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~ :Ie following bo)'s of Narberth have answered th e califor the defense of ou r country:~ , \ T J ( ) X . H . (ll',\lWs

James McQUiston, I < ~ i r s t Hegin ~ e n t ; Clarence Humphreys .FIrst Regiment; Earl DickieThird Regiment. '

XA YAI, ( 'OM\ 'r u ..:n::\S}:m:s..:nn:James Cook, George McCaig,Perr) ' Hedifer, Lester Jefferies, Walter Nash.

JUUlH: ('OUI'SJoseph Light.

JL\ UI:"i}: Ayu ' rw: ' iNorman Kriebel .

)Ultl:"i"; n ..;slmn:sF. C. Irwin.Ou r Town desires to publlsha compiete l is t o f a ll Na rb er t hmen who ar e in the serv ice . I ftheir f ri ends w il l adv is e Po st

master Haws of t he ir whe re abouts from l im e t o t im e a eopyof Ou r Town will be sent tothem each week.

NARBERTH, PA., T H U R S D A Y ~ APRIL 12, 1917

)let tJ ' Bnxrer's GossIp.THE FIRESIDE

VOLUME III. NUMBER 27

Merion residents complaintsHpeeders started a l oc al pol ic e camllllign Sund ay and pol ic eman HerbertAlhany MondaY turnell in th e name!llIf twenty-five motor is ts who we re dOing more than the law allows. Cap,tain James I . Don aghy d ec la r ed thatU l) suspension of fines will b e a ll owed.

Food is going to b e h ig h er n ext wInter. Why no t raise part of your ownsupp l ies? Cu lt iva te a vacant lot. Anumbers or rellidents have already applied. SeLect tb e lot you d e si re ;lnd

I'll'. and Mrs. Geor/!;e C. R os e, ofthe ' ' 'Margrave,' ' Philadelphia, ar eH I J e n d l n ~ th e Easter w ee k- eu d i n A tlantic City. Mrs. R os e wi ll be remembered as Migs FJlizaheth AubreyHmith. daughtel' o f M rs . B. A. Smith,of th e "Sherwood," Ph iladelph ia, and:-;ort'olk, Va.

Richard F. Denve r, o f Ardmore, ha spUl'chased th e paperhanging store inthe Arcade Building, formerb ownet!hy Mr. S ea shol tz , a nd w ill c on duc this rap id ly increasing business fromboth branches.

; appl)' to t he ? iv ic Committee, Nar-: ANNUAL MEETING. OF I , , ' m : t : I ~ G 0 ..' J I O ~ T G ( ) J m H l ' An:. ; , - ----------- ,[berth Commumty Club, Mrs. H. R., i -- - i ROLL OFHCook, Jr., 333 Merion a venu.e. chair-I THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION ' ,fur)' Will necillc Amount of Ihllnllges. ! . ONOR,man. I Um'cnue Increll!!(!c( nnd }::qtense I--- I --- I Hils n ee ll L ower I

~ I e : l o n Chapter, I.>. A. ~ . will ~ I I I - The annu al mee ti ng of th e Civic As-v ~ 1 1 ,J Tablet markJlJg, onglnal D1lle- Hociation, unavoidably postponed f rom I The freeing of the Bala and Bryn!stone on th e olcl Lancaster road, or , March, w ll l b e h el d 011 Thursday even-I Mawr turnpike, beUer known as Mont- :B 1 o c ~ l e y and Merion Turnpike, lalct: ing, April 26, at 8 o'clock, in th e Y' I gomery avenue, in Lower Merion iou t I : ~ 6 9 . 0 (a t W,ynnefleld, .just be-, M. C. A. building. Election of direc-I township, anll i ts condemnat io n a s a ilOW.CIt) Un e on S ~ ~ U r d n y n[ternoon, torH and officers will be he ld , an d busi- I toll r oa d w as l ef t to a ju ry Tuesday , IAprIl 14, 191/, ' ~ w.,lO. MemlHlrs of Iness of Importance Is to be transacted. Iafter a final hearing held In Norris-Ith.e Martl.la. WIlh.ams Society.D. A. R Special consideration will be given to town. IWIll . p a . r t J . c l p ~ t e II I the exerClseH. TheIhe matter of i nc re a si ng t he act iv e Th e master , I rv in P . Kni pe , asked Ipuhh(' IS 1l1vlted to. he present. member,llhlp. Reports will be h ea rd Ithe jury to cons ider the fact that a I . . from th e treasurer and varIOUS com- possible freeing from tolls of the:,:rhe r e . ~ u ~ ~ r ~ u o n t h l Y meellng ot. t hc m lt te es . IJUI. 1.J., 3':10 P. l li . r e t u r n e ~ l . making the ne t amo un t r e-

Wetheril l 's friends congratulate hi m r om e to :\'arberth at an earh' date. anll for help Irom people who may fail - - - ~ l l l z e d Irom t he p ar ty t o r la te $91.32.tlml wish him h an y mor e hir thdays' l ' jus t as soon aH t h e ma tt e r 'is d.ecidecl. theU.I. And these peoille, i n whom the: An . exhi bi ti on o f the products at IWe ar e very anxious to bring thiHt he d at e will h e announced t hrough Belg,lans must. trust, ure no t cruel or : present avuilable will b e h el d Satur- ~ , m o u n t . to the $100 mar k, a nd hope'rhe Narberth Y. M. C. A. desires "( luI ' Town" a nl l h v meaus o f p os te rs . h ar d, hut they do no t visualize the: day u [t er noon , Apr il 14, in th e club you will pardon Un for mak in g o neto thank th e Women's Communit)' The Alumni t 1 l a ~ k s the good peopl e p al e, old, sick face;; of l i tt le children. I room ut Y. M. C. A., unrler the auspices i mor e uppeal for a few stray bags('lub fo r their donation of $14 and tile Iof :"arberth fo r t.heir leniency N',I We ha ve a ll passed chi ll l ren In the: or th e Women 's Commun it y C lub, at which have not as yet reached their

