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WILLOWS HOLD UP. PAVING OF STREETBoro .gh Wants Them Felled,as They Block Conway

Avenue SewersGRANT Y. M. C. A. PETITION

PLAN TO ATTENDERIE CONVENTION

Sold for $19,500.J . Howard Mecke, J r. , h as soldto Henry R. Frorer, of King ofPrussia, Pa., store and office property adjoining the Northeastcomer of Lancaste r p ik e andRoberts road, Bryn Mawr,Pa; ,for a sum which is reported to be$19,500.

NOW QUINCY L.EE, HEKNEW IT IN MAY:Many Narbites now feel certainthat Connie's Clouting Clan, otherwise known as the Athletics, willwin the pennant in the AmericanLeague basebal l race thi s year, butthey have nothing on Quincy LeeYowell.Quincy Lee, who is better knownto the followers of Narberth's MainLiIJe League baseball nine as Eppa,knew it long ago . Eppa, who is exceedingly .diminutive f or h is age, isone of Manager Bill Crowell's mostdependable fence busters, and whenhe cast his experienced eye over theAmer ican League contestants oneday early in the spring, after a workout in the outfield, he decided "ourAth-a-letics" were going to win..Forthwith he sent in an applicationto Connie Mack in May for WorldSeries tickets.To prove his c la im t o being thefirst "A's" fan to re qu es t seriest icke ts Eppa shows a letter fromConnie Mack written in Boston onJune 2."Am returning check," Connie's notereads. "In the advent that our ballclub wins t he Ame ric an Leagu echampionship a notice will be sentout regarding the purchase of tickets,and checks should be sent to theAmerican League Baseball C lu b inPh i l a d e l ph i a . -"Thank you for your confidencein o\1r t eam," the Athletics' bossconcludes.

