Coal
Cabin"---to consider the
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I :I Important Announcement I·I We would suggest to all householders des ir ing the bes t! LEHIGH COAL ii to place their orders promptly with I
f J. M. CRANSTON j• I
I COAL, WOOD, Lumber, Building Materials it Phone 700-Cynwyd, Pa. !
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Ipurchase of Home,. Building
Plot, or having any k ind of
Building Alterations or Re
pairs made.
There are pa In ts an dpaInters l l 'a lore--but onlyone pe.lnter best prepe.redto do your work right. Th emagIc W'Ord Is
BEUEVE ME
KuehnlePaint ing Bod Decorating
aet Our Bstlmal. First28 A. 18th 8t. Both r h o n e ~
Charles SchwartzNARBERTH'S TAILORPressing. Scouring and AlteringLadies' and Men's Clothing
1 0 4 ; ~ Forrest Avenue
DRUGSECONOMICAL, EFFECTIVE
A. K. HOUSEKEEPERNARBERTH, PAt
HARRY B. WALLPLUMBING ANDSTEAM FITTING
NARBERTH, PAt
Yours Very Respectfully
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The Imperial
P. S. Watch O 1 ~ r circulars eV(1)' Thurs-
day 11lo1'1zi1Ig.
Narberth's Leading Grocery
Bell Teltphone".ry=---iIf-"·7iY .
Ttnlls-We win glad'y sell you for cash;
but, if you like our method of weekly credit
and wish to avoid the C. O. D. troubles,
we will just as gladly sell you on such lerms.
You pay the same price, Cash or Credit
strictly a one-price policy.
We handle everything possible for a high
grade grocery store to handle. Ou r line. in
addition to regular stapleand fancy groceries,
includes FRUIT and VEGETABLES, FISH
and OYSTERS, SMOKED and PREPARED
MEATS, BUITER, EGGS and POULTRY.
We have recently added Fresh F ish and
Oysters. You can haveFresh-opened Oysters
any time any day.
Fresh Fi$h we carry, this time of year,
on Thursday, Friday and Saturda)'.
. We clean them properly and deliver them
promptly.
Our line of Smoked and Lunch Mea ts
is more complete than tha t of any o ther
place in town.
Our latest improved Slicing Machine and
Ice Cold Del icatessen Case make this de
par tment up to date in its Equipment.
We handle more Bacon and Dried Beef
than you would imagine was eaten in Nar
berth.
If you are not a customer, come and
see us. When you get to know us, you'lI
like us-our clean-cut methods; our goods.
Le t u s scud our so7icitor or have us
put you on our 'phone li st fo r a regular
morning call.
.NARB£RTH,' PA.-OUIt TOWN.c..OcTo-aER 15, 1914
DRUGGIST
Wm. F. J. Fiedler
BROTHERSNarberth, Pat
Phone Narbe rth 672
WALTON
EVERY RESIDENT of Narberth who
reads this first issue of "Our Town" can
not :,.:Ip but feel a degree of pride in being
of Narberth and realizing the advancement
Narberth has made in the past few years.
We deem it a f itting opportunity at this
time to call your attention to Narberth's Lead
ing Grocery.Th e Imperial is entirelya Narberth store;in
fact, the only grocery store that is entirely a
Narberth store.
It is oW1zed and persoll,r/{J' 'mauaged
by a resident of Narberth 'with 110 other
store lomzeetiolls.
It has enlarged its store room until it now
occupies the ent ir e west s ide of the Arcade,
a depth ofconsiderablyover one hundrec:Heet.
Despite the additional competition, its busi.
ness is steadily growing. This year, judging
the remainder ofyear by the past ninemonths
with make our year's businessSix Thousand
to Ten T h o u s ~ n d Dollars more thanlastyear.This shouldhave a sig"1lijicaut 11leau-
i7 lg to e ver y'grocery buyer. "There's a
reason."
It means our goods, ou r prices and our
methods must be very satisfactory to our cus
tomers-and to somewhowere other grocers'
customers who believed it better to be au
Imperial Customer.
Our Qualiiy-Th e standard brand of
goods on the market.
The Best-the kind you see advertised
in the Best magazines and newspapers. We
are pure food specialists. .
Price-the lowest possible price for high
grade goods consistent with good business
principles.
Service-We send solicitors out in every
directioneach morningto receive your orders.We deliver orders all day, making numerous
trips in your section ofthe town. Your tele
phone orders or your chad receive the same
attention you do yourself.
AUTOMOBILESTO· HIRE
Packing, Shipping, H a u l ~ n gFurniture 'and Pianos
l ' a f n 6 ! : ' ~ n ~ ! i ~ ~ e . 1Estimates Cheerfully Given II
Telephone- Narberth 31l-D
Bell Phone. Spruce5469
witt ~ r . e r u w n n l l 'riuthtg C!!o.34 S. 16lh St" PHILADELPHIA
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