Kin/!;'s Daughters 1'01' the ir donat lon j cheerfu l ac:eeptance of th is mat te r m ~ - d cit)" streetH whom ou r heartB yearn-: 3.30 P. M. propel' destination.of $6. I trust t.hey' will t ur n o ut In gooclly crl ove r a nd whom we momentarily I Mrs. Anna B. Scott and Mr. Lang- The magnzine subscription commlt-numherH when the opportunit) .arrives ' long to help. We needell only t o h av e cion will be p re se nt a nd e xp la in th e te e diBplayel1 a check fo r $101, th e;\11';;. C. A. Fletchcr ant! MrB. Cha rl es t o hear Dr. Green. . 1 ( 'ontinuously before us those some pa - advan tage; ; o f co-operativ.e community Iprize offered h ~ the Imb li sh er o f To-y. l'oioel have just r e tu rned f rom a _, .... __ .. ,. . _, _ thetic, delicate little shoulders a nd huy ing. lIay'H Housewife. This naturallyt\\'o months' trip through I ~ l o r i d a . COMMUNITY CLUB NOTES I tired face, and we would act, we would All the ladies of Narherth ar e re - I Jr ou gh t f or th a ll enthusiastic bUIst.AnlOng; th e place;; vlsiterl 'were Tam- help. Anrl these Belgian chilrlren" quested to be pIesent. I t Is sure t.o I of applause from a ll p re se nt a nd am-pa, Miami, Palm Beach llllll St. Augus-: _ who ar e ,;tarvln/!;, ar e no t the ch i ld ren' in teres t everyone concern ing the pos- ply I'epall! everyone fo r an y efforttinc. j On April 17. t he r e w il l be a meet- of mlHery anll sin and d eg ru da ti on l sihility of r ed uc in g t he " hi gh COSt or made in so li el ti ng subscriptions.ing of the club in th e Y. M. C. A. who J1Ju,:;t later he a hurden upon the I l iv in g. " ( 'ome o nd bring your neigh- i The memhership manager p resen t -Duilding-. The Hubjeet. wiII he "Na- l S t ~ t e . They are, rather, the onee ihor. Icrl the n :l Iu e: o f M rs . I

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think al!rocel'y

Of course. we(Ieliver - an ypi ace - any-time.

fo r all \ , nationally adver-tised st.aplc. .

for f resh poultry. sausage ..Rcrapp]c or dried meats.

ne d Currants, 10 l li an ts for $J.;;4I-(looseberries, HI ) ll un ts for $2.00>Grape 'VInes, strong' roots, 10 fo r $2.011 .or 2;;c cacil.Raspberries 1II11l Blackberries, tell fo r$l-J)clh'erccl.('ush with order 01' C. O. H.

ASK fo r any tIling youwel l : - ; tockcdRhould luwand -

THE IMPERIAL will not disappoint you.

HOWARD'S

Title & Trust Co ..

The Brightest Spot in NarberthA drug store in thelmost modern sense of the term.

You will find it convenient to do your banking at homeOpen an account with

2% Interest Paid on Checking Accounts3% Interest on Savings AccountsThe Merion

Gapital. $150,000==Surplus, $125,000== Undivided Profits, $100.000

A. J. LoosIlelll'y Rose\\". T. Melch io r

HAHRY A. JACOBS,};dJtor.

MAIZIE J . SIMPSON,Cashier.

OUR TOWN

Mrs. C. T. MooreM rs . Roy E. ClarkEarl F . Smi thq. M. HenryAssociate t;dltors.

ments on the sllbjeet. Af te r many, !CUB'S WEEKLY LETT.ER I IT'S UP TO 'YOUany years o[ residence In tile lJOr-,ough it h a" n ev er been found that the' ,All ExperIment in Co-operatiTe mel l o f 0111' town have bee n w ant in g T o t he Edi to r of Our Tow n: .

JOUl'lllllIsDl-l'lo Paid 'Vorker s. i whcn th e neec"slty arose. H you have never visited th e I,'oruOl ALTOGETHER'Owned an d Publlsbed every Tburs-' __ ._ ~ ~ A. Jrd'h!II11Jl. ~ \ ~ l n : ' l m O I ~ ~ ~ ' y y ~ l ~ v : V : ~ ~ ~ d y o : O ~ \ ~ ~ .

day by t h e Narber tb Civic Associa-, . tind th e c lu b room on tll,C ground floorlion. . : r e : ~ ~ ; ~ r ~ a ~ ~ t ~ l l ~ e s ~ ~ : ; I ~ n : ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ n o ~ [ ~ ~ 'a n Interesting spot. There congregatc, J ~ x p r e l i s yourself as you sec hest. Say what you wllJ and as you will