BOL.D BAD BURGL.AR "BORROWS" "BUL.L.'S" BUSA bold, bad burgl ar tried anew one on the township policecially after a mee ti ng of the Re- Mai n L in e L eg io n Me n Want last week. He "borrowed" onepubl ican Associa t ion of Lower Mill er E l ec te d V ice of the new bandit chasers of thei\Jer ion which was held Monday Lower I\'Ierion police to make his. 1 1 G I \il! I Commander get-away when his prowlingsl1Ig It at tI e enera '\ ayne nn, were interrupted in Narberth.near Narberth. This organization HELD Early Sunday Lieutenant Mul-,dlich i s mad e up of Republican CAUCUS THURSDAY lin took the usual tour of inspec-,:ol11mitteemen and ot he r stal- tion around Narberth. At Moilt-warts of t he t ownsh ip organiza- The annual convention of the gomery and Haverford avenuestion and \\hich is headed by \Vil- American ~ e g i o n of Pennsylvania he noticed a prowler on a lawn. Several important matters canie'11 b I Id E ' '1' Leaving the engine running, Mul- fli am A. L . Bar ke r, p re si de nt o f WI e Ie at rIe next hursday, lin got out to investigate. up or consideration atthe regulart he L ow er Merion Commission, Friday and Saturday. The BuUock- He heard the prowler a few l l 1 e e t i n ~ of the Narberth Boroughlet i t beknown that " the organiza- Sanderson Pos t o f Ardmore will be yards ahead of him, began a COtll;CIJ last Monday evening.tion will stand for no fight on the represented by delegates Isaac Boyd roundabout pur su it and finally PreSIdent Vv. R. D. Hall andd G I B ""h 1 saw his intended quarry jump C '1treasurership." Harmony and ab- an . . ennett. i elr a ternates . . ounCI men H.endersoll aII(I DaIII'el1I1to the new mach1l1e and speed~ o l u t e harmony it was i nt imat ed a re Jos eph Ka lde nb ac he r a nd off. Lei!ch were absen t. The quorumwas expected from all officehold- George Matthews. The car was found abandoned whIch was present chose CounciJ-ers and RepUblicans who wished The John Winthrop Post of Bryn in West Philadelphia by city man Walton M. Wentz t o s er ve a sto c on ti nu e t o. !)lay with the Mawr wil l send Joseph G. GiJe as police Tuesday. The prowler has temporary president.I not yet been caught, but Lowert ownship o rgan iz at ion. As a re- a de ega te and James Cohen as Merion police say they have a Robert J . Edgar repor ted for thesuit o f t hi s d ic tum all organized alternate. They will be accompanied clue and are "hot on the trail." Shade Tree Commission in refer-fact ions of the party in t he t own- by Richard H. Fogarty, Jr., Joseph ence to the willow trees on Conway,:hip were rep re sent ed at the H. Cairns, Ferd J. TaIo ne and CROWELL'S COHORTS WiN avenue. He said that practically:Uonday meeting. Stanley F. Hughes. The delegates all of these t rees are on p riva teLast week backers of Commis- from the Thomas D. Vandever THREE AND LOSE ONE property and that the commissionsianer Hess announced tha t they Post of Bala-Cynwyd and the Nar- recommended the rellloval of all of1 b d 1\ . P Bow to Newton Coal Nine, but Van-woul( a tt emp t to capture the as- erth an 1enon osts have not . 0 them. If they were on public prop-snciation at its meeting and secure been announced. qUlsh thers. erty, the commission would orderan endorsement of thei r candidate. The Bryn Mawr boys at the sug- N a r b e r ~ h t ~ o k a!l the laugh out their removal. He said that if theHess appeared a t t he meeting and gestion of the assistant d istr ict dep- of the .Mam Ll11e .Tlgers here Tues- wil lows were r emoved p lane t reessj)okc, but no endorsement was uty will travel to Erie via the Penn- day !1lght when It sen t t hem home I . I I 1 'I 1 1 f 3 . W lIC 1 are a so p anted there , wou ldgi\'en nor was an attempt made to sylvania Railroad, having engaged on tI e s lOrt en( 0 a 5-: s co re 111 a s oon s pr ead out and fill this space.get one. a drawing room f or n ex t Monday w e l l ~ p l a y e d game. . In connection with the discussion1'be explanation given for this evening. ,. )\1 ll ton, the dusky pItcher .for the of these willow trees Mr. \Ventz ex-was that the stahvarts thought i t Th e B ry n Mawr and Ardmore Ilgers, held. our boys to SIX \ ~ e l l plained that their roots grow intowouhl b e b et te r politics to wait boys are going to work for the elec- scattered SIngles. HumphrIes, and block up the Conway avenuel1ntil the aspirants for the treas- tion of Commander Jacob Miller, of Crowell's crack. third baseman, gturer sh ip had filed the ir peti t ions the Hatboro Post, as vice com- three of the SIX. Yowell, DaVIS sewers and that it i s going to befnr the office and been given a m and er of the Eastern district. and Keyes got one each. necessary to clean out the sewer andchance to withdraw. Then, i t wa s A cau cu s of Ame ri ca n L ea ion Yow el l, who just returned f rom lay new p ipe on Conway avenue be-declared, the association could s ee r epr es en ta ti ve s f rom the v ar iou s up the St.ate, l oo ke d good i n l ef t f or e permanent paving can be injust whQ was in the fight and Post s in Mont gome ry a nd B uc ks field. . :;HIl.ton .-also ~ c c e p t e d five s ta lled on that street. It has beencould give an endorsement that counties, known as the Ninth Penn- chances WIthout a mISS. ascertained that it would cost $4700would carry g rea te r weigh t and s yl vani a di st ri ct , met i n t he B en ja - .Masters was on the mound f

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T WILLOWS HOLD UPoVR OWN PAVING OF STREETA Co-operative Community JournalOwned by the Narberth Civic Associationand published ever7 Saturdar atNarberth, Pa.