~ A U n E U ' l ' J l CIVIC ASSOCIA'.rION. annual mee ti ug o f t he Narherth Civic at t he r ou nd table, al l tlIe wis e, : he - n o l imitations except th e obvlolls ones! First ell'orts will su re make yOIlProCl;ldent, A. J. Loos. .Assoeiation. to he hel d 1'hursday ev.en- unwise and the think-they're-wlse ot:' Gne of liS, for ollrs ar e h ~ no means professional talcnts-and the techniqueVice-presidents, A. C. Shand, J. B.. lng, April 26. All interested In the Narberth. Wisdom has severa l m o u ~ h - i o f adcr af t is 'way heyonrl us! Bu t t hat 's n ot sa)'lng the master -workers, . d I J' pieces In th.e F or um , t he mos t prolll-'j' WO,n't. he '.'eleo.m.e. fo r . indeed th.ey wll J be! Most as.surelily they .will. bc,'Williams, James Artman. ,welfare of the commumty , an n IS- I I I 1 II I I I f. . . f II' nenl being Capt . Noel, First Regiment, t l ~ v e r s l O n . 1r Ienl s , or l 01. lis-anI t h splr t II' t la t Sprmgtlme.S ec re ta ry and tr')asurer, Fl'ank J. ' cusslOns on externllnatIOIl 0 les, N G Th Oracl e o [ Del hi wa s a piker. ,TOlll. In. then. everyhody-lIttie folks and Illg lolks-he a wmner or hackWlsse. mosqu it oe s, d is po sa l of ruhblsh, r , . le . tI 1 1 Tl I H wlllller--and everv household shall be representell' See what this weel;'!'Directors, Frederick L. Rose, George ashes , etc., should attend. comparee WI l o u r oca sage. le, suggestions have t offer:M. Henry, W. Arthur Cole, George M. Allolher matter o[ In te l lse In teres t i nf orm at io n a nd mlslnformation- .Colesworthy, Mrs. William S. Horner, 10 all is th c a lhlr cs s to he gi ve n by most l) o [ mis-on any sub j ec t under' THE HOWARD AD WRITING COMPETITIONI f' 0 I I I ! ' tl th e su n or over it, may b e obt a ln eJA. E. Wohlert , Mrs. George 1\1. Henry, 1\ rs. Imogene ,. a {e y >e or e IC Howard 's Iwynote if' serviee-real, comprehensive. vir-lie service.l"letcher W. Stites, E. A. l\1usclIamp, Womau'" Comlllunity Cluh Monday hcr.e for t he a sk in g o r w it ho ut ask- Howard'li SOlla Fountain is t he mos t modern and eomplete i n t he se part, , 'H. C. Gam , Hen ry Hose, Edward S. eveninl{, April 2::, in th e community ing. alld no e ffor t Is HlJarcd t o h av e everything served of th e best.Haws, Mrs. Roy E. Clark, Mrs. Ler.- 1'0011\. Y. 1\1. C. A. Mrs. Oakley will. It: you want to ai r ) ' ou r t roub les , oj( Howar d i s th e sole agent In Narberth fo r Fosli' delicious confcetlons.tel' W. 1\icke rson , Wi ll i am D. Smed- t el l hoI\' to I{et r il l o f d i rt a nd rubbish you want advice, it: you wan t t o shGot ; th e only store 1'01' miles around whe re t he y e an be seeured.ley. 1Iy Ihe U"e of H "Dest.ructor," aud how the bUl l, I [ ) ou want t o k now th e tife Howard keeps abreast of hol idays, and cau he count ed on to have t i l l 'flies and other inliccts may he ex- history o[ anybody In :\arberth, go to "arieties apropos of eaeh of them. .t he F or um . Of course, you mustu' \ Howar d i s t he sole agent in Narberth for ga stman KOll aks -a nd a lwaystpl'Iuilllllcll or !lI'evented 1'1'011I hreed- . I I . t f I I'he par t icular as to th e rel iabil i ty-bul earnes on I ~ I H a great yarle y 0 cameras anI sUPP le s. . ..Ing. II ' '. U. 1 I' 10 tl er e In the Howard IS always r ea dy to h el p lo ca te th e uuusual t i ling whIch IS sd -WI' IlIHlerslaull the 'Voman's Club },t l S n c I?II ~ e.1 r? tl t h I dOI\l caller! for. Many a spedal trip ll; taken or l e ll e l' wr i tt cu to seCUTt) sonl('is to tal{e dlar/{e of Clean -Up 'Veek lornm )O U 1 leal stones la a( speelal neel] of a eUlitolller.tliis ~ ' p a r . atHI we hesllCak f or t hem Ihe 'dLell of old ag e when Tom Trotter JIS

l\l.t ivc I'o-opera tiou of ( ' ounei l . Doan l l'ovpred t he p re se nt s it e of :-Iarberth.of Hpalth a 11I1 all other organi;r.ations ,Fellows that don't know a silo from ' r e l : ~ I ~ ~ n e s ,in :\arherth. a eor n shel l er or oats f rom a lf a lf a__ . ... 'aud uever did IL dec en t day 's worl, 1268April 9 . 19 17. in their l ives wi ll ge t up and ~ ~ I l how

prcsillent aUll :\tclllher" 01 Couneil of much they would en!oy farm life. Th,')---------------- . t h , ~ !lol'ough of :\arberth: real l ' auses of th ? F. u r ~ p e a n wa r haveH. C. GARA, (Jeul lemen: nevcr been publlshed m t h e pape rs ;Alht'l'Usfng Mllllager. Fol lowing t he d ir ee ti on o f C O l l n d ~ they Hre Ulany aud novel, b ~ th e onlyi . I Iplac e thev ar,e revealed lS at the I. 11 f II TI I B t 'f 'd 't to ' to haVe a eensus talwn 1Il the horong I, I 1 J II ou Ie 0 o ~ l I l g IUrSt ay. u I IREDUCE THESend al l letters an news 1 em ; I hel{ to report that t he wo rk hali been Forum. As to 1 0 ' ~ , t Ie wa r SIOU I you exp.eet 111m Thursday, belter ar - i

P. O. Box 404. ., I ('ompleled. A Teport of each h o u s ~ i be ( ' o l ~ d u e t e ( I : - - w e l l It s w o n d ~ r f u . l . h o w range fo r Monday. Week be[or.e last ICOST OF LIVINGSend a ll adv er tl sl ll g copy to P. O. i taken anll (,opiell Into a loo!;!! ;ea1'" ou r 1ll1f!st is J ~ l s t ehuck full 01 mlhLary I expected h im every day or an y day, IBox 820. i book .\venues ar e ' I r n l l l ~ e d alpha- strateglstl i, ot whom th e Wa r Depart Thought I h ad h im t he re , b ut h e beat B PI . .Make al l remit tances to P. O. Box h e t i e ~ l I ; ' cach 'house ;eport shows lIle nH'ut prohably never heard. \TIe to It by no t coming at all. New' y antIng Small FrUIt118.. nallle l;f' th e head of th e family. the I .It m u ~ t he a ~ e r y obscure a u t o l l l ~ - i resilIent. asl{ us something easy.Our T own IS on s al e at th e depot I ! I III felll'lle a d u l t ~ lIllie whIch hasn t at l ea st o ne VOCI'f I I J l ~ 1 l 1 1 leI" 0 !lUl c a l Co ' - ' , ' . ; 'ewss tand , and at t h e s tor e 0 ."'. males and females unlicr a ge . a nd m al e f er ou s c hamp Io n 111 tiM) I'01'um, a.l. Does anyone lmow wh.ere CharlcyDavis. anli female servants. i though he . may n ev er . h av ? seen h l Humphreys goeS after he leaves th eEn te re d a s second-class matter. Oc:- 'f l t. 01 taille I h" our i pe t muchme. Mat rl ll 1oma l, l egaL 1"0111111 every night? I know he doesn't15 ]914 t th po t O ff ic e at Ie repor, as > l J k' 1 f d'tober. ,a e. s , ullicer. :\11'. lIi11. "hows that we h ay e! medical.or a ny o th er 111( 0 a Vll'e /!;o homc--that Is n ot r ig ht away.Narber th. PennsylvanIa, under the . I" b I . Iis gratuitous at t he Forum , although.879 reSH m/!; 111 ou r oroug 1. I , .Act o f March 3, 1 . :\lale adults Snii i truth to t el l, I t s value lUay at t l l ~ e s Complaints conLinue to pOll I' in over:

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1917 1'emale allult" nS7 ihe o pe n t o q ue st io n: If . a n ~ ~ r r I ; ~ I the unnecessary ringing of th e bell on .A E W0 HLERT__ _ Bovs . 540 mall ha" a sl'rap With IllS WII.!l. ~ . t h . ~ til'e engi ne when returning frolll EMEnGENCY PHONE CALLS G I ~ h ; . 505 ~ o e ~ to. th e F o r u l ~ 1 and. tells .ho.w ,'tIS tires late lit night o r e ar ly in th e The Garden NurseriesFire 350. I"em:lle s e r V l 1 n t ~ l:!l lamlly IS unller IllS perled lliselplllle. morning-. ('an't th e chief do some-; NARBER1H. PArP II 1250 S om e gi nk that n ev er r ea ll )' o W I I ' ~ ( 1 ' .? .o ce . :'Itale senan ts . , . . . . . . . 14 '" I . I I b t tl th II1g ahout this. . ------al l of a .pl0 bi 1 wII re at e a ou Ie .

T .., O'V"'ERSHIP . b ar rc l:; o f c oin he spent at Atlantic T Th- 0TATt;MENT OF nl" l' , , Total 3060 I Home Guards attention! ry IS nT CIReULA ' 1'111 t he o th er I lay h ir in l{ a maeh ine , buy l I r A N A G t : ~ r E ~ " ,T h e r e ar e 77:: eompleted IIouses h there a man In Narherth famillHTO ETC I Ing wilt') 111111 al l that bunkTI X, , .., i the borough . ~ n o u g h with dr il l regulations to undH'I TrustinO' t hi s s er vi ce w il l b-e of I The Forum Is an Inst i tu t ion ancl t k tl d '11' f I I Ths hou ld r ema in . Wlothoul It S0111e oj a e Ie 1'1 mg 0 a. o ca c ompa ny I . If "Our Town," published weekly at : value to Council. I am, for home defense? Some of u s t hat e mperl3t he r egu lu r s wou lc lhe har d pu t to find1 \arher th. Pa .. reqUired by Ac t 0 WM. D. SMEDLEY, vietims for t h ei r su rp lus wind. :\iI ~ r too young (and t oo o ld ) to enlistAngust 24, 1912. Chalrmun o[ Pol ic e C omm it te e. o ne h owev er , profeslies to bel ieve any- 111 1he .army c O U I ~ b e u se d f or g ua rc llE(litor-Ilarry A. JacolJs. Narberth, - --.----.----------. thh;g he ha s hea rd ther e; other\vise duty r l g ! l ~ here II I Narbe rth and arc: "7he longe&t Store ,"n:Narberth. It. Pa . FIGHTING THE FLY his s an it y m ig ht he brought In'!) only wailIng f? r a. . Ie ad er . C om e 0 1 I1\Ianaglng Editor-Harr) ' A. Jacobs, question. ' ('olonel, Captam, Lieutenant and 1'1'1-::\arberth, Pa . I'ate. 01' w h a t e w ~ r you a rc . a nd g et lh( ASI(n In s" Mallage\' I I ~ r r v A Jacobs, '1'11111'1)' I,I'Hel' 1"1'011I .lost'Jlh lI . ~ l l s h 0,'1110' tOO'etllel.us e - .... . D O rr h as a new automohile " ... ...Va l)ertII Pa The subjo ined letter, d a ted March oc. TllC. rIll)., r " . Doc. must h av e hc (' n a horcsman in :J'\II>II'sllcr "arl>ertll CI'vic . ~ s s o c i a - I :11, h as b een recei ved by th e president '. _ .. __.__ ... _ _- . , . his day. He is continually talking ttl 'tion, Xarberth, Pa. ! of th e Civic Association: th e machine. He wanted to back up ~ o t l l ' c 10 l'itockhol(lers IASI( fo r vallr favorite blend ofOwners-Narberth Civic Association.: near Si r : -Our minds ar e so filled t he o the r e ve ni ng a nd t ri ed t o a cc om - Stocl{llOlder,; of the Narherth I c o f r ~ e or te'lOfficers-President, A. J. Loos; v lce -' a t the present time with wa r and it s . . l ' I ' tl . Building & Loan Association will take .. S d J B Wil reparations that We ar e liable to pltsh It > pu ling on Ie steering .preSIdents, A. C. hun , .. - p, . wh e.!! I and veil ing "back , back!" When not Ic e tbat a specia l meeting of t b Iiams James \rtman secretary lorget that we must wage an mcreas- I t't t I . ""'1 , .. f tockho lder s o f th e association will ASK fo r H:,;h or o,vstel':-i on., . ., . . f I he wan" 0 s op Ie cries "lOa.and treasurer George W. Coles- JIll!: wa r aguJIlst th e menace 0 d sease'j I 11 I I tI tl . he heM on Thursday, May 3. 1917, at . T h u r l i d a ~ ' R and F r i d a ~ ' ~ . . , Philadel h la h as s ta rt ed a wa r on an t . len won( er s w Iy Ie i l l ig '. .V' orthy. I '. , p . , . .I{eeps going. In an absent mlnder} n .0 clocl. P. M .. at whIch time actIonn l r e c t o r s - G e o r ~ e H: Henry, W I flies; Hushe). ,L toV'. n a b o ~ t !he. size i llJoment he tried to horrow a ha:ter 'WIll he taken upon th e proposal to ASK fo r fresh fruits or vcge-Arthur Cole, F r e c l e ~ l ~ k L. Rose, A. i of : ' \ a r b ~ r t h . s t a r t ~ l l last . yel ll With a I for it, n nll ! John Caltlwell (Who I ! : ( ~ t s nmend Ar ti cl e VI II . S ec ti on 5 of t!If' tables in season.