Philip Atlee LivingstonEditor l ind PublisherJ. Richmond Magney

Associlltll lDrJltOfSUBSCRIPTION PRICE, On8 Dollar a. 4Fitty Cents per rear in ad"a.OI

OUR ,TOWNNEWS OF THE CHURCHES jTH E PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHRev. John Van Ness, minister.Meetings for Sunday, August 16:9.30 A. M.-Bible School. TheAdult Bible Class will be taught a t

10 o'c lock by Dr. Wil liams.I I A. M.-Morning worship. Thes ermon wi ll be d eli ver ed by Rev .Richard L. 'Will iams, D. D., pastorof the Lower Providence Church, atEagleville, Pa.7 P. M.-Union twilight meeting

with sermon by a min is te r furni sh ed by the Methodist Church. Theunion prayer meet ing wil l be heldnex t Wednesday evening in thePre sbyt er ian Church with l eade rfrom the Methodist Church.

T HE outcome o f th e meeting at Atlantic Citybetween the coal miners and operators is suffic ient proof that our advi ce to you during

Apr il , May, June and July-to place your winterorder for coal then-was given with the bes t o fintentions.To those who were skept ical , and are still unprepared to face the coal famine which will occur if astrike occurs-we again strongly urge you to "Orderat least part of your coal for delivery before September 1st."

Entered a8 second-class matter, October15th, 1914, at the Post Offlce at Narberth,Pennsylvania. under the act of March a,1879.

"NO ANNOUNCEMENT NOW,"SAYS STRETCH'TO RUMOR

EAGLEEYED COP SPOTSYOUTH ACCUSED OF BREAKS

THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF TH E WORLDPennsylvania Railroad System

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: ",f::! We are onducting a final clearance sale on much of i;,iiii! our summer stock to make way for early fall goods. mj l !l Bargains are to be found here. It will pay you to I jill investigate. ,nj~ Fij::l We are now c l e ~ ~ i n g o ' ~ t S t ! ~ ~ Ha: : a t 50 per cent.M ,off; Screens, window and door, are also going at 1[1Ii] 50 per cent. off. 1"1Ill, Other bargains in Shoes, Dresses and Household miii!' " , ~ U l , n i s h i n g s are awaiting you. mJ The Adelizzi StoreL _ ~ : .. : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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ELKKUPhone-Lansdowne 888Ea ch y ea r mOJ'e people buyKunkel's Coa l becau se theyg et b et te r coal, qui ck er s er v-ice, {llil weight and 50c a tonoff /OJ' cash.

"Send It to the Paper."

Leaves Way'ne - - 7.58 A. M.Arrives At lantic Ci ty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.55 A. M.Returning, leaves A t l ; l ~ t i c City, South Carolina Avenue .. . 6.15 P. lU.

Proportionate Fares from other points, B etwe en Ilarkesburg and Narberth

Lay Reader at St. Andrew ' s t o Replace Mr. Birckhead, Resigned.Mr. Francis A. Gray. lay readerin charge of the St. A l ; d r e ~ v ' s :Mission in \\Test l\Ianayunk, willleave his chapel in the f al l in o r der to become assistant to theRe,', Gibson Bell, r ec to r a t AllSai nt s Chu rc h in \Vynnewood.He will take the p la ce o f Mr.Birckhead. assistant at AIl Saints.\\"ho has resigned,Mr. Grav was in China work ing' under 'Bishop Roots, but due

to the illness of his wife wasforced to re tu rn home. Last yearhe was p laced in charge of StAndrew' s by Rev. Benjamin NBird, rector of St. Asaph's, Bala ,Mr. Gray is a student at the Philadelphia Divinity School.

r- .._-tt$2 05 One DayI ROUN: TRIP ~ ~ : : ~ r : r :Atlantic .Cit"M:THUR8'DAY,AUGUST 2(l .,;-I, ' ." ,SPECIAL TRAIN via DELAWARE RIVER BRIDGE