I ~ Wahlert, Mrs. Wllham S, HOrner'j sllPees.s!UI e ~ m p a l ~ n ~ g a l l l s t t ! ~ e fly: so mnc h f re e allvertislng) woke h;m hylaws of th e association. relating', 10'Mrs. Geo rg e H . Hen ry , Fletcher W. alill WIll contlllue It thIS year. ::>urel) I up Ihe compensation of th e secretary.S t it es, E . A. Musehamp, H. C. Gar a, t he re Is much that could be done in I . ,T. I10ward Wilson. AS I\:Henrv Rose Edward S, Haws, Mrs. 1 Jliarherth. and the sponer we s t ar t , t h e, .' President} F CI '1- Willi D Smedley better To th,!! lIew r eS ide nt w ho asks" . . .lO) ,. aI ' " am. 'j . "WI tl I I d ,. I IMrs. Lester W. Nickerson. Your ussoeiation lihoultl father a . ICn Ie regu ar as 1 a). ?ccurs, Th F T. C(SIg-ned) HARRY A. JACOBS. 1\10vement so t ha t p ro pe r fiues ,,:i11 ~ v l l i e ~ l d e a v o r to r ~ P I Y , bu t lt s a tough' e 3n e 31 Oflnff o.Bus iness Manager . Ihe leYled against opel l I{urhage palls. ~ o h . rh e reg-ular , ls h d ay Is th e mostSwo rn t o and subscribed bef or e me allll partiCUlarly H/{ainst open manurc l ~ r e g U l a r d:Y ~ h a : ever o ~ c u r r . e d : ~ 2 ; ~ 4 WOODBINE AVE.this elevcnth day of October, 1916. Ipits or piles of mhhish. Stahles i 1.s ;Iever t Ie a) ~ o u . e ~ p e ~ It I: Phone 120:1-.1. X.\ H1U-:H'I'II. J'A.(Seal) T. ~ ( }(cFaddcn, should he screened, manure pits I s L ! ~ om. the sam? a) If0 t wee t ),l1ll1"s' lind (ll'llt,,' 'J'lIl1ol'inu' t tWIce II I successIOn. you expE'r CI . P . I) ' ] I'Not ar y. se ree ne d. a nd a ny fresh manur e t re a -I T d 'II h . ellnll1/Z. reS"IIII::. yelllg unl ,1 '-. . . the as h man ues ay, you a.ve pairing. I'r il'e s R ea sona ble. W or k;\ty commission expi res Feb . 21, 1921. ed With II111e. p le nt v o f t im e if YOU pu t you'r cans eal led for UIll] Ilelivereri.Surel )' every father and mother' .

1 ~ th e ~ d l t o r of Our Town: would feel n lo re r es ig ne d s ho ul d t he ~ - ~ . ~ . - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ - ~ . _ ~ - ~ - ~ . ~ - - ~ ~ ~ - ~ - - ~ ~ - ~ - - ~ ~ - ~ - - - ~ - - ~ - ~I desire to ('all the a tt en ti on o f the d re ad i nf an ti le paralysis visit usyoung men or Narherth anll v icin ity again . dil l theY lmow every precautionWho a r , ~ desirous or undergoing some was lleing taken to avoid its spread byin"truetion" In military. that I wil l b e Illes.pleu:;ed to g iv e t hem my l ic rv ic es and Ycry truly yours,teach them the Ilrill reglilatiolls and Joseph II . ~ u s h .manual of arms, provldell that some Mr. :\ash enclosetl with th e forego->lui table pillee eoul el he j lr oc ur ed [ or i ng letter a dipping frol11 th e Phllathe \ \' ork. Wil l yOll kindly maliC mell , d elphi a Puh li c Ledger. re[erring tolion of this fl1l' t in Our Town? I the appointment of a committee by th en. 1' . Whltl '. ,Chamher o f Commerce to co-operate

422 nUllle,' avenue, :-Iarherlh. Iwitll thl' authorities in t h e wa rf a re onExNon Comm'lssioll Staff oflieel.,1

1th e fly, hy e x ~ e r n ~ i n a t i . n g th.e .breedingVirl{lnia :\ationul Guard. spols. The ('Ity IS hemg dlvlded into

___ Idistl'il'fS fo r i n spedlon; owne rs of'1'0 th e Jo:llitol' of Our '[own: stahles wil l repe ive Inst ruc t ions, andIt I with ('onhillerahle liurprise that rpfuse alltl garhage he.aps :vill b 1I note that no mention ha s heen made a l1 0l is he ll . A circular IS bemg pret. hut I lw ll len of Narherth ar e inter-.j pIIIer!. ShOWing. th e infant m o r t a l ~ t ) estetl or disintereste(l ill t h e p re sen t ('ausell h ~ the lIy ullll Itlndred \11.\

lTi sl s he tween ourse lves ant! a fOl'-1 ~ e e t s .l'igll government. Th e Civi(' AssoeiaUon will be gladOf eourse. we IUl\'e II 1I11l1lhel' of ou r 10 eo-opcrate with Narberth CounciL Ihovli In t he S t at e Militia. hu t It wOlI\ll the nonrd of Health, th e ~ T o m a n ' sF . e ~ i l l that it Is possible for us to 01'- Community Club. lIud an y other. 01'- NARBERTHO F F Ie E ARCADE BUJLDINGI{nnize .In some way which woulel he gauizatlon or individual. 111 this wa r ,~ benefit to 0111' national I! ,overnment. ng-alnst f lies. mosqu itos, d i rt , rubh lsh . I Kilnl>l)' pu t this ollt liS l1. sugges- et". This Is a eommon cause. in which Open from 8 A. M. to 4 P. M. . Saturdays Untd Noon.t10n II IIII with th e Illea that you might "ven'O'I" shou ld en li st , to save th e I Friday Evenings f rom 7 Unti l 9 o 'Clockwrite an p.llltoriul aAltinl!: fo r COIll- lives or the little ones.

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DAVIS"

WM. D. SMEDLEYUuflder

45th and Parrish Sts.

FOR SALE!

Are You a Renter? I

Good Old}'llshioned. 1 I ( ) D 1 e . ~ [ a d e~ ' u d g e . The lillul 'fluit MotherUsedto J[lIke

c. P. COOKAnthracite CoalWOOD ANDBUILDING SUPPLIES

SCOlT -POWELt DAIRIES

I\Iany o f t he e it iz en s of our Year'Hound-Home-Town started here asrent.ers. Aftel' liVing here a Whi le theywel'e convinced that Narbe rt h i s th ebest Suburb to Philadelphia.Do likewise-add up your rentreceipts-ask youI' brol .,,)] Conway a \' enue to I ,1Il1 H. bgolf, Wail BuUdlng. Nn"bertb, Pa.. ..,:, J.:i res- of Overhrook. ..{'ott With ] M l l l s l s . . \ ~ t e k w a s r t l ~ the O l ' ~ a n . '110 Merion avenue 10 R. :vY. Hoffllliln, : ~ ~ - ' ; ~ ~ ' ; - ; h ~ ' ; - ; \ h ~ : I " . r 8 .10wn 11 well.. I. , ee - ernee f PI 'I d I I' I I.. \ Sarv' f ra '}" If , . . () 11 a e pun. ." l o u t th e ~ o o t l ~ h . }UlR to sel l ,II ' iJj- 1 C 1 ~ tl ' mllar . y n ~ n s , ~ 121 Elmwood avenue to Harn' M'I ~ : ~ " d n e l ' l ' ; ~ ' \ " O " " I I " ' l a , , ~ ' goldell ~ ! o l l a r ~ .I ~ su eet 0: ,I e prayel' meeting thls, Cranmer of Philade l hia. . C III IS a \1".'. lUlu hollera.\\ellnesday Hight.. The pastor ,1IId ?10 r.o ' t 'V P '\ 'I . . l',ssex avenue 0 , Ill. , \\'escoat. Ga"'.B M C G 1 - n l e ~ ~; prayer Illeet ng COnl1l11t.tee ar e I I I , f PI il d I I' ... 0- 0I eharge of the service. 0 1 a e p lIa. 123 South 17!1'Jt PhiladclP/iid; I . :\" "1 cJ J[ b ' ,430 Dudley a,venue to H. Rus

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The above depnrtment should be of thegreatest use to the community, the list contains the name of eve ry p ro fe ss Iona l man .tradesman, mechanic , shopkeeper , e tc ., Whodoes or can In a ny way eerve h is f ell owtownsman, and who Is progressive e n o u ~ bto a dd n ame to l is t ot Register.As I t Is di ff icu lt f or t ho se c on tr ib ut in gtheir t ime and e!forts to the production ot"Our Town" to pel'llonally either know orInterview all such, It would be most helptUI If tho se no t now t ou nd In the printedUst would send In a memo ot their names.addresil, phone numbel'll and buelneuea orprofessions for listing, Tbla wl\l coet as tolIowa: 10 cenla eacb IlI8Ue tor 2 l in es: 6 centafor each additional line.