ALL RA IL ROUTE TO'THE SEASHOREEastern Standard Time

CONTI! ' lmn F R O ~ I THI': FmST PAGEless than if forced out of the fieldby an open endorsement of a rival.Peti t ions must be filed by Tues dav, August 18. Three days arethen allowed for an y candidate tow it hd raw. A ft er this p er io d o fgrace has e la ps ed . i n fact, onMonday, August 24, the Republican Association will hold anothermeeting at t he Gen er al \\ ' ayneand at that time it will make anopen endorsement .Backers of Pe te Hess claimthat that endorsement will beg iv en t o h im a nd their argumentsseem unrefutable. Everyone ofthe Republ ic an commit te emenfronl the var ious d is t ri ct s o f thetownship have announced thei rsupport of Hess ,vith the exception of Stretch, of General \Vayne,and Skelton, of Cynwyd, who arecandidates, and George Gane, ofBrvn Mawr. and Horace \V,Sniedle}r, of Ardmore.The a tt it ud e on the race ofGane, a former township treasurer, i s s ti ll unknown. bu t Smedley, a former county controller, isRaid to be l eaning toward Hess.,He is now awav and when he re'turns he is e xp ec te d t o c on fe r\ 'ith the various factions involved.in the fight a l ~ d then make his'announcement.Hess boosters ar e confidento f b ot h h is n om in at io n a nd hi s

election as treasurer. "There iss ti ll a little argument in th e threeArdmore districts," said ColonelErskine Bains. chairman of theBala-Cynwyd 'Republican Committee which is working hard forHess, "but the upper end of thetownship is solid for Commis-s io ne r Hes s and Mer io n h as also Keen Observation and Memorydeclared for him." Lands Man for Officer McCarthy.In the meantime dur in g t he James McCarthy, one o f Lower,veek another candidate threw his :\1erion 's "f inest ." has keen obserhat into the ring:. He is Isaac \'ation and a good memory. HeBoyd, of the \V;st Ardmore dis- proved it Tuesday when het rict , who declares that he has 600 iJicked up a youth who ,vas:friends th roughou t the township \Y anted for a series of petty robwho h av e a lr ea dy p romi se d t o heries in Ardmore.yote and work for h im . Early Tuesday evening whileMr . Boyd 's entrance made five patroling his beat near Lancasterin a ll i n the r ing for t1;1e treasurer- and \VyominO" avenues in Ardship. In addition to Hess, more, P o l i c e l ~ a n 'McCarthy enS tr et ch and Skelton, Harry H. coul l tered a y ou th w ho s eeme dFrancis, of South Ardmore, is also strangely familiar to him, Jn rein the field. He a n n o u n ~ e d last sponse to que s ti ons addressed toweek ~ h a t he was ca.ndidate to . him the boy said he was athe fi111sl: and o r g a n ~ z a t I o n leaders ,itranger in to',\"I1.

expect 111m t? stay 111 the f i g h ~ as "\Vere vou in Ardmore lasthe has promIsed. Frida \' night ?" asked Officer Mc-At the r r ~ e e ~ i n g of the R e p u ~ l i - CarthY.can Ass

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WILL HASTEN WIDENINGOF LINCOLN HIGHWAY

Is Grateful for Furniture, Books andWords of Approval.Patrons of t he L ib ra ry havebeen ven- generous thi s summerwith t h e i ~ eCxpressions of approval

of t he L ib ra ry in its new CJuarters. The larger room givingg re at er l ight a nd g re at er facilityfor t he display (If books ha s anair of permanency that is verysatisfying. Efforts are beingmade constantly to impro\-e theappearance of the r00111 and tokeep it in better order. The creditfor clean floors and dusted shelve!"is due Mrs. Bertha Davis, who because of her interest in tbe \Vorkllccepts in payment for her services only a very nominal sum.A mahogany bookcase and cabinet, t he g if t of Miss Zentmayer.of \Yindsor avenue, came just intime to relie,-e t he conges tion ont he h ist or y she lves , and bookshave come f rom many sources togi"e del ight to old and new readers. The Library regrets that itis unable to acknowledge at thistim_e all t he gif ts that have comein, due frequently to the fact thata group of buoks will be foundon the table with no n ame a ttached. However, anyone whohas con tr ibut ed books o r furniture of any k ind may be sure thatthe Library is grateful, for it isupon sucll good will that th e Library depends for its success.F allowing is a partiai l ist of thedonors of books th is month: Bureau of Publications, Harrisburg;,Mrs. E. Heinz, :Mrs. C. T. Faries,Mrs . C. 1. Ferris, l\lrs. O'Keefe,Mrs, Griffith, Miss. Mabel Kirkpatrick, Virgina Eyre , l\liss BirdRoberts, Miss B et h H ou st on ,D on al d L ai rd a nd Mrs. JosephHongler.