Friday Evening, April 27,High School Auditorium

Crist, "'ronk Phone, 644-\V.S ~ display advertl.ement In this Issue.1I11l.KJlalmbad., A. Phonc, Cynwyd 766-W.AI\llr s, Narherth P. O. Box 415.Scott-I'owen Dairies. Phone, Preston 2398.See display advertlsernent In this Issue.1IIORTGAGESShnpHon, Jl1nlefi c. ~ 3 ] ~ s 8 e x ave.Phone, 636. or H20 Cheslnu t s t.1IlUSIC.\zpeJl's 1Ilu.lc St..r.., Ardmore, Phone 1072-.1.Sce di.play al!vertlsenent In this Issue.Cowin, T. S tuar t . Plano Teacher.206 lIIerlon ave. Phone, Narberth 347-R.1,008, ....nny II . Plano Teacher and Accompanist. 417 Haverford ave. Phone, 316-.1.Studio. No. 6 Arcade B ldg.. Narberth.NOTARY PUULICJ.. t r ~ r l e s , J. II . 111 Narbertl1 ave.Phone, 6G6-M.Ol'TICIA1'OlSFenton, Carl F. 506 Esscx ave. Phonc, 63S-W.Phlla. address. IS06 Chestnut 8t.I'ACIUNG, 1I10VINO, ETC.I1artman, "m. U.Sec d l s p l a ~ ' ad"crtlscment In this Issue.PAINTEnSCole, Jame. R.246 Haver fo rd a ' e. Phone , 1225-J.W. G. Cummer. Phonc, 1 ~ - 6 2 W.~ 1 Elnl\\OClo(1 avc" Narberth.J)f.'nver. IUclulrd Ii'. Phone, Ardmore 39.See d l s p l a ~ ' advcrtlsemcnt In this Issue.Walzcr, Fred.117 Winsor ave. Phone. 1247-.1.PAI' ..:R UANGEnSWitte , Geo. A. 320 Woodbine ave.Phone. 1203-""0 FIrst-class work.IAT..;NT LAWYERSIoster, Saml. "' . Phlla. address, lO l l Chestnut st. 131 IIIcrlon avc. Phone, 1233-.1.l'Il0TO I'I.AYS. \rt, 'adl Th..-ntrf ' . Xaruerth.See dixpla)" nl1\"crtlsement In this issue..... reBtUR," 1 6t h n nd C he st nu t 8 t8 ., P hl 1& .Scc < l l s p l a ~ ' advertlNcmcnt In this Issue.I'J.Ul\UUNG. ETC.811111..e, 01'0. U. Phone. 1289.!lee display advcrtlNement In this Issue.Wall, II . IJ. Phone, 319-.T.See dlsptay advertlsernent tn this Issue.

1ta,:AL };STAT};('old", ..11 &: Co. Phonc, 1271.\V.Sce IIlsl1lay all"ertlserncnt In this 188ue.I ' rl tsch, U. C. Phone. 2 5 ~ - W.Sce display ad"crtlsement In this Issue.(iodfrf'' 'o, "oln. B.114 \ \'oodslde ave. Phone, 68S-\V.Nash, Robert J. Phone. 605.Money for 1"lrst and Second lIIortgages.Vost. Wm. };. ~ 0 Chestnut ave. Phone, Nar.1285-\V. with Harber t & Claghorn, :MainLine Bcal Esla te . 204 Batley Bldg., Phlla.ROOFING, I';TC.

( ; a r a - 1 I I c G l n l c ~ ' Co. Phonc, 12GB-W.See display advcrtlsement In this Issue.Miller, John A. 243 lona ave. Phone, 661-.1.Shop, 2 ~ Haverford ave. Phone, 1226-J.SCIIOOLS, ETC,Wetherill. 111188 1IIaude E.~ O O D u d l e ~ ' a'e. Phone. 1260-R.

I SEEDSI I r ~ ~ r , I 1 ~ n r ~ ' A. Phonc. 'Valnut 974. Phlla.~ e l ' tJiNphl) : \ l l v t ~ r t l H P l n C ' n t tn this Issue.SIlOElIIAKERSTarnet. Harr) '246 "'oodblne ave.Good \{' ea r Shoe I te ll al r Shop,Con8tantlne, D. G. Y. 111. C. A. Dldg.STUDIO SIIOP.(larden St\ldlo ShO.,. 212 Grayling ave.See display advertisement In thIs Issue.TAILOnSF""ll'le T a l l o r I n ~ Co. Phone, 1203-.1.See display adverllsement In this Issue.ISch"'artz, Charle8 Home Town Tailor.~ 3 Haverford ave. Phone. 1254-.1.T'i'PEWRITEltSDOllll't', E, G. 602 Essex ave.Phone. Narberth 63S-III.

Two Line. , IOc pe r i ue ; Sc for each aclclitionalline

THE FIRESIDE

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Hoher t J . I'ash. real estate hroker,1001 Che st nu t s tr ee t, Philadelphia,O:arherth sehonl,,; w is h to conwnlt ! tlnue to extenll a l l court e s ie s \l0:lsibleYOIII.I to Its students a nd \ la tr o ns . h u t there

i h hn ul ll h e thoughtful co-operation.

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BOYLE'S

Notice is hereby given thatby resolution of the Board ofDirectors of the NarberthBuilding & Loan Association,a special meeting o f Stockholders will be held 01\ 1'hursday May 3, 1917, at 9 o'clockP. M., at the general meetingplace of the Association, ElmHall, Narberth, Pennsylvania,to take act ion on the approvalor disapproval of a proposedincrease of capital stuck from$1,000,000 to $2.000,000.THOMAS C. TROT'fER, .11'..Secretary.FLETCHER W. STITES,Solicitor.IL__----

ARCADE T H E ~ T R E

1 'h e publ ic school children of Narberth ar e planning a big circus fo rth e last !"rlday in April. l ! ~ v e r y boyand girl in th e school Is given al l opportunity to talO.\ III Inllh,l l'lh"...l n or : morn ing wer e hrlef. Q ua ntity was How our a ssoci a ti on Is growing in"Til}: W O ~ l A X WHO IHU};II" I.' ror In (Illalit\.'. memhershlp Is e vi de nc ed by th e 101-. \ . l d ~ e l ;\It...."U..n. I I I T ~ I ; \ ..t' " I',"'IX(; i m,llle liP

1I00K OF X;\T l 'l tK Thl . " . ...k. ". , ..."lInl: I lowing: I ACCOUNTAXTStl w l I ~ n r . " , ,Junior Xut(,,, Up to ~ e e m b e r 11, 1!l\li. there were IGr{'Cne. An, J. M. Burton, H'll'lIll'h, \'erl ~ ~ 10na ave.\I a 11 1 I>on C C aUel W. N. H. Zell, s.\ Nar . Phone . 650-W. Ard. Phone , 163-.1., , , .. >. . . "'1811 AND OYST..:nSSpelglEman. H, Gruml ln . H . J . h .n g- ImJ.erhd tiroc.'ry Co. Phonc, Narberth 60G.IlaUlll Un(1 J Spears I See dlHplay IldvertiNemcnt In this IHsue., . . GARDNERSThe play wl1\ be f ol lowed by a Yowel l, " 'Mher 'danl'(' II1\(1 t ic k et s I n cl udi ng bo th c a n 101 ComvllY ave. Phone. 334-.r.".. . I GARD};X NURSERIES1>.e ohtllllled trom an)' of the above- Wohlcrt. A. I ~ Phone, 696.mentioned members or f rom Capt ai n See display advertisement In this Issue., I tl fi \ u e GROCEnSJames (. 0 len, at Ie re 10 s . , I m l . ~ r l l l i Grocery Co. Phone, Narberth 606.The proceeds will be us.ed for the I Sce display advertlsemcnt In this Issue.If 1 th noral HAULING, ETC.purchase of un orms un( e ge Walton IIr08. Phone, 672.m a i n t e l l a n c , ~ of th e eorps. I t Is hoped Sec display advertlscment In this tssuo.tl t tl er \vlll be a l a rge at tendance HEATING, S T } ~ A M AND WATERla 1 e . lIalre, Geo. ,\.to encourage th e l oc al y ou ng m en II I 311 N. Narberth ave. Phone, 699-.1.their desire f or m l1 lt ar v training:, INSURANCE. Bowman, SamuelI'. (Lltc.)which Is such an impo r tan t mat te r a t 116 mmwood ave. Phone . 653-W.t h is t ln l e UlIrl:bardt. 1I1II1er Phone, 659-lIf. P. O. Box,. , fro111 tile L. (Life, FIre, Accident. Health. Auto, etc.)1 ' l c k e t ~ may he had Joneo, Cha8. n.secretarY of ~ ' o u r local Y. M. C. A. 403 N. Narherth ave. Phone, 69S-W.. Jones, Wm, J. 103 S. Narberth ave. Phone,6S0-.1. Phlla . address . Penn 1\[utua1 Bldg.Snyder, nobt.313 \Voodslde ave. Phone, 3S3.Trotter BroM. (Fire , e tc .)

~ 0 'Yoodslde ave. Phone. 12S2-R.LAWYEnSGilroy. John ~ 1 Essex aVe. Phone, 1245-1l.Phlla. address, Lincoln Bldg,l I e n r ~ . Oeo, 111. 10' Chestnut ave. Phone, 608.Phlla. address , Flnanco Bldg.Schen, Horace 111.20S Sabine ave. Phone, 1246-W.Stlte8, F1etcller lV. 4' a Havertord ave.Phone. 372-W Philo. address, Crozer B l d ~ .LIGHTING FIXTURES1I1eDonald John, Narberth phone, 1288.1533 Chest. st .. Philo. Phone. Spruce 3138,1IIANICURE, ETC.Ca8e, A. 111. Phone. 302-J.See display advertisement I" this Issue.MEATS, ETC.1I0yles'. Phone, 398.See display advertisement In this Issuo.Cotter, Howard F. Phone, 1298.Sce elloplay advertisement l a t hi s Issue.

IY M eA I dwellings, Nos. 91 an d 97 Windsor II NARBERTH PUBLICF etu M d Freight Hauled I avenue, for Samuel T. Atherholt to aurOt re ove . TREASURER'S REPORT party who w il l h ol d the properties fo r SCHOOL'S BIGExpress Packages Carried. Trunks Called fo r a nd D e l i v e r e ~ I n ; : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t ~ e : l s r s McI1lvaln an d Com- I SPRING CIRCUSPassenger Automobiles TeaDlmg Narber th , April 2 , 1917. pany, ot' Philudeiphla, of a lo t aboutW ALTON B R O S . N..t ~ : ' : f i l 7 2 Treasu rer 's repor l fo r t he mon th of :WO feet front on Avon road , Anthwyn

= = = = : : : : = = = = ~ ~ ~ ~ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = : : : : = : = : ~ = = : : ; . ; =March, 1917: IFarms, to Mr. Samuel 'f. Alherholt,'= Phone,ArdPlore89 MardI 1 , halance $71.28, who w il l i mp ro ve t he l ot h ~ th e erec-DO IT NOW rARD F. DENVLR JteceJIIt!; I lon of at tJ '"dc tlve mOdern. IletachedRICHn . 4J Subsc rl ]l l ions for th e homes. . .year $ 82.33 T he s ale hy Mr. Smcrlley ot IllSDecorative Painting: : Paper Hanging I I ~ ? l l . memhershlp 30.00 I I J l l n ~ a l o w In A n t h w ~ n . Parms to Mr.i LImited membership.. 36.00 IHammer , and th e bUlJcllng of Mr. A fh -ARCADE BUIL .D ING, NARB ER TH IBoys' membership .. . 24.70 IHho:t 's new home and probah ly erec-p"pcr Hall::ln:: roprescntcJ by 21 LANCASTER AVE., ARDMORE Pool ., ........... , 51.44 tlon of several o th er p rop er t ie s onPhilip L .Galla::hcr . . .. ' .. -------.--.-----IBOwlln g , 64.65 t 1 l i ~ tract In t he n ea r fu tu re. denot e sHAR--R--Y- B. WALL SCHOOL N'OTES Towels ............. 4.00 I that there. ~ ' i 1 1 be con.sirlerable realPhone .. :............ 1.25 Iestate aetlVlty here thl" year.I HentaI of sto res . . . . . . 122.50 IPlumbing, Gas Fitting 11'.3ntal of gym fo rand Heating I schoo], 553-4 hoursI and 45 towels . . . . . . 44.00N A R B E R T H . PA .Basket ball receipts . . 7.:35,,, i