45TH AND PARRISH STREETS

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

FOR RENT-Detached house. se\ 'enrooms. bnth nnd g a r : l ~ e ; $85. 17 Schillernvenue.

Minimum, 90 cents. Price,2 cents aword. Th1'ee insertions for the price oftwo. Classified advertisements ~ Q i l l bereceived by telephone from subscribersof the telephone company,WANTED-Lutheran family to carefor olle or two children; temporarv or permanent. Address "L," care of "OurTowll," P. O. Box 966. (8-22)

Ka rl K rie g a nd Miss EmmaBertha Kurtz . of Narberth, obt ained a marriage license i n N or ristown las t Friday.

Non-al Fitz Randolph, of Carlsbad, New l \lexico, has been Yisi ti ng h is s is te r, l \I rs . H. M. Cha lfant, of Chestl.1ut avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. Alhert S. Longbottom, o f E lmwood avenue a ~ ' rived home Thursdav from'Havana. They had bee;l visiting inCuba a nd t he vVest Indies.

Mrs. T, E. Laughlin and sonThomas have returned fromRhode Island, wher e t he y s pe ntthe month of July and are no\\, atBarnegat City, N. T.

:Mr. and :l\lrs. Charles L. Viguers, Sr .. and family, of 114 \Voodside avenue. Nad)erth, Pa., are occ upy in g t hei r n ew c ott age atOcean Cit y, N . J .. for the summer,The cott age was purchased recently by 1\lr. Viguers.

Mrs. \Valter S. Leut and daughter J ean ette ar e vacationing atSouth Harpswell , Maine.

Mr. a nd Mrs. H ora ce \Va namaker are at Ocean City.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph LamoreHeand daughter J ean are sf>endingtwo weeks at Eaglesmere.

M is s Ros e vVeintraub has re-lturned f rom a visit at Tanners\'ille, IN. Y.

Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Andersonand Mis s Dorothy Anderson areat Ocean C it y f or two weeks.

BALA, PA,

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is master in theHooverless homeVERL PUGH

Bala and Union Aves.

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORPhone.:

Ardmore 2385 Narberth 2616

Order Now for Winter50c a Ton for Cash in

10 DaysL. M. THOMPSON

Cynwyd 80

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Our coal i s a cus tomer-ge tter, the quali ty i s a customerkeeper, A supply of ourgood coal wil l give you realcomfort in mind and body.

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Telephone: Bryn Mawr 882

LOST-On August 11. half:grown Col'-b============== Ii,e Imp. white m a r l d n ~ s on hend and feet.::: 807 Meeting HOll;;e lane.

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Making toast at the breakfast table is one of the finestindoor sports. I t improvesyou r a ppet it e to watch itbrowning. At the same timeyou c an use an electric percol at or t o c ook t he j ava andmake the breakfast timecomplete.

in your personal. success. Y(:>ur well-beingaffects, in some measure, the prosperity ofall local enterprises, includirig this institu-'tion, The whole mechanism of this bankis here for one object-to help' you ge tahead. ' You ar e assured oJ our helpfulco-operation. Your b u s ~ n e s s , whatever it ssize, is always welcome. -

Is Sincerely Interested

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We Deliver Anywhere

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D ~ ~ - 1 1 I H .1'G"8LAND ~ ~ D ~ ~ ~ ~ ~K' . VISlt1l1g' 111 Altoona.noW- ._ -Mrs. S. P. vVhite has re turned11 P.,M., and t h ~ t you c ~ call us on the MILK AND CREAM N. J.'phone at any tIme durmg these hoursand we will give you prompt service? 75 8 LANCASTER AVE.BRYN MAWR.'-

Snake Had Nothing on "Jim."A three-foot king snake recently became entangled withthe interior of a high-powered Workmen Busy Near B ryn M aw relectric t rans former on th e and Wayne-Detours Up.main line of a power COI11- The L inco ln H ighway, o ther -pany.Fo r more than a minute wise known a s Lancaster avenue,18,000 \"olts of electricity from City Line to Devon, is un-coursed through the reptile's dergoing repairs and widening.body, without somuch as tak- From a point midway betweening t he cur l out of his tail, ac- Bryn Mawr and \Vayne to Devon. cording to reports received by the heavily traveled pike is cu t upt he P en nsy lv an ia P ub li c S er v- b y d et ou r si gn s. S te am shovels,ice Information Committee. trucks, t el ep ho ne l in emen a ndEmployees, armed with clubs,were called u po n t o kill the their rigging outfits fill the way.snake. Twenty feet of the old asphaltThis reminds us that about pavement is to be le ft in the cen-two years ago "Jim" Feeley, tre, bu t on each s ide o f t he road-engineer at the plant of the way 10 feet of concrete is to beCount ie s Gas and Electric laid. This will widen LancasterCompany, r eceived a shock avenue t o 40 feet between Ci tyof 13,000 volts, and is hale Line and Devon.and hear ty as eve r. "There is too much traffic over:Misses Anne aild Martha Staley,1-------------- t he r oa d b et we en P hi la de lp hi aof Pit tsburgh, are guests of Mrs. and Main Line towns for a road-M. Louis JOhl_1son. I bed only 20 feet wide," said S. C.Funk, i n c ha rge of construction,A son, \Valker S. Cornman, Jr., State Highway Department. "Thewas born August 8 at the vVom- places to be widened in additionen's Hospital , \Vest Philadelphia, to that from Philadelphia toto M r. and 1\lrs. vValker S. Corn- \Vayne, a re a s tretch east of Dev-man , o f Avon road. LIBRARY GIVES THANKS on to Wayne , a nd t hr ee and one half miles just east of Downingtown.

"Cont rac ts for the piece fromC it v L ine wes tward and that beYOlld Vv'a yn e a re let. Work isunder wav. The first named contract well t for $411,000 an d t heother for $145,000."In addition to the road impro\'el11ent, two underpa ss es benea th the Pennsylvania Rai lroadtracks, at Devon ' a nd beyond a reto be changed. e1iminatiIH! the "s"curves now exi st ing. The roadwill be r un under the, tracks bu till such a wav that the dri\'e willbe straight allead.B. C. Stackpole is i n charge ofthe work. He has a branch high-'way department office at Sixtynin th and Marke t s tree ts .l \I eant ime a l ar ge amoun t ofpa\ 'ement a lr ea dy has been t or nup b etw ee n' t he d eto ur sig nsalong the pike. At \Vayne, worki ng e as t f rom Pembroke avenue,const ruct ion gangs have torn outthe pavement to a depth of twofeet or more. \Vater pipes andse,vers are b ein g relaid. TheCounties Gas and Electric Co.t rucks are moving telephone poles

nex t t o t he s id ewal ks and fences.This is nec es sa ry t o make wayfor the new paving.Considerable b ru sh and treesmust be cu t clown in some of th epretty stretches, particularly be\rond Villanova. This work. too,is under way.First i ndicat ion of the changesbeing wrought on the r oute toP i tt sburgh and points west comeswhere the Sproul Highway intersects in vVest Bryn Mawr. Thedet ou r i s' on t he s ou th side o f t hehighway, going o ver the Sp rou lroad par t o f t he d is tance. Excel l en t roadways have been sel ec tedfor the detours , and little delay is

Ambrose Nevin Diehl has sold caused to t ra ff ic .to Samuel Edelman the stone resi- "The changes will be welcomed"dence and garao'e 011 lot 3Gx90 Sit-I b y mo tor ists w ho use th e highuate 911 N ~ r t h S i x t y - f o ~ l r t h way. At present the ,-washboard's treet , Overbrook. Th e property c?nditi?n of the pa\:itlg" in somewas held for S18 500. places IS enough to dIscourage the, ' l 11os t cautious driver. Add to thisLOST-Child',; grN'n ~ w p a t ! ' r on H:1\" Tudge-"Have you a ny th ing to f ac t that t he L inco ln Highway!'!'ford :tv!'. Return to Our Town office. offer the Court before sentence is has b ec ome a t ruck dr ivers' 'Ap-passed on you?" pian vVay,'. making p ~ o g r e s s . for'''ANTED-Hoom :lnd JonI'd for teach Prisoner-"No, your Honor; my other machll1es a l t ~ ~ s t ImpOSSIble,elS, Ad(]re;;;,' b,v mail P, O. Box 973, alld h at t he aclcIlt 011 of 20 f etXarbel.th Pa. lawyer took my last dol lar." ,W I ' . , e . , '. ' , of hard surface WIll do can b e ap-

r ' b " - " " " " ; = = : ' : : ~ ~ ' H - ' l P : ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~ D ~ a ~ ~ ; ~ ; ; ' ; ~ ~ A D E~ m ~ ~ ' to 1 ~ e t h ~ 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ r f e a ~ ~ ~ s ~ f ~ 1 !il ::1 Ni/1th district at the Erie conven-

:11 SCOTT POWELL "A" MILK 1 1 tion to be held next week.l i i i I;j The cup to be awarded by the1;1 1';\ State convent ion for the distr ic tI:;! From milking t ime to dr inking t ime in 24 hours :1 having-the largest increase in mem-j':' rlJ bership will be g iven to the Bucks-rl is a SCOTTPOWELL achievement. , Small :1 M o n t g o m ~ r . . Y , qi$trkt. ,Ii! wonder that our Milk is Purer and Richer, for i t 's ,';j It was learned the John Winthrop!iii ~ Post o f B ryn Mawr had exceededI;:! 1;1 its q uo ta f or the Orphans' Endow-1, H ment Fund by $150. The Ardmore"Fresher by a Day" 1 1 Post has $2.""0 to raise to equal their1 1 d quota, $ I O O ~ . . .I m H .The boys from the Ninth dist ric ti ,I::j [;11who will attend the Erie conventionI 1' 1 " are determined to elect Tacob Miller

I Ii ~ I eastem vice commander., i 1 ( NEW LOW REC ORDLower Merion seemsihtent uponset ti ng an unprecedent ed h igh r ec ord f or good.he al th , For t he l as tmonth sickness"and contagiotls diseases in, the township have heen at-an'unusually low ebb, but this weekall former rec!U"cts, \vere broken., But two.:newc'ases' of contagious, diseases a r e " ' t e p b ' r l e ~ and, { pu r o f\ 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 1 ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e n ~; '1111 Jm, " I U ) I I ! O I I I O ! I r O ! l r o l " l \ l l i A 1 i @ l f 7 \ 1 ~ iI!iWEil!i Mj j ! ' ; ; ; i : U t J t r ' L l : _ [ . l m ' ; i i ~ j i l j ! j j " ' : . : i : j ' ~ j ~ ~ : i i ! : t ! i j j l : . i i l l l ! i i i t i I i ' n n + l SliC free of new cases "of. any kind.l" . ' . , ' ~ y ~ ' : " ~ " ; : " - ' i : ~ ~ ,

8/7/2019 Our Town August 15, 1925

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Built to Our Specification&--Fully G ~ a n t e e dBuilt to our Specifications. FullyGuaranteed.Placed in the cellar, it goes aboutit s work AUTOMATICAliLY maki ng hot wat er . You never have totouch it. No heat goes into thehouse. And it heats water in themost economical way.

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'Contractor -'d' '" the early 111111ngs by poundl11g111 ownsen, ff ' f l\1f Ad.'Dickie's only hit of th e ga me h ard the a enngs 0 l ~ C . re" s.

s . . ~ l 1 1 . Y a t he r ight t ime in the sev- Features were. the l11ttl11g .?fenth and drove in Yowell and Ver- H.a rvey Hum.phnes . and Da\ IS,non. His hit won the game. WIth three luts apIece and theSaturday, August 15, Paoli wiII fie lding of Gilfi llan and Lawler. Ibe at Narberth; Wednesday, All - Berwyn c lout ed Jarmain hardgtlSt 19, Phi lc o wil l b e at Nar- in the first and sec?nd i n ~ l i n g s of Iber th and F ri day, Augus t 21, t he t he